. >> during the rally, pennsylvania governor tom wolf told the crowd he has called on the justice department to investigate the recent anti-semitic acts. over the weekend, more than 100 headstones were damaged at the mount carmel cemetery. several jewish community centers was the object of bomb threats. we'll have a live report on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> president trump says he has total confidence in attorney general jeff sessions. we're awaiting a news conference with the attorney general to happen at any moment. we'll bring tat to you live when it happens. >> expecting him to make a statement. sessions under fire after "the washington post" reported he met with a russian official last year during the presidential campaign. sessions did not disclose that information under oath during his confirmation hearing. some democrats are calling for him to resign. this evening he's still saying he hasn't done anything wrong. he was asked if he would recuse himself. >> whenever it's appropriate i will recuse myself. no doubt about that. >> several local lawmakers are calling for sessions to recuse h

governor tom wolf announced yesterday that u.s. coal storage plans to expand facility. the move will create 60 new full-time jobs in the next three years. atlantic county, court is blocking the owner of former revel casino from buying the old show boat casino. glenn straub sued stockton university over a cancelled deal that would have allowed him to buy the show both. in the meantime sold to nondeveloper who reopened as a nongambling hotel. >>> purchase and reload septa key cards at more locations. septa begin to introduce kiosks on the market frankford line. broad street line and transportation center. dozens of kiosks go online over the next few weeks. commuters load the cards $250 to be used on rides. septa key cards. this is the effort by septa to phase out tokens by the end of the year. >> see how that happens. >>> check in with first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio. start at 202 francesca. >> absolutely. more updates in terms of building fire when i come back, but yes, starting to see snow come down in areas. this is near the doylestown area. take a look a

pennsylvania governor tom wolf has ordered flags at half staff in his honor. >>> the future of cancer care might lie with a several breath test. volunteers are trying to out the breath-linked device to see it can spot breast and lung cancer. it's like a breath-alyzer for alcohol, but a billion times more sensitive. they hope to win approval from the fda. >> the "action news" team is here with the news stories at 4:00 p.m. >> hi, alicia how was your weekend? >> reporter: hi, rick, you will love this, the real life "hunger games" coming from russia. the goal to survive the siberian wilderness and one another for nine months. they won't stop the contestants from breaking the law even if it comes to murder. >>> hidden valley may launch an item that may sierve your -- save your life. the item is found on the desert table. download the free 6abc app. i love this. i'm with you on that. >> the dessert table, wow. >> we'll check accuweather on the way when we come out. >> carrot cake with dressing? >> the most important part of this newscast, we'll check the exclusive accuweather seven-day for

wolf issued essentially saying don't travel if you don't have to. so crews can clear the roads. back to you. >> snow starting to fly there in allentown. most updated information dave kinchen. meanwhile new jersey bracing for a mixed bag of this winter storm. really all depends where in the garden state you live. kathy forecast a lot of snow for think this region up north. >> folks down the shore bracing for what could turn into major flooding and beach erosion. fox 29's shawnette wilson joins us now from hamilton township, new jersey. shawnette. >> reporter: governor christie said during a press conference earlier today that widespread coast cal flood sag going to be a big concern as well as people who may venture out on to the roads tomorrow. most people we talk to tonight say they plan to stay inside and only head out to shovel whatever they get. >> it's ban beautiful winter. it's been a beautiful winter. >> reporter: debra temple makes a light night run to wawa ahead of tonight's storm. already her office is closed for tomorrow. i'm going to be h

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf said today that philadelphia's top prosecutor should step down. talking about seth williams at an event in grays ferry. williams is facing federal charges on bribery and extortion. >> as i said. the legal system is working but in the meantime he ought to spend his time defending himself. and resign from office. >> williams has until friday to find a new lawyer, his current attorney, michael diamondstein wants off the case. the city stopped paying legal fees once he was indicted last week. >>> and a few days of clouds and rain and still feeling chilly out there because of the wind. and looking live at sky 6 hd blue skies over the center city skyline as we look from the temple university camera, accuweather says another dry day tomorrow and then things get soggy again. meteorologist, david murphy outside on the terrace with the details. >> it's spring and we are almost into april and april showers you know how that goes. after yesterday's cloudy wet conditions all the blue sky is certainly welcome, look at satellite we have cloud cover earlier this

and tom wolf weighs in on the future for d.a. seth williams following his federal indictment. those stories and more when we come right back. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again sara is off and here are the story wrez following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. firefighters respond to a call at a philadelphia high school. after a student's cell phone starts smoking and we are live with the latest. a woman arrested at capitol hill after running her car into a police cruiser causing it to open fire and a daring rescue in california saving a boy from a cliff. >>> and breaking news in california where a student's phone started to smoke in school. causing scary moments in class and nobody was hurt and fire officials were called to the scene to investigate. walter perez is live outside of west philadelphia high with more. hey rick as you mentioned nobody was injured and the evacuation order was lifted and all clear here at west philadelphia high school. the whole thing started at 10:45 this mo

. >>> governor tom wolf ordered flags at half staff for a firefighter who died on the way to a fire, he was on the way to the station to grab his gear when he was hit by a car. he was trying to make his way to are a home in harrisburg friday night. it is believed the flames came from a hover board that sparked up. >> they heard sizzling and cracking in the hover board and shortly thereafter it exploded in flames. >> a 3-year-old was killed. firefighters rescued four other people including two other children. a massive recall is underway for 500,000 hover boards made by ten companies. >>> a fire destroyed a bowling alley in new castle county. this was the scene at pick creek boalg -- bowling links. the action cam was there as the wall collapsed during the three-alarm fire. firefighters are on the scene trying to understand why the building went up. >>> a substation was damaged by fire last week, crews are working to get the repairs made before the storm hits. >> let's turnover to karen rogers and see what's coming our way. >> reporter: a nor'easter, heavy winds, storm tracker 6 live d

governor tom wolf ordered state flags to fly at half staff. he died saturday from injuries suffered in the crash on his way to his house fire in harrisburg. a toddler injured died at the hospital. investigator say an hover board plugged in to recharge sparked the flames. >> president trump is facing a decline today to show proof president obama wiretapped phone in new york before the election. pump tweeted that claim earlier this month as you know and since then the president has not commented. the house intelligence committee said it would investigate. lawmakers asked the justice department to turn over any evidence by today. a spokesman for former president obama called president trump's claim simply false. >>> pennsylvania senator bob casey faced largely friendly crowd at town hall in university city yesterday. in contrast republican town halls across the country marked by loud opposition. senator did get challenged how he plans to mobilize democrats and attract independence after his party lost the white house and congress. there's no we o

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf will be in the city's germantown section to talk about the gop healthcare plan on senior citizens. two key parts of the bill have cleared two committees in the house. power ryan -- paul ryan had a power point demonstration of the plan. president obama said it will rip health insurance from americans. it's unclear how much it will cost or how many people lose coverage. >> if you're waking up in the philadelphia area you might look out the window and say -- not much. >> reporter: it's going to come definitely in the north and west. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing you the snow to the north and west of philadelphia. we have rain to the west. let's go in to the northern suburbs, in a couple of spots there's rain at the outset. pottstown is getting this, not far away in easton and allentown. reading taking a little bit longer. you're seeing rain sweep in from the west, but the snow line will be pushing from the north. the rain to the west by baltimore and creeping in toward wilmington will change over to snow. as we look outside, we have cloudy skies in

. >>> and pennsylvania governor tom wolf is pleading with his state's house delegation to defeat the health care bill. the governor sent a letter today arguing that the legislation would create a hole of up to $3 billion in the state's finances. governor wolf also argues the bill would increase insurance costs for older people. >>> and neighbors in burlington county are rallying right now at the office of congressman tom mcarthur. demonstrators calling on the congressman to vote no tomorrow on the gop american affordable health care act. similar protests are happening across the garden state tonight. >>> and the republican party is calling for an investigation into yesterday's special election in north philadelphia for a pennsylvania house seat. state gop leaders want attorney general john shapiro to look at the claims of election fraud. and election officials tell nbc 10 that a write-in candidate won the race but there were several, including kaecandidates from th democratic and green parties. they won't announce which candidate won until all the write-in ballots are counted. >>> a

governor tom wolf urging people to stay off these roads. they're wet in some places. they could be icy as well. for now we're live in avondale, storm force 10, nbc news. >> the car not going as fast as it looks on television. they are being safe out there. >>> coming up next, a look at the other top stories we're following on nbc 10, including the long journey for jurors in the bill cosby trial. >> we'll be right back. >>> nbc 10 first alert weather keeping you prepared for this winter storm. this is a live look at ocean city where there's a potential for coastal flooding and high winds that are of concern there tonight. >>> here's a look at some of the other top stories tonight. jurors in the criminal sex assault case against comedian bill cosby will come from the other side of the pennsylvania. the jury will be chosen from allegheny county. the trial will still be held nearly 300 miles away in montgomery county. >>> joe biden teaming up with the university of delaware. the former vice president helping with reform, the environment and civil rights. >>> a new water p

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf wants the state delegation for defeat the american health care bill. the governor sent a letter arguing that the legislation would create a hole of up to $3 billion in the state's finances. wolf also says the bill would increase insurance costs for older pennsylvanians. stay with nbc10 for updates on the health care repeal vote. we'll have the latest developments right there on the air and the nbc10 app throughout the day. >>> it's 5:03. to a developing story, president trump says he feels somewhat vindicated after the chairman the house intelligence committee disclosed that a surveillance camera captured conversations among trump's transition team. devin nunes said the information was incidentally collected as broad of an effort the election and the inauguration. saying none of the surveillance is related to the fbi investigation into the possible campaign link to russia. but he says he finds it alarming. >> what i've read seems to me to be some level of surveillance activity, perhaps legal, but i don't know that it's right. >> and nunes shared the d

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf ordered flags at half staff to honor a fire fighter who died on his way to the scene of a deadly fire in harrisburg on friday night. a 3-year-old girl was killed in that fire. and officials say it was all caused by a hover board that caught fire while it was charging. action news reportser jeanette reyes joins us live from the satellite center with the full story. >> well, sarah, that fire fighter died in a crash that is believed to have been caused by a drunk driver. he was on his way to battle a blaze and the cause of the fire may have been a device that's been recalled by nearly a dozen companies. >> reports of kids trapped on the third floor. >> reporter: this is the call that lieutenant dennis devoe was responding to. the 21-year veteran was on his way to the station to pick up gear before heading to the scene. while at an intersection, he was hit by this woman, 19-year-old cann cay kendall, reportly under the influence. back at the scene of the fire, more devastation. >> my granddaughter. we can't replace her. the pain. it's so deep. >> repo

. >>> today you can bring your concerns to pennsylvania governor tom wolf via twitter. democratic governor hosting a twitter chat at 2:45 this afternoon. chance to ask him about his budget and policies. national pomts anything else you have on you were mind. >>> today's ash wednesday marking the beginning of the season of lent for christians here and around the world. in philadelphia, archbishop will celebrate an ash wednesday mass at 12:05 this afternoon at the cathedral basilica. priests will place ashes on fore heads and signs of the cross. solemn season of lent starts today prepares the faithful for celebration of easter sunday. >>> if you can't make it to church, some leaders offer ashes to go. variety of churches send clergy to public places and invite people to pray. the response here in our area, plans to offer ashes this morning at the ambler station. >>> 5:39. we're looking at the fog in cape may. thick nothing is not widespread. just isolated. came may has some. seen some in northern delaware. that has thinned out. temperature climbed to 56 degrees in delawar

governor tom wolf announcing that u.s. cold storage plans to expand. al the move will create 60 full time jobs in the next three years. >>> up next, something massive growing inside this pennsylvania woman. what doctors discovered that made her drop nearly 200 pounds in just hours. >>> plus, adding to the eagles' nest. the birds add a pair of new targets for carson wentz, the free agent frenzy coming up. >>> ready set? snow. you could run into trouble as you're driving to work tomorrow depending on where you are. how much you could see in your neighborhood, next on the first alert forecast. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. >>> right now at 6:00 a weight off her shoulders. this woman lost nearly 200 pounds in five hours. >> it's an unbelievable story. for years she was overweight but

pennsylvania governor tom wolf says it will hurt senior citizens the most. >> make no mistake, under this proposal. seniors lose. seniors lose coverage. they lose the ability to make their own choices. and they lose money. >> governor wolf was at germantown today to talk about the plan. he says the american healthcare act would allow insurance companies to charge seniors five times more than others. >>> new details this evening about coffins uncovered in old city. we fif archeology experts will have until sometime next week to remove the dozens of coffins found at this construction site on arch street. because today's severe weather delayed the excavation project. they were previously told to finish up by tomorrow. >>> now, to a sex slave lawsuit alleging a northeast philadelphia hotel helped sex traffickers enslave a 14-year-old girl for years. lawyers claim the teen was forced to have sex twice and three times her age at the roosevelt inn. the nbc 10 vigors fouinvestigat sex trafficking arrests had happened before. the u.s. attorney's office would not comment on the possibility of

tom wolf said state agencies are taking proactive steps to keep the winter weather manageable as the state prepares for the most severe weather to hit the eastern part of the state. governor wolf's officeing for cooperation from commuters everywhere. i asked residents and commercial drivers across the commonwealth to prepare to avoid unnecessary travel on roadways during this time as to let road crews and emergency responders do their jobs and minimize dangerous travel. >>> in other news, a shooting in southwest philadelphia. leaves one man dead. police say they found a man shot in the head at 60th and reintelligent near a cemetery just after 8:00 p.m. the victim died at the scene but did not have identification on him. so far, no arrests have been made in this case. and it is an ongoing investigation. >>> police are investigating after a teenager boy was found bound and bruised in the to city's mantua section, a teenager who has autism. he was found outside in the freezing cold in the 800 block of north 42nd street. investigators say his feet were bound. he had bruises around his wr

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf joined city officials to break ground today on a new low income apartment complex in strawberry mansion. 55 homes will be built on this site allowing families to grow roots in the community. each of those units will be energy efficient and handicapped accessible. city officials say this is the first of several developments planned for this neighborhood. >>> a community meeting took place in atlantic city today. in an unusual location a local barbershop much atlantic city's mayor don guardian along with several police officers met with residents to listen to their concerns. the forum took place at the casino city barbershop. organizers say the forum was a chance to establish trust and to break down barriers between the police and the community. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, students adversity is now on display through a unique art project at a trenton school. >>> former eagles receiver jason avant has good reason to be bouncing aroundly we'll tell you about his new venture ahead. cecily. >> soaking rain is finally going to be moving out t

. >>> today bring your concerns to pennsylvania governor tom wolf via twitter. democratic governor hosting a twitter chat starting 2:45 this afternoon. ask him about budget, policies. national politics or anything else on your mind. what questions would you ask the governor, jobs, schools, the budget, any other topic come to mind? let us know what you're thinking by joining the conversation on twitter right now. addresses on the screen. meantime governor wolf has announced plans to invest more than $2 billion in pennsylvania highways and bridge projects over the next decade. part of the state's new road maintenance and preservation project called road map. program also make use of recycled asphalt to upgrade less traveled side roads. >>> ten months left in office. new jersey governor chris christie delivered final state budget address calling on law makers to work with him. >> we get in the room starting next week and you get this done with. and we get it done for the families of this state in the next 100 days. unveiled a budget yesterday. called on lawmakers t

. >>> happening today, pennsylvania governor tom wolf in philadelphia to talk about the impact of republican health care plan. the governor will discuss the issue at the center in the park in germantown. opposes gop plan saying it would hit seniors with fixed incomes especially hard. republican replacement for affordable care act is closer to becoming law. yesterday two key how committees approved a bill that would end obamacare. house speaker paul ryan gave a powerpoint presentation urging fellow republicans to support the new american health care act. measure needs approval from the budget and rules committee before heading to house floor. happening today, union nurses at delaware hospital will be going back to work. nurses walked off the job sunday holding a two day strike over staffing issues. management brought in outside nurses to fill in. and those nurses worked through yesterday as part of their employment agreement. hospital and the nurses union are still without a contract. >>> back to your first alert radar tracking snow out there this morning. she r she was out near allentwa reme

pennsylvania governor tom wolf will be in philadelphia to talk about the impact of the republican health care plan. the governor will discuss the issue at the center in the park in germantown. opposing gop plan. hit seniors with fixed income hard. closer to becoming law. just yesterday, two key house committees approved the bill that would obamacare. house speaker paul ryan gave a powerpoint presentation urging fellow republicans to support the new american health care act. still needs approval from the budget and rules committee before heading to house floor. >>> happening today, union nurses at delaware county memorial hospital will be going back to work. the nurses walked off the job on sunday holding a two day strike over staffing issues. management brought in outside nurses to fill in. those nurses worked through yesterday as part of employment agreement. the hospital and nurses union are still without a contract. >>> the president may have revised travel ban, but the executive order could end up in court. >> update on the states joined a legal battle against it. why they're arguie

governor tom wolf is also supposed to be there. alex, thomas? >> more details on what's going to be happening in just a few moments. >> we will be talking with the organizers coming up in 15 minutes. >>> 7:07. philadelphia police now investigating another case of antisemitism. this after a man found a swastika drawn outside his home. now, obviously he blurred the image because it is offensive. but someone spray painted the symbol on the front step of the home. this happened on the 10,000 block of clark place, detective say the homeowner went to the store yesterday morning, came back to find that hateful act. the homeowner didn't want to talk on camera, but neighbors, they've plenty to say. >> i've been here all my life almost. and we've never seen it. we don't ac like this around here. shouldn't be act being like this anywhere. >> people need to realize what is more important. and love each other. love your neighbors, and live in peace. that's what we should focus on and work together. >> police say they found at least one home with security cam

. >>> and pennsylvania governor tom wolf is putting the brakes on talk of legal recreational marijuana use. the state suggested legalizing recreational marijuana earlier this week saying tax dollars from sales could help close budget deficits. but governor wolf said the state needs more time to consider regulation and should focus on getting the medical marijuana program up and running. >>> residents at several apartment complexes in new castle county are taking action to protect themselves following a series of kidnappings in the area. maintenance cruise installed new security locks at one of the complexes yesterday where the kidnapper struck. the neighbors have put up their own surveillance cameras. also a nearby karate studio has added self-defense classes. police are investigating three attacks at three different apartment complexes in the area. the suspect is still on the loose. >>> staying in delaware, new fallout this morning in the deadly prison hostage standoff isn't smyrna. >> yeah, the delaware department of correction says 18 prison guards have quit since the prison riot th

new jersey has declared a state of emergency in pennsylvania governor tom wolf has signed a disaster emergency proclamation. governor tom wolf is deploying members of the national guard. >> our average o coverage contih a >> an area where we've seen snow continue to accumulate. stay with us. we'll give you the latest when we come back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a look out here. it is the blue route i476 in broomall where you can see cars slowly making their way on the ground we've got a mix of sleet, icy rain and snow. not fun stuff to drive in. >> changes with the coastal storm. here's david. >> yeah, looks like the storm is tracking a little closer to the coast bringing in mild air and we have snow on the ground in philadelphia but we're starting to see an awful lot of sleet. storm tracker6 live double scan those that to you. that big swath of blue is sleet and freezing rain. the fact that we're seeing that sleet pushing in with the warm air coming up from the coast does mean we'll have to lower snow totals boo-hoo but in the northern suburbs the places where you

pennsylvania governor tom wolf is blasting the republican healthcare plan wolf says it would leave thousands of seniors and families unable to afford access to basic medical care and affect drug addicts seeking treatment in the middle of an opioid epidemic and the plan threatens 1 million pennsylvania who have coverage under obamacare and medicaid and could blow a 2 billion hole in the pennsylvania budget. a major wikileaks dumps claims the cia is capable of spying on people through their smartphones tablets or even internet connected televisions. all of these modern devices contain microphones and often cameras, that could potentially allow the agency to hack into the electronics and turn them on remotely such as a program called weeping angel that can tap into samsung's smart tvs and bypass software on computers and get access to messages before they are encrypted on secure apps like tela gram and signal. another reveals a program the cia was working on to hack into cars either to listen in or crash them for assassinations. the cia refuses to confirm whether the information on wikileaks is

. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf has ordered flags to be flown at half staff in the state. in honor after fire official who died while responding to fatal fire. authorities in harrisburg believe that a whoever err board actually caused the fire friday night. three year old aseantai hughes, and the firefighter was headed after attending another firefighters' funeral when the accident happened. >> a person runs a stop sign, hits him, and, you know, just snuffed his life out. it is just not what we expected, not what you want to see. >> officials say his car hit at intersection, the other driver arrested for driving a stolen car without a license. twenty-one year veteran of the harrisburg fire department. >> passenger in northern haiti, killing at least 38 people, injuring a dozen other. take a look at the damage. it happened early sunday morning, just outside the haitian capitol of port-au-prince, the bus first hit two people at a bus stop, then continued into a crowd attending easter season musical celebration. the driver ran away from the scene and is still at large. >> a d

tom wolf not declared a state of emergency just yet. monitoring the forecast. american delta among others are issuing travel. live in south philadelphia. all right, brad, here we go >> live in south philly under i95. this is the philly salt yard behind me. you can see not a lot happening at the moment. guaranteed this is going to be a very busy place in about 24 hours, we can tell you however, some of the pretreating of the city streets is already underway. take a look. >> preparations are already underway tonight crews treating philadelphia's streets with brine, getting them set for what could be the biggest snowstorm of the season and we're getting set. the home depot. now we may want to put the tropicals on hold. the salt and shovels had to be brought back out of storage and sales were steady tonight. >> i didn't really expect to have to buy salt again, that's for sure. >> reporter: 60 degree temps suddenly just a distant memory >> i thought we were -- looking forward to the flowers blooming, ready to retire the jacket >> short pants, t-shirts. now to the po

wolf took part in an event aimed at organizing and mobilizing people, against president donald trump's political agenda. group called individual northwest philadelphia held a meeting in the cities germantown section. governor wolf called groups effort to make their voices heard important. >>> group of men gathered in south philadelphia for a free breakfast and health screening twentieth annual wellness breakfast for men was held at universal audenried charter high school on the 3300 block of pass kerr street. the goal was to teach men how to better manage chronic health conditions by keeping tabs on their blood pressure, body mass index and glucose levels. >>> several families that benefit from kisses foundation had a fun day of pampering free of charge. >> kisses for kyle helps family dealing with childhood cancers. stars of the salon on the 1400 block of easton road in warrington bucks county hosted fun event, clown, queen elsa and star wars favorites also showed up. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in cutomer satisfaction by jd p

pennsylvania governor tom wolf also warning residents he says the storm should not be taken lightly and the state is taking a number of steps to make sure residents are safe. >> the state is the commonwealth is activating the pennsylvania emergency management agency to the highest level later tonight and director flynn will talk about that in minute. earlier today, i issued an emergency proclamation to ensure resources can be procured and residents are protected from anything like price gouging. >>> and we got you covered online at fox29.com and right here extra early tomorrow morning our winter storm coverage begins at 3:30 in the morning. >>> live-saving flight created a special bond between one little boy and the man in the pilot seat. how the relationship is soaring to new heights. >>> eagles had busy day in free agency. they watched one chip kelly walk out the door while bringing another one back home. find out who went where later in sports. ♪ ♪ it isn't just about vision, it's about care. nobody cares for eyes more than pearle. for years, fios has been promising fast internet

. >> pennsylvania governor tom wolf has ordered flags in the state to be flown at half staff in honor of a fire official who died while responding to faith fire. believe hoverboard caused the fire that claimed a toddler's life, and led to the death of the responding fire officials. fire happened friday night, three year old desean tai hughes died from injuries in the blaze. >> my granddaughter. can't replace her. the pain, so deep. >> fire was ruled an accident caused by a recharging hoverboard on the first floor. harrisburg fire lieutenant dennis died after being involved in a accident while en route to the fire. he was a 21 year old veteran of the department. two other victims were critically injured in the blaze. >>> republicans are looking to sure up the board for their healthcare proposal. house intelligence committee is asking the justice department for any evidence they may have reporting the claim add of the administration wiretapped. more from new york. >> one day after nationwide protests against the gop healthcare proposal. >> more free freedom. >> house speaker paul ryan,

. >>> a member of governor tom wolf's administration is promoting jobs in the lehigh valley. secretary for the department of community and economic relations toured a medical device manufacturing plant in allen town yesterday. he also outlined governor wolf's plans for job creation and work force training. >> a new documentary called feast on the beach had its premiere in wilmington last night. the movie highlights horse shoe crabs and endangered birds that show up every spring on the shore. scientists wildlife enthusiasts and visitors from all over the world, the movie will also be shown at the delaware museum of natural history this saturday. >> 5:48 right now, we have a follow-up to an incident caught on camera, allegedly showing a day care worker hurting a child in delaware county. the state is now involved in investigation of sara gable and she faces a hearing later this month. police say the pre-k teacher at the child care of the future day care center pushed a four-year-old student down the stairs. the student is doing okay. gable was fired. >>> new this morning it's h

. >>> meanwhile, pennsylvania governor tom wolf was in town today speaking out against the gop health care plan. he told a crowd of the center in the park in northwest philadelphia that proposed plan would allow insurance companies to charge seniors five times more than others. he says 700,000 people are in jeopardy of losing health care. >> we need to be concerned about anything that changes what we have right now. is it perfect, no. but there are hundreds of thousands of pennsylvanians who get health care and have access to health care who will not --& who's access will be jeopardized if this goes through. >> on wednesday, the governor sent a letter to congressman on two u.s. house committees urging them to reject that plan. >>> well tonight the curtain rises on local high school production of rag time. why this show almost didn't go on. >>> and it might be cold outside but there's a sure sign of spring at the convention center this weekend. and ron burke has look at sports. welcome. >> thank you very much dawn. eagles are committed to combine $29 million to two new free agent wide

pennsylvania governor tom wolf among those speaking out. >> the threats against the jcc's across pennsylvania were threats against each and of one of us and against our common humanity. >> reporter: a senior citizen in this sea of people was at a jcc in cherry hill earlier this week when a bomb threat was phoned in. >> i was one of the old ladies in the swimming pool at the jcc when we had to be evacuated. i volunteer with an anti bullying program and i felt like there were bullies out there and i was being bullied. >> reporter: those who attend the rally left feeling upbeat and positive, empowered. >> i'm senior citizen. this is one thing i can continue to do. and that is to show support for any community in this case the jewish community. >> this was all of our communities saying no more, no more hate. we will rise and we won't be divided. >> reporter: of course many saying this message of love and solidarity must continue every day not just today. by the way, iain, the reward for information leading to an arrest in that cemetery vandalism is now up to $69,000. >> incredible stuff. all righ

emergency proclamation from pennsylvania governor tom wolf authorizes the state to take several actions such as protect citizens from potential price gouging and activated the national guard. >> and third i have authorized 695 national guards people from pennsylvania national guard to be strategically positioned across pennsylvania to be in a position to help if we need anything. >> reporter: in addition the governor says with travel expected to be treacherous he is also implementing highway restrictions which took effect just within the past hour and let's go live to chad pradelli at pen dot in norristown and how is pen dot getting ready? >> reporter: picking up at the pen dot yard and the precipitation the snow began 15 minutes ago and the trucks are loading up with salt and has been quiet for the past several hours and most of the trucks are in position getting ready to lay the salt now the snow is falling they will begin dropping the salt reloading and getting ready to attack the storm. as the sun went down and the storm began to move into the region pen dot was busy loading up the

, who still owns his jeep. >> but he clearly is trying to emulate tom wolf's successful campaign for governor. it's a challenge 'cause he's not an outsider. he's not a true outsider. he may have come in as an outsider, but he's been there, and he's got a message, and he's got a record that he's gonna have to defend. >> they're both from new york, which is rather interesting in itself, right? >> something in the water. >> [ laughing ] right. >> i think republicans sense an opportunity here. governor, uh -- the current governor wolf doesn't have a long list of accomplishments to point to. the voters have shown a tendency, a willingness to turn out a first-term governor, and i think there's some hope that that could happen again. >> what happened with corbett. scott wagner could see that as a door opening, that it can be done. they always said pennsylvania always re-elects their governors. well, not the case anymore. >> and the other parallel, of course, is the presidential race and how that ends up cutting for him at this point. >> mm-hmm. all right, well, let's talk about some of the

and pennsylvania governor tom wolf has signed a disaster emergency proclamation. governor wolf deploying members of the national guard and in the city of philadelphia a snow emergency is currently in effect. >> septa will have additional staffers to monitor conditions and keep public transit moving. buses will operate on weather related detours and regional rails on saturday schedules. >>> in. j transit suspended all bus and access click service. rail and light rail lines operating on weekend germs of schedules. new jersey transit says it will cross honor tickets but urges travelers to check regularly for updays. we have all the transit information posted online. >> coverage of the winter storm continues next with another check of traffic and your full accuweather forecast. >> tam just mentioned ac. let's take a live could see a lot of rain down there and again coastal flooding is a possibility especially when high tide rolls in in ac, that's 9:29 this morning. we'll be right back. >> welcome back. the action cam in king of prussia there at gulph road and 202. you

a situation that none of us -- no novelist could have -- it's like a tom wolfe and hunter thompson got together and created what we have now. and vonnegut. you've get that from the daily stuff but by and large writing is a job a damn peculiar job. >> most people who write, i think, spend -- the image you have is something just comes to you and it's like this flash and it's so rare. it's really more like it doesn't seem that good and then the next day seems maybe a little better and then -- but it's like that. slowly adding words, not just this blinding flash -- except for stephen king. but some people can write at that incredibly high prolific -- i don't know how he does it. i don't know how a lot of these people do it. but it's pretty much tore tour -- torture for a lot of us. >> like coal mining but much harder. >> it's a weird job. ow go into a room -- >> oh, you use a room. brilliant. >> and you go in with theoretically a stack -- 500 blank page outside have the audacity to think you'll put words on it and somebody is going read commit enjoy it. you think about the nerve it takes t

today tom wolf announced an extended dead line for the home energy assistance program. you need to show a recent bill with a customer status. you can do that online or your county assistant's office. >>> a senate committee blasted gymnastics for not sending anyone to testify about sexual abuse in the sport. they want the senate to pass a bill that outlines new sex reporting guidelines. calling on organizations to immediately report sex abuse allegations to police or other authorities. >> hundreds of victims have come forward to identify crimes that have occurred under the watch, or lack thereof. >> she told lawmakers that the system is now dangerously flawed ask that young athletes are not protected. >>> reporting sexual abuse was a big story at penn state for many years. former president was found guilty of chuld endangerment. he was convicted of failing to act on signs the former coach was a child predator. >>> we have new details in the fight to clean up flint, michigan's water. a judge approved a a deal to replace water lines at 18,000 homes. it's a permanent fix fo

., pennsylvania governor tom wolf ordered flags at half staff for a firefighter who died on the way to the scene to a fire, he feels on his way to the station to grab his gear when his car was hit by a woman, investigators believe the flames came from a hover board that sparked up. >> they heard sizzling and crackling in the hover board and shortly thereafter it exploded in flames. when it was all over 3-year-old girl was killed. firefighters rescued four other people including two other children. a massive recall is underway for 3,500,000 hover boards made by ten companies. >>> 1200 peco customers lost power overnight that were planned outages so peco could make repairs to the substation that was damaged by fire last week. the substation on west moreland street stained significant damage. >>> if you have not filed your tax return yet you're not alone, maribel aber takes a look at the growing number of procrastinators. >> reporter: a lot of people are waiting to file their taxes this year, internal revenue service received 5.7 million fewer returns than this time last year. 8.5% declin

. >> governor tom wolf's office said the state's network was not infected because it is separate from the senate democrats computers. >>> time 9:06. breaking news to tell you about right now, this is breaking news coming from baltimore, maryland. we can tell you that a situation has ended and ended in new castle, delaware, where police chase, it concluded a short time ago, the chase there. the woman we saw in the back of the police vehicle stole an airport shuttle van from the washington baltimore international airport. she took off in a high-speed chase. it came to an end at a deadened street in new castle delaware, off route 202. the woman as you see now is in custody. >>> president trump waking up this morning in florida as his administration is being questioned over potential contacts with russian officials, but new this morning, president trump is making new allegations against former president barack obama on twitter. he said quote, terrible, just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower before the victory. nothing found. that is mccarthyism. david wright has the

. >> governor tom wolf's office said the state's network has not been infected because it's separate from the senate democrats computers. >>> president donald trump is at his florida state blasting democrats who are calling on jeff session to step down. sessions under fire for congressional testimony where he did not reveal two meetings he had with a russian diplomat while working as an advisor to trump's campaign. the justice compartment said sessions will amend that testimony on monday, but not in person, before lawmakers and democrats say it's not enough. >> the administration clearly cannot be trusted to investigate itself. >> i want to know from him why he falsely denied that he had that meeting. >> president donald trump tweeted pictures of democrat nancy pelosi at the stable with the same ambassador in 2010 as well as chuck schumer with vladimir putin in 2003. they say their meetings happened in front of the press. on january 11 president trump told abc news that neither him or anyone had contact with russia leading up to or during the campaign. sessions and another form trump

. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf turned grays ferry today. he hosted a roundtable about the importance of new business for the state's economy. the center is a business incubator and laboratory that brings together researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs who specialize in building innovative businesses. >> it is official. the united kingdom has filed for divorce from the european union. today britain's top envoy to the eu hand delivered a a letter formally triggering a a two-year countdown to the final decision. british prime minister says she's optimistic. >> we can choose to say the task ahead is too great and believe it cant be done. or we can look forward with optimism and hope. and to believe in enduring power of the british spirit. u choose to believe in britain and the best days lie ahead. >> there were mixed reactions among the british people. some said they regretted the decision. others say they are ready for it. >> i don't think they understand. >> i think it would be good to get back to rules and regulations. >> shortly after th

wolf ordered state flags to fly half staff. died saturday from injuries suffered in crash on his way to this house fire. authorities say the driver took off, but was later arrested. fire crews rescued two children from flames. a toddler who was injured tied at the hospital. investigator say a hoover board plugged in to recharge is what sparked the flames. >>> 23 degrees outside. happening today, jury selection resumes in the trial of the man accused of the ambush killing of pennsylvania state trooper. authorities captures eric froei after a manhunt. faces first degree murder charges. killed a state trooper and injured another. the jury will come from chester county. hoping to find jur jurors who h not seen media conch verage of case. >>> first alert weather. >> it is 6:07. live picture of the i-95 corridor. expect heavy snow. full day to get ready for the storm. >> find out what's to come. >>> that live shot, the winds were calm. everything was quite. the quite before the storm. we do have first alert that has been issued for m

. >>> governor tom wolf was in germantown today to address a local anti-trump movement group. he spoke to members of northwest philadelphia. today's community meeting was held at the unitarian society and governor wolf encouraged the group to continue the fight for the causes that are important to them. first and foremost, the affordable care act. >> we have 700,000 pennsylvanians who have health insurance now who didn't before because of expanded medicaid. we have over 100,000 who are getting treatment and providers getting paid for treatment for that, that's a big priority in pennsylvania. >> the governor also says if obamacare goes, so too could dozens of health centers in the state which would leave hundreds without a place for treatment. >>> what can local lawmakers do better? that was the topic at a town hall meeting in philadelphia today with democratic senator bob casey. nbc 10's lauren make there was and shows us thousand meeting differs from others happening around the country. >> reporter: in philadelphia, a look at the sign that senator bob casey's town hall gives

governor tom wolf told the crowd here today that he is pursuing -- calling on the justice department to pursue the investigation into these recent hate crimes in our region. he says those responsible will be held accountable. nbc 10 news. >>> it's been five days since vandals damaged the headstones at the mount carmel cemetery. >> the reward is now $69,000 for information leading to an arrest. >>> and our first alert weather whipping winds continue. look at the flag atop the aramark building there. we are in for a cold night. and the coldest weekend in two months. let's get a first look at the weather. >> here is nbc 10 first alert meteorologist erika martin. we got to dig out the coats and gloves. >> definitely. we will need them for the next several days. here's some really great and interesting facts. today's high temperature was hit at 2:01 a.m., 62 degrees. since then it's been a nose-dive. philadelphia, 46. allentown, 32. wilmington 47. and here's why. we do have northwesterly winds. this is actually considered a fresh breeze. i consider this to be cold with that northwesterly

we caught up with governor tom wolf he batted down the idea saying the state needs more time to discover regulation and should focus on getting the medical marijuana program up and running. >>> now, let's take a look at your news state by state and county by county. south jersey, voorhees police are investigating a message of hate painted on the side of this house. when nbc10 arrived on brownhill road yesterday afternoon it was partially covered up. neighbors tell us the owner of the home isn't living there right now. >>> into lehigh valley, the sands casino may be changing hands. it was reported that mgm resort has agreed to buy the plan for $1.4 billion. they called the deal imminent. neither the sands or the mgm is confirming that report. >>> new castle county residents will get a chance to hear from one of their leaders through social media. county executive matt meyer will hold a town hall on facebook. residents are encouraged to ask questions ahead of time. >>> let's go to chester county will penndot will renovate the bridges running over the rail lines from east and west whiteland

. >>> 6:36 pennsylvania governor tom wolf will be in the germantown section to discuss the impact of the healthcare plan on senior citizens. house speaker paul ryan presented a power paint explanation of the plan saying this is the closest we'll get to repealing and replacing obama care. democrats say the replacement bills rips health insurance from poor americans. it is unclear how much it will cost and how many people will lose coverage. it will go before a congressional budget committee next week. >>> 6:37 a.m., looking outside, philadelphia international airport, clear for now, but we know what we're seeing in the lehigh valley and the poconos it will be coming our way. speaking of which, let's turn live to annie mccormick, very different view when you look there, good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tamala, 45 minutes ago we started to see the snow coming down. i want to give you a look at what we're seeing as far as accumulation. on the road lehigh street it looks like it is raining those are the slick conditions we're seeing. this road was pretreated. we saw a numbe