north of the pennsylvania turnpike. a reason to go extra slowly during the evening rush hour commute. it's not how you are tested, but how often when it comes to women and cervical cancer. the pap smear has been the gold standard of cancer screening fo the past 60 years, but studies have shown the newer hpv dna test can spot more cases. some say conducting both tests can detect the precancer cases. >> men who take statins may be less likely to exercise. they followed more than 3,000 men 65 and older for seven years. they found those who were taking statins exercised about 40 minutes less than those not on the drug. researchers did not study why stat up users exercise less, but say the pills may sauce muscle pain and fatigue. >> you will like this. a move to support our veterans with jobs. a number of agencies teamed up for a career fair. nbc 10 in lake hurst this morning, then tried to connect veterans with jobs and training programs and services like legal advice or medical or housing assistance. if you are a veteran

now the pennsylvania attorney general and office of consumer advocate is seeking to suspend or revoke the licenses of pennsylvania gas and electric, idt energy, respond power, hyco power and blue pilot energy. state alleged that the companies engaged in violations of consumer protection law and of the public utility code and prices charged weren't reflective to the price served to cost electricity needs. >>> the attorney general's office received 42,000, phone calls, about high electricity bills, and over 7500 people filed complaints. state wants the company to pay civil penalties and provide appropriate restitution, including any necessary refunds. we will continue to follow them. >> eye opening bills. >> exactly. >>> now to a tragedy on the ac expressway. two people killed, four others injured, thrown from their pick up when it flips over on the expressway. this accident happened this morning near exit number 22 in hamilton township. investigators say that three people were in the cab of the truck, three people in the bed of the truck when it overturned. thirty-five year-old james d

the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: we have no other speakers. i reserve. we're ready to close. mr. green: ok. i'll yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. pitts: i'm very pleased to support this very important bipartisan legislation, urge all the members to do so and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 4631, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. pitts: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4080. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman seek to call up

she's lived at woods in langhorne, pennsylvania, for the past 30 years. it provides care, medical, dental, personal and behavioral for people with disabilities. >> this is maintaining the the best possible quality of life for her which is what my goalies. >> reporter: but soon, ellen and hundreds of others will be forced to move, in compliance with the division of developmental disabilities, returning home new jersey, initiative. the states's web site says it will help bring families closer together, provide community based home life settings for adults, some of whom have lived in institutional settings. and, increase new jersey's ability to receive federal matching funds, by providing care, in new jersey. >> a spokesperson for the division told me they didn't have anyone available for an on camera interview but in an e-mail she told me that the initiative will save the state more than 20 million-dollar, and she also said anyone moved will be placed in a home, that meets both their personal and their medical needs. allen's mother judy mccabe fears that ju

and causing problems on the pennsylvania turnpike. we'll explain. >>> as for the animals, there's the big old bear. he's not camera shy at all. as one nbc10 photographer found out. we'll tell you where that is. >>> 4:45, this morning, neighbors on alert after another bear sighting. this is burlington county. and our cruise got this video at burlington and holly road. the bear has not been captured. >> people are out in the yard, i said, you guys got any kids, get them in the house. get them in the house, there's a wild bear out here. >> there have been sightings in waterford townships. >>> happening, mosquito spraying, barrington, oak township, pennsauken and hampton. you should avoid contact if you have respiratory issues. the spraying is being done because officials say mosquitos tested positive for west mile virus in cherry hill. crews sprayed near there yesterday. officials say they learned of the pool after residents living near sheffield and douglas roads called the county. residents we caught up are concerned. >> ands, you know

, then processed for the central pennsylvania food bank. the program will help op >> pennsylvania now has a way to serve milkoitizs who otherwise wouldn't have access to nature's perfect beverage. this openshe -- tew mar forst milknd i first step ensuring that all pennsylvanians have access to t >> pennsylvania is the nation's fifth largestilk produce and home to 7800 dairy farmers. [ applause ] >>> wow. graduation day for hundreds of students of five if i recall charter schools. diplomas given out at temple university's performing arts center. three high school graduations from mastery charter students took place today and another two held to congratulations to all. > wech move through theea, some dry air is behind it, but with the rain we have around now, we still have chance for a couple of thunderstorms before the evening is over and before the drier air moves in. drier air is on the way though. it is just to our north around it will be here as we go into tomorrow. but for part of your weekend, part of the area could see some more thund

pennsylvania has the biggest legislature and the most expensive after california and new york. >> you did mention a leadup. they proposed cutting the judiciary i'll speak to my fell experts which is absolutely ridiculous. pennsylvania has -- 17 other states has more justices and the superior court has significant backlog, nobody why they added the judiciary to the constitutional amendment. it's reform it's still pennsylvania and they have to vote on themselves in two concurrent sessions which means two years. >> jeff is right, nobody should hold their breath even for this one. under the most optimistic scenario it would wait until the 20/20 consensus is completed. we're talking about 2022 election. it's a good idea, i'm surprised it has gotten as far as its gotten in both houses of the legislature. i don't think it goes far enough. i think the judiciary was thrown in to say everybody sacrifice here. if you meant a radical pro asal, go -- proposal go uni like michigan did. >> if you want to consolidate power in the hands of the fewer, then let's talk about saving a few pennies or a few

the heaviest rain has caused flooding in sen stral pennsylvania.hat line of showers is headed our way. count on the nbc 10 first alert team to track the timing hour by hour tonight to keep you prepared. >>> crime fighting tools. police say it the victim's cell phone that put them on the trail of the rittenhouse rape suspect. nbc 10 takes you through the technology that helps catch criminals. >>> a delaware state trooper shot in the face. the call he was responding to that sparked a car chase and gun battle. >>> right now at 6:00, nbc 10 first alert weather tracking storms moving through our area. we have seen downpours in spots. the heaviest line of rain is yet to come. >> live look from citizens bank park in south philadelphia. rain could impact the game tonight. first pitch expected to be thrown out in an hour from now. >> live look at philadelphia international. we have been monitoring flight delays. they are approaching a half hour in philly but up to an hour in new york. >>> our first alert team keeping you prepared with team coverage tonight.

a few showers in western pennsylvania.ome of those could be coming through during the night tonight. this is generally after midnight for most of us. it could affect the morning rush. we could see showers as you can see there in parts of the area. i think the greatest action is going to be after the morning rush. you see this particular model has heavy stuff around around midday and into the afternoon. that is pretty heavy showers and storms. then the dryer air from the north and that sets us up for a beautiful friday. at the shore, it's going to be beautiful on friday as well. some storms thursday and some storms on saturday. sunday is looshging good at the shore. warm and humid tonight with showers late. 72 for the low in philadelphia. during the day tomorrow, not as hot but showers and thunderstorms likely. some heavy rain. high temperatures in the mid 80s. could be lightning, too. not on friday. sunny, beautiful day with low humidity. just a chance of storms on saturday, especially in southern sections. then we dry out

northwestern pennsylvania has had heavy downpours overnight.0 we'll be in the upper 70s, closer to 80 degrees and into the low 80s at lunch time today. and steamier, too. that's when we may see our first few showers. a look at the future weather with more on the showers expected later today. jillian has traffic. >> good morning, bill. the vine street expressway still clear in both directions. this is a live look near the exit for 8th street. the vine is clear between 76 and 95. both of those majors are quiet right now. average speeds around 46 miles per hour. that'sment midst of that construction zone near girard avenue. it's not causing big slowdowns out there. for the most part, speeds are averaging in the mid-50s right now. just with the exception of that construction zone. we still have a downed pole in hamilton township, right near int interstate 295. the right lane is

he talked about plans to expand manufacturing in pennsylvania. he will face tom corbett in the november election. >>> new at 6:00, two casinos have been fined a total of $66,000. mostly for letting underage patrons gamble and drink. the bulk of the fines from the new jersey division of gaming enforcement is against harrah's. the minimum age for gambling and drinking in new jersey is 21. the golden nugget was fined 6,000 for not including the 1-800 gambler message in an ad. >>> a nearly year-long investigation into drug dealers in berks county ends with four dozen arrests. the district attorney's office and state attorney general's office began the investigation last july. their focus was on dealers distributing heroin, marijuana and prescription drugs. authorities executed 16 search warrants yesterday and seized guns, cars, drugs and $40,000 in cash. >>> a rally in the rotunda. dozens of education advocates were in harrisburg today for an education funding rally including philadelphia city councilman johnson. >> all of our schools need funding. t

the pennsylvania turnpike is quiet. the fog on route 309 is right at easton road. you can barely see anything out there. the good thing is no accidents or delays to report along 309. it's been quiet as far as accidents go. we have seen one or two problems this morning. we hope it stays that way. the drive times are quiet. 11 minutes both ways. travels along the blue ridge, 17 to 18 minutes is what you are looking at there between 95 and 76. normal volume starting to build on those majors. >>> here we go again. a cloudy start and foggy one, too. but, it is cooler this morning. down 7 degrees in philadelphia. we are at 63 degrees. look at the humidity, 90%. the fog will thin out. right now, a bit of a foggy view in camden. that's from the venture aquarium and the mountains in the poconos. that's the view from camelback this morning. fog, low clouds and temperatures in the 50s in the mountains. when we see the temperatures climb, that leads to the fog disappearing. we watch the radar screen for showers. you can see the shower activity this morning to the west. during

some counties in pennsylvania, the school buses can't cross the bridge. >> reporter: pennsylvania lawmakers passed a bill to make up for federal dollars. the sudden repaving of winter damaged city avenue is just the beginning of what that cash is paying for. >> 95 under the airport, sections of 76, route 30 in chester county, 132 in bucs county. 309 in montgomery and bucs county. >> reporter: how is pep dot deciding which roads and bridges go first? >> it's based on the heavy volume of traffic and the actual road condition. how bad the road is deteriorated. >> reporter: if there is a penndot project coming to a road near you, go to their website. >> as doug mentioned, last year pennsylvania legislators enacted a plan that would invest an additional $2.3 billion annually over the course of five years. the money would be earmarked for the roads, bridges and transit system. more than $1.2 million is slated for next year's budget. the plan is expected to create about 50,000 new jobs. >>> tonight at 10:00, work will finally begin on a major construction project along i-95. it was supposed to sta

they focus on the union army and the state of pennsylvania. the responsibility of this encouraging, this rest undeniably with the military authority. more specifically, much blame has been thrown upon general couch. he only have between 100 and 200 men. the rest of his command ironically's have been sent to washington, d.c. a few weeks before to defend against this. or they have been transferred by request in greencastle. too many residents when they could have heard about this, this proved he was not accountable. he could not have defended the town. it would have meant certain death or capture. in a move that helped to clear his name, he's sent for urgent messages warning him of the confederate and requesting order. at the edge of town. let me know what you intend doing. to why theygiers as never responded to the messages. to thomas barnard was traveling with union telegraph officers that night, the first because never delivered they cannot locate avril. after receiving the third message, he went off on his own. he found avril asleep by the s

the pennsylvania democrat ic candidate wolff says pennsylvania is phasing a budget deficit because of corbett's mismanagement. rather than be honest with the people of pennsylvania about his failure to create jobs and fund public schools, he is trying to protect his largest campaign donors at the expense of working families. >>> an elderly man died after he tripped in the street and a car hit him. it happened on woodland avenue this morning. the victim was crossing the street when he tripped. a car then hit him. he died at the hospital. officers say the driver of the car stayed at the scene and no charges are expected. >>> a passenger in a cab is in krit cam condition after a crash involving an ambulance. at vine and eighth streets in center city. it happened around 2:30 this morning. the cab may have run a red light before smashing into the ambulance. both drivers suffered minor injuries. >>> investigators searching for the person who snatched a man's wallet and then went on a shopping spree. this happened on june 8th. police released this video today. they say an hour after the wall

western pennsylvania had heavier showers.is afternoon, we could see a line of thunderstorms developing. if we get this, it could lead to heavy rainfall. we could see flash flooding in the area this afternoon. even into the evening hours, future weather shows it's continuing into the late evening hours. the forecast is calling for plenty of clouds and showers and potential for thunderstorms. 70s for allentown, quakertown and middle 70s for trenton and northeast philadelphia and mount holly. showers and thunderstorms will be around into the late afternoon hours. a chance of showers at the shore. the fog will ease. mostly cloudy for cape may, atlantic city. we'll be up to 75 degrees this afternoon. middle to upper 70s for wilmington, chester and philadelphia. occasional showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening after a cloudy morning. there are a couple days, at least a couple, with dry conditions and less humid conditions, too. when to expect that when i come back with the seven day forecast. >> 20 minutes to 7:00, a

donald wallace has an arrest record in pennsylvania. the last known address is west philadelphia. he called 911 tuesday night saying the d.c. sniper is in your city and a gunman was on the roof of a lumberyard. authorities swarmed the scene. later, they tracked down and arrested wallace in new york after he left his cell phone on. >>> workers at ria de janeiro's two airports declared a strike. they are among the busiest during the month-long soccer tournament. unions are asking for raises of at least 5.5%. they have an injunction ordering them to staff at 80% of the normal levels or face a fine. >>> the latest on the v.a. scandal, thousands of veterans who endured long wait times are one step closer to getting help from congress. the senate passed a bill for them to get treatment from civilian doctors. that is similar to one approved in the house. they are optimistic a compromised bill will be sent to president obama for his signature. >>> the california teenager declared brain dead after complications from surgery will get a special honor from her school. she will get an honorary

pennsylvania is unlikely to legalize use of marijuana. not the progressive state in the nation but medical marijuana may happen. >> they will vote on a bill that will decriminalize small amounts of marijuana and make it a citation of sense. >>> well, going to the dogs. we'll take you to the local beach town where you'll find plenty of happy pups this summer. >>> and a special sendoff for hundreds of athletes in our area. >>> and i'm danny from comcast sports net. all the sights and sounds from jimmy rollins' record breaking performance as he becomes the franchise's hits leader. that's ahead in sports. >>> a beach in wildwood is going to the dogs and today four-legged friends helped make it official. >> dog beach is officially open. >> tails were wagging and people cheering as wildwood officials cut the ribbon to the dog friendly beach at poplar avenue. wildwood is hoping the beach boosts tourism. owners must keep their pooches on a leash and, of course, clean up after them. >>> the phillies have a new hit king. details on a record breakin

localized flooding, we have seen some of that in western pennsylvania and now central pennsylvania. eventually, some of that moisture headed this way. the comfort, that's going to be returning before too long. look at the sky here. we're looking at center city up to the north and down to the south. you can see the rain right there. the ones around the philadelphia area are more typical rain showers. we have more severe weather back to the west. 86, reporting lightning in philadelphia. 55% humidity, the wind south at 14 miles an hour. you have lightning reported at the airport and at least 30-minute delays right now. 86 there. 89 in allentown. 76 in reading. cooler down toward the jersey shore are the sea breeze and the sojerly wind coming off the ocean. that will continue. you can see the showers and around the philadelphia area. some of those are heavy. we have a couple of spots in northern salem county, this cell is moving up toward philadelphia and the airport. this other one is near berwyn and heading northeast. that's briefly heavy rain there. that's not the main area. that is

once again the pennsylvania turnpike over here. right now it appears like it's moving to the northeast. it passes north of norristown, but you have to watch here. here's northeast philly. this cell is drifting more to the southeast right into northeast philly. we will let you know whether it will be going the rest of the night and when it's going to be the wettest. with the seven-day in the next few minutes. >> new pictures on social media of the flooded areas. show us the pictures. >> this is anm beller. right where glen was talking about. this is right near butler pike. you can see all of the water just rushing down the streets. it's up to the middle of the wheel on the truck right there as it moves by. that's from the roof of one of the houses in that area near butler pike in a.m. beller. getting flooded away and people staying away from the area. let's take a look. this is what the skies looked like over parts. area around 309. this is also in the area and it's going to focus in on the area. look at the bottom of that vw car by

it happened in western pennsylvania, some around state college, pennsylvania as well. comfort is going to be returning gradually over the next couple of days. we are looking to the northwest, the sky is not nearly as ominous as what we have seen in the last couple of hours. things are clearing up at least temporarily. 85 right now. humidity high. the wind is out of the south. the high temperature today got up to 90. it's 87 in allentown right now. 85 in philadelphia. 78 in trenton where there has been rain. the temperature will be down tomorrow at the shore. there is the cell in mercer county. the rest of the area is dry. look at that, it's almost completely out of mercer county and into new jersey. then we are dry in chester and lancaster county. to the north and west, that line is nasty. there's very heavy rain with that. along with lightning. the rain i think is the biggest threat. that brings it to i'll untown around 8:00. norristown closer to 10:00 and in the philadelphia area between 10:00 and 11:00 tonight. let's see what the futurecast shows as far as the same

it's in central pennsylvania, showers and storms. we don't expect this tonight. it will stay away from us until we go into the later part of tomorrow. for tonight, 82 by 6:00 p.m. still warm outside. still a lot of sunshine. even by 8:00 tonight, 77 degrees, pretty nice out. by 10:00, mild, a little muggier, 74 degrees. tomorrow, you will notice the humidity and you will want your umbrella. coming up, i will show you the timing of the rain and when we will hit the 90-degree temperatures. >>> some of us could see wet weather tomorrow. that combined with the warm weather could lead to an explosion of mosquitos upping the threat of west nile virus. to lower the risk, camden county will spray in a number of communities tonight. crews will spray from 7:00 to 11:00, weather permitting. >>> it's opening day for a number of philadelphia pools. some rain -- some ran into trouble, rather. two pools remain closed due to chlorine issues. this is the o'connor pool on 26th and south street, which is closed because of high chlorine. while the anderson pool is closed for low chl

tom wolf paid a visit to the welcoming center for new pennsylvanianess. it's an economic development and job training organization that helps people from other countries develop skills they need to make it in the workforce with. wolf says education is important to success and he says he has a plan to come up with money to help fund important programs. >> i want to put a 5% severance tax on natural gas so that we can provide additional hundreds of millions of dollars for things like education, fixing the roads and brims. >> wolf will face republican incumbent, governor tom corbett in november's general election. governor core belt is opposed to a severance tax. >>> pennsylvania senate took up nearly $30 billion republican budget plan at the state house today. the house version of the plan calls for higher payments to public schools, human service and public pension funds and it relies heavily on the unlikely selloff of the state's wine and liquor operation. the senate is expected to make certain changes, just five days now left in this fiscal year. >>> new

pennsylvania governor tom corbett is renewing cal for better health care for ameri ttens. ely o ry services goes beyond a certain t le.no corbett visited veterans andcacys icwill qmsort pelvveteiayens who have e g potments at v.a.ils be able to get a voucher allowing them to p doctors amount theesville v.a. facil chest chester county scheduled 99% of its appointments in under 30 days. in philadelphia 94% of appointments were scheduled in less than a month. but right now there are more than 1,100 newlls in philadelphia'hospal, the longest wait time i pennsylvania. >>> today pet lovers are th designated dog beach in ng of

there is also a pennsylvania german tradition of paper cutting. some people, cure rateers have suggested that perhaps through her contacts in the city came to know some of the techniques of paper cutting. and this is a period that geometry is becoming an increasingly part of the school curriculum. perhaps she would have known something about folding stars and symmetries like that through her education at school. so those are the three theories that i have so far. but it's interesting maybe any flag maker they would have talked to could have done the same thing. i don't know why she had this particular gimmick at hand. anything else? thank you all for braving a chilly day and i'm happy to hang around and chat more. first, we speak with author mark harris. >> this is the first time that was there to film an engagement. it was the middle of 1942. the war in europe was not obviously happening yet as far as the u.s. was concerned, so all of the news, all the concentration and all the effort was spent in the pacific trying to hold off the japanese in va

if you're traveling on the pennsylvania turnpike into central pennsylvania you're going to see some wetadways outs there. some of the moisture is holding it together and pushing it into delaware valley. this is chester county, chadsford west chester and downingtown, some of it is not reaching the ground. it's very, very light and pushing over to the southeast. the cloud line is running parallel to the pennsylvania turnpike. the lehigh valley is basking in gorgeous sunshine this morning. same thing for the poconos. everybody south of philadelphia, you're seeing shades of gray which will give way to a couple of spotty showers. here's future tracker 6 showing spotty showers not mounting to all that much same thing for the evening hours. as the low exits the coast, these clouds will drop and that will set up a gorgeous sunday as with sunshine and comfortable temperatures. 76 in reading, sun expected. philadelphia, 77. glassboro, 77. maybe a spotty shower south of philadelphia. salem 74. middletown, 73. the jersey shore not a great day to be working on the tan. lots of clouds, maybe a brief

some did turn severe through central pennsylvania but they have fizzled. we will still end up with hazy sunshine today and because we're still just shy of 80 in many locations we are easily going to heat up here. we are starting from a warm place. it will in the take very much to get in the mid 90's today. win starts to kick n air quality isn't quite as bad but we are near a record last set in 1957 and we are expecting a high have of 95. records aside it will be a toasty day. in the poconos we will get a cooler atmosphere up in that higher terrain so pack more so in the mid 80's but as early as late afternoon we will start to see a few showers or thunderstorms popping up here. generally towards evening approaching the city of philadelphia keep in mind that the western suburbs may see those storms that pop up later on. sort of strong if not the severe w this heat building, instability will be there for sure, bob, i hope you have your sunglasses ready. >> sunglasses and ac cranking. 5:33. wednesday, not that bad as we start but what a mess we had last night.

the victim is 26 and a doctor at the university of pennsylvania.the four men who were brought in for questioning had this to tell us, their neighbors had this to tell us. >> you can't imagine the person who had done it lives next to you. it's a shame this thing happens. >> you'll hear from police here at special victims about the investigation coming up in the next half hour. the it laest is coming up. reporting live outside svu in the juniata section of philadelphia, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> 4:33. happening later today, a preliminary hearing is scheduled for a philadelphia teacher accused of having sex with a special needs student. stephanie amato is her name. a 14-year-old student said he had sex with the 30-year-old teacher several times. amato was removed from ethan allen middle school in mayfair after those allegations were made. >>> later this morning, education advocates and community members travel to harrisburg to ask a state legislature for more funding for philadelphia public schools. here's a live picture from city hall where the r

comic-con is at the pennsylvania convention center.you're interested in sci-fi, fantasy movies or super heros this event has does for you. bring your smart phone you can take part in a scavenger hunt. it runs today from 10 to 7:00 p.m. and tomorrow 11 to 5:00 p.m. >>> have you ever trained for a long distance run and noticed you're not losing weight, but gaining week. there's a quick solution. ali gorman shows us how to run for weight loss. >> reporter: i joined core fitness. trainer cindy brown said it's the secret of breaking out of a plateau and getting a better body. lowery explains it best. years ago she started running long distance hoping to tighten her body. >> i felt like i was healthy and lest windied, but i wasn't seeing a change in my body. >> we'll switch in two. >> reporter: run reason this happens is because you get used to the same routine. >> you don't wanted to the same thing daily. you want to change it up by weights, pushups, sprints, doing hills. that's the concept of a training plan featured in winning running, it

mainly overnight that part of pennsylvania was dog with that. it is not an issue for us at this point. we are still generally speaking under influence of high pressure. what that will do is keep the sun around for one more day and most of the afternoon but we will be dodging some locally heavy showers and thunderstorms. that comes courtesy of the frontal boundary dropping south. it doesn't cross until tomorrow. today and tomorrow features showers and storms but today end up being severe weather day if we see that potential at all. if these storms do bubble up we have a good shot through central pennsylvania, you would be dodging downpours, possibility of hail, not a tornado threat the but damaging wind and frequent cloud to ground lightening. even they western counties are in the zone that is involved with this we have seen this change, a million times before. if things do change and evolve there we will let you know but would i say anybody is fair game for a shower or storm here today. the it could be stronger off to the west. hot and hazy, we

pennsylvania, right around that average. residents pay $84 a month for premiums after subsidies under the government's health insurance program. >>> today, an iraqi war veteran who to be a blow to protect a marine will be awarded the medal of honor. kyle carpenter will receive the award at the white house. carpetener will be the eighth living recipient to be awarded the medal of honor. >>> a hook for children. a senate committee heard testimony about the health risks of e cigarettes and their marketing towards teenagers. pediatricians say the effects from the vapor cigarettes could be lethal for children and that the ads for flavors like cherry crush are having a direct impact. now representative from the tobacco industry denied that saying they engage in responsible advertising. >> happening today, the u.s. house holding a hearing on carbon dioxide rules for power plants. the house commercial committee will hear testimony on the epa's new clean power proposal that could put carbon pollution from existing power plants. the p

there's also a pennsylvania german tradition of paper cutting. some people, curators, have suggested to me that perhaps through her contacts in the city came to know some of the techniques of paper cutting. and linda eaton suggests that this is a period that geometry is becoming an increasingly important part of the school curriculum, so perhaps betsy would have come to know andthing about folds stars and symmetry through her education at school. those are the three theories that i have so far, but it is interesting. maybe any flag maker they would've talked to could have done the same thing. i do not know why she had the particular little gimmick at hand. it is quite the thing, as limited at the top of the talk. i spent some time with the family, and they can all do it. they were all raised to do it. it is very much a part of betsy's descendents' tradition that they all learn how to do it. lovely. anything else? thank you all for braving a chilly day, and i'm happy to hang around and chat more and sign some books. thank you. [applause] [captions

that's the original "karate kid" at the pennsylvania convention center room 108. complete list of events, go to nbc10.com. josh, thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> i wish you luck. >> absolutely. thank you. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist britney shipp. >> good morning. we have the first alert day to tell you about because we are dealing with heat, we have a heat advisory in effect and today is going to be the hottest day so far this year, with temperatures pushing into the mid 90s. the heat advisory goes into effect in a few minutes from noon, lasts all the way until 7:00 p.m. that basically means you need to be careful with outdoor activities, drink plenty of water. there is the possibility of late night thunderstorms and late evening thunderstorms. a look at the coolest spot in our entire area. we are seeing a few cloud right now. temperatures should stay in the 80s but it will feel hot throughout the entire area. a closer look at 8th and market, you can see folks walking around down there. i'm sure it's very hot outsid

and clear skies in western pennsylvania, as well. canadian high develops out of the northwest. you'll see sunshine out there. it will be breezy, but it's a comfortable wind out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour. at times today. we head into sunday, a warm front approaches from the southwest. high pressure over top of us, sunday is a comfortable day, lots of sunshine out there. monday the warm front nudges on through, it turns warmer and noticeably more humid combination of sun and clouds. feels-like temperatures will be close to 90 degrees, if not the actual air temperatures. it gets hotter from that point on as we work our way through the upcoming workweek. sun and clouds for the poconos, 68 degrees. sunday, 76. jersey shore, ocean temperature starting to moderate. close to 70 degrees, outside of a gusty breeze it should be a delightful day, 78 degrees, mostly sunny skies, sunny and nice for sunday. seaside kicking in late, high of 77. in and around the immediate philadelphia area mostly sunny and breezy, 79678 winds out of t

. >> dozens of cases of prosecco have been pulled off store shelves all over the state of pennsylvaniament fox 29's drew dickman tells us what to look out for in our own liquor cabinets. >> pro second or has only been on the shelves since the beginning of the month. now the bottles are being recalled berks they're spontaneously exploding before wine drinkers even pop the cork. whole thing goes poof like this. >> these bottles every 2013 indigenous selections prosecco brute un cork g the celebration early. >> did you ever think would happen to our champagne pro second or, things that have unless it, that's which cause a lot of pressure. >> the wine school of philadelphia director keith wallace says he's only red about this happening in history books. >> this is shocking. because the last time i have heard about this was in the 1800s cents. >> the pennsylvania liquor control board took the it italian sparkling wine off the shelves, in 180 stores across the state. spokesperson says the cork pops and the glass shatters when they explode. so far, there are only reports of bursting bottles and f

on the pennsylvania turnpike.mmonton atlantic county also construction causing a bit of an issue route 30 both ways between 206 and sea grove avenue. construction blocking a lane until 6 o'clock but the road is opened and we've got light volume so we're not going call that too much of a problem. in your commuter traffic report more construction. that's all people are talking about today. so in logan township in gloucester county 322 watch for some construction there causing some restrictions. weather-wise we have no weather related problems with your commute. so, that's good news, right? 67 degrees, pretty comfortable out there right now in philadelphia, 67 in allentown, just 59 in millville. and just a touch humid today as david has been saying. we'll have sunshine and clouds and a high of 85 degrees. warm but average for this time of year, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> all new this morning police in new jersey are looking for clues in a double shooting that left two people in serious condition. take a look

. >>> thousands of children in pennsylvania are victims of abuse every year. that's according to a report from the department of public welfare. last year the child abuse hot line received more calls of neglect than ever before. 53% of the calls had to do with sexual abuse. 80% were girls. authorities were able to confirm 13% of the claims. >>> military veterans in central pennsylvania had the opportunity to sound off on the va scandal. governor corbett met with the group in williamsport yesterday. the pennsylvania governor called the alleged coverup of the va services unacceptable. >>> meantime, of the va audit results compelled a new whistle blower to come forward. the numbers came out saying mental health patients waited 2 days for treatment. shay wilks possess a secret weight list showing patients who went two years without care and covered up the list so they could receive their bonuses. >>> a flag-raising ceremony takes place on independence mall this morning and before the flag is lord there will be a national anthem sing along to celebrate it's 200th b

the pennsylvania afl-cio represents about 800,000 union workers. the most recent poll by quinnipiac shows wolf 20 points ahead of corbett. that poll conducted between may 29th and june 2nd. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, we're watching for the threat of rain as we look live at citizens bank park. earlier we said the phillies was be playing tonight. of course they already beat the padres earlier today. glenn "hurricane" schwartz, can we beat the weather forecast? >> yes, the forecast for the weekend lately. we're ending the week. i'm tracking the chance for more storms tomorrow plus what to expect for father's day in your nbc 10 first alert forecast. >>> a massive dirt pile next to this bridge might have led it to tilt. we'll let you know other bridges that have big stuff next to them. we'll see if pennsylvania and new jersey have similar issues. >>> nbc 10 first alert weather tracking the flood threat tonight. a flash flood watch in effect for parts of our area until 2:00 a.m. nbc 10 chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is monitoring th

night for philadelphia area, adjacent suburbs and pennsylvania, and in new jersey, and it extend toward lehigh valley as well. here's what we expect, pockets of heavy rain, scattered thunderstorms through late night hours. these storms have a history of rain rates exceeding 1 inch an hour and heavier downpours. we expect ponding and we are watching our streams and our creeks. coming up we will talk about the heavy rain that is to come with more storms, on friday as flooding concerns do rise. we will look ahead to the better weekend but it will be a wet commute this evening for many. meteorologist carol erickson live from the cbs-3 mobile weather lab checking conditions in gloucester county, carol. >> we are looking at some wet roads down here. we're in south jersey heading in to gloucester county and heavier rain is even south of where we are, but i'll take you outside and you have a windshield full of water and also water that has fallen before. expect a spray. we are seeing the puddles and that sort of thing on the roads, one of the reasons gloucester county, part of the flash flood w

northwestern bucks county in southeast pennsylvania southeasterly high county in eastern pennsylvania northwestern montgomery county and southeast pennsylvania three thirty pm at two thirty three pm national weather service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm the storm was near pennsburg moving northeast at fifteen mph this storm is capable of producing quarter sized hail and damaging winds in excess of sixty miles per hour the severe thunderstorm will be near east green around two forty pm jerry bill round two forty five pm science around two fifty pm perkasie around three o five pm quakertown in perkasie around three ten pm this is a dangerous storm if you are in its path moving towards to a sturdy building and stay away from windows when it is safe to do self report severe weather to local law enforcement or to the national weather service very heavy rain also occur with the severe thunderstorm which could flood low lying areas quickly and covered with water do not drive into areas where water covers the road repeating a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until t

land of history. >>> pennsylvania's unemployment rate continues its decline. the jobless rate for may was released today and stands at 5.6%, the lowest since september of 2008. nearly 5 1/2 years ago. the labor force, the number of people working or looking for jobs, shrank by 12,000 in may. >>> you should have filled up that gas tank yesterday. i should have filled up the tank yesterday. a lot of gas station workers were busy changing their signs this morning. they went up for everyone across the region in pennsylvania. a gallon will now cost $3.76. in new jersey the price is 3.52. in delaware p$.66. >>> pennsylvania's oil and gas groups have a warning about raising taxes. they say the enactment of a tax like other major gas producing states impose could make pennsylvania less competitive and drive the companies to shift crews and rigs to other states. lawmakers are discussing a tax to ease a massive budget short fall. >>> fixing this mess is going to take all night. that's what the philadelphia water department said when we spoke to them about an hour ago. s

we still have one accident on the pennsylvania turnpike. i'll give you details coming up. >>> the last chance to avoid a septa strike. contract talks today will impact regional rail commuters one way or the other. >> new this morning sergeant bowe bergdahl is back in the u.s. we'll trace his journey and tell you what's next for former taliban prisoner. >> here is a look at the first alert weather radar. be careful as you head out. fog again. we're tracking showers, it's 71 degrees. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. let's get to the forecast now with meteorologist bill henley. bill, driving in to work today, a lot of heavy rain. >> there have been heavy downpours but it's starting to taper off in philadelphia and south jersey and delaware. it's north and west seeing the heavier rain. not as foggy as it was to start yesterday but there is fog developing right now. warmer start this morning, 71 degrees here. you can see the heavier rainfall off to the north and west. moving past chester and montgomery counties into

as we look at dublg scan live most of the action is in western pennsylvania and north york and most of this passes to the north and west, 450 lightning strikes within this entire view on double scan live. it's the front we have to front as it passed through during the evening hours, what to expect for the next few hours, until 7:00 much of the area will remain quiet, it will be very spotty to see the downpours and thunderstorms pop up. it's warm and humid and after 7:00 and closer to midnight that we watch for scattered storms when it an arrives in the west and we see torrential downpours that could cause flash flooding later this evening. we'll talk btd locations that could see the pop-ups as they pass through and talk about some lower humidity as well in that seven-day forecast. >> okay adam. remember you can get updates on the forecast at any time with 6 abc storm tracker app, it features a live look at radar, updates from accuweather and also audio alerts, its free to download now for your apple and android devices. >>> a delaware state trooper is recovering after he was shot after

she's a doctor at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania.etch you're looking at, that's a result of her sitting down with a sketch artist yesterday. this is from her memory of the attack. she was walking home around 1:20 early saturday morning. she had been out. she told police with some friends and was walking home alone to her house at the 1900 block of spruce street. that's when the attack happened. we are continuing to check with detectives here at special victims. as soon as we have information on any charges that have been filed on any of the people of interest who have been questioned over the last few hours, we'll bring you that information. reporting live in juniata, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> we're following breaking news out of miami. as many as ten people were shot outside an compartment complex just about two hours ago. two of those people have died. police aren't saying what led to the shooting. we know one man died at the scene, another died at the hospital. a 17-year-old girl also shot is in critical condition and several

off to the predawn hours and mainly thursday, double scan live shows across much of the state of pennsylvania and the mid atlanticic, any storms that are trying to develop west of washington, they pop up and quickly show up. there is nothing close to home to continue the trends. as we look at the west, the impressive line from detroit to minneapolis, 2000 lightning strikes in this complex in the last 15 minutes and this pushes off to the east this, is 450 miles away and moving at 40 to 50 miles per hours and they will not get here until the early morning hours. if a stray storm pops, it would be west of philadelphia and some of the winds could be in excess he 58 miles per hour and some hail and torrential downpours. but future tracker shows at 11:30 tonight pop-ups north and west of philadelphia and we'll wait for the morning rush hour to see some of that rain including the front pass through the region and throughout the day tomorrow it remains on the wet side with downpours and showers and thunderstorms. what to expect is widespread storms and anywhere from a half inch to inch of rain is li

it stops pennsylvania border and maryland. we have a void in any rain off to the north and off to the south and west. they are dealing with severe weather in the carolinas. and virginia is getting decent-sized hail the size of golf balls. tornadoes to the south and west. the temperatures at 57. 68 in millville. 70 for dover. 66 right you in lancaster. the wins have been out of the east northeasterly direction the entire day. speeds are sustained at 12 miles-an-hour. 13 in wilmington. 12 in dover. it's sending in the chill. it's a stabilizer to suppress any of the downpours from popping. 7:00 with a lot of clouds. the clouds stick around for 8:00. same for 9:00 and 10:00. the temperatures are slowly dropping from 68 to 66. when we come back we'll talk about the downpours moving back into the forecast but a brighter future ahead for the weekend. >>> father's day is looking good right? >>> it is. updates on the forecast where you go with the storm 6:00 app. it free to download for the apple and android devices. >> more to come. w

pennsylvania offers 7 million dollars in state grant and $7 million in low interest loans, the company says in the end it made more sense to consolidate everything near its headquarterers. governor corbett issued a video taped statement. >> it was a team efforts from start to finish, as a result dietz and watson will be a stable in this community for years to come. >> new jersey was terribly disappointed and understand the business decision they made and made sense with the other side in philadelphia. >> another 150 jobs will be add, most of those jobs will be filled by employees that worked at the site before the fire and many of them already live in pennsylvania. the company says it was a tough decision and they owe a debt to d delanco. >> we'll work hard to put jobs in that community. >> they have a plant in baltimore and another one in upstate new york and soon here the national distribution center will reopen when they break ground in september. the 20 acres back there adjacent to the property. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >>> construction work along busy city avenue is c