>> the weekend is going to be looking good. so far this afternoon we have at least been dry. the sun has come out. it's really, really humid. there are showers back to the west. we have some thunderstorms already near harrisburg. those are moving in our direction. we have another cluster of bigger storms near pittsburgh. and then the biggest area, this is the core of the remnants of cindy coming up tomorrow morning. so we have several shots of getting some of this. here we are hour by hour at 5:00. the computer model showing some thunderstorms building up in the area. some of these could contain strong, gusty winds buzz they are really going to be moving fast. there's 7:00. 9:00 some of that pittsburgh stuff starts approaching. and as we head toward e the

latter portion of the night. hooeg some of the main area of rain. look at the heavy rain back to the west coming through right between 6:00 and 9:00. then it just moves right on out of here. we have a severe thunderstorm risk for the next several hours. we'll be monitoring those thunderstorms for anything developing because that's what's going to happen. so as we look through philadelphia, the greatest threat is tomorrow morning. although we could see some storms this evening. especially in some of the northern suburbs and lehigh valley with a big threat and it's going to be warm and humid overnight. big changes coming over the weekend. we'll get into those details in a bit. the rain is threatening several outdoor events scheduled for tomorrow morning. >> deanna durante is joining us live where the stage is set for a big music festival.

>> it's the first ever that organizers are putting on the a field here. they are saying regardless of the rain, this is a rain or shine event. >> rain, rain, go away, come back another day. >> for jacob and jonah, it's easier to sing it away. >> every time i get wet, i feel a little mad of the rain. >> for the kids, summer day camp has gotten off to a rocky start weather wise. >> it was a mess. >> heavy rain and winds tore through the yir on wednesday. >> quite a few obstacles, but we overcame them. >> when you have hundreds of kids, rain becomes a a problem for the campers. >> we like to play outside in the rain. >> i don't like to get wet. >> it's making these campers

extra grumpy. >> probably just sit around in my basement and play video games and eat snacks. >> organizers at the music festival are hoping that doesn't happen. this is a family-friendly event. the entire football field here set to be transformed tomorrow morning. if they have to do it in the rain, they will. there will be scavenger hunts and bands for the kids. we'll tell you more about that to be the at 5:00 and 6:00. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> those kids, some of the best interviews ever. love hearing from them. >> we are getting our first look at what tropical storm cindy left behind the gulf coast. >> it's impossible to tell where the road begins and the river ends here in mississippi. cindy has been degrounded as it makes its way north. it spawned a a tornado that flattened businesses in

birmingham. a a drone flew over the damage today. thousands are without power this afternoon. >> before the storm hits your neighborhood. download it for free and cu customize the app to the neighborhood that matters most. >> he gave philadelphia district attorney seth williams lavish gifts in hopes that the d.a. would help him with his problems. rosemary connors has heard that testimony in court today. she's joining us live outside federal court with more. >> reporter: businessman muhammad ali said he had problems with tsa at tilly international and they would detain him for hours and his wife had a problem passing her citizenship test. he testified that district attorney seth williams agreed to help him with those problems, but as the defense pointed out, seth williams never did anything to resolve the issues.

>> he's fulfilled his obligations to provide truthful and complete testimony. that's what he did. >> earlier in the day, the jury heard testimony from bucks county businessman muhammad ali. he asked it he gave lavish gifts to williams in part for his help as district attorney. he told the court, yes, that knowing someone in power always helps. then it was the defense's turn pointing out that williams never did anything for ali in terms of the troubles. the defense argued that the two men had a a friendship and ali paid for dinners and a vacation because he knew williamsen couldn't afford it. when the irs came knocking, investigating him, the defense wanted to know why he didn't reach out to williams then it for help if he had been cultivating this relationship as a prid proquo relationship. >> ob the witness stand monday,

the police commissioner was once in charge of homeland security for the police. sullivan is expected to testify about how he put ali in touch with him to try to help with the issues a at the airport. >> sullivan did come to court today, but there were two more witness who is had to testify. the witnesses for the prosecution were employees in the da's office. they testified how seth williams used vehicling for his own personal use and how he did not disclose gifts from muhammad ali on his ethics form. >> senate republicans unveiled the proposal thursday. it eliminates the penalty on people who do not buy insurance. tax credits to help people afford insurance while slashing

taxes for the wealthy. mitch mcconnell hopes to push the measure through, but its fate is uncertain. late this afternoon yet another republican that he could not vote for the plan. bringing the republicans against it to fife. >> we lose this, we lose lives. >> i will need to rely on that state-sponsored health insurance. the way things are going, it will not be there for me. i need it to be there for mee. >> senator toomey said in a statement he's examining the health care draft carefully and welcomes all feedback. >> senator bob casey hosted this

rally against the health care proposal in harrisburg today. casey told people here that the plan would rip had health care tr millions while giving a tax break to the rich. >> if they do to medicaid what they are trying to do, it's not just a health care adverse outcome. we will be a different society. because we won't be taking care of people that most of us believe we should take care of. >> senator casey is urging colleagues to vote down the republican health care plan. critics of the bill are concerned about its impact on fighting opioid epidemic in our area. randy gyllenhaal spoke with the family whose son used medicaid to try to get help. he'll have that at 5:00. president trump making it easier to fire problem employees at the department of veterans affairs today. the president here soined the va accountability bill at the white house ceremony. the bill was prompted by a scandal at the medical center where some veterans died as they

waited for care. chaos inside philadelphia city hall forces a hearing on the soda it tax to be cancelled. people came out to show their support for the tax. they had signs and chanted they are worried that funding for universal pre-k could be taken away if the tax goes away. it was supposed to include state lawmakers who want to see the impact of the soda tax. some officials say they are not surprised by the demonstrations. >> when we see increasing levels of almost obsessive need to interfere with local philadelphia when we're trying to lift up our tools, rebuild neighborhoods and communities and invest in our institutions. people are going to push back. >> other councilmen say they are not sure why the demonstrations happen today saying they may have thought the hearing was

going to discuss canceling programs. we have an update on the condition of the high ranking congressman wounded in. last week's attack on a baseball field in virginia. he's out of intensive care this afternoon. steve scalise and throw other people were shot when a gunman opened fire on republican members of congress as they practiced for a charity baseball game. he was in critical condition when he got to the hospital and has since had a number of surgeries. a big night of celebration suturns sour for high school students after police were called about 300 stouudents wer supposed to visit the funplex mu amusement park. but there were arrival delays after half a dozen students reported being sick. >> symptoms of being sick and nauseous. not being able to carry themselves, i'm not sure. >> it is unclear what the students consume, but officers took one to the hospital and

four others were picked up by parents. both the high school and superintendent's office had no comment about the incident. new video of several men want ed for burglarizing a family's home and business. you can see the man in an apartment. this is above the femme's deli on woodland avenue last saturday. police say they also hit the deli downstairs. the same day that group of men ransacked the deli owner's home in delaware county. investigators now blaming a faulty refrigerator for sparking this high-rise apartment fire that killed 80 people in london. they it made that announcement l today more than a week after the 24-story building was devoured by flames. they also said today incident ligs and tiles in the buildings did not meet fire safety rules. manslaughter charges are being considered. witnesses are describing chaos at the new jersey state fair after gunfire sent people running. people heard the gunshots a at

11:30 last night at the meadowlands. they started run ining as troops directed them to exits. it was the first fight night of the fair. several people were taken into custody. the task force is take iing fight against drugs on the road. they launched a drug collection van and mobile drug drop boxes. they are for neighbors who want to get rid of expired medication safely and to reduce drug addictions across the county. could be dealing with program cuts and reduced funding. officials there are now considering a 5.7% tax increase next year to make up the difference. if the current house budget proposal passes, that number could be up to seven. >> a tradition at the coast guard captain anderson assumed command as captain today.

the coast guard protects the waterways and shores of philadelphia, south jersey and delaware. happening this weekend, philly's own boys ii men are getting special honors ahead of their concert here in the city with paula abdul. >> they will get their own street in south philly. a stretch of broad street, philadelphia high school for the creative and performing arts will be renamed boyz ii men boulevard. on july 4th the e trio will be honored during the celebration of freedom ceremony at independence hall. just part of the wawa welcome america festive it ties. we'll bring you live here on nbc 10. the sixers today introduced the team's new number one draft pick. >> now it's just a matter of them getting koind of familiar with the city and restaurants. john clark is joining us live. they have some exploring to do. >> just not the bars yet.

he's thrilled he's going to be playing a few hours from his home in maryland. he's excited he can come to a home game. it's going to be a real family feel. they have visited a few times. when e he came in for his workout, it was a hurried workout and worried about getting his chicken sandwich. no worries. the sixers did their research on this and they knew about his love for chick-fil-a so they had chicken sandwiches waiting tr him. he loves his philly cheese steaks, but he has an interesting choice of one. >> i order it differently. a couple different ways. i'll stealing half of hers. >> they have been on top of

this. they fed everybody at today's press conference. it is larry's next to st. joe's. more on that at 5:45. we'll hear about his relationship with embiid. joel has texted him 75 times since he came in to work out. so joel has been a big recruiter. that's why markelle fultz feels so welcome. >> the chicken cheese steak with the cheese steak. it's going to take some getting used to. >> probably popular right now. >> first alert weather tracking the threat for thunderstorms that are heading our way. tonight first alert radar shows them coming across pennsylvania. you can see them right now. taking a live look from our

kimmel center campus camera. it is hot and humid. glenn schwartz is tracking the steamy and the stormy weather. >> it feels like it's in the 90s because of the high humidity. that's going to help fuel some of these storms. and then the main area that is from cindy. you can see the circulation very clearly coming into tennessee. that's what is going to hit us tomorrow morning. now these solid yellow areas, these are severe thunderstorm warnings in effect right now. the lighter yellow is severe thunderstorm watches. now as of now, we don't have any watches tr this area.

but it's possible this will be extended for the possibility of strong, gusty winds with some of these storms as we come through the rest of the area and into the evening. now hour by hour, you can see some storms popping up with the heat and humidity that has built up. ask then some of the activity from western and central pennsylvania comes in later tonight and into tomorrow morning. we showed you one model a little while ago. this is the different high resolution model. it's in the lehigh valley. right on top of the i95 corridor from trenton to philadelphia and into northern delaware. roigt at 8:00 a.m. and you can see it's already clearing back to the west.

that's how fast this stuff is moving. by 10:00 a.m. it's already at the coast. so even if you're at the shore by 11:00 a.m., it's over with. and the rest of the weekend is looking good. there's going to be some pretty heavy rain with this though. right now, we have 88 degrees and high humidity in philadelphia. we have a mix of clouds and sun. the clouds starting to build up. in much of the area right now. and we're going to be seeing these temperatures go not much higher. it feels like 95 in philadelphia. 99 in vineland. i don't happen to believe that dover report because there's humidity yets. but things will e get more comfortable through the rest of the weekend and erika has got that. >> we are tracking the remnants of cindy moving out of the area.

clearing as you mentioned. so it does a great job. from west to east. by 5:00 p.m. seeing plenty of sunshine. these are the first half. the second half of saturday. the forecast for saturday in the mid-80s. temperatures for tomorrow topping in the 80s. tropical storm cindy moves in tomorrow morning.

krystal klei will plan your day beginning at 5:00 a.m. what one mother thought was a safe place to play for his son was anything but. >> still ahead at 5:00 exploding slide at a playground that left the young boy with severe injuries. so many corner stores across the city. you can buy a single beer or even a shot just feet away from where children pli. a councilwoman says that should stop. we'll show you her efforts to credit card down on the problem. toddler tumble. how a 1-year-old fell out of a car in the middle of an intersection. that's next on nbc 10 news at 4:00. here's a look at the closing belle on wall street. the dow is down, but the nasdaq was up today.

you got to see this right here. a baby boy comes flying out of a moving suv in texas. it happened wednesday. thankfully the droifrs stopped this time. got into the arms of a stranger. here it is a a second time. the door opened and out came that baby and the car seat. >> a shoplifter in texas picked the wrong walmart to hit. one of the greatest crime fighters happened to be there. police officerday monday cole was off when he stopped the man from stealing dvds. one of those just happened to be

the lego batman movie. >> he. stopped by that man. how appropriate. >> wrong place, wrong time. a lehigh value e lee woman told investigators her husband wasn't paying attention to her. >> what she did next that now has her in trouble with police. plus the plan for the going out of business sale. more bad news for what was once america's biggest retail er. >> we have some really steamy conditions right now ahighway of that threat for thunderstorms. i'm tracking how much rain we're going to see because of the remnants of tropical storm cindy in your most accurate weather forecast. plus putting a stop to shop and go alcohol sales. the movement to ban the illegal businesses from creating more crime in philadelphia neighborhood. nearly three years after a death, the family of an unarmed man shot and killed by police finally settles with the city of ferguson. that story new at 5:00. ♪

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♪ right now, tracking cindy's impact on our area. they have issue d a first alert to e prepare you for the heavy downpours in our area. it's a breezy day. you can see the wind whipping the flag. >> and cooling off at the water park looks pretty good right about now. the police will be packed once the rain moves out tomorrow afternoon. pretty quiet right now. we e know how important the weather is to help you plan for the weekend. here's glenn schwartz with more on the first alert and all that rain that is coming. >> what we have first is just some scattered showers and

thunderstorms. the remnants of cindy is coming tomorrow morning. we issued that first alert yesterday to help you plan around it for the weekend. because of most of the weekend is going to be fine weather wise. you can see some of the thunderstorms already getting pretty close tr burkes county. some coming into the county. one thunderstorm moving to the east. it's about 40 miles an hour. so it should hit right around a 5:00. and douglas at 5:26. we'll track other thunderstorms as they get closer to us. we got much more activity in western pennsylvania. a lot more lightning with that one. and the true remnants of cindy, you can see the circulation of that in kentucky. that's going to affect us tomorrow morning. here's the hour by hour as we go through the night. there are more storms coming in from pittsburgh that will be getting into the area late this

evening. probably before midnight. some strong, gusty winds possible with that. but the main area of rain comes this. this is 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. that's when it starts. and then 6:00 a.m. some of the heaviest rain moving into the western suburbs. it's right on top of the philadelphia area. we're talking about tropical downpours, localized flooding. but it's just brief. it's going to move right on out after 9:00 in the morning. it's up to 88 degrees right now. but with the mie humidity it feels like 96. but more is coming this weekend. we'll get that and the storms. >> the nbc 10 app is the only local app to send you severe weather alerts before the storm hits your neighborhood. >> putting a stop to stop and go

alcohol sales. >> a philadelphia city councilwoman is fed up because some of these businesses are breaking the law in her neighborhood. >> aundrea cline-thomas is live with more on this movement. >> reporter: it's called a fit 30 campaign. the councilwoman was joined by supporters today. they try ied to set up tables a chairs in these corner stores that sell liquor because they are considered restaurants. with chairs and tables and hands on, they are targeted stores that sell individual beers and liquor by the drink. philadelphia councilwoman is leading the charge. >> e we thought our conversations who is going to be a sit down restaurant. >> these businesses have to have a restaurant license to require food, access to a bathroom and seating for customers. >> there's one table there. there's one table here. you suppose they have tables and chairs for up to 30 customers at a time. >> the establishments more

commonly known as stop and goes can be found across the city. they are considered a nuisance and violate the law. >> they just roll up their store windows and go home and leave behind people that are intoxicated, standing and laying out in the street. >> next to the alcohol are snacks that opponents fear will attract children who are allowed to walk in. >> i will say in the supermarket they also sell beer. >> one of the businesses has been open less than two months. >> they are hoping it makes it harder to get liquor licenses and does a better job of monitoring them. >> that's a question that has asked. would you bring it to our community or your community?

>> but again enforcement is up to the state and not the city. reporting live, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. here's a look at some of the other stories we're following county by county at 4:00. in burlington county, traffic is moving again along the new jersey turnpike this afternoon after this wreck right here. a a fedex truck jackknife d around 6:30 this morning. it was slow going while crews tried to move that truck off the road. a woman is accused of shotting a gun in her husband's direction because she was frustrated with him. she was upset by her husband wednesday night so she picked up a gun and fired a shot into the wall in his direction at their home in allentown. in montgomery county, a race against the clock during this

ems rodeo competition. the ambulance company awarded 32 campers their circumstances of accomplishment after the ems camp wrapped up today. this afternoon summerfest has a new attraction. >> this is now open to the public. it will be around through august. summerfest will be open through labor day weekend. still ahead, no laughing matter. johnny depp's joke about the president that has everybody talking and the actor now apologizing. plus what's bad for business could be good news for. shoppers. why the closing of more sears stores may have you opening your wallets. what will it take for the health care bill to pass? we talked to chuck todd, who breaks the bill down.

sears and k-mart is closing another 20 stores. they are shutting down 2 kmart locations making for 260 closings this year. none of the new store closings are in our area. there could be going out of business sales. sears was at one point the largest retailer in the country buffer it struggled with competition from walmart and target. netflix launched its first interactive show. it's called puss and book, trapped in an epic tail. the kids can make a soerz of choices as it goes on using their controllers. if you take too long to decide, netflix will make the choice tr you to continue. a cool idea. tropical storm cindy set to have a big impact on the start of our weekend. >> won't be a washout though, right? >> not even close to a washout. but plan around it. we have the threat of thunderstorms tonight and more

downpours tomorrow morning. but the rain is going to go away and i'm tracking when we'll stay dry. plus some epic dance moves from this gorilla. he's just enjoying his swimming pool. the video you have to see next on nbc 10 news at 4:00. a father's fumble puts mom over the edge. the crazy near catch caught on camera coming up at 5:00.

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bulge outward and form a hole near the bottom. the office has been in touch with the designer and the installer. none of them had ever seen anything like this before. johnny depp is apologize in after joking a about assassinating a president. he was spoking about rump. >> when was the last time an actor assassinated a a president? >> he asked the question while speaking at a festival in england last night. of course, it was john wilgs booth who assassinated lincoln. he apologized today saying the joke was in poor taste. last month kathy griffin gave a tearful apology after coming under fire with posing with what looked like president trump's bhoody head. cnn fired griffin at her job

cohosting the new year's eve show. paris is transforming into a giant olympiapark as part of the final push to host the 2024 games. paris and los angeles are the only two cities bidding for the games. the french capital is running a series of events throughout the weekend to ro mote the city. paris last hosted the games in 1924 while l.a. last hosted them in 1984. sometimes it's so hot outside you don't want to fire up the oven. >> what if you still want to bake cookies? that's where your car comes into play. a young woman put the dough on a baking sheet in the middle of her dash board. the hot sun did the rest of the work. you can see her filter says it's 118 degrees outside. we did some research and your car needs to be 165 degrees inside tr the cookies to bake. it also proves how dangerously hot your car can get while sitting in the sun. >> i bet it smelled good though. it's been pretty hot in

dallas too. that's why the dallas zoo put so la in this pool to cool off. he had had some other lans. watch as he breaks out into a dance spinning and splashing. he's get iting it in. it's rem any sent of "flash dance." >> is that real? >> he had a good time and he has some moves. >> he's doing it. >> who knew. >> that's great. good video there. very sticky and steamy conditions this afternoon in our area makes you want to get in the pool and dance. take a look at boat house row. the threat for thunderstorms is real. it is headed our way. >> that's right. we have generally dry conditions despite the heat and humidity. eventually some of the showers and storms will move through. we have some in burks county.

this area is a severe thunderstorm warning just west of burkes county. those storms are moving pretty rapidly to the east. not all that well organized right now. but we do have a little bit of lightning and some heavier rain right near kutztown. that cell is is moving in the direction of the town. so it's going to get heavier in that area. we also have more on the way. these are the severe thunderstorm warnings just west of chester county and burkes county. we'll let you know if there are any warnings that come into our area until 5:30 p.m. for those particular warnings. more warnings out with this stuff in western pennsylvania. maybe a tornado warning just issued out there. this is the core of the remnants of cindy. you can see the spin in there. that's what's coming in tomorrow morning. as we go through the evening. we'll see some of the storms

popping up just kind of scattered around. first of all, then we wait for the pittsburgh stuff to come in later this evening. as you can see, some of those pretty heavy as well. and then later tonight, it's like a third area. that's the main action coming in tomorrow morning. 6:00 a.m., poconos, burkes county. by 8:00 it's in the philadelphia area. down through northern delaware. and by 9:00 it's already moved out of our area and by 10:00 it's already over at the shore. so most of the day is okay. there may be a lot of rain. this is the latest computer model showing the total rainfall through tomorrow morning.

and it's got 3 inches in allentown and over an inch across much of the rest of the area. much less farther to the south for the jersey shore. a lot of that rain coming in just a couple of hours. that's why there could be some localize ed flooding. but a lot of the weekend is looking better. erika has the story for that. >> at least it won't be a total washout. i'm going to use another model. we'll see by tomorrow morning all that rain is has cleared offshore. a couple clouds stick around. that's just about it. no complaints around here. we were expecting more rain. everything clears offshore. and notice really not e seeing much as far as clouds go. temperatures in the upper 80s on

saturday and sunday. you can always follow us on social media. that's where we keep you updated with what to. expect with cindy. what to expect the upcoming weekend. >> the star agreement. >> also police say he was recording his teen employees as they changed. coming up at 5:00, the south jersey ice cream parlor the a the center of this investigation.

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the idea of a senior prom took on a whole new meaning in engineermantown today. >> the seniors who attended aren't high schoolers, but you'd never know it from watching the dance moves. >> reporter: there was a whole lot of dancing going on at the new portland center today. nearly 100 residents and guests partied hard at the center's annual senior prom. this year theme, hollywood glamour. >> they never get to do stuff like this. >> reporter: it's about more than fun and food. therapists tell us it gives much-needed exercise and socialization. >> some were in their chel shel. e we gave them a blossom. >> the prom may even lead to a little romance. >> they are wearing the boutonnieres because they are single and want the ladies to

know they are single. >> there were pictures and a king and a queen. present and past. >> i was fortunate one year to be the prom queen. this year i'm not. but i am thankful. i'm enjieing myself. >> they are getting down. we can only hope to have as much fun with our friends when we get to be that age. research finds seniors who socialize are less likely to develop dementia. >> we're working on several new stories for nbc 10 news at 5:00. breaking down the gop health care bill, lawmakers could vote on it next week. but what will it take to pass. all new at 5:00, i talk with nbc's chuck todd. and i'm tracking severe thunderstorms. it could be affecting your neighborhood. i have the details in your forecast and what to expect for the weekend. details coming up in a bit.

today in delaware, law enforcement, politicians and health experts warning that it the opioid crisis is getting worse. >> if you don't have health insurance, you do not have a chance. >> next why some say proposed cuts to medicaid will make it harder to save lives.

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♪ tracking storms, keep the m umbrella handy. showers move across the area.

>> city hall chaos. what led to confusion at a hearing at philadelphia's soda tax. and awkward catch, the reason a a foul ball turned into a controversy for one family. it's a story you have to see. >> right now, we are tracking storms across the region. one might call them gloomy and dreary conditions outside. at least very gray. this is a view from boat house row. a live look outside at the gray clouds over center city. still a fairly decent day. >> what you see now is a lot of scattered shower asks they are headed this way. >> team coverage from how long the storms will last to what you can expect this weekend. we begin with first alert meteorologist erika martin.

>> we're tracking the storms moving in our direction. it looks like for the most part, we have some severe thunderstorm warnings and watches issue d jut to the west of our viewing area. we have some storms that are close to us. we're tracking for you a severe thunderstorm warning just west of burkes county until 5:30 p.m. we have some severe thunderstorm watches. i want to show you something that you rarely see around here. the team always keeps you updated. this is what we consider when we talk about hail. we're seeing just how much energy and the potential we have for hail. i do think we'll get some hail associated with these storms moving through the area. right now, we're also looking at storm intensity. this is another product that we use here exclusively. first alert team uses this product telling you just how strong these storms will be for the next couple hours. they could be dangerous at times. especially because we're talking about these storms moving over the plateau and as the elevation drop