decision day for two former aids of chris christie. spreading the word, a campus effort to stop sexual violence against women. looking beautiful. the rain is set to make a returnment we' return. we'll tell you when in the first alert forecast. >> right now closing chop terin underway. two former aids will find out if they get prison time. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. >> and i'm tracy davidson. they are before the judge right

now. they are asking to judge to spare them prison time. matt delucia is live. you have been following developments coming out this morning. tell us more. >> reporter: we are standing by for that sentencing of two former aids to governor christie. here is new video from newark. we watched as bill and bridgette worked in. baroni was scheduled for sentencing at 10:30. kelly is scheduled for noon. the scandal became known as bridgegate. governor christie was never

charged with any wrong doing. today he was asked for his thoughts on the upcoming sentencing. he said it's not his role to pass judgment. it calls from 37 to 46 months. the exact sentence is up to the judge. they have asked for leniency in the form of probation and house arrest instead of prison time. we are following what happens out after that courtroom and we'll let you know what happens. nbc 10 news. >> thank you. the man accused of killing an 81-year-old grocery store owner owner is in court for a hearing. he walked in and shot a man 11 times. a man walk his dog was at the right place at the right time to save his neighbors from a house fire. it happened this morning in

philadelphia. many people were home when it started. a neighbor helped them out of the home. medics took the family to the hospital as a precaution. that i are all in stable condition. >> new this morning, a woman is in custody after she rammed her car into a police cruiser and officers opened fire at her. it started around 9:30 this morning when police tried to stop the woman driving erratically. no one was hurt. right now chris ttie is meeting with president trump. this morning on the today show christie talked about what steps the commission will take to help save lives. >> our charge is to look at what the federal government is doing and all of the states are doing and say how can we do this better help them not first start taking drugs and then move onto say if people fall victim to this disease what can we do to get them appropriate treatment.

at noon today students and teachers will come together to raise awareness for sexual violence. >> it has a new name and new message. it replaces temple's an yum walk a mile in her shoes and men wore high heels. it was a symbol of assault for wlo are usually women. zb >> so i think far lot of people it can be personal. >> about 400 people are expected to walk the mile on campus and on broad street. sexual awareness month is in

april. sunshine is back. >> yes. >> a welcomed sight and slightly warmer temperatures making a return as well. krystal klei is here with our forecast. hi. >> hi. things look good for today. here is a look outside. blue skies. not a cloud in sight. we had clouds this morning. they have moved on out. what we are tracking will be a very pretty day for our wednesday. we saw a gray day yesterday. we climbing pretty nicely. it is 52 in northeast philly. wilmington at 53. here at 40 degrees for the current reading on the map. what is going to happen, some of us making it into the lower 60s by later this afternoon. here is our radar and satellite views.

we have clouds lingering near the shore. most of our viewing area near the shore. they will continue moving on out. today no rain to worry about. a little breezy. gusts will be picking up through the day. overall today is good. enjoy it while you can. we have another round of rain and a closer look at that coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. thank you. now check the roads if you're getting ready to head out the door. we'll see how they look. jessica boyington has that. >> what are you seeing? >> we are watching delays right now. this is on the westbound side though. this is approaching an accident scene. you can see the traffic getting by and pretty much at a standstill. you will see some of those delays. also watching in south ph

philadelphia there is construction on the northbound sidement they are partially blocking that lane as well. you can see northbound approaching that point you can see delays. right around a accident. we'll end with thewadghing cons. we have directions until 3:00 p.m. tc downs there. far man that lockdown. it gunman the s.w.a.t. team moved in on g. they did finke in a near by yard. medics took t critically

wounded pl hospital. k pol that firedin parking . police say the was looking for camera for any toddler. >> she is of a child,endangerme of a corpse. preliminary autopsy results could not determine how he died. >> they are warning parents their children may have been exposed to whooping cough. two students were diagnosed earlier this month, vai sikah. a >> a big win off the ice and for the future. they reached an agreement for increased wages. it fathers or mothers days of

negotiations last week. members were threatens to boycott the u.s. world championship. and today temple university will honor lew klein. it will dedicate the college of media and communication an you will be there. >> i will be there so much. they devoted their lives to chasing storms and they died following their dreams. coming up the reaction after three storm chasers are killed in texas. and dangerous student, a man caught on camera dancing in the wrong place at the wrong time. and take a look at your radar. clouds are heading out and we'll have a nice day today. we'll check your neighborhood forecast temperatures for this afternoon coming up after the break.

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the man could face several citatis. let's start with thatorhos. why? becauses yesterday. the we have rally knocked the utouds o left with temperatures looking pr 51 in philadelphia. itre i 50 in parts of new jerseye th ie cocon around 10 t miles per ho breezy and will re breezy throughout re are your delaware 53. middletown at 53. and take a look as we go farther south. this is near -- 48 is the

current temperature here. we jump over to look at the philadelphia neighborhoods. low 50s. a little more con stance across the map today than the last few days where the front was stuck down to the south. we saw southern zones much warmer than usual. you are right now at 50. 51 the current reading in parkwood. upper 50s to low 60s by later today. there is radar and satellite view. still clouds along the shore points. it has bumped it out for a nice sunny clear picture. no rain for today. we pull this out a little wider. it is pretty much clear across the entire region. no rain for us today, tonight and tomorrow. we will start to see clouds increasing by tomorrow. here are temperatures i was talking about.

61 this afternoon. 58 for west chester and 59 in landsdale. 57 with the sunny conditions. 62 is the temperature for hamilton. atlantic city the same. delaware up to 63 in wilmington later on this afternoon. here is the hourly hour forecast. today we are clear. really nice day for us. as we go tonight still clear overnight into your thursday morning. it is scattered clouds building from the northwest. first half is clear. we start to build clouds back in and we could see sprinkles by around 8:00 p.m. out to the northwest zone. this is ahead of the main event that moves in on friday. there you go. by 10:30 in the morning indicating more steady rain starting to build. pockets of yellow even more so. we are looking at this lasting quite a while. this is all friday and even into

your saturday. we'll take a closer look at this hour by hour through to your weekend coming up in the next half hour. >> all right. thank you. seven local women will be honored tomorrow and we'll tell you why up next. also ahead, samsung want to revamp its image after the exploding phone problem, a look at what the company could unveil today.

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cents about which color should go. let us know what you think. march is womens history month. a local group highlighting her story. the organization, unity in the unity, will be honoring seven amazing women who are trail l e blazers. we have the owner of a clothing line here in philadelphia here. thank you for being here. ant anton, tell me about the event. >> it is to honor women doing extraordinary work within the community and business sector and different initiatives throughout the community. >> tell me about why you're honoring her specifically. >> well, she has been doing great things not only in the community but her clothing line has been popping, as we say.

people were nominating her. i said to myself, let's do it. they sent it to me. we reached out to her and said let's make it happen. >> tell me what it feels like to be honored to be given this special award. >> it is blessing to be honored for something you really enjoy doing. >> when did you get the idea you wanted to start your own line? were you a child or did it happen a couple of years ago? >> it happened in july of 2012. i decided to start my clothing line. it came to life in november 2012. >> how have that i had stood out. ? >> you have miss donna brown who passed away who lead thor forming arts. they danced for beyonce and other people. they were able to stand out and people were talking about them.

they e-mailed them. wubs we talked about supporters and they came on board we were like let's make this happen. i grew up in a single mom household. my mom was really strong. the woman plays crucial role in our community. >> all right. tell me who will be performing. >> we will actually do an analysis now with young ladies, 15 years old that will tear the stage up. we'll have someone keep your head up. it was miss donna brown's and we'll have poetry so it will be great performances. i'm excited about this. >> talking about tearing up the stage, we met a couple of years ago. you tore it up at the dnc. you were like preaching. >> dnc was like -- it was crazy. it was nothing like walking out on that stage and talking about something that you're passionate

about and engaging in the community. that's why it is exciting. thank you to universal companies that partner with us as well. >> thank you. it is tomorrow at universa universauniversal universal audenreid high school. thank you for coming in and congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. we are live in newark next. and a rough start to the day for workers in the lehigh valley, the run-in they did not expect. monkey in the middle, the evidence that turned up when police busted a big pot operation in our area.

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right now two former aids to new jersey chris christie are in court. last year a jury found bill and bridgette kelly guilty. they could face 37 to 46 months in prison. they are asking the judge for lenien leniency. >> jay gray is following this from outside the courthouse. what can you tell us? >> hey. . >> reporter: yeah. we are outside the courthouse. they could face 36 to 48 months in prison. they are con visvicted of using their positions to cause a traffic jam, part of a plot against a major who did not endorse christie. they have been convicted of fraud, conspiracy and misusing

the bridge for improper purposes. lawyers for the two allies of christie have said they don't need jail time here. they are arguing they should get probation, perhaps home confinement and community service or combination of those three. it will be interesting to see how this plays out. both inside the courthouse right now. we'll continue to monitor things but that's the latest from here in newark. back to you. >> thank you, jay. well, take a look at the sunshine outside. look how nice that is. look at the art museum. that is welcomed after the couple of days of rain we endour d den dure endured. >> this is a blue sky. that's all we have got ton board. that's what we will keep for the rest of the day. temperatures are warming up nicely. currently we are in the 50s for

most of us. wilmington and dover both at 53. in philadelphia it is 51 degrees. soon enough to be 50s as well. later today i think we should see upper 50s and low 60s, which is just a tad above averagement we should be right around the upper 50s. here are the current winds we are tracking. it is a bit breezy out there. gusts about 25 miles per hour. it is 12 for the sustained wind speed. it is 13 in millville. today is a day of constance instead of the wide rains we have seen. some looking at warm temps and some cold. it is consistent across the map as we pull in this winds from the north. on top of that it is the consistency and sunshine we are expecting. we already cleared north to right around south jersey. the shore still has clouds. not for long. we are tracking rain in the forecast again and it could be

heavy rain. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> all right. we'll see you then. workers are repairing a convenience store after a car slammed into it. it happened near 12th and hamilton around 6:00 this morning. the car ended up all the way inside the store. no one was hurt. authorities say three cuban nationals are underway for growing marijuana. police found something more unusual. they discovered this monkey. the animal is now at a rescue center. they are calling it keylow. they found extensive growing operation. these are the three men charged with drug trafficking. police say they were part of an organized criminal network. governor chris christie investigating destruction of a rev la revolutionary war landmark.

at that time local and federal lawmakers working to save the house by moving it to another location. prime minister teresa may announced she forpally strigerred the two-year countdown to britain's exit which has been named brexit. it is the remaining 27 countries in the eu. now a video you have to see. it is scary to watch. the man survived. it shows a motorcycle rider suddenly flying off a california highway and down a cliff. three bikers were riding along and one of them suddenly failed to negotiate a curve. the rider landed in a tree and some how suffered only a broken shoulder frm visitors will see security changes at walt disney world's

magic kingdom. gusts will go through metal detectors and get bags which he could. people driving to the park and then board monorails or ferries to reach the attraction. right now they can get on them without going through security then they have to go through the process once they get to magic kingdom. wells fargo will pay $110 million after employees open accounts for customers without their permission. the lawsuit claimed employees opened the accounts to meet sales targets. the settlement targets customers going back to january of 2009. if you're planning to drive somewhere you will need a little extra scratch. gas prices will be higher than normal this year. the national average for a gallon of gas will be up to about 85 in philadelphia. it is 268 in south jersey. it is a 70 cent increase over the same time last year.

bob dylan will pick up his award afterall. he will pick -- they say he will not give a nobel peace prize lecture. he was picked for his creation of great american songs. rabbis preparing for the opening of a jewish center. they hung them throughout the center this morning. it is a small scroll with hebrew prayer enclosed in a decorative case. coming up we have help if you're interested in going back to college as an adult. and turning flour into gold, how they are whipping up money for their own college dreams. and a live look, the breeze

picking up. we'll talk about the sunny conditio conditions, when the next round of rain moves in coming up.

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relapse in half. this drug could be available in a few weeks. this week's wednesday's child is a 15-year-old girl with big dreams for the future. she hopes the forever family will help her live to the fullest. i want to introduce you to kathleen. so you're 15 and you will tribal la -- try ballet. have you done it before? no. >> are you excited to try it? >> kind of. >> if you can't already tell kathleen isn't afraid to try new things. tell me some things you would like to try that you haven't. >> well, food wise i want to try octopus. >> octopus? >> it looks gross. >> surely if you're 15 and willing to try octopus or squid

and you haven't had it you're pretty adventurous. she is pretty practical with a strong sens of fairness. >> tell me what you want to be when you grow up. >> a defense attorney for criminal justice. >> why? >> because i believe everybody should have a fair trial. >> what will it take to become a defense attorney? >> law. >> law school, good grades. you have to read a lot. >> i do read a lot. >> her key to success, reading. it's something she loves to do. >> we are looking for a two-parent family for kk so she can take some time to open up. we are looking for a family who can fight through that process with her and help her open up and get to know them. she would probably do well with a family who would be either african american, biracial or

lived in a more diverse area. >> if you would like to make kathle kathleen's dream come true go to nbc10.com and call the national adoption center at 1-866-do adopt. they do call her kk some times. they have two hour to prepare a french meal from memory and then they are judged. they get scholarships to culinary schools across the country. ever thought about going back to school to finish your degree? graduate philadelphia is offering help this weekend with a special event don't be fooled, april fools day. you go back to school. it is a college fair with help for adults who want to go to school but maybe nervous about moving ahead. it is one of the college come

backers. that's what we call it. thanks so much for being here to both of you! thanks for having us. >> start by telling us what's going to happen this weekend. >> we are so excited about this event. really there will be something for everyone who want to go back to school no matter where they are in the process. this is for adults who have some college credits or college and university partners will be there to say -- you can say i have x number of credits, how many will you accept and then there will be a series of workshops. how do i get into debt rehabilitation or i'm a working adult. we'll have career link with us to talk about great interview skills that you can learn to get that great job. for people who have a criminal record, some times they wonder, should i go back to school? how can i go back to school? there will be a workshop to help them reengage and go back. really something if everyone who wants to go back. >> and that's who your

organization serves, people who want to go back and i don't know how to navigate this or that. >> absolutely. a key thing is how am i going to pay for it? we'll have grants and scholarshi scholarships. we'll be giving away the apps which you can plug in your personal information. it will kick back to you scholarship opportunities to you can help pay for your education. >> tell us about your experience. >> my journey started in 1999 was going back to school. i was introduced to graduate philadelphia through ccp, community college of philadelphia. it was expresecellent for me. it answered a lot of questions about essay writing. you are required to do that when you're applying for scholarships. they helped me with that. as a result of going to the adult workshop i met up with

chestnut hill college and they were able to match up my credits i already learned and got accepted to chestnut hill and will be graduating from there in may. >> graduating with what? >> with a bachelor's degree in human service. >> beautiful. excellent. congratulations to you. >> thanks so much. >> thanks for coming in. i want to tell our viewers about the event. it's this weekend. if you're thinking about going back to college this can hechlt -- help. you go to community college of philadelphia. building on 17th between spring garden and callow hill. people in texas and oklahoma are cleaning up from severe weather. three people were killed while chasing those storms. >> reporter: overnight golf-ball sized hail forcing families like christie copeland and her family to scramble to find a safe place

to weather the storm. >> we were going to a storm cellar. as soon as we stopped a huge shattered noise happened and we looked and it got glass all over my kid and hit my daughter in the back of the head. >> windshields were no match for strong winds and hail pounding cars in west texas. the severe thunderstorms causing nearly 200,000 people to lose power in the dallas/ft. worth area. heavy rain and flooding roads in moore, oklahoma. while most faced with these dangerous conditions shelter in place these stunning pictures were captured by storm chasers who raised the danger to document it. the storm comes as three storm chasers while pursuing a storm in west texas. the weather channel identifying two of the victims as kelly williamson releasing a statement

saying in part kelly and randy were beloved members of the weather community. we are saddened by this loss and our deepest sympathies go out to the family and loved ones of all involved. nbc news. pennsylvania struggling to pay home heating bills have more time to apply for help. the state extended the deadline for home energy assistance program. it is now april 7th. to apply go online on nbc10.com or on our nbc 10 app or to your county assistance office. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> let's take a look at more of our neighborhood temperatures. we were checking out delaware and philly in the next half hour. we'll go through some of our new jersey neighborhoods. clayton at 51. we see low 50s for areas here. about the same as we track along

through princeton and hope well township. what will happen is numbers will continue climbing this afternoon, looking very good the rest of the day. we stay sunny through your afternoon in philly. low 60s through the spotty neighbor neighborhoods. it is 57 by 5:00 p.m. clear conditions across the map today. no rain to worry about today. 55 will be your temperature in lehigh valley. in delaware up to 60 through 5:00. at the shore we go from 57 and start to go drop off later into the day. it is 51 by 5:00 p.m. clear skies overnight as well. we will see clouds cycling in as we get into the early morning hours of tomorrow. here is a look at your radar and satellite view. clouds hanging along the shore. those are moving off also. sown shi

sunshine for all of us through today and tomorrow. remember, tomorrow we will start to see clouds returning. by friday that's when we have the next forecast. another round of rain moving in. this is starting at 7:00 a.m. rain moving in from the west. you can see the deep greens and yellows. it is periods of heavy rain passing through the area. from 11:00 a.m. friday through 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon pretty much our entire viewing area getting a good dose of rain. possibly steady to heavy rain that could pass from 4:00 through 10:00 p.m. across our region. it will start to do the ponding on those roadways. this will be heavy rain that lasts through night and more scattered in nature. 8:00 a.m. here is the good news. if you want plans on your saturday this should start moving out. here is a look at your forecast highs for the weekend. it is rainy your friday into the first half of saturday.

54 in philly on friday. up to 58 on saturday. low 50s to upper 50s in south jersey. delaware could see 60s by saturday. sunday is looking very good though. low 60s in areas like philadelphia, south jersey and delaware. upper 50s for the suburbs. sunshine returns on your sunday. we are looking at better conditions as we end your weekend versus the start on your friday. there is a look at the seven day forecast. go 61 for us on wednesday. we are breezy for the rest of today. a dip in temperatures and saturday the morning showers that dry out by sunday. there you go in your next workweek. it is still right around the low 60s to start it off.

>> after five years and $90 million the iconic longwood gardens will be reopened. it includes new technology that sends water from fountains more than 170 feet into the air. they were inspired by longwood's founder. opening scheduled for may 27th. >> one of my favorite places on the planet. >> we are working on several stories for you this afternoon. >> we have a look at what we can expect. hi.

>> one of philadelphia's most popular personalities for years was built out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and investigators say one of mason's family members is to blame. we are talking about what happened. plus a man splurged on a new tv but it came with a big crack, how nbc 10 helped the company follow through on a replacement. and clearing up a misconception on immigration doesn't go as unplanned. how an undocumented college student's post backfired. that's on nbc 10 news at 4:00. vai and tracy, back to you. >> thank you. two former aids to chris christie learning their sentence for their role nts bridgegate scandal. they were convicted of wire fraud, conspiracy and misuse of the george washington bridge. they shut down all of the toll

lanes in 2013 as retaliation against the mayor because he declieed to endorse christie's bid for reelection. christie was never charged with any wrong doing. krystal klei is here. i could be a meteorologist today too. it is sunny. >> yeah. so today is sunny. it looks really good out there. it lasts the rest of today. temperatures should climb to the upper 50s and low 60s. 61 in philadelphia. we'll drop a bit over the next couple of days then the rain does return. it looks like much of friday we could see periods of hef i haav. if you have saturday afternoon and evening plans temperatures pick back up and we clear out. chance of rain next tuesday and wednesday. >> thanks. in half an hour at 12:30 md anderson cancer center will talk

about kcolon cancer and treatment. log on for free go nbc10.com/ nbc10.com/healthyyou. >> i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. from krystal klei and all of us here at nbc 10 enjoy your day. >> enjoy the sunshine. >> yes. got you outnumbered.

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