>> some folks are getting hit hard. especially in the lehigh valley we have warnings in effect for these counties. you can see some of the heavy rain rain just through reading and allentown. let's see where they are headed. >> trenton around 7:00. severe thunderstorm warnings out for these areas until 6:15 for the lehigh valley ask much of burkes county. that includes montgomery county. these storms, as you can see, the darker reds indicating some very heavy rain. another bit of timing, limerick at 6:16, hatfield at 6:24. very heavy rain of 2 to 4 inches

per hour at its paek. these are real downpours. fortunately they are aren't in one lace or woed have trouble. we have had indications of hail. one north of reading near maiden creek over the last hour. and we're watching the heights of these storms and the potential hail cores. . this is in burkes county and the one in lehigh valley not quite as high as a little while ago. there's a lot going on now. we have some in western pennsylvania and some farther back. this is the core of the remnants of cindy. that's what's going to get us tomorrow morning. so it's going to be an active night as some of these storms move through and especially in the morning. and all you got to do is change your plans a little bit to get around this stuff.

because it's not going to last all that long. back for the rest of the weekend, coming up. here's advice for you. download our free app and use our interactive radar to track the storms as they move into your neighborhood. to this now, address iing t opioid crisis. drug overdoses are at an all-time high. in delaware in 2015 almost 200 dead. in new jersey close to 1500. more than 3,000 in pennsylvania. but treating drug addiction is not cheap. many patients are now using medicaid to get help. randy gyllenhaal is in delaware tonight with concerns about possible cuts to that program. >> today in delaware, law enforcement, politicians and health experts warning that the opioid crisis is getting worse

and proposed cuts could make it harder to save lives. >> facing a tough road to recovery. >> medicaid that covered the. >> more and more it's medicaid, america's safety net that's paying the bills for opioid recovery. on the front lines are addiction treatment centers like connection bs community support in delaware and every single day their offices see 2,000 medicaid patients and that number is r e rising. and 70% of all opioid patients here use medicaid to pay the bills. >> if you do not have health insurance, you do not have a chance. >> today critics of the new republican health care proposal said the historic cuts to head kad would lead to fewer addicts

getting help. >> to save it from tis call failure putting more responsibility on states like delaware to fund coverage. parents affected by the overdose crisis say now is the time for more health, not less. >> in new kascastle county, ran gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> and protesters are put iting the pressure on senator pat too e mee over the health care bill. these concerned constituents staged this rally outside toomey's office today. they are concerned with the version of the health care bill and what they claim is the senator's lack of availability. a fifth senator voiced

opposition to the health care bill today. the senator says he can't support the bill in its current form. senate majority loader mitch mcconnell wants to put the bill up for a full vote next week, but it's uncertain will he will find the votes for it to pass. more in-depth coverage of the intensifying battle over the gop's health care bill. that's coming up at 6:30 on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt right after this newscast. in the seth williams corruption trial, a businessman testified he gave williams lavish gifts in part because he wanted help from the da. rosemary connors spent the day listening to the testimony from today's key witness. >> reporter: praising the efforts of his defense lawyers embattled district attorney seth williams left the courthouse after spending the day listening to testimony from bucks county businessman muhammad ali. the prosecution argues the two men had an arrangement that ali

showered williams with gifts and a vacation. williams agreed to help him with his legal troubles. the defense contends the two were close friends and questioned ali's motives for testifying. ali is expect canned to receive a reduced sentence for bribery and unrelated tax fraud charges. >> he he fulfilled his obligations to provide truthful and complete testimony. >> this week muhammad ali testified williams put him in touch with sullivan because ali was having ongoing problems with tsa screenings at philadelphia international. sometimes being detained for hours. on one occasion he told the court sullivan arranged for a police officer to greet him at the terminal and the processing went quickly. previously the deputy

commissioner did nothing wrong. he will be the first witness on monday morning. repo reporting, i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. confusion at philadelphia city hall today where people from opposing sides clashed over the soda tax. philadelphiaens were asked to come ask share their feelings on the tax good or bad, but some thought the meet iing was plann to override the tax that funds pre-k programs in the city. support es of the tax brought signs and sounded horns. meetingers couldn't get the crowd under control so the entire hearing was cancelled. there's a new push to crack down on so-called stop and go stores that sell alcohol in philadelphia. city councilwoman organized sit-ins at several stores today. some of them are breaking the law that it requires a business selling beer to be able to seat 30 people. >> go home and they leave behind

b people that are intoxicated, standing and laying out in the street. >> enforce the l is up to the state, not the city. organizers of the sit-in hopes the state makes it harder for them to get liquor licenses. a big payout for a corrections officer. she was force ed d to take disability e retirement instead of getting a brief leave from her job. she was diagnosed with multiple sclor sis. she was awarded 11.8 million in damages. keeping up with tradition, this morning a change of command ceremony held in philadelphia tr the coast guard sector delaware bay. captain scott anderson relieved benjam benjamin cooper as the commander and. captain of the port. he will oversee the shores of philadelphia, southern ask delaware. nearly 150 more state.

troopers are on the job tonight. the new class of new jersey troopers graduates took their oath today. in addition to general policing responsibilities, these troopers will respond to major emergencies and performen counterterrorism duties. thousands of people expected to visit philadelphia this it weekend for the je who va's witness convention. the program will continue for the next three weekends. tropical downpours and possible flooding. that's what you can expect by tomorrow morning. i have your forecast, after the break. will mother nature cooperate? it's the first music festival. organizers say with or without her help, the show will go on. that story, straight ahead. also showing off their skills ob the phillies turf. why some of the best high school

baseball players in our area are hitting the field at citizens bank park.

the little shops will be replaced by brnd new shops and

luxury prmts. construction is expected to begin this fall ask wrap up late next year. a busy intersection in north philadelphia closing for the weekend to accommodate the track renewal project. broad street will close tonight at 8 and will reopen at 8:00 sunday night. some bus routes detour during that period. with the phillies out west, some of the best high school players are showcasing their skills at citizens bank park. . the semi finals for baseball tournament are underway. this is the 32nd year. for many of the players, this was the first time playing on a major league field. the championship game will be played at citizens bank park tomorrow. to our weather now.

taking a live look at that radar. we'll get chief meteorologist grand strand in just a moment. a lot of people watching this radar hoping they will not get rained out tonight or tomorrow  morning. deanna durante reports from montgomery county. >> reporter: the morning rain and afternoon heat certainly isn't helping people planning local festivals, but if you're running a day camp, the weather certainly has created a few problems for you as well. >> it's wet so we can't play. >> reporter: it you're a kid and it's summer, chances are a rainy day is not something to look forward to. . >> every time i got wet, feel a a little mad of the rain. >> reporter: kid campers have had one close call. wednesday's-moving storm slammed into day camp. this is the kids trying to go home. >> on a rainy day, it's a big ob sta kl.

>> reporter: to keep the kids safe, some activities had to be cut including swimming. this week rough weather gave them good practice run on safety procedures. there's only one shot to get this event right. >> we're excited to be playing here. >>. >> it's an outdoor event. we hope we have a beautiful day, which it should be on for. >> musical abouts set to entertain, the idea is for a full day of family fun. >> we have two bounce houses that will be here all day. there will be an obstacle course. >> don't forget to buy your tickets. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> glenn schwartz is here now. do they need the umbrellas if

they are there in the morning? >> in the morning, there's a problem. after that, we are fine for the rest of the weekend. this is just a limited time period where we're going to get some of these downpours. we have some downpours in burkes county and upper bucks. these are nasty storms ask heavy rain. just about on to potstown. so you're kind of out of it. we do have some thunderstorm warnings from this. 6:42 for the core. 7:05 in trenton. at the moment it's not headed right towards philadelphia. it makes a right turn like sometimes severe storms do, then it would be a threat, especially near new morgan. not a lot of lightning with

this, but we have the severe thunderstorm warnings. the latest one goes until 7:00 tonight. this is south of allentown. now there are more storms to the west. although they are weakening. and the core of cindy, the remnants of it, spinning around in kentucky. that's what's coming this way. there's severe thunderstorm watches in effect. it goes from philadelphia northward. it does not include south jersey or any of delaware. that watch until 10:00 tonight. so we'll be here monitoring this. here comes more thunderstorms through the night. so don't leave the does open overnight. ask here comes the heavy stuff. for tomorrow morning, this is some really heavy rain. torrential rains. it you're sleeping, you might

not be sleeping anymore. it's going to wake you up. there's 30. poconos down the lehigh valley and burkes county, just into chester county. 6:30 in the morning, 8:00 in the morning. here's a lower bucks through philadelphia. it's already over with. the sun is out in part ofts area. by 10:00 the weekend portion is right at the beaches. so after that, the shore is going to have some good weather. so this weekend overall, it's looking pretty good. it's the not going to start that way. the latest computer model showing anywhere from just a few at the shore to potentially up to 3 inches of rain. some of that coming with what's going on tomorrow. the temperature knocked down to 76 in reading.

and 87 in tld. we have some more of those thunderstorms coming through. in the morning, thunderstorms, but it's already clearing in allentown at 7:30 in the morning. reading starting to see some sunshine. here we go in the afternoon. it's beautiful out there. so just avoid a couple hours ask you'll be fine. i'm john clark. we're going to hear from markelle fultz as he's introduced today. brown tells us if we're done with the minutes restrictions. we have special video of josh heart celebrating getting drafted last night. that's next. ♪

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i'm john clark. the sixers introducing their number one overall pick markelle fultz today. he's thrilled to be playing close to home. his family and friends can get there in a few hours. here's markell with a sixers jersey. he wants to wear number 20. he's going to ignite the process and he believes the sixers will start winning with him here now. he believes they can be a playoff team. he also says the one thing he needs to work on is playing defense, every play, every game. he has a chip on his shoulder and he wants to prove people wrong. >> i foal like i'm the perfect fit. not because of my talent, but me as a person, i thinktime going to bring great qualities to the team and the team has a lot to offer me. >> he will play in the summer league. the sixers president says the medical team think embiid and simmons should be able to play without minutes restribss.

that's huge. they can play back to backs. but coach brown pumping the brakes on that a little bit. >> that's a really ambitious goal. evidently, it's possible and as the coach, you hold those words that sentence that you remember, but you learned over the years it's 82 games. it's a hell of an expectation. >> how about josh harris? he had the number one pick last night. his new jersey has the top pick in the nhl draft. fliers have the second pick. it comes down to two players basically. a centfrom switzerland and nola patrick. last night villanova's josh heart went in the first round. it was a special night for him

in philly. his teammates were there to celebrate with him when he found out. >> on behalf of the team, we can't thank you enough for letting us share in this with you. we love you for that. >> thank you to everybody for coming out and supporting me. it means so much to myself and my family. so thank you for helping me become the man i am and helping me get to this position. so thanks to everybody year. here. how cool? he won a national championship at villanova and a first round draft pick. >> you never do. worth the wait. sweet this the end. john clark, see you at 11:00. also coming up, a business owner charged with secretly recording teen girls inside a dressing room. the hidden camera signs you should lock out for to make sure no one is watching you and your

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the link there at south philly. the wind turbines starting to pick up steam. the sun is out here in philly. not so in other parts of the area. >> that's a very humid wind that's blowing those things around. take a look at the radar. we'll be able to see there are storms coming through. severe thunderstorm warnings, flood advisories, getting hit hardest. also getting it. and there will be another round for the remnants of cindy tomorrow morning. but it's all over with by 10:00. and then the rest of the weekend is nice. you'll really notice the lower humidity. a nice stretch of weather.

>> could change. >> it could get better. that's our news at 6:00. thanks for watching. up next is "nbc nightly news." see you at 11:00. tonight, critical condition. a fifth republican senator comes out against the senate gop's healthcare plan. he says medicare cuts go too far. a cliff-hanger days before a plan to vote. police shooting mistrial. after a fatal encounter caught on camera that sparked outrage, a hung jury unable to reach a verdict. >> rehab scams. addicts desperate to get clean, but authorities warn many are being lured by the promise of recovery only to overdose. some given drugs by convicted felons there to supervise them. new reality. where there's trouble in store for a lot of teenagers looking for work this summer. and twist and shout. five years after superstorm sandy, an iconic attraction returns to the