the announcement from richard stockton college came the same day new jersey's governor hosted a summit on the casino crisis. >> not everyone is happen by the plan. cydney long explains why. >> reporter: the purchase price is not known. but if stockton college graduates to the level of swiping up the failed showboat casino to transform hotel rooms into classrooms, one factor is certainp this they will be empty from paying property taxes. >> it will be a positive for atlantic city. we want stockton to grow and expand, clearly. again, anything that's going to add jobs and strengthen the economy is good. you realize when colleges take over things they don't pay taxes. >> reporter: it would add a layer of diversity in atlantic city. a campus could attract private developers, a plan that's been successful in new brunswick. >> i would like to see them open up the casinos, give people back their jobs. >> reporter: this business owner will feed college kids or whoever comes through her doors. she wants city and state leaders to consider major and minor entertainment options for families. >> rol

the richard stockton college of new jersey plans to buy the now-closed showboat casino and turn it intoollege campus. still has to be approved. this all comes as governor chris christie returns to atlantic city, trying to work out a plan to help the struggling seaside town. nbc 10's south jersey bureau reporter cydney long is live this afternoon. >> the legislators who were here today, business owners or tourists, think about it, college students carrying backpacks and books here in atlantic city, this would add a layer of diversity that does not currently exist here. >> slot machines silenced inside the once thriving showboat casino. it could be the home to students quietly studying. this as they purchase the closed casino from caesar's entertainment and turns it into a branch campus, one with a spectacular view. it's one facet of a complex plan to reinvigorate atlantic city. >> the alternative of failure and fiscal collapse should not be an option we're willing to entertain. >> governor christie asked leaders to check their egos at the door. he later emerged from a closed behind doors

future of atlantic city will be the topic of what's called a teach-in at the galloway campus of richard stockton college. former casino workers will participate. >>> at the timing their skills for when their needed. law enforcement going through training to prepare for the case of an actual child abduction. we'll tell you how this life like drill will alarm neighbors today. >>> this is rainy conditions through the entire area. this is a rainy view of boathouse row. it just dropped to 49 degrees here at nbc10. the time is 5:38. revealed through the work of its scholars and graduates. it has inspired strength and purpose. an enduring symbol of passion and excellence that is not static, but moves among us. a feeling...a shared experience, a reminder that we are connected for life. we are penn state, making our mark on the world. >>> now, your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> rain is coming down and so is the temperatures, very slowly. four degrees cooler than yesterday. the temperatures will hold steady and steady rain will carry us through the morning commute. you can

the legislative leaders and my updated time line is as soon as i'm ready to make decision is richard stockton college has submitted aid letter of intent to purchase show boat casino and use it as a campus. there is in word on the price offer terms of that deal. >>> man accused of dumping a corvette in the delaware river in the divorce dispute has surrendered to police. john crammer turned himself into northeast detectives. he admitted to driving a red corvette in the delaware river earlier this week. he will said he wanted his minivan from his estrange wife and was frustrated with a three-year divorce process. >> i didn't realize difficult anything wrong. i didn't know anybody was going to try to get the car. i didn't want anybody to see me do it. >> crammer is facing numerous charges and blaming the incident on his bipolar disorder. >> much more to come on "eyewitness news", congress renews a battle that the pipeline the president is resisting. >>> in sports michael carter williams talks about getting back on the court after five months on the sidelines. we are back in a couple >>> happening

richard stockton college of new jersey plans to buy the show closed showboat casino and turn it into a college campus. the deal still has to be approved. what will happen with the old casino. >> the tower that's right on the boardwalk will remain a hotel. the other two towers but they're actually joined as one will be mostly residence halls and classrooms and things of that nature. >> this all comes as gochbner chris christie led a closed-door summit to heal the casino crisis. ideas include the possible appointment of an emergency manager to sablize all city finances along with schools, and possible reforms. >>> we learned that barrack hebrew academy will reopen tomorrow. skyforce 10 was over the campus today after someone found a bag of ammunition at the school. police say there was no threat but students were sent home early as a precaution. the school says no assignments will be due when the kids go back to school tomorrow. >>> the beating death of a toddler in chester county. staffers made several trips to the home to check on his brother, ho was absent. but turns out they were u

the richard stockton college of new jersey is buying the casino and use it as a satellite campus. officials are holding another summit in atlantic city to deal with the closing of four casinos this year. new jersey correspondent, nora muchanic, was at the summit and joins us live on the boardwalk. >> reporter: governor christie says the proposals may bring pain but something has to be done to help the struggling casino here and the bloated cost of local government that has it on the brink of financial ruin. >> first thing we have to do is stop the bleeding. >> that was governor christie's decision formulating a plan to stop the city's financial decline, among them consolidating municipal services and an emergency manager to take over city operations. some or all will be necessary. >> if we are interested in fixing and bettering atlantic city. the current model is unsustainable. >> we need to bring an emergency manager into the city that will not pay attention to politics, that person he or should will just deal with the cold hard facts. >> with four casinos closing this year over

richard stockton column certainly going to buy the casino and plan to use it as a satellite campus. announced purchase plan yesterday. they did not however announce the sale price. showboat closed august 31st, 1 of 4ac casinos to shut down this year alone. all right, let's go to the a.c. expressway, of all places. should we? should we take a drive to atlantic city, bob kelly? >> you can try to go to atlantic city if you like to go to atlantic city. how about malvern? still malvern, 202 northbound, work your way up from malvern, past immaculatta college, hello to the nuns always watching us over there at camilla hall. as we roll in to king of prussia, they finally pick up the cones, so we are ready for a morning rush hour. sue's got the morning rush hour forecast when we come righ - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it'

happening today, the future of atlantic city will be the topic of what's called a teach-in at richard stocktonollege. former casino workers will participate. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a dreary one. it will have san impact on your weekend. right now, allentown seeing steady rain and 47 degrees. it's 50 with light rainfall in northeast philadelphia. millville, 48 degrees. this is a view from the pocono mountains. shawnee inn, you can see light rain falling there this had morning. but we will see it tape are off this afternoon. just light rain into the pocono mountains. steadier rain as you see areas north and west and into new castle county in delaware right now. it's not going to last all day. even this afternoon, we'll still see spotty showers especially liky in south jersey where it's pretty light right now. future weather, hour-by-hour, 8:00, lots of rain. by 10:00 this morning, we'll see it start to dry up a little bit in philadelphia. kind of a drizzlingy, misty, 10:00 hour. and steady rain in delaware and south jersey. then

. >>> the richard stockton college of new jersey plans to buy the now slowsed showboat casino and turna college campus. governor chris christie led a closed-door summit to heal the crisis. it includes the possibility of an emergency manager. >>> today a delaware county woman became the first person to be sentenced under a law named in honor of a fallen police officer. >> nbc 10's renee chenault-fattah has more on the ceremonial sentencing and why it's so huge for officer brad fox's family. >> that's right, keith and jacqueline. officer fox'sç family and pennsylvania lawmakers have been working for the past 2 1/2 years now to come up with legislation that would prevent the straw purchase of guns. today delaware county d.a. jack whalen said 22-year-old stacey dawson was sentenced to a maximum of 12 years in prison plus 7 years probation. now, she was found guilty of the straw purchase of two guns for her boyfriend, a convicted felon. dawson's case is the first straw purchase sentenced in pennsylvania under the brad fox law which was passed just last year. police say andrew charles thoma

. >>> richard stockton college in new jersey says it will buy the showboat casino which closed back inrn it into a college campus. the deal still has to be approved, however. we talked to the president of the college about what will happen with the old casino. >> the towers that are right on the boardwalk, they'll remain a hotel. the other two towers, but they're actually joined as one. will be mostly residence homes and classrooms. >> this comes as governor chris christie led a closed-door summit aimed at healing the ongoing crisis. >>> if you have a lottery ticket, check it somebody has a cash 5 ticket. the ticket matched all five numbers in monday's drawing and so far, no one has claimed the prize. here are the winning numbers, 2, 8, 11, 18 and 42. >>> now, your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorology bill henley. >>> and it is a cold start this morning. but temperatures are still falling right now with mostly clear skies. we'll see sunshine to start with. but the not going to be here all day. a colder morning in some spots. more than 20 degrees in some spots than yesterday mor

. >> for this story we know, the showboat casino in ac, richard stockton college will buy the former casino and plans to use it as a satellite campus. >> ceasar's entertainment and the college announced this purchase plan, did not say the sale price. showboat closed august 31, 1 of 4 atlantic city casinos to shut down so far this year. leaders in ac are trying to figure out how to save the economy there a mid of all of those casino closures. >> new jersey governor chris christie attends add second economic summit in the city yesterday. >> there is very few that want to look at playing the blame game and rational eyes what has happened here. everybody understands that the situation is grave and with rare exception everybody is committed to not looking backward, but looking forward to what we need to do. >> so naming an emergency manager, in a private development corporation, to spur new business, are among the recommendations that have been floated by leaders, but the governor has not decided on any of these proposals specifically. >> moving now to south philadelphia, 4:40, parents, n

the richard stockton college will buy the former casino and plans to use it as a satellite campus. caesars entertainment and the college announcing the purchase plan today. they did not announce the sale price. showboat of course closed back on august 31st. one of four atlantic city casinos to shut down so far this year. >> the recent casino closings and how to save atlantic city with a hot topics of a second summit held by governor chris christie today. he says political arguments need to stop to improve things for everyone. christie says mistakes were made by local government in the private sector forcing four of the city's 12 casinos to shut down this year. 8,000 people are now unemployed. christie is recommending an emergency manager to help with the situation. but has not given any specific details on what role they would have on revitalizing the city. >> it just got easier to hop on septa's market frankford line on 15th street. new elevators, look at that's correct open for business tonight in center city, and that gives you easy access to the line and trolley stations. you'l

. >> supervisors i'm richard i'm a resident of chinatown i support chain store going into chinatown i really know the workers in chinatown on stomping stockton and grand avenue and jackson street they're not getting the minimum pay they pop only getting half of what they supposed to be earned what the law says and the employer does not honor over time and do give sick pay and vacationed this is why i urge you to let the chain store and big store comes in so that the workers will get the pay and the city do have a enforcement agency they call it the labor standards but they understaffed and overworked now most of workers i do interact with them i drink coffee and i sleep in the park with them and they don't feel reluctant they want to be the screeners and do want to put themselves out to give evidence against the workers so i urge you to make all those corrections and considerations thank you (clapping.) thank you very much. is there any additional public comment on those items 3 and 4? seeing none, public comment is closed supervisor mar >> yeah. thank you everyone for the testimony and the real thoughtful comments i wanted to say that i thi

richard astockton college will buy the casino closed in august. they plan to turn it into a college campus. the deal still has to be approved. we talked to the president of stockton college about what will happen to the old casino. >> the towers that are right on the board walk, they'll remain a hotel. the other two towers, they're actually joined as one, will be mostly residence halls and things of that nature. >> now, this all comes as governor chris christie led a closed-door summit yesterday aimed at solving the ongoing casino crisis. >>> 4:26, from our delaware bureau. a long time area in bethany beach may have to close because it's been taking out their operation. the steen family has been renting chairs for the beach but now the town is starting to think about starting their own business. some people have signed an online save steen's petition to keep it up and running as it has been. >> we are taxpayers. not only will they be putting my family out of business, they will literally be spending our tax money to buy new umbrellas and take it over. and it's a real kick in the teeth. >>> now your nbc10 "first alert" weather. >> clear and colder this morning. it