first time pleading with his son to come home. they gathered for a vigil for 19-year-old jacob marburger. he left campus sunday night under troubling circumstances. he resigned from student government office. he was kicked out of his fraternity after an instrument where he brandished an unloaded rifle while drunk. his father told us his son made very few mistakes in his son and probably feels ashamed. >> jacob, wherever you are, whatever indirections you have done, they are all recoverable. jacob will hear this and come. that's the only answer we want. >> now, police say jacob may have a rifle with him. he was seen on under surveillance video buying a small box of ammunition in hamburg, berks county, that prompted washington and maryland to close its campus through the break out of precaution. they say he made no threats. >>> can you see the entire interview on nbc10.com rmths happening today, republican presidential candidate carley fiorina will be delivering a key note address at the university of pennsylvania t. most recent nbc news poll shows fiorina has the support of 22% of republi

>> jacob, wherever you are and whatever indiscretions you have done, they are all recoverable. >> a father's emotional plea to his missing son. why the young man's disappearance shut down his college. >>> and -- >> airport workers go on strike. the potential impact to your holiday travel plans. good evening, i'm jacqueline london. >> and i'm keith jones. we begin with what could be a messy commute. take a look at nbc 10 first alert radar. all that rain on the left side of your screen is moving our way and it could have an impact on your morning and evening rush. >> let's go to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. exactly when will all of this rain start? >> for the morning hours, it will start to move in. so during the morning commute, this rain will start to approach our western counties right now, we have the cloudy skies out there. but that rain is slowly inching closer. right now, we are dry. but that will change come the morning hours, especially if you're in the earlier part of the commute areas west of philadelphia. so here is future weather as we go through the e

sin going for a vigil for 19-year-old jacob marburger. he left campus sunday night under troubling circumstances. he had just resigned from his student government office and was kicked out of his fraternity after an incident where he brandished an unloaded rifle while drunk. his father told us his son has made very few mistakes in his life. >> jacob, wherever you are, whatever your discretions, they are all recoverable. that's the only answer we want. >> police say jacob may have a rifle with him. he was seen on under surveillance video by aing a small box of bullets on monday morning from this store in hamberg, berks county. this prompted washington college in maryland to close through thanksgiving break even though officials say he did not make 18 threats. you can see the entire video on nbc10.com. >>> happening today, carley fiorina will be in philadelphia. she will be delivering a key note address at the keystone conference on business and policy. it is being held at the university of pennsylvania. the most recent nbc poll says she has 22% of republican voter voters. >> 7 minut

its corner. jacob rascon has more on "creed"'s knockout success. >> reporter: fans are raving about "creed," apparently the best "rocky" movie since the original. rocky balboa battled apollo creed, beating him in the se sequial. fighting with him and then defending him. in the latest installment, apollo's son is played by michael b. jordan. >> when we were doing scenes on the street, all the people, "rocky, hey, rocky!" >> reporter: "creed," a small-budget film with modest expectations is more than a spinoff. >> you have a new african-american lead in the role. you have a new director. it's a fresh start for the franchise. >> reporter: it is the first "rocky" not written or directed by sylvester stallone. the new director had to convince ci stallone to sign up. >> this is his create and he's directed it in his own way. >> i wanted this relationship to be siymbiotic. both of the characters are in need. >> reporter: the classic underdog sports story for a new generation. already, talk of a sequel and an oscar nod for stallone, who hasn't been nominated since the 1976 otherwise. "creed

replacement. as jacob rascon reports, the student movement is spreading far beyond that campus. >> reporter: it was time for new leadership at the university of missouri and they chose michael middleton. >> i completely understand the frustration of our students, faculty, staff and community. >> reporter: the former deputy chancellor, now the interim president. >> it is imperative that we hear all of our students and do everything we can to make them comfortable and safe. >> reporter: also today, 19-year-old hunter park faced his charges. >> we believe he is a danger. >> reporter: court documents revealing he admitted to having deep interest in an active shooter incident which left nine students dead, an apparent reference to last month's rampage at umpqua community college at oregon. at northwest missouri state university, police arrested another student for threats against blacks. and today the fbi began looking into threats against black students at howard university. but missouri has ignited a movement from ithaca college to yale. >> the presidents of universities are looki

celebration of life in philadelphia for jacob marberger. police found him dead in a car in the picnic area of hot mountain sanctuary in brooks county on saturday. they say he shot himself. marberger went missing after he drove from washington college in maryland to his parents home in sheltonham. >> a police chief in western pennsylvania is apologizing for using a racial slur in a fundraising message. it's playing out in farrell, pennsylvania near the ohio border. chief burke used a slur in an e-mail to describe african-american citizens in a neighboring town, he made a public apology on monday. >> from the bottom of my heart i am truly sorry. i apologize deeply. >> the e-mail went out to two dozen people using the slur saying black people got to learn how to read. today is one of the busyers travel days of the year. all expected to be backed. people heading near and far for thanksgiving. and we have you covered on all fronts. matt delucia is live aboard sky force 10. tracking down the roads. where are you now? >> right now over the christiana mall. we'll give you a look here. you men

tell nbc 10 jacob marberger was last seen monday morning buying ammunition at this walmart in berks county. he is a sophomore at washington college in maryland. officials there say he previously told them he felt persecuted after students pulled pranks on him. three weeks ago they got a tip about him having a gun and found an antique rifle and revolver in a house. he was suspended until a psychologist cleared him to return. police say he left campus and went to his parents home where he took a rifle case. >> we do not have evidence that he has threatened students, the campus, the community here. he obviously is a troubled young man. we hope he comes home. we hope he calls his parents. >> washington college is closed until further notice. pennsylvania state police searched by air yesterday and turned up no sign of jacob. >>> take a look at what happened to a family's car in north philadelphia. >> that was the scene near temple last night and this is the result. charred remains of a car after it unexpectedly exploded. three people including a young child were inside just seconds befor

jacob marberger is armed and dangerous since leaving his college. monique braxton is live where police say he was last seen. tell us what's happening. >> reporter: hi, tracy. jacob marburger was last seen by his parents at the home not far from this police station. he retrieved a rifle case, according to his parents and left the home while they were sleeping. but a surveillance camera captured the 19-year-old college sophomore miles away outside reading, investigators say he was buying a box of 12-gauge shotgun shells at a walmart. his cell phone hasn't been used since before he purchased that ammunition. he faces misdemeanor charges for weapons violations, from a previous incident. the president of washington college tells us in october marberger waved an unloaded antique gun while intoxicated. when he returned to the college campus he was kicked out of his fraternity, and recently resigned as head of the student senate. despite an aerial and ground search marberger hasn't been located. the president of washington college says marberger has made no threats but the college will be clos

behind them. at times this pass year don jacobs could relate. which leads us to the reason don planted these flowers in the spring. >> she's always loved flowers, but sunflowers were her favorite. >> don lost his wife to cancer last year, just before thanksgiving. >> what he had was as good as it gets. >> don's ribbon of sunflowers with 4.5 miles long caught the attention of his highway 85 neighbors, then everyone else. >> japan, china, south korea. >> we've gotten e-mails from all over the world. it went way beyond anything that we ever dreamed about. >> then i thought to myself, oh my gosh, they're going to die. >> the circle of life can be cruel sometimes. those dried up flowers. the empty seat in the combine next to don. how nice it would be in flowers could provide a permanent ray of sunshine. >> good job. >> the seeds from the sunflowers that honored babbett are being bagged and sold for a cancer fund aimed at finding a cure. >> i'm thankful for today. >> kept awake by the chemo she passed the hours writing notes to her family. this is her thanksgiving prayer. >> pray tha

matters. but as jacob mascomb reports -- >> reporter: the team is back on the field, after a day of change, many protesters vowed was only the beginning. >> we do have power. it's a few individuals on our team, look what it becomes. >> amid the excitement over the resignation of the president dan chancellor, protesters were scene shoving a freelance photographer. >> i have a job for you. i'm documenting this. >> reporter: the professor seen in the video may lose her job. >> why not? >> reporter: the missouri conversation is a tale of two americans. university of missouri, you embarrassed me this week, writes one many. >> the democratics of the country are changing. pretty soon this will no longer be a majority white country, that is making a lot of people very nervous, very angry. >> universities around the country have been plagued with racial tension this year, video of a university of oklahoma fraternity singing a racist song went viral. there were protests at duke after a student hung a noose from a tree. another student in mississippi hung a noose around the statue of the schoo

will go a little too far on the dance floor. nbc's jacob rascon has more. >> reporter: it is the winter formal. the popular dance now shutdown. the school administration says the gym looks more like a nightclub. >> if the kids are doing something on the dance floor, that's completely inappropriate they would not do in front of their parents, they should not do it on the high school dance. >> reporter: some call it grinding and twerking. made popular at award shows like this one. and some were in maine and colorado and vermont. at cleveland high school and elsewhere, when the students ignored the dance rules. future dances were canceled. >> it is not everybody's fault. it is not our fault they do that. the dance shouldn't be canceled for everybody. >> reporter: the district spokesperson says it is a matter of keeping students safe and comfortable. >> this is way worse than "dirty dancing." this is over the top and sexual in nature and inappropriate. >> reporter: the move reminds some of "footloose." an oklahoma town where dancing was forbidden until 1980. ♪ everybody cut footloo

. washington college announced it will close again tomorrow and until further notice as a search for jacob continues. >>> students clashing with police just weeks after an encountkountcounter that injure officers. we'll tell you what sparked this unrest. >>> i released myself from this prison today. >> charlie sheen reveals he has hiv. the pill that can prevent the virus from spreading even during unprotected sex. >>> i'm tracking rain on the way. some of it will be lev and we have a much colder weekend in store. i'll show you how could it will get, coming up. >>> actor charlie sheen dropped that bomb shell this morning. he talked about his health in an exclusive interview. he says now is the time to come clean since his diagnosis four years ago. he said he's spent $10 million to prevent others from spilling this news. it comes at a time for those who haven't been diagnosed with hiv and aids. it's called prep. it could be prescribed to people who have partner who is already been diagnosed. it's also for those considered high risk like someone with multiple sexual partners. >> this is defin

arrest. monique braxton is following the investigation near where police say jacob marberger was last seen. >> reporter: vai, not far away the mer berger family hoping to hear from jacob. they told police that they came home sunday night, but left with a rifle case. here's a picture of college sophomore. investigators say he was captured at a walmart outside of reading. bying a bok of 12 gun shells. he places -- the president of washington college tell u.s. in october marberger waved a gun. when he returned he was kicked out of his fraternity and resigned as head of the student senate. despite an aerial and ground services, had been placed on a lock down. the college will be closed again today. investigators tell us his cell phone hasn't been used since before he purchased that ammunition and we're going to be following the add vin trags, a lou ago, they say so far no word of that missing college student. >> 6:38 is cold out this morning. and though we'll see some sunshine to start with, that cold will be easing. clouds take over and then the temperatures will warm into the 60s. wet a

sophomore jacob marburger. officials say they were notified by his parents after he left home with a gun. right now he is considered a missing person. if you happen to know anything about his whereabouts, you are asked to call police. >>> a violent home invasion played out in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood this morning and neighbors say there were children in the home at the time. nbc 10's katy zachry is live outside of the house where one person was shot. ka katy, knew new information on this? >> reporter: in the last few minutes, i got information on the home invasion. police tell us there were actually three men who broke into this home behind me around 3 this morning and since that time, they have been on the run. neighbors who live right next door tell me they woke up to a woman screaming around 3 this morning and their stair railing was actually shaking from the commotion next door. some neighbors heard a loud pop, assuming that to be a gunshot. police tell us a woman inside the home was shot three times by the men who when they broke in, they say this is a robbery,

. loved ones will gather for 19-year-old jacob marberger. police found him dead in a car in berks county on saturday. they say he shot himself. marberger went missing more than a week ago after he drove from washington college in maryland to his parents' home. with the holiday season aupon us charities are stepping up efforts to help those in need. and you can check the bottom of the screen for a list of free thanksgiving meals across our region. one filled fill organization is reaching out to the public to help them assist needy families. one day at a time serves thousands every year working with the homeless, drug and alcohol abusers and people with hiv. this year the group is asking people in the community for the names of deserving families who need help and support this holiday season. >> we want to do what it takes, to have a $200 for groceries for the family, to set up a christmas tree and everything while the kids asleep and give out about five gifts to each of the kids. >> an elf team, i like that, the president of one day at a time says they will forge a relationship with the f

jacob was last seen at this walmart monday morning buying ammunition. he is a sophomore at washington college in maryland. safety officials there say he previously told them that he felt, quote, persecuted after students pulled pranks on him in october. three weeks ago they got a tip about him having a gun and found an antique rifle and revolver in a house. he was suspended until a psychologist cleared him to return to school. but police say he left campus sunday night and went to his parents home where he took a rifle case. >> we do not have evidence that he has threatened students, the campus, the community here. he obviously is a troubled young man, we hope he comes home. we hope he calls his parents. >> washington college in maryland is closed until further notice. pennsylvania state police searched for marberger by air and turned up no new leads. >>> happening today, four high ranking lawyers in the attorney general's office will testify. the panel is considering whether the suspension of kane's law license prevents her from doing her job. the panel has already heard f

morning on the montgomery county teenager who was found dead by police. the family of 19-year-old jacob marburger, a former student at cheltenham high school, will hold a celebration of life for him on wednesday. police say they found marburger dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound on saturday in berks county. he went missing last week after he drove from his college in maryland to his parents' house in cheltenham. marburger took a rifle case with him. his disappearance prompted his school, washington college, to shut down. >>> was it or was it not a crime? the nbc 10 investigators obtained video showing a man breaking into a home. pennsylvania state police are now investigating the incident and their own state troopers might be their best witnesses. investigative reporter harry hairston is here now with a preview of a story that you will see "today" on nbc ten news at 4:00. >> reporter: a man takes an object and throw it is through a glass door of a home. standing just feet awake state troopers. state police are supposed to help -- to help protect and -- protect us, but in this case,

day. jacob marberger is a sophomore at washington college. the school first cancelled classes on monday after marberger's parents called the college to say that he had returned home to cheltenham township and believe he may have taken a gun before leaving. authorities are still searching for the 19-year-old. >>> now the way the terrorists communicate may be the biggest throat our security. coming up, local police and tech experts weigh in on why the push for our privacy may be putting us in danger, and we're going to hear from a professor from drexel university about how the french authorities were able to zero in on a terror cell in paris this morning. that's next in a live interview. >>> a soda can bomb. that's what isis says militants used to take down the russian passenger plane last month. take a look. this picture was published in the propaganda magazine but it's not yet been verified. the plane went down in egypt's spence la killing all 224 people on board. most of the people on board were russian tourists. russian authorities confirmed a bomb brought down the plane. egypt

missing college student in montgomery county. jacob marberger has been missing since late sunday. college officials say the 19 year old was suspended in october for waving a gun around. he was cleared to return to school, but officials say that gun incident is now the basis for criminal charges. >> we do not have evidence that he has threatened students, the campus, the community here. he, obviously, is a troubled young man, we hope he comes home, we hope he calls his parents and comes home to people who love him and give him the treatment that he needs. >> marberger is believed to have returned to cheltenham township and taken a gun case from his parents' home. no word if a gun was inside that case. in the meantime, washington college has suspended classes until further notice. >>> now to breaking news in burlington county. just minutes ago sky force 10 was over this fire at the moorestown community house, where crews are battling heavy smoke and flames. the building is used for special events like wedding and birthdays. the community house is evacuated and we're told there are no injuri

county, there is an intense search for a missing college student there. questions now surrounding jacob marberger's disappearance have also led to his college in maryland to shut down indefinitely. the school is placed on lockdown yesterday after marberger reportedly returned home and left with a gun case. nbc 10's deanna durante is live in cheltenham tonight where she spoke to marberger's father. what did he have to tell you? >> reporter: he's frustrated, he said his son made no threats against anyone and he's frustrated how this was handled, specifically by officials in maryland. it was the washington college that posted on its website today that his son had been charged with misdemeanor crimes. they held a news conference later today explaining more about those crimes. >> we do not have evidence that he has threatened students, the campus, the community here. >> reporter: school officials say an incident in early october that wasn't reported to them right away prompted a chain of events that led to the suspending of classes at washington college on maryland's eastern shore. they say

to some increased security this morning and a lot of nerves. nbc's jacob rascon is there for us this morning. jacob, what can you tell us. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. police have just announced they have apprehended the suspect who made the threats who promised to come to campus and shoot black students, this after a night that for many here has been terrifying. the threats were made anonymously in a social media site called yikyak and we watched as some black students were leaving campus because of the threats. many classes were cancelled, and some dorms and sororities were on lockdown, this after a week of major changes at the university. of course, mass protests leading to the president and chancellor stepping down. campus police and other law enforcement have been out in force, but now as i said have apprehended that person who made the threats and said he was not found or near campus at the time. back to you. >> jacob rasc on, thank you. >>> today state of new york is cracking down on online fantasy football sites, saying they constitute illegal gambling. what does that

expected to make holiday travel even trickier than more normal. jacob rascon is in denver. good morning. >> natalie, good morning. it is expected to be the busiest holiday travel season since the recession. some 46 million americans traveling during the thanksgiving holiday. the overwhelming majority of those drivers, a nightmare situation for them as a winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow and some ice in parts of the midwest and west. the airports, of course, were packed, but many of those flying dodged a bullet, hardly any cancellations or delays at all. the threat of ice and flash flooding still exists for many parts of the country into the weekend, which is important because, keep in mind, the busiest travel day of the thanksgiving holiday are sunday and monday. natal natalie, willie? >> happy thanksgiving to you. >> al is keepi ining an eye on storm from the starting line of the macy's thanksgiving day parade. good morning. happy thanksgiving, buddy. >> you, too, guys. beautiful day here, sunny and in the 40s. on the radar, we are looking at a big storm system that's firin

for high school. 19-year-old jacob marberger is still missing. his father tells nbc 10 he was suspended from college for some time this fall but wouldn't discuss why. the elder marberger doesn't believe his son is at risk to anyone else. he's begging his son to reach out to his family at this point and come home. more on our conversation with his father on our website, nbc10.com. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> a really nice fall day to be outside. nbc 10 at the university of delaware this morning where some students enjoyed the sunshine as they made their way to class. >> i'll take it, middle of november. let's turn to chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. glenn, we got close to 70 degrees today. >> that's right. and the average high this time of the year is only 56. it was even warm at the beaches because we had a land breeze today. that was a live view from cape may, and you can see these temperatures well into the 60s, wildwood, atlantic city, 68 degrees right now in philadelphia. 65 in reading and allentown, 67 in trenton, northeast philly, dover, th

have closed the college he attends in maryland. sources tell nbc 10 jacob mar berger was last seen monday morning buying ammunition at a walmart. mar burger is a sophomore. officials say marburger told them he felt persecuted after students pulled pranks on him in october. three weeks ago they got a tip about him having a gun and found an antique rifle and revolver in an off-campus house. he was suspended until a psychologist cleared him to return to school and police say he left campus sunday night and went to his parents' home where he took a rifle case. >> we don't have evidence that he has threatened students, the campus, the community here. he obviously is a troubled young man. we hope he comes home. we hope he tells his parents. >> washington college is closed until further notice. pennsylvania state police searched by air yesterday and turned up no new leads. >>> counselors are at a middle school in newcastle county after authorities charge add former choir director with sexually abusing a student. police arrested 43-year-old gary smith yesterday. he worked at hb dupont midd

in maryland. jacob yar bchberger is a former student at sheltanham high school in delaware county. >>> the search committee has received some criticism for keeping the search a secret when it started its search in march. here is the man they're trying to replace, former president patrick harker, who stepped down in july. nancy target, former dean of the college, is serving as the interim president. i'm tracy davidson. another update in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app or nbc 10.com. now back to the "today" show. >>> taking a look at headlines, the department of justice has announced charges against two companies that make and sell dietary supplements. the indictment accuses dallas-based usp labs of falsifying marketing labels and lying about the nature and source of its ingredients. california-based st laboratories face government charges, a government lawyer saying they often failed to test the products to determine the product's effectiveness and safety. it's a year long investigation into dietary is upments and rei is recalling camp