ted greenberg on the scene working to get answers. e will have ted's report coming up today at 4:00. >>> ready for some good news? drivers hitting the road for labor day, you could be paying the lowest prices for the holiday weekend since 2010. right now the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $3.44. that's down three cents just from last week. 24 cents per gallon since the official start for summer. maybe time for a road trip. in philadelphia, $3.48. in delaware, drivers are paying $3.22. in south jersey, always the cheapest, $3.18. it is that time of the year. high school football is back, and you can vote for our first high school game of the week. choices are frankford at downing town east. lasalle on the road against north penn. martin luther king jr. and coatsville. go to nbc10.com or our facebook page to vote once a day. you can only vote once a day. you can call or text your one-time vote to 610-624-4111. you know how this works. the game with the most votes will be featured on the high school blitz e

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter, ted greenberg, has been covering that story since the crime happenedly 21st. and ted, today, you talked to the investigatorsing they describe how the whole heist went down and what those suspects allegedly did with all that money. >> reporter: chris and jackie, new jersey state police say the ronners came here to caesar's with very intimate knowledge of casino operations, but that didn't prevent them from getting caught. >> i don't think these were, you know, master criminals here. >> reporter: investigators say they were in and out of caesar's in four minutes, but within hours, authorities had at least one of the suspects on their radar. >> it just collapsed when everybody involved very shortly involved afterwards. >> reporter: speaking publicly for the first time since the july 21st heist in atlantic city, new jersey state police announced the arrests of eight people, including these five men. investigators say yi yi plumber and aaron evans were wearing masks then they robbed employees at gunpoint, including a security officer was more than $181,000

i'm ted greenberg. a beautiful start to our weekend. let's get a look at the first alert forecast from meteorologist brittney shipp. good morning. >> good morning. it's even a cool start to the morning especially if you're in the poconos or parts of our suburbs in the lehigh valley, you'll need a jacket before you head out the door. gorgeous conditions down the shore. warmer closer to the water. here's a look at our current temperatures. i'll show you what i mean. we're at 48 degrees in the poconos. 59 at the atlantic city airport. 64 degrees in dover. 62 right in the city. as we head into the rest of today, temperatures range from 82 and 85 degrees. sunny and nice. >> thank you. this morning a funeral will be held for four children who died in a fire in southwest philadelphia last month. brothers patrick sanyeah and taj jacque and sisters maria and marialla bowah were killed on july 5th. 13 homes in the neighborhood were damaged. the fire commissioner says after consulting with the fire marshal, the ca

nbc 10 jersey shore reporter ted greenberg live in atlantic city.ted, you talked to the organizer of this event? >> reporter: i did, renee and jim. 70 to 100 people from across the northeast are expected to attend the oakster dam university seminar which has already run into roadblocks. the banners are ready to go inside balancely's where four days will be filled with lessons on growing your own marijuana, a practice that could get you arrested in new jersey. >> we have an opportunity to change the law and have safer communities if we choose to control tax and regulate cannabis. >> oakland, california-based oakster dam university is the organization behind the atlantic city seminar which will focus on the legal aspects of marijuana in the expanding cannabis movement. basil and rosemary will be used since teaching with the real thing isn't legal here. new jersey does allow medical marijuana, although critics believe the state's program is too restrictive. >> we see an opportunity for safe, responsible cannabis tourism here in atlantic city. >> i don'

ted greenberg has the family's emotional call for action. >> i beg of you, beg you, please if anyone sees aron, please call the police immediately. >> reporter: a mother's plea in israel as her sons delivered their own emotional message. >> bring back my brother. just bring back my brother. >> reporter: in this deeply religious community, a special prayer service today for 23-year-old aaron sofer, who has been missing in israel since friday. sofer, one of ten sib lipglings disappeared in the jerusalem forest. now the scene of a massive search for him. >> very kind boy. we implore upon the agency to continue their mission in assisting in finding aaron to haver. >> reporter: some called for the u.s. and israeli governments to increase their efforts. >> do what you must do. every single resource necessary as if it was an israeli soldier. time is of the essence. >> reporter: the disappearance comes two months after the 16-year-old cousin of a lakewood woman was kidnap and killed with two other israeli teens in the west bank. their murders sparked tensions that triggered this summer's war

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg live tonight. some people just can't seem to catch a break. >> reporter: that's what it seems like. you can see right here, we have a big mess after a new house that was under construction was knocked down by the storm. it's also taken a toll on people who have already endured their share of suffering. the fans are going inside. soaked rugs ripped out and on the sidewalk. >> it seems like it's one thing after another. >> reporter: jack's house was flooded by today's storm. the place had been rebuilt after sandy swamped it less than two years ago. >> put everything back together and here we are again. >> it's a mean rain right here. >> reporter: it quickly turned streets into rivers. the worst flooding officials say they have seen here since the hurricane. this man has water-logged cars. he just got married. >> we came here to have a nice summer vacation. now we have two flooded cars. >> reporter: an unplanned demolition of a house under construction. mother nature started the job by toppling the fr

ted greenberg is live in atlantic city. >> what have you learned? >> reporter: we got our hands on this internal memo today that reveals more than 470 employees here at showboat will be transferring to other properties also owned by caesar's entertainment, the vast majority of them at the company's three remaining properties here in atlantic city. tonight several customers tell me they are here to say good-bye. >> beautiful. it's a shame. >> reporter: for the start of showboat's last weekend, people visiting tell us the mood inside is anything but festive. >> you can tell. you can tell. everybody is like, you know, walking around and sad faces. >> reporter: this woman, who has worked at showboat for nearly all of its 27 years, is among some 5,000 people who will be laid off when it closes sunday afternoon and the neighboring revel casino shuts down on tuesday. >> i miss my friend, my job. >> it's a disgrace. people are going out of work. >> reporter: trump plaza is set to close in mid september. because so many are losing their jobs, the union will

i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> we have had heat and some humidity. we have had air quality alerts. things are going to change dramatically over the next 24 hours. we have relief coming in all of those departments. the heat is going to return over the weekend along with the humidity big time. some weekend thunderstorms certainly before labor day is over, expect some of them. we have blue in the sky and very little cloud cover today. 88 degrees with nothing but sunshine now. feels like 89. humidity, 45%. the temperature continues to climb. the average high for this time of the year is 84. if we get to 90 today, it will be the first time since the middle of july we have even had two 90-degree days in a row, let alone a heat wave of three. it's 90 in blue bell. 83 in mount pocono. 88 in allentown. 88 in wrightstown. 89 in trenton. it got to 80-plus at the beaches at the jersey shore today. hasn't happened very often over the last several weeks. it's not going to happen much this weekend either with on-shore wind. we are dry across the area. one or two ti

i'm ted greenberg. 9:01 on this sunday morning, august 17th. let's head to the first alert weather center and say hello to brittney shipp. already some seeing damp weather. >> that's right depending on where you are. a wet start to your sunday morning. first saw rain in the poconos and lehigh valley. cape may seeing a few showers same in atlantic city. you can see that little bit of rainfall sprinkles and showers moving to parts of center city and north. if we go to cape may county, you can see isolated showers along the shore there. also little bit of light rainfall near norrmaurice river. as we head to rest of today, we'll maintain the chance of showers especially morning hours on and off throughout the afternoon and clearing into the evening. temperatures range between 84 and 87 degrees. we'll clear out for the start of your workweek. i'm tracking the return of storms. i'll let you know when coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. >>> 9:02 now and new from overnight in burlington county. investigators are trying to figure out how a f

i'm ted greenberg. it is 5:30 a.m. on this saturday, august 16th. the weekend is here so let's get our first check of the forecast with meteorologist brittney shipp in the first alert weather center. good morning, brittney. >> good morning. humidity remains low. temperatures will climb closer to our average. yesterday we stayed in the 70s but here's a live look outside. we'll see mostly clear skies and we'll see mostly sunny conditions heading into the rest of today. a closer look at our current temperatures throughout our area. only 47 degrees in mt. pocono. a chilly start to the morning in wilmington at 59. 58 in atlantic city. as we head into the rest of today, temperatures will range between 82 and 85 degrees. our average for this time of year, 86. we are tracking a chance of showers back in your seven-day forecast. i'll let you know when coming up in just a bit. ted? >> thank you. coming up on 5:32. new from overnight, an argument at a chinese takeout restaurant leaves a man dead. two men were arguing outside of the lucky garden near 55th and l

. >> i'm ted greenberg. how the resort is preparing for a rush of newly unemployed workers. >>> the legislation that could ban beach tags in shore towns and the extra amenities it would provide. >>> it's the end of the summer season. the last hurrah before back to school. how did the shore score this summer? i will have your labor day report card coming up. ♪ go! go! wow! go power...oats! go! made from oats cheerios! cheerios! go, go, go! go power oats! go! cheerios! go power! go...power! yayyyy! >>> law makers in surf city ocean county are concerned about new legislation that would force shore communities to have free beaches with public rest rooms. there are two bills in the new jersey state senate that would ban beach fees in communities that accept government funds. the surf city bureau counsel sit says there are know meetings scheduled to discuss the controversy right now. >>> a chester county teen sexually assaulted. going to show you a sketch of the man police are looking for. investigators say the ma

i'm ted greenberg. it is now 8:30 on this saturday, august 16th. we've got a cool start to our weekend but another day with lots of sunshine. meteorologist brittney shipp is here with the first alert forecast. hi, brittney. >> hard to believe we're in the middle of the august with these low humidity levels. rest of today, plenty of sunshine for us. temperatures will stay a little bit below average. not quite as low as yesterday but we stayed in the 70s but there's a live look at the city skyline in philadelphia. not a cloud in the sky for philly. as we head into the afternoon, our temperatures will warm back into the low 80s but it's a cool start to the morning especially if you're in reading with temperatures at 58 degrees. 64 in philadelphia. atlantic city, 64 degrees. as we push into the rest of today, here's how your day is going to breakdown. we're going to head back into the 70s by noon. 75 degrees by 4:00 p.m., 82 and by 8:00 p.m., 76 degrees. a nice night out to enjoy dinner. your full seven-day

. >> i'm ted greenberg. how this pint-sized golfer is inspiring others at the jersey shore. >>> plus, where is the money? nbc 10 told you about the big bag of cash that disappeared from revel. still ahead at 6:00, why the casino is slated to close and they're not worried about the $21,000 mystery. >>> for this adorable little boy -- look at that swing. he's been golfing for half his life. >> you can see he's missing one arm but he's winning a lot of hearts. jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg shows us how the 3-year-old is making it all look easy. >> what do you think, grip and rip it? >> he's got the eye and the strength. but the muscle, 3-year-old tommy morrissey uses to nail a golf ball. >> do you know how far you hit that? >> are in just one arm. >> he brought grown men to tears on the driving range. >> tommy's right arm never develops below the elbow, likely because of a blood clot. as the son of two huge golf fans, he picked up his first club at 18 months. >> i like it. >> it's fun, right? >> it

i'm ted greenberg. it is 6:00 a.m. on sunday, august 17th. let's say good morning again to meteorologist brittney shipp in the first alert weather center. some are already seeing wet weather. >> that's right. if you're in the poconos, already seeing light to moderate rainfall. you could see a few passing showers along the i-95 corridor closer to 8:00 a.m. most of the rainfall confined to the poke mconpoconos. moisture work into parts of our area. north of reading now west of allen town. more activity in the next time line. mid-60s philadelphia partly cloudy skies. clouds have not made it down the shore yet. temperatures in the 60s, pushing to the 80s today with showers clearing into the afternoon. i'll go over the timing of your sunday in my full forecast. >>> 6:01. new from overnight in burlington county, investigators are trying to figure out how a fire started at a vacant billing that used to house an auto body shop this. happened in river side before 2:30 this morning. luckily no one was hurt. websi witnesses saw someone running from the

ted greenberg has the story. >> reporter: on ocean avenue in lakewood, waves of chaos when the driverdeadly accident is allegedly beaten by those who knew a woman who had just been struck and killed while crossing the street. >> there was such a commotion that everything gathered and all. >> reporter: this cell phone video shows juan being punched and falling to the ground the evening of august 9th. authorities say when he got out of his suv to check on the woman, her enraged relatives and friends went after him. jose is the driver's uncle. >> they hit him in the head, right? for what? i know they are angry but they don't treat it like this, you know? >> reporter: lakewood police had not yet arrived at the scene when the attack took place. more than once, bystanders appear to try to keep two men away from the man who is lying severely injured on the curb. police charged one man, anthony campbell, with aggravated assault. no one wanted to talk with us at campbell's house. neighbors say martin lived there as well. the new jersey motor vehicle commission told us that juan has no driver's

i'm ted greenberg. about 7:01 on this sunday, august 17th. let's say good morning to brittney shipp in the first alert weather center. some areas already seeing showers. >> that's right. showers moving into the lehigh valley stretching into the poconos. here's a live look at cape may. we're not seeing rainfall, just clouds. difference from yesterday. a cooler start, more sunshine. now we'll see a cloudy more humid day with the pocket of rainfall moving into the rest of our area. right now we're seeing light rain through parts north of reading, light to moderate rainfall milford and stretching to poconos. as we head to the rest of this morning, batch of moisture shifting east. temperature wise we're warmer than yesterday. by noon 78 degrees with the chance of showers continuing. by 4:00 p.m. we see clouds clearing up and warm conditions expected. 83 degrees by 8:00 p.m. mid 70s, mild night ahead. we'll clear as we head tonight time hours. by tomorrow, plenty of sunshine again. humidity returning and going to stick around most of your workweek.

. >>> now ted greenberg shows us, survivors of super storm sandy are dealing with another mess. >> ted is live in seaside heights to show us what they are dealing with there. >> reporter: before today, there was a frame of a new house right here. it was toppled in the storm which officials say caused the worst flooding they have seen in this community since sandy. >> i put my feet down and i was in water. >> reporter: mike long woke up at 1:30 a.m. to what sounded like a waterfall. >> i had a flash back. i'm like oh, my god, sandy again. >> reporter: after losing his house in the super storm. >> it's a mean rain. >> reporter: this morning his new place was flooded as it turned local streets into rivers. >> are you to laugh. otherwise, i will try. this is the second or third time i have been through this. >> reporter: workers spent the day tearing apart this house they just started building after high winds knocked it down overnight. >> i could not believe it. this is the first time anything has happened like this. >> reporter: parts of ocean county were hammered with more than seven in

. >> ted greenberg has been following the crisis and the impact on workers. ted is live tonight in atlantic city outside the showboat. >> reporter: i can tell you, a lot of people will be staying here before the doors close for good. i checked both showboat and revel next door are completely sold out for their last weekend. >> we wanted to go and check it out before it closed. >> this woman and her family walked away from revel in awe and with disappointment. >> it's very sad. it's the most gorgeous casino on the boardwalk. it's very impressive. >> reporter: 5,000 people will be laid off when revel closes on tuesday and the neighboring showboat casino shuts down sunday afternoon. >> i don't know what i'm doing next. >> reporter: this woman has worked at showboat for nearly a quarter century. at age 65, she's worried about her prospects for finding a new job. >> it's not easy. >> reporter: in a memo to employees today obtained by nbc 10, showboat's parent company said they placed 470 workers with three other casinos. >> it doesn't get the company off the hook.

coverage now with ted greenberg. any special precautions in place to protect swimmers? a lot of them kids. >> reporter: lifeguards here in ocean city are keeping people close to shore after having to rescue a couple of people earlier today. you can see people not going deeper than their waist. we have beautiful weather here. that's drawing a lot of people to the beach. the ocean water is warm, in the 70s. this sh still a time of year when many beach patrols have fewer eyes on that water. 6 lifeguards on high alert. folks in the surf could go no further than waist deep. >> you are feeling yourself getting thrown around a little bit. >> the guards are being vigilant, keeping people in front of them. we are keeping them shallower. >> reporter: for the second straight day, red flags were up along the water in harvey cedars. lifeguards not letting people go in past their knees. >> you really got to be careful. >> reporter: the dangerous conditions fuelled by a combination of onshore winds, a new moon and tropical storm cristob cristobal, come at a time when many patrols are

i'm ted greenberg. it's 6:30 on this saturday, august 16th. brittney, i don't think anyone is complaining about the weather in the last few days. >> a few people said it may have been too chilly for them yesterday. so if that's true, you'll like today even more. temperatures are going to push back into the 80s for us but our humidity will stay down. that is a great combination. look at that beautiful sunrise right now over the city. temperatures in reading, 54 degrees. grab a light jacket if you are heading out in the next hour or so. mid 50s at the atlantic city airport. warmer than that closer to the water. temperatures mid to high 60s and for philadelphia right now, 62 degrees with a few clouds. plenty of sunshine expected for the rest of today. our temperature range between 82 and 85 degrees. sunny and nice. westerly wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. i'll let you know about the storms back in the seven-day forecast coming up. >>> new from overnight, an argument at a takeout restaurant leaves a man dead in philadelphia. two men were arguing outs

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau report eer ted greenberg has be following this. >> you have been talking to people hoping for a different outcome. >> reporter: yeah. a lot of people even industry experts were confident that revel would survive. today though the company sent out this statement saying the massive casino will close in less than a month. >> to have casinos closing one after another, it has to stop. >> reporter: this man got the bad news from his wife in a text message this morning. revel casino, where she's been a hotel guest operator since the day it opened, will close by september 10th. >> to all of a sudden at the last minute say it's over, what can you do? >> reporter: it comes a day after nbc 10 first reported that the casino which opened in 2012 after being built for nearly $2.5 billion had found no qualified bidders in a bankruptcy auction. >> i thought revel was going to get a new buyer. >> reporter: this morning the company said in a statement that efforts to improve revel's bottom line have not proven to be enough to put it on stable financial footing. >> don't seem p

ted greenberg was in lakewood where he spoke to aron's family and friends. >> i have one message. please bring back my brother. >> reporter: from aron's loved ones and many others in his hometown, pleas and prayers for the safe return of the 23-year-old student missing in israel since friday. there are fears he may have been abducted. >> i would like to give a big thanks to everyone taking part in the search. i appreciate it. >> reporter: he vanished hiking with a friend in the jerusalem forest, an area bordered by jewish and arab communities. his parents in israel released this emotional message today. >> i beg of you, beg you, please if anyone sees aron, please call the police immediately. >> do what you must do. >> reporter: at a news conference, calls for the u.s. and israeli governments to step up their efforts to find sofer. some believe not enough was done from the outset. >> treat aron as if he was an israeli soldier missing. >> reporter: his dir appearance comes two months after a 16-year-old was kidnapped and killed with two other israeli teens in the west bank. their mu

in lakewood, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 5:30, philadelphia police hope that you willognize the man in this video wanted in connection with a sex assault. police say that on the night of august 16th, the man followed a woman after she got off a bus. he forced her into her home and sexually assaulted her for hours. when he left the next morning, police say he took some of the woman's kitchen appliances with him. >>> an ex-aide to sha can a fattah has pleaded guilty. they say he issued a phony invoice for nearly $200,000 to a candidate in 2007. the court documents do not name the candidate but he was a top adviser to fattah's mayoral bid. fattah was insided in early august. >>> here are some of the stories making headlines at 5:30. camden county officials say a man killed his wife today as she laid in a hospital bed. they are trying to determine if he's involved in the death of another person at the family home. according to police, raymond wychowanic shot his wife at kennedy university hospital in stratford then shot himself. he is in critical condition. the second body

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter, ted greenberg, has been working the story for us. >> local fire departments are warning parents about this? >> reporter: they are indeed, renee and jim, the new jersey division of fire safe city so concerned about the fire challenge, it sent out this safety alert. i talked with an 11-year-old boy off camera today. he said he did the fire challenge just last weerngts hurt, but many others across the country have ended up in the hospital. >> oh. >> reporter: it is a stunt that could come with a catastrophic aftermath, teens intentionally setting themselves on fire, then posting videos of the dangerous act on social media sites, including youtube and facebook. >> it is the stupidest, most foolish, most unheard of thing i have ever heard in my life. >> i have seen some people that have died from burns. it is just devastating. >> reporter: respect nationwide spread of the so-called fire challenge or burn challenge prompted the new jersey division of fire safety to issue you this new safety alert to firefighters and officials across the state. the bulle

live in ab seek., ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> the taney dragon. s are doing exactly what they should be doing today, putting last night's loss behind them. >> yeah, that's over. they are looking forward to beating chicago tonight at the little league world series now. a live look at williamsport, where there's another exciting night ahead for the pride of philadelphia and earlier today, they actually got to play a philadelphia sports star and, of course, getting ready to play their hearts out tonight. we are just two and a half hours away from taney taking on illinois. first pitch at 7:30 p.m. dragon wagon still roll willing tonight. fans everywhere keeping their fingers crossed, including us. we have a team of reporters in williamsport right now. >> nbc 10's keith jones joins us live from there. keith, yesterday, there was such a nervous excitement and energy what is the atmosphere out there right now? >> reporter: well, fans rex side. that's all could i say. there was a long line this morning, not as long as yesterday, to get those first come, f

i'm ted greenberg. it is 6:00 a.m. on sunday, august 17th. let's say good morning again to meteorologist brittney shipp in the first alert weather center. some are already seeing wet weather. >> that's right. if you're in the poconos, already seeing light to moderate rainfall. you could see a few passing showers along the i-95 corridor closer to

i'm ted greenberg. it's now 10:00 a.m. on this sunday. we say good morning to meteorologist brittney shipp in the first alert weather center. hi brittney. >> seeing showers and increase in humidity as we head to next week. tracking storms next week. the weather is finally changing. we've seen nice conditions towards the end of last week. as we head to today, we are going to see mostly cloudy skies down at cape may. there's a live picture now. we've seen light sprinkles, same thing in atlantic city. if we take a closer look at where rainfall is, isolated. confined mainly to parts of reading and moving to lancaster county. if i widen out the picture, you show the batch of moisture that continues to track east. i-95 corridor, philadelphia should see light rain as we head to the next hour or so. live look philadelphia. our range today between 84 and 87 degrees. a.m. showers and clearing as we head to the afternoon. i'll do an hour by hour break down to help you plan your sunday coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. >>> 10:01. follow

ted greenberg is live at 5:00 in ocean city. >> ted, as we approach the labor day holiday weekend, there's a greater concern. >> reporter: there is. lifeguards here where we are went off duty a few minutes ago at 5:00. we watched as they told everyone to get out of the ocean. they moved their lifeguard stand back on the sand. just a few minutes later, you can see people taking the risk now and going back into the ocean with no lifeguards on duty. these lifeguards are concerned about dangerous currents at a time when the beach patrols with dealing with a lack of manpower. powerful waves, life-threatening rip currents. this man laid out the rules for his 6-year-old twins before they went into the surf in ocean city today. >> i was explaining you can go only go up to your waist. the guard pulled everyone in and explained people have been in trouble today. >> reporter: the rules more strict with red flags flying for the second straight day, knee deep was the limit there. >> very strong. knocked me over three times. i'm not even all the way out. >> reporter: the dangerous conditions are being f

ted greenberg was in lakewood where he spoke to aron's family and friends. >> i have one message.g back my brother. >> reporter: from aron's loved ones and many others in his hometown, pleas and prayers for the safe return of the 23-year-old student missing in israel since friday. there are fears he may have been abducted. >> i would like to give a big thanks to everyoneki

jersey shore reporter ted greenberg has more on that in a live coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> a live look outside down the shore in cape may. what a difference 12 hours makes. you can see there skies have cleared. the rain is long gone. people are enjoying sunshine. >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here with the first alert forecast. >> how much rain did we get across the area last night? >> we have been talking about millville. one of the hardest hit areas. this is one area of new jersey which has seen record rainfall since records have been kept. the second highest, almost nine inches of rain in millville through the late night hours yesterday evening and overnight stafford township 7.25 inches. atlantic city ah little over 5.5 inches. we have seen a lot of rain last night and early this morning. that caused the flooding. the good news is the rain has cleared out. we are looking at dry conditions. unless you are in the poconos or the allentown area. a few light showers. these are isolated. we will continue to dry out as we go through tonight. temperature

ted greenberg, nbc 10. >>> proof that philly is crazy about caning. >> why it's so hard for fans to geteir hands on the team's merchandise tonight. glenn? >>> and a threat to the taney dragons as they try to win the world series. what could affect their championship bid in my first alert forecast. >>> and a man caught on video lurking around a home. what he's accused of doing next on nbc 10 news at 5:00. >>> let's seek to heal rather than to wound each other. >> right now at 5:00, a presidential plea. president obama called for calm in ferguson, missouri. tonight, the curfew has been lifted as the clash between protesters and police escalate. >> unarmed teen michael brown was shot six to eight times in the head and chest. they would not confirm whether he was hit elsewhere on his body. >> sarah dallop is live for us. >> reporter: the national guard will protect the area here so that law enforcement can be in the thick of the demonstration. starting thi

live in atlantic city, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> atlantic city start twd 12 casinos this year and by the end of the year a quarter will be gone. the atlantic club was the first to go shutting january 13th. next is showboat scheduled to close august 31. then revel following on september 10 and finally trump plaza closing september 16th. >>> a new jersey lawmaker says it's not too late for his constituents in atlantic city. he released a statement saying -- >> stay with nbc 10 for coverage on the casino crisis. less than 30 minutes, our live team coverage continues with luann kaun. she's following the money. investment dollars dry up. visit nbc10.com for a section devoted to this crisis now unfolding in atlantic city. >>> today, outrage in atlantic city. homeowners protested a tax hike outside city hall this morning. they are upset over a recent decision to raise property taxes by 29%. city leaders say it was necessary or the town would have lost out on $20 million in state aid. otherwise the mayor said taxes would go up 47%. people we spoke with say enough is enough. >> i don't

nbc 10 reporter ted greenberg sent us that information.se pictures show flooded roads and intersections after several inches of rain fell across parts of our area. >>> get weather information delivered to your smartphone or tablet with the nbc 10 weather app. >> the body of an 8-year-old trenton boy was found at a virginia bech two days after he disappeared in the water. ace horton was on vacation with his family in cape charles. officials say he was swimming with family on sunday when he went under the water. community members gathered at a gazebo nearby for a prayer service to remember him. his family's now bringing him back home to be buried. >>> a paraplegic veteran pushed his way out of a second floor window to escape an apartment fire in delaware county. the fire break out in the man's kitchen last night at the buckman meadow parts in chester. officials say the man, a marine veteran, maneuvered his wheelchair to the window and jumped to save himself. he's beingç treated at the hospital for injuries to his upper body. >>> they claim

live in atlantic city, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> we are following this developing story tonight. we are learning more about the mental state of robin williams at the time of his suicide. just a few hours ago, williams wife revealed the actor was in the early stages of parkinson's disease and was struggling with depression. susan schneider said her husband, who has battled addiction for decades, was sober at the time of his suicide. she says the actor and comedian was not ready to share his parkinson's disease diagnose which with the world it is a nervous system disorder that affects movement. sometimes begins with tremors. speech may become slurred. there is no cure. there are medicines that parents can take to alleviate some of the symptoms. as you probably know, actor michael j. fox was diagnosed with parkinson's back in 1991. >>> the shows will go on, nearly 24 hours after a deadly shooting outside a peace concert at philadelphia's dell music center, organizers and patrons say the violence won't keep them alive. live on the scene of the shooting is doug shimell. >> doug, you

i'm ted greenberg.re with the forecast. >> showers moving into parts of our area. we already saw light rainfall in the lake and poconos. he's a live look now. you can see dark gray skies. if we look at where the rainfall is, it's move ed from the lehigh valley, poconos to the north of trenton, parts of norris town. starting to see a few showers near cape may and new castle county. as we head to the rest of the day, a.m. showers expected, then clearing temperatures push to mid 8 -80s. >>> right now crews are getting ready to remove a piece of the pennsylvania skyline. this morning those iconic letters will be taken down by helicopter. we have been in center city all morning as police and safety crews take precautions to block off streets near the building. city residents have been gathering to watch the taking down ft each letter weighs 3,000 pounds. the building was recently purchased for $68 million. >>> tonight people will gatherer in center city for a different reason. a pep rally is planned at 6:00

ted greenberg will have an update at 11:00. >> we have plenty of clouds and thunderstorms likely thisn umbrella if you're heading out the door. temperatures have moved up a little bit. now 75 degrees in philadelphia. at the shore today, look for thundershowers and a high near 80. >> sky force 10 was over the police station on crown point road about a half hour ago. a dark colored sedan drove through the parking lot and fired several shots at the building just after 4:00 a.m. >>> police are investigating two shootings in atlantic city that left four people hurt. police say around 12:30, three people were shot at an apartment complex on arctic avenue. about 30 minutes later, another person shot several times. this was on north maryland avenue. we don't know that victim's condition either, no arrests here either. police do not believe the two shootings are related. you can always get the latest news and weather on nbc10.com. >>> welcome back to "today." it's tuesday morning, august 12th, 2014. i'm willie with natalie. al and tamron are off this week. we've got you covered. a new survey i