And now theyre putting up 1,000 of their own money as a reward. In the meantime, that 23yearold victim is in rough shape getting his third blood transfusion tonight. Thats what were trying to do now, find the heartless person that could leave somebody laying lifeless. Reporter at the scene of the crime, will scott is an older brother on a mission. 23yearold robby scott was nearly killed in a hitandrun just after midnight monday. Thank god they found him. I dont know how if he were longer, i really dont know. Reporter this stretch of road carries mostly residential traffic. Family says robby was walking in this direction headed home when the car hit him going the opposite way, hitting him with such impact, he flew through the air landing at the yellow markings in the road. The whole forehead is stapled and cuts all over the head. And every bone on the left side of his body broken except for a couple. Reporter we were with the family tonight as they met and thanked one of the off duty firefighters who discovered robby and jumped into action. We jumped out of the car and did what we could. Reporter the family says investigators leads have so far gone nowhere. Robbys grandmother is offering reward money from her own pocket. Could have been a child. Reporter salem police tell us whatever vehicle hit robby would likely have some visible damage, likely to its front hood, fenders and maybe even the windshield. Nbc10 news. Tonight were tracking Tropical Storm erika as it moves across the caribbean. New video is coming in tonight from the island of dominica where flooding from the storm killed four people. Puerto rico is feeling the effects of erika right now. U. S. Airway canceled flights to puerto rico tonight and more could be impacted tomorrow. We are tracking erikas path. You just got an update from the National Hurricane center. Whats the latest track . Thats right. The 11 00 p. M. Update just came. Still a Tropical Storm still moving mostly to the west. Its not intensifying, but it is really starting to affect puerto rico and the center is where we have the strongest winds still at near 45 miles per hour. So here is the updated track. It could be going over his pan yow la. Not helping to strengthen the storm so you see it staying as a Tropical Storm as we go into sunday. But at this point nearing the bahamas over the weekend, it would be encountering more favorable conditions. At that point, it could increase in intensity. Tuesday, the cone gets wider, the uncertainty gets larger of where this storm could go. E the computer models are pretty hispanola. This will play a big role in how strong the storm also gets. That strength also playing a role in the track of the storm. Well take a closer look at this and also your local forecast straight ahead. To roanoke virginia now. There are heavy hearts and an outpouring of support for the employees at the tv station there. A Memorial Service was held tonight for one of the two journalists shot to death by a former colleague. Reporter as the memorial grows outside roanokes wdbj tv i dont think theres anybody in this community which this is not personal anymore. Reporter so does the outrage over what happened yesterday morning. My grief which is still apparent and will be that way for a while, its turned to anger. Reporter the father of reporter Alison Parker still grieving but gearing up for a battle over americans access to gun sdpls im not going to stop until something happens. Reporter on wednesday, alison and adam ward were in the middle of a morning live shot when Vester Flanagan showed up and opened fire. They said flanagan was hired after getting positive references and fired for performance issues. Flanagan had ominous words for his boss. He handed a wooden cross to the news director and he said, youll need this. Flanagan had two glock 9 millimeter pistols, three license plates and a wig. A possible clue that he was trying to escape. Every single day it seems like theres another story. Its easy to lose sight of the fact that these are real people and the families are grieving. Reporter as a community grieves, the news Team Continues to cover a crime that has affected them in a very painful and personal way. Nbc news, roanoke, virginia. From our south jersey bureau, a Burlington County road reopened tonight after a crash that killed two people. This is route 206 at garden street in south hampton. The impact of the crash flipped over a cf the driver was felony to a hospital. A passenger and a pedestrian tried. New at 11 00 an arrest tonight in a series of burglaries involving Drexel University students. Since saturday, five homes were powellton village neighborhood. I want you to imagine working without pay. Thats what the teachers and staff agreed to today. They dont have the money to meet payroll on september 9th, so the staff agreed they didnt want to leave students and parents hanging. The district is working to find the t5funding. Tonight we get our first look at an exhibit that will be prom nantly featured during they popes visit to philadelphia. Hardships or struggles then tie them in a knot to the exhibit. Its inspired by a painting called mary, undoer of knots. The installation will be on display. By the way, 29 days and counting until the pope gets here. Tonight brought a lesson for local homeowners. The Online Rental company air rul0 z a seminar. Homeowners have to pay an 8. 5 hotel tax. They were also on hand for tonights meeting. Septa is getting on board with philadelphias new effort popize visit. There are more thanit 100,000 papal rail passes still available. Septa says it will keep trains running as long as it takes to get you back home after the weekend papal event. All of their drop points are within a7p2mile walk of logan circle. Were making it easy for you. Were running express service on the Regional Rail and on the trolley lines. Its an easy commute. Once you get downtown, its an easy walk to the event. You can also ride the airport line into center city. We have road closures, detours and the itinerary. Its a free download. He was the star in the nba and a philadelphia sports legend. Famous for his dunks and his biy heart. Tonight, Darryl Dawkins family says that heart gave out at the age of 58. He died at leehigh Valley Hospital this morning. They say dawkins decided to6 ;e a difference in the lives of Young Athletes in the valley by coaching at Lehigh CarbonCommunity College. Reporter Darryl Dawkins pioneered the slam dunk shocking crowds as he shattered the glass becoming a super star forob the 76ers. But it was here on a much smaller court when dawkins settled down, retiring from the nba to become a Community College coach. He loved coaching and he loved kids. Reporter this was his assistant in 2009. He says the players, their families, and thelo entire Community Came to know the nba star as a neighbor and friend. Always had a story about darryl. Always took time to talk to people. Reporter its Volleyball Season now at the college. But the gym is full of memories from former colleagues to gather here to speak of his impact to the school. How kind he was in sharing that with our students. I can he really touched the lehigh valley. Reporter dawkins was just 58 years old. He suffered a heart attack today leaving behind a wife and four kids. I think everybody in the community would say that. He was a family man first. Loved his kids, his wife. I knowxgunq going to ohj . Him reporter the 76ers also rele8n calling ement dawkins an absolute legend and saying that he will always hold a special place in philadelphia. Here, hell be remembered less as a player and more as a mentor and friend. Weather changing just in time for your weekend. Coming up, how hot temperatures are about to get. Then a drone flying too close to football new jersey high school. Why officers say there was little they could do. Joe biden holding out on a decision to run for president. Why he says his whole heart isnt in it. Investors are hoping for a Third Straight day of gains tomorrow. The dowwg climbed 369 points today, following yesterdays surge, the third biggest point gain nx sever. Rebound from a sixday slump. It was driven by worries about the chinese economy. Breaking his silence. Were hearing from Vice President joe biden just as new poll numbers suggest his popularity isp rising. The big question now, will he enter the race for the white house . Tonight, biden says his answer hinges on family. Heres what he said during a conference call. He described his struggle in the wake of his sonpz bos death. I have to be able to commit to all of you that i would be and my whole soul. And right now, both are pretty well banged up. There are signs democrats may be ready for biden. S÷ the v president s favorablebility21in 48 . Donald trump with 36 . From our jersey shore bureau, a drones close call prompts football teams to stop playing. The Remote Control drone buzzed f at the field. The refuses declayed the scrimmage for about 20 minutes. Officers say theres little they could have done anyway. There were times where it was no more than 10 feet above the players. We are waiting for the lawmakers to give us some Enforcement Powers to regulate the use of these drones. People on the77 beach say th 76mx close enco drone last weekendn as well. Thousands of drivers in Montgomery County are happy to have traffic moving again tonight. The new bridge reopened today. A sink hole opened up underneath the old bridge back in march. The new bridge and highly reinforced and changes were made to the creek. To prevent more sink holes from forming. A peace concert tonight in north philadelphia. A group called oned2zgv at a te put together the show. They specialize in drug and alcohol recovery. The concert tonight aims to reinforce the message that violence and easy access to drugs must stop. Elsewhere, theres no stopping recovery. President obama is in new orleans remembering the devastation from Hurricane Katrina a decade ago. The president greeted people with hugs and handshakes today. He said new orleans is an example of what can happen when people rally to build a better future. Obama was a new u. S. Senator when katrina boer down on louisiana. The hurricane caused major damage and powered a storm surge that breached the levees meant to protect new orleans. Nearly 2,000 people died. Thousands of others evacuated and restarted their lives in other parts of their country, including our area. After it was all over with, i was just thankful to be alive. And still trying to9g comprehen what mypk eyes saw. He lives in elkins park. He hasnt been back to new orleans and hes not sure he ever will. Well, if you like today, perfect weather. We have that for tomorrow too. About the mid80s. Nice again to end out the week. Perfect weather for your friday. Going into the weekend, though, the heat will go up. Humidity goes up. Byuj ln the weekend, very close well be keeping on Tropical Storm erika. By this weekend, we should have a much better handle on what that storms goinge to do. Tomorrow morning, we expect sunny skies. Temperatures in the upper 50s for allentown by 8 00 a. M. Philadelphia around 66 degrees by 8 00 in the morning. Some of the suburbs in new jersey, youll be in the mid to g8rbc today we got to 81 degrees. Average high is 84. Look at the veekd. Saturday and sunday getting closer to 90. By monday, low 90s. We do have a heat wave in the forecast. If you thought the summer weather pattern was over, its actually about to make a comeback. Rain staying away. We have more dry weather moving in. Wind direction is giving us low even as we go into friday, humidity stays low into saturday and sunday, the humidity increases. All because of that change in wind direction. So your weektd,u. 0÷ more heat, humidity. Tropical storm erika is approaching puerto rico. Still Tropical Storm as of the 11 00 p. M. Advisory. Winds still at 54 miles per hour. Moving to the west still right around 17 miles per hour. Very similar from earlier today. Now the question will be if it will be Strong Enough to approach the bahamas. If it does approach the bahamas, by then it would encounter more favorable atmospheric conditions that could strengthen it. Theres still uncertainty on what direction it may take. Tonight though,rc clear andpw comfortable. Mid60s. Tomorrow, sunny, low humidity. Mid to low 80s. A beautifulya day. If youre heading to the shore looking really good too. So your shore forecast ft. Weekend looks fantastic. Sunday more heat and humidity. Look at that, 90 degrees. Thunderstorms around. Temperatures stay in the low 90s. Tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we stay in the low 90s. Were talking about a heat wave. Bit more like fall. a0 i know thesgiovctojs pumpkin sp are coming out. Once we get that cool temperature settling in, you start wanting that. But summer is going to come back. Oh, no, i dont want fall and winter just yet. We know what comes next. All that snow and cold, no thanks. Lets talk sports now. Remembered fondly c by his old coach. Andnh see why sam bradford isn content playing just one series thik5x weeken packers. That when we come back. Mr. President , we know you tried to make a good deal with iran. Whose leaders stone women, hang homosexuals, sponsor mass terrorism, scream for the destruction of israel and death to america. So, what if youre wrong . And they cant be trusted . Senator casey, dont trust iran. Vote this down. Bad news out of the nba. Former 6ers center Darryl Dawkins passed of a heart attack this morning at the age of 58. Dawkins played 14 seasons starting in 1975. He played here in philly for seven seasons until he was traded to the nets in 1982. Perhaps best known as chocolate thunder for huge rimshattering dunks. But he was known as much for his large personality off the court as his strength on it. He was a fun loving guy and loved playing basketball. It was fun. He just enjoyed his life. Now to the eagles who will take on the packers saturday. Green bays fourth string quarterback Matt Blanchard let it slip the starters wont be playing. But what about sam bradford. Chip kelly planned to meet with his staff today to discuss his rotation. Bradford plays one series against the ravens. Went three for five, led the birds to a touchdown. Hes hoping to see multiple possessions come saturday. The biggest thing would just be getting into a rhythm. Last week to play the one drive was great. But its nice to go on the field multiple times, establish that rhythm, work on communication with the line, with the receivers. When it gets to the regular season, thats not something that were trying to work through. Well, the countdown is onto the preseason game number three as they take on the packers saturday. You can see it only on nbc10 at 8 00. Pregame coverage starts at 7 30. The official television station of the philadelphia eagles. Phillies and mets wrapping up a fourgame set. Phillies took a 40 lead in this one and then watched it disappear. This one deep to center and gone. Hes been doing a lot of that lately as the mets come back to tie it at five. In the bottom of the tenth, a shot off the pitcher. Great play by daniel murphy. The mets just scored three in their half of the 13th as they have an 85 lead. After bolt completed a clean sweep at the world track and field championships, a photographer on his segway loses control. Both guys fell backwards. They were okay. Bolt later joked that the competitors paid the photographer to take him out. That was sports. Well be right back. Check this out. Some local officers got a distraction on four legs today. Customers in philadelphia took advantage of a fun promotion. For 20, two adoptable puppies were delivered for play time. It raised about 4,000 for the spca. That put everyone in a good mood. Thank you for watching. Have a good night. Steve from studio 6b in Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests nicole kidman, patton oswalt, musical guest, the war on drugs and featuring the legend