part in today's protest. just like you said in the last half hour, the school tweeted out a statement by the principal in which hi he says he retracts the statement that he made saying that students who protested would be kept from senior trip, prom and graduation. saying instead that he welcomes an opportunity to work with the students to make change. now here is a look inside the that happened had at the school earlier today. so this is at the assembly inside the school following the protest where students and the principal tried to talk about concerns over safety. i talked to one of the student organizers who says the morning's march was to demand added security or other changes in the school as well as to protest the suspension of their history teacher, who students say was suspended tr bringing up concerns over safety at the school.

>> i don't want to see classmates get shot. i don't want to see that. so you got to be kidding me. we need security and we need it now. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, you'll hear more tr those student leaders who say they are not going to stop protesting and they are not going to stop trying to make changes happen. i'm miguel martinez-valle, nbc 10 news. all new at 5:00, a gift is on the way for thousands of people who have old unpaid parking tickets in philadelphia. the city of brotherly love is in a forgiving mood. no matter what state or town you live in. if you have unpaid parking tickets issued in philadelphia before 2013, you are forgiven mostly, but only if. you pay off all the parking tickets you have gotten after 2013. if you haven't received one, hand over $50 and the slate is wiped clean. deanna durante joins us live. thursday is a key day in had this new program. >> reporter: if you have one ticket, just go ahead and pay it now.

but if you have been saving them up through the years hoping to avoid the boots, now may be the time to settle up. >> you ever get any parking tickets? >> yeah, all the time. >> just the other day i got a ticket for exceeding the time limit. >> if here, yes. all the time. >> reporter: it's a common theme on almost any philadelphia street. >> that's all i get is parking tickets. >> reporter: for all those tickets, now is your chance to be free and clear. >> excellent. >> reporter: this plan isn't a total free ride, but one council member says can be affordable. >> for two years you can put as low as 10% down, make an agreement for two years to pay it back. >> reporter: that's for tickets from 2013 until now. if you pay off that bill, the big benefit is any tickets you got before 2013 get wiped off the books. many we talked to say they pay their tickets on time. >> you don't always find them on

your windshield so they send a note and you have a short amount of time to pay it. >> reporter: i can't afford to get booted. sgr for folks who missed a bunch, this is the only chance you have to clear the debt. >> you have to sign up for the program. it is important that you keep the agreement. if you don't keep the agreement, your amnesty will be wiped out. >> it's something this man says is desperately needed in his house. >> my girlfriend actually has a balance of $1200 of parking tickets. >> reporter: we did ask the parking authority how much money it expects to take in from the program. we have not gotten that information back, but we can tell you when it comes to tow and storage fees, you can also get a break as well. now thursday may be the day to sign up, but. you have to get the deal in place before april 30th or it goes away. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. for much more on the amnesty program and how it works, log on

to nbc10.com or tap the nbc 10 app. tonight the school district is praising students who alerted them about a threat. two students were taken into custody yesterday after allegedly threatening to harm classmates and themselves. the threats were posted ob an instagram group chat. school counsellors were made available for concerned students and their families. turning now to the first alert weather and the temperatures are falling after a sunny and mild day. >> it wasn't a bad day to take the kids to the park. these kids enjoyed the sun and the warmth with a few tripps there down the slide. how about a little sun on the slo slopes? here's a live look at camelback where you can see a few people are spending the evening getting in a few more runs down the mountain. >> meteorologist tammie souza is with us now. what can we expect for tonight? >> the temperatures falling, they are not going to fall that fast. they will get down there toni t

tonight, but not too quickly. let's take a look at the temperature highs today. 56 was the high in philadelphia. we should be 47. we exceeded that. allentown at 58. even mount pocono, 49. that's not good for the ski industry. 56 in atlantic city. 57 in dover. pottstown at 55. mount holly at 55. we're basically sitting a degree cooler than that a the 55 in philadelphia. 55 in allentown. that's the effect of that ocean water and winds coming off the ocean water down along the beaches. so where are we going to be going? here's your neighborhood weather. we're dropping into the 30s overnight in philadelphia. you'll wake up with sunshine and a few clouds. we'll drop into the mid-and upper 30s in. the pennsylvania suburbs. the mid-30s in the lehigh valley. we're going to the upper 30s in delaware. upper 30s for new jersey and the same for the jersey shore. no rain for tomorrow. it's twail going to be another beautiful day. high thin clouds will start to build in. the radar is clear here, but

we're watching this giant storm coming out of the heart of texas. that one is going to be a rainmaker for the end of the week. it's going to be fairly disruptive. we'll talk about the high winds, beach erosion and plenty of rain. >> the last few minutes, we have learned one person was rushed to the hospital following this fire in delaware county. firefighters have been battling the flames on owen avenue since around 4:15 this afternoon. the fire is still not under control. no word on how serious the injuries are. we're going to continue to follow this and bring you new information as soon as we dpet it. today one of rump's long-time aids refused to answer questions about her time in the white house. during a closed door interview. communications director met with the house intelligence committee, which is investigating contacts president's came pain and russia. she refused to talk about her times a a spokeswoman. other workers refused to answer questions citing limits on what

they can say. for the second day, mourners paid respects to reverend billy graham in north carolina. bill clinton was among those mourners. former president george bush paid his respects yesterday. graham had's body will be taken to washington, d.c. tomorrow. he will lie in honor at the u.s. capitol wednesday and thursday. his funeral is is set for friday. an emotional day for police as they investigate the death of one of their own. a female officer and her boyfriend were found dead inside a home in port richmond yesterday. police responded to the home ob mercer street after the officer didn't show up for work. her captain went to check on her. when when he couldn't reach her by phone. today we asked how officers are are holding up. the commissioner told us it's tough. >> i'm not just talking about the sworn men ask women. i'm talking about folks who are working in police radio who hear really tough calls every day,

call takers and any number of other folks who deal with the traumatic events that go on each and every day in a big city. >> investigators still don't know how the couple died. jury deliberations could begin soon in allentown. mayor pawlowski's trial, both sides presented their closing arguments. he's accused in a pay to play scheme involving city contracts. more than 50 witnesses were called to testify during the six-week trial. students in new jersey could soon get some down time. yesterday the senate approved a bill that requires 20 minutes of recess a day. that's signed by governor murphy and will go in effect in 2019. and stimulating job growth in new jersey. today governor murphy signed an executive order to create the jobs and economic opportunity council. they will make recommendations to the governor on how to stimulate job growth and development in the garden state.

and delaware governor john carney attended a special class this morning in wilmington. he took part in breathing exercises and listened to soothing music. it's how students start their day. it's part of an opportunity grant program introduced last year. the governor wants to increase funding for the program to allow more schools to take part. finding foster families. >> nbc 10 and telemundo are working to find homes for kids in need. from foster child to foster parent, we sat down with a local woman using her own life experience to change the lives of kids in need. a veteran firefighter resigns just days before. the federal court appearance. what nbc 10 has uncovered about a possible connection to a wide reaching prescription fraud case and more fallout could come. for 40 years it was a popular restaurant here in delaware. then yesterday morning, it

closed abruptly. we'll try to find out why it closed and we'll hear from long-time customers.

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a long time family favorite restaurant closes its doors without warning. for almost four decades, it was the go-to eatery for delaware families. many folks used it as a break stop on their trips to and from

beach trips. they have been. dishing out home style meals tr 38 years. >> it's along the dupont parkway near middletown. and as nbc 10 reporter tim furlong explains, nearby construction contributed to the closure. >> the omelets were the best. >> reporter: everyone around middletown seems to love the restaurant, but a few days ago a water heater tloed a temporary shutdown. yesterday the owner announced after 38 years the place is closed down for good. chairs empty today at what would have been their breakfast hour. >> it was always good. there was no surprises. that's what i liked. i know it was going to be good food and thog wrong with it. >> reporter: the firefighters used to meet there for breakfast. they and so many upset to hear the bad news. . the food was good, people were nice ander too upset to talk on camera, but her friend tells me it was getting more and more duflt to maintain the place and the owner just couldn't make it work any longer. one of the biggest problems might have started in the

mid-'90s. everybody used this route and one day the state opened delaware route 1, a much faster toll road. traffic in front of the area dropped off considerably. add to that the seemingly endless construction up the road as the new route 301 bipass. it just began to take too much effort to eat here. >> it's hard they have the construction going on because you have to go up and around and around. >> reporter: no more pop pop's spaghetti or the chicken and dumplings. the end of the road for an iconic place. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> a huge loss for delaware. plans are in the works for a new hotel in new castle county. >> it's not a done deal yet, but. devel developers are proposing a five-story hotel to be built off chapman road next to the mall in newark. not clear what brand of hotel it will be. we're told the project is still

in the planning stages. if you park on main street in newark, you'll be happy to know rates at metered spots are not going up. council members voted on a proposal to raise parking meters to $2 an hour. even though it was voted down, it was agreed to revisit the topic in the future. the city of al lentown is seeking the public's input about a park that's been a source of noise complaints. the department plans to hold two meetings to develop a master plan for andre reid park. the mayor had several basketball rims removed from the park in response to noise u complaints at night. the first meeting is is set for march 13th. philadelphia city hall do n dozens gathered for the annual raising of the flag of the dominican republic. dominicans in philadelphia are celebrating the 174th anniversary of the dominican republic's independence from haiti. in china today, a ceremony to mark the beginning of the olympic flag tour.

beijing will host the 2022 winters. the flag was carried to a section of the great. wall of china where the skiing competition will be held. >> take a look at what's going on with the weather in germany. it's so cold you can see large sheets of ice here on the outer lake in hamburg. many saw temperatures in the teens last night and the deep freeze will continue all week long. in italy, locals are having some fun with the winter weather. this group picked a snowball fight with each other. it looks like fun. schools were forced to close. their pets played in the rare snowfall all over italy. a nice treat for them. don't always get that. some weird weather going on in europe. >> what are we expect iing? >> how about we stay inside and enjoy an indoor day. it's a yin and yang. clearly, it's all the good folks in parts of europe. outside today could not have

been prettier. this is what we want to hang on it. but at this point, make indoor plans for thursday. at least the first half of your friday. we do have plenty of bright sunshine out there. 56 our fushl high today. no rainfall out there. and our highest wind gust at 20 miles per hour. a little breezy. we started at 33 degrees this morning and climbed nicely. 5 in the lehigh valley. 54 in the suburbs. 53 in jersey. we're looking at 54 in delaware and 49 along the jersey shore with plenty of bright sunshine. let's check out a few of the neighborhoods. 55 degrees. north wales at 54 degrees. we head right on over to oxford. 53 degrees. so just a delightful afternoon. if we go out to the shore, the only difference is is right on the shore, you have the cooler 40s. 45 for sea isle. 45 in avalon. 44 at cape may courthouse.

you get into the interior areas like egg harbor, and you hit the 50s. the water temperature is 45 degrees. so no surprise that that's where they are sitting along the shoreline. doppler radar is quiet. not expecting to see anything tonight or tomorrow. we'll see clouds coming in the satellite tomorrow afternoon. high pressure is in place. this is keeping us nice and dry. that sinking, warming air. another beautiful day tomorrow with a few extra clouds because of this. this is a large storm system that's going to cross the country and right out over the atlantic south of us, it will become a coastal storm. it's not coming up the coastline from further south. and let's watch what happens. it's going to bring us our rain. it's going to bring us high winds. it could be damaging winds on friday. some coastal erosion. we're going to have clear skies tonight. you're going to wake up in the 30s. high, thin clouds drifting through the area tomorrow. we will see some sunshine as well. we'll make it to the 50s and 60s

on those gusty winds. then on thursday, early in the morning, some showers will start in southern delaware. perhaps even toward cape may along the jersey shore. by the afternoon we have showers, even maybe a few thunderstorms embedded in all of this. still hanging on to the 50s on thursday. and more rain comes in thursday night and into friday morning. now cooler air drifts in, but you notice they have 30s, above freezing with snow falling in parts of the pennsylvania suburbs. i think if anything we see a mix across the lehigh valley, perhaps the upper suburbs. it's too warm to support anything like that. it will probably just be a rain, but a cold rain. it's out of here by the afternoon. the north winds come in ask we. top out in the 40s on your friday. so how much rain? enough to do a good soaking. we're looking at 1 to 2 inches across the area on friday. and we could see high winds coming in here behind all of the heaviest rain thursday night. friday could be very, very windy. make sure to follow along with that.

it could be some damaging winds. not froms, but just high winds coming in behind this. 61 tomorrow. 51 on thursday as march comes in. 45 on friday with a chance of the high winds. 50 on saturday. 48 on sunday. what i want to point out here is is it looks like at this point we're still on par for what is the first dry weekend in over a month. then we head into the 40s next week with more rain headed our way the middle of next week. we're following breaking news from the white house. jared kushner, president trump's s son-in-law and adviser, will no longer have access to highly classified information. that required the highest level of clearance. that's according to nbc news. the security clearance has now been downgraded. kushner, along with his wife ivanka, were operating in the white house an an interim clearance for access. new at 5:00, bonded by more than just a name. >> two from parkland, how local

high schoolers are helping victims of a deadly school shooting more than a thousand miles away. plus just three weeks ago, the eagles were sipping on champagne. today one of the birds. stars is taking part in a toast of a different kind.

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sky, one of europe's top television content distributors. they hope the move will lead to a bigger international granule. you're looking live at the comcast center. kcomcast is the parent company f nbc 10. philadelphia eagles wide receiver torrey smith secelebrad a breakfast of champions this morning. thrilled students at stanton elementary school. he met with kids to highlight the importance of eating a well-balanced breakfast. before the super bowl the school won a breakfast of champions video challenge against the school in rhode island. and you are looking live at the wells fargo center in south philadelphia where in just a matter of minutes, the fliers are host a hockey for her event. female fans will get a behind-the-scenes look at what the players go through on game night. female executives from the fliers front office will run this event and it's all part of a league's hockey is for everyone month. it tugs on your heart strings, it makes you cry and it's back. >> "this is us" is returning

after a brief hiatus during the winter olympics. >> what's going on? >> my moll doesn't know i'm here. we're past due on our gas. >> also tonight, they head to sin city for their bachelor and bachelorette parties. and jack and rebecca secelebrat their u anniversary. you can watch "this is us" as part of the prime time line up tonight at 8:00. and our news at 11:00. all new at 5:00, hitting home and giving back. >> students share u a special connection to the school tragedy in parkland, florida. how they are leading an to help the victims and families. and a firefighter resigns after he's allegedly caught in a prescription drug fraud scandal. we're asking authorities if the

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drug costs quadrupled in one year for a group of workers, it raised big questions about what was going on. tonight we have some answers for you. and it could impact public safety. nbc 10 was first to reveal the investigationing several shore towns last summer. now the first city worker involved in the prescription fraud case is heading to court. >> he's a firefighter who resigned over the weekend and local authorities say the scandal could involve even more. ted greenberg has the story all new at 5:00. >> he resigned in his own good faith. >> reporter: margate's fire chief confirming a veteran firefighter submit ted this resignation letter on saturday. he gave. no explanation, but nbc 10 has learned the same firefighter is scheduled to have a plea hearing in federal court on thursday. sour sources say is connected to a wide reaching prescription fraud case involving public employees in south jersey.

we're not naming the firefighter because he isn't currently charged with a crime. >> he's an excellent firefighter. he's a great family man. heath evans come trs a great family. and it's just disheart hadening to all of us he resigned. >> nbc 10 was the first to report last summer when we revealed a massive year over year spike in the cost of prescriptions filled by city workers. this week's scheduled plea is the first involving a margate employee. investigators have also focused on public workers in atlantic city and other communities. 15 people uncolluding pharmaceutical reps have already pleaded guilty to take iing parn the multimillion dollar kickback scheme. prosecutors say it defrauded benefits programs and other insurers through claims for expensive and medically unnecessary compounded medications. i reached out to the lawyer, but

he said neither he or his client has any comment. i asked margate's commissioner of public safety if residents could expect more fallout. >> do you anticipate additional vacancies at the fire department in the near future? >> i would hope not, but i can't say that i would be surprised if there weren't. >> no matter what happens in the future, i can assure you that the margate city fire department will provide u the excellent service we always have. this will have no effect on fire department response whatsoever. >> ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. turning to our weather. a beautiful day across our area. you're looking live at boat house row where the sun is about to set on a pretty great february day. the first alert radar is tracking heavy rain for later this week. >> meteorologist tammie souza is tracking the conditions in your most accurate weather forecast. >> it you enjoy the sunshine and the warmth today? >> yes, i think all of you at home did. >> hard to believe this is the

second to the last day of february. but really a glorious day. 56 was our high today in philadelphia. but look at 60s off to the west of us. we're going to enjoy these 60s that are going to roll in here for tomorrow. so right now, 55 in philadelphia. 56 in pittsburgh. 57 in d.c. it's even 51 in boston. so really, really pleasant conditions on the south winds. we're looking at 52 in coatesville. 49 in atlantic city. dover at 55 degrees. for tonight we'll see mostly clear skies. a little bit of a cool start tomorrow. we started at 3. tomorrow will be 38 in philadelphia. 33 in coatesville. 37 in trenton. even mild in allentown at 34. stone harbor you'll start at 37 degrees. tomorrow, sunny. beautiful day, we will see high clouds increasing. so not the sunshine we saw today. 61 in philadelphia. we'll see 56 in the lehigh

valley. 58 in south jersey. 52 along the shore and 60 in delaware. after that, huge changes because of that storm system that's coming out of a heart of texas. that's going to bring high winds, heavy rain and beach erosion to end the week. we'll talk about that and your weekend when i come back. if you're interested in becoming a philadelphia police officer, now is the time to apply. recruiting events are scheduled all over the city. pennsylvania state representatives held one. officers were there to provide interested candidates on the process of becoming an officer. they they helped recruit. >> today they came in and he sees the letters. and he came in last year to this office to speak to us. >> if you missed this event, contact for more recruitment opportunities. new jersey's top prosecutor wants more transparency when it comes to police-involved

shootings. the attorney general announced a new directive that calls for the release of any body or dosh cam videos using deadly force. agencies can withhold past the dead line but they are required to have a reason. they will review before the directive takes effect. here's a look at the stories making headlines county by county across the region today. a federal judge is ordering a commissioner to remain in jail until his trial on child pornography charges. the 6-year-old once served as a commissioner. the defense argued he's seeking treatment and should be freed, but it wasn't enough. prosecutors say hundreds of images of sexually abused children were found on his home computer. >> a show of support from students at parkland high school. the victims of the high school massacre in parkland, florida. they decided to sell bracelets

with the words parkland for parkland on them. they plan to send the money to the shooting victims' families. >> we came out because our cousin goes to that school. and we went through a lot in the process. we were imagining what those families were going through. >> at last check, only a couple hundred bracelets were left out of 1100. a new partnership in center city is helping former prison prisoners. now he is part of the mural arts restorative justice program. it's a collaboration between the barns foundation and philadelphia. it gives current and formers a chance to create bonds with their community and develop job skills. nbc 10 responds is helping erase some of the medical debt that's building against more than a million people in our

area. nbc universal television stations across the country are donating 150,000 to a nonprofit that buys and forgives unpaid medical debt. that uncluds $2 worth of debt in our area. since we first aerned the stories in our series yesterday, viewers have donated more than 1,000 to the initiative. it's easy to and every dollar counts. a donation can abolish debt. head to nbc10.com or tap the free nbc 10 to learn more. coming up at 6:00, george spencer explains the steps you can take to navigate medical bills if you don't have the means to pay them and how you may be able to. stop that debt from destroying your credit. no one likes us has become philadelphia's battle cry, but we're betting eagles fans will like this. >> the super bowl. speech has unspired a new brew. find out how you can get your hands on it and who you'll be

helping while you raise a glass. and it seems the tooth ferry isn't as generous as e she used to be. how much she's leaving under pillows now.

delaware residents are just saying no when it comes to e-cigarettes. the study finds delaware has the lowest rate of e-cigarette use in the united states.

researchers examined tobacco laws across the country and found states with the strongest policies against fak use have the fewest spoke smokers. oklahoma has the highest vap rates. it seems the tooth fairy is is tightening the pursestrings. according to a new survey, the average price for a tooth is down to $4.13. that's an 11% drop from a year before. overall the tooth fairy has been quite generous leaving $2 1 million underneath the pillows of children across the nation. >> that's a combination. >> still, $4 is a lot for a tooth. >> i gave $5. >> i'm behind the times. an historic moment memorialize d in beer. how a local brewery is paying tribute to the memorable super bowl speech. strikes are usually a bad thing for phillies, but not

here. we take a left fielder from the diamond to the lanes to test his bowling skills. and heavy rain is on the way. get ready ffr if. we're dpoing to end the week with the umbrellas and your rain boots. i'll tell you all about it when we come back. a story you'll see only on nbc 10. a woman nearly killed during a case of road rage. tonight we'll take you through the impact route of a suspect that followed her right before she crashed.

blew fans away as he hit home run home run. the slugger is getting set to play in his second season in philly. and that made us wonder what else can the phillies fe normal to. this is only one man to think of to find that out.

strikes are a good thing at this place you took him. >> he was not afraid of strikes where we went. he really is refreshing. this is a guy you can route root for. fastest ever to 18 home runs. but after getting a taste of success, he's even more hungry now. we went bowling with reese at spring training. >> i don't think i have seen him. >> you go bowling a lot? >> it's been awhile. >> i'm. >> you don't need the bumpers

on. >> it is. >> do you know when you're bowling of like you're at the place. >> baseball is more of a feeling. that's what it feels like when you e know you did. >> how amazing? >> that's perfect. >> boom. let's go. >> we were talking with you in the locker room about seeing that. >> i have seen pictures from '08. all the way down broad street. just get chills thinking about it. hopefully this group can grow together and take steps forward together and turn it into something special. i think we definitely have the capability of doing that. >> reese got chills going to the

super bowl in minnesota seeing the eagles win and watching their parade. he wants to do that with the phillys. he's so humble and got that that from his mom. i'm heading towards shoulder surgery with my form. pretty pathetic. >> you had a couple strikes there. looked pretty good to pe. >> i did. it was fun. >> thanks, john. new at 5:00, a brewery is honoring eagles center jason kelsey with his own beer. the no one likes us we don't care came about after the super bowl parade speech. >> we. ed it more. that's why we're the first team in eagles history to hold that trop trophy. >> how could we forget that speech? >> the new brew is limiting purchases to one growler per person.

10% of proceeds from sales will go towards former eagles linebacker connor barwin to make the world better foundation. >> take a look at this. fountains in rome are are freezing over as arctic storm hits much of europe. it brought a rare snowstorm to rome yesterday paralyzing the city. >> nothing like that here in our yiarea. we saw plenty of sunshine today. after that sunshine will come the rain, first radar is tracking a system that's heading our way. >> i can hear tammie souza sighing about that. when is the rain going to au arrive? >> let's enjoy tomorrow we are going to see a few more clouds tomorrow, but it will be even warmer than today. 56 today. 53 in the suburbs. 55 in philadelphia. 54 for all of you in delaware. it's 53 in south jersey and 49 along the jersey shore. let's check out some neighborhoods.

how about we go to blan don don. you're in the mid-50s. now let's scoot on down and check out what's going on in philadelphia. graduate hospital at 58. it's 56 in summerton. it will be in the upper 30s in philadelphia. a little cold er in the pennsylvania suburbs. mid-30s there. and the same for the lehigh valley. warmer along the shore. then we start to focus on what's going to be happening after that. so tomorrow one more sensational day. we'll see 60s across much of the area. with some high, thin clouds. then that big coastal storm coming out of texas is going to slide across the u.s. and then out across the coastline. and it's going to be parked just to our south and our east. that's going to create havoc for two days.

high winds, perhaps some flooding along the jersey shore. beaches will have to be on high alert because we'll have a full moon and strong winds and we're going to get periods of heavy rain. finally, though, it looks like it's out of here in time for our first dry weekend in more than a month. everything is quiet in our area. we have a huge ridge of high pressure. that's the sinking warming air. that's going to strengthen and head in our direction. we have clear skies tonight. you'll see the 40s early tomorrow morning as the clouds kind of move into the area. the winds continue out of the south, but maybe it to the 50s and low 60s. some clouds drift through. we're fine tomorrow night. it's very early on thursday morning. we can see the first of the rain showers across southern jersey

and southern parts of delaware. then we get into the heavier periods of rain thursday afternoon and thursday night. perhaps even a thunderstorm. we hang on to 50 on thursday. down to the 40s for friday. and look what happens. thursday night into friday morning, we're really not cold enough to support snow, but maybe we'll see a cold rain or maybe a little bit of a sleet mix across the lehigh valley and upper suburbs before all this is out of here for our beautiful weekend. the weekend is going to be more seasonal. 38 to be tnight in philadelphia. along the jersey shore, 40. clouds drifting through. we're going to be looking at 61 in philadelphia. the suburb ises at 58. we have 51 on thursday. march comes in like a lion with heavy rain and high winds

possible on friday with some coastal flooding. we'll have to keep an eye on that. we hit 50 on saturday. 48 on sunday. both days dry. dry on monday and more rain heads our way next week. opening her heart and her home. >> how a single mother is using her experience as a foster child to create a family for a new generation of kids who need loving homes. and how you can help do the same.

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nbc 10 and tel mun did 62 are teaming up with the philadelphia department of human services to find foster families. >> j jr introduces us to a foster mom who knows firsthand what it's like leaving home as a child. she's using her own experiences to fill her own home with love and support tr those in need. >> it is not easy keeping this household running smoothly. six kids ranging from a toddler to. half are her biological children, the other three are brothers taken in by this single mom a year ago. >> you didn't bat an eye. >> i said okay. >> with a newborn? >> with a newborn. yes, she was new. pr people to love her. she has more brothers. it was difficult because i had a new baby. lots of appointments and they

needed lots of appointments. but once you get things on track, it's just living normally. >> reporter: for erika, it wasn't something she knew herself as a young girl. >> i came from a situation where it was rough. and they just didn't have the tools they needed to parent. >> but her life changed when she was taken in by a foster mom at the age of 8. >> i had an awesome foster mom who adopted me and still my mom today. my foster children call her grandma. it's been awesome for me. that's why i want to give the same thing that was given to me to someone else. >> now a college graduate, she's created a home made up of many moving parts filled with love. >> did you let your kids know, hey, i've been where you are. >> yeah, i tell them all the time. i understand when they are sad. and when they leave to visit, they are sad they are leaving their mom. and i assure them you're going to see her again next week.

same day, same time. the same visit. it is hard. >> do you remember those feelings too? >>, i remember those feelings. for foster children, the stages of grief. they experience a loss and they bargain with themselves because they are not with their participant parents. they feel like it's their fault. it's not uls easy. it's about where you meet up with them. >> what do you ge the out it? >> all these little people love me. >> a lot of love in that household. when her oldest daughter turns and she has more room in the house, she might say yes to another child to love and care for. she doesn't do this alone. she gets a lot of support from the department of human servi s services. >> she has the shared connection with them. they really feel it i'm sure. >> it's a great bond. >> we are teaming up with philadelphia's. department human services. we're setting up a phone bank on thursday at 4:00 p.m. to answer

any questions you might have about becoming a foster family. >> nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. here's jacqueline london. coming up on nbc 10 news at 6:00, wiping out millions of dollars in medical debt. that's the new initiative from nbc 10 responds. all new at 6:00, we'll show you how to negotiate down your own mounting medical bills. plus how a $10 donation could e erase $1,000 worth of medical debt in our community. and the story you'll only see on nbc 10. a woman nearly killed during a fit of road rage. we'll give you a firsthand look at what she went through right before she crashed. march is coming in like a lion. lots of sun is today but it's a different story later this week. just how long it's going to last.

right now at 6:00, nearly dead in a fit of road rage. what a woman went through before she crashed in an emotional interview you'll only see on nbc 10. sglrvelgs taking a stand. hundreds of local students walk out of school in support of their teacher in the wake of a deadly mass shooting. a ppa pardon. the parking authority giving relief to all those old tickets. but there's a catch. >> i really didn't.

>> right now at 6:00, an nbc 10 collusive. a south jersey woman shaken after she nearly died in a crash after a fit of road rage. i'm jacqueline london. >> and i'm jim rosenfield. police are looking for the man they believe caused all that damage. take a look at this. the man followed her eight miles from mount laurel to medford. >> cydney long joins us live from medford. only you spoke with the victim tonight and what she went through right before she crashed. >> reporter: she was simply terrified. she says remembers feeling threatened when this man got out of his car coming toward her with a baseball bat and then he chased her in his car to the point hers ended up in pieces. this is the face of terror. >> by the looks of her mangled i