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Krrp everybody says hes calm, m methodical and has a presence. Lives in newtown square. This is a philly guy now charged with arguably the most important job on the planet. Long before he was protecting the president of the United States, joe clancy was a government teacher at father judge high school. We called him cla krrnc. Reporter James Mcdonald showed us the yearbook photos of joe clancy. The students liked him. His fellow teachers liked him. They were sad to see him go. A young kid. He really was enthusiastic and it was a shame to lose him because of the fact that the kids liked him. Reporter after leaving the secret service a few years ago, he led the comcast Security Team responsible for protecting the Comcast Center in center city and Company Facilities all over america. As clancy now leaves this company, his bosses feel the same way the teachers at father jj d judge did. He has to go. When the president taps you on the shoulder and says, joe, i need you to come back, are you willing to do this . I cant expect him to say anything but mr. President , im happy to serve. Reporter yeah. Lots of people going to miss this guy at comcast. Joe clancys brother, kevin, by the way is the football coach at strathaven high school. Unbelievably successful coach there. I spoke to him on the phone an hour ago and told me hes proud of his little brother bullet t his brother told him nobody in the family is talking about the new job. Live outside the Comcast Center, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. Julia pierson resigned as secret Service Director yesterday following two security breaches. Pierson took the top job at the secret service last year. An intruder jumped the fence at the white house on september 19th. Authorities say Omar Gonzales was armed with a knife. At first it was reported he was tackled after he made it through the white house doors but it was later revealed gonzalez got all the way to the east room. Pierson failed to reveal another breach last month during the president s visit to the cdc. An Armed Security contractor with a criminal history was allowed to ride in the same elevator with the president. New information this afternoon about the death of a hospital executive. The Somerset County Prosecutor Office says theres no threat to the public. Sheridan was the ceo of Cooper Health system. His wife, joyce, was also found inside their burned home. Officials say that fire was intentionally set. The couple lived in the skillman section of montgomery township, new jersey. The sunday morning fire was confined to the upstairs master bedroom that you see right there. Officials have not said how it was set or if there are any arson suspects but a spokesman released a statement to nbc 10 saying, the Somerset County Prosecutors Office is currently engaged in a very complex investigation. We are quite confident that there exists no threat to either the immediate neighborhood or the local community. A key figure in the murder for hire of a south jersey rabbi eegs wife is a free man. Its a highprofile case nbc 10 has been tracking for 20 years. Nbc 10 Investigative Reporter Harry Hairston has been closely following the murder of carol nulander. You spoke to the foreign for one of the three men convicted in the case whos been released from prison . Thats right. I talked to pal daniels attorney. Daniels was a hit man who killed Carol Neulander. Now hes out and starting his life over. The 1994 murder rocked cherry hill. Carol neulander, the wife of the areas most prominent rabbi, fred neulander, was bludgeoned to death in her home. Paul daniels, the hit man hired by the rabbi, is the one who delivered the fatal blows. Daniels later fingered the rabbi as the mastermind behind the murder. His attorney, craig mitnik, helped work a deal that would allow him to go free after serving his full sentence. When mr. Daniels was released yesterday, what did you say to him. I told him, go outside and take big breaths of fresh air on this nice day and his response to me was, thank god i can and i still know that mrs. Neulander cant. Reporter he tells me daniels is remorseful and it was an abusive childhood and drugs that fueled his actions that night. Paul daniels i dont believe was in a druginduced stupor at the time of the incident absolutely not. So would it not be fair for some to say, paul tdaniels did have evil in him that night when he made that leap to kill in cold blood . Some may say that. Many may say that. I knowing paul the tway i know him disagree. Paul daniels did not have evil in him. Reporter he also tells me daniels hopes to get his life back to normal. How is he with the reality that no matter what he does, hell always be considered a coldblooded killer . I think he wants to live as quiet and as peaceful of a life as he can now. So to recap the main players from the Carol Neulander murder case, where are they today . Fred neulander is serving life in prison. Linj enoff was released in jarn january after serving a decade in prison. This week, paul daniels, confessed hit man set free after 14 years behind bars and retired philadelphia radio personality who testified at the trial shat s that she had an affair with the rabbi moved to florida. Im also told by daniels attorney that daniels issi now living with his parents but where he did not say. Harry hairston, nbc 10 news. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. We had a mixture of clouds and sun. Heres a look at the park in media, Delaware County today. People out and about. The clouds look threatening but no rain out there yet. The question is how the evening will shape up. Nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz here now to take a look for us. Glenn . Yeah, looks a little more ominous than it really is. We do have a lot of clouds around, and weve seen that much of the day today. More clouds than sun. Generally coming in from the northeast. But theres nothing on the radar. Temperatures 70 in philadelphia. 72 in allentown. A little peek of sunshine to get up to 70 degree elsewhere. Stay in the 60s. Nothing on the radar. We dont expect anything during the evening hours. Mostly cloudy skies during the night tonight. On the cool side, but dry. Temperatures down into the mid 60s by 10 00. We do have some significant rain on the way, and it will affect a portion of the weekend. The timing on that with the seven day in a few minutes. Thank you, glenn. Now to a developing story that were watching. Officials in liberia will prosecute the man who brought ebola to the u. S. Because he lied on a health form. Thomas duncan traveled from liberia to dallas to visit relatives last month and got sick here. About 80 people in texas are being monitored for symptoms of ebola. Some had direct contact with dunken, others came into contact with beam in his circle. None of those mn tonitored it showing any type of simpymptoms right now. Duncan is the first diagnosed case in the u. S. Hoping he can get the same kind of treatment that were given to the four other patients that survived and thats my concern. And thats why imm still aski about it, speaking about it. Making sure that we can at least get that for him. Now, initially a dallas emergency room sent him home even though he told a nurse that he had been in western africa. Coming up, in about an hour at 5 00, were learning more about whats being done to protect you. Find out what the airlines are doing right now to stop the spread of ebola. Now to the fight against isis. Amateur video uploaded to a social media site today purports to show isis militants clashing with kurdish fighters near the syrian turkish border. Nbc news cant verify the authenticity of amateur videos. Islamic state militants are closing in on the syrian town of kabani. The area has been under attack by extremists since the middle of last month. Part of the effort to stop isis comes from military forces at joint base mcgwire Dix Lakehurst in burlington county. Cydney long traveled to the base today. Tell us more about the contributions theyre making to the operations overseas. Reporter jim, it includes anything and everything from the maintenance of the military aircraft that carry the troops and supplies, that cargo, even the loading of that cargo, whether it be ammunition, food, or medical supplies and if any of you have seen lowflying military aircraft over new jersey more recently, were told there have been constant training missions. Were obviously here to support whatever operation happens to be going on at the time. Reporter both active duty and air Mobility Command reservist at new jerseys joint bases, mcquire ft. Dix lakehurst are playing a role in the u. S. Involvement together with arab nations to take down isis militants in syria. We asked them to what degree. Does it amp up or does it change with response to those air strikes . Well, you know, i think thats a great question. You know, what do we do here . And the core of it is, whats called the organize, train, and equip function for the United States air force. So all those kc10s or c17 crew members that operate out there, we train them to make sure that they are mission ready. You know, professional in every way. Reporter today, we were provided the opportunity to fly aboard a c17 globe master and witness the kc10 refueling training missions, two of the very aircraft that carry troops, supplies, food and medical equipment to the regions in need. Our primary mode in the environment, a lot of preventative medicine, so we deploy with Public Health personnel who can do food inspections, water inspections ensuring peoples food and water are safe. They ensure Waste Disposal is done properly so we protect people from illnesses. Reporter and clearly in light of protecting national security, some of our questions with regard to specific missions in syria as to what extent squadrons here are involved or how closely they might be situated to those dangerous missions, those specific questions could not be answered. Live on the base, im cydney long, nbc 10 news. Remember, you can keep tabs on americas air campaign against isis any time by clicking on the nbc 10 news mobile app. Its a Free Download you can find on our website, nbc10. Com. New information now about a graduation controversy. U. S. Senator pat toomey from pennsylvania says he is outraged that a convicted cop killer has been chosen as Commencement Speaker at his vermont alma mater. Toomey wants Goddard College to withdraw its offer to abu jamal. His recorded remarks will be played sunday along with a video about it. In his letter toomey says i cannot fathom how anyone can think it appropriate to honor a coldblooded murderer. What possible enlightenment can your students obtain from this man . He was originally sentenced to death for killing Philadelphia Police officer daniel faulkner, but he was resentenced to life in 2012. He graduated from goddard in 1996. Toomey led the fight against an Obama Administration nominee who worked on the killers death sentence appeal. He sense a letter to goddards president asking this man to be uninvited. A hearing on hate crimes today in center city. Pennsylvania representative brian sims convened the statehouse Democratic Policy Committee at the kimmel center. The meeting focused on restoring lgbt rights that the state Supreme Court overturned in 2008. This all comes on the heels of the beating after two gay men in center city last month. Phillip williams, catherine knot and kevin harragan charged with aggravated assault and conspiracy in the attacks. Police say the three are seen on Surveillance Video moments before assault. Theyre accused of asking the two victims about their relationship. Then punching and beating them. Here they are living the Police Station in center city. Defense attorneys say the fight was mutual and not motivated by sexual orientation. Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams was among those to testify at todays hearing. He said sometimes a tragedy is necessary to change a law. Brutal attack was and is our tragedy. It affects all of us. Bigotry has no place in our society. An attack against one Minority Group is an attack against human rights throughout our city commonwealth and our country. Williams added that Pennsylvania Needs to join the 15 states that have hate crime statutes that cover sexual orientation. And philadelphias mayor, Michael Nutter spoke today at a celebration for the fifth annual city of philadelphia lgbt history month. Comes just weeks after that attack of the alleged attack against a gay couple. The mayor spoke about that incident. There is no place for hate in this great city. And i dont care where you come from [ applause ] the mayor also took part in a rainbow flag raising ceremony at city hall. The journey to the jersey shore, it just got easier. Yeah, thats right. Shoregoers will be happy to hear this. This is what were talking about. Take a look. This is our live Traffic Camera network showing the garden state parkway. Part of it is now changed forever. Take a look here. Gone are the three southbound traffic lights along the parkway in Cape May County that forced drivers to stop on their way to the shore. Instead, an alternative is now if place. Nbc 10 Jersey Shore Bureau reporter Ted Greenberg live this afternoon in middle township. Engineers and local leaders are hoping this change will also be a life saver. Reporter they are, rosemary and jim, and heres why. As of this afternoon, overpasses at those three intersections finally opened for drivers holding south on the parkway. We took a ride on the overpass at exit 11 on the garden state parkway today. No more stopping for traffic there or at exits 10 and 9. Bridges now carry southbound traffic over local streets in middle township. For now, north bound drivers are still stuck with the lights. The intersections are notorious for traffic backups especially during the busy Summer Season and for serious crashes including deadly accidents. This project was years in the making and has a price tag of more than 73 million. Construction began last year, and drivers have dealt with lane shifts and other changing traffic patterns. Now, i checked with the new jersey Turnpike Authority which operates the parkway and was told construction is set to begin immediately on overpasses on the northbound side. They should be finished,s im told, by november of next year. Live in middle township, im Ted Greenberg, nbc 10 news. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. Yeah, another day with a fair amount of clouds out here. May have looked like it was about to rain, but there really hasnt been anything on radar. More clouds than sunshine, again, over the last couple days and maybe tomorrow as well. We still have those showers in the forecast for the weekend. And we still have that chilly weather thats going to be coming in over the weekend. No changes in that. Thats for sure. 70 degrees in philadelphia now with the east wind. Were only 1 degree cooler than we were at this time yesterday. And across the area, were mostly in the 60s to near 70 degrees. 72 in allentown is the warmest spot. Little bit of sunshine can make a big difference. And some big differences in temperatures across the country. Look at that. 85 degrees in cincinnati. But back to the west, little hint of winter here. Dont have to get very far north of the Canadian Border to be in the 30s in the middle of the afternoon. That is some cold air. That is coming into this country and were getting a little piece of that this weekend. Heres the clouds and sun on the satellite picture. Again, coming down from the northeast. But the live radar continues to show no rain other than a sprinkle here or there. This is where the significant rain and thunderstorms are building up in the midwest. Some pretty strong storms may be developing later today. Future cast as we go through the night tonight, not showing any kind of storms or showers. And mix of clouds and sunshine as we go through tomorrow as well. But heres 7 00 tomorrow, and theres no rain around. Dont worry about rain tomorrow. Or even tomorrow evening. But its later tomorrow night, generally after midnight, that the showers come in and we may get several hours worth of rain and maybe even a rline of thunderstorms developing. Here comes the cooler air behind it. As we clear out saturday afternoon, temperatures may actually be going down setting us up for a pretty chilly Night Saturday night. And by sunday, its pretty chilly were the eagles game, but thats pretty good football weather. Considering. 59 at 1 00. 64 degrees at 4 00. And how about the amount of rain . This particular model gives about a quarter inch to a half inch. Its certainly not enough to help with the dry conditions that we have. But it helps a little bit and the fact that its on the weekend, it may not want anymore rain anyway. Mostly cloudy tonight, patchy tag late. 52 north and west. During the day tomorrow, again, a mix of clouds and sun. Dont have to worry about any rain until after midnight. Temperatures in the low to mid 70s. And the sevenday forecast. Well, the High Temperature on sat