the damage from the nor'easter remains across the jersey shore tonight. >> ted greenberg joins us live from ventnor, atlantic county. what kind of damage did you find out there today? >> jackie and jim, many beaches here at the shore are now in rough shape. they took a real pounding from the ocean. and some shore business owners also have a big mess on their hands. just talking about the flood that soaked his beach haven cigar and tobacco shop is tough for patrick barbaro. >> this one is frustrating. sandy was bad. this one -- >> a second day of flooding. and local business owners working hard to clean up and dry out after water poured in. >> everything's soaking wet. there's still probably 10 to 12 inch in our storage closet. >> i was here all night.

>> they say this high tide was worse than last night's. >> unfortunately, we weren't able to get here fast enough. we weren't too prepared with sandbags as we normally would. >> all along the shore, beaches eroded, the result of massive wind driven waves eating away at protective dunes. these left with dangerously steep drops. >> this is what happened. all that work they did and it just gets washed out every time the storm comes in. >> this area behind me took a pretty good beating from this storm. >> the city getting set to make emergency repairs to areas now more vulnerable to future storms. >> it's the cost of doing business at the jersey shore and protecting our infrastructure. >> the mayor tells us it will likely cost north wildwood between 500,000 and $1 million to fix the damage just from this storm. live tonight in ventnor, i'm ted

greenberg, nbc 10 news. in south jersey, one homeowner survived a close call after a massive tree smashed right on to their house. dana reganata says she was home and could see the fireplace was cracked. she called her husband and the fire department. the fire department told her to get out. so she and her husband grabbed papers out of the bedroom and left. seconds later that tree fell right on top of the bedroom where they just were. >> all of a sudden we just heard this loud crazy crashing sound, so we were both trying to run down the stairs. >> fortunately, no one was injured. the family is expected to meet with insurance adjusters tomorrow. let's take a live look at conditions in cape may county. much calmer than yesterday. but showers are still passing through the area today. wind gusts reached up to 30 miles per hour in some parts of our area today. >> let's go to glenn "hurricane" schwartz with the forecast. i know you're tracking big weather changes. >> yeah, we need to get rid of

what we've got right now. we still have that nor'easter on the map. you can see the swirl off the long island coast. and it's spinning moisture around. just like we have when we have big snowstorms in the winter. this is the backlash. the backside of the storm. and it is very slow to move out. and that's why we're getting these bands of rain coming through especially in new jersey, especially long beach island getting pounded. it had the most rain of the whole storm anyway. and now we're getting more. now we're getting also a changeover to some snow in poconos and some other higher elevationses in the lehigh valley and more showers in parts of chester county and berks county as well. even going into new castle county. so we're not quite done with this yet. it's going to take a while to finally move out. and because the storm itself is not moving out, the wind gusts are still pretty strong. these are sustained winds over

20 miles per hour in much of the area and the temperature in the low 40s, 37 in coteville. we don't have to worry about below freezing temperatures tonight. i'm going to have a nice warm-up for a little while. get into that in a few minutes. >> all right, glenn. now to an nbc 10 exclusive. new at 6:00, nbc 10 uncovers new evidence in the case against a mother accused of killing her adopted daughter in a rape/murder fantasy. sara packer is charged with killing her 14-year-old daughter grace. and tonight nbc 10's deanna durante got her hands on some of packer's social media postings. it includes what appears to be bragging about having a child in the hospital in a psychiatric ward. >> at first the posts seem like typical quizzes, thoughts and feelings and pictures of grace packer and other children. then there's this long entry posted by sara in september of 2009. she talks about grace and her brother, makes mention of two

other foster children, one she complains ran away after calling police she writes, the child is, quote, nice and safe in the psych ward for a couple of days. what comes to mind when you see that? >> it's disturbing to me. we'll go wherever the evidence leads. >> we caught up with district attorney matt winetraub at a bucks county event. he won't say if these postings nbc 10 has obtained are part of the case. he says forensic investigators are still looking at phones and other evidence. >> really leave no stone unturned. >> reporter: packer is accused of acting out a rape/murder fantasy with her boyfriend. they're accused of murdering grace. packer lost her job in january 2010, the same time a criminal case was opened against her then-husband david. he pled guilty to sexually abusing a foster child and grace when she was 9. on january 19th, 2010, sara seems to be posting about the event saying she lost everything in the span of four days and

makes mention of tears and sobbing. sources say grace and her brother were briefly taken from the packer home during that time. on january 26th, 2010 she says it's been one week. i miss them more than anything. and in july of 2011, sara takes a quiz in which she answers money and lack of it get on her nerves. police say long after grace was killed sara continued to cash social security checks meant for grace. in some of those postings, sara mentions the name of another foster child. police sources say they have yet to track that child down. we can tell you that the packers had 30 foster kids placed in their care. and so far the state has not said who or if anyone is looking to track down those children. in bucks county, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. in pennsylvania, speed cameras could soon start rolling on drivers in road construction zones. today the state senate transportation committee approved a bill for a five-year speed camera pilot program. at least two warning signs would

be posted to warn drivers about those cameras. fines would only be given to people going more than 11 miles per hour. president donald trump said today he will announce his pick to fill the vacant supreme court seat some time next week. also today mr. trump pushed forward a pair of pipeline projects that have been the subject of much debate. he signed executive actions to advance then ko instruction of both the keystone xl and the dakota access pipelines. president obama killed the keystone xl project two years ago and the army decided that the dakota pipeline threatened native american cultural sites. a media blackout at the environmental protection agency. it banned epa employees from giving social media updates and speaking with reporters and it barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants. new jersey's sierra club has issued a statement that reads in part, trump's freeze will directly impact our state

putting cleanups throughout the state on hold. it will disrupt water quality testing at toxic sites while stopping efforts to clean up our water supply. president trump is scheduled to make his first visit to philadelphia as president this week. capital police are stepping up security in center city ahead of the president's visit thursday. mr. trump is scheduled to speak at a retreat for congressional republicans at the loews hotel. that gets under way with speaker paul ryan set to address the group. today protesters hit the streets of philadelphia rallying against several of president trump's cabinet picks. >> stop trump's cabinet. >> this happened outside senator bob casey's philadelphia office. they're trying to stop the senate from confirming a number of the cabinet nominees. groups gared at the offices of their members of congress as part of today's effort. >> from our delaware bureau, a

wilmington crime crackdown. there's been 18 shootings in the city so far this year. today the mayor announced an anti-violence initiative called operation safe streets. they're implements new policing tactics including 19 additional officers. it calls on residents to help by reporting and assisting in solving crime. new information about a deadly police-involved shooting in wilmington. police say bruce altenberger was distraught and armed with a gun when police arrived at the home last night. officers tried to calm him down for several minutes but the 60-year-old reportedly pointed a gun at them. that's when the officer fired killing altenberger. a man is accused of beating and choking his mother because she changed the tv channel. today north hampton county police gave us this mug shot of david cantrell. police say he choked his mother until she lost consciousness. happened in the borough of bath sunday night.

he remains in jail tonight. new jersey is making moves to create a public registry for animal abusers. they've approved a bill to create such a database. the bill now moves to the sthaet. supporters say that bill will keep people who have abused animals from being a able to adopt one. in new jersey every high school student in the state may soon be screened for drug abuse. a bill introduced in the state senate is designed to help fight the state's opioid epidemic. the legislation would require public, private and charter schools to give substance abuse screenings. the goal is to stop addiction before it even starts. police in south jersey are on the hunt for two suspects in a series of school break-ins. this is video of the suspects as they walked on to the property. they're also accused of robbing a nearby high school. crooks stole cash boxes from vending machines three separate times last week. philadelphia mayor jim

kenney is taking its read by fourth initiatives into jails in the city. we got to see the reading sanctuaries firsthand. it includes the lobbies of every city jail and prison. up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, life change with the push of an elevator button. a sheriff's deputy seriously hurt in a center city elevator accident and he speaks for the first time, next. plus, theater drama in wilmingt wilmington. changes coming to the queen and why that's stirring worries about whether the venue can keep attracting big artists, big crowds and big money. glenn? >> finally get ready for some sunshine. i'm tracking those big changes bringing warm weather in here. how long it lasts, that's next in my first alert neighborhood forecast.

the road to recovery for this philadelphia sheriff's lieutenant hit a huge milestone today. paul owens was surrounded by family and his colleagues as he left the rehab facility this morning. he had been there since august. you may remember he was riding in an elevator at the criminal justice center when the elevator catapulted up through cement

barriers. owens was paralyzed from the waist down. >> just trying to get back to regular life. it's hard, but you know, just part of the process. we've got a long way to go. but i bgot this far. >> investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the elevator to malfunction. they've filed a lawsuit. uneasiness about this concert venue downtown. a new developer is taking over the queen theater. now nearby businesses along market street are worried whether the theater can keep bringing in big name acts along with big money. nbc 10 delaware bureau reporter tim furlong has the story. >> reporter: world cafe live at the queen on market street, they get good shows. this year ben harper. >> small and intimate. you never know who is going to

come through. >> reporter: but after helping to restore this historic theater and restaurant just a few years ago world cafe live is now leaving the queen. they say despite their efforts, the market street renaissance hasn't picked up enough steam to keep the place running. a lot of people are big fans over what world cafe brought to the area but the place lost its buzz and its ability to draw big name acts. >> normally a wedding over there, not a decent show. >> reporter: they'll be taking over in may when world cafe leaves. it could mean bigger acts that could trickle over to businesses. >> we all hope we get bigger names. >> reporter: but what about the local talent? >> i'd love to see them at least keep the venue local artist friendly. >> reporter: world cafe live was very local friendly. jonathan has performed on the queen stage a few times. this local music promoter has gotten a lot of acts there, too.

she hopes she doesn't have to find a new place to showcase the local music scene. >> it has a sound system, a great vibe in there. it would be hard to duplicate, but it's not impossible. >> reporter: in wilmington, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. more people are traveling between delaware and new jersey via the delaware memorial bridge. officials said today the bridge carried record traffic in 2016. more than 17.8 million drivers. this is the fifth straight year of increases. turning to our weather now. a misty and chilly day today. nbc 10 in fairmount park where the horses are all bundled up in those damp conditions out there. let's take a live look at conditions in center city. this is broad street from our kimmel center camera. passing showers today but nothing as messy as yesterday. >> oh, yeah. we've not had the heavy rain or quite as strong wind gusts. over 60 miles per hour yesterday. we've got cloudy skies pretty much everywhere.

temperatures pretty uniform in the low 40s and even inside the city of philadelphia, 42 at the airport. graduate hospital, pens port, center city, manayunk, fox chase, port richmond, all over the place. but the wind finally dying down tonight. it was a windy day today, as we told you yesterday. and now that's going to be much less tomorrow it. will be milder tomorrow and thursday. significantly into the 50s both days. and overall a dry pattern once we get this stinking storm out of the way that's still spinning off shore and it's spinning moisture right around and some of it spinning right down into our area. and so some folks are still getting rain and have been getting rain for hours like in long beach island, look at this, coming right over the same spot hour after hour after hour. trenton getting pretty much the same thing and parts of bucks county, lower bucks and burlington county getting a good

bit of rain this afternoon. now, in the pocono mountains, we're changing over to a little bit of light snow at times. you continue to see pretty strong wind gusts. 35 miles per hour in wilmington. but not nearly as strong as it was yesterday and even not quite as strong as it was just a few hours ago. tomorrow is dry, lots of sunshine. thursday we have a weak system coming through. it may create some showers, especially at the shore. and then a mix of clouds and sun during the day. that could push temperature s well into the 50s in many parts of the area before the colder air starts coming in later in the week. but tomorrow it's not cold. 53 in tacony. 52 in schwenksville. 50 in reading, even reading up near 50. longport 50 and in delaware temperatures into the mid-50s as well.

so we head toward the weekend, it starts getting colder. but these temperatures are pretty close to average for this time of the year. and you'll notice no rain and also no strong winds. hey, the sixers enter tonight short-handed. find out why one flyer feels like the team won the stanley cup. that's next.

this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. x-1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. hey, hey, danny pommells with you once again. the sixers head into a back-to-back scenario for tonight against the clippers or tomorrow's game in milwaukee.

and he's sitting hayes deals with the knee injury suffered this friday. >> with jalil, his life has been very erratic. you know, and when all of a sudden we say here you go, jalil's not playing, here is your time to shine, i think that it's in him. we saw it in washington that he has that ability. >> let's hit the college hardwood. the college top team in all the land is in milwaukee. the wild cats visiting marquette. they met at the wells fargo center. the game the wildcats won by a dozen. 'nova shot lights out in that game but so did marquette and the cats know it. >> they hit 14 threes against us here on a night where we shot the ball really well. and thank god we did because they just guys that can score. they put 102 up against

creighton on the road. and they're just a team that's getting better every time. >> they're the team that never goes away. it was extremely, extremely talented and they're very well coached. >> to the ice now, the flyers back in action tomorrow night in the big apple to take on the rangers at the world's most famous areen in on rivalry night on nbcsn. building on the momentum of an overtime w monday. they're struggling since their ten-game win streak they're now in the battle for the wild card spot. so every game is a big one. >> especially when you play teams in your conference, i think it seems more important. but you got to take every game like it's the biggest game of the season. >> it's ease easier to practice and kind of come to the rink with a win in your hands. so i feel like we won the stanley cup after we scored that overtime goal. that's how happy we were. >> own jake voracek can get away with that.

i'll be watching, hope you will too. only nbc 10 will bring you exclusive access inside carson wentz' rookie season with the birds. "a journey: the 2016 eagles" your home for eagles football. i'm danny pommells, that's a look at sports. back to you. we have breaking political news to share with you. the senate has voted to confirm south carolina governor nikki haleys a u.n. ambassador. she won that nomination by a an overwhelming margin of 96-4. president trump picked her shortly after he won the election back in november. we'll be right back.

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okay. look at those temperatures the next couple of days. way above normal. we got sunshine returning tomorrow. maybe a couple morning showers thursday. then it's back to winter-like temperatures. look how dry it is. starting on friday all the way through the weekend and next week. >> tomorrow's going the be great. >> just wear the winter coats. >> don't put them away just yet.

that's our news. >> up next nightly news with lester holt. tonight, president trump's false claim. with no evidence, the president accuses millions of people breaking the law, claiming massive voter fraud caused him to lose the popular vote. the white house doubling down under fire. also tonight, the supreme court short list. spreading virus. making people violently ill. schools scrambling to contain it nationwide and the way to protect yourself might not be what you think. grim reality. tv cameras following law enforcement in realtime coming upon a crime scene. now family says they learned of their loved one's death on national television. history at the oscars after that storm of controversy hit the academy awards. brotherly bond. the vision they share. how