>> 160 workers and residents were inside the building when these flames started around 10:45 last night. you can see staff and volunteers helped get people out in wheelchairs, even in their beds and wrapped them up in blankets in that bitterly cold night. deanna is joining us. investigators say the evacuation was so chaotic, they are still tracking everyone down. >> reporter: they want to be careful and make sure they have accounted for everything. of course, we have learned that some of the residents here are not accounted for. take a look at what remains. some people inside tell us this fire began. it broke out last night. the damage here is so severe. investigators cannot get a look inside to see the damage or see how this fire started. >> it burns so quickly. police and firefighters seemed so surprise. the calls for help came one after another. >> when we got out we saw this black smoke. i took off running down the hallway started getting my residents out. tony struthers said she went door to door getting residents, coats, shoes, and walkers. >> your adrenaline and you do what you supposed to do. >> reporter: once outside, she saw how bad it was. flames so hot, one firefighters said he felt his helmet melt as he tried to get residents. >> i was outside with the cold. oh, my god, it was cold. >> reporter: the heat inside matched the unbearable cold outside. rescuers from 3:00 counties loaded those who couldn't help themselves on to buses and ambulances. more than two dozen were taken to the hospital and others were sitting in the cold. >> when i think of what people have lost now. it is their photographs and things they cherish so much. >> what investigators can't see yet is what is inside the building, what the fire didn't destroy or how it began in the first place. while a national team will arrive to try and examine the debris, we have learned police are still searching for some residents that have not been accounted for. westchester firefighters as well as firefighters from all over the area maintain a presence here. they will stay here all night. it is hopeful investigators can get inside and get a look at the building and at least be able to start to look for a cause sometime foam. reporting live, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. they described it as going through hell, a raging inferno swallowing up their home. forcing people out of their warm beds into the cold night. many need help. staff and neighbors rushed to help them. getting outside was only half the battle. the bone-chilling cold set in. >> oh, my god, it was cold. >> 27 people were taken to the hospital. right now, 17 are still in the hospital. the personal care facility where this fire started is fully licensed and in good standing with the state. the nbc 10i7b vest gators found the nursing home on the same property has recently been sanctioned and cited by state watch dogs. several of those citations involved fire safety concerns and they are investigating fire suppression and whether it was working across the entire facility. our continuing coverage is happening now on the nbc 10 app. you can see the latest photos of the damage. you will be the first to know any new information we get. a teenager charged with killing a stranger. his victim, a house sitter, working in a south jersey home where he used to live. tonight, investigators tell us the 19-year-old suspect got out of jail just one day before he murdered his mother. the victim's 5-year-old child was with her inside the home when she was killed. cydney long spoke to the victim's family tonight. >> reporter: a sneaker footprint on the back door, dna evidence on the victim's shirt and video of 19-year-old brandon wilson on hopkins street in woodbury. that's what led investigators to charge him with murder. >> they executed approximately 30 search warrants, various residents as well as electronic device. >> reporter: all proof that wilson killed shawnique by hitting her in the head. she was watching two kids. wilson used to live in that home as a foster child. his motive was burglary. her body was upstairs. the little boys in school uniforms notified neighbors that she was hurt. >> she is never forgotten. we always want to always remember her and love her. i am going to do everything i can to make sure that my grandson lives a normal life. >> reporter: wilson is charged with first-degree murder, possession of a weapon as well as hindering apprehension. he called his parents and asked them to dispose of a pair of sneakers that he was wearing when he kicked in the back door. >> physical evidence linking the defendant to the crime was found on an outside window, as well as the victim's shirt and a piece of gym equipment that was used in the murder. >> wilson had only been released the day before carter's death. he is in the cape may coupenty jail as they prepare for their first thanksgiving without her. >> every sunday, i take her flowers to her grave site. the first time was hard. this sunday, i get to tell her some good news. >> reporter: cydney long, nbc news 10 news. chill wy start to this busy holiday weekend. >> it is dry outside right now as we look live at i-95. rain is moving in tomorrow. that could mean a wet ride if you are headed out of town. let's go to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist, glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> we don't have to worry about rain tonight. the sky is clear. we don't have clouds clear. the rain is advance frg the great lakes. the area is growing. it is going to be with us tomorrow. not first thing in the morning. you can travel with nice, dry rhode roads. that's the most likely time for the rain to move in. we are talking about several hours of rain. not just a shower here and there. some could be on the heavy side. it comes in waves overnight saturday. it is down to 39 in milville. a cold night tonight. we will see about those big changes happening this weekend. new at 6:00, thousands of college students won't have to worry about their school closing. a short time ago, cheney university received another year of accreditation. the oldest historically black college in the country has been on the brink of closure. today, the board justified its decision by saying the university has made significant progress. there will be another review next september. the philadelphia school district is facing a lawsuit because of this video here. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> it appears to show a school officer punching a teenager as nbc 10's aundrea cline-thomas shows us, that officer had been trying to break up a fight with two girls before he seems to turn on someone else. >> stop, stop. >> reporter: civil rights attorney, riley ross, says his teenage client was outside of the kensington health and science academy when his girlfriend got into a fight. a school district officer appears to try to break up the brawl. >> my client walks up. as you saw quickly, he says, yo, yo, yo, what's going on. as his client walks up, the officer appears to turn around and repeatedly punched the teenage boy. the crowd erupts. >> as you can see, he is standing over the top of them now. my client is clearly in a fetal position over the ground. the officer stands over the top of him, punches him, kicks him. >> officer told police the teenager approached him from behind and grabbed him and punched him in the head. >> he stopped, looked at my client and made an assessment and then hit him. >> the school district declined to comment, citing pending litigation. they say the officer is still working in the school. aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. philadelphia police are looking for up to a dozen people who used a hammer, smoke bomb and red paint to vandalize two police cruisers and a building. it happened around 11:00 last night. one car had a hammer sticking out of the windshield. no one was hurt. new video at 6:00 shows a driver passing a school bus barely missing children who were trying to get on board. plymouth township police are looking for this car. you can see that the driver doesn't stop for the bus's flashing red likghts an the car barely avoids hitting children on the sidewalk. fortunately, no children were hurt. new numbers show more families in philadelphia are going hungry. nbc 10 was in center city where local leaders released a new report on hunger. that report shows more than 300,000 people in philadelphia struggled with hunger. necessary about 1 in 5. those issuing the report are calling on congress to reject more cuts in food programs. >> it is a little cold for camping. that does not stop dozens of people in della which are frawag their tents. they are raising money for the delaware kids fund which will buy coats for children. eagles coach, doug peterson, tell us why his team won't be losing to the cowboys in their sunday night showdown right here on nbc 10. if hating the cowboys had aflavor, this would be t a local brewery getting a lot of attention for its new drink. euro figures eagle station, counting down to the birds sunday showdown with the cowboys. >> the eagles hope to keep the best record in football in a prime time matchup you can only see here on nbc 10. a win is even sweeter when it comes against the eagles most hated rivals. new at 6:00, tim furlong shows us how fans will be drinking their disdain for dallas this weekend. >> just in time for sunday night football, a perfectly named beer. avenue wine an spirits can't keep it in stock. a pale ale from eastern brewery. the guy running the shop likes the beer, loves the label. >> i took a picture and a video of me drinking it to my buddy who lives in texas. >> most dallas fans, i'm not sure where they are from. >> is going to hand them out to his cowboy loving not texas friend. this. >> we don't hate them all the time. this is the beauty of this beer. we hate the cowboys all year long. this is the gift that keeps on giving. >> reporter: a brewery in texas has responded with their own eagles tear beer. >> they like to say they have the better team. this year, they do. one of the things they have, they just happen to have five rings like we do. >> the dreaded super bowl ring argument. maybe we will get one this winter. crack one of these open. it is like the sweet, sweet sound of the cowboys playoff hopes physicaling away sunday night. in wilmington, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> start your sunday. join us for eagles game day kickoff at 9:30 sunday morning. nbc 10is t nbc 10 is the only place to watch the game. >> nbc 10 news is live at exfinity live. join keith jones and me for the party. inside the pennsylvania convention center. 30,000 people are expected to hit the streets for the races. the full marathon follows on sunday. a live look at the ben franklin parkway. it is dry out there. the runners want to know the forecast. it might not stay that way. >> rain moving in for parts of tomorrow. >> if you are really fast, you may finish the race before the rain comes in. it is most likely in the afternoon. 38, mt. holly, 39, allentown. 32, mt. pocono. elsewhere, 39. 39 in lehigh and 40 in mccungy. already, 30s in those areas in an hour without the clouds around. we are seeing temperatures below freezing in parts of the area. with tomorrow, the southerly wind starts warming up pretty nicely in the morning. here comes the rain. the temperature starts going up tomorrow night into the 50s. >> close to 60 in the middle of the night in philadelphia. then, this whole system moves through. you can see how many hours of rain we are getting tomorrow night. it is kind of warm to start off sunday. the temperatures go down as this front comes through. the rain may be over with by 7:00 a.m. it definitely is over by 8:00 or 9:00. then shall the temperatures start going down. what happened to the 60 degrees. 4:30 in the afternoon. it is down into the 40s. we are talking wind. wind gusts over 40 miles an hour. that's going to be the biggest problem for the race. temple's problem is going to be the rain. increasing as they go through the game. for the marathon, the half marathon, generally, just cloudy with temperatures going up. the full marathon, the wind is the issue. gusts to over 40 miles an hour. temperatures gradually going down but at least it is mainly dry. i'm danny pommells from nbc sports philadelphia. more from the bird as they prepare for a prime time tilt at jerry world. plus, could the best court in the city be on north broad street once again? we will show you how they are building early momentums. stick with us. before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben. what's so good about fios anyway? uh. what's so great about a 100% fiber-optic network that makes your gaming system actually work awesomely? hey. did you take out the trash? haha, garbage boy! dad, i already took out ben. it's not funny. gaming is best on a 100% fiber-optic network. so get fios. now, just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee, with a 2-year agreement. danny pommells with you. the eagles play four of the next five games on the road starting sunday in dallas. last season, the birds won just one road game. this year, they are 3 in 1 away from the link. today, doug peterson was asked, what's the difference? >> learning from last year obviously is a big part of that. the other thing too, we're a better football team. bottom line, we are a better team than we were a year ago. our guys are a year older in our system and the guys we have brought in have really contributed well sflchlt can. >> a single name on the eagles injury report. he is optimistic jeffrey will play sunday night. the eagles defense would love to duplicate the falcons effort against dallas last week when they sacked dak press ccott eig times. they realized what a dual threat he is. >> he is good at extending plays. we have to make sure we keep him contained and keep him inside and just beat us even though we know he got a strong arm. we have to get after him and not play cautious. we have to be aggressive. >> oh, back up the brinks truck. the sixers made it official announcing robert covington's new contract, a four-year, $62 million deal. justin anderson will miss at least three weeks with shin sprints. brad cogutus receiving a hearing by the nfl for his slash to the back of matthew purr roe's head. directional knocked off houston 84-80 in the paradise jam being played in virginia because of hurricane damage in the u.s. virgin islands. temple and auburn, observe by onetione, 19 and 10 rebound to lead the owls to an 88-74 win. they are 2 and 0 on the season. that's sports. jim and jacqueline, back to you. now, for a look at what's coming up tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00. >> you rush to the emergency room only to sit in that waiting room. tonight, we put the nbc 10 investigators to work to save you time. you are going to see which hospital makes you wait the longest and how the 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