nbc 10's andrea cline thomas is live. this is part of the danger that officers face every day on the job. >> reporter: absolutely. this incident reinforces that an incident can happen at any time and you must be prepared. while they are not fearful, they are more cautious. philadelphia police officers shook hands with muslim leaders, a sign of solidarity just blocks from where jesse hartnett was ambushed. >> everything that happens affects everybody. so we need to stand together. >> reporter: from a hatchet attack in new york city to now what police describe as an attempted assassination in philadelphia, in these cases, all of the suspects cited inspiration from isis. >> a police officer sitting in his car, you know, they have to be vigilant all the time. but how can you prevent someone in the dark from sneaking up on your car and shooting close or from a distance. >> reporter: when putting on the uniform, officers know that they will be in harm's way. >> personally, i don't usually get scared and it seems like when you s

aundrea cline-thomas shows us the lasting effects. >> reporter: the boys and girls club is buzzing withkids hours earlier. it's a needed outlet since the snow closed reading schools for the entire week. >> we have different activities, computer lab, cooking. >> reporter: this is why schools are closed, there are snow-packed sidewalks, mounds at the corners, making it dangerous for the 13,000 students that walk to school. >> i would rather have students safe today and we give up days in the future versus potentially heading to funerals or hospitals in icy conditions like these. >> reporter: five days later the cleanup continues around the city, people shoveling and crews removing the plowed snow. some kids don't seem to mind having extra time off. there is a trade-off. snow days have to be made up during spring break. >> spring break as of now is going to only be two days. >> that's like for our kids we had plans to go out of reading and now we can't go because of the schools being closed for a week. >> don't bother me. to be safer than to walk and go to school. than it is now. so i'm ha

. >> aundrea cline-thomas is join ing us live. what's changed in the past 30 minutes? looks windy and the snow is coming down. >> reporter: it is coming down. glenn said it was going to be steady, he was not kidding at all. it has been steady for more than two hours now. the wind is pretty heavy, so it's kind of just snowing sideways, i don't know if you can tell at home. i want to show you the road. cars have been coming up and down, but you really can't even tell that much. you can't even really see the road because it has a pretty good coating of snow. it is sticking around here, and i also want to show you some of the accumulation. it is not that much. again, it is sticking here, not even really an inch. not great snowball weather just yet. i'm sure that will change in just a few hours. let's show you some video we shot a little earlier today. i talked to city leaders a little bit ago and they told me that the snow is really not their biggest concern. the concern is the high tide and the high winds that are going to cause coastal flooding that will at least meet or

reporting live in cherry hill, i'm aundrea cline-thomas. >>> thank you. and we asked philadelphia mayor jim kenney what he would do if he won the powerball jackpot. he said he'd probably go crazy. >> school's got a lot of problems. i don't know what i'd do. i'd probably go crazy. you think about those possibilities, but you never think about it in the terms of a billion and a half. you think about it in terms of a couple hundred million which is substantial. but a billion and a half is overwhelming. i think i'd be back to work on thursday. >> reporter: and the mayor says he is playing in a pool all by himself. now you always hear stories about people who win these huge jackpots and then their lives end up taking a turn for the worse. coming up, we're going to have some stories of people that happened to them. a cautionary tale that makes you feel a little bit better that we didn't win. i did notice that the powerball is ten. you know it's lucky to watch channel 10. that's further proof. >> glass half full, jacqueline. >>> in case you missed it, the winnin

. >> aundrea cline-thomas joins us live outside dj creato's apartment. we saw two very different sides. >> reporter: tomorrow marks three months since little brendan was found dead. the question is if that three-year-old could walk from his father's foormt a wooded area blocks away or as prosecutors say if the father killed him and left him there. after being tight-lipped, prosecutors finally laid out their case against dj creato, they described him as a jealous boyfriend who killed his three-year-old son in an effort to save relationship with his 17-year-old girlfriend. >> i don't know if he wandered out or what happened. i don't know where he is. >> reporter: >> reporter: in a 911 call, he says brandon vanished in the wee hours of 130november 13, he was found dead by the cooper river. >> it is muddy and damp down there. brendan's socks were perfectly clean. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was the same place creato frequented, taking a selfie with his girlfriend two days earlier. >> that was impossible. impossible for that child to walk that far. >> rep

nbc 10's aundrea cline-thomas spent the day in archer's neighborhood.ea, what have you found out about him? >> reporter: well, looking into edward archer's prior record, he is no stranger to law enforcement in yaiden and philadelphia. earlier today the fbi spent hours at two of his known addresses. you see them here walking out of a home on 61st and pine street in west philadelphia with boxes and bags of evidence. they also searched a home in yaiden. since archer allegedly told police he shot the officer in the name of islam, law enforcement continues to investigate whether he acted alone or if he was part of a larger network connected to terrorism. right now they do not have answers to those questions. archer's prior record shows arrests for aggravated assault, firearms offenses, and making terroristic threats in philadelphia in 2013, and he served less than two years in jail. more recently, though, he was found guilty of fraud and forging documents in delaware county. he was supposed to be in court on those charges on monday. >> god says in the holy k

. >>> i'm aundrea cline-thomas live in the suspect's neighborhood.'m going to tell you what we found out about him coming up. ♪ ♪ >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> now at 4:30, officer ambushed. a gunman's attempt to kill an officer on a west philadelphia street is caught on camera and today the police say the suspected gunman carried out the crime in the name of islam. the injured officer, jesse hartnett, was shot three times in the arm but was able to fire back. >> and he's now recovering in the hospital. today the police commissioner commending hartnett's heroic actions. as for the suspect, edward archer, fired more than a dozen shots, archer was also wounded in the shooting. we learned today the gun used in the crime was a police weapon stolen back in october of 2013. nbc 10's keith jones is here now to give us a closer look at the terrifying face to face encounter. >> as the commissioner said, amazing officer jesse hartnett survived and here's why when we break down the surveillance video. here's the suspect approaching the police cruiser pointing th

that's the latest here in cape may, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >> aundrea, thank you. brave runner out there, too. no doubt with the truck there, that's the vehicle you want to ride in early on like now, right? >> yeah, and i love the fudge shop is open, little sweet to accommodate the salt. >> let's go to tim furlong driving through delaware in our new news force 10 vehicle. >> the snow hit delaware first, how have conditions changed since we last saw you? >> reporter: it's unbelievable. in fact, delaware's governor just literally kicked the state into a state of emergency. what we're seeing out here, you can see the snow, you can barely see legislative hall, the capitol building, when we passed it. driving restriction goes into effect at midnight, which means drivers need to use extra caution. you can see right now why, the snow is piling up almost quicker than it usually seems to in a situation like this. as for the driving restrictions, at midnight they are talking about maybe kicking it a level two restriction in the state of delaware, basically means unless you a

aundrea cline-thomas joins us live from the scene. what are you learning?>> reporter: denise, this is not a secluded area. the teens were shot near a church. the police have cleared the scene within the last 45 minutes. this investigation is ongoing. police are busy following up on leads. at this hour no arrests have been made. we saw the crime scene unit combing through the scene. police arrived in the 1500 block of east sixth street around 6:30 this evening. they found a 14 and 16-year-old boys lying in the street. they were walking when someone drove up and started firing. they were rushed to st. luke's hospital. one was in critical condition, one in serious condition. we spoke to a woman, this is what else she saw. >> the first one was down over there. and then the other one looks like running, and then he got him over there with two shots. i guess he got away one of them. >> reporter: witnesses say they heard multiple shots. police continue to conduct interviews and again follow leads, if you have information they are asking that you give them a call.

tonight, aundrea cline-thomas shows us the city's response. philadelphia police officers shook hands with muslim leaders. a sign of solidarity just blocks from where officer jesse harnett was ambushed. 3:55:02 not just the muslim community, all communities need to come out because everything that happens affects everybody so we need to stand together :10 from a hatchett attack on officers in new york city, a thwarted plan in boston six months ago. to now what police describe as an attempted assassination of officer harnett in philadelphia -- in these cases all of the suspects cited inspiration from isis. "a police officer sitting in his car. they have to be vigilant all the time. how can you prevent someone in the dark from sneaking up on your car and shooting close or from a distance." when putting on the vigilant all the time. but how can you prevent someone in the dark from sneaking up on either close up or a distance? >> personally, i don' t get scared, and when you see things on the news like that, it is far away, and now, it is like, we

. >> aundrea cline-thomas arrived in cape may to a wintery scene, aund ray ya? >> reporter: yes, it's been snowing in this area about an hour now. i want to show you it's starting to accumulate a little bit, but this is not what folks here are the most concerned with. they say they can deal with the snow, it's the high wind and high tide that can cause coastal flooding that either meets or exceeds hurricane sandy levels, so that's what folks are concerned with. take a look, this coastal town is practically a ghost town right now. people are heeding the warnings, they got a reverse 911 call telling them to move cars to high ground, have a safe way to heat their homes in case of power outages and to remove things from their balcony, equipment, furniture, things like that. seems folks here are hunkering down. again, heeding the warnings, and just staying inside for now. we're going to be here in cape may and bring you the latest information. reporting live, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >> as we've been showing you, already snowing in delaware, as well. live l

aundrea cline-thomas is live. what are they planning?'re planning on lining the parade route to disrupt the parade and demand justice. [ playing "ave maria" the mummers mass kicks off one of the most important holiday traditions. >> one of the most important days of the year. >> reporter: in just hours, thousands will fill the stands outside of city hall and line broad street for the mummers parade. >> the glitter, the colors, the music, everything, it's a fun, fun day. >> reporter: the parade has garnered criticism as being racially and ethnically insensitive especially with specific costumes and demonstrations. that's why black lives matter activists are planning to protestment it's being called a rally for justice. it also aims to express outrage over police brutality, underfunded philadelphia public schools and immigration policies is. >> what we hope happens is their protest is peaceful, the parade guess on and they get their cause their cause across like the parade has its cause. >> reporter: a black lives matter organizer declined

reporting live, and dre ya cline thomas, nbc 10 news. >>> and this approaching storm is sure to disrupt travel plans this weekend, especially if you're planning to fly. united, delta, american and southwest, jet blue announced travel advisories and some airlines wade their change fees so you can switch your flight for free but there are some restrictions. as always, check with your iernl directly. our nbc 10 app will prepare you for the storm to come, access to live radar and watches' warnings set straight to your phone. >>> new at 11:00, philadelphia police say a man killed his own kiz cousin tonight over a homeowner dispute. shooting the victim five times in the head. the woman had a nail gun and was trying to nail the front door shut before she was shot. detectives say the victim had recently gotten ownership of the home and was trying to get the suspect to move out. >>> a police commander driving to that homicide scene got into a crash that injured two children. investigators say a woman driving along belmont avenue crash into the officer's unmarked car. her 9-year-old daughter sitt

that's the latest from aundrea cline-thomas. >> viewers sending great pictures of the storm. shelby recorded this, what's normally busy westchester pike looks more like sibera. >> power of the winds are evident in bucks county. the gusts blew several inches of snow into the porch in churchville. now, if you see it, share it. send us your blizzard photos through the nbc 10 app. we have a gallery filled with pictures from nbc 10 pictures around the region. always staying safe while you do that. >> nbc 10 first alert coverage continues next with a blizzard proposal. we'll be right back. ♪ you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ video camera on the spot. >>> maybe everybody needs to see a warm moment like this. philadelphia's rittenhouse square on a wintry day our cameras were there when jason dropped to one knee and proposed to his long time girlfriend lizzie. jason had been planning to propo

reporting live from west philadelphia, aundrea cline-thomas. >>> vice president biden will come to philadelphia to stewaar the new initiative cure cancer. the vice president is looking for ways to boost funding and research as part of a plan the president announced during his state of the union address. biden lost his son beau to cancer last year. >>> if you become the nominee, who the hell knows if you can even serve in office? >> yes, the gloves come off in the gop debate tonight. donald trump questioning whether ted cruz is eligible for the presidency. >> cruz was born in canada to american parents and the constitution says the president must be a "natural born citizen." nbc 10's keith jones is here with what else happened during the debate. >> reporter: at the first debate of 2016 it was clear candidates like governor chris christie tried to breathe new life into their campaign. 18 minutes. that's how long it took for donald trump to speak and then came the fireworks directed at senator ted cruz. >> hey, look, he never had a chance, now he's doing better, he's got probably a 4% or 5% chance

aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >>> another cold blast from mother nature tonight. nbc 10 in center city earlier this evening. but the frigid temperatures aren't quite here to stay just yet. >> now that it actually feels like winter, it's time to hit the slopes. camelback mountain resort officially reopens for skiing and snowboarding tomorrow. they've been making snow around the clock. >> it's been a long wait. let's get to sheena parveen. how cold will it be when we wake up? >> everyone will need to bundle up especially at the bus stop like we've seen over the past couple of mornings. it's going to be really cold, well below freezing for the morning hours north and west by 7:00 a.m. expect temperatures right around 11 degrees in some spots in the lehigh valley. 23 degrees by 7:00 a.m. new jersey and delaware most areas to the middle or upper teens. but for the afternoon we'll be a little bit milder than today. by 2:00 p.m. temperatures should be right around the mid to low 40s. here's where we're sitting right now. allentown is already down to 19 degrees, 30 in phi

reporting live outside of city hall, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >>> one of kenney's first actions as mayor making philadelphia a sanctuary city. this limits cooperation between philadelphia police and u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement in holding undocumented immigrants. this all comes after federal agents launched a serious es of raids across the country targeting undumgteocumented immigrants over the weekend. we spoke to a spokesperson with the mexican consulate who tried to reassure those who are concerned about the raids. >> the targets are people or families who hold any kind of final removal order and that they didn't comply with it, so we need to keep in mind that it's not like they're trying to report everybody. >> the mexican consulate says it has a 24/7 hotline available for anyone seeking legal advice. >>> president obama is using the powers of his office to change gun laws and in his words potentially save lives. tomorrow the president is set to announce executive actions designed to curb gun violence. among the changes, all gun sellers will have to register as

live tonight in plymouth meeting, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >> let's hope it doesn't happen, but if the electricity goes out, nbc 10 and telemundo 62 and comcast have you covered. >> plug in and power stations will be set up across the region for you to add juice to your cell phones and tablets. you can see a complete list of plug in power stations on our web site. download the nbc 10 app to find the location closest to you. >>> let's take a live look at cape may down the shore. snow isn't the only concern here. they're worried about the possibility of the worst flooding since hurricane sandy. >> let's head back to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. sheena, a lot of people concerned about this. >> yes. and you know what? they're concerned because of the fool moon at the same time we have a strong on shore wind. so different factors here across the area. this is noon saturday. this is when we expect to see some of the highest winds and a lot of concerns along the shore. 60 miles an hour wind gusts. we have high tide times along the shore that are going to happen

nbc 10's andria cline-thomas is live in reading where kids have been off and driving is difficult in a lot of areas. >> reporter: that's right. and one mom we talked to said her kids are getting stir crazy. take a look around me. this is the reason school has been closed for the entire week, there are sidewalks like this all across this city. the cleanup continues in reading, five days after being pounded with 30 inches of snow that's keeping students out of school for the entire week. >> i think it should be open. the streets are good now. i don't know why they closed the school schools. >> reporter: according to the district some streets haven't been plowed to allow buses. add to that the large mounds of snow on the corners and unshoveled sidewalks that could be dangerous for the 13,000 students who walk to school. >> i think it's necessary for here because most of the kids walk and the sidewalks are very icy. >> reporter: using one week of snow days means there will only be two days for spring break. >> we had plans to go out of reading and now we can't go because of the school be