set to begin in about an hour and tonight's meeting comes after holly glen elementary school in williamstown was shut down for a mold problem. cydney long is joining us. i would imagine most parents are upset? >> reporter: some are upset and in disbelief. a number of parents have shown up an hour early to the emergency meeting. it doesn't even start until 7:00. they say the closure of schools is precautionary but the parents are not buying it. for the second time in a week, monroe township parents will look for transparency. >> my concern as a mom is what are my kids breathing in. >> reporter: they want answers about mold that grew inside

holly glen elementary. >> we're seeing pictures of all of these pictures of mold. there's big spots of black mold. it's not something that you obviously can't see. kids that are in the school are taking pictures and taking them home to their parents. >> reporter: they can't imagine why staff or teachers didn't speak up. >> is it the retaliation from the school district or a fear of losing their job? regina turned her garage into school supply central for students and teachers. >> everybody had to be left behind in case it was contaminated and some of our students had to leave all of their supplies in their desks, their backpacks.

>> are they going to have crews come in and see where the mold is coming from? it's got to come from somewhere. >> reporter: parents are scrambling for child care and answer. >> we just want to know where we're going and what is happening. >> reporter: as parents wait for the doors to open, we drove to every school in the district and at the back entrance of radix elementary, we saw a moving truck and an hvac cleaning crew and a number of desks and chairs piled up outside. we're live, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >> all right, cydney, thank you. the library is also closed in montgomery county in cheltenham.

there will be a new hvac system installed as well. we're learning a beloved community leader shot to death in her home nine months ago may not have been the intended target. nelson was arrested in connection with the murder of winifer harris who was shot to death in her west philadelphia home back in february. according to investigators, nelson and another person they are looking for were in the wrong house and allegedly killed harris for no reason. they are familiar with the man. he's been arrested 15 times before and he was already in jail on unrelated charges in delaware county. also new tonight, we're learning more about the victims of a four-car crash in the northeast. sky force 10 was over the scene about an hour ago. a 40-year-old man was pronounced

dead at the scene and a 40-year-old woman and 11-year-old boy were taken to the hospital in stable condition. the intersection is still closed and it's causing a big backup. in camden county, a crash killed four people and injured two people. they lived on the same street, about a mile away from the crash site. this happened in gloucester township. about why this happened, that's still a mystery. police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to call them. an 85-year-old woman is in the hospital with two broken legs after she was hit by a car in fox chase. mabel was hit crossing pine road. she's out of surgery but remains in critical condition right now. the 24-year-old driver stopped. no word yet about any charges.

turning to our first alert weather, dreary and muggy start to the week. you needed those umbrellas here in wilmington. we're in the second week of october but it sure doesn't feel that way. it's still cloudy in center city. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is joining us now. when will it finally start to feel like fall? >> in about two days. >> all right. >> and then it will last about three days. it's only a temporary break. the skies are brightening up as the last of the showers move out across northeast philly all the way up to upper bucks county. again, just small showers, generally on the lighter side.

more in central pennsylvania and then the dry air in the great lakes, that's what is going to move in as the showers move out. and they be we'll let you know how warm it's going to get tomorrow and later in the ten-day, coming up. >> new at 6:00, philadelphia police arrest a local doctor for exposing himself to a patient. he's accused of groping half a dozen other patients while working at drexler university. drexler says he was fired back in march. he was a pain specialist who also taught medical students. his attorney says he's been wrongly accused. in a statement, the university told nbc 10, patient safety and well-being is a top priority in all of drexel's clinical practice and they have provided medical and counseling services.

now to the crisis in puerto rico, the orchestra is donating money from the west side story performances to puerto rico. they are partnering up with community cultural organization during the performance of "west side story." you can make donations in the kimmel center. officials say simon ridecki asked senator toomey to confirm whether or not his daughter had been kidnapped. he was pulled away and investigated for that question and they say the question was inappropriate and falls under freedom of speech. ridecki says it was a question about daca. >> you know, daca kids being

kidnapped is abhorrent. >> daca is a program that minors could get a two-year deferment from getting deported. president trump is stopping in harrisburg to talk taxes. the visit comes as he and congressional republicans work to pass legislation to overhaul the tax code. lauren mayk spoke with lawmakers. >> reporter: the president's next stop is pennsylvania. >> we're going to cut taxes for the middle class, make the tax code simpler and more fair for every day americans. >> reporter: but not search buying it. >> the trump administration's

proposal is wrong on process and wrong on procedure. >> and we think we could work with it and there is a lot that we can't. >> reporter: senator carper says boosting the standard deduction could be positive but both raise concerns about taxpayers losing the ability to deduct state and local taxes. >> >> in delaware, a third of taxpayers would lose about $9,000. >> reporter: they have raised concerns about losing that deduction as well in new jersey and it's unclear what will be cut out in the president's plan that will be pitched this week. it's unclear what the format will be for the event in harrisburg but i'm told it's not being planned as a rally. one person not expected to be there, pat toomey who has been working on the tax plan.

his office tells meç he appreciates come the president coming to pennsylvania to talk about the tax reform. i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. in penn's landing, a celebration for columbus day. members of the state lodge of order of italy placed this wreath at the christopher columbus square. coming up, under arrest. a buck's county sheriff's deputy arrested after women say he exposed himself at a local park. what one witness said about the incident and how she helped authorities track him down. also, high-tech help. how this drone could change the way doctors respond to disasters before help can arrive on the ground. glenn? >> we have much needed rain today and now we're working on drying out. and then we're going to warm up again. the changes moving through our area this week. i'll let you know when the 80s

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indecent exposure, a sheriff deputy exposed himself to one

woman at a local park and tonight they spoke about the incident and led to the arrest of the deputy. deanna durante just spoke with the deputy who offered her candy. >> reporter: she said it was a guy she didn't know sitting in a red pickup truck who offered her skittles, starbursts and porn. >> it's a family park. unfor unfortunately, we have this guy who wanted to do what he wanted to do. >> reporter: this woman didn't want her identity revealed. she said it was on october 3rd when she saw a man she didn't know at silver lake park in bristol borough. he was in a red pickup truck and offered her candy and then, she says, it took another turn. >> that's when he was holding up his camera on his phone or whatever playing pornography and had himself exposed and was

asking me if i wanted to come in his truck with him and watch porn and i said no and i got in my car and i left. they turned the pictures over to the police which led investigators to 39-year-old steven springfield, a deputy with the sheriff's office. >> performing lewd acts in a public place. >> look, that's what the allegation is and at this point in time, until we know more, it's impossible to answer. >> reporter: his client deserves the consideration of innocent until proven guilty. >> the fact that he was there in a public place sitting in his own vehicle alone, that in and of itself is not the end of the world. let's wait and see exactly who saw what, where and how.

>> reporter: he's on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. deanna d deanna durante, nbc 10 news. in the future, a drone like this could help save your life. it drops supplies to survivors and connects them to a dock dor in doctor during a mass shooting when a situation is not safe for emergency crews, each one has a kit with tailor-made supply gls wh supplies. >> you'd find a patient portal and it would be communicating with the bystander. >> this is a simulation that you're watching of how the drone

works. it's being provided to the national guard and nato. well, after three weeks of no rain at all, nate moved fast and the whole time it moved out fast so flooding problems. 80 degrees, despite all of the clouds in philadelphia, a little bit of breaks in the clouds out there in philadelphia, temperatures not dropping very much. it's darn warm for october. in the lehigh valley, it's 78 in reading and in brandon and allentown, 77. white hall, bethlehem, 78. and it's going to be even warmer than that. 80s over the weekend and tomorrow with more sunshine i'm going for 84 and then a drop of ten degrees for wednesday.

it's still above average for this time of the year. we're left with just a few showers around. even those are shrinking and dying out. not much in delaware, south jersey, plenty of dry air across the great lakes. that will be coming in and you'll see that in the forecast for tomorrow. this is october? and the humidity is down a little bit from today but still kind of humid for october. reading at 81. easton at 80. 78 in longport. one of the cool spots and as you go hour by hour, the last of the showers move out. northeast wind, cooler, cloudier and wetter. you can see the consistent east wind on wednesday night, more showers and thursday morning, more showers and still the cool,

east wind. in the 60s for at least two or three days there until the winds shift back. 84 tomorrow. 74 on wednesday. 64 on thursday. a little bit of rain on wednesday and more on thursday. but nothing like what we saw today. and the temperatures drop significantly all across the area and then highs of 62, kind of chilly after all of the 80s. so you'll notice that, especially as we go into thursday. friday, the clouds will hang in and stay kind of cool and then warms right back up over the weekend. i'm john clark. coming up, breaking news, an agreement on a five-year deal with joel emiid. it's all next.

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hello, i'm john clark. trust the money. the 6ers have agreed to a long-term deal for joel emiid. joel has only played 31 games in his first three years in the nba but the deal gives the 6ers salary cap protection if joel gets hurt and misses a lot of time. 6ers in boston tonight, joel is not yet cleared to play. i'm sure he will now. and benson will play. eagles are four in one.

matches the best record in the nfc. if the playoffs started today, the birds would be the number one overall seed in the nfc. here is doug pederson's locker room speech to the winning bird yesterday. >> that's the most dominating performance we've had to date and that's what you can do. thursday night primetime game. thursday night at carolina, back out on the road, take care of business. great job. i'm so proud of you. >> good stuff. the eagles have big touchdowns yesterday. carson wentz was unstoppable on third down. three touchdowns on third down. he's the best quarterback in the league beating out tom brady. the eagles have converted 53% of their third downs best in the nfl. the offense is one of the best in the league right now. >> offensively, i think we can be dynamic and explosive. you know, even today when we came up short, usually it's just hurting ourselves. we have penalties and different

things. we have to keep learning from that and can't shoot ourselves in the foot and we have to make plays and we know we can be an explosive unit. >> how about donovan mcnabb visiting his son. he says absolutely the birds will be a playoff team with the offense and the way it's rolling. >> it's a cool relationship. i've met him before. he's a cool dude. i've met his kids. it was really cool and it's cool to see him come back to the game and still show support for the team and for the city. >> he understands his capabilities and knows what is in front of him. he works extremely hard. so they want to be winners and want excitement. >> all right. eagles tackle wayne johnson has a concussion so doug pederson says it's going to be tough to get clear by thursday. it looks like big d will start. keith jones and i will be at the

special eagles game day kickoff starting at 7:00 followed by "eagles game plan." i'm john clark and we'll have all of the 6ers news and highlights of the preseason game tonight at 11:00. >> all right, john. thanks. also, a delaware gymnast surprised everyone with her win at the world championships. we talked to her as she returns home and show you how she's inspiring the next generation of gymnasts. meet steve sweeney.

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ask us how specifi can help you reach your potential. it's been on the decline with the closing of the refineries and there's no jobs in the community. if there's no jobs, there's no education, there's no food on the table. what's important is the children. steve sweeney... he fought for 'em. this is where he's from. steve sweeney's been here since the beginning. steve spearheaded the whole project and really brought it to fruition. it would've never been done without steve. it was a pride in building this port and then knowing that we're coming back. well, if we couldn't enjoy the sun this morning, how about this this evening, this beautiful sunset from a live camera. that is an awesome shot. >> it took all day, but finally, a sign of things to come. more sunshine tomorrow. 84 degrees wednesday through friday. we start to cool down with the east wind and more rain. it's warm again over the weekend. >> so we're not finish with the

warmth? >> no. >> i'm jim rosenfield. up next, lester holt with "nbc nightly news." have a great evening. breaking news tonight, raging infernos turn deadly, exploding in california, torching thousands of homes. tens of thousands evacuated. a massive state of emergency. not backing down. as a powerful republican senator says president trump's recklessness threatens to put us on a path to world war iii. family feud. ar of words erupts between first lady melania trump and ivana trump. the president's wife battling his ex. one nation overdeeove overdosed the impact on children and one courageous young woman now thriving against the odds. speaking out. meryl streep leads big name stars breaking their silence as movie mogul harvey weinstein is fired in a storm of sexual misconduct allegations.