nbc 10's tracy davidson is monitoring the developments in our operations center. and tracy, this man was wanted for two killings, right? >> right. the man suspected of shooting his live-in girlfriend and a university professor is dead. police say the suspect, shannon lamb, shot and killed himself after a police chase. this all started with a deadly shooting on the campus of delta state university in cleveland, mississippi. police believe lamb shot and killed a history professor there monday morning. overnight police gave us this update. >> the crisis is over. this campus is safe again and our lockdown has been dismissed. >> we are really saddened by the loss we suffered but delta state's a strong institution and we're going to stand strong. >> now this is the history professor ethan schmidt, the man police say lamb shot and killed, a relative tells us he had three children. the shooting sent delta state university into a lock down. students told to shelter in place. delta state has canceled classes today but will be open for counseling. police say lamb was a suspec

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. out there yesterday afternoon, wasn't it. >> sure it was. >> beyond toasty, perhaps, some might call it hot. meteog

good morning, and welcome to nbc 10 news today, i'm tracy davidson. >> the wait almost over, three and half hours from the pope touching down in phillie. people are so excited. a crowded tra eed train pulled the fort washington train station with the next headed out at 6:20. of course; people are trying to get to where they need to be so that they can see pope francis a little bit later today. >>> we have you covered. here's a live picture from the art museum. the stage is set up, security is set for the world meeting of family's concert.

nbc 10's tracy davidson is live in our digital operations center with more. tracy? >> chris, kerry, you'll remember was part of the lengthy and difficult negotiating process with u.s. allies and iran. now the senate has just 15 days left to vote on that deal to freeze iran's capability of making nuclear bombs but not destroying their arsenal. two local democratic senators announced their support for the deal. bob casey of pennsylvania and chris coons of delaware. that makes the president one vet short of a foreign policy victory. >> the agreement enhances our own national security but also "t!ecause right now, the realit is, as we sit here today, iran has only two or three months before they would have enough material to mac a bomb. >> it puts us on a known path of limiting iran's nuclear program for the next 15 years with the full support of the international community. >> now, secretary kerry has said in the past, if we reject the iran nuclear agreement, it will weaken the u.s. dollar and force our allies to lose confidence in the united states.sg6ia meantime, ir

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. bill, you haven't had green in the radar right now. >> my lawn is looking brown is i'm happy to see the green and we are getting it. we have seen heavy downpours and brought the temperature down five degrees the last half hour. you can see the showers scattered around the area but there are some spots of heavier downpours. lightning is taking a break but likely see more thunderstorm activity this morning and this afternoon. delaware county into montgomery and portions of new jersey seeing that heavy downpour activity right now. clouds over center city and we will see a rainy day ahead. not an all-day rain but the threat of rain will be with us all morning and then heavier downpours this afternoon. the temperatures will go from the low 70s where we are right now into the upper 70s at 9:00 and we will be topping out right around 80 degrees at lunch time today. neighborhood-by-neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten minutes and let's see how the rain is affecting roads this morning. j

tracy davidson takes us to one parish hoping more families get introduced to st. gianna. >> god has given us this great saint to show us the path to sanctity and how to get our families right. >> reporter: bob white's mission is to tell people about the love of st. gianna honored by this shrine in nativity of our lord church in warminster. a pediatrician from milan, mother of four who is best known for her selfless love as a mother, when she was pregnant with her fourth child and a uterine tumor threatened her life and the life of the baby. >> before she went in to deliver that child, she told the surgeon, the doctor and her husband, if there's a choice between me and that child, i demand it, you save that child's life. >> reporter: a week after the giving birth to a healthy baby, gianna died but sin she was canonized in 2004, people have plan been praying for her interception for healthy babies and lining up to touch her gloves, the relics of a saint which white takes to churches around the country. like little claire, very sick 4-year-old from bucks county with

i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. rain apparently led to this problem overnight in montgomery county. n nbc 10 found a downed tree. quite a mess for the crews to clean up. we're understanding there's no damage or injuries to report to. that's good news there. let's get to bill henley. he told us heavy rain was coming overnight. he did. what's moving on? >> next is an umbrella. we still have some scattered showers but not the heavy rainfall. it's taking a break. you can see in atlantic county, still getting scattered showers right now. heavier rainfall offshore and to the east. the heavier rain is done for the day, but the warm muggy conditions so unusual for this time of year, we still have them. we should be in the low 50s right now. we're more than 20 degrees above those numbers. 76 in allentown and p 5 in millville. warm, mug y cloudy start, but the rain for now is taking a break in philadelphia. we'll likely see more scattered showers most announcemently this afternoon. 7:00, 75 trees. not much different at 10:00.

i'm tracy davidson. good morning glen with the first alert forecast. >> good morning, tracy. we have this incredible stretch of weather out here. another day with a lot osunshine and low hume t. air is stagnant. we have a air quality alert into the suburbs and into delaware throughout the day and the temperatures, 66 in philadelphia. it's in the 50s in many parts of the area. pottsdown, millvale. 57 in mount holly. as we go through the day today, we will be seeing a lot of sunshine, looking and feeling a lot like yesterday. the temperatures jumped up through the 70s by 10:00 a.m. another day well above average in the '80s. more about any changes over the weekend into next week with the 7-day in a few minutes. >> right now we are looking at that time vine street expressway. where we do have something over into the right-hand lanes. so this is actually on the westbound side around 24th street. so headed towards 30th street station off this exit ramp right here. we do have a sign and a crew in the area with lane restrictions. other than that, you have no problems getting to the

i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. we were talking about lawns and flowers needing rain. >> they got it more. >> bill henley is standing by. this rain is moving away for a while but we could see more. >> you've got it. today we could see scattered showers. that's what we're seeing on the radar right now. you can see philadelphia starting to dry off. that heavier rain has pushed off to the north. still falling in the poconos. still drying out in much of our area. warm, muggy. well, we've still got that. 76 in philadelphia. not much cooler for allentown or dover at 75 degrees. unusually warm and muggy for this time of year. this is the view from the air at nbc 10 studios. still misty outside. we'll see occasional light showers. we will see the temperatures climb from a warm start from 75 degrees at 6:00 and 9:00 will be up to 77 degrees and top out near 80 degrees this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. right now let's check in with katy zachry. katy. >> things are runn

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema.i look in the back seat of the car and didn't see my umbrella so ran back in the house to get it. bill, did i do the right thing? >> you did. interestingly enough 20 minutes ago this minute you would not have needed your umbrella. this is the 20 anniversary of this show so happy anniversary. >> wow! >> 20 years ago right now, "nbc 10 news today" premiered. that was a nice, dry day but not today. we are tracking showers and thunderstorms. heavy downpours have moved through philadelphia and a few spots on the radar screen moving into burlington county. the storms settling down in cecil county and northeastern maryland and moving back in the area but get a break from the rainfall. trenton, steady light rainy and northern burlington county rain is steady right now. breaks in the morning hours. break from the heat. 90s long gone. we have dropped into the six a

. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's find out about the meteorologist with brittany shipp. >> you definitely need a jack as you head out to door. you won't need the trend over the last couple of days. the temperatures warmed into the '80s yesterday. our satellite radar shot shows no conditions, lots of sunshine expected for us. this is just another warm start to fall. current temperatures are 50 degrees in allentown, 48 in potts town, 53 degrees in atlantic city. we're at 49 in millvale. 56 in dover. 56 degrees in wildwood. our average this time of year, 75 degrees, headed to today, 80 degrees. we drop down into friday. so 77. that's going to set us up for a cooler weekend as the pope comes to town on saturday and sunday. so on saturday, expect cloudy conditions. breezy conditions. 75 degrees. then on sunday, those clouds will increase and thicken. we see a chance of showers, 345i7b mainly to the south of our areas. i am tracking all the changes, i'll have more details on what you can expect coming up in my full fo

i'm tracy davidson. let's find out about the chillier temperatures. good morning, brittany. >> it's a cool start, very fall-like temperatures in store as we head into the rest of today. we're at 54 degrees in allentown. 54 in pottstown. 50 in the poconos, 53 in millville and 55 at the atlantic city airport. wildwood at 63 degrees, 65 in dover and a closer look at our satellite radar shot, this area of low pressure, we have drier air coming in from the northwest so this is going to be breezy and dry conditions for us today. and we're going to stay below average because the cold front moved through over thend with. your city planner shows as we head into the 6:00 a.m. hour, only 57 degrees. if you leave early you need a jacket. by 9:00 a.m. temperatures at 61, then temperatures as you head out for your lunch break, closer to 70 degrees, our highs today will stay in the mid to high 70s. i'll go over the details in my next forecast. for now let's check in with jessica boyington. >> we're out in camden, new jersey to start right now. so if you're approachi

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato and it is tuesday, or as we call it national coffee day here. meteorologist bill henley is standing by and bill, we haven't seen rain in a while. we could use a heavy dose on the way. >> this is the week we're going to get plenty of rainfall. this morning you don't need to worry about the rain gear now, but this afternoon you can see the first showers further to the west. the showers and possibly even a thunderstorm later today. but i think the heavy rainfall waits until tonight. this morning, we've got thick fog. it's warm, it's muggy. quarter mile visibility in the western chester county. mount holly and northeast philadelphia at quarter mile visibility. that's dense fog there. and light fog in the dover area. starting to ease in millville. these change every couple minutes. we're watching these through the morning. the showers holding off until this afternoon. by then the fog will be gone. you can see a little bit of light cloudiness in center city. some low clouds have moved in. moving out, 69 degrees at 7:00. 73 is the normal high temperatu

nbc 10's tracy davidson is live in the weather center.they carried this out after a final legal decision, right? >> one major legal move, the last major legal move. authorities put kelly gissendaner to death by lethal injection. this is where the execution happened 1592:21 this morning. dozens of supporters and death penalty opponents prayed and sang. a jury convicted her of killing her husband. you may recall pope francis called an end to the death penalty. a reporter who witnessed it recalled her final moments. >> once the execution start shed began singing "amazing grace" and sang it all through. no glitches that i could detect. it went as it's supposed to go, i guess. >> kelly was 47 years old. before she died she apologized to her family say sheg hopes they can find some peace and happiness. >>> at 4:16 let's get back to that breaking news we told you about ten minutes ago where police are on the scene of a home invasion robbery. the crime scene, again s on cellar street. two men wearing ski masks barged into the home, tied him up an

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. we'll get to the weather. we have team coverage of a three alarm fire in center city. we have the fight on the ground, the evacuation of the building and the traffic problems this fire is causing. let's go first to jesse gary live on the scene. >> the fire commissioner is about to brief. he is down the block. we moved our position. we're now at locust and 13th. we moved a block over to talk to the fire commissioner. the fire is still burning, if we have video we'll look at it. it's on the ground, but the fire continues to burn. there was a restaurant being constructed next to the grammarcy apartment buildings. that went up in flames and the fire was so big it spread to the chancellor apartment building which is the taller building across the street. across chancellor street. everyone has been evacuated according to the fire department. last word there are no injuries, the fire commissioner is about to talk so we're going to toss it back to you, toss to the commissioner and let you noey what he says

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. about snow days but we're getting heat days for kids in school. let's get to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> it is a steamy start this morning. we have areas of fog forming, the thickest fog right now in coatesville. coatesville dropped down to a quarter mile, it just updated, now half a mile visibility there. no sign of fog for most of new jersey, eight-mile visibility is great in mt. holly and light fog starting to form in wilmington. be on the lookout for fog. low clouds overhead. those clouds will break and the temperatures that are in the70s right now, 78 in northeast philadelphia. we'll be back into the 90s this afternoon. hour by hour forecast, clouds start to thin out at 8:00. 77 degrees. sunshine, 85 at 11:00. and 91 by 2:00 this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast to show you how hot it's beginning to get where you live, that's when i'm back in ten minutes. jessica boyington has first alert traffic. jessica? >> we're just going over

i'm tracy davidson. let's get to meteorologist brittney shipp with her first alert forecast, talk about the chill in the air. >> there is a chill in the air. we're tracking a few showers mainly through allentown and into the poconos, so really depends where you are. not everyone is seeing this light rainfall. keep your umbrella handy. we'll see light showers the next few hours so if you are an early riser and heading out the door soon, that's something you'll need. you won't need your umbrella later. by 8:00, 9:00, all of these showers should be done. we're going to see a few clouds lingering, a mix of sun and clouds for fill as we get toward the afternoon. looks like we'll see mostly cloudy skies remaining closer to south jersey and along the shore. a closer look at our current temperatures show we're on the mild side at 65 degrees, it's a cool start to the morning in chester springs at 56. 58 pottstown, 58 in reading, in the low 50s in the poconos, 59 degrees in allentown and as we take a closer look a

i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. layers at the school bus stop. >> it's going to be a cool start to the morning like we saw yesterday. if you were cold yesterday you're going to be cold today. by the afternoon temperatures will warm into the 80s so that's going to be an improvement from what we saw yesterday. taking a closer look at our temperatures, 58 in northeast

i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. it wasn't hot yesterday. felt like fall. today maybe more. >> the opposite. >> meteorologist brittney shipp is standing by with the first alert forecast. >> we're going to do a flip-flop. now we have a warm start to fall. and our current temperatures starting off are on the cool side. 50 in chester springs, 54 in kennett square. 50 in pottstown, 44 in the poconos, we're at 60 in millville, 60 in woodbine and 60 at the atlantic city airport. satellite/radar shows we're going to see quiet conditions, high pressure in control. we're just seeing a few little clouds right in south jersey and along the shoreline. and then the city planner shows that as we head into the next eight hours or so, by 10:00 a.m., 68 degrees, 1:00, 75, lots of sunshine. and today's high will range between 78 and 81 degrees. our average for this time of year is 76, today in philadelphia, 80 degrees, by tomorrow same thing at 80. i'll let you know how long these will stick around coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. now we check in with first al

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. charles ramsey said dwlaed his biggest concern he had relief when he saw the forecast that it wasn't going to be a blistering hot day this weekend for the crowds expected here for the pope. sheena is standing by with the forecast and the commissioner will be happy to see we're off to a cool start. >> that's right. we're going to keep the cooler conditions in the forecast through the entire weekend. so yeah, no heat wave, we're not looking at that type of weather coming in. in philadelphia, more clouds so that is going to be one of the changes you'll notice. 65 degrees in philadelphia, winds are sustained at 7 miles an hour but they are going to be breezy through the day today. winds gusting a little higher and it will stay breezy through the weekend. especially if you're along the shore you can expect about 25-mile-an-hour winds with coastal flood advisory. here you see the clouds moving in, not as much sunshine today as we had yesterday. temperatures are comfortable. 65 now again, 59

. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's begin with meteorologist brittney shipp in the first alert weather center and talk about the forecast. >> good morning. temperatures today expected to warm above average on this first day of fall, we'll push into the 80s. right now conditions at 62 with a few clouds and throughout philadelphia 72% in our humidity, wind speeds out of the north-northeast at 7 miles per hour. across the rest of the region we're at 62 in philadelphia. 59 in northeast philly, 56 degrees in trenton, 50 degrees in chester springs. 48 in quakertown, 49 in allentown, 44 in the poconos, 52 in oxford, 59 in woodbine. your planner shows that as we head into the rest of today for philadelphia by 8:00 a.m. in the 60s, by 10:00 a.m., 67. 72 by noon, by the time you head for lunch. the poconos, on the cool side low 50s. 60 by 10:00 and by noon 66. for the shore, our conditions will warm close to 70 by 10:00 a.m., and then 72 as you head out for lunch. as a whole we will push into the mid to high 70s and low 80s

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. let's hope it's a little cooler come september 26th when 1.5 million people are standing on the ben franklin parkway. that's a few weeks away from now. bill, it is warm out there this morning. >> cooler temperatures on my 26-day forecast. >> good. >> for today, however, the numbers are going in the other direction. it's a cooler stardç by a coupl degrees, 74 in philadelphia. there are 60s right now at 67 in pottstown, doylestown at 69 and low 70s for millville and wilmington. it is going to be a quick warmup. roxborough goes from the low 70s into the 90s. along with northeast philadelphia and south philadelphia. not much wind right now but we have clear skies, something we didn't see yesterday morning with clear skies, bright sunshine and look at the warmup. 73 at 7:00. not bad at that hour. by 10:00 up 10 degrees to 83 and 90 at 1:00. with sunshine, those temperatures will still be climbing. i'll show you how high they go in your neighborhood when i'm back with the neighborhood by ne

i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. a little rain over the weekend but let's check and see what it's going to look like. let's get to meteorologist brittany swhip the first alert forecast. >> we did see active last couple of days. we'll see cooler conditions as soon as you step out you'll notice the difference. temperatures are 10 to 13 degrees cooler this morning than yesterday morning. so this is going to be the trend as we head into the rest of today. breezy and dry conditions expected to remain. we're in the low 50s and the poconos, 55 degrees in allentown, 51 in pottstown, 57 in philadelphia. we're only in the mid-50s at the atlantic city airport. warmer in wildwood at 63 but temperatures in dover at 55. grab a jacket for the time you head to lunch you probably won't need it. by 7:00 a.m. we're at 57, by 10:00 a.m., 65. 1:00 p.m., 72 degrees, temperatures won't warm up too much more, in mid-70s today. i'm tracking the return of the 80s, i'll have all of the details on that coming up. for now let's check in with fir

. >> i'm tracy davidson. layers at the school bus stop. >> it's going to be a cool start to the morning like we saw yesterday. if you were cold yesterday you're going to be cold today. by the afternoon temperatures will warm into the 80s so that's going to be an improvement from what we saw yesterday. taking a closer look at our temperatures, 58 in northeast philly, 50 degrees in chester springs. 53 in wilmington. temperatures in quakertown at 48 degrees. 52 in allentown. 47 in coatesville and 49 in oxford. 43 in woodbine. 50s at the atlantic city airport. millville at 51 degrees. a bit warmer in dover but high pressure stays in control. lots of sunshine expected for us once again today. it will feel like summer versus fall. we did see a break from the temperatures but by 7:00 a.m. we're at 60 degrees, by 10:00 a.m., 71 and take a look at 1:00 p.m., 79 again lots of sunshine today and temperatures push into mid-80s. i'll go over how long we'll stay there coming up in my full forecast. for now let's check in w

i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson.s find out more about the steam to come with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. bill? >> we certainly felt it yesterday and we're seeing it again today. no fog in center city but look at mt. laurel, new jersey where the humidity is also high. we're seeing thick fog. that fog is going to be slow to clear over the next couple hours, but it will be moving out once the temperature moves up. if you're moving out the door right now, quarter mile visibility in blue bell, burlington county, zero visibility for mount holly, wrightstown seeing half a mile visibility. thick fog also in toms river. seven-day forecast has temperatures climbing into the low 90s today an a little bit hotter tomorrow. and then there's a chance we'll get showers and thunderstorms friday and finally a break from the heat and humidity for saturday and sunday. but that's a long way off. today it will be another steamy one. we'll go through the numbers neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. speaking of made in america tonight, beyonce is the head liner and she's ordered low humidity for being on stage. let's hope that cooperates. meteorologist bill henley, no pressure. >> we know beyonce gets what she wants. this morning, it's the opposite direction. she may want to stay inside on a morning like this. fog has thickened up in the pocono mountains. dense fog for hazleton. light fog in mt. holly, down to half a mile in dover. nothing serious yet but it's likely to thicken up before it clears out. it will be clearing out. we will see sunshine before we watch for showers as we head into the afternoon. 77 degrees at 6:00. by 9:00, get some breaks of sunshine, 80 degrees. 85 at lunch time. i don't think it will go much warmer than that. temperatures this afternoon will run about ten degrees cooler than yesterday. we'll be tracking showers and thunderstorms later in the day. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood to show you which areas will get them and jessica boying

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. we needed the rain and a lot of you got it last night. meteorologist bill henley is standing by with the first alert forecast. things are drying out now but it could take a little while in parts of the areas. >> we got behind in the rainfall department but some spots got 3, 4 inches or more than that yesterday. a few scattered light showers. they cleared through philadelphia. you can see light rain approaching tabernacle, the water fo waterford area, mullica township, atlantic city and egg harbor. they're not going to last all day, neither will the temperatures. we're in the 60s. 80s this afternoon. the good news is, the high humidity we've experienced lately, that's going to be taking a break. you'll feel it at the shore, too. eventually they'll take time for the drier air to arrive in cape may. cape may is 70 degrees right now. we'll be in the 80s this afternoon. the hour by hour forecast is calling for clouds to start with but you can probably leave the umbrella at home. don't forget your sunglasses. you'll see sun breaking through at

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. it was toasty out there yesterday afternoon, wasn't it. >> sure it was. >> beyond toasty, perhaps, some might call it hot. meteorologist bill henley has the for first alert forecast. it's going to be another hot one today. >> another hot summer day. back into the 90s. the humidity is higher and the temperatures warmer. 76 at philadelphia international. warmer in northeast philadelphia, wilmington in the middle 70s, roxborough at 75 degrees and the temperatures will be climbing back into the 90s this afternoon. but today we'll see more cloud cover. there's a chance of a later day shower. this morning we will be dry. the south, southwesterly wind at 6 miles an hour, that's at 9:00 and 88 degrees at lunch time today. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. right now, jessica boyington first alert traffic. >>> it's still quiet so far this morning on the vine street expressway. our cameras right around 24th street proving that. you can see the drive t

i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson.let's begin with meteorologist brittney shipp in the first alert weather center and talk about the forecast. >> good morning. temperatures today expected to warm above average on this first day of fall, we'll push into the 80s. right now conditions at 62 with a few clouds and throughout philadelphia 72% in our humidity, wind speeds out of the north-northeast at 7 miles per hour. across the rest of the region we're at 62 in philadelphia. 59 in northeast philly, 56 degrees in trenton, 50 degrees in chester springs. 48 in quakertown, 49 in allentown, 44 in the poconos, 52 in oxford, 59 in woodbine. your planner shows that as we head into

tracy davidson is live. this isn't just center city where cars are towed. >> right. crews began towing around independence hall and the no parking area is about to expand. 9:00 this morning any cars parked on emergency routes will be towed. that's in addition to parking enforcement that is under way. parking authority says most residents are complying with the rules, so far crews have only had to tow a third of the cars they expected in areas in the security box. but time is running out for when cars will actually have to be completely moved. >> parking facilities become available at 6:00 p.m. on thursday, and people need to be off the street by 10:00 p.m. even with these placards. you get in the garage you won't be able to exit until monday. >> now let's talk about who is paying for all of this. mayor michael nutter says the world meeting of families i degreed to pay up to $12 million unto the cost and extra police and security and other expenses associated with the pope's visit. if your car is towed expect $76 ticket and if you have questions you can tap the nbc ap

live in the digital operations center, tracy davidson, nbc 10 news. >>> 4:07 now.oday marks 14 years since the day that changed everything. 9/11. philadelphia will mark this day by holing a memorial walk toç honor those who died. it will start at fireman's hall museum at 9:59, the time that the first tower collapsed. it will continue to the betsy ross house and museum on arch street. philadelphia international airport will also honor the victims. the airport is holdinging a sayre moan anyone side the international arrivals hall at 11:00 a.m. on this day in 2001, terrorists hijacked four commercial jets and crashed three of them into the world trade center and pentagon, killing 3,000 people. passengers fought back on the fourth plane, forcing it to crash into a field in shanksville, somerset county. >>> today, family and friends will attend a viewing for a south jersey teenager who died at a friend's sleepover. 14 years carolyn monowicz died. authoritieses say the death is not suspicious. they believe a medical condition may have played a role. >>> now your nbc 10

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. hopefully your morning is off to a great start. let's get started with meteorologist bill henley and his first alert forecast. it's a muggy one out there. >> yes, it took a break yesterday but the mugginess is back. that's giving us a bit of a warmer start this morning. philadelphia, 76 degrees. just dropped to 69 in pottstown, wrightstown at 68 degrees. atlantic city the upper 60s as well. roxborough dropped to 73 while it's 79 in south philadelphia. we will see sunshine. the sun will be up in about an we'll see sunshine with scattered clouds this morning. it's this afternoon we'll likely see scattered showers and thunderstorms. 76 degrees at 7:00. a little bit of a northeasterly wind at 9 miles an hour, that wind will help keep temperatures lower, that and scattered showers, 85 degrees at 1:00. the forecast, neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. jessica boyington has a look at your first alert traffic. jessica? >> we're on the schuylkill expressway right now, right around south street. everything is still mov

i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson.let's find out about the cooler temperatures, the rain we're tracking. meteorologist brittney shipp is in the first alert weather center. >> a few light showers moving into allentown and also into the poconos. our current temperatures starting on the cool side. a little more mild in philadelphia, 65 degrees. if you're closer to chester springs 57. you need a jacket. 53 in the poconos, 58 in allentown, 58 in oxford and 63 right now in millville. woodbine is at 61 degrees. so we'll see temperatures staying below average as we push into the rest of today. our satellite/radar shot shows we have a few scattered showers that are going to make their way up into parts of lancaster county, lehigh valley into the poconos, allentown now seeing light rainfall. so you probably need an umbrella if you're heading out or at least a jacket with a hood on it. we get into the afternoon you won't need it. it will be a comfortable day with temperatures staying

i'm vai sikahema. >> and i'm tracy davidson. it's 5:00 a.m. let's begin with brittney shipp. >> the good news it's going to take a while before the hunlt gets there. so we'll see a dry day with lots of sunshine. temperatures above average. 52 degrees in pottstown, low 50s in allentown. 58 degrees in wilmington. 52 in millville, we're at 54 degrees in mount holly, 62 at the atlantic city airport. 59 currently in wildwood. and our future cast shows us we're going to see sunny condition, warm conditions and on top of that we'll stay dry as we push into the rest of today. heading into thursday and friday and saturday. by sunday we'll start to see things cooling down. locked into a quiet lovy pattern. your bus stop forecast shows temperatures in the mid-60s for philadelphia, new jersey suburbs 62, to the north and west will be a little cooler in the mid-50s so definitely a light jacket for the kids before they head out the door. by the afternoon you won't need it. we'll see temperatures between

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. we need the rain but people get a little nervous when you talk about it raining on their weekend plans. >> right. >> some of us more so than others. meteorologist bill henley is standing by with his first alert forecast. some saw a lot of rain overnight. >> a tremendous amount of rain, 3, 4, 5 inches of rainfall. there's not much left, just a few showers in and around trenton. they're moving into an area that is under a flood warning because of the heavy rainfall, west deptford, mantua, mullica hill, upper gloucester county in new jersey. those showers will clear. then we're done with the rainfall for today. look at this, we have a nice breeze out of the north flowing. that's dry air coming into the area. that's really going to help with the drying out process during the day today. and yes, we will get sunshine, even though tracy pointed out the clouds we have right now will be thinning out. 68 degrees at 6:00. by 9:00, some hints of sunshine and then we break out into bright sunshine

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. congratulations you made it to friday. we got nice weather again too. let's get your forecast now with meteorologist brittney shipp. we're off to another good start today. >> right. lots of sunshine expected for us. of it it's a cooler start, temperatures between the 40s and 50s now. heading into the afternoon we'll warm above average so in the final days of summer it's still going to feel like summer. philadelphia, 64 degrees. the air is calm, our humidity is up to about 90%. we're going to see humidity increasing and you'll notice the difference by tomorrow. satellite/radar shows high pressure is still in control. it's been in control for some time so really nice work week. definitely above average and that is going to continue today and tomorrow. as we head into sunday things will change. your city planner shows by 6:00 a.m., 64 degrees, 9:00, by noon 81. today's high closer to 86 degrees and our average is 78. we're staying well above that. i'm tracking warm and dry conditions. the humidity going up and i'm tracking co

i'm tracy davidson. the iran nuclear deal is set to be voted on later this month. and it now seems the president has locked up the votes he needs to prevent the republican-controlled senate from blocking the controversial agreement. this past week, the center of the debate moved to philadelphia as secretary of state came to the national constitution center to defend the deal. he says this is not about trust. it's about proof and inspections. kerry says the u.s. will not rule out military strikes if iran breaks it promise. he says the deal is a path to move away from the very dangerous spot we were in two years ago. >> as soon as we start the implementation, inspectors will be able to track iran's uranium as it is mined then milled, then turned into yellow cake, then into gas, and eventually into waste. >> israel is opposed to the deal, arguing that its conditions would keep iran depreciationly close to developing nuclear weapons while enriching a government that has funded anti-u.s. and anti-israel milit

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. we got up to 90 yesterday. it looks like more of the same today. meteorologist bill henley is here with more of the first alert forecast. bill, the humidity will be back again, right? >> yes, it's already elevated this morning. it's the clouds that are missing which has allowed the temperatures to cool off a little compared to yesterday. we're in the 60s for pottstown, doylestown, 72 in trenton. millville is 71 degrees and 74 at philadelphia international. just a degree or two cooler northeast philadelphia and roxborough. we'll see the temperatures climb from the 70s through the 80s and into the 90s this afternoon. and it is going to be a quick warmup. 6:00, 73 degrees. 80 by 9:00 and then upper 80s and still climbing with nothing but sunshine. none of the clouds will hold the temperatures back like we saw yesterday. it will be a hotter and humid afternoon today. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. jessica boyington standing by right now with your first alert

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. i guess today is the last of th 90-degree days for at least perhaps through the weekend but let's find out from meteorologist bill henley and his first alert forecast. >> we are getting a warm start and no sign of the 90s just yet but once the sun is up, these temperatures will be warming quickly. 73 in wilmington and 71 trenton and pottstown, millville and mt. holly in the 60s. a fast warm-up today and skies are nice and clear. sunshine will take over. limited fog in interior new jersey. won't be near as widespread as what we saw yesterday. with the fog out of the way, the temperatures will warm up quickly. 75 degrees at 6:00. by 9:00, 81. then it will be at 90 degrees at lunch time. your neighborhood-by-neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten. right now jessica boyington is standing by with your first alert traffic. >> 295 in new jersey right now checking out one of the activity work zones right here. this is right around the black horse pike. you can see on the southbound side

i'm tracy davidson. >> yeah, the back to school outfits may include shorts and short sleeves today. meteorologist bill henley is standing by with the first alert forecast. it's not too bad out there now. >> it's muggy and a steamier day than yesterday. at this hour, the temperatures falling. we're seeing 60s and 70s to start w but we're heading into the 90s this afternoon. your hour by hour forecast with clear skies, we're set for lots of sunshine. 72 degrees at 6:00. upper 70s by 9:00. at lunch time, we'll be close to 90 degrees. humidity building as well. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast is back in ten minutes. now let's get your traffic. jessica boyington in the traffic center. >> bill, we're on 95 right now right through a work zone that is actually inactive. we do see that we have that right hand shoulder headed southbound taken out right. there but all lanes are still open. the southbound drive times are doing okay. we have a 13-minute trip to the expressway. no problems there. out on the pa turnpike, if you're heading out the door, no problems. everything is green a

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. the first alert forecast with bill henley. hi, bill. >> good morning. the issue is rain over the last 24 hours for much of the area, but this morning we're seeing drying conditions right now. clouds still with us over center city. the warm temperatures, we've still got them. 76 right now. look at the humidity, 91%. as far as the showers are concerned, the heavy rainfall, there it goes off to the northeast. that being said. there's still some showers especially in new jersey. seeing a few raindrops and into camden county as well. but mainly quiet in the philadelphia area. you might see a sprinkle or two in delaware county and some spotty showers will be with us during the day. the temperature, wi should be in the low 50s right now. this time of year, it should be much cooler. but we're at 76 degrees. 73 in roxborough, northeast philadelphia. 76. a warm muggy cloudy but mainly dry start for philadelphia. showers likely to pop up this afternoon as the temps climb a little bit. 79 degrees later today. 77 by 2:00 this afternoon. we

i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. your ride to work you'll face fog which is usually see the skyline here, that's because of the fog. meteorologist bill henley is tracking that. >> it's gotten thicker in the last hour. the thinking fog is going to take time to disappear. the temperature has to climb for that to happen. the temperature is still falling. look at the fog from trenton, northeast philadelphia into burlington county, mount holly and wilmington getting into the act now with light fog there. so fog to start with, and then our attention turns to this. rain is farther to the north and west. should stay dry for most areas through the morning. but as we go into the afternoon the chance of rain will be increasing and while that's a view of city hall. right in here. like a magician made that disappear. the fog is thick to start. it won't last all day. cloudy skies, areas of fog. as the temperature climbs the fog will disappear. could see a break of sunshine but it won't last. 82 at 2:00, a chance of showers and a c

i'm tracy davidson. it's about 6:00 a.m. >> and i'm vai sikahema. unless my eyes deceive me i think that's sheena parveen here. >> welcome to the early morning. >> i think you're wearing the wrong glasses but they look fantastic. >> yeah, i am here this morning. covering papal weather of course because it's a very big weekend for philadelphia. we're going to see changes as we go into the weekend too. now, we are looking at cool temperatures across the area. if you are in the lehigh valley you might need a light jacket. 57 now in reading, 66 in philadelphia, 62 millville, 65 degrees in dover and we're seeing the cloud cover too so it is going to stay mostly cloudy. by 8:00 this morning temperatures about the mid-60s. it will stay breezy, too, it's breezy outside right now. by 10:00 this morning near 70 degrees, cloudy and breezy and by noon in the low 70s. we'll see cloudy conditions and the breezy winds will continue. nouf, for the papal weekend in philadelphia the clouds increasing through the weekend. cool morning, cool afternoons, it will stay br

good morning, i'm tracy davidson, another sunny started. t's get your forecast with chief meteorologist greenn "hurricane" swartz. >> tracy, another beautiful start to another beautiful day out there. certainly cool in parts of the region earlier today. right now, it's starting to warm up. not much in the way of wind. that's for sure. we're not going to see much of that either during the day. temperatures still in the 50s from the suburbs, but it's not going to stay like that for very long as temperatures rise well into the '80s during the day today. mid-80s to upper '80s, still not a whole lot of humidity. more of the same coming tomorrow. >> if you are heading out the door, jessica boyington is watching the roads. >> tracy, we have an accident on 76 westbound right around glocester city into 95. our drive time is back to normal. we have an eight minute trip, heading into philadelphia. no problems right now. watch out, westbound, we have a downed pole and the right-hand lane closed. happening today, delaware county, a judge will hear the ar

i'm tracy davidson. forecast from meteorologist bill henley. bill? re seeing hazy sunshine this morning. boathouse row, we'll see temperatures climb into the 80s today. this afternoon, may see some scattered showers and thunderstorms. right now, fog in delaware, is just starting to ease. it was down to zero visibility in dover. now reporting half a mile visibility there. the temperature is 77 degrees currently in philadelphia. and will claim into the 80s, not the 90s today. 85 by noontime, then scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. >> how nice. all right, bill, thanks. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington keeping an eye on the morning commute, including that sinkhole in northeast philadelphia. jessica? >> and tracy, what we're looking at is video taken over top with skyforce 10 live over the scene. a water main break turned into a massive sinkhole right here, blocking off the entire roadway. they want to get this cleaned up and out of the way. that's in northeast philadelphia on knights road and chalfont drive. take fairdale ro

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. what happened to august? >> gone. >> boom, out of here! before we know it, we'll be longing for days like this when the weather is in the 90s. >> steamy. >> let's bring in bill henley and the first alert forecast. what about it? >> in february we'll be longing for days like this. probably not later this month when it will nkç doubt be more comfortable. the heat will go away with fog. we're tracking some areas of fog as the temperatures cool down at this hour under clear skies, the fog has formed. it was down to zero visibility in hazleton. now half a mile. it's improving in mt. pocono, light fog being reported in blue bell. excellent visibility for wrightstown, philadelphia international. dover and wildwood in the clear. just a clear spots of fog. clear skies, this is a live view from here at the nbc 10 studio. yesterday we started off with clouds. today it's sunshine on duty all day and a hot and humid afternoon. 90s today and this is not the end of the heat as well. there's more on the way. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by n

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. this is my favorite time. that chill. i love it. brittney shipp is here now with an explanation. >> i don't want to burst your bubble but we're only going to see these temperatures today and as we head into tomorrow and the rest of the week we're going to have back in the mid 80s so the heat will once be here. shortly after that we'll start to cool back down again. 51 degrees currently in the poconos, 52 in allentown, 51 in pottstown. waking up in philadelphia we're at 57 degrees. 54 in wilmington and 63 degrees in wildwood, 55 in atlantic city. so today's temperatures are going to be a little warmer than what we saw yesterday. yesterday we stayed at 72 degrees. and part of the reason was this area of low pressure and a cold front, now we're going to see dry air from the northwest today. your city planner shows that we will warm up nicely by 11:00 a.m. 67 degrees, by 2:00 p.m. 74, today's high in philadelphia 77 degrees so a few degrees below average. i'm tracking well above average temperatures that is in your seven-day forecast. i

i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. >> 6:30.on what's ahead as we dry out from a really wet evening. meteorologist bill henley has his first alert forecast. bill? >> we needed the rainfall but certainly not all at one time. a few sprinkles left in the atlantic area at the shore. they've moved through atlantic county, galloway township copping to cop ing -- coming to an end. the rest of the area, the clouds will be thinning out. we'll see sunshine take over and the humidity will be dropping. 68 degrees at 8:00. expecting to see sunshine and 75 degrees at 11:00. but look at the north/northwesterly winds, dry air coming in. even though the temperatures will be climbing, the humidity will be dropping. we'll go through the forecast hour by hour and your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten minutes. for right now, jessica boyington is watching the damp roads this morning. jessica? >> we're still on the vine street expressway right now. now we're seeing increase in those drive times with rush hour in the beginning

i'm tracy davidson. welcome back to nbc 10 news today. >> i'm vai sikahema. i'm in burlington county. that's one of those foggy areas. it got bet every as i came west. >> a short time ago, this thick fog is in place in burlington county. we're getting closer to sunrise, half an hour before sunrise. look at the low-lying fog in valley. this is a view from the french manor in the pocono mountains. hazleton has half a mile visibility within looking at quarter mile visibility. mount holly, zero visibility, toms river ioç ocean county, zeo visibility and thick fog for wrightstown. millville is seeing improvement now. a little bit of a breeze and one-mile visibility. atlantic city, zero visibility. that might be messing with some flights this morning. center city, light fog and temperatures clamming. t we're back in the 90s this afternoon with another hot, humid and hazy day today. jessica boyington has a look at the roads and the possibility that fog might be messing with your travels. good morning, jessica. >> good morning, bill. we're on the vine street expressw

i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. >>> let's get back to that water main break in northeast philadelphia. nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we are watching this water main break, snk hoinkhole as we. that's on knights road and chalfont drive. i can show you exactly how to get around that scene. for right now, your best bet is to take woodhaven road, no problems there. we can see a little bit of a slow speed. actually, the cars are about orange right now. a little bit slow, probably added volume there. otherwise, everything moving along nicely. that road work on woodhaven road just moved outç of the way. you'll be fine heading out the door right now. it's still early for that traffic. out on 95 around girard avenue, you can start to see delays on both sides. we still have a 14-minute drive time headed southbound into the center city area. no real increase as of yet. on the schuylkill expressway, same story, all the cars are green through the conshohocken curve. you're okay. eastbound, westbound, very low drive times. from the blue route up towards the vine stree