Transcripts For WCAU NBC10 News Today At 6am 20160818 : comp

Transcripts For WCAU NBC10 News Today At 6am 20160818

Some during the day, what we do have are the showers but you can see the tail end of the showers moving through the philadelphia right now and into delaware. Right up 95, the rain has started. Thats just light rain. Wilmington has cloudy skies, the rain in Delaware County and moving towards philadelphia. Heavier in westchester, thats a moderate shower, westchester seeing rain drop, east whiteland, its on the way to you, sugartown, getting moderate shower right now. Its not going to last long. All of the shower, on the move and were seeing drier conditions on the way. Cloudy skies in the lehigh valley. 72 degrees right now, 77 at 9 00. And theres sunshine coming through at lunchtime today. In the suburbs, king prussia is cloudy. Sunshine and 82 degrees. What you will not see today are High Temperatures in the 90s. Well number the 80s, first time in more than a week. The longest heat wave of the summer comes to an end, 89 degrees for philadelphia. And the suburbs. Close to 90 degrees. As we go into the afternoon with clearing skies, well also see drier air blowing into the area. A nice shift in the wind is going to occur thats going to keep the humidity lower. Ill go through the forecast hour by hour when im back in a few minutes first an update with the First Alert Traffic Center with Jessica Boyington. Thanks, bill, were at an accident scene, schuylkill expressway at belmont avenue. Around city avenue. 19minute drive time so a little slow already. You can see a crawl from the blue route to the vine street expressway. Were adding about seven minutes onaverage speeds dropping to the 40s. I expect this will get worse in the next half hour or so. Also lower merion, watch for the accident scene right around the morning there that accident investigation under way. And tracy. Today, Brazilian Police are expected to question team usa swimmers about their claim that they were robbed in rio. Nbc10s matt delucia is live in our digital operations center. Matt, where does the investigation stand this morning . Address, ryan lochte returned to the u. S. Yesterday, but some of his teammate reece main in rio this morning facing more questions from police there. Jacques connor and gunner benz were taken off a flight and detained. Their lawyers say they will not be allowed to leave brazil until they give testimony to investigators. A third swimmer also remains in brazil. Ryan lochte said the four men were robbed at gunpoint. Investigators have not found evidence, and adding that the swimmers were not able to provide key details. When a brazilian judge ordered that lochtes passport be seized, he had already returned to american soil. Matt lauer will talk about that later on on the today show. The state Department Says they are ready to provide assistance to those swimmers who are still in brazil if necessary. Local authorities released them last night with the understanding that they would make further statements about the robbery later on today. Live in the digital operations center, matt delucia, nbc10 news. Crews battled a fire that swept through a row home in north philadelphia that damaged that home and two others. The fire broke out at north newkirk street and West Somerset street. Officials say everyone got automatic safely and no one was hurt. And an update from harrisburgs Pennsylvania Senate will update the medical marijuana program. Governor wolfed signed a law that will be implemented in april 2018. This morning, pennsylvania has a new attorney general, bruce castor appointed kathleen kane. He was previously her first deputy. As for kane, shes going to be sentenced in october. Its bittersweet. I loved my job. Im proud of the work that weve done, but at the same time, its time for me to focus on other things and its time for pennsylvanians to continue to move forward. Kane wouldnt talk about her conviction or possible prison time. She is facing up to seven years behind bars. The governor has to decide whether to nominate a replacement for kane or leave castor in place. A 6yearold boy shot six times last night is awake. His family and community have a message, these shootings must stop. Just put the guns down, its not that deep. Stop killing more children before they even get to high school. Thats the mother of 6yearold mamag brown. The family got together to rally for peace. They prayed and had a candid conversation about shootings. Brown was caught in crossfire one week ago. He was in a car with his father when he was hit ten times. His mom tells us hes a superhero. She gave us this picture. He was awake. He told the officer they took him to the emergency room. They shooted me. Brown is expected to spend another few weeks in the hospital recovering before he can go home. If youre going to see the blue rocks play tomorrow, you can do something to keep yourself safe. The Beau Biden Foundation for protection of children will create hundreds of i. D. Kits, the blue rocks play the carolina mud cats tomorrow night at 7 00. Happening today employers will learn more how they can manage the risks and reap the benefits of firing people convicted of crimes. Philadelphia works the citys Workforce Development board is hosting the event. The mayor will speak about the citys commitment to fair chance hiring practices. Also happening today, the courtyard at city hall will transform into a festive beer garden, heres a live look at city hall. The job people will perform reggae music with plenty of food and drinks for sale. The eagles are looking for their second preseason win against the pittsburgh steelers. The team arrived in pittsburgh yesterday afternoon. Its a video of the eagles getting off the plane. Action begins at 7 00 from heinz field. And the pregame at 6 30 you can watch it on csn or cozitv. Announcer now, your nbc10 first alert weather. Col over wilmington right now. The showers dropped temperatures in wilmington to 71 degrees. Lincoln, lewis, rehoboth beach, a few showers for the delaware beaches and a few rain drops have moved into newark and red lion. You can expect light rain showers in wilmington. This is a system moving through the area. Heres the tail end its drying out in lancaster and berks county. Allentown seeing a few showers moving into Chester County and into philadelphia and delaware counties to start with. You might not have rain right now, you probably have clouds. Those will be lingering in the late morning hours. There are showers in the area. You might need an umbrella this morning. As the day goes on, well get more and more sunshine. A cloudy start, 76 degrees in philadelphia. Middle 80s at 1 00 and 88 degrees at 5 00. The suburbs will warm into the low 80s by 1 00. More sunshine for the suburbs and lehigh valley. Mostly cloudy at 9 00. Then the clouds start to break by 1x. 84 degrees by 1 00. Upper 80s in delaware and new jersey. Notice, were not see anything 90s today. For the first time in a long time, the heat wave is finally breaking. 82 degrees at the shore after a cloudy and rainy start this morning. Youll see the clouds thin out. There will still be lingering clouds this afternoon. The chances of showers will go down as the afternoon progresses. The weekend is getting better. Have a look at the weekend forecast when i come back with the 10 day on 10 in a few minutes. 10 minutes past 6 00 is the time. Lets check the roads. Jessica boyington has her eyes on that. Jessica, what are you seeing . Were going to new jersey roads first, admiral wilson boulevard around 676. Up ahead, you can see a string of lights right there. Thats the ben franklin bridge toll plaza. No problems getting over the bridge right now. Once you get over into philadelphia, maybe a different story. Pennsauken township, an accident, Traffic Signals and route 30 southbound, right around route 38. Over towards the schuylkill expressway seeing bigger delays. Right around belmont avenue is what were looking at here. Thats the eastbound side. And were seeing delays headed eastbound. 26 minutes right now, at least adding on 12 minutes to your morning drive. It will get a little worse of course as rush hour gets under way. Because of one lane get big that accident scene. 27 minutes as we talk about it eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway. Vai and tracy. Thank you, jessica. Raging wildfire in california has crews scrambling to get control of the flames. Well explain why the fire chief is not optimistic for some families facing uncertainty about the safety of their homes. Plus, praise for the police. Well tell you how one officer is getting a lot of attention after buying a meal for a hungry child. With an ultrasmooth, fullbodied flavor. Discover the craft of cold brew today and keep on. America runs on dunkin. For the ride. For the early mornings. Long days. And late nights. For the love. Announcer youre watching nbc10 the official station of the philadelphia eagles. Happening today in the lehigh valley, the Allentown Police department is looking for feedback from the community. Theyre inviting neighbors to a town hall amiting tonight at sheridan elementary school. The meeting comes after a couple hundred people held a rally outside of city hall, calling for unity after a reverse of policeinvolved shootings across the country. In chicago, a Police Officer charged with the murder of a 17yearold boy is in court today. Jason van dyke is accused of shooting him search times. Former Police Commissioner john timoney died after being the top cop to 2001. Hes also remembered for hopping on a bicycle and joining his officers during protests in the 2008 convention in philadelphia. John timoney was 68 years old. And a ohio Police Officer who bought a meal for a 7yearold trying to steal a teddy bear to buy food. Authorities say theyve been inundated with phone calls about the officers actions. The officer saw the boy, took him to a restaurant after the boy said he hadnt eaten in several days. His parents have pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges. A fierce wildfire continues to rage in Southern California and the fire chief warns there will be a lot of families that come home for nothing. So far, the fire in San Bernardino county has raged across 40 square miles. Homeland security chair jeh johnson will get a look at the devastating flooding in louisiana this afternoon. Johnson will visit baton rouge in the ongoing Recovery Efforts going on there. 13 people have died in the flooding. Its 6 17, thursday morning, about the time you get out the door. Well check the roads. Jessica boyington is going to help you out. What do you see . Big delays on the schuylkill, vai and tracy. Theres an accident. Were going to show you the delays right now. You can see our cameras around belmont avenue just approaching the accident scene, heading eastbound. Only one lane is getting by around city avenue. Causing big delays. 32 minutes right now eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway. This is typically a 12minute trip. You can see things starting to get hairy out there. Average speed down into the 20s. You can see, heading westbound, were seeing normal delay, a little brake lights by the scene. Were seeing that normal rush hour volume that we see at this time. Lower merion theres an accident, lancaster avenue. Checking mass transit. 19minute delays on thorndale. Ill have more updates for you when i come back around 6 30. Announcer now, your nbc10 first alert weather. 6 18, hard to tell, but the sun is up right now. Thats a live view from center city. Clouds are with us to start with. They wont be here all day. The temperature now 75 degrees in philadelphia. Its been cool in the lehigh valley, down to 70 degrees. 70s in the suburbs. Delaware is 73 degrees in philadelphia. We will warm into the 80s this afternoon, not the 90s. Finally an end to the heat wave, 72 degrees, 73 in brewery town. The airport is 75. 75 in torres hill and buffington. You may have heard some thunderstorms, especially at the shore overnight. They are way offshore. Now, were just looking at scattered light showers moving through the area and theyll keep on going. And look at this. An end to the heat wave. The 90s weve been through will end with a High Temperature of 89 degrees. Looking for sunshine, over the weekend, saturday is your best bet. Saturday will see temperatures into upper 80s and low 90s for inland areas. The shore, 79 degrees with sunshine during the day. A chance for showers and thunderstorms for much of the area. A little less likely at the shore and delaware. Cooler monday. It all clears out for monday afternoon. There is one more 90 degree day before we get to the weekend, friday. Tomorrow, up to 91 with partly sunny skies. Back to the 80s. Theres your sunshine on saturday. Chance of showers and thunderstorms for sunday. By monday, were clearing out. The temperatures come way down. The humidity, too, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, all looking good. A nice extended break from the high heat. By friday, another round of thunderstorms possible. Next weekend, warming up. Saturday afternoon, up to 88 degrees. Tracy. 20 minutes past 6 00 right now. There is debate over donald trump bet in Atlantic City. Well tell you what new jersey governors achris christie has to say about the trump tax deal. Plus, jumping into olympic action. We have a preview of a team usa athlete who according to her coach is a legend. Moms know their kids need love. And encouragement. They also know milk is a nutrient powerhouse. With 8 grams of natural protein, plus 8 other essential nutrients. Its no surprise 9 out of 10 u. S. Olympians grew up drinking milk. Moms know kids grow strong when they milk life. Her dad was an eagles legend who made a big impact here in philadelphia now the daughter of Lionel Cunningham is looking to make her debut on the world. The 18yearold makes her olympic debut in rio. The competition starts at 9 00 in the womens high jump. We caught up. With her father and coach, the legendary number 12 in brazil as his daughter gets ready for the spotlight hes spent so much of his life in. Theres the get up. Time to get up. Clean your room. Then on the field, dad, okay, i know what youre going to say, so leave me alone. Thats the kind of relationship we have where we can communicate like that. Randall cunningham, here he is in high school, also a former high jumper, and a businessman in las vegas. He missing the people the most because theyre real and humble. And humanity is the number one character trait that he tries to instill in his daughter. Good morning, everyone, Jessica Boyington checking on the roads right now, and the washington 95 over in new jersey right at belmar at the black horse pike. Cars are moving along fine. From 38 to the black horse pike, just a 12minute trip. No real problems there. Well check back in on the schuylkill expressway when i come back. But right now, the forecast. Clouds and showers, too. You might run into a few rain drops this morning but youll be reaching for sunglasses. 6 25 is the time. 75 degrees, theres something missing from the forecast today. I think most people will be happy about it, too. Ive got your neighborhood forecast just ahead. Now, theres a tease. Next up at 6 30, swimming in question. Well have an update on ryan lochte and his teammates who are caught up in an investigation of whether they were robbed in rio. Plus, safety on the tracks. 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Friendly deal, new Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he had no role in a taxing issue in Atlantic City that reduced Donald Trumps debt. Riding the rails. The technology aimed at safety on the tracks is slow going. And well tell you about the holdup. Announcer this is nbc10 news. It is just about 6 30 on a thursday morning. Good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. Im vai sikahema. And im tracy davidson. Lets begin with bill henley in the first alert neighborhood forecast. Weve got a few showers but no heavy rain. The storms in cape may are offshore. This is the tail end for the shower activity for today. Moving into wilmington and philadelphia. Up 95 in the wilmington area. Chester is drying out after a few rain showers but the rain has just moved into philadelphia. Some spots north and west right now. Pottstown is driving out. Hatfield has got a few rain drops. A few rain showers, they wont last long and we will see sunshine. Right now, cloudy skies for new jersey, lehigh valley, delaware. More clouds this morning, 81 degrees. For the suburbs, 72 degrees now. King of prussia, well, its looking rather white. Maybe thats for the dinner enblanc tonight. There is going to be sunshine to warm temperatures near the 90 degree mark. Look at this, missing 90s for the first day in more than a week. The longest heat wave of the summer finally comes toen end. Morning showers and temperatures in the upper 80s this afternoon. Lets see if theres any applause for the traffic. Jessica boyington has an update from First Alert Traffic Center. You just set me up for major failure right here. No applause. I never have good news at this time. Right around, that comes out on top, though, right around belmont avenue. Now starting to see delays on the other side. Westbound, king of prussia, no problem there. 41 minutes eastbound, appro

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