faced jail time, but she said everyone there that night deserves to be punished. >> i think in her mind she had no idea why she was there because she saw nothing wrong with what she did. and that's sad. it is so bad. it was sickening to watch. >> what she was saying about how when the ambulance passed herb by, she didn't think that it was for what just happened. she said, well, we're in the city, there's always ambulances going by. to me, i live in the city. i road my week -- rode my week here. there's not always ambulances going by. >> reporter: at times heated deeblts occurred between the jurors. >> some people were scared to send this girl to jail. >> reporter: in the end, she can still face jail time. in the 2014 attack one manned

had a broken you and -- jaw and eye injuries. >> the main thing it said is that katherine knott was not innocent. she was involved. >> reporter: prosecutors won't say what they will ask for but they will point out that knott did not deny 2 victim a trial in the case. >> he has the triegt ask for whatever he wants. use common sense. she exercised the constitutional right. she went to trial. that's her right. i hope it's not at the point in this country where we punish people for doing what the constitution says we can. >> reporter: now knott was found guilty of four out of ten counts. she was not convicted of a felony. both sides are claiming victory in this case. her sentencing is scheduled for february 8. just a short time ago we heard from the victim's camp.

we're told their son's fine with the verdict and they hoped knott would have taken a plea deal. they did not want a trial. we have information about a teenager aiding isis. he's accused of using twitter to build up support for isis in the united states. in one tweet aziz threatened to behead president obama. today the president addressed fighting isis and cracking down on home-grown terror. >> our counterterrorism intelligence, homeland security and law enforcement kmungts are working 24/7 to protect our homeland and all of us can do our part by staying vigilant, by saying something if we see something. >> reporter: the president wrapped up his year in the white house detailing a lot of topics. watch nbc nightly news tonight at 6:30 for a complete report.

this afternoon president obama granted an early prison release to 95 prisons, six from our area.i-the one common theme. most inmates received a life sentence for dealing cocaine or another drug. four men are all from philadelphia. some of them have been behind bars for the past 24 years. most of them will be free beginning in april. delaware residents no longer have to worry about going to jail if they're caught with small amounts of marijuana. starting today marijuana is officially decriminalized in the first state. new at 6:00, delaware bureau reporter describes what this new law means. >> i view it as the same thing as somebody having a glass of wine. >> reporter: the representative is the one who posed decriminalizing marijuana, the 19dth state to do so.

the change went into effect at midnight. >> if we were talking about crack or cocaine or heroin or something like that, obviously, i would not be having this kvrgts. >> reporter: if you're caught with up to an ounce of it, you'd likely face a civil fine. you would pay the fine like a parking ticket. there would be no prison sentence and no criminal record. the law is pretty clear, it would fill be illegal for anyone under 18 to have any marijuana. there are a number of he strikss on where you can smoke marijuana. if you're caught with marijuana and committing another crime, there are still circumstances in which you could find yourself in significant interrogatory numberle. supporters of the law says it allows people to smoke marijuana in the privacy of their own homes. it prevents people in getting a criminal record that could keep them from getting a job years down the road. >> that person comes to me and said i'm trying to find a job.

what's holding you back? i got arrested for pot 15 years ago. >> reporter: some in law enforcement disagree with the changes in the law. some see marijuana as a gateway drug. some supporters of the changes hope they lead to even more changes. delaware already has a medical marijuana dispensary. some are calling for the full legalization and sale to the public. the governor has said that will not happen on his watch. it's something we haven't seen in quite some time. temperatures in the 40s. in the morning, the 20s. but this is what it's supposed to feel like exactly a week before christmas. we almost forget. our meteorologist joins us with more. that's exactly right. now the rm waest december recorded in history. now we have some average weather it feels really cold out there. the rain that we saw earlier,

light showers, they're way offshore so nothing going on there. snow flurries in western pennsylvania, not going to make it. it's just a matter of the temperature and wind. we're down to 39 degrees now in redding, 38 in lancaster, 40 in melville and pottstown. this is the coldest it's been for a while and we have wind on top of that, so it already feels like it's 31 in redding and 29 in lancaster, 32 in wilmington. by morning, it's going to be feeling like it's closer to 20 degrees in a good bit of the area, so we're going to be seeing clearing skies tonight. we're going to be seeing wind all night. it's really going to feel like winter tomorrow. we'll see how much it's going to warm up next weekend with the seven day in just a few minutes. tonight we have new information about a north philadelphia day care shut down following the death of a 10 mohammed girl.

we've uncovered -- 10-month-old girl. our reporter joins us live outside the childcare. what did you find? >> reporter: some issues that appear to have been taken care of months ago have popped up again according to this new report we've gotten hold of. this day care was operating under a provisional license because of the old violations. the state now says conditions here constitute gross negligence. >> the school was great. the teachers was great. >> ralph: he said his grandchildren went to the school until now. a 10-month-old little girl died and officials have shut down the center. no one called 911, instead, walking her to the emergency room. no one on site knew cpr. 39 children that day with four

staffers. we found there had been violations before. more than 0 r 40 sited by the saturday over the last two years. they included those same issues of emergency contact and staff-to-child ratio. . >> most of the time with the children all the time. you know what i mean? you don't want to have too many kids 23 you can't handle them. >> reporter: this is a mother of a one-year-old. what happened is a scary thought. >> i don't know what i would do if it was her. >> reporter: you can see people have left stuffed animals and messages to remember the little girl who died. i asked today whether this could lead to any criminal charges. the state health depth is unclear at this point. police tell me they are waiting for the medical examiner's report. a big test this weekend to try to end the budget battle in harrisburg. the governor's office said it does have the support to pass major tax legislation in the

house. a vote is planned for tomorrow. if it passes, the vote on the main spending bill could come next week. homeowners in montgomery county will have to pay more taxes next year. a bill calls for a 9.8% tax increase. the county says the tax increase is necessary because of the significant increase in the cost of health care at the montgomery county prison. new at 6:00, target shows its new location for its third store in center city. our partners reports the retailer will move into the loeks on pennsylvania avenue. whole foods is moving to a bigger location. target plans to open at the location this summer. [ horns honking ] oh, how can we forget. remember the taxi protest on

wednesday? today we've learned the district attorney will meet with taxi and uber drivers. hundreds of taxi drivers caused gridlock for at least an hour in city center when they left their vehicles. they say uber-x drivers don't have to pay for a license. in delaware county a 17-year veteran is facing theft charges. they say he stole from the evidence room. he allegedly took pills, cash, cell phones and more from evidence. the district attorney said the cases involved should not be compromised by ross's arrest. today a convicted philadelphia cop killer told a federal zwlauj he's received poor medical care. he told a judge when he asked for help fights c drug, he was told he's too healthy and the drug is too expensive to give to

him. he is suing the pennsylvania department of corrections saying they've shown indifference to his health. he has hepatitis c and other health problems. the judge refused to dismiss the charges. he spent years on death row for the death of daniel faulkner. the sentence was overturned and he is serving life in prison. there was a second incident of swastikas found inside a dorm at rowan university. students found the swastikas on the sides of a stair well. we told you about the first case on november 3rd. so far, there are no arrests. today the university issued a statement saying its will not stand for intolerance. next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, dozens of cats removed from a south jeshsy home. tonight the discount now available to give them a new home for the holidays.

the board walk people weigh in on the eye in the sky. it's going to feel like about 20 degrees in the morning. how much warmer will it get next week? the forecast is next.

new information tonight about a story we first told you about last night at 6:00. the spca now says there were 73 cats rescued from a gloucester home in pittman. we found workers in hazmat suits bringing them out in boxes yesterday. some of them will be available for adoption over the holidays. keeping you safe walking the boards in atlantic city. in order to do that, hundreds of additional surveillance cameras will go up. ted greenburg has the story. >> i just feel safer with cameras. >> reporter: nancy and jerry are comforted by those already focused on him and look forward to many more electronic eyes that will soon go up on atlantic city's boardwalk. >> maybe it will deter people from doing things they shouldn't

be doing. >> reporter: some 230 weather proof surveillance cameras are set to hit next year. part of an $11 million project funded from a loan through the new jersey casino development authority. >> it's safer for the tourists, the people who live here in atlantic city. >> reporter: the cameras currently found on the board wok are primarily owned by casinos and other businesses. but the police will monitor the new system from a surveillance command center. >> line pan and tilt, zoom modeling gives police new information as it's occurring. >> reporter: dozens of cameras will be positioned at street end, giving authorities to watch what's happening both on and off the boardwalk. >> we have good coverage and we're going to move to excellent coverage. >> reporter: cameras will be mounted on digital displays like

these. some believe the money should be spent elsewhere. >> cameras are well suited off the boardwalk where the crime is. not on the boardwalk. there's enough of them up here on the boardwalk. >> reporter: those responsible say say more is always better. and it's going to be a cold weekend in atlantic city, too. but next weekend, christmas weekend, a lot warmer. might want to start making some plans. it's feel-like winter tonight and tomorrow and tomorrow night. it's going to be the coldest weather of this entire month. that includes the rest of the month, because it's going to warm up to the point where we're going to be seeing warm temperature records by christmas eve. we have cloudy skies now, but as least we have a good visibility. it's 44 degrees, the wind 17 miles an hour. it feels like 36, and it's 11 degrees colder than it was at

this time yesterday. 39 degrees in redding, 40 in pottstown west chest every 41. wilmington and glassboro. it's pretty cold out there compared to what we've seen. it feels that much colder because our bodies have been used to so much warmer weather. any showers that we had from earlier today, way off shore. there's no precipitation on the way. how's it going to feel? you headed out this evening? going to feel like the 20s. philly itself, close 20. by the morning it's definitely going to feel like the 20s, if not close to 20 degrees. look at some of the teens there north and west early in the morning. tomorrow afternoon, it's not going to warm up a whole lot. probably because it's going to be so windy. it's going to feel like it's in the 20s even in the afternoon tomorrow. tomorrow night back into the teens in some parts of the area. sunday afternoon, a little more

comfortable but it's a chilly weekend. and it's going to be chilly for the eagles game, certainly compared to last sunday when it was 70 degrees. kickoff about 41. won't be a whole lot of wind, though. 38 degrees in the fourth quarter. christmas week, boy, is it going to start getting warmer. that's 61 on the 22nd. the record on the 23rd is 66. christmas eve record is 64. i'm already predicting 70. it drops a good bit for christmas day, but that's still 11 degrees above average. then it gets warmer again the rest of christmas week. the cold air does not last. it retreats. and it comes back. hmm. maybe in january. not this month. clearing, breezy and colder tonight. 28 north and west. then during the day tomorrow we're going to be seeing clouds

and the wind will be an issue, making it feel like 20 in the morningaged into the 20s even during the afternoon. sunday, not feeling as cold, because it won't be as windy either. monday the temperature starts jumping. by tuesday, we start getting moisture as well. 66, close to a record wednesday, and probably a record for christmas day of 70. coming up, we'll hear from larry fitzgerald on his homecoming. claims that coming up.

hey. they're calling for a blackout at the link this weekend. a couple of days from the eagles and cardinals going at it. the birds are all healthy. no one on the eagles final injury report ligsed as questionable, injured, or out. 47 catches, 800 yards and 11 touchdowns in his seven-year record against the eagles. >> playing actually is kind of special. you know, just in terms of going to high school there in valley forge and seeing a lot of my former class mites there and teachers and coaches, so it's nice toe go back there where there's no sympathy. very similar to last week. it's a business trip. it's our job to get this win. how about this guy? bruce darrien of the cardinals? he has ties to our area as well.

he was head coach at temple use. he has a 37-29 mark. stay with nbc, your official eagle station starting at 10:00 sunday morning. we'll talk to nelson aguilar, the crew of sunday night football. players go-to songs. then on sunday night, oh, you hear the music. 6:30 before kickoff at 8: 30. after the game, don't miss nbc 10's eagles gameday finals. i'm interested in seeing zingas, the rookie for the knicks. le mike deantone is it is assistant coach. knicks, as i mentioned, nuggets and sun. coal anglo is the sixers chairman of basketball operations.

>> although it happened quick, you know, in some ways his availability caught me off guard. this is a good thing. he's a hell of a resource and a hell of a coach. >> i don't know 23 you've seen this. an upset on elie day, the wife of jason day. she was run over by lebron james last night. no fault of his. she was released with a concussion, tweeting with it was really scary and comparing it to being hit by a truck. that is it for sports. we'll be right back.

. lot of people been asking for cooler air so it would feel like the holidays. you got it. >> yeah, but you're not used to it. even hoe the numbers are not that low, our bodies aren't used to it. so it will feel a whole lot colder. the wind will make it feel like it's in the 20s most of the day.

>> by christmas, it will feel like florida again. >> yeah. 70. >> the news continues now with nbc night lid news with lester ho holt. breaking news tonight. a party war erupting. bernie sanders, hillary clinton and a major fight over alleged snooping into secret files. one campaign now going to court. and also from russia with love. donald trump's controversial new comment about putin. record rush. over 100 million americans in the biggest holiday escape ever. gas pricing plunging, roads and airports packed. we're inside the nerve center where the airlines are bracing. on the run, the texas teen who kill the people while driving drunk and stayed out of jail with an affluenza defense and tonight he is gone and the fbi is on the hunt. and the tanning bed fight