call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> they dime port richmond in philadelphia tonight to remember a 22-year-old woman. to spill tears and ask the question, how could this hanen? but happen ten did late last night one bullet to the head claiming life of stephanie dzikowski the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest in the murder he of a mother of a 2-year-old girl. while the neighborhood is stick when grief police are huptsing for the killer. live at police headquarters is sharee williams, sharee. >> reporteer: jim the family and rallying behind that-year-old girl. nothing can replace that mother's love but her family is there for for her. it was the boyfriend that found her motionless on the floor. they continue to search for the shooter. >> we ask you to on merciful loving arms to receive stephanie into your kingdom. >> prayers went up tonight for stephanie dzikowski. there was a vigil to remember the 2-year-old. philadelphia police say she was shot and killed in her own home while her 2-year-old child was close by. ryan dzikowski. >>

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> another warm night across the city of philadelphia and the region. we're on day 6 of a heat wave. as we look live at center city tonight and the temperatures could hit 90 degrees again tomorrow. the relief is on the horizon. sunday night and the big story on "action news" is hot start to the month of august and the good news is things do look to get more comfortable as the week goes on. meteorologist melissa magee is live at the big board with the check of the accuweather forecast. >> sarah as you moneyed this is day six and counting as our heat wave. as you may recall it started us tuesday and continued today. outside tonight warm this 11:00 hour. 78 philadelphia, 68 poconos. and 74 lancaster and 78 along the dmooingt sea isle city. winds shifting and coming from south wrlly direction. when you look at dew point it's level of moisture in atmosphere and for most of the weekend dew point numbers 60 or below. nice and comfortable. that is changing for start of our workweek on monday. when you look at dewpoint sc

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> if you are a tennis fan, this is the time of year you're having a ball. the u.s. open gets under way on august 3 1st and it is big bucks and big fun. katrina adams is here to tell us about the $6 billion tennis economy. it is great to have you here today. >> great to be here. >> what do you think is different about the game and the tour now versus that? >> i think it is more about entertainment on the court. for the women in particular and for the fan. the fan is totally engaged. it is more innovative and exciting overall. >> we think about tennis, i washed for a long time. when you think about u.s. tennis players these days, obviously will you have serena williams at the top of the game. after that it is hard to think about americans that are in the same ranks as they used to be. >> i think we have a lot of players, you look at madison keys. we have a lot of women coming, and on the men's side i think it was exciting with our younger players, particularly with our teenagers. the finalist at the french o

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> firefighters getting relief from firefighters. hundreds are able to help. in washington, the okanogan complex wildfires span 374 square miles and thousands had to be evacuated as a result. dry conditions are making the situation tougher. planes loaded with fire retardant had to be grounded because about visibility was less than a mile. >> jimmy carter twauingt twa sunday class today just days after undergoing radiation. today's crowds were unusually large as you imagine and he recapped details about his health and move on to lesson in fame, love and personal relationships. >> he revealed earlier this week his cancer spraet to his brain. >> a real surprise for zookeeper last night at the national zoo. fire hours later mei xiang give birth to a second baby. officials at the zoo say the cubs will survival. both appear healthy. we won't know of any other. survival rate of cubs born in captivity with activity. this is the third time a giant panda has given birth to twins. >> norcom in news. it's something. >>

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> a hiker is recovering tonight from her nine-day ordeal in the sierra national forest. search teams found 62-year-old miyuki harwood saturday after she disappeared while hiking with a group. get this. harwood had two broken legs and managed to crawl for two days to reach a creek for water. >> she was able to drink from the creek with the water that she had to stay alive. >> excited. they couldn't stop screaming and crying and yelling amongst themselves and they were all in a car on their way up here. >> more than 50 emergency responders have been searching for harwood. >>> bow hunters make a grim discovery in gaithersburg, maryland. the body of an adult male was found just after 10:30 saturday morning near great seneca state park. the discovery is considered a death investigation and not yet a homicide. there is no visible cause r death and no word yet on this man's identity. >>> customers at a dunkin' donuts scrambled for safety when a minivan plowed through the building. it happened in the town just outsi

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> rescue crews in eastern eye land of dominica are trying to reach communities cut off by a tropical storm that killed 20 people and left 50 missing. erica dumped 15" of rain on the eye land three days ago. officials say some communities are no longer recognize able. erica dissipated after drenc drenching dominican republic and coup cuba and gusty wind and heavy rains are possible across central and southern florida on sunday. >> prosecuteers in texas are charging 30-year-old man with capital murder saying he shot and killed a deputy late last night. deputy darren goforth was at a gas station filling his patrol car and never saw the suspect shannon miles that snuck up behind him. he was caught on surveillance footagech the faeming of two died at the scene. investigators have not determined a motive and miles has a criminal history and is facing death penalty. >> an unruly passenger led to emergency landing in denver and the reason she was upset is is a bit unusual. other passengers heading from vegas to german

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v sunday, august 2, i'm nydia han along with eva pilgrim. >> here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." the talk of the town, cole hamels and heidi hamles gia guidice to -- goodbye to the ciy of brotherly love. >> pope passes open in 1 hours as septa tries to sell rail passes for the pontiff's visit. >> live we go to chris sowers it's nice outs there. >> reporter: i'm watching the cars going by on city avenue, a lot of them have their windows rolled down, another afternoon with low humidity levels. # 3 in allentown and 82 in lancaster. 81 in dover. 72 for the poconos. they got down to 46 degrees up there in the mountains. millville, 85. afternoon lone, # -- 80. beach haven 84. high pressure in control up and down the eastern seaboard, it is nice and quiet. we have high, thin clouds across the carolinas, nothing too threatening. it's mainly south jersey from central camden and gloucester county southward same thing with the delaware bay region and the state of delaware. everyone north of the line

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> this morning we are tracking tropical storm erika. 20 people are dead and dominica's prime minister says development on the small island is set back decades. the storm destroyed hundreds of houses, bridges and roads. authorities are trying to reach some communities cut off by landslides, mudslides and flooding. meanwhile, florida, south carolina, and georgia are all preparing for the storm. florida governor rick scott has already declared a state of emergency. erika is expected to hit there on monday. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> and i'll have the latest track on tropical storm erika coming up in my full forecast in ten minutes. let's take a look at the current temperatures. 48 degrees in the poconos. 54 in allentown. 58 in trenton. temperatures at mount holly at 56 degrees. mid 50s in atlantic city. same thing in millville. it is a crisp start in the morning. definitely need a jacket if you're heading out the door any time soon. highs around the region

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> new details in new york city police identified the gunman of kevin downing he's accused of shooting a security guard to death today. downing is a 63-year-old veteran and former federal employee. but they have not released information about a possible motive. >>> and the obama administration says it's taken out islamic state's second in command. officials say vadil, was killed in air strike use in iraqi city of mosel. national at security council says his death is blow to isis was he was involved in the group's finances, media operations and its logistics. >>> strong winds are make iti difficult for firefighters out west battling dozens of wildfires and more than 12,000 firefighters are battling 17 fires across california and in washington a state of new jersey was declared today and at least 10 fires are burning the north central part of that state and they burn more than 250 square miles so far. also new video released shows up close look at the efforts being taken in washington and this from helmet camera

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> welcome back it is 10:00 a.m. august 2. we have new information about metallic debris washing up on union island. it is not connected to the missing malaysian airline flight. >>> a memphis police officer is gunned down in the line of duty and the search for his killer is on. >> new word that vice president joe biden may be the latest candidate to throw his hat into the ring for 2016 presidential election. >> chris sowers is at the "action news" big board with a look at accuweather. >> reporter: good morning, nydia not too bad sunshine, high, thin clouds. philadelphia 83 degrees, trenton, 79. low 80s across south jersey and delaware. avalon in the 80s. atlantic city at the airport, 82 but in the 70s on the board. satellite and radar, as far as our weather is concerned today we have a huge area of high pressure sitting right over top of us, with the exception of these high, thin clouds pushing to the south. that high will act like a protective dome today that means no weather for us. actually tomorrow looks

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> ashley madison users in the u.s. are suing the site after hackers release their information, people in several states are seeking class action status to represent the 30,000 registered ashley madison users, they claim they failed to protect their users, including those that pay aid fee to have their information deleted and ashley madison is offering a 5,000 there's reward for information on who hacked into the site. >>> and the spca will take over animal control services in wilmington as well. and offer shelter and other services starting september 16 and, despite the distance they don't believe the response time will be an issue. >> we are putting better systems in place with dispatch at the city to make sure all calls are answered and makinging sure all the calls are answered at a fast speed. >> the move comes after wilmington comes after previous contractor terminated all government contracts and take over the nonprofits responsibility next year. and young people taking part in a basketball clinic got

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v kellye: today, a maryland grandfather finally met for the first time his two granddaughters after nearly a quarter century. chris papst has the story. chris: what are you feeling right now? >> nervous. >> i'm so excited. these twins are anxiously awaiting a very special guest. >> my heart is about to jump out and run away. sisters, were i doubt they, or about a minute away from meeting their biological grandfather, a reunion 25 years in the making. >> thank you, 7 on your side, for helping us. i really did not think this would happen. chris: back in the spring, sophia saw a story about a memorial service at arlington national cemetery. she instantly recognize this man's name, matthew newsom. >> i said, my gosh, that's him. it was very emotional. he wassophia knew that her biological grandfather, but did not know how to find him. she contacted 7 on your side, asking for help. we found the 84-year-old living in frederick, maryland. this morning he drove to richmond. >> oh, my gosh, i do not think this would happ

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> national experts are in philadelphia training police officers on fair and unbiased policing, the ac cam was there as 25 police supervisors started a 2.5 day course, the department leaders train the rest of the force, fair policing was an issue for police commissioner, charles ramsey, he is on the task force after last year's protests and riots in ferguson, missouri. >>> we have heard about the hassles that come with the upcoming papal visit but one hospital is focusing on the positive. ali gorman joins us to explain. >> our lady of lords medical center sits outside of the traffic zone for the papal visit in camden, new jersey, but they could get overflow and have traffic problems so they are working on logistics and finding fun ways to celebrate the visit. >> a pop-up pope is making the rounds, staff posing for pictures as the countdown to the papal visit continues. >> being a catholic organization we wants to celebrate this, the pope's visit coincides with the hospital's 56th anniversary. they are workin

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> indonesia search and rescue agency is looking for one of two black boxes, from a plane that crashed over the weekend, they ridgely said both were found, they have the black box but the flight data recorder is missing. all on board crashed when it hit a mountain on sunday. >>> the prison release of oscar pistorius is put on hold. the south african department of justice says pistorius's case has to be reviewed again, after being approved to be moved to house arrest was too early. he was do you to get out of prison early. he is stepsed to five yours for killing his girlfriend in 2013. >>> hackers say they exposed unfaithful partners from around the world but releasing personal information hacked from ashley madison, they told them to put the site down and they didn't so they released the information online. others say that many of the profiles seem bogus but that the leak is huge. >>> on health check now, last summer's ice bucket challenge for als raised 220 million there's and obviously now that is paying o

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> authoritied battling these massive wild fires out west have activated the military and asked for foreign help, it's the first time the military is mobilized for fire suppression since 2006. and the national guard has joined efforts in the state. >>> and surveillance video saw a man in a yellow shirt carrying a backpack, is the bomber in bangkok, you can see him taking off the backpack and walking away, the bombing killed 20 people and injured hundreds of others, the bomb went off at the ferry pier in bangkok today and fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> and jimmy carter plans to talk about his recent cancer diagnose on thursday, he revealed a surgery to remove a small mass from his liver revealed that the cancer spread to other parts of his body he plans to undergo treatment at emery health care. >>> we have more about e cigarettes and their impact on teenagers, ali gorman is at the big board with important information for parents. ali? >> reporter: electronic cigarettes were sold as an alternative for adult

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v service is reporting no elevator problems tonight. the washington monument reopened after a problem this week, but what caused the problem is not clear. the washington monument today, the elevator was working and there were no disruptions. some visitors had second thoughts. twice this week, tuesday night and wednesday afternoon, the national park service said that a safety sensor prevented the doors from closing, meaning the elevators could not operate. each time, dozens of visitors had to walk down 897 steps come including a couple of permit women. >> we saw the fire trucks and we wondered. have elevator problems forced the monument to close several times in the last few years. monument staff points out s nearly 15-year-old elevator is used all day long, 365 days per year. >> it is a piece of machinery. mike: technicians have remained on site all day to observe the operation from the top of the monument. visitors say this was a beautiful day for a trip to the top. >> remarkable. actually hope the elevator w

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v have few answers as to why a jet taking part in an airshow crashed into a highway full of vehicles in england. reporter: the pilot at this airshow attempting a routine loop when the jet starts to plummet. onlookers were fine as it goes down, crashing into a busy road. >> there was nothing we could do but stay where we are. reporter: a cloud of smoke forlfing the area, horror thousands of spectators in west sussex london. >> it just plowed right into the road. at least seven dead, 15 injured, all of the dead on the road near the airshow. and climbed off the road the other side of the road went up in flames. reporter: the 1950's military jet crashed. investigators say the pilot is quickly ill and fighting for his life. either a mechanical problem or he failed to have enough altitude. reporter: ambulances evacuating the dead and wounded. it is too soon to say what brought down the vintage jet, but investigators will be searching for clues as to why this popular family event turned tragic. kellye: the white hou

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> wal-mart is giving shoppers a head start on shopping launching their lay away program two weeks earlier than last year, each item must cost $10 or more and all items held must be worth a total of $50 and customers have more time to pay for their items, they get 90 days instead of 60. >>> philadelphia has a new millionaire thanks to a lucky power ball winner, this was sold at moore mini mart in philadelphia. pennsylvania lottery officials say this is the third million dollar ticket sold in the state in just one week. >>> a bon voyage party not for a person but for a colorful painting of a pig. a nearly life size painting of a porker, on display on the brandywine river since 1971 and it's quite an attraction and is heading to the denver museum of art until next year. it has left everyone here a bit disgruntled. >>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board, cecily tynan has the forecast taking us into the weekend and things are pretty nice. >> they are warming up as they head through the weekend

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> food lion is looking to hire 79 employees at four delaware stores, the jobs are at their locations in wilmington, claymont and laurel and federalsburg, if you didn't make it to the hotel you can apply online, the grocer is looking for employees in all of its stores. >>> construction is underway at 12th and chestnut street and will be 19,000 square feet and sell a variety of items including clothing and personal care products and will have a pharmacy and starbucks inside. the new target is expected to open next july and another one on chestnut will open the statement month. >>> the philadelphia housing authority hosted this ground breaking at north 24th and boltson streets, here is the diagram, the project will have 57 new affordable units and 1200 of them when all the phases are complete. mayor michael nutter says that it will help struggling families finally have a stable home. >>> the class of 2019, a philadelphia university got this special welcome, a convocation was held here in east falls, an excitin

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v since the magnitude 5.8 coast,ake hit the east leading to link the repairs of the washington monument and national cathedral. there were no deaths and only my knee injuries. it was felt as far away -- or were no deaths and only minor injuries. there was felt as georgia and illinois. devon: everybody asks what we were doing. were you with us yet? kellye: i don't think i was. and you are heading that way in the near future. devon: yeah, heading to the mineral. i thought i would be riding a bike for a short little triathlon. i cannot feel it at all because i was on a pike, but i saw people at intersections talking to each other, which i thought was strange. so where were you? tweet us, post on facebook. , a bitw morning, 66 cool. by the afternoon, hot compared with the high temperature today, mid 80's. 66 will feel comfortable, depending on where you are in the city. was spots, low 60's -- the coolest spots, low 60's. there might ben, a rain chance. the real-time temperatures this time of night, low to mid 70's

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> announcer: the largest mountain in north america has a new name. what was once m. mckinley in alaska is now denali. the day comes before president obama is coming to visit. denali, great one, had been named after william mckinley. alaskans have called it by its native name for years now. >>> services like uber x are a step closer to becoming legal in philadelphia. new legislation would create a framework of regulations for these companies. philadelphia county is the only county that doesn't allow the ride sharing companies. the new legislation would require drivers to meet requirements on insurance, vehicle safety and accident reports. taxi drivers are already suffering because uber, according to the philadelphia business journal, the industry is looking to create an app to be more competitive. >>> we are following breaking news. an officer killed in a hit and run. we are learning new details about how a bystander jumped in to help police catch a suspect. that part of the story straight ahead. >> announcer:

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v kellye: a lot of kids are wondering what the weather will be like tomorrow. devon: a lot of kids will be disappointed. stop in some areas. back to school, frederick and howard county's. then you go towards the district get it looks like rain likely right there. high temperature in washington today, 85 degrees. a bit more humid, starting to have more of that cooling back into the region. the actual water vapor with emitted he is in the air with invisible water to us. sparking with the help of some elevation and widespread scattered showers in the appalachians. the next cold front on its way will pass through by tomorrow evening. the heat will pick up the humidity. storms projected across the front? not too many. fromy into tuesday another passes with a round of dry air coming in. it will be a while before you get more. we will reset the forecast and go back overnight towards tomorrow morning with the exact same outlook. lower to mid 60's. probably towards sunrise the suburbs. 70's downtown. humidity will be bac

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> almost 9:15 on this sunday. about 73 degrees outside as we look live over center city. as brittney shipp tells us, there's some clouds hanging out out there, but shouldn't be a big deal today. yesterday we were talking about the possibility of a stray shower, today that's out the window. don't worry. any activities you have planned, keep them. temperatures should warm into the 80s. >>> the same-sex couple who won their case for marriage equality before the u.s. supreme court are now legally wed. april deboer and jane rowse exchanged vows last in michigan. the couple sued the state for the right to marry and to jointly adopt their children. the u.s. district judge who struck down michigan's ban on same-sex marriage before the case went to the supreme court officiated the ceremony. >> i don't think we ever expected this day to come. that we would be able to get married and then adopt a kid. so it's just -- it's a tremendous feeling. >> the newlyweds say the next step is to file joint adoption papers for th

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> taking a look at the top stories. we're working to learn the cause of a crash in prince george's county. two cars crashed on suitland drive. one person died and one is in serious condition. >>> this we can tell you more about the man someone shot and killed i right by the shaw-howard university metro station. his name was matthew shlonsky, he was 23. someone shot shlonsky just before 5:00 yesterday afternoon. >>> people remembering a symbol of the civil rights movement right now. julian bond died last night. he taught at american university and uva. he was 75 years old. >>> time now is 9:31. you know, we're not complaining but it will another hot one today. >> i will take summer as long as we can get it. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is out in the elements with the look outside. >> it is beautiful out here right now. it's more humid than yesterday, but the sun is shining, barely a cloud in the sky. temperatures are comfortable right now, generally in the 70s across the area. gaithersburg, leesbu

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> right now at 6:00, a mess of mangled metal marks the spot where an off duty philadelphia police sergeant lost his life. the officer died after his pick up truck slammed into a tree overnight. we are learning more about the sergeant who was at the wheel. police have identified him as 32-year-old sergeant raphael ali. nbc 10's monique braxton spoke with those who knew sergeant ali. monique? >> reporter: it's a tough day for not only the officers here but all police officers across the city. we have learned that grief counseling is being offered to the men and women here. police say if you'they are at as to what happened. they don't believe the accident was alcohol related. >> ali, he loved his children. always had them here playing back and forth. very friendly with the neighbors. >> neighbors recall fond memories of sergeant raphael ali. one shares how the 32-year-old ali touched his life. >> i got in an accident on henry avenue. a guy cut me off and my tire blew and he stopped by. he came by and said he

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v kellye: morgan freeman's granddaughter was found stabbed to death on a street in manhattan a front of her apartment building. a 30-year-old man has been taken into police custody. morgan freeman released a statement tonight saying the world will never know his granddaughter's artistry and talent and how much she had to offer. a pilot is killed and a passenger injured when a small plane crashed on a major commuter rail line near new york city. the faa says the plane had departed from westhampton beach when the pilot reported an issue and try to get to a nearby airport, but crashed at a long island railway crossing in hicksville. by wreckage has been removed workers will have to replace damaged tracks. it is not clear how that will affect monday's commute. wildfires threaten hundreds of homes in the western u.s. tonight. a fire in central washington is destroyed at least 50 homes and vacation cabins. tankers and helicopters are dropping water to keep the flames from reaching a popular resort. in oregon, the onl

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call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> 2nd and 10 at 34. leaping reception. agholor gets the tackle. 15, and touchdown! nelson agholor, 34 yards! >> seems like the kid can ball. when the eagles selected nelson agholor 20th overall in the nfl draft, everyone knew he had big shoes to fill. he'll be counted on this season to make plays like the one he made today. >> your first official nfl game. what were you expecting from yourself? >> no real expectations. wanted to compete and put stuff on film to learn from. >> 34-yard touchdown, multiple catches. tell me about the touchdown, in particular. >> great read. gave me a chance. good concentration on the catch and tried to finish the play. >> everybody talks about the speed of the game going from practice to an actual game. was the speed that much of a difference? >> well, we prepare ourselves to, you know, simulate the speed of the game in practice. i thought that this was actually a little slower than how we practice. we push hard and push ourselves to uncomfortable situations. >> nelson, than

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> good morning. race against time. a desperate battle in california where firefighters still do not have the upper hand. more than 20 major fires are raging this morning. tens of thousands of acres scorched. hundreds of homes evacuated as the blazes grow closer. >>> ready to run. new speculation this morning that vice president joe biden may be considering a presidential bid. the biden camp not giving any clues one way or the other. the big question this morning why now? >>> tragedy on the ball field. a 9-year-old bat boy in critical condition this morning after being hit by a batter during a game. prayers and support pouring in for the little guy the team calls the precious bat boy. >>> still the champ making her good on

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> cecily is here. the accuweather for the weekend sounding close to perfect. >> i said earlier i would give 89. >> thank you. >> no, you're handsome, rick . >> [laughter] >> you'll take them when you can get them. >> storm tracker6 live double scan showing that we have dry conditions out there and just a gorgeous day. the action cam out and about today in franklin square. we had the fountains going and the blue skies and the sunshine and the low humidity thanks to the cold front that swept through overnight and that also dropped te moving up the eastern seaboard. off shore we'll throw a few clouds our way. 88 degrees and can't rule out the possibility of an aisles lateisolatedshower east of phila but most areas remain dry. if you're down the shore over the weekend the ocean temperature 70. air temperature 82 degrees, lots of sunshine, just a few clouds. on sunday more in the way of cloud cover, mixture of clouds and sunshine with high of 82 degrees. heading to the poconos fantastic weather in the mount

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. >> few accidents on this after. i'm not surprised at all. >> police and residents agree, it's a dangerous stretch of road. last night, an off-duty philadelphia police officer died in a crash here. tonight, new calls for safety improvements. >>> good evening. i'm denise nakano. rafael should have been celebrating his daughter's 10th birthday today. instead, his family and fellow officers are in mourning. the accident happened before midnight at henry avenue and dupont street. randy gyllenhaal is live on henry avenue. some compared this area to a racetrack. >> reporter: denise, part of the problem is, especially at night, this road, henry avenue, can feel almost like a highway. the lanes are extremely wide. however, when you approach some of the curves, the speed limit is only about 30 miles per hour. residents have been reporting a lot of accidents, including the tragic one that happened last night. the off-duty officer's truck crumbled when it slammed into a tree. he misse

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> good morning, it is 9:00 a.m. on this sunday, august 2. we're following breaking news. new information about ma -- metallic debris that washed up on union island is not connected to the missing malaysia airline. >>> a police officer in memphis is gunned down and the search for the shooter is on. >> chris sowers here with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's nice out. >> reporter: temperatures will climb up to 90 degrees just like yesterday and the day before and the day before that and the day before that. the with the humidity being atmosphere low as it's been it makes the afternoon enjoyable. there's the view in center city. all quiet. 78 degrees right now in philadelphia. trenton, 75. poconos, 57, you go down into the mid 40s this morning. it's chilly up in the mountains. allentown, 72. millville, closing in on

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> in today's top story, today the d.c. police union will announce the results of a possible no confidence vote on chief cathy lanier. once the results are out, we will send a notification to your phone using our nbc washington app. >>> police in atlanta investigating how a man died at a baseball game. the 60-year-old fell from the second deck at the braves game last night. >>> metro in montgomery county now suing the people who designed, built and inspected the silver spring transit center. the center years behind schedule and tens of millions overbudget. it opens up next month. >>> the time right now, it is 30 minutes after the 9:00 hour which means we want to find out about your forecast. >> yes, to do that, we'll check in with amelia segal. she is outside, storm team 4 weather deck. how does it feel out there? >> it's like a morning at the beach, higher humidity levels today than yesterday. tracking mostly cloudy skies as we work into the afternoon hours. the clouds should break

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> off the coast of florida, the coast guard search for two teenager boaters is over. the crews searched in waters for seven days before the operation was suspended last night. 14-year-old austin stephanos and perry cohen has not been seen since july 24th when they took a boat into the waters off jupiter, florida for a fishing trip. while the formal search and rescue effort is over the boys' family says they will continue to look for the teens with volunteers private planes and helicopters. >> i'm giving it all i've got. i'm not going to stop. i know those boys are out there. i know they are okay. they are not your typical kids they are very strong willed and intelligent. >> owners contributed $340,000 to a fund so families can continue their private search as they are still holding out hope for a happy ending. >>> some news from zimbabwe where authorities are seeking extradition of an american dentist who killed an animal lured out of a park cecil the lion. it sparked outrage all over the world. hundreds of tho

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> you're watching "news4 today.." >> hillary clinton's e-mails continue to bog down her come pain. this as donald trump continuing to rise in the polls. here to talk about this and much more, "meet the press" moderator, chuck todd. >> yes. we want to start with the latest on this pop-up meeting between vice president joe biden and a also senator elizabeth warren. >> oh, that. look, i had been watching the little leaks that were coming from biden world. oh, they think they can do on this a small budget here. they think it will take $5 million to do this -- i'm sitting here going the finance calls aren't going well. and then he throws out this elizabeth warren thing. that's interesting. it's interesting he decided to do it and that she decided to participate. she is sending a signal, hey, you know what? maybe i'm comfortable with joe biden. look if biden is going to run, it's not just running against hillary clinton but against bernie sanders. who took up the warren mantle -- bernie sanders. >> are you talking

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> what would you do if you saw this happening in your backyard? can you pga? would you stay in the house and record the whole thing? that's exactly what one north jersey family did as a mother bear and five cubs made themself at home in the family pool. >> there's bears in the pool! >> i know. >> they took my floaty. >> that's kim's 5-year-old daughter. she was none too pleased that the bears were playing with her pool toys, the floaty. this mother and cub play time went on for about 11 minutes. >> they're acting almost like people, hanging out in the pool and cooling off. >> eventually the bears hopped the fence and took off. hopefully, they say, they hope the bears don't make a habit of stopping by. >> you have to record something like that. we'll cool things down, lower humidity, 84 the high today. >> that will do it for us. we'll see you right back here at 8:30 for a full hour of news.ç >>> good morning, american heroes, an attack on a paris-bound train thwarted by three americans including two servic

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> pennsylvania is in its fifth week of a budget stalemate and now social services are preing for some cuts. some county and non-profit agencies are deciding which services might stop or if workers must be laid off. some counties may front the money and some workers may go unpaid. this is the third time in 12 years that social services are feeling the effects of budget deadlock in pennsylvania. let's check in with this week's wednesday's child. he has a lot in common with the legos he loves. he's hoping to make a connection with forever family and hoping for structure and guidance he needs to help build a successful life. nbc 10's vai sikahema introduces us to javeon. >> you can see the chunks of the pieces. >> reporter: 12-year-old javeon, who likes to go by jay, is a little shy at first. when he's in his element he really opens up. he's passionate about legos so we went to check out art of the brick at the franklin institute in philly. we had a great time exploring the exhibits. he was really amazed at w

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> i'm john clark live from the link. eagles destroyed the colts in the first pre-season game. that's without some major players. let's look back at the action. chip kelly catching up with former eagles. first quarter, mark sanchez very inaccurate. but look at this, nelson aguilar makes an amazing play. and barkley floating it to boston. barkley to kenyon barner. barner touchdown there, eagles up 13-3. hass hass hassleback finding dorsett. the eagles recover. one of four turnovers for the eagles' defense. later in the second. barner with the burner here. look at the block by jordan hicks right here. barner spins away and he is gone. 92 yards for the touchdown, and your eagles are up 23-3 at the half. third quarter, what time is it? it is tebow time. fans could not wait to see him in his eagles debut. he goes 4 for 5 on his first drive connecting with come lynson, 15 yard gain. and on the next drive, tebow to rasheed bailey. nice grab there. he made an impression in this game. tebow calling his own number. s