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WCAU NBC10 News At 5pm January 10, 2017

Christian academy. But at t a quarter to 5 00 after all of the other students had been dropped off, henry made an unexpected stop at this grocery store. Apparently he told the kid to sit tight and hed be right back. Reporter a passing Police Officer noticed the idling bus with the child. As investigators arrived, henry rushed out claiming he stopped for a, quote, bathroom emergency, but Police Say Surveillance video showed henry never went near the rest room. Instead he waited up at the front counter possibly for a money transfer. And when police searched henry, they say the man responsible for driving School Children each day had marijuana in his pockets. It is concerning. Reporter Cornerstone Christian academy says theyre grateful for the police work and that the child is okay. The school does not hire bus drivers itself but instead contracts through the School District for the buses it needs. The school had a message for parents. Always safety is our First Priority and that we, just as much as they do, want to see their students get to and from school safely. Reporter as for that little second grade boy, im told hee fine. He was back at school today. That bus contractor tells me all of its bus drivers are subject to preemployment screenings including a drug test. But the company did not immediately tell me whether henry had actually passed that test. Live in west philadelphia, im george spencer, nbc 10 news. George, thank you. In the meantime, i want to go back to the breaking news, out of South Carolina. A jury has decided the fate of a man who gunned down nine people inside a Historic Black Church in charleston. Nbc 10s jacqueline london is live in our breaking news center. Keith and erin, word just in, the jurors have decided dylann roof should get the death penalty. He was convicted by the same jury last month. He opened fire on a group that welcomed him at a Church Bible Study in 2015. Roof gave a closing Statement Today never asking the jury to spare his life. In fact, he told them, quote, i still feel like i had to do it. He also told jurors he knew only one of them had to disagree with the others in order for him to avoid a death sentence. But the jurys decision was unanimous. It took them about three hours to reach it. Again, dylann roof has been sentenced to death. Live in the breaking news center, jacqueline london, nbc 10 news. At 5 00, a 10,000 reward is on the table to find and convict whoever vandalized a synagogue. The temples president said he was walking down the aisle just before 7 30 service when a baseballsized rock crashed through a window and just missed him. The neighborhood and its a sign of the times. We have to come together as a neighborhood and be strong. So stop things as such. The temple mans to install cameras and lights to help deter any further vandalism. The skiers had quite a delight there on the slopes today. This video was taken earlier this afternoon of the Camelback Mountain in tannersville. The white stuff came down at a pretty good clip there. Take a look at this little guy. Despite the cold temperatures, he is all smiles. Nbc 10 in germantown where folks were bundled up as they waited for septa. He didnt mind at all. No most of us didnt see the snow today but you might hear rain overnight. Lets get the latest from krystal klei. They told him about the big warmup and thats why he was smiling so much. We also have rain to track. Take a look at the radar and satellite right now. We do have a few flakes over the poconos. You can see that has moved off. For the most part its just cloudy conditions that were dealing with right now. We pull this out a little bit and take a look farther west. Theres the area of rain were tracking. The pink indicating area of freezing rain potential as well. Whats going to happen is this will move our direction overnight. This is actually pretty good timing for Something Like this to prove through because its not going to really ruin any plans. It will be in the overnight hours where well mostly see rain pass through. Lets talk temperatures as they are currently. Finally we are looking at temperatures that are above freezing. Now, the last time we saw temperatures above freezing, you had to go into last week. We were at 32, the high on thursday. So it will be last wednesday, almost a week ago in philadelphia. Were now 36 degrees, though. So we finally broke that line. Were 30 in northeast philly. Still right around freezing if you go farther north. Pottstown and reading. Mount pocono cooler. Temperatures overnight will determine whether we see freezing rain or rain. Take a look in philadelphia. We are warming overnight. But thats not the case for all of us. Some of us will see a mix of precipitation coming up. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had a mission for his final year in office, saving lives by tackling the opioid drug epidemic. He laid out his plan during his state of the state address this afternoon. The plan includes a new phone and online help line for people looking for help with drug treatment. Christie called on state lawmakers to approve a change to require insurers to pay for at least six months of drug treatment. Our state faces a crisis which is more urgent to new jerseys families than any other issue we can confront. A crisis which is destroying families. One that is ripping the very fabric of our state apart. The governor also promised to limit the supply of opioid drugs doctors can prescribe. There are so Many Organizations committed to fighting the Opioid Epidemic. Cydney long shows us how. Reporter this young mom never imagined it could happen to her. As worse as you can picture it. Reporter shes eight months free and clean of what she consider her death sentence as an addict. In part thanks to my friends house a new outpatient Recovery Center founded by rob a, his wife carla and partner mike. I need help. Am i in the right place . Im lost. Reporter their doors open just since april. They say the help theyve provided has been nonstop and applaud the timing of governor christies final year in office promise to stop the Opioid Crisis. Our friends are dying. Our neighbors are dying. Our children are dying. Every day. Its touched all of our lives at some. It gives me goosebumps and it makes me think like theres hope. Reporter at my friends house today, the emphasis during patient treatment was confidence and accepting praise. A one stop shop hotline one where addicts and their families can turn and not be turned away. They have no insurance, we wont turn them away. Reporter she considered christie brave and courageous for recognizing the need from the top down. Its not a game, not a joke, not what we choose to be, not what we choose to do. They understand and theyre willing to help. Its a breath of fresh air. Reporter shes now employed part time at the counseling center. I just know the skys the limit. Reporter cydney long, nbc 10 news. Coming up all new at 6 00, how this epidemic impacts you, even if you dont know anyone who is addicted. Tomorrow in philadelphia, the city will kick off the First Official meeting of its Opioid Epidemic task force. The group is charged with developing a comprehensive plan to reduce opioid abuse, dependence and overdose. The mayor wants a report with findings and recommendations for action in 90 days. A vaccine warning tonight in ocean county. 900 children there may need new shots because the vaccinations they received may not have been properly refrigerated. Health Officials Say they were administered at Southern Ocean pediatrics. They include ailments like measles, mumps, chicken pox and polio. 00s of kids will have to get the shots yet again. My oldest son is scared to death of getting shots. Now i might have to put him through all that all over again . The department of health is mailing letters to impacted families. Its the first major test of president elect Donald Trumps administration. The confirmation hearing for attorney general candidate Jeff Sessions is under way. The alabama senator is the first Trump Nominee to face a confirmation hearing. But all accounts its been contentious with democrats grilling sessions on a number of fronts including his record on race and civil liberties. At one point he addressed the voter fraud application from his past. I was accused in 1986 of mailing to protect the Voting Rights of africanamericans by presenting the very case, the voter fraud case and of condemning civil rights advocates and organizations and even harboring, amaze going, sympathies for the kkk. These are false charges. There is little likelihood sessions wont be confirmed. Republicans hold the majority in the snet and no gop senators have spoken out against the nomination. Among those expected to testify against Jeff Sessions tomorrow is democratic colleague and new jersey senator cory booker. Booker is one of three black senators. He would become the first sitting senator to testify against a fellow sitting senator up for a cabinet position. Booker accuses sessions of having a concerning record on civil rights and criminal justice reform. He read a statement that reads, the attorney general is responsible for ensuring the Fair Administration of justice and based on his record, i lack the confidence that senator sessions can honor this cute. Duty. This group protested sessions nomination today in center city. They gathered outside the Philadelphia Office of pennsylvania senator pat toomey. The group is asking toomey to reject the appointment of sessions. We are following breaking details in the case of grace packer. Shes the missing teenager who was found murdered. Her adoptive mother and that mothers boyfriend are facing charges. Now nbc 10 has learned a third person of interest is under investigation. We have a crew watching investigators look for evidence right now and well have an update coming up at 5 30. Plus joe biden says goodbye. Tonight the delaware native reveals that hell do on his final day as vice president. And they put their lives on the line every day to save yours. Now local firefighters are getting a new tool to help see through the smoke. The mayor of paulsboro helped save a girl from a burning home in Gloucester County this morning. Sky 10 was over the house at 11 00 a. M. Mayor gary stevens saw the flames and stopped and banged on the door until a girl woke up. Hes also a volunteer firefighter. He was on his way to trenton for governor christies state of the state address when he spotted that fire. Every Second Counts in a fire. But soon firefighters will have a new tool that can save your life. Matt delucia shows us how it work. Reporter fighting fires is just part of the job for these guys. The other part rescuing people who are trapped inside with the flames and smoke. Time is definitely of the essence with this job. Reporter many of the tools of the trade have not changed but technology has. Folks here at the fire academy say this camera literally is a life saver. So weve been able to use these cameras to be able to find people through smoke and be able to make rescues. Reporter the thermal imaging cameras can spot heat signature given off by objects including humans. Much like your cell phone, this was long overdue for an update. Now thanks to lower costs. Lieutenant Daniel Sullivan gave us a look by taking us through a smokefilled room. The smoke in this case is really fog, but almost exactly what firefighters would experience. Its getting clear and visibility outlines of the building, path to take and the victim were looking for. Reporter this is what the firefighters see through the thermal imaging camera. Youre looking at me. This is wa i would look like in a room filled with smoke. We find our victim. Its a great tool, invaluable to us. Reporter the department bought 30 cameras, one for all 27 Ladder Companies and three for special operations. Battling blazes in a new light. We still did the job, it was just a lot harder. A lot of flashlights, going through a whole lot. You can see through your camera here, the smoke that reflects the light back on you. A lot of it was feeling with your hands. Reporter these cameras arent going out to firefighters just yet. Training will start on it tomorrow and theyll be out in the field in a couple of weeks. Matt delucia, nbc 10 news. A burst water main is causing some problems in lower merion. It happened on youngs ford road. The Water Department has service shut off for 12 customers. Work to repair the water main is expected until late tonight. Back to your first alert weather. A scenic view along the brandywine river there. A little snow left on the ground in wilmington. But that snow is going to disappear very soon. Temperatures in the 60s are not far off. From looking at that frozen water to 60s . Youre kidding me. Krystal klei has more on that and rain headed our way first. This is going to be a very impressive warmup. Well see a few periods of rain move through. But notice im saying rain instead of snow. Check it out. Temperatures, we just saw that live look outside. 35 degrees in wilmington. The temperatures right now weve boosted above freezing. Greenville sitting right at freezing now. 32 degrees. Newark at 33 degrees. So were starting to see that temperature climb above that 32degree line. We drop farther south. A little better even. Were at 38 degrees in lincoln and lewis beach sitting at 37 degrees. Still cold out there right now but a lot better than it was say yesterday morning or even the last couple of days in the afternoon. Heres our radar and satellite. The tight shot shows us that weve got the clouds but we dont have anything to track quite yet. Berks county, Lehigh Valley. Now were focused on to the west of us because heading our direction. For many of us, it will be rain that we see in the overnight. We put this into motion. And you see we may have a brief icing period here. Freezing rain potentially near berks county in the Lehigh Valley. Temperatures will be racing up at this point. So its a race between the temperatures rising and the system moving in. That potential, though, doesnt last long. You can see it turns to rain pretty quickly here midnight to 1 00 a. M. Then 2 00 a. M. That rain has passed philadelphia, delaware and new jersey. The yellow orange is showing us we could see heavier rain in the morning hours. It should be off the shore and roads will be wet for the commute, but you wont need the windshield wipers because the rain had have moved off. Then wednesday night when the next round of rain moves on in. But again because temperatures are boosted up, it will just be rain that were tracking. No ice concerns. Lets take a look at the next three days. Wow, what a difference. Were 50 degrees for your wednesday. 65 for your thursday, then check out friday here. We actually will see our warmer temperatures starting in the Early Morning hours. 47 dropping to 43. Well see that plummet by the weekend. We get to 60s, but terribly long lived. That chance of rain will be the overnight chance we see wednesday night. And theres a boost to 60 for your thursday. In the Lehigh Valley up to about 55 degrees by thursday, same deal. Shower potential for your wednesday night. For new jersey up to 49 tomorrow, 62 thursday, then dropping right back down to those upper 40s at the shore. 50, 60 and 50s. Cant complain about any of those after the numbers we saw the previous week. By the way, the jersey shore delaware locations where we saw our most snow those will melt off. Then the rain moves through. In delaware, 48 for tomorrow, up to 65 degrees by thursday. And by the way, that means record breaking potential for wilmington. We just saw your forecast highs. Compare them to the records here. 72 was the record set back in 1890. Wont get near that but wilmington does look to break it. The previous record was 63 degrees. So were tracking that big warmup with the overnight showers tonight then again for your wednesday night. Then we dry out a bit with that cooldown starting. Look at saturday, though, looking at light snow and that will dry us out as we go into your sunday in the low 40s. Krystal, thank you. President obama will deliver his final address to the nation tonight from his hometown of chicago. 20,000 people are expected to attend. President obamas expected to offer one last defense of his Signature Health care plan. Hes also expected to tell americans not to lose faith in their future no matter what they think about the next president. In light of the president s speech we have programming changes to tell you about. The wall airs at 8 00 followed by the president s address at 9 00. A new episode of this is us will start at 10 00. The inauguration marks the official end of joe bidens eightyear run as vice president. Mr. Biden tweeted this out about his post inauguration travel plan. Quote, january 20th jill and i will head home to delaware the same way i have for 44 years, by train. Serving our country has been our greatest honor. Next at 5 00, the top hat, the thimble. Monopoly says none of its tokens are safe. And you get to decide what stays and what goes. 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