Students and faculty are opening up. We sent nbc10 to one of the schools tonight where he spoke to the superintendent. They hope the homecoming game will bring folks together. Action hot and heavy on the field chl you can see parents and students in the stands. Folks are still hurting after incidents of racism. Reporter homecoming. School spirit on full display. Many are still trying to heal after what happened this week. Organizing students to take a stand against racism. He claims the hateful texts littered with the n word started everything. That led to a verbal altercation between black and white students caught on video a few days ago. Hes looking for change. Its not going happen over night. We stay strong in this. Well let our voices be heard. Reporter one of several hateful incidents in i schools across the area. In coats ville students head held a unity event. Linking arms against racism. After students took a photograph with a kkk carved into a pumpkin. It sickened me and broke me. Reporter Washington TownshipSchool Superintendent tells nbc10 they are forming a Student Coalition which and trying to make kids more culturally sensitive. You treat this job as pa parent. You want to make things better. Working with the. A School Assembly is in the works. New information tonight about two women charged with attacking a police officer. Inside a 7 eleven store. An employee told police he believed whittaker and brown shoplifted the night before. And asked them to leave. Thats when the women started punching and kicking the employee. Police say brown grabbed the bottle of lighter fluid and threatened to burn the store down. The employee managed to get outside and lock the women inside the store. When Police Arrived they swung at officers. They face multiple charges including aggravated assault and terroristic threats. Exactly one month after Hurricane Maria hit the puerto rico. The emergency situation is still dire. 80 of the island is without power. Hospitals and cities are barely able to function. And some remote areas have no medical help. Devastation left one father in son looking to start over here in philadelphia. He was a music teacher in puerto rico and came to philly with his nine yearold son in hopes of finding a better life. Staying at a Service Center while he looks for work. Interpreters on hand to help families apply for fema aid. I pray and say to god we need an angel. He wants to get back to work. If youd like to help families like his s. Come to our area. We have the information you need. Tap the nbc10 app. Candles lighting up the night in southwest philadelphia. Neighbors came together to remember the victim of a deadly hit and run. All this tonight is as Police Release new information on the crash. This video was released tonight of the suspects van. The crash happened over the weekend. And investigators say its there were gray Dodge Caravan or chrysler town and country. Likely to have front end damage and broken windshield. The same van struck a man sunday night. At the intersection of south 67th and. They say victim was crossing the street when the speeding driver hit him and took off. He died at the scene. Tonight. An illegal street lottery sting in philadelphia. 20 years in the making. Police say this man well show you here was the master mind behind the operation. Arrested today charged with leading a corrupt organization and conspiracy. Investigators say his operation let people place bets on the state lottery. Ranging to 20. If they won he would give them a tax free 700 to one return. Compared to the legal version 500 to one. As for the betting locations. There were at least 40 of them across the city. All unmarked buildings run by his organization. Kra pocketed more than 3 million over the last two decades. So rkts do you trust the process . The eagles maybe stealing the spotlight in our sports world. Tonight all eyes on another team. Nbc10 keith jones live. After the sixers highly anticipated home opener. This wasnt about win or lose. No way. They dropped the game short. But before the game started this parking lot here was just for the most part empty. Just mobbed with people. There was a line of cars streaming all the way into broad street. For fans, particularly the shawler ones. This was more about the experience of being at a home opener. Reporter a sold out crowd. Following the action on the court. Outside, even more fans waiting to get in. And find their seats or if youre lucas, new sixers gear. Is it cool mom will buy jersey . Yeah. Hes five years old. At his first game with grand dad. Experience of a lifetime. To be in an opening game. Especially with the new team. You like the jersey . Well send you on the court. Reporter across the way. We found two yearold davis and his dad. You have your hands full here. I do. Reporter this isnt his sons first game. Hes been two all the games last year. And going to all the games this year. Great. Born and raised a sixers fan. Reporter blue and red everywhere. Philly passion, high. Six yearold twins. Who is this . Joel embiid . Those twins were so cute. They had part of a sold out crowd. 14,000 people also bought season tickets. A record jump. What we saw tonight might be a precursor for throughout the regular season. Certainly promising. Love those young fans. Next. A chance at a better life. The new effort this weekend to turn things around for thousands of people in philadelphia. A danger in the sky. And its sitting right inside your home. The new evidence using to ban laptops from your checked luggage sglncht soda suit. The three largest soda makers served with a lawsuit. Over false advertising. The nicest weekend this fall. You have to make plans to get out and enjoy. Guess what . Rain returns in the ten day forecast. Tonight a new warning from the faa about laptops packed nd your checked luggage. The video from a test center shows a suitcase blowing up. It was caused by an over heating laptop next to a bag of toiletries. All laptops and electronics with lithium icon batteries banned. Saying it could lead to a plane crash. Three largest beverage makers in the u. S. Are sued for also advertising. All centers around diet drinks and they could lead customers into thinking those drinks can help them lose weight. When some Research Shows they can make you gain weight. Despite having fewer calories. The American Beverage Association says it has repeatedly show they can help people manage their diet. New tonight. Looking for innovative ways to stop the Revolving Doors at the local jails. 60 of people released from pennsylvania prison will be arrested again within three years. As nbc10 drew smith shows us theres a group working this weekend to reverse the trend. Reporter one in six people in philadelphia have spent time locked up. Chances are high theyll return. In and out of the system. Reporter she spent ten years in the correction system. You have nowhere, no goal to go somewhere. Reporter just this week. The delaware man charged with the ram pain shootings of six people that captured national taeng. He had been arrested for more than 60 felonies. In and out of the jail for most of his life. Theres a group looking for solution. A hack a thon. A tech term for a brainstorming session. The world of data helpful to know. When working on issues. Reporter they hope to develop Something Like an app to organize information on how many people are taking advantage of Reentry Services and how many people out of jail get and keep a job within a few months. When people are in and out of jail less, Public Safety gets better. Reporter it took the mothers in charge group to inspire her to get away from a life of crime. When you have somebody to give you guidance and direction. When you know better you can do better. Reporter she works for them. And hopes this collaboration can reach others trying to get back on track. Bonding over basketball. Tonight the Police Department met up with kids from point breeze on the hardwood. For the annual peace not guns memorial basketball game. Two youth teams played each other then played a second game. With a police officer. The Community League games help raise awareness of gun violence. Weather now. Get ready for a whole will the of this over the weekend. Perfect night for out door. A gorgeous weekend to spent as much time outside as possible. Get outside. Pick pumpkins put up the decorations. Rake up the leaves. Do it all. This is one of the nicer weekends. Fts that fire works . This is the live camera. We have fire works to approve of the weather. 74 the high today in philadelphia. 21 Miles Per Hour wind gusts to rain. Wheres the cold . You have to go up to the Pacific Northwest and northern rockies. Behind a front. Across the nation it is mild. Theres no cold weather anywhere else. It is 61 in philadelphia. 55 trenten. 49 mount holly. And allen town at 52 degrees. All clear. Were not looking at anything out there. We have a huge dome of High Pressure that kept all the clouds and storm system away from us. And ushered in plen it of warm air. But, you knew there was a but. Here comes the colder air. Digging in across the west. The big storm system making it so chilly. They have snow. Do not worry. Ill show you well wake up in the 40s. Cooler tomorrow morning. On north wind. We had a weak front to the north today. It shifted wind. Tomorrow midand upper 60s on southeast winds. Cooler along the beach tomorrow and sunday. Take a jacket. It will be beautiful. Cooler. Mid70s on sunday. Look at monday. We cloud up. Thereto could be a scattered shower. We make it into the midand upper 70s on monday. And then this is what happens. Late monday night or tuesday, a cold front will drive showers and thunder storms through the area. Much chillier air will be on the way. If youre going out to the eagles game, i dont want to tell you to bring the rain slicker. 11 k at night there could be a sprinkle or shower. It will be mild. Much warmer than normal. Lets look at your neighborhood tonight. Tomorrow, our realistic sky model shows blue skies once again. 77 philadelphia. 76 lee hay valley. Lets check your ten day on ten. It is really remarkable to be this warm. This time of the year. Ten degrees above normal. 77 tomorrow. 74 sunday. 78 on monday. Rain moves in late at night. 71 tuesday. And then back to the 60s where we should be. Enjoy it. The eagles are healthy. Well tell you who practiced today and hear from carson wentz. Joel embiid the sixers home debut tonight. Stars in the house. What changes does joel want with the offense . Thats next. Hey grandpa. Hey, kid. Really good to see you. You too. You tell grandma you were going fishing again . Maybe. vo the best things in life keep going. Thats why i got a subaru, too. Introducing the allnew crosstrek. Love is out there. Find it in a subaru crosstrek. Sixers sold out home opener tonight. It is the beginning of a new era. Stars out there. Philly resident m knight. Bringing samuel l jackson. Ben simmons a double double. First sixers rookie ever with two double double to start his career. Team high 19 points for jj redick. Joel embiid missed his first eight shots. With the throw down. Eleven points and 28 mips for jell. Fourth quarter. All boston. The three. Gives the celtics the lead. Nice move by kyrie. 21 points for him. Sixers let it slip away. Joel embiid says he wants the ball around the basket more. I didnt get the ball enough in the post. We have to do a better jb of. Theres a learning curve. To figure out how to win. Not just for individual players but for teams. And especially young teams. Joel embiid will not play tomorrow night. Hes not ready for back to back. Eagles today smallwood fully practiced. Getting ready for monday night football. This game against the redskins is like a conference championship game. Carson wentz is 8 and 2 at the link. It will be a big test. We left a will the of plays on the field and they did gooed things too. When you know each other so well like this, both teams. You have to is it comes down o making plays and hopefully we can make more. Monday night. How about friday night. High school football. We have some good games and a last second win. And a pair of local players with nfl pedigree. Facing off against each other. Trotters son. Jr. Dont miss the High School Blitz coming up. Stepping into the unknown. It can be difficult to find the way. But with the compassion and security of independence blue cross, obstacles become openings. As we have for nearly 80 years, well continue to light the way, with the card accepted in all 50 states. Giving you the power to shine forward to whatever awaits tomorrow. Independence blue cross. Live fearless. Independence blue cross. When youre a doubledipping like steve sweeney, its important to maintain a certain. Lifestyle. Thats why sweeney spent over a hundred grand of his Campaign Funds on highpriced meals and other gifts. Were talking fine cigars, fancy watches, pricey restaurants, and expensive wines all to charm the type of folks who helped him raise your taxes 145 times. Too many in south jersey are struggling. But steve sweeneys looking out for himself, not for us. What a night for high school football. Number one team in southeast pennsylvania. St. Joe prep. Taking on number two la sal chl featuring a pair of hall of fame connections. Yes, there is the ax man. Eagles hall of famer. Checking out his son. There he is. Taking on profootball hall of famer harriss son. First half. Lets get to the action. Mason, turning on the jets here. Hes gone. Nobody is going to catch him. He stayed in bounds. Thats 50 yard for the touch down of like father like son. Trotter jr. Busting through the line. The sack. Is he going to do the ax man. No. Downing town east taking on number five coats ville. Another heavy weight battle. Eight seconds left in the game. Leaping grab for the touch down. Coat ville 3827. Lets go to on the road. The ball not for long. This lands right into the open arms of. Pick six. Rock prep charter taking on south philly. First half prep with a short punt. Scooping it up, and hes going to take it to the house. All southern this one. 506. Match up here with washington and. Going deep for donald coal. Coal, making it look easy. Nice. Right passed the dfs defense. But not enough. 4012. Washington township hosting cherokee. Showing off some speed. Heading down the side loin. Untouched into theened zone. Cherokee wins 3116. Over brook calling his own number here. Playing a catch me if you can. And they cant. Over brook wins 4422. Timber creek. Leery tosses the rock over the top to jordan gnash. The go ahead score. Timber creek 36 had the 19. In the air now. S skylights. Punting to mor ris town. Keep your eye on stewart. Look at this. Finds a hole. Bounces around a few defenders. Nobody is going to bring him down. 56 yards for the touch down. 310. Still in the air. Undefeated cam den catholic. Faking it, then fires. Touch down. But all cam den catholic after that. They win 347. Chelsea visiting eastern. Mason max well connecting with a wide open. Fighting into the end zone. With the shut out. Still in jersey. Looking to get on the board here. Ill take that. There he goes. Filgting off a defender. Hes brought down just shy of the end zone. But no problem. They score on the next play. 416. Castle rock south hosting. Third and goal. Mcandrew connecting with sill. To put the redskins up by two touch downs. 280. So. Here are the next weeks options for our game of the week. Springfield or cam den catholic and holy spirit. Vote at nbc10. Com. Or on the nbc10 app. You can call or text the in your opinion on the screen. This week game of the week. We have a clash. Undespeeted springfield. A battle for Central League supremacy. Thats next. All right. Game of the fweechks pair of Delaware County finest. Unbeating springfield taking on unbeaten garnet valley. Ranked eight and ninth. Only one leaves undefeated. Garnet value hee they are hype for this one. Springfield strike first. Connecting with kyle long. He makes the d miss. All the way for a 21 yard touch down. This time its jaden. Rumbles across the goal line. Up 14 to nothing. After the half. Sophomore quarterback making his varsity debut. Calling his own number. Faked out the camera man as well. Everybody. They get the touch down. Great moment for him. Thats all the scoring the jags need. Springfield wins. 147. Thats all the time we have. Thanks for watching. What a friday night. The tonight show is next. [ cheers and applause ] steve from studio 6b in Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests Hillary Rodham clinton, musical guest miley cyrus. And featuring the legendary