Reporter the shooter who fired not once but twice along newkirk street in broad daylight is still on the run, this as a 3yearold boy who awaited Christmas Gifts under his tree may now spend it in the hospital with a graze wound to his cgro. Police tonight still trying to make sense of who was the intended target, if anyone. In the sidebyside row homes in an area plagued by drugs and gun violence. We believe he was trying to shoot someone else. Reporter neighbors didnt dial for help. Regardless of the circumstances, they still need to call 911. They cannot let thugs with guns take over their neighborhood. Reporter a man who identified himself as mo, the toddler victims father and who had been to the hospital would not comment on camera about his sons injuries or if he knows anything about the shooter. Right now we cant say that he was the intended target but its definitely something we will explore. Reporter so police at this point want to interview that 43yearold shooting victim who issuely drove himself to the hospital at the university of pennsylvania earlier this afternoon, just within the last couple of minutes, he arrived home on crutches. In the meantime, the 3yearold loyal boy is in stable condition at c. H. O. P. His injuries are not lifethreatening. Live in grays ferry tonight, im cydney long, nbc 10 news. If you had the new nbc 10 news app you would have been among the first to hear about this story as soon as it broke. If you dont have it, download it now for free on your iphone from the apps store. Now to the tragedy in new york. The ambush killing of two Police Officers. Today, the citys mayor called for new yorkers to put aside the protests until after the officers are laid to rest. Nbcs Chris Pallone reports. Reporter as the memorial to two murdered nypd officers grows in the bedfordstuyvesant neighborhood of brooklyn within the citys mayor is calling for a halt to political protest and finger pointing, the focus turning to two grieving families and their fellow officers. Lets accompany these families on their difficult journey. Lets see them through the funerals. Then debate can begin again. Reporter earlier, the mayor and Police CommissionerWilliam Bratton visited the families of officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu. The two were gunned down saturday afternoon, assassinated in the words of police as they sat in their patrol car. Ismaaiyl brinsley, driven at least in part by hatred of the police ambushed the officers before killing himself. Police say brinsley had been arrested 19 times. His mother told him he was often violent and said he tried to commit suicide last year. But some believe recent nationwide protests over Police Tactics caused brinsley to act. Some new York Police Unions feel betrayed by de blasio who has criticized the eric garner grand jury decision and police tactic. Officers turn their backs on de blasio when he visited the hospital where the officers died saturday. But bratton dismisses the criticism. This is something that should be bringing us all together, not taking us apart. Reporter a spat over policy being fought by politicians as new yorkers and their police force mourn the citys loss. Chris pallone, nbc news. Ahead at 5 30, were working on new information about Ismaaiyl Brinsley, the man police say shot and killed the two new York City Police officers. The number of officer fatalities this year is more than 20 higher than last year. Its according to the chairman and ceo of the National Law EnforcementOfficers Memorial Fund inc washington, d. C. 49 officers were killed with guns across the country this year. Thats up from 31 officers last year. The number of officers killed in ambush attacks has now tripled the annual average. I think the message is loud and clear, we need to tone down the rhetoric, rally around Law Enforcement, these men and women who are out there protecting us and putting our lives at risk and we need to rally against lawlessness in this country. In california has the highest number of Police Officer deaths with 14 this year. Pennsylvania lost 4 and new jersey lost 3. In response to the Police Killings in new york city, Philadelphia Police are changing routines and pairing up. But across the river in camden, the chief says nothing changes. Chief Scott Thompson tells nbc 10 he wont overreact. He is telling officers to be vigilant. He said Community Police has transformed parts of the city and he doesnt want to mess that up. We cant allow it to change what our mission is. Every day we have to get out here on the streets and connect with the people. Chief thompson also tells nbc 10 that crimes have been cut in half since the city began community policing. Nbc 10 is following breaking news in north korea. There are widespread internet outages across the communist country but the u. S. Declined to say if its an act of retribution for the hacking at sony. The fbi linked the hack to north korea last week. And on friday, president obama said the u. S. Government would respond. The hacking resulted in the disclosure of tens of thousands of linked emails and other material at sony. And it led to sony cancelling the christmas release of the interview. The film depicts two tv int interviewers who take part in a fictional attempt to kill north Korean Leader kim jongun. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. After a dry day, rain is moving on to nbc 10 first alert radar. Right when people are still doing their shopping, trying to get it done. Meteorologist Sheena Parveen is here to tell us how long the wet weather will stick around. Yes, jacqueline and keith. Most of the rain is south of philadelphia. Slowly trying to move up into the area. You see here wet weather off to our west as well as our south. Most of the area sitting above freezing right now. Thats why we expect rain. This is light rain moving up to the philadelphia area, over to Atlantic City, parts of delaware but just patchy light rain. This will pretty much be in the forecast as we go through the rest of tonight. Mt. Pocono is freezing, 32 degrees, there is a chance we could see freezing rain or freezing drizzle as we go overnight tonight. Up in the poconos elsewhere, we are mostly in the low 40s. We are pretty well above freezing. Temperatures really will not be dropping off too much as we go through tonight. The rain chances over the next few days will continue to increase, especially on Christmas Eve. Ill have that forecast coming up. By 6 00 tonight, temperatures in the low 40s. Rain mainly south of philadelphia but as we go into the later evening hours, some patchy light rain, even fog forming later tonight which could be causing some travel delays come tomorrow morning. So coming up, ill show you a closer look at that. Talking about the travel delays currently in place across parts of the northeast, chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is standing by for glenn . Sheena, i do think fog may be the main travel trouble as we go into the next couple of days. Especially for flyers. They dont have many delays now. Newark airport has some delays but that is about it for now. We do have a storm that will be affecting the northeast and the midwest. As you can see, the first area is fairly light one but the low clouds and the fog, that is the issue for Tuesday Morning and into wednesday morning as well. You can see some of that rain coming through. Now as we go into Christmas Eve, its very mild in the east. Look at that, snow in chicago. At 34 degrees. There may be some travel problems down there and also in florida, theres a line of thunderstorms that may be coming down on Christmas Eve, too, cause something delays in florida. Sheena will be back with the full sevenday in just a few minutes. Weather christmas week travel will take you on the roads, the rails or into the skies, expect plenty of company. Combine cha with on and off rain. The commute would be even more of a challenge. Matt delucia is live at Philadelphia International airport. A question for you here. Are travelers changing their plans because of the forecast . Some travelers are changing their plans altogether. As glenn just mentioned right now, fortunately delays are minimal at Philadelphia International airport. By Christmas Eve, the folks are expecting that to change. You have to beat the rush, man. Richard is off to atlanta for the Christmas Holiday and hes not alone. Aaa estimates that more than a million area residents will travel more than 50 miles between now and the end of the year. Most will take the car but tens of thousands are planning to take the wings. Were expecting Christmas Day and even will be the most difficult day of the travel holiday season. Mostly because of whats expected from the weather forecast. Rain and wind could cause a ground delay or even a ground stop, according to officials. Over at 30th street station. I have my umbrella and raincoat. I have it all here. Lorraine johnson is heading to baltimore to see her family and isnt taking any chances. The ticket clerk was kind enough to say, try to catch an early train, because i wasnt going to go until wednesday. Reporter amtrak tells me extra crews will be on standby in case of downed trees or power lines but overall, theyre confident any problems will be small. Except that many trains are already sold out. The stations will be busy, the trains will be packed. Give yourself extra time. Know where youre going. Hopefully you can beat the rush if you start early. Reporter that is exactly what a lot of people are doing right now. Some have done this twice. First thanksgiving and now this. You might remember we had bad weather back then and both the airport and amtrak are once again asking travellers to check the status of your train or flight before you leave. Live at Philadelphia International airport, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. Keep up to date with the changing forecast and how it could impact your Holiday Travel plans. The brand new nbc 10 news app for iphone also puts the latest breaking stories right into your hands. c two little girls are back with their parents tonight after an ordeal in delaware. Police say a day care worker left them in an illegally parked car while she shopped. Then a truck towed that car away with the girls still inside. Authorities arrested the day care worker, they say Tanya Robinson left the girls in her car while she went to the Plaza Shopping Center friday. The tow truck driver told officers he didnt know the girls were in the car. He is not charged. Hes accused of ripping off hundreds of clients for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Today, hes talking about the case. The reason the exphiladelphia sportscaster says he has no choice but to represent himself and hes asking for help. Water emergency. Thousands of gallons flood a maryland neighborhood. Why the Fire Department is looking another a key piece of equipment as the culprit. And christmas controversy. The reason a gun store plans to stick with santa claus as their pitch man despite community concerns. Look at that. Plus, how they may incorporate other holiday images into future gun ads. Hes accused of ripping off hundreds of unsuspecting people across our area who thought they were buying tickets to sporting events and travel packages. The proceeds were supposed to go charity. Don tollefson was charged but says hes not guilty in the case. Today he addressed the media. Denise nakano is live in the digital operations center. Today he gave us a hint about why he came to the decision to withdraw his plea. The 62yearold tollefson had a News Conference in north philadelphia. Tollefson says hes now representing himself in his fraud case after his attorney stepped down last week. Hes now hoping to find a new lawyer to work pro bono. Tollefson pleaded guilty earlier this year to defrauding people by failing to deliver on Sports Charity packages. He now insists hes innocent and plans to prove it in court. I believe i did not have any criminal intent and the new evidence is very, very important to the decision that i made one week ago today to withdraw my plea. Reporter tollefson didnt say anything more about what this new evidence might be. Live in the digital operations center, im denise nakano, nbc 10 news. A fire hydrant gives way, spewing hundreds of gallons of water into the air in one maryland community. Just look at the force behind that water. It happened this morning as firefighters were using the hydrant to extinguish a house fire around the corner. The owners were out of town. When they return they have quite the mess to clean up. New information tonight on the fate of u. S. Army Sergeant Bowe bergdahl. The case is now in the hands of the army. Bergdahl disappeared in afghanistan after walking away from his base in june 2009. He was held captive for five years by the taliban and was covered in may as part of a prisoner exchange. The army could do nothing or courtmartial bergdahl which may bring nothing more than a dishonorable discharge. The drones, the unmanned flying machines are a hot seller this christmas. As nbcs brian moore reports, there are also concerns about safety. Drorchs like these are high on many a Christmas Wish list this year. As these devices take off by the thousands, so is the concern about safety. We want you to know before you fly. Reporter thats why the faa and hobby groups have launched a new campaign to teach drone pilots the rules of the road like keeping drones below 400 feet, away from crowds and five miles from airports where near misses have become an increasing concern. These unmanned vehicles are hot sellers. They come in all shapes and sizes, no license needed. Its a lot like riding a bike. Its not hard but you crash a lot when youre learning. Reporter the faa is under pressure to draft sweeping regulations that balance safetk and privacy concerns with commerce. We want to see the faa get it right. We would rather see it right than see it fast. Reporter the Drone Industry could generate tens of billions of dollars and change our world over the next decade from delivery pizzas and packages to lifesaving medical care. Theres huge potential there. I would hate for this industry to be setback because of some terrible accident that happens as a result of someone operating irresponsibly within the air space system. Reporter but with formal faa regulations up in the air for the time being, drone owners are being asked to learn the rules before they fly. The faa had hoped to have commercial drone regulations in place by next september but now says that may take another two years. Brian moore, nbc news, washington. Today, lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev compared Media Coverage of their clients case to that of Oklahoma City bomber timothy mcveigh. The bombing inflicted injury on the entire population of greater boston, similar to the mcvey case. Mcveys 1997 trial was moved to denver. A judge rejected tsarnaevs first request in september to move the trial. Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty. The trial begins january 5th. Aaron hernandez was in court for a final hearing before his murder trial begins next month. Hernandez is charged in the shooting both of odin lloyd. H hernandez pleaded not guilty to killing lloyd. Hernandezs fiance, jenkins, appeared earlier in court, charged with perjury in the hernandez case. She pleaded not guilty. Youve got to see this. Firing up controversy. A holiday billboard in one Northern California town is sparking debate tonight. The owners of a gun range in chico have a sign depicting Santa Claus Holding a gun. The sign reads we build ars for santa. They have a license to build them as well as sell them. The owner says people give guns as gifts. Some residents say people need to see the humor in that sign. Others say its in poor taste. I just dont think i would like my son to see Santa Holding a gun. Santa has got his eye protection on, his finger off the trigger, the gun is pointed in a safe direction. We should have had mrs. Clause on there with bows and arrows. The owners say the sign wont be their last. The next one theyre thinking is the easter bunny or cupid around valentines day. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist Sheena Parveen. Well, more clouds and more rain coming in the forecast, especially as we go into your Christmas Eve. Some of that could be affecting travel. We are tracking showers around the area right now. Most of this is south of philadelphia. Its slowly going to continue to move through the airy. Low clouds and fog will be in the forecast over the next couple days, too. And this is what could cause, i think, a majority of those delays, at least airport wise. Rainy holiday start. Were talking about Christmas Eve. Changes as we go into Christmas Day. Ill show youc that in a secon. Blue mountain ski resort, skiers, snowboarders out there. You can see the low clouds here and in the poconos there is quite a bit of fog. 32 degrees mt. Pocono where we could have freezing drizzle or rain later tonight. Feels more like 26