breaking news. a stabbing spree in philadelphia. a father accused of attacking five people including his children. first alert. nbc10 is tracking heavy rain that could impact your commute. tonight we're monitoring the conditions in your neighborhood.

deer danger. take a look. a buck attacks a woman inside her own car. how she fought off that animal. >> announcer: nbc10 breaking news. we begin with a stabbing rampage. a father accused of attacking his own children and three other people before police shot him dead. i'm jim rosenfield, and if you have the nbc10 app, you've been getting mobile alerts as this story unfolded tonight. here's what we know right now. police now say there were two crime scenes. the first, 62nd and hazel in cobbs creek. that's where police say the violence began with an attack on children inside a home. eventually the father made his way to cobbs creek parkway and webster. police say he attacked two women there, including a 70-year-old, before police opened fire and killed him. nbc10's aundrea cline-thomas is live on the scene right now. aundrea, what do we know about the suspect? >> reporter: police have not released the suspect's name, but they say he's a man in his 30s. they're also looking into claims

that his daughter made that he was high on drugs. >> shots fired! >> reporter: the police are calling a stabbing rampage came to an end here. >> i'm watching the television, okay? and all i here is pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: the shots came from officers who confronted a man they said would not obey their comma commands. >> he's got his hand in his pocket. they tell him several times to take his hand out. he abruptly takes his hand out, and they fire multiple times, striking him. >> reporter: the suspect was later pronounced dead at the hospital. officers were initially responding to a call about shots fired blocks away in the 6200 block of hazel street. but when they arrived, they say the suspect had stabbed his 8-year-old son and a 13-year-old family friend in the throat and chest. his 15-year-old daughter was also assaulted. >> i was devastated. i was. i couldn't believe it happened. >> reporter: police say the suspect left the scene and came to a family friend's house where

he snapped. officers say the suspect asked for something to eat, then punched one of the women in the face and slashed a 70-year-old before authorities encountered him outside of the home. >> did officers see a gun when confronting him out here? >> they believe they did. we have not found one. >> reporter: investigators did find a broken-off knife blade, but they're searching the roof of a home and bringing out dogs, looking for more evidence. now, those two children at last check were in critical condition at children's hospital. that 70-year-old woman is also being treated. she is stable. police say their investigation will last well into the morning. reporting live in cobbs creek, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc10 news. to another big story we're following tonight. heavy rain moving into our area. we've declared a first alert, and here's how it looks right there on radar. this rain could last for days. let's bring in meteorologist sheena parveen with your first alert neighborhood forecast. sheena, you say this could impact the morning commute? >> definitely, jim.

it really depends where you live because you are in delaware, you are going to see some of the heaviest rain, and that's where we have it right now. south jersey seeing mostly light rain, but the yell slow showing you where that heavier rain is. sussex county, even near georgetown, we're seeing some heavier rain also. some lightning that does extend into parts of kent county, up towards refer view. this heavy rain is slowly making its way to the north. we're seeing anywhere from about a half an inch to over an inch per hour with some of the heavier bands, which again is mostly confined in sussex county with that thunderstorm activity as well. we even have more farther to the south. there you see it all moving in from parts of maryland and virginia. we're going to keep watching all these thunderstorms because they do extend even farther south. so this is all streaming in mostly south to north, and this is why we expect rain for days. we're going to be stuck in this pattern tomorrow, friday, and even part of your saturday. so we have a first alert out for

heavy rain. chester county, berks county, and all of delaware. at the moment these are the areas that we expect to see the heaviest rain. this is going to last through friday, and the heavy rain could potentially cause some flash flood threats. so we'll be watching that closely. morning commute tomorrow, we'll see some scattered showers around. temperatures will be right around the mid-to-low 60s for most of the area, and it's going to be cool even through the afternoon. so take a look at that forecast. mostly the mid-60s, rainy, a little windy. make sure you have your umbrella. we'll talk about the timing through the weekend coming up. i want to take you down south now. two children and a teacher recovering after a shooting outside an elementary school in south carolina. police have a teenage suspect in custody. officials say he shot and killed his father at the family's home before opening fire at the school this afternoon. one of the students and the teacher have been released from the hospital tonight. a 6-year-old boy, though, remains in critical condition. classes have been canceled for the rest of the week. still no word on a motive. tonight we've learned a man

killed by a septa train was blind and fell onto the tracks. skyforce10 was above the race vine station this afternoon. you see those firefighters there on the scene. investigators say this death appears to be an accident. an unwanted cost looming for many homeowners in cheltenham township, repairs for an aging suer line may leave people paying thousands to get theirs replaced. tonight the township presented the latest on its findings. nbc10's brandon hudson live with some good news for folks there. brandon. >> reporter: jim, people left tonight's meeting knowing not everyone will have to pay for those repairs, but for those few that do, they don't know who they are yet but will have to check and find out if they'll need their sewer line fixes. a packed aud i don't remember yum of home owners at cheltenham high school, some hoping to hear they don't have to foot the bill for private sewer repairs.

the department of environmental protection pre-sented the latest findings. >> they're part of the puzzle of getting things taken care of. >> reporter: commissioners say the town faces years of expensive repairs which could reach $70 million. jennifer fields is with the state d.e.p., which is working with the township. fields says fixing the sewer problems could cost homeowners thousands. >> it could be all over in terms of price range. >> reporter: our nbc10 investigators uncovered years of overflow from the talk any creme have led to much needed repairs, a problem leaders should have addressed earlier. at tonight's meeting, the township presented some alternatives to save homeowners money, including waiving township permit fees, getting a bank to offer low-interest financing, and pursuing state and federal grants for sewer costs. >> i'm hoping that they find there's not a lot of leakage in the homes of the people. >> reporter: retired township commissioner charlie mccuen says it's unfair if residents are charged. he's worried about the people on

a fixed income. realtor ann reuben told us she doesn't think this is a sole reason to move away. >> i hear it talked about at these meetings, well, we'll sell or whatever. but i haven't met anybody who's putting their house on the market right now. >> reporter: a timeline for when the sewer line will need to be ficced may be announced at another meeting in late fall/early winter. the d.e.p. is also working with people in abingdon and jen kin town. live in cheltenham township, nbc10 news. to decision 2016 now and who won this season's first presidential debate? according to a new poll, hillary clinton came out on top. the nbc news/survey monkey poll shows 52% of likely voters who watched or followed the debate believe hillary clinton performed best. 21% thought donald trump won the debate. that same poll shows 27% of women said their opinion of trump got worse after monday night's debate. 8 in 10 independent women don't think trump has the personality or temperament to be president

along with one in four republican women. the clinton campaign has been forcing a conversation about trump's record with women with the help of this woman, a former miss universe. she says trump called her miss piggy when she gained weight after winning the crown. >> so we have six weeks to make every dream you ever dreamed for your country come true. >> trump campaigned in wisconsin this evening after stops in illinois and iowa. earlier in the day trump discussed law and order at tonight's rally, reading crime stats and accusing clinton of attacking the police. and today hillary clinton teamed up with bernie sanders to court millennial voters ages 18 to 34. the pair talked to students at the university of new hampshire. clinton said the next 40 days leading up to this election will determine the next 40 years in our nation. first lady michelle obama pushed for the college vote today as she campaigned for clinton right here in philadelphia. the first lady told students at

lasalle university that americans need an adult in the white house. she said clinton has the experience, preparation, and temperament to serve as president. the first lady chose not to use donald trump's name in her remarks. >> being president isn't anything like reality tv. it is not an apprenticeship, and it is not just about fiery speeches or insulting tweets. it's about whether someone can handle the awesome responsibility of leading this country. >> she went on to tell the crowd hillary clinton is tough and is her choice for president. new at 11:00, a philadelphia councilman is taking aim at employers to try to eliminate the wage gap between men and women. councilman william greenly plans to introduce a bill tomorrow that would make it illegal for interviewers to ask about a candidate's salary history. greenly says if a woman is paid less at the beginning of her career, she'll keep earning less if employers can ask about her salary history.

the tale of the suitcase. tonight police believe they've identified the men who took a and left a pressure cooker bomb behind. who they could be and where they might be now. oh, deer. dash cam video showing a buck attacking a woman in new jersey, trying to get into her car right there. what she had to say after that encounter. and we have rain for days in the forecast, and some of this heavy rain could be impacting your morning commute. i'll show you the timing on it and what all this means going into the weekend. that's coming up next.

the fbi says it's identified the two men seen in this surveillance video tied to a terror case in new york city. they're believed to be airline employees. the video shows one of the men

kahn rahami. officials say the two men are now overseas. the fbi would like to talk to them but says they are not considered suspects. a first for president obama today. congress voted to override the president's veto of the 9/11 bill. that legislation allows families of september 11th victims to sue saudi arabia for its alleged backing of terrorists. the president insists the legislation would put military and other u.s. officials overseas at risk. this is the first time congress overrode a veto during president obama's tenure. new at 11:00, a former director at a mental health treatment facility is accused of embezzling more than half a million dollars in public funding. federal prosecutors say sonia mill quill ar stole from northern children's services in philadelphia from 2002 to 2014. mcquill ar is accused of writing checks to family and friends and then forging signatures to cash them. the facility on ridge avenue

serves low-income families in the area. enough is enough! >> this is cell phone video taken at lincoln university in chester county today. dozens of students staged a cafeteria sit-in to protest conditions on campus. lincoln is the oldest historically black college in the u.s. among the students' requests, better academic advising and more resources for both academic and athletic programs. well, this is something you don't see every day. a deer attacking a woman, fighting to get inside her car. this new dash cam video came from near the jersey shore. it underscores just how dangerous deer season can be. nbc10's drew smith has the driver's story in her own words. >> reporter: ellen snider was heading home from dinner near the jersey shore when a deer darted straight into the side of her suv. >> before i could even think, you know, i had the door open a little bit, and it was, you

know, right on top of me. >> reporter: a police officer responding to a separate call happened to capture it all on his dash cam. >> there was a six-point buck. he was big. she could have gotten very siriously hurt. >> reporter: the deer's hooves cut up snider's arms. >> just grabbed its antlers and put my foot in his chest and tried to keep him from coming in on me more. >> reporter: she eventually got her door shut and the deer later died. your chances of seeing more of these animals are way up and the leaves change and deer mating season begins. the damage on average can run $4,000. >> they could shall in mid flight and jumping and not unusual to end up with indentations. >> reporter: dave williams from state farm shows us the latest claim data where pennsylvania moved up to number three in the nation for chances of a deer collision, mostly due to the geography here. delaware is 28th and new jersey 36th. >> it's an issue of awareness, to know they're out there and there are some things you can do. >> reporter: you want to be

careful at dusk and dawn. that's when the deer are most active. your best bet is to slow down and stay alert. i'm drew smith, nbc10 news. and you want to be especially careful in rainy weather. so let's update you on our other big story tonight, that rainy weather. >> over the course of the next few days, we could see some localized flooding, so you never want to drive through flooded roadways. you always want to turn around with high waters. what we're seeing right now is mostly heavy rain in parts of kent and sussex counties, in delaware. for new jersey mostly just the light rain. but the heavy rain is moving in from the south. this is sussex county now, and the darker oranges and reds, that shows you where the line of heaviest rain is, right near bridgeville, north of georgetown now. we even have some thunderstorm activity. precip rates are coming in a little over 2 inches an hour, and this rain is going to continue to slide north. so that is some heavy rain. we also have some moderate to heavy rain moving through river view, about to move into dover,

and that's all going to continue sliding north through the rest of delaware as we go through the overnight hours. new jersey, again, mostly that lighter rainfall trying to move into the philadelphia area. but we have a lot down to our south and southwest. so all this moisture is going to keep moving in as we go overnight. a lot of this could even start to break up as it moves in, but either way, we're going to stay in that wet pattern. so some of that rain could be heavy across the area. so we do have a first alert for that, for chester county, berks county, and all of delaware. these are some of the areas where we could see the heaviest rain by friday at least. so through friday, that's when we're going to call this first alert for just for the potential for heavy rain leading to localized flooding. so we are going to be watching that over the next few days. keep the umbrella handy. here's a look at future weather. we may not see the sun again until the end of the weekend. thursday, 6:00 in the morning, so this is tomorrow morning's early commute. i think we'll have some showers around. if you're farther south, you could be seeing some heavy rain.

by lunchtime, i think we'll still have some spotty rain around. could be fairly light. overcast skies and it will be chilly by 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. the rainy pattern is still here. we could see heavy waves of rain moving through tomorrow night into friday morning. so we could still see a wet morning commute friday, lasting through friday afternoon. and then look what happens going into the weekend. we're not out of the pattern just yet. clouds are going to hang around, and the rain chances will still be with us. tomorrow's temperatures, look at that. mid-seengs. it's going to be chilly. it's going to be rainy, and it's going to be like this for the rest of the week. new jersey along the shore and in delaware, we're mostly looking at the mid-60s. going into the weekend, you see your friday. mid-60s. still some showers around the area. some heavy. saturday the rain is going to linger. mid-60s for the most part. by sunday, we'll see more sunshine, finally jumping into the mid-to-upper 70s. we're also talking about the tropics. this is still very far away, something to keep an eye on. tropical storm matthew. it has just moved into the caribbean right near the lesser

an till he's. it's fairly strong for a tropical storm but expected to strengthen as we go through the next several days. by sunday, that's jamaica, that's cuba, so we could see this thing becoming a strong hurricane, and we could see it take a sharp turn to the north. we'll be watching this next week for any interaction with the united states. stay tuned. we'll be right back.

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ready for some rain? >> yes, a lot of rain. we're going to have heavy rains for parts of the area. we have it right now in delaware, and some of the area could see it overnight and for the morning commute. take a look at this forecast. thursday, friday, saturday. it's going to be cloudy, a little windy. look at those temperatures. temperatures mostly in the mid-60s. so that is some chilly, rainy weather. thursday night into friday morning, we could see our heaviest round of rain. i think some of this will come in waves, periods of rain. sunday, though, we could finally see the sun again, and we'll be watching for more rain possibly next week. >> that's nbc10 news at 11:00. i'm jim rosenfield. for sheena and all of us, thanks for watching. have a great night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- sting, kate mckinnon, and featuring the legendary