>> reporter: cummings would be convicted and jailed just months later on 18 counts of burglary and over the years from prison he blamed the boy's mother for the child's death. but in 2014, detectives asked for a second opinion on the autopsy and it concluded murder and just this summer investigators reinterviewed david cummings in prison. >> reporter: mr. cummings immediately said, i'm taking responsibility, i did it, and the last two statements i gave police were lies. case solved. >> reporter: there was shock and relief back on walnut street. >> justice could be served now. >> reporter: nbc 10 tried reaching out to the boy's mother, who neighbors said had moved within weeks of his death. she told us she had no interest in speaking to the media. live in reading, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. we are following two

developing stories this afternoon. a glitch that's impacting air travelers nationwide and a decision by the fed on interest rates. within the past few hours, the federal reserve announced rates will not be going up just yet. >> in light of the heightened uncertainties abroad and the slightly softer expected path for inflation, the committee judged it appropriate to wait for more evidence, including some further improvement in the labor market to bolster its confidence that inflation will rise to 2% in the medium term. >> stocks bounced in and out of negative territory in the wake of the federal reserve's decision on interest rates. here's a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange, the dow down. travel troubles. american airlines passengers found themselves grounded in several cities for several hours

today because of a computer outage. that outage began before noon. it put the brakes on flights to dallas-ft. worth, chicago o'hare and miami international airports. planes destined for those airports were held on the ground for several hours. officials say the computer problem was fixed just about two hours ago. and we just checked with philadelphia international, so far no problems there today, but the nbc 10 investigators have uncovered a different problem out at the airport, taxiways are actually sinking and that can cause delays. you're going to see that investigation coming up today at 4:30. this afternoon a woman is in police custody suspected of stabbing her husband to death this morning. the crime happened just before 10:00 on folk rod street in frankford. the victim was stabbed multiple times. it's not clear what led up to the stabbing. philadelphia police are not saying yet who the victim and the suspect are. news from our south jersey

bureau, a trash truck burst into flames. the truck caught fire on tabernacle road in medford, inta impacting neighbors and the school day at the nearby high school. what happened and the domino effect of problems. cyd? >> reporter: it has been a headache for the past five hours. this trash truck burnt to a crisp. the very reason this stretch of tabernacle road has been closed to school buses, parents, students, also mail delivery. here's why, they had to enter all the debris out on the roadway, which was still smoldering and to put it out and until it's hauled off. moments away, utility crews can't get in to fix those kicked off lines. >> i looked back and there's flames shooting up. >> reporter: the driver mike may said he could feel the heat on his seat. >> when i looked back, i could see out the window, the fire going outside. >> reporter: his entire trash

compartment was up in flames. this cell phone video captured by medford's fire chief tom thorn after a series of explosions. >> we evacuated residents and had the school on lockdown so nobody would be out on the fields and stuff. it could explode and launch off the side of the truck. >> reporter: the truck is fuelled by natural gas cylinders, which exploded, leaving the cab burnt to a crisp. >> we heard another one, another one, another one. >> reporter: this neighbor could hear the explosion and tires popping and because the flames went into the power lines -- >> we lost all internet and we lost all electric. >> it impacted the woods, phone lines, power lines, cable lines, fiberoptic lines, they are all down at this time. >> reporter: police say the high school ran on back-up generators for a time today and all after school activities are cancelled. buses nearby took a detour to arrive on time for pickup and will also take an alternate route home. >> i have to go out and pick up my grandson at his school, so

that's going to cause a bit of a problem. >> reporter: may lost his wife three weeks ago, he's glad to have gotten out safely. >> it's unbelievable, everything's falling around me. >> reporter: still the driver who narrowly escaped injury is out there in the distance right now helping to clean up some of this debris. police tell me they are still investigating to determine an exact cause and if it was sparked by something someone threw away because there are fiberoptic lines in the power lines affected by this fire earlier today, verizon fios says it could be until tomorrow morning that the residents who have lost power are fully destroyed. live in medford, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, cydney. philadelphia's 311 information center, the number you call if you have questions about city operations, they have a question of their own, how can one bedbug shut down the whole office? the city tells us somebody found a single dead bedbug today in the 311 center in city hall.

it was presented to the public property official and exterminator. that's when an all-out search began, but the exterminator did not find any bedbug infestation. employees were sent out of the office, nevertheless. they took 311 requests through e-mail and social media. they'll be back at their desks tomorrow. pope francis arrives in philadelphia coming up in nine days now, but traffic is already being impacted. the inner drives of the ben franklin parkway now closed in both directions and they will remain closed until tuesday, september 29th. the outer drives will temporarily remain open. meantime, cubans are preparing for pope francis' visit there. workers began building the platform where francis will address young people in havana. francis will spend four days in cuba, before traveling on to the u.s. the pope and the vatican instrumental in the warming of

diplomatic relations between cuba and the u.s. back at home, preparing to host the biggest event in the city's history. >> catholics from all over the globe will soon arrive for the week long world meeting of families that will culminate with the pope's visit. nbc 10's lauren mayk spoke with the archbishop today. >> lauren, you asked if he was nervous. what did he say? >> reporter: well, he tells me right now it's all about getting things done, about coordinating things. there is a bit of cleaning going on at his home right now, but he also explained to me why one of his priorities is making sure he's not causing the pope any stress. >> i don't want francis to -- before he became pope, i've known him about 18 years now. >> reporter: talking about the man he'll host in his home and share with the city in a little more than a week. how are you feeling? are you nervous at all? >> you know, i haven't allowed myself to focus very much on

what it's going to be like the last two days. my full time and attention is focused on how we get from here to there. >> reporter: the huge undertaking now includes a massive construction site outside the art museum. crews working on the stage, risers, and the bones of what will become history. the visiting pontiff will be on a tight schedule, but the archbishop acknowledges pope francis has a tendency for spontaneity. if you didn't have to worry about the security and everything like that, is there anything here in the city you wish that you could take him to, that you wish you could show him? >> well, you know, i thought about philadelphia, my home for the last four years is a uniqueness and character of the people here. i don't know if we'll have a chance to visit the neighborhoods. >> reporter: the archbishop, though, is mindful that history could be exhausting for his guest. >> i just hope that we provide an environment for him to relax. he's going to cuba, then washington, then new york, and finally here. i think he's going to be tired.

>> reporter: he just wants him to relax and feel welcome. now, as of that interview today, the orj bishop and i continued talking and he did admit to me there are some nerves creeping in, mainly about all the logistics to pull off this huge event. live in center city, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> going to be quite an event. thanks, lauren. the nbc 10 news app has everything you need to know about the papal visit. information on road closures, mass transit changes, plus a list of items you can't bring to the event on the parkway. business news now, general motors will make several key admissions and pay $900 million, that's the price to resolve criminal charges over the automakers defective ignition switches. federal wire fraud charges and charges to scheme and conceal information will be dropped after three years if gm cooperates fully. the company also must admit that it failed to disclose the safety

defect to federal authorities. investigators say gm knew it had an ignition problem in the early 2000s, but they didn't realize it would put drivers in danger. >> until 2012 did they realize it was a safety issue after all, but they did not disclose it at the time they discovered that connection. >> under today's agreement, gm must also admit to misleading customers. allentown city council has passed a measure to place city contracts under more scrutiny amid an fbi probe into the city's contracting process. the measure requires council approval of professional services contracts totaling more than $40,000. the city's managing director tells us the mayor will sign it. he and reading mayor vaughn spencer are both under investigation for how contractors were hired. in july, fbi agents raided both allentown and reading city

halls, seizing computers, cell phones, and other devices. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with another defeat of the so-called borgata babes, policy of regulating how much its cocktail waitresses can actually weigh. the policy prohibits servers from gaining or losing more than 7% of their body weight and in the ruling the court said the casino's personal appearance standards are legal and part of a lawsuit brought by 21 servers should be sent to a lower court to determine if the women were subjected to a hostile work environment when it came to how casino managers enforced those standards. we want you to chime in about this story on our facebook page. what do you think about the babes policy? babes policy? icée and join the conversation. we'll read some of your responses coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00. now to an update on a story from cape may we first told you about last month. some outraged bicycle owners who were ticketed and had their bikes seized by the city will

not have to pay a fine. four of the bike owners, including tourists and a local life guard fought the $100 tickets in court today. on august 24th city workers cut the locks to some 30 bikes chained to the city's beach front promenade walkway and impounded them. some say their bikes gone without warning told nbc 10 they locked them on the promenade because street level racks were full. officials cited a city law that bans bikes from the promenade during certain times of the day. those who went to court today say they agreed to plead guilty to avoid fines and court costs, but julie sheehy is not satisfied. >> it's not fair. a town that relied on tourists, it should have been announced, should have been a warning. >> city officials tell us that some of the bikes posed a public safety hazard because they were chained to signs and to benches. eight people now known to be

dead after the powerful earthquake that rocked chile last night. millions were forced to evacuate buildings there, as well. the 8.3 magnitude quake struck along chile's northern coast. you can see items here being shaken off the shelves at this grocery store. the quack lasted more than three minutes and triggered dozens of aftershocks, some of them violent. most buildings in the quake zone are still standing because of chile's strict building codes. this country also had major quakes last year, as well as back in 2010. here in this country, a seventh body has been found in a narrow canyon in zion national park in utah. that discovery completes the search for hikers who were swept away in flash floods on monday. the wall of water also carried off two vehicles, killing at least 12 people. one boy is still missing. staying out west, a power line in california may have sparked the massive butte fire.

the flames have killed at least three people. the latest victim is a 65-year-old man who refused to leave his home. the area's power supply company thinks the power line hit a tree eight days ago and burst into flames. the fire has destroyed more than 230 homes and so far the flames are only 45% contained. nearly 14,000 firefighters are battling a total of ten large wildfires, including the butte wildfire all across california. to politics now, see the big debate last night, the republican presidential debate lived up to its billing. over three hours and there were some attacks, but mainly talk about the issues and how each candidate differs. nbc 10 national correspondent edward lawrence breaks down the highlights from washington. >> i'm donald trump. >> reporter: all eyes were on donald trump, but it was carly fiorina who captivated viewers, pouncing on trump's jab about her face. >> people all over the country

heard very clearly what mr. trump said. >> reporter: she then talked policy, coming out very strongly against russian president vladimir putin and defunding planned parenthood. >> this is about the character of our nation. >> reporter: while highlighting her career as a ceo. >> i think i successfully introduced myself to those who did not know me, and demonstrated once again that i am the most qualified candidate. >> reporter: experts agreed. >> she sounded well versed, presidential, up to the task. >> reporter: another stand out, governor chris christie. >> they could care less about your careers. they care about theirs. >> reporter: made his mark by bringing the debate back to the middle class. >> folks understand they want somebody in the oval office who's going to really understand their problems, who's going to hear them. >> reporter: trump lacked specifics on policy, but still had some moments, especially with jeb bush. >> he supports clinton. >> got along with everybody. >> when he asks florida to have casino gambling, we said no. >> wrong. >> we said no, and that's the simple fact. >> don't make things up, jeb.

>> there's a long haul in this and i'm confident i will pick up steam going forward. >> reporter: confidence will be the key for candidates who say their debate performance will help them pick up support. when asked by nbc if she won last night, carly fiorina said, quote, she was very satisfied with the debate. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> vice president joe biden visited two battleground states today as he considers entering the presidential race. he's heading to ohio right now. earlier this afternoon biden delivered a speech in detroit, praising the benefits of welcoming immigrants. >> we're so far ahead of the rest of the world because we attract, we attract immigrants. we're so far ahead because in america, you can challenge orthodox, unlike many other nations in the world. >> sorry for the audio there, but last week in an interview with stephen colbert, biden said he's still not sure he can give

his whole heart and soul to a presidential run. there are five candidates running for the democratic nomination right now. cnn's anderson cooper will moderate the first democratic event in las vegas. the lone survivor of the deadly shooting during the live local news interview is now talking about her recovery. vicki gardner was the woman being interviewed in virginia last month when wdbj reporter allison parker and her cameraman allen ward were shot dead on tv. she spoke exclusively about how she played dead to survive. >> i just felt the very best thing was just to drop, just to pretend as though i had been hit and just drop and go into fetal position, it was somewhat quiet, he did whatever it was that he did that i couldn't see because my position and then he came back, i guess, to be sure, and shot me in the back.

>> vicki gardner is expected to make a full recovery. the gunman previously worked at the tv station where alison parker and adam ward worked. flanagan taped himself shooting the victims and posted the video on social media. he later took his own life, shooting himself inside his rental car. the corruption case against senator bob menendez comes back to court today. the attorneys outline why they want the judge to toss out the indictment. prosecutors say menendez took cash and gifts in exchange for a senator's political influence. the defense says prosecutors used hearsay evidence and the grand jury was bias. the trial is likely to be delayed until next year. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen.

>> another beautiful day, low humidity. it's going to stay nice this evening, too. and the warmth is going to continue. this is actually going to start #like the more summer like weather with that fall kind of low humidity around, we will keep that in the forecast for your saturday, especially. and we're talking about the eagles home opener come sunday and the weather will be changing for that. big cool down coming in the forecast for the second half of your weekend and especially as we go into next week. beautiful look out near the art museum and schuylkill river with clear skies. skies stay clear through tonight. temperatures have been warm today, mid 80s in philadelphia, 86 degrees, but with the humidity being so low and the light wind, it actually feels more like 84 degrees. really feels comfortable outside with these warm temperatures. 84 in allentown and reading. 83 pottstown and westchester, 84 wilmington, 80s closer to the shore. 82 degrees right now in dover. we'll be staying mild and warm through the evening hours, into

your overnight hours and we're going to stay dry. big area of high pressure still over our area, keeping us dry. notice how the clouds have been really staying away. they are off in the atlantic, down to our south, and this high is really helping to block those from moving in. until the end of the weekend. then we'll see more clouds moving in. here's future weather. we stay warm into your friday. we stay warm as we go into saturday, and we're talking about temperatures very similar to today. by saturday, there's a chance we could see a few more clouds trying to move in, but more clouds move in for sunday. this is when we'll have a cold front move through, so through the day sunday we'll be getting cooler, but notice how there's really no rain around. this is what we're going to call a dry cold front, not really bringing the threat of rain. wouldn't be surprised if there was a sprinkle, but nothing that should ruin the eagles game especially, even if you're tailgating, expect breezy conditions, more clouds, 73 degrees for anyone tailgating. kickoff time mostly cloudy,

breezy, 77 degrees, and by fourth quarter temperatures in the low 70s. for tonight, clear and comfortable, 64 for the low in philadelphia, 53 areas north and west. then tomorrow, a day like today, temperatures in the mid 80s again, sunny, low humidity. another warm end to the week and it's going to be a warm start to the weekend, too. plenty of sunshine for saturday. little bit more humid. you might notice the humidity going into the weekend. still going to be nice and by sunday breezy, cooler, upper 70s into next week, morning lows in the 50s and by the way, fall officially starts next wednesday. watch this -- how the driver of this bus saved 60 students inside shortly before it was struck by a train. >> it is going to change the city. >> coming far people are going to go to add tickets to the pope's visit. >> getting to be pretty embarrassing. then, only the nbc 10 investigators uncover what's causing planes to sink into the

ground at philadelphia international coming up on nbc 10 news.

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for all the nevers in life, state farm is there. we have an update now on the breaking news we brought you at the top of the newscast. a school bus crashes into a pond in florida and we've learned that no students were seriously hurt. this is happening just outside of tampa. several elementary school students were on the bus and while some are getting medical help, everybody is expected to be okay. it's unclear exactly what caused the bus to crash into the water. we'll keep you posted throughout the newscast. to another crash caught on tape right here, look at this happened in germany. the train crashed right into the bus that got stuck on the tracks. the bus driver had time to get all 60 students off there before the collision. many cried, though, knowing how close they'd come to getting hit by the train. cost cutting measures could leave you stranded at philadelphia international.

>> the nbc 10 investigators have uncovered that the runways are sinking. and planes are actually getting stuck. next, what's causing the problem. plus, when patco says wifi will be ready to go to stations.

this is nbc 10 news. >> so the next time you fly in or out of philadelphia international airport, your plane might get stuck, literally. >> the nbc 10 investigators have uncovered that aircraft are sinking and passengers have repeatedly picked up the tab. harry hairston has been digging into the issue. >> the hot philadelphia summer causes airport asphalt to get soft and sink under the weight of the planes.

we found if they changed the material used on the taxiway, the problem would be fixed. these photos obtained by the nbc 10 investigators are part of an internal report at philadelphia international. snapshots of divots, signs of damage that can lead to bigger problems. >> i know we inspect and i'm sure if we saw something, we would repair it. >> reporter: a few weeks after these photos were taken, british airways flight 69 sat stuck on a taxiway on july 12th. it literally sank into the asphalt. the plane did sink several inches in less than ten minutes and heavy equipment had to lift it out, all causing problems for passengers. >> two and a quarter hours, yes, of a delay between the time of when the flight tried to cross the taxiway and when the passengers finally got to the gate. >> reporter: in august, two more planes sunk in the asphalt. the airport says hot asphalt may have caused the problem. the ground temperature can reach

140 degrees on the taxiways. >> we've had three incidents in a one-month span this year. it's getting to be pretty embarrassing. >> reporter:no carrierringringc and time again.

robert grim is a professor and engineer at drexel. >> as long as you have asphalt, you have to expect on very, very hot days you're going to have some stickiness, some softness. >> reporter: graham tells us there is a solution. >> the simplest answer is, do it in concrete. concrete is not affected the same way by temperature changes. >> reporter: flannery says one problem is time. asphalt could be poured quickly while concrete could take months. another problem is money. >> the cost factor, concrete is much more costly thang.fu aspha. >> reporter: according to engineers at drexel, concrete can cost three to four more times of asphalt, but the life span is longer and virtually maintenance free. for now you're stuck paying the cost for repeated repairs when you use philly international. numbers for the rest of the year won't be available until the contractor the airport hired to

do the work submits its bill to the city. there should be less problems with the planes sinking as the temperatures get lower. for the investigators, harry hairston, nbc 10 news. a break in a 7-year-old cold case involving a berks county toddler. david cummings of reading was charged with the 2003 murder of his 3-year-old step son. this year investigators reinterviewed cummings in prison, there cummings told authorities he had lied in earlier interviews. interest rates are staying where they are, but the head of the federal reserve says a rate hike is still likely this year. one reason the fed isn't acting yet, inflation is still running well below the central bank's objective of 2%. philadelphia police reviewing surveillance video right now hoping to find the man who stole a police officer's bike right outside a 7-eleven store. this picture shows what the bike looks like, a 17-inch fuji

mountain bike with a saddle bag. the officer left the bike outside when he went into the convenience store just before 9:00. staying connected while you commute, that's the plan for patco riders who will have free wifi access at all 13 of the stations by early next month. comcast subscribers will be able to gain access to the internet by signing in with their xfinity user i.d. commuters without comcast can use the service without providing their e-mail address after accepting the terms of use. patco's general manager also announced phone service will be available to verizon customers on trains by december or january. there's a new way to get up to the minute scores and stats about the eagles or any team in the nfl, baseball, as well. 2015 eagles hall of fame inductee brian westbrook helped give us a look at the newly enhanced xfinity sports app. comcast re-engineered the app to give more data and statistics

directly on the platform. before the game check out player and team comparisons, also injury reports, then during the game you can keep track of in game drive stats, even stats for players on your fantasy team. >> you want everything at their fingertips right now. i do and everybody else does and this app gives you all the information that you need right at your fingertips. you don't have to move, it's easy, and i don't have to pay more money for it. i think you have the best of all the worlds there. >> comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. and the eagles practice for the last time today before they take on the cowboys in a matchup sunday here at lincoln financial field. live look right here inside the stadium on this sunday afternoon from our eagles nest camera. nbc 10, of course, your official television station for the eagles and even when the game is not on air, join us before and after the game for exclusive coverage. watch game day kickoff this sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. you'll hear from tight end zach ertz and eagles fan carli lloyd.

then join us for eagles game day final. it's going to feature exclusive interviews with chip kelly and malcolm jenkins. plus full highlights and locker room reaction. to this now, caffeine before bed. it can impact your body's inner clock. >> not surprisingly. next new research reveals how coffee and soda can shorten your sleep time by almost two hours. plus, making a colorful statement. the iconic snack food changing its look to show its pride.

students and alumni got a jump at their careers at st. joe's annual career fair. nearly 200 employers lined up to recruit some 900 people seeking jobs. the career fair part of a week long series of events sponsored by st. joe's career development center. if you drink a cup of coffee before bed tonight, feel prepared to feel jet lagged.

a new study from the university of colorado finds caffeine also blocks chemicals in the brain that promote sleep. it upsets our body clock, shifting it by about 40 minutes making us feel jet lagged. if you are exposed to bright lights, your sleep cycle could be altered by an hour and 45 minutes. you eat doritos, everybody does. >> sometimes. am i admitting to the junk food thing? >> when i'm not following a strict diet i eat doritos, too. >> they turn that orange. now brace yourself and your hands for every color of the rainbow. doritos is creating rainbow color chips in celebration of the lgbt community. featuring blue, purple, red, and orange chips. all right, free tickets for the papal weekend. it's a promotion sure to get attention. >> and certainly did today in

delaware county. next the offer that has folks camping outside to see pope francis up close. and another warm, beautiful day. great way to end out the week, but we have changes coming for the weekend and i'll show you when the taste of fall comes back to the forecast. also don't forget to vote for the high school football game of the week. this week's choices, west catholic versus haverford and neshaminy versus cherokee creek. voting closes today and we'll announce the winner tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00.

volunteers on the streets right now raising support for the francis fund before the pope's arrival next week. >> volunteers with project home are flooding the streets of

philadelphia for mercy and justice day. this is in support of the world meeting of families hunger and homelessness committee. the initiative hopes to raise $1.4 million by the time the pope arrives. >> so you want to get up close? today a delaware county parish handed out three ticket s to se the pope. >> before trying to snag a ticket for a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> our camera was rolling when bridget was the first to pick up her papal passes. she plans to take her family of five to hear pope francis deliver mass here on the ben franklin parkway. she spent the night outside st. dennis church to make sure she got the coveted tickets. >> it wasn't hard at all. the weather was beautiful and super excited. god bless the pope. >> reporter: the line of parishioners wanting free tickets started forming just before sunrise. >> there's a lot of energy

surrounding his visit in philadelphia and i, too, would like to get as close as possible. >> reporter: ken plans to take his wife of 35 years to hear the majestic message. >> it's a wonderful experience when you have a huge number of people all converging in a beautiful city to praise god. >> reporter: 96 tickets have been set aside for parishioners to attend the mass but the church decided to share dozens more with those in good standing with the parish. everyone was shocked when offered tickets to the festival of families, as well. he's taking his family of four. >> i was pleasantly surprised, because again, i thought we were just getting the sunday tickets and i hadn't even thought about saturday, but now we're definitely going to go to both days. >> reporter: for those who did not receive the passes today, the church is planning to live stream the papal mass here inside the sanctuary.

nbc 10 news. >> if you are among the majority of people who do not have a ticket and by the way the tickets are for the secure zone on the parkway, you can still be a part of the historic weekend in philadelphia. for more on where you can catch a glimpse of pope francis and where to watch the papal mass, check out the nbc 10 app. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> another nice warm day and a dry day, too, with the low humidity really makes everything a lot more comfortable. live look outside. we still have clear skies and the warm air that's going to continue to start off your weekend, so at least that's good news if you like the more summer like weather, but we will be seeing changes as we go into sunday just before the big eagles game and a cool down in the forecast, too, especially as we go into part of next week feeling a lot more like fall. not right now, still in the mid 80s, mid 80s through

philadelphia, low 80s, though. so very comfortable even with the warm air because our humidity has been so low. take a look at the entire country, though. we have warm air on our half and the cool air is moving in the pacific northwest and this is going to start to take over much of the country as we go into the end of the weekend. right now we have 80s across much of the eastern half of the country, 70s through parts of the southeast, very comfortable, then the cool air back to our west because of the cold front. we won't be in the 60s this week but cool air will start to bring temperatures down to the mid 70s by the start of next week. even by sunday we'll be noticeably cooler. future weather keeping us dry. staying dry. big area of high pressure keeping us nice and sundayny. future weather is showing that high hanging around even for friday as it slides offshore. more of a south wind for saturday.

saturday with a south wind. i think you'll notice it, then you see the cold front approaching. saturday we stay dry and sunny, but notice how the cold front has rain with it. the rain isn't going to make it here, but we will see the clouds, we're too dry for that once it moves through sunday, cooler and breezy, then pretty nice conditions starting off next week again with those cooler temperatures sticking in the forecast. now for the eagles game on sunday against the cowboys big game, it will be breezy and cooler, tailgating weather mostly cloudy, breezy, 73. by kickoff, breezy, temperatures around 77 degrees and by the fourth quarter, temperatures in about the low 70s. for tonight, clear and comfortable. 64 for the low in philadelphia, 53 areas north and west. then tomorrow, another nice day, sunny, warm, low humidity again. temperatures same as today, about the mid 80s. then we're going to start off the weekend nice, increase in humidity still in the mid 80s, average highs 78 degrees, so we'll be above average.

for sunday, though, right around average but feeling cooler, next week we're in the mid 70s, so going to feel really nice and fall starts on wednesday. changing the game in atlantic city. >> that's the hope for a new addition to a.c. as it tries to boost business there. next we're live to see how they are trying to recharge the local economy without gambling.

atlantic city is placing its bets on a business that does not involve gambling. resort leaders are confident that conventions and conferences will attract a different type of visitor to help the struggling city achieve a brighter future. >> and today officials celebrated the opening of a huge

new conference center at harris casino hotel. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter live this afternoon with the story. ted? >> reporter: jim and rosemary, this facility was repeatedly referred to today as a game changer for atlantic city and meetings are already booked here through november of 2019. the new hara's water front conference center is already flowing with activity. pamela is here for a farm and home trade show. >> it's beautiful. they've done a great job, did very, very, very well for us. >> a ribbon cutting today marked the opening of the 100,000 square foot facility which cost nearly $126 million to build. >> the paradigm shift for atlantic city. >> it's touted as the largest hotel conference facility between baltimore and boston. casino and city leaders believe it will serve as a catalyst to

lure new nonsummer and week day business travelers to the struggling resort, which is striving to become less dependent on gambling. >> that is very different than the business that's been coming here. it's not been a big part of atlantic city. we want to change that. >> you'll see our city sometimes for the first time and come back and visit with the families. >> meantime tomorrow could be another big day with atlantic city with an announcement to confirm reports that developer is buying the closed show boat casino currently owned by stock and university. legal hurdles converted the school into a new atlantic city campus. >> the company that they are going to sell us has the experience, the know how, and very, very creative in what they are going to do with the reuse of that particular facility. >> reporter: mayor also points out the show boat sale also frees up stock to focus its efforts on opening a campus somewhere else in atlantic city. that's where we're live, ted

greenberg, nbc 10 news. next, all new tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00, parents fight back. >> they say their kids are taking too many tests, so now they are taking this battle straight to the top. and a nice warm way to end out the week, but there are some changes for the weekend and some fall temperatures returning. that's straight ahead. plus, concerns on a popular trail. how people say they are being harassed and attacks and how police are responding next on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

right now at 5:00, harassed and attacked. people using a popular trail say they just don't feel safe. plus, what would the city do if there was a severe weather problem when the pope visits. tonight, new details on how they evacuate hundreds of thousands of people. first, are students taking too many tests? many parents say yes. while their parents were in class today, parents were at the state capitol putting up a fight. nbc 10 news at 5:00 starts right now. today's battle played out in dover, but parents across the region have concerns when it comes to testing. >> that's right. some families in delaware feel like their vioices are not bein heard. nbc 10 delaware bureau reporter tim furlong joins us live from dover. tell us what the parents want. >> reporter: well, i think they just want to feel like their leaders are making good decisions about the stuff that eventually ends up in schools and classes, so they gathered here at legislative hall down at the other end of the green.

found out legislators are not in session, so they marched up the street here and came over here and sat in on a meeting with the state board of education. >> we need to make a change in education now. >> reporter: it wasn't exactly a noisy protest, but these parents and teachers got their buoyant across. these parents don't like the new delaware smarter balanced assessment test for kids and they don't like that the governor doesn't want them to be able to opt their kids out of it. >> i am my child's advocate and i'll make the choice. >> waste of time and money and all children are not the same. >> reporter: no more dots and bubbles, smarter balance is on a computer, also includes writing, critical thinking and math problems where kids show their work. delaware legislators passed a law to let parents opt out. the governor vetoed it. >> all of a sudden the governor seems to know best, as far as education goes, tries to