Last night. Thank goodness. Thats why we didnt have the widespread flooding threat. Nonetheless, it did bring down power lines and trees. It is well off the coast now. Cleared through here about midnight and really nothing left behind. No residual shower activity or even cloud cover for that matter. We have a few wispy clouds around but were looking for plenty of sunshine today. Its a far reaching system, though, coming all the way down here to the gulf of mexico. Just wanted to give you a birds eye view of Tropical Storm colin. Were watching this system closely as it gets ever closer to the coastline there. The panhandle of florida. Its on track now moving very slowly but it is moving towards tampa. Expected to come onshore tonight at 8 00 p. M. High pressure for us, plenty of sunshine. Lets get a check on traffic right now with jessica. Thanks, karen. Were watching an accident scene in Galloway Township over in the garden state parkway headed southbound around exit 44, which is 561. All lanes are open right now, even with this accident scene, headed southbound. We are in the green there on our map system. No big problems or delays by the scene. Definitely something to watch out for and Pay Attention to. Heres the 42 freeway. Another road in new jersey around route 41. A fiveminute drive time headed northbound. Northbound lanes are here from 55 to the walt whitman bridge. More updates for you when i come back in ten. Vai . Thank you, jessica. Were following breaking news in philadelphias kensington section. A man is dead after he was shot while sitting on the front steps of a home. This is a live look from lippincot street. Officers heard the gunshots around 3 30 this morning. They found the man lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his side. They rushed him to the hospital where he died. So far, there are no arrests. A battle between the Catholic Church and lawmakers in pennsylvania is getting more intense. The church is opposing a change in law that would give child sex Abuse Victims more time to file charges. Nbc 10s matt delucia is live for us this morning at the archdiocese of philadelphia. Help us understand what this is about. c the church spent more than 2 million recently trying to fight this kind of bill. Archbishop Charles Chaput is urging area catholics to fight pennsylvanias version of this bill, house bill 1947. It passed in harrisburg in april. It extends the statute of limitations on claims of sexual abuse. It would allow past victims to file claims up until theyre 50 years of age. Right now the limit is age 30. It extends it 20 years. It would eliminate the criminal statute of limitations on future sex abuse cases. Theyll hold you accountable for your actions, specifically for children who have been abused and we dont see any justice served. The supporters there, the philadelphia archdiocese are calling this bill an attack on the church. Archbishop Charles Chaput, he sent a letter this weekend through the area parishes saying the church is committed to helping survivors of abuse in their healing. He calls this destructive legislation. And that area catholics will end up bearing the financial burden. The letter call on parishioners to contact the state senator, tell them their thoughts and the bill is expected to be heard in the state senate within the next couple of weeks. Well be following this to let you know what happens. Live in center city, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. New at 6 00, a local congressman is calling on the u. S. House to look into tainted ground water near hundreds of military bases including the Horsham Air Guard station. Congressman Brendan Boyle said he asked for a hearing in washington after the epa tightened testing rules for contaminants in drinking water. People in horsham are worried about links between the tainted water at the closed base and their illnesses. To decision 201. Democrat Hillary Clinton is on the door step of her partys president ial nomination. She won the puerto rico primary yesterday. The former secretary of state breezed to victory over senator Bernie Sanders in puerto rico with twothirds of the votes counted, clinton has 61 , sanders has 39 . And Bernie Sanders is showing no signs of surrendering. Over the weekend he said the Democratic National convention in philadelphia next month will be a contested convention. His campaign chief said sanders is confident about winning tomorrows california primary and of swaying super delegates to support his nomination bid. A new jersey and california are the big prizes tomorrow as six states hold their primaries. Polls show Hillary Clinton ahead in new jersey and its a dead heat between clinton and Bernie Sanders in california. Of course you can count on nbc 10 for complete election coverage tomorrow. We have crews covering every angle of this race. Count on nbc 10s app through push alerts so you can be the first to know about who wins tomorrows primary. Meanwhile, some neighborhoods will be cleaning up today from storms that swept across the area. Check out this time lapsed video showing the storms push through the nbc 10 viewing area yesterday. They delivered strong winds, rain and left thousands of people in the dark at one point. Utility crews are working to get the last remaining customers back online this morning. c a home in morristown, Burlington County caught fire after lightning struck there. And a big boom and she comes and says mommy, what was that . I go into the back, looked out the back door, i thought maybe one of the tree branches fell on the house. Theres flames roaring out the backside of the house. Meantime, in south philadelphia, the skies cleared just in time for a huge crowd to enjoy an outdoor performance by beyonce at lincoln financial field. Some people are waiting for the lights to come back. Atlantic City Electric has 1,200 customers without power. Delmarva has less than 200 and peco is still working to restore power to about 100 customers. And we want you to see it, share it. Send us your pictures and videos whether its breaking news or weather. If you can do it safely, wed love seeing your pictures. Its easy to do on the nbc 10 app. Now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. Those storms were pretty rough for some folks for sure. You name it, we had it. Even some hail reported as that strong line moved through last evening. The highest wind gust was clocked at 70 Miles Per Hour in williamstown, south jersey. For sure, thank goodness it was quick moving and got out of here very fast. About midnight last night everything cleared out. High pressure now, beautiful bubble of High Pressure moving in. So we are expecting sunshine today and a much more tranquil weather pattern. We had those strong winds with the storm but winds have relaxed just a bit. Right now, nine Miles Per Hour in millville out of the west southwest. 12 Miles Per Hour here in dover. 11 Miles Per Hour in wilmington. The same for philadelphia. A little stronger up here, 13 Miles Per Hour in allentown. Breezy conditions but look at the beautiful sunlight. How about the burst of rays coming through at the blue rock stadium in wilmington, delaware. What a great shot this morning. Thats going to be our trend today. We paid the price yesterday as we rounded out our weekend gray and damp and then the storms. Now today we have beautiful tranquil weather with plenty of bright sunshine. Youll need the glasses, the sunglasses today. 69 right now with winds out of the west in philadelphia. We look at these live pictures across the board and were doing really pretty nicely. New jersey, 68 degrees with sunshine. Jersey shore, still drying out that boardwalk. That will happen today if youre lucky enough to be on the boards today, you will need sun block. Look at these high temperatures. Were looking to bump up in the upper 80s in philadelphia. 84 in the pennsylvania suburbs. 86 degrees in new jersey. Bright, beautiful sunshine this morning in the lehigh valley. Mid80s there. High temperatures today will be above average for where we should be this time of year. But i dont think were going to make too many complaints after yesterdays rocky weather. Vai, tracy . All good, karen. All good. Thank you, karen. 6 10 this monday morning. Jessica boyington has that. What are you seeing . Vai and tracy, still doing okay. A quiet monday morning so far. Looks like were seeing a delay for our rush hour. I wont get ahead of myself here. Were still doing okay on 422 around route 29. You can see the eastbound lanes with a little more volume than westbound. Thats typical. From 29 to the schuylkill expressway, a nineminute trip there. Speeds still into the 50s. With thec added cars, no big problems or delays. Were watching an accident in cheltenham on Central Avenue and tookany creek parkway. Mass transit, seeing ten minute delays for septa thorndale train 514. Chaos in the streets of new york city when kanye west announces an impromptu concert. Thousands of people flooded the streets. Well tell you why west was holding the 2 00 a. M. Concert. Im katy zachry, live at independence hall. It is a Birthday Party ten years in the making. Coming up, ill tell you why were talking about our countrys big birthday bash scheduled for 2026. 6 13. Good morning, cape may county. Heres a live look from ocean city this morning. Very nice. Very nice. Wouldnt it be nice to be there . Warm, breezy, sunny at the shore today. Karen thomas says yes. First alert meteorologist karen thomas will be back with your neighborhood forecast in just a couple minutes. The usa crown is heading to the nations capital. Deshauna barber from d. C. Was crowned miss usa 2016 in las vegas yesterday. The 26yearold army officer gave a strong answer, not surprisingly, when asked about women in the military, saying women are just as tough as men. Miss hawaii came in second. Miss georgia came in third. Today a wreath laying ceremony in france will mark the 72nd anniversary of dday. It was on june 6th, 1944 when allied forces invade the the beaches of normandy to fight nazi germany in 1942. For the first time, there will be a public reading of all those names at the annual memorial ceremony. Some people spend months planning berth day parties but planning ten years in advance is almost unheard. That is unless youre planning the largest birthday bash in the country. Its americas 250th birthday and its still a decade away. Katy zachry is on Independence Mall with why the planning is beginning now. It is a decade away. Organizers tell me say they feel behind in some respects. They say this Birthday Celebration is on the same level as the olympics or worlds fair and its focused right here in philadelphia. For the city its huge. Imagine the nations biggest and most spectacular Birthday Party. Philadelphia has ever hosted. Thats whats being planned for the city in 2026. It will be the countrys 250th birthday. And these two are part of the early planning. Ideas that were not just commemorating the revolution but were really thinking about where we have been as a country leading into the 250th anniversary. Its a tall task and one that takes ten years to plan. The committees executive director is john grable herman. Theres also a bill to get federal agencies on board this early in the game. Ideas on the table, a Virtual National park. And a National Block party. You could come and literally visit all 50 states in one super block. Youd have cuisine and arts and culture. The idea is to celebrate for over a year so events happening in 2026 like the Philadelphia Flower Show would take on the theme of our nations birthday. Theres even talk about Transportation System to accommodate the people that will visit the place where it all began. People will have a chance to come and express their ideas. [ no audio ] go to our website, nbc10. Com them. Reporting live in old city, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. All right, katy, thank you very much. 6 17. A time to get a look at traffic. Nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter Jessica Boyington has you covered before you head out the door. What are you seeing on 309, jessica . Were still dealing with empty roads, vai and tracy. This is 309 around norristown road. This is what our majors look like right now, route 202, 309, north or southbound, no problems in either direction right now. We are starting to see some volume in some places but well touch on that in just a few moments well start with an accident in cheltenham on Central Avenue and tookany creek parkway. Heres route 73 right around cooper road over in voorhees, new jersey. Some cars making their way out the door. Right through the intersections, no big backups over at the traffic lights. Watching 95, starting to see the delays. Southbound into secenter city, minutes now. Youll approach sun glare that way but no big delays. Speeds dropping into the 40s also headed southbound into center city. Now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. Lets check your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather which is the forecast yoi you wont get anywhere else. The focus is on where you live and what you need to know. Karen thomas has your first alert neighborhood forecast. Good morning, vai and tracy. What a good day to be here delivering this forecast as opposed to yesterday when i had to deliver the wrapup to our weekend was not only going to be damp and nasty but potentially severe. Todays a better forecast, fran quill out there. Beautiful monday on tap. Youll need the shades if youre heading outdoors today. We have a cold front returning into our forecast for tomorrow with the possibility of lateday showers. Temperatures across the region right now, were on the warm side. Temperatures picking upward pretty quickly. 69 degrees right now in philadelphia. 67 in mount holly. 69 degrees in dover. 68 in wilmington and temperatures will be bumping up above average today. Well feel a little bit like summertime later on. Breezy conditions today. Were not seeing winds and wind gusts like we had with that line of storms last evening. However, we do have westerly winds at 11 Miles Per Hour in wilmington, 12 Miles Per Hour in dover and 13 Miles Per Hour in allentown. Breezy conditions as well have that persistent westerly wind. That will help to usher in the warmer air as well. If you want to feel like summertime, we need that wind. 64 degrees in the lehigh valley. Just a few clouds around. All clear in south jersey, clear skies down here at the jersey shore. 69 degrees and that will be really nice if youre lucky enough to be on the beach today, good for you. Youll need the sun block for sure. Well have blazing sunshine down there at beach points. 63 degreesc right now in the pennsylvania suburbs, 65 in cochranville, 64 degrees in kennett, 63 in chadds ford. We have 65 degrees in newtown and 66 right now in bensalem. Dry conditions waking up this monday morning. You wont need the umbrellas today. High pressure in play and that is good news after the rocky weather we had yesterday. Heres that line of storms. Its really dissipated. Its well out to the atlantic. We have High Pressure behind us and dry conditions. But it is a far reaching system. Look at that stretching all the way from halifax, all the way down to the gulf of mexico. So it did have quite a bit of intensity. Heres the low way up here in canada. And its far reaching all the way down. Were keeping an eye on this system right know that you see on radar. That is Tropical Storm colin. That is expected to make landfall near tampa sometime tonight. Back to you. All right, karen, thanks. Dry conditions for us but wow, look at this flood video near houston. The landscape is swamped as far as the eye can see. Rain is finally expected to let up this week there. Storms dumped more than a foot of rain in some parts of texas over the past few weeks. Authorities are blaming the resulting floods for more than a dozen deaths. Near los angeles, hundreds of firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire in an upscale community. Quickmoving flames force officials to evacuate their homes. Several structures were damaged. 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