Transcripts For WCAU NBC 10 News At 5pm 20150316 : compareme

Transcripts For WCAU NBC 10 News At 5pm 20150316

Notified. If theres a fire we cant wait to turn off the electricity. Reporter in addition to the commissioner and fellow firefighters, the families of the two men rushed to the hospital to be by their side. Both have fiancees and one has a daughter. Were just okay theyre okay. Were also glad theyre okay. Reporter both firefighters are expected to make a full recovery. In fact, one of them will leave the hospital later on today. The other, the one who suffered the thirddegree burns, will stay overnight for observation. Reporting live outside of Temple University hospital im rosemary connors, nbc10 news. Philadelphia police are looking for the person responsible for a shooting that sent three people to the hospital. Skyforce10 over ingersoll street in brewerytown. Officers carried one man out of their police car. Another arrived in a mini van and was rushed inside. All three victims are in stable condition. Officers recovered a gun at the scene. We checked and no one has been arrested. A man is in Critical Condition after he was hit by a truck while riding a bicycle. Nbc10 on east lehigh avenue in kensington before 1 00 this afternoon. Police say its possible the victim drifted into oncoming traffic. No word if any charges will be filed. Secretly videotaping his own students inside his classroom for two years, what prosecutors say 37yearold teacher adam mayer did at the Gloucester County institute of technology in sowell. Investigators say at least nine students were victimized and there could be more. The alleged crimes were uncovered when a female student suspected something was wrong last thursday. We certainly want to make the public aware that this individuals no longer teaching in the school. There will be no further victimization. Not knowing youre getting your picture taken, thats pretty ward. Mayer is charged with official misconduct invasion of privacy and child endangerment. Is he on paid leave from school. New at 5 00 another call for change as crude oil train derailments become more common. Today u. S. Senator bob casey joined several local leaders and Emergency Responders at Philadelphia City hall. He wants congress to pass the response act, which would establish a subcommittee under femas National Advisory council. That would address the training of First Responders to handle these types of derailments. We have to make sure that when trains come through a community, if there is a derailment, that theres an action plan ready to deal with a derailment. Just last week Philadelphia City Council Passed a resolution asking the federal government to force Rail Companies to build safer tankers. There have been two crude Oil Derailments in philadelphia since last year. Today new Flood Insurance regulations went into effect in bucks county as part of the regulations, fema has created new flood maps. If you live in an area thats at risk of flooding, according to the map, you will be required to buy Flood Insurance because flood losses are not covered by homeowners insurance. Despite a mostly cloudy day, we warmed into the 50s today. Chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is here now with the very latest. I was thinking that the snow would be over, glenn. No we get snow in march in philadelphia. Weve even had it in april. Its not that unusual to have it in the forecast but this may be more than just flurries or a couple of snow showers youll see a little later. In the meantime we have pretty nice weather out there now. Its going to get even warmer as we go into tomorrow. Its 55 degrees now. Temperatures keep going up as we see more and more sunshine. 50 in allentown at the moment. And 58 degrees in georgetown delaware. That is the warm spot. These are the clouds coming down from the northwest. Were seeing patches of sunshine. The clouds will be increasing again tonight. That will help keep the temperature up. 52 degrees at 8 00. So its not going to be that cold when you get up in the morning. And the forecast highlights yeah, tomorrow thats going to be known for wind. Then we have multiple cold blasts coming in the sevenday. Yeah, snow just as we start spring officially. More on the timing of that with the seven day in a few minutes. Developing news concerning cliff lee. The Team Announced a short time ago theyre placing lee on the 60day disabled list. Lee has a tendon tear in the elbow of his throwing arm. Hell attempt to rehab that injury instead of having surgery. The same injury caused lee to miss most of last season. The phillies say theyre hopeful he can return to pitch this season. Villanova University Students erupted into cheers and hugs as news broke about the teams basketball dream. The wildcats become one of the top ranked teams as they head into the tournament. Tim furlong is live in villanova villanova. What a buzz this is creating on campus. I just got a text from villanova officials. They tell me tomorrow at 10 30 on this spot in front of the pavilion, there will be a sendoff rally as wildcats leave for pittsburgh to get the tournament start. They now have a target on their back and a ton of pressure on their shoulders. Villanova students know what theyll be doing thursday night. Ill be hunkered down with my friends watching game. Where theyll be watching the game is still up in the air. Last night when villanova found out they were a top seed playing in pittsburgh a lot started plotting out their road trip. Worth cutting classes if a big if if they can get tickets. I like that were in pittsburgh. I like our fans can get out there. Its an old big east town. We met a nova mom who road tripped down from connecticut to see her daughter which turned into a pretourney shopping trip. Do you count on your mom to buy your swag . Maybe. They werent alone. Weve been prepping 3 1 2 weeks ago for this exact moment. They have new tourney gear rolling in tomorrow. They knew this team with more wins than any other in School History would have their fans excited which means people are spending their green on anything thats nova blue. Win or lose villanova pride, it will show through in the tournament this year. Reporter and i didnt go to villanova but i bought some stuff, too. Im psyched for these guys. Tomorrow we should know more about ticketing procedure and the number of tickets theyll get for the thursday night game. The school will have to come up with a lottery system. Theres talk if enough kids can go, does the school want to sponsor buses to caravan to pittsburgh. All that information, the sendoff rally and all the gear at the school store will happen tomorrow. Live on villanova campus, tim furlong, nbc10 news. And learning last night they will face villanova lafayette, a 16th seed and also a local team. Lafayettes campus is in easton. Now, lafayette will take on nova thursday night in pittsburgh. Snult news wasnt as good for temple owls. They were shut out of the ncaa tournament. They settle for a number one seed in the nic playing bucknell at home on wednesday. When the final four teams arrive in indianapolis, theyll be able to see their names from afar because of this giant banner hanging outside of a hotel. They plan to update it after every round. The banner is more than 216 feet wide and 165 feet tall. The future of Big Brothers Big Sisters in southeastern pennsylvania is changing. My big sister and i have a close bond. Shes been to every play every meeting, anything important to me is important to her. A young woman who says Big Brothers Big Sisters changed her life. Today snoor pat toomey mayor nutter unveil aid Mentorship Partnership and resource center. They will partner with 135 nonprofits that focus on youth monitor ingday mentoring. Institute city of camden is receiving federal aid to revitalize run down areas. Senator menendez and expected to transform camdens from choice neighborhood into a mixed use community of many income levels. From hbo to a jail cell. A real estate heir is arrested for murder but long before robert durst became the subject of a cable tv drama, he had ties to our area. How his arrest in the Lehigh Valley thrust him into the national headlines. Overgrown but far from forgotten. Tracks that once led to Reading Terminal are about to come back to life as walkable open space. And wearing the green. A delaware mom is using them to raise money and awareness about a rare disease. I am never getting married. Never. Psssssh. Guaranteed. You picked a beautiful ring. Thank you. Were never having kids. Mmmmmm. Breathe. I love it here. We are never moving to the suburbs. We are never getting one of those minivan . We are never having another kid. Im pregnant. I am never letting go. For all the nevers in life state farm is there. A real estate heir will go to california to face murder charges. Robert durst, the subject of the hbo documentary the jinx was arrested in new orleans over the weekend, now accused of the 2000 murder of 4iz friend susan berman. As Chris Pallone explains this isnt the first time hes been suspected of murder. Reporter 71yearold robert durst sat in new Orleans Criminal Court at times with his eyes closed facing extradition to california for the murder of his longtime friend susan berman in 2000. He looked frail as he rose to speak to the judge, indicating he did sign the waiver which will send him to los angeles for trial. Bob durst didnt kill susan berman. Hes ready to end all the rumor and speculation and have a trial. Reporter durst has been the subject of the hbo documentary series the jinx which takes a look at the disappearance of dursts wife kathy, for which he was acquitted claiming the killing was selfdefense. And the murder he was arrested for late saturday. The shows finale aired sunday night, hours after Police Arrested durst in a new orleans hotel. The shows producers uncovered a letter durst addressed to berman and confronted it with him. The handwriting and spellings looks similar to the presumed killer sent to police. Durst goes into the bath room and starts talking to himself. I killed them all, of course. Reporter former Westchester County new york da investigated durst in 2000. Susan berman was killed because she knew too much about kathleen durst. I believe he murdered her to prevent her from talking to us. Reporter dursts lawyers advised him not to take part in the jinx and saying his desire to talk might be what prosecutors have been looking for all along. Chris pallone, nbc news. Lehigh Valley University grad was arrested in our area 14 years ago. Durst was picked up for shoplifting a hoagie in november 2001. Police say he was a small, quiet man who gave his really name but when they ran a check, they discovered he was wanted for murder in texas. He had so much cash on him, thousands and thousands of dollars of cash and yet he wouldnt pay for a hoagie which resulted in his apprehension. You know, hes a bizarre guy. Durst was extradited from the Lehigh Valley to texas and was acquitted in the dismemberment case. Jurors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial they visited the boat where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured by police. There was heavy security at the pier in boston while jurors walked along the outside of the boat. The boat has more than 100 holes after the shootout with police. Inside the boat was a bloodsaned letter from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev denouncing the u. S. For wars in muslim countries. Dzhokhar tsarnaev could face the Death Penalty if convicted. Today Vice President joe biden was at Maryland State Police Forensic Science laboratory to address the growing backlog of rape investigation. He talked about the need for funding to help address the problem. The case is one example of this backlog. She was raped at gunpoint in manhattan in 1993. Her rape kit sat on a shelf for 9 1 2 years. Her kit was finally tested in 2003. Thats whats daunting and scary. Certainly in my case a kit sitting and collecting dust for 9 1 2 years is really bad and unfortunate. And the fact of this happening today is actually a little disrespectful. In 2007 police found a match to her rape kit. The case went to trial and the suspect was convicted. A search is under way to find the cause of this fire at an Industrial Park in milwaukee. Just before 8 00 this morning, firefighters say a few propane tanks exploded at acme galvanizing company. Neighbors nearby say they could feel the explosion. Felted like a cannon. It went boom boom. It shoot those windows over there. All of the employees inside the Building Made it out safely. No one was hurt. The Obama Administration is delaying the removal of 10,000 u. S. Troops from afghanistan until at least next year. Top u. S. Commanders say with the talibans new strength more forces are needed in taliban. Ed ined in afghanistan. Nuclear weapons in neighboring iran raises concerns as the u. S. Approaching a deadline for reaching a nuclear deal with iran. We absolutely do believe there is a responsibility for congress after iran has demonstrated the same compliance with the agreement to weigh in and make a decision about removing those pensions. That deadline is just two weeks away. Tonight some senior u. S. Officials say theyre not sure a deal will be reached. Desperately needed aid is flowing into South Pacific island as the country struggles to recover from a devastating cyclone. The capital city storm victims started to repair their homes today after cyclone pam destroyed or damaged 90 of the homes and businesses. The category 5 packing winds of 180 miles an hour and literally wiping many villages completely off the island. Hitting the building trees. Just sat under the bed. Destroyed by the wind. Destroyed by the wind she said. Six people are confirmed dead. That number is expected to climb. Theres been a lot of tropical systems in that part of the world recently. Some of them incredibly strong. This one, unfortunately, right over those islands. Tomorrow well have a windy day. Temperature will get into the 60s. At least in parts of the area. But its not going to stay that way. We have a cold blast coming. A cold blast on wednesday and another cold blast over the weekend. We have snow in the forecast for at least parts of the area. Not much wind out there now but it sure was windy yesterday and going to be windy tomorrow. We just have oneday break today. Winds only 9 miles an hour with 10 degrees warmer than we were at this time yesterday. So, that much warmer plus less wind. Its feeling pretty nice out there. Temperatures in the 50s and most of the area. A little cooler right at the shore. You can see stone harbor at 42 degrees is the cold spot. Even colder than the poconos right now. Now, lets look at the wind gusts as we go into tomorrow. 30 to 40 miles an hour. Were going to be windy all day long. Thats a northwest wind bringing in colder air. The northwest wind at higher levels bringing in clouds later today. Much of the country is fairly dry, but this is what were looking at. Creating all sorts of moisture coming up into mexico. That whole storm is going to be moving across the country. As you can see with the future cast it obviously comes toward us as rain but its moving into that really cold air mass thats coming in here wednesday and thursday. Eventually it moves in and well get snow. More coming up later. Tonight mostly cloudy not as cold as last night. 44 for the low in philadelphia. 38 north and west. Not much wind at all. Winds will pick up tomorrow. 20 to 30 gusts to 40 miles an hour. Now, theres going to be a big temperature contrast. 55 for the high in the Lehigh Valley, frampl ranging to mid60s in central delaware. Everyone gets warmer tomorrow and everyone gets warmer on wednesday. Look at the low temperatures on wednesday, setting us up for a storm on friday. It looks like a storm. It does not look like its going to bring up a whole lot of warm air. At the very least, a mixture of snow and rain across the area. And one fairly calm day on saturday before another big cold blast comes in. Gas prices dropped over the weekend after 40 Straight Days it increases. According to aaa midatlantic gas is down two cents from a week ago. Still much cheap are than 2. 50 we were paying this time last year. In the fivecounty philadelphia area people are paying an average of 2. 59 a gallon. Youll find the cheapest in south jersey at 2. 21 a gallon. Tax season is here. Time to get all of your earnings investments and those expenses in order. But before you work on getting this years refund the irs says about a Million People still have not claimed money from past years tax returns. Also whether you prefer a cup of homemade brew or a stop at starbucks or Dunkin Donuts you may be part of a dwindling breed. Not as many people prefer a daily cup of coffee these days. Authorities say theyre competent they can bring a criminal case against hackers who stole data from Jpmorgan Chase last summer. They accessed email addresses and phone numbers that longed to 83 million customers and small businesses. The New York Times reports that officials believe several suspects are gettable, meaning, theyre in countries that have extradition treaties with the u. S. About 1 million taxpayers every year are not claiming money thats rightfully theirs according to the irs. The reason . 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