thank you. >> reporter: that's florida develop are glen straub the new owner. the blackout following harsh words between straub and acr energy that managed revel's electricity since it was built. acr has claimed it offered straub below market rates but that he wanted free electricity. he is quoted calling their efforts blackmail. lord declined to talk about the acr impasse. her focus. >> we're working as fast as we can to get power. we obviously don't want to have our building burn down, either so -- >> reporter: okay. well, last we heard the new ownership here still looking for ways to power things back up here at what was once the revel. mr. straub was to have arrived here about an hour ago jim. so far we have not seen any sign of him here, nor do we hear in it generators firing up. live in atlantic city, john rawlins, channel6 "action news. >> all right, john, thank you. >>> local clergy gathered in vineland new jersey to appeal for calm after the death of a man in police custody. they offered prayer in support of the family of white. white died after being a

today glen straub added to his casino collection buying the old showboat site next door to the revel he says it's part of a half billion dollar plan called the phoenix project to remake the north end of town. showboat closed for good last year and was bought by richard stockton university under a plan to turn night a college campus. trump taj mahal blocked that move demanding the site be moved as a casino. left in the lurch stockton had little choice but to resell the property. the school paid 18 million and sold it to straub for 26 million. they've agreed to turn it into a campus if the legal squabble with trump entertainment can somehow be resolved. >>> police say they've solved the months long murder mystery of a high profile new jersey couple. but the victim's sons are saying not so fast. accusing investigators of jumping to conclusions. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic hears from the upset family members tonight and she's reporting from our new jersey news room. >> they assumed it was a murder suicide the second they walked on the soon. >> reporter: that's mark cher done c

they go on to say that they simply can't provide free power. >>> now, meantime the same developer, glen straub may be interested in purchasing the atlantic city race course too. the press of atlantic city reports that the racetrack is now up for sale according to a hamilton township official. straub reportedly has expressed interest in it. the owner closed the track in january due to what he calls a decline in the horse racing industry. >>> and more from atlantic city's development now. a vote to help stockton university open a campus at the former showboat casino is now off the table. their proposal would have designated the showboat as a redevelopment zone so that it would not have to be used as a casino. it's still not clear as to why city council members scrapped that vote last night. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> nine minutes after 5:00. the temperatures well it feels like we're still stuck in winter. 30s and 40s this morning with drizzly conditions that are going to persist for much of the day today. tomorrow however, a first alert weather day

the judge finally approved the $82 million sale of the casino to florida developer glen straub afteroff again bids. wendy saltzman covered the hearing and is live in camden with the full story. >> reporter: rick the sale came through at the 11th hour after multiple delays and several bids fell through, attorneys wrapped up with the judge after narrowly winning her approval of the sale, polo north of florida made an $82 million bid to purchase the bankrupt casino originally built for $2.4 billion and was only open for two year, that offer was made in september and after seven months of wrangling the judge hoped that there would be a better and higher offer by today but there was not. developer glen straub put that money in escrow and he plans to close tomorrow and get to the business of opening the property, being vague he

glen straub will have to pay $82 million to finally get the deal done, he dropped the dedemand he buy casino without any obligations to the old tenants. the judge said he'll have to work that out but not inside a courtroom. >> another day that's what we do, that's what our jobs are. toxic assets is why you buy in bankruptcy courts. >> straub said he has picked up other properties in ac and he hopes it will create thousands of new jobs for the struggling city. >> taking a a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast warmer but wetter. >> reporter: wetter. yesterday was a beautiful day similar temperatures but differently atmospherically. there are sprinkles and showers popping through philadelphia. looks like camden county, gloucester. it's light and should last all that long. more stuff coming in from the west later on. as we look outside we have cloudy skies and you see the shore looking south. every now and then the skies get a little bit bright, but overall we're looking at a thicker clouds from the west. 60 degrees is the current temperature. dewpoint, 46. the winds sout

glen straub reached an agreement with the power provider. the city has been finding him 5,000 -- fining him five thousand dollars everyday for the past two weeks. straub will pay for 2 megawatts which is enough to get the fire supression system to run again. >>> council unveiled the plan of charging a nickel for each bag, if passed it will go into effect of the summer next year. council rejected plastic bag bans in 2007 and 2009. >>> more video you didn't see last night including a feisty ice cream worker who didn't let a robber getaway with cash. >> white stuff in spring in pennsylvania. not here david. >> reporter: it almost feels like it could snow, because we could gets into the 30s one option is go back to the heavy coat, this afternoon we'll rebound to the 50s and what about the weekend? i'll have the complete details from accuweather coming up. at perdue, we know fresh chicken. well, not that kind of fresh. but we do take extra steps in our farms, trucks that deliver daily and everywhere in between... ... to bring you a fresh tasting

florida developer glen straub bought the building back on april 7th. >>> on your mark get set and getschool for the special olympics annual spring games competition. and more than 250 athletes competed in track and field events, basketball and tennis. a family friendly olympic town also provided entertainment for spectators and families. hundreds of volunteers and dozens of coaches helped make today's event possible. >>> and a first of its kind conference in center city today for young adult cancer patients. survivors and caregivers. the young adult cancer connection sponsored the event at penn medicine conference center. it highlighted the unique needs of people between the ages of 13 and 39 face when going through cancer as a patient or caregiver. >>> good evening. as we head into the rest of tonight, a mild night ahead for us. it was just beautiful. we also are tracking a red flag warning which is leading to fire concerns. cooler temperatures heading into sunday. we won't see an instant repeat of temperatures in the 80s like we saw today. i amtraking rain into monday. across philad

. >>> a bankruptcy judge has made a ruling the sale of the former revel casino to glen straub has been approved. his polo club will by it for $82 million. he has to go through with ten tenants and decide whether they stay or go. >>> pills bury dough boy creator, has died, perez was 89 years old. >>> stocks are higher, markets are closed for good friday. there's anticipation for the march employment report that is expected to come out today. >>> the knockout fight is $8,000 on the resale mark that's the highest medium price for any sporting event. i think mayweather has some following. >>> a caribbean vacation turns deadly for one couple. why officials are not look fork a killer. >>> a millionaire murder suspect is back in a new new orleans courtroom. we'll tell you who was a no show when "action news" comes right back. our family was drifting apart... ...until we found a connection. you have the power to change your child's life. the boys town national hotline can help. call 800-448-3000 (tdd# 1-800-448-1433) or visit parenting.org [panting] meet one today. visit theshelterpetproject.o

this stems from a contract fight between glen straub and the power plant that cut off juice. straub's company is working to get portable generators to the site and power back online. until then they will be fined $5,000 a day. >>> colwyn manager took a dramatic stand by locking herself inside the office hours after the council took a vote to fire her. kenneth moten has more on the political firestorm. >> reporter: there's a tough workweek and there's the one that manager brown had. brown locked herself up in the office after a political gamesmanship that led to a council to fire her which led one employee left in the building. the mayor said he is considering declaring a state of emergency. >> people elected us to do a job. not to see this borough get sinked again. >> reporter: the embattled borough manager used tactics used before. this time brown won't exit because she is protecting financial records. she has alleged past and present council members have misused taxpayer dollars. she accused the leader of the council for extortion. >> things in colwyn got to change. the sta

glen straub will spend $82 million which is less than the deal from last year. the judge said straub will have to work out whams with the ten tenents, but it will not work out in the courtroom. >> that's what we do. >> reporter: straub is pitching all sorts of uses for the site. a think tank and small gambling area. he plans to reveal other properties he purchased in atlantic city. >> we do things that create jobs, we'll create 50,000 jobs down there with what we're dueling in the north part of the town and hopefully the city will go along with it. >> the revel sale will be finalized in court on monday. >>> time now to turn and talk about accuweather. it's going to be a rainy day as people head out to church for good friday and passover seder. as you head out, you could say i need the umbrella, but not the coat. >> reporter: the reason i'm late, i started the periscope. storm tracker 6 live doubling scan, matt won't dony work, there's a little bit light rain pushing through the region. there's a thin line not affecting to many of us. as we look outside we're loo

last week developer glen straub bought the building from stockton for $8 million more. >>> new tonight at 6:00 some young championship scientists from chester county, are about to have an experience of a lifetime. they are not going to disney world but to thailand. eva pilgram has thar story. >> when you walk down the hallway it sloshes a bit but you don't want it to spill. >> finding the answers is never as easy as finding the problem. >> we are suppose figure outs why things happen. >> they are trying to answer 17 questions as part of the young physicists tournament. it's the physicists world cup the u.s. has not been represented since 2007. mr. jennings their teacher found out about the competition after the organization followed him on twitter you can see an opportunity and try to take it and if you work hard enough you can make it happen. many other countries have special funding and classrooms for these competitions, but these students are doing their work in their own free time with the tools they can find. >> we have phone each other for a while and we are coming and doing rese

plant that is its sole supplier or was cut off service, the move by ncr energy came two days after glen straub bought the property they failed to come to an agreement to buy service, he may use portable generator trucks before he can connect it to the grid of the former showboat casino next door, he purchased that property last week. >>> a woman that allegedly tried to join isis remains in jail. david henry is live now in center city. >> reporter: jim kiana thomas is in jail after being charge in federal court today and during the hearing the government revealed new terror threats again the u.s. as a result of this case. >> i can say at the time of the search warrant, there are comments by a close associate of twitter threatening a martyrdom operation here in the united states and threatening violence at the prison. >> only "action news" was there as they raided thomas's home on west 10th street. she lived in public housing with her grandmother decked out in american flags the government says she wanted to join isis and die as a martyr on the battlefield they began monitoring her online and tw

. >> it is finally a done deal for revel, the sale of the former casino to glen straub was completed shortly after noon today, stroub played $82 million for a casino that cost $2.4 billion to build. it's part of his larger $500 million investment in numerous projects in atlantic city. the plan called project phoenix includes purchasing showboat and developing the former airport and building two marinas and an equestrian complex and water parks. >>> in gers, new brunswick, it's all about the university's decision to ban parties at fraternities. >> 40% of students at rutgers are part of greek life, that is why they moved to ban parties at soreorityies and frats for the rest of the year. >> think it's a bad idea, everybody enjoy its whether you are in greek life or not. >> i don't think everybody should be held responsibility for the few. >> people have been dying, literally and i don't think parties are worth it. in fact 19-year-old kaitlyn kovachs died of alcohol poisoning at a party in september. a severely drunk student had to be hospitalized. rutgers takes seriously the commitment

acr energy partners says they tried to reach an agreement with glen straub and failed. straub has said he could connect electricity through showboat next-door. lack of climate control could lead to internal damage like mold build up. >>> delaware health officials will distribute fresh potassium iodide tablets that protect the thyroid glands in case of radiation emergency. it will begin at noon to 5:00 p.m. >> i have little league. >> you're on the team this year? >> reporter: matt, he might be breaking the rules of the road you'll be able to play, but you'll have to bundle up. >> reporter: we are virtually dry, but there might be drizzle around. the showers near baltimore trying to inch in our direction not out of the question. as we look outside we have cloudy skies outside of the lehigh valley it doesn't look like there's a lot of areas with all out fog. even up there the visibility was a couple of miles. be careful of that, in case it gets thicker over the next couple of hours. 40 degrees is the temperature bundle up as you head out. 38 is the temperature in trenton

. >> reporter: the owner of the new building glen straub is being fined every day for no electricity, they eyed the new generators to remedy the outage the original supplier threatening action they don't want them to connect to acr equipment inside of the casino. >> they are unable to connect foot equipment in the building because acr is not allowing them to so we are finding them as well. >> at city hall, civic minds types talk about how do you social media to send a positive message. despite losing casino jobs, new housing going up and there is a new project called the playground. and a conference center is expected to open. >> that will bring big fortune 500 companies will come to atlantic city and they will dine here and shop here. >> this bass pro shop opening tonight, and this couple said it needs something -- >> entertaining for everybody not just the casinos and the shopping, something for kids to do to have fun. >> the new owner of the revel talked about new ideas from an equestrian center to a water park but first things first they need to turn the power on. john rawlins, ch

. >>> the power is back on at the former revel casino in atlantic city, new owner glen straub says that the power was restored at 8:30 this morning, they can power the fire detention and suppression systems. the city was finding straub 5,000 each day without power. >>> delaware voters voted for a new moratorium in the state it lasted until june 30th 2018, or until they came up with a strategic plan for the number of charter and vocal and technical schools in delaware. >>> five candidates for the philadelphia mayor shared thoughts on job growth plans in new jersey. job growth works a nonprofit hosted the breakfast forum. republican melissa marie bailey joined doug oliver nelson diaz and lynn abraham and anthony williams and 6 abc is hosting a philadelphia democratic mayoral debate and we urge you to join us live at 7:00 p.m. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, an investigation is underway after a 4-year-old from trenton is left on a bus as his classmates were taken to school. >>> and ducis rogers with more on the nfl draft. >>> sky 6 hd is taking a look at the scene over philadelphia

meantime, that same developer, glen straub may be interested in the atlantic city race course as well. "the press of atlantic city" is reporting the racetrack is now for sale according to a hamilton township official. straub has expressed interest in that. the owner closed the track in january due to what he calls a decline in the horse racing industry. >>> a vote to help stockton >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> if you hate wearing sunglasses today is your day. you won't need them at all. we've got clouds and drizzle and mist. in fact this is the view from the mellon bank building. you can make out. that's the antenna and some of the lights but that's about it. low clouds fog and mist and look at the cool. chilly in philadelphia in the upper 30s. currently 40 in wilmington. we have seen light rain and mist and drizzle. you see beach avenue is damp this morning. no steady rain in the area. the temperature, 40 degrees at northeast philadelphia airport. humidity is way up there. and the readings are running just a couple degrees behind yesterday

the new owner, glen straub says a shipment of generators will arrive today and be working by tomorrowe power was cut last week. every day the electricity is off straub gets fined because it's considered a safety hazard. >>> the people of fairdale illinois, continue to clean up from last week's deadly tornado. the twister leveled some homes, killed one person and damaged several others. power should be restored soon but only after an inspector makes sure it's safe. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> still waiting for the rain in philadelphia but it is moving our way. if you're heading out the door grab your rain gear. you'll need it this morning. the wind speed has died down. we did have a southerly wind which is keeping temperatures warmer but it has dropped five degrees since we've gone on the air. pocono, 45 now. still in the low 60s in northeast philadelphia and atlantic city. holding at 58 degrees. dry view looking across the delaware from the adventure aquarium. around midday we'll see some rain in the area. first rain drops moving into d

. >>> glen straub couldn't get the existing casino license he has to apply for a separate license from the state casino control commission. >>> stocks rattle the investors yesterday. >>> casual dining is coming back and 6 and 7-dollar lunch specials is part of the region. apple bees andle is offering it. lunch is on me, matt and tam. >> i was going to say mortons. >>> join the "action news" sports team tonight for a special nfl draft breakdown and next half-hour we'll talk about the potential picks. >> it will be fascinating to see what chip does. >> reporter: and you never know with that guy. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are dry for the morning startup commute. as we look outside we're looking at a fair amount of sunshine building over the horizon early. there you see the sun up nice and bright over south jersey. a few clouds around here or there, but generally speaking a good looking morning. as you take a look at temperatures similar to yesterday and the day before. 50 in philadelphia. 52 in wilmington. 48 in allentown. this is about as low as we go with the sun com

developer glen straub put that money in escrow and he plans to close tomorrow and get to the business of opening the property, being vague he tells "action news" that this purchase is part of a much bigger $500 million plan to reinvigorate atlantic city as a resort town. >> we are amateur sports we are not looking for the best hockey team in the country or the nba, we are going to create jobs we are building everything from water parks to major marinas to universities to medical clinics. >> straub says he will be unveiling the master plans as early as saturday and that he has bought several properties in edition to that casino as part of his major plans there if he does reopen that as a casino it will be a much smaller gaming project there. he hopes to return atlantic city in part to more of the beach town and resort town as he knew as a child. i'm wendy saltzman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> stockton university students, casino workers and atlantic city residents staged a rally, they are protesting carl icahn's attempt to open a campus next to the taj mahal. they believe

revel will be sold to florida developer glen straub for $84 million. discount off the $2.4 billion construction price. judge gloria burns gave her official starch -- stamp of approval yesterday. >> where is the rain at david. >> we'll take a look matt. storm tracker six live double scan, you can see it down there. just to the south and west of philadelphia, although the city itself is also picking up a bit of this and i just experienced it out on the terrace. it's very light rain but enough to make surfaces a bit on the damp side. looks like that stuff highlighted in yellow down south is beginning to diminish a little bit as it crosses the delaware bay into parts of same left lane come and cumberland county. we've still got some of that steadier rain with the darker shades you see somewhat in wilmington and especially down south of wilmington pushing towards salem and millville. south jersey about to get your round of rain. philadelphia getting clipped with the latest. as we take a look at the wide view allentown reading and much of northern bucks ches

that's according to the casino's new owner, glen straub. he has many roadblocks with the former casino. we've highlighted them including no power and fights over emergency generators. the developer bought revel for $82 million earlier this month. >>> also in south jersey the search for an interim president of stockton university begins today. herman satcamp is taking an immediate medical leave. he made the announcement yesterday. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather. >> quiet start weather wise. 56 degrees at 4:27. we'll see bright sunny skies today and a beautiful day today, but before we get to the weekend, we put in for some wet weather. heading out the door jessica boyington in the first alert traffic center jesse. >> good morning, bill. good morning, everyone. good morning to cherry hill new jersey on route 295. free and in the clear otherwise on 295 i'm looking at road work. i'm going to show you where that is coming up at 4:30. >>> plus something in a bucks county church that will leave you shaking your head. a search for a man

. >>> revel is pushing for a sale to florida developer glen straub and they said in you bidders are full of air. they're not serious about buying the bankrupt property because they haven't actually put up any money. the lawyers for businesses inside the revel insist there are serious buyers interested. wells fargo said it's already spent more than $60 million on revel's bankruptcy proceedings, and can't wait any longer. a judge could rule on the sale at a hearing tomorrow. >>> a makeover is coming for the pier shops in caesar's. it should be renovated and open in time for memorial day. philadelphia developer revealed the plans for the space in atlantic city. there will be 14 music venues including one that will hold 2,000 fans, a bowling alleyley and retail shops as well as facebook private event rentals. >>> from our delaware bureau new castle county is banning all county funded travel to indiana as part of the fallout from the religious freedom law. mike pence said the law he signed protects religious freedom and is not a license to discriminate against same-sex couples. this, as the o

buy the revel for months mow was given the go ahead to purchase the two billion dollar property glen straub will anti-up 22 million dollars and he dropped the demand he buy the casino without any obligation to the old tenants such as restaurant and bars. the judge says that will all have to get worked out but not inside of a courtroom. >> another day. that's what we do. that's what our jobs are. turn around assets toxic assets are why you find them in bankruptcy otts courts and stuff. >> straub is pitching resources for the site, condos, water park think tank, possibly small gambling area and he's not done yet. he claims he'll reveal details this weekend of half billion purchase of several other casino sites in atlantic city. >> we do things that create jobs. we got to create another 50,000 jobs down there with what we're doing in the north part of town. and hopefully city will go along with. it. >> attorneys for both revel and straub plan to close the sale tomorrow and it cannot be time lised in court until monday. >> new jersey governor chris christie today pardon ond a philadelphia woman

a bankruptcy judge ruled that glen straub can renegotiate with renders or find new tenants.losed its doors in november. straub's polo north country club bought revel earlier in the month for $82 million. >>> state officials in delaware have reached a $2.75 million settlement with a former poultry vaccine plant accused of contaminating wells in mills borrow ten years ago. the agreement with intervet is the largest ever for delaware's hazardous cleanup site plan. cleanup costs could top $10 million. >>> philadelphia historical commission will soon hold a hearing on the fight to save a catholic church in fishtown. supporters of saint laurentus church says they have accepted the nomination for a hearing to decide if the church should be declared a historic building. they're trying to keep the archdiocese from demolishing the 133-year-old church. the diocese says the building is too expensive to repair. >>> judges described julia wolfe's work as powerful and they say it evokes pennsylvania coal mining life around the 1930s. she describes herself as a beautiful renegade. >> bankin

. >>> well, the power is still out at atlantic city's former revel casino and new owner glen straub's fix may not be the best solution straub wants to hook up generators but the state department says that the units would probably violate the clean air act standards. >>> turning to accuweather now we are enjoying another sunny mild spring day, sky 6 hd looking live at the jersey shore, a pretty day at the beach in atlantic city. for the latest conditions, karen rogers is in for david murphy with the latest from accuweather. >> i'm not ready for bathing suit season either but i'm enjoying the sunshine right now, it's beautiful and we have the early morning clouds to break and it's affecting temperatures too. we have new numbers just in and lets take a look at numbers right now around the region, 61 in quakertown, 63 in pottstown and 64 in coatesville and 65 in chester and center city 66. philadelphia international airport 67 in levittown. how about the suburbs in new jersey, 67 in ewing and 66 in ham mom ton. look at the coast like, we are stuck in the lower 50s, still a nice day but wi

last week the utility planter cut off all service and so glen straub brought in backup generators but today's temporary restraining order prohibits him from attaching those generators to the utility plant's equipment inside the revel. atlantic city has been fining straub $5,000 every day the revelry mains in -- revel remains in the dark. >> allentown mayor ed pawlowski announced today he's running he'll face for the right to face pat toomey in the fall. using the backdrop of construction activity in allentown, pawlowski said his experience as mayor is needed in the senate. >> i think what people are most upset with in what's happening in washington today is just this obstructionist attitude that has stopped all progress from happening on multiple front and we need some pragmatic mayor types. i think we need a few more even to get things done and to change the culture that's occurring right now in d.c. >> word is that state democratic leaders are trying to recruit the chairman of the montgomery county commissioners josh shapiro to run in this election. >>> a private school in princeton

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acr energy partners cut the electricity after feeling to reach a deal with revel's new owner glen straubthe academy of country music awards gearing up to celebrate its 50th anniversary on sunday right here on cbs3. this year's show is in arlington texas where everything from the performances to the crowds is expected to be bigger and better. cbs news correspondent suzanne marquez takes you behind the scenes. >> reporter: miranda lambert is warming up for her big night at the academy of country music awards. she's nominated for eight awards more than anyone else. lambert has already taken home 18acm's. >> i was sit ought bus earlier staring. my husband walked in. i was like what's wrong. i was like i don't know, i'm just soak it in before the crazy starts. >> reporter: he's competing against her husband blake chelten who is also cohost. >> he has a big part in it so i'm like. >> it's like oh, where you going to put that one where you win it, one there in front of mine, one i have. thanks. >> reporter: she's won female vocalist of the year at the acm's a record five tomorrow's in a row. th

meantime new jersey's gaming enforcement at the jersey shore says the new revel casino glen straub cannot simply assume the casino's license. that's the latest in the series of problems. they went dark after straub could not come to an agreement with the utility company. power is expected back later this week. >>> one of the men appointed by new jersey governor chris christie to get atlantic city back on its feet is moving on. a spokesperson for the governor's office said orb's position was always meant to be temporary. >>> "nbc 10" is your official eagles station. we were there when the team selected the newest round of eagles cheerleaders. very exciting. 38 of 50 finalists were selected. a sold out kimmel center watched them compute in three categories physical fitness and beauty dance, the all important on stage interview. then the final numbers were called after two hours of competition. >> e-a-g-l-e-s. eagles. >> they nailed that part of the interview. the final 38 have to practice for about 312 hours a year. that's a lot and that's on top of their full-time jobs. congratulations to

a bankruptcy judge ruled that glen straub can either renegotiate with the tenants or find new renters include restaurants nightclubs. revel closed its doors in november. north country polo club bought revel for $82 million. >>> the philadelphia historical commission will hold a hearing on the fight to save a catholic church in fish town. the supporters tell us that the commission has accepted its nomination for a hearing to decide if the church should be considered an historic building. the archdiocese says the building is unsafe and would cost too much to repair. >>> a rash of fires in bucks county have members of one church on edge. someone set fire to the playground at resurrection church early sunday morning. firefighters found a cross burning on a front lawn as well. the vandals smashed out a bathroom window and started the fire. >> they brought tools with them to break that window. there's no way they could have broken that window with their fist or foot. they had to bring tools to break in. it seems premeditated. >> the falls township fire marshall is asking for the public's he

florida developer glen straub bought the defunct resort on april 7th and power was cut two days lateratlantic city is fining straub $5,000 for each day it's off for fire code violations. >>> a $50 million renovation of atlantic city's tropicana casino is expected to be completed by memorial day. the plans include an outdoor light show on the building's facade, that will be visible from miles away. the project also calls for a fitness center that will be open to the public. >>> well philly tech week is now underway. the week kicked off at dillward park. the app arcade featured more than 50 locally developed games. tech tweak 2015 is featured by comcast, the parent company of nbc 10. >>> mostly clear skies right now. clear of any rainfall. there are some high clouds moving through, but we'll see lots of sunshine. but compared to yesterday, it won't be as hot. we saw 81 degrees ss yesterday afternoon. we'll be in the 60s today. right now we're tracking some rain that's due in tomorrow morning, and for much of the day tomorrow, we'll see some rain possibly some late-day thunderstorms as w

the revel's new owner, glen straub and ac energy made a deal to turn the energy on for two weeks. acr shut off the service earlier this month over a fee dispute. the city has been fining straub $5,000 a day because there's no power to run fire safety systems. >>> also in atlantic city state casinos say that resorts that didn't close are hiring again. they have 1400 jobs available now. most of those are temporary seasonal jobs. 350 of them though are full-time positions. the atlantic city job market lost 8,000 jobs when four casinos closed last year. >>> two dogs from texas are on an international mission to hunt down the slippery critters that are killing some crops. a black lab named nevel and another one are headed to the galapagos island to sniff out snails. they're affecting a mile of the santa cruz island. the snails have destroyed banana coffee crops and it's caused shortages and economic problems. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> get ready to leave the house. it is cold outside. the wind is blowing to make it feel even colder. loo

acr energy partners cut the electricity after failing to reach a deal with the revel's new owner glen straub>>> crews began demolishing the philadelphia international records building today. "eyewitness news" along the avenue of the arts at broad and spruce. singers from philadelphia and all around the world recorded music in the record company studios owned by legendary music producers kenny gamble and leon huff. >> they created some of the greatest music in the world. love train and all the artists and producers that worked with them over the years i don't think there's been anything like that in philadelphia here. they created their brand the sound of philadelphialy. >> a lot of history there. a 47 story hotel and condo tower will be built on that site. >>> next on "eyewitness news" gearing up to race for a cure. see how some dedicated volunteers are getting ready to walk 60 miles, all in the name of curing cancer. plus. >>> plus, one member of the british royal family is getting military training. we'll show you some shots of prince harry in action. justin. >> and we have summer like tem

glen straub and energy partners have not agreed on a contract for future service.e impossible to battle a blaze there. >>> another atlantic city casino is ready to show off its multimillion dollar upgrade. carl icon has invested $130 million into the casino that's including a 50 million-dollar project that will ready by memorial day weekend. >>> a budget battle could be brewing between pennsylvania governor tom wolf when the republican legislature the state's deficit is in the billions. wolf wants to use income and sales tax to fill the hole. he wants to talk education and job training and cut property taxes. but the republicans have been pushing their own property tax plans, making changes to the massive school and government pension systems are their biggest priority. >>> drivers in chester and montgomery counties will have to get to work and school another way. the valley forge road bridge over the pickering creek is in desperate need of repair. it will be closed until the end of the year. >>> a high school is facing tough decisions about the name of their masco

judge has entered an order authorizing the sale of the former revel casino to florida developer glen straub. of course we've been here before. the deal is expected to become final come tomorrow. straub is getting the property for $82 million, which is about four cents on the dollar. the judge's order does not resolve one sticking point the rights of former business tenants to continue their once straub reopens the property in atlantic city. >> ♪♪ >> sun was bathing down today a soldout citizens bank park. we got that right with the warmest temperatures of the spring so far. welcome to opening day for the phillies. live at the stadium tonight is "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist. hello, sarah. >> reporter: hi, there jim it's been a perfect afternoon here at citizens bank park except for the score. boston hitting a grand slam just a few moments ago in the top of the ninth making it eight-nothing red sox. phillies not even getting a run on the board. yikes. hopefully for these fans though, the score didn't matter all that much. so many of them are just so happy to have baseball back in s

atlantic city fined glen straub $10,000 today and $5,000 each day there's no power. he could not come to an agreement to pay the power supplier. smoke alarms sprinklers are not working without electricity and firefighters say that could make any fire a big disaster. >> it would be an extreme difficult position for fire crews to go in to even locate and confine this area of fire. >> a representative for revel's owner says the plan is to bring in generators but there's no timetable for when that may happen. >>> a show of solidarity today in vineland. it's now been ten days since philip white died shortly after this altercation with police. today vineland's religious leaders called on people of all faiths to come together to pray for police and prosecutors investigating the crime. one of those bowing their head one of the top cops and a police chaplain. >> also to get the message out that this is not about race. we have lost the togetherness this country was built on. >> it's tragic that this community is losing so many young, wonderful people to the violence or whateve

that's the word from the new owner, glen straub. he's being fined for every day the building is without power. no power makes the revel a safety hazard. the casino went dark after he could not reach an agreement with the power authority. >>> eight casinos saw their revenue jump by 2%. figures released by the state show the eight current casinos took in $203 million last month. if you include the four casinos that closed last year the city's gambling revenue was down more than 12%. >>> take a look at this surveillance video of a partial collapse on the boardwalk in north wildwood early monday night. it shows the moment the boards gave way beneath the delivery truck. you can see the truck breaking through the boardwalk. this happened near 23rd avenue. the truck, by the way, did have a permit to be there on the boardwalk. >>> in the lehigh valley a call for banning bacon. >> yeah that's what's up on a billboard near coca-cola park in allentown. this is a billboard sponsored by the physician's committee for responsible medicine. the ad

new jersey's gaming casino says glen straub can't just assume the casino license.the casino went dark after straub couldn't reach an agreement with the utility company to supply power. power is expected back on later this week. >>> four minutes before 5:00, organizers at the world meet being of families are looking for 10,000 volunteers before pope francis arrives later this year. they launched their volunteer registration yesterday. organizers looking for anyone wanting to volunteer between september 22nd and 27th. the papal visit is expected to bring millions of people to philadelphia and a lot of help is needed. >> we can all, every single one of us can do our part to make a difference to change the world even if it's just during that particular week. >> all volunteers have to be 18. background check is required. you can get more information on our "nbc 10 news" app. >>> and remember "nbc 10" is your official eagles station. of course we were there last night when the team selected the new eagles cheerleaders. 38 out of the 50 finalists featured at the kimmel ce

. >> it is 5:06 and the revel's new owner glen straub has a new ace in the hole in his legal battle to reopen the resort. a federal bankruptcy court judge ruled straub can terminate the leases of the old tenants. straub could also renegotiate new leases as philadelphia based garces group says it would like to be doing right now. jose garces' food empire operated four restaurants in the old revel. >>> new jersey transit wants to hike fares the first time in five years and cut service all because of a $100 million budget shortfall. new jersey transit said it found $40 million to cut internally but still needs to make up another 60 million. the average fare would increase between seven and 9 percent. several buses would be eliminated on several new jersey routes. public hearings will be held next month. >> storms left severe damage in other parts of the country but generally left our region unscathed save for a downed tree or two. lines of thunderstorms moved across the south toppling trees onto homes and cars in georgia and south carolina. heavy winds ripped the roofs off some homes and

new owner glen straub cannot reuse the old casino license. be approved for his own license and that means that straub is not currently authorized to possess the slot machines that are still there inside the building which requires someone else be designated to come take responsibility for that gambling equipment. >> what is going on in accuweather today david. >> we are looking at a slightly milder afternoon ahead. as we take a look at storm tracker six live double scan we're dry and as we head outside might be a few clouds left over over center city but they're going to be breaking up fairly quickly today and overall we're expecting mostly sunny conditions. 52 degrees in philadelphia. some of the suburbs down into the upper 40's including trenton, allentown wilmington and millville. little bit of a breeze out there. and as we take a look at those clouds, they are in the process of evaporating obviously. little bit of a sprinkle managed to come through a couple of spots early this morning but that is now appearing to be offer the map. lehigh

florida developer glen straub refused to fold during a several months long legal rollercoaster in bankruptcyhis $82 million deal is worth just four cents on the dollar compared to what revel cost to build. one sticking point that's not been resolved, what will come of revel's former tenants such as the restaurants bars nightclubs and power plant. we do know straub has an ambitious half billion dollars plan for atlantic city. last friday he came to an agreement to buy the showboat casino as well. >> david, there's rain out there but not a washout today. >> no, not really, no. storm tracker six live double scan shows that you, matt. most of the area dry right now. if we go in a little bit tighter, you can see how there's some sprinkles popping through philadelphia so perhaps your roads are a little wet. the biggest cell of rain is actually still to the west of the region and it look like that area of yellow can coming out of baltimore is headed toward areas of new castle county just south of wilmington. allentown appears to be just beneath the clouds and the same story down south along the coa

supplier acr energy cut power to the site last week due to a contract dispute with revels new owner glen straube security guards patrol the exterior of the building but no lights are on inside. straub pledged to bring in portable generators but so far none have arrived. atlantic city is fining his company $5,000 for each day the huge building stays in the dark calling it a fire safety danger. >> let's turn now to david and talk about some of this rain coming. >> yeah, we've got it in the western suburbs right now. storm tracker six live double scan and you can see it north and west of philadelphia at this point. if we go closer it is passing oxford pushing into coatesville pottstown, reading is in and out of this. the leading edge is very light with very light rain but there's steadier stuff farther out to the west. we have cloudy skies over penn's landing. still not wet here. we'll have to wait for later in the rush hour before things get a little bit damp in philadelphia. temperatures are mild this morning in the city we're up to 60 degrees, 60 in millville, 56 in allentown, 58 in wilmington

the main lender, wells fargo, wants a judge to approve the sale to developer glen straub. they claim new bidders are not serious. wells fargo says it has already spent more than $60 million on the revel bankruptcy proceedings and cannot wait any longer. >>> happening today, college students will protest an obstacle to a new branch campus on the atlantic city boardwalk. students at stockton university plan to march from the closed showboat casino to the trump taj mahal this afternoon. they're protesting taj's refusal to allow stockton to turn the showboat into a satellite campus. the owners of the taj said last week that having college students next door would be bad for business. the taj is enforcing an old agreement that says the showboat will only be operated as a casino. >>> opponents of that new ad campaign on buses will be on again today. fighting against the controversial displays. the ad showing adolf hitler and a former arab leader along with "islamic jew hatred, it's in the koran." the ads are backed by the pro-israeli group american freedom defense initiative. op

new owner glen straub is in a contract dispute with the utility that pulled the plug last week.if fining straub $5,000 a day because a powerless building is a fire hazard. straub says he's waiting for drier weather to hook up the generators. >> 5:so much now, time to turn to dave murphy talk about what we can expect from the day. >> nice today. storm tracker six live double scan shows us the rain from yesterday is gone and as we take a look outside we may still have some lingering clouds over a lot of neighborhoods this morning but the sunshine will work its way back in during the morning hours and overall we're going for a mix of clouds and sun today. should be pretty and it should be warm. 50 degrees currently in philadelphia. most of the suburbs in the 40's. trenton is also hit 50. not a lost wind early on so fairly comfortable. you'll need a light jacket this morning. satellite and radar showing you how the rain is getting on out of here. there are some breaks in the clouds but we will probably start out a bit on the overcast side with perhaps a little bit of sunshine the fa

new owner glen straub cannot reuse the old casino license. for a license of his own and that means that straub is not currently authorized to possess the slot machines that are still inside the building. that requires someone else be designated to take responsibility for the gambling equipment. >> one of the most tradeable phillies helped them earn a victory in saint louis. first ben revere hit a two run double in the seventh that's g cole hamels took the win in the four to one victory his first win since september. the two teams meet again tonight in saint louis. phillies pitcher sever reno gonzalez will make his major league debut. >> 6:21. six things to know is up next. >> katherine scott is live in a philadelphia neighborhood that was shot up overnight. katherine. >> reporter: that's right matt bullets flying in a west philadelphia neighborhood last night hitting several parked cars and one house. we're live with all the latest details coming up at 6:30. ism it's ism it's called >> of course we continue to following the breaking and rest

acr energy partners says revel's new owner, glen straub is already aware of the disconnect. attorneys for acr blame failed negotiations between the two parties. acr says it simply can't provide free power. now, straub may be interested in the atlantic city race course, too. the press of atlantic city is reporting the racetrack is now for sale according to a hamilton township official. straub has expressed interest in that. the owner closed the track in january due to what he calls a decline in the horse racing industry. >>> a vote to help stockton university open a campus at the showboat casino is off the table. it would have designated it as a redevelopment zone. it's still not clear why city council members scrapped the vote last night. >>> the secret service has placed a senior supervisor on leave and suspended his security clearance. this comes after a female coworker accused him of making unwanted sexual advances last month. the department of homeland security is investigating. the supervisor will remain on leave pending the outcome of that investigation. >>> president

glen straub cannot connect to utilities. the utility company cut electricity after talks broke down. >> penndot is getting extra help to help repair potholes on nearly 100 state highways. drivers say it's more than an announce. if can cause expensive damage. >> they're everywhere. you can't really miss one. if you go to miss one, you hit another one. >> the wheel and alignment cost me like $300. >> some of the contractors will be out on roads starting today. the rest will begin work on monday. >> pennsylvania's unemployment rate rose for the third straight month in march. the state department of labor says the rate was 5.3% last month as the number of jobs declined and the number of job seekers increased. that was up from 5.2 in february. in a separate survey of employers, payrolls fell by nearly 13,000 jobs mostly in education and health services. >> still ahead, a romantic rival on the run after an intentional hit and run in philadelphia but police are closing in. jesse gary is in fern rock with new developments. jesse? >>

glen straub needs to have electricians on site when the power is restored. he reach an agreement this week after being without electricity for two weeks. atlantic city is fining him $50,000 each day without electricity because of safety violations. >>> an inspirational couple approve it's never too late to get in the best shape of your life. >>> plus stormy weather spawns tornados in the nation's mid section. >> reporter: it's cold out there again, temperatures wise it looks like the beginning of march. trenton 37. i'll let you know whether the cold weather moves out and when we warm up in the seven day when i see you in a few minutes. >>> at least two tornados touched down in resist resist. the twisters moved through rural areas, no death or serious injuries were reported. it cause property damage and power outages though. in texas winds clocked at 80 miles per hour, took down dozens of trees near dallas-forfort worth. >> reporter: and back here it's winter. >> when is going on in our weather. >> reporter: i came back from vacation, i was like whoa. >> ever