davidson chronicled those conversations in a book called "the december project." bob faw had spoken with both davidson and schachter-shalomi this past spring about wisdom and accepting death. >> reporter: despite all her success as a best-selling novelist, a hollywood screenwriter, and a journalist working in dangerous places, nothing she did, says sara davidson, ever prepared her for the prospect of dying. >> i would feel terror and nausea because i had no certainty that there is an afterlife. the idea of everything ending in nothing was terrible. >> reporter: in 2009, though, davidson was lucky enough to meet this remarkable man, rabbi zalman schachter-shalomi, then 85, a founder of the jewish renewal movement. appearing recently at a boulder, colorado, book signing he remembered that when they met he wanted someone to pass along all he had learned about dying. >> i felt that what i needed to share with people at this time is just stuff that i didn't hear from any of my teachers. >> he said, "there is something i want to do with you. i want to have a series of t

sergeant davidson reports for duty in the early morning hours on a hot summer day.patrol. only a couple of hours into his shift, davidson receives a call. >> i had been working a little bit of traffic enforcement, dispatched to a stranded motor vehicle. a motorist had a right rear flat tire. >> on a busy bridge, the driver's attempting to change his blown tire on a very tight stretch of highway. >> the shoulders are narrow at the top of the bridge, and you can also feel the bridge move. he got out and started changing his tire and became apprehensive and nervous because of all the heavy traffic. >> davidson arrives on the scene within minutes. >> as i pulled up to the vehicle, i noticed the right rear tire of the vehicle was flat. he just wanted a patrol vehicle there for the safety to keep vehicles off of him while he changed the tire. >> after exiting his patrol car, davidson approaches the motorist to offer assistance. >> he changed his tire. he had the flat tire leaning up against the concrete traffic barricade. i asked him if he needed help lifting it into the

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it is quite a hike to the top at mount davidson but the view is worth every step.s is the place to bring that someone special. for more information about reserving one of these romantic locations, or any other location, 831-5500. this number is best for special ovens, weddings, picnics, and the county for building. for any athletic field and neighborhood parks, call 831- 5510. you can also write us at permits and reservations. or walking in and say hello at old log cabin, golden gate park. and of course you can find more information at sfrecpark.org. >> hi. i am cory with san francisco and we're doing stay safe and we're going to talk about what shelter in place or safe enough to stay in your home means. we're here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco and joined by carla, the deputy director of spur and one of the persons who pushed this shelter in place and safe enough to stay concept and we want to talk about what it means and why it's important to san francisco. >> as you know the bay area as 63% chance of having a major earthquake and it's ser

davidson's comments only this week.e identified that labor's failures were the reason for the mp's success. it is more to do with the failures of the labour party, the lack of modernization. argument was that scottish forces moved from glasgow to the new town of scotland. want thehem did not tammany hall politics of labor. [applause] >> order. order. >> i am able to quote that -- ian davidson. the labour party of scotland do not have a plan a, never mind a plan b. [applause] >> order. the order. >> thank you. to ask the first minister when you will next meet the prime minister -- >> i do not plan to. respectedhe most figure in the oil industry. for 2.5 years, he has stayed .tudiously neutral he had no wish to get involved. the first minister was firing out on sir ian's critique yesterday. what i am asking is why does he think he feels so compelled to speak out? was that the oil .5serve was between 50 to 60 billion. that is based on the forecasts , whoec count -- kemp points out that that applies up to 2050. there are al

nbc10's tracy davidson is live in the digital operations center this morning. tracy, does it appear that police can get any calm on the situation? >> every night it seems to be out of control. this is the fourth straight night the violence over michael brown's shooting death has followed into a nightly event. here's more of that dramatic video that's been coming into the newsroom overnight. that green tint from the video is from night vision lenses on the camera. protesters threw molotov cocktails and other things at police. protesters are now demanding that police release the identity of the officer who shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown. police say brown was killed saturday night after a scuffle inside an officer's patrol car spilled on to the streets. two witnesses said brown was on the street with his hands raised when officers fired at him repeatedly. journalists were also part of the story. a news from the al jazeera cable channel, two reporters covering the story say they were told by police to stop recording the chaos. they were arrested but late

i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. aside from the rough surface, it's a great day to be at the beach. >> it's going to be gorgeous weather all the way around. it's still on the warm side. drier, cooler air is rushing in. in fact, the wind is starting to pick up a bit. that's a live view from mellon bank building in center city. low 70s in millville. overall, everybody's running warmer this morning, but that will change, so will the temperature. bright sunny skies, breezy conditions, 76 at 9:00, by lunchtime, we'll be up to 81 degrees. go through it neighborhood by neighborhood. when i come back, first, jillian mele has traffic. good morning. >>> good rn

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. can you believe upper 80s in august? >> something new. >> remarkable, isn't it? meteorologist bill henley, can you explain? >> a blitz of sunshine with temperatures in the 80s. very unusual. last august we had zero 90-degree days and it might happen again this month. so far it's cool this morning but not as cool as yesterday. a live view from center city. skies are clear. we'll see a lot of sunshine and a quick warmup today. 69 now in northeast philadelphia. 61 in millville. pottstown and mount holly at 61 degrees. it's 70 at philadelphia international. so another day for sunglasses. 68 at 7:00. low 70s at

nbc 10's tracy davidson joins us now.there's plenty of reaction this morning to the shocking death of one of the great artists of our time. >> a lot of comments on twitter, vai. 63-year-old actor took his own life, law enforcement officials are saying. he studied theater at juilliard. he was a beloved performer who excelled as a comedian and actor on both stage and screen. he was found dead in his home in northern california on monday. the coroner's office says it suspects the death is due to asphyxiation but the cause is still under investigation. >> good morning, vietnam! this is not a test. this is rock 'n' roll. >> reporter: williams was a versatile actor who first starred as a wacky alien in the tv show "morning & mindy." he was flamboyant if "the bird cage," "mrs. doubtfire" and "good morning, vietnam." he could also play serious roles. the shock of his death could be seen on the hollywood walk of fame. mementos like a miniature as kerr were left for the award-winning actor. even the president weighed in on his deat

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. thanks for joining us.s start with nbc 10 first alert forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> we should be in the upper 60s this time of year. it's cooler than that. we found the 50s and low 60s this morning. and a nice clear view of the shore. that's beach avenue which is same traffic stop at the moment. it's under way once again. sunshine, nice and bright. we're on our way to a beautiful day at the shore. the temperatures, 59 degrees in trenton, cape may, wildwood 58. 59 degrees. 58 in millville. look at the reflection of the boat houses this morning, very little wind. 63 to start with, 70 at 9:00 and noontime, 78 degrees. all right. one traffic mess already averted on beach avenue. let's find out what's happening during the rest of the area. >> this is a live look, a quiet look at the blue route northbound near 7. 76 is already clear heading up to the lehigh valley. a live look at route 22 at route 309. you can see just a few drivers to report. if you're traveling the northeast extension, you still h

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. another monday is upon us.get to meteorologist brittney shipp. britteny, sorry about that. it is monday. sometimes i forget my co-workers name. >> that's okay. have we met before, i'm britteny. >> i almost called you bill. >> we will see temperatures feeling below average. it will feel more summer-like as we head into the rest of your workweek. a southwesterly wind today, we'll also see sunny skies and nice temperatures if we take a look at our right now temperatures, a mild start to the morning. pretty average. 56 degrees in the poconos, 57 in pottstown. 62 in wilmington. 66 in dover. as we head into the rest of today, 72 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 78 by noon. 82 degrees by 4:00 p.m. plenty of sunshine for us with the exception if you live in delaware with the chance of showers. i'll go over the details on that. plus the return of the humidity and i'm tracking storms in your seven-day forecast. for now, we'll check in with jillian. good morning. >> good morning to you, britteny. no big accidents to report on the maj

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. we'll get to your weather and traffic in just a few minutes. begin with that breaking news this morning that we've been on top of since 1:00 a.m. a philadelphia police officer shot during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect. it happened around 12:45 this morning on the 6400 block of ditman street. that's in the tacony neighborhood of philadelphia. we have live team coverage this morning. nbc 10's jesse gary at the hospital where the officer is still being treated. katy zachry live at the shooting location. we begin with

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. get straight to meteorologist tedd florendo with theç first alert forecast. tedd, all clear right now. >> that is going to change for tomorrow where you may need your umbrellas by tomorrow morning. today, no worries. we're looking dry, manly cloudy skies. those clouds will also begin to clear out and thin out this morning. current temperatures outside rather mild. we're in the 70s throughout many of our neighborhoods right now. 73 for philadelphia and same goes for wilmington, 72. cooler in the lehigh valley, 69 degrees. atlantic city 63. mount holly, currently at 66. the humidity goes up today. still slightly humid, not too bad to are this time in august. your forecast for the day today, temperatures around 71 at 7:00 a.m. by noon, about 80

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. prepare your fans and air conditioners, we could sweat some today. bill henley with the first alert forecast. good morning, bill. >> good morning, chris. temperatures have cooled to levels that we saw yesterday morning. 50s, 60s and 70 degrees at philadelphia international. i expect that to drop into the 60s as well. that's a live view from center city. that's the view from the hotel this morning that will see plenty of sunshine during the day today leading to a quick warmup. look at the rest of the area. it's much cooler for millville 59 degrees right now. low 60s for atlantic city. look at pottstown at 62 degrees. so not everybody is all that warm. most of the area in the 80s yesterday. today we'll see the same. philadelphia a little bit warmer. middle 80s by lunchtime today. and a few areas may be needing an umbrella later on. i'll show you where those are likely to pop up when i come back with the future weather but first jillian mele has traffic. >> still following construction o

tracy davidson is live in our digital operations center. >> we've confirmed the identity of the officer seth stellfox, 33 years old. authorities say the accident happened late yesterday along the pennsylvania turnpike in cumberland county. the coroner said officer stellfox lost control of his motorcycle, hit a guardrail and was thrown from the bike. he served with philadelphia's 39th police district in nicetown. we are expecting more information from police today. we do know state police investigators tell us that officer stellfox was wearing a helmet when he was killed. live in the digital operations center, tracy davidson, nbc 10 news. >>> hollywood is remembering legendary lauren bacall. she died yesterday at age 89. the movie star famous for her sultry voice suffered a stroke and died in a new york city hospital yesterday. her career spanned more than 60 years including "the big sleep," "have and have not." she made those films with her husband, humphrey bogart. >>> we're learning more about the death of robin williams. his personal assistant found his body on monday. police say he

mount davidson is also a great place to escape the noise and the bustle of the city. take the 36 bus and it will drop you at the entrance. it is quite a hike to the top but the view is worth every step. this is the place to bring that someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is an enchanting place. is a popular spot for paddling around in boats, which can be rented. created in 1893, it was designed for these your boating -- for leisure boating. it is named for the wild strawberries that once flourished. there is also a waterfall, two bridges, and trails the climb to the summit, the highest point at more than four hundred feet. you can catch glimpses of the western side of the city that make this hilltop a romantic look out. for public transit, i take the n train. the lad the ad -- lake is ada accessible. watch many ducks, swans, and siegel's. -- seagulls. it is a great place to stroll and sail away. many couples come here to take a ride around a lake, going under the bridges, passing the chinese pavilion and the waterfall. for a quiet getaway, making

i was struck, encouraged and excited by ian davidson's comments of only this week. he identified that labor's failures was the reason for the success and spoke out. the reason are why s.n.p. has done well has more to do with the failure of the labor party, the lack of organization. the s.n.p. have become what the labor party should have been. his argument was scottish waters moved from glasgow to scotland. many of them became supporters. they didn't want the politics of labor. >> order. conclusion, first minister. >> i am available to quote ian davidson against joe and. perhaps the reality is the labor party in scotland don't have a plan a, never mind a plan b. >> order. order. question two. >> thank you. to ask the first minister when he will next meet the prime minister? >> no plans. >> wood is the most respected business figure and for 2 1/2 years in this debate, he has kept his own council. he has stayed neutral. as he said yesterday, he had no wish to get involved. now i just heard all the things the first minister has been firing at sir ian's critique yesterda

i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. aside from the rough surface, it's a great day to be at the beach. >> it's going to be gorgeous weather all the way around. it's still on the warm side. drier, cooler air is rushing in. in fact, the wind is starting to pick up a bit. that's a live view from mellon bank building in center city. low 70s in millville. overall, everybody's running warmer this morning, but that will change, so will the temperature. bright sunny skies, breezy conditions, 76 at 9:00, by lunchtime, we'll be up to 81 degrees. go through it neighborhood by neighborhood. when i come back, first, jillian mele has traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. a little problem in willow grove montgomery county, we're dealing with a gas main break between easton closed that portion of easton road which can get busy ablocked off. this is 76 near 202. both directions of the schuylkill expressway completely clear, heading towards vine center city. and as drivers head out, no issues to report. there is still construction at

we found that davidson middle so -- davidson middle school, where we have program improvement six or seven years ago, when we put students together in heterogeneous classes, kids of all ability levels, all ethnicities, every student in the school, their test scores rose. when you put a group of diverse kids together, everyone grows. point index for students in california. it was all about rec rising that we all bring something to the table and that we all have something to offer. learnk a lot for us to how to be allies for people who are not ourselves. there are issues around race and ethnicity, but poverty lays a bigger piece. poverty is a much larger piece in a person's ethnicity. it is poverty that is what we find to be the most detrimental to children's education. i think the leadership in the community is continuing to try to bring people together, but it goes back to maybe what happens in the house. i'm not going to talk to you right now, and i will let you know when i am. the thing that happens in our community, as well. >> talking about modeling behavior. [applause] thank you

i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. the taney dragons just want to make it more dramatic. that's what's going to happen. they're going to come back and win. >> i hope you're right. >> our dragon pride is not being rained on this morning. >> well, we may get rain, though, let's check with brittney about that. >> that's right, i like your narrative. we'll also see a chance of showers for the little league world series in williamsport, then clearing as we head into the rest of the evening. but a closer look outside right now, clear skies increase as we head into the rest of the morning and afternoon. it is a mild start. temperatures at 70 degrees already in allentown. mid-60s in pottstown. 66 degrees in blue bell. 65 in washington township. 65 degrees in mt. holly. right along the shore, 72 in avalon. 70 degrees in lewis. today's high 84 degrees, as we go into tomorrow that is the beginning of a schooling trend. temperatures at 77. that's just the start as we head into the rest of the weekend. i'll let you know what to expect in the "first alert" seven-day forecast as we turn

i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. a lot of people are waking up hoping to hear about a taney win. it just didn't happen. >> maybe a second chance. >> well, they have to shake it off. the dragons have to shake it off. they can do it but before we get to that let's talk about the weather. we can see rain, meteorologist brittney shipp has that. >> that's right, as we head into the afternoon and evening, we're tracking showers and thunderstorms, depending on where you live. first a look outside, cape may where we are seeing clear skies. we'll see clouds increasing heading into the morning and push into the afternoon. right now, temperatures 70 degrees. allentown, 68, potts town, 68 in reading if you're waking up in washington township, 66 degrees. right along the shore, 73 degrees. 70 in lewis and 67 in dover. the temperatures will range between 82 and 85 degrees. again we are tracking showers and storms mainly in the evening. i'll go over all the details coming up in the full forecast. right now we'll check in with jilli

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. everyone is loving the tani dragons right now. we're on board. we have a lot planned for you throughout the morning so you get fired up throughout the morning. everyone is worried about the weather in williamsport. meteorologist tedd florendo is with us right now. >> could change for williamsport, unfortunately. otherwise a dry day on tap throughout much of philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs for the day today. it looks like outside right now we have high, thin cloidz out there. but remaining calm as far as our winds go. currently in the 70s at this hour. there's our satellite. the thickest clouds have moved out to sea. we have the high, thin clouds. right now, here are the numbers, 71 for northeast philly, mid-60s for the lehigh valley. 69 for pottstown, atlantic city wildwood. how about a backyard forecast. show you what to expect for the day today. 81, partly sunny, light winds, our high today 85. still a minimum of sun and clouds by the afternoon. some areas points north coul

i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. we're keeping the good weather heading into the weekend. meteorologist brittney shipp will deliver that good news. >> that's right. part of the weekend, but the next few days are going to be fantastic. lower than average temperatures. we are seeing mostly clear skies, we'll see mostly sunny skies as we head into the rest of the morning and the afternoon, although there is a chance of a few sprinkles at 5:00 p.m. but a look at the temperatures throughout the area. mid-50s in the poconos. 65 degrees in doylestown. good morning to everybody in cherry hill. 63 degrees in washington township. and high 60s for atlantic city and beach haven. the philadelphia area, temperatures in the mid-60s. we'll move into the high 70s, low 80s. i'll let you know how long for those temperatures but now to jillian for the road forecast. >>> if you're living in bucks county, we have an accident at route 1 at hulmeville road. you can see way down here, we have police activity. a couple of lane restrictions in this area. we're told that a vehicle went off the highwa

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. friday, august 15th, let's get your first alert forecast with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> heading into the weekend, really nice conditions. feeling more like fall with low humidity and below average temperatures. it is a cool start and we take a look outside right now. you can see barely a cloud in the sky and plenty of sunshine expected for us. 56 degrees in millville and take a look at the poconos, 49 degrees. only 52 in allentown. a bit warmer in philadelphia at 61 degrees and for today, our temperatures will range between 76 and 79 degrees. plenty of sunshine, low humidity and cool conditions. breezy with wind speeds out of the west at 10 miles per hour. i'll let you know if these fall-like conditions will stick around for the weekend and that's coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast and for now we say good morning to jillian. >> if you're heading out the door and taking 76, quiet and once you get past eastbound congested right near the curve and nothing out of the or

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. bill, i just heard jillian saying she's seeing some rain on the traffic cameras. >> it's falling in the western suburbs, scattered showers in delaware and inching into south jersey as well. not everybody has the rain just yet but there's a threat of storms and rain for the entire area as the day goes on. those are clouds over center city. the radar view shows the showers are scattered in delaware, dover is seeing late rainfall. the steadiest rainfall, the western suburbs portions of chester county, upper montgomery, bucks, into the lehigh valley, berks and lancaster counties getting rainfall now. you can see the line of stead der steadier activity has moved into the pottstown area. the temperatures are up. in some spots, close to 15 degrees warmer this morning, thanks to the clouds moving in. 72 degrees right now in philadelphia. grab your umbrella. on and off rain to start with, 72 degrees at 7:00. not much w

harley davidson recalling more than 3,000 motorcycles to fix an ignition switch problem that can cause the bikes to stall and the crash. the move is preventive. according to the company, no crashes or injuries have been reported. despite that, shares were slightly higher today at $61.98 and brooke shire hathaway say they soared. it topped earnings and revenue estimates. shares slightly higher at the close at a mere $189,279 and no cents. >> each. >> each. >> tonight's market monitor is calling the recent sell off a short-lived retreat and he says dollar cost averaging over the next two months, may not be a bad idea. joining us is gene, portfolio manager with advisors management. good to see you. >> great to be here, sue, thank you. >> the thing that strikes me is the severity of the sell off, the volatility that went along with it and we took out key technical levels. how much damage has been done? >> there is some, no doubt. there was a lot of hair trigger selling. you can see it when stocks breached widely watched technical support levels and that really had to do with a lot of anxie

i'm tracy davidson.6 and today's high 78 degrees. >>> parents and teachers are holding their breath right now. this morning we'll learn if the philadelphia school district budget woes will delay the start of the school year. we'll also learn if the teach district will lay off teachers and other personnel. the superintendent will make the announcement in just over an hour. because of that $81 million budget gap. governor corbett supports a cigarette tax hike that will help fill that gap, but state lawmakers won't put that to a vote until after schools are slated to open which is april 8th. you can count on nbc and nbc 10 to have live coverage of that announcement that comes up at 10:00 this morning. >>> a viewing will be held for the four children who died in a house fire in southwest philadelphia last month. the two brothers and twin sisters died in a fire that broke out on the night of july 4th that started on the porch of a row home. it destroyed several homes. there's still no cause determined for the

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. we saw jesse gary out wearing the jacket this morning. brittney shipp is in with the first alert forecast. chilly for august, right? >> grab a sweater as you're heading out the door. if you're in the lehigh valley if you're in the poconos you're in the 40s this morning. a live look at cape may and mostly clear conditions and mostly sunny skies heading into the afternoon. it's going it be a fantastic day, pleasant, low humidity eand temperatures staying below our average, which is the mid-80s for this time of year. right now temperatures in the 40s for the poconos and 57 degrees in allentown and 58 in atlantic city this morning and as we head into

. >> i'm 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 sail 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 millville. these are soaking rains, most of it has moved out of our area. this morning, ware dealing with lingering showers and light rainfall if you're closer to allentown. if you're in the city, you're not seeing rainfall at this time. mostly cloudy skies in philadelphia. let's take a closer look at the rainfall from allentown we're seeing more of a moderate rainfall. all seeing rain this morning, even stretching down to quakertown, parts of milford and as we head into the rest of the morning, welcomering showers is a possibility into th

i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's find out about our warmer morning. >> temperatures are running two to six degrees warmer this morning. we'll see lots of sunshine. a warmer afternoon. yesterday wasn't exactly cool. up to 86 degrees. a nice clear view. that's the view from high atop the comcast center in center city. meantime, watching the temperatures. we have 70 in philadelphia. low 60s right now for wildwood and atlantic city and mount holly dropped down to 60 degrees and pottstown, allentown have done the same right at 60 degrees. numbers turn around and warm quickly. 68 degrees at 7:00. by 9:00, 73 degrees. 83 at lunchtime. and climbing. we'll go neighborhood by neighborhood when i come back with the forecast but first jillian mele has traffic. good morning. >> good morning to you, bill. starting off with area bridges, which are looking good. no accidents or delays on the bridges. this is ben franklin. you notice one lane blocked again today on the westbound side. three lanes of traffic getting by into phil

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. let's get straight to meteorologist tedd florendo with theç first alert forecast. tedd, all clear right now. >> that is going to change for tomorrow where you may need your umbrellas by tomorrow morning. today, no worries. we're looking dry, manly cloudy skies. those clouds will also begin to clear out and thin out this morning. current temperatures outside rather mild. we're in the 70s throughout many of our neighborhoods right now. 73 for philadelphia and same goes for wilmington, 72. cooler in the lehigh valley, 69 degrees. atlantic city 63. mount holly, currently at 66. the humidity goes up today. still slightly humid, not too bad to are this time in august. your forecast for the day today, temperatures around 71 at 7:00 a.m. by noon, about 80 degrees. we'll top out the day at 85 with a mix of sun and clouds. we are tracking rain. we'll show you when that's going to happen. it's quiet weatherwise. it's the same case on the roads. we'll have to see, check in with jillian mele with

. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's find out about the weather for today. with meteorologist tedd florendo in the first alert weather center. tedd? >> it's been a great august so far. we'll continue that again for the day today. more sunshine, in store for all of us. temperatures although warm, not going to be hot. nice. outside right now, mainly cloudy skies. the skies beginning to clear this morning. right now, the neighborhoods are rather mild. upper 60s for the lehigh valley. quakertown 68, 65 for atlantic city. let's check out our forecast for philadelphia. given an hour-by-hour look as we click on here. temperatures will rise up to about the mid-80s for the day today. mostly sunny, expected down the shore. your forecast for today, 58 degrees, sun and clouds, more humid today. winds staying light and from the southeast. we're tracking more rain and also the possibility of rain, also for the little league world series. we'll get to that later on. first, we get a check of our wednesday morning traffic with jillian mele. good morning. >> good morning to y

. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's find out about that rain and begin with meteorologist brittney shipp in the first alert weather center. >> most of the thunderstorms have now pushed offshore but if you were in south jersey, that's where we're seeing most of the rainfall, the poconos, the suburbs, you're drying out. though we maintain a chance of showers for the entire airy for the rest of today. the ericmaaramark building, mos cloudy skies. most of the rainfall is confined to parts south jersey, moving through galloway, also parts of millville. we do expect the chance of showers throughout this morning, today even heading into the evening. by 10:00 a.m., 74 degrees by 1:00 p.m., 78 degrees and then today's high, warming to 80 degrees which is still below average for us. that's just the beginning of a cooling trend that will send our temperatures into the high 70s right over the weekend. i'll let you know when we're getting rid of the showers. that's coming up in my first alert forecast. let's go to katy for a l

on we are high on the hog some of harley davidson's most iconic designs. >> i am on marketwatch today. look, markets are mixed. that is after five successive winning days last week. their volumes are quite like. had bits and pieces of economic data coming out. growth numbers out of time and. -- out of thailand. data points making big changes in the course of the overall trading session. far, the standard has dan the chinese market -- has been the chinese market. home prices are continuing to cool on the mainland property. i will be back a bit later on. back to you. -- china'smarket property market is feeling the pinch, more cities to a hit with .alling prices, >> it has gone up by nine cities. it was 55 in june that saw falling prices. it is 54 in july. up from 4%., that is deftly concerning. four years of restrictions. we have seen rising mortgage rates. we have seen restrictions on buying homes. locals can't buy multiple homes as freely as they could. restrictions right across the board. the july new home prices falling .n 64 cities in china ingely tier one beijing. >> there is one

i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson.'s find out about that rain and begin with meteorologist brittney shipp in the first alert weather center. >> most of the thunderstorms have now pushed offshore but if you were in south jersey, that's where we're seeing most of the rainfall, the poconos, the suburbs, you're drying out. though we maintain a chance of showers for the entire airy for the rest of today. the ericmaaramark building, mos cloudy skies. most of the rainfall is confined to parts south jersey, moving through galloway, also parts of millville. we do expect the chance of showers throughout this morning, today even heading into the evening. by 10:00 a.m., 74 degrees by 1:00 p.m., 78 degrees and then toda

i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson.ind out and find out about the cooler temperatures with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> make sure you grab a sweater as you're heading out the door, the poconos and lehigh valley where temperatures are in the high 40s in the poconos. feels more like fall and that trend is going to continue even as we head into the afternoon with temperatures staying in the 70s. closer look at our right now temperatures. 48 degrees, actually, in mt. pocono and 53 in allentown and 52 in blue bell. temperatures in washington township at 57. high 50s and wrights down closer to the shore mid-50s in atlantic city and as we head into the rest of today, 70 degrees by 11:00 a.m. mid-70s and a nice lunch break for you and then temperatures by 4:00 p.m., 78. a beautiful friday evening on tap for us. i'll go over all the details how long the cooler temperatures will last. looks like a lot happening on the roads behind you, jillian. >> crews are finishing up picking up the rest of the cones. part of that repaving

i'm tracy davidson.et your first alert forecast from meteorologist brittney shipp. >> temperatures starting off in the 50s and 60s today. we'll push back into the 80s. plenty of sunshine. the sun shining bright already. right now temperatures throughout the rest of our region, 49 degrees in the poconos, 55 in allentown, 55 and mild in philadelphia. today temperatures range between 81 and ç84. >>> there are delays on septa to know about. >> the regional line at bala cynwyd is delayed up to 20 minutes. this accident on the shoulder on 422. that's in the midst of the normal volume we're used to seeing as drivers make their way from oaks to route 2020. >>> jury selection begins in the trial against a woman accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old girl from an elementary school and sexually assaulting her. christina regusters has been in jail since february. police think she is the woman seen here back in january 2013 taking the child out of brine elementary school in west philadelphia. investigators say the girl

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