straub. i have to take this. thank you. >> reporter: that's florida develop are glen straub the new owner. the blackout following harsh words between straub and acr energy that managed revel's electricity since it was built. acr has claimed it offered straub below market rates but that he wanted free electricity. he is quoted calling their efforts blackmail. lord declined to talk about the acr impasse. her focus. >> we're working as fast as we can to get power. we obviously don't want to have our building burn down, either so -- >> reporter: okay. well, last we heard the new ownership here still looking for ways to power things back up here at what was once the revel. mr. straub was to have arrived here about an hour ago jim. so far we have not seen any sign of him here, nor do we hear in it generators firing up. live in atlantic city, john rawlins, channel6 "action news. >> all right, john, thank you. >>> local clergy gathered in vineland new jersey to appeal for calm after the death of a man in police custody.

days after florida developer glenn straub bought the property, the lights are out. >> they bought it they need to step up and take care of the bills. >> reporter: straub spokeswoman said in a statement the team would ee lishtly bring power back up. they'll do that not by coming to an agreement with the supplier but by bringing in generators. that takes time. time fire officials say they may not have. >> these suppression systems and notification systems are extremely important. >> reporter: atlantic city fined straub $10,000 and the penalties will continue at $5,000 tomorrow and every day after until revel is powered up. basic fire safety equipment and air quality systems are off right now. >> it's dangerous for our crews. it's dangerous to the property itself. it's dangerous to properties around the building. >> reporter: firefighters say they can't get water above the seventh floor right now. if glass began falling or fire spreading, emergency crews would have to evacuate the surrounding area. for now, extra police and security are keeping an eye out for anything unusual in an effo

. >> reporter: chris, i took about an hour long tour inside the revel, with that new owner glenn straub. he says some portions of the building could be opened within two months. he told me several times he is very eager to get people here, back to work new owner of the shuttered revel casino glenn straub is still trying to learn his way around the huge property which he is finding is full of surprises. >> something like that, and it is like a lazy susan brings your uniform home. >> reporter: after several unsuccessful attempts to boot the property a bankruptcy gives straub final approval monday and by noonan tuesday the revel is his. he is not popping the champagne just yet. >> it just begins, it is not yet complete. you have to do something with the brick and the piece of property because it is so large, it is bigger than stadium they play football. >> reporter: for just 82 million-dollar florida developer has acquired a brand new facility that cost two and a half billion to build. while he wants to do 150 million-dollar worth of renovations you won't see them right away. he is plannin

reporter: high tech storage for employee june forms to flashy nightclubs florida developer glenn straub has plenty to explore in the former revel casino which officially became his tuesday. >> i got to get it turned around to make money. >> reporter: straub believes the the property can bring in six to 700 million-dollar a year. he plans to reopen hoe toll with the casino once licensing is finish and picks an experienced casino operator. he will have have a soft opening for bars and restaurant. >> they can open up, they will attract enough people on their own. >> reporter: straub wants to start 150 million-dollar to the renovations which he believes was poorly design. he said nine stories of escalators at boardwalk entrance has to go. >> it doesn't work. you cannot the bring a customer with the suit kate and that is an indoor water parking there. >> reporter: year round water park is just a start for attracting new visitors. he is working on acquiring other properties in the city and helping stockton university get their island campus off the ground. he said tuesday's purchase of the re

federal bankruptcy court judge ruled that straub can terminate the leases of the old tenants. such as hq nightclub and all of the restaurants. that almost certainly means more lawsuit is a head but in new jersey state court. while straub has been given right to cancel contracts he cannery negotiate new leases as philadelphia based garses group says he is doing right now. >> we enjoy being in atlantic city as a philadelphia based group and we'd like to get open as soon as possible and service our existing customers and develop new customers. >> jose garses food empire operated four restaurants. straub's attorney say developer isn't looking for a complete new set of tenants but rather reasonable changes to the leases. >>> there was more political drama tonight in the small boro of colwyn, delaware county. boro council in met to fill vacancy created when it fired boro manager paula brown last week. brown attended tonight's meeting and continue to accuse council of pocketing boro cash. brown showed reporters financial document, that she said that she discovered in the dumpster tod

glen straub will spend $82 million which is less than the deal from last year. the judge said straub will have to work out whams with the ten tenents, but it will not work out in the courtroom. >> that's what we do. >> reporter: straub is pitching all sorts of uses for the site. a think tank and small gambling area. he plans to reveal other properties he purchased in atlantic city. >> we do things that create jobs, we'll create 50,000 jobs down there with what we're dueling in the north part of the town and hopefully the city will go along with it. >> the revel sale will be finalized in court on monday. >>> time now to turn and talk about accuweather. it's going to be a rainy day as people head out to church for good friday and passover seder. as you head out, you could say i need the umbrella, but not the coat. >> reporter: the reason i'm late, i started the periscope. storm tracker 6 live doubling scan, matt won't dony work, there's a little bit light rain pushing through the region. there's a thin line not affecting to many of us. as we look outside we're loo

turn around assets toxic assets are why you find them in bankruptcy otts courts and stuff. >> straub is pitching resources for the site, condos, water park think tank, possibly small gambling area and he's not done yet. he claims he'll reveal details this weekend of half billion purchase of several other casino sites in atlantic city. >> we do things that create jobs. we got to create another 50,000 jobs down there with what we're doing in the north part of town. and hopefully city will go along with. it. >> attorneys for both revel and straub plan to close the sale tomorrow and it cannot be time lised in court until monday. >> new jersey governor chris christie today pardon ond a philadelphia woman indicted for carrying a begun in atlantic county. shan even allen was arrested in 2003 during a traffic stop on atlantic city expressway. she informed police about the hand gun in her purse which she was licensed to carry in pennsylvania and new jersey did not recognize pennsylvania permits leading to various charges. allen also had armour penetrating bullets. christie's order today gives

building's new owner glenn straub and ac r were not able to reach for payments, straub assumed as new land lor, in the meantime straub says he will hook up portable generator trucks. >>> well, new jersey governor chris christie considers a presidential run his approval rating sink to a new low. rutgers eagleton poll out find 54 percent of new jersey's registered voters disapprove of job christie is doing while 41 percent approve. some a they feel new jersey is on the wrong track at this point, more than any point in his tenure. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf comes to philadelphia discussing education funding. >> "eyewitness news" at kensington health science's contacted my the latest stop on what the governor called his schools that teach tour. he wants again spokes about the need to invest in public education. i wanted to make it affordable for all of pennsylvania to make an investment. >> governor wolf went on to say that an investment in education now saves the commonwealth money down the the road. >>> supporters of public transportation rallied at city hall today organizers fr

glenn straub reached a tentative deal today with an energy company. straub has been charged $5,000 a day because his fire detection and suppression systems were down. but, casino isn't totally out of the dark just yet straub says he won't be opening for business for at least a portion of the summer. >>> a police award ceremony in chester county was especially touching for one father. >> tredyffrin township a father who lost his son to an heroin overdose, officers who arrested a suspect who sold those drugs to his son. those officers were also honored with award for those arrests, and ed fin says his son was a year clean of heroin but he relapsed and purchased $10 worth of the drug and it claim his life. >> the thing of it is is awareness. and what we do about awareness to keep our kid and families safe. once we know that everybody is safe and what do we do? >> another special moment during this ceremony today an 81 year-old woman purchased, and, saved her life, as she was choking but was saved when those police officers responded quickly. well done. >

straub hired portable generators but was blocked by say the environmental authorities from using them. >>> all right. let's keep the fox 29 spring fling fun going tonight. we're checking back in with good day's bob kelly and fox 29 weekend anchor bill anderson. and you're looking really good there bob. i got to tell you. >> i'm just afraid that the buzzer is going to go off again and i'm going to get 13 on one of the fire truck. can i ride along? >> sure can. >> can i pull the -- like the horn? >> you have to check with the chief on that. >> okay. so probably going to make me carry the hoses let's have a hand for the lansdale fire company, firefighters here? (applause). >> they just got back from a fire call. a few moments ago but this is the second annual movie night here at the firehouse. check this out. we moved all of the fire trucks out. setting up chairs for the parents and then the kids can bring their sleeping bags in their pajamas or pillows and they're going to lay out here on the fire -- on the floor here at the firehouse which we did clean by the way and watch on the big s

the school paid 18 million and sold it to straub for 26 million. they've agreed to turn it into a campus if the legal squabble with trump entertainment can somehow be resolved. >>> police say they've solved the months long murder mystery of a high profile new jersey couple. but the victim's sons are saying not so fast. accusing investigators of jumping to conclusions. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic hears from the upset family members tonight and she's reporting from our new jersey news room. >> they assumed it was a murder suicide the second they walked on the soon. >> reporter: that's mark cher done cher done. the play cally connect canned couple was found dead inside their skillman home last september. family members are speaking out rejecting the somerset county prosecutor's report released last week that concludes the mild americaned hospital executive murdered his wife and killed himself. >> the prosecutors have indicted and convicted my brother of murder when there hasn't even been a. >> reporter: the prosecutors report says john sher

structure straub put money up last week for the showboat that deal has not gone through. without utility service at revel mold and bursting pipes could pose a problem. >>> okay. it's one of the hottest new apps. have you heard of periscope? your kids may have. you can show anybody what you're doing live. the warning for parents tonight before you let the world into your world. hey, howard. >> we need another app. all right. jonathan papelbon is again showing why he's all about himself and not about the team with his comments an sad day with philadelphia losing one of its best sports brighters maybe ever and that's coming up in sports. >> and coming up in weather right now we have the cloud cover, we also have some pockets of drizzle but off to the western part of the state they are already dealing with some thunderstorms. some of which could turn severe. we'll have the timing of a big warmup ahead for friday as well as when to expect potential severe thunderstorms in our area coming up. ♪ there is no royal blood in this country. nothing is reserved for anyone. it's all ju

straub is getting the property for $82 million, which is about four cents on the dollar. the judge's order does not resolve one sticking point the rights of former business tenants to continue their once straub reopens the property in atlantic city. >> ♪♪ >> sun was bathing down today a soldout citizens bank park. we got that right with the warmest temperatures of the spring so far. welcome to opening day for the phillies. live at the stadium tonight is "action news" reporter sarah bloomquist. hello, sarah. >> reporter: hi, there jim it's been a perfect afternoon here at citizens bank park except for the score. boston hitting a grand slam just a few moments ago in the top of the ninth making it eight-nothing red sox. phillies not even getting a run on the board. yikes. hopefully for these fans though, the score didn't matter all that much. so many of them are just so happy to have baseball back in south philadelphia. >> ♪♪ >> reporter: under a bright spring sky baseball returned to south philadelphia this afternoon. phillies fans couldn't wait to get on their gear and get

it was acquired at auction by straub for just $82 million. he plans to invest about $150 million in renovations and he hopes to have a soft opening by memorial day weekend. >> that's just the beginning. it's not complete. somebody has to do with the brick and mortar and bigger than stadiums they play football i've got to get it turned around to make money. and to hire the people we came up here to hire. >> straub says the restaurant will be first to open followed by the hotel and casino. he's also planning a year round water park. >>> we have our eye on some fast changing weather tonight. >> that we do. "eyewitness news" in upper darby as the rain moved in and our temperatures started to drop. pretty dramatically too. meteorologist kate bilo outside with the umbrella up. on the sky deck. kate, how is it going out there? >> eighths whole lot colder out here chris and jessica than it was just a few hours ago and we've got some light to moderate rain falling in the city at the moment. take a look at this dramatic drop that we felt today. look at

ship as opposed to engaging in normal commercial term negotiations. >> reporter: earlier this week straub toll me he doesn't need ac r and could use portable generator or link pour with the show show both. >> we already said cut us off we will bring our portable in and run it during this month and a half or hook up show hoe both. >> reporter: atlantic city pulled the certificate of occupancy and fining straub's company $10,000.5000 each additional day. fire officials say the build ing is annex stream fire has air. >> it goodies there is not anybody in the building trapped for to us get out the but still we don't want to have anything happen to the building itself or any surrounding buildings around it. >> reporter: at 710 feet revel is one of the tallest build initial new jersey and it is supposed to have lights on top to warn airplanes but despite those lights being out faa says they are not fining revel because building is not in the the path of normal air traffic. >> i don't care buys it as long as somebody buys it and gets it operating again. >> reporter: power issue is yet another se

acr energy partners said it tried to reach an agreement with the new owner glenn straub but failed. straub has said in the past he could connect electricity through show boat next door or use portable generators but there is a fear of burst pipes or mold build up without climate control. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight two trenton sisters are target of the brutal gang beating police are hoping this video can help identify the attackers. >>> under water downpour, we will show you more of tonight's new york city subway flooding recorded by commuters themselves. >>> are you short tall or somewhere in between. you probably know your height by heart. on health check tonight scientists explain how it the predicts your chance of coronary disease, cecily? >>> double scan live showing snow is falling in parts of the northern new england, some severe storms out to the west and our weather will get more interesting over the next few days. i'll explain in the accu weather forecast. >>> phillies score their first runs of the season. are they enough. jeff skversky has that story when "

that straub took op as the new property owner.traub says for now he wants to hook up portable generator trucks. >>> a philadelphia landmark is on the move tonight. mc father den's on third street in northern liberties is closing its doors after a 14-year run at that location. the owners have decided to find a new home in the city and plan to reopen there at a later date. >>> two teenaged sisters are viciously attacked in a trenton park as bystanders record it all on cell phones. now city leaders are speaking out about this. we'll tell you what they're promising the victims and we'll hear from those sisters. >> also tonight closing the so so-called gender pay gap. a list is out of the top cities where women actually out earn men and one of them is here in the delaware valley. we'll tell you all about it. kate? >> chris the past couple of days have felt like winter but tomorrow spring warmth returns and with it this cold front bringing the threat for spring severe storms. i'll have the latest details coming up in weather. chris? >>

glen straub is already aware of the disconnect. attorneys for acr blame failed negotiations between the two parties. they go on to say that they simply can't provide free power. >>> now, meantime the same developer, glen straub may be interested in purchasing the atlantic city race course too. the press of atlantic city reports that the racetrack is now up for sale according to a hamilton township official. straub reportedly has expressed interest in it. the owner closed the track in january due to what he calls a decline in the horse racing industry. >>> and more from atlantic city's development now. a vote to help stockton university open a campus at the former showboat casino is now off the table. their proposal would have designated the showboat as a redevelopment zone so that it would not have to be used as a casino. it's still not clear as to why city council members scrapped that vote last night. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> nine minutes after 5:00. the temperatures well it feels

a federal bankruptcy court judge ruled straub can terminate the leases of the old tenants. straub could also renegotiate new leases as philadelphia based garces group says it would like to be doing right now. jose garces' food empire operated four restaurants in the old revel. >>> new jersey transit wants to hike fares the first time in five years and cut service all because of a $100 million budget shortfall. new jersey transit said it found $40 million to cut internally but still needs to make up another 60 million. the average fare would increase between seven and 9 percent. several buses would be eliminated on several new jersey routes. public hearings will be held next month. >> storms left severe damage in other parts of the country but generally left our region unscathed save for a downed tree or two. lines of thunderstorms moved across the south toppling trees onto homes and cars in georgia and south carolina. heavy winds ripped the roofs off some homes and if you hear from the capitol in washington -- a view from the capitol in washington shows lightning sparking a

in the end straub saved money paying 82 million-dollar which is even less than his original offer. he is doubling down on atlantic city as well with the half billion dollar redevelopment plan that includes buying the old show boat casino site last week. straub also wants to reopen the old paider field and build annex stream sports complex there, two marinas, facility water parks, universities and high speed ferries and a helicopter service to new york city. he has got big plans. >>> meanwhile consolidation that caused four casinos to close last year has boost the bottom lines of the surviving resorts in atlantic city. they have increased their gross operating profits by over 12 percent and total revenue by close to 5 percent. meanwhile, occupancy rates at the hotels rose more than 3 percent to nearly 81 percent. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight we will hear from another republican who has thrown his hat in the ring for president. >>> plus an order to spare time some air travel are leave their coins behind at tsa checkpoints. now we have learned how much all that pocket ch

stockton bought the showboat but agreed to sell it to developer glenn straub because of the agreement to say the property can only be used as a casino. if rezoning is approved tonight, it will prohibit showboat being used as a casino and designate stockton as the educated developer. the move can still be challenged in court. >>> also on the boardwalk, the revel deal that became official yesterday. glenn straub closed on the deal paying $82 million for the casino hotel that cost $2.5 billion to build. straub sealed the deal after four attempts to sell revel fell through. >>> and atlantic city is posting better casino numbers increasing gross profits by 44% last year. four casinos closed last year. atlantic revel, boathouse and trump plaza. >>> good morning, landon dowdy. >> cheaper gas may lead to more cash in your wallet. the government says the average household will save $700 this year thanks to lower prices at the pump. regular unleaded is forecast at $2.45 this summer down from $3.59 last summer. currently aaa says they are averaging $2.60 in the philly area. cheaper in south jers

the university sold the property to straub for 26 million-dollar in. it originally paid 18 million. straub's purchase of revel and show boat are part of the 500 million-dollar plan called the phoenix project to hopefully redevelop atlantic city's northern side. >>> st. joes university is conducting an internal investigation into allegations of hazing involving the women's softball team. it is a story we first broke last night on "action news". team played a game today at george mason university in fairfax virginia but university officials here issued a statement to say saying if the allegations prove to be true, then the players responsible will be held accountable. officials also say remedial action has been taken to assure the safety of all student athletes. >>> gun control advocates used this good friday to pray for peace and stricter laws to make philadelphia a safer place. the the group, heeding god's call held a non-denominational service and marched from morris park to good shepherd church in overbrook. >>> welshing phillies fans saw something new and different at the ballpar

ac if fining straub $5,000 a day because a powerless building is a fire hazard.aub says he's waiting for drier weather to hook up the generators. >> 5:so much now, time to turn to dave murphy talk about what we can expect from the day. >> nice today. storm tracker six live double scan shows us the rain from yesterday is gone and as we take a look outside we may still have some lingering clouds over a lot of neighborhoods this morning but the sunshine will work its way back in during the morning hours and overall we're going for a mix of clouds and sun today. should be pretty and it should be warm. 50 degrees currently in philadelphia. most of the suburbs in the 40's. trenton is also hit 50. not a lost wind early on so fairly comfortable. you'll need a light jacket this morning. satellite and radar showing you how the rain is getting on out of here. there are some breaks in the clouds but we will probably start out a bit on the overcast side with perhaps a little bit of sunshine the farther north you go but i do think we're going to transition to probably a mix of

straub has expressed interest in that. the owner closed the track in january due to what he calls a decline in the horse racing industry. >>> a vote to help stockton university open a campus at the showboat casino is off the table. it would have designated it as a redevelopment zone. it's still not clear why city council members scrapped the vote last night. >>> the secret service has placed a senior supervisor on leave and suspended his security clearance. this comes after a female coworker accused him of making unwanted sexual advances last month. the department of homeland security is investigating. the supervisor will remain on leave pending the outcome of that investigation. >>> president obama is waking up in jamaica this morning. from there he'll go to cuba where he's expected to meet with cuban leader raul castro about restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries. once he arrives there, he'll be the first president to visit cuba in nearly three decades. >>> all right. imagine being on a long flight from

glen straub reached an agreement with the power provider. the city has been finding him 5,000 -- fining him five thousand dollars everyday for the past two weeks. straub will pay for 2 megawatts which is enough to get the fire supression system to run again. >>> council unveiled the plan of charging a nickel for each bag, if passed it will go into effect of the summer next year. council rejected plastic bag bans in 2007 and 2009. >>> more video you didn't see last night including a feisty ice cream worker who didn't let a robber getaway with cash. >> white stuff in spring in pennsylvania. not here david. >> reporter: it almost feels like it could snow, because we could gets into the 30s one option is go back to the heavy coat, this afternoon we'll rebound to the 50s and what about the weekend? i'll have the complete details from accuweather coming up. at perdue, we know fresh chicken. well, not that kind of fresh. but we do take extra steps in our farms, trucks that deliver daily and everywhere in between... ... to bring you a fresh tasting

straub's company is working to get portable generators to the site and power back online. until then they will be fined $5,000 a day. >>> colwyn manager took a dramatic stand by locking herself inside the office hours after the council took a vote to fire her. kenneth moten has more on the political firestorm. >> reporter: there's a tough workweek and there's the one that manager brown had. brown locked herself up in the office after a political gamesmanship that led to a council to fire her which led one employee left in the building. the mayor said he is considering declaring a state of emergency. >> people elected us to do a job. not to see this borough get sinked again. >> reporter: the embattled borough manager used tactics used before. this time brown won't exit because she is protecting financial records. she has alleged past and present council members have misused taxpayer dollars. she accused the leader of the council for extortion. >> things in colwyn got to change. the state said two things cut spending and stop the nonsense at the meeting. that's what we're tr

straub hasn't revealed his plans for it. >>> hackers broke into a gloucester school's computer districte weak password allowed hackers to hack in and hold the network hostage for 800,000$800,000 but they didn't pay that. >>> the governor vow -- >>> tonight, the senator vowed to fight charges and his doctor friend also faces charges. it says he was given gifts such as rides in a private jet and free weekend in paris allegedly for helping melgen for millions in medical disputes and getting the eye doctor a court security contract in the dominican republic. >> now that they have laid out their case we with will finally have an opportunity to respond on the record in court of the facts. >> prosecutors have to prove the friendship between the two was used for criminal purposes. >>> now, in south africa what may be the deadliest attack at a university claims 147 lives. the four gunmen were all killed. they separated christians from muslims and christians shot and muslims freed. hundreds were trapped inside for hours. the terror group al shabob claim claimed responsibility. a similar attack oc

the judge said that's a problem to be settled with straub privately. thursday's approval came on the fifth attempt to sell revel. >>> and rutgers plans to merge its two law schools in newark and camden. the school's board of governors voted to approve the merger yesterday. the university says the two locations would remain but the school will start using a single application for students enrolling beginning next year. the change still needs to be approved by the american bar association. >>> and now to an amazing story of survival. a man is safe after crews found him adrift in the ocean and he was there for more than 60 days. nbc 10 national correspondent tom costello has more on the dramatic ordeal. >> reporter: an incredible story of survival here. 36-year-old lewis jordan adrift on the ocean for two months. he says he survived by rationing his food by eating raw fish gathering whatever seafood he could see that was swimming by for example, and also grabbing and trapping and drinking rain water. and then yesterday, an incredible rescue. the coast gua

straub may be interested in the atlantic city racecourse as well. press of atlantic city reports the racetrack is for sale. according to a samhamilton township official. the owner closed the track in january due to what he calls a decline in the horse racing industry. >>> a vote to help stockton university open a campus at the former showboat casino is off the table. the proposal would have designated a showboat as a redevelopment zone so it could not be used as a casino. it is still not clear why city council members scrapped the vote last night. >>> the democratic candidates for philadelphia mayor are already up for another debate tonight. the six hopefuls will tackle questions at the community college of philadelphia in spring garden. it will be the third forum this week for the candidates. the primary election is slated for may 19th. >>> and this morning, more than half of registered voters in new jersey disapprove of the job that governor chris christie is doing. 41% approve of his job performance. that puts christie's job approval at a new low

straub has said he could connect electricity through showboat next-door. lack of climate control could lead to internal damage like mold build up. >>> delaware health officials will distribute fresh potassium iodide tablets that protect the thyroid glands in case of radiation emergency. it will begin at noon to 5:00 p.m. >> i have little league. >> you're on the team this year? >> reporter: matt, he might be breaking the rules of the road you'll be able to play, but you'll have to bundle up. >> reporter: we are virtually dry, but there might be drizzle around. the showers near baltimore trying to inch in our direction not out of the question. as we look outside we have cloudy skies outside of the lehigh valley it doesn't look like there's a lot of areas with all out fog. even up there the visibility was a couple of miles. be careful of that, in case it gets thicker over the next couple of hours. 40 degrees is the temperature bundle up as you head out. 38 is the temperature in trenton and allentown and close to the same in lancaster and reading. 40 in sea i

straub acquired the revel building for just about 82 million-dollar.evel is a pristine facility that cost two and a half billion dollars to build and straub plans to invest 150 million-dollar in renovations and hopes to have a soft opening by memorial day weekend. >> it is not yet complete. somebody has to do something with the brick and this piece of property because it is owe large, bigger than stadiums that they play football. i got to get it turned around to make money and hire people that we came up here to hire. >> straub told us that the restaurants will be first to open, then hotel and then casino. he is planning a year round the water park. >>> if you suffer from seasonal allergies there are several app that is can help out, we will that have coming up. >>> also this. >> they immediately jumped on me and knocked me to the ground punched me in the face. >> that woman was beaten after leaving the movies, what she said to another person in the theater that provoke the attack. >>> new jersey man is attack by a coyote gardening in his own yards, an

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the new owner, glen straub says a shipment of generators will arrive today and be working by tomorrowe power was cut last week. every day the electricity is off straub gets fined because it's considered a safety hazard. >>> the people of fairdale illinois, continue to clean up from last week's deadly tornado. the twister leveled some homes, killed one person and damaged several others. power should be restored soon but only after an inspector makes sure it's safe. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> still waiting for the rain in philadelphia but it is moving our way. if you're heading out the door grab your rain gear. you'll need it this morning. the wind speed has died down. we did have a southerly wind which is keeping temperatures warmer but it has dropped five degrees since we've gone on the air. pocono, 45 now. still in the low 60s in northeast philadelphia and atlantic city. holding at 58 degrees. dry view looking across the delaware from the adventure aquarium. around midday we'll see some rain in the area. first rain drops moving into d

. >>> the power is back on at the former revel casino in atlantic city, new owner glen straub says that the power was restored at 8:30 this morning, they can power the fire detention and suppression systems. the city was finding straub 5,000 each day without power. >>> delaware voters voted for a new moratorium in the state it lasted until june 30th 2018, or until they came up with a strategic plan for the number of charter and vocal and technical schools in delaware. >>> five candidates for the philadelphia mayor shared thoughts on job growth plans in new jersey. job growth works a nonprofit hosted the breakfast forum. republican melissa marie bailey joined doug oliver nelson diaz and lynn abraham and anthony williams and 6 abc is hosting a philadelphia democratic mayoral debate and we urge you to join us live at 7:00 p.m. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, an investigation is underway after a 4-year-old from trenton is left on a bus as his classmates were taken to school. >>> and ducis rogers with more on the nfl draft. >>> sky 6 hd is taking a look at the scene over philadelphia

atlantic city is now fining glenn straub the new owner since the building has no power or water. power supplier ac r says it pull the plug because straub would not make a deal on buying energy. straub says portable generators will be brought in as a short term fix and he does not want to do business with a a acr. >> they are trying to get to us sign a long term contract, to pay high amounts of of money when we can produce the energy from our home next door show boat facility. >> the city find straub $10,000 on thursday and will levee a $5,000 penalty each day after that until power and water are restored. >>> a new jersey elementary schoolteacher is suspended without pay after an assignment she gave her third great student. she had them write get well messages to mumia abu-jamal. he's a prison inmate serving time for killing philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner. christine sloan from w cbs in new york, reports. >> reporter: the district confirms its the investigating reports that teacher at forest street elementary school in orange, new jersey had her third grader send get

straub closed on the deal spending $82 million. it cost $2.5 billion to build. earlier attempts to sell revel fell through. atlantic city is also boasting better numbers. casinos increased their operating profits by 44% last year. four casinos closed last year. atlantic club showboat revel and trump plaza. >>> and lawmakers will give medical marijuana a second hearing. the house judiciary and health committees will discuss that later this morning in harrisburg focusing on the practical implications of legalizing medical marijuana and the impact that would have on law enforcement. >>> and i'm tracking a cold and wet start on this wednesday. we're stuck in a wet pattern and we'll let you know when we'll start drying up and that's coming up in the seven-day forecast. >>> and taking a look outside, there's not a whole lot going on. no major accidents to report but we have wet roads out there with the precipitation moving through our area. be on the lookout for slippery spots. i'll have a look at the drive times when we come back. >>> and a new lead in a local kidnap

straub closed on this sale paying $82 million for the casino hotel. it cost about $2.5 billion to build. glen straub sealed the deal after four earlier attempts to sell revel fell through. his lawyer says straub went to reopen -- wants to reopen the casino this summer. >>> and happening today, parishioners who are trying to save their church from demolition will meet with the president of the philadelphia city council. darrell clarke is asking the archdiocese to hold off on tearing down the 133-year-old church in fishtown. he says parishioners have appealed to the vatican for help and have yet to receive a formal response. >>> also happening later today, lower merion police and township officials will discuss community relations report on policing and race. tonight's meeting in ardmore will follow up on this video shot by a neighbor showing police detaining two african-american men shoveling snow. police are expected to release figures showing the arrests in the township by race. we have a link to the report on the nbc 10 app and on nbc10.com. >> that

. >> reporter: what was the refer elis now dubbed polo north glen straub butte it through his company. straub has issued tantalizing teases, like a high speed ferry from new york and the manager of this pizzeria from this shuttered resort hopes it will bring foot traffic. >> it makes atlantic city feel alive. >> sylvester once worked at revel, says the right management is key they have all the resources it just needs to be managed. >> they hope that straub is a breath of fresh air, he doesn't know the floridian but expects his pitch is part of an effort to create bus and bring investors to his resort. >> this is show business and he is in show business if anybody thinks this is about another chemical plant or mine, no this is business. >> it's a good bet the city by the sea can return to its former glory and this building will play a key role. the question is will it be a casino hotel? a water park? or equestrian center? maybe all of the above neighbor none of the the above? >> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report tuesday night. >> lets go live to matt pellman in the t

glen straub will have to pay $82 million to finally get the deal done, he dropped the dedemand he buy casino without any obligations to the old tenants. the judge said he'll have to work that out but not inside a courtroom. >> another day that's what we do, that's what our jobs are. toxic assets is why you buy in bankruptcy courts. >> straub said he has picked up other properties in ac and he hopes it will create thousands of new jobs for the struggling city. >> taking a a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast warmer but wetter. >> reporter: wetter. yesterday was a beautiful day similar temperatures but differently atmospherically. there are sprinkles and showers popping through philadelphia. looks like camden county, gloucester. it's light and should last all that long. more stuff coming in from the west later on. as we look outside we have cloudy skies and you see the shore looking south. every now and then the skies get a little bit bright, but overall we're looking at a thicker clouds from the west. 60 degrees is the current temperature. dewpoint, 46. the winds sout

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developer glen straub put that money in escrow and he plans to close tomorrow and get to the business of opening the property, being vague he tells "action news" that this purchase is part of a much bigger $500 million plan to reinvigorate atlantic city as a resort town. >> we are amateur sports we are not looking for the best hockey team in the country or the nba, we are going to create jobs we are building everything from water parks to major marinas to universities to medical clinics. >> straub says he will be unveiling the master plans as early as saturday and that he has bought several properties in edition to that casino as part of his major plans there if he does reopen that as a casino it will be a much smaller gaming project there. he hopes to return atlantic city in part to more of the beach town and resort town as he knew as a child. i'm wendy saltzman channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> stockton university students, casino workers and atlantic city residents staged a rally, they are protesting carl icahn's attempt to open a campus next to the taj mahal. they believe

a bankruptcy judge ruled that glen straub can renegotiate with renders or find new tenants.losed its doors in november. straub's polo north country club bought revel earlier in the month for $82 million. >>> state officials in delaware have reached a $2.75 million settlement with a former poultry vaccine plant accused of contaminating wells in mills borrow ten years ago. the agreement with intervet is the largest ever for delaware's hazardous cleanup site plan. cleanup costs could top $10 million. >>> philadelphia historical commission will soon hold a hearing on the fight to save a catholic church in fishtown. supporters of saint laurentus church says they have accepted the nomination for a hearing to decide if the church should be declared a historic building. they're trying to keep the archdiocese from demolishing the 133-year-old church. the diocese says the building is too expensive to repair. >>> judges described julia wolfe's work as powerful and they say it evokes pennsylvania coal mining life around the 1930s. she describes herself as a beautiful renegade. >> bankin

just yesterday a bankruptcy court judge finally approved the sale of revel to straub for $82 million.even though the deal is a go no now, the judge did not rule on whether the businesses inside can continue to operate. that's a deal to be settled with straub privately. >>> less than an hour away from sunrise, but it's clouds cloudy skies and rainfall that we'll have to deal with during the day today. that rain is going to hold our temperatures in the 60s for most of the day. in fact that's where we are starting this morning. right now, 52 degrees in the pocano mountains. northeast philadelphia is at 62 degrees. and atlantic city 58 degrees. waiting for rain. and it's moving in to the area. rain will be falling over citizens bank park. there's a game tonight. a preseason game. may see some showers and thunderstorms roll through during the game. right now, it's the wind that is starting to pick up. 20-mile-an-hour winds currently in dover. some 13-mile-an-hour southwesterly winds in philadelphia helping to boost our temperatures this morning. plenty of clouds with sun. taking a break to

. >>> well, the power is still out at atlantic city's former revel casino and new owner glen straub's fix may not be the best solution straub wants to hook up generators but the state department says that the units would probably violate the clean air act standards. >>> turning to accuweather now we are enjoying another sunny mild spring day, sky 6 hd looking live at the jersey shore, a pretty day at the beach in atlantic city. for the latest conditions, karen rogers is in for david murphy with the latest from accuweather. >> i'm not ready for bathing suit season either but i'm enjoying the sunshine right now, it's beautiful and we have the early morning clouds to break and it's affecting temperatures too. we have new numbers just in and lets take a look at numbers right now around the region, 61 in quakertown, 63 in pottstown and 64 in coatesville and 65 in chester and center city 66. philadelphia international airport 67 in levittown. how about the suburbs in new jersey, 67 in ewing and 66 in ham mom ton. look at the coast like, we are stuck in the lower 50s, still a nice day but wi

last week the utility planter cut off all service and so glen straub brought in backup generators but today's temporary restraining order prohibits him from attaching those generators to the utility plant's equipment inside the revel. atlantic city has been fining straub $5,000 every day the revelry mains in -- revel remains in the dark. >> allentown mayor ed pawlowski announced today he's running he'll face for the right to face pat toomey in the fall. using the backdrop of construction activity in allentown, pawlowski said his experience as mayor is needed in the senate. >> i think what people are most upset with in what's happening in washington today is just this obstructionist attitude that has stopped all progress from happening on multiple front and we need some pragmatic mayor types. i think we need a few more even to get things done and to change the culture that's occurring right now in d.c. >> word is that state democratic leaders are trying to recruit the chairman of the montgomery county commissioners josh shapiro to run in this election. >>> a private school in princeton

glen straub needs electricians on site when the power is restored.eement with the power company after being without power for two weeks. atlantic city is fining straub five thousand dollars each day there is no power. >>> prince william is stepping out as the wait for the royal baby continues. he is expected to join the queen and prince philip today. his second child is expected today. many speculated today is the due date. though the royal family measure confirmed that. much more to come on "action news" friday morning at 9:00. in "healthcheck" there's a new way to help families with kids on the autism spectrum. this approach is getting dramatic results. >>> the weather gets warmer, many people are heading outside to fire up the grills, but doing so can be down right dangerous we've got tips to keep you safe. and we'll get another check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when "action news" returns. ♪ caress presents the world's first body wash with fragrance release pearls. touch your skin to release fragrance up to 12 hours. new caress

they went dark after straub could not come to an agreement with the utility company. power is expected back later this week. >>> one of the men appointed by new jersey governor chris christie to get atlantic city back on its feet is moving on. a spokesperson for the governor's office said orb's position was always meant to be temporary. >>> "nbc 10" is your official eagles station. we were there when the team selected the newest round of eagles cheerleaders. very exciting. 38 of 50 finalists were selected. a sold out kimmel center watched them compute in three categories physical fitness and beauty dance, the all important on stage interview. then the final numbers were called after two hours of competition. >> e-a-g-l-e-s. eagles. >> they nailed that part of the interview. the final 38 have to practice for about 312 hours a year. that's a lot and that's on top of their full-time jobs. congratulations to everyone who made the cut. awesome for them. >>> meantime, there's another event that could have a lot to do with the eagles success on the field. >> on thursday we'l

straub needs to be approved for his own license in order to operate a casino. >>> seventy years after he walked free from nazi concentration camp a professor from atlantic county stockton university continues to share his account with students. >> murray cohen has been there for more than three decade and will be honored next monday. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan sat down with the professor and brings us his incredible story of survival. >> you asked me how did you survive? i say, god knows, i don't. >> reporter: murray cohen was 12 years old when nazis took him and 80 relatives from their polish ghetto to auschwitz, his mother and little sisters died the the first night. >> murder is by choice, they chose to murder us. >> reporter: he and his father spent two and a half years starving as slave laborers. >> people literally walked and fell dead. >> reporter: he enrolled in brooklyn college and began studies. after teaching from the beth israel congregation in vineland in 1980 a invitation to lecture at richard stockton college. he has been there ever since. >> community of st