deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> despite everybody else, that sunshine and lower humidity. i'm sure you felt that. it's quite a change from yesterday. 81 degrees and lots of sunshine now. you had some high clouds. the average high is in the mid-80s. so temperatures are below average and are going to continue to go down. the high was 84 today. it's 81 at the airport now. 83 at penns port. and 1 in chestnut hill. it's actually going to get cooler over the next few days. see all the clouds in southern half of delaware and extreme south jersey. cape may county, a lot of sunshine elsewhere. the clouds are left over from the front that hit last night with those storms. and that's going to be moving out. those areas will be seeing a lot more sunshine during the day tomorrow. 81 in fairmont. 9 f79 for the high tomorrow wita low tonight of 59. not going to need the air conditioners for awhile. 80 in swanksville. lots of sunshine through the area. just a beautiful day, one of several on the way. last week's eagles game was kind of warm and humid for football. but not tomorrow night.

reporting live, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> a lot of people talking about this.he response to this story is split on social media with some people saying it's just a routine exercise, but you can join the conversation and share your comments ob our nbc 10 facebook page. >>> we have this just in. septa is making several changes at 69th street terminal. the trends in agency has e lowered the speed limit into the station from 55 miles per hour to 30. and the speed limit right outside the station has dropped from 30 to 15 miles per hour. nearly three dozen people were hurt when a speed line train slammed into an empty park train here on tuesday early in the morning. septa says it's inspected the rail line's fleet and found no issues. a local congressman is making a push of the lines shut down. that story is new at 5:00. >>> a look from high above lincoln financial field. philly loves its football. the nfl draft in april proved that. >> let's go inside the link and join keith jones. he's live along the sidelines. a new report shows the draft was a huge win for the cit

we're live in center city, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>>. developing now in washington, president trump announced via twitter this afternoon he's dissolved two of his economiced a vietds ri councils after several is cos resigned. the president made the announcement moments after the ceo of campbell's said she was quitting the council. she said she could not continue on the council following president trump's remarks yesterday where he defended some of the white nationalists who marched in charlottesville. we spoke to a professor about the president's decision to dissolve the councils. >> he had to decide a a trade off. give them access to policy, but their reputation was on the line. the rep talgs costs outweighed the potential benefits. >> the president's decision leaves him without two formal councils, but the professor says the administration can still get advice one-on-one behind closed doors. more reaction from president trump's controversial statements and the end of his kocouncil that's coming up at 6:30 on "nbc nightly news" with les

deanna durante brought the debate to the artist who created that statue and e she joins us live from center city. >> he says when he was approa approached about creating this artwork, he says he knew that frank rizzo was a controversial figure. e he also says that when it comes to controversy, ween shouldn't hide it or tear it down, but we should discuss it. >> i was here from 1972 to 1980 while he was mayor. >> it was supporters and family members who discovered him as a struggling artist. >> i would think a different attitude. people had a lot to learn. >> he says erasing what we don't like about the past is not a good idea. >> let's get rid of the people who don't like it in life or don't approve of. it's a dangerous place to go. >> the renewed outcry u to remove the statue came after white white supremacists rioted. >> that's not him. it's not frank rizzo. it's bizarre to go that far. >> reporter: the majority of people want the statue moved, then he's all for it and would even help it be moved. but he says rather than run away from the controversy, spend the money that would be

deanna durante explains. >> unlike the case ended in a hung jury, it's bill cosby and his staff.omedian sat quietly in court as lawyers met in chambers talking about the time line and the new defense would want to go five hours away to pittsburgh to select a jury. they defended michael jackson of his child molestation charges. now the civil rights attorney legal experts expect they are the ones to cross examine the accuser in the case who says he drugged her and sexually assaulted her in 2004. constand is expected to take the stand at the retrial. because both lawyers are out of state, both will need to be sponsored by sam silver. he defended u.s. representative and graham spaniard. the district judge says a local jury may not react well to out of town litigators saying cosby should have a lawyer from the area at his tiable. but the new defense lawyers have a record of everything prosecutors did the first time around. >> they can examine what they said and if there's anything inconsistent, they are going to point that out. hoping to challenge their credibility. >> and that's why

also deanna durante will be breaking down how emergency responders are helping people in texas. >> we're talking about tornadoes and we do have a report of a tornado already reported at 3:47 p.m. in galveston. already seeing some damage. if you know anybody in that area, be sure you keep in touch. this system is continuing to intensify as it continues to get a lot stronger. here is your category three hurricane. we're still at 45 miles per hour. expected landfall around high tide. already seeing watches and warnings and this tornado has been reported. it stalled out and continues to spin. it will tap into the gulf moisture as a ridge continues to push eastward. that's when we will start to be affected here in the mid-atlantic region. until then, we have a great stretch of weather. coming up in just a bit, we'll talk about that and talk about when we will see remnants of harvey in our neighborhood. back to you. >>> as erika said, the hurricane is nowhere near our neck of the woods, but that doesn't mean folks in our region aren't heading to texas to help people thousands of miles away. >>

new at 5:00, they are sharing their story deanna durante. >> reporter: mary and her fiance waited it out. putting a few pillows against the doors when the water started coming in. >> by 4:00 a.m. it was four feet. >> reporter: the house had nine-foot ceilings. they decided they would go to the garage and somehow get to the rooftop. >> i was starting to tread water. we had the dogs floating on pillows from the couch. >> reporter: they didn't have much else. >> we had one bag of the passports and wedding certificate and then our rings that we bought for the wedding. >> reporter: they got to the roof and rescuers knew they were there. >> they told us six to ten hours and we were already u there for seven so we don't know if it was going to be dark do they still do the rescue. >> reporter: they text or called loved ones in the area only a few times to conserve cell phone battery. finally a chopper came for them. one by one lifting them and their dogs to safety. the house they had plans are gone. water is now above the rooftop. the this couple is counting their blessing. >> there was a fa

. >> we should note that chris visco is the sister of deanna durante. deanna has nothing to do with her sister's business. >>> people in new jersey came together to honor the sophomore who died during a pledge party. >> the tim piazza memorial foundation hosted a golf tournament. hundreds competed in the rain yesterday in bedminster township. organizers were hoping to raise more than $100,000 for the foundation which helps children who need prosthetic devices. piazza's father says it was one of his passions. >> this is a real special day. it's not supposed to be a sad day, it's supposed to be a happy day. so i know i don't sound like it right now, but i'm just very moved by everybody being here. >> pea he was 19 when he died a falling down a staircase. beta theta pi and 18 of its members have been charged. >>> we're less than a week away from an historic event, the sol solar eclipse. >> there are precautions that you should take. here we will experience a partial eclipse next monday. according too derriar to derrict 20% of the sun will still be showing.

that's the very latest, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> frank rizzo became police commissioner in 196. his legacy includes pushing back against black panthers. he served as a two-term mayor from 1972 to 1980. we break down u both sides of the debate over the statue roigt now on the nbc 10. >>> bowing to the pressure. president trump ends two of his councils ceo after ceo drops out. >> they were leaving out of embarrassment. >> fallout of the president doubling down blame iing two si for the deadly violence in charlottesville. >> there's blame on both sides and i have no doubt a about it. you don't have any doubt either. >> when a ceo from our area dropped out of the president's council this afternoon. , it seemed to be the last straw. >> rather than putting pressure on the business people of the council and strategy and policy forum, i'm ending both. they see no problem with the way the president responded to the charlottesville violence. >> lauren mayk spoke with them today. they are not abandoning ship. >> criticism to president trump's comments came quickly and public, but we wante

reporting live outside of the police station, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> and going outside did not stop these people on a rainy gray tuesday to get outside. it was business as usual with the soggy weather. and now a live look at the wilmington blue rock stadium -- well, actually, it is traffic on i-95 moving along despite the wet roads. >> and over at cape may, it is a cool chilly day but not stopping people to be out, there and they said they are on vacation, and i'm going be on vacation. a look at that philadelphia skyline and good news that the rain is starting to clear out. >> that is good, and the first alert of crystal klein joining us. and what do you see for the rest of the night? >> well, we are starting to see the rain moving out, and including those in the cape may ear yashs a areas not stopping those from going out sooside. you will see the pockets there, but going north, you will see the spot showers lingering and those will start to the thin as we go overnight, but that is going to allow for the fog to go overnight, and into the earlier morning hours tomorrow. and

more than a year after the murder, deanna durante has found another foster child who lived with grace who says she reported to multiple sports to tauthorit abuse. >> reporter: on 30 foster children were placed in the care of sarah and a david packer before his arrest. today the agency says that it has been cleared by the state of any wrong doing. the state hasn't confirmed that and we haven't another foster child who says she reported abuse to these people years before the murder of grace packer. >> no one cared what was going on. >> reporter: she didn't want her name or face shown, but she's clear that in 2007, she not only saw abuse at the hands of david and sara packer, she says she reported it. >> we told case workers from bucks county children and youth. >> reporter: bucks county not talking about the allegations today. >> gracie was hit, slapped around. >> reporter: this is the third former foster child to tell nbc 10 she saw abuse. >> we have never once not reported any suspected abuse. where it goes from there is outside of our control. >> are you aware of any children coming

. >> we should note that chris visco who you just heard from there is the sister of deanna durante. deanna has nothing to do with her sister's business. pennsylvania has issued 27 permits for dispensaries across the state. >>> a $15,000 reward is on the table if you can help philadelphia police find an attempted arson suspect. investigators say the man in this surveillance video tried to set several city owned cars on fire. the building houses police, firefighters, as well as city workers. they say he soaked a sheet in flammable liquids and set it they're vehicles. but he was not able to light it. >> we're asking the public to look at the clothing worn. if you look at specifically the pants he's wearing, the faded nature down at the bottom. and as he leaves the park garage and returns back and forth through the gate and how he walks. >> police say the suspect knew the area based on his famili familiarity with the building. >>> let's get you to the poor visibility. >> jessica boyington is looking at 95. >> and looking for cameras, the fog, 95 around cottman avenue, we have a disabled

deanna durante joins us live from the red cross in center city with more on answering the call to serve. >> they are pitching in as well. >> i know we're expected to get between 10 and 20 inches of rain some time between today and wednesday. >> they haven't even talked about the wind, flooding and power failures harvey is expected to bring. they are working with the recreation department. it could be used to help hundreds of people who are flocking her way. >> traffic is pretty bad right now. they are sending volunteers. in philadelphia phones are ringing. folks here and in texas were already looking for help. >> we have started to receive calls from people who don't have the capacity to escape their home. >> this is one of the few call centers in the country and today is a nationalen center through the duration of the emergency. they need people to donate blood. and this emergency could last for days or weeks so they will need those donations to keep coming in. coming up tonight at 5:30, we'll go into more in-depth as to what the fire department is going to be doing in texas. >> this s

all new at 5:00, deanna durante trying to get her some answers. >> i woke up to text messages. there have been tornadoes. are you okay. where are you? >> reporter: she didn't know it but she and her mom are nearly 1,300 miles away they were taking a quick trip to celebrate her grandmother's birthday. >> i had no idea we would not be able to get back. >> reporter: they flew to philadelphia to celebrate. since then getting information on what is happening back home has been tough. >> we could see additional flash flood warnings. >> reporter: spotty internet, no cable and difficult to reach friends. they knew of the weekend tornadoes and thought the worst was over and then today news of mandatory evacuation. >> we live -- >> reporter: we went through dozens of social media postings. the news not great. tornadoes have already ripped apart are now in dangerous flood prone areas. >> it's still raining. look at the rain coming down. >> reporter: carol was there in 2001 when tropical storm allison slammed the gulf coast. that storm was called a once in a 500-year flood. today harvey is

reporting live, deanna durante. >>> camden county, keeping it cool and checking out the eclipse.pecial viewing party at the pool. and to stay on theme, members enjoyed some moon pies and sun chips while they watched. >>> if you couldn't help yourself today and you looked at the eclipse without these special glasses, you might feel the effects later. we spoke with the experts at wills eye hospital saying you might not notice damage right now but that doesn't mean you weren't impacted. >> the damage from the solar eclipse is going to be much more subtle and it won't show up for at least six to 12 hours if not longer to 24. so initially, if you look up and you get a little more exposure than you should, you get temporary loss of vision and should recover and more permanent damage to be worried about won't show up for a day or so. >> and if that's the case, you should see a doctor. we have complete coverage of the eclipse excitement for you right now on the nbc 10 app the find photos of the eclipse from here in philadelphia and also from around the world. >>> nbc 10 first alert weath