ing. now the rain is about to get more intense. good evening, i'm jacqueline london. >> and i'm jim rosenfield. you can see the system hovering over us on the radar there. it's not letting up any time soon. the rain is making the commute home kind of tricky tonight. a live look in wilmington. >> the phillies game is now delayed. they have a fireworks show set for this evening. a live look at citizens park and the very wet scene there right now. let's bring in meteorologist glenn schwartz. time this rain out for us. >> it's going to be off and on in parts of the area. but some places are getting hit hard. delaware has really gotten it today. look at this area coming up from south. it is just racing up from the shore up toward the philadelphia area. so we have light rain here now. this is going to increase it. you can see in delaware we continue to have areas of heavy

rain and there's been way too much. this bulls eye is about 2 inches or more per hour. that is compounded by the rain that's already fallen just over 6 inches. it can can produce that flooding. until at least 7:30. and there has been tlooding in that area. to not drive through flooded roads. we're going to talk about the rain coming up. >> take the nbc 10 app with you so you'll know exactly when the storm will hit your neighborhood. you can sign up tr free alerts and use the interactive radar as well. charges tonight after a 9-month-old baby girl rolled on to a drug-laced needle while

sleeping in bed. the infant needed the. antidote to save her life. close to where paramedics found that baby. what are you learning about that. >> when police arrived, they found that young girl just 9 months old with a hypodermic needle sticking out of her leg. it happened here at this home. the young girl actually overdosed and now neighbors are telling me this is another sign that the overdose. epidemic is threatening young children. baby toys are left on the porch outside this home on green lane, but inside something much more dangerous. a 9 moelds girl lying down rolled over and was pricked by a needle laced with drugs. >> that's crazy. i really don't know what to say. >> reporter: police say she

overdosed. >> a lot of people are overdosing. it's drug typically used to revive adult heroin and opioid addicts. police arrested 35-year-old steven welsh who lives in the house. >> he's a great father. he's a good man. >> reporter: his friends say it comes as a complete surprise. >> he's always with his daughter. >> reporter: inkrooesingly it's children on the front lines of the overdose epidemic. arlene knows the suspect's family and had her own close call last year. she says her granddaughter accidentally ingested prescription pills. >> the drugs are out here and it's sad because a lot of times the children suffer. >> reporter: that baby was taken last night to chestnut hill hospital in stable condition. in the meantime, the 34-year-old

suspect that was arrested will face charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. the local drug company agreeing to stop selling an opioid painkiller. last month the tda asked them to stop selling the drug because of the opioid crisis. the benefits of the drug to not outweigh the risks. a new trial date tr bill cosby. the mistrial was declared last in the first trial after the jury announced it was dead locked on charges of molesting a former university coach. developing now, protests turn violent as world leaders gather for the g-20 summit in germany. some demonstrators targeting

president trump. police used water canons and pepper spray as they say protesters attacked them with bottles and rocks and set things on fire. the clashes come as germany hosts president trump and 19 other world leaders tomorrow. >> it's happening as tensions escalate with north korea. they did a test launch of the missile powerful enough to reach alaska. president trump is promising a severe response. they are behaving in a dangerous manner and something will have to be done about it. >> the country held a huge rally. concern is escalating about how north korea could play out. >> lauren mayk spoke with our military expert as well as a local man with a personal connection to the region. what are they saying? >> both are hoping president

trump's business experience can help him to wade through a tense situation. we're talking about the kind of military conflict americans have not seen before. for some, the north korean threat is setting in. >> he's lived in the u.s. since 1965. born in seoul, he's now watching tensions rise and increasing threat to families both here and abroad. >> does it make you nervous to see north korea improving its force? >> naturally. we are very much concerned about our motherland. >> reporter: his family still in south korea includes nephews and a sister-in-law. seoul is just across the border from north korea. >> what type of threat is there for them?

retired colonel says there's thousands of conventional missile ace long the border there. the test days ago was a ballistic missile capable of reaching the u.s. raising more concerns about nuclear conflict. >> what do we need to keep in mind of how severe that could e be? >> i think it's farfetched to get the idea of nuclear proliferation into their minds, which would nigh late whatever it struck. >> they are hoping for a diplomatic solution to the tensions. >> are you worry ied about military conflict reaching the u.s.? >> i don't think so. >> there's an eminent threat for south korea. for the rest of the world, north korea is several years away from being able to load a nuclear war

head on a missile, but he says there's a need to learn the consequences in a wakeup call. >> stay tuned for "nbc nightly news" for trump's latest promise on the north korean threat. that's right after this newscast. new tonight, a bucks county teacher is charged with having sex with a student. he taught at council rock north high school and learned he was a 16 yoorl-year-old. his bond is set at $100,000. a septa officer came to the rescue just in the nick of time. police released this video from the fiery crash on north delaware avenue from the body camera, you can see the officer try to the door. he was standing and spilled oil and the car was already on fire. >> he's worried and thinking this car is going to blow up any

second. >> tonight philadelphia arguing it's not breaking federal immigration laws, but the trump administration is reviewing whether that's true. today the justice department said it's analyzing responses from philadelphia and nine other sanctuary cities. cities have to proof they are comelying with the law or risk losing federal grants. the attorney general said sanctuary cities put lives at risk by shielding criminals from immigration authorities. >> pennsylvania and delaware are suing the secretary over student loans you might owe. the attorneys general of those two states join ed an 18-state lawsuit filed today against betsy devos. the suit challenges a move by the education department to freeze new rules. the rules created by the obama administration would erase the debt of borrowers who were cheated by a for profit school.

>> these are people working hard day in and day out all across pennsylvania who give up their hard earned money of the hopes to get ahead of their career. when they are scammed, it sets them back even further. >> devos says she wants to come up with a better solution and she's frozen the rules until she does. a young child is at the hospital now after a near drowning at a jersey shore campground. a girl was pulled tr the lake. she wasn't breathing when new jersey state troopers arrived at the lake. she was rushed to the hospital. we're waiting for an update on her condition. the past five minutes we got a statement from the campground which says safety is its top priority and it is deeply sadden ed by the incident that took place today. >> you see the tire tracks across the front lawn. a car smashed right into the home in south jersey today. the home oowner says the car fl through their yard this

afternoon and smashed right into the living room window. the driver was hurt. the homeowner is okay. and it's not clear why that driver veered off the road. if you ever speed or tailgate when you're driving? be warned. today penndot announced a plan to crack down on aggressive driving. police will target drivers who speed, red lights or tailgate other cars. up next, owning a piece of atlantic city history. what's up for grabs from the old taj mahal and how you can still cash in. a rainy night and more showers tomorrow. best time to get outside in my most accurate first alert forecast.

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own a piece of the taj mahal. the casino donald trump called the eighth wonder of the world is dweting stripped down to the walls. >> big crowds showed up today buying up poker tables, chairs and even the chandeliers. reporter ted greenberg takes us inside with these bargain hunters. >> reporter: the doors of the old trump taj mahal open again. >> this is exactly what i'm

looking for. >> reporter: to clear out the closed atlantic city casino. >> it's crazy to see it all displayed down on the floor now for sale. >> reporter: maria among the hundreds who lined up outside for the start of a 60-daily kwi dags sale before the property built by now president trump is transformed into a hard rock hotel and casino. a poker table and taj-themed chairs going home with rob snider. >> they have history. this is a talking piece. this is a a piece of art in your house now. >> furnishings from 1200 rooms at bargain prices. they all have to go. even the drapes and chandeliers, walter shelled out $10,000 for four of them. >> this is something that's going to live with forever.

>> this is $12. do off place for a four-hoot horse? this one is $425. >> something trt opening of the t taj. >> this was here when we opened the place. >> reporter: a place now being emptied of its past as this once iconic property is e prepared. . >> swipe through photos of the most interesting items up for grabs. the biggest bargain of the day the app is free. get ready for salsa philly.

>> this festival introduces everyone to the sounds of salsa and the community that wants to expose more people to it. organizers presented lifetime achievement awards to radio host ray palazo. congratulations to them. join our sister station for the 36th annual hispanic fiesta coming up this weekend. there will be live entertainment, crafts and a beer garden. it's saturday and sunday from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. now to our first alert weather. pouring rain in center city today. this is only the beginning. we are expecting the rain throughout the night. a live look at conditions tr our campus camera. let's bring in meteorologist glenn schwartz with more on when this is going to move out of

here. >> it's going to take until saturday night until we're finished with all of this. we have this one line in new jersey towards tld. we have another line sitting off the del mar. that's coming up toward the shore. eventually into the philadelphia area. this is down to dover. middletown has had some flooding. we're still getting heavy rain there. but the area is shrinking. that's well over 2 to 3 inches of rain. we have estimated over 4.5 and in some places close to 6 inches of rain on the latest report.

again, this is between middletown and we have had had reports of flooding out there. plenty of moisture back to the west that may be moving in. we may see breaks tonight, although we have drizzle and low clouds. it's not exactly bringing fun tr the tillies trying to have fireworks. so you have two problems there for the phillies tonight. 74 degrees right now. you can see the tops of the buildings cut off by the low clouds. the high today was only 75. and through the night we have some models indicate iing thing quieting down when we have waves of heavier rain moving in. tomorrow morning's rush is likely to be wet. we're going to have more showers developing during the day. these are warmer showers. it's not going to be in the low 70s tomorrow afternoon.

it's going to be well into the 80s. but then more showers and maybe thunderstorms come through. it looks like saturday starts off nice and then we may have some showers developing during the afternoon. sunday is spectacular. put on a show in the taste of summer league action. why hen won't retake the course this evening. the phillies try a top prospect in a different ogs. that's next in sports.

sixers fan its got their first glimpse of what fauk can do. his participation in the utah summer league came to a close. he will sill out tonight's contest against the spurs. he showed considerable improvement scoring a a team high 23 points including 13 of those this the fourth quarter alone. he's expect canned to take part in the las vegas summer league as the sixers first action comes saturday night at 10:30 against the warriors. the moratorium on signing free agents passed a the noon today, no word on the sixers and jj reading. the sixers and is reddick agreed on a one-year deal on july 1st. the deals should be con tirmed over the next few days. now to baseball. they are looking to salvage a series against the pittsburgh pirates.

. a unique start at jeremy looking to improve his record to 6-5 on the season. the game is yet to start due to inclement weather. they expect to get the game and fireworks display schedule d as planned. the phillies tweeted out it will start at 6:50. we'll have highlights at 10:00. could scott king ri take away time tr franco at the hot corner. primarily playing second base. ask velazquez will start for the iron pigs. the righty has been on the shelf since late may with an elbow injury. he could be ready to following the all-star break. that's your look at sports. we'll be right back.

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today was kevin hart day. we secelebrated in his hometown. philadelphia gave him a gift to remember. city leaders unveiled this mural in his honor. it's on the building that houses max's steaks in north philly. he called today one of the greatest honors in his career. >> clearly getting a kick out of it there. and on his birthday. the mural is awesome. >> really life like. >> it really does. it's nice to have people in the town and guys shorter than me. e extra points for that. >> and didn't get rained on. >> they are getting rained on tonight. the phillies are trying to play with some rain and very low clouds around. more rain spinning in tr the night tonight. and more coming in tomorrow. but it's not an all-day thing. and saturday just a shower. sunday is gorgeous.

>> that's our news at 6:00. thank you for watching. up next is "nbc nightly news." we'll see you back here at 11:00. tonight, violent protests. police firing water cannons and pepper spray. protesters hurling projectiles in germany where president trump has arrived for a highstakes summit and his first one on one meeting with vladimir putin. burning up. dozens of wildfires raging. thousands under mandatory evacuations in the west with scorching temperatures fueling the names. and an earthquake rattling the region. deadly epidemic. some hopeful news today from the cdc in the battle against america's opioid crisis, but there are still some very troubling trends. rent your ride. if your car is sitting idly in the driveway, why not make extra cash from it. and league of their own. kids are inspiring america. "nightly news" begins right now.