Tonight nbc10 has you covered with first alert weather and traffic as we start the weekend. We have Team Coverage starting with meteorologist tammie souza. The rain isnt going anywhere fast. If you have any plans this evening, youre going to have to pack your patiencpatience. We have a first alert for heavy rain out there. The entire viewing area. We may get some breaks in this rain, but dont be deceived. Its going to continue on and off through late evening. Even predawn saturday we could see a few showers but those will be light at best. We will see periods of heavy rain, localized flooding on some of the roadways and weve gotten reports already of a lot of ponding. Cars are slowing down. You need to exercise caution there. We do have a flood watch in effect until 1 00 tomorrow morning. Thats for all of our area. You can see all the counties shaded in green. Thats simply because of this possible ponding on roadways and localized flooding. So, again, be aware of that. Weve already seen one to two inches of rainfall across the area. In some places we could see another one to two inches of rain, especially if youre here in, say, oh, new jersey. If youre out here toward Atlantic City, down to cape may, bridge ton, all the way up to toms river, everywhere south and east of philadelphia, i think thats where were going to see the heaviest rain falling tonight. I think if youre in the Lehigh Valley and berks county, youve already seen the majority of what youre going to see tonight. So the good news is youll still see showers, but youre not going to see quite as much. Hour by hour, were going to be heading on through the overnight hours. You see it kind of diminishes towards pottstown down to philadelphia but still quite heavy over new jersey. Well talk more about this. Well go neighborhood to neighborhood, and i will show you those rainfall totals. Some of them quite impressive when we come back in just a few minutes. Now to your first alert traffic. The rush hour commute home. Live look from storm force 10. Checking the roads in newcastle county, delaware. Francesca, tell us what the trouble spots are this evening. Rosemary, and erin, as you just mentioned and heard from tammie and erika, a lot of heavier porkts are moving towartowar towards area of the south. Watching traffic near the new jersey turnpike. Very light rain but the roadways are still pretty wet and slick so allow extra time and exercise caution. We did get a flooding report from a road closure. This came in from penndot along conshohocken road between station and diamond avenue right over here. Thats very important to make mention of. Were going to be keeping an eye on these incoming flooding reports. As well, take your time out there out and about. Be sure to count on the nbc10 app to get the latest on these heavy downpours anytime for your neighborhood. It is a free download. Now to breaking news. A Death Investigation is under way in philadelphia. A son found his parents stabbed in their home in the point breeze section of philadelphia. A woman was killed and a man is in Critical Condition right now. Police say it happened just before 4 00 this afternoon. We are sending a reporter and photographer to the scene right now. Count on nbc10 for updates. All new at 5 00, a School Funding fight in south jersey. Where is the tax money going, and why isnt it going to schools in sweetsboro . Those are the questions at the heart of the battle between parents and a local assemblyman. Reporter cydney long reports from gloucester county. Reporter from the quiet of her dining room, jennifer in terms of frustration, im at mass capacity. Reporter with the help of dozens of parents and tafxpayer, this mom is waging a war. Why should some districts suffer while others are receiving double the amount they need. Reporter its a fight she started called the fair funding action committee, a fight for her two children and for the 2,700 students at kings way Regional School district. A fight to save teacher jobs and to save middle school and freshman sports, programs right now being slashed. Heres why. While some School Districts in new jersey are receiving 150 in state aid were struggling. Our programs are being cut and theyre being funded for kids who arent even sitting in seats anymore. Reporter this is a district that has grown 44 in student enrollment over eight years and without a penny more in state funds. And property taxes are skyrocketing. They claim Speaker Prieto isnt acting urgently to holt a vote on the Assembly Side when the senate is working towards a remedy. Superintendent jim lavender took 27 signatures. Prietos office told me the speaker confirmed a meeting yesterday to meet with superintendent lavender next week and that his fight continues. One students getting one level of education in this very competitive school and another kids getting barely, barely an education. Theres no reason why a kid here in kings way is worth 43 cents while a kid in another School District is worth 1. 75. Cavallero has parents gathering and galvanized in a fight for equal student rights and stabilizing taxes. From sweetsboro, cydney long, nbc10 news. In other news tonight, the gunman wanted for shooting into the parking lot at delilahs club in philadelphia is in the Camden County jail charged as a fugitive with an illegal weapon. Authorities say 29yearold Lawrence Mitchell will soon face an extradition hearing. Hes accused of opening fire from the fifth floor window of this building under construction near front and sprang garden streets on monday night. According to police, he used a highpowered rifle to fire as many as three shots into the parking lot of delilahs. No one was sured but the bullets hit this white chevy pickup truck. Investigators call the shooting random. New details on the investigation ins to what killed twin babies in south jersey. Medical examiner in Camden County said the 7monthold girls died of natural causes. Their mother called 911 last week saying the girls were unresponsive in their crib at the familys apparent in lindenwold. A source working on the investigation confirmed to nbc10 the baby girls were born three months premature. Philadelphia District AttorneySeth Williams has accept aid temporary suspension of his law license while he fights a federal corruption indictment. Williams was back in court today to get permission to switch attorneys. Defense lawyer thomas burke has taken the case. There had been concern that williams wouldnt be able to pay for his own attorney. But burke says he will remain williams lawyer and fight the 23count corruption and bribery indictment against him. Williams says he will remain in office in an administrative capacity as he fights the charges. More than 40 years after it was stolen from a south jersey home, a Norman Rockwell painting is back where it belongs. Today in center city, the fbi returned the painting to the owners. It was turned in by an art dealer who had it hanging in his kitchen. He thought it was a copy. Robert grant paid 100 for the artwork after damaging it while playing pool. His family says for the rest of his life, he talked about finding his norman. He truly loved this painting and was very sad when it was stolen. Now its been returned, and i can see that he is probably smiling down on us right now. The painting by the way could be worth a Million Dollars or more. Within the last hour, President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders that crack down on trade abuse. The first order called for a largescale report to identify every form of trade abuse that contributes to the u. S. Trade deficit. That report is set to be done in 90 days. The second order will focus on making sure International Goods are sold at a fair price. This comes a week before President Trump hosts the president of china at his florida estate. Tonight White House PressSecretary Sean Spicer says President Trump, quote, finds it unacceptable that cities across the u. S. Are becoming sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants. The Trump Administration says failing to follow federal laws can have tragic consequences, and spicer directly referenced our area today. Particularly concerning in a place like chicago and other cities like yours and philadelphia where theres been increased violence. Immigrants, both legal are not safe from criminals who have committed egregious acts. Sanctuary cities offer safe harbor for undocumented immigrants and limit cooperation with federal immigration officers. No deal. The Senate Intelligence committee has rejected an immunity deal that former National Security adviser Michael Flynn wanted in exchange for his testimony. Flynns attorney says, quote, general flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it. But he wouldnt say anything without a guarantee that he would not be prosecuted. You may remember flynn served as President Trumps National Security adviser for three weeks. He resigned after the administration said he misled Vice President mike pence about his contacts with a russian ambassador. President trump tweeted early this morning that flynn was right to ask for immunity, calling this a, quote, witch hunt by the media and democrats of historic proportion. Speaking of president , he has to shell out some cash. A judge has approved an agreement today that orders President Trump to pay 25 million to settle lawsuits over the now closed trump university. Thousands of people say they were misled by promises to learn success in business at the nationwide seminars. President trump has maintained that hes done nothing wrong. Two special visitors are coming to the white house next week. The president will welcome the king of jordan on wednesday. They plan to discuss the fight against isis, the conflict in syria, and relations between israelis and palestinians. On monday, the president of egypt will visit the white house. Tonight the phillies are remembering former player ruben amaro sr. Who died today at the age of 81. Amaro sr. , shortstop from 1960 to 1965, winning a gold glove in 64. Phillies chairman David Montgomery praised him today, calling him a joy to be around. His son, ruben amaro jr. Played for the phillies too before becoming the general manager for seven seasons. This all comes just one week of course after former phillies player and manager dallas green passed away. Next at 5 00, no more nuggets. Why rutgers is getting rid of some fast food favorites. And 3457b8g walking down the street and a manhole explodes. Where that scary scenario actually played out. And shrinking tumors. Tonight, why doctors call their dramatic therapy results a medical breakthrough. Seals getting stranded all along the east coast. This one bitten by a shark. One of the flippers is bitten down to the bone. Im Ted Greenberg. How rescuers at the jersey shore are now running out of room. And is it raining at your house . If not, it will be soon. You may just be getting a break like hockessin is getting. Wilmington all the way down to salem, we have some steady showers. And, yes, our camera verifies that. Look at all the rain on the roadways. Well have your full forecast and go right into your neighborhood when i come back. Wheres frank . Its league night saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico goin up the country. Bowl without me. Frank. im going to get nachos. Snack bars closed. Gah ah, ah ah. 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They think some plastic piping underneath the bridge caught fire. Now, i85 is one of the busiest freeways in the country. Three northbound and three southbound sections of the highway will need to be replaced. According to a company that studies traffic, atlanta already has the fourth worst traffic in the country. Well t wasnt a Pleasant Community for people in new york city this morning either. Loud bangs from manhole fires frightened people in union square. Others say they felt buildings shake. Firefighters were first called around 5 00 this morning for a smoking manhole. About three hours later, another manhole started smoking. One fire truck was damaged when a manhole cover blew off the ground during one of those blasts. It sounded like a bomb. I heard a huge clap of thunder, i thought, but it shook more than thunder would have. And its also not thunder weather. So it made me wonder what had just blown up. A building on broadway had to be evacuated for high Carbon Monoxide levels, but nobody was hurt. As we reported earlier this afternoon, President Trump is calling the investigation into his campaigns ties to russia a witch hunt. Now hes urging former National Security adviser Michael Flynn to take immunity. We spoke to nbc political director chuck todd about the investigation involving russia and whether its starting to overwhelm this presidency. Its hard enough that he couldnt get health care through with those political problems. The ideological political problems inside the republican party. Throw in the russia crisis and the dysfunction thats inside the west wing, where its not clear who runs this place after the president , and you have the combination has ground the entire presidency to a halt. Thats what should be concerning them. I dont want to use the term lame duck yet, but thats what they are facing here. This assumption that they cant do anything, that it is going to be nothing but stalled status quo for the next year and a half at least if they dont do something to change the direction of this administration. Meet the press with chuck todd airs every sunday morning at 10 30 right here on nbc10 after nbc10 news today at 9 00 and 10 00. More than 40 women were sblated at city hall today for the women on the move luncheon. These women are all leaders in their fields and are making big contributions to the community in philadelphia every day. March, as you know, is womens history month, and i was honored to serve as this years keynote speaker. So many women so well deserve that honor. Impressive women there, you included. Good thing you were inside because a wet one out there. Rain or shine, thousands of people will be lacing up their sneaks for the phillies chari charitys 5 k tomorrow morning. 6,000 runners will take part in the race. The race begins at 9 00. Well, better tomorrow than today because its been soaking all day long. I mean washout. Nbc10 first alert meteorologist tammie souza standing by, tracking heavy, heavy rain. And its still coming down. Some places still getting torrential downpours. Tomorrow morning i think it will be damp out there. There will be puddling and ponding but by 9 00 i think the rain will have stopped. It will just be overcast and rather dank outside. The beams are sweeping the sky, so where are we seeing the heaviest amount of rain . Its actually here in south jersey. I think thats where when its all said and done were going to see the heaviest amounts. If you go back up here toward say allentown and you get out here toward Lehigh Valley and berks county, youre starting to see things taper off. So thats good news if you want to dry out, but we do have a little bit more on the way. Not the heavy, heavy rain west of the metro area, though. So thats good news there. Lets take a look at whats going on from norristown down through philadelphia. Thats where were seeing some scattered showers, heavier pockets of rain. Also from chester to woolrich, were seeing some heavier rain. We head into south jersey, and thats where you see from wince low to galloway, the swath of heavy rain. This is likely going to dump another inch or two of rain before we start to see things kind of taper off this evening. All the way down toward cape may where youve already seen a pretty good downpour, now things are starting to quiet down there. If we look at the big picture, for the most part, what were watching is this huge swirl, this area of low pressure thats now making its way through west virginia. This is going to cross the area late tonight and early tomorrow morning sometime after midnight. Once that happens, those winds will shift. Instead of coming in out of the southeast, bringing more moisture in off the atlantic, were going to see those winds shift, and theyre going to be more out of the northwest and the west. So thats going to kind of shut down the moisture flow. And its also going to shut down the lift. Thats the mechanism that is creating all of this mess. Lets take a look at whos gotten wet so far out there as far as rainfall amounts. You can see this is all doppler estimated. But we have seen some pretty impressive amounts of rain. 1. 2 inches to 0. 7 to 0. 7 to 0. 8 to 1. 2 across the area. Anywhere from a half inch to about an inch and a half has fallen with some po