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here's ben tracy. >> i'm a fighter.n't want to quit. >> reporter: president richard nixon, nearly 10 years after his historic fair well. >> i can remember that hazy, hot, humid august 9th, 40 years ago. >> frank gannon was one of nixon's aides. in 1983, he spent 36 hours interviewing the then-70-year-old former president. >> reporter: what surprised you most about his responses? >> i was surprised at how raw, even, he was in expressing feelings and emotions and exposing private things about the family, which he had never talked about before. >> reporter: nixon had already decided to resign before the release of the white house tapes. the smoking gun that showed nixon knew about the watergate cover-up. >> this was the final blow, the final nail in the coffin-- although, you don't need another nail if you're already in the coffin, which we were. >> reporter: he told his daughters and a reluctant first lady pat nixon that it was over. >> but she came down very emphatically against resigning. she was a fighter to the last.

for cbs this morning, ben tracy, los angeles. >> shaw was voted captain of the usc football team over the weekend and was expected to be a major contributor to the team th >>> it is a hot, humid day under way here in the nation's capital. haven't hit 90 a lot this summer. in baltimore it's july 23 since they've been 90 at bwi. today we'll make a run for t. perhaps low 89s on -- for it. perhaps low 90s. 89 by 3:00. potentially 91 today with mid- 80s by 7:00. so it is going to be a warm evening. look at all the sunshine. a slight chance we'll get a thunderstorm this afternoon with the heat and humidity but it's pretty low here in the metro. even the mountains it's not that great but it is better. hot and humid this afternoon. we have a pleasantly warm thursday and friday because humidity levels will drop and temperatures in the 80s. friday looks fantastic. over the weekend the heat and humidity is coming back right through tuesday. it's going to feel every bit mid summer. highs 90-plus and the threat for the afternoon storms saturday through tuesday. show you some of the wide temperatur

ben tracy reports. >> i'm a fighter.ter: president nixon nearly ten years after his historic farewell. >> i can remember that hazy hot humid august ninght 40 years ag. >> reporter: frank was one of nixon's aides. he spent 36 hours interviewing the then 46-year-old president. what surprised you most about his responses? >> i was surprised at how raw, even, he was in expressing feelings and emotions and exposing private things about the family, which he had never talked about before. >> reporter: nixon had already decided to resign. >> this was the final blow, the final nail in the coffin, although you don't need another nail if you're already in the coffin, which we already were. >> reporter: he told his daughters and wife pat nixon. >> she came down emphatically against resigning. she was a fighter to the last. >> reporter: nixon found a note on his pillow from his daughter, julie. >> daddy, i love you. whatever you do, i will support. please wait a week or even ten days before you make this decision. go through the fire

ben tracy, cbs news, yorba linda, california. >> odd to see richard nixon again.sident nixon had not resigned he probably would have been impeached. his successor gerald ford pardoned him. nixon died in 1994 at the age of 81. >>> lately, fun at disneyland and keeping what happens in vegas in vegas things are changing. >> time for a cool change in the bay area. a picture is worth 1,000 words. so i won't say anything else. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, vacatioins. disney theme par >>> a good sign of the economy is up. more people are spending money on vacations. disney saw a jump. casinos in vegas also reported huge earnings. casino revenue at the bellagio and other mgm properties grew 6% over the last year. it's a boom time for most resorts, too. but one park didn't fare so well. attendance at six flags is down this year. >>> and something fun a little closer to home. we are taking you live to the san jose jazz summer festival. it's at the bay bridge toll plaza festival. it features grammy winners, salsa and other types of music. this event is recognized as one of the biggest

ben tracy reports the n.c.a.a. clears the way for colleges to pay their athletes. and chip reid on the night the president resigned. >> only the cbs crew now is to be in this room. >> i often wondered what he thought when he looked out and saw me standing in the middle of the room. i'm standing there with an afro and bellbottoms. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the crisis in iraq is worsening by the minute, and today, praub, who met with his national security team, ordered the u.s. military it to begin flying in humanitarian aid. u.s. airstrikes on the islamic militant group known as isis could be next. isis continues to seize territory in iraq and syria with the goal of creating an islamic state. in recent days, its fighters have been sweeping through the north of iraq, driving minority christians and yazidis from their homes. many yazidis are now surrounded on a mountaintop without food and water. today, the white house said the situation is nearing a catastrophe. david martin is at the pentag

ben tracy is here again. >>> good morning, guys.he pope. the world meeting of families in philly takes place 2015. the pope might alsozn down invited to address a joint session of ngre. e'dsthopeful. >>> yain lot of yawning here in the morning. "the wall street journal" has the real reason why we yawn. researchers say stress and anxiety make our brain hot. so yawning keeps the brain cool and working at its peak efficiency. and yawning involves animals to keep a group alert. >>> "the boston globe" said mcdonald's is trying to shake its reputation for serving cheap and unhealthy food. a chef created a meal using ingredients from the menu. this included kung pao chicken using chicken mcnuggets. >> it's interesting, though, you keep seeing people push for local produce and meat without antibiotics, and now they have to realize they have to change the restaurants. >>> "sports illustrated" shows us a bizarre statue of basketball legend9:'9 kobe bryant. it's o display in thlakehe's giant ci tendon. achilles bryant for ten days. >>> variety

but as ben tracie shows us there was one artist who reign ed supreme. >> mtv, welcome to my world. >>orter: beyonce was right, night belonged to her. >> ♪ >> she proved why she's queen bae, performing every song on her latest album. >> ♪ >> and the greatest entertainer, beyonce. >> reporter: perhaps trying to put those pesky divorce rumors to rest, husband jay-z presented her with the biggest honor of the night the michael jackson video vanguard award. >> you know i love you, my beloved i love you, mtv i love you. >> ♪ >> taylor swift promoted her new album 1989, the the year that she was born. her latest hit shake it off sound as if she's shaken off her country roots. >> ♪ >> back inside usher channeled his inner michael jackson, while new comer sam smith, was all soul. >> ♪ stay with me >> reporter: unrest in ferguson, missouri provide the most serious moment of the show. >> i want us all to take a moment of silence for mike brown and for peace in this country, and in the world. >> reporter: but many went back to business mtv style. >> ♪ >> miley cyrus wrecking ball. >> reporter: mi

and ben tracy has a just- elleased interview of richard nixon talking about the tape that forced himresign 40 years ago this week. >> this was the final blow, the final nail in the coffin, although you don't need another nail if you're already in the coffin, which we were.

ben tracy has a new push to keep the sultan from checking in.d morning. the sultan's investment agency own it is dorchester collection which includes ten hotels in the u.s. and europe. the company doesn't have a hotel in new york. that could change because the sultan has $2 billion to add a landmark hotel to his portfolio. the plaza hotel on the southern edge of central park has played host to rich famous and even royal guests for more than a century. even the fab 4 found it a fabulous place to stay. it's the setting for classic movies such as "the way we were," "scent of a woman" and "home alone 2" which featured a cameo by the donald. >> where is the lobby? >> down the hall and to the left. >> reporter: who owned what he called the mona lisa of hotels. now the plaza's history could be trumped by its future owner, the sultan of brunei. >> we have an obligation to do what we can to ensure one of the world's most iconic hotels doesn't end up as another jewel in the sultan's crown. >> reporter: organizations like the human rights campaign are figh

ben tracy reports the n.c.a.a. clears the way for colleges to pay their athletes. and chip reid on the night the president resigned. >> only the cbs crew now is to be in this room. >> i often wondered what he thought when he looked out and saw me standing in the middle of the room. i'm standing there with an afro

and ben tracy has a just-released interview of richard nixon talking about the tape that forced him to resign 40 years ago this week. >> this was the final blow, the final nail in the coffin, although you don't need another nail if you're already in the coffin, which we were.

. >>> but first, ben tracy has some of the morning's headlines. >> good morning.ith the "new york times" and the supreme court's decision to delay same-sex marriage in virginia. that state was supposed to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples today, but the high court put on hold the ruling that allowed those marriages to go forward. the justices are expected to announce they're going to take up the issue in their next term. >>> the "orlando sentinel" says seaworld is dropping its fight to get trainers back in the water with kill areer whales. seaworld says it will not appeal a court decision that makes those trainers stay on the side of the pool. probably a little more safe for the trainers involved. >> so many of us realize so much more about what happened after "black fish," which seaworld has come back and said it is inaccurate and misleading. >> this is hurting them in a lot of their parks. >>> "the washington post" says visa wants to make it harder for thiefs to buy gas with our credit cards. visa is using new software that creates a risk war a

first, ben tracy is here with a look at this morning's headlines. >> good morning again.iler has warehouse there's. amazon founder jeff base yoes demonstrated the drone to mr. charlie rose for the very first time. the drone service could start in india as soon as october. >>> fans of the chocolatey hazel nut spread nutella may want to stock up. "the washington post" says there is a shortage of hazel nuts. turkey produced 70% of the hazel nuts. they've had bad weather there and prices doubled. the rising cost of nutella's other ingredients may force the price of nutella to go up. anyone do the nutella thing in the morning? >> not in the morning. >> it's a breakfast treat. >>> the huffington post says a connecticut man faked his death to avoid his wedding. he metal ex-winchester while they were students at uconn. they were supposed to get married last friday. he confessed to the daily mail that he impersonated his parents called his bride to be and told her that he died. he says he got cold feet and didn't know what to do. my guess is if that was his solution, maybe she dod

ben tracy talked with the two men who captured those moments. office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. >> reporter: we heard what president nixon said when he announced his resignation. >> i shall resign by noon tomorrow. >> reporter: but we did not know what he was thinking until now. >> i didn't want to admit guilt. i ithought it would set a bad precedent. >> reporter: it was nearly ten years after he resigned. this week the nixon presidential library is releasing segment os testify 36 hours gagnon spent talking with his former boss. 36 hours is a very long time to sit and talk with someone. what surprised you most about his responses? >> i was surprised at how relaxed he was and how open he was, how emotional he was. with mixon, that's a finely calibrated thing. >> i'm sure we've done some things wrong in this administration. >> his wife pat nixon tried to convince him to stay in office even wheel she packed their belonging belongings. >> for three days she didn't sleep at all. packing 5 1/2 years of cloth

for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> listen.he investigation is still under way, but it's so disappointing that this story could be tainted this way. >> he's a great player and a really good kid. his coaches really really think a lot of him. i hope this straightens itself out. >> what a story to make up. aye-yi-yi. moving on. >> we do want to talk to you from usc. >>> we turn to a story that could affect colleges all around california. the state is the first on track to become the first in the nation for the so-called yes means yes standard for sexual assaults on campus. a bill headed for a final vote in the california senate would change the definition of con isn't it. cbs news analyst rickykki klieman is with us to bring us up to date on exactly what this means. we all know what no means no means. what does yes means yes mean? >> it's an affirmative action on the part of the person who believes they're being sexually advanced upon. exclusively a woman, but it could also be a man. what happens here is the yes must be affirmativ

for cbs this morning"cbs this morning: saturday," ben tracy. >> i definitely have a blue mind. water when i needed to chill out. >> we need a water element in the studio. >> i like that idea. a waterfall. >>> coming up the 2015 corvette stingray if you bought one, you might want to test out its high powered engine. but you wouldn't want a parking attendant to do the same. we'll show you the new technology that puts an eye on those you hand the keys to. this is "cbs this morning: saturday". this is mary, a woman who loves to share her passions. grandma! mary has atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts her at a greater risk of stroke. rome? sure! before xarelto® mary took warfarin which required monthly trips to get her blood tested. but that's history. back to the museum? not this time! now that her doctor switched her to once-a-day xarelto® mary can leave those monthly trips behind. domestic flight? but you wouldn't want a parking not today! like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xar

for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> that's great.aused any fires. speaking of updating his image, i'm thinking smokey t. bear has a nice ring to it. >> smoky t. bear. all right, jane. i didn't know you were so -- >> i am. >> whatever that is, i am. >> all right. ahead, our very own maestro for the moment. charlie's big night with the boston pops. that's next here on "cbs this morning." msbut they meet them withts determination and drive. chanelle: teachers like ms. harris made me feel like i'm part of a team. not just on the basketball court. but in the classroom. ms. harris: chanelle is not just a star athlete. she is a star student. chanelle: i headed to clemson university where i can combine my love of sports and learning- and maybe even win a championship. ms. harris: i wouldn't bet against her. or any of my students reaching for their dreams. >>> tears in his eyes, a scrap of paper and began to write -- o say can you see, by the dawn's early light. and the rest, as they say, is history. >> everything sounds better with the bosto

so ben tracy is with us. welcome. >> great to be here thank you. >> great to have you here. we start with this. the u.s. is working to bring home two americans infected by the deadly ebola virus. so far the largest outbreak in history could be responsible for killing 729 people. you're looking at this plane. it left cartersville georgia, yesterday. it's now headed to liberia where the american victims are fighting the viral infection. >> now that medical charter will take at least one victim to emory university hospital in atlanta. vicente array na is there this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they have a special ward that zeinsed to handle patients with deadly commune accountablei accountable diseases. the isolation unit is on the ground floor but physically separated from other wards. the ebola patient will arrive within days. the hospital declined to reveal the patient's name but on thursday government officials said they were working to get two americans out of liberia with ebola. >> they're funded by private organizations yet facilitated by government

for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> that's great.dating his image, i'm thinking smokey t. bear has a nice ring to it. >> smoky t. bear. all right, jane. i didn't know you were so -- >> i am. >> whatever that is i am. >> all right. ahead, our very own maestro for the moment. charlie's big night with the boston pops. that's next here on "cbs this morning." these pajamas are really a hug. this toy is a reminder that someone cares. these are a chance to be part of a team. and this is a chance to succeed. female announcer: with your support, the employee owners of sleep train are proud to dedicate their time, hearts and resources to giving local foster children one important thing: hope... hope... hope... not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child. children: ♪ sleep train ♪ child: ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> tears in his eyes a scrap of paper and began to write -- o say can you see, by the dawn's early light. and the rest as they say, is history. >> everything sounds better with the boston

charlie rose is off so ben tracy is with us. welcome. >> good to be here. >> good to have you here. as you wake up in the west the world health organization says an ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to control the virus. the u.s. is working to bring home two infected americans. the largest outbreak in history is suspected of killing at least 729 people. >> a medical charter plane is picking up the american patients in liberia. at least one of the victims will go to emory university hospital in atlanta. >> reporter: good morning. good morning to viewers in the west. emory university hospital here has a special ward designed to treat patients with dangerous communicable diseases, just like the two american missionaries now in a life-or-death struggle with the ebola virus. emory's isolation unit is on the ground floor, but physically separated from other wards. an ebola patient will arrive here within the next few days. the hospital declined to reveal that person's identity but on thursday the white house said government officials were working to get two americans with eb

ben tracy is going to look at the backlash. >>> one of the most valuable diamonds in world is in studio57. chef jeff are you watching? the reasons its buyers paid nearly $26 million and then cut it down from 29-carats to 12. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. don't you think 12-carats would look nice on this necklace? >> i don't think it would be too ostentatious for you. >> poor jeff. >> jeff would say i'm goinéég to have to sell a lot more burgers honey. >> or buy you off with bacon right? >> thanks. >> have a great weekend. >> oh that's good. that's good. that's right. he'll have to be bacon. take care guys. >>> the nonpartisan government office says the bowe bergdahl swap broke the law. >> army sergeant bowe bergdahl was released by the taliban in afghanistan in ex-king for five taliban detainees. the gao says the pentagon broke the law by not giving congress at least 30 days' notice of the swap. >>> the controversial rap skin body scammer uz not worth the fuzz apparently. a new study found the images clearly showed private parts, researchers were able to concea

but first, we have the morning's headlines with ben tracy. >>> we're going to begin with the "washington53% of americans approve of the so-called common core. now that is down from 65% last year. less than half of all teachers say they support it. the survey ao finds 80% of americans disapprove of our nation's public schools. >>> usa today reports the national rifle association is going after former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. the nra created an anti-bloomberg ad campaign that kicks off today. bloomberg is a vocal gun control advocate who claims to spend $50 million of his own money on the effort. now the nra a portray bloomberg as an elitist that is out of touch with average americans. and an nra official called him an airrrogant hypocrite who thinks knows what is best for people's lives. "the new york times" says car service uber is putting president obama's campaign manager in the driver's seat. david fluk is the new rector. he plans to run communication effort there's like he would run a political campaign. the goal is to attract customers and impress regulators. now the p

. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> what a concept. >> don't you just loves so poignant and loving. >> i wonder if robin williams had any idea how people would respond to his death. >> how much he'd be loved. >> and how much people would still be talking about him. >> so beautifully done. that had to be tough. >>> well, a usc could miss out on most of his senior season. a jump from a balcony left him it's our annual clearance event, it only happens once a year. super fun. of course you can get a great deal. hold on. 0% apr financing on a bunch of models. annual and it's right now. they're having fun. you can get all kinds of deals. come on down. yeah, you better hurry in. you tell'em jan sent you. during toyota's annual clearance event, get 0% apr financing for 60 months on a 2014.5 camry. offer ends september 2nd. for great deals on other toyota's, visit toyota.com thanks jan. ooh i got it. toyota, let's go places. ♪ [music] jackie's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of anoth

ben tracy reminds us this was a >> this seems like a de. this is one way to get attention.giant rat cages are being set up around denver this week with a message for c don't be a lab rat. don't let yourself be a research subject while we're trying to figure out what's going on. >> reporter: the governmentor's office is spending $2 million on this ad campaign saying marijuana can shrink the brain, lead to schizophrenia and lead to a lower i.q. >> kids want to be entertained. they want something cool out there and see something that's interesting to them. >> this is your brain. this is drugs. >> reporter: it's certainly a step up from the 1980s public service announcement which were not known for nuance. >> this is your drugs. any d washington state harmful? nationwide about 45% of high school seniors already admit to smoking marijuana and 60% of them don't think marijuana use carries great risk. last month a "new york times" editorial board called for legalizing marijuana across the country for those over 21 calling it a substance far less dangerous than alcohol. other legal

. >>> first, ben tracy is here with your friday papers. >> good morning. happy friday guys.ederal prosecutors are investigating the legal department at general motors. they want to know if gm's lawyers hid evidence about a faulty ignition switch linked to 13 deaths. gm says it is cooperating with that investigation. >>> the boston globe says pope francis made a personal phone call to the parents of murdered american journalist james foley. the vatican confirms that the pope contacted diane and john foley on thursday. as you know, their son was killed by isis militants this week in a video that was posted online. james foley once said he often prayed the rosary when he was first captured in libya. >>> the washington post reports that scientists have reversed autism in mice. in an autistic brain, there are more connections than in a normal brain. researchers at columbia university found a drug that eliminates some of those connections. but scientists caution drugs that work on lab animals often don't work on people. >> that would have a huge effect on a lot of things though if

. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning", ben tracy, los angeles. >> she has the body all of us wants. she was at the end of the show. >> that's why they did that, so you'd still be there. >> they got me. >>> this morning burger king wants to buy canada's most famous doughnut chai >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by the buypower card from capital one. your card is the key. >>> they come in flavors like cherry cola andchocolate, good, right? but e-cigarettes are leaving bad tastes in one group's mouth. >> they're not keeping e-smokes way from the kids. >> the news is back here on "cbs this morning." stay tuned for your local news. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's makes it a s'more. you make it special. hershey's s'mores, the unmistakable taste that reminds us that life is delicious. dust irritating your eye? (singing) ♪ visine® gives your eyes relief in seconds. visine®. get back to normal. [ male announcer ] when you see everyone in america almost every day, you notice a few things. like the fact that

. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," ben tracy, los angeles. >> what a concept. >> don't you just lovepoignant and loving. >> i wonder if robin williams had any idea how people would respond to his death. >> how much he'd be loved. >> and how much people would still be talking about him. >> so beautifully done. that had to be tough. >>> well a usc could miss out on most of his senior season. a jump from a >>> high pressure building in overhead fog not as extensive this morning. we'll see more sunshine this afternoon and warmer temperatures, too. overlooking san jose right now, the clouds are broken outside. looks like toward the afternoon, that ridge will continue to move overhead. that is going to warm up the temperatures outside away from the coastline, these numbers going to sore well into the 80s inland. inside the bay you will see some 70s and 80s and 60s with some patchy fog and sun at the coastline. getting hot in the valleys for tomorrow. it's our annual clearance event, it only happens once a year. super fun. of course you can get a great deal. hold on. 0% apr financing on a b

ben tracy shows us how other performers are talking about how williams touched their lives. >> reporter hollywood is a place that will tolerate a lot of bad behavior if you have talent. but colleagues describe robin williams as hull balance kwindind, generous and a hard worker. >> we lost one of our greatest fans yesterday. >> reporter: in san francisco, a moment of silence at the giants game. robin williams was one of their biggest fans. and the feeling was mutual. the lights dimmed at hollywood's chinese theater last night. and on the late night circuit, jimmy fallon honored the late comic legend. >> oh captain, my captain, you will be minneapolised. >> reporter: williams made us laugh but his friends also noted how generous he was with his time and talent. fellow comedian lewis black became friends with williams when they headlined a uso tour entertaining troops abroad. >> when i come here for ve you're amazing. >> he would hit the ground and he would come out of whatever conveyance we were on and immediately give to the troops on a level that was astonishing. >> i'm not going to for

. >>> i'm norah o'donnell with ben tracy and jane pauley. charlie rose and gail king are off.> police will finally identify the officer who shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown. >> heavily armed police are now gone replaced with highway officers in regular uniforms. vladimir duthier is in ferguson where it's calm for a change. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. days of violence and rioting came to an end in ferguson last night. this happened after jay nixon put the state highway patrol in charge of ferguson. hundreds of protesters took to the streets alongside law enforcement including captain ron johnson who used a less combative approach. president obama spoke publically for the first time since the fatal shooting and said there was no excuse for violence either against the police or for the police to use excessive force against peaceful protests. the hacker group anonymous released the alleged to be the officer. the police said the name was incorrect. in fact chief jackson confirmed to cbs news that the name of the police officer involved in sthooting of michael

. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning", ben tracy, los angeles. >> she has the body all of us wants.d i am going to go to bed after she performs. she was at the end of the show. >> that's why they did that, so you'd still be there. >> they got me. >>> this morning burger king wants to buy canada's most famous donut chain. why it could help them avoid . >>> plenty of complouds around the bay area to start out the morning -- clouds around the bay area to start out the morning. low pressure kicking into the east, may help crank up the breezes just a little bit. high pressure building in the next couple days and as that builds in, temperatures warming up nicely. today, fog and low clouds continuing along the coastline. cool 60s there 60s and 70s inside the bay and 80s showing up inside the valleys. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by the buypower card from capital one. your card is the key. >>> they come in flavors like cherry cola andchocolate, good right? but e-cigarettes are leaving bad tastes in one group's mouth. >> they're not keeping e-smokes way from the kids.

yet ben, is all the feedback actually credible. tracythe fact they're willing to listen to it, veronica -- >> i think that is impressive. try that at gm and other car companies. not happening. tracy: maybe it makes up for the rockets are tricky. i watched this last night. miley cyrus apparently went full circle. hope springs eternal. people can grow up. at mtv video music awards last night, goes from twerking which is parental nightmare for someone like me last year to america's social conscience after wrecking ball video took top honors, she allowed a farmerly homeless teen to take the stage in her stead. >> my name is jessie and i am accepting this award on the behalf of 1.6 million runaways and home less youth in the united states, who are starving, lost and scared for their lives right now. i know this because i'm one of these peep. >> all right. so is miley cyrus the new hero against income inequality, todd? or did she maybe grow up? >> she grew up and matured. nothing wrong with the intent, however the gentleman that she picked, lo

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ben franklin bridge. hardly feels like august this morning. will we have more summer-like weather for the weekend. >>> good morning, welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. let's start with brittney shipp and our forecast. good morning. >> temperatures in the poconos in the 40s. grab a jacket if you're heading out and even in the city with temperatures right now in the low 60s. a beautiful shot of citizen bank park as the sun continues to come up. mostly clear skies and mostly sunny skies as we head into the afternoon. 70 degrees by 11:00 a.m. and by 1:00 p.m. 75 and heading into your afternoon hours, 78 degrees. plenty of sunshine for us today. pushing into the weekend, it's going to feel more like summer, especially on sunday with the return of our humidity and our temperatures back into the mid-80s. we're even tracking a chance of showers. i'll go over all the details on that coming up in my full forecast and for now a closer look at traffic with jillian. >> to you at home, as well, a live look at 422. this is right near trooper road. no volume to report just yet. things are quiet on 422. no accidents out there either. a

tracy davidson. a bucks county road is back open after a tree came crashing down last night during the heavy rains. this is the 1800 block of bensalem boulevard in ben ell -- bensalem. these pictures show that flooded roads and intersections after several inches of rain fell across our area. we have team coverage this morning. nbc 10's jesse gary is sttracki the flooding damage in cumberland county. we go to britteny. >> we saw close to 9 inches of rainfall in