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WCAU NBC10 News Today At 5am April 8, 2016

County are cleaning up after heavy wind gusts. Some trees came down and there were in reports of injuries. In Chester County, the storm uprooted a tree outside of octorara school in atglen. Meteorologist bill henley has our forecast for the weekend. The wind Strong Enough to make it feel like its in the 30s. The wind will stay with us through the day. As we go into the afternoon, that will hold our temperaturesc down. Normally wed warm into the low 60s. Not today, though, partly sunny at 10 00 with winds out of the west at 16 miles an hour. At 1 00 in the afternoon, partly sunny, breezy and 50 degrees. It looks like decent parade weather for villanova. In center city, youll feel the chill. There will be enough sunshine to warm us to 55 degrees. Well go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood in ten minutes. 95 is doing well. Jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. 95 is doing well and were also back doing great on the platt bridge. If youre just tuning in, we earlier were talking about an accident that actually was blocking the westbound traffic on the platt bridge. Again, reopen. You can see cars moving westbound. Right now, eastbound lanes are open all morning. Other area bridges, we have updates as well. No scheduled openings for the burlington bristol. We have that for the tacony palmyra bridge scheduled at 5 20. Well have updates and more update on the nova parade and the problems well entail that will come with that, of course, coming in the next ten minutes, vai. We are following breaking news in south philadelphia. Two people are dead and two more are hurt after a crash. Nbc 10s Deanna Durante is live at the scene. Deanna, what do we know at this point . Reporter we can tell you that Police Sources are telling us they believe the 23yearold driver of the vehicle did not have a valid drivers license. Take a look. This is the scene on South Columbus boulevard. About two hours ago, the crash apparently happened. Police say they are looking at a high rate of speed here. We have obtained some Surveillance Video that shows the moments before and the seconds of that crash. Take a look at that video. That was given to us by a witness who says the car came past him moving very quickly and at one point they stopped at a traffic light and the car sped in front of him. Watch as you see that car. It touches the Center Median there and then goes across two to three lanes of traffic there and crashes into the side of this building on South Columbus boulevard. The driver of the car pulls over and tries to assist the victims in the car. Four people in the car, two women in the front seat, a man and a woman in the back seat. Were told the back seat passengers that were killed and the two women in the front seat of the car both being treated at different hospitals. The car went almost head on to it, hit the building and kind of flipped over and landed like that. I pulled over right away. And that individual there, tim from auburn, new jersey, tells us that he recorded that video and that the car had passed him multiple times. Police do tell us they are looking at speed as a factor here. Tim tells us that the car passed him, they caught up to each other at a traffic light and the car would speed past him as it stopped and was moving along columbus boulevard cthere. Then you saw that crash. Two women in the front seat, both in their 20s being treated at local hospitals. A man an a woman in the back seat killed. Accident investigators on scene as well as licenses and inspections making sure that building is safe for peco employees showing up for work this morning. Philadelphia police tell us they have someone in custody following a deadly double shooting in the citys wynnefield section. Witnesses told Police Someone opened fire in a parking lot behind a bar on city avenue just before 11 00 last night. A 28yearold man was hit in the shoulder. He died. A second victim was hit by a stray bullet while walking into the bar. Hes listed in stable condition. The National Champion villanova wildcats and their fans are getting ready for a victory parade in philadelphia today. Heres a look at the parade route. It stretches five blocks, starts at 1 00 at 20th and Market Streets. From there, the parade will march through center city and end up at dilworth park in sfrofront of city hall. Barricades are in place along the parade route right now. The parade will end up at dilworth park. Thats where head coach jay wright and some of the villanova players are expected to speak at a rally. Watch the victory parade for the National Champion villanova wildcats right here on nbc 10. Well also be Live Streaming it on nbc10. Com and on the nbc 10 app. Our coverage starts at 1 00 this afternoon. And now to news about the financial crisis in Atlantic City. The city very well may run out of money and today Municipal Workers will be getting their last paycheck until next month. On wednesday, the city Council Voted to convert workers from a twoweek pay period to four weeks to help keep City Government running. Labor unions gave their okay. A new bill in trenton to keep Atlantic City financially afloat would give ac the chance to cure its mistakes through benchmarks and accountability. Heres governor Chris Christies response to the proposal. Im not gung to permit the taxpayers of the state of new jersey to be taken for a ride by Atlantic City. The new rescue bill would allow Atlantic Citys eight casinos to make payments in lieu of taxes. State lawmakers could vote on the measure as early as monday. This morning, sources tell nbc 10 that a changing of the guard is in the works at the philadelphia fire department. According to multiple reports, mayor jim kenney will name adam thiel to replace garrett sawyer. Thiel is currently the deputy secretary of virginias Homeland Security and veteran affairs department. Before that job he served as fire chief in alexandria, virginia. The current commissioner, Derrick Sawyer was appointed by former mayor Michael Nutter in june 2014. He was reportedly one of three candidates mayor kenney was considering to run the department. City leaders say nearly all of the boilers inside philadelphia schools are safe. Mayor kenney called for a thorough inspection process after a boiler at Edmonds Elementary School exploded back in january. The report completed by a third Party Outside the School District found that 98 of the boilers past inspection. Januarys explosion left the school mechanic with second and third degree burns. The superintendent says this inspection process has allowed the district to reassure staff, families and students about the safety of the boilers. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Eight minutes after 5 00. Its a chilly start this morning. The chilly wind thats blowing will be with us for most of the day. It is going to be dry. We cant say that about the weekend. Its going to turn colder. Im tracking some rain and snow showers for saturday. Right now, though, just a few scattered clouds in reading, 39 degrees. 40s for philadelphia and cape may. Well warm up a bill today but not too normal which is in the low 60s. Were headed for the 50s this afternoon. A dry, breezy view of boathouse row from center city. Radar shows we are completely clear right now. Look at the snow showers off to the north and west. Those will fizzle as they come into the area. But we will see clouds. You might see a sprumpgle or a flurry at times. 8 00 this morning, though, dry with clouds moving through and then there goes the spotty shower. Its in southern Lancaster County moving into Chester County at 9 00 this morning. We could see spotty rain showers at noontime in new jersey but then those will be moving out. Center city should stay dry as we see the parade in center city dry but breezy and chilly. The forecast neighborhood by neighborhood is calling for a bit of a warmup. 50 in fleetwood and pennsburg, 45 for camel back. Low 50s with the wind blowing in new hope, abington and morristown. Sunshine an a few clouds for smyrna, millville, up to 44 degrees, middle 50s for philadelphia and malvern. Wilmington heads to 57 degrees this afternoon. Colder this weekend, though. Got the sevenday forecast when im back in ten. All right, bill, just about 5 10. Cooler this morning than im used to. You just came back from a warm climate. I know. I can understand that. Its okay. I like it. Speaking of driving, coming into work, lets check in with jessica to see whats happening on the area bridges. A busy morning so far. Were in the process of a scheduled bridge opening on the tacony palmyra. Thats actually scheduled for 5 20. So in about the next ten minutes or so well start to see some delays there. No scheduled openings right now on the burlington bristol. Z. Now heres the good part. We are going to deal with the villanova parade later on in the afternoon. It begins at 1 00 p. M. In center city on 20th and Market Street. It heads east and ends at dilworth park. Watch for a lot of closures in the area on Market Street between 15th and 23rd. And on 15th street between jfk boulevard and chestnut street. The Market Street crosstraffic will be resuming on a rolling basis. As the parade moves on through, the traffic and the roads are going to open back up. Between 16th and 22nd street, that will be closed and open back up as the parade moves through. You have to watch for no parking signs. There will be no parking on your parade route or your car will be towed out of the way. 6 00 a. M. To 5 00 p. M. , these noparking signs will be out there around market and 15th street. Pay attention to that. Thanks, jessica. 11 minutes after 5 00 on this friday. 45 degrees outside the nbc 10 studios. This weekend, a local University Marks a tragic anniversary a decade after one of its students was killed by her boyfriend. Heres some of the things that have taken place and maybe theyll think about their own relationships. How kristens crusade is spreading a potentially lifesaving message for young people caught up in dating violence. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. No, wait, wait, wait. Plus, former president bill clinton clashes with protesters during a rally in philadelphia. Hear how he responded, coming up. 5 15. This weekend marks the tragic anniversary for st. Josephs university. Ten years ago, Kristen Mitchell was killed by her boyfriend. The Campus Community at st. Joes will team up with kristens family to honor here. Nbc 10s katy zachry shows us how her memory is helping to save lives. Kristens crusade was started back in 2006 to honor the memory of my daughter. Reporter ten years have passed since 21yearold Kristen Mitchell was senselessly killed at the hands of her exboyfriend. Her father, bill, spent the last decade traveling to College Campuses to spread the word about dating violence. Maybe theyll hear some of the things that have taken place and think about their own relationships with somebody who they care about but maybe theyre in a tough relationship and dont even realize it. Reporter mitchell says kristen tried to break up the relationship when she was stabbed to death. She just graduated from philadelphias st. Josephs university and had a promising life ahead. For sophomore madison shields, the story hits home. Shes witnessed unhealthy relationships and wont hesitate to get a friend or classmate help. Id be there in a second. I would help them out. Theres so many resources on campus. Reporter University Leaders say since kristens death, theyve done more training with students about dating violence and sexual assault. On sunday, the campus will host the tenth annual kristens crusade run walk to raise even more awareness for this lifesaving message. Weve actually very dramatically had people come to us and say they probably would have been killed by somebody had they not listened to what we had to say and found safer ground. Reporter at st. Josephs university, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. Here are some of the red flags of dating violence. People in violent relationships are often isolated from friends and family and may become quiet and withdrawn. They often make excuses for their boyfriend or girlfriend, can obsessively check their phones for email or messages. For more information about kristens crusade and the event happening this weekend, go to nbc10. Com or tap on the nbc 10 app. Now to decision 2016. Republican president ial frontrunner donald trump is laying out a new strategy as he prepares for the possibility of a contested convention. Trumps Campaign Says theyre adding new top staffers following trumps weak showing in wisconsin primary. The primary is coming up on april 19th. Hes cancelling a trip to california and skipping colorado. Ted cruz and john kasich are looking to peel away delegates from trump in his own backyard. And i am so encouraged by the grass roots support we are receiving from new yorkers. Were going to pick up delegates here and were going to pick up delegates in pennsylvania and all over the northeast. Both kasich and cruz courted Jewish Voters yesterday. Kasich visited a deli in the bronx and cruz stopped by a kosher bakery in brooklyn. In the democratic race for president , former president bill clinton was in philadelphia yesterday campaigning for his wife in east mount airy. Protesters from the black lives Matter Movement showed up holding signs, prompting clinton to defend his record and the impact of a crime bill during his presidency. Because of that and the background check law, we had a 46year low in the deaths of people by gun violence. Who do you think those lives were . That matters. The former president urged the crowd to stick with his wife, hillary clinton, for the white house, because, quote, shell never leave you. A jersey shoretown condemned its own firehouse and ordered it to be demolished by the middle of next month. Ocean city officials condemned the 29th street firehouse, calling it an unsafe structure. Hurricane sandy badly damaged the building in 2012. Since then its only housed vehicles. A neighboring trailer has served as home base for the professional firefighters. Theyve complained repeatedly about the Living Conditions in the trailer, including an infestation of rats and mold. The Firefighters Union believes temporary move into this trailer represents a concern. One way or another, we will always have a fire truck in the center of our town to protect the community. The city is now trying to get fema to provide additional funding forc a new firehouse. Were told construction should take about 9 to 12 months if there are no unforeseen delays. Just about 5 20. Lets stay in south jersey and check in to see how things are going on 295. Jessica boyington is watching the cameras and the maps. What are you seeing, jess . Were watching 295 and starting off on a good note. New jersey is okay right now. 295 around route 70, you can see either direction, no problems. Were at a 13minute drive time headed southbound from 38 to the black horse pike. Speeds into the 60s as well. We have also seen a few accidents already today. One still active scene out there in south philadelphia on columbus boulevard, closed at oregon avenue. Take front street to get by for now. There will be an accident investigation under way. Were also watching for or are in the process of a bridge opening for the tacony palmyra, scheduled at 5 20. Right now, also mass transit changes for later on today or all day long for the villanova parade. Septa will add extra trains for the market frankford line as well as two other lines. Septa buss are going to be detoured starting at 10 30 a. M. Until 6 00 p. M. This is a whole list of the buses. Check with septas website for more details. Of course well have more details as well on the closures in the area and the parking situation when i come back in the next ten. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. 20 minutes after 5 00. You do not need your umbrella today. It is chilly. Youll need to bundle up. The wind has been blowing not so much here at the nbc 10 studios. We are getting winds at 22 miles an hour at philadelphia international. Just settle down a little bit. 18 miles an hour and 44 degrees. Well see sunshine, a few clouds will be blowing through the area. Boathouse row will stay dry today. Isolated shower is a possibility blowing in on these winds. Its an 18 mileanhour wind in philadelphia. And it is going to be up to near 20 miles an hour at times this afternoon. Theres the radar, clearer for now. Snow showers north and west. These are the clouds that will be blowing in. Well get sunshine today and nothing more than a flurry or a sprinkle is possible during the day. Isolated shower may be here today. But tomorrow, that will be moving in. Snow and rain and those snow showers and rain showers happen first thing in the morning. During the morning today, few clouds and an isolated shower is possible. Then it fizzles. The clouds move through south jersey and at 1 00 in the afternoon well see sunshine and it will be breezy. It will feel like its in the 40s. Overnight tonight, clear skies to start with but clouds move in overnight. Here comes the chance of snow and rain for tomorrow morning. 7 00, thats rain in delaware and south jersey with lightc sw but the temperature is the key. Its above freezing in lancaster as it moves in. In fact, the entire area will be above freezing. This will prevent accumulation other t

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