An erupting volcano. Spewing ash and smoke 12,000 feet in the air. There are at least five dead and dozens injured, and there are americans who still have not been accounted for. It happened on new zealands white island. That is a popular tourist attraction where more than 10,000 people visit every year. And there are questions tonight about why people were allowed to set foot on one of new zealands most active volcanoes just weeks after geologists warned of volcanic unrest. Ian lee leads off our coverage tonight. Reporter the eruption sent violent clouds of pulverized clouds and steams into the mid afternoon sky. No. No, no, no, no, no. Reporter covering White Islands moonlight surface in more then a foot of ash. This webcam footage taken just beforehand shows a group of people exploring the topmost reaches of the volcano. Another group can be seen huddling on the shore below. Within minutes, First Responders navigated treacherous conditions to rescue 34 people. Many of those evacuate
The woman and her brother in his 70s found an intruder in their home this morning. He tied up the brother and stole the sisters purse along with her car. It is outrageous. I dont know. Reporter neighbors and the victims family tell us the intruder is a former neighbor in his early 20s whose house is now abandoned. When he lived here the sister tried to help him out once. She let him borrow her car. And thats from there he took her generosity and just i mean, its a shame. Reporter neighbors on this quiet street say the intruder has had runins with police and wonder if drugs may be to blame. If he has her car, hopefully they can get him finally. Reporter i have been speaking to the family as well off camera. They hope Police Tracked down the car. Its a 2015 silver kia forte, its a compact car. Call police if you know anything. Rosemary connors, nbc10 news. Now to the impact of Hurricane Irma. Today we learned six people died after the storm knocked out the airconditioning to a nursing ho
Because it moved over the mountains of puerto rico. The eye is leaving the island. Its moving to the north and northwest. Still affecting the island of hurricaneforce and Tropical Stormforce winds. Its not as large as irma was but its the tenth most intense for the atlantic on record. A central pressure of 906 millibars last night. Looking closer, you see the eye diminishing as it passes to the southwest of st. Croix. Right over the central portion of puerto rico. And now out off to the north and west of puerto rico. So lets go ahead and look at where this is headed now. It has its eyes on the turks and caicos and bahamas. This is going to restrengthen. It looks like the eye it trying to reform. Its expected to be a category 4 as it approaches the turks and ca caicos. Then out into the atlantic. It will be a 4. Its not expected to come near florida. It will diminish to a 3 and then a 2 and sail north right along the east coast but staying offshore. Thats the expected track. Lets watch
Terror attack investigation. Firsthand accounts of what happened when a van plowed into a crowd in london. District attorney Seth Williams jury selection. Tracking radar. This afternoon could see heavy rain, wind and lightning. Just after 5 30. Good morning. Welcome to nbc 10 today. Im tracey davidson. Im say sivai sikahema ma. Lets get to storm threat will affect the entire area. First alert is for all neighborhoods during the afternoon and evening hours. First threat starts at noontime and we still could be tracking strong storms at 11 00 tonight. These severe thunderstorms will be capable of damaging wind and could produce large hail. Plus, heavy rainfall could lead to flash floods starting this afternoon. Right now, all that activity is to the west. Some thunderstorms have been passing to the north. Those are on the move. The activity to the west will be moving in during the afternoon hours. Starting off dry, but it is uncomfortable. Just like the last few days. Humidity is high. T
The camp and thats when we started investigating. Denise nakano has been locking at this. You spoke with some parent who is questioned the safety of the program. Reporter parents are concerned about a lack of communication and a lack of supervision. They foal like the day camp has not been up front with some financial concerns. We wanted him to have something that was really fun for him to do. Reporter plans for a summer experience got turned upside down when laura said she had no other choice than to pull her son out of cherokee day camp yesterday. She and a growing group of concerned parents are calling on the camp for answers. Some demanding but not expecting to get their money back. I think its really sad that people are allowed to get away with this and take advantage of people when it comes to their kids. Cherokee day camp sits on land up for a sheriffs sale this friday at 11 00 a. M. Nbc 10 found the property located on one declaration drive in bensalem sold for 1. 3 million. Mo