this is southbound, south of the atlantic city expressway. the right shoulder is getting by.l be fine taking that. >>> 4:21. stay off the tracks. that's the message from septa officials. next, hear why the transit agency is warning people to watch where they walk, especially this time of year. >>> also from college student to prisoner? ahead in our next half hour, find out why this new jersey student faces jail time and tens of thousands of dollars in fines for twitter posts. to social security benefits. and the plan raises the retirement age. it's true. the a.a.r.p. opposed the plan, citing dramatic cuts to medicare benefits. the plan sestak supports means higher out-of-pocket costs for millions on medicare. any way you spin it, the truth about sestak is gonna hurt. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contribu

>> the state education department is suing ac to get tax money the city -11q on behalf of the school. the city owes the state more than $4 million that was due last friday. the state wants atlanticeze spending until it hands over the rest of the money. if the court agrees, some government services would be shut down and police and firefighters and other city workers would be paid with ious. >>> check your bill if you're an atlantic city electric customer. you may be getting some money back. this month and into may, customers will see a credit of $113. the company says it's the result of a merger last month between exelon and pepco holdings, the parent company of atlantic city electric. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> let's check nbc 10's first alert neighborhood weather. it's a forecast you won't get anywhere else. >> the focus is on exactly where you live. bill, this is so neighborhood specific, we love it. >> you know what, it varies neighborhood by neighborhood. we've always had that temperature right on the screen for you, that 55 degrees is in philadelphia, middle 50s in philadelphia. clearly there's colder areas, south jersey down to 43 degrees. not as chill wh

the schools. the city still owes the state more than $40 million that was due last friday. the state wants atlantico freeze spending until it hands over the rest of the money. if the court agrees, some government services would be shut down and police, firefighters own other city workers would be paid with ious. >>> there's no progress to report in the ongoing verizon strike. check out the sea of red as striking workers hit the streets of manhun of manhattan. thousands of workers crowdedmenttown. union workers are upset with verizon for failing to reach a new labor contract. 36,000 verizon workers walked off the job last wednesday. >>> lying about being in the military is bad enough but authorities say oneç berks couy man lied about it to a judge. shane sparrow of st. lawrence is being sentenced in an unrelated theft case. that's when prosecutors say he lied to the judge, he led the judge to believe he was a retired and decorated marine. the quick check by the county's adult probation office revealed none of it was true. prosecutors monday showed some of the marine corps items police confiscated.

the financially struggling resorttown. governor christie warned yesterday that atlantic city could go broke by memorial day unless the stateintervenes. >>> now, atlantic city mayor don guardian opposes a state takeover. he plans a news conference at 12:30 today in response to the governor's comments. they planned to shut down city hall for three weeks beginning this friday because the city was due to run out of money. city council will vote today on a plan to avoid that shutdown by paying workers every four weeks instead of every two weeks. >>> more love this morning for the national champion wildcats. the "daily news" shows appreciation for the villanova team. this special cover will wrap the newspaper this morning, the title, "bringin' it home!" >>> it's back to class today at villanova university. >> the talk on campus will be all about the wildcats. coach jay wright led the cheers inside the football stadium. >> nova -- >> nation! >> the school honored the team for their victory. hundreds of villanova fans showed appreciation for the national champions during the homecoming celebration. the coachç and his players too

. >> for second time in five days governor chris christie is applying public pressure to get the atlantic city take over bill he wants this time he is taking unusual step of the bringing the city to court so it will pay school district before other city employees, which he claims are benefiting from fat union contracts. >> i don't want to see school children and families damaged, apparently the speaker doesn't care about that. i informed the speak they are morning that we were taking this action before we filed the suit. >> reporter: christie wants assembly speaker vincent preit o to post the takeover bill. he a says if he post bill his members will vote it down because they want a say in how take over should go. >> i'm calling on the senate president to come and work on a bill that we can both agree on to put on the governor's desk that will help atlantic city any a mindful way, that doesn't have things like the state being exempt from unfair labor practices. >> reporter: atlantic city's mayor and council president met with the preito in trenton h they say governor twisting facts by suggestin

mayor the governor is on your case for a little while one of the big issues is the city of atlanticds almost $7,000 for each resident compared it to newark and produce a there are a tourist i that those 25,000 our a part of that. >> 51,000 quirkier 24 hours a day kind of a town. is specified day or saturday years and deny. newark is much bigger but $900 million that they are giving $340 million. >> here are the date is you will do if we will give you women -- we will give you the money. >> new jersey will help us to redirect the casino funds. so the state has no plan everything the government has asked we have done. >> what you want to say everyone that this is to me you need to pray to treat people fairly and atlantic city we want to sit down and find a solution to redirect the funds from the casinos of the taxpayers will not be stuck with the bill with the disproportion. >> but how conversational it was. note political speak just the guy talking about how he cut through a lot of political nonsense and a really shed some light on what is really happening in atlantic city. will the

the staut. that could spelldom for atlantic city. las kennedy has the latest for us. >> reporter: for decades atlantic city is suffering and the towns around her is thriving. there is only one thing to blame the mayor said. >> promise of gambling solve your problems. >> reporter: don gafshin is the mayor of atlantic city which is on the edge of collapse. if is a new cosano project that may put the final nail in the atlantic city coffin. new jersey will vote on the ballot measure. they will be located near new york city taking away the incentive for gamblers to come to atlantic city. new jersey state senator is a key supporter and disagrees, predicting a win/win for everyone. >> our proposal would generate hundreds of millions to build atlantic city and create thousands of jobs. we need job and additional revenues. >> reporter: it is what gambling opponents say sound familiar. >> casinos promise new jobs and revenue to the state. but we see that promise is one of the biggest lies in american culture today. glambling experiments in conn

. >>> we have an update on the financial crisis in atlantic city. rnor chris christie says the state is trying to rescue the people of ac from their local government. one week from today, city employees will cash their only paycheck for a month. the atlantic city mayor don guardian says the city lawmakers have the interest of the people of atlantic city at heart. they say the city is in this situation because governor christie is withholding $33.5 million. christie fired back and says atlantic city spends three times more per resident than any other city in new jersey. >>> christie says a state takeover of atlantic city and a measure to create alternative tax payments for the casinos are the only solutions. >>> well, the transgender community is fighting for equality in philadelphia and across pennsylvania. >> they're pushing for new laws that would protect them from discrimination. a pink, blue and while flag flew outside philadelphia city hall yesterday, a day the city dedicated to transgender visibility. in north philadelphia, philadelphia deputy

the city selected on behalf of the schools, the city still owes the state more than $4 million that was due last friday. the state wants atlanticity to freeze spending until it hands over the rest of the money. if the court agrees, some government services will be shut down. and police, firefighters and other city workers will be paid with ious. >>> members of the commune came together to discuss the heroin crisis in philadelphia at northeast high school last night. for the first of a series of community meetings. city councilman david oh is urging people affected by the drug to share their stories. he got feedback about methadone clinics that help wean addicts off the drug. city council plans to hold hearings on the heroin crisis next month. an nbc 10 digital exclusi, "generation addicted" takes a hard look at the heroin epidemic. find it now on the nbc 10 app or nbc10.com. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting a nice mild start this morning. there are a few high clouds moving through. we have 40s and 50s. 49 in wilmington, trenton is 54 and mt. holly is 52 degrees. it's a good dea

65 degrees, currently the high is 61 degrees and allentown 65 degrees and at the shore the boardwalk in atlantic city degrees and the atlantic city airport earlier today hit a high of 80 degrees, the winds from the northwest and wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. that is why we have the red flag warning until 8:00 tonight. the ground is dry and it's easy to spark a brush fire and they can spread easily. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing a band of clouds, that is the back door cold front moving through and high pressure builds in tonight and that clears out the skies and the winds diminish. overnight low 48 degrees for sent city, tomorrow morning you may want a light jacket for a chill in the air but more high pressure builds in from canada and that means bright sunshine and blue skies, temperatures a little cooler with a high of 70 degrees and then heading into thursday, the high pressure sinks to the south, we get the winds from the southwest. so the high a little bit warmer 74 degrees and we start the day with sunshine and clouds roll in ahead of the system. that will move in on friday and t

each side says the other violated that pact. >>> in the atlantic city financial crisis, legislation to help the shore town has advanced in the assembly. yesterday lawmakers approved a measure that gives the city up to two years before a full state takeover. in exchange the city's government has to reach certain financial benchmarks. the bill differs from the one the senate passed and that governor chris christie has supported. >>> no crisis yet for the flyers. their quest for the cup has intensified after being shut out in game one against the caps. >> we were all disappointed to see that. fans are not losing hope. today there's a playoff pep rally to get them flyered up. matt delucia is live in south philadelphia with a preview of what we can expect today and a recap of the game. >> we definitely need something to recover from that loss last night. that pep rally will be happening in bala cynwyd at 1 bala at noon. hopefully you can get your orange and black spirit back. look at the game from last night. the pregame in d.c. did feature a video tribute to ed snider before that game. he

the money problems in atlantic city has them battling. they say the mayor's plan is too far reaching. christie didn't hold back when he was asked why he didn't meet with the mayor next door. >> we don't do business with a liar. >> he's starving us. >> those debates continue today as to what to do with the bailouts. the state assembly speaker is introducing a new plan, one that would establish goals that atlantic city would have to reach before the state takes over the city's finances. a plan has passed the senate and has christie's backing. live in the digital operating center, deanna durante. >> thanks, deanna. >>> archbishop chaput will be joined by elementary and special education students throughout the archdiocese. the bishop will give a speech and offer a blessing. you may remember in 2012 for the first time the church convicted a church official over sexual abuse complaints. that conviction was overturned. >>> nine minutes after 4:00 and 55 degrees. we've got a mild morning, but there is rain on the way. i'm tracking some showers an

. >>> meanwhile tensions rising over the future of atlantic city. ate of new jersey has filed suit against the city, lawsuit will prevent the atlantic city friday make going a payroll payment friday because governor chris christie says the city owes its school district 34 million-dollar this comes two days before city council planned to vote on converting workers to a 28 day pay period to keep the government functioning. the governor says it is the only way to fix atlantic city's finances. >> when you look at this, the simple math tells you you that even if we to nothing, they would have the money to make these payment in may or june for the school district. >> governor christie said the atlantic city government has been unwilling to crackdown on police and fire fighter expenses. >>> neshaminy high school say one of the students have whooping cough. they have siblings that attend mapel point middle school and because of that the district notified all parents. whooping cough is contagious for those who are not vaccinated. >>> of course, they react to

city versus state. we'll tell you about the fight between new jersey and atlantic city officials and how millions of tax now the focus. >>> plus, this -- ç it's a race against time for rescue crews in ecuador following a deadly earthquake. we'll update you on their efforts and the death toll. joe sestak supports a plan that the new york timesfactreported makes cuts to social security benefits. and the plan raises the retirement age. it's true. the a.a.r.p. opposed the plan, citing dramatic cuts to medicare benefits. the plan sestak supports means higher out-of-pocket costs for millions on medicare. any way you spin it, the truth about sestak is gonna hurt. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ i was on my way to work, the next thing you know, i was on the ground. ♪ the trash truck ran over both my legs. ♪ i had sixteen surgeries. ♪ i don't sleep through the night unless i have my medicine. ♪ my medical bills was piling up. my employer stopped paying me. pond lehocky has put me back together. ♪ >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> big hit, knocking him into the boards. >> right now on

the atlantic city marina is in the low 40s.lica township, drops down to 36 degrees and it's still falling at this hour. en is's not up for another hour and 20 minutes. stand by. we will see sunshine, though, satellite just a few high clouds to the north. those are going to fizzle. nice warmup during the day today after you get that jacket this morning. you'll need the sunglasses, 51 degrees in the pocono mountains, 57 in quakertown, allentown at 59. the wind will stay light through the day. what little breeze we feel during the day will come out of the north/northeast, 50s for doylestown, trenton and mt. holly. without that wind we would pop into the 60s in each of those locations. inland, it's a warmer afternoon for vineland and dover, near 60 degrees for philadelphia, drexel hill and wilmington. the weekend, yes, there it is. the big warmup. sunday we'll be in the 70s. saturday doesn't look too bad either, up to 66 degrees. the seven-day forecast details when i'm back in ten minutes. >>> 5:10. this is like watching cat video

the senate passed a different measure letting the state take over the city's finances immediately. >>> good news for atlantic city customers. check your bill this month and into may customers will see a credit of $113. the company says it's result of the merger completed last month between two companies, and the parent company of the atlantic city lek. >>> a new addition arrives this fall at the philadelphia zoo. a 21-year-old female gorilla is pregna pregnant. how did doctors discover this pregnancy? with an over the counter test like the ones humans use. the director of animal health shows the animal has a normal heart beat. >>> the quest for the cup is home tonight. here's a live look in south philadelphia where they look to return to the winning ways hosting the capitals. the flyers are down two games to none. this is the first home game since the death of the founder, ed snider. this is not lost on fans we are live outside the wells fargo center. >> reporter: it's great to be here and people tailgating and certainly many of the people migrating over to the arena, tonight they feelle tonight is a lock, a

little frost around this morning, looks like millville might be one of those areas or toward the atlantic city airport where that maybe happening with the temperatures closer to the freezing mark. on the bus stop, 39 degrees by 6:00. 42 on 8:00 a.m. dress the kids on the warm side. they aren't going to need the extra gear all day. this afternoon, sunshine kicks in. we get into the 50s by 10:00 a.m. we spend the afternoon in the 60s. the high temperature will be 64 reading which is just a degree above yesterday. yesterday pretty much a repeat today. we're looking at a decent day ahead. pollen count is running on the high side today and this weekend. if you have plans to be out in the nice weather and you have earths e allergy also keep the medication handy. we have a warm weekend coming up and rain on monday. details coming up. >> reporter: we have dry on the vine street expressway, westbound eastbound all lanes open. not the case on broad street. the crews are out there, they continue to do the repaving work, look for broad street at spring garden street. they are out there doing work. we have

the state takeover did not really work out so well. >> christie says the atlantic city mayor has state assembly speaker says there is not been able on the bill . >> he says christie has the authority to not blame others. it's the blame game . bill is the only option. >> a new round of testing has found high levels of lead at eight more schools in new york. 76 of the 324 samples collected in buildings last week were above the epa level which means more monitoring is needed. of those, 16 came from water fountains or other sources of drinking water. the test results, few weeks after elevated levels of letter found that 30 schools in the district. >> enrichment, a police training exercise at a bus station turns deadly. officials say state trooper greyhound station. he died being shot after other troopers. two women were wanted during the shoot out. injuries are not life-threatening and he was a former marine and he had in a virginia state trooper for two years. >> tesla unveiled thousands of people scrambling to get it. the lower price modeled three starts at $35,000. it's about half the p

dover 31 and the boardwalk in atlantic city 32 degrees. national weather service issued freeze warnings for really most of the viewing area, everywhere where the arguing season has begun. you really do want to take steps to protect vegetation outdoors if you want it to survive. the fourth warmest march on record a lot of plants bloomed early. and the morning rush, bundle up it will be cold 6:00, 7:00, and 8:00 temperatures in the 20's and wind chills in the teens. not the only cold snap and all those details later on. >>> this afternoon the national weather service confirmed that this damage in cumberland county was the work of straight-line winds, not a tornado. and meteorologists determined a microburst with understand up to 85 miles per hour swept through saturday night. electric linesmen were busy today along route 77 in upper deerfield township repairing a half-dozen poles snapped by the gust. >>> we have learned tonight the identities of the two men in the amtrak train derailer in chester. 61-year-old joseph carter, jr. of wilmington

the struggling city. the city runs out of money there out of luck. >> now, the atlantic city mayor i come across just like the governor, so i asked today, done everything the administration has asked. so what is your response? >> no interest in being the mayor of new york city. so without having that, for a long time. bill: governor christie sounds like an old style gangster. not interested in fixing atlantic city. they just want to go in it over. i think this is embarrassing , and, and i addressed her question. the modern-day gangster. >> destruction, violence, >> gallagher runs the intervention program. sfx: "gulp" what are you doing? sfx: "burp" i'm having a small snack. what? ant: "non-verbal eating sounds." have you tried this mayonnaise? it's great! gross. don't live with ants. get raid ant & roach spray. raid??? and take back your home. raid kills bugs dead. bill: coming up next, a little girl makes an unusual request. >> a plastic aloe. you can see her >> sometimes little girls sometimes invisible, sometimes blankets. they were inseparable. >> destruction, violence. i chased the streets of camden.

the struggling city. the city runs out of money by may and at that point there out of luck. >> now, the atlantic city mayorust like the governor, so i asked today, done everything the administration has asked. so what is your r response? >> no interest in being the mayor of new york city. so without having that, for a long time. bill: governor christie sounds like an old style gangster. not interested in fixing atlantic city. they just want to go in they're like thugs and take it over. i think this is embarrassing , and, and i can't believe that is how he addressed her question. the modern-day gangster. >> destruction, violence, drug dealing. >> gallagher runs the drug dealing. >> gallagher runs the intervention program. ifbut find it harder and hardert to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political

the lawsuit came just hours after the city brought itself up to date with scheduled payments to the schools. atlanticl owes the schools about $25 million by july 15th. >>> now to our delaware bureau. if you're a delmarva customer, you'll notice your bill is less this month. the company says customers will receive two separate credits this month, going into next month, one for $123, the second for $49.95. it's the benefit of a merger between exelon and delmarva's parent company. >>> happening today, philadelphia leaders will celebrate the first anniversary of the city's bike sharing service indigo. they'll also make several announcements about the futs of the program including a new mobile app. this year, the indigo system will expand and users will have access to 300 new bikes. >>> special honors for a number of principals in the philadelphia school district. nbc 10 in center city yesterday where seven school principals received the lindback award. governor tom wolf was there. >>> nbc 10 is proud to announce that we've been honored with two regional edward r. mero awards. >> one award was for best

the morning. sky 6 hd taking a look at atlantic city where it's sunny and sky 6 is shaking with the winds. we have winds out of the south and that will pull up milder air and this morning it was cold and the atlantic city airport dropping all the way down to 22 degrees, a record low for the atlantic city airport. allentown close to the record dropped down to 28 degrees, wilmington 29 and philadelphia we dropped down to 29 degrees. the record low 24, not a record but 29 degrees is 12 degrees below average. this is the coldest april temperature here in 19 years. it's rare to get that cold in april. we warmed up into the 50s in the afternoon and sunshine with the winds out of the south and 53 in philadelphia, it's bearable. allentown and wilmington 51 and reading and trenton currently 52. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we are beginning to see high, thin clouds moving in from the west. all ahead of a cold front that stretches from the great lakes to the tennessee valley. this is pushing through as we head through the day tomorrow. that means temperatures are milder, back in the 60s

even mild at the shore, atlantic city at the airport is 54 in pottstown 59 degrees., 60 agrees along with audubon and haddonfield is 58 to start with. we won't see a lot of movement in the temperature. we will see the rain move through the area. it's starting to fall in central and southern delaware. scattered showers in burlington county. dry in philadelphia. the light rainfall sweeps through this morning. it will quickly move out this afternoon. look how dry it is farther to the northwest. that's what we'll see for later today and much of the rest of the week. future rainfall shows at noontime, drying out for the pennsylvania suburbs. about a quarter inch in philadelphia. the rain continues at the shore into the early afternoon hours. by 2:00, the last few rain drops will be falling right along the coast. we have rain to deal with this morning but it's gone this afternoon. a morning rain and breezy with afternoon clearing. the temperatures will warm right back into the low 60s today. the northwest winds will bring in colder air for tomorrow morning. 37 to start wit

the atlantic city government. the city is in the spot because leaders refused to cut costs. >> hundred 19 employees 93% on in the police or fire department. i don't want this responsibility . i don't need the responsibility of running atlantic city on a micro basis on top of being the governor of the state it is my responsibility to make sure it gets done. >> it's kind of like the pole for power.christie says atlantic city's mayor has agreed to take over the bill at the state assembly speaker has not allowed a vote on the bill. he says christie has the authority and should not blame others. the bill is the only option. >> a new round of testing found high levels of lead in the water. fountains or other sources . the results come after elevated levels of lead comes at dirty schools . it's been very controversial. they included the reference to the assault allegations. it's part of the history and culture museum. cosby's will be theater, film and television. a lot of people are questioning the plans and the museum sa

atlantic city? >> jackie, it means there is a glimmer of hope for atlantic city, that the resort town may be able to get the financial help it desperately needs without being stripped of its governing sovereignty. with a matter of days before atlantic city's pocket book runs dry a shift in the winds that could keep it afloat. mayor guardian responded to a new rescue bill that entitled city government the right to cure its mistakes, with bench marks and accountability. we listened to officials from the state house. >> atlantic city is resilient. we made it through the sandy storm, and we'll make it through this economic tsunami. >> the speaker who introduced the bill says it's written for atlantic city only and it is not an open credit card. >> there's nothing they are getting carte blanche. they are getting ability to come out of the woods and they need that. >> we're on a path of solution. of course there is a tug of war action. >> but the city and state officials aren't the only ones. the head of the aflcio. >> here is a city and industry for the last 25 or 30 years that has taken so much of their

. >>> new this morning in the atlantic city financial crisis, the mayor says the city has paid the atlantic city school district half of an $8.5 million payment due today. christie administration had threatened to shut down atlantic city's public schools if funds weren't turned over to the district. meantime, legislation to help the shore town is advanced in the assembly. yesterday lawmakers unanimously approves a measure that gives the city up to two years before full state takeover in exchange the city's government has to reach certain financial benchmarks. the city differs -- the bill rather differs from the one the senate passed and that governor chris christie supports. >>> and two days from now medical marijuana will become law in pennsylvania when governor tom wolf signs the bill. it won't take effect until 30 days later. and patients will have to wait even longer to access medical marijuana, so what's next for patients? well, over the next six months the department of health will come up with temporary regulations. the department will set up a process for patients to apply for id ca

while along the shore atlantic city gets off fairly lightly. turecast shows we'll be drying out for tomorrow. 1:00 in the afternoon looks like we're in the clear for the villanova parade in center city. but watch what happens friday night. look what's moving in from the west. that's cold air and snow. and saturday may start with some snow and some rain in the area. then the snow pushes to the north. and a brief snow shower late in the afternoon. not expecting much in the way of accumulation. maybe a dusting on the grass, a better chance of that happening to the north. for today too warm for anything other than rain. wet and windy, and a chance of a thunderstorm. that doesn't look all that likely this morning, or even this afternoon. most of the storms have been offshore. winds gusting to 35 miles an hour today. and a breezy, chilly day tomorrow. 54, partly to mostly cloudy skies and mainly dry on friday. but not saturday. we see those rain and snow showers, 45 degrees the high after a morning low of 35. nice that it's staying above freezing duri

city claims that monitors for the school and the state meet daily to tell his city when to make the required payments. >> we'll prevent from making atlantic and their families collateral damage to their reckless financial gain. >> for every payment that's been made to the school have been made through the governor's office. it is the governor's office and the monitor that determines when school payments are made. >> ac's city council scheduled a vote tomorrow on whether to convert workers to a 28-day pay period in order to keep the government functioning when the city runs out of money this friday. >>> if you thought villanova's last-second victory was exciting on television, imagine being there in person. >> i cannot imagine, actually. nbc 10's own keith jones is a nova grad as we've been telling you from the beginning and the former manager of the basketball team and he captured the dramatic moment that three-point shot on his cell phone. watch. [ buzzer ] >> oh, that just doesn't get old. as you can see, keith was lucky enough to be courtside, he was right in the middle of the joy and mayhem. we'll hear from keith coming up in the next

the crime scene is outside a city avenue bar and one of the victims may have been an unintended target. >>> last payday, at least for a while. atlantic city employees won't be getting paid every two weeks, this as ac's financial crisis continues. >>> great day for a parade in in just hours, the champion villanova wildcats will be getting the attention in center city. >>> we'll get a taste of winter just in time for the weekend. we'll have details on that in just a moment. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. it's just about 4:00 on this friday. let's get right to that forecast with meteorologist bill henley. good morning, bill. >> clear skies this morning. it is chilly and the wind is bleing. a live view of center city where the winds are at 22 miles an hour. it's giving us a chill we didn't see yesterday at this time. we're running 8 degrees cooler, 45 at philadelphia international, low 40s in allentown and reading. across delaware and south jersey, 40s this morning. sunshine, clear to begin with, 44 degrees. winds out of the west at 14 miles an hour. we'll see enough sunshine to warm us into the 50s. by

at the shore, atlantic city, linwood a bit cooler thanks to that easterly wind. go inland, not far you're back in the 60s. the weekend, warming over the weekend. nice, sunny and mild for most of the area today. you can see the 50s at the shore. the roast of the area will be in the 60s. then into the 70s for most locations on sunday. the exception is the jersey shore with those cooler winds coming off the ocean, 62 degrees. the warming continues even at the shore. we'll be warmer on monday. look at monday afternoon, 80 degrees in philadelphia. south jersey and delaware could hit the 80 degree mark as well. and that's not the end of the warmth. the seven-day at the bottom of the screen. this is your exclusive ten-day forecast, which looks beyond this weekend and into next weekend. tomorrow, 65. 72 on sunday. there's the 80 on monday. yes, it's cooler on tuesday. but look at temperatures coming right back up on thursday. nothing but sunshine until we get to friday of next week. there's a possibility we'll see showers. even after those showers or the threat of those s

we will start off on a glummy note for the start of our weekend, morning rain across the region. atlantic city .32 inches and with the exception of the atlantic city most spots pick up .2 of an inch to less than a tenth of an inch of rain. .8 of precipitation reported here in philadelphia this morning. moisture moved out, the sun will return and temperatures will respond nicely. we are sitting at 58 in philadelphia. fifty-eight in allentown. fifty in the poconos. down in cape may coming in at a 54 degrees. here comes the change as early as tonight. a high wind warning has been issued. it goes up at midnight lasting right through noonan sunday because throughout the day tomorrow, temperatures will be quite cold and wind will be gusting, close to 60 miles per hour, so we will talk about what we can expect. much colder day on the way tomorrow. wind chills in the 20's and 30's. grab the heavy coat before you step outside because we have got a return of winter headed our way. details coming up with the full and exclusive accu weather forecast, walter. >> thanks, melissa. >>> much more to come on "a

christie wants atlantic city's school district to get the money it's owed first. >> we'll prevent themfrom making atlantic city students and their families collateral damage to their reckless financial gain. >> every payment made to the school has only been made through the governor's office. it is the governor's office and the monitor that determines when school payments are made. >> the mayor of atlantic city responded to the lawsuit saying that monitors for the school and the state meet daily to tell his city when to make those required payments. >> reporter: live in houston, i'm keith jones. villanova alum and i want to show you villanova now, this is the fan fest. look on the stage. they did a whole segment on the villanova wildcats. and their journey so far to this game happening in under three hours. this is fan fest, security tight here in houston, many different checkpoints we've seen so far. so it's also going to be tight at villanova university. i want to send it out to nbc 10's deanna durante. she's got the scoop on heightened security on campus. we heard about those who ma

. he called me, i'm still respecting his position as governor of the state of new jersey. >> the atlantic city city council is set to vote today on converting workers to a 28-day pay period, which would keep city government functioning after the city runs out of money on friday. >>> governor cuomo is taking action to support the rights of same sex couples. he today he announced a ban on nonessential state funded travel to mississippi. last week cuomo issued a similar ban on travel to north carolina after lawmakers there blocked antidiscrimination protections for the lgbt community. >>> if you haven't seen the broadway hit hamilton yet, here's your chance. you can wait at line at the s theater on 46th street. >> those tickets are hundreds of dollars. >> i haven't seen it yet. i hear it's extraordinary. >> it's fantastic. >> you saw it? >> i saw it early. now i have to wait until august again. so a chilly start again today. temperatures in the teens and 20s this morning but the air is expected to warm up overnight. yes, we will see one mild day this week. a beautiful afternoon despite all that w

. >>> tensions are rising over the future of atlantic city today the state of new jersey filing suit nst the city. the lawsuit would prevent atlantic city from making a payroll payment friday because governor chris christie says the city owes its school district $34 million. lawsuit comes two days before city council planned to vote on converting workers to a 28 day pay period to keep the government functioning. governor christie says it's the only way to fix atlantic city's finances. >> when you look at this, the simple math tells you, that even if we did nothing, they wouldn't have the money to make these payments in may or june for the school district. >> governor christie also says the atlantic city government has been unwilling to crack down on police and fire fighting expenses. >>> one philadelphia city councilman introduce agnew bill at city hall to protect defenseless animal. >> goal to ban the sale of animals from kitten or puppy mills. councilman kenyata johnson says currently there's no legislation in the city prohibiting the sale of kittens or puppies that come from a mill

friday is the day the atlantic city government is expected to shut down. e city could face bankruptcy without state leaders taking over. ahead, hear why some state democrats are pushing for a vote to make that happen. >>> also, hearing from the coach. yes, next, we talk to jay wright about how is he preparing the villanova wildcats for their final ncaa test in their march to victory. >>> and good morning, villanova. nbc 10 is live from the delaware county campus right now where it is a cool 39 degrees to wake you up on this monday morning. >>> it is 4:45. now to the latest on the deadly amtrak train derailment in delaware county yesterday. amtrak says it's operating trains as scheduled this morning but there may be delays on the exc acela express and others. they are trying to determine why a backhoe was on the tracks to begin with. they were killed when the train hit their equipment. >>> an amtrak train was involved in another deadly collision yesterday. a train collided with a car in northern illinois. officials say the vehicle drove around the crossing g

on the atlantic city expressway. ou're heading to the shore, taking route 73, you'll be just fine. >>> dozens of states will make their voices heard in front of the u.s. supreme court. what they're arguing about the president's immigration plan. >>> plus, the patient is always right. at least that's how one health care network in our region sees it. we'll tell you about the guarantee it's now making to patients. ♪ i had an injury to my neck. it wasn't as serious injury it was a herniated disc. anything that could go wrong went wrong. i've been in the hospital twenty three times since. the bills started to pile up. i had nothing to give. we had nothing in the refrigerator. i would be dead and not sitting here right now if it wasn't for pond lehocky. joe sestak supports a plan that the new york timesfactreported makes cuts to social security benefits. and the plan raises the retirement age. it's true. the a.a.r.p. opposed the plan, citing dramatic cuts to medicare benefits. the plan sestak supports means higher out-of-p

the atlantic county government building. we're told he's right next to that gentleman who's addressing the media. christie warned yesterday that atlantic cityould go broke by memorial day unless the state intervenes. we're going to listen in to this news conference to get the latest from the governor as he deals with state assembly members on whether or not the state takeover is going to happen. >> when this is over we'll all be friends again. and we have a crisis here in this city. and we all know it. but i want to make this very, very clear to everyone about atlantic city. atlantic city is still number three in the country with gaming revenue. that's not bad. it's still over $2 billion a year. we still have the finest restaurants, the finest chefs, the finest entertainment, the finest boardwalk, this is the entertainment capital of this country and has been historically. and we want to bring it back to the way it was. so the problem we had is the competition we had in pennsylvania. that's what caused the casinos to close. and, you know, with all of you listening, we are going to do our best here in this county and throughout all of south

it's steadier there. 60s at the shore. 62 atlantic city while northeast philadelphia and allentown warming into the upper 60s and low 70s. there you can see the wind blowing. those are those warm winds forcing the showers through very quickly. the winds have been gusting to more than 30 miles an hour in parts of the area. we've just settled at 28 miles an hour in philadelphia and close to 30 in the pocono mountains. there go the showers. the thunderstorms have died down, but still moderate showers moving through atlantic and into southern burlington and ocean county. those showers will quickly move offshore. and the light rain that's falling in philadelphia and some of the northern and western suburbs, that's also going to be tapering off. that's the back edge. but there's another line of showers that's going to be moving in for the afternoon and evening commute. and though it doesn't look like much right now, those showers will be firing up this afternoon. check this out. this also doesn't look like much, but that is snow falling in the d

this morning the fire marshal is trying to figure out what started it. >>> a payment to atlantic city comes due today as measures to help the city with its struggling finances advance with lawmakers in trenton. >>> and after a chilly start this morning, we are looking for a warmup today and throughout the weekend. but will it last? i think it will last through the weekend. bill henley will be here in a weekend. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm katy zachry. with a look at your detailed forecast for the weekend let's get to bill henley. it will warm up and you'll show us. >> you know it will last because you've seen our new detailed neighborhood weather. at the bottom of the screen you'll find your seven-day forecast. one for each region of our area. we have the entire area covered. this morning like yesterday, another cold start, especially in south jersey. now 31 degrees. 34 in the pennsylvania suburbs. could see frost in both spots. philadelphia like yesterday is in the low 40s. it's gotten chillier since we got on the air. upper 30s to start with. look at the warmup. 6

the nearly broke gambling resort. it wants the city to turn over tax money it already collected on behalf of the schools. atlantic a partial payment to the city school district back on friday. the state wants the remaining $4.2 million. >>> there is word that a compromise is in the works to bail out atlantic city. state senate president steve sweeney and assembly speaker vincent prieto discussed plans over the weekend. sweeney wants the state to take over the city's finances including canceling the union's bargaining rights. governor chris christie has endorsed that plan but prieto remains opposed. >> a live report from new york city on what's up next on "gma." >> a gesture brings a woman to tears inside a texas restaurant. >> not quite as chilly as yesterday but a little on the cool side with temperature in the 50. this afternoon it's shorts and t's. i'll have your day planner forecast coming up next. modres: the cost of living the pay stays the same. i have to work extra hours just to make ends meet. it's a big struggle. one person that really gets this is katie mcginty. she came from a working-class family. sh

." >>> could there be a deal at the jersey shore, there is a new proposal to keep atlantic city afloat until the ends of the summer. under the measure introduced by state president steve sweeney, they would lend money but only in officials could come up with a plan to cut spending nearly in half and that has to be ready in 130 days, but the bill could be dead on arrival when it reaches governor chris christie's desk, he repeatedly said he will only sign a package that includes a state takeover of atlantic city. >>> coming up a fascination with costco, helped a delaware high schooler gain acceptance to five ivy league schools. and the flyers get in one final practice before heading south for their playoff match-ups with washington. >>> loads of sunshine today and sky 6 hd looking at the atlantic city beaches, six and a half weeks away from memorial day but i'm tracking summer like weather on the way. all the details are coming up in the accuweather forecast those stories and more when okay continues. for years, i was a laboratory chemist, developing drugs to fight deadly diseases. as a

as we look outside, there's the shore, looking along the atlantic city boardwalk and the casinos. camera is steady. chill in spots. 44 degrees in philadelphia. the winds out of the east only at 3 miles per hour not very strong at all. the pollen count we have been talking about this this week. it's been running high today and through the weekend if you're an allergy suffer keep the medications and hankie handy. we have no cloud cover anywhere. you have to go up in canada to see the clouds there and in the southern states. we're under a dome of high pressure and that's will give us another nice one. lots of sunshine out there today. 51 degrees by 10:00 a.m. 57 by noon. that's a nice high, 64 degrees, seasonable, light winds and sunshine another nice one across the region. 64 degrees in allentown. not much different between the lehigh valley and reading and the i-95 corridor. 63 in trenton. 62 in millville. cooler next to the ocean water, 54 degrees in cape may. nationals come to town against the phillies. they have been red hot lately. 61 degrees for the first pitch. in the 9th inn

valley, and reading 72 and philadelphia we hit 78 degrees but it hit 80 in dover, millville and the atlantic city airport. even along the shore temperatures much warmer than yesterday with the northerly wind, it was a land breeze as we look live from sky 6 hd in atlantic city, looking southbound towards ventnor and margate with the sunshine soaking the shore this afternoon. as we look at the present number, we are down to 70 in philadelphia, we lost 8 degrees from the high with the cooler winds moving in. 55 in binghamton and 57 in buffalo. high pressure is moving in and squashing that summer warmth to the south and will continue to do so as we go through the middle part of the week. satellite and radar, there are the high clouds with the front passing through and high pressure to the north and that dry air is continuing to push back in and pull the clouds to our south and out of the viewing area, so far tonight it turns clear with a moon lit sky and comfortable and seasonable. 40 in allentown and reading and wilmington 48 in philadelphia and upper 40s along the shore communes. future tracker tom

. >>> the battle is heat up over the future of atlantic city. today the state of new jersey filed suit against the city. the lawsuit would prevent atlantic city from making a payroll payment friday because governor chris christie says the city owes its school district $34 million. the lawsuit coming two days before city council planned to vote on converting workers to a 28 day pay period to keep the government fudging. governor christie says it's the only way to fix atlantic city's finances. >>> these guys hammer and kick their way into a local convenience store. next, see what they found on the other side of this barrier that could be worth big money. >> and police say this guy pulled out a gun on fiance'. but this is no love triangle fight. we'll tell was was brought to their gnome a fish tank that spark the squabble. everyone talking about villano villanova's big championship game tonight. >> we caught up with nova fans who have a message for the wildcats. >> i have a lot of respect for jay wright and 31 years is enough time for another champi

, yesterday the state of new jersey filed suit against the city. lawsuit would prevent atlantic city the friday making a payroll payment friday because governor chris christie a says the city owes its school district 34 million-dollar. the lawsuit comes two days before city council plans to vote on converting work tours a 28 day pay period to up company the government financialing. the christie says it is the only way to fix atlantic city is finances. >> when you look at this, the simple math tells you that even if we did nothing they would have the money to make these payment in may or june for the school district. >> governor christie also says the atlantic city government has been unwilling to crackdown on police and fire fighter expenses. >>> lets turn to national politics, presidential candidates turn their attention to wisconsin and their primary today. democrats will fight over 96 delegates to this summer's party convention being held in philadelphia. republicans are scuffling over 42 delegates. the latest polls show bernie sanders with a small lead in wisconsin over hill

this morning, the department will honor dispatch supervisor takeisha taylor for her leadership and dedicated service. >>> the city of atlanticadd dozens of additional parking meters near the beach and our tourist spots and repair current meters that aren't working right now. they would be replaced with digital technology which would allow user to pay with crash, credit card or by using an app on their phone. >> it's going to be reasonable. this isn't a $20 or $30 a day fee. but you're going to pay a couple bucks if you're going to be here for the beach. we have to balance things. do we have beach tags or parking? >> the new system would generate an estimated $2 million a year for the city. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> 63 degrees here at nbc 10. 4:26. we're dry this morning. a warmer start this morning. but there are rain on the way. we do need it, too, tracking those showers with the futurecast just ahead. jessica boyington watching your first alert traffic. jessie? >> we're watching the vine street expressway. we're closed this morning. there goes a car, actually heading through. so maybe we're starting to li

city? >> well, the solution is the state and the city and everyone coming together in a true partnership form, city of atlanticy get the money, held accountable by the state of new jersey and that's the best solution for our resident, because listen, he say that we spend like drunken sailors, the fact of the mat is her we had state personnel, state monday any sit hall every day, since 2010. we don't even approve our budget any more. we smith it toll local finance board. if they are approving spending approving hiring and firing, who is to blame? >> well, we will stay on it, have camera up in trenton for the meeting today. good to see you. >> here's sue. >> yes, taking a look at bus stop buddy with his american idol cap on. now, it is not going to get wet just yet, but won't be long, because rain is on the wayment temperatures are much milder this morning. in the four's, 50's, and there you see, some heavy rain bearing down on our area. it is out to the west around harrisburg. and it will be here within the next hour or so. winds advisory, until 6:00 tonight for gusts as high as 45 miles an hour, south jersey,