nbc 10's brandon hudson spoke to a driver who survived it happening to him. he's live in university city. >> reporter: jacqueline, someone threw railroad spikes like this one to give you a close look, about eight inches of length from this overpass here in university city. drivers were going this way down the road. police say someone had shattered glass in their eye. i want you to check this photo out. it shows one of the railroad spikes lodged into a wind shield. we found out the spikes damaged several other windshields and a car hood. officers did take a man who is in his 20s into custody and at this time he's being called a person of interest. early indications are he will at least be charged with trespassing for being on amtrak property. we spoke to a driver who described the impact on his car. >> as i'm driving i hear a boom. i look at my windshield. my whole windshield is cracked so i pull over. had some people in the car. so when i got out of the car, i want first of all, wanted to see was something falling from, you know, the overpass? >> approximatel

brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >> we will see you then. >> all of the runners deserve a big congratulations, but in all races there's always a winner. a new york man was first to cross the finish line with an unofficial time of 48 clsh:43. crystal burnak finished 53:05. >> this is my fifth year running it. plain to continue to run it because the atmosphere is amazing. >> a man from glenn ridge new jersey won the race. >> good job. >> that is katie zachary getting a drive by, or run by hug from keith jones. he was part of a five-member nbc 10 team that raced in the run this morning. congratulations to each and every one of them. >>> the wet weather was not just an obstacle for those running today. it's to blame for flight delays. here's a look at philadelphia international airport. you see it is soupy out there. flights have been delayed an average of an hour and 20 minutes. check in with meteorologist karen thomas who has the neighborhood forecast. the rain is not going away anytimen soon. >> no. we are stuck in this pattern for a while longer. all of the credit to all of our nbc family mem

that's where we find nbc 10's brandon hudson tonight. brandon, do investigators have any idea how this started? >> reporter: investigators are still trying to figure out that cause, keith. at this hour, fire crews are putting out hot spots on the first floor of this american legion. they were from the roof just a few minutes agoe iing aerial tower. clues have not gone into the building because it's still unstable. add to that, the power is still out in the neighborhood. hours later, e with saw people coming up crying over the loss of this building because this is where many of them had their family get togethers. flames so intense you can see them break through the windows. a neighbor shared this cell phone video with us at the fire of the american legion post 396 in frankford. as crews took control, we saw mary ellen foley with tears on her eyes. she was on her way to a memorial day event at the american legion. >> we were supposed to be here this afternoon. >> reporter: she was broken up over the loss of the donated uniforms, pictures a

as brandon hudson found out police say this was not the only home he targeted. >> that's where the drains were over here. >> reporter: the homeowner showed us where someone broke into his home a few days ago and stole his waterline made of copper. he bought the home last week and now can't stay there. >> no water and no electric so i have contractors coming out to do that for me. >> reporter: the homeowner said the suspect broke through this window. he cut through this wire and pipe. police believe this guy did the crime. officers arrested him today after the 22-year-old broke into another house on north reid avenue this morning and cut the gas line. >> it appears that he mistakenly thought it was a waterline and it was the gas line and the gas line was live. >> reporter: neighbors told us they smelled natural gas outside. >> i was concerned. >> reporter: she says she saw police and firefighters outside her neighbor's home. they opened the doors and windows to air the odors out. >> if the heater would have sparked, we would have definitely lost that house and probably the two or three hou

. >> nbc 10's brandon hudson is live tonight in south philadelphia where this happened. brandon? >> reporter: jim and jacquelin, this is the first time we're seeing this surveillance video. a woman was walking down this sidewalk. she knew she was being followed. then she was attacked. police have no leads, but they really want to get this guy off the streets. they're hoping surveillance video from these cameras will help. an attacker waiting for his chance to strike. but when he does, his unsuspecting victim fights back. philadelphia police shared surveillance video of april 20th's attempted sex assault in south philadelphia that has neighbors on alert. >> it's pretty horrifying. >> reporter: laura chance told us she heard and saw the struggle outside her apartment on wharton street. >> i wasn't sure what was going on until i heard the woman scream "fire," when you i know to be code for sexual assault. i raised my windows, tried to find out where she was. >> reporter: we showed her the video from that night. for her, it was a little tough to watch. >> at the point where i had see

brandon hudson is live in studio now. brandon, both parties saying they'll benefit from trump's name at the top of the gop ticket? >> jim, jacqueline, representatives from both sides tell us they're confident this will play in their favor. republicans say donald trump energized voters in this states like never before. democrats say trump will pull in undecided voters into their pools for their candidates. we caught up with the chairman of the philadelphia republican party at 30th street station to ask if presumptive gop presidential nominee donald trump will impact voter turnout for republicans this november. >> i really believe that turnout will be up. >> reporter: the chairman says he doesn't think trump will hurt support for republicans in down-ballot races including u.s. senator pat toomey who is challenged by democrat katie mcginty. >> pat's his own brand. pat doesn't have to worry about the top of the ticket, doesn't have to worry about the bottom of the ticket. >> reporter: there's optimism. despite trump not having

nbc 10's brandon hudson is live at temple hospital where they're being treated. brandon, police say the victims know who pulled the trigger. >> reporter: police say both men gave them the suspected shooter's nickname. they were shot about a mile and a half from this hospital. the tow truck driver was able to get here moments after being shot in the chest. and he parked his truck right at the entrance to this emergency room. an unexpected arrival at temple hospital this evening. a tow truck riddled with bullets and shattered windows. investigators checked out the truck while doctors treated the two men who were shot inside. >> turns out both of these victims were in a tow truck in the 1400 block of blavis street. >> reporter: back here, it was quiet but the shattered glass on the ground was a reminder of what unfolded moments earlier. police tell nbc 10 just before 6:00, someone shot at the tow truck several times. the 30-year-old driver was struck in the chest. a bullet grazed the 28-year-old passenger's shoulder. a gunshot to the chest wasn't going to stop the dr

nbc 10's brandon hudson is live now in studio with the details. brandon? >> reporter: jim and jacqueline, governor rendell says he's sorry. he wasn't trying to offend anyone but by the time the article was published, his comments spread like wildfire. moments after he stepped off the train at 30th street station, former governor ed rendell wasted little time owning up to his comment in a "washington post" article. >> what i said was incredibly stupid and insensitive and when i read it in the article, i said did i say that? >> reporter: in the article rendell, who supports hillary clinton, was quoted saying, "there are probably more ugly women in america than attractive women." it was in reference to presumptive donald trump's comments on women voters and his appeal to democrats. rendell added context to his comment that has since gone viral. >> by attacking someone's looks he was attacking an awful lot of people, more than people who are necessarily satisfied with how they look. >> reporter: philadelphia republican chairman jody feliz made this statement i

live in allentown, brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >> quite a journey. brandon, thank you. >>> a local group wants to put a stop to a proposed septa natural gas plant in nicetown. the group 350 philadelphia held a rally and public information session tonight. septa wants to build a natural gas plant next to the bus station to supply electricity for the regional rail system. 350 philadelphia is concerned about the health, financial and environmental implications of that project. >> why are we investing $24 million on a natural gas power plant? we could be spending that money on wind or solar. >> the plan has not been given the go-ahead. septa's board is expected to make its final decision sometime this summer or early fall. >>> new at 11:00, a quick decision is expected from governor chris christie on whether he will sign a bill to rescue atlantic city. the democratic-controlled legislature will consider the new legislation tomorrow. after it advanced this week. on his radio show today, christie stopped short of saying he'd sign the bill but says it gives

nbc 10's brandon hudson is live in port richmond. brandon? >> reporter: jacqueline and jim, as soon as we heard about this theo theory, we reached out to a rail safety analyst. they told us if a second person had been in the locomotive helping out the engineer, it would have not crashed on the tracks behind me. tonight, a report from nbc news cites a source who says radio dispatchers distracted amtrak 188 engineer brandon bostian moments before last year's tragic crash in port richmond. train experts we spoke to said radio interference has always been a problem. >> certainly it could have contributed to this accident. but nevertheless, it could have been preventable. >> reporter: but washington, d.c., rail safety expert larry mann says two things could have saved eight lives and kept hundreds of others unharmed. a second person helping in the locomotive to monitor the dispatch radio and positive train control. >> had there been positive train control along that route, this accident would have never occurred. >> reporter: mann says positive tr

live in fishtown, brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >> all right, brandon. thank wyou for that update an incredible video. >> unforgettable. >> many viewers sent pictures of the blimp. check them out on nbc10.com and the nbc 10 app. >>> to our weather now. and a clear night at the philadelphia art museum tonight. just a beautiful shot there. we found people enjoying these mild temperatures on the rocky steps. beautiful start to the weekend. don't get too used to it. we are in for a soaking. >> take a look at nbc 10 first alert radar. all that rain is heading our way. let's bring in meteorologist sheena parveen with our nbc 10 first alert weather. sheena, exactly when will that rain arrive? >> well, it's going to arrive early tomorrow mostly after 8:00 a.m. very different tomorrow than what we had today. already the clouds are increasing. the rain is approaching. it's getting closer to washington now. so there you see it across parts of west virginia. but we've seen the clouds increasing tonight. it's starting to approach parts of washington so they'll see it

nbc 10's brandon hudson found out how business is doing tonight. >> reporter: a somewhat windy starto the holiday weekend here at atlantic city on the boardwalk, but it's not stopping people from getting out here on the beach. more importantly, supporting local schools. we caught abdul, one of the few times he wasn't busy today. abdul owns a t-shirt shop on the atlantic city boardwalk. >> 70% of our annual business is -- will come in the next three months. >> reporter: seeing more foot traffic on the boardwalk isn't the only good news for atlantic city this weekend. new jersey governor chris christie signed reform legislation into law which will give atlantic city a boost from the state to help with its crippling debt. mayor don guardian says beginning tuesday his office will work on a financial recovery plan. he'll have monthly meetings to update taxpayers on what's happening so tonight there's a feeling of optimism. >> atlantic city this tame of year is absolutely fabulous. i encourage everyone to come down, take a stroll on the boardwalk. >> reporter: some families are ready to ma

nbc 10's brandon hudson live for us tonight in wilmington with the latest. brandon? >> reporter: jim and jacqueline, as you know yesterday was a tough mother's day for this mom. we're told the family is using prayer to get through this situation. >> i'm just asking that people in the community really start coming together. >> reporter: city councilwoman sherry walker spoke on behalf of amy joyner-francis' family tonight. walker is usualing people in wilmington to have conversations with end bullying so we don't have another tragedy like the one that happened to amy last month, killed in a fight with three girls at howard high school. >> we as a community need to recognize and realize what we are we going to make a difference in the lives of our young people. >> reporter: the department of justice and wilmington police filed charges against three howard high school students. we chose not to name them because they're under 18. one girl who police say was the aggressor faces criminally negligent homicide. the two others face criminal conspiracy. in a statement, the supe

in sharon hill, i'm brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 11:00, rescued from the flames. blown out windows left over from a burning home where firefighters pulled a woman with special needs to safety. >> nbc 10's denise nakano is live at temple university hospital where dock doctors are treating that women. >> reporter: she's in stable condition at temple university hospital. neighbors say she was home alone and they're amazed she made it out alive. >> i was terrified. >> reporter: that terror turned to panic when neighbors saw fsters afs firefighters carry a young woman out on a stretcher. he caught the moment on his cell phone. >> it was so unexpected. we didn't expect. it caught everybody off guard. so sad. >> reporter: neighbors say the woman in her 20s with special needs was home alone when the fire broke out. a witness saw the flames move quickly through the back windows of the home on marvine stroeet n hunting park. >> i couldn't get to my kitchen because the flames were coming in the window from the back of the house. >> reporter: fire officials believe the fire s

nbc 10's brandon hudson found out about the precautions neighbors are taking. brandon? >> reporter: well, jim and jacqueline, it's been a busy day for people at the borough who led people know, homeowners know to boil water before cooking, drinking or cleaning. the water main is fixed, the water is back on but chemists are checking to see if the water is contaminated. nathan told us his water looked much different now than it did hours before we spoke to him. >> it was all brown. >> reporter: while it looks better, nathan says it still doesn't sound normal. >> you can kind of still hear the durings cogurgling coming o >> reporter: one of 1,200 residents in avondale borough under a boil advisory for the next 36 to 48 hours. nbc 10 learned a water main break earlier in the day disrupted service. although crews fixed it, there is a concern the water may be contaminated which is why samples are being collected and tested. >> luckily we have a filter built into the refrigerator for us so that's good for us. but i'm nervous about taking a shower tonight. >> reporter: the wate

nbc 10's brandon hudson has the latest on the debate. >> reporter: a divisive capacity crowd inside city council. the council opened the floor to people who had a lot to say about mayor jim kenney's proposed tax. >> i feel like, you know, when i'm at a sports event. >> reporter: restaurant owner benjamin miller spoke in support of the 3 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks. miller compared it to cigarettes saying although they're expensive, people don't hesitate to buy them. >> people who want to drink soda are still going to drink soda. >> some don't mifind it that simple. >> some who can ain order to drive to the county line will go there, do their one-stop shopping. >> reporter: hours before the hearing, anti-tax groups swarmed city hall. so did 18 wheelers featuring logos of soda companies. recently, groups for and against are spending a lot of money to push their agenda before the new budget passes. despite the financial backing, it's an issue keeping parents on both sides of the fence up at night. >> the sole provider for my home. i work 60 to 80 hours per week. this soda tax goes

as nbc 10's brandon hudson reports, neighbors still have questions. >> reporter: the crowd at tonight's water contamination forum was so large at one point there was a line just to get in. we met several people with concerns about chemicals from fire fighting foam used at the bases that was found in their drinking water. most of them told us this session didn't help because they were expecting more of a q&a style presentation. >> i didn't think we would be stands at tables waiting in line to talk to representatives. >> they're not really telling you much. >> reporter: another concern is a possible link between the drinking water from the now closed military bases and illnesses. >> i've lost both kidneys. i've had four abdominal aneurisms. >> we believe it came from the water. >> reporter: valerie who served on one of the bases says she's seen many of her colleagues die from cancers she believed came from the chemicals in the water. >> i was told that we need to get our blood tested for heavy metal toxicity. >> i just walked in and i've already heard from four people that they want more

nbc 10's brandon hudson reports. >> reporter: larry weinstein sat outside the lower southampton police station, we asked him about charges of fraud he's facing. he answered all our questions with one word. >> no. >> reporter: police say he admitted to scamming businesses and homeowners in bucks county in north philadelphia. investigators told nbc 10 the 51-year-old impersonated a fire inspector for the past year. police say he approached people about checking their fire extinguishers. >> there's several businesses and private homes that had these fire extinguishers they believe are going to be reliable that aren't going to be reliable now. >> reporter: we're told police found the suspect's phone number, tracked him down and called him. offices then set up a sting operation at this beer outlet. >> detectives brought all fire extinguishers into this area here. >> reporter: the beer outlet owner showed us how the sting operation went down today. police used an empty fire extinguisher that weinstein never repealed, just put a tag on it. mccoy said he was charged $35 for a job that usually

nbc 10's brandon hudson is here with details. >> jacqueline and jim, she is an attorney who grew up in a law enforcement family. after this arrest, she feels her civil rights were violated and now feels nervous around police. >> get out of the car. >> reporter: nbc 10 obtained this dashcam video from new jersey advance media of rebecca musera's traffic stop last october in warren county, new jersey. for rebecca, it's tough to watch. >> it's not comfortable watching it. it really is not. when this happened, i was scared. i was frustrated. i was angry. i was shaking. >> reporter: new jersey state police troopers arrested and charged her with obstruction. rebecca says it's because she didn't answer the state trooper's questions after she was suspected of speeding. >> i said i had a right not to answer his questions. i was an attorney. i knew i had a right not to answer his questions. >> reporter: now rebecca filed a civil rights suit against the state of new jersey, state police and the trooper who af d arrested her. she wants to hold police accountable for violating her rights. rebecca's

in new jersey i'm brandon hudson. >>> a measure to save atlantic city from running out of cash is headingrsey lawmakers approved the bill today. it protects the town from a state takeover for at least five months. governor christie had supported an immediate takeover but this gives him the authority to help ac. he'll decide quickly whether to sign it. >>> a bill to raise new jersey's minimum wage to $15 an hour is moving to trenton as well. the measure was passed today and now it heads to the senate. that bill would raise the rate over the next five years. it would starts with an increase to $10.10 an hour on january 1st. >>> today another lawmakers took the witness stand in the corruption trial. >> it was a simple matter to testify to. >> pennsylvania senator bob casy testified about a letter he received. that letter advocated for an embassadorship. he paid for help getting a political appointment but the senator says he did not act on the endorsement. he maintains his innocence. >>> eagles defensive end connor barwin was honord in south philadelphia tonight. he is recognized for his sup

brandoned hudson is monitoring the latest developments joining us live. brandon, part of the story appears to be domestic in nature? >> reporter: jim, police say the suspect, 62-year-old shot his wife at the high school yesterday. here's what we learned. police say he followed his estranged wife to the children's school and shot and killed her yesterday. he also shot and wounded a man who tried to intervene. they are looking into whether yesterday and today's murder at the mall and grocery store are connected. >> we are looking at whether last night's shooting and prince georges county and these shootings were committed by the same suspect. >> reporter: there was a protective order against her husband and put on leave in march after the order was issued. as of today's victim, they did not know the gunman, but they are investigating. we'll follow the story and bring you updates here on nbc 10 news. >> thank you. >>> from the lehigh valley bureau, three people dead following a firy crash in bethlehem before 1:15 this morning. a car crashed into three parked

brandon hudson joins us live from along theodore street. >> what have you been able to fi find out?>> reporter: the son who not heard from his dad for a few days, spoke to him every day except the last couple of days, came to this house and found him dead inside the home. investigators are checking inside that house looking for evidence. a mobile crime scene unit pulled up moments ago. it appears the 77-year-old man died from blunt force trauma to the head. his son said he had not heard from his dad in a while and that's when he went to check on him. investigators believe two men broke into the victim's house through a back door. there was a struggle, but police have not found a weapon or know if anything was taken. police think the victim was killed on sunday night and they think he was targeted. we asked how the son is holding up. >> in shock. i can't imagine your father making 78 years of his life and you expect your parents to die vech eventually but not like this it's hurtful. >> detectives think the victim's van may have been stolen. as we get that information, we'll pass that

how seriously the person's been hurt, working on information nor that part of it, and we sent brandon hudson to the ground, and we have more information on the accident as soon as he gets there. we'll update you this on this pedestrian hit in cherry hill coming up. >>> now to a story seen only on nbc 10. children threatened with a gun on a school playground and calls for help left in limbo. >> in fact, police did not arrive on scene for hours. the threat happened last week at urban promise kacademy, on the map, along the camden line. south jersey bureau reporter uncovered what may have delayed the response. >> sounds like a turf war between the two police departments here? >> reporter: well, jim, that or a terrible breakdown of communication. look, 36th street is the dividing line on whose police turf it is. that side of the street is camden, but over here, it's pensawken. this is 911 calls and confusion and outrage by parents that police never responded to the school's playground. >> whoever the guy was yelled out, hey, i like your sneakers. >> reporter: as her 11-year-old son played hide a

nbc 10's brandon hudson spoke to a driver who survived it happening to him.n university city. >> reporter: jacqueline, someone threw railroad spikes like this one to give you a close look, about eight inches of length from this overpass here in university city. drivers were going this way down the road. police say someone had shattered glass in their eye. i want you to check this photo out. it shows one of the railroad spikes lodged into a wind shield. we found out the spikes damaged several other windshields and a car hood. officers did take a man who is in his 20s into custody and at this time he's being called a person of interest. early indications are he will at least be charged with trespassing for being on amtrak property. we spoke to a driver who described the impact on his car. >> as i'm driving i hear a boom. i look at my windshield. my whole windshield is cracked so i pull over. had some people in the car. so when i got out of the car, i

. >> nbc 10's brandon hudson is live at the crash site in fishdofis fishtown, you're not far at all fromhey just re-opened traffic. the cars are coming down this way. the blimp crash landed in this construction yard behind any. crews are picking it up. they've been doing this for the last half hour. i want to bring your attention to the metal structure where the passenger and pilot set.