alert meteorologist tammie souza. when is this expected to begin? >> it's going to roll out over the next three days. you'll need to pay attention to what area you live in for the impacts. we have a first alert for this major coastal storm. this is a big boy and it's for the entire area. we'll have different effects in different neighborhoods. this is from friday morning at 5:00 in the morning through stay at 10:00 in the morning. we'll start to see the rain and some of the wind moving in tomorrow night. the biggest threats to be the 50 to 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts across the entire area. major coastal flooding is possible, and periods of heavy rain. what's not on here is perhaps a half a foot or more of snow in the poconos. let's take a look at the storm. it's making its way now out of the southern plains and into the tennessee valley. it's going to lift across our area and it's actually going to strengthen off the coast. it's going to become one of those bomb cyclones and park there long enough to bring us conditions pretty rough across the area. let's watch the track of it. here it comes. now what we see is thursday.

early afternoon. tomorrow, we'll see rain developing across the area. we'll start to see the heavy snow across western pennsylvania. maybe some thunderstorms across the area. by the time this winds down friday night into saturday morning, we could even see that snow into the area and those very gusty winds. here are some of the things you need to bear in mind. the timing of some of these things. the highest winds will be from friday afternoon through friday night into very early on saturday morning. the coastal flooding is going to be coincide with the high tide on saturday morning and saturday night. and we could see major coastal flooding and flooded roads. and the heaviest rain will be tomorrow night and into friday morning. we'll break it down for your neighborhood when i come back in a few minutes. >> you can always track this major coastal storm now bearing down on us even when we're not on the air. log on to nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. breaking news from the white house -- one of the president's most valued aides is resigning.

hope hicks confirmed late today that she is leaving. this comes one day after hicks testified for nine hours before the house intelligence committee. investigating russia and the 2016 election. hicks allegedly told the panel her job sometimes required her to tell what she called white lies. hicks' exact departure date has not been announced. all new at 5:00 -- the search for answers after a gunfight amid gas pumps. new information and new video from the scene of the shootout that left two men dead and a third in critical condition. >> police were called to that gas station on south airport road in allentown shortly after 1:00 this morning. as nbc 10's deanna durante reports, they are hopeful surveillance footage can help them solve this crime. >> reporter: you can see the evidence markings still on the ground here. the bulk of the shooting happened here in front of this gas pump. one man fell to the ground. the other went inside this gas station asking for help.

>> he's just walking. he's in no hurry. >> there's a fence between an airport road gas station and paul snelling's business. that didn't stop someone from being on his side of the line. >> when i came in this morning, there were police cars all over the place. and everything was roped off. so, you know, knew something happened. wasn't sure what. >> reporter: a scan of surveillance cameras showed one or maybe a second person wandering around. first this guy in a denim jacket, just minutes after police say danny cancel and kasim hicks were shot. >> someone hopped the fence and then meandered out of here. so they are kind of hiding out in front of my building for a while. >> reporter: once police arrived, you see what could be the same man walking away from the building. the difference between the two? no denim jacket. >> he left that here, yeah. there was some blood on the jacket. we gave it to the police. this is the second homicide within 50 feet of my building. so not real happy about it.

appears to be a little dangerous. >> reporter: investigators not only focused for evidence at the gas station but they also went store to store at the strip mall that's behind the gas station looking for video to see if anyone was seen coming or going around the time of that shooting. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. there was anticipation and anxiety in florida today as students returned to a high school where 17 people were killed by a former student. two weeks after the massacre, marjory stoneman douglas high school reopened its doors. this was a big first step for this community as it searches for a new normal. today, 95% of the students, some of whom witnessed that horrible tragedy, chose to return to class. >> just feels different coming back. >> reporter: once simply their local high school, now the site of the latest national tragedy. >> it's been reallycrazy. i almost feel like i'm on an army base with all the cops and

the media is here. and it's not normal at all. >> reporter: and certainly not normal to file past armed law enforcement officers to go through the front door. inside, they found teachers also suffering loss. >> it's a wave of emotion. you know, for them, i'm cool and collected. for myself at home, it's not so great. >> reporter: even more difficult than an empty desk at school, an empty bedroom at home. >> my daughter is not going to be here. she's not here today. she didn't come back. but i wanted to be here for my son. i wanted to be here for the other kids. >> reporter: such strength after losing his 14-year-old alaina in the middle of her freshman year. >> there's a hole in our family. she's gone and she's not coming back. so for us, it will never be the same. i don't think it's going to be the same for these kids either. >> we've seen the worst of humanity, but we've also seen that followed by incredible acts

of kindness and support. >> reporter: support in so many forms. >> everyone was really supportive to each other because, i mean, this brought us together as a family. >> reporter: a family still grieving the loss of 17 members. the school will continue the shortened schedule for the rest of the week. students not comfortable returning to stoneman douglas can finish their classes this year online. it's a decision some in our area are calling right on target. today dick's sporting goods stopped selling assault-style rifles. the pennsylvania-based company, which has stores throughout our area has also raised the age limit on firearm sales to 21. dick's says it must be part of the solution in stopping gun violence and mass shootings. the store stopped sales of assault-style weapons after the 2012 sandy hook school shooting. today's announcement covers its chain of field and stream stores. local shoppers weighed in. >> yeah, i'm tickled pink they

took that stand, and i think more companies ought to do the same. >> they should check people and make sure that they have the right background to own an assault gun, so i don't think they should ban them at all. >> today company officials revealed nikolas cruz, the suspect in the florida school shooting, bought a shotgun at a dick's store several months ago. late this afternoon, president trump told a group of lawmakers to act quickly when it comes to gun laws. mr. trump met with members of congress from both sides of the aisle. he told the group that he was writing an order to ban bump stocks which allows guns to become fully automatic. he also pushed for tougher background checks, better school safety and more resources for mental health. the president said he is a fan of the nra but told them, quote, it's time. we have to stop this nonsense. family and friends of the late rev rend billy graham watched as

his casket was carried into the u.s. capitol today. president trump, the first lady and lawmakers stood in silence as the casket made its way in the rotunda. the public will be able to pay their final respects through tomorrow. graham will be buried in charlotte on friday. president trump's former campaign chairman is maintaining his innocence tonight. today in washington, paul manafort pleaded not guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent and directing an international money laundering conspiracy. today's court appearance came days after manafort's co-defendant rick gates agreed to plead guilty. gates, a former trump campaign aide, is cooperating in special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian election meddling. right now, a jury is deliberating the federal corruption case against allentown mayer ed pawlowski. they accuse him of rigging contracts that go to businesses that supported his political campaign. count on nbc 10 to bring you the voter when it comes down. back in business after a

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this is nbc 10 news. >> pistol packing in a house of worship. this was the scene inside a pennsylvania church as worshippers with guns in hand took part in what they call a commitment ceremony. the weapon of choice, an ar-15. it's the same gun used in a series of mass shootings across the country in recent years. that church and its followers are staunch supporters of the right to bear arms. >> the world piece and unification sanctuary is located in newfoundland in wayne county. steven fisher was there for today's ceremony and all new at 5:00, he spoke to a teacher who says he's ready to carry in the classroom. >> reporter: here they firmly

believe in being able to defend themselves and say the modern day rod of iron is the ar-15 and their choice of weapons. dressed in their sunday's best, churchgoers walked into this newfoundland sanctuary with the ar-15. >> in the case is a bushmaster ar ff 15. >> reporter: they were checked and zip tied at the entrance. today's blessing was primarily for married couples, both old and new. >> those that brought your guns, i ask you to remove them from your case. >> reporter: they were pulled out of their cases and held tightly during a prayer. >> today's ceremony is a marriage blessing for couples having asked to attend with crowns and ar-15 rifles. >> reporter: in the hands of the average citizen, it's not a tool of war, but a tool of peace. >> i should also be able to protect my family and my community. i don't think there's anything wrong with an ar-15 being used for that. >> reporter: ram montnero says the ceremony has nothing to do

with the school shooting in florida and as a schoolteacher himself, he believes in carrying a gun in both church and school. >> i would carry. i would carry if i were allowed to. >> it's silly to bring guns in a church. i've spoken to people that used to go to this church that have said they left because of that. >> reporter: those nearby came out to oppose the church's stance. >> the second amendment is not written in stone. >> reporter: a nearby school closed today. for some neighbors, the ceremony left them fearful. >> the elementary school is closed because people are afraid. >> reporter: reporting in wayne county, steven fisher, nbc 10 news. >> one interesting note. the church is run by hung jin moon. his father is the founder of the unification church. if you have any guns you want to get rid of with no questions asked, now is your chance. and there could even be some

free stuff in it for you. philadelphia police will hold their first gun buyback of the year this friday. they are accepting all guns at a location right next door to the official unlimited clothing store on north broad street between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in return you'll get a $75 gift card to official unlimited and you can remain 100% anonymous. >> you'll be able to come to the facility that we're doing it. drop the gun off. we would request that you bring it in a safe, unloaded condition, but we'll also have trained tactical personnel on hand to make sure we can rend ter safe before it goes any further through the processing. >> a limited number of gift cards will be given out so it is first come, first serve. it's been two weeks since the tragedy at a high school in parkland, florida. >> while people still try to come to grips with what happened, many are turning to sports to help ease their pain. last night, the sixers were in miami to take on dwyane wade and the miami heat. wade, who is the heat's all-time leading scorer played a key part

in miami's one-point victory. but it's something wade did before the game that has everyone talking. the bleacher report tweeted out this photo. you can see the name joaquin oliver on wade's shoes. of course, we may not be talking about the sneakers had wade not done this. >> wade still with it. now it's for two! >> wade's jumper in the final second was all the heat needed to pull out the win over the sixers. wade had just recently been traded back to the heat after a brief stint in cleveland. joaquin oliver, of course, died in the florida school shooting. you have to wonder if his spirit was with him. >> an amazing tribute. he put it right there on his shoe. we've got some weather to talk about. a lot is coming our way. right, tammie? >> we have a major coastal storm headed our way. we told you about the first alert that goes into effect for this storm. friday morning, very early, but prior to that, we'll start to see the heavy rain and we'll start to feel the effects by

tomorrow afternoon. these are some of the impacts we're going to see throughout friday and into saturday. we're going to see those winds from 50 to 60 miles an hour. possibly downed trees and power lines, and i would plan on some travel delays. it looks like the highest winds friday night. at any point on friday and saturday, travel delays. we'll see coastal road flooding along the shoreline. that could be both delaware and the jersey shore. hard to say exactly where the worst will be, but we are expecting that to be on saturday. coinciding with what is the full moon and the high tide. and then we'll see just periods of heavy rain across the entire area. thursday night and into friday morning. with poconos seeing perhaps a half a foot or more of snow. will we see a wintry mix further to the east across philadelphia. it's too early to say. we're watching the doppler radar. everything is quiet here. a few showers that may clip parts of the area. this is just a very weak system that's coming through. the one we're watching closely is making its way to arkansas

and the tennessee valley right now. so let's go ahead and track what's going to go on. we actually have several pieces of energy that will travel along this system. we will watch one of those pieces of energy set up across the atlantic and that's what's going to intensify and we'll see the pressure dropping, and we'll become one of those bomb cyclones with very high winds. that's why we're going to see snow across western and central pennsylvania. rain in our area. and then we are going to see all the high surf and beach erosion along the shoreline. we'll be hanging on to the 50s as we head through tonight. we'll see the 40s as we start tomorrow. no rain at 8:00. but you can see the rain starting to creep into the picture by the time that we get into the early afternoon. through tomorrow night. and then we get into early friday morning and watch what happens. we get this snow setup that could clip parts of the area. it's kind of a wintry mix. this model wants to bring snow across the entire area. temperatures are a little too barm for that.

we'll wait and hold back and see if we get some cooling in the air. otherwise, we'll keep it all rain at this point. by saturday, early in the morning, everything starts to clear out. but the winds are gusty. we make it into the 40s. anything that does fall that's frozen precipitation will melt. this is when we're expecting to see the high tide, the highest wind and that beach erosion. look at the future wind gusts coming in. this is what we're watching. the highest ones friday night. look at this. we're in that 50 to 60-mile-an-hour range at this point by the time we go friday night into early saturday morning. and that's after a lot of rain has fallen and potentially then we could see some, again, trees, tree branches coming down, power lines coming down and so forth. the high waves are going to be 6 to 10-foot waves along the shorelines. some of these will be covered with water. the jersey shore, delaware beaches, be aware of that. you can follow along on our app and see where this is going hour by hour. here's your ten-day on 10. we're looking at 57 for

tomorrow. so it will be a mild day. only in the upper 40s. the rain sets up in the afternoon. heaviest rain tomorrow night and into friday morning. now the major part of this coastal storm is going to be on friday. that's when those high winds kick in. it's on saturday when we see the rain leaving that we see that coastal flooding potent yelly out there with very windy conditions. and then we head into sunday, which is dry. i think most of saturday is dry. monday is dry. monday is dry before we see rain amain the middle of next week. ladies? >> the super bowl excitement still hasn't died down. >> but there are a different group of eagles generating excitement tonight. the birds behind all the buzz, next. and come on down. your chance to be the next contestant on "the price is right," sort of. we'll explain, next. ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ we buy any car

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this is nbc 10 news. >> all new at 5:00 -- crime is plaguing her apartment building but she's not afraid to take a stand. the woman says drug users and dealers are running rampant in her atlantic city apartment building. yesterday things got even scarier. guns turned the building into a crime scene twice in just a matter of hours. >> nbc 10's jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg tells us

authorities made a major drug bust as a result. >> i worry all the time about my daughter. >> reporter: her apartment building is across the street from atlantic city's police headquarters. but mary stockton says drug users and dealers still have her living in fear around the clock. >> i've got the fatigue in my eyes, bloodshot eyes from staying awake all hours. >> reporter: the building at iowa and atlantic avenues is home to crime and chaos. which she regularly records on video and reports to police. >> you could say that i'm the most hated person in the building because i'm taking a stand. >> my kid will be home in a few minutes. get the [ bleep ]. >> reporter: tuesday afternoon, a guy pulled a gun on her when she confronted this group in a third floor hallway right before her 16-year-old daughter came home from school. >> it was very scary. >> reporter: police responded. then two hours later --

>> just heard about eight shots. >> reporter: gunshots fired on the same floor of the building. >> it's horrible. >> reporter: authorities found no one wounded but arrested two men and a teenage boy in an apartment. >> they located a loaded handgun and also 100 bags of harn heroin. >> reporter: their investigation led detectives to this motel where they arrested two additional men n seized some cocaine plus more than 2,000 bags of heroin. >> to be able to take off the handgun and take off that much heroin off the street, that's a good day for the police department, and the city and residents. >> reporter: a relief for now to mary stockton. >> it's a hazard to your health. >> reporter: who says she'll keep putting her life on the line to make her building a safer place to live. ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. now to the weather situation. the first alert team is watching very closely tonight. a look at radar reveals the coastal storm there. it's headed this way. >> nbc 10 first alert

meteorologist tammie souza joins us. march will be coming in like a lion. >> it's going to be roaring when it comes in here. three days of this. depending on where you live, certain days will impact you more. a flerirst alert for this major coastal storm. the entire area is covered. now the biggest effect is from these very high winds friday 5:00 in the morning until saturday, 10:00 in the morning. also watching very closely beside those 50 to 60-mile-an-hour winds we're watching for coastal flooding. could see major coastal flooding on saturday coinciding with both high tides. also a full moon. a lot of roadways could be impacted. and we'll see periods of heavy rain. what we don't have listed on here is the half a foot or more of snow that could fall in the poconos. let's look at our storm. it's making its way out of texas and oak. doesn't look like a whole lot. we've seen these before. what happens is it reaches our area and then it intensifies right off the coastline.

we'll see that bombogenesis. and that's going to lead to those very high winds. heavy snow kroot the central, western part of the state into the poconos. the rain moving in tomorrow afternoon. it is tomorrow night and into friday morning, the heaviest rain. and then a wintry mix. not sure it's really going to be across the suburbs in pennsylvania and philadelphia at this point but definitely the lehigh valley and poconos need to watch out for that and the poconos for the snow. but it is friday night and into saturday morning we see those highest winds. that's the biggest concern. your impacts. we're looking at high winds friday afternoon and friday night. coastal flooding. that's going to be saturday morning and saturday night. and the heaviest rain is tomorrow night and into friday morning. we'll break it down for your neighborhood when i come back in a few minutes. here's a look at some of the stories making headlines county by county across our region today. in lehigh county, a local food

bank is getting a huge deposit thanks to the efforts of thousands of students. allentown's parkland school district has been collecting food donations for the past two weeks. and today they wrapped up their hard work which amounted to about 25,000 pounds of food. the fruits of their labor are headed to the second harvest food bank. the boat show dropped anchor today. promises something for everyone, including a car that drives on land and water. the show runs through sunday at 6:00 p.m. in new dltnewcastle county, kids got to see pro basketball up close and personal. the sixers developmental team held an open practice today. kids from schools all over northern delaware were there to watch the practice and meet the players. the kids even got on the court to play some games and to work on their own skills.

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knee during the national anthem. 1 in 14 women continue to light up while pregnant. that's according to federal health officials who add that rates vary from state to state. west virginia has the highest number of pregnant smokers. california the lowest. doctors warn any amount of smoking while pregnant is a risk to the baby. if you want to stave off alzheimer's, try aerobic exercise. new research finds it may help slow the decline in brain function. the biggest boost came from activities that increase heart and lung rates. they worked out three or more days a week for at least 30 minutes. if you're standing at your desk for health reasons, be warned if you do it for too long it can make you feel sluggish and uncomfortable. researchers looked at adults who stood for two hours. the discomfort comes from hunching over. doctors say prolonged standing should not -- should be done with caution. there's no telling what you might capture if you let a

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of us. believe me, they have their minds on that. the eagles have a taste of winning a super bowl, and they want to win another. but some of the eagles won't be back next season. some tough decisions coming. nick foles, the super bowl mvp. will he be back? he only has one year left on his contract as the eagles' backup quarterback. doug pederson says this is carson wentz's team. what will happen if the team makes a really nice offer to the birds for foles but what if carson's knee isn't ready to start the season? today doug pederson said he'll have open communication with nick foles about any conversations the team has about his future. >> i think you have to have that open communication with him and, you know, we'll see where it goes. you know, howie just mentioned we'd love to have everybody back. but we know the nature of the business. but, yeah, we'll talk about it before -- if and when that time comes. >> we have a franchise quarterback.

we have the super bowl mvp and a young quarterback that we're excited about as well. so that's kind of how we're looking at it as we get started in the offseason. >> it's a very interesting situation. if the birds get a crazy offer, they'll consider it but will carson and his knee be ready, and can carson stay healthy? without nick foles, there's no super bowl. we all know that. i'm john clark. back to you. >> decisions, decisions. thanks, john. >> glad we don't have to make them. tough. >> leave it to the pros. >> thank you. a wedding proposal caught on camera by accident inspect. >> now the search is on to find the company. virtual app.com discovered the proposal on a robotic camera. it picked up a man getting down on one knee near the waterfront in williamsburg. they're hoping the couple will hear about their discovery so they can give them this video. from the look of the hug, yeah, she said yes. tammie souza joins us now. we're going to be seeing some wind and a first alert.

>> we have a first alert in effect. thank goodness that proposal took place when it did. if they were on the beaches come friday and saturday, it would be a different story. we talked about the first alert earlier. it's a major coastal storm that we're watching. we'll expect some downed trees and power lines because the 50 to 60-mile-an-hour winds later in the day on friday. and into saturday. there will be some travel delays very likely. we're also going to see coastal flooding possible. now this is going to be saturday morning and saturday night. we have a full moon. also high tide and we have these very strong winds. we'll have 6 to 10-foot waves out there. be aware of that along the jersey shore and delaware shore lines. heavy rain. we'll see that sporadically thursday -- looks like evening into friday morning. and we are going to see heavy mountain snow in the poconos. they could pick up more than a half a foot of snow. if we get cold enough air in here, everybody could see a wintry mix late friday. then things start to melt because we'll be above freezing on saturday. doppler radar is quiet. a little wave that's moving

through pennsylvania. not really something that's going to concern us. we have some clouds building out there. made it to 61 today. a delightful day. that's about to change. here comes our storm system. looks rather organized and elongated but it's going to scoot up here off the coastline. that's where it intensifies and parks itself and brings in some very strong winds. and some heavy snow across central pennsylvania and possibly into the poconos. here we go. southerly winds. in the 50s. as we go into tomorrow morning, no rain in the area. we'll be in the 40s. very mild. the rain starting to knock on the door at southern delaware. it's across the area moving in by about the noon hour, 1:00. then we see temperatures drop. could see periods of heavy rain, maybe even thunderstorms. and then by the time we get into friday morning, it is still rain. still in the 40s, but watch. here comes that cold air mixing in. i think the poconos and lehigh valley are targets for perhaps what could be some snow. definitely the poconos. the rest of the area will wait

and see if that cold air gets here in time or if this storm outruns it. that's going to be the final part we'll be evaluating tonight at 11:00 and tomorrow throughout the day. nonetheless, the strong wind comes in here and it looks like by saturday that's when we get the high tide. still gusty winds. that's when we're worried about seeing the coastal flooding. the future wind gusts. look at where they are by the time we get into friday evening. 50 to 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts. that's a 58-mile-an-hour wind gust forecast for avalon. 50-mile-an-hour wind gusts in philadelphia. so you can understand why we're concerned about tree branches coming down and power outages and travel delays. we're going to see those high waves out there, especially friday night into saturday. 6 to 10-foot waves. roads will be covered with water. which roads? too early to tell but i would think that they are probably the usual suspects. be aware of that. follow everything with our app at nbc10.com. just download it and you can stay up to date with what's going on with this storm system in your neighborhood.

here we go. thursday, we'll be looking at 57 in philadelphia. 49 on the jersey shore. 43 on friday in philadelphia. 47 on the jersey shore. those winds really picking up, especially along the jersey shore. on saturday, we get the sunshine back with clouds. but we'll see 48 in philadelphia. 46 on the jersey shore with a lingering shower. and that's where we're expecting to see that flooding. sunday looks dry and seasonal in the mid-40s and so does monday. ladies? >> new tonight, a police officer accused of assault on the job. we first told you about the arrest of officer albert ross back in august. >> now we've uncovered red flags before he was even hired. nbc 10 investigators are asking why the city ignored them. george spencer joining us with a preview of this month hs-long investigation airing tonight. >> this is one of those stories that started coming to us as a tip. we got a call saying there was more to the story of albert ross' firing. and we tracked down one alleged victim who described her

startling encounter with ross in the elevator of a city building. >> pulled my boob out and kissed it. and come up and kiss my mouth. i'm stunned. nobody ever expects that to happen. >> that woman, carla kirksey is now one of four women set to testify against former officer ross. but as we dug into this story, we found even more troubling claims. former city leaders tell us the incidents that allegedly occurred on chester's watch are not the first allegations against this former officer. and the city of chester knew it. >> the scenario, always doing something like tharkts why would you give him authority? i'm just sick by it, and it sucks that they gave him this position and a badge to go around and do what he did. >> tonight at 11:00, we asked ross' former boss why he tried to keep ross off the streets.

we show you the paper trail we uncovered which seems to back up the concerns, and we confront the local politician who allegedly helped ross get his badge. denise and erin, there are a lot of troubling claims that viewers need to see for themselves and make their own judgment about tonight. all of this really centered around the question of whether ross should have gotten this job or not. >> plenty of questions and concerns there. >> yeah. >> george, that's tonight at 11:00 right after "chicago pd." >> see you then. she is 17 and overyjoyed about the eagles. you're about to meet a local family who said she's made their home complete. that's next on nbc 10 at 5:00. philadelphia's district attorney announces a new addition to his team. find out his connection to former president obama, all new at 6:00.

all week, nbc 10 is teaming up with the department of human services to focus on the need for foster families. 6,000 children in the philadelphia area are in need of foster homes. >> children who are older and have special needs often have a much more difficult time finding a home. jacqueline london visits a bucks county family who says their home is now complete with the addition of tay. >> first of all, tell me about your love for the eagles. >> i love the eagles. they are my favorite team. >> meet 17-year-old tayron,

overjoyed about the eagles? >> we're flying. we're flying. let's go! let's go! >> reporter: and overjoyed about his new life. >> i says something along the lines of, all good kids should have a home and sarah looked at me and said, do you mean that? that's when it clicked. >> that was the beginning of a new family being born. for years, sarah and her husband rob knew tay but they wanted more. they wanted to adopt him. and their biological girls wanted it just as much. >> it was just very emotional for everybody. but they, yes, it was just like happy tears. they were so, so happy. >> it's change. it's not easy. but it's not nearly as hard as you think it's going to be. >> reporter: once renovations were made to the house, a room built just for him and necessary medical training for his rare muscle condition, their new life together could begin. >> tay has been given one heck of a curveball in life.

and he is always positive. >> reporter: always positive and in many ways just like any other teenage boy, he doesn't like rules. no ipad in bed after 8:30. >> you don't like that one, no ipad in bed, do you? it's not your favorite? >> no. >> reporter: he loves girls and the girl group fifth harmony. ♪ >> reporter: so which one is lauren? >> right here. >> there? >> you like that one? >> reporter: the one who had his heart first, the one he now calls mom and who he recently wrote about. >> do you want to read it to me? >> yeah. amazing. awesome. adorable. my my mommy. >> he said i love you. i said i love you more. >> reporter: a lifetime commitment rooted in love. >> there is so much love there. tay does not have any muscle tone. his joints are fused together.

he has lung insufficiency which means he's dependent on a ventilator. there was naturally a learning curve for the parents. they had to become knowledgeable on changing a tracheotomy and all of the information about the medications, but they say overwhelmingly, the benefits of having him in their family outweigh everything else. >> and you can totally see that. so they knew him from before, though, and then decided to bring him into the family? >> sarah taught in the school where he was a student and even when he wasn't a student of hers, he would stop by her classroom, say hello. they would give a hug. he called her school mom. and now it's just mom. >> now it's mom. >> fast friendship formed. >> a lot of love there. >> nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are teaming up with philadelphia the department of human services. we're setting up a phone bank on thursday to answer any questions you may have about becoming a foster parent. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. here's jim rosenfield. >> coming up at 6:00 -- erasing

medical debt. it's about much more than just money. all new at 6:00, how those unpaid bills could impact your financial future. and the recent change that could buy you some time to stop it. also stopping sales. the ceo of dick's sporting goods shares why his store will no longer sell assault-style rifles and the other changes coming to the popular retailer. @@

not for sale. a major retailer makes a major change to help end gun violence. tonight the ceo is urging washington to follow. >> time's up. a parking authority worker caught on camera stealing from meters in a local town. what else police say she did that led to her arrest. costly mistake. the mix-up that left a nurse dealing with medical debt and how to keep similar bills from ruining your financial future. nbc 10 news starts now. >> right now at 6:00, the first alert radar is tracking a major coastal storm headed toward our area. first you'll see rain, then dangerous wind. >> the storm will bring coastal flooding as you look at cape may. the weather will be pretty miserable everywhere but exactly what you see, that depends on where you live. >> straight to first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> when will this storm be arriving? >> we'll be starting to see the

rain from it by tomorrow afternoon. the heaviest of the rain starts tomorrow night. and so our first alert starts as the rain is getting heaviest. friday, 5:00 a.m. and then continues into saturday morning because the wind is going to be increasing after the heaviest rain is passed. this is a different kind of storm than what we've seen so far this season. all the other ones just move right on out of here real quickly. this one is going to hang around. 50 to 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts. it also may give us the strongest wind gusts of the winter. coastal flooding likely and heavy rain causing localized flooding. we have a few sprinkles in northern pennsylvania, way ahead of the main area moisture. this storm has not developed yet. it's going to wait until it hits the coastline until it really intensifies. as you can see with the future weather, we've got the wind coming in off the ocean. we have a