a brand-new include that hit and killed a philadelphia man. they're scoring the city economic points. and warming toward the record as we take a live look at the picture. the temperatures should hit the mid-70s today with plenty of sunshine. it's 4:00 a.m. good morning. it's nbc news 10. i'm tracy davidson. let ee take a look at the weather. bill? >> a little bit of a breeze

blowing, it should be warmer today. 51 in philadelphia. look at dover. 56 degrees right now. even the pocono mountains are not all that cold. normally philadelphia would be in the 30s at this hour this time of year, but warmup. 51 crees by 6:00. at 9:00, a little warmer, 52 degrees. look at the leap by lunchtime. sunshine, 61 degrees on our way to the 70s. yes, we'll be flirting with the forecast this afternoon. i've got your forecast neighborhood by neighborhood in about ten minutes. first let's get a check of the traffic. >> that's right. bill. this is right around fox street. on the boulevard we have word of construction crews out there in both directions at fox street and wasickes a hissen avenue. here's the blue route looking okay as well.

we're still in the green there and speeds into the 0s. if you take mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule this morning and i'll be back with another check on your morning drive. tracy. >> thank you. it's 4:02. iraq has launched a long awaited military operation to recapture mosul from the islamic state militants. that's according to a spokesperson this morning. he says iraqi has taken several cities. u.s. is providing air support. it fell to isis in june of 2014. now to the terror in bustles and this is new information just within the last half hour, belgian and french media are reporting there may have been a second attacker at the subway bombing. surveillance cameras capture a man carrying a bag alongside the suicide bomber. investigators want to know who he is and if he was killed in

the blast and they're trying to find this man in the white jacket and dark hat seen with the two suicide bomber. the man in the middle is brahibm brahim bakraoui. officials say isis has trained at least 400 fighters to target europe in the deadly waves of attack. last night family and friends gathered at a north jersey church to remember the victim of the north ter toror

attacks. she was on her way to new jersey to attend her sister's bridal shower this weekend. >> i didn't expect this because we are about to celebrate. somebody called and said we saw it. everybody is in shock. >> one of her daughters and her husband were hurt in the explosion. new from overnight philadelphia police are looking for a suspect to used an assault rifle to shoot a man several timet at point blank range in philadelphia's east germantown neighborhood. they found him near locust avenue. he's now in critical condition. police surveillance cameras in the area spotted the shooters getting away in a blue hyundai. we have new information this moving on a hit and run that took a man's life in new castle county. delaware state police have released these surveillance pifrs. they're looking for a dark gray

suv that may have damage to its right front side. police believe it may be the car that hit and killed jeremy mccar thichl he was crossing on february 28th when police say a car hit him and took off. the impact through mccarthy more than 100 feet. now from our south jersey bureau, a south camden woman who lost her son to an overdose is raising awareness to help other parents. patty's son saul od'd. she believed somebody was with him and never called for help. it is similar to a good samaritan law that says if a person calls 911 to get someone overdosing help, they won't be arrest

arrested. >> coming on the street is the breast. they're not looking at bill bards. >> she was part of our n b krbc addiction exclusive. you can learn more about her in-depth online experience. we also look at how it leaves a long lasting mental impact on family users. you can find all the information right now on nbc.com and the nbc 10 app. this morning we're reporting on a day care worker who thought quickly. she pulled a small bag with a white substance in it from a 3-year-old girl's mouth. >> personally, she's a child i know and love and care about and to see with this substance -- >> the day care owner said she

took the girl straight to the hospital. police say they do not believe the drugs came from inside the day care. it's 4:07. 52 degrees outside. happening today, villanova takes to the court as they take to the tournament. they play in the sweet 16 team in louisville but the focus will be on the team at wells fargo. matt, the tournament is a big shot in the arm for the city. >> reporter: absolutely. right now you can see all is quiet outside the wells fargo center, but the teams and the fans are already in town as the work wraps up inside the arena. major jim kenney has named broad street the road to the championship. here's wait looked like yesterday. they're getting it ready for the regional matchuped as well as wisconsin and notre dame. both games will be played here

tomorrow night. practice will be held later on today. that means downtime. we talked to some fans. some went to the liberty bell, others got cheesesteaks. either way, they're spending some money in philadelphia. >> i've been here but it's the first time with the family. >> reporter: we're told nearly all of the hotel rooms are booked up. what about them? they're over in kentucky right now. we're going to check in with the team and the fans overthere, and we'll see you in the next half hour. for now i'm outside the well wells fargo center in philadelphia. matt delucia, nbc news 10. >> tim furlong and john clark will have live reports from louisville later today. ♪

today is holy thursday when christians commemorate the last supper of christ. there will be a chrism mass at the cathedral of st. peters and paul and tonight there will be a washing of the feet of the apostles. >> nine minutes after 4:00. we've got a pretty nice day aheng. it's already mild. we're in the 50s right now heading for the 70s this afternoon. but tomorrow a different story. tracking showers and possibly some thunderstorms. the good news, they'll keep on going, and for ease ter, it looks like we'll be in for lots of sunshine. right now, 45 degrees in reading, 51 in philadelphia, and cape may is at 50 degrees. most locations, just a couple degrees warmer than yesterday. clear sky this morning in philadelphia. there are a few scatters clouds, however. the good news is these clouds

are on the move. they're moving through trenton, they're not producing any showers. any showers will wait until tomorrow. just like yesterday even though we have clouds this morning, they're not going to last for this afternoon. 58 degrees for mt. pocono. 70 in reading. upper 60s for allentown and quakertown. sunny skies. not as strong for doylestown and moun mt. holly. dover, look at 75 degrees this afternoon and plenty of sunshine after a few morning clouds. they're all into the 70s. that's just two degrees away for the record for this date. so we could get very close to that. probably even tie it this afternoon. the clouds clear out a little faster. i'll look at the futurecast in a few minutes. >> thank you very much.

check out vine street if you take that on your way to work. jessica boyington takes a look at that. >> thank you, tracy. not a lot of cars in the area, but a lot of times we like to check here because this is a big connector between two major highways, the schuylkill and i-59. you'll have no problem getting to either. other than that, you're good go. it's a little early to see any of that congestion this morning. here's 295 near sloane avenue. not a lot of cars here either and if you're getting near the new jersey train station out in hamilton, you'll be fine there. some construction out in new jersey. one lane is open in each direction. that's scheduled through may. tracy. >> thanks. 11 minutes past 4:00. 52 degrees outside. fires destroy a new jersey church one day before the holiest day of the year. what the congregation is doing

for easter services. also up next, angry. why chris christie used a newspaper editorial to chastise the president. ♪

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it's 4:14, 52 degrees outside. here's a live look at camden where it's 53 right now. a 146-year-old north jersey church destroyed a few days before easter received an outpouring of support. flames ripped through the first presbyterian church of englewood on tuesday night. >> i feel a hole in my heart. >> it was a punch to the gut. >> many congregants watched as

their sanctuary went up in flames. they wondered where they would worship this easter. synagogues and churches all over the town offered their churches. it looks like a fire in the ceiling and electrical wire could be the cause. pennsylvania has a budget after a historic nine-month stalemate. tom wolf will not sign it but conceded to the $6 billion republican plan to go into effect. it increases public school funding by $200 million, state subsidies by 5%. it pales in comparison to wolf's aggressive proposal that began losing support. >> it's like thank god it's done. now what? >> nonprofits had to temporarily

furlough employees because of state budget woes. 're urging better cooperation as lawmakers negotiate for the next physicality year that sa begins in july. happening today, construction workers will raise a tugboat involved in a crash with a barge. at least two persons have died. one person is still missing. crews brought in a crane to raise the tugboat from the riverbed which is scheduled to happen around 7:00 this morning. >> it's 4:16. investigators say two recently discovered pieces of debris are highly likely to have come from missing malaysian airlines flight 370. both panels are cob sis tent with what the rest of the aircraft. they say the debris is almost certainly from flight mh-370.

it disappeared on march 8th, 2014, with 230 people on board. investigators believe it stretched in the most northern stretch of the indian ocean. a flight attendant will be arrested for bringing cocaine. marsha reynolds tried to get the drugs through checkpoint by flashing her badge but when she was randomly selected for screening she dropped her bag and shoes and got a flight to the east coast. if convicted, she could face life in prison. new jersey governor chris christie is calling out president obama for his trip to cuba. in the op-ed piece in the bergen record he said he should demand the communist return fugitives of justice. one was granted asylum by fidel castro in 1984.

she was convicted to killing a state troop never 1973. she was sentenced and escaped in 1979 and fled to cuba. the trooper was killed on a shoot-out on the new jersey turnpike. a section of christie's op-ed read in part. i consider it an affront to e'er resident of our state, country, and in particular the men and women of the new jersey state police who have tirelessly tried to bring this killer back to justice. all right, you're about to see something you've never seen before. the president of the united states doing the tango. look at this. okay. that's president obama trying to -- no, he's doing the tango. he and the first lady both hit the dance floor at a state dinner in buenos aries last

night. well, denver's airport is back open after a snowstorm shut it down yesterday. take a look at this. the airport was closed for more than seven hours. wind blown snow made it unsafe and officials were told to track it in its place. people were trapped in their cars in frigid temperatures. . passengers had a bumpy ride trying to land the oklahoma city. they got caught in crosswinds as it came in for a landing. you can see it pushed the plane off its landing course before the pilot made it ride and made a safe landing echlt i would not wanted to have ben that pilot. >> he landed it just right. i've had a landing that looks announcement just a little bit,

just not in a jet. we're going to see a lot of sunshine, a beautiful day ahead, pretty nice for flying. later this afternoon we'll see gusty winds. 51 degrees. that is unusually warm. we should be in the 30s at this time of the hour. coming up just before 7:00 this morning. so the temperatures at this hour are still falling. 46 in doylestown and wilmington. really no cold air to be found. in chester county, coatesville is reporting 38 degrees and west town is 37. clear of any wet weather for us. that's staying to the north, but the snowstorm that was in denver, that's part of the system that's coming our way for tomorrow. the snow is now in nebraska, into minnesota and wisconsin. we'll be dealing with rain and possibly some thunderstorms. that's what st. louis is dealing with this morning into the chicago area, into michigan, it will steer clear of us at noontime. look at that.

clear weather to the west. but as we go into tourp, the clouds will be moving in this evening to the ohio valley. first thing tomorrow morning we'll be tracking some showers, most of the activity at that hour will be in central pennsylvania and during the morning commute and later in the morning and into the afternoon this is when we could see heavier downpours, showers, and possibly thunderstorms tomorrow. today, stand by with your sunglasses. bright sunny skies, breezy, yes, especially late this afternoon, the winds will be kicking in to push our temperatures into the 70s. 72 to 75 degrees this afternoon, which is just one degree. that 75 is one degree away from the record for this date. looking forward to this weekend. sunshine. 61 on saturday. easter sunday, up to 66. full seven-day forecast coming up in a half hour. let's check area bridges on your ride to work as you head out the door.

jessica boyington has that. jessica? >> tracy, we're good to go. no problems into philadelphia. we're in the middle of a scheduled opening. it was scheduled for 4:10 this morning. i check our cameras in new jersey. some small backups there, but your best bet, you can take the betts is ross and that's nice and open. we're going to keep it in new jersey right now. over around the new jersey turnpike, no problems here. northbound drive time from the walt whitman bridge, no problems there. there is construction on south eighth that's closed between union. >> thanks. happening now, the philly bus loop kicks off its 2016 season with free rides. it leaves independence center this morning. there will be free philly pretzels and you can also take your pictures with philadelphia

mascots of sports teams. 4:22. be on the lookout for potholes. not just to avoid them. but why some road crews are asking you to be on pothole patrol. hoverboards and the boardwalk. one jersey shore town is weeks away from possibly banning them just in time for the summer season. as you watch the news, we invite you to be part of the conversation. our addresses are right there on our screen. feel free to give us a shout-out.

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good morning, cape may. you can call penndot's hotline to report pothole problems, 1-800-fix-road. they say be specific about the problem on state roads. in the philadelphia region along they have put down 3,000 tons of patching material since september 1st. meantime new jersey has been busy fixing potholes as well. transportation officials say they need to fix about a quarter million potholes. drivers may notice lane or road closures as they make the repairs. we have more on our nbc 10 app. a nonprofit is opening a new location to help men in need find work and dress for success. men's fit has unveiled its latest office space on walnut

street in center city. suit coats, dress shirts and shoes line the wall for those in need. they finance classes. looks like they left the light on for us at the art museum. what a nice day. get your hour-by-hour forecast just ahead. meantime jessica boyington watching first alert traffic. jessie. >> hi, bill. right now we're trying to watch this area. we'll show you exactly what's going on and where this is when i come back at 4:30. charged with trying to save his dog. next, this pet owner is in trouble with the police after he stepped in to break up a dog fight.

wanted, bank robbers. who they're looking for. their disguise may surprise you. tonight they take the court in the next round of the ncaa tournament. and expect sunny and warm. we're tracking showers. when i say we, i mean meteorologist bill henley and thunderstorms for the end of the workweek. we'll get you updated on that. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. now let's talk to bill henley about the rain today, the rain to come and easter sunday. good morning,