ted greenberg joins us live. you talked to witnesses who saw the whole thing? >> reporter: that's right. ocean city is a dry town with a zero-tolerance policy for drinking alcohol on the beach, but when lifeguards and police tried to enforce the policy, the situation got physical. ocean city lifeguards intently watching the water. a day after police say the beach patrol members were attacked on duty. the guards heard urgently calling for help from police around 4:30 p.m. on the fourth of july. >> it's sickening. it really is. >> reporter: the drama unfolding in front of the hundreds on people. authorities say it started when the guards asked a group of rowdy seemingly drunk men to calm down. >> they should not have been on

the beach. >> it became a physical pushing, shoving type of struggle. our officers got down there, again it was escalating to a physical confrontation between the lifeguards, offices and subjects on the beach. >> reporter: three of those men arrested on the spot, but two others ran into the boardwalk, and then through wonderland pier. >> i don't know what society is getting to today, but nobody has respect for anybody or anything anymore. it needs to be changed. >> reporter: the five suspects are from philadelphia and harrisburg, one taken to the hospital, because police say he appeared to be extremely intoxicated. >> what purpose is it to come down here and get trashed? the next thing you know you're in the water and drowning or making the lifeguards work harder. >> reporter: no one got hurt in the confrontations, the suspects were all gives summonses and then released. i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news.

now a new blow to governor chris christie's popularity. artists used sun and sand to create this sculpture to voice their anger. it comes after a three-dame goff shutdo shutdown. things are up and running now, but the governor sitting on the beach he closed still has some people upset sydney -- cydney long joins us. >> reporter: we talked to about a dozen families who were enjoys the amusements here today. staying afloat, treading water or drowning. >> 3, 2, 1 -- launch!

>> reporter: governor christie seems to be on the fast track down the tubes, his pop lair sinking to a pretty low low. >> one word to describe the governor? what's that one word? >> selfish. >> disgraceful. >> govern. >> he could do a better job. >> i didden vote for him the second term, but he won. he was the guy in charge. so i game hiv a fair shot. >> visitors like teacher sara miner are feeling a deluge of disappointment. >> i think what he did to the families trying to vacation, and then himself went to the state partment is inexcusable. >> reporter: they say he deserves the social media backlash and sand sculpture satire. >> he's a tie rant, a bully, and he needs to be stopped.

>> what are those numbers? >> 81 and 15. >> 81% disapproved, so the 15% approval rating is down from last july, the least popular governor in 20 years in any state. on the people we -- none we are prol christie. >> started out great. seems to be not as productive as i would like to see. >> after hurricane sandy, this is the an who 7 out of 10 residents said was doing a good job. so does he give a darn? or will he ride the lazy river to the end of his term. we talked to a rutgers professor and you'll hear what she has to say later. a weapon straight out of a horror movie. that's what neighbors are

saying. the rob are happened this weekend at qdoba restaurant. what's raising eye browse is the weapon of choice. they metal claws that look something out of a freddy krueger movie. the restaurant was closing up saturday night when workers were forced into a back room there. a woman was holding a knife, the man wearing a sharp metal glove. we showed kdoba customers the video today. >> oh, my lord. >> that's crazy. >> looks like a claw. >> a claw? like a hand claw? under the circumstances just like freddy krueger. >> police are looking for your help. if you know anything about this case, give them a call. to the weather now. a break from the heat today, much cooler temperatures after the holidays. this is a live look, though, people taking advantage of the cooler temperatures, much more on comfortable. we head to the poconos.

people out there right now on the lazy river. beautiful. >> time to get fit. earlier today this class sweated it out doing a little cardio in front of the art museum. tammie souza is joining us. we need to keep the umbrella happy. >> not today, but for tomorrow and also friday. 79 in doylestown, the winds are calm, it feels like 81, so we still have moisture out there creating that heat index. a far cries from the 90 we hit yesterday. winds you've had east and that's predominantly while we're a bit cooler. we have the cooler air mars. doppler radar sweeping the sky. not too far away, there is some shower and storm activity. it is edging its way in our direction. that's what we have to look forward to. your high in fair mount

tomorrow, you'll see 73 with a chance of a shore our thunderstorm. allentown, how about if we make it out to new jersey. egg harbor 76, dover, 76, all a chance of a shower or storm. i'll have your extended forecast in just a few minutes. a lancaster woman will serve up ten years in prison for trying to sexual assault three children. this is 42-year-old shelly matsen. she pleaded no contest. prosecutors said she attempted contact with po kids, in all three cases, the children ran off or someone intervened. a new jersey man says he's being discriminated against for being marijuana. he says he was a stellar working before he was fired. he using medical marijuana for medicinal purposes. ar dove fired hick after he

failed a drug test. federal investigators returns to the scene today, trying to find where the gas is coming from, also pressure testing the pipe involved. cleanup cannot begin under the national transportation safety board clears the site. that may not happen until saturday. three others were hurt when the house near lancaster exploded last sunday. new york city police are calling the murder of one of their officers an assassination. this morning a 48-year-old female officer was shot in the head while sitting with her partner in their patrol car in the bronx. police say the suspect open fire through the car window. >> it's such a painful reality, a female police officers attacked out of on nowhere. she was on duty serving this

city, protecting people, doing the jon she loved. other our chased that suspect on foot. police shot and killed him after they say he pulled out a gun. a live report from new york at 5:00 on the latest developments in this store. we have an update on a teen police say robbed two cab drivers and tourists last week. the first suspect turned herself in on sunday. police say the two girls called for cab drivers and then pulled out a gun and took their money. two weeks ago they allegedly walked up to a mother and daughter visiting their family in upper darby and pointed a gun at them. the sinkholes have been there for at least a month. engineers have been trying to find a leak that may have caused

them. under then they will be po covered by a metal plate. after a huge party on the parkway for wa-wa welcome america, what comes next? the cleanup, of course, one of the priorities is getting that stage torn down. street sweepers have also been out and about, but the final trash pickup cannot begin until the stage comes do you want a. meanwhile, many of the roads have now reopened. this is a time lapse of the around around the art museums after everyone cleared overnight. is this what it looks like this afternoon. some of the streets had been blocked out of since last week for the wa-wa welcome america celebration. a south jersey school can serve a greater purpose during natural disasters because of a new donation. c.w. lewis now has a backup generator gifted. the generator will provide backup power to the school

district's communication if the system, and also to an emergency shelter. when a mother can't get the piece of equipment she needs for scherr special needs son. how harry hairston got an answer from the company within a week. then deadly decision, she made it out of her burning home, but went back in. the one thing a bucks county woman tried to retrieve that cost her her life. president trump just landed in europe. the reason hess feuds with world leaders could be reunited. we're joined by kristin welker to explain.

president trump against the world. this is new video of the president arriving in poland just moments ago. kristin welker joins me live now. he will meet with world leaders, the big story, kristin, in the past hour, nikki haley warning china it could risk its trade with the united states if china's trade with north korea violates u.n. sanctions. how big of a statement is this? >> reporter: it is very significant, keith, no doubt about that. look, just to give everyone the

backdrop, this comes after north korea successfully fired that enter continental ballistic missile, according to u.s. officials at the pentagon, that marking a significant escalation in the nuclear capables, so what you are seeing is a very firm response from the united states, ambassador hallie calling that emergency meeting of the united nations and -- and remember, this is a president who 'reached out to the president of china, inviting him to mar-a-lago, for example, and initially there was a lot of optimism that china was going to try to intervene in north korea's activities. now that optimism as waned, the president taking a tougher stance. the president will have a change to make his case, he's going to

be meeting with the leaders at the g-20 summit where he's expected to press. this is a cried cal moment for the president, the administration wands to avoid military action, but they are looking at all their other options. the reality is there aren't that many. president trump will also immediate one on one with russian president vladimir putin, the meeting that the world has been waiting for. what should we realistically expect? >> all eyes will be on that meeting a friday, keith, this is a bilateral meeting, that means an official meeting, very unlike former president obama who met with president putin on the sidelines in an informal meeting. the reason for that was to send a senate that the united states want willing to grant an official meeting this is signals that the trump organ asian is

potentially open to warmer relations. they're calling on president trump to raise the issue of russia's meddling. there's no indication he's going to do that. officials say there's no agenda yet for this meeting. we do expect the president to raise issues like russia and the ukraine. >> kristin welker love from washington, d.c., always a pleasure to see you here on nbc 10. >> reporter: always a pleasure. thanks, keith. slight break from the heat wave, a much quieter night in center city after celebrations. a check in now with tammie souza. >> a much nicer evening. we were all drenched out there yesterday, but today a little cooler, cloudier, calmer out

there. in ocean city, plenty of crowds, but they're watching with the inner tubes, and the water does not keep anyone away from the beach. in fact, 81 degrees there, winds out of the east, so there's a brees off the atlantic. 77 in koetsville now with a southeast wind. right into philadelphia, where it's 82 degrees, winds out of the east. we're a little below average, but i don't hear anybody complains. doppler radar, nothing across the philadelphia area, there were a few spotty showers trying to make it to the ground, otherwise it's been pretty quiet this afternoon. we are going to be watching showers off to the south of us. there's a huge system swirl around that will push in activity in our direction. we're going to start to get rainy tomorrow and friday before we head into what may be a quiet weekend. we could see pretty good to

referenceal downpours, this is tomorrow afternoon. we're already sees rain out there in brooks county, lehigh valley. watch what happens, even though we'll perhaps be in the 70s for much of tomorrow, heavy rain coming in. look at dover. spotty heavy showers, by the wee hours friday morning into saturday, we're going to be looking at very heavy show in south jersey, again into the south poconos, and we'll start to see the shower activity diminish. huge rain in look at this. potstown maybe 3 inches. dover, if you get that bull's-eye, you'll see over 3 inches as well. so just be aware of the potential for some very heifery downpours. a shower or thunderstorm on

friday before it all clears out. 87 there. 90 on saturday, hot, but lower humidity. i think that sunday may be the pick day of the week, with lower humidity at 86. 89 on monday, that's a transition day. back into tuesday, wednesday, thursday, even into friday. guys? >> tammie, thank you. the white house wants your personal information. which states in our area are saying no to the request. and which one hasn't given an answer. then, did she survive a crash landing? the new clue about amelia earhart's mysterious disappearance. and new video% fear fires engulfed a popular town.

take a look at this. this is just-released dash cam video, with a raging wildfires that killed 14 people at great smoky mountain national park, even through the fire at times. 2500 homes and buildings were damaged in that fire. wow. in florida, a man is code after police say he intentionally drove his car into his ex-girlfriend's apartment building. the car burst into flames. firefighters removed four propane tankling from insigh side the car. investigators believe the man got into an argument the day biff. it she was dragged by a carnival

ride. witnesses sit the 5-year-old was on a ride called the clown around. she stood up to switch seats before the ride started. , but then the lady just hit the button, not even watching what was happens, and she got ran over. that wince went on to say the ride operator was on her cell phone while operating the rite. the carnival owner says the operator deny that is. he is off the court, but uncensored, what joel embee said live. and paying teachers who don't teach. nbc 10 investigators look into ghost teachers and what's being done about them? >> cabbies, pizza delivery drivers and tourists all allegedly robbed by the same two

suspects, what we have learned about the duo, tonight at 6:00.

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teachers paid to teach, but some never step food in a classroom. it doesn't make sense, it's not right for taxpayers or children. >> teachers' union defends its members. some say the focus needs to be

on the students. >> how does taking teachers out of the clad room and putting them in a union office help kids. >> the student misses too many days of school, they need an excuse. >> but an investigation is finding teachers absent from classrooms no years. mitch blacher is told it's all part of the contract. >> it's three years since he left the school board. today hi paints houses. >> i thought that was outrageous. >> reporter: and still argues about the one issue he can't let go. >> there's really no excuse for this district to be paying the salary of a teacher not to teach. it's that simple. >> on one teach e. not to teach, but to work in the union office. the students are being rove of a full-time teacher. >> across the state it's nearly xwokt how many teachers are on what is called union leave.

we asked david broderick of the state education association. his union represents 180,000 pennsylvania teachers. that's nearly every teacher outside of philadelphia. how many of your members are on union leave? >> a handful, a dozen or so. a very small number. >> reporter: the specific number is difficult to verify. we know according to the commonwealth foundationing there 109 urine counterses allow union level s allowing one teacher to work on school time on behalf of the union. >> the function is to help their school district to solve problems. >> why can't they do that from the classroom? >> that's a local decision. >> you can't use public resources for private gain. >> reporter: david osborn is trying to end union leave in pennsylvania. he wall street with the nonprofit law firm, the fairness center, behind two lawsuits to

stop union leave, one in reading, and another in allentown. those teacher are a way for unioning to end of saving money by using taxpayer resources instead of their other than. >> the center's lawsuit alleges since 2011, the reading district has paid so-called ghost teachers more than 500,000. here in allen did not town, another lawsuit forced the state pension system to revoke two teachers retirement credit. that lawsuit could set a precedent throughout the state. we reached out to allen town's union president, but she declined comment. >> the union president was quite surprised. i don't think they were aware of it. >> john freud is the school district's lawyer t scott armstrong scold him in union level was legal. he wrote this legal opinion, saying in part union leave may be in violation of the

pennsylvania constitution. freuden says school districts agreed to it, because it avoids a strike, but it's never been challenged in court until now. this politics turned painter is one of the plaintiffs. >> i'm all for public service unions. my own gripe is they should be paying their own bills. >> for the investigators, i'm mitch blacher, nbc so news. this isn't unique to pennsylvania teachers. teachers in new jersey also get it, and in california state employees can work for their union while collecting a public salary. coming up at 6:00, or investigation looks at what the pennsylvania lawsuits could mean for our teachers' pensions tonight at 11:00, what the plan is to stop ghost teaching. a camden county man will stand trial for the second time of the death of his 3-year-old son. the judge set a september trial day for t.j. a judge declared a mistrial back in may when they failed to reach a verdict.

he was worried hi teenage girlfriend was going to leave him. here are some of the stories county by county. in kent county, police are searching for the person who shot an 80-year-old man while he slept. it happened early this morning at the al terr park apartments. police say the man was lying in bed sleeping when gunshots woke him up. he realized he had been shot. he's expected to be okay. bucks county investigators believe that smoking and an oxygen tank may be to blame. the woman got out of the burning house on june avenue, but then went back inside to try to save her -- two other people and a firefighters were hid. in atlanta county, how would you like a piece of the old taj mahal hotel. items from 1200 guest rooms and suites will be up for sale,

everything from beds to tvs to artwork, and room safes. the liquidation sale will run through sunday or until everything is gone. turning for a fifth alert weather now, let's take a ride down the shore. some people are lucky to be extending their investigate -- vacation. tammie souza is joining us now. >> the next couple days won't be agreed beach days, but when do we want the beach days? >> on the weekend. >> thank you so much. that's when you want the beach days. >> we do have some clouds with peeks of sunshine, 79 in the pennsylvania suburbs. 81 in new jersey. it's not been a bright and sunny day, but in the lehigh valley, 84. you can see clearly there's more

sunshine there, and a mix president sun and clouds. we have a storm system very nearby. no rain really here in the philadelphia area, but the clouds are increasing because of the storm system that's coming at us out of the south and the west. what we will be watching for is pretty much a dry evening, could see a sprinkle overnight moving into the area, but it's tomorrow we will see that rain moving in. 77 in philadelphia, 76 in pennsylvania suburbs tomorrow. lehigh valley, you will see 75. south jersey 76, 75 on the jersey shore, and we're round it out with a 76. i'll be back with your ten-day forecast in just a few minutes. coming up a popular car maker is ditching gas cars. which company is going all electric and when? then an nypd officer shot and killed. why officials are calling it an

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the attorney general was supposed to speak with local state and federal police, the office says -- kinney said he found out about the cancellation through a text this morning. voters don't have an answer from the state whether it's given your sensitive information to the white house. pennsylvania and delaware have already said no. the government wants names, dates of birth, last four digits of your social security number. in total 44 states have said no. call it an electric shock to the car-making rule. volvo is ditching gas cars by 2019. the first car maker to make that move. the company says people are increasingly demanding electric cars, and wants to responsible to its customers' needs.

it aims for the target of 1 million electric cars by 2025. primetime for alexa shoppers. you will have your own window to score voice-activated deals before the general public. the alexa exclusives start on monday, but you can get some early deals that. you know what else? did she vanish? did she survive for a never before seen photo of amelia earhart that could be the missing piece of the puzzle to her disappearance. and i'm watching your weekend weather. will these showers and storms be out of here in time for your favorite activities? your neighborhood forecast is coming up. ♪ ♪ you are everything ♪ and everything is you

what people are saying about her powerful performance on the parkway, tonight at 6:00.

four people were trashed foss hours this morning in the elevator under ground at a utility plan. they attached harnesses freeing

them from -- and it was stuck 220 feet below the ground. the rescue took nearly three hours. an officer killed while sitting in a marked police truck. we now know who the officers is. >> we're live in the grongs with more details on the shooting that turned deadly. >> reporter: yes, po she was a also a 20-year-old daughter. candles, purple bunting hanging above the presipping as well.

the loss of -- they're home away from home, fellow officers passed to grieve. purple bunting hangs overhead, a symbol of mourning. >> she was always a good friend, always a good morning. >> she was a sweet person. i'm really sad that happened to her. >> she was often inside the mobile command unit staged at 183rd street. that's where a gunman am about you should here firing a single shot just after midnight. it was -- >> she was a mother to three

children. the mayor and commissioner, even total strangers stopped to pay their respects. >> it's something that came out -- not that you want to,ed to do. police arrested him six times in new york city. a man ran up and fired at him multiple times. the suspect said he did it in the name of isis. hartnett survived, and the suspect is facing several charges. prosecutors can seek the death penalty against two

brothers charged with killing a police officers two years ago. the judge ruled prosecutors can pursue capital punishment for carlton hiss and ramon williams. the two are accused of killing robert wilson iii during an attempted robbery. a trial is scheduled for next april. one of the greatest mysteries in history may have a new ending. take a look at this newly discovered picture. some say that's amelia earhart sitting on the dock of the marshall islands. on the left her navigator fred noonan. the photograph was taken around 1937 after her airport went down and disappeared in the pacific. the discovery is featured in a new special on the history channel. >> we have no evidence anywhere that she crashed into the ocean. i think we have a load of evidence that she lived and survived in the marshall

islands. >> you can see much more on "nightly news" right here at 6:30 on nbc 10. i'm not going to miss that. check out that rain on the radar to our west, but it is headed this kay. >> let's get to first alert tammie souza with the timing. >> we wanted out of here, 84 was our high today. we didn't get any rain, tomorrow i think we'll be -- in the old rain gauge. 77 in koetsville, 76 in mt. pocono. 81 in allentown, 84 in trenton at 81. so nothing on our depend her

radar for us now. everything is quiet, but not too far away we're starting to see the showers and thunderstorms move in our direction. those are the tops of those storms. you can see the main body of the system is out towards missouri, that will push all of this in our direction. it will be two days before this clears the area. let's go hour by hour. tomorrow we'll basically wake up to cloud cover, and then here come the spot,showers making their way through the area. we can't get heavy rain, maybe into the pennsylvania suburbs. look at 6:30 tomorrow night, to mt. holly, and just through perhaps the northern portion of philadelphia, we could see some very heavy bull's-eyes of rain then into delaware, by tomorrow night that's where we could see some heavy bull's-eyes. millville by 2:00 in the morning into saturday, appeared mt.

pocono, a heavy shower at the same time. then we get spotty showers as we head through the day on friday. then friday night i think things start to quiet down. that's nothing compared to what's going on in the tropics. we have this wave being watched closely. this is out here in the central north atlantic. it's got 20-mile-an-hour winds. it is expected to strengthen and the models for the last week or so have been bringing a little something-something towards the united states. will it develop? we'll have to wait and see, but it's a good thing to keep an eye on especially this time of year there could be a tropical system named don forming anytime soon. 70 along the jersey shore and 69 for all of you in delaware. let's take it into tomorrow and

check out your neighborhood. we will see a mix of rain and quiet periods in the morning, rain in earnest in the afternoon. 76 in the sup usual. 75 for the jersey shore, and 76 in delaware. again showers and thunderstorms are imminent for late tomorrow and tomorrow night. it could be heavy rain at times. 87 on friday with a shower storm clearing out. saturday will be a day of warm up, much less humid. we will see 86 on sunday, a very pleasant day. 89 on monday, that's the transition day, could see an isolated shower, and then back into the rain for tuesday, wednesday and thursday of next week. take a look at this. that's zach ertz and julie johnston ertz, stripped down on the pages of espn. the two posed in the buff for the annual "the body" issue.

they're the only couple featured. we're talking philly sports, joel embee is not mixing his words. [ bleep ]. >> embi. d took to social media about how he felt about lavar ball. if you haven't been following the back-and-forth drama, it goes back to draft night after lavar's son lonzo was drafted by the lakers. sixers players ben simmons and embiid chimed in on twitter. he told simmons to dunk on him so hard his daddy runs on the court to save him, end quote. if you haven't heard of lavar ball, you soon will. facebook reportedly ordered a documentary series on lavar, and his family is not clear how many -- but the whole family could start popping up on your feet, for better or for worse.

but you've got to like the competitiveness there. >> the back-and-forth. next on nbc 10 news at 5:00. a frustrated mom calls when she can't get what he needs for her special-needs son. >> i'm so frustrated with them. i've been dealing with them for three months. >> after calling them eight times, she cally called harry hairston. tonight the incentive going into effect in a matter of hours to stop deadly incidents on our streets.

welcome back. savannah guthrie has a look at what's coming up? >> good to see you. north korea's first test of a intercontingent nenl ballistic missiles calling a warning from a top american general, and we look at the options. a u.s. congressman getting in trouble for what a picture he took, and the disappearance of amelia earhart, has the mystery finally been solved? keith and erin, we'll see you in a few. in today's nbc 10 responds,

a mom orders a custom bath chair, but when the chair is delivered, it's a few inching too short and the family can't use it. after having no working bath chairs for months, she called harry hairston, and nbc 10 responds. >> we had to get out there. when you talk to this mom, you know this is something she needs. this mom said she simply can't bathe her son properly without it. >> in march conor had surgery. the family ordered this custom bath chair for conor to use when he got home, but the company delivered the wrong size chair. >> i cannot. it's short. >> reporter: she called a abet medical. >> she called they me, no

replacement part, nothing. >> reporter: she says the company told her it was waiting on an authorizations for the fix, but she says they wouldn't give her any updates. >> you know, i am so frustrated with them. i'm dooling with this three months with them. >> reporter: she had she called the company eight times and never got answers. >> i just need the right bath chair. >> reporter: she called nbc 10 responds. we reached out to abet medical. she tells nbc 10 responds it needs proper medical documentation to process a change in an order, and the process of working with doctors and insurance companies can sometimes take longer than it would like. the company reached out and one week later it replaced the bath chair. >> thank you so much for the support. >> they paid $764 out of pocket for the chair. her insurance company handled the rest of the $7,000 cost.

they finally got it. >> thank goodness. let's go to our recovery calendar when we take the money from the story, up to $714,754. >> if you have a complaint, fill out the form, or jut it's just give us a call. we will respond to you. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. cabbies, pizza delivery drivers and elderly women all targeted. coming up our first look at the high school-aged suspects charged with the crime. curving road rage, authorities are taking action to protect you from violent drivers one week after a teenage girl was shot and killed behind the wheel. plus scene from a horror movie, blades attached to a glove used in a robbery, what it took to pull off a heist like

this.

sheer fright, the weapon these robbers pulled on restaurant workers, straight out of a horror movie. >> the deadly encounters on our street. >> teenage girls busted. the slew of robberies they're