We found people paddle boating. Before too long were looking at a big change. Todays heat and humidity made for an uncomfortable combination. These people had the right idea, finding a shady spot watching a baseball game in the park this afternoon. The Holiday Weekend is not complete for many without a trip down the shore. Here say live look at cape may where people soaked up plenty of sunshine today. But changes are coming. Rain is headed our way again. We have you covered with the timing for the memorial day weekend. And meteorologist karen thomas is here with more on the heat and the changes with the first alert neighborhood forecast. How are we looking, karen . Pretty good for now, denise. A lot of folks flocking to a pool or beach. Its beautiful down there right now, but crowded. The air is heavy and the ozone is high. We have to really take notice there. Radar shows some showers extreme north and west. We have High Pressure in place. Well be dry through overnight hours into tomor
Line and now a fit as officers step in to prevent a local bakery from going bust. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, Thomas Roberts. Good evening. 39 Million People in a dozen states are at risk of Severe Weather and flooding this weekend. Floods have claimed three lives in texas. That state bracing for more potential thunderstorms over the next 48 hours. All of this as the east coast braces for the impact of newlynamed Tropical Storm bonnie with sustained winds at 70 miles per hour. We begin with Janet Shamlian in texas. Reporter Lightning Strikes across Southeast Texas and days of torrential rain, triggering flash flooding and heroics like this, Police Officers brave rising waters to save a woman from her sinking car. No holiday for homeowners like jennifer and daughter ray lynn who could leave their house only by boat. We are surrounded by water. Reporter so are many as creeks spilled over the
County, but nothing heavy this evening. Theres improving conditions, future weather moving rain out, and at 8 00 p. M. In the clear, and tomorrow morning, wake up to a lot of sunshine in the forecast. Neighbor temperatures right now, mostly in the 60s. Sun is trying to peek through, and 67 now in philadelphia. If youre headed out, conditions improve tonight and continue to dry out, but we are in the mitt mid60s. Chestnut hill 66 degrees, 68 in bustleton and summerton at 66. The clouds stay here a while longer. Tomorrow, though, more sunshine before the next round of thunderstorms. Ill show you the timing on saturday stovrms coming up. Thank you. A tap on the shoulder turns into a night of terror for a family in northeast philly. A group of men broke into the home and tied thecnnr homeowne at gun point. Randy gyllenhaal spoke with the victims. They think the robbers broke into the wrong home . Reporter the couple says they were fast asleep upstairs and open their eyes and saw three men
Chinas great wall. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, Thomas Roberts. We begin tonight with jawdropping moments at the cincinnati zoo gorilla exhibit after a 3yearold boy somehow got through its fencing, falling at least ten feet into the pen and then getting cornered by a 400 pound silver back all as the childs mom watched in horror. At times the massive primate violently dragged the boy at lightning speeds and other times appeared to demonstrate a protective concern. With no time to spear, zookeepers acted with lethal force against the able to save the boy. Our Gadi Schwartz has the terrifying moments all caught on camera. Reporter ten minutes of terror. Mommys right here. Reporter this cell phone video showing a 400 pound gorilla and behind him in the corner of his exhibit, a 3yearold boy. Suddenly screams. [ screaming ] reporter the gorilla dragging the boy through the water then stops. You c
Friends. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im Thomas Roberts in for lester. Tonight cincinnati zoo officials are fielding fast and furious reactions over their judgment to kill the silverback named harambe as the best choice to save a child trapped in the gorilla enclosure. A viral video captured over the Holiday Weekend shows the scene after a 3yearold boy crawled and climbed into the exhibit ending up facetoface with a massive primate. And now theres even a public call asking for the toddlers parents to be held responsible in the animals death. Reporter tonight outrage over an incident at the cincinnati zoo when a 3yearold boy fell into the gorilla enclosure saturday. For ten agonizing minutes onlookers watched including the boys mother who cried out to him. Mommys right here. Reporter at one point the male silverback named harambe grabbed the boys ankle and dragged him through the wat