it some 150 miles north with fighter jets right behind it. people in bloomsberg, pennsylvania looked up, they started snapping photographs and video of the blimp. it's almost 250 feet long. it's floating in the air. we're getting new images in by the minute. a cable dragging below the blimp is causing major concern right now. it is to blame for a major power outage. the military is warning people in the area to stay away. cnn's barbara starr is getting constant updates from her military contacts at the pentagon. barbara, how concerned are officials about this, and what happened?ell us about how it >> well, how it happened is going to be a big part of the investigation they don't know right now. but at this hour a great deal of concern. the u.s. military is -- i can tell you they are very distressed at the moment that this has happen and had that they are causing a public safety hazard in this area of northeastern pennsylvania. there are power outages, norad, the north american aerospace defense command monitoring this extremely concerned about public safety telling people to s

damage. >>> at the stroke of midnight, it became illegal for pennsylvania's attorney general to practice law. now her law license has been suspended, will she be able to do her job? >> everybody is asking that question. we can tell you that this is the first full suspension to serve as pennsylvania's attorney general. overnight, we have been looking at the legal ramifications. kathleen cane has been lying about it. the temporary suspension could prevent her from having any involvement in the criminal and civil cases, her office oversees. it does not remove her from office. governor wolf as you know has earned that she stepped down. the safe constitution lists three ways election officials may be removed. by legislative impeachment. by court action, usually filed by the ag or droempb. in this case, it's unclear who would be willing to do so or by the governor. for reasonable cause after due process and then the senate would have to vote by a two-thirds majority. in the meantime, cane is still checking her $159,000 salary. she is also receiving health and welfare benefits, excuse

science teacher, fine ago math teacher that has a pennsylvania certificate ready to start here in philadelphia, it's challenge. report roar jazzlin understands the challenge. she just wants an education. >> we have nothing. >> reporter: how frustrating is that. >> very. because i'm going to go to college not knowing anything. >> reporter: district spokesman says 80 brand new teachers have just been hired and in fact they're set to hit classrooms sometime next week. five of those instructors are scheduled to teach here at northeast high. one of them, yes, a science teacher. though it is not clear whether that teacher will be working in jazzlin's class. we'll keep you posted. lucy. >> thank you very much, bruce. >>> a beautiful fall day. hopefully you got to spend a bit of time outside. only going to get warmer later on this week. live look from the lense of our ben franklin parkway camera love that shot. just how warm is it going to g get. >> chief meteorologist scott williams notice that answer. hey, scott. >> hi, lucy. hard to believe we were talking about the deep freeze just ye

somewhere in the skies over pennsylvania. there are f-16 jets that have now been scrambled. boy, oh, boy, do i have some questions on this one. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr, also with me our cnn aviatin correspondent maria sbarbara, we're looking at pictures of what said blimp would look like. can you tell me what the heck happened? >> well, we know at in point norad the north american aerospace command has confirmed that this blimp called jlens came loose from its tether rope at aberdeen proving grounds a military facility just north of washington, d.c., this morning. it was on a tether. this is a system they're testing out there. it's full of radar equipment to test its ability to identify unidentified aircraft, cruise missiles, but it came loose. now this blimp filled with helium is flying north. it is now over pennsylvania, we are told. two f-16s in the air. they were scrambled out of their air station near atlanta ick city, new jersey. the military not saying yet whether those f-16s are armed because right now the u.s. government is trying to figure o

, light showers, a band of them crossing pennsylvania moving through western pennsylvania right now, those light showers could be here by midday. we do have some clouds already this morning. so temperatures are up compared to yesterday morning. 50s and low 60s, dover at 60, 61 at philadelphia international, trenton is 55. the wind is calm, the skies are going to be clouding up this morning. that will lead to scattered showers. but certainly not an all-day rainfall. 59 at 6:00, by 9:00 we'll see mostly cloudy skies, 63. then up to 70 with some scattered light showers at lunch time today. hour by hour future cast when i'm back. jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> we deal with ongoing construction in the morning hours. usually picking up between 5, 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning. our big one so far the vine street expressway closed both directions so east and westbound pretty much from this point where it meets the schuylkill expressway to broad street. that will be until about 5:00 a.m. if they end early we'll let you know but that's going to be in place until thursday, th

january. >>> a third suspect khayree gay comes up for sentencing next month. >>> pennsylvania budget battle isn't over. republicans said no deal to tom wolf's proposal today. the state's 3-month-old budget impasse will continue. governor wolf spoke after the vote acknowledging big problems need solved but remained hopeful. >> there is a very big gap between where we are, what we want to spend, and what our revenues are. i'm all ears when it comes to figuring out how we bridge that gap. we have to get real about that. today we showed we want to get real. >> some republicans say the next step toward a permanent budget is a real negotiating process instead of each side hard lining their own views. >>> delaware county, residents will not see an increase in taxes this year. after months of budget meetings, council says its 2016 budget holds the line on taxes for the second year in a row. council insists it will maintain crucial county services. >> to our first alert weather. it is the fall season but our temperatures have been warmer than normal. >> not bad. let's talk to meteorologist sh

right along the pennsylvania/new york border and not heading our way. we'll see passing fair weather clouds, the temperatures up to 57 for mount pocono, 67 in allentown, quakertown a high of 66 today. upper 60s for trenton with partly to mostly sunny skies for norristown and mount holly. a warm-up at the shore near 70 for cape may and atlantic city, dover 68. completely dry, a few clouds passing through philadelphia, drexel hill and wilmington, up to 69 degrees. it turns cooler this weekend. saturday and sunday, we'll be in the 50s, and the coldest air sunday morning when we drop down in the 30s. rebounding to 55 sunday afternoon. that will not be the last of the cold. seven-day forecast show you what's ahead when i'm back in ten. >>> it's 5:40. let's look at the roads. >> looks like there is a problem in bucks county because of a fire. more on that with nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we're dealing with a building fire here causing lane restrictions in bucks county on upper south hampton township. county line road is closed street, you can see those closu

poconos but there are chances of showers in western pennsylvania, that is a cold front coming you this later today, we should come through dry, slight chance of the sprinkle will are and then later this evening and that is it. wind are calm, nice comfortable start. little bit cool but sunshine will start to rapidly warm temperatures up by lunchtime. we are close to the 07-degree mark in the sunshine, more cloud will roll in the mid afternoon hours and top off in the mid 70's. seventy-six for the high in philadelphia a lower 70's at the shore m i had 60's in the poconos. the not liking these 70's wait another day we will cool down for the the the upcoming weekend. that full forecast in a few minutes. meisha, what is happening. >> who doesn't like this weather. >> is there always somebody out there. >> good morning, everybody. happy thursday to you. well, it is still early, it is dark outside, the construction levels are certainly still outside on the roadways. the we are seeing one here at route one southbound in bucks county near business route one, you can see crews on the site,

pennsylvania c convention center. >>> 10 minutes after 5:00. we're starting to see clouds move into the area and i'm tracking some showers. most of the showers are in the north in the pocono mountains but we're seeing some in some of the western suburbs too. skies will be clearing, we'll see sunshine today. and the wind picking up today will make for a colder weekend. we'll see winds increase on saturday and the temperatures will stay much below normal for this time of year. 44 right now in doylestown, philadelphia some scattered clouds at 54 and it's 59 right now in millville. dry at the shore, a little bit of traffic there. not much. we'll see sunshine, bright sunshine this afternoon. it will warm into the 60s at the shore. this is the shower activity that is coming in because of a cold front that will drop the temperatures for saturday and sunday. but right now it's rain that's dropping from the clouds. allentown starting to see a few raindrops, they could make it into philadelphia, might see a sprinkle but not a lot of rainfall here. and it won't last. the skies will be clearing

. but pennsylvania's pocono mountains resort area will get almost 4 inches. >>> all right, britain's prince harry got some high-profile help kicking off the countdown to an event that is close to his heart. first lady michelle obama and the vice president's wife, dr. jill biden, joined hararry yesterday to begin promotion for next spring's invictus games. >> they are an olympic-style event for wounded military veteran. the kickoff event includes a wheelclchair bastball game. more than 500 athletes from 15 countries are expected to attend the games, which will be in orlalando. >>> okay, breaki overnight, a shooting inside the mall. the new details just in. >>> plus, runaway blimp, the military aircraft breaking loose traveling across state lines. the damage left behind and what exactly is it. >>> plus, dominating performance. game two of the world series, nothing like t game one marathon. up. >>> well, shoppers are describing the frightening moments aftethree people were shot at an indianapolis mall. one woman said she heard screaming and then deafening quiet after the gunfire last ni

pennsylvania it's much more liberal. the only place you absolutely cannot carry is in a courthouse. it's up to each state to set those dials correctly. where you have trained people, people who are background checked, we owe it to let those folks be in the mix, god forbid something jumps off, let's have them around. >> you something through the process to lawfully obtain a gun, right, so why would you be against more restriction or more regulation? perhaps it's another one, two, three hurdles to pass through? >> well, can we just -- >> more regulation of what? >> let's start at the beginning. the process to get a gun in pennsylvania is if you're going to a federally licensed dealer, you pass your background check, the three of us could walk out in ten minutes with whatever we want. jonathan f he has a rifle in the car, could sell one to me now without a background check. if he has a land gun, we have to get a background check. that's the process. there's no waiting period, no license or restriction, no training period. you run your background on most but not all sales. >> correct.

city. it's floating over pennsylvania. they are very concerned about whether it will come down over a pop ulaulated area. the army where this blimp had been put out a press release. now f-16 fighter jets are track it. they are asking, as you mentioned, for help from the public if they see this blimp in the air to call 911. it's able to monitor an area like the size of texas. >> somehow it came loose on its own or was it already in the air and lost track of where it was supposed to be? >> it was mored add aberdean. this is a device that the u.s. uses to protect the homeland. it's not clear how it got loose. the two f-16 fighter jets are tracking themg. >> okay. >> that's what's being debated at the pentagon and with norad. the defense secretary is in the briefing room speaking side by side with the israeli minister. it's a very expensive piece of military equipment. it's floating over pennsylvania right now. >> two fighter jets trying to track it. thank you. >>> another alert to tell you about because republicans are hud huddling for a secret vote. we could find out if paul ryan gets t

the military's efforts to recover that runaway blimp that crashed in central pennsylvania wednesday. crews plan to remove the main body of the blimp tomorrow and it is no simple feat. a pennsylvania air national guard chinook helicopter is said to lift the hull pieces out, carried to a new clearing loaded on to military vehicles and driven to an undisclosed government facility. >>> today another former mayor of philadelphia testified in the chaka fattah jr. fraud trial. john street told a jury he hired fattah jr. as a photography consultant during his campaign. rendell gave similar testimony yesterday. fattah is aiming to show his business was legitimate. >> asked me to come and explain his business relationship with us and our campaigns and activity, and i thought it was a fair thing to do. >> that would be former governor ed rendell. federal prosecutors say fattah jr. had a shell company which he used to fraudulently funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans to bankroll a luxurious lifestyle. fattah jr. is the son of congressman chaka fattah, who is married to nbc 10 anchor

bill from pennsylvania lawmakers could help drivers get around faulty traffic lights. the plan to help motorists. >> a chilly start this morning but not as cold as it has been. we're going to see a warm-up during the day. your hour by hour forecast just ahead. >> it's going to be a beautiful fall day. yesterday was gorgeous, 71 in the afternoon. it's going to be warmer today. 51 degrees right now. nice cooldown. the temperatures are coming down right now with clear skies. they won't fall much farther. cool spot millville at 44, 47 in wilmington. pottstown is down to 44 degrees. there are cooler readings, west town, 41, could drop down in the 30s this morning. no sign of the 30s for chester springs and phoenixville is at 46 degrees. a pleasant start and nice afternoon. sunshine will be bright. yesterday there were clouds scattered thorough the area. those clouds are farther to the north today so. stand by for a quick warm up. 74 for fleet wood, bethlehem 73, camelback 73 and plenty of sunshine for abington, morristown, at the shore, cape may may top out at 69 but it's in the 70s fo

clouds moving into the area, but the back edge is in western pennsylvania so the clouds will swing through during the day. we may charlotte with clouds but we'll break out in sunshine during the day. that's going to lead to a warm-up. the only showers moving through the pocono mountains, expect those to stay to the north. we'll see clearing skies today, lots of sunshine and this afternoon some rain showers to the west. but look what happens as we head into tomorrow morning. that's when we get a chill in philadelphia. that's saturday. 7:00, and that is snow falling in northwestern pennsylvania. we won't get the snow but the cold air that's in northwest pennsylvania, that's moving in for sunday morning. for today, becoming sunny. after some clouds we'll clear out. a breezy day today with afternoon temperatures in the 60s. and this weekend gusty winds for saturday and there you go, 57 the high temperature on saturday. a little chillier on sunday. that's a nice rebound after morning temperatures sunday in the 30s. full seven-day forecast coming up, chris, in the next half hour. >> 30s,

he looks into the events that led to pennsylvania's capital, harrisburg, to be the first and only american capital city to file for bankruptcy. [inaudible conversations] >> welcome. i'm the director of the state library of pennsylvania. you are sitting currently in the law library which is in the process of being restored back to its original grandeur from when the building opened in 1931. and look at the beautiful murals. don't go over across the way and look at those murals, they're falling apart. the library's been in existence since 1745. ben franklin purchased the first set of our books, and they're still down in our vaults downstairs. at some point if you'd like to take a tour, we're very willing to give you tours. we do ask that they do -- they are done by appointment or when we have an open house. one basic housekeeping thing, would you please put your cell phones at least on silent, preferably off. we all know that it's irritating when we hear a cell phone ringing in the middle of a speech. today you're welcoming chris papst, the author of a narrative nonfiction book call

ending this morning, though, after dumping about an inch and a half 6 rain. but pennsylvania's pocono mountains resort area will get almost 4 inches. >> all right, britain's prince harry got some high-profile help kicking off the countdown to an event close to his heart. first lady michelle obama and vice president's wife dr. jill biden joined him to begin promotion for next spring's invictus games. >> they are an olympic style event for wounded military veterans, it includes a wheelchair basketball game, more than 500 athletes expected to attend the games which will be in orlando. inside the mall. the new details just in. >>> runaway blimp, the military aircraft breaking loose traveling across state lines. the damage left behind and what exactly is it. >>> plus, dominating performance. game two of the world series, nothing like the game one marathon. we have the highlights coming up. excellent p looking below the surface, researching a hunch... and making a decision tyou are type e . p time for a change of menu. research and invest from any website. with e trade' s browser trading. e

-- vicinity of bloomsberg, pennsylvania. there are f-16 jets launched from new jersey to trail it and i guess see what it is doing. the military not being clear. at this point this is loose and out of control. according to everything we are hearing near bloomsberg, pennsylvania. back to you. jonathan: we are joined by michael who is with norad to talk about the blimp. the blimp is used for the defense mechanism for the united states and they are supposed to be tethered not come untethered. feel us in on the problem and the threat it poses now. michael: i can tell you p 12:20 this afternoon eastern time as mentioned earlier, it became untethered. we are watching it closely and coord mating closely with the pennsylvania emergency operation center folks. we are coordinating with the state and the law enforcement officials. i'd like to stress we are also interested in the public safety aspect of this as well as the infrastructure aspect of what the situation is presenting. public safety is our number one concern. our next priority after public safety infrastructure protection would be the s

faces child endangerment charges in pennsylvania where a doctor told her that her son needed trauma care. police issued the amber alert after cherry left pennsylvania without getting care for her son. >>> and whitey bulger's long time girlfriend, catherine agreeing, will be in federal court today for refusing to cooperate with investigators. bree sison has more. >> reporter: she refused to tell police that other people helped bulger during his 15 years on the run. she's charged with contempt. she refused to testify before a grand jury looking into who might have assisted bulger. she's serving eight years for conspiracy to harbor a fugitive and identity fraud. her attorney says her only crime was living with bulger. he says she has repeatedly been brought back from a federal prison in minnesota to appear before a grand jury in boston, even though she says she has no information and will not testify. agreeing's first appearance of this new contempt charge will be this afternoon in front of a magistrate judge. we do expect him to set a hearing for the charge. convicted, contempt could

pennsylvania in the muncy area there. this has been posted all over social media this afternoon. we will show you some of the posts that people have been making. this is one of the best ones right here. this was taken by somebody who saw the blimp fly directly overhead. they turn and you will see the traffic lights, they flash for one moment and then they are out. the glitch was knocking out power to tens of thousands of people this afternoon. especially in northern pennsylvania there. here are power crews working on the situation. the blimp is called an aerostat. it had a tether that was supposed to keep it attached to the ground. but instead it broke free. but the tether was still there. you can see in this photo the line that the tether left in grass up there in pennsylvania as it moved along. well, that tether wreaked havoc with power lines in pennsylvania. another great shot of it in the air before it came down. it wreaked havoc. tens of thousands without power at last check in pennsylvania. reporting live, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. alison: thank you for that. leon: is that c

number of students who opted out of the tests tripled this year in pennsylvania. in delaware, parents are pushing for a new law that would allow students to opt out. the governor vetoed a bill over the summer, but positivesers are calling on the general assembly to override it. >>> two top cops you downplaying if not squashing chatter that they may be candidates for the job of police commissioner in the city. it's a position that will be opened the beginning of next year when current police chief charles ramsey rird. today the current superintendent and a former philadelphia chief inspect or put those rumors to rest. >> i know rich ross, who was the first deputy for a number of years in my opinion would be an excellent please commissioner for the city of philadelphia. i think he has all the of the traits needed to be successful. farce myself, radner is my home and this is where i want to be. >>> chief the accept that transit police also shut down any notion he's making a run at replacing ramsey, tweeting this out -- negative. i love being a care take of the underground. >>> today the

showdown against colts. >> plus an amber alert out of pennsylvania comes to an end right here in boston. how a quick this thinking nurse helped crack the case. >> then a dangerous drive. a man accused of driving the wong way down a busy highway for more than 20 miles. >> dropping off. temperatures set to plummet overnight. >> and he is taking the stage. tracy morgan getting back to his roots. >> stepping back into the saturday night live spotlight. >> first at 11:00, a pennsylvania mom facing serious charges after setting off an al we are alert overnight. the woman and her infant son were found safe in boston. state police say the mother ran away with her seriously ill infant son. >> tonight, one of her friends is talking about the investigation. we are live from boston with >> there is a good chance people heard the alerts early this morning. now a mother has been arrested. >> early saturday, at around 2:00 a.m., forecast state police activated an amber alert, sending notifications to phones all across the state. >> it was very startling. and you know, at that time of the night,

against deadly heroin overdoses. pennsylvania governor tom wolf issuing a standing order this week to make a life-saving medicine available without a prescription. >> any pharmacy willing to participate in the program. bruce gordon is live in the newsroom tonight. bruce, this is actually an expansion of an existing policy. >> reporter: it sure is, chris. back in the spring the governor put narcan in the hands of police all over pennsylvania. wolf says the move has already saved more than 300 lives. the product is generally sold as a nasal spray and can reverse the effects of a heroin overdo overdose. it has saved more than 26,000 lives over the past 20 years nationwide. what's knew it participating pennsylvania pharmacies can now dispense the product without a prescription. that means anyone with a friend or a family member hooked on heroin can purchase the narcan and have it handy in case of an overdose. >> we have a good samaritan law here in pennsylvania that encourages people who see something, a person struggling to go to that person's assistance. and this is a way for people who see

was getting in the race. pennsylvania congressman brendan boil practically broke the internet a couple of days ago when he tweeted biden would run. today he tweeted, yes, he was wrong. dealing with a loss of his son beau to brain cancer is job one. his family has a long way to go. >> i know from previous experience, that there is no timetable for this process. doesn't care much about filing deadlines and debates in primaries and caucuses. >> from north wilmington to sussex county, we have reaction to biden's decision. >> disappointed he's not going to enter. >> many wanted him to jump into the race and not just because he's from their state. and whether these people support his views, many think if he made the decision based on his family, he made the right decision. >> it's too soon. beau was a very nice guy. and they were very close-knit family. and it's too soon. >> reporter: let me tell you something. my ipad has been on fire receiving all the statements about joe biden today. three members of the delaware congressional delegation put out statements supporting his decision,

died after a ritual during a trip to pennsylvania two years ago. the grand jury recommended charges against 37 people as well as the fraternity itself. some members could face homicide charges. >>> new this morning, a pennsylvania woman who has accused bill cosby of rape is suing the comedian for defamation. ronita hill spoke out last year claiming she was sexually assaulted by cosby. more than 25 women have publicly accused cosby of rape or sexual assault. cosby has never lincoln criminally charged and denied any wrong doing. >>> donald trump and ben carson have threatened to boycott the next republican debate if organizers do not change the length or the event. vice president joe biden will remain a decision about running and soon. we've heard that many times, haven't we? kenneth moten reports. >> reporter: joe biden sent a letter to the former's vice president staff about his decision to run for the white house. the vice president playing could i, but that aid former delaware senator biden is aware of practical demands of making a final decision soon. it reads like a campaign let

. five other finalists won $100,000. the summit at the pennsylvania convention center wraps up today. congratulations to all the winners. >> indeed. still to come on "action news," opening the door for philadelphia to open a second casino in the city. >> flooding remains a concern for residents in the carolinas after nearly two weeks of rain. david. >> cool and comfortable out there this morning. light winds. a jacket required. but this afternoon t-shirts maybe even shorts if the kids want to change into them. i'll have your afternoon call from accuweather and the latest on that rain headed in on friday. that's all ahead. >> ♪ >> south carolina residents are keeping their eyes on swollen waterways as they return to their homes. at least 17 people have died in the carolinas 15 in south carolina. officials are warning that new evacuations could come as huge massive water flows towards the sea threatening to weaken dams, even more. >> good thing is i see there's really no rain in the forecast down there in the south. >> yeah, high pressure will be building in there. boy, they need a b

can see those cloud, a few showers northwestern pennsylvania, mess of those showers should break up but we will get included from the front, that front passed through our region later on this evening but maybe bringing a sprinkle. wind calm, so that morning work out you have planned outside should be good. over the next few hours should be good. temperatures in the morning, temperatures rapidly climbing to 70 around lunchtime. then cloud will thicken up early to mid afternoon but still keeping temperatures well above average with highs in the mid 70's just like yesterday. seventy-six for philadelphia lower 70's at the shore and 60 in the poconos. meisha is liking this forecast but it will feel good and cool down. we are talking 60's. we will get to that in a few minutes. >> thanks, justin. i will relish the 70's. i love it. this is what i do not love an accident, we have an accident early this morning on route 309 northbound near waiverly road. you can see it blocking right lane. it is not causing too many slow downs but it certainly will if it toss than the move out quickly. that i

roads right now. a big problem here on the beltway. outer loop at pennsylvania avenue is where the crash started. we're now hearing from police a truck went down off the roadway. a section of suitland is shut down. more details coming up. >>> we're also following a developing story in washington state where a mine has exploded. what we're learning about several injured worker and whether the dam was compromised. >> looking at the current temperatures where a lot of you are waking up in the 50s and 60s. cooler weather. whether it stick around. amelia has your answer at 5:11. >>> if you think traffic is bad, >>> welcome back at 5:09. two people are critically injured after dam blew up. it was in central washington. investigators are working to find out why. six workers in total were hurt. the structure itself didn't have any structural damage. however, this is in the rural part of the state. some people don't have cell service or power right now. >>> our area has some of the longest traffic delays in the nation, but there's always somebody who has it worse, but here it is. this is a

she drove her boy from pennsylvania to boston to seek medical care for him at boston children's hospital. >> the commonwealth of pennsylvania who has issued a warrant for the defendant's arrest on two felony charges. reporter: this all began in pennsylvania when tiffany was having breastfeeding concerns that her baby had lost a bit of weight. >> after going to an urgent care facility. a nurse brand told her her son needed trauma care. she drove five hours to boston. >> the amber alert to be putt out against her was totally unfair. >> the doctor said the child was in quote good standing, did know suffer any trauma but did need to be admitted for blood work. >> word out of pennsylvania the child was deemed to be severely dehydrated. reporter: tiffany has a criminal record she left the courtroom without saying a word. >> her consequences have been paid for. so we would like to see her be able to get her children back, move from pennsylvania to boston because that's what she wants to do come back home. reporter: both of tiffany's children's are under dcf custody i at this time. the

real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning company >> a pennsylvania mother arrested after setting off an amber alert. now one of her friends is speaking out. >> police say a wrong way bars. what happened after an alleged drunk driver got behind the wheel. >> game day in indy as the pats prepare for the colts. both players and fans motivated to get that win. >> a popular business that has been open for more than 100 years deciding it's time to close down. >> announcer: this is 7 news today in new england. >> 7:30 this sunday morning. thank you for joining us for 7 news today in new england. i'm kris anderson. >> i'm nancy chen, we've plenty of news but first we want to get a check of your sunday forecast because it's actually kind of cold out there yet again today. >> it is, much colder in the city of boston than yesterday morning. yesterday morning we were at degrees, right now at 34. in many of the suburbs down to the middle to upper 20s this morning. little bit of a breeze, it's not tremendous, about 5-10 miles but it does add a chill to the air. windchill factor h

broke loose in maryland has almost landed somewhere in pennsylvania, sounded good. this is not good. a military spokesman says the blimp is dragging a tether that's causing power outages along the path. i want to show you here. for a while the pentagon had f-16 fighter jets trailing this blimp as it continued out of control at 16,000 feet. it has these long tethers on it like it was tied to the ground. it's supposed to withstand a hurricane. it's supposed to do a lot of things. we'll get into more on this blimp. but imagine it's got this long tether on it that is really really strong, though not strong enough to have kept it on the ground in the first place. so that tether is dragging along, and we have a picture. the tether is dragging along and taking out power lines along the way. see this? this is a picture, the other one we have circled in red helpfully. very helpful the red circle, whoever did that there is the blimp right up there. at the moment it was over a school bus. the school bus is not in danger. the tether is dragging along ripping out pour outages. think what live power

dangerous. >> reporter: pennsylvania's department of transportation has known about this four-foot crack on a column of a ramp of the bridge since april. >> this was the calm we have identified for repair. >> reporter: repairs were scheduled to begin next week but it was forced to expedite the plans. last night a phone call alerted police and set up roadblocks out of an abundance of caution. >> the traffic, that's going to be bad, really bad, i think. >> reporter: crews are working to erect scaffolding to support the weight of the ramp, then build it back up. >> age, deterioration, looks like water, corrosive materials from the winter probably got down into the concrete and with the expansion and contraction, it's had some deterioration. >> reporter: simply put, wear and tear took its toll not uncommon for a 32-year-old bridge. weight restrictions are expected more frequently. >> if we find a bridge or aspect of a bridge we find to be unsafe, we don't hesitate to close the structure. >> reporter: in this case, the work is expected to take two weeks, although the bridge will reopen

air is working its way through northwestern pennsylvania that front will pass by tomorrow. and then we see that wind pick up and the temperatures really drop. it gets even colder one front came through another shot coming threw throughout the day tomorrow. not much in the way of rain tonight. a few showers, falling apart as they move into the north and western suburbs so we stay dry. saturday morning, 45, center city 40, the lehigh valley with light breeze. 53 down the shore. not as cold. here's what we have coming up lit brothers building lit up tonight looking good out there. coldest mornings in the seven day forecast. look at the eagles forecast an return to 70. one twenty four days in the seven day forecast have that warmer weather coming back. i'll show when you coming up little bit later. >> thanks, dave. >>> early freeze will have gardners scrambling to protect outdoor plants this weekend. fox 29's brad sattin runs down what needs protecting and the best way to do it as temperatures get ready to tumb tumble. >> reporter: with temperatures expected to hover around 30 degrees s

>> this is 7 news at noon. >> christa: a pennsylvania mother who set off an amber alert over the weekend going before a judge. the woman and her infant son were found safe right here in boston. >> jadiann: the woman's family is calling the ordeal a misunderstanding. byron barnett is live outside the courthouse in roxbury with more information from the family at this hour. byron? >> reporter: that's right. the judge allowed the mom to now, the 36-year-old tiffany cherry was so overwhelmed with relief that she couldn't stand up. she had to sit down. the prosecution had asked that she be held on $250,000 cash bail. but after the judge heard her story from the defense attorney, the judge set the bail at just $250. cherry triggered an amber alert saturday when pennsylvania authorities say she fled from a pennsylvania hospital to boston with her sick two-month-old son. cherry was arrested at children's hospital here in boston. cherry said she came to boston because her family is here and she says she thought that her baby could get better care at children's hospital. >> this is all com

so you pretty much just bring yourself. a lot of people landed in philadelphia because pennsylvania had such strong ties with the linen trades. so the flagships that had taken seas there on the spring and that is what you would arrive on in the fall. and you would arrive in the delaware valley or philadelphia. and of course, being farmers, you look for cheap land and so you come south on the great wagon old and end up in the shenandoah valley and what you get there, pretty much they said from stanton to lexington was called the irish track and that is where everyone would have settled. and you go to that area, talk to your county surveyor and he would tell you where the land is. so you would go there and look at it and tell him what you liked and what you saw and eventually he'll go to williamsberg and have had registered and then you have your land and the american dream has begun. once the scotts get to america, especially on the frontier, they pretty much become the dominant culture there. so gosh, because they believe in education, because they build churches and schools and wha

run away blimp that crashed in central pennsylvania when the military hopes to finally remove that crippled blimp. >> and costumes ready to go for trick-or-treating. now we have a halloween super ride for you. >> yes, we do. >> going to be creepy. >> ♪ >> oh, clocks, get ready to turn them back. yep, tomorrow night, that's right, the end of daylight saving time. hard to believe but the sun will set before 5:00 next week. erika, i know you're excited about. >> this you are the only one. >> i know, i accept. that will everyone sells booing. >> for those of us that go to bed early, it actually does help. and for the kids in the morning going to the bus stop. >> so true. coming back in a couple of minute. stay with us. >> ♪ >> welcome back, the military now in the process of removing some 6,000 feet of feather from a surround vale end blimp that came down in central pennsylvania. state police fired shots at that main body of the blimp, to deflate t the tail was removed yesterday, along with top secret electronics. the rest of the blimp is in a ravine so deep the army says it could

will be in court for sparking a multistate amber alert. >> she is accused of leaving pennsylvania with her very sick infant against doctor's orders. fox25's stephanie coueignoux is live in roxbury with why this mom headed to massachusetts in the first place, stephanie. >>reporter: i did speak with tiffany cherry's family who told me all she wanted to do was find the best medical care for her son. in court today, we could find out if she is going to be extradited back to pennsylvania extradited back to pennsylvania, possibly immediately meaning she wouldn't be able to see her son before she left. the child is still at boston children's hospital this morning the two-and-a-half month-old we are told by his family is immoving. he is now eating. he was submitted after being severely dehydrated. i sat down with kathleen brown, cherry's aunt yesterday, who shared some new information with me. cherry had previously lost a baby just two and a half weeks before giving birth, and this is why she said when the baby fell sick on friday, cherry took it to a clinic where personnel said he needed medi

>> now at 6:00: an amber alert lifted. after a mother flees pennsylvania with her seriously ill son and winds up in boston. >> then they are ready for revenge. tb 12 and the patriots all in for a grudge match in indy. >> the end of the growing season is upon us. some of the coldest temperatures we have seen this season expected this weekend. >> then a story you saw first on 7: fast driver arrested after a wild ride. troopers say he was going the wrong way down a busy highway for nearly 20 miles. >> 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> first at 6:00: a pennsylvania mom facing serious charges after setting off an amber alert overnight. woman and her infant son were found safe right here in boston. state police say the mother ran away with her son who was seriously ill. >> it was a quick-thinking nurse who helped crack the case. we are live from boston with the very latest. >> yeah. it was a nurse right here at children's hospital that noticed the child matching the description of the amber alert. then called police. around 2:00 a.m. saturday, state police activated an amber alert. a woman to

. from salem, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >>> who is updating the master plan for pennsylvania schools? well, the answer is nobody, according to an audit "orelease today. it shows pennsylvania's education department road map for statewide education policy has not been updated in 16 years. the auditor is democrat saying the board has no plan to deal with problems facing public schools. the board chairman acknowledges the need to update the master plan. >>> pennsylvania's budget standoff now in its 97th day and this evening we're getting a first look at governor tom wolf's proposal ahead of tomorrow's vote on the house floor. wolf is pursuing a half percent increase in personal income tax. the governor says the new money will close the deficit and add about $400 million for basic education, but republican leaders say the governor's proposal for higher taxes does not have enough support in the legislature. >>> big step forward today for the developer of a casino near the stadium complex in south philadelphia. the philadelphia planning commission today approved a master plan for the stadiu

money game from the pennsylvania lottery, with top prizes of $300,000. [woman] we could get 2 jet skis. [man] with a private dock! [amy] beautiful! [woman] and a house on the lake! [amy] the house looks great, you two! [in unison] thanks! the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >> zero my god. >> zero my god. bill: you are chasing a story about a gruesome murder that happened more than three decades ago. what do you know? >> new hope for the family. it's tragic murder of a woman locked in the bathroom this person stabbed and choked her mother to death. when policewhen police arrived the exasperated terrified girl could only scream et did it. no one was ever caught for this murder. long considered a prime suspect. $23 million. his sister filed court papers saying it was common knowledge. spoke to joe jack alone, and he knows how this works. he said, cases this old are very difficult to solve. >> the likelihood -- >> unfortunately they were destroyed, so we don't have it around for analysis which makes the case even more difficult for investigators to solve, but nothing

employees drive cars clearly marked. >>> happening today, a pennsylvania law maker will reintroduce a bill that would require background checks for all gun sales in the state the representative will head up a rally this morning. his bill would close a loophole that currently allows private non-licensed sellers to sell guns without conducting a background check on the buyer. gabriel gifford made an appearance at a domestic violence summit in washington yesterday they announced a new coalition called the women's coalition for common sense, their goal is to help keep guns out of the hands of abusers and stalkers. >> we have a calling in our country. many women are dying from gun violence. >> the new coles is made up of female policy makers, speakers and celebrities. happening today at the jersey shore, a dproupd breaking ceremony for a $32 million sea wall boardwalk project. officials say the sea wall will provide protection during storms. they say the project will finally restore atlantic city's historic boardwalk. it begins at 11:00 a.m. on the north end of pacific avenue. >>> let's ge

in the hospital what police say the woman was doing driving from pennsylvania to massachutes. and the hospital worker that helped to break the case. brief warnings has been expanded across parts of area. i will have update. remembering young life lost. it is a wonderful to way he lived his life as well. just our way keeping his dream and will legacy after live helping other people. how in new york five years ago. >> this is the fox 25 news at 6:00. >> all that's ahead bus first on your fox 25 news at 6:00 many you were woken by this amber alert this morning. tonight, mother is in custody and her child is in the hospital. good evening, everybody. we stirs brought you this story as breaking news on our fox 25 morning news today. and tonight, our robert goldstein are learning more from authorities are saying a hospital work helped to break this case. >> child was located boston hospital over night and police are crediting alert nurse who working whether two month old was admitted. >> i liked i thought amber alert early saturday massachutes state police look for 36 year old tiffany ch

, pennsylvania to boston, massachusetts, this mother aparent had a plan that she claims was to get her child the best medical care possible. let's take a look at 37-year- old tiffany cherry. she was arrested after she drove her severely dehydrated child to children's hospital after a doctor in pennsylvania reportedly told her he needed trauma care, but no one knew where cherry was headed when she took off with her child. and an amber alert was issued, detailing the make and model of the car cherry was believed to be driving, along with the license plate number. it was a nurse who recognized her name and called it in to police. police documents kate the 37- year-old's mother felt she was getting the run-around from doctors in pennsylvania and that's why she drove her child 5 5 hours here to boston. cherry is facing child endangerment charges out of piston, she also has several open warrants here in massachusetts related to prostitution and driving violations, both span over the course of the last 13 years, but she is expected to be arraigned here in roxbury district court today. and the

more legal problems for embattled pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane. we've got the details. >> caught on camera, two moose bat tilt out in an alaska subdivision. what these two were fighting over. you might be able to guess. that's next. karen. >> looks like my house. 44 degrees right now in allentown, 45 in reading, 52 in philadelphia but just in the 40's in millville and much of the area. it's kind of chilly this morning. but we've got a nice finish. details in that seven-day forecast coming up. >> ♪ [woman] hey, amy! [amy] hey, guys! [woman] hey, what's this? [man] oh, it's the new 50 times the money game from the pennsylvania lottery, with top prizes of $300,000. [woman] we could get 2 jet skis. [man] with a private dock! [amy] beautiful! [woman] and a house on the lake! [amy] the house looks great, you two! [in unison] thanks! the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >> new video this morning shows a moose fight in the a neighborhood in anchorage alaska. the brawl started in a drive way and then spilled out into the street. look at these guys go. here's t

way to moreland township, pennsylvania. abc's linsey davis with the details. >> reporter: for hours a mystery. just where was the $175 million military blimp? >> it knocked down our power at school and it knocked down all of columbia's power. >> reporter: 12:20 p.m., the blimp comes unhinged, detaching from its station at aberdeen proving ground in maryland, traveling north, 16,000 feet in the air, floating into pennsylvania. >> it's going to land right in the corn field. >> reporter: the blimp floating over a high school in bloomsburg, pennsylvania. >> oh, my god, it's going down! >> reporter: dragging a long metal tether, a cable several thousand feet long, wiping out power lines along the way. >> lights out for us at fowlersville and 47. >> they lost power out there, also. >> route 11's dead. >> reporter: listen to this neighbor's recording from the ground. >> whatever this thing is doesn't appear to be attached to anything. there's a line dragging. >> reporter: the top secret balloon cost $175 million. the program, more than $2 billion. the balloon is equipped with high tech rad