To democrat wally scott. Randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. A crowd of thousands cheered as the Confederate Flag was lowered at the South Carolina state house today. It marks a stunning political reversal in a state where many thought the rebel banner would fly forever. Nbc 10 National Correspondent jay gray is in columbia with reaction and where that flag will now be kept. Jay . Reporter yeah it will be kept in a museum not far from these grounds. 8,000 to 10,000 filled this area as you talked about, a ceremony many said was important. It was emotional at times. Things starting to get back to normal now although most will tell you South Carolina will likely never be the same. T time outside the South Carolina state house. Its a very special day for me very special day for all people of South Carolina. Many of us have fought for years and years to bring this flag down. Reporter there is a certain irony in just how simple and brief the ceremony was after what, for many had been such a long and difficult fight. I dont want this to go away quickly. I want people to remember what today feels like. Reporter theres a heartache that comes with the history here. Many remembering the nine people murdered inside a Charleston Church. The alleged gunman a selfproclaimed white supremist. The nine who died in charleston are being honored. Those who fought during the Civil Rights Movement are being honored. Reporter still, some argue pulling down the civil wark÷ era banner dishonors the heritage and history of the state. Taking it off the pole and sticking it in a museum and hiding it and putting it under a rug, so to speak, isnt going to open a dialogue. Reporter if today is any indication, a dialogue will continue even though the flag is gone. Youre a hater. Reporter for most of the thousands gathered here this day was about hope, not hate. We can be united. We can live in this country together. Its not a black white issue. Its a United States of america issue. Reporter a place that has its own flag. A few hours after the Confederate Flag came down crews removed the pole. Acwf thats the latest in columbia, South Carolina. Jay gray. Back to you. As the flag came down, new information surfaced about the gunman charged with the massacre in charleston. There was a mistake in the background check done on dylann roof when he bought the gun used in the attack. Roof was charged with killing nine black Church Members during bible study last month. Authorities had arrested roof on drug charges several weeks before the shooting. On that arrest report police say roof admitted to possessing drugs. That admission should have disqualified him from being able to buy a gun. But the fbi says an examiner never saw the old arrest report during the background check and roof was allowed to purchase a gun. To our weather now. The National Weather service confirming it was a tornado that touched down in berks county last night, blasting apart this school right here. Today sky force 10 flew over the remnants of Blue MountainElementary School in tilden township. Wind was blowing about 105 miles an hour when the roof just went flying off and classrooms were torn apart. The schools principal was inside when the tornado hit. She is now talking about what happened, saying this storm quickly tore that hole in the roof, then things began falling on top of her. 8iw i remember a bang and then just being on the floor and hearing noise and things on top of me. It never felt heavy. I dont know what was on top of me. e a think ceiling tiles. Once it was quiet, kind of found my way up and over what was left of a wall and down the hallway. Such a close call there but she wasntc hurt. The National Weather service is also trying to figure out if a tornado hit New Castle County delaware. Sky force 10 over damage here in new castle this morning. Storms tearing down trees, ripping off the roofs of homes and off their foundations. Coming up on nbc 10 news at 4 30, we will have a live report from delaware on the damage there. But today is a perfect summer day out there. Always the case it seems. We are also looking ahead to a beautiful weekend. Lets head down the shore. A live look at the scene in cape may. Great beach day out there. The humidity, much lower than the past few days. Listen to the sweet sounds outside Reading Terminal market today. This saxophonist was smart enough to stay in the shade. Was that a saxophone . I dont know. Glenn hurricane schwartz what do you think . What about our weather . Im still looking at that tornado video. That was amazing. You are the quintessential meteorologist. I think it probably took more than an ef1 to create that kind of damage in berks county. It was at least 105 miles an hour and maybe a good bit more. You can see, lot of blue in that sky. It is just a spectacular day after all those nasty storms last night. Lot of sunshine across the area everywhere but there is a little bit of moisture to the west. Its 85 degrees, very low humidity, though. 83 in allentown, trenton, northeast philly mt. Holly wilmington, dover, lot of places at 83 degrees. The ocean temperature is 73. As we go through the evening we expect clear skies. Temperatures down into the mid 70s by 11 00. But there is one little fly in the ointment for the weekend forecast. Some parts of the area could see clouds and even a couple showers. Well have that in just a few minutes. Sky force 10 over the scene of a Freight Train derailment in wilmington. This happened just about an hour ago. Take a look here. Four freight cars went flying off the tracks near Lancaster Pike and dupont road tying up traffic there. No one hurt. Three of the cars were empty, another was carrying steel plates. To wilmington New Castle County. An historic verdict. A jury has convicted three relatives of the courthouse killer in a federal cyberstalking case. Nbc 10s keith jones is joining us with more on this story. Keith, this is the first time anyone has ever been convicted of cyberstalking resulting in death . Reporter thats right. Jurors found David Matusiewicz who you see right here along with his mother his sister. They found him guilty of conspiracy and stalking which resulted in the death of davids exwife christine. This is video of the mother going to court in 2013. Neither she nor her two children showed any emotion when the verdicts were read this morning although her daughter began weeping as the jury left the courtroom. Heres a look at the victim. Davids exwife christine. Prosecutors claim he conspired with his parents and sister to spy on torment and stalk his exwife after a long custody battle over the couples three daughters. Belford and a friend laura, seen here were headed the a Child Support hearing at the courthouse on february 11 2013 when davids father Thomas Matusiewicz killed them. Dozens of police cars emergency vehicles responded to that scene. Officers searched the courthouse room by room. Nearby schools and buildings were placed on lockdown. Heres a photo of Thomas Matusiewicz. He exchanged gunfire with police before turning the gun on himself. As we mentioned, Justice Department officials believe this is the first case where someone has been convicted on federal charges of cyberstalking resulting in death. It carries a possible life sentence. David matusiewiczs mother and sister are scheduled to be sentenced on october 15th. Renee . A teacher at an exton Charter School has been suspended, charged with having a sx sexual relationship with a student. She was a Language Arts teacher. According to the criminal complaint, she had a physical relationship with a 17yearold male student going back to february. The Charter School released a Statement Today that says in part we are fully cooperating with the West Chester Police Department and the Chester County d. A. s office. The school takes the safety and wellbeing of our children extremely seriously. This just in. The decision is in now about st. Laurentious catholic church. It has been decided the church is an historic site. Community members who campaigned to save the children confirmed the news to nbc 10. The unused church which merged with another parish faced demolition because of structural problems. The archdiocese of philadelphia owns the church but says it cant afford to make repairs. Last Spring City Council president darryl clark voiced his support for saving the church. This is an historical church. The belief is that the structure is relatively sound with minimal contributions, minimal in terms of things we should be able to save this church. Nbc 10 reached out to the archdiocese and Historical Commission for comment. We will bring it to you as soon as we get it. Flag waving fans filled the streets of new york city today. A parade to celebrate the u. S. Womens Soccer Team World Cup victory led by south jerseys own carli lloyd. Its a heroes welcome for our american women athletes. Front and center south jersey soccer superstar who played a huge part in putting the women at the top of the soccer world. Jacqueline london has a look at todays festivities. Carli lloyd has become a household name thats for sure right . Reporter yes, that is true. She certainly has, especially with those three goals she scored in the final game. Todays parade was unlike any other the big apple has hosted before. Carli lloyd with the selfie stick. There she is carli lloyd with the selfie stick. She is from delran in Burlington County. Lloyd and her teammates rode along the canyon of heroes. Its the stretch of broadway where new york honors its legends but this is the first ever ticker tape parade in new york for a womens sports team. It comes five days after their blowout win over japan. Lloyd, off the post and in hat trick for lloyd reporter that was lloyds third goal sunday. The u. S. Toppled japan 52 to win the world cup. It is the first time in 16 years americans have captured the top prize in womens soccer. Todays parade was followed by a city hall ceremony. All 23 players were there and were each given a key to the city. New yorks mayor called the womens victory an extraordinary moment in u. S. History. Carli lloyd told the crowd shes a jersey girl at heart and thanked the new yorkers for their awesome support. Mek7 the world cup was a dream come true but having this parade here in new york city was one of the best moments of my entire life. Reporter todays parade in new york cost about 2 million. To give you some monetary perspective, thats more than the new york giants parade in 2012 which cost 1. 7 million. As for carli lloyd, she will return to our area very soon. Shes actually hosting a soccer camp in medford. I know youre not surprised by this. If you didnt already sign up, its sold out. Jacqueline london, nbc 10 news. Better luck next year. New information about pictures of a couple having sex on the roof of the federal courthouse in harrisburg. The u. S. Marshal Service Confirms one of its employees is in the pictures. They havent released his or her name. A neighbor took pictures of the pair on the roof of the Ronald Reagan federal courthouse citing concern about security there. The Marshals Service says its confident there are no security issues. Now to a recall. General motors is recalling nearly 780,000 crossover suvs. Most of them in the u. S. This affects certain buick enclaves gmc acadia models Chevy Traverse and saturn outlook. The company has 56 reports of injuries. To see if your suv is affected visit the nbc 10 news app. The head of the federal government Personnel Office resigned today after a massive data breach was revealed. President obama accepted the resignation this morning. Her resignation comes the day after her agency disclosed that hackers stole the personal information of more than 21 Million People. Previously the government said a little more than four Million People had been affected. Its now up to a judge to decide whether to allow environmental groups to intervene in new jerseys lawsuit against exxonmobil. Today a superior court judge heard two hours of testimony. Ex xon is set to pay 200 million for contamination at various sites in new jersey but environmentalists say the actual damages total nearly 9 billion. The judge says he will rule on the 11yearold case on monday or tuesday. The 106th annual Naacp Convention kicks off tomorrow in philadelphia. Today, organizers and activists are preparing for the conference as they witness history. Nbc 10 was there as the group watched the removal of the Confederate Flag in South Carolina today. Some 8,000 visitors will descend on the Pennsylvania Convention center. The mission, pursuing liberty in the face of injustice. After a year of violent protests in cities across the nation and tragedy in South Carolina organizers say be prepared to be inspired. As we gear up for the next president ial election we are here to ensure that everyone has unfetterred access to the ballot box. We are here to stop the use of Excessive Force by police on unarmed black men and women in our community. President obama will be here on tuesday to address that conference. Former president jimmy carter was in center city today. Crowds lined up outside the free library of philadelphia where the 90yearold mr. Carter signed copies of his new book a full life. It covers carters life from his upbringing in the rural south through his political career and beyond. Happening now, advocates for marijuana are pushing for change in pennsylvania with a rally at love park. Nbc 10s drew smith is there live to tell us about their message. Drew . Reporter good crowd here at love park right now. You can see a lot of them brought flags and other things they are holding out here in support of legalization of marijuana. Right now on the stage, some folks are making speeches right now aimed at the lawmakers here in pennsylvania. The big moment coming up in just about four minutes at 4 20 these people plan to smoke marijuana openly and later, some of them plan to march to the offices of elected leaders to push for the legalization of medical marijuana in the state of pennsylvania. This is not the first smoke down event that this group has done. At other times they did this it helped to lead to decriminalization of marijuana in philadelphia and today, there are a mix of selfproclaimed stoners as well as veterans and parents of kids with epilepsy, all asking for changes in the law. These are people that need our support and we need to stand up and fight for whats right with them. Before i found cannabis i was on 40 different medications the v. A. Gave me tried to kill myself three times. Now im standing here talking to you, im alive, im helping other veterans. Reporter the plan for these people is again at 5 00 to head out and march to the offices of some of the lawmakers here and they say they hope to get their message across and there will be change here. Drew smith, nbc 10 news. Medical marijuana is legal in new jersey and delaware. Recreational use is illegal in both states but possessing small amounts of marijuana has been decriminalized in delaware and philadelphia. What a difference in 24 hours. It was hot, it was humid, and storms were on the horizon yesterday. Now weve got pictureperfect weather. Often happens the day after severe storms. There is one exception with this pictureperfect weekend forecast. I will get into that. But the storms are going to be returning next week. Lot of blue skies. There are certainly no storms around now or will be tonight. 85 degrees, lots of sunshine humidity is low. The wind, west at ten miles an hour. We are in the low to mid 80s just about everywhere except mt. Pocono. 75 degrees. And even toward the beaches, it is relatively warm. 83 degrees even in stone harbor. Right at the beaches, its all about the wind direction. The wind direction, out of the northwest. Thats a land breeze. Thats why its every bit as warm in avalon as it is in millville. Theres a little bit of wind coming off delaware bay. Thats why lewes is a little cooler at 78 degrees. Weve got beautiful conditions out there across the entire region but not too far to the west, we have to keep an eye on this. Its a small system and the general track of this is going to take it south of our area during the day tomorrow. Heres the future cast. As you go through the night tonight and into the morning, its obvious that anyplace thats going to see the clouds is the farther south you go in the area so southern delaware you are likely to see those clouds and sometimes it could even be a couple of showers. The previous computer model showed that. Now this one does not. Its kind of a marginal situation. Thats only about a 30 chance even at the delaware beaches. At the jersey shore, i dont expect any rain. The clouds the farther south you are, during the day tomorrow, not even all day at that, farther north you are, at the jersey shore, Long Beach Island probably wont even see any clouds from that. Then another spectacular day on sunday. The ocean temperat