jones is already serving a life sentence for killing taylor. we're live in the digit operations center, i'm mitch blacher, nbc 10 news. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues now with new feel in the war of words between donald trump and philadelphia mayor michael nutter. first trump said he wanted to ban muslims from coming to america. then nutter called trump a name we can't say on tv. today trump fired back on twitter, writing, quote, mayor &háhp &hc% should be ashamed for using such a disgusting word in referring to me. low life, he said. deanna durante talked to the mayor. is michael nutter standing by what he said, deanna? >> reporter: yes, he says he regrets the word that he used because he was in the presence of religious leaders but he stands by what he said when it came to presidential candidate

donald trump. >> also we'll have to deal with, i'm sure, you know, comments from my mom. >> reporter: it's not the first time mayor michael nutter has used profane language in a news conference. but this time it's getting national attention. from the morning news shows to cable tv, he's been asked about this comment he made yesterday. >> virtually every time something like that has happened i've been very happy. these are not words i created. they are often used in company. you know, i can do a better job. >> reporter: in response to up in thor -- in response to nutter's comments, donald trump tweeted this: "mayor nutter should be ashamed to use such a disgusting word." >> if you were going to tweet at someone, you should use the correct twitter handle. >> reporter: mayor nutter says he stands by all that he said

about presidential hopeful donald trump. >> what he has said is so offensive. if you're going to be a serious candidate, local, state, and certainly federal, running for the highest office in the united states of america, then you have to be a grown-up in the conversation, and not say things just for, you know, electoral point-getting or tv ratings. >> reporter: now, mayor nutter points out that he is the mayor of philadelphia and he is not running for the office of president. but donald trump is. reporting live in center city, deanna durante, nbc 10 use. the new york daily news took a swing at trump today. their front page cartoon shows trump cutting off the head of the statue of liberty with the phrase, when trump came for the mexicans, i did not speak out as i was not a mexican. when he came for the muslims, i did not speak out because i was not a muslim. then he came for me.

that poem was originally written relating to the rise of hitler. somebody threw a severed pig's head at the door of a local mosque in north philadelphia on monday, captured on this individual. the pig is seen as an insult as muslim dietary laws forbid eating of pork. p.e.t.a. offered a reward. new information about the married couple behind the deadly terrorist attack in san bernardino. the fbi now says the two shooters radicalized at least two years ago. nbc 10's keith jones is live in the studio with us with new details about the couple's past. keith? >> reporter: jackie, it looks like these two radicalized even before they met. now investigators are searching for who syed farook and tashfeen malik talked to. fbi director james comey said today the two san bernardino

shooters were radicalized and discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013. comey also said the couple was inspired by foreign terror organizations and described them as, quote, home-grown violent extremists. the couple is responsible for killing 14 people and injuring dozens of others at a holiday office party one week ago. the fbi says farook and malik spent at least a year preparing for last week's attack and farook may have discussed an attack as many as three years ago. keith jones, nbc 10 news. happening right now, protestors are flooding downtown chicago. this is a live picture. today's action is the latest in several weeks of protests here. the protestors want an investigation into the mayor's administration. this all follows the release of video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times last year. we'll keep you updated on this protest in chicago.

well, after a cold start, it shaped up to be a pretty mild wednesday for december. not a bad day to work outside. we found this guy right here delivering heating oil to a home in conshohocken. i don't think the homeowners will need much of that this week. not exactly summer-like, but a beautiful day at the beach nonetheless. a live look at the shore in cape may. this is just the beginning of a warm-up. >> chief meteorologist glenn schwartz is here with a look at our forecast. >> we've got almost 10 degrees above average today, even with a fair amount of cloud cover. and this is just the beginning of the warm-up. the flag is blowing. it's a southerly wind, bringing up warmer air. 56 so far today. 62 tomorrow. then 65, 68 on saturday. the average high, 47 degrees. we're likely to set some records over the weekend. 56 in philadelphia now.

it's even 52 at pottstown and allentown, while it's 41 in mount pocono. a lot of 54s in wildwood, atlantic city. it's going to be a lot warmer than that everywhere. we've seen a fair amount of cloud cover, early morning fog. more clouds back to the west. but there really isn't any rain to be tracking. so it's going to stay dry. the temperature, look at this, not dropping very much overnight. by midnight, still 50 degrees. we'll see how warm it's going to get over the weekend and how long it will last in the seven-day forecast, in a few minutes. a forklift hit and killed a pedestrian in camden counterin wi -- camden county. investigators are trying to figure out how the accident happened. lawmakers want better state

legislation regulating uber. the council passed a resolution urging the assembly to pass a bill regulating transportation companies. it calls for background checks of drivers, appropriate insurance inspections. council members say putting profits above passenger safety is bad business. we know it's tough to think about snow and it's so warm outside. but today del-dot showed off a new app so you can know when snowplows will be on your street this winter. it will show realtime locations of every plow in motion. del-dot will monitor the locations in their management center. it's their latest effort to give more information online to residents. >> we know citizens are fin icky about their information, they want it in realtime and very conveniently. we're looking to release a lot more technologies moving forward. >> the mobile app is a free download. you can find it in most app

stores or marketplaces. philadelphia's immigrant community gave mayor michael nutter a deadline today. they want him to keep his promise that he would not work with immigration services to deport immigrants who are arrested. today the philadelphia family unit network gave mayor nutter 48 hours to sign what they call a people's executive order. it calls on the mayor to keep his executive order which they consider more friendly to immigrants. they're concerned the mayor plans to roll back significant pieces of that legislation, which he signed last april. some penn professors are getting a new job title because of racial concerns. the university of pennsylvania has decided to change the name of tenured full-time professors who live in student dorms from faculty masters to faculty directors. they say the term "masters" denotes racial slavery.

for the first time since 1986, "time magazine" has chosen a woman as person of the year. this year it's german chancellor angela merkel. the magazine praised merkel for her leadership on everything from syrian refugees to the greek debt crisis. "time" also cited the chancellor's strong response to vladimir putin's creeping theft of the ukraine, their words. she became germany's first female chancellor and is now the european union's longest serving head of government. she's gained a reputation for diplomatic persistence in helping broker compromises. she's also been a dominant figure in shaping europe's response to the debt crisis that started unfolding in agregreece years ago. time named abu ail bal baghdadi the runner up.

donald trump and uber's ceo were also mentioned. major league baseball wants to protect you when you attend games. that means changes are coming. the league has recommended teams have protective netting between the dugouts for any seats within 70 feet of home plate. this follows a season in which several fans were injured by foul balls. the phillies say they intend to comply. the team plans to expand protective netting behind home plate about 10 feet in width on both sides. they also plan to replace all existing netting with newer materials which they say is just as strong but thinner and easier to see through. the eagles are flying high in the three-way tie for first in their division. some are saying a star player appears to be unhappy about the game plan. >> demarco murray went to the

team's owner about his playing time. danny pommells has more. >> the guys are on a plane having a serious discussion. you figure the eagles being tied for first place would dominate the headline. but think again. demarco murray expressing disappointment grabbed the headlines. that began a mini firestorm that culminated at the press conference today. >> that's not what happened. he sat next to mr. lowery on the plane on the ride home, they were both sitting in first class, talking about the game. i talked to dimarco since then. he didn't go and request a meeting with the owner. i don't know where that came from. why do i think it would go to the media? i don't know that. >> reporter: why do you think someone in dallas got the idea?

>> i have no idea. >> reporter: that a player complained to an owner about his role? >> that's a great question. i don't have an answer for that. >> coming up at 5:00, the questions continue. we'll have plenty more of what they had to say on nbc 10 news at 5:00. that's a tease. back to a guys. join us before the game for eagles gameday kickoff. we're looking ahead to the return of lesean mccoy. that's sunday at 10:00 a.m. right here on nbc 10. philadelphia police officers making spirits bright for children who need it most. >> the officers in the 2nd and 15th district hosted their annual holiday party today. they treated a hundred third and fourth graders to a pizza lunch

and ai magic show. the children played games, had a dance party, took pictures in a photo booth and received a surprised visit from santa claus himself. >> and how are you today? >> he got his cast off, that's what he told santa as he made a cyber stop at shriners hospital in north philly. the young patients can't leave to sit on santa's lap but thanks to technology they still get to chat with the big guy about what they're wishing for this christmas. >> the kids are beaming. they're here in a hospital, which can be a challenging situation for them. they go in and look at santa and forget where they are and it's all about santa and them. >> each child got a special holiday blanket, and some of course got to see santa's helpers stopping by. new investments today for three airlines that fly out of our local airports.

spirit airlines is adding service out of philly. service begins in april of next year. and you'll soon have a new seating option for your next international flight. american airlines says it will start selling premium economy service on international flights. that service will come with leather seats, entertainment systems, and peemeals. american said it will launch the service next year with 21 seats on some planes. united is offering perks to economy-class passengers, bringing snacks back beginning in february. some very special babies were born recently at cornell university. and these little ones have the potential to help prevent diseases. here they are, the world's first litter of puppies, born through in vitro fertilization. the technology opens the door to preventing hereditary diseases

like cancer. more on that coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> it may not be such a cold trip to take the dog out for a walk. we're already 56. we've got some fog developing late tonight, first thing tomorrow morning. it could affect the morning rush. it looks like a record weekend. we're going to be smashing some all-time records, some of those records set close to a hundred years ago. it almost feels like baseball season as we take a look at this forecast for this weekend, but not quite. 56 degrees, winds south-southeast at 11 miles per hour. 7 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. we're in the 50s just about everybody, 52 at allentown,

pottstown. 51, one of the cold spots in westchester. it's 54 in glassboro, mehlville, atlantic city, international. and mount holly, we'll be in the 60s in just about all those areas tomorrow. so there's 50 yesterday. 56 today. then 62, 65 on friday. then it just keeps going up. we do have clouds around. not really stopping the temperature from going up. thicker clouds back to the west, even couple of sprinkles in eastern ohio. so it's not totally out of the question that there's a sprinkle late tonight or tomorrow morning. but the general trend, we've got this southwest wind that is just going to keep warming us up, day after day. as long as that wind stays coming from that direction, we just get warmer and warmer air moving in. and eventually that is going to be leading to record high temperatures. now, saturday is the first

really good shot. the record is 65. we're predicting 68. sunday, 65, predicting 70 degrees. yes, 70 degrees in philadelphia. that may not be the only record broken. in allentown, the record is 63. we're going for 66. reading might have a chance of breaking the record by several degrees. maybe not quite. mount pocono, atlantic city, it will be pretty close. this is a lot of record breaking weather that we're talking about for this weekend. forga 45 degrees for the low tonight, which is not very low. remember, the fog develops late tonight or into the morning hours. then 38 for the low in some of the suburbs, where it was down to like 27 degrees this morning. tomorrow, we have that early fog. maybe a little bit of drizzle, a couple of sprinkles early, giving way to sunshine. the wind is going to be light,

generally out of the southwest. and the temperature getting into the low 60s. now, remember, the average high temperature is 47. our low temperatures are going to be higher than that. 65 friday. record, 68 saturday. record, 70 for sunday. army-navy game, eagles game, doesn't get much better than that for december football. middle of december football. then on monday, it's still warm. we may see some showers. we cool down for a day. and then could get back up to 60 again. >> glenn, while things are warm and dry here, wet weather wreaking havoc out west. this in oregon, mudslides. in california, seven people were swept into a river during a storm. here at home, the business boom in camden is revving up as a company broke ground on

headquarters. cydney long explains this puts camd camden's master revitalization plan in high gear. >> reporter: camden high's marching band did the honors, kicking off a carefully choreographed and over the top groundbreaking for subaru of america's camden headquarters. >> we look at this move like a marriage between the city of camden, its residents, and its business community, with subaru of america. and we are saying "i do." >> reporter: a deal that's been in the works thanks to teamwork at the local and state level. campbell's soup invested $132 million to clean up the gateway neighborhood. the site will soon be called knight's crossing office park. >> for camden, there's an international car company basing its headquarters in the city. and that's fabulous. >> reporter: subaru will bring 600 employees and hire 100 more.

the next step, a life where you work program to build housing. >> to invite employees working at subaru and other companies moving to camden for their employees to live here. >> it's the restaurants, the hotels, all the activities that come with having subaru. >> reporter: she release a call from subaru's ceo. >> i can't afford to live here, i can't afford to die here, i'm out of here. >> reporter: since then, an archaic new jersey accounting law was changed. the company will get tax credits and in return must employee 250 and stay six years. campbell's soup has already extended the invitation to its two neighbors so the two companies can enjoy lunch breaks together. the completion date for the new

headquarters is at the end of 2017, to coincide with the company's 50th anniversary. from camden, cydney long, nbc 10 news. new warning today about a new fad in outdoor christmas decorating. >> have you seen this on homes in your neighborhood? we'll tell you how the displays could interfere with planes flying above and how you can set them up properly. and more problems for a toy that could be on your child's wish list. see what happened when a hoverboard burst into flames inside a mall. and the disagreement that sparked this brawl at a town meeting.

one of the most wished-for gifts this holiday season prompted a mall evacuation near seattle yesterday. a hoverboard burst into flames,

caught on a cellphone camera. a mall guard quickly doused the flames but it triggered fire alarms. tempers flared and fists were thrown at a town meeting in indiana over the firing of the town marshal. take a look. [ yelling ] >> at the meeting, the board voted to hire a new town marshal, a decision that agngerd the man who currently holds the position. a fight broke out between the new and old marshal. police are investigating. when it passes, pennsylvania's new budget could impact how much you pay at the dry cleaner. >> next, why those businesses could foot part of the bill for a state budget hike. and this. >> i saw this opportunity and wanted to help this family out. >> what this police officer did to help a homeless family in need.

>> announcer: this is nbc 10 news. governor tom wolf sticking to his plan following the house gop majority passing aing isly smaller spending plan than wolf wanted. >> wolf said he's committed to his framework. it calls for a 6% spending increase and $1.2 billion tax increase to narrow a long term budget deficit. at least one industry is worried they'll be on the hook to pay more. lauren, what are you able to find out about this? >> reporter: they'll have to find the money to pay for those things.

the governor's office says they're still working out the details. dry clearanners like this one i doylestown are worried that they'll have to be taxed to come up with the money. >> dry cleaning is not a luxury. it's a necessity. no one wants to walk around in dirty clothes. >> reporter: he and others in the industry are now fighting the idea of a sales tax on their service in pennsylvania. using neighbor, e-mail, and direct mail, your dry cleaner may be trying to reach you to get you to weigh in. >> please contact their state reps and senators, tell them this is a lousy idea, and to please vote against it. >> reporter: how many dry cleaning do you do? >> probably around a hundred dollars a week. >> reporter: if you're paying a sales tax on top of that, would

that make a difference to you? >> yeah, i mean, ultimately it cuts into the money you have to spend on other things, right? so when the money is not there, you might dry clean less, choose to do the shirts yourself, go longer between dry cleanings. >> reporter: that's what dry cleaners are worried about. how do you deal with something that? >> cut back hours. you could be looking at layoffs. >> reporter: lawmakers have not settled on how to find the money to fund the budget. but pollock things she should look elsewhere. where do you think they should find the money instead? >> their paychecks. >> reporter: probably not going to happen. that customer said he spends an extra 5 or $6 a week at the dry cleaner, you add that up, that's dinner. dry cleaners hope if they speak up now, lawmakers will look somewhere else for the money. lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. other stories making headlines, a jury acquitted a man accused of murdering a young

teaching student in philadelphia. prosecutors say marcellus jones killed beau zabel in order to steal his ipod. but defense attorneys said the witnesses were not credible. new feel in the fight between donald trump and michael nutter. after trump said he wanted to ban muslims from coming to america, mayor nutter called trump a name we can't say on tv. trump fired back by saying nutter isn't doing a good job and is a low life. nutter says he stands by what he said. fbi director james comey says the two san bernardino killers were radicalized in 2013. the couple is responsible for killing 14 and injuring dozens of others a week ago today hey holiday office party. further confirmation today that isis-trained europeans carried out last month's terror attacks in paris.

this is our first look at the third extremist attacker who targeted the bataclan concert hall. french officials say he was a frenchman who left syria two years ago. the attacker was identified after his mother received a text message announcing her son's death as a martyr. the other two suicide bombers at the bataclan were also french. new information about a delaware county doctor convicted of illegally prescribing pills and filing false insurance claims. this afternoon a judge sentenced larry wayne to ten to 20 years in the state correctional facility. wayne had a medical practice located in nether providence township. 44 organizations will benefit from a first round of grants to organizations that battle child sexual abuse, coming from a $48 million fund.

penn state agreed to pay the money to settle the sex abuse scandal. it will provide more access to child therapyists and counseling. jerry sandusky is appealing after being sentenced to more than 30 years for child molestation. tests confirm norovirus is to blame for making college students sick after eating at a chipotle restaurant in boston. nearly all of them ate at the restaurant near campus. the restaurant is closed temporarily. in a statement chipotle says "the safety and wellbeing of our customers is always our highest priority." the illnesses appear unrelated to the ones that have turned up at chipotles in nine states. a california police chief and his family used their christmas money to buy a car for homeless families. police chief aaron easton

spotted a post on the internet from the family of tim caan. they are homeless. caan cannot find a job and his car was out of commission. chief easton asked his three children if they would be okay with him buying the caan family a car, using their christmas money. the family just couldn't believe it. >> it brings tears to my eyes when i think about it, even. my wife, when we first met, cried on his shoulder. we'll call him our guardian angel. >> all three of them said yes, absolutely, with no hesitation. >> chief easton invited two the caan's daughters to walk in the town's christmas parade. >> a christmas spirit. there's a new health concern about e-cigarettes. >> the impact on users' lonungs and what it has to do with popcorn. and why these lights could

be causing problems thousands of feet away.

breaking news just in from colorado. the man suspected of killing three and injuring nine at the shooting rampage at planned parenthood says he's guilty and he's a "warrior for the babies. "the 57-year-old said he is but i aguilty and there will be no trial. a new study out today says a record number of renters are spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs. in some cases people are spending half. thanks to lingering effects of the housing market crash, home ownership rates are at 50-year lows. most americans are living nearly into their 80s. the u.s. life expectancy is

about 79 years old. significant illnesses significantly decreased but deaths from accidentally injuries like stroke and suicide increased. some of the flavors that make e-cigarettes potentially appealing to young people can lead to lung programs, according to new research out of harvard. the chemical in question is the same one blamed for causing popcorn lung in workers in popcorn packaging plants. the fda is expected to regulate the devices soon. here's something to think about. a new study finds being bullied as a child can have long lasting mental effects. researchers from finland looked at children to determine the effects of bullying behavior. 11% were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. depression and anxiety were more

common among people who were victims of bullying. no child left behind could soon be history. >> what the plan could mean for your child's education. and a big warm-up is under way. we're already 10 degrees above normal. we're looking at the 60s tomorrow. by the weekend, 20 degrees above normal. we'll show you just how warm that's going to be, next in my first alert forecast. all new tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00, the university of delaware is shelling out cash to buy some of its students ammunition. we'll explain why the school says they have no choice but to pay up.

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federally mandate reading and math exams in grades 3 through 12. but the high stakes for those exams for underperforming schools will go away. states and local districts will be able determine the how to assess schools and teacher performance and will prohibit the feds from mandating specific academic standards like common core. the u.s. supreme court appears torn over the use of race in college admissions. justices might be ready to reverse an affirmative action standard in place for a dozen years. nbc 10 action reporter brian mooar has the story from washington. >> reporter: the supreme court heard the case of a woman who claims she wasn't admitted to the university of texas because she's white. >> like most americans, i don't believe that students should be treated differently based on their race. >> reporter: but the university argued it considers race narrowly, one in a number of factors.

>> the university fosters an understanding of one another and respect for students' differences. >> reporter: it's the second time the high court has considered abigail fisher's case. in 2013, they sent her case back to the appeals court. the court' conservative wing expressed skepticism but the need for affirmative action, a troubling sign for rights activists. >> i didn't know if i was at the supreme court or a donald trump rally. >> reporter: anthony kennedy suggested several times the court needs more information. that raises the possibility this long-running potentially landmark case may be headed back for another hearing. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> we followed an exceptionally mild november with an

exceptionally mild december. it's just getting warmer-warmer, at least compared to average. we started another warm-up here today. and we have some fog coming in late tonight. there's a lot more humidity in the air as well. and we have a record breaking weekend in store. i think we'll be setting records perhaps both days, saturday and sunday. we have a lot of clouds out there right now, as you can see. 56 decks. the wind is coming generally out of the south. it's warming things up and also getting more humidity. 62% humidity in the afternoon, that's fairly high. 7 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. so we got up to 57 monday and then only 50 yesterday. and even that's above average, but climbing all the way up to the mid-60s by friday. right now we are still well, above average, even though it's going to be the coolest day for a while. 52 in allentown, quakertown, pottstown, coatsville. 51 in doylestown, one of the

cool spots. 53 in wilmington and washington township. 54 in mount holly and wrightstown and also in trenton. with the wind coming in off the ocean, that limits how warm it can get right at the shore. beachhaven at 54 degrees right now. they're not going to get as warm as inland areas over the next few days. we do have some clouds around. they're not all that thick. we have them a little bit thicker in western pennsylvania, even a few sprinkles towards the pennsylvania/ohio border. there could potentially be a sprinkle overnight tonight. let's go to saturday. we've got records to be broken. the record in philadelphia, 65 degrees, set way back in the 1930s. the sunday record was set in the 1920s, predicting 68 degrees on saturday. wilmington may very well set a record. allentown, a record. trenton's going to be close.

reading has a good chance of beating the record. and in philadelphia, not only the saturday record is vulnerable but the sunday too, going up to near 70 degrees. and of course we've got big football games going this weekend. there's saturday, army-navy game. 66 degrees at kickoff. how many times do you ever get to hear that in the middle of december? then the eagles game on sunday, maybe even a little bit warmer. 64 kickoff, going up to close to 70 during the game. so the mild air that is coming in and building up is of course going to hang around. look how much of the country is unusually mild. there's no cold air. we cooled down a touch on tuesday, and then warmed right back up on wednesday. it's not as chilly tonight. we have fog coming in late, maybe drizzle or sprinkles by

daybreak. 45 for the low in the city. 38 north and west. it's not going to be very cold in the morning. and it's going to be milder in the afternoon as the fog breaks and sunshine comes in. not a whole lot of wind. and the seven-day forecast, there's friday, 65. saturday and sunday, likely record breaking warmth. and the low temperatures even above the average high, that 70 is 23 degrees above normal. and then still warm monday with some showers and it doesn't cool down much after that. >> i'm transfixed by that 70 on sunday. >> i know. >> amazing. a lot of you are probably taking advantage of this warmer weather, putting up outdoor decorations in comfort. >> today nbc 10 is making sure it's done safely. next, how outdoor lights did tens of thousands of dollars of damage. what you need to know to protect your home. and at 5:00, more fiction than a harry potter novel.

that's what the can democrat county police department is saying about a lawsuit filed by some of its officers. we'll explain.

these high tech holiday lights may be joy to your family and neighbors but could bring danger to pilots flying above. the faa is investigate after a beam from a laser light machine struck the cockpit of a plane flying over dallas. the coast guard reported a similar incident last month. anyone using these displays should make sure the lights are hitting their houses and not shining into the sky. the delaware state fire marshal says malfunctioning

christmas decorations sparked a fire that did 100,000 worth of damage to a home. tim furlong has more on the fire and the lessons we can all learn. >> reporter: this newcastle county neighborhood is detected out for the holiday, except for this house, now covered in a tarp. officials say a holiday decoration started a fire here that caused about $100,000 in damage. luckily no one was hurt. i caught up with the chief of the fire department and his dad, both long-time firefighters. they are supercareful putting up their own holiday lights because they've seen the damage it can cause. >> anything involving electrical can be dangerous. >> reporter: i asked the chief for his best safety tips. >> if it says it's indoor lighting, use it indoors. >> reporter: he also says not to go all clark griswold, plugging too many things into too many cheap extension cords. the chief says to inspect your lights each year. if the lights look worn, throw them away. you know how your lights are

packed tightly in the box? when you pack them away after christmas, pack them loosely and try not to crimp the wires. some of the cables are okay but they're not made to take a real beating. know when it's time to replace them. and don't blow past the instruction. >> read them over and over again and follow them. you'll have a safe season. if not, we'll be there for you. >> reporter: tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> i love how tim comes clean, he's guilty of not reading the instruction. nbc 10 news at 5:00 is next. breaking news, several elementary school students stabbed with a syringe. plus all new at 5:00, paying for ammunition for students. that's what the university of delaware says it has to do. we'll explain why. and we have a lot of clouds around but no rain on the radar. and i'm also tracking a big warm-up in the forecast. i'll show you the warmest days, coming up.

but first, it's a mayor nutter versus donald trump. the candidate says nutter should feel ashamed of himself for the word he called the gop frontrunner. we'll hear from nutter but why he's not backing down.

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comcast business. right now, all new on nbc 10 news at 5:00, the university of delaware is paying to give some of its students ammunition. the school says it has no choice.

plus it's donald trump versus mayor michael nutter, round two. how nutter is reacting tonight after trump told him he should are ashamed of himself. and a family returns to the scene where their son, an aspiring teacher, was murdered for his ipod seven years ago. today a jury decided the suspected killer is not guilty. we begin with breaking news at a school in north philadelphia. police say a seven-year-old student stuck several students with a hypodermic needle. the school recovered two syringes. police are investigating, working to determine what if anything was in those needles. the school has notified parents and advised them to take their kids to be check out if they were among those stucks. randy gyllenhaal is on his way to talk to parents and the school district. as soon as he gets new information, we'll bring it right to you. this afternoon jurors acquitted the accused killer