the more conservative freedom caucus. they were at the white house again today. as the president tries to close the deal on his first big piece of legislation. the push is on in person and on social media. the president tweeted this encouragement to voters, to contact lawmakers pushing them to #passthebill. democrats seizing on the scramble for votes on the anniversary of obamacare. local lawmakers have been lining up on this? pennsylvania, lloyd smuker was in the yes, dent and fitzpatrick with noes. now, in new jersey, tom mcarthur was a yes. lobiando intended to vote no. the danger, you do something to make one group happy you could alienate another. that's the situation republicans have been dealing with within their own party. >> house speaker paul ryan this morning was still saying we were

repeal and replace. the lawmakers are not going home. >> no, they're not going home tonight. there is still a plan, i'm hearing to meet this evening and then start that debate. we'll be watching it and we will keep you updated. >> the vote could come later than tomorrow? >> we are waiting to see, could happen. thank you. seven years today president obama signed the affordable care act into law and he says the country is in a better place because of it. the former president released a statement today, pointing out the law came to be after a year of bipartisan debate. now he is encouraging lawmakers to work together when it comes to a new healthcare bill. he said, quote, if republicans are serious about lowering costs, while expanding coverage to those who need it and if they're prepared to work with democrats, that is something we all should welcome. activists are making it clear they do not want a new healthcare bill. >> at philadelphia city hall,

mayor kenny raised his concerns. since the aca was signed a man has been able to save $68,000 a year in out of pocket costs. he's afraid with a new healthcare bill, that could all change. >> i work up to 60 hours a week as a videographer and it's insane to me i would not be able to come close to affording my healthcare and what amounts to a middle class salary. >> repealing obamacare also means nearly a quarter of people on medicaid who benefit from mental health services and those struggling with substance abuse would lose those benefits. in chester county today an enthusiastic crowd in front of republican congressman ryan costello's office were letting him know they're against a new healthcare bill. they told us they're representing children, seniors and the disables who will lose out if the aca is repealed. in delaware county, rally

organizers used a bull horn to talk to people gathered in springfield. afterwards protesters hoisted signs on the side of the road showing their support for the aca. our cover of this developing story continues in ten minutes. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal spoke with a supporter of president trump in the lehigh valley who is getting her health insurance through the affordable care act. what she has to say about the republican's proposed plan. at 5:00, nbc news political analyst mark murray will break down where support for the bill stands. turning now to more breaking news, this out of miami. where emergency crews are trying to rescue a man hanging from the scaffolding from a building. >> this began about two hours ago. a worker ended up dangling from the side of a high rise after

scall scaffolding collapse. he's eight stories up. look at this, he's able to get to the dangling man. a few minutes after that a second rescuer joins in, 20 minutes ago we watched as they lowered the man down the side of the building. down they go one story at the time, very carefully. this played out about two hours. when they get to the ground a man is wheeled away to ambulance. it's not clear whether he's injured or going to the hospital to be checked out. >> we're not finished with breaking news right now. police are investigating the death of a toddler inside west oak lane apartment. >> aundrea cline-thomas is at that scene. a man called the police. >> reporter: the tipster who we're not identifying said he's very scared. he's hoping the baby's story is heard. officers arrived here at the

hammond garden apartments just before 8:00 last night. the tipster said the baby was in an apartment in building b. medics pronounced the three to five-year-old boy dead minutes later. officers are calling this a suspicious death. the tipster said the woman who lived in the apartment told him about the dead baby. but he initially did not want to go to police with just that information for fear that he would be considered a suspect. but as a father, he said he had to speak up. >> anyone from my family, if it was for me, my morals, for my kids, like, i just -- something had to be done. a kid shouldn't go that way. >> reporter: now, police did detain the tipster and the other person that he was with. but they released both of them early this morning. now, detectives are waiting for results from an autopsy and they are calling this an ongoing investigation. reporting live, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news.

to your first alert weather now. a nice sunny day for a kind of brisk walk. emphasis on brisk. look at the way the flags are blowing in the breeze. most of the walkers were bundled up in coats and scarves and taking a live look at philadelphia's museum of art. gorgeous afternoon. sun is out. pretty chilly out there. the warm up we've been waiting for temperatures, in the 70s it's on its way. >> it can be deceiving if you look out the window. is this a 70 degree day? not at all. first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the changes in our most accurate forecast. >> tomorrow's not going to be the 70 degree day either. it's going to be at least ten degrees warmer than today. traffic is moving final, i-95 in south philly, lots of sunshine out there. the only problem might be sun glare on some of the roads as we head towards sunset. it's up to 43 degrees in

philadelphia. that is still 12 degrees below normal for this time of the year. so it is a chilly day. it was very cold this morning with a lot of places in the teens. 32 degrees in the poconos right now. at least we have less wind than we had yesterday. only six miles an hour now in philadelphia. and that really helps things, too. it doesn't feel nearly as cold as it did yesterday. but the temperature's going down again tonight. mostly clear skies until morning. 32 degrees in philadelphia. maybe some 20s in some of the pa suburbs and the lehigh valley. first thing in the morning. and you can see it's close to the freezing mark. we've got a little bit of moisture moving in for tomorrow morning as well. so some of these places could see a little bit of a wintry mix. we'll get into that timing and get more specific with what neighborhoods are likely to get it in just a few minutes.

now, to london. where a series of raids is leading to several arrests in connection with that deadly terror attack. >> we're learning an american is among the dead in that attack. a candle light vigil is being held right now for the victims. you're looking live at the beautiful london skyline where it is just after 8:00 at night there. >> let's go back to keith jones with all of today's developments. >> today we learned one of the three people killed in the attack was from utah. he was in london with his wife celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. authorities today identified the attacker as 52-year-old khalid masood is was born in britain. investigators say he plowed his vehicle into people yesterday before stabbing a police officer to death. the bridge reopened today more than 24 hours after the attack. meanwhile, police conducted several raids around britain today arresting eight people in connection with the violence. parliament held a moment of

silence as it reconvened less than a day after the attack. britain's prime minister delivered a defiant message to the people of her country here today. >> we are not afraid. and our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism. >> as for that utah man killed in the attack, he and his wife had stopped in london during a tour of europe. they were planning to return home today. along with the three dead, yesterday's rampage injured 40 others before police shot and killed the attacker. tod todaye todaye today enterprise went acar said the car was rented from them. new details about this chaotic brawl inside a septa subway station. septa police say they have arrested ten teenager in connection with last we're's fight. three people were injured in that melee. there could be more arrested.

nbc 10's tim furlong will have more details on today's arrest and a live report coming up at 5:00. in just a few hours, the candidates for philadelphia district attorney will go head to head in a debate. seven democrats and one republican will take part in that debate. starts at 7:00 tonight at springside chestnut hill academy. the city's primary election is coming up on may 16th. the candidates will take over for district attorney seth williams. williams had plan to stay in office until his term ran out in january. but pressure is mounting for him to step down, after he was indicted on federal bribery and extortion charges this week. yesterday williams pleaded not guilty. today, mayor kinney weighed in. >> he cannot conduct the duties and responsibilities of his office in the current conditions. >> williams said he will not resign. investigators say a driver tried to get away from police caused this crash, you see there

in allentown. sky force 10 over that scene this morning. police say the driver took off when an officer found him passed out in his car. he ended up plowing into another car a couple blocks away at the intersection of persilla and south philmore streets. there was a woman in the car that the driver hit. she was seriously hurt. the driver took off running before police got to that crash scene. officers eventually tracked him down, he is under arrest this o afternoon. authorities have made an arrest in that wave of bomb threats targeting jewish community centers across the country. the suspect, a 19-year-old with dual citizenship in israel and the u.s. authorities say he's the primary suspect in dozens of threats targeting jcc's and other institutions here in the country. this was the scene outside the katz jcc in cherry hill late last month. investigators say the suspect is jewish and living in israel. his motives are unclear. they believe he used advanced technologies to mask where the threats were coming from.

deliberations are now underway in the criminal trial of penn state's former president. he is accused of mishandling complaints related to the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal. he was facing several charges including endangering the welfare of children. there are new numbers showing how much money is being brought in by philadelphia's soda tax. the department of revenue says the tax brought in $6.4 million last month. slightly more than what the city had projected. and it tops the $5.9 million generated in january. that brings the two month total to $12.3 million. a portion of that money goes toward expanding prek and community schools. john carney says tax hikes and spending cuts are necessary to balance the state's budget. the democratic governor unveiled his budget plan today. the governor says they will close a budget shortfall.

it includes cutting spending for public schools. energy programs and farmland preservation. governor coarv carney wants to taxes. a south jersey woman is afraid to leave her home after her husband was deported blocks from her house. two weeks ago her husband was in his car when he was stopped by immigration enforcement agents and deported. now she's alone with their seven children while he's in mexico. she says she can't legally find work. community advocates say this is why there needs to be immigration reform. >> most of the spanish community, they really play because they don't even want to go out if they don't really have to do. >> meanwhile, organization asteca is helping others to create documents. septa poised to buy a new generation of rail cars, at a

meeting underway, septa's board expected to vote on a plan to buy 45 new cars. the former company built the fleet of cars septa pulled out of service last summer. u.s. senator bob casey says he'll vote no on president trump pf 's choice for president trump's nomination for the supreme court. gorsuch's confirmation hearing is in its fourth day. chuck schumer announced today he will oppose the nomination and lead a filibuster. republican leaders have warned they may use the nuclear option and gorsuch would need 51 votes to be confirmed. and within the last 40 minutes, nbc 10 news has learned that members of the house will not vote on the gop healthcare bill tonight as planned. here's a live look from the national's capitol. supporters of president trump in the lehigh valley say

they're still confident for the plan. >> reporter: with the healthcare vote looming, constituents arrive at republican congressman charlie dent's office and meet with his staff, dent announced yesterday he will vote no on this new bill his office says that's not going to change. >> no, he's expressed his concerns about it to the president and speak and house leadership. >> that was welcome news for us. we want to thank the congressman for that. >> reporter: caroline's family has preexisting conditions. she says president obama's affordable care act kept her healthy. >> if not for the aca we wouldn't have health insurance. >> reporter: we did find supporters of president trump and his healthcare plan at the bear swamp diner. >> he has one thing done out of the whole majority of things, that's a plus. to me. >> reporter: sheryl complains about rising costs and fines for people who don't purchase

coverage. >> i know my daughter who works here. she didn't get any last year she got a fine. >> reporter: a long time supporter of trump, ashe believs his plan will be better. >> i'm behind him, see what happens, you know. i can't say anything negative until it happens and see what happens. >> reporter: but even republicans say the trump bill could force millions to lose coverage and increase premiums for older americans, that's why dent says he is voting no. at this point, it's unclear when that vote might actually take place. in allentown, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. very fluid situation there in the nation's capital. make sure you have the nbc 10 app on your smartphone as we monitor developments. we'll bring you any breaking news on the push for a new healthcare plan as soon as we get it. taking a live look at boathouse row. a cold day to be out along the river. do you know what? there's going to be a big crowd on the running trail this weekend. one day in particular. we are in for a big warmup. >> they won't be out there on

sunday, right? >> no. >> they like it cold again. >> they could. i think maybe rainy too. the guy who knows, chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz with a look at our up and down weather. >> it's not going to be a total washout on sunday but saturday is going to be the better day for any kind of out door activities. 43 right now. kind of chilly for out door activities. despite all this sunshine. there's less wind than what we've seen so it's a little bit more tolerable. but look at all that blue sky. we're not going to be seeing a whole lot of the blue sky for quite a while after today. now, it's still pretty cold despite that sunshine. 39. 43 in reading. 43 in cooks town and allentown. only 40 in walnut port. 44 in bethlehem. 44 in easton. some of these areas could see a little bit of light snow or sleet or freezing rain for a

brief period of time tomorrow morning. there it is. brief wintry mix. i don't think it's going to cause any kind of problems because it's not going to be anywhere near as cold as this morning. 50s coming in tomorrow afternoon. and then 70 by saturday. sunday, 40s for most of the day. and also wet monday and tuesday. here we go, the radar and satellite not showing much now. we do have some moisture approaching chicago. but it's not very impressive, is it? we're not talking about any big storms here. here's a close up look at the lehigh valley and poconos area, most likely to get the frozen weather. but this is 9:30 in the morning and it still hasn't reached the poconos where it's just starting to reach here. so every minute you get after sunrise is less of a chance of any of it sticking anywhere,

other than grassy surfaces. there's allentown. poconos, it could be a little bit of freezing rain or sleet. down to reading. for example. look how brief it is. by 11:00, 11:30, it's gone. by afternoon, the sun is out. so here's the wider picture of this. tonight, we're mostly clear, not nearly as cold as the last couple nights. there's that small area of precipitation, maybe a couple sprinkles in the morning in parts of the area. then the temperatures go well into the 50s during the afternoon. even up to allentown, reading could see freezing rain in the morning and 50s in the afternoon. and then look what happens. saturday morning, near 50. for the low. we're not even close to that now for the high. and there we go. saturday afternoon. okay i'm not making this up. it's 71 philadelphia. doylesto doylestown, pots town, reading. look at atlantic city, 47.

don't go to the beach expecting 70 degrees. fairmount tomorrow, 54. elwin with a little bit of rain, first thing in the morning, and then maybe some sunshine later in the day. allentown, 46. you can see the rest of the area pretty much dry. and voorhees township at 54. dover 57. then the warming for the weekend. more on that timing of the rain coming up. >> all right, glenn. a costume contest and an obstacle course on national television. i'm curious to see this, all to win $10,000. >> we love ellen, woo! >> still ahead at 4:00, only nbc 10 talked with the penn students who won the contest right in center city. plus, parents, does your child love drinking juice? the impact pediatricians say

sipping fruity drinks can have on kids' health. and training his replacement? the video of alec baldwin giving pointers to an eager student. that's next at 4:00. here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. the down, nasdaq and s&p 500 all in the red today.

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attention thrill seekers, are you brave enough for this? even looking at this, i know the answer for me is now. chicago's willis tower is including a glass box that lets you rappel down one floor. you are enclosed. you'll be able to walk along an outside ledge while you're clipped to a safety harness.

this is torture for me. it's part of a $20 million renovation project. >> they have that area where you can step out on the ledge and you can see see throuthrough i do that. >> not for me, but somebody here, maybe glenn's brave enough. >> we'll ask. >> let's talk about alec baldwin, he's become the master mimicker of president trump on snl. >> he gave a young reporter tricks of the trade on the red carpet last night. we know it's a little hard to hear, but you can see there, baldwin gave the boy some pointers at the premier of his new movie last night. he covered everything from hand gestures to facial expressions, he has had a recurring role as the president since the season premier of snl. >> always keep me so calm and make sure i don't do anything too crazy. >> alec baldwin recently said he's going to hang up his president trump impression in the near future. maybe he's looking for a good

replacement. let's go to some breaking news with sky force 10. this is along the expressway, it's obvious what's happening. this is a bus that's caught fire. this is in the westbound lanes near montgomery drive. the good news here, we know of no injuries, traffic is backed up, though. let's let sky force 10 pull out wider so you can get an idea of how bad this backup is. again, because of a bus that caught fire here near montgomery drive. these are the westbound lanes that are dealing with a massive backup right now. it looks like they got the fire out and it looks like everybody is okay once again. but if you're on westbound skookal expressway, be prepared for a big backup there. let's wait for them to get back down to this bus just to make -- yeah, still seeing fire equipment arriving. bus, just charred remains there. again, good news here, no

injuries. we'll try to find out more information about what led to that fire. in the meantime, a fridge on the fritz at the center of today's nbc 10 responds. >> we'll show you how we were able to step in and help out. plus, the warning to look for in your warranty. so you don't get stuck with a product that keeps breaking down. i'll have that coming up. we got a warmup on the way to end the first week of spring. i'm tracking how high those temperatures are going to climb and your next chance for rain in the most accurate weather forecast.

back to our breaking news over the skookal expressway. the remains of a charter bus there that caught on fire. sky force 10, what can you tell

us from your vantage point? >> we can see there are two lanes that are closed on the westbound expressway. this bus is sitting about two miles west of the gerard avenue exit. you can see there's a lot of fire crews on scene. we haven't seen any passengers standing on the side of the shoulder. we can assume the bus did not at least have any passengers on it. as i pull out, you can see that the traffic is backed up for quite a distance as we approach the scene. it was actually backed up all the way to the vine street expressway. it's slow moving this afternoon. >> it's going to take quite a while for that traffic to clear up because they have to remove that bus from the shoulder of the road, even though some of the cars are getting by on those two lanes. it is slow going. of course, people look to see what caused that huge backup. >> good news here, we know of no injuries from this bus fire,

again, dan pointed out we don't see any passengers on the side of the road. so we only have to assume here that this bus was not full of passengers. firefighters there on the scene examining the remains of that charred bus. this is the westbound lanes of the skookal expressway. slow going this afternoon with two of those westbound lanes closed. to nbc 10 responds, a fridge on the fritz. goes through repair after repair after repair. >> when those don't work the viewer calls harry hairston and nbc 10 responds. fill us in. >> talk about frustration, that's the ckey word. the family got sick and tired of having food go bad when their fridge couldn't be fixed. >> the initial problem was back in october, we found that there was water leaking. >> she purchased this refrigerator along with a five year warranty from home depot in october 2014. two years later it went on the

blink. >> i put a thing of ice cream, it's rock solid. >> she says the fridge got too warm and the freezer too cold. >> they came out and repaired it. >> but she tells us it kept breaking down. >> they came out four times. >> the problems didn't go away. >> it was very frustrating. >> according to the warranty if the product isn't fixed after a third try, then home depot will replace it or give a gift card or check for the purchase price. including sales tax. but she says customer service told her they would schedule another repair. she decided she didn't want to go through another repair. we contacted home depot, the company tells us it apologized for her inconvenience. and sent her this check for $1,057.88 which refunded the fridge and paid for the lost food. >> thank you. >> well, listen, in addition to the refund, home depot also said

she could keep the refrigerator if she wishes. of course, she doesn't want to keep it. >> thanks, but no thanks. >> she's trying to get it out of the garage as soon as possible. she got the money back, paid for some food. turned out well. >> you could see why she's so happy if you think of all the food that was lost if it goes on the blink time and again. >> not only that but using coolers trying to take care of everything. >> really, that's what she had to do? >> oh, my goodness, yes. we add that money we're up to $390,897. >> good work, again if you have a consumer complaint give us a call or fill out the form on nbc10.com. here's something to watch out for tomorrow. a warning for anyone looking for an apartment online. this man lost hundreds through a scam and harry's going to show us the red flags to watch out for. that's tomorrow on nbc 10 news today. the sun is out, it's starting to look a little more like spring. doesn't really feel like it.

we found these shoppers in chester county, all still wearing their coats, of course. you might want to rethink your wardrobe for this weekend, though. let's take a live look down broad street. the sun trying to peek through the skyline. if you're not standing directly in that sun, you're going to really feel the chill in the air. a warm up is on the way in time for the end of the week. >> chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is back tracking the big changes in your neighborhood forecast. >> the temperatures will be jumping over the next couple of days, it's going to jump the least at the jersey shore. there's a live picture from cape may. and the ocean's kind of calm. but it's also kind of cold. and any wind off the ocean is going to prevent the shore areas from getting really as warm as the inland areas over the next couple of days. 43 in philadelphia. pretty close to that else where. that's more than ten degrees below normal. and it feels like it's in the

30s. mount pocono feels like it's 22 right now. tomorrow, a different story. the feels like temperatures, we go through the night tonight. 27 degrees by morning in philadelphia, 24 in the pa suburbs. as we go through delaware, jersey, jersey shore, into the mid20s. yeah, a chilly start to the morning. but not as cold as this morning. and then things really start to warm up during the afternoon, especially when the sun comes out. more on that and the timing of any weekend rain coming up in a few minutes. all right, glenn. here's a look at some of the other stories we're following county by county. in mercer county there's a push to help victims of superstorm sandy who were being forced to repay federal funds, lawmakers unveil adbill that would protect the victims from having to pay back money the government gave them. the storm decimated parts of the

jersey shore four years ago. montgomery county, neighbors are invited to a meeting to talk about expanding a school. the meeting's in the auditorium at 7:00. the school wants an expansion for performing arts and physical education. the cost, ranges from $7 million to $9 million. lehigh county, allentown has a new top cop. he's been on the force for 20 years, and most recently served as assistant chief under chief morris. morris is moving on to become the police chief at penn state university. delaware county, students at north lee middle school are being rewarded for their creativity today. check out the big check. that's their prize for winning the innovative app challenge. they created an app that helps you grow a garden. students involved were also given tablets. great gifts. here's a lesson, don't wake a sleeping bear. >> some researchers found that out the hard way on an expedition in the mountains.

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president obama back in washington, well, his likeness is. these two images of him unveiled today at the national portrait gallery in washington. one featured the president smiling, the other you saw a serious expression. the artist flew to washington last summer to photograph president obama. lesson here, never a good idea to wake a sleeping giant. >> yeah, if you ever had any doubt, here you go. sometimes it is inevitable when you make your living as a wild life researcher. a group of researchers goes to check on a hibernating black bear. the bear was not out cold. one researcher reaches for the bear's collar, the bear lunges

at him and then stumbled down the hill in his groggy state. in the end, no one was hurt. >> researcher, hibernating bear, responds to noise. and movement. check. >> exactly. >> leave him alone. >> leave him alone. i would not want that job to be the one to poke the bear. >> at least he's all right. back to our weather. let's take a live look from our cape may camera. quiet down the shore. by saturday maybe we could see folks on the beach. we're in for that warmup, first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. not warm enough to go in the water? >> if you got a wet suit, maybe. a long way from me getting in that ocean, that's for sure. 43 degrees in the air and pretty close to that in the water, too. but not a whole lot of wind today. look at all that sunshine. just a beautiful looking day out there and the fact that we have less wind makes it more tolerable. the ocean temperature is 42

degrees. got a little bit of a land breeze, so it's warmer, egg harbor township at 49 than it at the beach. 41 in ocean city. look at that, 39 cape may point. we're going to be seeing a wind off the ocean over the weekend. especially sunday. and it is not going to be a pretty site on monday at the shore. even saturday is not going to be nearly as warm as the inland areas. we don't have anything on radar or satellite right now. just some moisture back by chicago. nothing too well organized. a little disturbance coming through. late tonight and into the morning, so we're barely below freezing up to the north. and so any time after sunrise we got precipitation coming in. it's not likely to stick on any kind of roads. but here's some potential freezing rain or sleet, briefly. then it changes over to some

light rain as temperatures go up into the 40s. and then we dry out. sun comes out late in the day and temperatures are going into the 50s. that is a big change from what we've seen today. and then the doesn't get that cold tomorrow night. by saturday morning, we're starting at 50 degrees. remember, we're only 43 now. and there's some of those 70s. even 73 reading, potts town, 75 lancaster from this computer model. 73 at dover. look at the beach, 48. atlantic city. so yeah, a little bit of a wind off the ocean and that 70 degree air doesn't come there. for tomorrow, we've got that little bit of light precipitation in the morning. then we break out in the afternoon, up to 53 in reading, 46 in bethlehem. 48 in easton. phoenixville, perhaps a brief

wintry mix in the morning. not going to cause any problems. 50 by the afternoon. new town at 52 degrees. fairmount, 54. after some morning clouds, we get some afternoon sunshine. and further to the south, less of a chance of any kind of rain in the morning. 54 for the high in haddonfield. we get a little bit more of a land breeze tomorrow at the shore. it's a little bit warmer at avalon at 53. atlantic city, 52. and in delaware, wilmington is up to 58. rehobeth beach at 49. the weekend, once again is showing a big difference from saturday to sunday. we could see a couple of showers late in the day on saturday at the lehigh valley. it's generally a dry day. warm and sunday is much colder and some afternoon showers for the most part. not a total washout, though. all right, glenn, today, widener university and nbc 10 joined forces to give out

leadership awards to area high school students. more than 170 students were honored for leadership and giving back to their community. nbc 10's tracy davidson emceed the event. each student will get a $20,000 scholarship if they enroll at widener. some incentive there. really good. >> how about this incentive. with $10,000 on the line, people are going to do just about anything. up next, we talk to the local students who took top honors when ellen degeneres came calling, that's straight ahead on nbc 10 news at 4:00. new at 5:00, not once, but three times? a parent's frustration when the school loses their child again. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪

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reclaim your turf. we showed you how hundreds of ellen fans packed walnut street in center city yesterday in hopes of getting on her show. >> they had interesting costumes, you watched the episeep episode today. >> erin coleman caught up with two women. >> they are very happy because they won big. the students came dressed as their favorite duo and walks away with thousands of dollars. >> it still feels like it's not happening, like it's not real. >> basically just screamed, like crazy. like we could not believe it. it took so long to process it. >> reporter: victoria and katrina still can't believe what happened in the middle of walnut street. the pair are frueshman sorority sister and decided to dress up

to try to get on the ellen show. >> we were running down the street in our costumes. >> no way did we think we would stand a chance of being on the show, let alone like winning. >> reporter: somehow they stood out, and caught the attention of ellen producers and went on to take first place in an obstacle course contest. >> they, opened the brief case and we were just like -- what the heck? >> we won $10,000. that was -- it was insane. >> for college students, that means a lot. >> my family is kind of low income to be in college is like a huge kind of burden already on my family. so that money could really go towards college tuition. >> reporter: both say they're grateful for the opportunity. they were looking to have fun but walked away with a lot more. >> we love ellen so much. >> she changed my life. single handedly within a five minute game she changed my life. >> no, she's changed my whole life, too. thank you, ellen for this

opportunity. >> very excited to say the least. you can watch the entire contest right now on our website. we continue to follow breaking news out of washington, the vote on the healthcare bill called off. all new at 5:00, women on the run. they've hit three stores in three local counties. tonight, how they're getting away with it. and get ready to launch, i'm talking about temperatures, take a look we'll start in the 30s tomorrow morning. we're going to the 50s. it gets even better for saturday. come on back for the full forecast. hiding from the camera, how police caught the man accused of all the bomb threats against jewish community centers.

from class to cuffs, new developments in last week's brawl on a septa platform. robbery duo, how these two women manage today distract and then steal from local stores. warming up, that's right. get ready for a 15 degree jump for your friday. we start with major rush hour delays on the schuylkill expressway. a charter bus caught fire near montgomery avenue. no passengers on the bus but the backups went on for miles. take a look at viewer video of the bus on fire. we'll show it to you in just a

second. here it is. flames devouring it. no injuries to report here, just some added delays on an already busy schuylkill expressway. to our other breaking news, it was supposed to be judgment day on capitol hill. late this afternoon the vote on the healthcare bill was delayed until tomorrow. this is a live look on capitol hill right now. that vote supposed to be just two hours from now. it's 7:00, but in the last 90 minutes, nbc news learned the vote will not happen tonight. >> across the delaware valley, people have been protesting, nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal caught up with some of them in allentown. >> reporter: self-employed, the owner of the bear swamp diner, sheryl benner was able to get health insurance under the affordable care act. >> my healthcare dropped. it dropped about $140 a month. >> reporter: even though she saved money, she says it hasn't been perfect. costs are rising plus fines if you don't enroll.