>> announcer: this broadcast is presented by authority of the international olympic committee and may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form without the express written consent of the international olympic committee. cool night. shaun white, chloe kim delivering. alpine skiing ran longer than we thought. we didn't get to the speed skating. the women's 1500 meters. that will come to you on nbcsn. the halfpipe qualifying will continue. live for you watching on nbc stations on the west coast and every within or nbcsc in 90 seconds. in the eastern, central or mountain time zone, local news is next. we're all back here together in 35 minutes for shaun white's

second qualifying run in our prime plus coverage. we'll have live the finish of the men's super combined skiing event. a lot to come. wherever you are, we'll see you shortly from pyeongchang.

right now at 11:00, few's fury the virus making records

tonight. no-fight club. a local school paying children to not hit and punch each other. and for the love of luge, a local olympician competing for the race of her life right now tells us she stumbled into the sport by accident. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. we begin with the search for three robbers who abducted a man and doused him with gasoline and set his car on fire. this video shows the flames. thanks for joining us to want, i am jim rosenfield. nbc 10's denise nakano joining us now where she is learning more about the victim. you spoke with his coworkers, what did they tell you? >> reporter: described him as a compassionate man. he is the one who needs help now

as he recovers from second and third degree burns. a chard 2006 pontiacs in flames. zip ties used to detain the victim. this man was among several neighbors who jumped in to help. >> i was trying to think anything that could put the fire out. >> reporter: the 34-year-old victim was car jacked sunday night. he had just wrapped up his night shift at a group home for people with intellectual disabilities. the victim came into his pizza take out hours before the

abduction. >> it was sad this was him that this happened to. >> reporter: demand they pay $10,000 for his safe return. the men doused him in gasoline and set him on fire. >> i can tell you it is a horrific crime and it seems personal. all three we are hearing were armed with guns yet they used fire as a weapon. >> it is a shock. i hope they find who ever did this to him. >> reporter: investigators are looking to talk to the victim when he is able to. they are also looking for the suspect's vehicle, a black audi with tinted windows. thank you denise. check on the free nbc 10 app. you will always be the first to know. the olympic flame aglow in south

korea right now as team usa adding to its medal count. you are seeing all the olympic action right here at home nbc 10. strong showing from another 17-year-old snow border. this is chloe kim from southern california. dominating the women's half pipe final to take first place. had the gold wrapped up before her final run. scoring a 98 to seal the deal. you can see the joy right here on her face. shaun white made his debut tonight. take a look at that. scoring a 93 on this first run. two time olympic gold medallist looking for his third. and we will know about tomorrow morning if pennsylvania summer

bri bricher gets a medal. >> reporter: it is the race of her life. will compete yet again later today. we caught up with her back in august. saying luge wasn't her first love. summer's dream started on ice. she wanted to be a figure skater until she hit the slopes in 2007. >> i came across luge by accident and how different my life would be if my family had decided to go skiing. >> i didn't realize it was that fast. i might have tried to steer her into a different direction. >> she said summer, you could be an olympian. >> reporter: and the rest as they say is history. dreams came true at the games in

sochi, but nerves got the best of her. >> hopefully a little less hair loss going on. >> reporter: her father a firefighter watches with pride. >> sets you back a little bit as far as how proud you are of your kids. >> she has grown-up to be the person i always ranted her to be. >> reporter: that is maybe just as good as gold. >> if things go right, i could be a medal contender. >> reporter: she competes better when the ice harder. keith jones, nbc 10 news. count on nbc 10, your home for all the action throughout these winter games. back here at home, flu cases

keep surging in our region forcing prevention moves we haven't seen in years. today delaware 995 flu cases in a single week. new jersey is seeing soaring flu numbers as well. tonight cooper hospital is enforcing rules on visitors, doctors and nurses to stop the spread. >> reporter: he waits in his suv his great granddaughter sits in the back seat recovering from the flu. bolden is know stranger to the flu either. doctors suggest neither of them visit patients inside. enforcing visitation restrictions to prevent the illness from spreading. >> i was here yesterday and i dropped a patient off that had

the blue. >> we hope not to see anybody in the hospital get the flu while they are here. but it does happen. >> reporter: dr. henry framer. showing the number of cumulative outbreaks is almost doubled this year compared to last when half of those outbreaks occurring in the past three weeks. >> it had been low and then exploded after that. >> reporter: doctors and nurses must be vaccinated and wear the face masks. >> i see people in there in the emergency room, everybody has a face mask on. i don't want it again.

>> reporter: brandon husbandson, nbc 10 news. >> encouraging any workers who have flu like symptoms to stay at home. train catching fire. reports of reports on top of the train. the riders evacuated near the platform and put on another train. another scare tonight this one involving the trump family. the president's daughter-in-law taken to the hospital today after she opened an envelope filled with white powder. it was actually cornstarch. the letter post marked from boston. both the nypd and secret service

investigating. attorney general sessions. attorney general referenced the trump travel ban and immigration travel policy. philadelphia is considered a so-called sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants. >> tonight mr. trump detailed his administration's plan to try to spur $1.5 trillion in infrastructure spending over five years. >> this is the connection point that hey, look, it is location, location, and location. and lower box in philadelphia has the location. and we need to improve the infrastructure. >> hoping to bring jobs in the area and alleviating traffic. officials don't want the next

census to ask if you are a citizen. arguing a citizen question could scare immigrants from taking the census. honoring the best of the best in south jersey, congressman announcing this year's local nominees for the nation's service academy. students recognized for their excellence in academics, athletics and serving their country. now they will have a great chance in getting into navy, air force. new veterans initiative was announced in center city today. up next, all new at 11:00.

no fight zone. getting paid for not hitting each other. a new mayor in town? eagles fans are giving a new title to kelce tonight. fletcher cox is spreading his super bowl shine to some of his youngest fans. >> i will let you know when the 60s return and which day will have the heaviest rain. >> announcer: nbc 10 medal count is brought to you by xfinity.

right now, at 11:00, getting paid not to fight. one philadelphia principal is offering $100 to each eighth grader who does not throw a punch all year long. a different way to stop students from turning to violence. >> reporter: certainly counting down every single day right there on that calendar. with each passing month, that means eighth graders here are one step closer of having $100 in their pockets. >> if somebody says something to me i ignore them. >> reporter: one of the eighth graders counting down to the end of the year. >> it is not good to fight because you don't know what could happen. somebody could kill you in that fit. >> reporter: his principal struck a deal with the eighth grade class at the beginning of the year. if all students don't get into a

fight, they will get $100. >> i will make them save it. >> reporter: haze mother's tells nbc 10 that incentive is a good idea, but not sold on the money. she wants the message coming from moms and dads. >> we are going to teach them how to share and get along with all the negativity and it starts at home. >> reporter: one way to teach conflict resolution. all eyes continue to be on the ca calendar. >> 70 days without a fight. facebook is under pressure.

consumer product company unilever may pull ads because of complaints. facebook deployed 14,000 people and artificial intelligence to stop false news and offensive behavior. let's turn now to your first alert weather. it is dry out there. not too cold looking down broad street in center street. let's bring in chief meteorologist tammie souza. no umbrellas needed. >> tomorrow grab the sunglasses. yes, you will need a jacket. probably top out in the low 40s. that is cool but not cold. not as warm as we saw it with all of those soggy conditions over the weekend.

clear skies tonight. 61 with our highs today. after that we fell into the 40s and that is where we remained. really nothing to report today. at this hour, looking at three search in philadelphia. 23 in pittsburgh. in the neighborhoods, temperatures comparable. 34 in coatesville. 32 in atlantic city, and 33 in trenton. one in allen town. 24 in atlantic city. philadelphia wake up to 25 degrees tomorrow morning with plenty of sunshine. this is what you need to know. warm and wet this week. valentine's day mainly dry. could see some sprinkles or

showers probably late at night and then we are going to have a pleasant holiday weekend at least saturday and sunday. doppler radar clear for tonight. anything in pennsylvania and you have to get out across the planes in the west. winds out of the north. swing to the east taking us up to the 40-degree mark if not above it. and then all over the place overnight. tomorrow night into wednesday morning. clouds coming in. and look at the numbers. then the winds turn to the southwest. 54 wednesday. rain comes in overnight and look at the numbers on thursday. 65. we will have seen spotty showers throughout the day. and the rain returns thursday night and into friday.

it is out of her by the time we get into the weekend. and the winds out of the south. valentine's day forecast, 53 in the suburbs. 49 along the jersey shore and 53 in delaware. we should be about 42 this time of year, not the 50s. 41 tomorrow 53 on wednesday for valentine's day. rain on thursday and rain on friday. 60s. rain moving right back here on monday for the holiday. all in all, warmer and wetter. >> up next at 11:00, hospital hero. a super bowl champion gesture for some of his younger fans today.

well, some flu fears move this guy to take extreme

precautions around his sick sister. he was bringing some items to his sister who has the flu. speaking from experience, i guess you can never be too cautious about getting the flu. after helping to deliver super bowl champion, fletcher cox delivered some smiles today. met with children and their parents. traded high-fives. >> it means more than anyone could imagine and if you are not in the hospital on a daily basis, you don't see how hard it is. >> donating money to the hospital based on the number of sacks fletcher had during the

season. winner on and off the field. here is amy fid ool. on the courts t.j. reaches a big milestone. we will show you what the little big man accomplished next in

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t.j. mcconnell, what a big night he had. covington who is going to slam it home. mcconnell going right to the rim. going to put it up and in for two. ten points getting a theme here. minutes ago, mcconnell needs a rebound for the triple double. and would i show it if he doesn't get it? of course he gets it. off the bench apparently he needed to cool off. now seventh in the eastern conference. cost them in the latest associated press the wild cats loss to saint johns last wednesday. two big east wins. last place in the