duo. how police say these women planned on making five pipe bombs even more dangerous. >> the message the commissioner has for owners about the debate. how long have students been breathing in mold? it is a problem that has an entire south jersey school closed for an entire week while the district figures out what to do. today we obtained new information about when the school district started testing for mold. good evening. i'm jacqueline london. reports show the district first tested for mold at holly glen elementary in january. another was done the following month and again this month. lauren mayk is live with more on the testing, where the mold was found and when the district learned about the results. >> reporter: the district has been working to address air

quality kshs at the school since the beginning of the year. we took a look at e-mails that show infections, tests and walk-throughs where they found human error inside the schools and mold. at holly glen elementary, they found water damage in january. almost all of those listed have been made and check marks next to most of the items. air samples is were taken in february. both outside the school and inside. this report shows visible mold on bulletin boards and warns of health effects from mold. something we discussed with dr. mark goldstein. >> for people who have mold allergies. it's a problem for the upper airways and congestions, sneezing, itching, headaches, sinus. >> in the latest report, ten

areas were infected. mold was visible on lockers and ceiling tiles. >> there was one room in particular where the concentrations of some of the molds in the air sample really was exceedingly high. much higher than the outside. >> reporter: now the doctor says that can indicate that there is a problem. now as we looked at the steps the district has taken in this, we also saw that there has been a role for teachers. for example, they have been asked to be monitoring the de dehumidifiers in all the rooms. thousands of parents are leftç in alert wondering what do with their kids out of school for the ris of the week. parents are scrambling for last-minute child care. some taking time off of work. posted she was available to help out friends and neighbors with

child care. >> crazy that they have someone like me that reached out. many parents are taking care of doctor visits during this uncertain time off. some have expressed having headaches, coughs and fatigue. >> a new development in the nfl anthem debate. the league will review the situation in an owners meeting next week. in a memo sent to owners, we believe that everyone should stand for the national anthem. it's calling on the league to unite and move past the dispute. president trump is doubling down on the threats to the national football league concerning anthem protests. the president is threatening to use federal tax laws to penalize the league. congress should eliminate a law that has allowed the nfl central office to avoid paying taxes as a nonprofit.

and tomorrow the president is coming to harrisburg. he will be at the air national guard base. we'll be there too. lauren mayk will have live reports starting tomorrow at 4:00. turning to our weather. 80 degrees at the shore. you're taking a live look at avalon. some are lucky to get to the beach and soak up the fall sun. it's october after all. the leaves are turning. cooler weather we can tell you is coming. a live look over the delaware and ben franklin bridge in penns landing. tammie souza has more about the timing of that cooler weather. >> you're going to need to dig out perhaps the fall jacket. a beautiful day across philadelphia. 84 was the high.

sunset will be right at the time this sets in. let's go to wilmington. you're enjoying 81 degrees and north winds to 6 miles per hour. calm winds out there. it's just been terrific. this is where we're head ed. we're going to drop down to 71 by midnight. still a mild night with north winds and clouds beginning to move into the area. there's nothing on the radar now, but we have several storm systems off to the west. if you need leave the house tomorrow, take the umbrella, maybe the rain boots or ugly shoes with you. we'll break it all down when i come back. a bomb making duo is under arrest after an arsenal of weapons. they found a scope more than 300

rounds of ammo. materials to make five pipe bombs and instruction on how to make them more violent by p putting nails in them. steven fisher explains how they discovered two women sell is sig the weapons. >> reporter: it was an undercover police officer and police say the suspect has no plans to use the weapons themselves. they just wanted money. police say the duo was trying to sell a rifle just like this one along with 300 rounds of ammunition and five pipe bombs with instructions. police arrested a 37-year-old and a 31-year-old last thursday outside the house here on pennsylvania avenue. >> our investigation revealed they were actively trying to sell these things to anybody

that would give them money. >> sheen department seem like one out of the blue. >> he would have never suspected she would be trying to sell explosives to high powered guns. >> to have that of arsenal and gadgets, in this area, that's unheard of. >> reporter: right now they are in jail. they could face 20 years in prison if convicted. police say they are not connected to any terrorism groups. new at 6:00, tortured with a blow torch and a fish hook. he told them he was held captive for two days.

they are facing conspiracy charges. also a reward for a murder mystery in coatesville. crime stop sers offering $5,000 for any information about the murder of victor buddy wilson jr. if you have any information, call the number on your screen. who killed this woman. aiting for a toxicology report as they search for more answers. the body was found on sunday in the woods off regal road. the death was ruled a homicide. police aren't saying who found him or how she was killed. sky force 10 over a building collapse in strawberry mansion. this home is on north 2th street. the building was vacant. fortunately, no one was hurt. take a lock at this. two people running through a butcher shop and lighting it on fire. police say this happened back in late august at the meat stop. you can see one person dumping

lighter fluid while the other person set the flame. they stopped the fire from spreading. if you know anything, call police. new details on temple university student shot and killed by police while celebrating her birthday in miami. we have the video of the car crash that led to the whole thing. police say she ran a red light and then hit two cars. people surrounded her car trying to get her out. police also told her to get. out. that's when she hit the accelerate and ran over a police officer. at that point, police opened fire into that vehicle. the friend also in the car, but was able to get out. officers tried to administer first aid, but she died later at the hospital. life-saving steps, how this house was set on fire on purpose

today. governor christie sighs the president dnt doing enough to combat the opioid crisis. the change he's demanding. and mixed weekend ahead. will we get rid of the rain in time for your weekend and will we warm back up. a cooldown on the way. we'll talk about that after the break.

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close before you doze. it's a lesson that could save your life and your family's life. it's to stop the spread of fire. to show you how quickly flames can spread, the fire department set a house on fire today. mitch blacher has the story all new at 6:00. it's so interesting. >> the trend is a simple one and could save your family's lives in a fire. we saw firsthand how something as simple as closing the bedroom door can give you the time you need to escape. >> philadelphia fire commissioner is at the delaware county emergency services training centering to demonstrate a life-saving technique. >> will be a realistic scenario. >> he watches with us as the flames flicker behind the window. >> you hear the smoke alarm

going off. >> reporter: everyday furniture smolders in the living room. the smoke elsewhere and takes seconds for those to be overrun. in minutes flame and smoke pour from the building before firefighters stop this very real experiment. >> e we want to start remembering to close before they doze. >> it can help save lives in a fire. >> closing the bedroom door at night can give you more time to potentially escape or be rescued by our philadelphia fire department. >> december, january and february are the most fire-prone months in our area. now is the. >> such good information. thank you for that. former vice president joe biden in bucks county today speaking on behalf of the foundation named after his son, the late beau biden. the first down announced a

partnership. >> silence is consent. >> the program also teaches health care professionals to listen for specific language used by children who may have been victimized. the attorney general wants to try again. to prosecute the engineer involved in the amtrak redelaware railment in 2015. you'll remember a judge tossed charges last month. but today the attorney general's officed their intent to appeal. he was operating the train when it crashed killing eight people and injuring more than 200. new at 6:00, new jersey governor chris christie is calling out the president for not declaring the nationwide opioid crisis a national emergency.

the governor said that in a task force news conference today in trenton. he also unveiled new recommendations from the state commission, ib colluding using more of the drug narcan that can reverse overdoses. the governor says he wishes the white house made the emergency declaration when he asked them to months ago. >> they haven't gotten over some of the hurdles yet. if you're asking would u preferred him to sign it august 1st, yes, i would have. >> the opioid crisis is an emergency, but declaration is reserved for natural disasters. coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news," kate snow continues the overdose series. she visits an elementary school that lost 12 parents overdoses. you can see how the crisis is impacting our area. watch ourç generation addicted special on nbc10.com.

13, that's the lucky number. that's how many minutes until the sunset hits the philadelphia area. look at the golden sky. it's beautiful today. 59 degrees is where we should be this time of year. we really were above average. some areas as much as 15 degrees above average. winds are out of the west and northwest at 7 miles per hour. the feels like is is 83 because we got a little moisture out there. 63 in philadelphia. so this isn't cold weather. e we should be about 50 degrees for an overnight low.

umbrellas, ugly shoes, that's what's headed our way. we'll have the 20 degree drop in temperatures over the next 48 hours. we'll be in the 60s by thursday. the low to mid-60s. 20 degrees cooler. grab the ugly shoes for tomorrow. it's going to start before dawn. down in parts of delaware and south jersey. a steadier rain tomorrow afternoon through the first half of thursday. we'll see showers on thursday. and the weekend, it looks like a sun and clouds mixed. warm up considerably. 80 degrees watching owl of these things across the area. and for the most part, what we're not. watching right now is the cloud cover. it's off to the west of us. we're watching rain make its way toward the area. we have two systems. the first one will bring the showers to delaware and south jersey. the second one pulled in heavier rain across the area and the

cold air behind it for our thursday and friday. i shouldn't say cool air, but compared to what we have had. 66 is where we'll be in philadelphia. we'll see the showers across delaware and south jersey. look at some of this turns into heavier rain for tomorrow afternoon. again, we'll be in the low to mid-70s at one point, for much of the day, we could be in the 60s. thisn't cos all the way into thursday. thursday, we'll top out in the low 60s before we clear up all the rain by evening time. how much rain? the heaviest. amounts in delaware and south jersey. perhaps about a half inch in philadelphia. look at the winds. they are going to shift from the east to uxe northeast. by the time we get to thursday, could be gusting over 40 miles an hour. 31 in dover. 30-mile-per-hour gusts in philadelphia by the time we get into thursday. you can download your

neighborhood weather any time you want with our app. it's right there at your fingertips. tomorrow look at the clouds. they build in and we're going to see the rain in the afternoon. 75 at one point in philadelphia. 68 for the jersey shore. your ten-day on 10. looking at the 0s tomorrow. mid-60s thursday. 69 on friday. 70 on saturday. there's that 80. it returns for you on sunday. we're taking a moment to share your very important story. chief meteorologist tammie souza, who you just watched, joined the nbc team earlier this year. you may have noticed she was off the air for more than a month this summer. what many don't know is that she and her family were dealing with a sudden and serious crisis. >> you had to tell her what exactly? >> that caleb had a brain tumor, and i said it just like that. and is she just kind of said, i

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i'm john clark from nbc sports philadelphia. eagles and panthers, two nights away in carolina. lane johnson did not practice. he's out with a concussion. no smallwood either. but look who is out there today. fletcher cox, the eagles say he was a a full participant in practice. e he would not say whether he's actually going to play on thursday night. how about carson wentz? ing more and more control on the field. including changing plays at the line of scrimmage. before the touchdown, doug peterson called a running play. carson saw the way the defense was set up, so he audibled to this. big touchdown, good call. carson says he has a great relationship with doug and doug has shown more and more trust with carson giving him a lot of power on the field.

>> sometimes it's three times even. whenever we have plays, maybe what do you think about this idea or how do you feel about this. we have really mutual respect for each other where we can have the open dialogue. >> the sixers enacted joel embiid contract extension, five years, $148 million. biggest in phillies sports history. everything is going in for joel these days. hitting a half-court shot at practice. the sixers have gotten significant protections in joel's deal. sixers say it's a shared risk because of joel's injury history. joel told us he wants to play the rest of his in philly. we'll hear from him at 11:00. hopefully he'll debut tomorrow night. i'm john clark. we're right back.

thank you for watching. i'm jacqueline london. up next is "nbc nightly news." tonight, out of control, entire neighborhoods gone as toll of dead and missing soars in california. >> destruction and devastation makes me so upset and i pray these people will be okay. >> firefighters racing to save more homes. bombshell new allegations against harvey weinstein, accused of sexual misconduct in hotel rooms as audio emerges of weinstein during a police sting. trump's iq challenge that his own secretary of state calls him a moron, president boasts that he has a higher