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tonight on nbc 10 news at 6:00, philadelphia spring tourism. april kicks off a busy week in the city. we're breaking down all the events for you. a life saving rescue. fire crews say one man is lucky to be alive after what happened here in southwest philadelphia. and a deadly crash in south jersey. we'll tell you what happened here in burlington county that killed one drive and sent two others to the hospital. nbc 10 news starts now. good evening. welcome to nbc 10 news at 6:00. today is the first day of a big month for philadelphia. many events are returning as the spring season really gets going. drew, with the crowds out today, if it's any indication, we can expect a very busy month ahead.

>> reporter: everybody wants to get out and turn the page on the month of march. the sun made an appearance and people are running up the steps taking their photos here today. chopping down trees, making it look real nice out here. across the streets, they are cleaning up from a race today. but that will be the spot of a lot of action in the beginning weeks as they begin to build the big stage for the nfl draft experience. the trees are beginning to bloom. love is in the air. and it's time to get outside. >> it's here. spring's back. >> reporter: the subaru cherry blossom festival began today. the japanese house and garden is opening its gates in fairmount park for the first time since october. >> we've been fielding calls for the last two, three weeks, when are you opening, why can't i come out sooner. people are ready. >> reporter: at the art museum,

it means salsa. it was packed on this saturday. there will soon be another museum option in the city. >> this is a last major exterior piece, like a little decoration on the top of the cake. >> reporter: a crane lowered 3,000 pound sculpture panel of the american revolution ahead of its april 19th open. >> every morning there's a line of nose prints on the glass behind me. it's amazing to see. >> reporter: cranes also at work outside city hall. a huge welcome banner for the nfl draft is now up. as the city prepares for one of its biggest events of the year. the tourists are out in strong numbers today. at the end of the month, that is the nfl draft as well as the relays on the same weekend. it will probably be tough to get a hotel room that weekend. >> thank you, drew.

tonight philadelphia fire officials say one man is lucky to be alive after this home collapsed right on top of him. fire crews had to dig through the rubble before pulling off the rescue. andrea cline-thomas is live in southwest philadelphia to walk us through what happened. andrea? >> reporter: well, denise, i want to start here by showing you this car that's completely covered with dirt. it shows you the impact of that collapse. but walk with me. what's even more startling especially when looking at all this rubble is that a man made it out of the house alive. daylight reveals a gaping hole between homes on yo com street. a home collapsed overnight. >> they've been fixing on this abandoned building for a while. but nobody knew nobody was down there. >> reporter: the sound of the crumbling bricks was a rude awakening for neighbors. >> i woke up with all the fire

trucks outside. i was like, what's going on? >> reporter: what was worse, some say they heard the man inside screaming for help. first responders managed to rescue the 59-year-old who say is homeless and was squatting in the vacant house. >> two abandoned houses next to it that caught on fire years ago. nobody took care of the house well enough. >> reporter: neighbors say there had been work on property that once occupied the space for the past few weeks. some said the collapse wasn't entirely a surprise. now, back out here live. that 59-year-old was taken to penn presbyterian hospital for treatment. i was able to talk to the contractor who was doing work out here for the past few weeks. but he hung up and did not answer any of our questions. reporting live in south west philadelphia, andrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. a 14-year-old was killed this afternoon when the atv he

was driving flipped over in burlington county. two passengers were hurt. the accident happened at new road in tabernacle. authorities tell us the passenger's injuries don't appear to be serious. three children were taken to the hospital after an armored truck collided with a car sending that car crashing into a building. the kids are expected to be okay. the crash happened this afternoon the at the corner of broad and brown streets. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. a follow-up to a story with efirst brought you last week on nbc 10. police in chester county have someone in custody tonight for putting a skimming device at a gas station. police said this picture of that skimming device. it was found inside a pump at the exxon gas station on lincoln highway. the device is used to steal credit card information and potentially people's identities.

the crack in the back can only mean one thing, baseball season is just days away. nbc 10 here at the ben franklin parkway where kids were taking their hits in the batting cages. time for the first alert neighborhood forecast and meteorologist erica martin is here with the most accurate forecast. erika, no rain now, but a different story next weeks? >> definitely roller coaster ride in the weather department. rain on and off throughout the entire work week. 52 degrees in philadelphia. we topped out at 53, below the average of 59. mount pocono, 36 degrees for you. we focus baseball season, of course, really important. we're talking about the area of low pressure that's developing in the southwest. it will continue to work its way into our direction, so i do

think that we have to talk about opening day in cincinnati for the phillies at 4 clon 10 p.m. 1:00 p.m., looks like we'll see widespread heavy downpours, 64 degrees. 67 at 4:00 p.m. with the threat of thunderstorms. at 7:00 p.m., i'm still going to keep those thunderstorms in with temperatures in the low to mid-60s. so if you're traveling in that direction, of course, good-bye to the phillies to win. next three days we'll see temperatures pretty much in the 60s, upper 50s. trends right around seasonal this time of year. i have a look at your extended forecast, including the phillies opener here on friday. >> erika, we'll see you soon. an avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers swept through a small city in colombia, killing at least 154 people. a state of emergency has been declared in the small city along the southern border with ecuador. the incident happened around midnight as many people were

sleeping. witnesses say they felt the buildings vibrated before the mud and debris swept through toppling homes and lifting trucks downstream. they continue to search for survivors. an update on a fire that caused part of a bridge to collapse leaving thousands of drives stranded for hours. ahead, we'll tell you what we're learning about one of the men accused of intentionally setting that fire. plus, a deadly carbon monoxide leak inside a hotel. we'll tell you how the hotel staff noticed something was wrong. dear fellow citizen,

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sincerely, amanda etheridge, fellow planner and fellow citizen. the man accused of starting this massive fire which caused a section of a busy atlanta interstate to collapse was in court today. he was arrested yesterday. he's charged with first-degree arson and criminal damage to property. the fire started thursday under

the bridge at a site used to store noncombustible construction materials, including coils of plastic. >> it takes something to cause something like that to burn. high-density plastic that is noncombustible. >> two other people were also arrested. they're charged with criminal trespass. this ebelieve the trio may be homeless. one child has died and a dozen other people sickened after a carbon monoxide leak inside a michigan hotel. police at the quality inn called 911 after seeing six unresponsive children on the pool deck this morning. authorities say a high level of carbon monoxide was detected in the area, and they immediately began pulling the children out. officials are trying to find the source of that leak. next on nbc 10 news, poking fun.

we'll explain the april fool's joke the russian foreign ministry pulled off today. i'm tracking clouds diminishing through the hours. you can see the low pushing well out to sea. but we do have a series of disturbances moving through. coming up, i have all the details.

today is the start of trout season in southeastern pennsylvania. anglers can go for the big one in berks, bucks, lehigh, montgomery and philadelphia counties. the rest of the state can go fishing in a couple weeks. crews have stocked streams and lakes with thousands of trout, so good luck out there. a celebration of children and the latino culture in center city today. thousands turned out for the ninth annual day of the child at the franklin institute. a family's got to explore exhibits and meet nbc 10

personalities, christian, and erika was also there. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are proud sponsors of the event. people gathered in washington square park to battle for international pillow fight day. some came in costumes, others brought the kids along. after the fight, pillows were donated to got laundry who will wash them and give them to people who are homeless. the phillies phanatic kicks off the seventh annual charity 5k today. thousands of runners made their way around citizens bank park and through south philadelphia. the race raised money for phillies charities. the phillies return to action at citizens bank park next week. nbc 10 will help welcome them home. watch the home opener against the washington nationals next

friday, april 7th, right here on nbc 10. catch our pregame show started at 2:00 p.m. we'll bring you live coverage of the parade, of players as well as profiles. news election interference the russian foreign ministry is hoping to help you out on april fool's day. take a listen to the audio page posted on its facebook page today. >> from russian diplomat to your political opponents, press one. to use the services of russian hackers, press two. to request election interference, press three. >> russians have humor, huh? a ministry duty officer confirmed the post was an official joke, and earlier this week russian president vladimir putin emphatically denied any interference in the elections.

i'm erika martin with your most accurate forecast. we are seeing thinning clouds out there. a mix of mid and upper level clouds. pretty much a cloudy day all day long. we're seeing a break in the clouds and we have a mostly clear night in the forecast. here it is. that area of low pressure well out to sea. that wreaked all that havoc across the views area, bringing an inch to over 2 1/2 inches for some. however, right now, we're under the influence of a high pressure system that will continue to bring us mostly clear to clear skies, at least through the second half of monday. and then i'm tracking some rain late monday into tuesday. currently temperatures are mainly in the 50s. we are seeing upper 40s for coatesville and allentown. atlantic city 51. and mount holly, your current temperature is 50 degrees. we topped out at 53 in philadelphia. current temperature 52.

and the normal high, or average high is 59 degrees. so we're working our way up there. at least we'll be above that by tomorrow. current wind profile coming out of the northwest, giving us chillier feels-like temperatures. moderate wind speeds ranging between 17 miles per hour in allentown, 16 for philadelphia, 18 for melville. they will start to diminish later tonight. but for right now, temperatures are still a little uncomfortable. those are our overnight low temperatures. conditions for sunday include mostly sunny to sunny skies. i am going oh leave breezy. on monday, we're going to see clouds developing as an area of low pressure starts to develop. temperatures will top out only in the low 60s. we're going to see low 60s on tuesday with the threat of thunderstorms of the by wednesday, folks, mix of sun and clouds.

thursday, looks like more unsettled weather coming into the area. we do have rain in the forecast for friday for phillies. phillies game opener. temperatures only in the upper 50s. at least we'll be seasonal this time of year. by next sunday, it looks like we still have a chance for rain early in the day and then clearing monday and tuesday. next monday and tuesday we could have some rain. i did have -- we did have an area of the lows for tonight but we do have to, of course, talk sports. the flyers haven't taken the ice yet tonight. they're already a little closer to being eliminated from play-off contention. one of the finalists for player of the year joined the team today. we'll hear from the newest flyer and let you know when he might play. that's next in sports.

we have a look at "nightly news." good evening, jose. >> good evening. coming up tonight, the unfolding tragedy in colombia where a wall of water has killed more than 150 people in one city. one child is dead from carbon monoxide. how some are preparing in case they're detained. the end of an era, after the stunning upset of the uconn women's basketball team. we'll put their achievements in perspective when i see you in just a couple of minutes on "nightly news," denise. >> see you in a few, jose. this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. it will change the way you experience tv. good evening. good to see you as always. the flyers host the devils tonight and don't get more must-wins from this one.

boston wins and toronto gets a point, boston hosting florida. first alert weather day in boston. second period, 2-2, bruins dumped the puck into the panthers zone. late third period, bruins took a man advantage. needs a couple of whacks. boston wins 5-2. bad news for the flyers. they've lost all three meetings with the devils this season. michael noiberg will be in for the devils tonight. mason not available due to illness. as for the play-off chase, the flyers can only control what they do. >> we've been in the same hole. our focus is on exactly what it's been, taking care of our own business. and that's what we've done. that's the opportunity that we have again today. >> well, lay your eyes on this

gentleman, fresh out of college, skating with the flyers this morning. a finalist for the hoeby baker award, college player of the year. will not play this weekend. could play tuesday. he talks about what it meant to sign his first pro contract. >> happy tears. been a long time coming. you wait your whole life for this. i got to give my mom and dad a big hug. tears of joy. it's an unreal feeling. just happy to be here. >> we're excite to have him join us. nice to get him out on the ice today and obviously i'm sure it's been a whirlwind for him. gets his feet wet a little bit this morning in a morning skate. we'll take the next couple of days here to get him settled in. boomerang, the phillies have returned from spring training yesterday. they'll leave tomorrow for cincinnati in monday's season opener.

>> we're looking to make organizational progress. obviously last year we won 71 games. our hope and expectation is we will improve on that this year. we're off to a good start so far. the games start for real on monday. in addition to team success, we're constantly going to be looking for individual players' successes as that begins to shape our future. all things considered, i think we're in a good place. the basketball hall of fame announced a class of 2017 today. it includes former sixer george mcginnis. how about this. have you heard a huge upset last night in the women's final four. mississippi state, a chance to beat uconn. away. we go to overtime tied at 60. at the last second heave there, off the mark. end of ot tied at 64.

settles for the pull-up jumper and hits it. 66-64. the bulldogs snap uconn's 111 winning streak. the eagles hoping they found a diamond in the rough. robinson a first round pick in 2010. has not lived up to the po teng as of yet. robinson played with the colts last season. robinson said jenkins had a huge role in robinson's signing with the eagles. >> i know what type of player he is and what type of locker room he's trying to build. i think, me knowing him, that kind of made a decision for me. >> that is your look at sports.

denise, back to you. >> danny, thanks so much. >> sunny sunday. the best day of the week. temperatures in the low 60s. rain. late monday to tuesday. thursday and friday. possibly early saturday. late sunday into monday. thank you. we're going to enjoy tomorrow, right? that's nbc 10 news for tonight. we'll see you tonight at 11:00.

the wild spring weather from a devastating tornado in virginia with other regions being threatened tonight. an invisible killer. carbon monoxide seeks into the pool area overwhelming a dozen people, many children. just in case with fears of deportation some turn to a digital life line of families and lawyers preparing for what could happen. from unbeatable to unbelievable, an upset for the ages