Jeremiah is an 11 year old young man who loves sports and staying active. He is looking for a forever family that is willing to support and be nice to him. Being a twin, he is hopeful for a family that would to take the two of them.

David "DJ" Creato suffocated his 3-year-old son and left his body in a wooded area next to a Camden County, New Jersey, neighborhood in 2015, according to a plea deal announced Wednesday.

Creato, 24, was facing a September retrial after a jury failed to convict him on a murder charge in the death of his son, Brendan.

Camden County prosecutors alleged Creato, 22 at the time, murdered the pre-schooler because the father was fearful his 17-year-old girlfriend would leave him.

A high-level law enforcement source said Wednesday that DJ Creato pleaded to an aggravated manslaughter charge.

Prosecutors later confirmed the plea agreement saying Creato admitted to depriving Brendan of oxygen to end his life. He will be sentenced up to 10 years in a state prison. He's required to serve 8 1/2 years of the sentence before being eligible for parole. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 29.

Brendan Creato's body was discovered in a wooded area of Haddon Township by the Cooper River in Oct. 2015. DJ Creato said the boy wandered away from home and maintained that a stranger killed his son.

During the April murder trial, prosecutors argued that Brendan didn't walk into the woods alone. They said the boy was very afraid of the dark and that the boy wasn't wearing shoes, yet the soles of his bright socks were clean.

DJ Creato was also recorded by his son's mother talking about "a spirit" drawing the child into the woods. The mother, Samantha Denoto, made the recording at the request of prosecutors.

The case ended in a hung jury with prosecutors vowing to retry the man. The new trial was scheduled for Sept. 11.

DJ Creato has remained in custody since the trial ended.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

NBC10's Vai Sikahema talks to Dave Spadaro about the Eagles during pre-season. The Eagles have been practicing with the Miami Dolphins this week. Thursday's game will be the most important game of the season, with the team's stars expected to play most of the first half.

An aerial display is happening above the Atlantic City beaches Wednesday.  About 400,000 people are expected to spend hours at the beach watching pilots and planes work on their skills. The lifeguards at the beach are only allowing people to go up to their knees during the event for safety purposes. NBC10's Jersey Shore Bureau reporter Ted Greenberg has more details about the air show.

Temperatures are in the mid 80's with the sun shining bright Wednesday. There is no chance of rain, but some scattered clouds are expected throughout the afternoon. NBC10's First Alert meteorologist Krystal Klei has your most accurate forecast for the Philadelphia region.

Keep your eyes peeled, Barnegat Light, New Jersey. A shark pup named JD has surfaced off the coast.

Nonprofit shark-tracking group OCEARCH tweeted that the small, five-foot, 74-pound white shark is in the waters. JD pinged on their tracking system at 6:51 a.m. Wednesday.

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JD is a young, male, white shark who was first tagged on August 14 in Montauk, New York. Since then, JD has made his way south to the waters off New Jersey.

This summer season multiple sharks have ‘pinged’ near New Jersey including Cisco, Mary Lee and Hilton.

According to OCEARCH, when a shark’s dorsal fin breaks through the water, it sends a signal to a satellite. This is what their term 'ping' means, and this is how OCEARCH knows the sharks are at the surface of the waters near us.

OCEARCH's goal in tracking sharks is so people #DontFearTheFin.

Police arrested a man accused of spray-painting crude and racist graffiti at several locations in Coatesville, Chester County Tuesday, damaging a storefront, a Mercedes Benz and a garage.

George Rissell, 24, of Coatesville, was arrested Wednesday and charged with ethnic intimidation and criminal mischief. Investigators say he has claimed past associations with white supremacy groups. He was also arrested last year and charged in connection to a stabbing, according to court records.

Rissell allegedly spray-painted Nazi symbols, including swastikas, and racist language in the West End neighborhood of Coatesville, as well as a few other locations leading into neighboring Valley Township, police Cpl. Shawn Dowds said Wednesday. The graffiti seemed targeted specifically to Jews and blacks.

The hate symbols also included references to other Neo-Nazi and white supremacist ideology, which has sprung up across the country in recent months. The vandalism also comes a little over a week after the violent racist protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Police have not yet revealed whether the Coatesville vandalism was inspired by Charlottesville.

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Police first responded about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday to a report of racist graffiti on a wall of the Valley Mart, a convenience store at Strode and Valley roads. As officers were at that location, Dowds said another officer found the luxury car tagged with the same racist messaging three blocks away on South Church Street.

Farther west in the 800 block of Madison Street, the vandal tagged a garage door with a large swastika and more racist symbols, Dowds said.

"The Anti-Defamation League called and said how it looks like someone who has been educated on this stuff," Dowds said of the symbols, which included numbers related to Neo-Nazi messaging.

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Investigators later released surveillance photos of a suspect in the vandalism. They said the photos helped lead to Rissell's arrest.

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Rissell was arraigned Wednesday night and remanded to Chester County Prison in lieu of $150,000 cash bail.

The former mayor of Atlantic City, Jim Whelan, who also served as a state legislator representing South Jersey for years, died of a heart attack at his home Tuesday night as he prepared to give an interview, according to the Atlantic County Democratic Committee chairman.

Whelan, 68, died at his Atlantic City house prior to sitting down with a documentary crew from Netflix, the county committee chair, Mike Suleiman, told NBC10.

The interview was going to be about Donald Trump and his casino-owning years in Atlantic City, according to Suleiman, who once worked as an aide to Whelan.

The well-respected South Jersey politician had a history of heart problems, and had a pacemaker put in last year, Suleiman said.

Whelan "was very passionate about Atlantic City and proud to be a lifelong public servant," his former aide said.

Born in Philadelphia on November 8, 1948, Whelan attended Temple University where he received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in education.

Whelan first served in the Atlantic City School District in the late 1970s before entering politics. He became a member of the Atlantic City Council in the early 1980s before becoming the Mayor of Atlantic City, serving from 1990 to 2001.

Whelan returned to education in 2002, working as a teacher in the Atlantic City School District until 2014. He also served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey Senate, representing the 2nd district. He announced he would retire as a senator earlier this year. 

Whelan’s family initially announced his death on his Facebook page Tuesday night. 

On July 11, he underwent surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to remove a cancerous growth from his kidney. On July 31, Whelan announced he was readmitted to the hospital due to complications from blood thinners he was prescribed.

Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian, New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie all released statements on Whelan's death.

"My prayers go out to Kathy and Jim's family," Guardian wrote. "I will always appreciate Jim's guidance when I first became Mayor and showing me the ropes my first few months.  He took me under his wing like a big brother. Jim dedicated his whole life to public service to Atlantic City, whether he was serving as a lifeguard, a coach and teacher, Councilman, Mayor, or State Senator. I will keep him and his family in my prayers. May he rest in peace."

“Jim was a true friend, a confidant and champion for the people of South Jersey and the entire state,” Sweeney wrote. “He gave so much of his life to public service, serving as a teacher, a councilman, as mayor, and for more than a decade in the Legislature fighting for policies to help improve the lives of the residents of the state. He was a man of integrity and honor, and he was a friend to all of us.”

"The sudden and unexpected passing of Senator Jim Whelan is an enormous loss to the people of Atlantic City, his district and all of the State of New Jersey,” Christie wrote. “During my nearly eight years in Trenton, I came to know Jim as a forthright and honest leader who's word was his bond. While we did not always agree on policy, he was always willing to listen and reason together. The current comeback of Atlantic City is due in no small part to the efforts and passion of Jim Whelan.”

CSN's John Clark talks about the upcoming season of high school football with one of the best teams in Pennsylvania.

A viewer was furious when his girll stopped working in the midst of summer. After the company failed to fix it, he called Harry Hairston and NBC10 Responds.

Tonight's Powerball jackpot has hit $700 million, making it the second largest in history. NBC10's Lauren Mayk is in Trenton at the same store last year's winning ticket was sold and where many are cashing in before tonight's drawing.

Approximately 425,000 people came for the Atlantic City Airshow Wednesday. NBC10's Ted Greenberg has the highlights from this year's event.

A “QUIET” SEASON TURNS LOUD-REALLY LOUD

It was the first tropical storm of the 1992 hurricane season-and it was awfully late in the season to have the first storm. There were only SIX storms that whole season-one of the least active in history. But for those in South Florida, it would be the storm of their lives.

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On August 20th, Andrew was just a 60 mph storm in the Atlantic, way east of the Bahamas. Storms in that area have a strong tendency to curve out to sea, becoming harmless “fish storms”. And it was so disorganized that the official discussion on the 20th said: “some strengthening is possible if Andrew survives through the day.” Only 3 days later, Andrew was a monster Category 5 hurricane about to slam into the Miami area.

The hurricane forecast computer models were, of course, not nearly as good as those today. The ones the National Hurricane Center (NHC) did have showed a range of tracks from straight west into Cuba to almost due north out to sea.

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MEANWHILE, BACK IN NORTH CAROLINA

As I watched Andrew with interest from my home outside Raleigh, North Carolina, my entire future was up in the air. I was out of work-again, after having my contract at WRAL-TV not renewed.

I had told my best friend, Jim Reif: “I like TV, but maybe TV doesn’t like me.” The application papers were in front of me, as I pondered whether to go back to the National Weather Service.

ANDREW TURNS, AND “EXPLODES”

Meanwhile, Andrew was on the way to becoming history. The curve to the west was combined with rapid strengthening. The map below shows how winds increased from 60 mph on the 21st to 175 mph only TWO DAYS LATER!

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(There is something wrong with this map-I’ll explain later)

Now, Andrew was becoming a major threat to all of South Florida. This not only included Miami and Ft. Lauderdale on the East Coast, but Ft. Myers and Naples on the West Coast of the state.

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Look on the left side of the state. My buddy, Jim Reif, was Chief Meteorologist at WINK-TV, centered in Fort Myers. The WINK coverage area went down to Naples and Marco Island (some very ritzy real estate!) and northward to Port Charlotte. Even with a hurricane tracking westward across the state, there wouldn’t be a whole lot of weakening. The peninsula is flat and surrounded by water. So a major hurricane heading toward Miami was a BIG deal.

“WANT TO WORK A HURRICANE?”

Jim called me on August 22nd. “Want to work a hurricane”? Those were the first words out of his mouth. He had checked with his News Director, who thought it was a good idea to have a meteorologist help out with the coming huge workload. Especially one with hurricane experience AND who also knew the geography of Southwest Florida. Since I had worked at NHC in the 70s, and been one of the hurricane specialists at The Weather Channel in the 80s, and visited Jim plenty of times in Fort Myers, it was a “no-brainer”. This was especially true since I was unemployed at the moment anyway.

Jim booked me on the first plane the next morning. I arrived at the Fort Myers airport, and his wife picked me up and took me to the station. They put me right on the air, and I was there for 30 straight hours. Jim and I worked together much of the time, but he was clearly the leader, and incredibly knowledgeable about hurricanes. He had been at the station since 1979, and given hundreds of hurricane seminars to help educate the local population. And they needed plenty of education about hurricanes. Almost all were transplants from the North, mostly the Midwest or even Canada. They didn’t know a hurricane from a walking cane.

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ANDREW SLAMS INTO THE FLORIDA EAST COAST

Hurricane Andrew was incredibly intense, but it was also incredibly small. While Superstorm Sandy became the largest hurricane on record in 2012, Andrew was one of the smallest hurricanes to ever make landfall in the U.S. Its eye was only 15 miles in diameter, and the core (called the “eye wall”) looked like a donut surrounding the eye, with destruction reduced drastically just outside the donut. The Miami radar showed it clearly. I called it “The donut of destruction”.

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Notice where Miami Beach is on the above map. It is well north of the donut. So, much of the Miami area did NOT get hit with the worst part of the hurricane. But the area hit by the donut was devastated. Afterward, it looked like a 20 mile wide tornado had hit the area. In the end, it caused $25 billion in damage. But if it had hit a bit farther north, with the worst hitting Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, the damage would have been more than $100 billion.

At the time it hit, Andrew was designated as a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds up to 145 mph. But a careful, and unprecedented review, caused NHC to later upgrade Andrew to a Category 5 hurricane with 165 mph maximum sustained winds. The upgrade came in 2005-that’s 13 years later!

“DON’T PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT DAN RATHER JUST SAID”

WINK was the CBS affiliate in Southwest Florida, and, at the time, Dan Rather was the main network anchor. He had made his reputation in Texas in 1961 during Hurricane Carla. It made him a star, and took him to the network, and eventually as THE anchorman of CBS. He had a reputation in the weather community of someone who was glad to “hype” a coming hurricane, and then blame the National Hurricane Center if it wasn’t as bad as expected (I heard his radio commentary of Hurricane Gloria live while in the car).

Mr. Rather was obviously very excited as Andrew was making landfall in South Florida. Then, he obviously got carried away. “Next stop: Fort Myers”, he gushed. Jim and I were flabbergasted. Andrew was a monster, but an unusually small monster, and it was moving straight to the west. There was no way it would come close enough to Fort Myers to cause ANY damage.

The switchboard at WINK lit up. “Your weather people said Andrew was not coming right at us. But Dan Rather just said it was.” They got numerous calls from frantic people-these Midwesterners and Canadians who had never seen any hurricane, let alone a major one.

So, Jim and I decided that the only responsible thing we could do was to get on the air and say directly to the camera: “Don’t pay attention to what Dan Rather just said.” And Jim had enough credibility in the area that the viewers believed him, and probably felt relief. I was incredibly proud of my friend, who later became a hero during Hurricane Charley in 2004, when he did the opposite. The hurricane was supposed to track north of his area, but he saw evidence of a turn, and warned his viewers ahead of everyone else

THE POSTSCRIPT

Andrew destroyed the area just south of Miami. When I traveled to see the damage, it was incredible. People couldn’t even find where there houses used to be. It was indeed like an EF-5 tornado hit the area. But, instead of it wrecking one mile or less, Andrew destroyed everything in a TWENTY MILE zone.

There was a TV weather hero made in Miami during the storm. Brian Norcross was supposedly on thin ice at WTVJ, the NBC affiliate. But his lifetime of study about hurricanes, and years of emphasizing preparedness of the community paid off. He worked about 24 hours straight, calming the frightened, and gave step-by-step instructions to individual callers live on TV. At the peak of the storm, he and the anchor broadcast from a concrete storage room for their own safety. He clearly saved many lives the night Andrew hit. Later, he would get thousands of letters of thanks, plus standing ovations as he entered restaurants.

As for me, the management at WINK liked the job I did enough to offer me a contract to stay. My career was saved. And three years later, the call came from Philadelphia. Still here 22 years later.

A distracted Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, teen girl who was using the popular iPhone video and audio chat feature FaceTime, walked directly into the path of a moving SUV and was struck by the vehicle, according to witnesses.

Police say the 14-year-old girl was hit by the vehicle Wednesday around 2:45 p.m. while walking near Abington High School on the 900 block of Highland Avenue in Abington Township.

Witnesses told investigators the girl was chatting via FaceTime on her phone when she stepped off the sidewalk and directly into the path of a SUV traveling south on Highland Avenue. The driver was unable to stop in time and struck the girl. Police say the driver immediately pulled over after the crash to help the teen.

The girl was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital. Police have not yet released her condition.

Distracted walking is a major concern for municipalities nationwide.

Philadelphia launched a public awareness campaign in 2012 with a April Fool's "joke" by creating an "e-lane" for people who used their phones as they walked.

In May of 2015, a Texas woman visiting Philadelphia was struck and killed by a Ride the Ducks boat in the city's Chinatown neighborhood. Witnesses say she was distracted by an iPad prior to being struck.

The woman was one of 12 pedestrians that year who were killed while using portable electronic devices, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

In 2012, more than 1,500 pedestrians nationwide were hospitalized after being injured while walking and using their cell phone, according to a NHTSA pedestrian safety report released in April 2016.

"As the authors point out, however, underreporting of emergency room visits due to distracted walking is likely, so the true number of pedestrian injuries attributable to cell phone conversation-related distractions is potentially much higher than 1,500 per year," the report states.

"The rapid increase in reported injuries indicates pedestrians face more dangers when either they or motorists are distracted by electronic devices. However, the extent to which pedestrian safety is affected as a result of distraction among drivers and pedestrians is not well quantified through scientific study."

An investigation is underway after a vandal spray painted racist and anti-Semitic graffiti on a minivan in Wilmington, Delaware Wednesday morning.

Police were called to the 600 block of Bayard Avenue around 7 a.m. for a report of vandalism. When they arrived they found a car covered in spray paint. The images included a swastika on the hood and several racial epithets, investigators said.

Police say no other cars in the area were damaged and at this time it appears to be an isolated incident. They are currently investigating it as a hate crime. Rodney Jackson told NBC10 the vandalized van belongs to his nephew.

"It even disturbed my mom," Jackson said. "My mom is 77-years-old." 

Jackson said they covered the van up quickly upon discovering the vandalism so it wouldn't draw more attention. News of the incident traveled fast however and even caught the attention of Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester.

"She kind of wanted to make sure we're okay"  Jackson said.

Police say the vandalism occurred at some point overnight.

"I think it's over a parking space," Jackson said. "All they need is God in their life."

Wilmington resident Michael Flowers told NBC10 he's always felt comfortable walking around the neighborhood and is shocked by the incident.

"I'm very concerned about the neighborhood," Flowers said. "I really am."

The incident occurred a day after vandals spray-painted Nazi symbols, including swastikas, as well as racist language on a storefront, Mercedes Benz and a garage in the West End neighborhood of Coatesville, Chester County in Pennsylvania. A suspect, who police say had claimed past associations with white supremacist groups, was later arrested in connection to the Coatesville vandalism Wednesday night. 

A recent NBC News report also revealed hate crimes in nine cities, including Philadelphia, increased 23.3 percent in 2016.

"I think it's absolutely terrifying that this can happen in our country," said Robin Coyne of Audubon, New Jersey.

Coyne, along with her husband Joseph Coyne, started the Camden County/South Jersey branch of 'Hate Has No Home Here,' a grassroots campaign against hate speech that calls for community members to display signs on their lawns promoting love, peace and inclusion.

Coyne told NBC10 the recent racially-fueled events in Charlottesville, Virginia sparked renewed interest in their 'Hate Has No Home Here' signs. They sold 50 signs two nights ago, a new record for them.

"We're not going to stand for white supremacist, Neo-Nazis coming out and demonstrating like that," Coyne said. "We're going to stand against them."

If you have any information on the Wilmington vandalism, please call Detective Brandon Mosely at 302-576-3646. You can also call the Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or email www.delawarecrimestoppers.org.

Here are the 10 things you need to know to start your day from your friends at NBC10.

TODAY'S TOP STORY 

Arrest Made in Racist, Anti-Semitic Vandalism: Police arrested a man accused of spray-painting crude and racist graffiti at several locations in Coatesville, Chester County Tuesday, damaging a storefront, a Mercedes Benz and a garage. George Rissell, 24, of Coatesville, was arrested Wednesday and charged with ethnic intimidation and criminal mischief. Investigators say he has claimed past associations with white supremacy groups. He was also arrested last year and charged in connection to a stabbing, according to court records. Rissell allegedly spray-painted Nazi symbols, including swastikas, and racist language in the West End neighborhood of Coatesville, as well as a few other locations leading into neighboring Valley Township, police Cpl. Shawn Dowds said Wednesday. The graffiti seemed targeted specifically to Jews and blacks.

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WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY

Creato Pleads Guilty to Death of Son: David "DJ" Creato suffocated his 3-year-old son and left his body in a wooded area next to a Camden County, New Jersey, neighborhood in 2015, according to a plea deal announced Wednesday. Creato, 24, was facing a September retrial after a jury failed to convict him on a murder charge in the death of his son, Brendan. Camden County prosecutors alleged Creato, 22 at the time, murdered the pre-schooler because the father was fearful his 17-year-old girlfriend would leave him. A high-level law enforcement source said Wednesday that DJ Creato pleaded to an aggravated manslaughter charge. Prosecutors later confirmed the plea agreement saying Creato admitted to depriving Brendan of oxygen to end his life. He will be sentenced up to 10 years in a state prison. He's required to serve 8 1/2 years of the sentence before being eligible for parole. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 29.

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AROUND THE WORLD

White Nationalist Accused of UVa. Attack Turns Self In: Police report a white nationalist who says he pepper-sprayed a demonstrator in self-defense on the campus of the University of Virginia has turned himself in. Campus police issued a statement late Wednesday saying Christopher Cantwell of Keene, New Hampshire, was taken into custody at the police department in Lynchburg, Virginia. Cantwell was wanted on three felony charges: two counts of the illegal use of tear gas or other gases and one count of malicious bodily injury with a "caustic substance," explosive or fire. A brief university police statement says Cantwell was being held at a regional jail in Lynchburg pending transport to Charlottesville. It wasn't immediately known if Cantwell has a lawyer.

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Woman Says Tinder Date Stole Her Dog: Police in New Jersey say a woman's Tinder date stole a family dog while she was housesitting. Authorities say the theft happened Sunday night in Leonia. The 18-year-old called 911 after she realized the family's white Maltese, Maggie, was missing. Investigators say the man who the woman invited over brought another man with him. Police say the dog disappeared after the pair visited the home. Investigators say a laptop and Amazon package were also stolen while the woman was distracted. No arrests have been made. Police are investigating.

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Phils Beat Miami: The Phillies won 8 to 0 against the Miami Marlins. Get your full sports news at CSNPhilly.

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Numbers for Powerball Jackpot Revealed: The numbers for the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot were revealed Wednesday night. The numbers are 6, 7, 16, 23, 26, Powerball 4.  Read more.

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Warning: Footage may be disturbing to viewers. Video shows a high school cheerleader in Colorado seemingly forced to do the splits, KUSA reports. The cheer coach, assistant cheer coach, high school principal, assistant principal and Denver Public Schools deputy general counsel have all been placed on leave. 

The numbers for the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot were revealed Wednesday night. The numbers are 6, 7, 16, 23, 26, Powerball 4. NBC10's Keith Jones has the details on the Powerball excitement sweeping our region.

NBC10's Pamela Osborne hears from a neighborhood dealing with racist spray painted messages.

NBC10's Matt DeLucia has the update on a child who accidentally shot himself in the face in a South Philadelphia bedroom.