Michael Bradley has served as military police and a drill instructor. Now he's using the skills he learned while serving our country to help children with Autism break barriers in their personal development.

Hours before Catholic bishops from the United States were set to vote on new accountability measures surrounding child sexual abuse within the church, a surprise order came from Vatican City barring the bishops from taking any action until at least February.

The Philadelphia 76ers newest star Jimmy Butler arrived in Philly Monday. He spoke to NBC Sports Philadelphia's John Clark about his excitement and expectations for the rest of the season.

It's an event that harkens back to a simpler time: the annual Delaware County Veterans Day parade features marching bands, salutes and plenty of patriotic pride to thank our servicemen and women who've defended our freedoms here and abroad.

Fallen leaves can lead to clogged storm drains and slippery roads so crews are working hard to clean up the fall leaves ahead of rainy days ahead.

Congress returns to Capitol Hill for the first time since the midterm elections on Tuesday. This legislative session includes a long-to-do list as the Democrats wait in the wings to take-over the U.S. House.

More than 71,000 reports of fraud related to fake odometer readings on purchased vehicles were filed in Pennsylvania last year. That makes the Keystone State the fourth-worst in the country for one of the oldest tricks in the book: odometer rollbacks. And we're not talking about a Ferris Bueller comedy. One woman told NBC10 that she bought a sports utility vehicle she believed to have 93,000 miles on it. Turns out: It had 180,000-plus miles. Now, the state police are investigating. There are ways to prevent yourself from being the next victim.

Can you picture the snowiest year in Philadelphia? How about the coldest day? Do you remember how many layers you wore?

As we reveal First Alert Meteorologist Glenn ‘Hurricane’ Schwartz's Long-Range Winter Forecast, check out this quiz to brush up on the most wild winter weather stats for our area.

Think you’re a winter weather whiz? Prove it below!

Here are a few of the stories we will be covering this Tuesday: The trial of accused Mexican drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Amazon will be officially announcing the location of its new headquarters, and Michelle Obama’s releasing her memoir.

A naked, dabbing Peeping Tom is on the run in a small New Jersey town, and authorities are seeking the public's help before he strikes again.

Two incidents took place in Hillsborough Township on Sept. 14 and Nov. 1, and Somerset County prosecutors said Monday that two other incidents in July and September may be related as well.

In the most recent episode, a homeowner looked out her back door around 7 p.m. Nov. 1 and saw a naked man peering into the house. He had on only a black wig, black shoes with white stripes and a bandanna over his face. 

He was captured on surveillance video appearing to "dab," a popular dance move in which the head is dipped into the crook of a bent arm.

Kyle Kauffman, a teenager who lives in the area, said he had to do a double-take when he spotted the naked man running around. 

"We were like, 'Did you see that?'" he said. "We didn't know what to think." 

"It looked like he was on drugs, he was running through backyards." 

The same person was captured on video in the Sept. 14 incident. 

"It's very concerning," said Hillsborough resident Christina Raab. "I don't want my kids to see that, and I don't know what he's here for." 

Hillsborough police say all they know for sure is he's creeping around the houses. 

"It's unclear if he was looking into the windows and then he runs off," said Det. Hank Olszyk.

In a July 31 encounter, a Hillsborough mother said she went outside of her house to find the naked man in the bushes.

"I yelled, 'What are you doing?' And he kind of froze and turned around, trying to move away, obviously," she said.

The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the man said nothing.

"He stayed completely silent," she said. "Not a word came out of his mouth." 

"It was in the summertime when my sighting was, but now it's school in session, kids are all over the place," she said. 

Police have stepped up patrols in the area. They say they don't believe it's a prank, and want the public's help in identifying the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hillsborough Township Police Department at (908) 369-4323, select option 3.

The fifth great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton loaned some family heirlooms, including a ring that has a lock of his hair inside, to the Museum of the American Revolution Monday.

Douglas Hamilton was in Philadelphia to give the artifacts to the museum to be featured as part of the museum's "Year of Hamilton" in an exhibit called "Hamilton Was Here: Rising Up in Revolutionary Philadelphia." The items include a Society of the Cincinnati Eagle insignia worn and owned by Hamilton and a gold mourning ring — featuring a lock of his hair set under a glass jewel — worn by his wife Elizabeth after his death.

"My dad never talked to me about it," Douglas Hamilton said of growing up as a Founding Father descendant. "The only story I got from my father was that being a descendant from Alexander Hamilton and 10 cents would get you a cup of coffee."

The 67-year-old Ohio man said their famous distant relative wasn't something the family focused on. He said a cardboard box containing the heirlooms was passed quietly from generation to generation, and stowed away until it passed on again.

But as Hamilton's legacy has re-emerged with the hit Broadway musical and a number of books in recent years, he has been embracing his ancestor and sharing his stories and objects. He even has a grandson named Alexander Hamilton who was born on what might have been the 250th anniversary of the Founding Father's birth. (His birthday has been speculated as Jan. 11, 1755 or Jan. 11, 1757.)

"I think it's important as time goes by to make sure they're remembered," he said Monday inside the workroom at the museum, where curators were preparing his loaned items, which also include a never-before-displayed handkerchief embroidered with Elizabeth's name, and a baby dress with an accompanying note saying it was made by her. Those heirlooms will be put on display in early 2019 after they undergo conservation.

"These items give us a glimpse into the personal lives of Alexander and Elizabeth Hamilton and we're honored and delighted that Doug and his family have chosen to loan them to us," said Philip Mead, the museum's chief historian and director of curatorial affairs.

The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society connected Doug Hamilton with the museum.

"He just called me one day out of the blue and introduced himself and I said, 'Boy, this doesn't happen every day that a Hamilton calls you and offers to loan national treasures,'" Mead said. That Hamilton offered to drive the items to the museum himself to drop them off was even better, he added.

Alexander Hamilton was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati, which was founded by officers of the Continental Army at the American Revolutionary War. The pendant on loan has its original ribbon, which is significantly worn from use.

Doug Hamilton said the last time Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton met before their fateful duel was at a meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati at Fraunces Tavern in New York City, and he speculates his ancestor was wearing the pendant during that last interaction.

The mourning ring dates from about 1804, and follows a common practice of the 18th century, encasing a lock of Elizabeth Hamilton's late-husband's hair under a glass jewel. She lived for more than 50 years after Hamilton was killed in the duel with Burr, dying on Nov. 9, 1854 at the age of 97.

The exhibit runs through March 17, 2019.

Religious leaders from Pennsylvania, New Jersey,and Delaware are coming together for a security summit to discuss ways to make their community safer. This all stems from the rise in attacks of religious institutions.

Direct to consumer DNA kits have become popular gifts around the holidays, but genetic experts warn that the accuracy depends on what databases the company use. Home tests are more likely to give you an accurate continent rather than a specific country or culture.

A week after the Archdiocese of Philadelphia said that it would pay financial reparations to victims of clergy sex abuse, even from years ago, the Church is set to reveal how it will carry out the compensation program.

The Independent Reconciliation and Reparations effort will be funded by the archdiocese, which said it was not sure how much money would be required but that the financial commitment was "significant."

The archdiocese also announced last week the creation of an independent commission to review church policies, led by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell.

Mitchell and others are expected to speak Tuesday morning at 11. You can watch their comment live on this page.

Archbishop Charles Chaput made the fund announcement in his weekly column Thursday. The dioceses of Harrisburg, Scranton and Allentown also announced similar programs Thursday; the Erie Diocese said it would set up a fund, but it didn't disclose any details.

"The damage done to innocent young people and their families by sexual abuse in the past is profound," Chaput wrote. "It can’t be erased by apologies, no matter how sincere. And money can’t buy back a wounded person’s wholeness. But what compensation can do is acknowledge the evil done and meaningfully assist survivors as they work to find greater peace in their lives."

Chaput stressed that money for the reparations would not come from donations to Catholic Charities, seminaries or donations made to parishes, ministries, and schools.

The money may come from selling off church properties, Chaput said.

The abuse survivor's group SNAP said that other dioceses, including New York City, "feeling the heat" have started similar compensation programs.

But a spokesman questioned whether the program would be transparent.

Instead, the goal of some reparation programs is "to keep the secrets, secrets” and to "help stall legislative reform," said David G. Clohessy, director of the St. Louis chapter of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priest. 

“Victims deserve the opportunity for relatively faster settlements, if they want it, but victims also deserve the right to go to court,” Clohessy said.

The Independent Reconciliation and Reparations program is also independent from survivor assistance efforts of the archdiocese’s Office of Child and Youth Protection, which has already paid out $18 million to victims. And it's separate from any legal settlements that the church may be ordered to make.

The confidential compensation will be determined by independent claim administrators, Chaput said. Lynn Shiner, who has served as director of the Pennsylvania Office of Victims’ Services, will represent victims as the program's victim support facilitator.

"The program is designed to help survivors come forward in an atmosphere where they are secure and respected, without the uncertainty, conflict and stress of litigation,” Chaput said.

The archdiocese consulted with violent crime survivors and advocates to form the program, Chaput said.

The announcement comes months after a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report exposed hundreds of instances of clergy abuse across the rest of Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia’s church had already been the focus of a 2005 grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse, which found former cardinals John Krol and Anthony Bevilacqua were involved in the cover-up of a sex scandal against accused priests throughout the archdiocese.

Another grand jury report in 2011 made new charges against priests still serving in the archdiocese.

In 2012, Philadelphia Monsignor William Lynn became the first Catholic church official to be convicted in the country of covering up sex abuse among priests in his charge.

Back in September, Chaput pledged to compensate sexual abuse survivors, he noted in his latest column.

“I deeply regret the pain that so many victims carry from the experience of sex abuse,” he said. “I hope this program will bring them a measure of peace.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

A firefighter fell while battling a row home fire along Spruce Street in West Philadelphia early Tuesday. Authorities say the firefighter fell about 20 feet and suffered a head injury. The firefighter was hospitalized in stable condition, but their name and further details on their condition have not been released.

Let’s cut to the chase. We’re in for a cold and snowy winter. But how much snow? And how low will the temperatures go? I measure several important factors to reach that conclusion. 

It started in 1997 with a look at something I’d only seen a couple of times before. A huge area in the Tropical Pacific, bigger than the size of the United States, was getting MUCH warmer than normal. They called it an “El Nino.” I had just read research showing the potential connection between strong El Ninos and warm, wet, and un-snowy winters in the eastern U.S. 

So, I went on the air and predicted an unseasonably warm winter with very little snow. We had a record warm winter and our TOTAL snow was less than an inch. That got some attention. Now, a winter forecast is expected every year in November. 

Few winter forecasts are as straightforward as the one in 1997. Major El Ninos can still be counted on to give us warm winters with little snow. But most years aren’t like that. 

“IT’S JUST LIKE..."

We’ve learned there are a lot more factors in the ocean and atmosphere that can help us with seasonal forecasting. We also know that no two winters are alike. There is always one part of the ocean that is different. So there’s no such thing as a perfect “analog” year. But some do have a lot of similarities. 

Whether we have an El Nino or the opposite, La Nina, often makes a big difference. But it’s not as clear-cut when it is on the weak or moderate side (as in most years). 

FACTORS

1. EL NINO

It’s not just about El Nino vs. La Nina anymore. WHERE the El Nino is most concentrated is important, too. Most El Ninos cover much of the Tropical Pacific. Less frequently, the Central Tropical Pacific has the most concentrated warmth. It’s called a “Modoki.” 

While many El Ninos lead to warmer winters, Modoki Ninos tend to be colder and snowier, especially if it is in the weak or moderate category. 

This winter: Weak to moderate MODOKI El Nino...

FAVORS COLDER AND SNOWIER THAN NORMAL 

2. NORTH PACIFIC “BLOB”

We’ve seen it several times this decade. A large area of way-above-normal ocean temperatures in the North Pacific Ocean. This leads to more HIGH pressure developing around Alaska and Northwest Canada, which forces the Arctic air down into the Eastern U.S.

Those red colors at the top, just off Alaska and western Canada, show the current “Blob.” That’s an important factor in what our winter will look like. 

This winter FAVORS MORE ARCTIC INVASIONS 

3. EURASIAN SNOW IN OCTOBER

It’s more of an indirect effect, but a quick advance of snow in October halfway around the world is connected with winter cold and snow in the Eastern U.S. 

This year, the Eurasia snow cover started very slowly but advanced rapidly toward the end of the month. My research shows that combination as the most favorable one for winter snow for us.

So, this winter FAVORS MORE SNOW

4. THE QBO

The “Quasi-Biennial Oscillation” occurs way up in the stratosphere, and it tends to shift direction every few years. During the transition periods, blocking patterns in the upper atmosphere occur more often. Blocking patterns, especially in El Nino years, favor more (and stronger) Nor’easters. If it happens to be cold enough, that means snow. 

The QBO index tends to have a steady trend, and it is trending toward the transition period. 

This winter FAVORS MORE SNOW 

5. SOLAR ACTIVITY

This is a bit controversial among meteorologists, but there seems to be a correlation between especially low sunspot activity on the sun and colder and snowier winters in the U.S. 

The graphic below shows the clear sunspot cycle in recent decades. Some of our cruelest winters have occurred near the bottom of the cycle, when there are hardly any sunspots. We happen to be right near the bottom this year. 

This winter FAVORS MORE COLD AND SNOW 

6. THE AO, & NAO

What is going on in the Arctic and North Atlantic can be just as important as the Pacific. But things like the Arctic Oscillation and the North Atlantic Oscillation have been just about impossible to predict months in advance (unlike El Nino, QBO, and “The Blob”). So, they are always considered a “wild card.” 

A negative AO means unusually HIGH pressure at high levels over the Arctic. This forces the coldest air south into Canada and the U.S. And it forces the Polar Jet Stream farther south than normal. The record winter of 2013-14 featured several giant snowstorms with a strongly negative AO. 

When the NAO is negative, HIGH pressure is centered near Greenland. This pattern favors slower-moving coastal storms in the Eastern U.S. A negative NAO is often one of the ingredients in our biggest Nor’easter snowstorms. 

The Eurasia snow connection mentioned earlier may be connected to –AO. So maybe it can be predicted. 

7. MELTING ARCTIC ICE & CLIMATE CHANGE

It has become more and more obvious to many forecasters and climate scientists that the massive Arctic ice melt is influencing weather patterns. One of the impacts is in more blocking patterns, including the –AO and –NAO. 

It is probably not a coincidence that 3 of the 4 biggest snowstorms in Philadelphia occurred in the past decade or so (2009, 2010, and 2016). The combination of more blocking and more water vapor due to the warming climate is a recipe for big snowstorms — IF it’s cold enough. And a –AO can help with that. These recent changes need to be considered when making seasonal forecasts. 

8. SEASONAL COMPUTER MODEL FORECASTS

Until recently, specific computer model forecasts were not considered useful by most forecasters. But as our knowledge of the atmosphere and models improve, so have the forecasts. Now, I actually care what they show (of course, the U.S. model, the GFS is the least trusted in this area). The European and UKMET models have just recently predicted patterns that favor cold and snow for us. And so have the Canadian and Japanese models. That’s a lot of agreement. 

This winter FAVORS MORE COLD & SNOW 

THE FORECAST (FINALLY!) 

So, you see, virtually EVERY important factor that I look at tilts toward more cold and snow this winter. The only questions in my mind are: “Just how cold & snowy do I go?” 

The answer lies in looking at past years with somewhat similar conditions-called analogs. The analogs for this year show a dramatic pattern, especially for February. 

The first map is average February about 20,000 feet up in the atmosphere — a key level for forecasters. The lower pressures in the Northeast U.S. are extreme for a map like this. And the very high pressures over Greenland suggest a strong –NAO. That combination SCREAMS East Coast Snowstorms! 

And the above map showing February temperatures follows the upper-air pattern: unseasonably cold in the Eastern U.S. 

Based on the above reasoning and looking at analog years... 

First, some highlights

*colder than “normal” winter

*snowier than normal winter

*coldest relative to normal: February

*snowiest: February (by far)

*2 major snowstorms in February

*a cold December with above normal snow 

THE SPECIFICS-for Philadelphia

SNOW TEMPS

DEC. 7” -2.0 degrees

JAN 8” +1.0

FEB 16” -3.0

MAR 4” -1.0 

TOTAL 30-40” (“Normal” is 22.4”) 

As for other cities in our area, here are my estimated seasonal snow forecasts:

Allentown 50”

Downingtown 45”

Wilmington 32”

Atlantic City 28”

Millville 26”

Poconos 85” 

Believe it or not, it’s possible I could be too conservative with this forecast-not enough snow or cold. But the patterns that look clear-cut now could change in the coming months. In any event, this should be a winter worth watching, which some will love and some will hate. 

A top aide to former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has been charged with public corruption, the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced Tuesday.

Desiree Peterkin Bell, who was hired by Nutter as one of his top aides and went on to serve as City Representative, overseeing the Mayor's Fund.

The charges relate to spending by Peterkin-Bell while she oversaw the fund on "vacations, shopping, dining and entertainment that benefited her and not the public," Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.

Peterkin Bell surrendered to authorities Tuesday morning. 

She is charged with allegedly stealing $20,000 in city funds through the use of two credit cards and misspending another $225,000 from the fund that was supposed to go to supporting the now-defunct Philadelphia Bike Race, Shapiro said.

Shapiro described it as a "failure of a senior public official to be an honest steward of taxpayer money."

"Ms. Peterkin Bell is charged with stealing more than $20,000 in public funds on these unlawful credit card expenditures," Shapiro said. "Ms. Bell is also charged with misapplying $225,000 in taxpayer money, which the city had granted to the mayor’s fund for a restricted specific purpose: paying the costs of an annual cycling race and using the money instead to satisfy the other debts of the fund incurred at her direction."

Peterkin Bell came to the Mayor Nutter administration to immediately fill a large role in City Hall. Her impressive resume at the time included stints in Newark, New Jersey, as communications director for then-Mayor Cory Booker, who is now a U.S. senator, and as a senior advisor to former President Barack Obama's re-election campaign operation in Pennsylvania.

She quickly became a top confidant to Nutter, and was eventually named City Representative. The role combines commerce and marketing efforts to promote and oversee some of Philadelphia's largest events, from annual events like the former cycling competition and the July 4 Welcome America festival to one-offs like Pope Francis's visit and the Democratic National Convention.

The criminal charges against Peterkin Bell by Shapiro come two years after former City Controller Alan Butkovitz first raised questions about the use of the Mayor's Fund during the Nutter administration.

Butkovitz released an audit of the fund in August 2016 that found as much as $400,000 in questionable spending of taxpayer money.

Butkovitz questioned tens of thousands of dollars in charges from hotel room spending to a shoe purchase, naming Peterkin Bell by name as the person he believed to have misspent money.

"I find it absolutely intolerable the former chairperson used this account to purchase shoes," the controller told reporters. “It appears the former chairperson used the account as if it were a special slush fund."

Nutter, who left the mayor's office in 2015 after two four-year terms, attacked Butkovitz and adamently defended Peterkin Bell.

"The Controller is a liar, a snake and a hypocrite. There is no truth in what he says," Nutter said. "Every expenditure was proper and for an approved purpose and he never talked to either Desiree Peterkin-Bell or myself about any concerns, which is standard procedure, before releasing this slanderous, libelous and vicious bile from his mouth."

Shapiro also announced that he was passing along findings of his office's investigation to the Philadelphia Board of Ethics that included allegations of ethics violations against two other former city officials. He declined to give specifics Tuesday, citing confidentiality of board investigations.

Peterkin Bell's attorney was not immediately available for comment.

Nutter, in a statement after the charges were announced, said he is "greatly saddened and very deeply disappointed" by the allegations.

"My past comments in this matter were based on what was told to me at that time. If these new allegations are true, they do not reflect the tone and standards that I established for my administration during my tenure," he said. "As the Mayor during the time in question, I am very sorry for any potential violation of the public trust in this matter."

Winter may not officially be here yet, but that won't stop snow from falling. We're expecting the first snow and possibly sleet of the season to arrive Thursday.

The worst effects of this winter storm should happen after the morning rush. The best chance to see accumulating snow will be in neighborhoods north and west of Philadelphia.

Still, most of the region will see some flakes. Some towns could see bursts of heavy snow.

A First Alert will go into effect on Thursday at 8 a.m. and last until 5 p.m. for all of the area — except for southern Delaware and South Jersey.

Because the storm will begin with fairly heavy forms of rain, snow and sleet, there is a possibility that some snow will stick — particularly in our northern most neighborhoods.

The possibility of seeing an inch of snow is highest in the Lehigh Valley and western sections of the Pennsylvania suburbs. There's a moderate chance in the Philadelphia area.

Even if roads are above freezing, the late morning and early afternoon intensity could be high enough to cause travel issues both with limited visibility and poor road conditions. 

These concerns shouldn’t last long. As the system continues to progress up our coastline — by late afternoon and early evening — the areas of snow will turn to rain. Warmer air will begin to push into our neighborhoods and any snow left behind will quickly melt off.

Snowstorms in November can be finicky — temperatures could change, meaning the storm's effects will change as well. So it's important to keep checking back with the NBC10 First Alert Weather Team on TV and on the NBC10 app for the latest forecast as the storm approaches.

Oh, and if you haven't had the chance to check it out yet, meterologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz just shared his annual Long-Range Winter Weather Forecast and it's looking like this storm will be the first of many this winter. 

Police are searching for the drivers of two vehicles that struck and killed a woman in front of her injured son before fleeing the scene on I-676 in Camden, New Jersey.

On Monday around 4:45 a.m., Crystal Kelley, 46, of Princeton, New Jersey, was driving a GMC Terrain northbound on I-676 in Camden when she was involved in a crash, leaving her vehicle disabled in the left lane against the concrete median barrier.

Kelley and her 13-year-old son, who suffered minor injuries in the initial crash, then exited the vehicle, climbed over the median barrier and walked across the northbound lanes of I-676. Kelley was then struck by three vehicles as she tried to cross.

One of the striking vehicles remained at the scene while the other two continued northbound on I-676. The woman was taken to Cooper University Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Investigators say the first hit-and-run vehicle was dark in color while the second fleeing vehicle was a dark-colored Nissan Maxima, model year 2009-2015.

If you have any information on the incident, please call the State Police Bellmawr Station at 856-933-0662.