pse&g, more than 5,000 and peco 1300 homes with no power tonig tonight. >> not fun. if you thought today was hot, you haven't seen anything yet. meteorologist dave warren here. isn't just you wait. >> to tell us more. we're not sure we're ready for this. >> this is the beginning of the heat wave but we are looking at a little break with the humidity tomorrow. we like that. >> all right. monday it's back. that will be the day to watch the here's what happened today. we had the heat index 101 in philadelphia. the temperature was 97 degrees. now, look at dover. 110 was that heat index. up to 95. wait a minute. allentown? actually cooler today. lower humidity was up north. drop in humidity you would feel it nice and comfortable it cross the lehigh valley and poconos. temperatures right now in the 70s and 80s. radar is all clear. those storms came through earlier and they are now off the coast. now, here's what's happening as that water evaporates when it's dry out we get a little cooler

peco restored electricity to all but 100 in an hour. >> due to the heat we started evacuating multiplegs. we had a day care and a school and we're in the process of evacuating seven apartment buildings. >> reporter: one person was taken to the hospital for heat related symptoms. divine providence sent home its 250 special needs clients for the day. >> got hot really fast. >> reporter: jennifer and her family were among the few neighbors who evacuated to a shelter at the ridly high school cafeteria. >> we're traveling with my grandmother who is on oxygen so it was nice to be able to come here and hook her oxygen machine up and stay cool with her. >> reporter: at the scene emergency crews beat the heat with misting fans lots of water and breaks inside an air conditioned septa bus. it's unclear what caused the wires to sag but officials say a township road crew was on the scene at the time removing a fallen branch. lines fell on their backhoe as peco crews worked throughout the day to restore power, neighbors waited patiently. >> not bad right now. so we're going to hang in here for a lit

nearly 12,000 peco customers are still in the dark.ow back here live, this damage we're told will cost somewhere around $100,000 but managers say they're looking forward to rebuilding. reporting live here in havertown, christie ileto, channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you christie. >>> we are learning new information tonight about t plan who ambushed police in baton rouge, louisiana. today investigators are sealed that 29-year-old gavin long had spent many days looking for ways to specifically target officers. yesterday long used a rifle to kill three officers and wound three others. he was then killed by police during a standoff. long was a marine from kansas city he recently pledged himself to an antigovernment group. the attack in baton rouge is the latest concern for police departments in our area. >> i'm not going to say they're afraid. i'm going say they are definitely on alert. they are, you know, concerned about the things that's been going on. the target that's been put on the backs of police officers. >> philadelphia's

meantime, here in delaware county, peco says 20,000 households were without power at the height of the storm, and they now say the number around 2200, so progress is being made, and we have seen number of utility crews out and about this morning trying to get everybody back on line. for now, live in havertown, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", jim, brooke, back into you. >> $100,000, that's a big bell >> expecting much nicer weather today? >> that's right. not bad for the middle of summer. humidity levels will drop as we head into the afternoon, good day to be outside today and certainly tomorrow. good stretch of weather coming at us, heat returning later in the week. clouds, actual cold front, passing on by action moving through dry, 74 the current temperature at the airport, calm win, but we do have mid 60s tort north and west in some of the suburbs allentown, 59 in mount pocono, now, the comfort index looking whole lot better. dew point temperature most yours humidity in the air, 67 degrees, yesterday they were well to the 70s, still feeling steamy but will start to drop into t

so we're going to go where it's cooler and safer. >> reporter: and back out here live peco crews are making progress but supervisor tells me it could be until late tonight before power is restored. township officials want folks living around here to know that shelter at ridly high school will remain opened until the power is back on. we are live in ridly township, telling wear county, jeff chirico channel6 "action news. jim. >> thank you jeff. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight entertainment with a philadelphia flare. the hometown singers who have already wowed the crowd on the stage of the dnc. >> with the eyes of the world across the street at the wells fargo center at the dnc the eyes of philadelphia sports fans are right here. eagles reported to training camp. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. there's one place where america's pastime is preserved for all time. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ discover something one of a kind in new york. ♪ new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacati

the store, how much, will reopen today, meantime, here in delaware county, peco says, 20,000 households were without power at the height of the storm, and that number is now down to about 2200 households, still in the dark, and we have seen utility crews roaming around this morning, working hard to get that power back on. for who ever doesn't get yet have it. reporting live back into you in the studio, brooke, jim? >> thank, jan. >> really came through there yesterday, justin, i mean, i was taking a nap, waist going on out there. >> i was outside in it, yes, jim, we knew it was coming -- >> heat, humidity, weather under severe thunderstorm watch, we had warnings, up through lehigh valley down through the storm, strong thunder storm, wind gusts over 06-mile percent hour report in the allentown, new castle delaware, 54, cape may coming in over 40 miles per hour with some of the storms. so a loft downed trees, wires, good news today, is these storms are gone. we're left with some sunshine, so not bad start to the morning. temperatures still warm, 73 degrees, still little humidity out there

peco energy say 4500 are in the dark here tonight. at the shore ac electric is trying to turn the lights back on for nearly 1200 people. pp and l reports 1700 outageness northampton and lehigh counties. >>> "action news" reporter christie ileto live in havertown with some folks who fell victim to mother nature tonight, christie. >> reporter: that is right, monday contact every other tree driven down here in this neighborhood you see massive trees that are still at this hour, still laying, across the middle of the street. buried underneath this tree is the wick's family crush car. >> rain started, wind, it was crazy. i thought all of the siding was lifted off the side of the house. >> reporter: what kelly wick really heard was sound of her 07-foot tree crushing her new car. >> it was pretty scary. >> reporter: wick's yard and thousands of havertown residences were draped in snap trees, pummeled utility poles and down power lines like this one blocks away. >> we saw flash, and then the whole thing came down. >> reporter: charred tree tr

peco here on the scene.ill open for residents who need to seek shelter. people may be coming home at this point that don't know that the lights and air conditioning are out. that's at ridley high school and peco says you can expect the power to be out here until at least 10:00 tonight. reporting live in delaware county, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> well, a severe thunderstorm warning across the area and this one includes parts of bucks county and mercy county. lower bucks county, still dealing with the very strong thunderstorm up through the lehigh valley right now. very heavy rain here. a lot of lightning and looking at lehigh and north hampton counties. a lot of lightning and very heavy rain which could lead to potential localized fighting and even indications of big hail. severe thunderstorm warning for most north hampton county will go until 5:30. with any severe thunderstorm warning we're talking about damaging winds near 60 miles per hour. lightning, heavy rained and like mentioned hail. take a look

peco telling us about 1300 customers are still waiting for power to be restored. >>> firefighters came to the rescue of a woman who got draped after heavy winds toppled this tree on to her car. it happened just before 6:00 in magnolia, camden county. you can hear neighbors clapping and cheering when crews freed the woman from her car on lincoln avenue. she was awake and alert when firefighters rescued her, she's expected to be okay. now to the breaking news in delaware county, that's where firefighters responded to a beer distributor fire in upper darby. this is happening at upper darby beverage on marshall road. the fire is out, but firefighters are on the scene putting out hotspots. no one was hurt, no word on what sparked the fire. >>> we're less than 48 hours away from the start of the democratic national convention. it starts here at the wells fargo center monday. a battle seems to be brewing between clinton clinton and sanders on how impartial the democratic primary really was. wikile wikileaks released documents that show democratic party officials were actively trying to hurt s

women graduated today from the peco excelon veterans training and employment program.n collaboration with project home this program trains the vets to re-enter the work force and re-establish themselves in the community. one of the veterans who got a second chance will now work for the sit city of philadelphia. >> life is starting to get a little better for me, and it wasn't easy. >> but, you know, there's things that we going to through in life that we have to like sort of like -- you know deal with the situation as far as being, you know, in the streets. >> this is the sixth class to graduate from the program we wish them congratulations. >>> one of a kind motorcycle ride is raising awareness and money to combat distracted driving. it all started when young mom and her unborn baby died when a driver using his phone hit them head on six years ago. fox 29's jennifer joyce has more from washington township, new jersey. >> put your phones down, people! save some lives. >> the message is simple, and it can be live saving. >> my sister, who the driver who hit her was on hi

police, neighbors were told to evacuate along with defaults and children at a nearby daycare center, peco arrived on the scene to repair the line and residents were allowed back in their home. >>> coming up the vatican explains what caused pope francis to fall during a mass in poland. >>> and now what caused this fire ball seen in several states last night. and the seven-day forecast from accuweather. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >>> pope francis took a hard fall when he was celebrating mass in poland today. a vatican spokesperson says that he missed a step because of red carpet that made it difficult to see. others helped the 79-y

ac electric say about 400 customers and peco says 500 are waiting for power to be restored. >>> in camden county a woman rescued from her car is expected to recover and be okay. she was trapped inside just before 6:00 last night in magnolia camden county. you can hear neighbors clapping and cheering when fire crews freed the woman from her car on lincoln avenue. she was alert when firefighters pulled her out and she's expected to be okay. as we deal with this excessive heat, it's not going anywhere any time soon. download the nbc 10 app. you can get weather alerts sent to your phone to stay on uptop this weather. >>> 5:42 on this sunday. your powerball dreams are still alive this morning. find out how high the jackpot is climbing. get out tickets anyway. we'll rundown the numbers in case you won a smaller prize. >>> new from overnight, philadelphia police are looking for the person who stabbed a man during an apparent robbery attempt. this happened on west queen lane in germantown around 1:00 this morning. >>> police are also looking for a driver that took off after a three-car crash on r

peco is reporting more than 11,000 power outages. ac electric has more than 1400 and pse & g has 1300 outages. meteorologist karen thomas is here with more on this excessive heat and, karen, is there any chance we could see more of these storms popping up? >> yes, denise. we have to take the storm seriously for sure. we just dropped our severe thunderstorm warning for philadelphia county, but heavy rain cells are still moving through the city of philadelphia. meanwhile, severe storm warnings are up for parts of burlington county, camden county, parts of atlantic county as well as gloucester county. we can see radar right now, we also have a severe thunderstorm warning box here in delaware for parts of kent county as well as parts of southern newcastle county. some of the storms are severe, and by that we mean could create some lightning, hail, even 60-mile-per-hour winds and some heavy rains. we're seeing here in new jersey there are plenty of lightning strikes just passing over heading to the southeast, just passing over 206 headed

they graduated from the peco excel on training and employment program and this was the special ceremony congratulating the graduates. this is sixth year for program in which local vets, many of whom are homeless, are taught various skills that allow them to enter the work force and reestablish themselves, in their communities. >>> congrats to them. >> sure is. >>> meteorologist, david murphy back with a very nice monday. >> great weather today and then things start to change tomorrow especially wednesday, rick. storm tracker six live double scan right now shows we are dry, heading outside, we have chopper six high over center city with a beautiful picture on a beautiful weather day across the region. dew points are low and generally speaking we are looking at a nice one build ago cross the region. it looks like we maintain mostly sunny skies as well the rest of the way. your temperature is 80 degrees. it is warm enough for cool drinks, certainly but this is a real nice number here. dew point of 57. remember anything below 60 denotes not humid air. so, not very humid out there wind north

the the driver suffered minor injuries, and at this hour, peco is still working to restore power to aboutresidents. >>> new jersey state police are investigating the death of a man in his 40 ease, who was found inside of a burlington county home tonight. "action news" was at busy crime scene, on the 100 block of patty oaker road in tabernacle. homicide detectives are being tight-lipped about what they know, including how the suspect, how they suspect the man died. >>> we have new details about possibly compromised breathalizer results that we first told but last night at 11:00 o'clock. philadelphia police believe hundreds of dui cases could be in jeopardy. the problem lies not in the instrument itself, but because of human error when lab text used expired liquid solution in the machines. that happened from january 17th, until the mistake was reported by a lawyer two days ago. but there is disagreement over the potential fall out. >> i'm not a physics expert but i would think if you used expired solution, the be invalit violates the regulations. the regulations say you have to have a valid

peco still has not 29,000 customers in delaware county without power. now, back here at smith's farm, they do plan honorary building that silo and they will reopen the store tomorrow. the tam ages mated here at hundred thousand dollars. for now we're live in havertown i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> the democratic national convention is now just seven days away and security is a top priority especially in the wake of the recent police shooting in baton rouge an tall as. as tensions rise officers here in philadelphia know they will be extra vigilant. >> the department is stepping up its security plans for the convention to keep its members and public safe. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us from police headquarters to tell us more with it, greg. >> reporter: ukee, police commissioner here for philadelphia police department says the dna security plans are still being tweaked and worked on, this is as the fraternal order of police is urging its members to stay on a leather. the ambush and killings of the five police officers in da

the peco building's messaging system features a dazzling display including animation of iconic imagesthat celebrate the history of our country. >>> also the iconic boathouse low is lit up in patriotic red white and blue colors in honor of the dnc tonight. the recreation department tells us the lighting system was replaced and upgraded just in time for the convention. >>> delegates from all around the country he are arriving in philadelphia this weekend. they're excited to unify the democratic party and also make history. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff has that past our coverage tonight. >> reporter: it's not easy to pick a delegate out of a crowd. but at philadelphia international airport they just seem to have an extra pep in their step. >> looking forward to it. >> i was at denver where president obama was first nominated and it was tremendous coming from illinois. >> reporter: this crew is among the 4,765 elected party representatives from around the the country and david miller wants to witness his second history making nomination. >> it just makes it an exciting time

peco he is en route to the scene.ve police on hand directing traffic around the scene of bristol street at radcliff street. stick to pine grove and pond street to avoid any problems there and route 29 also blocked right here in hopewell township mercer county and that's because of downed trees and wires with those storms. i just wander to show you the visibility report. fog just a bit of an issue. in allentown 4-mile visibility but own a half mile visibility right now in reading so be careful as you're heading out. >> all right, thank you karen. >>> back here at the wells fargo center some of philadelphia's bars and restaurants are closing a little bit later this week due to the convention happy to show a good time to our visitors hopefully show an economic boost for our city. we caught up with some of the delegates enjoying that philadelphia night life. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at the meridian with the details. good morning, katherineism good morning, tam. a lot going on this week. some of them

down wires were also a problem, so both peco and tree removal crews work through the morning to clear the mess. >>> in center city tree snapped and came down on top of the car in the 1,000 block of south street. no one was inside at the time. as you can see it did cause quite a bit of damage. >>> heavier rains pounded much of maryland this weekend. two people were killed as a result of flooding last night this video was shot in he will cot city in baltimore where people had to form a human chain, to rescue a woman from her car. you can see the water rushing over their reek will's roof, clearly these folks were risking their own safety in the process. in the end the woman inside, was rescued, and then pulled to safety. >>> conditions weren't quite as bad around here but some spots in our area had to deal with localized flooding after drenching rains last night and more could be on the way. meteorologist cecily tynan is in for melissa and she joins with us our first check of the accu weather forecast, hi there walter. >> hi walter. storm tracker six not lighting up as much as it did las

peco workers, look at them out there, work through the night restoring power after that flash storm toregh havertown yesterday afternoon. the damage was pretty darn expensive. 50-foot trees cut in half, some landed on cars, one crossed a shed in the guy's backyard. no one was hurt but several roads were blocked. people in the area say that the storm lasted about 15 minutes, 15 minutes, tops, really but it was really raining hard for a while. >> intense 15 minutes. >>> where are you going with this. >> intense 15 minutes. >> what did you do for the last three minutes. >> anyway. >> memorable. >> i knew you would go there. >> lets look at that period of time as we look back over the last 12 hours or so and we will go back to yesterday afternoon, here we go, we will see this. we will move it around and we see all this lightening and this line of thunderstorms moving through this was in advance of the cold front and cold front is just about through right now but as we look back at yesterday, some of these win gust where is amazing, dewey beach, delaware 64 miles an hour. 62 miles an hour in

. >>> peco crews work through the night restoring power after a flash storm through havertown yesterdayternoon. damage was pretty extensive and some neighborhood 60-foot trees were cut in half while others landed on cars and sheds. >> i can imagine. >> no one was hurt but several roads were blocked as a result, even areas says last one only lasted 15 minutes. >> i could feel the wind, rain and then i stood there, power went out and then all of the trees are bent left to right there was sideways rain, the wind, took the whole center tree out, it hit the car, i could do anything. >> 35-foot silo, at swiss farms was also blown down. >> it has been there for years too. >> 7:15. in north philadelphia, high levels of carbon monoxide forced evacuation of the building and some apartment, and emergency bridge, and and, and around 3:30, and it happened in several apartments, restaurant in there and a hooka lounge. nobody was hurt this coatsville a police officer is recovering from a broken sternum after, look at this guy on the right, he throws a big rock at his windshield. so jared davis got out

peco reporting about 1600 customers without power around southampton and bensalem.tainly for some a rough night tonight. >> it was so torrential. the -- you couldn't see out the window. you know how when it gets misty and foggy and we're sitting in the living room and because we had to run in we were sitting outside, but it was just blowing and intense. >> when it comes down fast and hard like that the roads just can't handle it. looked like the river coming down the street. white water. >> reporter: the good news here tonight no reports of any injuries and just like that as you can see, the water is gone. in trevose, brad sattin fox 29 news. >>> different story in wilmington, delaware right now. it's dry and temperatures are still in the 70s. it's feeling a whole lot more comfortable than this time last night. scott williams here to tell fuss the heat wave is just about. what's up, scott? it. >> looks like, dawn, we could hit 90 degrees again tomorrow in the philadelphia area so perhaps extenting it for one more day as we take look overall across the area for your

. >> the peco building in center city is welcoming the dnc with a special light show displaying sightsges that celebrates united states history. the light show will continue until midnight on friday. >>> boathouse row in fairmont park is decked out. crews installed red white and blue lights that reflect across the schuylkill friday night. >> norristown native mike piazza will before into the baseball hall of fame. some call him the greatest offensive catcher in the history of the game. >>> in sports, eagles rook yls report to training camp. they do that tomorrow. the phillies an pirates continue their series in pittsburgh, here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: what's going on, the phillies have not won an an anola start he allows the first three batters to leave base with back-to-back walks. charge with 6 earned runs in four innings. in his last seven starts he has an era over 10. phillies have dropped 6 of 9 since the all star break. when it comes to the lesean mccoy's image, he implies he is perceived as a bad guy. back in harrisburg, he is accused of getting into a brawl with two off

ac electric say 300 in the dark majority in camden county and peco says 1,300 customers are waiting forbe restored. in camden county, a woman rescued from her car is expected to be okay. heavy winds from yesterday's storms toppled a tree right on her car and trapped her inside. this happened just before 6:00 last night in the town of magnolia. [ applause ] >> you can hear neighbors clapping and cheering when the fire crews freed the woman from her car on lincoln avenue. she was alert when the firefighters pulled her out and she's expected to recover. >>> 6:41 right now on this sunday. eagles are getting ready to kickoff training camp in this extreme heat and phillies catcher cameron rupp takes a shot to the head. we'll tell you how he's doing this morning and more on whether the phils could take one from the pirates. that's next in sports. >>> a little bit later, hundreds of local pets are settling into their brand new forever homes thanks to our clear the shelter event. we'll show you the pets and their new owners coming up. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with

majority in camden county and peco says 1,300 customers are waiting for their power to be restored. >camden county, a woman rescued from her car is expected to be okay. heavy winds from yesterday's storms toppled a tree right on her car and she got trapped inside. this happened just before 6:00 in the evening last night in magnolia. you can hear neighbors clapping and cheering when fire crews freed the woman from her car on lincoln avenue. she was alert when firefighters pulled her out. as i mentioned, she's expected to be okay. >>> meteorologist krystal klei is standing by to give us the forecast. >> good morning. here's a look at your neighborhood forecast for today. we'll get to high temperatures. that's the big story for your sunday. 97 the temperature for us in center city. mostly through pennsylvania suburbs we're looking at mid 90s for us. same can be said in lehigh valley and you can check that seven-day forecast on the bottom of the screen for your seven day. 95 the temperature in allentown. and notice what we've got scattered clouds mixing in with sunshine out there today. n

. >> i see more circulation increasing because people are coming in looking for the peco power play and they see the interesting books they were looking for. they grab that along with the pokemon. are a video game that gets kids moving and reading. for your safety keep this in mind. >> be aware of your surroundings and where you're going . if you ear a parent be aware of what your kids kid -- doing with the game. >> one keen ager was 17 years old playing this and told me about lake elizabeth hot spot. in fact, kron 4 has facebook post about this story and we've got a list of hot spots going on. we'd love for you to check it out. that's on the kron4 page. >>> ahead tonight at 8:00 afight in the east bay to keep a major hospital from closing its doors. tonight a critical vote on the issue. >> plus, fired up and aggressive. that's how a local fisherman describes his encounter with a great white shark. >> plus acat being rushed to the vet with an arrow. it's not the first in the bay city. i'm tracking warmer weather as the week goes on. we'll go overall the details after the break. . >>> sc

in my best lou noland impression it is a peco power play, town wires here in bristol and radcliff with local detours. yo south philadelphia, no parking in the median along broad street. i saw this yesterday. what a weird scene, something you have never seen before, no one parked in that center median on broad street between washington and packer and that will be the deal for rest of the dnc convention in town. they are using broad street as a main thoroughfare between center city and wells fargo center. just watch for that. they are taking vehicles, tickets, towing them. left over from last night we had big weather delays at philly international. so expect some delays this morning, do check with your airline, it is important to realize that the flight from last night had to come into town, in order to be ready for to you leave town this morning. that is really where we will see any delays, getting out of the gate town there at philly international. mass transit the so far this morning, so far so good with no delays. >> hello, philadelphia a. >> yes. >> oh, hand i'm so honored to be her

everybody was allowed to return once peco arrived. however, they had to shut off natural gas service while they made the repairs. >>> pope francis is said to be okay after he fell during a mass in poland. the pope was walking up to the alter and did not see the stairs in time. he had to be helped back up to his feet and he is okay and continued that mass. pope francis is inpoland. >>> it could be one of the busiest travel days of the year at philadelphia international airport and a concert happening right now in camden with both delegates and lots of star power, and a push to give consumers more cable choices. those stories and more when "action news" continues. >>> right now at 4:30 our coverage continues here from the wells fargo center. >> it is the last day of the convention and it is all leading up to tonight when hillary clinton will make history. she will formerly accept the democratic nomination for president making her the first woman to become a major party candidate. tonight chelsea clinton will introduce her mother there o

. >> we can top rossco, over on peco in many times in los angeles.ossco's chick than and waffles. seven restaurant from the delaware valley and they have brought their different styles of chicken, chris murphy, follow me over here. you are a hungry man. alex holley is here as our taste tester h who do we have first, a all from camden. >> karen, i had to say you had to be here because her soul food in camden, it is amazing. so is what the secret to your chicken, your fried chicken. >> just a little season salt, black pepper and a lot of rub and prayer. >> what is the sauce. >> hot sauce. >> you said a lot of prayer. >> give me a little, put some sauce on there. >> where is karen's. >> it broke. >> the lid came off. >> one drop. >> i will dip. >> there we go. >> where in camden. >> 1254 haddon avenue knew in camden. >> on sunday she has an amazing, after church buffet. >> yes good all you can eat. >> who are you. >> chef anthony from pine hill tavern, representing bbq today. >> we just won burger brawl award. >> yes. >> what makes yours special. >> we

in my lou noland voice it is peco down wires.own wires at bristol and radcliff with some local detours. mass transit, you know the drill, nothing really has change. the ad just ted scheduled, shortage of cars, crowded trains, expect delays during the morning and evening rush hours and then fingers crossed that the ac keeps cranking on those cars. market frankford subway running trains every eight to ten minutes, free parking at frankford transportation center. curve ball here in south philadelphia novacare complex is not used this week but convention you have to ride over to south philadelphia high school. mike and alex, back to you in south philadelphia. >> at the wells fargo center on the stage last night, before demi lovato sang and she knocked it out of the park. >> she did. >> she was so honest about the mental illness she has been dealing with for years. here's what she had to say. >> like millions of americans i'm living with mental illness but i'm lucky, ivory sources and expert to get treatment and possibilities. unfortu

and peco says thousand homes with no electricity. >>> all right. on 7:07 right now, and of course, all the excitement has already started. our city is buzzing. it's electrically you can see all the people that are in town the delegates are here. the protesters getting ready. media has descended. we're expecting 50,000 as the excitement and participation is building. dnc volunteers have bun to arrive from all over the area to welcome delegates and take in the historical landmarks and sights. meanwhile many of the businesses are offering great deals for the dnc to delegates. everyone we spoke with seems to be counte countering on obviousy busy week ahead. >> we get to be a part of the excitement and see everyone get excited. i had a dream 10 years ago that hillary was going to be president. >> we had some guys from illinois, some guys from kansas, missouri. show you're more than willing to be more than just a spectator. >> the democratic national convention opening gavel will be tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. at the wells fargo center. one of philadelphia's m

. >> lauren, i saw peco trucks i could not tell whether they were leaving if they were doing a great job or going to another job with work to do but every where we were we saw power on and i know i did a good job when i had sue serio cracking up and because we can laugh about this that nobody was hurt even people with trees coming down on the property and cars we are saying how lucky and we're smiling and i thought what can we do to make her laugh. i can call swiss family robinson retail stores. what else can i say swiss miss, swiss farms, i will be able to explain to you what happened here. you see the drive through there and see the sign that says 6:00 a.m. that sign normally isn't leaning against a building and you see all of this, particles of wood, now lets go to the before pictures. now what was standing on that spot, next to the drive through, is what they called their silo and you will see if you know these swiss farms store it is another version of the was but it is ultra convenient. they have this drive through, and they have these things that you see right next to the driv

we just checked with peco about 2,000 customers still in the dark including those on the other side ofhis tree here. that is about 10% of this area so clearly they're going in right direction. they are make something progress but again some people still without power. no reports lucy of any injuries. >>> that's good. one hot night for them. as we move live to reading stay ahead of the weather with our fox 29 weather app. live radar, get alerts sent to your phone you can find it in the apple and google play store is. >>> people were expecting a lot of act on the first day of the rnc. live look at the stage where that is rudy guiliani the former mayor of new york city addressing delegation with grand emotion there. the evening session of the convention has been going for hours now. clearly it is not over yet. as party leaders continue to call for unity today, some of the days events ran counter to the cause. the hall erupted in the back and forth shou shouting matches from those who want add roll call on the rules package for the convention many of them supporters of the never trump camp

great work by peco. they have been working all night, we have been passing trucks, tree trucks, and all of the four power companies, pse and g in south jersey, ac electric and hardest hit in the storm, del marva suffering through a sweltering night with no air conditioning. good news no one was hurt in this storm despite having crashing down around them. throwing really crashed down on people, while they were in these cars or in any businesses or homes, lauren. >> steve keeley, thanks very much. >>> in wilkes barre a a jail is under will be down a corrections officer and inmate are dead after an altercation at luzerne county correctional facility last night. authorities are not saying what led to that incident or how the two even died. the inmate was in jail for not registering as a sex offender. >>> in north philadelphia high levels of the carbon monoxide forced evacuation of the building and apartments there. emergency crews testing air inside the building on the 1700 block of cecil b. moore avenue aro

residents and about 40 children had to wait while peco crews fixed the line. >>> we have another chance to become the country's next multimillionai multimillionaire. no one won the $422 million jackpot last night. the prize rolls over to an estimated $478 million. the next drawing is saturday night. you may want to check your tickets from last night, though, because you could have won a smaller amount. >>> once again, live look at the floor of the wells fargo convention center. the convention tonight, the final night of the dnc. it is under way right now. speaker after speaker appearing. in just a few hours, the biggest of all, hillary clinton will make history when she delivers her acceptance speech on the stage behind us. another big night on tap. not just here in south philadelphia, but across the area. in fact, this gathering has brought tens of thousands of visitors here as we know. and with them came money. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal reports businesses have a few more hours to cash in on this convention. >> reporter: on market street in center city, tommy and his dad pick up some k

police are waiting for peco to arrive. stick to pine street and pond road as your alternates. back to tamala. >> thank you karen. >>> they call her the closer, the one who can make the case and bring down the house and last night that is exactly what michelle obama did here forcefully telling the nation that hillary clinton is their best choice. the room was a sea of purple as people waved signs saying michelle. mrs. obama talked about hillary clinton's passion and sense of public duty not to mention her tenacity. she called clinton the only person truly qualified to be president. >> hillary did not -- hillary did not pack up and go home because as a true public servant hillary knows that this is so much bigger than her own desires and disappointments. >> the first lady framed her speech around america's children and their future and says hillary's commitment to them is unmatched. >>> bernie sanders struck a more somber tone focusing on what's wrong with the nation and the reasons he believes clinton is the best candidate to fix it. >> in these stressful times for our country,

>> peco is estimating about 10:00 tonight. take a look.mber of crews on scene replacing the power lines, the power poles that have been knocked down. they are hoping to get the lights and more important lit air conditioning working here before people go to bed. >> is it cooler out here or cooler in your house? >> just about the same? >> it's getting warmer and warmer in my home and i'm just worried about the freezer and the refrigerator and all, but it looks like it's going to be a while soon. >> reporter: matter knew there had been an accident and after more than five hours of waiting in the dark she came to see if any progress has been made. >> i hope it doesn't last much long sneer around 9:00 this morning when a box truck carrying furniture got snagged on a dangling wire and the driver had no idea what was happening when the truck began to swerve. >> i turned the motor off and behind me in the side view mirrors i saw the telephone pole starting to come down. >> reporter: he jumped out of the truck. feeling pretty lucky right now? >> ye

the men and women graduated from the peco exelon training and employment program which is now in itsear. the program helps local veterans many of whom are homeless to find a fresh start. they learned various skills that will allow them to reenter the workforce and reestablish themselves in the community. >>> there is a new space to stay fit in camden and it's opened to anyone. horizon healthy camden kicked off its series by unveiling this pop-up fitness area at roosevelt plaza park. the series focuses on bringing outdoor health and wellness opportunities to families and the events are also meant to be fun like this one. users create power by pumping the step machine there which then activates the jets of the fountain. >> some local golfers used a rather unusual club from their bags today. the action cam was on the sunnybrook golf club in plymouth meeting. 100 golfers using hockey sticks to try to get their ball closest to the pin. it was part of simon's fund which races awareness for sudden cardiac. jake voracek donated $10,000 to that fund. >> breaking news out of michigan where the

peco telling us a paving contractor hit a 2-inch natural gas main about 10:00 o'clock this morning. now, they cut off service to four customers while crews made repairs and things we're told are now back to normal. >>> in wilmington, delaware, a sink hole causing some trouble. you can see a large dump truck stuck while traveling on the 800 block of north shipley street. police are urging drivers to use caution while traveling nearby. right now, they are diverting traffic on west ninth street while crews work on the scene. we're told the good news here is no one was hurt. >>> all right. let's send it back to south philadelphia to iain and lucy at the wells fargo center for more coverage of the 2016dnc. >> thank you dawn. >> thank you dawn. >> today delegates got a chance to cross the ben franklin bridge and check out camden the big named musicians that were there to put on a show. >> and what with the dnc in town one popular app got lot of extra use. which app saw nearly a 50% increase in the philadelphia area? sean bell. >> veterans are in training camp and that means football is of

. >> the voice of lou noland with the flyers and peco power play. all right. we will get back to you in just a minute, lauren. so much going on before the convention starts. sue, welcome to philadelphia, the best weather in the world. >> we will start with storms. we will give you a heat index of 105 or more later on in the day. are you not glad you came. this line moving into chester and delco and it is holding together. we might see heavy downpours soon in the city. we will zoom in a little bit and you can see you are about to get and hear that thunder in west philadelphia and around the west part of the delaware county. we will keep an eye on that situation and another line of rain, thunder and lightening away in chesterton maryland and delaware. after that gets out of here it will heat up fast, in the upper 90's will feel like 100 or 105 and heat advisory every where else. but i-95 corridor is where the heat will be the worst. we call it the urban heat island. seventy-nine in trenton. thirty-seven in lancaster. eighty in philadelphia 77 in allentown. readi

. >>> and you will notice bright lights and patriotic decorations around philadelphia peco buildingsatures a dazzling display that includes animated images from across the region that celebrates america's history. boat house row getting on the fun too their lights were lit up in red, white and blue you for the dnc. recreation department says the lighting system was replaced and upgraded just in time for the convention. beautiful. >>> delegates will be visiting many of the philadelphia's iconic landmarks over the next few days but love park will be off limits. "eyewitness news" reporter greg air goes explains why. >> reporter: if you watch governor tom wolf video introducing dnc visitors to our city. you may think love park looks like this with the 30-foot fountain and iconic statue. but this is reality. the park is closed undercover trucks. its famous love sculpture across the street in the temporary home. first time seeing the statue what do you think bit. >> is this it? is this the actual statue. >> thinks it right here. >> it is smaller then i thought it was. >> reporter: it is st

the peco building's messages system features a dazzling kiss play that includes animated iconic images that celebrate america's history. >>> and, boat house row is also getting in on the fun, take a look their lights are lit up in red, white and blue for dnc. the recreational department says the lighting system was replaced and upgraded just this time for the convention. >>> city wide scavenger hunt is aimed at helping people explore philadelphia a. the host committee for dnc launched a new free app that lets you search around town for those donkeys. "eyewitness news" reporter vittoria woodill tells us how the scavenger app works. >> reporter: hurry, is there i donkeys spread all over philadelphia what do my eyes see. >> dinosaurs. >> but wait, look down. >> a a dongy a donkey. >> my god. >> watch me get those points. task completed. with the dnc coming to philadelphia let's just say this city isn't horsing around >> today we found a serious donkey business. >> reporter: unveiled was donkeys around town a scaveng er hunt app that will have you looking at the streets for democratic donk

o tommy peco did as well but al leash shall tells me she once had a woman follow her to the point whereerange and she had to pull into a nearby police station and thatet forced the driver to leave.eave she feels some people don't feel the danger in i you never know how a person knon will react. react that is obviously true.io t it's not worth it guys and she e did the right thing by pulling into a nearby police stationti for safety. so the question is allison andon a steve are you guys happy orpy angry drivers.drive. back to you in there studio. th. >> i certainly get frustrated.r. nothing more frustrated thand t getting stuck in traffic or o dealing with somebody that is i not obeying the rules of thethus road. unfortunately in this business we report on way too many bad incidents that come out ofs at c this so i don't engage at all. l i don't want the risk -- to riso risk the retaliation. >> annie, you know me, annie. ae you know, sometimes i have the anger thing. thi i don't like to bee to disrespected out there but you're right, the bigger picture prevails, steve, and ita won't take

how you react to experienced road rage, and i just want to mention bothon both moses ricks and tommy pecoboughtgh their own and dashcam foram for their vehicles to tape what's wa going on because it has gotten so bad and jimmy hughes says he once hadsa a guy get out of o the car, "acting big" his words not mine and realized rli that there were children in the car sore he backed down anda the situation zimmerred.rred so, keep that in mind. min you never know who is in the t car or how the other driver is i going to react so just keept k your cool and get to your y destination safely. safely. there should be your focus.ld by that's the verouy latest here in springfield virginia annie yue fox5 local news. n let's take a look at the t stories you're engaging withagiw most on social media thisn s morning if for that we'll turn to maureen umeh. u >> good morning guys. goorning first up for the first time fir ever the library of congress cor will be overseen by a womany a m and a person of color. carla d. hayden long timeg t leader of baltimore's publicli library system was confirmed con by th h

peco power play in bristol down wires at bristol and radcliff and then again today those 95 checkpointausing delays north bound jammo as you head in the platt bridge interchange, southbound i-95 stacked up at betsy in through center city. give yourself time rolling through center city via i-95 to south philadelphia and mike and alex. >>> we have 60,000 people in town. >> yes, that includes -- it goes up every time you say it. >> they had to have brought friend, relatives and stuff like that. a picking 60,000 people. they are all looking for steve keeley and dave kinchen. i really, steve's will take you to the pennsylvania convention center because i think it is one of the nicest convention centers in the country. >> dave has been checking out reaction to people in the area what they have had to deal with with all these people in town. >> we are getting tweets, their cars are towed, they are not happen any south philadelphia. >> doesn't seem to be. >> amplify hillary clinton's campaign slogan which is stronger together on the first night of the cop convention. >> it got off to a rough s