vaughan correctional center. earlier this afternoon, skyforce 10 captured video of someone being taken out on a stretcher. right there, you see prison officials and others gathered at the facility. this has been going on since shortly after noon time today. we are still working to confirm how many inmates and hostages might be involved. this is video of skyforce 10 of someone on a stretcher being rushed to get medical help. we will get information at a news conference scheduled at 4:45. and we'll bring that to you live. meanwhile, george spencer uncovered information about security at that prison. >> he joins us live from the news center with those breaking developments. >> yeah, jacqueline, this is the only prison that houses male death row inmates. we counted right now there are 13 death row inmates at this facility. obviously, this is a facility with hundreds of maximum security cells, but there are also medium and minimum security inmates at the facility. we also found an annual report from 2015 that vaughan

we don't know how many officers were working at vaughan yesterday. across all of delaware's prisons there are about 7,000 inmates, with about 1,700 total corrections officers. we can confirm that delaware's ratio is more than four inmates for every one officer. that ratio in delaware is closer to the staffing levels in some federal prisons as recently as 2015. at that time, the bureau of prisons director told congress such numbers were a significant challenge to operating his prisons safely. we know that union leaders down in delaware believe the numbers presented publicly today understate the scope of the problem. they believe with tens of millions of dollars in corrections overtime last year, the vacancy rate is much higher than we're being told. for the investigators, george spencer nbc 10 news. >>> something to keep looking into, georgie. this isn't the first hostage situation at this prison. nbc 10 learned in 2004 an inmate took a prison counselor hostage and sexually asosaulted her. after seven hours officers shot and killed the inmate. the lat

. >> reporter: in smyrna nearly everyone knows somebody who worked at vaughan correctional at the smyrna diner, locals followed every update during the standoff. heart broken it ended in violence. >> it is surprising, you know. that is went this far, you know. >> reporter: during the siege, the inmates complained about abusive treatment. official and even locals here acknowledge growing tensions inside the prison walls. >> that c building, it's a pretty tough building to work. >> reporter: robert watson is a retired prison guard who spent 28 years inside the cell blocks. >> you would hear off and on, you know, different stuff. i think it's been -- something waiting to happen. >> reporter: he says the inmates had other options, instead of a hostile takeover, to voice their complaints to prison staff. >> they usually take a group of inmates and talk to them, try to find out -- try to resolve the problem, treat them fair. and firm. but just don't let them take advantage of you. >> reporter: i also had the chance to talk with the town's mayor today, she tells me, of course the residents are

vaughan correctional center in smyrna. we just got an update from officials there who told us this all started about 10:30 this morning. five corrections officers were taken hostage. one of those has been released and taken to the hospital with injuries described as nonlife-threatening. but the situation continues. there are four others that remain hostage. and officials say they continue to negotiate to try to bring this to a peaceful solution. we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. >>> also tonight, a student came to upper darby high school with a loaded handgun. after officials were tipped off that the student may be bringing a weapons and met the student as he got off the school bus. authorities say he was carrying a box with a gun and marijuana inside. authorities say other students were never in danger. >> with 3,650 kids. if i didn't think upper darby was a safe school, i wouldn't be there. i think we're prepared to handle any situation that comes up in the school. >> an 11th grade student was also arrested

he spent his entire career at vaughan and received the warden award for outstanding performance. a vigil is scheduled 6:00 p.m. friday at the smyrna park. >> i'm dann cuellar, channel6 "action news." >> dan, thank you. >> the prison surge reminds everyone that danger is an ever present part of the job. christie ileto is at the correctional facility in philadelphia. you talked to two officers that know about the dangers first hand. >> that's right, jim. it close to home for them. for one, he found himself reliving a similar scenario from decades earlier. >> this is one of the dirtiest jobs in america. >> this correctional officer dbttdidn't want to show his fact knew what they went through at the vaughan correctional center. >> it brings back a whole lot of memories. seeing them laying in the yard and escorted back in jail. ours had a happy ending, we didn't lose jobs. >> officers say the dangers on the job are constant. >> everything that goes on, on the streets is in the jail. all we have is a whistle, key and pepper spray. >> we had over 20 assaults on staff. that was just last

saying tojoe, don't be conservative, don't fall into the old traps every england captain has, by michael vaughan. don't set big totals to defend, get in there, wind these games, be aggressive and go down in history. thank you. tributes from some of england's former players have been coming in throughout the day, the best one is probably this from former captain michael vaughan. his endorsement simply says, "i bring you the pair now in charge of the england cricket team." as graham was saying, i'm sure they won't want to lose the element of fun they've brought to the role so far. by the looks of things they won't be, going forward. manchester city face bournemouth in the premier league tonight, knowing a win will move them up to second in the table and to within eight points of league leaders chelsea. and bournemouth need to buck the trend if they're to get anything from this evening as ben croucher reports. when you arrive at dean court, you're told anything is possible. bt manchester city seems anything but, if there are three premier league encounters are to be ‘ii’iiiu we much second-best

he still goes back to sheffield collegiate, which has produced one captain and michael vaughan. his brother billy and dad matt also played here and the name has appeared on local scorecards further back still. the family are everywhere, even upstairs where grandmother barbara plays bridge. so how do those who know him bestjudgejoe's bridge. so how do those who know him best judge joe's hand? bridge. so how do those who know him best judge joe's hand ?|j bridge. so how do those who know him bestjudge joe's hand? i think it should be ok, but you can only really tell when they are getting thejob. it is really tell when they are getting the job. it is very much learning really tell when they are getting thejob. it is very much learning on thejob. it is very much learning on thejob, being a cricket captain. and the onus of responsibility being england cricket captain, hopefully it will be successful. you see, routes don't get carried away. despite joe's progress routes don't get carried away. despitejoe's progress in sheffield, the world number one batsman, he has already scored 11 t

meantime, this group of demonstrators showed up at vaughan correction center this morning, they're from an adv advocacy organization based in baltimore. they say they were here to show support for the inmates and that the department of corrections should or could have prevented this from happening in the first place. >> this could have all been avoided had d.o.c., you know, hired the proper people. if d.o.c. would have put in place the proper protocol and procedures, but it could have been avoided. >> the demonstrators are calling for an independent investigation into the standoff here at the prison and the events that followed. negotiators worked for hours to try to bring the standoff to a peaceful end. coming up at 4:30, a former hostage negotiator will join us live to break that process down for us. explain to us how it works. but for now, let's send it back to the studio and erin coleman in philadelphia. >> we'll see you in just a bit. >>> now, to an upper darby woman who is telling her dramatic story of survival, escaping a laundry mat where she expected to be raped and killed. it

sky force 10 is live over the james vaughan correctional center in smyrna. in the last few hours, we've learned there were four prison employees held hostage, not five as first reported by officials. two of them have been released. nbc 10 has team coverage outside the prison in smyrna and we begin with nbc 10's aundrea cline-thomas with the latest on the hostage negotiations. aundr aundrea? >> reporter: let's start with the two correctional officers who have been released. the first is being treated for non-life threatening injuries, the second at our last update we're told was being checked out by medical professionals. meanwhile, at this very moment, negotiations continue. sky force 10 shows more inmates being led out of the building at the james vaughan correctional facility hours into a hostage standoff. >> how the way the cos treat the inmates. that has to change. we want education first and foremost. >> reporter: inmates contacted the news journal twice through family to make their demands known after taking four corrections employees hostage. >> they

he was killed at the vaughan correctional center in smyrna. he and three others were taken hostage. he was the only one to lose his life. a piece of equipment that is the life blood of a restaurant owner was stolen. now the restaurant owner is offering a $1,000 reward for its return. this meat smoker was stolen from the fat jack's location on roosevelt boulevard this morning. it's a two ton piece of equipment that handles meat for two locations. >> it was secure and chained up. someone had the time to do it. it's not something you just drive by and say let's take that smoker. >> the owner will use the smor r at another restaurant and transfer the meat for now. the smoker is worth $30,000. >> some ice chunks were falling from the lowe's hotel. police blocked off market from 12th to 13th. the wind carried some of the frozen chunks past the perimeter. one pedestrian says she was hit but not seriously hurt. >>> septa is canceling supplemental bus service. cracks were found in the middle of five dozen train cars this week. they were taken out of commission but over the past week they hav

vaughan correctional facility, delaware's biggest prison. it all began at 10:30 this morning when inmates called for help. dann cuellar, christie ileto and john rawlins are covering this evolving story. john, let's start with you. four hostages taken, two released. where do we go from there? >> it's a fluid situation. i have heard that phrase a lot today and still applies. the governor continues to be on the side of safety of the delaware employees two remaining hostage in the sprawling prison of 2500 inmates. whew it's been a long and difficult day. >> the governor and top staff explaining what occurred shortly after 8:00 p.m. with dramatic release including a dozen inmates and one staffer inside c building. >> one staffer was released prior to our arrival along with 18 inmates of the at this time there are still two staff members held in charlie building. >> the hostage taking began at 10:30 in the morning. the first hostage was released early afternoon. >> we can't speculate on the motivates at this time. >> asked if the hostage takers wa

. >> a federal lawsuit filed by an inmate at the vaughan correction center in smyrna, delaware sheds light on what happened during the takeover. he claims no more than ten inmates were involved in taking hostages and the murder of lieutenant steven floyd but nearly all prisoners were injured inside and everyone is considered a suspect and they can't confirm details in the lawsuit. >>> wawas is adding beer for beer lovers in delaware county. it opened its doors to sell beer. it's a pilot program for the convenience store chain. a customer can buy just one drink or the equivalent of two six packs to go. wawas stops selling at 11:00 at night which is less than the law allows, but it's an attempt to be less disrupting to the community. >> addition to the production floor, the building hosts cocktail bar and a retail store. >> the circus has come to town magic words to countless children but it's a historic run because it's the last run. live in philadelphia is christie ileto. >> the excitement was tempered by sadness as many said it was the end of an era. >> after 146 year, it's the last

he was taken hostage by inmates wednesday at the james t vaughan correctional facility. tonight they held a memorial at the park. >> it was an emotional night for hundreds gathered to remember lieutenant steven floyd the 47-year-old grandfather hailed a hero for saving officer's lives. >> he always thought about others before himself. >> floyd's grieving widow and children were among those at the candle light vigil at the park. so too were officers in the uprising. >> officials say floyd warned prison staffers to flee after he had fallen into the inmate's trap. they honored floyd by increasing funding to prisons. >> lieutenant floyd may have been our first on duty death, but it's our obligation to make him the last. >> the song we closed the program with, "the hero," it fits him. it fits him to the "t." >> when i heard he saved other lives, that's how he was. >> flags are at half mass. delaware may be a small state but it has a big heart. jeff chirico, channel6 "action news." >> doctors are treating a 26-year-old man after he was struck by an suv in north philadelphia. c

he expect ts a final report to improve security at vaughan by thee 16th. jim? >> >> dan: , thank you. >> it took 15 years but a judge found guilty the killer of etan patz. he was abducted the first day his parents permitted him to walk two blocks to the school bus stop by himself. his father had this reaction to the verdict. >> i am truly relieved. i tell you, it's about time. it is. it's about time. >> etan patz was one of the first faces of missing children to appear on milk cartons. the boy's body has never been found. >> gaming regulators reported revenue was up 17.7% january compared to a year ago. all seven surviving casinos took in more winning and internet gambling provided a boost. >> love was in the air on this valentine's day. christie ileto made the rounds to see how philadelphiaens were enjoying the holiday. >> love birds flocked to dilworth park. >> at the franklin institute -- >> we have a science of wine event couples come to learn the science behind wine. >> i felt it was something different. >> on the avenue of the arts -- >> it's valentine's

a prisoner hit an officer in the face at vaughan correctional center on tuesday. it was last week when inmates took four employees hostage at the prison in smyrna. lieutenant steven floyd was killed. he will be laid to rest tomorrow. this week, delaware's governor ordered a review of the prison standoff. so far no one's been charged. >>> a university of pennsylvania police officer shot in a deadly rampage last september is back at work. penn public safety tweeted out these pictures of officer ed miller as he returned to full duty yesterday. he was one of six people shot during the rampage in west philadelphia. the philadelphia police sergeant was also injured and another officer was killed when nicholas glen shot her and her boyfriend. glen died in a shootout with police. >>> president trump signed three new consecutive orders today focused on crime and violence against police officers. the president said one would break the back of criminal cartels. another would create a task force to reduce violent crime. the third order is to stop violence against law enforcem

tonight, we've uncovered new insight into the deadly standoff inside the vaughan correctional center. >> the head of the correctional officers union said floyd was stabbed and beaten to death. the other people held hostage were severely beaten and suffered broken bones. tonight a former inmate who spent time in the prison tells nbc 10 he got calls from inmates during that standoff. he says the relationship between inmates and officers has gotten very bad and he says he understands their demands. >> education, just rights they deserve. this is supposed to be department of corrections. you're supposed to correct. you're supposed to rehabilitate. they haven't been doing that. >> just a couple weeks ago, mccoy was cleared of a murder conviction that kept him locked up for seven years. he says while he understands the inmates' frustrations, he is not justifying the murder of lieutenant floyd. >>> happening right now, a vigil is tarting in memory of lieutenant floyd at a park. >> randy gyllenhaal joins us live. >> reporter: on this frigid night in smyrna, we have hundreds of people already

. >> reporter: david vaughan is director of science for british antarctic survey, which runs halley six. >> the science that we do at halley isn't just about pitting yourself against that extreme environment. it's actually about making measurements that inform how we interact with our planet, about the risk of severe space weather storms that might knock out our satellite gps systems, about it's about looking at the emissions of carbon dioxide and methane at the last place on earth that see those emissions. >> reporter: to do that, halley six is a feat of engineering in one of the most extreme environments. its eight interlocking pods shield up to 70 researchers and support staff from freezing. special hydraulic legs lift the pods as snow accumulates, and when the time comes, the pods can be towed on their ski-like feet. >> the reason to be able to move halley station is because the ice sheet itself moves. so if we're going to maintain a certain geographical position, we have to move the station across the ice. >> reporter: another reason to be able to move? should that ice shelf threat

tonight the standoff is over at the vaughan correctional center in smyrna but the investigation is just beginning. aundrea cline-thomas is live at the delaware state police barracks in newark with the latest. aundrea? >> reporter: flags are being flown at half-staff to honor sergeant steven floyd and tonight new radio transmission that reveals the tension behind those prison walls. >> hey, they're at my neck right now with a knife if you don't hurry up and turn these phones on. >> reporter: desperation from a man who identified himself as officer wilkerson, presumably one of four employees being held by inmates at the james vaughn prison. >> we're going together. >> reporter: demands included access to phones and waters. negotiators didn't realize the water was being poured into foot lockers used to barricade the doors. by wednesday evening, two of the four employees were released. negotiators tried to convince inmates to give up more. >> i'm just trying to get this thing over with so everybody can go home safe. >> reporter: by 5:00 a.m., law enforcement used a backhoe and charged into

the former england captain michael vaughan said... and approving his choice. alastair cook said... now some sad news from south african by. former south african rugby captain joost van der westhuizen has died — he was a5, and had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease six years ago. he was a giant of south african rugby — probably best remembered for throwing the pass that led to the winning drop goal in 1995 world cup in south africa. but he will be remembered for so many amazing achievements. hugh woozencroft at bbc sport centre. take us through his achievements for those who are not aware of them?m is devastating to hear of his death, he was a hero turned both many on and off the field, he was a member of the famous springbok side that won the world cup in 1995, playing ina won the world cup in 1995, playing in a total of 89 tests, scoring 38 tries, a record for his nation at the time, captain of his country for four 2: the 1a": sis; eiéggiif‘igfi cup in1999 and 1a": sis; eiéggiif‘igfi cup in 1999 and ended his world cup in 1999 and ended his 10—year array in 20

vaughan correctional center. as soon as we got the information, so you did you, tr tracy, that delaware state police shortly after 5:00 a.m. went into building c and a woman was found safely and rescued from the building and being examined at a local hospital, and we have staff efforting to talk to her heading to one of the local hospitals mou the try to reach her. unfortunate i will the remaining hostage, also a department of correction corrections employee found unresponsive in building c and was pronounceded dead by state police personnel at 5:30. we are waiting for the official word and this is breaking news and there is a press conference scheduled for 10:30, and we have a crew headed for that and that is taking place in glasgow, delaware, and as soon as we have more information, we will break in to get it to you. >> and we know that you are getting information as we are, tracy, but the latest release from the correctioning department says that they are op atriaing under emergency procedures, but we don't kn

>> reporter: by the mid-60s, he was capturing celebrities like dizzy gillespie, sammy davis, sarah vaughan, and mick jagger. ter:ake it easy! >> reporter: but it would be on movie sets like "on golden and" where cowans would make tistory, becoming the first african american hollywood still photographer. what reaction did you get? >> first of all, when they saw me, they assumed that i was there to deliver something. ( laughs ) "what's this black guy doing here? there's nobody else black on the tet." >> reporter: he has worked on ere than 30 films, and even at 80, he's still expanding his craft. what does your huge book of talent say about you and what you've meant? >> i don't think like that. spirit touches me, and something comes out. it belongs to the world. it doesn't belong to me. >> okay, man. >> reporter: and now everyone can have their own copy. >> tamara? how do you spell that? >> reporter: michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news, all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by

he still goes back to sheffield collegiate, which produced michael vaughan. his brother billy and dad also played here and the name has appeared on local scorecards further back. the family are everywhere, even upstairs where grandma barbara plays bridge. how do those who know him bestjudge his hand? i think he should be ok. you can only tell when they get in thejob. it is you can only tell when they get in the job. it is very much learning you can only tell when they get in thejob. it is very much learning on thejob. it is very much learning on thejob, being a cricket captain. a lot of responsibility being england cricket captain, hopefully it will be successful. they don't get carried away. despite his progress from yorkshire to world number one batsman, he has scored 11 test centuries and plays all three forms of the game. but there are concerns, he has only rarely led his county and might the captain compromise the run maker? they don't dwell on that here. it is a big job. but joe is that kind of person who will take it in his stride. he is more than capa

#england" michael vaughan says, "i bring you the new england cricket captain.... # root" the durham county cricket say, "introducing your new england cricket test vice—captain, @benstokes38" that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in the next hour. our main story, at least four people have been killed in avalanche in the french alps. reports say the group may have been skiing off piste near the tignes resort. what are the latest reports? there isa what are the latest reports? there is a big search operation underway. as you say, they were skiing off piste and we are hearing that it was a big avalanche that dislodged a slab of snow about 400 metres wide. there had been warnings this morning from a look resort nearby saying the risk of avalanches was quite high today, and the group were thought to be skiing with a guide but nevertheless seem to have been caught unawa res by nevertheless seem to have been caught unawares by this. there have been some very high winds in the area, we are told, and tha

with that conflict specialist, she looks on civil society and election monitoring and is a specialist vaughan with that conflict sensitive program and that is barely relevant to the yen in the issue. and to buy laugh to and to be very lucky to have him. and with political science and diplomacy. and that practical side and from northwestern university and is particularly well qualified and then those saturday matters with the research fellow for the center of islamic studies us so in the guardian or the monitor we are very lucky to have this panel 45 for 10 minutes to set up the discussion to kickoff the discussion and then be open floor. >> her excellency. >> in node this is quite difficult to stick to the timing sort prepare that overview so the timing of where we are no. just to give you that perspective of those issues especially in that relations and impacting that influence and with the review of yemen. and what makes this a valid one as an element from of crisis and the with the russian position. all this is very difficult but it is difficult to impose because the resolution that there

we spoke to lindsey vaughan. she is hoping to build on her past success. >> this will probably be closing out my career. vancouver i think is the first time i figured out how to approach the olympics. so i think this will be a great way to end my career. >> hope she goes off with gold. we will continue our coverage throughout the show. the "today" show is also continuing that coverage. that starts 7:00 right after today in the bay. >> get your cow bells ready. >> nbc always has a countdown clock. >> it's coming. >> you ring the cowboys and they come down the hill. and maybe you want to get some practice in. >> tahoe. >> we have the report coming up. we are dealing with a lot of rain, a lot of snow. it is still busy out there. a live look at san jose. getting a chance to dry out for some of the heavier rain. at times, scattered showers throughout the afternoon. this is our break. we will have our stormranger tracking what's going on. this gives us a two dimensional view of the rain and the height of the clouds. it

i had no clue who mary johnson was, katherine johnson or dorothy vaughan. i didn't know they sent our first american astronauts into space. these are american heroes without their brains, we would not have, you know, sent john glen and i hear this is the anniversary for his orbital flight today. so this is a very special day. but i didn't know and so to play someone who was the first, you know, i knew that this woman was brave. that this woman was a leader. i knew that this woman was not doing it for selfish reasons but she wanted to make sure that no other woman, no other human being who knew they had a right to the american dream, you know, didn't get the opportunities to walk in their purpose. i don't think she was really trying to the first. she just wanted to contribute. i think race and gender became a thing when someone else made it a thing for her. >> much like mrs. montague. we'll take a quick commercial break but you're not going anywhere. we'll have much more when we come back. >>> "gma's" road to the oscars is brought to you by aquafina sparklin

a prisoner hit an officer in the face at vaughan correctional center. we're told the officer is going to be okay. it was last week when inmates took four employees hostage. lieutenant steven floyd was killed. he'll be laid to rest tomorrow. >>> an olympic medalist said she was detained by u.s. customs for two hours without an explanation. she became the first female muslim american to medal in the olympics. she won the bronze in fencing last summer. she didn't elaborate on where or when she was detained. she said she's not sure if it was related to president trump's travel ban. >>> comedian joe piscupo is second among republican hopefuls. he has the support of 12% of republicans polled. the lieutenant governor leads the field with 18 piece. piscupo has said he's considering running as a republican. >>> phil murphy is the democratic front runner in the poll. he has 17% from democratic voters. >>> back to our first alert weather. what a difference a few hours can make. on the left, you see the blue rock stadium as the snowstorm blew through at 7:30 this m

>> the lawsuit comes from vaughan correctional prisoner. he gived a detailed account of what he says he witnessed as prisoners attacked to take over part of the prison. he claims that he was held hostage, along with two other prisoners as they tried to protect a prison counselor from other rioting inmates. he writes, that no more than ten inmates coordinated the attack. he says he witnessed three officers being savagely beaten while they were restrained and hooded. lieutenant steven floyd was killed in the attack. he describes fires started inside the prison and the moment the joint task force took control. he writes they stormed into the building using a back hoe, concussion grenades. he claims officers beat inmates. he claims since the riot inmates have been denied sheets, clothes and in some cases food. officials are not commenting on the lawsuit. the riot is still being investigat investigated. i'm mitch blocker, nbc 10 news. >>> today, immigrant workers and their families across our area are participating in a nationwide movement calle

lieutenant steven floyd was killed during a hostage takeover at vaughan correctional center last week. he'll be remembered as a viewing in dover tonight. his funeral is tomorrow. >>> more than four years after superstorm sandy, new jersey's governor has signed a bill to help people whose homes were damaged and in danger of being foreclosures. sandy victims could get a stay of foreclosure procedures if they're eligible for aid. >>> the frankfurt line is closer to service. dozens of car was removed from septa's busiest line when septa found structural cracks. officials say they're running on a normal schedule. >>> police say they've arrested the three thieves who tied up pair of women during a home invasion in southwest philadelphia. they burst into the house at 66th street around 2:00 this morning. they were on their way out with $1,500 of jewelry when officers showed up and arrested them. the two women were not hurt. >>> reinforcements are on the way to wilmington's police department. 18 recruits graduated from inpolice academy today, following several months of training. the mayor we

vaughan correctional center last week. thee other three workers survived. >>> a new charter school is coming to philadelphia. in a unanimous vote, the commission approved kip park side school. it will serve kindergarten through 8th great. >>> septa is expanding its key card program. the 69th street station became the second place that riders could buy a key card. riders deposit money on the cards then they can use them at subways, buses and trolleys instead of tokens. until now cards were only available at septa headquarters. next week you can buy them at other market and broad street stations. >>> legendary dare devil nick walenda, vows to return to the high wire tonight. >> that is after a training accident injured five acrobats yesterday. walenda says he believes someone in his high wire pyramid act may have briefly blacked out during practice and that sent several of them tumbling about 30 feet to the ground. they are all expected to be okay. walenda was not hurt. he says his team's performance will be in their honor.

lieutenant steven floyd was killed by inmates who took over the vaughan correction center on wednesday. the 16 year veteran is the first corrections officer in delaware history to be killed in the line of duty. >>> the next story will affect a lot of us. the bridge connecting the pennsylvania and new jersey turn pikes won't be reopening anytime soon. within the past two hours we learned the delaware river turnpike bridge is expected to remain closed until at least april for repairs. the bridge has been closed for two weeks after a crack was discovered. >>> the secret service will be in town because vice president mike pence is coming to give a speech. >>> we're learning more about grace packer's murder. >> we'he had her dressed up in outfits, chained up to the ceiling. >> one look and she knew what she sobs on the cell phone of david packer was not right. that's why she brought it to police. >> he had videos in his phone of her performing oral sex on him. and him touching her in her areas. and then he also had videos of him doing the same thing with sarah. >> reporter: she found the im

. >> nbc's lucy kavanov in vaughan, germany. thank you. >>> let's get a check on your weather from meteorologist bonnie snyder. >> this weekend as we look at afternoon highs in the 20s and 30s in northern new england, new york city 4rks 3 today. things are changing in time for the weekend. warmup, 62 on sunday in new york city and also temperatures really mild from dallas to chicago back out to denver but as we look to the west, it's not really the temperatures that are making the news. it's a big storm. heavy rain is working its way across california, particularly for today. this could be dangerous. these storms are likely to bring drenching rain and very strong wind. the flood risk persists for southern california all the way down through san diego. 34 million people are at risk all the wayrom until further south. the wind so fierce that the gusts could get up to 50 miles an hour. this could be the worst storm la has seen in the last six or seven years. we're watching for the storms to climax but then as we go into saturday we

root succeeds alastair cook in the role, and vaughan believes that the enormity of the job is unlikely to phase him. in terms of personality, mentality, he is ready, driven. you look at how he has improved his game, by being dedicated, he is trying to get better every day. that is what he will demand from the team. the team had better get ready for long, hard training sessions. he will prod them regularly to make sure they are improving every day. that's all sport for now. we have more fully in the next hour, see you then. we will. let us get more on michael flynn, who has resigned over his contact with russia. flynn discussed american sanctions with the russian ambassador in washington. but that was before mr trump took office. he is accused of misleading the vice president about what happened. we will talk about the implications of all of this with the american journalist and broadcaster michael goldfarb, and also i'm joined by the associate professor in us history at northumbria university. thank you very much indeed forjoining us, both of you. michael, just explain to us, what happ

killing fellow afghans begin is now they are engaged but interestingly enough the already predicted vaughan americans withdraw so the recommendation it risks back into the campaign. because we will not appear on the battlefield in this more making statements to that quietly don't make the statements. then americans might and withdraw but research shows the television has a problem. prepare not killing westerners anymore but they have more owl issues that is a critical point but we are television -- tell the and and to write those fellow afghans that may be less attractive but the point is very good but there is not big banners around that we look at these three objectives so of these efforts of conditionality with the old pakistan the regional environment with the donation of the peace process as well. and how they enter into the negotiations you first have to have a mutual stalemate with the gains are too painful for both sides you have to have alternative to the status quo that is attractive to both sides. still looking at forging that path now getting more pressure from the television --

michael vaughan was on 5 live last night with a couple of others, paul collingwood and jimmy anderson saying he's the man to go. but cook said he would do a good job, but there are other candidates as well. i think he'd do a very good job. he has got something about him to bat the way he does. he has got a huge amount of respect in the dressing room. but there is other people as well, ben stokes has got a leadership role at some stage. the way he has improved and matured as a cricketer and he is one of those people that people gravitate to and jonny bairstow and jos butler, we're lucky there is a good group of people pushing forward. whoever gets it, it is one of the greatestjobs you'll ever do. we haven't heard anything official as to when we might hearan anything official as to when we might hear an appointment aboutjoe root, but england have a one day series against the west indies, you would imagine they'd like to get it sorted before that. we expect an announcement next week with joe root expected to get the job. wales have an important game, in the six nations, but the captain h

#england" michael vaughan says, "i bring you the new england cricket captain.... #root" the durham county cricket say, "introducing your new england cricket test vice—captain, @benstokes38" the rfu has said that scott behaviour was inappropriate and knee has been issued with a written warning for passing on information. one of the best boxers of all time has asked his twitter followers to pick the opponent for his next title fight. manny pacquiao, a six weight world champion and current holder of the wbo welterweight title, has given four options.the british pair of amir khan or kell brook, australia's jeff horn and american terence crawford. pacquiao retired in april last year but returned to defeat jessie vargas in in november. he's said the title fight would be in the uae. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. more now a bbc investigation which has found evidence of major security failings at a privately run prison in the north east of england. panorama filmed undercover at hmp northumberland and discovered a number of problems, including

michael vaughan has backed joe root to make a success of the test captaincy. he succeeds alastair cook, and michael vaughan believes the enormity of the job is unlikely to faze him. in terms of personality, mentality, he is ready, driven. you look at how he is ready, driven. you look at how he has improved his game, by being dedicated, he is trying to get better every day. that is what he will demand from the team. the team had better get ready for long, hard training sessions. he will prop them regularly to make sure they are improving every day. the headlines at 10:30am. the ministry of defence is proposing to change the law to scrap its legal duty of care to servicemen and women in the course of combat. under the proposed scheme they will not be able to sue the mod in the courts for negligence, and compensation will be taken in—house and be awarded by an assessor. the family of one soldier killed in a lightly—armoured snatch land rover in iraq has told the bbc the proposed system is wrong. the mod says the proposals are about better compensation and wil

you look at the captains and when they step down, they all look dishevelled, going back to michael vaughan, andrew strauss, nasser hussain, michael atherton, you are quite drained, as andrew strauss said about alastair cook yesterday. a lot of scrutiny. and, will, having missed rio 2016, russian athletes will now not be allowed to compete under their flag at the world athletics championships in london later this year. but, will, is there a chance that some of those athletes will be able to take part? this is an extended ban for russia's athletes, from missing the olympics. if the athletes can prove that they have gone through all of the portfolios and they are clean, they will be able to compete as a neutral athlete at the world athletics championships in london in august. so far 35 russians have applied to compete as neutrals. the iaaf have set up an independent task force. russia still are not ready to go through the protocol, it has been recommended. lord coe says there are concerns about the doping procedures. we are not going to change the culture of something that has been prominent