independence blue cross. live fearless. breaking right now, restaurant destroyed, flames and smoke burned through four decades of history along south street. also breaking this morning, a fire breaks out inside a chester county barn. you can see cows trying to escape the flames. and paying for intell, this morning we are learning new details about what the dnc paid for and what they learned about the trust campaign and tie to russia. right now smoke and flames gut a restaurant. it quickly spread to apartments

above. good morning to you. i'm erin coleman. dogs in a grooms facility were killed by the smoke and flames. we are live where firefighters are still dumping water on the building some ten hours after the fire started, steven. >> reporter: there is a restaurant on the first floofrmt every story is damaged. you can see the destruction from this fire very early this morning. i also want to show you we mentioned it is a three story building. it has attic space. every window in this building was blown out by this fire. if you think that looks bad take a look. you can see heavy flames and smoke pouring out. two firefighters did suffer minor injuries.

i'm told they are expected to be okay. the owners did not want to go on the air. some of them have a lot of regulars here on south street. there is no word if the building the salvageable. 11 people who live near by, they have to be evacuated by their homes. >> it has been nonstop smoke. >> and from sky force 10 you can see more of the damage. you can see how much is shut down here. you'll want to avoid this area. there is a pet shop here behind

me. it is called doggie style. inside there due to all of the smoke that got into that building. the rest of the dogs had to be taken to a vet to be cared for and checked ouchlt we'll have much more coming up. nbc 10 news. a barn fire started around 7:30 this morning and crews were still working to put out the flames. there were cows in the born. we don't know if any of them were hurt. you can see in this video many of them did make it out okay.

bright blue skies out above center city. steve is here with the most accurate forecast. >> we had summer-like weather yesterday. today feels much more like later october. that's what we have had out there for you. we have seen the trees but the gusts of wind will hit you at about 15 to 20 miles per hour. it is 61 at 11:00 this morning. no more mid-70s. we are looking at this cool weather. that's the big story here throughout the afternoon hours. so temperatures this afternoon will be in the mid-to upper 60s, which is still a touch above average but not at the levels they were yesterday. currently 61 at philadelphia international arptd. it is 61 in wilmington. we are seeing a mixture of clouds and sunshine out there right now. we're seeing that miksd sky. not perfectly sunny but not cloudy either. kind of that sun and cloud mix.

we'll have that throughout the night tonight. it is the crisp and cool weather here. a chilly night tonight and we'll talk about milder days ahead. a judge hearing testimony to decide if bergdahl should be put in prison. the judge has to rule on a defense motion that he can't get a fair motion. last week president trump referred to his earlier comments when he called bergdahl a tate to who should die. they say that search to track him down lead police to discover a large heroin operation at a house in north philadelphia. it all started with the shooting of a man.

the driver managed to escape from the police car. police stumbled upon a drug operation inside a house where detectives found hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of heroin and weapons. >> residents remain on edge after police flooded a neighborhood to look for burglary suspects. two more are still on the run this morning. residents used their cell phones to capture police cruisers speeding down the street yesterday. officers were searching for the thieves who crashed their get away car. the height of the manhunt happened as school buses were dropping off children. >> i said people are running around. i don't know if they have guns or not. we have to get into the house and be safe.

>> right now police are looking far man and woman who took off. happening tonight the two candidates will meet in another debate. it followed last night's debate in south philadelphia. democrat talked about bringing down the city's high incarceration rate while republican grossman promised a tougher crack down on crime. they are vowing to seth williams. he was sentenced to five years in federal prison for corruption. the judge told the courtroom he humiliated his office and sold it to parasites. williams condemned his own behavior saying rather than holding myself to a higher i squandered that trust placed in me. >> using friends and businessmen who gave him gifts.

he also stole money meant to pay for his mother's care. williams entered a guilty plea in june and has been held ever since. it is about to get easier to pay for parking. wilmington's mayor will launch the phone app. it will be available for about a thousand metered spaces. you can download the app to pay for parking and get a warning when time ton meter is about to expire. we have new information about the high school teacher at the center of a classroom video controversy. she was record and camera telling a student to quote speak american, what we are learning about her future with the school district. zblus time for halloween we are taking you inside the revolutionary war era with a paranormal past.

temperatures in the 60s with a gusty breeze. if you want chilly i have that forecast and that's coming tonight. i'll show you the numbers. how low will we go? that's coming up. steve sweeney's negative headlines keep piling up. why are south jerseyans so angry at sweeney? sweeney repeatedly sided with chris christie to underfund south jersey schools, increase standardized testing like parcc, cut take-home pay for teachers, and broke his promise to fund the pensions of hundreds of thousands of new jerseyans- all while padding his own.

steve sweeney says a lot of things. but the truth is, he's not on our side.

fats domino has died. he is known for blueberry hill has died surrounded by loved ones. he was 89 years old. the north jersey teacher kougt on camera felling a student to speak american. she apologized to students over the announcement system. sheer what sparked that controversy. dozens of students walked out of cliff side after that video surfaced aft teacher addressing a spanish speaking student. some say they got detention or were suspended for the protest. we are learning the clinton campaign and the dnc helped pay for research on then candidate donald trump and his alleged tied to russia. the washington post first reported the funding for the research. the paper says it shows democrats paid for the research

that lead to the russia allegations. trump has strongly denied the allegations. a foreman spokesman said he was not aware until after the election. the president is pushing back this morning against two republicans who are speak out against him, senator jeff flake appeared on the today show this morning. >> if he continues with the kind of tweeting and behavior that is unbecoming of the president we ought to at least stand up and say so. it. >> comes as the president is at war with bob corker. the president tweeted both lawmakers are retiring because they had zero chance of reelection. the rest k comes as republicans try to unite on tax reform. republicans are worried if they don't get the tax legislation done they may not win reelections in the midterms. flake and corker are two of

several republicans heading out the door. our series on ghost hunting across our area continues with the house in german town. it has centuries of history in its walls. the philadelphia society of preservation of landmarks owns the house. in the 17 hundreds a family used it as a summer home and wrote about the strange things that happened there. randy has this story. >> reporter: the old brick building with a funny name dates back to the revolution. >> you will not see john's name in the history book but you will see the people that he knew. >> they rented rooms to ben franklin and thomas jefferson, but today -- >> this room does have a haunted

history. >> their home has become a hot bed for ghost hunters looking for the paranormal past. the first begins at the battle of germantown when british occupied philadelphia. a british general injured in battle summables back into the house. >> he died on this floor. i'll trace the bloodstain tlchlt is a legend that says on october 4th if you're here at dusk you will hear moaning. family journals document more strange sitings like a friend that just died of yellow fever suddenly reappearing. >> she died but they saw her -- >> they saw her here. >> today it is a museum, a chance to teach kids about the revolution but even to this day history comes creeping back. >> i think it's safe to say that everybody who works here for any amount of time is going to hear

something, see something. you won't go in the base m. -- basement. >> there is a rare chance for you to check it out this saturday at 4:00 p.m. for kids to learn about the history and the haunting. tomorrow morning our ghost hunting season continuing with a tour of a historic church. unexplainable things happen there and in the church's cemetery as well. hear those tomorrow morning at 5:45. and good day to you. your time is 11:16 on this wednesday. so the short sleeves probably going to be challenged with that here for this afternoon especially with that cool breeze gusting up to 20 miles per hour in parts of the area that's shipping in the cool air. it will be with us throughout remainder of the day. skies will clear overnight

tonight in some areas. it means chilly temperatures in the 30s and 40s. this nice stretch of weather is coming up for the next few days. little in the way of rainfall. the second half of the weekend looks rainy but saturday is the pick of the weekend. on top of the lowe's building wind gusts up to 20 miles per hour in some neighborhoods. that is allowing the cool air to funnel in here. we had seen temperatures leap up from early morning lows that were in the 40s. it is 60 in pitman and we are seeing many areas in the lower 60s up through mercer county and 61 in lumberton right now. a littleton breezy side. we'll take it here as a crisp air continues to funnel in here. a cool spot on the map right now.

it's 59 in reading and 58 in lan ka caster. lower 60s at the jersey shore. about .30 to ability .50 for many neighborhoods. just enough to flush some of the pollen out of the air but not enough to aleave kwlat the developing drought conditions. again, abnormally dry conditions. we'll have another update to this tomorrow. we'll see if conditions have gotten any worse. right now we can see there isn't a lot to talk about. there is a nice clearing trend from the north and west. a few patches of clouds to the north and west. your eyes do not deceive you. notice snow flakes here. we will be partaking into that chilly air as we head through the evening and overnight hours. let's plan out the rest of your afternoon here. cooling into the 50s here

especially once we lose the sunset. temperatures around 60 through 5:00. it is 51 degrees. same thing in the lehigh valley. chilliest will be north and west of the city with temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s. here are your overnight lows. we'll talk abiliout the hallowe forecast coming up in the next half hour. everybody is talking about the eagles. thanks to a 6-1 regacord they a the talk of football. we'll talk about the match-up with dave. plus, pay more to dream big. why the cost of mega millions tickets is going and up and why it's not the only figure rising.

a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim guadagno's failures shortchanged our future. after 8 years- incomes are down, costs are up and our economy is crawling. we are better than this. i'm phil murphy together we'll build a stronger, fairer economy that works for every new jersey family. christie and guadagno left new jersey stuck. i'm serious about moving new jersey forward.

he's a husband, father, veteran... but most of all, he's a fighter. chris brown has never been afraid to take on the big fights. that's why he stood up to republicans and democrats alike to fight the north jersey casinos and the takeover of atlantic city. chris brown is fighting to protect jobs in our region... a true champion for the working men and women of atlantic county. on november 7th, let's keep him fighting for us. chris brown for state senate, he's on our side.

the birds went onto win their sixth game this season. joining me with a look with the game and inside the season is dave. thanks for being here. >> thanks. when you're 6 and 1 you go any where. >> we have to start with talking about the man, carson wentz. best quarterback regard right now. people are tossing around the mvp title. he takes its all in stride and raises everybody's play around him. the eagles started poorly until this play. this play really got things going. the eagles were so hard to stop. zach has been a major weapon. he is having a career year. he wasn't even drafted then

nelson, another touchdown, so everybody loves carson. it's well deserved. i think he will take it very even keeled. he is that kind of kid. a lot of hype. >> a lot of hype. he deserves it. >> so far. a long way to go. >> yeah, it doesn't matter until you win that super bowl. >> good news about the birds but bad news about injuries. walk us through. what do we know about jason peters. where does the team go from here? >> yeah. nine time pro bowler. terrible injury on monday night with the knee. he is out for the season. the eagles will go with this second year player. he played last year. he started six times. he is a second-year player. he has some experience. i think they will play him at left tackle. that is a loss for the eagles offensive line. that could really effect carson.

this is where the eagles have an adjustment to make. they also have an adjustment to make, the middle line backer jordan hicks out for the season as well. >> all right. there was a touching moment before monday night's game that really illustrates this is more than just about wins and losses. quarterback carson wentz reunited with the family of lucas kuser. he was buried and wentz was wearing the green bracelet. i want to show you a photo of wentz visiting lucas during his treatment. he encouraged him to stay strong. he stayed strong but another tumor surfaced. lucas's one wish was to thank wentz for the video and to give him that dutch destroyer

bracelet. he said he is blessed to be in the lives of the little boy's family. they have a special bond. >> yeah. and they have a platform. this is another reason why carson is so special. this is general wine. he did not do this with any sort of publicity. he runs out of the opener. the family sees it and they become reunited again. there is a platform here. carson understands that football -- you can touch so many people and change so many people's lives. this kid really gets it. it's a heartwarming story and very very sad story. >> and tonight on nbc sports a look back. >> yeah. the first of four birds classics here showing tonight the body bag game, buddy ryan era. tune in throughout the month of november here for classics eagles games. >> thanks for joining us today.

>> thank you. next, we take you back to the scene of breaking news on what we know about the fire that destroyed the restaurant and hurt several firefighters. also, twitter transparency, what the social media giant is changing ahead of election season and why.

the restaurant caught fire last night. it stood here for 40 years. there are plenty of questions about what happened here early this morning.

>> reporter: go ahead and check out some of this. the fire started in the baseme t basement. firefighters got here quickly. the whole building was engulfed in flames. you can see if you move up to the second and third floor all of the windows were blown out by this fire. we also want to give you a different look from the air. it gives you a good look of damage and shows you how much of south street is shut down. if you can you'll want to avoid this area. i'm told investigators and clean up crews will be out here through tonight into tonight and possibly even tomorrow. flames and thick black smoke was still shooting out of that restaurant. firefighters went inside and it was deemed too dangerous and

they had to be pulled back. of course sit a huge loss. a lot of people without jobs before the holiday season. before of the location 11 people had to be evacuated from their homes. it was like smoke coming out from the restaurant and first floor and all of the smoke is coming out from the windows. >> and this is the business next door at the pet store. it is connected here. you can see they have a board up there. we are told two dogs actually inside there died from smoke inhalation. other pets had to be treated and sent to the vet. they do believe possibly accidental. it remains under investigation. we'll have more for you coming up at 4:00.

it started with a shooting outside a bar in wall begallegh avenue. a man killed and woman injured. is suspect crashed his car a few blocks away. a man started to call 911 but the gunman shot him in the head. a woman said she would have called too if she had seen the crash. >> thank god i didn't come out first. he came running through here. maybe seeing me he would have probably jumped me. >> the suspect ran off but police caught him down the

street. neighbors tell us there was an argument just before the shooting. bright sun, clear skies, the leaves on the trees are changing. steve a lot of people are ready for it to feel like fall. >> that's right. we have oktoberfest in october. you have the crisp cool air. this is much cooler than yesterday. yesterday temperatures in the middle 70s. now they are in the upper 50s. it is 61 in philadelphia and let's take you into the neighborhoods right now. we are looking at 57, areas of northern new castle county. it is 59 in middletown.

so we are seeing sunshine and seeing that flag continue to flap here in the window. so dress for 5 degrees cooler than you see with these numbers. that 61 feels more like upper 50s with gusty wind. 58 in lancaster. lower 60s along the garden state park waichlt what you can expect here, we are looking at a nice mild afternoon with the cool wind to go along with it. look at that. lehigh valley seeing for you a good bit of sunshine and we'll cool things down. same goes for delaware and the jersey shore. temperatures gathering cloud and we'll be talking about ups and downs with temperatures.

i'll walk you through your weekend forecast in a little bit. >> we'll see you then. more new jersey national guard soldiers are headed to puerto rico. the latest is from the 119th combat battalion. they will join more than 150 new jersey guards men already on the island. approved an aid package to help replenish fema's disaster relief funding. most of the money will be used to restore water and power to the island. issues a travel advisory because of concerns of reported incidents on american airlines flight. the incidence than american

airlines spokes says they are happy to serve customers. the ban would keep ice cream trucks from parking near beach entrances. a familiar site at the beach for decades. it could mean no more push carts to attract customers attention. city council will listen during this meeting this afternoon at 4:00. this morning the wrd word news team shining. we talked to follow bs and afor fighting blooz diseases. tts the big light the night walk. >> i think the one thing they

wish is that it's in the evening. so you see the lanterns glowing in the evening. it's a beautiful sight, very moving. they indicate whether the walker is a fighter, supporter or walking in memory of a loved one. it is expected to draw about 6,000 people. our morning team will go back out next wednesday. tune in to find out where they will be. it could be a wawa near you. >> am bargain lover's dream come true. newly it m doors open at 1:00 this afternoon at the shelly ridge service center a on manor

road. get more details on nbc10.com or tap the nbc 10 app. pennsylvania governor tom wolf ushlging to consider a set of bills. one would not allow anyone convicted of domestic violence to possess a gun. it would also increase support when officers serve protection for abuse orders. we of how people touched by rye we'll have more starting tomorrow morning. parts, there is a why they say a number are self-bullying. you can save them from themselves and others. i'll walk you through what

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there is a new concern for teens on social media, self-bullying. researchers found about 6% admitted they have posted hurtful online messages about themselves. >> what we saw in the data is boys were more likely to say it was more of a joke or not that big of a deal and girls were likely to say the reason was more serious like depression or self-hate or to get a response from their friends. >> they say it's porcht for parents to keep an open line of communication with their kids. this weekend more than 4,500 people will run and walk through the park for a reason for greater than exercise. the goal is to raise money and

awareness. we have chair of the board of directors of the lupus foundation. >> a lot of people don't really know what lupus is. tell us how many people it effects. you were one of them. >> yes. i was diagnosed in 1994. it is an auto immune disease. the immune system that is suppose today protect you turns on itself so it can attack any organ in your body. so it's a chronic disease. >> how many people does it effect? >> over 40 now people in the area that are living with lupus. >> talk to us about this weekend's event and why it is so important to support it. >> we have been around for 26 years. it is the old ets lupus -- the

oldest lupus foundation of america walk. >> it has been around for a long time. we will be in fair mount park. >> the goal, how does it direct orlando indirectly benefit those? >> it supports research here in the area. we also support research on the national level. we have support groups that are funded for the money that's raised. we also have self-help courses that we help people live a better quality of life than living with lupus. it is to come together to learn more and we usually have those

that will come and join you. >> research is a biggie. >> it is in fair mount park. registration once again opens bright and early at 7:00 a.m. a link to all of this is on nbc10.com and on the nbc 10 app. thanks for joining us and sharing your story. good luck this sunday. and i'm steve here with you on this cooler wednesday. as you can see cool ir air and not only today but all the way through it looks like friday as high pressure is in control. in delaware 61 degrees.

coatsville in the upper 50s there from chester springs all the way through areas of montgomery county. it is 60 over in new hope into bucks county. under a mixture of sunshine and clouds. that will be the theme of this afternoon. any rain is comfortably offshore right now. we do not expect any rainfall this afternoon or this evening. your plans are dry. one of the bigger stories will be the chill here. 45 degrees for the overnight low here. it is 43 in wilmington. there will be clouds to deal with this evening. then late tonight clouds should clear out of here. it sets the stage for a beautiful day for tomorrow. afternoon highs today will be in the upper 60s in philadelphia. suburbs will be middle towner 60s. now, tomorrow what you need to take into consideration, the

temperature not as mild. we are looking at highs only around 60 and that may even be a little bit generous as the cooler air in the midwest begins to arrive. we do have big weekend changes to talk about. saturday the pick of the weekend. the highs on saturday afternoon probably in the lower 70s with a gusty breeze out of the south. the changes are in the works coming up on sunday. you can see the rain off to the west, dry most of saturday night but then the wall of rain continues to increase as we head through the day on sunday. i think the morning hours may start dry on sunday but afternoon and evening hours so we will be looking at wind, rain, potentially areas if everything works out in our

favor. unfortunately rain gear with you throughout the game. so here is your ten day forecast. we are looking at 64 tomorrow. that's the cooler day. 68 on friday. the beginning of the weekend starts nice. right now a look at halloween. it looks nice with highs around 60 degrees. >> thanks. all right. you'll see changes to the mega millions starting saturday. one of the biggest changes you'll see, you'll be paying more for a ticket. the cost to play is $2 per ticket. the jackpots will be bigger. they will begin at 40 million instead of 15. fewer white balls but more red balls. it makes it tougher to win. they are doing it to better compete against the rival power

ball game. he is a die half hard eagles fan. the young man you're about to meet needs the love and support of a forever family. they introduce us to this week's wednesday's child. the dave and busters is sensory overload for any kid. he is your typical teenager. he loves dave and busters but he has other interests. >> i like sports and school and i like going outside. >> we are going any where.

he loves the philadelphia eagles. >> he is a big eagles fan. >> how great he is, how respectful he is. when he says thank you to you he really appreciates what you're doing for him. >> that's in 24 hours a day. >> he has a plan for his life but he needs the support of a forever family. >> he has dreams to be a welder. he is focused on his career and i'm sure all good things will happen to him. >> when we ask him about his dream family. >>. >> he is this week's wednesday's child. >> if you would like to make his dream come true go to nbc10.com and search wednesday's child. you can also call the national adoption center at 1

1-866-do-adopt. changing how it labels ads in hopes of effecting future elections. it will publicly disclose all of the ads on the platform and how the ads are targeted at users. congress is considering a bill to force tech companies like twitter, facebook and google to disclose political ads. we'll be right back. joseph, i'm steve. how are you?

nice to meet you sir. nice to meet you. how's it going man? the yankees? come on. [ laughing ] look at the smiles and the hard work that the people here are doing. it's like making mini sandwiches. they're no different than anyone else. they just want a job. they want respect and they want dignity. this is a nice place. yeah. he plays basketball with lauren. steve called, fairly frantic.

you know, he had a premature baby and i think he had just been given the diagnosis that she had down syndrome. lauren brought out the best in me. she made me a different person. deep down in his heart he feels for people who are disadvantaged. lauren's a light in everybody eye. she's the spark that has started the fire. the goal is to keep places like this open so all people, regardless of disability, have an opportunity for employment. see, i love you. i love you guys too. you know that. yeah.

they should be afraid. they should be deathly afraid to ever try heroin. this isn't just a disease. this is a plague. >> she lost her son to a heroin overdose. she is a long time civilian employee with new jersey state police. today, how her emotional plea is being used to keep kids away from opioids. fire investigators looking for what spark add fire. the iconic restaurant has served meals and drinks for almost four decades. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. two dogs died.

t we'll be following developments all afternoon long. join us on the nbc 10 app for new information. in south jersey a university president is using sauce to fund scholarshi scholarships. the president makes that hazardous hot sauce and donating the proceeds from if fundraiser towards a scholarship fund. he actually makes the sauce himself and it is made with produce from his own garden. hot sauce but not so hot outside. >> right. we are not looking at spicy weather for today. upper 60s. cooler off tomorrow and then as we head into the upcoming weekend the birds game on sunday looks wet. >> still looking good for most of the week. thanks for watching. i'm erin coleman and all of us

here at nbc 10. we'll see you at 4:00.

steve sweeney's negative headlines keep piling up. why are south jerseyans so angry at sweeney? sweeney repeatedly sided with chris christie to underfund south jersey schools, increase standardized testing like parcc, cut take-home pay for teachers, and broke his promise to fund the pensions of hundreds of thousands of new jerseyans- all while padding his own. steve sweeney says a lot of things. but the truth is, he's not on our side.

>> jj: hey, we heard sami brady was brought in. you had her arrested? >> lani: don't tell me she-- >> hope: no. no, but she did grab my gun. and she held rolf at gunpoint, demanding he tell her where will was being held. >> jj: so it's true? will's really alive? >> hope: rolf claimed that-- well, claimed that he attempted to revive will in the morgue. yet he never did confirm that he succeeded. >> jj: under whose orders did he make that attempt? >> hope: that's a good question. he insisted he wasn't working for stefano. but unfortunately, he bit down on a cyanide pill and died before i was able to get more out of him. >> jj: i don't believe this. >> hope: i know. listen, i need you two to