besides being packed? >> reporter: you can probably hear the cheers of the crowd from blocks away. i want to show you these folks who have their ellen tattoos ready to go. if you came here and you are in a costume, you have a chance of being on the show. so right now everyone is waiting to see if this is their lucky day. "ellen show" fans started to gather on walnut street at 8:00 this morning. tell me about what you know at this moment? >> i just know she's blocking off these streets. and maybe there will be a contest. >> reporter: they had no clue what was in store. >> i want to go on the show so i can come and get a ticket to go on the show. >> reporter: but the possibilities -- >> i'm a single father with kids. i hope i win a trip. >> ellen means the world. she's amazing. she's a role model, my

inspiration, i look up to her every day. i love her. >> reporter: social media's first clue told people to dress up as their favorite duo and sent crowds running and returning with their best costumes like mario and liugi. >> we went to buy everything we could find and came up with this. >> reporter: ellen herself is not here in philadelphia but the city and some lucky people will make a cameo on her show. and we know ellen is an expert at surprises. now even if you are not picked for the show, there are ways to win some other prizes. we're going to tell you how you can do that coming up at 6:00. for now, reporting live on walnut street, aundrea cline-thomas, "nbc 10 news." >> you can watch the scenes taped in philadelphia today during tomorrow's "ellen" show at 3:00 followed by "nbc 10 news" at 4:00. we'll take a turn to the latest on the terror attack in london. four people are dead, including

the attacker. one of the victims is a police officer. this all started with a car crash. the british prime minister just addressed the attack minutes ago. >> the location of the attack was no accident. the terrorists chose to strike at the heart of our capitol city where people of all nationalities and cultures come together to celebrate the values of liberty, democracy and freedom of speech. >> nbc 10's jim rosenfield is in the breaking news center following the latest developments. >> reporter: ahead of london's counter terrorism unit believes there was only one attacker, but they say it is too early to know for sure. terror in the streets of london and outside parliament. >> we heard a bang and saw three people in the road running to help. >> reporter: a man drove his vehicle into a crowd of people walking on the westminster bridge, which is near parliament. at least 20 people were hurt. >> and then a few seconds later

i heard some shots from inside the parliament grounds. it wasn't just an accident. >> reporter: the suspect then continued towards parliament and crashed his car into a front gate. he got out and stabbed a police officer. the suspect was shot and killed. a british lawmaker described the panic during the lockdown. >> they were shouting, come down the caselators. when i got to the bottom of the escalators, there was a wave of people running the other way. >> reporter: tourists also scrambled for shelter. >> i was that close to the sound. >> reporter: swift condolences from the white house. the president spoke to britain's prime minister and responded with words about bringing those responsible to justice. a terror attack was highly

likely in the country since 2014. before today's incident, there were only two terrorist attacks in the u.k. since 2005. i'm jim rosenfield in the breaking news center. back to you, jackie. and breaking sports news, the former phillies manager dallas green passed away. csn confirmed green's passing. green managed the 1980s phillies to the organization's first world series title. green was inducted into the phillies' hall of fame in 2006 and was serving as a senior adviser to the general manager. green was 82 years old. let's take a look at the sun out today. so is that wind, though. this was the scene in center city where people were bundled up to protect themselves against the chilly gusts. and here are the flags atop the aramark building in center city. let's go to glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> it doesn't feel like spring out there anymore at all. absolutely. but it's a great day for wind energy. these are the wind turbines at

the linc. you can see the cameras shaking and spinning hard because the wind has been howling. it's been gusting over 40 miles an hour during the day. the temperatures themselves are pretty low. the average high this time of the year is in the mid-50s. here we are at 34 in allentown and trenton, 36 degrees. in coatsville, it feels like it is only 22 in allentown and trenton. 24 in coatsville. 25 degrees in mount holly. that is plenty cold. and look at the wind, gusting 36 miles an hour in philadelphia, millville and atlantic city. 38 in mount holly. but that is down a little bit from what we saw just a couple of hours ago. so that trend will continue during the night. you'll notice the feels-like temperature down through the teens, maybe even some single digits in allentown. later this evening, mid-teens in philadelphia. but the wind will diminish later tonight. and so the feels-like

temperature tomorrow morning won't be quite as low as later tonight. but it will be a while before it is still mild again. i'll tell you when that happens coming up. to this, nbc 10 is there. the top prosecutor walks into court under unfamiliar circumstances. today the district attorney seth williams is the accused. he's charged with accepting a wide array of gifts in exchange for favors. nbc 10 investigative reporter mitch blacher has been tracking this story for month. >> mitch, walk us through what happened in court today. >> reporter: seth williams walked into federal court. he seemed to be in a decent mood and greeted our cameras. once court started, his demeanor changed and got much more serious. this as the 23-count indictment was read. seth women yailliams walked int to proclaim his innocence. >> seth williams categorically

denies he's guilty of any crime. >> reporter: the sitting philly d.a. faces 23 indictment counts alleging his office was for sale. that he took cash, a car and vacations in exchange for favors and access. inside the courtroom, williams pled not guilty. he turned over his passport and was released with just a signature. >> too many politicians and commentators have tried and convicted seth williams in the media. >> reporter: the deputy u.s. attorney prosecuting the case wouldn't talk about how serious the charges are. he and williams could be seen chatting before the proceedings. >> we just greeted each other. that was it. >> reporter: williams can't travel outside the philadelphia area without permission. he remains a sitting d.a. his lawyer says he has no reason to resign. >> simply because the government makes explosive allegations and a complaint doesn't mean they are going to prove it in a court of law. >> reporter: now williams is still on the public payroll. when we asked the office about

his status, they said he's out of the office today and he was out of the office today. they wouldn't say if he was using sick or vacation time to make his court appearance todd. we are live in center city, mitch blacher, nbc news. the head of the house intelligence committee and president trump's full attention today, attorney devon nounes sas the president may have been monitored after he won the election. >> they describe this as a significant development this afternoon. >> i have read, it seems to me to be some level of surveillance activity, perhaps legal, but i don't know that it's right and i don't know that the american people would be comfortable. >> the president said he felt somewhat vindicated after hearing the latest report. meanwhile, the white house is distancing itself from paul manaforte following an associated press report that claims manafort did secret work

for a russian billionaire a decade ago. sean spicer said nothing in the report references any action by the president or any trump administration official. the republicans obamacare replacement bill is set to go to the house for a vote tomorrow, but not all republicans are on board. gop leaders are scrambling to persuade 20 house republicans who were opposed to the plan or remain undecided. today the president met with women health care professionals at the white house and 18 lawmakers, a mix of supporters and opponents. meanwhile, joe biden criticized the way the trump administration handle itself during the first 60 days of the presidency. >> i hope the president decides that this campaign's got to end. and he has to start to govern. and understand that that as you have been saying, the president's words matter. >> biden made the comment from the steps of the capitol where

he joined democrats for a rally working or marking the seventh anniversary of the affordable care act to save millions of americans peace of mind. and neil gorsuch faced another long day of questions from the senate judiciary committee. gorsuch frustrated democrats by refusing to answer specifics regarding issues that may come before the court. however, he pledged devotion to the law regardless of how he feels personally. corrections officers in new jersey will soon get training on how to enforce immigration laws. three officers from the cape may county sheriff's office will learn to investigate, detain and deport inmates in the county illegally. they will be trained by federal immigration and customs officials. sheriff gary schaeffer says only criminals will be impacted and that local families should relax. it is a decision some locals agree with. >> as long as they are not hunting them on the streets, that's the good thing. because it's not fair. these people are hard-working people.

they are over here, they work very, very hard. and they shouldn't be picked on. >> others we spoke to say this is creating a wave of fear in the community and they are considering not only leaving cape may county but new jersey as a whole. the corrections officers will begin training in may or early june. do you remember seeing this here? we have new details about damaged headstones at the mount caramel cemetery in wissinoming. last month the vandals toppled and smashed dozens of markers in the jewish cemetery. donations have poured in to cover fixing the markers. right now no one has been arrested. we are following a developing story in south jersey tonight. it began with a 911 call from inside an apartment complex. we'll tell you about the discovery that came next that has people who live there stunned. we'll take you there live coming up. and atm upgrade. why a whole bunch of people won't need a card to get their cash. plus --

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involving this mother. sarah packer and her boyfriend are accused of killing her adopted 14-year-old daughter grace last year. grace was among 30 foster children who had been in the care of sarah packer. >> and nbc 10 uncovered where the kids came from and asked why more haven't been found. >> reporter: once a respected social worker, now suspected murderer. police say sarah packer was an active participant in the rape, murder and dismemberment of her adopted daughter grace. as nbc 10 was first to tell you, sarah packer and her then husband david fostered 30 children between 2000 and 2010. sarah lost her job with north hampton county after her husband was charged with sexually abusing a foster child, an adopted daughter grace in 2010. sarah also had worked for the private foster care agency the impact project. and nbc 10 now confirmed all 30 children in the packer home were sent there by sarah's former employer, the impact project. and that the kids came from 11

pennsylvania counties in the state of delaware. burkes county placed nine children in the packer home between 2009 and 2010. three of the children included grace and her two siblings, but the other three children, the county won't comment if they have located them. the state says of the 30 children in packer's care, one being grace, 16 have been found. the whereabouts of the other 13 are unknown. we reached out to every county that placed children in the packer's care. some found the foster kids and others declined to comment. despite a request by pennsylvania dhs to check on the person, it has a policy against contacting children who age out of the system. dhs did not respond to a comment when we relaid this information to them. in reading, deanna durante, "nbc 10 news." and chuck barris, the high-energy host of "the gong show" has died. he was 87 and grew up in

montgomery county. he graduated from lower marion university. in addition to "the gong show," he created "the dating game" and "the newlywed game" and once claimed to be a cia hitman. barris died of natural causes. and turning to the weather and a noticeable difference out there today. and going to be into tonight. >> you can really feel it. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with us. what has happened to spring, glenn? it's taking a couple days off. but it will be back. and it's going to be back just in time for the weekend, at least for part of it. it's sure not feeling like spring now. 39 degrees in philadelphia with a 17-mile-an-hour wind despite bright sunshine. and we're in the mid-30s across much of the rest of the area despite bright sunshine. the average temperature this time of day, at this time of the year, 55 degrees.

nowhere near it, it's 35 in west bradford township, kenneth square and unionville at 36. st. davids, 37. fort washington, north wales, 35. bet minister, 32 degrees. at this time of the afternoon, at this time of the year, that's pretty amazing. it takes pretty cold air to do that. now, our daytime high today, about 41 degrees. the official high in the 50s closer to midnight. we had 59 yesterday. that's quite a drop here. especially when you add the wind in. tomorrow will be another cold day. but then we jump up on friday and we jump up a lot more on saturday. so it's going to feel like the teens tonight in much of the area. no doubt about that. but 50s friday. and you're at 70 degrees for many of us on saturday. then sunday, monday and tuesday,

not going to be like saturday. so if you have some outdoor plans, it's certainly going to be warmer then. this evening, look at this. almost down to single digits for the feels like temperature in doylestown by 10:00. 13 in trenton. 18 in morris river. 17 in avalon. i mean, it's going to be really cold. tomorrow morning when you get up, that's bitter cold again. at least it's not getting worse because the wind is dying down. by tomorrow afternoon, feeling like the mid-30s. that's pretty cold for this time of the year as well. and then tomorrow night, not too bad. feeling like the 20s by friday morning. and so we are going to be seeing quite a change. the radar and satellite not showing much of anything close by. this is the next weak weather system that is going to be approaching. it's not going to approach tomorrow. we've got temperatures only going into the 40s.

reading at 44. egg harbor township, 46. and everybody has sunshine tomorrow. and much less wind. but the thing that we're going to be watching for friday morning is that weak disturbance here. it might be a little bit of a wintry mix during the morning hours. and the p.a. suburbs, lehigh valley and the pocanos, that quickly changes over to rain or moves out. and that sets us up for the warmer weather coming in for the weekend. more on that coming up a little bit later. all right, glenn. now to a birthday bash 125 years in the making. a local hospital is the star of the show. and the former patients will help to make it memorable. that story is coming up. plus, star-crossed babies. two babies born 18 hours apart. but their names connected them instantly and it took a sharp eye photographer to notice the

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so what is in a name a former shakespearean asked. >> meet little romeo and juliet. their families in south carolina didn't know each other and chose the names early in their pregnancies. but they say they are surprised and delighted by the coincidence. they also say they are certain their babies won't end up like their star-crossed name sakes. this week's wednesday child is sponsored by mealey's furniture. just what you're looking for. >> and this week's wednesday's

child is a teen living in a shelter who is more than ready for stability in his life. >> he's hoping to find his forever family to give him the love and support that every child and teenager deserves. and nbc 10's vai sikahema introduces us to isaiah. >> reporter: isaiah's situation has been dysfunctional that he only played organized sports for one year. but that season playing soccer left him with a love of the sport. so we went to chester to meet philadelphia union head coach jim curtain to hone his skills. >> two, three, four. >> i haven't played on a team since i was a kid. i do like to workout. i like to do everything and keep my body in shape. parents is a good thing for me. >> reporter: this young man is bright and so athletic. >> good job be. >> reporter: he picked up the game like he's played it his whole life. isaiah is very thoughtful and sensitive. he would love a home and a

forever family with siblings and would welcome being the oldest child. >> i would like to have a younger brother or sister, just to be a role model to somebody. i think i would be a good older brother. >> reporter: isaiah has a heart of gold and sees a future of working with children like him someday, kids misplaced or grew up in difficult circumstances. >> i want to work with kids some way to make it better. i don't know if i want to be a guidance counselor, a teacher, maybe a mental health technician. i don't know. i guess i will figure that out later on. but i do, i do, my primary goal is to work with youth. >> reporter: isaiah is this week's wednesday child. >> if you would like to make isaiah's dream come true or the dream of any wednesday's child, go to nbc10.com and search wednesday's child. you can also call the national adoption center at 1-8

1-866-do-adopt. and a 911 call leads to a terrible discovery at an apartment complex. and cydney long is working that story. >> reporter: twin baby girls are dead tonight found not breathing by their mother inside this apartment. and i just got a brand new piece of information in this case. i'll have that for you straight ahead in a live report. well, as far as the weather is concerned, where is spring? it's been a windy and colder wednesday. and tomorrow is not going to be that much different. a look at when we can expect things to warm back up next in my exclusive first-alert forecast.

now to a story we have been following all day at this apartment complex in camden county. twin infant girls were found dead after a call came into 911. nbc 10's south jersey reporter cydney long is joining us live from lindenwald. >> you have listened to the 911 call and talked to neighbors, what have you gathered? >> reporter: well, just in, a source close to the investigation tells me the infant deaths will not, in fact, be ruled suspicious. what we do know from the 911 call, we listened to, is that the 7-month-old baby girls were sound asleep from 6:00 to 8:30 this morning in a crib in their

mother's bedroom when the mother discovered they weren't breathing, she tried cpr and then tried again on the line with dispatchers. >> terrible. i'm just hurt. i have a 1-year-old. so it is just very hard to just imagine what she's going through. >> reporter: neighbors are heart broken for the family that lives inside number 5105 at the otherwise quiet apartments. the investigators spent the day here gathering evidence. >> the crying she did, only a mother would cry like that. >> reporter: many witnessed the mother crying hysterical as police and first responders arrived this morning. it weighed heavily on the neighbor has she left for work. >> she was crying really bad. i saw hem put her in the back of the cop car and they brought out bags, body bags and stuff. >> i'm shocked and heartbroken. i can't believe this. >> reporter: alice shields recently visited and held one of the baby girls. while we don't know the cause or manner of death, a close

investigator tells me this is not a homicide. >> i'm surprised, she has the babies with her all the time. she takes good care, as far as i can see, she's taken good care of the kids. >> i just want to make sure it is nothing going on widespread with the complex or anything like that. again, two babies dying is something very, very sad and feel for those parents. >> reporter: so right now it will be up to a medical examiner to rule on a cause and manner of death of these baby girls. what was a very busy scene here with investigators is no longer being held by police tonight. neighbors are also free to come and go. we are live in lindenwold, cydney long, "nbc 10 news." >> thank you very much. let's take a live look outside. it's a windy, chilly wednesday. as you can see here, too, the wind turbines are spinning furiously atop the financial

center in center city. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with us tonight. >> spring is gone just like that. for a few days it is taking a vacation. look how bright and blue the sky is. but it's a little deceptive, isn't it? because you go outside and it does not feel like spring. it's 39 degrees now in philadelphia. 34 in allentown. 34 in trenton. 40 in atlantic city. that is as warm as it is. we still have winds over 30 miles an hour, gusting there to 38 in mt. holly at the top. we did see gusts over 40 miles an hour earlier in the day. the temperature tonight, dropping down into at least the mid-20s. if not the lower 20s, even in philadelphia itself, and with a little bit of wind it's going to feel like the teens. some parts of the area may feel like single digits. just before midnight, the wind will be diminishing as we go into tomorrow. these are the feels-like temps

going through the evening. and you can see how low it goes and how low it's going to be. you get up and get out in the morning. you got to dress like winter for perhaps two more days before we see a real jump in the temperatures. and one of those warm days is on the weekend. we are getting into those details in a few minutes. and we continue to monitor the situation in london, england, after a deadly terror attack there. minutes ago british prime minister theresa may condemned what she called a sick and depra depraved terror attack. the attacker mowed down pedestrians on the bridge before stabbing a police officer to death outside parliament. in all, four people are dead including the attacker. 20 others were wounded. and our coverage up continues with nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal and the impact of the attacks here in philadelphia. >> he's live at independence mall. randy, any noticeable changes in security there? >> reporter: there are not much. we are seeing the typical security guards walking around,

but where we are seeing this in london is the latest in what experts call low-tech attacks. no need for bombs or heavy weaponry. you just need a car. across europe, typically the attackers target tourist hot spots and places with a lot of people. protecting the crowds at philly's independence hall are dozens of large metal barricades blocking cars from plowing into pedestrians. >> we constantly look around to see if there's anything. >> reporter: tourists say they are well aware of this kind of threat. somebody behind the wheel intent on destruction. >> i think about it a lot. you just want to be safe, just hope you're not in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: today in london, that fear realized. an suv plows into crowds on a busy bridge. it's similar to the terror attack of last year in nice, france, when a truck driver ran over dozens after that incident when experts told us the

low-tech attacks would continue. >> let this be a lesson to everyone. you don't need a bomb to cause mass casualties. 80-plus people dead from a motor vehicle. >> there's nothing sophisticated about it. >> today we saw a tourist from london visiting the liberty bell. >> we are reminded of it when you get on the plane and the security checks. >> reporter: he says europe has seen far too many incidents like this. >> anybody can pick up a better speed and drive into a crowd of people if that's what they want to do. it's impossible to stop. >> reporter: but what is clear is that most tourist attractions do not have metal barricades in place making it difficult to prevent something like this. live in old city, randy gyllenhaal, "nbc 10 news." lawmakers in delaware are making a bipartisan push to get help for drug users and their families. this is video of a live stream of bipartisan lawmakers introducing three pieces of legislation to expand treatment for addicts. family members of abused victims

were also on hand to share the first-hand accounts of how drug abuse affects family. and your atm card isn't obsolete yet, but it's maybe getting there. why some people will be able to get cash without a car to hundreds of atms across the country. that story is straight ahead. plus, the loss of a phillies legend. dallas green managed the team to the first world series. many are remembering him fondly tonight. that and more are next.

two american icons could soon disappear. the owner of sears and kmart said there was substantial doubt that the stores can stay open. they are struggling with a mountain of debt following years of declining sales. sears may sell off the kenmore appliances and die-hard battery brands. and your bank debit card could soon disappear as well. wells fargo is working to let customers access their money using a phone app. the app will let them into a code bypassing the traditional card. the atms will still accept cards. if you have never known what it feels like to win the lottery, well, some say now you can know that feeling all by going to bed. new research finds that getting a good night's sleep equals the feeling of winning $250,000. doctors stress a good quality sleep leaves people feeling better mentally and emotionally.

>> somehow i don't quite believe that. that's okay. all right. >> i vote no. the faithful say it was opened by god's command. today it opened again following a renovation that was hundreds of years in the making. that story is coming up straight ahead. plus, the spring chill. temperatures have plummeted and the winds make it feel colder. when will it warm up again? i'll have the answer ahead in my exclusive first-alert forecast.

we are taking a live look at the site of the 2017 nfl draft along the ben franklin parkway. the nfl is calling for volunteers to help make the party a success. the league is looking for people to help out with contests, tours, greeting visitors and much more. you can sign up online with the nfl draft coming to philly april 27th through the 29th. and now to a sad note in the local sports world. legendary phillies manager dallas green passed away. >> he brought the phillies their first world series in 198067. john clark is standing by and will never be forgotten by the people in this town. >> this is a sad day. dallas green passed away at the age of 82. dallas was born and raised in delaware. he was a player for the phillies

first in the '60s. he was named manager during the 1979 season and won the first world series the next year. dallas spent the next two decades as a special adviser to the phillies and really, he left an impression on anyone he came in contact with. here's former philly and current broadcaster john cruck after he heard the news. >> he was a big, big man, big booming voice. and it was -- it was intimidating. but then, once you get into the phillies family, everyone is your family member now. and the dallas green that i got to know over the last, probably 10, 12, 15 years, whatever, it was a different guy. the guy i met and got to know, he was a gentle giant. >> it really is amaze, dallas

green spent 62 years in baseball and 46 of those years with the phillies. he is a baseball man. coming up at 6:00, i just spoke to larry bowa who played for dallas on the team. we'll hear from a very emotional larry bowa coming up. and this shrine was believed to be where jesus was entombed and resurrected. many attended a ceremony to mark the unveiling of the shrine. the $4 million strengthened and cleaned up the entire shrine for the first time in two century hurries. centuries. >> this is the resurrection of this shrine is not only a gift to the holy land but to the whole world. >> reporter: the shrine needed the attention after years of exposure to environmental factors like water, humidity and candle smoke. in ohio a 9-year-old girl

saved, may have saved her parents' lives after they overdosed on heroin while driving. the child was in the car with them. this security video shows paramedics treating the parents in a cincinnati parking lot saturday night. the girl called her grandmother after her father lost consciousness. both parents are facing criminal charges. and check this out. an alligator, yeah, not me, no way, jackie, look at this, an alligator being pulled from a sewer in tampa. a 9-foot alligator got stuck trying to escape through the manhole into a neighborhood. it was finally pulled out by a trapper. the trapper says he won't kill the giant reptile. the guy is pretty brave right there. >> and heavy. he had to work to try to get that out of there. >> and he's alone. you would think he would have some sort of help there. my goodness. the video is making the rounds on social media, imagine what would happen if budget cuts led to the firing of america's

beloved puppet. >> we're talking about "sesame street's" elmo. >> elmo, you're being laid off. >> what? elmo has been working at "sesame street" for 32 years. >> elmo was giving his walking papers but an unseen man. in the video, cookie monster worries about losing his medical insurance. all right. we all know monopoly, the board game. how about the broadway musical that is in the works? the new york post reports the show will be a comedy set in atlantic city during the depression, much like the game. hasboro hired the jersey boys co-writer to work on the project. and this is just the first broadway house that is looking to make musicals based on the popular beloved board games. >> he loves atlantic city for

sure. and the weather, what a change out there. >> we'll bring in glenn "hurricane" schwartz. in a few days we'll get to 70 but not yet. >> we have a couple of days here, and remember yesterday? we were at 60 degrees. today, 39 with a 17-mile-an-hour wind. at least we have sunshine. just imagine how cold it's going to feel when it gets dark a little after 7:30 tonight. temperatures elsewhere in the mid-30s. and with the wind, it feels like the 20s. even in delaware, it's cold. harmony hill is at 39. towneyville, 37. greenville, 36. middletown, 41. allendale at 44. louis at 40. and long neck at 42. that is a chilly wind coming in off the delaware bay. and as we go through the night tonight, it's feeling close to 10 in some areas.

now after yesterday's 60, that is feeling extra chilly when you have that wind getting into you. now, if you're out of the wind or the wind is blocking you, then it's not nearly as bad. tomorrow afternoon, feeling like the mid-30s. still pretty cold for this time of the year, but not as cold as this afternoon. and then by friday morning, we're feeling like the 20s. but then friday morning, we got other issues as you'll see. nothing on the satellite and radar close by, but this weak system is coming by minnesota. that is going to be tracking to our north as we go through thursday night and into friday morning. you can see this area of a wintry mix. perhaps a little bit of sleet, a little bit of snow. and this is friday, 10:00 to 10:30 in the lehigh valley. and that is bucks county here. the upper portion of bucks and montgomery, the pocanos may get a little bit of sleet or snow.

it's just a brief thing. we're going to warm up. and anything that would fall would change to rain. so it's not really going to amount to anything, but a day later, it's going to be 70 degrees. the warm air coming up. and then the rain is going to be coming in. so saturday is going to be quite a treat by comparison. friday, 56. pretty nice by afternoon at least. clouds in the morning. p.a. suburbs, the lehigh valley, that starts with the wintry mix and they dry out later in the day. 46 in the lehigh valley. look at the jump to saturday, 64. and then we are going right back down to 45 degrees with rain on sunday. in philadelphia, we're going from 70 to 49 with rain and wind. south jersey, 70 to 51. even the jersey shore going from 64 to 49 degrees. and as we go into the beginning of next week, it's going to be more like sunday than saturday.

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high school students in philadelphia got a real treat today. sidney harcourt of the hit show "hamilton" was in the house. harcourt rehearsed with philadelphia high school students from the performing arts. they are getting ready for their

performance in "the american revolution." they sound pretty good. >> i want to see "hamilton." most of us spend a lot of time typing and texting, not writing. >> but in delaware all public school kids may soon be required to go old school. tim fur long has more on the possible cursive comeback. >> reporter: in a world of screen taps and smell checks, the kids at st. mary magdalene in wilmington still do it with a no. 2 pencil. from the dreaded lower case z, charlotte, domenick and their classmates are happily learning and using cursive to make their favorite letters. audrey likes "a." >> you have to make the upper case bigger. >> reporter: jam packed with names on the declaration of independence, how uh are you going to make out the name john hancock if you can't make out your own? >> i think they have a lot more attention to what they are putting down on the paper. >> reporter: mrs. delmonico thinks it makes kids better

focused and think writing cursive makes kids write more better, thoughtful content. a group of delaware legislators agree and introduced a house bill to require all elementary students to learn cursive. they have not required it in years. if the bill becomes law, the governor has to sign it using cursive. there are still plenty of things us big kids have to physically sign from mortgage documents to the occasional check. it is always good to learn something new, but many think there is plenty to be gained from the old fashioned way, too. >> i did when i was a kid and still see the importance now that i'm teaching here at a catholic stool. and it is something we still find important. >> reporter: tim furlong, "nbc 10 news." >> "nbc 10 news" at 6:00 is next. >> here's jim rosenfield. thank you, guys. coming up at 6:00, "the ellen show" is invading philadelphia tonight. it's expected to start taping a segment in center city where they are live with how local students are vying to get on the show. and coming up new at 6:00, singling out pitbulls. a bill in delaware aiming to

treat all dogs the same, but a family whose daughter was attacked fighting for something different. glenn? and that temperature plunge has it feeling like winter again tonight, but i am tracking a return to 70 in my most accurate first-alert neighborhood forecast. ♪

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tourists running for their lives. proving his innocence, that's what the philadelphia district attorney will try to do with two dozen criminal charges stacked against him. and ellen shutdown. blocks are closed off in center city right now as "the ellen show" brings hundreds of fans out into the streets. pleading not guilty. philadelphia's district attorney seth williams greeted our cameras just before entering court to face corruption charges. good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jaqueline london. williams is free man tonight and did not have to pay any bill. williams plans to prove his incidence in the 23 counts against him including fraud, extortion and bribery. >> as we have been reporting since yesterday, the d.a. is accused of taking gifts from business owners in exchange for political favors. >> new tonight at 6:00, nbc 10's denise mcconnell is getting new

insight into who the business owners are and what they got in return for helping out the top prosecutor. >> denise? >> reporter: the charges against seth williams center around his connection to a couple of business owners. one in bucks county and the other in philadelphia. and tonight we're learning new details about what agents say he did for them over several years. seth williams appeared in federal court as a first-time defendant. >> seth williams categorically denies, categorically denies that he's guilty of any crime. >> reporter: how he got here can be traced to the gifts he received. but initially failed to report that results in a record ethics fine and possible prison time. let's start in the air. prosecutors say williams accepted a $6300 trip to punta cana. where he and his girlfriend were put up in the royal service presidential suite. according to a 23-count