for passover. all of this is unfolding on that holiday. and we stopped a few people to get their reactions. e we talked to two people who are jewish and offended by the remarks. >> i think it's a stupid comment he would make. the gas chambers were chemical weapons. i'm sure they had other stockpiles. i'm sure they must have used them as well. just a very insensitive comment. >> what it really is is stupid and he doesn't know what hoost talking about. my first reaction is his stupidity. >> sean spicer did try to clarify his comments today at that briefing after his original comments. here is what he had to say. take a listen. >> he was not using the gas on his people.

there was clearly i understand. u appreciate that. there was not -- he was brought to the center. i understand that. in the way that assad used them where he dropped them down to the innocent muld of town. the use of it i appreciate the clarification. that was not the intent. >> that was sean spicer trying to clarify his remarks that have really caused quite a e reaction and one of the group that is reacting to that is the ann frank center. they are calling for him to be fired. let me show you some of what they are saying today. they said, quote, spicer's statement is the most evil slur we have ever heard from a white house press secretary. he lacks the integrity to serve and president trump must fire him at once. now we are also reaching out to local jewish groups here in the philadelphia region to get their reaction. we're going to be continuing to

monitor this and more at 6:00. for now, nbc 10 news. >> a block in ssht city after a chunk caved in. randy is live it for us. he's over the area. what are you seeing? >> a laif look right now. this is 17th street. you can see the heavy machinery is out. crews have been here for the past -- since last night. new information just coming in. they are getting repairing what is a service duct that was underneath the ground that caused a ps collapsed this the street near this square area. we're told a high-rise residential building had no water. still has no water right now.

if we zoom out, this is the issue going into the next few hours. they do not give an estimate of when the work will continue. but it will continue through the rush hour. so if you need to get in or out of center city, might want to budget a few extra minutes as the crews work on this collapse and cave in on the street here at the 17th street and center city. >> traffic on any day is always busy and hectic in that area. it was one of those days you had to be outside. >> it was so cold. like earlier.

>> how about this landscape where all he needed t-shirt on the job. a great day to be out there if you had to work. all of a sudden it's summer. taking a live look at citizens bank park. the phillies are back this action. they are hoping for a little redemption after the loss. a a beautiful night at the ballpark. we're approaching record warmth in the neighborhoods in our area. >> a lot of people are taking advantage of the temperatures. couldn't ask for a better weather. >> they said you want to go outdoors again. yeah, it's nice out here right now. we're standing in the shade. it's perfect conditions. just a light breeze. people are certainly already

getting out and about on main street. take a look at some of the video we got. just an hour ago as people were roaming around outside. people were getting? a little exercise. some of them were riding bikes along the main drag. others were taking in the nice weather as a chance to walk their dogs or grab a bite to one of the restaurants that's already open. and some students also on spring break we saw a lot of paem fas enjoying the sunshine too. conditions have been perfect. yesterday, today again. the record is 84 degrees. so far today, we have hit 81. i expect that may bump up. a few more e degrees. they have broken the record. we are close in areas like wilmington. so back out here on main street,

we have people that are roaming up and down the streets already. we're going to talk to folks coming up in the 5:00 p.m. hour. >> waving become to the family enjoying their meal out there. >> they are having a good time. >> with these rising temperatures, we can tell you that some businesses are having trouble keeping cool. that's because of a series of air conditioner thefts. it's live with that story. >> warm weather like this, the air-conditioning would normally be on at this museum. you can see two of the ac units are now missing and the lines cut on a third.

inside, worries are growing about history being put at risk. now unable to control the climate for its museum. >> it's vital to our existence. >> home to the organization's collection of artwork, documents and art facts. >> anything organic is subject to stress because of the rising temperature. >> as temperatures started to spike, someone stole two air-conditioning units and apparently tried to swipe a third outside the museum in downtown around 11:00 monday morning. >> it was quite a shock. we couldn't believe it happened. the building was closed at the time of the theft. police trying to figure out if there's a a link to a rash of ac units being stolen from area businesses in the past couple months. so far, no arrests. >> we have to raise must be

every year just to make our budget. ask when things like this pop up, it's so hard on everybody. >> the organization the oldest society in new jersey has some insurance, but doesn't yet know how expense i-the deductible will be. it also can't wait long to e replace the ac unit without risking the precious pieces of violence passed. >> like most historical societies, we're struggling financially. so this is going to be a big setback for us in more ways than one. >> in addition to having the air-conditioning units replaced, officials say they will likely have to spend money on improving security here. live ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. there's more outrage and anger over this video right here showing a passenger being dragged off the united airlines flight overbooked. the ceo just issued a second apology today as we continue to learn more about the passenger

seen in that video. erin coleman is live with a look at today's developments. >> the video continues to be the talk around the country. united c can eo is apologizing for the treatment of that passenger that you see in the video. that's david dow being ripped it from his seat after refusing to give up that seat on an overbooked flight in chicago on sunday. the officers then dragged the bloodied doctor down the aisle. in today's apology, united c, o says, quote, no one should ever be mistreated this way. it is working to make it right. now they apologized but there was a public statement on monday. he also wrote a letter to airline employees. while i deeply regret the

situation, i also stand behind all of you can, and i want to commend you for continuing to go above and beyond to ep sure we fly right. that was on monday. today we talked to passengers at philadelphia international about flying united. >> why would i pay them to fly me if they are going to treat people that way. >> i'm not afraid of that happening. >> we also learned that the doctor was convicted more than a deck kaud ago of felony charges of prescribing of drugs. the security officer has been placed him on leave. cydney long spoke with a local attorney about whether the passenger can now take legal action against united. we're going to hear from it him at 5:00. erin coleman, nbc 10 news. u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson is in russia after tensions escalate. >> tillerson is the first

administration official to visit russia. the trip comes days after an airstrike in syria that the russians called an act of aggression. russia has backed syria's president in the long running civil war. its foreign ministry said it hopes for productive talks with secretary of state tillerson. russia announced today the syrian government is willing to let international experts examine the base for signs of chemical weapons. the u.s. hit the base with more than 50 missiles last week. the base has been linked to a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians days earlier. russia's president today said his country will appeal to the united nations to investigate the attack. state representative cruz says heroin addicts are being lured from puerto rico. once here they are used to collect welfare benefits.

puerto rican senator testified at today's hearing. new details on the deadly elementary school shooting in california. en within the past few hours, we learned more about the couple at the center is of the shooting. >> police say the shooter on monday's attack had been arrested four times over 20 years. he walked into his estranged wife's classroom and opened fire killing her and an 8-year-old student. he then killed himself. . his wife was a special education teacher a at the school in san bernardino. people close to her say she mentioned that her husband threatened her when she moved out in march after three years of mairge. authorities say the school followed all procedures when her husband showed up at the school on monday.

>> no indication the prn wassage nated. jurors in the eric frein murder trial are watching a videotaped interview frein gave to police the night he was captured. prosecutors played the three-hour tape for the jury today and on that tape police asked frein to give closure to the family of brian dixon. he said, i did this. no one else did. he's akuzed of killing corporal duction son in an ambush outside their barracks in pikes county three years ago. authorities captured frein seven weeks later. lawyers are present iing closing arguments in the trial of three teens accused in the death of a a high school student. amy joiner francis died in wilmington last april.

u.s. attorney general jeff sessions is in arizona talking about border security. he toured the u.s. border with mexico. the area was once the buzziest for illegal border crossings and drug smuggling in the country. sessions head immigration enforcement a key priority. president trump met with a group of 20ceos. among them were the heads of general motors and walmart. they are among the president's strategic and policy forums. it's a group of business leaders trump has gathered to advise him on economic matters. tonight the people of quaker town will have the chance to sound off on a plan to close milford middle school. the school district is holding a a public meet iing on that plan. he wants to close milford at the ejd of the school year because of a growing deficit. the district is also considering closing an elementary school in two years. new details about last week's attack in swede b. the man suspected of ramming that truck into a crowd killing

four people admitted his guilt. the suspect pled guilty just before a hearing on whether to keep can him in jail. he was denied asylum in sweden and expressed sympathies with groups include iing isis. but he was not viewed as a threat. authorities are still working to determine if he acted alone. now to the escalating situation in north korea. that country promised a response if the united states takes action after upping its military presence in that region. the u.s. moved an aircraft carrier to the waters off the korean peninsula after they carried out long range missile tests. president trump is making clear he hopes china will pressure its neighbor and ally to stop its nuclear program. trump tweeted tuesday i explained to the president of china that a trade deal with the u.s. will be far better for them if they solve the north korean problem. in a second tweet, he wrote

north korea is looking for trouble if china decides to help, that would be great. if not, we will solve the problem without them. usa. police are responding to a stabbing. >> reporter: we are told the stabbing didn't happen here at the fire station, but a car with the stabbing victim pulled up to the fire station. you can see the fire truck there in the background as well as a number of emergency personnel on scene. we were told one person stabbed in a car nearby. that car then droe up to the fire department for help. that is what you are seeing now. three minutes ago, we saw the ambulance with the victim leaving the scene as crews continue to investigate we're told no arrests at this time, but this is happening right now in sharon hill. one person stabbed in a car going to the fire station for helps and crews are responding

to the scene. a bit of traffic in the area. this investigation is just beginning in front of the fire department. back to you guys. parking authorities announce they are us is spnding the mobile payment app. the company is experiencing financial problems. you can still pay tickets at parking authority kiosks. in the next hour, atlantic city mayor is expect ed to unvel his new city budget proposal. it will be the first budget since the state took over its finances in november. the press reports the proposal could lower property taxes and public safety spending. a perfect day for hoops. a live look at boat house row.

gorgeous day to. put the boat in the water. >> i didn't get outside earlier at all today. >> off boat? >> i don't. i was counting on you. >> if you at all at home have a boat, i hope you're able to enjoy it today. plenty of blue skies. . . 81 in philly. i think it will still go up a degree or two. you are just spoking hot at 85. let's go ahead and tour around what's going on in philadelphia. 87 in chestnut hill.

a pair of 85. 86 degrees as we head further off to the north. it is 82 in bed minister. so very comfortable out there. and exceeding where we should be this time of year by a good 22 or 23 degrees. this is the trend we have been on. 51 last friday. 60 on saturday. 69 on sunday. so far today, 81. we'll tack on another degree or two. we're going in it the right direction, but this is about to turn around and head south. the radar being sweeping around the radar not showing us anything. it's all clear out there. we have clouds that are on the move. this is the storm system we showed you yesterday that brought severe weather. it is headed in our direction,

but you notice this line of showers is falling apart. it's not going to have a will the of oomp. the forecast models have struggle d with this. overnight we have stayed warm. a spotty shower come through tomorrow morning. at this point the models are saying this falls apart. i would be prepared that you could see an isolated shower out there. tomorrow afternoon, it will be anywhere from the mid-60s in mount pocono to the low 70s in philly. thursday the temperatures will drop into the 60s. same thing happens for us on friday. . lo lots sunshine. tonight we're going to be looking again maybe an isolated shower north and west of the metro area. anywhere in the mid-50s across the area with the clouds moving in. an isolated shower and then

we'll clear to some sunshine in the afternoon. we'll be looking at mid-70s here in the philadelphia area. here's your ten-day. we're going to cool it down to where we should be this time of year. we start with that 76 tomorrow. 67 on thursday. friday, 65 and sunshine. could see a thunderstorm headed our way on sunday. that's why the easter bunny jumped right on by and went to monday. >> a warm day like today, a young acrobats would rather be inside. >> a special camp is teaching thoem fly high at the circus. >> i learn ed to get on top of trapeze and that was just super empowering. >> how these students are getting a leg up on a future career under the big top. >> this is enough to make your skin crawl. before you sit down to dinner, the creature that one couple found hiding in their bag of spinach.

did you see that? >> if you blink, you'll miss it. the flashing lights that lit up the skies and social media last night. that's next on nbc 10 news at 4:00. here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. a down day on the markets.

she was one of several people who saw the bright green flash over california. the dazzling display lasted a few seconds. it was most likely the work of a mete meteor. good timing there with her phone on. now in some countries insects are a delicacy.

>> but try telling that to a couple who found a scorpion in their salad. a woman opened up a bag of spinach from the store in maryland. that's when she noticed that little critter. she was able to capture the scorpion and her husband brought it back to the store, but not taking video to document the incident. the company didn't recall the lettuce, but the store pulled it from the shelves. >> not exactly little. >> you don't want to swallow that. >> to today's nbc 10 responds. he has an icy story about a woman's fridge. >> listen, this viewer says she called time after time after time for help. i'll show you what happened after she decided to call nbc 10 responds. that's coming up next. plus no money, no food, not anywhere.

the first thing to outlaw lunch shaming policiepolicies. and coming up at 5:00, chris cri christie's ub popularity. why he's in another spat with phillies fans.

how many times should you have to get your fridge repaired for the same problem. >> a newtown woman had mechanics out multiple times so she turned to nbc 10 responds. . >> frustrating, that's the keyword right here. i'll tell you this was the case where the company admitted they

may have missed the mark. >> i had problems with me from the beginning. >> she says her freezer has been on the fritz. she bought it from sears back in 2011. she tells us water was leaked from the sides and an ice build up would jam the freezer door. it would happen every summer. her 5-year warranty covered her every time teches came out, but year after year, she had to call to have them come out again. the teches would e replace different parts, but her problems would continue. sears even extended home warranty. >> bishop heard about nbc 10 responds. >> when you guys called sooerz, sooerz called me the same day. >> after we got involved, they says it missed the safe which could have stopped the fridge

troubles. sears decided to replace the fridge with a new one. >> you guys are great. thank you so much. >> bishop did have to pay $100 extra for the new fridge because she chose a more expensive model. don't be afraid to ask the company for an extended warranty. also check and see if there's a clause stating how many times repairs need to be made before you get a a e replacement. that number can vary. . this it time was six times. >> if you have a consumer complaint for nbc 10 responds, head to nbc10.com, fill out our form or give us a call and we'll respond to you. to our weather now.

near perfect conditions outside today. this woman here taking the opportunity to enjoy it with a stroll down kings highway. i'm surprised there aren't more people out there. let's take a live look on top of the hotel. >> it's restaurant week there. that's where crystal is joining us. such a great night to eat outside. >> perfect cbs to be outside. . we're starting to see more and more people trickle in along the roadways here. and actually it's just so amazing to think i was there a month ago where there was snow on the roadway. now we have seen people in tank tops, look at the people enjoying dining outdoors right

now. this is just a start of restaurant week. this is going to last all the way until the 21st of april. so plenty of time to get out here deals ranging from $35 three-course meals. just yesterday we were saying today is the day. we'll be flirting with some records. >> 81 in philly. close but not there. broke the record by one degree. little short but still very nice. still very comfortable conditions in the 70s and 80s. as far for the temperatures now, we're at 81 in philadelphia. 83 in potstown. mount pocono up to 80. a little cooler in areas like wildwood at 73. ask atlantic city at 75 degrees.

so again, we are out here right now on main street. great conditions and it is just the start of restaurant week. a lot of people expected to be coming out through the rest of the evening enjoying dinner here. i'm trying to decide which restaurant i'll be eating at once i'm done here. you can get a closer view of how nice it is. >> enjoy it while you can. >> breaking news in chester county. we have emergency crews on the scene here. gets go live to randy gyllenhaal. what do you know? >> crews shutting down both directions of route one here

just west of westchester in chester county. we're told there's a multiple vehicle accident they are dealing with. let's zoom out and show you the traffic that's extending eastbound from the crash site into the westchester area. you're going to be dealing with this mess. there are multiple injuries. we have seen a number of emergency crews here on scene. right now all we can tell you is a multivehicle accident closing both the north and southbound lanes of route 1. just about a half hour before the peak of rush hour begins and starting to see that backup. we'll continue to monitor this from the sky. we're live in sky force 10. >> here now is a look at the other stories we're following county by county at 4:00. people are about to learn more about lane closures coming to the historic penn street bridge. penndot will discuss the work tonight. the bridge links reading to west

reading. in lehigh county, the bethlehem school district caught a tax mistake that could have caused them to cough up more cash. they draw students from discovered an accounting error that could have caused the tax bills to spike. the state has until may to fix the error. in mercer county, chris crihristie will be on hand for e ribbon cutting campus in trenton the building will house the campus for several high-tech programs. no need to wait for summer camp. . >> several kids are spending their camp at a circus camp here in philadelphia. still what life is like under the big top. all the more reason for children to wash their hands

when they come in from outside. next at 4:00, the harmless chemical that could be seeping into their skin. video you won't want to miss. a truck smashes right into a gun store. a case of bad driving or something more sinister. that's come iing up at 5:00.

children may carnick teen o their hands. they tested hands of 25 children whose parents were smokers. all of them had detectable nicotine levels on their habds. a holiday tradition in jeopardy at the white house. >> why president trump and his staff were late to get the ball rolling on the annual easter egg roll. breaking news. coming up at 5:00, governor christie makes a new list to protect you on your next flight after this passenger got brdragd

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sign up today or get started with this great offer. call, click, or visit an xfinity store today. president trump's team nearly. dropped the ball in preparing for the easter egg roll. >> it had to be reminded to order the wooden eggs. the company tweeted the deadlines for easter eggs are near. please reach out. that was directed at president trump. so the white house followed up with a rush order of 40,000 eggs. that's less that be half. the easter egg roll has drawn 35,000 people to the white house in recent years. 20,000 are expected to attend the egg roll. lunch shaming will no longer happen in new mexico. the state outlawed schools from using humiliating tactics when

kids cannot pay. the new law prevents from making them wear wristbands or stamping their habds with lunch money when they can't pay. it also stopped them from forcing schools with lunch debt to do chores to pay it off. instead the law requires them to provide a meal that can be reimbursed to any student who requests one. that's new mexico. what about here? pope francis is getting into the laundromat business. they opened up for homeless people in rome today. they have six washing machines, six dryers, irons, everything is free. it will open four days a week. plans are underway to add showers, medical assistance and barber services. today's summer-like conditions are prompting people to get outside. these people decided to get in a

little exercise. >> can you with that stage there? >> right now you cannot access that. >> people have not been happy about that. >> you can get your exercise rigging your new boat. >> my new boat. yes, that one that floats up and down in the tub is about the size i have. it would still be to go down there. even though they have stuff going on there blue skies with high thin clouds moving this. all this is in advance of a system that's off to the west. . are you kidding me because you have broken records there today. we go to the jersey shore.

5 because there's a lult bit of a sea breeze that developed there. south jersey at 75. let's visit all of you in the value e lee. let's check out brooks county as well. 83. sinking spring, 83 degrees. >> you get the idea. it's warm and toasty. . don't want to leave delaware out. we're looking at 84. we're looking at ready point. it's 82 in fellton. we have exceeded our normal values which are 62 and 6 degrees. by somewhere in this 20 degree neighborhood. we're living on borrowed time. this is where we're going the rest of the day or evening. 81 in philly. we'll drop to 5. 65 at midnight. when does that happen this time of year? enjoy it. the southerly winds will lighten up and it will be a pleasant night. clouds will increase.

right now, doppler radar not piking up anything out there as all. what we're watching for is our flow still coming out of the south. keeping it cooler along the jersey shore. watch what happens as the front approaches shs the showers fall apart. at this point we're thinking we're not really going to get much more than clouds and an isolated shower tomorrow during the day. the winds turn more to the west. e we still remain mild. we'll be the 70s for tomorrow. and it looks like into thursday we hold on to the sunshine. the winds turn more northwe northwesterly thursday and friday. a weak front coming through. we'll cool down to where we should be this time of year. low 60s. we'll live with that. your neighborhood for tomorrow. we're looking at 73 in read iin. we'll see sunshine in the afternoon. but the mornings will have clouds and an isolate d shower. pennsylvania suburbans, westchester at 73.

conditions improving as the afternoon wears on. south jersey, 71. trenton, you could see a better chance of a thunderstorm. you're further north. atlantic city at 72. as we head into delaware, wilmington at 72. dover at 75. you're going to be at 74 degr s degrees. it still continues to chug along. we'll talk about next hour what's going to happen for your easter weekend. >> we'll see you soon. in the meantime, next at 4:00,ing the art of acrobats. >> we'll take inside the all new spring break option for kids in philadelphia that's giving them a taste of circus life. and coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00, fighting the airlines. how chris christie is trying to protect you from getting bumped off a flight after that passenger was dragged from one.

did you ever want to join the circus? >> that was so scary to me. >> kids in our area, a unique camp in session is teaching them about the high flying you'd normally see under the big stop. top. >> on a a beautiful sunny day, these kids want to be inside doing something their friends probably are not. ak the battic, tumbling. >> tricks of the trade for circus performers. this group is training for perhaps a future career doing this. >> i fell in love with it. it was the one thing that stuck for me. >> started seven years in a camp just like this.

>> i learned to gt on top of a trapeze and that was just super empowering for me as a kid. >> especially she says for a kid who may not excel a at more traditional sports. kids are able to learn how to balance, climb and build flexibility with the end goal of boost iing their confidence. >> it's a lot of fun. >> and come back with a story to tell. that's so empowering and amazing to be able to say that. >> the spring break circus camp runs through the rest of the week. you can sign up for one day or all of them. it takes years of practice. nbc 10 news.

>> just need a little practice. or a lot. we're working on several stories for nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> i'd pay a lot to watch that. new a at 5:00, chris crihristie versus the airline. >> the new move to protect your rights after this passenger was dragged from a a flight. plus we're learning more about who this man is and how the airline may have broken the rules in all this chaos. and after near record temperatures today, be prepare ed to. drop. we'll take a look at your easter weekend forecast. plus a hitler comparison from the white house today. that's causing outrage in the jewish community. that's next at 5:00.

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airline nightmare, united offers a new apology for the video of a passenger being dragged off a flight and an expert says how the airline broke rules. holocaust controversy. the white house press secretary causes an uproar by making comments about hitler that one group is calling an evil blur. unpopularity contest. a new title that governor christie wishes he didn't have and his new spat with us phillies fans. outrage and backlash growing

tonight after this video shocked the country. a man dragged off an overbooked united airlines flight. tonight we're learning more about who this passenger is in a situation the airline is now calling horrific. good evening, i'm erin coleman. >> and i'm keith jones. new developments on the airplane video. governor christie asked the fed's to look into the situation. he said no passenger should ever be mistreated this way. . >> we are learning more about the man pulled off the flight. he's a doctor from louisville, kentucky. >> let's go live to cydney long