live in philadelphia, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> all right, lauren. if they're reaching out tonight they may have to dodge some trick or treaters out there. >> i think we still have some trick or treaters where lauren is. if you're dressed as a wolf, you may not need an extra coat, if you have a lot of fur. >> if you take the dog with you, he'll already have the fur, so that will be okay too. it's cooling down, in the 40s in parts of the area. the sun has just set officially. of course it would be cooler in the lehigh valley, already down to 47 degrees in fleetwood. 48 in kutztown. 46 in allentown. 46 in bath. look what's coming, mid- to upper 80s in the middle of the country. these are record high temperatures. a little piece of that is coming this way by the middle of the week. it's not going to stay cold for long, that's for sure. we have some high thin clouds coming in. the closest rain is in the upper peninsula, michigan, and north dakota. we're not exactly about to get rained on here. here we are, as we go through tomorrow and into wednesday. it

at longwood university, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> count on lauren mayk to bring you in-depth coverage in live reports leading up to tomorrow's debate in virginia at 9:00, that's when it all starts. tim kaine and mike pence face off for the first and only time, tomorrow night, 9:00, right here on nbc 10. >>> switching gears, the new jersey man accused of killing his own 3-year-old son won't be facing a jury until next year. dj creato's trial was delayed today. the trial was scheduled to begin this morning. instead the judge granted creato more time to get his case together. he claimed he needed extra time to get extra reports to prosecutors. creato is accused of killing his son brendan last october. his attorney says that the forensics on how the child died were handled at best poorly by the medical examiner. his father says he still previous his s believes his son is innocent. >> why? he wouldn't. there's no rhyme or reason. there's no motive. there was no reason why this father would take his son's life. >> brendan's grandparents plan to honor the anniversary of his death, w

. >> i'm lauren mayk. let's start with meteorologist erika martin and the nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather on this friday. erika? >> chilly start to the day, rosemary and lauren. the temperatures are chillier than we saw about an hour ago. 38 for pottstown, philadelphia, 49 for you. mt. pocono 39, cooler up there. mt. holly currently at 47 degrees in atlantic city. 44 for you. i do watch the to show you something, though. this is going to be the same trend tomorrow. notice future temperatures at midnight. i'm going to get this going. we're seeing mainly 40s, low 50s. i'll pause this at 4:00 a.m. notice allentown, 38 degrees, doylestown, 42 and philly, 46 degrees. as i pushed this forward through tomorrow, 6:00 a.m., we're seeing temperatures dip like we saw this morning, a couple of degrees. allentown 37 for you. philly, 44 and voorhees, your expected temperature around 5:00, 6:00 tomorrow morning, in the low 40s. a chilly start to the day. which is why we do have a frost advisory in effect starting

i'm lauren mayk. it's 7:26. t's get right to your "first alert" neighborhood forecast with meteorologist erika martin. good morning. >> good morning, lauren. i'm tracking the scattered showers moving through the area. certainly not going to be a washout but notice at 11:00 a.m., we start to see showers approach from the northwest for 4:30 p.m. we see a couple showers in the philly metro area. after that. everything clears. a wonderful friday in the forecast. follow us on social media. >>> and now to "first alert" traffic reporter jessica boyington. how's it looking out there? >> well, lauren, we do have an accident scene at 295, route 30. northbound side. we're heading towards trenton. so not the side that we typically see delays heading towards philadelphia. you can see one of the vehicles up in the center median there. another vehicle involved. looks like actually a third. and police vehicles there as well only one getting by on the northbound side, lauren. >>> donald trump's daughter and running mate are makin

lauren mayk will be in the spin room for the reaction to the debate tonight. >>> what should voters be on the lookout for in political editor mark murray joins us live to let us know what we can expect from both candidates. >> sky force 10 over this crash between a school bus and a car in kensington. this happened at american and york streets, there were about a dozen kids on the bus from a charter school, fortunately no one was hurt. >>> the jersey man who was accused of setting off bombs in new jersey and new york is out of the hospital and in state prison. ahmad rahimi is now -- and a pressure cooker bomb in new york city that injured nearly 30 people. >>> right now firefighters are on the scene at a gas explosion at a popular shopping mall. the building is heavily damaged. four people including two firefighters were hurt, crews are still on the scene putting water on that building. >>> and a russian hacker suspected of attacks in the u.s. is now in custody in prague. he was arrested in a hotel last week, but police waited to announce the arrest for, quote, tactical reasons. the uni

i'm lauren mayk. >> and i'm vai sikahema. let's get to meteorologist erika martin with the forecast. how does it look today? >> it's looking a little better. we see areas of dense fog. everything is starting to improve. we do have clouds, lauren and

nbc 10's lauren mayk is live in farmville, virginia, where the campus is preparing for the big day tomorrow. a huge opportunity, lauren, for both parties. >> reporter: absolutely, keith. and, you know, this campus started preparing for this debate long before either of these vice presidential candidates were even chosen. the president of this university teaches a class on the american presidency. that's where the idea of hosting this came about. they are calling this the vp jubilee. take a look over here. we've got a stage set up where they have musical acts, and later tonight, second city from chicago will be performing. i bet we may hear about some politics then. and come on over here, loam show you what's going on over here. they have food, they have games, and a lot of these students are getting in on this as well. you'll see the ones in yellow t-shirts, hundreds of students are volunteering, they've been helping us get around campus. some of these students will be lucky enough to be inside the debate hall for that vp debate tomorrow night. i got a chance to see inside. let me show you

live in newtown, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> hillary clinton continues pushing for votes in florida today on her 69th birthday. the democratic nominee held a raleigh in tampa tonight. it was her second stop of the day in this state as early voting continues. so far 1.6 million floridians have cast their ballots. her main message for everyone was to get out and vote. >> we can't make any of this happen if we don't have you voting. now, donald trump says he can still win, and he's right. that's why it's so important everyone gets out and votes. >> clinton will be campaigning in north carolina tomorrow. >>> donald trump is back on the campaign trail in north carolina tonight. this morning it was all about business for trump opening his new hotel in d.c. he attended the ribbon cutting of a new $212 million hotel that bears his name on pennsylvania avenue, not far from the white house. his campaign says trump's ability to deliver the hotel under budget and ahead of schedule is a demonstration of his can-do spirit. >> a project like this demonstrates what is possible when a team works tog

nbc 10's lauren mayk has our coverage. >> she's going to be there for the finale tonight, she's going to be there for the showdown tonight. a lot at stake, right, lauren? >> reporter: that is right, jim and jacqueline. this is the last chance for these candidates to contrast themselves against the other candidate who's also standing right there. it's also the last chance to pressure their opponent to talk about things they might not want to. hours before the final debate, both sides are setting expectations i think you're going to see a culmination of the message that donald trump's been trying to deliver. there's a clear choice in this election, 30 years of failed policy, 30 years of no accomplishments and a lifetime of achievement in the private sector. >> he will try to litigate all kinds of false attacks from the 1990s, everything from benghazi to e-mails and other unfair actionizati accusations and she's just not going to take the bait. >> is donald trump going to be able to stay away from the attacks tonight? >> i think if donald trump attacks, he's definitely going to, but he's

and nbc10's lauren mayk will be in st. louis. we'll have a live report following sunday night's debate. >>> we continue to track hurricane matthew. we'll show you the latest radar. right now, matthew is a category 3 storm. it's expected to strengthen as it turns over the bahamas. the storm could hit the coast tonight and tomorrow morning. people are preparing for matthews arrival for the first time since hurricane wilma in 2005, this homeowner is putting up storm shutters. he said he will evacuate if things turn from bad to worse. but for now, he's prepared to ride it out. >> i'm ready. i have water, i have bread, a generator. i'm ready to go. >> officials say they should be prepared to leave their homes. counties along the coast are ordering or urging 1.5 million people and some 2 million to evacuate. we'll have reports on nbc10 later on today. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather. >>> vai and tracy, i also want to add, he does have a generator, bread and water, batteries, flashlights and some cash also handy in th

we begin with lauren mayk. >> we're inside the spin room right now and it's been quiet here today. not a lot of surrogates coming through, especially on the republican side. but things are just starting to pick up now. there is a lot of anticipation about what will happen on stage tonight. neither of these candidates have answered questions publicly since this tape surfaced. tonight, the questions will come from voters. donald trump especially has a lot on the line. >> reporter: the stage set at washington university for a second presidential showdown with a new leger of suspense. arriving in st. use, donald trump's plane spotted ahead of the debate. it comes amid republican turmoil and calls for him to quit after a tape from 2005 where he made lewd comments about women. hillary clinton is likely to address it. her campaign manager tells me. >> does this affect how hillary clinton is preparing for the debate. >> unfortunately, this wasn't a terribly surprising incident. we've seen -- although it was shocking to hear, we've seen a long pattern of behavior from donald trump. >> repor

nbc 10's lauren mayk joins us live from center city on the damage to this historic staircase. lauren? >> reporter: jacqueline, they are are working into the evening here tonight, trying to deal with this mess. take a look. you can see behind me the work that they have started to do. and over there, you can see crews strapping in pieces of these stone stairs to be taken away. all of this came crumbling down when someone ripped off that brass railing and got away with a piece of history. outside the historic brick building on broad street, it's not just that there's something missing. it's that when that brass railing came off, part of the structure came down. neighbors and passersby stopped to stare at the mess. >> how did they do that? >> reporter: erika martin from the union league tells us they know how it happened. >> you could see him ripping it from the structure and causing the entire structure to collapse. >> reporter: the building was constructed in 1865 for the union league founded during the civil war. over the years, it's been the site of fancy events. just recently

nbc10's lauren mayk caught up with tim kaine during his trip to philly and asked him about the tone of the debate. >> reporter: in philadelphia, senator tim kaine with some self-reflection. >> the debate was a little feisty. i mean i got to admit. i am irish. >> reporter: hillary clinton's running mate at his first rally after the vice presidential debate with republican mike pence. it was a face-off with dozens of interruptions by the democrat. >> i'll take them one at a time. >> more nations should get nuclear weapons. >> reporter: in a one-on-one interview, i asked senator kaine about his approach in a race that has already been ugly. michelle obama was here recently and she was talking about when they go low, we go high. so how did you feel about how the tone came off last night? >> you know, i went in with some things i really needed to do and i did them, and it was a discussion. we were sitting around a table, and we were having a discussion. >> pretty heated one sometimes. >> there were some heated moments because there's some sharp differences. >> reporter: some republicans i h

nbc 10's lauren mayk was in the spin room after the debate.hat's where reporters can get one-on-one interviews with pundits and surrogates from both sides of the aisle. they were asked what they thought about trump inviting women who have accused bill clinton of abuse or rape to the debate. >> this is the campaign he's chosen to run and that's his decision. she's pretty tough. she knows that the future of the country is at stake and this is, you know, this is the campaign he wants to run, she's happy to have that fight and take him on. >> i don't have any problem with him doing that. because he's countering vicious attacks on himself and his character. he's just using that as a graphic example that he's not alone. >> we'll have much more on the presidential debate and more reaction from the spin room coming up in the next half hour. >>> let's head to southern california where a community is mourning the loss of two police officers killed in the line of duty over the weekend. neighbors help a vigil last night just outside the palm springs polic

lauren mayk was in the spin room after the debate.t's where reporters can get one-on-one interviews with pundits and surrogates from both sides of the aisle. she caught up with donna brazile with the performances last night. >> who will finally defeat isis, take the offensive against islamic terrorism? obviously not her. she can't even say the word. >> she had a fantastic night. there's no question. she knows the issues, whether it's strength and improvement of the affordal care act and alleviating the suffering and having a robust plan to build the economy. i think hillary clinton came in and did a fantastic job. >> we're going to have much more reaction from the spin room coming up in our next half hour. >>> one of the final moments was a question from a member of the audience asking the candidates what they respect about each other. hillary clinton complimented donald trump on his children saying they are a reflection of their father. trump said he admires clinton's tenacity. >> i respect his children. his children are incredibly a

nbc 10's lauren mayk was in the spin room right after the debate. reporters can get one-on-one interviews with pundits and surrogates from both sides of the aisle. lauren caught up with jennifer from the clinton campaign and trump supporter rudy giuliani, asking both about the bill clinton accusers that trump invited to the debate. >> they wanted to be heard as to why she is not a good person. >> do you think it will make a difference? >> no, i don't think that will be the difference. the difference in the race is, he was presidential tonight. by the end of the debate, her answers didn't make sense she was so dazed. >> do you think we'll hear more about those women in the last month of the race? >> if that's what he wants to do. he seems to be on a destructive course. >> to see more of lauren's report, head to the nbc 10 app. >>> a question from a member of the audience asking what the candidates respect about each other. hillary clinton complimented donald trump on his children, saying they are a reflection of their father. trump said he admires cli

nbc's lauren mayk is at the university of nevada las vegas.eports beginning later today with a wrapup from the spin room tonight at 11:00. >>> we are in for more summer-like temperatures again today. records could fall across area. >> i have a problem with the word could. i think they will fall. we saw them yesterday. it's going to happen again today. sun's not up yet. we're just over a half hour away from the sun coming up. once it's up, the warming process will start. we didn't get much of a cooling overnight. the temperatures in the 60s, unusually warm. yes, we are looking at record temperatures for this afternoon. the afternoon temperatures yesterday. we saw some records fall. today we will see more of them. most likely in philadelphia. 80 degrees is the record. i'm forecasting 85 this afternoon. for trenton, the record is 83. i'm expecting a tie there. atlantic city should tie the record for today. and wilmington, the record is 81. 84 degrees this afternoon. so it's going to it be a warm day today. but there are changes ahead. i'm trackin

you can watch that debate right here starting at 9:00, lauren mayk will also take us behind the scenes in the spin room. >>> let's talk about those voter fraud concerns now. in new jersey they at least have election officials speaking out both for republicans and democrats say there's no indication of fraud by hillary clinton or donald trump. it's impossible to hack the socie state's machines because they are not connected to the internet. the early voting center is located on university court off earl road in gloucester county. many offices are staying open late. >> today's toasty temperatures made a happy group of havertown moms and kids. >> here's first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. >> we did in fact break records today. and when you look at the temperatures across the area, they're starting to drop a little bit now that the sun's about to set, but compared to the normal high of 66 addition, we're well above that. 82 in philadelphia, allentown still sitting at 83 degrees. here are some of the records we set today. wilmington set a record of 82, allentown a record of 83, and th

nbc 10's lauren mayk is live in knewto newtown bucks county. he said the keystone state is key to winning this election. >> reporter: if it seems like you've seen a lot of these candidates, you're right. you certainly have. today tim kaine seemed to have messages for two kinds of voters, for undecided voters he laid out the case for what hillary clinton wants to do and against donald trump and for those who are supporters and volunteers, he told them that polls can be tricky and to not take anything for granted in newtown bucks county tim kaine is a said it's his seventh visit since joining the democratic ticket. >> you're the keystone state. you're key to this win, absolutely. >> reporter: pennsylvania is important enough to spend time whipping up support with less than two weeks today. kaine hitting trump on the visit to his new hotel in washington, d.c. >> that's going to be the only thing where he'll be able to stay on pennsylvania avenue. >> reporter: and his debate against hillary clinton. >> within a minute or two he said no one respects

lauren mayk will be live at the debate with all the events. >> reporter: we're in the room where you find republicans, democrats and you also find the moderator to the last presidential debate. >>> the schuylkill river is going to be a hot spot this weekend, and we're not talking about the weather alone, philadelphia is making it easier for people to get wi-fi. next at 5:00. >>> pat obama's half brother malik is a guest for hillary clinton. billionaire donor will be guests of the democratic nominee. >> a taco truck protest today. a wall of trucks lined up outside the hotel to mimic the wall that donald trump wants to build between the u.s. and mexico. organizers say it's meant to say that walls don't divide us and it's part of an effort to make sure trump isn't elected. >> lauren mayke joins us live from the spin room in looas veg. lauren? >> reporter: there's been a lot of fire works in these debates, being a moderator for these debates is a tough job, from coming up with the questions to trying to answers to them. i spoke with lester holt who was the moderator of our first presiden

nbc 10's lauren mayk joins us with that part of the story, new at 5:00. >> reporter: keith and erin, both campaigns telling me they're coming off a really big weekend. republicans seeing a lot of enthusiasm after that new fbi investigation you mentioned regarding hillary clinton's e-mail server. and democrats bringing in a string of surrogates across the state. now it all comes down to getting out the vote. in the skies above philadelphia, a sign this election is nearing. planes carrying messages of support for donald trump over a state he's been trying to turn red. >> we're out there knocking on doors. >> reporter: this temple law student is volunteering his time at a south philly trump office. are you still finding undecided voters? >> absolutely. this weekend we were canvassing and found undecided voters. we kind of convinced them to be republican. >> reporter: it's the last chance for both campaigns. >> i'm with the philadelphia democratic party here in north philadelphia. >> reporter: malcolm coleman is from england and can't vote here, but has been volunteering to convinced oth

i'm lauren mayk. >> and i'm vai sikahema. let's get to meteorologist erika martin with the forecast. how does it look today? >> it's looking a little better. we see areas of dense fog. everything is starting to improve. we do have clouds, lauren and vai, temperatures in the 70s. right now, a live look outside. philadelphia, winds are calm and everything is a little clearer here. although we do have clouds developing as the day progresses. currently, temperatures are in the 50s. reading, 49 for you. pottstown, 46. dover warmer at 54 degrees. i quickly want to show you hour-by-hour forecast. we do have a mainly dry day. just a few scattered showers moving through. one or two pop-up thunderstorms otherwise in the philly metro area, seeing scattered showers moving across the area. and the suburbs you're going to see the developing clouds and everything improving for the second half of the day. we have a stunning friday in the forecast. i'll give you all the details on the 10 day on 10. >> right around the p.a. turnpike. no proble

our lauren mayk travels to virginia for tomorrow's big event. she'll have live reports throughout the day. >>> a welcome sight for septa commuters. the transit agency resumed a normal schedule today. for three months a third of the rail cars were sidelined because of a suspension problem. today's scheduled change means about 200 more train trips a day across septa's 13 regional rail lines. more than 100 train cars were taken off the tracks for repairs. there were cracks in the beams that distribute the weight of the cars to their axles. septa will continue leasing rail cars from amtrak and new jersey transit until the entire fleet is repaired, and that's expected to take until mid-november. >>> a bethlehem company is getting a $1.5 million grant from the state. ben franklin tech ventures will use the money to build a 14,000 square foot expansion. the company provides support to startups that create and retain family-supporting jobs. over the next five years, the company will bring 40 jobs to that area. >>> fire! >> a welcome blast from the "uss

nbc 10's lauren mayk is live with more. >> reporter: jacqueline, you can see behind me the cleanup is already under way here. here is what we know happened. you see that brass railing there? there was one on the other side. someone came and just ripped that right off. then i'm told they carried what was a six-foot-long piece of magne metal all the way down here to this street. they then turned that corner, stashed it, came back a few minutes later, and got away. they were left a crumbled mess. pieces of history from a fancy philadelphia landmark, now surrounded by yellow caution tape. these stairs at the union league now damaged and missing part of their brass railings after someone pulled an overnight highest. why would someone want the railings? >> one could assume they would be for scrap. but we don't know what the state of mind was. >> reporter: we're told it was caught on video and the league is looking to track him down. >> you can see him on camera going to the railing and ripping it from the actual structure and causing the entire structure to collapse. >> reporter: did he use

. >> and i'm lauren mayk. it's 6:00 a.m. it is a cool friday, feeling like fall. let's get right to meteorologist erika martin and the neighborhood forecast. >> good morning, lauren and rosemary. notice these temperatures right now, philadelphia at 49, allentown 47 and dover currently 48 degrees. a wider look, we can see cooler temperatures dipping down, especially tonight into tomorrow. notice these blues headed our way here. that's that polar jet. all that cooler air sliding into place. we have a frost advisory issued by the national weather service starting at 1:00 a.m. saturday until 9:00 a.m. your weekend looks fantastic. sunshine for today. temperatures in the mid-60s. a couple upper 60s. tomorrow 60s, delaware averaging out in the 70s. a few extra clouds developing on sunday. and tracking the potential for showers on monday. a really great stretch of weather for the next couple of days. jessica? >> thanks, erika. >>> on the blue route, we're starting off around the germantown pike on ramp. all traffic moving along pretty smoothly. there are accidents out the

>> lauren mayk is in virginia to bring you live in-depth coverage.debate at 9:00 and tune in to nbc news at 11:00 for context and analysis. >>> at the jersey çshore, poli in atlantic county are investigating a shooting that happened inside a home there. skyforce 10 over the scene in ventnor. police say at least one person was shot. this happened just after 8:00 last night. we're working to learn more about the severity of the victim's injuries. >>> pennsylvania state police are expected to be in the poconos today investigating a cold case involving a missing lehigh valley woman. here's what we know. dozens of officers are looking for clues into the mysterious disappearance of holly grimm nearly three years ago. investigators have spent the last week searching this backyard in monroe county. grimm disappeared from her home in lower macungie township, lehigh county, in november 2013. the search has led investigators to a house about an hour way in ross township, monroe county. grimm took her son to the bus stop, drove home, chatted with a neighbor. ne

lauren mayk joins us live from the debate. what's happening inside the spin room where you are right now? >> reporter: well, jim, these are the final moments to set expectations before that debate. and you might be able to see behind me that things are getting a little bit more crowded here. folks are starting to come in to spin alley. the clinton campaign has been sending a string of surrogates in all stay to talk about tim kaine and now we're seeing republicans stream in as well. at the debate site, both candidates have got on a look at the hall. indiana governor mike pence and virginia senator tim kaine, getting a walk through of the stage where the two men will sit together. for 90 minutes, they will shoulder the burden of carrying the ticket alone. >> i think tim kaine is taking tonight's debate very seriously. >> clinton campaign press secretary brian fallon called tim kaine -- i think he wants to communicate about the pro active agenda that he and hillary clinton have for the country. >> the republicans haven't provided

lauren mayk will be covering it all from las vegas. >>> wells fargo ceo is retiring immediately. this comes in the wake of a scandal at the bank where employees opened 2 million accounts without customer authorization. wells fargo says there's been no severance agreement tied to his retirement. >>> fighting to preserve jeweler's row. the mayor says the city would be sued and would losive it steps in to stop luxury condos from doing up in the historic area. the area is on sampson street near 7th. preservationists say they are still not giving up the fight. >> theycollected thousands of signatures to try to keep the country's oldest diamond district intact. frank shaffer has been a diamond cutter all his life. he works every day at a bench made in the 1800s in the shop he runs on historic jeweler's row. his building is one of six that could be demolished to make way for a 16 story 80 unit luxury condominined minute yum project >> if you're not a diamond cutter on the row, you're nothing. if you're not on jeweler's row, you're not even considered. >> reporter: and mayor jim kenney s

lauren mayk joins us with a look how the candidates are making their case to undecided voters. >> what we saw today is a reminder that work goes on here, even when the candidates aren't here. >> reporter: at independence mall, a small crowd with a big goal. >> what's the idea behind this event? >> this is a rally. >> reporter: with a little more than three weeks to go, organizers aim to join a diverse group of donald trump supporters. >> all americans from various groups, blacks, hispanics, you look around here. it's beautiful. you see that. >> reporter: in the crowd, trump supporters from out of state who made this swing state their weekend destination. >> they're saying if you win here, you'll win the state. i mean, that's very important. >> reporter: in west philadelphia, hillary clinton volunteers and supporters gathering on this sunday, too. >> we want to make the campaign what it is about, the people at the forefront, impacted by every day issues. >> reporter: joined today by two women who lost children. >> hillary clinton reached out to me after my son was killed by a police off

. >> former presidential candidate ben carson had to say when nbc's lauren mayk asked him how trump'ss the election? >> i don't think it does, quite frankly, i'm not sure it is a question that has that much input compared to some of the other things we talked about. nobody is going to remember that. >> however, it is that trump comment getting the attention this morning. there's this tweet from senator lindsey graham who said mr. trump is doing the party and country a great disqvc by continuing to suggest the outcome of this election is out of his hands and rigged against him. if he loses it's not because the system is rigged. it is because he is a failed candidate. we'll have more reaction in the next half hour. >>> new jersey legislators will consider getting themselves the power to compel new jersey transit officials to testify. state lawmakers are investigating what happened in hoboken last month. one woman died and more than 100 others were hurt. it comes after the unprecedented view of safety data saying nj transit had more fines than any other computer system in the last six ye

nbc 10's lauren mayk will continue to travel to the debates and will have live reports from vegas next week. >>> turning to breaking news right now in the west oak lane section of philadelphia, skyforce 10 live over an apartment fire on shelton avenue. we're told there was smoke coming from the fourth floor. firefighters are on the roof, putting this fire out. we have not gotten any information on injuries but we'll keep you updated on this fire. >>> now to this dramatic rescue in north carolina following hurricane matthew. a coast guard helicopter team rescued a man stranded on the roof. streets look more like rivers, even animals became stuck. these deer are sitting on what's left of a grassy area near a home resembling an island now, just surrounded by water. >>> the rain in our region has moved out but there's plenty of cold air coming in overnight. ear our first frost. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with a look at our weather for the morning. >> jacqueline, it's a combination of the clear skies. everybody's got clear skies. a cool air mas

i'm lauren mayk. >> and i'm vai sikahema. a little bit of following out there.th low visibility. let's get to erika martin. >>> good morning. we do have a foggy start for some of you just mentioned by currently wilmington, delaware, not seeing bad conditions. if you look to the bottom of the screen, you will see your local neighborhood forecast. otherwise, here's the visibility map, rather, you can see what's going on locally. satellite picking up on some clouds moving in from west to east. otherwise, conditions are dry. there you can see showers on the approach, not going to be a washout for today but certainly isolated showers in the forecast. here you see by 7:00 a.m., 53 degrees. we may see one or two scattered showers moving through the philly metro area. otherwise, the suburbs, will see it developing as the day progresses. temperatures mainly in the 70s. coming up the next time we meet, i do have your visibility map. we'll talk about that fog. but clouds for the forecast today, however, we do have a much nicer friday in the forecast. details in just a bit.

to the rally in philly, nbc10's lauren mayk was able to talk to kaine one-on-one. she asked him about the debate tuesday night. >> you know, i went in to do some things and i did that. we were seated around a table and there was discussion. >> pretty heated at times. >> watch for more with lauren on the nbc10 app. >>> and we'll track hurricane matthew that barrels towards florida. >> forecasters say it could strengthen from a category 3 which could mean stronger winds, higher waves and nbc10's sarah rosario is live in daytona beach. what are the conditions there now? >> reporter: tracy and vai, the conditions, it's pretty calm right now. we have seen evacuations from florida to the carolinas. this is the worst storm, the biggest storm, rather, that we've seen in more than a decade. just a slight definiviation. and people need to be out of this area by noon. with hurricane warnings all across central florida more than 2 million people have been told they need to get out immediately. after seeing the death and destruction that hurricane matthew is causing in the cari

i'm lauren mayk. >> and i'm vai sikahema on a thursday morning. >> dealing with the fog with

on cozy tv lauren mayk will have a live report. >>> a couple is dead after an early morning house fire, we're going to show you what firefighters were up against when they arrived just before midnight. firefighters weshlt into the home and found the couple there. there's that photograph for you, they began cpr but it was too late. fire officials say it's too early to say if that gas leak is connected to the fire. >> i seen the flames higher than the trees, i ran out, my neighbor was screaming. >>> next at 6:00. an historic school makeover, a state of the art facility that's making over a crumbling school. also back on the field, carson went and the eagles return to practice and look to keep the winning streak alive. how are they prepping for hurricane matthew? >>> i'll have the latest track anding and a look at our weekend weather for your neighborhood. a? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? i can't say that either. c'mohappy birthday! i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to keep from having another one. and i'm taking brilinta. for people who've been hospitalized fo

here's how republican senator jeff sessions answered a question from nbc10's lauren mayk about that comment. >> i think he said what he meant, which was that he would keep his options open. didn't he say that? i think it's unlikely that we'll have the kind of serious fraud in this election that will result in an al gore challenge to the election like we had in 2000. >> we will have more reaction from the spin room in the next half hour. >>> happening today, a south jersey field hockey team is taking on a big challenge that goes beyond winning games. >> yeah, their focus is a little boy with air rare condition. matt delucia is in the digital operations room. tell us about that. >> reporter: when the camden hockey team takes the field later tonight. a little boy named luke will be watching from the sidelines, waiting for a win and a cure. how this all came together, it's as simple as four letters. ♪ >> 33, two, one! >> reporter: luke martini is swinging through life like any other 4-year-old. he's a care-free boy by day. but by night, it's different. >> every time he goes to sleep at night, h

. >>> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today," i'm lauren mayk. >> and i'm rosemary connors.ool out there for a friday. not too bad for a fall day. let's get more on the forecast with meteorologist erika martin. >> a live shot over wilmington, delaware. not much as far as clouds go. clear skies, a chilly start to the day. if you look at the bottom of your screen, you'll see your local neighborhood forecast. we're starting off mainly in the 40s, a couple of low 50s. otherwise we do have a frost advisory that will be issued tonight through the overnight hours until early tomorrow morning starting at 1:00 a.m. saturday morning until 9:00 a.m. at the bottom of your screen, you'll see your local neighborhood forecast. a quick cold front slid east of us. we have the cooler temperatures to start, a nice day in the forecast, lots of sunshine, coming up, i do have what to expect for the upcoming weekend. i'll see you in just a bit. back to you. >>> starting on the schuylkill expressway, construction here. small lane restrictions, not setting anybody back too much. we're looking at the

i'm lauren mayk. >> and i'm vai sikahema. just another ho hum 70-degree day.'s bring with erika martin with a "first alert" weather. >> good morning. we do have a great day in the forecast. ho hum for sure. side say not really because we're going to see 70s for today, although we do start off chilly, areas of patchy fog. trenton, 45 degrees are, along with mt. holly. atlantic city, for you, warmer in philadelphia. and if you look at the bottom of your screen, will you see your local neighborhood forecast. here's your temperature trend. for today, we'll see 70s. tomorrow, 60s, upper 60s by saturday. back into the 70s by sunday. the only issue for today, of course, would be the fog to the early morning hours. notice poor visibility for atlantic city. about three-quarters of a mile. and poor visibility improving from mt. pocono, wilmington and millville. everything imin

nbc 10's lauren mayk will have a live report from the debate hall right after the game. >>> 5:15.t's get you to work on this friday. we made it to friday. let's check route 73 for starters. >> francesca ruscio is looking at 73 in south jersey. how is it looking, francesca? >> route 73ç looks good in map shade. you'll be okay, travel speeds in the 60s right now. good to go in south jersey. here's a live look at the vine street expressway. right around 8th street, more traffic on the roads this morning. the construction cleared just before the 5:00 hour. it looks like we're doing pretty good. here's a live look at what we're seeing with mass transit, the northeast corridor line, 3811 is canceled. everything else is in the green, right behind me, amtrak, d.a.r.t., patco and septa, everything is on. when i'm back, we'll take a look at the schuylkill. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist erika martin. it is high and dry in philadelphia. pretty calm. if you look at the bottom of the screen, you'll see your local forecast as well. current wind patt

nbc 10's lauren mayk will be at the university of nevada las vegas to bring you live reports before andter the debate. >>> 5:48 right now. just about 50 degrees outside at the moment. mid-october and this week, going up to the 80s? >> it will feel like summer all over again. >> crazy. >>. >> goodness. >> 80 degrees is what i'm expecting this afternoon. you can feel it in the air. >> we can feel the humidity. >> that led to areas of fog, too. light fog visible in this view from philadelphia, from center city. but there are areas, very thick fog, wilmington, delaware has quarter mile visibility. you can see some of it in the lights this morning. it's now down to a mile and a quarter visibility in pottstown. starting to thicken up in some of the suburbs. northeast philadelphia is fine. philadelphia international also has dense fog along with wilmington and the fog. visibility is at one mile, it's been fluctuating in millville this morning. areas of fog to start with. but unusually warm temperatures, 60 in philadelphia. 57 in the lehigh valley. 50s with that fog in delaware and 60 degrees a

nbc 10's lauren mayk was in the spin room off the debate. at's where reporters can get one-on-one interviews with the pundits and surrogates from both sides of the aisle. lauren caught up with a few people. she thought them what they thought about the people accusing bill clinton. >> that's the campaign he's chosen to run.ç she knows that the future of the country is at stake and this is, you know, this is the campaign he wants to run, she's happy to have that fight and take him on. >> i don't have any problem with him doing that. because he's countering vicious attacks on himself and his character. he's just using that as a graphic example that he's not alone. >> more reaction from inside the spin room coming up at 6:30. >>> let's head to southern california where a community is mourning the loss of two police officers killed in the line of duty over the weekend. neighbors held a vigil last night just outside the palm springs police department. the two officers were shot dead on saturday while responding to a domestic disturbance call. a th

watching sunday night football on nbc 10 instead, don't worry, keep watching after the game, nbcton's lauren mayk is in st. louis for the debate, and she will be recapping all the highlights on nbc 10 news at 11:00. >>> this morning we're keeping track of the candidates after the debate trump will be in wilkes-barre tomorrow clinton has events in michigan and in ohio. >>> and even though trump has said he will not drop out of the race, there's still a question of whether or not the republican party can dump trump and pick a new candidate. that's sure to be discussed on this morning's edition of nbc's "meet the press." you can join moderator chuck todd at 10:30 right here on nbc 10. >>> new this morning pop francis has named more than a dozen new cardinals three of them americans. philadelphia archbishop charles fitzhue was believed to be on the pontiff's short list but was not chosen. two of the american cardinals are from chicago and indianapolis, with the third reportedly from dallas. most of the new cardinals will be eligible to vote in a conclave to elect the pope's eventual successor. >>> th

i'm lauren mayk. the win was sweeter coming against sam bradford. we have coverage of the win. randy gyllenhaal will have reaction from fans. we begin with csn's john clark, live at lincoln financial field. john? >> how impressive was this? >> the vikings came to philly as the only undefeated team left in the nfl. their offense hadn't turn eed or the ball at all. the eagles defense picked them apart and their old friend, sam bradfo bradford. twice in the first half, the vikings were in the red zone. could have scored. what did the eagles do? they intercepted sam bradford and then they forced a fumble. turnovers right there. the birds had four of them against the vikings. they sat sam bradford six times. they w he was under pressure all afternoon. the eagles beat the vikings, 21-10. that is impressive. the way they responded coming off those two losses. >> our defense playing as well as they did down there and stopping them. again, it starts up front. the pressure on the quarterback. i'll tell ya what, it was fun to watch our defense today. that's the defense that we expect ever

. >> lauren mayk is in virginia. she'll bring you live in-depth coverage.atch the debate at 9:00 right here on nbc 10. then tune in for nbc 10 news at 11:00 for content and analysis. >>> mike pence appears to praise donald trump for standing strong despite the headlines. >> turn on the televisionç and he's still standing strong and fighting for the american people. it really is fun to watch, i tell you what. >> pence was speaking at a rally in virginia when that happens. >>> new details in the sexual assault case against bill cosby. a judge says he cannot attend a deposition giving by his accuser in a defamation lawsuit. he is being given the opportunity to review the deposition afterward. the 79-year-old comedian is awaiting a trial in june over charges that he drugged and molested constand in 2004. constand is suing bruce castor after he declined to prosecute cosby at the time. she says caster defamed her by saying she changed her story over time. >>> 5:05. pennsylvania state police are expected to be back in the poconos today investigating a cold case i

reince priebus sat down with nbc 10's lauren mayk to talk about trump's campaign and said trump can takeennsylvania, despite polls to the contrary. he also talked about the re-election bid of gop(sdnator pat toomey. >> we have a change electorate. we have the change candidate. donald trump is the change candidate. i think pat toomey is a world better for our country and he deserves another six years. we feel good about where we're at. >> he said he's not disappointed about toomey withholding an endorsement of trump. toomey is facing democrat katie mcginty in the u.s. senate race. >>> as we count down to election, you can count on nbc 10 for complete decision 2016 coverage. tap the nbc 10 app for news and interviews with the candidates. >>> a judge ordered a delay yesterday, jurors are expected to hear closing arguments today in new jersey's so-called bridgegate trial. the judge called for the delay because of an unspecified legal issue that had to be resolved. two former allies of governor chris christie are accused of orchestrating lane closures on the george washington bridge in 2013 t

i'm lauren mayk. >> i'm rosemary connors. just before 5:00 on this friday. let's get right to our forecast with meteorologist erika martin. a little cool out there. >> chilly to start the day, of course. clear skies. be sure to keep the jackets handy. lots of 40s, wildwood seeing clear skies. that's the issue. nothing to keep us blanketed with the clouds. if you look at the bottom of your screen, you'll see the local neighborhood forecast. temperatures, we're seeing lots of blue, telling us we have cooler temperatures. allentown, 4 for you, mt. pocono 39 at 49. 44, still chilly start to the day. your three-day outlook, a really nice trend. lots of sunshine. it's going to remain high and dry through at least monday. notice we're seeing 60s on friday for today and upper 60s by saturday. sunday we're seeing a couple extra clouds develop and temperatures topping out in the low 70s. coming up in my full forecast i had your 10 day on 10 because it looks like temperatures could be above average by next week. i'm also tracking the potential for another system that

here's what former presidential candidate and trump supporter ben carson had to say when asked by lauren maykw trump's comments affects voters in the election? >> i don't think it does, quite frankly, i don't think it's a question that has much input compared to some of the other things we talked about. of nobody is going to remember that. >> however it is the trump comment getting the most attention this morning. here's a tweet from senator lindsay graham. the south carolina republican said mr. trump is doing the party and country a great disservice by continuing to suggest that the outcome of this election is out of his hands and rigged against him. if he loses, it will not be because the system is rigged but because he is a failed candidate. we'll have more reaction from the spin room ahead in the next half hour. >>> happening today, new jersey lettingers will consider giving themselves the power to compel to testify. state investigators are investigating a crash that happened in hoboken last month. one woman died more than 100 others were hurt. the long investigation comes after a review

nbc 10's lauren mayk will be there for all of it.enator tim kaine and governor mike pence facing off tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. we'll have full highlights on nbc 10 news at 11:00. >>> the race for the white house took on center stage on the season premiere of "saturday night live." >> the show started with a comedic take on the first presidential debate. >> he is a bully. >> shut up. >> he started the birther movement. >> you did. >> he says climate change is a hoax invented by china. >> it's pronounced china. >> alec baldwin played donald trump. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> forecast is starting out similar to what we saw this weekend. we have the clouds overhead. the fog at the surface and some spotty showers out there this morning. so your commute, not a beautiful one. grab the umbrella although it's not looking like it will be a soaker by any means2today. isolated showers at best. here's your radar and satellite view. the thick clouds hanging over now clipping our area and starting to push off a bit. that's because that

my colleague lauren mayk will be there to bring us live reports. >>> happening right now, it is the final day of the susan g. komen three-day walk. the event started friday in willow grove. hundreds of participants, mostly dressed in pink, will end up at the navy yard in south philadelphia later today. the 60-mile trek raises money and awareness for fighting breast cancer. >>> tomorrow, a lawsuit filed against penn state by former assistant football coach mike mcquery goes to court. he's suing the university for $4 million for wrongful termination. he claims penn state ruined his coaching career and personal life after he reported jerry sandusky in the chool's child sex abuse scandal. mcqueary left his job after the school put him on paid leave after threats made against him. he testified against sandusky during the trial in 2012. sandusky was convicted of child sex abuse crimes. >>> here's something that may impact your commute this week penndot will be restricting lanes in the lehigh tunnel of the pennsylvania turnpike. here's the deal. be prepared for delays during the overnight hours.

nbc 10's lauren mayk will be there, bringing you live reports of all the debate action. look for her reports beginning tomorrow. >>> let's go to the weather now. get ready for a warm streak. temperatures just going up and up in our area, expected to set a record for this time of year. >> nbc 10 meteorologist sheena parveen with a look at how warm we can expect it to get. >> tomorrow and even wednesday expecting record highs across the area. today we got into the low 80s. now temperatures slowly dropping. tonight will still be cool, just a little bit milder than previous nights. 79 in philadelphia and dover. trenton, 78. we're still fairly warm across the rest of the area, mostly the mid-70s right now. look at the warm air down to our south. 80s, even 90s down in texas. we're still tapping into a lot of this warm air. for the next two days, we'll still be in the 80s. big changes, though, as we go into the weekend. we're not going to get there just yet. we'll stay fairly warm until then. tonight, temperatures will be dropping, a little bit milder. when you start your day t