live this morning in the 19th district in west philadelphia, george spencer, "nbc 10 news." >>> thanks, george. a philadelphia hospital is the apologizing for what it's calling a mistake. st. christopher's hospital investigating how a baby may have received 10 times the proper dose of chemotherapy. we introduced you to isaac harrison. he has a rare form of cancer. the baby is now being treated at a different hospital but st. christopher's continues to communicate with the family. >> first thing i want to say is how sorry we at st. christopher's for children are that this mistake happened. >> st. christopher's says administrators are looking to see what changes to protocol may be made that could include reeducating staff on medication delivery and ordering. >> this morning we're hearing from the family of a little girl killed in a road rage shooting in new mexico. the parents of lily garcia are speaking out. allen garcia was driving when he was cut off by a car. according to garcia he made a gesture to the other driver and that's when the car pulled up next to his truck and the other dr

members of the soul circus, stopped by beaufort elementary school in west philadelphia for a mini camp, the kids learned

george spencer joins us live from west philadelphia. what do we know? >> reporter: chris, sounds like all of this started around 10:00 last night when officers tried to pull over the driver of a cadillac for dark tinted windows. instead of stopping the driver took off. new this morning we have video from an eye witness that shows the aftermath of the crash that followed. in that video you can see some of the responding officers moving around the scene quickly. the suspect apparently t-boned a police suv at 59th and master. the force of that crash sent the suv over the curb, slamming into a street light, then knocking into a house. police tell us inside the cadillac they found a bag of what appeared to be marijuana. one neighbor who was just getting home at the time watched it all happen. >> as soon as i get out of the car i see the car fly past me at a high rate of speed and look up and he had hit head on with a police car. >> sky force 10 flew over the scene last night, two officers were injured with some cuts to their nose and some head injuries. they

philadelphia. this is video of wrangler at the veterans administration hospital in west philly. he was there yesterday making plenty of new friends. wrongler chose philadelphia for the final leg. >> decided to stake around. he's live at fifth and martin with the "today" show sheinelle jones. we miss you since you left here. we know you were here for a long time. because you know the city you've been taking him around, get him a cheese steak, that kind of thing. >> he's not allowed to have a cheese steak yet. wait, i have to show you the crowd. look at the crowd that we have. all right this morning you guys know i was tweeting like come visit. if you're watching this morning and you can make it happen visit us near the liberty bell until about 8:15 this morning. be live and show people what philadelphia is all about. we have st. joe's prep, mccall, the stein. this lady followed us all over. and you see here, such a good sport. he went everywhere. coming up later we'll tell you more about our kip. you can probably decide whether we decided to do with wrangler. >> quick question. so

and slithering surprise when a snake forces evacuation of septa bus in west philadelphia. man boarded the route 52 bus with his two and a half foot long boa con victor yesterday afternoon t goss loose but short time later coiled under the seats and the driver was forced to alert of course septa police. that will bus was evaculated at 52nd and westminster, and septa police returned that snake to it owner. >> under the seat in the bush, he got stuck in there. and i finally got my baby back. this was a 450-dollar snake. and i love her it death. >> septa through him and the snake off the bus. septa police are investigating. passenger transferred to other buses. >> well, this morning, police are searching for the shooter who opened fire at zombie con in florida this past weekend. one person is dead and five others injured in the shooting at the zombie theme event. it happened just before midnight on saturday in fort myers. the victim who died was a 20 year old junior college football player. police are canvassing the area for witnesses who may have clues as to who is responsibl

we have a sprinkle and our west of philadelphia. later this morning it is possible that areas north of philadelphia pick up that. that looks to be the area that would be mainly affected. it's not going to be hard-hitting or long-lasting. >> reporter: 58 in millville. 433 in allentown. 49 in trenton. 62 in sea isle city the winds not that bad at 7 miles per hour. once we get past sunrise we'll see the winds pop up. they are in the double digits in dover and cape may. 53 degrees by 6:00 a.m., 53 by 8:00 a.m. partly cloudy and chilly conditions this morning. as we roll through the day, temperature-wise it's not going to be that bad. 62 by noon, 66 by 3:00 p.m. high around 67 degrees i could see that happening around 4:00. later in the afternoon as has been the indicates recently and breezy today with the partly sunny sky cover. we're looking at a dip in temperatures over the weekend, a freeze concern is out there, we'll be talking about all that coming up. >> reporter: i have concerns, too, i'll be camping when it's freezing, we're loo

. >> this time a 19 year-old man was shot and killed yesterday afternoon in west philadelphia this happened at 52nd and walnut. police are still looking for that shooter in southwest philadelphia a four three-year old man was fun lying in the sidewalk in the 71 hub block of green way avenue just after 8:00 o'clock. he had been shot several times in the chest. he late are died at presbyterian hospital. police have not made any arrests. >>> in philadelphia's fernrock section another deadly shooting. police got a call with the man with the gun at 11:30 saturday night when officers pulled up tokamak and lindley. they found a 30 year-old man lying in the street shot in the face neck and chest. police say the same man was shot the near that same intersection a a few months ago. >>> in dover, delaware hunt is on for two men wanted for a deadly home invasion. twenty-one year-old salem shabazz and matthew harrington shot a five two-year old father. his adult son and a woman. police say it happen just past 1:30 saturday morning at the home on the 1400 block of john clark road. the the father of the w

on the bus and as you can a imagine caused quite a scene, fox 29 chris o'connell is live in west philadelphia tonight. chris? >> reporter: iain septa bus passengers were freaked outs at the least in west philly all over one of their fellow riders, a four-foot bowa couldn't trick for we were there as transit police were talking with the is snake's owner. meet the snake the rainbow tells fox 29 he and his son were on their way home from the pet store with the three-year-old snake, and a fresh live rat for dinner. a rat was there too. well, somehow, the snake got out of the owner's pocket started sledgeerringed around the bus as it went down invited passengers alerted the bus driver, who pulled over, evacuated that bus, we caught up with the snake's's owner. >> it was in my pocket. usually she falls asleep, but i guess she wanted to crawl around, she crawled under the seat and i couldn't get her out. and she got stuck. >> reporter: according to septa police, having an uncaged animal aboard a bus is restricted on septa. the transit police chief tells fox 29 that this may result in criminal charge

a 19 year old was found shot in the street sunday afternoon at 52nd and locust in west philadelphia. taken to the hospital where he died. his name not released. police say they are area still searching for the suspect and the weapon. >> gunman remains on the loose following a weekend shooting at a zombie convention in florida. eyewitness video here capturing the sound of the gunshots in fort myers, one person was killed, and four others injured. participant said near stampede began once everyone heard the initial shot. police say it was a chaotic scene. >> people taking cover, you know, running toward the shots, and that's when we located victims. >> zombie con has been running for eight years, and a track more than 20,000 people in fort myers every year. >> 5:10 right now. it is prime time football tonight in south philly when the eagles take on the giant at the linc. the giant have struggled this season and so have the eagles. get this, if the birds beat the giant, they'll be tide for first place in the nfc east, nice change there, right? eagles quarterback sam bradford through for

now 15 women in west philadelphia really mean that when they say that. >> good point. >>> plus uber drivers who want to avoid that thing all together, they were on strike this weekend across the country. their demand and why it could make the popular services more expensive. what is lauren dawn johnson going to do your uber ride will go up. >> i have a a funny story. a guy in my building said i see your tweets about the struggles you have with uber. so, you should try this service and i will try to give your a ride and make your experience better do you ever take a regular taxi. >> sometimes. >> i just don't like taxis are sometimes in the friendly. uber, i like to talk. how is your day. how are you doing taxis are like where, where are you going. >> yes. >> you like to talk. >> anyway. >> this just in. >> i also love music. we have a challenge for you this morning. we're gearing up for the big game monday night football at the link. we want to know what gets you pumped up. >> here's the the deal, record yourself singing the eagles fight song and up load that video to social media, use the

the officer was injured at 55th and pine in west philadelphia a "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us to tell us more bit. >> reporter: good evening, it all began with the driver of this honda accord right here, a pair of uber and lyft drivers who bashed in the windows of another vehicle. and just a block away from the 18th police district. a hot police pursuit that left one officer injured. police aren't sure why a suspect in this black sedan got out of his car with the the bat. >> it is a uber/lyft car, it is registered in new york. we're not quite sure yes got out of his vehicle and damaged the park vehicle. >> reporter: smashing in the windows of this gray suv. >> officers stopped the male and he jumped back into the car for short distance around the area, he flees, and officers lose track of him. >> reporter: that is 1:35 friday afternoon. minutes later on the same block of the 18th police district two plainclothes officers spot the suspect parking his car, one gets out and chases him on foot. >> as he is chasing westbound his partner is parallelling him and as two passe

any chance to see will smith, right. >> he was west philadelphia born and raised. >> on the playground spent most of his days. >> should we stop now. >> i think we should. >> 6:51. >> he looks like an average teen but he suffered from a condition the doctors just don't necessity how to treat. you probably seen a mild version of it the though every day. >>> 6:54. in texas, there is a 12 year-old, who is battling something so rare, doctors have no idea how to street her, and this has happened before in our country because i met a young woman who does this. >> um-hmm. >> she cannot stop sneezing. >> it is just heart breaking. her name is caitlin. she kneeses up to 20 times a minute, or 12,000 times a day. she cannot even go to school. her parents say that it started american three weeks ago after one of her clarinet lessons, they thought she might be allergic to something but it never went away. six doctors later, they now think it could be just stress. >> it is hard to watch. >> it is not fun a at all. >> anything you talk to her about that irritates her slightly, you can see it just spi

try telling that to people who realize they are a arriving next to one on the route 52 bus in west philadelphia. now, this doesn't take the cake but i once covered a tiger that was in the third floor apartment in west philadelphia. that still beats it. that guy was feed ago this tiger live chickens this guy corn riley, owner of this 4-foot long bowa constrictor feed his snake live rats and apparently he is a regular rider on septa, with reds, that is the name, redz, the the bowa constrictor and they go to monster pets together to go grocery shopping for redz and groceries are live rats who are also apparently regular riders, for their last ride of their life on septa. here's corn and one of his fellow passengers. >> some people, they were scared, some people, but everybody had to evacuate the bus. the it is not poisonous. it is a constrictor and they squeeze their pray to death. >> we're running off the bus because they said there was a snake on the bus. that was an amazing thing. the it remind me of snakes on the plane. now we have snakes on the bus. that is crazy. >> reporter: so a brave poli

it's wet there's a fair amount of rain west of philadelphia, pinwheeling away, but damp conditions in the i-95 corridor, as well. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing you at least the rain is beginning to lift out of here, we are rather damp out there. if you're driving around or walking around early, you'll want rain gear and make sure the windshield wipers are working. the heavy bands did lift off the ocean, most of the heavier stuff pushed off to the north and west of us. we have more sprinkles and showers coming in off the ocean and we have the strong wind riding down off the ocean and enough to continue our problems with coastal flooding. so a coastal flood warning in effect today until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. ocean high tide is ranging between noon and 2:00 p.m. up and down the coastline. the waves are of to 10 feet. if you're down the shore, you have the same sorts of issues at high tide than you had last night. there's a wind advisory, right along the coasts where gusts could go up to 350 miles per hour. we had gusts up to 60 miles per hour yesterday. as we look at cur

pete's pizza has the best, west philadelphia. >> this is ltyrannic. >> thirty-ninth ape chestnut in west philadelphia had great sakes. >> sam's pizza. we will satisfaction it again. sam's pizza in trevose, pa. >>> so keep sending them, this is getting fun guys, hashtag fox 29 good day. >>> training a new generation evidently. >> vin december illinois has a seven year-old daughter. she is a tough guy but she has an orange stripes, courtesy of her aunt. she told "fox sports" she feels bad for anyone who dates his daughter down the line, actor wants his girl to be able to defend herself in any situation. father of two shared this sweet message on jimmy fallon. >> ♪ >>> vin diesel and his girlfriend are parents to paulinea, named after his co-star and, late friend late actor paul walker. >>> c low green says he wants to return to the voice. grammy award winning actress was original coach when it premiered in 2011. >> he left after facing charges in a felony drug case and then said he has openly apologized for his actions and ready to put the past behind him and ready to move forward. >>> le

searches for answers in a story all renters should see. ♪ >> new details in the murder of a west philadelphiaeporter: 27-year-old drexel college graduate raped and murdered in her own home in west philadelphia. >> they believe she may have known her killer. >> reporter: before long the headlines scream hook killed jazz minute wright? >> answered way shocking revelation. >> he is 56 years of age. he's got 31 priors. >> reporter: police announcing the arrest her apartment building's former handyman 56-year-old convicted criminal james harris. we wanted to find out how harris a man with a violent rap sheet spanning three decades, could have been hired and handed keys to the building. so we went looking for the man who gave him the job. jazz minute's landlord. >> hi. i'm from fox 29. we're looking for march roll. >> reporter: not just us. people who live near jasmine wondered the same thing. including her downstairs neighbor. she didn't want to us show her face. but she claims harris even bragged to her about having a key to every unit in the building. >> he can get inside whatever he wants. it m

west of the area but we'll still be seeing the chance. new jersey and delaware 8:00 in the morning, expect mostly cloudy skies by noon low 70s. philadelphia area mostly cloudy by noon, temperatures in the upper 60s and a chance of a shower, best chance should be areas north and west by 10:00 a.m. around 60. a cool down on the way after the rain. i'll show you a look at the timing of the rain through the afternoon and how cool temperatures will get especially going into the weekend straight ahead. >> he would have opened his eyes but no response. >> new at 11:00 a family's loss, their loved one dies after a driver ran over him and kept going. >> tonight they want to bring that driver to justice. denise reports. >> reporter: the family of ivis shaw, ii say their heartbreaks on this road. >> can't sleep at night. we're wondering what happened. >> reporter: it's where a hit and run driver struck the 55-year-old lifelong resident of co the county. >> i saw him fly and when i was there, the bike was bent in half. >> reporter: he was on his bicycle crossing sharp street near harrison avenue september 14th when a car hit him from behind. he was o

. >>> two police officers are recovering from a head-on collision from a cadillac in west philadelphia. the crash happened at 59th and plaster streets before 10:00 p.m. fell officers were trying to stop a vehicle for having tinted windows when the vehicle took off. it crashed into a responding patrol car and caused damage to a nearby row home. the driver and female passengers suffered minor injuries. during the search police say they found pot in the striking cars. the officers will make a full recovery. >> violence continues to plague wilmington as the city marks the 4th night of bloodshed. bullet case casings littered the scene of a triple shooting. police are trying to figure out what prompted it all. the gunshot victims are expected to survive. >>> police are trying to track down a driver who hit a cyclist. the 51-year-old was cycling to work along 202 in dplen mills around -- glen mills around 6:30. when he was hit he was not wearing a helmet. police believe the suspect was not driving a dodge neon. >> temple is 7-0 for the first time in the football program's history setting up a

philadelphia. might be some 30s to the north and west. we could easily see a ten degree temperature difference between the city and some of the colder suburbs but it's going to warm up quickly tomorrow. wednesday 70 degrees. there's that 70 in philadelphia. 54 degrees right now with bright sunshine. so the atmosphere has to warm up tremendously in order to get to 70 degrees with sunshine tomorrow. and then that's going to mean it's not going to cool off that much tomorrow night and then we warm right back up into the 70s on wednesday. we're starting in the 50s and there are those 70s. now we're talking mid-70s on wednesday. for the eagles tonight, we're close to the 70s. that's for sure. it's unseasonably cold but there's at least not a whole lot of wind. temperature 47 just before the game. kick-off at 44 degrees and then holding pretty steady. this isn't going to keep us steady for the rest of the week. back to the west 68 degrees right now in detroit. 70 in chicago. 78 in st. louis. and 80 in wichita, kansas. there's some warm air and s

west over the past several days moving us in the 70's. so right now 58 atlantic city as well as dover. the warmer spot lower 60's in philadelphia, we have low to mid 50's once you move north and west, couple 40's showing up in the pocono mountains and you can see that cooler air off to the north and west, and that will continue to funnel down toward our area. so temperatures really will not budge that much throughout the day-to-day if not, it holds steady in the city. that high pressure continues to move toward our area, so today, below average as well as for upcoming weekend. right around average but temperatures today only 62 degrees. that is it for the high temperatures. noticeably cooler but average for this time of the year is right around 64 degrees. you can see it stays cooler for your upcoming weekend maybe a spotty shower on sunday but seasonal temperatures, bob kelly as we head into next week. >> sound good, scottie. good morning everybody. we have overnight construction out there with us. this is a live look at route one near the pennsylvania turnpike down to one lane as you are rolling it, southbound in bucks county

it shows the young girl, who was five at the time being snatched from her west philadelphia a school. the women seen, cristina regusters, police said later sexually assaulted girl and left her half name wandering around a parking lot. that little girl, hoist now eight, addressed the court. >> she has been horribly, physically and emotionally damage and yet she testified in front of a judge and a pack courtroom today. >> it was the brave little girl who helped police nab her attacker. throughout the trial regusters maintain that she had help with the a attack. police say that was a lie. regusters was sentenced to 40 years to life. her attorney say that they will appeal. >>> 4:35. why a new drug which can help stop people from overdosing is being called, controversial? >>> and the one retailer who says thaw can buy it, without prescription. >>> and the happiest place on earth just got more pricey, why disney business to start charging you more to visit its parks. ñÑ [woman] hey, amy! [amy] hey, guys! [woman] hey, what's this? [man] oh, it's the new 50 times the money game from the penns

it happened on the 1200 block of south millic street in west philadelphia. the victim suffered two gunshot wounds. he is in the hospital in critical condition. >>> turning to the race for president, gop frontrunner, donald trump and ben carson are threatening to boycott the next debate, cnbc is hosting the debate and wants to run it for three hours. cnbc said they will take the candidates views into consideration as we finalize the debate structure. >>> a former aid and long time friend of joe biden said he will make a decision soon whether or not to run for president. ted kauffman said his top consideration is his family's welfare. he would run to help the middle class to restore riots ability to get ahead noting the fundamental need to change the balance in the economy. >> happening today, sky 6 taking a final look at the philadelphia international airport. the final u.s. airways flight takes off in a few hours, flight 1939 known for the airline's founding year. a321 will take off from phl at 10:00 p.m. it will go to sky harbor international airport in pho

10:00 officers pulled over a car with the man and woman in it at 58th and master streets in west philadelphia police say once they turned on their spotlight to search the car, the driver sped off. at a block away the the car then t boned a police suv. this car, the officer jump the curve crashing into a person's home. police say that is when both suspects jumped out, of the car and it started to run. >> the the car has very heavy t int where police could not see in, which was obviously illegal. so they were making a routine traffic stop at 58th and master street, when the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed causing a a serious auto accident. >> it looks serious. two officers had bumps and bruises. >>> and the car that fled, they were looked over by doctors, for minor injuries themselves. they are now, in jail. >>> an off-duty police officer is involve in the car crash as well this was the scene just after midnight at intersection of frankford and girard avenue. the officer went to the hospital, for a neck injury, he is expect to be okay though. >>> and the state that is in hot water for

members of the soul circus, stopped by beaufort elementary school in west philadelphia for a mini camp, the kids learned about how to live healthier lives. >>> here is what is coming up tonight on 6 abc, at 8:00, "the middle" followed by the goldbergs at w 30 and then modern family and then blackish and nashville starts at 10:00 followed by "action news" with jim gardner at 11:00. another check of the accuweather forecast and the nice pictures. >> here is another look at the seven day, tomorrow's high is 76 and then behind that front, 62 on friday and saturday back up to 67 and sunday a late shower possible there, and we start to see the numbers go down again on monday and tuesday. >> thank you. a look at stories coming up on "action news" at 4:00, give blood or go to jail, that is the choice an alabama gave defendants that could not afford to pay their fines, how his alleged actions came to light at 4:00. >>> and october 21st, 2015 marks the day that marty mcfly and doc brown go back in time. we look at things that the movie got right about the present day and some things it did get w

. >> two police officers are recovering from nasty crash in west philadelphia. details when "action news" returns. >> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m. on this friday october 23 we're working on several breaking news stories. >> one person is dead after gunshots ring out at a college in tennessee. >> two philadelphia officers are recovering after a routine traffic stop goes >> temple makes history this morning. >> reporter: we have a

it happened 7:00 tonight in the 1200 block of south willic street in west philadelphia and the victim was hit twice and rushed to pen presbyterian medical sebtsner critical condition. >> two men that brutally beat a gay couple in center city philadelphia last year won't be setting foot in center city any time soon. 24-year-old philip will yulz and 26-year-old kevin harry began pleaded getty today. william was sentenced to five years probation and harrington three. during that time they are not to go into center city. and they must also do 200 hours of community service at lgb center and they apologized the for beating the couple last september. we are getting ready for the coldest weather so far this fall. parts of the area could see temperatures in the 20s. let's get the latest information from accuweather and meteorologist cecily tynan. cecily. 20s. that's not good. >> it's unacceptable is it not? >> it's unacceptable. >> this air mass trapped over canada temperatures in the 0s and 30s this is what will be migrating our way over the course of the weekend. we have one cold front movi

graduate raped and murdered in her own home in west philadelphia.eve she may have known her killer. >> reporter: before long the headlines screamin screaming, wd jazz pin wright? >> answered with a shocking revelation. >> he is 56 years of age. he's got 31 priors. >> reporter: police announcing the arrest of her apartment building's former handyman 56-year-old convicted criminal james harris. we wanted to find out how harris a man with a violent rap sheet spanning three decades could have been hired and handed keys to the building we went looking for the man who gave them the job. jasmine's landlord. >> hi. i'm from fox 29. we're looking for harold. >>> it's not just us. people who live near jasmine wonder the same thing including her downstairs neighbor. she didn't want to show her case. she claims harris bragged to her about having a key to every unit in the building. >> she said whatever he wants. any time he wants. this makes me scared. >> that has to be taken up with the person who gave him the keys. they have to answer those questions. >> the

>>> first up at 11:00, breaking news in west philadelphia. sky force 10 over this crash involving two police vehicles. two officers are at the hospital now with injuries. they do not appear to be life threatening. this is at 59th and masters street. the crash happened during a chase. as we get new details we'll pass them onto you. >>> how did it happen? a hospital is making changes after giving a toddler ten times the amount of chemotherapy he was supposed to receive. >> we broke this story last night here on nbc 10 news at 11:00. tonight st. christopher's hospital is taking responsibility saying it wants to stop something like this from ever happening again. drew smith live at the hospital tonight. drew. >> reporter: we spoke one-on-one with the chief pediatrician here tonight. she couldn't answer many of our specific questions siting privacy issues but she did say one thing flat out and that's we're sorry. 11-month-old isaac has not had an easy life. >> he goes through these pain, losing hair, crying. >> reporter: his father described the l

two police officers are recovering this morning from a head-on collision with a cadillac in west philadelphia. it happened at 59th and master streets at 10:00 p.m. fell officers were trying to stop the vehicle driving tinted windows when the vehicle took off. it crashed into a responding patrol car and damaged a nearby row home. the driver and female passenger suffered minor injuries. they found pot in the striking car. the officers are expected to make a full recovery. >>> violence continues to plague parts of wilmington as the city marks the 4th night in a row of bloodshed. police are investigating a triple shooting. the gunfire erupted at 8:00 p.m. they are trying to figure out what set it off. the three gunshot victims are expected to survive. >>> pennsylvania state police are trying to track down a driver who hit a cyclist. the victim is hospitalized at chester-crozer million center with a head injury -- medical center with a head injury. police believe the suspect may be driving an older model silver sedan, possibly a dodge neon. >>> temple is getting ready for a prime time showdown aga

. >>> a police officer recovering after being run over by a police van in west philadelphia on pine street. investigators say the officer was chasing a suspect who smashed the suv with a baseball bat. they got into a struggle, fell to the ground. the van then ran over the officer's leg. nbc10 learned the suspect worked for the ridesharing company lift, but they ended their relationship with him. >>> a six-year-old boy with autism left on a bus more than seven hours. the bus driver and aide are charged with child endangerment. the middlesex prosecutor says the incident happened last week. the bus was supposed to take him to school in edison but the boy stayed on board while the bus returned to its yard. >>> now to developing news, 27 dead and dozens injured after an explosion in romania. a local tv station says it happened after a spark on a concert stage ignited some decorations. witnesses say 3 to 400 concert goers panicked and there was a stampede for the exit. >>> back in this country, more trouble for fan duel. an envelope player filed class action lawsuit against the website. redskins

clear and colder tonight, 38 for the low in philadelphia, 31 north and west. tomorrow we're going to be seeing mix of sun and clouds, going to be a chilly day, highs only in the upper 50s, but won't be as windy as the last two days. we get the extra hour of sleep on sunday, a lot of clouds, but the best chance of any rain in the next seven days is monday and that will be in delaware and extreme south jersey the way it's looking right now. once that system goes by, boy does the temperature go up into the 70s for the rest of next week. >>> hey, i'm danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. coming up, sixers getting set for the home opener while the temple owls are getting set for perhaps their biggest game in school history. that's next. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> happy friday to you, danny pommells with you once again. the sixers are in the wells fargo center tonight for their home opener against the utah jazz. the franchise hoping for more of the same from jahlil okafor, who shined in his

. >> new this morning a west philadelphia native has won forbes $1 million business competition. 29-year-oldwilliams cofounded an online platform that provides life saving medications to low income people. she was awarded the top $500,000 prize at the under 30 summit which is taking place in center city this week. five other finalists won $100,000. the summit at the pennsylvania convention center wraps up today. congratulations to all the winners. >> indeed. still to come on "action news," opening the door for philadelphia to open a second casino in the city. >> flooding remains a concern for residents in the carolinas after nearly two weeks of rain. david. >> cool and comfortable out there this morning. light winds. a jacket required. but this afternoon t-shirts maybe even shorts if the kids want to change into them. i'll have your afternoon call from accuweather and the latest on that rain headed in on friday. that's all ahead. >> ♪ >> south carolina residents are keeping their eyes on swollen waterways as they return to their homes. at least 17 people have died in the carolinas 15 in sout

new this morning, forbes has recognized a young west philadelphia native for her work in medicine.ams received a $500,000 grand prize in the magazine's social entrepreneurs competition. she received a check at the forbes under 30 summit going on now in center city. williams is 29 years old and the co-founderrer of sirum the online platform that provides life saving medication to low income. >> clever name. >>> work on a broken water main. >> a way you can brous the best tweets all with one simple click. we'll be right back. i'm there's no place like it in the world. come fall, i like to get a taste of everything the state has to offer. like this famous winery nestled in the hudson valley. or the award-winning vineyards of long island. this cooperstown brewery belongs in every beer lover's hall of fame. you can even try new york's exceptional cider and spirits. this fall, drink in the beauty of new york state. plan your trip at iloveny.com. there's something for everyone. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers

also watching a crash in west philadelphia this afternoon at 46th and lancaster. that means some local detours on some of the septa trolleys and there's one to avoid in upper darby along state road at marion avenue. new traffic pattern in effects now along the ben franklin parkway close to the franklin institute. bottom line is one of the inner drive lanes is out in both directions through next summer which doesn't bode very well but we're trying to get used to that. had a crash on 95 northbound by the walt whitman bridge. that's cleared out of the way but there's still one southbound by cottman off to the side. watching a wreck on the pennsylvania turnpike in norristown take out the two left lanes. starting to see delays develop coming east of valley forge. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this friday afternoon. happy friday. one of our friends using the waze app talking about a pothole in the road in wilmington along the augustine cutoff. watch out for that and we'll check it again, alicia and rick in the next half hour. >> see you then. >>> new det

"eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us at chosen 300 ministries in west philadelphia where familygetting a assistance, greg? >> reporter: we have just learn in the last few minutes that enough money has been raise todd pay for family's rent for past year with donations coming in all throughout the country as far away as arizona. >> dhs. >> reporter: first met michael jones this weekend. >> my daughter was sleeping here. my son sleeps here. >> reporter: his family is homeless and while they slept under the the stairs of the welcome center at love park jeremiah, his two-year old son wandered off friday night and septa cop pick him up. how is jeremiah doing. >> he is doing good. >> reporter: two days later a after our story aired a lot has changed for michael as donations poured in from all over the country to help out his family. >> i say we cannot take no more stuff. >> reporter: it is not just clothing and food. >> it will take you to the pay pal link to give you a donation right there on line. >> reporter: homeless advocacy group chosen 300 has raised $12,000 in just 24 hours, th

temperatures again into the middle 70s and maybe even some upper 70s especially north and west of philadelphia, and then thursday night around 10:00, that is when the cold front swings through, 66 philadelphia with a brief sprinkle around with the front and then friday afternoon, 50s for highs to the north and west, near 60 degrees in millville and there is your switch coming in for the end of the week, your four day at 4:00, a winner at 77 degrees, and the city on friday is breezy and cooler and 62 and the northern suburbs only in the 50s for highs and we'll stay there on saturday despite full sun and clouds and another front comes through on sunday with showers possible early in the morning with the temperature at 67 degrees, so never, ever make fun of me. or blame me for a beautiful day like this, i will turn it right around. >> there is a lot of winter to come. >>> he may no longer be a philly but cole hamels is pitching in to had help his city. they gave $10,000 today to two local nonprofits. the police athletic league and youth house got the 2015 grant awards. they were cofounded by cole

her claim to be the girl's mother shoe she abducted nerve west philadelphia elementary school. child was found the next morning at upper darby playground. philadelphia has lost a well known civil right leader. former president of the philadelphia naacp jerry, has passed away. he died last night. he reportedly suffered a brain aneurysm while undergoing kidney dialysis. fifty-six year old headed up philadelphia's naacp for more than two decades, suspended last year over questions about finances, at the local chapter. he was also known for publishing the philadelphia sunday sun. >> his family released a statement saying quote he was with family and close friends. details about the memorial service are forthcoming. the family wants to thank everyone for their love and support. he was also a founding member of the philadelphia association of black journalists, that organization released a statement reading in part here: the members of the philadelphia association of black journalists would like to share our heartfelt condolances with his family and friends. >> right now it is 4:37. s

philadelphia patches of blue openingp. here is the latest sat lie radar imagery and just to the west of septemberer city brightening occurring. wherever you see the darker shade of grow that's where sun is breaking through and digging through the thinning clouds. as we look at temperatures, comfortable enough. 68 in philadelphia currently and same in washington and milder up the pike in new york. look out at pittsburgh 6 and buffalo 59. that's cooler air marching to east behind the colt front and settles in tonight and in through tomorrow. if you head to the playground i won't tell you not to go because it looks like current batch of sprinkles and showers is in process of departing area over the next hour. by 2bg, clouds mixing with sun and 71 and 72 by 4 bait later today there's a chance of spo spotty shower popping up. so i would advised you there bring your smart phone and load that stormtracker 6 app on to it so you can track the radar with the kiddies. gets cooler tonight, tomorrow and chillier as we head to ends of week and step inside and accuweather 7-day most parts of region though pretty nice and not a bad afternoo

she claimed to be the girl's mother when when she took her from a west philadelphia elementary school. that child was found the next morning at upper darby playground. >> philadelphia police hope that you can help them id this woman, right here, she's accused of posing as a home care nurse, to burglarize a south philadelphia home, back in august. that suspect got away with jewelry from residence on snyder avenue in south philly. she was last seen on surveillance video at the 7-eleven, if you recognize her, you are asked to give police a call. >>> community college in oregon, opens today, but classes will not be in session. student who was spared by the gunman says she received envelope with a flash drive from the shooter, and then was forced to watch as classmates were killed. a law enforcement official previously said a manifesto from christopher harm err mercer was recovered at the scene. nine people were killed, in thursday's shooting, harm err-mercer killed himself. >> campaign 2016, clinton unveiling new gun control measures today. secretary clinton in new hampshire. her new meas

drew smith reports from west philadelphia. >> it's been almost a week since this mother first heard about an unusual discovery inside the james rhodes elementary school. >> a letter was sent to my home. >> the district says a fifth grade student found 38 nine millimeter bullets. >> that's pretty scary. especially being as though, my children attend this school. >> the rounds were laying on the floor under a desk, right now, people can only guess how they got there. >> it probably was the negligence of a parent. >> the student told her teacher right away, and police got involved. a school spokesman tells us in the past, students have brought in guns or dangerous items as a way to show off. >> these are little kids, curious kids, find somebody at home, something that is attractive and shiny, and it's left unattended. >> police are still investigating how those bullets ended up inside this building. they're asking for conversations to take place outside the school. >> will is a bullet, there is a gun. if bullets are easy to access, there may be a gun that's easy to access. >> parents say it'

now, this comes after another police officer was run over by a police van yesterday in west philadelphiaestigators say the officer was chasing a suspect who smashed an suv with a baseball bat. they got into a struggle and fell to the ground. then, the van ran over the officer's leg. the officer was released from the hospital yesterday and will have to undergo surgery tuesday. >>> from our lehigh valley bureau, emmaus high school will open monday with extra security. it was locked down after a box of ammunition spilled on to a hallway floor. students were interviewed, but no one was arrested and no gun was found. school closed friday after rumors of an attack surfaced and police are still investigating tonight. >>> tonight, a runaway blimp is out of the woods in central pennsylvania. a chinook helicopter airlifted the remains of the military blimp and dumped it in a nearby fie field. military crews hauled it away. the blump crashed wednesday after breaking lose from its mooring in maryland. it knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers. the army has already begun taking claims fo

two police officers are recovering from broken bruises and a crash in south west philadelphia. the s vuxt v hit trees. no other vehicles have involved. >>> also, philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting in the fairhill section. two men in teens or early 20s were shot on 2700 block of north 8th street. one dayed and the other was taken to the hospital. >> and officials with ntsb are headed to florida to dedicate the disappearance ever the efaro cargo ship. it sanctioned during hurricane joaquin. so far wreckage and a single body were recovered. >> brenching downpours caused major flooding and prompted water rescue in southern nevad nevada. rescue crews pulled a homeless man after trapped under a bridge by rising water. rain came so fast many scattered inside from the las vegas ship. some drivers still nroud through at high speeds. >> checking in with jus tip. beautiful day today, right, justin. >> dry weather, chilly. i keep saying it's cold if you don't believe me i have these temperatures to back me up from some of the neighborhoods. you get outside city lower 4

nbc 10 was in west philadelphia overnight at 61st and lancaster avenue as crews worked to put out the flames. no one was hurt and there was no word on what sparked those fires. >> and crews put out a fire at a new by constructed home in manayunk. the fire started on the roof around 2:00 a.m. no one was hurt. an investigation into the cause is under way at this hour. >> happening this weekend the temple owls take on the fighting irish of notre dame. here is a live look at the linc which will host the sold out crowd tomorrow night. adding to the excitement temple is undefeated, the best season start ever. monique braxton is live at independence mall with more on the preparations for the game. good morning, monique. >> reporter: hey, vai. market street is shut down for the biggest showdown ever in temple university's history. look at the street now. the last time we saw this huge stage was when the pope was here. philadelphia is embracing the temple owls as they take on notre dame's fighting irish. temple will defend their undefeated record. this afternoon students, parents, faculty and

especially in our north and west suburbs skies are beginning to clear. 61 in reading. 62 in allentown. still mild in philadelphiaight now at 67 but you can see with winds now coming in out of the north and west, in the wake of that front we've got much cooler air moving in. tomorrow will be on the cool side and tomorrow night we're talking 40s. even in the city. i'll have more on your week and forecast coming up in just a few minutes much todd, back over to you. >> kate, thank you very much torments night parts of the region are seeing damage from these storms. the rainfall and high winds resulted in downed trees and difficult driving conditions. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco surveyed some of that damage including a close call for one homeowner. >> reporter: friday evening's tornado warning brought with it some wild weather, heavy downpours and high winds. >> man, it was really raining. rain was blowing side way the way the wind was coming. >> reporter: tim was taking a nap inside his open on green street waiting for his wife get out of work when he heard the tree come down. >> it shook the whole house

. >> it is thursday night aunt big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news in west philadelphia. two police officers have been injured. their vehicle collided with a cadillac of a traffic stop wasn't rye. "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live at 59 and master, dann, what happened there. >> reporter: jim, investigators are on the scene 56 and master. we have de stekt activities are south west and aid out here processing the scene. a police suv occupied by two 19th district officers is jammed up there against a row home. this after it was struck by a cadillac. investigators say it was driven by a man pleaing police. chief inspector school small says officers tried to stop the car during a routine traffic stop for tinted windows 58 and masters when it sped off. >> it struck a police vehicle a chevy tahoe suv, two-person police vehicle that happened to be going north on 59 at master. >> the crash caused damage to a row home occupied by two sisters and 60 and 61 years old. the traffic light was ripped off the corner and sent flying into the women's front steps. they were not in

. >>> domestic dispute in west philadelphia, turned into a police pursuit earlier this morning. authorities say it started when a man abduct two people, freed them and forced his ex-girlfriend into his suv. police persued him in north philadelphia where "eyewitness news" reporter just continue finch picks up the story. >> reporter: just after sunrise on friday detectives collect clues and took photos of the two car crash off west girard and west college avenues. clues, including a cell phone. at 3:30 a.m. police say that honda pilot suv came and crashed and clipping this mercedes sedan blank to go michael o'connell. >> i got caution and now look. >> reporter: he had no idea his park car was hit until he helpedded out to work. >> apparently someone, what's spraying police and somehow impacted, and ran over my car, somehow and then police caught him, caught up with him. >> reporter: inside the suv police say the 44 year-old man who took his ex-girlfriend against her will. the sources say woman tried to stop the abduction even firing a gun but he got away, speed ago long north colle

and as we look at numbers across the region still kind of cool up north and west of philadelphia. 58 degrees currently in allentown. 61 reading and 66 wilmington and then'ser to the coast where we don't have those rain clouds and thicker cloud cover getting a little warmer, 71 cape may and 71 at the airport in atlantic city as well. satellite also shows you a lot of cloud cover out there and extending all the way back down towards washington. but, we're seeing some thinning back here to our west around maybe york, pennsylvania and state college and i think there's a chance we start to brighten things up as we roll through the afternoon and there you see it future tracker 6. 3:00, no shower activity and sunshine reemerging here and there. however, later in the afternoon the model has been consistent in pushing additional showers through. these are obviously few and far between and most of them are light and even if you get a steadier cell it will be gone quickly. by 10:00 tonight we should be entirely dry outside of maybe southern delaware. 69 the high in the lehigh valley today. clou