that plaguing this area. people have been waiting and wondering if for what happened today for five and a half years. we did get a number of answers today, but this investigation has numerous twists and turns. >> today james kaufman, age 69, were charged with murder in connection with the death of april kauffman. >> reporter: prosecutors laid out a twisted tale, one of illegal drugs racketeering and the murder for hire of april kauffman. >> francis mulholland was paid a sum of money to kill april kauffman. >> reporter: he was motivate d y greed. >> he was give free prescriptions for opioids to those september to his practice. >> reporter: april kauffman threatened to expose her husband's illegal enterprise u at the onset of their divorce.

>> her desire to divorce james kaufman, he was intent to rather have her killed as opposed to losing his financial empire. >> reporter: he was the one who led kaufman to a hit man. in total eight people were arrested today. kaufman was 47. she was a well-loved radio host and advocate for military vets. she was killed may 10th of 2012 suffering multiple gunshot wounds. a worker found kaufman lying on her bedroom floor. the beginning they did not believe the killing was random. he attended the funeral, but in the months ask years since her death, he remarried. the victim's daughter sued her stepfather in federal court aimed at stopping him from collecting on any insurance policies. documented evidence from his home and medical office.

it's also important to note that the man who pulled the trigger died a year later in october of 2013 from an apparent drug overdose. i also spoke with dr. james kaufman's attorney by phone a short time ago. he told me in part, quote, i have not read the indictment but putting in writings have not changed anything. hes his client was innocent of these murder charges prior to today's announcement and his plan will be to appear in court and plead not guilty ob all counts. we're live, cydney long, nbc 10 news. kaufman was already in jail after pulling a gun on police officers outside his office in atlantic county. that was captured on body cameras, you may remember this from last june. investigators had gone to his office to investigate illegal prescriptions. kaufman then pulled out a handgun and refuse d to leave. he later surrendered and was arrested for weapons charges.

coming up tonight, april kauffman's daughter is speaking out on the newly announced charges and how she almost lost hope in solving the murder case of her murder. brandon hudson will have that part of the story coming up at 11:00. also tonight, this is the mess you can come home to this week. the warmer weather is is problems with people's pipes. lauren mayk is live to show us how it's leaving homeowners with a wet and expensive mess. >> reporter: that freeze that left snow and ice outside, but inside it caused damage to pipes that just can't take that kind of cold for that long. now the calls are piling up for pl plumbers. as the region thaws out, they were working through the warm-up today tackling jobs like this one.

he's fixing broken pipes from the freeze that gripped the rejob for days. >> once you thaw it out, this is the end result. >> broken pipes. no pressure. >> reporter: he realized the trouble during the cold stretch, but for some the thaw might uncover pipe problems. >> it doesn't always freeze and break instantly. >> it's slowing again now, and. he packed up ready for another job. >> once the weather breaks, i'm sure we'll e get another cold spell and be back at it again. >> reporter: while we're in this warm-up, there's some things to buy to wrap around and insulate the pipes, but that plumber i spoke with says that's thot always the answer. sometimes those pipes are in your wall where you can't get to them, but the cold air can.

live, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. now to your first alert forecast. feels right pleasant walking down broad street. hopefully you don't have any pipe problems to deal with, but compared to the last few weeks, it feels pretty. >> wait until coming. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with a warm-up. >> it's all about relativity. not that theory of relativity. everything is relative compared to the freeze we have been under. we have three days in a row in the 20s. 33 yesterday felt pretty decent. and 45 today. now if we were in november and it was 45 degrees, you'd be saying it was freezing. it's all relative. we have the mild air coming back in. real mild air.

comes in thursday. still there friday. still there at least saturday millville down to 32. atlantic city international, 36. barely 6:00 and we're going to go down into the 20s very quickly. even philadelphia is in the 20s later this evening. so everything that melted during the day today is just going to freeze back up. and so we have icy spots in some area tomorrow. but we'll see how much we warm up in your neighborhood and when the rain is coming in. >> the brutally cold weather is responsible for a death in bucs county. the 88-year-old victim was found this morning.

her name has not been released. new at 6:00, a small school bus crashed into a car in philadelphia's only neighborhood sending one to the hospital. it happened just before 5:00. the injuries are not serious. now to a developing story out of washington. bannon is leaving his position with breitbart. it comes after the derogatory comments about the president and his family in a new book. bannon left his position in the white house back in august, but he apparently remained influential with the president until the new book came out last week. late this afternoon he released a statement saying he was proud of what the breitbart news team accomplished. new jersey's outgoing governor says he's leaving grateful and a better man than he was eight years ago. chris christie also said he's leaving the state a much better state. he will hand it over next week.

the republican counted the decline in the unemployment rate during his tenure and the dropoff in property tax. >> in the last seven years, property taxes have increased in average.98% per year. don't change it. >> christie is leaving office as the most unpopular governor on record according to the latest rutgers poll. it found 40% of residents believe he's leaving the state in worse shape than he tound it. 68% have an unfavorable presentation of the governor. camden hopes a new patrol program will get drugs off the streets. it's called the 360 strategy. while they work to get drug dealers off the streets, they also work with doctors and pharmacists to stop people from getting addicted in the first place. the problem just keeps getting worse. we have given narcan to a

9-year-old and a 91-year-old. we are ro announcing people dead on a daily basis. and we are giving narcan to the same person over and over again. >> this same strategy is already being used in if other cities like pittsburgh. a member of the philadelphia police department has created a special tribute to a fallen firefighter. forensic artist painted this portrait. the funeral will be held on friday. there's a new push in philadelphia to help young people in the city find a good job. a new $6 million rewards program was unveiled. it's gear. ed specifically for young with autism. those who have gone through the judicial process and students close to or aged out of foster care. the program will link job seekers with employers and

training. it's expected to be up and running run ing march. breaking silence, the new district attorney speaks for the first time about the dozens of forced resignations from his office and the effect it's having on several high profile cases. they pay for computers without knowing it. how hackers are charging thousands of dollars on people's credit cards. the big thaw has begun and temperatures are going to go even higher. but we have rain moving in too. i'll have the details in my first alert neighborhood forecast.

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cases and be better with that. >> with the removal of 31 employees last week, public safety is at risk ask cases will be stalled. >> i wonder if they did press conferences when the courts were shut down. i can't speak to hysteria because hysteria is ir ralgs. >>. >> the reason people in this office went after my wife is she was not finding the same police officers indicted by federal authorities ten years laurt. they don't want to talk about that. >> what do you say to people with legitimate concerns? this is an office that isn't interested in protecting them. >> i would say to them have you been reading the. papers. are you aware that before we came into office, this was a city that was desperately bad rate of solved homicides. so what about that makes you

think nothing should change. >> about 5 to 10 cases had to be continued in the wake of the changes. critics say many more cases will be affected. that's something the da says he hopes to avoid. deanna durante shs nbc 10 news. check your amazon account. hackers could be buying stuff with your money. police say five people's accounts were hacked recently and in each case the culprit pougt a $2,000 computer. the hackers got access through the e-mail account. help. ed sign, the water park needs 3,000 seasonal workers. the park is hosting a hiring party this saturday from 11:00 to 3:00. the jobs range from food and beverage to rides and lifeguard. there are five other kids in the show.

>> a crowning moment for somt students in west philadelphia. reigning philadelphia visited kids at the global leadership academy west. she read to them as part of the school library's reading program. as the weather heats up, so does business for car washes. drivers are taking cars for a rinse to keep the salt from damaging paint jobs. welcome side of the hand wash in spring garden where they were working nonstop today. >> some may cause problems. >> we also visited a local repair shop whose owner says they have seen a steady stream of cars. >> this warmer weather is a big change for all of us.

>> let's get around update on your forecast from glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> we had a bump up in temperatures today. we got up to 45 today. it seems warmer than that because it was so cold for so long. 39 in philadelphia. 32 in millville. 36 in atlantic city. 37 in pottstown. let's take a closer look inside philadelphia. 39 at the airport. 43 in graduate hospital. but it's only 34 in park side. that's what it does. 41 in ann dora. they will be in the 30s within

the next hour. and by morning, going to be in the teens. it's going to refreeze tonight. it's already down to 21. easton and reading to 18 degrees. robinsville at 1. and then we go up into the 40s again tomorrow. a little bit above average for temperatures. then we have the big jump that comes on and into friday. and it's not just the daytime temperatures that are going up. the nighttime temperatures too. tonight in philadelphia, 19. tomorrow night's low 36. thursday night is at 50. and actually friday at 54. low temperature is 54. but the rain comes in. thursday night in the suburbs may come in thursday afternoon. into friday and some of that should be on the heavy side.

delaware could get into the 60s not only on friday but into saturday as well. so let's take a look. we have sunshine give. ing way to clouds. and tomorrow night the rain comes in. by friday it's a rainy day but it's a mild day. so that snow, whatever is left is is gone. and friday afternoon it's raining. friday thienight it's rain inin. saturday morning it's raining. maybe it will clear up for the eagles game. that's what our forecast is. so thetail gait in the morning is going to be wet. it's going to be mild, but temperatures are going down during the afternoon. so as we go to the fourth quarter and after the game, it's going to feel pretty cold but at least it's going to dry out. >> breaking news right now. you can hear it there you can see it. another water main break to tell

you about. this one in philadelphia's west oak lane neighborhood. this water gushing out is is at washington lane. you see it puddling on the road. crews from the water department are not there yet. no word if any residents are affected. we'll let you know if that changes. i'm john clark. the sixers invade london. we'll hear from joel embiid and ben simmons. plus why thf inform thinks he'll play better in the playoffs. it's being reminded of that in their own build every day. we'll explain next.

eagles head coach doug pederson is is leaning on his veterans going into the playoffs. he let the young r players know what it takes and to not make the game bigger than it is. the eagles first practice of the week. they are back in pads. the players asked if they could ramp up the intensity. doug said, yeah. nick foles struggled the last two games but he's going to play relaxed and loose on saturday. >> having this time to go through practice, you realize, hey, just go out there and play and maybe i wasn't doing that as much. it's as simple as that. sometimes the harder things are the simple things. get out of your own head play the game you know how to play. >> birds. know they are underdogs. some players say there are signs around the complex everywhere they go reminding them every day

a little extra motivation. >> we use it as fuel. we're going to go out there and execute. everybody is never been out there on the on. >> everybody perceives us to be the weakest. i think it changed. we'll see about saturday. we're excited. we know what people are saying. >> how about matt ryan. he missed practice for personal reasons. so matt schaub took the reps. take a look at the sixers. they arrived in london today. embiid put this on inn sta dian gram. sixers did practice. they have won four straight in the usa. let's see it if the winning streak travels through customs. >> i'm excited.

>> it will be fun. a new environment. it's going to be exciting. >> look, it's big ben. more after this it.

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make the changes. that's our news at 6:00. up next is "nbc nightly news." we'll see you back at 11:00. breaking news tonight, a deadly mud slide disaster slamming southern california, homes suddenly swept away by raging flood waters with people trapped inside. our cameras there for incredible moment firefighters pull a 14-year-old girl owl alive. the urgent search under way tonight for more survivors. more breaking news. steve bannon is out of brietbart, powerful player's shocking fall after opening his mouth about the trumps. could this clash of the titans happen, oprah intrigued, president trump declares he would beat her. teacher handcuffed and