monique braxton is headed to a home invasion. we continue to follow the breaking developments in that. >>> the big push for no child left behind could be over. states could soon get school testing power back if their hands. . it's 6:14. happening today, representatives with the montgomery county district attorney's office will talk to students at my mouth white marsh high school about sexting. they began their investigation into secing at the school. last month authorities started looking into a dropoff full of pictures of female students. congress is moving to rewrite the no child left behind law. the house voted to scale back the federal government's role in education and give more control to the states within it comes to measuring students' performance. the bill would also stop efforts to hurt academic standards, including common core. again the bill was overwhelmingly approved 369 to 64. help is on the way for five philadelphia charter schools. they're getting more than $10 million in grant money t. school partnership made th

live in andora, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> try to stay warm.ou. >>> it's a busy weekend for retailers and postal service. today is the deadline for mailing first class mail to arrive by christmas eve. if you pay more or just need more time, monday is the deadline for priority mail prices, and wednesday for priority mail express. >>> now from overnight, police give the all-clear after a threat evacuated businesses in delaware county. nbc 10 was out last night where the bomb squad investigated the situation at the walmart and nearby rite-aid. police responded so what they called a phoned-in threat. investigators checked out a report of a suspicious package undera car, but they never said if they found suspicious material. >>> what comes next after the historic climate agreement signed in paris? that's what local environmental experts discuss today in a panel in center city, philadelphiaing about their experience at the climate meeting and impact of the historic agreement. in other news this morning, a north philadelphia childcare center where a b

live outside temple, monique braxton, "nbc 10 news." >>> thanks. it's 6:04. this morning officials in gloucester county say no one was hurt in this fire but take a look at how intense these flames are in front of a home in washington township. police took a person into custody and told us they are investigating to see if this is arson. >>> seven local football players are facing charges after they allegedly broke into a student's home and beat him. now police stay it's also a case of mistaken identity. police say seven lehigh football players are broke into an apartment and ransacked the home and assaulted the resident. investigators say it was supposed to be an act of fraternity driven revenge but they got the wrong address and beat up the wrong person. the district attorney says the football teammates will face felony criminal mischief charges, one will also face charges for the assault. >> a lot of this is alcohol driven. it's also a little juvenile thinking about fraternity life and that kind of stuff. and unfortunately, although they are college students

>> reporter: i'm monique braxton along ben franklin park way. in a couple of hours the faith community is joining the civil rights community. saying no to extremism. that story for you in a couple of minute. >> breaking news from north philadelphia this morning. this is a live look at a house fire on randolph street. this is at the school. firefighters bought the the call about 15 minutes ago. you can see their recruits are still out there. our photographer is just out there. we are working to get more information on how this four started and if anyone was inside the home there. new this morning, in philadelphia, some vacant properties are now ready to be redeveloped. the land bank has opened for business online. they are expected to sell hundreds of vacant city owned property. officials plan to use the land bank to seize property from people behind on their taxes and sell those properties to responsible buyers. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 8 minutes after 6:00 t. rain that came through overnight is g

monique braxton, "nbc 10 news." >> it's 6:34.aiting word whether he can walk out of prison now that a state appeals court ordered a new trial for him. the court overturned lirn's 2012 conviction for covering up child sex abuse by priests. his lawyers argued that the trial judge allowed too many witnesses not related to the case texas prosecutors have two weeks to decide whether to appeal. previously a court over turned his 2013 convictions. the state supreme court reinstated that conviction. lynn was the first u.s. catholic church official charged for mishandling of sex abuse complaints. >> one man is under arrest in bucks county after police say he assaulted children at a daycare. this is the suspect. according to police his wife owned and operated little joy's day care first in bristol and later in falls township. according to investigators he sexually assaulted one child at the day care and possibly more. they believe the assaults happened about 10 years ago. they reopened the case after discovering new information. police are

monique braxton is working on that part of the story for thus morning. monique? >> rosemary, we attended a local prayer service where the muslim community talks about their faith and terrorism. >>> you need layers this morning. we are cold, temperatures below freezing in most spots with the exception of philadelphia. we are looking at the pocono mountains. a beautiful start there. a beautiful finish and afternoon, and that's all coming up. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization i

monique braxton is live in center city. how are the leaders tackling this issue? >> in a couple hours, interdenominational leaders will come towing to say islam, christianity and judaism are all religions of peace. this symbolic call for unity comes for politicians and civil rights leaders. they are urging the city of brotherly love to say, no, the massacres we witnessed in the name of religion, this follows the murders of 14 people in san bernardino and the terrorist attacks that killed 130 in paris. since monday, mayor nutter and republican presidential candidate donald trump have verbally sparred over temporarily blocking the entry of muslims to america. trump is suggesting customs agents decides won't ters and who doesn't. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims intering the united states. >> you cannot take this car do you know barker, reality person in any serious way. my concern is some people are. >> now people in new york have condemned trumps discrimination of muslims. the head of a philadelphia clergy who is baptist an

i'm reporting outside, monique braxton, nbc news. >> thank you.n the broad street line, trains depart over 10 to 15 minutes from fern rock and walnut-locust location, and market frankford line, trains operate every 5 to 10 minutes beginning at 8:00. there was a crash this morning in nether province township. one car involved, and they are working to find the cause of the crash. >>> new from overnight, police arrested three in a home invasion in southwest philadelphia. investigators say three men kicked in the front door of this home on almond street at 2:45 this morning. the armed and masked robbers demanded money from a man and woman inside, but only got a cell phone. police tracked the phone to center city where they found the suspects. no one wasjnv a fire destroy eed a house unde construction overnight. no one was living at the home on willow avenue. a firefighter suffered minor injuries while battling the flames when an ax fell on his leg. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> murder or suicide? this morning, police are trying to

in the digital operation center, monique braxton, nbc10 news. >>> radicalization in america is the top issue this morning on nbc's "meet the press." moderator, chuck todd, will speak with loretta lynch and rand paul and lindsay graham. that comes your way at 10:30 right here on nbc10. we will continue to follow developments from the san bernardino shootings and bring you more information as soon as we get it, and you can always download the nbc10 news app for updates. >>> this morning one man is in extremely critical condition after a shooting in kensington. he was shot in the stomach last night along somerset street. so far police have not named suspects or a motive in this case. >>> in northeast philadelphia a firefighter recovering. the firefighter went to a hospital and she suffered minor injuries. so far no word on what caused the flames. >>> pennsylvania state lawmakers are working through the weekend to try and end a five-month-long budget stalemate, and the senate is scheduled to return to session tonight. they are expected to vote on spending measures and pension-related legis

. >> reporter: i'm monique braxton live in center city. we have new information regarding the suspect and weapons after a late night stabbing. [ dog barks ] [ bark ] there it is! [ gasps ] oh no! look, the sky's awake! ♪ that. was. epic! [ bark ] >>> we observed three males laying on the highway right underneath the convention center involved in physical altercation. >> that fight lands one man in the hospital, two behind bars, we're live at the scene with why this morning police are praising witnesses. >> and get ready for a cold snap. our temperatures are dropping this morning, and the wind is picking up. we'll get your first alert forecast hour by hour. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's find out about the drop in temperatures. brittney. >> we started off in the 50s, now down to the 40s and we're going to stay there into the rest of your friday. 49 in philadelphia, 45 in wilmington, low 40s in pottstown, 43 in allentown. low 50s in atlantic city so cooler than yesterday. yesterda

monique braxton is following that part of the story. >> we go to the prayer service in yeardley. will have that after the break. >>> if you are just waking up and you have not stepped out yet, temperatures are in the 20s and 30s. most spots below freezing with the exception of philadelphia, just one degree above freezing. also dealing with a little fog north and west, and you can see the hazy sky. we will talk more about the fog this morning, the cold temperatures and the beautiful afternoon. your full forecast is coming up. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of dea

monique braxton joins us live in morris -- in norristown. bring us up to date. >> reporter: it's a saga that no doubt has graped national headlines. here attorney general kathleen kane was charged with perjury, her law license has been temporarily suspended and now a state senate committee wants her to appear for a full senate hearing. state senators could vote as early as today whether to start a process that could lead to the removal of the first woman and democrat attorney general. ultimately, a two-thirds senate majority vote would remove kane. for her part, kane has said the majority of her work is done is administrative and ministerial. she also says she anticipates being able to carry out 98% of her duties without the help of others. since the temporary suspension of her law license, duties that require a license have been delegated to kane's deputies. last month a senate committee examining her ability to stay in office with a suspended license questioned those top deputies. one sticking point senators say is what happens when a judg

monique braxton is live for us. there are a number of new things in this year's winter fest. >> that's right. we're here as the proud sponsor of the river rink and we are officially launching the christmas tree lighting this evening, i'll tell you more about that later. look at this. this is what we are used to seeing ginger bread houses look like. during the holiday season. but if you come on this side. check throughout life size ginger bread house. it's a bank branch posted by pnc. the columns portray the 12 days of christmas. this was made by the third generation owner says 5,000 pounds of ginger bread and a lot of love went into the project. >> we had to make special cookie cutters for this, then bake it off and store it. >> i'm looking at several i guess hundreds of squares of ginger bread. >> i think in between. share how you put it together. >> well, we used a thicker -- inside a royal icing, outside because of the weather we used a formula of caulk and royal icing. >> so we asked karen how long this baked ma

nbc 10's monique braxton is live where game day live is setting up to broadcast ahead of the matchup, monique? >> reporter: hey there, roast. it's the 116th year, welcoming sitting presidents, and eisenhower played on the grid oi iron. and espn's super college show is about to begin for a second year. the college game day program is using the army-navy game as a backdrop. it's the second time in philadelphia this season. now you may recall college football's super show was herer for the setemple-notre dame matchup on halloween. many will be watching the broadcast outside xfinity live. >> this is a big week at the academy leading up to army-navy, the biggest game÷& all year, really excited, will be a great game. é experience, great atmosphere, one of the most televised game in the nation, and an amazing experience to be a part of. ç electrifying weekend.>é+w7kop=8 ♪ football players from the two teams, cheerleaders and their áp&ly. there was a pullup challenge and the cadets garnered a w in that division.j/éml it was navy who got the win and some bragging rights at the rocky relay.

live for now outside temple, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. in cherry hill is back open after police closed a portion of the road following a crash that ended a police chase. sky force 10 flew over the scene last night. the car crashed near the cherry hill mall. there are injuries but we're working to find out how serious those are. >>> a barn went up in flames in delaware county, the property of a former state senator. this video shows the flames at the height of the fire. the barn is located in upland. >> crews worked to contain the fire, here is a photo of them working on it. and they got the call around 9:30 last night. they brought it under control more than an hour later. the barn is a horse stable but we learned that no animals were inside. the structure is on the property of the former pennsylvania state senator clarence bell. bell died 13 years ago, he remains the longest serving public official in pennsylvania with a record 48 years in office. >>> seven local college football players are facing charges after they allegedly broke into

let's take another look at where monique braxton has been today.he is at the blue cross riverrink and we are seeing something today we haven't seen in quite some time -- the sun. yeah, there are some clouds anging around but you know that skating rink is packed with skaters. folks may be taking out their spot for the evening to see the fireworks and first alert meteorologist brittney shipp is here with the forecast for what you can expect tonight. brittney? >> it will be crowded because it's starting to feel like winter, temperatures today will be above average, in the low 50s. but by tomorrow we're in the 40s. we move closer to our average. is 49 in philadelphia. 47 in pottstown. 47 in allentown. 52 in atlantic city and 52 in wildwood. temperatures won't move too much over the next few hours. by 1:00 p.m. 50 degrees, 48 by 4:00 p.m. so we'll start to drop. we'll see a high of 52. we'll drop to the mid-40s by 7:00 p.m. by the time you head out for fireworks expect temperatures to be in the 30s with the windchill it will feel above freezing. satelli

monique braxton is in fairmont. a toy drive is under way. >> reporter: vai, more than 30,000 children in philadelphia have a parent in prison. as you might expect, this time of year can be very tough for those children. so eastern state penitentiary is partnering with philadelphia fights, institute for community justice. to make the holidays brighter for those kids. with a toy or book and purchase one ticket. the second person's admission is free. the detectiirector says they wa reach parents whose children are behind bars. >> this makes sense because it makes the connection to real people who are impacted by the criminal justice system today especially working with kids because they have done nothing wrong, yet their lives are forever changed by these experiences of having a parent's absence. >> reporter: buy one get one free through december 14, this landmark is open 10 to 5, 7 days a week. in the next hour we'll tell you one of the current tour and how the toys and books are going to be distributed to the childre

live in kensington, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> thank you, monique.eaking news out of south africa. a reversal of fortune for olympian oscar pistorius, and he is headed back behind bars. this is why. >> you are found guilty of culpable homicide. >> oscar pistorius had been convicted of manslaughter for shooting and killing his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp, but today, the appeals court came out, and blasted the original judge saying that he should have been convicted of murder from the beginning, and changed the verdict. so now, he is officially a convicted murderer, and he has to be resentenced. and here in south africa for mu murder, the minimum is 15 years in prison, and what is confusing is that he is still here at his uncle's luxurious mansion on house arrest still serving the the old sentence. he only served one year in prison, and he has been here, and the pistorius family said that the legal team are will look at the ruling and decide where to go from here, and they will not comment any further at this time. they could appeal to the constit

live on the campus of temple university, monique braxton, n b.c. 10 news. >> thank you. >>> new thismorningings we are following a deadly crash as a driver struck and killed a pedestrian in hamilton township. police don't know why the man was outside the vehicle, but the driver who hit him stopped. the accident shut down the ramp from south broad street to west i-1 ninety five. the pennsylvania legislature has gone more than five months without a state budget. republican leaders met behind closed doors for several hours yesterday. the governor thinks a deal is just about done. >>> now to news from bucks county where a middle school math teacher remains behind bars this morning accused of exchanging sexual videos with one of his htstudents. the 30-year-old here apologized in court yesterday hours after police arrested him at penridge middle school. he pressured a 14-year-old girl to send graphically sexual video of herself. he's a former substitute teacher in the easttown school district. officials do not have evidence he did anything wrong at their schools, but they ask parents with

in norristown, no meek braxton. >> yesterday a state board filed four ethic charges against a supreme court justice implicated in the e-mail scandal involving kathleen cairn. michael eakin violated the code of conduct by exchanging lewd ap offensive e-mails among friends. >> also one of cane's aids faces up to six months in jail after being convicted of criminal contempt. kane's driver and body guard. he went through computer files to keep jobs on the criminal investigation. not his boss. >> in south jersey police are investigating a case of hate vandalism on a college campus. ♪ >> students at rowan university in glassboro are coming together to celebrate hanukkah. six days after someone carved swastikas. last night they lit a menorah. a person responsible also left other hate filled messages. investigators are trying to track down who did it. the jewish community will not be intimidated. >> we're about love and peace and krunty and height and there is no room for dark ness nst. >> two philadelphia drug suspects are in jail but not before investigators say the pair led police on a cha

live from king of prussia mall, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> thanks, monique.hat holiday shopping could leave a ding on your credit score is. experts say putting too much money on your credit card could cause short term damage to your credit. the best way to prevent your score from staying down? pay your bills on time. and if you want a free government-approved look at your credit report, head to annualcreditreport.com. >>> frightful weather is snarling holiday travel for much of the country. there were house thousands of delays yesterday with a record number of travelers expected this year. nbc's stephanie gosk reports. >> reporter: the winter storms are playing scrooge. more than 5,400 flights were delayed across the country wednesday. sending christmas from merry to miserable for many travelers. >> flight's been delayed. it's now hopefully not going to be canceled. the earlier flight to raleigh was canceled so we're praying we get out so we can get home for christmas. >> rain and heavy nothing from blanketed the runways of new york's laguardia airport puttin

monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> to grandmother's house we go. thanks so much, monique. >>> jessica boyington is keeping an eye on the roads for us. jessica, what are you seeing? >> we're watching the schuylkill expressway because we're not seeing a lot of volume. we skipped over rush hour so we'll get you to the mall. the schuylkill around city avenue, this is westbound. so if you're headed towards the king of prussia area, have to do late shopping, this is what you'll face. a little slowdown around city avenue but not really much going on there. here's 95. we're really skipping that rush hour here as well. you can see we here in the green for drive times but watch out for ramp closures on 95 northbound around girard avenue and 95 southbound. that's just ongoing construction. we've been dealing with this all morning. this is in hammonthammonton, ne jersey, a fatal accident scene on the atlantic city expressway westbound at exit 28. the left lane is closed eastbound and westbound due to an accident investigation. and with the holidays comes, of c

live for now, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> thank you.s off this afternoon at 3:00. >>> now to breaking news. historic accord on the table at the global climate conference in paris. this is just within the last few minutes, french officials presented the final draft of the first international deal to fight global warming. secretary of state john kerry is at the climate conference in paris. this accord requires 200 nations to greenhouse gas emissions, and scientists say manmade gases are warming our planet, triggering rising seas and severe weather. the international delegations have the next few hours to study the draft before it goes to the adoption phase. >>> the blue route in delaware county is open this morning after a serious accident shut down southbound lanes for three and a half hours. it happened at 12:30 this morning. one car was involved. investigators are working to find out the cause of the crash. >>> also new new from overnight, three arrested in a home invasion in southwest philadelphia. investigators say three men kicked i

monique braxton is live at central detectives with details of the arrest.ue, tell us more. >> hi, vai. 26-year-old kyle stevens faces a list of charges including aggravated assault since being brought here at 9:00 this morning. we captured this video of a temple police officer bringing stevens belongings to central. here's what police sources tell me. stevens was recognized by an employee of allied security at the intersection of allegheny and broad. that security guard called 911. temple police then responded, picked stevens up and brought him to central. stevens is the man you see on surveillance videotape according to police. they say he's responsible for the two attacks just blocks apart in occurred in a short time span yesterday morning. according to police, 5b9:about , a temple university student suffered injuries to his wrist and side while out jogging. he told us he was slashed with a three-inch blade at 23rd and walnut. police say about 15 minutes later attorney josh mcnamara told them he was crash issed on the cheek when he encountered the suspect

. >> reporter: i'm monique braxton live in the digital operations center. this morning, bill cosby and his attorneys prepare for the next court appearance in two weeks. we break down the case for you after the break. new from overnight, police have a man that shot himself in a home invasion in philadelphia him bill cosby is out on jail after being caused in a decades old sexual assault case, just beating the statute of limitations deadlines >>> the texas mom on the run with her teenage son is now back on u.s. soil. the teen became famous for using an affluenza case in a deadly drunk driving crash. >>>good morning, welcome to nbc 10 news today. >> it's 6:29. we are starting out relatively warm again. but it's going to get way above average. let's get you updated with meteorologist brittany shipp. >> that's right. we are bell above average. it's 41 degrees for this time of year. that's going to change. we will start to cool things down as we head into tomorrow and into the week. temperaturewise right now. we are at 41 degrees in the poconos, we see that wind

monique braxton is live. what's happening today? >> reporter: hi, lauren, clergy, politicians and civil rights leaders plan to come here in the city to publicly denounce recent extremist attacks. the head of the clergy, who is baptist, the head of na acp, who is muslim, are calling on the city of philadelphia to stand together. they want the public to say no to recent extremist attacks in the name of religion, particularly islam. this united stand follows the murders of 14 people in san bernardino and the terrorist attacks that killed several people in paris him this week we've watched a verbal battle between pair nutter and donald trump after the republican presidential candidate suggested a temporary ban on muslims entering the united states. >> donald trump is trying to divide and conquer america in a shameless political manner and is not really adding to the commentary. >> what went on the paris, we will have tremendous problems. it's getting worse an worse. and those problems are coming from a certain sector. >> reporter: peopl

monique braxton is live at the church in morning.ique two fires in the same church over a two week span, it's either bad luck or seems suspicious. >> reporter: i know, vai. right now the atf has arrived to try and determine if this is a hate crime. that's their mission. looking at the church now, let me tell you what the plan is for the rest of the day. they plan to take down the wooden-and-brick structure piece by piece and move it across the street to a vacant lot. we're understanding all of the investigators are here, fire marshal, atf, lni as well as the city firefighters. the pastor of new jerusalem baptist church spoke with an atf agent. we asked him if a fire was ruled suspicious or if a cause had been determined. >> they just investigated. >> reporter: one firefighter suffered a back injury while batting the two alarm blaze. she was treated and released. this was the second fire, the 50-year-old congregation has endured since december 2. and now a multiagency investigation is under way to determine if the church was, in fact,

and reverend braxton for the ame church. and thank you all for being here this morning as we celebrate the christmas season. and i'd like to start with just sort of defining what this time of year is about. what skrms christmas is about. i know we talk about hope and peace and the birth of christ. what is the christmas season as you define it supposed to be about? >> well, we go back to the birth of christ. born in a rough time. a very difficult season. and the theological point of view is that god sent himself into the world to bring hope, and peace and joy. and to everybody. that is the basis of celebration. i bring you good tidings of peace. >> i would imagine you agree. that we should try to center our thought this is time of year. >> well, the birth of jesus is the main event. and in the gospels we get two different kinds of scenarios of how people respond. we get the shepherds having this revelation of light and music and a message. and they run to the manger to find this baby. and then we have in matthew's gospel, the

nbc 10 monique braxton is following it for us. what have you learned? >> hi, lauren, in just a couple hours, civil rights leaders, politicians as well as other local faith leaders will plan to denounce recent extremist attacks. now, the head of the philadelphia plaque clergy who is baptist and the head of the naacp who is muslim are calling on the citizens of philadelphia to stand together. they want to say no to extremist attacks, this follows the murders of 14 people in san bernardino and the terrorist attacks that killed 130 in paris. now this week, you can watch the verbal battle between mayor nutter and donald trump. after the republican presidential candidate suggested a temporary ban on muslims entering the country. >> donald trump is trying to divide and conquer america in a shameless political manner and is not really adding to the commentary. >> we will have tremendous problems. it's getting worse and worse. they come from a terrible sector. >> in new york, they condemned such rhetoric. so today philadelphia leaders will publicly follow what t

nbc's monique braxton is live. >> in just a couple of hours. members of council will been arriving. up for a vote will be the zoning of the casino property. council has met new zoning. we went out to talk to people on columbus boulevard an those near the new sight. which found not all residents are on board with a las vegas style casino intary pack yard. >> of course, it will bring the area traffic, quality of life, neighborhood, everything will be going down. >> since these stadiums have been here, they have been the ones that have planted trees. they clean the streets. they have things for kid. i don't know what the problem is. >> reporter: the $450 million casino would create 3,000 construction jobs and feature 2,000 permanent jobs. this new casino project also includes a hotel, spa an conference center. we are brigg you information on 9th and packer. live, outside city hall, monique braxton, nbc news. a police officer's close encounter with death. next, how this traffic stop turned into a potentially deadly situation and how the officer managed to survive a point plank shooting.

at winter fest, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> looks like a good time. thanks, monique. >>> the man at the center of the trayvon martin case is making headlines again. what did george zimmerman do that got him kicked off of at which timer? we'll tell you, coming up. >>> plus a voice familiar to fans of '90s rock is silenced. we will have details about some sad news coming from the music world this morning. >>> and comfortable conditions to end your workweek. lots of sunshine today. and as we head right into the weekend, tracking warmer weather. i'll go over all of the details in my seven-day forecast. >>> this is an nbc news special report. here's natalie morales. >> and good morning. we are learning new details about the couple involved in that deadly san bernardino mass shooting, including a statement of support for isis by the female shooter, tashfeen malik. for more on this possible isis connection, let's bring in nbc's justice correspondent, pete williams, who has been working this story. pete, what can you tell us about this posting? >> reporter: n

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live on broad street, monique braxton, nbc news. >> thank you, monique. a long weekend ahead for pennsylvania lawmakers. could they be close to a budget deal deal? we'll have an update. >>> if you're getting a tree, you have plenty of options to choose from. we'll explain why coming up. >>> well, welcome back on this saturday morning. cold temperatures, below freezing in many sports north and west, but looking at a nice weekend. sun this afternoon, and we are waking up to clear skies. clear skies here from the cape may camera and beautiful in the shore points, the poconos, and city and suburbs. overall, a lot of sun, and temperatures above normal this afternoon. it is cold this morning, twenty-six in chester springs. above freezing in trenton at thirty-three, temperatures in the twenties, twenty-nine in reading. waking up to twenty-eight degrees in pottstown. south and east, temperatures in the twenties and thirties. freedi i freezing mark at theht airport, but it feels colder. feels like the freezing mark at philadelphia and most feeling in the twenties

nbc 10 monique braxton is live. what are we hearing from cosby's accuser? >> good morning, tracy. i can tell you the comedian father figure is waking up this morning facing a felony sexual assault charge. our camera was rolling when cosby arrived in court. you see him appearing frail, carrying a cane and tripping as we headed into court in elkins park. he declined comment. police are talking. they tell us in 2004, andrea constand was assaulted after he gave her pills. he later told the court for benedryl. constand reported the alleged crime to police in canada who contacted pennsylvania authorities in 2005. at the time prosecutors elected not to go forward with the case saying the evidence was insufficient. it was only after court records from the victim's civil suit became public in july and dozens of other women came forward. investigators then reopened the case. >> reopened this case was our duty as law enforcement officers with a foreign obligation to uphold our constitution and to uphold the law. >> cosby's bail is set at $1 million. he faces a decade in prison if convicted.

in the digital operation center, monique braxton, nbc10 news. >> thank you, monique. a reminder that the presidential address from the oval office is tonight at 8:00 and the president will talk about the steps our government is taking to combat the threat of terrorism. >>> you can always count on nbc10 for the continuing coverage of the terror in california, and for updates anytime you can go to the nbc website at nbc10.com, or the nbc10 app. >>> and in london police are treating a stabbing at an underground rail station at a terrorists attack. the witness shot video of people running from the stabbing scene and video of a seriously injured victim being wheeled to an ambulance. >>> isis strikes again. an explosion has killed a governor and bodyguards in yemen. a local isis affiliate claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> it's been a working weekend of sorts for state lawmakers in pennsylvania. they are still trying to make a 5 month long budget stalemate. according to the majority leader preliminary votes on the budget legislation will be coming soon. >>> take a l

monique braxton is live in norristown to explain. >> reporter: rosemary, we're outside the courthouse where kathleen kane will fight the perjury charges against her. but a different battle looms on the horizon up in harrisburg. kane is accused of leaking grand jury material to a philadelphia newspaper, then lying about it. today, state senators will vote on whether to start a process that could lead to her removal as the first democrat and female a.g., ultimately a two-thirds senate majority vote would be necessary to remove kane. kane calls the majority of-er work administrative. she anticipates being able to carry out about 98% of her duties without the help of others. but since the temporary suspension of her law license, duties that require a license have been delegated to kane's deputies. last month a committee examining her ability to stay in office with a suspended license questioned what happens when a judge might dismiss a case on the grounds that the office of the attorney general lacks -- the committee decided this must be addressed by the pennsylvania supreme court. they a

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monique braxton is live at pence lanting. there are people working now? >> reporter: nobody is on the rink now but let me show you some of what you have seen annually here. this is a winter wonderland. check out the beauty of winter fest bordering the delaware river. perfect thing to do if you are in town or visiting. just ice skate a little bit. let me show you what's new. how exciting is this. 5,000 pounds of making a ginger bread bank. you know how you leave your money at home. there is a bona fide atm in this bank, also there will be tellers here to service you, so you can spend as much money as possible. now over on this side, are five cottages, this is what is also brand new for this year. you can rent this space, if you want to have a party with friends, or you want to meet friends here, this reminds me so much of a ski lodge. and over to this side, keep going to the right, there is the franklin fountain. all of us know the historic franklin fountain as being a must go to spot in old city for ice cream, hot chocolate, milk shakes. you can have it n

monique braxton. >> 51 degrees outside. on the atlantic city bailout vote we told you about yesterday. last night the state assembly passed parts of a financial aid package. the key would let the city casinos make payments for 15 years instead of paying property taxes that allows them to predict the cost and prohibits them appealing foxes that has turt the city finances. >> the state takes action following a daycare death. up next we'll tell what you the decision means for some parents in philadelphia. a road to the white house brings -- begins in new hampshire. when voters head through the polls in the first primary election. >> i'm tracking colder temperatures, drop even more heading into tomorrow and then we warm things up. i'll go over more in my full forecast. >> good morning. it's a cold start, temperatures at 34 degrees and the poconos, 42 degrees in pottstown, 47 in wilmington. 51 in millville and 52 in atlantic city. heading into the rest of today we'll drop down a little bit with our temperatures heading into the

monique braxton is live in norristown to explain. >> reporter: hi, rosemary. this is where kathleen kane will fight the perjury charges against her but a different battle looms on the horizon in harrisburg. state senators could vote on whether to start a process that could lead to the removal of the first democrat and female a.g., ultimately a two-thirds senate majority vote would be necessary to remove kane. she calls the majority of her work administrative. she says she anticipates being able to carry out 98% of her duties without the help of others. since the temporary suspension of her law license, duties that require a license have been delegated to kane's deputies. a senate committee examining her ability to stay in office questioned those top questions, one lingering question, what happens when a judge might dismiss a case on the grounds that the office of the a.g. lacks authority while kane's law license is suspended. the committee decided that scenario must be addressed by the pennsylvania supreme court. state senators also decided kane should appear

nbc 10's monique braxton is live there at xfinity live where espn's game day live is broadcasting live later on today. >> reporter: this rivalry dates back 116 year, drawing presidents and even one of them, dwight eisenhower, played on the gridiron, and thousands are expected to attend. >> the two teams, cheerleaders, and the bands got their fans fired up at a high energy pep rally at the shops at liberty place. we captured the excitement yesterday of the pullup challenge. the army cadets won the competition there. but it was navy who got the win and some bragging rights at yesterday morning's rocky relay. the cadets and mid shipmen ran a relay of the famous rocky steps at the museum of art, and college football's biggest tv show is back for in weekend's rivalry game. you may recall espn's college game day was in philadelphia back when temple and notre dame hit it on halloween. there will be broadcasting live from xfinity live, and back here live, the game kicks off at 3:00 this afternoon at the link, and no doutbt, we'll be here for yo. nbc 10 news. >> exciting day. thank you. septa o

monique braxton is live outside morgan hall on temple campus where students gather later on today.monique? >> reporter: that's right, it's quiet now, but the coach thinks his team will win this time. our cameras rolled as they hopped on the bus to head to houston. we have the video to show you. the team continues to make history beating penn state, a strong gridiron matchup, and learned seven players made the first all acc honors, the most of any team in the conference. three other players were also honored, and the coach says beating houston will be a tough task, but he believes the owls are up to it. >> i think our team mentally since the south florida game has really gotten back to, you know, who we are, what we do, and that's going to be rocking the championship game, but it's a home game for them, right, fans sport them, we were there last year, and it's a hostile environment, but our team, been through a lot of great experiences, the team is ready, playing the best football right now. >> reporter: the best football they've ever played, and everybody in the city is psyched abo

monique braxton is live in north philadelphia this morning. you've been following this all morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: three of the people were brought here to temple university hospital by police, and right now one is listed in critical condition, he has had surgery. the other two are in stable condition. here's what else we know. just before midnight investigators were called to the 2800 block of north swanson. 15 shots were fired from two different semi-automatic handguns. witnesses tell police two men wearing masks approached, opened fire, then fled. >> 20-year-old male shot one time in his back, a 21-year-old female shot in the leg and a 36-year-old male shot twice in his thigh. >> reporter: police say a car seen speeding from that scene was stopped. right now a female driver is being questioned by detectives. no motive is known but the area was part of a drug sweep back in april. police say at 11:30 last night gun shots rang out behind a house in the 5900 block of paul met too near van kirk when police arrived they found two victims one shot in the back, a seco

now outside in norristown outside the courthouse, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> today firefighters and their families will remember a hero one year after she died in the line of duty. lieutenant joyce craig passed away after fighting a house fire in west oak lane, she is the first female firefighter to die on the job in the city's history. the fire department will honor craig at engine company 64 in the long crest neighborhood tonight at 6:30. >> two philadelphia drug suspects are in jail but not before investigators say they led police on a chase that banged up patrol cars and caused a neighborhood uproar. sky force 10 was over tarsdale avenue in may fair where the chase began after officers witnessed a drug deal and tried to make an arrest. a black mercury took off rolling through a play ground. according to investigators the driver then stopped as if to surrender but pulled away again. >> in his haste to get away the vehicle struck two vehicles, striking one two separate times at two separate locations. >> the front tires were like sparking. he was speeding down. i don't underst

monique braxton is live at the blue cross river rink. what's happening there? >> reporter: hi, good morning to you. there are a couple of new feature this is year for people coming to winter fest to watch the fireworks over the delaware river. first of all, the show is going to be much longer than it was last year. and then there are new fireworks displays that you are just willing to look at. so exciting. created just for you this new year's eve. looking at last year, this is a preview what you can expect. the sugar house new year's eve fireworks show is spectacular. nbc 10 is a proud sponsor of two shows, one at 6, another at midnight. the run time is now 14 minutes long, for each of the two shows. imagine, four times net explosives being used. the special effects include mini domes, a lollipop and nautical fireworks. you may watch the display from the casino, penns landing, the adventure aquarium on the camden side of the delaware river, and then right here at winter fest. just to let you know, that's not all. so coming up in the next hour, we're going to le