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ben wilson senior center, bristol borough active adult center. bristol township senior center, morrisville senior and silver dale. we'll have the full list on nbc10.com. >>> well, it is a warm, humid start to the morning. we're in day two of the developing heat wave. here's a live look at center city where it looks a little bit hazy. but it's still going to be a very hot day. we do have an air quality alert, on top of that, with the heat, we're issuing a "first alert." for the pennsylvania suburb, philadelphia, new jersey and delaware, is this going to go until 6:00 p.m. friday. the heat is going to stick around and combine with humidity. it's going to make it feel like 100 degrees. and that poor air quality is going to stick around, too, box of the weather problems causing the heat. if you have respiratory issues like asthma or elderly, you want to avoid being outside today box of the air quality. excessive heat warning continues from mercer county down to new castle county and the counties in between shaded in red in philadelphia. until 6:00 p.

today's heat, bucks county is extending the hours of its senior centers, and those centers are the ben wilson senior center, bristolboro active adult center, bristol township senior center, morrisville senior service center, and penn ridge community center in silverdale. they'll be open until 6:00 p.m. tonight. we also have the full list on nbc10.com. >>> and happening today, comedian bill cosby is expected to appear in a montgomery county courtroom for a hearing in the sex assault case against him. nbc 10's katy zachary breaks down what is expected to happen in court today. >> a trial date has not yet been set and bill cosby's attorneys hope that what happens today here in court could delay the trial or even have the case thrown out altogether. their argument centers around the accuser, andrea constand, a former temple university employee, who first came forward with sexual assault allegations in 2005. she did not testify at his recent preliminary hearing in late may, so today cosby's lawyers will argue that his trial should not be held until constand testifies and they can cross-examine her

good news when i last saw you, there was construction under way on the admiral wilson boulevard between federal street and the ben franklin bridge. that in the last little bit has cleared. admiral wilson boulevard, you should have no hiccups as you make your way through new jersey. we areç following an accident westbound, a ramp restriction. >> 5:33. today the funeral services will begin for the five police officers shot and killed in downtown dallas. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in the digital operations center. matt, president obama was at a service in dallas yesterday to try to console the nation after another mass shooting. tell us more about that. >> that's right, tracy. the 11th time actually the president has visited a city in the wake of a mass shooting. the people of dallas came together with president obama as well as former president george w. bush and city official to pay tribute to the five officers killed last thursday night. five empty chairs with folded flags marked the five who were lost. republicans and democrats, people of all races came together to honor them and call for change. >> too ofte

wilson boulevard. you'll find that construction between federal street and the ben franklin bridge.uick check of the ben franklin bridge shows no issues. if you're headed into center city philadelphia or into camden, you have a smooth ride there. moving south into delaware, naamans road, there's construction that will last until the early morning hours of this weekend. that's on naamans road between ro pike. be aware of that. when i see you in a bit, take a look at mass transit, specifically septa. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> 20 minutes before 5:00. clouds are moving into philadelphia. it's dry right now. you don't have to look far to find the wet weather this morning. there's the rain, some heavy downpours crossing delaware right now, right through central new castle county, middletown within just to the north of middletown we're seeing the heavier rainfall. that's going to move east and into new jersey first thing this morning. it will not be an all-day rainfall. the chance of showers will be with us. philadelphia 72 degrees, warming into the 80s. that's by 10:00 t

it's on admiral wilson boulevard between federal street and the ben franklin bridge.ick check of bridges shows everything is in the clear as you make your way to work this morning. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> not everyone is in the clear weatherwise. i'm tracking showers and thunderstorms and some areas are more likely to see them than others. a chance of showers in philadelphia, delaware likely to see showers and thunderstorms, already getting wet weather this morning in delaware. look at the lehigh valley, allentown, a great chance we'll see showers and thunderstorms today and again tomorrow while those chances are lower at the shore. 70s to start with, 71 degrees right now in philadelphia. we are warmer than yesterday. look at allentown, 10 degrees warmer this morning compared to yesterday. and a little bit of wet weather. we've had heavy downpours through delaware and into new jersey, salem and cumberland county. those heavy downpours are moving to the east/northeast at 20 miles an hour. they'll continue through new jersey. we're not looking at an

charles wilson piehl was in washington's army and did portraits of people at valley forge. he fought in the battle of princeton. ben gentleman minimum west was in london, very much in favor of the american cause but also the court painter to george iii. so he couldn't go too far in what he painted. he had to hold back. in his own sentiments because he would have lost his position at court. fascinating individual stories that give a wholly different look at the american revolution. >> host: what was the reaction when you first heard about that book? >> guest: that i did not know this aspect of the story. i read a of books about the revolution and the period but i never read about those artist. there have been biographies of all of them but i never read any of those so i didn't know their stories, and reading the proposal for the book, i was stunned by the van bran si of their own stories, how amazing they were as individuals, and the effect they had on the american public at the time. whether you were in favor of the revolution or not these painters had huge impact. piehl was the equivalent of a war photographer. he

and on to the ben franklin mid-span, the area bridges are in good shape despite the rain, further up, no delays, on 676 or the admiral wilsonrd, 42, 55, the a.c. expressway, and garden state parkway all look okay, as well. and that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. now, rahel, back to you. >> ann, thank you. still to come this morning on "eyewitness news", the eagles finally put on the pads, at training camp. and, an olds favorite back with the team but in a new role. lesley van arsdall has that story up next in sport. what muscle pain?l ask what headache? what arthritis pain? what bad wrist? advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer than advil it's the world's #1 choice what pain? advil. >> i was the heart and soul of the eagles december fence for decades, fans loved him because of his hard hitting style, the eagles fateful furious when the team let him leave for denver. now brian dawkins is back in the nest. b doug will be working with the scouting department. will be based out of his colorado home. franchise leader in games played and interceptions, so after a tv career, brian wi