today marks one week since terrorists killed 129 people in paris and changed how the world looks at a growing and very dangerous threat. this morning new details about the people behind the mass shootings and bombings. deadly construction accident in philadelphia. a man working underground, a driver speeding down the street, and a tragic result that neither saw coming. a live look at center city philadelphia you can finally put that umbrella away after hours of rain yesterday and last night the storms moved out and just ahead we'll have what you can expect for today and the weekend. i'll tell you one thing to expect for the weekend, a big

coat. you're going to need that. but this morning not too bad. good morning. it's friday, this is "nbc 10 news today." here is meteorologist bill henley with his all important first alert friday forecast. >> chris, you are right, we are 20 degrees above normal right now but we're also dry. the radar shows the rain completely offshore, it's done for the rest of the day. for today, a wind blowing, this is going to hold our temperatures pretty steady. the northwest wind at 15 miles per hour in philadelphia. 57 degrees right now at the airport, 50s from allentown into south jersey, 58 degrees at cape may, a warm start but the temperatures are pretty much holding during the day. they'll come down a little more by 6:00 this morning, 54 degrees, bright sunshine at 9:00, 52. up to 54 with the northwesterly winds to 14 miles an hour at noon time. we'll go through the forecast when i'm back in ten minutes. >> bill, we're watching the vine

street expressway. these are from the schuylkill facing the entrance to the vine street expressway you can see that's blocked off in here, police activity on the scene, vine street dealing with construction closed until about 5:00 in between the schuylkill and broad street. so, as for the schuylkill expressway no backups heading toward the scene. watch out for the closures. you can see again no backups from the blue route to the vine, 95 is okay, each through the work zone. average speeds a little down, 59 miles per hour but everything is still moving. 14-minute drive time. when i come back we'll check with mass transit. >> one week it has been one week since this stunning surprising and history shaping series eve ventsen folded in paris. terrorists attacked six locations killing 129 and injuring more than 300.

tracy davidson is live in our digital operations center with the latest developments. >> france remains in a state of emergency, yesterday cabinet members extended that for three mots. things are starting to return to normal but the people are very mindful of what happened last week especially as the holiday season is upon us. it is still not clear what kind of long term repercussions the attack will have. memorials are still standing throughout thecy. we now know that it was a cell phone that led investigators to the ring leader of the paris attacks, he died during the raids in france on wednesday. a cell phone found outside the concert hall where so many were killed led police to his cousin, she blew herself up with a suicide vest when officers surrounded the apartment amid the gun fire the ring leader was also killed. the rest of the world is still on alert. isis threatened more attacks wednesday, this time the threat was against italy in a propaganda video titled terrorists before rome. the men appeared on camera to

address some of their remarks to french president francois hollande and some to president obama. one of the fighters threatening leaders said there will be more attacks with explosives. here at home the fbi director says agents are watching dozens of people intensely, these are people who might be willing to carry out isis-inspired attacks here. pete williams will have the details on the fbi director's comments on the security situation coming up on the "today" show. tracy davidson, "nbc 10 news." happening today a rally and march for unity, unity against war, racism, islamaphobia and police repression. that's happening at 4:00 this afternoon on the west side of city hall in philadelphia. a number of groups are behind this, it's in response to the terror in paris of course. and more than 100 people are expected to come out tonight to a candlelight vigil in doylestown at the center of town at state and main streets in

front of starbucks and the christmas tree. you are invited to write a message on a piece of paper in the shape of a dove and put it on the holiday tree. there will be songs of peace. the terror in paris is making this immigrant feel unwelcome in the city he called home for years, philadelphia. ahead, hear what happened to him when he tried to fly home this week. in other news investigators are trying to figure out why a minivan blew past orange cones and landed on a man who was working in a hole, killing him. the construction crew had dug up the road to fix pipes at 63rd and art streets in west philadelphia. a man was working in the hole when a minivan landed on top of him. he died at the scene. >> he was down in the hole, he

did some work and waiting for a partner to do something and just like that the car ended up as you see where it's at. >> the driver is cooperating. police say she spoke with detectives on the scene, workers at the site told us they did everything to alert drivers about the construction and the hole in the road. a judge agreed to limited release of new information in the jerry sandusky scandal. yesterday the judge granded seven trustees access to the source material used for a key report about the case. that report by former fbi director louie freeh, the report consulted that they concealed abuse to shield the university from publicity. they argued that they need access to freeze files in order to act on issues facing the university now in the wake of the scandal. >> happening today, protesters are going to city hall to fight

possible changes to philadelphia's sanctuary city program. one year ago angela took sanctuary in a church in west kensington. the mother was threatened with deportation. now mayor nutter wants to make an exception to the city sanctuary program and that would allow police to inform federal immigration officials when they arrest someone who committed crimes like murder, rape and domestic violence. activists argue that the accused should get to go through the legal process and not deportation. >> we believe that everyone deserves a second chance and we believe that the police should not be doing the work of immigration. >> the mayor's office is still reviewing possible changes to the sanctuary program and has asked for feedback. in response dozens of groups plan to hand deliver objections in a letter to the mayor this afternoon. parents making voices heard and it started last night.

the superintendent wants to convert some struggling schools into charters and that includes the cook school. parents claim they have been excluded from the process and want the district to add resources instead of as they put it give up. >> should not have to succumb to charter change just because the district wants to do it. >> the commission plans to vote on the conversions, the possible conversions, in january. it's 4:08. today, november 20th, is national adoption day. it's a day to focus on the more than 100,000 children living in foster care waiting for a permanent home. it's also a day of celebration for this family. they go from foster parents to official parents. drew says it was a wednesday's child segment that she saw on nbc 10 that gave him the idea he

and his wife could be good foster parents. that's how they met sophia. >> i was home cooking for my family and this little girl was on wednesday's child, we have three boys so we never had that little girl. i asked her to take a look at it and things kind of snowballed from there. >> she'sgot so much personality and attitude packed in her 3-year-old body. she is so loving and so -- she's fun and she's just -- just great. she makes my day better. >> how about that. that's why we do wednesday's child here. they have three grown boys now thrilled to have a little sister. last year more than 4,000 children found their forever homes. and if you are interested in celebrating this day you can at the friends center on cherry street in philadelphia at 10:30 this morning, 20 adoptions will be finalized.

and in burlington area more than 25 children will be adopted. this is the ninth year it has celebrated national adoption day. >> chill is in the air and the chill will stay with us right through the day. we are drying out, though, the rain has ended, it's done for today. we'll see sunshine but that breeze is going to limit our temperatures, keep them in the 50s. it turns colder over the weekend. the cooldown starts tonight. 47 in mount pocono. it's 57 in northeast philadelphia and atlantic city is 58. we're normally in the 30s this time of year at this hour. look how clear it is, the view from here at the nbc 10 studio. could be a little breeze blowing. the northwest winds will be up to about 15 miles an hour this morning. and then settle down tonight. we're in the clear, a few scattered clouds, the rainmaker,

that's offshore. 15-mile-an-hour winds to start with, as we go through the day we'll still see those northwest breezes at 10:00 this morning at 12-mile-an-hour wind, later this afternoon and early this evening those winds start to come down. and that's going to help with the cooldown overnight with light wind or no wind and clear skies, dry air, that's when you get your coldest temperatures and we'll see that overnight. during the day, not a lot warmer than it is right now. but we'll see some sunshine. in fact, a lot of sunshine. so feel pretty good today. 53 in allentown and quakertown. 40s for the pocono mountains, sunny in doylestown and mount holly and at the shore getting close to 60 degrees for atlantic city, rehobeth 58 degrees and 57 in dover. nothing but sunshine for wilmington, west chester, philadelphia, williams town a high of 55 degrees. a look at the weekend cold when i'm back in ten minutes. >> okay, bill. we'll get ready for that. 11 minutes after 4. if you were driving in the area

of roosevelt boulevard, you can expect to see jessica boyington standing in front of a picture of it. >> a picture of it. not on the boulevard but i'll be talking about it. my camera is trying to show you the boulevard right around fox street and on cue there, no problems headed southbound or northbound right now. no lane restrictions as you can see, everything is moving along nicely. the schuylkill expressway doing great. much different than it was last evening. before all of that rain. smooth sailing now. drive times are low. so we're at 12 minutes eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway. no problems, just changed to 13 minutes. mass transit is great so far, no problems or delays for septa, new jersey transit, dart or the patco speed line. >> jessica will be the first to tell you no such thing as a free ride. can get a discounted one. easy pass customers could save money if they travel across the

port authority bridges. we'll tell you who is eligible for the discounts. >> good morning. i'm live in center city getting ready for marathon weekend. after the break i have a story of a father and son who are determined to make it to the finish line no matter what.

4:15. we have breaking news coming to us out of a hotel in mali. reports of an active shooter at a hotel. this is happening now at the radisson blue hotel in the capital. nbc news is reporting that gun men have taken 170 people

hostage. right now no one can leave or enter that hotel. officials with the u.s. embassy are there and telling americans to shelter in place. again, following breaking news, out of mali, 170 hostages held by gun men in a hotel. we'll continue to follow this and bring you information as soon as we get it on air and through the "nbc 10 news" app. the naacp is organizing. people were angry with police because an unarmed black man was shot and killed by an officer there. on wednesday protesters surrounded the precinct. police used pepper spray after protesters threw rocks, bricks and bottles at officers. the standoff began earlier this week after police shot and kill today with 4-year-old jamar

clark during a confrontation with officers. in california friends and family remembering an officer shot and killed at the police station there. a group of would be robbers shot the officer as he sat in his car after a day of training. police arrested three people in connection with the botched robbery and murder. oklahoma is hoping for a calm day after a strong earthquake shook buildings and rattled a lot of nerves there. surveillance video from a store captured the moments that the quake hit yesterday morning. the store's outdoor camera also captured the shaking. no one was hurt but residents said the jolt did wake them up. >> the whole house was just -- it was shaking like we were having a tornado out the front door. >> tornados are used to in oklahoma but earthquakes the 4.7 quake was the largest that state has seen this year, one of four

earthquakes that shook oklahoma yesterday. so apparently they are rather common. people in kansas and texas also felt the earth shaking. house lawmakers ignore add veto threat and approved a bill that establishes new barriers for syrian refugees. supporters say the country needs tighter restrictions following last week's attacks, they are concerned that terrorists could slip in disguised as syrian refugees, that's the reason they passed that law. the senate president has threatened to vote it down, however. >> wild caught and farm raised move aside. the salmon you're eating could soon be genetically modified and won't have to be labelled as such. the fda approved the engineered fish but critics call it frankenfish. and many stores have said they won't carry it. the modified variety grows twice as fast as regular salmon. >> happening this weekend, tens of thousands of runners are in

this area for the philadelphia marathon. among them a father and son team, quite a story. gmáh&ive on the ben franklin parkway. matt, it's not about how they get from start to finish with this father/son duo, rather that they are doing it together in their own way. >> reporter: absolutely, chris. a lot of people are going to come out for this. they have a story to tell. a lot of stories, it's p.m. special for those trying to beat the odds or beat challenges in their life. meet dave and josh goldstine from voorhees, new jersey. they will do the full marathon on sunday. it's their first time doing this together. but josh can't run due to his disability so his dad pushes him in this special racing chariot. >> i never thought in my life i would be able to do a marathon. this will be number eight and push him is even more of a miracle for me. i just -- i can't imagine doing

it without him. >> coming up more from this family. how they got inspired to do this, how they prepared and what they are looking forward to on sunday. first, though, a live look here at the ben franklin parkway, a little bit about the marathon weekend and how it could affect you. race weekend officially starts with the opening of the health and fitness expo at the convention center at noon, some of the road closures start this morning at 9:30, and jessica boyington will have more details on that in first alert traffic. matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." 20 minutes after 4:00. you'll need a jacket today. you will not need the umbrella. skies are already clear, a live view across the delaware of center city. 57 degrees. look at the wind out of the northwest at 15 miles an hour. gusting to 24 miles an hour. that's going to keep temperatures in the 50s, all day

long today. then tonight they will drop into the 30s. nice and clear, not a cloud in the sky. you also need your sunglasses. we'll see bright sunshine. it's dry in philadelphia. some of the streets are damp, you'll find puddles but they will be drying out with the northwest winds. one more thing to watch over the weekend. see the snow moving through south dakota into nebraska. that's a system that could bring us showers early on sunday. but not today. northwest wind at 12 miles an hour, that's at 6:00. 52 degrees. holding at 52 at 9:00 and by lunch time just a couple degrees warmer. 54 degrees thanks to winds, the temperatures will be holding steady. come tomorrow it's a different story. we'll see a few scattered clouds, 55, that's after a morning low in the 30s to start with. and then a chilly breeze blowing on sunday. could see an early shower. a sprinkle in philadelphia is possible. more likely that will pass to the north. a cold wind sunday afternoon for the eagles game. 49 degrees.

it will feel like it's in the low 40s. then things get colder. got the seven-day forecast when i come back in the next half hour. >> sounds promising. thank you, bill. 4:22 now. nbc 10's first alert jessica boyington as matt delucia promised will give us a look at the roads closing because of the marathon. you're running, right? >> i'll run if you run. how about that. >> neither of us are running then. >> then let's stay home this weekend. we're heading out the door right now. and there's going to be a lot going on because of this marathon this weekend. so a lot of closures starting today, friday, inner drive of the ben franklin parkway, that will be until sunday about 6:00 p.m. on saturday, 18th street and the ben franklin parkway, parts will be closed. mlk drive, logan circle closed, that will be about until 11:00 a.m. and on sunday, parts of the ben franklin parkway between 18th and 25th, rolling closures so what that means as runners roll through they will close the areas and reopen them after they

pass by. so could be several hours. most of that will be closed at least until 4:00 p.m. providing everybody gets through and also watch for no parking signs. there will be several of those areas marked with no parking around, you want to pay attention before you get your car towed. let's get back to the breaking news out of west africa. the nation of mali. we have reports of an active shooter at a hotel there. a radisson hotel in the capital in mali. nbc news reporting that gun men have taken at least 170 hostage. we haven't heard of deaths related to this yet. and right now, though, we know no one can come or go from the hotel. the officials with the u.s. embassy are telling americans to shelter in place, following breaking news out of mali a hotel under siege, at least 170 people hostage. we'll continue to follow this breaking news and bring you new information on air and through the "nbc 10 news" app. college by the ocean was

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there is an active shooter right now at a hotel in mali. it's happening at the radisson hotel in the capital of bamako. details ahead. >> paris and the world remain on edge. now one week since terrorists killed 129 people. this morning we're learning details about the raid that stopped another attack from happening. >> after the terror, unwelcome in america.