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WCAU NBC 10 News At 5pm January 1, 2015

Right now on nbc 10 news at 5, a rape investigation. Philadelphia police were called to a parking garage where a woman says she was attacked this morning. Detectives have been on scene now since the call came at around 11 00 a. M. Within the last hour, we Learned Police have a person of interest in for questioning. Nbc 10s Harry Hairston is live in Spring Garden and joins us with more. Harry . Reporter right now, police are talking to a person of interest at the special victims unit. Im also told sometime after 6 00, police will make some type of formal announcement. First take a look behind me at the parking garage. The second floor is where the crime allegedly happened according to police. We have fresh video from inside that scene that i want to show it to you right now because the crime unit has now finished processing that area. This happened right between two vehicles. Its right near a lexus that youre looking at. The white lexus and a fusion car. And they say thats where the woman was about just before 11 00 this morning when the alleged rape happened. Police have been there for hours collecting as much evidence as they can. Im told some articles of clothing were taken and also it appeared as though there were a pair of sunglasses that were found just outside the garage as well. Just minutes before going on air, the crime scene unit they did come out with bags of evidence that they put in to take back to the lab for more processing for this case. Now, moments ago we also talked to a neighbor who lives across the street and she said shes completely shocked by what happened because they have good security here. Because i do know that the security guards that sit at the front desk in our building are always aware of whats going on. We also have two guys 24 hours that walk around the parking garage all night, all hours of the night to make sure that everything is okay. And im really surprised that something could go down like that. Reporter now, again, the neighbors do say they have good security here, but i did talk to some neighbors who say they are going to be more cautious in the future because of this incident and they will not be going in and out of this garage alone. Theyll make sure that they are assisted by either a friend or security. Reporting live in the Spring Garden section harry harassirstonhairston nbc 10 news. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. Talking about the weather now. A sunny start to the new year but strong winds are making it feel bitterly cold outside. And all the people who are gathering as they always do to watch that mummers parade in these cold temps. Freezing. Wow. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist Sheena Parveen is here with what to expect for the rest of the fight. Yes, if youre heading out any time soon you definitely want to bundle up. You probably already know that from earlier today but its going to get colder as the sun sets here. 40 degrees now in philadelphia. 37 trenton. 37 chester springs. Kenneth square. 37 degrees, washington township. These are actual temperatures. These are not the feelslike temperature. Ill show you that in just a second. Through the Lehigh Valley were in about the mid 30s. 29 mt. Poconos. 36 degrees in pottstown. South jersey and delaware temperatures near are right around the 40 degree mark. Millville, dover, even mt. Holly coming in in the upper 30s. Now, heres the feelslike temperature because its still pretty breezy outside. Feels either at or below freezing for most of the area. Mast what 29 allentown and trenton. Feels like 31 degrees in philadelphia. Feels like 33 in millville. So, again, if youre heading out, bunding lle up. Coming up ill show you how cold it will be through tonight and rain for part of your weekend. Cold air or not, the mummers are still doing their thing and broad street in center city. The new years day tradition lives on with the annual parade. Not everyone is happy with the new shortened route. The 114year tradition holds its roots in south philly. This year the mummers parade kicked off well north at city hall. Well have more on the parade in a live report at 5 30. And some reporters decided not to go to the parade at all in protests over the new parade route. What do we want . The parade back bring it back they say they protested at broad and oregon shouting to anyone that came by that the parade has been taken from them unfairly. They say the parade was moved for no apparent reason. This years route started at city hall and made its way down to washington. Essentially skipping the south philly neighborhoods long considered its home and birthplace to the mummers. It belongs to south philly. We support them. We do everything we can for them. And they took it away from us. It does not belong in center city. It belongs back here. As she just said, the protesters say the parade started in south philly 115 years ago, it belongs back at its Traditional Home they say. With the new year comes a brand new law designed to protect people from becoming the victims of cyber crime. Its now on the books in delaware. Nbc 10 Delaware Bureau reporter tim furlong is live. Tim, tell us about the law. Reporter the responsibility is going to fall on the businesses. If one of their businesses becomes a former customer the company had better destroy their records properly. When nbc 10 holds our great shredder events were not trying to declutter your house but help keep your identity safe. When the clock struck midnight delaware got a new law that will also try to keep your private information safe. I really think it is necessary to do that. Every day you hear something about the Bigger Companies being compromised on their data. Reporter delawares new Data Destruction law tells delawarebased companies with delaware customers they now have to go the extra mile to guarantee customer information is destroyed when its no longer needed. Under the law, data must absolutely be destroyed when a customers name is present combined with their signature, birth date Social Security passport or drivers license numbers or any information from their credit cards or medical records. Its going to take some time to see if the law is effective, but everyone seems to agree its a good idea. The criminals work 24 hours a day. And the guys putting the things in place to protect us work eight hours a day, you know, so i think the more they can do and the more they stay on top of it the better its going to be. Reporter as you come back live, youre looking at the chase bank in wilmington. The new law doesnt cover big banks already covered but covers electronic data and allows the Delaware Attorney Generals Office to hold Delaware Companies accountable should they accidentally leak customers information. Live in wilmington tim furlong, nbc 10 news. Tonight police are looking into the murder of a woman found inside a bucks county home. Police say the 22yearold woman was shot inside the home on whittier avenue in bensalem. Police are investigating the death as a homicide. A man inside the home at the time of the shooting is cooperating with investigators. The mayor of bridgeton is asking for calm and patience in the wake of a Deadly Police shooting. This shows Police Searching a car after 36yearold reid was shot and killed, a passenger in the car when police pulled it over tuesday night. Investigators still havent said what led up to that shooting. Witnesses told nbc 10 that reid had his hands up. Mayor albert kelly is asking the community to let the Justice System do its job. I as the mayor, will lead in the charge of transparency so they can see everything that happened and didnt happen. Police say they did find a gun at the scene. Both officers involved in the shooting are on leave during the investigation. Meanwhile, tonight, family, friends, and neighbors will honor the memory of a 10yearold boy in Gloucester County, mad youmatthew was killed sunday night after hit by a police car in franklin township. The Gloucester County prosecutor is still investigating the crash. The police chief has also met with the boys family. They told him matthew wanted to be a police officer. Tonights vigil starts at 7 00 at the frank Lynn Township sports complex. An old warehouse in south jersey went up in flames this morning causing part of the building to collapse. Wow. A Burlington County firefighter took this video of the flames in mt. Holly. The fire started early this morning at the former warehouse for arrow safety device. Skyforce 10 was also over the scene as smoke and flames filled the sky. That fire burned for more than four hours and took more than 100 firefighters to get it under control. Investigators say leftover oil and wood inside the building helped fan the flames. And the cold weather also caused problems for firefighters. A heating tent was set up to keep everyone warm but the water from their hoses caused an icy mess. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Toll brothers based in our area is one of the most popular builders for custom homes. The dream of a brand new place to live has become a nightmare for some. Learn why the horsham builders accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars from customers. Plus ongoing investigation. We were supposed to learn details about the problems at the philadelphia va last fall. Well tell you when the report could be released and why its taking longer than expected. And they boast low prices but also apparently have lowflying birds. How a Walmart Store and its shoppers delts withshop ers dealt with a hawk inside a store. The new years eve fire claimed the lives of three people in a queens new york, highrise. It started yesterday just before midnight at a ninth floor apartment on 57th avenue. Firefighters arrived to find two women and a man dead inside that apartment. Five firefighters had to be taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Theres no word yet on what sparked the flames. And take a look at this scene out of wyoming earlier this week. Firefighters battled both flames and as you can see, sub zero temperatures tuesday night into wednesday. Fire destroyed four Historic Buildings housing more than a dozen businesses. Many firefighters were coated in ice as water from their houses froze in the 25 below zero weather. Gift cards never showed up for christmas, and now u. S. Postal workers are under the spotlight just outside of washington, d. C. The feds say they recovered a razor blade and hundreds of sliced envelopes inside the mail distribution area in capital heights, maryland, and say 9,000 in gift cards are missing. Special agents are now focusing on two employees at the distribution center. The same mail center was the focus of a separate theft investigation last year. No charges were filed in that case. The u. S. Coast guard spent the day offloading thousands of pounds of marijuana seized on christmas eve. The coast guard intercepted a speedboat south of jamaica last week. They found more than 4,000 pounds of the drug on board worth more than 3. 5 million. Coast guard Officials Say an aircraft actually spotted the enormous stash from the sky. Thats when they sent a Fast Response cutter patrol boat to the area. This is the largest marijuana bust done by a cutter since theyve within commissionbeen commissioned. Officers arrested three people on the boat and the coast guard off loaded 320 million worth of marijuana last year on miami beach alone. Champagne wasnt the only thing on ice to start off the new year. Cold temperatures gripped much of the country. Nbc 10 National Correspondent Richard Jordan looks at how some people enjoyed the weather while others say it caused nothing but trouble. Reporter january always tends to bring in some cold weather, but this year, even in Southern California sweaters and jackets were required for the rose parade. In boston, those brave at hard had the opposite idea getting down to nearly nothing and heading to the beach. The annual polar plunge has brought thrill seekers together for more than a century to start off the new year with a shock to the system. Everybodys having some fun. They were all partying last night and now they come down here and get the cobwebs out, jump in the nice ice cold weather. Reporter washington d. C. The winter classic sure felt like winter. Hockey fans came out to watch a game typically played indoors outdoors. The partys over in new yorks times square. Nearly 200 workers bundled up from head to toe sweeping up the mess left behind by the thousands that rang in 2015 at the nations largest new years block party. But in Oklahoma City the celebrations were short lived. Icy roads caused more than a dozen accidents. A semitruck hit a patch of ice, overturned and caught fire. Then out in texas, a chainreaction crash left drivers feeling the impact of the deep freeze. Very very icy. Losing control. The good thing is everybody is safe and get out fine. Reporter the year is off to a blustery start, but many people hope it will warm up soon. Richard jordan nbc news washington. Pope francis made his new years wish today, no more wars. The pope spoke to tens of thousands in st. Peters square this morning. Today marks the annual world day of peace in the Roman Catholic church. During his speech the pope said peace is always possible. We must search for it. Youve got to see this next story. Jackie and i were just talking about this. A bird of prey was spotted among the postchristmas shoppers inside one florida walmart. What are we talking about . A hawk flew through the aisles of the store near sarasota yesterday. Well that guy, a Wildlife Rescue worker was called in to remove the bird. He set out a trap with bait attached to it. Look at that. It worked. I was glad that we got him out of there because he is very emaciated. So im going to feed him up let him stuff himself and let him go. As you can see, the rescuer was able to put a net over the hawk and capture it with his hand which look at that he posed for pictures right there before leaving to nurse the hawk back to good health. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist Sheena Parveen. Well this might look kind of crazy on the day as cold as today, but its all for a good cause. Does dozens of people stripped down and jumped into the icy cold ocean in brigantine atlantic county. Its one of several polar bear plunges in the garden state. This one raises money for wounded military members and their families. And this is not a day where you want to get cold and stay outside because it feels a lot colder with the wind than it actually is. Now, as we end out the week it will stay cold for tomorrow. Even dry. So thats a good thing. It even stays dry to start the weekend. Ten late later in the day saturday well have rain moving in even sleet, wintery mix mostly areas north and west. We get colder as we go into next week. If you think today is cold, next week is going to be even colder. We have a couple mornings where well be in the teens. Philadelphia center city skyline, a live look outside. Temperature of 40 degrees. It feels 10 degrees colder through most of the area. Feels more like 31 degrees. The winds are still near 18 miles an hour. Stillsy breezy, making it feel colder. Lehigh valley mid 30s 3737 degrees s. Much of south jersey and delaware, anywhere from the upper 30s to right at 40 degrees. With the wind like i showed you, it does feel quite a bit colder. Just about 10 degrees colder through most of the area. Below freezing through the Lehigh Valley. South jersey and delaware temperatures are feeling more like the low to mid 30s. Overnight tonight, temperatures will be dropping down colder in some cases than some areas last night, but overall, its going to be just another cold night. 21 allentown. 22 for the morning low, quakertown. 18, mt. Pocono. Around the trenton area 26 degrees. Mt. Holly, mid 20s overnight tonight. 27 northeast philly. 25 doylestown. 26 in norristown. Closer to the shore by tomorrow morning, temperatures near just below freezing. 24 possibly vineland. 27 degrees for the morning low in dover. Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, temperatures here should be in the mid to upper 20s as we go into tomorrow morning. Now, local he we are nice and dry on satellite and radar. We will stay this way. As we go into tomorrow. Were going to end the week on a high note. Its all this rain to our south were watching as we go into the weekend. Now, it wont be over the entire weekend but over a good portion of it. We do stay dry friday going into saturday morning. Notice the clouds increasing saturday. Heres noon saturday. Expect to stay dry. Then in the afternoon and evening hours, thats when some moisture starts to move in. Rain for philadelphia. Also south jersey and delaware. But just to the north and west a bit of a sleet, possibly wintery mix. That will transition over to rain, though as we go into sunday. And its going to be quite a bit warmer sunday, too. Temperatures in the 60s believe it or not. For tonight, though mostly clear and cold. 28 for the low in philadelphia. 21 Degrees North and west. Tomorrow, it will be dry. Mix of sun and clouds. Their anywhere from the mid to low 40s. Cold end to the week. Saturday around 40 degrees. Well have the wintry mix north and west. Mostly a sleet mix. Could see a little freezing rain, too. We go so sunday rainy, 63. Much colder, though, next week. All right, sheena, thank you. Take a look at this. There were a number of accidents across central oklahoma today. Icy weather is is to blame. Crews responded to 15 crashes. This semi wiped out on a patch of ice causing it to overturn and catch fire. Police say this accident could have been much worse. It was a pretty full load of fuel. Fortunately, the fuels contained to the area just surrounding the truck. Most of it burned off during the incident. We just checked, we can report for you the driver is expected to be okay. Its been nearly two months since election day. Whoa. Little too close. Yeah. I always ask

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