Properties safe right now. That wind, winds blowing away so its pushing it away but that wind turns and then all the houses are in trouble. Reporter you can understand why he says that. Look at the ground video we got within the past hour, that bright orange glow through the trees right near that mans home. Neighbors say theres brush fires in the socalled elephant grass on the land from time to time. But they have never seen one this big. Again, no evacuations at this point. We have seen a lot of fire crews coming and going from here. They seem to have the upper hand but no word right now if this fire is officially under control. Live in gloucester county, George Spencer, nbc 10 news. An were following more breaking news in burlington county. Crews rus keyed several people from this apartment complex fire in florence township. Throw people taken to the hospital. One suffered smoke inhalation. That fire started 9 30 tonight. Crews remain on the scene at this hour. New at 11 00, passengers on a train were forced to climb down a fire truck ladder tonight after being stuck in west philadelphia. It lost power shortly after 7 00 tonight near 52nd street and lancaster avenue. Nine passengers were on board. There are now shuttle buses operating instead of Train Service between the overbrook and kenwood stations on the Regional Rail line. Tonight some Delaware County parents tell us theyre shocked by the arrest of a longtime physics coach and coach. The man is charged with carrying on a relationship with a former student. Nbc 10s reporter joins us live now at the school with more. Reporter well, detectives investigated the allegations nearly a month before making todays arrest. And didnt take long for students to spread the news via social media. After spending more than 30 years at Ridley High School as a well phone teacher and track coach, most never thought theyd see stanchuk this way. The 52yearold charged with sexual assault, accused of using his position to coerce a student 18 at the time. Should be able to trust the teachers in our School District, especially one been there so long. Generation after generation. Definitely very scary thing. Reporter according to investigators, he grew close to the teen helping her through a breakup with her boyfriend and rides home led to Text Messages and an Early Morning trip to a hotel room. No one answered his door this evening, wanted to provide an opportunity to hear his side of the story. They all think very highly of him. Excellent teacher. The kids all look up to him. Reporter which is why this parent said the news is affecting her daughter. Theyre all questioning everything and theyre all confused and hurt so hopefully its not true and hoping its not true. Reporter i spoke to the superintendent earlier today. She said she was shocked and added that the teacher never had any prior complaints. Reporting live outside of Ridley High School, nbc 10 news. New information tonight on a traveling team of crooks linked to a number of vehicle thefts in our area. Theyre known as the felony lane gang. Nbc 10 confirmed now crime investigations in west town, thornbury and the gang targets people outside schools an gyms and steals valuables right out of their cars. Police say the group is part of a National Crime network. In decision 2016 now, the president ial candidates campaigning hard tonight ahead of a big primary and caucus day tomorrow. Republicans start heading to the polls about eight hours for the gop primary and Nevada Democrats will check into the caucus sites tomorrow afternoon. Right now, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are neck and neck in nevada. That means theyre campaigning for every last vote. Show you video of Hillary Clinton complaining earlier today. She is set to take part in a get out the caucus vote event tonight in las vegas. Clinton joined by her husband former president bill clinton and daughter chelsea. Tonight Bernie Sanders held a rally and concert in nevada. In this video see him posing for some photos. Earlier today he told supporters his campaign is gaining steam and confident he will win tomorrow. The republicans meantime may hit the campaign trail hard in South Carolina today. You can see five of the candidates at events in this video here. One notable absence, ben carson with know vents today. Donald trump is still leading the pack in South Carolina. Thats according to the latest nbc news wall street journal poll and the lead shrunk. Five Percentage Points separating him and ted cruz. Donald trump is urging his supporters to boycott apple products after the tech giant refused to help up on lock the San Bernardino killers iphone. I like the idea of boycott apple until such time as they give that information. I think thats a great idea. The department of justice filed a new motion today saying apple must comply with the governments demands to help unlock a phone used by one of the gunmen in the San Bernardino attack. The tech giant has a week to respond. Today people paid respects to Late Supreme Court justice antonin scalia. A Supreme CourtPolice Officer carried the body into the great hall of the Supreme Court where he laid in repose today. President obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited the great hall to say their goodbyes. They also met privately with members of the justices family. Vice President Biden and his wife jill are expected to attend the funeral mass tomorrow. Flags are half staff in new jersey in honor of justice scalia. This is the state police bar racks in atlantic county. Scalia was a new jersey native, born in trenton in 1936. He died saturday at the age of 79. New jersey taxpayers have been billed more than 10 million for Legal Services performed for Governor Chris Christies Administration in the George Washington bridge lane closure case. Invoices show 2. 3 million spent on a Digital Forensics firm, 8 million spent through december on a legal firm. Two former christie allies are accused of orchestrating the closures of access lanes to the bridge in september of 2013. All to punish a local mayor for not endorsing christies reelection bid. Relief and excitement for thousands of workers in delaware. Dow and dupont announced the Corporate Headquarters of a spinoff in the first state after the companys merge. The large Products Division head quartered at the current home base west of downtown wilmington and work at the dupont facilities in newark and north wilmingt wilmington. Dupont up and pull out i think in all honesty, dupont as far as im concerned a traitor to the state of delaware. Took couple law changes and tax incentives to make it happen. They have not offered any projections of how many workers will be needed in delaware. Philadelphias top Prosecutor Says he wont rush his decision on who whether to large mccoy over a nightclub brawl. The former eagle and three others accused of throwing punches that landed two cops in the hospital. Happened february 7th at the recess lounge. The president of the fraternal order of police says hes never seen charges in a case like this take this long. To me, the more you let it simmer, just put it out. Dont try to overthink the case. You are the d. A. Arrest him. Police tell nbc 10 mccoy isnt questioned yesterday. If no charges are filed, the union will file private complaints. New information tonight on bill cosbys legal battles. Federal judge in massachusetts has denied a request by the lawyers for cosbys wife to delay a deposition. Camille cosby is scheduled to answer questions under oath on monday. It was filed against her husband by seven women who say he sexually assaulted them decades og ago. They say cosby defamed them branding them as liars. The comedian denied the allegations and filed a counter suit. In montgomery county, the District Attorney opposed the latest efforts to have the case dismissed there. The defense appealed the judges decision to uphold the charges until the preliminary hearing march 8th. They argue cosby had an agreement from the former d. A. To never be charged but the d. A. Asked the court not to hear the appeal before trial. Cosbys accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a Temple University employee in 2004. If you live in one part of the northeast philadelphia be on the lookout for this. Its a mobile police station. Starting today, officers manning the truck at frankfort and copman avenues in may fair. They had complaints of neighbors of noise from nearby bars. Up next on nbc 10, pennsylvania families could be paying thousands more dollars in tuition every year. Why the president of temple and three other state colleges are sending out that warning tonight. Plus, someone tries to burn down a bucks county bar. The video that shows the suspect tossing an explosive device. And look at this. People almost getting blown away at chicago today. The impact these high winds are having on the windy city tonight. Sheena . We are going to see nice changes for our weekend weather. Nice and warm. Near 60 degrees and also tracking a noreaster. Ill show you the details coming up. Were following breaking news out of the albuquerque ber. This is the 600 block of south 16th street. Its unclear if anyone was hurt. Stay with nbc 10 for updates. We have new video of a fire bombing at a bucks county bar. You can see a man throw a device at the entrance of big heads bar. It explodes sending a fire ball across the doors and to a nearby trash can early yesterday. Officer that is responded to the scene say bullets were fired at the door. A 1,000 reward is offered in the case. Developing at 11 00, thousands of pennsylvania families may soon become victims of the budget gridlock in harrisburg and dragged on nearly eight months and now parents may soon be forced to pay thousands more in tuition every year. That warning tonight from the president s of four state related universities including temple. Nbc 10s George Spencer explains. Reporter for alexander, walking temples campus is a family tradition. Testimony spl amazing. Reporter his brother went here and this year hes a freshman on a premed track. Just like every other instate student on this campus, he now faces the possibility of a tuition hike thanks to pennsylvanias gridlocked budget process. A bill increases, right, going to do the opposite of whats possible, whens better. Reporter make it hard for a lot of stounts. Very hard. Reporter released this afternoon, the president s of temple and three other staterelated universities warned of painful impacts, quote, it is not for us to assign blame for this unprecedented situation, but instead, to focus on the consequences of the state budget impasse is not soon resolved. The schools typically receive appropriations about 140 million a year for temple. But so far, this year, not a single dollar. More and more students and families becoming more and more concerned. Reporter student body president rinaldo is hearing the concern. The university tells us the socalled instate discount on student tuition is at risk. Thats the discount that cuts about 10,000 off the undergrad tuition bill for families of pennsylvania taxpayers, versus out of state families. Its a representation of a larger conflict in harrisburg where students and, you know, families need to get out the vote and make their concerns heard. Reporter ri naldy said Student Government attempts to promptd action had little impact. The University President s write, there are only two options here. Choose to invest in our future or continue to punish our students and employees while elected officials battle over unrelated issues. Reporting on temples campus, in north philadelphia, George Spencer, nbc 10 news. Someone drove across the grass of the Philadelphia High School causing thousands of dollars of damage to the schools gardens. This is a look at the damage at the Environmental Science magnet school. The School District say it is vandalism happened on tuesday and wednesday. The land was home to several gardens. The cost to replace them could reach upwards of 12,000. There wont be any heart transplants at Thomas JeffersonUniversity Hospital for a while. The hospital is temporarily suspending the surgeries to begin a significant redesign of the program. The process is expected to last six to nine months. Hospital Officials Say they will use the time to recruit more surgeons and cardiologists and expand clinical support teams. Celebrating a race for the cure, nbc 10 at the Kickoff Party for the 2016 susan g. Komen race season tonight. Volunteers, Breast Cancer survivors and loved ones among those in attendance here tonight. There was music, dinner and awards presentation. Dangerous situation, strong winds whipped through the window city today. Several buildings in Downtown Chicago evacuated after debris was tossed around and knocked down power lines leaves nearly 100,000 people without electricity. Yeah. We dont have weather like that this weekend. We have a nice weekend in store, warmer this weekend if you havent heard by now. Right around 60 degrees for the saturday and sunday looks really good, too. Tracking the rain and snow in the forecast. As early as very late sunday night. Could be mainly rain and very quick moving system and then looking at a noreaster going into next week. Right now, temperatures across the area still in the 30s. 39 in philadelphia. 35 allentown and redding and 34 degrees in pottstown and everyone above freezing, still. Going into tomorrow, the temperatures keep on going up. To start off the saturday, kl in the morning, 45 degrees already and really nice to start off your day by 10 00 a. M. , 50 degrees an by noon already 56 an well be topping out around 60. Feels more like spring in the weekend. Big weather system up to the north and light precip closer to us. We are mostly dry and a tiny little band of light know flakes trying to move in and seeing now is most likely not hitting the ground in many of these areas but its just a very thin line of some very light snow and a chance to see light snowflakes in mt. Laurel and this is moving through with temperatures above freezing and dont expect much of an issue here right now and overnight theres a chance to see a little bit more north and west and then we really dry up tomorrow. Clouds leave. Sunshine, more temperatures around 60 degrees for your saturday. Sunday, more clouds and temperatures will be right around 57. But then look what happens late sunday night. This small area moves in, not a large weather system. A small one with rain and potential for snow to the north and west and 3 00 a. M. Now we clear out for the morning commute and here overnight sunday and definitely something to keep your eye on over the weekend and updating it here for you. Next snow chance after that with the noreaster. Heres a lock at it, tuesday and wednesday. We expect rain and the potential for coastal flooding but again that really depends on what track it tracks. It could take a track further offshore. We are many days out. A higher snow chance or inland and give us more Rain Coverage across the area so again well be updating that throughout the weekend and not until next wednesday. For tonight, though, mostly cloudy, chance of a light mix in the area. Mid30s through philadelphia. 30 north and west. Tomorrow, sunny, nice day right around 60 degrees to start your weekend. Late sunday night, watching that weather system moving in. Most of the area rain and a chance to see a mix further north and west but i think it will be out of here by the morning commute monday. So at least thats good news on the timing but make sure you stay tuned here over the weekend for updates on that timing and next week. Look at the highs mid40s so if we see any rain and snow across the area, doesnt appear at this point, you know, that it would be as big of a deal as if we were in the teens and it was snowing so we will have to watch it closely, too. Okay, sheena. Thank you. John clark, you have a little bit of everything in sports tonight. Sixers close to trading okafor . Roseman talks about bradford and a phillies pitcher is already hurting. Flyers roughed up in montreal. Can they beat the hapless habs . That is next. Im john clark. The flyers with a back to back on the road in montreal and toronto. Tonight its against the canadiens free falling. Third period, tied at 11. Look at this pretty pass of gostisbehere. Gost with a point streak, longest since 19 years. Scary good. We are tied at 2. Claude giroux, a big elbow. No penalty called. Now, we head to 3 on 3 overtime. Canadiens, all sorts of pressure on the flyers. Somehow the flyers keep the puck out there. Wow. Play goes the other way. Gostisbehere in alone. Stoned. Exhausting 3 on 3. Flyers in the shootout, they go on to lose 32. The sixers backed out of Trading Center okafor to the celtics according to the boston herald. He said the nets first round draft pick would have been in the deal. Tonight in new orleans, holiday. Alleyooping all over the place. Reverse jam there. Davis with 34 points. Alonzo gee. A gee whiz dunk and the first half. Catch and shoot. Thats sauce right now. Sixers down 16 at the half. Third quarter. Sixers coming back. Marshal, first 3pointer in a month. Sixers actually cut the lead to 1. But they lose to the pelicans 121114. Day two of workouts in clearwater. Look at the fractured thumb. But the phillies expect him to be ready for the season opener. Eagles Vice PresidentHowie Roseman said the birds would alike to get a deal done with quarterback bradford. Weve all been clear that we like sam and wed lick to have him back. It goes then between all of us and figure out something that makes sense on both sides. Tonight, new jerseys carly lloyd scores a goal helping the u. S. Women beat trinidad so they qualify for the rio summer olympics. Of course you can see it here on nbc 10. Im john clark. Back after this. I guess we really better enjoy tomorrow. Yes. Enjoy tomorrow and sunday because its going to be really nice out and then tracking a noreaster by middle of next week. You want to enjoy it. So saturday, tomorrow, sunny, warm, 60 degrees. Sunday, a nice day, a drier day. 57 degrees but we put the rain snow icon in. Seeing rain moving in lasting overnight with possibly a mix very early monday morning and stay tuned here for the timing and tracking the norrestre next week. Thank you for joining us. Have a great weekend. [ cheers and applause ] steve from stage one at Universal Studios hollywood, in los angeles, california, its the tonight show starring jimmy fall