the ticketed area stretches for blocks around the parkway from the museum to 20th. until now, it's been assumed that anyone could show up on the parkway to get a decent look at the pope. >> this new information comes with 23 days remaining until the pope's arrival, it's information we first broke on the nbc10 app. doug shimell is live along the parkway for us. >> any idea how we can get our hands on these tickets? >> the archdiocese has handed these tickets out. if you don't have a ticket, this is as close as you're going to get. you mentioned 20th and the ben franklin parkway. your view is pretty much what you think it would be. the perception as you mentioned up until now is people could just show up. in this map that we obtained from the secret service, it shows that jagged red rectangle stretching from 20th and the

parkway. that's for ticket holders. the purplish box after that, that's for everyone else without tickets. there's been no explanation yet as to why this perception of anybody can show up is persiste persistent. the website is free and open to the public. i guess it is technically free and open to the public. no explanation as of yet from the secret service as to why it is a ticket only event. then again, secret service never compelled to give any sort of explanation seemingly ever. live along the parkway, doug shimell, nbc10 news. >> now is the time to download the nbc10 news app. we have a complete section of all the papal weekend stories, whether you're thinking of going or avoiding the crowds. >> philadelphia's in the spotlight as the white house wins a major foreign policy victory. john kerry spoke at the national constitution center this

morning, he was there seeking congressional support for a nuclear deal with iran. and as he spoke, that support arrived. the maryland center became the 34th vote needed to keep the deal alive, the deal was signed by iran, the united states and five other world powers. it limits iran's nuclear program in exchange, iran gets hundreds of billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. opponents are concerned they could enable iran to wreak havoc around the middle east. cydney long was there and joins us from independence mall now. >> secretary kerry says we have to have a deep understanding of the past in order to predict how this will all play out in the future. he painted a picture of just how equipped iran was two years ago of building not just one, but a dozen nuclear bombs in september of 2013.

a reversal of this negotiation would be detrimental to u.s. nations, to u.s. security along with other nations. kerry says we don't have to trust iran to partner in this agreement to freeze their capability. the deal is not about trust, it is about proof and inspections, and that the u.s. will not rule out military strikes if iran breaks this promise. he says to do nothing will take us back to that dangerous spot two years ago. >> let me be clear, no one can build a bomb from a stock pile of 300 kilograms of uranium enriched only to 3 hadn't 67%. it is just not possible. >> i don't think the iranian regime is being sincere and it will follow through on everything. i think it needs to be considered. >> now, a crowd of invited guests among them both graduate and undergraduate students,

philadelphia's jewish federation were listening intently today just as the world is also watching. kerry also made very clear he is fully conscious that israel cannot afford to make any type of mistake in defending its national security. we did talk to the greater federation. the jewish greater federation of philadelphia as well as some of those students who are studying foreign affairs and political science. we will hear from them coming up at 6:00. for now, live on independence mall, cydney long nbc10 news. >> a hazy day at the jersey shore, this is a live look at the beaches. >> i want to be there right now. >> that's what it is. you saw my eyes veer down to the sand. tongue tied. >> let's bring in sheena parveen. >> get me there. >> it happens, especially when we feel like there's only one

week left of summer, unofficially, it's going to feel like summer for the rest of the week. feels like summer today, felt like summer all week long, temperatures still in the 90s, 92 in wilmington. 93 northeast philly, lehigh valley, around 90 degrees right now, south jersey and delaware, about the mid-80s for some of our suburbs, dover and millville, 80s in wildwood, 82 degrees in atlantic city. the shore is where you need to go to get some relief, which is the area to go also this weekend. we're still in the heat wave, summer still holding on. advertised 83 degrees, if you forgot, heat wave number five is already here. and today we are still in that heat wave, we expect to be in it tomorrow too. as we go into friday, the heat wave should break with showers that will start to move into the area. now, for the rest of your evening, a warm and humid evening for you. temperatures by 6:00 p.m., still 90 degrees, by 8:00, mid-80s, warm and humid.

still muggy, another round of fog overnight tonight. we'll be tracking the timing of your rain for friday, that leading into your labor day weekend forecast, we'll show you all that coming up. big time bounce back on wall street today. the dow jones finished the day up 293 points. a nice rebound from yesterday's 470 point hit. it was the worst start to september in 13 years. to this now, it turns out all six baltimore police officers charged in connection with freddie gray's death will be tried separately. >> a judge denied the state's motions to try the officers as a group. dozens of demonstrators took turns voicing their frustrations about the case. one person was arrested. all six defendants are charged with second degree assault, misconduct and reckless endangerment.

gray a 25-year-old black man died a week after sustaining injuries, following his arrest on april 12th, his death sparks riots and unrest in baltimore for days following his funeral. the trial for all six officers was set for october 13th. dates for the new trails have not yet been set. new information about two police officers accused of killing a man in trenton, the officers shot and killed eric mcneil on hobart avenue on august 15th. the new jersey attorney general's office released a statement that the use of force by the officers was justified. the officers pulled up to the home after a domestic violence report. the officers say mcneil was on the porch and began shooting at them. at one point investigators say mcneil was standing over one of the officers with a gun when the officers shot him. both were wounded by mcneil. they continue to recover. in about two hours, funeral services will begin for a south jersey middle schoolteacher

killed in a car crash. alison mcgillis worked at pemberton's middle school. she was hit by a car while jogging in southampton township last week. she was on route 206. after hitting mcginnis, the truck hit several trees and overturned. his passenger died at the scene. services for mcginnis are at vincent town united methodist church. police issue an arrest warrant for a coatesville man wanted for making flawed u lent deposits with stolen atm cards. he used a bank card and made several fraudulent deposits. she wasn't the only one, officers discovered several accounts in which they say jackson had committed similar

crimes totaling about $25,000 in losses. it's back to school for students in the chester up land school district. >> thank you for coming to our celebration today. a bell ringing ceremony was held outside toby farms. they're working without big pay because of financial problems there. families and community leaders gathered to thank them for their money crisis. chester upland is not receiving state funding because of the ongoing budget impasse in harrisburg. here's a back to school welcome to remember, students at philadelphia high school were cheered as they arrived, the school requires every student to work one day a week, it funds the cost of their education, and changes their outlook on life. >> the work experience changes their lives even on the very first day they go to work. they're working downtown at

banks and law firms and accounting firms and the zoo, and the district attorney's office, and that experience changes them right away. >> nine businesses partner with the school to give students the work experience. look at that, thunder over the board walk returned today. hundreds of thousands of people packed the beaches to watch one of the largest mid week air shows in the country. the five hour show included skydivers, helicopters, planes and military jets. sails skyrocketed too. the ocean was even more popular as people took a dip to cool off from those high temperatures. >> my boys like the airplanes, we love the beach, the ocean, we sit out in the ocean and we'll watch half the show from the water. >> this was a later date than usual for the atlantic city air show, a lot of schools have already opened.

a live look from our eagles nest camera. the birds have flown the coupe. they're taking on the jets tomorrow night in the preseason finale, you can only see it right here on nbc10, tomorrow evening, it's the eagles and jets kickoff at 7:00, our pregame coverage at 6:30. nbc10 your official eagles station. from world famous wrestler, jimmy super fly is charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend three decades ago. where his picture was just removed a short time ago. back to the shop, why thousands of iphone chargers are being recalled tonight. and toys in space. the 26 legos that are now miles above our heads tonight. those stories and much more ahead.

a final farewell today for sixers legend darryl dawkins, dawkins died of a heart attack last week at the age of 58. he was laid to rest this morning in a private ceremony in the lehigh valley. neil hartman was there, he joins us live. >> an emotional day, neil.

>> very emotional day. former sixer darryl dawkins laid to rest. he died last thursday at the age of 58. the nba family, those close to dawkins were on hand to pay their final respects to the man known as chocolate thunder. it was a tough day for those who knew limb and loved him. >> it's very unexpected. darryl dawkins came in, he was drafted number one, i was drafted number two. big fellas family to me always. >> i think he makes you realize how precious every moment is. and i think darryl's going to realize how much he was loved, the outpouring of the nba is tremendous. i'm proud i was his friend. >> coming up at 6:00, we'll have

much more from today's service. for now, i'm neil heart match, comcast sportsnet, thank you. hours after he was charged with murder, former wrestlerly jimmy super fly snuka's page was still up. it's been taken down. the biotouted his career highlights including his 1996 induction into the wwe hall of fame. we checked back this afternoon, the page had been taken down. yesterday police in the lehigh valley revealed they charged the 72-year-old with third degree murder of nancy arounden tino. she died in 1983. he repeatedly beat her inside an allentown motel and left her to die. another hot day, we are still in a heat wave across the area.

temperatures still in the 90s today, the heat wave continues, it's the fifth one of this season. and it's going to continue into tomorrow too. not until friday will the heat wave break, that's when we'll have our next chance for rain across the area. it's not going to be a washout if you're starting your labor day weekend early, going into labor day weekend it's going to shape up nicely. humidity will be dropping in time for your weekend. hazy look at center city, kind of hot, hazy and humid today, temperature in philadelphia, 93 degrees still, and the humidity is going to stick around overnight, it's going to give us another round of fog late tonight. >> 89 in reading, 90 west chester, low 90s in millville. low 90s in wilmington. 83 in dover, 82 right now, in atlantic city, the shore is seeing a bit of a cooler air mass in place because of that sea breeze and over the weekend we'll see very comfortable weather too. we're nice and dry, plenty of sunshine, the closest storms are

going to be staying off to our west-southwest in washington. we don't expect those to be moving in, as we go into friday, we'll have our next chance for storms. a big area of high pressure in control, our weather pattern until we get to friday will be staying on the dry side. we also continue to stay hot for the rest of your evening, it's going to stay hot outside for your thursday, it will be hot, we expect the 90s, so heat wave is still going to be here tomorrow. we go into friday, if you're starting your labor day weekend early, the best chance of showers and storms is going to be inland away from the shore, the shore will have the lowest chance for rain. possibly by about noon, 1:00 p.m., we could see showers, a couple thunderstorms moving through the philadelphia area, and areas north and west. by the evening friday, a lot of this should start to quiet down, as we go into saturday, conditions really improving, our winds will turn in more from the northeast, that's going to bring us lower humidity, and comfortable temperatures, there could be rain lingering just to our south as we go into saturday afternoon, that would mostly be

parts of sussex county, and points to the south as well. your beach weather as we go into saturday, now looking pretty good. we could have a chance for rain early saturday, ocean city maryland temperatures coming in in the early 70s, rehoboth beach coming in at upper 70s. onshore wind flow, maybe a little breezy too, as we go a little further north, seaside park, could be around 73 degrees, the hamptons, right around 77 degrees, nantucket 74, we're looking at really nice weather as we go across your labor day weekend. perfect timing for that. a little more locally friday through monday. temperatures should be around 80 degrees. breezy friday and saturday, friday's going to be the best chance for a shower, but the rest of your labor day weekend if you're heading to the shore, the delaware beaches looks really good. tonight mild and humid, late fog developing. tomorrow, hot and humid,

temperatures still in the low to mid-90s, that's going to keep us in the heat wave, we go into friday, that's when we have a chance for thunderstorms, temperatures should be breaking out of the heat wave. we skperkt them in the 80s, because of the timing of the rain by the middle of the day. we are in the 80s again, we get hotter as we go intoliv your la day. royal pain. up next, the major league baseball team that's found an unlikely enemy outside of their scheduled opponents. iphone charger recall, the details and the concerns that caused it. next on nbc10 news at 5:00.

he walked into a cashier pulled out a gun and said, i need the money more than you do. that's what a robber did to two cashiers at an advanced ought stowe parts store in philadelphia. a fire hazard prompted the recall of nearly 3200 wall chargers sold exclusively at charlotte ruse stores. there's one report of a charger catching fire. if you have one, you should stop using it immediately, and contact the manufacturer for a full refund. a major league baseball team has hit an unexpected bump in the road this season. the kansas city royals are dealing with the chicken pox outbreak. two players are infected. they're both expected to sit out

a few weeks to recover. all eyes on vice president biden. new poll numbers show he's riding a wave of popularity. the vice president is testing the political waters tonight, up next, why this trip could give him an early glimpse of his presidential prospects. growing smaller. north america's tallest mountain just got a shorter name. tonight it also has a shorter elevation. all new at 6:00, a transgender woman wants surgery, her parents took letter to court to stop it. the legal decision handed down a short time ago. (plays throughout)

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tragedy at the jersey shore. a couple and their two children are dead after a house fire. it doesn't appear to be an accidents. it appears to be the case of a murder suicide. >> it started with a big family fight. it all unfolded in long branch last night. brian thompson has the latest. >> it was a family that by all accounts was happy and loving.

>> nice people, very family ear currented. >> he was a good guy, a real good guy. >> news four new york has learned shane and his wife amanda, had a huge bitter argument here outside their home this saturday. the fight followed a florida vacation last week with his two boys. neighbors tell me they saw shane last night in this outside chair bouncing his 7-year-old brandon on his knees. hours later, firefighters walked into the locked house to find the entire family upstairs. they all had gunshot wounds. desperate efforts to save them failed. the fire had started in many places. >> we are not ruling out the potential that there was a homicide and then an ultimate suicide. >> for those who new shane and amanda, and their young boys. >> i'm shocked. >> i'm shocked. you know, like -- the family like this, the kids proper

working -- they both have hard workers and how can this happen. >> reacting to this tragedy here, the school superintendent gave the statement, we are all mourning the loss of our children today, while thousands of children are preparing to enter schools tomorrow, our hearts and prayers will be with the children that didn't have the opportunity. >> all signs now point to shane as being the killer, first shooting amanda, then their two children, then setting fires and then putting the gun on himself. that in the bedroom where the other three laid dead. this apparently after she threatened to take the children and leave, after some argument we don't know the answer to. we know there's no domestic violence reports with local police. in long branch, brian thompson, nbc10 news. a developing story of illinois, a manhunt continues for three suspects accused of shooting a police officer

tuesday morning. lieutenant charles glinieciwz was shot and killed about an hour north of chicago. they had given up on the focus search near the spot where the officer's body was found. as wider search efforts continue. she faces fines and even jail time, still a county clerk in kentucky continues to defy a u.s. supreme court ruling. forcing her to issue same sex marriage licenses. rowan county clerk kim davis was back on the job this morning. once again davis refused to issue any marriage licenses. two other clerks have also said they will not issue licenses to same sex couples. davis is the only one who has been sued. >> we don't observe the same rights you do. you've been going your entire life -- would you do this to an interracial come? >> a man and a woman, no. >> she said she's a christian who has a sincere religious

objection to same sex marriage. she's come under fire for her personal life including four marriages, three that ended in divorce. joe biden jumped into the race for the white house? there's pressure on him to do it, because hillary clinton's poll numbers are dropping, there is speculation today that biden will because he flew to a key battleground state looking like a candidate, here's nbc10 national correspondent steve handlesman. >> reporter: it looks to some that he's testing the waters. talking to students, maybe himself. >> people aren'tth to risk failing, will never succeed. >> biden ran for president in 1988 and '08 and talked about a run this year, until may when he lost his son. beau had asked his dad to run again. and hillary clinton's campaign is in trouble, hurt by the e-mail controversy.

clinton is down to 49% support nationally. biden has 14. and a decision to make about hillary. >> they're very good friends, they have been nor a long while, i don't know if joe biden has the stomach to launch the campaign based on attacking hillary clinton. >> reporter: the woman running on the republican side polling fourth in new hampshire learned she's included in the next gop debate. many in fiorina's party would prefer not to face biden in the fall. >> he's able to connect with voters, this is something that hillary clinton lacks. >> biden backers are pressuring him to run. >> i'm riding with biden. >> i'm definitely riding with biden. >> the veep is not definite about what he wants to do. >> he has a bit more time the first debate is more than a month away. steve handlesman, nbc news,

washington. president obama is on an historic mission in alaska this week, where he's driving home the impact of climate change. the president visited a national park in southern alaska where he hiked up to view the vast but exceeding exit glacier. he said the reduction has accelerated each year due to climate change. moving to north america's tallest mountain, and it just got shorter, denali, formerly known as mt. mckinley. geologists say it's 10 feet less than the old measurement in 1953, the new elevation was from data collected by climbers in june. the growing heroin problem in berks county continues to claim lives, now an effort to save some overdose victims free of charge. heroin overdose kits are being offered free to the public. they contain the drug narcan.

we got a demo today. the group says anybody who wants a free kit must pass an online test, learning how to administer the drug. it's a nasal injection and takes about five minutes to kick in, helping overdose victims wake up. this year in berks county, overdoses are on the rise. >> the problem is not going to go away. if this prevents a person from dying, it's well worth the investment. >> so far this year, 20 people in the county have died from a suspected heroin overdose. students across the country are being welcomed back to school. but one student isn't. about 60 protesters rallied outside west hampton beach middle school to support aidan, he's been denied a spot in middle school this year. aidan has down syndrome, he graduated last year from a mainstream elementary school and his mom says continuing that path is best for his future. >> we're not the first family to

do this, we won't be the last. we would be devastated if somebody would say to us, you're not welcome here. what kind of mentality is that? >> his parents have yet to tell him he won't be able to attend class with his friends. they're hoping a federal lawsuit will lead to a happier conversati conversation. >> a fund-raising initiative for camden city schools is paying off big time. a private donor has agreed to match the money raised bringing close to $500,000 to the district. camden did the same fund-raising initiative a few years ago, they received things like ipads and musical instruments, things the district could not afford. >> the computer skills themselves how to handle a computer, keyboarding, all those kinds of things, these are things that need to be taught. >> starting next week, every dollar that's raised for the teacher's projects will be matched by john and judith of

towson press. live look at the home of the blue rocks in wilmington. the team hosts the winston salem dash tonight. you can see they're working on the field at the moment. it's going to be humid out there too. >> it will. sheena parveen joining us now. >> another steamy night ahead? >> it's going to be a lot like last night, warm and humid ending a hot and humid day. we hit a heat wave as of yesterday. we're continuing that, we got to 93 degrees so far today. tomorrow we expect to stay in the heat wave, with temperatures in the 90s, by friday we should be breaking out of that, we have rain moving into the forecast friday. that will lower the temperatures a bit. even going into part of your weekend. we're still in the 90s from wilmington, all the way up to northeast philly. 88 in horsham, 89 chester springs, washington township.

lehigh valley is still high this hour too. 91 degrees allentown./nf by the way, the average high is 83 degrees, we've been well above that over the past few days, before 10 degrees above that. south jersey and delaware temperatures mostly about the mid-80s until we get to wilmington, then we're in the 90s. 82 at the atlantic city airport with more of an onshore wind, that's helping to cool things down on our shore points. the radar is on the dry side. we have some clouds around, overall, rain is far back to our west and southwest. >> live look out at center city is hazy. the haziness will continue, it's going to lead us to some fog through the overnight hours, kind of like we saw last night. if you're an evening planner, it's going to stay warm and humid, by 8:00, mid-80s and by 10:00 tonight, still around 80 degrees, certainly feeling like

summer as we end out the week. then we go into your labor day weekend, things start to change a bit. we'll show you your friday and your labor day forecast coming up next. where do you think the city of brotherly love ranks when it comes to being friendly? how does it compare to other cities? if you are someone you know uses a baby monitor, information you need. and lego liftoff, why there are 26 of the toys floating above your head tonight. those stories and more ahead on nbc10 news at 5:00. ♪

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parenting be wear, some of the top internet connected baby monitors are vulnerable to hackers. researchers said security problems and design flaws in those cameras could allow access

to other wifi enabled devices in the home, including security systems. an astronaut from denmark made the country's first ever voyage to space today, he did so with a little company. andreas morganson was accompanied by 20 mini-lego figures this morning. the toy company partnered with the european space agency to launch the plastic astronauts which will be prizes in a contest for school children. >> the city of brotherly love aparentally loves tourists. that's according to a new study by a private jet company. chicago's the most tourist friendly city, followed by atlanta and then philadelphia. they looked at positive and negative feelings of tweets. then hospitality was ranked in different cities, there's philadelphia right there, number

three. turning to this now. medical concerns, it's a device designed to save lives, instead it could be putting lives at risk. that story straight ahead. we are still in a heat wave by the end of the week, we expect to break out of it with rain in the forecast, i'll show you the timing of the rain and how it will be impacting your labor day weekend. >> a school change the week before classes start. why kids in two grades will have to switch schools in philadelphia.

here's some of the stories making headlines at 5:00, we have confirmed that the people getting closest to the pope during his sunday mass will need a ticket. the tickets to get in the red zone will be handed out by area parishes, you will only be able to get as close as 20th street. secretary of state john kerry gave a speech. a maryland center became the 34th vote needed to keep the deal alive the thunder over the

board walk returned to atlantic city today. they packed the beaches to watch one of the largest mid week air shows in the country. businesses say sales skyrocketed. we have new information tonight on a year long nbc news investigation into a medical implant designed to save lives. >> stephanie gosk has more on the device that's linked to a couple dozen deaths. >> i broke three ribs, i broke my femur. everything is broke. >> after a car accident in 2004, dotty was at high risk for blood clots. doctors implanted a blood clot filter called the recovery, made by medical device giant. it's a 1 1/2 inch metal wire trap placed in the largest vein in the body, four months after being released from the hospital, dotty suffered a debilitating headache and passed out.

after rounds of testing, doctors discovered a piece from her filter had broken off and pierced her heart. doctors saved her life by removing this sharp one inch piece of metal from her heart. about a quarter million blood clot filters are planted in patients each year, most without incident. 11 companies sell them in the u.s. her filter stood out early as a risky device, it's associated with at least 27 fatalities and 300 reported problems. in a statement to nbc news, all of its filters when used as instructed demonstrate significant benefits to patients. knowing how close she came to death, doaty frohlich considers herself lucky. >> sometimes when i tuck my son in, it's a longer hug with, i'm glad i'm here. >> that was nbc's stephanie gosk

reporting, learn more about this story tonight on nbc nightly news with lester holt. ail press codeining is booming in center city, and the streets are somewhat crowded. not too busy, this is a look at eighth and market. sidewalk seating and restaurants has increased in the last 14 years. in 2001 only 70 restaurants offered a seat outside. now it's available at 365 eateries. it's dedicated to making philadelphia a premiere destination for dining and outside attractions. it's going to stay hot as we go through tonight. it's going to stay warm and humid a lot like last night, the heat wave continues, we're in the 90s, we're still in the heat

wave, we expect to stay in the heat wave until friday, friday's going to be our next chance for rain, scattered showers, maybe thunderstorms moving through. that's going to break us out of the heat wave and give us a nice labor day weekend forecast. it will be dropping our humidity across the weekend. here's a live look at cape may right now, pretty hazy along the shore we have the fog this morning. kind of filtered sunshine, sunny skies through most of our shore points, temperature 78 degrees, it feels more like 85, when you factor in the humidity, at least the shore is one place you can go to get a little relief from the temperatures, 91 in allentown, 93 in philadelphia, near 90 in reading, 92 wilmington, 83 dover, 85 in millville, it's going to stay warm as we go through the rest of tonight the reason why we are stuck in this hot pattern, this big area of high pressure, you see all the red shading off to our west, even the dakotas are where above normal for this time

of the year, that stretches over to the eastern seaboard and into the southeast, this is why we're so hot, we're locked into this hot pattern, that will be changing as we go into the weekend. fake a look here as we go into tomorrow still hot and humid. by friday, we'll have a cold front moving in from the north, that will be sparking showers and thunderstorms across the area. not for the entire day. after that high pressure builds in that's going to take control of your forecast. that's going to give us a great weekend. here's a look at your entire labor day weekend starting with saturday philadelphia area about the mid-80s saturday, low humidity nor sunday. temperatures closer to 90. poconos look fantastic, mostly sunny, dry, right around 80 degrees as well as the shore, so the shore's looking nice too. starting with the entire shore forecast, if you're heading there friday, we're looking at a

chance for a shower, breezy conditions, saturday will be breezy too. you see sunshine all across the board, if you're heading to made in america this weekend, looks pretty good saturday and sunday, dry conditions as we get closer to the evening hours, dropping into the low 80s, a lot of people, most people waiting for that, temperatures by about the mid-70s, it's going to be more comfortable with that low hugh midity too. mild and humid, light fog developing again. mid-60s north and west. tomorrow, hot and humid, mid to low 90s, still in the heat wave, we have a chance of showers and storms moving through, i think the lowest chance for rain will be along the shore friday, across the weekend nobody has a chance for rain saturday, sunday, monday, it looks fantastic, getting hotter each day into your labor day. it's back to school for students throughout the area. >> kids are about to find out how they did on a new test too,

they took it months ago. we have the results tonight. >> we're getting our first glimpse of the not so stellar results. we're going to hear from parents, teachers and students about this test. the road to hell is paved with good intentions. mr. president, we know you tried to make a good deal with iran. whose leaders stone women, hang homosexuals, sponsor mass terrorism, scream for the destruction of israel and death to america.

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the initial numbers, better than some expected, let's just say there's plenty of room for improvement. >> what would you do, list three things. >> those are the critical thinking type questions kids answered. no more multiple choice bubble test, this was tougher, on a computer. it took a long time to complete. >> it took roughly a month of school time away from actual learning, that was disappointing to me. >> the test raises the bar on teachers and students. the state says generally speaking, students did outperform the estimates. that said, a third of eighth graders were rated proficient.

monica believes in a standardized test. she does wish the results came back sooner. >> my gripe is that it's taking so long to get the results. if my daughter does have a problem, it's six months, now she's in 7th grade, now what. >> she told me this is one piece of the puzzle, they need time to digest the information. she's a little disappointed parents and teachers aren't going to get information about specific questions kids got wrong. smarter test balance test evaluations will not be tied to teacher performance at least for the next year. this is a baseline, you can only go upwards, hoping. tim furlong, nbc10 news. coming up next at 6:00, a woman's fight for surgery, her parents took her to court to prevent gender reassignment surgery. hear from the woman after the

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a court battle to get gender reassignment surgery tonight a woman pleads her case in the fight against her own parents. we begin with a family fight. a transgender woman battled her case in court. a judge listened to the case, and 90 minutes ago, the judge made a decision. good evening, it is a victory for her tonight. her attorneys and her doctor are scrambling to get that judges order in writing. the surgery scheduled for yesterday here in bucks county, that's where things get messy. her parents wanting a delay. for the transgender community

raising questions about family and the law. >> the tall blonde in the dress and heels is christine kitzler. >> are you surprised that this actually ended up in court? >> i am shocked. >> by now she expected to be in recovery from gender reassignment surgery. >> when i was eight years old or so, i knew something was wrong. it was an empty feeling. >> we began at the beginning of the week, in a routine manner, i called christine, we made sure she was ready for surgery, and all of a sudden, i walk into my office on monday and her parents are in my office. >> it was a day in court with parents who know her as christopher. fighting for a guardianship order and mental evaluation. >> these are loving and carry ing parents who drove from cleveland ohio to be here. because they wanted to make sure their son is making an informed, conscious safe decision. >> the judge