good morning. i'm vai sikahema. the controversial issues we are expected to tackle. >> right now at 11:00 dangerous heat and humidity will be very sticky tonight. the team is back in town to take ton milwaukee brewers. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. >> and i'm tracy davidson. if you don't have to be outside we urge you to stay indoors in

an air-conditioned place. erika martin is here with the hot forecast. >> that's right. another day of dangerous heat. this first alert in effect for today until 8:00 p.m. it ib colludes the entire viewing area. nobody is excluded. we are seeing temperatures in the mid-90s. triple digits again. in effect until 8:00 p.m. on friday. feels like temperatures 100 degrees and higher. dover 87. really impressive here. feels like temperature 104 degrees. why is that? because we have the really high dew points so it does effect the feels like temperatures. that's what we talk about when we talk about feels like temperatures. the dew point is 82 degrees. it will make it feel a lot hotter than the actual

temperature. now, we don't have a break as far as 90s go until monday. so on saturday we are seeing temperatures in the low 90s. 90s on sunday. upper 80s on monday. this will trend through the weekend. some of them could be strong. coming up we'll talk more about that dangerous heat and potential for strong storms. >> sheer another note about the heat. it is activated the heat line for the first time. joet it down it will operate until 11:00 tonight. burlington county trying to contain the flames in the wharton state forest.

it has scorched about a thousand acres. jeff sessions jiting philadelphia to talk about effort to fight violent crime. >> president trump partially criticized sessions in an interview. pamela osborne is live with more on the demonstrations, pamela. >> we actre actually joining yo lion live. they blocking things off. we have sky force 10 to give you a better look at what's going

on. >> i want to see what she is doing and what they are all doing is not okay. we are not complacent. they will not be able to normalize the government. we will rise up and we will drive them powers. >> and you're taking a live look inside of that right now. you can see jeff sessions taking the stage in the room. mostly federal law enforcement agencies. some local and state law enforcement officers and in fact police officers have been reminded. they will not notify immigration officials unless ice comes with a warrant for an individual. if you come back out here live right now you can see these protesters chanting right now.

we'll join you again in another 30 minutes for an update. >> thank you. philadelphia police looking far gunman. this happened just before midnight. police say a caretaker was help ago man into his house when two men showed up with guns and forced the door open. the 36-year-old man tried to hold the door shut. one of the shooters opened fire. the caretaker tried to run and was shot in the leg. all of this happened while a woman and four kids were inside that house. we have details on the death of this four-year-old girl. gunter's mother claimed the father of one of her other children is to blame. >> she is not breathing. i don't feel her pulse. >> that's from the 911 call she

made tuesday after her brother found her unconscious inside their apartment. gunter said the stepdad beat the child because she refused to eat. we spoke to a relative on wednesday. >> whether it be him, her or them, justice is going to get served. >> her other children are now in foster care. detail in the dais of a woman that stole a taxi and started picking up customers. surveillance video shows thomas climbing into the cab and driving off. investigators say she drove off and started picking up passengers. a half hour later they found her

in a cab. >> it's scary. it's really scary. it's not funny. you have to be aware of your surroundings when you're hop in the car with strangers. >> nobody checked to see if she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. a fish are man spotted the bodies of two brothers wednesday night. >> we have new video of a police involved shooting that you may find disturbing. the gunfire came during a tense confrontation. >> gunfire an wednesday night.

police say they shot an armed suspect when he refused to stop points a weapon. police found a woman with a gunshot wound to the neck and the woman in critical condition. in bucks county a witness who cracked a cold case murder testified he was not apartment when shaw allegedly raped and killed a 14-year-old. this is video of shaw from february. sanders said he helped shaw hide her body in 1984. the trial continues today. take a look at the porch that chapsed. you can see it and we are working to find out what caused the porch to fall down. no one was hurt. time now to check on the roads. it has been a very light day.

>> katie is looking at the problems there. >> we do have a problem on 295. drivers are dealing with this. a fire erupted from that tractor trailer. it is really slowing traffic. expect 10 to 15 minute delays. three right lanes are closed 295 southbound at exit 18. okay. on a different note things are moving smoothly on 95, which is a thumbs up for that, right? this is the southbound lanes. as we go southbound closer to the delaware state line we do have road work. that is 95 southbound between the exit for 476, tracy and vai.

>> thank you. a new interrum district attorney. >> the board of judges selected kelly h kelly hodge. she spoke about the significance of being the first african american woman as d.a. >> i find it a badge of honor to be in the position and take the role of being chief law enforcement officer. >> he will serve out the term of seth williams. up next, freedom for o.j., the courtroom apolicy and his plans for the future. and later booed for grabbing

the ball, hear what governor chris christie is saying after he caught the ball at a mets game. a heat wave will extend through sunday and tracking potential for saturday night. details coming up in your most accurate forecast. see you then.

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any individuals who may have been involved would be crossing the line. trump took aim at mueller and jeff sessions for recusing himself. >> he should have told me before he picked the job a. >> they say he still has confident. now splitly controversy surrounding the russia investigation. the white house expected to announce a new communications director who previously served ton president oes transition team. nbc news, washington. >> confirmed a spokesman has resigned. mark was part of the team brought in in response to the investigation into alleged russian meddling in last year's election. also this morning officials

say the trump administration will ban americans. it comes after the death after falling into a coma. it would not go into effect for at least 30 days. the juice will soon be loose. they granted him parole from prison yesterday. >> i'm sorry it happened. >> simpson apologized for the heist that landed him in prison. officials could release him as early as august 1st. he'll need to report to a supervising parole officer and need to submit written monthly reports until his parole ends in 2022. he also raised eyebrows with this statement. >> i always thought i have been pretty good with people. basically i have spent a conflict free life. >> what's next simpson told pa loel board he would lielk to

spend time with his family and friends. the state will need to determine whether he is eligible to serve his parole there. i'm erika martin. we are tracking dangerous heat here for the entire viewing area. this will be in effect first alert until 8:00 p.m. tonight. we are tracking dangerous heat, feels like temperatures in the upper 90s into the triple digits. it is really the trend for the past couple of days. that's the story for today. i do want to give you a couple of tips here, ek treem heat safety. stay hydrated, wear light clothing for today and the next couple of days because of course it does help you stay a little bit cooler when you're outside. sunscreen applied often throughout the day and get your exercise in nice and earlier or inside a gym. we do have an air quality alert.

code orange has been issues. keep in mind the elderly those that do have asthma limit your activity. limit your outdoor activity. we are seeing lots of 80s and 90 already. society hill at 90. bustleton almost at 90 right now. it's those feels like temperatures that are a lot more alarming. we are already pushing triple digits. it feels like 96 degrees. park side it feels like a very stagnant and really uncomfortable 98 for you. for jersey shore very warm conditions. it's only 11:00. 88 for summers point. i want to show you the difference here.

those feels like temperatures. it feels like 98 in summers point. it feels like 101 in mays landing and upper township 96 for you. dennis township it feels like 98 degrees. i do want to show you our second weather story. right now satellite and radar is dry. a wider perspective shows activity to the west of us. i don't expect there to be a huge situation tonight but i do expect one or two isolated thunderstorms for tonight and certainly by tomorrow. i will track out storms that could be strong for tomorrow night. hour by hour forecast picks up for potential for an isolated thunderstorm later this afternoon into the evening hours. so notice here we are seeing spotty green here. it is very unorganized. not much energy associated with this right now. as we dekeep this going we are

keeping a threat of an isolated thunderstorm. i will pause it at 4:30 a.m. we do have potential for thunderstorms the kick in there. by tomorrow afternoon 1:00 p.m. i'll be in nice and early for this. we are tracking potential for strong storms here for jersey shore and delawarement . we are tracking stronger storms are for 11:00 p.m. it is encome passing the entire viewing area. follow us and coming up we'll talk about your ten day forecast. we'll see 90s through sunday and finally a break by monday. back to you. >> all right. thank you. fans, get ready for the phenomenal one. a.j. styles is live talking about a big event happening sunday night. i'll talk to him next. and accusations against amazon, an investigation underway into whether the internet giant is misleading you about pricing diskoubts.

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they want to be part of it. >> john see thcena will be goin for flag on a pole. i believe you have to get your own flag down. we'll see how that pans out. >> do you have a sense about when you're here -- i know after a while all of these arenas sort of run together. when you come to philadelphia where you know they have crazy spor sports fans, can you feel that? >> i have been here in philly wrestling for a long time. they are some of the best in the world. no doubt about that. we'll hear them sunday night for sure. >> yes. tickets still available. >> still have some available. get them while you can. >> wwe battleground in south florida sunday night. tickets still available. get all of the details on

nbc10.com or check out the nbc 10 app. >> thank you, sir. well, it's heating up outside. here is a live look at people on the beach in ocean city. temperatures are expected to reach the 90 degree mark today. it will feel much hotter in the philadelphia area. erika martin is tracking the heat and storms. all week long, next, the app combining fun and learning that will keep its at their best. day 13. if only this were as easy as saving $600

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this forecast for us. >> we are tracking really hot temperatures and feels like temperatures that are very uncomfortable. philadelphia 88 degrees for you. upper 80s for wilmington and dover. we do have a little bit of a northwesterly wind. it helps just a bit. everything is pretty much stale right over our area. duo have a first alert that has been issued for dangerous heat. it includes everybody in the viewing area. so please be mindful of this throughout the entire day. it is extended through 8:00 p.m. tonight although conditions will be very hot through saturday and sunday. temperatures will be in the 9309300s. we are already seeing it at jersey shore. your feels like forecast for the past couple of days, notice this trend here, from uncomfortable to steamy. it is because the feels like temperatures are mainly or have

been in the triple digits. lots of mid-to upper 90s. allentown seeing low 90s for ocean city. atlantic city expected high 90 degrees. smyrna your expected high 94 degrees. your weekend high temperatures trending in the 90s through monday. i'm tracking thunderstorms. i have that coming up in just a bit. >> thank you. jeff sessions is visiting to talk about the issue of sanctuary cities. >> it comes after trump criticized sessions in an interview with new york times. he is also being met by protests. pamela osborne has before on the demonstrations, pamela.

i will step out of the way and show you they have moved down further closer to 6th street now. this is right by independence mall. they are bringing their message there. this has been going on for the past 30 minutes or so. they want their voices to be heard. they say they are here to speak out against the trump administration, particularly policies on immigration and the attack on sanctuary cities. inside jeff sessions poke to state, local and federal officials. police commissioner is inside along with my colleague. she tells me sessions had a q and a from the attorney's office before taking the stage. when he did he talked about crime in the city as a sanctuary city. take a listen. >> not to law-abiding citizens. they are providing sanctuaries to criminals.

>> mayor gjim kenny said those pollties keep us safer while at the same time upholding the fundamental values in the city where they were born. you can see the demonstrators are down with police protection there. police have chus nut blocked off between 6th treat and 7th street. we'll continue to follow these protests. my colleague will have much more on what happened inside of that speech with sessions later on today. nbc 10 news. president trump may have held more meetings with putin at the g-20 summit earlier this month than we know about. that is according to. >> an exclusive intervu and shrugged off the importance of

the encounters. >> russian foreign minister was in the room when president trump met president putin for two hours this month. two leaders also met briefly to take hands after putin was seated next to the first lady. he does not deny the possibilities. >> were there other occasions when they met? following his controversial where it was alleged president

trump shared u.s. intelligence. the intelligence to turn smart phones into bombs was not secret. >> he was accused of telling me a secret about something which was discovered by special services to be placed in those devices. this very statement was made publicly by fbi or by cia. >> describing trump as engaged in a fight with the american

establishment. >> the fight goes on. they want to make the life of of this administration miserable. people tried to speak about impeachment. >> it's a fight though? >> absolutely a fight. as i said -- >> and slaush was on president trump's side. >> no. we are on the side of justice.

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cornell's 53rd birthday. cornell died by suicide earlier this year. chris christie talking about the fall outabout the catch of a foul ball. he made the catch against the st. louis cardinals. the crowd cheered until they realized who made the grab. he said he took all of the booing in stride. >> it's just the way it is. people go sporting events to see athletes, not politicians. they don't characterize me as an athlete. he said the negative reaction didn't really bother him. he said it would have been a bigger deal having dropped the ball. commuters could get there a lot founder. musk says about an underground

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organizers will pick three winners on monday and they will each receive a pair of tickets to the show. be sure everybody stays very hydrated. don't stay outside too long because the feels like temperatures are going to be in the upper 90s and already seeing triple digits. neighborhood temperatures seeing lots of 90s. we have 90 for lincoln. even more impressive of course because it is so muggy out there, we have the high dew points. it feels like 100 degrees in harmony hills. it feels like 101 for

middlesburg. bay vista currently feels like 101. jersey seeing temperatures in the 90s for the most part. princeton currently at 84 degrees. we have to take a look at the feels like temperatures. that's what we are talking about around here. it is dangerously hot. it feels like temperatures are dangerous. here it feels like 107. medford 105 for you and feels like 97 in lumberton. satellite and radar, we are seeing clouds moving in from west to east. i want to show you this right here. it is not going to be a total washout. right now i want to show you what is to the west of us.

low we cali n locally allowing a lot of daytime heating. some times what happens is we do have the threat of isolated thunderstorms because of the daytime heating. let's time this out for you starting at 11:30 a.m. we'll pause this at 5:30 p.m. we are seeing the threat of isolated thunderstorms moving through, not very organized but still important that we are seeing a break in those clouds. it's that sunshine that does allow thunderstorms to develop. tomorrow morning crystal will be in at 5:00 a.m. we are seeing the lthreat of thunderstorms moving in and even stronger storms by tomorrow afternoon and certainly by tomorrow between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. look at all of this right here that you're seeing. that's threat of really strong storms. the ten day brings temperatures in the upper 90s. low 90s saturday and sunday. tracking potential for storms

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>> and cameron and some of his phillies teammates will be there. we also have a performance who is one of nashville's song writers. we'll have lots of dogs there too. it will be a fun night. tickets are just $35. we are asking people to have fun baseballs there. >> it is great. >> it is so great for us. we have had a relationship with the phillies for a long time. we have been looking for sort of somebody else to support us. we are so excited about it. it brings so much to us and so much attention and of course gets these little guys adopted. >> that's the goal. excellent. i don't think you'll have any problems. >> i think he might have a line out the door. we are hoping anybody that wants to meet him comes to the we event next week. >> thanks for coming in. it is happening thursday, july

27th from 6:00 to 9:00 at m morgan's pier. find more on nbc10.com or check out our nbc 10 app. catch the phillies as they take on the brewers. watch all of the action right here. live coverage gets underway at 7:00. >> all right. thank you. we are working on several stories for you this afternoon on nbc 10 news at 4:00. erin has a look at we can expect. >> it is impacting renters. my special series on the hot housing market conditions, how high prices to buy are driving up to rest. the fight night party is hoping to rest. those stories an more plus this dangerous heat that is sticking around for the weekend when we join you for nbc 10 at 4:00, vai. >> all right.

thank you. now nbc 10 first alert erika martin has a look at the afternoon. >> very hot. it has been the trend for the past couple of days. for today staying in the 90s. for saturday and sunday not seeing a break in the 90s until monday. so the second weather story is the fact that we are seeing strong terms saturday night. it's always about this drang rous heat. get that sunscreen handy. if you can find an air-conditioned area es specially if you're working out that's preferable. by tuesday besee low to mid-80s. finally a break. >> like that! thapg you! and you catch your breath. >> i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema.

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