nbc10's katy zachry is live for us in the digital operations center. new numbers show how different poll results can be for hillary and donald trump. all by one state. >> vai, relatively small area, too, we're looking at philadelphia, the suburbs and lehigh valley. here's the maps showing the candidates' largest support. philadelphia in blue heavily favor hillary clinton. and the lehigh valley show trump neck and neck with his rival. clinton's campaign is capitalizing on the overall momentum. her camp is opening eight offices this week across the state. three in the mild area. including this new office where we visited yesterday in the frankford section. trump supporters say don't count him up. >> trump can probably sharpen up his game. also you have access from the ground. >> it's important to note the trump campaign has not opened an office in philadelphia. all is handled by the local republican party. so much focus is focused on p.a., because it say battleground state. the latest presidential polls show clinton has more than a ten-point lead over don

katy zachry is live in our digital operations center with more about what trump said. and, katy, you have exclusive reaction from walk's running mate. >> mike pence has plenty to say about the candidate's words yesterday. but first, here's the comment. >> hillary wants to abolish the second amendment. and by the way, if she gets to pick -- if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. although, the second amendment people, maybe there is. i don't know. >> well, donald trump said this to supporters at a rally in wilmington, north carolina, yesterday. that statement immediately met from harsh criticism from lawmakers in washington. chris murphy tweeted, in part, it's an assassination threat. but mike pence spoke to nbc 10 soon after the comments were made. listen. you don't believe he was inferring any violence relating to hillary clinton? >> of course not. no. donald trump is urging people to act in a manner consistent with their convictions. and people who cherish the second amendment, have a very clear choice in these election. >> the comments from pence c

nbc 10's katy zachry is live in the digital operations center. y, trump will be here but members of his campaign will be in floridaç for an emergency meeting with republican leadership. tell us more about that meeting. >> that's exactly right. donald trump's campaign insists that that meeting in florida is a routine meeting. politico is reporting a source calls it a, quote, come to jesus meeting. and last night trump made the latest in a recent string of controversial comments saying he would be, quote, fine with american accidents accused of terrorism being tried at guantanamo bay. the current administration has actively fought to close guantanamo but trump promised to keep it open. now, today trump will be stumping in western pennsylvania. all this while his campaign leaders meet with members of the republican national committee in florida. the rnc is facing pressure to redirect funding from trump to congressional candidates who could be in danger. as for the nominee, he says he'll stick to the strategy that's gotten him this far. >> i'll just

. >> i'm katy zachry. thanks for joining us. if you've walked outside you've noticed there's a little bit of a cooler feel to the air. >> a little bit. >> let's start with meteorologist bill henley with more on that. >> no sign of showers, though we do have clouds this morning. they're over philadelphia. you can see them in the suburbs. 69 degrees. it is cooler this morning. a few degrees cooler, also for the lehigh valley and delaware and that may lead to a bit of fog. right now, delaware is fog-free but clouds overhead. those clouds break for some sunshine. in fact, more sunshine by 10:00 this morning, 76 degrees. topping out into the low 80s this afternoon. there's still a chance of an isolated shower in the suburbs, the lehigh valley, possibly even a thunderstorm and a shower this afternoon. it's possible in delaware but most of the day will be dry and we'll get to see sunshine, especially this afternoon. i'll go through the forecast hour by hour when i'm back in a few minutes. right now let's see how the traffic is moving o

i'm live in the digital operations center, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. y. >> katy, thanks. >>> this could be the largest volunteer-led voter registration effort ever. yesterday in washington, d.c., several faith-based groups and voting rights activists launched the together we vote campaign. the coalition plans to recruit and train 15,000 volunteers, then send them to registered voters in battleground states like florida, ohio and in pennsylvania. >>> we are going to talk to 1 million voters, in particular, those voters that have been ignored or not considered as relevant. >> voters rights advocates are getting help from the court. a series of rulings softened voter restriction laws in several states. >>> the battle against the zika virus is on in florida. health officials sayç it's tou to stop in part because of the type of mosquito species blamed for the outbreak in miami. workers have been blanketing a one square mile section just north of downtown miami with insect repellent trying to get rid of the zika carrying predators. the mosquitos are proving

nbc 10's katy zachry is live in the digital operations center. ty, what's the latest on the war of words? >> well, tracy, both republican donald trump and democrat hillary clinton took jabs at each other yesterday in places where both nominees believe the votes are. donald trump was all about pennsylvania at a rally near harrisburg. he blasted bernie sanders for supporting hillary clinton. he also said he was frayed the election might be rigged. meantime, clinton was stumping in omaha, nebraska with billionaire supporter warren buffett. here's how the candidates sounded yesterday. >> he made a deal with the devil. she's the devil. he made a deal with the devil. true. >> while warren is standing up for a fairer tax code, trump wants to cut taxes for the super rich. >> today clinton will be in colorado while trump visits virginia. now, on another front in the white house race, more republicans are now stepping forward to denounce donald trump's comments about the muslim parents of a fallen u.s. soldier. that includes pennsylvania senator pat toomey

katy zachry has his story. ♪ >> anything is possible if you believe it and are willing to put in the. >> reporter: bob is on a journey. most recently that journey begins with a bike ride. >> what do you think? >> reporter: often from his home in haddenfield to the kimmel center for the performing arts. where he plays cello for the philadelphia orchestra. ♪ >> they say that the instrument is an extension of your hands. and some say it's an extension of your body. but to me, it's not. it's an extension of my soul. >> reporter: for 30 years his love of the cello has filled the streets of philadelphia. ♪ that is until one day the music stopped. >> there started getting numbness in my right leg. strange numbness and then areas of vision started disappearing from view. the first doctor told me i had multiple sclerosis. i was, do not tell me that. i do not want to hear this. >> reporter: his mri scan showed how serious it was. >> had over 50 lesions in my brain. my whole brain looked like street lights. those lesions or destruction of tissue took their toll fast. >> i couldn't line up four

. >> i'm katy zachry. it has a better wing when you say welcome to wednesday. >> welcome to wednesday, hump day! >> we start with meteorologist bill henley. >> the humidity is lower for most of the area and will be dropping as the day goes on. the low 60s in the suburbs, clear skies at king of prussia, cleared for sunshine and 76 degrees by 11:00. that being said, there are clouds and areas of fog. you can see it in the lehigh valley, in easton this morning. as the sun comes up, the temperatures will warm and the fog will disappear. we're cleared for sunny skies. 66 in delaware, sunshine will valley, new jersey at the shore, onshore winds keep temperatures in the 70s for most of the day and philadelphia and the suburbs into the lower 80s this afternoon. i'll take you through it hour by hour with the futurecast when i come back in just a couple minutes. right now jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> thanks, bill. we're watching the schuylkill expressway right now. this is right around south st

nbc 10's katy zachry is live in our digital operations center to explain. s meeting, katy? >> before he comes to our area, donald trump will be campaigning in the western part of pennsylvania in altoona and erie. for the first time, the republican nominee is admitting that his campaign has problems. it's why party leadership is expected to meet today with campaign officials in florida. politico reports the trump team and republican national committee will get together for what one source call, quote, a come to jesusç meeting. one source within the trump campaign said the meeting with, quote, nothing scary. it comes at a time when donald trump is defending more controversial statements we've heard and his poll numbers against democrat hillary clinton, well, they're falling. also the rnc is facing pressure from insiders to redirect funding from trump to congressional candidates who could be in danger. as for the phenomenonny, he said he'll stick to the strategy that's gotten him this far. >> i'll just keep doing the same thing i'm doing right now. at the end

. >> i'm katy zachry. thanks for joining us. hope you had a nice weekend. we have issued a first alert for today because of threat of thunderstorms and flash flooding in some areas. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert neighborhood forecast. >> we're looking at clouds overhead, no storms in the area right now. but this afternoon, those areas that were rain soaked over the weekend could see more storms today. philadelphia right now quiet. just a bit of fog forming in some of the suburbs. temperatures have dropped in the low 70s in philadelphia, 75 degrees in parkside. we'll warm into the 80s this afternoon. as these temperatures warm, society hill, bustleton, both at 76 degrees right now. we'll see fog disappear. the thickest fog in the pocono mountains. quarter mile visibility,. we're seeing scattered fog at the shore, the fog will disappear. the storm threat for later today, for the suburbs, the lehigh valley, the poconos, this is through this evening. a possibility of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, bringing a flash flood t

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. >> nbc10's katy zachry is live in our digital operations center. katy, what's the reaction to this latest head line grabbing statement by trump? >> well, tracy, in terms of poll numbers, the latest numbers were released just after the comments were made. we have to wait to see if they have any effect on voters but donald trump was speaking his supporters in ft. lauderdale when he made the comments. from video of the event, you can see the crowd didn't seem fazed when he linked president obama and hillary clinton to isis. it's not the first time he's tied democrats to radical islamists. >> isis is honoring president obama. he's the founder. he founded isis. and i would say the co-founder would be crooked hillary clinton. >> if you are running to be president, or you are president of the united states, words can have tremendous consequences. yesterday, we witnessed the latest in a long line of casual comments from donald trump that crossed the line. >> pa is a key battleground state. the latest nbc/"wall street journal" marist poll show voters heavily

. >> katy zachry is live in the digital operations center. up to speed. >> vai and tracy, donald trump holds rallies in pennsylvania today, his campaign leaders are heading to florida to meet with the republican national committee. one source tells politico it's a, quote, come to jesus meeting. nbc news is hearing from another source that the meeting is, quote, nothing scary. it comes at a time when trump is defending more controversial statements. we'll get to those in just a minute. democrat hillary clinton are falling. the rnc is facing pressure from insiders to redirect funding from trump to congressional candidates who could be in danger. trump told cnbc yesterday he may lose the election but it won't give up his uncensored style of talking. >> by the way, she said today, during her speech, that she's going to try and negotiate trade deals. you know, the only reason she said is, she's been listening to my speeches for the last two weeks. >> that was trump in florida last night talking about opponent hillary clinton. in michigan yesterday,

nbc 10's katy zachry introduces us to a local man who did just that, and has become an inspiration to so many. >> anything is possible if you believe it and willing to put in the time and effort. >> bob is on a journey. most recently, the journey begins with a bike ride. often from his home in hadd haddenfield to the center for performing arts, where he place cello for the philadelphia orchestra. >> they say it is an extension of youred aboutdy, but to me, it is not. it is an extension of my soul. >> for 30 years, hy lois love oe cello has filled the streets of philadelphia. that is, until one day, the music stopped. >> i started getting numbness in my right leg, strange numbness. two months later, vision started to disappear. the first doctor told me i had ms. do not tell me that. i do not want to hear this. >> his mri scan showed how serious it was. >> 50 lesions in my brain. my whole brain looked like streetlights. >> those lesions, or destruction of tissue, took their toll fast. >> i couldn't lineup four fingers on one string. i had no control over my muscles. could i hardly walk.

. >> i'm katy zachry. just after 6:00 a.m. on your monday.are starting off to a steamy monday with some parts dealing with fog and we've also issued a first alert because of storms moving through our area. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with more on that. >> the storms later today could pose aç risk for heavy downpou in those rain-soaked areas from the weekend rain. talking the pennsylvania suburbs, the lehigh valley and the poconos. a first alert in effect through this evening. the threat of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will pose a flash flood threat for later today. right now, though, the lehigh valley just dealing with clouds and some light fog in the area. that fog will clear as the temperatures climb. they will be climbing, even though we're getting a cloudy start in philadelphia. those low clouds will break for some sunshine. the temperatures will warm from the 70s into the 80s this afternoon. right now, 75 degrees at philadelphia international. not much cooler in park side, chestnut hill, bustleton and society hill

. >> i'm katy zachry. thanks for joining us. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with your neighborhood forecast. a lot cooler out there throughout our area, right, bill? >> it feels more comfortable today. the sun is just coming up right now. you can see the skies brightening up. the temperatures warming up, upper 70s by 11:00 this morning. some scattered clouds in new jersey and a few in the lehigh valley. this is where there's fog first thing this morning. the fog showing seens of thinning out. near 80 degrees at lunch time, into the lower 80s this afternoon. the humidity will be lower later today as we see the temperatures climb into the 80s for the suburbs. plenty of sunshine, after morning clouds in new jersey, 82 degrees this afternoon and at the shore, in for mostly sunny skies and 79 degrees. low 80s with less humid conditions for delaware and the lehigh valley. a look ahead at the weekend when i'm back in a few minutes. jessica boyington with the first alert traffic. >> we're watching the boulevard around the

live in the digital operations center, katy zachry, "nbc10 news." >>> now to rio with some with michael phelps, katie ledecky already have plenty of gold. they are both qualifier it's in signature event and phelps will compete in the men's single individual medley tonight. ledecky went for medal number three as a member of the 200-meter freestyle team yesterday, ledecky anchored the u.s. women to get another win. native leah smith won a second night. >>> today, simone biles and ali raisman will go for gold in the women's gymnastics all-around. and a berks county company is helping the gymnastics team dazzle in rio. the reading company faces a monumental task with the perfect uniform for the gymnastics. >> i was inspired by the flag. i wanted to use it as literally as possible highlighting their bodies. >> the workers say there's nothing better than watching their own team going for gold in a homegrown leotard. jacqueline london is your guide for the summer games. she's following all of our athletes in rio. you can see her report tote and tonight on nbc nbc. >>> 4:38. thousands of kids i

. >> i'm katy zachry. thanks for joining us. if you stepped outside, you'll notice relief is in the air. we'll check in with meteorologist bill henley to see if that's going to stick around for today orç the rest of the week. >> temperatures are running cooler than yesterday. 73 degrees in philadelphia. in the suburbs, 69 degrees right now, into the 70s with mostly cloudy skies for the suburbs and for the lehigh valley where clouds are lingering. there will be some sunshine later this morning. look at the temperature warming up to near 80 degrees at lunch time in the lehigh valley. delaware, a chance of a shower this afternoon. just a slight chance of a shower. most of the day it will be dry. with some breaks of sunshine into the 70s, topping out near 80 degrees this yafternoon, 81 for philadelphia, suburbs 80 with partly sunny skies. there's a chance for an isolated shower or possibly a thunderstorm. most of the day will be dry. you'll see more sunshine this afternoon than we'll be seeing this morning. a lack of sunshine will

katy zachry is live in the digital operations center. , there's been nationwide outrage over what trump said at a recent rally. >> and it followed quickly after the comments. it followed the second amendment vibe. here's what trump said to a crowd in north carolina that's getting so much attention. listen. >> hillary wants to abolish the second amendment. by the way, she gets to pick -- if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. although the second amendment people, maybe there is. i don't know. >> those words illicited a fire storm in action and beyond. chris murphy tweeted, don't treat this as a misstep. it's an assassination threat. seriously upping the possibility of a tragedy and crisis. and elizabeth warren reacting with, trump makes death threats because he's a coward who cant handle losing to a girl. mike pence defended his running mate minutes after those were made. >> hillary clinton is going to rewrite the second amendment as she said and inferred many times. rolling back the right of law-abiding citizens to kee

. >> i'm katy zachry. thanks for joining us.ked outside you've noticed there's a little bit of a cooler feel to the air. >> a little bit. >> let's start with meteorologist bill henley with more on that. >> no sign of showers, though we do have clouds this morning. they're over philadelphia. you can see them in the suburbs. 69 degrees. it is cooler this morning. a few degrees cooler, also for the lehigh valley and delaware and that may lead to a bit of fog. right now, delaware is fog-free but clouds overhead. those clouds break for some sunshine. in fact, more sunshine by 10:00 this morning, 76 degrees. topping out into the low 80s this afternoon. there's still a chance of an isolated shower in the suburbs, the lehigh valley, possibly even a thunderstorm and a shower this afternoon. it's possible in delaware but most of the day will be dry and we'll get to see sunshine, especially this afternoon. i'll go through the forecast hour by hour when i'm back in a

i'm katy zachry. >> i'm pamela osborne. we have issued a first alert for this morning because of heavy rain and the potential for flash flooding in parts of our area today. let's get started with meteorologist bill henley and the nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. bill? >> pamela, we're tracking one shower, one area of thunderstorms. it's moving through new jersey. this is not why we've issued a first alert. the first alert is for the heavy rainfall that's possible later today. this storm is moving offshore. it's moving past barnegat right now. it will clear out. lots of steaminess in the air. we've seen heavy rainfall over the last couple days in the lehigh valley and the suburbs. this is where there's a storm threat for later today and why we've issued a first alert. the chance of storms will be around for most of the area as temperatures climb into the 80s for philadelphia, the suburbs and the lehigh valley. delaware could see those as well with afternoon temperatures in the 80s. even at the shore. not going to be

. >> i'm katy zachry.r wing when you say welcome to wednesday. >> welcome to wednesday, hump day! >> we start with meteorologist bill henley. >> the humidity is lower for most of the area and will be dropping as the day goes on. the low 60s in the suburbs, clear skies at king of prussia, cleared for sunshine and 76 degrees by 11:00. that being said, there are clouds and areas of fog. you can see it in the lehigh valley, in easton this morning. as the sun comes up, the temperatures will warm and the fog will disappear. we're

i'm katy zachry. a few minutes before 9:30.nd tomorrow, too. >> yeah, not just going to be today. the humidity has come down. bright sunshine, just a few scattered fair weather clouds. no sign of showers today. the temperatures have been climbing after a cooler start this morning. 74 in philadelphia. low 70s in delaware. south jersey, plenty of sunshine. warming into the 80s. we have a ways to go. chestnut hill still in the 60s. >> not bad. thank you. jessica boyington is checking out a crash scene in the last half hour. not much has changed. >> we are still seeing delays bod of that, on kelly drive where there's a vehicle accident eastbound before falls bridge. another one in northeast philadelphia on the boulevard around grant avenue. blocking part of the inner drive. let's check in with 95. an earlier accident blocking out some lanes and typical morning volume into center city. right now, both lanes looking great. >> jessica, thanks. smash and grab. check out this security camera video of a brazen jewelry store heist inside

i'm katy zachry.st with glenn "hurricane" schwartz. hey, glenn. >> we have some showers and sunders. as you can see, these showers are not moving very fast. some of them are on the heavy side. and not moving. that's a bad combination. so we have a first alert out for this afternoon and tonight for the pennsylvania suburbs. the mercer county, new jersey, areas, were hardest hit in the last 24 hours. thunderstorms, heavy rain and localized flash flooding. as we go through the day today, we find some locally heavy showers and storms, but it's kind of hit and miss. some folks getting it, others not. and the threat of flash flooding in a few spots. >> glthanks for that. we'll see you at 11:00. we have a slow-up on one of our majors. >> that's right. one of the only major problems that's happening right now and i wouldn't even call it anything that's too major. it's because there's construction on 95. these are right around route 413 and headed southbound, we're seeing some lane restrictions there due to so

i'm katy zachry.lenn "hurricane" schwartz, and for all of us here at nbc 10, have a great day, and remember your umbrella. >> absolutely. >> nicole: champagne? at this hour? >> deimos: it's never too early for champagne. not when you have something to celebrate. >> chloe: hey, i'm sorry. i know, i'm late. >> philip: no problem. we just have a lot to cover, so... you okay? >> chloe: no, i feel kinda lousy. >> philip: walk didn't help? >> chloe: no. i don't know. maybe it's this place. i don't know, i can't think straight for some reason. >> philip: sorry. until i can rent an office, this is it. >> chloe: uh, isn't there somewhere more private we can go? >> philip: uh... not unless you want to go back to my place. or yours.

. >> congratulations to katy zachry, a new baby for them. >> local updates throughout the morning andnbc10 app. >>> "today" show start the right now with matt lauer's exclusive interview with swimmer ryan lochte. >>> good morning. clean sweep. team usa takes gold, silver and bronze in the women's 100 meter hurdles. a first in olympic history. >>> kerri walsh jennings and april ross rallying in dramatic fashion to win bronze in beach volleyball. and hot water? two of ryan lochte's teammates abruptly pulled from a plane as they were on their way home from rio. detained for hours before being released overnight. officials now questioning the accounts of four swimmers who claim they were victims of a robbery. does their story hold up? what ryan told me in an exclusive conversation, "today," thursday, august 18th, 2016.

i'm live in the digital operations center, katy zachry. >>> presidential candidate hillary clinton willl her plan to boost the economy today. she will do it during a campaign stop. she will create an economy that works for everyone, not just the rich. and if elected, she has promised during their first 100 days in office, to make the biggest investment in good-paying jobs since world war ii. >>> septa passengers, waiting in malvern, just a collective sigh of relief as the first train picked them up. >> jessica, fill us in on that. we an e-mail from pamela at 5:30, swung by and picked people up. give us an uptate. >> that's some good news here. we're late and behind schedule. we were supposed to have every 40 minutes a train leave and make all stops, beginning at 5:30. that 5:30 train was running behind. the next one supposed to leave at 6:10. we're seeing delays because of that. it's suspended on the paoli-thorndale line. with the trains runs late, maybe repairs are running late, as well. follow us on twitter. and my personal twitter, for more of the updates. and watching route 422, aro

. >>> good morning, welcome to "nbc 10 news today," i'm katy zachry. >> i'm pamela osborne.ve issued a first alert for today because of the threat of thunderstorms and flash floods. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert neighborhood forecast. it's a close look at conditions at communities

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