Them were closed. Now every once in a while theyre letting cars through the area. What were seeing is this massive backup behind this as all of these lanes try to merge together on the northbound side. Thats right around the pa turnpike. We head over to our maps and i can show you exactly what to do if youre heading out in that area right now in mansfield township. If youre coming from new jersey, your best bet will be to take 295 to get by the scene and out in pennsylvania you can take route 1 and get on 195, then hop back onto the new jersey turnpike. You can see youll be stuck for quite some time. We have a backup all the way to willingboro. We know youll update us throughout the morning. More breaking news. Police have identified the gunman responsible for last nights deadly shooting at a lose louisiana Movie Theater. He had a plan to escape. Good morning. Im chris cato. That gunman killed two, wounded nine before killing himself. Authorities have identified the shooter at 59yearold John Russell Howser from alabama. He had been staying at a motel in lafayette for the past few weeks. Investigators say they found wigs glasses and various other disguises in his motel room. The victims are 33yearold Jillian Johnson and 21yearold mace mayci breaux. John yang has an update. Reporter Authorities Say the shooter howser as a drifter. Authorities have spoken to his wife and his family. They say they are estranged, didnt have much contact with him. Since early july he had been here in lafayette, louisiana, in a motel room. They searched that motel room and inside they found disguises. Wigs false glasses, things that could have changed his appearance. Authorities believe he did not intend to kill himself. It is apparent that he was intent on shooting and then escaping. What happened is the quick Law Enforcement response forced him back into the theater. At which time he shot himself. Reporter Authorities Say the search of the motel room, a search of his car turned up nothing that would give any indication of what his motive was, what his intent was, what he was trying to do here. Meanwhile, this theater has now been cleared. They have now made sure there are no explosives in it. It is not any danger. Theyre now working on processing it as a crime scene. They say the theater is littered with personal effects. Shoes, keys purses other things people just dropped and ran when the shooting started. John yang nbc news, lafayette, louisiana. And this morning were hearing from those people who were in a theater across the hall from the one where the shooting took place. Definitely one of the last things i expected. But i was with my brother and a friend. Whenever the alarm went off, thats the first thing i said. It was just an odd feeling, i feel like theres a shooting or something. He says he knew they needed to get out immediately and they did. Many people took to social media to offer condolences to the victims, including amy schumer, the star of the movie trainwreck, the movie people were watching at the time of the shooting. She says my heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in louisiana. That violence in louisiana is on the minds of many people heading to local theaters today. Does it make them nervous or perhaps, more vigilant . Nbc10s Monique Braxton joins us live from king of prussia with that angle. Monique . Reporter hey, chris, only one person i talked to expressed some reservation or hesitation about going inside the imax theater here sponsored by united articlists but they did go in. When i asked others heading inside if they thought about canceling out or staying away they told us, no. But moviegoers did describe the scene, the fatal shootings inside the laughfayette, louisiana, theater as horrible tragic senseless. One question why the gunman went there to kill others and then killed himself. Theres always something bad happening somewhere, but we try not to worry about it. You cant worry about it so were just coming to the movies. Security guards, do you think there should be more now . I think maybe it would be smart to sort of check the system and see if we could do an overhaul and see if theres better ways to protect families. When you go to the airport, you got to go to the metal detectors and that kind of thing. Maybe that will work. One thing we cannot do as citizens is be afraid to live our lives, because we do that, then these these people win. Reporter now, when i asked the manager here on duty if she had had any cancellations in those prepurchased tickets, she told us no. When i asked her if theyre going to be doing a security upgrade, thats when she said, you have to contact our corporate offices. I did make a call to headquarters and that quaul hasntcall hasnt been returned. Live at king of prussia, Monique Braxton, nbc10 news. Well ask many questions with security at Movie Theaters. In about ten minutes well talk live with a security expert about safety at theaters. Should metal detectors be installed . Hell talk about that. You can get updates on this story at any time on nbc10. Com or checking the nbc10 app. That situation in lafayette is unfolding at the same time a jury in kolcolorado is deciding whether to execute this man james holmes for the massacre in a colorado mooe Movie Theater three years ago. Holmes lawyers are expected to focus on what they call his severe Mental Illness in an effort on spare his life. In philadelphia two women showed up at an emergency room with a gunshot victim in their car. They say someone shot a man twice in the chest on kensington street. Hes in critical condition. No arrests. A man shot another man right in front of his house. Youll see bullet holes in his suv. Police say someone walked up to the vehicle with the man inside late last night and open fire. The shooter is still on the loose. Prosecutors have to decide whether to file charges against a man who shot a man in north philadelphia. Police say a 19yearold pulled a gun on a 25yearold on lennox street. The 25yearold, who is licensed to carry, pulled his own gun and shot the 19yearold, who is in critical condition. Police say a stray bullet hit a car parked on broad street but no one was in the car. And we have new video this morning that may help police find the suspect in the shooting on monday in philadelphia. Surveillance cameras show a man parking a burgundy Jeep Wrangler on creasele b. Avenue. Police say when the suspect got back in his car, he was seen by someone shooting out of the window, hitting a man in the leg. If you recognize that suspect, obviously, call police. A wannabe robber armed with a tshirt held up a Convenient Store in the fishtown section of philadelphia. The man had his hand wrapped in a shirt to make it look like he was holding a gun. He demanded money but the store workers werent buying it. He was last seen heading south on frankfurt avenue. In wilmington, someone found a womans body right on a playground slide. Police say her death is suspicious. Police rushed to canby park late yesterday morning in wilmington after neighbors found the ladys body laying on the slide. They say some of her clothe hg been pulled down. Several people say they saw her alive wednesday night, sitting with a man on the other side of the park. I dont want to be in the park in the dark. You stay out thereof . Yeah. It gets too dark. Theres no lights. You cant really see anything. Im surprised. I havent we havent had an incident like this happen here especially here in the park, since ive lived here. Now, police are awaiting autopsy results to determine just how the woman died. This just into the news room this morning. A former Philadelphia Traffic Court judge has just been sentenced in a ticketfixing scandal. He received two years probation and a 4,000 fine. He pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy. Perry sr. Admitted to tossing out citations in exchange for gifts of pornography and seafood. Five other Traffic Court judges have been sentenced for their role in a ticketfixing scheme. Police in Atlantic City want to find a man who allegedly groped a 11yearold girl at the beach. They released this sketch of the man theyre trying to track down. It happened almost two weeks ago at the beach near annapolis avenue when the girl was in waistdeep water. They say the man swam under water, grabbed the girls thigh, then came back and grabbed her private area. Parents are concerned. Actually, pretty surreal. Hard to believe. We need to keep a closer watch on my kids while im at the beach. Police say after the girl screamed for help the man got out of the water and ran off. If you recognize him, call police. Well we continue to follow breaking developments from louisiana this morning in last nights deadly Movie Theater shooting. Up next, well talk to our nbc10 security expert about changes that he believes should be implemented in theaters nationwide. Hell cover that for us. Plus senate showdown. How some lawmakers plan to use a must pass highway bill to start another fight over obamacare. The sun is up and were enjoying it all day today. Another winner low humidity. Well show you how long its going to last with the forecast when i come back. Iran keeps their nuclear facilities. Military sites can go uninspected. Restrictions end after 10 years. Then iran could build a Nuclear Weapon in two months. Iran has violated 20 International Agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. Republicans in washington are making another attempt to repeal obamacare. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell plans to introduce an amendment to the transportation bill currently being debated that would undue the Affordable Care act. If a new transportation bill is not approved within a week, states would face a cutoff of federal highway and transit aid. The house has voted 50 times to repeal obamacare, but the senate has been in democratic hands until this year and has not followed suit. New this morning, two inspectors general have reportedly asked the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation into Hillary Clintons use of email. According to the new york times, those inspectors general concluded that her private email account contained hundreds of potentially classified materials. Clinton has denied any wrongdoing in the past and said that no classified emails were stored on her private server during her time as secretary of state. Shes, of course running for president now and is right now delivering an economic speech this afternoon at new york university. Get ready for more pluto. Members of nasas new Horizons Team are about to release new images from the space probe that took all those probing photos this afternoon. On july 18th the spacecraft flew past pluto getting within 7800 miles of its surface and taking lots of pictures. Nasa also has news about an even more distant planet they discovered. One very similar to earth. This is interesting here. This is animation of what they call kepler 452b. Im sure well come up with a better name later. Its the most earthlike planet scientists have found yet. It has the same temperature of earth, which means it could support life but its bigger and has twice the gravity. Before you start planning your trip there, keep this in mind. The planet is about 1400 lightyears away. Nice warmup today. Looking at sunshine but like the last couple of days humidity is so low, making for a great friday. The best weekend day is going to be saturday. Another carbon copy of what we have today. But then things change. The humidity returns and with the higher humidity also come a chance of some showers. Right now, though few scattered clouds in the pocono mountains, 78 degrees in the very low 50s first thing this morning. 81 now in northeast philadelphia and Atlantic City already up to 80 degrees. You can see some scattered clouds. Otherwise a beautiful scene. A nice cool start. A warm afternoon. And plenty of sunshine. Youll need sunglasses today no matter where you are. The last few days weve seen a nice flow out of the north west. We still have a northerly component to the wind. Thats the dry air thats still with us. 8mileanhour breeze in philadelphia. 10 miles an hour in wilmington. Just enough to keep the dry air flowing into the area and to keep us in the clear. No clouds to be found in the immediate philadelphia area. Really nice weather at the jersey shore where temperatures will peak in the low 80s this afternoon. Futurecast though does have some changes later on saturday. Well see lots of sunshine saturday. Saturday evening at 10 00, just a few scattered clouds moving into the area. But this line of showers is what well be watching into Early Morning saturday. The timing has been pulled back a little bit, so early in the morning, sunday we could see a few scattered showers moving in from the west some of the western suburbs. We should see those fizzle as they move in first thing sunday morning but then theres another chance well see showers and possibly some thunderstorms develop sunday afternoon. But not today. Just sunshine. 77 degrees for mt. Pocono. Low humidity for reading, allentown and quakertown. Nothing but sunshine for doylestown, trenton and mt. Holly. Temperatures running a little below normal for this time of year. 87 in the normal high temperature. Youll see low 80s for rehoboth cape may and Atlantic City. Bright sunny skies for wilmington williamstown. Narberth up to 85. 85 today for philadelphia. The humidity stays low saturday. Perfect saturday. Its sunday that well see the humidity returning with the temperature, too up to 90 degrees with a chance of late day showers and thunderstorms. Really a better chance coming next week when we will see nothing like the nice weather weve been enjoying. I got the sevenday forecast coming up in the next half hour. Well stand by for that. Thank you, bill. Stand by for some traffic news now. Happening this weekend, a stretch of lincoln drive in philadelphia will be closed tomorrow, even to walkers, joggers and bicyclists. Crews are making repairs and performing maintenance on the road. Lincoln drive will be shut down from 7 00 a. M. To 5 00 to ridge avenue. If you love hot air, this is the place for you. Today is the first day of a hot air Balloon Festival in central jersey. 100 balloons will rise into the air at 6 30 in readington township. Youll be able to see balloons shaped like darth vader, a whale and a panda. The festival runs through sunday night new. Help is on the way for people with high cholesterol. Its an alternative to those traditional statin drugs and side effects but it comes with some drawbacks as well. Well have that for you. And a warning before you hit that friday happy hour. Those drinks before dinner, they could affect your appetite. Well explain. New details this morning on our breaking news. The Movie Theater shooting in louisiana, we just learned in Court Documents filed in 2008 the shoolers family describe him as quoted having a volatile mental state. Those same documents say john howsers wife removed guns from their home because of his mental state. They say he killed two people and woungdded nine in that Movie Theater in lafayette and then turned the gun on himself. Investigators say they have no motive. Nbc10s security expert Bob Brzenchek is live assistant professor at pierce college, 15 Years Experience in military, Law Enforcement and as an Intelligence Specialist and defense contractor. Bob, so how do you think Movie Theaters across the country will respond to this shooting . Well, theyre going to look at what security measures they have in place. Obviously, something failed. The Emergency Action plan at this particular Movie Theater will be analyzed and digested. What worked and what are the best practices moving forward in a collaborative effort from federal, state and local Law Enforcement to move forward to better understand what happened what failed and why. What do you mean by something failed. Should they have been searching people coming into the theater for guns . Should they have defected this guy had a gun . As you alluded to this guy had mental issues and had access to guns. Weve seen a number of facilities in Movie Theaters throughout the United States where metal detectors are instituted. Was that instituted at this Movie Theater . You can check individuals at a point of access. Thats the first thing you want to do. When some individual comes into your establishment, you have Access Points and you analyze whos coming in and assess them for a threat. All right. Well you know were americans, life goes on. A lot of people will still go to the movies this weekend, maybe with this in the backs of their minds. What can we do bob, to keep ourselves as safe as possible short of just staying inside the house . Live your life, move forward. Dont let events like this take you off kilter. Have a Crisis Action plan. Wherever you go similar to an eagles game understand what youre going to get into. Pack appropriately and respond appropriately. You also move into the Movie Theater, understand where your exit points are. You always want to have an out. Especially an incident like this. Lets talk about the gunman here. John russell howser. They we just released new information that in Court Documents his family members were concerned about what they called his volatile mental state. Is there something that didnt work out here in the system . Is there something that someone should have picked up on . As i alluded to before its obviously a failure all around. Someone in the family could have alerted police. We dont know if this gun he was using was legally obtained, but it happens, where people who have mental issues can still get weapons. What can states do to stop this from happening . Here in the commonwealth of pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State police have instituted the act 235. With that you have a psychological check before you can get that. Thats for Armed Security officers that work out in the field. I could tell you personally, i have a concealed weapons permit out of luzerne county. Each county owns and operates the con selled weapon permit. Each county has a different Operational Plan of action moving forward. Do they roir psychological checks . Do they not . Its not consistent and i advocate for that. Nbc10 security expert, thank you for your time this morning, bob. Thank you, sir. And well continue of course, to follow developments out of last nights deadly theater shooting in louisiana. What were learning more about the gunman now and the two victims. Two women who were killed in that shooting. Plus teamwork at its finest on display. Youll watch as real life heroes come together to rescue a woman trapped beneath a car. That breaking news is a big traffic headache. Skyforce10 was over the scene some time ago. This is on the northbound side in mansfield township burlington county. You can see the tractor trailer overspilled there, spilling lumber in the lanes. The website says there were injuries but we dont know how severe. Jessica boyington is here with more on that accident and how to get around it. What you were looking at was video from skyforce10 over top of that scene a few moments ago. Earlier we had all the truck lanes closed on the northbound side. Then they were allowing one lane in the truck lane to get through the area. All of the car lanes were actually moving by. Despite that you can still see massive backup all the way to willingboro right behind that scene. If youre coming from pennsylvania get on route 1, to 195 and then youll be fine to hop on the new jersey turnpike right after that. If youre in new jersey you can take 295 to get around that scene. Heres a shot of 295 around burlington. You can see its moving along just fine. Youll have no problem accessing past that scene. To more breaking news. Were learning more about the gunman involved in last nights deadly shooting at that Movie Theater in louisiana. He killed two, injured nine before killing himself. Heres the latest information we have over the past few hours. Authorities have identified that shooter as 59yearold John Russell Houser from phoenix city alabama. They say he had been saying in a motel there in lafayette, louisiana, for the past few weeks. Investigators say in that motel room of his they found wigs glasses and various other disguises. They say he also had switched the license plate on his car, which is parked outside the theater exit. Police have identified the victims as 33yearold Jillian Johnson and 21yearold maceyci breaux. Louisiana Governor Jindal praised Law Enforcement. Law enforcement rushed in. As they could hear shots being fired, they still ran into that theater. He saw them ran back in and thats when he shot and killed himself. Who knows how many lives were saved. Jindal also said this is the time for the community to come together as one. People inside that multiplex at the time of the shooting are describing what they saw and heard. Listen. When we evacuated at the theater, there was a middle aged female laying down she was shot in the leg. There was blood. He heard a series of shots, one of which may have been the gunman taking his own life. Just hours before that lafayette Movie Theater shooting president obama said the one issue that has left him the most frustrated in this country is the gun control debate. The president told the bbc that he does not understand why the u. S. Doesnt have quote, common sense laws on gun safety even in the face of repeated mass killings. He says the nations inability to resolve this issue is distressing. Stay with nbc10 for continuing coverage of the deadly me lily theater shooting. Well give you updates on nbc10. Com or through the nbc10 app. At 11 32, this just news the news room. Police in New Castle County have arrested a man charging him with killing a woman. Shes the woman whose body was found on a playground yesterday. Police rushed to canby park in wilmington late yesterday morning after neighbors found that womans body. Police have now arrested her boyfriend. They identify him as gary perkins. Investigators say he had previous violent altercations with the victim. Neighbors found the womans body on the childrens slide at the playground. They told us that some of her clothing had been pulled down. Five people are dead after a crash involving two semitrucks, a van and two cars. This happened just before midnight on a highway in western indiana. Officials say one of the semis was going too fast. Two adults and a child in the van were killed. And a driver of one of the cars also died as did the driver of the semi that caused the accident. A dramatic rescue caught on camera in texas as bystanders jumped in to help police and firefighters save a woman. Nbc10s Kerry Sanders shows us how it all unfolded. Go ahead and put me a heavy rescue on this. Well put a heavy rescue on it. Reporter a heavy rescue call for some incredibly heavy lifting. After a woman is trapped beneath a vehicle weighing more than 3,000 pounds. Unable to breathe from the crushing weight. The woman pinned under the car after police say a vehicle turned from the wrong lane, colliding with her motorcycle and dragging her several feet. First responders unable to use a jack to lift the car knew they had to act fast. We knew we didnt have time to wait any longer. Reporter even with a heavy rescue truck on the way, they knew time was running out, so they literally took matters into their own hands. , so i told the firefighter, i said theres enough of us here. Lets just lift it up. Lets go. Reporter Police Firefighters and bystanders joining forces to perform the unthinkable. Lifting the vehicle off the woman. It was pretty easy when all the civilians jumped in. As you see the video civilians came out of everywhere. I dont know who exactly they were, but a ton of people helped. Reporter amazingly, the woman suffered no major injuries. For today, Kerry Sanders, nbc news. Another tracktic rescue caught on kachl ra in northern illinois. Dash cam video showing officers pulling a man out of a burning building. When police arrived, one officer helped another climb into a window. Right there. Seconds later that officer is seen pulling the victims out of the home. Authorities say a few minutes longer and the man could have been overcome by smoke. Republican president ial hopefuls are lining up to criticize frontrunner donald trump in the wake of his visit to the u. S. mexico border. We get more from nbcs Peter Alexander. Reporter from the mexican bored toert heartland, donald trump heads to iowa tomorrow for what his campaign is touting as a rally and picnic. His first visit there since the Des Moines Register insist he drop out, calling it a bloviating side show. Illegal immigration, trump argued he was putting his own safety at risk. Well, they say its a great danger, but have i to do it. Reporter and blasted his rival, the former texas governor. Well, i think rick perry did a terrible job as governor of texas where he where the Border Security was terrible. Reporter perry fired back as known employer of illegal immigrant labor, Donald Trumps record on Border Security is nonexistent as best and a farce at worst. Still its safe to say laredo has never seen a show quite like trumps, complete with private plane and entourage. He controlled a very kay yotic press conference and he made himself look as if he was allied with local officials, which i think shows a level of political skill that was surprising for a lot of people. Reporter with the spotlight on trump some republicans fear his rise benefits the democratic frontrunner. One gop strategist calling trump voters hillarys new best friends. Still trump says hes the gops best bet to beat clinton. Im the one to beat her. Reporter in South Carolina thursday clinton dismissed trump and fellow republicans as desperate. I think theyre all vying for air time and attention, and one sure way for anybody on the republican side to get attention is to criticize me. Nbcs Peter Alexander reporting there. Happening this weekend, family and friends will gather in philadelphia to remember a woman and her three children who died when an outofcontrol carjacked suv plowed over them. Matt delucia went to tuyogo where a anniversary will be held. Reporter a year ago tomorrow right here a mother and three kids were selling fruit when chaos ensued. A car sped through killing that mother and her three kids. Here was the scene last year july 25th. Police say two men carjacked a woman, lost control and then crashed. 15yearold williams and 10yearold and 7yearold brothers were killed. Their mother quichedied a few days later at the hospital. Theres been an outpouring of support and even now flowers in this grassy field where it happened. I spoke to the aunt of the victims as well as a family friend. They both say coming to this spot is incredibly tough. They cant believe its been a year, but tomorrow they will hold a cookout here as a way of honoring the memory of those four people. She was loving. She was funny. And my niece and two nephews, they was loving and funny. I just dont know. We want to make it Something Different where kids can come and remember. They used to work around here in the garden. It was a happy place. They used to sell fruit at the stand. We. Them to know every time they come down here its not a sad occasion. Two men are charged with the carjacking and deaths of these four people. Crawford and rosa are charged with other crimes. Both are still awaiting trial. The cookout here tomorrow at allegheny in germantown will be from noon to 6 00. In tioga, matt delucia, nbc10 news. Tirely different situation in reading where officials are debating what steps can be taken to avoid another Christmas Tree controversy. Remember last years Charlie Brown tree . There it is. It was heavily criticized and then loved and embraced. Some in reading are arguing the city should adopt an artificial tree this year. Last year the tree became known as Charlie Brown tree. They even adorned it with a single bulb like Charlie Brown. They just need more ornaments. You dont want an aluminum tree. You want this weather to stick around and it will but not through the entire weekend. Got some big changes ahead. The sevenday forecast when we come back. Statins have helped millions of people control their cholesterol but it can cause painful side effects. The fda is considering approving a statin alternative that could be a gamechanger. You feel comfortable . Reporter 60yearold richard is one of the 71 million americans with high cholesterol. A major risk factor for Heart Disease. He attempted to control it through diet and exercise, but with a Strong Family history of heart problems, he turned to a team of cardiologists at Uh Case Medical Center in ohio for help. They tried all the most common statins but he couldnt stand to be on them for more than a month at a time because of debilitating muscle aches. I got at times i couldnt open a door because my muscles are so sore. Reporter it threatened his career as an ord donethodontist. The quality of my life was terrible. I would say to the doctor i would rather pass away from a heart attack than take this stuff. Reporter a new Clinical Trial a new drug lowered levels of bad cholesterol by about 60 . Its not the answer for everyone, but it may be a component of treatment for a large segment of the population that still has a risk of Heart Disease even on statins or that cant take statin drugs. Reporter its unknown if the drugs will lead to fewer heart attacks and strokes. That lack of data could be problematic for Insurance Companies faced with paying these drugs, which could cost as much as 12,000 a year. They could be the best shot for patients like richard to control their bad cholesterol for good. Erica edwards, nbc10 news. Heres something else. Changing your lifestyle can actually help protect your brain from alzheimers. New york researchers say steps like reducing stress and getting more sleep can help you lower your risk for that disease. Experts also recommend exercising your mind by working on crossword puzzles or learning a new language. Have to set aside time for that. People over the age of 50 are drinking more alcohol, according to a new study. British researchers say that it could be a Hidden Health and social problem among people of that age group. The study finds that the increased drinking though was not linked to feelings of loneliness or depression. People perhaps just drinking for a good time. Those who drink may also eat more. Indiana University Researchers found that alcohol can stimulate a part of the brain that fixates on food. Experts want people to know that Drinking Alcohol before a meal could encourage them to keep eating once theyre already full. From taking care of your body to taking care of your car. Finding time to take your car to the shop it can be hard. Now in some places the mechanic can come right to you. Nbc10s brian mooar shows us how on demand service apps are trying to make Getting Service easier for customers. Reporter the kind of convenience that made uber a hit on the road is suddenly spreading to all kinds of services. Delivery, dry cleaners even doctors on demand at minimal cost. Three children very busy. Times limited. Reporter daniel didnt have time to go looking for an oil change. The your mechanic app brought it right to your door step. We have local mechanics in many cities that will come to your home, your office wherever you are, to service your car. Reporter he just filled out his car information and got a quote. And we give you upfront pricing. The price doesnt change. Reporter its just as convenient for the mechanic who books appointments around his normal 9 00 to 5 00 job. Most services can be done in the customers driveway. Anything that basically you dont need a lift or drop a motor. Reporter its all about flexibility and easy payments. It may cost a bit more for that convenience they came to me. I didnt have to you know, spend any fuel any time. Reporter daniels car is running as smoothly as rubens repair jobs. I have at least one a day. Reporter booked right through the rest of the month. Brian mooar, nbc10 news. Kriss kringle, he doesnt care its july. Hes coming to town this weekend. Its time for the annual christmas in july toy run. That will benefit some very excited hospital patients in this area. To tell us all about it we have joe mason, Philadelphia Police officer and with the philadelphia chapter of sen centurians and stephanie from childrens hospital. Tell us about the toy ride. This event has really kind of blown up over the past few years. This has. This is our 19th annual toy run for shriners hospital. The first couple of years we got 30 or 40 riders. My first year about 12 years ago, we had 100 riders. We couldnt have been happier. 100 riders . Yeah. Last year we had over 500 riders. To date weve raised over 220,000 for shriners hospital. All the proceeds go directly to shiners hospital. In addition to all the toys, we also have although proceeds that go to help an amazing hospital that does amazing work. The first year you raised like 2200 and last year it was 38,000. I think you can buy a motorcycle for that much. And youre actually looking for more riders even though you had more than 500 last year. Youre open to others helping you with this. Were at the Police Academy at 8 30 until morning. We have guys cooking breakfast. Omelets made to order. When that gets done at 11 00, kickstands goes up santa claus leads us down 95 to broad street where we pull up to shriners. After that we had an afterparty that runs from 12 00 to 4 00. All proceeds we bring in that day, 20 a rider, 30 a couple and everything goes to the hospital. It goes to shriners. We know you do such great work with shriners. This donation helps us carry through to the giving season. It replenishes our toy closet and storage. Of course, that day we have many excited patients ready to accept some new christmas toys in july. Yeah why not . Why not celebrate six months early. A lot of kids benefit from the work you guys do soy know theyre excited to get a visit. Does santa claus he rides. He leads you guys on the bike. Does he go to the hospital as well . All the kids get to sit on santas lap and pick out a christmas gift. Those kids with spinal cord injuries are excited to see santa in the summer. Not only do they get a gift in july they get to sit on his lap and put in a good word for a gift in december. Absolutely. Thank you for being here. Well put the information on the screen. Not only do they want riders they also need donations in the form of toys they could deliver to the children there at shriners also and also money that would help support the program. Once again, the 19th annual christmas in july toy run, sunday july 26th. Leaves Philadelphia Police academy at 11 00 a. M. And heads to shriners hospital. For more information, you can go to nbc10. Com. All the info is there. Also check out the nbc10 app. Is santa a little more svelte in july . A little more trimmer . I dont know how he does it. He wears the formal wear the heavy gear. I tell him to get a santa tshirt, but he doesnt. True to form. Thank you for your time. Thanks for being here this morning. Bill . Well definitely see changes by sunday morning. Its going to be more of a challenge for san to to dress in that heavy suit. Today not so bad. Its a warm one. But weve got brilliant sunshine. Look at this barely a cloud in the sky. A nice pleasant breeze blowing. Very dry air. In fact, the humidity has been coming down. 36 now. 80 degrees currently in philadelphia. We are running now 2 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time after getting a cooler start this morning. Look at the growing crowd at jersey shore. Thats a live view from cape may. Low 80s this afternoon. A pleasant breeze at the shore. Near perfection for this time of year. Low 80s in philadelphia, wilmington, northeast philadelphia. It was in the 50s for many spots north and west. Pottstown, Quakertown Allentown dropped into the 50s. Running 20 degrees warmer right now. Even in 70s in shenandoah. Coatesville is 70 degrees. 80s for newark. 77 degrees right at cape may harbor. Clear skies. Look at that. Brilliant blue sky overhead. You have to hunt to find a cloud. You see a few way offshore. Those are not showers. Just a few scattered fair weather clouds in central pennsylvania. But its the clouds that are far to the northwest moving into the midwest, that will bring us change over the weekend. This is a line of heavy weather. Showers and thunderstorms, Severe Weather moving to northeastern maryland. This line of showers is what well be watching as we head through the weekend. By saturday morning, not looking all that impressive. Western sunday ushs in lancaster. And chester counties. Most of the area will be dry sunday morning. Sunday afternoon there is a chance well see some popup showers, maybe even some thunderstorms in interior new jersey and into delaware as well. Not expecting an allday rainfall but definitely changes. The humidity will be back over the weekend, too. Not today. Sunny skies. Nice and comfortable. Low to mid80s this afternoon. 87 is the normal high temperature. We will fall short of that today. Northwesterly winds 5 to 12 miles an hour. Not a strong wind but Strong Enough to bring the dry air and keep it with us into saturday. Making for another gorgeous day saturday afternoon. 87 degrees. Then here comes the heat the humidity and a chance of some showers. Not a big threat for showers or thunderstorms. The humidity youll definitely feel it with temperature up to 90 degrees. A steamy damon, too. Not as hot. More widespread showers and thunderstorms possible monday. The storms take a break, the heat and humidity will not. Theyll be on duty. 91 tuesday and even warmer for wednesday and thursday. Thursday afternoon up to 94 degrees. Final update on our top story. The louisiana Movie Theater shooter, we learned the gunmans family described him in Court Documents in 2008 as having a volatile mental state. Police say 59yearold John Russell Houser open fire during a screening of trainwreck in lafayette, louisiana, killing two women and injuring nine before killing himself. Officials say he had been staying at a nearby hotel and had disguises in his motel room. Back here at home, were enjoying lovely weather on this friday. Fantastic. Its not going to be the end of it today. Well see it again tomorrow. We have a case of severe clear. Lots of sunshine. 83 is where well be at 1 00. By 4 00 86 degrees. Humidity stays low as we head into the evening hours. For bill henley and the rest of us here im chris cato. Well see you this afternoon. Have a great weekend. Serena youre scared to death, arent you . What are you so afraid of, nicole . Nikyle im not afraid of anything, least of all you. Serena liar. Just last night you couldnt wait to run a story about how awful i am. You were going to ruin my career, youre going to make eric hate me. And now all of that goes by the wayside if i leave town. Why . Nikyle i told you. I didnt think it was worth my time. Serena i know what you told me, but that was a lie. Its a cover story, because you dont want me to figure out that the real reason for this 180 is eric. Brady look, nothing you tell me will leave this room. Itll stay between us. Eric its nicole. Ive fallen in love with her again