pawlowski kept quiet as he left the courthouse. he we want when the verdict was read. his wife collapsed in the highway. guilty means he can no longer serve as mayor. his attorney says it's too soon to discuss resigning. >> ed pawlowski left the courtroom realizing his career as allentown mayor was setting as the jury convicted him. >> guilty on 47 of 54 charges including conspiracy, bribery and attempted extortion. for six weeks prosecutors engineered he sold his office in exchange for those that wanted to do business with the city. pawlowski took the stand in his own defense insisting he did nothing wrong. >> i thought the case was presented well. there is nothing i thought we should have done. the jury made their decision. >> they hope that those in office realize that the justice system won't tolerate abuses of the public trust. the black cloud is removed, no more doubt. 45 of 54 counts. >> pawlowski was reelected last november. he's credited for pumping life back into the city's downtown, an accomplishment eclipsed by his conviction. >> am i surprised? it just hap

pawlowski is out on bail pending sentencing, sentencing date has in the yet been set. he could face up to 20 years on prison on each count, karen and thomas. >>> very interesting results there. jenny, thank you. 4:06. law makers in pennsylvania are calling on the state representative out of the delaware county to step down we told but this yesterday, nick miccarelli, this comes a day after sexual assault claims surfaced against him, two women in the private complaint accused him of sexual assault and domestic violence. his fellow house republicans are saying it is time for him to resign, the dauphin county district attorney said he has opened up a criminal probe. him in the house. the tern for one of the accusers say miccarelli threatened to crash his car while driving at high speeds. both woman had previously dated him. he said he is not person depict in the news and he plans to run for reelection. >>> it base took class for three new jersey school districts after they were shut down yesterday due to threats. police say a 10 year-old boy is responsible for making thos

both pawlowski and his wife were emotional as they left the courtroom yesterday. she collapsed on the way out, however, she's okay after being helped by paramedics. the mayor is expected to give up his position after he's sentenced. >> we're extremely disappointed. >> even though it's raining tonight i think the sun is out in allentown. the black cloud has finally been removed. >> governor tom wilks released a statement that reads in part, governor wolf has long believed mayor pawlowski should resign from office. he has disgraced his office and cheated the people of allentown. >>> it is raw, it is rude on a march morning. that's exactly what we're facing. this is very dynamic which means it's different from neighborhood to neighborhood and hour by hour. >> that's right. brittany. >> first thing we're seeing heavy rain. and second thing we're going to go bee seeing are wind speeds pick up. the second part is blowing snow, and this is going to happen right over your evening commute. you can see the time stamp there, 8:00. and now we're dealing with blowing snow. it'

allentown mayor ed pawlowski emotional. his wife okay and by his side after paramedics were called after she collapsed leaving court. along with an attorney, they said nothing about any resignation plans. >> we're extremely disappointed. we thought we presented a case that showed the mayor's innocence. >> reporter: soon the fourth-term democrat will have no choice. city rules will force him from the position once he's sentenced. the trial lasted more than a month but the prosecution painting the mayor as corrupt, accused of trading city contracts for campaign donations. out of the 54 counts, the jury found him guilty of 47. >> all they needed to do was convict him of one for him to lose his job as mayor, and they found 47, so that's a potential for significant time behind bars. >> reporter: caught in the middle of all this, the people of allentown. a city in the midst of a comeback when all this happened. >> the community i think, whatever happened here today, still was pretty well served by mayor pawlowski. >> reporter: on

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. >>> growing calls for convicted allentown married he had pawlowski to end his 12 year tenure in office immediately. on thursday jury found pawlowski guilty of dozens of charges in his corruption trial, the democrat, convicted of running a pay to play scheme, federal prosecutors accused him of awarding city contracts to business that is supported his failed campaign for u.s. senate and governor. pawlowski is required by state law to forfeit his office. >> jury has spoken and he is facing many, many years in jail. he need toss get his affairs in order and address his criminal situation and leave the city in the hands of somebody who is not corrupting it lawyer for the embattled mayor say pawlowski maintains his innocence, no sentencing date has set. >>> gunman remains on the loose after killing his parents on the campus of central michigan university. police are looking for 19 year-old student james davis, junior. he is suspect of shooting his parents inside a dorm hall around 8:00 when they pick them up. davis suffers from mental health issues. police say they were in contact with davis

pawlowski collapsed on the way out. after being helped by paramedics she's fine. the mayor will be forced to give up his position when he's sentenced. >> we're extremely disappointed. we thought we presented a case that showed the mayor's innocence. >> even though it's raining tonight i think the snow is out of allentown. the black koud has becloud is g allentown. >>> it is 4:06 and we want to be sure that if you're just waking up this morning we have issued a fist alert because of this severe storm that's rolling in. >> it is a big storm with massive pieces but we'll break it down for your neighborhood. >> yeah, lots of moving pieces with this system, so everyone's going to be dealing with really strong wind speeds. but right now if you were planning to leave in the next hour or so, we're dealing with heavy rain through parts of philadelphia. we're not seeing as heavy as a rain as in delaware or even in parts of south jersey and right along the shore. but right over philadelphia really heavy rain. right now in sea aisle city showing light rain amounts. and if you

. >>> well, jurors will continue deliberating fate of allentown married he had pawlowski, case went to the jury yesterday morning, the demies facing charges including fraud, bribe ry, attempted extortion and lies to the fbi, prosecutors say that he traded city contracts for campaign money, pawlowski's defense attorney says his lawyer is 100 percent innocent. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf calling on state representative nick milk rel i to step down. they are accusing him of sexual assault, and physical abuse. the accusers include a state official and political consultant n a complaint they say he threatened to kill one of them and forced other to have sex after breaking up. he called on the state house of, representatives to start a state house of representatives to start an investigation which it has now done. >> house acted swiftly they took the allegations extremely swiftly and their par mount concern as is ours is the security of our client. >> i think that the clients are extraordinarily strong women and i think they are eager for resolution with the house. >> they declared re

prosecutors say ed pawlowski is the mastermind in a pay-to-play scheme that awarded contracts to companies that support his campaigns. pawlowski says he did nothing wrong. >>> we're following accusations of violence against a delaware county lawmaker this morning. at least two women filed complaints against representative nick miccarelli. two newspapers say the women are a state official and political consultant who dated him. the state official said he threatened her with a gun while driving more than 100 miles per hour. the consultant says he forced her into sex after their relationship ended. state lawmakers are taking the allegations seriously. the house gop leadership released a statement that says, "these allegations are alarming and, if true, cannot and will not be tolerated. we're in the midst of investigating and have been working with capitol police to address concerns raised during our investigation." governor wolf also issued a statement demanding miccarelli's resignation and a full investigation. he said, "the situation is made even worse by the fact that these women reportedl

pawlowski maintained his innocence. the verdict means he can't be mayor but he still has not resigned tonight he is out on bail. >>> what were you doing at ten years old? well this kid was tracking down long lot of family members. now he's 16 and he's changing lives. look at that. crazy. it's a tower of water shooting out of the ground and it left neighbors without water for ♪ >>> showers hitting our area including here in allentown. something else we'll see wicked winds, a major concern. kathy and scott fine tuning that forecast. their full report just ahead. >>> big water main break accept a geyser shooting into the air in wilmington today. leaving some there and businesses without water for hours. city officials say a delmarva gas subcontractor hit a 12-inch main around 10:00 this morning. that caused it to break. it took about eight hours but it is now fixed and customers have their water back. >>> so you looking for long lot of relative. genealogists might help. upping a grizzled old timer sifting thew some dusty

pawlowski did cry when he heard this decision in the courtroom, his wife collapsed in a hallway right outside the courtroom. charges include fraud, bribery , attempted extortion and lying to the fbi. is there your big one. he has maintained his innocence. verdict means he cannot be mayor but he still has in the resigned so he is out on bail right now this morning. we will see what happens later today this just happened yesterday so he will probably resign today. >> would i think. >> 6:39. >>> fighting word between philadelphia police union and cities new district attorney. police union president claim d.a. larry krasner told cadets how they should be shooting their guns but union says that is not his job. krasner expect at police training center on wednesday as part of the program sponsored by guardian civic league. source he essay he should aim to shoot for the arm rather than shoot to go kill if confront by a violent suspect. >> it is totally opposite of what they are taught. they are taught and trained to shoot for center mass. this isn't a wild, wild, west western where you clip t

a jury reached a verdict in the the case against ed pawlowski. he has maintained his innocence. once we know the verdict we'll bring it to you. >> now time for a check of the accuweather forecast. cecily tynan is busy in the weather center tonight. we have a major storm on the way. and show you the shot from the pagoda overlooking reading and the leading edge of the rain is pushing in and stormtracker 6 live double scan showing along i-95 it's light however it's picking up in intensity across berks county and the lehigh valley valley and bethlehem and easton and seeing the yellow, and this is from the initial low pressure and the transfer of energy to the coast bringing the high gusty winds with the event you'll change over to snow. philadelphia 53 degrees and we hit 5810 degree as government normal for a high. and allentown 55 and cape may cooler with the wind off the ocean 47 and the poconos currently the cool spot 46. satellite 6 along with action radar showing one low pressure to the northwest and little bit of snow on the back edge and it's transferring its energy to low pr

th pawlowski has to resign from office before the sentencing. that. >>> pennsylvania's congressional races they are in full swing as republicans wage legal battle to block 18 new districts impose by are jammedme court. packed driven by rushed to fill six opened seats, electi implications as democrats believe redistricting gives them a bette those seats and chip away at g.o.p.'s house >>> camden county changes in one south jersey school district we have been talkin hil public schools will now have increased security with police office all of the advertise trick buildings. visitors will be required to showither have an appointment or know their child's student id protests from students and parents after that shooting in one of the teachers was comments's ledgely made by security there at cherry hill pe tore opening day and we will tell you a lot of excitement building around some prospects, our kristin rodgers with the phillies in clearwater flo new manager gabe kapler said there was a lot of good for phillies on theo four-two. jared had a great m

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the morning call is reporting that pawlowski met with roger maclean to discuss the preparation. so, plane serving as acting mayor if this happens today. and we have a sentencing. so, if the resignation happens we will let you know. coming up 6:40. so do you have an alexa? because i want to know if this is happening to you. alexa is now being called creepy evil. >> i've had questions about my alexa since my daughter bought me this, couple of christmasses ago. she will just go off at times when i'm not even talking to her. so some owners have noticed that she laughs even though you're not in the same room. it will just pop off and laugh, thomas, have you heard about this? >> yes. has she ever laughed with you or at you? >> one time you had -- i had to walk through the kitchen, walking naked in the morning. (laughing). >> she didn't scream? it was cents a laughter? >> it was laughing. >> yes, that's -- go ahead. >> yes. >> i mean, just chilling at home, relaxing, suddenly you hear a creepy laugh like this. >> tee he. >> (laughing). >> so that's where that users are hearing right th

in the corruption trial for ed pawlows pawlowski. he is found guilty on 47 of 54 counts. bribery and selling contracts for campaign contributions. again guilty on 47 counts today. >>> authorities in franklinville, new jersey, have taken a student in custody because of a threatening email today and that student is 10 years old. sara bloomquist is live at the ritter school in franklin township. >> reporter: jim, about 4,000 students were impacted by this. as three entire school districts shut down for the day. because of this overnight email threat. sent to a teacher. early this morning the 10-year-old boy was taken into custody. this is going on all week long around the region and around the country. threats to schools in the wake of the deadly school shooting in parkland florida. >> and you have to take every threat seriously. >> school officials and police in franklin township, new jersey, took a threat eached to a teacher very seriously closing this district and to others after a claim that there would be a shooting at the school today. >> the investigation is ongoing,

attorney and fbi is holding a press conference involvin the guilty verdict against he had pawlowski. the injury convicted him on 47 of 54 charges. he awarded contracts to business owners who funded campaign. in his 4th term he must resign, city council president will take over in the interim. >>> republican leaders of the pennsylvania house is urging the state representative to resign amid allegations that nick mccorelli forced a woman to have sex with him while brandishing a gun. leaders are sinlaims should be investigated by police. he denies the allegations and is not charged with any crime. >> david joins with accuweather, so when peopleretut will be worse than it is right now. >> reporter: we'll see wet snow mixing in. there are hints of snow out west of philadelphia and points well to the north. the radar showing mostly rain. ty and lancastergo out through county you may have wet snowflakes mixing in. this is pushing off to the north and east, i'll give you a look on the lapse and show you that. the heavy rain we're looking at is pushing pretty much through northeast philadelph

pawlowski cried in the courtroom. his wife collapsed in a hallway. he had not discussed resigning , this morning he is out on bail. calls are growing for i state representative from delaware county to step down. these calls are coming from his own party day after sexual assault claims surfaced against the representative nick miccarelli. two women in a private complaint accused him of sexual assault and domestic violence. the republicans are saying it is time for him to resign, the attorney, in central pennsylvania says he is opening up a criminal probe. attorney for one of the accusers say he point aid gun at her and threatened to crash his car while they were driving at high speeds, both of these women had previously dated him, miccarelli says he is not person depict in the news and he plans to run for reelection. >> time 5:08. back to class for three new jersey school districts after being shut down yesterday due to threats. it was according to police a 10 year-old boy responsible for those threats. parents, students in the franklin township elk to

., if you're just waking federal prosecutors have under allentown mayor he had -- ed pawlowski to resign. lawyer said he respectss his innocence. >> the mayor created a pay to nsay culture if you were not he bdidate't get to work, even and awfortd offered the best were going to do the best work for the city of allentown. >>> he faces up to 20 years in prison on each count. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hf my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. you, 5:25 a.m., 35 degrees, sky6 live hd overlooking city hall area. you can see it's still windy out there this morning. meteorologist chris sowers will let you know what to expect for rest of the weekend. >>> so glad you stayed with usn in florida for a tough face off in tampa, the lightning hold the nhl best record. >>> brett brown and the sixers knocked

attorneys and the fbi are holding a press conference regarding the guilty verdict of allentown ed pawlowski. he plans on appealing. the city council president will take over in the interim. >>> republican leaders of the pennsylvania house are urging the state representative to resign it comes amid allegations that he forced a women to have sex with him while killing another and brand dishing a gun. the gop said the claims should be investigated by police, they think he should step down in the meantime. he denies the allegations and is not charged with any crime. >> david the storm is here and we have bands of rain moving through. >> reporter: live for us, storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are entering a lull and seeing that in the western suburbs, again as we move this for you, you can see the heavy band of precipitation near philadelphia. it's starting to push out of the region or out of the city, not out of the region, we have it in montgomery county, this is pushing toward bucks county and eventually we'll be heading into trenton. again, there is the movement. heavy rain pushing

. >>> allentown's convicted mayor will write a letter to -- one local newspaper reports that pawlowski told them he has hundreds of supporters who will write the judge on his behalf. >>> today a philadelphia community will come together to remember a hero killed in the line of duty. a vigil will be held for sergeant robert wilson iii killed in a shootout at a game stop on march 5, 2015. family members will gather outside the 22nd district where he served to honor him. >>> last fall the president pledged to revoke protections for younger immigrants, dreamers, if congress had not acted by today. lawmakers have not acted. two federal courts blocked mr. trump from doing away with daca while judges are hearing legal challenges. the u.s. supreme court up held the rulings by those courts. it means 700,000 immigrants who had permits can legally apply to renew them. >>> a new study shows children are being hospitalized at an alarming rate because of accidental opioid overdoses. doctors say the kids are getting ahold of their parents pain medicine and accidently eating it. it doubled between 200

. >>> and now the case of ed pawlowski is in the hands of the jury. the defense team says he is innocent. and the jury resumed deliberations this morn snoog more to come on "action news" at noon. police in virginia are looking for a missing mother what they fountd at her home when she never showed up at work. >> and new technology is making a difference at a local hospital. how it is helping to save the lives of patients with heart problems. and david murphy has the seven-day forecast from accuweather. >>> in a sew of military force russia unveiled a new generation of nuclear weapons, including a missile that cannot be intercepted. he believes his missiles can pierce any defense system and capable of striking anywhere. >> the search is on at noon for the missing mother of two young children in virginia. 23-year-old terry lynn st. john was reported missing tuesday morning after she didn't show up for work. when police arrived at the home they found the front door wide open and the two children home alone. they found st. john's cell phone outside of the

. >>> federal corruption case of allentown mayor he had pawlowski is in the hands of a injury to determine if he sold city contract for campaign contributions. the mayor's defense team argues the takes place are approving his innocence, since the mayor has never heard agreeing to pay to play deals. as soon as the jury releases a decision we'll send out aan ann alert. >>> two new jersey state troopers saved a man's life they found without a pulse. the two spotted a car that was down an embankment. the driver was unresponsive, so the troopers broke the window to get the man out, they performed cpr. >> my first thought was this could be my father or somebody's husband and we needed to something. the man was taken to the hospital and been released. >>> turn to the david with the coastal storm. when could we see the effects today. >> reporter: the rains move in this afternoon and the winds pick up tonight, tomorrow there's four different issues to talk about. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we're dry so far. stepping outside we have clouds building. might see sunshine early, not much

. >>> convicconvicted al license n mower ed pawlowski launched a letter writing campaign to persuade the judge to give him a lighter sentence he thanked supporters in a text message added quote what we truly need right now for people to write a letter to the judge on my beha behalf. he convicte convicted of storm g vendors for campaign cash. >>> remembering fallen hero on this day three years ago. sergeant robert wilson iii was gunned down in north philadelphia. his family, friends and fellow officers gathered at 22 and police district today to reflect on his life and legacy. wilson was buying his son a birthday gift at a game stop when two men came in and fired shots during an attempted robbery. wilson tried to defend himself and while his family and officers say the pain is not any easier, they say his spirit lives on. >> what we can do is continue to press on and keep the memory and legacy alive, as i know robbie would not want us to forget as we will never forget what he means to us. >> we all feel a sense of loss for sergeant wilson, but going forward, we -- he lives on in all o

pawlowski has maintained his innocence, and so the verdict means he cannot be the mayor anymore, but he didn't officially resign right afterwards. maybe that will happen today. he is out on bail as a matter of fact. >>> did you see what happened to the stock market yesterday. >> people are nervous watching the markets this morning because of yesterday, after a big sell off on wall street it was triggered by president trump's tough talk on trade. >> so, twice this week the president has taken controversial stance on issues , that have bewildered some in his own party and this is one of them yesterday, about a tariff that doug is about to explain. >> reporter: that is right, look the president has been talking about guns and tariff this is week and in both instances, he has found himself with some unusual allies, democrats. put aside the applause and put wall street down as a critic, it is filled with uncertainty following a 400-point plunge yesterday. >> people have no idea how badly our country has been treated by other countries. >> reporter: it was president's trade announcement th

one local newspaper reports pawlowski told them he has hundreds of supporters who will write the judge on his behalf. >>> take a look at the american red cross flag flying high above the battleship new jersey in camden today attributed to red cross month. president franklin roosevelt designated march as rez cross month 75 years ago. >>> in chester county some pet owners are very happy to be reunited with their animals. the storm on friday standed more than 100 dogs at the what a good dog day care and boarding center in malburn. downed tree and a utility pole blocked the road to the center. and yesterday the center setup a meeting place to return the pets to their owners. >> they took amazing care of my dog, and now i have him. >> you're happy to have him back. >> you have no idea. >> that's alphie reunited with hir owner. you went out and took lots of pictures. downed trees, downed power lines. >> all over montgomery county. you couldn't get from one place to it next. so i can imagine how it was for those pet owners and now reuniting. >>> now to more of the stories we're covering for y

. >>> also, guilty how about this married he had pawlowski found responsible for rigging city contracts in exchange for campaign money? what is next for allentown. >>> it is a rain i, windy, cold but guess what spring's in the air 2018 flower show, so beautiful, isn't in full bloom. >> good morning, i'm so excited for that this weekend but right now we have wild weather that is happening on this march 2nd. good morning. >> good morning, car even. i'm thomas drayton. rain's starting you probably heard it last night, shows no signs of slowing down. lets go back outside wilmington, good morning to you, we're about to say hi there all around the delaware valley. you just saw another shot there on the park way. no matter where you they're morning you will get hit with rain. >> we have he got team coverage. we have put our reporter and crews all over the place. steve keeley is down the shore because they will get pounded so steve's down there here's our team coverage. here it comes. and, take steve. well, anyway. >> one of those dramatic moments, it really is a dramatic storm. >> and wait for

have breaking news right now verdict in the federal corruption trial of allentown town married he had pawlowski. they found him guilty on 47 of the 54 county faced. prosecutors accused the democrat of rigging a series of contracts to go to businesses, that supported his campaign, for u.s. senate and governor. we will have much more on this story tonight at 11:00 right here on "eyewitness news". >>> police say a 10 year-old boy was behind a series of threatening e-mails that forced three school districts in gloucester county to cancel classes today. inn stress gators tracked them to a home in franklin township threats allegedly referenced shootings at two franklin township schools and were sent to various teachers and school administrators. authorities say that the boy admitted to sending the messages but did not have access to any guns. >> this is just an unfortunate situation where a student was on line, hiding behind computer making threatening statements and bad decisions. i cannot tell you enough how important it is to be aware of what your children are doing on line. >> the boy was making

and pawlowski says he has hundreds of supporters who will write the judge on his behalf. sentencing date has not yet been set. >>> police responded to the chuck e. cheese in depford township. a restaurant employee who was hurt while trying to break up the fight is also recovering. investigators are looking into the cause of that brawl. >>> the american red cross flag is flying aboard the battleship new jersey in camden. red lights will light up the battleship for the rest of the month to honor everyone who's made the humanitarian mission possible. >>> 6:38 right now. 30 degrees in philadelphia. but let's take you down the shore and show you the cape may lighthouse. it's always pretty this time of morning down the shore. yeah, let's find out what's to come down the shore, lights going off and wherever you live brittney shipp has you covered with that. >> late tuesday night into wednesday is when we track our next potential nor'easter. cold and sunny, and breezy conditions will stick around so our feels like temperatures will stay in the 30s. cloudy conditions expected for

attorneys and fbi is holding press conference on the conviction of mayor he had pawlowski who awarded contacts to business owners who funded campaign. he plans on appealing. now in his 4th term he must resign. city council president will take over in the interim. >>> republican leaders of the pennsylvania urging a state representativ t resign. it comes amid allegations nick carelli forced a woman to have sex with him. gop leaders in the house released a statement saying the claims should be investigated by police, but think he should step down in the meantime. the politics denies the allegations and is not charged with any crime. >>> taking a look at sky6 live hd, i-95 and the ben franklin bridge, the coastal storm is here and we are dealing with it. >> we're dealing with it this morning, we'll deal with it this afternoon, karen, how are the roads looking? >> reporter: they e wet and that's creating problems. storm trac6 r live double scan showing heavier bands moving through the area. as you look at this we've been watching the heavier bands pinwheeling through, you're wet in malvern

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. >>> lehigh county quick mayor up there ed pawlowski launched a letter write in campaign to persuade a judge to impose a more lenient sentence. he was found guilty of rigging city contracts in exchange for campaign contributions, and, he tells morning call that hundreds of supporters say they will write into the judge on his behalf. now conviction means he has to resign from office from the sentencing but we don't know if he will do that. >>> pennsylvania's congressional races are in full swing as republicans wage legal battles to block 18 new districts imposed by the state supreme court. primary fields are jammed pack driven by rush to fill six opened seats, the election has national implications as democrats believe that the re districting gives them a better chance to win those seats to chip way at u.s. g.o.p. house majority. >>> in camden county there are big changes to the cherry hill public school system. they will have security with police officers patrolling hall of the district buildings , visitors to the school will be prior to the show, voter id and have an appointment or

ed pawlowski is accused of running a pay-to-play scheme through his office. he says he did nothing wrong or unusual. >>> i'm katy zachry with a check of the roads. it looks like the crash that we last reported along 76 westbound at south street has cleared. earlier we saw a lot of brake lights on the exit ramp headed up to south street. in the last few minutes, no more break lights. it looks like the crash cleared. we are seeing volume building, 95 southbound as you make your way between woodhaven and the vine street expressway. that drive is almost 30 minutes. the schuylkill expressway eastbound between the pennsylvania turnpike and the vine street expressway about 23 minutes. then the blue route is looking good at 16 minutes. finally, we had an earlier car fire and issue on route 202 southbound. that has cleared. the drive times on route 202 are back to normal southbound and northbound. >>> i'm meteorologist bill henley. the entire area under a first alert for a major coastal storm. the worst of it tomorrow into saturday morning. strong, gusty winds, potent

. >> morning call sources tell newspaper that allentown married he had pawlowski is set to resign one week after jury found him guilty of 47 felony counts. he won a fourth term even as it became clear he was focus of an fbi probe into allentown 's contracting process. >>> and from the news journal delaware emergency, saw 105 percent increase in suspect opioid overdose from his july 2016 through september 2017. that is according to the centers for disease control and prevention. new castle county saw the highest number of overdose related visits curing that time period, totaling 1,529. >>> press of atlantic city, atlantic city public library start aid program that is bringing books to barber shops the program, called, sage to books is an effort that is getting children under the age of 12 to focus object reading while waiting for a haircut. >> i love that. >> that is a look from the newspaper headlines around the delaware and lehigh valleys. hair salon does that too. >> good stuff. >> great idea. >>> check this viral video out of food making a peculiar sound. >> loud, cries, and scream

pawlowski charged, no sentencing date has been set. >> we have a lot of headaches. we know that. dealing with a lot of problems, no matter where you are, in the entire viewing area. >> specially riding public transportation, so what's next? what's ahead for the day? we'll have an update from septa in just a moment. ♪ gus, you are crushing it! just trying to shed those extra pounds. (giggles) me too. gettin' the beach body back... (sighs) is gonna take a lot of work. this will help you power through. one million dollar power payday, new from the pennsylvania lottery. yup, with top prizes of a million bucks. so, how do i look? like a winner. (they both laugh) keep on scratchin'! (clucking noises) everyone wants to be the cadbury bunny because only he brings delicious cadbury creme eggs. while others may keep trying, nobunny knows easter better than cadbury. >> your morning commute, all day yesterday, we'll update you on the roads coming up in just a moment. we do want to talk about septa, though, trying to get back on track, following that storm. >> let's check in with heather re

. >>> allistentown mayor ed pawlowski is scheduled to make an announcement in a few hours. he scheduled a news conference at 2:30. he has not said what this announcement is about. as you know, i was convicted last week on federal corruption charges and city law states the mayor must resign following conviction. stay with nbc 10 and nbc10.com throughout the day for more on this developing story. >>> happening today, president trump's former campaign manager faces a judge for arraignment on additional charges of failing to pay taxes and bank fraud. paul manafort has already been indicted on charges brought by special council robert mueller. the new charges are separate from mueller's charges. >>> the nypd says it is making progress in its case against harvey weinstein, the chief of detectives said the department has gathered considerable evidence in the rape investigation. they have been working with women who made allegations this past fall that he raped them. the chief says it's now up to manhattan's district attorney if the case can go to a grand jury. weinstein's attorney

. >>> ed pawlowski is starting a letter writing campaign to see if he can get a lean niant sentence. ♪ it is 8:00 on "today." coming up hollywood's biggest night. >> and the oscar goes to -- >> from the films to the fashion. we break down the night's big hits and misses. >>> game, set, savannah. after months of practice, is savannah's big match against roger federer and bill gates is here. and she sits down with the competition ahead of the big match. >> are you ready to take me on on the court? >> you bet. we brought our racket. >>> and now that's an entrance! we get a first look at the may y poppins sequel sure to sweep you off your feet. today, monday, march 5, 2018. ♪ >> celebrate my retirement on "today"! >> we're in a discovery group from chicago celebrating our 50th birthdays! >> good morning! we love hoda and craig! ♪ >> kentucky representing in nyc. go cats! >> from new orleans to celebrate a my 50th birthday! >> from rocky mountain. we're on tv! >>> now that is a great monday morning crowd. welcome back to "today" on this monday morning. craig is in while savannah is