we talked with him at the scene of the edgewater fire. >> we talked to firefighters. they're aware when they go into a structure, what are they wary of in particular? >> they're wary they can't stop the fire. that's a big issue. they're wary about the collapse potential, because these floors collapse. i've been to several where the whole entire floor collapsed onto the floor below. >> corbett says advantages to lightweight wood construction are time and money. we bought some engineered wood and some conventional wood at a lumber yard. then we brought the samples to justin maholic, the president-elect of the institute of architects new jersey kapt ter. >> this is cut right out of a log, and as we can see on the ends you can see the rings. in this case it's made up of an material called oriented strand board, osb, which is basically expressed wood chip and done in oriented fashion, which gives it its strength. >> he says it's as strong as plywood, but whether it comes to fooish fire -- >> because it's solid and more dense and the fact there's no glue present in this thi

it happened last night at the edgewater manor apartments in edgewater park. the victims were exposed to some type of chemical. officials evacuated some of the apartments and we are working to find out the conditions of the victims. >>> nine minutes after 5:00. tracking some showers and some thunderstorm activity in the area. here's the rainy view from here at the nbc 10 studios. rain is falling. also in the pocano money tins mountain temperatures are just above freezing. the rest of the area is above freezing, but you can see light rainfall falling at the ski area of big bear. snow and ice on the ground. at this time the steadier showers are moving through the pocano mountains. and heavier downpours are spreading through allentown. we have a few scattered light showers in the philadelphia area. and one area of thunderstorms that rolled through cumberland county. and now it's racing through mullica and near galloway in atlantic county. that's just the beginning of more showers and thunderstorm activity. this is the greatest concern. look at the line of storms

manor apartments in edgewater park. investigators say the victims were exposed to some type of chemical. officials evacuated it a apartments and this morning we're working to find out conditions of those victims. >>> happening today a judge will sentence this man, raheed smith, for raping a woman back in 2013. smith pushed the woman to the ground, stole her money and cell phone and sexually assaulted her. >>> and a philadelphia judge will set the date for the third trial for andrew mccormick who is accused of molesting an 11-year-old altar boy in 1997. a judge declared a mistrial last month when the jury couldn't reach a verdict. that's the second time a jury could not render a decision in the case against mccormick. >>> also today a judge will sentence a philadelphia man accused in the case of murder of frank darzicki. tolbert was upset when he beat him to death, cut up his body and put them in the river. the two women also pleaded guilty in the case. >>> and after this philadelphia wedding brawl went viral, two suspec

. >> to a developing story now in edgewater park in burlington county medics rushed two people to the hospital after they were exposed to some type of chemical. eight apartments were evacuated there. >>> we have new video in now of a police arrest that is attract attracting a lot of attention in california tonight. the man on the horse is wanted for stealing the horse he is on. the two officers start punching and kicking him. you can watch the entire video on nbc10.com. >>> outside of washington dc police say thata man kidnapped his wife and shot and killed a guard. police went on a chase and it ended in a suburb of washington dc. >>> a bank robber used a unique disguise to rob a bank in university city. they say the man was wearing a top hat and got away with more than $400. >> demolition could begin in a few weeks for a church daemeemed in eminent danger of collapse. george has been following the story since since novel. >>> they're no longer believing that a catholic appeal will work, but they're beginning a letter writing campaign to city leaders. >> they say the clock is ticking

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this happened last night at the edgewater manor apartments in edgewater park. investigators say the victims were exposed to some type of chemical. officials evacuated eight apartments total. this morning we are working to find out the conditions of those victims. >>> philadelphia police are looking for the man they say robbed a university city bank in a top hat. investigators say the man went to td bank on 37th and walnut just after 7:00 and handed a teller a note demanding money. we were there last night while cruise searched for crews on the scene. the suspect was able to get away with more than $400. >>> and now to the race for philadelphia mayor. the six democrats laid out their visions for the city's future during a candidate forum last night. the community college of philadelphia in spring garden. the forum focused on education, job development and affordable housing. the candidates will meet at two more forums today. one under way right now at the cast iron building on arch street. started about 40 minutes ago. the other is at 7:30 tonight at fox chase e

a perfect day to be outside. 63 in manassas 58 in edgewater, maryland and 63 in california maryland.n't be a bad day to be outside. your forecast temperatures 72 at 1:00 75 at 5:00 this afternoon, 69 by 9 color:00 p.m. tonight. that's when clouds roll in and rain rolls in. rain could be heavy at times from mid to late morning to mid to late afternoon. next we'll give you the first check of the seven-day forecast barbara. >> thank you, chuck. >>> we're working to find out when a woman arrested to montgomery county will be extradited to philadelphia. police tracked down nya parlor to silver spring after her quadriplegic son was abandoned in a philadelphia park. police say after she left her son in the park she came to silver spring to visit her boyfriend. the man was found lying in the leaves covered with a blanket next to a wheelchair and bible. parlor's boyfriend turned her into police. >> the boyfriend had no knowledge what happened. he was under the impression she needed a break and came down there. it as a very disturbing case. >> reporter: parlor was hospitalized after being arre

now this is all happening in edgewater park.uthorities tell us a person calling 911 saying that they had been sprayed with an unidentified chemical. hazmat crews responding evacuating one building as a precaution. again two people taken to the hospital. no word on their conditions right now or exactly what the substance may have been. >>> the search is on for a gunman after a shooting in university city this afternoon. police initially called the shooting near 40th and woodland streets a possible road rage incident, but tonight they're saying they're just trying to piece together exactly what happened. we do know that a 22-year-old man was dropped off at the hospital after being shot. police are questioning the driver of the car. authorities are still looking for an older model blue suburban that may have been involved in today's the shoot shooting. >>> philadelphia woman charged with trying to join the terror group isis will stay locked up today a judge denying bail for keonna thomas as she way awaits trial. fox 29's bruce gord

courtney reagan is live outside of target store in edgewater, new jersey, with a closer look, courtnney. >> reporter: that's right, kayla. target has done about 150 designer collaborations, this lilly pulitzer might be the most successful. the social buzz was something they have never seen before. and many of the stores sold completely out of the merchandise within minutes. it took a little bit longer online because of some issues that we'll get to, but the store we're at behind us may actually be one of the only ones that wasn't opened yesterday on sunday for launch day because of local blue laws prohibiting retail shopping. we have about 50 or so folks lined up. the first in line was here at 11:00 p.m., sleeping in her car and 11 minutes after the doors opened, it was gone. shopper traffic on the website overnight caused issues early sunday morning. because of black friday comparable traffic, target says the lilly collection wasn't fully shopable online until about 5:00 a.m. the retailer in fact neared traffic, which means it limited the number of folks that could be on the website