patco problems. delayed trains make some riders late to work. what went wrong, and the plan to fix it. >> calls for resignation. philadelphia's top prosecutor will pay a record ethics fine. who now wants him to step down? beware of fog. the weather that could bring you problems during tomorrow's commute. nbc 10 news starts now. a wet night in britonhouse square. tonight's big story isn't the rain. it's the fog. >> i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacquelin london. look at this. you can barely see the airmark building in that center city skyline, and these conditions will stick around for the morning rush. >> let's bring to you glen "hurricane" schwartz.

break it down neighborhood by neighborhood. >> well, if we could see the neighborhoods. we can't see very much. this is the skyline of philadelphia now. know that conditions are really going downhill just in the last couple of hours. coatsville had zero visibility now. now pocono with dense fog. doylestown, quakertown, dense fog, and now we're starting to see -- it will be quite the ways in the morning, and trenton is less than a half mile. doylestown less than a mile. millville, atlantic city, less than a mile. got lots of places with dense fog, and we're going to see that throughout the area. 5:00 a.m. slight improvement by 7:00. more significant improvement by nine. there's the suburbs with the dense fog symbol. lehigh valley extends even longer into the day. you notice the temperatures are on the mild side, but when you get up in the morning, you have extra time commuting, and once

again, those delays. more along when the next round of rain and warmer weather comes in in a few minutes. patco riders are hoping history won't repeat itself tomorrow morning. >> there were so many problems today. some people say their commute took twice as long. nbc 10's brandon hudson is live at the station in collings good. >> reporter: jacquelin and jim, this wasn't a great start to the morning for some passengers. here at the station trying to get to philadelphia this morning, this is where the very first reported problem happened. it delayed some people for more than an hour, and it wasn't the only station affected. we spoke to patco passengers about their delay. >> it's -- it turned into an hour and a half. >> patco pulled five trains out of service this morning all before 9:00. at 3:30 -- ten minutes later a

train was taken out of service at eighth and margaret for breaking issues. at 8:09 a train was taken off the rails at 15th and 16th at locust for motor problems. the same thing happened about a half hour later at ferry avenue. at 8:48 passengers were forced to get off the train at broadway station. passenger photos show a long wait at one crowded platform and a packed train at another. >> waited at broadway. three, four trains passed before we could squeeze on through another. >> tonight patco general manager john rate apologized for the inconvenience. he said january 7th's snowstorm led to the replacement of 21 broken motors. in a statement he added "over this past weekend alone, more than 500 person hours were logged in the maintaining and inspecting and repairing the train fleet for service on monday. regardless of today's problems, riders we spoke to say they will be on board tomorrow. >> today was just an off day. >> still a little less expensive than parking in it the city every day. >> reporter: we spoke to a number of people who also did

not have any problems riding patco trains this morning or this evening. patco's gm says they have crews working morning, mid-shift and night to fix a lot of these problems. they even have some people logging in some overtime hours. live, i'm brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. an orlando police sergeant in custody tonight. officials with the orlando police department say they've captured 41-year-old marquise lloyd. lloyd accused of shooting and killing sergeant debra clayton last week. a second officer was killed in a motorcycle crash during the search for the suspect. lloyd was previously wanted in connections with the december killing of his pregnant ex-girlfriend. also new at 11:00 an 80-year-old woman is recovering tonight after police say she was robbed and beaten in an atlantic city casino. atlantic city police say the incident happened earlier this month. investigators say a man followed the woman to her hotel room where he beat her and stole her

money. now, police release these surveillance pictures of a man they're trying to identify. anyone who recognizes him is asked to contact police. new at 11:00 calls for philadelphia's top prosecutor to resign in the wake of a record ethics penalty. >> seth williams will pay a $62,000 fine for failing to disclose dozens of gifts he received. nbc 10's denise outside the district attorney's office in center city. >> he is running for re-election. his opponents are really searsisears i seizing on this news. >> they are calling for a resignation saying an apology is not enough. we tried to reach williams over the phone at her office, but the only statement he gave tonight was a written one. a breach of ethics for philadelphia's top law enforcement official. the city's board of ethics hitting seth williams with a record $52,000 fine for failure to report sources of income and gifts on city financial statements. >> if he had two lapses of

integrity, he would -- >> reporter: two democratic challengers in a crowded field in the race to unseat williams are calling for the district attorney to step down. >> when you have a district attorney who is investigating and prosecuting other people who didn't disclose income for gifts, it sets a double standard that's not acceptable in our city. >> reporter: the ethics violation -- >> reporter: we tried reaching williams over the phone and at his office. a spokesman for the d.a.'s office said williams had no public schedule. the d.a. released a statement saying, in part, "i apologize to the people of philadelphia. i will work every day to earn back the trust and respect of all of you." >> a day late and a dollar short. >> reporter: according to the board of ethics he shouldn't have taken the money and the gifts in the first place. some of the gifts include money from defense attorneys, including his friend scott who gave him tickets to the phillies game, 76ers game, visa gift cards, and points towards hotel stays in atlantic city. >> mr. williams wants to regain

the trust of the city, he can start by stepping down and taking responsibility for his own actions. >> reporter: the $2,000 fine is the highest the board of ethics ten-year history. live in center city, i'm denise, nbc 10 news. we have just a few days left in office, president obama has commuted the prison sense of chelsea manning, the transgender former army intelligence analyst that's serving 35 years for leaking classified information. manning known as bradley at the time of conviction has served seven years of that sentence. she will be released from prison in may. president obama will undoubtedly field questions about this decision tomorrow when he holds his final news conference. the president reduced the sentences of 209 people in all. six are from our area. two men and a woman from philadelphia came away with reduced sentences. an allentown man, redding woman, and pleasantville man.

congressman fattah was not among those commuted. his friends have appealed to president obama asking for a presidential pardon. russian president vladimir putin is accusing the obama administration of spreading fake information about president-elect trump. today putin described a dossier on mr. trump as part of the efforts to undermine the legitimacy of the president-elect. the claims in the dossier are unverified by both media and the intelligence community. putin said that people who spreads those allegations are "worse than prostitutes." a former "apprentice" contestant is suing president-elect trump for defamation. she said donald trump ruined her reputation after she accused the president-elect of sexual misconduct last year. she said she would drop the lawsuit if mr. trump retracts his statements about her and admits to the misconduct. in just three days donald trump will be sworn in as the nation's 45th president, and tonight we're getting a new look

at what to expect on inauguration day, including who is going and who is sitting out. the president-elect hosted the chairman's global dinner tonight in washington. vice president-elect mike pence and more than 100 foreign diplomats were in attendance. mr. trump said he expects an unprecedented turnout at friday's inauguration. >> now, they just announced i think we're going to have record crowds coming. i saw -- they had a scene today. i don't know if if i would want to ride one of those, but they do like me. it's like additional security with those guys. >> he will be back in washington d.c. on thursday for pre-inaugural events. he will be sworn in using two bibles. one is the bible his mother gave him after he graduated from primary school in 1955. the other is the same juan abraham lincoln used at his inauguration in 1861. it was also used for president obama's first inauguration in 2009 and again in 2013. many people from the lehigh

valley will be heading to washington to witness the ceremony. buses will bring rural voters who helped swing pennsylvania in mr. trump's favor. aidan phillips said he will ride to our nation's capital with 100 other tea party members. >> i never even had an interest of going down to see the inauguration. i was never that vested, but i did get vested into the success of donald trump. >> many trump supporters say they hope the president-elect will bring manufacturing jobs back to the area. those not going to the inauguration has grown to more than 40, and that includes all three of the congressmen representing philadelphia. congressman bob brady, brenton boil and dwight evans say they are skipping friday's ceremony. congressman evans said he is obligated to those he represents. >> my constituents -- when we talk about taking away health care, my constituents have a reason to celebrate when you talk about the russian hacking.

count on nbc 10 to bring you complete coverage leading up to friday's inauguration. jim and i will be traveling along with tracy davidson to washington d.c. our live coverage begins tomorrow on nbc 10 news 4. delaware officially has a new governor tonight. nbc 10 was there as john carney was sworn in on the steps of legislative hall in dover this morning. the former congressman says he will focus on helping small businesses, lowering crime in wilmington, and fighting delaware's growing heroin addiction problem. lieutenant governor was also sworn in today. a south jersey man accused of killing his estranged wife will remain in jail until his murder trial. jeremiah sat emotionless as the

judge handed down his ruling today. >> are you not answering? >> police say he stabbed tara o'shea watson to death inside her home in commercial township last month. the whole thing happened in front of the couple's 12-year-old son. prosecutors called him a grave risk to the community. no word if he will appeal today's ruling. another honor for south jersey's carly lloyd. how the soccer star is cementing her legacy in the garden state. the wrrittenhouse-sit-in. how one person took a stand. and the rat race. a new study that shows just how bad the rodent problem is in our area. >> yeah, and i'm tracking more rain and even warmer weather.

a sand bar by long beach island will stay there for now. it's been there since last week. staffers drug marine mammal as stranding center captured this video on friday as they collected tissue samples from the massive mammal. a boat towing company believes it's just too dangerous to try to move the hump back. murder charges are expected against a bouncer who allegedly shot and killed a bar manager. the shooting happened this morning outside sharon little's bar and grill. the manager was shot three times after getting into a fight with the bouncer. in montgomery county northtown police listen to concerns from the community tonight. the department hopes the open forum improving police relationships with the community. the philadelphia circus community says their art is still alive and thriving. this despite the closing of the greatest show on earth.

ringling brothers and barnum and bailey sishus said it's shutting down because of a drop in attendance. the executive director of the philadelphia school of circus arts says the void left by ringling brothers is an opportunity for the rest of the circus community. >> our school is thriving. we have 500 students a week here right now. we have aerials and acrobatics. the school district in philadelphia is stepping up efforts to create a more diverse environment for students. they held a community forum tonight at school district headquarters. representatives from the district as well as local organizations and government agencies set up information tables as part of the district's initiative to make schools more diverse and inclusive for all students. >> making sure they feel comfortable with the children in the schools and making sure their children feel comfortable in the schools no matter their

background. >> he says the number of different languages spoken by students is one of the biggest challenges they currently face. president-elect donald trump's first 100 days in office took center stage tonight at the sold out national constitution center event. a panel of journalists and professors spoke about the agenda of the incoming trump administration. they also highlighted some of the constitutional battles that are likely to be fought with congress. in university city a ceremonial ground breaking for the first new building at u-city square. the 14 story tower has office spaces along with the university city science center. you can once again sit on the wall in rittentown square. >> there was backlash from the community and even the mayor. last week philadelphia's parks and rec department put up four no sitting signs. today those signs were taken down. city officials say vandalism and structural concerns were the reason for the signs.

there was a sit-in today to celebrate. if they can even find that wall tonight. >> i know. a little hard to see through all of that, glen. >> if you are on one side of the square, you may not be able to see the buildings on the other side. look at this. this is a familiar camera shot. this is i-95 and south philly. you don't often see the visibility that bad in that area, so this fog is getting pretty dense. especially in coatsville where the visibility is zero. quakertown a half mile. still bad in the poconos. philly international down below one mile. we're talking about delays and the warning. quakertown, a half mile. three-quarters of a mile and millville also with some pretty severe restrictions. the temperature is above freezing. well above freezing everywhere. these are above the normal high temperatures for this time of year. we just want to make sure, again, in burkes county, lehigh valley that these numbers are above freezing, skps they are.

blandand allentown, white hall, 37. bethlehem at 37 as well. the temperature has not dropped, but more rain is dropping. we've got some of it in delaware county, chester county, burkes county. that moves to the east, and that's really the last area of significant rain. that's going to be long gone by the time you get up in the morning. it's -- the rain isn't really the issue. the fog is going to be the issue in the morning. you go through the day on wednesday, and it's dry. maybe a little sunshine. temperatures may actually get to 50 in some spots. thursday, it's also dry. here comes that rain for friday. we've been telling you about it for quite a while. there's 10:00 a.m. at washington d.c. it's right there into the rain. by early afternoon we still have the threat of rain that starts to come into the philadelphia area as well. forecast for inauguration is

still for the rain. at least for a portion of the day. very mild in the couple of days going up to it. as we go through the night tonight and into the morning, fog, fog, fog across much of the area. again, temperatures above freezing. you don't have to worry about any of that stuff. it's mild for january afternoon. temperatures getting up near 50 degrees, and that, of course, is ten degrees above normal. as we go in through the weekend, we're seeing above normal temperatures all through the period. some showers starting to move in by sunday night. >> all right, glen. up next, carly lloyd is in the history books again. >> a new honor for the international soccer superstar who got her start .

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you. rodents are running the show in philadelphia. one report shows that one in five philadelphia area metro homes reported seeing myself or rats within the past year. that's the highest rate in the country. philadelphia was followed by boston, new york, and washington d.c. glad it's not the dinner hour at least. >> new at 11:00 another honor for south jersey soccer superstar. >> carly lloyd is joining the hall of fame. lloyd is one of the best athletes on the planet leading team usa to two olympic gold medals and a world cup championship. it all started in lloyd's hometown of delran, burlington county. news anchor connie chung, kelly ripa and wyclef john were also included. next is sports.

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ss. hey, i'm john clark from csn. the 6 efers are must see tv rig now. espn is picking up the 6ers' home game against the rockets next week. they're back here hosting the raptors tomorrow night. joelle is a rising star in the league. 6ers coach brett brown says, though, he doesn't see the team increasing his minute restriction of 28 for the season. brett loves how his team has grown. >> you feeling like the group is coming together. you feel like all the work that we have put in is starting to pay dividends in relation to just the solid foundation. you know, we really haven't done anything differently. i see them moving forward. i see them improving, and i think from that perspective you feel confident and comfortable that the foundation that we're trying to grow can absorb talent. phillies first workout is one month away from today.

the manager sees a pitching rotation of jeremy, clay buckholtz and aaron nolan, and pete tonight spoke at the caravan in redding. phillies added two veteran bats to their line-up. howie kendrick from the dodgers right here, and reportedly michael saunders from the blue jays. he says they bring a good veteran presence to the team. >> we have young players who are -- they're learning. they're going through a process, and i think if you have one or two proficient players that can help lead them or show them the way and how to handle certain situations in games and how to handle themselves, it can only help these guys. i hope that howie and even the saunders are going to talk quite a bit with the younger players and help them along. >> speaking of veterans, could the eagles move on from veteran center jason kelsey? they are considering possibly trading or releasing him. the flyers are now out of the final playoff spot with their

senators winning tonight. flyers are off this week, but maybe this break will help them mentally. there's coach dave today. >> you know, sometimes you never know how things are going to turn out. you might not think it's an ideal time for a break, but in all honesty, maybe this break is the best thing for us. for everybody to get away for a couple of days. it's been a tough stretch. it's tough mentally. it's a little bit tough physically. maybe the break will clear some of that. >> i could use one too. we're right back.

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>> there is a city back there. >> and after about 7:00, 8:00 in the morning the visibility will be getting better. it will turn out to be a half decent day, and kind of mild. 51 degrees for the high. even warmer on thursday. showers late friday. another round late sunday and then some heavy rain, i think, monday and into tuesday and wednesday. might get up to 60 degrees again. no cold weather for the next ten days. we'll have to wait for february for that. >> i'm sure we'll get hit pretty hard. >> that's nbc 10 at 11:00. >> for glen and all of us, thanks for watching. the tonight show is next. 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 -- michael keaton, nina dobrev, musical guests the xx,