but looking off to the west, it is looking dark as that line of showers ace approaching center city philadelphia. temperatures right now still warm at 83 degrees our current in philadelphia we are at 80 in dover but to the north and west rain cooled air, temperatures in the 70's in the lehigh valley. we do have that steam factor ongoing right now, dew points have been increasing over the last 24 hours but by double digits in some locations and tomorrow, get ready for a humid day but right now yeah, we will be cooled down in center city philadelphia over the next hour there is that line of showers approaching from the west. cloud deck will start increasing down the shore and southern new jersey, pretty rapidly. now shower activity is light to maryland rate really no lightening being detect at this point and any of these cells. so light to moderate intensity rainfall not worried, but as we head in the next couple of hours get a dosing much needed rainfall and look out for tomorrow with the storm chance in the forecast. we could see stronger storms later in the day and talk about humid conditions,

meantime here in the city of philadelphia, the district attorney tells us that the goal ultimate system to to have the med return boxes in every police district in the city all 26 of them. we're live in center city philadelphia tonight, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> natasha today we learn the rise in opie i don't do related deaths is pushing local moorings to capacity. gloucester county medical examiner says gloucester salem and camden counties have seen 79 drug deaths this year almost all caused by heroin. gloucester county has purchased a new refrigerated storage unit to help with overcrowding it can hold an additional 55 bodies. >>> three soldiers are dead and six are missing after an army truck overturned in a rain swollen creek at fort hood in central texas. the accident happened around 11:30 this morning. three bodies were recovered from the flood waters and the search continues tonight for six missing soldiers. >>> three soldiers are in the hospital in stable condition wolf deadly crashes today involving the military's elite fighter jet performance teams. abelian gels

reporting live at city hall, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >>> happening today, a group of philadelphial students will weigh in on the city's community schools plan. that's one of the new initiatives that mayor kenny hopes to pay for with the soda tax. the district wants to hear what the kids themselves think. the students will see the presentation on community schools and then share their thoughts this afternoon at city hall. >>> also happening today, an islamic funeral prayer service will be held for boxing great muhammad ali. the event is being held in his home town of louisville. ali died last friday after a long battle with parkinson's. another public memorial service will be held tomorrow. >>> and tonight, ocean county left-hander jason groom is expected to be one of the first players chosen in tonight's major league baseball draft. the phillies have the first pick overall. experts say it is possible that they could choose the young high school pitcher from their own backyard. >>> and president obama will make his first guest appearance on "the tonight show" starring jimmy fallon.

meantime here in the city of philadelphia, the district attorney tells us that the goal ultimate system to to have the med return boxes in every police district in the city all 26 of them. we're live in center city philadelphia tonight, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> natasha today we learn the rise in opie i don't do related deaths is pushing local moorings to capacity. gloucester county medical examiner says gloucester salem and camden counties have seen 79 drug deaths this year almost all caused by heroin. gloucester county has purchased a new refrigerated storage unit to help with overcrowding it can hold an additional 55 bodies. >>> three soldiers are dead and six are missing after an army truck overturned in a rain swollen creek at fort hood in central texas. the accident happened around 11:30 this morning. three bodies were recovered from the flood waters and the search continues tonight for six missing soldiers. >>> three soldiers are in the hospital in stable condition wolf deadly crashes today involving the military's elite fighter jet performance teams. abelian gels

department of transportation secretary anthony fox, announced that philadelphia is one of four citieso win the every place counts design challenge. vine street expressway successfully connected i-95 to the schuylkill expressway, its construction managed to split city communities but improvements are coming. >> our teamworking not only with the u.s. department of transportation but even some of our non-government organizations stake holders will work to provide technical assistance to philadelphia as it reimagines the connections between the communities impacted by this project in the past. >> planners a and designers will meet with local residents to plan on site technical a assistance next movement. >>> also a stretch of i-95 in philadelphia will be off limits to certain types of the vehicles traffic during the democratic national convention. penndot says vehicles over 5 tons like tractor trailers, dump trucks and mobile homes will not be permitted to travel along i-95 between philadelphia international airport and the vine street expressway. the restrictions go in effect on saturday

city. philadelphia, 54 degrees. we'll talk more about the rest of this week and onsome storms r part of your weekend. let's get a check of your roads with katy zachry. >> a live look outside at the vine street expressway, where things are not moving because it is closed between 95 and 76. i also have a closure on 95 i'll tell you about after the break. >>> plus, this morning we have exclusive video of a hit-and-run driver slamming into a philadelphia police cruiser and then taking off. we'll show you what happened and explain where the search for the driver stands now. over 4 million women have discovered silky smooth feet that they can't help but touch. discover their secret with product of the year winning amopé pedi perfect extra coarse electronic foot file with diamond crystals. it removes even heavy callouses revealing soft, beautiful feet. and now try the new amopé pedi perfect wet & dry rechargeable foot file. it works on both wet or dry skin. feel it yourself! amopé, love every step.

6:00. >> and we start with breaking news right now in center city philadelphia. near 23rd and mark streets. that's where dispatchers tell us that two people had to be taken to the hospital. they were working in manhole and were shocked. one of them went to penn presbyterian. the totter temple university hospital. we do not know their conditions right now. but they were conscious and alert when they were taken to the hospitals. peco says one of its employees an contractor were working together when they were both hurt. a spokesperson says they were wearing protective gear. >>> right now, for officer christopher dorman released from the hospital it's just another day. >> ready to get back to work. (applause). >> incredible after being shot seven times in the line of duty friday, folcroft police officer is out of the hospital tonight and there was some question this day would ever be possible. for the young cop g evening, i'm iain isn't i'm done tim feature officer dorman is out of the hospital but he still has a lot of recovery ahead of i fortunate he will has a lo

pat toomey plans to announce today on the controversial topic. >>> history could be made in philadelphia. city council will vote on a controversial tax that if passed would make philadelphia the first major city in the country to tax sugary drinks. nbc 10's pamela osborne has details on the tax and who benefits from it. >> reporter: without a doubt, this tax would help the city's youngest residents, but we're once again expecting to see demonstratio demonstrations, both for and against the soda tax. now, today is the final vote for the sugary tax bill, which would add 1.5 cents an ounce packs on all sugar y drinks. a huge chunk of that money would go toward expanding the city's universal pre-k program and make improvements to recreational centers. we caught up with the mayor yesterday, visited the smart center, the owner of that school says she hopes to get 55 to 60 kids off of her waiting list and into her classrooms with money generated by the soda tax. >> anyone who says this is baby-sitti baby-sitting, this is education. for our kids to be prepared for first, second, third grade, they need

a quick drive of 13 minutes. 76 eastbound headed into center city, philadelphia. that's smooth. then the blue route southbound between 76 and 95 is a smooth ride as well. we're highlighting the vine street expressway because in the last little bit, overnight construction lifted. i wish this picture would come back, but it's not. in both directions, the vine is moving smoothly. moving out into voorhees, new jersey, no issues there. >>> we have breaking news here on nbc 10 this morning. one person is dead in south philadelphia after a fire breaks out inside a home, sending dozens of firefighters to the scene. nbc 10's matt delucia is live for us at that scene this morning with breaking details. matt, what's the latest? >> well, vai, we're on the 1700 block of taylor street. i'm going to step out of the way. just within the past few minutes, we started seeing what you're seeing here. the firefighters rolling up their hoses. the fire has been out for a couple hours now. they're getting ready to clean up all this. several roads in this area have been blocked off as a result. we're ne

you have to geoff credit to the city of philadelphia itself a world heritage cityerything going so well in philadelphia to the pope's visit to the dnc welcome america is one more festival for opportunity to come not just in philadelphia from far and wide to enjoy all the great things in philadelphia. >> leon bridges is the headliner for this year's july 4th concert. >> jaw-dropping video shows car slam into this bicyclist zenning him cart wheeling through the air. he's okay tonight somehow. why police say his girlfriend ran him down. >> a trash truck smashed into a car. when it came time to pay up, the city blamed somebody else. what gives? fox 29 investigates is next. ♪ (vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. (mom) honey, are you ok? (child) i'm ok. (announcer vo) love. (mom) we're ok. (announcer vo) it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ♪ >>> five month old baby is safe tonight after getting snatched from her mom' arms. the frantic mother called 911 last night saying man had just tried to kidnap her daughter. she to

a protest is currently blocking traffic in center city philadelphia. and house republicans have released their long awaited report on the terror attacks in benghazi, libya. and the big news is the unsettled weather. there is a chance of pop-up storms or flooding downpours today. karen rogers is in for david murphy. >> when you step outside you feel the humidity. the dew points are over 70 degrees, that is when it's oppressive. it will feel that way through the day into the evening tonight. lets look at these temperatures, right now 75 in philadelphia and 78 in millville and 76 right now in atlantic city. i want to show you satellite 6 along with action radar and no storms to the west just yet. we do see the heavy rain that moved through the area and got hung up along the coastline and gave a pounding to the jersey shore and southern delaware. that shifts out of our region and we have a front lingering nearby and can expect something to fire up at any point. one area is of concern, the northwest suburbs in allentown, reading and lancaster, all through t

world tour begins tonight with performances through sunday at the academy of music in center city, philadelphia. for more details, go to our website, nbc10.com, or check out the nbc10 app. again, jason and maggie, thank you so much for joining us. >> well, we continue to follow breaking news from philadelphia's fairmount park this morning. that's where some passers by found a woman's body earlier this morning. police tell us she was stabbed to death. we'll have an update and a live report just ahead. >>> good morning. we're coming on with a major development in the investigation into the orlando terror attack. let's get right to our justice correspondent, pete williams, who is breaking exclusive new information. pete, what can you tell us? >> well, nbc news has learned omar mateen's current wife has told the fbi that she drove mateen to the pulse nightclub in orlando on a prior occasion, and that she tried to talk him out of conducting any kind of attack. several officials familiar with what she has told the fbi say that she was with him when he bought ammunition and the holster. they say she a

of wholesale distributors each distributor would have to register with city hall and in theory every ounce headed to philadelphia would be taxed. each retail order would include an invoice proving the tax had been collected. to enforce that collection, the measure self funds the hiring of new city workers. >> 1.8 million. >> how many more revenue staffers. >> about 15 staffers performing a variety of functions to make sure this all goes smoothly. >> reporter: david day runs day's beverages in yeadon in 18 states they sell 12 to 15 million cases in a lot of flavors. >> 24 flavors. >> reporter: day's openly skeptical the philadelphia tax will reach its goally he thinks the steep one and a half per ounce tax will end can courage some haulers to bring product from elsewhere to get around the tax use wag day calls trans shipping. >> what i mean by trans shipping there's going to be pepsi coming from baltimore, coming from north carolina, from new york into these large cash and carries in philly. the city will never get that tax money. >> reporter: at least not anywhere near the $90 million the mayor thinks will be co

. >>> philadelphia police are releasing surveillance video of two men wanted for violent crimes in the city. they were walking at the time they shot one man and robbed another. the first happened at 3:15 a.m. at broad and walnut, a 26-year-old man left wawa when two strangers punched him in the face and another man was robbed of a cell phone, and the suspect fired one shot during a struggle and no one was hit, if you recognize either suspect you are asked to contact philadelphia police. >>> still no verdict in the corruption trial of chaka fattah. the jury resumed deliberations this morning. fattah is accused of taking bribes to pay off personal debts. >>> right now hillary clinton is delivery a speech in one of the nation's top battleground states. her address in iowa is happening one day off donald trump fired his long time manager. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, both candidates are back out there on the campaign trail. hillary clinton talking about economics and donald trump meeting with religious leaders as the trump campaign tries to refocus their efforts while they see them losing

married being one of them. ♪ ♪ >>> 1961 is first time want make's ward was handed out to the city of philadelphiagoes to the athlete, team or organization which has done the most to reflect credit upon the city and for the team or sport in which they excel. i mced the award in center city. >> great afternoon with three great award winners, first winner of the phillies parks and recreation sport volunteer of the year award, it goes to rahim thompson founder of the chosen league at tenth and olney a thriving basketball league that has been showcasing high school talent since 2002. >> now to take a minute, to take a breather and i have my family here to see significance of how big this award is very humbling. >> reporter: winner of the robert levy community service award is philadelphia city rowan. the since 2010, pete yar has introduced hundreds of public high school kid to rowing while offering mentoring and college credit and get this, students who participate have have a 100 percent college acceptance rate. >> the primary purpose was to empower use of the city through sport of rowing. it is one

. >> aclu of pennsylvania is suing the city of philadelphia over its refusal to issue march permit during the democratic national convention. the poor people's economic is human rate campaign plan to march during rush hour from city hall to the wells fargo center down broad street next month. they applied for march permit, but the city's denied the application siting interferance with traffic and conflicts with another event. >> governor wolf's offers says no decision has been made yet on whether to call a special election to fill the vacated seat of congressman chaka fattah. the 11 term democrat resigned yesterday after convicted this week on charges of racketeering, fraud, and money laundering. initially planned to step down on october 3rd, 1 day before he is scheduled to be sentenced but after pressure from congressional leaders, fattah resigned effective immediately. >> well, sixers fans are ready to begin a new era. philadelphia basketball. >> that's right, they are welcoming number one awe overall draft pick in last night's nba draft. sports director don bell tells us ball ben simmo

torrential rain, flooded streets in camden, new jersey, sent people running for cover in center city philadelphiahere the rain was cascading off of buildings and it soaked the crowds headed to music superstar beyonce's big concert at the link. >> real heavy rain but it has lightened up. we are hoping for good weather. >> fingers crossed. >> i don't care as long as i get to see beyonce tonight. >> reporter: when all of the rain. >> even with all of the rain, it is worth it. >> reporter: back live now on wright avenue in darby, public works crews have a lot of work ahead of them cutting up trees like this. it has been a wild, wild weather night with a number of close calls as mother nature remind us exactly hoist in charge. live from darby, i'm nora muchanic for channel six "action news". >> thank you, nora. >>> fire officials in burlington county say lightening is a likely cause of the house fire tonight. flames broke out around 6:30 at the home in the 300 block of garfield avenue in moorestown. fire fighters quickly put out the flames, no one was hurt. >>> stay with "action news" for latest repor

minter was allegedly working outside a center city, philadelphia, club at the time of the incident. >>> tonight, inspectors are still working to find out what caused this steam plant boiler to explode sending out a loud boom into center city, philadelphia, inside the schuylkill steam station shattering glass and injuring one person. nbc 10's drew smith is live outside that station. drew, you learned this could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: yeah, jacqueline, the safety equipment we're told did its job minimizing the blast inside the plant but neighbors tell us a different story. they tell us this was unlike anything they felt before. in fact, that home over there is missing its front windows. >> the whole house shook. the whole house shook. >> reporter: it caught everyone off guard. a jolt rippling out of the veolia steam plant down christian street into the heart of philadelphia. >> it looked like a mushroom crowd of red brick. >> reporter: this photo shows a plume rising. the eruption hit as harvey rahm was moving his groceries. >> i went, and the bag dropped. and the milk jug.

a packed how else tonight for the 2016 eagle scout reunion and recognition dinner in center city philadelphia. $60,000 they raised that will go towards scholarships for inner city scouting programs. >>> over the course of eight hours, teams ran on treadmills in center city philadelphia to raise money for the back on my feet organization. the charity combats homelessness through the power of running and community support. the treadmill challenge raised $9,500. >>> phillies trying to break their losing streak and perhaps one of the stories not just so much who played but who didn't play. >> yeah. pete mackanin wants ryan howard to clear his mind. ryan howard says he has a clear mind. hitting .153, that's a problem. take a seat, big guy. ryan howard will be benched the next three to four games in favor of tommy jos he ef he's not happy about it. but gets it. he just had the worst month by a philly in 100 years. phills' manager pete mackanin informed howard earlier today. he wants to get a look at joseph. plus howard is hitting .096 since april 30th but he's not ready to give up. >> if you're hap

"eyewitness news" at the irish pub in center city philadelphia where three kids with disabilities wereen adaptive bicycles. the money raised in last year's tour de shore made those gifts possible for the those children. >>> thousands of folks came out to philadelphia today for juneteenth the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the u.s. >> ♪ >>> "eyewitness news" at the bar raid hosted by muse ick producer and song writer kenny gamble and the philadelphia community of leaders. mayor jim can kenny was there. he says this event is important to show the true history of our country and our city. >> it wasn't just white european males who made this country it was many people made this country and i think that we need to acknowledge the fact that they were there and they contributed and they were heroic and without them this country wouldn't be as far along as it is now. >> the event celebrates african-american freedom and achievement and sheds light on the struggles of enslaved africans in america. juneteenth dates back to 1865. >>> a local teenaged boy fighting c

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bike advocates will call on philadelphia leaders to make it safer to cycle on city streets. ants were announced for protected bike lanes through philadelphia. bike riders say the lanes are not a done deal. the bicycle coalition of greater philadelphia will call on city leaders to move forward on the lanes quickly and make them as safe as possible. philadelphia is the largest u.s. city without physically separated bike lanes. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> our skies are in the process of clearing, a few clouds overnight. they're not going to get in the way of another beautiful day. temperatures in the 50s and 60s, lehigh valley, upper 60s right now. still in the 60s for delaware and philadelphia. at the shore, 65 degrees. the readings will come down another degree or two this morning, not a big cooldown, especially with the cloud cover. just like yesterday we'll see another beautiful, comfortable day. the wind is still blowing out of the northwest. it's at 14 miles an hour in philadelphia. not quite as strong as yesterda

>> the move on taxing sugary sweet drinks passed city council by a wide margin. philadelphias the first major city to do so. >> this is the first step in finding the resources and revenue we need to get our kids pre k education. >> reporter: close to $100 million is budgeted to pour in average. tax revenue sold in philly will fund parks, libraries and universal pre k but waiting in the wings a handful of legal challenges. >> if he science the bill today i would love to start the case tomorrow. >> reporter: labor union and beverage executive bristle at the new tax they expect to sue sooner than later. they couldn't 10 it stinks up discrimination and predict it could cost jobs. >> we're all disappointed, because it's such an aggressive tax against all the poor people in philadelphia. >> reporter: so what will be taxed on the list all sodas teas sports and energy drinks, bottled coffees and placed wat water. >> how about small mom and pop shop where you get your coffee every morning. what will happen to them? >> good point. >> it will be another hit. >> yeah. >> reporter: we add

>> the move on taxing sugary sweet drinks passed city council by a wide margin. philadelphias the first major city to do so. >> this is the first step in finding the resources and revenue we need to get our kids pre k education. >> reporter: close to $100 million is budgeted to pour in average. tax revenue sold in philly will fund parks, libraries and universal pre k but waiting in the wings a handful of legal challenges. >> if he science the bill today i would love to start the case tomorrow. >> reporter: labor union and beverage executive bristle at the new tax they expect to sue sooner than later. they couldn't 10 it stinks up discrimination and predict it could cost jobs. >> we're all disappointed, because it's such an aggressive tax against all the poor people in philadelphia. >> reporter: so what will be taxed on the list all sodas teas sports and energy drinks, bottled coffees and placed wat water. >> how about small mom and pop shop where you get your coffee every morning. what will happen to them? >> good point. >> it will be another hit. >> yeah. >> reporter: we add

looking live out at the philadelphia center city skyline. it's going to be fantastic this afternoon. a little windy outside, but i think you'll like the forecast for the rest of this week. then thunderstorms move in for the weekend. i'll show you that forecast coming up next. >>> services for muhammad ali started today. his funeral and muslim funeral prayer service will be open to the public. two days of events will be held in louisville, kentucky. >> mourners arriving early for the muslim funeral prayer service. >> as good as he was in the ring, the ring stopped at around 42, but he never stopped fighting. >> fans and admirers stood in line to get tickets to today's service and friday's funeral. tomorrow, a slow procession will drive through the streets that played a key role in ali's life. it's held in an arena. pallbearers include lennox lewis and will smith, who portrayed the boxing great in the hollywood film "ali." former president bill clinton, friend billy crystal, and broadcaster bryant gumbel will deliver eulogies. >> what you're s

the offer ace railable in 40 cities, including here in philadelphia. riders will get two free trips valued at $20 each. in orlando uber has already been given unlimited free ride to the families of the victims and survivors of the shooting. >>> following the death of the two year-old boy disney world announced it will put up alligator warning signs around the waterways and its parks and resorts in orlando. cnn report that had development citing a high level source at disney. the move comes days after april alligator dragged a toddler into a la agoon at grand floridaian resort, search crews combed the water for hours before they found the body yesterday. all beach areas of disney world are currently closed. >>> meantime neighbors still cannot fathom what happened to two-year old lane graves, they are showing support for his family and their hometown of omaha by hanging these blue ribbons. graves parent still have not returned to nebraska from florida but organizers say that they hope the gesture makes their arrival a little less painful. >>> police car

be taxed one and a half sent per ounce of sugary and diet beverages distributed throughout philadelphia. city council gave their final 13-four vote yesterday, right after opposition found immediately legal action. >> we believe we're on strong legal ground. we will see what they do how they do it, how they approach it. >> reporter: mayor jim kenney says tax will raise 90 million-dollar a year to fund expanded prek and other community projects. critics raised concerns after it was revealed that a small portion will actually go to the cities general fund. >> that whole thing should go to the kid. >> reporter: bigger question has become is this legal? first, the state already taxes sweetened drinks and pennsylvania law override city law. >> the response to that by the city is and city council is this isn't a sales tax it is a tax on distributors. >> reporter: other issue has to do with commonwealth's uniformity clause. >> it means that a tax has to be applied uniformly evenly across the board. this tax for a significant amount of litigation and who knows how many years that will be. >> reporter:

city hall. philadelphia's now the first major city to put a tax on sugary drinks. stores. >>> plus, breaking news at 5:00 starts right now. x months of wrangling on both sides, the soda tax now a reality. >> we've been hearing from both sides this evening. lauren? >> reporter: this today was the culmination of months of negotiations and a last-minute burst there where the city council and the mayor compromised. the mayor getting a tax a little different than he originally proposed, but he got it. and the city could start collecting this money in a little less than six months. [ cheers and applause ] a cheer from supporters erupted in city council chambers as the vote came in. it was packed and peppered with signs before and50 against the sweetened beverage tax. supporters continued their celebration in the hallway. >> it's a great day for philadelphia. >> reporter: thelma peak runs a pre-k. >> i'm so excited that history was made in philadelphia today. >> reporter: but there were long faces from business and union leaders who argue the tax will cost jobs. >> i beli

philadelphia's gonna be a welcoming city.e're also gonna be a historic city again. >> good to hear. all right, but also pennsylvania could be critical. obviously the 20 electoral votes could be the tipping point on the democratic side, certainly for the entire race. so what do you think? is this our moment in the sun to shine, dom? >> well, i hope so. i'd like to see it as i'm not a trump guy, but i do think that he brings such an unorthodox, unusual stuff, and i'm still convinced a lot of these people in desolate places in pennsylvania have heard his message about trade and all that and mrs. clinton has a more nuanced message. i don't think it works with these people, though. i think they're tired of business as usual, and trump is not offering solutions, per se, but he's telling them he's gonna do something, and so far, i think it's worked for them. >> jobs, jobs, jobs. >> i don't really think donald trump is telling people he's gonna do anything. i think donald trump is appealing to the worst in people. i mean, everything

philadelphia health and literacy center. the block party featured rides games face painting, lots of entertainment and music. the center is a result of a partnership between chop the cityphiladelphia and the free library of philadelphia as well. >>> lands is hiring lifeguards accepting last minute applications today. tryouts are tomorrow morning at 9:00. you must be 16, you also must make a 500-meter swim in the ocean and run a half mile in less than three minutes, 45 seconds. yes, you got to be pretty tough. >> i got that down. >> you got it. >> yeah, i'm definitely that fast. >> you're in. >> i'm going to moonlight as a lifeguard i think this summer. >> it might be fun. >> might be fun. >> you know, i guess people are soaking up the rays right now but hopefully that's going to last. >> down the shore is the place to be today, at the beaches certainly. the water is still a little cool in the middle 60's but with these toasty temperatures a few people there in our neighborhood network getting a live look at margate a couple people on the edge of the ocean dipping their toes in helping to cool us off from these temperatures that are quite toasty. pretty quiet conditions

and a vigil for the victims that will soon get underway at philadelphia city hall. i'm jaqueline london. tonight nbc 10 learned that one of the 49 victims killed was a high school basketball star from west philadelphia on vacation with her family in orlando. she is the youngest of the victims identified so far. we will share her story in just a few minutes. but first, the very latest on the investigation, the owner of a gun store where the shooter bought his weapons said the gunman passed a full background check. meanwhile, the fbi is trying to determine whether the gunman had recently scouted walt disney world and other locations as potential targets. >>> and hospital officials are very optimistic that the shooting victims being treated tonight will recover. >> i still believe god is great. i still believe that, you know what, we can have forgiveness even in this. >> nbc 10 has team coverage as we uncover more about the victims, the suspect and the investigation. let's begin with nbc 10's george spencer who joins us live from orlando. george, if you can, give us a s

we max out at 73 in the city and right now coming in at 66 in philadelphia and definitely a cooler dayn comparison to yesterday. 69 in dover at this hour. and 65 in allentown and the lehigh valley. we have showers and storms, not much in the way of precipitation but the winds are bluffer we today. a gust as high as 37 in wilmington at this hour. gusting up to 28 miles per hour in beach haven. here is why, satellite 6 along with action radar showing you the short wave that moved through and triggered those showers and storms across the region. it was brief and fast. right now moving off the coast and we have got clear skies across the ohio valley, that heads our way the rest of tonight and the last two days of our work week here. the call from accuweather forecast turning clear and the northwest suburbs dropping down into the 40s and 55 degrees in cape may for the overnight low. looking at how things pan out tomorrow. 8:00 in the morning, a chilly start and bright and sunny nonetheless and sunshine all wait through. and 2:00 in the afternoon 72 and 75 is our high temperature tomorrow. b

city hall. also looking to our area, the philadelphia police say they've increased their presence throughout thecity. officers have been instructed to be vigilant and patrol any area that could cause concern. at 5:00, we're hearing from one of the gunman's former co-workers. stay tuned for that. live in the digital operations center, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> we'll see you then, matt. >>> orlando police released this picture of around officer's helmet that was hit by a bullet during the mass shooting. the department tweeted in the hail of gunfire in which the suspect was killed, an officer was hit. his kevlar helmet saved his life. police have not identified the officer who wore the helmet or his condition. >>> the fbi is investigating a heavily armed man that police arrested in santa monica, california yesterday. the man who says he's from indiana told police he was heading to a gay prideç event d wanted to cause harm there. police said he was carrying guns and bomb-making material. they found other weapons inside his vehicle. authorities say they know of no connection between the arrest a

thank you melissa. >>> finally tonight father's day celebrations got an early start in center city philadelphiaay. councilman kenyatta johnson hosted a luncheon for fathers at city hall. 27 men were honored for their social and economic achievements and all received citations from philadelphia city council. >>> abc's "world news tonight" with david muir is next on channel6. "action news" continues at 10 o'clock on phl17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rodgers and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel6. for cecily tynan melissa magee jeff skversky ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪ >>> breaking news tonight. the state of emergency just declared. emergency evacuations right now. the wildfires growing. and tonight, the new concern. possible record-breaking heat coming this weekend, coast to coast. 19 state, millions of americans bracing for triple-digit heat. >>> also breaking, chilling surveillance now recovered from inside the nightclub. sources tell abc news it sho

city. philadelphia will get clipped with rain. it's more of a problem for the shore and southern delaware. we brought in our day planner. the i want to show you the concern. the storm prediction center echoing this, cape may, cumberland, atlantic, and new castle and kent county in delaware. we're watching for that south of wilmington and vineland, the areas of concern for the strongest storms not to say the rest of the us won't get a little bit of rain. future tracker 6, we'll see the severity at 8:00 a.m., we'll have rain, in parts of the region. the storms are concentrated south and east. we advance this to 11:00, it will be off the coastline. the main area of concern is the first half of the day, especially south and east of the city. staking you hour by hour, 8:00 a.m., rain, 72 degrees, if you're farther to the south and east, you could have storms. 10:00 a.m., it could be stormy along the coast and delaware and showers or periods of rain for the rest of the of us. by lunch time, we're drying out and we'll be moving off the c

says in a city like philadelphia, storm water management is a huge advantage. >> provides a slower releaseof water is absorbed by the plants themselves. >> that's great. i mean the city needs more of them. >> then there's energy efficiency. >> in the winter time a green roof acts like a big blanket holding heat in and in the summertime it keeps the heat out of the building by absorbing it. >> makes sense. >> not losing as much by insulating. your utility bills do go down. >> there is a first cost increase to build a green roof offset by savings on energy bills and incentives from the city. a rooftop like this one at wharton street loft in south philly adds property to the value. how does it hold up when compared to a convention al roof. >> i would imagine it would last longer. >> 40 years as opposed to 17. >> yeah, that's super. >> green roof protects the roof membrane from the sunlight which is what break it down and make it last sometimes more than double the normal lifespan of a roof. >> in addition to creating wildlife habitats and increasing bio diversity, green roofs improve hair qua

says in a city like philadelphia, storm water management is a huge advantage. >> provides a slower releaset of water is absorbed by the plants themselves. >> that's great. i mean the city needs more of them. >> then there's energy efficiency. >> in the winter time a green roof acts like a big blanket holding heat in and in the summertime it keeps the heat out of the building by absorbing it. >> makes sense. >> not losing as much by insulating. your utility bills do go down. >> there is a first cost increase to build a green roof offset by savings on energy bills and incentives from the city. a rooftop like this one at wharton street loft in south philly adds property to the value. how does it hold up when compared to a convention al roof. >> i would imagine it would last longer. >> 40 years as opposed to 17. >> yeah, that's super. >> green roof protects the roof membrane from the sunlight which is what break it down and make it last sometimes more than double the normal lifespan of a roof. >> in addition to creating wildlife habitats and increasing bio diversity, green roofs improve hair q

into the mid to upper 60s overnight. 66 to 70 degrees for overnight low temperatures in the city of philadelphiaee the upper 60s north and west of the city. 70 degrees for an overnight low in dover. it will be sticky. down along the shoreline, we do have the onshore flow keeping things a little cooler there. eight miles per hour clocked in atlantic city. six miles per hour, we have a wind out of the west in philadelphia. light and variable, that will be the call for tonight with our winds. high pressure has us high and dry. that's good news at least until tuesday. i will be back with more on tracking some rain showers. >>> the search continues for a driver after an suv crashed into the delaware river overnight. rescue and recovery teams pulled the damaged vehicle from the water this morning. hours after witnesses reported seeing it disappear from oregon avenue. a witness told us he saw the suv speeding just before 3:00 this morning. watched it crash through a fence and then heard the sound of splashing water. >>> tires slashed on vehicles in bucks county. we found damaged cars in three parking l

the site of a blast that many of you heard across center city philadelphia. we are learning now that officials are asking residents in the immediate area to stay indoors. the media is being pushed back even as we arrive on the scene. it is not yet clear what caused the explosion but there is lingering concern at the plant as residents are advised to stay indoors. a woman outside was hit by flying glass, she refused hospitalization, and residents are asked to stay indoors at 26th and christian as they investigate the explosion at the peco substation in south philadelphia today. >>> meanwhile, investigators are looking for the reason for a fire and explosion in coatesville. thick smoke and flames shot from the roof before the building exploded. it happened at 1:00 on west lincoln highway. and it took a while before the crews got the upper hand. >>> jury deliberations are underway in the trial of congressman, chaka fattah. he is accused of paying back a campaign loan with a federal grant and using nonprofit money to help out family and friends. but chaka fattah

have been couple of spots where the rainfall end, briefly, certainly happened here in center city philadelphia at our own station headquarters as we start thing off by tacking you out here to a snapshot view of storm scan3, what you will notice most of the region is in the clear. so to speak right now. now we do expect you will see the clouds eventually lift for some sun. see how that is happening off to the west and north. but we do still have some very heavy rain, some heavy pockets along the marylander border between delaware and maryland there. prompted flood advisory until 3:00 p.m. for sussex county so if that's where your travels take you you may end up with some possibility of flooding out there in the next couple of hours, generally speaking, though, we take a look at some of the area dew points, walk out the door and it is a saturated air mass, so muggy outside, dover, you're just sweltering at 77 degrees. and you know with these high dew points, that is leading to, you know, any time we see wet weather fire it up could douse you briefly. currently the area temperatures mid 70s, expe

two groups will be outside city hall. philadelphiagainst the grocery tax coalition,ç saying the tax will hurt ordinary citizens as well as businesses. the teamsters will also rally. they call the tax a job killer. then the tots take it on in a different rally. preschoolers will hold a play and read-in. >>> tell us what you think about the sugary drink tax. our twitter addresses are right there on your screen. tweet us your thoughts about the tax, paying for universal pre-k. tweet us your thoughts about the tax itself and we'll tweet you back. >>> a 5-year-old shot by a stray bullet is recovering at home this morning as his parents talk about the violence they are living with every day in chester. this is cell phone video of mark who was released from the hospital last night. he was with his family monday night inside their home in the public housing development when the shooting happened. mark's mom yanked him down to the floor, his dad covered him, then they discovered he had been hit by a bullet. >> always something. these people d

a live look at the skies over center city, philadelphia. the storms, they moved out, but more showers are on the way. >> not over yet. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz tracking them all. glenn, will the rain have an impact on the morning commute? >> no, not around here. it's not going to be an impact on the afternoon commute, but it's in between we're going to get rain again. can see today's rain has moved out. while the next area of rain, that is already approaching. it's going to pass cleveland right now toward pittsburgh. that is what we're going to be tracking for tomorrow morning. 6:00 a.m., morning rush, the rain isn't anywhere near us, but by 9:00, 10:00, it's starting to get near poconos and allentown, lancaster county, and by noon, it's just about past us. it's going to race through. we're going to have strong gusty winds with that. maybe even a little bit of hail in parts of the area. so we start off with sunshine. we end the day with sunshine. and a lot of wind. in between, that's when we see the

2014 would have made it easier for the nra to challenge gun control measures enacted by cities like philadelphia was signed into law by republican governor tom corbett. the city of philadelphia and others have side. mayor jim kenney says the the law's intent was to intimidate municipalities through "fear of financially critical. >> this is the scene in las vegas on saturday as michael sand ford was removed from a trump rally. authorities say the 20-year-old tried to grab a police officer's gun to kill the presidential candidate. sand ford told the secret service he had been living in hoboken, new jersey, and drove across the country to the rally. authorities believe sand ford had been planning an assassination for about a year. >>> members of the republican party are hoping for positive changes to trump's campaign now that the likely gop nominee has ousted top aide corey lewandowski. the former campaign manager was the architect of the let trump be trump stance but had a fierce rivalry with trump political strategist paul mataford. >> the search for a running mate has entered a more intense phas

here is what $18 million will get you in center city philadelphia. well, 17.8 to be exact. somebody has already ponied up that amount to own it, the heist priced residential property sale in the history of philadelphia. the penthouse is at 500 walnut and offers 8900 square feet of living space, has two story, he will vaelevator and terrace. >> you should add super to the front of that, super ultra luxury. >>> more people than ever are surviving cancer. we'll where break it down by th numbers. >>> and a kindergarten cop calls 911 on his father. we'll hear from dad who says it's just a big misunderstanding. >>> a group of scientists is 3r0 proposing a project that involves creating dna blue prints for human beings. researchers say they have no intention of using these genomes to make people, instead, they would be used in lab aimed at i'd iffif identifying genetic. >>> a report put together by the american cancer society, 1 million more people compared to two years ago are cancer survivors. it's defined as anyone with a history of cancer from the time they're diagnosed through

city. >> good evening. i'm jacqueline london. the 13-4 vote today makes philadelphia the first major u.s. city to pass a sugary drink tax. it set an unusual scene in center city today. on one side, preschoolers watched soda science experiments as a way to show support. on the other side, protestors emptied their grocery carts right on the steps of city hall. we're live outside city hall with more on this reaction. andrea? >> reporter: mayor kenny took on the beverage industry and won. but now another fight is looming. this time, though, in the courts. despite impending defeat, the they continue to make a statement showing how much their favorite sugary beverage could cost after the vote. >> this is not obviously just about soda. ì% juice over there, you've got energy drinks. >> reporter: benefits of the tax to children is what ultimately sealed the deal despite looming controversy that the programs for needy kids will not get all the money generated as originally expected. >> it will be even more historic for that kid at the rec center or the kid waiting in line for pre-k. >> ayes 13, nays

philadelphia. more than 4,000 delegates will pack the wells fargo center center and with philly soon being in the national spotlight, the work continues to make sure the city best come convention time. the philadelphia 2016 host committee will announce plans later today for beautification projects. >>> triple digit temperatures are expected today in california, arizona and other southwestern states. a wildfire burning near santa barbara is being held in check by 2,000 firefighters. >> the hardest work i've ever done. it's back breaking, wears your body down. >> in arizona, record temperatures and low humidity are feeding the cedar fire that started tuesday and is so far 40% contained. meantime in new mexico, two dozen homes destroyed by the dog head fire that's less than 10% contained right now. >>> 4:45. 58 degrees. let's check 309. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has that. >> we're watching 309 around the pa turnpike. no problems or delays right here. good news out on route 309. not everywhere. we are watching in kingsessing for an accident. there's a don'ted pole because of that accident, now power outages. watch for lights on flash at 47

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. >>> back here as we take a live look at center city philadelphia, our weather is going from muggy to comfortable, we are looking ahead to more pleasant conditions for the workweek. >>> well, good morning, it is sunday june 12th, thanks for being with us. i'm rahel solomon. we will send it over to justin drabick. yesterday was so warm, hot. what is happening today. >> we started off yesterday real nice, pleasant and then humidity went sky-high, hit 92 . >> ninety-two. >> ninety-two yesterday. >> today the humidity will start to drop. >> always a good thing, with low humidity. >> yes, gel, hair spray there but it will get better throughout the day, and certainly over the next few days. we have a nice pleasant stretch coming at us more seasonal, our highs, later this week will be dropping below average a little bit. live look this morning, sunnies up here in ocean city, good start to the day. we have a westerly breeze coming in off the land to heat things up along shore points. no influence from the chilly ocean water. we will get a high well in the mid 80's along the jersey shore and d