. >> i'm ted greenberg. how emerging views in one community are changing. >>> plus, you could strike it rich without ever leaving home. where lottery tickets could be delivered right to your door. hey, glenn. >> 60s tomorrow and then a chance for snow on friday? i'm tracking your up and down first alert forecast. here's to the explorers. those diagnosed with cancer who didn't settle for just one opinion on their diagnosis or recommended treatment plan they explored their options. and discovered a new level of empowerment. at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, that's what we do-empower our patients with a comprehensive second opinion. and because time is of the essence, we do it a single one day. explore your options with a one-day second opinion. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern. >>> three house explosions in less than three weeks. they've all happened in ocean county. investigators believe gas leaks are to blame for each one of them. so, emergency crews in one town are taking some ne

. >> i'm ted greenberg with the device that could soon be required at homes across new jersey. >>> this deadly crash prompted penndot to make changes along a busy stretch of road. the pattern changes that could be coming and why some residents are not happy about the plan. >>> we'll be starting off your saturday with some wet weather, but the rain isn't going to wash out the entire weekend. i'm tracking the timing and when the showers are going to clear out to help you plan ahead. >>> preventing a major house explosion like this one in ocean county last month could be as simple as installing a natural gas detector in your house. two explosions at the jersey shore in less than a week prompted state lawmakers to take action. >> jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg found out about legislation in the works that could protect homeowners before they move in. >> push to tefrt it. >> as acting construction official in little leg harbor township, part of oliver clifford's job is to check that homes have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. >> it's very important and it's the law. >

ted greenberg is live in point pleasant. >> ted do police have any idea >> reporter: renee and jim, investigators have been focusing their attention on what was the inside of a house here as opposed to a gas main in the street. i just checked and the man who lived here is in critical condition after yet another ocean county home was obliterated by a blast. >> all of a sudden the whole house shook like an explosion. >> reporter: brian and doma kitty say the house next door just disintegrated. >> it was like a bomb going up. >> reporter: when it blew up and rocked their neighborhood overnight overnight, leaving the resident kurt wagner, badly burned. >> he got blown out the front door. >> he was just screaming. he was like help help. >> reporter: police say the victim woke up and smelled natural gas around 1:30 this morning. when he turned on a bathroom light switch the place burst into flames. >> a spark can create a serious situation. turning on the lights using a cell phone. >> reporter: it's the second explosion in less than a week. investigators say a cracked gas main along the street led to a

i'm ted greenberg. have a great weekend. >>> there it is. >> if that's not a distraction, i don't know what is. check out the lengths these arizona state basketball fans will go to to make sure the opposing team misses a shot. so does it work? we'll tell you that later. welcome back on this saturday morning edition, march 7th 2015. this is "today." it's chilly out on the plaza. >> a little chilly. >> chilly out there. >> but even the sunlight in new york city yesterday, it was so bright it almost gave you hope. it felt like it was warmer than it was. >> i'm losing my gauge. it's just cold. >> i'm going with positive blue sky. we can do this sheinelle. >> we're going to spend some time with the folk who is braved it. >> not too long because it's cold. >> yes. >>> just ahead in this half hour on a serious note, a very emotional first week of testimony in the boston marathon bombing trial. the lawyer for the accused even admitting his client is responsible. so that had some people asking why is there a nee

. >> lead's check in with new jersey shore reporter ted greenberg and it is still coming down steadily ted. >> reporter: it really is, jackie and keith. we still have heavy snow here. it also feels quite a bit colder than it was a couple of hours ago and i put the ruler in the snow and we're now pretty close to five inches and it is continuing to come down. take a look at the black horse pike right here. it is still very much snow covered. obviously, not everyone is able to stay at home right now. so for those actually out on the roads tonight, the evening commute continues to get worse. >> reporter: a line of snowplows trying toen coup up withkeep up with the snow. >> slippery and everything underneath the snow is turning into ice. >> reporter: snow began falling on long beach island and areas to the south. roads quickly became dangerous in barnigat township spilled more than 100 bottles of oxygen all over the road and no one was hurt. this suv slid off the black horse pike and hit a utility pole. no injuries there either. >> the last one for the year i hope e though. i think everybod

ted greenberg explains what could happen if this deal falls through. >> reporter: there are signs of change at what was atlantic city's showboat casino but plans for stockton university's island campus and hotel here are in peril. >> it's discouraging for a lot of students. >> reporter: the potential disintegration of the university's massive expansion was the talk on the major galloway campus a day after stockton's president announced that an opposing move by the neighboring trump taj mahal casino had stabbed the school in the heart. >> it's a major blow because, you know next semester you have a lot of kids coming here. >> reporter: in a statement, trump taj mahal said they don't think a college next door is good for the company. they fear kids under 21 would try to get into the casino could damage gaming customers and regain its financial health. >> it's something there to benefit all communities is something we would all like in atlantic city. it's a shame someone is putting a stop to it. >> reporter: they are enforcing a 1988 agreement, requiring showboat to always be operated a

ted greenberg was the first to obtain this new video. >> as brooks responded to these allegations at all? >> reporter: well i called brooks today. i went to his house also to try to ask him about what's on this disk but so far i've gotten no response. surveillance cameras were feet away when a security guard says atlantic city fire chief brooks dropped his pants in front of her at the lobby of the resort's public safety building. >> it's clear it wasn't an accident. >> reporter: the city gave me this video today after a filed an open public reports request. the security officer, whose name has not been made public says on march 5th she asked brooks to remove any metal objects from his clothing for a standard metal detector screening. brooks, unbuckled his belt briefly pulled down his pants and allegedly told her he was having a bad day. she and her lawyer call it sexual harassment. >> this was a premeditated act. anyone who watches that video, it's clear. it's not as if someone asked him to remove his belt and his pants fell down. >> it appears the pants come off and you see his unde

welcome to nbc 10 news today, i'm ted greenberg, 5:00 a.m. on this saturday march 7th. it is a cold morning. so let's check in right now with first alert meteorologist michelle grossman in the weather center. good to be back with you. >> so good to see you, yes, it is a frigid start. so cold today. sunshine finally, a dry weekend, the first of many in what the past four weekends that we've had storms. enjoy this weekend. it will be on the cold side but milder on sunday. the temperature is 2 degrees, 9 in trenton, 10 in washington township and 7 degrees in wilmington to the north and west. even kohler than that. zero in quakertown. 4 in pottstown, 3 below zero is the temperature in coatesville and 3 in blue bell. 21 in avalon and 13 in dover, delaware. you factor in the winds, they're not all that strong still seeing wind chills around 5 in philadelphia feels like 9 below zero in allentown and it feels like zero in millville. bundle up this morning. we are frigid this morning and we'll be on the cold side this afternoon but with sunshine it will feel pretty good compared

in millville, ted greenberg, "nbc10 news." >>> nbc10 first alert weather, tracking the winter storm. we're in the middle of part one right now 37 glenn, two more parts to go? >> yeah by the time this three-part storm's over we could have a lot of snow on the ground. this is ice right now. take a look ahead to possible snow totals in my first alert forecast. we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here, at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, we give our patients the freedom to make appointments that fit their schedules, even on weekends. because we believe in being here when our patients need us, so they can keep living their busy lives. weekend appointments are now available here. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern. fashion a look now at camelback mountain up in the poconos now. this is where you like to see the snowfall. it is coming down there. we'll get our fair share over the next 48 hours. glenn will be back in a few minutes to tell us the timing of this storm and who gets what when. first, nbc10 doug shimell is live in university city. >>

nbc10's ted greenberg has more from camden county. >> reporter: that suspect is locked up tonight in the camden county jail. his bail set at a quarter of a million dollars. prosecutors say 48-year-old larry holliday of willingboro, sexually assaulted a teenage girl and inappropriately touched another. the alleged victims are between 13 and 15 years old and residents of a group home in waterford where he was an employee. due to the nature of the allegations, we're not disclosing the name of that facility or its exact location. investigators say the crimes took place around march 13th although the group home. holliday was arrested that day after the girls told staff members what allegedly happened. they then notified state child welfare authorities. holliday is charged with one count of sexual assault, four counts of criminal sexual contact and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. we reached out several times to the company that operates the group home, but have not received a response. in waterford township, ted greenberg, "nbc10 news." >>> new information tonight about a

welcome back to nbc 10 news today, i'm ted greenberg. 5:30 on this saturday march 7th. thanks so much for starting your saturday with us. let's get another check of the first alert forecast from meteorologist michelle grossman and the weather center. >> we're starting out frigid this morning, temperatures in the single digits in some spots. poconos, 5 below zero. we're looking at temperatures, wind chill is below zero right now. we're looking at clear skies though lots of sunshine throughout the day. a little more cloud cover later on this afternoon. still partly sunny by let's say 3:00 this afternoon. that was a live look outside. right now we're looking at temperatures mainly in the teens in and around the city in philadelphia. 14 degrees. look at chester springs, 1 degree. 13 in northeast philadelphia 10 degrees in washington township. to the north and west zero in quakertown, 1 below zero in lancaster. 9 degrees in blue bell. we slide down to the south and west. the single digits there as well. 6 in mt. holly, 0 in millville. it feels colder than the air temperature

. >> reporter: i'm ted greenberg. why some people are so worried about the timing. >>> i've got some more showers moving into the area. and i'm tracking a chance for a springtime thunderstorm. find out the timing plus a big jump in temperatures. my exclusive nbc10 first alert seven-day forecast. >>> coming up tonight on "nbc10 news" at 5:00 the stench that lingers. and it's not just an issue in the bucks county town that houses a landfill. new jersey residents are upset and tonight they'll be sounding off. now, more and more americans are discovering that... shred after shred... dish after dish... day after delicious day... shredding galbani mozzarella yourself inspires meals, and moments, that are simply better. mmm, galbani (sfx: kiss). italy's favorite cheese brand. now, america's number one block mozzarella. >>> right now at 4:30shgs damp and dreary conditions as we hit the midpoint of our week. live cam shows market street in center city. >> the first alert weather team is tracking the potential for spring thunde

. >> nbc10's ted greenberg is there. ted? >> reporter: what they're protesting and the message they have for customers next in a live report. >>> and emergency workers in new jersey respond to a wild rescue at a water treatment plant. what they had to pull from the water before time ran out. >>> plus teachers upset over the parking tickets they received outside of their school. new tonight at 6:00 how nbc10 questions for the parking authority solved the dispute. >>> updating you now at 5:30. skyforce10 over this house fire in gloucester county. it still has flames on the rooftop. heavy smoke coming out of roof and firefighters on the scene working really hard to battle this house fire in woodbury heights, barlow avenue near maple. it's been burning for about 25 minutes now. and we still don't yet know if anyone's been hurt in this fire but we'll continue to check. >>> right now at 5:30 waiting on the rain. check out nbc10 first alert radar. this huge system is headed our way tonight and will bring rain for one part of the wee

we'll go to ted greenberg. flood insurance is about to go up for sandy victims. and millions of other americans. >> reporter: they are. those changes are coming this week. depending on where your house is and how high it is the difference in price could be significant. >> if it goes up too much i won't be able to afford it. >> reporter: first, joe's home was wrecked by super storm sandy. then his flood insurance spiked from $500 to $650 last summer. now he's facing even higher premiums. >> i am paying so many flood-related dues right now, it's been two years but it will be two years before i'm finally paid up. >> reporter: starting on wednesday, april 1 ls everyone with flood insurance required for a mortgage will be forced to pay more. >> millions of homes. >> reporter: as flood policies come up for renewal, new federal guidelines will tack on surcharges. $25 for year-round homeowners. $250 for houses not used as a primary residence and businesses. >> it's a phase-in of new rules. >> reporter: the president of thomas heist insurance says flood insurance premiums

ted greenberg is live in hamilton township atlanta county. >> ted, it looks cold and snowy where you are right now. >> reporter: yeah, it is cold and snowy and the snow is still coming down jim and jacqueline and it is coming down hard. if you saw our newscast at 2:00 this afternoon and you saw my live report at 2:30. we had two inches of snow on the ground then well it has continued to come down and it has continued to accumulate and you can see right there, we've basically doubled that amount in 90 minutes, up to about four inches of snow here in the mays landing section of hamilton township and we're along the black horse pike and this is right here the fifth and sixth snowplow that we've seen come by here in the last five minutes or so so. you can see this is a busy road and normally a busy shopping area. the road is snow covered and this is the main road and you can imagine that these side roads and the secondary roads are in far worse shape than this. we had to wait longer for the snow to get here but once it did, conditions quickly went downhill. >> as the snow started piling

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. >> i'm ted greenberg. why homeland security could be having you see more of these. >> more thunderstorms to the west. these will be moving in in the next few hours. i'll track these for you and show you the timing and what you can expect where you live. that's straight ahead. >>> plus fallout from the fight about an officer-involved shooting. new tonight at 6:00 the justice expected by community activists from police after officers were cleared of any charges. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> why did he do it? that is the question investigators want to answer in the crash of that germanwings flight in the french alps. they say co-pilot andreas lubitz deliberately locked the captain out of the cockpit and crashed the plane. there's no indication at this point this was an act of terrorism. investigators are focusing on the co-pilot's personal family and professional environment to look for motive. 150 people died in the crash. we learned two of the three americans who died in that crash have ties to our area. em

nbc10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg tells us how. >> i thought it was swallowed into theorter: lost no more. >> just that it turned up is amazing. >> reporter: this video camera full of jersey shore vacation memories for eileen her husband and their four kids will soon be back in their hands. after taking a journey to the ocean floor and beyond last summer. >> it's crazy. when i lost it i was kind of like, i'm never seeing it again. >> reporter: thursday night, we told you how cape may police needed help identifying the family seen on videos in a gopro camcorder that washed up on a beach in august. >> i thought it was like one of those messages you put in a bottle and someone in china has the gopro right now. >> reporter: but a viewer who is friends with the basking ridge, new jersey family recognized them and quickly sent this e-mail to eileen after watching the story, solving the mystery. >> i couldn't believe it. i couldn't. i can't wait to see it and relive those wonderful memories of last summer. >> reporter: cape may police are mailing the gopro back to the family.

. >> reporter: i'm ted greenberg. what the suspect did with a gun that delayed the trial for months. >>> you'll need to earn more than 50,000 a year if you plan to buy the average philadelphia home according to one mortgage research site. hsn.com estimates you need an annual estimate of $49,014 to afford the median price, about $200,000 in the city. the salary needed to buy a home in 27 cities. the national average is just over $48,000. the most expensive city san francisco, where you need a salary of about $142,000 to afford the average home. >>> soon it could cost more to own a home in philadelphia. mayor mightal nutter proposed a hike in property taxes when he proposed his budget wanting to raise the property taxes 9.5%. the money would help fund the city's schools. >>> if philadelphia the police department continues to grapple with shock and sadness four days after an officer was killed in a robbery that turned into a violent gun battle. >> north philadelphia community members are gathering to share their grief ri

ted greenberg, "nbc10 news." >>> "nbc10 news" at 5:00 is next. >> next police release video showing a murder as it happens. this is the man police say barged inside a laundromat and open fire. detectives need your help now and they're especially interested in the man's outfit. >>> and our cold conditions are going to stick around. plus, i'm tracking snow for the end of your work week. i'll have all the details in my full forecast. >>> and mia's story. we've been telling you about this brave little girl battling cancer for the second time. tonight she talks about reaching her fund-raising goals, thanks in part to a hollywood star. that's next on "nbc10 news" at 5:00. >>> we begin with breaking news out of montgomery county. skyforce10 live right now over the plymouth township police department where a con sha hawken police department has been accidentally shot. sources tell us the officer's gun accidentally fired and hit him in the leg. the officer is alert and talking, we're told and is expected to be okay. that's the update there. >>> right now on "nbc10 news" at 5:00, murder caught

ted greenberg is live this afternoon in ocean city. >> ted, people at the shore will notice the uptickin activity but it's to protect something else that's not in our area, right? >> yeah keith and jackie. it's not unusual to see coast guard helicopters here at the jersey shore, but for the next six weeks there is a good chance you'll see them more often in places like this as air crews focus on homeland security. >> the machinery is the same but the mission isn't what you might think. >> it takes pilots in a different direction than they're used to. >> from high above the jersey shore, u.s. coast guard helicopter pilots already skilled in search and rescue tactics are practicing maneuvers that could be used to protect the nation's capital. basically, it only comes from one place in the coast guard and that's here in atlantic city. pilots used to coast guard, must undergo what's called rotary wing training and for the skies in the washington d.c. >> these missions are used to identify aircraft that they're in airspace that they're not supposed to be in. over the next six week each pilo

. >> ted greenberg was the first to obtain this video of the atlantic city fire chief. >> ted, you have reaction this afternoon from the mayor about the video we just saw? >> reporter: the city gave me the video on this disk today after i filed an open public records request. atlantic city fire chief dennis brooks is in hot water over what you see in this just-released surveillance video. a security guard says brooks dropped his pants in the lobby of the resort's public safety building right in front of her. >> it's very clear to me this wasn't an accident. this isn't a situation where his pants just fell down. he intentionally took them down. >> reporter: the security officer, represented by his attorney, claims he was sexually harassed on march 5th after she asked brooks to remove any metal objects from his clothing for a standard metal detector screening. brooks unbuckled his belt briefly pulled down his pants and allegedly told her he was having a bad day. >> it appears the pants come off and you see his underwear there. is that appropriate? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: is that w

ted greenberg live for us in vineland. >> reporter: well, jim and jackie, authorities are releasing very few details so far about what happened here on grape street this morning but witnesses tell me police got extremely physical with the suspect after he was already restrained and unconscious. >> the guy was out cold. >> reporter: a witness says police had phillip white handcuffed on the ground in the middle of a vineland street just before he ended up dying in custody this morning. >> they punched him, stomped him, quicked him and let the dog out of the car and the dog bit him, on his face and his body. >> reporter: a dog is heard on a police dispatch recording of the incident, which unfolded around 11 a.m. >> 118 west grape, subject hyperventilating. officers out. >> once a man is handcuffed and unconscious, they should have stuck him in the patrol car and take him to the police station. instead they decide to beat him right here. >> reporter: the cumberland county prosecutor tells nbc10, the suspect was being arrested at the time but we don't know why. audio sheds more light. >> subj

nbc 10my jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg is live in atlantic city. ted? >> jackie and keith, i've been going through these figures and they show not all of the casinos had a down month, but overall experts say mother nature is to blame for keeping people away from atlantic city. falling snow and plunging temperatures in february prove to be a downer for atlantic city's gambling industry. total gaming win for the city's eight casinos dropped by just under 2% compared to the same month last year. >> this is a very very tough month and i expected actually even more difficult results for the casinos. the figures we got today do not account for revel trump plaza and showboat, all open in 2014 and golden nugget and resorts were strong performers last month. >> when you see the contraction of the industry and you see a relatively strong performance from some of the ones you expect to see. >> the trump taj mahal and valleys which have struggled lately had the weakest performances last month. live in atlantic city i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> now your nbc 10

i'm ted greenberg, "nbc10 news." >>> here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc10 news" at:00. a body shop bust in darby, delaware county. prisoners say the owner, frank wilson charged insurance companies for work he either didn't do or created even more damage to cars in order to get a bigger payout. wilson is charged with fraud and corruption. ten others who worked with him also face charges. >>> there's been a deedly shooting outside the nsa. driver accelerated toward an nsa police car. police open fire, killing one of the men. the other in the hospital. a police officer is also in the hospital. >>> new information on the co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a passenger plane in the french alps. prosecutors revealed today that andreas lieu pits was treated for suicidal tendencies several years ago before becoming a a lot. meanwhile, authorities are still trying to identify the 150 people killed when the germanwings plane slammed into a mountain last week. >>> talk about an irony here. a falling headstone killed a man who was visiting a gravesite in northeastern pe

live in ocean city, i'm ted greenberg, "nbc10 news." >>> next all new on "nbc10 news" at 5:00 if you drive, chances are, you've hit, well too many potholes. >> but what are something like these small yellow pieces could prevent the seasonal craters from ever opening up. next, new roadway technology is being tested in bucks county. see how it could change the roads and your ride. >>> and we'll be getting colder going into your weekend. also the chance for some snow flurries. then we watch as milder air moves in. i'll show you all the details on that coming up. >>> and peco customers listen up. a rate hike could be in your future. how much more you can expect to pay. that's next on "nbc10 news" at 5:00. of a prominent new jersey couple a murder/suicide. today their family's disputing that report. cooper hospital john sheridan and his wife joyce were found dead in their new jersey home in september. >> exactly how they died has been a mystery until today. the prosecutor's office released the report this afternoon. joyce sheridan had eight stab wounds to her sxhaed a fatal wound to the h

. >> reporter: i'm ted greenberg and i'm asking city officials why it's taking so long to rebuild. >>> plus saved by septa. coming up on "nbc10 news" at 6:00, how a bus driver went above and beyond his duties to get a 4-year-old girl off the streets overnight. >>> right now, 5:30 a a cool start to a cold weekend. a live look at boat house row. we didn't get above 50 degrees today. >> it will only get colder. let's talk to nbc10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. what can we expect? >> we can expect the cold to keep moving in. today drizzly, muggy. in some places, the temperatures have remained on the chilly side. 44 degrees in pottstown. 47 in philadelphia. 45 in millville. 44 in dover. 44 northeast philly. these numbers will continue to drop down. if you have plans this evening, it's going to stay colder than this as we go overnight tonight and even to start your weekend. so, for your saturday, it looks kind of cold. radar showing a few sprinkle as long the shore but most of the rain has moved away from the area. for the rest of the evening, just the clouds will be hanging aro

welcome to nbc 10 news today, i'm ted greenberg. 6:00 a.m. on this saturday march 7th. thank you so much for starting our weekend with us. let's say good morning to meteorologist michelle grossman in the first alert weather center. you've been telling us we're heading for the upper 30s today. that will feel kind of nice. >> yes, we had 20s yesterday, we'll take 10 degrees warmer. we'll be warmer today, warmer tomorrow and then even warmer during the workweek. we're starting the trend to feel like spring finally, after the frigid winter. we'll warm up to the 30s later on this afternoon. a beautiful-looking morning. lots of sunshine before we see a little more cloud cover later on this afternoon in spots. 12 degrees in philadelphia 1 degree in chester springs. if you want to look at the numbers, a lot of people like to get outdoors, 5ks start in march, 10ks -- well they don't start, a lot of people start running for them in march. 3 below zero in oxford. then to the south and east we are looking at 21 degrees in avalon, 6 in millville and 14 in dover. factor in the wind i

live in millville, i'm ted greenberg, "nbc10 news." >>> controversy on capitol hill. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is warning congress against trusting iran to curb its nuclear issues. >> i've come here today to tell you we don't have to vet the security of the world on the hope that iran will change for the better. >> netanyahu laid out his concerns at a joint session of congress. the speech coming as the united states engages in talks with iran to curb its nuclear program. he says the negotiations would all but guarantee iran would get such weapons. >> we can insist that restrictions on iran's nuclear program not be lifted for as long as iran continues its aggression in the region and in the world. >> netanyahu warned israel's survival is threatened by iran. republican leaders arranged for his appearance without discussing it with the white house. >>> prime minister netanyahu says he wasn't in washington to disrespect president obama. one local israeli dip says the u.s. and israel are great allies and honesty is important. >> we are friends and we're all

nbc10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg is live there tonight. >> reporter: that public meeting is going on here at the sheridan hotel and many people showing up have visions of a disaster. birds covered in oil, massive slicks in the sea. environmentalists fear images like these could be seen at the jersey shore if oil and gags drilling is allowed off the east coast. >> they're threatening to take away our clean ocean economy. >> reporter: members set up this display at the same atlantic city hotel where an open house-style public meeting is being held on the controversial proposal by the obama administration. >> i understand we need gas and oil, but there's going to be a better way. is there has got to be a safer way. >> reporter: the proposal would potentially permit oil exploration in 2021 in a section of the atlantic ocean stretching from georgia to coastal virginia, including an area that's about 100 miles south of cape may. >> with the prevailing currents any accident or spill there would end up hitting new jersey's beaches. >> we're listening carefully. we haven't decide

ted greenberg is live in atlantic city. these are rather grand plans. >> reporter: they are.me down a few minutes ago from a meeting happening here at city hall where those ideas are being shown off for the first time. the mayor first called the expansion of gardner's basin atlantic city's city to harbor. we got a look at conceptual plans for the northeast inlet. they include the addition of a new retail village, a waterfront restaurant, new entrance drive and parking lot and an expansion of the existing atlantic city aquarium. as for the much anticipated redevelopment of bader field, mostly empty airport spread out over 140 acres, city planners believe the improvements should come in phases starting with the installation of baseball and soccer fields to breathe some life into bader. in the years and decades ahead, they envision the construction of a community center with indoor recreation facilities a water-front prominade and eventually some athletic fields could be replaced with an office complex. >> baderfield is currently a vacant property. probably one of the most valua

tetd green ted greenberg, nbc10. >>> next on "nbc10 news" at 5:00, winter's last snow behind us. >> ohp our live team coverage. >> that's right. it's been an all-day affair. our next concern even as the snow moves out is freezing drizzle. i'll let you know what to expect as we head into the rest of the night and also your weekend forecast. >>> also mystery solved. the ocean stole a family's vacation memories when it washed away this camera. the camera was found but no one knew who owned it until now. next on "nbc10 news" at 5:00. >>> right now at 5:00 snowy conditions causing crashes across the area. take a look at this photo from atlantic county. on the atlantic city expressway at 3:00 this afternoon. new jersey state police tweeting out more than 130 crashes have been reported since the snow got under way. >> the snow has been falling all day as the last hours of winter tick away. nbc10 cameras were in germantown as the flakes fell steadily. >> a look at conditions on i-295 south in mt. laurel burlington county. traffic moving along at a crawl. >> the first flakes began falling this

in cape may, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 5:00 getting red for snow. >>hat? winter is not going down without a fight. >> today is the last full day of winter, but snow is still headed our way. brittany? >> winter wants to hang on for the last few hours with the snow system i'm tracking and i'll let you know what that means as we head into your friday. >> also a month-long mystery continues at the jersey shore and a camera flushwashed on to the beach and full of vacation memories and police need your help on finding its rightful owner. ♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> on nbc 10 news at 5 clk, just call this the sun and calm before the storm. here's a live look at the center city sky line. there w

nbc10 jersey shore burrow reporter ted greenberg is live in mays landing. >> tell us what jurors heardn the way of testimony today. >> reporter: that testimony wrapped up for the day just about half an hour ago. earlier max guzman and his son told the jury here they have no recollection of the crash four years ago but they say the aftermath has been extremely painful. unable to walk m.j. guzman explained how his life was forever changed by a catastrophic crash that left him partially paralyzed and killed 9-year-old ryan shiler. >> my best friend. we did everything together. >> reporter: the 15-year-old and his father both took the stand at the first day of william leapy's trial on vehicular homicide aggravated manslaughter and assault charges. >> it was really hard. it was a lot of frustration and anger towards him. >> reporter: prosecutors say leapy was driving drunk with a blood alcohol level nearly triple the legal limit in april of 2011 when his su vuchlt slammed into the car max guzman sr. was driving in hamilton township. he, too, was seriously injured and now walks with a cane.

. >> i'm ted greenberg why police need your help to solve. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> right now at0 sunny and dry conditions across the tri-state area the field not quite green enough for baseball but it's starting to look more and more like spring with the wilmington blue rock's raleigh stadium. spring does start tomorrow and we will see one last shot of winter and nbc 10 first alert radar showing a system to the south that is 600 miles wide and 600 miles long and it is full of moisture and will bring us hours of snow. >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist brittney shipp is back with details. >> that's right. it is going to be an all-day event. it will affect your morning commute and also your evening commute. we expect slushy snow and different areas will see different things and we'll see the heavy snow accumulating in the lehigh valley and here is the system right here on our radar moving through the carolinas that will continue to shift to the north and this will all happen while we're sleeping and you're hanging out with plenty of sunshine and just cold. between 6:00 a.m. and 9

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg is live in point pleasant beach. >> ted, investigators say there are some big differences between the two blasts? >> reporter: yeah jackie and denise this time investigators believe the gas was leaking likely from something inside the house that stood here until it blew up today as opposed to a broken gas main in the street. the man who survived this blast is in critical condition tonight. >> i was like oh my god, the house in the back is -- exploded. >> reporter: donna and brian kitty say it was like a bomb went off next door. >> it was crazy. it was very fast. >> the house just disintegrated. >> reporter: the blast rocked their point pleasant beach neighborhood around 1:30 this morning and left the home's resident 47-year-old kurt wagner badly burned on close to half of his body. >> the guy that was living in the house got blown out the front door. he was rolling on the lawn next door. >> reporter: authorities say the victim woke up and smelled natural gas. when he turned on a bathroom light switch the place burst into flame. >> if you

. >> ted greenberg reports from atlantic city. >> on this frigid night in atlantic city the task of making streets and sidewalks safer has become more challenging. >> under the snow because it rained, it's all packed down and there is ice, slush, and tomorrow morning, with the cold weather tonight, it will be like an ice skating rink out here. >> in vineland tonight, involving and slow going where public works crews continue spreading salt. throughout south jersey a difficult evening commute, here in camden county, we found some drivers that just pulled over. sidney phoenix made the long trip home from atlantic city to philadelphia. >> treacherous. >> bill google said he was happy to have the whole street to himself for an evening jog. >> it's all right as long as you stay on the roads. in the know it's a little deep. >> this is my first time on the skis. >> how are you making out? >> not very good. >> many south jersey schools are closed tomorrow or having delayed openings. one notable exception is margate. i'm ted greenburg. >>> not many drivers out in glosster. speed is still reduced on

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nbc10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg has covered this story from the start.g us outside the kroort courtroom in mays landing. >> reporter: in court we heard a secretly recorded phone call in which loretta burrows allegedly told a friend she had spoken with her husband after investigators say he was already dead. she tried in court as the prosecution described the grandmother as a calculating, lying murderer who carried out the crime so she could profit. >> this defendant killed her husband in cold blood. she eviscerated his corporation. she placed him in tupperware to rot for seven years. >> reporter: the trial in atlanta county comes nearly two years after her arrest in may of 2013. prosecutors say she stabbed her husband, danny burrows to death at their mays landing home in 2007 dismembered his body and kept his remains when she moved. authorities say, the remains were discovered in two plastic bins at a house in ventner. >> she said he took off with a girl with florida ties a yellow hummer. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: robert told the jury he was im

. >> teed greenberg live tonight in hamilton township atlantic county. ted? i still see it snowing on you. >> reporter: you spoke too soon there, jim. yeah. the snow is still coming down. we had to wait the longest here in the shore region for the snow to get here but it has been snowing all afternoon. we have about five inches at least five inches on the ground so far here in hamilton township along the black horse pike and as you see, it is still coming down and the road surface, dangerous. there is slush underneath that snow as sheena was talking about the, the danger of the slush freezing tonight. you look across the street and quite a bit of snow already to be cleared and the crews here with plows are very busy in that parking lot and the shopping center parking lot clearing the snow as fast as more snow continues to fall on top of that. i spoke to someone who said getting around this evening is not easy. >> it's really bad. it's bad. everywhere you go it's really bad. you have to drive really really slowly because the roadway is really bad. >> reporter:

live tonight in mays landing, i'm ted greenberg, "nbc10 news." >>> we also have new information this evening in the trial of a philadelphia priest. for the second time there's a hung jury in the case. andrew mccormick is accused of assaulting a 10-year-old altar boy in 1997. prosecutors say he lured that boy to his body room it in the recollecter to. previous trying for the priest also ended in a hung jury last week. he has denied the allegations and is currently suspended. proceedings for his third trial will begin in april. >>> nbc10 on the temple campus today where we found quite a few students just wearing tooe t-shirts out there. hopefully you had a chance to get out there and enjoy the warmer weather for a change. nbc10 chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with the forecast. we made it into the 60s. >> yeah 61 degrees today. believe it or not, a year ago today, it was 65 so it can get into the 60s this time of the year. a lot of sunshine during the afternoon. and that certainly has helped things. it's still 60 degrees in philadelphia and dover, millvale, atlan

nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg is there live.essway at the tanger outlets, walk area busy retail area. we have sleet falling here. rain for much of the morning, coming down but in the last 45 minutes to an hour it has changed over to sleet. but also some snowflakes coming down too. you can see all of that sleet, these little ice pellets, accumulating here on the grass. the sidewalks, they're still okay. the roads are still okay here where we are, right along the immediate coastline. but things are different inland and north of here in the shore region. look at some of the video that my news contacts have been tending me throughout the shore region. this one from toms river in ocean county. it has been snowing there since about 7:00 this morning. i'm told there is about an inch of snow on the ground so far. but the snow has started to come down heavier and it is accumulating more quickly. again, snowing there in toms river since about 7:00 this morning. take a look at some of the video we received a short time ago from barnegat to

ted greenberg live this afternoon in cape may. >> ted, two people don't have the same jobs they had yesterday. the other didn't have a choice. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, jim and renee. right now, cape may no longer has a police chief and it's also short one council member. >> i resign effective immediately from this council. >> reporter: just two months into his four-year term jerry enderweiss abruptly quit from cape may city council and walked out. >> i could no longer sit at that table. >> reporter: it came at a contentious council meeting tuesday in which he verbally sparred with city manager. >> don't disrespect me. we're talking about a man's career. >> reporter: he was angered by council's 3-2 vote to demote police chief robert sheehan to captain, an ongoing investigation involving the department was cited as a concern. enderweiss wanted to extend sheehan's one-year contract to keep him as the city's top cop. >> i can't sit here on a witch hunt while you crucify that man. >> there was no official evaluation of chief sheehan. >> i've never heard one elected in january and walking o

ted greenberg was the first to obtain this new video. >> as brooks responded to these allegations at reporter: well i called brooks today. i went to his house also to try to ask him about what's on this disk but so far i've gotten no response. surveillance cameras were feet away when a security guard says atlantic city fire chief brooks dropped his pants in front of her at the lobby of the resort's public safety building. >> it's clear it wasn't an accident. >> reporter: the city gave me this video today after a filed an open public reports request. the security officer, whose name has not been made public says on march 5th she asked brooks to remove any metal objects from his clothing for a standard metal detector screening. brooks, unbuckled his belt briefly pulled down his pants and allegedly told her he was having a bad day. she and her lawyer call it sexual harassment. >> this was a

welcome back to nbc 10 news today, i'm ted greenberg. thanks for being with us. it's 9:30 on this saturday march 7th. let's check in with meteorologist michelle grossman and the first alert weather center. that warmup sounds nice but right now it's freezing. don't put the winter coats away just yet. >> you need scarves, gloves and winter gear. we are frigid still right now. we're starting a warming trend. yesterday we topped out at 26 degrees. we're at 22 and we'll climb into the upper 30s. that's the good news. we're looking at lots of sunshine, at least it will feel good. here's a live look outside. we're looking from our adventure aquarium camera overlooking center city. 21 in kennett square 24 in chester springs, 20 in wrights fwn wrightstown. we're looking to the teens in a lot of spots 19 in pottstown, 15 in reading. teens to the south and east as well. we're in 10 actually 29 in avalon. a cold start to the day. if you have soccer games outside, i know the spring sports are starting dress for temperatures that feel like 10 degrees in philadelphia. feels lik

ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather, with meteorologist sheena parveen >> so we still have all that fresh snow cover on the ground and clear skies tonight. so our temperatures will be getting cold once again. another cold night. temperatures dropping into the teens. and this will lead to a cold start to your weekend for your saturday morning. now through the afternoon saturday, we are going to be about 10 degrees warmer than we were today. so we do have a nice big warm-up in the forecast. this will continue. even as we go into next week. today 49 degrees, well below that we'll be about 10 degrees warmer. 46 saturday. then my sunday, 46 degrees. a nice warm-up by the end of the weekend, even as we go into next week. throw in a chance for rain in the forecast next week. just one day, though. so that's not too bad. and it looks like rain not snow here is live look out at the schuylkill river. on boat house row in the distance, right near the art museum area. but we still have quite a bit of ice on the schuylkill river. temperatures are still hanging in the

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