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WCAU NBC10 News Today At 400am August 10, 2017

Not made any arrests. And take a good look at this flaming debris. Police in Delaware County consider it a dangerous weapon. And a man is in custody right now charged with throwing it at a sheriffs deputy. Matt, tell us what happened. This happened yesterday afternoon, late in the afternoon on mcdade boulevard. Police were trying to serve a warrant when the man threw a month molly to have cocktail. At that time, the suspect jeremy jones barricaded himself in his home for more than an hour. Inside the home, they found more jars ready to be thrown. The sheriffs deputy that was hit in the leg with that molotov cocktail suffered Second Degree burns to his leg but is expected to be okay. Five things you need to know before you head out the door this morning. First, margate residents are expected to learn what will happen today. An expert testified the large ponds created during the heavy rain is a temporary problem, but the environmental engineer for margate says this is the worst Public Health hazard he has ever seen. Today, preliminary hearings resume for more of the 18 Fraternity Members who face critical charges following the death of a pledge at penn state. 19yearold Timothy Piazza fell in february. He fell down the stairs after a night of heavy drinking. Prosecutors say the students waited 12 hours before they called for help. A corruption trial for new jersey senator bob menendes starts next month. That was a ruling from the judge despite the senators request to get the charges dismissed. Prosecutors accuse the senator of bribery and fraud. Today, we may learn what kind of shape Pennsylvania State Employee Retirement system is in. At the capital this morning, the state Auditor General will talk about an audit of the plan. Earlier there morning, the state began a review of the environment fund. And today, philadelphia will learn who will receive this years Marian Anderson award. The announcement happens today at noon. Previous recipients include jon bon jovi and james earl jones. In ocean county, an suv crashed into a restaurant killing two people who were in that suv. Police say a pedestrian who was hit suffered serious injuries. This happened around 4 00 yesterday afternoon on route 9 in eagleswood. Police say the suv lost control and slammed into the side of a building. Pico has restored power in west chester after a Carbon Monoxide fire sent several firefighters to the hospital. Crews responded to an office on west gay street. They say an Electrical Panel in the basement was on fire. They believe waits related to a fault in an underground pico cable. The assistant chief mark scanlon collapsed after he was exposed to high levels of Carbon Monoxide coming from the a cable. He was just laying there, he wasnt doing too well. Csanlon is expected to be released from the hospital later today. Four other firefighters were taken to the hospital for precaution. A Police Department in Delaware County say a drunk driver delivered himself right to their parking lot. Officer shawn mccull ended up on the grass right next to their cruisers. When asked if he knew where he was, he said, quote, yeah, i wanted to be in a safe place. This is his third dui arrest since 1994. All right. The wait for eagles football ends tonight. The birds kick off their preseason at Lambeau Field tonight. Nbc 10 is your official station to watch the eagles. It is business attire for their First Business trip of the season. Players say theyre done with Training Camp and ready to hit someone besides their teammates. Yeah. I want to hit other people other than chris long and b. G. Anytime i get to do that, its a good day so im looking forward to it. Thats one of the perks in playing football there. You get to hit people. And you get paid for it, yeah. Quarterback carson wentz has been very vocal about being ready to start his second season. And he says hes ready to test what hes learned so far in some real situational football. Remember, nbc 10 is the only place where you can watch tonights action. At 8 00, birds taking on the packers. If youre looking for nbcs regular programming, you can still see it all tonight on cozi tv. So you still have two chances to win more than 300 million. No one hit had all the numbers in last nights powerball drawing. But here are the numbers. You can check your tickets for maybe a smaller prize. 12, 30, 37, 47, 62 and the powerball 9. The jackpot now increases to 256 million. You also have a chance at the Mega Millions jackpot. That drawing is tomorrow night. This is the first time both jackpots have been in excess of 300 million at the same time. Its happening today at lincoln financial field. Volunteers will stuff 30,000 backpacks that will be handed out to kids in need. This is organized by cradles to crayons. The backpacks will be filled with pencils, have notebooks, all the supplies that children feed to succeed when they head to school. And guess what . Tracy, bill, jessica and i will all be out there this morning helping with those 30,000 backpacks. We look forward to seeing all the volunteers. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. Its going to be a great day for that. In fact, its going to be a great day for whatever you want to do. Right thou, skies are clear. Weve still got some time before the sun comes up. So its clear and cool. Temperatures are cooling down under very calm conditions for our area. Sunshine, nice and comfortable. Sunny skies and the humidity stays low. There will be clouds building late in the day, but were still going to see a comfortable evening with just a few scattered clouds moving into the area and the humidity staying low all day long. 60 now in the Lehigh Valley, 69 in philadelphia. The low 60s for south jersey and look at the suburbs in the 60s. That 69 is at philadelphia international. Some cooler neighborhoods and doors down to 63 right now. 69 in graduate high school. Society hill, 70 degrees at this hour. Sunshine will be nice and bright, like it was yesterday. Our skies are clear in wilmington, philadelphia and trendon. Even clear at the shore and the nearest clouds are going faurth away from us pushing off offshore. So no wet weather. In fact, just blue sky today. Youll need your sun glazes all day long. 66 degrees now for 6 00. The sun will be coming up just after 6 00 this morning. Well see plenty of sunshine. Afternoon temperatures in philadelphia in the low aids. For the suburbs, clear skies. 61 degrees at 6 00. By 10 00, up to 76 and 82 degrees at 2 00 this afternoon. The Lehigh Valley will see a nice warmup today. 50s to start with in some neighborhoods will warm into the middle 70s by 10 00 and low 80s at 2 00 this afternoon. Sunny skies for delaware. Once the sun is up, the temperatures will be up a considerable amount. Just up 15 degrees between 6 00. 10 00. And low 80s, at 2 00 this afternoon. Sunshine, a few scattered clouds this afternoon. 82 degrees during the early afternoon hours. Warmer, into the middle 80s for the afternoon high. At the shore, another Beautiful Day up to 77 degrees. Enjoy this while its around because im tracking some wet weather thats going to move in before we get to the weekend. A look at that when i come back with the 10day on ten. Good thing i got the lawn mowed yesterday. Good for you. And were going to enjoy it all right, bill. Thank you very much. 10 minutes past 4 00 a. M. Jessica. Around gladwyne, were looking at lane restrictions. Actually, they just cleared it out of the way. I just saw a construction vehicle move out of the way and moved slowly by. Either way, watch for construction. Usually lasts until about 5 00, but sometimes they pick it up early. On the schuylkill, lane restrictions. The bymore closed lasting until 5 00. Well see that closed where you need to take an alternate to get by. Watching the p. A. Turnpike, no problems or delays right now. 22 minutes from the west side on route one. We had earlier painting happening on the road away. Thats clear. Right now, speeds are into the 60s. Thank you, jessica. Late summer fun is now in jeopardy. This bucks county camp has serious money problems. Up next, hear what that means for kids and their parents. And addiction by the numbers. We have a clearer picture of exactly how many people are battling opioids in philadelphia and how most addicts are getting the drugs. And at 4 11, dress for the past. Do not adjust your tv. Thats mike trout decked out likes a sixers star. Next how the team responded to his twitter picture. Sic group surprise oh my goodness happy birthday oh, you. laughing this was a wonderful surprise. You know, at our age, not all surprises can be this good. Youre not kidding. female 1 remember peggys surprise last month when frank died . So sudden; all the funeral expenses. They were not prepared. Well, im not going to burden my family with my final expenses. Huh . I called about the Colonial Penn program this morning. Im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85, call about the Colonial Penn program now. Your acceptance is guaranteed. Coverage options for this plan start at 9. 95 a month for women and men age 50 to 85. Thats about 35 cents a day. And your acceptance is guaranteed. You cant be turned down for any medical reason. No health questions, no medical exam. Once youre covered, your rate will never increase. Its locked in for life, guaranteed. female 1 so, what are you waiting for . Youre right, im not getting any younger. Im calling about the Colonial Penn program today. After this last piece of cake. laughing call now for your free information and free gift. soft music Colonial Penn jingle now to philadelphias only neighborhood where a cell phone heist was caught on camera. A man walked into the store yesterday and asked for help with a phone. Then his partner ran in with a gun and pointed it at the employee. He forced him into the back while the other guy stole more than a dozen iphones. The worker was not hurt. A community in our area is asking for help solving the murder of a woman and her 6 yooeld son. They were found stabbed to death in their maple shade apartment. Now the Indian Cultural center of south jersey has posted information about the crime on its facebook page. They hope anyone with any information will come forward. A north jersey man who says he is sexually abused as a boy scout is suing the organization. Steven malcolm accuses his former scout master of sexually accusing him and two other boys two decades ago. The former south master, steven corcoran, is in prison on an unrelated child pornography conviction. Hes not going to come up to your parents and say i want to molest your kid. Hes going to be the best neighbor on the block. The boy scouts says it will put into place criminal background checks and screenings. Police say a woman left an 8monthold baby alone in a plastic bag. Police were called to this home after some Good Samaritans found the baby. Authorities arrested a 17yearold marion hoyt. Her had eyes werent open, so i spoke to her. She opened right up to me. Authorities say the baby is now in stable condition at the hospital. Hoyt faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. A bucks county camp is in turmoil. Cherokee day camp is expected to be sold as early as tomorrow, but kids are still scheduled to be there for several more weeks. Some parents say they pulled their children out of the program recently due to unfulfilled promises and safety concerns. Im frustrated with the lack of communication. I dont understand why you cant just be honest. We checked into the Property Owner and civil claims against him. We found several Code Violations tied to the country. Nbc 10 did talk to the man who runs the camp who says hes confident the sheriffs say the sale will be postponed. Baseball Center Fielder mike trout showing a little Hometown Pride on social media. Check this out. As the angels left baltimore, many of the players decided to sport jerseys. The glennville native whipped out his jersey and social media went would it. The sixers getting in had on the fun, as well, adding trout to the start lineup. There he is on the right, huh . Keep in mind, theres video out the there of trout beating Draymond Green in a game of pig thats whirling around. So we know he can hoop hoop it up. Thats fun. Totally fun. So clear skies. I saw moon shadows on my way into work. Moon shadows. Hey, bill. Hes a human jukebox. Absolutely. Just give him a line. Off we go. What a beautiful morning. Mother nature is not changing her tune, not today. Were going to see the another nice day today, starting off with clear skies in the east. We saw some pretty good fog yesterday morning. Maybe light fog, you can see it looks hazy on some of those lights. Not too bad to start with, so notice looking like were going to see too much in the way of fog. Postville, excellent visibility. 2 miles in lancaster, and 4 mile visibility in hazelton. Not an issue in mt. Holly and philadelphia. Like yesterday, a quick warmup. 60s to start with. 71 at 9 00. Look at this into the low 80s by early this afternoon. And this is where the temperatures will plateau. As the temperature goes up, the moisture level in the atmosphere comes down. So its going to be another really comfortable day, really staying low into the evening hours. Get ready for another summer beauty. Radar and satellite, nothing to show you here. Its clear in trenton, philadelphia. Wilmington. There are clouds offshore, but no sign of any wet weather. Clearer this morning in cape may than it was yesterday at this time. But look to the west. You can see whats approaching the midwest. Just moving into wisconsin right now, thats a cold front. This is going to give us our chance of showers before we get to the weekend. During the weekend, theres a pretty good chance well see showers, as well, especially on saturday. Hour by hour forecast shows that system spinning to our west. By tomorrow morning at this time, well see huge showers in western pennsylvania and during tavern and evening hours, a chance for some of those showers, showers coming into the area and starting the day with a chance of showers. This is saturday morning. Look at those showers at the shore to start with. That may not be the end of them on saturday. We have nice weather for today, but there are some changes ahead. 86 fwres this afternoon. Knight nice and comfortable. The humidity stays low today. Clouds will be building on friday. The showers in the west might reach us late in the day or in the evening hours. But it may hold off until saturday morning when showers and thunderstorms will keep temperatures cool. 83 degrees. The showers and thunderstorms wont be around all day long, but the threat will be around through the day. Now it looks like well get a break on sunday. How about that . 88 degrees, the high temperature. A nice, sunny day on sunday, but rain returns for monday. A oneday engagement, just enough to water the lawn and back to sunshine and really nice weather for tuesday, wednesday and beyond right on into next weekend. Very nice, bill. Thank you. 4 20. We have learned from experience working this shift, no matter where youre going, the 4 00 hour is a good time to get to where you want to go. Usually. But right now, jessica is lieutenant at route 422. Were watching construction between 1st avenue ask trooper road. Its a little dark, but every time you see a cargo by the scene here, the road lights up. Just some lane restrictions. You can see this arrow making everybody go over to the righthand side. Right now, were watching lane restrictions. Thats our camera from 422 around the p. A. Turnpike. Were closed in between broad street and the schuylkill expressway. And were still watching lane restrictions on the schuylkill. Drive times, 12 minutes eastbound from the blue route to the vine. Speeds are up into the 60s and i saw a few moments ago some of those lanes that were being restricted with cones, all those cones are being lifted up. Westbound side looks good, too. Jessica, thanks for that. 4 21 right now. Septa is transitions to a new system. If you are a senior who does not have a drivers license, you will need a septa senior id key. Under the new system, people 65 and older will continue to ride free, but they need some form of id. This evening today and from 1 00 to 3 00. This morning, we have a clearer per of philadelphias opioid epidemic. Well have an update for you. And closer to being a short bed where a new 2,000 flock casino, hotel and restaurant complex could soon be built in philadelphia. And coming up appear 5 00, rally cat. How an unexpected addition to a baseball game may have sparked a late surge for one of the teams. 4 25 right now. At least 168,000 people in philadelphia are taking the opioids right now. Thats according to a new survey by the Citys Department of Public Health. One in three adults have used opioids such as oxycontin, percocet and vicodin in the last year. 76 were using opioids prescribed by doctors. A National Emergency in the Opioid Crisis would allow federal funds to go to treatment facilities. The technical declaration of emergency is being discussed in the administration, but its not necessarily the single thing had that will turn us around. Were turning a huge amount of resources into this problem and properly so. He said for now, the president prommed to combat the crisis. Our team is on the front lines of the opoid epidemic. Tap the nbc 10 app to read more on their reporting that has brought about positive change on this crisis. Happening today, the home depot wants military experience in their ranks. Theyre hold ago job fair and companies are looking to fill several positions from logistics to sales, i. T. And more. Habitat for humanity teamed up with lowes to repair three houses near north 26th street yesterday. The mayor said its a way for struggling neighborhoods to feel supported. It draws more peopl

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