>> reporter: in hamilton, 50 troopers from all over the state get their marching orders. >> i want you to be safe. >> reporter: they have their bags packed and will depart jfk bound for san juan. it's the first major deployment for this officer. >> we don't go what we're walking into. >> reporter: the mission is twofold, to provide help with broken roads and powerless traffic signals. >> serving on traffic posts as well as security for both gasoline stations and food and water distribution points. >> reporter: they will assist state and local police and work with fema to provide security. some in this deployment are missing birthdays and other special occasions without a blink. >> i told them daddy is going down there to help and provide what we can to make people's lives better. >> reporter: this lieutenant's father-in-law lives in puerto rico.

>> the place my father was born and raised. it's to help them out. >> reporter: state police are sending more than a dozen troop cars. >> we're taking them to jacksonville, florida, then they'll get on a barge and be barged over which will be about a day or two trip. >> the current reminded hurricane sandy struck new jersey five years ago. >> even though we have jersey on our arm, we can go anywhere in order to help. >> reporter: now, the state police we can tell you drew from its personnel from all over the state. these state troopers are prepared, they are mentally and physically prepared and eager to deliver this task. we're live in hamilton township tonight. i'm cydney long. new jersey state troopers are also in the u.s. virgin islands. troopers posted these pictures today on facebook. they arrived earlier this week. they've been working around the clock on st. thomas and st.

john. if you'd like to help people suffering through hurricane damage, you can tap the nbc 10 app right now, we have the best ways to donate and make sure your money gets into the right hands. it's been a busy hurricane season. tropical storm nate, residents along the gulf coast are bracing for a blast of wind and heavy wind. the storm is already to blame for at least 22 deaths in central america. nate dumped heavy rain and caused flooding in countries, including el salvador, nickearaa nicaragua. authorities placed the whole country on alert to warn of landslides and flooding. the moisture from nate could bring rain to our area. >> nbc 10's first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz joins us to track this storm. glenn? >> it's pretty much a sure bet we're going to get at least some

of the rain from the leftovers of nate. that would be mostly early next week. unfortunately, we're starting to see more of a circulation right around the center. thunderstorms almost wrapping around totally. if that happens, it has a chance to strengthen fairly rapidly. it's moving to the north, northwest, so generally in between yucatan and also western cuba. right in the general direction of the gulf coast. and there's no way for it to miss the united states. it just can't possibly. the winds are up to 60 miles per hour. it's moving fast, so that limits the number of hours of potential strengthening we have here. by saturday afternoon, it's close to hurricane strength. and getting fairly close to new orleans. the track takes it somewhere between new orleans and pensacola, florida, and then by sunday afternoon it's already way inland as a tropical storm. and by monday afternoon, it's

just a tropical depression but it's right on top of us. and that's when the rain is going to be coming. we need the rain, we just don't need too much rain. we'll talk more about the timing and the rest of the weekend forecast coming up. stay ahead of tropical storm nate and any storm that could impact our area with the free nbc 10 app. you can sign up for free weather alerts that push to your phone when a weather threat is 30 minutes out from your location. right now at 5:00, a disabled student is attacked from behind in a school lunchroom in kent county. this video shows the fight. it happened inside the cafeteria in camden. a student stood around with their cell phone and recorded the whole thing. this is in kent county. the mother of the student who was attacked says her son, josh, is physically and emotionally upset and doesn't want to go back to school. she says her son had been arguing about a girl with a class mate and this happened. >> my son said he felt a punch

to the back of his head. the boy jumped over the table and continued to punch my son. >> josh was suspended for using foul language before the video started. the school district will not say what happened to the boy who threw the punches, however. he's in charge with offensive touching. new details are emerging tonight in a las vegas shooting investigation. as investigators continue to work around the clock to hone in on the gunman's motive. new clues are suggesting stephen paddock may not have been alone in the hotel suite. nbc 10's national correspondent sarah dollop has the latest from las vegas. >> reporter: high above the las vegas strip workers are replacing the windows shattered from sunday's attack. 58 lives recognized by people bringing flowers, candles and prayers. >> i felt like it was something i needed to do. pay respect for those that were lost in this insanity. >> reporter: five days after the

attack, investigators are trying to determine if anyone else was in gthe gunmen's suite. records show his key card was used to enter the room after his car left the garage. abnormalities that could have a number of explanations, but need to be resolved. meanwhile, funerals for the 58 killed are set to begin as the coroner begins releasing remains to grieving families. a victim's resource center is up and running, helping with transportation, lodging and financial assistance. >> to make sure we have a one stop shop covering all the services for the victims. >> reporter: a heartbreaking tribute next to one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. white crosses representing each of the dead. photos on some, hearts on all. in las vegas, nbc news. vice president mike pence will head to las vegas tomorrow

to pay his respects to the shooting victims. during an event at the white house today, president trump said the hearts of all americans remain heavy. >> all of america is praying for the wounded and the grieving. and we will be with them today and we will be with them forever. >> the president also praised the first responders and, quote, every day heroes who helped save countless lives. the debate over a device the killer used to make his guns more deadly continues. >> they are called bump stocks. now some lawmakers want to ban them. the device can turn a semi automatic rifle into a nearly fully automatic weapon. it allows it to unload bullets in seconds. in delaware, both u.s. senators co-signed a bill that would ban bump stocks. >> there have been positive comments from both republicans

and democrats in the house and senate about acting to remove from the market trigger cranks and bump stocks. >> that's not for sport, that's not for hunting. >> the bill closes a loophole that allows weapons to be easily modified into automatic weapons. five days after the vegas shooting, a major gun show opened in montgomery county. many in line waiting to enter the show told us they support a ban on bump stocks. >> i don't need anything like that. i don't think it's needed. so, you know, that's, you know, i never knew what one was until just this happened. >> nbc 10 was given limited access to the show. inside, one vendor told us, he supports the limit on bump stocks, but not a ban on semi automatic weapons. stay tuned for nbc "nightly news" with lester holt coming up at 6:30. he'll break down the new twist in the gun control fight. meanwhile, employers can now deny women access to birth

control coverage under new rules starting today. today, the trump administration rolled back regulations guaranteeing insurance coverage for contraceptives. employers can opt out of coverage for religious or moral reasons. the aclu filed a lawsuit against the decision. coming up at 5:30 weer talk to doctor who says she's been seeing a rush to get birth control since president trump took office. a daycare worker is on administrative leave but it's not clear why. the catholic early childhood center sent the letter home to parents. it stated action was taken following an alleged incident at the school, which is located at st. matthew's catholic church. officials noted in the letter that the aide obtained appropriate background checks and child abuse clearances. so far, no charges have been filed. take a look at this new video. police say this suspect swindled a chipolte out of $100.

he allegedly pulled the same thing at a north jersey chipotle. coming up next, a movie set becomes the scene of a real life shooting. the gun control debate is sparking a crackdown at a zombie festival. the equifax struggle growing tonight. even more pennsylvanians are impacted by the credit agency's cyber attack. plus, two south jersey high school stars turned nfl rookies. one plays for the eagles the other against the bird. your official eagles station with their story next 5:00.

tonight, the white house spokes woman says president trump's calm before the storm reference did not refer to anything specific. here's the president's exchange last night with reporters as he stood with senior military advisors. >> do you know what this represents? the calm before the storm. >> what's the storm? >> it could be the calm before the storm. >> the white house spokeswoman also said today the white house is never going to say in advance what the president is going to

do. president trump has full confidence in his secretary of state, despite reported discourse between the two of them. nbc news reported this week that rex tillerson called the president a quote, moron in july. tillerson he never thought about resigning. today he addressed a class of foreign service specialists. >> i'm still learning. even at this ripe old age, i learn something every day. learn from the people around you. this is an institution with enormously rich talent and experience. please, soak that up. >> tillerson also apologized today vice president pennsylvania and ambassador nikki haley. the u.s. lost 33,000 jobs last month after hurricanes. experts say it should rebound in the coming months.

unemployment rate fell to a 16 year low. it turns out even more pennsylvanians are impacted by the equifax data breach. an additional 107,000 people were affected. that brings the total to more than 5.5 million. last month, the credit reporting agency admitted hackers exploited a software flaw the company didn't fix, compromising the personal information of millions of americans. two people have been charged with a shooting on the set of a denzel washington movie in boston. two security guards were hurt but it doesn't appear they were targeted. the shooting happened saturday on the set of a sequel to the equalizer. nothing was being filmed at the time. the guards were treated at the hospital and then released. two 18-year-olds are charged would assault with the intent to murder. [ whistling ] despite riding in the back of a police car, this dog isn't

in any trouble and is actually lucky. new jersey state troopers found the dog on the side of interstate 280 in newark. he was lying beside a dead p pitbull and didn't want to leave. they eventually got her into a car. she's at a local animal shelter. to an early morning fire in port breeze. it caused damage to a building that used to house a church. the vacant building once housed the mercy seat tabernacle baptist church. smoke detectors were the focus of attention. grant of nearly one million dollars from fema was given to buy the life saving devices. the money will go towards installing alarms for people who can't hearo see. here's a live look at rush hour traffic on i-95 in wilmington. be warned you may want to

consider taking a different route. northbound lanes on i-95 will be closed sunday evening at 7:00. decking will be replaced on the bridge. traffic will be funneled into one lane, going northbound. drivers may want to take route 13 or i-495 instead. daldot says the work will be finished in early november. staying in the first state, nbc 10 in smyrna, kent county this afternoon. people enjoying a break from the cooler weather. you see the shorts out there? 80 on a friday for a little shopping along commerce and main streets. let's take you to the avenue of the arts here in philadelphia. look from our kimmel center campus camera. a lot of people out and about. a lot of traffic. look at that. with the warm weather, you can expect a busy friday night. >> let's bring in first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz with the forecast. >> yeah, it's going to be a good evening to have dinner outside.

anywhere in the area. so you don't need any kind of coats. it's 80 in philadelphia right now. the clouds will prevent it from dropping real fast once the sun sets a little after 6:30. we're in the upper 70s to near 80 across much of the rest of the area. hey, it's 80 at philly international right now. it's also 80 at graduate hospital in penn's port. parkwood. port richmond, 82. cool spots in chestnut hill at 76. they're the normal cool spots in the city. the average high is 70. and here we go, today's day two of three, four, perhaps five days of 80 plus. not going to stay that way. it's going to go back into the 60s at some point next week. just a few clouds around. nothing on the radar.

nothing significant in western pennsylvania either. and so the futurecast is going to be pretty quiet through tonight and into tomorrow. fair amount of sunshine. it's going to be a pretty nice day tomorrow. definitely getting into the 80s, just about everywhere except at the beaches. saturday night, and now it's sunday we've got a different story. we've got moisture coming in. some showers. and as we head into the afternoon, as the eagles are playing, some more showers. and into the evening, perhaps a little bit heavier. maybe even some thunderstorms. and some of the moisture from nate starts coming up. and then we really start getting it monday afternoon. and monday night. some heavy rain around here. and we need the rain. the lawns are pretty dry. everything's pretty dry out there. fairmount, chestnut hill, 83 tomorrow. 82 in reading and elwin and

easton. allentown as well. don't expect any rain in any of these areas. a little bit cooler right at the beaches, longport at 76 degrees. newark at 82 and dover 83 where they were today. now, the eagles playing on sunday. it's definitely going to be on the warm side. on the humid side, too. not exactly typical football weather. and the threat of some showers during the game. it's not going to rain the whole time. we're not necessarily expecting tremendous downpours or anything. there is downpours with this, this is nate. and nate has strengthened. just in the last several hours now up to 60 mile an hour winds, headed right in the general direction off new orleans. and then it's going to make the curve and come right at us. the remnants of it. the rainfall from it. and it's really not much doubt about that. there it is, 60 mile an hour winds now.

potentially getting to hurricane strength by the time it hits the gulf coast. and then the rain starts coming up towards us. >> thank you. still ahead, puppy attack. >> the fit of rage that had a dog flying through a window and the firefighters who saved the pup's day. evget tired of tying your shoes? nike wants to take problem of your problem forever, as long as you have $700 to spare. paulsboro's a very proud community.

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stayed the same. more than a dozen items had a price boost, including frozen food and snacks. and say good bye to aol's running man. they will retire the service in middecember. the service began 20 years ago as the first social interaction on the internet. how time flies also gone will be the embarrassing screen names users gave themselves when sending messages. up mexinext rolling back th clock on women's health. >> that's what one leader is saying. some religious leaders say it's a return to commonsense. it could affect your family and health coverage. tighter rules on costume fans at a new jersey halloween event this weekend in response to the massacre in las vegas. what's now banned, all new at 5:30. going too far for a spook.

why some people are fighting a halloween attraction they say gets too close to the dead. at 6:00.

right now at 5:30, president trump makes a birth control change that means your employer can refuse to pay for contrasentives. the president rolled back obama era requirements today. health insurance providers can

refuse to pay for birth control for religious or moral objections. >> aundrea cline-thomas talked today a doctor who has seen a rush to get birth control since president trump was inaugurated. >> some women were bracing for these changes? >> reporter: yeah, a lot of women actually saw this coming. headed straight to their doctor back in january. they wanted to minimize the impact of today's decision. >> i donald john trump -- >> reporter: just before inauguration this doctor said more of her patients were trying to get long term birth control. >> they were looking for long acting methods that would get them through the administration. >> reporter: like what? >> iuds and even implants, which are technically valid for three years. >> reporter: it's because they knew a change in coverage was coming. and today, the trump administration rolled back an obama era policy that provided birth control to millions of women for free. now, health insurance companies can refuse coverage of the

contraceptive if employers cite strong religious beliefs or moral objectionis. >> that means women are going to bear the cost of their employer's belief. >> reporter: the u.s. conference of bishops calls it a return to commonsense. they say it's good news for americans and a mandate that forces people between obeying their conscioencconsciences. >> people get a method that doesn't work for them or doesn't work at all. >> reporter: birth control is also a medical necessity. one the new rules may now put out of reach. >> it's not fair. that doesn't mean you have any control over my body. >> reporter: president trump is saying this move is about religious freedom. it's fulfilling a promise he made back in may. but the fear is that businesses will choose to opt out, not

because of moral concerns so to speak, but because the cost of healthcare is so high. reporting live in logan square, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. attorney general jeff sessions is telling federal agencies to do as much as possible to accommodate people who have religious objections to lgbt rights. the memo today is an attempt to deliver on president trump's pledge that he would protect religious lib religious liberties. the guidance is so sweeping it could cause lawsuits against the government. we saw a lot of people taking advantage of today's 80 degree weather. nbc 10 in willow grove and check out this foursome playing a game of pickle ball. players promptly broke a sweat this afternoon. and when we check this camera about an hour ago, we saw a bunch of people on the beach in cape may county. a few are left out there. what a beautiful day to enjoy

the shore. >> no question. let's go to first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. is it is nearing midoctober and people are on the beach enjoying themselves. >> yeah, they should be out here, this is avalon. we have more sunshine there than in philadelphia. and yeah, it's not 80 at the beaches, but it's pretty close. and it's going to be that way tomorrow, too. just a delightful day across the entire area. we got up to 82 today. same as yesterday. tomorrow we may add another degree or two. 81 on sunday depending on the shower timing. the average high is 70. record is 95. i mean, it can get hotter than this at this time of year. this is pretty consistent day after day after day. still 80 in philadelphia, mount holly and wilmington. 81 in northeast philly and millville. 82 in wildwood. and in dover. warm spots there.

even in the poconos it's over 70. nothing on radar close by. not much that's impressive to the west either. so we're in pretty good shape for the night. it's kind of humid and so there could be a little bit of fog first thing in the morning. temperatures don't drop below 60 and so that sets us up for another warm day. we'll see how long that lasts and when the rain is coming this weekend in just a few minutes. thank you. here's a look at some of the stories making headlines county by county across our region today. take a look at this, police in atlantic county are searching for this man. they say he walked into a rite aid pharmacy in pleasantville and try today rob the place. it happened at the store on main street. authorities say he demanded money and threatened to come back. but left the store without getting any cash. in mercer county, a trenton man is charged with animal cruelty after authorities say he threw a puppy from a third floor window. police say a 19-year-old anthony

matlock threw the four month old dog during a fit of rage. the puppy landed in a vacant property and had to be rescued by firefighters. doctors were able to fix his broken leg with surgery. in newcastle count a research company opened its new global headquarters today in wilmington. the new facility houses 700 employees. the new headquarters will change delaware. >> folks of all age and backgrounds from nations around the world of different disciplines and strengths and skills brought together to create. not just to pound out some commodity, but to actually discover. >> the company hopes to expand to a thousand employees in three years. in montgomery county, two first responders in new hanover township became ill after responding to an overdose last week. they believe the officers were

exposed to fentanyl. it can be deadly if absorbed on the skin and inhaled. the officers were treated and are now doing okay. volunteers took part in knock out opioid abuse day. they passed out information about prescription painic kille abuse. the goal is to reduce substance abuse in young people. the digital team has been honored for bringing attention to the opioid crisis. the special won a national news and documentary emmy award in new york city last night. generation addicted focused on the growing epidemic on openoio in the philadelphia region. ground was broken for the new ymca in willow grove. the newly opened building will end up consolidating two other

branches. ready for some brick or treats? that's how the lego land discovery center plans to celebrate halloween. they will offer special spooky adventures for kids and their parents every weekend this month. the center will be fully themed in halloween decor with 100 additional lego sculptures. the senior expo, the event at the senior activity center offered programs on -- offered information i should say on programs aimed at helping older folks. people who were there could take advantage of free medical screenings, like blood pressure. we have breaking news out of trenton where a shooting has left a 58-year-old woman dead and a teenager injured. sky force 10 now live over the scene on carver lane. we're told the woman and a 14-year-old girl were shot after

3:00 this afternoon. the gunman, they're still searching for him. we have a crew headed to the scene and we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. up next, a crackdown on prop weapons for zombie fans in new jersey this weekend. but first, a man turns over his guns after the las vegas massacre, then his gesture went viral. now he's getting death threats. and later, cold feet? a couple says they lost their wedding photographer days before their wedding. the nbc 10 responds team tells you what you should know and do to make sure this doesn't happen to your family. this week, we break down the president's proposed tax plan. how will your wallet be impacted? >> if you're somebody who has a mortgage and live in a high tax state like new jersey, it might be a little bit of a tax cut but we're not talking about something that's going to enable you to fund your kids' college

or go on a really nice vacation each year. >> that plus a new push to keep kids and seniors safe on the internet. coming up sunday morning at 11:30 following "meet the press" only on nbc 10. fran grenier. new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet.

that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier.

in the wake of the las vegas shooting, an arizona man is facing social media backlash after posting a photo of himself turning his guns in to police.

>> he says when he posted the photos going from current gun owner to former gun owner, the feedback started positive, but it wasn't long before the response turned negative. he says he didn't expect the post to go viral. he wanted to get his weapons off the streets. >> we have this mass tragedy. i'm like, you know what? i would hate that to happen to my family. and it made me think how ridiculous the whole gun debate is in america. one immediate thing i could do was hand over my guns. i'm one less civilian that has guns. >> he says he still does not regret giving up his guns. big changes are coming to an annual halloween event happening in new jersey this weekend in the wake of the massacre in las vegas. no prop weapons will be allowed in tomorrow's zombie walk in asbury park. organizers made the decision for the safety and comfort of all visitors. coming up next all new at

5:00, two former high school south jersey high school football stars turned nfl stars will face off at the link. >> yeah, we'll hear from both rookies coming up on the other side. nearly a dozen local bars could lose their liquor licenses. the violations they face at 6:00.

the eagles are back at lincoln financial field this sunday. you're looking live at the field right there. your first place birds will face

off the twith the cardinals. >> a pair of south jersey rookies is going head to head. danny pommels has more. hey, danny. >> hey you love to hear about our local guys, south jersey pride on the line sunday. cory clement should be seeing more time because smallwood is questionable for sunday's game. he has been a revelation for the birds. as for arizona, hasan reddick, they will square off this sunday. that was five years ago with cory clement, set the all time south jersey rushing record. he says his pro success is having a positive impact on his homedown. >> getting a chance to go back to my high school and show i'm still the same person. whenever they have a home game or something big within the high school, i try to be there. >> around the same time, hassan

reddick was battling injuries. those injuries meant no scholarship offers. but as a walk on, he worked himself into being a first round pick. he expects a big turnout southern. >> i'm expecting a lot. i grabbed a couple tickets. i know my dad grabbed a handful. i have a lot of people who are buying their own. definitely expecting a nice crowd. >> meanwhile, clement went undrafted this year. he says that motivates him every day. >> i'm just starting my first chapter off. and just making sure my story stays, you know, as good as possible. >> don't forget you can see the next potential cloory clement tonight at 11:00 as we bring you the best of the reason in our high school coverage.

keith, back to you. thank you. nbc 10, of course, your official eagles station and the best source for all things birds. don't forget to start your sunday with eagles' game day kickoff. we'll have exclusive interviews this week with cory clement and hassan reddick. stick around for nbc sports's philadelphia's john clark. >> will we see rain for the game on sunday? let's go to glenn "hurricane" schwartz. glenn? >> yeah, there certainly is the possibility of some showers during the day. the one thing that we can be pretty confident about, it's going to be unseasonably warm and it's going to be unseasonably humid. let's go quarter by quarter. first quarter, 77. high humidity. just a chance of a shower. same thing with the second quarter. the temperature not changing very much as we go through the game. third quarter, 78 degrees. fourth quarter, 78. if there are going to be any thunderstorms, it would be more

likely to be towards the end of the game or just after the game. it's 80 in philadelphia now. your recollection a l you can see a lot of clouds around. it looks threatening on delaware but there's no rain on radar close by. we're not really concerned about that. let's head to some of the suburbs here in chester, bucks, montgomery counties. reading, 76. 76 in blandon. 75 in allentown. 77 in whitehall, nazareth. easton, 76 and in bethlehem. all of those numbers way above average for this time of year. we can see some clouds from time to time across the area. there is radar and satellite and we would be seeing some green stuff if there were showers. a couple of sprinkles in western pennsylvania, not very impressive, that's for sure. and we don't have any rain to worry about this evening or during the day tomorrow. fair amount of sunshine, temperatures in the 80s. if you like today, you're going to like tomorrow.

maybe more sunshine tomorrow. then tomorrow night, we start clouding up and there could be some showers as early as sunday morning. this is not the tropical moisture, at least not yet. but as you can see there are some showers in the area. and the better chance happens sunday night and into monday as we start getting some of that tropical moisture from nate coming in during the day. some of it on the heavy side as well. but it's going to be warm on monday. and it's going to be warm tomorrow. we don't have any raindrops in the forecast here. easton and allentown and reading at 82. a little cooler at the shore, but that's still pretty warm. pretty nice beach day tomorrow. 80 at rehobeth beach. it hit 80 today as well. nate is off the coast of the yucatan peninsula. they've had buoys off shore to

prove it's strengthening. hurricane hunters are on their way in to prove that, to see if we do have an eye developing. and it will be moving in to more warm waters, so it does have a chance to strengthen as it heads toward the gulf coast and close to new orleans as we go into the weekend. and then it makes that right turn and all the models are showing this, so that's why i'm sure we'll be getting rain from this. it's much needed rain. it's been long time since we had any. 60 mile an hour winds with nate. fortunately it's moving fast. it has less time to strengthen than the other hurricanes that we've seen so far this season. but it is headed right toward land. up next, all new at 5:00, a stoplight just before the wedding night. >> i started crying. because i wanted pictures of my big day. i worked so hard. >> a couple's wedding photo dream becomes a nightmare when

they say their photographer dropped out. the nbc 10 responds team has what you need to know if you'll be hiring a photographer any time soon. where millions of dollars is being set aside to create special high schools in our area at 6:00.

welcome back, lester holt joins us from the nbc studios in new york. >> here's a look at what's coming up on nbc "nightly news." good evening. >> hi, keith and denise. tonight a phone charger raising the possibility somebody else was in the las vegas killer's hotel room. also, why some employers may be able to opt out providing birth control coverage. a fourth american soldier killed in an african ambush, apparently left behind. we'll have details when we see you on nightly news. thank you, we'll see you tonight at 6:30. now to nbc 10 responds. wedding bliss, it was supposed to be their special day. >> but last minute problem cost a bride hundreds of dollars and missed memories. now harry hairston and the nbc 10 responds team has her story. and tips to keep this from happening to you. >> pretty cool. >> reporter: amanda and john say they'll cherish these wedding cards from family and friends forever. but they didn't expect to rely

on guest cell phone pictures to remember their special day. amanda says she found a photographer through a facebook ad. she called the number, and the two hit it off. >> she seemed really genuine and nice. >> reporter: the couple agreed to pay the photographer's 300 fee, a price below the average of more than 2 houn dolla$2,000. she wrote two checks, one for $150 up front and the balance just days before the september 29th wedding. >> on the 28th she wrote me a message and said i'm sorry i can't do your wedding tomorrow. >> reporter: amanda says the shock was overwhelming. >> i started crying. because i wanted pictures of my big day. i worked so hard for that day. and potentially not having any pictures was heartbreaking. >> reporter: is this the contract? >> yes. >> reporter: this contract she signed promises a refund if the photographer doesn't show up. but amanda says her calls and text messages for a refund were not returned. so she called nbc 10 responds to

help warn others. we called the photographer, once we identified helourselves and asked her amanda's situation she hung up and did not answer our additional calls. here are some take aways to protect yourself, now, be concerned about prices, mysteriously low. okay, check out the photographer's reputation online. pay with a credit card for a better chance at disputing the charge. save all documents to prove not only how much you paid, but also what you agreed to pay for. for more information go to nbc10.com. we have the links there for you. check it out under photographer. the credit card was a great idea to be able to dispute the charge. >> dispute the charge and say cut it off. don't let her get that money. >> even if she had a contract. thank you. if you have a consumer complaint for nbc 10 responds, head to nbc10.com and fill out the form or give us a call.

we will respond to you. next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, on the heels of this week's tragedy in las vegas, gun enthusiasts from across the region are flocking to the delaware valley. we'll take you inside one of the largest gun shows on the east coast as the gun owners talk about the second amendment and the one thing that they are in favor of banning. still ahead. and crossing the line. families with loved ones buried in the cemetery say people are going too far for a spook this halloween. who they want kept far away from the grounds. i'm tracking tropical storm nate as the storm approaches the gulf coast. i'll let you know how much rain it could bring to our neighborhoods.

a student beaten, a class mate tackles a disabled boy at school. what happens moments before the first punch was thrown. gun debate reignited as lawmakers aim for tighter restrictions. owners are converging for one of the largest gun shows of the east coast. disrespecting the dead. all new at 6:00, how one jersey shore halloween attraction is crossing into hallowed ground. we continue to follow breaking news in trenton. a 58-year-old woman is dead and a 14-year-old girl is injured

following a shooting. sky force 10 was over the scene on carver lane. the shots rang out just after 3:00 this afternoon. no arrested have been main. nbc 10 has a crew is heading to the scene. we'll bring you new details as soon as they come into our newsroom. a disabled student taking a beating from a classmate at a delaware high school. this is the second time this school has made headlines for studen students' troubling behavior this week. the mother of the boy says the attacker's punishment is too weak. and tim furlong reports her son is afraid to go back to school. he has the story from kent county. >> it's more than offensive touching. actual assault. >> reporter: rose wants to know how the boy who attacked her son, how is he only charged with