almost 48 hoarse oof the tedly crash. >> and a mild 125r9 to your wednesday as betake a live look here. 55 degrees in philadelphia. eye little warmer than normal for this time of morning this time of year and even better weather is ahead for today. it's going to be a good one. good morning and welcome to "nbc

10 news today" on this wednesday. i'm chris cato. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley and his first alert forecast. its a one of those mornings where you can almost walk out the door without a jacket and you'll be fine. >> there was a chill in the air yesterday but we made it into the 70s. it's warmer today. it will stay warmer as the day goes on. look at the beautiful view from comcast center in center city. calm skies. dry and milder. temperatures have dropped only into the 50s for pottstown, philadelphia wilmington and trenton while millville and atlantic city have dropped into the middle 40s. alan town also at 45 degrees this morning. really pleasant start and grab your sunglasses. by 9:00 60 degrees. near 70 degrees and climbing at lunchtime today. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood. right now check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> good morning, bill. we always have good news at 4:00 in the morning on the vine

street expressway on 16th street everything moving along fine. there's not even a vehicle on the roadway. we are dealing with ongoing construction taking out a lane and part of the shoulder. road work crews on the eastbound side. you can see not affecting the drive time whatsoever. the rest of our majors no problem southbound from woodhaven road to the vine 13 minutes. no problems on the schuylkill or blue route. if you're headed into the city from new jersey headed westbound over the ben franklin bridge we're down to three lanes due to ongoing construction. chris. 4:02. the city of baltimore is in its final hour of a curfew that started last night at 10:00 p.m. there was some rioting as police worked to enforce that curfew. "nbc 10's" matt delucia is live for us this morning with new details from overnight, matt. >> reporter: chris, we've seen a lot less activity in baltimore compared to last night. once that curfew went into effect baltimore city police report there were no major

incidents and only a handful of arrests. that curfew on the first night as we mentioned ends in less than an hour and this morning schools will be reopening today. initially once that curfew went into effect at 10:00 p.m. there were still plenty of people in the streets. police used smoke cannons to disperse the crowds. the police commissioner says eventually the clouds left peacefully clearing the streets by 11:00. >> in totality after the city after our curfew went up we've had about ten total arrests. getting reports from the organization that we do not have a lot of activity or movement throughout the city as a whole so the curfew is working. >> reporter: new pictures in to "nbc 10," 150 troopers from new jersey are in baltimore helping keep the peace. sky force 10 was over the state police headquarters in hamilton mercer county yesterday

afternoon when those state troopers set out in a 20 vehicle caravan. they're joining thousands of law enforcement from around the country after the call was made to bring in reinforcements to keep the area calm following the violence that happened on monday. >> they're going down there to protect life and to protect property and to make sure that the good people of baltimore can keep their community intact. >> state police packed protective gear and readied their urban search and rescue and task force one mobile unit. this is how the stands will look when the orioles will take on the chicago white sox this afternoon in baltimore. the game will be closed to the!rj public because of the unrest. it's believed to be the first game without fans in major league's baseball's 145 year history. the orioles postponed their games monday and tuesday. much different situation than what we saw yesterday and what we were telling you about yesterday, but coming up at 4:30, president obama has been

speaking out about what happened in baltimore. getting that audio together. we'll see you in 30 minutes. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. meantime unrest surfaced in ferguson missouri. it led to gunfire, injury and at least one arrest. >> you heard the gunshots there on this clip from twitter. police arrested a man and recovered a gun after another man was shot last night. this happened where michael brown was killed by a white police officer last august. it's not clear if the shooting was related to that protest. a newspaper report estimated the crowd at about 50 people in ferguson. some lit trash cans on fire. so far no comments from police on the shootsing or the demonstration. you can count on "nbc 10" for the continuing coverage on the crisis in baltimore and the unrest in ferguson. we'll monitor the situations through the "nbc 10 news" app. at 4:05 we have new

information now on the murder of a burlington town mother whose body was found in maryland. yesterday a grand jury returned an indictment against the victim's husband. crosby's wife disappeared on new year's eve. investigators say they used a gps and her husband's vehicle to find her body in maryland. his mother jo crosby tried to help him cover up the crime. a man charged with murdering a co worker on the job has a court hearing. peter atem is charged with murdering danny vasquez. investigator said atem stabbed vasquez because vasquez pulled a prank on him. today a judge will decide if

a couple is going to be held accountable for a ferret attack. the baby was strapped a car seat on the floor. she and her four siblings are in foster care. we have new video in from wilmington where two women were shot last night. viewers sent us these clips of police responding to the arrest on west 6th street. sky force 10 was also over the scene last night. we're still working to find out the victim's condition. police and fire officials called for calm after crowds appeared at the shooting scene and at the hospital. a state lawmaker who was running for mayor of chester says it's time to do something about that city's escalating violence. state representative thaddeus kirkland will hold a meeting this morning. he will discuss leadership at the chester police department. in the past week there have been three murders. happening today, crews are still opening to reopen this road in lower township province

montgomery. there was a deadly and messy accident. a tanker truck collided head on with a tractor-trailer. cosmetic powder spread all over the area. they hope to have it open in time for the morning rush. this morning operations are back to normal at philadelphia international airport after an emergency landing yesterday delayed dozens of flights. this is cell phone video from a passenger that shows the jet's propeller stopped in midair. witnesses say they saw a fire in the propeller's engine. united airlines express jet was headed from raleigh to newark when it was diverted to philly. the plane was on the ground and everyone was evacuated in minutes thanks to a quick thinking crew. >> he told everybody just don't grab your stuff, get off the plane immediately. people were going off the back of the plane, the front of the plane. >> one passenger with a history of heart trouble was rushed to

the hospital as a precaution but there were no injuries. buses took the other passengers to their destination in newark. >> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> nine minutes after 4:00. it's still very comfortable outside. nice clueear view across the delaware. no wind. 47 in mount pocono. atlantic city is 46. much of the area is in the 50s. northeast philadelphia 55 degrees. completely dry for the entire region. beach avenue is going to see plenty of sunshine. that's the view from the marquis de lafayette hotel this morning. just a light breeze in philadelphia at 5 miles an hour. calm right now and we will see less wind than we've had the last couple of days. no sign of clouds. nothing to show you on the radar for today but there's a chance we'll see some showers today. today you'll need your

sunglasses. showers will wait until tomorrow. 66 degrees for mount pocono, allentown, reading, quaker town into the low 70s. you'll see bright sunny skies from trenton and mount holly. along the coast line 70s. vineland up to 75. wilmington topping out at 73 along with westchester, drexel hill and philadelphia. 76 degrees with that. show you how long that lasts plus a peek at the weekend including the forecast for the blue cross broad street run when i'm back in ten minutes. 10 minutes after 4:00. let's see if the outlook on the traffic this morning is good. jessica boyington has an alert for us. >> definitely this early we're having some good news. we are dealing with almost a 48 hour incident up in lower providence township. an accident that happened early

monday morning, so they're still dealing with emergency cleanup due to an earlier accident. take egypt road or pine town road to get by that. head out the door to the schuylkill expressway currently no problems. free and clear. schuylkill at montgomery drive, no problems. 12 minutes from the vine to the blue route. eastbound, opposite direction, 13 minutes. blue route to the vine street expressway. i'm going to check in in 10 minutes. dozens of flights grounded hundreds of passengers delayed. next we'll tell you how ipads created a logistic call nightmare for american airlines and the impact on local travelers. in this highly digital age of texting, shorthand we wanted to know if students' writing skills are suffering. we talked to teachers and they have answers that might surprise you.

4:14. new this morning, american airlines is apologizing for some delayed flights last night including one from dallas to philadelphia. the airline blames software problems with the pilot's ipad. passengers used social media to complain about several flights being delayed. in some cases planes ready for takeoff had to be returned to the gate for pilots to access wi-fi connection. all departing american airlines flights are scheduled to leave on time. still no word on who might be responsible for another a cyber attack at rutgers. this is the second cyber attack at rutgers. the fbi is investigating. this morning officials in nepal say the death toll from the earthquake that hit saturday is now over 5,000.

mean time, storms and mudslides are making recovery efforts more difficult. thousands are living outside their home without clean water and sanitation. the u.n. says this is the worst quake to hit nepal in 81 years. we spoke to a montgomery county man who isn't sure when it will be safe for his mother to return to nepal. his mother was supposed to go home this sunday after spending time in this area. they worry if she does go to nepal she'll be stranded somewhere where it is likely in ruins. her immigration attorney helped her get a visa extension for two to three months. >> the road between her home and the airport is pretty bad. >> extend your visa for at least a month, see what happens because what happens is once you file with extension until it's denied, at least your status will be valid. >> the family says their attorney is also reaching out to local lawmakers asking the u.s. to add nepal to a list of countries with a special status

that would allow residents to stay here until it's safe to return home. saudi arabia says it arrested 93 people with ties to isis in recent months. officials say they foiled the suspect's plans to carry out multiple terrorist attacks, including a strike on the u.s. embassy in saudi arabia. a spokesperson for the embassy had no comment on that reported plot, but in mid march u.s. officials did halt some services as well as diplomatic missions over security. nigeria's army says it rescued 300 girls and women from boko haram. those do not include any of the 300 school girls that were kidnapped last year. today a house committee will hear testimony from some of the nation's top security officials about protecting air space in washington, d.c. now earlier this month a man was able to fly a gyrocopter through

air space and land it on the white house lawn. today japan's prime minister shinzo abe will make history in washington. he will become the first ever japanese leader to address congress. his grandfather addressed congress in 1957 but just one chamber. last night the prime minister and his wife were honored with a state dinner at the white house. this is only the eighth state dinner hosted by president obama during his six years in office. the prime minister's trip to the u.s. is meant to strengthen economic and military ties between japan and the u.s. 4:17. time to talk about philadelphia's race for the mayor. there will be another candidate forum later this morning. they'll be discussing jobs and other issues with the philadelphia work office in center city. the democratic candidates for mayor are lyn abraham, nelson diaz, doug oliver and the lone

republican candidate is melissa murray. the mayoral primary is may 19th. text talk. it's how many of us communicate these days but what kind of impact has texting and shorthand had on students' ability to formally write? "nbc 10's" katy zachry took that question to several english teachers. katy joins us live from university city with what those teachers are saying in the classroom. katy. >> reporter: hi, chris. many of us know that students these days are constantly switching back and forth between informal texting and formal writing between schools and exams. for some students it can be tough to make the switch and know when abbreviations and shorthand is appropriate and not. we went to council rock high school where several english teachers met with us. they talked to us about students' writing challenges these days. one teacher tells us her ninth

graders tend to slip into text mode when writing formally but older students don't make that mistake as much. >> they said that they often do and that it has affected their writing, the texting, and that they find themselves having to work a little bit harder on formal writing. the 12th graders said they have two mindsets. they have a texting mindset and formal writing mindset. >> reporter: despite the challenges we talked about, we did learn from the teachers that there are some benefits. we'll talk about that coming up in the next hour. reporting live katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it is going to be a beautiful spring day. we're getting a clear start. that's a live view looking towards center city. look at the flag near the "nbc 10" studios. the wind has come way down. 57 degrees. warmer than yesterday morning.

5 degrees warmer to be exact. the wind at 5 miles an hour at philadelphia international. look at the skies over citizens bank park. we'll see lots of sunshine. right now we'll have to search for a cloud. clouds will be in the area but today no clouds. cooler spots. 44 in chester springs, 48 in rice town. philadelphia 55 degrees. low 40s in quaker town. 43 in delaware. millville is at 45 degrees. 53 degrees right along the coast of the jersey shoreline. we'll see plenty of sunshine. satellite shows us we are in the clear in our area. we'll still see northwesterly winds but not much in the way of clouds there. it's the clouds to the south coming into the area. sunny, nice today and tomorrow. we may be dealing with some showers coming up the coast. there's a chance you'll need your umbrella tomorrow but not

today we'll see sunshine. 70s this afternoon. normal high temperature would be 67 degrees this time of year. weekend, we will be in the 70s. should say 70 there. partly sunny on saturday. 76 degrees with lots of sunshine on sunday. full seven day forecast to show you how long that mild weather lasts when i come back in the next half hour. sometimes it takes our computers a little while to wake up this early in the morning. thanks, bill. 4:21. jesse's traffic computers are working well. >> now that you said that i don't know. good morning, everybody, on 85 around aramingo avenue. speeds are up. everything in the clear. southbound only 12 minutes from woodhaven road towards the vine street expressway. 14 heading in the opposite direction. montgomery county vehicle fire in norris town taking up pine street and quaker alley. checking in with mass transit, everything free and in the clear

there as well. no problems for accept at that new jersey transit or the patco transit. check this out, a somersaulting baby whale. video -- ariel video from san diego. this gray whale calf was spotted swimming off the coast yesterday. life guards had to make sure no boats got too close. four days to go until the blue cross broad street run takes over the streets of philadelphia. we're proud to bring it to you live for the first time ever showing you the whole race from start to finish. we were there yesterday morning when mayor michael nutter kicked things off with a pep rally. "nbc 10's" renee chenault-fattah was there. they showed off some of their upcoming projects. >> race started in 1980 with a vision from a gentleman at the philadelphia daily news and our parks and rec commissioner at the time. they said why don't we do a

race down broad street. they thought about it said, okay sounds like a good idea. >> now it's the eighth largest race in the country. how about that? 40,000 runners will take place in the 40 mile run through the heart of philadelphia. you can watch it live on "nbc 10" and in spanish on telemundo 62. all of us here on the morning show will be part of the broadcast and we are really excited about it. we know a lot of you are as well. revel's new owner wanted the casino back in business by memorial day. next we find out if the grand reopening is going to happen in that time.

4:25. governor jack markel will discuss downtown development grants. it will be used for downtown improvements. the governor will outline the awards when he visits both cities. wilmington previously qualified for one of those grants. it looks like atlantic city's former revel casino will not reopen by memorial day. that's according to the casino's new owner, glen straub. he has many roadblocks with the former casino. we've highlighted them including no power and fights over emergency generators. the developer bought revel for $82 million earlier this month. also in south jersey the search for an interim president of stockton university begins today. herman satcamp is taking an immediate medical leave. he made the announcement

yesterday. now your "nbc 10" first alert weather. >> quiet start weather wise. 56 degrees at 4:27. we'll see bright sunny skies today and a beautiful day today, but before we get to the weekend, we put in for some wet weather. heading out the door jessica boyington in the first alert traffic center jesse. >> good morning, bill. good morning, everyone. good morning to cherry hill new jersey on route 295. free and in the clear otherwise on 295 i'm looking at road work. i'm going to show you where that is coming up at 4:30. plus something in a bucks county church that will leave you shaking your head. a search for a man who came to the altar but it wasn't for prayer.

"nbc 10 news" starts now. city is stable. we hope to maintain it that way. >> progress in baltimore this morning, but unrest remains. we have the latest on arrests overnight and new protests emerging across the country. here at home a mother's new fight to get answers on the death of her son who was shot and killed by philadelphia police. we're waking up to mild temperatures outside. there will be no shortage of sunshine. good morning, it's 4:30. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert forecast. bill, folks notice it's warmer when they step out the door. >> you're right, chris. temperatures have fallen a bit, 40s and 50s. they are running higher than yesterday. you will see sunshine from the city to the shore.