the remainder of your even we could see a shower or storm. it could be very busy out there. if you're off to the north and the west of the city, this is the last of the storm system exiting the area. you can see at this point a huge amount of real estate is all clear from the storm system. let's take you on a little bit of a toor tour. towards philly, it's all clear. things have improved and across the area we're looking at temperatures that will fall off tonight into the lower 40s. we do have one last storm system that's going to be coming out of maryland and moving across delaware. it had a warning on it earlier. we'll keep a close eye on that one because that may provide some gusty winds. look at the size of this whole thi thing. a lot of snow on the backside. and still we're looking at the center of this thing that needs to cross our area. it's going to be late tomorrow night and early saturday when

that happens. you have been tracking the rainfall totals and the damage reports are pretty impressive. >> when you have these storms moving at 60 to 65 miles an hour, it's not hard to imagine damage from the winds. that's what we have. loads of damage reports up and down the coast. these are strong wind reports. especially right at the coast itself. here's 53 miles an hour. when you get that kind of a gust, especially when the ground is wet, it's capable of knocking trees over. 54 miles an hour in delaware city. and we have also had some hail reports in burlington county that's more than quarter inch diameter hail. not enough to do a lot of damage. but certainly inconvenient. washington township, also with some hail reports this

afternoon. it could have been a whole lot worse. it moved through very fast. tammie souza is going to talk about the weekend. >> the elmmy winning king of insult comedy has died. don rickles passed away at 90 years old. he head lined from las vegas to atlantic city. he livened up late night talk shows as well. he was noun for his roast-style comedy. more on his career coming up in about ten minutes. all new at 5:00, philadelphia's mayor is giving a local company an ultimate um. clean up your property or else. >> con rail is contributing to the heroin epidemic in east kn z

sing on to. 1 people died from overdoses ob their property alone. >> we are joined live from city hall. what happens if the company doesn't comply. >> con has 30 days to comply or come up with an acceptable plan. but after that the city says it's prepare d to file a lawsui. when it comes to the opioid epidemic and the state in our on, near gurney street is ground zero. better known as the tracks. needles serve as a welcome mat. >> we see people that can't walk because they have been shooting up so much in their veins that they don't have any circulation. >> she and her sister ventured down to the train tracks to see people addicted to drugs. >> you see huts down there. they live like five to a hut. >> the problem has lingered for

more than a decade. they continue the frts to intervene. $20 million was spent last year alone. >> the department of inspections and public health will be issuing violation notices to con rail property where overgrown brush has shielded users. >> it's their responsibility to maintain their property and we're going to hold them to it. >> they want con rail to clean a health hazard and put up a fence. that alone will not address the bigger issue. >> it won't stop nothing. >> con rail is being fined more than $14,000 a day. in a statement it also said it's committed to working with the city and neighbors to come up with a comprehensive solution. reporting live, nbc 10 news.

>> the chairman of the house intelligence committee will no longer lead the investigation into russian interference in last year's presidential election. the decision to step away comes amid-partisan turmoil in the committee. paul ryan says he continues to believe his integrity. . they allege he's too close to the white house and can't lead an. impartial inquiry. the white house is not commenting on the developments. now to the senate showdown over the supreme court nominee. after two key votes today in the nuclear option. jim rosenfield is following dwom developments from our breaking news center. >> it's happening. to clear the way for the cob fir mags of judge gorsuch. it allows to move to a simple majority of 51 votes as oppose ed to 60. democrats objected until the end. but their efforts to block the

nomination failed. it changes the rules from here on out and will become easier to confirm the nominees in the future. no matter who is president. >> the opposition to this nominee is more about the man that nominated him. and the party he represents. >> it doesn't have to be this way. when the nominee doesn't get enough votes for confirmation, the answer is not to change the rules. >> it sparked protests inside the senate building today. >> the group sat on the floor of the lobby in the office capital police ended up arresting eight of them. the final fir mags vote should

come tomorrow and we'll have that live for you. jim rosenfield, nbc 10 news. >> it requires a serious response. more than 100 people including at least 30 children were killed tuesday. a syrian doctor treating victims describing the horrific symptoms. >> the muscle is weak. >> the doctor also described patients becoming paralyzed after the attack. syria's foreign minister is denying his government used chemical weapons against his own people. the syrian army bombed an al qaeda warehouse that housed chemical weapons. turning to this. if you're taking amtrak, we have good news. the ceo says full rail service will be restored by tomorrow morning. crews have been fixing the rails

after two derailments in the past two weeks. >> amtrak was on the hot seat in washington over safety on the rails. mitch blocker has been following this issue since the amtrak crash back in 2015. >> that is the train safety technology that's designed to slow a speeding train. but federal regulators latest reports show some will not be able to pick up the signal to slow down. 11 months later amtrak killed two maintenance workers. >> george hartman encouraged to get on their engine. amtrak is set to meet the 2018

federally mandated deadline for positive train control installation. federal records show 95% of amtrak's locomotives are e equipped. the same records show 100% of locate motives and none of new jersey transit's can detect the train slowing technology. >> it we have to be equipped by the mandate, you have to be equip by the mandate. >> reporter: another problem is some rail systems may not be compatible. federal funding is also an issue. there isn't enough to test each system by the 2018 deadline. now the nbc 10 investigators first revealed how krit call positive train control can be for railway safety. we discover ed it missing on track or 188 derailed in may of 2015. the southbound concluded that the technology would have slowed the train and could have saved

lives. we will continue watching the railroad's progress. it has been a muddy for drivers. >> you see randy gyllenhaal. >> a lot of cars getting stuck. they are putting up police barricades. they have been having a lot of problems like this. i'll show you a little of the video from 30 minutes ago. this was directly after the final massive downpour. it was raining hard for 30 straight minutes. that's when cars were getting stuck in the mud and in the water here on the boulevard. we have seen the ponding because

of the heavy down pours. right now back here live, we have blue skies and sunshine. that's starting to clear out. the cleanup continue here's. nbc 10 news. now to a scare at a south jersey school. administrator hs to evacuate the building. there was a gas leak this morning. several students and teachers started getting sick. emergency crews found there were higher than normal carbon no mox side levels at that school. they were taken to a nearby school for the rest of the day. trenton police are investigating reports that a 5-year-old special needs student was sexually assaulted on her school bus. it happened march 28th on the girl's way home from the pj hulls school. an advocate blames the district saying there are too many kids ask not enough aids. >> i have parents that are afraid to put their kid on the bus and that's a shame. >> no one has been charged with

the. but investigators confirm witnesses are being interviewed. the school district is investigating as well. next at 5:00, an actor "empire" busted. controversy, how students digging for the truth forced their new principal to step down before she started. answering the call, comcast's big deal for its 25 million internet customers. plus a soft pretzel heist. where a robber took his frustrations out on b an employee. we will continue to keep a close eye on the sky. the weather in your neighborhood, that's next at 5:00.

take a look at this. a worker tries to he. police are looking for the guy right here in the surveillance video. the robbery happened tuesday at the pretzel factory. an employee tried to stop the guy from opening the register, but he pushed her away and took off with $300. now to the loss of a comedic legend. we told you earlier that don rick ls passed away todales pas. mark barger takes a look back at his career.

>> welcome mr. don rickles. >> long before the politically can incorrect became popular, don rickles already was. for more than 50 years, he turned insults into an art form. rickles visited "the tonight show" with johnny carr sob over 100 times. the comedic fireworks between the friends produced classic moments. >> the whole key is johnny carson not responded with the fun and laughter he did, i would have gone nowhere. >> his career started after a stint in the navy. it didn't take off until he started taking on hecklers in the audience. >> started making fun of the guy that yelled at me. making fun of the room, making fun of the people around me. >> insult humor became his

trademark. no i'm in a business 25 years and i don't va joke for a jerk that's honduran. >> jokes included ronald reagan. >> he's looking at the program saying where does he make fun of me. >> never hurtful. it's always something that's ar sarcastic, but fun. >> a new generation discovered his voice in "toy story." >> older fans remember his roels on screen. it was that tension for putdowns. his knack for knocking others. >> we ought to get her a broom and a new mood. >> that made don rickles a comedy legend. mark barger, nbc news. >> stars quickly spread messages on twitter. billy crystal said don rickles has passed away. a giant loss. tom hanks responded.

a god died today. don rickles, we did not want to ever lose you. never. hanx. and barbara tweeted, don rickles, such sharp wit in an era where an insult comic didn't neighbors in philadelphia have a message for the government. save the arts. >> this crowd held up signs at the pennsylvania academy of the fine arts. surrounded by fine art hanging on the wall. they talked about what they plan to lose if federal funding is eliminated. he told us how he felt when he heard the budget lan. plan. >> first of all, i was horrified. second of all, i began immediately to make to some friends and colleagues. i feel very heartened by the turnout this morning. >> he said the best thing you can do is to make some noise. get in touch with your lawmakers

and go to performances and museums to show you care. new at 5:00, comcast wants you to save money on your cell phone bill by offering its own plan. the philadelphia-based company will sell phone plans in the next few. if you already use xfinity you can get four lines of unlimited data for $180 a month. that's the same as verizon. comcast is a parent company of nbc 10. back now to our weather. it's been off and on rain for most of the day. you can see the flag there whipping above the building. and yes, it looks like it's going to rain from the fullies home opener tomorrow. >> only if they play a 30-minute game.

but not everywhere. let's take a look at basically what you can expect for the rest of the evening. we're going to be improving. we're watching sort of a dry area in the storm system. we're between the severe weather and strong storms and sprinkles and cooler weather coming in tomorrow. 57 right now. we'll drop down to 53 at 8:00. we'll see more clearing. we have some sunshine out there now. we have winds that will be turning out of the southwest and clear overnight for part of the night and cloud up for tomorrow. 53 will be the temperature at 11:00. we'll drop down into the 40s. especially with the clear skies out there tonight. you'll still need the jacket if it you're going to be out and about. the heavy rain and severe weather and storms that brought the 50 miles an hour wind gusts. small hail and flooding rains. all of that is heading off to the north and the east of us. baltimore still has a few showers. we'll see those swirling around our area. sprinkles are possible through the evening. allentown is just beginning to clear out. bridgewater has a few showers. . you can see the greater

philadelphia area is quiet. redding has a little shower activity there. as we go closer in lehigh, you have some showers. chestnut hill, a few showers. clinton, a few showers. bridgewater a few showers. we head down here. out of maryland and into delaware, we're watching this storm system right here. it has diminished. it was severe earlier today. that's diminished. we're we're not expecting that to cause us trouble. half the nation is covered by it. there's cold enough air to produce snow on the backside of this. we still have to watch all of these spotty showers swirl through. this whole system has to pass us. that's to happen tomorrow. that's why tomorrow is going to be blustery. take a look at this. i think this juxtaposed everything perfectly. we have the heavy rain that's falling. the water has to recede. be aware of that. but look at that. the purple, that's a freeze watch tonight. nearby, very cold air.

not for us, but that's how cold it's going to be will turn off to the south and the west at 9:00. we could see a spotty shower. i showed you that. that's the rotation that's coming through. we will by 1:30 in the morning see clear skies across much of the area. the winds are still going to be gusty. then here come the clouds tomorrow morning at 6:00. clouds and then you can see some of this colder air may out towards harrisburg and the western parts of the state produce a a rain/snow/sleet mix. and then if we head into 9:00 tomorrow morning. a a spotty shower. let's go to game time. spotties around the area. that's why we're seeing bring the rain slicker. we're going to have gusty west winds anywhere from 15 to 20 miles per hour. the high tomorrow, only in the mid-40s. we're going to talk more about that in your ten-day forecast in

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right now at 5:30, the heavy rain and strong storms rolled through the region. take a look at that shot. drivers trying to wade through that street there. water covering the road. >> it's usually used as a cut through to bipass and take you to the city. not today. look at that traffic. we have seen a lot of this around town. >> a roof blew off a building narrowly missing some people, but smashed up cars. drew smith is live. what are police saying about this. >> they say it stings like a tornado out here. an hour and a half ago, it was pouring rain. the skies got dark and describes circulating winds. it's an industrial park. union hill, you can see that roof and the damage to it.

you can see a heavy ac unit that was pushed off of where it originally sat. and further down is where that wind pushed the rest of the roof. there are several cars we're told underneath that roof. and it was lucky that nobody was inside there. police told us that it was a security guard who first noticed the changing weather conditions outside. they worked to evacuate the building and everybody was accounted for when they came up here to the higher parking lot. there was a lot of damage to cars out here. employees right now are helping police try to clean up the parking lot to get some of these cars out of here. they are going to be discussing about the damage that the experienced out here. now the roof on this building, we're told, is just a couple years old. it's pretty new. they put it on an existing roof there. a lot of the witnesses say it was windy out here and re1e78ables the tornado.

>> it shows you how strong the winds were out there. >> now to the forecast, glenn schwartz and meteorologist tammie souza are in the neighborhood weather center. >> it's a neighborhood forecast. elsewhere rain. >> it's improving. >> it's been a wild day because things have been moving so fast. that could cause some of the damage. some of the cells that i was warning ongoing 60 to 65 miles an hour. >> and on top of that we had a wind advisory with surface winds up to 35 and 40 miles an hour. so that's awful lot of speed. we're in a break and a dry part of the seasonal. and now this is blustery

weather. we showed you temperatures are going to drop off into the 40s. the strongest storms coming through. between noon and 3:00. and that's when we saw the line come through with the gusty winds. damaging winds, pea-size hail and heavy rain. this is the dry portion of the storm system. don't get to married to the sunshine. those storm systems are quite large. this is covering a good part of half of the country. you will see the wrap around showers. we'll see peeks of clear skies

and spotty showers. and we're look at 48 degrees. overnight we clear out. but we have some more rain on the way for tomorrow. we will talk about that and the phil lies home opener when i coe back. glenn schwartz, you have been track the damage. we have a wind symbol and we have dozens of them from virginia all the way up to long island right now. this is the symbol for hail. that's for downed trees. and that was just before 4:00 with the thunderstorms as they move through. now we also have a tree on to a car. all of these reports get added

one after another. and delaware city in new castle county. we have had several reports, but not as anything over 70 miles an hour. the amounts of rain generally in the 1 to 3 inch. tammie souza will sew you how nice the weekend is going to be. >> you talked about the hail, down downed trees, how about this? >> sky force 10 over the scene. drew smith was there. the roof came off the building. crushed some of the cars down below. we still haven't seen just how badly the damage is. we have been talking about these fast-moving storms and the fast wind. there's evidence of it here. this is. no one hurt.

but just some evidence of what this storm was capable of earlier today. flooding is a problem, especially on days like today. now a project that should help ease flooding on ocean city streets will start soon. the pumping project was put on hold twice after a contractor who lost the bid. the mayor of ocean city said you can expect to see equipment arrive between 26 and 34th streets very soon. eric frein had an accident while brushing his teeth in prison today. >> neena has the story from pike county. >> appeared in court. there was no obvious sign of injury. he was still wearing his hospital bracelet. took his glasses off, rubbed his head and appeared to close his eyes. the jury was given no explanation as to why the trial got off to such a late start.

multiple sources and parents have said frein hit his head on a sink while brushing his teeth. after being checked out, frein arrived to the court. in the courtroom, testimony focused on the day after the shooting. where brian dixon was killed and trooper alex douglas was shot in the hip. we heard from a man who wanted to stop police. he took his dog for a walk in the woods. that's when he discovered a a jeep. partially submerged in a retention pond. he saw papers a military-style duffel bag and an empty gun case. he then called state police. the defense tried to paint the man out as seeking a reward. he got paid after the shooting for the discovery of the jeep that led investigators to frein.

defense is questioning the man and stays plit tried to show there's no way to know when the jeep was left in the ditch or how it got there. prosecutors spnt the rest of the afternoon linking one high-powered rifle found near the jeep to eric frein before sending the jury home. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> be sure to stick with nbc 10 for daily updates during the trial. >> next at 5:00, students outsmart a principal even before she started her new job. plus a special tribute for a local basketball star just days after she coached her team to a national championship. yo, check it.

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a man befriended actual students and stayed at their apartment when he knew they were away. the 23 year old is accused of stealing from them. he's charged with burglary, credit card fraud, forgery and theft. police say he was hanging around a lot and think he may have done this before. then there's this. a woman hired as a principal at a kansas high school und underestimated just how smart those students were. >> after she was hired, students who work at the school newspaper started writing a story about her, but didn't realize things were adding up on her resume. they did what all good journalist dos.

they say it doesn't exist. >> everyone was shocked. >> the students published that story and the principal who was hired last month resigned. the world's top golfer is out of the masters. the injury inside a home that forced him to pull out. phillies are off to a fast start. does the team have momentum? we all hope so. >> that's the question we're going to answer with a full forecast. we're going to look at what happened. drew smith has been showing you a roof blown off a building. we'll talk about that. too much overtime for city employees. philadelphia is paying more than it bargained for ahead of the.

the number one golfer in the world is not playing in the masters this year. dustin johnson stepped up to augusta but never took a swing. he fell down the stairs yesterday and hurt his back. johnson won the last three tournaments. >> citizens bank park will be rocking tomorrow. it is the phillies home opener. the team is on its way back from cincinnati after today's game. >> john clark joins us now. cannot wait for the opener tomorrow. >> you got it. the phillies lost their opening series today in cincinnati. it's a tough way to start the season. the reds are one of the worst teams in baseball. they do not have good pitching. but the former 33rd round draft pick, 27 years old, getting his

first major league start. daniel nava, he homers in both of them. two others have done that with the phillys in modern baseball history. so 3-1 phillies, but now 4-4 in the sixth. that's a pitcher pinch hitting. and that's why. home run off of adam morgan. phillies lose, 7-4. but pete says home sweet home tomorrow. >> i'm glad to be going back home to philly to see if we can stir it up over there. i think about last year starting the season 0-4 and i'm getting swept here. at least we managed to sal valk vaj one win out of here. we're going to go home and start over. >> and we will see you and the phillips tomorrow afternoon for our welcome home phillies special. it starts at 2:00. and it's going to be a little cold and windy. that's not necessarily good

weather to get the phillies bats going. and they have to face one of the best pitchers in baseball of the nationals. so might be a tough day tomorrow. >> laying it on us pretty thick. but you're right about that. >> just got to be honest. >> we'll be at the phillies home opener. but today, it's been rainy and gloomy. >> tammie souza is here with us now. we have some rain tomorrow. >> we do but good news. you notice this is an area of dry weather. philadelphia is enjoying it. you can see the storm system is pushing off to the north and the east. that's where the stronger storms are now we're getting the wrap around showers. we'll see them tonight. be the storm system isn't going to be done until early on saturday morning as far as sprinkles and just a blustery day for tomorrow. let's take a look at a couple things. . we just saw drew smith talking about what had happened.

and if u put it in motion, there were several strong cells that went through. they are going to be looking to see if indeed perhaps there was a microburst that took place. maybe something else if there was a quick spin above the tornado. there was a significant storm system that went through with gusty winds at that time. straight line winds maybe a weak tornado. we won't find out for at least 24 to 46 hours. just showers. it's wrapping around from harrisburg. they are going to make their way to the philadelphia area. look at the size of this thing through our as we head through the evening hours, most of the rain is confined off to the north. . temperatures drop into the 50s

right now. we may even hit 60 degrees with the sunshine. winds have turned to the south and that's favorable for the warmth. we get to 1:00 in the morning. we'll clear out. we may see clear skies for a bit of the overnight hours. . we'll drop down into the low 40s when you wake up tomorrow morning. mount pocono could see a rain/snow mix tomorrow. we see a few spotty showers around. here we are at 3:00 with spot si showers. if you're going to the game, you're going to need to carry your rain slicker. let's break the game down for you. 47 degrees, if we're lucky. mid-game we're going to be looking at 15 to 20 miles per hour.

46 degrees with clouds. the winds are going to be blustery. it's going to feel cooler. you'll feel like 40. that's going to be the feels like or the windchill. you need to dress warmly. let's see your neighborhood forecast for tonight, tomorrow and your ten-day. we are going to see spotty showers out there. we're look iing at the low 40s. we'll see clearing for part of the night. it will not be completely cloudy. we could see a spotty shower coming through. mainly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid-40s 37 if you get to the jersey shore, you may punch 50 degrees. but for much of the area, it will be blustery and cooler than average. you should be at 60 this time of year. not going to make it there at all. get past that and we get to saturday. look at that bright sunshine. 66 on sunday. delightful.

brt on monday and news tuesday. fantastic weather. we don't see anymore rain all the way through the lest of the ten-day. just tomorrow. >> we're going to stick it out there. no question about it. next at 5:00, the phillies. >> honoring a basketball legend who is a star on and off the court. anger aimed at amtrak. what new jersey's governor going to do to get the transit agency on the right track.

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lester holt joins us now. >> he has a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." >> coming up for us tonight, the trump white house weighing military options against syria's regime. we'll have late details. also what to do about containing north korea. the meeting between president trump. and government approved. t the-home test to duststorm your risk for certain diseases. more about it when we see you on "nbc nightly news." for now, back to you in philly. when the women's team at the university of south carolina won the national championship on

sunday, it was a proud moment for a lot of people especially those in north philly. >> don learned how to play and loved the game here in philly. rosemary connors shows us how today she returned to her high school for a secelebration. >> she cut down the nets after her team won the championship, she returned to the place where her journey rises through the basketball ranks all began. >> these are the people that knew you when you weren't good. knew you when you were just honing your skills to become good and helped you along the way. you come back ask you just incredibly proud to know you made them proud. >> as a coach tirs at temple, she's striving to be the best.

>> it's a huge weight off hi shoulders. there's more room in the trophy case. >> this is a symbol of our city and she's the symbol of our city nationally. . thank you, coach. >> with a whirlwind celebration, it can be difficult. >> when you come back to your hometown, it's a good thing. i'm going to enjoy it. >> and share it with the people who helped her along the way. in north philadelphia, rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> a great representative of basketball and this city. >> and still has that net around her neck. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >> all new at 6:00, lightning sparks a fire. >> scary moments during the storms that sweeped through our area. reports of damage are starting

to come in. nbc 10 has a look at the cleanup. also a school bus assault investigation. nbc 10 is uncovering what happened and how it can be prevented. those strong storms moving out of here, but we do have some more showers moving in. i'll have your most accurate forecast, coming up, next.

part of a roof blown off this building this afternoon. sky force 10 flying over the damage. flying debris crushed nearby cars. fortunately the people are all safe tonight. >> let's get to drew smith live on the scene. >> these winds were so strong. . i'm holding a peace of that roof in my hand. you can take a look at the damage to the building. we're in an industrial park at the top of a hill. and you can see the winds blew in. coming and blowing that roof. also part of the air-conditioning units have been tossed around on top of this building. those winds ramped up around 4:00 today. the sky got really dark, the winds started circulating almost like a tornado out here. some of the roof blew off on to the parking lot around the back

of the building. the company makes technology products. there was a security guard looking out the window while this all happened. no one was hurt here. there's some cant damage to the building as well as employee's cars. . three of them crushed underneath the remains of the roof that blew off. we spoke to a witness whos in one of the industrial buildings here. listen to what she had to say. >> it wassing and you just sea it was like a wind tunnel. >> the roof flew off. >> firefighters have now roped off that area where the roof is sitting on top of heavy cars. we kabt even see the cars. we wanted to take