Celebrating the fourth of july of in americas birth place. Here is a live look where the party is on the parkway is under way. Many people are celebrating the holiday down the shore. Here is a live look at the beach at cape may where its been a cool and cloudy day out doors. Everyone is wanting to know if Mother Nature will cooperate. We have chance of a few sprinkles out there. Most of the light rain we saw earlier has pretty much moved away. 64 degrees in the poconos. 72 in allentown. 73 in wilmington. Temperatures in the mid70s in atlantic city. This wont be a wash out for your fireworks. As we progress the model a little more well start to dry out as we head into tonight. Your fireworks forecast by 8 00 p. M. By 10 00 p. M. Coming up ill be tracking what to expect your sunday forecast and warming trend plus storms return. George. An estimated 700,000 people are celebrating Independence Day on the parkway. They have a lot to look forward to tonight with the concert and the fireworks. Nbc 10 drew smith continues our Live Team Coverage on the parkway. That crowd will only be growing. Reporter already a lot of people out here. This is all the way down the parkway. People enjoying the games, vendors as well as the food down here. Over here we have stage thats been set upmost of the day for musical performers have been singing and playing their instruments. The main act is going to be over here. This is the big stage right beyond this fence over here. Just about an hour and a half well see the big performers playing up there. So far the biggest challenge has been dodging a few rain drops. Right now its clear but a lot of people had umbrellas and they had to use them today. Police are also out in large numbers tonight. They have mobile command centers set up. The fbi has agencies across the country on alert to watch out for isis inspired attacks. Theres no specific threat for philadelphia, we talked with some people who came out to grab the best seats and they think they are safe tonight. They think it will go smoothly. A time to be happy, celebrate and enjoy. Hopefully everybody has a peaceful safe night. No violence. None of that kind of stuff. Everybody makes it home safely and thats it. Security will remain tight tonight. If youre bringing bag or anything with you you should expect there should be random checks going on. The Deputy Commissioner said everything is going smoothly out here. Drew thanks. Meanwhile july 4th celebrations started early today in philadelphia old city. There was plenty of music on the steps of independence hall. A celebration of freedom ceremony looked back otat some of the years biggest moments including the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights act, the 150th anniversary of the 13th amendment as well as our nations 239th birthday. 15 people originally from countries all over the world became u. S. Citizens during this mornings ceremony. I also remind you that each and every one of you bring much to our country and although its often been said its worth repeating that the diversity of this country is what makes it unique in the world. Olympic gold medal winner carl lewis took part by read frg the declaration of independence. After that ceremony the annual Independence Day parade stepped off. More than 6,000 people showed off their talent as they marched, danced and performed through historic philadelphia. There were military groups and marching bands and of course old glory. A crowd of thousands enjoyed watching the fun along the sidelines. Meanwhile, another ceremony focused on a symbol of freedom, the liberty bell. They wore their white gloves to touch the bell that has not truly been rung since 1846. To find fourth of july events happening in your area including the local fireworks displays, you can download the nbc 10 news app to your smart phone or tablet. Its a Free Download in the app store. We have new information in the violent killing of an elderly philadelphia woman. Today Police Arrested a local handyman for her murder. Right now police are questioning 37yearold leroy wilson. He was arrested and charged in the death of the 85yearold. Homicide detectives u. S. Marshals and u. S. Police served warrant for wilsons address at his girlfriends home. Thats where they took him into custody. She was found dead monday inside her home. Police say the victims car and her computer were recovered and dna evidence led them to wilson. Authorities say wilson was well known in the victims neighborhood and had done work for several residents including brunner. We believe right now he probably was stealing something from her, maybe she caught him in the act of doing that. With that he was set off, beat her and stabbed her. Police say wilson had more than 20 prior arrests in both florida and in philadelphia. Developing tonight, a teenage girl was killed and another man was hurt when two atvs crashed in burling ton county. That crash happened just before 4 00 this afternoon near oswego lake. The 13yearold girl that was driving one of the atvs was killed. State police have not yet released the victims name. Still ahead, coming up closer to a deal. We will tell you about the progress in Nuclear Talks with iran. Plus pope francis is gearing up for a sevenday tour of south america. Well tell you about his plans for the trip including the surprising place he will not be visiting. Iranian foreign minister. Coming up well take you around the nation showing you Independence Day far and near. Im tracking these showers that will affect your fireworks forecast and whats in store for the second half of your Holiday Weekend. 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. 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Reporter for so many gathered here at the birth place of that document freedom feels real for the very first time. Its a freedom that people like me have only had for a little while. Its a great thing to celebrate. Reporter how far they have come 50 years ago at this very same spot the first lgbt protesters picketed. A climate so dangerous and threatening that many stayed in the closet be p. Change comes quickly. Jim is the plaintiff in the court case. Hes accepting an award today in philadelphia. It was an incredible day of just feeling more like a fully equal american and the fact that the constitution does apply to every single one of us. Reporter amid the celebrations on this fourth of july most here know their fight isnt over yet. Judy shepherd whos gay son was murdered in 1998 say many states still dont have lgbt hate crime laws. Even more still allowed discrimination in housing and employment. We have a lot of work to do. Enjoy the moment and go back to the drawing board on monday, get this fixed. Reporter it was 50 years ago that first demonstration took place here in philadelphia. If you want to learn more the Constitution Center has an entire exhibit dedicated to that anniversary. Live on Independence MallRandy Gyllenhaal nbc 10 news. Theres plenty of family fun this fourth of july. The kids love riding that train. For those a bit more adventurous you can see a bounce house. Other kids took pony rides. Mean while up in jenkintown this is the 52nd year for that parade. The kids deck raidorated their bikes and scooters with the color of freedom. Prizes were awarded for the best decorated bike. Down the shore a pretty afternoon in margate county. Thats where plenty of people crowded on to the beach and got a bit of sunshine. From the beach to the backyard, millions are celebrating this Independence Day. In maine a rare copy of the declaration of independence is on display. Its valued at 1. 2 million. More history in rhode island at whats called the nations oldest continuous fourth of july celebration. In atlanta, the rain could not dampen the runners spirits at the annual peach tree road race. Pope francis is set to begin a seven day trip to south america tomorrow. He will make stops in equador and bolivia. Hes expected to speak about social inequality. It will be his First Official visit since elected to leave the Catholic Church in 2013. Pontiff will not be stopping in his home country of argentina. Were taking an indepth look at the life of pope francis before his time at the vatican. Nbc 10 jim rosenfelf travel to argentina to learn about his younger years and path to the priesthood. Tune in only right here on nbc 10. Good evening. As we head into the rest of tonight were tracking a few sprinkles but will stay dry for your fireworks and see mild conditions. Were right in the middle of warming trend. Starting tomorrow well be back closer to average. Im tracking the return of storms. Right now theres a look at the city skyline. Krou you can see mostly cloudy skies. Wind speeds are staying light. Wind speed is up to 62 . We did see cloudy conditions and also a little light rain today. 64 degrees in the poconos. 72 in allentown. Only the mid70s for philadelphia. Low 70s in wilmington. 76 in atlantic city. Our temperatures havent moved much throughout the day. Youll notice the difference as we head into tomorrow. Our radar shot shows a few scattered showers and sprinkles moving into the philadelphia area. Its really isolated just mainly over 76. Just south of upper darby. Were tracking this batch of moisture here. Its starting to break up as it gets closer to our region. We could see a few sprinkles and lieg rainfall transition into the central and southern parts of delaware over the next hour or so. Mainly dry but chance of just a few light sprinkles and this will be right as the sun is going down and the fireworks are about to start. I dont want you to get caught off guard. Plenty of sunshine as we head into sunday and we track another chance of storms by monday. A closer look at our fireworks forecast as we head into tonight. Notice by the end a few little pops of precipitation. By 8 00 p. M. 74 degrees. By 10 00 p. M. 72 and midnight 71. Sundays high throughout the region microclimate forecast 80 degrees and sunny. If youre staying in the city mid80s. Temperatures will improve up to 80 degrees with plenty of sunshine. Its going to be prate nice way to end your Holiday Weekend. Heading into the rest of tonight, expect temperatures to drop down to 65 degrees for philadelphia. 59 for suburbs to the north and west. Temperatures range between 84 and 86 degrees. Your sevenday forecast shows warming conditions on the way. We head into the 90s and track a chance of storms throughout st start of next week. Team usa is on the cusp of winning the womens world cup. Sixers first round pick set to make his sixers debut in stomacher leaguestomachummer league. Thats next in sports. Hey, george, nice to see you on nightly news an inside look at how cities are stepping up security this Holiday Weekend over terror concerns. Why the signature boom of fireworks will be absent in several cities out west. A surge in shark attacks. Weve been talking a lot about it. Well tell you whats under threat now in addition to lives. Plus the grateful deads golden anniversary. Why people are trucking to the sold out shows in the windy city. Thats all ahead. Thanks. Well see you in just a few moments. The braves continue their series tonight. They won last night 21. Thats the fifth Straight Loss for the phillies. Hes looking for his first win. Opponents are hitting. 329 against him. He hasnt made it through six innings just yet. That will be followed by another Summer League in las vegas. Sixers assistant assistant coach billy lange will coach in utah. They talked about what the Young Players are trying to accomplish. We told these guys from first day we met that one of the things we wanted to do was get out of this pregames with preparation for the nba. The winning and the losing were competitors but their personal development in terms of skills and nba practices and shot clocks and situations and how they take care of their bodies was paramount to anything they will do. It ties into what the organizations focus is. I think they got that coming out and we zoomed in on that. He has to be excited about this guy. The top pick jaleel will play. You can see his debut against the spurs at 7 00. He was asked about the transition from college to pros. Its all basketball. Its different language but pretty similar so far. Its good just to be a part of another team. I love being part of team. I havent played five on five since the National Championship game. Good to be out here and play against my new teammates. Team usa will face japan in the womens world cup tomorrow in vancouver. Its a rematch of the last title back in 2011 which japan won on penalty kicks something u. S. Players remember well. Its always there and thats what happens in heartbreak. The heartbreak never goes away. Now we have an opportunity. Its not about revenge or avenging that loss because this team is different. I think we have really good momentum. I think we have good confidence within our group. I think we need to raise our game as well. This is the final. This is where you put everything on the line. Theres no holding back. Theres no reserving energy. Nascar returns this weekend. Dale will be on the pole. You can see the race tomorrow in prime time right here opinion coverage starts at 7 00. Tonight its the Nascar Xfinity series. That will wrap it up for sports. George. Thanks. Its an annual question. How much hot dogs are you having with your july 4th picnic. The bigger question is could you eat 62 of them. Thats how many the winner of the annual hot dog eating competition downed. Matt stoney beat reigning champion by two hot dogs to take the title. He was going for his nineth straight victory and how those people do it even watching them kind of turns my stomach. I actually like hot dogs. More than i could do thats for sure. Listen after this kind of damp and cloudy start to the day, people have their fingers crossed for the fireworks tonight. Right. Well see mainly dry conditions but we cant rule out a few light little sprinkles throughout the area. None of the fireworks will be cancelled or anything like that. 74 degrees by 8 00 p. M. Sunset is around 8 30. 72 at 10 00 p. M. Still a mild even out but tomorrow is really the winner. Temperatures in the poconos at 80 degrees. The city 86. The shore 80. Thanks. Thats nbc 10 news for now. For all of us here see you back here at 11 00. Nbc nightly news is next. On this saturday night, a nation on alert. Authorities telling the public to be vigilant this fourth of july. Cities stepping up security amid concerns over an isisinspired attack. What the Obama Administration is saying tonight. Political parade. Candidates joining in the festivities. But is it too much too soon . Fireworks ban. Silencing the iconic sights and sounds of the holiday. A surge in shark attacks. Why ferbermen in North Carolina fear for their livelihood as beachgoers debate whether to go in the water. And the grateful deads final