Sunshine this morning. Showers and 72 at 9 00, and muggy with still a possibility of showers at lunch time today. Neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back. First, jillian mele has traffic. Good morning to you, bill. Two different cameras, this is a look at the vine street expressway, westbound starting to get slow. Heading out to 76, youll notice the camera is close to the ground. Then we have cameras high up and you can see those low clouds setting in. Thats the kind of conditions that bills talking about. Drivers make their way from fox street down to 76. Our biggest problem of the morning is this accident were following in hamilton township. Route 50 is closed in both directions, at south county boulevard. Its a serious crash. We have video just in. We have one of our producers editing that for you right now. So as soon as we get that ill bring it to you. 6 02. Breaking news out of West Kensington where a man barricaded himself in a home. Police and s. W. A. T. Members on the scene. The man has two guns and shots have been fired. Monique has been getting an update from the scene. What do we know . Since we last spoke with you i can tell that you the chief of Homeland Security for philadelphia has arrived on the scene. Take a look what folks in West Kensington are waking up to. Dozens of Police Officers here at masher and huntington. Firefighters and paramedics are here. Lets look at oor0eohig eard allegedly pistol whipped a 28yearold male. They were told that the gunman fired shots into the air. He allowed a female cousin and five children to leave the home according to police. That female tells police there are two guns in the house. When investigators arrived the gunman refused to cup out. We also learned a 73yearold man is inside. Its not known if he is a hostage but were told he is either the grandfather or great grandfather of the gunman. S. W. A. T. Team members are a block from where im standing talking to the gunman. A negotiator is on the scene speaking to him trying to convince the gunman to surrender without incident and of course without injury. The head of Homeland Security has arrived. Hes working with negotiators. Were going to stay here, monitor the situation and have more coming up at 6 30. Mo que braxton, nbc 10 news. W flo r a ritind the cstund ut ide ledootiav. Heroi yesterschoaricey thildree poliheern etme. Hi pe eay as injured tr arinpe d bi doscide wlongeyikropetoortre lledaccnai hg ioe kspris escapi h o yerotectll ihixt rk r r lehiklt hab o htahe ineailad. Erevdein rr g drfatho t thesthan oun theras de trenee . Thathzs givhoug betsonhe ndrc those aein dailhel wa t wh g t h the wha all kno tcnd kther i pneasdr kaita that sell hisnterest in the tba c c jgarype alled the 1. Years goes undes with f i thta c t0 noovins c uds the t tad hers andftormdung gcounetvy favye r andess thet m rksy in the 7hi terncaho h f thinoidpoible t no iwn nout jsee. 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We dont know the conditions of the drivers so if we get that well pass it along. Avoid route 50. An accident on the boulevard southbound as drivers make their way to 76 you can see two lanes blocked there. One lane is getting by thats causing a delay on the boulevard we have delays on 95 speeds averaging in the 20s, blue route okay, pennsylvania turnpike okay. On 76 eastbound fast conshohocken curve were starting to see our first volume out there on 76. Another muggy morning. Some areas of fog and showers and thunderstorms. They are moving toward philadelphia right now in Lancaster County. Clouds, a little mist in philadelphia. Humidity 87 . Fog is light along the coastline, the jersey shore seeing twomile visibility. Look to the north. Visibility is a little bit lower now at Philadelphia International and staying put at a quarter mile in the pocono mountains. This is a view across the delaware. You can see across the delaware so its not dense fog but low clouds and some light fog obscuring some of the buildings. Look what is moving into the area. A line of heavy showers and thunderstorms, this line moving to the east produced rainfall rates of close to three inches per hour this morning. Starting to settle down but there are some spots of heavy rainfall in lancaster, moving toward paradise. Light rain falling there. And south kmChester County gettg raindrops. This is moving through northeast maryland and moving into delaware. Get used to it. Today, tomorrow, friday. Its a large storm system thats going to keep weather here until we get to the weekend. Showers, thunderstorms, high temperatures in the upper 70s for most areas today. We see a break or two of sunshine, it may go warmer than that but not much. The phillies meet the padres, likely get the game in during the evening but there is a chance of scattered showers. By later in the evening, 69 degrees. Still a possibility of showers and thunderstorms. The storms more likely tomorrow and into friday. Both days up to 85 degrees. Then it clears out friday night setting the stage for a beautiful weekend. Plenty of sunshine, low humidity saturday and sunday. Temperatures in the 80s. 6 21. Its going to be a while until the i495 bridge reopens. How long its going to take to fix the bridge. Too much time on the road. The deadly accident severely hurt tracy morgan fuels the debate over tired truck drivers. Dont forget nbc 10s grant challenge for nonprofits, its free money for charities. 50,000 grant available as well as two 25,000 grants. We want to help good ideas turn into great ones. Applications accepted until august 8. For information go to nbc10. Com. Geend drebuot re a. Ipa year tion took shuge c11 aprheer aal prler inila t ipilli me me at is e t laned. Motow tionbout that. A hamilton accident coming up. Its muggy. Thats led to fog and some showers and thunderstorms already this morning. Were tracking them. Not at the shore, just light fog for cape may, a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. The radar view shows the heavy storms that are moving through Lancaster County and moving to the east. Rainfall is pushing into Chester County and it is to the north also in western berks county this morning. Heading once again toward reading. Back to the breaking news out of West Kensington neighborhood in philadelphia. We have police s. W. A. T. Team, Hostage Negotiator on scene there, this is after an armed man barricaded himself in a home on masher street. They have not been able to reach him by phone but again, a negotiator is on scene. Monique braxton is on scene. Well get an update. There are developments in minutes. [ joel ] im billy joel, and new york is my home. Theres no place like it in the world. My favorite place is long island. 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Well tell you when you may need the umbrella. Welcome to nbc 10 news today. Im chris cato. Im tracy davidson. Lets find out more with meteorologist bill henley and his forecast. Good morning. A muggy one with clouds overhead, some areas of fog and yes, another round of showers and thunderstorms. Lancaster County has them. The light rain has moved into chester and berks county. The heaviest rainfall by far is moving through northern Lancaster County heading to the east. Its akron, upper lee seeing downpours that the time and heading to the east so it wont be long before it moves into berks county, Chester County and montgomery county. Showers, possibly thunderstorms will be around at lunch time and then this afternoon possibly some breaks of sunshine to warm us into the upper 70s. Theres warmer, muggier air ahead as we head to the weekend too. The hour by hour forecast when i come back. Jillian mele is tracking traffic problems. Big problems out of new jersey. Good morning to you. Hamilton township route 50 shut in both directions at south county boulevard because of a serious accident. This is the video into our newsroom. You can see it involves two trucks, one is overturned. A lot of activity. A large fuel spill. Route sfeft going to be shut for some time as you can see. That is a really serious accident. Around that take south cologne or elmwood road. Well stay on top of that for you. In new jersey volume starting to build on the 42 northbound. Drivers head off to the bridges. Bridges are clear. This is 76 at belmont avenue. Pockets of volume but no major slowdowns on 76. 95 southbound is heavy as drivers make their way from cottman to girard. Mass transit were not reporting serious problems. We continue to follow breaking news out of West Kensington. We have been on the scene about an hour and a half. A Police Standoff with an armed man ended. Were told that the man is in police custody. Monique braxton is live at the scene with an update. What can you tell us . Reporter moments ago i spoke to the chief of Homeland Security, he told us that they sent a robot inside the house where the gunman was holed up with the 72yearold grandfather. At that point the gunman surrendered. Let me show you whats going on. About a dozen members of the s. W. A. T. Team, several dozen officers, also who just pulled out of here firefighters as well as paramedics should there have been an incident they were ready standing by to move in. Police tell us that about 3 00 this morning a 20yearold man allegedly pistol whipped a 28yearold man. Investigators say they were told the gunman fired sphots in the air. He allowed five children to leave the house. The female cousin told police there were two guns in the home. When investigators arrived the gunman refused to come out. Police found the 73yearold grandfather inside sleeping. At one point for about three hours no one was answering cell phones or ground line phones according to Homeland Security chief. But they do say now the hostage situation is over. It has ended successfully without incident, without injuries. You can see residents here are coming out, speaking to police, finding out what has gone on while they were sleeping. Again the hostage situation is over. You can see members of the s. W. A. T. Team are pulling out in an armored car. Its over for now. The gunman is being interviewed. Detectives will soon arrive after they obtain a search warrant to go in the house. Monique braxton, nbc 10 news. 6 3 fight. New information about the case involving the firstgrader who brought heroin to school. In the last couple hours the girls mother and livein boyfriend have been charged. Katy is live where the two have bin questioned for hours. Bring us up to speed. Reporter that couple is still here at southwest detectives, this arrest is so new im told that the paperwork is in the process of being filed so we dont know the names of the couple yet. As soon as we do know it well bring to the you. Lets go to video. This is video of the mom as shea yearo showed off a dozen packets of heroin. Two were open, one had been bitten open and Police Believe the little girl had it in her mouth. Medics arrived, 20 kids were taken to the hospital. All were medically cleared. Some parents tell us they are not sending their children back to the school. To know a 7yearold can bring heroin in the school is just crazy. Like i would have never thought a 7yearold would even have Something Like that in their possession. Reporter as i said the arrest paperwork in this case is being filed but a source close to the case tells us the charges include endangering children and recklessly endangering others. Katy zachrysh nbc 10 news. Something else were following the truck driver charged in the crash that injured tracy morgan has a Court Hearing later this morning. Kevin roper is scheduled to be arraigned. The truck driver is charged with one count of death by automobile and four counts of assault by auto. Police say he may have dosed off moments before the accident. This was the scene Early Saturday Morning along the jersey turnpike. Ropers tractortrailer plowed into the back of the limo bus carrying morgan. James Jimmy Mack Mcnair was killed. Morgan is in Critical Condition following surgery. The former star of nbcs saturday night live and 30 rock is expected to stay in the hospital for several weeks. A Police Officer accused of stalking his exfiancee has a preliminary hearing today charged with stalking and harassing his former fiancee. He has been placed on leave from the department. Voters elected a new mayor of trenton. Eric jackson defeated paul perez. Jackson last night was greeting supporters arriving at campaign headquarters. The former public works director will be sworn in as mayor next month taking the reenss from george michelle. Tony mack was found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to nearly five years in prison. A cloudy start a muggy start and some areas a bit foggy and again were tracking showers and thunderstorms this morning. The mugginess, thats across the board. There are some spots of fog at the shore and inland too. And showers and thunderstorms this morning, still a possibility of more wet weather this afternoon and this evening. Cloudy skies for doylestown, philadelphia, misty conditions, 71 and 68 now at cape may. You can see clearly across the delaware look at the low clouds. The clouds will stay with us through the morning. This is what were watching. The clouds deliver into berks county, Lancaster County and portions of Chester County. Heavy rainfall. The lightning is starting to dissipate. Thats good. The rainfall isnt as heavy as it was earlier but umbrellas are now going up in east nottingham and newark, delaware as well as these showers move into the area. So if youre moving out the door, future weather suggests you keep an umbrella nearby. 66 at 10 00, showers for allentown and reading, light scattered showers into delaware and south jersey. By lunch time 71 degrees, still cloudy but well get breaks of sunshine later this afternoon. Thats 4 00 and that will push the temperatures into the upper 70s. Showers to the west, a possibility of some of that activity moving in during the evening hours. If youre moving out the door, grab an umbrella. Occasional showers into the noon time hour for northeast philadelphia, doylestown and norristown and plenty of clouds along the coast with highs in the 70s. Upper 70s with a chance of showers for the i95 corridor. A good chance well get dry weather. The sevenday forecast when i come back. You can expect major delay. You use route 50. Weve been showing you that accident. Jillian mele has an update. Reminder its out there, hamilton township, route 50 closed at south county boulevard. Take south cologne or elmwood road if you need to get around that. Its a serious accident. Getting heavy at route 322 you can see its at a trawl. And we do have heavy spots, 95 southbound you see the line of red as drivers make their way. Slow moving on the boulevard because of an accident. 76 heavy in both directions and city avenue. Even on 422 eastbound that is slow moving as drivers make their way to route 23. A lot of heavy volume. For drivers in new jersey, trouble spot seems to be here at the 42 freeway and route 55 as far as the turnpike and 295 go not seeing too many serious issues there. Happening today from court side to a courtroom, the estranged wife of Donald Sterling wants a judge to give her an Emergency Court order and a 2 billion deal hinges on the outcome. 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