all of this as police in north hampton county are trying to figure out how the 19-year-old freshman college student died. >> reporter: a source close to the case says easton police have started interviewing students from lafayette college. police know what caused the death of 19-year-old mccrae williams. he died from blunt force head trauma according to the coroner. however, police say it was a, quote, chain of events that led to the freshman's death. if anything criminal is emerging from the ongoing police investigation, they have not yet said. what nbc 10 has learned that williams was at an off-party campus on saturday. multiple sources say he left that party with a female and the woman went back to williams' dorm party with him. it's unclear how long the woman was with williams. sources say over the period of several hours, saturday night into sunday afternoon, williams remained in bed, and it was late on sunday when concern for the 19-year-old led some other students to seek medical help. an ambulance was called to his dorm on sunday, just after 4:00, and williams was taken to a hospital.

he was pronounced dead monday afternoon. now, what that chains of event is that the police are referring to, they have not said, nor have they filled in the blanks of the timeline of mccrae williams' death. the district attorney, however, says he is expecting to release more information on this case some time next week. in montgomery county, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> and the death of the lafayette lacrosse player is one of the most viewed stories on our nbc 10 app. you can download that app for free so you don't miss any updates on the stories. we update our app 24 hours a day. now to nbc 10 first alert weather. we're tracking the chance for showers tonight. >> we are not out of the woods yet with all of this wet weather. the rain isn't getting in the way of plans, though. it was business as usual in downtown easton has plenty of people there made their way around, even see a little sun peeking out. a live look from our cape may camera at the mar qwest de la fayette hotel. you see some umbrellas out there and some people out on the beach. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist

glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking that threat for rain tonight. glenn? >> yeah, we do see some clouds building up right now, that could lead to some more showers during the evening. b but it looks a lot different than it did at this time yesterday, didn't? it was so foggy, you couldn't even see the skyline. and we do have some showers on radar, but very few. and they are light, they are fast-moving. the one shower here, just about to go into east goshen. looks like it's going to go up into montgomery county. not quite get into philadelphia itself. there are more showers up in northern pennsylvania. some could make their way across, into, let's say berks county, and lehigh valley tonight. a couple more showers near washington. so we're not out of the woods. but it's certainly not a real stormy end to the day. this future weather computer may be overdoing it a little bit, showing these scattered showers and maybe even some thunderstorms over the next few hours, and then everything dies down, as we head toward

midnight. the temperature now at 81. we've already been to 83. so it's feeling like summer, the humidity is up there. and what we're going to be seeing during the night, well, the temperature's not going to go down a whole lot, because it's so humid. it's going to stay like that all night, very few places getting rained on. we'll see if we can keep that up through the weekend, coming up. president donald trump is praising the recovery efforts in florida following hurricane irma. >> the president touched down in ft. myers today, along with the first lady and vice president mike pence. the three toured irma damage and helped distribute lunches to people affected by the storm. >> we love these people and we're going to be back and we're going to help and the job that everybody has done in terms of first responder and everybody has been incredible. >> the president also received a hurricane recovery briefing from fema and coast guard officials.

>> emergency workers are working around the clock to make sure elderly residents are safe following the deaths of eight people in a sweltering nursing home. they died after hurricane irma knocked o o eed out the air-conditioning. an investigation is underway into what happened inside the facility afterward. in the meantime, firefighters are evacuating numerous assisted living facilities near orlando that have been without power since irma. and right now, the help is on hold for many victims of hurricane irma. some south jersey organizations say the donations they've collected cannot be delivered. nbc 10's south jersey bureau reporter cydney long is joining us live from mullica hill to explain why. cydney? >> reporter: the rotary here in mullica hill has been in close touch with their rotary partners in florida. they were raring to get there. they had supplies and had raised $5,000, but they were then told with little access to gasoline and other volunteer organizations becoming stranded across florida, they were told,

please don't come. from drone video over the devastated florida keys, where one in four houses is ruined, to millions still without power, the devastation in florida stretches from miami to orlando, tampa, and jacksonville. bud doesn't have family in florida, but he had his heart set on answering the manpower need there. >> gas cans, extension cords, all kinds of things. we had a whole list. and we were ready and i just am very sad. >> reporter: it was this photo, seniors stranded in waist-deep water inside their nursing home during harvey that compelled bud to organize a local rotary deployment to florida. his mission, to connect with nursing homes and assisted living facilities to deliver generators, cleaning supplies, whatever was needed. >> if something happens in florida, i'm going to do something this time. and i don't want any person that's very fragile in our society like people in nursing homes to have to go through anything like that. >> reporter: 12 volunteers were set to shove off from south

jersey saturday at 7:00 in the morning, but the mission ran out of fuel, literally. >> we couldn't get the fuel. we had concerns that with the volunteer group, that i felt for their safety that if i cannot get them back and forth safely. >> reporter: with massive lines at the pump from south florida to south carolina, their partners on the ground there warned, don't risk it. >> we called naples police non-emergency line. they said, it's very difficult. people are stranded all over around here. and, even though we need the help, we really suggest you not coming right now. >> now, verfaile helps seniors prepare for their retirement. he did become emotional during our interview today, his heart also broken to hear that eight senior citizens died at that hollywood, florida, nursing home. he is inside working the phones now. he is trying to get a small fuel tanker, so they, in fact, can get to florida to help some time soon. we're live in mullica hill, i'm cydney long, nbc 10 news.

>> and in the meantime, we're getting a new look at the devastation left behind by hurricane irma in the virgin islands. just take a look at this. entire neighborhoods are destroyed. some 5,000 tourists were stranded with the residents of the islands when the storm hit. nearly all of those tourists are gone now, leaving full-time residents to pick up the pieces. >> you know, we kept our sense of humor through this. we have nowhere to go but building up. when you get to the bottom, you have to where to go but up. but it's one board, one stick, one log, one brick at a time. >> irma lashed the virgin islands with winds of 150 miles per hour for more than four hours last week. if you're looking for ways to help the victims of irma or harvey, go to the nbc 10 app. we posted links and more information to help get you started. the damage done from both hurricanes isn't just costing victims of the storms. all new on nbc 10 news at 5:00, jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg takes a closer look at how you could soon be paying the

price for the hurricane aftermath. now to a developing story in north carolina, where there has been an explosion at the army's largest base in the country. that blast happened today during a training exercise at ft. bragg. eight soldiers have been injured and taken to the hospital at the army base, but it's unclear just how serious their injuries are. president trump says there's no deal yet, but he's moving closer to one with democrats that would protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants. >> so we met last night with, as you know, schumer, morosi, aemp pelosi, and a whole group. we're close, but we have to get massive border security. >> he made those remarks after taking to twitter to deny claims that he had reached an agreement on the daca program. daca prevented deportation of undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children by their parents. the president tweeted this, this morning. no deal was made last night on

daca. massive border security would have to be agreed to in exchange for consent. would be subject to vote. earlier this month, mr. trump announced he would end the daca program in six months. >> senate democratic leader chuck schumer and house democratic leader nancy pelosi announced late wednesday that a deal had been reached to extend protections for so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers, shielded by the daca program. the leaders also announced both sides agreed to work out a u.s./mexico border security package, but it would not include the president's border wall. but the president pushed back against that idea. he tweeted this morning, the wall, which is already under construction in the form of new renovation of old and cyst exex fences and walls, will continue to be built. >> aundrea cline-thomas spoke with local d.r.e.a.m.ers about the continuing confusion in washington. she'll have their reaction all new at 5:00. the man accused in a murder that rocked the mainland earlier this morning says he still has

to hire a lawyer. derek rawlins appeared in court this morning three weeks after being captured in georgia. a judge agreed to delay the case for two weeks after rawlins told him he was still in the process of hiring a private attorney. rawlins is accused of shooting and killing john lee in haverford township back in july. the apparent random shooting shocked the community. he also allegedly fired shots at two people in the overbrook neighborhood hours before the murder. a deadly crash caused big backups during this morning's commute on i-95 in wilmington. sky force 10 flew over this crash around the frawley stadium around 7:30. one car was smashed and looks like it caught fire there, clearly. the other car also has front end damage and its door was ripped off. southbound lanes were closed for hours while crews cleaned all this up. at least one person died in this crash. state police are investigating. a live look over the

controversial statue of frank rizzo. the monument was the scene of another flare-up today as the city works to figure out its feat. police blocked the statue with their bikes this morning after several people showed up with flyers. there have been renewed calls to tear the statue down. those calls coming from people who say that rizzo treated the black community unfairly during his time as police commissioner and mayor. an accusation his supporters deny. the man who created this mural arts program says plans to put it there were in the works long before the new calls for the rizzo statue to come down. ♪ i'm standing here all day smoot ♪ ♪ biggest heartache in town >> country music stars came together to say good-bye to one of their own nearly a week after he was killed in a helicopter crash in south jersey. family, friends, and music legends celebrating the life of

troy gentry today of the hit-making duo montgomery gentry in nashville. >> today, fans along with country music royalty, packed the grand old opry to share stories about gentry and listen to some familiar ballads. ♪ oh, say can you see >> reporter: it was a star-studded tribute gracing the stage to have the grand old opry, with little big town singing the national anthem, a nod to troy gentry's love of his country. ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ the face of an angel, pretty eyes of a child ♪ >> reporter: country music legend vince gil told the nashville crowd how he became friend with gentry when he and eddie montgomery became esteemed members of the opn opry. >> what i wanted to say is how much i admired watching troy and

eddie when they would hit this stage, whether it was here or the ryman, and how many people, you could tell, came just to see them. >> reporter: gentry died last friday in a helicopter crash in burlington county. he and montgomery were scheduled to perform in south jersey. prior to the concert, gentry accepted the invitation of a pilot to take a ride and tour the site. a preliminary report by the ntsb points to engine problems shortly after takeoff. ♪ i am a poor >> reporter: at the memorial, friends described gentry as a family man and a kid at heart who loved adventure. >> wake surfing, jetboard flying, snow skiing, fun-loving, batman-obsessed, god-fearing, true blue southern rock country boy from the wildcat country in the bluegrass state of kentucky. we lost a good one, but he's here with us forever. >> 50-year-old gentry leaves behind a wife and two daughters. he was a supporter of the

make-a-wish foundation and the uso. in 2009, he received the academy of country music's humanitarian award. i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> rosemary, thank you. now to the latest on that deadly high school shooting in washington state we first brought you as breaking news yesterday. friends of the suspect say he was obsessed with previous school shootings and that he brought notes at the beginning of the school year, saying he was going to do something stupid and might get killed or jailed. police say the teenager killed a classmate who confronted him in a hallway of the school near spokane. three others were wounded before a custodian stopped the shooter. here at home, new details on the search for the intruder who tied up and robbed a 75-year-old man inside this roxborough home. police today announced they're looking for 21-year-old mark mclaughlin. the victim's sister was asleep inside the home during yesterday's attack. investigators say mclaughlin made off with her car and her purse. and family members say

mclaughlin is a former neighbor and the victim tried to help him in the past. philadelphia city council members returned from their summer break today, but their first session was quickly interrupted by a group of activists. the activists were from the group called "philly for real justice." it's an organization calling for police reform and a better relationship between the black communities and law enforcement. the sheriff's office says five people were cited for disorderly conduct. time is running out before pennsylvania runs out of money. lawmakers have until tomorrow to pass a funding plan. and if they don't, the state treasurer tells nbc 10 he won't bail them out to pay their bills. the house narrowly apeproved a funding package last night, but it's opposed by governor wolffe and the governor says the state will run out of money tomorrow without a spending plan in place. the first bill that would not be paid is a $2 million medicaid payment to insurance providers.

lawmakers have been working three months to close the state's $2.2 billion budget gap. in atlantic county, a memorial service was held for former state senator and former atlantic city mayor, jim wheaa . whelan died last month from a heart attack. his family asks for donations to the south university foundation in memory of jim whelan. there are new developments in the historic breach that has compromised the personal information of nearly half of americans. the federal trade commission today announced it's investigating how the credit rating agency equifax handled the breach. equifax says a web server flaw in its software led to the cyber attack and that up to 143 million people in the country might have been impacted. a local cybersecurity expert says you should act now to reduce your risk of identity theft. >> apparently, equifax knew about it at the end of july but

didn't announce it until september 5th or september 7th, which was actually almost six weeks. so that's a long period of time for your data to be out there. >> his recommendations, subscribe to a credit monitoring service. equifax is offering one year for free. also, consider freezing your credit and check your statements often and really carefully now. we'll have much more on this massive credit breach, including how to protect your identity and your money. that's sunday morning at 11:30 only on "nbc10 @ issue." taking a live look down broad street from our kimmel center campus camera. is sun peeking through the buildings right now. there is a chance for a few showers tonight. but the sun out and looking pretty right now. >> so enjoy it while you can. we're waiting for those showers. glenn item >> jim and jacqueline, quite a difference from what we had yesterday. we couldn't even see the skyline at this time of the day because of the fog and that happened after the showers. and kept the temperatures down.

no such thing today. 81 right now, it's gotten up to 83. and we have a fair amount of clouds out there, but it's not totally overcast and we certainly don't have the fog now. the ocean temperature is 72 and we've got a slight wind off the ocean or not enough of a wind to cool us down more. 76 at cape may point. 77 in stone harbor. 76 in upper township and summer's point and 75 in wholegate. inland, though, it's 79, in woodbine, some of these places did reach 80 degrees today. now, we have a shower, just east of westchester. it's not a big one, moving to the northeast near radner. we have to go searching for them today. there aren't a whole lot of them. you can see, there it is. we have another shower area from the delaware beaches to near wildwood. that's also moving to the northeast. it may move up the coast a little bit, but most of us are

not seeing rain and most of us will not see rain during the night tonight. futurecast shows just some isolated showers, maybe a little bit more than that later this evening down to the south. but we start off the day tomorrow, dry, a fair amount of sunshine. it's warm, it's humid, and some isolated showers develop in the afternoon. not too impressive, is it? then as we go to saturday, a little more moisture, a little more cloudiness. showers pop up a little sooner. and then we get more of them than we'll be getting in the next couple of days. so looks like saturday as the greatest threat of showers around, but still, it's not going to be a rainy day. there's florida and there's jose, pretty much in the same spot that it was in yesterday, that it's been in for a week. but it's going to be gradually

moving toward the northwest, then toward the north, over warmer water, so it may strengthen. and now it's getting a little closer to the east coast. these are the various computer models. it's quite a difference here. of course, the closer it is to the coast, the more likely it would be to affect us. and the hurricane center forecast is going to be updated right at 5:00 and we will show you whether if anything has changed, if it's started to make that trip closer to the u.s. east coast. >> just keep it away from the coast. all right, glenn. taking up a crucial cause while battling a serious illness. >> actress and singer selena gomez who's dealing with lupus received a kidney from her friend. new at 4:00, how this celebrity surgery is helping local patients in their own battle against the auto immune disease. plus, showing off his roots, the lead mc from philly's

award-winning gig takes on a new gig. >> one, two, three. >> praise the birds. a new home for this hawk that became one of the faces of hurricane harvey. that's next at 4:00. first, here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. the dow, the nasdaq and s&p, all closing up today.

this controversial sign delayed last night's red sox game at fenway park during the fourth inning. several fans hung the sign from the green monster that read "racism is as american as baseball." police escorted the fans from the game. they said they were part of an anti-racism campaign, which urges fans to contact their local racial justice organization. well, there's newfound freedom this afternoon for an

injured hawk who escaped the wrath of hurricane harvey by kind of hailing a cab. >> here, remember this face? how can you forget it? the hawk became an internet sensation after the cab driver saw this injured bird hop into the front seat of his ride, right on the streets of houston. while hurricane harvey was raging, the hawk spent the past two weeks in a wildlife center. there she earned the nickname, appropriately, harvey the hurricane hawk. and look! her rehab paid off. >> one, two, three. >> there she goes. her helpers released harvey back into the wild yesterday. they say there's little chance she would have survived the storm if she had not hopped in that cab. >> boy, that's symbolic, isn't it? signs of recovery. >> it is, yes. >> and we just saw him sitting there in the back of the cab, you could tell he was injured. >> and probably pretty scared. >> glad he's doing well. daily struggles that many families face, how to care for

an aged loved ones. >> coming up at 4:00, how a bucks county woman's alleged attempt to end her mother's suffering is bringing attention to the stresses of care giving. glenn? we're not done with the wet weather just yet. i'm checking the threat for showers over the next couple of days and keeping a close eye on hurricane jose in your most accurate weather forecast. and coming up all new on nbc 10 news at 5:00, the destruction of hurricanes harvey and irma hitting your wallet. which of your bills could spike because of these storms? and hello, bluetiful. the fan favorite for names becomes crayola's next color. and time is running out to vote for our high school blitz game of the week. the choices are archbishop ryan and father judge, archbishop wood and st. joe's prep or willingford and west depford. you can call or text your choice to 610-624-4111. we'll announce the winner tonight on nbc 10 at 11:00.

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right now at 4:00, a difficult debate over the right to die. nbc 10 first told you last night at 11:00 about the bucks county pharmacist who police say admitted to giving her mother drugs to try to kill her and end her suffering. and that story brought to light the battle many local families are dealing with. how to care for an aging loved one. >> nbc 10's aaron baskerville is joining us live from springfield township, delaware county, with more on this daily struggle that so many face families are faci. >> reporter: we came out here to talk to dr. barry jacobs, who walks right over here at the center for family health in springfield and writes a daily column for the aarp.

he's also written two books on this area. he tells me millions and millions of americans are dealing with a similar issue. >> i can tell you that my client was faced with a situation where her mother was begging her to end the pain and the suffering and sometimes your emotions overcome your better judgment. >> reporter: the words of donna whoger's attorney resonate with many going through a similar struggle. the bucks county pharmacist was arrested for trying to end her mother's misery by injecting her with insulin, dropping her blood sugar so low, she would not wake up. >> there are caregivers and programs that provide people with home health aids, money for adult day care programs, support groups that make care giving a whole lot easier. >> reporter: in philadelphia alone, according to the mayor's commission on aging, there are more than 379,000 residents over 55. 30% over 75. a breakdown shows 31% have

trouble with independent living and self-care. dr. berry jacobs has written two books on the struggles of care giving and works out of the center for family health in springfield. he tells us 40 million americans will give some sort of care to a loved one this year. >> this is a bigger issue, it's becoming a political issue. many advocacy groups like aarp are pushing state and federal laws to help family caregivers and politicians are listening. >> reporter: we're told it all starts with initially calling out for help, but too many carry the burden alone. as for horger, she's out on bond awaiting her next hearing. >> what do you want people to know about your client? >> that she loves her mother dearly. >> reporter: as for her mother, she is 74 years old and suffering from dementia and osteoporosis. we're told she remains in the hospital for tonight. we're live in springfield, aaron baskerville, nbc 10 news. turning now to our first

alert weather. and you might feel that humidity creeping up out there if you're trying to run up the rocky steps this afternoon. a live look at philadelphia museum of art from one of our cameras on top of the comcast center. it looks so beautiful out there. a perfect day for a stroll through the park with your favorite pooch. nbc 10 in south philadelphia as this woman and her dog did some exercising in fdr park there. who's walking whom there? still a chance for a few showers, so don't put away the umbrellas just yet. >> is that what happens when you walk your dog? >> depends on where we're going. if we're going back home, i'm walking him, he's behind me. >> glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the weather in our first alert forecast. >> it depends on where you are. there are a couple of showers around this afternoon, but not many. this is avalon, and just one lady going into the water there. it's been fairly cloudy and it's about to get wet, as you'll see

in just a second. we have one or two showers, small showers. one near east town, one just south of norristown, very small. and then head to the shore, sea isle city has a light shower, wildwood has one that's going into avalon, just a few sprinkles. it's just not that much on the radar here. and as we take a wider look, you can see, there is more in western peninsula, a little farther to the south. and so we may see a few of those showers develop during the evening hours. so, you can't rule out a shower, but, again, most of us are not going to see it tonight, or tomorrow. let you know when showers are most likely and have the latest on that persistent hurricane, jose, out in the atlantic, coming in a few minutes. >> here's a look at some of the other stories we are following, county by county at 4:00. in camden county, a big boost for students in the camden

school district, thanks to some dedicated teachers. donorschoose.org says it will contribute up to $130,000 for classroom projects in the district. that money will translate into some innovative classroom resources for students. and in new castle county, delaware's governor is getting a look at how some of state's youngest students are doing in their first days in the classroom. carney toured the early learning arts program today, part of the christina cultural arts center in wilmington. 4-year-olds in the program get a jump start before heading to kindergarten next year. in gloucester county, a big boost on the way for rowan university's school of business. the william g. roarer charitable foundation announced it's committing $5 million for an endowment. the money will be used for scholarships and also do implement recruitment. well, hello, bluetiful. that is the name of the latest edition to the crayola family of colors. blue tifl wtiful was the top pi

fans. they received nearly 90,000 name submissions. bluetiful makes its debut later this year. it's replacing the recently retired dandelion. >>. congratulations go out this afternoon for a u.s. postal service worker in philadelphia, leanna harvey was recognized today for her 50 years of work for the postal service. her manager presented her with a certificate and plaque for her half century of service. congratulations. >> that's great. well, he's showing off his roots to attract more people to his hometown. >> that's the key. roots. still ahead at 4:00, the new gig for the lead mc at philly's lead hip hop group and how it's helping boost tumoourism. plus, car seat safety. the one thing many parents fail to do when they buckle their child in the backseat. she is going after it. a nun armed with a chainsaw

battling hurricane damage. she has become an internet sensation. she tells us her motivation coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00. fran grenier.

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by switching to geico. ahhh... polo. marco...! polo! fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. polo! now to some sobering news about teens and alcohol. a new study finds binge drinking at a young age may harm the brain. researchers studied a group of college freshman about their drinking habits and students with a history of binge drinking showed increased activity in several regions of the brain. experts say these changes may be an early sign of alcohol-induced brain damage. heads up, parents. it turns out more than half of forward-facing car seats are not installed properly. a new study finds 64% of the seats were not attached using the top tether. it is the crucial strap that prevents the car seat from pitching forward in a crash or sudden stop. so important. check and make sure yours are working properly and that you have it fastened correctly. glenn?

>> yeah, jose still well offshore in the atlantic, but it could impact our area by next week, we'll take a closer look at its track next in the most accurate weather forecast. plus, can you hear our stomachs growling? the eats and treats you can taste test at this year's street festival. it sounded southern for a second there, taste test. i don't know why. >> maybe they have some southern cooking. >> maybe they do. medical marijuana becoming easier to get. all new at 5:00, how a new law is relaxing some of the rules.

amazon's price cuts at whole foods causing business to boom and traffic in the stores to pick up, according to the app foursquare, whole foods stores saw an increase of more than 25% in customers the first two days

the merger was completed. the volume of shoppers was compared to the same two days the previous week before amazon had announced its promised price cuts. a well-known philadelphia musician is helping promote all the city has to offer in a new series of videos. >> wondering if these are all their actual empty bottles. >> that's tariq of the grammy-winning band, the roots. he's teamed up with visit philly. each of the five areas focuses on a dicfferent area of the cit. they include history, shopping, outdoors, and of course, food. >> don't be putting no kale on my cheesesteak, i don't want none of that. >> the goal of the new campaign is to attract more african-american visitors to philadelphia. and just looking at the background, i have a feeling they're in jim's steaks. >> does look like it.

>> on south street. i noticed that black and white tile. >> oh, that looks good! >> i've been there a few times. speaking of food, sometimes you just want a break from cooking. how about tonight? >> sometimes, how about all the time? >> right, exactly. >> nearly every night. >> this is great because nearly every food truck in philly will be parked on main start at manayunk starting at 5:00, and that means everything from meats to sweets at the fall street food festival. it serves as the kickoff to manayunk street food week. >> philly is sometimes a tricky spot to be operating a food truck in. so when these events happen, it's a great way to get -- to gather all of your followers together in a short amount of time and have everyone come out, everyone know where to find you. >> okay. i want, i want, i want. yeah, open up that freezer, let's see it. there it is. you want to find zsas, they're expecting to go through about

800 ice cream sandwiches tonight. yeah, close-up shot, right there. don't move. >> they're speaking to your soul. >> they are. >> did they contact you and ask you what your favorite food is? because it is ice cream. >> they did not. >> it looks pretty good, though. >> is every season good for ice cream, or a certain season where it gets too cold? >> never. and i always have iced coffee through the winter, too. >> true. >> and it's going to be all right to head out to manayunk tonight, right, glenn? >> yeah, a pretty nice night. the cheesesteaks first and the ice cream for desert. that was a nice segment on the news. and we've gsome pretty good new in the weather segment for the most part. 81 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, but some sunshine to push the temperature well into the 80s. you can see a lot of clouds out there. one year ago today, though, it was 92 degrees for a record high. so it can get even hotter than this. we're getting close to 80 degrees in much of berks,

montgomery, and bucks counties. sinking spring at 78. reading, 78. allentown, 79, and white hall is 80. 78 in bethlehem. nazareth, and easton at 78 degrees, as well. that's pretty mild, especially compared to what we saw yesterday, when we were mostly in the 60s. very little in the way of showers. that's one of the reasons the temperature has been able to go up. one little shower over conshohocken, but that is north of manayunk, so they're not going to get the shower down the shore. looks like it's kind of fizzled. avalon, show you that beach shot. still fairly cloudy there, but nothing more than a sprinkle. more showers in northern peninsula, most of those staying away, as we head through the night and you can see them, mostly going into north jersey. we had some isolated showers and things die down tonight. tomorrow, we get more sunshine and again, just some isolated showers. not much at all. and then on saturday, things

pick up, for a day. start off with a fair amount of clouds, and then we get more developing during the afternoon. there's jose. well, there's florida, bahamas, jose, tropical storm right now. 70-mile-an-hour winds, new advisory will be coming out very soon, maybe moving more toward the northwest and picking up speed. and this is the last forecast from the hurricane center. a category 1, starting to move to the north and as we get into tuesday, now we're talking about the cone getting fairly close to the east coast. and so if it's on the left side of the cone, it would have a direct impact on our area for tuesday and perhaps into wednesday. if it's more toward the right side of the cone, then we're in pretty good shape and we wouldn't even see any rain from jose. so that's the important feature that we're beginning to be following. all right. we have some breaking news from

the music world. lady gaga has been hospitalized days after performing right here in philadelphia. a note posted on her twitter page says the singer is in severe pain and that she's canceling an appearance in brazil friday. gaga perform eed at the wells fargo center this past sunday and monday. she said it is not simply hip pain or wear and tear from the road, again reiterating, i am in severe pain, but is in good hands with the best doctors, but canceling performances. we wish her well. taking up a crucial cause while battling a serious illness. next at 4:00, how the kidney transplant for selena gomez is helping local patients dealing with the same disease. and nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles. we're getting you ready for game two of the season this sunday. the birds head to kansas city to take on the chiefs. our coverage begins at 9:30 sunday morning with game day kickoff. we'll take a closer look at

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boy, a friend gave the ultimate gift to pop star selena gomez. her kidney. >> so thoughtless, right, thoughtful of her. gomez has been fighting lupus for some time. her kidney failure a direct result of the disease. the entertainer posted this picture from her hospital bed after surgery. and local advocates are praising her for using her personal life to engage the public about lupus. nbc 10's aarerin coleman is joig

us live. it's a disease that most people don't know about. >> it causes the body's immune system to attack its own organs and tissues. 40,000 people in this area alone are living with lupus, including the woman you're about to meet. >> cheri parone has been living with lupus for more than 20 years. she takes 18 pills every day to help keep the autoimmune disease under control. >> i never know from one day to the next if i wake up in the morning if i'm going to be able to get up out of the bed. i'm in pain all the time. it's just varying levels of pain. >> in her case, lupus has affected her kidneys. it is the same type of lupus as selina goelz. ♪ i'm trying >> reporter: the pop star revealed today on instagram, she recently underwent a kidney transplant and posted a link to the lupus foundation of america, something local advocates say is critical to getting more people to understand the disease and more money to fight it. >> lupus affects mostly women,

so these are our moms, our daughters, our sisters. and if we don't make noise, we can't get the resources to fight the disease. >> reporter: annette myrick is the ceo of the tri-state chapter of the lupus foundation of america. she says gomez's star power is huge. >> most people know someone with lupus, and that's the interesting thing, but yet they don't really know what lupus is. >> that's all we really, truly want is for people to know what it is, because it affects so many people. >> now, a lot of times lupus can take years to diagnose, because it can be hard for doctors to figure out exactly what is really going on. advocates say they need more research and better drugs to treat the disease while waiting for a cure. up next, all new at 5:00, the hurricanes that devastated florida and texas could soon cost our area. how the two storms could trigger a big jump in one of your bills. and keep your umbrella handy. we have more showers courtesy of what once was irma. they'll be on the way for the next couple of days, but i do

have your weekend forecast as well. and new at 5:00, pittsburgh and philadelphia both fighting to bring amazon to pennsylvania. who's getting dragged into the city's fight against each other tonight?

slamming were wallet. how the hurricane destruction in florida and texas could cost you. donations delayed. local people trying to help hurricane victims are now being

told to stay away. and d.r.e.a.m.er confusion. local immigrants thought they were safe from deportation, but now president trump says, no deal. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. right now, all new at 5:00, the devastation of two record-breaking hurricanes now reaching your wallet. harvey in texas and irma in florida brought billions of dollars in damage to homes there and now the price tag for those catastrophes could hurt you. good evening. i'm keith jones. >> and i'm erin coleman. we'll get to that local exact in just a few seconds. but first, with president trump in florida today, touring the devastation of irma. his third visit to a storm-ravaged area in the last two weeks. the president touched down in ft. myers today, along with the first lady and vice president mike pence. the president saw firsthand how devastating the damage is in florida. he thanked first responders and met with survivors whose lives had been shattered by the storm.