keith jones, nbc 6 news. >> stuck that landing. >> keith's a stud, man. >> he had it right. >> the other guys into the newsroom need to live it up a bit. >> i'm not jumping from that plane. >> that'll do it for the news at 5:30. >> more news straight ahead. >>> a disturbing discovery in a restaurant's restroom. now that eatery's manager is being accused of being a video voyeur. >>> a homeowner finds an uninvited guest swimming in his backyard pool. >>> mrs. watts is a success coach here at northland middle school. we're going to explain. >> right. >> see? >>> the search for gold bars stolen from a truck in north carolina is once again leading florida. good evening, i'm jawan strader. >> and i'm jackie nespral. while the information has been limited, w do know one person is under arrest and federal authorities are searching a home in opa-locka. that's where we find laura rodriguez. she joins us live from opa-locka with the latest on the investigation. laura? >> reporter: jackie, jawan, federal agents have been here at the 1200 block of sherar avenue for several hours now. although one of

live in the newsroom, keith jones, nbc 6 news. >> students and staff from a south florida school happened to be traveling through belgium just today. nbc 6 has learned that the group is safe. risa, what a scare. just imagine waking up to text essages this morning from the group saying that, yes, in fact, they were in belgium. but doing just fine. thankfully in a small town outside of brussels. although they weren't too far away when all of this was unfolding this morning. from what we understand, 19 students and a group of teachers and chaperones from sun coast community high school here in rivfera beach traveling through europe on a european war history trip for spring break. now, although the trip we're told was privately organized, it's not sponsored by the palm beach county school district. you're looking at some of the photos that they gave nbc, showing the group visiting war memorials and cemetery over the last few days. the group was quick to reach out to parents here back at home and let them know all was well. although the group was well out of harm's way this morning, you can im

let's go to nbc 10's keith jones. you caught up with some of the fans enjoying the sights of the big apple. >> reporter: yes, like some of the sites like the one behind me. brooklyn heights. there's a lot of anxious energy among villanova fans. the ones who decided to stay overnight, both old and young. >> how excited are you? >> really, really, really, really, really, really, really excited. >> reporter: safe to say he's excited. ask his mom. >> these guys are pumped. >> reporter: are you going to make a weekend of it in new york city? >> yeah. >> reporter: outside they could hardly contain themselves. the villanova fan. >> a lot of us have never been to the statue of liberty before. >> reporter: she checked out lady liberty from battery park. fans visited the observation deck at one world trade center, the largest building in the world hemisphere. the news overwhelming much like the mood below. grad student was overwhelmed. >> think the fountain is just beautiful and everyone should see it. >> reporter: this is a ve

keith jones is live in brooklyn tonight where excitement is building for the ncaa tournament. h. >> reporter: jim, it's temple and villanova tomorrow. fans pouring in tonight. coming up we're going to give you a behind the scenes taste of brooklyn with a philly flare. >>> our forecast may have you double-checking the calendar. snow for the start of spring. how much we could see and the first alert forecast. >>. >> it's tournament time for college basketball. our three local teams are warming up getting ready for the first round games. >> excitement is building for the fans, making that road trip. nbc 10's keith jones is live in brooklyn where villanova and temple play tomorrow. >> easy for the fans to come in at the last minute. >> reporter: that's right. not many came out to the practices earlier this afternoon of course they might come to stay overnight or maybe tomorrow morning. the first game is at 12:40. there's a lot of activity here, some fans have come out to experience some of it, here's the taste with a philly flare. stop and go traffic. it's the norm on the sidewalks

as lauren watches the games with fans here at home, nbc 10's keith jones and comcast's john clark, they are in brooklyn, keith will have reaction on nova's big win and we'll check in with john at 5:00. >>> now to breaking news related to the paris terror attacks, a fugitive suspected in those attacks is now in custody after a raid in belgium. officials now say there were more people involved in the plot than they initially thought. george spencer joins us live with that new information that we learned from investigators. george. >> rosemary, the belgian prime minister came out and said that three suspects were arrested in today's operation, including salah abdeslam. he had been on the run for four months before his arrest today. he was the only suspect in the paris attacks who was still at large. the prime minister tweeted he received congratulations from president obama about that capture. belgian news outlets report that abdeslam was hurt in the raid, while another suspect was shot dead. authorities think abdeslam was the eighth attacker in that coordinated isis assault in paris that

i'm rosemary connors. >> i'm keith jones. officer told the world what he saw as a gunman put a gun in his patrol car and pulled the trigger. deanna durante was inside the courtroom as officer jesse hartnett came face-to-face with the suspect. how did it go? >> reporter: the suspect is being held over for trial. prosecutors say they are not surprised by that decision, officer hartnett told the packed courtroom about how he had to duck down and take cover. he only had seconds to react. then in order to get out of the squad car he had to use his foot to open the door. those packing the court in support of officer jesse hartnett says without this video you would never know how close he came to losing his life. it made national news not just for the shooting but the officer's action, chasing down the suspect despite being badly injured. >> it is a miracle that he's still he

we'll have complete coverage from nbc10's keith jones and matt delucia. can watch the live reports right here on "nbc 10 news today" and you can follow along on the nbc10 app. >>> it's 6:34 and 48 degrees outside. new this morning, police are looking for a driver who ran away from the scene of this accident on 95 in philadelphia. our traffic cameras showed where the driver's car collided with the tractor/trailer with cottman avenue and tacony before midnight. the car was stolen. no one was hurt. >>> a pilot from delaware county is charged with operating an aircraft while under the influence. 50-year-old john maguire from chadds ford was the man that was about to co-pilot an american airlines flight from detroit to philadelphia while drunk. the flight was canceled. aviation expert jim brengle says cases like this are rare. >> for him to be with the company long enough to jeopardize his career at this point in time by having one or two too many drinks is very unusual. >> authorities say maguire was in the cockpit of the plane when he was questioned. he was

nbc 10's keith jones is heading to houston to cover it for us. he has a unique perspective.as manager of the basketball team. he's got a very interesting perspective, just search keith jones nbc 10 on instagram and give him a follow. make sure you tune in to our half hour special live from texas. we'll have keys to the game, players to watchç and we'll gea feel for houston. >> 13 years older, he said jay was. derrick was very specific. >>> bubba watson, how about this in the masters champion is not as great on the basketball court. he tried a half-court shot at the orlando game last night. look at the ball. yes, it got stuck right there between the rim and the backcourt there. just sat there. it's like a ball sitting there at the edge of the cup, the lip of the cup. >> that's the worst. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> he doesn't win a car? is that the deal? >> million dollars. >> we've got a winning forecast today. but a cold morning. look how clear it is this morning. that has allowed the temperatures to plummet overnight. 39 degr

for more on that, keith jones shows us how local college campuses are courting the hispanic vote. >> reporter: florida international university has grown significantly over the years,, so too has its hispanic students. the vast majority don't vote or are even registered for that matter. >> one thing that can unite all latinos is donald trump in the >> reporter: one of the panelists is student president of the college democrats. hispanic millennials are just uninformed. >> they don't know what a caucus is or a commissioner is. >> reporter: across the county at miami-dade college downtown another millennial summit of sorts. the dreamers bring their message. >> they need to listen to the needs of the community, a foreign policy that doesn't seek to bomm >> reporter: it doesn't push millennials into voting bootot. many would argue they're apathetic. they don't care. >> we do care. we want to expose them to the issues we need to start caring about. >> reporter: another way thought up by the student government is no name mock elections. we want students to vote for the platforms. >> report

that's where keith jones is joining us live. keith, you were surrounded no doubt by nova nation on the flight down to houston i bet. >> reporter: hey, jim. a ton of people from villanova. a lot of syracuse fans too but we landed about 90 minutes ago. we hustled down here and stopped on the side of the road to make sure we could say hello to you. look at this place we stopped at. a fine tex-mex, representation of the houston astros on the rooftop. a walk with me a little bit to get a taste of what houston is about. you see the texans emblem. as we go across, i know it's the 70s there, but it's 86 degrees here, it's hot enough to go to a car wash. and sweeping all the way left you see of course the skyline there of houston, texas. a lot of talk here about our villanova wildcats. comparing them to 2009's final four team. we caught up with head coach jay wright and asked him about what's different then as opposed to this final four team. >> it's amazing what they have done. from the hotel to the gifts they get, it's amazing. we are f

keith jones, nbc 10 news. >> ouch.e have to get that little boy to get away from the salad and try a cheesesteak while he is here. probably the way you like it whiz without, right? >> whiz without onions, no way. >> we'll work on him. keith, thank you. >>> we know your belovedville no la wildcats play tomorrow. john clark is in kentucky for the sweet 16 matchup. look for the report coming up in a few minutes. >>> and sheena parveen with a gorgeous forecast. shee sheena? >> yeah. if you loved today, you'll love tomorrow and we have plenty of sunshine to go along with it. 70-degree temperatures back in the forecast. we had them today. we will have them again tomorrow. with dry conditions. we're not going to see the rain again until we go into friday. that's when you'll want your umbrella. the showers return friday and leads us into a pretty nice easter weekend and easter forecast coming up in a second here. right now, still mild outside. 48, allentown. 59d in philadelphia. mild this time of the night. and dover so as you

in brooklyn, nbc 10 news, keith jones. >>> in decision 2016 tonight, ted cruz gets a boost from a big name ahead of next week's primaries out west. today, former republican presidential nominee mitt romney says he'll vote for the senator in tuesday's utah caucus, next tuesday. as we said, romney says cruz is the only candidate who can defeat trumpism. cruz visited the arizona/mexico border this afternoon where he challenged trump on immigration. and trump took to twitter to react to romney's endorsement of cruz. he wrote, "failed presidential candidate mitt romney, the man who choked and retrous all down is now endorsing lying ted cruz. this is good for me." bernie sanders had some harsh words for the republican front-runner while campaigning in idaho today. >> but the truth is that donald trump is a pathological liar. >> the vermont senator read from a list of trump statements he says are inaccurate, that were compiled by politifact, the campaign fact-checking group. sanders says americans won't elect a president they can't trust. >>> that right there was the scene a year and a half

back to nbc 10 keith jones. with the president's nominee and reaction and the nominee got emotional. >> right, the president nominated merrick garland, dc court of appeals chief judge, considered by president obama in the past and had past support from republicans but that's likely to change. as a prosecutor, garland oversaw the unabomer in oklahoma city bombing trials, moderate clinton appointee, who back then at the support of 32 republicans. he would bring a spirit of even handedness to the supreme court and ready to take on republicans who vowed to deny him a hearing. >> so tug that someone who has served his country with honor and dignity might be treated as a political pinata, that can't be right. >> garland choked back tears after introduced by the president. >> this is the greatest honor of my life. other than luann agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. >> mitch mcconnell said the senate will not consider garland's nomination. >> it seems clear that president obama made the nomination not, not with the inte

>> keith jones took a couple bites of that way back burger. >> i remember this. >> remember that?> i feel like if you can eat the whole thing, you should get it for free. you know? >> yes. absolutely. >> it is like town-pound steak. >> it all looks really good. >> imagine eating that. most interesting part is watching someone eat it. >> the doughnuts look great to me. weather in the 70s? kind of baseball feeling out there. >> kind of. yeah, baseball feel. imagine eating all that and sweating in the stands at the same time. i'm sure -- >> nice image. >> feel fantastic. probably makes you hungry. it's actually a little bit warmer later on this week. here's a live look outside across philadelphia. you would never guess it's very windy outside. we don't have any flags in this particular image, but it is going to stay windy going overnight tonight and into early tomorrow morning and still looking right there, there's the flag in cape may and it is still blowing. winds have been gusting near the shore from 40 to 50 miles per hour. and that's going to stay the case as we go until midnigh

our keith jones, a nova grad, and matt delucia will head to houston to bring you live reports from the final four. >>> it's 5:34, 48 degrees outside. new from overnight. police are looking for a driver who ran away from the scene of this crash on i-95 in philadelphia. our traffic cameras showed where the driver's car collided with a tractor/trailer near cottman avenue in tacony before midnight. state police tell us the car was stolen. no one was hurt. >>> a pilot from delaware county is charged with operating an aircraft while under the influence. 50-year-old john francis maguire from chads ford is the man about to co-pilot a flight. aviation expert jim brengle says cases like this are rare. >> for him to be with the company long enough to jeopardize his career at this point in time by having one or two too many drinks is very unusual. >> authorities say maguire was in the cockpit of the plane when he was questioned. he was taken into custody after failing two breathalyzer tests. >>> it's 5:35. a south jersey man is now charged in connection with a viral video showing the beating of a

we have of course our own team heading to the final four led by keith jones who's a former team manager for villanova back in his day. matt delucia will be there. john clark is arriving this afternoon ahead of the team. and he's getting into houston at 3:45, john is. so watch for his report starting tonight on nbc 10 news at 6:00. and be sure to watch our 30-minute special villanova: march to victory, live from texas friday night. we'll have keys to the game, give you the players to watch and pay attention to. we'll also give you a flavor of the host city of houston. >>> philadelphia police are looking for the gunmen who left a teen to die on the street. a 14-year-old boy from delaware county was shot in the back on north 60th street in west philadelphia. this happened just before 10:00 last night. right now he's in critical condition. so far there are no suspects. >>> and police are looking for a gunman who shot and critically wounded a man in west philadelphia overnight. a car dropped off the victim at a hospital. police traced the shooting to south cecil street where they found blood

and keith jones and john clark, i think they're the forwards. they're taler.ch our villanova march to victory live from texas tomorrow night. you'll have the keys to the game, tell you which players to keep an eye on and what things are like there in houston. >> we want to update you on breaking news that we first brought you earlier in the news broadcast. officials in india are now saying eight people are dead in this overpass collapse. that's a new number. it was under construction and right now rescuers are digging under debris to free trapped cars and trucks. we'll continue to bring you stories. ing. >> meanwhile neighbors in philadelphia are worry abouting about safety. a homeless veteran allegedly stabbed and killed a man. >> a judge has ordered the delaware man accused in that stabbing to stand trial. philadelphia police say simminger stabbed kolten mcgovern to death at rittenhouse on march 14th. the judge set his arraignment for late in april. jeff after that he stabbed a judge in market city and neighbors who live in that city are worried following bo

nbc 10 keith jones live with more. >> huge pickup. the commissioner's locked in a close three-way battle for the democratic nomination for attorney general. according to the statement from shapiro's team, president obama says that shapiro represents a new generation of progressive leadership. the president touted his strong record. the relationship with the president dates back more than a decade. spoke how much the endorsement means to him. >> it's more rare for him to engage in a state race, not a federal race, so early on in a primary and that's not lost on me and it's something that i am deeply gratified by, humbled by, proud of. >> seeking to replace kathleen kane, who is not seeking re-election in november. good news, well, isn't all good for shapiro. the north hampton county d.a. is launching an ethics probe. he plans to make his formal announcement. the claims on two occasions he claims, shapiro failed to disclose awarding montgomery county contracts to clients at his law firm. pittsburgh district attorney steve zappala, prima

keith jones and matt delucia will be headed to houston to follow the team and their fans. >> watch ashis man fires a rifle on shoe avenue in east germanto germantown. buts hit a man on the street four times before the suspect walks to a car and takes off. the shooting happened thursday just after midnight. police tell us the car that the suspect got away in may have out-of-state plates or a vanity plate on the front bumper. >>> back to breaking news out of washington, d.c., following all afternoon, police have a man in custody they say opened fire outside the u.s. capitol building leading to a temporary lockdown there. >> we want to get to nbc 10 correspondent brian mooar with new details for us. >> reporter: jim and denise, we minutes ago got an update from the u.s. capitol police chief who tells us that a man apparently known to officers at this complex, came here, went through the metal detectors, set that off, and pulled out what appeared to be a gun. an officer or officers opened fire, injuring the man, larry wesle dawson of antioch, tennessee. he was taken to a hospital where at

i'm keith jones. here's jennifer johnson. >> reporter: hillary clinton and bernie sanders squared off in flint, michigan, where residents and children have been unknowingly poisoned bp lead contaminated water. bh agreed on what should happen to michigan's republican governor. >> he should resign. >> i agree. the governor should resign or be recalled. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> if you are talking about the of y yr friends destroyed this economy -- >> reporter: the candidates butted heads on gun control, wheer to give immuneity to gun % manufacturers. >> giving immunity to gunmakers and sellers was a terrible mistake. >> what you're really talking about is ending gun manufacturing in americaa i don't agree with that. >> reporter: the candidates did agree their exchanges are much more focused on important issues than their gop counterparts. clinton is way ahead of sanders in the curnt delegate count. why michigan's primary i

coming up in the next half hour, keith jones will have a closer look at how younger hispanic voters could sway the standings and nora rodriguez we have an interview with marco rubio that she had at his town hall today. >>> the nation paying its respect to the late nancy reagan who died over the weekend from heart failure at the age of 94. the former first lady lies at library in simi valley, california. she'll be buried next to her husband. the pair were married for 52 years. >>> nbc 6 is everywhere following airst alert traffic situation on miramar parkway. it is closed between arcadia drive and island drive. five people had to be trsported to nearby hospitals. among them fourteens teens. the extent of the injuries are unknown and how the accident played out. >>> next on 6, r rad runners. how a group of ponies managed to make south florida traffic even worse during this morning's commute. >>> poli officers struck by a hit-and-run driver. detectives detained two men, but >>> why the best stroller for your family won't cost you as much as you think. >>> we've been rain free on this wednesd

. >> keith jones and matt delucia are also in houston with john clark to follow villanova's march to victory. keith will join us at 6:00. >>> talk about a winning week for philadelphia hotels during the ncaa men's basketball east regionals. that event combined with a volley ball tournament made for a record breaking easter weekend at hotels, the two events brought more than 30,000 visitors to the area, at the height 23,000 hotel rooms booked and it brought about $40 million to the region. >> philadelphia's logan community will get a chance to learn more about mayor jim ken's concept of community schools the mayor will attend a briefing at james logan school on lindley avenue. community schools not only teach children but offer medical clinics and police substations. the mayor plans to start implementing a community model in five to seven schools by september. >> police on the hunt for what they call a sadistic killer after this upper darby woman was found murdered in her home. we're following the latest. and fighting for equality. why the transgender community says pennsylvania needs

. >> nbc 10's keith jones and comcast sportsnet john clark will have live coverage from brooklyn at 5:45. we'll hear from john. >>> happening now in decision 2016, donald trump's competitors showing no signs of slowing down. >> today, both governor john kasich and senator ted cruz held rallies in states that hold contests next week. governor kasich made his case in utah where he criticized politicians who he said made promises they can't deliver. earlier this week you may remember kasich came to our area for a visit to villanova university. senator cruz is set to visit the u.s. mexico border to discuss border security. he will be in douglas, arizona, this comes after former republican presidential candidate mitt romney said that he will vote for cruz in the caucuses in his home state of utah. now to the democrats, senator bernie sanders is taking on another democrat and it's not hillary clinton. >> no, the senator from vermont says if he is elected president he'd actually ask president obama to withdraw the nomination of merrick garland to the supreme court. this is video of sanders s

keith jones has reaction to this wild video. catch his report at 00. >>> there's been more arrests in connection to an alleged parental abduction that triggered an amber alert. steve litz is live from juvenile court in miami with more. reporter: that amber alert went off early yesterday. got it off my cell phone. i know a lot of other people did as well. detectives spent hours looking for the mother and the young son who later in the day showed up in laredo, texas. the mother's three acquaintances were all in on this crime. leydibet hernandez apparently had help in allegedly abducting her son and taking him to texas. please, please, don't let this escalate into something worse. that's rebeca rodriguez pleading for the boy's safe return. abduction. so was friend lazaza ortiz and her son juan pablo mesa. >> they intervened in the investigation. they led the detectives down the wrong path. ge us false information. they put this child's safety in danger. >> reporter: little logan was found in laredo, texas, sterday with husband moth

good evening, i'm keith jones. cruz throwing a wrench in to widen his margin. republicans competing for 155 delegates, while 109 are up for grabs for the democrats. for nbc 6, chris pallone joins us from the campaign trail. >> reporter: voters are going to the polls in five states. louiana, kentucky, maine, kansas, and alaska. it's the first chance to gauge the mitt romney effect, whether the former nominee's broadside against donald trump can convince voters to abandon the party's frontrunner. in kansas, trump fired back. >> they made a tremendous mistake when they chose mitt romney four years ago. he's a stiff. >> reporter: ruruio was criticized for skipping an annual gathering of conservatives in washington. >> this is the american nservative union. it's usually reserved for conservatives. kasich still refuses to engage in insults. >> i'm wit harry potter. we're not going to the dark side. we're going to win ohio. that's going to create a whole new ball game. >> reporter: democrats saturday tried to draw distinction between the tone of their nominion fight a

. >> and i'm keith jones. surveillance video captures the thief holding the infant at gunpoint. >> sharon lawson is live. >> reporter: right here at this buena vista grocery store, it happened yesterday afternoon shortly before 1:00. she thought the men were patrons. then they told her to empty her register while pointing a gun at her baby boy. >> everything was happening so fast. i was just really scared that something terrible was going to happen. >> reporter: a terrifying experience for a store clerk and her baby robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight tuesday. the drama playing out on surveillance video. >> he basically just told me to put my baby down on the floor. i did. he said if i do anything, say anything, or do anything stupid, he would shoot my baby. >> reporter: the victim shared the horror she felt as two crooks armed with a firearm threatened her 9-month-old son. >> it is all a blur. it was like an out body experience. >> they emptied it out and they took off. >> reporter: the scene of the crime th

keith jones, nbc 6 news. >> keith, thank you. >>> right now police are looking for a man who stabbed his father in a sweetwater home. the 29-year-o suspect allegedly got into a fight with his dad and then lunged at him with a knife. he took off in a toyota tundra, leaving behind a suicide note. the fatherremains in the hospital in stable condition. if you know anything on the son's whereabouts, call miami-dade crimestoppers. dangerous. >>> another court date for a man accused of brutally attacking a roommate he met on craigslist. mitchell faces attempted first-degree murder for beating daniel jones so badd, he left her in a coma. he was originally charged with attemptedelony murder. the 35-year-old allegedly bashed the young woman's head against the floor several timesnd stabbed jones and tried to cut off her lips and eyelids. she remains in a coma. >> i think god was watching over her. they'll not let an animal free. he belongsgsn jail. >> an emotional day in court for he parents of a 14-year-old who was accidently shot and killed while he and a friend played with a gun in miami gar

i'm keith jones. nancy reagan die this had morning from congestive heart failure at her home in los angeles. she was 94 years old. she and the president were married for 42 yea till he pass add way in 2004. to the death of mrs. reagan. this statement was released which reads in part, quote, we remain grateful for nancy reagan's life, thankful for her guidance e d prayerful that she and her beloved husband are together again, end quote. we go now to bruce hall with a look at mrs. reagan's life. >> nancy reagan's loyalty and devotion to her husband 7ere absolute. whether thehe challenges were political mine fields or rorald reagan's agonizing battles with alzheimer's, and his death in 2004. young nancy davis g gw up in chicago, became an actress, seen reagan. come. >> she married the once divorced reagan, beginning of a decades-long love affair. the couple's interests turned from acting to politics. and so began their rise to political power. mansion to the white house. her greatest crisis came when the

for all of us i'm keith jones. have a great night. >>> breaking news tonight. history in cuba. the american and cube anne president side by side. an angry raul castro challenged over human rights raising president obama's arm in an awkward embrace. >>> trump's secret meeting with top republicans as hillary clinton and elizabeth warren go on the atta against him. >>> airport bust. 60 pounds of cocaine found hidden in carry-ones after a woman ran from screeners. you won't believe who investigators are looking for. >>> hitting back. serena williams leading the charge against a powerful tennis executive who said women players should get on their knees and thank the men. >>> and getting money. even with bad credit or debt piling up, how people are getting the loans they need at rates they can

keith jones is livee at the store where he spoke to theevastated owners. keith? >> reporter: yeah, this isn't the first time this owner has been hit. he was hit in the past year as well. $30,000ost back then. this crime happened between 4:00 and 4:30 this morning. they went right in through the front door. you wouldhink they would know it was a high-tech store, they would know there uld be security cameras, or surveillance cameras there. it wasn't much of a deterrence. just after sunrise, already being replaced, a predawn break-in scored major masked bandits. >> over $30,000 worth of goods between hover boards and drones. >> reporter: nothing stealth-like about this break-in. with the stolen pickup truck, theyyack it right up to the doors, smashing the glass and a ffp of the glass, they're in and out in five minutes. one has a $4,000 tv ripped right from the wall. one uses a crow bar to pry open the office door, the other grabs hover boards. >> you try to run an honest operation this is the second time we've been robbed. in less than a year. it's frustrating. you

. >> and i'm keith jones. that stunt burning the performer, injured dozens of kids as well. dan krauth spoke with the injured performer. he joins us live from delray beach at the school where all this happened. dan? here in delray beach, the performer is from pembroke pines. for the 2,000 people who were packed inside this gymnasium, they thought him catching on fire was part of the act. it wasn't. tonight he is in the hospital, but he is expected to be okay. watch as a school pep rally takes a dangerous turn. the performer acdentally catching himself on fire. we have chosen not to sho you what happens next. his clothes go up in flames@as he rushes off the platform. >> a crazy atmosphere. everyone was screaming, jumping out of their seats, running around. >> reporter: this is performer ricky charles from earlier in his act. a performer with 3535 years of experience based out of pembrokok pines. paramedics rushed him to the hospital with seve burns. i spoke to him on the phone. how are yo doing right now? >> i'm good. i'm good. >> reporter: say he has burns cause of the fire,

. >>> and keith jones and i will be in brooklyn with full coverage. i'm there starting tomorrow. ith joins us on friday. st. gentlemen's leaving for hawk hill going to spokane, washington. they have the longest trip. they're the latest game on friday night against cincinnati around 10:00 but it doesn't bother them. they'll be all right. i'm john clark. we'll be right back. >>> well, if you like mild weather, you'll enjoy tomorrow and then colder every day after that until we get to the weekend. and, of course, that threat for snow on sunday is not just flurries or snow showers. that's a legitimate nor'easter. >> book a flight now and not come back to about wednesday. >> that is your plan. >> good night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- jennifer garner, cuba gooding jr.,

. >> keith jones and i, reporting from brooklyn. i'll be there starting tomorrow. katie: the u.s. has added 14 million new jobs since the great recession - a good start. but too many families see the special interests gaining the upper hand in washington, while paychecks don't go far enough. if you work hard, your paycheck should show it; you earned social security - it should be there when you retire. and you shouldn't have to go broke to afford college. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message because it's your turn. >>> big ups and downs with the weather over the next several days another warm day tomorrow. then it gets colder each day as we head toward the weekend. showers even afternoon. and sunday, that's the threat for actual accumulating snow. >> not often you hear of a spring snow. >> update's at 11:00. >> nightly news is next. >>> developing news. tonight supreme court showdown. president obama's supreme court nominee revealed as many republicans refuse to even meet with him. an epic battle brewing. >>> trump versus clinton. after big wins, donald tru

our keith jones and comcast sportsnet john clark will break down the local teams and dish out bracket-by-bracket coverage. >>> this morning philadelphia will honor its heritage across the city. monique braxton is live. mow neerks i trust that we've worked out our audio issues. >> reporter: i hope so, vai. i'm standing outside the irish memorial on the edge of old city. this is where mayor kenney will celebrate the contribution irish immigrants have made to philadelphia. "forbes" magazine reports that 14% philadelphians have irish ancestry. our cameras captured the crowds replaying and par miss pating last year. it kicks off this morning. it's one of many celebrations taking place across our area today. some are family-friendly. others could get a little more rowdy. and that's why mothers against drunk driving and uber are urging people to leave the driving to others this evening. as a matter of fact uber is donating $1 to madd for every driver it carries. we did some digging and found that the national highway traffic safety administration reports in 2014 more than a quarter of all motor vehicle

she was also the girlfriend of nbc 10's keith jones. >>> a colossal construction project is getting under way. the second largest concrete pour in philly history. >>> historic storms swamp the state of louisiana. we'll show you more of these unbelievable images from a drone and from the ground coming up. >>> good saturday morning. i'm your first alert meteorologist karen thomas with good news. we're looking for sunshine this morning. i know we had really warm weather this past week so we're cooling off just a bit this morning. we do have sunshine in store. we'll check temperatures in just a moment. first, a live shot from cape may. it will be a pretty crisp morning to take a stroll on the beach down there in cape may this morning with temperatures in the low to mid 40s. that's basically the call in and around the area with the exception of the poconos. 25 degrees there. freezing mark in allentown. along the shore not doing too badly. 34 in atlantic city. 37 in georgetown. heading out early this morning whether in cape may or inland doesn't much matter. you'll need a bit of a jacket for su

tim furlong, how did tim furlong bump out keith jones on this trip? >> how did that happen? >> he'll accompany john clark and they'll have live reports from louisville later today. >>> it's 5:04. later a philadelphia woman is being charged with charges. nicole newman whees can american says two detectives came to her philadelphia home earlier this month. they had an arrest warrant for her son. she did not let them in because her son wasn't home and they did not have a search warrant. they forced her from her home and she spent the night in a cell. she spoke at an ncaa conference yesterday. >> you're in a state of shock. police don't do this. they're supposed to be someone you can call when something's wrong. they have ordered an internal affairs investigation into the incident. >>> we have new information on a hit and run that left a man dead. delaware state police have release these surveillance photos and they're looking for the dark gray suv that may have damage on its front ride side. police believe it may be the car that hit and killed jeremiah mccarthy. he was crossing

. >> and i'm keith jones. jawan is off tonight. that woman attacked by her roommate whom she found on craigslist. the mother sending a message to all the supporters out there. >> jamie guirola spoke to that mother. nothing short of a miracle there. >> reporter: that's right. few things. the first thing sheesaid when she awoke from her coma this week, i want chocolate milk. for the first time since going into that coma, she spoke with us with her mother and gave a few words. >> she said thank you. >> reporter: a month ago, this stroll outside the hospital didn't look possible for danielle jones. >> i've b en praying for it every day. so many people have been praying. >> reporter: it's the first breath of fresh air and being out in the sunlight since she was knocked into a coma. >> every dayets better. i see more and more of danielle. i see moree and more of danielle. hold your head up, baby. she talks to me. i spend nhts with her. she hugs me, tells me she loves me. >> reporter: danielle was living in this dowtown miami apartment wi

. >> keith jones is joining us live from fhp headquarters wh more. >> reporter: everyone wants to know how the driver kaseem smith is doing. he's doing quite well actually. he's home with his kids. they released the video today that shows what was going on inside the cab at the time of this accident. it shows he was careless. he wasn't payingh attention, but you be the judge. just three seconds from the moment of impact is all it took for a miami garbage truck to turn into trash itself. a look from inside the cab from two cameras becomes very revealing. something else, so he is driving carelessly. he collides twice with the right concrete wall. that's when he overreacts. >> reporter: the driver appears to be watching something to his right outside the window. he hits the inside wall twice and then severely overcorrects, slamming through the guardrail. you see the debris inside and outside the cab. smith was launched outside the truck to free fall with it. >> he was cited for careless driving and not having his seat belt on. >> reporter: the cameras still rolling as the trash truck and

nbc 10's matt delucia, keith jones, john clark, they're all in houston. they'll start reporting later today on "nbc 10 news" and be sure to watch our team tomorrow night. we'll talk about the game, the players, which ones to watch, and we'll get the flavor from houston. >>> it's 5:36. now to decision 2016. president obama has weighed in on the race to replace embattled attorney general kathleen kane. >> the county has endorsed josh shapiro in the three-way democratic primary race. he says his relationship with the president dates back more than a decade it's mean rare for him to engage in a state race, not a federal race, so early on here in a primary, and that's not lost on me, and it's something that i am deeply gratified by, deeply humbled and proud of. >> he hopes to replace kathleen kane who's not seeking re-election in november. meantime john morgue nelly is launching an ethics committee meeting. >> joining shapiro and morgan nelly is. you can watch it right here on nbc 10 or the nbc 10 app. voters will also choose the republican a.g. nominee during

keith jones is live in brooklyn where he caught up with some still excited villanova fans. keeping busy, huh, keith? >> reporter: yes, they are. they got plenty to do here in the city that never sleeps. of course, behind me some of the sights they checked out, including the brooklyn bridge and the freedom tower. there was plenty to do for villanova fans and students and graduates. music echoes. bouncing off buildings. providing a chorus to new york city, the statue of liberty looking on in new york harbor, one of the many tourist attractions draw diagnose villanova fans. >> this is my first time in new york. we've been seeing the sights. >> reporter: and for this grad student, tears went out surrounded by villanovaens gazing into the 9/11 pool. >> i think the fountain is beautiful. >> it's definitely a very important sight. we had to visit it while we were in the area. >> welcome to 1 world observatory. >> reporter: close by the incredible view from one world trade center, the freedom tower observatory, the largest building in the western atmosphere. manhattan, new jersey an

live in the newsroom, keith jones, nbc 6 news. >> thank you very much. >>> jet air flight that departed brussels, belgium, not long before the first explosion, went off in this morning's terror attack. he's now landed in orlando, florida. the plane was notx allowed to approach the gate after landing. bomb-sniffing dogs had to look for explosives as passengers were moved by bus from the airplane toto holding area. we just went over for a quick vacation. people said, are you concerned? i said not in the least. i'm going to visit people who are 30 miles out of town. but apparently that was not correct. >> that plane is now expectete to arrive at miami international airport later on today. >> airports in the united states reacted swiftly after news of the terror attacks broke overnight. while there's no specific threat here in the united states, police are ramping up security at airports in major cities. miami international airport was one of the first airports to begin putting heightened security in place following those attacks in belgium. nbc 6 reporter bobby brooks is there with re. bob

live in brooklyn, keith jones, "nbc 10 news." >> a lot of local action. thanks from brooklyn. live to john clark later in sports. thanks to both of you. >>> now to decision 2016, as we head to the next primaries on tuesday. donald trump is hosting a rally in salt lake city later tonight and he is blasting mitt romney's decision to endorse ted cruz. trump tweeted romney doesn't have a clue. he was campaigning for kasich and rubio and now endorsing cruz. >>> romney says he based his decision on the fact cruz is the only candidate who can defeat trumpism as he put it. romney never said he wants cruz to win the nomination but cruz' victory will led to a contested convention. john kasich addressed romney's comments. he doesn't think any of the candidates will have enough delegates to clinch the nomination but kasich claims he is the only one who can beat hillary clinton. and speaking of clinton, she's facing criticism from the governor of utah, he singled her out on twitter saying he's the only presidential candidate who is not visiting the state ahead of next week's contest. hur r

he's in houston and keith jones and john clark. clark started his reports yesterday at 4:00 -- at 6:00 rather. they'll continue reports through today and into the weekend. we'll watch the special villanova march to victory live to texas tomorrow night. we'll have the keys to the game and what players to watch like oklahoma's buddy heel. of course, we'll give you the players of houston. tip-off is just after 6:00 p.m. i'm viai sikahema. back to you. >>> a conversation about policing in our society happens today at the constitution center and a familiar face at the police department will participate. charles ramsey will join two other experts in the field of policing. one sat alongside president obama's task force. some of the discussions will focus on new technology like body cameras and how they may or may not infringe on personal rights. organizers say this is an opportunity for the public to share their ideas and ask questions. >> that's what we were commissioned to do is be an open dialogue about the constitution, and we want to

look at this our keith jones, matt delucia, john clark, all headed to houston to bring us live reports from the final four. and don't miss this. our special friday night, villanova, march to victory here on nbc 10, that's friday night at 7:00. >>> to other news, sky force 10 over the scene of a tractor-trailer crash on the p.a. turnpike. this was the aftermath at the bristol toll plaza. the impact caused the truck to burst into flames. fortunately, the driver wasn't hurt. >> from our delaware bureau we know what caused a deadly carbon monoxide leak at an apartment complex. four people and a pet died at the complex last week. the state department of natural resources and environmental control says rusted and collapsed boiler pipes led to the deadly leak. >>> concern about lead level in waters forced three schools to turn off the drinking fountains. wfmz did water testing and those apparently found lead levels higher than federal standards at three schools. bethlehem's northeast middle school, allentown's allen high school and union terrace elementary school. the district said the city o

she was the girlfriend of nbc 10's keith jones. >>> we have learn that the crewmen who was killed in a tug both crash was from bayville, new jersey. a tug both slammed into a barge and sank yesterday morning. the coast guard searched for the missing crew members, but they did not find them. they are expected to pick up the search this morning. >>> flooding proproblems continue throughout the south. look at this. the storm system responsible for this has encompass ed five deats in three states as the water rose fast and furious trapping people in their homes and cars. the national guard rescued over 21 people, and over two feet of rain has forced families to e flee. >> we are have lost everything. we are here to basically get it cleaned up, and see where we can go from there >> the widespread floods have damaged 2,500 homes in louisiana and 400 in mississippi. >>> and now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>>le well, that flooding in the south is certainly something, and we are not looking for flooding conditions here, but we are tracking rain showers, and that system is moving closer

i'm keith jones. >> and i'm julia bagg. today's visit a young moment for an ambitious undertaking of a visit announce in order than a year. >> president obama the first sitting president to visit the island nation in more than a century. we'll brg you live coverage all the way to havana. >> that's where we began with nbc 6 anchors jackie spral and jawan strader. >> hello there from a veryet and rainy havana. right behind me is the statue. we're in march 13th park. jawan, it's ironic that it was a beautiful day, sunny and hot here today. and right before air force one landed at jose marti international airport, it started to pour. >> how amazing is that? day three for us in havana, cuba. it's been nothing but beautiful weather. it was very hot earlier today. but now it is a wet one. president's arrival. here is look at air force one as the president entered jose marti international airport at around 4 critical condition 20, tweeting cuba. looking forward to hearing directly from the cuban people. its same airport where raul

i'm keith jones. atlantic city with more than a share of bad news. closing the doors on april 8th and until may. randy gyllenhaal takes a look at the impact. >> reporter: on the brink of bankruptcy, atlantic city announcing it might have to shut down city government. this means no paychecks for employees and city services could be halted. the countdown under way in ac 18 days until city hall closes its doors unable to provide services with no money to pay employees. >> i think three weeks we can take it but after that, i think it's really bad. >> reporter: she volunteers saying paid employees are afraid of missing a paycheck. >> i'm worried about people with mortgages, people pay rent and have children. >> reporter: the city's mayor says essential services like police and fire will continue but they'll be working for free. all employees will be given back pay once new tax revenue comes in. >> no matter what happens, atlantic city police department is patrolling the streets. calling 911 we will be there. >> reporter: residents have questions about tra

keith jones and matt delucia will head to houston to bring you results from the final four. >>> a pilotm delaware county is charged with operating an aircraft while under the influence. 50-year-old john francis maguire from chadds ford is the man about to co-pilot a flight while allegedly drunk saturday morning. maguire's arrest forced the flight to be arrested. they say cases like this are rare. >> for him to be with the company long enough to jeopardize his career at this point in time by having one or two many drinks is very unusual. >> authorities say maguire was in the cockpit of the plane when he was questioned. he was taken into custody after failing two breathalyzer tests. >>> they're on the front line every day of the heroin epidemic. today doctors, police and recovery experts will talk about how to stop the problem in our area. senator pat toomey will host a roundtable meeting at bensalem police department this afternoon. they passed his legislation aimed at stopping medication abuse and protecting seniors. the bill would stop doctor-shopping, where patients go to a number of

keith jones and matt da lucia will head to houston to cover the final four. if you're planning on heading to houston, we crunch the numbers to see how much it will cost you to watch the team on their championship run. >>> in other news, philadelphia's mayor is responding to a threat by taxi and limo drivers to boycott the democratic national convention this july. the drivers claim that ride-sharing services like uberx and lyft are unfairly taking services from them. limo and taxi drivers who have protested since december wanted them to be regulated the same way they are. mayor jim kenney said he'll work with both sides. >> it's a big event in the city and i don't think people will walk away from the opportunity to take advantage of those economic advantages. >> we'll shut down airport, train station, everywhere. >> the city is calling for a new state legislation on regulating ride-sharing new today's philadelphia city council will begin hearings on mayor kenney's proposed. the first budget tops $4 million and calls for expanding pre-kindergarten, fixing up pa

does anybody not know that keith jones was an undergraduate there and manager of a jay wright team. >> only if you live under a rock. >> absolutely. live reports from houston starting tomorrow. watch our 30-minute special, "villanova: march to victory" live from texas friday night. keys to the game, players to watch and local flavor down in houston. >>> a mother has apologized for a viral video that shows young children cursing, hitting and spitting on a septa "l" train. >> we blurred the children's faces in this cell phone video, actually turned down some of the language as well. a rider recorded the video on the "l" before the kids exited at the new york dauphin station in philadelphia. some people who recognized the kids took the video and alerted the mom that her children were two of the five kids in the video. >> my kids? when i seen that i was like oh, my god. it was shocking and i was ashamed aç little bit. >> people tell nbc 10 that the man who shot the video instigated the kids. >>> this story is generating lots of reaction on our nbc 10 facebook page. colleen says where did