spoke with a grief counselor about how the couple is finding love. >> reporter: the headline might have caught your attention. beau's widow with his brother. >> absolutely. there's definitely shared grief. it draws people closer. >> reporter: they tell me they found the new relationship shocking at first, but now many say they get it. >> as long as you're happy. love is universal. so, i mean, sometimes you got to find it in unknown places. >> reporter: i reached out to the biden family friends, nobody wanted to talk about it on camera. they told me the same thing, after a rough few years, they want all the bidens to find peace and happiness. joe biden said he and his wife are happy they found each other. of course, hunter has three kids and hallie has two, including a son named hunter.

the head of the psychology group, said the family will have adjusting to do. we don't know how or when the relationship standing, she can understand how it blossomed. the connection is beau. >> they've seen the impact of the loss of beau in the family together. they've been able to recognize in the other person how important he was in their lives and how much his absence has impacted the entire family. >> in newark, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. we have posted the story on our nbc 10 facebook page. join the conversation and read the statement from the biden family. today's weather brought a tree down on to a house in delaware county . this is from early this morning. one of the branches smashed through a second floor bedroom window leaving glass and debris everywhere and injured man asleep in his bed. >> took the whole window out and came down and hit me in the head and cut my hand.

and my leg. cut pretty bad. >> and about a dozen people in that area lost power when the tree came down. and those winds are whipping the flags right here on top of the aramark building. bringing a chill to the air and it will be around for a while and we could see snow flurries in parts of our area. first alert radar is tracking the conditions headed our way. it's setting us up for the coldest weekend in two months. >> glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the return of winter in your neighborhood weather forecast. glenn? >> yeah, it is definitely going to be feeling like winter. and the coldest since early january. the turbines are furiously turning with those winds. the temperatures have been holding fairly steady during the afternoon, in the mid40s across the entire area. but, of course, the main story is the wind.

gusting over 30 miles an hour. . atlantic city's, millville. there were gusts closer to 50 miles an hour this morning. nothing on the radar now. but we have seen snow flurries and snowshowers developing across the great lakes. and now into western pennsylvania. and you can see they do tend to increase during the afternoon. that could happen around here tomorrow. the temperatures tonight, going a whole lot colder than what they were last night. at midnight last night it was 61 in philadelphia. not so tonight. temperatures down into the 20s. with some winds by morning. making it feel like it's in the teens in parts of the area. and that's just the beginning of this cold blast that's going to be coming and with us for much of the weekend. i'll have all of those temperatures, tell you when it's going to be the absolute coldest coming up. we'll see you again soon. a show of support and a stand against hate. >> that's what brought hundreds

into independence mall this afternoon. ♪ the jewish federation of greater philadelphia organized the rally that featured songs of unity and words of of encouragement. the demonstration is in response to recent incidents in the area, including the desecration of headstones at a jewish cemetery. >> it makes me feel really good i'm in a community when something like this happens, where there is hate in the community, people are willing to stand up together. >> during the rally, pennsylvania governor tom wolf told the crowd he has called on the justice department to investigate the recent anti-semitic acts. over the weekend, more than 100 headstones were damaged at the mount carmel cemetery. several jewish community centers was the object of bomb threats.

we'll have a live report on nbc 10 news at 5:00. president trump says he has total confidence in attorney general jeff sessions. we're awaiting a news conference with the attorney general to happen at any moment. we'll bring tat to you live when it happens. >> expecting him to make a statement. sessions under fire after "the washington post" reported he met with a russian official last year during the presidential campaign. sessions did not disclose that information under oath during his confirmation hearing. some democrats are calling for him to resign. this evening he's still saying he hasn't done anything wrong. he was asked if he would recuse himself. >> whenever it's appropriate i will recuse myself. no doubt about that. >> several local lawmakers are calling for sessions to recuse himself, they include bob casey

and bob m . and lawmakers aren't the only ones calling on sessions to resign. we have this video from outside the justice department in washington, d.c. where jeff sessions is expected to make that statement any minute now. the group here organizing this protest, also calling for a special prosecutor to investigate president trump. his campaign and his administration. during his speech on board an aircraft carrier in virginia, president trump did not talk about jeff sessions. the president instead, spoke about embracing a stronger defense. wearing an army green jacket and swapping his make america great again hat for a u.s.s. gerald ford hat. he touted his plans for a major military buildup. >> we will give the men and women of america's armed services the resources you need to keep us safe. we will have the finest

equipment in the world. >> the president has said he will seek a $54 billion defense spending hike in his first budget. that marks a 10% increase. two former presidential candidates are now part of the trump administration. just a couple hours ago, rick perry was confirmed as energy secretary. he ran for president twice you'll recall and once advocated for the elimination of the department he runs. he promise today champion the department charged with protecting the nation's nuclear weapons. earlier this morning dr. ben carson was confirmed as the secretary of housing and urban development. he doesn't have any relevant experience but he is promising to work with members on both sides of the aisle to address the nation's top housing issue. a tale of uncertainty for the philadelphia mayor, gave his budget address today. much of the funding is hanging in the balance. nbc 10's lauren mayk was there.

what's different about this year? >> reporter: you know, cities like philadelphia get a lot of money from the state and federal government. but some of that could be in jeopardy because of efforts to crack down on sanctuary cities like this one. this budget assumes those funds will come through. there is uncertainty about money and more. it was at the end of a prepared budget address that mayor jim kenny went off script. >> we don't know what's coming out of washington and we don't know what's coming out of harrisburg. every day it's something different and it's not good. >> reporter: mayor kenny taked abo about diversity. >> all of us together are under attack. we need to step together. this happened in the 60s. [ applause ] >> reporter: the remark got extended applause, mayor kenny today proposed a $4.4 billion budget that includes hiring more firefighters and paramedics, funds to fight opioid addiction.

but there is uncertainty here. and philadelphia launches a budget process knowing it could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in state and federal funds because of its status as a sanctuary city. all right. we are interrupting because we want to go back to washington and the justice department where we've been telling you we expect a statement from the attorney general. let's listen in. >> incorrect and false. let me be clear. i never had meetings with russian operatives or russian intermediaries about the trump campaign. and the idea i was part of a, quote, continuing exchange of information during the campaign between trump surrogates and intermediaries for the russian government is totally false. that is the question that senator franken asked me at the

hearing. and that's what got my attention, as he noted, it was the first -- just breaking news. and it got my attention. and that is the question i responded to. i did not respond by referring to the two meetings, one very brief, after a speech, and one with two of my senior staffers, professional staffers with the russian ambassador in washington. where no such things were discussed. in my reply to the question -- my reply to the question of senator franken was honest and correct as i understood it at the time. i appreciate some have taken the view that this was a false comment. that is not my intent. that is not correct. i will write the judiciary committee soon, today or tomorrow, to explain this testimony for the record.

secondly, at my confirmation hearing, i promised that i would do this. if a specific matter arose where i believe my impartiality might reasonably be questioned i would consult with the department ethics officials regarding the most appropriate way to proceed. closed quote. that's what i told them at the confi confirmation hearing. i have been here just three weeks today. a lot has been happening in this three week period. i wish i'd had more of my staff on board, but we're still waiting for confirmation for them. much has been done. much needs to be done. but i did and have done as i promised. i have met with senior officials. shortly after arriving here. we evaluated the rules of ethics and recuseal i have considered

the issues at stake. in fact, on monday of this week, we had a meeting on a final decision on this question. on monday we set that meeting today. this was a day we planned to have a final discussion about handling. i asked for their candid and honest opinion about what i should do about investigations. certain investigations. and my staff recommended recuseal. they said that since i had involvement with the campaign, i should not be involved in any campaign investigation. i have studied the rules and considered their comments and evaluation. i believe those recommendations are right and just. therefore, i have recused myself in the matters that deal with

the trump campaign, exact language of that recuseal is in the press release that we will give to you. i said this, quote, i have now decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations of any matter relating in any way to the campaign for president of the united states. i went on to say this announcement should not be interpreted as confirmation of the existence of any investigation or suggestive of the scope of any such investigation. we in the department of justice resist denying the very existence of investigation. so in the end, i have followed the right procedure, just as i promised the committee i would. just as i believe any good attorney general should do.

and a proper decision, i believe, has been reached. so i thank you for the opportunity to make those comments and would be pleased to take a few questions. okay. >> just to clear up any confusion over this, could you just explain a little bit about the september 8th meeting, who on your staff was there and what was discussed with the russian ambassador? >> the russian ambassador apparently sent a staffer to my office, i did not see him, and asked for a meeting as so many ambassadors were doing. and we set up a time as we did, we normally did and met with him. two of my senior staffers were there and maybe a younger staffer, too. and they both retired army colonels, not politicians, we listened to the ambassador.

and what his concerns might be. just normal things. such as i started off by saying i don't remember a lot of it, but i do remember saying i had gone to russia with a church group in 1991 and he said he was not a believer himself, but he was glad to have church people come there. i thought he was pretty much of an old style soviet type ambassador. and so we talked a little bit about terrorism as i recall. the subject of the ukraine came up. i had the ukrainian ambassador in my office the day before and to listen to him,ing nothing that -- russia had done nothing wrong in any area and everybody else was wrong with regard to the ukraine.

it got to be a little bit of a testy conversation at the time. it wrapped up, he said something about inviting me to have lunch, i did not accept that. and that never occurred. i don't recall, but most of these ambassadors are pretty gossipy. and they like -- this was in the campaign season. but i don't recall any specific political discussions. [ inaudible question ] >> do you recall meeting with the ambassador any other time? >> i don't recall having met him. i mean, it's possible. i'm on the armed services committee and things happen. i don't recall having met him before. >> on the question of sanctions, why do you think he sought the meeting with you? did he consider you a representative of the trump campaign? >> i think ambassadors are always out trying to find out

things and advance their agenda. most of the country's ambassadors i met with they would lay out the case. ukraine would lay out its case, hungary, lithuania, japan, canada, australia. i met with all of those ambassadors over the year. and so i think that's why -- >> did you consult with the white house about your decision and to follow on the last question, with hindsight do you believe that this is a coincidence that the russians asked you for a meeting? would you believe you were targeted because it came at the height of russia's interference? and at the same time then candidate trump was giving an interview to rt saying he didn't believe there was anything to the reported interference? >> i don't recall and don't have a sense of it, any connections -- >> you've been listening live to

attorney general jeff sessions, speaking at the justice department this afternoon, saying he will recuse himself from any probe related to the trump campaign and its dealings with russia. >> but continuing to insist he has done nothing wrong and he was truthful in his testimony during his confirmation hearing that he did not act as an intermediary, he said, between the trump campaign and any russian operatives. he acknowledged he did have a meeting in september with the russian ambassador in his office but there were others present. he doesn't recall any political discussions. they talked about normal things. that's the latest from washington on attorney general jeff sessions. we'll continue to watch developments there. in the meantime, back here at home, a casino reborn on the board walk. today former casino employees in atlantic city are excited about the new plans for the now closed trump taj mahal. ted greenberg spoke with them about their high hopes for the

business. >> reporter: casino industry experts and ex employees are optimis optimistic. sean hopes when the taj mahal is reborn as a hard rock casino, one of 3,000 new jobs will be for him. >> hopefully they'll hire us back. >> reporter: he worked as a valet ticketer since it opened. he and others now ecstatic about the deal that has billionaire carl icon selling the massive property to hard rock international and its partners. >> very, very excited for me. i'm thrilled to bits about it. >> more than just a casino coming into atlantic city. this is an iconic brand that people recognize around the world. >> reporter: industry experts have high hopes for the property, i a hard rock cafe has remained open. hard rock partnering with the

jingoli families. jim allen is an atlantic county native. >> he knows the market like the back of his hand. >> keeps it local. somebody from this area who knows what this area needs and what it's about. >> reporter: leaders believe the cuseen wi casino will open next year. they say the property will be remodeled and rebranded. in atlantic city, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. chilly day out there on the boardwalk. >> yeah, here too. windy as well. let's go to first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. we see the camera behind him shaking. you're standing pat there, glenn. >> right, we almost seen some white caps on the river. it's been so windy out there. and of course, the camera is shaking because that wind is so strong. now, we have warm winds

yesterday. and at 2:00 in the morning, it was still 62. look what happened as we went through the morning, 8:00 a.m., down to 46. it's kind of levelled off but going back down again tonight. here we are in the 40s, sustained winds of 24 miles an hour in philadelphia. 24 in new jersey. a lot of sunshine out there today. it's a nice looking day, just getting blasted. and it's 20 to 25 degrees colder than it was at this time yesterday. 25 degrees colder in trenton. the wind gusts right now, 35 miles an hour in millville. 30 in dover. 28 in coatesville. we've seen gusts 45-50 miles an hour several hours ago. as we go through the night tonight, the temperature is dropping down toward 30. and the feels like temperature into the mid20s. that's in philadelphia. some other parts of the area, it's going to feel even colder. so this is going to be the

coldest weekend in two months. and that doesn't even include the wind. we're going to be seeing gusts to 40 plus miles an hour both friday and saturday. so two more windy days. windy yesterday, windy tomorrow, two more of them. possible flurries coming in tomorrow. they would melt as they hit. now, this is the feels like temperatures for the entire area as we go through the night tonight. down into the 20s. and then into the teens. and tonight's not going to be as cold as tomorrow night. tomorrow night, tomorrow during the day, some places don't even get out of the 20s. feels like temperatures and we're down to near single digits by friday night and saturday morning. more coming up a little bit later, jim. single digits, okay. late charges popped up on a jersey shore man's bill. >> when he try today explain he

didn't owe the fees, the company wouldn't bunch. we'll explain. how a chester county teen was able to pull off a violent home invasion. here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. all ending in the red today.

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back now to our breaking news. u.s. attorney general jeff sessions will recuse himself. >> we just heard from him, he made a statement that the justice department, denying he had any improper conversations with the russian ambassador, but acknowledging it would be improper to be part of any investigation that deals with the trump campaign and any connections to russia. we'll keep you posted on that. we have winter-like winds and a chance for some snow flurries for your friday. i'm tracking those changes and our coldest weekend in two months. your first alert neighborhood forecast. plus, a woman lost for days in a dark closet after a violet home invasion. the young suspect police say was behind the crime. mom, i just saved a lot of money on my car insurance by switching to geico. i should take a closer look at geico... you know, geico can help you save money

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back to our breaking news, about 20 minutes ago, attorney general jeff sessions recused himself from investigating any involvement russia may have had in the presidential election. he said i feel i should not be involved in investigating a campaign i had a role in. yesterday, "the washington post" revealed sessions had contact with the russian ambassador to the u.s. during last year's white house campaign. he insists in his role as a u.s. senator, and he maintains he didn't do anything wrong. but said he decided to take himself out of the equation. easy target, police in chester county arrested a teenager for a violent home invasion. >> investigators say he didn't have to go far to pull off the crime. randy gyllenhaal explains. >> this was a terrifying attack. >> reporter: the 72-year-old grandmother locked for four days inside this dark, damp closet in

her own house. >> bound hand and foot. not knowing if she was going to survive. >> reporter: police say her attacker picked her at random, ambushing the elderly victim tying her up and leaving her for dead. her family found her days later barely alive. >> there were times i think i would have given up, in the dark, nothing to eat or drink. she kept going. >> reporter: the chester county da said they tracked the grandmother's stolen cards and car to a teenage student who lived down the road. police say the juvenile suspect, originally from thailand has a history of violence. authorities say the 17-year-old somehow escaped from this wooded rural school, and from here it's not far to the victim's house, about two miles on foot. and once he got here, prosecutors say he strangled the victim, telling her you'll be with jesus soon. >> choking her out, telling her she's going to see jesus soon.

tying her up, putting the bag over her head and he threw her away like she was garbage. >> reporter: the school tells nbc 10 they're cooperating and investigating how the student get out. police say it's one of the most brutal cases they ever seen. >> he treated her like an animal. and she had the determination and will to live. >> reporter: in chester county, ra randy gyllenhaal. nbc 10 news. turning now to our windy weather. check out this little guy. this pup was all bundled up trying not to get blown away as he went for a walk in center city. he's trying to get out of there. >> back feet there. >> cooler temperatures definitely make it feel like winter has returned. >> sure does. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the conditions. as we expected, it's chilly out there. >> this is just the beginning. it's going to be much colder than this tomorrow and even colder than that on saturday. the flag blowing this way, that

means the cold winds are in. yesterday, the flag was blowing the other direction. makes a world of difference. temperatures are in the 40s across the area, except for the 34 degrees in mount pocono right now. and the wind still pretty gusty, although not quite as strong as it was even a few hours ago. still gusting to 30 in philadelphia, 35 miles an hour in millville. and we're going to be seeing at least some wind all night tonight. we're not seeing any precipitation, we've got clear skies now. but there is a little disturbance back to the west, you can see with the afternoon so-called heating, you get a few snow flurries and that could be coming over during the day tomorrow. so don't be too surprised if we see a few flakes. the temperature continues to go down during the night with some wind. making it feel even colder. wait till you see some of the numbers for the rest of the

weekend, coming up. here's a look at the other stories we're following. montgomery county, pennsylvania governor tom wolf announced 250 new jobs today at a round table in plymouth meeting. the jobs are courtesy of a healthcare company. in gloucester county, the first ship docked today at the new marine terminal. state officials joined local leaders and businesses celebrating the opening this afternoon. it is the first port constructed on the delaware river in more than 50 years. north hampton county, a health clinic catering to kids only could be opening next month at an elementary school in easton. initially it was supposed to be an health clinic for all, but an all adult clinic is opening down the street from the school. the superintendent says it's a priority to keep kids in the district healthy. new castle county, new dairy creamery market announced it's opening a new location on market

street in wilmington. the shop is run by the university of delaware agriculture students. it will be the first off campus location for the market. a local arts show highlights the work of women recovering from eating disorders, the works on display at drexel university offer a look at what girls and women go through to overcome addictions like anorexia. the artists were guided by the center's art therapists. for a pennsylvania gym, no news is good news. >> still ahead at 4:00, why the fitness center is pulling the plug on the 24 hour news cycle for its members. plus, is your toddler watching an afternoon cartoon? why their screen time could affect their early education.

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fatigue that comes with cancer treatment is exercise. research finds it works better than resting. short brisk walks and resistance training were most effective. the amount of television children watch can have a negative impact on their education skills. scientists looked at the tv habits of 800 consistenter gartngar gartners, they found it led to lower math and thinking skills. time spent on video games and smartphones were not included. president george w. bush talks with ellen about the inauguration mishap that went viral. >> the first time? >> yeah. >> first time -- >> it looks like it. >> next at 4:00, why the president said the problem runs in the family. plus the surprise ellen had waiting for him. we got winter winds again whipping across the area. we could see some snow flurries tomorrow.

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anyone breaking a sweat at the y in scranton is not going to be watching cable news. >> the gym banned cnn, fox news, and msnbc because people are fighting. the ban applies to any 24 hour news network. the ceo of the branch sent a letter to members saying a few times political discussions have turned threatening. one of them almost ended in a locker room fight. some members say it's an over reaction, others say get rid of it. >> there was a whole lot of arguing going on during the election type thing. protesting and everything else. i think it's all gone now. >> in my opinion, i think they should remove it. it will stop the problems, people fighting. >> leaders of the y say they'll

reconsider if people cool down on the politics. hard to believe. >> maybe they should add yoga to the problem there and calm everybody down. >> very good idea. get a little more zen. dr. seuss's birthday was celebrated today in free libraries across the city. librarians got in the spirit by dressing as the cat in the hat. children listened to the writer's most popular books. the sunshine here, don't let it fool you. the wind is making it feel colder than it actually is. cold conditions will continue into the weekend. but we haven't had to deal with much cold this winter, glenn? >> that is certainly true. we had a warm january, compared to normal. and february was the warmest february ever recorded. to start march off, warm, at least at midnight, not so warm right now.

46 degrees. 24 mile an hour wind. sustained wind. and temperatures in the mid40s, pretty much across the board. a lot of sunshine out there. tomorrow, it's going to be more clouds. it's going to be colder. and it's going to be just as windy, if not windier. it's gusting to 30 miles an hour in coatesville, philadelphia, and dover right now. 35 in millville. 31 miles an hour in trenton. 32 in tom's river. gusting near 50 miles an hour this morning. we have the coldest weekend in two months coming up here. early january was the last time we had high temperatures only in the 30s for both days. the wind is going to continue to be strong. gusting over 40 miles an hour both friday and saturday. yesterday was windy, today windy, tomorrow, four days in a row. you don't normally see that. even in march. and snow? yeah possible flurries during the day tomorrow. especially in the afternoon.

but it would melt as it hit the ground. we haven't seen that much of it melting or not melting this season. watch the feels like temperatures, we go through the night tonight. in the 20s, the way it feels, later this evening. remember, we have record warmth yesterday. 70s. feeling like teens by tomorrow morning. and it's going to be colder than that saturday morning. even in the afternoon, it's feeling like the 20s in some parts of the area. by friday night, heading out, yeah, the winter coat's coming back. at least for a while. by saturday morning, we got some of these feels like temperatures in the single digits, allentown, 8, doylestown at 9. during the middle of the afternoon on saturday, look at that, 14 in doylestown and allentown. feeling like 14 degrees in the middle of saturday afternoon

after yesterday, it was in the mid70s. wild things can happen in spring time. now, you can see the snow, it's very patchy, right? that -- those are little showers. and so if it's a solid area of white and blue, that's the kind of snow that would accumulate. that is not. but watch what happens tomorrow. there are those snow flurries, racing through during the afternoon with the gusts. it will be snowing sideways. if you get it. and then it brings in even colder air. there's the low temperatures and the high temperatures for the weekend. we have not seen readings like this for a while. teens in the suburbs. saturday and sunday morning. may get down to single digits in the lehigh valley sunday morning, even teens at the

jersey shore and in much of new jersey. i mean, that is a cold forecast. that's the windy symbol for both days, friday and saturday. sunday, it's still pretty cold. monday we jump up. tuesday is warm. and then more wind. wednesday and thursday and then a little bit cooler after that. glenn, thanks for that. former president george w. bush was on the ellen show today for the first time. >> he has a new book out with some of his paintings. ♪ >> dances about as well as i do. a little dancing is necessary, of course on ellen. before he took his seat, which a lot of guests do. ellen asked mr. bush about president trump's inauguration and some trouble the former president seemed to be having with a poncho. >> i feel like it runs in the

family. it really must run in the family, your mom had an issue with the poncho also. >> it's genetic. >> so ellen gave the former president a new poncho with the presidential seal on it. there it is right there. >> nice. >> and some directions on it. >> how to do it. >> when it's windy and wet out there. >> when you're trying to do it in the rain, it's not always easy. >> no it's not. not buried under a poncho, but a mountain of late fees he didn't owe. >> next the nbc 10 responds team help as jersey shore man whose tv bill just kept adding up.

turning to nbc 10 responds, it's getting kind of contagious, one consumer's story prompts another viewer to check his bills. >> his surprise, he found unexpected charges. when the company wouldn't fix the problem, he knew right where to turn. harry hairston and the nbc 10 responds team. >> got to check those bills. and this is one of the stories -- i love talking about it. this viewer says he watches nbc 10 responds all the time. after watching one of our stories where we advised viewers to check your bills, especially your tv bills, he checked his and noticed late charges that didn't add up. >> i'll show you the satellite. >> kenny has been a loyal directv customer for the last five years. he always paid his bill on the first of the month instead of the 21st of the previous month. >> no problems? >> no problem at all. >> when he checked his recent statement he saw extra charges. >> $5 late fee for november,

dest and january. >> $5 added on each time. when he read his bill carefully he saw a late fee policy but didn't go into effect this month. >> i was very frustrated because they wouldn't do nothing. >> he called nbc 10 responds, we contacted directv. as soon as you call them that quick. he says he heard from directpub v right away. >> we're going to give you a credit for november, december and january. >> $15 back on buck's account. >> you the man, harry. >> all right. >> you're the man. >> all right. listen, here's how you can help protect yourself from charges you don't owe. always check your billing statements and make sure everything is itemized and accurate. if not, call the company and get it cleared up. one thing i want to point out, the $15, as we always said, it's not the amount of the money, but the fact that it's what you

deserve and you should have that coming to you. >> you call them and boom. problem solved. >> boom. >> all right. >> where does that $15 leave us? >> it moves the counter to $353,496. >> if you have a consumer complaint for nbc 10 responds, fill out the form and we'll respond to you. a man loses thousands of dollars trying to buy a car online. he shares his story with harry so you don't make the same mistakes. that's tomorrow on nbc 10 news today. straight ahead, crunching the numbers what the new philadelphia budget means for you. also ahead, making money in the stock market. what you should know if you're planning to invest as stocks soar. the son of prominent parents, a former legal aide to governor christie and a now recovered drug addict. >> a lot of you don't know the pain and harm that i caused. >> a.j. solomon will make it his

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several attacks on the jewish community. help for the addicted. tonight a new center opens in south jersey. first, a show of faith. hundreds stand together against hate following recent vandalism at a jewish cemetery. the day of unity brought people of all religions to independence hall. rosemary connors is joining us live from old city this evening. rosemary was there, one common message you heard? >> reporter: that message to stand against hate. independence hall, a symbol of unity, served as the backdrop for today's rally organized by the jewish organization of greater philadelphia. >> it's really wonderful to see people show up like this. the philadelphia i know. >> reporter: their message couldn't be any clearer. the hundreds who stood