police say he tried to escape a barricade situation in roxborough overnight. suspect reportedly ran into his house on the 400 block of monastery street after firing a shot at two people on the street. one of those two people had a permit to carry a handgun and returned fire but amazingly in all of that no one was hit. police recovered the suspect's rifle during a sweep of his home. the gunman's wife, their two children and family friends were all inside that home at the time of the brief barricade. they're now all being questioned by detectives. it's still unclear what sparked the initial shooting. >>> and tenants will be out in the morning heat surveying the damage from a three alarm fire in west chester overnight. so, let's go on over to erin o'hearn she's live at the big board with more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: tam, this is a big one. chopper six probably gives you the best perspective on how intense this fire was last night. flames erupted around 9 o'clock to this building in west chester which is mostly offices but the red cross has told u

police say he tried to escape a barricade situation in roxborough overnight. suspect reportedly ran into his house other 400 block of monastery street after firing a shot at two people on the street. one of them had a permit to carry a handgun and they returned the fire. thankfully nobody was hit. police recovered the suspect's rifle during a sweep of his home. the gunman's wife, his two kids and family friends were all inside at the time of the brief barricade. they're all now being questioned by detectives and it's still unclear what exactly sparked the initial shooting. >>> and tenants will be out in this morning's heat surveying the damage from a three alarm fire in west chester overnight. let's get the latest from erin o'hearn live at the big board with more on the story. good morning. >> good morning, tam. chopper six does give you the bester p speculative on how intense this fire was last night. flames erupted around 9 o'clock technology building in west chester which is mostly offices but the red cross has told us there are for apartments inside and th

you can see the students just let out of roxborough high school, the good news is it's not quite as hot and we have a little bit of relief in sight. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >> meanwhile schools are closed in houston, texas as tropical storm bill makes landfall there the storm is bashing the coast with high wind and rains and there are evacuations for low lying areas some isolated areas could see up to a foot of rain over the next few days. >> engineers are on the scene of a large sinkhole that opened up last night in bethlehem township. it opened on claire mount street and the pennsylvania power and light tower is not as risk of falling over, david henry will have a live report at 12:30. >>> 28 people are arrested in a joint operation targeting prostitution in newcastle, delaware these are photos of some of the people taken into custody, the arrests were made on delaware route 9 and u.s. route 13. many of the people charged have been released on bail. two brothers will be arraigned today on charges of robbery and aggravated assault and theft marple townshi

katherine scott is live at roxborough.f parents have to get a plan for afternoon today katherine. >> reporter: that's right, tam. another steamy day ahead and philadelphia's schools including here at roxborough high school are getting out early today. people have been dealing with the heat. some have also seen some pretty fierce storms and flooding and we could see more storms later on at a. >> this is the first time i've seen it happen that fast. >> reporter: last night flash flooding after 4-inches of rain fell in some parts of bethlehem. easton avenue at willow park road was under water surrounding the keystone pub. >> within 15 minutes it -- pretty quickly it got flooded pretty quickly. >> reporter: the hope house assisted living facility was evacuated. a 59 truck was brought in. cars were submerged. streets impassable. the wild weather capped another day of high heat and humidity across our area and we're in for another hot one. all school district of philadelphia schools are closing at noon today due to excessive hea

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live in roxborough and she'll tell you what it means.rning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. another steamy day ahead. philadelphia public schools like roxborough high school where we are are letting out early today due to the heat many people across the area have been dealing with this hot weather and in some spots they've also seen some fierce storms and flooding. more storms could be expected later on today. >> this is the first time i've seen it happen that fast. >> reporter: last night the waters quickly swelled. flash flooding after 4-inches of rain fell in some parts of bethlehem. easton avenue at willow park road was under water surrounding the keystone pub. >> within 15 minutes it flooded pretty quickly. >> reporter: the hope house assisted living facility was evacuated. a giant truck was brought in for the high water. cars were submerged streets impassable. the wild weather capped another day of high heat and humidity across our area. and we're in for another hot one. all school district of philadelphia schools are closing at no

we're in the 70s for philadelphia. 66 in atlantic city, roxborough is 68 degrees. south philadelphia at fifth and wartman, 73 degrees right now. sunshine, nice and bright to start with. 71 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00, 70 76 degrees with a northeasterly winds at 11 miles an hour. a few high clouds for the more easterly winds at 1:00. no sign of showers for our area

they say he tried to escape a barricade situation in roxborough overnight.pect reportedly ran into his house on the 400 block of monastery street after firing a shot at two people out on the street. one of them had a permit to carry a handgun and they returned fire. no one was hit. police recovered the suspect's rifle during a sweep of his home. the gunman's wife, their two children and family friends were all inside at the time of the brief barricade. they're now being questioned by detectives and it's still unclear what sparked the initial shooting. >>> and fire investigators are still on the case of a multi alarm fire that erupted in west chester chester county. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live at the big board. she's got the overnight details. good morning erin. >> reporter: good morning, tam. chopper six gives you the best perspective on how intense this fire was. flames erupted around 9 o'clock in west chester which is mostly officers but the red cross has told us that there are four apartments and it is assisting one person. now, initially

been to roxborough for five, the next location, number four, that's how it works, working our way to number one by 10:00 o'clock this morning. consume five cheese steaks in three hours? >> what a delicious breakfast >> did he consume the first one? we need proof. >> we need the wrappers in the trash back >> where are they right now? give us a hint. >> leaving roxborough >> let me know, let me know where they are, and there you go. >> okay? >> anybody recognize this street? they're leaving ridge avenue. >> ridge avenue, okay >> leaving roxborough, headed to the next place, looks like they're moving farley rapidly. >> snow problem mr., down the hill >> oh, i don't know >> going downhill, i would say, yes >> well, chris has been going downhill for years. get to go weather and traffic. bus stop buddy, going to want to spends some time outdoors today. it is nice. it is a comfy start. counting down the last kim every days of school, sunscreen, shade, all set for a beautiful day out of doors, because, it is a ten out of ten today. rare low humidity this time of year. 72 degrees, 59% relativ

so areas like manayunk, roxborough up toward conshohocken ardmore narberth right along the mainline again you see that heavy rain and it just hasn't moved in the past hour or so. also as you head up a little further north towards college collegeville, upper providence township norristown and right down through the mainline you are seeing pretty heavy rain at the moment. glass win getting a soaking and we actual dollar now a flood advisory for really that entire area. you can see it does encompass lower merion township, much of the merion township and portions of northwestern philadelphia as we are seeing some pretty heavy rain with that. so again flood advisory for those areas right now a flood watch this is for tomorrow afternoon and evening as that heavy rain i just showed you moves in. now coming up we'll time out the heaviest rain and let you know how much if we can expect it salvage any outdoor plans for the weekend much chris back over to you. >> kate, thanks so much. >>> a local utility companies are making progress restoring power that was lost earlier in the week in the storms. r

coatesville 66, 65 at wrightstown. 60s in roxborough at 67 degrees.the delaware river trail 173 at this hour. the sunshine warms us up high clouds at times. mainly just a nice comfortable, almost summer day. a few days left until springtime comes to an end. 82 at 2:00. the chance of showers out of the picture today but it's not that far away. i'll show you what's ahead when i come back in ten minutes. right now, let's find out how the roads are faring on this wednesday morning. jessica boyington in the first alert traffic center. >> we're starting to pick up volume in different spots. on the schuylkill expressway jams on the montgomery drive. the vine street expressway expressway up toward the blue route, 13 minutes. on and off slow in different spots. out in pennsauken new jersey we're dealing with a set of traffic lights out and malfunctioning due to an earlier accident. on route 130, two left lanes closed. be prepared to follow police activity on the scene there. lincoln drive northbound in philadelphia is still blocked due to a downed tree at gyps

it takes cyclists up the manayunk wall and roxborough. where are you guys, hurry up.ey are, they are speeding by. the men finished their race a few minutes ago hundreds took part. riders took the same route as the women but they had to work their way up the manayunk wall three more times nine lapse in all. 100.7 miles if chris sowers was not sitting right there, he would be out there riding. >> reporter: i would be on the couch. >> getting a tan is important too. >> reporter: it's kind of motivating, i've been sitting here all morning, i need to get up off my foot. 72 degrees, it's a cooler day lower humidity levels, we don't have to worry about pop-up showers or thunderstorms or anything like. winds at the airport out of the south, southeast at 9 miles per hour. take a look at cape may beautiful shot down here, you can see the sun shining off the waves. only 65 degrees on the sand with that east/northeasterly wind kicking up that's the sea breeze it will keep you cooler than inland locations today. the ocean water temperature is 71 if it was 71 high temperatures woul

northeast philadelphia down now to 61. 60 degrees in roxborough. bright sunny skies. temperatures in the 70s by 10:00. closer to the 80 degrees mark at 1:00 this afternoon. this will not last. we'll go neighborhood by neighborhood to show you what to expect for this afternoon. right now, let's check in with traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we're seeing dunned wires still from tuesday night's storm last week on 295 greenwich township exit 17 at harmony road, the ramp is still closed. follow local detours through theary to get around.

60s 71 in pottstown and doylestown philadelphia international is at 77 73 in wilmington and 74 in roxborough. we will see sunshine. temperatures in the 70s now will climb through the 80s and much of the area will top out in the low 90s this afternoon. 73 degrees at 6:00. by 9:00 bright sunshine and 78 and 84 and climbing at lunch time today. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. right now let's find out if anything is moving on the roads. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is standing by. >> we are watching ongoing construction on the vine street expressway. we have the westbound lanes closed off. this is the broad street exit. they're diverting all traffic headed westbound off of that exit ramp right there. that's in between broad street and the schuylkill expressway. if you follow the detour you should do just fine. the drive times center city area 95 southbound from woodhaven road up to the vine street expressway, 13 minutes, no problems on the blue route and currently septa, new jersey transit are running on time. >>> preparing for the po

we're in the 70s for philadelphia. 66 in atlantic city, roxborough is 68 degrees. south philadelphia at fifth and wartman, 73 degrees right now. sunshine, nice and bright to start with. 71 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00, 70 76 degrees with a northeasterly winds at 11 miles an hour. a few high clouds for the more easterly winds at 1:00. no sign of showers for our area and much more comfortable than yesterday. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood, the forecast. right now let's check in with jessica boyington. >> we're mainly watching ongoing construction projects right now, right now we're on 295 near the black horse pike. there are lane restrictions. some crew are working to take out the right-hand shoulder. two lanes getting by. still a 12-minute drive. out in philadelphia, we're watching a lane restriction here blockage actually on lynn can drive northbound. right around gypsy street due to a downed tree. stay west schoolhouse lane to get by. another accident on the pa turnpike eastbound between willow grove and ben sail elle. the drive times in and out of

at the airport pottstown is 57 degrees, and it's in the 60s for trenton, 67 degrees right now in roxborough. at the airport, 66 degrees. get ready with your sunglasses. you'll need them today, bright sunshine, 66 degrees at 6:00. by 9:00 73, and we're getting into the 80s starting at noontime today. and the temperatures will be climbing. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. but right now, let's check in with traffic reporter jessica. >> good morning, bill we are watching out on some ongoing construction on the vine street expressway. right around 24th street. and so police activity on this scene right there, that's actually between the schuylkill expressway and broad street. small things to watch out for there. if you're headed eastbound and still not affecting your drive times too much from the schuylkill up toward 95. still about a two-minute trip. no problems westbound toward the schuylkill expressway, as well. out in we actually are in and out of the center city area 95 southbound from woodhaven road up toward the vine street expressway, no prob

bit cooler in trenton and millville, 50s for coatesville, pottstown and doylestown and low 60s in roxborough. northeast philadelphia airport 64 degrees. sunshine and temperatures climbing upper 60s by 9:00. 75 and really comfortable at noontime as the humidity stays low. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten minutes. right now let's check in with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we're watching the xxschuylkill expressway right now around south street. these are the eastbound lanes right here, westbound doing okay as well. let's take a look at the drive times in and out of the center city area, 95 southbound from woodhaven road up towards the vine street expressway. 13 minutes. the schuylkill the total stretch into the center city area, 12 minutes. currently on the blue route, we're watching out for downed wires on 295, closing the off ramp since last tuesday night at exit 17 harmony road. also out in cherry hill new jersey route 70 westbound, still dealing with ongoing construction. one lane is getting by by south cornell avenue and mcclella

the men and women's races made a 12-mile loop through manayunk roxborough and east falls this year women'st, the only one in the u.s. >>> several hundred motorcyclist came out in bucks county today to do their pair for america's military heroes. it was sixth annual rotary club ride for the heroes, leading the way was retired marine cornell steve cantrell who served in iraq who served with travis mani on. their foundation is a among the organization that is will be receiving fund, raised from the ride today. today's trip went from the garden of reflection in lower makefield to bedminster. >>> moving to the accu weather forecast, it was a picture where day for a wedding and a couple from new jersey did that today this was a bitter sweet day because groom is a in military man about to be deployed overseas. "action news" reporter annie mccormack is live in blackwood with the very full story annie. >> reporter: bitter sweet but take a look behind me you can see happy faces on family and friend here as they hit the dance floor during this reopenings. bride and groom are hire school sweethearts f

we're in the 70s for philadelphia. 66 in atlantic city, roxborough is 68

the 12.3 mile circuit stretches from roxborough to east falls to manayunk t.anayunk. >> it was tough to walk. i can't imagine riding it. >> the climb with the infamous manayunk wall. the average angle of elevation is 17 degrees. riders were traveling at 20 miles an hour. my quads burn just watching that. >> right? >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >>> good morning. it's now first alert weather day. we are tracking the possibility of severe storms heading into the afternoon and into the evening. so different areas will see the storms at different times. but it's a first alert day, stormy conditions expected. and i'm also tracking 90s this week. hopefully you enjoyed our nice weekend. temperatures are turning hot and humid. for the afternoon and evening, chance of severe storms which will lead to heavy downpours and the possibility of flooding. here's the area highlighted in yellow that has a chance to see the severe storms. wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. the area highlighted in green here philadelphia south jersey, ha

bit cooler in trenton and millville, 50s for coatesville, pottstown and doylestown and low 60s in roxborough. northeast philadelphia airport 64 degrees. sunshine and temperatures climbi

riders are tearing through the streets of roxborough, lemon hill and east falls and manayunk and they conquer the deep inclined known asle wall. >>> it was a thrilling finish to the belmont stakes in new york this weekend. >> american pharoah easily beat its rivals to become the first triple crown winner in almost 40 years. >> this is all for you! >> reporter: american pharoah called the once in a lifetime horse now in the record books as the 12th horse in history to win the triple crown. 147th belmont stakes took off with the fans roaring and rooting for their favorite thorough bred. american pharoah took the lead early and never looked back staying ahead of the pack the entire mile and a half race. and the champion earning his title winning the trip crown in two minutes. >> it's the third time, i've been here twice, i feel like are a loser now i feel like a winner. >> reporter: american pharoah jockey and trainer. >> i told victor in the paddock, dude he is read, ride him with confidence and he did. >> reporter: sweet and rewarding, the owner taking home 800,000 triple crown winning

roxborough, 75 northeast philadelphia is 78 degrees at this hour. the temperatures come down a little bit more at 6:00 but then come right back up at 9:00. 90 degrees and climbing by lunch time. no storms this morning but that chaumplgs this afternoon. your hour-by-hour future weather when i come back in ten minutes. >> looks like it will be a rough one today. the near record temperatures could create a dangerous situation. >> nbc 10's katy zachry is live in center city for us with tips on how to keep cool. morning, katy. >> hi vai and rosemary. fortunately right now the fountain's not on but there are sprinklers working overtime keeping me cool because i'm getting the extra mist. speaking seriously, this is the second heat advisory that philadelphia has had this year earlier in june we had one issued by the national weather service in conjunction with the philadelphia health department. it's something that people should absolutely take seriously because people in the older population and those who are younger as well as pregnant women, they can rea

. >>> a truck crashed in roxborough after the brakes failed. surveillance video caught the truck slaj into a utility post smashing into pieces, the driver escaped unharmed. >>> hundreds gathered for the solstice in the name of charity. organizers raised funds for the site. it's the first-ever national historical handle mark cemetary. >> you know the cost cost of throwing the wedding but what if you're a guest. we'll take you a look at what it costs after you rsvp yes. >> strong winds and storms blew through the sunshine state. >> reporter: meteorologist chris sowers will have the father's day accuweather when "action news" sunday morning continues in just a moment. well, sir. after some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well, i'm gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will rea

. >>> the driver of a city dump truck make i go it through the city of roxborough crashed after the brakes reportedly failed. surveillance video caught the struck speed through the intersection, it slapped into a utility pole smashing into pieces. the driver escaped unharmed. >> 13th annual annual father's day gary pappa run is kicking off at eakens oval. the action cam is live where the 10k event has gotten underway. there's a 5k and one mile fun rock. the event is close to our hearts, of course it's named after our former "action news" sports director gary pappa. he lost his battle to prostate cancer 6 years ago. the event strives to help keep other father succumbing to the disease. $190,000 raised so far this year. the. >> the special father's meaning behind this new mural. >> the cleanout is beginning for people in florida after strong storms tear apart rooftops and rip up trees. sky6 live hd taking a live look at wilmington right now. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast for father coming up. "action news" continues in just a moment. ♪♪ ♪♪ to you

. >>> philadelphia police arrested a man they say fired shots at two people in roxborough late last night. police say one of the guys shot at was carrying a gun and fired back. police say that man has a permit to carry. police say the original shooter ran into a home on monastery street, which turned into a barricade situation before police were able to arrest him. >>> this was the scene at the intersection of sejgly and york streets where a car ran into a pole earlier today. two people were injured in the crash before 8:00 this morning. no word on what caused the crash. >>> hoopg today in salem county a community will come together to raise money for the family of a teen who remains in the hospital following a hit-and-run crash. driver struck the pensville memorial high school player as he was skateboarding more than a week ago. he's in critical but stable condition. police arrested the alleged driver last week. ♪ and crisp apple strudel ♪ ♪ door bells and sleigh bells ♪ >> the lyricsist behind "the soun of music" won't be honored. he wrote some of his most famous songs at highland farm

roxborough is 79 degrees. north philadelphia is 83 degrees. watching for more isolated showers moving into north jersey. a slight chance of rain. most areas will stay dry and cool. by 4:00 today, 87 and 85 degrees at 7:00. it's going to be a warm start to the phillies/cardinals game. the humidity will be dropping to the northwest winds. 9 miles an hour. game time, 7 miles an hour. the winds will be picking up this weekend. i'm tracking storms that may impact your father's day. the seven-day forecast, keith, when i come back. >> bill, thank you very much. >>> happening until about a half an hour chris christie will be the featured speaker at a luncheon during the gop leadership event in center city. he's expected to announce his plans any day now. others in the race are rick santorum and hewlett-packard ceo, carly fiorina. on the democratic side four candidates are seeking their party's nomination for the white house. >>> avoiding the summer slide. we're not talking about a slippery ride. we're talking about what happens to the students when th

it will ride through manayunk roxborough and lemon hill and east fall also. >>> also -- east falls. >s this week's "shelter me rescue of the week" winner i was thrown out of a car window and abandoned. you'll meet the rescue group that saved him later this morning on "action news." >>> plus another check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast meteorologist chris sowers when "action news" saturday at 9:00 a.m. continues. >> happening now on "action news," saturday at 9:00 a.m. a final farewell to beau biden. we'll take you live to wilmington where a memorial service is set to go the underway. a person is killed after a crash on i-95 in delaware county. >>> pope francis is urging people of all faith to come together. >>> those stories but first let's head outside to chris sowers with the accuweather forecast. every time we look outside, the sun is shining a little bit brighter. >> reporter: we have sun on city avenue, the breeze has picked up. it's very, very comfortable. the fact that there's no humidity it feels fantastic. 73 in pottstown, 68 in saint davids. 70 for chester.

. >> reporter: as the weather heats up so does roxborough high school students here and across philadelphialic scols were dismissed at noon today these with the last days of school and they are not missing much any way. >> they put our grades in two weeks ago. >> i'm ready to get started. >> some students with finishing their year graduation for overbrook seniors like tina, how hard have you worked for this day? >> long nights of studying, very hard. >> many worry that the extreme heat will affect the commencement. >> i hope we get through this before the rain comes. >> the heat and rain i'm nervous, we are proud he is third in his class. >> the heat and humidity were hard to ignore. proud families bask the glow of their new graduates and the sun many came prepared with umbrellas and bottles of water and snuck into the shade when they could but mostly enjoyed the come plirkmentes of these young men and women. >> we would have been here if it was 102, because this is a great day. a great day but hot one as well. >> tomorrow is not suppose to be as bad but we have relief in sight. katherine s

doylestown wrightstown at 65 degrees. 69 degrees at philadelphia international. 64 right now in roxboroughand northeast philadelphia is 64 degrees. >>> nbc 10's matd dlusht delucia keeps tabs on the damage and the progress from the storm. >> we're tenoring day three of the cleanup. lights are down trees are down. power is still out to a lot of people in our area. i'll have an update coming up after the break. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> right now on nbc 10 news today, mourning the victims of the church massacre in charleston. today a pastor killed in the shooting will be laid to rest after a tribute from the president. >>> in the dark crews are working to restore power to homes still without electricity following this week's storms. we'll have an update on the progress. >>> we are tracking some more rain on the way. here's a live look out at the poconos. how the wet weather could impact some of your weekend plans. good morning, welcome to nbc 10 news today i'm rosemary connors. >> i'm denise knack coe. that rain could be playing a factor. let's check in with meteorologist bill henley. >>

if you're in the manayunk area roxborough area it's going to be on ridge, main street levering lyceum persian, where else? manayunk avenue all that -- the entire area that you see on that map on the screen if you're parked anywhere near there, we've seen it already this morning, the philadelphia police department is out and they are towing. so you want to move your car as soon as you can. and you can't find your car this morning, it's been towed. so you've been informed. i just found out that the mayor is going to be here in the next 15 to 30 minutes and we'll try to get a word in with him also this morning and have an update on that coming up in the next half hour. live in manayunk jesse gary nbc 10 news. >> thanks for that jesse. new from overnight, a teenager in salem county is in the hospital with serious injuries after a driver ran him over and then kept going. police say the 17-year-old was walking along north hook road in pensville, just before 2:00 this morning, when he was hit and the victim is a senior at pensville memorial hospital. we are working to find out more informati

. >>> a scary scene in roxborough when parents accidentally locked their 10 month old in their car withhe keys inside. this was just after 6:00 tonight tomorrow cher was still 90 degrees. the parents immediately called police who smashed the window that baby is okay tonight. >>> on your radar that potentially dangerous heat people out in rittenhouse tonight trying to stay cool. after we soared into the mid 90s. scott, are we kicking off heat wave here? >> the high temperature today lucy was 92 degrees. tomorrow the forecast is 94 then it look like we'll probably hit 90 or better on saturday. so if we have three consecutive days yes n would make it official. a heat wave. you can see the forecast for tomorrow 94 degrees. the record is 95 and those temperatures they're going to heat up pretty rapidly tomorrow. 7:00 a.m., 76 degrees. we're looking at upper 80s by 11:00. low to mid 90s during the afternoon and that has prompted a heat advise 54 when you factor in that humidity how your body reacts. feels like temperatures will approach 100 degrees in trenton as well as bensalem. moving towar

that's at northeast philadelphia 72 in roxborough and 77 right along the delaware river trail.t the forecast was originally for some thunderstorms this afternoon but taylor swift said no she couldn't hand that'll so we had to change it. no storms today but that is a possibility for tomorrow afternoon. >> what taylor said. >> "today" show is up next. another local update in 25 minutes. >>> get up to the minute information on the nbc 10 news app. have a good one. >>> good morning. breaking news. a possible new sighting in the search for those escaped killers and it's right where the search started -- a cabin about 30 miles from the prison. a hunter claiming he saw a man run out. is this the tip police have been waiting for? >>> honoring the fallen. a crowd of more than 10,000 gathers in charleston as president obama uses unusually blunt talk about prejudice. >> it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say [ bleep ] in public. that's not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. >> what's being said about the president's use of that controversial word. >> hot, hot

northeast philadelphia down now to 61. 60 degrees in roxborough. bright sunny skies. temperatures in the 70s by 10:00. closer to the 80 degrees mark at 1:00 this afternoon. this will not last. we'll go neighborhood by neighborhood to show you what to expect for this afternoon. right now, let's check in with traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we're seeing dunned wires still from tuesday night's storm last week on 295 greenwich township exit 17 at harmony road, the ramp is still closed. follow local detours through theary to get around. route 70 westbound still dealing with the ongoing construction, one lane getting by from south cornell avenue to the mcclelland avenue. check on route 73 near the atlantic city expressway. for a check on the philly roads, 95 southbound still not seeing an increase yet. 13 minutes from woodhaven road towards the vx have much. the [ expletive ] doing okay average speeds of about 65 miles per hour with a 12-minute drive time. >>> breaking news in gloucester county. skyforce 10 is live over the scene of a very active fire. this started w

reporter: and here's a look at the 12.3 mile course as it winds its way through manayunk east falls, a roxboroughequal prize money for both sexes. the top finishers, men's and women's, each get $30,000. an update in 30 minutes here at the race start on what it looks like heading up to the big pushoff of men's at 8:00. live in manayunk jesse gary nbc 10 news. >>> new from overnight, philadelphia police are looking for the gunman who opened fire and shot a man in kensington. the victim is in critical condition with a chest wound. the shooting happened around 12:45 this morning. >>> also new from overnight, a man shot during a robbery in philadelphia is in stable condition. nbc 10 was on the scene on north fairhill street where the shooting happened inside of a house around 11:45 last night. police say the gunman who knew the victim shot him in the leg and then took his necklace and ran. the shooter is still on the loose. >>> in straw berry mansion, philadelphia police are searching for a driver who hit a young man and then took off. authorities tell us the 18-year-old victim was walking on ridge av

. >> we were over in roxborough it was great. such a great place to take it kid. i love those pool noodle thing shaped like killer whales, and shark, fins. >> we have a shark one for my kids abe riding around the pool. fantastic. great to see pools opened. >> great pool day to day. >> little cool this morning but now we are in the 80's, lower 80's right now. we have a few more hot and humid days on the way. definitely pool time in your future this week. lets look outside if you are not heading to the pool maybe to the beach and folks still out on the beach in ocean city think evening i love when sea gulls fly by the scene there and people still wondering in the surf maybe pick ing up some shells, lot of umbrellas still out just a a perfect perfect beach day and don't want to get off beach any sooner then you have to. if it were me i would be there as well. you can see dad daughter hunting for shells there just a great scene. lets go out to storm scan three. we have in rain just a few cloud, here and there but as we sweep area we are not finding anything at all in

picked up and gone all of the lanes are opened, so that is good for the gang through manayunk and roxborough. coming from south jersey monday morning as we typically see a little bit of extra volume, folks coming right from the shore, heading right back into the office. especially with the beautiful day that we had yesterday. tacony palmyra, walt whitman bridge commodore barry all looking good this morning for gang coming back from say the poconos. the speed way was a big weekend up on there saturday and sunday. no problems coming down the the extension but we have that construction zone near quakertown. looking good coming in on 422 and your travel times for both the schuylkill and i-95 right where they should be for this hour on a monday, chris and karen back to you. >>> seventeen year-old boy in philadelphia hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver this happened last evening on the 600 block of cayuga treat in the hunting park neighborhood. police say a 28 year-old driver rag a red light hitting that teenager on his bike. witnesses jumped in to try to save him. >> they tried cpr and i'm

roxborough is at 69 degrees. but we're heading for the 80s.philadelphia, the city's public swimming pools will open for the summer beginning this afternoon at the mander rec center. 70 outdoor pools will open on a staggered schedule. use the nbc 10 app to find out the link to all of that information. >>> and then this weekend, the camden county police department will host two block parties, both are tomorrow afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30 one is on sheridan street and the other is on saunders. the goal is to strengthen the bonds between police and city leaders and the community. i'm vai sikahema. we'll have another update coming up in 25 minutes. always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. back to the "today" show. see you in a half hour. >>> this morning on today's take our good friend brooke shields is back as our guest co-host. then a father's day surprise you won't want to miss for a very deserving dad. we have the first photos from the set of the new "ghostbusters." that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, th

roxborough northeast philadelphia and 82 along the delaware river trail.body is up and running again. ac electric has 132,000. the company will be using a low-flying helicopter to survey the storm damage today. pse & g has 10,000 out averages and hopes to have most restored tonight. about 1800 delmarva customers are in the dark. >>> we got this video overnight from delaware county. a tree fell on a house tuesday. that tree also took down power lines which ended up on the roof and lawn. if you are still without power or if you know somebody who's without power and you or they need to recharge your phone, tablet our computer, nbc10 and comcast are helping you plug in and power up. several comcast/xfinity locations are ready to recharge your devices. use the "nbc10 news" app for more information. >>> i'm rosemary connors. now back to the "today" show. we'll have a full hour of news at 11:00. >> announcer: make room for color is sponsored by -- >>> we're back on this thirsty thursday, ready to make room for color. if you've ever bought ten different samples of

wilmington is at 69 degrees and 69 in roxborough.c, good morning jessica boyington. >> good morning, vai. we're going to combine with the normal rush hour volume we deal with every morning. he we also are dealing with downed trees and wires and traffic lights malfunctioning, around monument road a downed tree blocking the roadway there. follow the plans accordingly. fox chase has resumed operations for septa. good thing will. dealing with suspension for paoli, thorndale and media owens. >> another update in 25 minutes. back to the "today" show. see you in a half hour. ♪ >>> 8:30 now on a sunny, happy wednesday morning, the 24th of june. already 2015. nice summer day. >> wrangler wednesday. right. >> coming up amanda seyfried is here to talk about what it's like to act with a fake raunchy teddy bear and about pulling pranks or having them pulled on you on the set of "ted 2". >> is havehave you heard? in a moment we are starting an era with siri pinter, your better half making a one-pot meal we are going to love. >> looks good already.

degrees in philadelphia millville is 80 degrees. 76 degrees in potts town and still in the 70s in roxboroughdelphia landed in rome for a week of meetings to prepare for pope francis' visit to philadelphia in the fall. this is new video of their arrival at the airport in rome a little bit earlier this morning. mayor michael nutter was greeted by father donovan of the archdiocese of philadelphia who arrived just before he did. this group has a busy week ahead of them including a mayor with the meeting of rome and a luncheon at the u.s. embassy. the world meeting of families starts september 22nd in philadelphia. the pope will be here on september 26th and 27th. >>> in other news police are still searching for two gunmen who opened fire on a crowd of people during a block party in west philadelphia over the weekend. ten people were injured including three children. it happened saturday night on ogden street. witnesses told police that two men drove by and fired a shotgun down the block. no word on a motive. >>> i'm rosemary connors. now back to the "today" show. have a good one. >>> taking a lo

while at 67 in new wilmington and millville and 65 currently in roxborough. sunshine on hold.ost of the day, just gray skies. 79 by 3:00 this afternoon. >>> remember you can get the latest weather updates and storm alerts with our nbc 10 news app. let's check in with jessica boyington who's keeping an eye on the traffic. what's happening out there, jessica? >> we're starting to see major jams on the schuylkill expressway. this is around city avenue on the westbound side towards king of prussia. you can see a 30-minute drive time from vine street expressway up towards the blue route. the eastbound side in the center city area doing just a bit better. we are seeing residual effects, downed wires, downed poles due to the storms on tuesday night. this is 295 on greenwich township exit 15 closed at tomlin station, exit 16 at swedesboro road and exit 17 at harmony road. >>> the first medical marijuana dispensary will open to patients in delaware. the first state compassion center is a nonprofit that will dispense prescribed amounts of marijuana to patients with various diseases and