kutztown. >> reporter: right now, factuality and state administrators are huddled around a table somewhere in harrisberg, and they have ordered a media blackout. as you mentioned just 12 hours to go and students here on the west chester campus are feeling caught in the. as classes let out at west chester, a feeling of unease spreads through campus. students have home work assignments tonight, but they don't know if they'll have any teachers to grade them tomorrow. >> it's just kind of like anxiety and apprehension and a lot of uncertainty. >> reporter: faculty here and at 13 other state schools will hit the picket line if no deal is reached by 5:00 a.m. they have been working without a contract for more than a year. >> factuali ino, we do not want.

will we strike? absolutely if the state doesn't come anywhere near what we're asking. >> reporter: the state school system is facing a deficit but is still offering a race to faculty but they're concerned about rising health care costs, sabbaticals and -- >> if they get what they need from the legislature, then i tote sally support them. >> they're concerned about a prolonged strike, it k0ud mess with the semester, grades and financial aid. a long strike could delay december graduations. >> reporter: and another concern is homecoming, which kicks off this weekend at both cooks town and here at west chester, some students concerned that the parade and other events could be

cancelled. negotiations are continuing, and 12 hours until that deadline. >> again the strike will affect more than 100,000 students at 14 universities. but this only applies to state owned schools in pennsylvania. now to decision 2016, with voters heading to the polls in just three weeks. the clinton campaign sent one of their biggest names to continue their push for pennsylvania. >> and that would include bill clinton. deanna durante is live. >> reporter: he told them about his wife's economic plan, her plan to reduce the cost of college education as well as improvements she wants to make to health care. and he also told the group that she is more qualified to be

president now than he was when he was elected. >> if you don't want someone to drive a truck off a cliff, do not give them the keys. >> it was a final jab at republican nominee donald trump. though former president bill clinton didn't mention trump by name, his made his case why voters should vote for his wife. >> i want you to vote for her because she's got a plan for an inclusive society, both to deal with the challenges of health care and the burden of college debt. but to expand voting rights and not restrict them. >> any doubt in your mind who you were going to vote for before you got here. >> no, it's clinton all the way. >> i'm hoping that she never knows a world without a female president. >> reporter: for the most part, their minds were already made up. >> were you undecided before you got looer? >> i was undecided but this has

weighted me towards hillary clinton's side. >> and bill clinton said he'll continue to pam pain for his wife. this shows just how crucial the philadelphia suburbs are and we're told hillary clinton will make a stop back here in a couple of days. and nbc 10 has just learned that hillary will be in philadelphia this weekend. clinton will be in the city on saturday. we're working to get more details about that campaign stop. today clinton left for new york headed for las vegas, that is the site of tomorrow's final debate with rival donald trump. meanwhile her republican rival rallied supporters in colorado springs. he told the crowd he would end government corruption and, quote, drain the swamp in washington, d.c. he returned to his claims that the election is rigged against him and called for a constitutional amendment that

would limit term limits for congress. >> not only would it end government corruption, but it will end the economic stagnation that we're in right now. >> many believe trump will let loose in tomorrow's debate, now that he's called himself unshackled from the party during his final weeks of the campaign. here's a look at the debate hall. the candidates go head to head there tomorrow evening. the set up will resemble the first debate with both candid e candidates standing at lecterns facing a single moderator. you can watch that debate right here starting at 9:00, lauren mayk will also take us behind the scenes in the spin room. let's talk about those voter fraud concerns now. in new jersey they at least have election officials speaking out both for republicans and democrats say there's no

indication of fraud by hillary clinton or donald trump. it's impossible to hack the socie state's machines because they are not connected to the internet. the early voting center is located on university court off earl road in gloucester county. many offices are staying open late. >> today's toasty temperatures made a happy group of havertown moms and kids. >> here's first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. >> we did in fact break records today. and when you look at the temperatures across the area, they're starting to drop a little bit now that the sun's about to set, but compared to the normal high of 66 addition,

we're well above that. 82 in philadelphia, allentown still sitting at 83 degrees. here are some of the records we set today. wilmington set a record of 82, allentown a record of 83, and this feels a little bit more like summer and as we go into the weekend, that's going to change a lot. tomorrow not so much, we're still going to be in the 80s. so here's a look at some of the areas that may get close to or hit a record high temperature. philadelphia the record for tomorrow is 894 degree4 degrees. it's just going to be another warm one out there. as we go through the afternoon tomorrow, unseasonably warm, but then we'll start to some changes by the end of the week, our range chances return and then going into the week it's going to feel a lot more like fall and that's going to happen very quickly. i'll show you the big

temperature change coming up. a philadelphia police officer is dead after he collapsed at the criminal justice center this morning. according to police the officer was found unresponsive by another employee. this was the scene outside the hospital. first responders were able to revive him, but he later dayed at the hospital. the 41-year-old was a 16-year veteran of the force. in center city, police are investigating a robbery at an apartment on lombard near broad street. police say two men stormed into this house with a gun and stole electron electronics. kathleen kaine is due back in court next week. she will be sentenced for her perjury conviction. kane is due in court on monday. according to court filings, prosecutors have asked the judge to impose a, quote, significant and stiff sentence against kane.

the former ag's attorneys are expected to ask for probation or house arrest so kane is still raise her kids. last week a jury found her guilty. just three weeks until the election, some say chris christie has been mia. how he's responding from claims that he's pulling back from the campaign. plus going too far? did you see this? this statue of hillary clinton caused quite a stir on the streets of new york city.

chris christie standing by donald trump. making new comments about the sexual allegations against the presidential candidate. >> christie tells he's still supporting trump's campaign, but when asked if he's proud of that campaign, he wouldn't say. >> for me, the person who needs most to be concerned about the kind of campaign they're running is the candidate, because it's the can date's campaign. it's not my campaign, it's not rudy juligiuliani's campaign, w surrogates. i'm proud of what i have said and that's all i can control. >> you have not been as visible in the last few days. >> if anybody's questioning how forceful i'm being for donald trump, then they're really being cynical. i haven't in the last week or ten days or so, because as you know, i have a fairly busy day job and i'm doing that job on a

regular basis. >> and christie says that day job will also keep him from attending tomorrow night's presidential debate but he is helping trump prepare. when talking about that day job, the people of new jersey have their own opinions. christie's approval rating hit an all-time low just as the bridge gate trial began. more than two-thirds of religionreligion religion -- registered voters say they approve of christie's job performance. including his take on the allegations of sexual assault against donald trump and trump's claims of a rigged system. bernie sanders, elizabeth warren and michael bloomberg, those are just a few of the names that hillary clinton floats as her running mate. john podesta sent clinton this list in march calling them the

food groups. some of the more unexpected names on the list were business leaders like tim cook plus filan thr fil fi -- what a difference a year makes. last year volunteers planted more than 4,000 wild flowers. today the public was invited to see the trang formation. >> we are thrilled to enhance our offerings with this sustainable landscape that has risen out of a brownfield. >> the shipyard is the site of a maritime center which offers educational programs.

doesn't quite feel like it now, but winter is really just around the corner. nbc 10 in center city today, where hundreds of elementary students tried on brand-new winter coats. 7,600 coats were donated by the philadelphia auto show. the program has provided more than 45,000 free coats to kids in the region over the years. fantastic. >> uh-huh, so important that that happens, but good thing they were inside, because if they were outside, they would be sweltering. >> you do not need the jackets today. today was beautiful with a last taste of summer. this is a live look out at cape may, beautiful conditions here right at the shore, and this is going to be the case again tomorrow. if you want to get out there, hit the beach if you can. here's a life look out at rehoboth beach right now. we have been in the 80s this afternoon, normal highs should

be in the mid 60s, unseasonably warm. and the good news also if you really like the warm weather, it's going to come with the sunshine through the day tomorrow. we go into the weekend, though, we have some big changes, temperatures are really going to drop. 82 now philadelphia, pennsylvania suburbs in the low 80s. many of our south jersey neighborhoods, in the upper 70s. wilmington 83 degrees's december a 83. closer to the delaware beaches in sussex county, lewis -- flairly cloudy around most areas. i think we'll have a few more clouds through the day tomorrow than we had today, but the rain you see up near the great lakes, that's going to stay away. so tomorrow will still be another warm day. the big area of high pressure,

right over the carolinas, that's still giving us the wind mostly from the south and southwest and that's still pulling up that warm air mass. we could be setting more records as we go through the day tomorrow. so far today the high temperature in philadelphia is 83. the record high is 80 for tomorrow. we should really hit a record high tomorrow in philadelphia. thursday, 77 degrees, forecast high record is 80. so we'll be just close to that record high. for the rest of the area tomorrow, expect partly cloudy skies, we'll see dry conditions back in the 80s. allentown coming in around 83 degrees tomorrow afternoon. if you're in harbor city 84, and if you're in dover tomorrow temperature will be right around 83 degrees. we'll see partly cloudy skies by

3:00 p.m., but we will still be dry and still feeling a little bit like summer. then we go into thursday morning, the rain with clouds around. we'll be in the upper 70s. i don't think everyone's going to see them at the same time. delaware and along the shore, you'll have the lowest shower chances around the area. and we have another area of rain moving in early friday morning. we could certainly see those showers continuing to move in. when we get to friday, temperatures will start to drop a little more. 72 for friday. we go from 85 tomorrow, to 58 on saturday to 60 degrees on sunday and then we just kind of stay around 60 we go into much

week. if you're considering adopting a pet, this is a good segue. in honor of october's adopt a dog month, many shelters in the area are making it easier on your wallet to bring home a forever friend. adoptions have been cut by 25% at the providence animal shelter in delaware county. >> trying to find 350 dogs and cats home. so we're at 188 right now. so we're hoping this special will be an even further push. >> dogs are adorable. just hanging out. tracker is an adult bassett mix who was saved from an overcrowded shelter down south. they're great cudlers because we only deal with the facts here on nbc 10. here at the station, we make it easier to clear the sehelters b

showcasing an adoptable pet every week. still ahead on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> something happens to your pet and you need help right away, k911 will get your pet to the right right away. why the cost of health care could skyrocket for patients in pennsylvania.

when government bureaucrats refused to approve a cancer vaccine equally for both girls and boys, i stepped in to change that rule. when my own party held up recovery funds after sandy hit us, i took them on and won. and when veterans were forced to travel out of state for health care, i brought in new local clinics and expanded services. but there's much more to do. my mission is to protect

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tonight warning for parents for a new drug. it's led to eight deaths in florida this year and more than 50 deaths nationwide. despite that it's legal in almost every state including

pennsylvania and delaware. and it's being promoted on social media. >> a lot of these kids are using snapchat and parents aren't up on that. >> the dea is currently pushing for new laws to ban the chemical compound. experts say the best way to address this threat for now is by talking openly to your kids about it. "nightly news with lester holt" will have much more on this story beginning at 6:30 tonight beginning right here on nbc 10. some pennsylvanians may be shelling out a lot more money for their health insurance premiums. according to state regulatorreg. the increase is won't affect large groups of medicare or medica medicaid. the increases are necessary to keep insurance companies from abandoning the state. next at 5:00, coming

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dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. new developments in the sexual misconduct claim by several women. several have now come forward to support a former writer's accusation that she was sexual assaulted by the republican presidential nominee. jim rosenfield joins us with more on this developing story. >> "people" magazine says six colleagues and friends of the former writer have come forward. they are corroborating her story that she was sexual assaulted by donald trump back in 2005. she wrote last week that trump forced his tongue down her throat during an interview at his estate while a pregnant melania trump was upstairs.

she also quoted trump saying you know we're going to have an affair, don't you? >> yeah, so it's a combination of very close friends and colleagues who knew about the situation going as far back as 2005. these are people she came back to new york and immediately told. we have a former journalism professor of hers that she called the night it happened and asked her advice for what she should do. he advised her not to talk about it because donald trump would surely go after her and try to destroy her career. >> trump has denied the allegations that he recently took aim at her during a rally. >> look at her, and you tell me what you think, i don't think so. >> she also described meeting melania later that year and said she bumped into her on fifth avenue and gave her a hug. one of her friends said she was with her when that happened and

melania tru melania trump has denied that everybo ever happened. president obama is defending hillary clinton amid allegations of favors. yesterday it was revealed that a member of the state department sought a deal with the fbi. if the fbi declassified a clinton e-mail. so her sending it did not break rules, the state would allow more fbi agents into iraq. today president obama denied that a deal ever happened. >> i think you have heard directly from both the fbi and the state department that the notion or the accounts that have been put out there are just not true. >> this all comes as usa today reports major donors to clinton's campaign were lobby t lobbyists for microsoft and

other corporate giants who pressed the state department to help their corporate clients. the presidential candidate also face-off at their third and final debate tomorrow night at 9:00. lauren mayk is already there and coming up at 6:00, we talk to a political expert about what the candidates need to do to make their case. a new poll finds republican senator pat toomey leading democratic challenger katie mcginty with just twhree weeks until the election. the race had gotten closer since the last quinnipiac poll. it finds there's a gender gab with men backing toomey by 12%. to your first alert weather, a perfect day for a ride through

a covered bridge in wilmington. >> and drink that picture in, folks, because you don't want to miss this beautiful weather outside, not going to last very long. >> sheena parveen, live for us. >> in the 80s tomorrow, they're still going to be here, but after that, temperatures will be dropping off. keith mentioned it's not going to last for long going into the weekend, it's going to be a quick drop back to fall, so a quick develop for the weekend. we did hit a high of 84 in philadelphia, the record is 85, so we got really close to that. tomorrow i think we will break the record. trenton 81, allentown still sitting at 83 degrees. look at all this warm air, it really covers a big portion of o the country. the normal high for this time of year is actually 66 degrees,

that should be where our high temperature is, but instead, we are sitting in the 80s, that's going to change big-time as we go into the weekend. wilmington 82, trenton 84, tomorrow i think we'll have more areas setting records, so we do have a record temperature there in the forecast. tonight we stay fairly warm, we barely get into the 60s for much of the area, by 9:00 tomorrow morning, already warming into the low 70s, so it's going another warm start to your stay. coming up we'll look at how warm your afternoon will be and a cooldown for the weekend. we have news about a arrest that led to -- a man acting suspiciously inside a cvs. an officer saw the man fitting that description staring out of a screen door at an apartment on mcdade boulevard. a woman also inside the apartment let the officers inside. that's when they say they found

chemicals. the duplex was evacuated as a precaution. the three face charges and are awaiting anment. 28-year-old alexander peters has been charged with criminal mischief. investigators say he confessed to damaging the football field in camden's fairview section last week. peters also admitted to spray painti painting swastikas on the field house. an historic marker, that one there on your screen honoring louis lorenzo redding. his grand daughter said she hopes the marker makes a

difference for people still experiencing prejudice. >> i would like people to remember that already broke through those barriers. >> the house is in a section of wilmington designated an african-american historical zone. take a look at this statue of hillary clinton that just showed up on the street. now critics want to know where it came from and who put it there. katie: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message.

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they're both putting pennsylvania women at risk. even after trump bragged about sexually assaulting women, toomey stood by him. on women's health - both trump and toomey would defund planned parenthood. on abortion: trump: "there has to be some form of punishment" toomey: "i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors who perform them." pat toomey and donald trump: too dangerous for pennsylvania women.

as a long snapper, resident magician plays football. how does he have this much energy? that's what i want to know. he's just a few weeks off from finishing america's got talent.

>> i thought i would just do this, i would shuffle all the diamonds in order. i i thought i would throw all the hearts in order, which means there's no 10 of spades. >> he is so good. he's just getting warmed up there. that was the first of three tricks he performed on the show. dorenbos and the eagles, they take on the vikings this sunday. nbc 10 is your official eagles station before and after the game. after nbc 10 news at 11:00, exclusively interviews with coa coach pederson. locally we have unseasonably warm weather to talk about. even tomorrow, expecting more record high temperatures. we'll tell you how warm it will

get, plus a really big cooldown for the weekend, coming up next.

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we're following break news just into the newsroom. >> investigators tell us there was a shooting near that store.

a woman was injured by the broken glass. we will continue to follow this story and bring you new information as soon as it becomes available. also tonight, this new statue of hillary clinton is causing controversy in new york city. it shows the presidential nominee with an open blouse and she has cloved hooves for feet. people have taken to social media posting photos of that statue. >> but not everyone finds it funny. >> reporter: kicking, punching and stomping a statue of a naked hillary clinton are horse hooves. an unidentified woman disgusted by this sculpture gets into it with two men trying to pick it back up. this is happened just steps from the bowling green train station. >> dmitrious ashton washed it

all before his eyes. >> it was like kicking and punching a human being pretty much. i guess she was offended by the statue. >> reporter: news 4 has learned that this woman works for the national museum of american indians. museum management is currently evaluating the situation with the employee. >> a lot of people want to take a picture. >> reporter: back in august, it was a naked donald trump statue that surfaced in union square. no artists have come forward thus far claiming responsibility for the hillary statue. the nypd did show up here, they say when they arrived, the crowd was gone, they issued no summo s s and made no arrests. if you receive social security benefits, you will see a small boost in your check next year, just 0.3%.

the average recipient will get about $4 more a month. officials blame the tiny increase on low nation, especially the drop in gas prices. well, another warm one today, temperatures in the 80s and some areas did hit record highs today. 82 still in philadelphia. 81 in much of delaware and if you're in the pennsylvania suburbs, your temperatures are in the low 80s. lehigh valley sitting in the mid 70s. melbourne coming in 76 degrees. 80 in elroy, 84 washington. if you're in gladwin, you're cooling down to 76 degrees, new hope in bucks county coming in at 80 degrees. so we set more records today, we're going to set more tomorrow most likely because our record high tomorrow is a little bit lower than it was yesterday, but

the forecast is still the same. allentown could hit a record. redding could be close, atlantic city and wilmington could be close or match a record high temperature. another day where it feels like summer, unseasonably warm. rain returns at the end of the week, we're going to have one more dry day. so here's our temperature trend, we go from the mid 80s today and tomorrow, to about 77 thursday, 72 friday and for saturday, 58 degrees, the normal high 66. we're going from well above normal to quite a bit below normal into your weekend. so you will need a jacket this weekend, especially in the morning hours, we're going to see a big temperature swing coming up soon. big area of high pressure still keeping us nice and dry, we'll see some of these clouds move in tomorrow, but the rain you see up to our north and west, that's

not going to move in tonight or even tomorrow, we'll just see partly cloudy skies from some of that trying to move in. the next few days, 85 tomorrow for the philadelphia area, 77 thursday, rain chance moves in thursday, we'll see scattered showers, more showers friday with temperatures dropping a little bit lower, low 70s, pennsylvania suburbs, 84, sunny, thursday rain chances start in the morning there. 76 degrees for a high thursday, friday, showers around, highs in the low 70s, if you're in the lehigh valley, 83 and mostly sunny to partly cloudy, by thursday, rain chances in, could be early in the morning, we're looking at highs right arranoun 70. the lowest chance of any rain thursday will be right along the shore and in delaware. but if you're in new jersey you have the chance for some shou s showers, and friday everyone's going to have that rain chance.

tomorrow, we'll see partly cloudy skies, we'll keep that warm pattern going. the rain chances move through right around lunchtime, and then we go into your friday and then you see more rain approaching, so we're going to have a wet end to the week, but a much colder weekend in the forecast. lester holt joins now from the nbc studios in los angeles. >> hi, lester. >> ahead for us, richard engel reports for us on the front lines in the biggest assault yet on isis. and a drug more potent than heroin and it's deadly. we'll have more on all that when we see you coming up at 6:30 for nbc night low news. for those of us with pets, certainly for me, and with a pub

pubby puppy, they're like members of our own family. >> now pet owners in delaware have a place to call, see how k911 works. it's not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands.

and so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. i'm a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart. she can work with people to solve problems. i want to be able to tell my kids that i did the right thing when it really mattered. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message.

there's a new business ready to help if your pet is ever in an emergency. >> it's a new service called k911. >> tatiana's talking just collapsed. the guys from k911 knew he wasn't okay. they running backed him to the animal hospital. >> they saved my dog's life.

>> this is our stretcher here for our dogs and cats. >> reporter: k911 is based in clay mont, delaware. destroy is a 911 dispatcher who was always having to tell callers that they can't transport animals. >> that's where the idea was born from to be able to have first responders for your pet. we thought it was going to be a taxi service, but the lion's share has all been emergencies. >> it helps the elderly get their pets to vets and kennels. k91 is charges a flat $50 bucks for a nonemergency trip. it's $100 for an emergency trip. the guys aren't vet but they can do basic pet first aid and oxygen. they work with the vets on every single call.

they work with most of the vets. aries is doing just fine now, the guys open k911 can help a lot of dogs like him in the years to come. >> meeting that need to the community. here's jim rosenfield. >> all new at 6:00, just days to go before the final presidential debate. what an expert says both candidates need to do tomorrow night. also left alone, a local mother speaks to nbc 10 news after she says a school bus driver abandoned her daughter who has autism. >> and we are unseasonably warm with record high temperatures still in the forecast tomorrow. i'll show you how warm it will get, a big cooldown for the weekend, that's next on nbc 10 news at 6:00. where things come from?

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governor chris christie speaks as new sexual assault allegations about trump comes to light. a local mother tells us her daughter with autism was dropped off after school and abandoned. with just three weeks now left before election day, new information is revealed about a sexual assault allegation against donald trump. while hillary clinton remains off the campaign trail preparing for tomorrow's debate. according to "people" magazine, -- while covering trump for "people" magazine in 2005, he forced her against the and kissed her. source at the magazine says that they have named people who can

corroborate her allegations. >> if anyone wants to know if i'm still supporting donald trump, they're really being cynical. >> there's governor chris christie coming to donald trump's defense. he spoke out since the sexual assault allegations came to light last week. here's what christy had to say. >> reporter: governor chris christie says he believes trump when he says the allegations are false. last week several women came forward claiming the republican nominee touched them inappropriately. kelley o'donnell requested him about his reactions to the claims. >> he's assured me privately exactly what he said publicly that these are lies and fabrications and i think a number of the allegations have been discredited. we'll see what happens with the others. i can only take him at his word. and i am. but, you know, again, the important thing for this election are not being discussed. >> christie went on to