We begin with a developing story at 5 00. Information warfare against the united states. The heart of an extraordinary federal indictment today for 13 russians acushioned of working together to interfere with the 2016 president ial election. Todays indictments are the first to directly link russians to meddling in the race for the white house. 13 russians and three Russian Companies are charged with spreading distrust about the u. S. President ial candidates. No americans were knowing participants in the plot and says there is no allegation that the plot affected the outcome of the election. The indictment says they posed as americans on social media to lure American Voters to Campaign Rallies and spread misinformation. 13 russians charged in a wide range of conspiracy. They conducted what they called Information Warfare against the united states. With the stated goal of spreading distrust to the candidates and the political system. These are the first indictments tied to election interference. The 13 russians worked to discredit Hillary Clinton and boost trump. They used muslims and black lives matter to divide americans before and after the election. All fuelled by social media. They used that infrastructure to accomplish hundreds of accounts on social Media Networks making it appear they were controlled by a person located in the united states. They used stolen or fictitious identities. The indictment for any american who is a knowing participant in this illegal activity. This this indictment leaving open the possibility that there could be more revealed. A statement came out from the white house stating this. Nbc 10 spoke with the local Russian Community about all of this, their reaction tonight all new at 6 00. Two nbc 10 first alert weather now and tracking saturday snow for parts of our area. Hard to believe with the temperatures out there today that the flakes will be falling tomorrow night. The rain moving own and taking its sweet time. This was the scene this afternoon. Snow a welcome visitor this weekend in the poconos. A lye look at the resort, the busiest time of the ski season. We have a first alert in place for what is to come tomorrow, glenn hurricane schwartz is watching the temperatures. We standard with tammie souza tracking the tomorrow. Plenty of time to get out in the morning, you might even see sunshine. But it will be cold and you will need that winter jacket. But we have a warning for everyone in the suburbs and the he will hi Lehigh Valley. This is three to six inches of heavy, wet snow. Now in philadelphia were certainly going to see some snow that could mix with rain and sleet as well. Several inches possible there, but were expecting it to melt on the roadways quicker. We show the rain we have moving through, that one is further off to the west of us. Here is a sneak peek at what you can expect. Well be fine tonight, watch how it clears out. The winds from the northwest keeping it very chilly, were clear tomorrow morning and quickly the clouds build in and watch the timeline. By 4 00 or 5 00 in the afternoon, we could see a snow or snow and rain mix. Be could be looking at a steady snow from the i95 corridor across philadelphia and parts of northern delaware and into south jersey. We could be looking at more of a mix. Right now were going to look at the temperatures that are key to all of this. Absolutely, tammie. In many cases at this time of year the temperatures are borderline, we have been in the 60s for a few days, roads are warm, were barely below freezing by tomorrow morning and then quickly above freezing. By the snow starts, look at these temperatures, it has to melt on the road unless it is getting heavy by 8 00 or 9 00 at night still above freezing from philadelphia to delaware, south jersey, even if it is snowing, might be sticking on grassy surfaces, but mostly melting on the roads. Colder to the north, more can accumulate there. In this case the difference of a degree or two in the temperatures could mean the difference between a little slush and more problems, but by sunday morning, its not getting colder. Tammie will be back with the exact snow totals for your neighborhood coming up. Dont leave home this weekend without the nbc 10 app. Down load it for free to find out if your neighborhood will get snow or rain so you can plan ahead. And were learning more about the high School Murder spree and the call for action to prevent more attacks. The Broward CountySheriffs Office got about 20 calls in the last few years about the shooter, nikolas cruz. Someone called the bureau on january 5th to complain about the gunman and his erratic behavior. The if,fbi says they failed to follow up on the tip. On behalf of myself and the 1,000 employees of the miami field office, we truly regret any additional pain this caused. Also today people gathered for the first two funerals for victims. A 14yearold freshman and an 18yearold senior at the school. President trump left for florida this afternoon to meet with people in parkland. People have lined up to show their support for the victims at this Blood Donation center where you are. Yeah, people were in Blood Donations all day. If you look behind me you see the memorial for the victims and those injured if continues to grow with flowers and teddy bears. Kids dont need guns, no guns under 2, people saying it is time for something to be done to prevent these tragedies. The gunman shot his ak15 into the glass panel of my door and was shooting into my classroom, and he hit, i didnt know at the time, but he hit six kids. She was teaching when a shooter fired into his class. Two of my students died and i didnt know it at the time. Like many people around the country, she is tired of history repeating itself. We should not do this. This guy should not have an ak15. We do drills, we know what were supposed to, but when you have someone with a powerful gun like that, how do you top the person like to . For parents whose kid was in the school on wednesday the time for change is long overdue. I would like to see more help for people with mental illness, less easy access. Students say theyre tired of waiting for action. Getting involved, getting vocal, and taking to the streets. I felt like this was the best way to help make a difference and get their attention. If the laws dont change it will only get worse. Ores talking about how the fbi could have possibly avoided the tragedy. Now the governor of florida calling on the fbi director to step down. Nbc 10 news. So much emotion there, miguel, thank you, live in parkland florida for us. Were learning more about a native of the poconos killed in this weeks mass shooting. Chris hickson was one of 17 people killed. He was the Athletic Director and the wrestling coach. He graduated from Pleasant Valley high school in the poconos. He s now a classmate is remembers hickson. He didnt have to say anything to me, i was an under classman and he went out of his way to talk to me and be a friend. He is 49 years old. He served in iraq just a decade ago. Get complete coverage of ma. Read about each of the lives lost. Coming up, sound the alarm. Could a new schedule for first ri ponders put lives at risk . Thats what some local firefighters are saying. And new Housing Development is being called the new normal here. The hope is to transform the poverty and light that a hurt this neighborhood for decades. Were going to hear what it means for area residents. A neighborhood makeover coming for west philadelphia. Next year a new retail and housing hub will open to bring more shopping, education, and services to the neighborhoods. Take a look, the Ground Breaking happened today near 60th and market streets. It has been a hot bed for crime. What the makeover will mean for the community. Back about, im going to say about 40 years ago, it was a bustling business district. Francine remembers a very difficult west philadelphia. The businesses started to decline and. It is a deli right here and right there. Who needs two so close. They hope to spark a turn around. 50 million will turn this lot into a day care, prek, and businesses. The poverty rate is 37 here. One resident believes the building alone wont change the long standing problems here. You must address the situations that the community has going on. But Officials SayNew Market West is just faze one. Other markets include Affordable Housing and other community needs. Its a commitment to the area. A sight that Francine Robinson has been longing for. I feel it will be a renaissance of the way it used to look 40 years ago. Top on nors tod honors tod. Congress created the award in 1979 to recognize initiative, service, and achievement. They can earn bronze, silver, and gold. Were all inspired by watching the Young Americans in south korea. It is great to now we have bronze, silver, and gold winners here in delaware. Silver medals and bronze medals, we congratulate all of them. More medals will be handed out tonight in south korea of a a different kind of adam rippon returns to the ice tonight. He is quickly becoming an olympic favorite and we will see lindsey vonn compete for the first time. If you have plans tonight, you can still watch all of the olympic action. A tornado touched down in western pennsylvania last night. An hour south of pittsburgh. They ripped roofs off of homes, uprooted trees, and snapped street signs. They spent the day trying to repair power to hundreds of homes there. Some of us will get rain, others will get snow. Thats why we have nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. Thats right, we all have cloud cover right now. Thats a no brainer. 60 was the high in philadelphia. In much of the area we saw 60s. The low today is 52, and we got a third of an inch of rain today but it came down pretty steady last night. The highs again across the area, look at these numbers. Again, right now you can start to see that cold front is making its way through the area. 51 in wildwood. We will drop quickly tonight and well be in the upper 20s and low 30s by the time the sun comes up tomorrow morning. The last of the rain showers starting to make their way through the area. We have clouds, but look at the clearing in the North Western part of the state, so we are going to see clearing tonight and perhaps some sun tomorrow morning. Before we deal with this. Cold air dropping with a system out of canada, a system in the desert southwest. They will come together in head in our direction very quickly. Everything slides by us as we get into tomorrow night. Lets walk you through your neighborhoods a little closer. Were warm in the 50s right now. Winds from the north and knot west. Brought down in temperature below freezing tonight. Clouds moving in tomorrow afternoon. And because were above freezing it may look like know cosnow co down but it will melt right away. You can see rain for the southern part of delaware, and look at this pink line. Philadelphia, parts of south jersey, northern delaware going to be in that sno belt. Late tomorrow night lifting northward and then were not expecting as much in the way of snow in philadelphia, but more in the pennsylvania suburbs. If you dont want to shovel anything just have an extra cup of coffee. The morning will be rather slippery, and by monday well get rain moving in with temperatures in the 50s that will watch a lot of it away. Look at how much snow. Less melt tomorrow, five inches in philadelphia, four in the poconos, maybe two in south jersey, if we get a lot, less than an inch in philadelphia, four inches in the poconos, nothing in delaware and south jersey. We think well get three to six across the pennsylvania suburbs. Sleet and snow across philadelphia, northern delaware, parts of south jersey, and a dusting but mostly rain across south jersey to the shore and southern parts of delaware. Well be back in a little bit. A growing problem that could cost you more than 1,000. Potholes, more and more of them this time of year. What you can do tonight to save your wheels and your wallet. It has been two weeks now since the eagles sis torhistori bowl win. Fly eagles fly on the road to victory. There you go, that is fly eagles fly from the Boston Office of the mccarter and english law firm. They put on a show today. They had a friendly bet on super bowl 52. The Boston Office had to serve lobster roles and boston cream pies to their colleagues. Registration is closing tonight at midnight. If youre not running, our nbc 10 cameras will be there for you every step of the way. Watch all of the action right here on nbc 10. Next, learning more about the accused killer behind the High School Massacre in florida. We just spoke to one of his former teachers who taught some of the victims. What he is saying about the kids and the confessed killer. This evening were hearing for those that knew nikolas cruz. Sitting down with one of his former middle School Teachers who now lives in our area. This was a preventable event. Why do you say that . I think more could have been done to prevent this. As the country grapples with the murder of innocent lives in a place supposed to be safe, those that know the suspected shooter are processing how it happened. He displayed erratic, bizarre behavior. Spencer angle shares his yearbook he kept since the days of teaching in parkland, florida. Two of the victims were his students. He would come up to me and get into my space, and start dancing around me, a lot of just bizarre behaviors. Not so much threatened. I never felt threatened. He was never verbal ly abusive, not physically abusive, but demonstrated behaviors that caused concern. He says he wants our lawmakers to advocate for gun control. They have to understand that the nra and other lobbyist groups and so forth are not the ones theyre here to protect and serve, the constituents are. Pennsylvanias Republican SenateEor Pat Toomey was once a rating but is now a c, perhaps because he cosponsored the last effort for background check information in the wake of the sandy hook shooting. This is not something that the nra supported and i did it anyway. That was five years ago. What have you done since then . I continue to support it and we have voted on it. People want to know what are the people of washington doing at this moment . Im going to try to continue to get to the 60 votes that we dont have yet, have not had yet, to pass my background check legislation and i will be very candid with the people. That is not a panacea. As for angle, he wants action. Its 2018, three School Shootings per week if is horrifying, and i want to see some change. Before it is too late. Im rosemary connors, nbc news. An entire new Jersey School district closed today because of an Online Security threat. They canceled cool in essex county. It was not clear what type of threat the School Received but it involved a video posted on instagram. Police say they spoke to the person behind the post and detectives are now investigating. Traffic in center city is taking a big hit because of this overturned tractor trailer on the underpass going to ben franklin parkway. Traffic is now bump toer to bum. And a grand jury dietindict more than a dozen russians for Robert Muellers probe. 13 nationals and three companies are named in the indictment that used propaganda including phoney social media accounts and staged wa rallies to create disinstruct. President trump declared his campaign did nothing wrong and there was no collusion. They have reaction from the local rush shan Community Colo local Russian Community coming up at 6 00. These temperatures are going to drop and that friday rain will turn into saturday snow, so were issuing a first alert. Yeah, lets run down this first alert for you. For any of you wondering, basically were looking at a first atlaert will lert that wi parts of the Lehigh Valley and a first atlaelert that will be foe pennsylvania suburbs. This will be for tomorrow from 6 00 p. M. Tomorrow evening to 5 00 in the morning on sunday. It will be slippery and sloppy traveling out there and right now although we have the rain exiting the area. What were going to be looking at tomorrow is this winter storm sitting on us. It will cause troubles and have different impacts. Were going to go to britney shipp. Yes, this system is going to happen right over your saturday evening. Closer to philadelphia, well see slushy roads, a little bit of snowfall coming down but it will melt quickly. Going to drop down and support snow. If youre closer to the suburbs, that is where we expect to see snow packed roads with three to six inches of snowfall expected. Well go over some of the Road Conditions specifically for our suburbs stretching into the Lehigh Valley. Warm conditions, excellent drives conditions. 4 00 p. M. To 9 00, take is easy. And then after 9 00 if youre out late it is dangerous conditions. Going out on sunday well see improving conditions as we quickly warm up. A live look right now at the olympic culdron as it burns right now. Yeah, shiffrin was not feeling well yesterday going into her favorite event, gina is joining us live from pyeongchang. The number four is considered unlucky here in south korea because it starts with the same letter as death, but we unfortunately have had a lot of foust place finishers for americans here including Mikaele Shiffrin who is wearing bib number four. Shiffrin said she knew it the moment she hit the snow. Moments before her first run, she was vomiting. By the time all of the women made it down, she dropped to fourth on a razor thin margin. On any other race day this season i could have made up that time in a second. Lend si jay cok lindsey jay ellis also made it to fourth. Another American Woman crashed big in the aerials super final, Madison Olsen walked away finishing sixth. Ice hockey had a good day. Lets see what kind of form he has. And the olympic tongan finish his Cross Country ski event. Boy, do i love that, but tonight, coming up, lindsey von vonn set to make her pyeongchang debut with the womens super g, but it has been postponed by at least an hour. And adam rippon is americas best chance far medal tonight. He was in seventh place coming out of the Short Program tonight. And the Olympic Games put pyeongchang on the map, but what about philadelphia . Tonight were turning the tables on people at the games. People came to south korea from all over the world to watch the games. We want to know what they know about philadelphia. We have the cheesesteak, the liberty bell, and rocky balboa. How the people here did, you will not believe the results and you wont want to miss our story. Okay, catch keiths live report at 11 00, also all of the updates on the games on our nbc 10 app. A roaring fire erupting in the middle of a sub way start subway stop. Running red and playing with fire. Why they are sounding the alarm. This is so exciting, dave hey gus, meet tucker. Awwww. Whoaaaa . And axle, angie, frank, charlie, millie, ralph, henry, audrey and duke. Yep. Ten times the fun. Sorta like this. Ahhh, ten times the bucks. Its one of the new times the bucks games from the pennsylvania lottery. With millions in prizes hot diggity dog keep on scratchin more students are graduating high school in new jersey. The Graduation Rate was more than 90 you hav . 2200 more students in new jersey earned diplomas last year. A track fire created a sup way fire last night. You see this fire here, a sub way rider trained for the detour. It is not clear what caused the track fire. Next on nbc 10, firefighters say their new schedules could be putting lives at risk. And an indictment handed down in the russian meddling investigation. After taking a sally cut, firefighters say theyre being run ragged. But as nbc 10 jersey shore reporter says other places across the country are on similar schedules. Atlantic city firefighters say theyre bushrned out. Exhausted. There was a recent rash of multialarm fires and high angle rescues. Theyre getting beat up at work, theyre here 72 hours. The state take over in the city in 2016, it includes three 24 shifts broken up by 24 hours of off time. By the third day youre in there, your third 24 shift, your feeling the fatigue. Surgeon times certain times night. Who currently closed casinos, all expected to open this summer and fall. I think there is definitely a potential for risk. Firefighters may safely work a 24 hour schedule and do so in many cities with comparable and larger populations. Supervisors can and should make arrangements for coverage from other fire houses under situations when rest is needed. The state could consider reviewing the schedule again if factors change in the city. It is only a matter of time. Lets give you a live look right now. We have an alert for walkers and bicyclists that use the bridge. The south walk way will close on thursday for upgrades. The bridges north walkway will remain open during construction. Mild temperatures today. The salt trucks are loading up and hitting the streets as we speak. Tammie souza is saming out t timing out the snow, but it defending where you live. 60 the high today, hard to believe youre going to have snow sticking to the ground tomorrow. A third of an inch of rain in the highest wind gusts. Right now the cold front making its way through the area. 52 in philadelphia and delaware. 52 on the shore, lets go closer and ta and take a look. Graduate high school, 52. Chestnut hill at 52. Still way too work for any time of snow youre going to wake up with clear skies in philadelphia. Youll wake up to 23 in the Lehigh Valley. 31 on the jersey shore. Cold enough to support snow, but with the sunshine, temperatures get above freezing. This event may start as rain and transition to snow. It is now sagging off to the start and existing to the area. That is the clear skies we will see tonight and here is the storm system. Cold air coming in from the north to meet with the Energy Crossing to naemd watch hew mex quickly. Well see rain also across portions of the area. The storm cuts us in half. Lets go through the area times wise. We get into tomorrow evening and we can see rain in parts of new jersey and snow for parts of jersey closer to the i95 corridor. By the time we get to the overnight hours it may transition to rain. For all of you in delaware, this is mainly a rain event. Watch what happens. A lot of rain and mixing early on, i think it is northern delaware that might see the best chance of snow and rain coming in at the tail end once again and it is out of here. Lets go to philadelphia and the suburbs. We could get a quick burst of several inches of snow. The rain moves across philadelphia and into the lower suburbs and it is out of here. Much of us will stay and we have the first alert for three to six inches there. Look at this, all snow, snow, snow, snow over night, snow until 1 00 in the morning, and that is where we expect to see the biggest impact. One to three inches of sloppy snow across philadelphia, and zero to an inch of rain for south jersey, the jersey shore, and southern parts of delaware. You can follow it on our app, down load it on nbc. Com. 48 with sunshine, rain on monday, 70st for the middle of next week and back to midweek, the only chilly day is tomorrow, guys . Dont forget you can always get instant updates and alerts with the free nbc 10 app. And a growing problem all over our roads that could cost you a pretty penny. Potholes are showing up more often than last year. What you can do to keep your car and yourself out of harms way. Medical marijuana, the first dispensary opened today. We talked to a man who was first in line at 5 00 a. M. And the pain relief she is hoping to find. Their lives are beautiful, lets keep it that way. If you suspect child abuse, report it. For more information on reporting child abuse or neglect go to keepkidssafe. Pa. Gov paid for with pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. Hi, this busy friday well have details on the indictments handed down on 13 russians that tried to influence the president ial election. And were going to tell you more on that when we see you on nbc nightly news. Thank you, lester. Now to an nbc 10 responds warning, pothole problems. City officials are seeing far more potholes this year than last year. What you can do to protect yourself and your car. These are the road cavities can can cause serious damage to your car. We dont know where they are. The Streets Department manager says motorists can help them stay on top of the problem. This tire was damaged by a pothole. So your wheels dont end up looking like this. According to aaa, repair costs go from a few hundred dollars to more than 1,000. There are some things you can do to minimize or prevent damage. Inspect your tires, make sure theyre properly inflated and have a healthy tread. Make a point of scanning the road, look ahead for potholes, and slow down. If you cant avoid a pothole, reduce your speed without slamming on the brakes. File a complaint no matter what city you hit the pothole. Some municipalities let you do this online and keep in mind, folks, they need prior knowledge and reasonable time to repair it before they can be held reliable. Go to nbc 10. Com, folks. When you know they have to have a better idea, thats all of the more reason when you see one report one. And no swearing when you hit that pothole. Thanks, harry. If you have a Consumer Complaint for nbc 10 responds, fill out out form or give us a call, we will respond to you. Nbc 10 news at 6 00 is next. Stay goodbye to warm weather, snow is on the way. Thats right, how much is coming our way and when it will hit your neighborhood. Ill time it all out for you in my first alert forecast. Election interference. Indictments handed down as the russia investigation takes a new turn. The south Florida Community continues to bind together in this tragic time. Highlighting the helpers coming up. Saturday snow, kiss the warm temperatures goodbye. A winter storm poised to hit some areas tomorrow. Russian disception. Reaction to the indictments from a Russian Community in our area. There was 20 calls to police about a confessed killer that murdered 17 people at a florida school. Topping nbc 10 news at 6 00, get ready for saturday snow, tracking a winter storm that will hit tomorrow, look at the first alert radar. About this time tomorrow the storm will be blowing right into our area. A live look at allendown, thats where the worst of the snow could hit. On the shore it is a completely different story. Our first alert meteorologists are tracking the snow so you know how to plan for your saturday. This is a fast moving storm, give us a update. In the afternoon, things will change rapidly. We have a first alert for accumulating snow now. We think that is where we will see an all snow event, but in philadelphia you will