. >>> 4 county 49 an attorney for -- 4:49 an attorney for jerry sandusky faces charges of his own. >>> duke university bands together after a noose is found hanging from a tree on campus. those stories and more when "action news" continues. and reach for the one you deserve. every cup has a story... dunkin' k-cup packs are my life. we're a good fit. a single serving for myself. it's pretty special. it is like having a dunkin' store in my home which is what i've always dreamed of. get two boxes of dunkin' k-cup packs for $16.99. your coffee, your dunkin'. use parental controls or the v-chip. learn how at thetvboss.org>> i hope april is off to a good start to you and the morning off to a good start for you as well. it's not great along i-95 where we are in the process of construction wrapping up. one southbound lane is getting by heading toward center city. crews are blocking the two left lanes. it's a slow go from overnight work on the northeast extension southbound near quakertown taking out the right lane, if you get further south near lansdale there's a roving crew to watch out for.

. >>> and this morning, the statute of limitations in child sex abuse lawsuits yesterday jerry sandusky's adopted son joined a handful of lawmakers. jerry sandusky is served a 30 to 50-year prison sentence for abusing young boys while he was an assistant football coach at penn state. >>> in north hampton county authorities are warning parents to be on the lookout after a woman tried to lure a girl into her car. she pulled up to a 9-year-old walking home from school. the girl described the driver as an older woman with light hair large rimmed glasses and a puppy. she kept asking the girl to get in the vehicle. but she drove up and the girl's brother drove off. >> as soon as they said a puppy in the car, that was stereotypical, too. she wasn't but the puppy was. >> announcer: now the nbc "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> clear skies this morning. temperatures, they're falling right now, 40s and 50s not quite as chilly as yesterday morning. look at the wind not blowing at all. the flags are rested at the studios. 47, 53 in wilmington get your sunglasses ready. we'll s

. >>> prosecutors are set to meet with jerry sandusky's attorneys. the judge scheduled a status conference now for april 22nd. his lawyer filed that new appeal last week, but the details are sealed. he's serving 35 to 40 years. >>> more tonight about the germanwings plane crash. the airline said they issued a fit to fly certificate that same year when a new law went into effect they said there was no reason to change the pilot's status. he has now being blamed for deliberately crashing the flight that killed 150 people. >>> the boston marathon bombing trial is now started. tsarnaev is being blamed. if found guilty he faces the death penalty. >>> a party attracted dozens of teens on social media, but someone died. police say the party was in the hall above an old car dealership. two teenage girls were also shot. so far no one has been arrested. >>> new information about the family from our area on vacation in st. john. they're both now out of the hospital, but they're sons are still in critical condition. the epa and department of justice say they bel

. >>> penn state approves a deal to settle more lawsuits brought by victims of jerry sandusky. it is unclear how many cases are involved or how much money is involved here. sandusky is serving a lengthy prison sentence. they believe that the university shouldn't continue paying for the actions of the former assistant football coach. >>> in the meantime joe pattern on's widow is touting the success of a new program aimed at preventing child sexual abuse on college campuses. sue pattern on was in harrington harringtonisburg to talk about that it's called circles of safety for higher education. sue paid nearly the entire $220,000 to fund the program at pennsylvania's 14 state schools. >>> this program is about helping people have the courage, the comfort and the confidence to take those initial conversations when they hab to see something even vaguely like the warning signs. >> the seed for the program was a journal entry her husband made in the days before his death. the legendary penn state coach wrote that some good could come out of the jerry sandusky scandal and sue pattern o

of course penn state was rocked by the jerry sandusky scandal in 2011 when he was charged and convicted of sexual abuse charges. >>> if you attend the philly pops concert you'll be treated to photography the maestro is not just sharing his music but his photography as well. he is sharing his pictures from amsterdam and tanzania. >>> first week of the season the phillies are looking to go over .500. we have not been able to say that the last few years and maybe not this year, over the last two years the phillies have been over .500 for six days they will get a chance when they finish up with shane victorino and the sox. a thrilling win last night so why not go with the same lineup tonight? >> hey the theory if it ain't broke don't fix it. that is why the phils are going with the same lineup because it worked. he hit his first major league home run in three years is it snapped a scoreless tie in the sixth and the 16 inning scoreless drought was also snap and they can start things off with a series win and that would be fantastic. >> it would be great. i mean you know you want to do that e

jerry sandusky is serving a 30 to 60-year prison sentence for abusing young boys. >>> and authorities are warning parents to be on alert after a woman tried to lure a little girl into a car. detectives say the woman was driving a white suv in freeman freemansburg when he tried to lure a little girl in her car. authorities described her as an older woman with light hair and with a puppy in the car. >> as soon as they said about the puppy in the car my heart just like fell to the ground that is stereotypical, too. she wasn't, but the puppy was. >> police in freemansburg said they have increased patrols in the area since the incident. >>> and skyforce 10 was over this rally in philadelphia yesterday. this campaign is called the fight for 15. they're trying to make the minimum wage $15 an hour. >> mawhat do we want? >> 15! >> this is the scene at a mcdonald's north philadelphia yesterday morning. some workers walked off the job to join the protests outside. >>> if you live in philadelphia you may soon be getting a new property tax notice. the city mailed out reassessments to 131,000 prope

. >>> and right now the judge is not releasing details of jerry sandusky's appeal and his attorney is status hearing is scheduled for april 22nd. we should learn more then. sandusky is serving 30 to 60 years for abusing young boys. >>> settling the score for the tax man. this will tell us how long it takes to earn money to cover our taxes. this year we'll hit the mark on april 24th. that is the day when the nation as a whole has earned enough money to pay a total tax bill for the year. the tax foundation says americans will pay $4.8 trillion in taxes this year which is more than individuals will spend on food housing and clothing combined. but tax freedom day does vary depending on where you live. >> pennsylvania's tax freedom day will be on april 25th. one day later of the nation as a whole. >> delaware's tax freedom day is april 20th. in new jersey it's may 13th. the tax foundation has been criticized for their report by some groups who say it is misleading and leads to a false showing of what a typical household pays in taxes. >>> local leaders and school officials are breaking dow

the school ostracized him from the community after he testified about former assistant coach jerry sandusky. while on the sand he told late coach paterno that he saw sandusky with young boys in the showers. >>> one of the suspects is charged with more than 150 counts of possession of child pornography. now, here's video of the first part of the sting operation that happened last week. police arrested 21 people in bucks, delaware montgomery and philadelphia counties. >>> expulsion from school and charged as criminals. that's what some students could be facing following this brawl that was caught on video at a septa station this week. the fight happened tuesday afternoon at the spring garden station on the broad street line. high school students attacking each other on the platform. one person actually fell down on the track but wasn't hurt. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal spoke to one septa rider who said he is not surprised. >> i've been living in philly for nine years, and it's been happening. >> septa's police chief said surveillance video has helped identify some of the students in the brawl. >

. >>> a new appeal filed by the former assistant coach, jerry sandusky, is not releasing details.san dusky's attorney is not commenting. sandusky is serving 30 to 60 years for abusing young boys. >>> and the party is probably still going this morning in north carolina. this is the scene on duke's campus after the blue devils beat wisconsin in the ncaa tournament basketball national championship. duke rallied to beat the badgers and some young players for the blue devils led the charge. duke was down and then the freshmen stepped up to combine for 29 points in the final 13 minutes of the game. the blue devils beat the badgers, 68-63. this is duke's fifth national championship. >>> and it is 5:18 with another check on the roadways this morning. >> we have been following the early morning accident that was not causing much of a problem. but this is the time when the construction clears out of the way. we'll see if you have any to contend with as you head out. christine maddela is here with more. christine? >>> we are watching the west oak lane incident with the suv on the scene with

whistle-blower charge against penn state claiming that the school ostracized him after he testified in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. while on the stand he told the jury that he saw sandusky with a young boy in the showers. >>> we is have new word on an autistic woman. police found her body after she walked out of a macy's store. authorities say sankey was with a caseworker at the time. >>> expulsion from school that's what some students do face. it happened at the spring garden station on the broad street line. high school students attacking each other on the platform. one person actually fell down on the tracks but thankfully wasn't hurt. one rider is not surprised by this drawl. >> we've lived here for about nine years, and there's no way to tell. >> septa's police chief said the surveillance video helped to identify some of the students. he said some of the police will increase patrols at stations near high school. >>> happening today, the camden school district will release a new tool to help people learn more about its schools. the move comes in response to feedback from a community who asked f

he issue the independent report following the jerry sandusky scandal at penn state university universityfic comes to a standstill on a very busy california highway after a truck erupts into flames. why it took firefighters so long to douse those flames. plus a dream comes true for a young man and his family. the obstacles overcame to earn the boy scouts highest honor. >> kate. >> and we wept from the 50s back to the 60s today. we have got 70s in our future. i'll have your seven day forecast coming up. >> the royal baby watch continues and the public is weighing in on the names william and kate should choose for their second child. also coming up in sports tonight at citizens bank park, the phanatic celebrated a birthday. do the phils make the party sweeter with within? lesley van arsdall has the details. stay with >>> fire engulfs a tanker truck on busy california freeway. snarling traffic. thick black smoke billowed from the wreck on to 710 freeway in los angeles. the truck was carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline. the highway was shut down in both directions as fire crews battled

. >>> this month the judge is expected to meet with defense attorneys in the jerry sandusky case following a new appeal by the former assistant coach. the judge is not releasing details and sandusky's attorney up won't comment. but a status conference is scheduled for april 22nd. sandusky is serving 30 to 60 years for abusing young boys. >>> pennsylvania state police will carry a drug to reverse the heroin overdose known as narcan. it's anecdote to reverse the deadly effects of opiates like heroin and oxycodone. state police will carry kits with the drug in their patrol cars. the spokesman for the governor says the policy takes effect in the coming weeks. we checked in the past and only doctors and paramedics were able to add minister narcan. but after a rise in heroin overdoses, new jersey and delaware passed laws to allow police to give the an ek don'ts as well. in some cases a family member can get prescription if a relative overdoses at home. >>> to south jersey today where school officials are breaking ground at the camden community charter school. the new build willing allow seventh

claims the school isolated him from the community after he testified about former assistant coach jerry sandusky. while on the stand he said he told late football coach jo pa tern know he saw sandusky with a young boy in the football team showers. >>> philadelphia's new bike sharing program getting rolling with a noontime celebration. less than an hour from now the new service offers several bike docking stations. you can pay per ride or buy a membership. all you need is a helmet and off you go. for a $10 donation t uber will deliver a new helmet. the promotion is running through 4:00 this afternoon. short period of time. use the helmet request tab. the $10 will go to the bike coalition of greater philadelphia and uber will match each donation. >>> it's that time of year. today the annual penn relays begin. it's the world's largest and oldest track and field meet. taking a live look at franklin field in university city where all the action is happening. competition has been under way for more than an hour now with college women hurdles. great day for this. the races run through saturday. it's th

jerry sandusky is serving a 30 to 60-year sentence for abusing boys at penn state. >>> the police chief in wildwood said his department will give several styles of body cameras a 60-day tryout. he said he would like every officer to eventually wear one. this had month, the police department is another one to add cameras. >>> boater blame sand between long beach island and the sand was replenished after hurricane sandy. the aerm corps of engineers said there's no plans to dredge the inlet. >> it's just not safe. >> boaters are going out there. we end up with a lot of boat slips that are empty. >> the coast guard said that cruise are working to mark the inlet more clearly so boaters can safely navigate their way. >>> nascar driver jeff gordon has unveiled a new car at penn state. gordon will drive the blue and white car during the june race at pocono raceway. the paint scheme is part of a partnership with one of the sponsors a philadelphia-based company alled ex alta. 100 students will get the chance to tour and learn from gordon's crew. >>> philadelphia said it's ready to relaunch a rede

. >>> this month, ae1 judge is expected to meet withé@ attorneys in thefá jerry sandusky cxd by the former assistant coach. right now the judge is note1 releasing details on the appeal and sandusky's attorneyd commenting on the case. a status conference ist( scheduled for the -- for april 22nxdd. sandusky isnb servich&l to 60 years for abusing young boys. >>> and new this morning, t-Ñ% troubles aroundd cathedralt(i] basilica of st. peters and paul in center city right now. the problem, well a raccoon, the animal is stuckfá on a ban area cross from the church. animal control is on the way to take care of that situation. >>> and frome1 the nbc 10 delaware bureau you may ha># loud sirens castle county.Ñi the delawaree1 emergency management agency will test theú emergencyñr sirens with salem and hope creek nuclear generating stations. thersirens3w will go off between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. >>> and opening day is in the books for the phillies as they getting shutout by the boston red sox. runs in the first five innings. red sox sailed to an >>> follow the phillies on the nbc 10 ap

. >>> and settling more victims cases brought on by jerry sandusky have been approved payouts by penntate. he is accused of sexually molesting young boys. >>> associates of governor chris christie could face fraud. investigators are looking at whether the aides used lane closures of the george washington bridge as political retribution. >>> and princeton university shows that students are getting the best education for schools in new jersey. despite having the second highest tuition in the state in 2013 students at the ivy league school are getting the best value. they gave out an average of $37,000 in scholarships and grants and the graduates started at an average salary of $56,000. >>> now we'll get a preview of what is ahead on the "today" show with savannah guthrie and willie geist. >> coming up dramatic new images of the massive tornado that devastated parts of illinois overnight. we are live at that scene. and dylan is tracking today's threat of more powerful storms. >>> also ahead this morning, surviving a plane crash. on rossen reports, the common mistakes you could make in an

jerry sandusky, 20 hours, guilty. o.j.two and a bit. >> not guilty. >> phil spector's second trial, 30 hours, guilty. scott peterson, out for seven days, guilty. that's a long deliberation. you'd think not guilty. charles manson, they were out for nine days, guilty. but that was a nine-month trial in the charlie manson case. so it's kind of hard to see a pattern with it -- >> i think it depends on the evidence. the evidence that's presented here, there's so much evidence that was presented and for each thing the prosecution presented, the defense had an arguable defense to it. so when you've got the fiancee saying she took the box out of the house that may or may not have contained some evidence -- >> they have something they have to go over -- >> she said it smelled like marijuana. >> they did ask for some of the 400-plus exhibits. but i want to ask you this. you guys have both had to deal with clients who were nervous and you're nervous. what do you say? if you're aaron hernandez's attorney and you're sitting beside him

former penn state president is suing free over his report on the jerry sandusky scandal.ses free of using spanier as a scapegoat. spanier is awaiting trial against sandusky. >>> the manchester police department is mourning the loss of one of their men in blue. veteran officer scott thomas died this morning, collapsing after exercising in the police gym this morning. the 47-year-old died a short time later at the hospital. he's survived by his wife and two daughters. >>> police are asking for your help to find a missing west philadelphia woman. she's 43 years old and suffers from schizophrenia. anyone with information on her whereabouts should call philadelphia police. >>> and from our south jersey bureau, the admitted leader of a camden drug ring learned his fate today. a judge sentenced michael rivera to 16 years in prison. he must serve more than 13 of those without the possibility of parole. authorities say that rivera led a heroine ring with ties to a street gang. >>> to breaking news from delaware county. >> the district attorney there has just wrapped up a news conf