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Where a memorial for this young boy continues to grow. That must be a busy spot out there. Yeah. People have been writing messages as well as adding items to this memorial for that young boy. Many of them are encouraged to hear the police making progress on this case. Lets show you some video from an earlier prayer gathering. You can see family members clearly grief stricken. A friend said there are not enough tears to cry for a 2yearold. And im told the mother injured in this crash wants the investigation to be over so she can focus on the funeral. Now, some of her Close Friends agreed telling us now that police have the key piece of evidence, they want a quick conclusion to this investigation. I was pretty happy about it let me tell you. I hope they found the guy or lady whoever it is. The community is planning to hold some more memorials throughout this week. More of those prayer gathering throughout the weekend and, again, on sunday for a balloon release. Family members told us that they appreciate everybody who has stopped by to say they were sorry and, as well, as help out that family. Live in west kensington, nbc 10 news. Philadelphia police say if the driver in another deadly hitandrun does not turn herself in, they will go get her. A driver hit and killed 4yearold abdul wilson on monday. The lawyer for the woman told nbc 10 earlier this week he and his client are cooperating with the investigation and she will surrender. But so far, she has not. We have new information about a caught on camera beating at a philadelphia gas station. Police have made a third arrest now. Surveillance video shows a group of six or seven people attacking 51yearold Robert Barnes and only today police announced the arrest of 23yearold keisha dougens, charged with attempted murder and other crimes. Two other people are already under arrest. Earlier this week nbc 10 spoke with the victims sister. She snapped this photo of her brother who is still in the hospital in intensive care. His head is now covered in staples and 40 of his skull has been removed. Now to your first alert weather. Rain has been falling on and off throughout the day. And its not over yet. Brittany shipp is here. Is this rain going to ruin our friday night plans . Well were not seeing a whole lot of rain. And later on tonight, were not going to see any more rainfall. If you have a late dinner you should be totally fine. But over the next couple of hours, we will still be seeing on and off showers. Heres a closer look at our satellite and radar shot. You can see a few spotty showers passing through the area. But as i progress the models the next few hours, well notice closer to 4 00 5 00 thats more shower activity developing near philadelphia. Continue to see the showers transitioning to the south. 6 00 7 00 more light rainfall pushing into parts of toms river and mt. Holly. But by 9 00 done with the showers and well start to see the clouds clearing up. Thats going to give way to plenty of sunshine as we head into saturday. Its also very warm and mild. Were seeing temperatures in philadelphia at 74 degrees, 71 in pottstown. Comfortable in allentown at 71. 64 in mt. Pocono and 73 degrees in atlantic city. It will be nice and comfortable when you do decide to head out on the this friday night. Over the next eight hours, a chance of showers closer to 6 00 p. M. Temperatures at 72 degrees. Take a look at 9 00 we are still in the high 60s. 67 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. By midnight, were done with a chance of showers and start to see the clouds clearing up. Coming up, im talking about a warm saturday temperatures close to 80 degrees, plus im tracking more rain as we head back to work on monday. All right. Thank you very much. Listen to this now. Today, 21 suspected child predators are off the streets. The Pennsylvania Attorney Generals Office says they were taken down over the last two weeks weeks. These were just a few of the men taken in and around the suburbs. Nbc 10 was there when this man was taken into custody. The attorney general was on the scene. She says the internet has made child pornography more accessible to predators, but also made the predators more accessible to law enforcement. Now with the explosion of the internet, they get on the internet, find their victims, they look at child pornography, but were able to find them, as well. A Forensics Lab makes it easier to get the predators off the streets. Information leaks and personnel issues in her office. Kanes next Court Appearance is later this month. Just a few hours ago, Michael Nutter announced who is on the Police Community oversight board. The mayor says the men and women hes appointing to represent a wide variety of professions and communities. The 24member panel was established to enforce recommendations made in a report by the Justice Department. That report calls for police to receive more training. It also wants investigations into Deadly Force Incidents to be more complete and transparent. With the creation of the Community Oversight board, we will continue to work through the recommendations submitted by the office and bring our city one step closer to being safer for everyone at home, at school, at work, or on the streets of our city. Mayor nutter named joanne eps to chair the board. Shes the dean of the Temple University Beasley School of law. A piece of history presented to a local company for their support of injured service members. Members of the new York Fire Department presented a piece of steel at ground zero. Its an organization really that builds smart homes for americas most catastrophically injured service members. Theyre building these homes so people can lead a better, more independent life. Wider hallways wider doorways for wheelchair access. Norman carpet has committed to help providing flooring materials and installation for 46 of these smart homes. Meanwhile, hundreds of volunteers in shanksville, pennsylvania, are working to improve the flight 93 memorial. They joined workers in a massive Tree Planting project, more than 20,000 seedlings will be planted today and tomorrow. United flight 93 crashed after being uh hijacked during the september 11th terror attacks in 2001. A somber Memorial Service in germany today honored the victims of last months plane crash in the alps. Germanys president and chancellor gathered to pay tribute to those who died. 150 candles were lit in memory of each victim. The german wings flight sent down went down, rather, in the french alps march 24th while on the way from barcelona killing everyone onboard. More than 80 of the debris has now been recovered and removed. Closer to home Philadelphia Police shot a man they said was holding a gun in a crowd. It happened in frankfort this morning. Officer noticed the man holding the gun. And officers shot the man in the leg. Hes in stable condition facing charges. A Montgomery County Police Officer is recovering after he was hit by a car during a police stop. The police chief says the officer felt threatened while approaching a man and fired off two shots. The man then drove off hitting the officer. That man is now under arrest. Investigators are looking into why the suspect was stopped in the first place. Nearly 600 army and Air National Guard forces from new jersey and new york are preparing for the worst. Theyre taking part in Homeland Security response drill at joint base today. The troops specialize in rescue security, decontamination and medical treatment. The units will train to rapidly assess and identify a chemical, biological or nuclear incident. Flags are flying at half staff across new jersey today. Governor christie ordered the flags lowered in honor of a Manchester Township Police Officer who died officer thompson died suddenly last week after collapsing after exercising. He was 47 years old. Also worked for Police Departments in seaside park and lake hearst. Thieves steal a piece of history. And police hope someone can help find the stolen goods. Four plaques removed from the statue of frederick lauer, stands in the city park. The plaques are believed to be bronze. Officials hope they havent been sold for scrap. A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest. We have new information about the toxic pesticide that poisoned a local family vacationing in the virgin islands. Its also been used improperly in puerto rico. Thats according to the u. S. Environmental protection agency. Steven and his wife theresa and their two sons were sickened last month. The two teenage boys went into comas. They remain in critical condition. The family was exposed at a condominium resort in st. John. They were staying in a second floor unit. The first floor was sprayed with the pesticide. Officials say documents now suggest it may have been improperly applied in various locations in puerto rico. The epa banned the chemical for residential use in 1984 primarily because of health dangers. Atlantic citys fire chief will collect retirement. Hell get it even though Surveillance Video showed him dropping his pants at a Security Check point. City officials have decided not to release the results of their investigation into the march incident. A Woman Working the metal detector said he dropped his pants when she asked him to put anything metal on the table. He was put on administrative leave and then retired later this month. Hes on the jobs that pay tour today. He visited the Training Center in Bucks County Community college in bristol. The facility trains workers for advanced manufacturing careers. The governor is highlighting places that will help rebuild the middle class. Well, youve probably heard about this at this point. Fired by the flyers. After two seasons as the teams head coach, hes out of a job. The move comes after a disappointing season. John clark joins us from Comcast Sports net. What does this mean for the teams future . Well theyre going to have to find another coach. Craig fired after two seasons as flyers coach. That means next season theyll have the fifth coach over the last nine years. Just two days ago, flyers gm hextall announced hed not made a decision. He decided last night to fire him and informed him this morning. Hextall says he did not ask the players about their coach after the season ended and they did not influence his decision. The decision was made after not being able to get enough out of individuals. Its not my job to listen to players or the media or the fans, but to assess the situation and make the decision thats right moving forward for this franchise. And thats why i felt i did. He hopes to have the new coach in place by june. And what is he looking for in a new coach . Well have more on that in about an hour. For now, im john clark. Looking for someone who is going to win. I know. Thank you. Definitely. To this now. He remains on the ballot for philadelphia mayor. A panel of judges rejected an appeal asking to remove him from the race. A petition was filed challenging streets party affiliation. He was registered as an independent march 10th to run as a democrat. He told us today hes glad he can move forward with the campaign and concentrate on the issues. Today, the race for philadelphia mayor focused on travel and tourism. Six of the candidates talked about those industries during a forum at the Independence Visitor Center this morning. The major Tourism Industries hosted. It was made up of local hospitality workers. Six candidates seeking the democratic nomination for philadelphia mayor, nelson diaz jim kenny, doug Oliver Milton street and anthony williams. Just one republican in the running, shes businesswoman Melissa Murray bailey. More digital billboards popping up in philadelphia. There are limits. If an advertiser wants to convert a traditional billboard into a digital version, the company would first have to remove two traditional billboards. Theres also a cap on how bright those digital billboards can be and how frequently the signs change. Good evening, we are tracking a few scattered showers as we head into the next few hours. But your friday night plans are on the safe side. Were going to clearing after 9 00 p. M. And temperatures on saturday pushing close to 80 degrees. But im also tracking inging storms as we head into monday. For philadelphia right now, a mix of sun and clouds, 74 degrees, our humidity at 55 . Wind speeds out of the westsouthwest at 9 Miles Per Hour and across the rest of the region. A live look at the poconos, 64 degrees, a bit cooler there, down the shore. At 73, its a warm day for us. 64 degrees near camelback mountain. 73 in wilmington and were at 74 degrees in dover. Here are our isolated showers just starting to push into parts of lancaster county. And as we head into the rest of tonight, mainly mostly cloudy skies with a few passing showers as we head into the 8 00 hour. This is how itll break down. Everything trending to the south. Even by 10 00 p. M. Well see a few isolated showers closer to cape may. But generally speaking by 8 00 p. M. , you should be in the clear. And youll notice most of the clouds will clear up as well. By saturday morning, we are going to see plenty of sunshine and that sunshine will be here to stay throughout the start of the weekend. As we head into sunday few more clouds moving in and thats going to give us cooler temperatures. So we are going to drop back down as we push into sunday. A little closer to average. But our temperature trend shows how far above average were going to go as we head into the weekend. Thats the perfect time for a warming trend. Dropping back down heading into sunday, down to about 65 degrees, and then we wait for the showers as we head into monday. As far as tonights concerned, you might want to bring a light hooded jacket with you for some of this scattered showers well see early on. Well clear up as we head into the late night hours. Temperatures tonight staying mild dropping down in the mid to high 50s for philadelphia and the suburbs to the north and west. And then as we push into tomorrow, well also see our temperatures warming close to 80 degrees. So for saturday expect temperatures at 79 our overnight lows dropping to 55. Plenty of sunshine and warm. Take a look at sunday a mix of sun to clouds, temperatures at 65 degrees and then just as youre heading back to work we are going to track rainy conditions on your monday even a chance of a few isolated thunderstorms. Well see windy conditions. Temperatures dropping below average for a change. Weve seen really warm conditions. And then on tuesday, 67 degrees still a chance of a. M. Showers. By wednesday, 64 degrees, thursday, friday looks pretty good, as well especially for the phillies game. If you decide to check any of those out, we are going to see our temperatures back below average in the low 60s. Like the sound of that. Thank you, brit. In about half an hour the family of a south philadelphia fruit vendor will gather with the community to remind them to keep looking for his killer. 68yearold don lee had just finished loading his truck at his home when someone stabbed him several times and slit his throat. Tomorrow will mark the twoyear anniversary of lys death. Lys children said their father had no known enemies. Lys wallet was still in his pocket with cash inside robbery is not believed to be the motive. This is the investigators best clue in the case. Police believe this man is the suspect casually walking away after the murder. Theres a 25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Okay. Switching gears now. Children living with special needs are taking a step to fight cancer. Theyre raising money in a walkathon. Theyre students at the school for the blind in philadelphia. Some children as young as 4 participated in the walkathon. Theyre raising money for Breast Cancer research in particular. Imagine knowing that the cost of a College Education is within reach even when youre just starting kindergarten. That would be amazing. Thats the case too, for dozens of children in camden. 83 lower income students were inducted into the Scholars Program today. They attend leap Academy Charter school. They could earn a full scholarship by maintaining a 3. 5 grade point average through school. Parents, if you could imagine, are thrilled. To think, that you wouldnt have to pay for it just keep working on them as long as he keeps a 3. 5, keeps coming to school. As long as i stay on him. What im supposed to do, im so grateful for the scholarship. Words could not express how grateful a parent can be for Something Like that. Talk about a great incentive. This is the first time that all kindergarten students at Leaf Charter School have the promise of a future scholarship to college. Privacy on the internet is the focus of four new bills in front of delaware lawmakers. Attorney general proposed the protections. One bill will keep employers from checking social media accounts of job applicants. Another measure protects the victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence from having their identities put out on the internet. A third bill protects the privacy of data about students collected by schools. And a fourth measure stops kids from being bombarded with ads for tobacco, alcohol and other illegal items. Pet adoptions will resume this weekend at the pennsylvania spca in philadelphias hunting park neighborhood. The facility closed last month after an outbreak of a respiratory disease in several dogs. The dogs are healthy and ready to be adopted with no risk to families. Every canine adoption will be reduced to only 20 on saturday and sunday. The event runs from 11 00 a. M. Until 7 00 p. M. Both days. Through the lehigh valley, a little parking relief for drivers. A groundbreaking ceremony held at the new Community Lot parking deck in allentown where the 900 Parking Spaces will be added. The new garage will be seven levels when its finished. Dupont open to selling historic pieces of property in delaware. But some arent happy about it. How the potential sale will impact the residents. Then the project improving beaches along the jersey shore, and why some towns are being left out. Plus how this county sheriff says he accidentally shot and killed a suspect coming up on nbc 10 news. Yeah, im married. Does it matter . Youd do that for me . Really . Yeah, id like that. Who are you talking to . Uh, its jake from state farm. Sounds like a really good deal. Jake from state farm at three in the morning. Who is this . Its jake from state farm. What are you wearing jake from state farm . [ jake ] uh. Khakis. She sounds hideous. Well shes a guy, so. [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. Get to a better state. As you know Hurricane Sandy did so much damage to the jersey shore. More than two years later, the state has started to rebuild those beaches. And the work is being embraced with open arms in many communities. But some road blocks and potential delays have surfaced. So, we wanted to know if the states plans could be derailed as a result. Nbc 10 Jersey Shore Bureau reporter got some answers. A surge of sand and water to widen beaches in ocean citys south end is a welcome sight for kathy. Its really rewarding to see it. Its been a long time coming. Today, state and federal officials mark the start of beach rebuilding projects in cape may and monmouth counties with a pair of kickoff events. Well build these dunes, nurse these beaches. This is all part of the states massive post sandy effort to construct a full Coastal Protection system along the entire jersey shore. But all isnt going according to plan. An ongoing legal battle stemming from opposition to dunes on its beaches has prevented a beach replenishment project from moving forward there and in neighboring vetner and long port. If the delay drags on new jersey could lose out on federal beach protection funds. And you know what were in competition with new york and other places that are using that same money. At the end of the day, when the moneys gone the moneys gone. When that project didnt happen this spring as planned, officials decided to start one on Long Beach Island ahead of schedule. But its not smooth sailing there either. Because more than 50 beach front homeowners still have not given written permission for parts of their properties to be used. Were asking people, please cooperate with us. Federal Officials Say the Long Beach Island project can still proceed in the weeks ahead. Because its such a big job with a lengthy time line they hope the state will be able to sort out those issues with homeowners while work is being done on other parts of the island. Im ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. A man posing as a Police Officer robs a victim in Delaware County. Now, police are on the hunt for that imposter. Well have more on the man police are looking for next on nbc 10 news at 4 00. Brittany . Im tracking a few scattered showers on this friday evening, but as we head into the weekend, its going to feel like summer. Ill let you know how warm well get and whats in store for work on monday. Then coming up tonight on nbc 10 news at 5 00, prerace tradition for tradition. Before a single running shoe hits the pavement the athletes head to a philadelphia church. We take you inside the runners mass. Thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. For the slower internet upload speeds. For taking longer to upload my files to the cloud. For making me wait longer to share my photo albums. And for never upgrading to 100 fiber optics thank you cable. Thank you cable, because if we never had you. We wouldnt know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. In Customer Satisfaction studies, fios is rated 1 in Internet Speed and reliability 8 years running. Plus, fios has the fastest wifi available from any provider, and the most on demand titles to your tv. So join the millions who experience the difference fios makes. Hurry now is the best time. Its your last chance to get a fios triple play online at an amazing 79. 99 a month guaranteed for two full years. Plus, get a 300 bonus with a 2year agreement. Hurry its your last chance offer ends april 18th go to verizon. Com thefacts today. We do want to take you back to breaking news we told you at the top of the newscast. Philadelphia police are investigating what they call an intentional hitandrun. And if thats not enough while they were on scene, a nearby house caught fire. Nbc 10s on the scene as Police Worked to sort everything out. George . Doesnt seem like george is there. We hope to get him momentarily to get the latest on that update for us. Well check back in with him. Right now at 4 30 in the meantime, police in Delaware County are on the hunt for an imposter imposter. Someone posing as a Police Officer robbed a man in darby. Nbc 10s Deanna Durante is there live. Do police have any idea who theyre looking for . Elwell, they dont have a name or tips that led them to a person. They do have this a composite sketch that the victim helped Police Officers create of what that individual may look like. This all happened just before 9 00 this morning in a parking lot behind me 800 block of main street here in darby borough. Now, police tell us that a gentleman was walking into his business. When he was approached by a man who looked like a man in this sketch, he looked like he was a narcotics officer. Police say he had a badge around his neck and the victim became suspicious because the victim has a Good Relationship with police. He pulled out his phone to call 911, and thats when things turned dangerous. Took out his phone, dials 911, with that the actor grabs phone, takes the phone, tells him he wants all the payroll money, puts him down on the ground and takes his house keys, his car keys a wallet, with a large amount of cash in it. He was he produces a, what he calls a semiautomatic weapon that has a black handle. Now, the victim in this case was not injured. But police want you to take a very good look at this sketch. They tell us that the victims cell phone was recovered in philadelphia. They are in the process of getting this flyer out all over the area hoping that somebody recognizes him. And, again, one thing that police say he had was a badge that hung around his neck. It was on a silver chain, and that badge had a lot of numbers on it. More than you would see, they say, on a typical police badge. They say that was one of the things that tipped the victim off that something was not right here. And so police are not sure where that badge came from. But they say it was definitely not a policeissue badge. If you know anything about this crime, you are asked to call darby police. Reporting live in Delaware County Deanna Durante, nbc 10 news. They call an intentional hitandrun while they were on scene. A house nearby caught fire. George spencer who we see clearly now joins us with the latest. What can you tell us . Its got to be one of the stranger series of events weve covered recently. You can see that investigators still have this scene blocked off. Family members, apparently, have arrived here. This scene where a woman was hit by a driver around 2 30 this afternoon and then moments later, that victims house went up in flames. Sky force 10 was over the scene here shortly after it happened. That 24yearold victim was hit, apparently intentionally by the driver of a white suv. That driver, though, took off from this scene. Gets stranger though. As police and fire were on this location for the hitandrun, were told that the victims own house, which is apparently just steps away from where this happened then went up in flames. As we come back out live you can see some of the damage to her house and to the neighbors house. It does look like significant damage from that fire. That victim was apparently taken from this scene in relatively serious condition. Weve heard that there is serious damage to her legs. We can tell you that investigators do sound like they know the suspect theyre looking for in this case obviously with a situation like this, lots to sort out. Were live, im george spencer, nbc 10 news. New information now in the case of a Delaware County toddler found dead in a bathtub. A childs mother and boyfriend are both charged with his murder. Since then police say theyve made disturbing discoveries about his death. New details. Randy . The autopsy revealed this young child, just 2 years old had at least 120 contusions and bruises on his body. Police even saying today that salt was poured into his eyes and on his head. It says justice for mason, put up by family and friends. And today, they did get a sense of that. We apparently lost randys audio. Tonight, a change in plans for the pope. A new stop that pope francis is contemplating ahead of his fall visit to our area. All new at 5 00 rolling danger. There are brand new safety rules for trains carrying crude oil and flammable liquids. What that means for the trains that travel through local neighborhoods. Pope francis could be adding another stop when he visits the u. S. This fall. The vatican says the pope is considering the idea of expanding his visit to include cuba. This as the u. S. P ask cuba, of course, are working to improve diplomatic relations. The popes trip will include a stop here in philadelphia for the world feeding of families. It will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention center from september 22nd to the 25th. Pope francis will visit on the 26th and 27th. Is a new social director at the white house. And shes from philadelphia. Deputy social secretary deesha dyer will be in charge of planning everything from the easter egg roll to state dinners. Dyer joined the white house in 2009 as an intern. Born in philadelphia and attended the Milton Hersheys school. A new facility in camden is serving up more than soup. Its serving up hope to the community. The kitchen announced the opening of the new facility with a Ribbon Cutting this morning. Its the payoff for the campaign called serving up hope in camden. Houses a commercial kitchen and cafe that will open to the public next month. Well endeavor to feed those individuals who are in need vulnerable population if you will in the city of camden. But also provide a place, a Gathering Place in the city of camden for individuals such as myself and residents to come together to receive a nutritious meal. Beginning in august a new baking Arts Training Program will kick off. And im tracking a few light showers in our area but as we head into the weekend, well stay nice and dry. Were also warming up. Ill let you know how warm well get coming up in my first alert 7day forecast. All new on nbc 10 news at 5 00 another broad street tradition. Before the blue cross broad street run is the annual race day mass. Well take you there behind the scenes. There is no royal blood in this country. Nothing is reserved for anyone. Its all just out there. Waiting. For someone to reach out. And take it. And the ones who do. These are the kings and queens of america. Protesters made their voices heard outside a federal court in new orleans inside an Appeals Panel listened to arguments over immigration. A texas judge put a hold on the president s executive order on immigration. The Justice Department says texas has no legal standing in the matter. Texas says granting legal status to immigrants will cost the state millions. The judges did not rule today. The oklahoma sheriffs reserve officer who accidentally shot a suspect is speaking publicly for the very first time. Bates appeared on the today show this morning. Bates was acting as backup when the suspect in an undercover sting operation bolted after a scuffle, bates pulled what he said he thought was his taser. Instead, fired his gun. Eric harris died. Today, bates talked about the allegations that the sheriff documents were falsified so he could work at the department. I shot him. Im sorry. Oh, my god, what has happened . The laser light is the same on each weapon. I saw the light and i squeezed the trigger, and then realized id dropped the gun. Bates is charged with seconddegree manslaughter. Now to decision 2016. President ial candidates are hitting the campaign trail in New Hampshire this weekend. A state gop meeting being held. Candidates are visiting other places in the state. Marco rubio met with students at Manchester Community college. To a different kind of trail now. Great weekend to head to a national park. Entrance fees being waived for all 59 National Parks this week. The park service turns 100 years old the next year. And there are some long needed repairs before the celebration begins. The park Service Estimates itll need 11. 5 billion to fix maintenance projects that have been neglected for years. Talk about a great idea for, well, tomorrow. Tonight, were up against rain right, brit . Well if you like showers on and off, which will clear up as we head out for dinner right around 8 00 p. M. You should be fine. But light showers over the next few hours are expected and then a dry weekend. If you went ahead to the park saturday or sunday take your pick. If you like it a little warmer were getting closer to 80 degrees on saturday. No complaints there. For philadelphia right now, 74 degrees at 55 . Winds out of the westsouthwest at 9 Miles Per Hour across the rest of the region. Were at 71 in redding. Mix of sun and clouds. Temperatures at 73 degrees. Really its an enjoyable friday evening with the exception of a few showers that are going to move through our area. 64 degrees in the poconos, 72 in coatesville, 60 in shenandoah temperatures in wilmington at 73 degrees. Were in the mid70s in swedesboro. Closer to the shore, cooler in avalon. Temperatures in dover at 74. Heres where were seeing the light showers right now. Moving into parts of New Castle County and just starting to push into lancaster county. And you can see they are very isolated. So its relatively quiet. Were just seeing mostly cloudy skies, but dont be surprised if over the next few hours you do find yourself with a few showers moving through your neighborhood. By 8 00 p. M. Were still looking at light showers near philadelphia. Just to the north of toms river and atlantic city. By 9 00 10 00, all of these showers are gone. Well start to see the clouds clearing up overnight. And by saturday were tracking plenty of sunshine and highs close to 80 degrees. So it is going to be a very nice way to kick off your weekend. We will cool back down as we head into sunday. But as far as tomorrow is concerned, well see a high of 70 degrees in the poconos, 76 in quakertown. 79 in trenton, 78 in chester. Cooler if youre in rehoboth beach. 64 degrees tomorrow in atlantic city. Temperatures in cape may closer to 70 degrees. As far as tonights concerned, you can see by the animation just a few scattered showers expected early, then clearing up later on tonight. 56 degrees, the low tonight in philadelphia, 49 for our suburbs to the north and west. And then heading into tomorrow, mostly sunny with our temperatures ranging between 77 and 80 degrees. Its really going to be a nice way to kick off the weekend. 7day forecast shows the high of 79 degrees, sunny and warm but take a look at sunday. Well see our clouds increasing temperatures at 65 degrees, and then monday is when things start to change. Were not going to see those temperatures staying well above average. In fact, well go back below average, 63 degrees with rain, and then a mix of or even a chance, i should say, of thunderstorms, and then as we head into tuesday, we are going to see our showers sticking with us throughout tuesday morning, 67 degrees, and then if you take a look at wednesday, we start to dry back out again. Not too bad of a forecast. Enjoy it while we can, really. Look at that. Tomorrow, 79 and sunny without any rain. I feel like the streets are going to be packed saturday. No matter where you go. You can go out jogging, shopping its going to be fun out there. Outdoor dining. All good. Good. Thanks brittany. We do have breaking news coming up in the nbc 10 news right now. We are being told police discovered a body in Delaware County. That discovery made along the Delaware River. The body was found near route 291. No word yet on the cause of death. We will keep you updated as we get more information. An iconic hotel could soon be up for sale in our area. Next, why that has some in the first state concerned. Then all new on nbc 10 news at 5 00 the travel spending numbers are in. Why new jersey republicans are racking up a bigger bill than their Democratic State counterparts. A really iconic piece of the landscape could soon disappear. There are concerns that dupont is planning to sell the iconic hotel. Tim furlong is live at that hotel. This could have a big impact, tim. Reporter yeah, president s and celebrities have stayed here. The Tampa Bay Rays stayed here during the world series. But the speculation is growing that dupont wants out of the hotel business. Theyve sold two nearby parking facilities, their hotel at 11th and market. It could go next. In delaware you even hint that dupont could sell the iconic hotel get out of here. Thats the reaction you get. Its beautiful inside. Its a nice place to go, and have lunch, to have dinner. You want to do Something Special for maybe a friend or for your spouse. Go to hotel dupont. Dupont has moved some of its operations out to the burbs. They do say they are open to divesting properties if it helps their shareholders. The company has been in a very public battle with the firm that holds about 2 billion in dupont stock, that firm is pushing for new Board Members saying in a letter the current board and ceos results are not acceptable theyve failed to deliver. And they say with changes, dupont can be great. Selling off their hotel could help control costs and streamline duponts mission. Tourism officials hope any buyer would keep it the way it is. Its an iconic treasure for wilmington. Its one of the great locations for people coming in. They are all in awe of this building. Its the history, architecture its a huge symbol to delaware. Its a symbol some people hope doesnt change. Its a great place. And i just hope it doesnt change or lose any of what its held over the years. Dupont also owns a country club. It used to be for their employees, but anyone can enjoy. People are growing concerned about what could go there if the land is sold. Just a little while ago, the top county executive called me personally on his cell phone because he wanted to give me new information that residents up there will need to know. Youre going to need to stay with us until 6 00 for that information. Ill have it for you and new information on all parts of the aspect of the sale. Live from wilmington, nbc 10 news. Next all new on nbc 10 news at 5 00, rolling danger. From derailments to crashes, freight trains full of oil and flammable materials. Pass through local neighborhoods day and night. Now, there are new safety rules being implemented. What that means for People Living near the track. Well once the sun came out today, temperatures really warmed up and were mostly dry, but now a few showers trying to flare up. How itll play into your friday night and how warm itll be for your weekend. Spring is in the air, but how about love . Philadelphias being called one of the most romantic cities on earth. Why our town has been given the special honor next on nbc 10 news at 5 00. Right now at 5 00, Philadelphia Police are investigating what theyre calling an intentional hitandrun. Sky force 10 was over the scene a short time ago. The scene is on north 17th street. Police tell us a woman was hit by a white suv which never stopped. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. Then, her house caught fire. Its not clear what the relationship is between the driver and the victim or whether the fire is connected to the hitandrun. Also breaking now, police in Delaware County are investigating a body found near the Delaware River. Sky force 10 over the township. Police say the body was found on an island in the Delaware River not far from route 291. Its unclear how the person died. And now on nbc 10 news at 5 00, pain grief and lots of questions after the hitandrun crash that killed this toddler and injured his mother. Theres some progress in the case, the car linked to the crash was found this morning. Seeing if they can get an arrest warrant for the suspect. Drew smith is live near the familys home and joins us with more. Drew . Yeah, the family is trying to just stay focused on Funeral Plans for that young boy who died. But as you can see, people are remembering this child through this memorial. Meanwhile, police combing through a car turned in this morning for as much evidence as possible. People, police call cooperating witnesses, dropped off this car in west philly this morning. Theyre devastated and upset, but they are cooperating and being helpful in the investigation. Based on the Damage Police are certain this is what theyve been looking for since monday. The left head lamp which fell off at the scene, fit perfectly in the car this morning. So we have good physical evidence. Investigators say the owners live in central pennsylvania. But on a visit to philadelphia they let a 19yearold borrow the car. Hes now the suspect accused of leaving the scene after hitting 2yearold david and his mother. They have to make justice with this situation. You know. Because its not fair. And hes still out there