came out to condemn manny morales. he's challenging maria quinones sanchez for the district 7 seat. nbc 10 spoke with sanchez earlier this week. she showed us racist sexist and homophobic comments that morales allegedly put on his facebook page. today sanchez called on the democratic party to withdraw its endorsement of morales. >> and now we have now given this to the party. the party had this before we went public and we have yet to see any action and this cannot continue. >> morales told nbc 10 he never posted those messages and that his page was hacked or the posts were photoshoped. he has now deactivated that facebook page. the question here is it spying or just protecting the integrity of a test? that's the question facing the new jersey education department this evening. a standardized testing firm is watching social media sites to look for leaked test questions. new jersey education officials say they will review the partnership for the assessment of readiness for careers or park exams company. they want to make sure students' privacy is not being violated. >>> to the casin

. takes sanchez out. phillies set up a three spot in the first inning. not done. living the hard knocked life once more. takes sanchez out in the third. the phils have one six at of their last 7. 5-4 the final. that is your look at sports. denise back to you. >> thanks danny. you may have felt you could float away with all that rain we saw today. and some people are trying to fulfill a dream of floating away on a brand new boat. the boat show at oaks there are hundreds of boats from more than 20 dealers on zbla display. you can ask questions shop and care at the show which continues through tomorrow. >> with all the rain i thought we'd need an arc. >> i know. and we'll ceci the shaw showers taper off. and monday. nice and mild. temperatures at 60 degrees. st. patrick's day nigh with a slight chance of shower. and official start of spring is friday. so that's another thing to look forward to. >> it's already feeling that way with the 50s and 60ed and the seven day finally are warming up. >> finally. >> that's it for now. i'm denise nakano. see you back here tonight at 11:00. "nbc

councilwoman sanchez showed us racist sexist and homophobic comments on his facebook page. morales says he never posted that that and his facebook was hacked or they were photoshopped. >> those are not my views and i did not make those postings. i love every human being as equal, all. that's what i will do. i will work for all the constituents of this district. >> morales' campaign manager says an internal forensic investigation into the posts is under way. late this afternoon, sanchez released a statement. in part it says quote, we welcome further investigation into manny morales' social media postings because it will further illustrate that manny morales is not only a bigot, he is also a liar. end quote. >>> new information now on a story we first told you about last night at 6:00. a mercer county father accused of child endangerment is now in police custody. jonathan rivas turned himself in last night. they say he along with haydee santana put their own kids at risk. they found the five kids malnourished and in need of medical care. the house had no electricity or heat. both are held on

mark sanchez. he started eight games last season. meanwhile, lesean mccoy will get a new contract with the bills. a five-year packed with $16 million guaranteed. shady sent out this message today. >> going to see my buffalo family. can't wait to see you all. >> so mccoy not the only former eagle leaving. todd harrimans. he missed the second half of last season with a torn biceps muscle. we'll break down all the birds maneuvers a little later on in this show. >>> hockey now. after losing a heartbreaker to the bruins yesterday, the flares' play-off chances took a major hit that coupled with a boston win today for the orange and black entered seven points out of the play-offs. steve mason and company hoping for different results against the devils at the prudential center. first period flyers down 1-0 off the face-off. ryan white, how about this guy? deflects home the dpoelgoal. a serious bright spot as they tie it up. flyers in the power play but the devils on the rush. jacobson collects the rebound and lights the lamp past mason. 2-1 devils. 3-1 in the third. the devils with a 2-on none

manny morales his opponent sanchez showed racist sexist and homophobic comments he allegedly put on his facebook page. morales is challenging sanchez for the district 7 seat. yesterday leaders from the clergy, lgbt community and african-american community came out to condemn morales. they say if he will not withdraw the democratic party should withdraw its endorsement. >> and now we have now given this to the party, the party has this before we went public and we have yet to see any action. this cannot continue. >> morales told nbc 10 he never posted those messages and that his page was hacked or the posts were photo shopped. he has since deactivated the facebook page. >>> they are calling it a medical miracle, doctors revived a toddler that didn't have a pulse more than 100 minutes. 292-month-old boy is back in his mother's arms in union county pennsylvania, north of harrisburg. he fell into a creek, drifted downstream and a neighbor found him face down in the water. medical crews air lifted him to a hospital where doctors worked on his body. his lifeless body. along with having no pul

, his opponent and current councilwoman sanchez, showing racist sexist and home mow phobic comments on his facebook page. morales says he never posted those and his facebook page was hacked or the posts were photo shopped. >> i'm saying they are not my views and i did not make those postings. love every human being as equal, all. that's what i will do. i will work for all constituents of this district. >> moerms is challenging sanchez for district 7 seat. his campaign says they're doing an internal investigation into the posts and will release the results when they get them. >>> you've probably seen these do a.c. ads. now the group is launching a new promotional push called atlantic city the entertainment capital of the jersey shore. they want to pull the plug on the $30 million budget but that hasn't happened yesterday. atlantic city has a big summer entertainment schedule. famous names set to perform there include madonna, the who, joan jett, bob dylan lady gaga and jerry seinfeld. >>> nova nation is flying high this afternoon after that blowout victory in the first round of the n

sanchez showed us racist sexist and homophobic comments on morales' facebook page. morales says he never posted those comments and that his page was hacked or the comments photo shopped. quinones sanchez responded to the investigation that morales' campaign said they are now conducting into what happened with the facebook post. she says we almost further investigation into manny morales' social media postings because it will further illustrate that manny morales is not only a bigot, he is also a liar. >>> now to news from our south jersey bureau the old dupont-owned plan in the gloucester county will become a new river port. it's an 1,800-acre property. it was once a nitroglycerin factory and chemical plant. it's been closed now for more than a decade. the fortress investment group plans to purchase the site and turn it into a new port. this is expected to bring nora?.l jobs and economic opportunity to the area. >> there's an area of growth in ports. we want to be part of that growth. that's where the good paying middle-class jobs are. >> no word on how much the site is selling for

council rate. maria sanchez of district 7, released dozens of facebook posts from her opponent. it makes derogatory comments about african-americans, gays and immigrants. she says they were taken from her facebook page dating back four years. he tells us the posts are not his. >> those posts, i did not put on. >> they are not your posts? >> they were not on my facebook page. >> somebody working in the community to heal the relationships. i felt they were unappropriate. they were very very di- visive. >> he says the posts do not reflect his views. it was hacked or a cut and paste job. >>> now, new information about the sex scandal involving the philadelphia fire department. two employees on claims against them choosing to be punished instead. the workers are among seven employees facing discipline. it stems from a sexual harassment complaint against the department last year. >>> addressed to the white house and laced with danger. the letter intercepted by secret service. >>> from bad to worse. the problem a giant sinkhole is creating. drivers are scratching their heads. >>> this wil

a hotly contested philadelphia race. maria sanchez of district 7 released dozens of apparent facebook posts from her opponent manny moralez. she says they were screen grabbed off his facebook page dating back four years. moralez says the posts are not his. >> those posts, i did not post them. >> they are not your posts? >> no. >> someone working in the community, trying to heal those relationships, i felt they were beyond appropriate. >> manny moralez says the posts do not reflect his views. he believes he was hacked or it was an old fashioned cut and paste job meant to embarrass him. >>> students will return to class at a nearby college five days after their school was set on fire. classrooms have been set up for the students. the fire marshalls are working to track down the arsonist that set fire to the school. >>> lawyers will review the case of a former ravens cheerleader accused of raping a teenage boy. she pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting the 15-year-old boy last summer. she first contacted the teen on instagram. she had a romantic encounter, several with the b

played in the nfl the last two seasons. last stop with the jets where mark sanchez was the starter. >>> villanova is the only representative from the philly six in march madness this year. it will be a pennsylvania battle facing lafayette thursday in fits burg. jay wright says his cats have learned a lot from last year's loss to the eventual champion uconn. >>> i don't think they fear anything. they've already failed. they failed last year. and, you know, they realize that, you know the world didn't depend they came back and i think they approached everything this year that way. >> with march madness comes some march sadness for the temple owls not making the big dance. fran was consoled this morning at the coaches versus cancer tip-off. today he didn't mince words. >> the most troubling statement last night that i heard was the i test. what does that mean? i have no idea what that means. so i would like to sit down with the committee and say, do i need to wear my suit jacket during the course of the game or what -- what really is that? so, i think there is some bias toward the pow

an investigation into the facebook posts are under way. yesterday, sanchez released a statement on that. she said quote, we welcome further investigation into the morales' social media postings because it will further illustrate that manny morales is not only a bigot, he is also a liar. >>> in other news anti-police graffiti graffiti, one of the messages read killer cops destroying communities followed by the #who killed brannen to tate brown. the vandalism came two days after two police officers were vindicated. >>> we showed you this video on thursday night, protesters interrupted a community policing meeting in northeast philadelphia. they were angry over the decision not to name or prosecute the officers in brown's death. ten demonstrators were arrested. >>> a camden county police officer who recently met with president obama talked about her experience with local students. nbc 10 was at st. joseph's pro cathedral school in camden as the officer spoke to students she discussed growing up in the city and why she was picked to visit the white house last month. this is a photo fro

with fear. juan carlos sanchez says he saw one person shot. today tunisians were defiant, saying they won't be intimidated. but as survivors embraced and left for home there were nagging fears that terrorism is taking deeper root. katie tur, nbc news london. >>> authorities in japan say they've arrested a man accused of making phone calls threatening u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy. she attended a series of events today with first lady michelle obama who is on a tour of asia to promote the education of girls. >>> want to turn now to the investigation into robert durst, charged with murder and the question of whether there could be more to this than first thought. we've learned that the fbi is working with local law enforcement to determine if he could have links to missing person cases in places where he's been. stephanie gosk has that report. >> reporter: the investigation did not end with his arrest. in fact it may have grown even wider. federal law enforcement sources say they're working with police on cold cases in several cities like the is the 97 disappearance of karen mitchell

getting in his first action of of the spring first inning, headily swinging and missing. gary sanchez on the check swing. the rains came delaying the game just a bit. we resume in the fourth inning. derek jeter's replacement, perhaps? yankees win this one, 4-1. after their win thursday the flyers moved to within four points of the boston bruins for the final wild card playoff spot. orange and black in boston for the biggest game of the season at 1:00 on comcast sports net. steve mason hasn't completely been focused. the flyers announce they and goaltender's coach jeff reese mutually parted ways. >> he was something that expressed a ton of confidence in my abilities to get back to the point where he knew i could play at. it's been a tough couple days here. >> the flyers welcome prep freshman patrick cannon to practice on friday. nearly two weeks ago, cannon suffered a fractured vertebrae in his neck after colliding with a teammate during practice. it's an injury that almost always results in paralysis but thankfully, he's back on his feet. >>> allen iverson, sixers up up noel here. >>>

could move up and get his guy, marcus. right now sanchez and bradford could start for the eagles but mariotta is the wild card. >> more from you later on. appreciate it. insure on you team coverage continues with nbc10's christine maddela. you've been talking to fans. what do they think of the latest move? >> >>. >> reporter: fans are nervous, bradford tore his acl twice in one season. fans are still optistic. they say they trust chip. >> we wish a lot of success to nick foles but i think we're on to a new era in our football team. >> i wasn't surprised because i don't think he fits into chip kelly's offense. i've excited to see what maybe sam bradford will potentially do. i think i was more upset about mccoy. >> reporter: you nervous about all the changes? >> i am really nervous. i like chip. i like where he came from, oregon. he did a really good job out there. these trades not so sure about. i would like to see where he goes. i'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt, but it's not good this season, then i'm probably not going to be real happy about it. >> reporter: that's wha

the moment to get his guy, marcus mariota. they have mark sanchez and sam bradford right now along with matt barkley, your three eagles quarterbacks for now. john clark at comcast sportsnet, back to you. >>> developing news on wall street where stocks plunged today. the dow dropped 342 points. fears over possible interest rate increases by the federal reserve rattled financial markets all across the globe. >>> in custody and charged in a deadly crash along the pennsylvania turnpike. >> today the truck driver accused of killing a roadway worker nine months ago surrendered. nbc10's doug shimell was there as that driver faced police. he is live now in king of prussia. doug? >> reporter: when you look at the affidavit, it says the truck driver claims he was trying to avoid one accident as he was speeding into that construction zone and he ended up causing a fatal one. >> it's horrible to live with. >> reporter: what is it that haunts you? >> the visual. just seeing it. it's horrible. i hope nobody has to go through this. >> reporter: jensen surrendered to face charges for speeding thro

his firstwl"ú g. second inning, hamels rolling along. it's gary sanchez on a check swing. hamels allows one hit and striking out. the rain came. all the fans came to the concourse. don't you feel bad for them? it's probably 80 degrees there. fourth inning. pulls one down the line. the run comes around. the yankees win 4-1. afterwards hamels talked about his team's approach. >> the overall team aspect of you know kind of what we're trying to do out there. and how we're trying to implement a new focus, you know but at the same time we all know that we have to get ready and we have to be able to go out there and be as competitive as we possibly can. >>> to the ice now. the flyers moved within four points of the boston bruins for the final wild card play-off spot with their win against the blues last night. the orange and black in boston for the biggest game of the season tomorrow. goaltender steve mason's mind hasn't been completely focused. they announced today they and goaltenders jeff reece has v mutually parted ways. and mason says he owes his success to reece. >> right from the

investigating. >>> deactivated his facebook account amist controversy. maria sanchez released dozens of facebook posts from her opponent manny moralez. it makes comments about african-americans, gays and other things. he says the posts are not his. >> these are not your posts? >> they were not on my facebook page. >> somebody working in the community to heal those relationships, i thought they were beyond appropriate. >> manny moralez says the posts do not reflect his views. he believes he was hacked or a cut and paste job meant to embarrass him. >>> investigators are trying to find out what caused two sinkholes on a bridge. plymouth road is closed between the blue route and butler pike. no plans to fix the bridge until they can determine what caused the ground to deteriorate. they say it's confusing. >> i wish i had more time. i'm going to class tonight. i left an hour and a half before the class. i didn't have any warning for this. but, i only take it once a week. >> the bridge is 53 years old and carries more than 50,000 motorists every day. >>> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert

along. gary sanchez on the check swing. hamels, two scoreless innings allowing one hit, striking out two. then the rains came, it delayed the game just a bit. the fans go to the concourse, wait it out. we resume in the fourth inning. derek jeter's replacement, perhaps? he pulls one down the line. run comes around yankees win this one, 4-1. >>> after their win thursday, the flyers moved to within four points of the boston bruins for the final wild card playoff spot. orange and black in boston for the biggest game of the season today at 1:00 on comcast sports net. goaltender steve mason's mind hasn't completely been focused. the flyers announced they and goaltender's coach jeff reese have mutually parted ways. mason says he owes his success to reese. >> right from the start of working with him, he was somebody that expressed a ton of confidence in my abilities to get back to a point where he knew i could play at. it was -- it's been a tough couple days here. >> the flyers welcome holy ghost prep freshman patrick cannon to practice on friday. nearly two weeks ago, cannon suffered a frac

. when he last played in 2012 he was with the jets. his teammates, mark sanchez. we'll have a lot more coming up on tim tebow and march madness. for now, i'm john clark. >>> got march madness in sports and also got march madness in weather. we've got some big changes that are coming this week. we've got some wind tomorrow. a lot of wind. it's going to push temperatures in the 60s. but then another big cold blast. and then some parts of our area look like we'll be seeing snow. and it's not just flurries. we have mostly cloudy skies. we've had that all day. 53 degrees. the winds southwest at 11 degrees. 8 degrees warmer than it was at this time yesterday. certainly less windy. that wind was howling yesterday. 48 in allentown. most of the area only 48 in atlantic city. a little cooler even farther to the south. stone harbor 41 degrees right now. watch the temperatures as we go through the night tonight. not really dropping much. by midnight we're still in the mid to upper 40s. we haven't dropped much. that's going to give us a higher start to the day tomorrow. you get up in the morni

and mark sanchez. >> we were trying to keep nick but at the last second they wanted a play. we were trying to get it done but it didn't work out that way. >> i would say it's probably easier for a quarterback with a knee injury than it is a-w a shoulder injury as we went through the history of it. you know we didn't bring sam to run the ball 75 times a game. i think it's a lot easier for a quarterback with an acl than a receiver with an acl. you look at the history right now in terms of sports science and what doctors are doing now, it's unbelievable. >> yes, so chip kelly has taken a big risk by going with sam bradford, who has really missed the last season and a half with those two torn knees. as you heard him, he thinks it's es esasier for a quarterback to play through that. he's hoping sam bradford can do the same. we'll have a lot more on eagles' economics and chip kelly now having to do with the salary cap and why he really let go of lesean mccoy and trade him to buffalo. that's at 6:00. i'm john clark. back to you. >>> the smell of burning rubber and plumes of smoke, that's w

along. gary sanchez on the check swing. hamill, two scoreless innings allowing one hit, striking out two. then the rains came, it delayed the game just a bit. the fans go to the concourse, wait it out. then the fourth inning. here he pulls one down the line. yankees win this one, 4-1. >>> after their win thursday the flyers moved to within four points of the boston bruins for the final wild card playoff spot. orange and black in boston for the biggest game of the season today at 1:00 on comcast sports net. goaltender steve mason's mind hasn't completely been focused. the flyers announced they and goaltender's coach jeff reese has parted ways. mason says he owes his success to reese. >> right from the start of working with him, he was somebody that expressed a ton of confidence in my abilities to get back to a point where he knew i could play at. it was -- it's been a tough couple days here. >> the flyers welcome holy ghost prep freshman patrick cannon to practice on friday. nearly two weeks ago, cannon suffered a fractured vertebrae in his neck after colliding with a teammate dur

. >> the birds are bringing back mark sanchez on a two-year deal for close to $2 million. could he be given a chance to challenge nick foles for the starting job or is chip going to try to trade for marcus mayor oat that -- mariotta? >>> cartoonist shows coach kelly shredding the jerseys. this ruben, how it's being done, the general manager. phillies state they're in the beginning process of rebuilding that team. >>> imagine the power of a smartphone and tablet -- i don't know about this -- around your wrist? >> turns out it's the hottest piece of technology that doubles as a timepiece. we'll take a closer look at the apple watch, how it works, what it will cost and when you can get one for yourself. >>> coming up on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 -- collapse concerns. a south jersey family says they've been worried about their home for years. now the worst has happened. tonight nbc10 goes to the officials to get answers. >>> to breaking news from newark new jersey. a live picture as a fire burns at a warehouse. we're told a chemical company is housed here. we don't know what's burning at the moment.

see. >> sylvia sanchez from texas. >> we have our producer. there you go. come right over here. sylvia why did you want to do weather with me? >> i have been watching you since i was 16 years old. >> how old are you, sylvia? >> i'm 79. >> since you were 16? >> no i'm 70 years old. but i have been with you for a long long time. you mention midland texas and we are at the bottom of the map. >> that makes me about 80 years old. watching me since you were 16. all right. are you ready to do the weather? >> i sure am. >> let's put up the first map to preview the weather? >> today is beautiful and sunny in midland texas. it's 75 degrees. over here we are freezing. >> that's pretty good. see anything else you like? >> i see your picture, al. >> already! >> you are so handsome. you are a silver tongued devil. aren't you? what do you see for tomorrow? >> tomorrow the beautiful sunshine in midland texas. >> you know new york and midlands. that's it. >> and all the way here. >> sylvia to you. we are doing a rising and shining with roker. >> happy birthday to my granddaughter. she is 13. >>