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Transcripts For WCAU NBC 10 News At 4pm 20150521

Poconos or if youre staying around the city for this weekend. Thats straight ahead. Lets head to Atlantic City now. Nbc 10 Jersey Shore Bureau reporter ted greenberg. For a lot of people the weekend has already started and more heading your way. They want to know is shore ready for them . Reporter well jim and jackie, they are headed this way, but definitely a dreary day for folks who are getting a jumpstart on the Holiday Weekend. Not a lot of folks out here on the boardwalk right now. Really a good day to catch a ride in one of the boardwalk rolling chairs. But Officials Say the outlook for the shore this summer overall is bright. With a cool rain falling, susan tate and her family took cover for a trip up Atlantic Citys boardwalk. This day before the start of memorial day weekend. Im a little disappointed. I wanted sunny skies, but first time in Atlantic City so im so excited. The vast majority of towns have fabulous beaches and plenty of blanket space. Reporter at the annual state of the shore assessment officials said though legal issues delayed beach protection projects in some communities, most of the jersey shore is in great shape for the unofficial start of summer. The state began Water Quality testing in the ocean and bay last week. All the tests came back excellent for Water Quality. Did another test this week. So far its been outstanding. Reporter replenishment projects are currently under way on Long Beach Island and parts of Cape May County. Experts say a lack of large winter storms left most beaches with little erosion. We had actually a very mild winter for the second year in a row. Reporter back here live in Atlantic City, rain falling at the shore. Ill tell you what, these boardwalk trams have been very popular today. You can see its quite a crowd inside that tram. Beaches up and down the coach, theyre set to have their official beach unlocking ceremonies tomorrow to kick off the Summer Season. Luckily were expecting lots of sun for those events. Live in Atlantic City im ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. Memorial day weekend traditions arent limited to the coast. A lot of people are heading to the mountains and the long weekend in the poconos. One popular attraction is camel Beach Mountain water park in tannersville. It opens for business saturday at 11 00 a. M. Nbc 10s doug shimell headed north to show us what else is in store there. Doug . Reporter and you know the people who are coming up the northeast extension to the Lehigh Valley or the poconos say theres nothing wrong with going to the shore, they just think they have it better to the north. You can do this and wipe out just as easily at the shore, but outdoor water wont feel like this. We live on a lake and its probably about 60 degrees right now. Dont want to be swimming in that. Reporter you live on a lake but come to the indoor water park . Absolutely. Reporter Camelback Resort got their 163 million aquatopia indoor water park opened in time for memorial day. Along with 235 rooms so far in the new lodge. Having 453 rooms of lodging on site where you can see in, see out in the winter, easy access to both the indoor and outdoor water parks is a game changer for us. Reporter they say the big new thing Marketing Campaign is working. I was excited because its Something Different to do like, than just go to the beach or Something Like that. The beach is cool but, you know because of my son, id rather do the rides, more activities and stuff. Reporter just to the south in the Lehigh Valley your Blood Pressure drops when you get out on Evergreen Lake in moore township. And you can bring home something for your effort and you didnt spend much. As the economy went down we had more campers coming in for the weekends. Didnt want to travel as far. They got a nice quiet vacation. Little cheaper. Reporter coming up in just a little bit, well tell you about another aspect of Evergreen Lake thats become much more popular with the recent economic downturn in recent years. The campground. Live in lower macungie township doug shimell, nbc 10 news. All right, doug. Through our first alert Traffic Cameras were watching the roads for you. A live look at the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike in plymouth meeting. PreHoliday Weekend travel rush yeah its starting to get under way. Lets take a look at south jersey now. Live picture of the new jersey turnpike at route 561 in cherry hill. Traffic moving along pretty well there on wet roads. You can count on company if youre hitting the road over the next few days. A Record Number of drivers expected to take advantage of the low gas prices. To our Delaware Bureau where the city pool at brownburch in Winchester Park in wilmington opens this weekend. Theyre opening prices run in time for the Holiday Weekend. Opened saturday through monday 1 00 p. M. To 6 00. All other city public pools open june 13th. Take the nbc 10 First Alert Weather Team with you this memorial day weekend. Well be updating the forecast around the clock and pushing out new information on the nbc 10 news app which you can access on your smartphone or tablet. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues now with charges dismissed against former nfl player ray rice. His profootball career was sidelined, of course by a highprofile Domestic Violence case here in our area. The videotaped attack rice made on his thenfiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator brought the Domestic Violence conversation to a new level. Nbc 10s south jersey Bureau Reporter cydney long has been talking to people in our area about this. Cydney finding some strong reaction . Reporter jim we are indeed. People are pretty much shocked that ray rices record has now been essentially wiped clean. He completed whats known as pti, pretrial intervention. Sill come Domestic Violence abusers in new jersey even admitted into the program. It means one year of anger management also out of pocket a simple 125 fine. Its kind of sad really. Reporter this signature by an Atlantic County judge dismissed the thirddegree aggravated assault charge filed against ray rice for this a single punch that knocked his thenfiancee janay palmer out cold inside the revel casino elevator last february. Some of the women we spoke to today arent comfortable with the message it will send. Absolutely am not. You saw the video how violent it was. I dont think it was just. I really dont. Reporter or sharing with us their last names. Justice isnt always right for people who have money or are stars. Sometimes they get away with things that they shouldnt. But everybody should be treated equally. Reporter diane says she knows couples dealing with Domestic Violence right now and not just men against women. He did go and get help in all that, i think thats like important if he goes through a program, i think that should be required. And i think maybe women just arent educated enough to know that file the charge you can still stand by him and hope that he gets help. Reporter so essentially, jim and jacqueline the arrest will stay on his record so to speak, but he can never be convicted for this crime. We just spoke to a domestic vie lenls violence expert asking can batterers be rehabilitated . Can anger management make a difference . Were working on that for 5 30. Cydney long nbc 10 news. Police looking for a person who shot a man and left him in the middle of the street. A drunk driver then ran over the shooting victim who later died. A dozen shell casings found on gerard avenue near 42nd street in west philadelphia. Police believe he was the intended target. The man collapsed on the street and was run over by an elderly driver early this morning. That drivers been arrested on suspicion of dui. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with this. More than a dozen handguns stolen from a local store. And now theyre on the streets. Local police are getting help though, from the feds. Theyre trying to crack this mystery. Who took them . Someone stole the guns during a predawn breakin at the suburban armory along macdade boulevard in collingdale, delaware county. Smashed through the front window to get in. Investigators have clues. Surveillance videos of two vehicles ss believed to be involved in the case. Nbc 10s drew smith is live in collingdale. You got your hand on Surveillance Video. What does that show . Reporter jacqueline, jim, the video shows what led up to thirks damage this, damage window smashed out glass inside. Bork federal agents try to track down those guns and the people who stole them. Surveillance video shared with nbc 10 gives us a timeline of how three or four men made off with 18 semiautomatics and revolve revolvers. It started just before 4 00 a. M. When a sedan drives up. Heres a clearer view of the lightcolored car. Men get out and run toward the store. Police say they smashed a window and moved the glass. Theres the glass. Reporter then they appeared to believe the scene and ten minutes later maroon van drives by. Looking around. Making sure nobodys around. Reporter this is a picture of the van. Witnesses said the license plate started with yz. Police say the men went inside the store for less than two minutes standing on display cases, smashing glass, and leaving with guns. What would people do that with many guns . Reporter crooks hit this gun store before. A holdup last year and a similar burglar back in 2008. Now this search is a top priority. Those guns are out there now and thats potentially 18 if not more lives that could be taken. Reporter federal atf agents are also out here. They recently helped investigate and charge people in two other gun shop burglaries over in Montgomery County. The atf which is still working out here now tells us typically the folks who steal guns will then sell them on the black market. Or theyll later trade them for drugs. Were looking into the safeguards here at this store as well as the federal guidelines and what police say the shops should do to try to prevent this kind of crime. Live in collingdale, drew smith, nbc 10 news. Were following a developing story in washington d. C. Pizza crust has led police to the man suspected of murdering four people inside a mansion. Now a nationwide manhunt is under way for daron wint. Investigators identified him using dna from a crust of Dominos Pizza left behind at the scene. Investigators believe hes in brooklyn, new york now which means its possible he traveled through our area to get there. Nbc 10 National Correspondent brian mooar picks up the story from there. Reporter a week after a wealthy washington family and their housekeeper were found dead in a burning home near the Vice President ial mansion, police announced a break in a case thats shaken the nations capital. The metropolitan Police Department seeks Daron Dylon Wint black male 57 in height weighing approximately 155 pounds. Reporter police say wints last known location was brooklyn, new york. Right now you have just about every Law Enforcement officer across the country that is aware of his open warrant and are looking for him. Reporter Police Sources say the big break came from dna found on a piece of pizza delivered to the mansion where Savvas Savopoulos wife son, and housekeeper were all killed. Right now it does not appear this is a random crime, there is a connection through the business of the suspect and savopoulos family business. Reporter ceo of a successful construction company. He mysteriously be asked 40 million be delivered to his home in the hours before he died. Investigators believe the family was bound and threatened a day before their lives were taken in what one official called an act of evil. Brian mooar, nbc news washington. Several preschoolers were taken to Childrens Hospital of philadelphia after this bus accident earlier today. A bus chaperon told nbc 10 the driver hit a pole along the schuylkill expressway before spinning out of control. A secretary at Hope Church School says the students are doing okay with a few scrapes and bruises. Also on 76 an nbc 10 viewer sent us this cell phone video showing a burning tractor trailer near downingtown. There it is right there. Commuters in the westbound lanes sat in traffic stretching three miles while that fire was put out. We just checked and all the lanes are open now. Nine days after the deadly derailment of that amtrak train in philadelphia comes a fight over safety and money. Lawmakers today warned there are still dangers and its going to take cash to fix them. Nbc 10s Deanna Durante has been on this story since the night of the accident. Deanna live now at 30th street station. Reporter yeah, lawmakers in d. C. Got together today to say that they blame republicans for the lack of funding they say that amtrak is asking for. A group of democrats including those from our area stood together asking more money be given to the rail service. Amtrak is playing a game of railway russian roulette. Reporter Strong Language from capitol hill. Senate democrats blamed republicans for slashing am trab funding requests. They listed bridges and tunnels saying theyre decades old and in need of repair now. Republican road block toward greater safety in our Transportation System and republican road block toward a better quality of life. Reporter the lawmakers say amtrak has a 21 billion backlog on maintenance and repair and says the 2 billion it asked for should be granted. Republican controlled house panel agreed to give amtrak 1. 1 billion a day after the deadly derailment in philadelphia. No brainer. Look at the volume of people that travel on the northeast corridor, amtrak alone, funding needs to happen. End of story. Reporter jonathan brooks travels to and from new york a lot and takes amtrak. Look at the trends. More and more people are live in urban centers. It makes sense to put money into mass transit. Reporter he joins a long line of passengers waiting to go to boston. Infrastructure needs to be updated. Look at how many people are riding the trains. We depend on train travel. Reporter no surprise the people who ride amtrak are also asking it get more funding. We reached o eded out to a number of republican lawmakers. Mike kirkpatrick, u. S. Representative from bucks county his office pointed us to statements where he said he believes rail funding should be increased. We also reached out to amtrak. No comment from them at this point. Reporting live at 30th street station, Deanna Durante, nbc 10 news. Meantime those derailment victim are still being treated at philadelphia hospitals. Five at Temple University hospital with two of them in Critical Condition this afternoon. Three in Critical Condition at hahnemann. Three are stable at aria torresdale. Another patient is stable at Jefferson University hospital. Count on nbc 10 news to bring you breaking developments on the deadly derailment. Well pass along new information on the nbc 10 news app for smartphones and tablets. Emergency crews are getting firsthand experience with an oil spill. They were on the Schuylkill River in warriors ford, oil spill training. The federal Environmental Protection agency ran the drill. Workers used boones to direct and contain a spill. Crude oil is shipped by rail through Montgomery County and the epa wants crews to know what to do in an emergency. We plan so that we can deal with emergencies if they ever come. And planning requires coordination and that coordination is on display right here behind us today. Todays training capped off a threeday course that included classroom work. If you ride patgo between south jersey and philadelphia, get ready to ride in style. Six rehabbed rail cars will start rolling next thursday. The start of a program to rebuild dozens of train cars that have been in service for decades. The refurbished cars have new seats, upgraded heating and cooling systems, and spaces for storing bicycles and wheelchairs. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. People waiting for the bus at philadelphias Port Richmond section. Certainly had to have their umbrellas up today. Been a chilly rainy thursday as we head into the Holiday Weekend. Could you imagine if today was memorial day with the weather that we have had . Steady rain temp

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