but it was too late. the body is being shielded or was being shielded behind a red tarp laying in the parking lot behind the bus. police are holding off from releasing the name until they can reach her loved ones. it was an older woman carrying shopping bags. we know also there were people on board the new jersey transit bus. they and the driver are considered witnesses. >> right now the traffic division from the police are working with our criminal investigations bureau. they are interviewing any potential witnesses and looking for video that might be at the mall. >> reporter: the medical examiner removed the body about 15 minutes ago. shoppers say they said a prayer as they walked to their cars. i just got a text from police that in fact the medical examiner has left with the woman's body inside. they are still trying to reach next of kin. we also know a couple agencies, three of them, are working the

scene. the prosecutor's office as well as the traffic division with police and new jersey state police. we'll pass along any new information as soon as we have it. cydney long, nbc 10 news. more breaking news now out of washington on health care. word in the past 90 minutes of a bipartisan deal to fund critical subsidies that president trump scrapped with the stroke of his pen. a republican and democrat said they reached a deal to extend payments to health insurers.ç erin coleman is live in our breaking news center to explain what just happened and what's next. >> that short-term deal will let the government pay the insurance company to keep premiums lower for low-income families. tennessee republican senator lamar alexander and patty murray negotiated that deal, which would run for two more years. in exchange, republicans want congress to give. states flexibility to opt out of

some coverage requirements under obamacare. all of this comes as president trump blasted obamacare again today. >> obamacare is a disaster. it's virtually dead, as far as i'm concerned. it's a concept that doesn't work. and we are very close. we feel we have the vetoes and we really feel we have the votes to get block grants to better manage this money. >> the administration must end the sabotage of the health care system which just yesterday caused a 30% premium increase in our state. now the deal still has to go through congress before it's approved. the president stopped the subsidies, but he's now supporting this bipartisan agreement saying he wanted a

short-term deal between both parties. for now. we're live in the breaking news center, erin coleman, nbc 10 news. even more breaking news in the past few minutes. the stock market closed for the day. this after the dow hit 23,000 for the first time ever. here's a live look right now from the new york stock exchange.ç it's hovering right around that mark. this is the fourth time this year for the dow hit a milestone marker a after crossing 20,000 points for the first time in january. experts say the rise is mainly because of president trump's business-friendly policies like tax breaks for corporations and investing in infrastructure. >> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with new information in the deaths of two young boys. authorities saying a mother confessed she killed her baby son and his 5-year-old half brother. >> today she's facing two counts of first-degree murder. only nbc 15 was in court for the

arraignment of the 30-year-old. she called 911 monday morning to say she had just left her 4-month-old son to die in the bathtub. then held her boyfriend's 5-year-old son under water until he stopped moving. it all happened at their apartment in wilmington. >> we all have the questions why someone would do what they have done. we don't have the answers either. she's an immigrant. her boyfriend. was locked up on immigration issues. tim furlong spoke with detectives investing the scene. he'll have that part of the story at 5:00. to your first alert weather. a chill in the air. sun providing some warmth as people were out near jackson and

state streets. taking a live look down the shore from our cape may camera. plenty of sunshine out there, but the cooler temperatures there as well. another chill in the air ç tonight. not quite as cold as last night. >> what a difference the sun makes, though. tracking the temperatures and our most accurate weather forecast. >> you're right. a little bit of sunshine, even if it's chill cannily you put on a jacket and your spirits seem to be lifted. it started off in the 30s across most of the area. right in philadelphia, 40 to 42 degrees. but there was plenty of frost on many of your lawns this morning. let's look outside. beautiful blue skies. we have high pressure sitting right on top of us. and 60 degrees is the temperature right now. that's about as warm as we have been all day long. that's just 7 miles per hour. one last stop. you surpassed everybody else.

we're going to see a clear night again tonight. what's going to happen, any warmth is radiating to the atmosphere. we have a front advisory and that's for the inland areas. it didn't quite get the frost last night. tonight that may happen between 1:00 in the morning and 9:00 tomorrow morning. l lows between 34 and 38 degrees. that is going to pretty much end the life of your delicate plants. let's look at the trend through the overnight hours. you see the darker shades of blue in south jersey, that's where we're going to see the front developing. for the most part a little warmer. everybody will be in the 30s and low 40s. in philadelphia we're looking at somewhere between 43 and 45 degrees. i'll be back to talk about that big warm-up we have been promising you. 18 inmates indict ed for their role in the deadly uprising a the a delaware ç

prison. brandon hudson is live near the correctional center to break down the charges for us. >> news of those charges is slowly getting out here. we met the wife of a corrections officer here at this shopping plaza, which is down the street from the prison. she said she's still concerned for her husband's safety. >> although it's been months since the uprising that gripped the nation, she's worried it could happen again. >> a couple things we have been hearing about the inmates wanting to do something similar again. >> reporter: her husband is a corrections officer at the prison. today the department of justice charged 18 inmates with the two-day riot that shut down operations. they attempted to demand better treatment. 16 of those faced charges. nbc 10 learned the inmates

involved range from years to life. almost half of them were in prison for a murder conviction. the office of defense services is in a statement saying they are committed to providing each and every client with competent conflict-free legislation. ushd our system of justice. despite the development, she says she's hopeful the state can reach a middle ground between safety for officers and inmates. >> i just tell them just do what you do. my husband is deployed overseas many times. he has a different perspective from a lot of people there. >> you'll b meet a pastor on the front lines of prison reform. he called today a big victory, but there's a long road çahead. brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. more breaking news. a federal judge just blocked the latest version of the trump

administration's travel ban. this is after hawaii requested the temporary block, the most recent restrictions involve people from eight countries, including north korea and venezuela. >> a driver lost control and jumped the curb. the 57-year-old driver remained on scene. >> take a look at these four cars in northeast philadelphia. did you see they have flat ti s tires. forcing them off the road is near academy road. right now nfl owners and players are sitting down trying to find common ground on the national anthem issue that's overshadowed the game the past

few weeks. they were in new york city to talk about the recent protests. and how the league is trying to find a consensus about the issue. last month president trump took aim at the players in a twitter tirade and that led to larger demonstrations over the last few weeks. eagles players were at the meeting today. you may remember embracing jenkins before a game saying he wanted to show his support as a white athlete. the eagles owner was there as well. >> a pennsylvania congressman will not become the next drug disaster following an explosive report. >?ç he withdrew his name from consideration today. this came after a report on 60 minutes that showed he drafted legislation that weakened the authority over the flow of painkillers to the black market. the deputy attorney general said he's going to take a closer look at that law. he made those comments during a news conference.

the ag said the amount of fentanyl coming into the u.s. from china is a massive problem. pennsylvania is using $4 million to help people suffering from opioid and heroin addiction. governor wolf made the announcement in harrisburg. it will be used to create health programs. in the last 90 minutes, joe biden responded to comments from president trump about former presidents and gold star families. you'll remember a reporter asked president trump whether he'd called the families of four soldiers killed. here's what he said. >> if you look at president obama and other presidents, most of them didn't make calls. a lot of them didn't make calls. i am going to be calling them. >> many have taken the president to task for his comments.

that list includes joe biden. lauren mayk spoke with the former vice president about president trump's claims. she's joining us live from new castle county. >> the former vice president was here at the university of delaware talking about bipartisanship with ohio governor john kasich çtoday. as he left, i caught up with vice president biden to ask him how the obama administration handled contact with families of fallen service members. take a listen. >> how did he handle that situation? >> i spent time and he did at walter reid with the teams. i spent every christmas day when i was there at walter reid. the president went over

regularly every thanksgiving i had the families come and have thanksgiving dinner at my home. i can't explain president trump. >> reporter: as you can see there, the former vice president did have somewhere to go, but we continue talking as he walked across campus. we'll have more of our conversation coming up at 5:00 including i asked him about why we have been seeing so much of him. i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> today an appeals court overturned a multimillion reward that linked tall come to ovarian cancer. the reward was the first case claiming that the use of johnson & johnson powder led to. developing that disease. it was started by a woman who died from cancer in 2015. today the court ruled there wasn't a connection between her claim and the state where it was filed. today johnson s& johnson said they expect more cases they are appealing to be reversed.

philadelphia released its second video today to entice amazon to build its new headquarters here in the city of brotherly love. take a look. >> every neighborhood, every person, every ethnicity adds to the value that we have as a city. >> you also have a community here that doesn't pullç any punches. if youlike the feedback, this is it. >> dynamic tech sectors available in flds. philadelphia is expected to release one more video this week. cities around the country have until thursday to make their final pitch to amazon. >> students in the monroe township school district were back in class today for the first time in more than a week. mold concerns forced administrators to close schools after the fungus was found in polly glen elementary. students were moved to other schools in the district while crews cleend up.

parents are invited to an open house at 6:00. a group of residents from chester and delaware counties took their bat toll stop a controversial pipeline to harrisburg. they want to stop the mariner 2 east pipeline construction project. they were given the go ahead to build the line that carries propane. residents say the pipeline poses environmental concerns including contaminating ground water. melania trump reached out to americans today asking them to help people affected by recent string of devastating hurricanes. >> we have witnessed the compassion of americans. >> the first lady appears in this public service announcement urging people to give their time and money. mrs. trump was with the president when he toured puerto rico, texas, louisiana and florida after those areas were slammed by the storms. people from the lehigh vool

valley are preparing to march on washington, d.c. tomorrow to call for more help in puerto rico. steven fisher spoke with them about the message they are trying to send to our elected officials. that's new at 5:00. new video of yet another fire in northern california. this one in the santa cruz mountains. it injured two firefighters and forced the evacuation of 150 houses last night. both are expected to be okay. >> mike pence is weighing in on the corruption trial of bob menendez. g he's convicted for bribery, it would be inappropriate and wrong for him to stay in the senate. he's accused of taking bribes from a friend for influence over other government officials. he says he's innocent and right now his lawyers are presenting their defense. they will consider changes. they recommended all reck

centers to post their hours where everyone can see them. and this is the reason. at least twice over the summer police were called to the reck center in east germantown for noise disturbances. someone posted information about an after hours cookout. 400 teens showed up. investigators say some of the kids threw bottles and rocks at officers. >> get ready to shop. target is opening up a new store tonight right by the philadelphia museum of art. here's a live look right now. there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new store. this is the fourth smaller store in in philadelphia. target is also giving out $6,000 in grants. are you looking for a little extra cash this holiday season? we posted a new list of local employer who is are hiring seasonal workers.ç the jobs range from the usual retail gigs to something that

requires a little more training. all you have to do is tap the app and search jobs. to our first alert weather. look at the beautiful shot from the poconos. the sun is out. trees really haven't started changing there yet. >> not yet. maybe in due time. >> for more on how long the cool weather will last, if we're in it for the long haul, let's check in with tammie souza. >> we'll see a warm-up beginning tomorrow. beautiful blue skies and in mount holly, new jersey, winds are calm. the humidity is is starting to drop. it's going to be a very dry week ahead. chilly air has settled over our region. we have the 50s and low 60s, but look at rapid city. 77 degrees. there is some warmth out to the west. that's going to be headed our way. we could see the upper 70s this weekend. so right now, 60 in

philadelphia. 61 in vineland. 60 in atlantic city. 60 in allentown. 58 in dover. this is about to 8 degrees below where we should be. 42 tonight in trenton. so a little warmer tonight even though the skies are going to be clear. we have the south winds. so that's a little bit milder air mass streaming in. tomorrow plenty of sunshine. 70 in fairmont. morning low of 45. beautiful sunshine. you'll ditch the jacket in the afternoon. dover atç 70 degrees for tomorrow. doppler radar, nothing showing up out there because we have high pressure overhead. a big dome of sinking, warming air. clear skies will be with us for the most part of the week. we'll see a few clouds drifting in for the weekend ahead.

and as far as temperatures, they start to climb nicely. the next couple days we'll be close to 70. then we boost to the mid-70s. we'll drop with the west and southwest winds into the 40s across the area. there could be some 30s in some of the inland areas across parts of south jersey that didn't get the frost last night. that's where we have the advisories away from the water there. by tomorrow afternoon, low 0 nz philadelphia. upper 60s in the outlying areas. we do the same thing on thursday. maybe a degree or two warmer on thursday with plenty of sunshine. you notice the winds coming in out of the southwest. they are going to start to warm us up nicely above average after today. so if you want to follow along, check out the morning temperatures so you can appropriately dress if. you head out. download the app. you have your neighborhood weather right there. so 74 tomorrow. 72 on thursday. 74, friday. 78 on sunday. look at all that sunshine. then we have a very strong cold

front coming through. i think it comes through perhaps late monday in the day or monday night. so the showers and thunderstorms, it looks like we'll see the rain on tuesday. at least early on wednesday. with another cooldown after that. how much do college kids miss their mom's cooking? >> apparently enough to post an ad on craigslist about it. >> they were eating peanut butterli butterlies. >> still ahead at 4:00, how somç jersey shore students plead for a home cook meal is helping hurricane victims in puerto rico. also riding the rails to the biggest shopping mall on the east does coast. the new person in charge and how he plans to make that possible. plus this. this is our first flight together. can you believe it? >> how a man with his head in the clouds surprised his co

co-pilot thousands of feet in the air. first, here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. the nasdaq is down. the s&p finished up.

when you're a double-dipping pension-padder like steve sweeney, it's important to maintain a certain... lifestyle. that's why sweeney spent over a hundred grand of his campaign funds on high-priced meals and other gifts. we're talking fine cigars, fancy watches, pricey restaurants, and expensive wines - all to charm the type of folks who helped him raise your taxes 145 times. too many in south jersey are struggling. but steve sweeney's looking out for himself, not for us.

a costume controversy just in time for halloween. a retailer has pulled this ann frank costume after it sparked outrage. it trivializes frank's memory. she wrote a diary during world war ii. she was killed in the holocaust, but her diary was published and became famous around the world. halloween costumes says it apologizes for school plays and projects and did not mean to cause any offense. a north texas man had his head in the clouds when he proposed to his girlfriend.

>> he popped the question 1,000 feet above the ground. he has a pilot license and asked his girlfriend to go on the ride with him. below the couple, it was a field of large sign saying i heart you, will you mare me? once she caught her breath, she said yes. >> first, i was like, wow. somebody is doing that for their girlfriend. because of the angle we were at. as i got over it, i saw my name. i didn't know what to say to him aside from yes. i don't even know if i said yes. >> she said yes. a date for the big day has not been set. >> he needs to keep his eye on the horizon. skpl it's tricky. she was so excited she grabbed his head and covered his eyes. what if she said no. >> glad they landed safely and the deal is on.

setting the record straightç >> the husband and wife behind a home maker show are are coming cleaning about why they are calling it quits. >> i think we were insecure. this decision to leave the show. >> still ahead, how the relationship status of the fixer upper stars influenced their decision to take a break. also robbers dressed as nuns are no longer on the run. where the fbi nabbed these two women accused of holding up a bank in our area. all new at 5:00.

right now at 4:30, bringing trains to one of the fastest growing communities in our entire area. >> a new project would extend septa to the suburbs.

we met with the team in charge of getting community support for that project. we talked to passengers. >> reporter: earlier plans had call ed for some of the train lines to run behind backyards of homes. septa is saying the plans have changed and plan to hold public hearings in the next several weeks. >> i don't have a car. >> both say they don't go to king of prush ya. >> it's too hard to get there. >> it's been. used to take a train and buss.

>> that creates many problems. on paper, the route should take 55 minutes, but in reality. >> we regularly see trips that can be up to two hours long. commuters rould transfer to the commpeed line.d transfer to the the route would take them to the mall and for folks who want to go to center city, a new park and ride near the ka scasino. they would like to seat plan go even further. >> it's expanded further than norristown. >> now that's not on the table just yet. but those behind the plan say if this new stop, which won't be

happening for the next five years or so is successful, then at least it puts on the table expanding lines even further west. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. switching gears now to the weather. and this gaggle of geese enjoyed a dip in the pond. >> those colors will start to come out over the next month or so. you'll still want to keep the jacket handy for tonight. a warm-up is coming later this week. >> tammie souza is tracking the chill tonight in your most accurate forecast. >> you're going to need another extra blanket on your bed tonight. maybe about 5 degrees warmer than last night. the fall overnight temperatures are kind of here to stay. the daytime highs may move up a bit, but the nighttime lows will

be on the cool side. what a beautiful day it's been. 60 degrees in philadelphia with winds out of the south to 7 miles per hour. let's go to coatesville, you're at 57. a west/northwest wind at 5 miles per hour. andç in cape may, a beautiful y at the beach. the water is warmer than the air temperature. that's when we could e see some frost. we have a frost advisory in effect because of that. that starts at 1:00 in the morning until 9:00 tomorrow morning. but for the rest of us, it looks like the low 40s around the area. some of the outlying areas will be in those upper 30s. we are going to have clear skies. any warmth at all is going to head right on out into the atmosphere. your trends for tomorrow's temperatures are nicer. philadelphia will be right around the 70 degree mark.

we'll see 70 in wilmington. >> here's a look at the other stories we're following county by county at 4:00. a car slammed right into the bam of a tractor-trailer on the turnpike. sky force 10 was over the scene just after 6:30 this morning. rescuers worked quickly to free the driver who was pinned under the truck. still in the hospital at this hour. in camden county, family credits their cat with saving their lives during this apartment fire in cherry hill. the fire started just after midnight at the colonial park apartments. some of the residents woke up to firefighters and neighbors banging on their doors. one woman told nbc 10 her cat started clawing at her face to wake her up. three apartments there were damaged. in montgomery county, hundreds of students are learning how to fight back against bullying and how to be

leaders. middle school students in britain mar took part in the ]ñit was le. it helped students learn and care for classmates and community. the program will have an impact that goes beyond just the classroom. >> it's incredible. they change student's lives by bringing a message around bullying and what kids can do, but in positivity that resinates with them and lasts. >> the workshop had an exercise where students complimented each other as a way to boost self-esteem. it's soon tor a royal party of five. >> when the duke and duchess expect the arrival of the new prince or princess. a light hearted plea by college students for home cooked meal gets an unexpected response. >> it was amazing. especially how fast it all happened. >> i'm ted greenberg. how they are trying to send an outpouring of generosity to people truly in need.

>> assault and harassment. a dentist faces charges following an encounter in his office. when his patient is is alleging, at 5:00. and nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles. the birds getting ready for a monday night matchup against the redskins. nbc 10 will have live team coverage ahead of kickoff at 8:30 p.m.

chris brown: a fighter for the working men and women of atlantic county. brown fought for what's right by taking on trenton special interests and standing up to chris christie's takeover of atlantic city. he fought to protect jobs in our region and to defeat the north jersey casinos. and now brown is working to keep atlantic county affordable for families and retirees. let's keep chris brown fighting for us. chris brown for state senate, he's on our side.

act quickly if you notice a change or suspicious spot on your skin. doctors say the sooner the better when it comes to melanoma treatment. a study finds waiting just a month or two ups the risk of dying from the disease by 5%. getting treatment fast is is especially important when the cancer is still at stage 1. it will be an april baby for the british royals. that's the closest to an actual date the palace would reveal

today. the couple announced they were having a third child. will and kate have a 4-year-old prince george and 2-year-old princess charlotte. a law changed means schaar clot will remain fourth in line regardless if they have a boy or a girl. >> we'll be watching for that one. >> prince harry pushed to six with the new baby. keep your jackets handy for more chilly weather. >> warmer temperatures are make ing their return. >> yes, they are. we're going to push this chilly air out of the way and welcome the ç70s back. i'll let you know when and how long they are going to stick around. >> boardwalk detour renovations are getting underway in a hot spot. where the construction is is happening at 5:00. chris brown: a fighter for the working men and women of atlantic county. brown fought for what's right by taking on trenton special interests and standing up to chris christie's takeover of atlantic city.

he fought to protect jobs in our region and to defeat the north jersey casinos. and now brown is working to keep atlantic county affordable for families and retirees. let's keep chris brown fighting for us. chris brown for state senate, he's on our side.

not many people would leave a top rated tv show. >> that's just what the stars of the popular show "fixer upper" did and today they told us why. chip and joannaç said that fiv years of of the home makeover show was enough. there are rumors they were walking away because of a relationship problem, and today they admitted that's not completely wrong, but they said it's their relationship with their three children, not each other, that sealed the deal. the kids were ready to move on. >> the kids started feeling more and more resistant to this whole process. as aen parent, it's like forcing them into band or forcing them into cheerleading. >> the final season of the show begins next month. a popular service that led to rent your dress is letting you sign up for a sub stenoscription service. users can choose four pieces from the company's collection. at the end of the month, send the items back. or buy them at a discount.

it includes free shipping, returns, dry cleaning and insurance. in delaware county, helping kids in our area stay warm. today the caring for kids foundation teamed up to give new winter coats for kids in need. they will give out more than 50,000 winter coats through the drive away the cold program. since it started, they gave out 315,000 coats. a lot of people able to stay warm. a virginia boy's puppy push is going viral. >> he posted a video on facebook to try to convince his parents to buy him a dog. >> i am your host, and we have some breaking news for you today. >> a french bulldog puppy needs a home. >> did it as breaking news. the boy shared off his new production skills with the video featuring several reports from stuffed animals that touted the benefits of having a dog. >> thank you,ç angie.

we will be interviewing some dogs on their thoughts being adopted. >> several of the stuffed dog reporters were based on news personalities like lester colt, that's cute. the boy's mom applauded her son's effort but says she still isn't budging. >> come on, mom. he's so clever. to do all that. >> somehow i bet a neighbor or somebody there's going to be a dog showing up on the doorstep. then we'll see what mom does about that. >> we are so far away from the dog days of summer at this point. you need to have your own faux fur coat or blanket to put around you. it was chilly this morning. many areas in the 30s. right now we are looking at 60 in philadelphia. 60 in trenton. 62 in wilmington. 56 in wildwood. 60 in atlantic city. and we have 61 for all of you in

vinela vineland. these are pretty much the daytime highs. we waited all day long just to get to this point. tonight we're going to be dropping down to 45 in philadelphia. 41 in lenton. 44 in stone harbor. and 41 in dover. now areas that did not really get that hard frost may see it. some of the inland areas in south jersey under a frost advisory from one tomorrow morning until 9:00 tomorrow morning. we could see temperatures between 34 and 38 degrees. some of the inland areas, if you still have delicate plants out there, cover them up if you want to save them. otherwise, this may be. the end of the season for them. on the doppler radar, it's clear. everything looks beautiful. we have high pressure. look at this. you don't see anything. we're under this clear dome of high pressure. and it's going to çremain that way for the week. i think it's the weekend before we really start to see some clouds drifting through. here's your hour by hour. we have had west winds and they

are going to turn more southwest. that's what took us up to 60 today from such a cold start overnight. but we're going to wake up a little warmer tomorrow morning. generally in the 40s. and we're going to make it up to around 70 in philadelphia. so that's seasonal. then we're going to do the same thing on thursday. maybe a degree or two warmer. friday we'll punch the mid-7s and you'll see the winds out of the southwest that keep going all the way through the weekend. it's not until monday that we see the next potential chance of rain. so 45 tonight in philadelphia. 42 in the philadelphia suburbs. all of you in the lehigh valley will be look iing at the 40s. any low lying areas could still bottom out in the upper 30s. it will be a little warmer tonight than last night. clear skies tonight and plenty of sunshine tomorrow. 70 in philadelphia. and 66 along the jersey shore. it's one of those nice hair and

pretty days for tomorrow. 72 on thursday. 74 on friday with bright sunshine. 76 on saturday. a few high clouds drift in. a few high clouds on sunday with 78. then we have a front that comes through monday. this could be monday night or could be monday afternoon that we see showers and thunderstorms triggered. we'll keep a close can eye on it because that's the home game on "monday night football." we have rain and cooler temperatures returning on tuesday. we have breaking news right now coming into the newsroom. this news is out of delaware county. j @(t&háhp &hc% fire. it's at a warm houfarmhouse on providence road. you can see the fire crews on the scene. you don't see any flames. the good news here is we're told no one was hurt. we'll be right back.

when you're a double-dipping pension-padder like steve sweeney, it's important to maintain a certain... lifestyle. that's why sweeney spent over a hundred grand of his campaign funds on high-priced meals and other gifts. we're talking fine cigars, fancy watches, pricey restaurants, and expensive wines - all to charm the type of folks who helped him raise your taxes 145 times. too many in south jersey are struggling. but steve sweeney's looking out for himself,

not for us.

late night pizza delivery, frozen meals, sometimesç the fd for college students makes them miss mom's cooking a lot. >> which makes mom feel good. some students made a plea for home cooked meals. as a result, they are now helping hurricane victims. ted greenberg explains. >> the for these two, college life had them craving the tastes of home. >> they were eating so much peanut butter jellies. i don't know how many boxes of pizza bag else. >> the students live with a third roommate near the campus. so the trio decided to post this ad on craigslist a couple weeks

ago. from three college kids who need and miss mom's cooking. a light hearted plea for delicious food. even an offer to pay with labor or being your kid for the day. >> we're grown boys. we would be willing to take whatever leftovers. >> within hours of their post going online, the guys were getting responses, more than 100 in two days. and yes, folks were offering to send them home cooked food. >> it was really, really surprising to see. there was people immediately jumped on the chance to help. >> it does give a lot of hope for people. just when all this bad stuff is going. >> reporter: with that in mind, the students decided to ask those offering help them to instead donate to victims of the recent hurricanes. >> we can survive off peanut butter and jelly. we'll be fine. there's people. >> reporter: the guys are having fewer pb and js.

their parents caught wind. >> aç lot of spaghetti and meatballs. they are not slacking now. >> mom came through for them. >> she did. they are coming through for the victims. we're working on several stories for nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> here are keith jones and erin coleman. >> police say a mom admits to druning two boys in a bathtub. we're learning new information in this investigation. tim furlong talked to detectives about the woman's confession. >> we learned a a lot about this case today, ib colluding the fact that police were at this house a few hours before the boys were murdered. >> we have a nice warm-up and a dry stretch ahead. i'm going to talk about all of that in minutes. and robbers dressed as nuns. we'll tell you where the fbi caught two women connected to a crime in the lehigh valley.

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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.

the confession a mother said she drown two children in the bathtub. she said that's not all. >> wastedç food in puerto rico. video shows boxes filled with water and food in a dumpster. the local group now rallying for more relief aid. he was nude. >> just in, police arrest a man witnesses say tried to lure a

young girl. we begin with a mother charged with mother. she confessed to killing two young boy, drowning them in a bathtub. we're learning details about the investigation and the woman charges. >> tim furlong joins us live. we hear the mom seemed pretty calm through all this. >> reporter: yeah, this woman say just killed two young children in this house behind me. when she called 911, she seemed calm and controlled. police had been called to this home a few hours before the murders. nbc 10 in court today for the arraign mement of the woman who admitted to intentionally leaving her son in the tub at their apartment. she also said she held her boyfriend's 5-year-old son under water until he stopped moving. she calmly called 911 after doing