Deflating the balloon. The army says the easiest way to get the remaining helium out of a blimp is to shoot it full of holes with a shotgun. When we first got on the scene, first order of business was making sure the site was secured, so we tied it down. Reporter the white balloon that ripped in two as it crashed contains technology that targets cruise missiles. Primarily the radar, thats the most important part, a couple radios, as well, then the rest of it was just Power Generation and power transformers. Reporter the army air and Missile Defense command says it was all still there after it broke loose from a mooring in maryland. Weather system going over us at the time. Yes, thats what pushed it up to pennsylvania. Reporter they dont know why it came loose, trailing a massive cable that shorted or knocked out power lines along the way, but the army says it will take weeks to remove. Why does it take so long . The thing is, its big. Its big and were in really rough terrain down there
It is getting jam packed out there. This is where espns College Game Day will broadcast in less than a half hour. Moe braxton is talking to the fans this morning. Im Rosemary Connors, just after 8 30 on this saturday. Well get you to that scene down at Independence Mall and have your forecast in just a moment, but we want to update you on some new information thats coming out about the breaking news involving the Russian Airliner that crashed. We just learned that all 217 passengers and seven crew members were killed. The air bus crashed in egypts central sinai peninsula, taking off from the red sea resort and it was on its way to the russian city of st. Petersburg. Were finds out that egyptian Officials Say that the pilot of the airliner had reported technical difficulties andmented to make an Emergency Landing before losing contact with air traffic controllers. This is the airline involved in the crash, an air bus plane similar to the one involved. The plane vapished from radar 23 mi
Kansas city royals. When it was the mets turn at bat, they delivered winning the game 93. There will be more fireworks tonight in game four . And happy halloween. The peanuts gang has gone home and now were pulling out the stops for our very own halloween celebration. Today, halloween, saturday, october 31st, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im carson daly alongside dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. We have the latest with the breaking news from ron mott in london. Reporter good morning, carson. Metro jet flight disappeared from russia radar over egypt 23 minutes into the flight from the city of Sharm El Sheikh in egypt en route to russia. The officials confirm to nbc news it crashed in the Sinai Peninsula and jets located the wreckage of the plane. It is too early to pinpoint a cause of the crash. The area where the plane went down is near the scene were terrorists clashed th
As that goes this will certainly go down as a december to remember. It will. We dont know when well get another december like this. Temperatures soared into the 60s again and the warmup continues just in time for the weekend. We love when that happens. Heres a sight you dont usually see in early december, playing at Washington Lake park in Gloucester County without heavy coats and winter gear. Live look outside in philadelphia, little overcast, but pretty good day for a walk or bike ride around the schuylkill. Nice out there. Really nice. We have nbc 10 Live Team Coverage of this unseasonably warm weather. Nbc 10s chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz has been tracking the temperature. Lets begin with Brittney Shipp live outside in rittenhouse and enjoying this night weather. Brittney . Reporter absolutely. In the last probably five minutes ive counted at least five people in shorts and tshirts, so this is the place to be. Take a look behind me here, you can see some of the outd
Temperatures in the 40s and 50s, and partly cloudy skies. Its a nice start not day with a nice finish as well if you like warm temperatures this time of year, 41 in allentown, 44 in pottstown, and 50 in philadelphia. South and east in the 40s and 50s. Theres fog this morning, reduced vizsibilitievisibilitie. Three mile visibility in mount holly. As you head out there morning, use low beams, go slower, and if you are flying out this morning, call ahead as well. Throughout saturday, by 9 00, 54, fog left over in spots, lunchtime up to 64 degrees and 68 by 4 00. Normally its 48 degrees this time of year. We are above that. Warm on sunday, and when you can expect cold temperatures again. It is one of the biggest traditions in college football, and it is back here in philadelphia for the 86th time, the rivalry between army and navy. Here is a live look inside lincoln financial field. The two teams square off here today. You can see that both army and navys logos have been painted in the end