the marquis lafayette was 19 years old when he came to america to fight in the revolution. he was a french aristocrat and when i talk to students about this and i say he was 19 -- we think about 19-year-olds today -- what were you like when you were 19? were you going to fight in revolution across the sea? probably not. he was an interesting individual. his support and influence with the french government helps the revolution's cause. when he came back, he was invited back by president monroe for the purpose of remembering the revolution, munro saw that people were starting to die off, the revolutionaries are starting to leave us, but lafayette was still a living connection to the revolution. he came back and did this amazing tour of what was then the united states, in an era when there were not trains. of course there were not automobiles. this was horses and carriages and he crisscrossed the then united states, and the fact that he had so many places from new york city down to charleston and everywhere in between is remarkable, in such a short time period. when he comes t

that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. more rain is on the way.'s going to be a cool day at the shore. the temperatures holding in the 60s for most of the day. your neighborhood forecast just ahead. katy zachry is in the first alert traffic center. >>> unfortunately ponding on the roads in new jersey and pennsylvania reported so far. what i have on the screen is a shot of the boulevard. look at the right-hand lanes, no traffic is getting by. this is route 1 another fox street. just south of this there is an accident at henry avenue. i understand several people have been transported. it looks like it will shall out there for a while. more details coming up. >>> and good morning, i'm matt delucia, live in ocean city. light rain off and on here this morning. a lot of people are down for memorial day weekend. there's something new that will make things more convenient for you. i'll explain, next. >>> all right. here's a look at a local memorial day event schedule for today. the annual parade along state street in media, delaware county steps off at 10

that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel, beach avenue will get rain.e steadier rainfall is destined for new jersey and delaware today. but philadelphia, the suburbs you'll get rain, too. what we're not getting is the cold start, the record low temperatures we saw yesterday this morning. now there's just the normal spring chill in the air. south jersey at 49 degrees, 50 degrees currently in the suburbs and 55 in philadelphia. at the shore where the clouds are in place right now, not so bad. 56 degrees at ocean city. it's dropped into the upper 40s for may's landing and mullica township. not much cooler inland this morning. this afternoon, well, not really much warmer. cloudy skies for the lehigh valley. this is the airy athat will most likely stay dry today. showers staying to the south for most of the day. you might see a sprinkle but that's about it. light showers for the suburbs, west chester, phoenixville, newtown. light rainfall and low 60s this afternoon for the suburbs. philadelphia will get some rain, clouds hanging in there, low to mid-60s this

this is a view from cape may from the marquis de lafayette hot hotel. a heavier rain has moved inland, and wildwood, look at the breaks of blue sky. it's drying up on the boardwalk. a quick turnaround from first thing this morning. we do still have the threat of flooding for this evening along the coast. because of this large upper level low, which is going to spin the water right up the coast, combined with high tides this evening, producing moderate flooding. a little worse than what we saw this morning. there were some areas of flooding. right now, the greatest threat is for this even. the flood threat for roadways will start around 7:30 to 9:30, and then extend to the back bays later this evening. that's at the shore. you will see some sunshine. counterintuitive because you see sunshine, the showers tapering off, the flood threat doesn't exist, that's not the case. be on the lookout for evening flooding not only for the jersey shore frrx the delaware beaches and into delaware bay. as far as rain is concerned, that's tapering off at the shore, but we

that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel.nshine to start with, but that's not happening now. grab an umbrella if you're heading out. scattered showers, but this afternoon, steadier showers and possibly thunderstorms. so far, lightning free. then it clears out this evening. that's not the end of the rain as we head into the weekend. here you can see the light showers moving through cape may. these are on the move, moving to the northeast at 30 miles per hour. lewis, a few sprinkles, central delaware getting rain. light rain falling in atlantic count, moving to ship bottom right now. so far, it's been dry in philadelphia, but the clouds are here, and here's the rain that is going to bring an end to the dry streak. right now, wilmington seeing those showers moving through, and up 95 through northeastern maryland. the showers will move into salem county as well. no heavy rain here, but it is steadier, and lancaster and burks count, and you see spotty showers in the allentown area. the heavy downpours, not too many, just moderate

that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. >> thank you, bill. >>> breaking news, policecean county are searching for an inmate who escaped from prison last week. nbc 10's matt delucia is along the garden state parkway where arthur buck was spotted last night. matt? >> we have gotten a whole lot of new information within the last half hour. real quick, take a look at the garden state parkway. you see some of the police vehicles. the search has intensified. a live update coming up after the break. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> breaking news, new pictures from security cameras inside a rest stop in ocean county. police are searching for escaped inmate arthur buckle right now. the search is intensifying as the sun is now up and rush hour on the grp dprp will soon be under way. >>> a live look right now from the air as police are combing through the woods. a new update from matt delucia along the garden state parkway is coming up. >>> one lucky winner is sitting on a lottery ticket worth 429 million bucks. we're expected to learn more about the winning ticket sold at a 7-elev

that's the view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. if you're heading down to the shore, you'll need your rain gear. for most of the area you'll need your rain gear. it is dry, we will see rain moving in. later this morning, the first rain drops will be falling. steadier rain as we go into the afternoon hours. the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen shows there are drier and warmer days ahead. but today, the temperatures are really going to be limited as the readings will start in the 40s and 50s and warm only into the low 60s this afternoon. no sign of any rain just yet. that's all to our south. clouds have made a comeback. rain on the way during the day today. those rain drops will be falling. first thing this morning drive. by 1:00 this afternoon, it's a steady light rain into philadelphia. allentown, the lehigh valley, will avoid most of the rainfall. a few sprinkles have been showing up, not even reaching the ground in chester county. the steady rain is well to our southwest. it's inching toward d.c. western pennsylvani

you can see it in okay may that that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. showers i'm tracking, 48 degrees at 4:36. neighborhood forecast is just ahead. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> clouds are here, a little bit of fog and a few showers. great day to grab the umbrella once again. we saw that steady rain yesterday. it's not going to be quite as rainy as today. but certainly cloudy. at least to start with. your seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen gives you a preview in we're in for a pretty good warmup today. 49 degrees at 6:00, middle 50s in spite of cloudy skies for the morning. those clouds bring a chance of showers. everybody is reporting readings in the 40s right now. the clouds are overhead. i don't expect to see the numbers come down much more. vineland 48 degrees. cinnaminson 46. it is 47 degrees in lumberton. a chilly start and a little bit foggy, too. the thick fog is in coatesville. light fog is starting to ease now for quakertown. doylestown, under two miles and just over two miles in blue b

that's the view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. dense fog in hazleton. fog to deal with through philadelphia, mt. holly. but at the shore, visibility is improving for wildwood. it's up to half a mile in millville and atlantic city. a little bit of a breeze and warmup will do away with any fog. 71 in philadelphia. sunshine, look at the warmup, 80s this afternoon. you'll see sunshine in the suburbs, just a few scattered clouds right now. the showers are long gone. by 2:00, 84 degrees today. the clouds are already breaking in the lehigh valley. 66 now. 76 degrees at 10:00. it's into the low 80s by lunch time today. to the south, south jersey, you'll find some spots of fog but as the numbers climb from the 60s into the 70s, any fog will disappear. the clouds they'll linger into the afternoon. there's a slight chance of a pop-up shower in new jersey, at the jersey shore there's a slight chance of a pop-up afternoon shower. once the fog is gone, it will be in the clear, sunshine, 70s. good deal warmer than yesterday for those clouds lingering with all the rain

that's a live view from marquis de lafayette hotel. rain to start this morning and a chance of thunderstorms as we go through the day. the temperatures will be warming up. showers at the shore, they'll struggle to get inland during the day. won't have a lot of luck. sunshine to the west. it's storms that are possible to the east. primarily over new jersey this afternoon we'll see them. then we'll finally be drying out tonight. clearing skies, we'll see sunshine for today. more sunshine over the coming days. it will come with much warmer weather. more mild this morning. 58 degrees right now in philadelphia. upper 50s in the lehigh valley. 50s for the suburbs, too. delaware at 57. rain is falling at the shore and in south jersey. those numbers will be climbing in spite of the showers we're starting off with. not an all-day rain but showers especially to the east. the further east you go, the better chance you'll see showers. the further inland you go, the better chance you have for breaks of sunshine. 56 for mt. laurel, 55 in lumberton.

cape may, this is the view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. fog is thickening right now. not everybody is going to see it. some of the pocono mountains, fine in pottstown. no issue for trenton, northeast philadelphia or philadelphia international. some fog at the shore is under a mile in wildwood. that's dense fog right now in millville. as the temperatures cool down, all that rainfall yesterday is allowing the fog to form. what we don't have right now are showers. those have already moved offshore. you can see them way offshore. that's where the heavier rainfall is. we'll see a mainly dry day only a chance a pop-up shower in parts of delaware and into south jersey. what we will see is the temperatures pop up. that's going to allow the fog to disappear. no fog right now, temperatures in the low 70s in philadelphia. we will warm way past yesterday's numbers into the upper 80s, closer to 90 degrees this afternoon. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. let's check in with jessica boyington. jessica is taking another day off.

that's a live view of the marquis de lafayette hotel. wildwood, a rainy start to the day.it will be a rainy morning. there will be breaks in the precipitation at the shore early this afternoon. we'll see those later this afternoon in philadelphia. big threat at the shore, as we've heard this morning is the coastal flood çwarning. in effect until 1:00 saturday morning. we'll have multiple chances for flooding this morning. it is minor flooding to be expected. but this evening, widespread moderate flooding. the roadways are likely to be flooded for the shore, for the delaware beaches and into the back bays for this evening and into the late evening hours that is a threat as well. as far as rain is concerned, we've got that to start with. that's light rain coming through atlantic city and cape may. look at the moderate showers that are stretching through delaware right now. those showers are on the move. they're going to be moving off to the northwest. this motion will continue bringing the showers onshore during the day today. even though there are breaks in the suburbs, be

the view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. it's not going to last all day.louds are lingering at the shore. look at the rain from yesterday. it's finally pushed offshore. the cold front is ep swoog through the area. it's not enough to completely clear things out. there's still a chance of a sprinkle first thing this morning. the rest of the area going to be completely dry. already clearing out, the clouds are breaking over philadelphia. clear skies in allentown. sunshine and the temperatures will warm up this afternoon. futurecast shows at 10:00, clear for allentown and philadelphia. clouds linger in south jersey and delaware as we go into the afternoon hours, there's a chance of a pop-up shower. more likely at 3:00 this afternoon. in parts of new jersey, a slight chance of a sprinkle. as we go into the evening hours, those showers pretty much coming to an end. the rest of the area will be clear skies. the temperatures respond. we're heading to the upper 80s, closer to 90 degrees this afternoon. the suburbs, sunshine for neshaminy and the lehigh valley. a qu

that's a live view of beach avenue, cape may, the marquis de lafayette hotel.st scattered shower activity. there's steadier rain in the area. on a chance of downpours this afternoon. if you love this rainy, drizzly, misty, foggy weather, we have more of it for you and it's not just today either. >>> jessica boyington is smiling in the first alert traffic center. at least the traffic is moving this morning, jessie. >> i'm smiling at you, not necessarily the traffic. just watching 95. a lot of construction here. this off ramp to the blue route is closed. we'll have updates when i come back at 4:30. >>> and mother nature's power. next at 4:30, lightning bolts are being blamed for starting fires in homes at the jersey shore. i did everything i could to make her party perfect. almost everything. you know, 1 i n 10 houses could get hit by an expensive septic disaster. but for only $7 a month, rid-x helps break down waste. avoid a septic disaster with rid-x. >>> nbc 10 news starts now.ç >>> what ted did is really a very brave thing to do and a great thing to do. beca

our camera here at the marquis de lafayette in cape may showed heavy showers blowing through. >>> we are in for a wet morning across our area. pack the rain gear. >>> and here's a look at the nbc 10 first alert radar which is tracking rain. you can see just how widespread the showers are across the tri-state area. it's 4:00 a.m., good morning, this is "nbch10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's get you up to date with what's going to happen, what to come with meteorologist bill henley across pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. >> starting off with clouds and light rain showers. they're moving through philadelphia right now and the suburbs where it's coming down steadier, upper montgomery county and into bucks county, moderate showers, no heavy rainfall in the area. there are breaks in this precipitation. it's not going to be all morning long. the temperatures right now in the 50s. warmer than yesterday, 57 degrees in philadelphia. delaware got some rain while it's tapering off in parts of south jersey at the shore, 55 degrees. at the bottom of the screen, that's the seven day.

arms to immigration and gave citizenship to many that come to fight in the war including the marquis lafayette's was granted citizenship even though he had no plans to attend the united states. i suppose it is worth noting and passing, as a historian i'm trying not to get too involved in the present debate, one might make the argument if one believed in the intentions of framers that the intentions of the framers of the decoration of independence and the constitution was that we should have open immigration because immigration is what makes america grow and what makes america strong. that would have been the ideology of those people who participated in america's first political tea party in 1773 in boston harbor. the nationevolution, initially was receptive to immigration. the constitution adopted in 1789 allowed for a uniformed rule of naturalization and furthermore, ban congress from interfering with immigration of any kind until 1808. it did allow the states to interfere with immigration. the new constitution gave power to congress the right to control immigration once they got here and to ex

this is a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. beach avenue is a bit damp this morning.e cameras are shaking a little bit. those are light showers moving through the area. cape may holding steady with mostly cloudy skies. we'll see a warmup, we may see breaks of sunshine this afternoon. they'll be limited. mostly cloudy day and cooler at the shore. starting off with showers there, you can see cape may getting some of the rain drops. the heavier showers are well to the south. that's some thunderstorm activity that's moving across maryland this morning. that heavier rainfall, that's going to stay to the south. the showers are just about to taper off of dover right now. just some light rainfall in that area. we're seeing scattered showers in philadelphia, really just sprinkles this morning. these showers are going to be taking a break for most of the day. but there is a possibility we'll see light rain return to the area later this morning and can't rule out an afternoon shower either. if you want to play it safe, grab the umbrella. you may be able to use it at times during

that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel.he rain is not going to be staying all day. these first showers are moving due east. cape may is getting that light rainfall. you can see it's starting to increase there. while it's decreasing in delaware. the last few rain drops are moving through dover at this time. and so far, dry in philadelphia. there are a few sprinkles to be found moving through new jersey. those sprinkles will be taking a break for most of day. we'll be watching to the west to see if any more showers develop. there's a possibility of that. the futurecast is showing a chance of some morning showers. 8:00 this morning, not much to it. you can see breaks of sunshine, too, for allentown, trenton. in philadelphia, we may get breaks of sunshine, too. it's not going to be completely sunny as the chance of showers will return. that's at lunch time today. looks impressive. that's mainly light rainfall in delaware and a chance of showers in south jersey as well. so you might want to take an umbrella just to play it safe.

take a live look at the jersey shore from our camera at the marquis de lafayette hotel in cape may, newborhood forecast. bill. >> vai, it's been a dreary weekend. the heaviest rainfall we have seen this morning. it will be tapering off this afternoon, but we're still tracking heavier showers in the pennsylvania suburbs. t

let's look at the jersey shore, our camera at the marquis de lafayette hotel in cape may new jersey. a live look at the radar showing a large area of rain moving in, that glob of green there. most of it on the light side, however. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with our forecast. glenn. >> yeah, vai, as if we haven't had enough rain this month. there's more that is coming in. not all of this is reaching the ground, but especially where it's darker, that is reaching the ground. maryland and delaware and parts of south jersey. and there is more to come. you can see some of the heavier rain right around wilmington area. and then this little strip that goes right down toward the shore. so more and more places are going to be seeing this over the next several hours as this whole system moves in. now, this is one part. we have another one back here in illinois and indiana. that may be affecting us tomorrow morning. so these are two separate systems. here's the one for this afternoon. farther north you are, the lower the chance of rain. the nicer the day, not exactly

here's a live look outside at the jersey shore from the marquis de lafayette hotel. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with our forecast. hey, glenn. >> hey, vai. yeah, we have cloudy skies out there. you can see across the entire area, the only one of these areas that is reporting rain actually hitting the ground, in philadelphia. keep that in mind as we take a look at the radar in just a minute. now, obviously, the clouds and the east wind keeping the temperatures down. only 49 in west cowen township. that's really chilly, 53 in exton and malvern. 52 in st. david's and chester heights. it is cool. warrington is 52 as well. perk asy, 52. collegeville, 54 degrees. so today, it's just the exception. we were 71 the last two days. 58 degrees today. but back up tomorrow. the average high temperature is 72 for this time of the year. a look at the radar, considering all these places just reporting cloudy skies, because the low levels of the atmosphere are so dry, a lot of that rain is not reaching the ground. we have a little more back to the west. then there's a break and

we take a look at the jersey shore from our camera at the marquis de lafayette hotel in cape may.chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with our forecast. glenn. >> yeah, vai, we had the heaviest rain, steadiest rain overnight. now it's just cloudy and cool and not going to warm up a whole lot. 56 in philadelphia. 54 in coatesville, one of the warm spots. dover alt 59 degrees. and we're going to continue to see this cooler weather. as we go into delaware, remember yesterday afternoon? we saw parts of the state in the 50s, parts in the 70s. to near 80. well, it's 56 in wilmington. 56 in newark. 57 in odessa. fairly uniform. we're only in the 60s in the south, where it was in the upper 70s at this time yesterday. georgetown, 65. that was close to 80 degrees yesterday. milton, 66. they were also in the upper 70s. so dover is stuck in the clouds as well. and you're going to stay with the cooler temperatures. the visibility, it's low, but not super low. so it's kind of a light fog as we would put it. visibility in pottstown, 1 1/4 miles. philly international, 2 1/2 mile

outside right now as you take a live look at the jersey shore from our camera in cape may at the marquis de lafayette hotel. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with the forecast. it's nice outside. >> yeah, vai, it is warming up nicely. lots of sunshine across most of the area with just one little exception. we're already up to 70 degrees in philadelphia. and think that's warm, it's up to 73 with sunshine in the lehigh valley. and temperatures, of course, are going to continue to climb as we go through the afternoon. 76 degrees yesterday, near 80 degrees today. 87 tomorrow, and near 90 degrees on thursday. so if you wanted hotter weather, you got it. you can see some of these showers, though, coming from north to south across portions of new jersey. so tom's river getting a little bit, long beach island, even trenton. from philadelphia westward, there isn't much of a threat of this coming down. here's the live view, and it's just some very light showers across parts of burlington and ocean county. as we go through the afternoon, temperatures climbing into the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. expect basi

that's a rainy view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. rain is coming down in wildwood, too.the rain will be tapering off during the day. we'll see the steadiest, heaviest rainfall this morning. this morning there's also the threat if you heard the reports this morning of minor flooding at the shore and in the delaware beaches and the back bays, but this evening, the water will be running higher, so moderate flooding is likely and widespread roadway flooding is to be expected. but other than that, it is just going to be a rainy one today. the rain streaming inland, we're seeing heavier downpours now in portions of delaware. heavier showers moving into maryland right now. newark with the heavy downpours. this motion you can see coming onshore will push all this rain to the west. it will take most of the day for that to happen which means you'll need your rain gear certainly through this morning and into this afternoon. scranton, allentown, philadelphia, wilmington, at 9:30 this morning. the rain is coming down in atlantic city and cape may. as we go into the afternoon hours, 1

. >> there was light fog in cape may but now you can see this view from the marquis de lafayette hotel cloudy and cool, temperatures hovering right around 50 degrees at the shore. >> 48 degrees to be exact. 6:27 right now on a monday morning. a 2-month-old baby girl is still in the hospital after a crash that killed another child. this morning, police are investigating why the car veered into oncoming traffic and was hit head on. we'll have a live update from nbc 10's katy zachry, up next. >>> plus -- >> i don't know where i would be, probably still fighting with verizon if it weren't to are you guys. >> nbc 10 responds for this woman after spending months battling with the phone a company . . >>> nbc 10 starts now. >>> one child killed, eight others hurt in this head-on collision. this morning we are live from the hospital where a 2-month-old baby girl is still in critical condition. >> my service was breaking up. i wasn't happy. >> cell phone service switch turns into a pricey predicament. we'll show you how she got her money back after contacting nbc 10 responds. >>> and this rain o

daveed diggs is one of the performers, he plays both the marquis de lafayette and thomas jefferson. of an experimental hip-hop collective. i'm pleased to have him here. welcome. about time

that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette at cape may. 50s at the shore and inland, too.r neighborhood forecast, coming up. >>> a live look from our camera inside stormforce 10. nbc 10's katy zachry is driving in stormforce 10 this morning giving you a firsthand look at what you can expect to see as you get in your car this morning. >>> plus, getting you the answers you need. nbc 10 responds. a woman claims a local heating company quoted her one price but upped it more than $1,000 after they started the work. see how harry hairston helped get her money back. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> it's 6:30 this tuesday morning, may 3rd. it is a rainy ride out there. turn on the headlights and your wipers for the morning commute. rain is falling all across the airy this morning. >>> a live look at your first alert radar. the heaviest rain has moved through. bill henley is tracking steady rain. >>> nbc 10 harry hairston and nbc 10 responds gets to the bottom of a problem for a local woman who says a local company overcharge her. >>> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." and i

once again, of course, a live look now at the jersey shore from our camera at the marquis de lafayette in cape may, new jersey. bill henley is now here with the neighborhood forecast. hey, bill. >> hey, vai. gloomy, dreary, cool, but otherwise, beautiful outside. if you're a lawn, which is looking better. clouds overhead, temperatures cool. the rest of us are going to have to wait for a warmup. that happens this weekend. 53 degrees with clouds in philadelphia. in delaware, 52 degrees. there are some cooler spots. we were dropping down to the 40s overnight. slowly increasing now, 50 degrees in tulliville, harmony hills is 52 degrees. no big warmup and no big showers either. we have northeasterly winds still working the area. there are some showers offshore. they'll stay offshore for most of the day. that rain to the southwest, that's in store for us for tomorrow. right now, across delaware, lots of clouds and a few sprinkles. if you look really closely, you can see some light rain showers that are moving through new castle county, just drossing 95 right now. that's very light rain and i

that's a live view from cape may at the marquis de lafayette hotel.we went on at 4:00 this morning, couldn't even see beach avenue. improvement but areas of dense fog in south jersey, millville specifically where visibility is down to a quarter mile. we have your neighborhood forecast coming up, just ahead. >>> we continue to follow breaking news this morning. nbc 10's pamela osborne is live for us this morning as police investigate an assault against a woman, a mother and a daughter. pam? >> vai, right now, a search is under way for the man who police say raped a teenage girl and beat her mother so badly that she is in critical condition. we'll have more on the disturbing phone call that led to these crimes, coming up on the other side of the break. . >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> a mother and daughter are both in the hospital this morning. police say they were both assaulted inside their home and the man they're looking for ran naked before the scene. >>> also breaking this morning, police cart away chunks of evidence after a home invasion and a cha

that's a view from the marquis de lafayette hotel.unshine through the day, leave the umbrella at home. grab the jacket, though, it is cold this morning. temperatures climb into the upper 50s in philadelphia. by 1:00, 65 degrees at 5:00. chills to start with in the suburbs will disappear. readings in the 30s, 47 degrees at 9:00. then into the 60s this afternoon. bright sunshine for the lehigh valley. 47 degrees, that's up by 10 degrees after the morning low of 37 in allentown. 57 at 1:00. into the 60s as we go into the afternoon hours. look at the bright sunshine for delaware, new jersey and the jersey shore. 50s for much of day. topping out in the low 60s at the jersey shore while new jersey and delaware will warm into the middle to possibly upper 60s for a few spots this afternoon. satellite and radar, we are in the clear right now. no sign of any wet weather. there have been a few scattered thin clouds blowing through the area. that won't be an issue during the day çtoday. they'll keep on going. it's tomorrow that sees wet weather

daveed diggs is one of the performers, he plays both the marquis de lafayette and thomas jefferson.e is also a member of an experimental hip-hop collective. i'm pleased to have him here. welcome. about time you got here. daveed: i love it here. charlie: tell me how you ended up in "hamilton." daveed: so i have known lin director, tommy, our for a long time. through a group called freestyle love supreme. it is an improvised rap concert that involves a lot of sketch comedy elements. so i have been part of this group because i met another founding member of the group, anthony because we were both , called to substitute teach the same class in the bay area. back in my substitute teaching days. through this clerical error, i .nded up in this group with lin we were performing at the super bowl in 2012, i think, whenever it was in new orleans, maybe 2013. tommy was directing that event. after it was over, he told me, lin is writing a rap musical about alexander hamilton. i told him it was a terrible idea and please send me the music. he asked if i would come to a reading at vassar. i said,

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gusty winds as we take a live look right now at the jersey shore from our camera at the marquis did he lafayette hotel in cape may. glenn hurricane scharwartz is here. high, glenn. >> doesn't feel like the middle of may. the temperatures are way below average but we have wind on top of that making it feel even colder. 52 in coatsville, 54 in wilmington. 53 in trenton. some places were down into the 30s this morning. we're seeing temperatures barely into the 50s in some parts of chester county, west callan township. 51 ten net square, 51 melbourne. 51 degrees at this hour this time of the year. fort washington, 52. new town, 52 at the grease. the wind straight out of the west. these are the sustained winds. 21 miles an hour in philadelphia. 24 miles an hour in millville. so it's gusty. you actually have a little bit of a wind chill out there and so even though these temperatures get into the mid 60s, we have a lot of sunshine, it's not going to feel like it. you need the coats today. you'll need them again tonight. by 10:00 temperatures dropping to 57 in philadelphia and in some of the suburbs. l

daveed plays both the marquis did a and at -- lafayette hamilton.

. >> the hip hop star daveed diggs takes on two roles, marquis de lafayette and thomas jefferson. >>ard your best friend broke into your house? >> broke into my apartment and woke me up. i was asleep. i had to do a show, so i was -- >> this is him? >> yeah. >> this is criminal. >> and they posted the break-in. >> they posted the break-in. it was great. it was the best way i could have found out about such a thing. >> i love that your hair is perfect even when you sleep. >> i woke up like this. >> the delayed laugh from the cast. >> your wonderful makeup people just put fantastic stuff in my hair. i'll never put anything in it. >> that's how kathie lee and hoda do it. >> apparently that's what basically dollar to dollar to this great thing you have now, how do you explain it yourself when you look in the mirror? >> i don't look in mirrors very often, but i think it's -- it is a tribute to so many people just believing in the things that i had to say and having a really great community of family and friends and artists who i work with, and we've all been working for so long because we

daveed plays both the marquis did a and at -- lafayette hamilton. i'm pleased to have him here.elcome. about time you got here. daveed: i love it here. charlie: tell me how you ended up in "hamilton." linid: so i have known and our director, tommy, for a long time. through a group called freestyle love so -- supreme. concerts thatrap involved a lot of sketch comedy elements. so i have been part of this group because i met another founding member of the group because we were both call this -- called to substitute teach the same class in the bay area. this clerical error, i ended up in a group with lin. we were performing at the super bowl in 2012, i think, whenever it was in new orleans, maybe 2013. tommy was directing that event. after it was over, he told to me is writing a, lin rap musical about alexander hamilton. i said it was a terrible idea. he asked if i would come to a reading at vassar. i had no money, i would do anything you ask me to do right now if there is a check at attached to it. he sent me the script. he sent me the script as it was thus far, the first act and s

that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. the cape may area. more impressive, showers that are just to the west moving through harrisburg and heading our way, a chance of storms. the first thunderstorms of the day heading to the northeast. late day today. we could see showers and thunderstorms. the temperatures, holding in the 40s, a little cooler now in the pennsylvania suburbs, philadelphia, 49 degrees at philadelphia international. 49 also in bustleton. vai? >> thank you, bill. >>> not surprisingly, more volume in the 8:00 hour. jessica boyington tell usç whas going on. >> we're watching an accident scene, vai, on 95. the cameras around cottman avenue on northbound side. a truck involved. now it's over into the shoulder. it's slow coming 0 of the exit ramp and still slow headed southbound toward center city where we normally see the morning delays. there's a ground stop for flighting departing to philadelphia and check for delays departing from philadelphia also before you go. vai? >>> today, atlantic city's mayor plans t