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WCAU NBC 10 News At 4pm April 10, 2015

Rosemary . Thank you. Keep tabs on the rainy rush in our area and the impact it will have on your friday night plans with the nbc10 news and weather apz handy. In the meantime our delaware news room a deadly Apartment Fire in New Castle County neighbors forced from their homes. Keith jones on the story for us. Do we know what started the fire . Not yet. The fire marshal is still investigating. One woman died another hurt and a firefighter needed to be treated for burns. Neighbors ran from that scene. Check out the flames. This was shot by an nbc10 viewer with a cell phone. The threestory Apartment Fire started around 10 00 this morning. And these are the possum Park Apartments. Residents from other buildings raced to save people inside. I was trying to make sure the baby was out of the building but one lady got stuck in the building. I just rolled up and saw flames shooting out of the windows and a lot of smoke. One woman did not make it out alive. Heres the after malt of the burned out building. The total damage about 250,000. One firefighter had burns to his ear. He was treat and released. Were awaiting the autopsy of the woman killed at. The red cross is helping families while the Fire Department works on it. The brand new owner of the closed revel casino has a crisis on his hands. Thats right. Power has been shut off at the sprawling beach front property. Because of that the city has slapped that new owner with fines. Nbc10 Jersey Shore Bureau reporter drew smith. Explain the potential danger it could create. Reporter jim and rosemary, those fines are for fire code violations. Think smoke alarms or water pumps. Theyre not working inside this building right now. For that reason people are not allowed inside. We just learned the occupancy permanent for the revel has been revoked. The few people who ventured out on the boardwalk in front of the revel casino, agreed its a shame new ownership is starting out in a power struggle with the Energy Supplier for the 48story building. It seems like he got a good bargain, so he should probably pay the electric bill. Reporter hes talking about glenn straub who officially purchased the property this week. But negotiations for how to pay for the power have so far failed. It was just built and now theres a chance it could catch fire and burn to the ground. Reporter the city is most concerned about what it calls life safety systems. Without power, sprinkler water pumps are useless. An astronomical risk. Its real really really almost possible to get water above the seventh floor. Reporter firefighters say they would need to climb dark stairwells with heavy equipment going up against a fire 40 stories up. In a building a few years old, its like going back decades in Fire Suppression technology. Well be faced with an extreme difficult hazard situation there. Reporter ive been in touch with a representative for glenn straub, the owner here. She told me her team followed protocol when the power went down. Theyre going to safely and efficiently bring in generators to bring the power back up. When we asked, when is that going to happen she did not have an answer for us. New information tonight in the case of a disability benefit scheme that local prosecutors say included holding mentally disabled people captive. A second person pleaded guilty. Eddy ray wright faces life in prison. Wright and three other were arrested after four mentally disabled people were kept in the basement. They were beaten raped starved and moved to various states to avoid being caught. According to prosecutors, lindon westen Gregory Thomas eddy wright and Jean Mcintosh conspired in the alleged scheme. Prosecutors will not try a philadelphia priest on child sex charges for a third time. Father mccormick was accused of molesting an 11yearold altar boy in bridesburg. In two trials neither jury could reach a verdict. Police in Burlington County want your help finding the man you see right here. Hes suspected of leaving graffiti on a number of properties in Burlington City last weekend, including the n. J. Transit town center station. If you have any information or you recognize him, call burlington police. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with a vigil for the man who died in Police Custody in cumberland county. That event brought together the community and the citys top cop. Nbc10s south jersey Bureau Reporter cydney long was there for the vigil. While the Community Asks for answers, the investigation is still going on. Have we learned any new details about the deadly encounter caught on camera . Reporter jim, i can tell you that we know the family of Phillip Wright has paid for an independent autopsy. Through the family attorneys and spokesperson, were asking for the results. Every bit of transparency in this investigation the people of vineland say there ease the tensions. Were not here to protest, pass judgment or point fingers. Were here to pray. Reporter the people of vineland led by pastors of seven denominations are praying for peace of the death of phillip white. Cell phone videoindividual video captured police arresting a man. Vineland city police chief was among those who bowed their heads. Is it very important for the Vineland Community right now in light of phillip whites death . I view these leaders as important every day. Maybe more important today. Reporter whites death inspired an online Group Anonymous to make threats against investigators. In our search for answers do you have the autopsy report or text coming . We formally requested the medical examiners findings. The prosecutor would not comment on any part of the investigation. Other than they know we are looking for the cause and manner of death. Members of Community Like jennifer, shes relying on police to solve her own brothers murder one year ago and says whites altercation with police stirs emotion. I just really want justice for phillip whites family as well. If if means putting the bad guy away you know the bad guy isnt always the one on the street. Sometimes it is the one in uniform. We dont know. Reporter and this right here is a statement of unity that is standing behind the white family. Also standing behind police that 36 religious leaders in this immediate area have signed since that 1 00 vigil. We are also looking for finality in this investigation asking for the death certificate from the county medical examiner. Well let you know what it says when we get it. Live in vineland, im cydney long, nbc10 news. Thank you. Now to new details about the investigation into that Deadly Police station in South Carolina. Law enforcement officials have now revealed that they were doubtful of officer Michael Slagers version of events from the very beginning. Nbc10 National Correspondent sara dolloff has more from South Carolina. Reporter slager initially said scott tried to grab his taser but investigators say they were questioning his story before that disturbing cell phone video ever surfaced. A day after dash cam video was released showing the initial traffic stop that brought officer Michael Slager and walter scott together. At first, their interaction is routine. Then scott gets out of the car and runs. Theres a gap in between what happens after that and where eyewitness cell phone video begins with slager firing eight shots. The state agency investigating the shooting says they saw inconsistencies right away saying what appeared to be gunshot wounds in scotts back. The statement reads, we believed early on there was something not right. The cell phone video shot by a bystander confirmed our suspicions. Slager a coast guard veteran has been charged with murder and fired from his job. His mother has yet to watch the video but offered an apology to the scott family. I just want them to know im sorry that this happened. I know their family is grieving. Our family is grieving. And i would hate for this to happen to anybody. Reporter two families torn apart. I will miss his phone calls. He would call his mom every day. Reporter and the troubling moments captured on video. The scott funeral is scheduled for this weekend. North charleston will provide his family with a police escort. In South Carolina sarah dallof nbc10 news. This mans wanted in connections with a shooting in the citys Port Richmond area wednesday. This is video of the suspect running away from the shooting. Youll see that coming up. Police say the man shot at a car on martha street after the driver honked his horn asking for the suspect to move out of the middle of the street. The suspect escaped by running into a nearby Grocery Store and out the back door. No one was hurt. A Carbon Monoxide leak in a philadelphia home sent one to the hospital. Pgw was at the house assessing air quality. Fire officials tell nbc10 its not a pgw issue. Neighbors say they think a basement generator is to blame. One neighbor explains how she saw the homeowner react. Yeah he looked like he was worried. He was outside and a little figuring out if everything was okay before he went inside. No other houses were affected. An overturned tractor trailer backed up rush hour traffic on the Benjamin Franklin bridge. It blocked two lanes right into the city. Took about three hours for crews to get that truck upright and clear the scene. A first alert traffic note for anybody who travels the bridges over the vine street expressway. If you think traffic is bad now just wait. Oh boy, Major Construction about to get under way. Its certain to have an impact. Here are the details for you. Its a fouryear project to replace structurally deficient bridges over the vine street speedway. Expressway. It begins in the overnight hours early tuesday. Its a 65 million project. Deanna durante is live in center city to tell us more about the penndot project and its impact. Were talking about seven bridges here but it will affect traffic all around those bridges as well. Reporter how could it not, rosemary . When you take a look at the vine street expressway, its not even 5 00 and look how busy it is. Penndot tells us the first step to happen is all lines on the vine street expressway need to be redirected in order for the construction crews to move in. I dont know about that one. Thats going to be rough. Thats going to be real rough. Reporter its a project expected to last for the next four plus years. Wow. I didnt know that. Reporter and just about everyone we talked to in the city today, the news seems to come as a surprise. When were they going to let us know . Reporter consider this your warning. Those construction trailers and heavy machinery you now see on the upper levels have vine street, theyre about to be put to use. Plans call for crews to start working after midnight on tuesday. Lanes will be shifted so eastbound lanes will be shut down tuesday and thursday morning. Opening again around 5 00 in the morning. Westbound lanes will be closed wednesday and friday, so no access there, again, until 5 a. M. Drivers will be instructed to follow detours through the area during those lane closures. All seven bridges spanning the vine will be demolished. The first family court will be closed on may 4th. Its going to be horrible. Reporter that is what people were echoing all over center city today. The bridge where were standing on here at 18th street is scheduled to be shut down and start to be demolished in october. Thats after the world meeting of families. Penndot tells us that come september, construction crews will clean up pack up and get out of the way for the visit from the pope. Reporting live in center city Deanna Durante nbc10 news. As this bridge construction project gets under way, you can count on nbc10 to bring you Important Information on the work and the impact on your commute. You can get that information any time at your fingertips using the nbc10 news app. Support for philadelphiaens with intellectual disabilities and autism, that was the focus of a forum for the democratic nominees hoping to become philadelphias next mayor. The event was hosted by philadelphia support parent groups envision for equality. Of course, six candidates running for the democratic nomination for physical mayor. Abraham, diaz kenney oliver street and williams. Theres just with uncandidate on the republican side. Businesswoman melissa murraybailey will be the gop nomination for mayor. Heres the nbc10 election calendar. Tuesday, may 19th is the primary and tuesday november 3rd voters will head to the polls for the general election and choose the next mayor of philadelphia. An extended Autism Assessment Center is open in chester county. It will provide families with autism testing, support and guidance services. The Services Clinical director tells us adults will benefit as much as children. They need the diagnosis, so to help them understand what it is, why theyre having difficulties with social skills difficulties in their job and to help them get the right treatment also. Families will also not have to wait as long to get a diagnosis. An ohio College Basketball player who inspired many during her battle with cancer has died. 19yearold lauren hill was diagnosed with brain cancer last year, given just weeks to live but the mount st. Joseph University Basketball player defied doctors. She lived for months. The school began its basketball season two weeks early so hill could play. In massachusetts, a jury is now in its fourth day of deliberations in the murder trial of former new england patriot star aaron hernandez. Jurors have so far spent more than 16 hours considering whether to convict hernandez in the june 2013 shooting death of odin lloyd. Lloyd was killed in an industrial park. Now to decision 2016 after months of speculation, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton is expected to announce that she will once again run for president. Sources close to her campaign say clinton will announce her candidacy as early as sunday. Clinton is expected to make the announcement on social media with Campaign Stops scheduled for next week. One of those stops will likely be the first in the nation caucus state of iowa. On the republican side two candidates have so far announced their bid for the white house, senator ted cruz of texas and senator rand paul of kentucky. President obama is in panama this weekend for the summit of the americas. Mr. Obama spoke with cuban president raul castro on the phone for the second time ever ahead of an expected facetoface meeting. It comes amid an effort to restore tice between cuba and the united states. Its more than three days since weve seen the sun but well see a whole lot of it before the weekend. We have a bit of rain around during the afternoon rush but a windy saturday and a sunny weekend overall. Well see lots of sunshine. Nice warm temperature. Flag still blowing out there. Its going to be blowing tomorrow but its going to be blowing dryer air in here. Its 54 degrees now. The wind is finally going into the southwest. And that has pushed the temperature 12 Degrees Higher than yesterday. It was supposed to be closer to 30 Degrees Higher than this time yesterday were in the 50s across much of the area. 58 in mt. Holly. As we head farther to the south the warmer air has come in. Aloke chakravarty, 62 degrees. 62 in dover. And its 70plus degrees in Sussex County in delaware. Even warmer than that farther to the south. We started the day off with cold air all the way up and down the east coast. Its just a question of how far north that warm air was going to get. Watch the southerlily winds push us into the 80s in southeastern virginia by 1 00. Starting to come up through delaware but just not enough. Look at that. Temperatures in the 80s ko near 90 degrees farther to the south. That also suppressed any kind of thunderstorms. This is what were left with. A couple showers coming through the area. Its wet in the Lehigh Valley berks county upper bucks about to get some but nothing like what was back to the west with this system yesterday. We still see showers in western virginia. That could create thunderstorms later on once it goes into the 80degree air. Our future weather computer showing it could get up as far north as Sussex County in delaware by 6 00 7 00 tonight. And then the front comes up by 9 00. Again, a chance of some briefly heavier rain in south jersey and delaware from philadelphia northward its going to be pretty dry by 8 00 or 9 00 tonight. And that affects the phillies and the wind that starts to the southwest becomes the northwest wind as the game goes on. Doesnt often do that. And the temperatures actually going up as we go through the evening hours once the dry air comes in. Kind of a weird pattern this evening. Overnight tonight, its the early rain and then clearing. Chance of a thunderstorm toward Cape May County southern delaware. Temperatures in the 40s tomorrow. Kind of a windy day but the temperatures up to 60 or low 60s. The wind gusting to 35 miles an hour possible. Sevenday forecast. Beautiful on sunday. Much less wind. Up near 70 on monday. And showers monday night and into tuesday. Some more nice weather for wednesday and thursday. You dont see any cold air next week. Today rolling out the red carpet for the holy father. Its certainly an exciting time for many. A challenge for others. Its so much to consider. Getting staff in. Preparing

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