The #NBC10Mornings Team is back on the road Wednesday mornings.

The latest stop for the NBC10 Morning crew is the Wawa at 7 East Commons Boulevard in New Castle, Delaware on Dec. 6.

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NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Bill Henley and NBC10 Delaware reporter Tim Furlong were at the Wawa during the morning news shows and NBC10 anchors Tracy Davidson and Vai Sikahema and First Alert Traffic reporter Jessica Boyington would later join them to meet viewers and sign autographs.

Come out to say hello and grab a cup of coffee for free.

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Be sure to tag us on social media in the photos you post from the event and use the hashtag #NBC10Mornings.

Here are the top news stories you need to know to start your day from your friends at NBC10.

TODAY'S TOP STORY 

Rowers Rescue Woman Trapped in Car in River: A group of rowers rescued a woman after she was trapped in a vehicle in the Schuylkill River Tuesday. The 61-year-old woman was inside a vehicle that had crashed into the river near the 2300 block of Martin Luther King Drive at 5:18 p.m. in the Fairmount Park section of Philadelphia. Sean Hall, the President of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association, was in a motorized boat while two other rowers were in a different boat in the river when they saw the car in the water. One of the rowers then dove into the water and pulled the woman out of the car. "He jumped back in when he managed to reach inside and find her arm and pull her out that way," Hall said. "He handed me her arm, I pulled her out and got her onto the boat. And at that point she was not speaking.” Responding paramedics helped get the woman to land. They then performed CPR on her and took her to the hospital where she is now in stable condition. Police say the car backed into the water though they're still working out the details regarding what led to the incident.

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WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY

Delaware Man Shot, Killed After Investigating Noise in Home: Friends and family are mourning a Wilmington, Delaware father of three who was shot and killed while investigating a noise coming from his backyard. Shawn Lockhart, 29, was inside his home on the 800 block of N. Jackson Street shortly after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday when he heard a noise coming from the back of his house. As he approached the backdoor an unidentified gunman opened fire. "I heard two shots," said Lockhart's neighbor Donation Kijedi. "Two bullets shot out of a gun. And after that, I heard someone running." Bullets hit the door and struck Lockhart in the torso. Police arrived at the home and found Lockhart unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead.

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YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST  

The cold air and wind is expected to arrive Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to be in the 40s. Thursday is expected to be sunny and cold with temperatures in the 40s. Friday and Saturday could see some snow flurries along with temperatures in the 30s. Sunday could see some snow. Get your full NBC10 First Alert forecast here.

Man Hiding from Police Falls Through Ceiling: A Pennsylvania man hiding from police in the crawl space of his girlfriend's home has been taken into custody after he fell through the ceiling directly in front of an officer. Police were searching the Scranton home Sunday for 29-year-old Justin Thompson, who was wanted on charges of assault and harassment. The (Scranton) Times-Tribune reports that officers found Thompson in the crawl space and tried to grab him. He was able to get away, but then plunged into the kitchen, where an officer was waiting. Police say there were children nearby when Thompson fell, leading to a charge of endangering the welfare of children. He also picked up charges of resisting arrest and reckless endangerment. His girlfriend was charged with hindering apprehension.

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AROUND THE WORLD

SoCal Wildfire Burns into 2nd Day: Fueled by fierce fast winds and tinder dry conditions, the Thomas Fire burned hillsides in Ventura County for a second day Tuesday, scorching 55,000 acres, prompting tens of thousands of evacuations, destroying 150 structures and prompting a state of emergency. "The prospects for containment are not good," said Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenz. The fire, burning just south of Thomas Aquinas College, killed a family pet and injured a firefighter. The college issued a fire alert Monday around 8 p.m. and evacuated all students to nearby homes as a precaution.

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NBC10's Tim Furlong is highlighting a food hot spot in New Castle, Delaware. The Dog House, famous for their foot long hot dogs, was established in 1952 and hasn't changed since.

Hundreds of people gathered to mourn a popular New Jersey cheerleader who died in a crash after driving dozens of miles from her home with a learner’s permit Sunday night.

Authorities are trying to figure out why Saddle Brook High School junior Brooke Costanzo took her parents’ SUV without permission and drove nearly 50 miles to South Brunswick without a valid license before losing control of the vehicle and slamming into a tree.

Police said they were able to find the 16-year-old Costanzo using her cellphone signal, but they haven’t yet been able to recover the phone -- a vital piece of evidence that could determine where she was headed and why.

On Tuesday night, dozens of her classmates and fellow community members crowded around Saddle Brook High’s track and held candles while they remembered Costanzo as a beloved student, cheerleader and friend.

“It’s so surreal to think that she’s gone,” said Angelica Parisi, one friend. “She was such a bright and bubbly person. She made everyone so happy.”

She added that when she found out her friend died, “My whole entire body was in shock, I ran straight to my parents’ room and just cried.”

In another sign showing how beloved Costanzo was, friends have already contributed more than $47,000 to a GoFundMe fundraiser to help the family pay funeral expenses.

Friends said Costanzo’s death is the second loss for the family: her father died 6 1/2 years ago in a motorcycle accident.

The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information should call the Saddle Brook Police Department at 732-329-4000.

NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Bill Henley is at the Wawa on East Commons Drive in New Castle, Delaware. Peggy Heinz from the Serviam Girls Academy joined Bill to talk about how the Wawa foundation is helping them offer a free private school education.

A shootout along Camac Street in the Fern Rock section of Philadelphia sent two men to the hospital. During the shootout, a bullet hit the home of a woman who was home with her cats. The bullet barely missing them. NBC10's Matt DeLucia sorts through the investigation.

An archaeologist has uncovered the graves of some of Delaware's earliest settlers, giving modern Americans a new glimpse into what life was like before the colonies were founded.

The discoveries made at a former plantation known as Avery's Rest include 11 preserved burial sites dating back to the 1600s. Three belong to Africans, including one young child. They are the state's earliest known grave site of enslaved people in Delaware.

“This is a story of the life and death of some of the earliest Europeans and Africans to occupy what is now the state of Delaware,” Daniel Griffith, the archaeologist credited with these discoveries, said. “Their interactions with neighbors, colonial governments and global connections with Europe, Africa, and the British colonies, is revealed to us through archaeology and archival research."

Avery West was a 17th Century plantation near modern day West Rehoboth. The original owner was John Avery, a judge who lived in nearby Lewes just after the colony switched from Dutch to English rule. 

Unmarked graves were found there in 2014. The remains were examined by experts at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

Bone and DNA analysis confirmed eight people of European descent were buried at the site sometime between 1665 and 1695. The three Africans were buried separately. Two were likely slaves. The third was a 5-year-old child.

Archaeologists and historians say the discovery could push the boundaries of what's known about early settlers on the Delmarva Peninsula.

“Avery’s Rest provides a rare opportunity to learn about life in the 17th Century, not only through the study of buried objects and structures, but also through analyses of well-preserved human skeletal remains,” Dr. Owsley, who leads the Division of Physical Anthropology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History said.

He added that bones and burial evidence provides a "personal look into the life stories of men, women and children on the Delaware frontier, and adds to a growing body of biological data on the varied experiences of colonist and enslaved populations in the Chesapeake region.”

Delaware law prohibits the public display of human remains. The Smithsonian will retain the artifacts for ongoing genetic and anthropological testing.

Project HOME’s Gloria Cassarez Residence at 1315 N. 8th Street will be home to homeless LGBTQ teens. NBC10's Pamela Osborne has more on the project.

It's not yet officially winter, but it will sure feel like it over the next week, or more.

Wednesday’s cold air will stick around for another 10 days with highs in the 30s and 40s, below the average for this time of year.

There is a chance of a rain/snow mix particularly for southern Delaware and the Jersey Shore Friday night into Saturday morning.

"An isolated flurry could approach the I-95 Corridor," NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Krystal Klei said.

On Saturday night into early Sunday, there is another isolated chance of scattered flurries as temps dip into upper 20s.

We'll see temperatures climb back up to the 40s Monday and Tuesday, then after that, you’ll need to bundle up even more. We’re in for an even colder Arctic blast late next week with morning temperatures in the teens and 20s and highs only in the 30s.

There is yet another chance of rain showers turning to snow showers Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. We'll be watching that chance closely in the next days.

Following that chance, conditions will get bitterly cold late next week as we struggle to get above freezing by next Thursday. 

Stay with the NBC10 First Alert Weather Team to get the latest updates.  

PennDOT is looking to fill temporary positions as they gear up for the winter season. NBC10's Pamela Osborne reports.

Growing up in southern California you learn as a child that the months of August through December are better known as wildfire season. They are the driest months of the year and the famed Santa Ana winds are common during that time. Homes are lost and lives are forever changed. It is the most dangerous time of year in California because wildfires are one of the most unpredictable and destructive weather disasters on the planet. Like thousands of others my family understands this all too well.

I grew up in San Diego County, which is the size of the state of Connecticut. My childhood was spent in a tiny town on an avocado ranch in the eastern back hills of the county. The weather was always warm and sunny. It was also dry. Very, very dry. My earliest memories include my parents, garden hoses in hand wetting down the house, the roof and the yard as smoke and flames exploded on mountain ridges in the distance. When I was old enough I joined them.

QUICK WILDFIRE FACTS
According to the U.S. Forestry Service, there are more than 100,000 wildfires in the U.S. each year that burn over 7 million acres and destroy 2600 homes and structures. The worst of those fires are in the western states and California tops that list. Sadly over 90% of those fires are caused by humans, including discarded cigarettes, untended campfires, illegal burning, downed power lines and arsonists. The remaining 10% are naturally caused by lightning and lava. You may not realize this, but the gusty Santa Ana winds can carry embers and sparks from the 30-50’ flames miles downwind. That’s how the fire can build quickly ahead of itself and new hotspots can take off in minutes. Homes that burn quickly have open soffits that allow embers to enter the attic, homes with closed soffits were the ones left standing in many neighborhoods.

MY FAMILY’S STORY
Every wildfire is heartbreaking and evacuations can be tricky with few escape routes winding through the valleys and hills. Outracing the flames is foolish since these walls of fire can travel at 50 mph. As is often the case, many people awoke to flames surrounding their homes with no warning, no time to think and barely time to flee. The four costliest wildfires in U.S. history were in California and two of those top four fires started in the community where I grew up. The Cedar Fire (2003) and the Witch Creek Fire (2007).

Here are home videos of the Cedar and Witch Creek fires taken by area residents that were far too close. Turn up the volume to hear the Santa Ana Winds howling at 60-70 mph and the roar of 30-50 foot flames as they race across the valleys and hills. The Witch Creek Fire actually started less than one mile from my family home. It was the most devastating for us.

CEDAR FIRE
It was late October 2003 when one of the largest wildfires in California history started next to my tiny hometown. The “Cedar Fire” was massive and burned over 280,000 acres in late October and early November. Whole neighborhoods were destroyed across San Diego County and the flames were visible from downtown San Diego. My parents had packed up the pets and a few personal items…they were ready to evacuate. Despite clearing all the brush away from the house several small satellite fires still sprang up. Luckily family and friends armed with hoses and shovels were able to put them out.

There were no firefighters in the vicinity. They were all on the frontline trying to contain the fire and save homes there. The Ramona Air Attack Base and fire bombers are located in my town. It’s the oldest air fire-fighting base in California. A good friend was the coordinator and aerial spotter at the time. It felt good knowing the planes with retardant could be there to help in minutes…but not that day. All of the planes and helicopters were dropping retardant and water on other hotspots.

In the backcountry it is understood by everyone you are on your own with many of these smaller fires. You hope they don’t explode too fast and you are faced with two choices…fight or flee. Over the years I learned any home more than 20% engulfed in flames was usually considered too far-gone to save because firefighters needed to spend any and all energy saving homes that were in the path of the fire.

THE 2003 CEDAR FIRE LOSS
A large part of my parents' avocado orchard burned and that year’s crop was lost, but the house survived. Many close friends lost homes in this fire and for a week there was no power or water at my childhood home. Approximately 1,400 firefighters battled that fire. There were 14 deaths (one of them a firefighter) with 3,000 homes and structures lost. Unfortunately it has the distinction of the largest wildfire in California caused by a human. A lost hiker started a signal fire in the midst of a high fire danger forecast.

THE WITCH CREEK FIRE
After barely escaping the Cedar Fire in 2003 I never thought my family would be so close to a monster wildfire again. I was wrong. Just seven years later the massive Witch Creek Fire of 2010 swept through San Diego County. Over one million people were evacuated, 288,000 acres burned, 2,000 homes were destroyed (including two in my family) and 10 people were killed.

I remember tracking California’s weather conditions in October, 2010. It was dry and the fire danger was high. I prayed there would not be a Santa Ana Wind. Those “Devil Winds” come off the high desert and flow from a strong area of high pressure to an area of low pressure sitting off the California coast. In their path are some of southern California’s most populated areas. As the dry desert air races down the slopes of the California foothills at 50-70 mph, any spark can quickly ignite into a massive wildfire. It’s even worse when the fires start at night because the planes and helicopters don’t fly. They can’t spot for the firefighters on the ground or drop fire retardant. They need daylight and the winds must be below that 40 mph level.

THE FIRST FLAMES
I was at work in the midwest when the first flames erupted about a mile from my family’s home. I knew what was going to happen and told my boss I needed to go help my family. Then the phone rang…my brother and his wife were being evacuated from north of San Diego, my parents were under evacuation from east of San Diego. I was on a plane that afternoon. It was one of the last flights allowed into San Diego for a week due to the smoke and low visibility. I was speechless at what I saw from the plane. There was already so much destruction in the eastern part of the county and the fire had just started earlier in the day.

My anxiety was building and when I landed it was my cousin and uncle who met me at the airport with horrible news. Their home may be gone and no word on my parents' home. No one could reach my brother and his wife. Their area had burned earlier that day. It was an emotional drive to the evacuation zone. So much had burned. I could see in the distance the smoldering ashes of a home that belonged to a close friend. I couldn’t imagine their heartache; it was a dream home for them. The sky was dark and so filled with smoke it was hard to breathe. We passed numerous firefighter staging areas and saw dozens of semis with bulldozers to clear fire trails. The hot shots passed us in a truck headed for the backcountry. I knew some of them well and prayed they would be safe. That is one of the hardest jobs on the planet. Wearing full fire gear in extreme heat all day, with thick smoke around them and no amenities for miles, they head to the forest. They clear firebreaks and deal with the advancing fire. They are on their own in the middle of the fire.

My uncle shared that he and my aunt were looking across the valley at the fire, which was more than a dozen miles away. They discussed evacuating, but the winds were not blowing toward them, so they thought there was time to plan. What they didn’t know was a small satellite fire had begun racing down a dry creek bed near them. Sparks from that fire ignited a palm tree next to the house and their firestorm began. They barely had time to grab the pets and race the car down the driveway. Their last view of the house was flames building on the roof. They were lucky to find shelter with my cousin who was not in the evacuation area. There were no hotels available within 150 miles. People were sleeping in their cars and waiting to return home, that’s if they still had a home. Nearly a million people were displaced and had nowhere to go.

As we pulled down the street to my uncle's home our hearts sank. The homes were gone. Nothing was left standing. A lifetime of memories and precious keepsakes turned to ash. My aunt joined us a short time later. We all sobbed and hugged. It was surreal and hard to believe this had happened so quickly. That is the nature of wildfires, fast and destructive. I consider them nature’s worst disaster.

Next stop was my parent's home a few miles away. The house was still standing, unbelievable. Others around it were gone. I looked across the street and saw scorched Earth for miles. The avocado orchard was gone. Power lines lay in the trees sparking. The orchard house was gone and all of the storage sheds along with a small boat and trailer. The fire was so hot the trailer actually melted and formed this river of aluminum. I kept a piece of that melted aluminum as a reminder of why wildfires are so dangerous.

Later that day we heard from my brother. They were safe and at a shelter. Their home had smoke damage as did almost every home in the area, but it was intact.

That night a full moon rose over the valley and it was a color red like I had never seen. The smoke would settle close to the Earth at night as the cold air sank and breathing was difficult.

It was four days later that the weather conditions shifted and an onshore breeze signaled the end of the Santa Ana Winds and dry air with 5% humidity. Our family feels blessed that they are alive to tell the tale of these fires. It took years for most of many to rebuild. My aunt and uncle rebuilt a much nicer home, but my parents did not rebuild the orchard house or re-graft the avocado orchard.  It stands as vacant land.  My brother and his wife left the area tired of the yearly ritual of smoke and ash and uncertainty.  As for me, I will never forget a childhood hosing down the house and roof while preparing for fires and I watch the weather in southern California knowing they will always come.

Police arrested a suspect accused of robbing a legally blind 74-year-old man in broad daylight while he was walking home from a SEPTA stop.

Marvin Harper, 25, was arrested and is currently in custody, Upper Darby Police announced Wednesday.

Investigators say Harper tackled the victim as he was walking home from the 69th Street terminal back on Nov. 26 around 2:30 p.m. He then allegedly punched and kicked him and stole $100 in cash as well as the victim's phone before fleeing the scene.

The victim suffered injuries during the attack and was taken to the hospital.

Prior to Harper's arrest, Upper Darby police chief Michael Chitwood called the suspect a "scumbag" and a "predator" who needed to be taken down.

"It angers me when you see somebody who is minding their own business," Chitwood said. 

Every day, the victim, who is also a cancer survivor, takes the Market-Frankford line to 30th Street Station and walks through the city to get some exercise. He then makes his way back to the El and heads home.

Police have not revealed what led to Harper's arrest.

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SEPTA has announced the winnter of their annual holiday bus decorating contest, where NBC10's very own Erin Coleman got to be a judge.

NBC10's Harry Hairston speaks with a woman who bought a third party car warranty for her son and then never saw the money she deserved after he got into an accident.

The hashtag #MeToo has allowed women to share their stories of sexual harassment and assault across social media. NBC10's Denise Nakano shows us how local service agencies are seeing more calls from women seeking help.

New video shows the suspects that have robbed six video game stores in five towns across three different counties in the past few weeks. NBC10's South Jersey Bureau reporter Cydney Long reports from Gloucester County.

Residents in Pleasantville, New Jersey are on edge due to a recent wave of shootings. Since Saturday, three people have been shot, one killed, and houses have been shot up in the middle of the day in the small Atlantic County city. NBC10 Jersey Shore bureau reporter Ted Greenberg looks into what could be causing all the violence.

Police are searching for a man who they say was caught on surveillance video peeping through a woman’s bathroom window in Manayunk.

The unidentified man walked on the porch of Jeana Fidyk's home on Green Lane Sunday at 11:44 p.m. and looked through her bathroom window as she was getting ready for bed, according to investigators. Fidyk was alerted of the man through her surveillance system and opened the door to confront him. The man then fled on foot.

"I'm really disgusted," Fidyk said. "Very upset and frightened that this could happen."

Both Fidyk and her fiancé Joe D'Alonzo believe it wasn't the first time the man has targeted their home because he knew exactly which window to go to without hesitation.

"As soon as this happened, we put these privacy protectors on," D'Alonzo said. "So you can't see through the window at all."

They both fear the man could become more aggressive and escalate his actions at someone else's house.

"Obviously it's a really sick and perverted person," Fidyk said. "And I want to make sure people know we are not going to be afraid and scared out of our house."

The suspect is described as a thin man with dark hair and full beard wearing a gray-colored sweatshirt and two-tone colored sneakers.

If you have any information on his identity, please call Philadelphia Police.

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Orange cones, trash cans, a lawn chair and a toilet. They might not be as creepy as the demogorgons, but Philadelphia Police have certainly seen their fair share of "Stranger Things" over the years when it comes to the objects people use to illegally save parking spots during snowstorms. Therefore, it was only right that they chose the popular Netflix series as their newest pop culture staple to spoof in their latest #NoSavesies video on Twitter. 

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In the video, police ask Philadelphians to be good citizens and “shovel and share” their parking spaces this winter. No, you won't be sent to the Upside Down World if you use a cone or chair to save parking spots, but you could be subjected to a fine and officers can and will confiscate any item used to reserve a space on a city street. 

So be sure to follow the rules this winter to avoid getting nasty glares from your neighbors that would even make Eleven wince. Okay, we'll stop with all the references now. We'll leave that to the Duffer Brothers.

A Philadelphia daycare owner says naptime may have saved her children after bullets struck the windows during a nearby shootout.

Linda Barber, the founder of Little Shepards Christian Learning Center on the 6600 block of Haverford Avenue in West Philly, told NBC10 children were sleeping inside the daycare at 1 p.m. Wednesday when gunfire erupted nearby on 67th and Haverford.

Two bullets struck the windows of the daycare. Thankfully, the children were already on the ground sleeping and none of them were hurt.

“Thank God the angle that it came from was up,” Barber said. “It didn’t come down low. But even if an adult was standing up, I mean bullets go any kind of way. We just thank God. Thank God no one was hurt.”

No arrests have been made in the shooting. Police continue to investigate.