Chemical before it was dumped . We always encourage, whether its merck or anyone else, to notify us about a possible crime as soon as possible. Reporter within cyanide in his warrington home and now under suspicion, police say orourke dumped all of it in a storm drain before they were able to interview him. Once confronted by police, they say he was helpful, but couldnt remember the exact location of the drain. Only that it was somewhere near county line road and street road. Perhaps in lower bucks county. It was a snowy night and that, police say, could have helped dilute the cyanide, that has not shown up in any Drinking Water in the last two months. As soon as Law Enforcement was made aware of this, we were in constant communication with the epa and other environmental groups to let them know about this and try to locate it. Reporter police say the criminal charges are not just for the theft, but risking the lives of other people. Orourke told police, he has no knowledge of how storm water inlets work nor did he know where the water went once it entered the storm water inlet. Now, officials with the dep and aqua all say there has been no sign of any Drinking Water contamination and that they monitored the water for several weeks. We also asked merck officials why police werent called within those first two days and why orourke was allowed to leave the property. They sent a statement that read in part they take this situation very seriously, the safety of its employees and the public are of paramount. They also say that the employees actions violated the law and that orourke is no longer working for the company. Reporting life in blue belt, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. Tonight, the trump administrations budget plan could change the way tens of millions of americans eat. Take a look, the new Budget Proposal calls for a major spending increase for programs like defense, but it comes at the cost of other social programs like snap, formerly known as food stamps. Nbc 10s lauren mayk is joining us live in our studios to show us just what this could mean for many families in our area, lauren. Jim, this could save the government billions of dollars. They want to replace some of the snap money that you would get to buy food at the store with a box of food that will be packaged up for you. But some say it just wont work for everyone who needs the help. Reporter in west philadelphia, mom deanna brown is shopping with her 4yearold. He likes pizza, but mom tries for the healthy stuff. I try to buy a lot of veggies and i try to cook his food. Reporter to get some help with the grocery bill from snap food stamp benefits. But that could change under a new proposal in president trumps budget plan. Anyone getting at least 90 in benefits would see half of them replaced by a packaged box of food. Its a problem that doesnt need to be fixed, right . Snap already works the way it is. Reporter kathy fisher is policy director at the coalition against hunger, which helps people sign up for snap benefits. She doesnt think the change is a good idea. Being able to tailor what you buy that meets your familys needs makes a lot more sense. Reporter one Administration Official likened the budgets new snap proposal to blue apron meal kits. But theres a big difference, because those include fresh foods and produce. Milk that doesnt have to be refrigeratored. Thats the stuff in the senior food boxes that are made up here in the philadelphia area and are a model for the new boxes. So can people make a request of what they want in their box . No, you cannot make requests. You get the box and it is what it is. Reporter here at phil abundance, thats part of the big concern. So lets say youre a vegetarian or you have an allergy, that doesnt matter. You get the same box of food and you probably might just end up throwing away some pieces that are in the box if you cant consume everything. Reporter it could be a new challenge for families trying to get kids to not eat healthy but eat whats offered in the new boxes. Reporter the amount of food you get would depend on the size of your household. There are some more logistical questions about this, like who would put these boxes together and how would people get them . Under this plan, distribution is left up to the states. Jim . Lauren mayk. Turning now to our first alert weather, warming again. An up and down weather week continues with a big warmup on the way. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist glen hurricane schwartz is joining us live. Glen, were talking 60s in the middle of february. And next week we could actually hit 70 degrees on one day. But we also could get some snow in between. We have some clouds, especially in southern parts of the area right now. Rehoboth beach, for example. You can see a little bit on radar. Its very patchy, very light. A lot of it not reaching the ground, but it could be a couple of sleet pellets in parts of delaware this evening. This is the area that were watching for the next area of rain that comes and hits everybody. That is not going to be coming during the day tomorrow. Its 38 in philadelphia. Pretty close to that across the rest of the area right now. It is a dry night. Its not going to be all that cold if clouds increasing in addition to the atmosphere warming up is going to prevent those temperatures from dropping. So it is going to be not too cool when you get up in the morning. A warmer day tomorrow for valentines day, but weve got rain, weve got snow, weve got 60s, weve got 70s all in the forecast. Thats coming up. After a year hiatus, philadelphias iconic love statue is back at love park tonight. The city celebrated the statues triumphant return with a love on the move parade to show off the statue and its new red, green, and purple paint scheme. It stopped at places like the art museum to let people snap some photos. Locals say theyre happy the statue is back in time for valentines day. I think theres a really great energy in our city and were still in lala land from our big win. So i think this just keeps solidifying why we love the city. The love sculpture has been a staple for tourists and philadelphians for decades and has become a plaopular place fo pictures. You can send us your pictures, tweet us nbcphiladelphia. Dozens marched this afternoon for fair workweek protections. Just a short time ago, the marchers said they wanted advanced notice of shifts and more consistent work hours. Workers say knowing their schedule in advance is key to what winds up in their pocket on payday. I count on every single hour of work to make ends meet. And unpredictable scheduling makes its impossible for me or so many other philadelphians to do that. The group says no one company is singlehandedly to blame for the scheduling problems, but they hope philadelphia can follow cities like new york and San Francisco and enact changes. Governor phil murphy wants to make new jersey safer by cracking down on gun violence. Today, he met with gun Safety Advocates in cherry hill to talk about prevention strategies. Just days after being sworn in last month, murphy started the process to reverse a rule by former governor christie. The policy made it easier for people to carry concealed handguns in the state. Closing arguments underway in the federal racketeering trial for alleged philadelphia mob boss, skinny joeym merlino. He was among four dozen defendants arrested back in 2015. The 55yearold was the only one to go on trial on conspiracy charges. Local immigration advocates are banding together to help prevent a Family Living in sanctuary from deportation. Members of the new Sanctuary Movement gathered outside the office of immigration and Customs Enforcement in center city today. They want to stop the deportation order for Carmela Hernandez and her four children. They delivered thousands of signatures and letters of recommendation to help keep the family here. And we had a reasonable conversation and she found a way that she could receive the, the stay that they were trying to the stay against deportation. Today marks two months since the mexican family went into sanctuary inside a philadelphia church. We reached out to i. C. E. For comment, but we have yet to hear back. Police seized nearly 3 million worth of illegal drugs, guns, and cash during a raid on a house in fentonville. And today, attorney general josh shapiro said there were enough drugs inside the house on north Fourth Street to create a quarter of a million doses of heroin and fentanyl. Two men were arrested sunday night after police moved in. Theyve been charged with drug dealing. Shapiro said the men mixed fentanyl, which is a synthetic opioid, into the heroin to make it stronger. Next on nbc 10, parade vandalism. Tonight, the search for suspects accused of damaging this corvette during the super bowl celebrations. Also, life behind bars. The man accused of setting off bombs in new york city and the jersey shore learns his fate. What his father said just after the sentencing. And im tracking both temperatures in the 60s and snow. Your rollercoaster first alert forecast for the week, next. Announcer nbc 10s competition to watch is brought to you locally by the jeep president s day sales event. Hello, peco. Hi. Can you help me save on my energy bill . Old appliances. Like a hot water heater . 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She could still medal the team event in the finals coming up on thursday. Two members of the womens usa hockey team are allowed to take to the ice despite having the statue of liberty emblazoned on their helmets. Olympic rules say that athletes cannot wear or use equipment that has any form of publicity or propaganda on it. Today usa hockey and the ioc said the helmets are fine. Nbc 10s keith jones is live in pyeongchang. Look for his live reports coming up on nbc 10 news at 11 00. Well, lack closely right there. Thats a 1985 chevy corvette those people were jumping up and down on during the eagles victory parade last weekend. Now, police are looking for the people in this cell phone video. The owner parked the car before the parade began. She returned to find the hood and roof badly damaged. The man accused of setting off bombs in new york city and on the jersey shore will serve the rest of his life in prison. Ahmad khan rahimi learned his fate tonight for the attacks in new york. Ted greenberg got reaction from people in the beach town where that terror spree began. Reporter in the quiet Coastal Community rocked by the first blast, relief after a convicted terrorist, ahmad rahimi, was sentenced today to multiple life terms in prison. Im glad that justice was served. Reporter inspired by isis and al qaeda, Authorities Say rahimi planted a bomb that blew up in a trash can along the route of a marine corps charity run in seaside park in september of 2016. The explosion coming just minutes before the race began. It was by the grace of god that nobody got hurt. Reporter but hours later, 30 people were injured when a Pressure Cooker bomb left behind by rahimi exploded in lower manhattan. At his sentencing in federal court for the new york bombing, rahimi blamed the government, the fbi, and the media, but took no responsibility for his alaska actions. You told us your son said he was sorry to you . Yes, a hundred times, he told me that. He said, i miss god. He told me im not a terrorist because im misguided. Reporter but federal prosecutors say rahimi has not shown remorse and has even attempted to radicalize other inmates behind bars. Maybe he should be in solitary where he cant radicalize anyone but himself. Reporter rahimi also accused of leaving a half dozen bombs in a backpack near the train station in his hometown of elizabeth. In sleepy seaside park, an evaluated level of vigilance remains in place. The mindset is different. Anywhere in this nation, youre vulnerable. Anywhere. Reporter rahimi faces additional federal charges connected to the new jersey incident. But at this point, theres no timeline for a trial. In seaside park, im ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. Pennsylvania republicans are drawing the line when it comes to a new map of the states congressional districts. The state gop is threatening a federal lawsuit after Governor Tom Wolf rejected their latest efforts to draw up a new map. The state Supreme Court recently ordered the map to be redrawn, saying it was gerrymandered to unfairly favor republicans. The court will have to redraw the map if the state cannot come up with its own solution by monday. All right. Back now to your first alert weather. Were tracking a winter warmup across our area. A live look right here at i95 in south philadelphia. Nbc 10 first alert meteorologist glenn hurricane schwarz is back and timing out a big warmup headed our way. Also, rain for your valentines day, glenn . Yeah, but only if you stay out pretty late. Most of the day and even into the evening are going to be dry for valentines day. And its going to be warmer. Were seeing this warming trend coming. Were tracking more rain, not just for later tomorrow night, and some possible weekend snow, as well. Even though were going to be in the 60s on thursday. On the radar, a very weak system moving through. And most of this precipitation not reaching the ground. So we wont worry about that. Not going to bother anybody. This is going to be bringing some of that rain later tomorrow night and into thursday. 38 degrees in philadelphia. Were in the 30s all across the area. Grooim fairly uniform temperatures, but lets see if we find anything above 40 in the city. Yes, we do. 42 in fairmount, 40 degrees in potter richmond, the other areas in the upper 30s. For tomorrow, more like upper 40s, not upper 30s at this time. 48 at 7 00. Still cloudy in the evening, but it may be well after 9 00 before the rain comes in. And even that is going to be on the lighter side. But you can see, its a good bit milder than today. The High Temperature today was 43. We should get to at least 50 during the day tomorrow. Once again, that rain coming in toward midnight and youll see what happens after that. Weve got a lot of moisture down south. Thats what we have to keep watching for. First of all, during the day tomorrow, the clouds increase. The rain generally comes in later tomorrow night into thursday morning, but thursday is going to be very warm. Its going to be in the 60s, even with a lot of clouds around. Heres thursday night and heres the second wave of moisture. So thursday night and into friday, there we go. Rain. But not as heavy as what we saw this past sunday. And then that moves out of the way and then we wait for the next system to come up from the southwest. Thats after the cold air comes down briefly. So maybe cold enough for snow. And that is late saturday and saturday night. It shifts a little bit to the north. It would be warm enough for rain or a mix. Shifts a little bit to the south, you can miss the whole thing. Thats still a long way away. Its still fairly quick storm that is going to be affecting us over the weekend. Look at these temperatures. 66 on thursday. Close to 60 on friday. Then theres the storm that were watching for the weekend. Generally late saturday, saturday night, possibly into early sunday. Look at the warm weather coming in next week. Amy . Thanks so much, glenn. Pitchers and catchers report to at least spreing training tomorrow. Our john clark joins us live today from clearwater and tells us what the phillies could learn from the eagles. Thats next in sports. Announcer nbc 10s olympic medal count is brought to you locally by royal caribbean. Royal caribbeans wow sale has been extended. Get 30 off every guest. And up to 300 to spend at sea. But hurry. This limitedtime offer ends today. Come seek the royal caribbean. Book your caribbean adventure now. This is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. Hi, im amy fadol. I know, football season just ended, but the boys of summer are ready to get things going. We check in down in clearwater. John clark has more on the start of phillies spring training. Hi, john. Reporter hey, amy. You know gabe kapler, the new there phillies manager, hes an out of the box thinker. Hes pushed back the workouts to midmorning, changed up some of the routines. And he says a lot like the eagles, theyre going to be bold, theyre going to be relentless. And this is a bold statement today. I dont think there has to be any like major declaration made here. We are fighting for the National League east in september. Reporter gabe kapler watched the eagles win the super bowl. He said its the best three hours hes had in a long time. And he remembers how much coach Doug Pederson made his birds believe. We would be foolish to not take cues from what the eagles accomplished. Not just over the last couple of weeks, but since the summer, when coach pederson addressed his team and said, you know, this is what the world thinks and this is who we think you are. And what we think you are is really special. Reporter gabe is using that theme. He believes these underdog phillies could have more bite than people think. I think if everybody on our roster takes a small step forward, we have an opportunity to shock people. Reporter gabe is passionate, intense, and emotional. Soy asked him, can he be that way all the time . He said with certain players, he needs to dial it back. Its my job to turn my energy down, to talk a little bit quieter, to project a little bit less. Maybe hes not ready for that, in that moment. So, in that moment, my job is to come on to his turf. And so the answer to your question is, yes, i will manage my intensity level. Reporter that is great to hear. And how innovative is gabe . He was out there at the workouts today with his ipipad and cell phone as well recording video of his players doing drills so he can then send them on his phone to the players and go over everything. That is connecting with the Young Players in our social media world. Im john clark in clearwater, florida. Well have more at 11 00. Back to you. Thanks so much, john. A flyers note for you. They host the devils tonight, but they will be without goaltender brian eliot. He is out five to six week after undergoing core muscle surgery. That is your look at sports. Were right back after this. I q when my vehicle was hit by an ied. I looked down and i knew i was out of the fight. But playing for team usa has been a Second Chance to represent my country. I get to show my children and the world that, yeah, i might have been knocked down, but im up, and im honored to be able to represent the flag. Comcast is grateful to all who have served our country, and were proud to bring the 2018 olympic and Paralympic Winter Games home to everyone. Hey gus, meet tucker. awwww. Whoaaaa . And axle, angie, frank, charlie, millie, ralph, henry, audrey and duke. Yep. Ten times the fun. Sorta like this. Ahhh, ten times the bucks. Its one of the new times the bucks games from the pennsylvania lottery. 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