anti-semitic acts and threats in the delaware valley are reprehensible. >> the president made the comments to attorneys general this morning. >> pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro told the media that the president said sometimes it's the reverse, to make people or to make others feel bad. nbc 10's deanna durante joins us live with new clues into the jewish cemetery in wissinoming. >> reporter: right now the reward money leading to the arrest of the people who toppled these headstones has risen to $35,000. they've recovered forensic evidence as well as a fingerprint. >> just all the stones that have been turned. what kind of -- what thrp were they thinking? >> reporter: he's never been to mt. carmel cemetery. he doesn't live in philadelphia. >> i just needed to be here.

>> reporter: he's not the only one. they came by car, on foot and by bus. and some as young as 14 years old. >> it was heartbreaking, and i was speechless and didn't know what to think, to say. >> reporter: so they're all doing what they can. >> may be a little forgotten. some of the stones are from the 1800s. the limited staff that keeps an eye on the place is unable to do major work. volunteers will document what needs repair. beyond those stones vandalized over the weekend. >> we're just going to be cleaning up a lot of the other debris. >> reporter: most of those here today have never been here before. the effort was organized by the jewish federation. >> beautiful day. a day off. so what better way than to spend a quality day out here? >> scary and hateful, and i just want to do what i can. and i heard that this had happened and i could do it today. >> reporter: they are vowing to leave the place better than they found it.

>> these people even as back as 1860 deserve better than this. >> reporter: investigators are hoping that tips will come in and lead them to those responsible. if you know anything you are asked to call philadelphia police. reporting live in the wissinoming section, deanna durante. community activists and the lawmakers say the white house hasn't done enough to condemn the destruction at the jewish cemetery and the threats at jccs. here's what bob casey said today. >> i'll leave it to others to judge making connections between what someone is not doing and what happens out there, but if you're the president of the united states especially you've got to condemn it immediately. >> more than 20 jccs received bomb threats yesterday across the country. it is a big night in washington. it could be the biggest yet in president trump's first 100 days in office. today the president lays out his vision for the future in an address to the nation and to

congress. nbc 10's jim rosenfield joins us live from capitol hill in washington to continue our coverage. jim, it is a big night. >> yes. all eyes, keith and erin, will, of course, be on the president tonight as he tries to bring both parties together, lays out his priorities to the nation at the same time. the president will leave the white house in just a few hours to give that speech before congress. lawmakers already trying to get a seat before tonight's presidential address. let's go to nbc 10 senior political reporter mark murray who also is live here in washington. will be watching this speech closely right along with us. mark, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> what does the president hope to gain from this speech? what will his message be, do you think? we heard that tone at the inauguration that some called dark. will it be more optimistic tonight, do you think? >> well, the guides that we receive so far from the white house is that this is going to be a more optimistic speech. it will be talking about america's renewal. but i will just remind you we had some of that same guidance

before his inaugural address and he talked about things like american carnage. so we have to kind of see what he ends up saying. he'll tick off some of the achievements he's had in the 30-plus days but also the way forward particularly on some tricky issues like tax reform and what to do with obamacare especially with congressional republicans divided on how to proceed. >> we've already heard reports that some democratic women in congress will be wearing white as a show of support for women's rights. let's talk about the temperament of those who will be listening to this speech in the chamber. what do you think their temperament will be tonight? >> well, i think we're going to have probably two different reactions, one, republicans are mostly going to be enthusiastic about what president trump has to say. democrats i think will be mostly silent. and as you did mention there are going to be some moments of symbolic protests and opposition coming from these democratic female lawmakers who want to wear the suffragette white. of course, it remines to be seen

whether there will be any visible and lou protests. all indications are that there won't be. just a few years ago when there was that "you lie" moment directed at then-president obama from a lawmaker. >> yes, we remember that moment. thanks so much for being here on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> thanks for having me. "nightly news" with lester holt will broadcast live from washington tonight. we get you ready for the president's address. that will be at 6:30 right after nbc 10 news at 6:00. as we know, it is an honor to receive an invitation to the president's speech. we just spoke with one local marine who got just that, an invitati invitation, tonight. lauren mayk also here in washington. she's joining me now with more to be guest list for tonight at the capitol behind me. >> reporter: jim, there are people here from all over the

country including, as you mentioned, from the philadelphia area who will get to watch this speech from inside the chamber with members of the house and the senate. and they were chosen for very specific reasons. it's a ticket to an event most people don't get to see in person. but joe mcgraph will. >> i'm proud to be here. >> reporter: the lafayette hills dad has a daughter with down syndrome and he's worried about what would happen if president trump pursues a plan to make medicaid payments bloc grants to states. >> then you'll have everybody fighting over the same pot of reduced money. it's scary because it's almost like "the hunger games," you know what i mean? we're better than that as americans. >> reporter: he's a guest of senator bob casey who, along with other democrats, are using their extra tickets to make a statement. for casey it's about medicaid block grants. >> i hope they'll take that idea off the table because it's radical and it's an extreme idea

that should be abandoned. >> reporter: president trump will have guests in the audience including families of those killed by an undocumented immigrant. >> you don't take from one, somebody like my daughter for tax cuts or for this or that. you keep our promises to the vulnerable. that's who we are as a people. >> reporter: and democrats are looking to highlight a number of issues with their guests including the affordable care act and immigration. one congressman from our area is bringing the president of a university who is an iranian american. >> thanks so much. you can watch the president's entire speech right here on nbc 10 beginning at 9:00 tonight. then be sure to watch nbc 10 news at 11:00 for a wrap-up. let's send it back to our studios in philly and keith and

er erin. >> jim, thank you so much. we'll check in with you at the half hour. now to some breaking news we're following in cherry hill. mitch blocker live right now in skyforce 10. >> we're at the jcc just hovering over cherry hill. this is a rally for the jewish community center just a day after three jewish community centers in our area including here at the katzjcc was evacuated for a bomb threat. this has not been organized by the jewish community center here in cherry hill but community members in support of the jewish community. the cherry hill police department is here making sure they're secure and safe and security at jewish community centers including the katz jewish community center in cherry hill has increased since those bomb threats. that's the latest from skyforce 10. i'm mitch blocker, nbc 10 news. we know you'll keep monitoring that crowd there. now to this.

february is ending how some of us have really felt all month long. pretty confused. is it still winter? that's what people are asking. doesn't really seem like it after another warm afternoon. >> at this point we would be saying we're tracking snow. instead we're tracking rain headed our way. we'll see potential storms tomorrow. let's get the most accurate weather from krystal klei. >> what's the timing of this rain? >> we're looking at showers that will move through tonight and then the next round into tomorrow. so we've got a couple periods of rain. and on top of that we're tracking the warmth which will have to do with the thunderstorm potential for tomorrow. take a look at the current temperature map. i showed this to you yesterday and 5, 10 degrees warmer than the previous day. now i'm saying the same thing again. increasing those temperatures, 11 trees warmer in philadelphia and 13 in mt. holly and allentown. here are the actual temperatures. in the 60s for the most part, a few spots in the 50s.

that's where the cooler air is starting to move in. clouds for all of us. you see some of the yellows and oranges, that's some of the heavier rain that's pushed on through. for the most part, the rain will pass through tonight and stay on that moderate to steady rain forecast. it's tomorrow we're under a first alert for all of our neighborhoods, 2:00 to 7:00 in the afternoon on our wednesday. we're looking at strong thunderstorms with damaging winds, hail and lightning. we'll time it out for you neighborhood by neighborhood coming up. >> thank you, a jigymnastics coh passed pictures to a 13-year-old girl on instagram. he's now been fired. we have new details of the case of a bucks county nurse accused of secretly recording his patients while they were nude.

police today told us james close's victims ranged in age from 17 to 70 years old. close was a nurse at penn medicine dermatology in lower makefield. they were tipped off when a teenager said she found an iphone on the ground and was recording as she undressed at the facility. they found similar videos featuring seven women on his phone. a murder in port richmond. he shot and killed his aunt last friday in her mercer street home. 57-year-old virginia kruttendon had been shot in the head. there is a $25,000 reward for her nephew's arrest and conviction. we have new details on a bus crash we told you about last night at eleven clock. the crash on i-95 that injured six people was the result of drunk driving. skyforce 10 was over the scene, which backed up traffic for

miles. police say a driver changed lanes and slammed into another car which was then pushed in front of a d.a.r.t. bus. a sinkhole swallows an entire car. >> it was supposed to be a celebration. tonight the crash that canceled a mardi gras parade. targeting millennials. the one type of cancer now taking aim at young people. >> hero hero. >> and she's the star of the school, a send-off for the ages for a local lunch lady serving up her last dish.

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you have to see this video here. workers investigating a sinkhole in hoboken, new jersey, this morning, made a surprising discovery. >> an suv swallowed up by that crater. luckily the suv was empty. the workers found it after they drained the sink hole which had opened up after a water main break. the pilot of this small plane is dead after crashing into the roof of an apartment building near boston. the single engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from a small airport. the pilot was the only person on board. they heard the plane's engine sputter before that crash. police in chester county need your help finding a man accused of tying up a

72-year-old woman and putting her in the closet during a home invasion. >> her family didn't find her until several days later. nbc 10's tim furlong has the story. >> reporter: it happened here at this small home in east brandywine township. a woman attacked by a man dressed all in black as she got out of her car. the attacker put her in a closet. her daughter-in-law found her there sunday four days after the attack. police are following up on a couple leads. they don't seem to think this is connected to a number of nearby home invasions in the last few months. the swrim is recovering here apaoli hospital. she's doing okay. that's the good news. we reached out to family members. we have not yet heard back from them. the attacker did take off in the silver fiat 500. if you have more information on this case you're asked to call

brandywine police. philadelphia state representative kevin boyle is pushing a new plan that would extend hate crime protections to philadelphia's -- or to pennsylvania's lgbt community. >> george spencer has been digging into this issue. a lot of people will be shocked that lgbt folks not protected by this law already. >> that's pretty much the most common reaction when you bring up this topic. pennsylvania is actually only state in the northeast, guys, that does not protect on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. right now pennsylvania's ethnic intimidation law, that's sort of the formal legal term for what we call the hate crime law, protects only on the basis of ethnicity, race and religion. >> yeah. which surprises a lot of people. >> what does that mean for legal cases? a lot of people remember the 2015 attack on two gay men in center city. that wasn't a hate crime? >> it was not prosecuted as a

hate crime because of the way these laws are set up right now in the state of pennsylvania. when we dug into it, we really found this fascinating back story about why there is this gap in the law. so legislators have brought up this very change in harrisburg but it's gotten nowhere, no full house debate ever. in our investigation tonight we really uncovered how that block has occurred two separate times in harrisburg and we're able to track down the lgter who is at the center of this process and get his explanation. >> unexpected story. a lot of people are going to be surprised by this. we'll see you tonight at 11:00. >> that's right. >> see you then. speaking of accountability, by the way, to our most accurate forecast. krystal klei tracking record warmth but also some storms on the way. >> there's a lot to talk about in this forecast. it all happens on our wednesday. so today we actually tied records in philadelphia and wilmington for warmth and that was in the mid to upper 60s. tomorrow temperatures climb to the 70s.

here's a look outside in philadelphia. we're looking at the center city skyline. what you see are the clouds blanketing the sky now. we started sunny, knew the clouds would increase ahead of the moisture. there it is. showers starting to move in right now in parts of chester and berks county, almost to delaware county now. take a closer look there. the little spots of yellow that you see almost passing into westchester currently. then areas where there's a more steady rain. oranges and reds pop up. you can see on the scale. that's when we get concerned. that's the strong thunderstorms or even severe thunderstorms developing. that's not likely tonight but it is likely for tomorrow. here's the hour by hour forecast. clouds across the board. there's some of the rain moving through. doing a nice job of showing us the showers and steadier rain will continue through 9:00 p.m. tonight and could gain strength as we go overnight. here are some thunderstorms popping up along the shoreline at midnight. this moves out right in time for the morning commute. you might see wet roadways.

you won't likely see a lot of rain for the morning commute except if you go farther north. thunderstorms starting to pop up. this is all ahead of a cold front. just like we saw saturday. really warm air, then cold air slamming together. you got to have the storms popping up. what's going to happen is as the front gets closer, a line will likely develop. this is our major concern because, like saturday when those lines hit, that's when you can have the really strong wind gusts, hail and downpours. there you see 4:00 to 6:00 starting to spread through parts of new jersey and to the shore. and things around 8:00 to 9:00 tonight except for spotty showers that are left. these are the storm threat scale. we're under a first alert for this, trying to give you the heads up especially if you have debris from this weekend's storms. downpours, pretty high level threat, same for lightning and damaging wind. there's the possibility of some hail. while it is not likely, this is a low threat for tornadic activity as well because of the

type of storm it is with the warm air that we will have. here's a look at the high for tomorrow. these are going to be, again, near record levels. 76 for fairmount, tacony at 76, schwenksville at 76, even parts of lehigh valley berks county. a little cool right up against the waterline. we'll talk more about your extended ten-day on 10 and when the temperatures drop in the next half hour. disaster during a mardi gras parade in alabama today. >> this video shows the aftermath of that incident where a car accidentally plowed into a high school marching band. 11 people were hurt, 3 critically. the car was part of the parade and driving behind the band. witnesses say it appears the driver's foot slipped off the brake pedal and on to the gas. not your normal lost and found. next at 5:00, show and tell.

the tsa shows me the items confiscated and travelers try to get through security. and stuffed animals. why parents may want to grab one before reading a bedtime story tonight.

welcome back. do your kids have stuffed animals? >> absolutely. can't live without them.

they may encourage your child to read. researchers in japan took pictures of children reading while holding stuffed animals. the next day the kids were shown the picture and that seemed to spur more interest in books. for at least a month the kids asked to read the books again with their furry friends. >> very cool. some news about cancer today. doctors say the rates of colon and rectal cancers are way up in people in their 30s, 40s and even 20s. erica edwards has the details. >> reporter: young and vibrant, giovanni lorenzo doesn't seem old enough to be a colon cancer survivor. >> when i go to the hospital and sitting amongst 60, 70 and 80-year-olds and i get a lot of look and why are you here? what are you doing here? >> reporter: diagnosed at age 31, her story represents a rise in younger adults diagnosed with colon cancer. the american cancer society now

reports people in their 20s and 30s have double the risk of colon cancer and quadruple the risk for rectal cancer as their parents' generation did at the same age. >> the risk of colon and rectal cancer for millennials, people born around 1990 has escalated back to the risk of people born in the late 1800s. >> reporter: there's no clear explanation why, but experts say the increase parallels the obesity epidemic. >> so perhaps our diet, our high fat diet, our increased body weight. >> reporter: colorectal warning signs can include unusual abdominal cramping and changes in bowel habits. >> these are things you should talk to your doctor about. >> reporter: the american cancer society recommends most adults start colon cancer screenings at age 50. given this new research experts say those guidelines may need to be re-evaluated. erica edwards, nbc 10 news.

next at 5:30, a home run, a delaware little league scores in a big way then thanks nbc 10. >> linking the city to the waterfront. the mayor talks about his plan for green space at penn's landing. >> looks like the ice is melting there. >> the social media debate over this picture. >> and coming up all new on nbc 10 news at 6:00, spying on students. what an intruder did inside one montgomery county school's locker room.

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this is nbc 10 news. at 5:30, a record breaking month comes to a close and people are enjoying the unusually warm weather. >> but now we're looking ahead to rain, and you can see it coming in there on the radar. we're tracking showers that are headed our way. so what's the timing of the rain and the possible storms? >> let's get right to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist krystal klei with weather in your neighborhood. some neighborhoods are already seeing rain, too. >> that's right. we're already seeing some showers start to move in. these are not the showers that will produce the strongest thunderstorm. that line has yet to develop, but what we're watching right now is that first round of rain that we expect to hit us through the night. you can see there's a little strength to it, the yellows and oranges that are showing into chester county, now to delaware county and just clipping as well

parts of new castle county. this will continue to track along to the east. you can see that the rain extends farther along to the west and then the cold front is still heading our direction for tomorrow. this is what we're expecting. when tomorrow, from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., that's when we'll see the strongest storm potential. what? well, we could see thunderstorms, strong wind gusts, that means damaging winds possibly and at least small hail in some isolated areas. temperatures will be on the record breaking side. so coming up we're going to track out those storms. we'll also talk about the records to be set on our wednesday. >> as krystal just mentioned we could see the storms tomorrow, so now is the time to download the nbc 10 app to get your weather in your neighborhood right on your smartphone. in new jersey, governor crist christie delivers his final budget and he's promising no tax increases. he also laid out his immediate plan to fix new jersey roads and

combat drug addiction. cydney long talked with taxpayers from trenton. >> 100 days to get this done. no phony tax forces. >> reporter: it was the issue that got the single-most applause during the hour-long budget address. his pledge to rip up new jersey's failed school funding reform act of 2008. he says everything is on the table. christie called it urgent for both parties to redesign a better way to fund schools. >> it will be fixed before i leave this town. >> the urban areas need more money for education, i'm all for that. >> the only thing i want to hear him say is good-bye. >> reporter: for retired camden school teacher erin simpson, it is too late. >> i don't have faith in mim at all. since he upped the taxes on the gas. >> reporter: new jersey's gas tax hike of 23 cents a gallon in the late fall will also be quickly spent. >> the results will be smoother

roads and safer bridges and a more technologically sound mass transit system. all great things for new jersey's commuters. >> reporter: jim weissinger will believe it when he sees it. >> it keeps me from getting to certain places at certain times because traffic's just horrible. the roads, the conditions are horrible. >> reporter: on the very issue christie is hoping will be his legacy, fighting the opioid addiction. >> this is a public health crisis which is killing our citizens at an alarming rate. >> reporter: he's hoping the state can partner with private insurer nonprofit horizon blue cross and blue shield to work with lawmakers here on a special fund. with ten months left in office, this governor perhaps feels like time is running out, so he put several items on his budget on the fasttrack and he's holding himself accountable that the crisis that new jersey is facing, some of which will be solved in 100 days. from trenton, cydney long, nbc 10 news. tonight's the night.

president donald trump expected to map out his path on healthcare and the economy. >> advisers say the president will use tonight's prime time speech to congress to declare progress on his campaign promises. nbc 10's jim rosenfield joins us live from our nation's capital. any insight what to expect from the president tonight? >> one of the big focuses of the president's speech tonight is expected to be on the department of defense. listen. >> we're going to spend a lot more money on the military. we really have to. we have no choice. >> the president says we will fund the war on terror not only with cuts but a new approach. he tells fox news he'll demand payback from countries we defend. president trump has a new commerce secretary tonight. billionaire investor wilbur ross took the oath right there this morning administered by vice president mike pence-he says he'll work to for american business interests here and

abroad. we're happy to be joining us now pennsylvania congressman dwight evans. thank you for joining us tonight. a lot to look forward to tonight with this major speech by president trump. but i want to talk about something that happened this afternoon in front of pennsylvania's attorney general, josh shapiro, and the president apparently trying to address this issue of anti-semitic attacks that we've seen at cemeteries at jcc centers bomb threats. he said it could be the reverse. in other words, it could be some trying to make others look bad. what do you make of that? >> i think it's unfortunate. the president has spoken rather late on this issue. and in my view with the things he's attempted to do around the issue of the muslim ban is sends a wrong message. he should have been in the forefront sooner speaking about this particular issue. >> does he need to address this tonight? >> the answer is yes. i have spoken to people because it's in my congressional district. the community center is. but what's more important than anything is the president should

be trying to bring people together rather than divide them. >> you did not attend the inauguration, part of the boycott. you will be there tonight. >> yes. >> what else do you want to hear from him? >> we should be talking about jobs, infrastructure, modernizing our schools. we have a huge challenge in the city of philadelphia with modernizing our schools. we should be talking about how democrats and republicans work together and stop this dividing us. >> as the rain starts, so stay dry. really appreciate you being here. you can watch the president's speech coming up tonight at 9:00 tonight. then be sure to watch nbc 10 news at 11:00 for a complete wrap-up from here in washington. for now i'm jim rosenfield live in the nation's capital. send it back to you in philly. >> thank you for your reporting. we'll tune in later tonight. a lot of local implications from the president's speech. let's transition to a story making headlines across our region today. your electric bill could be

going up. philadelphia gas works is trying for its first rate increase since 2009. the utility company says the warm weather has taken a bite out of the heat and more efficient energy use. pgw asked the pennsylvania public utility commission to approve the hike fp if approved customers would pay about $10.50 a more a month. and a new castle little league is getting help with a huge electric bill. $4400 is now what's owed by the new castle little league. it was on the hook for $17,000 after being underbilled for more than a decade. but county authorities have decided the company can only bill the league for the past three years. the league offered our tim furlong thanks for shedding light on the story. philadelphia mayor kim kenney says the city missed out on developing the waterfront. now he's working on a fix. 345ier kenney's new city budget will reportedly include $90

million for a new waterfront park connecting the city to penn's landing. this is a look at what it will look like. the plan is to cap i-95 and build an 11-acre park between walnut and chestnut streets. >> you stand ant front and chestnut and you look toward the river and you see concrete. if you stand there hopefully five or six years from now, you'll see the river. >> the entire project is expected to cost more than $200 million. the city is hoping for private investors to kick in much of the cash needed. straight ahead at 5:00, a chain competing with wawa is ready for a new spot in south jersey. also ahead, left behind at the airport. tonight i got a close-up of some of the items travelers could not get through security. and philly fans know how to party. tonight the nfl draft experience coming to center city. tomorrow morning on nbc 10 news today, the science of

fleet. a form of yoga that claims to help you rest easy. this new workout trend plus your first alert weather and traffic all starting at 4:30 a.m.

let's begin by taking a live look at philadelphia international airport. >> airport leaders are reminding travelers what not to bring with them.

today the transportation security administration showed us just some of the thousands of prohibited items they collect every week at the airport. knive and tools are pretty common but they're also confiscating things like pool sticks, car batteries and heavy metal. >> having a prohibited item in your bag really slows things up for the traveler and also everyone standing in line behind them. >> tsa leaders are reminding panes of the 311 rule. carry-on liquid must be 3.4 ounces or less, fit into one 1-quart-sized ziploc bag. the plan is to knock down some old exhibits, make way for new development. officials say there could even be new animals when the zoo opens again on march 11th. 40 plus years of doing the same job. next at 5:00, a story you don't want to miss. meet the lunch lady on her final day at school. adorable.

and here's a look at your radar and satellite view. we're tracking showers for tonight plus the thunderstorms for tomorrow. we'll look through the hours and when we cool down coming up. ♪

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this is nbc 10 news. philadelphia knows how to throw a party on the parkway. hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets in 2015 to see that man right there, pope francis. >> and who could forget this scene last year, thousands celebrate the anywaysnation's independence. for the wawa welcome america concert and fireworks extravaganza. now philadelphia is ready to throw a football party on the parkway in april. the nfl will bring its draft festivities to the city where it

all began right here in philadelphia. the draft 58 days away. and today the city shared details about a draft party. it is the biggest the league has ever thrown. >> wait until you hear about the scale of this thing. the draft is a three-day event beginning thursday april 27th. and the nfl experience will be at the center of it all. where is it going to be? it's free. it's on the ben franklin parkway. fans of all ages can run like a pro, they can pretend they're the top pick of any nfl team. of course, the eagles hopefully you philadelphia fans out there. the size of 25 football fields. a draft theater to get close to the draft. excitement is building around the event. >> it's terrific, yeah. we've done big events before on the parkway. it's been a great setting for many events. we're looking forward to april. >> the eagles do have a first round selection, either the 14th

or the 15th pick. today olympic swimmer michael phelps said he doesn't understand how athletes can get around doping tests. he asked for help ensuring the system is fair and reliable. >> i can't describe how frustrating it is to see other athletes break through performance barriers and unrealistic time frames knowing what i had to do to go through that. i watched how this affected my teammates as well. even the suspicion of doping is disillusioning for clean athletes. >> the committee smoke about implementing a new whistleblower program and new sanctions for athletes who use performance enhancing drugs. royal farms is trying to make another move to south jersey. the chain plans to go before the voorhees board in april. that property along route 565 has been empty for years. royal farms is opening six other stores in south jersey. speaking of food, story of

day right here. beloved lunch lady at a del care catholic school is hanging up her apron after more than four decades. >> nbc 10 was there as students sent her off in style. [ cheers ] look at that. the entire student body of cardinal foley catholic in havertown formed a line and cheered as vera nielsen made her final exit from the school today. they showered her with gifts and flowers along with a lot of hugs. nielsen tells us every single student is especially for her and kept her going all these years. >> they torque up your day, help you forget your troubles and bring a smile to your face every day. >> she's always so willing to give the kids food and so sweet and nice. >> nilsson tells us she started out as a school volunteer before she was first hired as a

dishwasher. forget this. just ten bucks a week. >> you know she does it for the sunshine, though. you got to love that. >> yes. >> very, very cool. let's bring in krystal klei right now. what do you think? just unbelievable. somebody like that giving back to the kids after four decades. >> that's a good story. and i had to come in here and be a gray cloud to talk about the rain. the thunderstorms are likely to pass by. but we have showers that are making their way through. a half hour i showed you this camera shot. we had clouds. now it's gray and foggy looking because there's rain starting to fall in philadelphia. you can see the green that's passing through philly county. chester county into new castle county. in chester county, the yellows and oranges that's a stronger rain that's coming down right now. this is going to continue tracking along through tonight. some rain. this is not the main event, though. watch as we track this out. there's the rain tonight, 9:00 p.m. still hanging over parts of

south jersey. could see thunderstorms around midnight, unfortunately a clap of thunder that may wake you up. then tomorrow morning the commute, wet roads possible but not a lot of rain aside from areas farther north. could see a few spot thunderstorms again north as we go to about 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 a.m. it's important that the clouds spin out that we get the energy we need for thunderstorms that we are worried about, especially if you have loose debris from this past weekend's storms. they're passing through philadelphia. continuing into the late afternoon, early evening. that's at 6:30 through south jersey, the shore and delaware. not moving out until 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. which is lingering rain afterwards. we're looking at tt lehigh valley and upper suburbs, pottstown and coatesville. this is when the thunderstorms start moving in tomorrow.

then areas through delaware county, philly county and lower parts of our suburbs. bucks county, montgomery county, abington and trenton. then as we drop farther south, areas like delaware and the shore, 5:00 to 7:00 is when we're looking for the thunderstorms to arrive. on top of that we're talking records to be broken. tying the record in philly, 76 tomorrow. allentown at 72, also breaking records in trenton and wilmington with those mid-70s for forecast highs. now, you cool down and we're windy thursday and friday. 50 down to 43 degrees. look at saturday morning, 23 and only a high of 39. that's into your next work week. >> i don't know if you saw this. white house advisor kellyanne conway creating a social media frenzy. >> she was shown in pictures kneeling on an oval office couch with her shoes on. the pictures were taken

yesterday as president trump met with leaders of historically black colleges and universities. social media quickly went wild. some called it a lack of respect for the oval office. people then reposted president obama with his feet up on the desk. so far conway hasn't talked about the criticism. >> fat tuesday brings with it a lot of tradition. >> we'll show the kitchen of a local bakery serving up sweets. >> and these children are champions in a lost art form. i'll have their story as part of our celebration of black history month.

lester holt joins us now from washington, d.c. >> hi, lester. >> keith and erin, i'll be joining you from capitol hill tonight to preview the president's prime time speech before congress. his planned call for unity and maybe a willingness to compromise on immigration. why it's proving so hard to replace obamacare and the uncertainty faced right now by millions plus a look at why young people are developing colon cancer. that's all coming up on "nightly news" from washington. >> a lot happening at our

nation's capital tonight. see you at 6:30. >> today is fat tuesday, mardi gras, they wouldn't be complete without a king cake. >> no, they would not. one bakery credits their confectionary suck success ara mistake. >> it is mardi gras, we're at summit cakery here in woodbury heights. they have the king cakes ready to go. walk with me here. we'll go behind the doors and here they are. already to go. the king cakes and erin here with the bakery. just tell me how did this tradition get started. >> so about 30 years ago we got a wrong number call to the bakery with someone trying to order a king cake. we didn't know what a king cake was. we got the right phone number, called that bakery down in new orleans and my husband talked to the baker. we got a recipe and we've been making them for about 30 years in new jersey here. >> look at this process. they've got the icing, they've

got the sprinkles, they're putting the little plastic babies in here. how fun is this for you every year to be doing this? >> it's great. it brings excitement for fat tuesday to the bakery world. >> you sell a lot of these? >> we sell about 100 of these as well as our pasknat doughnuts. >> and we are -- >> we should be having dinner or something like that. >> nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >> jim rosenfield is live in washington. >> next on the news at 6:00, president trump may call for a compromise in dealing with illegal immigrants in his primetime address tonight. i'll explain coming up next at 6: 6:00. plus creeping on students. what a man allegedly did once he got inside the locker room of a montgomery county school.

nbc 10 news starts now. right now at 6:00, president trump preparing to give his first speech to congress in just three hours from now. a live look at the nation's capitol tonight. i'm jim rosenfield in washington, d.c. we're learning president trump is set to address the pattern of anti-semitism around the nation that also hit our area this week. pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro was at the white

house today when he discussed the recent anti-semitic attacks with the president and when talking about who might be responsible, shapiro said mr. trump said, quote, sometimes it's the reverse, to make people or others look bad. shapiro was part of a group of about two dozen attorneys general who met with the president today. president trump expected to address the topic of anti-semitism and the recent attacks against the jewish community during tonight's speech. about an hour ago skyforce 10 was over this rally near the katz jcc in cherry hill. the rally was meant to show support for the jewish community. the jcc said it did not organize the event. rather, it was a community effort to show support. and a $35,000 reward is now on the table to find and convict those behind the recent vandalism. police are hoping a fingerprint they found could lead to an arrest. and saturday night more than 100 headstones were knocked over at this cemetery. today hundreds