iceland.esolate, remote, isolated. a natural wonder boasting dramatic waterfalls and icy glaciers. what's happening on this volcanic rock in the middle of the atlantic is a revolution that could change the medical landscape for us all. ♪ >>> february, in iceland, and it's cold. alternating between whiteout blizzards and brilliant sunlight. we're in rake avick, home to a third of the country's population. that might sound like a lot, but the total population here, some 330,000 people. >> we have made probably as much contribution as the rest of europe put together. >> meet carrie stefanson. 20 years ago he had an ambitious idea, to map the gene ohm of iceland's entire population. >> when you begin to think about life in general, all life on earth is rooted in dna. there is no life on earth that is not based on information that lies in this miraculous molecule called dna. >> so what does that mean exactly? well the jean ohm is our entire set of dna, the chemical compound that contains genetic in

>> in iceland. >> always wanted to go to iceland. >> me too. >> i'm so excited. would like to piece that cake. made the front page of both the fold and the iny. >> it looks like sweet tee, but i bet not. probably philadelphia bakery. >> a lot of people going to iceland. >> a lot of people g just not our mayor. just kidding. >> the northern lines. >> only to us would this happen. >> i know. >> hopefully up and running today, 6:08. we do have some developing news out of afghanistan. massive explosion has rocked a diplomatic area of the capitol of kobul. it happened at the peak of rush hour. say it is a suicide car bombing, afghan officials say 80 people have been killed. and as many as 400 other wounded. the german embassy the foreign ministry and the presidential palace are all located in that particular area. >> man accused of deadly stabbing at a train in portland, screaming out in court. yes says he killed the man who tried to stop him from harrass ago muslim girl. >> uniting from man chester, ariana grande returning to the city less than two weeks after a dead

iceland gate to gate in six hours 30 minutes. >> i would have never thought iceland, we also think of caribbean, blue rivers >> the first flight arrived tuesday evening with a grand welcome. left shortly after 8:00 >> you can get on a flight, stay three, four days, then fly to 25 different sites, cities around europe >> mayor kenney said the cost isn't that high. the airline is offering a round trip ticket direct for a buck less than $400. >> it is both convenient and affordable. >> $400 round trip direct from philly. >> that price coupled with a unique location. of >> pure beauty of a country >> is making many reconsider their summer plans down the shore. >> jersey shore is something we take for granted. it's what we do every saturday or sunday around here. northern lights. and food i've never seen before >> i've never been to iceland >> i'm young, vibrant, it's a whole world outside of philadelphia, i want to see it >> the direct flights are scheduled till the end of september. after that iceland air will reevaluate and determine whether to keep it on for full time. that 399 special

>>> iceland air flight is divert todd boston with mayor kenney on board. we are hearing from the passengers about what went wrong. >>> it is wednesday, may 31st good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things on this wednesday, hump day. >> we are getting over the hump together you guys but we have your to a slow start because of the fog. it is very dense out there. we can barely see what we are looking at. >> it is a widespread issue. >> yes. >> i can't do anything about that. >> hilarious. >> yeah, fix it. >> well, you are a renaissance man let's make sure everybody knows that. lets look at storm scan we have wet weather to track right now up toward poconos but most widespread issue as meisha mentioned that is fog. see that in all of her cameras she will show you in a second here but lets just take a look at one of mine while at it. outside live neighborhood network here at junior/senior high school one of the more re met suburbs in berks county. we are at 59 degrees there you wouldn't really have too much o

iceland gate to gate in six hours 30 minutes. >> i would have never thought iceland, we also think ofcaribbean, blue rivers >> the first flight arrived tuesday evening with a grand welcome. left shortly after 8:00 >> you can get on a flight, stay three, four days, then fly to 25 different sites, cities around europe >> mayor kenney said the cost isn't that high. the airline is offering a round trip ticket direct for a buck less than $400. >> it is both convenient and affordable. >> $400 round trip direct from philly. >> that price coupled with a unique location. of >> pure beauty of a country >> is making many reconsider their summer plans down the shore. >> jersey shore is something we take for granted. it's what we do every saturday or sunday around here. northern lights. and food i've never seen before >> i've never been to iceland >> i'm young, vibrant, it's a whole world outside of philadelphia, i want to see it >> the direct flights are scheduled till the end of september. after that iceland air will reevaluate and determine whether to keep it on for full time. that 399 special

is iceland ready for that? i'm not so sure.me being, we are operating under the currency and all policy decisions are based on the current system. happens in the future remains to be seen. kathleen: let's broaden this out and put you in the context of global central banks. we spoke to axel weber earlier. he expects that the ecb is going to announce plans to taper by june and start doing that tapering by september. in a nutshell, how will that affect iceland? mar: very well because one of the problems we face is that the interest rates we need to stabilize the domestic economy are higher than interest rates in the rest of the world. we have a big interest rate differential and that is, of course, a target for capital inflows. with the special visa requirement, that is something we want to have. i would welcome the very much. kathleen: thank you so much for joining us. he is the governor of the central bank of iceland, a big policy meeting next week. i'm going to send it back to you now, manus. manus: thank you very much. you wer

the inaugural flight from philadelphia to iceland doesn't go as planned.ourse with mayor kenney on board. details next. >> fog, mist, clouds we're used to this soggy weather by now while accuweather plans to reintroduce us to the sun briefly later today. >> karen rogers is in for dave murphy. we don't want a brief introduction we want a long acquaintance. tt

iceland was diverted.or kenney was on board. he and everyone else on the flight ended up in boston overnight. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at philadelphia international airport with the full story. katherine. >> reporter: matt, that's right, the first philadelphia to iceland flight took off with great fanfare last night but they ran into problems a couple hours into the flight. they were flying over canada when word came down that there were some mechanical issues and they had to be diverted to logan airport in boston and that's where they spent the night. let's go to video from last night at philadelphia international airport where that mayor kenney and the mayor of rahavik toasted a flight, cut a multi tiered cake. the iceland airplane arrived in philadelphia on sunday and took off last night but according to flight tracker flight aware the flight was soon diverted to logan airport in bottom of the boston t a repd this photo of law enforcement meeting the plane on the ground boston but

in iceland.a international airport, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >> okay, thank you, katherine. >>> it is shaping up to be a pivotal day in the murder trial of a south jersey father accused of killing his own young son. a jury has ordered the jury to go back and keep trying even though they've said they're stuck when it comes to coming to a verdict. prosecutors allege david creato killed his three-year-old boy in order to maintain a relationship with his then teenaged girlfriend but there were no witnesses, dna or surveillance video to connect him to the crime. the jury has been deliberating since last week. >> the infamous 3-mile island nuclear reactor could close. tmi's owner exelon corporation says unless the state of pennsylvania comes to the plant's financial rescue it will shut down in 2019. this was the site of the country's worst nuclear power plant accident back in 1979. it recovered from that but nuclear power has struggled to compete with a much cheaper natural gas. a closi

only the iceland airplane never made it. the one thing the public relations team didn't expect. the floigt had to be diverted to midair. >> victor seen here is a a reporter for philadelphia magazine flying to iceland curtesy of the airline. they are now on their way from boston. icelandair will only say a technical issue caused the detour. >> passengers en route. sharon hadn't been there a year ago. as for yesterday's unintended pit stop. >> safety first. i don't mind waiting this if lines or delaying a flight when it comes to safety. >> reporter: the best plans i suppose. >> you have to go with it. >> the experience is as good as it could be given the circumstances and now we're looking forward to having fun in iceland. >> sentiments from jim kenny who is also on that flight. he tweeted earlier today still best in-flight meal i ever had had. excited to continue to iceland today. thank you for handling with kplebt customer service. that flight should land in just about three hours. a a little bit less than three hours from n

officials from both iceland and philly celebrated the first direct flight on iceland air from phillyo reykjavic on board the failed flight mayor kenney. he spent the night in boston like the others. i spoke on the phone with one passenger from lancaster pennsylvania trying to get to iceland for a conference. >> people are tired and a little worried, but for the most part it's calm. nobody is yelling or screaming or anything. >> reporter: phl airport regrets the significant inconvenience to these passengers. officials also go on to say they continue to work with island air to ensure all future travel goes smoothly on this new route. at phl, jan carrabeo cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> coming up backlash and apology why comedian kathy griffin is apologizing for a video of a photo shoot that got leaked. it's so controversial president president trump called it sick and it's affecting his children and the president has gone on twitter rants before but his latest tweet has many people scratching their heads and others making t-shirts and license plates. we'll explain when "eyewitness i've got

. >>> we are following a developing story overnight first non-stop flight from philadelphia iceland is forced to turnaround and land with mayor jim kenney on board, passengers waking up in boston we will hear from them next. >>> live look at bethlehem this morning parts of the area are waking up to fog and that will slow down the commute. we will tell you where there could be storms. it is wednesday, may 31st i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. call it i and meisha keeping an eye on things on this last day of may. >> yes, see you later, may. >> yes. >> we're starting off june, we're talking about rain coming up. >> yeah. anyway, we will talk about a lot of construction and the visibility issues, katie, the fog out there in all camera shots. we cannot see what we are looking at. >> very poor visibility, lots of moisture, light wind, all of the ingredients necessary to allow that fog to form. i know your field cameras will be tough to pick out what we are looking at here over next couple of hours but taking a peak at storm scan is there activity to track but not necessarily locally o

iceland may not be on your list but it's easier than ever to explore this new destination.and has never been on your radar maybe it will be now. >> beyond excited. >> we found a really reasonable ticket from philly to iceland and decided to jump on it right away. >> reporter: with the inaugural flight today that is now possible. >> the northern lights and blue lagoon and really nice people. >> reporter: the mayor kicked off the partnership between iceland air and philly international marking the beginning of non-stop flights from philly to reykjavik. warm bathing pools, geo thermal sea water and its positive effect on the skin. it's a destination or a unique stop. >> take one ticket and travel to reykjavik and see the wonderful sights and go to 25 other cities in europe. that is an unbelievable opportunity. >> surrounded by lagoons, volcanic rocks and mountains it's a destination of extremes that sees an opportunity with philadelphia making a cold destination very hot. >>> and right now you can catch the flights from philly to iceland's capital four times a week. if you are

in iceland as planned this morning. the inaugural flight from philly to iceland does not make it past boston. we'll tell you why. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> a heart breaking announcement from olivia newton john. her breast cancer has returned after 25 years. >> and all i can say this morning is covfefe, what's that mean? president trump's late night tweet containing big typo, i guess. goes un corrected for hours. now, the internet is in a frenzy. >> more on covfefe. i just mentioned, the break there, that i'm feeling old because of rob area flack was the first person that did killing me softly, then made popular by lauryn hill. so the other night, this friend every mine, she is sing a wing a wet, wing a wet. by the lion sleeps tonight. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ and i say: oh, ya, song popular in the early 60s. what? no, that's from the lion king. >> ♪ >> this is my life. >> tell me about it. >> right? the early 60s. >> but you're wrong. >> originally from the 30's? >> yes, it is a hunting song by solomonian the evening birds. >> i apo

in iceland, but only a little at a time. is a minority currency, and the spread — that's the difference between buying and selling rates — is wide, meaning a poor deal for travellers. so sign up for a card with no fees for overseas use, if you don't already have one, and obtain a small amount of icelandic currency when you arrive, but rely on plastic for most of your spending. finally, lynne says she likes to plan well in advance, partly to give her time to save up for her trip, but also something to look forward to, and she asks... a caribbean island, south africa or india would meet those criteria, but prices are already very high. i've just checked flights from london to barbados in the caribbean, and travelling between christmas and new year for a week, the fare is already over £1,500 - that's $,1800. so, if you want something a little closer to home, i strongly recommend egypt for guaranteed winter sun at a budget price. for example, at the resort of hurghada, you can stay for a week, all—inclusive, for around £800 — le

the inaugural iceland air flight is set to live at philadelphia international from iceland's capitol in about an hour. it will then turnaround and make its first non-stop trip back to iceland around 8:30 tonight. iceland air will make six hour flight four times a week through end of september. >>> local war veteran is re united with an important item from its past. >> joe holden shows us what he got back after more than four decade and how a narcotics officer from missouri helped make the connection. >> reporter: michael move tanoh, grandfather to six, who his dog tags and as he puts it somewhere in the jungle. >> spent a lot of time in the jungle. i didn't know if i got caught. i didn't know what or how i lost it. >> reporter: out of the blue there was an on line message from some guy. >> he is a world war two collector. he said he had this, dog tag. >> reporter: man found michael on facebook, admitly mike was suspicious, at first. >> he said well look i will send it to you, send me your address. i was a little skeptical about that. >> reporter: the former haverford and football coa

now iceland air now has four departing trips to from philadelphia how much you may ask?tle digging online. i found a trip in october round trip for 700 bucks. as they say in ice land dick, guys, mk slant. >> not bad. >> he's already speaking island dick. >> you should have asked the mayor with or without with his cheesesteak. >> that's right. [ laughter ] >> i love that. >> thanks, chris. >> jawn and see what happened with that. >> chris o'connell thank you very much. >> singer olivia newton john is battling breast cancer again. to weeks ago the singer postponed her concert tour because of back pain. doctors have since discovered she has cancer that has spread to the base of her spine. publicist says newton john will undergo radiation therapy and hopes to return to the stage later this year. newton john battled breast cancer in 1992. >>> remember when you were starving in chipotle sounded like a good idea. turns out your credit card may have just gotten hacked. yeah. >> take a good look at your tv. that is not photo shopped. i hope he's okay. it's a bull frog. weighs 13

the inaugural flight to iceland doesn't go as planned.had to be diverted with mayor kenney on board of the we have details about what happened. >> fog, mist, clouds, we're used to this soggy weather by now. while accuweather plans to reintroduce us to the sun briefly later today. >> i'm not sure we'll recognize it. let's go over to karen rogers. she's in for dave murphy. matt pelman has your commute. good morning. >> and as you suggested it's not going to last long, either. you got to enjoy it while you can. right now we're waking up in a fog for sure. there's a dense fog advisory for coastal waters and along the bay. let's look at these visibility reports. you can only see .3 of a mile in trenton, in millville, half a mile in atlantic city, wildwood and wilmington. 6-mile visibility now at philadelphia international airport even in the lehigh valley, two, 3-mile visibility. getting drizzle underneath the clouds. it's 62 degrees right now in philadelphia t it's at least a warmer start than yesterday. 61 in reading, millville and cape may

. >> breaking overnight, the first nonstop flight from philadelphia to iceland hits a snag we will tell you why it was divert todd boston with mayor jim kenney on board. >>> breaking this morning searching for a 18 year-old after police say his seven year-old family member was found unresponse with a bag over her head. >>> kathy griffin is responding to a backlash after she posted a photo of herself holding a decap that ited image of president trump, hear what she says this morning. it is wednesday, may 31st good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. plus video of the horse rubbing lose on the street of the big city but first lets check the forecast with katie and road with meisha. >> yes, good morning, everyone , happy hump day. just a lot of construction to talk about, construction, construction, construction. >> you and your vine street expressway over there. >> oh, i know. >> every time they shut that downey always blame you. >> yes. >> yes, like an extra five minutes but who has time to spare that. but regardless, we do have some wet weather to tell but at lee far northwe

iceland's first flight from philadelphia to iceland had to make an emergency landing overnight.bber smell on board forced this big u-turn. mayor kenney was aboard the flight. his office told us he spent the night in boston. >>> at home, a 7-year-old girl in critical condition after her mother found her with a being over her head at their home in olney. police gave her cpr and rushed her to the hospital. officers were at the house investigating a stolen car. whoever stole the car crashed it and abandoned it. officers want to question a teenager who lives at the home. >>> today jurors will resume deliberations in the d.j. creato murder trial each after telling a -- even after telling a judge yesterday they couldn't reach a verdict. the judge told the jury to keep working. creato is accused of killing his 3-year-old son brendan to preserve a relationship with his teenage girlfriend. >>> and opening statements are scheduled to begin in the trial of a bucks county man accused of sexually assaulting six girls from the same family. prosecutors say lee kaplan of feasterville fathered tw

most of europe speaks fantastic english. >> stephen: they believe in elves in iceland. >> they don't> stephen: they do. no, they actually believe, the majority of icelanders actually believe-- no, as adults, they will build roads lake say there is a rock outcropping right here that is traditionally the home of like these elfish creatures, they will build it around it rather than disturb the home of the elf, that is why i want to to iceland because i'm a huge toll keen fan which i know are you not, you are not a fan of jrr toll keen. and why aren't-- tolkien, because why aren't you, you have the-- you could be a hobbit. you have the look. >> there is a con spirs see. >> stephen: no, just seems natural. >> i've got hobbit's feet. >> stephen: yeah, you don't like tolkien. >> and huge testicles that every hobbit has. >> stephen: that's true. >> they just never in its film, either, enormous testicles. >> stephen: they would have lost their rating, they would have lost their rating. there is an uncut there is an uncut version, that's in the director's cut. why don't you like tolkien, i don

. >>> a heavily promoed flight from philadelphia to iceland was diverted to boston overnight. the flight was iceland air's first ever from philly to reykjavik and the mayors of both cities were on board but the miles noticed an unusual smell and when they couldn't determine what it was, they change course and landed in boston. there were no other problems or injuries reported. >>> now the first court appearance for the suspect accused of killing two men on a train in portland, oregon. >> death to the enemies of america. leave this country if you hate our freedom. >> 35-year-old jeremy christian is facing two counts of felony aggravated murder and other charges. he did not enter a plea. kriths was confronted by three men after allegedly hurling anti-muslim insults at two women. he attacked the men killing two and wounding a third. >>> the cleveland police department is taking disciplinary action against the two officers involved in the shooting of tamir rice. one is fired. the other suspended. more than two years after the 12-year-old was shot and killed as he played with a toy

the first direct trip from philadelphia to iceland makes an unexpected stop with the mayor on board. what we've learned overnight. >>> and foggy morning. drivers may have a hard time seeing on the road. we'll look at how long it's expected to stick around and the impact on your commute. >>> 5:30. a lot of overnight developments and stories we're following for you. good morning and welcome to "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. the fog behind us is one of those stories. let's find out when this is going to go away. meteorologist bill henley has the most accurate first alert neighborhood weather forecast. bill? >>> everybody's getting fog. look at spring city, pennsylvania. socked in this morning. that was one of the areas that saw fog yesterday. this morning, it extends into delaware and new jersey. look at cape may and the live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. it will take some time for the fog to burn off, but it will be easing out. mostly cloudy and light fog in easton now. we have seen some reports of zero visibility. right now one-mile visibility

as part of non-stop iceland flights to iceland. and the plane ran into mechanical problems and landed in boston. the diverted flight is expected to leave boston this afternoon and reach iceland at 3:30 in the morning. kenney is excited to continue his trip and enjoy the best in-flight meal he ever had. >>> turning to accuweather we are finally seeing some sun after a string of gloomy days but still the chance of a shower or storm and some storms. karen rogers is in for david murphy with a first check of the accuweather forecast. >> that is right. this is big news that we can actually see some blue sky and sunshine mixing in with the clouds, it feels like the first time in a while. seven of the last 10 days are cloudy and gloomy. we started with drizzle and low clouds and fog and the clouds are starting to break a bit and more sunshine on the way this afternoon out to the west as you look near pittsburgh that is the front that will tricker a few more showers and thunderstorms. ahead of it, we move nicely ahead with the temperatures,

a mishap on board iceland air's first flight toreykjavik. they spent the night in boston and rebooked on a flight that will arrive shortly before midnight tonight. kenney tweeted that iceland air had excellent customer service and in his words, the best in-flight meal i have ever had. >> hundreds of teens caused mayhem in margate over the weekend and the new security measures in place to keep this from becoming a regular scene this summer. and a deer wander into an unlikely location in delaware. >>> the warmest day in a week and a half and we have a couple of nice days to start the month of june and then changes for the weekend. >>> will the phillies misery ever end? we'll see what happens this afternoon. what's more exhilarating than playing $100,000 club with top prizes of 100 thousand dollars? winning...on the spot. yeah! (laughter) play $100,000 club, the new scratch-off from the pennsylvania lottery. and you could win...on the spot! keep on scratchin'! >>> police in margate are trying to figure out how to avoid what happened last weeken

you can now fly directly from philadelphia to iceland. it will take off from iceland capitol later today and arrival at philadelphia international airport at 7:15 tonight. will then turn around make it first direct trip back about an hour later. iceland air will make the roughly six hour trip fours time a week through the end of september. >> visitors flying in, will to miss out of one of's biggest attractions, the area around the iconic rocky state ooh on the parkway, will be roped off for renovations, that means, folks won't be able to get close enough to take pictures, meantime, rocky fans can still run up the rocky museum steps for the rocky arm race. >> president trump's son-in-law, jared kushner, facing new questions about alleged ties to russia. >> president trump is responding this morning. plus, senator john mccain says there is a threat even bigger than isis. who he calls, quote, the far greatest tal that i we have. >> plus how a catfish ended up on the ice during the stanley cup finals in pittsburgh. donald tmeet phil murphy,by

, the inaugural flight from fill toy iceland was yesterday.t's weird. >> the mayor is coming, the mayor is coming. >> what does it mean? a late night tweet by our president, has the internet in a frenzy. the nieninen websites inspired by this presidential typo, and all i can say is, good morning,

philadelphia international airport welcomes its first nonstop flight from iceland this evening.enney will join the mayor of the capitol of iceland for a water cannon salute at the gate. the iceland air flights will operate four days a week in the spring, summer and fall to start. >>> wall street resumes trading after at memorial day holiday. the alamo theater in texas plans to host screenings of the movie wonder woman that are for women only. some people are calling the event sexist and against equality. others have praised the theater for its celebration of women. the tickets are sold out. some of the proceeds will go to women's charities. >> it's 4:52 and ahead at 5:00 bruce springsteen's surprise concert and the joke where he was the punch line. >> a car rolls back into a river in china and a hero quickly emerges. >> ♪ >> police are investigating a home invasion in southwest philadelphia. it happened on the 6000 block of kingsessing after yesterday evening. investigators say the intruder walked in the front door and walked in the back of the house and let a second person home

tied in with this area of low pressure for iceland. —— isobars.ly winds bringing in warmer air. in eastern areas in particular. thursday sees temperatures on the rise again. temperatures in the south—east at 25 degrees, 20 degrees widely, decent for most that their wrist rain in western scotland and northern ireland. into friday, this rain gets into northern england. it affects parts of wales but ahead of that, it will be another warm day, warm enough to spark thunderstorms but again, fresh air behind this weather front, and into the weekend. a weekend of sunny spells and scattered showers. westerly winds bringing a fresh feel to all parts. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: a show of force. america completes its first successful test of a system to shoot down intercontinental missiles. it comes just days after north korea'a latest missile test. ariane grande will return to manchester this weekend for a benefit concert in aid of victims of last week's bombing.

. >> iceland's maiden flight to philadelphia arrived to a warm welcome.ater cannons celebrated the arrival of the new airline. icelandic dignitaries and officials including mayor jim kenney were on hand to toast the event with four flights a week. john carney signed bills to fight the state's addiction crisis, expanding access to strengthen oversight of opioid prescriptions. he called for an all hands on deck approach to fight the opioid epidemic. >> brandywine hospital in coatsesville, phoenixville hospital, jennersville hospital in west grove, pottstown memorial medical center and chestnut hill hospital have been sold. the deal is expected to close this summer. they'll rebrand it tower health serving 2.5 million people. >> they made quite a splash 19 years ago. the griffin quinn tu quintuplet. they are now approaching a real milestone. >> the griffin quintuplets are graduating high school in a week. since they were born, the five do everything together including working here at meadow wood senior living. >> they make suggestions what is better on the me

airtransya, norwegian, air transa and iceland air. based in canada, in winter, it's not fit for human habitation, let alone trying to operate an airlines. there are good reasons for this, but of course, from the passengers' point of view, we hope things will get a bit better. we always hope that. sometimes hope triumphs over experience. lovely to have you with us again. homeownership has fallen by two thirds in the uk since 1994. a think—tank says outer london, the north west of london were most affected it's usually assumed that soaring house prices in central london would have the greatest impact on affordability for younger households. but the resolution foundation says the north of england and outer london have been affected the most. it says home ownership among young families has fallen 63% in outer london towns, such as harrow and croydon. in west yorkshire, ownership fell by 52% among families with adults between 25 and 34. while the fall in greater manchester was 51% between 1994 and last year. a lot more families are living

travel to iceland is booming these days.he mayor says his city is becoming major hub to lay over for travelers on the way to europe. >> we have a small city with everything a city needs. if you like good food or go out for drinks or something, but then you can be top of a glacier or down in geo thermal pool are up in mountain just an hour or two. >> i'm in. philadelphia mayor jim kenney was among one of the first to fly to ice land on the inaugural flight. philly is the 14th u.s. city the airline has put down roots in. >>> in north philadelphia, fire investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire that killed two children and their grandmother. 5284 old monique gellery and two grandchildren nine-year-old prudence and seven-year-old dean figueroa died over the holiday weeknd and monique's father has a near reach he showedd fox 29 a gas can up against a wall of the burke street home with two charred boards covering it. he says that he's worried someone set the fire which killed his daughter and great-grandchil

iceland air will make its first direct flight from philadelphia to reykjavik. mayor kenney and the mayor of reykjavik, iceland, will be there for the departure. >>> police in new jersey say a change in policy when it comes to investigating gun crimes is paying off. it used to take months of testing a gun before police could use the federal data base to see if the weapon had been used in other shootings. now the process is down to just 48 hours. state police say the change has dramatically helped their ability to solve crimes. >>> it could soon be a crime to take a picture or video inside or near a courtroom in pennsylvania without permission from a judge. >> the lawmaker behind the bill says banning cameras protects victims and witnesses from any kind of intimidation or retaliation. violators would face a $5,000 fine and time in jail. the house passed the bill unanymously last week. it now goes to the senate. >>> the pittsburgh penguins off to a winning start in the stanley cup final. >> yeah. on nbc10 last night the pens erupted for three goals late in the fir

philadelphia international is welcoming new direct international flights from iceland. the first flight lands this evening at 7:30 in the city. mayor kenney set to hop on the first flight back to iceland. he's going return this weekend. you know it's tough to be mayor. you get to travel and stuff. this is of course helps expand philadelphia's international reach and from what we understand, it's very well priced and wonderful launching off point to the rest of europe. >>> well most of attention is recent days has been on president president trump's son-in-law the russia investigation is now expanding to include the president's personal lawyer. michael cohen who is considered to be one of president trump's closest confidants has now become the focus of the expanding congressional investigation into russian efforts to influence the 2016 campaign. cohen reportedly rejected congressional requests for cooperation into the investigation with a senate intelligence committee and in return granting blanket authority to issue subpoenas as it deems necessary. >> all right. let's g

along in a minute but first here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute >>> iceland's put on ice. >> we should be in ice land by now. >> dream trip to the hot tourist destination delayed. icelandair first none in stop flight out of fill hits a big snag there were safety issues so they were returning to boston. >> philadelphia police searching for a family member after a seven year-old is found unresponse with a bag over her head in olney. >>> and apology from comedian kathy griffin. >> i'm a comic. i crossed the line. >> after an image of her held ing a fake bloody head resembling president trump. >>> u.s. reaches a milestone in missle defense calling its first intercept test. now that the rocky statue is, blocked off what is plan b. >> go in the museum. >> any ideas for you. >> no. >> maybe next time it is an excuse to come back. >>> yep, no up close selfies with rocky for next two weeks, statue is block off for sight improvement. >> hopefully by that time weather should be warmer, maybe more sunny, right, say it so, say it so. >> it will warm up. we have that going f

. >>> philadelphia mayor, jim kenney and other passengers are finally on their way to iceland. late last night the first mishap from philadelphia to reykjavik forced it to turn around it had a technical issue over canada it landed safely in boston and they spent the night before being rebooked. the mayor has a good sense of humor he tweeted saying that iceland air served him the best in-flight meal he ever had and commented on the great customer service. >> a flight to iceland. >> we'll see how that turns out once he gets there. time for the "action news" traffic report. >> smoother travels on the roaded right now. matt pellman in the action center. in south philadelphia. i-95 northbound side stacking up as you can see. coming away from broad street. from this point at the walt whitman bridge because the ramps to the bridge itself are all backed up because of an eastbound jersey bound accident on the walt whitman bridge on the downside on the jersey side just 4 miles per hour getting foo south jersey via in a bridge this afternoon. i would stick up top the the ben franklin brid

the first direct trip from philadelphia to iceland makes an unexpected stop with the mayor on board.t we've learned overnight. >>> and foggy morning. drivers may have a hard time seeing on the road. we'll look at how long it's expected to stick around and the impact on your commute. >>> 5:30. a lot of overnight developments and stories we're following for you. good morning and welcome to "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema.

overnight iceland air tweeted, "we're sorry for the inconvenience. we hope we can get you back on your way as soon as possible." count nbc10 and nbc10.com for updates on air and on line. >>> more than two dozen atlantic city police officers are going back to school sort of. >> the officers are taking spanish lessons as part of a partnership between the police department, athletic league, and a nonprofit group that helps members of the hispanic community. every week, officers will get a free hour and a half lesson. they'll do role playing and learn about hispanic culture. >> i told them sometimes you think we argue, we're mad, but that's the way we express ourselves. we use hands and face expressions -- especially when we're nervous. we're going to speak louder. that doesn't mean we're aggressive or disrespectful, it's the way we are in that moment. >> the instructor said officers first approached her about dealing with the language barriers in the spanish community. she said the course is already making it easier for police to communicate. >>> speaki

iceland air will make its first direct flight from philadelphia to reykjavik. the mayor of iceland will be there for the departure. >>> today the "rocky" statue will be down for the count. nbc10 was at the art museum this morning where the statue will be blocked from public view for the next two weeks for renovation work. the "rocky" statue a favorite of locals and tourists alike. officials said they thank you everyone for their patience and cooperation during the renovation project. >>> a philadelphia diner that served its last meal last night will hold a free block party today to thank customers for decades of business. little pete's in center city closed its doors for good last night. the iconic 24-hour diner was a haven for hungry patrons for nearly 40 years. crews will soon demolish little pete's to make way for a new hotel. customers tell us they'll miss their eating and meeting place. >> we came here on our first day. >> they've always had the best food actually. it was always homemade-quality stuff. >> i knew that little pete's was closing and said, "we

into the weekend, high—pressure receding towards icelanders. towards iceland.t it could spread rain across devon and cornwall. north of that, some brighter spells including a little less chilly across south—eastern areas. the rain close by. monday into sunday, whether it reaches of the south coast, it clears towards into the continent. a bit more sunshine around in places. the best in the west. take care. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: the candidate of the elite, or the spirit of defeat? rivals for the french presidency trade insults in their televised debate. amid rising religious intolerance in pakistan, we meet the imam who saved the life of a man accused of blasphemy. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: the american town where one in ten are addicted to opioids and pharmaceutical companies are getting the blame. and the story of the albino orangutan, rescued from captivity. we talk to the group that saved her.

." >>> well the celebration over philadelphia's inaugural flight to iceland air going off to iceland got off to inch auspicious start. the flight which had our mayor on board jim kenney had to be diverted. the flight to iceland took off from philadelphia international airport last night, fanfare, didn't get too far. they needed to be diverted to boston just before 11:00. they've not released the reason. kenny was on board as part of cultural exchange, the airline set to fly four flight through the fall. the mayor of the city says he's becoming -- has become a major hum to lay over for travelers on their way to europe. >> you have a small city with everything a city needs. if you like good food, or go out for drinks or something, but then you can be on a top of a glaser, or down in a geothermal pool, or up in the mountains, just an hour or two. >> you get a chance to take one ticket -- >> yep, there is our mayor, along with the rest of the delegation, spent the evening in boston. the airport of philadelphia released a statement saying it regret the significant inconvenience this has c

the air bill becoming from around iceland towards the end of the week, so it'll be feeling fresher.om the bbc news at one. so, it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin time for some sport on bbc news with me hugh ferris. hello. even though they face the possibility of failing to qualify for the champions league for the first time in more than 20 years arsene wenger is urging arsenal fans to attend tomorrow's game against sunderland rather than take part in a planned fans boycott aimed at removing him as manager. he's still yet to announce whether he'll sign a new contract and with two games remaining the gunners are three points adrift of the top four places... and have to win both to stand a realistic chance of reaching the champions league. liverpool could also deny them with a victory in theirfinal game but wenger believes form is on arsenal's side. we won six of the last seven games and we have created the momentum again after having a period where we we re again after having a period where we were away from home and not strong. now we have won the last three away games,

the low clears into the north sea, in its wake we follow the isobars towards iceland.our way on thursday. it looks pretty reasonable for large swathes of the uk, particularly further south and east, where the best sunshine is likely to be. 19 degrees pleasant enough, 1a for glasgow and belfast with a scattering of showers. fresher weather into the weekend, heavy showers but also sunshine. that's all from the bbc news at one so it's goodbye from me — you're watching the bbc news channel with the latest sports news. we start with tennis wherejohanna konta is through to the next round of the open. she was rarely challenged and won the first set with some ease. if that was straightforward the second set was all but effortless as she took that six love. next up for her is the winner of the next round with venus williams. french open bosses have shed further light on their decision not to allow romanian davis cup captain ilie nastase to roland garros this year. during a highly controversial april, the 70—year—old made racist comments about serena williams' pregnancy, alleged