when i saw the headlines when mary j. ige and kindu isaacs were divorcing. >> they want other selections. >> "other selections" thad be code for mistress. and that's how mary describes her soon to be ex-husband's alleged affair. in court papers, the grammy winner claims isaacs spent more than $420,000 on travel expenses for his girlfriend, not her. >> infidelity was the reason why i left because that's the complete disrespect. >> that's my becky with the good hair. >> cheating, hurting, surviving -- mary lays it all out there in her new album. and even though it's called "strength of a woman," mary told me, her marriage made her feel "small." >> obviously i was not enough -- every day there was a question, why don't you do this why aren't you this? why don't you know how to do this? when i started this album i was still married and i was writing these songs from a perspective of a woman who wanted to make it work. >> despite a prenup, mary j.'s ex is demanding close to $75,000 a month in spousal support. this includes $1,0

do you know this is the 25th information of superstar singer mary j blige's first album with the 411.he has a new album out now. . she gave you the 411 about her divorce too. >> this one isn't pretty. this divorce isn't amicable at all. mary had said in the past she would never get a divorce, but the betrayal she faced is why she believes never say never. ♪ i bet waiting on you to get home because i can't sleep without you babe ♪ when i saw the headlines when mary j blige and kendu isaacs were divorcing. i didn't believe it. >> people want >> "other selections" had be code for mistress. and that's how mary describes her soon to be ex-husband's alleged affair. in court papers, the grammy winner claims isaacs spent more than $420,000 on travel expenses for his girlfriend, not her. >> infidelity was the reason why i left because that's the complete disrespect. >> that's my becky with the good hair. >> cheating, hurting, surviving -- mary lays it all out there in her new album. and even though it's called "strength of a woman," mary told me, her marriage made her feel "small." >> obviousl

favorite mary j. best r & b artist and you get to enjoy her on the parkway 4th of july. >> crazy down here. >> head lining boys ii men. it will be a big weekend. we host a lot of fantastic things. and xshlly coming up next week. nfl draft too. i have not heard my mary j. blige candice, be without you, have we played that yet. >> get on it candice. >> she's sleeping at the whee wheel. 56 now. humidity 84%. as we look at temperatures we're talking 57 wilmington and 555 allentown and we have the cloud cover and occasional areas of showers. so it's not going to be entire washout today. north and west light showers and down the shore heavier rainfall now is out to sea. we still have clouds. we have cooler winds out ever morning. and that will be us with throughout the entire day. come tonight and tomorrow i think most of action off west that you see will stay to our south. that will kind of salvage a part of upcoming weekend. 1:00 looking at scattered clouds and showers. by 5:00 mostly cloudy. once again a

mary j. blieng will headline the concert on the parkway. >> mary j.!> also performers are mandy gonzalez from "hamilton." we'll broadcast the july 4th concert and fireworks live. you'll also be able to go to nbc10.com or the app to see it. we will live stream. >> wish you could see jessica lip-synching mary j. blige. i can't talk her into doing it. >> we'll have to do it on facebook live behind the scenes. yes, we have. going to be fun, don't you think? >> fantastic. >>> six flags great adventure -- >> going to be fantastic. >> six flags great adventure in ocean county is unveiling a ride that will play on two common fears. >> yeah, you may not like it if you're afraid of heights and, of course spiders. people -- that will be creepy right there. six flags says the new drop of doom is the world's tallest and fastest virtual reality drop ride. the park released this promotional video here. >> why? >> riders plunge 41 stories at up to 90 miles per hour. >> that's flying. >> are they watching in virtual real snit. >> yes. >> -- reality? >> yes. >> there's

. ♪ said we can't >>> the queen of hip-hop and soul mary j.lige will headline the concert on ben franklin parkway. other performers include the philly pops big band and mandy gonzalez from the hit musical "hamilton." nbc10 will broadcast the july 4th concert and fireworks in their entirety. you'll also be able to go to nbc10.com or the app and watch the celebrations there, as well. we're so psyched for this. >> you were mouthing the words -- >> i'm going to sing on the air -- you insane? >> one of the greatest dance songs ever. >> we'll leave it to mary j. >> and boys to men. are you kidding me? can't wait. >> great. a great, great show. we should have fireworks going, too. did you mention that? >> we'll make a call, see if we can get that together. >>> now for more of the stories we're following now on "nbc10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. -- >> life or death? emotional moments in court as jurors decide the penalty for cop killer eric frein. >>> terror in paris. an attacker guns down a police officer in one of the city's most historic areas as the

big 2345inames. >> have to hold myself back from dancing to mary j. erika martin -- >> that's right. >> hoping for good weather on the fourth. >> hoping really good weather at least by next week. right now talking a couple of scattered showers moving through, but notice very isolated at best. we are picking up on mid and upper level clouds, and the reason why is because we do have a bit of a marine influence. now right now we have an area of low pressure hovering right over pennsylvania. there's your warm front but a cold front sweeping in right behind that, meaning temperatures for this weekend will be unseasonably chilly. unfortunately, current width right now even though they are light are coming in from the east. of course you we have that cooler air sliding into place. also preventing those clouds from mixing out and moving out to sea. and those scattered showers also kind of sticking around. lee high valley current temperatures right now mainly in the upper 50s. low 60s. and currently 60 degrees, and mid-50s. nazareth and white hall, two degrees

philly favorites will join mary j.n the wawa stage. ♪ the philly pops will mark the 25th anniversary of wawa welcome america with top hits of the past 25 years. they'll have help from mandy gonzalez of "hamilton." and "wicked" singer/songwriter tony desayer. this is part of the lineup. the concert honors philadelphia's own boys to men. ♪ superstars in their own right, boys to men remains the best-selling r&b group of all time. 60 million albums sold, and a collection of awards to commemorate their more than 20-year long career. the boys will perform during the celebration of freedom ceremony early in the day at independence hall. they'll be honored at the nighttime concert, as well. of course you can see it live here on nbc10. there are some changes that you need to know about. first the concert on the parkway starts at 7:00 p.m. as always, it's free and open to the public. that will be followed by one of the biggest fireworks displays at 9:30 p.m., by the way, a little bit earlier than last year. remember, nbc10 will

just announce today mary j. blige will perform at the free july 4th concert, also, philly 's own the boys two men will take the stage so a lot to look forward to their. >> um-hmm. >>> a hollywood producer makes a generous donation to, been state university. donald created ncis, magnum pi and quantum leap. bellczar use donated 30 million-dollar to the communication school that will carry his name. he graduated from penn state in 1961, he broke in who hollywood production in the 1907's winning em ace long the way. penn state says its donation is fifth largest gift in the university's history. >>> well, it is hard to believe that one year ago today we lost a music superstar. >> city of minneapolis was shining purple overnight in tribute to prince and coming up on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 we will have more on how he is being remembered on this anniversary. >>> plus an egyptian american aid worker is back in the you had after being held cap tip for three years. she met with president trump today and coming up, what

this week grammy award winning hip-hop soul singer mary j.. >> this 13,000-square-foot chateau is the home of mary j. blige. walk inside the front door of the diva's estate and you'll find a foyer that leads no not one but two massive living rooms. this one with its animal accents has its own private bar. pass the formal dining room with seating for eight and private library with its own fireplace, a traditional gourmet chef's kitchen. even more upstairs like the master suite with its private sitting area, king-sized bed, and very own espresso machine. there's also a marble covered his and her bath. take the elevator to the lower level and you'll find a walk-in wine cellar as well as a personal gym that overlooks an indoor basketball court. grb some popcorn with five of your friends inside the mega mansion's home theater. out back is a private swimming pool and pool house. this estate is nestled in saddle river, new jersey, just 25 miles from new york city. make the diva's digs your own for just under $9 million. >> let's take a look at these

. ♪ let's get it going >> the queen of hip-hop soul, mary j.lige headlining the july 4th concert on the ben franklin parkway. for the rest of the lineup check out the nbc 10 app. >>> up next, all new at 6:00, simulating a terror attack. why these dogs were part of a drill in new jersey tonight. >>> plus, contamination concerns. the water worries that have a bucks county ice rink being ordered to shut down. erika? >>> jim, we're not done yet. more scattered showers moving across the viewing area. coming up, tracking these showers and possible isolated thunderstorms moving in to your neighborhood. congressman macarthur promised to protect our health care. but when right-wing politicians tried to pass a disastrous health care repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage, macarthur wouldn't oppose them. macarthur wouldn't protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes 24 million to lose their insurance. wouldn't oppose a massive "age tax" on people over 50. but supported a 600 billion tax break for the wealthy. tell tom macarthur - stop

but in july, 1945, tragedy struck private first class mary j. bar low, private first class mary h. bankson and sergeant deloris m. brown who lost their lives in a jeep incident. recognizing their fellow comrades' sacrifices, the women of the 6888 pulled their personal resources to properly bury these women. these women who tragically lost their lives while serving in europe are buried at the normandy american cemetery, which i was privileged to visit a couple of years ago. their contributions and sacrifices deserve to be celebrated. these black women proudly sacrificed their lives for a country that did not value them due to racial discrimination and bigotry. so it is with great pride i speak their names today hoping more people will come to acknowledge their sacrifice and the sacrifices of their fellow sisters during world war ii. i want to thank our military veterans appropriations chair congressman charlie dent, ranking member sanford bishop as well as our full committee chair rogers and ranking member lowey for their support in the appropriations committee to help us uncover th

we are welcoming mary j. blige.he is the queen of hip hop soul a role model for girls around the world. ♪ >> with eight multi-platinum albums and five american music awards there is no disputing blige's super star status. this summer she will headline on the ben franklin parkway. some favorites will be back on the wawa stage. and this is just the start of the super powered line up. this year's concert honors philly's own, boys 2 men. it remains the best selling r and b group of all time. 60 million albums sold and collection of awards this commemorate the career. the boys will perform during the celebration of freedom at independence hall. they will be honored as well. of course you can see it all live on nbc 10. there are changes that you need to know about. first it starts at 7:00 p.m. it is free and open to the public. that is followed by one of the biggest fireworks displays in the country. that is at 9:30 p.m. remember, nbc 10 will broadcast the wawa welcome america concert. fireworks at 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. we'l

. ♪ get it going >> the queen of hip-hop and soul mary j blige headlining the consers on it's ben franklinarkway. more the lineup we learned today. listen. [ theme to "rocky" ] >> the phil-of-philly band playing top hits and localing performing. ♪ back again >> philly's own boyz ii men performing during the sayceremo at independence hall. nbc 10 broadcast the wawa welcome america july fourth concert and fireworks-from-7:00 to 10:00 p.m. not stopping there either. nbc10.com live streaming watching from any device no matter where you are. >>> in delaware today state leaders toured different place ace cross the state they say are impacting by climate change. the south bridge wetlands project in wilmington one of four spots where the group stopped. this area is along the river and experiencing increased flooding because of climate change sea level rise. >> this is what we would set up when we arrived at the site of a disaster. >> this is a look what's called "operation fallout" a full-scale emergency response drill. in the so-called scenario, terrorists hit new jersey with a massive ied. state

the queen of hiphop soul mary j. blige will headline the show for the first time ever.ns boys two men will be honored and old an early afternoon concert. this year's theme, everyone is a history maker. it is the event's 25th year. >>> well a local woman leaves her big-time job in manhattan and turns one of her passions into business venture. >> that passion, cheese. fox 29 photojournalist bill rohrer has her story from berks county. >> i'm drawn to the natural beauty. >> reporter: berks county is a homecoming of sorts for stephanie. >> my family is originally from this area from berks county. my dad grew up here and i spent childhood years here. >> reporter: she converted this 18th century dairy bar to a modern day creamery. >> i have always been drawn to cheese and cheese makin making. ever since i was a kid i loved going into cheese shops with my mom. >> reporter: three years ago stephanie left her financial service job in manhattan and started valley milk house. producing fresh and aged cheeses, butter and yogurt. >> turned 25 i call it my quarter live crisis. i thou

that is also the new mary j. blige song, overnight d.c. we have some new music. we have a traffic situation, in atlanta, drivers there are facing a really rough commute now that part of another major highway has been shut down. >> yeah, quite a mess here, damaged gas line caused lanes of i20 to buckle yesterday, two right lanes reopened overnight but still, this is, suspected to be a slow down. motorcyclist crashed and suffered leg injuries when highway gave way and he is in critical condition. georgia department of transportation says the road is expected to be repaired, this afternoon, just last month you will remember a massive fire right there caused an overpass on i-95 in atlanta to collapse. that roadway is still being repaired. >>> pennsylvania road getting safe, with the number of deadly accidents on pennsylvania highway down from last year, new data from the transportation department shows that the number of traffic deaths in 2016 are the lowest since record began in 1928. they were just under 1200 deaths, that is a dozen less from the previous year. >>>

one year mary j.ge showed up. >> and last year miss patty labelle. >> good thing i got it bring totally lose it. >> top it this year, they had eric bonnet. >> joe. >> joe. >> and the opening is le porsche renee from american idol, remember her with the big hair. >> how fun. >> that was great. >> well deserved, let me tell you. >> saturday was, our 21st anniversary. you have been with the show 20 years. >> twenty years in december. >> this show has been on the air, 21 years. it started appropriately on april fools day 21 years ago. >> yes. >> we are going to flash back though do you remember what we did this time last year. >> we sat in this window for 20 hours. >> my butt still hurts. >> there was a snow. >> yes. >> i don't know why but it still smells. >> all of the fast food. >> i was going to say that. >> we ate fast food and 14 hours in, you know, congratulations. >> thank you. >> yes. >> so thousands of volunteers joined the good day crew over the weekend. >> they laced up their sneakers in phila

the queen of hiphop soul mary j. blige will headline the show for the first time ev ever. icon's boys two men will be honored and hold an early afternoon concert. >>> a sad anniversary today. it marks the one year since the sudden death of legendary singer úprince and people all over the world flocking to minneapolis to pay tribute. fox's lee a bean know on the pilgrimage. >> reporter: the purple pilgrimage shut link people in by the busload from across the united states and close to 30 countries around the world. >> it's just been a musical pilgrimage here to be honest. daughter from england like many- fans they are soaking in all the favorite sites and sounds of the place prince was born and turned into a musical legend. >> prince meant a lot to me in my life. taught me a lot and i'm getting a motion al to be honest. when he passed away, quite a big deal for me. >> are we ready to celebrate? >> yes! >> reporter: condition off the four-day celebration inside paisley park general admission and vip ticket holders paying between 550 and a thousand dollars listened to panel d

mary j. blige will headline the concert on the ben franklin parkway. 10 will broad was the wawa july 4th convert in its entirety. watch them on nbc 10.com or the nbc 10 app. it's going to be a great summer and great 4th of july. >>> i'm vai sikahema. another update coming up in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. now back to the "today" show. have a great day. we'll see you at the bottom of the hour. >>> this morning on "today's take" get on your feet. gloria estefan is our celebrity coe host. and the rhythm is going to get you with our freebie friday giveaway. >>> and a supersimple pot pie that we guarantee your kids will love. coming up right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> it is a big friday. not only is it freebie friday, april 21st, 2017. the music, "conga." >> does it get any better? >> i don't think so. we have gloria estefan from miami sound machine. >> so happy to be here. >> this is so fantastic. >> i'm thrilled to be here. i love being wi

j. >> jesus, mary and joseph. >> and now mike jerrick. >> would i say mj what do you think of. >> michael. >> what about michael jordan. >> or michael jordan. >> all of those, a lot of great mj's out there. >> sure are. >> you talk about girl power, how about this high school& senior, she made history, do you see that woman right there it is interesting, her last name is longo and she could kick the ball longo. >> yeah. she is going to play college football. >>> good morning, here comes the rain. a live lot i-95 getting wet here working your way in to downtown, headlights on wipers on here's a live look at wilmington delaware and wet on 495 and slow go inbound on the schuylkill expressway from approaching city avenue in center city and in new jersey, two accidents on the freeway, one at expressway, and another one at route 55, mike and alex , back to you. >>> i bet you will remember this most guys do, back in the day, probably in the 90's there was a movie out starring kathy ireland was a model, one of her first acting rolls and she played a place kicker for college team called texas stat

mary phillips was raped and strangled by one of the other men due to be executed soon. her husband cannot forgive her killer.|jller. i know a lot of people have forgiven him and all that kind of stuff. that's my business if i do it, so they can protest all they want, it don't matter. more executions are scheduled, even though the drugs have not worked in some other states, leaving condemned prisoners writhing in pain. it's believed that more than 60 gay men have fled the russian republic of chechnya, after claims of an ongoing campaign of persecution by the authorities. their allegations have been dismissed by the chechen leader. but some of those men, who are now in a safe house, have been speaking to our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford. ruslan says he was tortured for being gay. we met in a safe house after he fled chechnya for his life. he told me was kept prisoner by the security forces there for more than a week. beaten daily, and electrocuted. translation: they have a special black box and they tie wires to your hands or ears and shock you. the pain is awful. you scream. it's terrible torture. they

mary moloney reporting. (grant) happening now:we are tracking severe weather across the deep south... and it has turned deadly.(pam) from tornadoes -- to high winds -- and major flooding... kron4's jstone is in studio tracking the latest... j. r? yes this is all new video coming out of louisiana where two people were killed when a tornado flipped their mobile home. a woman and her three year old daughter died. you can see debree scattered all over the place. this is near lafayette, lousiana. it was an e-f 1 tornado but you can see all of the damage it did. family members were at this location today. they talked about their loss. edrick alexander/girlfriend and daughter killed:"she was a very loved woman..the love of my life. my daughter...everyth ing. i can't even talk now." phillip jolivette/family member:"that happened while i was watching television. i just felt like i could have been here. i could have done something if i would have gotten here earlier." ..a woman in mississippi died after her car was swept away by flood waters.get this...52- year-old jaqueline williams called 911 and was actually on the phone with dispatch when the connection suddenly cut out. officers respon