laying face down on the floor. at 11:45 a.m., april kaufman was pronounced dead. atlantic county medical examiner was notified and responding to the scene at which tomb it was ascertained she sustained multiple gunshot wounds. over the last 10 months since my appointment as prosecutor, i u allocate d the resources necessary tr those in my office to specifically dedicate their time to some action on this matter. from the outset, i want to thank the members of the atlantic city field office of the fbi, the diligent investigators of the atlantic county prosecutors office, the lynnwood police department, egg harbor town ssh police department, summers point, cape may county prosecutors office and the lower township police department ask a host of other agencies who have supported this office throughout the many phases of the investigation. there are several agents from

both the fbi and from this office who were determined to bring charges in this matter. without their dedication and commit m, we would not be standing here today. suffice it to say we had a shared commitment, which resulted in today's arrest. today james kaufman, age 69 and fehr nand agelo were charged with murder in connection with the death of april kaufman. in addition to racketeering related to the illegal distribution of narcotics through kaufman's former medical pr practice. upon affirmation and belief known to my office, an individual was paid a sum of money to kill april kaufman. almost 18 months after april kaufman's murder, frank mo

holland died. by at the time determined to be an accidental drug overe dose. through our investigation, we determined that a long-term alliance between members of the pagan outlaw motorcycle gang and james kaufman was created for the mutual financial gain, through the use of kaufman's medical practice through illegal drug distribution. this relationship culminated on may 10th, 2012 with the murder for hire of april kaufman. prior to 2011, the defendant it kaufman had a relationship, which centered around the medical practice and in the summer of 2011, he solicited to murder his wife. as a result of april kaufman's desire to divorce james kaufman, he was intent to rather have her

killed as opposed to losing his financial empire as he described it to several individuals. it was also determined that april kaufman learned of the many unlawful and unlawful practices this james kaufman was utilizing his medical practice for. she threatened to use this as leverage to expose him to gain a favorable divorce settlement. as a result, this provided motivation for james kaufman to have his wife killed. it should be noted that the illegal drug distribution network was set up in a typical pattern of hierarchy. james kaufman and fehr day nand were at the top. james kaufman was essentially give free prescriptions for opioids such as oxycontin to those individuals sent to his

medical practice. ferdinand had two individuals recruiting to obtain the scripts and those recruited additional people to obtain illegal prescriptions. ferdinand would receive a cash payment of $1,000 per prescription or a predetermined number of pills once the script was filled. if an individual did not have insurance, they were required to pay from $100 to $250 per visit to jim kaufman. those that would receive the prescriptions would resell is them or keep for personal use. at some time in 2011, james kaufman and ferdinand propositioned a number of individuals to murder april kaufman. the basis was that april kaufman threatened to expose the illegal drug distribution operation. they were unsuccessful in this recruitment for approximately a

year until ferdinand found francis mau holland able to take up the contract. upon belief and affirmation, frank received a ride to the kaufman residence in the early morning hours in 2012. the doors were left open and frank was given a gun to carry out his task. he went inside and he shot april kaufman twice. payment was made to both ferdinand and frank. ferdinand stated that he received approximately $20,000 in cash for his role. however, it is speculated that e he may have received even more. the money was picked up on the day of the murder by ferdinand's ex-wife beverly, who her role

will be named in a moment. the scripts were in addition to additional illegal prescriptions. the scripts were used to obtain drugs that day and the money was given to ferdinand. following the murder, the drug enterprise continued for approximately five additional years. those receiving pills did change during that time. however, every person to be involved in the drug enterprise was either a pagan, former pagan or member of the gang. the enterprise folded in june 201 with the arrest of jim kaufman on weapons charges. in all total, eight individuals were arrested today. james kaufman, 69, of lynnwood, for first degree racketeering, first degree leader of a racketeering organization and murder. ferdinand, 62, petersburg, new

jersey, first degree leader charge of racketeering organization and conspiracy to murder james kaufman. joseph mulholland of the villas. he's unrelated to francis mulholland. first degree racketeering. glen sealer, 37, sanford, north carolina, first degree ra racketeering. paul pagano, egg harbor township. and sheryl pete is a, 36, nar e row -- narrows inlet. this was a multijurisdictional operation. i want to thank those fbi agents

and other agencies in south carolina and north carolina and florida for assist iing us with rounding up these folks and interviewing them and we are very excited today because this is gone on for far too long. but it is the conclusion of an intense i-investigation, which we hope will bring closure to the family of april kaufman and to the many friends and supporters of april kaufman. so thank you. >> you are listening to a news conference regard iing the deat of april kaufman six years ago.

james kaufman has been accused of killing her. it happened inside thundershower home in new jersey back in may of 2012. she had been shot multiple times. a lot of details coming out from the news conference. >> a lot to unpack here. murder for hire scheme alleged by prosecutors. they claim the alleged motive was that april kaufman threatened to divorce her husband because she had learned of his illegal opioid distribution activities, which as you heard prosecutors say, allegedly involved the pagan outlaw motorcycle gang. it's a very tangled story. we'll continue to follow developments on this. but the top of that story is charges finally filed in the death of april kaufman. her daughter had been waiting for this moment for more than five years. she alleged her stepfather was responsible for the murder, but it took a long time for

prosecutors to get to the bottom of it. we'll continue to update you. >> they decided to direct the case to bring charges and they did today. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues from the farewell from new jersey oos governor. >> chris christie is delivering his state of the state address pfr he officially leaves office next week. erin coleman is live in the breaking news center. what did the governor have to say? >> the governor declared that the state of new jersey is without question much better than it was eight years ago. the governor was applauded as he made his way to the podium. the republican leader discussed accomplish ms including vetoing tax increases. he vetoed more than any governor in modern american history. he also counted the jobs created under his administration. >> let's be clear. before the next team comes in here, we are handing off a state

that is growing jobs and a budget that is honestly balanced, unlike what we inherited eight years ago. >> now the governor also counted the success of the camden county police department, which was created during his tenure. he turned the office over to democrat phil murphy next week. erin coleman, nbc 10 news. to this now. if oprah winfrey made for a run for the white house, president trump said he would win. >> it would be a lot of fun. i know her very well. i did one of her last shows. she had donald trump and my family. i like oprah. i don't think she's going to run. >> winfrey caused a stir about a possible run after her speech in this weekend's golden globes, but she says she has no plans to throw her hat in the ring. in an interview, donald trump

said he would consider winfrey as a running mate. last night the ivanka tweeted, just saw oprah's seech at the golden globes. let's all come together and say times up. >> we're less than a month away from the olympics in south korea. north korea announced it would send a team to the olympics for the first. time in eight years. it made the announcement during formal talks with south korea. talked about ending tensions in the region. they called on the north to get rid of nuclear weapons. today e we dpot our first look at team usa's medal uniform. >> they look pretty good. this is what americans will wear on the medal stand. it's designed by nike and to keep the athletes warm since most sceremonies are outside an temperatures are expected to be below freezing. nbc is the only place bringing

you all the action from the games in pyeongchang. live coverage begins february 8th. new jersey's drug enforce the agency says it has a new plan to fight the epidemic. it's called a 360 strategy. it's basically a three-step process. first they get drug dealers off the streets. next they will team up with doctors, pharmacists and drug manufacturers and finally they will work with clergy and schools. >> we've given narcan. it's the reversal agent for opioids. we have given it to a 9-year-old and a 91-year-old. we are pronouncing people dead on a daily basis. ask we are giving narcan to the same person over and over again. >> the same strategy is being used in other cities. you can watch our special on the nbc 10 a.m.

there's a push to help young people find work. the mayor unveiled a new $6 million youth awards program. it's geared specifically for young adults with autism. those who have gone through the judicial process and student who is are close to or have aged out of foster care. the mayor says the program will leak job seekers with training and helps complete high school. >> the project is expected to be fully up and running in march. also in philadelphia, the school district's free breakfast program is expanding. nearly 75% of schools in philadelphia take part. more students are leading to higher attendance in the district. 1 out of every 5 children does not know where his or her next meal is coming from. turning to our weather now.

a welcome warm up for january. it feels a lot warmer for some. in the 40s in our area. these folks in the trolley square neighborhood took advantage of the weather. anyone with cabin fever anxious to get outside and enjoy these warmer temperatures, taking a live look at the river rink at pens landing. almost felt like you don't need the gloves, but you still do. >> it teals like florida. >> the big thaw heat iing up business for car washes around the area. >> reporter: that's right. i have been watching car after car come out here. they are leaving clean and that's because the last few days they are driving around in the slush and all the salt. they are trying to get that from damaging their cars.

but that's not the only damage cars are seeing this winter. it was a nonstop cycle on tuesday as warmer weather heated up business. >> everyone lo loves to drive a clean car. >> reporter: most cars are covered in the salt. they are helping to get rid of it. >> not the only damage thr look ing at this winter. >> there are a bunch of different things with the cold that you don't normally see in the regular course of the year. >> reporter: kevin tells me because of the last few weeks of cold, the team has been working on more engines, batteries and wheels. >> we had one outside. a bmw with a flat tire that most likely slid and hit a curb. >> with the thaw expected to

continue, he's warning people to watch out for potholes. >> one thing the both were telling me is sometimes this cold weather, the cold temperatures triggers the check enjen lights, but that doesn't mean to ignore them. gem the car checked because better safe than sorry. >> how many of us will be in the car wash line. >> i need to get the car washed. the outside and inside tr all the snow that we drug into the car. it's a mess. >> we're going to have a natural car wash in a couple days along with the warmer weather. wait until you see the forecast. 45 degrees in philadelphia. that's as high as it's been. today. sunshine all day. we have had sunshine is throughout the area. we still have snow on the ground in some parts of the region.

and some of that snow is going to be gone in the next couple days. 39 in coatesville. chester springs, college vilvilt 45. warring ton at 41. temperatures already starting to go down in some of the suburbs. is and with the clear skies and light winds and low humidity, we are going to see the temperatures crash during the night tonight. we'll see many places go down into the teens. even in the city of philadelphia, fairmont down to 19. chestnut at 18. allentown and reading at 18. easton all the 18 degrees. and then it you can see we're back into the 40s during the day tomorrow. we could see some of these places go even lower than that.

sometimes the temperatures just crash as you get still snow cover and the clear skies and no wind. i wouldn't be surprised if there's some place that even go to single digits like millville. . in delaware, we're talking about low 20s. how it's going to be a nice, sunny day again tomorrow. and then we start to see moisture coming in. here we are on wednesday. the clouds are coming in from time to time. thursday, starting off with the clouds. and now we're seeing some rain show up. not during the morning or really so much in the afternoon, but thursday night, here comes the first batch of rain. here comes the next batch friday. you can see some of this is on the heavy side. we're also well into the 50s. say good-bye to the snow that's on the ground. so that's one disturbance moving

through on friday. then we have another one coming on saturday. so look at these temperatures. 43 tomorrow. 53 on thursday. 60 on friday. but we've got some heavy rain coming through, as you saw. and you look at delaware up to 61 degrees. then we have this next area, friday night into saturday morning, but it drois out just in time. the way it's look iing for the eagles game. if you're tailgating at 1:00 and maybe dry. and then temperatures go down during the game. mild in the morning, cold and dry in the afternoon. >> we continue to follow breaking news. major developments in the murder of radio host april kaufman. the district attorney just telling nbc 10 she was killed in a murder for hire scheme after she told her husband she wanted a divorce. >> her husband is now facing murder charges.

we're digging for new information and will have updates. also this afternoon, we're following the eagles push, which means an extnded season tr businesses. the road to victory for bars and restaurants cashing in on the tailgate. >> bursting at the seams. the pipe problems popping up because of the big thaw. pardon the interruption. the toddler takeover of this live tv interview, next. first here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. stocks fin you shalled at record highs today. ,000 deaths in america last year.

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news. this comes after he lost his supporters after he spoke out against the president in a new book. bannon was quoted as saying donald trump junior was treason nous before the election. you'll remember the president said the former adviser lost his job and lost his mind. remember last year when a kid burst into his father's office? >> it was voted as the most memorable moment. history repeatedist. >> you point out correctly hollywood has never been afraid to be outspoken. >> that's daniel smits. he's a film historian and he was being interviewed about the times up protest. when you saw his 5-year-old popped into the frame. the boy used his dad for a ramp for his car, laid his head on his shoulder and had fun while waiting for dad to finish up the interview. he even waved good-bye at the

end. >> he likes the attention. a little bit of a ham. >> maybe interview him. >> i'm glad the father was patient. many woke up to a sheet of ice covering our cars. >> now comes the big thaw. >> the winter warm-up continues this week. i'm tracking just how high the temperatures are going to go in your neighborhood in your most accurate weather forecast. super bowl scramble, the rush to reverve hotel rooms and what you need to know before booking. 'sup, world? it's the box with 30% savings for safe drivers.

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drugs, divorce and master's degree. a half hour ago prosecutors announced two arrests in connection with the 2012 murder of april kaufman.

cou kaufman's husband, james kaufman, and another man are charges with her murder. prosecutors say he was sell issing drugs out of his medical office. april learned about that and threatened to divorce her husband. that's when prosecutors said he hired someone to kill her. >> sometimes in 11, he propositioned a number of individuals to murder april kaufman. the basis was that april kaufman threatened to expose the illegal drug distribution operation. >> coming up at 5:00, cydney long will have more details about this breaking and unfolding story. >> broken pipes sent water pouring through the lobby of the marriott in center city early this morning. eventually it spilled out into the street nearly caused one man to take a tumble as he walked

into this parking garage near 12th and market. officials tell nbc 10 no hotel guests had to be evacuated despite that. we can expect to see more pipe problems because of the warmer weather. >> lauren mayk is live to explain for us. it feels warmer out here. the snow is starting to melt. but as we thaw out, homeowners are now going to see the damage caused by. it's the sound he hasn't heard in days. running water in his home. >> i had to go to other people oes to get showers. >> reporter: the culprit, a frozen and busted pipe that al bruce first had to thaw and then find. >> we opened up a wall here. you can see where we joined the pipe together. >> it's the kind of thing that's been keeping bruce busy. the cold air we have had freezing pipes across the region

causing them to swell and break. >> we have been having temperatures well below 32 degrees and it's been going on for probably 10 or 11 days straight. >> reporter: the warm-up today was good news. >> it's been so cold for so long. it's 10 e degrees. so i had to suck it up. >> reporter: the warmer temperatures could bring more trouble for some homeowners as pipes that froze thaw out and water starts flowing through what koeb a broken pipe. >> once it thaws out, you'll see. you'll either is have a problem or you won't have a problem. >> reporter: it is those problems that are really keeping plumbers busy today. i called multiple ones and they were all running around across the region out on calls for frozen and broken pipes. live, ooi'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. the wintery mix made for a tough walk to school today.

>> these students navigate iinge walk to school this morning. and down the shore, not quite beach weather, but we'll take any warm-up. taking a live look from the cape may camera. beautiful sunset. temperatures are going to continue to climb this week up, up, up. meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is back now tracking these changes and the temperatures in your most accurate forecast. >> the temperatures certainly are going to go way, way beyond where we have been today. but tonight, we had another cold night. and all that melting stuff is going to freeze real hard. so watch out tomorrow morning with the same sidewalks. look what happened with these temperatures. we have had three days where e we didn't even reach 20 agree degrees. that's very unusual for philadelphia. 33 degrees yesterday. so far, a 45 today. we're actually above normal. and wait until you see what's

coming. we have mild air in the middle of the country that's surging this way. a little bit of it tomorrow. but especially on thursday. and friday. and the first part of saturday. unseasonably mild weather. 45 right now. 39 in perk see. there's still a lot of snow on the ground. the snow is going to melt later on in the week. but again, watch out for tomorrow morning with everything freezing up again. >> i like what you're saying. bring on 60. here's a look at the other stories. first in lehigh county, an early start on the seasonal hiring. they will be holding a hiring party this saturday. it runs from 11:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the good time theater. officials at the park say they are looking to fill more than

3,000 positions. applications will be accepted for anyone 16 years old and older. the park opened its gates friday, may 4th. honoring leaders today. the chamber of commerce held its women in leadership power luncheon in springfield. it focuses on women working in science and technology. the goal is to empower local women. in camden county, we have a winner. one ticket matched all five numbers in the jersey cash lottery drawing. the ticket was sold at mount avenue inwood lin. it's worth $650,000. there were five other kids in the show and then there was me. >> a crowning moment today for students at global leadership academy west in west philadelphia. reigning miss philadelphia stopped by for this visit. she read to the kids as part of the school library reading

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consent. if you're planning to go to the super bowl, you better book your hotel room right about now. out of 45,000 rooms in the area around u.s. bank stadium in minneapolis, many are already booked up. that's partly because of a deal minnesota made in order to host the bug game. they agreed to dedicate 20,000 rooms to the nfl. the rest of the remaining rooms are going fast. sgl my advice is don't de y delay. pick up the phone and call hotels. or go online and see who is still showing inventory. prices are higher than they would be in a non-super bowl time. >> some hotels are charging almost $500 a night. experts say to make sure plans are concrete if you should need to cancel your reservation, you might not get a refund. if you're not heading to minneapolis, we have you covered. watch super bowl lii here on nbc 10. eagles safety helped get

fans hiked up for the playoff run. they served up coffee at this dunkin' donuts. he was a little out of his element and needed some pointers. everyone was pumped up for the eagles game coming up this saturday. you know what really fires up eagles fans? the fight song. >> we have been asking you to send your version of the tune. even some of the youngest ones. >> she is so cute. she doesn't know all the words, but it doesn't even matter. they say the toddler has been an eagles fan all her life. while she enjoys watching them play, she loves the singing the

fight song even more. we want to hear your fight song. go to nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app and send a video of your take on the eagles fight song. maybe you can sing it while going down the slopes here. skiers and snowborders welcoming the warmer weather. a live look at cam lback mountain resort. it's a nice day to be out there because the fingers aren't going to freeze off. >> a little more comfortable. thank you so much, glenn "hurricane" schwartz. i heard you saying something about 60. >> there's going to be parts of our area that get to 60 on friday and maybe even on saturday morning. that's not good news for the skiers because they are going to get warm weather and you're going to get rain and it's going to come just as you head towards the weekend. so hurry up and get out there

tomorrow. 45 degrees in philadelphia. lots of sunshine. we have sunshine all over the area. temperatures are actually above average for once. as we head into new jersey, there's still snow on the ground. it's in the 40s. now it's going to freeze up tonight because temperatures are going to drop quickly as soon as the sun goes down. glassboro is gown to 40 degreeses. pitman at 41. hamilton square, 42. watch these numbers towards the 6:00 news as they are dropping into the 30s then. they will be into the teens. we've been in parts of the philadelphia area overnight tonight and first thing in the morning. not a big warm-up tomorrow.

more so on thursday and friday. it's another nice day. a big jump on thursday as we go into the 50s. and near 60 on friday. as the southerly winds overcome whatever rain we have. we could see some heavy rain on friday. lehigh valley up to 50. and in delaware into the 60s on friday. and this is what happens. we have a large area of rain. some of it on the heavy side. we'll get several hours of it. and that goes into friday night. just when the eagles are getting started here. now if your tailgating early enough, you're going to be wet. and the parking lots are going to be wet. the wind is going to pick up.

the temperature is going to drop as we head through the game. remember it's mild and rainy in the morning and cold and drier in the afternoon. eagles fans are hoping the birds can pull it out on saturday. we'll tell you why, coming up.

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it's the bat. l of the birds this saturday right here on nbc 10. >> it is a win or go home for the eagles as they face-off against the falcons. steven fisher shows us why local

businesses are rooting hard for their it hometown team. >> reporter: ahead of saturday's game, there's some debate on who to start. would it be nick foles or would it be nate sudfeld. we're going to let the coaches handle that. the only debate on the hands of fans is pizza or wings. the orders are already stacking up. >> when the eagles do great, we do great. >> reporter: the owner of this restaurant says her team is prepping now for a busy playoff weekend. >> a lot of people preordering. >> reporter: they are offering specials on wings and specialty pizzas. >> this is our spicy meat lovers pizza because the eagles are hot. >> reporter: businesses across the area are hoping to ride the wave into february. >> the cold snap just thousand hurt everybody. now with the eagles, it's a great way to kick us back into gear. >> reporter: the owner of this bar and grill in old city said

eagles fans and bar owners, the eagles winning is a win-win for him. >> everybody in the city is much happier. >> reporter: it's been is is crowded during games some are calling ahead for seats. >> we have already had some people call and say can i sit here and there. >> reporter: he can't promise a seat, but these deals will be here for game time saturday. a lot of places out there are getting creative. check this out. this is from the bakery. they have a special eagles tomato pie there they are custom making for the playoff game. which you can watch right here on nbc. steven fisher, nbc 10 news. remember nbc 10 your official eagles station is the only place you can see the battle of the birds. kickoff is saturday at 4:35. you can also count on our pregame show to e get you ready.

we're ready now for nbc 10 news at 5:00. murder for hire. >> we continue to follow breaking news in the murder of a local radio host within the last hour, we learned april kauffman's husband was charged in her murder. and prosecutors say it's tied to a biker gang. cydney long is following major developments in this six-year investigation. new at 5:00, she joins us live in atlantic county. cold but calm tonight. finally a break from the bitter blast on the way. how long that warm-up is going to stick around.

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six-year murder investigation. a new jersey doctor now faces charges in his wife's murder. april kauffman was found dead in 2012. good evening, i'm keith jones. >> and i'm erin coleman. cydney long joins us now live with the breaking details. there's a lot to unpack in this case. >> reporter: there really is. it's pretty intricate and involved, but to boil it down, it involves racketeering, conspiracy and hurd for hire. prosecutors told us that dr. james kaufman was essentially selling illegal drugs out of his medical office through a motorcycle gang. this for financial gain. his wife had knowledge of it, she plans to use it against him in a divorce.

but instead prosecutors say he hired someone to kill her. >> today james kaufman was charged with murder in connection with the death of april kauffman. >> reporter: prosecutors laid out a twisted tale, one of illegal drugs, racketeering and ultimately murder for hire of prul kaufman. >> april kauffman's desire to divorce james kaufman, he was intent b to rather have her killed as opposed to losing his financial empire. >> she was a well loved host and advocate. she was killed may 10th, 2012, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. a worker who cared for family pets found her lying on the bedroom floor. investigators said they did not ev