and the family dog out of the burn egg harbor township home. >> he told me, he's like, mom, u don't know what happened but i woke up and told myself i had to be brave and i jumped off the bed ask my body knew what i had to do. >> the fire has been ruled an accident. the family believes it started the blaze. he's a first grader at the primary school where a ceremony will be held tomorrow to honor him for his heroism. >> a lot of kids tend to hide when something like that happens. he used the skills he knew. >> he has autism. his family now forever greatly for his courage. >> being he's dimpbt than others, i find it heroic and special and blessed to have him. >> a gofundme page have been set up. i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news.

we're following breaking news. a possible underground explosion. . you're looking live now from sky force 10. this is 15th in south philadelphia. you can see the yellow tape there blocked off. perhaps an underground explosion. that's what we're being told at this point in south philadelphia. no injuries to report. the area is currently blocked off. we're dpoigoing to stay on top this situation and we'll be digging for more information as soon as we hear anything else we'll pass it along to you. to this now at 5:00, pennsylvania's second in command is under investigation and apologizing tonight in the investigation into lieutenant governor mike stack was all started because of a request from tom wolf. we sent lm lm to ask about the

investigatio >> reporter: that's what this is all about. nbc 10 has learned it is governor tom wolf who asked tr the inspector general's investigation. the lieutenant governor is saying tonight that that inspector general's investigation is about his interactions with state employees and here is how he says he and his wife are feeling now. >> i'm sure we have said things in anger or frustration or stress. we shouldn't have said and both of us are deeply sorry if we offended anybody. and we are going to make it up

to everybody. because we feel we can do better. >> i asked whether he would be running for reelection. that's coming up next year. he said, yes, he is. . governor wolf is also running for reelection, but in pennsylvania they actually run separately in the primary. so we will be watching that. coming up at 6:00, we'll have more on what he had to say, specifically about telling state police troopers how to drive. i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. pennsylvania park rangers and managers will soon carry the life saving drive naar carcan. serve people have died. rangers will have the drug with them while on patrol. today jurors in the eric

frein trial saw photos of the abandoned hangar where the cop killer was captured. police found a journal that frein was keeping. in it they said at one point during the manhunt police were as close as a football field away from him. he's accused of killing brian dixon and wounding alex douglas in an ambush outside the barracks. three years ago authorities captured him seven weeks later. >> hathfield police aursed a man accused of hiding in the bedroom of his wife's house. jason beck waited until the woman ask her boyfriend within the to sleep monday night and jumped out and maced the victim before beating and stabbing one of them. three children were in the house at the time. jurors in the case of a 3-year-old south jersey boy will get to go to the wounded area where the body was found.

a judge made the ruling today at a pretrial hearing. jury selection for the trial will begin tuesday. prosecutors allege he killed his 3-year-old son back in october of 2015. then reported him missing. police found the boy's body hours later not far from his father's home. the former daycare worker accused of shoving a 4-year-old girl down a floigt of stairs was arraigned today. a camera captured this in the act at the daycare center in delaware county. this is back in early march. you remember looking at this. she was charged with assault and child endangerment. warm enough along the river. . not a coat or even a jacket in sight.

a live look at conditions from our campus. >> a beautiful shot. meteorologist tammie souza is joining us with her most accurate forecast. i'll take it. >> i'll take it to the bank all day long. just like you. take a look at the ben franklin brid bridge. how many of you drive along the ben franklin. it was beautiful today. when you drove over, you probably had a gorgeous scene going and coming from either direction. we have nice conditions out there right now. we have some sunshine and a few clouds have drifted through. . it's been a spectacular day. look at this. it's 74 in the lehigh valley. 81 at graduate hospital.

so a little cooler than yesterday. still an absolutely spectacular day. . this is a good 10 to 12 degrees above average. e we should be 63 on today's date. here's where we're going to be going for the remainder of the evening hours. 76 right now. 62 at 11:00. the winds will shift. it will be a little cooler when you wake up tomorrow morning. we're pretty much going to be looking at a temperature trend that keeps us in the 60s tomorrow. . look at this in philly. 60s out there. and we're going to see the same thing for wilmington. we'll talk about the warm-up that's on the way when i come back. about ab hour ago at the white house, president trump met with the secretary general of nato. trump questioned the need for nato during his presidential campaign and accused member

nations of not contributing their fair share. today he and the secretary general are in agreement that those countries need to pay up. >> we will all be much more secure if they all pay their fair share. >> fair burden sharing between countries is his top priority. a high stakes meeting between superpowers. rex tuler son met face to face with vladimir putin on the second day of tillerson's trip to moscow. they spent a lot of time talking about syria. the u.s. blames the syrian regime. the russians say there's no evidence behind syria. the two talked at length about the future of the presidents. >> our view is that the assad family reign is coming to ab n d

end. >> russia's foreign minister says the u.s. is obsessed with regime change. the two did agree the relationship between the u.s. and russia is at a low point and has to improve. nearly two dozen schools in philadelphia are under staffed. the city controllers audit a grant fund found 17 schools lacked the appropriate levels to keep them compliant. 48 staff vacancies need to be filled to reach compliance. they are among the schools considered under staffed. the district responded to the report with a statement that reads, currently we have an aggressive multimedia am pain underway to recruit teachers and school-based support staff. we have received more than 800 applications to fill teaching positions next school year. wilmington has a new top. cop tonight. up next, we're going to introduce you to the man in charge of fixing the city's

crime problem. plus it's the video that's captured the nation's attention. a passenger dragged from a united airlines flight. the new move in congress to keep you from getting bumped from a flight. and an 88-year-old war veteran targeted, toid up and robbed. he talks to nbc 10 about s surviving the attack and that's all new coming up. congressman macarthur promised to protect our health care.

but when right-wing politicians

tried to pass a disastrous health care repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage, macarthur wouldn't oppose them. macarthur wouldn't protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes 24 million to lose their insurance. wouldn't oppose a massive "age tax" on people over 50. and isn't fighting to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions. tell tom macarthur - stop trying to repeal our health care.

right now at 5:00, there's a new top cop in the city of wilmington. >> the city's mayor revealed who will take over as police chief and has a tough job ahead of him. tim furlong has more on the new chief's crime fugting background. >> you also spoke with people in the community about their expectations for the new chief. >> reporter: that's right. the mayor ran basically on a promise to clean up crime so he knows his success as mayor is tied to his new police chief who we just met a short time ago. >> do you trust the police in the city? >> no. >> reporter: that's a big part of what the police chief is up against. >> there are definitely trust issues. you can hear that your son got arrested for smoking marijuana, but they can't find the other one. >> reporter: people are hoping he makes good decisions quickly to stay on track of tough year

for shootings and murders. he spent years on the nypd and worked as chief crime control strategist in chicago. >> the job is to get to know the community and look the at the department and the strategies in place and make sure the methodologies are in place. and the department structure so we can carry out those things. >> in the last couple years, police have had a highly publicized cases. . the attorney general for the shooting death sitting in a wheelchair at the time. the city reached a financial settlement with the team. nobody blames outgoing chief for all the problems, but residents hope the chief will be able to better yutilize his resources. >> reporter: law enforcement leaders came to welcome him today. the chief is more excite ued about meeting his officers and the residents they serve. >> police work is a noble protegs.

it's my calling and what i love to do. and i'm honored that i've been asked to lead the police department. >> come back live. the chief starts friday. e he says he's not going to wear the police uniform until he becomes an official police officer. that could take a couple weeks. in the first few weeks, he's going to log a lot of miles on his shoes and walk every single neighborhood and meet a lot of people and let them know he's going to keep safe. he also needs their help to keep the neighborhood safe as well. >> new castle county police are asking residents to come to a a meeting about an unsolved kidnapping case. a 4-year-old girl was taken from the front of her home in pike creek. she was sexually assaulted and left in ban ining park. nbc 10 will take you live to that meeting and talk with parents about what their concerns are and what they are going to bring forward. the american civil liberties

union is joining a lawsuit over the the president's travel ban. they filed a freedom of information act demanding documents on implementation of the ban. it seeks records to how the ban was rolled out at philadelphia international airport where several travelers were refused to enter. the family was part of that that was blocked from entering the airport back in february after the president's initial executive order. they traveled from syria and were turned away while trying to visit family in allentown. the outrage continues over a man being dragged from a united airlines flight. a senator proposed a bull that stops airlines from forcibly removing passengers from overbook i overbooking. . the customers not cargo act protects fliers who have already boarded. instead airlines would have to ask passenger voluntarily leave. yesterday new jersey governor chris christie weighed in calling for the suspension of rules that allow airlines to

overbook and bump passengers. the governor called the practice abusive and outrageous. now to our tirs alert forecast. not sure if the fish are biting along the creek. but that's really a great spot to try to hook a fish or two. and the weather didn't di disappoint. now look down at the jersey shore. this is live at the beach in cape may. not quite warm enough it for a a lot of people to be hanging out. but conditions are pretty calm out there. i think i see a a person or. >> two people there with their feet in the water. a brisk experience for them. probably worth it. the. >> the worst day of fishing is better than the best day at work. take a look at this. i want to go and eat lunch and

walk up and down. lock at how pretty it is in the lehigh value e low. blue skies, a few clouds out there. but it is really lovely. it's turned into a nice day. let's check the temperatures out there for all of you in the neighborhoods out there. lehigh county, 71 right now. we're look iing at bridensvillet 73. nazareth at 74. so very comfortable. record breaking temperatures in the mid-up ander 80s out there in the lehigh valley. . the rest of the area, mount pocono at 66. wilmington at 74. so that beach shot that you saw much improved from yesterday because the winds are actually coming off the land. so we're not getting that sea breeze. we'll get that back by tomorrow. overnight tonight, we're going to dip into the 40s. 35 there. but philly right around 48 degrees tonight.

a pleasant night. the beam is sweeping the sky for doppler radar. it's just peaceful out there. we do have some storms that are moving into canada. and the storm system out to the west is brewing. it pays us a visit late on saturday. . until then, we are golden as far as the weather is concerned. let's go hour by hour and look at what's going to go ob. we're dpoing to drop down from the 70s into the 40s. clear overnight. very pretty if you're out sister gazing. 5:30 tomorrow we'll be in the 60s across the area. still clear, no cloud cover. ob friday we're going to be in the 60s as well. and then we see clouds increase by the time we get into saturday morning and there's rain in the offing. it won't visit us until maybe saturday night. the shower is sunday that's in danger. looks like sunday afternoon and evening we could see a shower or thunderstorm. but these temperatures should be up closer to the 70 degree mark

on our saturday. the models is a little shy there. let's get the outlook. in philly, 67 tomorrow. 65 on friday. 71 on your saturday. we go into the burr bs. 69 on saturday. lehigh valley, 65 tomorrow. we get up to 67 on saturday. new jersey, 66 tomorrow. 69 on saturday. the jersey shore, a little cooler because we start to get the sea breeze going. and look at this. delaware is up to 70 on saturday as well. when i come back in a little bit, talk about your easter weekend forecast. it is a little bit of a mixed bag. >> yes, mixed basket. a clothesline on the temple university campus is aimed at raising awareness for the victims of sexual violence. the t-shirts represent victims' stories about the violence they have lived through. the living art project is on the walk and runs through tomorrow.

university of delaware students going viral for her take on disney. we'll explain. he's famous for his voice, but now john legend is getting active with the university of pennsylvania's new role. up next at 5:00. and later, sugar is the spice of live for this 100-year-old. he reveals his secret to longevity that lu yo probably find delicious. a as he celebrates a century. careful joe, they've got you outnumbered. the dinosaurs' extinction... don't listen to them. not appropriate. now i'm mashing these potatoes with my stick of butter... why don't you sit over here.

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sporting a new look. try on their new glasses. thanks to vision to learn. the organization gives free eye exams and glasses to children who need them. 4,000 kids in delaware have benefit benefitted from the program. it comes from delaware. a senior at the university wrote the quote from walt disney on the steps of the house in wilmington. people need some positivity these days and disney inspires her. musician who graduated from the university of pennsylvania has joined the law school's advisory board. the center works to promote fairness and correct errors in the criminal justice system. the legend found #freeamerica, an organization that works to

reform the nation's prisons. special recognition for latin women in philadelphia today. the mayor at the racket club kicking off women at the top. it's an award ceremony to honor latinas that created social change in the city. a war veteran targeted inside his philadelphia home. >> rosemary connors talked to that man today. >> reporter: a terrifying morning for the 88-year-old war veteran when armed robbers stormed sbo his house and investigators tell me it appears this was an inside job. details in minutes. business blocks, a philadelphia business owner how a traffic change is hurting his pocketbook tonight. bomb threat thwarted, it's not the first time this man targeted a pennsylvania courthouse. finding time to get things done isn't easy.

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right now at 5:30, an 88-year-old war veteran targeted and robd inside his philadelphia home and says the robbers nearly took his life. >> they were going to try to kill me. >> tonight police are look iing for a woman who they say set up this crime. the suspect got away the car, gun and $30,000 in cash.

>> rosemary connors joins us live from the veteran's home. the car has been recovered tonight. >> reporter: there's that's right. it's not here. it's in a police garage because investigators want to get a a warrant to get inside that car and try to pick up more clues about the people who stole it. the victim himself just returned home a few moments ago. he was with investigators answering their questions trying to give them as much information as possible to track down the people responsible. >> they had guns and handcuffed me, threw me on the floor, i couldn't get up. >> reporter: he thought his life was over. a veteran of the korean war, the armed robber shook his sense of security when they stormed into his house around 3:30 this morning. according to investigators, they stole jewelry and a large amount of money. then they took off in his 1985 mint condition cadillac. >> it sounds like they found your car. >> yeah, i was surprised.

i thought i'd never see it. i had it 31 years. i don't know if they found the safe that went with it. >> reporter: officers spotted the cadillac here on emerald street this morning. >> they set you are surveillance on the car. shortly thereafter, a male was caught going sbo the car. they saw him come from a house. detectives arrived on location to try to knock on the door and a male tried to flee from that house. >> reporter: officers picked up two men who are persons of interest. investigators are waiting for a warrant to search the home. they say they are also after a woman in her 30s, ab acquaintance who knocked on the dor this morning before two men rushed in. >> do you believe the girl set it up? >> the this time. >> it's like a punch in the face. >> neighbors are in disbelief. >> i'm 88 years old and got no

one. they were going to try to kill me. >> reporter: we learned from philadelphia police that the warriors watch riders group will be rallying for pete a little later on this evening at 7:00. they olympian to gather nearby at grant and blue grass to show their support for this war veter veteran. rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. no arrests after three temple university students were targeted in an overnight home invasion. . the students arrived at the home around 2:00 this morning. about 30 minutes later, one of them told police someone kicked open his door. the students were ordered to the ground at gunpoint by three men. the suspects got away with cell pho phones, debit cards and cash. . a local business is struggling to make its usual profit. construction along i-95 is to blame. the owners delivery drivers are facing a road block because of a

traffic shift along 95 near the aven avenue. a a lot of people drive that highway. cydney long is live at that business tonight. show us the problem there. >> the problem take a look. it popped up overnight. it is these penndot concrete barriers that put the business on somewhat of an iceland. but the problem may soon be solved. traffic is slowing, but the beer and beverages are not. >> we come in the morning and the road has changed. >> reporter: brand new barriers placed but penndot blocked the entrance to their driveway. . it's part of the i-95 construction project to include the neighborhoods around the exit. >> there's not a customer in the parking lot. the traffic flow is so bad they are rallying around our apartment. >> the construction confusion has made him late for work.

>> i had to come over here and go up, and come down to prince avenue. >> so it's been difficult. >> something has to give. >> reporter: an hour after our phone call, penndot told us supervisors have been in contact with the businesses. but two of the barriers placed overnight will be removed so it doesn't stifle their deliveries, drop offs and business overall. >> crews may have cut utility lines, which cut off the phone and credit card service. >> i had three people in this morning. we had to it turn them away because we have no credit card. >> everyone is hopeful the headaches intended to make the area smoother and safer start to fade. >> the company did get their credit card machines and internet r lines back at 4:00 this afternoon. in the meantime, dot plans to remove the two barriers so it

will open up the driveway. that will happen in about 48 hours. we're live, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. the older brother of comedian eddie murphy has died. charlie murphy was a performer in his own right best known for his work on as a comedian. he lost his battle with leukemia earlier today. he was 57 years old. identifying the signs of sexual abuse in children and trying to prevent it. that's the mission of the beau biden foundation. today the foundation gathered employees tr a number of nonprofits and state agencies and watched video asks discussed how to keep kids safe and how to make sure the kids in bad situations get the help they need. new jersey governor chris christie is offering advice to the white house press secretary. >> there should be a general rule for anybody involved in

public life. whether you're a governor, press secretary tr the president or whether you're a a host of fox and friends. don't bring up hitler. ever. there's no winning. >> christie added that he thought spooiser got caught up in the moment. this is video from today where spicer sat down with gretta and addressed the situation. >> got into a. topic i shouldn't have and screwed up. i hope people that we all make mistakes. i hope i show that i understand that i did that and that i saw people's forgiveness because i screwed up. >> spicer said he let the president down with his comments and asked for forgiveness. despite the repeated apologies ahead of the democratic party, this staumt was released saying, i'm calling on president trump to immediately fire sean spicer for his despicable remarks.

we simply cannot let this type of rhetoric to go unanswered or continue to be normalized. here's a look at some of the top stories making headlines across our region today. north hampton county shs the easton city council will learn about a proposed dormitory to be built on college hill. lafayette college will present the plan at 6:00. the planning commission said no to the new dorms. residents say they will destroy their historic neighborhood. possible pool changes in bethlehem park. a a study in its final stages recommends closing several neighborhood pools. . residents can weigh in during three different public hearings. the plan proposes turning some pools into splash pads. montgomery county, avoiding mosquitos. the health department is warning mosquito season has begun. the best way to reduce a bite is repair screens and remove standing water in your yard.

a zoning hearing over a wawa. they are looking to build a store. it wants a a hand hadful of zoning changes include iing allowing for gas pumps in a residential district. and speaking of wawa, you can pour free coffee there tomorrow. it's to commemorate the opening of the first store in delaware county way back in 1964. by the end of the day, it expects to have given away more than 2 million coffees. this native and world war ii v veteran tells us his secrets to living a century. plus the charging bull versus the fearless girl.

this statue violates the civil rights.

serenaded there. it was a brags worthy of being honored. >> philadelphia's sydney served the country during world war ii

and turned 100 years old today and dozens of loved ones were by his side to celebrate. many family members nearby school children helped kick off his centennial. he tells us the key is to his longevity, his love of candy and ice cream and then the third one is his long, happy marriage. he was overcome with emotion by the show of love and support. >> thank you for coming. >> that's really nice. hefs also recognized by the state with a special accommodation to mark his amazing life. today the temple football team was out on campus encouraging students to be the match. it's the bone marrow drive that they hope will save a life. a simple swab determines if they could be a match to save the

life of a person diagnosed with a blood cancer. . this year is the ten-year anniversary with this this project. and speaking of temple football, reddick is gone from a walk-on with the owl s s to a potential first round nfl draft pick. find out what inspires him in the exclusive with john clark, next. look at all the green on our futurecast map. this is sunday. and no, this is not the green easter bag ket grass. we're going to talk about your rain chances for the holiday weekend. i'll be right back after the break. bring construction underway. new at 6:00, the popular path between jersey shore towns that could be open in time for an upcoming holiday. . vanessa: i got hurt and was given painkillers.

by the time the drugs ran out, i was addicted. it happened so fast. i ended up on the streets, where the drugs are cheaper and easier to get. i was a full blown heroin addict, selling my soul to get high. when i realized i needed help i didn't know where to go. but i got help and you can too. you're not alone. help is within reach. this is governor chris christie. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov.

breaking news, two men include i including a probation officer were shot standing outside a home east of pittsburgh. we're working to get more details on what led to the shooting from our sister station in pittsburgh. you see this is a live look from their news helicopter. we're going to stay on top of this and bring you any updates as soon as we get them. the creator of the bull statue is facing off against a delaware sculptor's fearless

girl. he's now threatening a lawsuit. the statue went up in front of the charge canning bull last month. the italian artist who created the bull sculpture says the girl's place the changes the dynamic. >> the charging bull no longer carries a positive, optimistic message. rather it has been transformed sbo a negative force and a threat. >> the girl was created by delaware artist. it was only supposed to be up during women's history month, but it was such a hit leaders agreed to let the sculpture stay until next year. sad news today for the temple football family. . the winningest coach in history has died. he's a college football hall of famer. his team set a school record of 14 straight wins in the early 70s. this is the statue that honored him at the temple football offices. the coach suffered a a massive stroke this week. he was 91 years old.

to other headlines. let's take a look. you see the museum of art. nfl draft preparations are happening right now. they are taking over. close to 200,000 people are expected over the course of three days with just over two weeks. so the countdown is on to one of the biggest events on the nfl calendar. >> fans will be watching the eagles and their 14th pick, but there's another story to watch. >> a heck of a story. a walk on at temple. reddick, his treatmedream is go come true. e he did not get a scholarship until his senior year, but he wowed the scouts and he's a self-made man. he suffered two severe leg injuries in high school playing football.

his parents took out loans to hp him make it. he told me his parents ask their support is a huge source of inspiration. >> i'm going to kiss my mother. and i'm going to look my father in the eye and smile. it will basically be an understanding that the hard work is starting to pay off. >> the journey is remarkable. now he's expected to play linebacker. he's that versatile. the new coach at temple is hearing really good things about hasan's future in the nfl. >> the story, the work ethic

speaks tr itself. many people expect that at the beginning. >> the potential high first round pick. in his hometown area is going to be amazing. . we'll have plenty for from our conversation from his wonderful family two weeks from tonight in our nbc 10 draft preview on the parkway special. that comes your way at 7:00 in two weeks. i'm john clark. >> that's per tect making that connection. thank you. football to now baseball, another ideal night for a baseball game. a live look at citizens bank park. the phillies take on the mets in over an hour. a pretty big crowd on hand to watch the game. he's enjoying spring break at the ballpark.

nice temperatures too. >> just perfect. and that's what you're seeing on the map. take a look at our live cameras across the neighborhood. 74 the in the lehigh valley. 76 in south jersey. if we go to the suburbs, 73. 76. let's take a look at the number there is. it's much more pleasant today than yesterday. 60s and 70s. we have a little bit of a sea breeze that's starting up here. but this is a land breeze. that's the very good news. doppler radar is scanning the sky. the beam not pick. ing up anything. it's pleasant out there. it has been a nice day. we have seen a few clouds here and there. we have the threat of some rain early on. but at this point, that system is to the north of us, you can see this is our satellite and radar. we don't even have cloud cover over philadelphia.

but that's about to change. we have a huge system out to the west. we're not going to see anything tomorrow orr friday. we just kind of skipped past that. early saturday morning, we could see a few isolated showers. clouds will thicken on saturday. saturday evening there's a potential of isolated showers. as the first wave of rain comes through the area. you notice how it dances around the area. then we get into sunday afternoon. after you have done the egg hunt and what we see is the potential of a a shower or a storm in the afternoon and evening all the way to early on monday. so put that in the back of your head if you have outdoor activities. stay tuned for the next couple days. here's what we're looking at. beautiful skies. . this our model forecast showing you the sky. it will be mostly clear for tonight. a lovely evening. we're going to see temperatures that are in the upper 40s near the metro area. we'll drop down once you get to the lehigh valley to the low 40s. tomorrow we're going to see mostly sunny sky with a few clouds. we're looking at the 60s.

upper 6 0s here in philly. and your seven-day forecast, this is where it gets interesting toward easter. we're going to be looking at those 60s. for tomorrow we have 67. 65 on friday. could see an isolated shower in the evening. easter sunday, dry in the morning. then 83 degrees. it's going to be a cooker. clearing out to mostly sunny skies on monday. all new at 5:00, a new era for manufacturing in the lehigh valley. countless manufacturing jobs shipped overseas. coming u next, what one local is doing to keep them on american soil. congressman macarthur promised to protect our health care.

but when right-wing politicians tried to pass a disastrous health care repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage, macarthur wouldn't oppose them. macarthur wouldn't protect us from a bill that raises premiums and causes

24 million to lose their insurance. wouldn't oppose a massive "age tax" on people over 50. and isn't fighting to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions. tell tom macarthur - stop trying to repeal our health care. we have felt the pain of those jobs getting shipped overseas. >> local companies held a discussion about what the future holds. randy gyllenhaal reports the industry isn't disappearing, but it is quickly changing. >> once a booming steel town, bethlehem and the lehigh valley continue their transformation and today a meeting of the minds to talk about the future of american manufacturing. in shadow of the steel stacks a modern plant replaces the old

with with something brand new. >> we produce our rapid hiv test right here. >> he creates take home tests for hiv and the zika virus head kwaquart erred on the site of t former steel mill. the ceo says american manufacturing is rapidly evolving focusing on things like medical and technology. these days they need the low skill workers and also high skilled lab teches with ph.d.s. >> we have seen a resurgence here in the lehigh valley. >> despite the loss of steel manufacturing is still the largest segment of the economy here. >> for workers, the key is to always upscale yourself. to skills and training that you otherwise wouldn't have needed 20 years ago. >> that's what michael did launching a high-tech l.e.d.

lightbulb company. >> we just did a successful kick starter and chose bethlehem to launch the company. >> manufacturing may be changing, but in this old steel town, it's definitely still producing. in bethlehem, randy jillen han, nbc 10 news. . our news at 6:00 is next. >> families are living in fear. >> now new castle county police want to hear their concerns. nbc 10 takes you live to a community meeting where parents can voice their concerns as a kidnapper remains on the loose. serious allegations against pennsylvania's lieutenant governor. now an investigation is underway into how he treats his staff.

talking too tough. why pennsylvania's second in command is saying sorry after the governor called for an investigation. families in fear. new at 6:00, a delaware community voices their concerns to police as the hunt for a kidnapper continues. kid hero. what an 8-year-old did in the face of a fire that helped save his family. saying sorry, pennsylvania's second in command is apologizing tonight after the governor called for an investigation into the way he treats had his staff. good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. here's a look at the accusations against lieutenant governor mike

stack. he ask his wife were verbally abusive towards staff and state lisp. there are report he is ordered details to clear traffic during trips, a violation of state policy. today he spoke out about the investigation for the very first time. >> both of us are deeply sorry for offending anybody. >> we have lauren mayk to ask about the investigation. she joins us live. you just heard from the governor's office within the past hour. what did he say? >> the governor's office has not wanted to talk about this. usually the investigation are are kept underwraps, but the governor's office now acknowledging it and saying that it they have not yet received the report on it. all of this putting the state's top two executives in an awkward position as the reelection campaign looms.