you're looking at john b. kelly elementary school, the latest school shut down because of mold. maintenance crews still bringing in heavy equipment to clean up the potentially dangerous conditions that shut down john b. kelly elementary. mold was found in ten classrooms and a dozen other locations in the building the school closed at least until monday. >> the school is dirty. the school is dirty. >> reporter: marquetta paisly went to this school as kid but she pulled her children out of kelly complaints of mold was one reason why. >> i was told that i would have to send him to john b. kelly because this was our neighbor school. i refused. i would home school before my son goes to john b. kelly. >> reporter: it's that bad in there. >> it's that bad. >> reporter: kelly is the fourth area school this week where mold was found inside. the libraries at penn state berks county and cheltenham high school were also shut down. earlier in the week, mold closed holly glenn elementary in monroe township, new jersey. >> when i hear mold in the classroom i get scared. should i be? >> there's

from this school because of problems like this. >> i was told that i would have to send him to john b. kelly because this was our neighbor school. i would home school before my son goes to john b. kelly. >> reporter: it's that bad in there. >> it's that bad. >> reporter: now here at kelly, work will continue through the weekend. the district says it will not reopen this school until the school is entirely mold free. but parents won't know that until sunday night. there's a meeting. the district will notify parents about 5:00 o'clock whether or not this germantown school can reopen on monday morning. lucy? >> and so we wait. all right, thank you much, chr chris. >>> regional rail service is back up and running to night after an amtrak acela train hit a person on the tracks in norwood delaware county. it happened right around 4:30 this afternoon. the rail service is back but delays have not gone away. so you can expect a wait of longs as a half hour on the wilmington newark regional line. we do not know the condition of the person hit by the train. >>> big problem tonight for philadelphia fami

katherine scott is live outside the john b. kelly elementary in germantown where classes are canceled today. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we hope to learn later on today, a little bit more about what's going on and what the next step is. however we know that school is closed at john b. kelly in germantown due to mold. teachers are reporting to a different location. the school district said they received a report about the issue and immediately investigated. they found traces of mold in several classrooms, due to heating ventilation and air-conditioning issues. the district came up with an immediate plan to remediate the mold and look into what was causing. the crews came yesterday afternoon to begin the removal. you could see them parked outside the school yesterday evening. they had planned to finish up last night. this comes on the heels of monroe township and gloucester county to close their schools when mold was found. we expect to hear from the school district with an update around noon today. live in

. >>> happening today, classes at john b. kelly elementary school in germantown section will be closed today due to a mold problem. it's the latest school in our region to face some of the difficulties. katherine scott is live outside the school with the details, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, we hope to learn more a little later on today about what comes next. for now, school is closed today. here at john b. kelly elementary school in germantown due to the issue with mold. temperatures are report to go a different location though. the school district said they were about to report about the issues and found traces of mold in several classrooms due to heating haven't sayings and air-conditioning issues. the district said they will remediate the mold and look into what was causing. the crews came yesterday for the removing and they plan to finish up last night. monroe township abrupted closed its schools and test for mold and clean a school where mold was found. as for students at kelly no school today. we'

this is the john b kelly elementary school.'s get right out there, and steve keeley with the latest, steve? >> all right, so if you are keeping tabs at home, like we in the news room, this is six schools in monroe township in gloucester county, shut this week because of mold. jenny joyce was on that. so was sabina. then cheltenham high school library shut this week, too, after a librarian got sick and mold was found there. so now, philadelphia's public schools with the very wet and all day soon to be very dark john b kelly school here in the germantown section where the kids who go here will not have to worry about what bob kelly just said, getting wet from the rain this morning. because school is closed. classes are canceled today. the district says molds was found in, quote, several classrooms here. now, as soon as school was out yesterday afternoon, the clean-up crew work got underway, around 3:30 a.m., and the district statement said it expected the work done and mold gone by last night, and judging by the video that my man

traces of mold were discovered in several classes at john b. kelly, elementary. katherine scott is live now. >> reporter: no students and no teachers here at the school today. but there are crews here. they are parked outside and this go in and out and somewhering masks. and ate contractor is going to room to room and checking for mold and making repairs as necessary. >> this is crazy. >> no schools at john b. kelly elementary in german town. the crews are doing a complete removal. >> there is no reason they are not keeping up on the maintenance when it comes to that. >> it's concerning i have to go to work and i don't foe if the day care will take him. >> people are worry how old the mold has been there. >> and he has asthma and allergies, so i'm upset about that. >> the school district says they received a report wednesday about the issue and had the facilities team here weren't minutes. they found traces of mold in several classes because of heating and air conditioning and ventilation issues. >> we have 41 rooms in the building and we are checking those and c

they hope that the mold cleanup at john b. kelly will be complete today. >>> senator john mckane will receive the liberty medal at constitution center tonight. we'll stream the live at 6abc.com. >> reporter: i-95 at allegheny, southbound traffic, everybody is heading toward center city. roads are wet, but wet enough to slow you down. we had an accident in norristown at marshall street. we have a down tree at westtown avenue stick to spring avenue. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you the rain is east of philadelphia. there could drizzle behind the main body of rain. notice how there's a couple of extra sprinkles and showers coming in from the west. as we go in tighter, thing are getting better. western showers are on the way. by the end of the rush hour, most of the rain drops are done. as we look at the forecast today, it's going to be a chilly one as we are looking at a high of 62 degrees. the high technically is 66 which is where we were a couple of hours ago. i'm giving you the afternoon expectations. it's low

katherine scott is live outside the john b. kellylementary in germantown where classes have been cancel today because of the issue. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, we do hope to learn a little bit more later on today about what comes next. we do know that school is closed at john b. kelly elementary in germantown due to the issue of mold. teachers are reporting to a different location. there's no class for the kids. the school district received a report about the issue and immediately investigated. they found traces of mold in several classrooms due to heating and ventilation and air-conditioning issues. the district came up with an immediate plan to remediate the mold and look into what was causing. the crews came yesterday afternoon to begin the removal and there at 3:30 p.m., they plan to finish up last night. it all comes on the heels of monroe township, government can do -- gloucester county, they closed the schools because of the mold. we expect to hear from the school district around noon

this is all to get more information about the environmental health risks at the john b. kelly elementary school and other city schools. john b. kelly was closed for days after mold was found in several classrooms. city officials are hoping this will lead to safer buildings. >> hopefully through this process we'll get the information that we need provide greater transparency to the citizens of the city of philadelphia regarding our school buildings. >> mold was also recently found in schools in monroe township, new jersey. >>> turning now to your fox 29 weather authority. a pretty mild october day to say the least. this is live look at allentown. lots of us hoping this gorgeous weather is going stick around. meteorologist scott williams joining us now. how is it looking if we have weekend plans, scott yes. >> i think the weekend we're looking at milder temperatures than what we saw today, dawn. in fact the high temperature in allentown 72 degrees. 73 in reading. philadelphia 72 degrees. above the normal for this time of year which is 66 degrees. so the nice stretch of weather c

. >>> classes resume today for students at philadelphia's john b. kelly school. the german town school was closed since last thursday because of a persistent mold problem and today parents told "action news" they were happy to see their children heading back to class. >> i am happy and excited and have a brand new start for my children here at john b. kelly and happy to start over in a clean safe environment. so they can learn. my main concern is my children. >> officials linked the mold problem to the school's hvc system. >>> in south jersey the staff and students at whitehall had to do a different place for class. mold cleanup continues at the grade school, holly glen elementary is the only other school that remains closed after the district wide mold sweep last week. >>> we are awaiting a pennsylvania judge's decision on whether to grant jerry sandusky a new trial. he claims his lawyers did not adequately represent him in the first trial. and that prosecutors did not share information about victims changing stories. sandusky is asking for a second chance in pe

so john b. kelly closed today. beyond that, stay tuned. >> thank you. >>> we now know the monroe township school district was aware of potential mold problems in its schools back in january. the district was working with county and state health departments when an employee filed a complaint at holly glen elementary. now every school is closed for inspection and cleaning. yesterday we saw crews working at other schools. 6,000 schools in the district learned monday that schools would close for the entire week and in response the library extended an open reading lego movie invite to families. they're hoping the problem to be resolved quickly. >> everybody has mold. you know that. and you know, the problem can be corrected and they're going to work on it and get it correct before the school openings. >> and remember, holly glen elementary school will be closed for at least three months while crews clean the school and replace the hvac system. on the app we go deeper on why mold is a concern and what the real definition

but for the meantime, today the school here behind me, john b. kelly elementary school, is closed because of those mold issues. some mold found on some of the pipes there. the problem was reported yesterday. traces of mold were found in several classrooms and the district is blaming the heating and air conditioning system here. crews were brought in around 3:30 yesterday afternoon to start working on this problem but a spokesman told us he didn't know exactly how this mold was first discovered. they just didn't want to take any chances in having students keep coming back to the classrooms while the potential for mold was still there. so that's the reason for the close sure. today this building is about 70 years old and so the new information we're expecting later on today as to whether or not the school will be closed in the few which are, but for now students should not come here to school today. nbc 10 news. >>> we now know the monroe township school district was aware of potential mold problems in its schools back in january. the district was workin

. >>> the latest school now closed due to mold concerns is john b. kellylementary school in germantown. good afternoon i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. philadelphia school officials say they found traces of mold in several classrooms and the h vac system what's to blame. joel holden is live in germantown with more. good afternoon, joe. >> reporter: good afternoon. the philadelphia school district is expected to update us at any moment now o side john b. kelly elementary school. school is closed today and we've seen contractor work vans out here all morning as they try to reamed 88 the problem inside the school. now the district tells cbs3 that mold was located in several classrooms. after unspecified issues wit heating, ventilating and air-conditioning.now this is wha employee shared us with us showing numerous areas where mold has appeared to be striving. the district characterized it's response to the mold as immediate. parents told me they were frustrated about how they learn about this. >> i have two kids that go her g and. my kids have been goin

john b. kelly school in philadelphia will be closed tomorrow because ventilation and mold issues. r posted pictures of moldy pipes on social media, but again, john b. kelly elementary school. it will be closed tomorrow because of those problems. >>> new at 6:00. reaction in philadelphia to chicago's decision to axe its soda tax. today, a repeal of the tax passed its final hurdle in cook county, illinois. officials say they decided to kick the tax following public outcry from shoppers and business owners. it was in effect for less than one year. the group philadelphiaens for a fair future which supports the tax told nbc10 here in philadelphia the tax has made a positive difference for thousands of difference and families across the city. it supports critically important programs that provide high-quality pre-k programs for an additional 2,000 young children. opponents of the tax call it discriminatory and under performing. >>> girls will now be able to join the boy scouts. the boy scouts of america made the historic decision today. older girls will be able to join older boys in the

now the city joins this list, than seems to be growing with the john b kelly school. in a johnny b good situation today for the elementary school kids shutdown today, mold found yesterday, in several classrooms, molds cleaned out last night, the district expected, and as you see in our video we don't see any environmental clean up crews or their equipment still on site. so perhaps the job got done, as the district had hoped for. they're promising us an update at noon, not just for us, but for the concerned kids, moms, dads, watching, as well. so, karen, thomas, teachers and staff cannot sit home today, and avoid this rain. they don't get the day off. even though the student do, they've been told to report to the freedom world hill elementary school, academy, and that's about 3 miles away. so, no day off from them. they'll learn about the mold situation, too, to see if they're back here tomorrow, and hopefully everybody will be, but you have to wonder, mom, dad, at home, wondering is it safe to send my kid after just a one day shut-down since south jersey shutdown for a

but for today the school is closed. >> thanks for that. >>> john b. kelly is the latest in a string of schools facing some mold problems. the monroe township school district is closed all week and a library had to shut its doors until a mold problem there is fixed. >> this is the worst call that you can receive. this is really, really painful. >>> a heart broken father recalls the moment he found out his son was gunned down. police say the shooter killed the 19-year-old after a car crash in allentown. friends of carlos daniel gathered at the intersection of 10th and chestnut streets yesterday where they lit candles and left balloons and posters at a memorial. detectives say he crashed his car there and then somebody shot and killed him moments later. his father tells us it's difficult to describe his emotions but one thing is clear. he wants justice. >> the feeling that there's nothing you can do to bring him back and the guy who do that, he have to pay for that. >> his dad also says his son recently graduated from high school. police do not have a person o

so, steve keeley at john b kelly elementary. steve? reporter: well, this will be one kelly location, there will be no jammos today in the hallways, and i guess we can say this is triple moldy jelly donut day for the kids here at the kelly elementary school, john b kelly, both father and son, jr. and senior, father and son, and father and brother, of the great grace kelly and kelly family here in germantown. so, school named after patriarchs of philadelphia history, and little history itself today, because it becomes the third school that we've talked about in one week, where they have to shut down, because of mold. the others, south jersey, all six schools by the way, in monroe township, and gloucester county, still shut down. and then cheltenham high school's library, had to shut down whether mold was found there, after a librarian got sick and they found out the source of that sickness, and so here we go, philadelphia school district, joins the mold fray, as at least one elementary school is shut, and the question is how long will it

again, there is no school again, tomorrow, friday, at john b kelly, there in germantown.question yet if things will be under control, enough that school can open up on monday, and they continue to evaluate that. reporting live tonight joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe, thank you. >>> some schools in south jersey remain closed this week amid mold concerns. monroe township school district in gloucester county shuttered all schools so they can be tested. and holy glenn elementary tested positive for mold contamination. contaminated school could be remaining closed for three months, outraged parents are still waiting comprehensive test results. >>> take a look the these pictures from the penn state berks campus, student there tells us that the library was suddenly closed for what signs show was a emergency maintenance. a university spokesmen confirmed to "eyewitness news" late this afternoon crews are cleaning up, mold. additional details were not available from the university including how extensive the problem is and how long that building will be closed. >>> c

>>> in the last 30 minutes we learned that john b. kelly will be closed because of mold.es of mold were caused by issues with the heating and air conditioning system. they plan to reopen to teachers and students on wednesday. students in a south jersey district will be back in class tomorrow after four days off. the monroe township district closed the doors at holly glenn. the district plans on holding another meeting for parents tomorrow night. students will have to make up the days they missed because of the mold. and we're keeping this story updated 24/7 on our website, nbc10.com and our free nbc 10 app. >>> a man trusted to help law enforcement is accused of sexual assault. a corrections officer tackled a woman and sexually assaulted her after giving her a ride. >>> and a closure of a big box chain store tops the stories making headlines county-by-county. it walmart says the store's financial performance played a role in that decision. the store will close in early november. the pharmacy will close october 30th. >> upper darby high school is hosting a community forum

. >>> john b. kelly elementary school will be closed again tomorrow after mold was found in the classrooms. students and staff were told not to come to school today. because of heating and ventilation and heating issues, prices of mold were found in the classrooms and work to remove it began yesterday but only 80% of the remediation is completed. the school will remain closed until it is 100% mold free. >>> and a store owner is connected with the -- on market street. the owner says he was robbed and shot in self-defense and now police piece had together a different story. sara bloomquist is live with the detail. >> reporter: that is right. they decided to charge the owner with aggravated assault and related offenses. he told them initially that the customer showed up with a gun and tried to rob the place after threatening his family. police say that the store's own surveillance video proved otherwise. >> employees at the hk deli at 21st and market didn't talk this afternoon after police decided to charge

germantown john b. kelly elementary school will be closed tomorrow to investigate and keep students and staff away for their safety. traces of mold were found in several classrooms. remediation work began this afternoon. the school plans to provide an update by noon tomorrow. we'll have it on "action news" and you can check the "6abc" app as well. >> parents of the pineland regional school received an update on the air quality at the schools. schools assured parents that they are safe but parents are not convinced. testing shows the air at the schools do not pose a health risk. >> a change is coming on the accuweather front tomorrow. you will notice the difference. temperatures crash from 80 to 6 0s. meteorologist cecily tynan is tracking the plunge and has rain showers as well. >> that's right, jim. the system bringing cooler weather tomorrow is pushing showers into the region. the band of showers west of the region right now. the showers moving into the northwest suburbs are breaking up. i'm tracking this b

this is all to get more information about the environmental health risks that john b. kellylementary and other city schools. now john b. kelly was closed for days after mold was found in several classrooms. city officials are hoping this will all lead to safer buildin buildings. >> hopefully through this process, we'll get the information that we need, provide greater transparency to the citizens of the city of philadelphia regarding our school buildings. mold was recently found in schools in monroe township, new jersey. >> a group of star owners gathering outside philadelphia city hall this morning to call on council to repeal that controversial sweetened beverage tax. brown's family super star ceo jeff brown joined corner store and bodega owners to emphasize the beverage tax is hurting their business and costing them jobs. members also have brought signs marchinmarching through the are. mayor jim kenney defend the tax citing the extra revenue goes towards early childhood education. >> i didn't want to not be here to support all of you. your jobs, your family, and for all t

. >> class is back in session at john b. kelly elementary school come tomorrow morning.he school in the germantown section of philadelphia has been closed since thursday because of mold. the problem was linked to the h. vak system. the mold has been cleaned up. still to come on "action news" tonight, hundreds of jobs in the lehigh valley are on the chopping block at a major bank. >> and we take you inside the new high-rise in philadelphia where they are setting penthouse records 57bd wherrecords and whe your car inside. >> and marching to the beat of their own drum, for positive change. cecily? >> the high 61. five degrees below normal. i'm tracking warmer days ahead along with rain. i'll let you know when in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> and ducis rogers with the flyers taking on the panthers. sixers stepping into the unknown. it can be difficult to find the way. but with the compassion and security of independence blue cross, obstacles become openings. as we have for nearly 80 years, we'll continue to light the way, with the card accepted in all 50 states. giv

>> reporter: well, lucy, first of all, teams of workers spent all day and all night here at john b kelly elementary school here in germantown. the fourth area school that mold has been found inside. now workers spent this day trying to remediate that polled. maintenance crews bringing in heavy equipment to clean up that mold found in ten classrooms and about a dozen other locations in the building. this school is

john b. kelly elementary is the latest school forced to close because of mold. matt is live in germantown just outside the school and this really puts parents in a tough spot. >> reporter: right. this is a decision in the matter of safety and health so they decided to close this school behind me for those concerns. take a look at the reason why from pictures of mold found on some pipes here at the school. the problem was reported to the district yesterday. traces of mold were found in several classrooms here and the district is blaming the heating and air conditioning system. crews were brought in around 3:30 yesterday afternoon to start working on this problem, trying to remove that mold there and clean this place up. a district spokesman told us he didn't know exactly how this mold was first discovered. >> once we were informed of this issue we took immediate action. within, you know, maybe an hour or so, we had folks here, if not sooner, starting to look at the issue and we made the decision pretty briskly that school would need to be closed. >> reporter: so

students and staff were told not to report to the john b. kelly elementary school in german town. traces of mold were found in several classrooms and work on the mold began yesterday after the students went home and we are waiting to hear if the school will be closed tomorrow and when we find out we'll bring you the update on air and online at 6abc.com. >>> turning now to the accuweather forecast. you need the umbrella again today. more clouds and showers and feeling cooler, lets look live outside sky 6 hd showing you the ben franklin bridge not a great day to be outdoors and the dreary weather sticks around for a few more days, david murphy is outside on the terrace with the details from accuweather. >> earlier in the broadcast i talked about not a lot of rain on radar but with the low clouds off the ocean can you get some drizzle and we have that on the terrace, even though on radar the active shower activity easier for radars to pick up is off the coast. otherwise it's cloudy obviously there goes to the rain from earlier this morning. and maybe a break in the clouds late this a

>>> we have breaking fuse from the philadelphia school district the john b. kelly describe is closed tomorrow after traces of mold were found in several classrooms. school officials are investigating the source of the mold and as a result they have closed the school to both students and staff tomorrow. >>> lets get the latest from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> the action cam looking at fairmont park where the clouds were thick despite the cloud cover we managed to make it up to 79 degrees, that is 11 degrees above normal and sky 6 hd taking a look at philadelphia international airport where the clouds are still in place. the sun is low on the who ice on and sunsetting 6:27 get used to the clouds thanks to the atmosphere. 20,000 feet, this is where the storm system is really moved. and this is a westerly flow a dry flow of air. and close to the surface up to 4,000 feet an easterly throw and that pulls in the atmosphere from the ocean than traps the moisture in at the low ever levels of the atmosphere that means low clouds are in place for the next two days and co

investigators fear she may be the victim of human trafficking. >> clean up continues today at john b kellyexpected to go back tomorrow. two schools there will stay closed little longer. >> senator john mccain receives liberty medal tonight at the national constitution center for his years in the navy and government, and that's three to go. >> how about last check on weather and traffic? >> a wet morning out there, guys. it is going to remain that way , through most of the morning hours, but then we will clear it out later this afternoon, but doesn't really warm up even if we do see that sunshine, only 61 for the high , so very fall like, little breezy out, there then our seven day forecast, does not get any better than that if you ask plea, plenty of sunshine, then warmer temperatures head towards the weekends, maybe some 70s friday, saturday, sunday. >> matt, because it is so wet out there, take a look, looking at the schuylkill, taillights moving in the westbound direction before we get to city avenue. aren't you glad you're not sit ting in that? >> sitting ooh right here and very happen

students at john b. kelly elementary in germantown will return to class this morning. the school has been closed since thursday when traces of mold were found in the school's ventilation system. >>> this morning, president trump is backing away from his initial support of a bipartisan senate deal to save the federal subsidies that keep health care premiums affordable for millions of americans. hours after saying he liked the deal, the white house insisted that president trump oppose says the plan but -- opposes the plan but still supports efforts to find solutions. the bipartisan deal would extend subsidies for two more years. in exchange, republicans want to give states flexibility to opt out of some coverage requirements under the affordable care act. congress would have to approve the legislation. >>> president trump's travel ban has been blocked a third time. yesterday, a u.s. district judge in hawaii temporarily halted the latest version of the ban hours before it was set to take effect. the white house is calling the ruling dangerously flawed and says it undercut

. >> meanwhile, students at john b kelly elementary school in germantown will stay home again today as mold clean up continues there. the addition strict says the school will reopen tomorrow. officials found molds in several classrooms last weekends, the school schools been closed since last thursday, officials blame the building's h vac system for the contamination. >> wilmington police questioning the mother of two young boys found dead in their homes. >> father we ask you put a hedge protection around our children. >> last night neighbors attended a prayer vigil near the home on the 800 block of west ninth street. yesterday morning, police got a 911 call. when they arrived officers found the boy's bodies, one was five years old, the other child was a few months olds. >> officers met the mother outside, and entered location, and actually saw two children that were deceased. had a strong smell of gas actually back everyone out, cleared the building. >> now the medical examiner has not yet determined their cause of death. >>> meanwhile, philadelphia police need your help finding a man

john b. kelly elementary was forced to close for several days because of the dangerous substance. now city council derek green and local advocates have filed a right to know request with the district. it demands more information about environmental health risks at all city schools. >>> a deer carcass hanging inside an high school football stadium. maintenance crews found it this morning at central bucks high school west. it comes just two days ahead of the rival showdown. the mascot at bucks west is a buck. security is intended to be stepped up for the next two nights. >>> most of the u.s. territory is still without power. a month after hurricane maria leveled the island, a staggering 80% of the customers are still without power, 30% have no water. and 5,000 residents are still living in shelters. the governor of puerto rico was in washington today lobbying for more federal aide. help continued to pour in from our area. all of the proceeds from the beef and beer will go to victims of hurricane maria. >>> president obama's back on the campaign trail. he was in neurrecollect, new je

. >>> john b. kelly elementary school will remain closed as crews work to remediate mold. the mold has been linked to issues with the h-vac system. school meshes expected to return to work at world academy. >>> pinelands high school students will report to the junior high school as normal today. students in 10 through 12 will learn from home using teacher's google classroom. tomorrow, students in grades 10th, 99th and 12th will report to school while the others work from home. >>> intense flames from a blast in lake pontchartrain. seven people were injured many serious. several were rescued from the rig while the fire was active. the city said the cleaning chemicals may have ignited the surface of the oil rig platform. official say it is goal is to stop the oil and if needed let it burn off. >>> 75 people are evacuated this morning and dramatic cell phone video -- 75,000 people, dramatic cell phone shows people escape the fire, they struggling to breathe as they drive through the flames. thousands of evacuees in california have gotten the all clear to return to their home.

word has come that john b. kelly school in philadelphia will be closed again tomorrow. authorities say that 80% of the mold that was discovered on wednesday, make that yesterday, is wednesday is now gone. live at the school is vernon odom. you have the details? >> reporter: jim, the problem here continues to be mold. lots of it. they are digging out and that is why classes were canceled here today and will be again tomorrow. and the mold cleanup continues at this hour and tomorrow continue and perhaps even through the weekend. >> with classes and activities canceled here today. remediation teams and private contractors were cleaning the mold out of the jb kelly elementary school and a serious mold problem was discovered here yesterday in several classrooms and the school district refused to specify how many only that a top notch cleaning team is on the case. >> there are 41 classrooms and checking the bathrooms and all the common spaces as well. >> it has a lot of parents scrambling for day care and worried about the health of their children. >> he has asthma and allerg

about an hour ago, the philadelphia school district announced john b. kelly elementary school will remain closed again tomorrow. all staff should report to the world academy. cleaning crews started fixing the issues in the school wednesday afternoon. traces of mold were found in self classrooms. the president of philadelphia federation of teachers told nbc10, quote, it's clearly unacceptable and the staff reported mold problems long before last week. >>> good evening on this sunday. i'm the niece nakano. here is the least on the devastation and recovery efforts in puerto rico. today, the governor says 69% of customers have running water. that's up since the installation of several generators. about 60% of people have cell phone service now. and fema expected thousands more tarps to be delivered in the next few days to help people with their homes. today, florida senator bill nelson saw the damage up close and he says he plans to report back to congress about just how much still needs to be done. >>> well, here at home, communities continue to come together to

john b. kelly elementary was closed last week after the mold was discovered in some classrooms. it was linked to the heating an air-conditioning system. school fault members are expected to report to work at hill freedman world academy. they hope that the cleanup is completed today. >>> 38-year-old robert slocom was found dead in the studios on north 3rd street. he was found stabbed in the head and the back. >> his kids can't see him again. i can't see my brother, whoever you are you have to turn yourself in, you really do. >> reporter: investigators have not revealed a motive nor have they said whether he knew his killer. >>> jurors will see -- will resume the faith of a man who set two bombs in new york city, one went off injuring 30 people. the second bomb did not explode. he is accused of detonating a pipe bomb in new jersey. >>> less than 15% of puerto rico has electricity nearly a month after hurricane maria made landfall. the governor hopes full power will be restored by christmas. four members of the philadelphia sheriff's office left yesterday taking aid and supplies to

. >>> no school tomorrow at john b. kelly elementary. >> it's closed because of mold. a worker sent us those photos of what appears to be mold on pipes. school officials say the cleanup is almost complete, but they won't reopen the school until that moold is goon. parents will learn sunday night in the school reopens monday. >>> who would steal from somebody helping others? how police hope to catch the culprits. >>> and kidnapped from the tell ban, a pennsylvania mother and her family are finally free. the rescue story straight ahead. sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. i'm pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no, was i supposed to get fios? mr. peterson. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. it's like it was invented to stream 4k movies and shows. how do you know so much about tv and internet? the internet. right. streaming is only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network - get fios - now just $79.99 per month for fios gigabit connection plus tv and phone. when you're a double-dipping like steve sweeney, it's important to ma

the district first announced discovery of mold at john b. kelly elementary germantown on wednesday. authority's blamed the building hvac for the mode. 0% of mold is gone and there's no world on progress since then. john v. kelly will remain closed. >> they plan to reopenen most schools on tuesday. all six schools in district were shut down for mold testing after mold found at holly green. holly glen and whitehall will remain closed until further notice. students were relocate todd other schools within the district. >> and a manhunt does continue tonight in chester to a suspect wanted for robbing and sexually assaulting aneled arely woman at gunpoint. eyewitness news reporter alicia nieves has details. >> reporter: police in delaware county need help fin finding this man. in early hours of friday morning surveillance shows him boldly walking down 23 and chester with a long rifle. shortly after he is seen in video authorities say near the walnut park plaza apartments an elderly woman was asglakd he robbed her at gunpoint and that was not enough. the items were not nuvrment he had to do

john b kelly elementary school, grace kelly would not be happy about this and her dad., is out there, hey, steve? >> school yards would be full of kids, screaming and having fun, and saying high to each other, and you can see, it is completely empty right now, but right through the thin windows of those doors there, look what we found as the lights were on, and crew was nearby. with a appears to be moldy tiles take friend somewhere looks like near sealing, and just placed against the stairwell, hopefully, getting removed sometime later today. the school district said they had a crew in here last night, getting rid of the mold, but apparently not completely all out of the school building right now. so this philadelphia school joins those six shutdown in south jersey, all this week. down in gloucester county, monroe township, along with the library, at cheltenham high school all because of mold, so kelly's classroom will not be in session here or in any of the john b kelly elementary classrooms today. mold fawn here blamed on the heating ventilation and air-conditioning s

in germantown section of philadelphia is closed again today as crews work to get rid of mold at john b. kelly elementary. classes were canceled last thursday officials are blaming ventilation and damage from condensation. >>> turning to the forecast, after a damp morning we have the clouds hanging around. meteorologist david murphy is outside on the terrace with the latest from accuweather. david. >> reporter: sarah we have cloud cover across the region right now, as you look at storm tracker 6 live double scan at least the rape is -- the rain is gone. we have showers departing the coast and we have rain on the border of dover and it may get into south jersey over the next couple of hours. generally speaking drying out. as we look at satellite a lot of cloud cover behind the rain during the morning rush hour. watch what happens in williamsport and haggerstown maryland. dry air is on the way from the west. during the afternoon we'll see 0 breaks in the clouds and sun coming back. either way it's chilly. we were at 66 when he went on the air. it's been a steady decline since then. i think we'll

john b. kelly elementary closed for three days after mold was discovered in the ventilation system. council members have fighted a right-to--- filed a right-to-know request that demands to know more about environmental health risks at city schools. >>> dozens of children are safe after being sexually exploited and traumatized. the fbi rescued 4 kids and arrested 120 -- 84 kids and arrested 120 traffickers during a cross-country sting. five trackers and four pimps were arrested in the philadelphia and harrisburg areas. they say the operation isn't just about getting traffickers off the street, it's about getting help for the victims. >>> the senate has paved the way for president trump's tax plan that has sparked heated debate. the senate approved a $4 trillion spending blueprint that will allow republicans to overhaul the tax code by a majority vote. the gop is pushing tax cuts for individuals and corporations. >>> and just within the last few hours, president trump congratulated the senate by tweeting, "great news on the 2018 budget. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell first ste

this time in philadelphia's germantown area. 600 students at john b. kellybe out of the school. and we're expecting to be

. >> well, student at john b kelly elementary school have back in class today after being off for nearly a week while officials address mold concerns. the school in philadelphia's germantown section was shut down last thursday after officials say they found traces of mold in several classrooms. officials say the mold was caused by the building's heating and air-conditioning system. >>> in other news, president trump is now dealing with a new controversy over how he allegedly handled one of his most solemn duties as commander in chief. he's being accused of making insensitive remark during a phonecall he made to the widow of green bar a killed in west africa this month. correspondent mola lenghi explains more from the white house. >> president trump called the families of 4us soldiers killed in action earlier this month, including sergeant la david johnson. johnson's wife took the call while on the way to the airport, to receive her husband's body. congress woman, frederick a wilson said she was this is the car with johnson's widow when she got the call she he said to the wife: well, i gu

john b. kelly elementary will not reopen until tomorrow. the school in germantown has been closed since thursday when traces of mold were found in the ventilation system. >>> temple university is trying to heal following the death of three students. classmates, faculty, and staff gathered at the student center last night to comfort one another. they remembered these three students -- jenna burleigh was murdered last month. a man faces charges in her case. richard dalcourt died when he fell from a dorm window this month. and police in miami shot and killed carriann hithon after she hit an officer while trying to drive away from a crash scene. >>> hopping tomorrow, convicted child sex abuser jerry sandusky will find out if he will get another chance to try to prove his innocence. a pennsylvania judge says he will announce his decision on wednesday about whether sandusky deserves a new trial. sandusky claims he didn't receive adequate legal representation during his original trial. the ex-penn state coach was found guilty and is serving a 30 t

philadelphia school district officials say john b. kelly elementary will reopen on wednesday. tomorrow is the final of four days that the school has closed its doors because of its problems with mold. officials found the mold in parts of the school on wednesd wednesday. school officials want the school 100% mold free when it reopens this week. meanwhile, classes are set to resume tomorrow in schools in monroe township, new jersey, say for one. last week inspectors found mold in two schools there. so officials closed all six to get them cleaned up and rein inspected. tests revealed mold in parts of holly glenn and whitehall elementary. all schools are opening tomorrow with the exception of whitehall elementary where classes will resume on wednesday. >>> just a nasty attack caught on camera at a local wawa. customer through scolding cup of coffee on to an employee. it happened friday at the wawa in east erie avenue. one second the guy was paying for this coffee the next he's to going it and police want him for aggravated assault. fox 29's dave schratwieser is live at police head

. >>> student at philadelphia john b kelly elementary school will not be going back today, mold clean up continues at their school. says kelly elementary will reopen tomorrow instead. school has been closed since thursday after mold found in several classrooms last week. contamination is being blamed on the school's heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system. >> well, wilmington police are questioning a mother as they continue their investigation into the death of her two children. yesterday morning, police responded to the 800 block of west ninth street after a 911 call. when officers arrived at the house, they found the bodies of both boys, one was five years old, the other was a few month old. >> officers met the mother outside, and entered the location, and actually saw two children that were deceased. had a strong smell of gas, actually back everyone out, cleared the building. >> now, there is no word yet for the medical examiner on the cause of death. >> the search is on for wawa custom here was caught on camera toss ago scalding hot coffee at a clerk. the attack happened

the district confirm traces of mold were found inside john b kelly school in germantown. an environmental contractor immediately started to take care of the issues. the safety and health of our students and staff is our highest priority because the district must thoroughly investigate the cause of the issue. kelly will be closed to students and staff tomorrow. district said it will provide an update by noon. >>> president trump is back in washington tonight after visiting pennsylvania. he rallied support for his tax reform plan. hundreds of truckers welcomed the trucker at harrisburg international airport. he told them cutting corporate tax rates from 35 to 20% will mean more products to deliver and more contracts to fill. the president also said his plan will deliver more jobs and higher pay for middle class families. >> our framework insure that is the benefits of tax reform go to the middle class, not to the highest earners. it's a middle class bill. that's what we're thinking of. that's what each. i've had rich friends of mine come up to open and say, donald, you're d