all happened just in the last hour. we find out that carpenter was, in fact, arrested a short time ago in philadelphia, but this all started right here behind me at the children's plaza, which is just off one of the main roads here in phoenixville. police also tell us that is where those fatal shots were fired. the talk on main and bridge streets in phoenixville still surrounds last night's deadly shooting of 20-year-old joshua mitchell. >> i couldn't believe it. i was completely shocked. >> reporter: mitchell and 21-year-old keion carpenter knew each other. last night they met here at the children's plaza just off the main drag through town around 10:00. police say an argument ensued and witnesses recall hearing gunshots. >> i heard two loud sounds. boom, boom! i thought it was a gun at first, then thought it's got to be a firecracker. i can't believe somebody actually got shot. >> i got a long time close

friend of his. >> he was a good friend, always a comedian, make you laugh, smile, make sure you were happy. he was there for you. >> attempting to hold back tears, she says the news of her frepsds's untimely deaf has made her numb. >> i want everybody to know he did not deserve what he got. >> neither did his family. his older brother was also shot and killed. >> i hope he gets everything he deserves. >>reporter: again, he was arrested within the last hour. there will be a candle light vigil right behind me. that is scheduled for 7:00 tonight here in phoenixville. more breaking news. this time out of the white house. secretary of health and human

services has resigned after a controver controversy. >>. >> reporter: that breaking news coming in just a half hour ago. the president has already accepted his resignation and the acting secretary will take over tonight. price landed in hot water after using tens of thousands of dollars for private flights. he said he plans on paying back the money, which was more than 50,000. hours ago today the president spoke about the situation and did not mince his words. >> i was disappointed because i didn't like it. cosmetically or otherwise. designate another acting secretary who is the current deputy assistant secretary. a judge sentences a father to ten years in prison for the death of his son bringing an end

to a case that saddened the community. a tribute to the three-year-old played in tcourtroom before his father was sentenced. a judge asked him if he had anything to say. he answers, no. he took a plea deal last month admitting he recklessly deprived brendan of oxygen but never said why or how he did it. >> he believed this was a plea too good to turn down. >> he pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter after his murder trial ended in a mistrial with time served and good behavior, he could be out before he is 30 years old. now to the latest on hurricane ravaged puerto rico, we just learned this afternoon cooper hospital offered to send a team to the island. the hospital board chairman will pick up the $100,000 bill for

transportation. meantime food and water shortages continue and congress is working on the amount of financial aid the island will receive. take a look at this long line of people waiting for ice. it's become one of the most valuable items on the island now that power has been out for so long. residents are willing to stand for hours in the heat hoping to get enough to keep their food from spoiling. puerto rico will have to be rebuilt from scratch according to president trump. today he said 10,000 federal workers are involved in providing aid. >> ultimately, the government of puerto rico will have to work us to determine how this massive rebuilding effort will end up being one of the biggest ever will be funded and organized. >> i want to you take a look at this. thousands of people lined up in san juan to board a cruise ship so they can get out of puerto

rico. royal caribbean sent over a ship, including one man from philadelphia. >> i've never experienced anything like this. extremely surreal. i don't think reading about it would really illustrate how bizarre a situation it is coming from a fairly normal stable background, i never imagined that there could be so little security in america. >> puerto rico tourism officials say there are still a couple hundred tourists still on the island. puerto rico is pleading for help. nbc's reporter spoke to a mom. >> reporter: he's only spoken to her once since monday. that's the only time that he talked to her and he's scared. just like so many people gathered here today. this rally is to demand that the federal government do more. >> i've been stuck like glue on

my phone. it goes with me everywhere. >> he always has his phone close, hoping to hear from his mother who is stuck in puerto rico. >> she suffers from seizures. i was worried. are you drinking water, taking medication, do you have enough? >> his mother visited the island to celebrate a friend's birthday but that turned into a nightmare thanks to hurricane maria. for days he did not know how his mother was doing. finally a neighbor called to say she was okay but it wasn't until monday that carlos was finally able to hear her voice. >> here, some of the pictures of that house. you see the room is exposed because the roof is gone. another picture shows lingering standing water. take a look at the trees that are completely bare. the a stark contrast to the once lush landscape. >> i want to see help. >> but the help still has not made it to all of the more rural

towns. mean while kacarlos's mom is hoping to come home. >> i have no words. i'm just going to be so happy she's here. i know we're both going to get very emotional. >> it is a very emotional time for everybody who's out here. you see that sign saying we will rise. puerto rican community is holding on to hope and faith at this moment. the organizer, organized this on facebook. we talked to her. that's coming up at 6:00. reporting live in center city. >> you can pitch in to help people in puerto rico. just call the american red cross, 1-800--596-6567. you can find out more information and have that number on the nbc 10 app. >> turning to the weather, it is

really starting to feel like fall today. a lot cooler. a live look at boat house. nice shot. checking the conditions along the jersey shore, here's a look at the beach. >> let's talk to the chief meteorologist. that's if you like that cool refreshing air. >> i do. i'll vote yes. it is nice. this is that time of year when everything is clean and as one person, mike, our floor director pointed out, a lot of bugs are gone away. the bugs are gone. shunned by the cool air from canada. 71 the high. normally should be at 73. too many even cooler. 66. that's in philadelphia. some outlying areas won't make it out of the 50's. 70 on sunday. right up near average on monday and slightly above on tuesday. so we are settling very nicely

into fall. that's where we're going to remain for the next say, five to six days before we get a teensy tiny warmup to 80 degrees the etds end of next week. all winds coming from the west. cool air slowly settling down in the direction. we're not going to be looking at the 77 and 76 you see. we're talking about 60's across the area and perhaps some isolated showers. we'll break it down when i come back. >> kelley drive back open after this four-car crash shut down the road around 1:00 along boat house road. you can see the cars were badly damaged but fortunately no one was seriously hurt. >> a home security camera caught a man breaking into a philadelphia home in broad daylight. take a look. they're knocking on the front door of the house. the man walks to the back, forces a door open, and goes in. once inside, the suspect

rummaged through several rooms but was scared away when the alarm sounded. investigators are trying to figure out what started this fire, destroyed five condominiums under construction in camden county. one of the condos collapsed during the fire. crews got the call and 3:30. no one was hurt. renewed push to give philadelphia's station a new name. state represe called on amtrak rename the station after late congressman william gray. he represented the district from 1979 to 1991. a live look now at the street. president obama signed the bill back in 2013 to rename the station as a tribute to biwilli gray. he helped get millions of

dollars to refoib ish the station. ♪ free jazz concert tonight celebrating nickels park. neighborhood kids cut the ribbon. it's been spruced up with new equipment. picnic tables and a renovated gazebo. still ahead, repairing bad credit. wait before you shell out that money to get in good standing. >> harry harrison gives you the signs. you can't miss the nfl protest when watching football this season. and eagles player opens up about his decision to take a stand ahead at 5:00. >> the nationwide investigation keeping hotels honest about the price you pay. >> talk about a traffic headache, the major road

construction project that could impact your drive to work on monday. we'll show you how to get around it next.

it is going to take you a little longer to drive to work on monday. drive ers in new castle county have been putting up with traffic projects for months but this next one could be a doozy. a heavily used bridge is going

to be completely shut down for a month and a half. >> tim fur long shows us the detour and impact for drivers. >>reporter: some say upgrading the old route 141 bridge is a great idea. others. >> i think it's going to be a disaster. just awful. >> well, yes the signs say the bridge renovation begins october 3, a flier saying it will be close the completely on october 9 and stay closed for 45 days. >> 45 day ss too long for anything to be closed in this area. businesses on the other side, children that go to school on the other side that live on this side. >> you can see from sky force 10 this is a big interchange, thousands need to cross over every single day. the interchange is also close to a few other major interchanges where work has been under way. 295 up at route 13.

those projects have been going on for months. you yourself have probably sat in some of the delaware de de lays. this has been at the interchange or the last cup.. i know for a fact it's already affected business. so, closing the bridge is only going to make matters worse. >> but they say the bridge needs to be fixed and jacked up a few inches, but for lots of folks it could be a long slow detour filled 45 days. more help is coming to fight the opioid epidemic in pennsylvania. the governor announcing today the state received a $5.7 million grant from the u.s. department of health and human services. that will help pennsylvania expand or enhance its access to treatment services. members of local law enforcement and community leaders joined those in recovery at the field

today to raise awareness about addicti addiction. the board hosted today's second annual recovery south ball tournament. >> i think it's important that government leaders are coming together to make sure this is a focus not just for the government but on the radar that every citizen in the county. >> ork niganizers say it is important to show the community that no one is immune to addiction and we must focus on prevention and treatment. next week, nbc news ant msnbc will begin a special series. it's called one nation overdosed. a generation at risk. the series begins this sunday with a focus on the smallest and most innocent victims of the epidemic, children. begins sunday night. let's get a check at the weather. cool crisp air is here. here's a live look at the south

philadelphia. how about the weather along the shore. let's get down there. temperatures in the low 70s today. this is cape may. picture perfect out there. ool cool though. >> very cool. nbc 10 meteorologist joining us now. >> it's kind of nice. friday night football and you want to maybe put on that light weight jacket. it feels appropriate now. we have a cool down ahead. saying wait a minute we just had one now. even a bigger one ahead. before eget to that some isolated showers possible tonight and tomorrow. and these are going to be isolated. we have an extremely dry air mass to any rain that develops is going to have a hard time. you can carry your umbrella but there's not going to be a washout. the cool down i'm speaking of is behind the cold front that will trigger those showers. it will lead to a cooler weekend. tomorrow low to mid 60 ez, maybe

some places only in the upper 50's, so grab that fall jacket. then facing a long dry spell. we're not going to anymore rain until perhaps after next weekend. so if you have any plans that you've put out there for the fall. you have anything i need to water, you know how the lawn gets crunchy. you need to grab the garden hose for that. because we're not going to get any help from mother nature. tomorrow, 66, 69 with an isolated shower. allentown, 68. 67 and in dover, 67 degrees. i think the clouds will move in tonight and see a combination of clouds and sun tomorrow again with those ees laisolated showe. not too far away moving into the northwestern portions of the state, a few showers, all associated with an area of low

pressure. look at those clouds. that's very chilly a err moving in. that's a secondary front. we already hat one push of cool air. so, we are going to be looking tonight at some spotty showers, allentown, mt. pocono. you'll wake up to the 40's in outlying areas. we'll mick it into the low and mid 60's across the area for the most part tomorrow. sunday morning, the coolest of the mornings, 42 at mt. pocono. look at philadelphia. we could be talking about 48 degrees. and then up close to 70 in h philadelphia on sunday maybe some upper 60's elsewhere. 66 tomorrow, in philadelphia, 68 out on the shore.

sunday, 70 in philadelphia. monday lots of sunshine and we build to the upper 70's on wednesday in philadelphia. low 70's along the shore. >> she's accused of killing her ex-boyfriend and trying to cover it up. >> the evidence that led investigators to find holes in her story. plus the new information we learn today in investigators in a sandy relief scam and the number of people involved z. >> then, hidden hotel fees. what you need to look for before you book. >> i'm rosemary connors. this week we dig deeper into the controversy of taking a knee. >> if you protest in a closet, nobody sees it. >> that plus honoring the stars and stripes. we'll discuss the surprising back story behind the pledge of allegiance. >> certainly -- little known facts, for example, did you know this is how we used to salute

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patients were invited to discard unwanted medications. boxes are part of an effort to reduce drug addictions. >> we're hoping to gather opioids that might be hanging out in people's medicine chests that becomes a big source of diversion of the beginnings of dependency. >> the boxes are being placed at different public events and locations. >> today is national coffee day. you know what that means? free cup of joe in many local stores and restaurants, nbc 10 in center city where wawa is giving away free cups of coffee. customers not waiting to be told twice. dunkin donuts in a variety of areas gave out free coffee. listen to this. did you know 1.4 billion cups of coffee are brewed each day aren't the world. the average person spends nearly there is 8 a week on couffee.

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crime. >> girlfriend, mort toer viekle. >> they did focus on the girlfriend. after his body was found. the she was living in the home for two years and they say he kicked her out around august 6th. police then say jennifer morrissy responded with a series of threatening messages. >> you have a choice. touch my stuff, or i cut your throat. i'm going to stab ya. >> police say morrissy had a second boyfriend at the time of the killing and blamed the murder initially on him. they also say confidential informants talked about fights. the at one point threatening to go to the fbi and report the other man. . >> we don't always know what the motive is. >> they tell us she supported him financially and paid for lawyers. tonight she's being held without bail charged with his murder. >>reporter: in the days after

the killing police searched the delaware river. investigators are not telling us if they found anything there, including the murder weapon. now to the latest on the devastation in puerto rico. here's what we know. a three-star general is now in charge of relief. vice president mike pence will go to the island late next week and lawmakers in washington began making plans for financial aid to the island. so the resources are there, but we clearly believe and understand those will eventually be tapped. the we have to move as quickly as possible. >> many on the island wondering why texas and florida got help almost immediately and why it's taking so long on puerto rico. employs in pennsylvania are worried about one of their own who flew to puerto rico just days before the storm hit. she is now stranded on the

island. she works for humane pennsylvania's hospital. she went to help her grandparents who live there. coworkers say they began panicking when they couldn't reach her but she finally called to say she was okay: she hopes to make it off the island next week. >> call the american red cross. 800 ---you can find more information on the nbc 10 &. now to the weather. it is start to go feel more like fall. temperatures in the 70's today as we take a live look at philadelphia international airport. how about the view in center city. time to enjoy this cool weather is a comfortable breeze. look at those flags. >> nbc 10 chief meteorologist is here. we still have a chance for showers. >> just ice lasolated.

some of us will get them, some of us won't. i don't know why all those people at the airport are leaving, this is the most lovely time of year. you made it through the summer mo monsoon. and now you're leaving. it's going to be a nice weekend. it will be a little cooler than average. right now, in philadelphia, we are looking at 71 degrees, winds out of the west to 12 miles an hour. that's about as warm as we've been all day long. let's go to allentown where it's 69. avalon, more basically looking at 67 degrees and a west, northwest wind of 5 miles an hour. finally wilmington. with a northwest wind of 13 miles an hour. when we get to the showers, that erin was just bringing up, it looks ominous. but they're pinwheeling out. we have very dry air in place here. look as the cloud the approach they can't make headway to the

area. this is going to fall apart as it approaches. we will see isolated showers tonight and tomorrow but this is not going to be some sort of a nasty deluge we're going to be dealing with. we'll time that out. i have a surprise for those of you that want them, a couple of 80's are left in my ten-day on 10. >> now here's a look at some the stories making head lines, across our region today. atlanta county doctor pleaded not guilty to charges he pulled a gun on police. james kaufman is charm charged of two counts of possessing hand begins without permits. police say he pulled out a gun. his eighagents trying to carry search warrants. they were not related to the murder of his wife april. in new jersey four more people have been charged for filing fraudulent applications for super storm sandy relief. the state's attorney general

called it a quote, sad milestone and said the charges highlight how many people are willing to dishonestly exploit aid meant for nothose hit hard by the sto. local school boards in delaware given more discretion in how to handle students bringing weapons to school other than guns. the bill moves away from a zero tolerance approach and gives school boards the ability to decide whether to suspend students on a case by case basis. in a et toly different story, want to add a new pedestrian to your pet? this is free adoption weekend. the shelter is filled to the brim with adoptable cats, dogs and other animals. from today until sunday, they are waving all adoption fees. >> all right. don't be fooled. what you need to know before signing up to get your credit repaired so you don't waste your

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new video shows a second rock slide at yosemite national park in california. take a look here. a climber captured what happened seconds after the huge chunk of granite fell yesterday. it came from the park's el capitan landmark. one man was hurt when rocks crashed through the roof of his car. his wife tells us the car's sunroof shattered and debris poured in. >> we were trying to outrun it. the it was like go. the let's go. the and at the same time my husband reached up and he was like, oh my head, my head. because it was bleeding profusely and hurting. >> her husband was med i vacced to a hospital with head injuries, he is expected to be

okay. you'll recall on wednesday a tourist was killed, another person injured when a massive rock careened down the face of el tap i tan. rock falling happens about 80 times a year but it's not clear what triggered this. >> a feature called do not disturb while driving can be installed on iphone 5 or higher. it mutes notifications. it won't even show up on the scre screen. it ekt cans to the car's bluetooth to know if the car is moving. parents can turn it on on the teens phone. get you every time. hidden fee that is turn what you think is a great travel deal into a dud. it is likely happened to you already. when you've booked a flight. extra fees for bags and bigger seats are not uncommon. now, hotels, they're doing it too. adding unexpected charges like resort and service, and charging

extra for amenities. now there's a nationwide investigation. >> we don't think it's fair to consumers that they're going in thinking they're paying one way and coming out paying another. >> tonight on nightly news you can find out what to look for before you book. that's right after nbc 10 news at 6:00. not one, not two but three. a young couple from texas welcomes their new born and mom and dad and baby all have a big thing in common. >> the same birthday. this is baby oliver born on wednesday. guess what? it was also mom and dad's birthday. little oliver was due on the 23rd by came a little late. the couple says no one has an excuse to forget their birthdays. >> i was born september 27, 1987. >> i was born september 27, 1984. >> he was born september 27, 2017. >> unbelievable. >> amazing. if you were wondering, the odds

of all of them having the same birthday, one in 33,000. >> wow. play the lottery. >> right. got to play those numbers to. 927. a political twist in in year's football season meanwhile. an eagle's player right smack in the middle of a heated conversation. we talk to malcolm jenkins one-on-one next. why he says the president was wrong to criticize players' action. >> cool and crisp. that's the way i would describe the forecast. 50's to the north. edging their way closer to philadelphia. talk about your weekend when i come back. >> standing with the nfl. all new at 6:00. we talk to nascar legend day earn heart jr.

eagles head coach do you to reporters they will discuss this week's mnational anthem. protests ignited across the nfl after president trump called out players in a rally. one of those players is the eagle's safety malcolm jenkins, he has raised his fist during the national anthem. the president put jenkins squarely in the spot light. >> i think the narrative has been more about the players or the standing. is it right or wrong to do it not about the specific issues. >> malcolm jenkins has been all over national tv trying to

spread the word about what exactly those issues are. >> we want reform and reestablish trust and faith in our police and law enforcement. the we also want to get reform our criminal justice system. >> he has been doing that work recently bringing nfl commissioner roger goodell, eagles chairman and teammates to meet with philadelphia police commissioner. >> we work very hard to try to make connections with our community. >> and other community agencies to learn ways to make changes. >> think that we can play a major part in changing the narrative from this argumentative combative narrative to one of solution. >> thuz far, president trump has not commenced about the agenda of the protesters, just their acts. the question, can the players get their concerns on the president's agenda. >> i don't think president trump has anything to do with what we're trying to focus on. that's not on his agenda.

it's not on his hi general da. wieg right now we're focused on the community and those who vote. we have a unique opportunity to educate the masses and put pressure on those who make the decisions. >> and malcolm is our nbc 10 player correspondent. you can get his take only on nbc 10. have we mentioned it? we are your official eagles station. we've got your free pass for exclusive coverage of that game. the matchup between the la chargers and exclusive look back at the delaware valley. make sure to watch game day final after nbc 10 news. >> an annual sweat with your soul conference and race weekend. the conference kicked off today. tomorrow it's time to run for the 5 k and 10 k along martin

luther king, jr. driver and the weekend dr weekend wraps up. urging all women to make fitness a healthy priority. >> let's take a look at the weather. sunny and cool. a live look at temple university in north philadelphia, great night for a run. refreshing. want to get out there? let's do is it. >> what's your favorite thing about fall? >> the changing of the leaves, for sure. >> yeah? >> beautiful. >> boots. how many of you pulled your boots out? ladies, don't lie. you'll meet them this weekend. you can wear them anywhere this weekend. let's take a look at the temperature. you're a close second, keith, but women's wardrobe is always number one in the fall. blue skies out there. what a beautiful day it was. we should be 73 for a high. 71 is where we topped out. no rain. the wind gusts, highest was at 21 miles an hour. if you want to catch a

spectacular sun set that's going to be at 6:46 tonight. we're looking at temperatures around the area a little cooler than normal. 61 in mt. pocono. 71 in -- and atlantic city. the rain you she on our realistic sky back here, that's far to the northwest across northwest parts of pennsylvania. but it is going to try to make its way in here tonight in the form of very isolated showers. overnight we drop to 43 in allentown. 55 in the heart of philadelphia, 49 in wilmington. it's going to be crisp. kind of nice if you can throw your window open. it's very refreshing. we're not looking at anything on dopplar radar. but there it is. the a cold front that's beginning to make its way through pennsylvania that will usher in much cooler canadian air. very cold air.

the showers will be late tonight and perhaps periodically tomorrow but going to be isolated in nature. watch what happens as we go through the overnight hours. we see maybe up toward alentown a shower. 40's in outlying areas, then a spotty shower in the afternoon. weak up sunday morning. we may see 48 in philadelphia. 42 out in allen town and somewhere in the upper 60's to low 70's. 56 in philadelphia. 54 south jersey. clouds increase. could see a spotty shower tonight or tomorrow. tomorrow, 66 in philadelphia, 68 for the jersey shore. it does improve. i promise. chilly tomorrow at 66. 70 on sunday. 74 monday. 75 tuesday. look at the pair of 80's the end of next week. if you're jonesing for summer, keep jonesing. >> i'm always jonesing.

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. right now at 6:00, child killer sent to prison for takes his 3-year-old son's life. why some still argue this father is an innocent man. hurricane anger, local protests afraid puerto rico is being forgotten tonight. and some solidarity. the state of nascar tells us why he's not against the protesting football players. right now at 6:00, the killer father learns his fate for suffocating his 3-year-old

son. the man sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of his son. i'm jacqueline london. despite his guilty plea not everyone thinks he actually killed his child. for that, let's get right to nbc 10's reporter who 0 spoke to family members. some still defending him. >> reporter: jacqueline, that's right. his father in fact told me little brendan was quote snatched out a thin air and not by his own son. he still doesn't believe he committed this crime. he says he will fight till the day he dies for answers to and to defend his son's innocence. >> 24-year-old dj enter the croom to be sentenced. it's nearly two years to the date and for 14 minutes today a video commanded silence. a video collage of precious moments in his