candidate donald trump rather than go to cullen's funeral is also drawing harsh criticism on social media, and the streets of south jersey. >> it's a disgrace. he should have been there. >> i think that was a bad choice. it was a poor choice. he should have been at the funeral as opposed to campaigning. >> we haven't been criticized about this before so i don't know why the renewed criticism now. >> at an appearance in north jersey christie said he and lieutenant governor decided last week that she would attend the funeral. before he was invited to campaign with trump. >> even if i decided to remain in the state i would not have attended the funeral, the lieutenant governor would have. >> reporter: as for this billboard police tell me they made no arrests, hoping the public can help track down whoever set it ablaze. live in egg harbor township, ted greenberg, "nbc 10 news." big weather changes on the

way. this couple seemed to be loving the fact that the rain finally stopped this morning and a warm-up is about to begin. a dreary look at boathouse row near the art museum. looks like the sun is trying to peek out but we may be talking about snow this weekend? >> what? glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the nbc 10 first alert forecast. is this for real? >> yes. this is tuesday, i'm reminding you, and the seven-day forecast does go out through the weekend. and yes, there is some snow in the forecast. at least a possibility of that. of course it's too wp)m for that right now, we've had rain and it has been raining on and all for the entire day. but at least we can see the buildings now. we have some patchy light rain right now across the area. the last few hours, so things are starting to move out and improve and we have drier air trying to come in from the west. we have just cloudy skies

reported across the entire area, the poconos getting a little bit of sunshine as you'll see a little later. and the temperature, 56 degrees in mount pocono as a result. the warmest spot in the area. that never happens. 51 degrees in philadelphia. as we go through the next few hours, that area of light rain is going to continue to move out. skies will eventually be clearing up at least a little bit. see a little sunshine, the temperatures will go up. the snow chances for the weekend with the seven-day in a few minutes. >> now to decision 2016. today could be a game changer for republica' presidential hopefuls. and democrat hillary clinton looks to widen her delegate lead, against rival bernie sanders. voters head to the polls in five states and turnout appears strong. here is a look at the five states holding primaries today. the biggest battles are in florida and ohio where the

winner takes all the delegates. they are also the home states of marco rubio and john kasich who both need big wins to stay in the race. >> dog, fat pig. >> quotes from donald trump about women. >> this new ad slams trump over his offensive comments about women. the ad features quotes by trump about women's bodies and looks, women in the ad repeat trump's digs at megyn kelly even princess diana. >> ohio governor john kasich may have the best shot at defeating trump. he has a town hall scheduled for tomorrow at villanova university. the republican candidate admitted a win today in his home state is essential. he stopped short of saying a loss would cause him to drop out. >> we have heard vulgar and divisive rhetoric, aimed at women and minorities, we've seen

actual violence. and we've heard silence from too many of our leaders. >> president obama got a standing ovation after those remarks, speaking at a st. patrick's day lunch at the capital. for coverage including the lat latest tap the nbc app zbrxt a girl alive after falling into rough waters. >> it's thanks to quick thinking fro neighbors. fro the 11-year-old was pulleded from the muddy run creek outside newark monday as árq held on to a tree stump. rains had stirred up the creek's cur. tim furlong takes us through ur. that rescue. >> goes was looking down on her. >> reporter: so was the woman her window and saw the 11-year-old girl clinging to a tree in the muddy run creek high and fast last night, she had been playing alone by the creek and fell in. the neighbor called 911 and ran

for help. >> we ran down and i yanked off my shoes and jumped in. she was upset, crying. ráe-faced, her hands were blueish color. >> he couldn't get to her but firefighters showed up in dry suits and got in the cold water and made it to the child and tried to communicate with her. >> explain like what we were going to do, why we were doing it. and how long it was going to take. it was reassured her. >> we don't know why the girl was out here playing alone by the creek on a rainy day. we do know she is going to be okay. õshe got lucky, lucky that a neighbor happeneñ to be looking out of her window at exactly the right time. that's really the only way any one would have known the girl was out here. tim furlong, "nbc 10 news." áát supreme court justice stepped down today amid a pornographic e-mail scandal. judge michael eakin had been suspended for his role accused of exchanging lewd and offensive e-mails with friends in the

state attorney general's office. the 67-year-old served on the high court since 2002, governor tom wolf has not set a timeline to set a replaceme't. >> three religious leaders allegedly knew a monk was a sexual predator but put him in a job pj an athletic trainer. the men were part of the francis can base near holidaysberg five miles from altoona. kathleen kane announced the grand jury's findings, there are reports found they allowed baker to molest more than 100 they were charged with conspiracy and child indangerment. >> chanellie and chris telly engaged in efforts to protect the image and reputation of the francráh(p' fryers rather than act in the best nterest of the children. >> all three suspects have retired and live outside the state, baker committed suicide

several years ago. guests at a hotel woke up to smokeñfilling their rooms this morning. the grape leaves diner caught fire and sent the smoke into the hotel around 3:00. no one was hurt, everyone evacuated and they went back a short time later. house in south philly, philadelphia police saying someone threw an object soaked in gasoline at this house at the corner of wolf and beechwood. it hit a window and bounced off. police found a second molotov cocktail on the sidewalk. neighbors saw it happen but no one's been arrested. >> police in chester county released a new photo of the mask worn by a robbery suspect when he broke into a woman's home and tied her up at the foot of her bed. this robbery took place early sunday morning. police are for the man you see here in this video on the right. he made off with jewelry, a car, and an atm card.

here is a clear picture of what that actual mask looks like. police are hoping someone will recognize this uñique mask since the suspect wore it from the scene of the robbery to the atm where he withdrew money from the victim's account. >> check out new video here of a robbery attempt at northern liberty on sunday. two men in front of the philadelphia brotherhood mission witnessed two other men smash the front door with a baseball bat and the suspect start swinging at one of the then men, the suspects drove away not before threatening to come back and burn the place down. >> arrests could be coming for two dozen northampton community college students after a massive brawl broke out on campus yesterday. school of#icials say as many as 20 students were involved in the fight. bethlehem police are assisting in identifying what led to the life center. two people suffered minor injuries and are expected to be okay. >> body cameras designed to hold police and the public more

accountable. now the camden county police department wants residents to help set rules how those can be used. nbc 10's cydney long got a first-hand look at the new program under way. >> you have a blessed day. >> rookie cop bagby considers the body worn cameras the strongest tool. >> the tamara pretty much shows everything. >> he is one of 20 using the learning phase. for the past month. 150 neighbors have offered feedback like what we heard today. >> all the good officers look bad. that's no good. so have all of them do it. that way they say brother, you better cool it. >> reporter: they have done it on line a partnership between camden metro and the law school policing project to help higher ups here write the rule book on body cameras. >> we wanted to know what their sense of when officers should record, when they shouldn't record. who should have access to the

information. >> right now cops push record any time they engage anyone to enforce the law or check out anything suspicious. >> there are issues, privacy of the officers and themselves. officers going to talk to their partners, talking to loved ones, using the restroom. >> i record approximately two hours depending on if it's vehicle tow or a vehicle stop. vehieporter: once there are 375 officers on the street at two hours a day that's 5200 hours weekly, right now the department says it's invested 400,000 as a total expenditure but there's no word on the price tag to store the footage. if you want to weigh in on how police should or should not use the body worn cameras today is no the last day to respond. their survey is online. your answers will remain anonymous. they won't see them here, the answer goes directly to nyu law school for its review. from camden, cydney long, "nbc

10 news." sky force 10 was over an accident involving a dump truck in burlington county. the driver was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. there's new movement today in the eight-month-old pennsylvania budget deadlock. republican lawmakers have a new prju(s they say won't increase taxes. the governor tom wolf blasted the plan for underfunding schools. as pard members square off on that the governor met in harrisburg with advocates of a proposed medical marijuana bill. right now the house is the tackling more than 200 amendments to the bill which will support the house could vote on it sometime this week. help is on the way for the jersey shore. president obama signed a disaster deck ralation for those impacted by the winter storm in january. the federal fund goes to state and local governments to repair away beaches.ings and washed

the money will not be available for uáq by individual homeowners. >> the public got a chance today to look at septa's plan for a rail route in king of prussia, the proposal extends high speed rail to king of prussia behind the mall and upper merion township. the last session on the planned extension of the norristown high speed line happens at 6:00 p.m. at the devil tree hotel valley forge. septa says the new service is at least 10 years away. >> and we have new information about last week's septa shutdown. riders who want a refund after the amtrak related service suspension have to ask for it. a spokeswoman telling us they aren't offering blanket refunds but will consider give-backs. service was down about 12 hours. >> you have until 8:00 p.m. to vote in today's special election. the house of representatives seats held by bishop and parker are up for grabs. following a guilty plea in a sting.

parker's seat opened when she was elected to city council. the winners take office immediately. >> most of the men gunning to be the next mayor of wilmington hit the stage tonight for their first debate. six of the seven plan to be there this evening. starting at 6:30. but the current mayor dennis williams is going to be a no show. the debate will be pá the grand opera house in wilmington, a few tickets are still available. right now crews are getting read the demolish two north philadelphia apartment buildings. >> the implosion is part of a bigger plan to revitaájuz the community. we're talking about the norman bloomberg apartments at 23rd and ingersoll. the housing authority will knock down two of the high rises here on saturday morning. the third building will be r renova renovated. it's part of a transformation that will create more than 1200 affordable and market rate apartments, the implosion will happen saturday morning at 7:15. >> in a few hours officials in

norristown expected to vote on a development plan to build a royal farms gas statrjz and convenience store. the plan calls for the new shopping center at the corner of markley and west johnson. the former site of the shopping center. the plans call for a pharmacy and retail shop. work place diversity the subject of a hearing at city hall. >> the council's committee on commerce and economic development heard testimony from members of the labor standardj unit, the goal to amend the city's requirement foz contractors and set new guidelines for those who fail to make good faith efforts to meet diversity goals. the group muslims for humanity asked the police commissioner to spell out his plan for reducing gun violence. the group recognized ross at a breakfast this morning at the baptist community center. muslims for humanity advocates for improving the -- they advocate for improving the quality with of life in west

philadelphia. workers are celebrating a win for a great cause today. the medford store raised more than $25,000 during shoprite's partners contest. that's mor money to fight hunger and that means three workers here are going to be featured on the back of a limited edition boxch cheerios. well, today looked and felt a lot like yesterday, one exception in the poconos, actually seeing some sunshine. that's in the french manor now. it's been damp and chilly again today. we have warmer weather coming in tomorrow, as soon as we see a little bit of sunshine and get out of that east wind, the temperature will jump. but it's still not too late for tiouqz have some in the seven-dy before the weekend is over. we have cloudy skies around the area now. but at least we can see the tops

of the buildings unlike yesterday. 51 degrees, cloudy skies. the wind north-northwest at 8. so we are getting away from that easterly wind. that will allow the temperature to go up. so, 51 degrees today but into the 60s tomorrow. then back down. look at those temperatures. as we head toward the weekend and then sunday should be even colder than saturday. so, yeah, the winter coats may be needed by the end of the week. and over the weekend. not so much in the next two days. it's warmest at the poconos which again is unusual. 55 degrees in dover. 48 in pottstown. is the cold spot, 49 degrees in mount holly. look how close we are to some really warm air. 72 in cincinnati. 86 in nashville. so just a little west wind and the temperature shoots up there. so we're going to get warmer, but we're not going to quite get

into this extreme record warmth like we did last week. a little bit of a change in the pattern. the area of rain continues to shrink. and that means less and less of us getting wet as we go through the evening rush and drier air coming in from the west. that's only temporary. because there's another small system coming in, we're not talking about big storms here as we go through the rest of the week. kind of nuisance type things. through the night tonight it's pretty mild. temperatures in the 40s. at this time of the year, at night is pretty mild. then by tomorrow with a little bit of sunshine we're not talking about a bright sunny day but temperatures still go well in the 60s. we get enough sunshine, could get into the upper 60s. then here comes showers tomorrow afternoon and into the earning hours. it's not going to be a steady type of a rain. and then we start looking toward the weekend and this is the

latest european model. most accurate in the world overall. and by sunday evening it has a storm developing along the qpáu coast t nor'easter, and starting off as rain, during the daylight hours. on sunday. and then here's the white turning into some snow or mixture. as the colder air starts to come in. some of the other models also show some sort of a storm that would perhaps lead to a mixture of rain and snow. it's not that unusual to get it this time of year. but after we got a couple of days of 80-plus, maybe a little bit unusual. mostly cloudy and mild for march, overnight tonight, 46 degrees for the low in philadelphia. 42 north and west. during the day tomorrow, we get a little bit of sunshine, again that pushes the temperatures into the 60s. mid-60s on average and late day showers. late in the afternoon and into

the evening hours. seven-day forecast, st. patrick's day looks to be mild for this time of the year. the average high is 52. going for 62. then it starts getting colder. there could be a shower on thursday, could be a shower on friday too. these are all separate systems coming through. then we drop a good bit on saturday. and then here come sunday we've got p.m. rain and snow just as spring officially begins sunday night. then windy and cold early next week. nothing close to the 60s then. >> let's talk about a first for the nfl. >> coming up the league's stunning admission and what it may mean for the game. also ahead, expensive infestation. a cost of philadelphia's bed bug epidemic. >> officer under investigation, the viral video that has him on the hot seat tonight. >> and papal approval. why september 4 will be sishlged

on the calendar of catholics around the world. those and more ahead. >> first, a look at the closing bell on wall street. the dow is up, but the nasdaq and s&p are down.

sky force 10 is live over burlington county. crews on the scene of this school bus accident at route 130 and lincoln avenue in burlington. see it right there. that black car almost under the back of the bus. apparently they collided. t there were students on this bus and that at least two people on the bus are hurt but not clear right now how serious the injuries are. we will continue to monitor this situation and bring you any updates as we get more

information. >>. >> a texas police officer is off the job after video surfaced showing him pepper spraying a group of motorcyclists, this is video taken by one of the biker, five were treated for exposure. fort worth department officials say the officer has been reassigned while they investigate. pope francis announced today that the late mother theresa will be made a saint later this year. the ceremony is set for september 4. the nun renowned for caring for impoverished people died in 1997 at 87. she was beyat a fied in 2003 by pope john paul ii. she was cleared for sainthood in december. >> a father and son duo took the top spots at this year's iditarod. dallas won his third consecutive iditarod, over 8 days 11 hours

to complete the race. his dad mitch finished second, 45 minutes after his son, it's the second year that the two have taken the top two spots. >> the smithsonian's national museum revealed a new dinosaur species. it lived 90 million years ago and about the size of a horse. it weighs up to 600 pounds and a member of the family but according to scientists it's not an ancestor of the t-rex. still got some big teeth. to smaller creatures we probably wish were extinct. philly is one of the most infested in the nation when it comes to bed bugs. >> the battle is not a cheap one. >> there's been an increase in the last two or three years as you indicated. of bedbug reports. >> up next, the nbc 10 investigators reveal the cost of philadelphia's bed bug epidemic.

and it's a problem everyone in the city is paying for whether they are in your home or not. >> plus, calling it quits. the best way to stop smoking, what new research reveals ahead. it's been another day of drizzle and spotty showers. a look at when the skies are going to clear, plus a winter feel to the start of spring. the possibility of snow next.

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new at 4:30, philadelphia's bed bug epidemic, the nbc 10 investigators reveal the true cost, records show philadelphia is one of the most infested cities in the country. >> and now we learned how

expensive it is to try to stay ahead of that problem. even in their own buildings. we sent george spencer from the investigators to find out. >> reporter: from the streets of crowded row homes to the skyscrapers of center city and at city hall itself, offices like joyce's. >> they found in a cushion, on a stool that i never used like what they said was a sign that a bed bug had been there. >> reporter: bed bugs are a philadelphia problem that all city residents are paying for, whether they found the pests in their own homes or not. >> you've got areas where they can go and hide. >> reporter: bob has been exterminating the bugs since the early 1990s. >> they are hitchhikers. they take a ride on anything they can attach themselves to. >> reporter: the nbc 10 investigators found the bugs hitchhiked into city buildings at least 29 times between august and december last year, each

time demanding taxpayer funded cleanups. confirmed bed bug activity in and around the 311 call center a total of $6,500 to treat. more activity in the city hall records room, $7,000 to treat. in police headquarters, at this streets department property near the airport, and the nurse's station at the city's river view home just before christmas. >> there has been seems an increase in the last two or three years. >> reporter: tom manages 139 city-owned buildings. his toughest properties are the busy buildings near city hall, especially the 16-story municipal services building. we got records showing confirmed bed bug activity there in late september, and three times in early october. that's when the city shelled out more than $78,000 in, quote, preventive maintenance. but just 18 days later, employees discovered each more confirmed activity, still more

the day after that, and once again in early december. >> can you stay ahead of a problem like this or is this kind of costly maintenance that doesn't end up stopping anything? >> no, i think you can stay ahead. >> reporter: dave believes education is key to protecting buildings visited by thousands every day. because any one of those could potentially carry in bed bugs on clothes or in bags. >> the introductiontion comes in could come in daily. on the way to work. >> you could have this building done in the beginning of october and by mid october there could be new bed bugs here. >> there could be. yes. >> reporter: the crew who spend the days vacuuming and freezing out the pests say they can end up in chairs, carpets, even cubicle dividers. so far we're told the city's confirmed sightings have been one or two, not full on infestations but these crews say bed bugs may still be in city

properties even now, meaning taxpayers extermination bills will keep coming. >> you need stay on top of it. it can get off, it gets up and running it can really just roll like you would not believe. >> george spencer, "nbc 10 news." the investigators tells us grand total of philadelphia taxpayer dollars battling between august and december of last year, more than $113,000. last week the city sent out a letter reminding employees what to do if they encounter a bed bug. breaking news now out of washington, d.c., d.c.'s metro subway system will shut down entirely for at least 29 hours, it's to inspect electrical components, this will happen at midnight and remains closed until at least 5 tomorrow morning, the fire on the tracks led to major delays there throughout the system on monday, and that fire was caused by the same kind of electrical component and malfunction last

year. following more breaking news in texas, this is a live picture from ft. worth, a police officer has been shot following some sort of chase. it all happened in the past hour. we can tell you the officer was taken to the hospital. we don't yet know his condition. we have learned one suspect is injured and one is on the loose. again, an officer in ft. worth, texas shot, we'll continue to follow this story and bring you new information as soon as we receive it. first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the first alert forecast. >> what can we expect tonight? >> we can finally expect to see a little bit of clearing out there. we have seen cloudy skies all day yesterday, all last night, all day during the day today. some folks getting tired of that. and temperature being held down with the clouds and the 48 degrees in pottstown, 49 in mount holly, but where there's

sunshine like at mount pocono up to 56 degrees. gives you an idea of how warm it would be in the low elevations if we had sunshine. now we're going to be jumping up in the next couple of days, 62 degrees by thursday. look what happens as we head into the weekend. and by sunday it's going to be cold enough to have a combination of rain and snow in the forecast. right now it's just rain, some very light rain, patchy light rain and drizzle out there. and some clearing starting to take place around washington, d.c. area, and eastern maryland. some of that starting to come in during the night tonight. whatever rain is out there now is going to be moving out. and we're going to be seeing improving conditions. talk more about that chance of snow and the cooldown that is coming over the weekend with the 7-day in a few minutes. >> some delaware high school students are getting recognition and a lot of personal satisfaction from their latest

invention, this team of high school students works with christiana hospital on a scanner that helps a disabled employee sort medication. the device can scan and cross reference the hospital data base to make sure medications get exactly where they belong. >> justin gets so excited we come by and like really happy to get this project going. i'm really happy we're doing it too. >> the concord high school students and their project are among five finalists for a nationwide award. they will take their scan tear the competition in washington. the most effective strategy for smokers. >> what research reveals. super bugs, hospitals may be cracking down on hand washing. a study finds they are missing a big source of super bug spread. >> byoc, you know what that stands for? what one item you want to have

in hand into 7-11 >> all new tonight, shoplifters helping themselves to racks of expensive clothing at a popular store. there is surveillance video police want you to see to help find the suspects.

if you are thinking about quitting smoking, research suggests cold turkey is the best method. a british study assigned smokers to quit abruptly or gradually. patients in the cold turkey group were 25% more likely to quit in the short-term and still be smoke free six months later. hospitals may be cracking down on hand washing but they are missing a big source of how super bugs spread. the culprit, patients. researchers found close to a quarter of the patients had some sort of drug resistant germ on their hands.

the findings support what is many experts have argued for years, the patients are a major source of the spread of super bug infections. st. patrick's day is a few days away. >> not only will people be wearing green, they will be spending plenty of it as well. according to wallet hub.com revelers will spend $4.4 billion to celebrate worldwide, about $35 each. over half of americans plan to celebrate and more than 80% plan to wear green. celebrate the 50th birthday of the slurpee will allow customers to byoc. bring your own cup. on saturday and sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. you can take in your own cup and fill up on the sugary frozen treat for $1.50. it has to fit upright through an in store display with a 10-inch diameter hole. >> that's the big one.

>> something we said about the d.c. subway shutdown. midnight tonight for at least 29 hours until 5:00 a.m. thursday morning is what we meant to say. that's the regular opening time, 5:00 a.m. thursday. >> it is ncaa tournament time. three local colleges going dancing. >> one group of students with il have to go to great lengths if they want to see their team take the court. a live look at the wells fargo centerment they will see green in a few hours, that straight ahead. we've already seen 80-degree temperatures, now we're talking about the possibility of snow. welcome to the mid-atlantic states. details ahead. all new tonight at 5:00, the first aviation facility in the world to be called an airport, why the historic atlantic city site now is being sold for a big discount.

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>> the wells fargo center. the flyers will take on the detroit red wings as they push for the playoffs. the flyers getting into the spirit. the team's going to warm up in these st. patrick's day jerseys and switch back to home orange for the puck drop. and to basketball. it's tournament time. three local teams the chance to fulfill their dreams zbrxt villanova, temple and st. joe travel this friday. st. joe's the furthest away. nova and temple in brooklyn and the st. joe hawks make the trip west to play in spokane, washington. >> and the hawks getting set to make that trip. >> danny spoke to them, a long way to go. >> we checked. it's over 2500 miles. only one team in the tournament has to travel further for its game, and that's hawaii. st. joe's won the tournament and heads to the ncaa tournament as a number 8 seed.

we called and there are no school sponsored trips to the west coast. we wanted to see what it would cost for the fans and alum who want to see their team. we looked it up. if you fly from philadelphia to spokane leaving on thurt and coming home sunday. about $1,000. we did find hotel rooms for about $72 a night. at three nights that's about $200, then you need tickets on stub hub to st. joe for $150. that's $1350. that doesn't even account for food, car rental or souvenirs. coming up we'll hear from st. joe's set for the biggest flyers game of the year action for now, danny pommells. back to you. well, this is the time of year a lot of ups and downs in the temperatures. boy, we've seen some of that, we've got a lot more coming. damp and chilly like yesterday

with the drizzle and the clouds and the fog and the wind. we've got wednesday warm-up, a little sunshine to go a long way this time of year. and we also have the possibility of some snow by sunday, especially sunday night. the commute this afternoon a little better than yesterday. visibility is a little better and the drizzle is pretty much moved out. 51 degrees now and the wind is shifting more into the northwest. that's the reason that the visibility is better and the rain is ending. and we've had a little bit of sunshine in the poconos that put the temperature higher there than any part of the area. 55 in mount pocono, as low as 46 in westchester where we've seen the clouds in all day. 55 degrees in dover, delaware. the temperature change, the last 24 hour, the poconos, 18 degrees warmer but some places only a

couple of degrees warmer. so, the atmosphere overall is much, much warmer all you need is the sunshine. to make a huge difference. 51 today, up to 64 tomorrow with a little bit of sunshine, then 62 thursday. before we see the temperatures plunge as we head toward the weekend. there's the latest, sprinkles and clearing behind it. then we wait for the next systems to move in. one after another because they are weak, they can do this. you can see here is the one coming in tomorrow, showers late tomorrow. then much of thursday is dry. but we get another disturbance with some possible showers on thursday. then another one that's going to come down on friday. than one is a little more significant, a legitimate storm. this would be a potential nor'easter, developing near the north carolina coast on sunday. perhaps starting off as rain

during the daytime hours. and then as the storm moves offshore, pulls down some colder air plus it's nighttime, you can end up with some snow. it's not too late in the season for that. mostly cloudy and mild for march. 46 for the low in philadelphia. 42 north and west. during the day tomorrow, a little bit of sunshine, still mostly cloudy. but a little sun can push the temperatures into the 60s and showers come in late in the day as you saw. st. patrick's day, a chance of showers friday, then we dry out saturday. but the temperature goes down and highs only in the low 40s by sunday with a chance of that snow coming in sunday night, just as we officially start spring. >> it's a first for the nfl. >> a landmark admission for america's biggest league. >> the answer to that question is certainly yes but there's also a number of questions that come with that. >> what the nfl has admitted

that is creating shock waves in the sports world. what it means for the league going forward. >> then tonight on "nbc 10 news" at 5:00, do women really know what they are applying to their skin every day? chemicals and whether they are a hazard to your health.

for all of the great things eagles malcolm jenkins did playing with a concussion was one of them. he hid a concussion from doctors so he could stay on the field. and for the first time ever, a national football league executive admitted there is a link between football and a debilitating brain disease. >> it's a shift from previous denials of association between the sport and cpe.

erica edwards reports. >> reporter: the question was simple. directed at a high ranking nfl spokesman during a roundtable discussion on capitol hill monday. >> do you think there is a link between football and degenerative brain disorders? >> the executive vice president answered in the affirmative. >> the answer to that question is certainly yes but there is also a number of questions with that. >> mr. miller was citing research from boston university that found evidence of cte in brain tissue of at least 90 of 94 deceased nfl players. doctors believe repeated concussions and blows to the head over a number of years can lead to the brain disease. >> it's clear that something is going on in the brains of these players, and really the next question is what do we -- where do we go from here? >> reporter: there is no clear way to change the game of american football to prevent all head trauma. the fact that has one high

school football standout in pennsylvania turning down more than a half dozen full ride college scholarships to play football. the potential danger to his brain just too high. >> i was worried about my health and i said i can't play football, i can't put myself at risk zbrxt in a statement the nfl stood by this latest acknowledgement of a link between cte and football writing, the comments made by jeff miller yesterday accurately reflect the view of the nfl. erica edwards, nbc news. >> decision 2016 coverage next on "nbc 10 news" at 5:00. >> would be a make or break night for some of the candidates. complete analysis from the campaign trail. why tonight is so crucial. and what's at stake for the candidates. >> midweek warm-up it's not going to last long. i'm tracking a winter-like weekend and even a chance for snow on the first day of spring. >> plus, two attacks near a popular park, the victims describe the chilling details to

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