>> in the video stephens mentions a woman telling his victim he's the reason this is about to happen to you. >> cleveland police say this is a nationwide search that is come to pennsylvania and more specifically, fairmount park. let's take a look at how this search has progressed over the past 24 hours. police say stephens killed a man in cleveland as well as michigan are being on alert. several 911 calls came in around 12:30 this afternoon saying stephens could be in or near fairmount park. so the philadelphia police went to fairmount park. they didn't find anything. this is video of the police activity there and out of precautions 30 schools went into lockdown for about an hour. they did not find anything and there's no indication the killer was ever here. the police spoke to say the glad the police are keeping them safe. >> it's great to know that they responded immediately and showed direct response to this because

what could happen if he was here, that's horrible. >> students were released at their normal time. >> as the story unfolded locally it also played out across the sbinlt. stephens use of social media to broadcast his crime gave him a platform to be heard virtually around the world. nbc10's george spencer report now more and more criminals are using that social media mega phone. >> reporter: speaking directly to an audience of online viewers. >> i'm always the bad guy. >> reporter: steve stephens narrated his easter sunday murder in cleveland even attempting to explain to his viewers and his victim that his heinous crime was because of a woman. >> she's the reason why this happened to you. >> reporter: for experts now studying crime and social media, stephens clearly fits the new pattern of criminals using social media nearly unfettered expression to tell their stories

without a censor exactly as they want them told. >> this provides the platform for him to get his message across. he doesn't have to rely on an intermediary. >> reporter: the video traces the development of criminal mega phone from school yard bullies that first reported classmate harassment. to even international terrorist who broadcast what would otherwise never see the light of day. >> these criminals don't have to rely on an he had tar saying i'm going to roll with this, i'm going to go with this story because these people are their own ed tors. >> many sites including facebook rely on users to flag questionable content first. that means inappropriate content of all types can sometimes remain up long enough to be copied and shared many times over. the video believes the sites themselves bear ultimately responsibility. >> i do think the onus is on the social media platform.

>> reporter: facebook did remove stephens video. the company says it does notify law enforcement as soon as it becomes aware of a safety threat. reporting in university city, george spencer, nbc10 news. >> and count on nbc10 to continue following this search for stephens on air and on our nbc10 app. you can download it for free in the app store. >> more breaking news at 6:00. a burned body was found inside a restaurant right outside philadelphia mills mall. nbc10 lauren mayk broke this story at 4:00. >> what do we know right now? >> reporter: we know that a man's body was found inside burned but we don't know who he was or how long he had been here, whether he was perhaps using this old vacant restaurant for shelter or was here for some other reason. it's a mystery investigators are now trying to figure out. blocked with police tape now

it's steps from a busy shopping center. this restaurant has been vacant for more than a year and contractors made the discovery when they came to fix the broken windows. >> when they went in to see what kind of tools they need for the job they discovered a body in a room that was charred. >> reporter: this was the remains, not the room that was burned. but police don't believe that body was brought in from somewhere else. >> from what we're looking at in our experience, we think it happened here. >> reporter: crime scene investigators now trying to figure out what happened. checking electrical, bringing in fire oefrzer officials and treating the scene like a homicide until or unless it's ruled out. police tell us they have had reports of squatters, issues with them in this area but they hadn't gotten any reports of any trespassing specifically at this property. they also didn't get any reports of a fire. live in northeast philadelphia, i'm lauren mayk, nbc10 news.

>> the officer who survived an ambush outside the pennsylvania state police barracks in the poconos took the stand today in the trial of eric frein. he told the jury about the night of november 12th 2014. he was in the parking lot of the barracks when he heard several loud bangs then he heard trooper brian dixon scream. he banged on a window and yelled for help. then he realized he had been shot. dixon died, douglas got emotional as he told the jury about the pain he is still in. if frein is convicted he could face the death penalty. >> governor tom wolf says he met with lieutenant mike stack several times to discuss complaints about the way stack treated state employees. governor wolf said he told stack, quote, you need to stop. the state inspector general is now investigating reports that stack and his wife mistreated state employees tonight. there's little detail about what they did exactly but stack did acknowledge that he said things in anger or frustration that he is now regretting.

>> new at 6:00, philadelphia firefighter joyce craig died after become lost and running out of air. the fire department says it is making changes so this won't happen again. craig died in 2014. she is the first female firefighter from the department to die in the line of duty. >> now to your first alert weather. live look here at broad and spruce streets. the sun came out and it's making way for more sunshine tomorrow. tammie souzza joining us now with our first alert forecast. >> we're in for a nice day tomorrow i hope. >> we certainly are. when you look at pictures like that and you don't see the sky, i always look for the shadows. you see shadows you know you have sunshine. take a look outside. ocean city this is rehoboth -- i correct myself -- you can see they still have cloud cover there but people are out about

enjoying themselves. now let's take a look at philly. we have turned to a bright overcast sky. there is some sunshine out there so really it's going to be a very pleasant evening out and about if you're lucky enough to be done with your evening and you can just enjoy the fine weather. 72 right now in philly. that is warm as we've been all day. that is our day time high officially now. allentown is 72, wilmington is at 70, trenton coming in at 72 and atlantic city 68 degrees. tonight we're going to be going into the 40s. but for the most part upper 40s for the philly, metro area. we'll have more on your ten-day forecast. that's coming up. >> the nfl draft less than two weeks away and securing the event is the top priority for philadelphia. fans heading to the draft should plan for a security perimeter around the main stage near the museum of art steps. you can expect road closures around the art museum but this

is nothing like the traffic box restrictions we saw during the pope's visit. some fans told us the crowds will still keep them home. >> too many people, thousands and thousands of people. >> we'll be watching on tv. >> couple of major restrictions for the draft. no weapons, no smoking and bags and purses will be searched. city expects as many as 200,000 people on the parkway. drivers phase 2 of the draft road closures will happen wednesday. the inside lanes will close. phase 1 got under way last week. >> a philadelphia police department will not stop physically removing passengers from planes but they say it's something they rarely do. the discussion all started when this video went viral last week. it showed police in chicago ripping a man from an overbooked united airlines flight. the port authority of new york and new jersey says it won't help physically remove passengers to accommodate

airline requests. philadelphia police department says when it comes to removing passengers, they remain guided by their core values and policies. >> in less than an hour the eight candidates vying to be the next philadelphia district attorney will debate. seven democrats and one republican will meet on a staining at drexel. they're hoping to replace district attorney seth williams who's not running for reelection. he's facing corruption charges. >> there's a new way to pay for septa rides. any one taking the regional airline can buy quick trip tickets. septa says it's a way to ease congestion during the nfl draft. building battle in germantown. why a proposed new facility for the boys and girls club has neighbors heated. >> medical marijuana one year later. what's happened since pennsylvania passed the law and what's next for patients and growers? >> and are you a fan of the 60s?

if you are take a look. we're going to drop from 72 where we are now into the mid-60s by 9:00. 60 degrees at midnight under clear sky. it'll be a remarkable evening but some big changes are on the way so come on back for the first alert forecast. ♪

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>> announcer: this is nbc10 news. all new at 6:00. a girls and boys club building battle. >> some people want a new building saying it's time for an upgrade. the concern though a new facility would be getting rid of the old historic building on penn street. a landmark some people want to preserve. brandon hudson joins us live. >> there is a community meeting tonight for people who want to voice their concerns? >> reporter: that's right. that meeting is at 7:00 tonight but here is the building that everyone is been talking about here in germantown. one of the concerns about the renovation projects is this boys and girls club is right next to a small one-way street, would tie up traffic for the people who live across the street bringing a hockey rink here. we met this woman who says some

of her neighbors aren't on board with the proposed girls and boys club renovation project. >> it would cause a lot of traffics and the neighbors here wouldn't have parking. we really want it to be made a historic landmark. >> nbc10 obtained a letter to councilwoman cindy bass urging her to save the building which homeowners say it's nominated for the register of historic places. the proposal would add a full jim, and a literacy center among other amenities. >> how do you respond to criticisms of you don't want the ice rink, you don't care about the kids? >> i mean i would have to know more about the benefits of opening up the hockey rink. i'm just afraid that it would replace the services that are being offered by the boys and girls club to kids that probably need it more. >> reporter: comcast is funding the renovation project.

it's expected to be named after comcast founder ralph roberts. tonight's meeting is at 7:00. we'll have updates for you on social media and tonight at 11:00. live in germantown, i'm brand hudson, nbc10 news. >> in harrisburg today governor tom wolf praised the efforts to bring medical marijuana to the state one year after the plans were first announced last april. wolf signed the bill allowing for the use of medical marijuana for certain types of illinoisness. since then the governor's office says more than 200 of the state's sickest children have gotten the drug. we spoke to a man trying to open a place in pottstown. >> just a lot of uncertainty. we had to lease property and gut our zoning approval. and do the application. >> the state has received hundreds of applications for grow facilities and dispensa dispensaries. only 12 facilities to grow the plants and two dozen

dispensaries will be granted business licenses. sales will begin in 2018. >> an atlantic city man is sentenced to six months behind bars for tax fraud. >> he's also given six months home consignment. they tried to defraud the irs of more than $119,000 in income taxes. he is ordered to pay more than 31 grand in restitution. >> happening right now in south jersey, some people are protesting their own congressman right here. there's a live look in medford, constituents of congressman tom mcarthur say they're angry he supported president trump's health care bill. you see them with their banners there and their loudspeakers. they tried to speak with macarthur but he has only held one town hall. >> ready, set, go! >> governor wolf hosting dozens of pre-k students from around harrisburg today to an easter egg hunt. oh, yeah, look at them go.

trying to collect as many eggs as they could and during the event the governor also spoke about the importance of investing in high quality early childhood education. brings back great memories. >> good memories, good weather. another warm day across our area. this is a look at people on the penn campus in university city. leaving those jackets at home. >> taking a live look at temple university. we saw rain this morning but tonight it's clearing up. tomorrow should be a comfortable spring day. we have sunshine on tap. >> tammie souzza joining us with your most accurate forecast. >> you summed it up perfectly there. absolutely beautiful evening is what we're looking at out there. 72, the daytime high it's right now. let's take a look outside. you can actually see some shattos especially on the water. it's a hazy sunshine out there but nonetheless a very pretty

evening. 72 right now in philly. winds are out of the northwest to 10 miles per hour. so some sun and heat still on tap for us this week. plenty of rain too. these are some of the things you're going to need to know to plan. you'll need your sunglasses for tomorrow. sunshine returns. it'll be seasonal with temperatures in the low and mid-70s. however, you'll need your umbrellas for thursday and friday, it'll also be an ugly shoe and bad hair day, both of them will be. we can see some periods of heavy rain i think on thursday. the weekend is a mixed bag. much nicer on saturday, soggy on sunday. so plan accordingly. if you've been having those sniffles and sneezes out there, it's probably because of the pollen in the air and with all the dry air we've had, the warm temperatures, the grass is none, the weeds medium, the mold is on the low side so now you know what's making you itch and have

watery eyes. as we take a look at the radar, all the rain is now clearing even in delaware where we were watching a few showers earlier. we're going to continue to watch the clouds move out. everybody is going to be clear before sunset tonight. it's going to be very pleasant warm temperatures right on through midnight. we had some weak high pressures settling in. there is another storm system in the pipeline. that one is going to make it's way in our direction by the time we get into late wednesday. temperatures for tonight are going to be very mild, tomorrow they're going to be mild, in the mid-60s. 50s tomorrow night. we'll see clouds increase on wednesday. rain moves in thursday. on friday we're going to see rain showers clearing out friday night, saturday looks like a pretty day and sunday, not so much. here comes all the rain. that lingers all the way into monday. your forecast for tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. reading 67 out there in the

lehigh valley. we'll see 66 in phoenixville. in philly it'll be 68 in fairmount with high thin clouds. haddonfield you'll see a mix of sun and clouds and 60s. the jersey shore a little cooler with on shore breeze. and we go to delaware where you'll see 65 in dover. i'll have your ten day on 10 coming up at the end of the show. >> i'm john clark. coming up carson wentz tells us what he worked on in the off-season and he reveals his goal for next season and a hockey player who played through a fractured cheekbone. that is next.

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desk. i'm john clark from csn. the eagles began their off seasoning conditioning program today. first time they're pack together since the season ended and carson wentz believes the team can make a big step this year. >> i want to win. >> carson wentz believes he can approve a lot in year 2. he says he knows the playbook now. he worked on his mechanics with a quarterback coach. he says it was mainly foot work. >> just consistency. i think just being consistent with accuracy, with just everything. >> carson met new receiver tory smith for the first time today. he went to dinner with receiver alshon jeffery and with these additions carson next season wants to make the playoffs. >> we finished 7-9. that's not good enough. that's never going to be good enough for me or anybody in this building and so i fully expect us to all make strides and hopefully be playing into

january. >> that is carson's goal. >> obviously the number one goal's winning the east. we truly believe we have the pieces in place and we got a lot of work, a lot of work ahead of us. it's early. it's april still. we truly believe that and we're going to put the work in and get it done. >> carson has embraced the passion of philly and the sports fans here. >> i truly enjoy being here. i feel like it fits me and fits my personality. i just love this place. >> put that up on a billboard. >> hockey guys are just the toughest. if you're squeemish or eating dinner look away. zack lor enski takes a puck to the face. bleeding coming off the ice. he got seven stitches but he wanted to come back and play. but his eye swelled shut today, ruled out for the rest of the playoffs with a fractured cheekbone. jim and jackie, i hope i didn't

shock you. >> oh! we had our eyes covered there. that is brutal. >> amazing. >> all right, john. >> we hear a lot about the process when it comes to the sixers but before that there was dancer. >> alan iverson returning to the basketball court. join us for those details tonight.

taking a live look at the beach in cape may. a warm day. setting us up for some sunshine head of tomorrow. >> we hit 72 in philly today so we're not going to complain. any time we're above 64 this time of year it's a bonus. we will see 68 tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. clouds move in, 65 wednesday. rain on thursday despite that lovely 75. rain on friday as well, clearing out. beautiful saturday. if you're going to pick a weekend day, do it saturday because rain on sunday. >> sunday looks pretty bad. >> thanks for watching at 6:00.

>> i'm jacqueline london. >> "nbc nightly news" with lester holt is next. see you back here tonight at 11:00. have a good evening. tonight, facebook murder manhunt. now spanning multiple states. frantic search for an accused killer police say executed an elderly man seemingly at random, posting the horrific video on social media. north korea stair down. the vice president at the dmz delivering a warning from president trump. north korea now threatening weekly missile launches. stopping robo calls, a national nuisance for millions, many from scammers, tonight tricks you may not know to get rid of them. hidden grief, prince harry opens up about seeking professional help to tackle the private main pain he says caused chaos for years after losing his mother. the boston