. >> "chasing" a story in new brunswick? the developing and widening crisis. >> elevated levels in six new brunswick public schools however getting the information was the easy. according to new brunswick today he had to publicly shame the districts on social media to get that information. >> now we're finding out of the levels when they are most vulnerable is really a shock. >> the district tested seven years ago in several schools had contaminated water they tested every couple of years he has not get any answers but now that there was tested he won steno the results period they wanted to withhold the information and the only release day couple of paragraphs but not the actual results ahead to shame them before they did. >> day has an audio recording listen yourself. >> that will be posted tomorrow. >> this is not. >> why will the board not share the information tonight? >> we know the last week of april this coincides exactly when governor christie said all public-school now have to test their water in a newly. let's just

they left, right before 6:30 and headed down to new brunswick. 350 rutgers camden students all together will join the other students from across rutgers university campus, for 12:30 commencement speech. this is the 23rd commencement speech that president obama will be making, last week he spoke at howard, he will also close it the out for his 24th and final speech when he speaks to the air force academy lots of excitement, for those rutgers university camden students will be graduating wednesday and thursday, of this week, live from camden, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> excitement indeed, thanks, cherri. >>> also happening today, vice-president joe biden and donald trump are both expected to attend the university of pennsylvania graduation. biden's granddaughter niomi and trump's daughter tiffany are graduating from penn's schools of arts and sciences. as you can imagine with the vice-president and vice-presidential candidate in the audience, security is going to be tight. if you plan to attend get there early. ceremony is scheduled to begin at 6:30 ton

will begin boarding the train in less than about 20 minutes to head to trenton and then on to new brunswick where they will hear president obama a speak, early this afternoon at around 12:30. as you can see they are very excited, folks began gathering here well before 6:00 this morning. two of the students that i get to talk to today, who are bridge with excitement is donna and calvin, both 2016 graduates of cut gets camden. first of all, calvin, you were acting real cool earlier but what do you feel right now. >> i'm still very excited. i'm amazed. i'm everything. i'm hyped. >> reporter: let me point out that rutgers camden has been working, rutgers university has been working for a couple years to get president obama to come speak at a commencement here with rutgers university. this is first time ever a sitting president has spoken at rutgers commencement. how does that make you feel that you guys get to make history. >> it feels amazing, i look forward to seeing the president, and making history. >> reporter: what do you think he might say he has talk about student loan debt to race, to

they say new brunswick is dividing line. >> if you are at the beach or in north jersey, it is always the brandies not taylor they just referred to pork roll as taylor ham. >> around new brunswick and cape may and philadelphia area we call it pork roll. >> reporter: they say appropriately it looks like name debate will be decided in trenton a semmably man tim houston is conducting a on line survey and hopes of passing a bill to designate the official state sandwich, as egg, cheese and either pork roll or taylor ham. >> it should be pork roll because, taylor is a brand, we know at the end of the day they will call it the official new jersey sandwich a pork roll sandwich but we understand why people in the north may want to call it taylor ham. >> chef from 1911 smoke house in trenton said whatever people want to call the meat, don't debate on a empty stomach. >> never had pork roll you need to get some. >> not only can you weigh in on the the debate on line, assemblyman houston is expect to be a judge at pork roll festival here in millville park on may 28th so you can give him some food

on a sunday, six hours, plus before president obama is expect to speak in new brunswick today for their commencement. now these students from camden , inner not graduate to go day but graduating wednesday and thursday but that did not stop them from getting here. they got doughnuts, they got coffee, they have lined up for a special train that will take them to to trenton and then get on another train on to new brunswick. that train was draped to show their scarlet rutgers colors for this commencement speech. this will celebrate the 250 anniversary of rutgers university, and i spoke with mike sappanic, spokesmen for rutgers university camden and he said it was a multi year effort to get president obama to come here to speak. >> 2016 is the 250th anniversary of the founding of rutgers university. we knew we had to do something very special for our commencement. we began sending requests and working on president obama several years ago and we're so thrilled that our efforts game fruit and he will be a keynote part of the rutgers 250 celebration. >> reporter: now, he is expect to speak arou

it is a big day for graduates at rutgers university main campus in new brunswick. not only are they picking up their well-earned diplomas, they will hear from president obama. obama is first sitting president to speak at a rutgers graduation. the action cam caught hundreds boarding buses in camden to go to the commencement in new brunswick. some said they are overwhelmed that the president will address them. >>> i'm excited to see our first black president this is his last year as a president, so i'm very excited to see him. >>> it is the culmination of a two year lobbing every time by the school and the new jersey congressional delegation. >>> president obama and presumptive republican nominee donald trump -- vice president joe biden and donald trump may run into each other at the university of pennsylvania school of arts an sciences. vice president's biden's granddaughter is graduating along with donald trump's daughter tiffany. >>> officials say delaware is the first state police agency to use next-door.com. they share tips for things like baby-sitters and they

help is coming from quebec and new brunswick.of them hoping to get the relief in terms of manpower and this wind somehow dies down. back to you, christine, john. >> thanks, paul. just a wild weekend of weather across the midwest this weekend. tornadoes in colorado. will all of the severe weather continue today? we have meteorologist pedram javaheri with the latest. >> john and christine, yes, the severe weather threat is there. 24 million people impacted by this. look at the concern this weekend across ray, colorado. the massive tornado. by this afternoon, we get the bulk of the storms to fire off. on the scale, we have about a three. the main concern is large hail and damaging winds. tornadoes will be possible across the region. expensive area for severe weather will continue. notice in the afternoon hours in central missouri and arkansas, you get a good line of storms that fire up into the evening hours. notice the temperatures. they soar across wichita. how about the mid-90s in lubbock? oklahoma city warms up to july and augus

about 40 wildfire fighters arrived on may 10th. 20 will arrive from new brunswick on may 11th. saskachewan will help with the coordinating work. manitoba is providing 22 additional firefighting experts to augment the work being done. to the people of ontario, quebec, new brunswick and the northwest territories, let me extend sincerest thanks. i want to thank the premier and new bruns week senior brian gaulant and senior bob mcleod for this important help. they have been put under volunteer tear evacuation. residents have been moved and 450 people remain in the community. we are working with shell and the red cross to evacuate them in the event it becomes necessary. we are managing a number of other wildfires today. i will ask my colleague at the provincial center to update you on those fires in a moment. obviously this fire is affecting energy operations in the region. yesterday they are a precautionary evacuation from the facilities and civilians from the lodge. the fire could burn the edges of this today. the facility should be emphasized is highly resilient to forest fires.

that are l carry everyone to new brunswick. in total about 350 graduating rutger's university camden students will be attending the commencement. the key speaker will be barack obama. live for now from cam den, mo'nique braxton. >> the storms that rolled through yesterday may be to blame for scenes like this but fortunately it is all behind us. when we return we'll have a cooler forecast. >>> an air display today. the thunder birds will be among the stars of the air show. le. >>> good sunday morning. we had a cold front move through late yesterday. we had rain, rumbles of thunder, strong gusty winds. behind it was cold air. walking up this morning, temperatures are on the chilly side. we will bump up a little bit. we are dry here in the philadelphia area, but as we go to the north western part of the state, an upper level low way to the north of canada. it is just churning a little moisture off of the lake. we're getting lake effect temperatures cold enough. like the upper lehigh valley. mainly sunny for a isolated scattered sh

. >>> hundreds of the students from rutgers camden made the journey to new brunswick to see a very special guest there, 200 students boarded a river line train to see president barack obama, he delivered the commencement speech at rutgers university in new brunswick. waits for rutgers camden students only and didn't stop until reaching trenton where it picked up more students. during at dress the president a tacked trump's talking points and say experience matters for doctors and pilots and so it should matter for politicians too. >> it is not cool to not know what you are talking about. i'm keeping it real or telling it the like it is. that is not challenging political correctness, that is just not knowing what you are talking about. >> the president, encouraged students get out ape vote. he delivered the keynote address as part of the the year long celebration of the rutgers 250th anniversary. >> man, will he be popular on the speaking circuit, right, when he is out of office. >>> the fire storm over new guidelines from the white house on transgender students continues this morning. >> t

needing help coming from quebec and new brunswick.nd somehow dies down. back to you, christine, john. >>> paul, thank you for that. back in the u.s., severe weather across the plains on sunday. reports of tornadoes touching down in colorado, nebraska, kansas and oklahoma over the weekend. along with hail the size of baseballs in texas. take a look at this. this is stunning footage from colorado. a classic ef-2 tornado. it tore up the town of wray and sent five people to the hospital. will that severe weather continue? meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us with the latest. >> john and christine, good morning. almost 70 reports of severe weather across the mid section of the u.s. on sunday alone. eight related to tornadoes. the threat shifts farther east. 24 million people under a threat here. notice it is a pretty expansive region in little rock, shreveport. the threat diminishes a bit. back to the west, snowy conditions across the higher elevations. to the south, summer-like temperatures across the area. we talking mid-80s to some ar

president barack obama will speak tomorrow during graduation ceremonies at rutgers university in new brunswick. this marks the first time a sitting president has spoken during commencement at the state school of new jersey. this event was a highlight of the university's ongoing year long celebration, marking its 250th anniversary. rutgers first invited president obama to speak at this years commencement in the fall of 2013. the the school did in the find out the president accepted, until last month. >>> iraqi security forces are celebrating a victory over isis. the group has reportedly killed ten isis militants, after learning that they were planning a large scale attack on a residential complex. authorities have declared a mandatory curfew and they have placed forces on high alert to search for more possible sleepers cells. >>> over in afghanistan two people were killed, and 12 were injured during a car bombing attack. officials a say one of those injured is a child. it happened near a local police training center, the taliban has since claimed responsibility, for this act. >>> the house judi

eyewitness news" was there as well as hundreds of rutger's students boarded the river line train to news brunswick. it was held at the football stadium 10 the president took the stage around 1:00 and praised the rutger's community. >> every day tens of thousands of students come to this intellectual melting pot where ideas and cultures flow together among what might just be america's most diverse student body. >> the president took shots at donald trump. he said trump rhetoric about building border walls and muslims entering the country is a betrayal to american values. >>> democrat presidential candidates were out and about that kentucky and oregon. of meanwhile, donald trump is going to war with the media via twitter. >> hillary clinton chris could said kentucky promising to bring back manufacturing jobs and revealing bill clinton's role in had he administration. >> my husband who i'm going to put in charge of rye violate lizing the economy. >> bernie sanders held a rally in kentucky arguing his best position to win in november. >> we do much better against trump than does secretary clinton. >>

it was seen as far north as new brunswick, canada, and as as far south as new jersey and then accompanied by a large boom. >> switching gears now to a frightening case for a colorado family. terrorized by a home invasion. >> it happened to two middle school teachers while their children were sleeping in what police now say was a case of mistaken identity. latest. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: the call for help is frantic. >> 911? >> there's three men that just came in my house and attacked my husband and i. >> reporter: a knock on the door in this golden, colorado, neighborhood. >> they knocked on my door and then they came in my house. >> reporter: a husband and wife, both middle school teachers, at home with their two kids when three suspects break in. the husband is stabbed, but fights back, grabbing a knife, taking one suspect down. >> he has a cut on his arm and he's gushing blood out of his arm. >> reporter: police say the home invaders were looking for drugs and $10,000 in cash, but it was a case of mistaken identity. the bad guys had the wrong house. >> there were three

eyewitness news" was there as well as hundreds of rutger's students boarded the river line train to news brunswickeld at the football stadium 10 the president took the stage around 1:00 and praised the rutger's community. >> every day tens of thousands of students come to this intellectual melting pot where ideas and cultures flow together among what might just be america's most diverse student body. >> the president took shots at donald trump. he said trump rhetoric about building border walls and muslims entering the country is a betrayal to american values. >>> democrat presidential candidates were out and about that kentucky and oregon. of meanwhile, donald trump is going to war with the media via twitter. >> hillary clinton chris could said kentucky promising to bring back manufacturing jobs and revealing bill clinton's role in had he administration. >> my husband who i'm going to put in charge of rye violate lizing the economy. >> bernie sanders held a rally in kentucky arguing his best position to win in november. >> we do much better against trump than does secretary clinton. >> donald tru

now, sanders was in new jersey earlier this week, speaking the rutgers new brunswick, then atlantic city, clinton's first campaign stop in new jersey, people hearsay they're interested to see what she has to say about how to move the country forward. >> i have been a life-long democrat. i'm still not totally decided. and i just stand interested in see what she has to say. >> i didn't really know who to vote for. but i feel hillary clinton has an experience and she would be wonderful president. >> just a little bit longer for these people, she speaks at 1:00 p.m., and she is hoping to wrap up the democratic nomination, before the convention in july, in philadelphia, here in new jersey, 142 delegates, up for grabs. live in blackwood, cleve bryan, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> thank, cleve. >> there is still time to register for the new jersey primary, you need to do it by next tuesday may 17th. the primary is tuesday, june june 7th. >>> turning to weather in for combo tradd to, sun, clouds, showers, let's get first look at the forecast with katie out on the skydeck, katy? >> jim, yes, combo

john news brunswick, canada. >>> the ship crashed into a passenger walkway in baltimore.val pride had just returned from the bahamas yesterday morning when it the elevated walkway. you can see it there, sending it crashing down on three cars. the walkway and cars were empty at the time. only minor damage to the ship. >>> overnight a delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing in nashville. the plane was going from chicago . the plane did land safely and again no one was hurt. >>> this year's invictus games have kicked off. >> first lady michelle obama, president george w. bush, morgan freeman and of course prince harry just a few in attendance. >> this was a five-day event. founded two years ago by prince harry. wounded war veterans taking part in ten events including wheelchair rugby, >>> after saturday's victory in the kentucky derby, nyquist is listed as the favorite for the preakness. >>> good morning, america. a special part to oklahoma. >> they had a very good state. >> the panhandle state. >> they're assured of another home game. here we go. okc trying to

can't seem to agree on whether there's a health crisis aboard a cruise ship that docked today in a new brunswick support. 16 passengers and one crew member have the norovirus. but u.s. health authorities inspected that ship if baltimore last week and said that over the course of the 34-night cruise, one-fourth of the passengers have gotten sick. >> with all of the cloud cover in our area today, you really needed help to spot the planet mercury. i hope you got to see it. the solar sp's smallest planet put on a show that happens once a decade. it passed between the earthnd scientists and nasa used the opportunity today to study mercury's atmosphere. i did not see it. wait ten more years, huh. >> i retweeted it. it will happen in 2019. happening again. also have ways of you know, they can detect the size better can the orbit when it's in front of the sun, they can see it better. >> technology these days is crazy. >> let's talk about the rainfall these days. >> that sounds crazy. >> set a record, 13 consecutive day with measurable rainfall, all started back on the 2 #27b and 23rd of -- 22nd and 23rd

victim in the face and tried to sexually assault her last week at the college avenue campus in new brunswick. people nearby heard the victim scream and ran to help and the suspect ran off. the good samaritans tried to follow but knight allegedly tried to shoot them. >>> privacy advocates are asking for answers from philadelphia police after one of the department's vehicles was spotted with a fake logo. nbc10's drew smith reports. >> reporter: these are automatic license plate readers, a technology some police reports have shown off for us in the past. they instantly photograph your tag and record an exact location and time you were there. this photo taken this week shows an unmarked police suv with the alpr mounted on the top. on the back rear window a logo for google maps. >> there should be no reason to pretend to be something if what you're doing is not shady. molly says the department is jeopardizing police-community relations. >> reporter: the people who posted the photos say the car was posted here on 13th street underneath the convention center. we called police headquarters but publi

later this month obama will deliver commencement at rutgers university in new brunswick. >>> donald trump held several rally with is in washington state where he went after the clintons. he spoke at a rally in spokane, trump repeatedly a sailed mrs. clinton and went after former president bill clinton for his marital inn filed delts. >>> hillary clinton appears to be gearing up for a fierce battle with trump. she and bernie sanders took a day off from campaign. we will have much more from the campaign trail at 11:35. >>> much more to come on "action news", officials say it is out of control. raging wild fire in canada has scorched more than 385,000 acres. >>> and tonight, officials say, it is not slowing down. an update straight ahead. >>> plus, perhaps we're almost as much in the spotlight as the horses, meet the local organizations who got in the fun on a great cause. >>> speaking of the kentucky derby jamie apody is in for jeff with the results of the race when "action news" comes right back. introducing the completely redesigned mercedes-benz c-coupe, with its athletic prowess and sle

news" was there as hundreds of rutgers camden students boarded the river line train up to the new brunswickampus. the ceremony was held at high point solution stadium in piscataway. the president took the stage at about 1 o'clock this afternoon to deliver his address and one of his key points for the grads it's more important to look to the future than dwell on the past. >> i guess it's part of human nature especially in times of change and uncertainty to want to look backwards and long for some imaginary past when everything worked and the economy hummed and all politicians were wise and every child was well mannered and america pretty much did whatever it wanted around the world. guess what? it ain't so . >> [laughter] >>> the good old days weren't all that good. >> well, the president also took shots at donald trump. he said trump's rhetoric about building border almost and keeping muslims from entering the country he is a betrayal to american values. >>> a bucks county man is in custody tonight charged with homicide and arson in the gruesome death of a 46-year-old woman. "eyewitness new

. >>> happening right now president obama is in new brunswick, new jersey about to give the commencementddress at rutgers university. now you see the university president talking. 52,000 people are attending the ceremony. you see president obama to the left of the screen. the president is actually the first u.s. president to give a commencement address there at rutgers. we're streaming this address live at 6abc.com. >>> a hive of aggressive bees is taking over a neighborhood in california. the bees have killed two dogs and attacked a number of people on the street including the mail carrier. >>> bees were up in her hair. >>> they are super aggressive, they are following us and going after us and banging on the windows, it was freaky like a horror movie. experts say it's not clear how the africanized bees got hear, they can take over and repop late a honey beehive in a matter of days. they are working to round up the bees and get them out of the neighborhood once and for all. >>> getting your work shown at the canne film festival in the south of france is a bucket list for many filmmakers

more than 200 students from rutgers camden boarded a special train bown for new brunswick yesterday.he students got to be part of history. during his address, the president took several swipes at donald trump, although he never mentioned him by name. >> the world is more interconnected than ever before. and it's becoming more connected every day. building walls won't change that. politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. >> rutgers bestowed the president with an honorary law degree. >>> a florida beachgoer is out of the hospital this morning after suffering an unusual kind of shark attack. fire rescue workers in boca raton say the victim was bitten by a small two-foot nurse shark and walked out of the water with a shark still attached to her arm. by the time the emergency crews arrived, the animal died but was still stuck to her arm. marine experts say it's not unheard of for nurse sharks to bite their victims and not let go. >> tiny teeth. it actually gets a really good bite by sucking it in into its mouth. usually they don't let çgo. >> that shark expert says he's heard abo

john news brunswick, canada. >>> frightening momentses at the end of this cruise. ship crashed into a passenger walkway in baltimore. the carnival pride had just returned from the bahamas yesterday morning when it hit the elevated walkway. you can see there, sending it crashing down on three cars. the walkway and cars were empty at the time. no one was injured and only minor damage to the ship. >>> overnight a delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing in nashville. afterhitting turbulence 20,000 feet in the air. the plane was going from atlanta to chicago. ran into trouble yesterday afternoon. enjoy cover blew off and hit the fuselage. the plane did land safely and again no one was hurt. >>> this year's invictus games have kicked off. >> in orlando, florida. first lady michelle obama, president george w. bush, morgan freeman and of course prince harry were just a few in attendance. >> this was a five-day event. it was founded two years ago by prince harry. wounded war veterans taking part in ten events including wheelchair rugby, archery. great idea and

[applause] here in new brunswick, you can debate philosophy with a classmate from south asia in one place and strike up a conversation on the w bus with a first-generation latino student from jersey city before sitting down for your site group project with a veteran going to the school on the post because of -- on the post 9/11 g.i. bill. america converges here. in so many ways, the history of rutgers mirrors the evolution of america. the course by which we became bigger, stronger, richer, more dynamic, and a more inclusive nation. but america's progress has never been smooth or steady. progress doesn't travel in a straight line. it zigs and zags with fits and starts. progress in america has been hard and contentious and sometimes bloody. it remains uneven. at times, for every two steps forward, it feels like we take one step back. for some of you, this may sound like your college career. [laughter] it sounds like mine anyway. [laughter] which makes sense because measured against the whole human history, america remains a very young nation. younger even than this university. progress is b

. >> it is graduation day at rutgers university in new brunswick. they're making the trip because president obama is making the address. we spoke with them just before they boarded a train. >> what would you like to hear him say or have him say? >> just to congratulate all of us. it took me five years to get through, and i know a lot of people took longer than that. so just to congratulate us and be proud of us. >> that there is hope in the future, and jobs available, and to be upbeat and hospitoptimist. >> about 300 graduating camden students will attend the commencement in new jersey. >> and biden will watch his granddaughter. she will receive her degree. security will be tight, penn is urging parents and students to arrive early for tonight's ceremony at franklin field. >> up, up and away, a air show wows the crowds in new jersey. we'll show you where you can watch later on. pat toomey started his career as an investment banker. then, a wall street wheeler-dealer overseeing stock trades in new york, london and tokyo. next, toomey moved to hong ko

. >>> hundreds of rutgers students boarded buses to go to the commencement in new new brunswick. some said they are overwhelmed that the president will address them. >>> i'm excited to see barack obama the first black president, and this is the last year, i'm so excited to see him. >>> others feel honored that the president is speaking to them. >>> still to come on "action news" sunday morning, two tv stars are spotted at the scene of a crash, we'll tell you how they helped out in an unscripted drama. >>> a new wildfire is raging forcing people from their homes out west. we'll tell you what's on the side of firefighters. >>> our age fearless report looks at when grief turns into depression, we'll tell you several ways to ease the pain and smile again. >>> the phillies reds game ends with a collision at home plate. >> reporter: coming up in weather, look at the chilly numbers off to the northwest, in the 30s in pittsburgh, buffalo and binghamton. that cold air is heading this way. i'll let you know when in the seven-day forecast. > welcome back on this sunday, 7:12, the sun is shi

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more than 200 students boarded a special train bound for new brunswick yesterday. they didn't graduate at the ceremony but they did get to be part of history. during his address the president took several swipes at donald trump although he never mentioned him by name. >> the world is more interconnected than ever before. and it's becoming more connected every day. building walls won't change that. politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. >> president obama was given an honorary law degree by rutgers during the commencement. >>> the main graduation ceremony for students at penn state university is underway right now. students are still buzzing about donald trump and vice president joe biden attending the graduation yesterday. they were at penn for the wharton school of business ceremony not as politicians but as loved ones of grads. trump cheered on his daughter tiffany, who's a graduate, while vice president biden watched his granddaughter naomi get her diploma. neither of them spoke keeping their focus on the graduates. some of them thought they brought a

than 200 members of the rutgers university camden class of 2016 they will not boarded a train for new brunswick. the is speech from the president of the united states. it is the first time a sitting president has ever delivered the commencement speech at rutgers. >> more than 12,000 students part of the graduating class. more than 40,000 guests attended. president obama was awarded an honorary degree. he took a swipe at donald trump for his proposal to build a wall along part of the country's southern border to keep out undocumented immigrants. along with the proposal to ban muslims for the time being. >> that's a betrayal of who we are. it would alienate the communities at home and abroad who are most important partners in the fight against violent streets. >> the president told the graduates to believe in democracy. and some of the results the system produced in the united states today marked rutger's 250 commencement. >>> new guidelines on transgender students touching off fire storm. the bomb administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from public schools's universities that d

[applause] here in new brunswick, you can debate philosophy with a classmate from south asia in one class, and then strike up a conversation on the w bus with a first-generation latino student from jersey city before sitting down for your site group project with a veteran going to the school on the post-9/11 g.i. bill. america converges here. and so many ways, the history of rutgers mirrors the evolution of america. the course by which we became bigger, stronger, richer, more dynamic, and a more inclusive nation. but america's progress has never been smooth or steady. progress doesn't travel in a straight line. it zigs and zags with fits and starts. progress in america has been hard and contentious and sometimes bloody. it remains uneven. at times, for every two steps forward, it feels like we take one step back. for some of you, this may sound like your college career. [laughter] it sounds like mine anyway. [laughter] which makes sense because measured against the whole human history, america remains a very young nation. younger even than this university. but progress is bumpy. it always

two younger students travel to the main campus in new brunswick to see president obama. he is first sitting president to deliver a commencement speech at rutgers and during his speech he took a swipe at donald trump, and his plan to build a wall along our border and isolate muslims . >> it contradicts the evidence that our growth, and our innovation and our country has always been spurred by our ability to attract people from every corner of the globe. that is how we became america, why would we want to stop that now good president owe bam delivered a keynote dress at the university's commencement as part of the year long celebration of the the 250 anniversary. mike and alex. >>> well, also the president was going to go back in d.c., as a matter of fact because he will award the nation's highest honor for law enforcement to philadelphia police officer sergeant robert wilson the third. >> he will be honored for his heroic efforts during a armed robbery at a game stop in north fill race year. he was killed in the gun battle trying to protect customers from two armed men. s

some coming in from quebec and new brunswick later in the week. to be welcome relief from the 1,500 firefighters on the lines battling nearly 40 fires right now. >> and there's nearly 90,000 people that have been forced to run for their lives. they must have some harrowing storying to tell you. >> reporter: just unbelievable heartbreaking stories. when you watch them come in, often they just have a bag of clothes, maybe a passport, driver's license and medicine. that's about it. many of them talk about how close of a call it was. very little warning. it's not like a hurricane, where you have days warning. most of them just glad to get it out of there alive. we saw some people with brand-new pillows today and they were thrilled with just the thought of a new pillow. that's the way it goes when you have nothing else, pam. >> paul, thank you very much for the latest reporting there. so how did this huge fire get so big so fast and can firefighters expect any help from the weather? allison, any relief in sight? >> yes, pam. but it's going to get worse

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they have firefighters on ground from ontario and will come in from new brunswick because the highlightthey say, it did not double as expected. so that's the silver lining in all of this. >> all right, thank you so much. >> turning now to the weather in this country, at least five people are recovering from injuries after tornadoes touched down in colorado. take a look at this incredible video out of the town of wray. the tornado on the ground for six miles causing significant damage to several homes there. police there spent part of the evening rounding up cattle wandering on the highway. amazingly there have been no reports of serious injuries. >> and he has escaped before so what are officials doing now as they move him to a new prison near the u.s.? we'll talk with someone who has been covering elch chapo. accessible by thousands of suppliers and employees globally. but with cyber threats on the rise, mary's data could be under attack. with the help of the at&t network, a network that senses and mitigates cyber threats, their critical data is safer than ever. giving them the agility

sanders will host rallies at rutgers university in new brunswick and one in atlantic city.time, democratic front-runner hillary clinton was in southern california yesterday appealing to her supporters to stop a trump presidency. >> our next president has to meet three tests. ka can you help families get ahead and stay ahead. can you keep us safe and bring our country together? donald trump fails all three of those tests. >> clinton holds a sizable delegate lead on bernie sanders for the democratic nomination. we have you covered on all nbc 10 app for the most detailed information. live in the digital operations center, i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a rainy start to this friday morning. you can count on having rain through the morning for philadelphia. at the shore, the rain is coming down, too. everybody is going to see temperatures staying cool through the morning, thanks to the rain and the wind that are coming out of the northeast again today. that's a rainy view from wildwood. yes, the skie

of relief later and later in the week we understand firefighters will come in from quebec and new brunswick mother nature to help out. i smile as it's now a little clear and little cooler. the cool temperatures could help a lot, pam. >> let's hope it does. thanks so much, appreciate it. >> for more information on how to help ee vak cue ees, go to cnn.com/impact. >>> john mccain isn't a huge donald trump fan but he's criticizing republican leaders for not listening to the millions of voters who want trump to be their nominee. that interview next. >> i think that he could be a capable leader. i think it's obvious that there has to be outreach on his part. real milk vs. almond milk ingredient spelling bee lecithin lecithin. l-e-s (buzzer sound) your word is milk. m-i-l-k milk wins. ingredients you can spell. it's everything you've always wanted. and you work hard to keep it that way. ♪ sometimes, maybe too hard. get claimrateguard® from allstate. it helps keep your homeowners' rate from going up just because of a claim. call an allstate agent first. 888-429-5722. accident forgiveness from alls

then november 19th penn state will travel to new brunswick to face off against rutgers. >>> we are continuingo following breaking news, man injured during an early morning hit and run and now hunt is on for the driver but first, sue serio. >> quite a bit of rain on this ultimate doppler radar picture this morning but how much of this are we actually going to get? we will let you know when we bring you the forecast from the weather authority right after this. >>> hit and run leaves one person injured. police releasing description of the car ander with they are searching for that driver. >> a a man gun town in front of the funeral home, this morning why his cousin is facing charges in his death. >>> federal judge coming down against franklin institute what the museum is accused of doing over course of the several years. >>> good morning everyone. it is may tenth, in the year 2016, this is a tuesday, good morning. >> we have got all that rain. >> now, it is time at this hour. >> shockingly. >> hi, sue serio, how are you today. >> well, is that what we're on. >> i think, i don't know. >> it is a

then tried to sexually assault her last week near van dyke hall on the college avenue campus in new brunswick. people nearby heard the victim scream and ran to help. the suspect ran off. the good samaritans tried to follow but knight allegedly threatened to shoot them. >>> layoffs are on the way for public schools in camden. the district is cutting more than 150 jobs as it tries to fix a budget deficit. about 40 of those 150 positions belong to teachers. all vice principals will be losing their jobs. the rest of the layoffs will affect security guards, clerks and custodians. camden schools are trying to stem a $39 million budget gap. the district says the jobs being cut were not needed. officials added that the schools will be hiring new workers to focus on literacy and family outreach. >>> in other news this morning, president obama plans to honor a fallen philadelphia police officer next week on monday. the white house, the president, will posthumously award robert wilson iii the medal of valor. he was shot and skilled at a robby in a gamestop store late last year. the sergeant's family wil

he addressed 1200 under grads in new brunswick yesterday. during his commencement speech obama used his comparison of his experience in politics to the challenge of students in post graduation life, paying off that college loan debt. >> when you you hear someone longing for the good old days, take it with a grain have of salt. >> the world is more inter connect then ever before. it is becoming more connect every day. building walls won't change that. >> the president saved his most harsh criticism for the end directly attacking some of the donald trump's favorite talking points. >>> speaking of trump. >> graduation day was just as exciting at university of pennsylvania with a couple special guests in the audience. >> donald trump and vice-president joe biden sitting in the same row. secret service all over this at franklin field. both men had connection to the 1500 students graduating. biden's granddaughter niomi and trump's youngest daughter tiffany. there they were, not necessarily hand and hand, but sitting, right near each other. biden a

light rail, 200 students traveled to the main campus in new brunswick to see president obama. he is first sitting president to stand up and deliver a commencement speech at rutgers. that little river line train, was where rutgers camden students only and did in the stop until reaching trenton. where it picked up more students and then they went over to the main campus at rutgers. >> they invited the current grads from newark and camden. i said i hope i get to see it on tv or something just knowing we will be rutgers alumni. good to be accepting that invitation. >> of course, president delivered keynote address at university's president as part of the year long celebration of rutgers, 250 year anniversary. >> what a speech it was. >> yes. >> he was taking some shots at trump. >> got a little political. >> yes. >> we will play those bite later. >>> 6:20. phillies could in the complete the sweep but it was still where the series victory with the red have them, in the eastern, nl east rankings. >> that is right. fight night. or call it fight day on the diamond. what led to this ug

then november 19th penn state will travel to new brunswick to face off against rutgers. >> so where is winner of saturday's power ball jackpot, still in one has come forward but here's what we do know the store where winning ticket was sold in trenton is getting paid, we will tell you how much. >> they will not get paid until someone comes forward. >> come on. >>> happy birthday to this guy bono turning 56 year-old today. front man for the band u2, bloody sunday, beautiful day, this day swedish day. do you know this song, right here, he wrote this to his wife ali after forgetting her birthday. how do i make this up. write her a song. it went on to become a big hit. >> couple markets ago, i was trying to wish him a happy birthday. >> really, how. >> well, i said, bon theo. >> you know he how he got that name bono, i never knew this name before but he grew up in the o'connell street in the suburb of dublin. he sang all the time as a little kid. he got the name bono box of o'connell street which means the good voice of o'connell street and it stuck. >> what is his real name. >> his real n

sunday he'll hold a rally at rutgers university in new brunswick and that's on sunday evening and then will meet supporters in atlantic city next monday morning. >> meanwhile established republicans are split as to whether to support the presumptive nominee donald trump. today former vice president dick cheney announced he will support the donald. he added he's always supported the gop nominee and that won't stop. however, current senator and former presidential candidate lindsey graham says he will not back donald trump backing out of the rnc pledge he signed when the political season began. >> the donald trump congratulations you did a hell of a thing much you beat me and everybody else and i just really believe that the republican party has been conned here and this guy is not a reliable conservative republican. >> late today jeb bush also announced he will not back donald trump also going back on the rnc pledge he signed to support whoever would be the gop nominee. bush added hillary clinton won't get his vote, either. >> president obama also weighed in on the presidential race tod

firefighters will come in from quebec as well as new brunswick. from ontario. and then behind me, you have this evacuation center at the expo in edmonton. thousands spending the night here. many others coming in to get their needed supplies. it may be a long time before they're allowed to return to ft. mcmurray. >> let's hope they get home at some point. paul vercammen, thank you very much. >>> chief correspondent, star of "early start," christine romans. >> co-star. co-star. hi, john. uber and lyft suspending operations, requiring companies to use fingerprinting and other background checks when they hire new drivers. uber and lyft argue it makes it difficult to hire enough drivers quickly. advocates say fingerprinting is more effective at screening out potential criminals. >>> gas prices are rising, $2.29 national average, up 50 cents a gallon since the low point in february. still 40 cents cheaper than a year ago. a lot of people, alisyn, have been grumbling about those gas prices rising over the three months. a lot of people think we'll stay ar