drug drof off. a mother accused of exposing students to a dangerous opioid while bringing her taur to school. >> how did he die. we look at the mystery surrounding a college student's

death. all hands on deck. how everyone from nuns to celebrities are joining the recovery from hurricane irma. right now at 11. students exposed to a dangerous drug. and police in delaware county say one of their own parents is to blame. good evening, i'm jacqueline london. >> police say a mother dropped 29 bags of a deadly opioid roigt in the parking lot of her child's school. nbc10 was live at the school tonight. the school discussed this incident with parents tonight. >> parents were reassured that staff is doing everything it can to make sure students are safe. parents were alarmed it was found in a parking lot. and now parents been charged. >> reporter: it's not the back to school night parents expected. one that touched on reading,

writing and opioid. >> shocking. >> reporter: more than two dozen bags of the sen thetic opioid for found last week during the second day of school. williams left it behind in the school parking lot. the 29 year-old daughter goes to the school. >> it's scary. to find out that it's here. it's so close to us. >> reporter: as parent walk to the first school event since the discoveries. some express concern. >> it's concerning. especially the amount of drug they found. >> reporter: others applaud the school and police response. >> the school took great care of the kids. none of the kids. >> reporter: anywhere near it. they called the police. >> a drug free school zone stood feet from where it was found. a drug that is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. police say put children, parents and staff at risk. >> you don't think it will be that close. >> i spoke with williams attorney tonight. he had no comment.

williams is out on bail. case dismissed. a judge dropped all criminal charge against the engineer in ab am track derailment that killed eight people. he faced several charges including involuntary manslaughter and reck less endangerment. citing a lack of evidence. saying it was an accident rather than negligence. it was at the control bh the train crashed in a may of 2015. going 106 on a 50 miles per hour curve. >> he's a good man, his heartbreaks for the loss of life in this case and the tragedy o that occurred. but he's innocent of criminal charges. >> he was arrested back in may after the family of one of the victims filed a private criminal complaint. tonight a lot of questions surround death of a college student. and lacrosse recruit in lee high valley. mcray williams was rushed to the

hospital sunday night and died the next day. williams was only a freshman in easten. as brandon hudson shows us. hundreds of students gather tonight to honor his memory. >> as mystery surrounds the death, college students turn to each other for comfort. a large crowd gathered in front of the student center on the quad to remember williams. a freshman lacrosse recruit. >> no one is dealing with this alone. you saw evidence of that. >> reporter: williams was a stapd out athlete in the boston area. in a letter to students. the headmaster said the 19 year-old died after suffering a severe head injury in a fall. the lee high county coroner found in sign of injury. and said he didn't have suicidal tendencies or any known health problems. the college is cooperating with investigators working to determine if alcohol played a factor. >> at tonight's vigil. members of the lacrosse team led the walk into the center of

campus. they stood silently. then walked into the student center to meet with counsellors. >> college campus this time of year is full of optimism. energy and enthusiasm. i would say all of that has been tempered. dampened. >> reporter: a spokesman will work with the family and the time of grief. an ouautopsy will be performed tomorrow. toxicology reports won't be ready for weeks. for the second time in two weeks, president trump will visit an area ravaged by a major hurricane. the white house says the president will travel to florida on thursday. but didn't give any specific location. a lot of people in florida saw the damage from the hurricane for the first time today. airports reopened and many curfews were lifted. but the recovery is just beginning. officials in key west fear up to 25% of homes there were destroyed. and about half of florida still without power. one woman is doing her part to

clean things up. >> that is sister margaret ann. miami-dade police took this video as she grabbed that chain saw there and got to work. to try her best to help with the clean up. >> she may have scared irma away. that storm is finally starting to fizzle. >> could bring us rain. let's get the latest from tammie souza. who's been keeping an eye on this storm. making its way from the south to our area. nothing like they saw down south in florida. >> irma has been such a nightmare. >> irma has been such a terrible nightmare. it has been an incredible journey. this came off the african coast as a wave. about 15 days before it made land fall in the keys. that was back toward the 27th or 28th of august. quite a long journey for the

particular hurricane. let's take a look at what's going on. this was about the last 48 hours. it was tightly wound up and there it goes. expands out. it looks like something that we refer to as an extra tropical storm. you can see moving slowly this is rain beginning move up towards our area. moving through virginia, and washington. even a few sprinkles reported last hour in southern parts of delaware. this is what we're watching into tomorrow morning. the rain coming in. this is going to be light scattered shoirs. this is not the heavy deadly downpours. it will be with us for a while. we'll talk about this. we'll talk about what's going on with jose and i have your weekend forecast. we know irma did serious damage to islands across the caribbean. a lot of people from our area experienced that devastation firsthand. including radio personality lady

b and her partner dj touch tone. they describe the vicious attack on st. martin. and the day long struggle to get home. >> police arrest a teenager accused of groping women in a popular park. authorities say 19 year-old harris touched women inappropriately on several occasions. dating back to last fall. in one case, they say harris expos exposed himself to a woman. he's charged with unlawful sexual contact, sexual harassment and indecent exposure. a man died trying to save his wife from a fire. he didn't realize she had already escaped the flames. that fire started just before midnight last night on west 36th street. family members tell us the victim monroe got out first. but couldn't find his wife. he went back trying to find her. he didn't make it back out. his wife was treated

first-degree r joufor injuries he suffered sumping from the roof. >> family and friends pay final respect to coach. villa nova campus the site for the funeral services. many former players showed up to pay respects. he passed last month after a long battle with cancer. he will most be remembered for coaching the wildcats to the 1985 national championship. current nova coach and protege chokes back tears during the ceremony. >> every one of us who was blessed to be a part of his family, see a hole in our souls that can only be matched by the loss of a parent. that's what he was to us. always a mentor, our daddy mass. >> one of his greatest strength was his ability to make you believe anything was possible. ask the guys on the 85 team. >> that's for sure. coming up they catch

criminals, they save lives and support their community. >> tonight nbc10 helps to honor local police officers and firefighters including those who helped solve a high profile crime in bucks county. plus in the shadow of frank rizzo. the controversial statue has a new neighborhood tonight. we ask the creators about the message they want to send. and what's the buzz. we found out why all the bugs have been swarming around our area. and how long they could stick around.

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a star studded night to help millions struggling in the wake of hurricane harvey and im. hand in hand telethon brought together from movies, tv and music. the money raised will benefit a number of organizations including the united way and save the children. after seeing damage like this,

from the caribbean to the florida coast. with e know how important that help is. >> a local radio host and dj saw the need firsthand. after spending days stranded on the island of st. martin. >> 100.3. i'm breaking down ask crying today. it's surreal. >> reporter: an experience she'll never forget. >> it was scary. i can't sit here and front like it wasn't the scariest thing i have been through. >> reporter: brought to tears after irma brought her annual vacation to a terrifying halt. >> 90% of the resort is in splinters. >> reporter: radio personality and her partner thankful to be back on u.s. soil. after the island obliterated her second home. >> people were hooti looting an robbing. >> reporter: he could feel the force. >> you go from just having the greatest time ever, down to

getting in survival mode. >> reporter: survive they did. after three days the pair with the help of family and friends managed to make it to puerto rico. >> we sat on a cargo plane on the flor. and got to safety in san juan. on saturday. >> reporter: back on the air today. lady b says her faith helped her survive the storm. we're here. god is good. that's all i can say. >> glad to be back home. by the way. this was her 39th trip to st. martin. she says it maybe years now before she goes back. she does plan to do just that. at some point. >> glad she's okay. if you're looking for ways to help the victims, go to our web site nbc10.com. boasted links and information to help you get started. also tonight the controversial statue of former philadelphia mayor has company. in center city. this 12 foot tall after row pick

is titled all power to all people. the mural arts program which unvailed the statue hopes it can act as a counter balance to the rizzo statue. there have been several incidents of vandalism in recent months. some are calling for the removal. because they say rizzo's tactics were racist. we asked mural arts about the new statue placement. >> the idea is to add something to that picture. to value stories of solidarity and social justice. and make that meaningful. right in the heart of the city. >> the statue is the work of artist hank thomas. chester continue teen accused of threatening students on social mode media is facing charges. charged as a juvenile. accused of posting racial threats towards freshman on a deleted instagram account.

the teen is facing terrorist threats, harassment and other charges. >> a big honor tonight. for heros who go above and beyond to serve the community. 14 award of va lor were presented to police officers and firefighters singled out for the remarkable acts of heroism and being role models in the community. nbc10 anchor keith jones right there served as emcee. among the honor the officers who first investigated a call about a missing 19 year-old in bucks county. the canine officers who later helped discover his body and the body of three other missing men on a farm this summer. you can watch more on that is the stories of the others. right now on nbc10.com. also building a bridge between police and the community tonight. in north philadelphia. police officers and firefighters came out for the unity in the community event. there was fun and food.

even backpacks and haircuts for the kids. >> a big boost for a local community. the foundation awarded the organization mount air u.s. with a five year grant. the plan calls for improving the neighborhood retail and commerce. early childhood education and community safety. we have new information about the bugs. swarming across the delaware valley. experts confirm flying ants are invading neighborhoods from the suburbs to the south jersey for the short mating season. usually spike after the heavy rain. last night was the peak. and bugs should start to taper off. and end the romance. yes. >> the bugs are leaving. you know what's moving in, the showers. >> more rain just because the bugs like it.

it's not going to be heavy rain. we are going to have periods of rain out there tonight. we have clouds the high thin kplooufdsed in today. we're looking at 79 as the high today. right around 80. we'll call ourselves average. no rain yet in the rain gauge. and 23 miles per hour. that was the highest wind gust that we saw out there. for today. basically tomorrow is going to be a little bit more damp. grab the umbrella for the next few days and maybe not wear the pretty shoes. ugly shoe weather. 79 foair mont tomorrow. allen town 77. let's go out to new jersey. 79. wild wood at 78. and 80. temperatures near average wu you notice we have rain drops on here. we'll see mainly cloudy skies with scattered showers passing through from time to time. let go back to what's going on with irma. irma came off of the african continent as a wave.

thafts back on august 27. late in the day. it became an area of low pressure, and look at it. it jogged north. became a tropical storm. kept going north and took the fateful turn to the southwest. became a major hurricane. whipped through the caribbean, leeward islands. on passed cuba. making land fall in the united states. over the keys. that was on september 10. and right now it's just a disorganized area of low pressure in the tennessee valley. in fact it's covering probably about 11, 12 states. it's just a giant swath of rain. more like a typical storm system that we would see crossing the country. a few spotty showers pop up over night. in fact, your hour by hour forecast shows that we're okay during the late night hours. early tomorrow morning we'll see rain showers maybe even thunderstorms pass through. this will be on and off for the next couple days. here's wednesday, here's thursday.

and boom. there you go, we're right on into friday again we could see spotty showers out there. how much rain, not a lot. less than half inch across the area. still keeping an eye on jose. cat fwoir one hurricane. expected to make a loopty loop. when it is, it should steer it out into the atlantic. we'll keep an eye on it. the models have been consistent. as long as it stays away from land. 79 tomorrow. chance of showers. chance of showers thursday, friday and saturday. then beautiful sunshine on sunday. and looks like a nice stretch of weather to start next week. >> all right. so anyone missing a pig? how this 250 pound stranger landed in one couples backyard. that's next. the leader.

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as clean up and recovery efforts continue in the wake of irma. people weren't the only ones displaced by the storm. >> meet babe. a 250 pound pig. couple in south carolina said they actually woke up to find this girl on their porch. the owners were al only a quarter mile up the road. they decided to stick around for a while. and have a few snacks. follow that john clark. >> speaking of babe. we have our modern day babe ruth with the phillies. >> look at you. >> see what i did there? take look at rhys hoskins tonight. just ridiculous rhys. take a look. he does it again. and again. wait until you see what is going on tonight at citizen bank park. stay tuned.

what a night at citizens bank park. rhys hoskins is ri duck louse. an emic start to the career. check out what he does tonight. phillies down 7-2. look at this rhys rocket. into the second deck. 15th home run of the year. take a look at rhys. did it go into the second deck. where'd it go. really? . bottom of the ninth now. phils down one. bases loaded. one run comes home. and then hernandez slides home for the winning run. he's safe. phillies celebrate. rip off his jersey. douse him with water and gun. hold it. look at this taking another look. he's out. by a hair. got to put the jersey back on. extra innings. in the tenth. gone. marlins take an 8-7 lead. here comes rhys hoskins again.

this is ridiculous. 16 homers in his first 32 games. quickest ever in baseball history. that projects to 81 homers in a season. rite now they're tied 8-8 in the 13th. amaze. eagles have a new kicker. jake elliot all the ban gals practice squad. drama, drama. reported defensive coordinator has eyes on the head coach doug pederson's job. jim says he has the utmost respect for doug. >> i am very comfortable with my relg relationship wg with doug. he's comfortable in his relationship with me. if anybody misunderstands ob misinterprets actions. coach pederson is aware of everything i do in the building. outside of the building. i'll execute the job the way he out lined it for me. >> tonight i had the honor of

hosting ed snyder youth hockey foundation dinner in. raising $1.4 million. bringing hockey to school and kid. golfing for the cause. new veteran goalie brian elliot was there. why he came to the fliers. >> you want to play as many games as you can. i thought it would be a good opportunity here. and i know a few of the guys and i know how good the team can be. and the potential is there. i'd like to add me myself to that equation. and i haven't missed the play offs in six years. i'd like to keep doing that. >> i'm john clark. we're right back. i'm danny.

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