health demanded air quality testing districtwide and set up a facebook group dedicated to the mold and a robo call at 2:30 this afternoon announced that school will be canceled for an entire week. no classes for the rest of the week. 6,000 pre-k to high school stoodents learned that all monroe township schools will be subject to indoor quality testing after a sudden shutdown at holly glen elementary school due to mold. >> my son takes an allergy pill every morning to begin with. >> are they going to have crews come in and rip down the tile to see where the mold is coming from? >> reporter: these moms said they would keep their children, students at both radix

elementary and the high school home from school. sparking upset and concern last week, parents demanded testing of all schools. on friday, students were snapping photos for their parents. >> in holly glen, you have it growing on desks, books, tables. not just the ceilings. >> reporter: today we saw crews outside of the radix elementary back entrance. >> some students said that the information was totally bluffed. >> my son has headaches every single day. i'm not a mold specialist. i don't know -- obviously mold is bad. >> reporter: tonight's emergency meeting is at 7:00 tonight.

also, superintendent charles erling who sat down with us last week was not available for comment or to take any of our questions during the day today. i'm cydney long bei, nbc 10 new >> a message from the principal said that a contractor found mold in the air and on many of the books. a renovation project was already in the works. ahead, the nbc 10 investigators take a closer look at the school rules to protect your child from mold. nbc 10 george spencer looked at school guidelines. he shares what he has uncovered, all new at 5:00. here first alert weather. umbrellas are out. a dreary day as people clutched

onto those umbrellas trying to avoid the wind and rain. gray skies down the shoreline. the empty beaches at cape may on a windy and rainy day there as well. this afternomnx tropical storm nate hit three different states causing heavy damage to trees and businesses. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is with us now. >> it doesn't really feel like fall. >> absolutely. and it's the humidity that is the worst part of this thing. the humidity is like july. if we didn't have those clouds, the temperature would be like july, we have clouds everywhere but not much on the radar anymore. that rain that we got was very much needed. we've had three straight weeks with virtually nothing. and that was a good kind of

rain. and then, not much left. we'll get to dry out during the night tonight to see the isolated showers, especially at dover and down into south jersey as we go into the evening. the average high is philadelphia is 69. we have clouds all day, it rained and we're still ten degrees above normal. 82 in wilmington and in lancaster it is going to be another warm, humid night. by tomorrow morning it won't be quite as humid. the temperatures in some of the suburbs will be going back towards more reasonable levels. another warm day coming tomorrow and then a cool down but the warmth is going to continue, too. i'll tell you about that coming up. new details on a deadly crash in camden county.

four people were killed when two cars collided in gloucester township. we've learned that the drives had something in common. they both lived on the same street. mitch blacher is joining us now. >> walk us through what happened. >> reporter: this is that deadly stretch on this road. we have now learned that the drivers and some of the passengers were neighbors. the aftermath of a brutal and violent collision in jersey, the drivers lived just four blocks from each other here on wilson drive. >> it's a reminder that we need to drive safely. >> reporter: gloucester township police have their investigation team working the accident. the chief tells us there are many unanswered questions. the main one, why someone crossed the center line.

>> could be the condition of the vehicles, the condition of the drivers, any kind of obstruction or roadway hazards, there could be 100 reasons and we don't know that yet. some people say the speed limit of 55 is too fast. clinton thompson heard the crash from his house just after 5:00 last night. >> for the amount of first responders that were here, it had to be bad. >> reporter: two passengers survived. the pictures tell the story and show why life may never be the same. and police are now asking anyone who witnessed this accident to contact them. they are trying to find out how and why this happened. mitch blacher, nbc news.

eric paddock arrived on saturday in las vegas to speak with investigators and a psychologist and a profiler. he's there to help find a motive behind the killing spree and to retrieve his brother's body. exactly a week after those shots rang out, the city dimmed its famous skyline at 10:05 to honor the victims of that tragic night. 58 people lost their lives when stephen paddock opened fire on that country music concert right there on the strip. the lights stayed low for 11 minutes before flashing back to life. country singer jason aldean returned to vegas over the weekend as well. the shooting began as he was performing on stage. he visited survivors at the local hospital. his wife posted a picture of

them looking at the mandalay resort. a delaware state prison is on lockdown after two inmates tried to escape last night. the department of corrections tell nbc 10 that the inmates were able to get onto the roof of the correction center in wilmington. one inmate was spotted by patrol officers. the other was caught trying to go back. both inmates were hurt in their attempt to break out. the doc is investigating but says both inmates will now be charged. meantime, a criminal investigation after a deadly prison uprising. a lieutenant was killed in february when inmates revolted at the james t vaughn correction center in smirmna. an 85-year-old woman is in the hospital after she was hit by a car early this morning at fox chase. mable was on her way to meet a

friend for coffee as she does every morning when she was hit while crossing. >> she's waiting outside with her walker and uber comes to pick her up. >> in critical condition, we'll have that part of the story in the next hour. a man wshooting happened inh philly and the shooter went up to the man asking to use his phone and once he had the phone he pulled out a gun. the victim was shot during the scuffle but was able to get the phone back and the shooter rode off on a bicycle. a plan put into place by

president obama to limit carbon emissions from coal-powered fire plants. they say the plan exceeded federal law and the power plants couldn't reasonably meet. meantime, there's a high-profile feud between president trump and tennessee senator bob corker. he said that president trump could set the nation on a path to world war iii. corker was once a staunch trump reporter. president trump said that corker lacked the guts to run for re-election, among other things. vice president mike pence walked out of the colts/49ers' game yesterday after some knelt. some called that a publicity

stunt. the vice president planned on being at this game because pataki ton-- peyton manning's number was retired. to attend the game, pence flew 1800 miles aboard air force two, one from los angeles to indianapolis and back to l.a. for a political fundraiser. a lehigh man will not face charges after asking toomey about his daughter. he was pulled away right away and investigated for that question. the district attorney now says that his question was

inappropriate but falls under free speech. we spoke with him today and he said it was a question about immigration and the white house push against daca. >> the daca children being kidnapped is absolutely abhorrent a we should not allow anybody to be taken away from their family. >> reporter: daca is a federal policy which allows undocumented immigrants to get a two-year deferment from deportation. >> now to first alert traffic, it was slow going between u.s. 202 and marsh delaware. construction began yesterday. there's only one lane for traffic so you might want to think about taking a different route. construction expected to last until early next month. both usually farewell in the water but a rainy road proved to be a challenge for this one. check it out. it came off of a trailer

shutting down the road leaving a traffic mess in its wake. around 12:30 this afternoon, people were getting out of their car to take a look. the road has since reopened. now to a developing story out of the wine country in california where firefighters have their hands full. they are battling several fires that broke out yesterday about 60 miles north of san francisco. look at those flames there. within the past few minutes, we've learned that someone has been killed. two other people have been seriously hurt. one 200-acre fire is forcing evacuations. drus tea and dry conditions are making this really tough. a nursing home lost air conditioning during hurricane irma and the home was evacuated after several patients were

found dead. the center is now under a criminal investigation. many in the industry say weinstein's days of making movies is over. a "new york times" article detailed six decades of sexual harassment allegations against the producer. one involved actress ashley judd. weinstein has said he intends to fight "the times" over their reporting. and the water crisis in flint, michigan, continues. t there was a legionnaire's disease outbreak. it's columbus day and some people got a day off of work or school today. >> it's a holiday celebrated by

some and rebuked by others. members of the state lodge of the order sons of italy in america placed a wreath at the columbus park. ♪ something today should be called is indigenous people's day instead of columbus. that's what the museum of the american revolution in old city did. it brought in dancers from the indian nation to teach about their culture. in burlington county, military heroes battled the weather on the golf course today. the patriot invitational was played at mt. laurel. this make as difference in the lives of the united states, service members and their families. >> and that rain was steady

today. >> yep. >> needed an umbrella all day long. >> sometimes tough to hold on to. >> yes. >> here's meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. when is it going to get out of here? >> it's tapered off quite a bit and now with remnants of nate that we've got today, didn't pay too much of a price for a recommend napts of remnant and close to 80 across much of the area, parts of delaware into the 80s. it's incredibly humid. some of the suburbs, as we go to montgomery counties, coachville, 77. unionville, 77. chester springs, 77. collegeville, 79. bed minister and doyle's town, 76. and that is pretty warm. and look at these numbers, the

average high is 69. saturday, 84. sunday, 81. tomorrow it's going to warm up again because we have sunshine and then it's back to reality. starting on wednesday. but even that is not the answer. look at the forecast for sunday. looking at the seven-day at the bottom of your screen. that's not a misprint. she's are the showers left over. they are small and light and moving out. dryer air across the great lakes and it's moving in and that says us up for a weard day tomorrow for october. 84 in fairmont and easton, 80 degrees. mix of clouds and sun. close to 80 even at the jersey shore. dover, 84 degrees.

showers moving out. we get sunshine as we go into tomorrow. a lot nicer looking day than today. east winds start coming in. and then on wednesday, that brings the clouds, the cooler weather and we have it moving in from the west and that adds up to rain. may get more steady rain on wednesday and into thursday as a result of that. but the clouds are there. the east winds are there and that means the temperatures stay down for much of the rest of the week. 74 and then 64. more rain on thursday than wednesday, i think. the suburbs go from 82 to 63. lehigh valley goes from 80 tomorrow down to 62 on thursday. south jersey, mid-60s. look at all of these places tomorrow. again, much cooler weather coming in on wednesday.

and then even cooler than that on thursday. but it's not going to last. friday will be another cool day because i think the clouds are going to linger. once we break out into the sunshine again, look at these temperatures for next weekend. 79 on saturday. 83 on sunday. and then some showers on monday and we cool off monday, tuesday, and wednesday. that may not be the end of the warm weather either. that could be returning to the end of next week and the following weekend. overall, it's a still very warm pattern. >> all right. glenn, thanks. up next, a wild ride caught on camera. >> open the door. >> students on a school bus get an eyeful they never expected what prompted it, straight ahead. plus, sorry for what i put on facebook and this is not the

first time the campaign from the company caused couldnntroversy. and time is of the essence. that story is next. first, here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. the nasdaq took a tumble.

a bizarre case of road rage in baltimore county. a man was clinging to the front of a moving school bus and ordering the driver to stop. police say the man jumped on the bus after claiming someone on board threw a bottle at his car. >> the school bus driver,

concerned for his safety and for the safety of the children and students on board did not want to open the door. so the man then went around to the front of the bus and stood in front of the bus as it began to move forward. >> the man is now charged with disorderly conduct and destruction of property. police are still trying to find out if anything was thrown from that bus. well, when you're hungry, stopping for a slice of pizza will please everyone in the family. perhaps it's no wonder that this mama bear and cub went into this pizza store. the three bears are roaming around the place. they were opening up the cabinets. one of them found salami. fortunately, the store was closed at the time. a local park finds itself in a spotlight because of what a

man was caught doing behind the wheel of a truck and it's who that man is that has the story in the headlines. angelina jolie and the plot to take out one of the most powerful men in the world. warm weather is not quite over. look at when fall will return, next in my exclusive forecast. and there's nothing like a donkey's love. these animals took over a local school today.

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and authorities say those photos led them to their suspect. a sheriff's deputy. that kdeputy is facing several charges. >> he was at silver lake park in bristol county. deanna durante has more. >> reporter: a woman says a man offered her skittles and starbursts. he was exposing himself in the park and he's one of multiple witnesses who called the police. investigators discovered that man was an off-duty sheriff deputy. >> it was in this parking lot on october 3rd that park rangers say a man was spotted performing a lewd act in his red pickup truck. the man she didn't know offered her candy, first star bursts and then skittles and asked if she wanted any and asked her if she liked pornography. the man was viewing pornography on his phone. when the woman returned to the

park the next day, she saw the same man in the same red pickup talking to a preteen boy. the woman told the boy to stay away from the guy and then saw the man again on october 6th. they took pictures of the red truck and plate number. the woman didn't know the man driving the truck was an off-duty sheriff deputy. we went to his bristol home and there was no answer but out front was the red pickup truck. deputy sheriff stephen springfield told police he was simply urinating in a bottle. but police asked him again what had happened in the park, telling him there were multiple witnesses and they asked him what really happened. documents show springfield didn't deny the witness accounts and told police he was watching porn on his phone. we chatted with the woman off camera who says she snapped pictures of the red pickup truck and gave them to the police. she wants people to know that

people at this park are paying attention, trying to keep it safe for everyone. in bristol borough, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. people are struggling with inside out umbrellas. >> that poor woman. >> yeah, because of the rain and the wind, which swept across the city. no one on the boardwalk. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now. >> they want to know when this is going to end. >> the rain will be moving out but we'll have another very warm day tomorrow. a lot of clouds are around will. ton. but despite the clouds, the temperatures continue to go up. we have the steady rain that has

moved through from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. a couple showers left and you could see hour by hour, light showers and there is no rain anywhere. a mix of clouds and sun. and the temperatures are still outrageous. the average high is 69. and we're not even going to have low temperatures like that in parts of the area again. and another very warm evening and by tomorrow morning the humidity is doin a little bit.

in some places, look at that, near 70 degrees to start the day tomorrow. we'll tell you when the 80s will return coming up. >> at 4:00, we begin in atlantic county. it runs from madison avenue to mel rose avenue to extend the boardwalk to the basin. a blood drive at lincoln medical center in wynnewood continues through tomorrow. it's held by the family of carol axelrod who passed away while

she was being treated for myeloma. chester county has been a banner year for longwood meadows in kenneth square since last october. there's been a 15% jump in tourism. and an ad campaign has caused controversy. that's straight ahead. also, sour grapes with this year's warm fall as pennsylvania wine month gets under way at 5:00.

we have breaking news in philadelphia where police have made an arrest in a murder

history. a suspect has been taken into custody for the murder of a 65-year-old woman. we're working to learn more about the suspect arrested and will bring you more details as we get them. erin? dove is apologizing for an ad. it shows a black woman wearing a brown shirt and removing her top and then revealing a woman in a whiter top. we have the three-second video that was deleted. some are calling for a boycott of the company. others say that the ad shows that the product is for all women. it's not the first time that dove has come under fire for an ad. a controversial body wash ad

shows three women standing in front of before and after pictures. they became gradually lighter from left to right. they said the ad was intended to show the benefit of using the body wash which makes skin visibly more beautiful in just one week. angelina jolie was preparing to become a spy in real life, too. leaked e-mails show that jolie was asked to hem bait and catch joseph coney by inviting him to dinner. jolie says her then husband brad pitt would go along with the plot. the plan never went through. 30 seconds. that's how fast walmart promises to make returns under a new system they are testing out. it will allow customers to rt s start the return process on an app and then you take the item

to a physical store, hop in an express lane, scan a code and hand the item over to an employee. the system will be available next month for items that walmart sells and ships online. it will expand to store purchases early next year. the eagles' next challenge is coming up on thursday after sunday's great performance. >> this is the nfl. they've got good players but that's the most dominating performance we've had to date. >> it was and this afternoon we're getting a look at what you didn't see after the birds clobbered the cardinals. we go behind the scenes next. boy, that was impressive. and, of course, the rain is going away here but the warm weather isn't. a look when you can expect fall to return. a look at my first alert forecast. eye-catching art. the story behind this bizarre new mural. that's next at 5:00.

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all right. a live look at lincoln financial field after sunday's dominating performance by the birds but they have to quickly get ready for their next challenge in three days. john clark is joining us now. >> a short week for the hottest team in town, john. >> it's a tough one. it's a short turnaround. the bodies are all sore today. and one player may not get cleared for the game on thursday. if the game was on sunday, maybe he could be ready for sunday. that's how a short week really affects you. what a win it was yesterday. here's a look at doug pederson's speech in the locker room. >> that's the most dominating performance we've had to date. thursday night primetime game at carolina back on the road, take care of business.

great job. i'm so proud of you. >> yeah, the eagles crushed the cardinals yesterday. right now if the playoffs started today -- they don't but if they did, the eagles would be the number one overall seed in the nfc. this is going to be a tough game on the road with three days' rest. here's a look at how tough the turnaround is. >> it's a physical game that we play. it takes a lot to recover. and so i think our coaching staff and training staff will do a good job of managing this week to make sure we get our bodies back in time. no doubt, it's a short turnaround, especially for guys that might have gotten banged up or dinged. those extra days make a difference. >> malcolm said that they will be spending time in the cold tub, getting the body to recover from yesterday's game. i'm john clark. if you all want to feel good, a

little cold tub or cyrotherapy. >> all right. thanks, john. we'll be with the eagles in carolina on thursday. live cuff raoverage of the game. bank the america stadium at 7:00 followed by "eagles game plan" at 7:30. we're excited about that. >> hopefully they have good weather down there. >> that's right. it's going to be warm for at least another day. right, glenn? >> oh, yeah. it's going to be even warmer tomorrow than it has been today. we're now up to 81 degrees in philadelphia. 82 in parts of delaware. a few sprinkles in parts of the region but it is not raining hard like it did earlier in the day. let's go to delaware. 82 in wilmington.

83 in odessa and in middletown, that is pretty warm. even at the beaches, 82 in lewis and 81 in dewey beach, georgetown, that's really amazing. and back to the west in the washington area, the humidity is so high, it's just amazing. now, you can see the southwest winds here, these are the the current temperatures. that's high enough. it feels like 90 in wilmington right now. 90. we've got four days in a row of 80s here. and then we drop on wednesday. close to average. then thursday we go below average but that's not going to

last either. just a few small showers. right now, nothing heavy like we saw this morning or around midday and a large area of dry air back across the great lakes. the neighborhoods, we've got 84 degrees in fairmont and 81 in reading. tomorrow, that is an unusually warm day. remember, the average high is 69 degrees. we've had record high temperatures in the 90-degree range in the past but to get so many days in the 80s in a row at this time of year, it makes it especially unusual and how warm it's been at night make it is specially unusual. 80 in newark. dover, up to 84 degrees. hour by hour, the light showers move out.

we're left with clear skies, a lot more sunshine tomorrow. that's for sure. totally different kind of day except for the fact that it's going to be warm. not quite as humid tomorrow, though. here come the clouds coming in from the west and coming in from the east and then we get the rain so more rain by wednesday and thursday. it will be kind of moist. keep the temperatures down and then we dry out for the weekend. so take a look at these temperatures. so we go from 84 to 75 to 65. friday, we're still pretty cloudy here. in dover, 84 down to 67 and then allentown, 80. a couple days with some rain here that will keep your

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welcome back. some are calling it the future of emergency medicine, using drones to get into serious situations fast when first responders can't. doctors showcased the technology today in center city. >> i was there when they blended cutting-edge technology with

medicine, all in an effort to save lives. it's a simulation. each drone is carrying a dozen of pieces of medical equipment for use in an emergency. >> combine the drone technologies with our medical kit. >> reporter: this is one of the doctors who invented the hero drone, one that not only drops supplies to survivors but connects them to a doctor in realtime through the kit. >> you would find a physician on the inside of that kit and it would be in a patient portal and communicating with a bystander. >> reporter: in this simulation, you can see how it guides them through each emergency situation. >> okay. what next? >> hi, i'm dr. mullen. i understand there's been an explosion. can you tell me what's happened? >> there's been a bomb. my friend here is bleeding. i need help. >> your friend has a shoulder laceration. >> we can supplement emergency medical services delivery with these aircraft.

>> reporter: especially during catastrophic events following hurricanes when first responders can't reach certain areas or during a mass shooting when the situation is unsafe for emergency crews to go in. each kit tailor-made with supplies. >> epinefren and narcan. >> things that you would need in an emergency? >> yes. >> we think these have great power to save lives. >> and they are hoping that these drugs will be available at the beginning of next year. >> amazing technology there. >> yes. a story in south jersey. >> mold concerns closed one school district for the rest of the week. you should be concerned no matter what school your child goes to. new at 5:00, the nbc 10 investigators digging deeper into the rules about school mold in districts across the delaware valley. well, drying out.

the rain is ending but the warm temperatures are going to stick around. i'll tell you for how long in my first alert forecast. and donkeys at school. how these animals are helping philadelphia kids connect on a whole new level. that's next at 5:00.

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week. war of words. local lawmakers open up about the public fight between president trump and a key republican senator. death benefits. the battle over a life insurance policy. what you need to know. right now at 5:00, we continue to follow a developing story. an entire south jersey school district shut its doors and closed all schools for the rest of the week. this comes after mold contamination be contamination abruptly shut down holly glen. parents say the district, its teachers and staff have known about mold in more than one school for some time. >> i think it's pretty apparent that this information has been available since 2012 and why in

2017 we're just doing something about it, they've had multiple summers to take care of this and now you have a bunch of misplaced children. >> reporter: there is an emergency meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. and nbc will be there. we took a look at mold regulations. >> and george spencer found that there are no consistent standards. >> reporter: even after the school's library went into lockdown, tests revealed mold was present in the air and on many of the books and their recommendation was for immediate remediation. it comes just days after a similar revelation in gloucester county. mold discovered at holly glen elementary has closed the entire school until further