coming up, why bethany house is >>> here's something that may surprise you.ounty, there a violence victims and their children. dozens of women call for help every year, and have to be turned away, because there's just not enough room. now one shelter is hoping contributions from the community will help with its expansion dreams. bureau chief julie carey takes us inside bethany house. >> this is typically what a family sees when they come in. >> reporter: this room all set up for a mom and kids may look crowded with beds, but to a family fleeing domestic violence, this room at bethany house is a sanctuary. there's a welcome basket full of toiletries, games and toys for the kids. >> we provide them with brand-new towels, brand-new bedding, brand-new pillows. >> reporter: a room like this became an oasis for this woman and her two children. we'll call her mary. she asked her identity be concealed. for years, she and the kids endured frequent verbal abuse from her husband. >> the table not being set the way he liked it, or a question, or a tone of always on the e

at bethanie house women can stay for up to four months and each is assigned a counselor. they're hoping contributions at their annual gala this week can help add more rooms there. to find out more about resources for domestic violence and bethany hauser much domestic violence in the nbc washington app. >>> metro has more work to do with track fires. there are more problems with insulators. arcing insulator incidents are up when comparing the first quarter of this year with the same period last year, however, fires caused with debris like newspapers is down more than 50%. when you compare metro to other transit systems, last year it had the second highest number of fires per passenger mile traveled. also, we just learned that the federal transit administration sent metro's gm a letter requiring employees to follow safety rules wit with new info about a water main break. >> the big new thing as we know, this is going to be a problem for a lot of you drivers out there this morning. there will be delays in arlington. dinwiddie street is closed. arlington police saying the wat

it's part of a 350 year old tradition, in the town of saalfelden, as bethany bell reports.o the hermitage, cut into the cliffs. there's been a hermit here for more than 350 years. but this is the first time a non—austrian has ta ken up residence. the key was handed over at a mass in the neighbouring chapel of st george. they live alone hear from april to november each year. but it is not entirely solitary existence. the home it is also expected to greet hikers and visitors, something the hermit welcomes. translation: i wanted to enter the monastery because i need silence and contemplation to pray. i was planning to enter one, but then i thought here in the hermitage, i can get both. in the mornings and evenings, silence and time to reflect and contemplate, and during the day, i see many people who i can talk to. it will be a simple life. the hermitage has no electricity or running water. but it does have a spectacular view of the alps. bethany bell, bbc news. what a stunning place for reflection. you've been watching newsday. stay with us because coming up newsday. stay wit

. >>> in delaware it's going to cost you if you light up on south bethany beaches. other nearby beach communities have done the same. new signs will go up at the beach before the summer. violators will get a warning. after that, the fine is 50 bucks if you're caught smoking on the beach. >> i've got great news. we're going from 50 and 60s to 80s by monday. i have your most accurate and warm forecast coming up on the other side thoof break. at longhorn, tonight's special, steakhouse cuts. featuring, for a limited time, the new delmonico ribeye, our tender flo's filet, and the juicy new york strip. and for lunch, try our steakhouse burger or any steakhouse lunch combo. you can't fake steak. it's now open in the poconos! america's largest indoor waterpark. kalahari resorts & conventions book your african adventure now! ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. ♪ sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. crave those crazy squares. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to

the south bethany town council voted to ban smoking on beaches. new signs will be going up before the summer and violators will get a first warning followed by a $50 for further violations. >>> wilmington police will begin using drones to save people from drowning as part of a new program. you are looking at video of a mock rescue. the new plan, according to the new plan, when police get a call from somebody in the water they will put a flotation device on a drone and then launch the drone and then put it right over the person in distress, dropping the float down to keep that person safe until help can arrive. >> they provide a safe buffer for our officers, and we try to avoid putting officers in harm's way. >> as of right now the department has five drones. police tell us they will also use the drones for crowd control, traffic management, finding lost children and even surveying crime scenes. >>> tom brokaw of nbc news was in philadelphia yesterday to discuss the crisis in syria and other current events. the legendary journalist spoke at drexel

you can no longer smoke on public beaches in south bethany. the change will begin this weekend, members of the council hopes the ban will encourage health and protect people from secondhand smoke. signs will be added to inform beachgoers about the change. >> free college tuition, how does that sound. we have more on the state that will at the set the standard top kids get a fresh start on life. >> two bounce houses are tossed into the air. >>> a lesson that lasts a lifetime, we'll tell you where kids get valuable experience in farming. let's take you outside, live, sky6 live hd, the city hall camera overlooking the benjamin franklin parkway. how much do you love meteorologist chris sowers, you'll love him today, he has an update on the beautiful forecast when we come right back. careful joe, they've got you outnumbered. the dinosaurs' extinction... don't listen to them. not appropriate. now i'm mashing these potatoes with my stick of butter... why don't you sit over here. something for everyone is awesome. find your awesome with the xfinity st

it's part of a 350—year—old tradition in the town of saalfelden, as bethany bell reports. matter has350 years. this is the first time a non—austrian has taken up first time a non—austrian has taken up residence. the key was handed over at a mass in the neighbouring chapel of st george. he'll live alone here from april to november each year. it's not an tireless oratory. —— entirely solitary. he is expected to greet hackers and visitors. translation: i wanted to enter the monitor because i need silence and contemplation to pray. i was planning to enter one but i thought that in the hermitage i would get both. even mornings and evenings, silence and time to pray. during the day, i see many people to talk to. it will be a simple life. the hermitage has no electricity or running water. it does have a spectacular view of the alps. that's it from me for now. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm #thesamsimmonds. i'll be back with more shortly. keep up—to—date with the rest of it on the website. the contrast the contrast in certain today. mid—aftern

we have enjoyed calling from bethany, oklahoma on the uninsured line. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span. i want to tell a story that happened in 1995 to my dad. this is before obamacare. before any kind of changes is happening. he worked for transamerica for 25 years and never filed a claim with blue cross. he got non-hodgkin's lymphoma and at the time, i was living in hawaii. he called me on father's day in 1995 and he was crying. he was very upset in very weak. that is when he told me about his cancer. and he said, blue cross had denied his chemotherapy and has specialist dr.. it was a subset of the lipoma due to radiation exposure. they denied his doctor and they denied it chemotherapy, which was $1200 a week. there was nothing in his policy that said that. i said, dad, i am moving back with you and we're what to figure this out. in two weeks, i moved from hawaii to san francisco and we hired an attorney and wanting to blue cross, and we got attorneyo blue cross, and we got covered. and because of that, he lived eight more years. when you

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bethany koby, co—founder of technology will save us. welcome. you brought some of your kits in.ching kids in schools these days, giving them skills, and giving them the training forjobs that don't even exist yet. how do teachers, how do students and how do parents even get their head around that? so we believe that it's all about learning by doing. it's about getting kids hands on with all kinds of technology to help them build confidence, passion, and understanding of the skills that they can actually achieve whether that be through electronics, through programming, through things like electronic play dough when they are as young as four. it is about really getting kids hands on with the potential to what technology can do. we do potential to what technology can do. wedoa potential to what technology can do. we do a lot, i do potential to what technology can do. we doa lot, idoa potential to what technology can do. we do a lot, i do a lot of stories on this subject and it always comes you, the experts say there is a global lack of coders. that's a big problem considering the st

bethany beach only 60. the wind just enough to be an on shore wind and cool them down. they will warm up over the next couple of days. it is much more than the jersey shore. as we look at radar and satellite you can see clouds to the west and clouds to the north. you can see clouds and fog along cape may county. it will continue for a while and we'll have more of that coming tomorrow as well. a couple of showers coming in. we go through the afternoon with temperatures get sboog tting in upper 70s. one twor two spots could hit th 80 degree mark. then some of these showers could be moving through. it is in the middle of the night while you're sleeping most likely. and then the sun returns tomorrow. it will allow temperatures to go into the lower 80s. so there is redding at 80. bethlehem 80. look at the low temperatures. it is not very low at all. newtown 81. westchester 79. that's tomorrow. it will be even warmer on saturday. you can see your own neighborhood forecast for seven days. you notice at least no rain drops from 6:00 a.m. to midnight tomorrow night. atlantic cit

. >>> another delaware community is putting an end to lighting up on the beach, the south bethany town council bans smoking on beaches. new signs will be going up before the summer. violators will first get a warning followed by a@!uñ $50 f for continued violations. >>> coming up, roads are closing for the nfl draft tomorrow. the trouble spots you will hit in center city. >> the phillies make history at home against the nationals. we are hearing from the players ahead in sports. >>> we are now less than three weeks away from philadelphia hosting the nfl draft, and already there are signs of that event especially if you are a driver in center city. road closers on the beneó frankn parkway begin tomorrow. scaffolding is already going up where it will be built. the detours and closures could y may. >>> happening today, it's your last chance to get a look at the cherry blossom festival, and the hoert)z hoert cultural center wl host that. >>> bill henley will host at today's event. the entire wraps up at about 5:00 this evening. >>> the bats were really on fire last night for the8v phills.

look at the beaches. 62 in bethany beach. warmer to delaware beaches tomorrow. more of a southwest wind. we have the clouds moving in, but no rain. there are the showers in western pennsylvania. part of west virginia. we have southwest winds across the area. that's bringing in the warm air. up to 88 degrees by saturday at 6:00. you see the west wind. watch what happens. the wind shifts. here comes the northeast wind. and now by 6:00 a.m. it's 66. how does it warm up during the day? there's sunday at 5:00 p.m. 65 degrees. remember 5:00 p.m. saturday it's 88. 52 ins river in the afternoon. 59 in mount holly. that's going to be a shock to the system. meanwhile tomorrow we have temperatures in the 80s all over the place. 80 at easton. 81 in chestnut hill. and for the draft, we have some great weather tomorrow 82 degrees. saturday, 89 with a chance of record warmth. and then a chance of late day thunderstorms. so here's the drop from 89 saturday in philadelphia to 70 for the high on sunday. lock at the jersey shore. 81 to 61. near

we were in the 40s. 40s and now it's 79 in bethany beach. 30 degree temperature jump in one day and the the main cause. as you can see with the radar, there's not much to the west. there's not much coming our way. it looks like we're in the clear for the rest of the night. toms river getting one last heavy shower. you can see it moving off to the east. now as we go through the night tonight and into tomorrow, everything is nice and quiet. i beautiful day tomorrow. . temperatures near 80 degrees in the afternoon. but as we go into wednesday night and thursday morning, we're getting into the rain. and e we could get into some heavy rain thursday morning rush. but that's not it. we have more rounds of rain coming. midday hours, later in the afternoon, even during the afternoon rush, how much rain? when we total it all up, with what the rain that's fallen today and add that, we're talking about at least another inch of rain and the areas that are most vulnerable to flooding are north and west of philadelphia where just an inch of rain in a few hours time could cause flooding. the best chan

you can no longer smoke on public beaches in south bethany. the council voted 5-1 to ban smoking on the beaches and pedestrian dune crossings. the changes takes place this weekend. members of the council help the ban will encourage health and protect people from secondhand smoke. signs will be added to inform beachgoers of the change. >>> the jewish celebration of passover begins tomorrow evening. to make sure people have food for their passover seder, 400 volunteers got together to package and deliver food donations, this is the 20th year that the project hope has been organized. they distribute food to more than 600 homes. >> along with the great weather there's fun and excitement at the philadelphia zoo as they celebrate autism awareness day. more than 1,000 people are expected to attend the events sponsored by the greater philadelphia autism society. the 18th annual awareness autism day includes puppets and magic at the philadelphia zoo, it goes on until 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. >>> sunday major developments in the investigation of a dead

. >> dana: the other thing that happened today is my friend, bethany and seth mendell pictured here. months pregnant. went to the hospital yesterday and twice sent her home this is not happening today. in the middle of the night, okay, it's starting to happen. starts to drive her to the hospital from the first contraction to the deliver in the car outside of an auto parts store 45 minutes. seth delivered the little boy and police department and emt they showed up. took them to the hospital and everybody is doing well. congratulations to the mendell family. >> is his name otto? >> not announced. >> very nice. greg? >> should name him otto. >> what am i doing? show tomorrow night. 10:00. it's live. it's live, i got somebody named kimberly guilfoyle. tyrus. that's tomorrow night. now it's time for something new. greg's amazing quiz. i ask, you answer incorrectly. all right. first question is a tough one. what is -- that's not the question. [laughter] how many times has president trump tweeted in his first 100 days? the winner gets this jackalope. so make your guess. go. >> bret: 485. gr

. >> hi, bethany. >> i'm a veterinarian. i wanted to ask, what are two or three of the most influential reasons you think you have accomplished what you have is you have accomplished a lot? >> two or three reasons. one, i think i came from a community that was quite egalitarian and where we went to high school we thought we were the same and there was not a real hierarchy and we worked hard and it didn't matter, everybody had an afterschool job, that was one. i never expected anyone to do anything for me. that is one. i think i was very lucky with the people i worked for and i only worked for people i deeply believed in so there was never any sort of moral compromise, not like i just wanted power, i just wanted to impact change and whether it was bernie or john kerry or barack obama, when i worked for barack obama i -- he did one good speech at a convention and that was it which i worked, never thought he would be president or run for president so i think being just well grounded and following your moral compass and not work

bethany house is looking to raise more money for more rooms. to stay for up to four months and gives each a counselor. they're having a gala to money. >>> it is the show millions are watching, but you may want to keep it away from your kids. still ahead why schools are warning parents about the new netflix series they may already be binge watching. >> a list of top high schos. >> oneol i >>> you're watching "news 4 today." ♪ ♪ >>> well, we knew it was coming. it is now official. "hamilton" is one of several shows on the kennedy center lineup for next season. the tony award winning musical will run from 14 weeks from june 12th until september 16th of 2018. not that long. it's one of several broadway productions coming to the kennedy center. other shows include "the color purple," something i really want to see and "an american in paris," "on your feet" and "american mormon." >> a lot of other great productions though. gloria estefan. >> we'll be busy. speaking of music. we have elton john in our thoughts this morning. >> he's supposed to be okay

sullivan johnson has been singing in the bethany baptist in chester since he was ten years old.t's 80 years. he has 3 children and 19 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. for his big board he does what he does every sunday he sang. ♪ >> this is a running back coach at san jose state university, look at him go. he is breaking it down to you can't touch. if he looks like he was the choreography down pat, it's because he used to be a backup dancer, after all these years, he still has the swagger. >> tell us what you think about the videos by going to our facebook page. >> no dancing -- we'll be right back. can't see it. can't taste it. but there's so much more to it. here's how benefiber® works. inside us are trillions of good microflora that support digestive health. the prebiotic fiber in benefiber® nourishes them... and what helps them, helps you. clear, taste-free, benefiber®. had 23:00 a.m., easter sunday. cincinnati 737. we're showing 61. you can see the pocket of warm air across the heartland of the nation. this is the cold front traveling east. it's 41 in bismarck some

bethany beach 55. i was doing taping at the shore, just last week. beautiful day. it was cold.off the ocean, that can be a cold wind, even on a warm day inland. we have a lot of sunshine out there now. more clouds in michigan and indiana and ohio, but no significant showers until you get west of chicago. so there's really nothing threatening us anytime soon. so tomorrow we do have a lot of clouds. i want to emphasize the cloud cover, but the chances of any kind of rain are pretty low. not zero, but pretty low. reading at 64. bethlehem 62. phoenixville, 63. westchester, 61. newtown 62 degrees. mount airy, 61. bibury, 64 degrees, and you can see the temperatures are fairly uniform. 64 in trenton. haddonfield also. but as you head to the beaches, you start seeing 50s. 58 degrees in atlantic city. and then every block that you're inland it is a little bit milder, and in delaware, we're generally in the 60s. a south to southwest wind, land breeze for these beaches that will be warmer tomorrow. the hour-by-hour showing clouds by tomorrow morning, thickening up during the day. kind of

these the book is bethany. most historians will say it's the most important book of the 18th century. it's full on his interesting issues and emblematic of the way the people were thinking of geography and human geography and other questions like that at the time. but, in the essays, we call them queries because they are in response to queries, he touched on a couple of things. one of the queries was about the earlier mannerisms of virginians. jefferson wrote back and he must've been thinking, what kind what kind of question is that. he wrote back and said well, of course, i was born in virginia and i don't know what's particular about our manners. one thing you might find killer is the slaveowning. he then went into a long discussion of the question how does being a slave owner affect the master. his answer was, generally, it's for republican citizenship and how does it unfit him for republican citizenship from his earliest days he has free to give brent to his most boisterous passions. jefferson liked nautica

this one's near bethany and -- bethlehem. the one farther west in allentown has cleared. but watch out for a wreck in monroe township. and delsey drive at forest grove road. rish and aliciaing, back over to you. >> thank you again, matt. >>> still to come on "action news," thanks to the efforts of a bunch of folks in delaware. we'll have that story and update you on his condition. >>> who says there's no such thing as a free meal? these first responders sat down to a special feast today in south philadelphia. >>> and jamie apody has sifters, phillys and flyers news in sports coming up. >>> and adam returns with more on the all-important easter weekend forecast with all that easter candy and all those treats when "action news" comes right back. [computer keystroke] click click (male announcer) hit escape with great deals on great gear from bass pro shops. and bring the kids for a free picture with the easter bunny. >>> members of camden county sheriff's department said this was the most reward thing they did all day -- giving blood. it was a blood drive at council chambers

from her, and she will be missed, and then the other thing that happened today, is that my friend, bethanydel, pictured here. she's nine months pregnant be twicee they sent her hopefully home from the hospital. in the middle of the night it's starting to happen. he starts to drive her to the hospital from the first contraction in the delivery, 45 minutes. and mandel delivered the boy, and the police department and the emt showed up, took them to the hospital, and everybody is doing well. congratulations to the mandel family. >> is his name like otto like auto? >> should name him otto. >> greg. >> all right. what am i doing. the show tomorrow night. 10:00. it's live. it's live somebody named kimberlyim might know. that's tomorrow night. now it's time for something new. greg's, amazing quiz. i ask you answer incorrectly. first question's a tough one. what is -- that's not the question. how many times has president trump tweeted in his first 100 days? the winner gets this jackalope. >>re 485. >> 315? >> 200? >> 425? >> 2 you. it was 486, because he tweeted later today. 487. it went up to 487.

. >> hi bethany! how are you? >> good. so i wanted to ask you, what are two or three of the most influential reasons that you think you've accomplished what you have because obviously you've accomplished a lot.>> two or three reasons. one, i think that i came from a community that was quite -- where we went to heisel we all basically thought we were the same at it wasn't really a hierarchy i think. and we all worked really hard and it did not matter. everyone had an afterschool job and will did her own stuff. so that was one. because i never expected anyone to do anything for me. that is one. two, i think i was very lucky with the people i work for. i think only work for people they deeply believed in. so there wasn't any sort of moral compromise. and if i really just wanted power. i just really wanted to impact change. and whether it was bernie or john kerry or barack obama, amulets must be honest. when i worked for barack obama hits on the wonka speech at a convention and that was it. pam, i never thought he would be pre

thank you, bethany. here'sjoanna in the bbc newsroom, with a summary of today's news.ential elections. emmanuel macron came first in the vote yesterday. he's seen as a political newcomer and ran as an independent. it's the first time in six decades the mainstream parties have not had a candidate in the run—off to become french president. a man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a former royal navy officer thought to have been run over by his own car. it's thought mike samwell — who was 35 — was killed when he confronted thieves outside his home in the chorlton area of manchester in the early hours of sunday morning. mr samwell was asleep with his wife jessica when the intruders struck. four drivers have admitted falling asleep while operating trams in croydon, where seven people were killed when a tram derailed last year. a investigation for the victoria derbyshire programme has also discovered a failure with a safety device, known as "a dead man's handle", that was not reported to the regulator, and three incidents of speeding since the crash in novemb

bethany house shelter provides emergency housing for up to four months and offers two years of aftercaren this easter sunday, a small historic e miss ka pal church trying to save it's 100-year-old organ. >> tom sherwood reports, the congregation is hoping to preserve it's unique sound for years to come. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: palm sunday, the church in 150 years old, the first black church here. now integrated, a community fixture. this 1885 photo from the washington monument shows the church's original four dormer windows. they are still here today. church organist and choir master julius tillman takes the train from baltimore several times a week. he has played this organ since 1973. >> as they say, it's the king of instruments. >> reporter: but this organ, 100 years old has seen better days. veteran organ builder michael hart says it's more than 1,000 pipes are showing their age and more. >> it's received some damage from leaky roofs. this plaster is all falling because it's water damage. and that fog can get into the pipes and chokes them. the church congregation, 100 members, can ill-affo