Scene. Matt delucia, well get updates from him. You can stay with us onair and our nbc 10 app. Two fires rip through homes less than a mile from each other killing one person. The fire commissioner called the efforts to fight this hurklen. This is the second death ip24 hours from a fire ipphiladelphia and reports of people trapped inside this burned out home sent another group of firefighters racing to 50th street. We know paramedics took those people to the hospital with burns. Authorities have not updated on those conditions. Well keep you updated on the app. And today stupidities who survived the shooting in parkland, florida, will be returning to school. The School Principal tweeted last night our focus is on emotional readiness so theres no need for backpacks today. Armed deputies will also patrol the campus as students return. Republican congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is calling for congress to pass the bipartisan restraining act. It would petition a judge to temporarily take guns away from a person in crisis. Fits patrick says it helps keep the community safe. This is common sense legislation, and it will save lives. The measure would also ensure that authorities referenced all state and local gun databases whenever they get a tip from family members concerned about loved one. Today new jersey congressman Donald Norcross will host a discussion about guns in school. Police and Community Leaders from glossner township and Washington Township will talk about measures in place and what more can be done. Also students from philadelphia schools will speak out against gun violence. Rallies are planned. Pennsylvania state senator Anthony Williams will join the students. And High School Students in south jersey say they wont stop fighting to make their voices heard. That followed the student walkout at the start of the school day. The students and parents want more security at schools. And being completely honest i would be embarrassed to tell someone im a student at cherry hill. You see all the Students Walk out and see all the passion with the students talking about they want safer schools and the School District wont take it to that second level. It makes absolutely no sense. The principal says the school is working on a plan that includes open dialogue, School Safety assemblies and student walk outs. Lock had expressed concern about safety at cherry hill east following the shooting in parkland, florida. Students want lock reinstated. Coming up at 4 30 well take you live to parkland, florida, for more on how the school is preparing for students to return today. 4 04. This is video of the scene posted to social media last night. The plane had just taken off from newark, new jersey, headed for los angeles. The cause of the smoke remains under investigation. Happening today the jury will begin deliberating in the corruption trial of allentowns mayor. Lawyers from both sides gave their closing arguments to the jury yesterday. Prosecutors accuse ed pawlowski to rigging contracts to go to businesses that support his political campaigns. Pawlowski and his attorneys say he did nothing wrong and nothing unusual. To be the first to know when there is a verdict download the free nbc 10 app for breaking news alerts. And the House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into congressman pat meehan. Meehan said he would not seek reelection last month after reports of inappropriate behavior with his former aide. Councilman Kenyatta Johnson held a down hall last night. Kraz nar announced the change last month saying the bail system took advantage of poor and minority members. The only thing the has has released so far is that a former top official from the Obama Administration is joining his team in a key leadership role. Parents in philadelphia learned last night if their children will get to attend the school considered one of the best in the country. Hundreds of parents watched and waited to see if their kids will be go to the math, science and Technology Charter school. They chose 150 students at random for admigds. Thats only a small fraction of the 150,000 applications. We caught up with one mom who was breathing a sigh of relief. Today with her it was nervewracking. The Charter School is a National BlueRibbon School for 2017. The schools waiting list has q quadrupled since 2011. Get your sea legs ready. The Atlantic City boat show set sail today. This is obviously one of the best opportunities to get one organizers say. This is video from a previous year. If youre not shopping theres still cool stuff to see. A new touch a boat tour lets you get close to vessels from the coast guard. And also a new water car that drives on land and on water. Boat show runs through sunday. Today may not be quite boat weather. Tomorrow probably even less so. Tomorrow well be building the ark. Thats the boat were talking about tomorrow. Tomorrow youll be finding a submarine. You might make the argument you could take the boat out. Its going to be a really nice springlike day. This morning we are dry and a mild start. Well above freezing for the entire area. Temperatures will be climbing with partly sunny skies. Many areas will reach low 60s today. Clouds will be increasing tonight, and thats going to lead to wet weather. But not today. Chilly conditions for the Lehigh Valley. But most of the area right around the 40 degree mark. And look at those 40s in the suburbs this morning. Kenneth square, spring city, collegeville, st. David, all in the low 40s right now. The bus stop wait this morning not so bad. A bit of morning chill but we will get some sunshine. And youll see that sunshine peeking through the clouds the rest of the day. No wet weather until we get to tomorrow. And probably after the commute tomorrow i think well start the day dry. But rain is on the way. Just not today. The forecast, your neighborhood planner look at the warmup. 40 degrees in philadelphia. Close to 60 and climbing at the 2 00 hour. Temperatures in the upper 30s and 40s to start with, near 50 at 10 00 and up to 57 degrees for the Lehigh Valley with partly sunny skies and climbing. It might even reach 60 degrees this afternoon in the Lehigh Valley. And i dont think thats going to happen in much of delaware and south jersey, too. Youll see sunshine and some clouds but no sign of wet weather today. Jersey shore 10 00 this morning, low 50s this afternoon and thatll be the cool spot for the rest of the area. But the entire area will be a rainy spot for the next couple of days. Today will be dry but look at the rain chances going up for thursday and friday. Not just philadelphia. Dover, are reading, and Atlantic City a storm system thats also going to bring a lot of wind with it. Ten minutes past 4 00 a. M. On this wednesday. Eastbound typically closed on the south, but lets find out. Jessica boyington has you covered. Our cameras right around the ben franklin parkway. Thats what i thought it was when we saw it about ten minutes ago. There were construction vehicles here on the ban franken offramp. I was assuming they were picking up the construction and getting it out of the way. Anyway its wide open and not showing any delay. And also watching the pa turnpike and westbound and eastbound 10 minutes there with speeds into the 60s. And right around our glossner city camera moving out to where the walt whitman bridge no problems. Fearing for her life after a man attacks her on the road. The threat that led her slamming into a tree and the search for the driver. Plus this. Everybody out. Rushing to the rescue. Officers run into a burning home and its all caught on camera. And keeping his name alive. 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Now to a new view of a dramatic rescue. Youre looking at the video now. Those officers now being hailed as heroes. Everybody out. This new body camera footage shows the officers making their way through the house on north 17th street last month. They found a man in a wheelchair in that building am. The man in the wheelchair new charged with arson for starting that fire. Russell craig is part of the mural arts restored to Justice Program which was Just Announced yesterday as a partnership between the Barns Foundation and mural arts philadelphia. And it gives current and former prisoners as well as young people on probation a chance to create bonds with their community and develop job skills. I get off of parole soon. And thats another thing im happy about. Its kept me away from any backtracking to any negativity. Educators teach art classes and provide a space for students to Work Together on public art projects. Quarter past 4 00 a. M. On this wednesday morning. And new this morning an Equipment Shortage could mean some of delawares beaches could not be completely ready for peak season. Replenishment project for bethany beach, South Bethany beach and rihovis could go until july. And a favorite stop along the way to those delaware beaches is now gone for good. Yeah, the ches del restaurant in midtown had shutdown for a broken water heater, but the owner announced after 38 years the place is closed for good. I know it was going to be good food. Oh, my god, the omelets were the best. Traffic in front of the ches del dropped considerably in the 90s when many of the cars moved onto the new route 1. Customers also told us the bypass also made it too hard to get to the restaurant. Brook brewing in bristol will release the no one likes us we dont care. The brewery will limit purchases to one per person. And 20 of the proceeds will go to the make the world better foundation. Good cause. All right, 16 minutes past 4 00 a. M. Lets find out whats in store for us with the weather this morning. Bill henley has got that. Its going to feel like a nice spring day today. It was mild yesterday with sunshine. The temperatures will be climbing a little bit higher today with afternoon temperatures in the low 60s. For much of the area itll definitely give you a taste of spring. Rain, though, it arrives during the day tomorrow along with some gusty winds that will carry us into the weekend and make for a chilly weekend. Forecast for today, winds out of the southwest. Southwesterly warming winds for us since part of why were starting off so mild this morning, 40s right now for reading and pottstown. Near 40 in millville, the coolest spot allentown. Clear skies there and temperatures have dropped. And poconos mountains right now and the Lehigh Valley. But look at the warmup. A steady climb today. Near 60 degrees by 3 00. And the clouds will be moving in tonight. So its not going to get all that cold tonight, but we will see increasing cloud. There are some scattered clouds right now, but the wet weather im tracking tomorrow you can see to the southwest. Thats probably due in later. Upper 50s with increasing clouds and wilmington you can see a partly sunny day. At lewis right on the beach the temperatures will be in the 40s. Inland itll be upper 50s near 60 degrees. By 11 00 you can see no wet weather around. At 8 00 in the morning theyre to our southwest. And look at that rainy afternoon. The rain will continue right on through thursday and into friday as well. And rain totals could top an inch in some neighborhoods. That looks about two thirds of an inch in philadelphia, more than an inch possible in egg harbor township. And its going to come with winds that will continue into the weekend. Well see the clouds thin out over the weekend. Look at the 40s for most of the area. Come sunday, less wind, plenty of sunshine. Another day in the 40s for most neighborhoods. A look beyond the weekend with the ten day on ten in the next halfhour. Im going to look for the sun today just so i can experience it before it goes away again. Lets find out whats happening on the schuylkill. Jessica boyington has you covered. Watching actually 76 in jersey. Right around Market Street is what were watching here, and just a second ago i actually picked this camera by chance when i saw you ten minutes ago. And now i picked it again and what i saw is gone. There was construction on the westbound side here right before where the bridges are, and it looks like those construction vehicles just got out of the way. Either way what you can see theres no delays because of it. Also watching the schuylkill expressway and our cameras right around south street. You can see cones placed there. Thats that one lane of construction lost until 5 00. 295 to 495 a ten minute trip. The Winter Olympics ended sunday in south korea. However, in china celebrations for the 2022 Winter Olympics, theyre just beginning. Beijing will host the next winter games. And it marks the gbeginning of the olympic flag tour in china. It was then carried to where the bobsled and skiing competitions would be held. You can see the closing ceremony plus all the gold medal performances on our nbc 10 app. Limiting his access. Why president trumps soninlaw will no longer have the ability to see highly classified information. And up in smoke. How our area ranks when it comes to the use of ecigarettes. Plus this. Its not a distraction. Its actually very flattering. A message from the king. What lebron james says about those bill boards calling for him to come to philly. All new on nbc at 5 00. See how a unique program at the university of delaware cafe is helping patients recover from traumatic brain injuries. Its 4 23. Jared kushner president trumps soninlaw and Senior Advisor will no longer have access to our nations highly classified information. The change in status came after on overhaul in clearance process by chief of staff john kelly. It prevents him from accessing materials like the president ial daily brief. Kelly and kushner claim he can still carry out his duties as president ial advisor. The fbi is investigating a letter filled with an unknown substance that caused 11 people to get sick at a military base in virginia. A Gunnery Sergeant opened the envelope yesterday afternoon. Military personnel nearby reported symptoms like itchy hands and faces and bloody noses. The joint base meyer Ferguson Hall was evacuated until hazmat crews cleared the base. This morning a new warning about popular products sold at americas top online retailers. A new government report says theyre conterfoot. They tested 47 products from amazon, walmart, ebay, sears and newegg. 20 were fake. Supposedly certified. Some of the fake chargers, quote, pose a risk of lethal electrocution. And the fake cosmetics can contain cyanide, arsenic, mercury, urine and rat droppings. To spot a fake experts say look for spelling errors and flimsy or rushed packaging and missing certification labels. A new study finds both states have the lowest rate of ecigarette use in the u. S. Pennsylvania slightly higher. Researchers examined tobacco laws across the country. And they found states with the strongest policies have lowest rates. A standoff just ended. We will tell more about that coming up. A step forward. Students return to school today after the florida massacre. Were live in florida about what they say about returning. Its 4 26 and 39 degrees, and weve got winds that will help to warm us up today. Even warmer than yesterday. Not bad for the last day of february. Your neighborhood forecast is just ahead. But first Jessica Boyington is in the first alert traffic center. Good morning, bill. Watching out on mount laurel here and our cameras around route 38. So far so good on the northbound side. But ill check in with that schuylkill expressway construction when we come back. Neighborhood scare. Breaking overnight an hours long standoff comes to an end with one person dead and another hurt. Returning and remembering. Students who survived the High School Massacre return to class today. Were live in florida with how the community is showing support. And honoring billy graham. The tribute in the nations capitol today to the iconic reverend. Coming up on 4 30. Good morning. This is nbc 10 news today first look at 4. Im tracy davidson. And im vai sikehema. Lets get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. Ive got one for you today. Were starting off with temperatures near 40 degrees, running about 10 degrees above normal and little bit warmer than yesterday, too. Look at new jersey and the Lehigh Valley in the low 40s right now and 39 degrees in delaware. No sign of any cold air to start with. And with sunshine well see the temperatures climb to near 60 degrees in the suburbs, and right up to 60 degrees for new jersey. A little bit cooler at the shore, but still a nice day with partly sunny skies. And youll see partly sunny skies in the Lehigh Valley and delaware, too. Ill walk you through the day hour by hour, and break it down for each part of our area when im back in ten minutes. But first lets see how the roads are looking on this last day of february. Jessica boyington with an update. Were starting with the schuylkill expressway the only place we have any Major Construction and its even that big. You can see cones still on theode. Gon, this is the westbound side here and were just losing a lane moving towards center city. Other than that its good to go. Itll be there probably until about 5 00. Remember that old