. >> reporter: i'm ted greenberg. why the owner believes he's actually helping his neighbors. >>> but first, our social pic of the day from dirty jersey. this is on 12th avenue knew near the high line. i like the shadows. >> yes. if you have an interesting pic you would like to share, send it to our website, nbcnewyork.com or use the #nbc4ny when posting to twitter or instagram and it may be selected as the social pic of the day. yoplait. the smooth and creamy yogurt your whole family loves. yoplait original with no artificial sweeteners, no artificial flavors, and no high fructose corn syrup. >>> coming up, a killer on the loose. police are hunting for the shooter of a cab driver. we're live at the scene. >>> and why a group of families said their loved ones removed from the level of the september 11th museum. when we see you at 6:00. >>> we're following breaking news right now in manhattan where a kayaker who overturned in the hudson river near pier 40 was just rescued. dennis protsko is over the scene. >> reporter:

. >> i'm ted greenberg. why experts say the insects could soon start biting, even more. >>> tonight in new jersey, growing concerns about the west nile virus. you see, this year, more mosquitos are testing positive for the disease. >> well, new tonight, news 4's ted greenberg finds out why it may only get worse. >> they're just full of water. >> water full of baby mosquitos, just days away from becoming airborne. >> we have to stay on top of areas like this throughout the summer to keep the numbers down. >> reporter: cape may county mosquito control inspector joe len lenvennich dunked these with mosquito control. he and his colleagues have stepped up efforts to target mosquito breeding grounds like this because of a spike in mosquitos testing positive for west nile virus. >> we're already above what we had last year. >> reporter: and all of these new jersey counties are also up from the same time in 2014, with the mosquito season far from over. experts say this summer's hot and often stifling weather has hel

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg is live in atlantic city. it may cost something but it's still a big, big event for ac, right? >> reporter: it certainly is. that's absolutely right. the setup work continuing behind me here on the stage and out on the beach as well. continuing into the evening. this is really a big deal for atlantic city because it's one of just two u.s. concerts this summer for maroon 5. if you are planning to see them from the stands, some other things have changed since last year's shows here. >> i am feeling so excited. >> reporter: when maroon 5 hits the beach in atlantic city this weekend, louise o'brien will be there. >> i just think they do a good show. they're very entertaining. >> reporter: tickets ranging from $40 to $250 are still available for sunday's concert. organizers expect it will draw about 50,000 people to the five block long venue near caesar's and bally's, about 10,000 less than last summer's free concerts. >> people wanted more space so they can have a good time but they have more space to chill and ha

ted greenberg, news 4, new york. >>> tonight, the parents of a bullied teen who committed suicide are suing their sun's school and the town of greenwich, connecticut. 15-year-old b.a.r.t. palosz shot and killed himself i n 2013 after his first day of his sophomore year. his son was constantly bullied through middle school and high school and the staff did nothing. we reached out to greenwich high school for comment and have not heard back yet. >>> an mta worker has been ordered to pay a fine. joel grassman admitted to stealing a b ket truck and driving it with the boom extended, knocking down telephone poles, power lines, and trees in el month. and on top of tt big fine, a judge sentenced grassman to five ye sarseprobation. he's already spent seven m ths behind bars. >>> the nfl and player's union do not appear to be any closer to striking a deal over tom brady's four-game deflategate zosuspension. they left thi k urihouse without reaching a settlement today. brady and the nfl commissioner, roger goodel did not attend today's talks, but were in court yesterday for a publi hearing. and

. >> i'm ted greenberg. why it could be a long time before at least one of them reopens. >>> plus, catching a free ride when you've had too much to drink. one south jersey township's launching a first of its kind program. sheena? >>> i'm tracking another heat wave before the unofficial end of summer. how long the 90 degree temperatures will last. plus an early look at the holiday weekend forecast. >>> breaking news right now. nbc 10 has just learned the driver wanted in connection with the deadly hit and run of a child turned himself in to police today. last week philadelphia police issued an arrest warrant for miguel colon. police believe he was behind the wheel of the car that hit and killed david alicea jr. on masher street. charges expected tonight. we'll have the latest at 11:00. >>> today marks a year since the showboat casino shuttered its doors for good in atlantic city. two weeks later, trump plaza joined revel and closed. the remaining gambling spots are now making money with less competition, but

. >> i'm ted greenberg. i'm trying to find out when the pier was last inspected. >>> a popular fishing spot at the jersey shore is off limits after dangerous conditions were discovered there. the pier in brigantine is part of an old bridge that used to connect the resort community with atlantic city. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg has the story. >> reporter: when andy lamb came to brigantine today, he found his fishing spot blocked off. numerous broken, rotting and missing pilings under what's known as the old brigantine bridge which has been a popular fishing pier since a new span was built in the '70s. >> it's unsafe. it's very unsafe. for anybody to be out there. >> reporter: city officials shut the pier down over the weekend, when a police officer found it was sagging over absecon inlet after a fisherman told him about its deteriorating condition. >> if he didn't, god only knows, it could have fallen in with people on it. >> reporter: josh and other workers at riptide bait and tackle s

ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> as you heard this family mention, they adopted courthouse.u would like to adopt a pet, we have great news. because next weekend we are clearing the shelters, adoption fees will be lowered at local shelters to help pets find homes. here's how you can help. help raise awareness by sharing the event on social media, use #cleartheshelters. and of course come out on saturday, august 15th. that's the big day to welcome a new friend into your family. for shelter longss and more information on those fees, check out the nbc 10 news app. >>> don't miss our special clear the shelters addition of nbc 10 "@issue" tomorrow morning. we'll have tips for easing a shelter pet into your home and we'll talk about why shelters are flooded with kittens right now. >>> plus, nbc 10's keith jones will tell you about his new 8-week-old puppy charlie. don't miss nbc 10 "@issue," that's tomorrow morning at 11:30. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> a beautiful day to take those dogs out for a walk. quiet weather as we head throughout the weekend. that's the good

next, ted greenberg found out why. looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >>> a new plan to protect a popular state forest in new jersey is receiving criticism. >> they're angry they can no longer take their 4x4 vehicles on certain roads in wharton state forest. the decision was prompted in part by some drivers who ripped up those roads. nbc10 jersey shore reporter ted greenberg has the story. >> what we have here is one of the new blockades. they're now offlimits to motorized vehicles. >> i have children all under the age of 7. i can't take them hiking for miles on miles to get to these places any more. >> dempsey and other outdoor enthusiasts say the roadblocks and new signs went up in the past few weeks without warning. >> i think it's wrong, i think it's wrong that they did it without i? say for the taxpayers. >> none of these roads were ever intended for motorized access. >> the state parks service is launching at wharton, the sprawling 125,000 acre forest in the heart of the pine lands is visited by near

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg shows us how businesses are fighting back. >> reporter boardwalk pizza parlor caused by a seagull. >> they're not afraid anymore. >> reporter: a customer's cell phone camera captured others running for the exit after a seagull flew inside ocean city's manco & manco pizza restaurant. lots of folks can share stories about being dive-bombed outside by seagulls in search of food. >> i was sitting on the beach and a seagull swooped down and grabbed my sandwich out of my hand. >> reporter: on several occasions this summer the hungry birds have invaded boardwalk businesses even this jewelry shop. >> we have had this store 40 years. this is the first time a seagull has ever come into our business. they are much more aggressive this year. >> they have become so used to all the people here. >> reporter: a push is under way to keep the gulls outside. as a test chickie's and pete's put sonic bird repellers on its two boardwalk locations about a month ago and they seem to be working. >> so far, we went from having almost a daily problem to zero proble

where joined by -- we are joined by gary greenberg.know we talked about your investment -- gary, i know we talked about your investment in china. there are some companies you still think represent some value. what other sectors are you interested in? which of the individual companies that take your eye? gary: we want to be a part of the china that is growing. the retail and consumer areas are growing. service areas are growing. china still has a lot of need there. one thing he needs is more and commerce. so alibaba and more interestingly, logistic centers across the country like shenzhen international is a company that is building those. chinese are still having salary increases of 5% to 10% a year. that enables them to buy chinese -- moremore consumer discretionary income. i don't like the liquor. [laughter] it's not a requirement, it is the evaluation that is very good. mention some new media companies out of china. you get interest in much more established industries, rail companies. gary: it is a simple company. the story there is

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg is there among the crowd. he'll have more coming up at 5:30. remember, you can always get the latest weather updates by using the nbc 10 news app. it has interactive radar and forecasts for your area. >>> we continue now with new information on the pope's visit to philadelphia. city leaders gave an update to nbc 10 this afternoon. they announced that a papal playbook will be available starting monday. that playbook will have information residents need including transportation, city services and pet care. >> we also learned that philadelphia's sports complexes will be a hub for buses and rvs during the visit. officials expect 10,000 buses to bring nearly half a million people to the event that weekend. >> today, the mayor tried to stress that the city is available to help residents get through this event. >> nbc 10's mitch blacher is here to explain more on the new information. >> this is now the fifth time mayor nutter has publicly updated plans for the pope's visit. today, more details emerged about transport

ted greenberg, news 4 new york. >> did you see him walking? his stomach swinging side to side, eating well. >> that's the great thing about caurts, full of quirks. you never know the personnelty. love it. >> that is true. he's cute. >>> steve, how are we looking monday? rain's coming burgs not that soon, right? >> no. it's going to be here by monday night, and most of monday is fine, we'll see a mix of sun, clouds, and temperatures a little cooler than today, but the humidity will be on the rise. tomorrow, it's going to feel a touch more humid, and tuesday, boy, it's going to be really, really sticky outside. monday, mostly, a decent day, mix of sun, clouds, and temperatures near 80 degrees, and it's really tuesday we see heavy rain move across the area, and by the time we get to tuesday morning, the morning commute will have locally heavy thunderstorms in the region, and morning commute tuesday could be slow. in the meantime, we're at 72. 69 in avondale. islip is 68, and name in newberg. generally clear on the satellite image, but tonight, a

new here at 5:30, news 4's ted greenberg shows what authorities are doing to save lives. >> reporter: vacationers, commuters, truckers. they are in more than 16,000 vehicles that use ocean county's route 539 every day. >> i avoid it as much as i can. >> reporter: a remote two-lane highway through the pinelands that has a dangerous reputation. >> you can just be driving, doing the speed limit, and somebody is in your lane coming the other di ction, trying to pass. >> reporter: the 38-mile road has been the scene of 11 deadly crashes in just over two-and-a-half years. >> unsafe passing has been creating a lot of issues out here lately. >> sean is on the lookout for aggressive drivers and those going faster than 55. as part of a month-long enforcement campaign using marked and unmarked vehicles that began saturday, organized by the ocean county prosecutor's office. >> when we start drilling down on it, the numbers were staggering. >> reporter: route 539 has been the scene of more than 400 nonfatal crashes, 81 alone in little lake harbor township. 99 in manchester township, and 145 in plu

ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> making miles of our interstate a much smoother ride.enndot starts a month-long project to repair and resurface i-95 south and 212 in bucks county. from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., crews will work on i-95 south between route 132, street road in bensalem township. only one lane of traffic will get by. for two weeks, 15 miles of route 212 between route 313 and route 611 will be paved. ♪ >>> just puts you in a good mood, doesn't it? a surprise performance for people at dilworth park. stevie wonder took the stage to sing a few of his new and classic hits. he was only supposed to play two to three songs but did twice that many in less than an hour. >> thank you all for walking me -- welcoming me to your city. this is all about love. >> stevie wonder makes a stop on his farewell tour at the wells fargo center in october. tickets for that show go on sale friday. i bumped into him as i was coming to work and he was so nice. maybe he just came to say i love you, you know? >> what he was singing from songs in the key of life, considered one of the gre

ted greenberg, nbc10 news. >>> next on nbc10 news at 5:00.and be a part of history. >> that's the message tonight as officials try to spark new excitement around the pope's visit to philadelphia. >>> we continue to follow that tragic story out of virginia. a tv news crew shot and killed on live television. how they're being remembered and their connection to our area. >>> and we have another cool night in store, then a warmer weekend, plus updates on tropical storm erica's track. >>> i'm heart broken, i cannot tell you how much they were loved, alison and adam, by the wdbj 7 team. >> two journalists murdered on live television tonight. alison and adam are being remembered by co-workers in virginia and by loved ones in our area. >> the reporter and photographer were doing a live broadcast when the gunman opened fire. this shows the moments just before they were killed. we're freezing the video before the gunshots began. >> dave wagner has this live report from the scene of the crime. >> he's normally a very serene spot, now a crime scene here.

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg finds out why and digs up new developments. >> people need to know what i seen that night. >> reporter: daniel says it was the night of february 14th, 1993 when this man, thomas buttcavage, showed a disturbing video that showed a boy being assaulted. >> i said that looked like the boy from south jersey. he told me it was him. he confessed. >> reporter: he's certain the boy was mark himebaugh who was 11 when he vanished from his cape may county neighborhood less than two years earlier. >> i remember looking at this little boy's face and just the look on his eyes. i mean, complete, you ever seen fear? just through the eyes? man, the boy was scared to death. >> reporter: are you positive that this is the boy you saw in the video? >> yes, i am. i said what did you do with him? he said i did like i did the rest of them. i dispose of them. what do you mean, rest of them? i got five or six other kids i did. >> reporter: he admits he was working as a prostitute at the time and says butcavage was a repeat client. he says he told police about what

more than 2,000 miles from home, they spoke exclusively with news 4's ted greenberg about the dangerous conditions out there. >> reporter: they have taken lives and forced people to flee their homes. massive wildfires raging out west. and crews from the garden state are there, fighting the flames. >> we're working in very steep terrain. >> reporter: larry birch is among 20 members of the new jersey forest fire service currently in montana. since tuesday, they have endured long, dangerous days helping to battle a growing 400-acre wildfire near sealy lake. they expect to stay there for another week and a half. >> right now, i mean, resources are stretched thin throughout the country. so we're always willing to lend a hand to other states. >> along the fire line, it's smoky. you have to be careful for bears, black bears, grizzly bears and mountain lions. >> reporter: meantime, these trucks from new jersey are currently with nine other crew members in washington, the same state where three firefighters from the u.s. forest service were killed wednesday after their vehicle crashed and was ov

ted greenberg, news 4 new york. >> he's a workaholic. >> that's great. >> he's awesome. i love his swagger. >> oh, yeah. i love a cat's disposition, too. courthouse is a rescue cat. if you want a pet as cool as that cat, listen to this. on august 15th, nbc is teaming up with hundreds of shelters across the tristate to find homes for pets in need. many have agreed to cut the cost of adoption for this one-day event. >> for more information and to find participating shelters near you, go to nbcnewyork.com nbcnewyork.com/cleartheshelters. >> you can learn a lot from a cat. just live our lives like that, lay back, take it in stride. >> good attitude. >> the disposition is priceless. >> they can go wherever they want, and like go jump in a lake. >> feed me and i don't care. just give me the food and whatever. >>> well, good evening, everyone. another great day across the tristate area. lots of is sunshine. temperatures very comfortable, right around average for this time of year. in fact, in the park, 84 degrees, where we should be on this date. newark also chiming in at 84. o

ted greenberg, news 4 new york. >> alfred hitchcock had it right. >> he was ahead of his time. >> john chandler -- >> i've been lured by the crab fries from time to time. >> snatch them? >> preseason football tonight. what to expect from the jets. that is the question. well, a touchdown might be nice. of course, all eyes on quarterback ryan fitzpatrick. and, plus, tiger woods tempting all of us again with a flash back to his old form. it's coming up in sports. here on news 4. comfort keepers can provide a variety of custom in-home services for your aging loved ones, including medication reminders and transportation to the doctor. my name is amanda and i smoked while i was pregnant. my baby was born two months early and weighed only three pounds. this is the view i had of her in the nicu. my tip to you is speak into the opening so your baby can hear you better. you can quit. talk with your doctor. for more help call 1-866-ny-quits >>> the nfl's preseason rolls into it's second full weekend and for the jets the theme might as well be okay, let's dry try this again. first year head coach

that's where we find nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, that hole was right here but police have since filled it in and since 5:00, i have learned the boy is from pennsylvania but his family also has a house here in this jersey shore resort. investigators took measurements in a hole on the surf city beach where authorities say sand collapsed on a 12-year-old boy. >> saw a little boy and his eyes were closed and his face was covered in sand. >> reporter: witnesses tell us the boy was digging a hole with other children on the 17th street beach around 1:45 this afternoon when the sand caved in on him. >> he dug really deep and got in there and the children had trouble getting him out. >> reporter: authorities say beach goers and lifeguards helped get the boy out of the sand. beach patrol staffers worked to revive him. >> they did all types of cpr and finally, they were able to get some breathing going at that point in time. >> i was just sitting there shaking. >> reporter: officials say the boy was in stable condition when

news 4's tho greenberg raced to the scene. what's the latest out there? >> reporter: well, gys, a witness here on the beach told me she was shaking as she watched lifeguards work to revive that boy right here on the sand. we're told he was in stable condition when he was airlifted to the utspital, and officialst say this is an unfortunate reminder that digging in the sand can be very dangerous. >> i saw a little boy and his eyes were closed and his face was covered in sand. >> reporter: fun on the surf city beach quickly turned to panic when authorities say sand caved in on a 12-year-old boy while he was digging a hole. >> i was terrified when i saw it. >> reporter: witnesses tell us the boy was digging in the sand mth other children, when the collapse happened on the 17th street breach around 1:45 this afternoon. >> i guess he must have ug really deep, and got in there, and the children had trouble getting him out. >> reporter: authorities say beach-goers and lifeguards helped getsp the boy out of the sa. a lifeguard performed cpr on the child, and he be

ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> pretty good argument for reincarnation, right?e's a former lawyer or judge. you heard the family say courthouse was adopted from the cape may courthouse shelter. next week, we are clearing the shelters in our area, adoption fees will be lowered at local shelters to help pets find homes you can help out. first all you have to do is join the conversation and help raise awareness by sharing the event on social media. use #cleartheshelters. with your posts send us pictures of your pets. we'd love to see them. of course, come out on saturday, august 15th to welcome a new friend into your family. for locations and fees, go to the nbc 10 news app. of course, don't miss our special clear the shelters edition of nbc 10 "@issue" tomorrow morning. we'll have tips forç easing a sheller pet into your home and talk to you buy shelters are flooded with kittens this time of year. plus, nbc 10's keith jones will tell you all about his new 8-week-old puppy charlie. don't miss nbc 10 "@issue," that's tomorrow morning at 11:30. >>> now your nbc 10 f

ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> we love it when it's the weekend here. joined by somebody from the spca. today it is sheila curtain. thanks for being with us. >> you're welcome. >> and a pet comes along as well. this is sabina. she's looking for a home. >> she sure is. she's the queen of the shelter. she's known and loved by everybody there, the volunteers like myself and the staff. one of the reasons is she's been there quite a long time, about two years. we're really looking for a home for her. she's easy to handle. she's housebroken. she's good with people, dogs. we think cats as well. she has something called separation anxiety believe it or not. >> i don't know if you can hear this through my microphone. she's banging her tailback and forth between the two chairs. she's coming closer to you, sheila. >> she loves people and wants to be with her people all the time. we're looking for somebody who is at home most of the time, somebody retired or somebody who works from home would be a perfect parent for sabina. >> two events are happening this weekend

ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> two deli workers in berks county are accused of handing out more than lunch meat. detectives arrested jimenez and fernandez at their home and at the store. they are accused of selling cocaine out of their deli and grocery store in reading. investigators tell us the workers sold drugs to an undercover cop. >>> a long time bread company is moving from southwest philadelphia to south jersey. amoroso's has been on south 55th street for more than half a century. the company says it has outgrown the facility and will move to a new building in bellmawr. 200 workers will lose their jobs. they can apply for new jobs at the new plant. the layoffs will begin in october. >>> in middle township cape may county, a former shelter cat has an unusual routine that's earned him fans. meet courthouse the cat. for more than a year he's been spending business hours at the middle township municipal building. he visits the employees, sits in on court cases and makes time for cat naps. he does have a home right across the street with a family that adopted him but he's now a com

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. >> nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg joins us live. ted, police are trying to determine what the girl's parents were doing when she somehow got out of that house. >> reporter: sources tell me investigators found evidence of drugs inside the family's house and that the little girl's parents could soon be facing charges along with their neighbor. >> how did she get in the pool? how did she get in the pool? >> reporter: the distraught parents of a toddler overcome with emotion a day after the 2-year-old drowned in their neighbor's pool. >> worst day of my life. >> reporter: prosecutors say berkeley township police found the girl floating in the shallow end of the inground pool soon after she had been reported missing from her family's house around 8:30 last night. >> you have to supervise your children at all times. you have to take measures to make sure that a child that age isn't able to leave the residence without you knowing it. >> i just wanted to find out how she got out of the house. >> why do you want to know? >> reporter: the tod

. >> nbc 10's ted greenberg is in atlantic city for us. ted? >> reporter: guys, ac is transforming five blocks of its beach into a huge concert venue before maroon 5 comes to town this weekend. i'll have the story next in a live report. >>> the temperature's going to creep back into the 90s this weekend ahead of our next heat wave. so will there be relief at the shore and the poconos? the answer next. ok. so everyone is saying 'hey, you've gotta get fios.' but why? why fios? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optics network to the home, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. and access to the fastest internet and in home wifi available from any provider. with big capacity too, so everyone in the house can be online all at once. only fios has 500 meg download speeds, with equal upload speeds. so you can upload your favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. and with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. why fios? ultimately

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. >> i'm ted greenberg. why his performance in atlantic city could have been record-breaking. you're a parent. we're both busy people. so pick up my new hand prepared $20 family fill up meal. eight pieces of original recipe chicken, two large mashed potatoes and gravy, a large coleslaw, and 4 biscuits. i'll get back to ya. (door squeaking) it's finger lickin' good. >>> the federal government says new jersey owes it $32 million in medicaid claims. the federal department of health and human services released an audit report today and it found questionable claims and missing documents for care provided to home-bound elderly and low income residents. similar problems were found in new jersey four years ago. the feds called on the state to repay $145 million but new jersey never did. >>> we now know the performance scheduled for next weekend's made in america festival on the parkway. beyonce will headline the festival saturday night while the weekend will be the main act sunday night. other performers include meek mills, modest mouth, big shawn and jay coles. >>> before the summer

. >> i'm ted greenberg with the equipment being tested to try to keep the birds outside. >>> we had a beautiful beach day yesterday. lots of sunshine. now the humidity is on the rise. we're also tracking a rain chance topher the next few days. we'll break it down day by day in the forecast. early on a sunday morning. a beautiful sunday morning so fa r. 70 degrees outside. that is going to change, says raphael miranda. yesterday was just so fabulous. can't even complain. the few moments i was able to spend outside. >> it looked good and felt good. low humidity. that's changing already. we came into work early. the humidity is bubbling up. when we leave work, different air regime today. the mugginess is coming back. we'll deal with that for a few days, then it will clear out again by wednesday. we have a muggy pattern to get through like last week. it's not going to be as hot. clouds are rolling in as well. not the beautiful bright sky of yesterday. we're not expecting as much sunshine out there. 70 degrees right now in central park. we have partly sun skies. lots of clouds. even some p

live in surf city, ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> such good reminders there. >> so important. invaluable, really. >>> "nbc 10 news at 5:00" is next. >> here's keith jones. >>> next on "nbc 10 news at 5:00," new video of the bus that police say was involved in a deadly hit and run in philadelphia. where the driver went after running over a pedestrian. >>> and we have some strong storms moving through, even some severe storms especially in delaware. lot of heavy rain with this. i will track the storms, let you know what to expect and when we will dry out, coming up. >>> plus how early should students head to class? why new jersey is thinking about pushing back start times. >>> right now at 5:00, deadly hit and run. philadelphia police say they have found the bus that killed a man on a city street, then left the state. >> first, tracking storms. heavy rain has moved through parts of the area tonight. where it's headed next and when it will clear out. "nbc 10 news at 5:00" starts right now. >>> we will start here with a look at some of that heavy rain as it hit montgomery county t

i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> now to your first alert weather. we have seen showers throughout the day but much heavier rain is on the way. >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is tracking that rain and has the details on the timing of the downpours. fill us in. >> yeah, that's right. we are talking about downpours through the overnight hours so most of you will be sleeping but we still have the chance for thunderstorms tomorrow. locally we have a few very light rain showers left west chester near wilmington, near norristown, very light rain that's pretty much coming to an end. the next round of rain will be coming mostly after midnight. here is a bigger picture look. we have heavy showers and storms off to the west. that will start to organize a little more and move through in the overnight hours. future weather here, temperatures right around the upper 70s, near 80 degrees in philadelphia. these numbers will be dropping down to about the mid to low 70s by 9:00 p.m. then the clouds continue building in and maybe a few light showers

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tom, our team in washington, robin, and jonathan greenberger. and jonathan, now the bureau chief in washington, and executive producer of "this week." i hate being at the age where your former interns are your bosses. and it's an honor to work with them every day, and fun, and a real honor to be before you tonight to receive this award. it's impossible not to think of the journalists who every day are risking far more than those of us that do the news in new york. journalists all over the world, many trained by the national press foundation, putting their lives on the line to hold people accountable. that's amazing work. and i'm also grateful for the chance to be doing this work. i started on the other side. spent the first half of my career in politics. and i think back to my beginnings at abc news in 1997, moving close to 20 years ago. a lot of people weren't sure i could do this. including me. i got hazed a bit, charlie gibson, some pointed questions on my first day. and they used to criticize my tie 30 seconds before going live. and i rememb

i'm ted greenberg, nbc10 news. >>> new information out today about atlantic city's casino crisis. new figures show ac's casinos saw their revenue increase by more than 8% in july. the casinos won more than $257 from gamblers last month. that's compared to just over 238 million in july of last year. the numbers were boosted by more than $12 billion in internet gambling winnings. as for the state help for ac struggles. governor christie hasn't decided whether to sign legislation to do just that. local officials are already arguing over where to spend the potential money contained in that measure. lawmakers passed the bill in june. it would let atlantic city's casinos make payments in lieu of taxes for the past years. >>> sunny skies and more comfortable conditions are here following yesterday's rain. >> it's beautiful out there. >> nbc10 first alert chief meteorologist back with the nbc10 first alert forecast. >> what a difference 24 hours makes, yesterday we were tracking those storms, hitting a lot of the area. some very heavy rain, lightning in the afternoon rush. today it's just

nbc10's jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg is there live.to some people who got down there extra early for the show. >> reporter: they certainly did, keith. the sun is shining at the moment and we still have a lot of excited folks on the beach. concert goes are already on the beach. they're lined up waiting to go through security after the gates on the boardwalk opened an hour earlier than expected. the general admission entrance at kentucky avenue opened at 11:00 instead of noon. it was not announced but concert organizers tell me their goal was to let people in early as long as the security sweep was finished and security staffers were ready. more than 100 ticketholders for this evening's rascal flatts concert were lined up on the boardwalk before the gates opened. some got here just after 6:00 a.m. to try to get prime spots on the sand. as you can imagine, they were thrilled to get off the boardwalk and hit the beach an hour earlier. >> that's the best part of the day right now. it will be awesome. it's really hot sitting up here. it's ni

we need to get things done. >> reporter: ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> now your nbc 10 first alerter with meteorologist brittney shipp. >>> good morning. temperatures today dropping a little bit below average for us. we're done with the heat wave. yesterday we stayed in the mid-80s and we're also going to get relief from our humidity. a chance of showers expected as we push into your sunday as well. i'll show you exactly where it will be short lived, not a whole lot of rainfall expected at all. for philadelphia right now, 70 degrees. humidity is at 49%. ut of the north at 10 miles per hour. gusting up to 17. we will see breezy conditions. the wind direction is always important. that's drier air moving in. pottstown shows temperatures right now in the 50s. things cooled down overnight. georgetown at 66 degrees. we'll continue to see a chance of -- we'll see more clouds moving in as we head into tomorrow. for today, plenty of sunshine, nothing to worry about. it will be a fantastic start to the weekend. horsham at 60 degrees. 56 at chester springs, 56 in allentown, 57 in reading and

i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> to this now. skyforce 10 over the scene of an accident in bucks county this morning. four people were taken to the hospital after the crash in warrington township. it happened on route 611 between bristol road and kelly road. police tell us everyone survived the crash but we are waiting to hear the extent of the injuries. >>> within the last half hour we are learning more about the man who died while jogging in fort washington state park in montgomery county. 25-year-old christopher braun got separated while running last night. his body was found hours later at the bottom of a ravine. police think he got disoriented from the heat. an autopsy was performed this morning but authorities say it could be several more weeks before they know what killed braun. they don't consider his death suspicious. >>> surveillance video shows two men burglarizing a gas station in philadelphia's summerton section. take a look. you can see one guy breaking down the front door glass monday morning on bustleton avenue. t

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg talked with them about the risks and wednesday's tragic losses. >> reporter: they have taken lives and forced people to flee their homes, massive wildfires raging out west. crews from the garden state are there fighting the flames. >> we are working very steep terrain. >> reporter: larry birch is almost 20 members of the new jersey forest fire service currently in montana. since tuesday they have endured long, dangerous days helping to battle a growing 400 acre wildfire near seeley lake. they expect to stay there for another week and a half. >> right now, resources are stretched thin throughout the country. so we're always willing to lend a hand in other states. >> it's smoky. you have to be careful for bears, black bears, grizzly bears and mountain lions. >> reporter: meantime, these trucks from new jersey are currently with nine other crew members in washington. the same state where three firefighters from the u.s. forest service were killed wednesday after their vehicle crashed and was overtaken by flames. >> yesterday morning we all ha

i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> ted, thank you. >>> now to that triple shooting we mentioned in wilmington happened just a short time ago. we know one person is dead. >> our sister station telemundo 62 is live on the scene. >> reporter: we just talked to police and they tell us a woman and child are in stable condition right now at an unknown hospital at this time. this is the scene we have for you guys at this moment. wilmington police have the street blocked off as they continue to search for answers. they tell us that reports of several gunfire was heard about an hour ago which had many residents running for cover. still unclear as to what was the motive or a description of the suspect or the suspects that caused the shooting. >> i heard a couple gun shots. i just came outside of my house. next thing you know i hear a bunch of screaming so i walk around the corner, right there to the corner, all of a sudden i see a bunch of cops coming in. i started asking questions trying to figure out what's going on. it's dead around here. >> reporter: police are on the scene and they tell us they wi

. >> reporter: darcy greenberg is one of susanne's best friends. >> she's spontaneous. she's talkative. she also likes to be close to home. >> reporter: after college, she came back to rockland county and went to work at xerox herself. one night in a bar susanne, then 21, fell for -- well actually fell over a 17-year-old race car driver named bobby scaccio. >> she actually stepped on me. we were fooling around and i somehow wound up slipping on the floor. she picked me up, and we saw each other and started talking. >> reporter: 13 years later, susanne and bobby, who was by then a welder and steamfitter, were married. peggy was okay about it. it's not unreasonable to believe that maybe she was kind of hoping that her daughter would marry a guy who wore a suit to work. >> i think so. she was hoping for a harvard son-in-law, but she got a son-in-law from the -- that went to the school of hard knocks, you know? >> reporter: bobby made a good son-in-law. he was always there for peggy, especially after her husband died in 2003. by then peggy was retired but never slowed down.

. >> nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg joins us from upper township. these guys are heroes, ted. >> reporter: they certainly are. since our last report at 4:00, i spoke with that little girl's grandmother. she tells me the 4-year-old is okay, thanks to those two men who came to the rescue. >> thank god they were here. >> reporter: kathy harper says her 4-year-old granddaughter layla is still alive because of joe heffernan and ed reynolds. >> i can't say enough for them. they saved my granddaughter. they did. >> we brought her over, put her on here, and that's when i saw she was blue. >> reporter: he says the little girl from berlin, camden county, was lifeless after being pulled from the bottom of this swimming pool this afternoon at echo farms campground in upper township. >> for the life of god, she was somewhere else for a good two to three minutes. >> reporter: the 18 year veteran of the delaware county sheriff's department and former millborn borough police chief, and ray noe reynolds, a retired septa police officer, performed cpr and gave mouth t

i'm ted greenberg. why the toddler's parents aren't the only ones that could be facing charges. >>> a woman on a subway platform takes her eyes off the stroller just for seconds. this could serve as a warning to all parents. stay tuned. >>> breaking now at 5:30. firefighters working to knock down a fire burning at a new york state's throughway maintenance yard in larchmont. >> chopper 4 over the scene as crews douse the flames. all that white smoke billowing from the building there. it looks like they have it under control for the most part. also, breaking right now not too far away. this is happening in new rochelle. a freak accident involving a family and their car. >> checkey beckford is live on drake avenue for us. >> reporter: we're still waiting on official word from police about exactly what happened here, but if you take a look behind me, you can see where the investigation seems to be centered on this suv in this driveway. we talked to a young girl who says she was actually inside that car. her

in middle township, ted greenberg, nbc10 news. >>> police say aver is dead at the hands of his own son tonight. sky 4's ten over trappe lane. that's where police tell us a man in his 20s stabbed his father to death after an argument. officers have the son in custody tonight. >> traffic is moving again on the turnpike after a tractor-trailer fire led to hours of delays. sky force 10 was above the turnpike in south hampton bucks county. that fire started around noon. >> new at 11:00 nbc10 is uncovering new details in pennsylvania's push for speed6- cameras on major highways. >> the36 five-year pilot program bringing those cameras to construction zones where speeding is a problem. >> we spoke to drivers about the possibility of a $100 fine. george? >> reporter: as you'd imagine, opinions vary widely. this senate bill aims to give the cameras a five-year test statewide. and work zones could be one stop where driversrf.tñ see those cameras first. on pennsylvania highways, you can hear the speed of cars and trucks wizzing past. and if some state lawmake

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i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> from the delaware bureau, new pictures of a dump truck crash thatough newark. we are also learning the driver was injured in the crash. no word on the extent of his injuries. it happened this morning on i-95 before exit 4a. the dump truck overturned after being sideswiped by another vehicle. delaware state police are still investigating the cause of the crash. >>> the government wants to dismiss a lawsuit filed by new jersey environmental officials against a research project. that project blasted the ocean floor with sound waves to see how sea level rise has changed the coastline. the u.s. justice department wants to dismiss the suit mainly because the project is already finished. environmentalists say the sound waves could harm marine life. there are no plans for similar tests. >>> check out this robbery video featuring a wrestling match for a gun in west philadelphia. police say that's the robber in the red hat, walking into the lancaster hoagie city deli. he tries robbing that customer but the customer has a gun. he's licensed to carry. that gun

cbs travel editor peter greenberg is with us.e you when i booked three weeks ago? >> three weeks ago wasn't the time to book. airfare is going to come down because there are more seats to fill. it starts right now the 31st of august and then right before labor day but they're good throughout the rest of the year. >> if you're flying from new york to houston, that fair. the day after labor day it goes down $165. st. louis to yord, the day after labor day, $118. that's a significant savings. >> those are some pretty good deals. about what about international fares? what happens after labor day? i know you found something on the norwegian air shuttle? >> they're flying to a number of cities. the fares are ridiculous. los angeles to oslo, $498. orlando to madrid, $863 round trim. forty lauderdale to rome. but if you compare it to what it is today, it's less than half. if you want to fly business class, there's some secret flights out there. business class now if you fly by yourself. round trip, $1,500. >> that's like economy class on