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WCAU NBC 10 News Today At 11a December 1, 2014

For now though, they continue to pass out flyers as the work continues, and Philadelphia Police tells me there are no specific plans for the search today, but the reward for information leading to shanes whereabouts is now up to 15, 0 15,000. Take a look. Within the past hour we did see investigators Walking Around this area by the bar and the canal, and throughout the weekend hundreds of volunteers came out posting flyers and searching every corner of manayunk at roxborough where this man is from. The Police Marine unit was out here yesterday searching every inch of the Manayunk Canal with the hopes of finding any clue, but so far nothing. The 21yearold was last seen early thursday morning leaving kildares here on main street after reportedly bumping into the deejay table. No one has seen him since. The family tells us Surveillance Video was not helpful, and just driving down main street today, the missing flyers are posted in almost every business. A complete mystery right now. Shanes uncle this morning tells me the family is lost. They have been getting by with the help of friends and social media. More on that when i see you again at 11 30. Live in manayunk, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. Thank you, matt. Skyforce 10 was over the scene of a tractortrailer crash in morrisville, bucks county. This is at routes 1 and 32. Were told one person had to be taken to the hospital. Skyforce 10 over the scene of a twoalarm house fire in montgomery county. It broke out on 400 block of welsh road in lower moreland township just after 4 00 this morning. Fire officials tell us no one was hurt. No word on a cause. Investigation under way into a firebombing. This happened on coulter street just before 4 00 a. M. Eight people, including two young children, were inside the house. The fire chief says a man inside the home was able to put out the fire. Everyone managed to get out safely. Witnesses say they saw someone either drive up or walk up to the house and then toss objects and liquid onto the front porch which then caused the house to catch fire. Firefighters confirmed theyve been to this house before. Weve been to this home on numerous occasions and whats going on, its being investigated by the arson task force. At this time there were no injuries. There were no injuries at this location, and the fire was placed under control in approximately six minutes. Authorities say they have no leads in the case. Police in Delaware County are looking for suspects after someone fired shots at officers. This happened in Chester Township along west 12th and nate ellis drive. Investigators say the shots came from a nearby foot bridge. No officers were hit here. So far police havent arrested anyone. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. And we are enjoying another day of mild conditions outside. Taking a live look at philadelphias boat house row. But dont get too comfortable. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp is here with the forecast. Britta brittany . Would our average for this time of year is 50 degrees. Todays high closer to 62. Take a look at the difference between monday and tuesday. Were dropping down to 39 degrees with cold conditions headed into tuesday. Well also be dealing with a bit of a windchill tomorrow. Wind speeds coupled with the cold air thats going to be in place, its going to feel more like a range between 27 and 34 degrees, and thats during the day. Those are your afternoon highs. As we head into the rest of the evening, by tuesday night we do expect to see rainfall and the possibility of a wintry mix, so a little bit of wet snow and sleet mixed in, especially for the suburbs to the north and west of the city. Then at the tail end of that system as our temperatures continue to drop back down towards freezing as we head into the overnight Hours Tuesday night, we do expect the possibility of freezing rain for the suburbs to the north and west. We have to be careful as we head into tuesday but our current temperatures right now at 60 degrees in philadelphia. Mid50s in pottstown. Look at wilmington at 62 already. 61 in coatesville and for the rest of today expect a few scattered showers as we head into the afternoon. So mild by noon, 61. But by 4 00 p. M. A chance of hours, temperatures at 58 degrees. By 9 00 p. M. , 52, and that chance of showers starts to taper. Ill have more details coming up in my first alert sevenday forecast. Thank you. Happening right now, freedom of speech is taking center stage in our Nations Capital as the u. S. Supreme court is set to hear a bethlehem mans case. Taking a live look now from washington, d. C. Anthony elonis was convicted of making threats on facebook, but he says he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on the social networking site. The lyrics talked about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class, and then attacking an fbi agent. In this case the Supreme Court justices will consider whether online speech should be protected under the first amendment. And also happening now, philadelphia is taking another look at mandatory paid sick leave. A task force submitted its final report to mayor Michael Nutter this morning. It recommends that businesses with 15 or more employees provide paid sick leave. Mayor nutter said he didnt support this idea in the past, but he believes the citys economy is Strong Enough to now reconsider this idea. The council is expected to consider another paid sick leave bill in 2015. This morning we have new information in the case of a tortured and murdered 3yearold Chester County boy. The School District says School Officials followed all protocols and procedures leading up to the little boys death. Some people argued scotty mcmillens death could have been prevent prevented. The School District came under fire after his brother missed ten days of school. The district conducted an internal investigation. They found no wrongdoing here. The boys mother, jillian tate, and her boyfriend are both faces murder charges. This morning a Camden County family is asking, have you seen our peanuts characters . They put out this sign saying their kids are heart broken after some of their holiday decorations were swiped from the front lawn of their gloucester township home. The hand painted wooden cutouts went missing between saturday night and sunday morning. And happening today, new jersey lawmakers could expand early voting. A new bill would require each county to haveself polling places open for 15 days before an election. The state senate is scheduled to vote on the bill today. Governor Chris Christie vetoed a similar measure in the past. He said the cost was too high and it threatened the integrity of an election. Happening now, wmmrs preston and steve are collecting donations in their camp out for hunger taking place at xfinity live parking lot in south philadelphia. Preston and steve will be broadcasting live from there for the entire week and collecting donations for philabundance. Focus on ferguson. The white house meetings planned today to take a closer look at the aftermath of the deadly shooting by police and how leaders are moving forward. He hit me and i was completely over it. I was done, didnt want to hear anything. But first, in her own words, the wife of Baltimore Ravens running back ray rice talks about the elevator incident that led to his highprofile suspension. What shes saying about her decision to stand by her husband in an exclusive interview. And we have mild conditions today, but big changes on the way. A dramatic drop in temperatures plus a chance of a wintry mix. Im tracking all the details in my first alert and sevenday forecast forecasts. Webuyanycar. Com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. We make selling your car, truck or suv, fast, safe and fair with three simple steps one get your free online valuation. Two drive to your local carbuying center. Three walk out with a check in as little as thirty minutes. Buying cars is all we do. All makes and models and no dealership pressure well even settle your loan or lease. So, dont wait. Get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar. Com. President obama will meet with civil rights leaders and other officials in ferguson today. The officers who shot the unarmed team has resigned from the police force but as ron allen reports, its unclear whether that will help this town move on. Reporter with fergusons annual holiday parade not happening, the city through a thanksgiving dinner party. And prechristmas toy giveaway trying to focus on the Holiday Season instead of the season on unrest. Great things when we work together. Reporter wilson recently married to another Ferguson Police officer expecting their first child said he left the force after being told that staying may put the residents and the Police Officers of the city of ferguson at risk. Chief tom jackson says there have been death threats. Was there threats against the department and him as well. There have been, yes, yes. Against the department you take these seriously obviously. Absolutely, yes. What made them credible . Just who is making the threat and their capabilities to carry it out. Thats what has to be assessed. I dont want to really go into the analysis. And are they still out there . Oh, yes. Reporter meanwhile, protests continued across the country from portland to washington, d. C. Some of the hometown st. Louis rams put their hands up as they took the field. But many sti what many believl brown did. Where is ferguson right now . You know, were still at a point where were hoping to feel like the worst is over. Youre still not certain whats going to happen tomorrow or tonight, going forward. You know, thats whats really kind of holding us back from moving forward at this point is that tension out on the street. And that was nbcs ron allen reporting. A republican congressional aide says she will resign after making critical comments about the president s daurz. Elizabeth lawton was the Communications Director for a tennessee congressman. Over the weekend she criticized sasha and malias behavior at a thanksgiving ceremony. She later deleted the post and wrote an apology. Ohio State University is mourning the loss of one of hits football players. A vigil was held yesterday. The body was found yesterday. He died from an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound. He had been missing since wednesday. On that day he sent his mother a text about the concussions he suffered. A neighborhood in arkansas is filled with worry after the disappearance of this 2yearold boy. Malik drummond walked away from his dads house last sunday and he hasnt been seen since. Police and neighbors have organized numerous search parties, but they havent found any clues, and investigators do not suspect foul play. This morning in california, a stretch of the Pacific Coast highway is closed following three separate mudslides. Heavy rain in malibu is to blame here and more wet weather is on the way out there. The brunt of the storm isnt expected to hit that car until tomorrow. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist Brittney Shipp. Good morning. It has been a mild start to your monday. Were also tracking the possibility of showers and a brief and light wintry mix heading into your tuesday evening. Arctic blast is also on the way. Big drop in temperatures. It will be nothing like this this time tomorrow. For philadelphia right now, 60 degrees. Our humidity is at 60 . Nice and comfortable out, winds out of the west. Even the poconos close to 50 degrees. 48 in allentown. 62 in west chester. Temperatures in Atlantic City at 64 degrees. Were at 61 in the stone harbor and 63 in millville. Across the rest of the nation, the cold air has already started to make its way in. Here is the cold front. You can see the difference between a place like nashville at 52 and cincinnati only 37. Its only 27 in st. Louis. Des moines at 14 degrees, and all that cold air and arctic care is going to shift our way as we head into tonight and push into your tuesday. By wednesday temperatures will recover but we are going to get a shot of arctic air heading into tomorrow. Our satellite radar shot shows the clouds right now and then off to the west of us we are checking out a line of light showers, and thats going to slowly make its way closer to us as we head into the rest of the afternoon. So expect by 4 00, 5 00, even 6 00 as youre driving home really light rainfall out there on the roads. So just allow a little extra time to get home. Well start to see those showers clearing up. There will be a lull, but more moisture is on the way. So by tuesday at 5 00 p. M. We could be dealing with a bit of a brief wintry mix in allentown and even the possibility of accumulating snow mainly confined to the poconos and the higher elevations. It looks like all rainfall for philadelphia, but the possibility of sleet, it may be a bit of a wintry mix is a possibility because our temperatures are dropping down into the 30s tomorrow. On the back end as our temperatures continue to drop as we head into tuesday night, we are looking at the possibility for suburbs to the north and west of freezing rain. All of this should clear up as we head into tuesday, but the other big story by the time you wake up tomorrow morning are our windchills. Well see temperatures feeling like theyre at 26 degrees in philadelphia. This morning we were in the 50s. So thats going to feel like about a 25 degree drop. Its going to feel more like 22 degrees in allentown. Feeling more like 14 degrees in the poconos. Pushing into the afternoon, it doesnt get that much better. Still going to feel like 32 degrees in philadelphia. Its going to feel like 28 in pottstown, feeling like 27 in allentown. Our actual temperatures as we head into the rest of today, closer to 62 degrees for millville. High 50s, low 60s for philadelphia. 50 degrees in allentown. You are going to notice those showers moving in into our overnight hours and then pushing into tomorrow, our daytime highs on your tuesday right around 5 00 p. M. , 39 degrees in philadelphia. 34 in allentown. 30 degrees in the poconos. 50 in cape may but a big difference from what were seeing today, and if you notice that we have the chance of precipitation as we head into tomorrow evening. Temperatures recover, things clear up as we head into wednesday, but your sevenday forecast shows a high today of 62 with a few showers expected as we push into the afternoon. Another round of showers tomorrow but temperatures will be much cooler flirting with the freezing mark. So we could see the possibility of wet snow, sleet, and freezing rain, and then we recover into the 50s on wednesday. Thank you. Up next, trouble in toy land. The new findings that show just how often children are going to the hospital because of injuries involving their toys. Well tell you which ones are most likely to cause harm. Plus, a warning to parents today. The danger experts say moms and dads are putting to bed with their baby. This is nbc 10 news. There may be a hidden danger in your childs crib. A new study finds about half of babies sleep with too many blankets and pillows. Experts recommend babies sleep in a grib with no loose bedding to avoid suffocation. Babies of teen moms and those sleeping in adult beds were most likely to sleep with bedding. If youre worried about your child being cold, experts say purchase safe sleep wear. Not all toys are safe for all kids. Nbcs Erica Edwards has the information that really parents need to know. Reporter play time is supposed to be fun. Can you wiggle them. Reporter but the number of kids getting hurt playing with toys has risen 40 since 1990. One of the biggest reasons, falling off fast moving scooters. That usually results in either cuts to the face or head and sometimes to fractures or broken bones. Reporter analyzing emergency room records, dr. Gary smith and colleagues at nationwide Childrens Hospital in columbus, ohio, found a child is treated every three minutes for a toyrelated injury. Younger kids are prone to choking on small toys. As kids get older and more active, the rideon toys account for a significant number of injuries, especially scooters. When they were introduced in year 2000, there was a rapid increase in the number of injuries. In fact, i will say that i have never seen anything like it in my career. Reporter in response to the study, the Toy Industry Association writes, toyrelated injuries are those associated with but not necessarily caused by a toy. This only means that a toy was being used when an injury occurred and does not indicate that the toy itself caused any harm. To reduce that risk for harm, helmets and other safety gear are paramount. Experts also say kids should use their rideon toys under the watchful eye of an adult and away from high traffic areas. Erica edwards, nbc 10 news. Still ahead, the u. S. Public Interest Group has just released its 29th annual trouble in toyland report on dangerous toys. See if any of your childs wish list made this years list. Thats coming up. Thousands of pennsylvania residents not covered under the Affordable Care act will now have a chance to get health insurance. Enrollment begins into the healthy pennsylvania program. Thats the name given to the expansion of pennsylvanias medicaid system. 900,000 others who are already covered will also be affected. Everyone can pick from plans offered by private insurers paid by the state. Coverage begins january 1st. And the positive news at the pump continues. Gas prices continue to fall. Nationwide the average price for a gallon of gas down 2 cents over the weekend to 2. 77. Aaa tells us driver in the philadelphia five county area are paying an average of 2. 94 a gallon. Drivers in south jersey are shelling out 2. 66 a gallon for regular unleaded and in delaware drivers are wayipaying 2. 81. The girl scouts are Going Digital in t

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