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WCAU NBC10 News At 5pm May 18, 2016

Target that particular area. If the plan passes tonight, a second and final vote will be held in three weeks. If its approved, Council Members say theyll tweak the new law, if necessary, after they see how everything goes this summer. Again, meeting is getting under way right now upstairs here at city hall. Ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. This just in from south philadelphia, video from the scene of a fire where crews rescued a man from his burning row home. The fire start the here at 9th and wharton streets around 2 30 this afternoon. Firefighters found the elderly man unconscious, in an upstairs bedroom. Neighbors were there as crews brought the man out and revived him. Eventually, they did bring the older gentleman out and the firemen were beating on his chest, trying to revive him. Hes in serious condition but alive. The plan is in critical condition. We did check with the hospital. Its not clear what started the fire. A Police Officer faces charges after a traffic stop sent a woman to the hospital and left her phone shattered. Authorities say the officer dejesus pulled over a young couple, as they were headed to a barber shop last month. The woman recorded the traffic stop on her phone. Video shows the officer grabbing and smashing the phone on the ground, then hitting the woman in the head. At first the victims faced charges but today the District Attorney announce the the officer would be charged. I put my phone like this and he pulled it here and throw on the floor. A punch but then she was thrown on the ground and in fact, her head hit a pipe. Reporter the officer will face a judge tomorrow. In we have new information on this Controversial Police encounter. Video shows officers in wilmington confronting a man if a wheelchair. Police shot and killed the man after they say he refused to drop his weapon. The attorney general ruled the officers would not be charged but tonight his decision is sparking anger on both sides. Nbc 10 Delaware Bureau reporter tim furlong explains why. Drop the gun. Reporter youve probably seen the video of officers shooting and killing jeremy back in september. They shot him when he reached into his waistband, an investigation showed he did have a gun near him. Officers including the corporal, you see right there, were justified in shooting him. We call him shotgun joe in our community. Reporter activists gathered to say theyre outrages the officers wont face criminal charges. The attorney general has refused my request for an interview. Last week he found the Police Departments ineffective. Among other things, he should never again be allowed to carry a firearm. Outside consult tapts told him they dont think the officers would be convicted, if charged. Some say no charges, not good enough. There ought to be charges. To say you cant charge them period, thats not flying in the neighborhood. Reporter some leaders are going above his head. They have penned a letter to the u. S. Attorney general asking for a federal investigation into the case and the departments policies. Our responsibility is one to get justice for the family and, two, reduce the likelihood of similar occurrence. It gets worse, today the fop put out a statement ripping him for singling out him, treated him guilty until proven innocent. Report is motivated by a man who wants to get to the governors mansion. They will consider him directly responsible if his words and report leads to violence against officers. First alert weather. Nice day for a jog. These ladies here taking advantage of the break in the clouds to get exercise. Near 21st and the ben franklin parkway. Beautiful place to run. Weve been waiting for the sun to return. Weve seen a bit of it today. Big question, how longs it going to stick around. Right. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist Sheena Parveen with your neighborhood forecast. Wale sell see sun tomorrow. Right now rain. Not everybody. Its mostly upper bucks, montgomery, sprinkles closer to philadelphia. Watching steady, lighter rain through part of month got rm norristown, hatfield. This rain will last a bit longer, maybe 30 minutes and then move out. Bucks county, lasting about 30 minutes to an hour because we have this area, Montgomery County, moving into bucks county. Right around collegeville, up towards new briton, north of that, upper bucks county, more moderate rainfall near bet minister, watching this move through and out of the area, heading to the northeast. It wont be around too much longer but one area that we will be keeping our eye on as we go through the rest of the overnight hours, all of the green you see kind of popping up on the radar back off to our west. Models are picking this up and kind of moving it through overnight. But that would mostly be light rain. No thunderstorms expected. Take a look at our neighborhood temperatures. Mostly in the 60s here, more sunshine through the afternoon. Today warmed us up to upper 60s in philadelphia. Warmer temperatures before the week is over, rain for part of your weekend. Ill show you the forecast coming up. Right now 5 00, police in egg harbor township, you can see the front door smashed in. The photo taken of the suspect inside. The burglary happened yesterday around 1 00 a. M. Suspect made off with money from the donation bin. If you recognize this person. Contact police. The soda tax battle bubbled up in front of city council with supporters of the measure making their voices heard. Listen. Say no to big soda. The loud but peaceful group was asked to leave today. They wanted to show support for mayor kenneys tax which would charge three cents per ounce to distributors of sugary drinks the money would be used to fund education, rehab Recreation Centers and police and Fire Departments. They are stating that the prek children, you know, theyre mostly important years from years 1 to 5 years of age. We have to save our children. Thats why action united is here today. Those against the tax say it would hurt their businesses and could cost jobs. Theyve opposed similar taxes twice before under former mayor nutter. Expert witness testified today that the murder trial of former wrestling star jimmy super fly snuka should not be halted. The psychiatrist took the stand for the prosecution. He said theres little evidence snuka has significant brain trauma. Accuse of the murdering his girlfriend back in 1983. His defense, wrestler has early onset dementia and postconcussion syndrome and the trial should be halted. Its not clear when the judge might rule. Heavy hearts as a High School Community gathers together to remember two teens killed in a crash after prom. Vigil will be held at Bridgeton High School football stadium for the two. The vigil starts at 8 00. The two teens died last weekend when their car veered off the road and crashed into a tree. They were on their way home from a prom afterparty in ocean city. Police are now trying to determine exactly what caused that crash. The punishment for drunk driving in pennsylvania is about to get tougher. A bill passed will require ignition locks for firsttime offenders, drivers with blood alcohol levels of. 10 must install the locks for a year. Instead of having license suspended the device forces drivers to blow into a tube to pass a breathalyzer before the car will start. A well deserved round of applause for dozens of philadelphias finest this morning duringing a Department Commendation ceremony. Congratulating the men and women in blue, honored for valor and heroism. Ten officers received medal of bravery. Officer chris blum and james alder receives commendations for saving the life of a man who stopped breathing during a medical emergency. They spotted the officers performing cpr in december. The pair had only been on the job a few weeks. To gain full consciousness and started to talk before being transporteder to treatment. Seven officers received the Sergeant Robert wilson iii valor award for extraordinary acts of courage without regard of their safety stopping someone armed. Sergeant wilson stopped to death in march 2015. On monday, he was posthumously awarded the National Honor of valor by president obama. Former mayor ed rendell is raising eyebrows about comments about women. Drivers in jersey, wishing for a helicopter to get around. Bracing for more traffic. Looking for ways to get around it. A comment from former pennsylvania governor ed rendell is raising some eyebrows tonight. The Washington Post asked rendell about donald trump and his controversial remarks about women. Rendell said, quote, that will come back to haunt him. There are probably more ugly women in america than attractive women. People take that stuff personally. End quote. Members of rendells own party are questioning his comments. Nbc 10s aundrea clinethomas has details. Reporter when we asked about the comments, she said this, quote, maybe he did not take his medicine today. The Washington Post article was talking about how trump exceeded expectations during the pennsylvania primary. Rendell said trump may appeal to some working class democrats, but trumps past comments about women would do more damage to his campaign. But then rendell quoted as saying, there are probably more ugly women in america than attractive women. People take that stuff personally. The Washington Post reporter told us today that he took the comments as a joke and not as an insult. Either way, those comments are rubbing people the wrong way. I think the way he put that just is unfortunate. Its almost using the same ammunition to make an opposite point. For him to say that, he needs to, first of all, grow up, and he needs to examine the people that he used to be mayor for. I dont think that looks should ever come in to politics. I dont know why hes commenting on it. Reporter nbc reached out to governor rendells office today but they had no comment. He is on a train right now as we speak from d. C. Back to philly. Were here hoping to talk to him as soon as he arrives so he can explain exactly what he men. Aundrea clinethomas nbc 10 news. Decision 2016, in the meantime, activists by the thousands are trying to get permits to march in philadelphia during the Democratic National convention this summer. 5,000 demonstrators plan to march on Market Street from city hall to Independence Mall on july 24th, the day before the convention begins. That group of activists marching for clean energy is the first to get approval from the city to march during dnc week. The seven other requests are pending, one given a preliminary denial. Its exabopected to be a be to the finish between the democratic candidates. With a win in oregon last night, Bernie Sanders says his campaign will continue until the convention. Nbc News National correspondent Steve Handelsman has the latest. Reporter fresh off another victory, Bernie Sanders sounds driven were going to have to defeat secretary clinton. Reporter in the california primary, he told the crowd there. And then well take our fight into the convention. Reporter clinton beat him in kentucky, but barely. So they split the delaware. And she lost oregon, giving sanders the most delawaegates l night. She keeps overall lead but 488 unpledged superdelegates, party insiders, the process that enraged sanders supporters in nevada. Theres a pattern of conduct from the beginning of the campaign that has been hostile to Bernie Sanders and his supporters. Reporter now, he sounds hostile. I say to the leadership of the democratic party, open the doors, let the people in ja he means the Democratic Convention and clinton need to showcase sanders issues like free college and controlling wall street. Says a key sanders backer this will resonate with americans and its a complete contrast, complete contrast to the charlatan running on the republican side. Reporter donald trump, to reduce the conflict in his party, released his list of 11 potential Supreme Court nominees, all of them sitting top echelon conservative judges, a trump move to rally republicans behind him. Steve handelsman, nbc 10 news. More political news. Turns out new jersey voters are apparently not happy with their governor. A new poll has Chris Christies Approval Rating sinking to alltime low. The poll finds 64 of voters disapprove of the job christies doing. Only 29 support him. Whopping 72 say it would be a bad idea for trump to pick christie as a running mate, this comes as trump gets set to campaign in the garden state tomorrow. I think he would be a great vice president. I think that hes very strong and knows what hes doing. Theres such controversy around the state taking over Atlantic City and hes nowhere to be found and worried about donald trump. The poll also showed christie to have the lowest governor performance numbers on any governor in nine states, the quinnipiac has surveyed in six years. A judge will decide whether a former south jersey firefighter played a part in freddie grays death. Trial to begin, he was a member of the Washington Township Fire Department for a decade. Hes the second of six officers to go on trial in the case. The unarmed black man died of a severe neck injury april last year, days after Police Arrested him. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. First alert weather with meteorologist Sheena Parveen. Well, afternoon today turned out better than the morning. But some areas are seeing a bit of rain coming back. Pennsylvania suburbs, we have showers, its in the low 60s. Philadelphia, though, little bit in the way of sunshine trying to peak back in. 68 in philadelphia. More breaks in the way of sunshine, heres a look at delaware, near rehoboth beach, more sun peaking through. Temperatures, where were seeing rain, lets take a look at pennsylvania suburbs. Heres a look at neighborhood weather, temperatures close up view, West Bradford township. 62. 64 in exton. 64 in kenneth square. 63 in malvern 62 in bedminister, where weve been seeing rain. Warrington at 63. If youre in new hope, looking at 64 degrees with that rain around. Lets take a look at radar. Rain north and west of philadelphia. So, its mainly at the moment right near parts of montgomery and bucks county. So if we zoom in, its shown just by the green color which indicates lighter rainfall. We dont expect thunderstorms. But it is right around the major interstates, Montgomery County near the p. A. Turnpike, 476, near norristown. This light rain going to move into bucks county and another area of rain were watching, thats farther back off to our west. This is mostly on the lighter side, too. But were going to be watching this for any redevelopment, it is moving in our direction that would be giving us possibly light showers overnight tonight. Heres future weather. Watch what it does with the area of rain i showed you. As we go overnight, it kind of intensifies and moves it through. But by tomorrow morning, we should be seeing clearing conditions or at least more in the afternoon. So theres 6 00 p. M. For thursday. More sunshine in the forecast. Friday looks better. Sunny, with highs in the mid70s. Look what happens into the weekend. Clouds move back in. Rain to our south. Looking at noon on saturday. In fact, this computer model just updated to show possibly heavier rain, in philadelphia, by noon. More rain down to our south, all part of an area of low pressure. Going to move through and we expect rain for a majority of your weekend for most of the area. So keep that in mind as youre making plans. Tomorrow, south jersey, h hammondton 72. Wildwood 62. Trenton, 71 tomorrow. 71 degrees, norristown. Delaware, harrington, 71. Wilmington, 71. Pennsylvania suburbs looking like 71 in west chester, new town 69. Lehigh valley in the low 70s. Tomorrow, easton close to 70 degrees. Weekend forecast friday looks good. Mid70s. But we go into the weekend and we have rain and cooler temperatures heading our way. A closer look at weekend forecast coming up. See you then. tis the season, you planning a vacation, dont forget to factor in the wait times at airports across the country. Well check in with philly international to find out how the tsa will handle summertime rush. Our own vai may have the moves on the football field but wednesdays child showed him up on the Basketball Court and bowling alley. Time for this weeks wednesdays child. A young guy loves basketball, bowling, legos. Looking for a forever family on top of that. Vai sikahema introduces us to raymeer. Reporter the thud, thud, thud of a basketball bouncing on a wooden floor, or clinking off a rim and backboard would be annoying to some. But to raymeer, music to his ears. Loves to play basketball. Bowling is okay. But most of the time basketball is his favorite thing to do every time hes about to come to school. Reporter raymeer has down syndrome and everyone at his school calls him mere mere, hes outgoing. Besides hoops, he loves to bowl. Oh reporter raymeer has simple tastes. Going to the library with a box of legso. He loves legos. Even if its not creating masterpieces, its simply stacking legos blocks one on top of the other. What color is this . Blue. Reporter blue. Nothing brings this kid down. Never seen him in a bad mood. Happiness. Always being happy. Always helping whenever you need something. Reporter raymeers adopted forever family would need to be patient, understanding, and loving as raymeer transitions into a new home and school environment. Raymeer would bring endless amounts of love, smiles, and joy into anyones home. Raymeer is very adorable, loves to be around people, loves to help with anything, cleanup, whatever you need him to do always helpful. Reporter raymeer is this weeks wednesdays child. Coming up next at 5 00, deja vu for drivers in south jers

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