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WCAU NBC10 News Today 11am May 26, 2016

These are updating. These are live cameras from around the area. A few scattered thin clouds around easton, but sunshine and warm temperatures into the mid aths around 2 00, and inafternoon temperatures will start coming down later today. High temperatures near 90. The temperatures climbing with a little southwesterly wind. 89 degrees. At the shore, a little cooler, 78 degrees. A chance of showers tonight. Dry during the day. Take a look at the futurecast when i come back. See you then. As we head into the memorial day weekend, people will be spending a lot of time outdoors. Theyre getting a feel for the hot weather today. Pamela osborne is live with the first of the devon horse show. How are spectators beating the heat . You know, a lot of them are just kind of hanging out in the shade right now. Its a good thing the bleachers are located under some of these trees here, providing a little bit of relief. Other than that, we have seen people with bottles of water, gatora gatorade, everybody trying to stay hydrated and enjoy the heat. The weather is a little humid. And it didnt talk long once the sun was up, so were the temperatures. The hotter it gets, the earlier you have to get up. The heat comes down on you. We bumped into joe on his morning walk, which he took only because of the forecasted heat. Thats why im out here early in the morning to get a walk out of the way. Lorraine martin, enjoying the cost, being prepared. Hydrate, hydrate. Drink plenty of water, try to stay away from those sweet beverages. At the devon horse show, we saw people wearing the right kinds of things and horses getting help from handlers to cool off as well. Whats the main you thing want to keep in mind . The nurse we spoke to says take it easy. When you need rest, definitely stop and rest. Dont push yourself. Know your limit. And have a good time out here, enjoy the vitamin d. And if you plan on coming out here to take in the show, thats a great thing to do. Keep in mind the people who organized this event, theyre going to have some cooling stations set up for people. So thats a possibility, thats something available to you if you want to come out but youre concerned about the heat. Reporting live in chester county, pamela osborne, nbc10 news. Good idea. This morning, fimp police are questioning two people with a connection to a shooting. Crime scene detectives have been processing the scene all morning. Thats where officers found a 34yearold man shot in the head around 1 00 a. M. They took him to the hospital where he is listed in critical condition. Police believe the victim was targeted. Officers found what they believe to be crack cocaine in his possession. A minivan was scene in the area at the time of the shooting. Police stopped that vehicle about a block away and brought the two people inside to be inviewed. Norristown police are looking for a driver following a hitandrun crash that injured a 7yearold boy. The boy rode his bike out in an alley on oakwood avenue, slamming into the passenger side of a car. That car backed up and nearly hit the boy again. Police say the car then, they describe as a gold toyota camry, reversed down another alley to get away. I dont know how anybody can hit a child and keep going. Took off down the alley without any fear of backing over him again, no regard for life whatsoever, especially a childs life. Neighbors ran to help the boy. He was treated and has been released. Police found the car parked a few blocks away with a dent on the side. They have a good lead on the suspect. And happening today, putting police under review. The department of justice will take a close look at chesters Police Department and how officers handle potentially deadly encounters. Matt delucia has the details for us. The Chester Police commissioner invited the department of justice to perform this review of practices and policies involving use of force. Theyre also going to lock at past incidences in which officers have had to use deadly force. Chester has seen its share of policeinvolved shootings this year, including one in february in which more than 100 gunshots were fired when a pair of suspects. One of them died, and in march, another deadly shooting that also left an officer injured. After that incident, the mayor pleaded for the community to remain calm. It does not help to have persons instigate or infuriate persons within the community when they dont have all the information. Today, the mayor along with the Police Commissioner and Eastern District u. S. Attorney will come together to talk about the upcoming review. Also, the mayor and city council are going to be apointing in the near future and funding a civilian review board to investigate civilian complaints and make some recommendations as well. Philadelphia requested a similar review from the department of justice three years ago. That review yielded more than 90 recommendations. Most of which have already been imp lemented. In chester, matt delucia, nbc10 news. Authorities in philadelphia will not file charges after police say a father accidentally sent his son to school with a loaded gun. The second grader found the gun in his backpack in class. He told his teacher about the weapon and administrators called police. The boys father is a Security Guard with a license to carry. Investigators say he was in a rush yesterday morning, put the gun in his sons bag, and then forgot about it. Well, new Jersey Governor Chris Christie signals hes warming up to a bill that lawmakers consider today to rescue financially strapped Atlantic City. It won approval in Committee Earlier this week. In his radio show yesterday, he didnt say he would sign the mrsh, but he did say it gives him the authority he needs to help Atlantic City. The compromise bill stops the threat of a state takeover for now. And gives a. C. 150 days to balance its budget and put a fiveyear Financial Plan in place. Time now for a check on the roads with nbc10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. Were still watching an accident thats on the vine street expressway tying things up a bit because now were almost in the afternoon rush where we start to see volume into the center city area. These are our cameras around eighth street. Headed westbound, approaching the schuylkill expressway, our cameras go blurry when we go live to it, but there we go, theres a school bus and another vehicle involved in the righthand shoulder headed westbound to the schuylkill and opposite on the other side of the road, another school bus on the shoulder as well. Thats one is just a disabled vehicle. Just a little bit of a slow go by the scene on both ramps. Also an accident on royersford. And for septa, the west trenton line Outbound Service is dealing with 30minute delays for the west trenton line between langhorn and west trenton. Check before you go. Thank you, jessica. Pennsylvania governor tom wolfe has signed a bill requiring first time dui offenders to use a breathalyzer system on their vehicles. Drunk drivers with a blood alcohol level of. 10 or higher would have to install the ignition interlock system on their vehicle for one year. The state will not suspend their license. The law is scheduled to take vaekt in 15 months. And philadelphia mayor jim kenneys push to create Community Schools is gaining momeant nl. Today, he met with parents and students at Stanton Elementary School in center city to talk about the benefits of Community Schools. The mayor says his goal is to open more than two dozen Community Schools by the end of his term, which would act as Family Service centers. Students would have access to health and social services during the school day. Communities members are starting to fill out surveys identifying which schools would be best for the program. Up next, good reason to be rattled. A new comments president obama made overseas this morning about donald trump and the rivalry between Hillary Clinton and bernie sanders. And the cleanup is under way after a tornado described as catastrophic touches down in the midwest. A look at the damage and destruction the massive twister left behind. We have sunshine today. This is a live view from wilmington, but there is a potential for some showers and thunderstorms for parts of our area as early as tonight. Look to futurecast when we come back. Ans age 50 to 85 whats your reason for getting Life Insurance . Im in my 60s and i work parttime with no benefits. 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Dont wait, call today. soft music Colonial Penn jingle a house fire in bethlehem this morning. Sky force 10 is live over east eighth street near lehigh avenue. Were told this is a threealarm fire. Were working to find out if anyone was hurt. You see the flames there, just engulfed that portion of the house. You see smoke and fire crews are arriving on the scene there. Well stay with us and bring you more information. Just tap the nbc10 app for updates on this breaking news. One person has died after a shooting during a new york city rap concert. Three others were wounded after gunshots were fired inside a concert venue. One of the victims is in critical condition. Sources say 30yearold brooklyn based rapper troy ab was shot in the leg. The gunfire sparked a chaotic scene as the crowd began rushing for the exits. The show was set to feature t. I. , but he wasnt on the scene when it happened. Police are still looking for a shooter. Representatives for t. I. Referred all questions to the police. And now to decision 2016. Donald trump has reached a magic number of delegates needed to clinch the republican nomination. According to nbc news delegate count, trump, meanwhile, agreed to another debate with an unexpected opponent. Tracie potts has the latest on the president ial campaign from washington, d. C. Feel the bern police pushed back protesters for a second day in a row at a trump rally. This one in california. Trump himself made news overnight when late night Host Jimmy Kimmel asked if he would debate bernie sanders. I would love to do that. Early this morning, sanders replied on twitter, game on. If we come out with the democratic nomination, donald trump is toast. Hillary clinton already said no to a california debate with sanders. Shes trying to convince voters trump wont get along with congress or World Leaders. This is not a reality tv show. You cant say if you disagree with them, youre fired. This morning from japan, president obama said World Leaders are concerned. For good reason, because a lot of the proposals he made display either ignorance of World Affairs or a cavalier attitude. Trump is getting along with paul ryan. They spoke by phone wednesday. Multiple reports suggest ryan may endorse trump today. Clinton faces a new inspector generals report that finds she did not compline with policies based on the federal records act because she did not turn over all her emails before she left office. And clintons responding in an interview with univision. She says that this is the same old story, nothing new in this report. She doesnt think it will really affect her in a general election. President obama asked about that this morning didnt have a lot to say about Hillary Clinton and the emails. Tracie potts, nbc news, washington. Well, the Homeland Security subcommittee just wrapped up a hearing on the long lines at tsa checkpoints at airports. An midadministrators and directors from several airports gave their perspectives on the delays. A representative from American Airlines testified increasingly long lines at security checkpoints have caused passengers to miss flights. Tens of thousands of them. The situation is expected to get worse in the busy Summer Travel season. The head of the Transportation Security Administration says the agency will add more than 700 new screeners by midjune to deal with the growing lines. He testified before lawmakers on capitol hill yesterday. He says tsa officers are being moved to staff checkpoints at the busiest airports, at the busiest times. He also said a new Incident Command Center will track daily screening operations to help shorten those lines. Camera captured a power and fury of a tornado as it tore through parts of kansas. The halfmile wide tornado moved at about 15 Miles Per Hour as it moved through a county in the central part of the state. Officials estimate it damaged or destroyed about 15 to 25 homes. No reports of anyone being hurt. The red cross has opened a shelter to help the victims. 11 17. Were already in the 80s. Bright sunshine and the temperatures are moving up, but as the temperatures come up, unfortunately, the air quality is coming down. Air quality alert for our area. Its code red for delaware and for southeastern pennsylvania, as we go into the afternoon. Thats when well see the worst of the pollutants in the air. Temperatures are already in the 80s. Look at allentown, 83 degrees. 80 at Philadelphia International. Vineland in the 80s. Atlantic city, 85 degrees. Most temperatures running warming. The same mark yesterday in philadelphia. Allentown up by 5 degrees and trenton is 4 degrees warmer. A little cooler right now in wilmington. Still plenty of time to catch up. The temperatures will climb to near 90 degrees this afternoon. We have seen a few scattered clouds move through the area. Clouds will avoavoid us for morf the day. I am tracking showers to the west. You can see activity farther to the southwest. The first of the showers has fizzled but theres a possibility well see showers develop in the evening hours, not really during the day. This is late this evening, 11 00, the futurecast showing dry conditions for our area. But as we go into tomorrow, the chance of showers is more likely. First thing in the morning, dry, 9 30, see a similar warmup tomorrow. In fact, the humidity will be higher tomorrow. Here we go with a chance of showers developing late tomorrow afternoon. And into the early evening hours, in the Lehigh Valley and some of the western suburbs to begin with. Then that shower threat stays mainly to the north of philadelphia during the late evening hours. Just a chance of seeing some wet weather for tomorrow. The chance of heat, well, thats on for the next few days. Today and tomorrow, both days up to 90 degrees. The humidity will be noticeably higher tomorrow. That will fuel some scattered showers and thunderstorms. Then the temperatures go even higher as we head into the Holiday Weekend. 92 degrees on saturday. A little cooler on sunday. The humidity is so high, theres a good chance well see some late day showers and possibly some thunderstorms develop sunday and into memorial day monday. Best chance of seeing the wet weather will be in the morning and early in the afternoon on monday. A chance we would see it dry out late in the day on monday, and that will clear things out for tuesday and wednesday. Still warm on wednesday. Temperatures getting closer to normal for this time of year, which is upper 70s for wednesday and thursday. Then we could see more showers before we get to next weekend. 76 degrees on friday and saturday at 78 degrees. Temperatures will be getting back to normal, but we have some heat and humidity to get through before that happens. All right, lets get through the heat and humidity. Thank you, bill. His freedom has come to a screeching halt. Still ahead, find out why this former saved by the bell star is back behind bars. You probably heard the saying it takes a village. Thats certainly the case when it comes to helping people recover from their addiction to drugs and alcohol. Issues that are ravaging communities throughout our area. Next week, those making a difference in the city of philadelphia are being honored for their area. The Deputy Commissioner at the Citys Department of Behavioral Health is here today. Tell us about your department and who you serve. The department of Behavioral Health serves people who have Mental Health challenges, have drug and alcohol issues, and have both. And we serve pretty much about 37,000 people a year in the city of philadelphia. And we have been providing a host of Treatment Services for residential to Outpatient Services throughout the community. I poked around the website. One thing that struck me, one of my takeaways from reading the website is you seem to really go out of your way to allow those who are in recovery to take ownership of their recovery. Am i painted the picture correctl

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