randy. >> reporter: the volunteers are starting to trickle in here.ig surprise coming for the kids who use this facility. we have the tool boxes already out. we have some work gloves on the ground. this is set to begin in about an hour. what will we be doing today? what are the volunteers doing? >> they'll be cleaning up, painting. we're going to renovate an arts and crafts studio which will allow for hundreds of more kids it enjoy the club on a regular basis. >> you're doing bathrooms, hallways, a teen center upstairs. >> that's right. the whole idea is to make rooms that have been, you know, become storage over the years or had broken windows, fix them up and put them back into service to serve our kids. >> reporter: this is all part of comcast cares which is the company's annual volunteer effort. this is happening all across philly and across the country. >> and it's international. we now have projects across the world. as you said, across the country. more than 50 projects here in the greater philadelphia region, with thousands of volunteers. >> r

about 70% of the volunteers in the united states are volunteers. and everywhere is hurting. times have changed. it's a little harder for people to run out during the day to leave their businesses and serve the community as firefighters. so it's a staffing problem not just here in lower merion, but everywhere. >> chief, fire companies really do much more than just fight fires, right? >> we're an integral part of the community. we're out there with the public safety education as well as providing the fire protection for our towns. >> tell me about some of the jobs you perform and some of the time commitment that's required of your job. >> okay. well, our volunteers we train about one night a week. and in our particular station we have calls really about average one a day. so the commitment of the volunteer is to try to make about 25% of those calls. >> harry, tell me about some of the training that you got as a volunteer and what would be required if somebody wants to volunteer, and the time commitment that's required. >> sure. i'm headed in to put an hour figure on it might s

didn't seem to slow down the volunteers. here is the forecast. a great day for pulling weeds and painting walls. >>> maybe helping the paint dry with the sunshine and breezy conditions out there, though a little too gusty at times with winds up to 45 miles an hour. mid to upper 70s across most of the bay area and in san francisco we can look at some of the temperatures we're seeing along the coast. around the peninsula coast it's 67 degrees, but if you head down highway 17 santa cruz, 80 degrees outside. quite a change depending on where you are. on the coast you have upper 80s. the wind are part of the story today. north winds moving down into santa cruz, these are down sloping winds as the air compresses. roughly about 5 to 6 degrees of warming for 1,000 feet dropping. we should see more tomorrow as the winds turn more offshore. we'll see warmer temperatures tomorrow. for the evening we'll hang on to the low 70s and then by 11:00 the wind speeds will back off. 50s and low 60s for late night plans and then tomorrow morning

and dolly davis, you're a volunteer. live in the area and you are spearheading a lot of the back tax, because people have such a reaction to it. they were really angry about it. there was a lot of controversy in the beginning. how has the bag tax been embraced in the community? >> i think people are getting used to it. at this point, they're using their own bags. the reusable bags are very important. i think that a lot of people are getting used to using those. they're offered during events such as martin luther king jr. day of service we have in pope branch park. they're offered during earth month. organizations such as doee will come out and bring us bags, and we distributed them. so, people have an opportunity to get those bags. at the onset, it wasn't something that they embraced immediately, but over time i think it works very well. and people are getting used to it. and then another thing, too, is we don't see a lot of bag trash. a lot of the bag trash we picked horrific. now we're not experiencing that. >> well, t

i can see why you need 400 volunteers. >> right. we have shifts, you know, different shifts, so they come in and out and they take breaks and stuff. >> presidential pol-- do you have -- you know, each year when i go to cover it, i see that you usually have a special guest or two -- senator schumer, one year might have been senator clinton at that time. >> yeah. >> are there any surprises that are expected tomorrow? >> well, yes. we are hoping that this week the mayor will join us, as well as cardinal dolan. >> cardinal dolan. yes. okay. >> yes, yes. we also expect senator schumer. he has stopped by every year pretty much. and senator gillibrand, as well. >> okay. >> yes. >> do you have any idea, andres, how many people have become citizens since the campaign began? do you keep track of that? >> i think we've helped over 130,000 people since we started yeah, so... >> wow. that's... >> a lot, yeah. >> and roughly -- 'cause you keep a running tab, if i remember correctly, yes? and is it a tab of phone calls, or is it a tab of people th

>> was he a volunteer? >> he was a volunteer, yes, at morningside fire department, yes. >> was anyone able to make it here? here., his wife is his mom, his mother-in-law, several family members. imagine, they are very grief stricken, as all prince george's county is in all of this region. we were just here not long ago, so they are here right now. yes, he was a father, is a father. >> chief? >> yes? >> [inaudible] mindgoes through your about this? what are your thoughts on all this? >> the reality is in the wake of the loss of detective colson, i just alluded to the fact a state trooper was previously injured, now we have lost a firefighter, you will find tonight era firefighters respond to calls, police officers responded to calls for service, state troopers responding to calls for service to protect this community. will it ever end? god, i hope so, but at the end of the day the men and women of public safety will be there when you need them. that is the reality. [inaudible] >> right, it is an array of emo

volunteers for the front-runner will be phone banking there through the june primary. mayor libby schaaf will be at the opening ceremonies at the office on 14th street >>> bernie sanders is on the campaign trail as well today in indiana but he is unlikely to win. the campaign laid off about 200 people leaving sanders with about 300 staffers now. they hope to rehire people if the senator wins the democratic nomination. >>> new at noon, cal fire investigators have determined the cause of last fall's deadly "butte fire." they say it was sparked by a tree that came from contact with a pg&e power line near butte mountain road in amador county back in september. it spread to calaveras county and burned for three weeks. they hope to get $90 million in firefighters costs from pg&e. >>> jamie yuccas reports he was found with prescription drugs but it's not clear whether it killed him. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: sources tell cbs news, the sheriff's office in minnesota contact the drug enforcement administration about possibly assisting in the investigation if the prescription pills

. >>> thousands of volunteers get to work today in neighborhoods across the country. it's comcast care day. we're live with a look at what's going on here in philadelphia. >>> a live look outside right now at the comcast building in center city where we'll see a mix of sun and clouds today. don't count the rain out just yet. it will return tomorrow just in time for the blue cross run. >>> good morning. this is nbc10 news today. i am rosemary connors. it's just after 5:00. thanks for being with us. let's get right to meteorologist michelle grossman. she is tracking the rain in our new neighborhood forecast. michelle, it's important this new weather because we'll be telling people where it's going to be raining, when it's going to stop and when they can enjoy a little bit of sunshine today. >> that's right. hi, rosemary. it's so different across the areas. especially important on the weekends. 50s at the beaches, 60s closer to the cities and we'll pinpoint the forecast for your seven days at the bottom. today temperatures jumping into the 60s finally. right now we're ch

looking for volunteers at any skill level. visit our website at 6abc.com. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >>> well, the fun just keeps on going for our national champions, the villanova wildcats. they were on wall street this morning to ring the opening bell [ applause ] >> the team and coach jay wright were there at the new york stock exchange, no uniforms or t-shirts for this celebration, the guys were looking great in their business suits. registration is open for a city wide soccer tournament. mayor kenney hopes the philadelphia national unity cup will help bring together the city's diverse ethnic groups. they will represent the home countries of area residents and the final two teams will face off at citizens bank park. >>> the eagles 2016 schedule is out and they have four prime time games. they open september 11th at home against the browns and then the first of two monday night games and then the steelers in week three and the by in week four and then they travel to face the red skins on october 15th and then

about 120 volunteers played the role of crash victims. the simulation gave first emergency plans into action. >>> we want to take this opportunity to thank the hundreds of volunteers who gave part of their saturday to come out for comcast cares day. comcast and nbc universal volunteers and employees went to the elementary school in anacostia. our team spent the morning doing some landscaping, painting murals, building vegetable gardens. it is part of a company wide day of community service. the principal can't wait for the kids to come back to school monday morning. >> you may not be in the classrooms with us every day. you may not be at the school every day. through your service today, please help know you're helping to change the the trajectory of a child. >>> about 500 people showed up at the school today. comcast is the parent company of nbc 4. >>> building a greener and montgomery county green fest. people who came out for the festival notice the cloudy and the cool weather. amelia is up next with when that pattern will change. >>> j

>> he was a volunteer, yes. at morning side fire department. >> can you tell us if he had a partner or children and was anyone able to make it here before he passed? >> yes. as i know his wife is here. his mom, his mother-in-law, several family members. as you can imagine, they're very george's county is, and all of this region. we were just here not long ago. so yes, they are here right now. >> is he a father? >> yes, he is a father. [ inaudible question ] >> the reality that is in the wake of the loss of detective colson, and i just alluded to the fact that a state trooper was injured and we've lost a firefighter, and yet you'll find tonight there are firefighters responding to calls, there are police officers responding to calls for this community. will it ever end? god, i hope so. but at the end of the day, the men and women of public safety are going to be there when the community needs us. and that's the reality. [ inaudible question ] >> you talk to people, you talk to families back out there again. >> it

in the 1997 volunteer protection act, congress recognized that the willingness of volunteers to offer their services is deterred by a potential for liability actions against them. i think that makes common sense, i think we all understand that. this amendment remains true to congressional intent and removes a disincentive that keeps pilots from volunteering to fly financially needy medical patients, humanitarian and charitable efforts or other flights of compassion to save lives and provide great benefit to the public. pilots are not going to get more reckless or choose to act more dangerously because they have liability protection. pilots are already at risk. they have a risk of adverse group because every time they fly they take their own life into their hands, regardless of why they are flying. these pilots are acting out of the goodness of their hearts and willingness to help. unfortunately, accidents are infrequent and anecdotally, i'm told i understand that in the past 10-15 years there have been perhaps five or six lawsuits involving volunteer pilots and volunteer pilot organiz

thousands of volunteers are taking part in comcast cares day.ommunity projects that will benefit the area. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live at one of the locations. randy. >> reporter: a big surprise for the kids who use this facility. coming up, the volunteer effort under way to clean up the boys and girls club. >>> and not a bad day weather-wise. we'll keep it dry today. that's the good news. and we're looking at a pretty nice day compared to what we'll see tomorrow. tracking this system off to the west. a live look outside from the comcast southeast. we're looking at clouds this morning. it is chilly but definitely the better day of the two weekend days. we'll talk more about the weekend forecast coming up. >>> "nbc10 news today" starts now. >>> it was two minutes, and that boat was under. completely under. >> a life-or-death plays out at sea. we'll show you the firsthand footage of a coast guard rescue following a collision on the water at cape may. >>> rounding up prescription pills. we'll give you the details on the push today to round up

the volunteers know this is a critical time in our nation's history. neither political party has effectively addressed the issues that concern the american people. they have asked me to run the campaign on the issues and assure the problems the american people are concerned with will be dealt with after this election is over. i know i heard many of the volunteers who work so hard through the spring and summer, when i stepped aside in july. i thought it was the right thing to do. i thought both political parties would address the problems that face our nation. we gave them a chance. they did not do it. the volunteers, on their own, forged ahead and put me on the ballot in the final 26 states after july 16. the day we were on the ballot in all 50 states, the volunteers requested i come back in because the political parties had not responded to their concerns. my decision in july hurt you, and i apologize. i thought i was doing the right thing. i made a mistake, and i take full responsibility for it. there is only one issue now, starting today, and that i

comcast employees and their families volunteering to fix bathrooms and paint hallways, renovating an aging facility that gives young kids a safe place to play. >> they don't know my story but they are willing to put their time and money and dedication on the line to help us out. >> reporter: each yore comcast cares gets tens of thousands of its employees to give back to their local communities. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10 and the station was out full force. >> we are going to make it better for all these young people who come here as a place to gather and have fun and let off some steam. >> reporter: the comcast ceo on site painting a new table for the kids here. >> from the beginning, comcast philosophy that my dad started is give back to where we were and here we are. >> reporter: a big surprise for the neighborhood and thousands more projects just like this happening around the world. >> it just is a wonderful experience to get the whole family involved. >> reporter: randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> our comcast cares day volunteering continued in north philadelphia,

sharyl: wikipedia's promise to volunteer editors -- anonymity and privacy.ut there were conflicts in this encycu-topia from the start. co-founder sanger quickly broke away. he later told a reporter, "people that i would say are trolls sort of took over. the inmates started running the asylum." kohs says wikipedia's "inmates" include some volunteer editors with an ax to grind or serious conflicts of interest. greg: sometimes editors will have very aggressive attitudes about what they want to appear in a wikipedia article. sharyl: they can stop opposing opinions? greg: exactly, exactly. sharyl: even opposing facts? greg: often times, yes sharyl: when volunteer editors disagree, and they often do, it leads to "edit wars" fought out on wikipedia's "talk" and "discussion" pages. greg: there's drama on wikipedia just about every day. you just need to know where to go and look for it. sharyl: edit wars fill thousands of pages deep inside wikipedia with dialogue that ranges from civil to childish and hostile, like this argument that kohs reads us. greg: he has viola

the volunteer team simply can't operate on everyone. for their parents, the news is devastating. >> kathy magee: most of us are mothers or fathers, no one, i don't, you know, if it's my child, do you think i want to hear come back next year? i don't care where you live or who you are, no one is willing to accept that for their own child. thousands of kids are born every year, thousands, all over the country, all over this world, we can change that, we can fix this problem. >> dr. bill magee: why should any child, anywhere on this planet, have to live a life of misery because someone isn't there to take care of them. there is no justice in that. >> announcer: you can provide a complete surgery for one waiting child right now, by becoming an operation smile partner. it costs only $240. or, if you prefer, you can pledge $20 a month. your gifts will help send our teams and equipment all year round and help ensure that we can provide surgery, free of charge, to every child in need, so no child has to be turned away. thousands of children are

in recognition of the generous donation, chop is renaming its existing volunteer program, brand new volunteerr after wawa. future plans for the gift will help increase volunteer programs at chop care network locations around the region. money will go toward wawa coffee and care cards, room service program for parents, of hospitalized children. >>> this is great story. a virginia goat cheese farmer is looking for a few good men, women, and children, to fulfill a very important job. >> chip read shows us why the farmers facebook ad went viral, and why baby goats need to be cuddled. >> at the car a mount goat cheese farm in southern virginia this is the time of year when baby goats run wild. and the hands full of employees are run ragged. about 100 goats were born here in less than two weeks. desperate for help, owner gale hobbs page advertised for volunteer baby goat kid letters. wasn't expecting much. >> so far, they've had over 2,000 responses from all ages. one of ashley's daughters found a match made in goat heaven. >> what's your goat's name? >> stella. >> and what's your name? >> stella.

left he volunteers astound continues to deliver the gorgeous and above and beyond the opened the door and stuck his head out when the volunteers knocked the point it the groceries the home delivered groceries program is helping to create relationships amongst the people everything that food a great lead but leads more than just nutrition our targeted populations in the program are isolated and lonely and mr. wise story is a way of demonstratively e demonstrating people that are logical the program is good, i want to thank you for your support to the program. >> thank you, mr. burns. >> next speaker. >> thank you, supervisors chester williams i'm the i guess the district coordinator our focus is basically to do everything you've of you've heard reaching those people that can't afford to make to pan fridays in those areas our concerns with the city and county of san francisco for so long we need help we need increased vouchers and home delivery groceries and bag distribution we need resources in terms of after a mobile unit to help us with the thrives and a way to constantly monitor the

couldn't afford and those volunteers are doing a lot more than just sprucing up the neighborhood. as katherine scott shows us they're changing lives in the process. >> this my baby. >> reporter: ruby beckett is talking about her man chew what home where she's lived for 33 years where she raised her children and it just got a major overhaul. >> oh, voila. the best part. my new stove. >> reporter: while miss ruby as she's known is already planning the meals she'll cook, she'll do it knowing her home is now safe and up to code. it's all thanks to rebuilding together philadelphia the. it's rehabbing 14 homes in this block build. >> the repairs are literally life saving. >> a lot of these families are second generation. they grew up here. now they're raising their own families. they've become embedded in the community and we just want them to be able to stay here and be safe and healthy. >> reporter: with the help of volunteers rebuilding together philadelphia makes critical repairs in 75 homes a year. none of the repairs are cosmetic. they're all based on 25 health and safety goals. b

the injured volunteer is in critical condition. the crew got a call that a person was unsomebodiesive inside the -- unresponsive inside the home e. >>> they knocked on the door and received no answer. they gallon forced entry to render care. as they were for the purposing entry that several rounds were fired from the house through the door. >>> and again, police say the shots were fired by the person who needed the help. the gunfire stopped as police officers rushed in and arrested the shooter. the suspect is cooperating this morning, but a motive is not clear. the person who called 911 was shot, but not severely hurt. >>> volunteers are wanted to patrol the schuylkill river trail. a new citizen trail watch started after groups of teens on bikes harassed and attacked people on the trail. volunteers with register to attend a free training session april 27 where they learn how to report crime and take suspect descriptions. >>> we want as many people as possible that utilize the trail. that have an interest in the trail come out and g

the volunteer is in stable condition and -- sorry. the correction is in surgery at this time at shock trauma in baltimore. right now, we're here supporting the family as best as we can and to begin to prepare to send our brother home. >> mr. walker. grant wa georges fire department. >> good evening, thank you for being here. thank you for being here. my name is grant walker, the acting president of local 1619, the local -- and thank you to every person that reached out to our local, our brothers and sisters from surrounding jurisdictions and the other firefighters from this department at this difficult time. it's a tragedy. a firefighter was a close friend to many, a very strong community member and we're thankful for your thoughts and prayers in this difficult time as we prepare to honor the life of one of our firefighter paramedics. i ask that, you know, if you have any had know to feel free to reach out. i will coordinate on the behalf of the family and professional firefighters and paramedics in preps georges county. thank you ver

red paw relief needs more volunteers like that and monetary donations. red paw finds themselves covering pennsylvania, delaware and even new york all for the pets of every kind. >> we have gotten pot bellied pigs and responded to west philly for horses and done all sorts of snakes, we took a tarantula to the vet for smoke inhalation. >>> the white house announced today that vice president, joe biden, will return to his home state to deliver the speech on may 7th and speak at syracuse college of law on may 13th and the military academy on may 21st in west point and will receive an award at notre dame's connectionments. >>> of course flyers fans thinking about the passing of ed schneider. but now they can look ahead to the first game of the playoffs. thursday night. >> thursday against the washington capitals, the flyers barely got into the post season but the great thing about the stanley cup playoffs, seedinged don't matter the flyers could win it all. they start on thursday in d.c. >> three days after clinching a playoff spot and one day after losing th

he tells the country that he is "volunteers."re and the number of volunteers he needs he specifies clearly. he says i need 8 million more. in volunteers we put quotation marks because there is a draft law in place. if volunteers are not forthcoming, there will be another way to ensure the manpower need is met. i'm putting that in our numbers today. inaham lincoln asked for, the aftermath of all those casualties, 500,000 more volunteers. that would be between eight and 8.5 million. final detail. imagine the united states is involved in a war. 1.5 million casualties in the last three months. the president who says i need 8 million more volunteers. finally that same president is running for reelection on his war record. let's add that to the mix. at the same time that abraham lincoln is asking for half a million more volunteers he is also asking for the american people to support him for a second term. it is impossible for us to feel in theght of contingency summer of 1864 unless we let it sink and how unlikely abraham lincoln's ree

>> reporter: volunteers with various injuries cry out for help. >> they are already dead! >> reporter: victims are identified by color firefighters pass those too far gone to help those who have a chance. the scenario, an airplane collides with a helicopter and catches fire causing two more cars to crash at the end of the runway. a parked police chopper circles the airport to find some of the injured in the water. eagle 1 deploys a rescue attack. they want to make this scenario as real as possible. they are testing all the first responders from across the region. how they communicate. and how they handle the situation. >> it is a very exciting experience because we are getting to help first responders practice real world emergencies and learning at the same time how they respond. >> reporter: this is the largest drill conducted at the airport with 550 first responders. airport authority pe volunteers including 100 patients transported to area hospitals. >> we would like to be able to help them practice so they can avoid bigger disasters in the future. >> reporter: at reaga

the volunteers will be working for hours today. this is part of comcast cares, the philadelphia-based company's annual volunteer event. last year 100,000 workers from around the country and around the world were doing projects like this in local communities and local rec centers. this one here starting to get fixed up in bridesburg. many more are happening across philadelphia. the walls are slowly getting painted. it might take a few hours but it will look much better later today. back to you in the studio. >> appreciate that, randy. i see our esteemed executive producer richard washington there. >>> look at this dramatic off the jersey shore. imagine this. the coast guard had to rescue three commercial fishermen who escaped their sinking boat after a collision on the water. the three men found themselves in a life-or-death situation thursday, six miles just off the coast of cape may. a man aboard a nearby boat took this cellphone video of the sinking vessel. the coast guard says the fishermen's boat hit another boat in rough seas,

>> well, project sunshine is a volunteer-based organization. so we train and send volunteers into hospitals to bring comfort, joy and companionship to young patients in their time of need as well as a full array of enrichment programs. >> kate, you're a volunteer. what activities do you participate in with the project and really how does it make you feel when you see those kids? >> well, i'm the chapter leader at harlem hospital where we bring creative arts and programming to children of all ages. i do to sunshine chefs program where we do nutritional crafts and programming and we >> you get to cook with the kids in the hospital. >> we do. it's really fun. >> it is fun. >> now some of these kids are not just in the hospital for a day or two, some of them are there for long-term medical needs. what kind of issues are they dealing with? >> we work with patients who are dealing with everything from cancer to sercerebral palsy to transplants. some of them are in long-term rehab for months and months on end. >> the idea is to make the stay at their

and our volunteers be fantastic. >> south san francisco holds four volunteer days per year. >> communityl to celebrate a decades old program. >> that is what you have in the front. >> the students and staff, a tradition on the soggy, yet froggy friday. >> sometimes you get a good frog and sometimes a bad so you never know. >> so high up the pass, drop and make a lot of noise. >> the culmination of a week long schoolwide lesson on science and ecology, now retired teacher also known as the god frogger helped start the frog jump program in 1965 and has been running it since. >> that is great. and just as he has done, he and his team camped out three days near las banos to collect 150 frogs to be used in the competition. >> amazing. he's the frog whisperer for people. >> they're having an old fashioned fun event. and they get really excited bit. >> put a lid on it. >> he hopes volume will you please tears will step up to continue the tradition. his announcement inspired alumni to show up port, including this woman who flew in to give her teacher a big hug. >> just to come here, to see this t

"volunteers." tatian marks why? because there is a draft law in place. and if volunteers are not forthcoming will be another way to ensure the manpower they need is met. now when i say 8 million, i am putting that in our numbers today. what lincoln asked for in the aftermath of all those casualties is 500,000 more volunteers. which in our numbers today would be between 8 million and eight and a half million. final detail. imagine you are currently involved in the war. 1.5 million casualties in the last three months. a president says i need 8 million more. finally that president is running for reelection on his war record. let's add that to the mix. because at the same time abraham lincoln is asking for half a million more volunteers, he's also asking for the american people to support him for a second term. it's impossible to feel the weight of contingency in the summer of 1864. unless we let it sort of sink in how likely abraham lincoln's reelection was. certainly, lincoln at various times believes his reelection is unlikely. so what i would like us to

harris died and the volunteer deputy now facing. big issue here whether mr. baits should even have been there with a gun. chasing suspect eric harris as he attempted to escape during under cover police sting last april ending with harris dead shot in the back by 73-year-old volunteer reserve sheriff's deputy robert baits who is now on trial for second degree manslaughter. >> i'm sorry. >> the voice saying i'm sorry is baits who is saying that proves it is a mistake. >> on the jury's very first day they were shown the gun bates used and several videos during opening statements. they also saw what deputies say is harris illegally selling a gun to an under cover officer. >> is that it? >> the under cover officer you hear is the first witness to testify in front of the all white jury. harris' brother says he hopes race won't play a role in the jury's decision. >> looking at the makeup of the jury do you feel like you're going to get a fair trial? >> i do. it's just praying people see this man killed my brother in cold brother when he was on the ground. he was 73.

he wants to expand it further, maybe recruiting volunteers through the group. the disaster has highlighted the need for information in languages other than japanese. information that is so vital, it could save lives. kurando tago, nhk world. >>> the search for the missing is becoming increasingly desperate in ecuador following a powerful earthquake saturday, but strong aftershocks are making it a dangerous operation. destruction and grief is everywhere with 570 people dead and over 7,000 injured. emergency workers are combing through the rubble in search of more than 150 missing people. but now four days on, there has been little progress in rescuing people alive. >> translator: we had information about four bodies, and all of them have been found, but technically we have to check the whole building to make sure there are no more. >> long lines stretch at aid stations. many are desperate for food, water and medicine. >> translator: i have a lot of needs because, the truth is, we have nothing to eat. since the earthquake we can't buy what we used to buy in the t

volunteers are being asked tongk help with this weekend'seeke search and volunteers can meetse at 8:30shen recreationaleo park to register to help. toel they'll search the park today pt and tomorrow.omorro >>> and you can add more toor the growing list of problems prm for met tomorrow.to an arcing insulator for single tracking yesterday at the woodley park station iny northwes later a door stopped working wor at farragut north taking thegut train out of service and causing delays during thede friday rush hour.fr the latest incidents onlyid adda to the recent comments by gmntsg paul wiedefeld that metro m could shut down entire linese l to complete major repairs. >> ♪ >>> also happening today, thepe washington monument will benit b closed all day today because of an elevator malfunction.futi now, yesterday the elevator eva stopped working as passengersasr exited onto the observationer level. no one was trapped on the elevator thank goodness but all 86 visitors on that levelhal had to be evacuated by walking l down the stairs.heta the cause of the glitch ishe gli being inspected. inspect

. >> reporter: but they're not the only ones volunteering.ith shovels in hands hundreds of volunteers are taking part in the city clean up city wide initiative to beauty its community. helping hands across neighborhoods like frankford. >>clued myself i've been out here in these streets we for up this community its only right we come back and try to build some of the things we destroyed. its important that others understand that we take pride in our community and in tend to keep it clean. i fighting for our right to live in a peace full clean under community. >> we thought important to help clean up and take care of the place where we live. >> reporter: one day at a time one sweep at a time. those in philadelphia are contributing to a culture of clean streets an community they can cherish, anita e cbs3 eyewitness news. >> new tonight community leaders and families gather to support kids and adults with autism and disabilities. eyewitness news dream makers ball this is the organizations fifth anniversary. ukee washington was the emcee at the hy

morning. 800 volunteers, and they're all taking shifts over a 24-hour period.arted yesterday at 4:00 p.m. and it will go through 4:00 p.m. today. hello, rich. you're in charge of all this. can you talk about packaging 120,000 meals? >> absolutely. it's a tremendous effort and it has taken a lot of volunteers, people working around the clock. you've already put in 19 hours and you're going strong. can you talk about this being a historic event? >> absolutely. to our knowledge this has never happened before. groups coming together for all night for 24 hours straight packing meals. for us this is history and we're blown away by what's happened here in west chester. >> reporter: tell us about these meals, where are they going and talk about the need. >> these meals are shipped through hunger, they're shipped through transformational feeding programs. we, break the cycle of poverty through education. >> reporter: we all the assembly lines will be going. right now we're working through a shift change but there will be about 70 volunteers packing this room packaging m

and our volunteers be fantastic. >> south san francisco holds four volunteer days per year. >> community came to south bay school to celebrate a decades old program. >> that is what you the front. >> the students and staff, a tradition on the soggy, yet froggy friday. >> sometimes you get a good frog and sometimes a bad so you never know. >> so high up the pass, drop and make a lot of noise. >> the culmination of a week long schoolwide lesson on science and ecology, now retired teacher also known as the god frogger helped start the frog jump program in 1965 and has been running it since. >> that is great. and just as he has done, he and his team camped out three days near las banos to collect 150 frogs to be used in the competition. >> amazing. he's the frog whisperer for people. >> they're having an old fashioned fun event. and they get really excited bit. >> put a lid on it. >> he hopes volume will you please tears will step up to continue the tradition. his announcement inspired alumni to show up port, including this woman who flew in to give her teacher a big hug. >> just to come her

pair paramedic john homshneider and volunteer kevin swayne. sadly, fire paramedic john homschneider succumbed to his injuries, he was a 13-year victory of the ems and fire department. the volunteer is in stable condition -- sorry, correction, he's in surgery at this time at shock trauma in baltimore. right now, we're here supporting the family as best as we can, and to begin to prepare to send our brother home. >> this is grant walker, the prince george's county fire department. >> good evening. thank you for being here. my name is grant walker, acting president of local 1619. thank you to every single person that has reached out to our local, as well as our brothers and sisters from surrounding jurisdictions and the other firefighters from this department in this very difficult time. it's a tragedy. our firefighter was a close friend to many, a very strong community member. and we are thankful for your thoughts and players in this very difficult time as we prepare to honor the life of one of our firefighter paramedics. i would ask that if you

we're escorting them with volunteers from the program. allowing them to get essentials. >> the cause of that fire remains under investigation. at least two units were destroyed. the rest have some level of damage. >>> the future for yahoo could become more clear tomorrow when bids are due from companies hoping to buy the sunnyvale-based tech company. some reports that say that 40 companies are vying to buy a portion or all of yahoo. verizon considered to be a strong front-runner. some say the bid for the core internet business could hit about $5 billion. >>> he is the mvp. will he play tomorrow? that's what warriors fans are wondering after steph curry injured his foot last night. he sat out practice today to get treatment on that ankle. officially listed as questionable for tomorrow night's game. complete coverage on curry's injury coming up later in sports. >>> also another hoverboard fire reported in the bay area. the similarities this latest incident has to other ones that we've seen this year. >>> a zoo now protecting the tiger that

and mexico. >> >> volunteers are coexisting in the name of peace. >> lisa evers show us how there's room for a variety of spiritual views. >> something unthinkable is happening here in the bronx, muslim, jewish and christian volunteers are all coming together to renovate a place where everyone can worship. they're loading up the dumpster outside the islamic center on westchester avenue and renovating the second familiar mosque. the building is already home to an orthodox synagogue on the first floor. when the interfaith leaders the international narrative of hatred and violence. >> this is the place where we send the message out that we know how to work with each other, we know how to take care of each other, we know how to make a community together. >> we have imams and rabbi, ministers coming here and starting a new culture, a culture of peace, of peaceful coexistence. >> after a presentation by the religious leaders, the student volunteers hear from the muslim and jewish leadership. graffiti murals with the word "peace" in different languages line the walls and others get a fresh coat

volunteers painted mitchell elementary school in southwest philly.bers with the international union of painters and allied trades district council 21 they provided the labor. the volunteers also replaced broken glass in the doors and windows. today was all part of the union's national community day of action. looking lovely out there. >>> also making a difference. hundreds of community members around philadelphia took part in the city's spring cleanup today. what a beautiful day to do a little spring cleaning. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh takes us there >>> and i guess we're going to get to anita eventually. certain it was a great day throw for some spring cleaning. young people from around camden they learned how technology can help the city solve some of its problems. "eyewitness news" at the second annual hackathon at rutgers university camden. mentors from local companies taught the kids out there how to code and then the children used those skills to assist nonprofit organizations to tackle violence, hunger and other issues as well. >>> n

and the volunteers are taking your call to help. and they are taking calls from voters asking why they can't vote for the candidates today. it's a closed election that, means they can only cast ballots for party they registered with by march 28th if you are a registered republican, you can only vote for the republicans. and if if you ayou are an indep you can only vote on the questions. when they arrived at polling places this morning here in east falls, voters in the 21st and 38th ward were forced to fill out paper ballots because the apartment building locked up the voting machines. >> they locked our machines in one of their rooms and we ended up breaking into a room to retrieve the machines so voters could vote. >> they say there are always scattered problems on election day, in the city of philadelphia there are 7500 volunteers and 1,686 different polling locations. if you run into any problems, please call the league of women voters 877-940-6222. >> good to know that someone is looking out for the voters. we'll have live resul

join us for real change. >> volunteers pulled up a human skull. they made the discovery at the cooper river at gateway park at the admiral wilson bld. more than 100 volunteers took part in the clean-up effort earlier today. one of them reached down into the many you had to pick up what at first looked like a water bottle, but it was actually a skull. police and the coroner are looking into identifying rhett ma ma -- remains. an explanation of this viral video showing a humvee breaking free. >> michael franco continued his hot hitting for the phillies and the flyers have an early wake-up call tomorrow for game six against the capitals. your third straight win or go home game. 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. she was ninth of 10 kids. she gets it. she'll fight for equal pay for equal work. katie mcginty will protect social security and medicare. that's why president obama a

the vast majority of land in the united states is covered by a volunteer fire source. in north dakota, about 96% of all firefighters are volunteers who don't get paid a dime. but we don't want them untrained either. what they do is hazardous. i want to make sure that we have the tools that we need. some of those tools are these grants. and i'm concerned as deputy secretary heard in my state that these programs are difficult for volunteers to navigate. and i'm wondering, either for you, mr. manning, or you mr. currie, if you could respond to how you could fashion a grant program, provided we still have it, that could take some of these high administrative costs. you know, frequently in these small grants, the money doesn't go where it belongs in part because you guys are holding them accountable and we applaud that, the two gentlemen in the middle, but we do see high costs to apply for the grants, low dollar amounts which then get spread out over services in a much narrow fashion. so i'm wondering whether you guys are looking at what you can do for the rural firefighter

and about 20's bucks county volunteers brought her to her feet. some video is too disturb, the september of-year-old horse is found with -- outside allentown owned by a veteran entertained. that veterinarian was found guilty of animal cruelty. he claimed he didn't all the animals, no jail time, not even felony or >> she's ready for the world. >> she made it her mission to save horses almost 30 years ago. >> how can a veterinarian do this? how could anybody do this let alone a veterinarian. >> when we visited the ranch back in january. she could barely stand up. after weeks of intense nursing, she's back in action. >> she needs a good solid probably 200 more pounds. she's doing good. >> she spends time riding her to train the horse's muscles. she gained 300 pounds since being rescued. >> to be the person that gets to teach her how to actually be a horse and be around people is really a good feeling. >> she calls the rescue one of worst she's seen. not only did authorities rescue 16 re horses, 20's sheep, ten dogs, a pig and a cow. now, lori is fit

more than 100 volunteers took part when they called police to the scene. police and the coroner are looking to identify the remains, which also included bones. >>> police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a 25-year-old man at an apartment complex in southwest philadelphia. officers found the victim lying in the courtyard of the complex on the 8400 block of lindbergh boulevard last night. medics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. the fiance of the victim said after they parked in the lot, an unknown man was seen walking behind their vehicle. her fiance got out of the car to throw out trash and that's when the gunman started firing at him. >>> turning now to our weather, rainy saturday morning across our area today. nbc 10 in center city a few hours ago where the rain cut down on some of the pollen in the air. taking a live look at conditions in cape may right now. still cloudy out there. but the rain has cleared out as we dry out tonight. we're in for a mostly sunny sunday. let's check the forecast outside your window with the new nbc 1