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slammed into another train. good morning. i'm rosemary connors. the man expected to mean with those investigators today. we are live at the transportation center. this is expected to be a lengthy interview. >> reporter: they said it could take several months to get to the cause of this crash. we know eight ntsb investigators here. they will be collecting evidence and speaking with the train's engineer. dozens of passengers were injured. four critical but all expected to survive. he urged the chairman for a

speedy investigation writing we need answers now we need answers now the problem can be corrected. tom wolf is in chester today. we'll be asking him about his thoughts. hopefully we'll have that for you when we see you at 11:30. nbc 10 news. >> thanks for that. new this morning more trouble for commuters. a new jersey transit train derailed. i it all started when an amtrak crew was moving the new jersey transit train was moving. some cars ended up derailing. kpl commuters have gotten used to

them because of the repairs to the track all summer long. sun is shining across the area this morning. this is near camel beach. a mix of sun and clouds. if the storms didn't wake you up last night you are a heavy sleeper. >> yes. we saw how strong they were. it is a long period of time. we still have a little bit of high humidity. we will stay later this afternoon. overall 78 degrees. a mix of clouds and sun. it is 76 in the lehigh valley. still have a little more cloud

coverage right now. we'll have an isolated shower as we get into the afternoon. you can see here what i'm looking at. pretty clear to the north. more clouds starting to stretch into south jersey. it is nothing like storms last night. it will be the last gasp of rain we have in our forecast for quite some time. we are talking pretty big difference in temperatures throughout the next several days. it will be very welcomed. in a few minutes we'll talk about the timing of spotty showers and lower humidity. and temperatures falling, we'll look at how low they go in just a few minutes. >> thanks. do you have your power ball tickets for tonight's drawing? a surge in sales pushed the jackpot to $700 million.

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permission to cut academic programs without allowing students to finish their studies. siting a loss of confidence in his ability to command. the decision follows four warship accidents, two of which left sailors dead or missing. they've i have divers found the remains of some of the ten sailors missing in the accident. nbc 10 has learned one of the missing sailors from the u.s.s. john mccain has -- one friend tells us he always wanted to be in the navy to be in his father's footsteps. a statement says i want to thank all of those who offered prayers

and support as i await word on my son kenneth. i appreciate the work of the crew in the aftermath of the collision abdomnd the ongoing re effort. looking at whether heavy rains played a part in a collapsed wall. it happened after those storms moved through yesterday. the family showed us the damage. they tell us they devastated. they can't go back inside until investigators the safety of the house. police looking for the vandals that targeted nearly two dozen they discovered temperature toppled headstoles.

>>. >> i don't understand who you people can do smig church members say it will cost over $10,000 for repairs. this follows vandalism after a -- this morning we are haerg from the victim of a burglary in philadelphia who says thieves stole rent money and birthday

cash. >> he plans to install a security system in his house this week. let's head to south jersey. hundreds of students are spending their first day of school in a brand new building. more than 750 kid frs kindergarten to eighth grade got to arrive for class. the new school has light filled classrooms and separate gym as well as library. the chief operations officer tells us they are excited about everything they are offering students. >> when i walked into the building to see a natural light throughout the building i get excited by that. kids don't get a chance to see that and experience that. i can't wait until it is up and running. when you're in a city opportunities like that --

>> a new building will be used for community meetings and continuing education for adults. coming up, tear gas, arrests and political passion. tempers flared and the president's remarks about the media and democrats. also ahead, into the wild, released thousands of farm rised salmon and what's being done to catch them. we are drying out. i i you'll like what it means into the weekend. dedays coming -- details coming up.

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four people face charges. the mayhem ensued after trump's speech. someone threw rocks and bottles at officers. the president was on the attack. the he criticized democrats. we get more from nbc 10 national correspondent edward lawrence. >> reporter: contentious protests before and after president donald trump spoke at a rally.

during the speech the president unscripted. he blasted the media criticizing the controversy. >> why did it take a day? he must be a racist. think would like us not to do it. we have to close down our government we are building that wall. >> reporter: he hinted again he would pardon joe arpaio without names mccain he called him out as the reason health care reform failed. >> we were one vote away from victory after seven years of everybody pro claiming repeal and replace. >> both arizona senators

boycotted. >> so i think it's pretty sad no matter what side you're on. >> reporter: they say he may not be competent enough to lead this country. nbc news, washington. in you this morning jared kushner and others are getting the snub by leaders in egypt. they cancelled a meeting with the u.s. delegation. it comes after the trump administration cut nearly $100 million in aid to egypt just yesterday. the west wing of the white house is looking pretty sharp after $3.5 million including heating, fresh car petting, i.t. upgrades and a lot more. police in western pennsylvania areinvestigating.

here is a look at the state's $20 bill. the dead give away is this is a fake. it says promotion pictures use only. they have not said whether exactly passed it along. an unusual clean-up in washington state there send people home with plenty of free salmon. the fish got into the open waterway. wildlife officials are urging people to catch as many of the fish as possible. a live view here. beautiful picture overhead. this will be the case as we go day after day. this is a not normal forecast

for us to say it's going to be dry. here is a look in philadelphia. today is kind of our transition gn al day. i want to start sending out the clouds. temperatures will fall from the high 90 degree feels like conditions yesterday in the low 90s. this is really going to be better off. park side at 79. only reporting at 70 degrees. here is our radar and satellite view. it shows a good deal of sunshine. southern half still spilling in clouds here. mostly cloudy conditions with spotty light showers possible.

if we pull this out wider it is this pathway that's driving over delaware and south jersey. we go through the model here. there are a few sprinkles i was talking about. you can see this is offshore here and then everything is pretty much out as we go through the rest of the evening. thursday lots of sunshine and that's a constant in our forecast. we are looking at 84 the high in summerton. it is 82 in allentown. upper 70s for cookstown. isolated showers we have possible and in delaware we are at 83 for our forecast high today. the last couple days we went from kind of humid to horribly humid. today we are feeling much nicer.

it is already starting to dip. it will feel great out there, not like summer in august for this area. we'll talk more about how long this lasts with your ten day on ten coming up in the next half hour. this just in, no pumpkin chunkin competition this year. they have cancelled the event. they are being sued bay woman who said she was hit in the head by a piece of pumpkin causing catastrophic injuries. the land owner who donated his property is also named in that suit. coming up, the eagles getting ready for their most parent game of the preseason. they are expected to see plenty of playing time tomorrow night. we hear more on what to expect. also, tired of the tax, what a study reveals about

philadelphia's sugary drink tax and what customers are doing about it. every year south jersey sends

more and more tax money to trenton, but gets less and less back thanks to steve sweeney and chris christie. here's the sweeney-christie record eight years of underfunded schools. huge tax breaks for themselves

and their rich friends while we pay more. and homestead rebate funding for seniors cut in half next year. don't believe the fake news from his wealthy donors. steve sweeney stands with chris christie, not with south jersey.

eagles are getting set for their third preseason game. the birds will take on miami dolphi dolphins. philadelphia eagles insider is with us here. let me start with michael kendricks. will he be there when the season starts? >> he is the starting line backer. it is key for him to find a way to use him. we have seen him make plays in the back field. he has two interceptions. he snuffed toout a screen pass. he is an active player moving forward. he will find a way to move him. the obvious thing, two line backers played.

>> all right. time to start looking how how it is going to fill out. >> no need to use him in the preseason. what is he going to gain? s the eagles want to get him ready for the regular season. that's all that matters. everything that's happening, we are not talking about it. it will be about the washington redskins. >> hall after famer. >> hall of famer? >> five of them. >> i don't know about. that we'll see. tomorrow the most important day. the starters are going to play most of the first half and possibly into the third. >> yeah. and this offense has been disjointed. they haven't run the football effectively. the eagles believe they can run

the football. carson wentz has been up and down. they will have five starters. it should be the best showing of the defense. >> all right. we are out of time. give me one rookie to look for. >> derrick barnett, three sacks in two games. great player. >> there you go. they are back in action tomorrow night. where can you see this game? >> right here on nbc 10. >> all on nbc 10. the only place you can watch the birds in the preseason. keith jones and jock clark will kick off or coverage starting at 6:00. espn facing criticism over the decision to pull an announcer from the broadcast of

the ufrt of virginia's first football game. that's the same name as the confederate general. espn says they made the decision to protect lee's safety. it is being played in charlottesville over the controversial removal of the statue of confederate generals. social media is lighting up over the network's decision with some calling it absurd. right now all eyes are on the sky above the jersey shore. the atlantic city air show. we'll take you live where 400,000 people are expected to enjoy the action. and later, making their voices heard. women received the right to vote. ahead, details on two special events honoring national womens equality day.

authorities trying to figure out what cause add septa train to crash into another in upper darby delaware county. they want to hear from the man at the controls of that train. we are live to tell you more, pam. >> reporter: ntsb investigators will be speaking with him. we asked the ntsb if they would be making that available. the answer is no. we can tell you the camera is pointing in the direction of the train's engineers. the video recordings have been downloaded and sent back to washington for analysis. the investigation could take

months. dozens of passengers, including the train's engineer are recovering from injuries. four are critical but all are expected to survive. this is the second train to crash here in the past six months. the investigation into the february incident is still ongoing. i mentioned that the grof nor is in chester this morning for an event. as soon as that is over with seeing if he could get our thoughts on rail safety. we'll have more on nbc 10. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> thanks for that, pam. let's get a check of our nbc

10 headlines. this latest ship crashed near singapore. they stated a loss of confidence in his ability to lead. there have been four warship accidents two of which left sailors either dead or missing. president donald trump is after the rowdy rally that's night and where he drafted the immediate yachlt they arrested four people outside the event. plenty of folks dreaming of becoming multi-millionaires. it is the second highest in power ball history. we'll have winning numbers this chbing at 11:00. happening right now an aerial display is about to start high above the beaches. the air show is happening today and a crowd of 400,000 strong is

expected to watch the pie lotds and planes. hey ted. >> yea >>. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. check it out. we have a sea of people. there's not a lot of room left right by the water. the air show just about to get started. the u.s. army golden knights parachute team followed by many more thrills. the beaches getting crowded with hundred of thousands of people here for the 15th atlantic air show. pilots took to the skies for a practice run yesterday. it gives you an important

economic boost including mccane and a huge group of relatives. >> the only problem we can't is. >> we are excited. looking fortoward to a great show. >> air pace is restricted. anyone caught flying a drone will have it confiscated. not allowing any surfing or boogie boarding. we are waiting for it to start. we'll show you more coming up on nbc 10 at 4:00. nbc 10 news! all right. thanks for that.

pretty decent day. we saw the picture. let's go a little bit further south there is a possibility of a shower later on today so get to the beach sooner rather than later. krystal klei is tracking that for us. >> yeah. we are looking at nice conditions for the region compa compared to what we saw last night. it is 82 in millville. the shore is one of the warmer spots. it is 83 at the atlantic city marina. redding at 75 degrees. getting into the afternoon many of us will sit in the 80s. nowhere near the 90s. yesterday's feels like conditions were in the triple digits. it won't be a problem today. here is why. usually you have low to mid-7

po. it is 57 in philadelphia right now. it is way drier outside. it will remain on the drier side through the next several days straight right through your weekend. here is your radar and satellite view. isolated showers. you can see a little bit of cloud coverage rolling through. we'll track it and talk about the temperature drop as well. this morning in new jersey fellow lawmakers are mourning the loss of public servant. he served the second district. he also had been a state assembly men and mayor of atlantic city. he recently had surgery. he told supporters he was planning to return to work. he was 68 years old. the current mayor issued a statement which reads in part i will always appreciate jim's

guidance and showing him the ropes. he dedicated his whole life to public service to atlantic city and will keep him and his family in my prayers. may he rest in peace. booker issued this statement. it says new jersey lost a true leader. he always served with dignity. state senate president had this to say. for the people of south jersey and his entire state he was the author of many of the initiatives that have helped to revitalize atlantic city and will be remembered for that work for generations to come. in other news this morning a new study finds the sugary drink tax is prompting others. the firm found sales of

sweetened drinks fell. outside the city limit went up about 38% tax. it raised close to $40 million so far. we did reach out to city officials to get their take on the study. they said while we think it is dramatically overstating the drop we expected retail sales would be down because initially people are upset. they do the math and figure out it doesn't make it worth it. >> there was a kiem whenl only honoring national womens equality day in philadelphia. >> check it our way. we'll look at how long i in a

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this saturday marks 97 years since women received the right to vote in america. it holds special significance in the city where american freedom was born. joining me now are lynn and pat jones so explain what vision

20/20 is. >> it is individuals working together for womens equality. we are trying to finish the agenda and our focus is on the year 2020 when we celebrate the an verse i have giving women voting rights. we are head quartered at drexel university. we have excited about all of the things happening in philadelphia in 2020. >> exciting things happening this weekend for if 97th. >> we are having our annual toast to tenacity and it is a salute to the sand appreciating their tenacity in getting the

19th amendment passed. we added something exciting this year which is a skafen jer hunt in independence park to help young people find womens history. >> uh-huh. >> so we are really pleased that number one vision 2020's hunt is cosponsored by independence historical park and funded by wells fargo which is the founding supporter of our education initiative. >> that's where you come in. >> that's where you come in. >> yeah. we are encouraging everyone to come out to the visitor's center downto downtown. the hunt comes at 10:30. there is lots of information. >> hold it up for people to go around. there are about nine or ten stops that have different stories. lots of different locations throughout the park to learn a little bit of something different about those supporting those founding fathers.

we are encouraging people to register online and then they come down to the visitor center around 12:00 noon. we have goodie bags for them. it should be a lot of fun. >> this is an event certainly for young women, for mothers but for the entire family and for boys who want to join in. >> absolutely. we want boys to join with us. we want boys and men to be part of all of this. it should be a very exciting day. i would encourage people to go to vision 2020 to register. >> real quickly, toasted tenaci tenacity, grape juice, right? >> the toast was made with grape juice and that's what we are using. >> and family trendily. >> we do have the information to

post for you. they both happen the saturday. we are getting cles to 100 years. this is at 6th and market street. more information on nbc10.com and on the nbc 10 app. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> fingers crossed for pleasant weather. >> it will be nice. that's right. how about pleasant weather for a week straight? we have a really good forecast coming forward. the shore is one of the last spots with a sprinkle possible in the forecast. this is looking over cape may. this is temperatures. not bad but we do see this a warmer here. cape may courthouse at 82.

our water temperature a little lower. a nice refresher as you step on into the water. nice conditions across the entire region. we are increasing cloud kof rang over delaware and south jersey. we have a little pump of moisture. it is trying to drive in a few spotty shower. there you see it. the clouds are down south. isolated showers. not far. m this is nothing like what we had overnight with strong thunderstorms. so your thursday is on. deferment it is 84 for the high.

humidity, big them no it is 84 tomorrow. you and we develop down. spotty showers possible at the shore. in delaware 83 if degrees for that afternoon. it will there are no complaints on this three-day outlook or on the eagles outlook. it is 77 degrees. tomorrow 75 degrees. it is nice and clear. no issues if you're heading to the game. here is a look at the ten day on ten. better tomorrow. there is sunshine thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. look at that drop off.

upper 70s. that's below average. right on into your next workweek. we are looking at fairly light conditions through next week too. he loves to play sports and he wants to find a forever family that will love and support him. vai sikahema introduces us to this week's wednesday's child. >> yeah. look at you. 11-year-old jeremiah is high energy and exceptionally athletic young man who is a magician with a basketball.

>> i got it. >> you got it now, that's for sure. >> today we are at the complex far day of competition and fun, but also to find jeremiah a forever family. can you tell me what a family can do to help you? >> be nice to me, take care of me, support me. >> help you? >> uh-huh. >> yeah. what would you do to help the family? >> be good? >> he is good. he is also a twin. he would love a home that has room for the two of them. he loves to eat, read and stay active. >> honestly, i think just the cooperation, just his attitude and you're constantly learning new things.

>> jeremiah is this week's w wednesday's child. >> to nbc10.com or call 1-866-do-adopt. a cheerleading team needs your help as they try to keep their dreams alive. the team made it to the piaa but fell short of advancing. their coach wants them to take part in a program that will help them qualify next year. they had arrangement ts set up for another date and now they are scrambling to get to the camp this weekend to get the support they need. the coach tells us they deserve the same opportunity as other girls throughout the state. >> they are hungry. a lot of them have full time jobs. it is important to them to show them just because they are from

the city they are not excluded from this opportunity that offers college scholarships. >> they are trying to leave for camp this saturday. they are still under about a thousand bucks short of their $5,000 goal. happening now, it's a game on for a little league taeam. the game originally scheduled for last night was cancelled because of a tornado warning new england is winning 5-1 right now. we need you the choose our first game of the week. you have choices here, pennsbury at academy or roman catholic at meshamy. you can call or text your choice

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shopping. you'll be able to use the reorder feature with your google home device. you can shop an walmart by saying hey, google. it is also ditching membership fees and offering free delivery. >> technology that keeps cars from drifting into another lane is living up to its promise to improve safety. a newly released study by the insurance institute found crashes with injuries were down 21%. fatalities were cut by 86%. those numbers do come with a warning though. they say the technology can be distracting to drivers and give them a false sense of security. before we leave you we have breaking news we just learned about. d.j.creato who has been on the trial for the murder of his young son pleaded to aggravated manslaughter. he was on trial.

the trial ended in a hung jury. we learned they were planning to retry him. we are just finding out within the past few moments he has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter. we'll have much more ahead coming up at 4:00 this  afternoon. and in other news now, a little boy with a big heart inspiring ballplayers in new jersey. he was the guest of honor. he dropped the first pitch. he was born with an inonnerable form of brain cancer. proceeds go to fight pediatrics cancer. one last check of weather before we get out of here before noon. >> it is 84 today. humidity is dropping. a spotty shower south of philadelphia is possible but otherwise sunny and dry through your weekend. >> all right. that will do it for us.

i'm rosemary connors. see you back here at 4:00.

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