nbc10 breaking news. that breaking news this morning, a burlington county native and former contestant on "the voice" has been shot and killed. details on the overnight developments. it happened after a concert in florida. plus, a historic journey continues. a solar plane on a trip around the world has left the lehigh valley. we'll tell you where it is off to next. a different kind of football at the link. here is a live look at the stadium from our eagle's nest camera where today the u.s. soccer team looks to move on in the copa america tournament. good morning and welcome back to "nbc10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. it's 6:00 on this saturday. thank you for being with us. off to a cool start this

morning. here is a live look at center city. temperatures will soar near 90 in some spots today. you know what often accompanies the hot weather. storms. meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking what's ahead where you live in our neighborhood forecast. good morning, michelle. >> hi, rosemary. tracking the potential for strong storms. some severe in spots later this afternoon mainly between 3:00 and 6:00. we're quiet right now looking at a mixture of sun and clouds across the area. cool start. 50s and 60 across the area. a look at north wildwood, new jersey. they'll be the last spot to see the storms. closer to the evening hours is when we'll see stronger storms at the beaches. severe storms mainly in the lehigh valley, berks county, pa suburbs and central jersey. mainly between 3:00 and 6:00.

damaging winds will be the biggest threat. potential for hail and also ground-to-cloud lightning. throughout the afternoon we'll see the temperatures popping close to 90 in some spots. we're cool to start out with. may need a light jacket. 60 in wilmington. have the windows open i guess this morning. 52 in mount holly and 54 in atlantic city. a little cooler than this time yesterday. we'll be much warmer later this afternoon. thises the system moves through this afternoon between 3:00 and 6:00 and out of here by 6:30. throughout the afternoon we'll see the winds pick up and the temperatures will pick up as well. 61 in the pa suburbs. 64 by 8:00. by 10:0075. we're going to see the clouds increasing in some spots. then, by 2:00, this is where you notice the changes. winds out of the southwest at 12 miles per hour. really starting to pick up, bringing in the moisture and the heat. those are the two ingredients you need to spark the storms.

by 2:00, 85. and by 4:00, 88. talking about a very windy sunday coming up. now back to the breaking news that we mentioned. a burlington county native is dead this morning. the former singer on "the voice" was shot at a concert in orlando, florida of the her name is christina grimmie. and she was from marlton, burlington county. let's get to monique braxton who is live with details. >> reporter: at this point this morning investigators are still searching for a motive. they do say christina grimmie was shot to death in an area that was packed with young people. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: fans were gathering to meet grimmie and other performers after what's been described as a family-friendly

concert. the nbc "voice" finalist was signing autographs when the gunman approached gathering two guns and opened fire. witnesses' cellphone video captured the chaos. moments after, the gunman committed suicide. orlando place say what was fun and exciting turned tragic. >> the suspect walked up and shot christina. at that point we know that her brother tackled the suspect. and that's when the suspect shot himself. >> it's extremely scary because i am in love with her, you know what i mean? like i literally am so obsessed with her. >> reporter: orlando police say they don't know if the gunman and the singer knew each other. no one else was hurt. the voice tweeted out this response. there are no words. we lost a beautiful soul with an amazing voice. our hearts go out to the friends, fans and family of the real grimmie. we'll stay on top of this investigation and have any development for you as it

happens. live now from the digital operations center, monique braxton, nbc10 nugs. news. new from overnight, philadelphia police are looking into the shooting of a man found dead inside this car in east germantown. it happened on herman street near bayton. investigators tell us the victim, who was in his 20s, was shot in the head just after 2:00 this morning. he is not charged with a crime, but eagles wide receiver nelson agholor is facing sexual assault allegations involving an exotic dancer. the woman accused agholor of assaulting her at cheerleader's gentleman's club in south philadelphia. the eagles acknowledge their 2015 top draft pick is the focus of a police investigation but have not commented further. eagles' defensive lineman connor barwin says he was with agholor at the club for a short time on thursday but doesn't know what happened after he left. here is what we know from police. >> we're just currently going through the investigative

process. very early in those stages. so it's going to be quite some time before we move into anything else. >> agholor, who was in town for offseason workouts, left for florida. his lawyer talked to nbc10. he tells us that agholor is not involved in any criminal conduct whatsoever. i should live for other days. pray the lord to guide my ways. last night friends gathered for a candle light vigil to remember the lives of two philadelphia children allegedly killed by their mother earlier this week. investigators say sophia hines and her two kids were visiting family in florida when she killed them. hines allegedly held a bed sheet over the mouths of her 7-month-old son st. leo and her 3-year-old daughter arielle. we spoke with arielle's preschool teacher at last night's vigil. >> we just saw her two weeks ago. i talked with their foster mom and she said that they were in good spirits, they were happy

and everything was good with them. this is the last thing i thought of. how sick of a person can you be to do something like that. >> sophia hines is charged with two counts of premeditated murder. we have some new video of that solar airplane leaving the lehigh valley to continue on its global journey. the solar impulse 2 took off from lehigh valley international airport right around 11:00 last night. it flew over new york city early this morning before landing at jfk international airport. that completed the plane's crossing of the united states. next it will across the atlantic ocean. today the copa america soccer tournament continues at lincoln financial field. here is a live look from our eagle's nest camera. all is quiet at the moment but the stands will be packed later on. the u.s. tackles paraguay tonight at 7:00.

chile plays panama tuesday evening. coming up on "nbc10 news today," saying good b-bye to th greatest and remembering muhammad ali. >> it is the choices that muhammad ali made that have brought us all here today in honor and love. we'll take a look back on the final farewell to the boxing icon. plus, stanford sex assault fallout. we'll tell you about the new push to take action against a judge who some claim went easy on the college student accused of raping an unconscious woman. i did everything i could to make her party perfect.

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welcome back on this saturday morning. we are tracking warm weather, near 90 later this afternoon and also the potential for strong if not severe storms in spots.

those are the two top weather stories today. a hot saturday. in the 70s the past couple days. today we'll be close to 90 degrees. tomorrow, still warm and windy. sunday, 86 degrees. the average is 81. we'll be well above that today and tomorrow. tracking the potential for strong storms later this afternoon closer to the evening hours. quiet right now and looking good. partly cloudy skies across the area. a live look from the rehoboth beach, delaware, camera. 50s and 60s in some spots right now but this afternoon near 90 in some spots. 51 in the lehigh valley. 51 in the suburbs. 60 in delaware. 55 in south jersey. that's the trend across the area. we are looking at low, mid and upper 50s across the area. west mount, 58. west mount area 58. andorra 52. 55 in winchester park and 52 in bustleton. grab the umbrella this afternoon

because we're looking for a system that will move through. once we get the daytime heating going. we'll have a southwesterly flow which will help pop the storms later this afternoon into the evening hours. futurecast times it out for you. stray shower early this morning cannot be ruled out. for the most part dry this morning into the early part of the afternoon. look at 4:00. tracking the potential for some strong storms. berks county, parts of chester county. they'll move to the east and the south. the pa suburbs. closer to philadelphia. they're moving quickly, so they could be strong but they're out of here quickly. by 6:00 we're into parts of southern new jersey and then off the coast after 6:00. we're going to continue to track these for you. we're also tracking a windy day on sunday and pretty nice days in your ten-day. we'll do that coming up. 12 minutes past 6:00 right now on this saturday. coming up next, another legend

lost. we're hear how one former flyer is remembering mr. hockey, gordie howe, following his death. plus, breaking down the belmont stakes. we'll hear who the experts say will come out on top in today's race. i did everything i could to make her party perfect.

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>> former president bill clinton spoke about muhammad ali. so did comedian billy crystal. he honored his late friend by doing lis famohis famous impres the champion. muhammad ali died last week at the age of 74. the burial ceremony was private. the sports world is mourning hockey legend gordie howe who died yesterday at the age of 88. you can see him on the right in philadelphia when the flyers retired his son mark's number. gordie howe, mr. hockey, as he was known, was the game's leading scorer until wayne gretzky came along. former flyers joe watson remembers skating against the hall of famer. >> he was an icon to our sport like muhammad ali was to boxing. gordie howe was an icon to hockey. he will be sorely missed. >> the only professional athlete ever to play in five decades, gordie howe. in other news this morning, a jury has convicted alabama house speaker mike hubbard on 12 charges of violating the state ethics law.

the jury returned the verdict last night after deliberating for seven hours. prosecutors say hubbard used the power of his position to improperly benefit his companies and clients. they say he obtained more than $2 million in favors. sentencing is set for late july. three prominent political consultants are joining the effort to recall the judge who sentenced former stanford university swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. judge aaron persky was reelected this week after running unopposed. the consultants will help to gather signatures required to trigger a recall election. a ruling by a philadelphia judge could address what penn state football coach joe paterno knew and when in the jerry sandusky case. the judge ordered records be made public within a month. the documents include details of settlements penn state paid to dozens of people who say they were victims of jerry sandusky. the records could shed light on whether a boy told paterno in

the mid '70s that the assistant coach molested him. he is serving 30 to 60 years in prison for molesting ten boys. today drexel university hold a community wide commencement in more than a decade. with more than 3,000 graduates receiving their diplomas today, event will be held at citizens bank park. in the past drexel has held individual ceremonies because it doesn't have a venue big enough on campus to bring everybody together. today it's the 148th running of the belmont stakes. exaggerator comes into the race as the favorite. the horse beat kentucky derby winner niyquist at the preaknes but he is not a lock. >> i think sudden breaking news will have a big chance to beat him or either of the todd

fletcher horses. at the distance of a mile and a half anything can happen. we have seen that in prior belmon belmonts. >> some believe exaggerator's biggest challenge will be running for a third time in just five weeks. you can watch the belmont stakes here on nbc10. our coverage begins at 5:00 this afternoon. now your nbc10 first alert neighborhood weather. by 5:00 we'll see strong storms moving across the area. the biggest potential for those storms will be in lehigh valley. also berks county, the pa suburbs, central and northern new jersey. the timing from the storms west to east will be between 3:00 and 6:00. we're looking at the potential for damaging winds, hail and also some lightning. so strong storms this afternoon. some on the severe side. uate cool start. 50s and 60s. can't rule out the potential for

a stray shower early this morning into the early part of the afternoon but most of the wet weather is later this afternoon. tracking potential for strong storms, some on the severe side. main threats will be damaging winds and also some hail. sunday it will be another warm day today. 90 tomorrow, in the upper 80s. winds gusting over 35 miles per hour sunday. right now in philadelphia, all is quiet. looking at a mixture of sun and clouds. partly cloudy through the early part of today. later the clouds increase and the storms come through about 5:00, 5:30 in philadelphia. right now, 62. by 8:00, 67. look how quickly the temperatures climb. by 11:00, 79. we're into the 80s by early this afternoon and close to 90 later this afternoon. across the area we are cool this morning. 51 in the lehigh valley. 51 in the pa suburbs. it will be a hot one later this

afternoon. medberg, 53. 59 in washington township. audubon, 57. looking at temperatures in the 40s in some spots. 54 in piney hollow. i love that name! temperatures mainly in the upper 40s, low 50s. mid 50s in some spots. a little bit different as you cross the area. satellite and radar showing us we're dry right now. can't rule out the chance of a stray shower early this morning. we're tracking the potential for the storm system. once we get the moisture coming in we'll see the storms pop in the afternoon. by 1:30 a chance of a stray shower but it's closer to 4:00 where we'll see the storms in the lehigh valley, the poconos. they'll move to the south and east. by 5:00, closer to philadelphia. it's all out of here by 6:30. we start to dry and see the winds picking up by sunday with winds gusting over 35 miles per hour. neighborhoods today tracking the

chances of afternoon thunderstorms. bethlehem 83. 83 in easton. newtown 90. phoenixville 90 degrees. hot one. way above normal for this time of year. mount airy, 89 degrees. glassboro 90 by later this afternoon. hot one today and a warm one on sunday. but we're tracking nice weather in the ten-day. we'll do that in a few minutes. next in our decision 2016 coverage. selecting a running mate. after a big week for hillary clinton, we'll break down the pros and cons of one possible vp pick who is getting a whole lot of buzz. twitter wars. we'll look at donald trump's latest online spat.

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here, clinton and warren are not particularly close, and they have publicly disagreed on issues in the past. meantime warren is having something of a twitter war with donald trump. yesterday the presumptive republican nominee called her pocahontas. warren responded by tweeting, no, seriously, delete your account. >> growing concerns within the gop over donald trump, his remarks and his potential matchup with hillary clinton in the general election will be the top issues on nbc's "meet the press" coming your way tomorrow morning at 10:30 right here on nbc10. right now in philadelphia, preparations are in full swing for next month's democratic national convention. let's take a live look at the wells fargo center in south philly. democrats will call their convention to order here on july 25th. crews began preparations for the security perimeter just last night. the wells fargo center has closed commuter parking lot a,

and that's because of all the prep work they're doing. so folks will be allowed to work in parking lot t off patterson avenue from monday through next friday. breaking news we're following this morning. south jersey singer who appeared on "the voice" is shot and killed. what we are learning about the deadly violence at a concert in florida. quiet this morning. temperatures even cool. 50s and 60s across the area. it's going to be a hot one. 90 by later this afternoon. we could see some severe storms as well. live look outside. partly cloudy skies in philadelphia. your full forecast coming up.

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she was signing autographs for fans. plus, sex assault accusations. what the eagles, the police and nels nelson agholor's lawyers are saying about the allegations against the wide receiver. a live look at the center city skyline. some spots could see severe storms later today. we'll tell you which areas could get hit hard and we'll have the timing coming up in your neighborhood weather. good morning. this is "nbc10 news today." thanks for being with us. i am rosemary connors. it's 6:30 on this saturday. let's get right to meteorologist michelle grossman. she has the details for us. michelle. >> hi, rosemary. we have the potential for strong storms later this afternoon, if not severe in spots. it won't be a complete washout. partly cloudy skies throughout most of today. between 3:00 and 6:00 we'll see the storms come through. they'll come through quickly, though they could come through strong. right now we're quiet across the area. a look at north wildwood. people walking along the boards here. it's nice this morning. you need a jacket and a sweat

shirt this morning. we have issued a first alert for this afternoon. lehigh valley, berks county. pa suburbs. central new jersey. the biggest potential for severe weather would be these spots. we are looking time-wise between 3:00 and 6:00. i'm track it for you a little bit later. the biggest threats with the storms. damaging winds, some hail and also some pretty severe lightning. temperatures across the area, 51 in allentown. 59 in coatesville. 60 in wilmington. 63 in dover. just 52 in trenton, mount holly. 55 in vineland. 54 in atlantic city. some spots into the 60s but most in the low to mid 50s. some in the upper 40s. system back to the west. it will move to the east through our area between 3:00 and 6:00. once we get the sun going and the heating gets going, we'll see the storms popping by the afternoon.

i'm time it for you in a few minutes. talk about the hot weather today and the windy weather sunday and pretty nice days in the ten-day. back to breaking news involving a south jersey singer who rose to fame on "the voice." a man murdered christina grimmie while she was signing autographs at a concert in florida. nbc10's monique braxton is live in the digital operations center with more on the death of this young woman. monique. >> reporter: while our viewers were sleeping we've been monitoring the situation from orlando. at this point there is no clear motive as to why someone who shoot and kill the 22-year-old singer. ♪ >> reporter: on "the voice," the 2014 finalist was known as "the real grimmie." fans were gathering to meet her and other singers when the gunman approached and opened

fire. witnesses tell police he had two guns. cellphone video captured the chaos downtown orlando. police are crediting grimmie's brother with preventing more injuries. he tackled the suspect. >> who would do that in their right mind. >> this is a very tragic event. this should have been something that was fun and exciting, and for something like this to happen is just a tragedy. >> reporter: now, police say they don't know if the gunman, who committed suicide, knew grimmie. "the voice" tweeted out a response. there are no words. we lost a beautiful soul with an amazing voice. our hearts go out to the friends, fans and family of "the real grimmie." moments ago i saw the publicist tweeted out asking privacy for the family. we'll stay on top of the investigation. count on us to have more when we see you again in the next hour or so. live from the digital operations center.

monique braxton, nbc10 news. he is not charged with a crime, but eagles wide receiver nelson agholor is facing sexual assault allegations involving an exotic dancer. the woman is accusing aguilar of assaulting her at cheerleader's gentleman's club in south philadelphia. the eagles have acknowledged their 2015 top draft pick is the focus of a police investigation but have not commented further. eagles' defensive lineman conner barwin says he was with agholor at the club a short time on thursday but doesn't know what happened after he left. agholor's lawyer insists his client is not involved in any criminal conduct whatsoever. philadelphia police tell us they've arrested the suspect accused of slashing a woman on the schuylkill river trail at walnut street this week. isiah cheeseboro is charged with aggravated assault. he followed the woman thursday afternoon and then cut her across the forehead with a sharp

object. the woman is doing okay. community spirit was the theme last night as people came together to help the family of a local police officer who died earlier this year. nbc10 was at the reception hall in wynnewood where friends and neighbors held a fund-raising dinner and raffle in honor of william albertes. officer albertes died after a stomach ailment sidelined him during a police-firefighter ice hockey came in april. he was 39 years old. a jury from outside the poconos could decide the fate of albert frein accused of killing a state trooper. the judge says he'll likely approve a deal to select jurors from out of the area. the defense wanted to move the trial itself arguing heavy media coverage would make things unfair. he managed to avoid capture for seven weeks in 2014, that's

according to police. investigators say he shot and killed corporal brian dixon and wounded officers douglas outside the barracks in 2014. >> we look for a jury without preconceived notions. >> it keeps the trial here in pike county so the citizens of pike county can see the trial in a public fashion if they desire. >> frein pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. in montgomery county, first responders hold a disaster drill for an oil train derailment. it's scheduled for the abrams rail yard along the schuylkill river in king of prussia. about 150 first responders with equipment will handle the simulated crash of a train carrying crude oil. if you plan to ride new jersey transit this weekend the transit agency is banning open

containers of alcohol on all trains and light rail cars through midnight on sunday. njt made the move because of special events this weekend in jersey and new york city. all beverages are banned from buses. we are get ag closer look at septa's new key card which will be rolled out next week to some riders. the septa key is a reloadable electronic fare card. the pilot program begins monday at 6:00 a.m. 10,000 riders can purchase the cards at 12 different stops. >> why we did this is to make travel convenient. and if people have waited in lines to buy their monthly or weekly pass. that's going away. >> i'm going to try do get down here monday and get one. >> a lot of people excited for this. septa will expand the program over the coming months. in the meantime, if you have a traditional weekly or monthly

pass, they'll continue to be accepted as well. the future at first base. tommy joseph is in. we'll hear about manager's decision in making the switch. also, strutting their stuff. where you can catch them today.

now, your nbc10 first alert neighborhood weather. all right. welcome back on this saturday morning. we're looking at temperatures, 50s and 60s right now. we're quiet but things will change later this afternoon. we are tracking the potential for strong storms and hot air. around 90 in philadelphia. your top weather story today, a hot saturday. temperatures right around 90 by this afternoon. we were in the 70s a few days ago. near 90 today and into the 80s

on sunday. saturday storms, also the potential for strong storms later this afternoon, if not severe in spots. we'll time that out for you. looking at a mixture of sun and clouds and rehoboth beach, delaware. looking at a pretty nice day throughout the morning into the afternoon hours at the beaches. looking at lots of sunshine and then the storms later this evening. 56 degrees right now in philadelphia. 54 at the jersey shore. 55 in south jersey. 5 51 in the lehigh valley. 60 in delaware with a mixture of sun and clouds. zooming in closer. temperatures, 50s. low 60s. fox chase 60. 57 in winchester park. this is what radar looks like right now. we're dry, cannot rule out the chance of a stray shower early this morning into the early part of the afternoon. it's really between 3:00 and 6:00 we're watching the energy come through that could bring us strong or severe storms in

spots. futurecast. partly cloudy this morning. temperatures ramp up to near 90 by the afternoon. by 3:00 the storms into the poconos and parts of the lehigh valley. we'll talk more about that. they'll move through quickly is the good news. looking at a windy sunday. more about that coming up. next in sports, one win away. we'll show you how things played out between the warriors and cavs in game four of the nba finals. to grow up. but teachers like mr. elliot saw something in me. made a connection with me. now i'm a teacher myself, right here in camden. i'm just passing it along to my own students and making those same connections my teachers made with me.

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at 6:44 on this saturday. a quick look at the stories making headlines this morning. singer christina grimmie of marlton, burlington county, is dead after she was shot at a concert in orlando, florida, last night.

she was a contestant on nbc's "the voice" in 2014. the gunman shot and killed himself. police are investigating sex assault allegations against eagles wide receiver nelson agholor. an exotic dancer at cheerleader's gentleman's club in south philly made the accusation after agholor visited the club on thursday. he is not charged with a crime. the copa america soccer tournament continues tonight at linco lincoln financial field. the u.s. will tackle paraguay tonight at 7:00. a community in north philadelphia came together last night to give a young girl the prom night fitting for a princess. keyana mitchell has cerebral palsy and is blind. her family was worried they wouldn't have a safe way to get her to her prom. her nurses put this together. allowing keyana to use their van and decorated it with balloons and streamers and special

lights. keyana's neighbors were all there as she went off to prom. >> this is a milestone in her life. she has been counted out a couple of times by the doctors. >> it all made for a prom night keyana will never forget. now your nbc10 first alert neighborhood weather. >> you need the jacket this morning. temperatures in the 50s in some spots. by the afternoon near 90 degrees. you can lose the layers, also may need to take cover later this afternoon. watching the potential for strong storms, mainly in the lehigh valley. berks county, pa suburbs and also central new jersey. timing anywhere between 3:00 and 6:00. the main threats being damaging winds and hail and also some lightning. everyjuan has the chance to see some strong storms. but some spots just seeing severe storms. cool start. stray shower this morning. spotty showers this morning. otherwise mainly dry. this afternoon between 3:00 and 6:00 we're watching the storms

move through. some on the severe side. by sunday, another warm day. temperatures in the upper 80s. well above the 81 that's normal for this time of year. winds gusting over 35 miles per hour. mostly sunny skies on sunday. looking at a mixture of sun and clouds today. cool start in spots. 50s and 60s across the area. look how quickly the temperatures rise. right now, 62. by 8:00, 67. by 11:00, 79. early afternoon, 80s and eventually 90 in philadelphia. 51 right now in the lehigh valley. 62 in philadelphia. 60 in delaware. 55 in south jersey. zooming in a little closer in parts of southern new jersey, we are looking at 57 in piney hollow. hsi some spots really cool this morning. 49 in pemberton. 51 in lumberton. wear the jacket this morning. you can lose it quickly as we start to warm up. dry right now.

all quiet on radar. cannot rule out the chance of a stray spotty shower this morning. we'll watching the showers from the west to the east and eventually to our area between 3:00 and 6:00. by 1:30, spotty shower to the north and west especially. by 3:00 and 4:00 we're watching the storms in the poconos, the lehigh valley, closer to philadelphia. by 5:00. look how quickly they're moving through. 5:00, looking at storms in southern new jersey and they're out of here by 6:00, 6:30. some could be strong. some could be severe. but they're out of here quickly. dree overnig dry overnight. on sunday winds could gust over 35 miles per hour. 90 today. 83 in bethlehem. west chester 91 with the potential for the strong storms. same thing in phoenixville. newton 91.

hot temperatures for this time of year. 10 degrees above what's typical. trenton 89. if you're headed to the jersey shore, looking good. looking at the sea breeze. in avalon, 75. those will be the last spots to see any storms. ten-day outlook. get ready for the heat and the storms today. 90. sunday, mostly sunny and warm, 86. the winds picking up. looking good for monday and tuesday. wednesday, 84. we bring back the heat, though. by next weekend temperatures in the upper 80s. by sunday, 90 degrees. >> 6:49 right now on this saturday. we check in with stephanie, shannel and craig. >> coming up on saturday morning, we have the latest on the breaking news out of florida where a contestant from "the

voice" was shot and killed at one of her concerts. the world still mourning the loss of muhammad ali. we sat down with billy crystal after the touching eulogy. the new york yankees hit it out of the ballpark and into a local community to read to a group of kids in a barber shop. i'll talk to the players about why this means so much to them. those stories and more right here on "today". >> he looks like a giant compared to you. >> he is a little taller than stephanie. thanks so much. see you a little later. the golden state warriors are just one win away from being back-to-back nba champs. steph curry dropped 38 points against lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers last night to help the warriors win 108-97. the warriors lead the finals

three games to one. game five is tomorrow. here is john clark with the rest of your saturday morning sports. hey, everybody. before last night's phillies series opener in washington, manager pete mackanin met with ryan howard and told him, ryan, i have to go with joseph right now. i cannot justify not playing him. tommy joseph is the starting first baseman. goodell laying down the bunt in the first. nice. freddie galves comes home. squeeze play. 2-0. continues to haunt his old team and brings in two runs. nats within two. fifth inning, tied at four. you have heard this before, haven't you? daniel murphy. two-run double. nats take the lead for good. tommy joseph does it again. more yard work. seventh homer of the season. he has seven in his first 65

at-bats as a philly. the best home run to at-bat ratio in baseball this season. vince velasquez is going on the strained bicep. good news. vince left wednesday's game after two pitches. thank goodness it is not worse. >> this might be a blessing in disguise. hopefully that he's not injured worse than the mri showed. but this could be fine and just help us extend him farther into the season. >> whew! that's a relief. who will take his place tuesday? he'll make his major league debut in toronto. he is 5-2 at lehigh valley. he was one of the pitchers the phillies got when they traded jimmy rollins and on the same day jay rolle was designated on assignment from the white sox. not many left from the 2008 phillies world series champion.

we lost another legend. known as mr. hockey, gordie howe passed away at the age of 88. here he is in philly when his son mark was inducted into the flyers' hall of fame. the only pro athlete in the four major sports to play in five decades. he was hockey's leading scorer until wayne gretzky came along. former flyer stanley cup winner joe watson played against gordie howe. >> he was really an icon to our sport, just like muhammad ali was to boxing. gordie howe was an icon to hockey, and he will be sorely missed. >> there really isn't a mr. football or a mr. baseball. there is a mr. hockey. i'm john clark. enjoy your weekend. i did everything i could to make her party perfect.

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right? >> they open at 11:00 or 12:00 so they'll be fine. by 3:00 the parents want to look to the sky. poconos by 3:00, 3:30, 4:00. partly cloudy skies right now. not a bad start to the day. you need the layers this morning. one layer maybe. temperatures in the 50s, around 62 in philadelphia. hot one this afternoon. 90 degrees. most spots in the upper 80s. i think we'll hit 90 or be close in philadelphia. the heat, the humidity, helping to pop the storm later this afternoon. closer to 5:00 p.m. in philadelphia. some could be severe. we could see some damaging winds, some lightning and also some hail. by tomorrow mostly sunny skies. it's warm and windy. winds gusting over 35 miles per hour. >> starting to feel like summer. >> i love it too. >> that does it for us right now. we'll update you in about 25 minutes. see you then.

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