And prevent these massacres from happening. We cant just leave it to our professionals to deal with the problem of these kinds of horrible killings. We all have a part to play. One of the 14 People Killed in yesterdays shooting had roots in cape may county, and this afternoon were hearing from those who are remembering him. Nicolas was a long time member of the department of Public Health in San BernardinoSan Bernardino. Before moving to california, he worked tor cape may countys health department. Former coworkers at the shore are saddened. Cant say how shocked we were, here we were, little cape may county, 98,000 people, and suddenly one of our own out there in california now that is murdered by these terrorists. Nicolas was 52 years old. Nbc 10 is taking a closer look at the issues being raised in the aftermath of the attack, including gun control and in the next ten minutes nbc 10s lauren mayk will have more on the potential backlash against people of the muslim faith. Family members sobbed in court today as investigators revealed new details about the murders of a mother and her baby girl. Police say an exboyfriend killed Neidy Ramirez and her 3monthold daughter genesis. Today he pleaded not guilty in court. Cydney long was in the courtroom joining us live in cumberland county. Emotional time for neidys family today. Reporter jim, it really was an extremely emotional time for them. Ricardo santiago, i can tell you, did not say one word in the courtroom today. He also listened by means of a translator. The entire hearing lasted all of 18 minutes, but again, it was excruciating for the victims loved ones. A 34yearold millville painter, according to his friends, now suspected double murderer, ricardo santiago entered the courtroom with his attorney barely making eye contact with the judge, instead keeping his head down. Santiago, according to investigators, killed his exgirlfriend and the mother of his 5yearold son, Neidy Ramirez inside her apartment friday night with something similar to an electrical cord. Neidy was murdered first. The manner in which she was murdered, she had a ligature around her neck. Reporter the victims loved ones sobbed in pain. Police say the estranged couple had a disagreement about her son but it was her new baby girl, genesis, prosecutors say became the next victim. The baby was murdered separately. The cause and manner of death also a homicide, but the childs chest, the 3monthold chest was essentially crushed. Reporter all this before dumping the bodies in a marsh. He entered a plea of not guilty, telling the court he cooperated and its his first defense. The judge doubled his bail from 1 to 2 million. Neidys family had no words for what they heard. We did ask their attorney why did you say hes not guilty, can you explain that . I cannot talk to the press. Reporter now prosecutors fear santiago is a flight risk. He is an american citizen, but he has allegedly commented, according to investigators, that he would get money together and flee to mexico to his relatives there. No Additional Court dates have been set. Live in bridgeton, cydney long, nbc 10 news. A former Police Officer accused of kidnapping his daughter and stabbing his mother will return to new york to face trial. A former new jersey Police Officer was stripped of his badge after found guilty of filing false reports more than a decade ago. Well, this video from tuesday shows his latest runin with the law being arrested with his daughter in the car. You can see Police Pulling him over, took him right into custody. He took off with the girl after allegedly stabbing the childs mother. Shes recovering in the hospital. She is expected to survive. Weve learned that a philadelphia Police Officer was hurt in a crash while responding to a call this morning. The officers suv collided with a white sedan and ended up crashing into a utility pole. This all happened around 9 00 in philadelphias kensington neighborhood. Both drivers were injured and went to the hospital. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. We had the sun, but it definitely felt a bit cooler outside today thanks to some strong winds. The wind will be dying down, but we are in store for a chilly night ahead. Chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz here now. Glenn, we got used to the warmer temperatures. And were going to be seeing the warmer temperatures again. We got a bit of a cool down thats temporary, also a few snowflakes. That wet road there, thats the result of snow flurries that melted when they hit the roads. You can see that on the radar, not very impressive there moving into new jersey, but a couple more snowflakes could occur in the poconos over the next couple of hours. This is some lake effect with the cold air coming over the warm lakes. And we have some fairly gusty winds still, 25 to 30 miles an hour, not quite as strong as what we saw a few hours ago. So that wind already in the process of diminishing and that trend will continue as, of course, the temperatures go down. By midnight its 41 in philadelphia, 30s in the suburbs. Well see how cold its going to get, then how much its going to warm up over the weekend with the seven day in a few minutes. Police have detained five new jersey fifth graders for allegedly plotting to attack a high school during a field trip. Investigators say the students brought a device to school and were planning to use it during the field trip to cliffton high school. Turns out the device was nonexplosive. The students were caught when teachers and administrators found written plans about the attack. All five have been suspended. A Philadelphia High School student is charged with making terroristist threats against a classmate. The 16 year old High School Student is accused of sending threatening messages to a girl hes fighting with, some pictures included pictures of him holding a gun. More police were at the high school today to provide extra security during arrival and dismissal times. At 4 00 here, Philadelphia Police joining in the investigation of a local High School Principal accused of pushing a student during a confrontation yesterday morning. The principal was brought into the school to help bring it back on track but allegedly lost his cool during a disagreement about a uniform violence. Sources say the girl spit on mohammed, then he pushed her. The student wasnt hurt. Mohammed has been reassigned pending an investigation. We have new information now about the thieves who stole packages right off peoples steps. Police in delaware say theyve issued warrants for the two men they believe are in this video right here. Video clearly showing a car pulling up minutes after a ups driver made a delivery. Then a man in a steelers jersey gets out and takes the boxes. Heres another look at the two men wanted in this case. Brandon tony and michael leary. Police are asking anyone who knows where they are to come forward. There was some Court Confusion today involving jahlil okafor. Were talking about municipal court, not the Basketball Court. Today okafors attorneys showed up for a hearing over a traffic ticket okafor received. The attorneys thought that paying a fine finalized the case, but the judge said he wants to hear from the Police Officer involved before anything is finalized. Another hearing will be scheduled after the new year. Historic change is coming to the u. S. Military. Today u. S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced women in every branch of service will be eligible for all combat jobs, no exceptions. Nbc 10s keith jones is live in the Digital Operations Center to explain what this move actually means. The changes will be happening very soon. 30 days from today, thats how quickly defense secretary Ash Carter Says hell direct all branches of the military to do this but theyll have until april 1st to make accommodations. Secretary carter says our nation cannot effectively defend the nation when half isnt eligible to defend in combat. All positions will be open to women as long as they can meet the required standards. Be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, and lead soldiers into combat. Theyll be able to serve as army rangers, green berets, army s. E. A. L. S, and Everything Else previously only open to men. The republican chairman of the senate and House Armed ServicesCommittee Says theyll carefully review carters decision as it could have, quote, consequential impacts on the effectiveness of our military. Secretary carter said commanders have agreed already with his decision, except for the marines. They ask that some positions still be designated for men only, but carter says there will be no exceptions. Live in the Digital Operations Center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. All right, thanks for that, keith. Well, its coming down to the wire. Right now Philadelphia City council is hearing from comcast executives and the public to decide whether to approve a new Franchise Agreement between the city and the Cable Service provider. The agreements come up for renegotiation every 15 years. The city is pushing the cable giant for Significant Community givebacks. Comcast, by the way, is the Parent Company of nbc 10. Septa wants to extend its rail service to the king of prussia mall. This morning the Economy League of greater philadelphia released a study outlining the benefits of the rail extension. Opponents say it would create thousands of jobs and help the economy. This is a great opportunity for our customers. The project will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Septa said it would look into federal money as an option. Sky force 10 catching fire crews getting the upper hand on this fire in West Philadelphia this morning. This looks like more smoke and flames they were dealing with here. This was around 11 00. Were told no one was hurt and theres no word on what started that fire. A new beginning today for a business that went down in flames a year ago. This was the scene last year when this fast signs business burned to the ground. In the next hour, a Ribbon Cutting ceremony will be held to introduce a completely rebuilt building and new start for the fastsigns company. Former daily show host jon stewart returned to capitol hill today to urge lawmakers not to forget the september 11 First Responders now suffering from cancer and other illnesses. Stewart and others are calling on congress to pass an extension of Health Care Benefits and compensation for those who were exposed to toxic dust after the attacks. The Health Care Fund for 9 11 First Responders expired earlier this year. They dont realize its not just 14 years, its still affecting us years later. Were going to have a lot of people affected by this. Supporters are hoping the extension will be included in a bill that could pass as soon as next week. Oscar pistorius is officially a convicted murderer this afternoon. The south African Appeals Court convicted the double amputee olympian today. Apistorius insisted he thought Reeva Steenkamp was an intruder. Regardless of who might have been behind the door, pistorius should have known someone could be killed if he fired. Pistorius will now have to be resentenced. 20 minutes of nonstop news has new developments in the San Bernardino shooting. One of the victims allegedly had a heated conversation with suspect syed farook about islam two weeks before the attack. It is not clear if the alleged discussion was a factor in yesterdays shootingeshooting, something investigators will be looking into. Authorities say the second suspect, farooks life, had a pakistani passport and came to the u. S. On a fiance visa. President obama ordered flags at the capitol and the white house to be lowered to halfstaff in honor of the victims. 14 people were killed and 21 others were injured. While the motive of these shooters is still unknown, many are worried their religion will be a factor and affect how other muslims are treated. Lauren mayk shows us now how local muslims are trying to prevent a backlash against their faith. Reporter if you were on twitter today, you may have noticed the term muslim killers trending. Its the kind of thing thats distressing for the Muslim Community as they deal with questions and criticism again. In ardmore, a family dentist, this is everyday life, but when he heard about the shootings on the other side of the country, his first thought was personal. Horrified and i was praying, i hope its not a muslim. I hope its not a pakistani. Reporter the news was not what he wanted to hear. The one alleged shooter even reported to have a pakistani passport. Aware of potential backlash towards the Muslim Community, the council on American Islamic relations quickly spoke out, along with a Family Member of the suspect. Executive director of cair in philadelphia. For the Muslim Community when an act like this happens, such as in paris, theres a sense of anger that yet again extremists are hijacking the religion of islam for either political or in this case in San Bernardino maybe deranged purposes. Reporter active in the local pakistani and Muslim Community, he has seen attitudes change over the years. Things like travel scrutinized. Slowly and slowly these things are creeping up, creeping up, creeping up. Muslims are put in an image bag all the time. Reporter is there anything that can stop that . Im not sure. Reporter some good news, he tells me he has never had anyone say anything negative toward him. With 40 years in this community. In ardmore, im lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. The terror attacks in paris, though, have led to some backlash against muslims. Here in the United States it sparked a debate of taking in refugees from syria. A new poll shows more americans are concerned about home grown terrorism. 58 say they are a greater threat than terrorists hiding among syrian refugees. Still 52 of those polled say they opposed accepting the refugees into the u. S. Today president ial candidates ted cruz and marco rubio discussed the San Bernardino shootings at the Republican Jewish Coalition meeting in washington, d. C. Both spoke about the growing frequency of mass shootings. The understanding that we live in a very different world than the one i grew up in, the world you grew up in, the world we had not long ago. And all of us are deeply concerned that this is yet another manifestation of terrorism. Radical islamic terrorism here at home. Ohio Governor John Kasich also spoke today calling the string of recent terrorist incidents an effort to destroy civilization. In other decision 2016 news now, the Democratic National convention will roll through philadelphia in just seven months, and today organizers are getting ready for that convention with a media walk through at the wells fargo center, giving us a peek at the convention experience. They hope to engage more americans than any other convention in history. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. Well, after a couple of nasty days of lots of hours of rain and clouds and fog, things have really improved, and the wind that was a big factor earlier today, that even is diminishing. Weve got some colder nights ahead, nothing too extreme for this time of the year, then a mild weekend. Going to love this weekend forecast. And look at that sky, how different it was than 24 hours ago. And 48 hours ago when you couldnt see much of anything. 49 degrees now, the winds 17, gusting to 25 miles an hour. Thats actually down from the gusts over 30 that we were seeing just a couple of hours ago. Were in the mid 40s in pottstown and westchester, 46 in allentown, 46 in glassboro. 48 Atlantic City international and also in dover. Those temperatures pretty close to average for this time of the year and a good bit cooler than yesterday at this time. Five to ten degrees colder. And with the wind, cold enough to calculate a wind chill, its 39 in pottstown, 38 in reading, 28 in mount pocono. Parts of the poconos got their first snow of the season this morning with some lake effect snow flurries, and there are a couple more coming through. These are lighter than what happened this morning when a couple places actually got an inch of snow. I dont think this will amount to very much, and other than that, the rest of the country is pretty dry. And that dry weather is going to be there in new england when the eagles are playing on sunday. Temperatures above average. This is pretty mild, nice weather for new england in december. Pretty lucky for that. Now the future cast as we go through the night tonight, temperatures, of course, dropping. And the wind dropping. So there will be in the 30s by later this evening, 30s in most of the area by tomorrow morning. Couple places could drop into the upper 20s. Again, thats not unusual for this time of the year. And then tomorrow during the afternoon, temperat