project and his mother have been working on for quite a while. >> it's been a long time. >> reporter: that's ava rawlins waiting for his son to be released from prison. daunte rawlins was convicted of attempted murder. >> an innocent man will leave prison nine years, 17 days after he was wrongly convicted. >> reporter: today philadelphia district attorney seth williams says the charges against the 29-year-old are being withdrawn. >> i'm very glad that this miscarriage of justice has been corrected today. >> reporter: outside the criminal justice center today, williams cited new evidence including witnesses, store receipts and cell phone records, they reportedly back up the claim that rawlins was somewhere especially that night.

>> it's impossible for him to go from where he was shopping with his friends on video to strawberry mansion, change his clothes, be part of the shooting, change his clothes and get back downtown. >> reporter: the shooting that night in 2006, left 6-year-old jamar wright in a wheelchair. his mother has fought against rawlins release, saying she's sure he's guilty. >> i knew he was innocent from the beginning. the wheels of justice finally turned. >> reporter: now we talked to daunte r arkrawlins about what ten years have been like, he spent almost all of his 20s in prison. we talked to him about that today and about his emotions. we'll have more coming up on

nbc10 news at 6:00. we are more breaking news tonight. a $50 million settlement from ikea. now the company is paying three families whose toddlers died when their dressers tipped over on them. >> jim, one of those families is from our area. >> yes, nearly three years ago, they lost their young son when a dresser tipped over on him. kiran was just 12. ikea launched a nationwide recall for the product sold under the malm name. it also encouraged parents to make sure their furniture is n anchored against the wall. as part of today's settlement, ikea is also making a 50,0$50,0

donation to chops. a philadelphia man is charged in the brutal stabbing of a philadelphia county mother. byron allen is charged with killing a woman just steps away from her home back in september. he then allegedly walked two miles from the crime scene in a trail of blood to a store where he was caught on surveillance video grabbing a beer. >> a heinous, brutal murder and the motive is the stalking in the night, the sport of killing is the motive. >> in each case, the female victim's throats were slashed or they were choked unconscious. >> also tonight, on the run. sky force 10 captured the end of a 30-mile chase through two counties and now one suspect is still on the loose. nbc10's deanna durante takes us

through what happened and how police also became a target. >> reporter: it ended up in upper chichester. that's where state police say a trooper attempted to pull over a driver for a vehicle violation. the car didn't stop, instead it took off, heading down i-95. troopers deployed stop sticks that slowed the car but didn't stop it. police say the driver of the stolen car rammed state police before they pinned the car in and stopped him. the passenger of the car got out and took off running. state police tell me that the driver of that car from wilmington, delaware is facing charges of aggravated assault and receiving stolen problem. the man they're looking for, they know his identity and they are still looking for him tonight. turning to our weather now, and the first day of winter is actually bringing the start of a warming trend to our area.

this is collingswood where people are out walking their dogs. >> krystal has more on the warmup. >> we're ready for it to start happening. there it is, comparing today to yesterday this exact same time. it's 9 degrees warmer in dover, allentown, nearly at that 10 mark and trenton at 11 degrees warmer. here's the actual temps, a lot of these are at the 40s. we officially hit 45 in philadelphia this afternoon. now at 42 degrees. even allen getting in on the action at freezing. we're going to see these clouds hanging on. we have seen these clouds throughout the day. what we're looking at on radar, the snow isn't making it to the ground in the lehigh valley, but

there's snow in the upper layers of the atmosphere. 38 by 6:00 here, we get to freezing right around 10:00. and that's pretty much where we'll stay as we move into tomorrow morning in philadelphia. for the suburbs, clouds hanging on. we get a little colder with clouds in the 20s there. we don't see that huge plunge in the overnight hours and early a.m. hours like we have been seeing. in the lehigh valley, 33 degrees around 6:00. so we did see right now we're in the upper 30s, starting to dip. 38 at 6:00 for delaware, and near freezing as we go into tomorrow morning. and that's the same for new jersey as well. the shore just a bit warmer. but the warmup continues. we'll take a closer look at that and your holiday forecast. we're taking a closer look at the man wanted in a burlington struck attack. and jim, a massive manage hunt

under way for that suspect. >> investigators say they're looking all over europe for any signs of the 24-year-old. two pictures of him were released by investigators today. we have just learned that police have questioned his family in his native tunisia. he had recently requested asylum in germany but was denied. police believe he was involved in the terror attack on monday, but his exact connection, that's not clear yet. a reward of $125,000 u.s. is willing offered as a reward for information on his location. you can see what's left of the popular market. several other christmas markets in the city also reopened today, but with increased security. 12 people were killed, 48 others injured when a truck slammed into the market on monday. a dozen of the victims are still in critical condition at this hour. today, president-elect donald trump spoke out about the attack. >> it was an attack on humanity,

is what it is. >> saying it's an attack on isis has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but authorities have not directly tied them to it. i'm jim rosenfield. happening right now, we want to bring you this scene, crews working to fix a water main break in queen village. sky force 10 is live over the building another columbus and queen streets. crews expect their work to continue through the evening rush and that's columbus boulevard. a tanker truck driver failed to stop for traffic in front of him leading to a 7-vehicle pileup in gloucester county. it happened this morning on route 140 in logan township.

they are all expected to be okay. >> new at 5:00, the family of an 8-year-old philadelphia girl killed in a hit and run crash, came to court today to face the man charged in her death. but the court hear for paul w d woodland was changed to a later date. powell's mom says she plans to be at every one of woodland's hearings. she spoke to us outside the court this morning. >> it's hard, it's the first step. i family and friends supporting me, but it's the first step. >> jayanna was walking home from school with her sibling when she was hit and killed. making strides to get swifter for rape victims. in philadelphia more than 900 kits have been outsourced in the past year. that's helping to lower the's

backlog. in early 2016, the city reported nearly 1,300 backlogged kits. and from the nbc10 south jersey bureau, children in camden will get the benefit of a $30 million grant from the u.s. department of education. it will benefit the center for family services in camden. the city's mayor call this is an incredible blessing. some homeowners in newcastle county will be paying higher taxes for schools. it raises taxes $17 for homeowners in the school district. the tax hike will go toward building three new schools in elementary, middle and high schools. two other schools will be renovated. she was a budding music star from south jersey, now the family of christina grimme is

doi doing. and the countdown to 2017, our exclusive 10-day forecast takes us all the way to new year's eve, see if you'll be celebrating under cloudy skies. that's next at 5:00.

s. there are questions being raised of safety -- stored their fireworks too close to other stalls. a manager of one fire works store in our area says a chain reaction like this one couldn't happen here. >> it was an outdoor tent so obviously i don't think they would have sprinklers that a fire works store like this would have. >> he explained that their fire works are packed in fireproof packing and can only be lit by their fuse. in a special session today,

state lawmakers began possibly repealing the bill. a decision had not yet been made as to whether the bill will be eliminated. there's been a push to reduce antibiotics for kids. researchers say it may be the only way to fight ear infections. they say shorter doses may actually do more harm than good. a study found those who did a five-day dose instead of 10 did not recover quickly and instead the infection got worse. >> i would like to say i'm surprised by the study results, but i'm not. when i do choose to treat an ear infection with antibiotics, i usually find they need the full

ten-day course. >> on nbc "nightly news" with lester holt we'll have more on this story including how to know if your really needs antibiotics. the state of pennsylvania hopes to start selling medical marijuana by 2018. permanent applications will be online by january 17. the philadelphia area expected to get more licenses for dispensaries than anywhere else in the state. health officials expect more than 900 medical marijuana applications to be submitted. >> we haven't determined how we might rank those, the quality of what's submitted. >> a law signed earlier this year makes medical marijuana legal in pill, oil, vapor or liquid forms but not in smoking form. some sad news now,

108-year-old world war ii veteran from montgomery county has passed away, william moore the oldest resident of hatboro died surrounded bring his family and by santa claus. william was born in philadelphia and he enlisted in the army and served in north africa, italy, france and germany in the world war ii. he also helped liberate a concentration camp. william moore was 108 years old. and we're starting out by looking at those temperatures because there's certainly a change from yesterday at this time. yesterday we struggled to make it to the freezing mark now wire seeing temperatures in the mid and upper 30s and some 40s today. what we're looking at right now,

west callan at 36 degrees, and west bradford county at 38 degrees. millford township sitting at 36 as well. and warrington at 37 degrees. not bad, still above freezing, tonight if you have plans, it will still feel chilly but not quite as cold as the last few days. as we go through tomorrow, temperatures going to continue to climb. tomorrow looking a high of 47 degrees, a just a couple of degrees warmer, in the suburbs up to 44. up to 50 for areas like the jersey shore and delaware. if you're traveling for your thursday or your friday. here's the outlook for chicago. we could start to see a wintry mix move throughout parts of chicago, but temps will be in the 30s. thursday and friday in cincinnati, seeing showers move by friday as well.

we start to see this line moving in, it's not looking like a huge upset because we could see some upset there. mid to upper 30s for forecast temperatures thursday and friday, all the way up to 50 for our thursday forecast in d.c. and if you're heading to mt. pocono, good skiing conditions, 36 degrees, and a mix of scattered clouds for your friday. in boston, some showers thursday, but we're sunny by friday at 43, new york looking pretty good as well in those mid 40s, both days for that travel outlook. so overall travel conditions really aren't that bad. if you're staying in town. hanukkah lining up with christmas eve. temperatures will be in the 40s by saturday evening, and we are looking at light winds in the forecast for saturday. so really just a good christmas eve and hanukkah forecast. christmas day is very good as well, if you're hoping to maybe get outside. because temperatures are going to be warming up considerably,

we still have those 30 to start. phil 37, 7:00 a.m., as santa has come on by, 10:00 a.m., we're at 45 degrees, then as we go into the afternoon, 52, the forecast temp, 3:00 in philadelphia. 51 for south jersey and 50 at the jersey shore. in the meantime, let's turn to erika martin at the blue cross river rink. >> nbc10 will be broadcasting the fireworks there on new year's eve. you have a closer look at the new year's eve forecast? >> reporter: all right so conditions right now are pretty mild as krystal mentioned. but we're going to warm up through the weekend. i do have your sneak peek, your exclusive look at your new year's eve forecast. here's the deal, even though conditions will be dry, we have temperatures that will only top

out in the 30s as your daytime high. as you're getting ready for the fireworks at penn's landing, temperature also only be in the 20sz. be sure you bundle up. the good news you will not need your umbrella, but you will need to bundle up, layer up and enjoy. tracking warmer temperatures for this weekend, but much colder for your new year's eve, back to you in the studio. >> there is no reason by the way to miss any of this fun. if you can't it to winter fest, nbc10 will be broadcasting the show starting right here at 6:00 p.m. on new year's eve. mark zuckerberg gets a lot of perks for creating facebook, and that now includes one of the best wakeup of all time. and this girl hopes to

more than anything else, she wants a forever family. meet this talented wednesday's child next at 5:00.

this week's wednesday's child is talented, energetic and a pleasure to be around. >> she's hoping to find a forever family to encourage her to be the best she can be. vai sikahema introduces us to andora. >> the wood year art museum is a gem, primarily because it showcases the work of delaware artists. and today we brought some of ad

oh, r ar adora's items to be displayed. >> i think i would like to major in fashion, i can draw stuff in zones. anything i can see, i can draw. >> reporter: naturally this right, energetic 12-year-old want to be an artist some day. and get this, adora sews. >> i love to sew. >> adora is adorable. she's in sixth great, well adjusted and doing incredibly well in school. >> she's a very personable young lady, she loves, running, playing, dancing, singing, she's just a real joy to have around. >> this budding art itself is going to be a star. adora is this week's wednesday's child. >> if you would like to make

adora's dream come true or the dream of any wednesday's child, go to wednesday's child website or you can call the national adoption center at 1-866-do-adopt. you might remember zion harvey, he's the youngest person ever to receive double hand transplants, coming up we get an exclusive look at his recovery. >> reporter: and last minute shoppers crowded into peddlers village, but two beloved stores are unable to open because of a devastating fire.

an update now to that breaking news we brought you at the top of this newscast. this is new video just in to us here on nbc10, at the moment a man walked out of prison a free man. this is almost a decade after he was looked up. daunte rawlins was a teenager when she was convicted in a strawberry mansion shooting that left a little boy paralyzed. but rawlins' mother has argued he didn't do it. the charges against the now 29-year-old are being withdrawn. we talked to rawlins about his release and his reunion with his

family, we're still putting that story together, we'll have it for you all new at 6:00. plus tonight, rising from the ashes. >> a store in peddlers village is trying to figure out how to rebuild after a devastating fire. >> fellow business owners are pitching in to help? >> reporter: and this is one of the busiest shopping weekends or weeks for peddler's village, but unfortunately, shoppers won't be able to go to of these stores here, including the nut ket itk. which opened almost 30 years ago. the family that owns it has lost everything and now this community of small business owners is stepping up to help. last night after a busy day selling christmas gifts in peddler's village, jill caldwell locked off her shop and looked across the street. >> and i saw all these flames and my heart just sank to the

ground. >> reporter: the popular nut kettle store was up in smoke. nut kettle employ ees ran from the shop. they say the fire started in the popcorn machine. >> an employee says everybody made it out okay, including a toddler, but the store lost all of its products and supplies, the store's owner was relying on this busy christmas week to pay the bills. >> she has a very sick, this is the only income they will have during this time. >> reporter: the fire alsoed destroyed an adjacent christmas store. >> we have had other business owners say how can we help out? what can we do? >> reporter: the community here is offering donations and help

to the knut kettle family who lost everything in this fire. >> especially right before christmas, the concern and the love is really coming right now. >> reporter: i'm told the family that owns the nut kettle had all of their supplies, and their product and even some personal christmas gifts stored inside. they lost everything and all the small businesses are contributing. a massive man hunt under way for the man allegedly involved in a truck attack at a berlin christmas market. he's been identified as a refugee who requested asylum in germany but was denied. 12 people were killed in monday's attack.

one man is charged with -- another on the run. police pulled over a car around 10ek 1:00 this afternoon but the car wouldn't stop. the police stopped that car and the driver was arrested but a passenger ended up taking off. now to your first alert weather, a live look now at camel back ski resort. you can see the folks on the slopes there, it's a great few days for skiing, but now the temperatures are on the rise. >> they are. let's get the details from meteorologist krystal klei. >> 29 degrees in mt. pocono, but everywhere else is above freezing. philadelphia at 42 degrees, and 40 in northeast philly. we're at 38 in redding and lancaster, 37. millville now dropping down quite a bit. 34 degrees. the current reading. so temperatures are a bit spread across the board, 20s, 30s, and

40s. the thing is we saw that warmup today. by tomorrow, it will boost us above average in many locations. radar and satellite also shows us that we have those clouds throughout the day. there is a chance for some precipitation to start moving in. it's still a few days away. here's our forecast as we move into tomorrow. in fairmount and philadelphia. notice the icons, we're going to see those clouds moving in again. but some breaks and sun. lehigh valley locations down to the low mid 40s for forecast temperatures and a bit more cloud coverage in those zones. vorhees township, 50 degrees. take a look at the low temperatures, not quite as cold

as we have been seeing, because we're watching that gradual warmup. and that warmup goes right through your holiday weekend. we're really going to break that down coming up and we'll talk more about the extended 10-day forecast. new details tonight into the death of a toddler in kensington. his mother's boyfriend ramir curtis is now charged with murder. late last month authorities found is zair worrell. his mother is on house arrest and will undergo a mental health evaluation. fire destroys a south jersey family's home just four days before christmas. people were hurt when flames gutted this home in cumberland county this morning. they're all expected to be okay, but their home a total los. fire investigators still aren't sure what sparked the fire.

an 11-year-old boy killed in a house fire in philadelphia will be remembered in a vigil tonight. elliott jenkins was found in dead in a bedroom in a fire in a home. ice, wind and frigid temperatures made it difficult to fight the fire. the cause remains under investigation. in rtwo people were pulled out of their car when it went into the river. the port of philadelphia is getting hundreds of millions of dollars in state money for improvements, the $300 million will go to -- the project will create thousands of jobs.

in delaware tonight, newcastle county is welcoming it's first african-american police chief. lieutenant colonel vaughn bond jr. has been appointed as interim police chief and replaces the retiring chief. he joined the force back in 1991. he call this is new opportunity humbling. >> it's something i look forward to working with the command staff and the men and women within the agency, i think we do on outstanding job. >> vaughn is a graduate of the delaware state university. he previously served as the department's deputy chief. how groups across the region are shining a light on the homeless. that's next at 5:00.

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tonight is the first night of winter. it will be the dark errs wiand longest night of the year. the homeless memorial day is recognized across the country, including in camden. according to the latest count from camden county, nearly 700 people are experiencing homelessness there. project hope, a group working to help the homeless sees people of all ages who have lost their homes for a variety of reasons. >> it's very heart breaking because the stigma that's tied around homelessness and just to kind of break those stigmas, it's not all on drugs, a lot of them just for financial reasons, they end up homeless.

>> dover, delaware will host it's homeless memorial ceremony tonight. those homeowners in camden will be getting a boost tonight. these programs bring housing and support for families dealing with homelessness. the family of a murdered south jersey singer is now suing the promotion venue convert venue where she was killed. christina gr christi christi christi christina grimmie's family says that -- the family released a statement saying, quote, we are hopeful that our lawsuit will bring widespread attention to the issue of concert security and safety and that more effective safeguards will be implemented to protect perfor r performers and attendees at

concerts around the united states in the future. talking about a roller coaster, we have a mild cold front moving in for christmas. plus it's not just delivering the mail, as you can see here, we'll meet the south jersey mailman who's going the extra mile to deliver some holiday cheer.

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face book founder mark zuckerberg is making the transition away from -- >> features a voice you're going to recognize. >> good morning, jarvis. >> good morning, mark. it's saturday, so you only have five meetings. >> actor morgan freeman is the voice of jarvis, inspired by fictional butler in ironman. zuckerberg shows you how it can turn on the lights, let guests in and even make toast. zuckerberg uses artificial intelligence to run his own home. the eagles may be out of the playoffs, but that doesn't mean they don't have something to play for. >> they have a different kind of

motivation for this game. >> the eagles are trying to prevent the giants from clinching a playoff spot. even if the giants lose, they can bat into the postseason. the eagles will also try to win their first division game this season. carson wentz 0 for 4 in the nfc east. and the eagles will go winless against the division for the first time since 2005. doug pederson said today he's aware of what's at stake. >> i think the division speaks for itself. i think it's one of the toughest divisions in the national football league and it's one of those divisions where any team at the begin of the year has high hopes and expectations to win the division. nobody wants to not win a game in their division, so we're going to try on thursday night and we're doing our best to try to eliminate that. >> the eagles will have one,

with lane johnson's return to the starting lineup. we'll talk more about that coming up at 6:00. >> and nbc10 is you're official eagles station, we will be live at the link on thursday night with exclusive pre-game coverage, join me on the field at 7:00 and stick around for the game kickoff set for 8:30. fan also now get to see temple face-off against wake forest free. they're donating tickets to those who served. the game is next tuesday in maryland. philadelphia city councilman once again is using his salary to help schools. today allan don presented checks to nine public schools. the money will go to field trips and educational activities. to date he's donated $58,000 to

schools across the city. prior to taking office in january, he promised to donate his city council salary to schools. in delaware tonight, parking is free in downtown newark from now until christmas. the city is encouraging you to shop and dine in support of small businesses. so parking meters and lots are free to use from today through january 1st and 2nd. let's get the details on your neighborhood forecast from nbc10 meteorologist krystal klei. >> yesterday we were looking at freezing on the board. we have 40s on in our philadelphia neighborhoods. the temperatures are going to climb as we go through the next few days.

further south of delaware, you're seeing of the same thing. mid 40s at 46 degrees right now. so temperatures are certainly starting to warm up out there, even as we move through your 10:00 hour, as we look at your radar and satellite, we're tracking clouds, a few breaks as we move late day, but overall, it was a cloudy day out there, we're looking at radar what is looking like snow. this is picking up much higher in the sky, no snow to speak of, at least quite yet in your forecast. we just saw a few minutes ago what your thursday was looking like, mostly we're going to be in the mid to upper 40s. for the eagles game, it's a night game, 8:25 for your kickoff. 43 degrees your temperature for tailgating, kickoff will be 39 degrees. those winds still going to be on the breezy and windy side.

thursday itself going to notice higher temperatures throughout the day. friday 48 degrees, watch the climb. saturday see degrees, might see that rain icon on christmas eve and then think, oh, rain, but this is the first half of the day, it will start to dry out by the time that santa makes his way through. we're at 52 for christmas day in philadelphia. many areas looking at temperatures doing just a bit of a climb here. we could see a rain-snow mix in the lehigh valley. 49 degrees in the lehigh valley. so a lot of people have been saying, what about a white christmas. the thing s it's actually not that common in philadelphia. from 1951 to 2015. so we're talking more than 60 years here, only 15 times have we received a dusting. and the most snow, 4.1 inches, that was back in 1969 that we saw that officially in philadelphia. so what's going to happen as we

go from christmas time mild air into the new year. we start to see much colder air move in. there we go, december 31st, this is one model projection, but it has the cold air right over us. what we're looking at is upper 40s for thursday and friday, 50s for christmas eve to christmas day, we stay in the mid 50s, way warmer than average, for your monday tuesday, we pull in a chance of showers, thursday a chance of showers as well. but we go out way out to that 10th day, and look at the cooldown, the high of 36 on christmas eve. >> hey, lester. >> ahead for us, the berlin terror suspect named, what authorities knew about him before he struck. before there missed opportunities to stop him. for the second time in a week, a child shot in san act of apparent road rage. and childhood ear infections,

doctors reexamining the way they treat them. we'll see you back here for "nightly news." a letter carrier for the postal service, but come december -- >> he is also an elf. this is tilolanum, he delivers mail in salem county. he delivers mail to moms and dads, but he also helps the kids get theirs to santa. tilo says his bosses are okay with his uniform swap because they see how much joy he brings to his carney point customers. >> lots of families came out to see tilo while we were with him today, he even posed for a few elfies. we have loved following the next story. zion harvey, just eight years

old when he received the first pediatric hand transplant at chops. >> now his parents take us inside hotheir home to show us w he's recovering.

the name zion h harvey -- after an operation at chop back in 2015. zion lost his hands and both legs from an infection when he was a toddler. his story inspired people all over the country. now we bring you the next chapter in his story. zion has gone back to school full-time and wants to start writing a children's about living with prosthetics, his mother patty is full of gratitude. >> it's like a fairy tale me. some people ask for clothes, bags and cars, my son got hands and i'm the richest in the world now. >> patty and zion have a message for the season, to please be an organ donor.

zion will be featured on inspiring america on nbc "nightly news." and a philadelphia man's fight for freedom to tell you about, daunte rawlins just released from prison an hour ago after a decade behind bars, coming up all new at 6:00. and a local couple gets a special surprise, what they found out when they walked through that door right there. plus we're watching a warm up right up until christmas rpgs and a little bit beyond. what's in store for new year's eve too, and that's just 10 days away. i'll have that next.

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we can do it without blowing our budget. oh yeah, this is great! everything for the holidays. that's my giant. that breaking news, this right here in the past hour. that man walked right out of prison, hugged his mother after spending 10 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. daunte rawlins was locked up for shooting and paralyzing a young boy. and now it's been found he was wrongly convicted. >> reporter: daunte rawlins says he is angry, although he expects that to ease over time. on the night of the shooting, he was going to see a girl, that's why he was out shopping that

night. his case was taken from the innocence project who worked to free him along with another person who wouldn't give up on him, his mom. in a red sweatshirt and a big smile, daunte rawlins walked out and gave his mom a hug. she's been waiting nine years to see him released. now 29, rawlins was convicted in a shooting that left a little boy paralyzed. now the charges against him withdrawn. rawlins is now outside, arm around the mother he says did the time with him. >> i owe my life for my mother, so whatever she wants me to do, i'm going to do it. >> reporter: philadelphia's district attorney today said evidence including witnesses, cell phone records and sales receipts helped back the claim that rawlins was somewhere else that night. the shooting that night in