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dashing in the rain. don't put away those um blel las, you're going to need them soon. marching as one. a parade for pederson, the eagle's coaches hometown gives him another championship celebration. >> right now at 6:00, a soaking saturday with off and on rain for most of the day. it's not going to dry out any time soon. we're starting to get used to the wet weekend. this is the fifth straight weekend with rain or snow. right now, this is a live look down a dreary broad street, and from atop the loews building. you'll need your umbrella tonight and again tomorrow.
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let's go to steve for the most accurate forecast. steve? >> good evening denise, again. we have another weekend again where we're dealing with miserable rainfall in the area. tonight it's lightened up a little bit for now. this is a temporary break. we had some patches of drizzle in the lehigh valley. most of our area has dried out for the moment. there is more rain back to the south and west. that rain will regenerate overnight tonight and especially during the morning hours tomorrow. temperatures are the other story. it's not a mild rain, it's chilly and raw. 48 on the boards in wildwood. here's what you can expect here through sunday. scattered evening showers, mainly intermittent. temperatures in the 40s. overnight tonight while you sleep, that rain will redevelop, and heavy at times for sunday morning, that rain will be a real soaker and taper off through the afternoon. more on that coming up at 6:18.
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>> with rain tonight and tomorrow, can you track radar and the weather in your neighborhood on the nbc10 app. make sure you download it, our app is for free. a wide range of jobs with a shared connection. hundreds of folks marched in center city, to show solidarity for unions before a supreme court case next week. what's at stake and how it will impact people on both sides of the issue. >> marching down broad street. >> it's a rainy saturday, and everybody came out and decided to join hands together. >> union members want people to take notice. >> there's a lot at stake here. >> the janice case will be heard monday. it will have major implications for public workers. >> we have our eyes open. and we're paying attention. >> an illinois government worker is bringing the lawsuit, arguing the first amendment should allow
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him to avoid paying fees to the union that argues on his behalf. the head of the nation's largest union fired back in philly today. >> the janus case is nothing but a naked attempt by rich ceo's, to use the highest court in the land to cut down our unions. >> the people who teach philadelphia children and those who secure, maintain and run the city would be affected. >> public workers told us they fear a court ruling will weaken their negotiating positions in the future. >> it would take away the voice that union members have. >> these unions are planning statewide actions on the day that the court plans oral arguments. this afternoon, the democrats
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released a memo saying this report should put to rest any concerns americans might have about the fbi, justice department and u.s. surveillance, you can read the entire report on the nbc10 app. new details tonight in the death of a 15-month-old in delaware. the medical examiner's office ruled the child's death a homicide. wilmington police arrested lavar harris and tamika wright. the child died from blunt force trauma, the mother left the toddler with the couple. she's not been charged. >> crumpled bumpers and smashed taillights in south philadelphia. one driver caused all this damage to at least 15 parked cars around 10:00 last night. several neighbors and an off duty officer stopped the drive. james kaiser was arrested and charged with dui.
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>> the olympic flame is almost out. the americans are finishing strong with a golden moment for the curling team. gina kim reports from pyeongchang on the final night of kcompetition. >> united states of america. >> those were words the men's curling team did not expect to hear when they started this journey. in one of these games biggest comeback stories, the team had to win four straight games just to get to their final gold medal match against sweden. >> i can't fathom we did what we did last week to get where we are. we're in shock as much as we are eyeing advantage ka trump looked
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on, kyle mack flipped and twisted his way to silver. >> red gerard took fifth place. >> ester ledecka became the first woman to win gold in two sports. gina kim, nbc news. >> tonight at 8:00, you can watch the final night of competition in south korea. then, don't miss the closing ceremonies tomorrow night at 8:00, right here on nbc10. now to a developing story, nbc news has learned three florida sheriff's deputies remained outside marjory stoneman douglas school during the shooting. nbc news does not know the reason they remained outside. a school resource officer quit
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after he did not enter the school and was outside for four minutes while 17 people were shot and killed. president trump said we should look at giving adept teachers with military or training the right to carry. armed educators and trusted people who work within a school love our students and will protect them. very smart people, must be firearms adept and have yearly training. will not happen again. a very big and expensive deeb tarrant. up to states. today delta airlines said it's reaching out to the nra to end contracts for travel rates. delta joins a dozen other major companies splitting ties from the nra. the nra is facing a corporate backlash, including on social media. the nra just released its response, saying the loss of a
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discount won't scare nor detract any member from its mission. straight ahead at 6:00. >> a south jersey town honors coach pedersen. how local students are paying it forward. ♪ their lives are beautiful, let's keep it that way. if you suspect child abuse, report it. for more information on reporting child abuse or neglect go to keepkidssafe.pa.gov
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procession is about 130 miles long, and crowds lined the streets to watch as the hearse passed by. he died wednesday at the age of 99 from natural causes. he was the most famous evangelist in american history. he'll lie in repose in charlotte, then he'll be taken to charlotte to lie in honor at the u.s. capital. he will be buried in charlotte friday. the race for peace is on in philadelphia. organizers say they need everyone involved. >> i'm not the founder. everybody's the founder. we need people to get involved. when they say drew, what can you do? it's not what i can do, it's what you can do. it's what the community can do for the race of peace. >> meetings are held all across the delaware valley. the committee is made up of law enforcement, clergy, local lawmakers and residents working
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together to strengthen the community. coming up next at 6:00, filling up your gas tank is going to cost you more. still ahead, why experts predict a big jump at the pump. damp and dreary, getting ready for another round of rain heading our way for sunday. there is one part of the weekend you'll be able to get outside without the umbrella. coming up in your exclusive 10-day forecast.
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prices will jump 25 to 35 cents between march and may. refineries will reduce the output and switch to a more expensive summer blend. right now the price is $2.63 a gallon. which is higher than the national average. after dancing through the night, students at archbishop john carroll high school in radnor were showered with balloons. they raised more than $58,000. this is the high school's version of thon. money raised is going to children's hospital of philadelphia. school was in session today in logan. it was a chance foreneighbors to learn more about their health. the einstein health care network and the american heart association hosted a free health and wellness event called taking charge, healing hearts. nbc10 hosted the event.
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a luncheon to honor four local churches for their involvement notice anti-slavery movement. some of the churches were involved in the underground railroad. some even hosted frederick douglass. the lunch was hosted by the greater norristown naacp as part of black history month. families ignored the dreary weather conditions in royersford. the emily smiles foundation, the annual smiles for miles raises money for pediatric brain cancer research. there is erin coleman who took part this morning. they did pretty well. now to our first alert weather. rain, coasts and umbrellas are needed if you have plans tomorrow morning. the rain will eventually be clearing out. steve? >> good evening denise, for the last five weekends, we've had something falling out of the sky, whether it be rain or snow.
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the element of timing is important, and there will be a break tomorrow afternoon if you want to get outside. a lot of people getting cabin fever in this kind of weather. if you're headed out early, you'll need the umbrella, i don't think you'll need it the second part of the day. if you can take monday or tuesday, even wednesday off of work. that's the nicest weather of the upcoming week here, marches comes in here thursday, and it will be quite stormy here as we welcome in our new month. cloudy skies in wilmington delaware right now. temperatures in the upper 40s to 50s. from greenville to harmony hills and newark right now. we're looking at temperatures in the mid-40s in rehoboth beach and lewes. that's because we have the wind right off the ocean. inland areas are around 50. i've been watching this camera pan around. some people trying to get outside here, it's not raining in ocean city right now, it is chilly, you'll need a jacket.
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50 west of the atlantic city expressway and the parkway. south philly, you're cloudy right now. if you're headed out, you need a medium sized jacket there. temperatures around 50 degrees. mainly temperatures will stay steady tonight. 47 in exton and chester county. over in montgomery county, you're 46 in bedminster over in bucks county. 43 in fleetwood and areas to the east, 46 right now, areas like easton at the moment. a lot of the rain has subsided for the moment. this one is a violent batch on this saturday evening, where tornado watches are out for areas of arkansas and western tennessee where they're hunkering down here for a violent night of storms, that
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comes here in the form of rain for later tonight and tomorrow morning, it's tracking hour by hour, tuning in, right after the olympics at 11:00, we're looking at sprinkles here in philadelphia. here's 5:30 on your sunday morning. 11:30, the rain already tapering off. here's the good news by tomorrow afternoon, get outside for a while, enjoy yourself, we've been trapped indoors with this rain for so long. let's take a look at your neighborhood forecast. a variety of temperatures here depending on where you are. 53 in the pennsylvania suburbs, delaware and south jersey, you will be in the lower 60s for the second half of the day, you need to dress for where your location is tomorrow. we'll have the full 10-day forecast coming up at the bottom half of the show. let's turn it over to danny pommells with some sports. >> coming up, the success of the eagles continues to rub off on the other local sports teams. the orange and black getting
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time to check in with kate snow for a look at what's coming up on "nightly news." >> breaking news out of washington. the democrats official response to the controversial memo, about how the fbi handled the russian ya investigation. new concerns about how law enforcement responded during the school shooting. also the long ride home for the
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world's most famous preacher, thousands gathering to honor billy graham. and sweeping to a historic win on the ice. now it's time for sports. danny pommells with you once again, as the saying goes, to the victor goes the spoils. the eagles still basking in the glow of being super bowl champs. for his latest honor, doug pedersen didn't have to go very far. i think he's been wearing that smile for weeks now. he was honored in his adopted hometown of morris town today. he was presented with a proclamation honoring the super bowl champions. he signed autographs and addressed the crowd.
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>> this is our second time to live in moorestown if you remember. this is our second time back. it was a no-brainer for us when we came back to look for a community. we knew exactly where we were going to go. >> you could see in their faces how much they appreciated us appreciating them. it was a great day. great celebration. >> the good times are rolling through the entire philadelphia supports scene. i asked claude giroux if he thought there was any truth in the idea that the eagles super bowl win was rubbing off on the other teams in the area. his response is, you never know what a victory like that can change things. whatever you believe, the proof of the flyers and sixers is in the win column. >> carson wentz ringing the bell before the game tonight. second quarter, joel embiid, a
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man possessed. he had 19 in the first half, on 6 of 9 shooting from the field. sixers lead the magic 70-39. the flyers in a matinee against the senators. leading 2-1 in the third. bran don manning, beautiful move on craig anderson. flyers lead 3-1. manning with the shot from center ice. look at this. this somehow goes in the net. anderson cannot believe it. look at this again. goes around the boards, takes a crazy bourns and goes in. flyers win 5-3. sometimes lucky is better than good, but they're both. they're tied for first place in the metropolitan division. to the diamond now. the phillies playing their home grapefruit league opener in clearwater this afternoon. the phillies holding a moment of silence to honor roy halladahal.
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his memorial service was held on this field. bases loaded. phillies up 5-1. if you look at this, they collide on the shallow fly to left. middlebrooks had to be taken off the field and taken to a nearby hospital. villanova visiting crayton this one more drama than a soap opera. crayton up 4 in overtime. some pretty ball movement sets up villanova. takes a trip to heart break hotel. they fall 89-83. now 25-4 on the season. that is your look at sports. >> danny thanks very much.
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it's rainy, but at least it's mild? >> at least it won't be too cold as the rain comes on down here. for your sunday, the steadiest half of the rain is the first part of the day, if you're going out the door in the morning hours, that's the soaker. the second half of the day not too bad, temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. near 60 down in delaware. 18 a decent day with a brightening sky on monday. 62 on wednesday. our next big storm in here on thursday. once it arrives, it may be sitting around delivering its goods here for a little while. through at least saturday. >> thank you. that's nbc10 news for now. for all of us here, i'm denise nakano, we'll see you back here at 11:00. nightly news is next.
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paid for with pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. tonight, breaking news. house democrats respond to republican charges of misconduct in the fbi's russian investigation. troubling new details of the police response to that deadly school shooting in florida. why did some deputies stay outside the building where a gunman killed 17 students and teachers? severe weather puts millions across the country under the threat of flash flooding, hail and possibly tornadoes. the united nations takes action as the death toll from violence in syria top 500 in just one week. history is made. we're live in pyeongchang with a look at team usa's surprising curling victory and the story of one skier's inspiring journey to the
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