that's right, and the code blue now stretching into its second night, also stretches well beyond camden city limits to include all municipalities in camden county. the goal to prevent the loss of life of people who simply do not have the means to keep warm. over the past two years, blanch last her job, her car, house, and having close contact with her children. >> i got hurt, injured going to work. >> reporter: one thing she hasn't lost is hope. >> as soon as it started getting cold, i had a roof over my head. >> reporter: homeless since september, she found shelter with camden's volunteers of america right before the dramatic cold came over the region. every layer she's wearing today, donated. >> yes, those were donated. >> reporter: coat, everything? >> hat, yeah, everything donated. >> to have a roof over your head and heat in the extreme cold, what's that mean to you? >> it's a blessing, it really is. >> reporter: another blessing, operation guardian. >> we're coming around making sure your heating system is working properly. >> reporter: metro police went door to door to make certain ca

and actually cloud coverage is going to keep us on the above average side. 53 for columbia, and camden city around 52 degrees, and sumter at 53. beneficiarybishopfield at 53. we have seen rounds of rain showers, and another round start to go inch their way closer, and they will be swinging through the area, but you will notice gradual clearing as you head throughout the day for tomorrow, getting back up to 59 degrees, and we will talk about another minutes. >>> gray but clear skies for run or walk. the walk for life race for life hit the pavement. it was rescheduled after being flooded out in october. this race, which celebrated its 25th year in the midlands is all about beating breast cancer. >> we have 452 teams this year, and they make a difference in raising money for this event. >> i think seeing the amount of support for this particular event shows salad dater in the fight against the terrible disease. >> all proceeds go to the pal palmetto breast center. >> powerball jackpot is up to $900 million. the latest happened before 11:00. numbers are 32, 16, 19, 53, 34 your odds of holding t

in real numbers camden city's graduation rate in 2015 was 64%.a high school diploma improves their lives and increased their chances. >>> now the federal government is lending advice, monica malpass is live in the newsroom with details on this this afternoon. >> hi brian, new guidelines released by the obama administration is backing away from the old rules about sugar and dietary cholesterol, interesting updates here, they say there is strict new advise on sugar and added sugar should be only 10% of your daily calories, ali gorman will break down what that amounts to and a complete list of guidelines to improve your health, and the philly fanatic surprises a bunch of students, how the beloved mascot helped to kick start a program. we'll have that and more at 5:00. >> thank you monica. >>> a south philadelphia institution will host several honored guests in the coming year, frank olivara launched the guest chef series, the first was philadelphia coach sally isenberg, she whipped up a vegetarian cheesesteak with broccoli and avocado and topped off

camden city schools are closed today. >>> the blizzard of 2016 is giving students extra time to get ready the s.a.t.s. local tests were canceled over the weekend. most of the tests were reschedule for february 20th. students still need to check for exact times and locations. we have all the information on the nbc 10 app. >>> speaking of preparation, a group of friends in brooklyn, new york, couldn't wait for the blizzard of 2016 to arrive. here's why. they built a boutique winter igloo for two and tried to rent it out on airbnb for $200 a night. they advertised it as the most desirable getaway of the snow-opolis. their idea was quickly put on ice. get it? the ad was removed from the site because the igloo wasn't up to code. >>> here in our area, mounds of snow are unmoved in manayunk. nbc 10 on north fleming street this morning. it's one of many still clogged from the 22 inches of snow dumped across philadelphia this weekend, making snow removal a long and challenging task. people there are losing their patience. coming up in just a few minutes, we'll check back with nbc 10's deanna duran

police say she was known to frequent camden city. she has a toot too of a butterfly on her right hip. anyone with information should call police right away. >>> infusion of cash from harrisburg will keep the doors open and lights on in at philly schools. don't think the financial crisis is over. it is not. that doesn't mean city schools cannot succeed as our bruce gordon explains much he's live in the newsroom with the story. bruce? >> reporter: lucy, begging state lawmakers for funding has been the long-time mostly losing strategy for the philly school district. but some schools are making due by aggressively courting outside help from folks in their own backyard. >> what is the genre of the tax science time in miss schulman's third grade class at a inform inform frank elementary school. this is the largest k through five public school in the taste and one of the best. despite educating kids from 40 countries who speak 50 languages most are labeled economically disadvantaged. one of the secrets to their success, partnerships with mo

with governor christie to come up with a pilot program that will allow us to recruit folks from camden city and camden county, because they are more inclined to stay because they live here. >> reporter: meantime, morton says he wants cops committed to keeping his neighborhood safe. >> i think more officers and more of us need to be committed when we take pledges or we take oaths of service. >> we also talked to the camden police union. its president said more cops would stay if camden's pay was more competitive with towns that pay more and are less dangerous. departments such as philadelphia, pennsylvania, police have residency requirements for their officers. for the investigators, harry hairston, nbc 10 news. >>> nbc 10 news at 5:00 is next. >> here's keith jones. >> jim, jackie, weather team coverage continues next with new information on snow totals and the timing of the storm. sheena? >> that's right, keith, we are tracking this winter storm very closely. by tomorrow afternoon it's going to be to our south about to move in, so coming up we'll show you a look at the timing and updated s

that's right, and the code blue now stretching into its second night, also stretches well beyond camden cityits to include all municipalities in camden county. the goal to prevent the loss of life of people who simply do not have the means to keep warm.

. >>> good news from camden the city as graduate rate continues to climb, the superintendant made the announcement today from the library of the brim medical arts high school. the graduation rate is rising since 2012, and district officials say that camden high schools are making progress faster than high schools in other cities in the garden state. >>> coming up more movement in the eagles camp as the birds work to landing a new head coach, we'll tell you who interviewed for the job today and who is up next. >> vice president, joe biden, addresses president obama's executive actions on gun control. with a one-on-one interview with me yesterday. >> a storm out west, bringing us a soaking rain, and more information on the timing and the cold air to follow, coming up in the accuweather forecast. >>> the obama administration launched a campaign to supthe president on excessive it order on gun control but will it have an affect? or stop gun violence on our streets. the president will take parts in a town hall to discuss the program and the nra declined an invitation to take part. >> every

camden county nifb in news force 10. where are you now? >> we're in the city of camden now, we're seeing what we have seen all over camden county. clear streets, snow starting to melt. a little bit of concern that will refreeze and that's really where the views' efforts are, focusings on cleaning up intersections and widening lanes, but for the most part everything has been passable from haddonfield to collins wood to cherry hill. we're talking about more than 100 trucks more than 1400 miles of road all over camden county. that's a 72-hour continuous cleanup effort for this county. where they had a wide ranging snowfall. from 14 to 20 inches of snow fell depending on where you were in camden county. as you can see, the roads pretty clear here in the city of camden. live in news force 10, mitch blacher, "nbc 10 news." >> speaking of fears of refreezing, freezing rain led to this, pileups on i-78 in berks county this morning. the weather caused 11 accidents in 15 minutes. sky force 10 was above the scene. the crash stretched from tilden to bethel and greenwich t

the 11th hour deal reached in trenton is similar to a deal the governor reached to save the city of camden. less than an hour ago the mayor went to a closed door meeting to discuss a five year deal, to restructure the city's debt and collective bargaining agreements. christ christie says it's not a takeover but a partnership. similar to the city of camden. >> i'm not looking for a takeover but an intervention in the short-term that helps to develop a long-term partnership with the mayor and council. >> mayor guardian says the deal was badly needed to save the city from the brink of bankruptcy. >> we looked at all the options, there were two. do nothing and have the state take over. file bankruptcy or form a partnership. not hard to figure out what to do and what is best for atlantic city and the state of new jersey. >> reporter: late today was a standing room only crowd which was suppose to be a city council meeting for the city declaring bankruptcy, but that is all put on hold and the mayor says the city is not dead yet just wounded. >> reporter: governor christie says they expect the leg

the camden city school district will have no schools today. stockton university will have no evening classes tonight and christina school district in newcastle towny will have no after school activities today and the damian o'shea center in salem county is closing at 1:30 this afternoon. also this afternoon st. john of god community services will close at 1:30 in the afternoon. and even though this winter storm will hit during the weekend, make sure you're signed up for nbc 10 school closing alerts. just head over to the web site at nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app, put in your school information and we will send you a text or e-mail as soon as your child's school is delayed or closed. >>> heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding. ready or not, it's coming. you know what time the winter storm is going to arrive and what you're likely to see where you live just ahead. >>> this same storm system coming our way has made a mess of roads in tennessee. gravity and snowy conditions combine to leave drivers standed on the hill in nashville. they're tr

rights partner, the sixers say they are very much looking forward to this partnership with the city of camden we look forward to doing projects together with children specifically. but also being a good community partner and helping the city grow and be the great city it could be. >> all of that in the new video, the sixers currently train at the college of medicine next to us here at 6 abc. their new facility is being built in stages and set to be up and running later this year. >> thank you. >>> here is a look at today's closing numbers, we have green arrows across the board and the dow is back above 16,000, up 282 points and the nasdaq up 50 and the s&p 500 up 27 points. >>> this weekend's blizzard led to records to people watching on demand videos while confined to their homes. comcast says that 1.3 million people were watching tv shows or movies through the exfinity system. that is a record for one time. they said on demand viewing was up 50% in our region and 56% in baltimore and washington, d.c. the most popular show was "game of thrones" and the most popular movie was hotel transylvan

wanda jones the founder of css a 30-year-old drill deem that mentors young men and women in the city of camden they have to maintain a c average much they have to do 200 hours of community street. jackson is on the team which performs around the city and even across the country. >> from a young age i just loved to dance ever since i was six -- four, five years old. >> we i policemen ballroom dancing, ballet, tap, jazz. >> members many of the members showed up to get their hands dirty and take ownership of this positive transformation. >> i love that we're doing it ourselves. we did this. we can't say oh, no, somebody else did. we did this. our building, we cleaned it. >> it's helping camden realize we don't have to -- we don't have to bring guns in to like everything that we do. >> i'm so glad to be here seeing all these people pull together for camden in camden. i had to move a big jug out of the building just like five of them. >> reporter: working on this mlk weekend of service to make the camden community better, brighter and stronger. >> you hear so many negative things about our steam lo

the city of camden didn't do anything.he residents did this. >> reporter: officials tell me that plows have been running pretty around the clock since friday. but this much snow isn't normal. so residents are going to have to be patient. >> it was somewhere in the top four or five storms in the history. these are irregular storms that after a day of sunshine you can't look out the window and say, you know, it's sunny, how come there's snow on my street. >> reporter: patience was not the word of the day for camden residents asked to give their workers a letter grade. >> maybe a c because they tried. >> a did, c. d because the main roads are taken care of but these side streets man. >> reporter: officials say they will continue to work and complaints aside they will get the streets clear just as soon as possible. >> interestingly enough with our extended snow coverage, we've been pretty much everywhere and to me camden streets actually looked better than many that we've seen. but i spoke to camden officials about their plowi

city. the federal emergency management agency, fema, will coordinate disaster relief efforts. >>> big steps forward for one camdenon-profit. it's a dance drill team that mentors young people in the city and it's finally getting its own home. but before the camden sophisticated sisters can move in, members are rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands dirty on his mld weekend of service all in an evident to turn this dilapidated space in a revitalized performing arts center and jennifer joyce takes closer look at the project that will benefit the entire camden community. >> we're calling it help clean the dream. >> reporter: 200 volunteers with muscle and heart showed up seventh and florence streets in the city of camden to clean up and revitalize this dilapidated property. once it's fully restore the non-profit organization camden sophisticated sisters will be able to call this their first ever home. >> this dream has turned to reality. >> reporter: to you wanda jones is the founder of cfs it's a 30-year-old dance drill team that mentors young men and women in the city of cam. >> they have to maintain a c

academy steam high school will deliver brown bag lunches they made to homeless shelters around the city of camden>> new castle county, city of wilmington, hosting a nabhood cleanup and parade around 4th street beginning at 8:00 this morning. >> and you can go to the bombay hook national wildlife refuge free of charge in kent county to celebrate the holiday. >>> philadelphia police hope you can help find this girl, 12-year-old london sullivan was last seen with friends around the cheltenham mall saturday. she was last seen wearing a bambi sweatshirt. she walks with a leg brace. any information, call police. >>> someone shot and killed a police officer in danville, ohio. his body was found just after midnight outside the city's municipal building a man has been taken into custody for that shoot. late last night a police officer near salt lake city, utah, was shot by a suspect who police later killed. here at home, philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett, we are told, is doing well. he had several surgeries to repair damage from three gun shots in the arm. the man accused of ambushing officer har

now null and void and that instead the governor is proposing a similar deal craft todd save the city of camden. it was a standing room only crowd at city hall for an emergency meeting in which city council was to discuss the city filing for bankruptcy. but those discussion where is put on hold after governor christie proposed a partnership plan to save atlantic city. >> i'm not looking for any kind of long term take over of the city at all. what i'm looking for is an intervention in the short term. >> reporter: five-year plan will continue to give the the state control over city's finances a how to it restructure the city's debt, negotiate tax appeals and union collective bargaining agreements. mayor don guardian says it is a a deal he can live with to save the city from the brink of bankruptcy. >> as we look the at all of the options and we had four options: basically, do nothing. have the state take over. and file for bankruptcy. or form a partnership. >> reporter: tonight after meeting behind closed doors with senate president sweeney, city council president marty small, senior says he is p

. >>> a new program in camden county put prison inmates to work clearing snow. inmates spent yesterday shoveling in the citycamden. the county launched this program two years ago to aid elderly residents who can't shovel. one resident who suffers from health problems told nbc 10 the inmates are a big help. >> make me feel real good. real good. we really appreciate it. makes us feel at ease that we don't have to worry, in case an ambulance comes, because you never know. >> now, the work program runs year round. in the warmer months,en mates spend time cleaning up parks and other public spaces. >>> take a look at this video from burlington county. it's gone viral on social media. it shoafs an esham township police officer cleaning snow off a woman's rooftop. it is illegal to drive in new jersey with snow on a car. if you have an elderly neighbor, you might want to help them clean that snow off. >>> happening today, philadelphia is getting revved up for an annual auto show. >>> coming up next, how one of the pope's rides will take center stage. and i raise turkey for shady brook farms®. we don't use growth-pro

. >>> a new program in camden county puts prison inmates to work clearing snow. inmates spent yesterday shoveling in the cityof camden. the county launched the program two years ago to help elderly residents who can't shovel themselves out. one resident told nbc 10 the inmates are a big help. >> makes me feel real good. real good. we really appreciate it. makes us feel at ease that we don't have to worry about, in case an ambulance comes. you never know. >> the work program runs year round. in the warmer months inmates spend the time cleaning up parks and other public spaces. >>> the war of words continue between governor chris christie and residents down the shore. the governor again yesterday said the damage did not compare to hurricane sandy but for the people of west wildwood that was adding insult to injury. the mayor of that community says there's between $5 million and $10 million in damage and residents are outraged at the governor's comments. >> he said we didn't have any problems with water because we did. >> you didn't step foot here and seen for yourself. >> christie did confirm he apologized to

bill anderson talked to deeply concerned camden residents about how to create a safer city. ♪ >> reporternseless murder of 13-year-old nathaniel plumber has left friends and family in camden shape. they nan yell was the first murder of 2016 and the youngest in years. what makes this hurt stand out viral video and a community demanding answers. >> to wake up and know that a 13-year-old was killed in our city it's really touching me. >> reporter: community activist george frazier's facebook video shared numerous times and he said it's because children in camden are left with minimal support and few options. he says few options leads to tragic results. >> there's no getting around it. there's no sugar coating it. we failed these children. >> reporter: police have arrested a 16-year-old girl but so far no one has been charged with nathaniel's murder people in the neighborhood tell me that drug and gang culture likely played a role his death and that's exactly why active visits tell me things need to change. >> one library in the city, no after school programs for these kids to engage in. >> i

governor kim guadagno rolled up her sleeves and did a little painter dag in camden one of many volunteers who took part in the city'se here at the north camden community center. the center's gym got a fresh coat of painter and a new mural created to reflect the spirit of camden and its many residents. >>> students and workers at temple university also spent a day giving back. 33 painted and cleaned here at the presbyterian church in north philadelphia. while others were collecting and sorting clothing. nice efforts. >> turning to sports. the eagles new head coach has landed we expected once kansas city lost in the playoffs pederson would be headed to philadelphia. today he landed. >> news conference set for 2 o'clock tomorrow. he is signed sealed and hopefully he's ready to deliver. the eagles ended four days of scuttle butt by officially naming doug pederson as the new head coach. our jaime apody is live at the eagles novacare facility with more. jamie. >> reporter: hey there ducis. doug pederson still in the novacare complex building lined me where he's been all day taking meetings formalizing his staff. take a lo

here is your shot from the ben franklin bridge, from camden, headed into the city. looks like things are smooth flowing this morning, also, out bound, no problems. still have the accident scene up in perkasie this hour, north fifth street at highland drive. be aware of possible delays. better news, the atlantic city rail line there back to normal. as service has been restored between philadelphia and cherry hill. we had the delaire bridge problems yesterday. that has reopened. yesterday evening, still looking good this morning. route 07 eastbound cuthbert boulevard. right lane taken out. that's until 5:00 this afternoon due to construction, elsewhere, area speeds, looking pretty good. that's a look at your ride, erika, back to you. >> thank so much. whether looking for new set of wheels or the chance just to jump behind the wheel of carve your dreams, there is always plenty to see at the philadelphia auto show. eyewitness neutral reporter pat gallen joining us at the pennsylvania convention center with sneak preview for us, pat, good morning. >> hey, erika, yes, the

not only here in bethune but several points east and north of the city of camden. really if you make the drive out here it's hard not to find a tree with ice on it. of course the concerning thing now for a lot of power companies is the threat of iced branches falling on utility lines. eastern parts of kershaw county of slush on roadways earlier today. that caused a few cars to go off the road. the dot and county public works crews are continuing to monitor conditions on the roads and highways. they say they're not expecting a lot of problems with icy roads tonight --- however they're once again stressing to drivers to take caution if they need to go out. gene faulkenberry emergency management director, kershaw county "slow down a little bit.watch what you're doing and take your time. if you don't have to go out tonight just stay at home and stay off the roads..if our crews are out there just let us do our jobs." county officials say they're taking steps to be prepared if they see any snow from this system tomorrow morning. they say further road treatment tomorrow -

camden. how does it look? >> reporter: you saw mitch up close we're over the city. we're starting to see more of those main streets clearing, the side streets they are getting there. let me show you at the mouth of the delaware river here a lot of ice coming over, we've been seeing birds hanging out here. slowly pan over we look at the neighborhoods in the last couple days have been snowed in. we zoom in, you can see in the city of camden, the side streets are getting better. this one here has a lot of ice sticking to it. you see some patches of pavement. that guy i think is on his roof. no, down on the ground. shoveling a bit of snow. and -- that's the problem we're seeing in the last day or so. icing over on the streets. you see water there. that will start to freeze over as we go into the night. this side street doesn't look so good. cars stuck there. b@rc ahead we're seeing main streets still looking good. side streets tough but we're going to keep checking the road conditions, it's looking better than it was over the last two days, we're starting to see clearin

we have light gray east of the city, camden and gloucester county not getting all that intense snow, but here you're seeing it coming down. in philadelphia there's the purple i'm talking about. so the snow is starting to come down from media delaware county, county seat to northeast philadelphia picking up this, as well and toward radnor. as we start this up be it is on the move to the north and west. once again we're developing the heavier bands we had earlier. the same bands that put down earlier precipitation that we had. starting to re-emerge after the break. down south we have different shades of gray and we're getting different colorization, this is up by hammonton one solid color of gray. it's all snow. storm tracker 6 live double scan technology we have sleet mixing in with the snow down south. we'll change it over to regular old intensity and give you the live view before we take off. by the way that's a lightning bolt. you're not imagining things we have some what we tall thunder snow occurring -- what we call thunders snow occurring out to the west and putting it back on t

. >>> well, the city of camden is opening two warming centers tonight because of the code blue conditions, they are open from now until 7:00 tomorrow morning, the new life development corporation, at 1721 in hamden, and joseph's house of camden, and they are open for folks to stay warm overnight. stay with 6abc.com/weather as the snow and rain showers move through and remember the power of stormtracker 6 live double scan radar is just a click away. >>> presidential candidate and new jersey governor, chris christie, says his state best days are still ahead, he delivered the annual state of the state event, and touted the falling unemployment rate as a sign that new jersey is only getting better. vernon odom is live from the state house with more. >> reporter: good evening rick, the governor's appearances here in trenton and indeed statewide are increasingly rare as he tries to claw his way to the republican nomination and made light of that as he opened his speech today in the general assembly. >> good to be home -- >> new jersey's governor was here for the day to deliver his state of the

in new jersey, people in camden helped repaint the gym at the community center for the city's community cleanup. new jersey's acting governor and officers with the camden county police department rolled up their sleeves and helped with this project. >>> new at 6:00, nursing mothers in allentown schools are getting more privacy to pump at work. the allentown health bureau has used grant money to purchase two private pumping suites for the district. the suite has a bench, lock on the door, mirror, changing table, and electrical outlets. the suites are located at south mountain middle school and william allen high school. >>> you probably haven't used much of this this season, but now is the time to stock up with the storm headed our way. deanna durante live tonight in lafayette hill. deanna, store owners say they've been waiting for this kind of weather. >> reporter: not just waiting, but they pulled things like sleds off the shelves when the temperatures near christmastime were too warm for anybody to come in and buy the stuff. >> take the bus or get a ride. >> reporter: not much of a ch

stopping in washington and philadelphia and newark, delaware, and newark, new jersey, and camden and trenton, new york city, up to bridgeport, all the way up to boston, then beyond. 95 is an illegal gun highway. >> and the police, in fact, call it "the iron pipeline," especially from down south, where the guns are sold, and they come up here illegally. and they are used in crimes, especially here in new york city. we see it all the time -- an illegal gun coming from somewhere down south. it's not a new story. >> so it begs the question, why don't we close these loopholes? this is crazy. these people who are selling these guns at these gun shows are making their living by selling those guns. these aren't moms and pops. in many cases, they are the exact same people who sell guns in bricks-and-mortar stores. there they have to do a background check, but they can go to a gun show at some school, at some public building, at some private building, and, all of a sudden, they don't have to do the same background check. >> the national rifle association, the nra, obviously spending a lot of money -- millions and mi

identified address nathaniel plummer jr., he was killed in the city of camden almost three weeks ago.porting live from camden. you reported that the defendant is detained for another shooting. how did the police connect the dots. >> reporter: you are right jim, the child has been in juvenile detention since january 9th, she turned herself in because of a shooting in 2015. and it was ballistic evidence that connected her to the 13-year-old's murder. >> a community is reacting after 13-year-old nathaniel plummer's life was taken before he had a chance to live. police say that a 13-year-old girl is responsible for his death and is now in jail. >> the suspect surrendered to police in connection to a 2015 shooting and ballistic evidence connected her to nathaniel's murder. >> i was in shock. i was sad. sad for the family. sad for both parties.

camden's superintendent, the mayor and other city leaders will go door to door to let people know abouthe new enrollment application. it's an easier process and allows families to learn more about the schools. >> time to check on traffic. the schuylkill, also the vine street expressway. >> jessica boyington has you covered. >> yeah, and we're running a little behind schedule with the vine street. normally the vine is closed until about 5:00 between broad and the schuylkill expressway and here we're looking at our can ras facing the exit ramps to the vine street expressway. they move it there. it's blocked off. so we're not open yet and back in business on the vine street expressway. we have crew on the scene to watch out for so take your detour routes if you are heading out the door in the next couple minutes. this drive time on the schuylkill not affected by that. still 12 minutes. we can expect that to be picked up the next couple minutes. king street and north york watch for an accident over in pottstown, tying things up. on 95 the ramp closures remain on 95 north at girard, 95 south

city. >> coming up prosecutors in camden county explain why they say a father killed his own son. y at 5:00 a.m. >> three people were injured when aisles of shelving topple like dominos in a florida party city. that story is coming up next on "action news." >> ♪ [airplane sounds] announcer: visit aarp.org/caregiving for information on how to provide even better care for the person who once took care of you. >> ♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look there, the view of the river rink there at penn's landing. it is the kind of weather that makes you think of going ice skating. 4:56, very cold this morning, 25 degrees. >>> new on "action news" an incredibly sad story coming to us from cincinnati. a teen is dead after his father says that he confused him for a home innovator and shot his own son. according to police the 14-year-old skipped school and snuck back into his home through the basement. police say the father went and got a handgun when he thought he heard a noise. when the boy opened the basement door, the father shot him. the father frantically called 911 but the teen d

about all the violence. >> our bill anderson talked to some deeply concerned camden residents about how to create a safer city> the senseless murder of 13-year-old nathaniel plumber left friends and family in camden shaken. nathaniel was the first murder of 2016 and the youngest in years. but what really makes this murder stand out viral video and a community demanding answers. >> to wake up and know that a 13-year-old was killed in our city, it's really touching me. >> reporter: community activist george fraser's facebook video shared numerous times and said it's because children in camden are left with minimal support and few options and he says few options leads to tragic result. >> there's no getting around it. there's no sugar coating it. we failed these children. >> reporter: police have arrested a 16-year-old girl. but so far no one has been charged with nathaniel's murder. people in the neighborhood tell me that drug and gang culture likely played a role in nathaniel's death and that's exactly why activists tell me things need to change. >> one library in the city, no after school programs for these k

the camden school district and city officials went door to door to get the word out about the new open enrollment process. the superintendent handed out informational packets aimed at simplifying the process for parents. more information can be found on nbc10.com. >>> unarmed guards will soon roam the halls after a threat of violence was posted on social media. four guards will start in about a week, two in each building. this move comes after the school board voted unanimously to kbroou the cost. the school board president says he's pursuing a more permanent measure for the schools. >>> fire rescue calls in utah got a special thank you from a dog that fell through the ice in a frozen pond. this is tucker, he looks picture perfect right here as he sends a heart warming note of thanks to his rescuers. things weren't looking so good for tucker earlier in the day. he fell through thin ice while on a walk. his owner called 911. fortunately the nearest fire station happened to have a water rescue suit. >> be aware of your animals, be their advocate. they are not going to know that the ice i

in camden once the most violent city in america for murder rate has dropped 52% in the last three yearsince we transformed the police force. [applause] one of the achievements i'm proudest of, we helped thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by drugs because the help that they need instead of prosecuting the failed war on drugs and against our own citizens to leave classified drug addiction as the illness if truly is a to rehabilitate some of the most vulnerable members of the society. that year alone i i find ten new walls that would address this issue and today we will talk about the next steps we need to continue making progress. furthermore even points on the scoreboard or indians and these were live states and communities transformed. every accomplishment means a child with a vehicle to reach their full potential in school and in life. with employment to provide for their families means hard-working business owners are able to bring growth and jobs to their communities and new life and energy to our main streets. and we should feel proud to call the street or home. we

beach and then around tolls parts of northeast north carolina sort of occur to camden the sections then down toward elizabeth city some more rain this is where it's really handy when even rule out a bit of thunder down here around al mar beach and this again just the extreme southern extent of our viewing area right now at fifty wins and the southeast picking up a little bit spot on forecasts from our calls for some sunshine and high fifty eight by afternoon be a little breezy. i think most of you are going to enjoy the afternoon tomorrow terms of the weather pattern spot on forecasts for today was no rain at norfolk before three o'clock three o'clock was on radar but it was well south of us but by four it was over us so obviously no rain by three start a new streak over at one after the twenty one day streak ended when a ten day streak ended just yesterday temperatures out there right now little cool but definitely mild for this time of year. first the cold this time of year were upper forties to near fifty a lot of upper forties here cross series of the peninsula even back across the river into parts of interio

camden. that is not the same solution for the city of newark. bigger city, more complex, we have to get in there with different tools. the state has the ability to pick and choose based on the merit of what is going on. if you leave it to the federal government -- one thing that jeb and i have learned as governors is we can really get in there and pick and choose the right tools to use depending on the challenge of the city. i think that is why the government should be empowering the states much more than they are to make these choices. the president does not trust us. it is not just me, jeb, or scott walker. he does not even trust him and that should democratic -- he does not even trust democratic governors to make choices. that is a mistake. it is not helping those who we are looking to lift up. [applause] representative ryan: if we gave out trophies to people who fought against all odds, and lead by example, and showed us how to beat poverty, you would win the lombardi trophy -- the greatest trophy of football. mr. carson: really? [laughter]

lauren, back over to you. >>> across the river in new jersey camden district schools are closed this morning as the the city continues to dig out after this weekend's blizzard. most of the major roads are clear but still side streets that have not yet to see a plow. we have talk to frustrated people who are so sick of being snowed in, camden officials say crews are working around the clock to clear those streets. they hear what you are saying, public transportation on nj transit is backup and running for the the most part. city streets and crews say they will get the to your streets but they are asking everyone to please have patients. >> these are the the storms that after a day of sunshine you cannot look outside window and say it is sunny, how come i still have snow on my street. >> forty plow trucks working to clear those road, 24/7. so remember i told you about the officer, with the kid on the philly street. >> took a selfie. >> came and found the picture. it is officer stevens. he put that on instagram and said these kid were walking in the snow. do you see them bundled up. he said i will charge to yo

in camden, once the most violent city in america, the murder rate has dropped 52% in the last three years since with mayor red we transformed the police force. and one of the achievements that i'm proudest of we've helped thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by drugs to get the help that they need. instead of prosecuting a failed war on drugs, a war against our own citizens, we've classified drug addiction as the illness it truly is. and worked to treat and rehabilitate some of the most vulnerable at-risk members of our society. last year alone i signed ten new laws to address this issue, and today we're going to talk about the next steps we need to continue making progress. now, all these achievements are more than points on a scoreboard or touchdowns in the end zone. these are lives saved. these are communities transformed. every single one of these accomplishments means another child will be able to reach their full potential in school and in life. it means another mother and father able to find fulfilling employment and provide for their family. it means hardworking bu

camden superintendent, mayor and other city leaders will go door to door to let people know about an application. organizers say it allows families to learn more about the schools. >>> up next, gun battle. president obama's about to unveil a new initiatives but in an effort to stop gun violence. the flak he's already getting from his critics. >>> plus, nfl teams on the move? the football franchises that want to relocate to l.a. >> sick of the cold weather already. i've got good news for you. i am tracking warmer weather, also wet weather on the way. i'll break down the timing of it all just ahead. >>> within the hour, president obama kicks off an effort to tighten the nation's gun control laws without congress. he's already getting flak from republicans. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with more on what we've learned about the president's plan. >> reporter: after getting the o.k. from his attorney general and fbi director that it's constitutional, later this morning, president obama plans to announce new measures he's taking on his own to tighten gun laws. >> it won't prevent eve

and cities or counties like what you're looking at this video in camden county they send out police officerscks on the elderly and people who are disabled. people who may need help if their heat goes out. we checked in with people over the last few days. finally back out live, i think people here inp montgomery county may have gotten used to the unseasonably warm winter because look at this. they are dining outdoors. they might be waiting a long time for a server. katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. new information now on this controversy. this is neshaminy high school coach jerry devine seen knocking over a ref last night. we got a statement from the school, nbc 10's matt delucia has more this morning. matt. >> reporter: vai, we got that statement from the neshaminy school district a few minutes ago. the basketball coach, jerry devine, has been placed on administrative leave pending the outdumb. they are going to look closely at this, a minute left in the game last night. jerry devine was confronting a referee about a foul, then you see what appears to be bumping him. he feel the ground

. >>> and in camden today, hundreds of students took part in a city wide school fair. families got a chance to learn about dozens of public schools. the deadline is march first. >>> now you're nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> pretty seasonable winter-like afternoon for us today. you can see the great turnout here toward blue mountain ski resort to the poconos. looki looking warmer. showers are likely to be for the earlier portion of the week. keeping an eye on near record warmth as we head into the next week. current conditions to philadelphia, 38. a little on the cloudy side. wind is out of the south at about nine miles per hour. feels like temperature 31. not too windy, so the temperature and the wind chill for the most part not too far apart. keeping an eye on the building warmth across the southern plains. 75 the current temperature toward northern texas. this is a piece of that air mass that will be sliding up in our direction and that will bring us warmer temperatures as we head into the upcoming days. temperatures upper 30s towards philadelphia. 30 degrees to the

it is part of the new camden enrollment program giving family their choice in enrolling any of the cities 35 schools. >>> in north philadelphia kindergarteners and their parents were shopping for schools as well. for the first time great philly schools.org, hosted a fair for parents to give them a better understanding about public, private, and charter school options for their kid. a similar fair will be held next month in west philadelphia. >>> tax season is fast approaching so today volunteers helped their neighbors, file their taxes for free. they gathered at the free library of philadelphia in spring garden. united way and campaign for working families hosted the event for families earning $53,000 or less. they also a announced the opening of more than 30 tax preparation sites all across the delaware valley. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes.

. >> in camden, once the most violent city in america the murder rate has dropped 52 percent in the last three years with marriedd we transformed the police force. >> the governor touted his record for job creation and tax relief, and stood his ground against democrats who want constitutionally mandated state pension payments but many sounded more like a presidential candidate then their governor. >> we got a speech that i really don't think that was geared toward new jersey. what i think was most unprofessional thing was the the comment about the president. >> that comment was what christie said he thought the president had failed the country. >>> switching gears to sports and the eagles coaching search has been on hold for a daze while own are jeffery lurie attended owners meeting in houston. so far bird interviewed six possible replacement for chip kelly including two time super bowl champion tom coughlin and eagles offensive coordinator pat shurmur. one thing to come is the rams are going back to los angeles and it end nfl's 21 year absence from the second largest media market in the

coming our way but before we get to this afternoon we have colder air to deal with. 28 in camden, 30 in the capital city, 29 at wrecks i ton. a couple spots above freezing but those are outliers, those areas are having wind so it feels just as cold for locations not seeing wind. calm conditions w wh the wind at elsewhere around 5 to 10 miles a hour. for the most part we will see wind out of the southwest largely due in part to the high pressure system to the south. clockwise flow around it will bring winds for us in south carolina and that will bring warm air which is obviously what we've been looking forward to for the last week and a half, it's been rather chilly especially in the morning hours. cold this morning, clear skies across the southeast. notice some disturbances across the northern half of the country toward the midwest. low pressure system in the gulf of mexico, that is what we are watching for the potential rain chance. as we move forward in time, clouds move in, no rain in the forecast but a few clouds move in late tonight and this rain really engulfs the southeast as we head through the

it is all part of the new camden enrollment program, giving families their choice oven role in any of the cities 35 schools. >>> in north philadelphia, kindergarteners and their parents were shopping for schools as well. for the the first time great philly schools.org hosted a fair for parents to give them a better understanding of public, private, and charter school officials for their kids. a similar fair will be held next month in west philadelphia. >>> hundreds of local kid are making moves to make sure that their lives remain in the positive and productive track. they took part in the the ninth annual check mate violence chess marathon, at temple university. the program promotes safe, beneficial out of the will school after school programs and new police commissioner richard ross, they is, even stopped by to check out the intense competition. >>> it is opening weekend of the 2016 philadelphia auto show. if you are in the market for a new vehicle or just want to go shopping, the pennsylvania convention center is the place to be. "action news" reporter trish hartman has more. >> reporter: mon

camden county police say they're aware of the video and detectives are looking into it. meantime people here say it's another blow to the cityhey call home. made us look even worse. like that's messed up. that's not what all camden -- that's what we about. that's not fair. like keep making us look worse. >> reporter: and if have any information, you are asked to call camden county police. iain? >> sabina, thank you. >>> authorities in atlantic county, new jersey, are trying to figure out how the body of a man wound up on the side of the road. the atlantic city prosecutor's office says galloway township police were called to great creek road earlier this morning where officers found a man's body. police have not released his identity. investigation continues r. >> reporter: philadelphia police are investigating the second homicide of the new year. 33-year-old man died in philly's kensington neighborhood just before 5:00 this morning. police got a call of shots fired on the 2100 block of birch street. officers arrived and found the man with gunshot wounds to the head. they also recovered more than 15 shell casings at the scene

camden looks a lot like parts of south philadelphia. check this out. chopper three over the city this morning. some of those streets still completely covered, cars, just submerged in the snow. that long dig out continues today in camden. at least the sun is out, little warmer than it has been, so should help with the clean up. checking in with katie fehlinger, what's interesting, certain communities saw more flooding than sandy, other less? >> exactly there is really at least for couple every communities ended up being really major event. in terms of the coastal flooding specifically, i want to gave you a couple of specific details in terms of how strong that high tide was, so that's where we'll turn our focus first, take you on outside. so let's go on out to the graphics, we will take a look at couple of choice locations, stone harbor got slammed saturday morning, tide came in at ten and a half plus feet the records from saint 9.3 so well exceed philadelphia, there cape may, similar, where over 9 feet on the past saturday morning exceeds from saints 7.8 feet. couple of communiti

solid line from camden into center city. matt. >> thank you, matt. >>> david is off.en. >> that's right, matt, there's a freezing rain advisory for all along the i-95 corridor and areas north and west. take a look at this. this last until noon today. you see the areas highlighted by pink including trenton philadelphia and wilmington and areas north and west. let's look at storm tracker6 live double scan. it's not a lot of precipitation. it's a little bit of light drizzle but it could be freezing on the surfaces there in chadds ford, near baltimore pike, near malvern, honeybrook, al 322, pottstown, along 422 in green lane and now in quakertown. what you're snowing doylestown is not reaching the ground. just a little ground clutter so that's nothing to worry about. current temperatures sitting above freezing in philadelphia, 36 but you can see in trenton wilmington areas to the north and west still in the 20's so that's the concern. otherwise, matt, cloudy skies, 43 with a few showers later this afternoon. >> got it karen. you can watch that freezing rain as it moves ac