how i would get to school. >> it's a lot more expensive to take amtrak. >> new jersey transit workers set to walk off the job first thing sunday if no deal is reached. that's just a day and six hours from now. commuters are bracing for the worst as they work to hammer out an agreement. >> a strike would have a major impact on our area more than 100,000 commuters use new jersey transit to get into new york city. many of them originating from the stations at trenton, hamilton and princeton. a look at 30th street station, new jersey transit's atlantic city line runs between here and ac, that might not be the case sunday. cydney long is tracking developments. >> do commuters have hope? >> reporter: i can tell you some are optimistic crossing fingers that both sides come to an agreement. others nervous though, they say the sheer volume of commuters that rely on these trains to get

into manhattan or other areas of new york city and home is three times what the extra bus routes can handle. >> i don't know. very scary. >> reporter: this man realizes his ride home on new jersey transit rails today may be his last for a while. >> at this moment you got your last ride home as far as you know. >> i know. >> reporter: this man fears he won't have a ride or be late for an important week of file exams. >> i'm pretty angry but it is what it is. i feel at the same time it wasn't certain. they were still deliberating. >> reporter: two commuters on two lines but rely on new jersey transit monday through friday. nearly 30 years commuting he's never experienced a work stoppage. >> what are you bracing for? >> more pollution, it will be huge delay. i have to drive at least 25

minutes to go to the bus station. i don't know whether i'll get parking. >> reporter: he knows added bus lines can't absorb the riders who will be stranded by a strike. >> coming back is another problem. 42nd street bus station, the bus stop at new york, that will be huge lines. >> i don't know but i hope that they get what they are asking for. >> reporter: corinne doesn't drive. she is spending the weekend in atlantic city and says if the rails go silent she will be stuck. >> that wouldn't be good. >> reporter: new jersey claims that governor christie is out of the state most of the week on his wedding anniversary for allowing it to happen whand they say will be on the streets of north jersey into new york. nbc new york learned that governor christie while he is not in on the negotiations he is in the same building with negotiators and ultimately the governor holds the purse strings once a deal is reached.

cydney long, "nbc 10 news." remember to download the nbc 10 app in case there is a strike. you'll find more and alternate routes you can take if you need to get to work. other news, a woman dragged into the woods and sexually assaulted in the past few hours philadelphia police released a sketch of the man they are looking for. investigators say he pulled the woman into the woods along ron street wednesday night, then covered her mouth with duct tape, cuffed her wrists to her ankles and assaulted her. you are asked to call police if you know anything about this crime. get the jackets back out. nbc 10 was in wilmington, delaware where people didn't seem to mind today's cooler temperatures after two straight days of record breaking warmth. and it's only going to get chillier tonight. >> let's head out for a live look at cape may. beautiful sunset there. temperatures in the 80s earlier this week.

we're in for a big plunge and we have dave price from our sister station in new york with us filling in for glenn as he recovers from the flu. >> cooler temperatures but we wanted to keep it nice for your philadelphia arrival. >> i appreciate it and the weather has been spectacular. by the way, wishing hurricane a speedy recovery if you're watching from home, glenn. we still have actually relatively comfortable temperatures and although we are in for a dip, temps going to remain above average for the 7 day period. keep in mind we lost a few degrees the last several hours, 45 and chilly up in mount pocono. allentown at 55. 55 quakertown and we're at 62 in wilmington. 64 in philly and 63 in millville. as we head through the night what do you need to wear, well, we're going to change the gear again. can't put away anything yet. looks like we'll be in a coat and maybe gloves if you are out for a while. the temperature on the cool side. look at these numbers, in the 30s in newark, downingtown at

37, millville at 35. 39 in mullica hill and symrna 41. the full forecast coming up but bundle up if you're going out. we'll see you in a few minutes. now to an alert for homeowners in one section of montgomery county. burglars on the prowl. we have a look at them. they struck at least twice at night, once this week in the covered bridge park section of upper marion township and in the marion estates section of the township. deanna durante is live in upper marion. you spoke to one of the victims. >> reporter: these burglars are striking early in the morning almost as people are getting up and getting ready for work. the latest crime happened just before 5:00 a.m. on wednesday. we talked to two homeowners tonight, one of them going on camera saying there is no way that she feels safe right now. >> our furniture was moved. our door was open. >> donna may have just missed

the thieves, she came in just before 5:00 a.m. on wednesday morning. by that time two guys helped themselves to tvs, video games and anything else they wanted. >> i'm so thankful nobody woke up. i don't know. i don't even want to think about what would have happened if one of them woke up and came down. >> another mom who didn't want to be on camera told us the same thing. two families victimized by these men. this is the neighborhood video from early on march 9 when police say these men broke into donna's home. they were first seen across the street. their faces may be covered but someone may recognize them. this guy wears puma sneakers and has a distinctive walk. >> he walks you'll notice i don't know if it's a waddle or a limp or he just had something in his pocket. >> the thieves walked past one of the victims who had fallen asleep in a down stairs room and they stole a tv. they also say the thieves swiped a hyundai right from the

victim's driveway. it has hdy 8376. so far no one's been hurt but police hurt if someone confronts these guys that could change. >> we want them to call the police right away. don't even go down and investigate. >> with three kids and another on the way she and her husband will be stepping up home security. >> i could see like if we're not home you break into our house but the fact we're all upstairs, that's just mind boggling. >> reporter: she says that there really is no way you can prepare for this. police are asking everyone in the township make sure you keep all outdoor lights on and if you know who these men are maybe you've seen that stolen vehicle, call 911. reporting live, deanna durante, "nbc 10 news." former first lady nancy reagan was laid to rest today and family and hundreds of friends from hollywood, washington and beyond came out to say good-bye. ♪

today's funeral at the ronald reagan presidential library was full of hymns, bible readings and loving tributes. both of her children eulogized their mother. nancy reagan will be buried on a hilltop along side her husband president ronald reagan who died in 2004. to decision 2016 coverage. in the last hour an ohio judge granted a request to let 17-year-olds vote in the swing state's presidential primary, the state allows teens who will be 18 before the general election to vote tuesday. but ohio's republican elections chief had contested the rules. donald trump has picked up an endorsement from another former rival today. ben carson threw his support behind the front-runner a week after suspending his own campaign. carson becomes the second former presidential candidate to endorse trump along with new jersey governor chris christie. for complete decision 2016

coverage including the latest delegate counts and primaries and caucuses tap the nbc 10 app. there is much more on decision 2016 as well as today's funeral for nancy reagan, that's coming up on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt ahead at 6:30. back here at home, new lawyers for indicted congressman chaka fattah asked a judge to toss out the case. fattah is accused of accepting bribes and misusing campaign money to help his family and friends. george spencer was at the hearing and spoke to the congressman after. what did he have to say? >> reporter: he is standing firm and those new attorneys are making a request to push to have 19 of 29 counts against the congressman thrown out, with the new representation showing up in court today, we asked whether the congressman would be able to pay for their services. >> these are just allegations and i am innocent. >> reporter: congressman fattah

remains on message as he approaches his may 2 racketeering and fraud trial, less than a week after voters will cast ballots in his bid for re-election. and today his new legal team promised they can be ready despite the quick timeline after the congressman's previous team asked to withdraw because invoices were going unpaid. >> i'm deeply grateful for this firm but that's i think what i'll say at this point. >> are you paying them? >> i am paying a cost for representation. >> reporter: in court his legal team claimed legislative immunity should shield the congressman from many of the charges. the judge called that defense motion, quote, somewhat thin, and even suggested one could see that it may be filed for purposes of delay. but for now, fattah's primary focus seems to be on winning his re-election. >> i'm working very horde making

sure that these unfounded allegations don't interfere with the democratic process. >> reporter: there are almost movie-like elements to the case. the congressman is facing trial before the same judge with the same prosecutors and the same courtroom where his son was convicted last fall. reporting live, george spencer, "nbc 10 news." just in time for the great weather we've been loving lately the newly rebuilt boardwalk in ocean city reopened. this is what it looked like during construction. workers completed the job six weeks early. the new decking is twice as thick as traditional planks. next on "nbc 10 news" at 6, a few simple strokes when brush meets road in one local spot it means something big.

nice weather, dave. >> not bad. that picture looks great to me. how long can we keep it going? those answers and a look at the seven-day forecast. >> a live look at lincoln financial field. one less quarterback in the birds nest. john clark with details ahead.

>>. >> maybe you know this, maybe you don't. this is how they get ready for st. patrick's day in wilmington, delaware. they paint the stripes green. today's ceremonial painting of the green stripe is an annual tradition. that kicks off a weekend of festivities. >> and the city does st. patrick's day up in a big way. nbc 10's tim furlough. >> rain, shine, didn't care. >> reporter: the irish culture club doesn't let weather stop. mr. fancy pants has been there since the beginning. >> great day for family. slip a cocktail in there also. >> look at that. >> reporter: wilmington's mayor helped paint the lines green. this is a money maker for area businesses. >> a lot of beer. >> reporter: that's what mike is doing, working hard to make sure clients are stocked up for the

weekend. decorations go up and in the kitchen 18 an irish pub, they are getting ready for a weekend that will be way busier than normal. >> we end up prepping today, the two days and the parade day, total of about 150 pounds worth of just beef. that doesn't include everything else that goes into the shepherd's pies. >> reporter: they have a refrigerated truck for the extra beverages, the shamrock shuttle is ready for its route around the city. it's going to get a little crazy but it's in good hopefully safe fun. >> wilmington's parade begins at noon saturday. they have a tent party where you buy a mug for 15 bucks and they keep refilling it. this is a cultural holiday so i assure all over delaware and our region plenty of irish dancers and a lot of good live irish music. tim furlong, "nbc 10 news." we're following breaking news. sky force 10 over a shooting

scene. one person was shot while sitting in the car outside a bar. we are working to find out more and we'll bring you new information as soon as we get it. no complaints. it's still nice out. it's not in the 80s but it's still plenty lovely. we're in for a crisp and clear night tonight. tomorrow we get the bonus of springing forward that means sunday we get an extra hour of daylight and the days get longer, straight through june. monday morning, not so nice. we have rain rolling in. we'll talk about that in a moment. let's look at temperatures around the area. 45 degrees in mount pocono, there you are going to want to bundle up. 55 degrees at the speed limit in quakertown and allentown as well. up to 62 as you head to wilmington. 64 right in the city right now. and 62 in mount holly. now, the trend not going the way we like. at this time of the year we like it to go up, but look at where

we started. record setting temperatures on thursday, up to 82 degrees, today 68. tomorrow down by 1 and sunday on the cool side. remember, our average for this time of year should be at about 51 degrees. so we are in very good shape if you like the warm weather. we're looking at our radar picture now. all the sweeps indicating we have nothing but dry conditions. the wider satellite picture shows you we have high clouds beginning to push into the area. just dotting the sky. it's a lovely day and sunset tonight is taking shape to be very, very nice. this is the moisture that caused all of that flooding in louisiana and sections of the southeast. now it's going to work up into our direction. first bringing some thicker cloud cover and then some moisture probably sunday night into monday. is there a chance of rain on the parade, yeah, a possibility. but most likely we're going to see the spot showers begin as we head to the dinner time hour on sunday and into monday morning's commute not so good because it is going to be soggy.

throughout the ep tire region as we get off to work and school monday morning first thing at 6:00 in the morning. it's going to push out of the way. i'd keep the umbrella handy all day. you're going to need it. we're going to see clearing from west to east as we head through the latter portion of the day. tonight we'll see clear and colder conditions, 40 in the city to the north and west 34 degrees or so. sunset at 6:03, just a few minutes ago. and as we head into tomorrow, 64 to 67 is the range, clouds increase in the afternoon, southwest winds 5 to 10 miles per hour. now, as far as staying light later here is what we have for you. tonight's sunset we mentioned three minutes after the hour of 6:00. but look at this, by sunday night, 7:05, that's more like it. let's take a look at the seven-day forecast. as we look ahead to the next four days, sunday night into monday we see the rain shower activity. wind those clocks forward saturday night. tuesday we warm up.

65. 73 as we head to wednesday. then on st. patrick's day 68 degrees, 60 as we head to the end of the forecast period next friday. cooling off, sky conditions still lovely. that's a look at your weather. over to you guys. >> thanks, dave. i'm john clark. the eagles trade a quarterback, another sixers top pick is done. all next.

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conditional seventh round pick and eagles save $4.5 million. eagles introduce 340 pound brandp brooks, he is going to play right guard and then niguel bradham, one of three players that played for jim schwartz in buffalo. he should replace kiko alonso. >> we both great players, tremendous athletes, but for me my style is a little different. i'm a little more aggressive. >> than kiko he's talking about. another is out for the rest of the season. jahlil okafor will have surgery. he was the third overall pick last year, fellow centers both missed seasons. here is brett brown. >> when you really study what's going on it's going to be a 10-minute procedure. it's going to you know, restrict him from playing for six weeks.

>> villanova's center probably won't start tonight but he should play in villanova's semifinal game in the tournament. the game starts in less than 10 minutes. how about st. joe. down by 16, quarterfinals, they come all the way back against george washington. st. joe's wins. they play dayton tomorrow. temple, they beat south florida. 79-62 in the quarterfinals. the owls play uconn in the semis. watch how uconn won. this is crazy. >> rebound. oh. johnson hit two enormous threes. this one good if it goes. are you kidding me.

>> that forced a fourth overtime. uconn would beat cincinnati, so the owls are ready for some real tired huskies tomorrow. we end with phillies, rays. ryan howard is back. two-run double. phillies rough up kyle, win 9-2. tonight at 11 we have villanova, highlights, we've got it all.

>> a green thumb, time to get out the gardening gloves. time for philadelphia park's tree philly give away. any one who registered through april 10 can plant up to two free trees in their yard or lawn. if you need extra help enter the contest and the eagles barwin could help you put down roots in your yard. for all of us here i'm jim rosenfield. >> glenn price will see you later on at 11:00.

breaking news tonight, frantic rescues. families on rooftops clinging to trees. homes suddenly destroyed as historic floods rage for millions, states of emergency getting more dangerous. violence and vulgar ree erupt at another trump rally. tensions boil over. a man dragged away bloody and trump's campaign manager under fire as a reporter charges him of assault. a stunning twist. was a member of putin's inner circle murdered in america? airport nightmare. just in time for vacations, why the tsa lines are suddenly getting a lot longer. and a star-studded farewell to nancy reagan. presidents