reports swirling about cowboys quarterback tony romo's next move. right now at 11:00 opening statements on trial for a man accused of killing one of the state troopers. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. >> and i'm erni coleman. he is on trial for his life.

he is accused of shooting and killing brian dickson and wounding douglas. he planned to ambush the troopers and kill both of them. we are following the developments from the breaking news story. >> reporter: there has been a lot of activity so far. take a look. eric frein's walk into the courthouse was obscured. the jury will hear opening statements and will likely hear a video taped confession right after the capture about two and a half years ago. the judge ruled it is okay to show in court. we'll somehow you the district attorney and his prosecution team arriving to the white house this morning. it has been over two years and prosecutors tell us they are

ready to get this in front of the jury. pl pr prosecu prosecutors seeking the death penalty in this case. nbc 10 news. >> nbc 10 will be in the courtroom throughout this trial. count on us for daily updates ton air and on the nbc 10 app and as we learn new developments. parts of our area dealing with showers this morning. here is a live look at center city philadelphia. let's check in with krystal klei with the forecast and answers to those questions. >> yes. we are looking at -- here is a look at our first alert radar currently. not a time going on the board here. we had rain in the early hours of today. we see spotty showers moving through. it is north of the i-95 corridor.

not seeing a ton of rain but lingering clouds and sun peeking through the clouds as well. this is into montgomery and it will be moving out of our viewing area. it is up to the farthest east parts. it is all rain that is falling. temperatures are above freezing. it is light to moderate rain pulling through right now. you'll see there is still scattered showers on the backside of this. the actual focus of the storm has already moved on well to the east of us. showers will linger meaning spotty rain. you might want some umbrella if you head out in the next hour or so. this is well above freezing. it looks very good out there. 67 in philadelphia and in wilmington, 6 1 in redding.

it is 55 for our current temperatures. that means in air whareas south will be easy to hit the 70s for highs today. we'll take a closer look at forecasts and talk more about the chance of rain that returned over the next several days. >> thank you. police say an argument lead to gunfire that killed three men. police say a pair of gunmen opened fire yesterday afternoon hitting four people. a near by school went into lock down. they tried to shield share cuds from watching too much. when they say i saw a dead body. how am i supposed to feel about that? >> the fourth victim is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the stomach.

police still looking for the two gunmen. they may have driven away in a dpra s gray suv. a beating caught on cell phone video. take a look. the eight grader says he was jumped by a large group of other students. he did not know them. you can see at least seven people throw punches at the teen's back and chest. the teen is too afraid to show his face. >> i was pretty scary. i wasn't expecting anything to happen. >> thank goodness there is video and technology helps. it will hopefully get these kids and teach them a lesson. >> the victim and a friend were celebrating a friend's birthday. in camden county a firefighter hurt. nbc 10 on the scene.

flames broke out around 4:30 this morning. we are working to learn the condition of the firefighter. investigators will be looking for the cause of the fire. armed robbers pulled off cedar brook road. they walked into an open door, grabbed a dog, two cell phones and then they took off. no one was hurt. they believe the victims may know the robbers. philadelphia police looking for the robber in this new video. he attacked a man in the middle of the day. police say the truck driver was pulled out of his vehicle. he drove off with the truck before abandoning it. he got away with money collected from several businesses. >> also, police looking for a man who held up a 7 eleven. he said he had gasoline in a cup

and threaten today set the man on fire. if you recognize either of these guys place would like to hear from you. abraham suing to have seth williams removed from office. they argue it prevents will m yas fry y williams from keeping his job. he said he will fight bribery and extortion charges. neither he or his lawyer excellented ton lawsuit. a trial continues in wilmington today. amy joiner francis died of cardiac arrest at the howard high school of technology last year. a new jersey teen faces up to s15 years in prison after admitting he plot today kill the pope. he admitted he tried to hire a

sniper to shoot pope francis back in september of 2015. an under cover fli agent said he scaled buildings and climbed on roofs to scout out the best. rets get to traffic with jessica boyington. >> we had rain this morning for the morning commute. right now doing better. this earlier crash just on the off ramp. it is on the eastbound side. you can see all of that eastbound traffic getting by still. there is a crash on glenn brook road. checking in with mass transit. new jersey transit running on holiday schedule and amtrak

running on a modified schedule. from traffic move from new jersey into delaware two center lanes are open because that's where the construction is heading. we have lanes closed until 3:00 p.m. the betty ross is clear. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you, jess. we have an alert for drivers at the jersey shore. they closed the inlet bridge in cape may county. they found a crack in the support beam. no time line when repairs will be finished. the former president of mexico will speak. vicente fox is the keynote speaker at the world affairs

council of philadelphia program. he is kpped to talk about the future for immigrants, trade and the war on drugs. brags for a showdown. republicans are preparing to pull out all of the stops to get president trump's supreme court confirmed even they secured to block the vote. take a look. we see peeks of sun starting to dry out but for how long? we'll track conditions for you coming up in a few minutes. careful joe, they've got you outnumbered.

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senate homeland security committee holding a hearing on president trump's plan to build a wall along the u.s./mexico border. this is a live look. the panel is billing the today's hearing on a discussion on fencing along the southwest border. president trump says he remains serious on reaching a deal on a new healthcare plan. mike pence med with moderate house republicans to help stop the american health care act from reaching a vote. president trump said he doesn't man to work with democrats on the issue. paul ryan talked about reviving the healthcare bill. >> we are at that stage about how to move forward in a way to get everybody. it is important we don't win the

votes of one group but that we get them of 216 of our members. >> many said they are not ready to sign onto any deal. house democrats are marking equal payday that would help women fight for their salary rights. today it shows what men were paid the previous yeah. the paycheck fairness act has been introduced since 1997. it would help sue employers that don't. looking at what sparked this massive fire main los angeles. it took three hours for firefighters to get under k control. luckily no one was hurt. and take a look at the storm damage in georgia. winds yesterday toppled a hotel sign bringing it crashing down.

severe storms lead to broken windows and downed trees. students and teachers at an elementary school took cover. no one was hurt. several cars in the parking lot had their windows blown out. >> and nothing like that for us. instead we saw some of those showers pass through early on this morning. lingering rain showers right now. look at current conditions. temperatures are pretty good. it is 67 degrees now in philadelphia. it is 59 in parts of the pennsylvania suburbs. we are at 67 in delaware. we have peeks of sun breaking through. it is helping boost temperatures getting us closer and closer to the 70s for this afternoon. here is our radar and satellite. that is the green you see. it is not a lot that's moving

by. these are spotty showers. it's good news. it means we don't have to worry about thunderstorm damage. cells are starting to exit parts of bucks county and starting to exit the lehigh valley as well. there is a closer look. you have deeper greens to light greens. it means the it's a light rain. it won't cause any flooding concerns. the ground is already saturated from what we saw last friday. this rain not going to cause any problems. here is the hour by hour. scattered rain showers linger right now. they weaken through 11:30 in the afternoon. a little more action north than south. notice we still have the cloudiness over some parts of new jersey. we have peeks of sun through the

afternoon which will continue to climb the temperatures into the 70s. some more spotty showers are possible through about 4:00 p.m. maybe an isolated thunderstorm meaning there could be one or two cells to pop up. it is really not a big concern isolated rain showers and temperatures making their way into the mid-70s. low 70s possible for parts of the suburbs. this is areas like allentown may stay in the mid-to upper 60s with peeks of sunshine. we all get peeks of sun. right near the low to mid-70s. winds have been up today. gusts about 25 miles per hour.

this is wilmington, dover. gusts at 25 miles per hour. gusts up to 35 miles per hour this afternoon and possible. it is more of a witness stand di category through the rest of today. not the most beautiful of conditions. there is a look at the ten day on ten. up to 77 degrees. a forecast possibility. into wednesday we get one nice day. thunderstorms moved through thursday and your weekend looking good and cooler for the first home opener for the phillies. getting ton path to financial health. it is national financial literacy month. gets on the right track to financial success early.

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to properly manage our money. once again citizens bank is admitted to helping citizens manage their money. patty is the president of clarify, the nonprofit agency. thank you both for being here. why is citizens bank so committed to this cause? >> we go to community leaders and say how can a bank with helpful in they say it is a really a key issue because if you don't handle it you can get a family in a lot of trouble. we want to make sure people avoid trouble but also achieve their dreams. they have financial aspirations and dreams whether it's buying a house, send kids to college. also things like getting a credit card, making sure you understand how the interest works. these are critical life skills.

they ask banks to help on this. we have an excited thursday with 1 is not for profits that will help us get the financial literacy word out. >> tell me who they are targeted for. >> it is interesting. we did announce in the school district. it is targeting not just students but also the parents. they have parent and university at the school district making sure that parents understand so that our young adults in high school are learning financial literacy and parents are learning financial literacy. they can teach oeeach other. it ranges a lot. >> my kids are in college. my son sad did dad, i wish you would have taught me about financial literacy. i said the reason i never talked about it, there was so much

tension around it i never wanted to talk about it with my kids. different people have different reasons why they don't get into this. tell me about the work you do and biggest issues you see out there as you work with consumers. >> so we do a one on one financial counseling and group educational workshop. this grant helps support the efforts. we work with a variety of organizations. we have 300 across the region who have clients who are stl struggling to make ends meet. it is how do i best use my money. you talk about your son going to college. it's how do i save for college? what's the right student loan and how do i help my son pay it back and make sure he keeps his credit on track? it is really trying to get

people into the basics of banking too. the world is shipping. we are seeing a lot more companies coming on the market and we want to make sure people are banking in their neighborhoods with their local bank like citizens. >> you always hear people talk about religion and financing. you find people are -- you moe, they drop their guard a little bit? >> absolutely. >> this is a scary thing for people. >> absolutely. i think clients who come to the workshops are declined in a way. we have to cut people off. they are talking too much about personal finances and saying you need a one on one counseling session to address that. >> what you're doing is a great deal for folks who need more in this area.

more details on nbc 10 app and web site. thank you for coming in and sharing important information. >> thank you. two and a half years after he became one of the fbi's most wanted fugitives eric frein goes on trial. he killed one state trooper and injured another. and reports out about tony romo and his future with football.

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y26vgy y5yy trial is now underway for the man who ambushed two pennsylvania state troopers and lead police on a 48 day manhunt. brian dickson was killed and

alex douglas was injured in the 2014 attack that eric frein carried out. what are we expecting to happen today? >> eric frein pleaded nogt t guy to the charges against him. his walk into the courthouse was absecured by a tarp. the jury will hear opening statements. the judge ruled a video taped confession is okay to show to the jury. as to whether he will take the stand, prostituecutors tell us up to him. the jury selection took place in chester county because of heavy pretrial publicity taking place

in pike county. the trial is expected to last five to eight weeks. >> thank you. we'll be in the courtroom throughout this trial. you can count on us for updates on the air and online as we learn new developments in the case. we are track showers. a live look at radar shows where the rain is falling right now. >> meteorologist krystal klei is here with the forecast. >> yeah. this is kind of a warm up for the real rain and thunderstorms that moved through on thursday. there are areas of rain. most of this is very weak as it continues to scatter and pass on through. you can see we did have more widespread showers. it turned to cloudy conditions. as we look farther west there is

still more where this came from. as we continue through the next of our morning and into your early afternoon i expect we'll continue with more scattered showers through today but really starting to dry out into the later part of the day. some into the mid-to upper 70s by the end of today. tomorrow we have one nice day. we have been under this theme where we have a sunny day and we go back to the rainy forecast. that's what this will do again. thursday rain and thunderstorms move back through. it is more strong to severe activity in our area. we'll talk more closely about your forecast and a peek of your forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. philadelphia police looking for two men in a hooting sha left three people dead and another man hurt. investigators say an argument

lead to the gunfire. police say two gunmen spla driven away in a gray suv. a 14-year-old boy says he is the victim of an attack. beating was caught on cell phone video. he was attacked as he celebrated his birthday. police raare investigating. suing to have seth williams removed from office. they argue it prevents williams from keeping his job because his law license is temporary lir suspended. the threat follows the bombing that killed 14 people. we have the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: investigators say the bomb on the metro carriage was packed with nails and ball

bearings. it tore through metal and people. authorities named the suspect as a 22-year-old russian citizen with links to islamist militants. they are examining debris and explosive residue, security camera footage and above all, a second bomb. investigators say the bomb was meant to be even more powerful. disguised as a fire extinguisher it was disarmed. it is not clear if one man was behind both bombs. no group claimed the attacks. it came mid-afternoon, the timing significant because putin was in st. petersburg, his home stichlt after the attack he laid flowers at the station.

trump offered condolences and condemnation. >> absolutely a terrible thing. >> reporter: threats of ve venn j from isis. putin says it would stop terrorism reaching russia. it hasn't. this morning more flowers for the victims. more prayers after this city's first under it's gunshot wound terror attack. the flowers are still being laid at this metro station. they say trump and putin agree terrorism must be defeated decisively and quickly. not so simple here. 7,000 russians went to syria to fight for isis. russia today is on high alert. back to you.

and new this morning, israel adding its voice to get rid of chemical weapons. gener dozens of people were killed in northern province of syria from that gas attack today. they say 11 children are among the dead. the syrian military denies being behind the attack. the president wants to let business leaders know he is doing all he can to create a probusiness climate. executives are all taking part. police say they caught a

drug smuggler while he presended to be a pilot for delta airlines. they found five founds of cocaine worth about $85,000. he was dressed in a pilot's uniform and had two fake delta id bhadges. the title game came down and suffocated defense at the end. and new this morning, it looks like toe aromo will head romo was considering other offers but decided to become a broadcaster instead.

the last pass was against the eagles. first place right auout of e gate. they are relishing a 4-3 win. what a start yesterday. first bat of the season. lead off homer in cincinnati. off to right field. sanders follows up with an rbi double. phillies racked up ten hits. nbc 10 will welcome the phillies hope at citizens bank park. maybe they will be undefeated when they come back here. first pitch right here. catch our me game show starting at 2:00 p.m. >> i'll be out there. google is making it easier to pry phones and tablets from your kids hands. with the google wifi router you can block wifi.

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>> could be him too, right if. >> yes. >> how do you avoid the backlash that comes with avoiding problems head on? >> i think there's less backlash when you do directly intervene. where we get into trouble is when people don't intervene and problems seed and really take hold. that's when people go from being annoying to being called jerks and schmucks. many referrals start with i should have called you ten years ago. he is a complete schmuck. >> and your name is jodi foster, do you get calls that, are you the jordi foster? >> it only bothered me for about

50 years. >> i shouldn't have said anything. she has a book signing event tonight at 6:00. thanks for coming and giving us incite on this situation. vai is a pleasure to work with each day. here is a live shot out here. this shows us we have mostly cloudy conditions. what's happening today is we'll see cracks in the clouds throughout the day. it will allow sunshine to warm us up through this afternoon and also enough so that for the most part we are really seeing scattered showers. those showers that we started with have really thinned out and moved out. now the board is just showing us cloudy conditions. light rain and that's it right now. here are temperatures. all right seeing 70s on the map.

it is 68 in center city. we are at 67 in parkwood. really nice temperatures out there. you don't even need the jacket right now. it is pretty good as we get ready to start our afternoon hours. the rain has not entirely come to a close. we go through today. lingering showers are in the forecast. temperatures will continue climbing. we could see a few spots in the philly area, up to 77. some areas may be in the lower 70s. it will be the zones that get a little more sunshine and allow the surface air to heat up a bit more. you can see some mid-70s as well as we go into southern delaware. here is the hour by hour for today. lingering light rain as we go through your afternoon. that is 1:00 p.m. maybe a spotty cell or two.

it would be especially if questiwe get a little bit of energy. it will be very ice lasolated i nature. as we go through 330 light showers are lingering. it moves out as we go through the rest of today and into tonight. tomorrow should be a good day. a mix of clouds and sun but very pleasant conditions. we get to thursday and thursday is looking like a busy one. we are getting light showers moving through again. this is thursday we are k loo at now, not today. now we have rain spread across the board with more spotty scattered thunderstorms trying to develop across the region. it continues into your lunch hour and we could see storm cells. lightning is possible as this starts to pass through. it is also more widespread rain. that rain will continue and start to move out and break apart as we go into your thursday night. lingering showers are possible

on the backside of this system. friday the first home opener that we are looking at. temperatures will be much cooler as well. not the perfect first game. winds will be breezy about 15 to 20 miles per hour. by the end of the game we are in the mid-40s with clouds at 15 miles per hour. we'll talk about the ten day coming up. >> thank you. sesame street continues to inspire generations with lovable characters with important lessons. sesame street live is bringing a timely message. make a new friend opens this thursday in philadelphia. here to tell us more is rachel, the show's performance director. thanks to you both for being here. >> thank you. >> everybody is coming to town. tell us what make a new friend is all about. >> it is all about just that. it is making a new friend. her name is chomkey.

she is coming all the way from india. it is a cultural aspect. >> we are teaches about social similarities. talk about that. >> it is so relevant. kids are going to different schools, different summer camps, meeting different people from all walk of life, whether their skin is a different color, they speak a difference language or even enjoying a different snack. they could have a great time and find similarities within different cultures. zb wh what has your response been like? >> it has been amazing. she is such a lovable character. she is actually a real charac r character. yeah. so she is new to our american productions and our live stage

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