battle ground state of pennsylvania once again tonight. donald trump here tonight for the second time in a week, hillary clinton stopped here on monday. nbc 10's lauren mayk is joining us from ashston, delaware county. do we know what trump will focus on during his rally tonight? >> reporter: earlier today he did mention what happened in charlotte last night. and he spent quite a bit of time talking about that during his stop in pittsburgh today. right here behind me, you can hear they're whipping up the crowd here, this is his rally at ashton and this room is filling up. i'm told they gave out about 10,000 tickets and as you can see, it is pretty full in here. but this crowd does have about another hour to wait before donald trump himself takes that podium. however, as you mentioned, he is in philadelphia. check out where he stopped earlier today, that is cheese steak landmark gino's in south phil.

>> you want one? anybody want? i think i'm going to get one hillary. . >> reporter: customers pretty surprised to see him because that stop was not announced ahead of time. it was a pretty quick stop, reporters did try to get in a few questions while he was there. asked about his debate prep, he said it was going fine. the first debate with hillary clinton is night. and back out here at ashton, donald trump supporters are waiting to hear from him tonight. this is part of his push to get those counties surrounding philadelphia. it is a very important part of winning pennsylvania for him. earlier as folks waited to come in, i asked some of them what they think about his chances. >> they're trying to say he has no sup heport here, and that's

wrong. i'm a woman, they're saying women don't like him, women love him, we love his honesty, we love that he tells it like it is. we don't want a lying politician. >> we're about 50/50, democrat-run, and we're getting good support from the republicarepublican s. and democrats don't seem to have enthusiasm. >> reporter: he has seen support for donald trump growing in this county and that has come as he has done more policy speeches and stuck to his message. new at 6:00, an apparent divide in the philadelphia police department after the local police union endorsed donald trump over the weekend. rochelle heads the philadelphia guardian civic league, that's a group which supports black officers and she told nbc news the trump campaign is racist,

sexist, anti-gay, it's a divisive campaign that's now dividing law enforcement, end quote. last night the national fraternal order of police backed trump. the trump campaign says it is proud to have the support of so many brave men and women in law enforcement. hillary clinton took the day off from hitting the road to prepare for monday's debate. clinton's chelsea will be back in pennsylvania saturday to campaign here. chelsea clinton will campaign in johnstown. and first lady michelle obama plans to visit philadelphia next week. the timing and location of the public event hasn't been announced just yet. clinton and trump will square off in four days in the first presidential debate, monday night on nbc 10, and on debate night, join our decision 2016 team at xfinity live sports complex in phil. be part of the live audience, or

watch us live on tv at 7:00 p.m., it's all about what you want to hear the candidates talk about during the debate. join us in person or on tv live at xfinity. this woman found with her throat slashed. police said her estranged boyfriend is wanted for questioning, his name is mark epps, and police say there was a blood trail that even went through a cemetery. >> he had no -- nothing to do with this. nothing. >> reporter: why do you believe so? >> why i believe so? he has not been down in this area since he went up to kingston. >> mark epps' mother says -- police say epps blames natasha gibson for fights he had with

others. gibson was not going to stay at home last night, instead, she planned to be at the home of a family friend on bailey street. police say since the murder they learned epps made threats to hurt her. >> i'm going to kill you, and at one point, allegedly he had a hammer and he was going to go after her. >> reporter: police have seen epps on surveillance video not far from wrote her purse was found. that video was also found near where the bloody knife was discovered. >> to the latest now on a developing story in tulsa, oklahoma, prosecutors have filed first-degree manslaughter charges against the white police officer who -- shelby's attorney says crutcher refused to follow

commands and she opened fire when he began to each into his car window. but police say that crutcher did not have a gun on him or in his vehicle. now to the unrest in north carolina tonight the family of the charlotte man killed by police are demanding the truth. about two hours ago, keith lamont scott's family attorney appeared on camera. >> reporter: within the last hour, we have learned that the protester shot during last night's riots in charlotte has died. now this all comes as the family of keith lamont scott says they will watch that police video of his shooting a little bit later on this evening. north carolina's governor has declared a stay emergency in charlotte after a second night of unrest. troops from the north carolina national guard arrived in charlotte early this morning. today the city district attorney

is calling for the state to investigate tuesday's shooting that killed scott. police say scott refused officers repeated commands to drop his gun. but residents say he was unarmed, holding only a book. today the family's attorney said that scott's wife witnessed the shooting, nshe is now calling fr peace in the wake of her husband's death. >> we ask for calm here in charlotte, we don't want to see people getting hurt, we want you to voice your opinions, but we don't want you to destroy the very community that you in. >> as i mentioned, the family does plan to watch the video of that police shooting later on tonight. but the police chief says that video will not be immediately released to the public. nbc nightly news we'll have a live report on the unrest in charlotte, "nightly news" begins at 6:30 right after this broadcast.

>> to our first alert weather now, the first day of fall sure doesn't feel like it outside today, but that is to change over the weekend, and erika martin is here with your forecast. >> conditions here above normal you mentioned. highs topping out in the upper 80s, allentown 86. not bad in pottstown, 85 degrees, normal temps this time of year, 76 degrees. right now it's pretty nice outside, just a clouds, everything clearing through the overnight hours, clearing temperatures in the mid 80s, a little bit of an easterly push. autumn is delayed until saturday and sunday. coming up in my full forecast i'll discuss just how chilly it's going to get especially for your sunday and monday morning. to theest now elatest now bombing suspect in new york and

new jersey, police revealed they have not questioned rahami because he is unconscious and intuba intubated. today nbc 10 learned rahami bought the gun he used in the shoot-out in virginia when he visited his younger brother. meanwhile rahami's wife arrived to be questioned as a witness not a suspect. a delaware teenager says she killed his father because he skipped school and his dad would have been angry with him. he used a cross bow to shoot his father in their kent county home in 2014. the 19-year-old was charged as an adult. sentencing is set for november. a little old bridge is causing big new problems in one part of delaware. lots of people use the fifth street bridge. but that bridge is now being rebuilt. some businesses like this crap

house are now cut off from customers who work just across the bridge. they would now have to go about 13 miles out of their way to get back around to the restaurant. >> just get a lot of through traffic, bikers coming through. they can't go, they can't drive, they can't get past us and they're still calling to ask how do we get here? >> the bridge is 85 years old and in very rough shape. the army corps of engineers is overseeing the project that should last until february. new at 6:00, if you're about to put your home on the market in philadelphia, there's some encouraging news out there right now. prices for homes sold in went up 6.1%. in fact in philadelphia there were 21% fewer homes on the market in august compared to last year, and 19% fewer in the metro area. that's driving up competition in popular neighborhoods. homes sold in 41 days on average, two weeks faster than

last august. supporters of casinos in north jersey are taking their money off the table. we're talking about the our turn n.j. campaign. a push to urge new jersey voters to include casinos in north jersey. voters are concerned about the lack of details about the casino. we never forget, never. >> stopping the violence, tonight mothers who have lost children want their streets safer. their plan nec at 6:00. plus a big challenge for the eagles defense, how they hope to c retain one of the best receivers in football. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message.

donald trump says he alone can fix the problems we face. well i don't believe that's how you get things done in our country. it takes democrats and republicans working together. that's how we got health care for 8 million kids. rebuilt new york city after 9/11. and got the treaty cutting russia's nuclear arms. we've got to bring people together. that's how you solve problems and that's what i'll do as president.

the group mothers in charge is honoring lives lost. september 25th is the national day to remember murder victims. >> reporter: get this stat this issic, according to the cdc's

latest figures, homicides the leading cause of death for african-american men from 15 to 34 years old. the mothers say this is more than just a sad statistic, it's a public health crisis. >> i would give anything to have my son back. anything. >> reporter: beyond the statistics, long after the crime scene tape is removed, this is the long-term effect of gun violence. >> we can change this. >> reporter: mothers in charge are -- they say it should be treated as a public health crisis that involves a more direct approach to solve the problem. >> this is about poverty and all those social ills that are

affecting our society. >> reporter: police say the ease of getting a gun is a major problem. >> i would take every gun out of everybody's hand if i could but i can't do because i'm not legally allowed to. >> reporter: initiatives for prek and community centers are part of his efforts to pour more resources into his communities. >> he has a right to graduations and children and weddings. >> young lives are at stake. >> so if not us, then who? >> reporter: a city is trying to help residents cope with their trauma after gun violence erupts. psychologists are dispatched to those affected communities and now residents are being trained on how to provide those services. recording live outside of city hall, nbc news 10 news. new details tonight about the effort to save a police force in a montgomery county town, last night we told you about the upper perth and east

greenville. pennsberg held a meeting with other towns have that will form a larger force that will save them all money. the mayor says he will release his plan at next month's council meeting. well, conditions today were absolutely gorgeous, we had temps aboval for this time of the year, the first day of fall, 2016, spring city looking gorgeous, still a few clouds out there, and we're seeing, well, temperatures still really mild and comfortable, 83 degrees right now by 7:00 p.m., yes, you'll be seeing the moon, sunset is at 6:59 p.m., and keeping it in the mid 60s by 10:00 p.m. don't forget to look at the bottom of your screen for your local neighborhood forecast. we're going to keep it in the mid to upper 80s for tomorrow, with some sunshine to start the

day, i do think we'll see some clouds in the die for central new jersey, you'll see some scattered showers later tomorrow perhaps an isolated thunderstorm. for friday, temperatures dip down. so we're going from upper 80s to mid to upper 70s by saturday and by sunday upper 60s to low 50s. tailgating, 66 degrees. and at kick time, 70s. keep the jackets handy, so today, it sure didn't feel like fall with temperatures topping out in the upper 80s, mid 80s for mt. holly. atlantic city, your normal this time of year 76 degrees, so about 10 degrees above normal. skipping out to the west, we're already seeing winter weather in utah. so notice here we're seeing some blue s already starting to slit

in from saturday into sunday and sunday into monday. we'll have temperatures that will start to drop into the 40 from sunday into monday. bus stop forecasts ahead. so of course you can look at the bottom of your screen for your local neighborhood forecast. more updates there. look at how chilly it is in the poconos, overnight saturday into sunday, upper 30s, however lots of sunshine, a chillier start. we also have an issue with wind gusts, especially early afternoon hours and then tapering off. delaware also seeing some 60s. low 40s for you in lehigh and also seeing a cooldown especially saturday into sunday, get the jackets ready because we're going to see a major temperature difference between tomorrow and sunday. so your ten-day on ten. we're seeing lots of sunshine, that's not the issue, a high pressure system keeping

everything dry, but not too dry, we probably won't see showers until thursday and friday. if you follow us on social media, we do have more updates, but the big story right now is get the jackets handy. it's going to be warmer tomorrow, but a lot cooler by sunday. next at sports, the birds were back to work today. a former bird now tasked with protecting ben roethlisbergeroe. i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way.

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opponent will go up for a third straight week to start the season. the bird's cross state rivals the steelers are visiting on sunday. this guy number 84, antonio brown. he's recorded over 5,000 receiving yards over the past three seasons, jim schwartz keenly aware of the threat brown poses. >> yeah, we know what number he wears, so we won't have a problem finding. but it's not just him. i mean, you know, they got a track meet at white receiver, they got some guys that can fly, they can take the top off defense, a running back that's leading the nfl in rushing and a future hall of fame quarterback. >> now brown isn't the only steeler with a story worth telling, here's john clark. >> reporter: how the story of alejandro villanueva, the army

ranger who served two tours in afghanistan, tried to make the birds in chip kelly's first year, was cut, now he's with the steelers. chip and the birds signed him as a defense end. but then they cut him. he's 6'9". sow in that preseason so the steelers picked him up,ed him to that practice squad, he gained 70 to 90 pounds, and now he is their starting left tackle. >> actually, i was doing it when i was in flilly. i was able to monitor how much i was putting in every single day and the food was excellent in the cafeteria. >> he also already eating like he was still in the army, it was fast and you eat a lot. he definitely put a lot away just to play that decision. what he's been through already and then to come out and play

the game that he loves, and then to convert and to stick to an offensive line and a pretty good left tackle too. >> alejandro is grateful for this opportunity, if not, he would still be serving in the army. coup the music, be sure to vote for our high school blitz game of the week, it is to easy, just call our text with the number on our screen. the comcast corporation announced today it is buying a major portion of the flyers and property. financial terms were not disclose and the deal is expected to be finalized next month. that's your look at sports. we'll be right back.

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