this video of testing of the bomb is the first ever combat use of it. lauren mayk is joining us in studio to spoke with military expert about why this weapon may have been used. >> the retired colonel i spoke with once served with the man who is now a general and commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan. he has confidence in him and calls this mother of all bombs impressive. >> the mass haddive weapon was dropped from an aircraft over afghanistan. on his 84th day in office, president trump declaring success. >> we have incredible leaders in the military and we have incredible military. and we are very proud of them. this was another very successful mission. before he took office. >> i would bomb the hell out of isis, yes. >> why this weapon now? we spoke with retired u.s. army colonel. >> it's a huge bunker buster.

>> it's effective in it this case because of how and where it works. >> it imploeds above the ground so it's appropriate for the target which were tunnels in that it causes concussions as well as damage, but it also limits any possibility of civilian populous because the enemy is in the tunnels. >> it allows isis to move around. >> the united states takes the fight against isis very seriously. in order to defeat the group, we deny them operational space, which we did. >> reporter: beyond the goals in afghanistan, the u.s. military action is being watched around the world. >> allies come on board and say the united states we can count on them. they make decisions. and if anything happens anywhere else, we see we're going to get that support. >> reporter: one of the questions remaining today, details leading up to this. how it was authorized. the president did not directly answer a question today about

whether he directly authorized it. nbc news learned that presidential authorization is is not required for this weapon. >> lauren mayk x thank you. this it delaware teen died after being beaten in a bathroom and today a judge found two of her classmates guilty for their role in her death. delaware reporter tim furlong has covered this case from the very beginning. he's live for us tonight at howard high school of technology. the judge was very specific about what he said happened in the bathroom that day. >> he was absolutely specific. he said this wasn't a fight that happened here almost a year ago. it was an attack because the case of tried in family court, the punishment won't be as severe. juveniles, we don't show their faces. i told the parents have never received an apology from the girls convicted of manning and carrying out an attack on their daughter, an attack that cost amy her life. >> had everyone raised their child the way that the francis family raised theirs, we would

not be here today. >> the family court judge said while amy had a rare heart can be, the attack this a bathroom here directly caused amy's death and said the defendant punched and kicked until someone had to pull her off. system showed it started because they felt they had disrespected her over social media and the lawyer blames peer pressure for her actions. >> she's a good child. this was the first she's ever gotten into in her life. >> that fight cost another girl her life. the defendants will learn their punishment. when the judge decided to try the girls a as juveniles, it meant the potential sentence would be less focused on punishment and more on rehabilitation. >> my hope is we guide the use back ob track to lead the law-abiding life they were meant to leave and. have education they were meant to have and to be able to become productive adults.

>> prosecutors said punishments could have been severe. it could also potentially involve some sort of incarceration. a third girl was also charged with conspiracy. the charge against her was acquitted of that today. so one girl not convicted today. >> investigators say they caught the man who has been breaking into businesses by repelling through rooftops. he's facing 70 charges in connection with the string of burglaries. the district attorney says he had help from a juvenile. . he broke sbo five businesses in february and march. investigators say he took $100,000 in cash as well as jewelry and a gun.

>> he was dragged from a a flight forrefusing to give up his seat. he would probably sue united and the city of chicago because the officers who removed him from that plane were from the city. >> he said that being dragged down the aisle was more horrifying than leaving vietnam. >> the officers in this video are now on administrative leave. dr. dao is out of the hospital. his lawyer says he suffered a concussion, broken nose and lost two front toet. to your weather now. we all know that saying april showers bring may flowers. this is a beautiful look at some flowers blooming in center city at 30 th street station. let's take a live lock at the flags with our comcast camera. maybe the ben franklin bridge instead could have some good

weather for good friday coming up. chief meteorologist glenn schwartz is joining us with your forecast. >> what can we expect for easter weekend? >> it's going to be a good good friday and it's going to be a really warm easter sunday. that's for sure. right now we have a lot of clouds around. they are thickening up a bit as we see some moisture coming in from the west. we have some sprinkles in burke county. very light and spotty. most folks not seeing any and there isn't much behind it either. so not exactly a massive rain threat here tonight. what we will see is over the next hour to hour and a half, some isolated showers moving through to the lighter side. then it's gone. then that's the end of the rain threat for the night. there is no rain threat for tomorrow or tomorrow night. it's 65 degrees right now. we got up to 66. light northwest wind here.

and it's down to 57 in atlantic city with the wind coming in off the ocean. . that's way cooler than it was this yesterday. but everybody goes up as we head through the weekend. i'll have those numbers coming up. continuing coverage here at 6: 6:00. bill cosby's accuser will not have to testify before the sexual assault case goes to trial. the defense team wanted to question the accuser at a prelame nar hearing. he's charged with drugging and molesting the woman in 2004. he's pleaded not guilty. jury selection is set to start next month in pittsburgh. in the lehigh valley, a teacher is facing charges for having a sexual relationship with a student. the district attorney says the victim's parents found inappropriate text messages between their daughter and christopher johnson. the school says johnson is us is spended. a a principal fired over a cheating scandal should get her job back according to the state

court of appeals. she was fired in 2014 after the district accused her of doctoring standardized test scores for students all the a middle school. no word if the school district appeal the decision. new video shows the moment a car crashed into a house. you can see the car on the bottom right as it hits the house. police say the building is a group home for adults with physical and men disabilities. one woman was injured but is expected to be okay. take a look at this within the past half hour. firefighters put out this fire as at this home in montgomery county. it's video of the flames from our chopper. no one media for a post on facebook poking fun at music majors. the college posted an ad that says heading off to college to major in music, good luck with that. the college officials say it was a way to proacademics and pep band.

people lashed out on facebook with lots of comments. the college posted an apology saying in part, the message lacked good taste and respect for the fine arts in general and music in particular. we sincerely regret the offense this has caused. the original ad has been removed. thrill seek verse a new place to get their fix in atlantic city. today the state's economic development authority approved an application for a 350-foot high coaster. construction is expected to begin next month with a projects completing summer of 2019. >> fundraising kicked off for a proposed sports museum. citiers hope to build it at the sports complex. it would feature sports memorabilia and virtual reality experiences. the destination could open late

2019. up next, life in the mob. new at 6:00, a crime boss opens up to nbc 10. what he did to stay connected. brutal bike bandits. what thieves did to scare off new jersey kids. getting ready for your easter travels. a warm weekend is ahead once we get past this next couple days. first alert forecast is coming up. vanessa: i got hurt and was given painkillers.

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82 considers himself to be a family man living life as a devoted grandfather and great grandfather. the book's co-author is the executive producerover the tv show "i married a mobster" joined me in studio. >> it wasn't for me to judge this man's life. but what i did want to do is the beginning, middle and new beginning. >> he told e me by phone he has no regrets for his past. >> you talk as though you are a chajed man, but you told me you're not remorseful for the murders and crimes you committed. >> i'm still the same man i was the day i realized as a young boy what i was capable of. didn't feel one once of sthie.

>> the coauthor says the book made into a movie but he's not being paid for his story. the full interview airs on sunday at 11:30. a scary scene in south engineer as a kid was shot in the head with a b brb gun and robbed of his bike. it happened last night. the victim says he and his friend chased an older teen who took off on the bike. >> one guy rode off on the bike. i'm happy he was hit in the head. >> the victim's father is sharing leads with police posted on his facebook page. investigators are looking for foot oj of the suspect. so far there are no arrests. an historic building and hotel in wilmington is getting new life. owners were planning a $175

million ren plan. the building is more than 100 years old. today is holy thursday commemorating the last supper of jesus christ. this morning philadelphia's archbishop celebrated a mass at st. peter ask paul. tonight the arch by. shop will wash the feet of 12 seminarns during mass of the lord's supper. a big announcement on its birthday. the company will sponsor this year's welcome america celebration. the ceo tells us the company is proud to be part of one of the biggest summer celebrations in the country. >> what better place to be during the summer 4th of july, great events, great partners and frankly this is our hometown. >> nbc 10 is proud to partner with wawa for all the welcome

america fund fun. you can watch the free concert on the parkway and fireworks this july 4th live here on nbc 10. hopefully is won't be rainy. here's a live look at cape may. a nice night ahead of the easter weekend. >>. >> it's looking pretty good. a lot cooler than it was the last couple days. 65 degrees right now in philadelphia. we got up to 66. and we're still above 60 in much of the area. but the lehigh valley getting a little close to getting down into the 50s. . let's see if any of these places on our neighborhood weather have gotten there.

>> that's a difference in the wind direction. ten degrees colder in philadelphia. 13 e degrees colder in allentown. . so we have seen the temperatures drop. we have seen the clouds increase. and there are some showers on the radar. reading just reporting cloudy skies. some of this is not reaching the ground. but that's about your only decent shot for rain during the night if that's what you're looking for. everything moves out quickly and we're dry during the day tomorrow. and speaking of tomorrow, light wind out of the south. warming things up nicely. 68 degrees. . we're still not talking about 70. easton at 65.

but a lot of sunshine. very little and rain. it will be a sea breeze with that southerly wind coming in and that will keep things at the coast cooler. as we go into tomorrow, we start off with clouds. we're going to see a lot of sunshine. into saturday, we're dry most of the day. we may see some showers saturday nieght. that may be the best chance of seeing some precipitation during the weekend. but lock at that temperature jump. 3 degrees for monday before we start koling off again. i'm john clark.

ben simmons speaks for the tirs time. we'll hear from him. on why they took a step back. that's next.

sixers and fliers season are over. we're doing the autopsy today. they hope to have simmons on the court with elm pambiid for the time. and ben spoke to the media today after getting cleared. his foot is fully healed. the fans are unreal for how they support the team. he wants to play point guard, but probably won't in the summer

league. he watched and learned this past year about how to be a leader. >> i think just learning. i think i just got better. i was just trying to do everything i could. i finally fwot some good news the other day with my scans. just got to keep moving forward. i think we can do big things. i'm excited to play with these guys. i think we can do some damage. >> he said his knee was not as bad. he thought it was fully torn but he wasn't. he also thinks he should be rookie of the year. fliers have fired their power look at a short-term veteran goalie and he was basically the starting goalie. he believes they will grow in time to be with the veteran

core. it's all about the young players coming and he's trying to be patient. >> you sit down and start watching playoff games and get pissed off. it bothers me more than i can tell you. . we made the playoffs last year and it was a step in the right direction. e we tok step back this year. now in saying that, we're staying on path. it's time to give them a shot. >> let's see the kids. the chase utley with the dodgers continue to do chase utley thin things. take a look at this against the cubs. he's on first base and he's going to score all the way from first on a strikeout. old school hustle. i can hear harry say iing it no. chase utley, you are the man. it was eight years ago today we lost harry. . just a a reminder. back to you. >> a good remind er.

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a live look here at the navy yard in philadelphia. the big ships out there. we're almost to our easter weekend. it's looking pretty good. >> we can get some pretty nasties this time of year. it does not look like that's going to happen. friday and saturday kind of average temperatures for this time of year. the best chance of showers on saturday will be in the suburbs and lehigh valley. and also on sunday. but look at the temperatures. 84 in philadelphia. jersey shore, much cooler with that sea breeze. so keep an eye out for that. that's definitely going to be a factor as we go through the weekend. 84 but don't expect it to be 84

at the beach. >> shorts weather tr those easter egg hunts. thanks for watching. >> we'll see you back here at 11:00 tonight. have a good evening. that drag united passengers injuries detailed by his attorney as we hear from his daughter. apple's secret product using technology to help millions that suffer from diabetes and fountain of loot. a jackpot discovered, part of hollywood