this one much different. >> congratulations on your acceptance to drexel university. >> reporter: therenaw black and white her dream of going to drexel just like her mom had come true. and the celebration began. >> we were excited about it, you know she's telling people she got accepted. >> reporter: it was tiara's first step in some day going to medical school. suffering from a childhood disease, she spent many a days as a patient inside of chop. now she wants to become a doctor and help other kids some day. but that celebration was short lived, seven hours after getting the happiest news of her life, came the worst. yet another e-mail from drexel. >> please note that this e-mail was sent in error. we sincerely apologize for any confusion. >> reporter: it was a mistake. and tiara isn't the only one. drexel university tells fox 29 acceptance letters were inadvertently sent to 495 applicants who had previously been denied admission to drexel or had incomplete applications. but for the 17-year-old the apology only goes so far. >> to be rejected twice is kind of like a slap in the face. >>

this one much different. >> due to your congratulations on your acceptance to drexel university. >> there and white, her dream of going to drexel just like her mom had come true. and the celebration began. >> we were excited about it, you know, she is telling people that she got accepted. >> it was her first step in some day going to medical school. suffering from a childhood disease, she spent many a days as a patient inside of chop. now, she wants to become a doctor and help other kids some day. but that celebration was short lived. seven hours after getting the happiest news of her life, came the worse. yet another e-mail from drexel. >> please note that this e-mail was sent in error. we sincerely apologize for any confusion. >> it was a mistake tiara isn't the only one. drexel university tells fox 29 acceptance letters were inadvertently sent to 495 applicants who had previously been denied admission to drexel or had incomplete applications. but, for this 17 year old the apology only goes so far. >> to be rejected twice is kind of like a slap in the face. >> as parents and the childre

drexel tells news statement quote, according to federal law and the university's policies and proceduresexel is required to initiate fact finding for all reports of inapropriate behavior of a sexual nature that may impact members of our community. >> i definitely feel like they should talk to the professor and do something not to the professor but discuss it with them ask why it happened, you know, how it might have happened. >> in university sit sabina kuriakose, "fox 29 news". >>> happening today jurors in the boston bombing marathon trial will continue deliberations, spent more than seven hours yesterday weighing evidence considering 30 charges against tsarnaev dzhokhar. the defense admits he planted one of the two bombs that went off at the marathon finish line, but they say his older brother was the mastermind behind the plan. >> the white house says there is no known link to terrorism in the explosion at a maryland power station that caused widespread outages in washington dc yesterday. the white house and capitol as well as museums and public transportation systems were affected.

so we went to drexel university to learn singing at the bar. >> we had a great time getting into things. >> he knows everything that's going on even when you don't think he's paying attention. >> the eighth grader enjoys going to school but his real passion is music. >> he loves music. he's always teaching us something new about music. >> he does have a trach. he does need a family who would go through training. the group home would provide extensive training make sure they were comfortable on all of his care. >> tayron has a huge heart that he's ready to share with a family. >> he really wants to be a part of something. he would show so much love to a family. >> tayron is this week's wednesday's child. >> if you'd like to help make tayron's dream come true or the dream of any wednesday's child, please come to nbc can10.com and search wednesday's child. you can calls the national adoption center at 1-866-do-adopt. >> we're looking at a beautiful afternoon, lots of sunshine right now. we're going to keep the sunshine in place and really warm it up by this afternoon. very summer-like, fee

drexel tells us in statement "according to federal law and the university's policies and procedures drexelrequired to initiate fact finding for all reports of inappropriate behaviors of a sexual nature that may impact members of our community". >> i definitely feel like they should talk to the professor and do something to -- not to the professor but at least discuss it with them, you know, ask why it happened and upping, how it might have happened. >> reporter: in university city, sabina kuriakose fox 29 news. >> drexel will not confirm any disciplinary action. they are telling us it is a personnel matter. >>> a delaware county pawn shop owner says he's been scammed out of thousands of dollars. duped he says by fake silver. police are looking for 53-year-old nicholas from clayton, new jersey. owner of the darby pawn shop says he's clever and handed over a real silver block when he first came in which was tested. the own are in claims the men they made a deal with fake one. owner wants the word out so others won't fall for these kind of tricks. >> he was creative enough to know exactly wha

drexel tells us in a statement "according to federal law and university's policies and procedures drexels required to initiate fact finding for all reports of inappropriate behaviors of a sexual nature that may impact members of our community". >>> definitely feel like they should talk to the professor and do something to -- not to the professor but at least discuss it with them, you know, ask why it happened, and, you know, how it might have happen. >> reporter: direct examination is he won't confirm any disciplinary action. they say it's a personnel matter. iain? >> all right, sabina, thank you. >>> mt. laurel woman whose body was found last month will finally be laid to rest this weekend. funeral services for erika crippen are set for this saturday at faith holy temple in camden. the wife and mother of two went missing back in december. investigators found her body last month in rural maryland. crippen's husband kyle crosby was charged with her murder. police say crippen's mother-in-law helped her son cover up the crime. crippen leaves behind two children an infant she shared with cos

inside drexel university, this is more happening than just cooking. they're making recipes for cancer patients and survivors. >> it's very easy to cook something delicious. it's much harder to problem solve. >> reporter: but that's exactly what this professor asks of his students. this semester they started creating recipes for the nonprofit cook to your life. they are healthy, low fat, often low calorie alternatives to comfort foods that cancer patients can enjoy. the students then teach their recipes at the hope lodge where many patients stay during treatment. >> we're happy to fight. >> reporter: she came up where a healthy alternative to strawberry short cake. and they also make recipes for patients who are on bland diets, have trouble swallowing or need to increase calories. this program exists if other cities but the first time culinary students are taking part here in philadelphia. go to our nbc 10 news app for more information on where you can find those healthy recipes. katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> sx assignmentdelaware valley college became

. >>> drexel university is investigating a law professor who mistakenly sent an email to students that contained a link to pornographic websites. >> it wrote this article on writing will be interesting for all of you. drexel issued a statement saying that the university takes this alligation seriously and is investigating the matter. coming up on "action news" free college tuition is available to hundreds of philadelphia students we'll have details on the program and who will be eligible. coming up. >> and a day off for the phillies after a dismal day, reaction from the team after the start of the season, cecily tynan returns with the seven day accuweather forecast. those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> word has come that the community college of philadelphia that they making sure all students can start their college ed saying. sara bloomquist is live now. tell us about the 50th scholars program. >> reporter: each year at the community college of philadelphia thousands apply and meet the academic standards and they get some financial aid and it's still not en

taking a closer look inside a food lab at a local university where students are cooking up healthy food to help cancer patients. katy zachry is live at drexel park in university city. katy, you went into the kitchen to watch the students. tell us more. >> reporter: yeah and i got to taste their creations. and they are so good. in addition to cooking for their classes here at drexel, these students are creating recipes to help fight cancer. we met several of them inside their food lab as you said and they spent last semester teaching patient survivors and caregivers as well as patient families how to cook and eat healthier. each month the culinary students take their recipes where cancer patients are staying for free to be treated at the hospital. just like ali here who graduated to come up with low-fat alternatives to strawberry shortcake. >> a lot of them will get involved and learn about different techniques and cooking techniques we have and some like to watch which is completely fun as well. >> reporter: coming up next hour, you will hear from the instructor who brought this idea to the students here at drexel. and i'll also tell you ho

i'm pat collins, the story comi >>> drexel university is apologizing to nearly 500 high school skein who got acceptance letters by mistake. students got the false letters weeks after they had already been denied admission. university sent e-mails a few hours later to notify them about the mistake. this is the second time this has happened at drexel. >>> a woman is getting worldwide attention after doctors discover an unborn twin inside her brain. as john klemack reports she lived fine for more than 25 years before anything knew anything was wrong. >> i just didn't imagine any of this. >> reporter: at 26 years old she was already planning her future. until she realized last september that something wasn't right. >> problems with comprehension. a if a couple of people are talking i don't understand what was happening rfrnlts she said brain doctors argued over what she needed. >> the neurologist neurosurgeon is not being practical. thin they would say, he's not being optimistic in your cates. i'm like could somebody be educative? >> reporter: that's when her own research led her to the s

. >>> a professor at drexel university is speaking out now after she inadvertently sent a leak to pornographyo her students. she teaches legal writing at drexel law school. the university began investigating her after the leak was sent out. the professor has been cleared and on friday the washington post published an op ed. in it she said she was mortified but she criticized those who published the story. there was nothing newsworthy about it. what happened was in the grand scheme pretty trivial. my students are adults. the link was quickly removed. there was nothing illegal in the video, yet because it was porn and i'm a law professor, news organizations spread the story around the world. if you'd like to read the entire op ed you can find a link to that story on our website, "nbc 10".com. >>> it is 4:46. there's an important meeting happening today surrounding iran's nuclear program. secretary of state john kerry will meet with his iranian counterparts in new york for the first face-to-face meeting. it comes as nuclear negotiators try to complete a comprehensive agreement by the end of june

officials are waiting for the winner to come forward. >>> drexel university is doing something no schoolr done before. they opened a saxby's cafe on campus and it is america's first, very first cafe entirely run by students who work for university credits. the student employees can earn credit through drexel's cooperative education program. saxby's cafe and ceo nick bayer joined drexel's president john friday -- john fry and congressman chaka fattah. >> let's go to penn's landing which is looking glorious. cecily tynan with the details from accuweather when we come right back. >> time now for the check of the accuweather forecast. meteorologist cecily tynan at the big board where she says some precipitation unfortunately moving our way. >> yes, unfortunately but today was just a beautiful day. another spectacular monday. so many people in good moods even though it's monday because of this. sky six taking a look in cape may where we have a lot of filtered sunshine, some high thin serious clouds, they're 20,000 feet up in the atmosphere so plenty of sun can ease through those clouds and it

inside drexel university's food lab, there is more happening than just cooking for class. these students are making recipes for cancer patients and survivors. >> it is very easy to follow a recipe and cook something delicious. it is much harder to problem solve and apply that knowledge. >> reporter: that's exactly what culinary arts professor jonathan deutch asks of his students. this semester they started creating recipes for the nonprofit cook for your life. they're healthy, low fat, often low calorie alternatives to comfort foods that cancer patients can enjoy. the students then teach their recipes at the hope lodge in cheltenham where many patients stay during treatment. >> it is good. it is a lot of fun. we're happy to help. >> reporter: she used her love of greek yogurt to come up with a healthy alternative to fettucini alfredo and strawberry shortcake. >> our goal is to see if we can expand this. >> reporter: this program exists in other cities but it is first time culinary students are taking part here in philadelphia. go to our nbc 10 news app for more information

. >> one of philadelphia's leading philanthropists and business moguls honored by drexel university.enfest was chosen as drexel university's business lead ertz of the year honored at a lunch thon today. lenfest of his wife marguerite have donated to many schools museums and art institutions. he's the owner and lusher of the philadelphia inquirer and daily news >> time now for accuweather at the "action news" big board meteorologist cecily tynan keeping an eye on those temperatures and keep the umbrella handy tonight. >> that's right keep an eye on double scan as well. scanning it we just have a couple of showers that have popped up. one is a storm that's not severe but it's pretty strong in lancaster county. it's just north of 322 right now and that has wind gusts reported at 40 miles per hour. it's moving toward the north-northeast at 35 miles per hour. kutztown bethel all in the path of that storm. there was some lightning with it but now that lightning count is down to zero so that's an indication that it's weakening. this is one pretty intense shower that's moved north of florenc

inside drexel university's food lab there's more happening than just cooking for class. these students are making recipes for cancer patients and survivors. >> it's very easy to follow a recipe and cook something delicious. it's much harder to problem solve and apply the knowledge. >> reporter: that's exactly what onjonathan george asked of their students creating recipes for the nonprofit cook for your life. they are healthy, low-fat, low-calorie alternatives to comfort foods that cancer patients can enjoy. the students then keep the recipes at the hope lodge where many patients stay during treatment. >> it's good. it's a lot of fun. we are happy to help. >> reporter: ally zeit used her love of greek yogurt to make healthier desserts for patients. >> our goal is to see if welcome expand this. >> reporter: this program does exist right now in other cities but it's the first time culinary students here in philadelphia have taken part. so let me tell you, the recipes, they are very tasty. i got to taste-test them go. to our "nbc 10 news" app to find the recipes to cook for

. >>> and a new mishap lands a drexel university professionner hot water, the explicit message she accidentally sent to her students. >>> and she was told the love of her love would never wake-up. how a newlywed who refused to pull the plug on her husband defied all odds and battled back from the brink you don't want to miss that, take us with you he on the go with the new free 6 abc news app and i'll be back to talk about "dancing with the stars" in this week's elimination. >>> your accuweather forecast is coming up when "action news" comes right back. sfoo big news star war episodes from amazon and voodoo it hads added features including extras from each film and deleted scenes, our parent company disney and 20th century fox controls the right to the movies. star wars episode 7 will be released on june 7th. >>> much better, stormtracker 6 live double scan shows us that we have a shower off the coast of the cape may if we go in tighter, cape may is barely in the clear and there are sprinkles and showers popping through newcastle county delaware and some of this is reaching up into chester coun

drexel it believes the e-mail was sent erroneously. we reach the professor on her phone. here she is on the university's website she declined to comment. drexel graduate student out man manning a campus tent says it's a lesson to all. >> it's unfortunate because she's probably dawn lot of important things that will be overshadowed. >> reporter: with an extension seive resume including appearance and on national news distinguished professor harvard law grad scene here in a picture on her twitter page now on the wrong end of the media glare. reports say the e-mail was sent to a first year law class and that one of the students reported it to administrators. >> i wouldn't know really what to do with it. >> if i opened an e-mail that contained a porn site i'd be like wow this -- is this a joke april fool's joke? >> i would be pretty like surprised or shocked a teacher would send that out without -- it's inappropriate he is specially from a drexel e-mail. >> reporter: and drexel says it is of course taking this alleged incident very serious many they have to investigate according to federal law. dawn? >> sab

lands in drexel university law professor in some pretty hot water. spent out explicit message to her student, now the school responding. some homeowners are on edge as police investigate a series of home burglaries in chester county, how investigators believe the suspect is getting inside. >> wednesday april 8th, 20 czars week halfway over. started off george out outside. little soggy and damp today sue serio. >> chillier, too when we dress bus stop buddy again back again in the rain gear, we put the mittens onto indicate it is about 20 degrees colder today than it was yesterday but the flyers won last night we put little flyers cap on to keep his noggin warm. only four out of ten today. just kind of yucky out there all day long, even when it is not raining. and we do have areas of rain moving from west to east, but the whole frontal system has moved to the south. so it lets chillier air come n that's what's going on. so, the front kind of stalled here more precipitation on the way not only for today but for tomorrow, next couple of days, now we add

drexel university and thomas jefferson university led those discussions.tner of the science festival. thank you for watching "eyewitness news" at 11:00. we're back in the morning at 4:30 with ukee, erika and katie. for beasley, kathy and all of us here i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. we're always on at cbsphilly.com cbsphilly.com. up next the late show with david letterman with guest jungle jack hannah. have a good night. we'll see you tomorrow. there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be held accountable. and it's wrong philadelphia gets less school funding than other parts of pennsylvania. i'll work with harrisburg to change that. but if they refuse i'll take them to federal court. as mayor i'll do what's right for them. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the swedish-- theaters central park it's the late sh

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. >>> a drexel university law professor released her first public statement about an e-mail mishap. washington post-traumatic stress disordered her opt ed on friday. she sent students to a porn site rather than legal brief. she is sorry that are it was exploited. >> james holmes opened fire in colorado, but claims he was in the midst of a sigh coltic he -- psychotic episode. the trial could last four months. >>> the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments tomorrow that could determine the future of same-sex marriage. the justices will consider many questions, the main one being whether gay couples have a constitutional right to marry. the nfl draft begin on thursday, the eagles have the 20th overall pick. watch the draft special thursday and friday after "action news" at is 1:00. >> time to turn to david murphy another moderate day here in april. >> reporter: not bad the seven day has several nice days ahead with one fly in the ointment toward the end of the week. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, as we take a look outside, we have sky 6 and there's a little bit of cloud

. >> that's what happened to almost 500 drexel university applicants. they're facing that reality this morning. university officials are apologizing to the 495 applicants who mistakenly received e-mails congratulating them on getting in. they were intended for admitted students. oops. a similar incident happened at drexel in 1994 when they sent early acceptance letters to 25 students. >>> a new proposal would have you pay for grocery store shopping bags in philadelphia. a measure was introduced requiring stores in philadelphia to charge a nickel for every grocery bag, whether it's paper or plastic. he says the money would be split between the stores and the city to help control litter. the next step would be a public hearing on the proposal. >>> the group that operates several children's facilities in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware is now breaking ground on a new state of the art hospital in gloucester county. alfred i. dupont says this will be the corner stoep of their health care system in new jersey. they already have locations in vineland voor

the culinary students are from drexel university.eir normal school which is hard enough they are creating recipes for cancer patients and invited us to their kitchen to see it being done. students have devised healthy recipes like greek yogurt fettuccini fettuccini alfredo and are developing recipes for those who need to increase their caloric intake. we'll tell you where the cooking classes are taking place and how the cancer patients are responding. reporting live in university city katy zachry "nbc 10 news". >>> good morning. big changes as we head into the rest of today. temperatures are not quite as warm as yesterday. close to 70 degrees. we're sticking with the wet pattern, so wet conditions expected for us again today. tomorrow and heading into friday, it will be cold today and tomorrow but i'm tracking conditions drying out. just as we head into the weekend, i'll show you that in the seven-day forecast. philadelphia, 44 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. the feels-like temperature at 37. bundle up as you head out the door. our

they grew up with emily. 23-year-old standout graduate of woodbridge high school and student at drexel university. >> she was so easy to talk to. so easy going. jeff: and yvonne a government contractor for the past 23 years. >> yvonne was a very giving and loving person. jeff: more than 700 friends and loved ones packed sacred heart catholic church in manassas today for a standing room only service to honor the mother and daughter both on board the germanwings flight that crashed in the french alps on march 24th. investigators believe co-pilot lubitz locked his co-pilot out of the cockpit and intentionally crashed the plane. >> whenever i think of the accident, i can't! jeff: but this ceremony, friends say, was not about their death but about their lives and like yvonne and emily, filled with love. >> just verifies how wonderful emily and yvonne were. how many lives they touched. >> they were always in life, they died together. jeff: we are told that the father and son in the selke family are doing as well as can be expected. but the family priest tells us that everyone is still struggling with t

. >>> and investigators say drexel university is investigating a law professor's e-mail. drexel released a statement saying they are investigating this to see if it affects the community. >>> and yesterday players are being investigated at saint joseph's university for hazing. they said they are facing the investigation head-on and with our heads held high. this is too important to do anything less. >>> and students who walked out of class yesterday said they did it because the teachers punishment was not stiff enough. this is following an indent involving a teacher who made racist comments toward a student. officials gave the teacher a two-day suspension. >>> a trip back from the final four ended with disaster. >> a small plane crashes. we'll tell you who was on board and what may have caused the aircraft to go down. that's coming up. >>> and could a union complaint leave the complications for the democratic convention in philadelphia in 2016? see what one union boss is asking party leaders to do. >>> and where did spring go? temperatures today in the mid-40s. plus i'm tr

. >>> drexel university is investigating one of the law professors. the university says professor lisa mcelroy allegedly e mailed students a link to the pornographic video last week. drexel issued a statement reading drexel has been made aware of an e-mail will that the professor sent to the class have of law students that erroneously included a link to inappropriate material. the university takes this allegation seriously and investigating the the matter. mcelroy who was once a contestant on the game show who wants to be a millionaire teaches legal writings and methods. the she's known for her writings on the supreme court and has written several children's books. >>> still to come a scare for a new jersey man viciously attacked by a coyote and officials do not think this is the the first time the coyote has been a problem. >>> what happened to spring? that is what we're asking this morning. chilly temperatures are back but how long will they stick around? katie has your forecast coming up next. >>> new this morning a federal judge has refused to lif

the conversation continues tomorrow at drexel university with the panel involving police, city officials and neighborhood leaders. >>> bryn mawr college is honoring supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. she was presented with the katherine hepburn medal tonight. she was honored for her drive and independence. katharine hepburn graduated from bryn mawr college and so did her mother. >> being sisters, not only to your peers, but to those who will follow you. as much as i have learned from the women who have mentored me i have gained just as much from the relationships in which i have been the mentor. >> sonia sotomayor is the first hispanic and third female supreme court justice. >>> temperatures jumping near 80 degrees for your saturday. but they won't last. i'm tracking how quickly cooler air will return and more rain. >>> then this atlantic city fire chief resigns caught dropping his pants. but tonight why taxpayers will be handling him nearly $13,000 a month. >>> and potholes still on the roads and costing drivers big. now penndot is hiring help. who they are hiring to take care of ou

chris fox 29 weekend anchor karen hepp was at drexel university where an underwater robotic competition the rock star treatment. >> reporter: pep rally screams high five. i stakes drama at the pool. underwater robots through obstacles as hundreds cheer in the jam packed stands. science in act. middle schoolers from all over the delaware valley brought it today. mascots enthusiasm and innovation. the kids from schaeffer middle in bensalem say it's intense. >> very hectic, and very nerve racking being in like the whole thing around it being like the center of it all. >> it feels a it will exhilarating and fun. originally i was sort of scared to go out. but i think the fright went away. >> the adrenaline kicks in. underwater robotics competition that started here in philly 10 years ago. and has exploded nationwide. every school gets the same bake robot kit and then creates and races. >> kids get to do what engineers on a daily basis. it gets kids interested in stem. >> it's not just the tech that's important to the judges. team work and team spirit counts just as much to bring home a troph

. >> reporter: drexel university professor bill rosenberg regularly consults with foreign leaders on appropriate dealings with constituents he says wealthy supporters have always sought to cory favor with representatives. >> it's very common. the question whether it's an over stepping of the bounds the rye words or wrong words were used when that request was made. >> reporter: robert menendez was first lecked to the us house of representatives in 1992. he joined the senate in 2006. menendez has agreed to give up his seat as ranking democrat the powerful senate foreign relations committee but he is flatly rejecting calls for his out right resignation from the senate. iain. >> bruce, thank you. >>> a fifth grader who jumped to his death from his north new jersey school was upset because his opponent didn't say checkmate during a chess match according to police tonight. this happened last month at grant elementary school in dumont, bergen county. police just releasing these new details. investigators say the 10-year-old was playing chess with a classmate during recess. a lunch aid repor

. >>> a professor at drexel university is speaking out now after she inadvertently sent a link to pornography to her students. lisa mcilroy teaches at direction el's law school. the university began investigating her after the link was published. she said she was mortified but she criticized those who published the story. she wrote in part quote, there was nothing newsworthy about it. what happened was in the grand scheme pretty trivial. my students are adults. the link was quickly removed. there was nothing illegal in the video. because it's porn and i'm a law professor, news organizations spread this story around the world. if you'd like to read her entire op ed you can find a link on nbc10.com. >>> we're learning more now about a cyber attack on the white house. >> turns out they got to the oval office. russian hackers who breached the white house computers last fall were able to access some of president obama's unclassified e-mails. those files can contain sensitive information like the president's schedule for instance. nbc news initially reported the hack last october during a u.s. stan

. >>> at drexel university 500 people were denied, then they received acceptance letters and they were denied again. this morning they're apologizing to the 495 applicants who mistakenly received e-mails congratulating them. the e-mails were intended for students admitted. >>> less than four weeks away for the primary election for philadelphia mayor. five of the six candidates answered parents questions at the global leadership academy charter school. one of the questions there was about legalizing marijuana. >> lynn abraham. >> state issue only. >> nelson diaz. >> i want some yes. >> the most recent poll shows it is a tight three-way residential race between jim kenny, anthony hardy williams and lynn abraham. the primary is may 19th. melissa murray bailey is the only republican. >>> this morning u.s. attorney general eric holder is getting set to begin his last day on the job. holder announced his resignation last year. he's been on the job since 2009. he was one of three remaining members of president obama's original cabinet. as holder leaves loretta lynch is stepping in. yesterday

. >>> and philadelphia's drexel university is apologizing after mistakenly sending out hundreds of e-mailso denied applicants congratulating them on getting in. 495 of the incorrect e-mails were sent out. drexel says they were supposed to be sent as reminders to accepted students about a reply deadline. >>> philadelphia's girard park is getting a face-lift. local lawmakers joined community leaders at the park on west shunk street today to unveil the planned improvements. the renovations will include all new walkways lighting all throughout the whole park and other amenities as well. >>> now the penn relays are in full sprint this weekend. athletes from all around the world participate in this annual event. but this year one man in particular really caught our attention. george scott is 94 years old but shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. he is unbelievable. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson was there as scott compete dad in the 100-meter dash. >> don't get me wrong. this is one excited crowd. these are the die hard fans for some of the world's fastest runners. but there is

. >>> finally drexel university, hosted an exhibit tonight that was a testimony to second chances. these works were created by formally homeless artists. it is called artists for all seasons and part of the project home art program. project home aims to empower low income men and women to express their journeys through creativity. the exhibit runs through april the 24th. >>> jim i kim ill live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guests tonight the stars of the avengers. the philadelphia music group, the war on drugs. "action news" continues at 30:00 with tamala he had washings matt o'connell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, good night. jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. we have such a big show for you tonight. you are not going to believe it. so many stars are here tonight. but first, we're going to play a game of telephone. tonight, we have the avengers on the show. >> i have a rash. >> oh, gosh. i don't want to see that. >> i have a rash --

he is one of drexel university's most popular staff members. he even has his own office. carol introduces to us new jersey, we will tell what you his job is on jim kenney. son of a firefighter. first in his family to go to college. he's been councilman at-large, representing the whole city. a progressive voice who'll be a mayor for our neighborhoods. bringing philadelphia together... expanding pre-kindergarten improving our schools... ...and partnering with businesses, community colleges and universities to create jobs jim kenny, the block by block mayor we need to move philadelphia ahead. >>> i'm chris may and we are continuing to follow breaking news, new jersey senator robert menendez has been indicted, a charge with conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud. the senator is accused of using his office to improperly benefit a florida eye doctor who is also a political donor and long time friend. >>> senator menendez is expected to speak to reporters at 7:00 o'clock tonight in newark. >>> also tonight... >> he was getting angry thinking there was no reason for him to l

. >>> a professor at drexel university is speaking out after she inadvertently sent a link with pornographyts. lisa mcelroy teaches writing at the drexel law school. the university began investigating her after the link was sent but the professor has now been cleared. on friday the washington post-÷i p &háhp &hc% posted an on ed she says she was mortified but criticized those who published the story. she wrote in nart there was nothing news worthy about it. what happened was in the gran scheme pretty trivial, my students are adult. the link was quickly removed. there was nothing illegal, but because it was porn and i am a legal professor, news of the story spread around the world. you can find a link to the story on our websitea%! nbc 10 news.com. >>> how much time are young children spending on cell phones? >>> also ahead, the wild visitor caught at a cafe in the big apple. >>> and our temperatures were too cool for you this weekend, imtracking warmer conditions as we head into the work week. even temperatures in the 70s. that's coming up in my flet first alert seven-day forecast. lets s

. >>> drexel university is sending out an apology to applicants saying they were accepted to the schooltter about the acceptance letter deadline along with a congratulations for admission. they issued a correction within hours. >> feels like spring needs to issue a correction. feels like winter. >> reporter: a throw back to a month, month and a half ago. storm tracker 6 live are double scan shows we're dry. these the good news, as we look outside, we are cool, down right cold this morning and the cameras across the region are bouncing a bit because we have winds that are picking up in the teens and 20s and definitely part of the package this morning. 40 degrees in philadelphia. doesn't seem too bad. with the winds out of the west at 21 feels like 30 degrees out there. our temperatures in almost all the other reporting stations are down in the 30s with windchills in the 20s. there's the 20 miles per hour in some cases the winds not as bad but everybody is experiencing the windchills below freezing. definitely feels different out there. we have sunshine building over the horizon down to t

emily selke is a 2013 graduate of drexel university.er mom graduated from a delaware county hospital. >>> police in palm meadow, florida florida, say a van crashed into a home this morning. police are still investigating how that happened. >>> great looking day out there. a little bit on the cool side especially this morning. we have some breezy days ahead. and we also have a big warmup. we are also tracking rain maybe some thunderstorms as we go into friday. we still have some breeze out there, it was gusting up to about 22 miles per hour now 24 up to 56 degrees, the sustained wind is 10 miles per hour. and when we get wind and we get the warmth, and we get the low humidity we get pollen. the pollen levels will get higher and higher. it will be very high during the day tomorrow and moderately high on friday and saturday. of course we'll continue to follow that as we go through the allergy season. temperatures are in the 50s, except for mount pocono at 40 degrees. several new inches on the ground. we have now had three straight marches

. >> hundreds of resumes changed hands at drexel university. the job fair connected students with 160 employers both large and small firms looked for potential employees they were looking for business engineer and degrees in computer science. >> up next we check the forecast looking up at sky 6 hd it's live over atlantic city and the camera is bouncing around a bit and cecily tynan has the details from accuweather. music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪♪ ♪♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. >>> time for accuweather at the "action news" big board, you have to look for storms coming our way tomorrow. we could get gusty storms, ahead of it a huge surge of warm air people will like this, i know it's april but put the winter coats on because it feels like february. philadelphia and allentown the highs 42 degrees, that is 20 degrees below normal and trenton 41, wilmington 43 and the boardwalk in atlantic city

. >>> drexel university is apologizing to hundreds of students for emails promising them admission eventions were rejected. it was intended to remind students about an applied deadline and they included a congratulatory note. it went out to 495 students that were denied admission or didn't finish their applications. >>> the philadelphia parking authority rolled out a new app to pay your parking tickets from your smart phone. it's an ease we way to pay outstanding parking tickets and users can sign up for alerts and any other tickets. it's only available on iphones but officials will roll out to androids the next few months. >> now the man that never gets the parking ticket. matt pellman in the "action news" traffic center with an update. >> we won't talk about that. we'll talk about the parked traffic and we have plenty of it in the afternoon rick and monica, we are parked here now on the tacony palmyra bridge meaning the bridge was up and on its way back down now and traffic is stopped on both sides, i'll expect an opening on the burlington bristol bridge opening in a few minutes. >> i

. >>> drexel university is investigating one of its law professors, the university says professor lisa mche will roy e mailed students a link to pornographic video last week. drexel issued a statement saying drexel has been made aware of an e-mail will that a professor sent to a class of law students that erroneously included a link inappropriate material. the university takes this allegation seriously and is investigating the matter. the the professor a contestant who wants to be a millionaire, teaches legal writings and methods. she's none for her writing on the supreme court and has written several children's books. >>> rutgers university bans all fraternity and sorority house parties, for the rest of the spring semester. this follows several alcohol related problems this school year including the the death of the student. this ban only applies to rutgers new brunswick campus. we check with rutgers camden and told us it does not have any fraternity or sorority owned houses. >>> well, what was once considered a savior for a failing atlantic city was finally and officially sold today

today drexel university held a career fair with more than 160 employers. ing to the university, this is the largest group of employers over the last five years. that's encouraging news for upcoming and recent grads. today marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the end of the civil war. ulysses s. grant at the appomattox courthouse in virginia on this day in 1865. that surrender, of course, followed one of the bloodiest battles of the war and signaled the end of the conflict. to commemorate the occasion an authentic battle was re-enacted at the appomattox courthouse today. >>> in old city the national park service commemorated the anniversary with a special ceremony. nbc 10 at independence hall. the ceremony was followed by a ceremonial tapping of the liberty bell to reflect the ending moment of the historic meeting between grant and lee at appomattox courthouse. >>> parents know this certainly most teens are on the internet and they are on it for hours every day into the night, but the sites they visit and the apps they use depend on who they are a

. >>> drexel university is apologizing to hundreds of students that were accidentally sent emails congratulatingm on getting in even though they didn't. it was intended to remind students of a reply deadline. it when out to 495 students that were denied admission or did not finish their applications. >> the institution issued a correction and apology today. >>> leaders got up from the state level to protect the city's paid sick leave law. vincent hughes called on harrisburg to vote down the bill that would effectively undue the law and the senate passed the bill that would no longer require businesses to provide workers with paid sick leave and it goes before the house and governor wolf did not say if he would veto the bill. >> the worker that fell asleep in the cargo hold, anchor rick williams is live in the newsroom with more. i guess he was really tired rick. >> that worker spoke exclusively to abc news to tell about his nap that forced hi 737 to make a money landing. his name it willa junior and he woke up when the bag hit him in the head and he talked about what it was like to be in the car

so we went to drexel university to learn some tunes. ♪ we had a great time get into the swing of thingsry funny, witty, smart, knows everything that is going on around him. >> reporter: the eighth grade are likes going to school and enjoys reading and working on his computer, but his real passion is music. >> tayron loves music all different bands. >> reporter: he wants a family that will be there to assist him with his needs. >> he does have extensive medical needs. he has a trach, lives in a wheelchair. functionally quadriplegic. the medical home where tayron lives will provide the family with extensive training make sure they're comfortable in all of his care. >> reporter: he has a huge loving heart that he is ready to share with a forever family. >> tayron knows how to love so well. he loves and you thell the people in his love and he wants to be a part of something. he would show so much love to a family. . >> reporter: tayron is this week's wednesday's child. phillies fan, also. if you'd like to make his dream come true or any dream of any wednesday's child come true go to nbc10.c

. >> reporter: drexel university bill rosenberg regularly consult was foreign leaders on acceptable dealings with constituents. he said wealthy supporters often do favors for law make hours benefit can benefit them. >> it vice common. question is whether it is over stepping the bound and right word or wrong word were used when that request was made. >> reporter: robert menendez becomes just the 12th sitting u.s. senator to be indicted in the nation's history. the interestingly, seven of the previous 11 were either acquitted, saw charges against them dropped or saw their convictions overturn on appeal. in the news room i'm bruce gordon for fox 29 news. >>> still ahead at four very 11 arkansas and indiana takes steps to end the religious freedom laws but or not happy with those changes. >>> we will explain. >>> let's head outside where it feels good on this good friday. sue will be back with >>> 4:14 on this good friday. sue, it is hard to believe it is really 61 degrees outside at this hour. >> i know, what a treat, right. we have those milder temperatures, that are finally here gusty breezes

with ties to our area decide in that crash, yvonne selke and her daughter emily graduated from drexel university in 2013. >>> millions of turkeys and chicken are being euthanized because of avian flu. the birds have not gone into the food supply. the centers for disease control says it's highly unlikely this flu strain will jump from birds to humans but still they're taking preliminary steps to prepare a vaccine for humans. the u.s. department of agriculture is working on a vaccine for the birds. >>> a judge cleared the way for a pro-israel advocacy group to display a political ad with the phrase hamas killing jews on buses in the big apple. the judge said the ad is protected by the first amendment. metropolitan transportation told the judge it could incite violence. some are calling them anti-islam. >> it will offend many people. >> well irs first amendment rights so i don't agree with the content but i agree this is -- especially new york city, we're allowed to speak what we think. >> similar ads ran in san francisco and chicago in 2013. ads with a similar message are on septa buses in philade

it was developed by a group of students from drexel university and it's called skoaly.s chaired by under armour ceo plank. >> they produce some good people. smart. >> i would say so. >> i'm just putting that out there. >>> all right. 6:11 right now. let's go to chuck bell and check your forecast. >> all right, sunrise in ten minutes from now. already a lot of early morning color in our eastern sky. a couple of fair weather clouds as well. the big story of the day is how much colder it is compared to how mild we have been recently. we have dropped to 36 in gaithersburg and dulles 41 in reston town center. you'll need an extra layer of warmth on your way out the door this morning. keep your jacket handy and sunglasses for later on. highs only in the mid to upper 50s and lows tonight back down near the freezing mark. we'll talk about that in a few.back to you guys. >> thank you, chuck bell. >>> might not be paranoia after all. the discovery that shows that pesky mosquitoes may like you more than everyone around you. i knew it. >>> but having fun >>> 6:15 right now. breakin

. >>> drexel university tells us it's investigating a law professor who allegedly e-mailed students a link to a pornographic video. school officials say professor lisa mcelroy's e-mail last week erroneously included a link to inappropriate materials. nbc10 reached out to the school for comment. they said, in part, drexel is required to initiate fact-finding for all reports of inappropriate behaviors of a sexual nature that may impact members of our community. >>> whoa have new information about a hazing investigation involving the women's softball team at st. joe's university. today members of the team released a statement through the school newspaper saying they are, quote, devastated by the allegations. the school is investigating whether some of the girls forced younger players to participate in unsanctioned hazing. the team also said in part we are facing allegations head-on and with our heads held high. hawk hill is too important to us to do anything less. >>> several dozen students walked out of class at norristown high school this morning. the peaceful protest was prompted by a

your name tee air a dreamed of going to drexel university like her mom d but declined initially.n three weeks later she gets another e-mail. >> this time it says hey congratulations. you're accepted. well they through little party and everything else. the west philadelphia team on cloud nine until another e-mail arrives okay? this basically the third correspondence from the university. and it is the worse one. it said, hey unfortunately you're one of 495 student that we sent an err and the message to you are not accepted after all. >> what a mess. >> please know this e-mail sent in over over. apologize to any confusion to be rejected twice, kind of like slap in the face will, why didn't you except me? >> so she's not giving up. she wants to study medicine. she hopes that direction little reconsider, if they don't, she'll finds different college, become a great doctor she says. >> i learned this from one my girlfriends, she always said when something bad like this hams r just ask the question how will you make this right? >> right. >> that's what she should say to drexel. >> she p

. >>> a professor at drexel university is talking about all of the attention she got after she inadvertentlynt a link with pornography to her students. the university began investigating her after lisa mcilroy sent out a link. the school cleared her. she said she was mortified but she criticized those who published the story. she wrote in part there was nothing newsworthy about it. what happened was, in the grand scheme pretty trivial. my students are adults. the link was quickly removed. there was nothing illegal in the video, yet because it was porn and i'm a law professor news organizations spread the story around the world. if you'd like to read mcelroy's entire op ed you can find the link with the story on nbc10.com. >>> you have to see the video. a would be robber picked the wrong store to carry out a crime. jewelry store in clifton. surveillance video shows how it started. leans over the counter trying to grab stuff. look at the store owner. the 65-year-old says not my store, not my jewelry. trading blows with the guy. the robber's pounding on his head. the suspect ran out of the stor