get ready for some rain on this wednesday. you can see there on nbc 10 first alert radar, we are tracking some showers, and yes, storms poised to hit this area later today. for now, though, you're just waking up to some pretty warm conditions for middle of october. we are already at 59 degrees on this wednesday morning as we take a live look at center city. good morning, everyone. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm chris cato. thanks for being with us. let's get started with meteorologist bill henley and his first alert forecast. bill, we won't need the umbrellas as we leave the house this morning, but this afternoon that could be different, right? >> right now you certainly don't need it, but later this morning we'll see showers moving in from the west and we'll see

occasional showers during the day today, but the heavy stuff will wait until this evening. that's a live view from center city. clouds are moving in. limited sunshine today, but another warm one. harrisburg had some of those scattered, lighter showers. the heavier wet weather is farther to the west. it's moving through west virginia and into western pennsylvania. that will be here late today. 71 degrees right now in philadelphia, 70s for trenton, wilmington is in the 70s. we should be in the 40s at this hour this time of year. so, a very warm start and another day up around 80 degrees this afternoon. but we'll see mostly cloudy skies, and the temperatures, well, they'll be climbing, in spite of those clouds and the threat of showers. as the day goes on, the shower threat will be increasing along with the temperature. by lunchtime 77 degrees. we'll go through it hour by hour with the future weather when i come back. but first, jillian mele is tracking your wednesday morning traffic. good morning, jillian. >> good morning, bill. still following construction

from the overnight hours. we have some in chester county. a live look at route 202 right near route 29. you can see that active construction. it's not causing any slowdowns in the area. in fact, average speeds on 202 are in the mid-50s right now. we still have this ramp closure, 422 eastbound. the armand hammer boulevard ramps are closed right now as the result of a long-term construction project. that is expected to be out there for another few weeks. and i mentioned speeds looking pretty good across the area. 55 is what we're seeing on 422, same situation on the blue route this morning. and if your travels take you on 95, no delays. 55 is the average speed there. chris. all right, jillian. new from overnight, philadelphia police are looking for a man who they say tried to run over two officers this morning. this happened. really within the past hour. the officers were running the plates on a car on albert street in frankford and found outside the man inside the car was wanted for murder. when they approached the car, they say the suspect tried to run over them. no one was hurt, but police are

still looking for the suspect at this hour. also new overnight, a man is in critical condition after being thrown from his car in a crash in philadelphia just after 2:00 this morning on the inner drive of roosevelt boulevard in ron hurst. police say the driver lost control of his car, smashed into that tree and that's when the car overturned. new from overnight, a 5-year-old girl reported missing in trenton was found safe and sound. an amber alert was issued late last night. police were investigating this case as a possible carjacking. it turns out, though, the family's car was stolen, but the child, the girl was not in the car. new developments overnight in the ebola outbreak. the nurses who treated that patient that died last week at a dallas hospital say they worked for days in dangerous working conditions. national nurses united claims that those nurses worked without proper protective gear and dealt with changing protocols. they also say the entire lab specimen delivery system could have been contaminated. 76 hospital workers are now being monitored. one nurse has ebola. she's doing well.

federal health officials are also admitting that the government wasn't aggressive enough in containing the virus and they say they could have been more hands on with that hospital staff in dallas once ebola was diagnosed in the original patient. and an ebola task force has been formed in delaware county. members of that team are meeting this morning to discuss how prepared schools are in this area. nbc 10's katy zachry is live outside upper darby high school with more on that for us. katy? >> reporter: hi, chris. well, every year, the district attorney here in delaware county holds a safe school summit, a way for school leaders and police to meet and talk about the different threats against students. and this morning at the summit, ebola will be one of the first items discussed. the goal is to make sure that all schools here in delaware county are prepared in case ebola becomes a threat locally. yesterday county leaders, as you said, created the ebola and infectious disease task force. they've been invited to this morning's summit, where they'll talk about that virus as well as enterovirus and the flu. now, coming up at 4:30, you'll hear from the county's medical

adviser detailing the local ebola threat and the possibilities here. reporting live in delaware county, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. five minutes after 4:00 now. meantime, hospitals in new jersey are being told to test their ability to handle ebola. they're being asked to send in patients to see if the staff can identify them as ebola patients and put on the protective gear correctly. no cases of ebola have been diagnosed or confirmed in new jersey. a new castle company is the one supplying the gear worn by health care workers across the world. the dupont company based in wilkins wilkinson. since outbreak began in west africa, dupont has more than tripled production of those products. the world health organization estimates a monthly need for 300,000 personal protection suits and 3 million of those could be needed over the next nine months. count on nbc 10 to follow new developments in the ebola outbreak and how it impacts this area. and now to a developing

story this morning. the coast guard will resume its search this morning for a man who was jet-skiing in stone harbor, cape may county. 68-year-old thomas graham is still missing. officials say he never came home after going jet-skiing in the bay. he was last seen yesterday afternoon in the area of the 1100 block of stone harbor boulevard. sentenced to death. that is the punishment a montgomery county jury handed down yesterday evening for the man who murdered a 10-month-old girl and her grandmother. raghunandan yandamuri showed little emotion as that sentence was read in norristown last night. the jury convicted him of killing little sanvi vienna and her good morning in 2012. lawyers on both sides say they were not surprised by the jury's decision. >> both of us felt that if he had expressed remorse, that we would have had a better chance to save his life, but that wasn't his strategy, and accordingly, here we are. >> defense lawyers say they will likely appeal the death

sentence. happening today in delaware county, a former collingdale councilman will be charged for stealing millions from his place of work. james brian pleaded guilty to theft charges. authorities say over 11 years, he stole nearly $3 million to support a gambling problem. he resigned from the collingdale borough council after his arrest last year. today in philadelphia, brandon ruffin is scheduled for a preliminary hearing, accused of murdering a 3-year-old girl. authorities say ruffin kuld panira borum last august. police say he was shooting at a man nearby when a bullet hit the little girl on the porch of a nearby home. a woman braiding tanera's hair was also wounded. happening today in camden, they're celebrating the opening of the first new supermarket in that city in 40 years. it's all part of a rebirth for camden. nbc 10's jesse gary is live in camden this morning.

jesse, why did it take 40 years for someone to come along and open a new grocery store? >> reporter: chris, owners of this pricerite say finding the right location took them more than a decade. we're a stone's throw from collingswood. preps were put in place for opening this 41,000-square-foot grocery store. the pathmart closed last year, leaving residents with the nearest alternative in audubon, but the years of searching culminated with this site in the strip mall which has led to today's opening. >> we've got unbelievable support from our partners. and you know, we're in it for the long hall. we've signed a long-term lease, and it's a commitment to the city of camden. >> reporter: this store means food. it also means the ability to put food on the table. coming up in the next hour, the jobs that are going to be generated by the opening of this store. live in camden, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. chris? another part of camden's

revitalization is the effort to tear down vacant homes that have become havens for crime. about 60 vacant houses are slated for demolition in whitman park and kramer hill. the city is soliciting bids for the jobs before razing other abandoned properties across the city. neighbors say they're tired of the crime and rodents the rundown homes attract. >> just eyesore. we've got raccoons as big as, i don't know, a tire on the car. >> we're looking at homicides over the last year, more than half of them have occurred inside some type of structure, which is -- it's a win for us to be able to suppress the flagrant violent criminal activity. >> also, there is new information this morning on a move that would be an economic win for camden. new jersey's economic development authority has delayed its vote on whether to give lockheed martin $100 million in tax breaks to operate in camden. the authority said it needs more information before making a decision. the defense contractor has local

headquarters in moorestown and a technology lab in cherry hill. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a warm start this morning. we are in the 70s right now, and we're tracking some showers. we'll see some scattered showers this morning develop and some heavy downpours with storms coming in tonight, but we could see some pretty good showers during the day as well. those heavy downpours could lead to some localized street flooding, but no widespread flooding expected at this time. look at the 70s right now for allentown, northeast philadelphia, millville with clouds overhead. it's dry right now in cape may. cape may will be avoiding the showers for most of the day, but tonight that will change. the wind, that's another story. that is still with us after a breezy day today helping to boost our temperatures into the upper 70s and low 80s yesterday. look at the winds gusting to more than 20 miles an hour in the pocono mountains, reading and lancaster and parts of south jersey as well. we're watching the radar screen,

which is showing a line of showers, just some light showers to the west, but this is the heavier rain that's going to move in during the evening hours. future weather showing clouds with us for most of the day. an occasional light shower. this is 8:00 this morning. you see scattered showers moving through the lehigh valley. by later in the morning, we could be looking at heavier downpours for the western suburbs. and then moving into the philadelphia area at 3:00, scattered showers continue into the early evening hours. by later in the evening, we could see heavy downpours enter the picture once again. so, stand by with your umbrella today and plan on dressing lightly. temperatures right back in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees this afternoon with winds gusting to 30 miles an hour. closer look at the heavy weather potentially for tonight when i come back. at 11 minutes after 4:00, we are saying a welcome back to jillian mele after a couple well-deserved days off, which i'm sure she spent plotting the best ways to get people around the morning traffic this

morning. >> that's all i thought about. >> you look at maps and cameras, right? >> exactly. yes, and let's start with the ben franklin bridge and that track rehab project on the westbound side. so, you can see the right lane is blocked, but causing no slowdowns or delays in the area, which is good news for drivers. in fact, all of the area bridges are looking good. just a few minutes ago, we had construction out here. looks like it's still in the process of clearing, 76 eastbound right near 30th street. it's blocking the right lane. but again, not causing any delays in that area and that will be out of there by 5:00 this morning. heading up the lehigh valley, route 22, all is quiet at route 309 in the allentown area. 22 looks good. so does 78 and the northeast extension is free of any accidents. chris? >> any trouble on the road may be in what you're driving. there's a new round of car recalls this morning. next, the problem now plaguing toyota. and greetings from the first lady. preparations happening now as michelle obama heads to this area today. and the race to reduce. the new challenge in philadelphia to save energy in the city's biggest buildings.

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it is 4:15 and we're taking a live look at nbc 10's first alert radar. you can see a long line, a long system there of rain pushing through the eastern portion of the country, making its way to this area. meteorologist bill henley says we'll start to see the light showers this afternoon. this evening things could get heavy. he'll have the exact timing for us in just a couple of minutes. stay tuned for that. we have a new recall to tell you about this morning. as you were sleeping, toyota announced that it is recalling 1.7 million cars because of a potential brake problem. now, this affects the crown, noah and auris cars as well as a dozen lexus models. toyota says there has not been any accidents or reported

problems associated with this recall. the president and first lady are hitting the campaign trail in this region today. michelle obama will be in pennsylvania to support democrat tom wolf, running for governor, of course. she's headlining a campaign event in the cedarbrook section of philadelphia. meantime, president obama is traveling to new jersey. he will be in union for an event to support the democratic senatorial campaign committee in new jersey. in harrisburg, governor tom corbett and first lady susan attended a ceremony last night to honor pennsylvanians killed in domestic violence this year. each victim's name was read and puzzle pieces were put in place on a map of the commonwealth to show where they died. the ceremony was in honor of october being domestic violence month. now there are just 20 days left until pennsylvania voters will go to the polls and elect their next governor. as election day approaches, you can count on nbc 10 to cover both candidates as they make a final push for votes. medicare's open enrollment period begins today, which will allow you to sign up or make

changes to your benefits for 2015. experts say medicare customers will have fewer plans to choose from this year, but they will still have plenty of options. people who are eligible for medicare can transfer out of the affordable care act. open enrollment runs until december 7th and coverage starts in the new year. and today is the last day to file your income taxes if you requested an extension. according to the irs, less than half of the nearly 13 million taxpayers who requested an extension this year have filed that return. 4:17 now. from our delaware bureau, a follow-up on a story we brought you yesterday morning. wilmington police will launch their new homicide unit on monday. it will be made up of four veteran officers and a supervisor. they'll also be getting help from the federal government. 21 people have been murdered in wilmington this year, and there's been an arrest in only one of those cases. new this morning, the ronald mcdonald house is celebrating its 40th anniversary today, and it all started in philadelphia. the co-founders are former

eagles general manager jimmy murray and former c.h.o.p. doctor audrey evans. murray went to evans because a player's daughter had cancer. she had a vision for a house where patients' families could stay during a long treatment process at the hospital. well, murray then went to mcdonald's and it snowballed from there. what started as an idea for one house in philadelphia has grown to 336 across the world. >> it's filled with loving people who are there because they want to do something to help. so, the whole surround is helping these families going through whatever it is that they're here for. >> and how great to hear from dr. evans, a true pioneer in this area. they're selling these clown socks today at landmarks across philadelphia for $10, and that money will go to the ronald mcdonald house. and they look stylish. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> umbrellas will be going up at

times during the day. right now it is dry, cloudy and breezy, too. this is the view from the loews hotel. this camera was shaking in the wind yesterday and the wind is still going, now out of the southeast at 7, but we're getting gusts of more than 20 miles an hour. 71 degrees. five degrees warmer than yesterday. we should be in the 40s this time of year. a much warmer start. clouds building over the entire area. it's going to take some time for the showers to work through south jersey, but we will see them to start with in northern and western suburbs. that's where temperatures right now are in the 60s and low 70s. 69 degrees in chas worth, brandywine at the airport is 70 degrees, 70 in west chester. chester springs and phoenixville both at 71 degrees. very warm start, and it's all because of the storm system that's just to our west. it's those winds coming up out of the south, pushing the warm air into the area, warm, moist air. it's these bright clouds that are to our west that are going to produce heavy downpours later today. and the first could arrive this

afternoon. future rainfall showing this morning at 10:00, well, we may not have much rain on the ground by then. there will be some scattered showers, so minimal rainfall during the first morning hours. but as we go into the afternoon hours, by 3:00, we could see a line of heavy showers and possibly some thunderstorms developing. that would drop half an inch in wilmington, closer to an inch in dover. and look at the rainfall amounts for pottstown and into the reading area. the showers will be on and off this afternoon. another line of heavy downpours potentially later this evening. and the totals will be climbing. 1 to 2 inches possible for much of the area, but we could see isolated amounts go even higher than that. once the storms leave, then we've got some changes ahead for the weekend. i've got the seven-day forecast coming up in the next half hour. >> all right, bill. 20 minutes after 4:00 now. no rain on the roads right now, obviously, to pose a problem for you as you hit them, but some construction issues are among the things we're watching.

jillian mele has a look at that. >> that's right, chris, construction on 76 eastbound near 30th street in the process of wrapping. and i also just got word of an accident for delaware, new castle, churchmans road, which is 58, right at continental drive. a cleanup is under way from this accident, but it is still blocking all lanes in the area. fire and police are out there directing traffic around that scene, so leave yourself a few extra minutes to get around it. elsewhere, this is 95 right at 495, the northern split between the two highways. all is quiet out there on both of those majors right now. heading to the blue route for drivers in pennsylvania, this is 476 right at the mid-county toll plaza. no accidents to report, no delays on the blue route. in fact, your drive times looking pretty good, about 18 minutes both ways between 76 and 95. chris? breaking the mold. we're talking about a change that teens are making behind the wheel that's getting noticed. plus, the delaware community that will soon say good-bye to this landmark. and today it's the last day, folks, to vote for this friday's

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4:24 now. ready, set, reduce! philadelphia mayor michael nutter announced the start of an energy reduction race yesterday, a citywide competition to save energy in some of the largest

buildings. we're talking about greenhouse gas emissions and the amount of electricity being used. several buildings have signed up for the competition. the three top-performing buildings will be rewarded $5,000 each. more and more teenagers are choosing other ways to get around instead of getting behind the wheel of a car. that's according to a new report from the u.s. public interest research group. those in the millennial generation, as it's called, are waiting longer to get their driver's licenses. instead, the study says they prefer the convenience of public transportation and walkable neighborhoods. so, we checked around into some local public transportation and biking in philadelphia. here's what we found. septa ridership in philadelphia is up 4% compared to last year. in fact, so many people are riding sometimes that there aren't enough seats to go around and folks have to stand. septa crews are working overtime to make more cars available. and philadelphia's one of the best big cities in america for bicycling. according to the bicycling commission, commuting across the schuylkill river bridges increased 260% in the past decade. and two philadelphia

neighborhoods rank in the top 25 nationally for biking. that's center city and south philadelphia. three, two, one! >> here we go! >> happy new year! >> and speaking of biking, construction is under way on a new riverfront trail in northeast philadelphia. mayor michael nutter and other people taking part in that groundbreaking yesterday for the new baxter trail, part of the delaware riverfront greenway. the trail is 1.8 miles long and will provide an important link between penny pack park on the delaware river and pleasant hill park. also, a 12-foot-wide asphalt path will connect to the pennypack trail. the mayor hopes it will encourage all residents to get out and explore the city. from our delaware bureau now, a state landmark is lowering its flags for good this week. and they have a lot of them to lower. pearson's flags in new stanton county has been around for 50 years. the 82-year-old owner says with

corporate contracts and online sales, business has never been better, in fact, but she's just ready to retire. i can imagine after 58 years of this. she says some of her most cherished memories are the days after the september 11th attack. >> well, everybody wanted a flag. i mean, everybody wanted to show patriotism at that time. they were buying everything that was red, white and blue. >> the store will close its doors for good saturday afternoon. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> a warm start this morning. we are in the 70s right now. the clouds are overhead. the wind is blowing. and we're tracking showers and the potential for heavy downpours with thunderstorms. right now it's 71 degrees at 4:27. jillian mele is watching traffic. hey, jillian. good morning to you, bill. starting off with a live look at the 42 freeway at creek road. things are looking good there. no accidents, no delays to report on 42, but we are following an accident out of delaware.

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