there. the fog will be ending as the temperatures warm up a bit. right now we're in the 50s and 60s. pottstown is 58 degrees. 58 in millville, while it's in the 60s right along the i-95 corridor. we will warm into the upper 70s to near 80 degrees this afternoon. normally this time of year we'd see temperatures during the afternoon in the low 70s. so, unusually warm. 64 degrees at 7:00. by 9:00, we'll be closer to 70 degrees. then into the upper 70s later today. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when i come back to show you which areas will see more sunshine than others, but first, katy has traffic. good morning, katy. >> good morning, bill. twice in about an hour the tacony-palmyra bridge is getting ready to raise right now for a ship to pass through. around the 4:00 hour, we had the same situation. so, that affects traffic on route 73 in both pennsylvania and new jersey. it takes about 15 minutes for the ship to pass through, so i'll let you know when the bridge has closed back down. woodhaven road, route 63 right at millbrook road, you can see a

look, free and clear of problems there. there is construction, 76 westbound. if you're trying to access 76 westbound from spring garden street that ramp is closed until november. so, for the next two months, at least, or month and a half. and also in delaware, on 295 northbound, the ramp to route 13 is closed indefinitely. we're following this new from overnight. investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire in the basement of this high-rise apartment building. nbc 10 was on scene there on bryn mawr avenue in winfield just after 11:00 last night. firefighters were able to quickly get that fire under control and people were allowed to go back inside about an hour later. a little girl is the victim of a hit-and-run, and a witness saw the whole thing happen. the witness tells nbc 10 he heard a boom and saw the car, he says, hit the child, driving away. he chased the green mitsubishi outlander and took video that included the license plate. investigators tell us this is the car they're looking for. nbc 10's jesse gary is live

outside children's hospital of philadelphia. jesse, there is a description of the person also, believed to be behind the wheel at the time of the accident. tell us more about that. >> reporter: tracy, that's right. detectives say the driver is a male with dark skin and salt-and-pepper facial hair, but witnesses weren't able to get a picture of his face, just the back of the car with his license plate. take a look at the video. we have a picture of the victim from this alleged hit-and-run. this is 7-year-old allure mclaine, whom witnesses say was struck as she crossed north 42nd street late last night. they tell nbc 10 the impact happened after the wanted driver swerved around a car that stopped for the girl's crossing, and then ultimately hit the child. i'm told that family members are inside the hospital with the 7-year-old right now. i'm going to call the hospital and get an update on her condition. i'll have that coming up at the bottom of the hour. live outside children's hospital, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. just about 5:03. happening today, a trial is scheduled to begin for a north town man accused of running over

a police officer's foot and dragging him from his vehicle during a traffic stop. christopher stegall is facing a long list of charges from the incident in olney that happened about two years ago. philadelphia police say stegall refused to get out of his vehicle during a traffic stop, sped off and dragged an officer about a block. the officer had a fractured ankle. stegall later turned himself in. it's three minutes after 5:00. today, former philadelphia sportscaster don tollison is heading to trial, accused of stealing more than $100,000 through an alleged charity scam. nbc 10's vai sikahema is live in our digital operations center this morning with details on the case against tollison. vai? >> yeah, chris, according to investigators, tollison duped people into buying tickets to sporting events and then keeping the cash himself. according to the authorities, the investigators, tollison told those people that the money would go to charity, but they say tollison kept the cash himself and the buyers did not get the packages that they actually paid for. and police say this happened over the course of a three-year period. some of those charities connected with the scam include

the special olympics, also the salvation army. another was the brad fox foundation, named for a police officer who was killed in the line of duty. the investigation shows that there are more than 100 victims in this case. today's trial is being held in doylestown. i'm vai sikahema, live in the digital operations center, nbc 10. there are still no suspects this morning in the murder of a philadelphia woman who was shot while walking her dog. it happened saturday night along morse street in the strawberry mansion section of the city. 42-year-old kathryn berry was shot twice at point blank range. her family says they have no idea why someone would target the home health aid and mother of four. >> so much violence in philadelphia and no gun control. i mean, people have no sense of -- no heart anymore. they just kill like randomly like it's just a thing to do. >> and police believe berry was the intended target. investigators are trying to figure out why someone wanted her dead. cutting crime.

the u.s. justice department has picked two crime-ridden cities from our area for a pilot program aimed at making the streets safer. wilmington and camden are among five cities being targeted today. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in wilmington to tell us about this new program. matt? >> reporter: yeah, tracy, wilmington police say they know crime is a problem here, a problem they want to fix. and they're hoping this violence reduction network will help. so, what is the violence reduction network that we're talking about? it's a summit that will take place in washington, and it will happen over the next three days. now, cities selected to take part in this program are going to be offered resources from the department of justice to help with crime-fighting. members of the wilmington police department and staff from the mayor's office are going to head to washington today. and i've been looking up crime numbers for wilmington in the past hour. last year there were 154 shootings and 15 gun deaths. as a whole, delaware last year was placed at number six on the fbi's ten most dangerous states.

>> we'd like to get off that list, and whatever help we can get, we're going to take and we're going to look for that as an opportunity to make wilmington a safer, better place for everyone to live. >> reporter: and we've been talking about wilmington, but camden, new jersey, as we mentioned, is also a part of this program. we talked with the police chief there about what they've been doing to cut crime and how they're hoping this federal program will help. we'll have that coming up in the next hour. live in wilmington, i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. 5:06 now. an investigation is under way to find out what started a house fire that killed the president of cooper university health system and his wife over the weekend. the bodies of john and joyce sheridan were found in an upstairs bedroom of their home. prosecutors say the circumstances surrounding the fire are still being investigated. now, that fire started around 6:15 a.m. on sunday inside the sheridans' home in montgomery township, somerset county, new jersey. investigators say john sheridan died at the scene. his wife was rushed to a hospital where she died a short time later.

police say the next step in the investigation will be to perform autopsies on the couple to figure out exactly what caused their deaths. now, governor chris christie released this statement to nbc 10 on the deaths of john and joyce sheridan. he said "john was an outstanding public servant, a leader in the health care industry, a true new jersey treasure." "joyce was an outstanding teacher, wife and mother." in a statement to nbc 10, cooper's chairman of the board of trustees, george norcross, said "it is hard to overstate how great a loss john's death is to his family, friends, co-workers and cooper. there is no one else who has had as big an impact on me as john did, except my father." it is 5:07. the search for the suspect in the murder of a pennsylvania state trooper has now shifted. a state police spokesperson says the focus of the search has moved slightly to the southeast. they would not say why. eric frein is charged with ambushing two state troopers, as you know, outside the barracks in blooming grove on september 12th, killing one officer and wounding another. authorities believe they do have him contained within a

5-square-mile perimeter around his parents' home in monroe county, but the area could be booby trapped. you can count on nbc 10 and nbc10.com to follow the latest developments on the police manhunt as they happen. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> we're watching some clouds come into the area this morning. no sign of any rain, however. no wind either. it's a quiet start, but clouds will be in during the daytime today with some breaks of sunshine, enough to warm things back into the low 80s this afternoon. there is a threat of showers, but not for today. that comes later tomorrow. and it doesn't look like it's going to be very impressive. 50s and 60s to start with right now. wilmington, you're at 62 degrees. look at swedesboro at 60 along with mullica hill and you'll find low 60s for sicklerville, turnersville and clayton this morning. you will find clouds that are already overhead will prevent those temperatures from going much lower than they are right

now. you can see some thin spots in the clouds. it is not going to be total cloud cover, but it's going to be close. look at all of the clouds that are streaming to our south. that's where you'll find the rain today. for us, we will stay dry with some breaks in the cloud cover. at 10:00, 70 degrees in philadelphia. mostly cloudy in allentown and reading at 10:00 a.m., 68 degrees. by noontime, we'll be in the upper 70s. but as those clouds fill back in, that will prevent the temperatures from going much warmer during the afternoon. 80 degrees later today, while yesterday we saw 86 degrees during the afternoon. that's 3:00 in the afternoon. allentown, reading, pottstown will also be warm with temperatures at that hour in the upper 70s, while it's in the 60s in atlantic city. got the seven-day forecast with some cooler temperatures and some wet weather as well. the timing when i come back. it's almost 10 minutes after 5:00. let's get you ready for what you may face on the roads out there as you begin your workweek. >> nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter katy zachry is monitoring all the cameras. what are you seeing, katy?

>> starting off in philadelphia, our first activity of the morning. there's police activity on route 1 northbound on the off ramp that takes you on to broad street. you can see there's at least one police vehicle here. i'm told there's a disabled vehicle in this area. this to me looks like another police vehicle. so, i'm still trying to ascertain if there is, in fact, a disabled vehicle. but still, nonetheless, there is some police activity on that ruoff ramp from route 1 northbound on to broad street. and you can see there's some traffic having to go around that. the tacony-palmyra bridge for the second time in a little over an hour, it has raised. you can see one arm is up right now for a ship to pass through. that affects things on route 73 for traffic going in and out of philadelphia -- or rather, pennsylvania and new jersey. in delaware, this is in stanton on stanton christiana road at delaware park boulevard, there is a pole that's down, so it's blocking the right lane. heading into new jersey now and really free and clear of any problems throughout new jersey. this is a live look at route 70 right at kings highway, where you can see there are no issues to report in that intersection.

happening today, leaders are expected to announce details of a restoration project for the "battleship new jersey." a live look at it from camden. the project is called "firepower for freedom." union workers will repaint the entire ship. they say it's an effort to show support for veterans and the city of camden. also happening today, we're expecting a big announcement that's said to strengthen the partnership between two colleges in south jersey. camden county college and rutgers university camden are calling the new agreement groundbreaking and it's built for all students in and outside camden county. today's announcement will take place at camden county college's gloucester township campus at 1:30. we will, of course, let you know what comes out of that. no battling back for the birds. despite a close score at the end, the eagles couldn't come back. the disappointing plays that have fans frustrated this morning. and the faa is promising smoother travel today after thousands of canceled flights this weekend. the improvements being made right now to prevent any further delays.

about a quarter after 5:00 on your monday morning as we look live at center city, you see the liberty 1 and 2 in the foreground. we're expecting clouds pretty much throughout the day today. it's going to be cooler than it was over the weekend. meteorologist bill henley says highs around 80. he also says there is a chance for rain for a little later in the week. he'll have details on that in a moment. a court hearing is scheduled today for a former philadelphia police officer accused of

kidnapping and rape. richard decoatsworth is accused of forcing two women at gunpoint to take drugs and perform sex acts. earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to some of the charges against him, but then withdrew his plea. it was back in 2007, decoatsworth was celebrated as a hero after being shot in the face during the capture of a suspect. police in ferguson, missouri, say the shooting of an officer over the weekend is not related to the unrest over the death of michael brown. it happened saturday night as the officer tried to question a man about a burglary. he took off and fired shots at the officer, hitting him in the arm. this morning police are still looking for that guy. it is the latest episode in the city where tension remains high between police and the public. >> what we really feared is that somebody on either side would do something that would provoke the other, and we would have another awful scene. thankfully, cooler heads prevailed. >> now, a short time after that shooting and just a few miles away, an off-duty officer came under fire. he wasn't injured and there is

no evidence it was related to the ferguson protests. meantime, police in miami say there are still a lot of questions surrounding a nightclub shooting that injured 15 people, including an 11-year-old girl. officers say they found chaos when they responded to the club early yesterday morning, and it's still not clear just how many shooters there were are what led to the gunfire. investigators are also trying to figure out what kind of club it was, since several of the victims are 17 years old or younger. 16 minutes after 5:00 now. a candlelight vigil was held yesterday at north central texas college for the victims of this weekend's fatal bus crash. the president of that college, north central texas, says this is the most traumatic event the campus has ever faced. four members of the school's softball team were killed when a tractor-trailer crossed the center line and hit the team van late friday night in oklahoma. sources tell nbc news that the truck driver told authorities he was reaching for a drink on the passenger side of his cab when he drifted into the median. charges are expected to be filed today against the man

who's accused of beheading a co-worker at a food processing plant in oklahoma. police say alton nolen will face murder and other charges. investigators say he attacked two women with a knife, beheading one of them shortly after he was fired on friday. the chief operating officer at the plant actually shot nolen to stop his rampage. nolen is expected to recover. jury selection will begin this morning in the trial for a friend of the boston marathon bombing suspects. robel phillipos, seen here, is one of three friends of dzhokhar tsarnaev charged in connection with the bombing. he is accused of lying to investigators. he's pleaded not guilty. tsarnaev's other two knrendz already been convicted for impeding the investigation. last week, meantime, a judge granted a two-month trial delay for bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev but denied a defense request to have the trial moved out of boston. the bombings of 2013 boston marathon killed 3 people and injured more than 260 others. tsarnaev's brother, also accused in the attack, was killed in a

police shoot-out days after the bombings. the faa says it will take until mid-october to get the fire-damaged air traffic control center in suburban chicago running at full capacity again. officials do expect improvements in air travel today after thousands of flights were canceled starting friday. technicians are now replacing the entire computer network at that facility. authorities say a contract employee started the fire. they still aren't saying exactly why, but thousands of people were stranded over the weekend. a tough weekend for travel. let's talk about travel on the roads right now if you're getting ready to head out. >> nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter katy zachry will let us know if there's anything out there to slow you down. >> not too much to report at 5:20 this monday morning. we're starting off 95 at broad street. free and clear of any problems there. taking a look at your drive times, 95, 76 and 476, typically trouble spots as we get into later in the morning rush, but no problems to report on any of those major interstates. the tacony-palmyra bridge, as you can see, this arm is just getting back to normal.

about five minutes ago i saw a ship passing through. that, of course, affected traffic on route 73 in new jersey and in pennsylvania. but right now, the arms seem to have gone back down. that's the second ship to have passed through in the last hour. so, we'll let you know if it happens for a third time. looking at your average speeds on the 42 freeway, northbound right at the merge for 55, as you head to the area bridges. you're in the 50s, so no problems there. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> temperatures are cooling down this morning, but they're not going to go much lower. we've got some clouds that have moved in overhead. 65 degrees right now in philadelphia with just a light breeze out of the west-southwest at 6 miles an hour. clouds will be here for most of the day with some breaks of sunshine. what we're seeing less of this morning is fog. not an issue for allentown and quakertown or wilmington or philadelphia. but parts of new jersey seeing some very light fog in the mt. holly area. we just saw some big improvement.

it was down to a quarter-mile visibility for millville and atlantic city boasts seeing improvement there. so, the fog won't be a big issue this morning. neither will showers. you can see wet weather to our south. it's part of the same system that's producing a few very light showers in central pennsylvania. those will not make it into our area today. however, the clouds will. and they're already here, and that's going to keep temperatures running a little lower today. instead of the 86 degrees we had yesterday, unusually warm, we'll be in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees this afternoon. winds out of the west to 8 miles an hour. come tomorrow, a little bit cooler with some breaks in the clouds. we'll see some sunshine and a chance of a late-day shower. then wednesday, a better chance of some showers to start with, but not an all-day rainfall. thursday, lots of sunshine. in fact, nice one, 59 in the morning, 74 degrees in the afternoon. we'll see the clouds return later on friday after a morning low temperature of 58 degrees. friday afternoon 75.

and then turning partly sunny saturday with cooler weather ahead for sunday, a high of just 68 degrees. ♪ so hard, this head got shiny, that head's shiny, that head's shiny ♪ it's a funny and inspirational video made by a pediatric cancer patient. 19-year-old tom just finished four months of treatment for leukemia at philadelphia children's hospital. his video "bald so hard" has drawn about 100,000 hits on youtube. he said he made the video to show what daily life is like for cancer patients. he's also hoping jay z will pay the hospital a visit. let's hope he does. we'll keep you posted. a surgical solution to sbhat teen pregnancy. the just-released recommendations every parent of a teen girl should hear. and breaking down bank fees. a look at what you're paying for everything, including having a checking account and withdrawing your money, and why where you live could impact what you pay.

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today is the day to celebrate something that most of us, especially at this hour of the day, cannot live without. here's to you, sweet cup of sustenance. today is national coffee day. this is tracy's mug, by the way. that's why the lipstick is -- that's not my lipstick. you can get a free cup of coffee to start your monday in some places throughout the area. at participating krispy kreme stores, you can get a free small coffee or espresso drinks for $1. that's not free. and dunkin' donuts stores taking part in national coffee day are handing out free medium cups of their new dark roast coffee.

and chick-fil-a also giving away free coffee. >> i think you've had some today. despite last week's rally, it was the worst for markets in eight weeks. kate rogers has cnbc's business news. kate, good morning. >> good morning, tracy. well, futures are lower after the markets ended the week in the red last week, despite friday's rally. it was the worst week for stocks in about two months. the dow closing up or down by more than 100 points every day last week. and today we get data on personal income and spending and pending home sales. on friday, the dow rose 167 points to 17,113, and the nasdaq adding 45 to 4,512. and banks are reaping bigger fees when customers overdraw their checking accounts or use an atm that's not affiliated with their lender. bankrate.com says the average rate for using an out-of-network atm rose 5% over the past year to $4.35 per transaction, and overdraft fees hit an average of nearly $33 in the past year, the

16th straight record high. fees have been rising as lenders adapt new banking rules implemented after the financial crisis. and i've got to tell you, philly's got the highest overdraft fee in the nation. >> wow! buried the lead. kate rogers, thanks very much. appreciate it. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> clouds are moving in this morning, but the temperature, that's on the warm side. we should be in the middle 50s at this hour normally this time of year. we're in the middle 60s right now. 64 here at nbc 10. you see the flags are blowing atop the aramark building. oh, at the surface, though, the wind is pretty quiet. time is coming up on 5:27. katy zachry is watching traffic. good morning, katy. good morning, bill. a live look at route 1 right near 76. for philadelphia drivers, there is some police activity along the roosevelt boulevard to tell you about. i'll see you in five minutes with that. the hunt for a hit-and-run driver. >> nbc 10's jesse gary is following the search this

morning. what do we know? >> reporter: a little girl crossing the street hit by a driver who sped off. i'll give you a condition update as that child sits in children's hospital, right after the break. the usual?

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this morning police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who ran down a little girl. we're live with the description of the car and the latest on

that child's condition. underestimating isis? president obama opens up about the terrorist organization and the u.s. response to that threat. and sunshine to start your week, but the clouds will move in as the day goes on, and that means we won't get as hot as we did yesterday. it's 5:30. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. not getting as hot as yesterday is probably fine with most people. a little toasty for fall. meteorologist bill henley is here with his first alert forecast. bill? >> yeah, it was 13 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year yesterday. normally in the low 70s. we saw middle 80s yesterday. it was indeed summerlike, but today we're already seeing some change. temperatures are starting off warm, in the 60s, including at the shore. parts of south jersey has seen a bit of fog this morning, but it's starting to ease right now. the temperatures will be climbing. right now it's 65 degrees in philadelphia, 50s for allentown, pottstown and millville. so, we're getting a warm start this morning. we should be in the middle 50s. right now we're ten degrees