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. >> nbc10 news deanna durante has been looking into this tragedy for weeks and today she spoke with grace's birth mother about her loss. >> i remember her smile. >> reporter: so filled with emotion she can barely speak or walk. she's here for a community memorial for grace packer, the daughter, the state forced her to give up more than ten years ago. >> she was loveable little girl and i only had three years with my daughter. >> reporter: she has told nbc10 she didn't know about the broos grace suffered at the hands of her adopted father and she didn't know until days ago that grace had been murdered at the hands of her adoptive mother and boyfriend. grace spent a year at abington junior high school before she vanished this summer. >> i got super sad that she is all gone and i got so tearful. they were in the same class last year. kelsey's awistic and gracie went out of her way to be nice to her. >> reporter: before she went inside the memorial, kelsey released a balloon a message to her friend. >> i was going to let the balloon fly my note to heaven. >> reporter: while some could t
. >> nbc10 news deanna durante has been looking into this tragedy for weeks and today she spoke with grace's birth mother about her loss. >> i remember her smile. >> reporter: so filled with emotion she can barely speak or walk. she's here for a community memorial for grace packer, the daughter, the state forced her to give up more than ten years ago. >> she was loveable little girl and i only had three years with my daughter. >> reporter: she has told nbc10 she...
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. >> deanna durante shows us the historic event through their eyes. >> we're getting a new president. exciting because wee have a new president. >> the president-elect of the united states. >> they don't know why it's time for a new president. >> donald john trump. >> it wouldn't be fair for the other people that want to be president because it would be one person. >> but they know it's a big day. >> when a president gets elected, he has to say an oath. >> you may not know it by everything they're saying that these kids have only lived long enough to know one president. president for your whole life. >> well, i'm 8 1/2. >> i stand corrected. >> he's going to protect the united states and that he's going to try as hard to make us happy. >> i think genevieve and all classes had eyes on the big screen though some were not too sure if applause was welcome. more than 270 students in the school and all of them watched the oath of office. the principal says it's not about republicans or democrats. it's about watching history. >> i think it's a good day. >> we did mention they're 8, right? an
. >> deanna durante shows us the historic event through their eyes. >> we're getting a new president. exciting because wee have a new president. >> the president-elect of the united states. >> they don't know why it's time for a new president. >> donald john trump. >> it wouldn't be fair for the other people that want to be president because it would be one person. >> but they know it's a big day. >> when a president gets elected, he has to say an...
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nbc 10's deanna durante reports. >> it is completely unacceptable for you to sit here and not to demand answers. a 15-year-old girl died. >> reporter: we weren't the only ones who came looking for answers about sara packer and her adoption as an adoption supervisor with north hampton account. did anybody look at her case file when she was terminated? >> as that information becomes available, we will. >> reporter: we've been reaching out to john brown for weeks. calls and e-mails haven't been returned. tell me why you ignored me for three weeks. >> i have no other comment, thank you. >> reporter: the county fired sara when it learned of a criminal investigation into her husband, david. he pleaded guilty to molesting a foster daughter and also grace parker when she was 12. county officials released a statement confirming sara had worked for the county. what did you know when you fired her and what did you do with that information? >> i'm not even sure i'm privy to that information. >> reporter: packer was a foster mother to 30 children. grace and her siblings were placed by berks county.
nbc 10's deanna durante reports. >> it is completely unacceptable for you to sit here and not to demand answers. a 15-year-old girl died. >> reporter: we weren't the only ones who came looking for answers about sara packer and her adoption as an adoption supervisor with north hampton account. did anybody look at her case file when she was terminated? >> as that information becomes available, we will. >> reporter: we've been reaching out to john brown for weeks. calls and...
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. >> nbc10's deanna durante is live in mount penn township with the family's story. >> a really scary situation for them and really close call. >> reporter: especially since therm standing right here on the other side of this window. take a look, two blasts here from one bullet that went from the outside as they were watching the fireworks all the way in to their dining room. >> right here and just looking up at the fireworks. >> reporter: they never had reason to fear for their lives or the lives of their three children. >> reporter: until just after midnight on new year's eve. >> there was an explosion. >> couple chards blew up. >> they were standing at this window trying to get a look of the fireworks. >> our kids through something through the window and he ran outside. >> reporter: and that's when she saw it a bullet on the floor next to the crib they use for their youngest daughter. >> it's a life changing moment there. >> reporter: they're not sure how they were missed. >> the trajectory came from the city side. >> reporter: a rifle was likely fired as someone was ringing in the
. >> nbc10's deanna durante is live in mount penn township with the family's story. >> a really scary situation for them and really close call. >> reporter: especially since therm standing right here on the other side of this window. take a look, two blasts here from one bullet that went from the outside as they were watching the fireworks all the way in to their dining room. >> right here and just looking up at the fireworks. >> reporter: they never had reason to...
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and tonight nbc 10's deanna durante got her hands on some of packer's social media postings. it includes what appears to be bragging about having a child in the hospital in a psychiatric ward. >> at first the posts seem like typical quizzes, thoughts and feelings and pictures of grace packer and other children. then there's this long entry posted by sara in september of 2009. she talks about grace and her brother, makes mention of two other foster children, one she complains ran away after calling police she writes, the child is, quote, nice and safe in the psych ward for a couple of days. what comes to mind when you see that? >> it's disturbing to me. we'll go wherever the evidence leads. >> we caught up with district attorney matt winetraub at a bucks county event. he won't say if these postings nbc 10 has obtained are part of the case. he says forensic investigators are still looking at phones and other evidence. >> really leave no stone unturned. >> reporter: packer is accused of acting out a rape/murder fantasy with her boyfriend. they're accused of murdering grace. pack
and tonight nbc 10's deanna durante got her hands on some of packer's social media postings. it includes what appears to be bragging about having a child in the hospital in a psychiatric ward. >> at first the posts seem like typical quizzes, thoughts and feelings and pictures of grace packer and other children. then there's this long entry posted by sara in september of 2009. she talks about grace and her brother, makes mention of two other foster children, one she complains ran away...
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nbc 10's deanna durante spoke to the victim's family. >> he doesn't remember a lot of it. he took blows to the edhad. he doesn't know what happened. >> reporter: it was just as the sun was rising and the manager of this rite aid was opening the doors for the day. he didn't know he wasn't alone until he was punched kicked and robbed by a man with the gun. we're not identifying the victim. he has head injuries a swollen eye and marks across the face. kelly ann is the man's sister-in-law. >> he didn't -- never would have thought twice about going to work. >> reporter: a major concern for police, the victim followed orders, didn't speak to the armed man and handed over the cash. >> the amount of violence in this, especially since most of the assault occurred after he had gotten the money. >> reporter: police need to get this guy off the streets. they have no reports of him striking in the area for sure and they want to make sure this is the only crime he's able to pull off. holcomb says her brother-in-law is out of the hospital but not sure about coming back to work alone. it
nbc 10's deanna durante spoke to the victim's family. >> he doesn't remember a lot of it. he took blows to the edhad. he doesn't know what happened. >> reporter: it was just as the sun was rising and the manager of this rite aid was opening the doors for the day. he didn't know he wasn't alone until he was punched kicked and robbed by a man with the gun. we're not identifying the victim. he has head injuries a swollen eye and marks across the face. kelly ann is the man's...
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. >> today nbc 10's deanna durante went to get answers about how her mother, sara packer, was able to get 30 children in her care as a foster mom, but deanna, you were kicked out of a government office today. tell us what happened. >> reporter: we came here asking questions of the lehigh county government services building. we wanted to know what the county did after being asked to investigate the allentown family. the packers, after sara packer lost her job as a social worker, and david packer was sent to jail for molesting two children. >> can i have your name? they're working on getting someone to assist you. >> reporter: at first we were told someone with lehigh county human services would come and talk to us, but after a few minutes. >> whoever is in charge upstairs, they're escorting you guys out. >> reporter: it was not a county official. it was a sheriff's deputy. >> i was told by the head of this department that they have no comment at this time. >> reporter: the deputy said he was told to escort us from the public building. without a camera we were able to go to the offices
. >> today nbc 10's deanna durante went to get answers about how her mother, sara packer, was able to get 30 children in her care as a foster mom, but deanna, you were kicked out of a government office today. tell us what happened. >> reporter: we came here asking questions of the lehigh county government services building. we wanted to know what the county did after being asked to investigate the allentown family. the packers, after sara packer lost her job as a social worker, and...
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they shared their frightening ordeal today with nbc10's deanna durante. >> reporter: the family is glad the three kids were asleep when it happened. >> new year's eve supposed to be a great time and we're watching fireworks and how quickly that ended and turned into fear and being scared because at that time you didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: gina had just walked away from the glass window and josh was standing right in front of it. >> there was like an explosion. >> reporter: there was, sort of. glass exploded and hit josh in the face. >> something wasn't right and i found a bullet on the floor. my immediate thought somebody just saw us standing there and shot at us. >> the trajectory of this bullet came from the city side from the other side of the mountain. >> reporter: police say that bullet could have come from a mile away, maybe two and it's likely someone shooting off that rifle celebrating new year's eve. >> clear there's no-fault involved. they think they're celebrating, it's fun to make a lot of noise. what goes up comes down and innocent people can be effected an
they shared their frightening ordeal today with nbc10's deanna durante. >> reporter: the family is glad the three kids were asleep when it happened. >> new year's eve supposed to be a great time and we're watching fireworks and how quickly that ended and turned into fear and being scared because at that time you didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: gina had just walked away from the glass window and josh was standing right in front of it. >> there was like an...
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reporting live in bensalem, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> to another fire. residents of this old city apartment building say they never heard fire alarms when the building went up in flames this morning. the fire department says it's looking into the matter. but nbc 10 found the building along market street has had no violations in the past, no one was hurt, but for people who live here, the reality of what could have happened is just setting in. >> they sent out my last working e-mail and if i slept literally a minute ago where my bedroom is, i wouldn't have been able to make it out. >> investigators are still trying to figure out how the fire started. >>> new at 6:00, a philadelphia police officer has been cleared in an investigation of a tattoo that mayor kenney once described as incredibly offensive. this picture of officer ian lichterman caused a social media firestorm late last year, that showed a tattoo of an eagle that some identified with nazi german and above that is the word "father land." >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney released a statement tod
reporting live in bensalem, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> to another fire. residents of this old city apartment building say they never heard fire alarms when the building went up in flames this morning. the fire department says it's looking into the matter. but nbc 10 found the building along market street has had no violations in the past, no one was hurt, but for people who live here, the reality of what could have happened is just setting in. >> they sent out my last...
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. >> nbc 10's deanna durante is live where police are looking for new evidence. what have you learned about this? >> reporter: guys, can you hear me? >> deanna, can you hear us? we're live on the air right now. it sounds like she's got a busy signal. we'll go live to horsham when deanna isn't dealing with those technical issues. she's been following this story since the very beginning. you can look for her reports on nbc10.com. but we'll get to her as soon as we can. right now on the nbc 10 app we'll tell you about why sara packer in first place was fired from her social worker job in montgomery county. >>> now, today in delaware, january was proclaimed human trafficking awareness month. all month long there will be public awareness announcements and educational events geared towards helping residents recognize the sign of human trafficking. here are some of the other top stories we're following on nbc 10 at 5:00. >>> new jersey governor chris christie used his final state of the state address to lay out his plan to tackle the state's opioid drug epidemic. he prom
. >> nbc 10's deanna durante is live where police are looking for new evidence. what have you learned about this? >> reporter: guys, can you hear me? >> deanna, can you hear us? we're live on the air right now. it sounds like she's got a busy signal. we'll go live to horsham when deanna isn't dealing with those technical issues. she's been following this story since the very beginning. you can look for her reports on nbc10.com. but we'll get to her as soon as we can. right now...
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. >> deanna durante has been there all day. >> reporter: they have brought in portable lights, down inside that hole they're digging out what has fallen in, including the roots and branchs from the tree that went in. you can see that pickup truck on the edge there, that's tethered to a tow truck parked in the backyard. that home, homeowners were inside around 3:30 this morning when the ground gave way. >> reporter: for stephanie the loud noises didn't end there. even police knocked on the door. >> i had expected maybe a hole in the road, and the tree and the truck was in it. >> reporter: two homes have been evacuate the. one was empty and up for sale. no one is sure of the future of the houses right now. five large cement trucks have come in pouring concrete into the sinkhole and the tunnel created below the ground. some estimate the hole is 20 feet deep, maybe more. >> hopefully it doesn't swallow the house. >> you heard of sinkholes before, but nothing to this size. >> reporter: the sacrews have h cut water and gas to the block. those with small children have taken off to relatives with
. >> deanna durante has been there all day. >> reporter: they have brought in portable lights, down inside that hole they're digging out what has fallen in, including the roots and branchs from the tree that went in. you can see that pickup truck on the edge there, that's tethered to a tow truck parked in the backyard. that home, homeowners were inside around 3:30 this morning when the ground gave way. >> reporter: for stephanie the loud noises didn't end there. even police...
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deanna durante is there where the repairs are underway. >> some estimate this hole to be 20-feet deep maybe deeper. crews took five trucks of cement and poured it down the hole, now they're pouring gravel and parts of the road they had to rip up down into the holes to fill it. two homes have been condemned, another partially condemned. >> you heard of sinkholes before, there's been one behind this street before. nothing to this size. unbelievable. >> reporter: this is a little relief for mike mcdade. >> that could be us. >> reporter: around 3:30 this morning, some neighbor's say they heard a loud noise, others woke up and realized something was wrong. >> i woke up and realized there was no water pressure. >> they heard a loud boom, and what they heard was the water rushing through. called the police, got out the back door. the front door wouldn't open. >> reporter: with one car dangling above and another trapped in the garage, the people who lived here escaped unharmed but many are not sure when they'll return. the house next door is vacant. happening today, attempts to stabilize the
deanna durante is there where the repairs are underway. >> some estimate this hole to be 20-feet deep maybe deeper. crews took five trucks of cement and poured it down the hole, now they're pouring gravel and parts of the road they had to rip up down into the holes to fill it. two homes have been condemned, another partially condemned. >> you heard of sinkholes before, there's been one behind this street before. nothing to this size. unbelievable. >> reporter: this is a little...
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he sat down with nbc 10's deanna durante to tell his story. >> reporter: she's small. shackled and cuffed and despite her soft spoken testimony that was barely above a whisper in court. police say she planned an invasion that literally left a man dead. >> he felt like his head was coming off his body. >> reporter: you can see the scar on the neck. doctors told him he may never speak again. more than two months after the attack he took the witness stand and used his voice to testify against those he says attacked him. court papers say the woman wanted to live in an apartment and wanted the stuff that people lived here had. one reason why she set the wheels in motion. she told the judge she and the two men waited for hours trying to spot their intended victim. once the group thought they left, she didn't expect grimes to answer. >> as a result, we had what was one of the most horrific crimes that i've seen as a prosecutor over a long period of time. >> reporter: why a box cutter was used on grimes, reaves stuffed what they could in trash bag and leaving grimes to die. gr
he sat down with nbc 10's deanna durante to tell his story. >> reporter: she's small. shackled and cuffed and despite her soft spoken testimony that was barely above a whisper in court. police say she planned an invasion that literally left a man dead. >> he felt like his head was coming off his body. >> reporter: you can see the scar on the neck. doctors told him he may never speak again. more than two months after the attack he took the witness stand and used his voice to...
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deanna durante was the only reporter in the courtroom. >> reporter: thomas grimes was told he may never speak again. the scar on his throat the main reason why. the 32-year-old was beaten, stabs and his throat slashed. today he used his voice to testify against the people he says attacked him. >> one of the most horrific crimes i've seen as a prosecutor in a long period of time. >> reporter: these men came to grimes' apartment armed with guns and box cutter. this woman, they say was the master mind. >> obviously, this was her idea. this was her scheme that she hatched. >> reporter: clay rives of west oak lane didn't have a credit card and no money, but she wanted to live here in this small neighborhood. she wanted what people had, including big screen tvs and x box's. police say on black friday she began talking to these men. and they say she set up plan to rob an apartment, not expecting to find grimes sleeping inside. >> the lack of humanity. they were going to make sure that they got what they wanted, which was the items from within the house. and the fact that there was a human in b
deanna durante was the only reporter in the courtroom. >> reporter: thomas grimes was told he may never speak again. the scar on his throat the main reason why. the 32-year-old was beaten, stabs and his throat slashed. today he used his voice to testify against the people he says attacked him. >> one of the most horrific crimes i've seen as a prosecutor in a long period of time. >> reporter: these men came to grimes' apartment armed with guns and box cutter. this woman, they...
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deanna durante. what are the conditions like? >> reporter: we're getting a pretty good soaking here. the rain picked up in the last couple minutes. you can see the delaware river. now we checked in with emergency management officials here in bucks county. despite the fact that they're getting an inch, 1 1/2 of rain no major issues to report. 4,000 customers in the county did lose power. most of the customers have their powers restored. that was due to some downed trees. take a look at some of the videos shot earlier today. this morning in aston, delaware county that's where you can see a tree fell taking off half of a house there. most of the damage appears to be on the second floor, no one was inside the house and there were no reported injuries there. but again here in bucks county, rescue calls down to a minimum. the biggest problem they say is rain but the emergency management director says because it's been so dry they are not expecting any major flooding problems here in this area. reporting live in new hope. deanna durante
deanna durante. what are the conditions like? >> reporter: we're getting a pretty good soaking here. the rain picked up in the last couple minutes. you can see the delaware river. now we checked in with emergency management officials here in bucks county. despite the fact that they're getting an inch, 1 1/2 of rain no major issues to report. 4,000 customers in the county did lose power. most of the customers have their powers restored. that was due to some downed trees. take a look at...
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in center city, deanna durante. >>> the house has approved a measure that will make it easier to dismantle president obama's healthcare law. it's considered the first step toward doing away with obamacare. it will allow congressional republicans to repeal the law with a simple majority. pennsylvania state senator vincent hughes is among those trying to save obamacare. he held a news conference outside philadelphia city hall along with other healthcare advocates by his side. he says the affordable care act has reduced the number of uninsured people in pennsylvania by 4% in four years. senator tom carper was in sussex county, delaware, making a pitch to keep the affordable care act alive as well. carper was joined by patients, doctors and healthcare leaders. he says repealing obamacare without a replacement would hurt patients' health as well as delaware's economy. >>> president obama spoke about the future of the affordable care act in a conversation with nbc's lester holt. you can see the dateline special, barack obama the reality of hope, tonight at 10:00 only on nbc 10. be sure to join u
in center city, deanna durante. >>> the house has approved a measure that will make it easier to dismantle president obama's healthcare law. it's considered the first step toward doing away with obamacare. it will allow congressional republicans to repeal the law with a simple majority. pennsylvania state senator vincent hughes is among those trying to save obamacare. he held a news conference outside philadelphia city hall along with other healthcare advocates by his side. he says the...
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nbc10's deanna durante reached out to voters who supported president trump and asked if this changed their mind. >> reporter: they are one big family and their views differs quite a bit. >> what i think about trump, he's a nightmare. >> reporter: he didn't support trump in the election and he still doesn't. >> i think he's falling through with the promised he promised the people with immigration. things like obamacare that are hurting a lot of people in the middle class. >> he would still have his trump for president sign out if it hadn't been stoleth. >> my main reason to enhance our obamacare, stand with our second amendment and stand with police officers. >> reporter: some at this table quite frankly why they didn't support him and others will tell them why it's too earlier. >> trump ran on a certain platform and he was elected on that platform and i think within ten days he's already showing that he meant business. >> reporter: some here say they personally know those effected by the travel ban they say president trump is just making good on his campaign promises. >> i'm z-ieted
nbc10's deanna durante reached out to voters who supported president trump and asked if this changed their mind. >> reporter: they are one big family and their views differs quite a bit. >> what i think about trump, he's a nightmare. >> reporter: he didn't support trump in the election and he still doesn't. >> i think he's falling through with the promised he promised the people with immigration. things like obamacare that are hurting a lot of people in the middle class....
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i'm deanna durante in valley forge.hat story straight ahead. >>> plus popular products to put on your skin. but we'll explain why experts believe these exfoliators could be polluting the environment and threatening your health. >>> that nor'easter is finally moving out and sunny skies are ahead. and i'm tracking the warmer conditions as a result for your neighborhood. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to worry about student loan debt. i graduated into it. it was keeping me from doing the things i love, like traveling to see my nephews. but i knew there had to be a way to manage it. citizens bank education refinance loan.
i'm deanna durante in valley forge.hat story straight ahead. >>> plus popular products to put on your skin. but we'll explain why experts believe these exfoliators could be polluting the environment and threatening your health. >>> that nor'easter is finally moving out and sunny skies are ahead. and i'm tracking the warmer conditions as a result for your neighborhood. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups,...
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deanna durante nbc10 news. >> as we mentioned she's been investigating this story for weeks and even went to human being -- harrisburg to get answers. >> there are delays on the patco line because of a smokey train. this is the patco station at fifth and market. the train was evacuated and taken out of service. now patco is running with delays of how about up 20 minutes. this may be weather related because of the cold and moisture from this weekend's snow. >> one more night of bitter cold that we'll have to endure. >> live look outside right now at center city. freezing out there now but a gradual warmup begins tomorrow. >> let's go now to chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> tomorrow afternoon you'll probably notice it because our bodies are starting to get adjusted to this extreme cold. it's 22 degrees right now. the high was 23. the temperatures not really dropping much. 20 in new jersey, 21 lehigh valley. these numbers are not changing very much either. it's 17 in vineland. it got down to 4 below zero in millville new jersey this morning right near there, 19 degrees
deanna durante nbc10 news. >> as we mentioned she's been investigating this story for weeks and even went to human being -- harrisburg to get answers. >> there are delays on the patco line because of a smokey train. this is the patco station at fifth and market. the train was evacuated and taken out of service. now patco is running with delays of how about up 20 minutes. this may be weather related because of the cold and moisture from this weekend's snow. >> one more night of...
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deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> our team has also been closely following this case. right now on the nbc 10 app you can read more about why sara packer was fired from her social worker job in montgomery county. >>> turning back to our weather. where you can see snow still left sitting on the beach in ventnor. it's cold there, too. some parts of the jersey shore were in the single digits this morning. >> looking for anyone out there on the sand. and they are just not there. >> no one's going be out there. >> no? >> maybe in a few days. >> because we've got a warm-up coming. >> temperatures will be in the 60s over much of the area and snow on the ground, that's going to be gone. we're already seeing some of the melting. we're seeing bare ground in parts of the area as temperatures have finally gotten above freezing for the first time since last thursday. now, we did check out the temperatures in the lehigh valley just a few minutes ago. the other area that we have to watch carefully is in chester, upper montgomery, upper bucks counties. unionville 31, west chester righ
deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> our team has also been closely following this case. right now on the nbc 10 app you can read more about why sara packer was fired from her social worker job in montgomery county. >>> turning back to our weather. where you can see snow still left sitting on the beach in ventnor. it's cold there, too. some parts of the jersey shore were in the single digits this morning. >> looking for anyone out there on the sand. and they are just not...
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deanna durante is with a group of children from montgomery county. >> we're get agnew president. >> is exciting because we're going to have a new president. >> the president elect of the united states. >> reporter: they don't know why it's time for a new president. >> it wouldn't be fair for the other people that want to be president, because it would be one person. >> reporter: they know it's a big day. >> when a president gets elected, he has to say an oath. >> reporter: you may not know it by everything they're saying, these kids have lived long enough to know one president. he was president for your whole life? >> well, i'm eight half. >> reporter: i stand corrected. >> he's going to protect the united states and that he's going to try his hardest to make us happy. >> reporter: i think they had all eyes on the big screen. some were not so sure if applause was welcome. more than 270 students in the school and all of them watched the oath of office. the principal saysist not about republicans or democrats, it's about watching history. >> i think it's a good day. >> reporter: we did
deanna durante is with a group of children from montgomery county. >> we're get agnew president. >> is exciting because we're going to have a new president. >> the president elect of the united states. >> reporter: they don't know why it's time for a new president. >> it wouldn't be fair for the other people that want to be president, because it would be one person. >> reporter: they know it's a big day. >> when a president gets elected, he has to say...
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. >> reporter: deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> back to our weather.w should be starting in the couple of hours. >> you can see the snow system over our region on the first alert radar right there. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is timing it out for us. glenn? >> and in a few hours, we're seeing the art museum right now. we won't be able to see it because the snow will be coming down hard enough to reduce the visibility. so this is coming in, just no doubt boabout it. 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. the peak 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. good timing for the crews trying to get rid of this. average about two inches across the area. parts of chester, upper bucks, upper montgomery may get around three. but even though the snow is over with by 7:00 a.m., still going to be some slippery conditions, sidewalks, driveways untreated surfaces. if you don't get rid of the snow, nature isn't going to do it for you, not until the sun comes up. you'll have to get rid of it yourself. the radar is starting to get a little more colorful here. especially in delaware.
. >> reporter: deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> back to our weather.w should be starting in the couple of hours. >> you can see the snow system over our region on the first alert radar right there. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is timing it out for us. glenn? >> and in a few hours, we're seeing the art museum right now. we won't be able to see it because the snow will be coming down hard enough to reduce the visibility. so this is coming in,...
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in abington township deanna durante. >>> thanks for the update. to our first alert weather now. we're enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures out there today. how about shorts and flip-flops in the middle of january? this was the scene in south philly today. now a live look at campbell back mountain resort and a mild day on the slopes there as well. cold, then record warmth and back to bitter cold by this weekend. it's a shock to the system. is it actually record warmth? did he hit a record? >> in a couple of places. >> okay. just wanted to check. >> we have had had record warmth. we had bitter cold earlier, remember the flag was blowing that way. when the cold air was coming in. now it's coming that way, bringi bringi bringing the warm in in. 66 degrees at philadelphia. we're still shy of the record here. wilmington and atlantic city both set records already. they both broke the record by a good four degrees. that's pretty impressive. 64 at atlantic city at the airport. colder at the beaches. 64 in trenton. 65 in vineland. 67 in dover. and look at the difference between yesterd
in abington township deanna durante. >>> thanks for the update. to our first alert weather now. we're enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures out there today. how about shorts and flip-flops in the middle of january? this was the scene in south philly today. now a live look at campbell back mountain resort and a mild day on the slopes there as well. cold, then record warmth and back to bitter cold by this weekend. it's a shock to the system. is it actually record warmth? did he hit a...
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. >> deanna durante has been looking into this story for weeks.he talks to packer's ex-husband about the charges she now faces. >> reporter: sarah packer says nothing as she's led from court. the adoption social worker and foster mother cooked up a rape/murder fantasy with this man, jacob sul van. sullivan told police after raping 14-year-old trace packer, they drugged her, bound and gagged her when she did not die. he told police, quote he got behind her and slowly squeezed the life out of her and it was more physical and took longer than he expected. >> is there anything you want to say in her defense? >> the father of sarah packer did not want to speak about his daughter today. >> reporter: what can you say about your ex-husband? >> aim afraid rating now i can't. >> he has not charged in the murder of grace. he didn't want to say much about the case against his ex-wife when we found him today not north hampton control is speaking out. not only should other county officials but he is demanding that those who work for north hampton take
. >> deanna durante has been looking into this story for weeks.he talks to packer's ex-husband about the charges she now faces. >> reporter: sarah packer says nothing as she's led from court. the adoption social worker and foster mother cooked up a rape/murder fantasy with this man, jacob sul van. sullivan told police after raping 14-year-old trace packer, they drugged her, bound and gagged her when she did not die. he told police, quote he got behind her and slowly squeezed the...
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in center city, deanna durante. >>> in washington the house has approved a measure that will make it to dismantle the healthcare law. it's considered the first step to doing away with obamacare. it will allow congressional republicans to repeal the law with a simple majority. >>> president obama spoke about the future of the affordable care act in a conversation with nbc's lester holt. you can see the dateline special, barack obama the reality of hope tonight at 10:00 only on nbc 10. join us for nbc 10 news at 11:00. >>> senator tom carper was in sussex county, delaware today making a pitch to keep the affordable care act alive. he was joined by healthcare leaders. he said repealing obamacare without an adequate replacement would be detrimental to patients and the economy of delaware. >>> vincent hughes is among those trying to save obamacare. hughes held this news conference outside philadelphia city hall today with other elected officials and healthcare advocates by his side. he says the affordable care act has reduced the number of uninsured people in pennsylvania by 4% in four ye
in center city, deanna durante. >>> in washington the house has approved a measure that will make it to dismantle the healthcare law. it's considered the first step to doing away with obamacare. it will allow congressional republicans to repeal the law with a simple majority. >>> president obama spoke about the future of the affordable care act in a conversation with nbc's lester holt. you can see the dateline special, barack obama the reality of hope tonight at 10:00 only on...
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. >> nbc 10's deanna durante spoke to the victim's family who doesn't understand why their loved onegeted. >> you know, shaken up a bit. >> reporter: kelly has tears well up as she thinks about what her brother-in-law endured. >> it's a sad type of person. it's a shame, because a lot of these things seem to just happen to the wrong people. you know, not that anyone would ever deserve anything like that. >> reporter: the parking lot was empty this morning, holcomb's bru brother-in-law was attacked. the victim absorbed punches, gets forced to the register. after the cash is turned over, he's beaten again. >> i think the victim was trying to talk to him, but nothing other than hey, why you doing this. >> reporter: the man had a gun and used it to beat the store manager. the violence is what has police concerned. it appears this guy had been waiting for his chance to strike. >> just being the person that he is, he was just glad it was himself and not one of his employees that work for him. >> reporter: we can tell you that the victim is recovering out of the hospital tonight. although it
. >> nbc 10's deanna durante spoke to the victim's family who doesn't understand why their loved onegeted. >> you know, shaken up a bit. >> reporter: kelly has tears well up as she thinks about what her brother-in-law endured. >> it's a sad type of person. it's a shame, because a lot of these things seem to just happen to the wrong people. you know, not that anyone would ever deserve anything like that. >> reporter: the parking lot was empty this morning, holcomb's...
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nbc10 news deanna durante found out what they have to say about the impact of his executive order. >>et's go back to our first alert weather because a snowy afternoon for some local students. a viewer sent us this video of the snow coming down on the campus of west chester university a short time ago. and this gives you an idea of just how fast these snow squalls were moving on the left there about half an hour ago. the snow was coming down on broad street from the left. that snow has moved out and that's the way it's going to be this afternoon, apparently. >> changing just that face. >> you can wait about two and a half minutes and things change. we had practically whiteout conditions in cape may here now the sun's out. there's no snow evidence of anything. this is i-95 in south philly where we couldn't see anything a while ago now it's bright and sunny. now you got sun glare coming home. so this is the wider view and what i was showing you was this little swirl here in the radar pattern. that's a tiny area of low pressure and we can extend that to this line, like a cold front. we ca
nbc10 news deanna durante found out what they have to say about the impact of his executive order. >>et's go back to our first alert weather because a snowy afternoon for some local students. a viewer sent us this video of the snow coming down on the campus of west chester university a short time ago. and this gives you an idea of just how fast these snow squalls were moving on the left there about half an hour ago. the snow was coming down on broad street from the left. that snow has...
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deanna durante nbc 10 news. >>> now to your first alert weather. here's our live camera overlooking broad street and a cool windy night for anybody out there in center city. >> those mild temperatures we enjoyed earlier this week, they are gone. let's get a look at your weekend forecast. here's meteorologist erika martin. >> we barely made it above average for today. the high was 44. but the big story for today has been the wind and those wind gusts. current wind right now westerlies ranging between 14 miles per hour for wilmington, 18 for philadelphia. 17 for millville and allentown. currently 16 mile per hour wind speeds. still pretty strong winds. current temperatures right now ranging between the mid30s for coatesville to low 40s for philadelphia. of course, we have to compare when it comes to that wind. what does it actually feel like right now? it feels like it's 25 degrees in coatesville. 32 in philadelphia. mount holly 33. a chilly 19 degrees in mount pocono. let's time out these feels like temperatures for the next several hours. at least
deanna durante nbc 10 news. >>> now to your first alert weather. here's our live camera overlooking broad street and a cool windy night for anybody out there in center city. >> those mild temperatures we enjoyed earlier this week, they are gone. let's get a look at your weekend forecast. here's meteorologist erika martin. >> we barely made it above average for today. the high was 44. but the big story for today has been the wind and those wind gusts. current wind right now...
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cause of the fire right now still under investigation reporting live from bensalem township, deanna durante. >> to another fire. neighbors knocking from door to door to get people out of this burning apartment building in old city today. cydney long found out what had renters so concerned for their safety and why they had questions for the city. her story still ahead. but now first alert weather where rain and snow showers are just out in time for work and school. some parts of the area still seeing snow today. light flakes falling as people made their way down germantown avenue in chestnut hill. >> where we saw snow earlier today on those slopes they love as much powder as possible. you're looking at camelback mountain there. glenn "hurricane" schwartz with your most accurate weather forecast. >> weather shouldn't create any problems on the roads this afternoon. big difference from this time yesterday. >> oh yeah, remember that? 24 hours to go it was snowing like crazy. now we have sunshine coming out, hardly any wind. you can see the turbines at lincoln financial not moving at all. we did
cause of the fire right now still under investigation reporting live from bensalem township, deanna durante. >> to another fire. neighbors knocking from door to door to get people out of this burning apartment building in old city today. cydney long found out what had renters so concerned for their safety and why they had questions for the city. her story still ahead. but now first alert weather where rain and snow showers are just out in time for work and school. some parts of the area...
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. >> nbc10 news deanna durante has been looking into this tragedy for weeks and today she spoke with grace's birth mother about her loss. >> i remember her smile. >> reporter: so filled with emotion she can barely speak or walk. she's here for a community memorial for grace packer, the daughter, the state forced her to give up more than ten years ago. >> she was loveable little girl and i only had three years with my daughter. >> reporter: she has told nbc10 she didn't know about the broos grace suffered at the hands of her adopted father and she didn't know until days ago that grace had been murdered at the
. >> nbc10 news deanna durante has been looking into this tragedy for weeks and today she spoke with grace's birth mother about her loss. >> i remember her smile. >> reporter: so filled with emotion she can barely speak or walk. she's here for a community memorial for grace packer, the daughter, the state forced her to give up more than ten years ago. >> she was loveable little girl and i only had three years with my daughter. >> reporter: she has told nbc10 she...
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roaring live in allentown, deanna durante. >>> we want to report, too, david packer has told nbc 10 he doesn't know who killed his adoptive daughter. you can read that story right now on nbc10.com. >>> new details tonight on three student athletes at a chester county high school involved in a hazing investigation. today three conestoga high school football players pleaded guilty to harassment charges. last march the three teens and the victim were told to clean the football locker room. the victim refused and tried to leave. that's when the victim testified he was shoved, pushed and held down by the three teens. the allegations uncovered a hazing culture tied to the football team and other athletes at the school. >>> here are some of the other top stories we're following on nbc 10 news at 5:00. a 14-year-old student at saucon valley high school was charged today with ethnic intimidation and cyber harassment. the charges stem from a snapchat video posted this fall. the 14-year-old white student is accused of harassing a 16-year-old black student. the two also ended up fighting. the 16-y
roaring live in allentown, deanna durante. >>> we want to report, too, david packer has told nbc 10 he doesn't know who killed his adoptive daughter. you can read that story right now on nbc10.com. >>> new details tonight on three student athletes at a chester county high school involved in a hazing investigation. today three conestoga high school football players pleaded guilty to harassment charges. last march the three teens and the victim were told to clean the football...