communications high school and arthur larry nelton in south philadelphia. nbc 10's christine maddela was there as the ex-principals turns themselves in. >> christine, tell us the case against them. >> reporter: barbara was the principal here at the now closed communication technical high school, technology high school, when back in two2003 when the school's standardized tests math and reading scores sudden shot up. they are the two latest principals arrested and charged in the widespread cheating scandal. former principals larry melton and barbara mccreary were escorted into the police department dust before noon. she created an answer key to change wrong answers into right ones on the school's pssa test, what larry melton is accused at doing at bok technical high school before it closed as well. melton erased wrong answers and filled in the right one so the school could make annual yearly progress. a hood covering most of her face, her hands shackled in front of her. she and melton are charged with tampering with public records and forgery. police tell us the two princi l principals will be released in the next 4 hours. reporting live in south philadelphia, christine maddela, nbc 10 news. we have new actions today to combat hate just as the three suspects accused of attacking a gay couple in center city were released from bail. the trio all from bucks county are charged with assault for the september 11th attack. in addition to the suspect being released today, nbc 10's deanna durante was at city council where they talked about strengthening hate crime laws in philadelphia. and nbc 10 just covered a rally in love park to change hate crime laws across pennsylvania. dozens rallied to support the gay couple injured in the attack two weeks ago. supporters of the men gathered in love park this afternoon. the rally organized by state representative brian sims. he and and other lawmakers are calling for restoring lgbt protection in pennsylvania hate crime laws. >> too many crimes similar to this go unnoticed by the general public. we have lost too many members of our lgbt communities to senseless acts of hate and violence. >> rally members are urging pennsylvania residents to call on their local lawmakers to laws. now effort to change hate crime laws in philadelphia. >> two members of city council want to close a loophole. nbc 10's deanna durante is live at center city. >> what kind of punishment are they proposing under this legislation? >> reporter: they're saying it would add time to jail sentences as well as add a $2,000 fine on, an assault conviction here in the city of philadelphia. they're hoping that it will close the loophole here in the city, but they're also calling on state lawmakers to make changes as well. >> hate crimes, provide for additional penalties for conduct molt investigated by hatred toward certain characteristics of other persons. >> reporter: all of city council listed as a co-sponsor to a bill of hate crime schult statutes city. >> you don't have a right to stop someone, pummel them where the man has to have his jaw wired shut. >> reporter: a federal investigation since the september 11th attack that left three men injured. three bucks county residents have been harnlg charged with a and other crimes after they beat the men and yelled homophobic slurs. victims told police they were walking along chancellor street when they came across a large group of women. the complaint says words were exchanged and the fight broke out. the victims identified the three suspects saying that kevin harrigan called the kpla tacomps a homophobic slur. kathryn knot yelled a homophobic slur at both of the men. defense attorneys say a woman was hit and the victim threw the first punch. and that's what started the brawl. councilwoman reynolds-brown says the hate crime legislation introduced today will cover crimes in the city of philadelphia and was drafted as a direct result of that september 11th attack. >> it was an awful, painful wake-up call that we still have young people, that needs to be highlighted, these are young people, so for me that suggests that the participanents and car in their lives are not teaching them tolerance. when you don't do that as parents and care givers, the government has to step in. >> reporter: the amended city ordinance would not just cover sexual orientation but those with disabilities and reynolds-brown hopes it will be passed and in place by november 2rd. reporting live at city hall, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. it's day 13 and the mountain manhunt for the man accused of gunning down two pennsylvania state troopers, killing one of them. now this game of cat and mouse continues in the rain. >> today nbc 10 is back in the poconos asking if weather is a factor. nbc 10's doug shimell is live this afternoon in price township. >> doug, are there any new developments in the search? >> well, the rain has finally let it which made it easier to make it through the woods and in addition to saturating the woods around eric frein's home, police are crying k-9 and helicopter searches in surrounding fields in an effort to broaden the search pattern. in the search area, it is taking on the feel of a war zone. >> just people in the woods, you know, in camouflage and machine guns and stuff. you know, the cops and the troopers. >> reporter: 13 days of air and ground searches along the monroe and pike county border have yielded sightings of fugitive sniper survivalist eric frein, but police say the dense woods and an infinite number of hiding places has made it difficult to capture the man accused of ambushing and killing corporal b bryon dickson and killing dougl douglass. blue ribbons to show support for police they feel have been unfairly criticized for taking too long. >> i want to go outside and sit in the sun. the weather has been nice. we can't even do that. we're taking our life at risk today coming out to do this. >> just to know that everyone supports them and we're appreciative of what they're doing for our town. >> coming up tonight at 5:00, nbc 10 was granted exclusive access to a part of the behind-the-scenes support effort for this massive search. live in price township, monroe county, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. count on nbc 10 news and nbc10.com to bring you continuing coverage from the poconos on the manhunt for eric frein. a developing story now out of washington, after nearly six years on the job, attorney general eric holder is resigning. a justice department official confirmed to nbc news that holder plans to stay on the job until his successor is confirmed. holder is the first african-american to hold the job of u.s. attorney general. president obama's expected to announce holder's resignation and we will bring that to you lye as soon as it happens. now to the latest in the effort to stop isis. a terrorist plot aimed at subway systems in america and overseas. that's what iraqi intelligence officials say they've uncovered today. they say islamic state militants could be planning attacks on subways somewhere in the united states and paris, france. >> nbc 10 national correspondent steve handelsman swrojoins us l in new york city with the latest on the new threat. >> steve, what are you hearing? >> reporter: jacqueline, keith, good evening. i would say that there's skepticism about this. the nypd says it will look into it. the feds say they will look into it. but this kind of amplifies in the minds of many u.s. officials the aspirations of isis. the hopes, the dreams of these terrorists to be able to attack in the u.s. and not any real ability they might have to do it. the warning, if you want to call it that, came from the prime minister, the new prime minister of iraq, the day after, meaning today, after yesterday, his first meeting with president obama, where officials said a short time ago that prime minister never mentioned any of this to the president of the united states. a former senior federal official calls this warning bunk. the director of the fbi says there's no more danger to the u.s. now this week than there was last week. that doesn't mean that iraqi intelligence officials didn't twa talk to captured isis members who said there's a plot to attack the u.s. something could have been lost in translation here, keith and jacqueline. it is not believed this is the revelation, if you want to call it that, of a brand new plot to attack, as the iraqi prime minister warned, somewhere in the u.s. or specifically in the paris subway system. parisians and french in general have already stepped up their security, not because of this warning, because they've decided to take part in the u.s.-led air strikes and after the beheading of the french terrorist in algeria, the french president said they may expand from strikes in iraq to strikes on syria. they're on extra alert because of that. speaking of strike, one more breakthrough if you will for the president in his effort to build a bigger and broader coalition. a revelation today by the pentagon that in those strikes that took out those isis oil refineries, 12 of them the day before yesterday, denying the terrorist groups, says the pentagon, about $2 million in revenue every day. that most of the planes and the vast majority of the bomb punnage dropped on these terrorists in syria were from saudi arabian pilots and pilots from the united arab emirates where dubai is located. good news for president obama and helps him build the coalition even bigger now that he's left the new york venue where he was working on that for 2 1/2 days. now he's back in washington working the phones to build the coalition bigger and stronger and not one would assume, keith and jacqueline, worried at least not immediately about isis fighters coming back to the u.s. >> steve handelsman reporting for us live from new york city. thank you very much, steve. nbc10.com has comprehensive coverage of the american air strikes in sere wra. count on updates on your computer, smartphone or tablet using the nbc 10 news app. new information tonight in the search for person who shot at a police officer in burlington county. a $20,000 reward has been posted for catching and convicting the person responsible. nbc 10 in pemberton township yesterday at lemon avenue and north cross lane where the officer was patrolling when someone opened fire on the car. the bullet struck the back roof. the officer was not hurt. take a look here. this man allegedly robbed an old city dunkin' donuts by threatening to stab workers with a hypodermic needle. a 22-year-old worker struggled with the suspect when he tried to get money from the register. the suspect ran off down chestnut street. tips to police are anonymous. another crime caught on camera has police asking for your help. they'd like to find this man suspected of particularizing atech computers in philadelphia's holmesburg section. see the suspect breaking the window and grabbing items from the display before leaving. he comes back later dressed differently and climbs through the broken glass to steal more. it happened last friday around 1:00 a.m. opening statements today in a trial that shocked a local community. 28-year-old yandamori is accused of killing a baby and the grandmother who was walking the little girl in her king of prussia apartment. he's accused of killing 10-month-old vana and her kid mother in a kidnapping plot gone wrong. he planned to hold the baby for $50,000 ransom after losing money at a casino. the 28-year-old is representing himself at trial. today, he told jurors that he was a scape gogoat in the wrong place at the wrong time. the assistant district told called him, quote, true evil. now to new developments in the case of a missing university of virginia student. the man charged with an ducking sophomore hannah graham was in court this morning in texas. jesse matthew jr. was caught on surveillance video following graham who was last seen september 13th. there was still no sign of the 18-year-old. graham disappeared from the university of virginia campus in charlottesville, virginia. matthew was taken into custody in galveston, texas, and is now awaiting extradition. matthew is charged with intent to commit sexual assaulted. he worked at the uva medical center as a patient technician but had also been a volunteer football coach at a private christian school in charlottesville. police aren't saying what evidence led them to mood matthew or if the crime was planned. >> this time we received a search warrant and recovered his vehicle and it is being stored right now. we are not going to go forward with that until, again, we make contact with the local law enforcement out of virginia and the fbi once they arrive. >> matthews' body was denied on the fugitive for justice warrant out of virginia. decision 2014. the local chapter of the naacp wants the african-american community to get serious about voting. today in philadelphia, outside city council chamber, the group made a final push for voter registration. >> recently, the naacp has been in a fight against voter suppression here in the commonwealth. we've learned that a large part of the population eligible to vote failed to register and too many that are registered don't bother to come out to vote. >> there are only 40 days left until the pennsylvania general election. voters head to the polls on tuesday, november 4th. monday october 6th is the last day to register. one lucky soul has their hands on a $225 million powerball lot i ticket, the winning jackpot up for grabs last night. the winner purchased the ticket in a store in san mateo, california, south of san francisco. a $1 million winning ticket was purchased at a store on east allegheny avenue in philadelphia. so far no one has come forward to claim their prize. here are the winning numbers from last night's drawing. 07, 14, 21, 24, 41, and the powerball was 26. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> and here's time lapse video now of center city, philadelphia, skyline showing thick clouds covering the area, but moving through all day today, it's been a dreary kind of chilly, windy day and then that's continuing across the area, too. we still have some showers around. the winds are still high, too. it's still windy out there and on the chilly side. spotty showers will stay in the forecast for the rest of your evening. as we go overnight tonight, we'll start to see big improvements. slow clearing. through the overnight hours the clouds will start breaking up. tomorrow we're going to really start warming up. this will last into the weekend, so for the first weekend of fall, it's actually going to feel a little more like summer believe it or not. here's a live look outside. the ben franklin bridge. dreary, overcast skies. temperatures are still cool, too. a little bit of light rain reported at philly international. 64 degrees right now in philadelphia. the humidity obviously is higher and the winds are still gusting near 25 miles an hour. so it is still pretty windy in some areas. here's a look at the radar. so we do still have light rain around. that's what the green shows. it's mainly pretty steady, light rain. all along the i-95 corridor. it is clearing north and west of philadelphia. all this rain is pretty much shifting from west to east. parts of gloucester and camden county, glassboro, gloucester seeing some of that more consistent lighter rainfall move in now. and it does stretch through parts of lower bucks county into the trenton area, along 295, and i-95 and continuing to see that slowly move from west to east. gradual movement of the light rain. also just a thin line on the radar moving right through kent county. river view, this is actually a thin line of a little more moderate rainfall, where we start to see the yellow coloring. as w as we go through tonight. the surf, a high risk of rip currents elsewhere along the shore, so that will stay around as we go even through tonight. the high risk of rip currents i would expect them to stay around even as we go into tomorrow. now, the clouds like i mentioned, they're still around the area. the clouds with the rain. so here is a wide view. we have a lot of clouds to get through before we actually see more sunshine. that will start to break out more into tomorrow. this whole weather system really has to move out, though, before we see the sun. so, again, gradual improvements overnight tonight. temperatures about the mid to low 60s. it is still a cool, kind of wet day out there. and the winds through most of the area still gusting around 25 miles an hour. future weather here, slowly breaking up the clouds. not until the overnight hours. so after about midnight, we'll start to see more improvements. into tomorrow morning, here's 7:00 a.m. some clouds may actually be hugging the shore tomorrow, but as far as most of the area inland is concerned, i'm expecting a lot more sunshine through the afternoon and the sunshine will bring along warmer temperatures. so for tonight, the rain is ending. gradual clearing. mid 50s philadelphia. for the low. few areas north and west could be in the upper 40s. tomorrow, more sunshine. warmer temperatures. 75 to 78 degrees. as we go into the weekend, there's a nice warmup. 81 saturday. around 83 sunday. plenty of sunshine. it carries over into next week. nbc 10, in spring garden this morning. the jewish new year began last night. ten days of prayer and pentinence until yom kipper on october 3rd. customs include eating food such as apples dipped in honey to evoke a sweet new year. nbc 10 continues to follow breaking news. heightened subway security including at septa in our area. after a reported subway terror plot by isis. the u.s. hasn't confirmed any threats. also today, gas under $3? >> nbc 10 with the new predictions from analysts about how much we may soon be paying at the pump. plus this -- >> we'll just get a -- we'll just get -- you didn't know that they was going to send me to jail? >> moment of truth. a local mom facing jail time for taking her legally owned gun across state lines tells her kids if she'll be sent to prison. plus changes on track? nbc 10 is looking into reports about new looks for the high-octane, high-speed sport in our area. and major makeover. a popular local land park thama doing something that promises to leave a whole new impression on those that come here. the price of a gallon of gasoline may soon start with a 2 across much of the country. gas prices typically fall in the fall. this year, they're getting a big push lower. from falling global oil prices. by the end of the year, up to 30 states could have an average gasoline price of under $3 a gallon. aaa keeps an eye on gas prices across the country. in philadelphia, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline, $3.42 $3.42. south jerz . a new poll of jersey drivers finds some who are behind the wheel creating danger on the roads with their risky behavior. majority of the people living in the garden state who participated in the poll said cell phone use by drivers makes it feel very unsafe. with that said, many say hands-free calls are okay. half of those taking the poll admit to eating, drinking and talking on the phone. 10% admit to reading or sending messages. 5% admit to falling asleep. >> oh. a $90 million sprucing up is about to begin for one of the area's most well-known landmarks. the fountain at longwood gardens. longwood gardens is in the kennet square section. once the project is finished these pictures show it should look like. these are artist renderings of what visitors will see. take a look at some of the details of the renovation. as we said, the price tag is $90 million. the iconic fountain garden will re-open in 2017. we know fountains will be restored and lighting will be replaced. we continue to follow this breaking news. beefed up security this afternoon at septa stations across the nbc 10 viewing area. after an alleged subway terror plot from isis. u.s. intelligence has not verified any threats. also, shifting their focus. the local efrlfort to increase interest in one fast-moving sport and the changes that could result at one local racing landmark. and i'm tracking the rain. i'll tell you when it will make its exit and drier, warmer conditions moving into our region in my exclusive nbc 10 first alert seven-day forecast. then coming up tonight on "nbc 10 news at 5," remembering the life of an innocent victim. caught in the crossfire. what family, friends, and classmates are saying about a teenage girl who was shot to death after school. report. here's lester holt. >> good day from new york. we learned earlier today that eric holder, the attorney general of the united states, is going to be resigning from the obama white house. in a few moments the president will make a statement and formally accept that resignation. before we hear from the president, who will be in the state dining room, we want to go quickly to our justice correspondent pete williams with a little bit about general eric holder's legacy. pete? >> reporter: the president will not only be talking about one of his longest lasting attorney general in the white house, but they're close friends. holder made no secret that he probably wouldn't stay the entire second term, and the only question was what day he would announce he would retire. the answer is he will stay until his successor is chosen. he and president obama talked about this plan over the labor day weekend when holder says he thinks now is the time to step down. he wanted to leave before the mid-term elections, lester, so there was no question about if the lineup changed that would change his mind about staying. in terms of the legacy, i was thinking he was thinking of leaving earlier and then they gutted the voters rights act. i think he wanted to make sure the civil rights laws are effectively enforced, even in the absence of a complete voting rights act. civil rights has been very important to him. changing criminal sentencing laws, taking another look at the death penalty. these are all important to him, lester. >> we saw one of the pictures of him visiting ferg son after the shooting of a police officer. is there any particular straw that may have broke the camel's back here or just six years is enough? >> i think it's the latter. but on the question of ferguson, remember, this is a man who came into office saying americans were cowards on the issue of race. >> here's the president now and eric holder. >> bobby kennedy once said, on this generation of americans falls the full burden of proving to the world that we really mean it when we say all men are created free and equal before the law. this is one of the longest-serving attorney generals in american history. eric holder has borne that burden. this summer he came to me and said he thought six years was a pretty good run. i imagine his family agrees. like me, eric married up. he and his wife, dr. sharon malone, a nationally renowned obi-gyno, have been our friend for years, and i know his family is anxious to get him back for a while. eric has agreed to stay on as attorney general until i nominate a successor and that successor is confirmed by the senate. which means he'll have a chance to add to a proud career of public service, one that began nearly 40 years ago as a young prosecutor in the department that he now runs. he was there for 12 years, taking on political corruption until president reagan named him to the bench as a judge. later president clinton called him back. so all told, eric has served in the justice department under six presidents of both parties, including a several-day stint as acting attorney general at the start of george w. bush's first term. and through it all, he's shown a deep and abiding fidelity to one of our most cherished ideals as a people, and that is equal justice under the law. as younger men, eric and i both studied law, and i chose him to serve as attorney general because he believes, as i do, that justice is not just an abstract theory. it's a living and breathing principle. it's about how our laws interact with our daily lives. it's about whether we can make an honest living, whether we can provide for our families, whether we feel safe in our own communities and welcomed in our own country. whether the words that the founders set to paper 238 years ago apply to every single one of us and not just some. that's why i made him america's lawyer, the people's lawyer. that comes with a big portfolio from counter-terrorism to civil rights, public corruption to white collar crime, and alongside the incredible men and women of the justice department, men and women that i promise you he is proud of and will deeply miss. eric has done a superb job. he's worked side by side with our intelligence committee and homeland security to keep us safe. on his watch, federal courts have successfully prosecuted hundreds of terror cases, proving that the world's finest justice system is fully capable of delivering justice for the world's most wanted terrorists. he's rooted he knows too many outdated policies no matter how well intentioned perpetuated destructive cycle in too many communities. eric addressed on sensing disparities, reworked mandatory minimums and promoted alternatives to incarceration. thanks to his efforts, since i took office the overall crime rate and the overall incarceration rate have gone down by about 10%. that's the first time that they've declined together at the same time in more than 40 years. eric's proudest achievement, though might be reinvigorating and restoring the conscience of the building and that's the civil rights division. he has been relentless against attacks on the voting rights act because no citizen including our service members should have to jump through hoops to exercise their most fundamental right. state immigration laws that not only risk harassment of citizens and legal immigrants but actually made it harder for law enforcement to do its job. under his watch, the department has brought a record number of prosecutions for human trafficking and for hate crimes. because no one in america should be afraid to walk down the street because of the color of their skin, the love in their heart, the faith they practice, or the disabilities that they live with. he's dramatically advanced the cause of justice for native americans working closely with their communities and several years ago he recommended that our government stop defending the defense of marriage act. a decision that was vindicated by the supreme court, and opened the door to federal recognition of same-sex marriage and federal benefits for same-sex couples. a pretty good track record. eric's father was an immigrant who served in the army in world war only to be refused service at lunch counters in the nation he defended. but he and his wife raised their son to believe that this country's promise was real. and that son grew up to become attorney general of the united states. and that's something. and that's why eric's worked so hard, not just in my administration, but for decades to open up the promise of this country to more striving, dreaming kids like him. to make sure that those words, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, are made real for all of us. soon, eric, sharon and their kids will be a bit freer to pursue a little more happiness of their own and thanks to eric's efforts so will more americans. regardless of race or religion, gender and creed, sexual orientation or disability, who will receive fair and equal treatment under the law. so i just want to say thank you, eric. thank you to the men and women of the justice department who worked day in and out. for the american people. and we could not be more grateful for everything that you've done not just for me and the administration, but for our country. [ applause ] >> president obama heaping praise upon his outgoing attorney general, eric holder who is resigning after six years as you heard the president note, mr. holder will stay in office until a successor is named and confirmed by the senate. on that note, let's go to chuck todd now, moderator of "meet the press." chuck, what are you hearing in terms of potential candidates for this job? >> number one, it's a very long short list right now and it is filled with basically folks who have been career government lawyers. it starts with the president's former white house counsel, kathryn ruemmler. a couple others. there is former department of homeland security secretary janet napolitano was somebody who had a lot of ambition to replace holder had holder left two years ago. current department of homeland security jeh johnson would have likely gotten the job at the pentagon before he was tapped to be dhs. i'll throw in a couple other names. solicitor general donald verilli. he is seen as somebody the president trusts potentially in that job. one more name i'm hearing already is the current labor secretary, thomas perez, also somebody who has experience inside the department of justice. it's a long short list. i can tell you this, lester, the two people that the president's personally closest with on that list are reummler and jeh and janet napolitano. >> chuck todd. thanks. we'll have much more coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news with brian williams." for now, i'm lester holt, nbc news new york. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com we continue to follow breaking news on "nbc 10 news at 4," increased security at septa stations after an alleged terror plot by isis targeting subway systems though the u.s. has not confirmed it. nbc 10's sworngeorge spencer is this afternoon. >> george, tell us what kinds of added security you're seeing there now. >> reporter: keith, we're definitely seeing it on the ground here. increased visibility on the part of septa police at the city hall park subway stop. this, of course, even as u.s. intelligence officials are tamping down the credibility of this latest threat information. take a look at some of the video we got here just within the past hour. at this particular subway stop. we saw several police officers are bicycles heading down into the underground system. i'm told that this heightened visibility is the result of an abundance of caution on the part of septa police in light of this new information. now, for security reasons, they do not reveal just how many additional officers are patrolling. or even where or when. they do say they're working closely with philly police, and we have confirmed that septa officials plan to take part in a series of conference calls, probably happening right about now. very late this afternoon, those calls with national-level law enforcement and national security teams. now, after this new information came out, we also reached out to the airport and to amtrak officials. neither of those agencies say they have specifically increased their security in light of the new but unconfirmed information. they tell us this is something they are watching at all times, though, including right now. we're going to be keeping an eye on it, though. that is the latest right now live from dilworth park, george spencer, nbc 10 news. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> a wet thursday afternoon rush. the heavy rains have subsided but there are still spotty showers out there and could cause delays on the ride home. we take a live look at the schuylkill expressway in philadelphia. when will the rain stop? >> nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here with the first alert answer. sheena? >> yes, you know, for most of the area, at least west of philadelphia, we have seen a lot of rain come to an end. but we still do have some of these spotty showers around and a lot of the lighter rain is heading toward the shore. very slowly, though. so we'll zoom into parts of globe gloucester county. glassboro. close to the i-95 corridor as well. williamstown still seeing that pretty consistent lighter rain up into the trenton area along the i-95 corridor there. it is pretty patchy, pretty spotty. moderate rainfall moving through river view, now approaching harrington. as we go through the rest of the tonight we'll start to see gradual improvements. 6:00, spotty showers around. 63 degrees. chilly outside and breezbreezy. 8:00 p.m., rain comes to an end in the area. 10:00, clearing with breaking clouds. we'll talk about the timing of the rain ending and a look ahead to your weekend. >> sheena, thanks. came with a lot of hype. >> and promises. now it's fan frustration. the region's newest music venue dealing with a case of famous performers canceling concerts. and all new tonight on "nbc 10 news at 5," it's a name that's been a source of controversy for bucks county high school. the group now calling for the school to change its mascot. and why they say it offends their heritage. hey, philly, join me steve harvey weekday mornings for philly's best r&b and old school and listen to me at 8:00 each weekday morning for your chance to meet me and win $1,000 cash, too. the rascal flatts concert set for tomorrow night in allentown has been canceled. the band was supposed to play at the ppl center and a reason for why the show has been canceled, though. ticketholders will be reimbursed. this is the second time a big name as canceled at the ppl this month. last week, cher had to postpone because of an illness. a december date has been set for her show. the ppl center is a state of the art arena in allentown. the lehigh valley phantoms also play hockey there. today trying to get re revv up for a sport that may need a jump-start. >> race weekend for fans at dover speedway. as ted furlong shows us, getting people interested could mean changes ahead. >> it's something you have to experience to know. >> reporter: that's the thing that nascar and its fans try to get across to people, you need to see it live at least once. >> get out on the finish line and go right by you moving faster than you think. >> reporter: nascar attendance across america has gone down, there's been a persistent rumor nascar might take one of dover's two races away. it's a rumor the track ceo is tired of hearing. >> it's noise in the background. i wish people would go on to other things because it's not going to happen. it's not going to happen. >> reporter: dover is a great strategic spot for nascar but does admit nascar has some challenges. its core audience is middle-aged working class men who can no longer find work in the trades or factoriy iey ies to pay for . dover might do what other tracks have done, take down some huge pieces of the grandstands to make the place look for crowded on race days. >> our problems are no worse than anybody else's in nascar and quite a few other sports as well. they just look worse because we still have this massive footprint of aluminum and steel out there. >> reporter: nascar is now working with companies to monitor and generate more social media chatter at the actual races. they've also reduced ticket prices at most tracks around the country. again, nascar really believes in they get people to the track to see it live once, they're going to get them to come back again later. this sunday at dover, there's also the first time we'll see the new playoff system. four drivers are going to be eliminated from contention for the championship this week. that should also create nr drmo drama. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. we have new information in a case we've been following for months. >> a local single mother facing prison time for carrying a gun she was allowed to have legally in pennsylvania but not new jersey. nbc 10 south jersey bureau reporter cydney long tells u the woman got what she long prayed for. >> mommy. >> say she's going home. >> reporter: no longer facing years behind bars 27-year-old shaneen allen hugged her sons outside the atlantic county courthouse. in her words, her year of hell is finally over. >> so many people i want to thank, hug, kiss. >> reporter: today's formality in the courtroom comes off allen carried a weapon lawful in pennsylvania into new jersey. she was pulled over and offered her valid gun permit. new jersey's attorney general intervened saying imprisonment for gun possession without violence or intent is not necessary or appropriate to achieve justice or public safety. shaneen's outcome also gives weight for prosecutors to revisit, re-open or revoke firearm cases like her. >> i'm not doing it for me. i'm doing it for all the other shaneen allens out there so this will not happen again. >> reporter: allen does not lose her right to carry a weapon. her counsel says new jersey attorney general's clarification was the correct action but now the garden state's gun possession laws need to be reexamined and changed. >> it's about time for new jersey to start recognizing other licenses and since they won't do it, at some point it's going to be forced upon them by the national government. >> what's the difference? ray rice is 27. i'm 27. he's a man. i'm a female. i'm stronger than him. i'm going to live my life now with no hold. that's what i'm ready to do now. >> reporter: cydney long, nbc 10 news. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, it has been a very chilly rainy, dreary day today and the winds have still been up through the afternoon. they're still up right now akro across the area. here's a look at the radar. we're not seeing heavy rain we saw earlier this morning. it's starting to taper off. we to have spotty light showers around mainly. williamstown, glass bore rboro l woolwich. it's light rain shifting from west to eenkts crossed the i-95 corrid corridor, moving into new jersey. we'll continue to see these in the forecast as we go through the rest of the evening tonight. trenton, light rain. we're going to keep seeing this move into other parts of new jersey as well. also the line of thin, very thin line of light to moderate rainfall moving right through kent county, harrington seeing some of the rain. on its way to farmington right now. and this will continue moving mainly to the southeast. so it's all kind of moving out of the area. if you're west of philadelphia, you're seeing some patchy light drizzle or some light rain. we will start to see more clearing as we go through tonight. the clearing will mainly be from west to east. you can still see a lot of cloud cover around. as far as the rain is concerned, it's not as impressive as it was this morning. all moisture is going to slide off shore. this area of high pressure will start to build in. and this is what will give us nicer conditions tomorrow and all the way through your weekend. so that's essentially going to push all this moisture out and will start to see the clouds breaking up as we go overnight tonight. winds are still gusting anywhere from 20 to 25 miles an hour. so still a windy end to the day. and winds will even stay up a little bit as we go through tonight. breezy and cool. temperatures right now still cool. mid to low 60s across the area. wind, drizzle hasn't allowed temperatures to get up too high. 63 northeast philly. 63 atlantic city and dover. this is where we've seen a majority of the rain coming to an end this afternoon, but still areas of spotty drizzle. future weather, though, as we go through the rest of the evening we see the clouds trying to clear out. a majority of the clearing will be the rain. the clouds won't really clear until overnight tonight. starting off early tomorrow morning, notice more in the way of sunshine. and this will be leading into the weekend. so with that weekend forecast, and your seven-day forecast, i'll have that for you coming up on "nbc 10 news at 5." and next on "nbc 10 news at 5," a cold case that's been haunting two police departments. >> six years since a man was killed following the puerto rico day parade. the south jersey police detective is starting a new campaign to help find the killer and why the investigation has a close connection to his heart. plus an all-out manhunt. for nearly two weeks. police are desperate to find a suspectsed trooper killer. next on "nbc 10 news at 5," a community effort to support the search and a new warning for residents in the area. nbc 10 is following two big stories developing right now. first if washington, attorney general eric holder has announced he's resigning after nearly six years on the job. >> it's happening as we learn about a new terror threat aimed at subway systems in america. and abroad. here at home, septa tells us it's taking no chances. stepping up security throughout philadelphia's public transit system. we'll have more on these two developing stories in just a few minutes. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> right now nbc 10 first alert weather tracking the last of the lingering rain that's put a damper on today. we're still seeing spotty showers after a soaking start. >> live look at the clouds still covering center city. things will begin to clear out overnight paving the way for warmer temperatures this weekend. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen has been tracking the rain throughout the day. >> sheena, what areas are still seeing some showers right now? >> well most of the rain is in parts of new jersey and even through delaware but it's really spotty at this hour and also on the lighter side. here's a look at the radar currently. nothing like we saw this morning. this morning we saw heavier rain around the area. now it's really starting to taper off. we're zooming in to parts of gloucester county and camden county in south jersey, glassboro seeing pretty moderate rainfall. williamstown as well. this does extend through much of the area in gloucester county. s up toward trenton near the i-95 corridor. light rain there. spotty showers through chester, upper montgomery counties. the reason it's green, where the lighter rain is. that's not heavy rain until you get into parts of delaware. kent county, notice yellow showing up on the radar. that's a little more moderate rainfall. this is a very thin line of rain moving slowly through kent county. harrington dealing with some of that. no lightning. there's no thunderstorms in the forecast for this evening. for the rest of your evening, spotty showers around. mostly on the light side. 63 degrees by 6:00 p.m. windy, chilly and rainy in areas by 6:00. by 8:00 tonight, still breezy. the rain will start to come to more of an end across the area. temperatures around 60 degrees. chilly and damp outside. 10:00 tonight,

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