right now at 11:00 there is a huge headache for drivers across our area. the city council is tackling the pothole head on. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. they are proposing a fix to the pothole problem. monique braxton is live to tell

us more. >> reporter: hey, vai. taking a look inside council chambers now you see streets are being discussed. the potholes are a hot button issue today top on the agenda. council add milts they are overwhelmed when it comes to fixing potholes, no neighborhood is immune. they will talk about what repair programs are in place now. that's one presentation. then two contractors will discuss their message. one of them the infrared message and the other is the path injection message. we also learned committee member is suggesting a self contained spray injection unit that only requires one worker. he tells us it would cost $13 a

pothole and take about three minutes to fill. after they hear all three they will discuss it, vote on it and hopefully make a recommendation to the city council. it could take some time before they reach a decision nbc 10 news. >> thank you. two homes on north broad street. crews were putting out the flames that broke out just after 1:00 this morning. no one was hurt. check out new video of a pizza shop fire. you can see the flames in the philadelphia neighborhood. the store and garage behind it

were both involved in the fire. in one was hurt. investigators are looking for what started both fires. this morning police are looking for two men who robbed a couple in their own home. two people broke into the house around 8:00 last night. they stole nearly $300 from the couple. one of the robbers put a gun to the neck of the husband who is legally blind. it gave investigators a good look of the attackers and get away car. >> warning people to be vigilant. at least a handful of burglaries over the last two months are kektded. police say they cut glass to get

through a home. one woman never heard the sound of footsteps next to her baed. >> the drawers had been pulled out. >> when they came in between 7:00 and 8:30 last week they took a ladder i had in the bushes, cut the screen right there. >> police say the burglars are stealing jewelry, cash and coins. officers have stepped up and marked patrols. philadelphia police want you to take a look at this video of robbers holding up a little cesars. the two armed men took $300 from the store in west philadelphia and now here is what you don't see. while they were inside a third

man pointed a gun at a woman as she sat in the car with her two children. no one was hurt. all three ranners ran off. chickens did try to cross the road and caused traffic problems. one of the trucks spilled the load of chickens onto the road. you can see the chickens crowded on the side of the road. the highway was closed for several hours. and we are in for another nice fall day as we give you a look at the ben franklin parkway. meteorologist eric erika martin is here. >> just a few clouds otherwise a

wonderful day in your forecast. mid-to upper 60s by 4:00 p.m. lots of sunshine for today. we do have clouds developing today into tomorrow. pretty high and dry and pretty mild. wednesday upper 60s. thursday seeing 70s and friday going back into the 60s. notice we do have clouds in the forecast tomorrow. coming up i'll talk a little more about why we have more clouds developing tonight into tomorrow. it looks like we have scattered showers on the approach. as far as temperatures go it's really comfortable for today and tomorrow. i will see you in just a bit. be sure you follow us for more updates. back to you. >> thank you. philadelphia is launching a new initiative focused on ending youth smoking. here is what we know.

under new health regulations the city will increase the annual fee from 50 to $300. the city health official wants to limit the number of stores offering tobacco in low income neighborhoods. american airlines confirms it will reduce flights beginning in january. the airline is cutting 30 to 40 flights per day. right now they operate several hundred flights per day. the move is part of a system wide scheduled adjustment. it will remain american's fourth busiest hub. members of the jewish faith are observing yom kippur. the congregation is holding services throughout the day. it continues until sun down. yom kippur is known as a time of

intense prayer and fasting. it includes the holy days. up next, donald trump goes to war with the gop as the fbi investigates thousands of hacked e-mails. a river is expected to crest seasoned cause more problems in flood ravaged areas, the urgent message from the state's governor. a little bit of an on shore flow otherwise high and dry. i have my full forecast coming up on the other side of the break. we'll see you then.

the gloves were already off. we have more on trump sharpening attacks plus details in the clinton campaign's leaked e-mails. >> we have to investigate hillary clinton. >> as he puts it shackled off. he says he is losing support from paul ryan. >> i don't want his support. i want to win for the people. >> to win trump needs florida. he leads by just a few points. >> your vote really really

really counts a lot. you can consider me as an exhibit a of that truth. >> clinton is out west after campaigning out west with wall go -- al gore. >> we cannot risk putting a climate denier in the white house at all. that is absolutely unacceptable. >> leaked e-mails show an aid checked with the justice department about lawsuits. >> she is one disclosure away from having this race flip-flop once again. >> she is sending to talk about trump's lewd comments on women. >> i too believe in forgiveness and redemption but it doesn't mean i will elect the person president. >> the white house says there was no wrong doing between the clinton campaign and justice department while the department

was investigating her e-mails. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. they say donald trump would be dangerous if he is elected president. the commissioner for human rights talked to a group of reporters about his concerns. he says he is worried about comments trump has made on torture and vulnerable communities. >> many of mr. trump's comments are deeply unsettling to me and to us. >> trump has not responded to the commissioner's comments. trump's running mate is speaking out in virginia. here is a live look at it right now. liberty is founded by jerry faldwell. pence is talking about it. he says christians are called to forgive. count on nbc 10 for complete

coverage. the election is now less than four weeks away. for updates check out the nbc 10 app. north carolina is bracing for more flooding as rivers continue to rise in the wake of hurricane matthew. the storm is being blamed for at least 34 deaths in the south. more than half of those deaths were in north carolina. the president declared a national disaster. in florida the time to register to vote was extended six more days because of evacuation orders. the governor spoke about what people are dealing with there right now. >> i cannot emphasize to you more, there are a lot of people there that are hurting and living in shelters and preparing for major major floodings as we speak. >> the governor says 200,000

homes and buildings are without power. that includes two schools that are serving as shelters for flood victims. yesterday a team of firefighters rescued more than a dozen dogs from an animal shelter. many came from a truck stranded by the flood waters. volunteers from our area are pitching in to help victims of hurricane matthew. 80 volunteers have been working in hard hit areas since the weekend. the american red cross jersey region is adding to the team of nearly two dozen already in the southeast. >> to see people in discuss and i'm fine myself but you want to help those people. >> i have been through this before with hurricane sandy. i'm glad i was able to come here and help. >> they say they are ready to

send another group to the flood zone if needed. tens of thousands are working to rebuild a haitian seaside community. homes collapsed and thousands of trees were uprooted. many people are still lacking water and electricity. hundreds of people were killed in haiti during the hurricane. good morning. i'm erika martin. we are tracking nicole moving northerly. there is a hurricane warning for bermuda. our weather stories include mild conditions and a few clouds. calm winds and a little bit of an on shore push. we will have fog developing. be mindful of that for the

entire delaware valley. fog until about 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. another great day an tap however we do have scattered showers. i'll time that out for you hour by hour. if you look at the bottom your screen you'll see your current neighborhood forecast. new jersey low the mid-60s. low 60s for delaware and we are talking about an average. satellite picking up here. you can see some gray denoting some clouds moving in. conditions are really nice right now but we have a cold front. you can see it starting to approach the great lakes. i expect it to dip down by

tomorrow. i will time it out for you hour by hour. notice a little bit of an to on shore push. we are seeing wind speeds as well as millville. your forecast mid-to upper 60s. for the most part it will be the trend for today. we do have a warmer day on tap by tomorrow. suburbs seeing lots of 60s. lehigh valley a couple of extra clouds moving in. the jersey shore seeing a couple of clouds starting to develop. for tonight we'll keep it mainly in the 40s. your overnight low 46 degrees. it is dry. we do have showers moving in. a weak cold front at best. notice we get that little bit of an on shore push. we are seeing clouds along the shoreline. as we tighten this out 7:00 a.m.

we start to see grays approaching the lehigh valley. by about 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. we see scattered showers moving through. nothing major. certainly not going to be a wash out. keep the umbrellas handy. your ten day looks like this, warmer temperatures by tomorrow. a very nice weekend in the forecast and tracking the potential for showers. you can follow us on social media for more updates. next thursday and friday we are keeping it dry. see you on the other side of the break. >> all right. we'll see you then. pregnant at 50, a pop star confirmed the news many had been speculating for quite some time. you don't have to speculate about the high school game of the week. the choices are downingtown east versus bishop shanahan. call or text the number on your screen.

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philadelphia city council members will step out to give them tools they need to make them a reality. we have more on how to mick an empowerful conference. we welcome you.

>> thank you. >> this is really about making the american dream come true, making it happen. >> absolutely. it is one thing to get it picked up on time. i think more importantly you have to make sure people have opportunities. that's what we intend on doing on friday. >> are you also giving practical advice to people doing this? >> yes. we'll have people who are actually working to talk about how you meander through the procurement process. more importantly we'll have individuals who have actually done it. i'm pretty excited about the list of individuals that have been there. it is some of the largest plars in the region. >> and you're partnering with organizations that will come to help out. >> yes. we are cohosting this in a number of other organizations.

we will be soliciting individuals to come in. we are having people to register early if possible to ensure you get an opportunity to get into the nuts and bolts so you're not standing in line registering. you can register on-site but the list of individuals to provide access and opportunities for you to become a successful entrepreneur will be pretty great. >> what do people need to know about being successful and about doing business in philadelphia? >> the reality is the willingness to do hard work. i am not going to sit here and tell you this is easy. anybody trying to start a business knows there is a number of things you need to know. you don't have to speculate. you don't have to think about it. you simply come and talk about the people that will help you do

that. you will have an opportunity and a one on one basis to talk all of the regulatory agencies to make it much smoother for you. >> you see this as a one-time deal? >> you have actually from time to time, usually two to three times a year come out with these conferences. i think it's important for officials to give people opportunities to better their lives and become productive citizens in the city of philadelphia. >> the how to make it conference is happening this friday, october 14th. registration begins at 8:30 a.m. we'll provide the link on nbc10.com or check out the nbc 10 app. we have known each other for a long time. thanks for being here. >> thank you. the steps the u.s. military is taking to bring much needed aid to hurricane ravaged haiti.

plus, not loving it, why ronald mcdonald as there's a renewed plea to not send in the clowns.

this shows the destruction of the poorest country in the hemisphere. sailors could begin delivering some time today. it has been more than a week since the hurricane pounded the nation. the situation is becoming more desperate. >> reporter: it ripped through with winds of more than 100 miles per hour. they tell us the water rushed through here and they had to run

up the side of the mountain to escape. you can see the true scope of the devastation. more than a million people in need of humanitarian aid. several hundred thousand are in emergency shelters and now the fear the spread of cholera. >> all of the towns are destroyed. we need international support. it was a little bit chilly for the walk to school this morning. you can see these people had their jackets on. one man even had his hoodie up to stay warm. erika martin is there now.

>> i am always very cold so i would have the hoodie on. this is wind speeds at 100 miles per hour. current speeds 169. we are tracking the fact that there is a hurricane warning for bermuda. it is really nice right now. high and dry. you will see your local neighborhood forecast. your three day outlook, we'll see 70s tomorrow. upper 60s, one or two 70s. we are averaging this for philadelphia. it is 66 on friday. so a cooler friday in the forecast. i'm also track ing the potentia for scattered showers. lehigh valley looks like develops clouds tonight and scattered showers. you will see your local neighborhood forecast. delaware also seeing developing clouds into tomorrow. a live look outside. you can see more clouds right now and current temperatures 62

degrees. the winds are mild. coming up in my full forecast we'll time out scattered showers approaching from the northwest to the southeast in a little bit. back to you. >> thank you. officials are looking into what caused a house to explode in northern illinois. take a look at this video. the house engulfed in flames last night. the homeowners weren't there at the time. it is the second time an explosion happened at the same building. the first time was two decades ago. police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call when they were killed. the district attorney is expected to ask for the death penalty. the major of east hartford,

connecticut said a plane cash was intentional. police say the student pilot and instructor were trying to land the plane and it hit a utility pole. the plane burst into flames and barely missed cars as they were driving by. zb >> i heard the engine sputter a little bit. the whole car just shook. >> it was like a movie scene. who would have thought that would have happened? >> the crash happened near whitney. the pilot in the hospital with serious burns. the instructor presumed dead. it is not clear who was controlling the plane when it crashed. two planes at newark liberty

airport. they clipped wings arriving at the airport late yesterday afternoon. no one was hurt but both planes are suffered minor damage. the clown crisis is growing and not just in the u.s. the problem has gone viral. a beloved clown will be keeping a low profile. in a statement mcdonald's says it is willing thoughtful in respect to his participation for the time being. the scary gesture sieltings are getting worse. one was spotted hanging onto the back on a detroit bus. it shows officers stopping

clowns chasing cars. one of them left a four-year-old child at home alone. there is this chain saw wielding one in england. >> it is frightening for people who earn their living as clowns. >> tensions are so high in saint francis minnesota a coach lost his job. he always dresses up during the final soccer practice of the season. this year he was a clown. after he tweeted this photo he was fired. >> i would say the safety and security of kids is not an overreaction. you scaring the kids back there? one even created a public service announcement with

officers pouring out of a car. >> if you want to act like a clown we have no problem treating you like one. a burkes county community have concerns about a cemetery. they are refusing to let people visit their loved ones graves. signs are up telling people to keep out. angry residents testified yesterday. they said future burials are also being denied. hazel has a lot next to her husband that died over 20 years ago. >> we are told i can't be buried there, i have that right to be buried there. >> i am being told if i want to visit him i need to exhume his body and move him somewhere else, somewhere where he didn't pick. >> it is one of the most atrocious things i have never

heard. >> an attorney for the owners say they did not know this was an operational cemetery when they bought the property. it's a new take on a school that's almost a century old. what's happening is bringing a new vibe. the building is being transformed into so much more. we have a look at what's happening inside the old neck any kal high school. >> it's really cool. >> three years ago the last graduating class exited. today he operates his business. >> we are a small custom wood working shop. >> inside of an existing wood shop. in all of those nearly six football fields being used.

>> we want to show philadelphia there is so much talent here. >> it features jewelry, handbags and clothing either made by her or other artists working down the hall. >> we decided to bring in people that make things in this building. >> it is what she had in mind when she purchased it. >> it was thinking about what the neighborhood really needed. there wasn't a lot of affordable work space. we were hearing about a lot of wonderful entrepreneurs in this neighborhood. this space used to be a beauty salon. it still is only it's mixing the old with the new. >> she is hopeful it will transform her business and the neighborhoods that surround it. >> we were at a point where we needed to expand our business. this is the perfect way to do it and be a part of something bigger. >> that was pamela osborne ro t

reporting. visit nbc10.com witnewitnes nbc 10 app. tebow had just finished his first game in the arizona fall league yesterday when he saw a fan having a seizure in the stands. he went to comfort and pray with the man while they waited for emergency workers to arrive. the man was taken to the emergency room. we don't know of his condition. tebow was recently signed to a minor league contract. janet jackson confirmed she is pregnant with her first child at the age of 50. jackson's star of the -- started the baby buzz when she said they could devolt time to family matters. their baby could arrive some time soon. philadelphia is now considered the best city to go

trick or treating. they announced the 20 top cities to collect sweets on halloween. company says in philadelphia kids can get the most candy in the least amount of time. trick or treating is better in certain sections of the city. very nice. up next, like child like parent. a new study about the number of parents who assume if their kids have food allergies they suffer from them as well. it's dry right now but hour by hour we are picking up on scattered showers moving through by tomorrow morning. i'll have more information coming up in my full forecast.

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> >> david and i are about to go head to head an this indoor course and it's about to go down. david is working on getting his drivers permit. he has never driven before, not even a go cart. >> i had so much fun, and i actually got to be out of school. >> school is something he loves. >> i want to be a criminal defense attorney. i have a back up plan to work with kids too. i have been through a lot. if i get older and i work with kids that have behavior issues i can see what they go through baa i have been through it too. >> and listen to the kind of family he is looking for. >> a family i really want to have is a family that cares

about me, does things for me that i want to do, sign me up for football, sign me up for music lessons, things i want to do. just don't look at me as just another kid. i want you to look at me like i'm one of your own kids. >> david is the kind of kid that would make any parent proud. >> he is very respectful. he is very protective of me which i really appreciate. so definitely i could see him being an older brother figure, absolutely. >> he is good looking. >> yes. and he knows it. he says my back up plan is being a model. i was like okay. >> go to the nbc10.com or call

the national adoption agency and ask for david. nbc 10 is your official eagl eagles. let's talk about lane johnson. this clearly hurts the team. how do they respond? >> well, they are going to put him in right tackle. has not been active for any games. got a lot better in the preseason. listen, 2007 the eagles go with winston justice, the second round draft pick. he gives up six sacks. reed leaves him in one on one

k coverage. >> i will tell you something nobody else knows. his name means road boulevard. >> we want that boulevard closed. >> and he is replacing lanes. >> right. that's good. >> we hope it means he can play right tackle really well. >> all right. thank you. you know what bathered me just as much. >> i think he felt like he let everyone down. >> they look at it like a sensitive guy. it will be interesting to see

how they use the running back. >> yeah, but i'll tell you what i would do, if you were to put a guy back in, a guy that fumbles, that's a guy you give the ball to very next carry. >> all right. eagles up 3 on the redskins. giving it to number 24? >> no. >> all right. >> carson wentz. let's talk about the last throw. a lot of people debating whether he should have thrown that ball deep. >> he made the coverage and it sails a little bit to the outside. nelson did not do a good job locating the football for fighting for the football. >> and he threw deep to nelson earlier in the game. maybe that's the reason why. >> and i think carson saw the one on one coverage and thought he could make the play there. i don't think anyone wants to

take the aggressiveness. we all wanted to see the one that really kind of said this kid has arrived. he hurdled everything. we need a fourth quarter drive. the kid had a great game. >> that's a winnable game. >> absolutely. the rest of the schedule is so very difficult. >> redskins this sunday, what do >> i think the blueprint is out there for teams to play this eagles defense. spread the field, make them cover you. get rid of the football quickly. the eagles must cover reid at tight end. they must cover jackson. they will have to score some points. i'm interesting to see how conservative this game plan will be. it is still his first game, hostile environment. >> you are coming in every week now. >> every wednesday. >> i look forward to wednesdays now. >> i am too. >> eagles taking on the redskins

sunday. kick off at 1:00. nbc 10 sis taking you back o where it all again. we travel with wentz to give us an inside look at his early life before he became an eagle. from wentz he came. you like that? >> i do. >> that's friday at 7:00 p.m. good morning. a live look outside. conditions remain high and dry. if you look at the bottom of your screen you will see your local neighborhood forecast. our weather stories include calm on shore winds. i'll get to that in just one moment. tonight we do have fog developing after midnight for the entire delaware valley. tomorrow morning keep in mind early fog until about 7:00 or

8:00 a.m. the sun comes out and scattered showers that i will time out for you approaching from the northwest. certainly not going to be a wash out but certainly worth the mention. we are seeing upper 50s for the suburbs. lehigh valley a few developing clouds. delaware seeing low 60s. of course that's an average. your forecast times out like this. 2:00 p.m. mid-to upper 60s. upper 50s by 10:00 p.m. we start to see a few clouds later in the day. it is a sign we do have clouds and scattered showers. in one moment i will time that out for you on our hour by hour forecast. new jersey seeing upper 60s by about 2:00 p.m. mid-60s by 6:00 p.m. jersey shore seeing really comfortable conditions. a bit of an on shore push.

5 miles per hour wind speeds for you. satellite and radar, telling us we do have clouds moving in. a wider perspective picking up here. this will start to move down through the area. i think they will see scattered showers early tomorrow morning and scattered showers moving from the northwest to the southeast. if you look to the bottom of your screen you will see overnight lows mainly upper 40s for philadelphia and 49 for dover. allentown you're expected overnight low 42 degrees. let's time out what to expect tonight into tomorrow. starting this at 11:30 a.m. we start to see a little more of an on shore push. clouds developing through the overnight hours. 2:00 a.m. it looks like this is where we start to see the fog and start to see showers approaching. may see scattered showers.

it will be a mainly dry day and certainly a warmer day in the forecast. your ten day on ten. highs in the 70s. 60s by friday. it will be a dry stretch after tomorrow morning. friday, saturday and sunday tracking showers that may make it here by monday into tuesday. mid-70s by monday and then upper 70s on tuesday. notice this trend. we are seeing 70s for monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday and upper 60s by friday. clouds developing thursday into friday. be sure you follow us on social media for more weather updates. we will see you on the other side of the break.

we have breaking news in north philadelphia. officials are telling us there has been a water main break at peabody residence hall. it is at 14th and north streets. it is a four story building that houses about 300 students. there is no water service for the students but we'll continue to monitor the situation. stay with us for updates on this breaking news. erika has a final look at weather. >> a really nice day. a couple of clouds is all we are seeing. tracking showers for tomorrow.

i do want to mention fog overnight into early tomorrow morning. >> thank you for watching nbc 10. i'm vai sikahema. from all of us here have a great day. planned parenthood.

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