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WCAU NBC10 News At 4pm February 22, 2017

Time. And then tomorrow, were going to add another 12 plus to that. A few showers across the new york border. Despite all of the clouds, were not expecting rain overnight. We are expecting some fog for the morning. Some of the Atlantic City stuff. And look at the afternoon. Thats a 4 00 temperature of 68. The high for today may get to 70. P. A. Suburbs starting off with fog. Even the Lehigh Valley going close to the 70degree mark tomorrow. The only place not getting there, the jersey shore because of the wind off the ocean. Well tell you how much were likely to break this february record by in a few minutes. Okay, see you real soon. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues now. With sticker shock fallout, distributors saying slow soda sales could lead to layoffs, and naysay its because they say its because of the new soda tax. Soda sales are down by as much as 5 . Rows mary connors with more what Rosemary Connors with more on what the city is saying. The mayor sounding off about how much money that tax is bringing in. Reporter thats right h. The tax went into effect in january to benefit universal prek in philadelphia and other community programs. Weaver finding out from were finding out from Corner Stores people arent buying as much soda. Even supermarkets are considering layoffs, and distributors are getting pushed back from customers. What are drivers experiencing when they drop off the syrup . Some of my customers are yelling at the drivers as if my drivers wehad something to do wh the tax. Reporter if andre pinkess who owns carbonated rental had his way, the sugary drink tax would be repealed. His warehouse is stocked with boxes of syrup used in fountain sodas. He tells me the tax has hiked the total cost to his customers by nearly double. Theres fine gallons of five gallons of syrup in this box that produces 3,438 ounces of soda. We sell this to restaurants for 60. And the philly beverage tax on this 60 box is 57. 60. Reporter any concerns in your office about the revenue thats coming in in the first together . First of all, we dont know what the revenue is yet. Reporter while the numbers for january are not officially out, the quarterly city managers report projects just 2. 3 million for january, lower than whats needed to reach 91 million by the end of the year. That same report predicts that the revenue will meet the expected halfway mark in june. The mayor is optimistic. Nothing is 100 complete in the first month. We see what the Trump Administrations been like in first month, and were not as chaotic as that. Were in good shape going forward. Reporter the mayor and representatives in his office call that projected number conservative. They say they are confident that it will be higher when the official tallies come in. That should be within the next or two. We will stay on the next week or two. We will stay on top of it. Nbc10 news. Now to breaking news and the interstellar discovery that has the world of astronomy abecause this afternoon. Yeah. Are we not alone out there . Nbc10s keith jones live in the breaking news center. This is a big one. Reporter this is huge. An entire solar system that nasa says could support life. The space agency made the announcement today. The cluster of earthsized planets was about 40 light years away. Theyre orbiting a single star. Three of the newly discovered planets are in whats referred to as the habitable zone. That means they may contain water and some sort of life. The discovery gives us a hint that finding a second earth is not just a matter of if but when. Reporter Scientists Say they need to study the atmospheres of the new planets before determining whether the planets could support some type of life. Again, the solar system is about 40 light years away. Do the math there this isnt institute, but what this means. I promise he could probably do that math for you. Live in the breaking news center, keith jones, nbc10 news. A new poll shows the majority of americans do not approve of President Trumps Job Performance during the first weeks of his administration. The nbc News Survey Monkey poll shows 43 of americans approve of the president S Performance versus 54 who disapprove. The poll was conducted on line from february 13th through february 19th. President trump is expected to remove protections for transgender Students Using School bathrooms. That word from a Government Official today. This decision would remove guidelines put in place by the Obama Administration. Those guidelines required Public Schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their chosen gender identity. The white house says President Trump believes it should be up to the states without federal involvement. Congressman Donald Norcross is demanding action to address the recent rash of threats to Jewish Community centers. Norcross say, these threats dont just run counter to our values, they cause great emotional stress and harm to our communities. Congressman norcross is among a group of 150 democrats who filed the letter today with the department of Homeland Security and department of justice. More than 48 Jewish Community centers in 27 states including new jersey have received bomb threats. Vice president mike pence was in missouri miles from a st. Louis Jewish Cemetery that was vandalized over the weekend. A sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate, prejudice, and evil. We condemn this vile act of vandalism and those who perpetrator it in the strong perpetrate it in the strongest possible terms. The Vice President was in missouri for a listening session at a heavy Machinery Company outside st. Louis. I really need to play. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with powerball buzz. If you do, i will. The jackpot has jumped to 403 million for teens drawing. People are for tonights drawing. People are lining up for tickets. Our south jersey reporter sidney long with the story. Reporter tom headenburg is feeling fortunate. Ill meet you here tomorrow morning. Reporter hes confident that his routine stop at what he calls pittmans Convenience Store couple of times hit a number here reporter will bring him multimillion anywhere fame to the tune of multimillion anywhere fame to the town of 403 million in a few hours. Yes, im going to hit the powerball this evening. Reporter the real estate developer, father of five, and poppop to eight grandchildren, he brings the charm, positivity, and luck wherever he goes. How come youre so certain . I just feel very lucky. Reporter he says he can taste it. Hes come this close to winning twice before. He feels tonights third time will be a charm. Last summer i miss period the mega million for 280 million, off one number. I got second prize. Reporter the second prize was 5,000. He just missed on the game of hearts this morning. Headenburg doesnt have his head in the clouds. I have a wonderful life right now. So i wouldnt change much. Reporter with dreams of buying a boat, sports team, fancy getaway, and luxury cars for everyone in his family or in new jersey, for that matter i would donate to a lot of charities. The type of charities i would donate to would be the o oneonone charities where you identify someone in need and helps them directly. Reporter he simply welcomes the competition. It all works. Moneys money. Reporter yeah, guys. Theres been a steady stream of Powerball Ticket buyers and dreamers here today as we get close to the end of the workday. We can tell you that headenburgs competition is heating up. He says its in the cards for him to win. In fact, he asked us to meet him right here same time, same place tomorrow. I told him i might have to bring my son. If its up to my 10yearold, hes going want to buy an entire soccer team. As you saw, headenburg has a soccer team thats a family rooting for him. Live in pittman, nbc10 news. Were all dreaming. The last Powerball Jackpot winners bought their ticket at the selbiville goose creek store in Sussex County delaware. A lucky pennsylvania couple took home a 121 million prize after trying their luck at the store. In other news, new video today from the scene of yesterdays train accident and derailment at 69th street terminal in upper darby. Here it is here. Crews working to remove several of the damaged cars. We called septa a few minutes aand they said theyre making Good Progress and hope to have the cars cleared today, but it may take longer than that. Sky force 10 was overhead yesterday after the subway train on the market frankfurt line crashed into two other lines among the loop at the terminal. Seven cars were knocked off the tracks. All the trains were out of service. Four people were hurt including a train operator whos in Critical Condition now. Federal investigators are on the scene trying to figure out exactly how this happened. New jerseys Lieutenant Governor kim ladan oh is distancing herself from her boss as she seeks to replace him. In a new interview, the gubernatorial candidate says she wants to scrap Chris Christies proposed 300 million renovation of the state house. She also says she wants to allow residents to elect the states attorney general. Gadauadagno holds a strong posin in the republican primary against a handful of candidates. Three other republicans have declared their candidacy. State assemblyunanimous jack titerelli, commissioner steven rogers, and businessman joseph rudy rolo. 2yearold twins are still in the hospital this hour after a crash yesterday in northeast philadelphia. We showed you the scene as breaking news yesterday at 4 00. Here it is. The childrens mom got a flat tire on woodhaven road yesterday. Police tell us a car rearended the minivan. The twin girls and the moms fiance were critically injured. Supporters of planned parenthood are trying to send a message to pennsylvania senator pat toomey. They gathered at the Senators Office in center city today. Planned parenthood fighting to keep federal funding. This group is frustrated, they say, because they say toomey refuses to meet with them face to face. Today they got a member of toomeys office staff to come downstairs to speak with them. So we did have people come down from his office. Staff members to talk to or people and our volunteers are expressing frustration. How we want them them to vote against the funding. Planned parenthood supporters gathered at tombs offices statewide toomeys offices statewide. Planned parenthood was at the center of protests and counter protests nationwide. It does not use federal funds to pay for abortions. Theres a call for reallocations for centers that dont pay for abortions at all. The designer behind the new museum of africanamerican history has a new gig helping president obama. Applebaum associates the design the obama president ial library and museum to be built in jackson park. The company was also involved in the design of the u. S. Capitol visitors center. Students and parents, listen up changes are coming for the s. A. T. S. The College Board is adding a level of security around the world to crack down on test stealing and cheating. The s. A. T. S will reduce the number of times the test is given outside the united states. Need a ride . Uber is teaming one lasalle university, the Rideshare Service announcing a new partnership with the school. The dean and the lasalle explorer took the inaugural uber ride. Among the features of the pip, a dedicated partnership, a dedicated pickup and dropoff location on campus. Students. Get 15 off their first rate and have discounted rides to and from septas only station for the next two weeks. A south Jersey Fire Department is changing how its run. Last night the voorheis Township Committee voted to dissolve the fire department. It will now be operated under the direction and management of the township. The citys Attorney Says residents wont notice a difference with first responders. People living in Atlantic County could see a possible tax hike. The county executive warned local mayors of the possible increase. He says this happened because Atlantic City overassessed its casinos. Now the county has to refund the money. Right now the casinos are making fixed payments instead of paying taxes. The county executive says that the casinos payments are large enough in 2017. They wont have to raise taxes on everyone else. To a developing weather situation in san jose, california, where entire neighborhoods are under water. Look at this video from the air. Floodwaters have forced the evacuation of about 14,000 people from their homes. Authorities went door to door overnight ordering people to get to Higher Ground as creeks and reservoirs overtopped their banks. President trump is expected to speak at the conservative Political Action conference in washington, d. C. , coming up this friday. The conference got underway today. This is video of mr. Trump at last years event when he was the president ial candidate. Vice president pence will speak at the conference coming up on thursday. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson met with australias foreign minister this morning before heading to mexico. Tillerson is due to arrive in mexico later today. Hes slated to meet with mexicos president. With relations between the countries strained since President Trump took office. Vice president pence is talking job growth in missouri today. When Small Business is strong, america is strong. And the American Economy thrives. [ applause ] mr. Pence visited with workers at a factory outside st. Louis this afternoon. He spoke about trumps plans to help Small Businesses, as well as repealing and replacing obamacare. One in every six adults in philadelphia relies on the Affordable Care act for their health insurance. City leaders joined together for a day of action to fight the repeal of the aca. Nbc10 has flower a West Philadelphia has more from a West Philadelphia woman battling m. S. On how a change could affect her health. There are some days where i am terrified. Ive actually cried myself to sleep sometimes thinking about whats going to happen. Reporter the fear of of the unknown brought adrienne to speak out about the Affordable Care act. Imagine my surprise when this disease struck me down my senior year. Reporter the 32yearold from West Philadelphia was diagnosed in 2013 with multiple sclerosis. She joined local lawmakers and Health Officials in south philadelphia during a nationwide day of action. Health insurance can mean the difference between life and death. Reporter mayor jim kenny was among 60 other mayors across the country urging congress not to repeal obamacare. This country can afford to be decent and compassionate to everyone. Reporter a push against a promise President Trump made to dismantle the Affordable Care act. During his make America Great again rally this weekend in florida, he promised that his team was developing a Health Care Plan thats far better. We are going to be submitting in a couple of weeks a great Health Care Plan thats going to take the place of the disaster known as obamacare. Reporter lawmakers are waiting to hear the details of a new Health Care Plan. Until then, some remain skeptical. Show us the plan. The reality is hes not showing us a plan. Reporter in south philadelphia, nbc10 news. Lets go back to our first alert weather. We are in for a stretch of days in the 70s. A live look at broad street from our Kimmel Center campus camera. May be a great night to grab a bite to eat outdoors maybe with a light jacket. Even better the next several days. Over the weekend, a lot of people were outside on sidewalks eating at restaurants and Restaurant Business loved that. Who would have thought we could enjoyal fre aal al fresco in february . I thought about it when glenn told us it might happen. Such a surprise. Were not the only ones. Milwaukee, wisconsin, 71 degrees today. It the warmest temperature theyve ever the warmest temperature theyve ever gotten in february. Some of that warm air is coming east. Its not just a days worth. We see a lot of clouds with sun filtering through. In the areas getting more sun, its warmer, 63 in lancaster. 61 in reading, pottstown, allentown. 55 in mt. Pocono. Its 58 degrees in philadelphia. So some of the areas that are normally cooler like burkes county and the Lehigh Valley, look at the temperatures. 60, blandon, 62. Allentown at 60. Whi whitehall, 62. Bethlehem, 61. Easton, 60 degrees. Its going to be much warmer than that tomorrow. And friday and saturday. Back to around 70

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