Upper 90s. 76 agrees at 6 00. By 9 00 82 degrees and we will hit 90 degrees by lunch time. Ill take you through it neighborhood by neighborhood with the forecast when i come back in ten minutes. We are in for dangerous heat today. We sent nbc 10s katy zachry to find out what the city of philadelphia does when we get to conditions like were having today. Katy joins us live in center city. What can we expect . What proactively is the city doing in this situation . We know theres been a heat warning issued by the National Weather service. Around this time every morning when were going to experience excessive heat the National Weather service will have a call with members of the Philadelphia Health department and issue a heat warning which they did. It goes into effect at noon today. What can you expect if you live in and around philadelphia . The city may extend the hours during which the Public Libraries and r exc centers are open places that double as cooling centers where theres air co
Center city at aikens oval. What this means for people who are most at risk for heatrelated illnesses like the young and elderly, they really need to stay inside during the heat of the day. For everyone else its best to drink plenty of water. If youre outside, seek shade. On days like today when the city of philadelphia issues an excessive heat warning youll find more people crowding their local Senior Centers. Anyone 55 or older is welcome. Many of those who are in the most vulnerable population do go. At the West Oak Lane location in philadelphia, we found yesterday they have plenty of water available. The air conditioning is on high. They have low stress activities to help keep peoples minds off the extreme weather outside. When it gets hotter then people will stay longer. Well get a few more people in their homes that will come in because its just too hot. Its a great place. And saving energy is a big concern for seniors. Really anyone on a fixed income. Coming up in the next half
And outrage. Anger over an american dentist who killed one of africas most beloved lions. Online Death Threats forcing him to close his practice and go under ground. Zimbabwe police want to know if he knowingly broke the law for the thrill of the hunt today, july 29, 2015. Good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Lets get to breaking news. There are reports that one of the most sought after terrorists in the world might be dead. Bill nealy, what can you tell us . Good morning, matt. Mullah omar has led the taliban for almost a quarter century. He welcomed Osama Bin Laden as a guest. He headed the Afghanistan Government that refused to hand over Osama Bin Laden or expel him after 9 11. He fled as u. S. And Coalition Forces invaded. His government was toppled. Hes been in hiding since. There are reports that hes dead. The Afghanistan Government confirmed wednesday it is looking into the reports. Rumors have been swirling for years he died. He was in ill health largely cause
Stopped where we stopped because wez saw state troopers running over to this bridge which separates the Delaware Park complex. We came over here. This is where state troopers found a gun in the water. I was there as they literally spotted the gun in the water. They ran to the bridge. The state Police Chopper was overhead. What appears to be a handgun in the creek. You could see it in the water from up on the bridge. A state police diver came over a little while later and went down in the mud to retrieve it. It is believed the suspect threw it into the creek as they left the scene. Again, im working with state police to get the latest details. They tell me they have a suspect in custody. Were waiting on condition of the person who was shot. Were trying to learn more details about the circumstances that led up to it. The area i showed you behind the trees, thats where were going to go now. We will head over there. As soon as we have more details, well bring them to you on air and online.
Hes accused of using Campaign Money to pay his sons student loan debt. Nbc10 news anchor renee chenaultfattah is married to the congressman. The feds allege renees car is part of a scheme to help the fattahs finance a vacation home. Renee is not indicted. The public does not expect their elected officials to misuse Campaign Funds. Misappropriate government funds, accept bribes or commit bank fraud. These type of criminal acts betray the publics trust. Hes done nothing wrong, congressman fattah was at work in washington today. A court date will be set. Harry hairston joins us now. You spoke with the congressman when these allegations began to surface. You spoke with him today, he spoke today when the charges were announced . Yes, he did come out and speak today, thats right. For the past eight years, a cloud of suspicion has followed him. Today on capitol hill congressman fattah stated neither he nor any of the others named in the indictment did anything wrong. I understand but the rico