he had just arrived home from a funeral of another harrisburg firefighter who died from cancer.d about a call of a house fire and a child trapped inside the home. a drunk driver in a stolen vehicle slammed into the car. the 19-year-old is under arrest. the house fire he was heading to, turned deadly. fire officials believe a hover board was the cause. >> worry getting reports of kids trapped on the third floor. >> reporter: devastating fire in harrisburg, p-a killing one child two others in critical condition. authorities say a hover board ignited the flames. this video shows the moment firefighters arrived giant flames consuming this row home, a father panicked, his three children inside. >> we need a ladder on the second floor. we got people on the roof. >> reporter: one girl jumped from the second floor porch to safety, two others pulled out by firefighters. this is the latest hover board hazard making headlines. this video captured on home security camera show the moment the hover board batteries exploded ripping through the huge home in chicago. >> i thought we're going to

>>> happening not a hack in harrisburg pennsylvania senate democrats say they are in contact with the fbi after a ransom wear cyber attack shut down their computers. ransom wear typically aimed at stealing sensitive information in attempt to be paid for the data's return. officials aren't saying what kind of ransom has been demand demanded. >>> developing now, police have made their first arrest in rash of threats against jewish community centers. there have been close to 100 bomb threats called in to jcc' and synagogues since january. some of them right here in our area. in my corey police arrested and charged 31-year-old juan thompson of st. louis. they say hey was behind at least some of those threats. officials say thompson allegedly tried to frame his ex-girlfriend using her name while making those threats. >>> we will draw him out this latest wave of anti semitism and i am confident as we evidence in today's arrest in missouri that we will find and we will prosecute those who have committed these acts of hatred.

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. >>> a harrisburg firefighter dies heading to battle a house fire with a young child trapped inside. >>> more republicans get push back trying to sell the gop healthcare plan. >> a pleasant good morning to you, 7:00 a.m., sunday morning, sky6 live hd giving you a beautiful shot of the commodore barry bridge. boy, it looks beautiful out there, right? just look at that picture. >> the time is right, 7:00 a.m., we sprung forward overnight. you're looking forward to significant snowfall. >> reporter: this is one thing i said all winter, i want the one storm and i will be good, it took all winter to get it, looks like we'll finally get one, i don't want to count my chickens before they hatch. we haven't seen a single flake. but looks like a significant storm is on the way. looking live center city. a beautiful shot of the full moon, we have a full moon that will hurt the jersey shore monday night into tuesday, because the high tides will be elevated before the storm arrives. i'll talk about that coming up in ten minutes or so. in the meantime, let's flip it over to the windchills, look at

there's couple of sprinkles and showers out by harrisburg. another one in reading that's falling a part and one near gettysburg. double scan shows you the additional shower to the west filtering its way toward the east. obviously the bulk of the rain is gone. let's show you satellite, cloud cover is fairly thick we showed you that on sky 6. the farther to the west you look, the better channels it's thinning out. it's happening around haggers town and harrisburg and punxsutawney, that clearer and drier air is pushing east. we think ahead of the cold front later on we'll wind up with a break in the clouds and some brightening of the skies later on. we're at 49 degrees currently in philadelphia. notice how down the pike in washington, d.c., 56. even as close as dover we're in the upper 50s, that warm air is on the way up. we have room for improvement today and we'll see that. winds light for now, 3 miles per hour, only 7 in washington. that warm air coming up from the south is coming up ever so slowly. it might be 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. before w

the hover board was charging in a home in harrisburg when it went up in flames on saturday. a 3-year-old girl was killed and four others injured. >>> a firefighter died in a car crash on his way to battle the blaze. he was heading to the fire station when his vehicle was hit by another car at an intersection. pennsylvania governor tom wolf has ordered flags at half staff in his honor. >>> the future of cancer care might lie with a several breath test. volunteers are trying to out the breath-linked device to see it can spot breast and lung cancer. it's like a breath-alyzer for alcohol, but a billion times more sensitive. they hope to win approval from the fda. >> the "action news" team is here with the news stories at 4:00 p.m. >> hi, alicia how was your weekend? >> reporter: hi, rick, you will love this, the real life "hunger games" coming from russia. the goal to survive the siberian wilderness and one another for nine months. they won't stop the contestants from breaking the law even if it comes to murder. >>> hidden valley may launch an item that may sierve your -- save y

in north philadelphia to select who will represent the 197th in harrisburg. live in north philadelphia, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> if bucks county, a woman is facing charges after she crashed into a fire marshals vehicle and then pulled away. she was pulling out of an apartment complex and left the scene of the accident. it happened on a ramp at route 413 in bristol. >>> a young man's promising life is over ended by a keller overnight in the olney section. 23-year-old rich lewis was shot at fourth and rose land and he died in the street. police don't know who pulled the trigger and why. and that their boy completed the keystone job corps and was studying to be a mechanic. they are praying for the person that took their son's life. >>> police hope that voice video from in sized the lawn crest jewelry store that was robbed will help them catch the suspects. for man $1 million worth of merchandise was stolen from the store. they showed what was apparently a back room and at one point the suspect looks directly at the camera and they broke in throu

there's couple of sprinkles and showers out by harrisburg. another one in reading that's falling a part and one near gettysburg. double scan shows you the additional shower to the west filtering its way toward the east. obviously the bulk of the rain is gone. let's show you satellite, cloud cover is fairly thick we showed you that on sky 6. the

the lieutenant was a 21 year member of the harrisburg fire department. weather alert, we are tracking a late winter storm heading our way. josh knight has the latest on when the place will start flying -- flakes will start flying at how much you could see where you live, straight ahead. >> to you by -- video tonight-see from the shores of lake ontario. this scene is in rochester, new york where a massive windstorm moved to earlier this week. that combined with freezing new york temps led to this, e-house encased in ice. -- a house encased in ice. if you will live on the water there, i guess you expect it every once in a while. >> no thank you. that is one thing i don't think we will see as much out of this, actual ice. snow, sleet, and rain will be the big things we are watching. kimberly: what about power outages? are you expecting heavier snow? josh: a lot of heavy, wet snow on these tree limbs straight to make it worse, we are really cold throughout this week. places without power, make sure you are checking on your neighbors. kimberly: that's the wor

the fire ripping through the harrisburg home, trapping the girl and two friends inside. one child, forced to jump from the second floor. but both survived. tonight, they're in critical condition. >> she didn't know whether to jump or just sit there and burn in the house. it was that bad. >> reporter: another tragedy, the veteran firefighter was headed to the scene, when a suspected drunk driver hit and killed him. this board fire captured on a home security camera. >> it's on fire! >> reporter: this one, ignited on a sidewalk. another burning near a baby stroller. defective battery packs to blame. 500,000 hoverboards recalled. in harrisburg, family and friends say they were trying to get to githe girls, but just couldn't reach them. >>> next tonight, two jewish community centers closed after receiving bomb threats. 300 people were inside the center in rochester, new york, when receiving the threat. the second time this jcc was targeted this week. and another threat also turning out to be a hoax. >>> in california, a suspect will appear in court tomorrow to face charges a

lieutenant dennis devoe was a 21 year member of the harrisburg fire department. flags will be flown at half-staff in pennsylvania today in his honor. the latest now on alaska's one-thousand mile iditarod trail sled dog race.. mitch seavey was the first musher to leave the village of kaltag yesterday morning. his son, dallas, was close behind. but by last night.. wade marrs had taken the lead. meanwhile, some sad news: two dogs from two separate teams died last week. one of those dogs became injured, and died while being flown to anchorage. the race began march 6th, and is expected to end early this week. about 150 special olympics athletes representing team u-s-a are heading to austria this afternoon, to compete in the world games. in arlington last night, a send-off party was held for them. 17-year-old cornell gray is the only team member from d.c. he started speed skating two years ago. abc-seven's scott thuman was the co-emcee of last night's event. the special olympics world games begin tomorrow.. and run through march 25th. we'll talk with some of these athl

. >> reporter: from students in the suburbs to lawmakers in harrisburg, they all gathered here on independence mall to make their voices heard. ♪ lending their voices to the cause, students at the hebrew academy learned first-hand what it means to be a social activist. >> it makes me feel good that i'm in a community where there is hate in the community, people are willing to stand up together to come together. >> black, white, brown, jews, christian, muslim, rich, poor, gay or straight. together, we stand united. >> reporter: while the rally may be in response to recent crimes at jewish sites, demonstrators say they stand for all victims of discrimination. >> we're really committed to fighting intolerance and bigistry against all people. and that jewish people anti-semitism is related to islamaphobia. >> reporter: for these, speaking up for others is the best weapon for the fight against hate. >> they came for the jews and i wasn't a juew and i didn't spea up and they come for the next. >> it's not just the people who were affected directly, it's everyone in the community. >> reporter: now, i

you've got the rain coming through harrisburg.unty right now and it will be in the lehigh valley within the hour. and there are more showers back in western pennsylvania, then a line of showers back to the west. you can see what happens as we go through the night tonight. we have patchy areas, a generally light rain coming through, and then by 3:30 in the morning that's what's left of that line racing through the area. so it's not going to last that long. any kind of heavier rain. and then by tomorrow morning, it's really drying out. and look how fast. the clouds even move out of here. so as we go through the night tonight, we're getting rain over much of the area, even by 7:30, we're not getting it at the shore or in trenton yet. but as we go through the night tonight, you can see rain everywhere at 11:30. as we go into tomorrow morning, though, it's a different story. 7:00, 7:30, i don't see anybody with rain. but it's still cloudy. now let's see. whoa, it clears up quickly and we've got lots of sunshine during the day but it's

a cyber attack shut down e-mail and websites in harrisburg on friday. a spokeswoman at the fbi's office here in philadelphia, per policy, the agency will not provide any update on an ongoing investigation unless charges are filed. >> get a load of this. the philadelphia police department now has more than a hundred new lieutenants, sergeants and captains. nbc10 news of temple university for the department's promotional ceremony. 170 members were promoted to higher ranks like chief inspector, detective and corp ral. mayor jim kenny were on hand to graduate the group. their new assignments officially start at midnight. >>> former vice president joe biden is heading to south by southwest this year to talk about his efforts to end cancer. organizers of the popular music festival in austin, techlgs, say mr. biden will be featured as a speaker this year. making sure patients can afford treatment and raising data standards. south by southwest runs by march 10th to the 19th this year. >>> jerry sandusky is now in a medium security prison. he was initially in a

we have some light showers coming past the harrisburg area.n too burke county during the evening hours probably after 8:00 and then there's more to come as you can see it goes back to ohio and indiana and that's moving straight to the east, but it's on the lighter side. there we are in the morning rush, though. from philadelphia northward that could be couple hours worth of rain but it's not going to be an all day thing. most of the day tomorrow is dry. lot of clouds around. you get some peaks of sunshine. tomorrow night we get some more showers coming through, but a lot of that might be in the middle of the night and set us up for wednesday which would be kind of windy, but also kind of mild. here we go through the night tonight. it's pretty cloudy as you can see and the temperature not dropping very much. there's some showers in reading as i was telling you. 11:00 tonight. as we go toward the morning rush you see a lot of places with at least a little bit of rain. the temperatures well above the freezing mark so we don't have to worry about

in harrisburg, a fire lieutenant and a toddler are dead in aftermath of a fire sparked by a hover board. but it wasn't the flames or smoke that claimed the life of the firefighter, fox 29 joyce evans explains. >>. >>> mark hughes is a loving grays ferry is devastate. his granddaughter, ashanti just shy of her third birthday is gone, victim of a fire. firefighters say it was an exploding hover board that sparked the flames >> my granddaughter. you can't replace her. >> reporter: another granddaughter emani was also burned in that fire, in critical condition. >> the pain, so deep. >> reporter: firefighters say a hover board plugged into an electrical outlet caught fire around 8:00 friday night. >> heard sizzling and crackling in hover board and it exploded in flames. >> reporter: a teenager boy and man were also hurt. both of them now out of the hospital. but there was another heartbreaking loss. connected to this fire. a firefighter was killed while on his way responding to the energy. >> these guys go above and beyond every day of the week for the citizens of our great city. >> harrisbu

in harrisburg, family and friends say they were trying to get to the girls, but just couldn't reach them. tonight, two families in mourning. rebecca? >> such a tragedy. kenneth, thank you. >>> next tonight, two jewish community centers closed after receiving bomb threats. 300 people were inside the jcc in rochester, new york, when multiple e-mail threats were made, forcing the center to close. it later reopened when no explosives were found. the second time this jcc was targeted this week. and another threat also turning out to be a hoax. >>> in california, a suspect will appear in court tomorrow to face charges after being caught on camera, motioning at a little girl, allegedly offering her a treat. here's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, police say the man beckoning this 6-year-old girl is in custody. the arrest for child annoyance in riverside, california, came just hours after police released this video capturing every parent's worst fear. as the 6-year-old props open the bathroom door at a supermarket, you see the man beckon her to come to him. she hesitates, then heads into the b

harrisburg fire chief brian enterline. >> i heard some sizzling and crackling in the hoverboard, and shortly thereafter it exploded in flames. >> reporter: lieutenant dennis devoe, a 21-year veteran of the fire department, was killed in a traffic accident while responding to the fire. last year the consumer product safety commission recalled more than 500,000 hoverboards by eight different manufacturers. in some cases the lit yum batteries can overheat or catch fire. since 2015, the commission has investigated more than 60 fires caused by malfunctioning hoverboards. shaka crawford was greeted with a warm hug from a neighbor as she stood outside of her fire-ravaged home, a small memorial is now growing in memory of her two-year-old granddaughter. she had a stern warning for anyone who has a hoverboard in their home. >> get rid of 'em. get rid of 'em. get rid of 'em. >> reporter: the two girls who were hospitalized as a result of this fire are expected to be released tonight according to the family. anthony, the consumer protection safety commission says if you own a hoverboard that is

and west of harrisburg and the back edge of this is in ohio.coming through by tomorrow morning. as we look hour by hour through the evening to see some rain at times, it won't be a steady rain, it won't be a heavy rain. i'm not expecting thunderstorms. but the ground will be wet when you get out there. 4:00 a.m. that last line racing through the area. you can see by 8:00 the sun is out let alone having any rain around. 66 in philadelphia, wilmington now, 65 in vineland and mt. holly. 51 in allentown. that's quite a change from philadelphia, but as you can see, we do have the rain during the night tonight and the temperatures well above average. but the temperatures are going to plunge, and the next precipitation is going to be snow. and i'll have the timing on that coming up. >>> here's a look at some of the stories making headlines county by county across our region. if you take the turnpike through plum it me plymouth meeting, montgomery county, the ez pass express lanes at the midcounty toll plaza will be closed to all traffic. it's part of

let's get back to that and what's going on in harrisburg.he state budget, it's, you know, always a problem every year. and republicans seem to be sobering to the idea that filling a huge budget deficit, which they estimate at nearly $3 billion through half of next year, is extremely difficult. who would've known how complicated it is, right? now, a report on pennlive suggests that even though the gop in harrisburg vows it would be a last resort, tax hikes may -- may -- somehow enter the picture, and you remember, governor wolf, back in his first budget, his first proposed budget, had proposed an increase in the state income tax in 2014. it was shot down completely, and he's not even really offering, you know, a state income tax hikes, for one thing, in his proposed budget for this year. so, val, i guess maybe this somewhat vindicates that first budget that was so maligned back in 2014, that you have to pay the piper at some point down the line. >> well, it really leaves you scratching your head as to what governor wolf's vision is for the co

at a press conference, but at an editorial board meeting for penn live, which is, i guess, the harrisburgatriot newspaper. >> mm-hmm. >> so, it's a unique kind of approach. look, the governor was off to a really slow start. i feel like he's gotten some traction over the last year in terms of finding out, realizing that "i have to work with the legislature. i'm not the king, i'm the governor. so, if i don't get the others to agree with me, then i get no" -- and he's got some good staff around him. i still think he's gonna have a long haul to get re-elected, and it'll be interesting to see what happens. >> any of the four republicans that you like? i can name their names. there's u.s. rep mike kelly, senator jake corman, and lieutenant governor jim cawley. >> um... >> among others. >> and speaker turzai. >> right. there's a number of others. >> yeah, i think he has a good shot at maybe -- >> well, wagner has the lead on the republican side. he's got the money. >> trash-hauling business, right? >> yeah. he's very -- he made a lot of money on the public -- the public good. but the real proble

your sidewalks and roads might be a little bit damp and some steadier rain out by lancaster and harrisburgld pop through at times this morning as well. so, get ready with that rain gear just in case. then you see some heavier rain out to the east of pittsburgh. it's probably going to be closer to the late morning hours, maybe lunchtime before we finally see this rain pop on through. 44 degrees is your current temperature in philadelphia. 39 in allentown, 40 in trenton, 44 in wilmington and 45 in cape may. winds not all that strong. so, milder, not all that windy but eventually wet. 43 degrees by 7 o'clock. a lot of us still experiencing rain at that point. by noon likely still cloudy but 54 degrees and drying out. and then you see some sunny breaks this afternoon and it does get mild with a high of 63. we'll probably hit that around 4 o'clock this afternoon. karen, when i step inside it looks like it stays mild for several more days before a cooldown heading into the weekend. details on that coming up. what have you got on roads there. >> we have this accident on the schuylkill expressway

harrisburg fire chief brian enterline. >> i heard some sizzling and crackling in the hoverboard, andhortly thereafter it exploded in flames. >> reporter: lieutenant dennis devoe, a 21-year veteran of the fire department, was killed in a traffic accident while responding to the fire. last year the consumer product safety commission recalled more than 500,000 hoverboards by eight different manufacturers. in some cases the lithium batteries can overheat or catch fire. since 2015, the commission has investigated more than 60 fires caused by malfunctioning hoverboards. shaka crawford was greeted with a warm hug from a neighbor as she stood outside of her fire-ravaged home, a small memorial is now growing in memory of her two-year-old granddaughter. she had a stern warning for anyone who has a hoverboard in their home. >> get rid of 'em. get rid of 'em. get rid of 'em. >> reporter: the two girls who were hospitalized as a result of this fire are expected to be released tonight according to the family. anthony, the consumer product safety commission says if you own a hoverboard that is on t

the first interchange affected was in harrisburg. that happened yesterday. the rest will be removed the rest of the year. >>> if you're just waking up with us, still ahead on "action news" saturday morning. looking to punch their dance card at the sweet 16. villanova faces wisconsin in the round of 32 this afternoon. >>> plus, parts of pennsylvania, yup still cleaning up after this week's nor'easter. and more snow today. >> reporter: and nuisance stuff is expected out there. actually we're starting to see light snow showers north of the pennsylvania turnpike. perhaps more snow showers overnight tonight. the big story in the seven-day forecast is the warmup next week. i'll let you know how warm we get right after this. ♪ ♪ that's life. you diet. you exercise. and if you still need help lowering your blood sugar... ...this is jardiance. along with diet and exercise... jardiance lowers blood sugar and a1c in adults with type 2 diabetes. jardiance is also the only type 2 diabetes treatment with heart- proven to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adults w

after telling the suspect to stop, the officers opened fire. >>> the harrisburg firefighter killed on to a call was laid to rest. funeral services were held yesterday. he died last week when his vehicle was storm tracker 6 live by an alleged intoxicated driver. he was heading to a fire that was started by a exploding hover board. >> he will never be forgotten. >> if we all lived our lives like danny, it would be a much better world. >> he leaves behind are a wife and four children. >> secretary of state rex tillerson is meeting with china's president over concerns with north korea. after the state media announced the country conducted a ground test for the rocket engine for the space program. tillerson told the chinese president that president donald trump you president donald trump is looking forward to meeting with him. there are unconfirmed reports they will meet in florida next month. he struck a cordial tone during the meeting. >>> fbi director james comby is expected to testify before the house intelligence tomorrow of russian interference in the election. the husband of white h

probably south of harrisburg, overnight. tomorrow morning, there's a chance. it's not a could have a little shower move through the area from time to time. hopefully most of the commute will stay good. definitely it's going to be a cloudy overnight. wind out of the southeast only about five miles per hour. again, spotty shower, i don't expect more than a little here or there. temperature gets to about 46. most of the area outside of the beltway tonight probably stays in the middle 40's. couple spots could get a little colder than that. tomorrow morning, mostly dry. again, hopefully the pavement stays mostly dry after tomorrow morning. it's awful. time to get to work and the to school when there's even just a little bit of rain out there. but rain it's not snow. remember sunday morning with the snow? speaking about that, no more. . >>> police police bust add drug nearly a dozen stemming from charges stemming from opening the purple rain. police say gun, cash, cocaine and heroin. attorney general mark her ring off the street is critical >> this is a problem that

it happened on friday night on harrisburg, pennsylvania. he died from his injuries and two remains in critical condition. it started from hoverboard recharge on the home's first floor. >> we had a victim jump from the second floor. we have two victims that the firefighters rescued. >> they heard sizzling and crackling before it burst into flames. it first deaths linked to hoverboard related fire. >>> we have details on string of bomb threats. according to jcc there were six new threats just this last weekend. that brings the total to 128 reported throughout the country. they arrived on the scene and give all clear about an hour later. in house son a threat was made to the rub stien center. >>> happening today a bay area man accusing of scaling the white house fence is due to work. 26-year-old jonathan tran jumped the fence and entered the white house compound. he was found hiding behind the column. he was less than 200 feet from the president's bedroom. if convicted he could face four years in prison. >>> we are feeling back in spring, how

thunderstorm activity too just west of harrisburg.ne when we went on the air at 4:30 this morning was moving past pittsburgh. this is the first round of showers. that will be here this morning. the most concern is with this next line of showers and thunderstorms. that will give us the potential for severe weather this afternoon. and it will affect all neighborhoods. first alert for severe storms this afternoon from 2:00 to 7:00. we will see strong to severe thunderstorms that could produce damaging winds, tornados, and hale. a lot of lightning as well. much like what we saw over the weekend. the setup is very similar. in the 50s right now. clouds and warm winds blowing. 58 degrees in new jersey. suburbs at 55 degrees. we have seen areas of fog. mostly just cloudy in king of prussia. answer the of thunderstorms for the suburbs this morning and into the early afternoon hours. then we'll get a break. then the next round of storms will come after temperatures peak in the 70s. in fact. record levels this afternoon. the starting with fog an

they say that senator toomey met with protesters of the harrisburg and pittsburgh chapters of tuesday with toomey. earlier this month, senator toomey held a tally town hall where participants could call in or social media and it was hard for them to call the offices because of a flood of calls. >> those are orchestrated effortses to block our phone systems. >> but demonstrators say it's not good enough they want to see him in philadelphia. >> i don't understand why he won't have a town hall with us and listen to us. >> back out live, despite the demonstrations there is still no planned town hall for philadelphia, if that changes we are told that the media will be alerted and the information will be on the senator's website. gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> well, keeping the city streets safe for everyone that is the goal as the vision zero 2017 concerns kick of. safety experts and elected officials and members of the community spent the day figuring out how to create local roadways. the event put on by the bicycle coalition of philadelphia focuses on motorcyclists

a fallen harrisburg firefighter is laid to rest.how he is being remembered. >>> women's basketball team makes history but not the way they wanted it. the curtain will close on the philadelphia flower show you have one more day to head to holland. >> reporter: the closer we get to spring, the worst the temperatures get. it's a blustery and cold morning around the delaware and lehigh valleys. feels like numbers in the 20s, warmer temperatures are on the way, i'll let you know when in the seven-day forecast right after this. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. morning, the action cam is live on kelly drive, you can see someone enjoying a nice stroll. 7:12 a.m., 36 degrees, i'm tired of seeing the snow and ice on the ground, i wish it would go away. >> reporter: i'm loo

. >>> next chapter in the penn state child sex begins tomorrow in harrisburg. jury selection set to start in the trial of university president spaniard. >>> drying out. here's a life look at jersey shore conditions in cape may. clouds will give way to sun uld. >>> good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm ted greenberg. thank you for being with us. it's 9:00 a.m. we're saying farewell to winter but let' meteorologist krystal and a lot of us are seeing sunshine already. >> we're already seeing sunshine in some areas. on top of that, because we'll see sunshine and temperatures, would hel tomorrow is the first day of spring. here's a view of satellite and radar. idti you're not seeing cloud coverage, just rain south in delaware. now mostly a few springles over kent and suffolk cy just clipping cape may. this will move out the next hour or so. we should see this dry out entirely. ures cold out there this morning. feeling like 21 in mt. pocono. 30 in mill vil. things will improve as we get into the afternoon. we're talking 40s for forecast highs. we'll talk

. >>> new this morning, a second child has died from a fire in harrisburg that is blamed on an exploding hover board. 3-year-old die, the other chilled after the battery powered scooter caught fire in the home. they would be the first to be killed by a hover board fire in the country. >>> we're learning more about a bizarre and tragic incident, a five-year-old bucks county boy found face down in the snow. warrington police say the family dog nearly strangled the youngster in the backyard. the dog tugged on the looped scarf until the boy lost consciousness. he is in chop. >>> a person is accused of biting a police officer at mcdonald's in upper chichester. the 33-year-old punched a customer in the face and bit the officer's hand as police tried to arrest him. police used pepper spray to subdue robinson. >>> president donald trump did not call the wiretapping claim by president obama false, but the white house has not backed down. >> reporter: on st. patrick's day, president trump may need the luck of the irish to back up his claims that president obama wiretapped him. >> i read in january

philadelphia mayor jim kenny talked about more than just numbers when he he also warneee replicat harrisburg, the successful trump effect. they're playing to the things he brought forward in the campaign like xenophobia, misogyny. >> that plus the mayor's thoughts on twitter. on@issue we talked to him about the president's use and his use of social media. >>> flea market shoppers cannot wait for their next chance to browse and buy after getting a taste in philadelphia. nbc 10 news was at the spring garden indoor antique and vintage market. here is a look at some of the items. people sifted through the tables looking for deals. the market will open again on saturday, march 18th. >>> beer enthusiasts bundled up to sip brews at this weekend's philly craft festival. tents were set up at the navy yard with more than 200 beers a. that's dedication. here is a look outside. the winds are a little higher, further above the ground you go. that's why it's whipping around so violently there. really we've got more breezy conditions that will hold on through your morning hours. here are the actual tempera

officials say the hoverboard was charging when it caught fire at the home in harrisburg pennsylvania.e were several kids inside. one young girl jumped off a second-story porch to escape the flames... crews resuced two other girls using a ladder. one of the victims-- just three-years- old-- later died at the hospital. officials say two of the girls are in critical condition. the girl's father and a teenage boy...who were also home.. were treated for smoke inhalation.... and released. unfortunately... one firefighter-- called to the scene-- did not make it. (capt. gabe olivera/harrisburg police dept.): "lieutenant devoe was trying to respond to an incident where he was trying to save some additional lives and in that course of action actually was critically injured by someone who was very careless." police say a car ran a stop sign and t- boned devoe's car...ramming it through a fence... and killing devos. the driver left the scene... but later showed up at a hospital. officials say the 19-year-old driver was under the influence of alcohol... and the car she was driving was recently rep

mayor kinney closed today with talk of uncertainty in washington and harrisburg and with a message. >> we can get through anything if we have each other's back, stick together, show love and affection and care for each other and march forward into the future together. >> reporter: something else that could affect funding here, efforts at both the state and national level to crack down on sanctuary cities for undocumented immigrants like philadelphia. if that funding is withheld, it could cost philadelphia hundreds of millions of dollars. the city council president telling me today, they have a meeting tomorrow with state lawmakers. live in center city, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> the mayor also proposed adding $500,000 in funding to provide housing for those experiencing homelessness. >> money would cover 33 new housing units offering a home for the city's most vulnerable populations. nbc 10 shed a light on the problem in the special report faces of homeless youth. young people between 18 and 24, especially vulnerable because of a lack of services tailored to help them like hous

yellow you see passing through harrisburg, steady to heavy rain moving in. what's going to happen is periods of in and out rain expected through morning commute. this is the next round. now see moving into parts of chester county. bank of americas county from redding down through parksburg. westchester little further north in the lehigh valley. allentown getting more of a moderate rain passing through. continue with this during your morning commute. here it is, hour by hour forecast. doing a pretty good job showing off. the rain is not showing cut through chester county. put that into your head here. it's a little behind on timing. temperature wise right now in the low 40s. upper 30s. these temperatures will remain mild as the rain passes by this morning. 8, 9:00 a.m. rain in philadelphia. parts of jersey. delaware. get into the afternoon. peek of sunshine possible. big boost of temperatures. upper 50s in philly. around 50 toms river. p pottstown 56. overnight around 3-6:00 a.m., showers will pass throughout our area. now wind are going to be a problem as we

a 3-year-old girl was killed in a house fire in harrisburg, pennsylvania this weekend. officials said the blaze was ignited by a hoverboard charging at the time. two others were critically injured. the harrisburg firefighter was killed on the way to the fire by an alleged drunken driver. >>> she has to be one of the most active and famous 108-year- olds in the country. ♪ [ singing ] happy birthday to you! >> she loves it. she had a microphone and everything. the harlem globetrotters came together to help virginia mclaurin celebrate her birthday at a charter school, and she was joined by the 15th female player in team history and other harlem globetrotters. the question, how did you make it to 108? >> [ laughter ] cornbread, collard greens. [ laughter ] >> bring on the bacon? >> yes! we called it that back [ laughter ] >> she said and fat back. [ laughter ] >> i couldn't tell if she was being truthful or not or she was trying to pull our leg. >> that attitude has something to do with it. >> when this video went viral of her dancing with the obamas, we know that the globe

today firefighters were still at the house in harrisburg which is just charred now. the fire started last night and the fire official traced the source to a hover board that was plugged in to recharge on the first floor. two girls are still in the hospital. one of them jumped from a window. the other girl was rescued by firefighters. >>> the push for a health care overall continued today with vice president mike pence making a campaign like stop in kentucky. the vice president is trying to reassure people who have raised some objections to the house gop health care proposal. the vice president told the crowd the obamacare nightmare is about to end. >>> new detail, the man accused of jumping the white house fence last night was arraigned tonight. 26-year-old jonathan tran is charged with entering restric d ed grounds. he'll be back in court on monday. tran told the secret service he was a friend of the president and he had an appointment with him. >>> in delaware county tonight, a dinner to celebrate the irish prime minister. the prime minister will be at the philadel

that might make it up to quakertown andifou're heading te western area, harrisburg, for pa turnpike, you'll be gettingaew e tracker 6 will show they will not be forever. 46 degrees, the winds out of the east, the fog will be dissipating after 10:00 a.m. between now and noon you can see how the rain begins to diminish. it will be cloudy and damp on the roads. the rest of the afternoon, sun comes back and few additional sprinkles later today and tonight. today will be mild, though. 44 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 49 by 10:00 a.m. 55 my noon, a little bit of a shower around midday. later we go up to 68 degrees, we'll hit that about 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. this afternoon. high temperatures across the region, everybody looking mild. 68 degrees in wilmington and philadelphia. low to mid 60s from allentown down the pike to reading, 66 degrees in millville. down the shore on or about 60. tomorrow with a front coming in from the west, we'll zoom. we'll get up to a high of 72. it will be unsettled with a possible pop-up shower or thunderstorm around during the day. now, there can be a little bit of activ

. >> a three-year-old from harrisburg is dead and two other girls are in critical condition after a firea hover board. it was recharging when they heard crackling before it burst into flames. one person jumped to escape the fire, three others were rescued by ladder. a firefighter on the way to pick up gear was struck by another driver. that firefighters was pronounced dead tonight. more on that story in the next half hour. >> joni sledge of sister sledge has passed away. she was found unresponsive at her home in arizona. she was only 60 year old. the breakthrough record, "we are family" went platinum. they performed for the pope in 2015. memorial services are being scheduled. >> much more to come. last weekend president trump a accused former president obama of tapping his phones and now congress is demanding proof. >> st. patrick's day isn't until friday. celebration is under way in delaware valley. >> and winning the big east title, jeff skversky has highlights when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪fast, rhythmic drumming it's now open in the poconos! america's largest indoor waterpark is making wav