t >> let's begin with our chief meteorologist. old man winter is giving us a break. >> that puts it mildly. you're not going to believe some of the temperatures that are going to be in the seven-day forecast. we'll be not just breaking records, we're going to be smashing records. right now we have cloudy sky said, but despite the clouds, the temperature is up quite a bit. it's already in the 50s and 56 degrees after we've spent the weekend and the 40s. tomorrow, it's 60 and then it goes up from there . remember the average high is 43. it's 55 right now. it's in the upper 40s to the north and west. it's already warm. it will get warmer. we have a few sprinkles to the west, more significant rain in western pennsylvania and some of that will be coming in after

midnight. cloudy skies with the temperatures leveling off. again, wait till you see some of the numbers coming up in that seven-day forecast. last minute shoppers are taking advantage of today's weather. did you finish all of your shopping? >> you know me. the warm weather changing kids' wish lists to santa. >> the warm weather is actually influencing what these last minute shoppers are buying? >> reporter: it's not super warm right now but it's warm enough people don't mind shopping here where you have to go outside and walk to get from store to store. this mild winter has some shoppers saying we're going to skip the snowy gifts in favor of gifts most people wouldn't consider buying at this time of the year in a normal year. >> i'd rather be done by now. we have a few more people to

finish up. >> this brandy wine store is hopping, but main street is doing well. >> you can walk in and out, you don't have to worry about as much of a crowd where you're confined in one place. >> the atmosphere is festive and the weather nice enough for people to go inside and out. the mild winter has been huge for wooden wheels bike shop. they've been busier than usual. >> we're a weather dependent company. >> warmer weather gets people to the main stream location and gets people who wouldn't typically think about christmas bikes to think about them. >> people will say we'll get the bike in the spring, let's do something else. right now, people are still outside enjoying the bikes, using them. so it's business as usual. >> reporter: up and down main street, business is good. they're having a very hoppy holiday at the delaware growler.

they're happy to see people stopping for main street shopping. >> support small local business. main street is perfect for parking. there's plenty of small shops, something for everybody. >> i tell you what, this plaza is busy. i popped into the christiana mall, it was very busy. a lot of people took this whole week off. my theory is that they plan to save a lot of their shopping for the days right before christmas. here's my other genius, theory as it gets too late to order stuff online, people will be coming to stores looking for last minute bargains. nbc 10, news. if you've procrastinated on your shopping check out our app for your gift guide. i'll get weather updates to help you plan for the holiday ahead. our 20 minutes of non-stop news continues with a bus driver

asausaulting a passenger with a water bottle. police are trying to truck down the customer. >> reporter: you might have seen the video on social media over the weekend. now police are investigating this right here. you see a bus driver there. approach a woman standing in the center aisle. he throws what appears to be a bottle of water in her face. watch and listen to this. >> [ bleep ]. >> whoa. >> i'll be calling the police. >> the driver walks away, the woman actually laughs. the video has been viewed on facebook more than 77,000 times. and shared more than 1,700 times. the police say the incident happened on friday. it's already interviewed the bus driver r. keith jones, nbc 10 news. back to you. all right.

bill cosby continues to fight back against his accusers. today the former comedian filed a countersuit against model beverly johnson. johnson accused cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her. last week, cosby countersued seven other women who accused him of sexual misconduct. more trouble for chip oat lai restaurant after reports of another ee. coli out break. between november 18th and the 26th. since october, 53 people in nine states have been infected with e. coli traced back to chipoult lai. to information on the fiery crash that killed three people in philadelphia's holmesburg

section. they haven't named the other passenger killed. investigators say the driver may have been going more than double the posted speed limit of 35. her car slammed into a parked tractor trailer and burst into flames. one person is in the hospital this afternoon after a head on crash at burlington county. woodland township where the two cars collided after 6:00 this morning. look at the after math. police had to help two people trapped in the wreckage. one person was flown to cooper university hospital. no word on what caused that crash. our 20 minutes of non-stop news continues with fire house funds stolen. police in delaware county arrested three fire members accused of stealing from their own department. nbc 10 investigators reporter hairy harriston is live and explaining what the investigation at this fire company is. >> reporter: first of all, we've

been reporting on this for the past year. what the district attorney made very clear it's the same woman he talked to, we talked to and that was paula brown out there who was the former borough manager. we gotten documents from the borough hall. the same documents the da got that led to charges against three fire company officials. two others still on the loose. you got anything to say? gary price, the fire chief is charge would stealing it taxpayer money that was supposed to be used to support the volunteer fire department. he was arrested this morning at his home where investigators say he lived with two fire administrators also charged today. betty saliny and her daughter. district attorney says lauren acted as the treasurer and her mother was the president. >> lauren was writing checks as the treasurer to her mother, betty, for over $9,000 worth of

checks that are unsubstantiated. >> reporter: investigators say lauren wrote checks to bryce to thousands of dollars as well. how much do you think they took? >> over 40,000. the affidavit talked about $50,000. we've been documenting it. at this point it's still an open investigation in the fire house. we're looking to see if there will be more moneys that will be obtained, located and subsequently added to the amount. >> reporter: now, as we reported just a few weeks ago, those fire officials were suspended by the board. they now have new officials in those positions. reporting live in media, hairy hairston. >> from her delaware bureau, items placed too close to a space heater sparked this house fire. a viewer captured the fire. it started just before 10:00. a 41-year-old man was treated for smoke inhalation.

seven people who lived in the home are looking for another place to stay. there were no smoke detectors inside. to the latest on the pennsylvania budget. the governor is threatening to veto a republican backed short term emergency spending package as the budget stalemate is stalling past christmas. that proposal included raising taxes to help fund schools. pennsylvania has been without a budget since july first. meantime, seven parents of philadelphia public school students are celebrating a victory in their lawsuit against the pennsylvania department of education. they say the department has acknowledged curriculum deficiencies in four philadelphia schools as a result of budget cuts. >> in fact can hold the state accountable for the horrible conditions in the philadelphia schools. we will continue to keep the pressure on the department of education, and the district to insure our kids have access to

high quality school systems. >> the department has ordered the school district to create active plans within 45 days. a pennsylvania court is deciding whether to suspend a supreme court justice over pornographic e-mails. he told his story at a hearing today. we are live where that hearing has been taking place. he told his story and justice aiken was emotional while testifying today. >> reporter: he was. he choked up a number of times on the stand. he's fighting to hold on to his spot at the bench of the pennsylvania supreme court after his private e-mails were released by attorney general kathleen cain. he said he always intended for those e-mails to remain private. he took great steps to create an e-mail account that was not associated with his name or supreme court in order to community with a closed network of friends. he says he conducted this

behavior, was involved in this behavior for about half a dozen years he says. he says in the last year, that he hasn't sent any of these e-mails. and he also took the stand today saying that some of his greatest achievements have been with the work of domestic violence as well as the job he did as district attorney in cumberland county. experts say the e-mails should not be used to him because they were never made to be public. he took steps to make them private. he took the stand late today and at times he got very emotional. he said there's been no way for him to respond to any of the critics. the e-mails have nothing to do with his performance on the job. he apologized to his mother, father, wife, children and says he shouldn't be punished for what his friends have said. and the media covering the case, when he entered the courthouse, i asked him what he wanted to say. this is what we told us this morning. >> the only comment is we're here at the request of the court. we're here to answer what they

want us to answer. i trust you'll all hear it. and i trust you'll fairly report it. >> reporter: now, the hearing has wrapped up just within the last 15 minutes. the three judge panel has not made any decision. we are awaiting the justice to come out of the courthouse to g his comment to us. nbc 10 news. police departments throughout new jersey are getting money to equip officers with body cameras. the state announces $2.5 million grant today. 176 police departments will share the money. in the end it will mean 5,000 body cameras for those departments. it's designed to promote accountability and trust. we've learned members of a college wristling team from bucks county were among those hurt in this crash on the vegas strip. a driver is charged with murder after police say she intentionally drown on and off

the sidewalk and into crowds last night. among the injured. five members of the wrestling team along with the coach. they're expected to be okay. the team was in las vegas for an tournament. steve harvey apologizing for a big blunder he made last night. >> a little uncomfortable to watch? >> really. >> here's what happened. >> everyone is so happy. ms. colombia was giving the sash and the crown, only problem she was the runner up. >> i have to apologize. the first runner up is colombia. >> what? the flub forced harvey back to the stage to apologize and take responsibility for not reading that card correctly. and what was probably the most awkward moment in pageant

history the crown had to be taken off ms. colobia's head and given to ms. philippines. to add insult to injury, steve harvey sent out an apologize with two spelling errors. he spelled colom beia incorrectly. i have a feeling one of his upcoming shows will be something about this. >> she was gracious in taking the devastating news. ed greenburg went to the birthplace of the miss america to find out what a former miss america has to say. republican lindsey graham's presidential hopes are officially over this afternoon. the south carolina senator posted a video today suspending his campaign. graham says he ran a campaign that we can be proud of. it was focused on the nation's

security he said. >> it was horrible, it was disgusting and embarrassing. >> all right. for the eagles and fans on a roller coaster ride with the team's performance. now the birds' playoff hopes coming down to this weekend's game with washington. comcast sports john burke tells us about the loss. >> it's a roller coaster ride and going down hill. they got blown out by the cardinals. arizona is one of the best teams in football. the birds are nowhere near their class. they have decent shot at winning the division. they beat the giants at met life stadium the last week in the stadium. they win in the afc east even though they won't have a winning record. if they lose this week, they're done, eliminated. the eagles were coming off two good wins over the patriots and bills. three of the last five weeks

they have been blown out. here is chip kelly today, the birds are inconsistent. >> i don't think it's tough. i mean, that's what we have. i think, again, i still think we have a good football team. when we play to our capabilities i think we're a really good football team. we've got to do a better job from a coaching standpoint. so we can have a team to play against buffalo and new england and play on saturday against washington. >> birds line backer last night said the redskins got something coming to them. that's real bleep. let's hope he is right. just now, giant star receive odell beckham has been suspended by the nfl for one game after his melt down yesterday. he'll be able to play against the eagles in the season finale. we'll have more coming up at 5:00. >> better luck later this week with the eagles. >> you got to or it's over. >> thanks, john.

merry christmas. >> the santa express is on the move today, making the holiday a lot brighter for philadelphia families in need. this is the philadelphia parking authority's 13th annual santa express. they helped load vans, with toys and food baskets to make special deliveries. can you believe the official start of winter is tonight. taking a live look at center city. the forecast this week could break some huge records. >> we may be talking about this christmas eve, 20, 30 years from now. that's how extreme it's going to be. we're not just breaking records, we're obliterating records this week. all right, we're going back into the 70s. believe it or not. officially starting winter. we're tracking some rain. so it's going to be warm despite clouds and some wet weather. and like i said we'll smash records here for christmas eve.

we have cloudy skies right now. but that hasn't stopped the temperature from getting up to 55 degrees. the wind west southwest at ten miles per hour. we were in the 40s the last couple of days, but now we've jumped up in the upper 40s. r they're going to be setting records later this week as well. 57 in mount holly and in millville, 56. in dover. this is going to seem chilly compared to what is coming later on this week. and the temperature, 13 degrees warmer than it was this time yesterday. millville, 17 degrees warmer. and, again, it's going up from there. and why? because air is coming from the west and southwest. 65 degrees in little rock, arkansas, 70 in dallas. this cold air, that's not coming anywhere near us. for at least a week.

we do have rain approaching, mainly in western pennsylvania. so we're talking about the chance of showers for late tonight. it's not a real strong system. but there are going to be several of them coming through during the week. so here is a future cast, you can see temperatures staying in the 50s. just about all night tonight. so it's a mild night. way milder than this weekend was. showers, especially to the north and west. late tonight and into the morning hours, but look at the temperatures going into the 60s here as we go through 4:00. that's pretty warm. and then on wednesday, we have a stronger weather system coming in to give us more rain. again, look at this, at night we're in the 50s. here comes the rain as we go into wednesday. it's coming in and that looks like it's going to be on the heavier side, at least for a portion of the day. cloudy, milder with a chance of showers late tonight.

48 degrees for the low. which isn't very low. and then tomorrow, mainly morning rain and warmer temperatures to 60, some places even above 60. then 66 on wednesday, despite some heavy showers. 75 degrees thursday, the record is only 64. friday, we could be close to another record, and then by the time the eagles are playing it's still warm. >> amazing. question, could police have done more to prevent a jersey shore woman's death? >> that's the question officers are asking a week after her body was found. how the homicide is changing police tactics and who officers are targeting on their streets. also, a hike through the new jersey wilderness leads to a bear attack, how a group of boy scouts used live saving skills to rescue their troop leader. several people become sick while browsing the aisles of a department store.

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breaking news right now. we have just learned the bus driver seen in this video we showed you a few minutes ago has been suspended without pay. you see the driver approach a woman standing in the center of the aisle of the bus and he throws what appears to be a bottle of water in her face as she tries to push him away. the incident happened on friday. again, septa telling us it has suspended the driver without pay. christmas is four days away. the u.s. postal service says today is their busiest day of the year. they expect to handle 30 million items alone and 15 billion pieces of mail for the season. we found a lot of people trying to get their shipments out in time at this post office in center city, philadelphia. the postal service says you can use priority mail today or

express wednesday to get your gifts where they need to be by christmas day. the city of camden is providing free parking. drivers can park throughout the city for free in an effort to encourage people to shop in camden. a dozen people in north jersey had a experience they'd like to forget. >> they became sick while strolling through a kohl's store. a dozen people became nauseous. crews are say there was no indication the problem was caused bide a gas leak. doctors say they found another reason why women should quick smoking. >> why the habit to break could cut your risk for another deadly disease. i have to apologize. >> the miss universe mistake heard around the world, now the talk in the birthplace of miss

america. it's unfortunate. i feel terrible for everybody involved. >> i'm ted greenburg i'm talking with a former pageant contestant about how it happened. you can forget any chance of a white christmas in our area. santa may be wearing shorts to make deliveries. i'm checking record breaking temperatures to help you plan your holiday.

i have to apologize. >> not the words ms. colombia expected to hear two minutes after steve harvey announced she'd won. the real winner, ms. philippines. it's become the talk of the town in atlantic city. nbc 10 jersey show reporter ted

greenburg joining us live. >> reporter: this could be one of the biggest gaffs in pageant history. it's getting a lot of attention here in atlantic city that's been the home of the miss america pageant. >> it's big. >> reporter: the talk on the air wave where the miss america pageant was born is about the miss universe mistake. broadcast around the world. >> i have to apologize. the first runner up is colombia. >> my heart goes out to everybody involved. >> reporter: pageant host steve harvey incorrectly named ms. colombia as the winner of last night's miss universe contest when it belonged to ms. philippines. >> it's unfortunate. >> reporter: the flub was a topic on top shows this

afternoon on wpg radio. moody is a former participate in pageants. >> to learn that it's not really supposed to be that way, i can't even imagine. gut wrenching. >> reporter: she points out how awkward the situation must have been for ms. philippines. she said she feels the work for steve harvey. >> my mistake, it was on the card. >> i can't even imagine. and from a person who is emcees several pageants, my heart breaks for him. i really truly believe it was an honest mistake. i give mhim a lot of credit for going back and saying, you know, i apologize. what is he going to do? he has to correct it somehow. >> reporter: moony says she disagrees with former miss universe owner donald trump who said on this morning's today show he would have made both

women co-winners. live at the jersey show bureau, i'm ted greenburg. >> poor steve harvey this afternoon, how he feels about what happened. >> people will remind him of it constantly i'm sure. we're going to move on right now, because the count down to christmas is on. >> we had a taste of the cold, just a taste. now the warm up is back on this week. first alert chief meteorologist glen schwartz tracking warmer temperatures. >> you've been using the phrase smashing records for this week, right? >> that's right. because sometimes records are broken. usually they're broken by a degree or two. we're talking about breaking records by ten degrees. and also possibly the warmest december day ever recorded. that is pretty amazing to happen at the end of the month. that would happen at the beginning of december. these people are not happy about it at camel back. they're trying to make snow over

the weekend. but with this warm weather, that's not going to help any. maybe they'll get relief in january. 55 degrees in philadelphia right now. 40 inbcj mount poconpocono. ten to 20 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. as cold as it felt over the weekend, it was just a little bit below average for december. we've been spoiled. we've got rain coming as well. i'll have the timing on that along with all those amazing temperatures in a few minutes. to other news, philadelphia police have arrested a suspect in a triple shooting that killed man. nbc 10 was on the scene here on gilbert street. investigators tell us the gun fire broke out here around midnight. the two surviving victims are in stable condition. no word on what led to that shooting. delaware state police have arrested an employee of the gold club and charged him with shooting a man there back in

september. authorities arrested a 38-year-old from wilmington they say he thought a 25-year-old patron in september. the man survived. there's a battle heating up over a historic war site in mercer county. lawmakers held a hearing about plans 21 acres. 15 homes were announced would be built on the site. they're working on getting a restraining order to prevent construction. a thief caught on camera in west philadelphia. this is not the strongest crook on record. he tried to rip his way into the cash cashier's booth. he reaches through the window and grabs $200. in bellumegium police are expected to release a report after two men were arrested in connection to the deadly terror attacks in paris.

take a look at the scene in brussels yesterday where police raided a home. the raid lasts five hours. police took two men into custody for questioning. investigators have not given any further details. there are new details about the man believed to have coordinated the attacks last months in paris. abaaoud hit in bushes for four days. police shot and killed him five days after the attack. a boy scout leader who was pulled into a cave and attacked by a bear this weekend is expected to be home for christmas. >> wild life officials are trying to trap the bear responsible for the attack. it happened yesterday at split rock reservoir in morris county e. the bear bit the scout leader's leg and shoulders while the man hit it with a hammer. the boy scout troop called 911 and placed food outside the cave trying to lure the bear out.

investigators say it's technology that could have prevented the deadly amtrak derailment back in may. >> we're talking positive train control. we have an update on the installation of trains from philadelphia. what it could mean for safety. the box office block buster of the latest star wars movie.

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has obliterated the mark for highest north american debut. took -- internationally, the new star wars movie brought in $279 million. that brings its global gross to $517 million. a jersey shore police department calls it a disgrace. violent criminals who end up loitering and living in their town. what they're doing to crack down now days after a missing teenager was found murdered here. 70s for late december? certainly doesn't feel like the official start of winter tonight. i'm tracking the record breaking temperatures plus our next chance for rain. all new tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00. philadelphia police with a message for drivers after this deadly crash claimed the lives of three people.

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it's been over seven months since the deadly amtrak train derailment in port richmond. >> safety technology that could have prevented the crash is in place on track between philadelphia and new york. nbc 10's keith jones is live in our digital operations center is live with more. >> ptc, it was activated over the weekend on amtrak tracks between philadelphia and o'rourke. it automatically slow as train that's moving too fast or in danger of derailing. it's now in place along amtrak's entire northeast corridor. it was back in may of this year that a train derailed in port richmond. eight people were killed, 200 were hurt. the train was going more than twice the speed limit.

railroad companies have had the deadline of december 31st to install the positive train control. it live in the digital operations center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. a man is in the hospital after being burned in a house fire. crews called to this home in west philadelphia around 2:00, it took firefighters a half an hour to put the flames out. investigators are trying to figure out how the fire started. the fda made an announcement today. >> it lifted the ban on gay men donating blood. gay and bisexual men will be allowed to become blood donors as long as they have abstained from sex for 12 months. blood tests have become much more precise. there is a window where newly acquired hiv cannot be detected. the uk also center 12 months

deferrals. adopt a pet and save a life. animal care and control time of philly is hosting a holiday hero event that runs all week to find homes for pets in need. if you donate an item from their wish list they will waive adoption fees. well, we are enjoying above average december weather. look at this, looking like christmas in upstate new york and areas north of utica. people were clobbered with three feet of snow. a lot of this could melt away very soon as temperatures are expected to once again reach 50 in that area by the end of the week. we can top that. right? 50 by the end of the week? >> we're going to top that by a lot. you know, just last year, we set a record for 64 degrees on christmas eve. record warmth. going to smash that record this week. we're back into the 70s.

i had it in the forecast last week. some folks didn't believe it. we're tracking rain. not just tomorrow. several days where we're going to have rain chances. we're smashing records for christmas eve and for the month of december overl. all. we have mostly cloudy skies right now. 55 west southwest at 13 miles per hour. as cold as it was over the weekend, it's just barely average for december. it felt freezing cold because we're spoiled. it was like we live in atlanta and just flew up here. 56 today, 60 degrees tomorrow. maybe even a little higher. and then it goes way higher, have to change the scale again for thursday. it's 48 in quakertown. and reading, cool spots. not very cool. 55 washington township.

54 wilmington, 57 in mount holly. 53 in trenton, 56 in wrightstown. 60 in lewis, delaware. here are the records for in thursday. record is 64, predicted 75. they never break records more than ten degrees. reading will break a record, mount pocono is going to be breaking records on thursday. so we've got rain approaching. some showers in western pennsylvania. that's just the first little batch. it's going to be a rather wet week overall . we do have theç0 chance of some showers coming in late tonight. and into tomorrow morning. more significant rain, looks like it's going to be coming on wednesday. that's where it really starts warming up, too. cloudy and milder with a chance of showers late tonight.

48 degrees for the low. 42 north and west. for tomorrow, the rain in the morning, especially, and warmer in the afternoon, if we get a little sunshine tomorrow, it's above 60 degrees. it's above 60 on wednesday despite the chance of heavy rain. christmas eve, record by far, even christmas day could be close to record levels. it doesn't really cool down that much over the rest of the christmas weekend. next week, not quite as warm. this week is just amazing. >> normally you see carelers out. >> thank you. police at the jersey shore are asking could officers have done more to prevent the murder of a local woman.

the new crime unit inspired by her death and how police are taking action. tonight, adding insult to injury, a driver attacked inside his own car. this was just moments after he got into an accident. and it's all caught on video.

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it's a murder that has left its mark on a community leaving government officials and police asking can we do more? middle town ship today the answer is yes. it's been one week since the discovery of a body. >> police are launching a street crime fighting unit. south jersey reporter sidney long spoke to police. >> how will this work exactly?

>> reporter: middle town ship police are working to find out why exoffenders and criminals land right here in their back yard. living in low cost hotels like this one in rio grand. they say with the potential to reoffend. >> it's a disgrace. and just last week, we announced the arrest of three individuals for violent crimes. >> middle township police chief is fed up and said the murder of missing teenager is a wakeup call. >> when this happens we should all stop and reflect, the community, those of us responsible for public safety. our elected official said. can we do more? >> which is why he's launching a new street crime unit. they will hit the streets january 3rd to prevent crime, drug and prostitution in and

around motels that police say have become a safe haven for released criminals. on wednesday, police arrested charles mosley for allegedly sexually assaulting the missing teenager before she was killed. police say he was living at the birch hotel. and two others who gave information to police about the days before her murder, both charged with armed robbery. they lived at the beach house motel. her family is desperate for answers as to who killed and her and why. and say the street crimes unit will bring her back now. >> there is deeper roots here that need to be addressed other than just the motels. >> he says his message to offenders listening should be crystal clear. >> if you are going to engage in criminal activity in rio grand, especially in and around our motels. we will find you and we will arrest you. bottom line.

>> reporter: and he recognizes part of the reason this happens is because these motels get state funding to help these exoffenders blend into society. we'll have more and share more on what the family told us when we see you at 6:00. live in rio grand, nbc 10 news. nbc news 10 at 5:00 is next. we're learning more about the victims of this deadly crash in philadelphia. and what police think led to this tragic scene. plus, caught on video, a driver's own dash cam captured a man viciously attacking him inside his car. that's all new next, on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

adding insult to injury. a driver attacked inside his own car moments after getting into an accident. it's all caught on this video. a warm returns in a big way. we'll tell you the record temperature we could smash on christmas eve. we begin first with breaking news we've been following in center city. >> that's where police are investigating a body found in a hotel. we're on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: it seems as though the investigation is winding down here at the rodeway inn. plenty of questions still linger. within the last hour crime scene detectives we've seen them go in and out taking out bag and bags of evidence. let's take a look at some video

we shot a little bit earlier. this is all because a 75-year-old man was found face up on the floor with a cloth tightly wrapped around his neck. the man was pronounced dead just after 12:00 this afternoon. detectives told me it's too early to tell if this is a homicide suicide. the rodeway inn is still open for business. we've seen patrons to go in and check in. mad they were told that it was just a police investigation. so we are waiting here to get some more information. that's the latest here. we'll stay here and gather more information. we're reporting live in city center, nbc 10 news. we're following breaking news out of delaware, sky 10 is live over the scene of a shooting in wilmington. it happened a short