allegations. >> nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal was there. he sound ed defiant. >> e he came out of his house here and said he would fight these charges after we learned that two mayors are facing two big federal indictments. the former mayor of reading declined to comment saying he's still looking over the paperwork, but the current mayor of allentown came out of his house a little bit ago saying he would fight these charge cans and say he will run for reelection. >> reporter: after fbi agents raided city hall in reading and allentown, authorities found evidence of public corruption. prosecutors allege the two mayors sold their offices to the highest bidder in allentown mayor ed pawlowski accused of taking bribes in exchange of giving city contracts. >> all of the alleged corruption in both indictments does serious damage to the integrity of our

systems. >> reporter: but pau low facing more than 50 charges not backing down. claiming he was unaware of the details of certain contracts and blaming his former campaign manager who already pled guilty. >> in no, way, shape or form was city hall up for sale. some calling for him to go, but pawlowski pledging to stay in office and will run for reelection. locals remain skeptical worried about the dark cloud looming over the city. >> when the charges have come about and the investigation is obviously pretty in depth and long to get to this point, they sound pretty substantiated.

>> and after this investigation, the mayor will have his first court appearance tomorrow. in front of a federal judge in philadelphia. i spoke to his attorney and he says after looking over this indictment, they believe they have a solid defense. live in allentown, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. download the nbc 10 app to get alerts as they happen. federal prosecutors say brady's opponent in the 2012 democratic congressional primary dropped out of the the race after brady promised to pay him tens of thousands of dollars. a source close to congressman brady insists the payment was legitimate saying the money was spent ob polling data. federal prosecutors say brady offered to pay his one-time opponent $90,000 from his

campaign funds so moore could repay campaign debts. a moore campaign aid pled guilty to falsifying reports to cover it up. rescued from the rubble, a homeowner wakes up to find his home just collapsing around him. the man and woman barely made it out. steven fish er is live at this scene where there's an investigation. i know you spoke to the people who were inside and were very lucky to get out. >> they are handling this investigation. they tell us right now they are not sure why this house collapsed. you see this lot here. three homes are supposed to be built here. this is next to the house ha collapsed. they are specifically looking into if the construction compromised that house.

>> i just heard a loud boom and it's just crack iing. >> two men on their way home saw the collapse around 4:30 in the morning and reason over to help the homeowner and his wife. >> we heard the scream and there was a lady dangling from the second floor. so we crawled up the side of the wall and pull ed her out. >> reporter: the homeowner did not want to talk on camera, but he told me this house was a gift to him from his grandmother. e he credits the cat for saving their lives. >> the cat was acting funny and basically warned them. it was scratching himself on the door and stuff. >> neighbors were shocked and stunned and some grew worried wondering if this could happen to them. >> i really have wondered.

it's making me more detached. temperatures are comfortable with some areas struggling to make it into the 80s. >> but will it stay this whyway until the weekend? let's turn it over to meteorologist glenn schwartz. >> i don't think that's going to. happen at all. tomorrow not so bad. today was really nice. it's a nice end to the day as well. nowhere near as hot as what we saw a week ago. remember. last thursday, 95. predicting 85. then for friday, last week, 93. going for 81.

and saturday with 93 predicting 7 7. and we got some rain coming too. here are the current temperatures in the 70s. 78 in philadelphia. we're way e below average. nice and comfortable. we have had some fair weather clouds here. but farther to the west, a more significant system. tomorrow is generally on the cloudy side. it's going to be a little warmer than it was today. and you can see all the clouds across all of the neighborhood. but we are issuing a first alert for friday and friday night. more on the timing of when the heavy rain and potential severe thunderstorms are coming in a few minutes. tonight president trump says he's banned transgender people from serving in the military. the president tweeted the policy change this morning after consultation with my generals and military experts. please be advised that the

united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity of the u.s. military. this all comes about a year after former president obama's secretary of defense lifted a ban on transgender military service. president trump cited medical costs and distraction for that decision. a doctor who has been performing gender reassignment surgery d disagrdi disagrees with the president. >> they are on hormones to help them transition. but why is that different from being on diabetes or any other medicine for any other condition? >> there are a z many as 6600 people transagengender serving the military. that's according to a recent study. republicans and democrats criticized the president's sudden policy reversal, especially since it came e via

twitter. >> i want a strong military but i want it to be fair. i want a hearing, not a tweet. >> the department of defense seemed caught off guard and referred all questions to the white house. continuing coverage of the health care showdown. back to the drawing board on the plan to repeal president obama's health care law. late this afternoon, the senate reed the republican's proposal to repeal obamacare and give congress two years to come up with a a replacement. everyone is republicans joined democrats and voted against the plan. their first attempt also failed to pass last night. the senate will now troy to vote on a series of amendments on individual health care measures. delivering poison to a hospital. today the montgomery county district attorney charged and accused drug dealer with murder. he's accused of selling drugs five times while she was inside the hospital back in may. she overdosed and died. this is the fourth person this

year in montgomery county charged with dealing drugs resulting in death. a bucks county pan accused of stealing hundreds of dollars in sunglasses is in police custody. he turned himself in to police in newtown town shship. this is video of the theft that designed provision. investigators say he put the shades on babies in those car seats and walked out with. bail has been set at $25,000. in delaware a crackdown on prostitution in massage businesses. today governor carney signed a bill to tighten massage regulations. the goal is to fight human trafficking and illegal massage parlors. the law let them inspect without notice or without any criminal investigation. the governor signed another bill to make fantasy sports betting legal in delaware. the new law lets playersly make money off fantasy sports. operators of paid fantasy contests will need a license and pay a tax and yearly fee.

protesters using wheelchair get their message across tonight you see them block the road there. the demonstrators say they are upset that the complex is not responding to their needs quickly enough. the head of the complex says he will meet with the residents next week about their concerns. up next, all new at 6:00, sex workers on display. how giving you an inside look at the dangers of their lives is meant to help them. the wait for a kidney can be years unless you know someone who is a match. the husband who found another way to get his wife to the front of the line. i'm john clark live at the eagles complex with all the veterans reporting here. the birds make two big moves including cutter a a former first round draft pick. more in ten minutes.

it's an nbc 10 investigation looking into a rise in violent crime. philadelphia's averaging about three shootings a day in 201. our investigation is finding that has not changed in over a year. according to police statistics, most shootings involve 18 to

34-year-old men. by the numbers, most of the shootings are happening in north philadelphia. they are neighborhoods where arlene lives. >> i can hear the shooting while i'm in the kitchen. someone is always shooting. >> all new at 11:00, our investigation continues as police struggle to solve murders in the city of brotherly love. new at 6:00, sex workers on display. a local photographer is using her lens to highlight human trafficking in an exhibit unveiled today. for three years an artist visited brothels in mexico for a look inside the lives of sex workers. she says many of the women she photographed were kidnapped, sold into prostitution and became addicted to drugs. most of them are no locker alive. >> i was expecting cute little

girls with just not expecting this pain. they end up there. >> donating 100% of the proceeds from the exhibit at 22 gallery to groups that are fighting against human trafficking. all new at 6:00, a delaware woman just had had dinner with a person who saved her life. >> the woman's husband was there too across the table from a stranger he saved as well. >> they did some kidney swapping that could help some of the nearly 90,000 people across the country who are waiting for a kidney transplant. tim furlong has a story you need to see if or a loved one needs a kidney. >> it's ago mary asked her brother for a kidney and he gave it to her. a few years back she needed to replace it. she had run out of options. >> e we assumed somebody from the family could donate.

when that couldn't happen, then we had to step out oufr comfort zone. it required him to say is i'll donate to a stranger. >> ed score canned some serious points with his wife. >> i try to milk for all it's worth. >> reporter: they learned about paired donation. people have gotten create cannive when it comes to finding a kidney. paired donation makes it easier. if you need a a kidney, a a family member can get you one by donating to a stranger around the country. that's what ed did for wife. >> the fact we agreed to this is not that i'm a wonderful goi. the fact is there are a hundred thousand people in this country currently waiting for kidney transplants. >> donating a de ing ing a kidn deal, but there's a national registry. this is the doctor who performed their transplant. >> the requirements. for a living donor are willingness, excellent health and after that it doesn't matter if you're blood type compatible

because we can find a living donor for you. >> he got a kidney from a guy from california who donated on behalf of his sister. usually they don't meet, but a few weeks ago the four donors and re. sip yents met for dinner in california. mary is thankful for what ed did for her and thankful for those that gave to her so she could live. >> they are always with me. i don't have a day i don't think about them. >> tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> a lot of thought goes into that whole process i imagine. >> it does. it opens up the options and possibilities. to your first alert weather. >> the ground is so saturated from all the rain.

it's dry today. 78 degrees in philadelphia right now. and a little cooler than that across much of the rest of the area. nothing but fair weather and cumulus clouds today. and a few places getting up to 80. it did get to 82 at philly airport. all those places will be warmer tomorrow. just some fair weather clouds here. this is part of the next system that's going to be moving in by tomorrow night. it looks like friday and friday night are going to be the worst parts of this. that's why we have issued a first alert for all neighborhoods. that's when the worst weather is going to occur. could be some lingering flooding during the day on saturday in some areas. the severe storms are possible.

it doesn't take that much rain to produce flooding. this dark green area only needs 1 to 2 inches in a six-hour period. that's very likely. much of delaware, as you can see, in the 3 to 4-inch range. and there could certainly be more than that. or even tomorrow night. it's friday that things start to get a little wild. especially later in the day and at night. some tremendous rains coming through and that computer model, the european b model, the most

accurate overall not showing much rain through early friday. the ground can't handle that and that's why we have the first alert out. children cannot succeed without the right tools. >> that's why nbc 10 and telemundo are supporting our schools to make an impact in the classroom. through this saturday, you can help us make sure students have the school supplies they need to flourish. donate money or supplies to support projects teachers want to bring to kids this year. we have more than 900 projects to choose from on our website. visit nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app to support our schools and get involved. i'm john clark live at the eagles complex. the eagles make two moves today. we'll tell you about them. and manager of the phillies has a big meeting today. we'll discuss what it was about,

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i'm john clark live at the eagles complex. all the veterans haved. they are walking out of a big. meeting behind me. first practice on the field tomorrow. take a look at who the birds cut loose today. a former first round pick from three years ago. marcus smith, he only play 37 games for the eagles. only has 4 sacks. so you could say he's a bust. back out here live, the birds traded away allen barber to the denver broncos.

a look at the eagles, veterans arriving here. this is report day. and let's hear it one of the leaders on this team. malcolm jenkins talking about the goal of training camp. >> this next four weeks for us is crucial to improve on ourselves. to be able to put something we can be proud of on the field come week one. >> how about lane johnson. e he looks big. he says he's going to play around 320 pounds this year. he will be all natural. he was suspended last year for ten games for performance-enhancing drugs. they were 5-1 with lane johnson. he knows a third strike and he is out. >> it's never left my mind. i think about it every day.

i had my name drug through the mud. it's all my fault. i'm going to try to make the best of it. show what kind of player i am and wow people every time i'm on the field. >> we would like to see that. across the street, phillys are trying to avoid being swept by the astros. daniel nava goes on the disabled list. take a look at he ra ra. he had the back flip on the fly ball. that's a no-no. they do not like that. and then he had the issue where he swung at a ball in the dirt and he did not look to run to first base. he was spoken to in a meeting today. he is not in the line up tonight. i'm john clark. we're right back.

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a chance of a couple showers tomorrow afternoon. the main threat is friday and friday night. perhaps into saturday morning.

severe thunderstorms and flood threat too. >> waiting for sunday. i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. "nbc nightly news" is next. see you at 11:00. tonight, trump's transgender military ban. the president on twitter reverses an obama policy and leaves thousands of troops in limbo. many at the pentagon caught off guard. tonight the backlash even among some strong conservatives. electronic bomb threat. new tsa measures as terrorists find new ways to hide explosives. the airport rule changes that could affect your wait time at security. fertility crisis. scientists warn of an alarming decline among men. what's behind it and what doctors say couples struggling to conceive can do. a brazen escape caught on camera. a prison break filmed by the inmates themselves. how they made a daring video and how they got out. and baby cubs. a delivery boom in chicago ni