Weekend, carla was among the first to hit the sand on ship bottoms newly widened beach. Out here early to beat the crowd. Our beach is very big. I think we have a lot of space this year. Reporter after a rainy thursday sunshine and a long line of slowmoving traffic greeted those making their way to Long Beach Island this morning. At the sand box cafe the wait for a table was at least 45 minutes. We think today is the busiest day weve seen so far this summer. Going great. We were gearing up for it with the rain yesterday. We prayed for sunshine and someone heard our prayers. Reporter in Sea Isle City waves of people have been hitting the surf. The sand packed too. First time right . Reporter although this 11 week old spent most of his day under cover. Stay under that tent. He will be 100 uv protected. Shirt, hat, all of it. They cant wear sunscreen until six months. Reporter dalton is back in his home state for the Holiday Weekend from new mexico. Where hes stationed for the air force. Its amazing. I wish the sun was out more but its still a lovely day. It beats 120 degree days whenlsjo its just hot. Nice to be home. Reporter happy to be home for the Holiday Weekend. Normally this is the Vantage Point we are able to give you from the boardwalk. Our cameras set up on the boardwalk. Today we are doing something a little different. We are getting set to give you some unique soaring views from a remote controlled news aerial camera. We have a crew busy right now setting that up. Stay tuned for that launch coming up at 4 30. Im Ted Greenberg, nbc 10 news. Look forward to that. Thanks. Meantime security is tightening across the world this Holiday Weekend because of terrorism concerns. The government says there is no specific threat but they want everyone to be vigilant and prepared. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live on the ben franklin parkway where philadelphia officials revealed their security plans as hundreds of thousands converge on the city this weekend. What did they say . Reporter well they would not give out specifics but they do say the city wants people to come down to welcome america and one of the venues you might hit, the road to rio. This is something that is new that they are just putting the finishing touches on right now. In this corner they will have a green screen where you can look like you are standing next to the olympic torch. In this corner they will have a ring, the olympic rings. Then in this corner, this is the cool thing. Put on this headset here and this will give you a 360 degree experience of being at one of the events whether its diving or Beach Volleyball or whatever it is. So they expect thousands, maybe tens of thousands of people to make their way through this exhibit over the next few days. This as people come down here under a Terror Threat warning. Its definitely something that my parents talked to me about before we came. Reporter mallory and her College Friends made the trek from alabama anyway. Philadelphias historic areas are awash in a crowd of tourists all wanting to see the origins of our democracy. Growing up i didnt have this opportunity to be able to go to trips like this. Getting older, i really wanted to have a good time and look for some good history where i can always pass it on to my son. We are prepared to have a safe and enjoyable time. Reporter city officials declared welcome america activities safe despite a National Terrorist threat warning this weekend. An army of Philadelphia Police is joined by the fbi, park service and Homeland Security officers. Additionally, there are more clandestine measures. According to the deputy mayor. We never let anyone dictate to us how we are going to live our lives. We embrace what our freedoms actually stand for. If people dont like that thats just tough. Reporter that philly bravado is resonating with many tourists. We need to be aware whats going on but we cant stop living our life and enjoying philadelphia. Reporter there are several dos and donts for people coming down to enjoy philadelphia. For example, dont drive but do rely on septa and their expanded schedule. Additionally, dont bring large coolers or backpacks. If you have to bring a bag, put that in a clear plastic bag similar to if you are going to an eagles game in the fall. Coming up we will take a look at the other trailer which is right through that door over there. We will give you a peek inside that coming up in the next hour. Live along the ben franklin parkway, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. We have been telling you about the terror warning ahead of the Holiday Weekend. The nbc 10 investigators sat down with the fbi to see what they are doing to keep folks safe in philadelphia. The steps they are taking ahead at 4 30. Heres a look at the other preparations happening for other events in center city. A live look at the stage being prepared in front of the art museum for tomorrow nights big concert. There is still work to be done but thousands will crowd along the parkway to listen to some amazing acts. The philly fourth of july jam starts at 7 00 p. M. Philadelphias own the roots are the headliners. Miguel and Jennifer Nettles will wow the crowd. Fireworks are set to begin at 10 30 p. M. After the concert ends. The fireworks already all loaded ready to go for tomorrow nights explosion of light and sound. Crews brought the shells into the area around the art museum this morning. Thousands will be used each minute for the july fourth show along the parkway. Many of them custom made. Take your blankets and beach chairs to Independence Hall tonight for a free outdoor concert by the philly pops. We were there as they rehearsed this afternoon at the kimmel center. The music ranges from patriotic and american favorites to broadway hits and disco. Maybe there will be surprises as well. We will ask the mayor if he might want to conduct the orchestra during the program. Well see what happens with that. Check out the show tonight starting around 8 00. If you want to check out some great athletes this Holiday Weekend, head to the schuykill river. I just saw them driving in to work. The Independence Day regatta began today and runs through sunday. It was started in 1880 and brings more than 1100 boats from 96 clubs to the river. Competitors come from all over the world. If you were planning to see Megan Trainor at the shore, make new plans. Shes postponing the show because of a hemorrhage on her vocal cordshords. Whatever your weekend has in store, take the nbc 10 news app with you. Get the schedules for events around the region including fireworks displays and you will have the first alert forecast at your fingertips. Its a free download. New information about an fbi raid at city hall in allentown. It speculates the fbi is looking into the citys contracting process. Everything is quiet today. City hall is closed for the holiday. Agents showed up at city hall yesterday and questioned the mayor. Agents seized documents pertaining to bidding and contracts for grand jury investigation. So far no city officials or employees have been subpoenaed to testify or told they are a target of the probe. The city statement says leaders have acted properly at all times. We knocked on the mayors door to ask him directly. No one answered. New information this afternoon in the shooting of a Camden Police officer. Detectives identified the suspect who shot the officer as victor bennett. Theres a 1500 reward for information that leads to his arrest. Police say bennett shot at officer prince reeds car. The officer was hit in the arm with a bullet fragment. He searched for the suspect before heading to the hospital. New information in the case of an elderly woman murdered in East Mount Airy and the search for her killers. The three People Police questioned last night were released. Nbc 10s cydney long with what was learned today. Reporter we now know one woman and two men were not detained overnight by homicide detectives but exactly what information they gave up or their relationship to the victim, if any, is not clear. It comes as Police Detectives are analyzing a key piece of evidence, a laptop computer that belonged to the victim but seized inside a home in West Oak Lane on bouvier street making people who live there concerned about any potential connection. Apparently no longer needed as evidence murder vick testimony regina brueners silver toyota sits parked in her driveway covered in fingerprint residue. At close glance you can see where detectives were able to lift fingerprints that may point to the 85yearolds killer or killers. A source confirmed the vehicle stolen at some point in the moments or hours after her throat was slashed, changed hands at least once in the days after her death. I just saw a lot of police cars on the corner. Reporter meantime neighbors who live along bouvier street watched as detectives seized a laptop computer from this home thursday. It belongs to bruener and brought three people into questioning by police late last night. If thats the case and they did catch somebody with that laptop i hope they get the person that did it because thats really insane that you would take an elderly womans life over whatever reason. Reporter he was friendly with the victim having been a neighbor for many years. He wants whoever killed her caught. Her husband died a few years ago and then she lived with some other gentleman and i hear he was in the hospital. At the time. Reporter he went on to tell me he does not have one and is not aware of any neighbors that have outdoor surveillance cameras. We also asked police and homicide detectives if they plan to release any of the Surveillance Video of the suspects using this victims atm card. We did not hear back from them today. They have been working this case day in and day out all week but remained very quiet today. Im cydney long, nbc 10 news. Homicide investigators are looking into a quadruple shooting that left two people dead in nicetown around 2 00 this morning. A masked gunman walked up to a group of people attempting to rob them but one of the people in the group had an Assault Rifle and a gun battle broke out. Two men are dead including the robbery suspect. Two others are in the hospital. Lot of people complained about the slow response of Atlantic City electric to last weeks power outages. Now the new jersey board of Public Utilities is taking a look. Storms put thousands in the dark for almost a week. Three state lawmakers wrote a letter to the utilities board complaining about ac electrics response. They say the utility refused to coordinate its efforts with local towns. Ac electric says it will cooperate with the review and look for ways to be more efficient. The Baltimore City Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a picture went viral. It shows a message on the inside of a police van saying enjoy your ride because we sure will. Someone snapped a picture of this on tuesday. The Police Department says this is concerning and unacceptable and the department is taking it very seriously. The photos come as six officers are charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. Gray was arrested in april and suffered from injuries while in police custody. His death a week later sparked protests and riots in baltimore. New York State Police are trying to unravel exactly what happened while two escaped murderers were on the run. They are trying to figure out who owned a backpack that david sweat was carrying when he was shot near the canadian border. He had maps tools and other items in that backpack when he was caught sunday. Troopers believe it was stolen from a camp. Sweats accomplice david matt was shot and killed two days before sweat was captured. His body has been disposed of in accordance with the wishes of his son. There was no funeral but its unclear if he was buried or cremated. The convicted mudder ermurderers were on the run for nearly three weeks. A dozen people have been suspended from their positions at the prison including the top boss and his deputy. Tennessee residents are back in their homes after the threat from a Train Derailment and fire ended. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate yesterday when a train carrying toxic chemicals went off the rails and burst into flames. The fire is now out. 87 people were treated at a local hospital. Most were experiencing respiratory issues skin irritation and nausea. All are expected to be okay. There were no air monitoring that indicates that theres any issues. The Freight Train was heading from cincinnati to southern georgia when it derailed. The cause is not yet known. The tables have turned in North Carolina today. The hunter became the hunted when a fisherman went after a shark. Check out these pictures sent to our sister station in charlotte. A fisherman reeled in this shark in kill devil hills. Its about 6 1 2 feet long. The fisherman did release it back into the ocean. So far this year there have been 25 unprovoked shark attacks in the u. S. 11 of them in florida, seven in North Carolina. Four in south carolina. A twist in the Corruption Case against new jersey senator bob menendez. Prosecutors are trying to keep some evidence out of the hands of the senators attorneys. They say there are National Security concerns. Prosecutors asked a judge to decide. Menendez is accused of conspiracy and bribery for allegedly accepting gifts from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors. He has pleaded not guilty. Hispanic leaders are calling on the Republican Party to condemn donald trump. Trump is refusing to apologize for calling mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers. Many republican candidates have avoided the issue all together. The political and practical trump related fallout has intensified in recent days. A number of Big Companies have stopped doing business with trump, including Nbc Universal. Trump of course one of 14 declared gop president ial candidates. Two more are expected to join the race this month. There are five candidates on the democratic side vying for their partys nomination. Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter is heading to mexico on a mission to build economic ties. He will visit puebla as part of the trip starting monday. The goal is economic collaboration. It is mexicos fourth largest city. The mayor wants to foster economic development, culture and educational and professional exchanges. Fourth of july a proud weekend for all americans. This weekend is an especially proud weekend for the Lgbt Community as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first equality protest. Theres a big exhibit at the National Constitution center where people are able to step back in time to see what it was like 50 years ago. A lot of people who were at that protest are back in philly this weekend to mark the celebration of the movement. Theres still work to be done but i think no American Group in the last 50 years has ever made such astonishing progress progress that we couldnt even conceive of when i began. The exhibit at the National Constitution center will be open until january. A new report finds there is no evidence irs employees were told to destroy or hide information in an email scandal. Thousands of emails were lost when backup tapes were erased. That happened to a former irs official who was under investigation for her treatment of conservative groups like the tea party. This report finds theres no evidence the irs tried to hide evidence from investigators. Instead the erased tapes seemed to be a mistake, not a coverup. The markets werent open today to observe the july fourth holiday but closed lower yesterday ahead of greeces sunday referendum. That vote this weekend is about whether to accept creditor demands in return for bailout funds. Tension it isess are high in greece. There are long lines outside atms as people try to get the smallest amount of money they are allowed each day, 60. The vote could impact how the markets open on monday. I hope you all enjoyed your day off today. These people were lounging outside in allentown at cedar beach park. It looks like it was definitely a good day. We will see a nice mild evening ahead but we are tracking a few changes as we get into the actual holiday on fourth of july tomorrow. But nice conditions expected for sunday. Holiday showers expected also rip currents just a moderate risk. Thats why we have the yellow flag. And a warmer bit more sunnier sunday on tap. Heres a live look outside. Cape may thats the place to be. It looks really nice and relaxing. 80 degrees in philadelphia. Our humidity is at 50 , wind speeds out of the south at six miles per hour. Feelslike temperature at 81. We are not seeing high humidity its not uncomfortable or really sticky. Its a nice way to kick off the weekend. 78 degrees right now in pottstown, georgetown at 79 with mostly sunny skies. We will start to see the sun going down in the next couple hours so you have a few more hours to soak in the sun at the beach. 74 degrees currently in the poconos. 74 in shenendoah. Blue bell 79. 78 in wilmington. 80 in washington township. 79 in mt. Holly. Right along the sthorhore mid 70s in avalon 77 in dover. A nice even spread with the temperatures with the air coming off the ocean but the ocean is warm so thats helping us as well. We are seeing quiet conditions in terms of any rainfall. We are seeing partly cloudy skies and could see a few stray showers tonight. But most of this system is going to travel just to the south of us. We will see a few scattered showers from that actual system heading to the north. I will show you what i mean by the future cast. You will notice a lot of that moisture stays to the north of our area although as we head into tomorrow morning, we could start to see a little bit of light shower activity near the Lehigh Valley stretching down into Lancaster County and baltimore seeing moderate to heavy rainfall. As we progress the model here one thing we are concerned about, the latest model is just now showing a little bit more shower activity right along the shore close to 1 00 p. M. We could even see heavy downpours to the south of sussex county. These are going to be shortlived so i wouldnt necessarily say its not a beach day tomorrow. Just know we will see mostly cloudy conditions and the chance of a few passing showers and maybe an isolated thunderstorm. We will start to see clearing saturday night, which is great, especially for the fireworks. Heres a closer look at the beach and shore cast. Things are really clouding up by the time you wake up to head out to the beach. Expect mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures are going to be in the 70s here. They will stay in the 70s as we go into the rest of tomorrow. It will be comfortable out. We just have to watch for the few passing showers as we get into the afternoon hours. As far as the poconos are concerned, as we head into saturday, 72 degrees with a slight chance of showers. Temperatures warm up between saturday and sunday. On sunday, 78. Plenty of sunshine expected. We have a moderate risk of rip currents. Be really careful, keep a close eye on the kids as they go in the water. Saturday, 75 degrees, cloudy with a chance of showers. As we take a look at sunday we are going to see more sunshine 80 degrees, the water temperature at 72. As far as tonights concerned, we will see mostly cloudy skies. The chance of just a few little stray showers. Temperatures drop down to 66 degrees for philadelphia 64 for the suburbs to the north and west but still comfortable. Passing showers expected tomorrow. A little bit cooler for us. Temperatures range between 71 and 77 degrees. Your sevenday forecast shows a nice warming trend as we head into sunday. Plenty of sunshine. As we push into next week unsettled weather with a chance for storms most of next week. Sglits a its a first for women. The female coach set to make history. Plus tackling a Health Problem that impacts 29 million americans. The new test that shows a pill could prevent diabetes. Lessons learned from a neardeath experience. The message a Philadelphia Runner is sharing only with nbc 10. After his heart gave out in the middle of the blue cross broad street run. With the help of Comfort Keepers, im keeping my mom healthy im keeping dad on schedule. Im keeping my mom happy Comfort Keepers inhome professional caregivers can provide meal planning and preparation, health and Wellness Services and personal Care Services through custom care plans that can change as needs change, so your aging loved ones can stay happy and healthy in their own home. A Fishing Group that wants to stop ocean blasting research will go before a judge this month. They say the research can hurt marine life and want a temporary restraining order to stop the project. Rutgers university the university of texas and the National Science foundation says it takes precautions. The outcome of the research will help better protect the coast against storms like super storm sandy. Becky hammond continues to blaze a trail for women in sports. Today, the nbas San Antonio Spurs announced that she will be the first female coach of a Summer League team in league history. Hammond became the first fulltime full salaried assistant coach for any of the four major American Sports when she joined the spurs a year ago. Many teams including the sixers allow assistants to be the head coach in the Summer League. The 38yearold is a sixtime allstar in the wnba. Showers could impact your plans this Holiday Weekend. First alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp is tracking the threat. I will let you know when the best chance to see the showers is and what you can expect if you plan on heading to any of the beaches or shores. The birthplace of freedom could be a prime target for terrorists this weekend. Next the nbc 10 investigators spoke to the fbi about why they are paying special attention to trash cans across philadelphia. Why are we watching this again . I pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. Joey, ill watch anything except this. Except this. Go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. Fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you dont. 100 fiber optics is here. Get out of the past. Get fios. Now for 79. 99 a month. Go online or call. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v the Holiday Weekend is off to a sunny start. This little one was splashing around in center city. Doesnt mind the water one bit. How cute. Not all sunshine though. Some people may see a shower outside. The poconos are cool but comfortable. A live look at camel beach water park. Plenty of people enjoying a day by the water. Cant blame them. Good weather if youre doing any driving tonight. This is a live look at i76 at the vine street expressway. Not a lot of people on the road right now. Really smooth. Maybe they went yesterday or are waiting to leave later tonight. There is a chance of showers ahead for tonight, though. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp is here with the nbc 10 first alert forecast. Not a total washout, right . Not at all. Just a chance for a few little stray showers tonight. Things get more interesting as we head into tomorrow. Heres a closer look at the radar. You can see its completely dry. One thing we are watching to see if any of these showers start to transition into our area. The brunt of the moisture will stay well outside of our area. In fact the area of low pressure thats causing all these showers is going to stay to the south of us. We dont have to worry about all that rain moving in. I want to show you the chance of a few stray showers heading into the rest of tonight. As we get into tomorrow morning, thats when we will keep a close eye on whats happening just outside of our area. Thats whats going to give us a chance of showers throughout the day heading into your holiday. I will go over all the details on that. As far as tonight, its by 6 00 p. M. 79 degrees. By 9 00 p. M. Fireworks should be going off 75 degrees. By midnight, 72. The shore planner will be a little cooler than what we are seeing in the city. 76 degrees by 6 00 p. M. By 9 00 p. M. , 71. By midnight 68. I am tracking what you can expect from the shore to the poconos to the city on saturday and sunday. Thats coming up in the first alert seven day forecast. Speaking of the shore, nbc 10 Jersey Shore Bureau reporter Ted Greenberg live this afternoon among the crowds in wildwood. I imagine you are surrounded by people, hot dogs and a lot of water ice. Reporter all those things are here plus pizza, french fries, all the things you like to get here on the boardwalk. Thats exactly where i have my feet planted, on the boardwalk. Our camera is here but i want you to take a look out at the beach right by moreys pier Mariners Landing. We have something really cool for the first time on nbc 10. A remote controlled aerial news camera. Lets take a look at the shot from that camera. It is hovering over the beach. Its very close to the ferris wheel at Mariners Landing. You can see the ferris wheel really just a really cool view. We dont usually see, something very unique sweeping views of the boardwalk. You can see part of wildwoods massive beaches there in the background. You can really from this Vantage Point see just how wide wildwoods beaches are. They are extremely wide more than 2,000 feet wide in some spots. It can take a good ten minutes to get from the boardwalk down to the water because the beaches here are so large. In fact, they are the largest beaches on the east coast. I have been watching people riding that ferris wheel throughout the afternoon. Not too many people on it right now but its still early in the day. As more and more people come down here to the jersey shore for the Holiday Weekend, it is going to be filling up along with the beach. Its been a popular place today. Been a really beautiful day, lots of sunshine after the rain we had yesterday. Yesterday was miserable for a lot of people who started their Holiday Weekend early. Today, it has been absolutely gorgeous. We have a nice breeze coming off the ocean. A few clouds but nobody here is complaining. As we take another live look above moreys Mariners Landing pier and raging waters water park here. Guys we will keep flying this aerial cam, give you more dramatic views coming up at 5 00 and 6 00. Im Ted Greenberg, nbc 10 news. The roller coaster looks like too steep of a drop. No, thank you. Lets take a look at dover, where people are gearing up for first friday. They will be out there eventually. There will be live music, special shops, its all free. It cleared out because they didnt want to be on tv. Yeah. It doesnt start until 5 00. It doesnt look too promising right now but its there if you want to go. Another holiday option. The blue rocks play at 7 00. A live look at the stadium in wilmington. Great night to take in a ball game. So much to do. You can take the nbc 10 news app with you this Holiday Weekend. Get the schedule for events around the region so you get there early, including fireworks displays and you will have the first alert forecast at your fingertips. Police in the Delaware Valley are on alert this weekend with isis calling for attacks against the west. While theres no specific threat, there are specific motives for isis to attack, right . Reporter the fbi says isis is looking for something to celebrate both for religious reasons and because isis just turned one year old. That our flag was still there reporter this is the 239th time americans will celebrate independence, feet from where the declaration was signed. Jeff austin says nothing will threaten that. We cant live our lives and hide from people. We have to live our lives, not let the terrorists win. Reporter as Independence Mall takes precautions including smaller disposable garbage cans isis is calling for attacks during the holy month of ramadan which overlaps the fourth of july holiday. In the u. S. It has great symbolic view for the united states. Here in philly great symbolic value. Reporter j. J. Clayburne told us like the rest of the country theres no specific threat in philadelphia but the public should stay alert. Report it to law enforcement, to a cop, to 911, to us. We want to know this information so that everything can be followed up on. Reporter the fbi is particularly aware of recent attacks around the world, including the 38 People Killed by a gunman at a tunisian resort last week. Locally we have seen Threats Force evacuations at the navy yard and 30yearold kiona thomas arrested and charged with trying to join isis. Todays recruiting involves slick production and social media. Its led to 24 specific threats so far this year. None so far in the city that gave birth to american democracy. Around the country the fbi has warned 1800 Police Agencies to be on alert with no specific threat. This appears to be routine given the holiday and the threats around the world. The medicine that treats diabetes could soon help prevent the disease. Next the experiment that could create a lifesaving pill. Plus pogopalooza. How this guy bounced his way into the history books in philadelphia all for a good cause. Why are we watching this again . I pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. Joey, ill watch anything except this. Except this. Go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. Fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you dont. 100 fiber optics is here. Get out of the past. Get fios. Now for 79. 99 a month. Go online or call. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v tradingin or selling your car truck or suv . Webuyanycar. Com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. One, get your free online valuation. Two, book an appointment. And three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. Find out how much your car is worth at webuyanycar. Com this weekends fireworks are sure to dazzle but for some, it could literally take their breath away. Health experts warn fireworks shows can produce enough Secondhand Smoke to cause problems for people with asthma. So if you have asthma dont get too close to a large fireworks display and avoid sitting downwind. It could be a life changer if diabetes runs in your family. Scientists are testing whether a pill can prevent diabetes. The study is funded by the National Institutes of health. It is testing 400 adults and children. Those in the study are at risk for developing type 1 diabetes. The immune systems of children changed when they took insulin pills. Huge news in the quest for an aids vaccine. An experimental vaccine protected monkeys against a virus similar to aids. Scientists are encouraged by the findings and hope they lead to evaluating the vaccine in humans. Talk about endurance. This is jack bouncing on a pogo stick near the art museum. He did this for more than ten hours and is now the world record holder bouncing 88,047 consecutive times. Part of the battle of the bounce pogo stick challenge for alzheimers research. He did it. The stars and stripes are flying everywhere this time of year. One flag maker says its more than patriotism fueling the american pride. Next the change he says is fueling the spike in sales. Brittney . As we head to the Holiday Weekend im tracking what you can expect from the shore to the city to the poconos. Thats coming up in my full forecast. Im Whoopi Goldberg and new york is my home. Theres no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. Hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. Pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new yorks most controversial citizens. A journey in new york is a journey through history. Plan you next trip at iloveny. Com summer. Theres something for everyone. This Holiday Weekend we will see plenty of red, white and blue. One kentucky family found itself busier than usual due possibly in part to an american controversy. The oates family owns a flag company. Last year they sold more than 30,000 flags, all kinds, including confederate flags. But now the company stopped making those. In turn its had more orders for american flags this year. Were dealing with the american flag. Were dealing with america. Were americans. We enjoy making the flag. Big part of the oates business for this holiday, those small flags we often see at veterans grave sites. Good evening. Its going to be a very nice night if you plan on enjoying the fireworks. Im tracking the chance of showers as we head into your fourth of july holiday. Moderate chance for rip currents and then also a warmer sunday on tap for us. If you have to choose which day to go to the beach, i would say sunday but todays a really nice day to spend in cape may. Theres a live picture. For philadelphia temperatures are at 80 degrees, humidity nice and low at 50 . Across the rest of the region, in the low 70s in the poconos, 79 in trenton, temperatures close to 80 degrees in mt. Holly, 77 in Atlantic City. At 78 in wilmington and 77 in dover. Again, it will be a nice evening out. Satellite radar shot showing us cloudy skies but dry conditions for us. The nearest weather disturbance is off to the southwest and the center of that disturbance is actually going to stay to the south of us but as we get into the weekend we will notice showers starting to ride up closer to our area. Overnight we will start to see a little bit more activity just to the west of our area. If we progress the model a little more by saturday morning at 9 00 a. M. In the poconos, Lehigh Valley to Lancaster County, you could wake up to a few light showers. We will see mostly cloudy conditions to start right at the shore. Closer to noon 1 00 we will keep a close eye to see if these showers start to pop up right near Atlantic City stretching down to cape may and also into parts of sussex county. The latest model is showing the showers will be shortlived and move offshore. By 4 00 5 00 we are still dealing with mostly cloudy skies. At least you can squeeze a few more hours of beach and shore time in. It wont be a total washout tomorrow. We are tracking the possibility of a few showers as we head into the afternoon. Your pocono forecast shows as we head into the weekend tomorrow we will see the chance of showers thats mainly going to be in the morning. Temperatures will warm to 72 degrees so thats still below average for us. With a chance of showers there. On sunday warming things back up mostly sunny skies. Temperatures at 78 degrees. So sunday is really going to be the best day of the entire weekend. We will see a moderate risk for rip currents. Be careful if you are heading down the shore, some of the delaware beaches. For saturday the chance of passing showers, we could see even a quick heavy downpour. 75 degrees, cloudy skies expected from the time you wake up in the morning probably until you take your beach gear inside. On sunday 80 degrees, more sunshine for us on sunday than saturday. Also, our temperatures bump up a little. Good news is the water temperature is nice and mild at 72 degrees and as far as tonights concerned we are going to see mostly cloudy skies with the chance of a few stray showers. 66 degrees for philadelphia 64 for the suburbs to the north and west. As we head into tomorrow, it will actually be a little cooler. The average for this time of year is 87. We are going to be a little below that average. Passing showers expected cooler temperatures will range between 71 and 77 degrees. The sevenday forecast shows we will see partly cloudy skies, the chance of a few stray showers and then as we head into sunday mostly sunny skies expected for us. Temperatures warm up a little and they will get a little closer to average, into the mid 80s so it will be nice and comfortable right along the shore and in the poconos. By next week we track a chance of thunderstorms. I know people want that pictureperfect weekend but its not what we had last weekend. It was really stormy last weekend. A few little passing showers and things clear out on sunday. Looks nice sunday. Brittney thanks. We have just over seven hours left to apply to win free money. Today is the last day to apply for our project called 21st century solutions. Nbc 10 and Nbc Universal are giving away grants to support nonprofits that are changing or community. The application is on nbc10. Com. Eligibility requirements are also listed there. The deadline the apply is tonight at midnight. A recent test of endurance almost killed a Philadelphia School teacher. The story does have a happy ending. The fathers heart stopped during the blue cross broad street run. Next, only nbc 10 is hearing from him about the runner who saved his life. A warning for parents who have not had their children vaccinated for measles. The first measles death in more than a decade has Health Officials sounding the alarm. A young woman in Washington State got the measles back in the spring. She already had other Health Issues and a weakened immune system. Health Officials Say she had been vaccinated as a child but all her medical problems made her vulnerable to the disease. They say theres no apparent risk to others right now but if you are not vaccinated theres a greater chance you can catch the measles. A near miss. Those are the chilling words from a doctor describing what happened to a local man after his heart stopped. Happened during this years blue cross broad street run. Now the young father talks exclusively to nbc 10. He loves life and he appreciates what he has and shows that every day. Reporter thats how Lauren Mcguire describes her 33yearold husband, joe. She cannot imagine life without him. Not for a second. Reporter but she came dangerously close to finding out. Joe collapsed about two and a half miles into the ten mile blue cross broad street run in early may. His only symptom, some numbness in his legs. I kind of thought of it as like a cramp. Reporter the next thing joe remembers is waking up in an ambulance while an emt explained why. Your heart stopped beating. You got shocked, we brought you back. Reporter luckily for joe, another runner saw him fall a nurse who teaches cpr. She possibly and probably saved my life. Reporter the woman immediately began chest compressions with the help of other racers who stopped. Something joe and lauren who are expecting their second child in november will always be grateful for. That they thought first i need to help somebody rather than i need to continue running. Reporter temple cardiologist josh cooper says hes not sure exactly why joes heart stopped but it wasnt a heart attack. Rather, a problem with the hearts electrical system. Joe now has a defibrillator implanted just under his skin on his side. That will watch his rhythm 24 hours a day and if it ever detects a fast rhythm it will deliver an automatic shock to restore his heart to normal within seconds. Reporter dr. Cooper is working to keep joe safe but says the real heroes are the people who rushed to help. When somebody passes out in public, people need to take action. Reporter call 911, start cpr and in general, begin paying attention to where the portable defibrillators are kept in public places. If god forbid a young athlete or somebody passes out, you know exactly where to go and what to do because every minute is a chance of saving that persons life. The doctor says you should also realize that fainting or losing consciousness can be a sign of a serious condition. Dont take it lightly. See a doctor right away. Can happen to anybody. He looks so young and vibrant. Absolutely. We were there broadcasting the broad street run at the finish line. We saw how difficult it was for many people crossing that finish line. Good to know the tips about what to do. Yes. Next on nbc 10 news at 5 00 keeping the pope and philadelphia safe. Tonight, new details about a massive security fence expected to go up during the papal visit. How it will impact people in the city. Brittney . Lots of people are out and about tonight getting a jump start on the fourth of july weekend. Im tracking what you can expect for your fireworks forecast. And whats in store for saturday and sunday. Plus nbc 10 goes back to ges ner street. Its been a year since a fire took the lives of four children and devastated a neighborhood. We will see how the community is trying to move forward next. For a lot of people the fourth of july holiday starts on the 3rd. Today, many think the long weekend wouldnt be complete without a trip to the beach and great food. Fortunately for beach goers the weather cooperated today. Heres a look at cape may right now. Can you just keep a shot on cape may for the next hour . That is pretty and i think its where we want to be. If you are headed to july fourth events, you may have to dodge a few showers. It wont be terrible. Meteorologist Brittney Shipp is here with a first look at the Holiday Weekend forecast. What can people expect tonight . They can expect dry conditions right now and also mild conditions for us. Its going to be perfect when you head out with the kids to watch the fireworks. The radar shot shows quiet conditions right now although we have a weather disturbance off to the southwest of us. The center of this will stay to the south of us. We will slowly start to see some of the showers transitioning just outside of the area. These pops of precipitation are sprinkles. The thing im tracking for tomorrow morning, notice the brunt of this moisture is going to start to push into parts of the poconos and clansLancaster County. As far as your fireworks forecast goes, you will see temperatures by 7 00 p. M. At 78 degrees. By 10 00 p. M. , 74. By 1 00 a. M. Temperatures at 71. Coming up beach and shore forecast for you, the rip current risk if you plan on heading in the water this weekend. Im also tracking showers, when they will start and stop what cities will be affected as we head into saturday coming up in my full