man who has worked in the medical insurance field for years to breakdown what this change means. >> we have a lot of kerconcerns >> reporter: his career has been spent connecting people and businesses with their best insurance options. >> i don't think it was ill intended. >> reporter: he doesn't think president trump was out to hurt people, but he says by cutting payments to the insurance companies, so-called cost sharing reduction, specifically these are folks who don't make too much money but make too much to be covered by medicaid. >> they have to purchase personal insurance and they benefit from tax credits to help them with the monthly premium that they pay for their insurance. >> reporter: nick says president trump targets the insurance companies, but he says in some ways they're not the only ones to blame. maybe he says the cost of the medical services themselves are out of whack. >> the cost of the healthcare, the insurance is a financing mechanism for it and it's a mechanism that's broken and needs some fixes.

>> reporter: in the short term he and his team are fielding call after call from clients. they're trying their best to get them answers. >> small employers and individuals who buy on their own are the most impacted. i do believe that market has the possibility to implode. >> reporter: tim furlong, nbc 10 news. we have breaking news just in to the newsroom. another setback in the president 's quest to pull the plug on sanctuary cities. a court order recently said the justice department could not withhold public grants to sanctuary cities like philadelphia. the justice department appealed to get that decision switched. in the past 15 minutes a federal judge denied that appeal. this all comes one day after the justice department sent a letter to philadelphia, giving the city two weeks to show how it's

ending its status as a sanctuary city. the jackets and sweaters were out today. definitely feels like fall right about now. >> taking you to boathouse row, a dreary day to end the week. nbc 10's chief meteorologist m tammy souza joins you. >> at least when the sun comes out it will be great. it can only get brighter because it's about as gray as it can be. we have had mist, a few sprinkles around the area. the temperature, a cool 65 in philadelphia. we should be around 68 this time of year. we're a little below. winds out of the northeast at seven miles an hour. in avalon, you see a definite mist. a little bit of moisture coming on shore there. you can barely make out the waves, 64 degrees. winds out of the east to northeast, 11 miles an hour. wilmington, all of you 65. we're looking at winds out of the east to northeast, gray

skies there. so tonight, we'll see 60 in philadelphia, 57 in coatesville, 63 in dover. if you're in stone harbor, 63. mount holly, 58. atlantic city, 62 with a 56 in allentown. a little cooler in the outlying areas. nothing showing up on radar for much of the area. just offshore and approaching parts of southern delaware and the jersey shore we have some shower activity. this is associated with an area of low pressure that's down to the south of us and it's kind of kicking some moisture in our direction. we'll deal with some of these showers as the evening wears on. more importantly, what about your weekend? that's what you want to know, right? it looks like we could see an isolated shower tomorrow. we'll see more clouds than sun. we're basically going to be in the upper 60s and low 70s. sunday looks outstanding in the 80s. don't get married to that number. big changes on the way for next week. we'll talk about that when i come back. we could be in for traffic nightmare. in a few hours a busy section of the northeast extension will

close. it is part of a planned construction project on the pennsylvania turnpike. the northeast extension will close in lehigh county in just about four hours. shutting down at 9:00 tonight. the turnpike will close between lehigh valley and pocono interchanges in south whitehall township. crews will replace a bridge forcing detours in broeth directions. the plan is to complete the work in 55 hours. reopening the long section of highway is scheduled for early monday morning. officials warn it will cause a ripple effect on traffic throughout the area. drivers say they are getting ready. >> everybody is going to have to change their schedules. they'll see what's going on friday night, saturday morning situations and maybe leave early on sunday. come back really late. >> turnpike officials believe sunday could be the heaviest day for traffic.

right now a jury is deciding the fact of an accused bomber for allegedly planting bombs throughout new york city and new jersey. last september, 30 people were hurt in attacks. his lawyers asked to acquit rahimi of charges. investigators in las vegas are still at a loss and can't explain what drove a man to shoot and kill 58 people. the las vegas sheriff is defending the timeline of events of the shooting, despite differences between one released earlier this week and one released last week. the sheriff also had to hold back tears when talking about one of his officers who was hurt in the shooting. >> he sustained a substantial wound to his shoulder. through his bicep, into his chest and out his back. the reason why i bring this one up, he asked me if he could go

back to work today. >> police also say an autopsy on stephen paddock's brain shows no unusual signs. 45 people are still in the hospital. tonight, the winds are expected to pick up in california which will make it harder for crews battling wildfires. 21 fires are blazing across that region. 31 people have been killed and more than 3,500 homes and buildings have been destroyed. members of the new jersey forest fire service are well-trained in battling wildfires. they're ready to go to california if necessary. >> nbc 10's ted greenburg spoke with them about being on standby to serve far from home. >> reporter: relentless wildfires in california leaving homes and lives in ruins. the fierce flames and shocking aftermath moving for firefighters watching from some 3,000 miles away. >> it's heartbreaking,

devastating. >> reporter: members of the new jersey forest fire service. >> a dozen guys would be willing to make the trip. >> reporter: ready to roll to the west coast if their assistance were requested. >> if we were to get a call we would help. >> reporter: teams from new jersey did that this summer helping to battle wildfires tearing across montana. besides dealing with wind-whipped flames on difficult steep terrain, they know their california counterparts are struggling with another challenge, extreme fatigue. >> they've been taxed to the max. i mean, as far as they've been running and trying to keep up with everything. they don't necessarily have the energy to keep doing but they do. that's what fire fighting is about. >> reporter: should their help be needed in california, the firefighters say they could hit the road within 24 hours. >> when we know there's something going on, we have people available. >> reporter: in the garden state, they say much flatter terrain is an advantage.

>> fire races up hills. typically we're not chasing fires uphills. >> reporter: no matter where the flames are raging, mother nature remains in control. >> just don't know what she's got in store for them out there. >> reporter: ted greenburg, nbc 10 news. and if you'd like to help wildfire victims, go to the nbc 10 app right now. you'll find information there on where and how to give. there are new resources today for battling addiction in bucks county. officials cut a ribbon to open two new building on the treatment campus in ben salem. one center will offer specialized aid for first responders to get help ending drug and alcohol addictions. there's a new 36 bed medical center to treat gambling and opioid addictions. watch our special generation addicted, which has been recognized now with several national awards. you can check it out right now on nbc10.com.

watch the man in the white hooded sweatshirt there hop right over a counter at a dunkin' donuts. without hesitation. this is surveillance video on wednesday. the guy walks behind the counter, tries to get the employees to open the register. when he can't he pries it open himself. police say he hopped over the counter and left the store. a north jersey corrections officer accused of smuggling drugs into prison and accepting bribes is facing charges. roberto jackson works at northern state prison in newark. he was bribed by an inmate's girlfriend to smuggle marijuana and fentanyl into the prison. the new way they are trying to con you with a cell phone. harry hairston shows how to stop them in their tracks. presidential threat. what president trump says he'll do about the iran nuclear deal

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its nuclear program. >> as nbc national correspondent jennifer johnson tells us, the president is decertifying the 2015 agreement. >> importantly iran is not living up to the spirit of the deal. >> reporter: president trump striking a blow against the 2015 international agreement stopping iran's nuclear program despite continued worldwide support for the deal. the u.s. will no longer certify that iran is complying. well not ready to withdraw from the agreement, the president threatened to do so. >> we will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror, and the very real threat of iran's nuclear breakout. >> reporter: the president has given the u.s. treasury department the go ahead to impose new economic sanctions against supporters of the iranian military. he also directed congress to approve tougher actions against iran, but leading democrats say the president's move will

isolate the u.s. >> president trump's refusal to recertify is a grave mistake that threatens america's security and credibility. >> reporter: some in the president's inner circle cautioned against the move. others warned of international repercussions. >> our allies are going to hate us. how often do you find an issue upon which vladmir putin and theresa may find themselves in agreement? >> reporter: the president says he's tired of iran's support of terrorists and its relationship with north korea. iran is calling the president's accusations that it's not sticking to the accord baseless. russia called the president's speech extremely troubling and close european allies are warning the u.s. not to ruin this deal. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. house speaker paul ryan was in puerto rico today saying the united states is committed to getting hurricane victims help. >> we want the people of puerto rico to know that we are here for them and that we are going

to see this through with them. we want to make sure we can rebuild stronger than ever before. >> speaker ryan took a helicopter tour of the island with the governor, getting a glimpse of some of the areas hit hardest. just yesterday, congress passed a $36.5 billion disaster package, including assistance for puerto rico. 90% of the island is without power. here at home in delaware county, students in chester are doing their part to help hurricane victims in houston and miami. the students are donating school supply and they wrote letters to kids there. >> actually bad to hear they were hit with a hurricane. >> the supply and letters will be split up and delivered to schools in miami and houston. to the weather now, a few spotty showers across the area, temperatures in the 60s. as we take a live look at cape may. gray skies near the link in

south philly. cooler today, warmer weather though is coming back this weekend. >> nbc 10 chief meteorologist tammie souza is back. is the rain going to be around sunday? >> mostly sunday. you planned your weekend. a little bit of everything. i'll explain that in just a moment. let's go to the mountains, do you want to go? let's look for the foliage turning. we may be struggling with that because of aelate season warm u and the delight conditiconditio gray skies. what we're deal ing with is cool air in our area. 60s is here. we have a front that could bring showers and behind that more chilly air. it's going to be warm, cold, warm, cold. that's going to be the pattern we go through for the next couple of weeks.

it's 65 in philadelphia. 63 in allentown. 65 in wilmington. vineland, 68. atlantic city 66. and 66 in dover as well. so a comfortable afternoon, very close to where we should be this time of year, just a degree or two below what that average is. everything but the kitchen sink. that's what we're going to be dealing with. mists, sprinkles and a shower. at some point each and every day through monday. not total washouts, not all day long. just a chance at some point each and every day. we're going to be cold, warm, cold, warm. repeat. that's knowigoing to be the pat through next weekend. and you know, the extended outlook is going to be a really long dry stretch. next week we're not going to see any rain, even in and through next weekend. that's going to be harder on the fall colors. again, that's because of that late season warmup that we have been enjoying. so looking across the doppler radar, there's nothing really in philadelphia. you know what? we have these showers that are offshore. there's an area of low pressure to the south, that's actually

kicking some of those showers in our area. you can see them making it on shore here. a couple of things we need to keep an eye on. that area of low pressure, kicking some sprinkles and showers in our area tonight and tomorrow, and this cold front making its way through the upper midwest. triggering showers in iowa and wisconsin. that heads our way and could be our rainmaker sunday evening and perhaps early on monday. we watched the wind blowing out of the east and northeast. we could see sprinkles and showers tomorrow morning. upper 60s and low 70s. probably is where we're going to wind up. could see showers in southern delaware, new jersey tomorrow in the afternoon, evening. sunday, we're deal ing with clouds. they're coming in out of the south and southwest. those are warm winds. look at the clearing we get. by the time we're in the middle of the afternoon -- so a lot of the day is going to be clear. we'll have a nice warmup. then it's 7:00, we see maybe showers through the lehigh

valley making their way through philadelphia, perhaps at 9:00, 10:00 at night through the jersey shore. exiting the area sometime around midnight. that's what the model thinks rights now. we'll adjust the time over the next day or so. then we see the winds kbcoming out of the north on monday. that's a cooler air mass. we go back to the big chill after a delightful warmup on sunday. the lehigh valley will be a chilly 44. 52 along the jersey shore and 57 in delaware. again, maybe some mist, perhaps a sprinkle or light shower possible tonight. gray skies tomorrow, 72 in philadelphia. 72 in the lehigh valley. south jersey 72. 69 on the shore. delaware, you'll see 74. don't want to leave you out. pennsylvania suburbs at 72. again, an isolated shower is possible. especially if you're going to the temple game, maybe pack up that rain slicker. i don't think you're going to need it. it's best to keep it with you. again, 72 tomorrow. there's the 82 on sunday.

winds light saturday night into sunday morning. we could see patchy fog early clearing out. early morning showers monday. look at the cooldown. almost 61 by tuesday. guys? a popular primetime tv actor took a break from filming today to talk to philadelphia parents. >> hill harper was at the school district of philadelphia education center. he was offering his advice on how parents should be interacting with their kids. he says it starts with the parents to keep their kids interested. >> young people have them learn the way we want them to learn, rather than saying it's our responsibility to create a compelling teaching methodology and method to actually get their attention. >> harper told the parents a good place to start is find out what their kids are interested in. october is the school district's family engagement month. quite a scare at one gas station.

>> yeah, what happened as a woman was pumping gas and who jumped in to save her, ahead at 5:00. car seat safety. we uncover the mistakes many parents make when trying to keep their kids safe in the car.

when you're a double-dipping pension-padder like steve sweeney, it's important to maintain a certain... lifestyle. that's why sweeney spent over a hundred grand of his campaign funds on high-priced meals and other gifts. we're talking fine cigars, fancy watches, pricey restaurants, and expensive wines - all to charm the type of folks who helped him raise your taxes 145 times. too many in south jersey are struggling. but steve sweeney's looking out for himself, not for us. we have breaking news just in to the nbc 10 news room.

monroe township schools will be closed to students again on monday because of those mold problems there. the school will be open on tuesday they say now. teachers should report on monday. take a look at this. a man casually walking up to a car in michigan. he opens the door and gets in, before he could get away the victim jump s into the car. a truck driver rushes over, wrestles the carjacker out of the car. that trucker, is now being called a hero. new moms and dads often fail their first test of parenthood. a new study finds parents make mistakes three out of four times when they install car seats. some stores will allow you to test the seat in your car before you buy it. once it's in the car, the seat should not budge more than an

inch. doctors stress babies should remain facing the rear until age two. >> in a rear facing car seat, a frontal impact, that rear facing seat will cradle the child's head and neck. >> don't forget to register your car seat with the manufacturer, that way the company can notify you of any recalls. disney world is going to the dogs. beginning sunday guests can bring their dogs to four resorts in the florida park. fees range from $50 to $75. two pets will be allowed in each room. today, the atlantic city police department honored two men they call heroes. that's former officer josh mcdell. in september 2016 he was shot in the head while on duty. the other hero, thomas mccade. he rushed mcdell to the hospital. the department says their actions to stop an armed robbery protected others from being hurt

that night. a treat for temple students today thanks to a special visit from wyclef jean. he is in town promoting his latest album. carnival three, the fall and rise of a refugee. coming up, sitting in plain sight. a missing rodan sculpture has been found. tonight why it is now coming to philadelphia.

berks county family is heart broken after its cat was euthaniz euthanized. >> the worker violeated policy and has been fired. >> she's awesome. >> reporter: it's the photo that's been seen my thousands. >> it's horrible. >> reporter: tiffany wegman is mourning the loss of her daughter's favorite pet. the cat's name was violet. she was wandering the neighborhood tuesday night and neighbor called the animal rescue league of berks county who took the cat to the shelter around 7:00. by 11:00, violet was dead. >> if you can't handle the stress you shouldn't be there. >> reporter: the shelter said the worker had been on multiple calls and violet who was scared was acting out. >> she made the unilateral

decision to euthanize. >> reporter: wegman is furious. she says she didn't have a chance to come and get her cat before she was killed. >> clearly she didn't follow our policies. but good old commonsense would tell you that if a cat is wearing a collar, this is somebody's pet. >> reporter: that collar is this one on her facebook page denouncing the shelter. place she says is supposed to care for animals and not kill them. the interim director says the worker has been fired. he says the attention the sho t shelter is getting will hopefully allow all to improve. >> i can focus on making sure something like this never happens again. >> reporter: wegman is welcoming the change. the shelter says animal welfare workers are underpaid and oftentimes the facilities are understaffed. it's offering wegman a new cat free of charge but it's an offer she says she's not ready to accept. she wants shelters to hold off when it comes to euthanizing animals.

especially those who are wearing a collar. out west in california, winds expected to pick back up tonight. that could whip flames into more fury, bringing renewed danger for firefighters there. now, people are realizing the devastation the fires left behind as they return to neighborhoods that are no more than ash and char. details are emerging about the fire's victims as well. a navy fire pilot veteran and his wife are among the more than 30 people who have been killed. most were senior citizens and officials now have the grim task of searching for the 400 or so people still considered missing among the rubble. if you'd like to help wildfire victims go to the nbc 10 app right now. you'll find information on where and how to give. to the weather now, a cool and cloudy day to end the work week. a live look at conditions in the navy yard in south philadelphia. let's head over to the

philadelphia museum of art. a few spotty showers to contend with. >> tammie souza is back now. she has your most accurate forecast for your weekend. >> the all important weekend. everyone has plans. spoiler alert, you may see a few spotty showers on saturday. sunday doesn't look too bad. gray skies. 65 right now. east northeast winds 7 miles per hour. we've seen isolated showers and sprinkles coming through the area. we'll see a few more. we'll drop to 60 in philadelphia, 56 for all of you in allentown. 57 in coatesville. 61 in vineland. if you're in dover you'll hit 63. stone harbor 63. atlantic city 62. so a fairly mild night. we'll have pretty light winds out of the east to northeast five miles per hour. we have isolated showers making their way up from the south. some activity could cross the philadelphia area in the form of mist or maybe a very light shower. we have an area of low pressure to the south of us. you can see some of that

activity just making its way northward. you get an idea of where the low is and how it's pushing all the moisture in. my bigger concern is the line of showers coming out of the upper midwest and the cold front that's driving those. that is going to be for the second half of your weekend. we'll time that out so you know exactly when you have to head indoors on your sunday when i come back in just a few minutes. >> all right. here is a look at some of the stories making headlines county by county across our region today. let's start in camden police are asking you to take a good look at this video. do you recognize this car? it's got a group of carjacking suspects inside. the investigators stole the car on admiral wilson boulevard on september 26th. one of the vehicles the suspects were in before the incident, if you recognize the orange two door sedan or know who they may be you're asked to call camden police. and in delaware county

police say this guy is going into unlocked garages. it happened at least twice last month. one person in middletown township spotted the guy in his garage. police say he took a chainsaw from another township. in merser county a former office manager pleaded guilty to stealing more than $500,000 from her employer. she worked in the payroll department in reports engineering. at the jersey shore an entire school district is closed because of an issue with construction. the superintendent at pinelands regional school district in ocean county says it's not related today air quality as it was last week. officials didn't give details about the construction problem but that it is at the high school. right now, a marine who lost both his legs during an explosion overseas is running a marathon every day this entire month. rob jones' legs were amputated

after an explosion in afghanistan seven years ago. since then, he has learned how to walk, how to run and how to swim again. and now he is trying to run 31 marathons in 31 different cities, including right here in philadelphia. jones says he is doing it to show other wounded veterans that nothing can stop them from achieving their goals. >> when somebody that may be struggling sees me doing this, they might have a better chance or it might be easier for them envisioning themselves being able to do it as well. this is just an extension of that overall mission. >> and up next for jones, is a marathon in new york city. all right a warning tonight to parents from a former nfl football player. >> he says parents need to know their boys and girls can have long-term damage if they're playing contact sports. that is the message from nfl hall of famer harry carson. he was part of a forum on capitol hill to talk about cte. it's a degenerative disease found in individuals with a

history of repetitive head trauma. the former linebacker who played 13 seasons with the new york giants will not allow his 8-year-old grandson to play football. >> when you injury the brain, you can't replace the brain. so you're dealing with issues of the brain and the brain is really the most complicated organ in the body. >> medicalec experts discussed things that are being done to better understand cte. they want to come up with way to diagnose it faster. don't get scammed to your cell phone. the new trick con artists are using to get your information. harry harrisirston shows you ho protect yourself. two officers go the extra mile. how long it took them to help a runner cross the finish line.

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a man who died after getting into a car crash with tennis star venus williams was killed by complications of blunt force trauma. that is according to the medical examiner's report. the crash happened in june in palm beach grarardens, florida. the man's family has filed a wrongful death suit against williams. jason aldean is getting ready to play in little rock, arkansas. he resumed his tour last night in tulsa, his first show since

the las vegas massacre earlier this month. >> sometimes the united states may seem really divided and we seem like we're fight ing with each other. at the end of the day, this is the best country in the world. >> after las vegas, aldean canceled three shows in california out of respect for the victims and their families. this isn't the first time aldean has performed since the shooting. he performed tom petty's won't back down as a tribute to the victims on last weekend's "saturday night live." we're now more than a month away from the philadelphia marathon. this story right here might serve as inspiration for you. a runner at the chicago marathon on sunday crossed the finish line, thanks to two police officers. the officers grabbed a folding chair for him to use as a crunch. they helped him for more than two miles after he collapsed. >> i looked up and said, god, please, help me. and no sooner than ten seconds did an officer show up.

>> if you want to do this, we can make it happen. i'll help you. he's a warrior for even thinking about finishing it. >> the last two miles took an hour, but they made it. it turns out the runner had a broken hip. he had surgery and he's waiting to hear if he will be able to run anymore marathons. >> unbelievable. people celebrating in the philadelphia ronald mcdonald house wore their birthday suits today. striped socks, ties, hats and scarves. it's all to celebrate the 43rd birthday of the philadelphia ronald mcdonald house. the first ronald mcdonald house in the world. even the philly fanatic was there. look at that puppy. the ronald mcdonald house supports families with seriously ill children. doing great stuff there. eagles' fans are riding high tonight. you can still feel the excitement after last night's win against the panthers. we'll explain the mixed reaction, though, from fans.

and warmer weather is ahead. but behind that, there's another cooldown. we'll discuss the timing of all of this for your weekend, straight ahead. i'm erin coleman, the harvey weinstein scandal has put the topic of sexual harassment back in the spotlight. coming up sunday morning we'll look at what local laws are in place to protect victims. >> women simply are saying we're done with this. we've had enough of it. and we're not going to put up with it. >> many districts are looking into whether to let teens snooze a little longer by pushing back high school start times. we'll hear about one local school that's already made the switch. coming up sunday morning at 11: 11:30. on nbc 10.

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independence blue cross. birds are flying high and eagles' fans are feeling good on this friday. the eagles sit atop their conference with a 5-1 record. >> do you notice my green? >> i did. >> marshall, the eagles keep on winni winning, the city is changing its expectations now. >> raising them. the eagles can't stop spring stri -- stringing together the wins. they took on the panthers under the bright lights of primetime and took care of business, holding on for a 28-23 win. it's the team's fourth straight. the city is buzzing over the fact that they look like a legitimate contender. we talks to fans across the city and some are with them all the way. >> i think they're doing a great job on the ball on both ends and

we're looking for a super bowl this year. >> you got philly happiness going on right now. there's though downside to winning. you know, i'm loving it, loving the team. i think they look good on the field. >> i think a little ahead of ourselves. 5-1 sounds good but we've still got ten more games to go. >> i don't think they're getting ahead of themselves yet. i think they got a lot of optimism, but i think it's a good reason. the team looks good in many facets. >> i think i'm going to ride my wagon down to minnesota this year. >> minnesota, of course, the home of this year's super bowl which you'll see here on nbc 10. we actually checked with local travel agents in our area today. get this, two people have already called and asked about travel packages to minneapolis. >> getting on that wentz wagon. >> i'm on it. >> we know. >> right on. thanks, marshall. nbc 10 is the official station of the philadelphiae eagles. don't miss eagles game day final sunday morning 9:30 a.m.

we have exclusive interviews with doug peterson and malcolm jenkins. all right. to your first alert weather now. i don't know, is this the kind of day where you want to stay inside or maybe you like it cooler out there and a little bit cloudy and dodging a few showers as we take a live look at the poconos. it depends on how you feel about things. do you like traffic? >> are you crazy? >> it's friday. let's take a look at the drive home along the schuylkill. not looking too bad on, you know, one of those sides there. you may see a few sprinkles across our area tonight. i don't mind. >> do you like traffic. >> jim, do you like traffic. >> it's friday. >> i was going to go, well, it's indoor weather, go to the movi s movies. you ask that, it's like jim. >> i didn't mind it tonight at all. my wife walked the dog for me. >> he's just evil today. aren't you. all right. let's look outside.

because this is jim's kind of day. we're going to call it the jim rosenfield day. we have gray skies out there. mist, maybe an isolated sprinkle. today's high, 65. that's below where we should be. we should typically be around 68 this time of year. no rain yet but we could actually have maybe .01 of an inch overnight tonight. and our highest wind gust at 30 miles per hour. sunset is at 6:24. not liking the fact that the evenings are getting shorter and shorter. it's getting darker earlier and earlier. this is when i say rain, it is light shower activity. it's being driven by an area of low pressure. it's right off of the carolina coastline and off of virginia down to the south. we also have another batch of rain coming out of the midwest. we'll watch these sprinkles coming in tonight. we'll get a break tomorrow and much of the day on sunday. this front will approach and bring us showers sunday evening and into early monday morning. behind it, the chilliest air yet. you knew that was coming, right? we have winds that have been out

of the east to northeast keeping us on the cool side. we could see a sprinkle or shower into tomorrow morning. notice all the cloud cover tomorrow, if you're going to the temple game, bring the rain slicker just in case. i think you'll probably be dry. just kind of damp out there. we could get showers tomorrow evening ing south jersey and delaware. sunday, look at the wind it turns out of the southwest. it's a warm wind. we'll be looking at the skies starting to clear out and temperatures will soar into the 80 range. maybe even the low 80s. here comes the rain with the front. 7:00 through the lehigh valley, crossing philadelphia between 8:00 and 10:00 and exiting the jersey shore around midnight. after that we'll start to clear out for monday. you see the arrows coming out of the north? that indicates some very cold air. how much rain are we talking about? this is not very impressive. in many places we're picking up .2 of an inch from now till monday morning. maybe .2 in the poconos in

philadelphia. .1 in reading, .3 in cape may. not a lot of rain, this going to be spotty. checking the tropics, nothing going on near home. we do have this disturbance out here approaching the islands. it's out in the atlantic. it hasn't developed into anything yet. here's ophelia with a well-developed eye. look, this is a category 2 hurricane. 100 mile an hour winds, it will pass the azores, it's headed toward ireland. when is the last time you remember them getting a category 1 hurricane. it will go past the united kingdom and close to norway. i don't remember one that has been traveling between iceland and norway. that's crazy. your ten day on 10. 72 tomorrow. could see an isolated shower. 82 on sunday. fog in the morning, rain at night. 63 on morning with early morning showers and 61 by next tuesday. guys? congratulations. >> congrats, you're in.

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welcome bhack, lester holt s joining us from the nbc news in new york. >> he has a look at what's coming up on nbc "nightly news." details on president trump's healthcare moves and what they mean for those on obamacare. incredible survivor stories from the california wildfires.

and a children's hospital's unique perspective on the addiction crisis. we'll see you coming up on nightly news. for now back to you in philly. >> we'll see you at 6:30, thanks, lester. a viewer says schemers are using a new approach to con you out of your personal information. >> harry hairston explains this approach targets your cell phone in a way to confuse you and dupe you into taking a fraudulent call. like most of us joe uses his cell phone all the time. to avoid robo calls, he won't answer numbers he doesn't recognize. but a recent call got his attention. so he saved the caller id to show us. >> you can see it appears as though i called myself. >> his number was spoofed to make it appear as though he called his cell phone from his cell phone. so he answered it. >> there was a recorded message. it said your account has been flagged for a fraud alert. this is at&t. >> the recording asked him for

had last four dickgits of his social security number. >> i called their service number to see if there was an account. >> at&t told him there was no problem and the call was fraudulent. we contacted at&t and says it's fighting the problem with a free service wireneless customers ca sign up for. at&t launched the service last december and says it's blocked more than three million blocked calls. joe doesn't have the service, but did the next best thing, he hung up. >> he did the smart thing. gave them nothing. >> gave them nothing. >> at&t also points out it does not ask for personal information via e-mail or text. and folks, check with your wireless carrier to see if it offers a similar program. also, if you're not sure who's calling don't answer and never give out personal information to anyone you're not sure of.

always got to stay one step ahead. >> yes you do. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. coming up, packing your patience on the turnpike. the construction project expected to create gridlock and long delays this weekend. also new at 6:00, the spike in violence in one local city. why the police chief says he's taking action. his plan, next. well, i'm tracking a few showers tonight and through at least part of the weekend. how they could impact your outdoor plans in your neighborhood forecast.

traffic jams for days. the major construction project about to cost drivers hours. a famous piece of art found lost for decades. tonight why it's now headed to philadelphia. top destination, the national group that suggests philadelphia should be amazon's choice for its new home. right now at 6:00, traffic trouble for thousands. part of the turnpike will shut down. good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. we begin with the countdown to construction on this busy weekend. a section of the northeast extension closes in three hours. the extension will be shutdown in both directions in south whitehall township, lehigh

county, an average of 30,000 drivers go this way every day. steven fisher it spoke to drivers who will be impacted. he's live along the turnpike. steven? >> reporter: we talked to a lot of drivers about this closure. what we founds is a lot of peope didn't know about it. there are signs along the way and drivers believe it's going to catch a lot of people by surprise. hopefully you've noticed blinking signs. >> if you didn't see any of those you're going to be caught by surprise. >> reporter: starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. the northeast extension will shut down between the lehigh valley and pocono exits until monday morning. leaving drivers with lengthy details that could add more than an hour. >> i noticed on nimy gpse it ad an hour. >> reporter: a bring will be replaced in