next at 5-30...a former miss america contestant crashes off the highway. highway.a look at the dangerous weather that's being blamed for causing two thousand crashes across the east coast. and a former performer on facing sex charges tonight. what he's accused of doing - coming up. i'm john matarese. could you soon fill up your car free at kroger....if gas drops to a dollar?would kroger pay you to fill up, if gas drops below a buck?i'm on your side with important information for kroger plus card members just ahead. you're watching 9 on your side former miss new jersey cara mccollum is recovering tonight after a crashing her convertible. convertible.authorities say the former miss america contestant spun off a highway in new jersey and hit a couple of tree.she was wearing a seatbelt.it's believed that roads. that news comes as mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is causing major travel troubles across the east coast. two thousand wrecks in 24 hours over 17 states are being blamed on mother nature. 16 families are searching for a new place to call home aft

she was crowned miss new jersey in 2013 and represented the state in the 2014 miss america pageant. right before the competition she told our karen rogers she was happy competing as a jersey girl. >> being a jersey girl is about having some spunk and fire and overcoming any situation and that's something i've been living my whole life. >> reporter: mccool column started in television just a few months ago but already had fans. >> she came across like she was genuine. there's a difference you know what i mean. some people are -- she was always nice. >> reporter: miss america pageant today released a statement mourning mccool column's death describe leg as a vibrant intelligent exceptional young woman who was a proud advocate for women's education. her death was announced by her family on facebook where they praised her decision to donate her organs. >> ♪ >> reporter: with her anchor claire empty coworkers say they're grateful to have known cara mccool column. >> it'mccollum. >> it's an incredible lost. >> reporter: social media posts from her family say that she was -- they were with

. >> a former miss america contestant critically injured. >> a lost wallet found. sort of. the credit cards came back but >>> a groundbreaking legal ruling. a judge ordering apple to help them hack in to a phone of the gunman of the san bernardino terror attack. to bypass a self-destruct feature that erases the phone after too many unsuccessful attempts to unlock it. >>> a former miss new jersey who once competed for the miss america crown is in critical condition tonight after a car crash. 23-year-old cara mccollum was spun out of control and hit several trees. mccullom was alive and not wearing a seatbelt. the extent of her injuries is not being released. >>> ever lost your wallet? who hasn't? tonight the story of a young new yorker who lost his but then a good samaritan returned some of what was inside. some of what was inside. this anonymous sender wrote a note explaining why not everything was being returned. wait till you read it. aj ross with the note and the wallet's owner. >> reporter: a night out on the town recently caused riley flaherty more than he bargained fo

for her looking good in the bathing suit means being in the best shape ever. >> miss america organization empowers women. it makes us, root for each other. >> reporter: yes, like so many contestant, bren a wants to be i broadcast journalist. >> thank you you. but for now she will punch and kick her way to what he sheeps will be a pageant crown. and they say this is not a temporary fitness fix but a lifestyle change that will last even after the winner is crown in june. i told bren a i would keep chair warm for her while she gets through the competition and school and all that. >> very generous. >> all right, hard work. >> they were a great group. >> yes. really good shape. >> they look like it. thanks, steph, appreciate it g stuff. >>> no ordinary birthday celebration at all. >> rose lee esposito, a resident of holy redeemer community in yardley turned 109 years old today. >> hey. >> rose lee says secret to long life is everything in moderation. we also spoke with her daughter. >> everything was in moderation. family, friends, and faith, that is how she would describe herself, and the rea

. >>> and miss america will be staying in atlantic city for at least three more years but there's anst for the famous pageant. >>> don't just watch our news, be a part of the conversation. we're always talking online with our viewers. follow the "nbc 10 news today" team on twitter. tweet us directly. we'll tweet you right back, right here from the news desk. >>> 4:24 and 37 degrees in philadelphia. villanova will try to defend their top ranking against the temple owls in tonight's matchup. the last time temple and nova met with one of themç number o was back in 1990. nova head coach day wright was a wildcats assistant back then. >> it was one of the most exciting games i was ever part of. i was new to the big five as a coach. i was always a fan. it was my second year as assistant coach -- sorry, my first year as assistant coach. that atmosphere was unbelievable and the hype in the city was unbelievable. >> villanova and temple tip off tonight at 7:00. >>> from our jersey shore bureau, a multimillion dollar deal ensures the miss america pageant will stay in atlantic city for three mo

that's miss america he's koasying up to. also, will burton, a student at nc state university -- he's a 22-year-old industrial and systems engineering graduate students. using team stats, stores -- scores, and current team play, he developed a computer program that each coach wants. >> it's a model. you nine these parameters and it predicts the next play that reporter: pass or run, he's right about 75 to 90% of the time. i foresee in the future a model that tells the offensive coordinator which play they should run for app tim al -- on how to win. think money ball, applied to football. >> it's not cheating. it's using your resources to gain 'competitive advantage. the dill i am a becomes are we still playing football? in ten years, they're going head to head choosing plays. are they going to run? it's more about the math and the data, less about the fun of football. that's my worry. reporter: no worries here at the super bowl. >> i don't feel too out of place. reporter: he's calling the first play of the game. >> in the manne

the miss america pageant start in the atlantic city in 1921. it moved to las vegas for six years, before returning to atlantic city, in 2013. >> reality star caitlin jenner will be in philadelphia today. she is speaking at the university of pennsylvania. it will be a conversation with author and pen alum, who wrote the article about jenner's transitions for fan at this fair. >> and speaking of college campus, big showdown tonight for philadelphia college basketball, tell will be face number one villanova for a shot at the philadelphia big five title. chris murphy, at the liacouras center where the sold-out game will happen tonight. hey, murph. >> reporter: how is it going? this is going to be the place to be right here at broad and cecil b. moore, the liacouras center will be sold out as lauren said because villanova's number one in the nation with a 22 and three record, the owls not bad either at 16 and eight. and by the way, temple has won eight of it last nine games, including five in a row. so this is no walk in the park for the while cats.

transition out of miss america and gaining weight and feeling lost in general. with cize, i feel like i got back to who i am. i lost 15 pounds. >> i haven't danced for 20 years. to be able to bring this part of my life back, i feel inside like i've been renewed. >> no push-ups and no power jumps. this is the end of exercise. >> no weights, no push-ups. this program is where it's at. >> shaun t. dance results, you can't get anything better than that. >> in cize, i always look forward to the next day, which is messed up. [ laughs ] >> that's what cize does. your body doesn't have a choice but to burn the calories and to tone up. and you're not worried about the weight, because when you move, the weight's gonna come off. it's just that simple. >> before cize, i was 308 pounds. i really wasn't comfortable in my skin. i was even considering weight-loss surgery at one point. but thank god i didn't go that the answer for me. ideally, i'd like to get rid of my stomach, tighten up my chest. to date, with cize, i've lost 62 pounds. it's an amazing thing for me. it's becau

little bit but he was kind of boring.tr: the super bowl brings everyone out..there was miss up like miss america..even puppets speaking spanish..and of course, former football players..now talking about the biggest game of the year on sunday... nat: tr: there was also..vernon davis..the long-time 49er who was traded to the broncos mid- season... sot: vernon davis, broncos tight end -- i was just here. i'll look around a bit and get a gauge on things, then i'll come to the realization that i'm playing in the super bowl at levi's stadium... tr: and..sacramento native shaq thompson..a starting linebacker for the panthers... sot: shaq -- 4 years ago today i was signing a letter of intent to the university of washington..and now i'm in super bowl 50..that is crazy. the super bowl is this sunday. dy gaga will perform the tion them... eo hawkeyes basketball am is getting somerecognition...the hawks are featured on this week's regional cover of sports illustrated... it's the first time in school history that the football and basketball team have graced the cover in the same year. the hawks take on penn

last summer, they decided not to broadcast miss universe and miss america beauty pageants. at the time, trump owned the pageants. univision defended many remarks he had about mexicans. >>> uber agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle two lawsuits the lawsuit was about fees it charges passengers. about 25 million passengers a judge still needs to approve the deal. >>> the once prominent social inc. now. back in 2008, myspace had about 76 million visitors, but started to lose ground to facebook and others. today, its focus is on entertainment. >>> martin shkreli, the out of work pharmaceutical executive known for jacking up drug prices, he has offered to buy kanye west's new album for $10 million. under shkreli's terms, west would release the album "the life of pablo" only to shkreli. he paid five times that for another album. so far, no comment from kanye west. >> what do they call him? pharmo bro? will take place via twitter between the two. >> we are suckers! jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, jill. this >>> coming up, times of change. we will look at

miss. america's first black president cannot and will not be succeeded by a hatemonger who refused to condemn the kkk. hillary clinton celebrates her big win in the south carolina primary. >> just two days till super tuesday with hundreds of delegates at stake. abc news, washington. >>> coming up, oscars countdown excitement. live coverage from the red carpet straight ahead. >>> a police officer killed on her very first day on the job. the surprising suspect now accused in her death. >>> a ship previously damaged at sea being forced to abandon its latest voyage. you're watching news channel 5 at mething, but that's how some seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, >>> happening now, the cruise ship damaged by a major storm earlier this month abandoning its latest voyage. royal caribbean was forced to turn around yesterday because of an earl virus outbreak and the possibility of severe weather. it is unclear how many passengers got sick. the ship is expected to arrive a

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tomorrow on fox5 news this morning, we sit down with the miss america organization to talk about a full- ride scholarship to u-n-l-v aimed at empowering young women right here february is huge for us. all our handcrafted are just $6 each. the media is going a little crazy. "sub-mageddon" with an incredible amount of accumulation inside... that now seems... enjoy all our classic footlongs here's a look at one of the stories we are working for fox5 news at the battle over solar energy continued today as senator harry reid calls n-v energy a tonight .. nv energy responds. and a look at the progress being made at the strip's newest green space.. find out why mgm is using ship builders on this project. it's time for one of the most popular attractions at the seattle aquarium... to go back home. a giant male octopus named "kong" is being released back into the ocean. biologists say the 70-pound creature was almost twice the size of any potential mate. and they were worried he would eat the female! so - they decided the release could have saved kong's life as well... an octopus typically dies

. >> you will enjoy blowouts a lot better. from miss america two very the cable guy. nick griffith, fox 31 denver. >> a brutal old guy joke from larry the cable guy. we seen and heard a lot of predictions for the outcome of sunday's game, but what we saw last night was the puppy bowl on last night's tonight show with jimmy fallon and it has to be one of the cutest. >> let's release the puppies. hi guys. landslide, landslide rate there. i think it's obvious the winners are the denver broncos. >> we love the outcome of that. how cute is that. i hope they didn't put anything in the bowl to attract the dogs. the animal planet has set up a probable about 100 yards from us and it is one of the most bowl. >> they are adorable. it is one of the many attractions out there. think so much jeremy. we will continue to check in with you. >> the results are in for our facebook fan challenge with her sister station in north carolina. once again, broncos fans came through. they beat the panthers fans by more than 4,000 shares, likes and comments. this challenge is just one example of

. >> hey guys, the big question is could the miss america pageant be leaving atlantic city again.l consider it unless they get millions in subsidies, what they are asking the city to give them and what they will do in exchange in hopes of sweetening the deal. on this dreary, rainy day, phillies pitchers and catchers are about to report to clearwater and there will be something for fans to do here at home. thoughts of baseball and thoughts of spring, love it all. don't forget you can take us on the go, watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. >> thank you alicia. accuweather is coming up it's raining out there. we'll be right back. >>> meteorologist, david murphy, is here now way look at this soggy tuesday afternoon. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan shows you we have a lot of heavy rain right on schedule and right in the center of the region, if i go in tighter i'm especially concerned with that line of red you see moving into media and getting close to philadelphia itself. it's breaking apart down by glassboro, the issue with this is that right ahead of t

it is my dream to be miss america one day.ll oven rich, different people and i would love nothing more than to serve the city of philadelphia, the best way i can. >> that is wonderful. typically each contestant has a platform they run on what was your platform and why was that a passionate cause for you. >> it is called inclusion starts with i, an advocacy program, especially after last night. add ohio cast program that i started that helps people realize that people with disabilities should be included in our every day life and just trying to get the word out and positivity spread about the people with disabilities. >> okay. >> now let me ask do you ever experience scrutiny or face criticism from folks about competing in pageants in 2016. >> it is a common misconception around pageant and pageant girls to think a lot of people see, you know, up on stage in swimsuit, gowns and much more to it. we are showcasing our talent, we're trying to make a difference in the community. that is one thing that most people need to take home

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out of miss america and gaining weight and feeling lost in general. with cize, i feel like i got back to who i am. i lost 15 poundsn >> i haven't danced for 20 years. to be able to brinthis part of my life back, i feel inside like i've been renewed. >> no push-ups and no power jumps. this is the end of exercise. >> no weights, no push-ups. this program is where it's at. >> shaun t. dance results, you can't get anything better than that. >> in cize, i always look forward to the next day, which is messed up. [ laughs ] >> that's what cize does. your body doesn't have a choice but to burn the calories and to tone up. and you're not worried about the weight, because when you move, the weight's gonna come off. it's just that simple. >> before cize, i was 308 pounds. i really wasn't comfortable in my skin. i was even considering weight-loss surgery at one point. but thank god i didn't go that the answer for me. ideally, i'd like to get rid of my stomach, tighten up my chest. to date, with cize, i'ie lost 62 pounds. it's an amazing thing for me. it's because

in the life of a dog, it's the world series and super bowl and the miss america pageant combined. the best in show is crowned at the westminster dog show. >> will it be the 4-year-old german shepherd, the bulldog, the don't stop believing. >> there you go. >> we are panting in anticipation. and this is no rumor. a baby in minnesota is delivered in subzero temperatures, that's number two. >> i got up about 5:30, and i said i think i'm in labor. >> sounds like a pretty normal labor story for parents. >> i was like, try not to push, try no to the push. >> no, stop, we're having a child right here. >> they pulled over and they had to deliver the baby them self. >> i was holding the phone on my shoulder, and trying to deliver a child, with one hand. >> why was he delivering his little girl with one hand, because he only has one hand. if that doesn't give you the chills, this will. >> it was 28 blow zero. >> 28 blow zero. thanks fully, ben stayed calm and didn't freeze up, because i'm freezing just thinking about it. the baby girl is happy, most importantly, warm. >> now for the mother

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transition out of miss america and gaining weight and feeling lost in general. with cize, i feel like i got back to who i am. i lost 15 pounds. >> i haven't danced for 20 years. my life back, i feel inside like i've been renewed. jumps. this is the end of exercise. >> no weights, no push-ups. this program is where it's at. >> shaun t. dance results, than that. >> in cize, i always look forward to the next day, which is messed up. [ laughs ] >> that's what cize does. your body doesn't have a choice but to burn the calories and to tone up. and you're not worried about the weight, because when you move, the weight's gonna come off. it's just that simple. >> before cize, i was 308 pounds. i really wasn't comfortable in my skin. i was even considering weight-loss surgery at one point. but thank god i didn't go that route, because cize was really the answer for me. ideally, i'd like to get rid of my stomach, tighten up my chest. to date, with cize, i've lost 62 pounds. it's an amazing thing for me. it's because i was doing something that i really enjoyed, something th

. >> any view of black america that focuses exclusively on crime, poverty or other challenges is missingmuch. >> as a nation, we should be investing in jobs and education, not jails, not incarceration. >> polls show san doctors and clinton even, headed into this weekend's nevada caucuses. clinton with a sizable lead in south carolina. >>> the republicans running for president will participate in several town halls in south carolina. the gop primary there is saturday. msnbc will host two of the town halls, john kasich tonight at 7:00 and donald trump tonight at 8:00. >>> and the latest polls in south carolina show jeb bush bunched tightly with other candidates vying for second place in the primary. state republican poll shows donald trump with about 33% among likely voters. florida senator marco rubio and texas senator ted cruz are tied with 14%. jeb bush is right on their heels with 13%. >>> gun rights activists are hailing the latest tweet from republican candidate jeb bush. gun control advocates are blasting it. bush posted on social media came a day after his brother, former president

in the life of a dog, it's the world series and super bowl and the miss america pageant combined. the best in show is crowned at the westminster dog show. >> will it be the 4-year-old

will now advance to the miss pennsylvania pageant in june and possibly the miss america pageant in september my goal for this upcoming year is to advocate for people with disabilities across the city of philadelphia. there are extremely talented young women here on the stage. and i gave it my all. i gave it my best. and it worked out in my favor. and i'm so, so grateful for that. >> miss philadelphia scholarship organization awarded more than $10,000 in cash scholarships during the pageant. congratulations, and she is a communications major. >> i would wear my tiara every day. >> i would wear it on the air. lovely thought. >> we'll have our >>> the oscars with a twist, spca commemorates the awards show with its academy awards, and red car pit, celebration, pun intended, guys, won spotlight adopt recall dogs this weekend, so it is decorated when film strips, inflatable oscar, dog dog friendly red carpet. during the promotion all dogs and cats that fit the criteria will be free with donation to suitable homes. i just love. that will isn't that cute? >> so cute. >> such a nice idea. >> it is so

. >>> miss america is staying put in the garden state. >> the pageant will remain in atlantic city for at least three more years. a new jersey redevelopment agency is footing the bill, having proved an $11.9 million deal today. that's $4 million more than the previous contract. the pageant began in ac way back in 1921. it moved to las vegas for six years before returning in 2013. >>> local parents feel like they won a competition. 8,000 applications, and just 99 spots for a philadelphia charter school. >> live at the mast charter school. >> why are so many parents trying to get their kids into this one school, lauren? >> reporter: well, i toured this school today, and i can tell you, it is pretty impressive. and this is a big day for a lot of these families. some of them come back here year after year, hoping to get good news. and for the younger ones, as one dad pointed out, this is potentially 12 years of education. >> this is like before you go on the tower of terror. >> reporter: nerves in the hushed room as mast community charter school. the winners of this lottery get to go to sc

at the finish line she was congratulated by this year's miss america. heather scholz took third place. >> i have not done the process marathon. >> quite the challenge. >> one person feels good after a historic daytona 500. >> we did not get the big wrecks but fantastic finish. the rookie started on the pole. earnhardt junior right next to last 19, elliott coming out of turn four. sliding, could have saved it the front end. elliott finishing 37. 30 last two, earnhardt junior try to make the move losing control and takes a shot into the barrier. the winner -- two-time winner not a three-time winner. the ending i was talking about, matt kenseth in front try to block teammate denny hamlin but he makes a move inside. hamlin and the number of 11 tour yoda -- toyto -- toyoto >> 11th year in the series with fedex which makes me proud to get the first daytona 500 for toyota. the first one in 23 years for my boss joe gibbs, jd gibbs's birthday, the guy that found me long ago. perfectly for us to get a victory. >> in orlando, magic hosting the pacers tonight going