soon. students search iing for shade a photography camp. kids spending the whole day swimming in lower make field. cyclists needing extra breaks in philadelphia. and firefighters braving the heat to give out spoke alarms in wilmington. >> people want to get to the shore for a beachy way to cool down. and the pools and slides are another popular way to deal with that heat. you're looking live at camel beach water park. people are enjoying a summertime oasis along the ben franklin parkway. a steamy opening day out there. we're bringing you live coverage of the dangerous heat. >> miserable out there.

feels like temperatures of 110. dover earlier today 114. heat and heatstroke are the biggest fears out there. it's 94 in philadelphia. 93 in dover. we're looking at 93 in mount holly. 78 in mount pocono. they could be moving in our direction. philadelphia at 98. mount holly at 96. look at atlantic city at 103 as a feels like. there's no relief even at the beaches. now part two of the story is the severe weather that's possibly going to be moving right on through philadelphia. right now in the southern poconos, we have severe thunderstorm warnings. the rest of the yellow box is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10:00 tonight. we are look iing at this line o storms making its way in our area. so we will talk more about that when i come back. just a few minutes from now and the timing that you can expect to see these storms in your neighborhood. back over to you. >> now we want to continue our team coverage with rosemary

connors live in kensington. if people can't get near the water, air-conditioning is the best weapon against this dangerous heat. >> you said it. especially for the elderly who are some of the most vulnerable people in this extreme heat. they have places like lutheran house here, which has a senior center. on normal days, on the deck behind me in the rocking chairs. not today. they are taking advantage of the cranked up ac inside. >> i always put in suggestions for movies or music and dancing. >> reporter: this afternoon it's bingo. the seniors socialize here keeping folks active and safe. >> they can tell you all about that. she went to the hospital after collapsing are from dehydration this week.

>> my head started hurting so bad and the rescue squad came. >> i don't know how i get along without the air-conditioning. >> when members leave the senioren center here, many go home to air-conditioning, but don't keep it on. >> i have a lower electric bill with the air conditioner. >> a lot of them it on fixed incomes may wait until it gets hotter. >> what will you do when you go home? >> i'll have the air-conditioning on. >> a lot of folks told us that today. they are going to turn the air-conditioning on when they get home. you heard the folks say they'd like them to keep it on throughout the day. they will have extended hours tomorrow. they are going to open at 7:00 in the morning. stay open until 5:00. we're here along frankfurt and master. reporting live, rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. the first day of the delaware state fair and it was a

scorcher. thousands of people will go through there for the rides and animals and for all the deep fried foods. but yes, this year they are also going to get a little extra heat. >> we're sizzling. it's really hot. >> at least the fair is a lot less expensive and runs through july 29th. >> red hot skin, a throbbing headache, dizziness and confusion. they are all signs of heatstroke. get tips on how to protect yourself and your family during this heat wave. you can get the tips now on the free nbc 10 app. >> parole for o.j. simpson. cha they granted him an early release from prison. he will be out pretty soon. >> simpson served nine years of

the 33-year sentence. he was convicted of armed robbery inside a las vegas hotel room. today's hearing was expected to be a short one but it lasted a lot longer. more an hour. the hearing was played on televisions worldwide. the 70-year-old said he served his time for his crime. >> i'm sorry it happened. i'm sorry to nevada. i wish he had never called me. >> one of his victims read a statement and said he did not pull a gun on him and should be free d. his family can't wait until he gets home. he plans to move to florida to be with his family. "nbc nightly news" with lester holt will have team coverage at 6:30. for now live in the breaking news center, erin coleman, nbc 10 news. to this now, stolen cab c

chaos. a taxi picked up a woman from the casino and she stole the car for a joyride. investigators told nbc 10's steven fisher about her adventure. >> a cab driver pulled in here but it wasn't until an hour later when the woman jumped into the front seat and took off in the cab. the whole thing was caught on surveillance camera. video shows how a cab driver was helping his customer into a gas station last night. he walks her to the atm and walks her back outside to the parked cab. that's when things shifted for that driver. 45 minutes passed and all you can see is the cab still sitting in the parking lot. around 11:30 the woman starts exchanging words with the driver and pounds on the hood of the cab. she gets into the driver's seat and just before midnight she takes off in the cab leaving the driver stunned. >> it's very strange.

>> he was acting as a cab driver and picking up passengers. >> police caught up with the woman and in the backseat was a 23-year-old passenger and her 10-month-old baby who had had had no idea the woman behind the wheel stole the cab minutes before picking them up. a question on everyone's mind today here at the gas station in broad. >> you have to be careful. so far police have not released their name. steven fisher, nbc 10 news. in chester county, police are searching the home of a missing mom who vanished more than three months ago. state police were looking for clues today as they search the home for the first time. they disappeared back in april. her husband left in a panic and

never showed up for work. her family told us she had abruptly cancelled a trip to her native country of poland. the bucks county farm where four men killed has been cleared now as a crime scene. today police packed up equipment and tools used to search the farm. police are also thanking the community for dropping off food and water to help feed all the officers and agents who helped with the investigation. the 20-year-old cosmo dinardo confessed to killing four men on the farm. his cousin is charged in three of the murders. loved ones gathered this it morning to say a final farewell to one of the victims. a mass was held today for tom meo in northeast philadelphia. and a memorial for another vick tim is happening tonight in bensalem. today jeff sessions respo responded to president trump's criticism by saying it is an honor to serve and he's not leaving.

the president told "the new york times" he wish ed sessions woul have told him he planned to e recuse himself on the russia investigation. he said he would not have appointed him attorney general and would have chosen someone else. city of philadelphia has a new interim district attorney this evening. the court of common pleas namedly hodge as interim da. she kurncurrently works for a private law firm. she served under abraham and seth williams. william was jailed after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges. today the man who shot a police officer seven times was sentenced to 33 to 100 years behind bars. but the wounded officer told nbc 10 the sentence was too light. officer christopher dor man was at the courthouse for sentencing. he asked the judge for a strict sentence. the county judge gave him 33 years. even the da was hoping for more. >> i believe he should never see the light of day.

i believe his sentence should be a life sentence. >> police officers are a target in this country and this world today. i think there needs to be stricter sentences. >> he's back on the job after months of recovery. he asked the court for forgiveness. he's eligible for parole in 3 years. happening now our sister station telemundo 62 is hosting an imlegal questions free of charge for those who are hispanic and have concerns about their rights. lines are open until 6:30 tonight. 877-622-9228 is the number. this is the third phone bank we have done so far. up next, down but not out. the message senator john mccain has for his frenmys after he goes public with a cancer diagnosis.

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senator john mccain says he may be down for a little bit but not out. >> it's the tweet e he sent today thanking everyone for the well wishes. i greatly appreciate the outpouring of support. unfortunately for my sparring partners in congress, i'll be. back soon. lauren mayk spoke with john mccain's former campaign manager in mopt gmontgomery county. >> reporter: john mccain's presidential campaign rolled through pennsylvania on the street talk express. >> the thing i remember most from the campaign. >> reporter: his state director for pennsylvania in 2008. john mccain brought people on board for grass roots campaigning on wheels. >> i think it was john mccain in his element. >> reporter: a decade later the senator is still known for his straight talk and his will to keep fighting. >> it's a surreal process

knowing you have to put up a fight you didn't expect to. >> reporter: robert knows something about the fight that's ahead for john mccain. >> we found my tumor in a small first or succeed inning of its development. >> reporter: it's the same time of john mccain's. when doctors discovered it, the 39-year-old knew what it was. >> i remember about joe biden's local delaware guy, i remember he lost a son this way. and i did know about it wu. i never thought i'd be one of those guys. >> they have been traveling. now planning a trip to germany. as his wife says, living. he continues his work as a financial adviser. >> i know i'm nine months into this. i still feel like me. i still feel strong. >> reporter: he's in a clin trial now and hoping a especially after high profile diagnosis for beau biden and republican john mccain more money will pour into research. >> we're on the forefront of really kicking cancer on its

butt. >> reporter: lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. the family is preparing to take in a 5k to raise money for the brain cancer society. fst in philadelphia on october 7th and it's called the race for hope. a high speed train that can get you to new york in just minutes could be coming to philadelphia. entrepreneur elon musk announced he's gotten government approval to build an underground hyperloop to connect four cities. musk say it is would take just 29 minutes to travel from new york to d.c. if you take amtrak, it takes throw and a half hours to make that same loop. musk is planning a similar project in los angeles and has already begun digging the tunnel there. it is a living nightmare for septa riders who are scared of spiders. septa says people have been reporting a lot of spiders. at the spring garden station. the creepy crawlers love the

loigt fixtures. exterminators have been out to treat the lights, but septa says the spiders keep coming back at night and they seem to be loving the heat. >> we need you to check out the station for us tonight. >> do a close investigation. >> i think they need both of us. there's a a lot of heat for the spiders to love. >> we have a first alert in effect until tomorrow as we have been telling you because of the dangerous heat. >> now storms are heading our way. >> check it out. a a possible tornado caught on camera south of buffalo. there's a travel ban in certain towns and one town is in a state of emergency that storm right there is moving toward us. let's get right to chief meteorologist it's pst. >> last hour we saw vid yoeft storm picking up a subaru and throwing it in the air. i have seen pictures of a clear funnel. this is the line of storms headed our way. the remnants of that, the good

news is i'm starting to see them weaken. we do not have any tornado. we have a watch that's the light shades of yellow. that includes the lehigh valley and pennsylvania suburbs. it does not include delaware and chester county. it does not include south jersey or delaware itself. that's until 10:00 tonight. i'm going to go ahead and go through what's going on with these storms. you can see we have warnings now up here in the southern poconos. monroe county specifically. the storms are moving through hazelton have a lot of lightning associated with them. let's look at this severe thunderstorm warning. these counties here are going to be under a warning. they are starting to louz l sol intensity. they are moving at 40 miles per hour. they will be in lehigh at 6:45 and bushkill at 6:49. you want to stay away from the

windows. get interior. because these are throwing hail and have provided damage. their path has been a damaging path. these have diminished in their height. they were up to 40,000 foot. tos. you can seat shades of red. earlier they had magenta shades to indicate big reflectivity. usually hail. these have been hail producers. this is all good news for us as they approach. but you can see the hail track. this is where the tornado was reported. we showed you that video earlier. you can see the storms making their way out of buffalo. that happened earlier this afternoon. 2:00 this afternoon and headed toward our area. this is the line that we're concerned with. you can see it break apart and making a little bow. and then it's starting to

diminish once again. we're going to keep a close eye on that. let's skip on tomorrow. we have to talk about the heat. we still have our excessive heat warning for tomorrow and our heat emergency for the city. all the way until 11:00 tomorrow night. we're expecting to be in the s 90s. watch what happens. another round of even more storms could be on the way. this is after we hit the 90s on saturday. this is overnight saturday night and into sunday. the forecast models want to bring us a very strong storm system. we are under the risk of severe weather at that time. so we're going to have to keep a close eye out for it. then it will be plain rain showers for sunday morning. the temperature now the feels like in philadelphia, look at this. parkside feels like 100. you're going to have to pace yourself. stay hydrated and special care for pets. 97 tomorrow. 92 on saturday.

the strong and severe storms come in saturday night and sunday. we see 90 on sunday. we break the heat on monday and get back to cooler things on tuesday. we'll keep you updated as the storms approach the area throughout the evening. coming up in sports, fliers rookie gets sidelined again. when will he get back on the ice? what the problem is now, after the break.

fliers would have to wait a limit bit longer. nolan patrick the second overall

pick on the draft was supposed to escape for the first time in weeks. he's suffering from an infection in his face. no time line has beenen given on his return. >> as for the talk of the town, nick williams, the young outfielder continues to add to his numbers with two more triples. he has 11 rbis since the all-star break. he spoke to csn about making the adjustment to the big league. >> it's different. the games feel like they are an hour long. the games are a lot faster. same game, i think it's a lot faster here. i try to take a picture. it's been working for me really well. >> brewers come to town tomorrow. happy birthday to ben simmons. the sixers young star turns 21

today. we'll be right back. this first. a look at what's coming up at 11:00. >> we have learned new details about what led up to the death of a 4-year-old girl in camden. how long the mother waited before calling for help. and who she says attacked her child. that's tonight at 11:00. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪

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we have a severe thunderstorm warning for the lehigh valley and southern poconos until 7:15 tonight. these are high wind producing and hail producing tomorroing s. we'll keep you updated and the heat continues to roll on as well. we could have rumbles of thunder and the hot weather to deal with tonight. >> that doesn't bring cooling temperatures with it. >> just briefly. this is not going to cool us down for tomorrow. dangerous heat but could be facing strong storms in the philadelphia area for tonight. >> that's our news at 6:00.

thanks for watching. i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. "nbc nightly news" is up next. we'll see you back here at 11:00. tonight, o.j. simpson granted parole. another courtroom drama playing out before a live nationwide audience. how soon he could be free and what's next. john mccain's cancer fight. the beloved senate maverick and american hero diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. tonight the outpouring an the prognosis for the battle ahead. second thoughts. president trump's stinging attack on his own attorney general, saying he wouldn't have picked jeff sessions if he knew sessions would recuse himself from the russia investigation. texting scam. an fbi warning. a new trick being deployed by cyber criminals stealing thousands of dollars with just one message to your smartphone. and high anxiety. a spectacular new view on one o