breaking developments as the senate votes, the chairman of the house intelligence committee just made a big announcement. it is a slow go for drivers pause of nasty weather we are dealing with today. >> parts of delaware have a higher risk for thunderstorms as we go through the day.

rain could impact the team's home opener tonight. >> this shows where the heaviest rain is falling as the storms are heading in our direction. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. >> and i'm tracy davidson. we have a dreary morning. we have issued a first alert because of flooding and damaging winds. katie is live in northeast philadelphia. we begin with erica martin who is tracking which areas could be hit hardest. >> that's right. we just saw the radar. i wanted to add satellite as an overlay. one of the biggest issues is areas of dense fog and mist coming downright now. sating light and radar doing a great job depicting what's headed our direction from the southwest to the northeast. i wanted to show you a wider

sp perspective. we have one that's starting to develop over the mid-atlantic. i want you to see here, this is your warm front, your frontal boundary. as it cons to work its way forward it will destabilize the atmosphere enough for this cold front to trigger thunderstorms in about an hour or so. my concern is we do have a lot of clouds. i don't think the atmosphere is very unstable right now. we'll track this to see how this system will effect how you live. current temperatures right now, notice lots of 50s. to the north we have 43 for allentown and 46 for philadelphia and 43 for trenton. we do have the warmer air moving in fro south to north. you're already seeing a shift in those winds. this is one of those key ingredients that we need.

we'll talk about why this warmer air is one of these. back to you. >> thank you. our live team coverage continues. katie, got your hood up. it looks drizzly and overcast for you. >> i was. >> reporter: i was definitely shivers before you came to me. they tell us they are begrudgingly waiting for the weather. w some people are rauniunning ers early today. anyone needing to walk right now are bundled up. if you're on the road we're seeing a lot of windshield wipers going. one come told us when several rounds of rain is forecast she does everything a little bit earlier. >> pretty much everyone, try to get to work earlier, get to kids

to school on time so we don't get caught up in the madness that comes with the weather. >> reporter: and you'll hear how construction jobs are effected when a lot of rain, heavy rain and high winds are kpped as they are -- expected as they are today. >> thanks so much for that. you can track the rain down to your neighborhood with our interactive radar. the rain is having an impact on the roads. now the rain is picking up. let's check with jessica boyington. >> you're looking at 202. >> yeah. we are watching rainy conditions. visibility is really terrible as well. we are not seeing any jams. getting on and off the ramp until today. 7 minutes moving this way.

speeds are a little bit down. it is making higher drive time 17 minutes from the blue route to the vine. northeast philly watching the crash northbound. now we are seeing green moving through. it is pretty much cleared out of the way. watch for residual delays in both directions. this has been a reported flooding area on airport road for a few days now. it is closed between highway 37 and 95. it won't help to have the added rain today. more flooding started yesterday as well. this is around route 130. a modified exit, so definitely check before you head out the door. frein is in the hospital

right now. sources tell us he fell brushing his teeth in his cell and hit his head on the sink. it is delayed until 1:30 this afternoon. we'll keep you updated on air and on our nbc 10 app. this breaking news out of washington. chairman devin nunes announced he is stepping down. in a statement nunes says several grouped filed ethics complaints against him which he calls baseless. police looking for a man who shot a woman in the stomach and shin. witnesses tell misthe victim was arguing with a man two then fired six to seven shots. she is listed in stable condition. investigating two suspicious

fires. someone started a fire by houring flamable liquid on a porch this morning. fire marshal trying to determine if it was connected to a car fire that happened around the same time a block away. a delaware county senior accused of stealing money and blowing it on casino visits and concerts. he is charged with embezzling more than a thousand dollars. he skimmed the money for nearly nine years. the 77-year-old priest the expected to plead guilty. his lawyer says he is remorseful and ashamed. police now say several middle school students are responsible for this fight. cell phone video quickly went viral. police confirm that the juvenile suspects are students at radner

middle school. in a statement school officials say we were disheartened to learn that students from our school may have been involved. we do not tolerate this type of behavior. these students are now banned from the mall. closing arguments expected in the trial of a death of a high school classmate. a child psychologist testified the girls could not have foreseen she would have died in the fistfight. >> philadelphia clergy and city officials will gather to address concerns about gun violence following this week's deadly shooting that killed three people and injured another. a $70,000 reward is being

offered to whoever is help police solve that crime. police tell us surviving victim is not cooperating with the investigation. don't be concerned if you hear sirens on or near temple university today. university is planning a shelter in place drill at the main science campuses. school leaders want to practice emergency response or chemical releases and expect to hear warning sirens for three minutes right at noon. text alerts will also be sent out to students. they want you, the district is looki forrining for a thousa ahead of recruiting campaign. the inauguration of the first female president this afternoon. galo will be officially sworn

in. she is the first woman to leave the school in the 121-year history. an opening underway. it is made up of more than a million lego bricks. it also has rides and plenty of space for kids to build their own creations. tomorrow is the day citizens welcome fans back for the 2017 home opener. in addition to the team fans will get to see a very special on field moment. yesterday he found out he will -- he spends three days a week on dialysis. look forward to that first pitch. nbc 10 your home for the phillies home opener. first pitch is at 3:00.

>> that will be great. there's a parade. tim typically leads it. showdown on capitol hill, the votes happening now in the senate battle over president trump's supreme court nominee. >> and condemning an apparent chemical weapons attack. i'm tracking this really barge. we'll talk about what to expect the rest of this week into the rest of the morning hours. see you in just a bit.

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hi guys. erica martin. we are tracking storms from the southwest to the northeast. duo ha we do have isolated threats of thunderstorms. a senate showdown is at hand over president donald trump supreme court nominee. >> yeah. confrontation will play out as they try to deny. this is a live look at the senate? session. if republicans do not get the votes they need they intend to change the rules. edward lawrence is in washington with the latest. now supreme court nominee kneel

gorsuch. a filibuster the supreme court vote. >> it is more about the man that nominated him and the party he represents than the nominee himself. >> reporter: republicans wanted to sway eight democrats to get a super majority putting gorsuch in the seat open. democrats standing firm. >> i concluded gorsuch is definitely an activist. i don't think you have to be but i do believe he is an activist. >> reporter: republicans say he will get confirmed even if it is invoking the nuclear option. a precedent would change the way the senate does business. >> we democrats believe the answer isn't to change the

rules, it's to change the nominee. >> if they won't confirm judge gorsuch they will never any nominee of this president. >> reporter: republicans still have their block of 52 votes. so changing the rules would get gorsuch confirmed. president trump will leave the white house in just over an hour to head to florida. both men expected to discuss international trade. the president is also expected to ask for china's help in dealing with kim jong un. most americans oppose paying for president trump's wall along the u.s./mexico border. the president got higher marks for efforts to boost defense

spending and beef up florida patrol. president trump welcomed participants this morning. the president called them heros for the risks they take in protecting our country. it allows wounded service members to use come -- i'm erika martin. satellite radar image right now picking up on a developing low. this is developing right over virginia and moving towards the northeast. i want you to see something here. we do have a warm front also headed in our direction with a cold front that will follow suit. right now we are seeing lots of clouds. a pretty thick marine layer which is why conditions are pretty foggy and misty. we are waiting for this warm

front to continue to work northward. we'll have to wait to see if we have enough to trigger isolated thunderstorms. we are seeing a pick up in rain showers moving in from the southwest to the northeast. it looks like they are seeing isolated thunderstorms. it is parts of the lehigh valley. seeing moderate pockets of downpours and isolated thunderstorms. we do have an aerial flood watch. it has been issued for most of our viewing area. this is through thursday, 11:00 p.m. we are expecting widespread rain for a prolonged period of time, any where between 1 to 2 inches or ice laided 2 to 3:00 p.m. this is really for the jersey shore in delaware. current temperature is a telling

tale. we are seeing increasing numbers to the south including atlantic city and dover. we the difference in temperature, you can see the yellows and greens telling us we do have warm ir air moving northward into our rm i want to sew you something on current winds right now. . notice we are seeing northernlys. >> with starting to see the winds. this is teing me this is where we are starting to see warmer thes climb from south to north. we lost the clouds. we only have doppler picking up

on moderate downpours moving through the lehigh valley and isolated thunderstorms into montgomery county. let's go ahead and focus. you're starting to see darker greens and thunderstorms moving through. burkes docounty, allentown, you can see the yellows. we are certainly seeing pockets of heavy downpours. hour by hour forecast pushes this system for the most part out of here later this evening. look at this. by 2:00 p.m. it looks like we do have the threat of one twor

really strong thunderstorms. so coming up in just a bit we'll talk more about what to expect for this evening. i do have our tennessee d day o. coming up we'll have the dangers many face on our streets in philadelphia.

a big celebration coming up tonight. he is an old friend of mine. you and i have hit the tennis ball around before. >> we have. >> the legacy, i can do, and i came here a couple of times. we hit the ball aroundment te. tell me about the organization. >> we did change the name in

2011. the mission has not changed. we are still committed to undeserved communities and providing a path way through tennis and education. ? it is seeing kids who wouldn't normally pick up a tennis racket. there are some things that tennis teaches kids. >> absolutely. >> it helps them in whatever feel they go into and helps them with their studies. >> absolutely. so many transferable skills. it is one on one. you have no teammates. you're out there alone. there's no coaching allowed. the match isn't over until it's over. if you fight, if you're tough, resi resilie resilient you can think how can i alter my game plan, increase

and strength b en my weaknesses. we have -- we were talking about a young girl from the suburbs. it's not just the underserved kids plerning but it -- learn y to be so tough. you are down two sets to none and you're going into the final set and come back and win that. that takes a lot. >> it takes a lot. a great amount of respect for you. i'm a lifer. when you came to play i saw you running back kicks and punt returns. i can tell the toughness did transfer over to the tennis

kourtd. i grew up in the program. i would get on the bus with my racket. we are changing the game. we want to make tennis cool and provide areas. >> the 34@p the happens tonight 6 30 to 9:30 p.m. for more information go to were witness. p. >> thank you, vai. >>. >> it is great to come back and give back to a center that gave so much to me! thank. here is a live look at your radar. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast is just

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was tracking which areas could be hardest hit neighborhood by neighborhood. >> really this will be the story for the rest of the afternoon into the evening hours. right now we are seeing rain headed in our direction. this is a developing low to the southwest. this is a pretty massive storm. we are starting to see all of this heading our direction. we are also starting to see lightning strikes for montgomery county and new castle county. you can see how quickly it is moving in our direction. that's because we do have a strong system developing to the southwest across the peidmont. it is moving through parts of chester county. delaware and new castle you can see them in the oranges and the yellows. again, the concern is that we do have lightning. we also have the potential for some flooding. it looks like we do have an aerial flood watch that has been issued until later tonight and

that's because it looks like we will have prolonged time of this rain moving through the region. it does allow for flooding to occur. as we zoom towards the north allentown seeing lighting and mad r moderate down topourdownpours. it is foggy right now and misty. we do have an on shore influence. as the warm front sweeps through it will allow the area to trigger isolated thunderstorms. we'll time it out for you and talk about what we expect. not only do we have rain coming in tomorrow, we do have light showers and we are also tracking a pretty decent weekend but even better, next week, monday and tuesday we are seeing 80s. back to you. >> thank you. that's what it looks like on the radar.

a live team coverage continues, katie. >> reporter: hi. since i last saw you the rain picked up a little bit. it is pretty moderate wind and pretty chilly. take a look at my boulevard. this is near grant avenue. we are in the northeast part of the city. it is a blustery day. it is not going to get any better at least today. now, anyone who is out doing errands ahead of the heavy rain and high winds we are expecting, they are layered up and hoods up. we are seeing headlights on. for people doing construction today, it is tough being outside especially for those who run a dry wall business like this guy. >> you have to make sure that the product is all covered. that's how it really effects us. as far as travel and getting around the city, people in philadelphia, as i have been around here for a while you get a half an inch of rain and it's

like you got a foot of snow. >> that sounds a little extreme. i don't know if you agree with that but you will like his loyalty. he has tickets tomorrow to the home opener. he said despite the forecast for tomorrow he will be sitting in the stands. >> i think he'll have a lot of company no matter what. count on the nbc 10 app for the latest track of today's storms. you can track the rain right down to your rieb had. the tornados spotted along with heavy rain and hail. we are in western georgia with the latest. an unwelcomed sign of spring. this morning millions across five states are bracing for the worst as a dangerous line of severe weather churns east. the massive system already

wreaked havoc spawning a half dozen suspected tornados. a menacing photo cloud captured on camera. about an hour away a reported twister ripping apart homes, snapping trees but thankfully injuring no one. >> and then the roof was off the house. >> residents now left to assess the damage and pick up the pieces. in henry county, alabama a similar scene, twisted metal and scattered debris. >> i saw the sky getting dark and saw the trees doing this. >> the powerful storms also generating fierce lightning, pounding hail and heavy downpours across the region. in south carolina rain fell at 2 inches per hour. the deluge quickly flooding streets. this was a chicken farm that took a direct hit when the

tornado dropped from the sky. if there is any good news it's that no one was here. there were no injuries. nbc news, weston, georgia. we continue to follow breaking news. the trial for kric pz fr irk en. he had to be taken to the hospital after he fell while brushing his teeth in his cell. he hit his head on the sink. he is accused of killing a state trooper and seriously injured another. breaking news now from capitol hill where we just learned democrats do have the votes to block president trump's supreme court nominee. the senate is voting right now. let's take a live look. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell want to remove the 60 vote filibuster requirement and all future supreme court

nominees reducing it to a majority. stay for updates on this breaking news. and now to more breaking news, house intelligence chair announced he is stepping down from the investigation into claims that russia interfered. it was announced today he was under investigation for allegedly making unauthorized disclosures classified information. >> i just want to express my appreciation for what the chairman decided to do. i'm sure it was a very difficult decision for him. as he mentioned, i think it is in the best interest of the investigation. >> in a statement he calls the allegations baseless. a meeting underway in washington right now about making train travels safer. here is a live look. the safety committee is providing the annual recommendation to the secretary of transportation.

they are talking about implementing positive train control and worker fatigue. the meeting comes as commuters continue to experience delays after monday's derailment. 1,200 people were on a new jersey transit train when it went after the tracks. amtrak hopes to have full rail service restored by tomorrow. he says his country never used and will not use chemical weapons. president trump said the kaem attack crossed a lot of lines. the attack killed about a hundred people including women and children. president trump said the images of the victims made a deep impression on him. >> their deaths was a front to humani humanity. the heinous actions cannot be tolerated. >> u.n. ambassador warned the

trump administration would take action if they don't act in response to that attack. a man accused of setting off bombs in new york city and at the jersey shore asking a judge to move his trial to vermont. lawyers say the potential jurors may have been infwlunsed by the media coverage of the case. he is charged with dit na-- he d not guilty. you may see the yellow caution tape in some philadelphia neighborhoods ch. s >> it's to draw attention to harassment against rim. the crime scene tape is part of a public art project. it is near schools, construction sites and other places where women say they have been harassed. >> it is a fact we are viewed as objects that you can just holler at. >> where are we in society that

women can't walk down the street without people calling things at them. >> campaign hopes to raise awareness to end the culture. mourners are attending a private service held for john glenn. glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. he made history in 1998 when he became the oeldest person sent into space for a nine-day mission. glenn died in december. he was 95 years old. this is a story we specially appreciate. they are showing the power of the media. the students started digging. the principal said she had her doctora doctorate. the students could find no proof that the university was a

legitimate institution. >> the most common question is how did the school board not catch this earlier and not, you know, follow up on it? how did we catch it before everyone else. i think we did our job as a journalist. >> school administrators say they have a vetting process that would have caught the same thing however she had already been hired. the principal resigned before she ever started the job. a step in the right direction. an urgent need, details on a simple way you can help out people in our community who need your assistance. >> and i'm tracking this storm moving in our direction. you can see our winds moving out of the south. we do have warmer air sliding into place. behind that we have a cold front. we can get ready for isolated thunderstorms to work into our viewing area. we'll see you in just a bit.

imagine not knowing where your next meal is coming from. that's the reality for one in four people in the greater philadelphia area. one in three children across the country experience that. hunger and malnutrition have devastating and long lasting impacts on our community. an event happening this weekend in south philly. as we take a live look from our eagle's nest camera.

laura is from the greater coalition against hunger. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> tell us more about your organization. >> the coalition against hunger works to alleviate hunger. we support over 100 food pantries. we help people connect to benefits they need to feed their families and do advocacy to make sure programs are strong. >> and some people think that hunger is homeless. >> yes. >> there are a lot of people who go to work and it just doesn't -- >> it's true. a lot of folks experiencing hunger in our region are seniors, people with disabilities. the largest group is children. the walk gns huagainst hunger i designed to help pantries that feed folks and raise money to keep the doors open. >> tell us more about the walk.

we are so exsigheciteexcited. the cheerleaders will be there and there will be pretzels and french fries. the walk starts off on the field. >> that's cool. >> we are very excited about this. you get to walk along the field and it's about a mile and a half. we have two philly local bands who are donating their time and choirs and it's face painting for the kids. it's a family friendly event. it should be terrific. >> and again, the money stays here. >> yeah. most of the programs that run feeding programs in the communities that have soup kifens, they are volunteer run. the money they raise keeps their doors open all year round. we have the information on our web site. the 2017 thomas' walk against

hunger is this saturday. walk begins at 9:00. you can get details or register on our web site, nbc10.com or check out the nbc 10 app. i'm erika martin with your most accurate forecast. we are tracking storms for today. a flood watch until 11:00 p.m. we are expecting a prolonged period of time. we could see between 1 to 2 inches of rainfall in total isolated 2 to 3 for some. she here is why. we do have this developing low. this warm front continuing to work its way northward. you do have warmer air sliding from south to north. right now we do have a marine influence. the air is cold but as warmer air comes into play and moves

northward and cold front follows suit it looks like we have rounds of thunderstorms headed in our direction. satellite showing us how the wind right now is starting to shift. we are seeing some easterlies, southeasterlies and southerlies starting to move on up. warmer air moving in. it looks like this is right where your warm front is starting to approach again. our viewing area, looks like you'll see warmer numbers coming into place. we're seeing temperatures climb just a bit. we were seeing 43 and 47 for you. mount holly 45. warmer at 56 and dover currently at 55 degrees. that's telling me we do have that warmer air moving into our area, which will destabilize and once that cold front sweeps on through we have the threat of thunderstorms. we have a wind advisory that has been issued until 5:00 p.m.

today for atlantic and ocean counties. we do expect really strong wind speeds and wind gusts especially along the shore. let's time out hour by hour our wind gusts starting at 11:30 a.m. you start to see the increases. we are seeing 48 miles per hour increases. by 5:00 p.m. stronger wind gusts. mount holly 43 and trenton 43 miles per hour wind gusts for you. doppler is picking up on isol e isolated lightning moving through. we do have thunderstorms moving in southwest to northeast. to the southwest seeing hail being reported. ing in in our viewing area. you're seeing oranges and some yellows and then some lightning. we have seeing mainly passing

showers with moderate showers moving through chester and delaware county and lehigh valley starting to see the approach of heavier downpours moving through. hour by hour forecast starting this at is 11:30 a.m. stronger thunderstorms by 2:00 p.m. by 4:00 p.m. everything starts to move northward. we start to see a clearing. the ten day on ten shows us temperatures for tomorrow. phillies home opener 49 degrees. below average for this time of year. we normally see 60. we climb into the upper 60s and back into the 70s by wednesday. thursday, friday and saturday, next week it looks like we are going to stay in the 60s. so right now if you follow us we'll give you more updates on these thunderstorms. more news coming up after the break.

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a three times olympic gold medallist. we are working on several stories for your on nbc 10 news at 4:00. erin joins us with what we can expect. >> we'll be tracking heavy rain and thunderstorms we have been telling you about and the impact on your afternoon commute. chris christie calling out this amtrak after they are threatening to hold funding. plus brand new video of a pilot making a successful landing with his parachute seconds before his military jet crashed in maryland. that and much more at 4:00. >> thank you. you mentioned our meteorologist are telling everybody pack an umbrella today. at broad and cherry street where it is misting and the rain is starting to come down. >> and pack shoes you don't care about. >> pack your ugly shoes.

>> ugly shoes day. >> and i wanted to mention, that was sideways mist. they are really similar. it is kind of suspended water particles. right now that's all we are getting. once that warm front passes us a cold front will follow through and we get the threat of isolated thunderstormsme. we will keep you updated tloutd the afternoon. if they follow us on social media they will get more updates. we'll see temperatures in the upper 40s but only scattered showers. so it's not going to be a wash out. >> yeah. >> sunshine on saturday and sunday. >> let's get through today. >> download the nbc 10 app so you know when the weather is heading to your neighborhood. i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. from erika martin and all of us here add nbc 10 stay dry out there.

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