live in center city, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> tonight we are tracking the measures in place here at home to keep you safe in the wake of this deadly manchester attack. crews are across the region from philadelphia to camden and atlantic city checking in on security. the boardwalk and beaches attract huge crowds. especially in the summer. now the city's police officers are watching you even when you can't see them. in a brand new surveillance center, hundreds of cameras are monitoring the boardwalk, beaches and other areas around the clock. >> it's such a great tool for situational awareness. >> there are more than 500 cameras in the surveillance center and more will be added. >>> this coming weekend, hall and oats will headline the series. the festival is coming to the parkway. the mayor says the city is working with local and federal law enforcement to make sure all large events are properly secured. >>> coverage of the terror in manchester continues after this broadcast on "nbc nightly news." the latest on the suspect and new developments in the case. >>> president trump's $4.1

lauren mayk explains how responders stopped that leak before the threat of lightning moved in. >> this leak is now contained and rows are back open. it took hours to get things under control, but we have learned how emergency crews did it using hazmat suits and a tool that is simple, but effective. the white vapor filling the air carried a a danger. >> the problem is when it becomes gaseous, it's flammable. >> reporter: it started out as liquid being transported and ending up as a gas. it escaped when a valve failed. for emergency responders, the challenge to fix it wasn't just the danger, but the difficulty in seeing through it. the trick, misting it with water. >> there's a couple things. it alleviates the spark and helps to knock the vapor down to give better visuals on what's happening. >> reporter: officials evacuated a half mile around the industrial park. there are no homes here, but they told 1900 people at local businesses and a daycare to leave the area. the leak contained work continues to monitor air quality and bring back power that had been shut off. and next make sure it

back to you. >> lauren mayk, thank you. >>> turning to the weather now. a bit of a warm-up. the surn is returns today. taking a live look over center city. what a difference a day makes. we can actually see the city today. it locks nice out there. krystal klei is tracking your first alert forecast and what we can expect tonight. >> smiles because of it yesterday. plenty of sun breaking through. right before they make their way into our region. so maybe just a sprinkle trying to follow chester county into new castle county. we pull this out wider and further to the west, there's this line of thunderstorms trying to pass near pittsburgh. that's still heading our direction, but for the most part, it looks like some isolated storms are possible. here's the hour by hour forecast. there's the storms trying to creep their way to the north of us. other than just nothing passing through to about 9:30 at night. this is where we may see to the northern region say lehigh valley and birks county, a passing shower at 9:30 at night. temperatures did warm up. 79 in philly. we're up to 80 in

live in north philadelphia, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, lauren. tonight more details on a fire in overbrook yesterday where a teenager rescued his 1-year-old nephew. the american red cross is helping 16 people who are still out of their homes as fire started in a toaster and as we told you last night one of the teens who lived there ran back inside the home to save his nephew. tonight the red cross says these tragedies serve as a reminder to check your smokesiors and always have a family escape plan. >> the rainy weather is really putting a damper on memorial day weekend at the shore. you're looking at an empty beach in cape may and up the coast and things are not looking too much better. nbc 10's drew smith is live in ventnor tonight. >> reporter: we were expecting a concert to be going on but they postponed it becaused of rain. a lot of people are still out on the beat. a lot of people determined to make this a good memorial day weekend and if you look over in the boardwalk there are a ton of people out and walking around. it is a little rainy r

. >> let's go to lauren mayk who sat down with the senator for an exclusive one on one interview. >>reporter: senator pat toomey voted for president trump but he didn't align himself with him during the campaign. so senator toomey is watched carefully by both trump supporters and by critics. >> i have a lot of disagreements with donald trump, i've been very clear about that. >> reporter: that was senator pat toomey in a campaign commercial last year and this is the re-elect the public senator today assessing the trump administration so far. >> i think it's mixed. >> reporter: and getting rid of some regulations but he says. >> i think the white house needs more discipline in terms of the daily management of the white house and the communications. i thinkóó some of their proposa need more careful vetting before they are rolled out. >> reporter: in a one on one interview today, senator toomey addressed the investigation into russian interference that had senate colleagues calling hearings. >> i want to get to the bottom of what exactly they did, with whom, why, what were they hoping to

nbc 10's lauren mayk is talking to experts about what's next and what the chances are there will be anothercoming up at 5:00. >>> turning to our weather. finally some sunshine after days of dreary weather, temperatures return to normal today and found return to normal today and found people enjoying the slightly warmer weather as they ate outside in newark, delaware. it was a better day at the be h beach. a live look down the shore where conditions are much better than they were over that holiday weekend. but we are tracking changes for tonight. stormy weather moving our way. let's bring in chief meteorologist glenn schwartz. >> what's the timing of these showers right now? >> it does look like over the next few hours, these showers as they move closer to the lehigh valley and poconos going to weaken. they have been weakening as they have gotten farther to the east. these are the only showers in our area very small. other showers moving to the east could affect the lehigh valley and the poconos. but a lot of this stuff isxl ju going to weaken as the sun goes down. as you can see on the futu

. >> lauren mayk looked into the local impact on businesses. what did you find out? >> we found out they are watching this. and they are paying attention. one person told me they need certainty. they don't know what to think. and this could affect the kind of jobs that are available here, technology and investment. in new jersey, robert shows us what machines made here can do. >> this machine would take. >> the wires end up smaller and could end up in it your car. german parts are keys to this business. but right now, uncertainty over the relationship is is raising concerns. lydia is executive director of the german-american chamber of commerce in philadelphia. she says the uncertainty is making people nervous. >> they are saying we're just going to kind of tread water here until we know what is happening. others are saying it's business as usual. others are looking elsewhere. >> at the white house today, sean spicer addressed the relationship with germany. >> not just germany, but the rest of europe as an important ally. >> for businesses that employ 33, the big wor

. >> nbc 10's lauren mayk is staying on top of the story. at 6:00 how crews were able to cut through the thick cloud of gas to secure that leak. >> to weather now. after a day that started with rain, we're bracing for something even stronger tonight. people were doing the best to dodge the drops this morning. a live look at cape may. no rain falling, but we're bracing for storms tonight. you see the loan person on the beach. the waves are rocking. we're going to switch to the first alert radar. the system is building and building strength as it aims at our region. tammie souza joins us. >> they mainly have been to the south where we have seen severe thunderstorm warnings taking pla place. right now we're starting to see some activity pop here that's a bit more intense. from dover all the way up to washington through quinton, these are cells that will have intense lightning and downpours and maybe a little hail. watch out all of this is now beginning to move off to the north and the east as it rotate ts around the main body of the storm syste

it starts a new income driven repayment program and work study programs in half lucky for us lauren mayk in studio. you poured through the proposal to find how this affects our viewers. >> this is the president's plan. it's pretty big. we have been digging through it here looking for things that could affect your family, particularly when it comes to college. if you are a student, a parent or a future student, these potential changes could affect how much you pay for school. >> for students and families, it may seem unavoidable. >> that's always going to be dwelling on my mind. >> reporter: paying for school is a stressor and choices could be changing. in the president's plan, federal work study funding would be cut in half and eligibility changed. it worries noah cody, who depends on the flexibility and income of his work study job. >> what kind of stuff does it pay for? >> books, food, extra curriculars. >> reporter: it changes the pell grant program in had a way that could benefit some students. offering year-round grants to help students finish faster. and the plan would eliminate a

. >> today lauren mayk sat down with republican senator pat toomey. he's the lawmaker we don't often hear from on camera. he can play a key role in the health care debate. >> reporter: his views could be critical in shaping this bill and as i learned today he's not just looking to pass what the house passed and that could mean more debate over what you pay for and what your insurance company covers. with the house vote in the rear-view mirror, the future of a health care bill now rests with senators, like pennsylvania's pat toomey. >> what we're trying to do is find the consensus that would hold all republican senators together. >> reporter: how difficult is that? >> very difficult. >> reporter: he's part of a group of senators that meets twice a week trying to hammer out a plan. from his old city office, senator toomey a key player in the process told us what he'd like to see, including an effort to lower premiums that could wage more debate over what insurers need to cover. >> i think it's much better to have a lot more flexibility about that so peo