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WCAU NBC10 News At 5pm February 16, 2016

Through. Just got like really, really black. And honestly, it sounded like the roof was going to come off. And my guy behind me said those phone calls look like theyre going to fall over. And theyve got the solar panels. It acted like a sail and lifted them out of the ground and they fell over. I called them. These cars are trying to drive around and over the top of it. It was really bad. And a san diegans situation that rod baker was just describing. He said that he called 911 to get police here. And they are still here. They have the road closed off here at route 45 in south Evergreen Avenue right on the border of woodbury and woodbury heights. Waiting for utility crews to get here to clean up this mess so they can get the road back open again. Ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. Lets get a few from above. Mitch blacher joining us above camden county. Mitch, what do you see now . Hey, guys. Were seeing a lot of blocks that are just blocked off as power lines have come down. Youve within updating people on the Power Outages throughout our newscast. Here is a good look down at Brooklawn Park and browning road, that intersection where power lines have come down in this neighborhood. Police are blocking off both ends of this street. Weve seen this a couple of times throughout camden and Gloucester County as weve been flying over new jersey. And if you pan out just a little bit more, you can see a little bit of damage on a roof. He we also noticed this about a minute ago that a tarp over a roof. This is the kind of damage that were seeing over new jersey. Some power lines down. Some roof damage, and certainly some trees down. Thats the latest from sky force 10. Im Mitch Blacher, nbc 10 news. And take a look at this mess. The storm brought a giant tree down on the to a house in bucks county. Nbc 10 on the scene in feasterville. Ray angle tells us he is lucky he wasnt hurt. I was standing back there. Dummy. I should have moved out of the way. I was under the eve, and it hit the corner and smashed everything down and went across the whole roof. Along with people spared by the falling tree, four vintage cars, and assorted tents in the driveway were also unscathed. This was the scene two hours in conshohocken river road. Almost completely under water. You see drivers crossing the center yellow line just to get around that huge puddle. Lets get right to chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. That wild weather finally has moved out of the area. Yeah, in a way. Its a good thing it was moving so fast because we didnt get as much flooding. The fact that it was moving so fast helped cause some of that wind damage. You see the camera is shaking a little bit here as we see the rush hour, i95 in south philly. Traffic moving along just fine. The visibility a whole lot better than it was at this time yesterday. Same story with the philadelphia skyline. We see brightness in the background. Looks like were going to have a pretty nice looking sunset out there. We have nothing left on the radar. Its about time. We had heavy rain moving in late this morning. In the philadelphia area, even earlier in some other places. And you see that line of the red . Thats a heavy rain. Its also a signifier of the strong, gusty winds that came across. And as soon as it did, reports of the damage starts coming in. Each one of those dots of representation of either a very strong wind gust or wind damage. A lot of them in the philadelphia area. And as you saw, just across parts of south jersey. We still have a few flood advisories. The water slow to come down. But it didnt quite get into areas where it was really serious flooding. We are at flood stage in brandywine creek. But the crest about a foot above flood stage. And at the christina river, water receding. And watching some of these other creeks fairly close. But didnt quite go over the banks for the most part. Temperatures near 50 degrees or in the 40s right now. Weve got a lot colder air on the way, but nothing like this past weekend. Thats with the sevenday in a few minutes. Right now 5 00, a School Lottery that can change lives. That lottery determines which students can attend the successful Charter School in philadelphia. Only 99 openings. More than 8,000 applied. Lauren is live. You sat through the stressful process with all of the families as they got the good news or the bad news for some, right . Reporter yeah, jim and jacqueline, theyre cleaning up here right now. But just a few minutes ago, this room was filled with parents and with students and with a lot of tension as they waited to find out whether they would sort of beat those odds you just mentioned and get their children in to this school. Today we went to find out just what makes this school so special. At mass immunity Charter School, learning about technology and robotics starts early. Theyre call dancing birds. Reporter so what are they going to learn from this . Theyre learning how all the different pieces work. Reporter susan mosher teaches technology to kids as young as kindergarten. Robotics in kindergarten looks like basic startup. Gear, cans, motors, axles. Reporter so for second grader payton, it was a piece of cake to program these birds to sing for us. Thousands of parents are clamoring to get their kids in here. The school where High Schoolers use 3d technology to even make a model of a reporter. But it wasnt always that way. One of the biggest elements is why are we losing students from eighth grid to high school . And so by rebranding our technology electives, we have gaming design. We have design in tech. Reporter i talked to ceo john sawyer in the schools media center. We opened our media center four years ago. And that was our first big Movement Towards branding something that was different. Reporter high school spots are now in demand, as well as seats for Elementary Students who are already learning programing. Did you learn this stuff when you that age . I did not learn this stuff when i was that age. Reporter i did not learn that stuff when i was that age either. I think i would still like to learn. But remember that 3d printer . Well, check this out. This is me. They made this today for me in that classroom. High schoolers. Pretty amazing stuff. Coming up at 6 00, were going to show you some of the reactions, the emotional reactions to what happened here today. Live in northeast philadelphia, im lauren make, nbc 10 news. You can make some money selling those trinkets. Happening right now, leaders are trying to decide if they should approve more Charter Schools in philadelphia. The School Reform commission will hear from 12 groups tonight. Members will then vote to approve or deny their applications. If youre wondering what a Charter School, its a free school open to kids in any neighborhood. But you have to win a lottery to get. In it is not run by the Philadelphia School district. However, they do receive funding from the city. So critics argue theyre taking resources from public schools. Now we reached out to mayor jim kennys office, and the office told us the mayor does not support additional charters until the city gets reimbursement from the state. Right now at 5 00, denied. Thats what a Montgomery County judge said today about a motion filed by bill cosbys lawyers. The comedians attorneys asked that a point of law be decided before the case moves forward. The judge ruled that was unnecessary. That means cosbys preliminary hearing in his Sexual Assault case will go forward. He is due in court march 8th. Protesters with mops in tow cleaned up the steps of the new jersey state house while governor Chris Christie gave his budget address. The mops are a reference to a comment he made on the campaign trail in New Hampshire last month. A woman asked him why he was speaking at a town hall rather than helping with flood victims at the shore . Christie suspended his president ial Campaign Last week. The governor proposed a 34. 8 billion budget with no new taxes, and he invited the Democratled Legislature to work with him on the states biggest issues. One south jersey man says he wants christie to right what is wrong with the states broken benefits and pension system. I feel for these people. After you work 20 or 30 years, you know . You want your money that was promised, you know . Another south jersey man wanted to see a decrease in what he called the states outrageous property taxes in exchange for paying a few more pennies at the pump. Democrats said they wanted to set the record straight. Assembly speaker Vincent Prieta said when you talk about accomplishments, sometimes you talk about talking about some of the other things. I did hear a lot of things about poverty and helping people, but he neglected also to say that under his watch we have the most children in poverty, over 800,000. After months of questions, we finally have an answer. Kathleen kane will not run for reelection as attorney general. She made that announcement today just hours before the states filing deadline. She faces criminal charges, but made no mention of that today. Coming up, nbc 10 speaks to kane oneonone. What she says was behind her decision, and the question that prompted her to stop our interview. Thats coming up at 5 30. Also tonight, they were on stage when shots rang out in paris and now theyre ready to perform again. I dont know why god picked us to be the band. But im grateful for it. I really am. The eagles of death metal return to paris tonight. How the attacks changed their lives and their position on guns. Plus, does donald trump, he is asked about the Conspiracy Theory surrounding Justice Scalias death. And he didnt exactly deny it. Were going to show you what he said. Plus, more Weather Damage from around the region. The local boys and girls club that might need a new roof. Thats next on nbc 10 news at 5. The band eagles of death metal performed in paris today since the First Time Since that terrorist attack unfolded at one of their concerts. The california rockers took the stage at the olympia concert hall with their front man telling the crowd bon soir, paris. Last fall the show turned into a bloodbath. It was one of several places targeted that day. Survivors of the attack were given free tickets to the show. The bands frontman, jesse hughes says he is still struggling to come to terms with what happened. In an interview with french television, the longtime gun rights activist said the countrys gun restrictions made it easier for the terrorists. I think the only way my mind has been changed is maybe until nobody has guns, everybody has to have them. Because i dont ever want to see anything like this happen again. And i want everyone to have the best chance to live. And i saw people die that maybe could have lived. I dont know. Hughes also thanked the bands fans for their outpouring of support. Today were getting a look at the Supreme Court tribute to justice antonin scalia. These photos show black roll draped over his chair. The court bench and its part of a Court Tradition that dates back to the 19th century. Scalia sat to the right of john roberts in a seat given to the senior justice. He died over the weekend. And republican president ial candidate donald trump is weighing in on a new Conspiracy Theory surrounding the late justice, specifically, that he may have been murdered. Trump appeared on radio show the savage nation today where host Michael Savage called for an investigation into scalias death. He wants to know whether he had been murdered. Its a theory that trump didnt exactly refute when savage asked him about it. Trump said in part they say they found a pillow on his face, which is a pretty unusual place to find a pillow. I cant tell you what. I cant give you an answer. You know, usually i like to give you answers. But i literally just heard it a little while ago. End quote. A texas judge had called for an autopsy to be conducted on scalia, but changed her mind after talking to his doctor. He confirmed the 79yearold justice had a history of heart trouble and other illnesses. In South Carolina, it was just four days to go until the republican primary. It is a twotiered contest. Trump versus cruz at the top with the others fighting to stay alive. Nbc National Correspondent Steve Handelsman has the latest on the race for the white house. We love South Carolina. Lets go. Reporter donald trump in greenville today at a rally in augusta, trump called up a supporter. Donald trump, youre the best we got by far. Reporter he is leading by 1 in South Carolina polls. So lets go get them. Reporter to survive past saturdays primary, jeb bush needs trump scene as a joke. Ill be a commander in chief. Not a agitator in chief, not a blowhard in chief. Reporter in the state with so many active duty and retired military, ted cruz promised a bigger u. S. Fighting force. With greater capacity to take on our adversaries. Let me be clear. We will not go picking fights around the globe. Reporter marco rubio picked a fight, charging cruz voted against military expansion. He has been very weak on national security. He knows thats a liability in South Carolina. Reporter more than half of South Carolina democrats are black. We just like to be treated fair. Reporter Hillary Clinton courted African American leaders in new york. My campaign is really about breaking every barrier. Reporter Bernie Sanders with black clergy in South Carolina. When we talk about inequality, it goes without saying that the African American community is suffering even more. Reporter sanders trails clinton by 21 in a new poll. Im Steve Handelsman, nbc, washington. A new marco rubio ad is making headlines, but not for the reasons his campaign would have hoped for. Take a look. Its morning again in america. Reporter while the narrater refers to america, youre actually looking at Stock Footage of a boat not in the u. S. , but vancouver, canada. The Rubio Campaign says it didnt learn about the mistake until it read a report about it online. Happening now, pope francis is with thousands of mexicos catholic youth at a stadium in morelia. The city is known to be the heart of mexicos Drug Trafficking country. As you look at a live picture here. Earlier with pontiff celebrated mass with a large crowd at the stadium. He urged priests not to surrender themselves to a country dominated by drugfueled violence and corruption. Hell return to mexico city later tonight. People who depend on food stamps may soon see some changes at the supermarket. Proposed new rules will force store owners who accept food stamps to stock a variety of healthier foods. But officials stress people who use the stampx they wont be forced to buy it. But the choice is still theirs. From our south Jersey Bureau in celebration of progress in camden, nbc 10 at the construction site of a new nursing and Science Building at fifth and federal streets. Today members of the university and Camden Community signed a steel beam that was later raised and place on top of the building. When complete, the 10,000squarefoot building will serve as a research and teaching ma silt in the areas of biology, chemistry, nursing, and miphysi. Rowan university has considered the possibility of building a nursing facility in Atlantic City. Atlantic city about an hour away. Tomorrow trustees of the school will vote on which Consulting Firm will conduct the study and see if its possible. If its feasible, rowan school of osteopathic medicine would partner with atlantic care. Both groups are footing the bill for the study. Wild weather today left behind a lot of damage. From sky force 10, you can see how strong winds ripped the roof off the boys and girls club in philadelphias holmesburg neighborhood. Our camera on the ground also gives a better look at the damaged parts of the roof in the backyard now. The Vice President of the club tells us there was damage inside the building as well. The whole roof has to be replaced. The gym floor is probably ruined. Were going need a new floor. The kids play hockey here every weekend. We have tournaments all set up. You know, obviously were going to need a lot of help getting back up and rung. And they got some help today. A local roofing crew passing by helped patch some of the roof for free. But obviously there is a lot more to fix here. Lets get a check on weather with nbc 10 first alert chief glenn hurricane schwartz. The high winds out . They are gone and theyre not going to be returning. They came through and all it took was a few minutes of that kind of a gust. Lets see, 60 miles an hour. And you can create some of that damage. We had some damage today. We had some flooding today. But everything moved through so fast, the flooding area was limited. We have cooler days ahead. And weve got a warm weekend ahead too. Way, way, way warmer than last weekend. And you can see a nice sunset getting ready to take place out there with clearing skies, dryer air moving in from the west. 22

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