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nbc. >>> nbc's hallie jackson. and i tried, nothing that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >> 911 recordings released. when a woman drove her car into a crowd of innocent people on the las vegas strip. >> it wasn't all tourists. that is a local guy who works on the strip when he was hit by that car>> all eyes are on mother nature with a holiday weekend approaching. news three live at 6:00 starts right now. >> live from las vegas. recordings that give us a

nbc. >>> nbc's hallie jackson. and i tried, nothing rhymes with that. that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now it's 6:00. this is a photo of a robbery in progress. in the flash of an eye, this man snapped up every iphone he could carry. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. police say crooks are targeting stores and shoppers in one east bay city at an alarming rate. we're joined from downtown walnut creek with a warning from police and the tactics they're using to stop thieves and that whole area is so busy this time of year. >> reporter: so busy and thieves are being so agrgressivaggressi. thefts here have increased 200% since last year. the most recent incident happened yesterday and tonight police are stepping up patrols. it took just seconds for this suspect to grab five iphone 6s from this store yesterday, a sign of the season. >> people are hardup and anal is a good product. he'll probably take it and sell it or do something with it. >> reporter: just hours later, another man walks up and v

nbc 10 for continuing kovg annual of charges against bill cosby. for the latest developments, go to nbc 10 app. >>> we are counting down to 2016. nbc 10 countdown clock shows one day, less than section hours until the new year. we sent nbc 10's ted greenberg to the jersey shore to find out what's happening on the last night of 2015 and who is bringing in big business to start the new year. >> reporter: this was a day for member of the greater ocean city theater company to rehearse performance of "snow white and the seven dwarves" before they take the stage tomorrow before first night celebration. >> we're excited to sing and dance for the people of ocean city. >> yeah, the button gets you into everything. >> reporter: more than 8,000 first night buttons have been sold for the event. now in its 24th year. >> we came last year, had a great time. looking foortd to it again. >> we thought it would be a great way for the family to get together. >> reporter: organizers put a cap of 10,000 on button sales and expect to sell all of them. >> today it been really busy. we opened an hour before and we've had so many customers. i'm glad we ope

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nbc. >>> nbc's hallie jackson. and i tried, nothing rhymes with that. that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbcs, thank you for watching and good night. >>> gwen and blake stealing kisses. their new video diary. >> now on "extra." >> gwen and blake under the virtual mistletoe kissing and telling about their first christmas together. >> i'm going to do christmas. >> all of today's breaking couples news. jennifer lawrence grilled about every rumored hookup. >> you and chris martin never really confirmed whether you were together or not. and the bombshell she's dropping about liam hemsworth. >> plus lady gaga's fiance taking us -- >> in and out of the bedroom. >> real housewife jailbird theresa guidice counting down to her christmas release-the top-secret plan sneaking her out of prison. >> then oprah on vacation and talking about her lifelong struggle with her weight. >> if not now, when? >> how many pounds she's already down on weight watchers. >>> plus, comedy king judd apatow with a curveball confession about his famous wife l leslie mann. >> have you been mispronouncing her name? >> 20 years

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nbc 10 following new criminal charges and what it could mean for other women who have accused the famous comedian next on "nbc 10 news at 5:00." >>> this is nbc 10 breaking news. >> you're a monster your whole life, dr. huxtable. you're a monster. shame on you. >> a major new chapter today in bill cosby's fall from grace. nbc 10 was there as onlookers heckled cosby going into the cheltenham police department. that happened moments after rainment on assault charges. deanna durante following today's development. she joins us live from elkins park. cosby spoke to you as he walked? >> reporter: when he was walking out i asked him if he had any comment. he stopped and looked at me, shook his head and said no. he had cataract or shadow around his eye. some described him as looking frail. one point holding a cane. but relied on support of his two attorneys to get him through the door. >> reporter: as he emerged, cosby led to a side door. he shakes his head and nearly stumbles before entering. how do you respond? less than 20 minutes cosby says nothing as he leaves. anything you want to say? >> today, after examination of all of the evidence, we are

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pretty disappointed. >> reporter: in dover, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >>> coming up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, we are counting down to 2016 and nbc helping you celebrate. taking a live look from sky force 10 in less than ten minutes nbc 10 will bring you the sugar house new year's eve fireworks on the water front live. >>> jacqueline, and here on the ground the anticipation, the excitement, obviously, building right along with the crowd. coming up, the very best view of this year's expanded sugar house fireworks. >>> and great weather for that. the ball isn't the only thing dropping, though, for new year's eve. so are the temperatures. tracking a much colder start to 2016 coming up. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. ♪ >> tonight on nbc 10 news at 6:00, we are counting down to 2016. taking a live look from the delaware river water front, where thousands are gathering to ring in the new year. taking a live look from sky force 10. in less than five minutes nbc 10 will bring you the sugar house new year's eve fireworks on the water front. good evening, i'm jacqueline london. and happy new year, count on nbc 10 to have you prepared for your

nbc 10 news and the nbc 10 news app for the updates on this breaking news. >>> chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz here now with another check of this amazing weather that we've had. this run is incredible. >> yeah. four straight days of record warmth. today's record came just after midnight. so compared to all of that, it seems a little cool this afternoon as temperatures hover around the 60-degree mark and upper 50s wednesday and thursday. the average high is 45. so we're not going to get below average until saturday and that's just one day's worth. >> i can't believe how much you've spoiled us. we're complaining because it's 62 degrees today. >>> thanks for watching nbcsikahema. for glenn "hurricane" schwartz and all of us here at nbc 10, have a great day. ♪ i finally did it! ew. let sparkle paper towels clean it up. it's perfect for cleaning spills... ...desktops... ...and chalkboards. too clean? sparkle. because it's a messy world out there. [baby crying] >> theresa: okay. okay, i know, i hate this as much as you do, but we just need to let him cry, okay? >> brady: why don't we let him cry tomorrow? >> theresa: brady, no. i just fed him and he's dry and--he didn't start crying until i left the room so he's just testing us. >> brady: okay, well, he wins. he wins, okay? i'm going to put him in the carrier, i'm going to put hi on my chest, he's going to fall asleep, and we're going to be fine. >> theresa: hey, and then we're going to put him back in the crib and he's going to wake up and then he's going to start to cry and then one of us is going to pick him up and we're going to prove that his crib is a bad place. >> brady: no, you can't possibly kno

george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> you can hear more of george's interview with mayor nutter tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00 and you can listen to the entire interview on the nbc 10 app. >>> new at 6:00 from our delaware bureau, police are praising one of their own from saving three lives from drug overdoses on christmas eve and christmas day. master corporal marc difrancesco saved two men and a women after receiving the life saving drug. police did not file any charges against the victims. >>> happening now, commissioners are voting on a budget that would increase property taxes 25%. the huge increase in taxes stems from an agreement between the township and the police union not to lay off six officers. cutting the six officers would have saved the township more than $860,000 next year and more than $1 million by 2017. >>> new at 6:00, three men facing child porn charges are questioning attorney general kathleen kane's ability to prosecute them without a law license. the attorneys for the men argued today that the suspension of kane's law license invalidates her case against the men. the state supreme court suspended kane's law license while she defends herse

nbc bay area news. >> it would make such a nice nbc bay area san francisco bureau. >> you're gettingarried away. >>> santa can't do that. >> we could do weather up in the rotunda area. i've always wondered what that looked like inside, it's so beautiful. let's get a look at the doppler radar right now. that building along with a lot of others in san francisco getting some rainfall right now as the cold front is dropping down. the worst of the storm system is happening at the current moment and while we haven't had any rainfall in san jose, it is on the way. i want to take you into the areas with the heaviest rainfall and this is a bad one. on highway 101, 280, heading towards the airport, still heavy rainfall likely slowing down air traffic and travelers, second spot of concern continues to be oakland. if you're thinking of heading across the bay bridge over the next hour or two, may want to think twice, heavy rainfall and a lot of commuters on a friday just before holiday, it's going to be a mess. so heavy rainfall, we told you about is now entering orinda. it's going to be moving t

you can become part of the conversation, go to our nbc 10 facebook page and post your comments. >>> count on nbc 10 and our nbc 10 mobile app for complete coverage and reaction to chip kelly's firing. >>> it's 4:45. in other news, new information about damage claims from the military surveillance balloon that got loose last october. remember that. the balloon drifted more than 100 miles before crashing in central pennsylvania. now about a dozen people have filed more than $300,000 in claims against the army. those people say the run away balloon damaged their property. the army will be reviewing the claims. >>> happening today, one of six american military members killed in afghanistan last week will be laid to rest. detective joseph lemm was killed in a suicide bombing outside bagram air base. he was a member of the new york city police department and the international guard. he was deployed three times. detective lemm leaves a wife and two children. now one of the other service members killed was from montgomery county. air force staff sergeant peter taub was the father of a 3-year-old girl with another chil

reporting in university city, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> you can count on nbc 10 to bring you any breaking developments on this investigation. nbc nightly news with lester holt will also have full coverage live from san bernardino coming up at 6:30. >>> meantime, a final good-bye today for the campus police officer shot and killed at a colorado planned parenthood clinic a week ago. hundreds gathered for garrett swasey's funeral. this is video of the police escort taking his body from the medical examiner's office. swasey was a police officer at the university of colorado in colorado springs. he rushed to the clinic to help. robert dear is accused of killing officer swasey, mother of two, and iraqi war veteran at the clinic. nine other people were injured. dear could be facing first-degree murder charges, which carry a minimum sentence of life in prison and the possibility of the death penalty. >>> a former soldier has pleaded guilty but has claimed he's mentally ill in relation to charges of raping and killing a delaware woman. dwight smith jr. entered his guilty plea today, smith allegedly told his father he had become, quote,

greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> if you're choosing to stay home, nbc 10 and telemundo 62 help bring fireworks to your living room. watch the display live at 6 can p.m. tomorrow right here on nbc 10. >> new on "nbc 10 news at 5:00," in the past ten minutes bill cosby's lawyer released a statement for the first time since the comedian was charged with assault. we'll have that for you, next. >>> also, nbc 10 is tracking bill cosby throughout montgomery county today. we break down the charges and what happens next in the case. >>> plus, tracking rain that's going to be moving in tonight. what you can expect if you're headed out on new year's eve. first alert forecast next on "nbc 10 news at 5:00." >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> it's annuimage fans of bill y could never have imagined a mugshot of america's dad. prosecutors charged cosby with sexually assaulting a woman it our area. nbc 10 was there as cosby was heckled going into the montgomery county police station. >> you're a monster your whole life, dr. huxtable. you're a monster. shame on you. >> a fall from grace that's taken years to unfold. nbc 10 has been covering it for you from the beginning. nbc 10 was there as cosby wen

nbc 10. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, it's technology that could have prevented last may's deadly train derailment in philadelphia. up next we get an exclusive look at how positive train control works. >>> nearly 300 local veterans get a holiday surprise. how one south jersey community is making their dreams come true today. >>> it's already warm, and you can expect it to keep warming up as we approach christmas. i'll tell you about some records we're expected to shatter in my nbc 10 first alert seven-day forecast. holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. everything in one place. my giant. >>> a burlington county man today admitted to killing his wife last new year's eve and dumping her body in maryland. kyle crosby will serve 31 years in prison. crosby admitted to strangling his wife inside their home last december 31st. police found his wife's body three months later in rural maryland. >>> today amtrak gave nbc 10 a look at positive train control and why the technology could have prevented the deadly derailment in may. amtrak activated ptc on trains between philadelphia and new york over the weekend. the safety system uses gps and other tracking systems to automatically stop trains in danger of derailing. the system would activate if the train's engineer falls asleep at the controls. >> if the engineer doesn't acknowledge the fact saying yes,

nbc 10 is helping your family ring in 2016 with fireworks along the philadelphia waterfront. this new year's eve fireworks display will be televised on nbc 10 and telemundo 62. and watch on nbc0 and or nbc 10 news app. catch the early show at 6:00 without having to stay up late. and if you plan to stay up to welcome in the new year, nbc 10 will televise the second fireworks display at midnight. >>> now even though new year's is practically here, it sure does not feel like it outside. a live look at the blue cross river rink at penn's landing where people are out in the warm weather. >> that is right. we hit a high of 65 degrees. they are ice skating in spring-like weather. but that will change on monday. we have dramatic changes on monday. but now, the mild air in place and it won't last a lot longer. so weather headlines on your sunday evening, a cold front will bring us the change on monday, showers and light rain. temperatures staying put in the 40s. a winter weather advisory for some on monday night in tuesday. 64 in philadelphia. we're mainly in the 50s to the north and west. 56 in allentown. 58 in potstown. still in the 60s in philadelphia. 66 in millville. and 66 in a

nbc 10 news at 5:00 starts right now. the victim was dr. howard baker, a local psychiatrist. nbceen following the investigation since it broke yesterday afternoon. police say the doctor died of strangulation, but i understand they are not calling it a murder just yet. >> reporter: not yet, keith. they have to release it down and talk to the person of interest. they're saying dr. baker was robbed of his backpack and his wallet. dr. howard baker was found dead by employees at the roadway inn around 11:00 yesterday morning, he was on the floor with a belt tied tightly around his neck. detectives say he checked into

nbc 10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> right now on nbc 10 this morning sacked. the eagles part ways with head coach chip kelly after less than three seasons, hear from the experts, the fans and the players. >> new from overnight one man is shot and killed in north philadelphia. now police say four people opened fire on him. a live report in minutes. >> and a live look outside right now. parts of our area are now under a dense fog advisory. and you can see the lower visibility right there. we'll give you your first alert forecasts. first alert weather forecast coming up in a second. it's just before 6:00 a.m. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm lauren mayk. drivers were dealing with the rain, today it's the fog that you've got to watch for. let's get to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. good morning. >> good morning guys. yes, we have fog around this morning. it's thick north and west. low visibility through much of our suburbs. it includes mercer county too so along the major interstates, 95, fou 476, no rain though. we have clouds locked in place. visibility in allentown is a half mile as well as lancaster, coatesville at zero mile visibility, trenton a quarter mile visibility. the rest of the area not looking too bad. it's really those major spots north and west we see thick fog. 38 in allentown. you want a jacket here before you head out. 33 mile, 47 in philadelphia, 43 in reading, mid-40s for south jersey and delaware. as we go through the day today we'll be clearing out of the fog around 9, 10 a.m. but until then the fog is going to stick around. 9:00, 47 degree

all right, for all of us here at nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. the news continues now with "nbc nightly news". >>> tonight, donald trump's muslim ban backlash. the republican front-runner doubling down amid widespread condemnation, defiant as rivals label his plan racist and unconstitutional. is he feeding into exactly what isis wants while rallying his supporters who say he is right? tonight, tom brokaw on the politics of fear and the harsh lessons of history. >>> plus, the money trail mystery before the massacre in san bernardino. thousands of dollars suddenly deposited in the killer's account. >>> also tonight, ate larging rise in distracted drivers beyond texting. what so many say they are doing behind the wheel. the consequences proving to be deadly. "nightly news"

today nbc news was granted access to the shooters' apartment where they lived with their 6-month-old child. here is nbc'sorter: we're walking up the stairs here, which i'm told is a two-bedroom apartment and this appears to be the baby's room right here. and you can see we have -- this is where the 6-month-old child was, and here's

nbc news. >> nbc meteorologist bonnie schneider is here. she's tracking the weather for us. good morning, bonnie. >> good morning, shannon. we are looking at that winter storm now impacting new england. and you can see heavy snow falling across parts vermont, new hampshire and boston getting a little bit of snow. don't expect too much accumulation. but we do have a risk for ice as we go through a good portion of the day today, and even into tomorrow we're watching for this to just stay a little bit frozen. here's the snow atomb lags. you can see there are pockets where we're going to see a foot of snow. isolated areas into interior and northern new england. as the air gets a little warmer in the mid levels of the atmosphere we're likely to start to see a change over to ice. be careful out there and watch out for any slick roadways. in the southeast, it's definitely looking a lot better than it was. because we have thunderstorms coming through but nothing severe. no tornado watches or warnings. at least at present. so that's good news. but i want to give you the heads up since so many of you are traveling that we're likely to see accumulating rain and it will really tally up in and around the central gulf coast into places like destin, florida, pensacola, and montgomery. we're going to see two inches of rain starting today through friday. so if you're driving or traveling be careful with the hydroplaning on the roads. looking at the forecast, aside from what we've been speaking about, minneapolis looking at some snow. not too bad of accumulation, 26 degrees. 25 in salt lake and 22 in denver. dallas breathing a sigh of relief at least weatherwise. no snow or ice, 49 degrees. shannon, things are improving. but it's going to take a few more days before it gets a little more calm. >> winter has caught up with the rest of the country. bonnie, thank you. >>> a prosecutor says it was a quote, perfect storm of human error. there will be no indictment for the two cleveland cops involved in last year's fatal shooting of 12-year-old tamir rice. he was killed after he reached for what turned out to be a pellet gun. nbc's edward lawrence is in washington and edward, could we see the justice department get involved? >> shannon, it could. the families of the victims are looking to washington to get justice. they want to make sure the justice department does a thorough investigation into whether the officers involved violated the civil rights of the ones they killed. >> reporter: protests in cleveland and across the united states in response to no indictment of officers involved in shooting and killing 12-year-old tamir rice. [ chanting ] >> reporter: this protest in new york city. >> i'd like to see a legal system that incarcerates killer cops. >> reporter: on november 22nd, 2014, someone called 911, saying there was a gunman in the park. and the dispatcher never relayed critical information to responding officers that it was likely a boy with a toy gun. one second after the officers arrived, they shot tamir. >> it was horrible, unfortunate, and regrettable but it was not, by the law that binds us, a cri

nbc 10 news app. >>> still ahead on nbc 10 news at 6:00, using art as therapy. >> it's a way for me to find control in a situation that i don't have much control over. >> how this local woman discovered her hidden talent while also fighting cancer. >>> coming up on nbcigh valley surrendered to police after they issued a warrant for his arrest. the startling accusations against him. >>> a philadelphia woman who is battling cancer for a second time has uncovered a new talent for art. now she is using that talent to fight her illness in more ways than one. nbc 10's matt delucia has her story. >> i could spend forever on a painting, i think. a lot of artists feel like they could keep going. >> sarah frank's kitchen looks more like a studio. bottles of paint on the floor and her creations drying against a dishwasher. >> i mainly paint florals, and it's all fingers. >> why florals? >> i love color. color is my thing. >> reporter: a year ago this is not where sarah expected herself to be. >> they're a way for me to find control in a situation that i don't have much control over. >> reporter: sarah was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma in march. she was first told by doctors there was an 80% chance of a cure. now it's 40%. >> and i've been through many diff

nbc 10 investigators have been covering for the past year. >> $88,000 in spending at the colwyn fire department is being questioned by the state auditor general. nbc 10 investigator harry hairston has been digging into a new audit. he joins us live in the studio with more on what he found. harry? >> a lot of the audit confirms what we've been reporting all along, the financial records of the colwyn volunteer relief association are either nonexistence or in complete disarray. take a look, this report covers 2012 to 2014. this is video of us going over records with then-city manager paula brown. brown told us she returned a $10,955 check to the state because she was concerned with how colwyn's volunteer fire police association was spending the money. as the nbcnvestigators first reported earlier this year, the fire company's spending has been a concern for years. the auditor general's report confirms our finding, auditor general telling us today he's never seen this kind of unaccounted for spending by a volunteer fire company before. he says that's why he referred his report to the delaware county district attorney's office. now here are some of the expenses highlighted by the auditor general. there was a cash withdrawn of just over $10,000 that was not documented. he says that's a huge red flag no matter what size the city is. plus, there are no records supporting $2,500 used to pay cable tv bills, and there were unauthorized payments for more than $10,000 in property tax bills. there are still concerns at the fire department. as you may remember, our cameras captured this exclusive video of detectives from a delaware district attorney's office searching the fire department. earlier this month the fire company's board voted to suspend the c

nbc 10 news. nbc 10 news at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >> nbc 10 breaking news...this morning we are following breaking news after that mass shooting in. ka. we are learning more about the suspects and seeing chilling video from san bernardino. >>> a community grieves the loss of a mother and her baby worn found dead this week. today the legal process begins for the man police say confessed to killing the two. plus another rookie mistake. the 76ers take action after more damaging video surfaces of julien okafor. good morning. >> a much different morning than yesterday morning. bill. >> the rain has finally ended. we got a gusty wind. still a little damp on beach avenue and cape may. you can see on the radar, there is no sign of any rain. a few sprinkles. farther north and west, that is snowfall. with the wind blowing, colder air will be moving in. so the temperatures are actually dropping. we see them come down a bit during the morning at 6:00. 48 degrees by 9:00. a little killier. 46, in spite of bright sunshine, the winds bringing the temperat

nbc 10 news. >>> nbc 10 will bring you new information as we get it. and download the nbc 10 news app for updates whenever you want them. >>> tonight a man is in extremely critical condition after a shooting in kensington. philadelphia police tell us the victim was shot in the stomach, along east somerset street and c street. so far, police are not naming any possible suspects or motives. >>> new at 11:00, a firefighter is recovering after a fire at a catering company in ronhurst. fire crews and police officers responded to caster avenue around 5:00 tonight. a firefighter was taken to the hospital. she suffered minor injuries, and so far there's no word on what caused that fire. >>> fire investigators in north hampton county said a cooking meal left unattended sparked a deadly fire last night. the 72-year-old was found dead inside the home along old carriage road in north hampton. crews spent two hours getting that fire under control. >>> the red cross and philadelphia fire department want to make sure families stay safe this holiday season. with their no more fire deaths

nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues now with "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. and a reminder the celebration before the tree lighting at the blue cross riverrink begins any minute. we'll stream the event live on our website, nbc10.com and on our nbc 10 news app. hope you'll join us again at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the pledge of allegiance to isis. the shocking message from the female attacker in san bernardino posted on facebook right as the massacre began. the fbi now saying their investigating an act of terrorism that claimed so many lives. >>> also the bomb factory found in the suspect's garage. a bag packed with apparent pipe bombs, crushed cell phones in attempt to erase the electronic trail as we see inside the apartment where they plotted to kill. what the suspects' sister is telling nbc news about the sign wlz something was wrong. >>> tonight richard engel on the kind of attackers on american soil that authorities fear the most and why they are so hard to stop. >>> "nightly news" begins right now.

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nbc 10 news. >> we are working to gather more details on this breaking news, stay with nbc 10 news for updates and get the latest any time on the nbc 10 app. >>> chill kelly sacked. the reaction continues to pour in after the eagles fired their head coach in a sudden move last night. chip kelly went out like his inconsistent offense and the eagles owner will explain why he did what he did and what is next for the birds at a 12:30 news conference this afternoon. kelly came aboard in 2014. he had two winning seasons and one playoff appearance. this year, kelly got full control of the eagles roster but the birds failed to make the post-season after changes that drained the team of its best players. comcast sports net's john clark is here with more on the news that left some surprised but a lot of people have opinions about this. john? >> reporter: when i got the e-mail from the eagles after 7:00, i had to look at it several times to believe. it said the eagles released chip kelly and i was stunned. i was looking to see if it was a fake e-mail. it shocked everybody. i think what shocked everybody was the timing because you have one gam

nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> right now on "nbcnews today", police are questioning two suspects accused of using a tire iron and a brick to attack a victim trying to protect his property. we'll tell you how that victim became a target. >> ryan howard is threatening to sue after a documentary links him to a doping ring. this morning his lawyers are calling the accusations completely false. >> and taking a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. we're expected to stay dry today but that could change. plus, the temperatures are taking a dip. get out the coats. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm lauren

nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news" at 6 chock a.m. starts right now. >> 43 industrial size propane tanks are stolen from two philadelphia businesses. now police and counter terrorism officials are trying to figure out who stole them and why. >> it is time to fly. the time now is 5:59, just before 6:00 in philadelphia international airport is packed with travelers. as the holiday rush begins. >> if you are headed out be prepared to take it slow. we're off to a foggy start and warm start. 56 degrees in philadelphia. good morning, this is nbcacy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley, very warm one. >> riding in on that warm air is a lot of moisture and that's where we're getting the fog, look at the pocono mountains. a foggy start and it's going to take time for this to clear. the worst tip skal person chester county. zero visibility there. light fog in wilmington, trenton at quarter mile visibility. we'll see fog and then showers, the first rain moving into central delaware, cape may, those showers will be moving in. the temperatures moving up. 57 at 8:00, by 9:00, 10:00, we'll see upper 50s, not a big warm up but we're in store for 60s and more rainfall. your forecast when i'm back in 10 minutes. >> bill, we're watching this accident south in hammonton. it's affecting the east and westbound side right in hammonso

nbc 10 played a part yesterday. vai and sheena and i were down in south philadelphia yesterday morning at the camp out for hunger. nbc 10 donated about 500 pounds from our own drive at the station. we delivered it in storm force 10. we had fun. they asked us to take a ride on the can drop during a trivia game where you really can think. >> that was awesome. >> sheena says it was awesome. do it again? absolutely not. we did do it again. we did do it again. you can have fun, too and you can really help the hungry in our area. go to xfinity live this week, the food drive is accepting donations from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. today and tomorrow and until 11:00 a.m. on friday. we do it because we knew that people in the area would be helped but why do we say yes to that. >> if you want to talk to me speak loudly. this ear is deaf from sheena screaming into it. >> see, i didn't scream, i held on for dear light. >> i was screaming but sheenla had the microphone on. that's why you heard her. it was great cause. that's the reason we did it or you and i, we don't do that stuff. >> we have a lot to get to. you're watching "nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> we are looking at another wet ride to work and some fog is also hanging around. we'll keep an eye on the roads with our series of cameras. we'll let you know what exactly to look out for. >> the heaviest rain is on the way for later today. here is a live look at our first alert radar. we have the timing of the wet weather in your neighborhood. >> kobe bryant! >> yeah, philadelphia farewell for kobe bryant, the wells fargo fans threw their support behind the hometown boy. 28 straight. has come to an end. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news" toxtd i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. it's 5:00 a.m. 51 degrees, really foggy. meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. >> a foggy misty and

nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> right now on "nbc 10 news today", police are questioning two suspects accused of using a tire iron and a brick to attack a victim trying to protect his property. we'll tell you how that victim became a target. >> ryan howard is threatening to sue after a documentary links him to a doping ring. this morning his lawyers are calling the accusations completely false. >> and taking a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. we're expected to stay dry today but that could change. plus, the temperatures are taking a dip. get out the coats. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm lauren mayk. >> i'm rosemary connors. it's cool but a vast improvement from yesterday. this time yesterday the cameras were socked in with fog. meteorologist sheena parveen is tracking that but at least clearer conditions. >> yes. much better driving conditions this morning, cannot say the same about tomorrow morning. so we are tracking another weather system that could bring part of the area wintry mix. we do expect late tonight a

nbc 10 news. "nbc 10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> rights now on nbc 10 news, a messy morning commute for drivers in our area as we're tracking showers and warming temperatures across the area. we'll give you the details in our first alert forecast. >> caught on camera. a man swinging away at a crosswalk in center city with a sledgehammer. different witnesses who saw it all happen, lerk about a second person involved. >> breaking overnight. affluenza arrest. a teenager who made national headlines over his controversial condition that got him out of jail time is finally caught. we'll tell you what's next for him. it is just about 6:00 a.m. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm lauren mayk. you want to grab an umbrella before you head out the door. let's get to sheena parveen. sheena, what do you see? >> sounds like a wet one. >> we have mostly rain and steady rainfall. it's been occurring for hours now. take your time 24 morning. big storm system giving snow to new england. a wintry mix to part of the poconos. as you can see here, that

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live team weather coverage tonight, nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen tells us what kind of warm records we can set this weekend. >> let's begin with nbcs delaware bureau reporter tim furlong. people liking this weather? >> reporter: i know i sure am, as it gets dark here, i can tell you getting more festive as the holiday lights come up, but getting chillier. let's keep this in perspective. mid-december, take a look at the

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nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> the recommendations have been made, changes have been put in place, now it's time to see how the philadelphia police department is doing when it comes to the use of deadly force. >> philadelphia police are investigating the death of a 75-year-old man inside a center city hotel room. it's how he was found that's raising plenty of questions. >> and we're tracking showers this morning and by afternoon the rain will move out and we'll get another unseasonably warm day. it's already 53 degrees in philadelphia. at 6:00 a.m., good morning, this is "nbcracy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. more from meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a rainy warm start to winter and the temperatures are going to get warmer as the day goes on. the rain unfortunately falling in that freshly made snow in the pocono mountains, this is a rainy scene from blue mountain, the entire area the pocono mountains seeing the rain. here is the heavier rain to the south that's going to move in for this afternoon. we have seen some raindrops fall in philadelphia as the first band moved through. the steadier rainfall, allentown and lancaster, and a few showers for chester county too. the rain to the south will be sweeping into philadelphia, delaware and south jersey. and the temperatures even though we'll get rain will warm up. 55 degrees right now. no sign of the 20s which we normally see. on the first day of winter. it's 50 in south philadelphia and roxborough has seen light showers at 52. rain will return, showers this morning. later this morning will be stea

nbc "nightly news" at 6:30 tonight. >> to our weather. nbc 10 first alert radar. more rain rolling through our region, soggy stretch lingers on. making more wet roads. a live look act instate 95 south philadelphia. drivers dealing with those conditions as we wait for things to dry out. let's go to nbc 10 chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> a lot of the rain has gone through, seeing signs of improvement while it's getting heavier in other parts. you can see a lot of area not seeing rain anymore. there's heavy reason in parts of the northern lehigh valley, poconos. as you can see, over the last hour or so, continues to move to the northeast. that area's getting hit hard at the moment. the rest of the area starting to see improvement. drier air moving in. so the rain is moving out. it's not totally over with but on the way out. the visibilities are on the way up. nine mile visibility in philadelphia, will help for plains getting out. some fog to the north and west. a lot of fog in atlantic city. but most places, seeing improvement. you can see more of the buildings now. a little bit of light rain coming through the night tonight. we'll let you know when the sun finally comes back out. how long it's going to stay that with the seven day in a few minutes. >>> broke down m

nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> right now "nbcnews today", it is a wet morning and the rain could be around for a while. we'll tell you what it means for your neighborhood. >> and the rain could make for a sloppy morning commute. jessica boyington is keeping an eye on the roads with our series of cameras throughout the area. >> and pennsylvania attorney general kane will lay out her latest plan here in philadelphia. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's find out more about the rain and what's coming today with meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> good morning. it's a rainy start, the rain is going to be with us not just this morning, but through the day today. this is a rainy view from wilmington, the rain will be steady but light for most of the day. the winds from yesterday have settled down and the temperatures have warmed up. so, this is only rain for our area. no stein ign of icing. the temperatures are above freezing for the pocono mountains. by 9:00, 54. not a lot warmer

nbc sports and nbc news parent company com skast are among the investors in fan duel. a mexican volcano putting on a show when it spewed red lava. followed by a tower of smoke and ash, 6500 feet in the sky. it has erupted three times since wednesday. no evacuations ordered but it knows how to celebrate christmas. bristol palin gave birth to her second child on wednesday. she named her newborn daughter sailor grace and tweeted out two photos. her mom followed up with a sweet christmas eve note saying quote, oh perfect love, the best gift ever. >> a thursday might football, chargers against the raiders, what is future hall of famer charles woodson's last home game. the raiders take the lead on this t.d., they go up three after converting the two-point conversion with that. but josh hits a 46 yard field goal with a minute remaining. tying it up and forcing overtime. in the extra time seth roberts makes the grab, setting up this 31-yard field goal. it would prove to be enough. raiders win that, 23-20. college football, a pair of tropical bowl games. western michigan taking on middle tennessee in the bahamas bowl. offensive bonanza middle tennessee first on the board. a run by richie james, he is gone. but this one was dominated by western michigan who rushed for 215 yards and four touchdowns. get out of the way and western michigan goes on to win, 45-31 for their first bowl victory. and san diego state university playing cincinnati in the hawaii bowl. these are tough places to play. san diego's state rashad penny is fast, he sped it up a little taking the opening kickoff, 100 yards for the score. this one here, they dominate cincinnati, 42-7. >> the old elf is known by many names. santa, kriss kringle and father christmas and st. nick. as richard engel reports for us, the real st. nick is a far cry from the santa we know. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: everybody knows santa's real name is st. nick. but you may be surprised to learn the real st. nicolas was born here, in what is now the town of demray in southern turkey. almost 1800 years ago. his statue still stands in the center of town, where he served as bishop, and acted like a saint. his present day successor bishop chris is revered here too. once a year he holds mass in the church where his famous predecessor was buried. ♪ >> there is an icon of st. nicolas in every greek orthodox church. >> of course. >> but old st. nick is nothing like the santa we know. those stories are fun, the bishop says, and they would be even more fun if i was a child and had gifts coming my way. >> how did st. nicolas go from a christian saint to a fairy tale from a greek orthodox bishop to a toy maker with a staff of elves and team of flying reindeer? much of that happened in america. the 19th century poem t'was the night before christmas describes st. nick as jolly and plump. flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. cartoonist thomas nass came up with the familiar santa image. and ads like this one helped lock it in. of course, coca-cola has a bigger advertising budget than the greek orthodox church. >> you try and tell people when you see all of these little santas, that's not the guy? that has nothing to do with st. nick. exactly, he says. i've been doing that for 30 years now. but without much success. because it seems people like santa just the way he is now. richard engel, nbcews, istanbul. >> just ahead, presidential hopefuls take last minute jabs before christmas, plus the elf on the shelf comes to life. now he is a viral sensation. >>> it may be the holiday season but that does not mean presidential candidates are taking time off from greeting voters or taking last-minute shots at each other. hallie jackson has more. >> don't feel guilty about your last-minute christmas shopping. even presidential candidates are procrastinating. jeb bush browsing board games. >> unlike donald trump, i didn't try to have a monopoly in real estate. >> and taking shots at donald trump, who is focusing on his own feud with hillary clinton. >> i really haven't gone after hillary yet. there's a lot to go after. the job she's done is horrible. >> trump cautioning clinton after she said this -- >> it's not the first time he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism. >> and donald trump is the only candidate i've seen in i don't know how many cycles that's been able to get away with w

nbc 10 news. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> we're enjoying another mild december day, a cool breeze has been blowing through our area, though. nbc 10 in university city. you can hear and feel that wind whipping right through the trees today. here's a live look outside at the flags blowing in the winds on the ben franklin parkway. enjoy the temperatures, because a cold blast is coming. for a fourth straight day we set a record high. >> glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the first look at the forecast. glenn, you're running out of room in your record book? >> no, we're not, it's indefinite and there will be more records before the end of the month. we have clear skies now, we did set a record today just after midnight, 69 degrees, the third, the fourth day in a row with record high temperatures. tomorrow we're all the way down to 57, but the average high temperature is 45. so we've gone from 25 degrees above normal, to today a mere 15 degrees above normal. 52 in pottstown now, and in lancaster. feels a little bit cooler, but this is the middle of december, folks. we've got wind still gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour, not qu

nbc news. >>> for more tips on how to avoid package thefts, go to the nbc 10 news app. it's a free download. of course you can go to nbc10.com. nbc news at 6:00 is next. >>> coming up next on nbc 10 news at 6, she was well known in the community. >> tonight police just revealed new details in the murder of a philadelphia woman. a live report is ahead. >> we've got a dry stretch ahead. is no rain going to help bring warmer weather? we could break some records. my forecast is next. >>> plus college students forking over the dough. tonight the increase that will now make tuition the most expensive in a local university's history. that's next on nbc 10 news at 6. >>> we begin with breaking news here at 6:00 p.m. a community leader beaten to death and left in her home for days. in the past 15 minutes police announced they have arrested two people and charged them with murder and robbery. good evening. i'm jim rosen field. >> i'm jacqueline london. tonight at 6:00 we can tell you that police found the victim this morning and that murder may have happened friday. nbc 10 joins us live from the crime scene in the city's fishtown neighborh

nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >> we are following breaking news, a building fire in philadelphia's olney neighborhood. the last fire truck has pulled away from the scene. fire's out. they are looking into how it got started. >>> we have new information this morning on a stabbing in center city. two arrests are made and police say witnesses were key in helping them get to the scene so quickly. >> today president obama will be in california to meet with the families of the victims in the san bernardino mass shooting. this happens as a friend of the shooter sits in jail accused of planning other terrorist attacks. it's 6:00 a.m. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. it is 51 degrees right now. brittney shipp, i saw the graphic where it goes until about 6:00 then drops off the

nbc nightly news. back to you in philly. >> thanks, lester. >> again, nbc nightly news with lester holt coming up at 6:30 here on nbc. >>> every teen texts nonstop. >> there's a new lesson for local students. >> sending the message that sexting for teenagers is illegal. i'm deanna durante, we have that story coming up. puffs knows winter... ...is hard on your nose there's the endless runny noses. the sneezes that just won't quit and of course, the biting cold of snow day play. that's why puffs is soft. puffs plus lotion tissues... ...are gentle on skin. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better. so you can get out and enjoy winter a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. for softness that fits anywhere, try puffs softpack. >>> this is nbc 10 news. ♪ ♪ beautiful voice right now, as president obama ushering in the holiday season in our nation's capital. you're looking live at the 93rd annual christmas tree lighting. the president and his family just flipped the switch to turn on the lights. also expected reese witherspoon, fallout boy. you see torrey kelly there. back here at home, there are now 50 studen