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WCAU NBC10 News At 4pm November 22, 2016

And right now officials are awaiting the arrival of that slaughterhouse truck where the bull escaped from to begin with. And 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with more break news. An explosive package left on the doorstep of a center city apartment. Someone left the package in center city yesterday, but the man didnt open it until early this morning, that triggered the blast. Randy, what are they telling you . Reporter well, we did just get this update from police and the atf, they are calling this explosive device unusual. Its something the philly bomb squad as rarely if ever seen in philadelphia. Theyre trying to track down exactly who left it on the doorstep. The mysterious manilla envelope was found when he opened it, the package exploded. Its shocking. Reporter neighbors woke up to an explosionnd. The device was intentionally built to trigger when the package was opened. He opened it because he thought it was something he needed and it exploded. Reporter authorities now tight lipped about any sort of motive, theyre searching for Surveillance Video and interviewing neighbors. This is a very friendly, tolerant neighborhood and we respect each others views. Reporter police have not identified the victim but he does live with a roommate and is recovering in the hospital. Most of his injuries were to his left hand. Reporter and the atf have sent whats left of that explosive device for analysis, but they have already learned that inside that package was a trigger system as well as shrapnel. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with big changes for your holiday weekend. First alert weather is traffcki a chance for rain. Many people will hit the road today to get to their holiday test destinations. On a normal bay, it is usually busy and backed up there as well. In the air and on the rails, nbc10 is monitoring the airport and the rail stations for anything that could impact your plans. And we youll be watching the weather closely over the next few days. Whether theyre staying home or leaving down for thanksgiving. Lets begin with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz tracking the cold and windy conditions. The average High Temperature is in the mid 50s. We have been in the mid40s in philadelphia. The suns finally out. Behad some clouds earlier today, but its still windy and other parts of the area low 40s. So it is cold out there and it feels like its in the 30s across most of the area, 35 degrees in allentown, 39 in philadelphia and coatesville, 37 in mt. Holly, when you combined the wind, the sustained wind with the temperature, these are the current wind gusts and were not seeing the gusts that we saw earlier today. Even a couple of hours ago, so its all right starting to come down a little bit. Were seeing gusts 20 to 25 miles an hour. As we go through the evening hours, watch the wind die down even more, but as the temperature drops, by 9 00, its 38 in philadelphia. Doesnt take much of a wind to drop that feels like temperature down to 32. So its going to be a cold night tonight, of course even colder in the morning and then we look for any chances for rain. And meteorologist Sheena Parveen has more on that. Our next chance for rain is just in time for your thanksgiving day. We do have some showers in the forecast, hopefully that wont mess your thanksgiving plans and theres more showers in the forecast for black friday. Its not going to be a washout at all. But take your umbrella with you, as we go into thursday, 9 00 a. M. , philadelphia area, 44 degrees, 41 degrees pennsylvania suburbs, by the afternoon we could see some scattered showers around, i dont think its going to be much, but dont be surprised if you do run into showers. And its not going to be windy like we had yesterday, and on sunday. Now your black friday forecast, if you are going to be heading out there and braving the clouds and going shopping by 10 00 in the morning, temperatures will be mostly in the 40s, Lehigh Valley in the 30s. And mostly dry conditions later in the evening, we could see a few spotty showers for black showers, so make sure you just have the umbrella. 7 00 p. M. , temperatures around 50 degrees. Count on nbc10 to keep you informed by the traffic conditions that could impact your holiday commute. Still ahead at 4 00, first alert traffic reporter. Well let you know which spots drivers should avoid. And cydney long is here with why the commute will be more expensive for drivers this year. A Philadelphia Police officer whos been charged with shooting his own son is being charged with murder. Investigators say that he got into an argument with one of his sons, that argument ended in a fight, young fired two shot. One went through youngs shoe, the other hit his son in the back. There was a suggestion that there was a tussle over the weapon and the weapon discharged. Basical based upon the science and forensic evidence, he lost his spleen as part of that injury and part of his come lochb. The Police Department suspended him for 30 days and plans to fire him. Turni ining now to the transition to trump. The president elect puts that transition on hold for a few days while he spends the holiday with his family. He abruptly cancelled the meeting changes the times and the terms and conditions of the meeting. Earlier today mr. Trump took to twitter to address a possible cabinet choice. The president elect tweeting, i am seriously considering a dr. Ben carson as the head of hud, i have gotten to know him well, hes a gareatly talented man. Now theres word this afternoon that the president elect may not pursue an investigation of him clintons private email server after all. Top trump advisors are suggesting today that mr. Trump is going to help his former rival, quote, heal. During the campaign, of course, trump vowed to put clinton in jail over the matter of her email use. Now to a tragedy in tennessee, a School Bus Driver there is charged in the deaths of five children killed in a crash. Police say he was driving too fast when his bus flipped on to its side and wrapped around a tree yesterday afternoon in chattanooga. 35 students frwere on the bus. The speed limit was 35 miles an hour where that crash happened. Investigators say walker was driving well above that. The community is naturally in shop. A bus accident with multiple injuries to children is every Public Safety professionals nightmare. We cant begin to imagine how much worse it is for the friends and the family of the victims. Investigators plan to remove the black box that contains data on how fast the bus was going at the time of the crash. We learned 13 state judges and government officials were among those sharing the emails in question. That was just one of the findings announced in a new report by pennsylvanias attorney general bruce femur. The ags Office Session theres no suggestion that the ags office was complicated. There no evidence to support the idea that there were relationships between prosecutors and judges that may have resulted in ex Parte Communications in pennsylvania. Kathleen kaine discovered the emails when she took office two years ago. She was convicted and sentenced on perjury charges. The scandal led to the resignation of two state Supreme Court justices and discipline against 60 government employees. Forest fires are burning in pennsylvania and new jersey tonight. This is the one in new jersey. 200 acres bumped in wharton forest fire. Firefighters have got on a firefighter under control on mt. Penn. The fast moving fire was fueled by high winds and dry conditions that reportedly burned more than 50 acres near redding high school. No word on the cause of either fire. Today some welcome news for people who cross the Delaware River for work. They will keep a tax agreement in place, so if you cross the bring to go to work, youll only pay tax in your home state. Womilmingtons fire chief ha re on september 24, Christopher Leach and germ fi fickes consider killed. The closest fire engine that night had been shut down to save muffin. Its called rolling by pass. So safe on overtime costs the city would shut down one engine a day. They have not done that since the fatal fire until today. Tim furlong is checking into this and he will have more on this story coming up at 5 00. We have more break news, this time on wall street. The dow has closed above 19,000 for the first time. On monday, all four major u. S. Indexes closed at alltime highs at the same time, thats something that hasnt happened since 1999. Thanksgiving is a time for families to get together. But for many people across the region, its also a time to give back. Governor elect john carney was among those doing just that in wilmington today. The annu the. To center city now where Police Headquarters turned into a makeshift Assembly Line for thanksgiving meals. Dozens of officers helping to fill more than 400 boxes to go to families in need. This is the 47th year that operation thanksgiving has been in operation. The food was purchased through donations through the Police Department. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with the Holiday Travel rush across the country today. So many people, millions in fact going to be hitting the road for the busiest travel week before thanksgiving. How are chose roads where you are right now . Reporter so far smooth, but take a look, we parked on this side of the Service Plaza on purpose so we could keep a close eye on the turnpike. The fewest numbers we saw were between 2 00 and 5 00 this afternoon. The last time we saw this many drivers hitting the highway was nine years ago in the fall of 2007. We started in 345 ma this morning and were headed to durham, north carolina. Reporter theyre going about 700 miles, the goal 13 thundershowe hours. And aaa estimates they will be bumper to bumper with new jerseyans. The evans say the volume of traffic is jam packed. And the gas price is a bit heftier too. I planned to leave as early as we could and get gas when we run out. Reporter while the National Gas Prices are as low as 2. 20 a gallon. Its part of why Ernest Williams spends his money elsewhere. Turkey, ham, fillet mignon. Hes filling up on the fixings for friends and family who are traveling to see him. He steers clear of thanksgiving travel. My brother is coming down here and hes driving and my other relatives are coming from north jersey. But how much it will cost in time and money, most agree its well worth it. I get to spend time with my kids, thats what im grateful for. Reporter so the down side of all of this, you should anticipate the roadways to be extremely busy. Aaa tells us to pack your patience and to make sure that your car is in good running order. Were live in cherry hill, im cydney long, nbc10 news. Fracwheres the worst traffi youre seeing right now . People will be tested especially on the majors, were watching 76, westbound as well as eastbound, travel speeds have diminished into the teens at times. Its going to take you 50 minutes afbtd if youre trying to take the schuylkill, were also seeing some delays. Lets look at 95, from woodhaven to the vine is going to take you 56 minutes. Things are looking quite different this year in the poconos. On the right you see video from Camel Back Mountain taken from last november, warm temperatures left the hillside bare, colder temperatures have been kinder to the snow makers this november. Were not going to see any snow in philadelphia this thanksgiving. Chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is tracking the changes. We are seeing colder air this december than last december and. The flag is still plowing out there. Its been blowing so much, it looks like its gotten ripped at the arrow mark billing. 41 in allentown, only 29 degree in mt. Pocono, again, perfect weather to make snow, 46 in atlantic city, 47 degrees in vineland, the wind has come down a little bit, but still out of the northwest, the chilly weather direction and across jersey were seeing temps in the 40s. Piles grove at 46, audobon 45, mt. Laurel, 44 degrees. And farther to the north, a little cooler, florence and robbinsville 42, and princeton at 39 degrees. These are the sustained winds, we have seen gusts over 30 miles an hour during the day today, its coming down a little bit as the sun is getting closer to setting. 10 to 20 miles an hour, so it is still breezy out there, there still is an effect on how it feels when you add the winds in, were still tracking lakeeffect snow as the wind diminishes. This is the next system thats headed our way. Its not a real strong one, and its if anything going to be weakening as it comes this way, look at it hour by hour as we go into thanksgiving, we start off the day dry, then you see patchy areas of showers, so some places see a little bit of rain, others may not see any at all. The better chance according to this model in delaware and extreme south jersey and the threat does continue during the afternoon thursday. And then another weak system could come through on friday, black friday and give us a few showers too. Im not talking about any heavy rain. Near the neighborhood forecasts tomorrow. Look at these low temperatures to start the day, 27 in chestnut hill, 28 in langhorn, 28 in allentown, by noon it will be into the lower 50s, but the start of the day tomorrow is going to be very chilly. And as we go into thanksgiving day itself, we do have that chance of showers, especially south jersey, jersey shore, and in delaware, as you see, and especially during the afternoon. Well get into the rest of the weekend with the 10day coming up a little bit later. Every year the city of philadelphia tears down hundreds of dangerous properties to hean then billsal the public. And Doctors Orders a local family to cancel a location to disney worth, but they couldnt get a refund for their flight. How Harry Hairston helped them get their money back. And the fan that made a wife saving catch. First heres a look at the closing well on wall street, as we reported earlier, a report setting day on the markets. It may be cool told for baseball right now, but one philly fan is getting a tip of the cap for his awesome r reflexes. Denniss bare handed grab is the best fan catch of the year. His wife likely agrees. He was at a game back in may when a ball came right to his wifes face. He caught that ball right right it hit her. Nbc10 at Philadelphia City hall, where the operation warm coats for kids dry met today. Unlike many other coat drys, cooperation warm raises money to purchase brandnew winter coats for kids. Now to this trouble in toy land. Before you head out to do your holiday shopping, you need to know about some recalled toys that could end up on your childs wish list. What you need to look out for. Finally dying down, it wont feel as cold for the next couple of answers, changes are coming for the next week, and im tracking rain that could be affecting thanksgiving and black friday. Plus nbc10 following breaking news, a bull runs through the streets of phil. Where police finally tracked him down. Right now at 4 29, tracking changes in your holiday forecast. Parts of our area could see showers in our area, but theres an even bigger threat for rain on black friday. Its dry for drivers right now. Were taking along the schuylkill express way around the belmont kit. Weather should be okay if youre heading to your holiday destination tonight. Chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is tracking our best chance for rain. Its not happening until thanksgiving itself, we dont have any real organized things coming in, but there maybe pockets of problems. We do have lots of sunshine. The temperature 46 degrees, many other parts of the area have not got on above the low 40 and some places are already in the 30s. With the wind, it feels like its in the 30s in most of the area. 18 degrees in mt. Pocono. We are going to be seeing the clear skies tonight, the went gusts are already coming down where you see the blank areas, theres no wind gusts being reported. By 6 00 a. M. , even in philadelphia, 31 degrees. So even without much wind, thats pretty cold. 27, parts of chester, bucks, montgomery counties, 28, Lehigh Valley and berks county. And 29 degrees in much of new jersey even the jersey shore is getting down to the upper 20s. Temperatures will be coming up a bit, but also the rain coming down, well have the timing on all that in a few minutes. The two breaking news stories were following on nbc10 news at 4 00, a bull ran off a slaughterhouse truck near the Delaware River in phil. It went to kensington high school, looking through the glass doors there, then to i95. He ran about i five miles before he ended up at 8 h 95 and 8th street. A man opened up an envelope he thought was an inhaler, but it exploded. They were system of philadelphias most dangerous property. And you paid to hear them down. The city says taxpayers are owed more than 150 million. But the hunt for tax dollars reveals major problems with the citys books. Why havent you collected that money . Right, thats a good question. Every year to protect the public, the city of philadelphia pays to tear down dozens of condemned properties. But owners are supposed to reimburse the city. Reporter phillies empty lots, Property Owners whose buildings turned into blithe. In the last 20 years, the city has spent 150 million to tear them d them down. The Property Owners were supposed to pay the money back. 401 west johnson street, the city says the bill is 3. 1 billion. Who owes you that money . Thats a city own property. That will be written off. Reporter philadelphias revenue commissioner admitted thousands of City Owned Properties mistakenly made the deadbeat list, its unclear how much that would take off the 150 billion bill. Basically the city is billing themselves and we shouldnt be doing that. Reporter the next taxpayer tear down here we traced this property back to a church. Triumph Baptist Church owns this property. The citys own records say the demolition was paid for by a grant. The city lawyers say that grant should have covered the cost. And we also went to the real estate office, the city claims it owes 494,000 for tearing down homes in 2008 here on nort

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