will it be the tough-talking democrat with two decades of experience on city council or the republican business executive new to politics? today philadelphfill deppians p next mayor. in philadelphia, all eyes are on the mayor's race. monique braxton is live at the old first reform church in old city where democratic candidate jim kenny is voting this morning. monique? >> reporter: he's due here any minute. i just got off the phone with the city commissioner's office and they tell us so far since

the polls opened at 7:00 there's been a steady flow all across the city with chestnut hill and mount airy seeing more people. is philadelphiaens are selecting their 99th mayor. here at society hill she was greeted by former d.a. and former democratic candidate for mayor lynn abraham. murray-bailey says she has no regrets running in a democrat-controlled city. >> it's been a great week. we've gotten to see so many voters in the last stretch and really encouraging things to say and people want to see something different in philadelphia and they know that's what i bring. >> she's running on a business refo reform in just a couple minutes jim kenny will be arriving here.

he's endorse bid many labor unions and african-american political leaders. as soon as he arrives we hope to talk to him live about what he'll do for the rest of this day. he told us he's not taking anything for granted. live now in old city, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. volunteers are at every polling location in philadelphia to answer any questions voters may have and also address any concerns. and there are three yes or no ballot questions in philadelphia. the first involves an amendment to create the city's office of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender affairs. the second wants to create a department of planning and development and the final question asks voters to approve or reject the city's plan to borrow nearly $156 million to

use on projects like improving streets sanitation and parks. in the garden state, voters will choose a new general assembly. all 80 seats are up for grabs. right now democrats control the chamber and experts expect them hold on. new jersey voters will also have their say in several county races. we just told you jim kenny voting at his polling place. he is the democratic mayoral candidate. he's with monique braxton now. monique? >> thanks, chris. how are you doing? >> it's a beautiful day. everyone should get out and vote. >> reporter: everyone feels like you are the front-runner but you don't take anything for granted? >> don't count your chickens before they hatch. people have to respect the sacrifices that people made in the 1960s to be beaten and water cannoned and dogged sicced on them and killed in order for the right to vote. if we don't come out and respect their efforts, we're dishonoring their memory. >> reporter: you promised to

expand the port as far as jobs are concerned, you're pushing universal pre-k. what else is important to you that should entice people to come out and participate in the voting process. >> we have many people incarcerated in our city are coming back to us everyday and we need to make sure you're ready for them psychologically and with job training and opportunities and take away the sigma they have and make them productive citizens and if we can do that, we can change the poverty issue in our city, educate our young kids, take care of our old folks and make sure people who went wayward can come back. >> reporter: how do you plan to spend the rest of the day? >> seeing people, saying hello and thanking people for their hard work during the course of the campaign. >> reporter: no stops at relish? >> well i'm getting chicken up at relish, trust me. >> reporter: and cookies at fourth street deli? >> i don't know if i'll get there but i'm getting to relish for sure. >> reporter: good luck to you today. appreciate it. >> take care, bye-bye. >> reporter: the councilman is going in to vote. no doubt he's going to vote for

himself and he hopes to become the 99th mayor of philadelphia. we're going to continue to cover this race throughout the day and have the developments in our evening newscast. i'll be back in 30 minutes with the latest from the murray bailey and kenny race. back to you, chris. >> jim kenny hopes to be relishing a victory later tonight. he has the numbers advantage with democrats outnumbering republicans 7-1 in philadelphia. here's the polling hours in state to state. in new jersey you can vote from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in pennsylvania and delaware you have till 8:00 p.m. for a list of all locations, go to the nbc 10 news app or nbc10.com. voter turnout is notoriously low in off-year elections like this one. no presidential contest. but the committee of 70 has answers for many of the excuses people will use for not vogt. for example, many people think they can't vote if they don't a photo i.d. but the committee of 70 says that's no excuse. you don't need one of those

unless it's your first time to vote and even then you'll be given a provisional ballot until everything is sorted out. another thing cited is people don't know where their location. is that's a lame excuse according to the committee of 70. they say ask your county office or google it. and for answers to more common excuses for not voting, go to nbc10.com or check the nbc 10 mobile app, there you'll find full election day coverage, including help in finding your polling place and once the polls close, we'll have those election results for you throughout the evening we'll refresh those every time new results come in. and you cannot use the weather as an excuse not to vote. you couldn't ask for better conditions in early november. we're headed for the 70s today. first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with the forecast. glenn? chris, it's a spectacular

day throughout from the shore, that's cape may, all the way up to the poconos. nothing but sunshine and temperatures are going up as a result. we don't any clouds today. we had a lot of them yesterday. this is what we'll be watching over the next couple days. might start creeping to the north but it will take quite a while for that to happen and it's not happening today or tonight. we're up to 65 in philadelphia. that's as warm as it's been the last two days. the average high temperature is only 61 so we're already above that at 11:00 a.m. and some other spots closer to 70 already. not much of a wind today and, of course, with all that sunshine, the temperatures go into the 70s and tonight we cool off quickly with clear skies and light winds, back down into the 40s by tomorrow morning and then the sun comes out and it's back into the 70s again tomorrow. we'll see how long this

incredible weather lasts with the seven-day in a few minutes. >> let's hope it lasts right up until next spring. that would be great. not likely. look at this. roads are back to normal in south philadelphia after a broken fire hydrant sent water gushing into the street there. skyforce 10 flew over the street at 25th street. bad timing for the morning commute. this happened around 6:30 slowing people down. you can see drivers moving slowly through that standing water there. . jurors will hear closing arguments in the case of shaka fattah, jr. he's finished questioning his final witness now and some exhibits are being presented into evidence for the jury to consider. then he and the prosecutors will give their closing arguments. fattah, jr., is accused of defrauding several bank, the irs and the school district of philadelphia out of hundreds of thousands of dollars fattah, jr., is the son of chaka fattah who is in the courtroom to

support his son. the congressman is married to renee chenault-fattah. scary moments caught on camera on a snow-covered road. yeah, that's not good. an auout-of-control suv winds u on a collision course. even scarier because of who was inside that vehicle. that's coming up. and pot at the poles. a state that borders pennsylvania could take a big step toward legalizing recreational marijuana. we'll show you where they're deciding that issue.

[ horn honking ] scary moments in anchorage, alaska, after an sufficient slid out of control and slammed into a vehicle. a tv crew was parked alongside the road when it began to slide backward. and look at this, the family had a small child inside that vehicle. thankfully no one was hurt. and look at this amazing sight caught on camera. a meteor streaking across the night sky in thailand. drivers s is in bangkok took t videos around 8:00 p.m. local time. you can see it lighting up the sky as it zipped across. now to decision 2016. republican presidential candidate donald trump is speaking right now to reporters about his new book. a live look at that event right

now at trump tower in new york city. >> i think it's a different book. we just had polls come out today from iowa where i'm leading, you saw the new poll from iowa. you saw the new poll in new hampshire where i'm leading big. a poll just came out in florida where i'm leading big. georgia, texas. i mean, all over the place. we're doing well. if you add ben and myself, we're beat everything everybody by a lot. that seems to be the big story. they call it the establishment. it's called really the failed establishment because the establishment has let us down. >> reporter: but is he leading overall? we'll see what a new poll says about that in a moment. his book, by the way, is called "crippled america: how to make america great again." publishers say the book provides insight into how the businessman uses the media to his advantage and also outlines his ideas for the future. now this, of course, comes one

day after republican rival jeb bush published an e-book titled "reply all," it's a collection of e-mails from and to constituents during his time as governor of florida showing he says how he turned up with of the largest states into an economic engine. now on to trump's comments about his leading in iowa and new hampshire. according to a a nbc news "wall street journal" poll, dr. ben carson is ahead of trump by six points. marco rubio has 11% and governor chris christie has 2% of support but he says he's not worried about that. >> this is a race where 80% of the people polled haven't made up their mind yet. that's a good number. >> governor christie was speaking in camden at an event when we got his reaction to that poll. the next republican debate is one week from tonight in

milwaukee. and in the democratic race, nik has now doubled her lead on bernie sanders in the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. clinton with 62% to sanders 31%, a six-point jump last month. but there is one trouble spot for her in that poll, more than half of the registered voters surveyed gave her poor marks for honesty. happening today white house candidate bernie sanders will air the first television ad funded by his campaign. take a look here. >> son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement, he went to public schools then college. >> reporter: people in iowa and new hampshire will see that ad in its entirety first. the minute-long spot cost more than $2 million to produce. it introduces sanders and tells viewers about his rise from childhood to a u.s. senator from vermont. the ad also states sanders' campaign is funded by over a million contributions. happening today, ohio voters could force state legislators to reform marijuana laws there and

potentially pave the way for legal recreational marijuana use. today's vote would amend that state's constitution to allow citizens 21 and older to use up to one ounce of marijuana recreationally. that's in addition to allowing medical marijuana for anyone who has a doctor's prescription. the company behind the keystone xl pipeline, trans-canada, has asked the u.s. government to temporarily suspend its application. here's why. the company is in the middle of a dispute with nebraska over a preferred route for that pipeline and it doesn't want that to interfere with the approval process. now, this move comes as the obama administration is widely expected to reject the pipeline permit application before the president leaves office. not feeling like november today. we have more of the same coming. it's just a gorgeous day, the fall colors are at their peak

and lots of sunshine and great visibility. it will be warm for the rest of the week as well. we are tracking some showers during the day thursday. we have clear skies out there right now. 65 degrees. the winds south at five miles an hour and we're three degrees warmer than we were at this time yesterday. we here in the 60s everywhere, even mount pocono with 67 degrees. that's an indication of how warm the atmosphere overall is. so with the sunshine, a lot of these places are going to get into the 70s today and then stay there. you can see we're close to five degrees warmer than yesterday but mount pocono 14 degrees warmer than it was at this time yesterday. so it's warming up aloft before it warms up at the surface. we have lots of sunshine here, clouds to the south. they're not moving our way now but there are indications some of that moisture starts to come to the north. we won't be seeing a lot of moisture out of that but that's

the only thing that gives us any kind of chance of showers during the week. we have the mild air, you can see some of those pitiful little showers there as we go into thursday. by friday we could see the warmest weather of all and then this cold front comes down. there's just no doubt that the front is going to be coming through. and here's the futurecast as we go through the night to wanightd into tomorrow. it would be showing clouds and rain if there was any. there we go, into thursday we can see more clouds and also see a little bit of a trend to the north but not much of a rain threat if any. for the rest of the day today, we expect sunshine, very mild for this time of the year, low 70s, about 10 degrees above average or even higher and then the seven-day forecast, 74 degrees, sunshine tomorrow, very much like today. thursday just a chance of a couple of showers. it would be relatively light and most of us would not see it.

friday breezy and warm, 76 degrees. then we start to cool down over the weekend. some early showers possible on saturday with that cold front and then significantly colder on sunday and monday. glenn, there are a couple of people here grimacing when you showed that chance of rain on saturday. we're hoping it's a small chance and that it stays away because there's an important event happening saturday that really means a lot to people in this community and it's all about stopping heart disease, the number-one killer of americans. this weekend you can help fight it. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are once again proud to sponsor the american heart association's philadelphia heart walk. it's this saturday, citizens bank park from 8:00 to noon. even if you don't participate, there's something all of us can learn here and here to help us with that is chuck ball, the chair of the heart walk and tina frye. tina, i want to start with you. you're young, you're 37. i'm going to call that young because i'm about that same age.

relatively young in terms of heart disease but tell us about your skn. how you discovered it and what people can learn about it. >> sure, i started going downhill with my health relatively quickly, just felt like i had an upper respiratory tract infection that never went away and it turned out to be my heart. there was a virus that attacked my heart, i ended up with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. with a lot of medication and help and rest things have gotten better. >> this was a virus that attacked your heart? >> it was a virus. >> was it genetic? >> no, they think it was most likely viral. >> and you went through several misdiagnosis before they discovered what was actually affecting you? >> everybody blew me off sort of. i mean, they listened to me but they didn't think that i could have heart failure or it could be my heart because i was so young that my symptoms were overlooked for that. >> well, it's proof that it comes in form wes may not expect

and that it affects people across the board. chuck, tell us about the heart walk this year, about the philadelphia heart walk. how many people are you expecting and how can people really still help make a difference. >> it's exciting. it's the signature event for the heart association. this saturday it's the 17th year we've done it. we expect over 10,000 people, upwards of 14,000 and we're taking registrations and people can go on the american heart association web site and still register. >> where does the money goes go? >> it's used for research and education. we've got all the large academic medical centers participating in this but largely it goes to research and education. >> we know a lot of people -- how many people did you have last year? >> about 14,000. so let's get more out of that. >> our jacqueline london will be emceeing again. we're excited to be a part of this. the american heart association's philadelphia heart walk this saturday from 8:00 to noon at citizens bank park. rain or shine, but it will shine.

we won't let it rain. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 proud sponsors go. to nbc10.com or check the nbc 10 news app for more information. thank you, chuck and tina, for waiting all this time to talk to us about this. >> thanks for the opportunity. speaking of heart disease, listen to this. chuck talked about research. there could be a connection between what you're drinking and your risk of having heart failure. you'll see what a new study says about that straight ahead: and teens and the their precious screens. young people spend a ton of time in front of them. you'll see how to keep those teens from becoming totally detached at home.

drinking too many sweetened beverages may increase your risk of heart failure. a new study looked at the food and drink consumption of more than 40,000 men over a period of one year and researchers found two or more servings of sweetened drinks per day was linked to a 23% higher risk of heart failure. it's not clear if women or minorities have the same risk. a new study finds restaurants who voluntarily list calorie counts on their menus tend to offer more low-calorie items. that makes sense. researchers looked at menus from 66 chain restaurants, five of which post their caloric information. those five restaurants, panera, jamba juice, mcdonald's, chick-fil-a and starbucks averaged 140 fewer calories per item than those that don't. local researchers have made

a big discovery that links down syndrome and alzheimer's disease. scientists at temple's louis katz school of medicine have link add gene for people who have those conditions. doctors are now looking for a pathway in the brain to stop the enzyme before it causes problems. researchers are calls this discovery ground breaking. new information on the deadly plane crash. that crash overseas over the sinai peninsula. there's a new clue in the investigation. we have details on special imagery and what investigators have ruled out. and a monday night message. you'll see how some daring demonstrators picked a prime time game to get across their point. stay with us.

decision 2015. who will land the most powerful

job in philadelphia, the former city councilman or the political newcomer? voters are heading to the polls to pick a new major. it's election day, november 3, the day philadelphia picks someone to take over for michael nutter. nbc 10's monique braxton is live in old city. monique, you have news for us. you have new information, right? >> reporter: that's right, chris. a couple minutes ago i spoke a judge overseeing voting at one of the polls and he told us what he's noticed is people are spending three to five minutes behind the curtain before they make a decision and no doubt that's also going on here in old city. philadelphians are selecting their 99th mayor. our camera was rolling when democrat jim kenny voted in old city as well as republican melissa murray-bailey arrived with her daughter cricket to vote over in society hill. she was greeted, coincidentally, by former d.a. and former democratic candidate for mayor lynn abraham. kinney told us he isn't ready to talk about the police

commissioner's job but you know we asked. but he did say what he's hearing from voters. >> everybody is talking about the school, of course. schools are a huge issue, povr the rates are a huge issue. crime and public safety is on people's minds. we had 14 people shot over the weekend and one 16-year-old boy killed. >> it's been a great week. is we've got on the see so many voters in the last stretch people want to see something different in philadelphia. >> murray-bailey told us she's hoping to improve the business climate in philadelphia both say they hope to spend the day going to the polls before they close tonight at 8:00. the city commissioner told us so far there has been a moderate flow of voters across the city with chestnut hill as well as mount airy seeing the highest

turnout. monique braxton, nbc 10 news. in one of the most-watched contests today, kevin steele is hoping to become montgomery county's district attorney. steele, a democrat, works as first assistant d.a. in that county. nbc 10 caught up with him greeting poll workers in win wood. his republican opponent, bruce castor, who wants his old job back. he was montgomery count owe's day from 2000 to 2008 and nbc 10 was there as he accompanied his parents to vote. this race got ugly when steele ran an ad criticizing bill castor for not filing charges against bill cosby in 2005. the winner of the replace will replace risa ferman running for judge at the court of common pleas. we caught up with her voting at abington high school. and philadelphia voters are having this to consider. if they're having problems

casting their ballots today, the election fraud task force will be there to hen them out. more than 60 assistant district attorneys and dozens of police officers are available there to address any issues that voters have. if you have any questions, also, you can call the fraud hotline at 215-686-9641. in the garden state, voters will choose a new general assembly today. all 80 seats are up for grabsment riggrab s. right now democrats control the chamber. new jersey voters will have their say in county and local races. for all of the results, go to nbc10.com for full election day coverage. we're also trying to debunk the top five excuses for not heading to the polls. there are plenty of those. once the polls do close, we will refresh those election results the second they come in. you can't use the weather as an excuse not to get out and vote. a beautiful tuesday shaping up. a live look at cape may from the

marquis de lafayette hotel. this may be the first week of november but the beach isn't a bad place to be today. sunny and temperatures may feel more like spring out there. but how long will this warmup last? let's find out. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with that answer. glenn? chris, this is going to last pretty much for the rest of the week. it's a spectacular weather pattern and the colors are spectacular, too, the fall colors. this is french manor in the poke now mountains, a little past the peak in the poconos but near peak across much of the rest of the area. so it's just beautiful out there. we don't have any clouds, a lot of bright blue skies. moisture down to the south. that will be creeping up our way the next couple days but nothing too serious and temperature already as warm as it was at any time yesterday and the thing that really sticks out to me is that 67 in mount pocono, that's an indication that the higher levels of the atmosphere at a

few thousand feet are warmer than at the surface. and so as the sun's rays come don, that will allow the surface temperatures to really jump up. so really not much wind during the day today. temperatures getting into the low 70s and tonight dropping back down into the 40s with another day of sunshine. yeah, it's going to be going back up. very, very little wind here over the next couple of days. now let's take a look at what will happen through the rest of the week and changes with the weekend with the seven-day in a few minutes. 11:35 now. we have new information on the russian plane crash that killed more than 200 people last week. satellite images show a heat flash the moment and in the same location where the plane crashed but officials say a missile is not the source of that heat flash. that's because the same infrared satellite would have picked up a heat trail, any heat trail that would have come from a missile

and the imagery doesn't show that. instead, the investigation is shifting to a previous incident involving the same jet. so this airbus, a 321 was 18 years old. in 2001, the plane's tail hit the runway during a rough landing. investigators are looking at the repair job done by airbus and any follow-up inspections. they're checking for microscopic cracks that experts say could be catastrophic during flight. >> after many, many, many cycle, ups and downs, these cracks will reach a critical point and actually break up. >> reporter: the airline, metro jet, says a technical fault like a crack in the tail could not have caused the crash. they continue to blame an external impact though they haven't define what is that can be. russian officials say that is not based on fact. and the nationwide tributes continue for those crash victims in russia. so far only ten victims have been positively identified. people are still laying flowers,

stuffed animals and notes at a floral tribute in st. petersburg which was home to most of those victims. this morning, ahmad chalabi a prominent iraqi politician who supported the u.s. invasion of iraq has died. chalabi was one of the biggest opponents of the saddam hussein regime and he played a key role in the iraqi invasion in 2003. he was still involved in politics at the time of his death. chalabi was 71 years old. we know today is decision 2015. now we are looking ahead at decision 2016. one year from today until the presidential election and a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows ben carson around hillary clinton are both surging. nbc's peter alexander has the latest. >> reporter: dr. ben carson signing books and shaking hands but leaving his opponents shaking their heads. our brand new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows carson surging into the lead among gop primary voters at 29%, the highest number for any

republican so far this season. six points ahead of donald trump. carson support is strongest among evangelical and female voters, even more if the former neurosurgeon is the nom neerks 77% of republicans say they could see themselves supporting him. just 60% for trump. >> i continue to do what i've been doing and that is to tell the truth and talk about the issues that are important to the people. >> reporter: still, trump is lashing out at another would be rival, freshman senator marco rubio whose debate performance has vaulted him into third place both nationally and in the critical early primary state of new hampshire. >> i think he's an overrated person. i don't think he's going to make it. >> >> reporter: when asked, trump dismissed rubio as a running mate and he's following jeb bush's lead criticizing rubio's poor senate attendance record. >> marco doesn't show up to vote. he doesn't do things that you're supposed to do. >> reporter: bush remains stagnant in single digits in sixth place, promising a political reset. >> i can fix it. >> reporter: and giving a

glimpse into all the advice he's getting to pick up his game. >> ditch the glasses. get rid of the purple striped tie. i like this tie. it only cost 20 bucks. [ laughter ] >> reporter: meanwhile, the republicans united front pushing to change upcoming debate formats is already fraying with donald trump insisting he'll negotiate with tv networks alone. and john kasich, carly fiorina, and chris christie all saying they won't sign on to a letter demanding changes. the president mocking them all last night. >> and then it turns out they can't handle a bunch of cnbc moderators. [ cheers and applause ] if you can't handle those guy guys -- [ laughter ] you know, i don't think the chinese and russians are going to be too worried about you. >> that was nbc's peter alexander reporting.

it was a prime time matchup between the carolina panthers and the indianapolis colts last night on "monday night football" but it was two activists who stole the spotlight when they unveiled their own banner inside the stadium to send their message loud and clear. the man and woman rappelled from the press box at bank of america stadium in north carolina. they were protesting a natural gas project in maryland that uses fracking, a production method that critics say is harmful to the environment. the banner calls on bank of america, which is headquarters in charlotte, to stop financing the company behind the project. eventually firefighters came in and took control of the scene and took the protesters away. police are still investigating exactly how they got that equipment into the stadium. well, there are signs of hope for a historic ship in danger of being sold for scrap metal. thes ss "united states" is

stationed in philadelphia. there's talk it may have to be sold for scrap metal if a lasting funding solution can't be found. to conservancy says it needs more than $60,000 a month just to keep the rehab work afloat. the ss "united states" was once the world's fastest ocean liner. teens and technology. you rarely see one without the other so how do you prevent a teched-out a ten from becoming checked out at home? a new report finds the average american teenager spends nine hours a day watching tv, playing video games, surfing the web, listening to music or texting or all of the above at the same time. now, for kids between the ages of eight and 12, the tweens, it's six hours a day. more than half of those also multitask using their devices while doing home work. experts say the trick here is to help kids learn how to manage media without losing the ability to connect face to face with others. >> they seem to think that it takes away from having social

skills and i don't think that's the case at all. i can write a complete sentence. i can carry out a conversation just like anybody else can. >> the study was done by common sense media. it found watching tv and listening to music ranked highest among teens and they tend to view social media as more of a chore. a lot of fans can't wait to see that new "star wars" movie. >> nothing will stand in our way. >> but for one fan, anticipation for the movie is literally giving him a reason to live. we'll tell you about one man's dying "star wars" wish.

a terminally ill cancer patient has been a "star wars" fan since he was a little boy. his dying wish is to see the new movie but he fears he's running out of time. "the force awakens" is scheduled for release on december 18, everyone is excited about that. no one more so than daniel fleetwood. in july his doctors gave him two months to live. he's in hospice now. he's spending as much time as possible with his wife. daniel says he should have already passed away by now but he believes his desire to see that movie is what keeps him hanging on. >> commitment. he still has that commitment, that drive, that love and i think it's a beautiful thing, even if it's just a movie. that's magic for a lot of people. >> i really don't think that i'm going to make it. please do what you can.

help me. >> how about that? j.j. abrams is the director of the new "star wars" movie. in 2013 he arranged a special screening for a fan with terminal cancer to see him film "star trek into darkness" before it was released in theaters so we'll see what happens with daniel fleetwood's story there. i know our next guest will appreciate that story. she is an artist and author and back with another mystery thriller set in the legal world. the book is called "skrupted." lisa scottoline's latest book. this is a case from the past that comes back to haunt the character, benny risotto. you've been on this show a lot and every time we talk about your great books. people are so excited to have benny risotto back. >> i'm very excited, too. >> you're happy to bring her back, weren't you? >> the great thing is i don't know if -- as a reader i feel

the same way. i feel these characters are real so actually i missed this character and i wanted to say here she is, she has a big case, she's got a big love, too. there's a lot going on. >> as a reader i think about characters when i'm not reading the current book that i'm reading. you sometimes catch yourself in the middle of the day wondering what the character is doing and then you have to remind yourself "that's a character in a book." so back to benny risotto. she is going back now to one of her earliest cases. it's come back to haunt her. tell us about that. >> the thing is i basically in "kids for cash" because that's the corruption scandal. i always center the books in philadelphia. she represented a kid who got caught up for that and then here he is 13 years later, of course he's accused of murder because someone who's incarcerated as a juvenile is going to have real problems, emotional problems and even ptsd and so she is going to

prove him innocent no matter what it takes. >> and just to refresh everyone, "kids for cash" was a real case that inspired you. that's a case where some judges were caught basically accepting money from a private prison system and they were sentencing these young offenders to long prison sentences at those institutions. >> it's heartbreaking. they were completely unjustly accused. like for fighting in the cafeteria, two judges were in cahoots with the person who built the prison saying we'll fill it with kids and you just send us the money. it's just awful. >> so benny your character has to go back and basically start defending murder defendants again, something she had gotten out of the business of doing, right? >> right, right. and this case is a big one because it involves a man she fell in love with and i sort of wanted the book to be about second chances a little. i think all of us think if i had to do that over i might do it differently and i wanted to call her bluff. >> well, this is the country of second chances. now, your books deal with a lot of moral and ethical questions.

before you sit down to write these, do you know where you stand on each of these issues that you write about or do you have to kind of figure that out as you go along? does it cause you to have some intro special election? >> the latter, people say "do you know how it ends?" i don't even know how it middles. i just give the character the problem and we work our way through it together. and all of those emotional -- because this is about the disconnect between law and justice. it's no clearer than in this scandal and she's going to work her way through it and figure out that's why i lost, because the fix was in, can i set it right? >> it's called "corrupted." it's on shelves now, also available online as well. lisa has three book signings in this area this week, tonight at 7:00 she'll be at the chester county book company in west chester. tomorrow night she's at barnes & noble in willow grove, montgomery county. friday night at 7:00, she'll be at the barnes & noble.

lisa scottoline "corrupted." i wonder if our producer timed this to come out on election day. >> well, the producer is brilliant so you never know. >> he would agree with you, jason rothman, i'm sure you would. glenn, help us out here. no corruption in the world of weather and a lot of people are happy about the way the weather is turning out this week. it's just beautiful fall day out there. the fall colors are at their peak in much of the area. it's going to continue to be warm for the rest of the week, just tracking a few showers around. nothing too major. look at that picture. incredible, but skies, 65 degrees. winds south at five miles an hour. we got up to 65 degrees the last couple of days, about 72 today, 74 tomorrow. we're talking about 70 plus for the rest of the week.

but then things will change for the weekend. already up to 67 degrees in mount pocono which is pretty warm for them. a lot warmer than yesterday, 23469 coatesville, 70 in blue bell. some of these places have been running cool lately but with sunshine they warm up more quickly. 67 degrees in wrightstown, 65 in trenton. and 70 degrees in wood vine so we've got places near the shore already up to 70 degrees. hardly a cloud in the sky for a hundred miles or so. fair amount of moisture in north carolina and a little bit of that is going to be moving up to the north. not any kind of big storm or anything like that, you'll see with the futurecast. as we go through the afternoon you saw temperatures hitting the 70-degree mark or even higher. but temperatures drop fairly quickly when you have the clear skies, light wind, and low humidity and we'll be back down into the 40s later tonight.

so tomorrow morning you may need a little light jacket or sweater but as the afternoon goes on and the temperature starts going into the 70s, maybe even by noontime tomorrow you probably won't need that kind of coat. of course the sea breeze at the shore keeping things a little cooler and we're showing clouds and any kind of rain. we don't really see that develop until wednesday night and into thursday. we're seeing more clouds around but this particular model not showing very much rain. a couple little spits of moisture there. that's about it. so the mild air is going to continue. for the rest of the day today we've got sunshine, temperatures into the low 70s. unseasonably mild and then for the seven-day forecast, that unseasonable warmth continues wednesday and into thursday and friday. just that slight chance of showers on thursday and then the much colder weather of the weekend, especially on sunday.

we'll be right back. it used to be illegal.

atlantic county didn't allow its elected politicians to take large donations from contractors doing business with the county. then will pauls changed the law, allowing him to pocket thousands of dollars in campaign cash.

now pauls is taking thousands from those who want to move casinos to north jersey, threatening our jobs and our local economy. and he said he wants the vote to allow north jersey casinos "this year." we just can't trust will pauls. well, this isn't for everyone. let's just say that. but let's enjoy watching these people do it. contestants taking part in a wing suit flying contest in china. it's called the wings for love 2015 world cup, the first of its

kind event -- maybe the last, i don't know. the contestants took a leap of faith from a platform 9,000 feet above ground. 30 people from 12 different countries were taking part in that event. let's hope they all finished safely. an update on our top story. it's election day 2015 and voters in philadelphia are choosing a new mayor today. we caught up with democratic candidate former city councilman jim kenney voting this morning in his precinct in old city. we also spoke to his challenger republican melissa murray-bailey, a political newcomer who says she wants to improve the business climate in philadelphia. polls are open until 8:00 tonight. we will follow all of the candidates and all of the wrrac and have that on nbc10.com. a nice weather for voting or whatever. >> could sknt for a bn't ask fo day. about the only negative is the sunset so early. 5:00 now. but wednesday is a beauty and friday will be a beauty, too.

>> thanks, glenn. thank you for watching us on nbc 10. for glenn and all of us here, have a great day. see you at 4:00 p.m.

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