roads. we had the dusting of snow, girard avenue in fishtown. you can see the snow on the grassy surfaces. slow down your speeds temperatures are dropping through the morning as volume building we'll anticipate more problems later on. right now we're moving in the 40s and 50s, blue route, schuylkill expressway and i-95 except this one spot. i want to take a live look i-95 southbound approaching girard, i showed you this disabled traumatic blocking the right lane, we have penndot and police on the scene, you can see how traffic is suddenly slowing on i-95 southbound guy girard, a 20 minute ride woodhaven to the vine. salt crews are on the expressway eastbound between 42 and the black horse pike. i noticed people are reporting icy conditions on the atlantic city expressway. >> here we go an arctic front moved in bringing with it a burst of snow enough to coat cars an lawns. >> get ready for a brutally cold day with the lowest temperatures we've seen since february. >> annie mccormick is outside a wawa in pennsauken, annie you are shivering this morning. >> reporter: i am, each half

lot from past the boulevard into the accident scene right at the and exit for girard avenue, the exit for the zoo. you can see the police blocking off the two right lanes, if you look closely you can see the debris all over the roadway. eastbound schuylkill expressway by girard avenue. traffic is squeezing by in the far left lane this means five miles per hour at the moment as you can away from the boulevard, you want to get to the river drive, kelly or mlk is open after the overnight construction. lincoln drive is reopened after being closed southbound for work. vine expressway, traffic moving fine in both directions by the schuylkill expressway. there's overnight work on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound past downingtown in the right lane. and westbound in bucks county, bensalem, right lane also out should not be too much longer. >> a bucks county driver called police telling them that a man had flagged them down to make a startling confession, an admission a partially dressed man made when they caught up to him. katherine scott is in lower makefield with all the details. >>

at girard avenue i'm watching it unfold. there is one of the vehicles involved. this is eastbound coming into philadelphia. i'm not sure if this is, it looks like part of another vehicle, making out a tire there. we have a couple people walking around the roadway. bottom line eastbound schuylkill expressway, only far left lane opened at girard avenue. leaving the house right now i would get red toy jump off at city line and use kelly drive or martin luther king drive to come into center city philadelphia hello to delco, live look at 95 looking north and southbound no problems on i-95 itself. somebody sent me this picture of their elf, fish are price airplane. elf getting out of town before that wintry mix comes their way sunday. blue route looking good southbound heading down to the airport maybe to catch a flight out of philly international. by the waste there are no delays at philly international at least this morning. north on the free waste looking good but this weekend they are working on the ramps from the vine expressway to go east on the schuykill. so any one getting down

have to catch an early flight, go by way of the platt or go by way of the girard point and you should be fine. coming out near fishtown we have this fire department activity this morning that we told you about at the top of the half hour. here along girard avenue at frankford avenue, the fire itself is right here along shack max son street. that's blocked off as is frankford. traffic can get by on girard so we're keep tabs on this fire location this morning in the fishtown section of the city by johnny brenda's. in center city this is the vine street expressway. westbound side reopened, eastbound in the process of reopening. construction crews clearing out for the morning. they will return tonight at 11 o'clock. on the big picture in issues so far on the schuylkill or on 95 but just off 95 on columbus boulevard still just one southbound lane getting by this morning and on 95 in wilmington, there's northbound construction heading toward 202 the concorde pike. couple lanes blocked until 6:00 so you do have a slow patch there as you travel northbound. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> t

tomorrow. but we already have a mess because of an apartment fire, than is at frankford and girard avenue. more details on this coming up. as we check traffic this morning, fire department activity, the side street near the intersection in fishtown, is where we are looking right now, shackamatson street, these are airlines are block on the street, again, chaka matson between girard and frankford avenue. police are on the scene as you can see in this live picture of the location and more details coming up. back to the water main break at penn's landing, slowing you down columbus boulevard at queen street with two lanes blocked there. route 15 trolley shuttle bussing due to long-term closure of richmond street. and that's because of construction. so, the shuttle bussing happening between richmond and westmoreland, 63rd and girard avenue. and one more, this is construction, logan township, in new jersey, route 130, both directions between 44 and 322, one lane is blocked there, this morning. more about that fire, karen? >> sue, thank you. let's get right to. that will that's our brakin

approaching the girard point bridge as you head toward broad street. the right lane is blocked, it will be sluggish come away from the airport. no sluggishness along i-95 at cottman, fourth lane opened that helped us yesterday. we have a crash center avenue at easton road. there's one to avoid in lansdale montgomery county athine street at 5th street. high and franklin fire, instead of high stay on the industrial highway and beach street. i know you have details on what's going on in pottstown. >> we do, it's our breaking news story, a fire ripped through an apartment building in montgomery county. one person did not make it out in time. and is live at the fire scene in pottstown with more details. annie. >> reporter: matt, i want to start with an update that we received from the red cross, they say at this time they are assisting 6 families and 17 people all that are now without homes because of the fire. some of the residents talking to us this morning and telling us they had to make sure everybody got out. sadly, though -- [inaudible]. fire trucks near the corner -- >> we kicked the

allegheny into girard. a crash on i-95 northbound north of broad street is gone, everything is open through south philadelphia. we're getting world of a crash franconia township close to the rising sun in allentown road at creamery road. we're on a scene of a crash near the malvern school paoli pike near pattison lane. crash at collingswood diner, 130 and 30 come together. most of the accident has been cleared. if you want to avoid it, black horse pike and mount ephraim avenue. in front, we have a crash along the shoulder 29 southbound approaching 129. coming out of the delaware into delco there's a wreck on i-95 northbound near naamans road. speeds are not too bad. middletown, they had 301 shut down, it is open now, it will close tonight at 8:00. cedar road is the an alternate.w an officer is dead shot in tacoma, washington overnight. the suspect barricaded himself inside a home. police responded to a domestic violence call. shots rang out. the officer was rushed to the hospital for surgery and died. the suspect is still in a home that is owned by a fellow church member, the homeow

schuylkill expressway. take a look at the off ramp toward girard avenue. right here, there is an accident, it is a pretty bad one, as well. it has got the two right lane blocked as well as the shoulder, one lane is just sneaking by. so, schuylkill a mess at 5:30 this morning, give yourself a loft extra time using the schuylkill headed into the city. the boulevard southbound near the schuylkill expressway, got some building volume, but still not too bad right now. no major delays here on the roosevelt boulevard. over in new jersey, though, some construction in cherry hill. new jersey, 70, marlton pike, both direct cents, between grove street and cropwell road. one lane is blocked. and that will clear up around 6:00 a.m. also, 295 northbound, actually, both directions, at arena drive, right lane blocked on both sides. that also is until 6:00 a.m. then in brooklawn, new jersey, 130 southbound approaching 551, left lane blocked there. doing little bit of gas line repair. give yourself a loft extra time this morning. starting to heat up on the roadways, guys. >> pat, you are really lo

crash along 95 southbound between allegheny and girard. if we see anything in the cameras of course we'll let you see it, too. nydia. >> matt thank you. >>> we have new information about last month's deadly plane crash that killed members of a brazilian soccer team. aviation authorities in colombia concluded the charter plane should have never taken off with the flight plan that was submitted. control tower recordings reveal the pilot and co-pilot knew the plane did not have enough fuel for the trip but did not report the emergency in time. however, officials said there was no evidence of sabotage. 71 people were killed late last month. there were six survivors. >>> five of the six inmates who escaped a tennessee jail through this bathroom wall are back behind bars. the group broke out sunday morning by removing a toilet from the wall then kicking out a section of damaged concrete. the sheriff is blaming the escape on bolts that became rusted from constant plumbing issues. the cher sieve says he's been complaining to the state about problems with the jail building which is a convert

girard point bridge, it's funneling down to the walt whitman bridge. that's why we're seeing a delay on i-95 in philadelphia. single vehicle crash not far away from the malvern school paoli pike, no big issues on 202. oakland getting word of a crash along 130 close to park avenue, emergency crews are responding there, as well. in palmyra, one vehicle ran into a pole at 2nd street. route 70 cherry hill near wegmansaddonfield road. >>> an officer is dead shot in tacoma, washington overnight. the suspect barricaded himself into a home creating a standoff with police that's been going on for hours. police responded to domestic violence call when shots rang out. the officer was rushed to the hospital for surgery and later died. the suspect is still in the home which is owned by a fellow church member. the homeowner when her children were escorted out of the house and led to safety when the officer was shot. the suspect fired at a sheriff helicopter. >>> the officer who fatally keith will a month scott will not -- lamon scott will not be prosecuted a video shows scott with a gun in his hol

delays from bridge into girard, balls the work zone continues there at girard. meanwhile, on the mass transit front, so far so good this morning, patco running on a special schedule in advance of the holiday weekend. >> reporter: i don't know about everybody out there, my kids have school today, if you're dressing them get the hats and the gloves, we have another chilly start with windchills in the teens and 20s. they will be shedding them in the afternoon. we have a nice afternoon ahead. 48 degrees, not as mild as yesterday, but more sunshine. christmas day, sunny and pleasant, 8:00 a.m., 37 degrees, if you're heading to early services. noon, 45. 5:00 p.m., 46 degrees when i will be having 20 people for dinner and hopefully going well. good luck to you, karen. >> in "healthcheck," fda is suggesting a limit on the amount of lead in lipstick. it currently contains below ten parts per million. the fda said no amount is considered safe. health officials warn lead can accumulate in the body over time and affect every organ and system in the body. >> reporter: real life grinches are on the

morning, the commute, well, it has started. this is accident not good one either. this is girard avenue, the off ramp here on the schuylkill expressway, there is an accident, one lane just sneaking by, this just happened within the last couple every minute. so it is going to be a slow commute. if you are taking the schuylkill expressway, give yourselves a lot of extra time, moving through this area. so again, schuylkill eastbound at girard avenue, there is a fresh accident right there. looking at the 42 freeway, get rid of that, headed toward 295, headed towards the city of philadelphia, no delays right here in new jersey, as every right now, but there is a delay right here. this is us130 southbound approaching 551, the left lane is blocked, until 6:00 a.m. this is in brooklawn. and they're doing a gas line repair there. so about the next 45 minutes or so in brooklawn. also, the garden state parkway southbound between the atlantic city expressway and north field margate. right lane blocked there until 6:00 a.m. and one more thing to look at. the regional rails, you're going to want to t

expressway, this says web, i believe the accident is eastbound, word of this is coming in close to girard avenue, we should have a shot i of it tam in just a few minutes. >>> word on a shameful crime in chicago, a man robbed and beat a 90-year-old woman who was standing outside of home waiting for her doctor to pick her up for a doctor's appointment. a man followed her into the home attacked her and grabbed her pus and fled in a stolen suv. her family said the recovery will be long and difficult. >>> the berks county man found near the famous pagoda has died. police found him near a cliff below the pagoda. they don't know if the it was an assault or fall down the embankment. >>> detroit police are hoping newly released video will help them catch whoever shot and killed a police officer at wayne state university. officials believe the killer was riding a bike with a small front wheel at the time of the shooting back on november 22. this comes days after the department released a man arrested early in the investigation. university police sergeant collin rose was killed investigating a rash

you, about ten minutes ago. there's also a disabled truck on the southbound side around girard avenue. no problems or delays for septa. same goes for patco, new jersey transit and amtrak. back to you. >>> a record-breaking hack has impacted 1 billion yahoo! users. we'll tell what you you need to know about the data breach. >>> plus, putin's role. we'll break down the hack and the election. >>> plus, perfect ten, we'll show you about the flyers and what they haven't reached since the '80s. >>> also, the cold, we'll tell what you to expect in your neighborhood as it's temperatures take a dive today. >> announcer: it's nbc10 severe weather update is brought to you by colonial generators. never lose power again. >>> 6:14. this morning, we're getting ready for a polar plunge. a live look along king's highway in haddonfield. we've issued a "first alert" because of the cold that's to come. bill henley is back in a minute with the forecast. >>> testimony in the murder trial of dylann roof is over. and the case will soon head to the jury. roof is accused of killing nine people inside of a sout

at academy. bad news, we have a work zone at girard, you're looking at speeds slowing farther south betsy ross bridge into girard. mid 50s which is something we have not seen in a while on a weekday. exit at columbus boulevard, they have one lane getting by southbound passing the water main break from a few days ago. schuylkill expressway westbound side stacking from the boulevard city avenue to gladwyn. this is normal morning volume. seeing plenty of yellow and red on 422 eastbound through pottstown because of a single vehicle crash near armand hammond boulevard. middletown, delaware, all morning we had a wreck shutting down cedar main road, chalfonte is the alternate. >>> gunfire erupted inside an apartment building in camden leaving a woman shot in the head. katherine scott joins us live from camden county police. >> reporter: matt, what happened last night remains under investigation, we know the victim is 30 years old. her name has not been released. she was rushed to the hospital last night in serious condition, so far we have not had any updates this morning as to how she is

keep you posted. on 95 southbound between girard and the vine there's a broken down vehicle sticking out in the right lane and repairs continue on that water main break from yesterday along columbus boulevard. katherine scott is going have more on that in a few minutes. upper gwynedd valley forge road closed again this morning for construction by the northeast extension until 6:00. stick with bustard road or broad street at alternates and in westampton burlington county a crash brought down a bunch of telephone poles so rancocas drive is shut down. woodlane road an alternate there early on this wednesday morning. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> breaking route now in cumberland county three people including a child were flown to hospitals in philadelphia. a fire broke out in their and mobile home in the unit block of clay hill lane in fairfield township. we're told they have burns and they're dealing with smoke inhalation. we have a crew going to that scene. >>> also breaking in west philadelphia someone opened the door of a running car and shot a man several times. this happened j

schuylkill expressway eastbound by girard has cleared, as well. we're working on recovering 6 minute delay on the eastbound e eastbound travel time. it's better than a little while ago. overnight work on the turnpike in chester county blocking the right lane. they will open the new e-z pass to the southbound side of the northeast extension. last week they opened the off ramp this week the on-ramp from sumneytown pike and 40-foot road. >>> a shameful crime in chicago. a person robbed a 90-year-old woman in her chicago home. she is standing outside her home waiting for her daughter to pick her up for a doctor's appointment. it got cold and she went back inside. the man followed her into the home and attacked her and grabbed her purse and fled in a stolen suv. >> this is new the death of a berks county man near the famous pagoda is being investigated as a homicide. reading police responded to an assault call early tuesday and found him near a cliff on mountain penn near the pagoda. they are not sure it was the result of an assault or fall down the cliff. >>> a man who had too much to drink en

parkway. here is a live look at i-95, southbound, this accident disable here girard avenue off ramp. differ identifying line, you know, we got dry roads out in the suburbs coming 202 and the schuylkill. i start today see some dusting on the schuylkill, right near city line. so then east of that, the dusting, and then of course into south jersey, you got more than folks out in chester county, sal g reduced speeds on the expressway garden state parkway, starting to see delays on the turnpike and 422, watch for slippery conditions on the buses, trains, trolleys, this morning. mike and alex back over to you. >> why don't we just check out jerry? >> yes, because we have the first frigid blast of the season, really feel it. >> oh, yes. >> so it could be potentially dangerous too because code blue warning now in effect. >> that's why steve keeley is in ac. hey, steve? >> andres dollars for the code blue, if you can see, mike, i like to use media speak, so i dawned a double hat, went with the fox 29 hat, which coincidentally matches the fox 29 blue jacket. wear code blue, it signifies code

spot. 95 and southbound we had a broken down vehicle between allegheny and this point at girard. they just got it pushed out of the way so now all of the southbound lanes are reopened here in the ongoing work zone but the speeds, well, they're still in the upper 20's as you come down from the betsy ross bridge. little bit of an early morning backlog because of that earlier dv on 95 southbound. but no big issues so far this morning along the roosevelt boulevard or the schuylkill expressway. and this is the vine street expressway just off the schuylkill. it's fine for the most part pretty dry and there was no overnight construction because of the holiday. so everything is opened. crews do come back tonight, though, to work and they'll work the next three nights and close it starting at 11 o'clock. and we expect the water department crews to return here today in queen village. the scene of our water main break from a week ago now on the southbound side of columbus boulevard but for this morning's commute the left lane is opened. however, i would expect some slowing. have a crash in tully

couple of our majors. 95, things are slowing up in the typical spots, around cottman girard avenue. if you're making the trip southbound between woodhaven and the vine, almost a 30-minute drive. 76, we are seeing a slow-up making your way eastbound between the turnpike and the vine street expressway. so if i narrow it down, making the drive between the blue route and the vine, that's only about a 15-minute drive, so not bad there. speaking of the slow-up at 95, here's girard avenue, the southbound lane. we're seeing more volume as we hit the 7:00 hour. northbound is doing pretty well, not as much slow-up that we're seeing northbound. just checked area bridges. those are looking good. and mass transit is on or close to schedule at this hour. construction, though. if you're taking lincoln drive in or out of the city, just be aware that there is a stretch of it closed between rittenhouse street and kelly drive for some long-term construction. tracy? >> katy, thanks. at 6:32, we're following breaking news here on nbc 10 for you this morning. president-elect donald trump has now officially

news. the bad news is we still have the work zone farther south at girard so we are still seeing some delays on 95. just not back at cottman. in that same neck of the woods near girard along shackamaxon street in fishtown still watch out for some restrictions because of the overnight fire but you can squeeze by. in queen village on columbus boulevard just one lane gets by headed southbound because of that water main break from last week. we're hearing that could be out there for the rest of this week. warwick township bucks county construction continues along school road. this started last week as well. sugar bottom road or almshouse road some alternates around that. that's bridge repairs going on indefinitely. bridge rehab is also happening in bethel township delco closing garnett mine road through late january. feather bed lane or foulk road some alternates around that. in the state of delaware so far so good this morning just watch out the ramps from jackson and seconds streets to 95 southbound are closed for construction through this evening. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> a s

. first accident occurred at the girard. this is second accident within that delay at montgomery drive. if you are getting ready to head out the trent door, again eastbound on that schuylkill expressway, we are bumper to bumper, as you work your way. i got the wrong clicker in my hand. sues, can you hand me that clicker over there eastbound clicker, jammed up working your way i am bound toward downtown from city avenue all the way into girard avenue. look at that 7 miles an hour working in the city. jump off and use kelly or martin luther king drive. another accident, this is north, 295, right at route 30. we were off to a quiet start here but things have gone south now. look at police activity here, northbound, 295, right at route 30. it looks like we're in the construction zone here as well with only that far right lane. look at police trying to work their way up the delay here. this will have a dominoes east affect on traffic on the 42 freeway, coming in there new jersey and south on i-95 a crash at route 141. mass transit looking good but bundle up waiting for that train this

montgomery to this point at girard. this is the on ramp from girard avenue, from the zoo, and police activity and possibly a medical money out here. at times they are blocking the right lane and the eastbound schuylkill is jammed because of that activity near jared. 95 northbound in buck county a crash by 413 is gone and still 18 miles per hour as you travel northbound. and clementon camden county look for a crash that brought down a pole along the white horse pike by the dunkin' donuts and rite-aid. a lane out in each direction there. and northern delaware getting into pennsylvania a slow go with speeds in the teens on 202 northbound because of a crash in the left lane use 52 or 100 as alternates and the delaware memorial bridge is still crowded because of construction on 295 southbound where we had the crash this morning. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you. >>> coming up a war of words with the u.s. and israel. we cannot in good conscious do nothing and say nothing when we see the hope of peace slipping away. >> tough talk from secretary of state, jo

miles per hour as you head eastbound there by girard and we're getting set for an opening at the tacony palmyra bridge coming up in just about 15 minutes or so. start heading for that betsy ross bridge instead. camera time in delco. this is 95 right at the pennsylvania-delaware state line by the welcome center. there's are a disabled vehicle off to the side northbound. traffic is a little sluggish but not too bad. had a crash on 422 eastbound at armand hammer. that cleared out. slow speeds along 100 as you get into pots town on 42 whenwhere we had the big northbound accident yesterday this afternoon there's a southbound accident by sicklerville. luckily this time it's off to the side but still speeds in the 20's. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this friday afternoon. harrison township a crash along 322 by clem run there in mullica hill. we'll check it again, brian and monica, coming up in the next half hour. >> sounds good. thank you sir. >>> next on "action news" it's one of the busiest days of the year for charitable donations. we are live with a look at the final push t

this week. let's to it. >>> this is i-95 south at girard avenue, traffic, moving smoothly, in an area at 64:00 this is morning doesn't usually do that but with the holiday week this is what it looks like. on i-95 further south, we will go to delaware county. delaware county i-95 at the 452 barely anyone on the roadways this morning. we have things to do and do them early, get out right now, vine street expressway looking nice, heading through city of philadelphia, traffic normally would be rough but in the so much so. columbus boulevard, telling you about it again, water main break should be cleared out of there by try. more nuisance then anything, two right lanes are block at queen street going southbound on columbus, so lets hope that they can get this out of the way because it has been there quite a while. the mass transit checklist, chestnut hill 1803 has 23 minute delay, trenton 9703, 19 minute delay with septa buses and trolleys are on a maryland filed schedule. we will be on the quick break and we will be right back we will tell you how people say hello to the future later

girard avenue here, disable truck. watch what happens here. these guys getting on here at girard, they've to quickly merge over to the left southbound, oh, look at this,. >> roads are clear of the white stuff waking up depending where you are opening up the front door, you got a dusting of snow highland avenue off ramp roll at 5 miles per hour, hit the off ramps where there is the snow, the dusting, and anything that looks wet, has the potential of being aisles dollars over. we lost 2 degrees here in the last couple every minutes, now down to 32 at the freezing mark, reduced speeds on the expressway, parkway, they have salt crews out there, salt crews out in the townships, in the neighborhoods, so be careful, as the little ones are ready to head out the door for schuylkill. schuylkill, nine, a other than that, problem on nine the a, at girard, no incidents, but expect slower than normal speeds. here is the differ identifying line. route one, come in from malvern this morning, open up the front door, no problems at all, i didn't see any snow until i hit like city avenue. so city l

. >> good morning, everybody. 6:02. happy holidays. the we have an accident right here near girard avenue, they have tow truck here, this is i-95 northbound at girard. sort of light volume so far this morning. i think today will be a upside down kind of day with folks on the move heading every which way as 42 freeway, little pocket here coming towards the city, toward walt whitman, they are already working on this the water main break. what a mess. problem is high tide from the delaware river keeps filling up the hole that they dug to get to the pipe underground. so i-95 off ramps to columbus boulevard will be closed to day and lane southbound columbus boulevard closed from 95 down to washington. so, septa posting delays on the airport line, wilmington line, operating on a regular schedule. heading to the airport get a move on get down there two hours in advance. check through airline. weather could impact us here and save yourself trouble wrapping those presents. you will only see security un wrap them in front of you. so wrap them at your destination. >>> well, this morning massive manh

academy backed up from cottman into allegheny and girard. no issues organ -- on 95 or 295 or 495. hook road is closed because of downed wires. there was an accident involving a maintenance vehicle and pedestrian, all tracks are open, but there's residual delays. >>> award is being offered for information that leads police to the hit-and-run hit-and-run driver of a 12-year-old boy in new castle county. >> reporter: matt, the little boy is in guarded, but stable condition. he will spend christmas in the hospital. he has several surgeries ahead. his mother is asking anybody with information to come forward. this is 12-year-old brian richards a 7th grader who is active in sports. new castle county police say around 5:40 p.m. monday he was struck by a hit-and-run driver as he try to cross the unit block of memorial drive in minquadale. yesterday police released a photo of the red chrysler 300 scholar to the vehicle they are looking for. the drivers side mirror should be missing him passenger side side mirror should have yellow tinted glass. brian's mom spoke about his injuries last night. >

cottman allegheny into girard. allow pleasant of extra time this is not going to be a quick commute. as the rain continues to fall across the region and across the big picture here we have fire department activity we're watching in upper darby township along fairfax road off state road by the cemetary. up north, the changeover has happened, as david said it's rain in and around allentown. there was a crash along 309 southbound i-78 that's off to the side, all lanes reopened. new crash in south ton, montgomery -- souderton, montgomery county, main street. a crash 322 horse shoe pike at buck root. >> breaking overnight, a mask gunman killed a 17-year-old boy standing near his family on a west philadelphia street corner. katherine scott is live at police headquarters with what they know so far. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: that's right, the victim was 17 years old he was shot and killed in west philadelphia overnight, the police at the homicide division are trying to figure out exactly what happened, let's go to video from west philadelphia. you can see that detective's and in

to the concert a red zone just 17 miles per hour at the girard point bridge because of the disabled school bus on the downside approaching broad street and a crash in bryn mawr at county line. and one on the roosevelt boulevard at adams where the home depot sits on the southbound side. and a chunk of cotman blocked because of a house fire near the country club diner. we are watching a crash along 422 west of pottstown past 100, we see slowing from time to time but right now it doesn't look too bad and a pair of accidents in delaware you see extra slowing off of 95 on the southbound side of 1 because of a crash near the christiana mall and the ramp from 72 delaware city northbound side of 1 is still blocked because of an accident there. in east hampton, the downed tree at 206 and southbound lanes are blocked and traffic moving both ways in the northbound lanes and it's slow. outside live on 295 at route 70 in cherry hill and southbound accident is gone and slow as you head down to the 42 freeway. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thank you. >>> peco is lighting up the ho

still a bunch of problems like a broken down school bus. it's right here at the end of the girard point bridge by broad street sticking out into the right lane there. it's right behind the sign, this is 95 northbound in south philadelphia. watch out for it at this point it's not causing a huge delay and substantial delays on 95, 16 miles per hour northbound by the ben franklin bridge. and a crash in delco along springfield road at brook side road at victory cleaners and a couple of holiday tree lighting ceremonies going on and ridge avenue a block is blocked at brewery town and a tree lighting by the fountain and portions of pash yonk are closed. a crash at cherry tree road at 322. and delaware the ramp from 72 to highway 1 northbound is blocked and causing delays on 72 itself. an alert on 295 south in cherry hill major crash at route 70 seeing slowing in that area. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 4:00 this he were held hostage for hours inside of a florida bank. we have details on who could have been a deadly

the platt. the bad news is, it's not a whole lat better on 95 and the girard point bridge, 35 miles per hour there. either way you go girard point or platt it's a slow go. 95 southbound is busy and 10 on the eastbound schuylkill and just 10 on the blue route. it's a slow go. >>> coming southbound on the northeast extension you can't exit at landsdale because of a broken down truck, if you want to come down 309 that is slow but looking better and the ben franklin bridge busier coming towards the city and eastbound is good and a better bet than the walt whitman bridge jammed all afternoon but the crash on the ramp from 42 southbound to 92 northbound is gone. and the traffic light troubles along cinnaminson and the cynwyd line is not running and take the paoli rail line and hop on a shuttle bus. >> thanks matt. >>> dozens of senior citizens received a holiday meal in trenton and city council members helped to serve the food in the trent living community. and it was topped off with music and decadent dessert. >>> christmas came early for children in philadelphia. the one day at a time a

girard avenue and a vehicle fire in exton, this cleared out a couple of minutes ago and even side of the bypass approaching 202 and there was a lane blocked for a while and still 19 miles per hour. and the northeast extension you condition exit at landsdale because of a disabled truck on that off ramp and the ramp from 42 southbound to 295 northbound is blocked because of a truck accident and that is out there for a while and causing major delays into new jersey via the walt whitman bridge use the commodore barry bridge. lets grab the i'm pad and do the commuter report on this thursday. 3 miles per hour on springfield road in delaware county, because of a crash on state road close to rolling road. lots to check in the next half hour. >> all right matt, thank you. next on "action news," amazon and a number of oefrm retailers have a great way to help you give back this old stay season. details on the charitable use for all the empty shipping boxes. >>> and in vineland a big surprise waiting in the wings, see the emotional family reunion next. >>> new jersey's attorney generalal released un

the big delays. around girard avenue, no big problems. east/westbound looking great. the drive time is 12 minutes from blue route to vine expressway. speeds into 60s. no big delays yet on the schuylkill. checking in northeast philadelphia on the boulevard, northbound there is an accident around elbridge street taking out some lanes in the outer drive. in new jersey, cherry hill, route 70 around kings highway. a couple cars headings out the door but no problems or delays and roads are dry. >>> today's decision day for new jersey governor chris christie. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell what you a judge is deciding today in direct connection to the bridgegate scandal. >>> illegal towing in philadelphia. it's happening. city leaders want it to stop. we'll tell you what they're doing about it. >>> six minutes before 6:00. >>> delaware's fire department is mourning one of their own after announcing the death of senior firefighter ardy hope. she's one of three firefighters who died battling flames at a row home in september. hope was in icu and listed in critical but stable condition earlier

want to see before you head out the door. 95 at girard, no major problems. southbound from the woodhaven, that's good. in cheltenham, though, there's an accident right around woodbrook lane. checking in with mass transits, everything is running on time or close to schedule. route 202. no big problems or delays right now. 11 minutes at the most, northbound from route 30 to the schuylkill expressway. and speeds also still into the high 50s. i'll be back in 10 with more for you. >> all right, jessica, thank you. thunder and lightning this morning. >> really? it was windy where i was. bill, bring us up to speed. >> all of that has moved out so you don't have to deal with the thunderstorms. but the wind, gusty winds with the storms. you'll see breezy conditions, not damaging winds, but enough to keep things cool. right now, it's cool on boathouse row. a little breeze is blowing right now. that's increasing during the day. 58 degrees. 50s for the lehigh valley. this time of year, these numbers should be in the 30s. we're nowhere near that. 59 degrees, almost 60 degrees in south jerse

. taking a live look outside at 9 and girard area. we're seeing lighter traffic compared to southbound. we have a lot of commuters even at 5:30 heading into center city philadelphia. your drive time between wood haven and the vine street expressway, a 16 to 17-minute drive. u montgomery county, we have a stalled vehicle. also a minor vehicle car crash in lameric township. and then a check of the area bridges. everything is looking clear. the ben, the betsy, no reports there. when i see you in a bit with we'll look at delaware drive times. >>> new this morning, this rain boot is part of the evidence philadelphia police are gather in a shooting in kensington. here's the story. a woman flagged down officers around 3:30 this morning after she found another woman shot in the head on north 3rd street. the victim went to the hospital for surgery. police tell us she had bruises on her body. the area she found is fairly secluded but police are asking businesses a block away for surveillance video. >>> now to the breaking news we've been following overseas. investigators in germany are calling a

traffic. >>> good morning. taking a live look outside at 9 and girard area. we're seeing lighter traffic compared to southbound. we have a lot of commuters even at 5:30 heading into center city philadelphia. your drive time between wood haven and the vine street expressway, a 16 to 17-minute drive. u montgomery county, we have a stalled vehicle. also a minor vehicle car crash in lameric township. and then a check of the area bridges. everything is looking clear. the ben, the betsy, no reports there. when i see you in a bit with we'll look at delaware drive times. >>> new this morning, this rain boot is part of t

fishtown. the good news is we just watched it and frankford reopen by girard a looks like the local streets in fishtown are reopening at this point. mass transit we're pretty good so far this morning but the septa buses and trolleys remain on a modified weekday schedule all week long. david. >> all right there matt. we are off to a cooler start than yesterday and it's going to be a cooler finish, too, but not a bad day with a fair amount of sunshine, a little bit of a breeze at times. 37 degrees by 7 o'clock. 41 by noon. your high today 43 degrees in case you have to get to the market to maybe get some of that fruit to supplement all the sugar and cookies and stuff you've had recently. by 45 clock 40 degrees and by 7 o'clock 36 degrees. got some rain tomorrow and a little bit of light snow up in the poconos so today is a good day to get out there and get stuff done tam. >> consider doing more of was want to do, that enjoyment can mean a longer life. researchers from the university college london followed more than 9,000 middle aged adults them took into account several factors like

. >> we're not seeing any backups or delays jet. 95 around girard avenue. the southbound side, traffic is moving along nicely. lighter than normal. 13 minutes southbound from woodhaven road. average speeds into the 60s. there's an accident reported in newark. out on 442 in lower pottsgrove, on the eastbound side. just before saarm and hammer boulevard. southbound from 295 to 495. speeds into the 60s. and your drive time is about 11 minutes. rosema rosemary, back to you. >>> going the extra mile. make that hundreds of miles, a chance to watch the eagles for free. we'll show you what one fan has been doing all season long. >>> plus, a new way to help drivers get around major traffic problems. we'll tell you about the new tool you can use in case of an emergency. >>> a philadelphia man whom police arrested for a series of sex assaults in kensington is now also charged with murder in a brutal stabbing of a delaware county mother. byron allen allegedly killed her just steps away from a friend's home back in yaden in september. after the attack, allen was caught on surveillance video going t

, schuylkill headlights moving in the eastbound direction at girard you can see what you look like on the schuylkill rather and anywhere on the schuykill this is what it is looking like. looking good. looking as it typically should on a early dark, cold, wednesday morning. this is where we do have one of our first accident of the morning in west hampton. head up on this because there are serious injuries involved here in new jersey. east park drive near rancocas road, head up, if you can avoid this this morning you will want to do so. we have another accident in doylestown 611 northbound at easton road. we have a lot of construction to talk about pennsylvania turnpike eastbound past downingtown that right lane is till blocked and more to talk about when we come back in ten or 15 minutes. jim and rahel, back to you. >>> new this morning a deadly crash is inn investigation in the cobbs creek section. a five two-year old man crashed his car around 1:00 this morning the 58th and baltimore avenue. authorities say that he hit a car, and then a tree. man was taken to the hospital where he

approaching girard, right near the exit it's blocked it's causing slowing. it's dry on i-95, maybe a slick spot in one or two spots, but no widespread problems. >> reporter: snow showers are moving off the coast, looks like they will be done in cape may county and around atlantic city. if you're dressing the kids, though, bundle them up. right now we're around the freezing mark in philadelphia. the numbers are in the process of dropping the winds are picking up. this afternoon it will be cold with windchills in the single digits. temperatures holding on to # 2, look at how we dipped to the 20s in the west. 25 degrees as soon as 7:00 a.m. 23 by noon, spending the rest of the afternoon in the low 20s with windchills making it feel like the single digits all the way. if you're heading out to the market all that extra stuff. >>> penn state coach wants the university to pay their legal fees being sought under the whistle blower protection laws. he was awarded $12 million over his treatment in that case. >>> swimmer ryane and reid a model got engaged in october. >> creteive is the word tha

chilly temperatures. i have a layer of frost on my windshield. watching the schuylkill at 95 at girard avenue, travel speeds in the 50s and 60s for the most part heading in and out of center city from woodhaven to the vine. you'll be okay of any conditions and any accidents. also, too, take a look at this. majors in new jersey, 295 the new jersey turnpike as well as the 42 turnpike, travel speeds in the green. the vine street expressway, pretty good. earlier i looked at the schuylkill. i'm going to be checking on the blue route in the next couple of minutes. >>> 5:41. 36 degrees outside. this morning reaction continues to pour in after the death of pop music icon george michael ♪ wake me up before you go go ♪ don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo ♪ >> next, we look back at the impact that george michael left on the music industry and the world. >>> plus, we're learning new details about carrie fisher's health. next, what we know about her condition. >>> here's what they woke up to yesterday. people came out and they say someone slashed tires on nearly a dozen cars from saturday

girard pulled all the waste out to the right lane but we are seeing brake lights there. we have construction out there as well that will slow you down pennsylvania turnpike westbound before downingtown that right lane block there and pennsylvania turnpike both directions, at delaware river bridge the right lane is also blocked there. and then salting seven operations we will get used to this really for remainder of the winter, ac expressway between 42 and black horse pike, head up for them, they will be out there working. we will have to share roadways with them. just a reminder on the schuylkill river wall repairs mlk i am bound is closed between sweet briar drive and art museum 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. through january 20th. >>> santa isn't the only one spreading holiday cheer. for last two years four year-old julian's favorite day of the week is trash day. >> ahh. >> every week he runs outside of his austin, texas home with his dad to see roy and joy pick up their recyclables in their neighborhood. this week julian and his dad hade card to say thanks f

frankford and girard at fishtown. we have a fire we told but at shackamaxon street, so this intersection here is closed frankford avenue is closed. so going through this area, not well travel at 5:00 a.m. but it is, if it starts to pick up in this area just note that frankford avenue is closed. ben franklin looking beautiful this morning no traffic in, delays between camden and philadelphia, but there could be some delays over here. construction, 295 northbound the ramp to route 45, it should be reopening any moment now. also, 130 as we go further north at route 47, right lane blocked there until 6:00 a.m. in delaware, wilmington 95 northbound between delaware avenue and route 202 we have got two left lanes blocked there until 6:00 a.m. because of construction, and one more thing to tell but we have been telling but this for a while columbus boulevard that water main break will reopen, we think on friday, rahel, over to you. >>> we want to get back to that breaking news from philadelphia's fishtown neighborhood where an apartment fire has claim a man 's life. fire fighters rushed to the

will build. we anticipate more problems later on. this is girard avenue at richmond street, live in wish found, we can see the snow on the median, we can see it creeping in on the shoulder at least, if not the actual roadway. be careful. we can see a slick spot or two, he is not slipping or sliding, but we have light snowfall on the grassy surfaces. as it blows on the roads it could be slick be careful. an accident investigation just cleared in deptford, route 41 is opened after being blocked with an accident. we have moving salt operations going on, salt crews on atlantic city express way eastbound between 42 and the black horse pike. i found some talking about the ice on it is roads atlantic city expressway. someplaces in south jersey, people reporting slicker areas. this is a live look at the ben franklin bridge, people are moving just fine, we're not seeing as we go in tighter any snow on the bridge itself. i want to show you storm tracker 6 live double scan we had the dusting of snow that moves through. in south jersey, it's out there in millville, route 49. tuckahoe, atlantic

street and girard avenue. surveillance cameras captured the man late tuesday morning when he handed over a demand note and grabbed cash from the teller. the fbi and philadelphia police consider him armed and dangerous and are offering a reward for tips. >>> police have charged a new york nan connection way vandalism incident tap chestnut hill market that caused three to $10,000 worth of damage. surveillance video from the november 25th incident shows a man spray painting anti-donald trump couldn't feet tea on the fresh market building on the 8200 block of germantown avenue. police charged 33-year-old evan brown with criminal mischief a second suspect is identified as an attorney for the city of philadelphia. he was not charged but has been suspended for two weeks and ordered to do community service. >> turning to the trump white house transition. the president-elect continues to fill key cabinet nominations for what some are calling shocking choices. this all while trying smooth over relations with some of his party's most powerful leaders. abc's lana zak has more now from washingto

wetterste 995, pushine southbound direction, before girard. very wet. droplet on the camera lens, we on the windchill behind us, if that happens to you, be sure your windchill wipe remembers working, you'll need it for visibility issues. aside from the wet roadways ring t roadwayshe accidents right now there is one, accident northeast ex extension northbound between quakertown and lehigh valley, traffic squeezingf try to avoids altogether i would alternate route 309, probably y accident . expressway westbound past route 54. hearing reports there is a horse in the roadway. and the right lane is blocked. so, hopefully the hspde coming n a little bit if that blocks all lanes, hopefully not, hopefully the right lane right now, construction 206. alternate lanes open, lingering until december 3; then more accident to talk about coming up until the next ten minute or so, rahn, thank ys to take the pennsylvania recount effort to federal court. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live from city the rect effort. good morning. >> good morning, rahel, doctor jill stein has a rally scheduled from in

five tractor-trailers on interstate 90 in girard. 15 people to the hospital with various injuries. for our area, get ready for the coldest temperatures of the season so far. this is the way it looked tonight. folks had their heavy coats on and their hoods up. meteorologist cecily tynan is live at the big board with the latest on this big chill from accuweather. >> they have the right idea. bundling up. you want to cover everything. the current wind chill, 21 degrees in philadelphia. in pittsburgh it's 14 degrees. we've got lowering temperatures, increasing winds, so the bus stop forecast, you definitely want to bundle up the kids. bright sunshine. it will be deceiving. 28 degrees at 6:00. 8:00, 30. however, factoring in the winds, wind chill, 15 to 20 degrees. the coldest air mass since february. it's going to be a bit of a shock to the system. and future tracker showing wind gusts tomorrow around 10:30, wind gusts 25 to 30 miles per hour combining with temperatures that will struggle to make it up into the upper 30s. so tomorrow increasing clouds as we head through the day. 39 in phil

them, four lanes each way. the bad news we have the work going on around girard avenue. you'll see delays on i-95 as you travel between the northeast and center city. at least at cottman thinks will be better starting this morning. let's get suburban and continue on the construction train the pennsylvania turnpike westbound past d. he -- d. he dell val. in upper gwynedd should have the overnight zone blocking valley forge road. foster road possible because of the northeast extension. way up north if you're coming south on 476 near the lehigh tunnel we're getting word of a crash tractor-trailer down an embankment it's causing a jam 9 miles per hour near the lehigh tunnel southbound side of the n. he x. >>> a retailer in kentucky is trying to figure out who this shopper who went on a racist rant bouncing around social media. >> you're nobody, far as i'm concerned, probably on welfare, taxpayers probably paid for all this stuff. >> witnesses say the woman wet off when a hispanic woman added items to her friend's purchase. they are looking to identify the woman in the rant so the store

traffic. >> jessica boyington is watching knife. watching 95 around girard avenue. this is the southbound side right here. checking in with a drive time, 14 minutes from the vine street expressway. the drive times are great but watch for construction over in bristol on the westbound and eastbound side of the turnpike around that connector break. a lane closure there. no problems with drive time. 25 minutes westbound from route 1 to valley forge. >>> thank you, jessica. there are new details in new jersey's transit's effort. in the wake of this deadly crash, several employees have been temporarily removed from duty. up next. >>> working to winterize. the rush is on for people with vacation homes at the jersey shore to protect their property before winter's worst moves in. >> announcer: the nbc10 severe weather update is brought to you by colonial generators. never lose power again. >>> with the blast of arctic air in our area, neighbors around the region rush to make sure their second homes are ready for winter. we spoke to those winterizing vacation homes. the jobs were schedul