To travel. And were also tracking more storms. Heres a live look outside right now. Well have the timing of the wet weather in your neighborhood. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to nbc 10 news today. Im ted greenberg. 5 01 on this saturday morning. Thanks for being up early with us. It is a first alert weather day. Lets get to Brittney Shipp in the weather center. Good morning. Good morning. We are expecting another round of heavy rain. We are going to see mostly cloudy skies. We did see an isolated batch of thunderstorms move through. But first well talk about the weather story which is the first alert weather day which will go into effect this afternoon into tonight. We have a flood watch thats already going into effect for half of our area. 1 to 3 inches expected. Heres a sixhour loop. It shows the heavy rainfall that was mainly isolated over 76 lower merion. 2 to 3 inch ts of isolated rain came down. Specific cities saw a lot of rain in a short amount of time and that led to flooding. We have more rain on the way into the start of your weekend. Heres the timing of the rain as its expected to move in. Closer to 11 a. M. And noon thats when well see light showers pushing in. Then into the rest of your afternoon hours, wont be until closer to 7 00 p. M. Well see the heavier rain moving in and our chance of storms throughout the area. Youll notice this rain doesnt stop until the Early Morning hours on sunday. As far as today is concerned, expect temperatures to stay below average. By 7 00 a. M. 68 degrees. And by 1 00 p. M. , 73. All right. The rain caused flooding on some roadways overnight. This is at the schuykill expressway. At least one car got stuck in that water. Jesse gary is check out the flooding. Hes live this morning where one major road is still affected. Reporter were standing on route 23 right at bullock avenue here west conshohocken. The worst part of the flooding has started to recede. You can see traffic is able to get by. But about maybe a half mile down route 23 in between where were standing there is some flooding at least a portion of the roadway where theres a lot of water where there are remnants of the flooding. Thats what drivers will have to watch out for and be cautious of as they make their way down route 23. A lot of drivers see the road closed sign theyre confused. So some are turned around. But others have moved the cones and they are making their way down as they head into bridgeport and king of prussia. You come to an area where you see some cones over barricades maybe the road isnt still flooded but it flooded earlier and the waters have started to recede, so there could be a problem ahead. Use caution. And remember when it starts raining later today, these areas that are already wet and flood prone will likely flood again. Jesse gary nbc 10 news. With more rain ahead this weekend, make sure you have the nbc 10 news app on your smartphone or tablet. Download it for free and get radar and the latest video forecasts anywhere you go. Breaking news overnight. Crews are on the scene of a fire. Thats where the fire broke out inside a store with apartments above it. Take a look at these flames our camera crew caught earlier this morning. Were tolded the blaze started just before 2 30 a. M. Flames spread from the store to the rear of two Apartment Units on the second floor of the building. Firefighters brought the blaze under control within the last 45 minutes. Officials say no one had to be evacuated and there were no injuries. New from overnight, a man is in Critical Condition after he was shot in the stomach. This happened on irving street in the cobbs creek section of philadelphia. No word on a suspect or a motive. A fight over a fare leads to a Violent Arrest on a septa train in philadelphias frankford section and a little girl gets caught in the middle. This video has sparked a lot of outrage on social media and it sparked an internal affairs investigation. Authorities say 20yearold ellis smith snuck onto septas market frankford l at the station with his young daughter. He was confronted by septa police who said he never paid the 2 fare. They repeatedly asked smith to get off but he wouldnt move. Thats when the officer grabbed smith by the neck while he was holding his daughter. The office said he felt he had to make the arrest. That if he walked away he would face disciplinary action. Thats a failure on my part. Jeopardizing the safety of the child just isnt something that any of us want to do. Smith was charged with resisting arrest. He is back home this morning. Meantime activists are threatening to protest. Well hear from them coming up in our next half hour. This morning Philadelphia Police are looking to arrest these two men. Harley and lamar are wanted for opening fire on a block party last weekend. The suspects are accused of driving up to the party on ogden street in West Philadelphia and firing several shots. Police say 11 people were injured but they dont believe any of the victims were the intended target. Its just a horrifying scene that we had to deal with in this investigation and listen to the family just trying to do the right thing for their family celebrate their mother and father that passed two years ago. Youve got people preying on society out here. All the victims have been released from local hospitals. If you have any information about the suspects police want to hear from you. Sky force 10 was at the jail after an inmate set fire to his cell. Montgomery county Officials Say four officers were treated for smoke inhalation. Its unclear how the prisoner was able to start that fire. Happening now, the manhunt intensifies for the one remaining escaped prisoner in upstate new york. Convicted cop killer david sweat is still on the run after his partner richard matt was shot and killed. Federal agents gunned down matt yesterday afternoon following an attempted carjacking. Hes believed to be in a wooded area near malone new york. Thats about ten miles from the canadian border. Meanwhile we are getting our first glimpse inside a cabin where Authorities Say the duo was holed up last weekend. Dna evidence matched both escapees. Samesex marriage is a right in all 50 states. So says the u. S. Supreme Court Following its landmark 54 ruling yesterday. And the decision touched off celebrations across the nation and here in our area. Take a look at the white house. Bathed in rainbow colored lights overnight. A white house official says the colors reflect the diversity of the Lbgt Community and celebrate a new chapter in the history of american civil rights. Heres another rainbow on the streets of center city philadelphia. Thats where supporters of samesex marriage celebrated and snapped selfies last night. But some of those people told us they know the fight for gay rights continues especially in states that oppose the high courts ruling. I feel sorry for those states and the people that live there, but this is the right direction for our country. I think its really big because not too long ago people could be arrested for being gay. Mayor Michael Nutter made a surprise appearance on Independence Mall last night to share in the celebration. In our area, delaware was first to approve samesex marriage in july 2013 through legislation. New jersey okayed it in october of 2013 after a state Supreme Court decision. And in pennsylvania samesex marriage became legal in may of 2014 in a federal court case. But not everyone is happy about the landmark ruling. Philadelphia archbishop Charles Chaput released this statement. The Supreme Courts 54 decision on marriage is not a surprise. The surprise will come as ordinary people begin to experience first hand and painfully the impact of todays action on everything they thought they knew about marriage, family life our laws and our social institutions. This morning there is a new Terror Threat on american soil. Why Homeland Security is issuing the warning. Plus power problems continue for thousands of people in our area. Well have an update on the progress utility crews are making on this fourth day since the storms. And a traffic update for people headed to the jersey shore that some have been waiting months to hear. Im first alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp. It is a first alert weather day for us as we head into the afternoon and tonight. We expect to see heavy rain moving in. Weve already seen rains that produced flooding earlier this morning and closer to midnight last night. So well see another round as we head into tonight. We have a flood watch in effect for most of the area. 1 to 2 inches of rainfall expected. Strong storms throughout the area expected as well. Heres a closer look at the radar. I backed it up about six hours so you can see how strong the storms were that were mainly isolated to norristown and near 76. If i wind out the picture you can see a lot more rain is on its way. That is going to mess up your weekend plans. If you look at our severe outlook, we have a chance to see severe thunderstorms. And then an enhanced risk for parts of delaware to see thunderstorms into the afternoon. Ville details on how much rain to expect. Next preparing for the pope. This morning we have new information on details for his command center. Well be right back. A warning now about a new Terror Threat here at home. U. S. Authorities are concerned about a possible isisinspired attack in the United States through the july 4th weekend. Intelligence Officials Say they had been on alert before yesterdays terror attack in france tunisia, and kuwait. Isis has already claimed response for the attack in kuwait. At least 27 people were killed after a suicide bomber set off explosives at a mosque in kuwait city. The attack targeted shiite worshippers after their midday prayers. In tunisia shots rang out at a resort. The gunman was disguised as a tourist and had id a rifle inside an umbrella. And france authorities now have four people in custody connected to the deadly terror attack at the air product gas factory. The main suspect is an employee with ties to french islamic radicals. He rammed the car into gas canisters triggering an explosion. Air products Corporate Headquarters is a major employee in the lehigh valley. Federal, state, and local Authorities Say theyre keeping a close eye on the facility here in our area. But its just a precaution. They say theres been no actual threat against the Lehigh County headquarters. Surprised, yeah. I dont know why he targeted air products. I think it was just random. Air products released a statement offering condolences to the family of the man killed in the french terror attack. Preparing for the pope. We are learning new details about the world meeting of families in the visit from pope francis. The event will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention center and we have learned the halls atrium will be adorned with stained glass just like a church. Also every square inch will be used from areas where meals will be prepared to exhibits of rare artifacts from the vatican. I would challenge people to actually make that effort to set it aside, put it on your calendars, to figure out a way to get down to philadelphia during the world meeting of families and or the papal visit and be part of what is going to be part of history. The Convention Center says its not too late to buy passes to events connected to the visit. And well have coverage of his trip and the impact in our area on the nbc 10 news app. Tens of thousands of people are waking up to yet another day without power. We just checked within the last half hour and here are the latest outage numbers. Peco reports nearly 2,300 outages. Ac electric has 36,000. And pse g. Thats the call many have been waiting for. Nbc 10 was along turnersville road as this power crew finished their repairs last night. Then they flipped the power on switch for 250 homes. Neighbors noticed the surge of electricity and they rejoiced. Heard the fan on the air conditioner go on and i said we got electric power crew told us they are working 16hour days to get neighborhoods like this one back online. Online. Congressman Donald Norcross was touring. He sent a letter to governor christie asking for emergency assistance. He also demanded answers from general city electric. The fact the Emergency Control Center is on a generator three days later i think is indicative of a problem. We need more crews here. We need nem here now. Meanwhile, police are working around the clock to keep residents safe and away from downed wires. Good morning. As we head into the start of your weekend you definitely want to make sure youre aware its a first alert weather day. We expect to see heavy rain moving in. Parts of our area already under a flood watch. That will continue into tonight as well. Sunday is going to be the best day out of the weekend. Well begin to dry out. But the big story of the first alert weather day going into effect this afternoon and tonight. Strong storms throughout the area. A live look outside right now from philadelphia where its 68 degrees, mostly cloudy skies here. Humiditys at 84 . Windchill, not really dealing with it. Wind speeds out of the east at 7 miles per hour. Heres a closer look. I backed up the radar about six hours. And we did see isolated flooding if youre closer to lower merion stretching up to norristown and phoenixville. We saw 2 to 3 inches of rain just isolated in that area. The rest of the region stayed dry, but we are expecting another round of rain to move in. Thats whats going to bring us the possibility of heavy rain and flooding once again. This is our severe outlook today. We have a slight risk to see thunderstorms stretching out to Atlantic City and parts of south jersey. This has just been updated within the past couple of hours. This beige area youre seeing is an enhanced risk. And thats going to be for Newcastle County stretching down into parts of dover and the central parts of delaware. Severe storms what that means is heavy downpours. Hail is a possibility, lightning, and strong winds. You want to be careful if youre driving around later on tonight. Future cast tells us we wont see more rain moving in until 11 00 a. M. Close to noon. Then as these storms start to roll in, we continue to see them picking up through the evening. At 7 00 p. M. Thats when well see more heavy downpours and our best chance of thunderstorms as we push into tonight. These showers and rainfall will linger until about 5 00 a. M. On sunday. Heres the flood watch affecting allentown and out to wilmington. Small creeks and streams a concern. Be careful if you live near a creek or stream. It could flood. If it does dont try to drive through it. We will see temperatures ranging between 70 and 73 degrees. Below average for us and a wet night ahead. Winds out of the east 10 to 20 miles per hour. Your sevenday forecast shows warmer temperatures as we head into sunday with a mix of sun and clouds. As we head into monday sunny and warm conditions expected. Then by tuesday, hot and stormy. We hit 90 degrees on tuesday. Take ahul0 look at wednesday. 85 degrees by thursday. A Traffic Alert for this weekend. Crews are resurfacing ramps on i95 in philadelphia. These are the ramps from 95 south to 676 west. There are going to be overnight lane restrictions starting at 9 00 tonight and lasting until 5 00 tomorrow morning. This is for westbound lanes. All of this work is weather sensitive. With the rain this weekend, the project might take longer. If youre headed to the jersey shore this weekend, we have a traffic update for you after several delays the townsend inlet bridge is back open. That span had been closed since january. Wawas festival kicked off today. We tell you what to expect from the event. Plus wet weather is causing changes at the tall ships festival. Whats happening this weekend on the delaware. Todays wet weather is impacting the tall ships festival along the delaware river. The Army Band Performance scheduled for tonight has been canceled and the Fireworks Show has been moved to tomorrow night at 9 30. Events along the philadelphia and camden sides of the river are still scheduled throughout the day today. Today wawas welcome america festival kicks off a weeklong event. Today from noon until 4 00 its family day at the shops at Liberty Place on chestnut street. There will be a ton of Family Friendly activities including a big celebration for the 150th anniversary of the First Reading of alice in wonderland. Tomorrow is Community Day at the samuel recreation center. You can get the full lineup of events from welcome america just by tapping on the nbc 10 app for smartphones and tablets. Theres a neon light at the end of the tunnel Blake Shelton performed at the Dover International speedway last night. The big Barrel Country Music Festival started yesterday and features some bigtime country stars. Shelton from nbcs the voice was last nights headliner. Rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd performed on another stage. Tonight featured merle haggered and carrie underwood. The event begins at 1 00 this afternoon. This year the officials promise a lineup of musical guests. The Concert Series runs through august 22nd. This morning flooding is a concern after another round of rain. Nbc 10s jesse gary is checking on some of the leftover problems. Jesse. Reporter yeah. I just checked with police here in west conshohocken. Theyre going to keep it closed because of concerns there could be aftereffects from rain we had overnight. And another problem they discovered this morning due to the weather. Well have that for you after the break. Well it is a first alert weather day. I am tracking more rain on the way plus the chance for flooding. Parts of our area already under a flood watch. Ill let you know which neighborhoods. Thats coming up in my full forecast. Annels, 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. 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