Deflating the balloon. The army says the easiest way to get the remaining helium out of a blimp is to shoot it full of holes with a shotgun. When we first got on the scene, first order of business was making sure the site was secured, so we tied it down. Reporter the white balloon that ripped in two as it crashed contains technology that targets cruise missiles. Primarily the radar, thats the most important part, a couple radios, as well, then the rest of it was just Power Generation and power transformers. Reporter the army air and Missile Defense command says it was all still there after it broke loose from a mooring in maryland. Weather system going over us at the time. Yes, thats what pushed it up to pennsylvania. Reporter they dont know why it came loose, trailing a massive cable that shorted or knocked out power lines along the way, but the army says it will take weeks to remove. Why does it take so long . The thing is, its big. Its big and were in really rough terrain down there. Vshaped terrain full of streams with a stream running right through it. Reporter we just talked with joe nixon with the utility pp and all the electric customers who suffered outages because of the large tether that knocked the power lines down, all of these people have been restored. Live in montour county, im doug shimell, nbc 10 news. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. The Stormy Weather moved out, but not without leaving damage behind. Earlier today crews removed a tree that fell on to power lines during the strong winds. Its nice and mild out there, especially for october. Thats right. First alert chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is here now. How big a drop in temperatures are we talking about . Today we got up to 72 so far, tomorrow we may not even get to 60. Plus well have some wind after that. Fair amount of sunshine this afternoon. It has been dry all day, and the temperature has been kind of leveling off right around the 70degree mark in the philadelphia area. Little bit warmer to the south and in middle 60s farther north, except the poconos, 56 degrees, its chilly there. And we have a sustained wind of 10 to 20 miles an hour. Allentown 23 mile an hour sustained winds, weve had gusts over 35 miles an hour up there in parts of the area, so that kind of balances out the warmer temperatures. Now the satellite and radar, you see some clouds, but you dont see any rain. Its dry now and going to stay dry through the rest of the evening, but as the sun goes down, the temperatures are going to drop quickly, so if youre headed out past 8 00 tonight, take a jacket with you, because 68 degrees at 6 00, by midnight were down to 56 degrees. Well talk about how much cooler its going to be over the weekend and if were going to see any rain for the trickortreating or temple game in the seven day in a few minutes. This video right here is the reason a substitute School Van Driver is out of a job in new jersey this afternoon. A student recorded the driver heading down the garden state parkway in monmouth parkway all while taking photos of a stuffed animal on the dashboard and looking at her phone. The van got going as fast as 80 miles per hour. And heres another similar case we showed you last night at 11 00. This was a Bethlehem Area School bus driver suspended now after she was caught texting and driving a bus. This video was also taken by a student on the bus. You can see the driver repeatedly dipping her head down and if you look closely, you can see a phone in her right hand. The superintendent says they are investigating and theyve also reported this to police. Nbc 10s Deanna Durante is in the School District right now looking to talk to parents there. We will see the story tonight at 5 00 p. M. Former penn state football coach Jerry Sandusky went back before a judge today. Hes appealing his conviction on more than 40 counts of child sexual abuse. He says he was rushed to trial. Todays hearing could see whether he could get access to emails between judges and prosecutors. Sandusky is currently serving 30 to 60 years in state prison after being convicted in 2012 of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. Today testified in federal court, the first in a list of star witnesses expected to be called to the trial of chaka fattah jr. George spencer was in the courtroom all day. Fattah got former pennsylvania governor ed rendell as his first witness. Howd that go . Reporter jim, it went fast. Rendell was on the stand for a grand total of just seven minutes, and an attempt to buy the defense to get fattahs indictment thrown out all together really went nowhere. Going to be a very exciting day at the courthouse. Reporter chaka fattah jr. Dug in today, cross examining for two hours the fbi agent who admitted in court yesterday he tipped off a newspaper reporter to the 2012 raid at fattahs ritz carlton apartment. Shortest testimony on record. Reporter but the headliner was former governor ed rendell, testifying for the defense. I was called by young chaka fattah to establish that he worked for my campaign in 2002. Reporter rendell insists he knows very little about the case. The former governor testified simply that his Gubernatorial Campaign paid fattah 5,000 for photography services. The defense believes that testimony legitimizes fattahs businesses. The government has argued that i needed loan funds to purchase nice suits, that i needed the funds to purchase nice ties. Things like that. Turns out, you know, i had money. Reporter after questioning the fbi agent this morning, the defense asks the judge to dismiss the indictment, or at least for a hearing on whether the agents leak tainted the case, but the judge declined and at times pushed fattah to rein in repetitive questions. So far the defenses biggest fattahs business dealings years before the time in question or simply on his personality. Former philly mayor john street is expected here tomorrow with testimony similar to what rendell said today. The jury should have this case by next week. Live tonight at the federal courthouse, im george spencer, nbc 10 news. Theres new video of a man who used store merchandise to attack the clerk at a Family Dollar store in north philadelphia. There he is walking into the store last night. He grabs a hammer from a shelf, then threatens the teenage clerk behind the counter. Eventually, another worker helps him open the register, he makes off with the cash. Hes still on the loose. Well, we have got a big showdown on tap this weekend in south philly, the temple owls taking on the fighting irish of notre dame coming up on saturday. The teams will face off at the link, but the pregame festivities are going to happen is setting up for its College Game Day show. The network will broadcast live from the mall for three hours this saturday, putting the College Football spotlight on the city of brotherly love. Halloween clash between temple and notre dame is being called the biggest game in temple football history. Now septas calling an audible of sorts ahead of the big game. Right now bus routes 17, 33, 44, and 48 are being detoured from Market Street between fifth and eighth streets up until 1 00 on sunday. On saturday morning, extra trains will operate on the market frankford line. Saturday evening septa will add southbound train trips on the broad street line beginning at 5 05. From our delaware bureau, today the brandywine zoo broke ground. The plan will create a fully accessible path through the area in the back of the zoo, connecting visitors to the bridge that overlooks the otter and eagle exhibits. A local Animal Shelter is expanding. Means more room for pets looking for homes maybe. The Camden County board has completed a 1. 5 million expansion of the Camden CountyAnimal Shelter in gloucester township. Theres room for another 30 dogs and a cats and also a new adoption wing. The expanded facility also has a dedicated area where people can interact and then adopt pets and more space for cats and dogs to run around and have fun. They kept the comfort and care of the animals in mind in this redesign. We have made it so we are being really respectful to the animals and they deserve that and we want them to just feel safe while they are in our home and we cant wait to place them into loving familys homes. The shelter will also offer Educational Programming on the humane treatment of animals. That programming for school children, as well as adults. A change at the top in washington, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin is the new speaker of the house. Mr. Speaker, the speakerelect, paul d. Ryan of the state of wisconsin ryan was welcomed with rousing applause this morning. His family was there at the house chamber. This places ryan second in line for the presidency. And outgoing Speaker John Boehner received a bipartisan standing ovation as he walked to the podium and delivered his final speech on the house floor. The often emotional republican even came prepared with a box of tissues. In his speech boehner reflected on his nearly quarter century run on capitol hill and his decision to resign. I leave with no regrets, no burdens. If anything, i leave the way i started, just a regular guy humbled by the chance to do a big job. Boehner will resign from his ohio congressional seat saturday. Did you hear about this, major change for families in china. According to state media, china will drop its onechild policy and allow couples to have two children. That change is being made to improve the Balance Development of population, according to the government and to deal with an aging population. The onechild policy was introduced in 1979 and was always unpopular. A new recall to tell you about this afternoon. Recalling about 34,000 child bicycle trailers which allows cyclists to tow children behind their bikes. On seven models made between 2009 and 2015 the black plastic tow bar can actually separate from the bike when it appears to be connected and that can cause a crash. If you have one, stop using it, contact burley designs. What was supposed to be a vacation has ended with a lawsuit for a couple visiting hawaii. A lesbian couple suing the Honolulu Police department after they say they were arrested for Holding Hands and kissing inside a grocery store. Courtney wilson and Taylor Guerrero claim they were assaulted by an off Duty Police Officer who witnessed their behavior. Then they were arrested and charged with assaulting him. Prosecutors eventually threw out the case. I got punched in the face. I split my nose open. We were on the ground. Down into the basement of foodland. Where they continued to harass us about our conduct in the store, asking us if it was worth it, if we were happy where we are. The Police Department says its opened an internal investigation based on the allegations in the lawsuit, but wont say if the officer is placed on leave. Caitlyn jenner is among glamour magazines women of the year. Reese witherspoon on the cover, this is the 25th year glamour has celebrated the achievements of diverse women in intertame, fashion, politics, and business. The issue hits news stands november 10th. Caitlyn jenner is one pictured on foldout covers. The honor comes less than a year after she came out as a transgender woman. The other honorees, five women touched by the South Carolina church massacre. Glamours women of the year will be honored at a gala november 9th at carnegie hall. Three years ago today Superstorm Sandy roared ashore, left billions in damage and destruction all across our area. 423 million has gone to survivors for housing and other disaster expenses. 3. 5 billion has been paid out in Flood Insurance, and 1. 8 billion has been spent on repairing infrastructure like roads, schools, and hospitals. Nbc 10s Ted Greenberg is live at the nbc 10 Jersey Shore Bureau this afternoon. Ted, preparing for another sandy, big concern for shore communities, of course. It really is, jim, but many neighborhoods are still construction zones and some people are still waiting for work on their homes to start. Its very time consuming, very strenuous, very depressing. Reporter exactly three years after sandy slammed his hometown, robert is still in limbo. Very much. Reporter and dealing with red tape on the amount of recovery money his family will get to elevate their house and renovate it a second time since the storm. Extremely frustrating, because this is our third appeal and each time the paperwork takes so long. Reporter in solaris neighborhood, some houses are abandoned, others have been rebuilt and lifted to comply with stricter Flood Insurance requirements. Its still not restored to what it was. Reporter but the sound of construction is still everywhere, with homes in the process of going up. I would have never thought three years later theres still people out, still people out of their homes. Its sad. Reporter a spokeswoman for the state department of Community Affairs says the agency does not know the total number of people who remain displaced by sandy, but in an average week dca distributes 7 million directly to home owners. The agency says of the more than 8,000 home owners enrolled in new jerseys largest recovery program, over 7,600 have received at least one payment to rebuild, reconstruct, or elevate their home. 2,000 have finished construction. A lot of rebuildings going out there at the end of the day. But the work isnt done yet and we know that. The whole bureaucratic process. Reporter it could be another year before his familys house is finally finished. Gets very frustrating and wears on you. Hes not alone, a new Monmouth University survey shows many people who were displaced by sandy three years ago continue to show signs of emotional distress. Live at the Jersey Shore Bureau, im Ted Greenberg, nbc 10 news. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. Yeah, whole lot different today. We had all that rain yesterday, up to four inches of rain in parts of the poconos. The chill returns. Got the forecast for halloween and for the temple game and the next chance of rain in the seven day, which is not in the next couple of days. We have partly cloudy skies, mix of clouds and sun during the afternoon. 70 degrees, the winds west at 17, and the humidity is very low. Only 56 degrees in mount pocono, but its actually gotten into the 70s from philadelphia southward, 71 degrees Atlantic City international was even warmer than that a couple of hours ago with the gusty west wind. But we do have colder air thats coming in. Its not that far away. Its only 44 in buffalo and detroit. In the middle of the afternoon. 45 in chicago. 47 in des moines, some of that airs headed this way, and so yeah, thats why its definitely going to be cooler over the next couple of days. The wind direction out of the west and look at these wind gusts, 35 miles an hour in allentown right now, 36 miles an hour in lancaster. Weve seen gusts as high as 37. Over the next several hours were expecting the temperature to drop pretty quickly this evening as the wind diminishes. The sky is clear, and look at that, by tomorrow morning were down into the low 40s in the philadelphia area with clear skies and this morning we were in the mid 60s for the low temperatures. So here we are to start the day in the 40s. We have sunshine all day temperatures, most places not even reaching the 60degree mark. Youve got 72 so far today. So thats quite a drop in temperatures. Despite all that sunshine, and that means tomorrow night its really going to get chilly. Look at these temperatures going down to the freezing mark in allentown. Chilly. Trickortreating and thats when the sun sets. 52 degrees at 8 00. 49 at 10 00. So its totally dark by 6 30, so keep that in mind when you get the kids out there. They are probably going to need some kind of coat. By 8 00 for the temple game, 52. And 49 degrees by 11 00, its going to be clear, theres not going to be much wind, so thats pretty decent weather for football game, but just have to be bundled up for it. Clear, colder tonight, 46 for the low in philadelphia, 39 north and west. Tomorrow, a lot of sunshine, but a chilly breeze. Most places staying below the 60degree mark and 10 to 20 mile an hour wind. Temperatures in the 30s throughout the area saturday morning, only 58 for the high. We have just a chance of a couple showers sunday afternoon. Looks like most of that day is dry. We set the clock back and the temperature goes up. Boy does it go up next week, look at that into the mid 70s. We like that. We love that. Thank you, glenn. Yes, we do. If you need one of these, you want it to work. Were talking about a device that could save your childs life in an allergy attack. So important. Now hundreds of thousands of one brand of pens is being recalled. What parents need to know. Plus, time for that furnace check. 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