raping three children. there's concern more victims could be out there. i'm jim rosenfield. >> deanna durante is joining us live in bucks county. i know police want our viewers to pay close attention because they believe more victims may be out there. >> reporter: it was just a few hours ago. the superintendent as well as the district attorney made a plea for help. they want to know more about shannon westmoreland. he's 47 years old and was last known to live in a homeless shelter in chester county. >> the most heinous of crimes out there, this man raping young juveniles. >> reporter: police are not saying much about how they learned about shannon or the young children he's accused of raping. the assault spanned multiple years, but he put himself around children and abused them. >> he was tomorrowerly a

football coach. and we believe that's pertinent for the public to e know. >> this is what he looks like today and this is what he looked like in 1996, 2001 and 2006. the victims they have learned about today say the abuse began as far back as 1999. >> it is my fear that there may be other victims out there and that's why we're making this plea for your help. >> the victims were as young as 4 and 6 years old and he was homeless. he was pick ed up here at the mall where he worked doing maintenance near the food court. >> investigators are asking to reach back were you at a ramblers football game. they made minention of the team

and the squad. if you had any interactions, call police. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> the state senate passed legislation within the past two hours to allow school workers to carry guns to help protect the children if they come under attack. employees would have to pass a series of requirements include ing a psychological evaluation before carrying on school grounds. the bill now moves to the house for approval. a woman says she was held against her will for nearly a week. she told philadelphia police she went to a man's apartment willingly, but he held her at gunpoint. the woman managed to contact her sister through facebook. >> they are hoping they will lead to the vandal who spray painted words of hate. it happened in south. philadelphia. the suspect sprayed messages

like kill a cop, save a life and it is right to rebel. neighbors tell nbc 10 they have no idea that anyone would target their block. >> anti-graffiti crew cans scrubbed away the spray paint. they are hoping a working surveillance camera from a local business will help them identify the suspect. >> from massages to facials to parties, jurors heard from prosecution witnesses who testified about what williams received tr free. the gm of the sporting club testified that philadelphia's district attorney received hundreds of dollars in massages ask facials. some as much as $200 each. later a a woman who ran the pack thatted williams in 2011 said she sprang for a a party at the union league that cost more than

$2,000. >> we take a live look at cape may. the sun is out. the humidity is low. but a muggy warm-up coming. >> it's going to be pretty good beach weather. that's where you want to go to escape the heat and humidity in the summertime. one of the reasons it's so popular. and you may want to take advantage of that this weekend. a lot of sunshine with some fair weather clouds out there. 79 degrees in philadelphia. atlantic city international while at 74 at the marina and the ocean temperature is 64 degrees. the afternoon high is 81 today going up to 89 tomorrow. it just keeps going up. and even by sunday, we're still around 90 degrees. so once this hot air moves in from the west, it's going to

hang around for awhile. we're going to start off the month of july in a very hot way. here we are sunday in the hot air is still around. maybe a bit of a break as we get more cloud cover. now nothing on the radar. satellite close by, but we do have the showers and thunderstorms near chicago and some of that activity will be moving our way. get into the timing of that and when we're likely to see the hottest weather, coming up. developing now, putting the finishing touches on the trump administration's travel ban just hours before it's set to take effect. it will apply to visitors from

six muslim countries. republican leaders in washington are working around the clock to try to draft a revised version of their health care bill. mitch mcconnell is heading to send a new version to the congressional budget office before the 4th of july recess. republicans decided to stall a vote when it became clear they didn't have enough support to pass the in its current form. more coverage of the proposed health care bill and travel ban developments coming up with lester holt right after this newscast. a new look tonight at the growing impact opioids are having this our communities. state reports show hospital admissions have nearly doubled for heroin overdoses in the past three years. in our area, philadelphia, delaware and bucks counties reported the highest number of opioid overdoses. a toms river sport medicine

doctor may have contributed to the problem he will now spend a year in prison for handing out pain medications in exchange for cash bribes. he pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and false owe of an unusual scene in northern liberty. a u-haul truck crashed into the brewing company. this shows the driver running away from the scene. the driver is now facing dui charges. he was taken to the hospital with a leg injury. no one else was hurt. the breweu brewery will be open dinner tonight. a piece of prime real estate known for its iconic is getting a massive micover to the tune of $34 million. the popular site is blighted and vacant will be redeveloped into residential luxury in phase one of a brand new project. cydney long is live there now.

>> reporter: chances are you enjoyed a warm pretzel while shopping. at a the family-owned mart, pretzels -- >> i grew up in the mart. we all did. >> reporter: losing the original space, their business was born still stings. this many had years later it's still e emotional. but he's happy to learn his beloved childhood home at the mart now a vacant piece of overgrown land will soon come back to life. >> it's five minutes from the mall. ten minutes from downtown philly. we're excited about it. >> developers and county officials shovels into the dirt announce iing the luxury apartm home. construction will begin in the fall and take two years to build creating new jobs. a carpenter, plumbing, electricians, landscapers. >> it will attract millennials to affordable, luxury and fire

pits. >> the jogging path is a big deal. e we worked on that. it's going to have lights at night so it's secure and you can either walk your dog or take a run. >> reporter: the developer who used to enjoy the mart is aware of the 35 acres is sacred land. he lans to embrace the new twist on an old favorite. >> i'm that the luxury apartments are getting put into an area. >> reporter: i feel really proud to be born and raised here and take it and make it something is everybody will be proud of. >> reporter: back live now, phase one of the 240-apartment complex could be ready by 2019. phase two on this vast property of land could be commercial, depending on what the market demands. the developer said they may honor the mart by inviting some venders like pretzel mart to come sell their wares by the pool. i'm cydney long, nbc 10 news.

a 16-year-old girl is recovering tonight after she was shot while sitting on the porch of her home in west tld. police say the girl was with a group of people on springfield avenue just after midnight when someone opened fire. they don't know if the girl was the target or if it was someone else there at the time. the girl was in stable condition. an update on human remains found at a construction site. investigators say a construction crew kaim across a well intact human skeleton wrapped in pink clothing when they were dig on west atlantic street. the body was found six feet down on property that was a a laundromat until the demolition last year. keeping our waterways dry. the patrols going into effect to keep you and your family safe this holiday weekend. also prayers answered. later in had sports, the video you'll see only on nbc 10.

eagles quarterback carson wentz talking to a prayer group in north dakota. it's not your typical funeral. a former steel work er is burie six feet under inside his motorcycle side car. >> my. pop was unique. he did things different. >> reporter: next his last ride into the sunset and how his family fulfilled his dying wish. ♪

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welcome back. this week a veteran and former steel worker will be buried, but before he died, he made an unusual request. . no casket. instead he wanted to be bury ie with the one thing he loved almost as much as his family. randy gyllenhaal has had the motorcycle lover's final ride. >> reporter: before he died, arthur warner's son began planning ahead tr his dad's funeral. but it quickly became apparent that his father, an 89-year-old biker who adored his harley was not going into that grave alone. >> he loved this bike so much. he says i'm going to try to be buried in that side car. i thought he was kidding. >> reporter: he was an army vet and a bethlehem steel worker and

he rode this baby blue harley until his final weeks. he died sunday after battling cancer and now the race to make his dying wish come true. >> this is what he wanted. this was his dream and for me i'll do anything he wants. >> the funeral home in helderton arranged for this motorcycle hurst to carry the makeshift side car casket. >> this side car is where he's going to be sitting in. >> the funeral home worked out the measurements they say it's a a way to celebrate arthur's life instead of mourning his death. >> this will be his forever home. this is like a cuss come casket. >> it may seem strange, but arthur's family says for a man who lived to ride it's just so fit i fitting that it he will take one final jour thee to his e toernl home. >> there's something about it. when you're on that road and he rode everywhere he went.

he wanted to riding. >> arthur will be buried on friday inside his side car. his family says his bike will be passed down to his great grand kids once they learn how to ride. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> we have compiled a list of unusual funerals, perhaps like this one. you can see them all on a slide show right now on nbc10.com and the nbc 10 app. wawa welcome america kicks off tomorrow to celebrate america's independence. nbc 10 is a proud sponsor and will be your guide to everything you have to look forward to. each day museums will take turns being open for free. no charge. many providing extra as for the entire family. last year 44,000 people visited museums and attractions during wawa welcome america. they are extending hours and

will bring in food trucks and dri drinks for visitors. we're offering our regular programming. we have art installations. it talks about mass incarceration. >> the events begin tomorrow. a sampling of them listed on your screen right here for the complete list head to nbc philadelphia or tap the free nbc 10 app. new jersey state police will be on the water over the holiday look iing called operation dry water. new jersey state police have 100 boats and patrol hundreds of miles of coastline. not all of them will be on the water, but state police say enough of them will be. and the weather should be pretty good overall during the 4th of july holiday for boating and any other kind of outdoor activities.

there will be some shower dodging that's going to be needed though. 79 degrees in philadelphia. lots of sunshine. we have sunshine all over the place. 83 in port richmond. most areas in philadelphia are above 80. these are going to be chilly compared to some of the numbers coming up. through the evening, fst just a beautiful evening out there. talking about 60 at 6:00 a.m. 50s this morning. that's quite a change. and then as we start off from a

high er position tomorrow, we'l be getting into the mid-80s much sooner and some places getting up to close to 90 degrees. the humidity will be up too, but not terrible for this time of the year. you may notice difference. into friday, you can see in the afternoon, showers and thunderstorms getting closer to burkes county. it's pretty dry across the rest of the area. the moisture is getting closer. that's why we expect sol showers and thunderstorms. that's late in the day and into sunday morning. it e we dry out sunday afternoon, get to 90 as well. it's cooler at the shore. the storms will hold off at the shore and this delaware until sunday. for the philly pops, that's monday night. i will be there for that.

and then on 4th of july itself, it's hot, humid and a chance of storms sba the evening hours. >> we want to go to breaking news from sky force 10 live over chester county here. a two-car accident in west gauchen township. you see the emergency vehicle there is and the accident. happening on route 100 south near 202. . there was a report of one personed. e we don't know anything more about that person's condition. route 100 is closed in the southbound lanes. sky force 10 pulls out wider hoar, southbound closed. stay with nbc and the nbc 10 app where we'll have more on the breaking news story. we'll be right back.

i'm john clark from csn. carson wentz is back in north dakota until training camp. he's going back to his roots. he spoke at the first assembly church in front of 1500 people and shared his love for philly and the eagles. >> especially as a football player, i'med to work my tail off and earn whatever it is i'm going to get. >> carson wentz spoke of growing up a good kid in north dakota, but he did not become whole until e he found god. and before the nfl draft last year, he prayed for one thing. >> i just remember praying almost every day, lord, i don't

know where i'm going to be but put me in a place where i can grow closer to you. you came through big time. the men that have r in that locker room that have been continually uplifting me and pouring into each other. if i didn't have that community can, i wouldn't be talking to you guys. that community that we have had and we can be real. >> he loves it here. phil ly, 1-0 seattle until kell, his first homer as a philly. that's a two-run shot. the phillies are up 2-1. that didn't last long. fourth inning, sooe gar, solo shot. later in the inning, danny valencia is going to go deep with a solo shot of his own. fifth inning, you get the gist of this. cano, ohno. into the solo act himself. right now phillies trail, 4-3 in the eighth inning. i'm john clark.

back to you, jim. >> carson needs to do his own ted talk. >> yeah, that's a good idea. i like it. >> see you at 11:00, john. coming up tonight at 11:00, new video just in showing the moment a driver smashes a u-haul truck through a philadelphia brewery. we speak to witnesses who saw this go down. that's tonight at 11:00.

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>> you'll be watching that for us. thank you for watching. i'm jim rosenfield. up next is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. we'll see you again tonight at 11:00. developing news tonight. tougher airport security for travelers to the u.s. from over 100 countries around the world. late word on the new measures being rolled out. what you should know before making your way through security. plunge at the pump. gas prices, the lowest for july 4th in a dozen years. they're calling it christmas in july. how long will it last as millions get set to hit the road? parents' mission, to bring home their son missing in syria for five years. our exclusive conversation. what happened to austin tice? your best medicine. the new way doctors are treating patients using their own genes to tell them just the right drugs to prescribe. and a big idea from a little inventor that could save a lot of lives. "nightly news" begins