6yearold girl. Carson wentz is going to take his first professional snap. Announcer nbc10 news starts now. 6 01, good morning. This is nbc 10 news today. Im Tracy Davidson. And im vai sikahema. Its going to be a hot one today. First alert is in effect box of the potentially dangerous heat. Lets get right to meteorologist bill henley with the neighborhood forecast. 77 degrees this time yesterday, already in the 80s now. Thats why weve issued a first alert for philadelphia, suburbs, new jersey and delaware. Right on through sunday, that when youll experience very hot and humid conditions. Feels like temperature when you combine the heat and humidity, 100 degrees possible up to 110, poor air quality. And were seeing warmer temperatures, 83 degrees in philadelphia. 79 in the suburbs. There are a few scattered clouds around. Were watching for afternoon storms. Steam . And 87 degrees at lunchtime for delaware, a few scattered clouds there. 78 degrees, into the 80s by 8 00. Middle 80s and still climbing at 11 00. Like yesterday, well see the southwesterly wind that will deliver more heat and humidity. The numbers starting near 80 degrees into the 90s for philadelphia and the suburbs. Suburbs and Lehigh Valley thats your best chance of showers and thunderstorms. New jersey at the shore, thats where youll find temperatures shy of the 80 degrees mark. Its going to feel like more than 90 degrees this afternoon. Your hourbyhour forecast when i come back. First, Jessica Boyington has an update from the first alert traffic center. Were starting off at route 73 at the taconypalmyra bridge. No problems or scheduled opening. Back here, no problems here or delays, of course. Were alsoch whatting the rest of the area bridges, walt whi whitman and ben franklin moving along fine. 95, north and south, no problems. We have that breaking news out of maryland we told you about that as many as seven people are still missing an an explosion and fire after midnight. Theyre searching for the people missing. 30 other people are hurt, including three firefighters. People were throwing children to get them out of the burning building. 90 people are out of their homes. A Philadelphia Police officer on patrol jumped into action after hearing gunshots. Investigators say he chased down the second shooter and made the arrest. Nbc10s matt delucia is live at police headquarters. Reporter well, tracy, its another case of an officer being in the right place at the right time. The officer was on patrol. Heard gunshots and rushed over to see what happened. This is at the corner of germantown avenue and cambria street. A man was on the ground shot once in the chest and in the arm. An officer saw a man with a gun in his hand running down cambria street. One of those officers started a foot chase eventually catching up and arresting him. Officers were in the right place at the right time. And around 10 00 at night, in the middle of august, when its hot out, oftentimes, the officers are busy handling radio assignments which is a busy time of the year. Busiest time of the year. Things fell into place for the 26th District Police with this shooting. And they did a great job. Reporter and police tell us it is rare for them to make an arrest so quickly in the case of a murder. But they were abe le to do that. And the 23yearold suspect, he has been questioned by homicide detectives overnight. At this point, police havent said what the motive for this shooting is. Live at police headquarters, matt delucia, nbc10 news. New from overnight, a teenager is in the hospital in stable condition after a shooting at the wissinoming section. So far, no arrests. A former aide and one time boyfriend of Pennsylvania Attorney general Kathleen Kane to pace more crossexamination as her trial continues in montgomery county. Yesterday the former deputy testified that he believes she tried to frame him for a leak of secret grand sure materials. Prosecutors say the attorney general leaked that to embarrass him which he believes would make her look bad. A 6yearold girl is still recovering after being hit by a stray bullet as she was playing outside on tuesday. Take a look at the top of your screen. This is what investigators are looking out for. Two shooters are exchanging gunfire. You see people running. We spoke with another young girl playing outside when shots were fired and a father who ran to shield his son. I just came out and i ran in the house. Were you afraid . Yes, she was running up the steps, as quick as i got to my son and turned around, she was down. Also caught in surveillance, the windshield of this minivan being shot out. 20 shots have been fired in all. No one has been arrested. The 6yearold girl is expected to be okay. Meanwhile members of the Delaware Church said even though their black lives matter banners have been vandalized three times in the last week theyre not backing down. People who worship at the church in wilmington, they stand against race imand hate. Church members say they will continue to replace the banners. And for each new banner they will make a donation to the cause black lives matters. Delaware state police are still trying to track down the vandals. Well, the birds will take the field at the linc tonight. Thats when well see the overall number one draft pick carson wentz in action. The rookie quarterback will start the second half. We asked wentz if hes nervous about tonights game. Hear his answer coming up in about a half hour. Nbc10 is your official eagles station. The birds take on the buccaneers at 7 00. Coverage started at csn. And code zi tv. Csn is 847 on comcast. 576 on verizon. Code zi is 248 comcast. Eight minutes after 6 00 coming up right now. Thats cape may, new jersey mainly in the clear, just a few scattered clouds there. A steamy day at the shore. Temperature, already on the warm side. Upper 70 for cape may. Ocean city 79, 79 degrees in atlantic city. Typically youll see cooler temperatures inland. Mullica township is 76 degrees. Warmer if the area this time than yesterday. Philadelphia in 80 degrees. Three degrees warmer than yesterday. Coatesville is warmer. Wilmington warmer. And the temperatures will soar this afternoon to levels above yesterday. And with the southerly winds continuing, the humidity continues to pump into the area. The humidity is already higher. Were watching a line of showers right through pennsylvania into new jersey. Looking at very light scattered showers. You see a little brief showers moving through eastern berks county right now. Very light. Much of that not even reaching the ground. There is a chance well see storms mainly this afternoon. The hourbyhour forecast shows at 4 00, looking at the activity north of philadelphia. Thats where youre most likely to see it in lakewood new jersey and into the allentown area. Berks, chester, bucks and montgomery county. Most of the day, theres going to be steamy conditions and leaning into the 90s. Philadelphia, 82 degrees at 9 00. By 1 00, 90 degrees. Theres a chance of a late day storm in philadelphia. That chance for the suburbs after temperatures reach into the upper 80s at 1 00, that will likely make it to the low 90s for the suburbs and into the Lehigh Valley before any storms take place. Less likely to see showers and thunderstorms. 90 degrees at 1 00. And near 90 degrees at 5 00. The temperature will be near 90 degrees, it is going to feel about aten Degrees Higher this afternoon thanks to the additional humidity that were experiencing. New jersey, an isolated storm possible in the day. Most of the day, its going to be dry and steamy. 88 degrees at 1 00. And the shore, well into the 80s this afternoon, will feel like it in the 90s. Tenday outlook to show you when the heat will break when i come back in a few minutes. At 10 after 6 00, we continue to follow breaking news in maryland. An explosion rocked a Silver Spring apartment building. As many as seven people are missing. Right now, were getting an update from fire officials. Lets listen. We see building explosions like this around the region, and this is not uncommon. I cant recall if weve seen that in apartment buildings of this nature, or most recent example in a Single Family house a couple years ago. Shopping malls and other mercha merchanti eleme merchantile. Well continue to monitor the new information coming out of Silver Spring. Its an explosion and fire at an apartment building. There are still people mig. Five to seven people still unaccounted for. Theyre searching through the rubble. Well keep you updated on air and the nbc10 app. Meanwhile, well see how the rows are looking. Jessica boyington has that. Jess . You will be okay, its pretty quiet this thursday morning. At around the point of 676. On the jersey side, though, if you look over here, you see the toll plaza and moving towards the ben franklin bridge. No big problems or delays. You can see those lanes heading into philadelphia, no delays. Also watching for construction in manayunk. And more construction on walnut lane and kelly drive between 5th street. Next in decision 2016, well explain how the republican president ial nominee is claiming there is a link between president obama, Hillary Clinton and isis. Plus, friends and rivals, well see the showdown. We made it for you. Like this favorite. Salmon with tomatoes and capers. Made fresh, every day. Its ready to cook. Just pop it in the oven and put it on your plate. No prep. No cleanup. Delicious, fresh, easy. Wegmans ez meals. One day, the worlde wonder came together. Games. A dog, talked. Were decedent from the mighty wolf. A voice was heard. If you build it, he will come. A girl discovered magic. A revolution began. Welcome, to the wonders that happen, everyday. Welcome, to it all. Comcast. He is the founder of isis. Hes the founder of isis. That is donald trump talking about president obama after saying the president is the founder of isis. He then went after Hillary Clinton. Nbc10s katy zachry is live in our digital operations center. Katy, whats the reaction to this latest head line grabbing statement by trump . Well, tracy, in terms of poll numbers, the latest numbers were released just after the comments were made. We have to wait to see if they have any effect on voters but donald trump was speaking his supporters in ft. Lauderdale when he made the comments. From video of the event, you can see the crowd didnt seem fazed when he linked president obama and Hillary Clinton to isis. Its not the first time hes tied democrats to radical islamists. Isis is honoring president obama. Hes the founder. He founded isis. And i would say the cofounder would be crooked Hillary Clinton. If you are running to be president , or you are president of the united states, words can have tremendous consequences. Yesterday, we witnessed the latest in a long line of casual comments from donald trump that crossed the line. Pa is a key battleground state. The latest nbc wall street journal marist poll show voters heavily favor clinton but the two are virtually neck and neck when it comes to the Lehigh Valley. Im live in the digital operations center, katy zachry, nbc10 news. Thank you, katy. 6 18, lets get to the boulevard of those to get to work. First alert traffic reporter Jessica Boyington. What are you seeing . Were still watching the drive times. All of the majors look good thus far. And were looking at the wissahickon avenue, there. North and south looking great. Towards the schuylkill looking just fine. Also checking with mass transit. Two trains actually running ten minutes behind. 5803, and 502 for the doylestown line running ten minutes late. 422 looks great as well. They have an eastbound drive time from 29, approaching the schuylkill expressway maybe a minute increase there. Eight minutes there. Still having average speeds well into the 60s. This is new jersey, route 73 right around through the 38. Roads are dry, no backups or delays. No lane restrictions or poor drive time. Everything looking great so far. Well have more updates when i come back in ten minutes. For now, lets get a check on the forecast. Announcer now your nbc10 first alert weather. You see the clouds out there right now. And thats going to lead to a faster warmup than we saw yesterday. Its already warmer this morning. Were starting off warm and muggy. Its in the 80s but it feels like middle to upper 80s right now with the elevated humidity. Very hot and humid. Even steamier than yesterday. Temperatures in the 90s will feel closer to 100 degrees. A steamy evening as well as scattered clouds. Well be watching for scattered thunderstorms for parts of the area. 70s right now. Just barely below the 80 degrees mark for south jersey. 77 degrees at the shore. 70s for delaware, the suburbs and the Lehigh Valley. Philadelphia is holding on to 80 degrees. Well watch the numbers climb into the 90s this afternoon. Right now, cochranville at 77 degrees. No cool spots phoenixville is 78. And new hope is upper 70s to start. Should be about ten degrees cooler at this time of year. The heat index projection shows its going to be soaring over the next few days. Thats why weve issued a first alert for dangerous heat for philadelphia, suburbs, new jersey and delaware. Today, to sunday, the time period that you can expect hot and humid conditions and feels like conditions from 100 to 110, as well as poor air quality for today. Right on through the weekend. Its after the weekend, well finally see a break from the heat and humidity. Thats when well get a better chance of showers and thunderstorms. If youre watching a few sprinkles mainly in parts of our area, the showers that are streaming through pennsylvania are going to miss most of the area this morning. But theres a possibility for this afternoon. 95 degrees in philadelphia today. Look at the heat building for friday and saturday. It will feel more like 100 degrees even on sunday. But by monday. The heat wave comes to an end. Showers and thunderstorms likely. And the threat of showers will be with us for much of next week. But so will temperatures in the 80s. Thursday, 83 degrees will be the coolest of the next ten. By friday afternoon, 88 degrees. And then partly sunny skies for saturday with a high of 87. Tracy. Thanks, bill. 6 21. A former Chris Christie aide is weighing in on the bridgegate scandal. 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Darrell hill of darby is definitely one to watch. He unleashed his shot put to launch his trip to rio. There you go. Hill developed his skills in less than ideal conditions in darby. His local High School Coach is beaching about his about accomplishments. Hes a dedicated kid. I dont have a word. I dont have a word. Its great for the School District and great for the school. Its great to see were a School Without a track, running on dirt and dont have the facilities and he shows that he believes it can make it work. Its amazing he came from that field all the way to the olympics. You can learn more about darrells story. Well be watching in week two of the games. Next up at 6 30, football is back. Well preview the game with the bucs and the heat can impact what fans bring to the games. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. How do we make the economy work for everyone . Hillary clintons plan starts here. By making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. And those companies that move overseas . Shed charge them an exit tax. Then shed use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii. Millions of jobs. You can read the plan here. Come seek the Royal Caribbean countdown to kickoff. The eagles open up their preseason with a preview of what to expect at the linc. Police pursuit on foot. Filled police jump into action track down a suspected shooting suspect. Apartment complex explosion. Right now, crews are sifting through the aftermath in maryland that injured ed 30 peo and forced a dozen pour from their homes. Good morning, its 6 30. Im vai sikahema. Im Tracy Davidson and its steamy outside. Lets get to meteorologist bill henley he has your first alert neighborhood forecast. Getting you prepared, again, it is warmer and more humid than weve seen in the last couple days. And it will continue to get hotter today. Bill. Yeah, you can feel it. As soon as you walk out the door, the temperatures didnt cool down muchover night. Were in the low 70s and 80s. Were running into dangerous heat this afternoon. The heat and humidity will feel like 100 degrees at times during the day. Worst of it for philadelphia, the suburbs, new jersey and delaware. Thats a first alert for today through sunday. Its the temperatures climbing into the weekend, very hot and humid conditions. The feels like temperatures, the temperatures plus the humidity combined, will feel like 100 to 110 degrees this afternoon. Poor air quality can be expected during this period as well. 80 in philadelphia. We see clouds scattered around. Those clouds will break for sunshine to warm us into the middle 80s. No problem reaching the 90s this afternoon. Levi valley, some scattered clouds there. 47 degrees. Thats one of the cooler spots this morning. 82 degrees by 8 00. By lunchtime, 87 degrees and into the 90s this afternoon. During the afternoon, the suburbs and the