developing right now, more problems for septa. it has been a full delays and cancellations for regional rail lines. started when a power line went down in jenkintown which led to power problems with the trains. fox 29's brad sattin live at jefferson station in center city. brad, we're hoping slowly but surely some progress here. >> reporter: yeah, we are hoping. this is really been something else. septa's website is reporting residual delays of about 15 minutes as a result of that downed line that happened almost 16 hours ago. that line has since been fixed but it has exposed septa's manpower problem. big delays this morning on septa's regional rail. a down downed wire in jenkintown ground train traffic to stoop leaving passengers stuck and causing delays system wide. >> the main problem was getting to work an hour late. >> reporter: by early afternoon the line was fixed but residual delays forced the cancellation of several trains into the evening rush hour. >> i came down for the train and the board said the train to norristown

not normal on septa buses and trolleys. modified weekday schedule. patco is running on a special schedule on this friday. tam. >> new this morning, a gunman opened fire on a minivan injuring the man and woman in the van. police say the gunman fired on the passenger side just after 10:00 p.m. a 24-year-old man was hit in the leg and 22-year-old woman was hit in the back. they are in stable condition. it's not clear if the two were the intended target or why that shooting started. >>> friends and family are praying for a grandmother who is in the hospital following a frantic five day search. >> thank you. >> reporter: the action cam was at the second baptist church in atlantic city where a prayer vigil was held for barbara briley, the 71-year-old and her 5-year-old granddaughter were found on wednesday. they set out christmas eve, left new jersey and on the road and never made it. a man walking in the woods found them near their suv. >> she's here, they are alive, it's just a blessing. >> now the granddaughter eject nighted with her family, but bar a b

. >> also breaking right now, a fire in the city's frankford section is impacting septa's market frankford line. >> vice president joe biden teased that he may be leaving the door opened to another presidential run. >> let's get a lot of stuff on our plate here. let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> got some cloud cover beginning to thicken up down to the south of philadelphia and getting up close to the city the farther north you go the better chance you have of seeing some sunshine early and then eventually we all get the clouds andfternoon. a winter weather advisory meanwhile has been posted for the poconos at 4 o'clock this afternoon. it may take that long for precipitation to get all the way up to the poconos but when it does it's going to be snow up in the mountains. word to the wise if you're traveling up in that direction later today and tonight. 39 degrees is your currents temperature in philadelphia. so we're dry but on the cold side. 27 degrees in allentown. 30 in reading. 37 in wilmington. 33 in trenton and still holding 41 in cape may. wi

all types of toys for deserving children in septa service area. septa elves loaded up the buses with gifts this morning, at its center city headquarters as they prepare to deliver them to various agencies throughout the greater philadelphia. >>> it all comes from our employees, we have toy barrels all over the property, they've filled them to the bryn and more. so this is just a great way that we can give back to the community. >> septa worked with various charities anchor. throughout the city where most of the toys will be handed out. like i said, we are keeping him bus. >> i exactly. >> time for santa almost to hit the road or should i say the sky. >> our pat gallen met up with a few friends in advance of the big day. >> in just a few days, santa clause will travel the world with help from his friends. so we're here at the north paul, ada -- a/k/a the elmwood park zoo, getting ready with reindeer. this is tray and collar east. they're getting ready to hang with santa. hey, guys. tray and klarice won't be flying with santa this year. >> this is t

those flames, burned two septa workers assessing the situation, their injuries are not considered life threatening, no one else was injured. >>> it it was day two for comedian bill cosby back in the montgomery county courtroom his defense team is fighting prosecution wanting to allow 13 women to testify against cosby at his upcoming trial. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos has been following developments in the past few days and has very latest on where things stand right now. >> reporter: in june of next year bill cosby will either face one sexual assault accuser or he could face 14. judge steven o'neill will deciding whether to allow 13 additional witnesses to testify in what is known as prior bad acts. >> ♪ >> reporter: tuesday's hearing interrupted by choir annual choir, but before long it was back to arguments. district attorney kevin steel arguing cosby had a bat earn of bee friending, drugging, sexually assaulting aspiring actresses and models and even telling the judge that the 79 year-old comedian has a lifetime of committing sexual assaults on young women. >> i believe

a fire near a septa station levers a plan with burns and causes some problems for commuters. >> good morning out there. it is 5:30 on this tuesday december 6th. let's head on over to meteorologist, david murphy and to karen rogers. they've got accuweather and traffic. good morning. >> we've also got some clouds building in from the south this morning on sat life. you can see them t it looks like the farther north you go this morning the better chance you have of seeing some decent sunshine even philadelphia could get some early. then clouds start to get thicker from the south and eventually we see this rain arriving but most of us won't have to worry about that until later this afternoon. there is a winter weather advisory that kicks in at 4 o'clock. it will take that long for the rain to push all the way up into the poconos but by the time it does it will be cold enough to change it over to snow. we're looking at one to 3-inches of snow starting at 4 o'clock and going into about 6:00 a.m. on wednesday morning. everybody else pretty much rain. temps this morning are cold. 39 degrees

. >>> a man was stabbed while waiting on a septa platform. it happened at 15th and market after 1:30 a.m. authorities say two men got into an argument when one of them pulled a knife. the victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital. septa police took the suspect into custody. >>> and a man wanted for murder in delaware county has been tracked down in the state of georgia. officials captured rodney felt ton in suburban atlanta. he killed 63-year-old thomas child's who was working as a delivery truck driver in yeadon. he was shot to death during a robbery in june last year. >>> recount votes in pennsylvania continues. monday a federal judge will issue a ruling whether to approve a presidential election recount in the state. this is video of green party candidate jill stein leaving the courthouse yesterday. her lawyers argued for a recount based on on suspicion that the voting machines were as a vulnee to hacking. >>> president obama has ordered a review of possible cyber attacks during the election season. intelligence off

septa power problems from this morning are impacting travel tonight. began with downed wire in jenkintown. >> and many delays in cancellations followed. fox 29's brad sattin joins us live outside jefferson station in center city. brad arc little progress tonig tonight. >> reporter: well, we can tell you septa is still reporting on its website some residual delays of about 15 minutes. this as result of problem that actually happened nearly 15 hours ago. a bad wire was the problem but a manpower shortage appears to be exacerbating it. it was a downed wire just after 7:00 this morning in jenkintown that made a mess of the morning commute on septa's regional rail. >> the main problem was getting to work. an hour late. >> reporter: for other twos hours stuck on the train. crews had the prepared by 1:00 p.m. but still to plane for the cancellation of several trains into the evening rush hour. >> i came down for the train and the board said the train in norristown was canceled. >> engineers and conductors worked split shifts. so when their morning shifts ran

septa employees helped to distribute thousands of toys for the 36th annual yule toy drive. septa does not use a sled but lived the toys in an especially decorated bus. >>> still to come, doctors are told to make a change in the delivery room. the guidelines that could help all newborn babies. >>> and the people that bring the macy's light show to life avenue year in center city. with advil, you'll ask what bad knee? what throb advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? advil. a farmer's market.ve what's in this kiester. a fire truck. even a marching band. and if i can get comfortable talking about this kiester, then you can get comfortable using preparation h. for any sort of discomfort in yours. preparation h. get comfortable with it. >>> yet another electronic cigarette user was injured by an explosion. the man was driving a bus in fresno, california when the device exploded in his pocket. the man experiences burns on his hands and leg. and they have 66 explosions of e-cigarettes and most times it was the battery. >>> turning to h

septa is cutting prices starting on sunday. septa will be cutting out additional charges on four bus routes on the high speed line. riders from philadelphia will only have to pay the base fare on buy a transpass. just look for the story on the nbc 10 app. >>> this morning, more hatchimal headaches for parents. >> a south jersey woman said the toy she brought started making inappropriate noises. take a listen. britney may from west deptford tells us the furry toy started making the unusual sounds right after it hatched from the shell. there's been hundreds of complaints, it ranged from broken eggs to getting stuck in the lower shelf. and yesterday, we told you about a family who said their hatchimal is cursing at them. the company says it's adding more representatives, extending service hours and promising to replace the toy. >> the nypd is changing its dress code. next at 6:00, we'll explain how some officers can now honor their religion because of the new policy. >>> plus, found alive. an atlantic county woman and her 5-year-o

. >>> now arriving, septa changes. new schedules in effect for almost all of the regional rail lines. we'll have more on how it will impact your commute. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. >>> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. 5:30 on sunday. thanks for being with us. we've issued a first alert that will take effect this afternoon. we want to make sure you're ready for the wintry weather that will arrive late today and last through the morning rush. crystal klei. >> depending where you are, you'll see different precipitation. lehigh, burks county and parts of the pennsylvania suburbs, especially upper portions of counties. when? starting this afternoon. northern edge around poconos, lehigh valley. as we move in tonight through monday morning through that commute, we are tracking those conditions changing over to rain. that will begin with snow, some accumulation possible. as a result that shifts from snow to rain leaving us with wintry mix, icing and, of course, danger for the morning

and we'll work with septa as well. >> chopper 6 hd was of the mall as the chaos erupted. they also showed up monnight both nights answering a call on social media to come and cause chaos. >> we were there to restore safety and offered to the mall itself. >> police say 90 kids were involved in the fight and some started to yell obscenities and some threw punches at officers. anthony clark captured some of what happened. >> i am glad nobody got hurt. something has to be done, these kids are crazy these days. >> the incidents here are similar to flash mobs that broke out nationwide this week. simon the owner of philadelphia mills. referred us to a statement. reading in parts we are appreciative of small security and police and security teams. and our malls are cooperating into the investigation of these unfort fate acts. >> police are encouraging parents to keep track of their childrens whereabouts over the winter break and monitor their social media and talk about the consequences the four young people arrested face serious charges including assaulting police. live in north

septa assault. police now need your help solving a crime. we will tell you what this man is being accused of doing on a trolley that has investigators looking for him. a live look outside. maple shade, burlington county, route 73. live team coverage on the wintry mix in our area and what it means for your commute. wewe... get... angry. out of control, mad to the core, angry. so cancer, you've got two options. get out of the way or get rolled over. anger. just one reason more of us are surviving cancer than dying from it. give now to the american cancer society. 12k3wr50ir >>> a live look from nbc 10 first alert radar. the pink on radar indicates where we may have icy mix falling, freezing rain, sleet or a rain/snow mix falling through parts of berks county, lehigh valley as well. that's going to start to turn to rain as we continue through your morning. everywhere else, wet roadways a certainty for your morning commute. more details whether the rain moves out. for now, traffic with jessica. >>> in con cha haw kin, this is the blue route arou

around 6:00 45, about 200 a ranged to be there but police were ready as the teens arrived on buses by septa. >> we just seen the cops flying from everywhere.

septa's airport regional rail checking with delays, rest of the septa system operating on a regular schedule today. down at the airport a jammo in the security checkpoint so get down there early, two hours in advance they suggest. check with the airline, through the the weekend, weather in other parts of the country as scott will tell us in a moment will impact us here in philadelphia and don't wrap those presents because security guys will only unwrap them when you go through checkpoints. we had a big present last night. we took decorated news van and went to cherry hill, new jersey for final segment of the very kelly christmas tour and we have had three homes on this street, junior here, got started about 40 years ago, with some decorations. that spilled across the street to annmarie's house, she got things going and then her son got involved, he moved up the street right there gary the whole entire street, lit up, and some fun last night in cherry hill, new jersey. all of the pictures from all of the homes we visited and pictures that you center up on on my facebook page at bob kelly fox

septa is s telling us tonight they have been tweeting in real time. you can follow them on twitter. you can go on septa.org to train view. that's where we get a lot of our up to date information so there are ways you can stay on top of it. but again the problems continue not nearly as bad as they were this morning. but there are still some delays and cancellations tonight. iain and lucy. >> all right, brad, thank you very much. >>> developing right now terrifying moments for a couple who had just returned home from work. police say these men robbed them at their home in olney. police say they broke in around 3:30 in the morning and they made off with thousands. >> tonight the search is on for at least four men involved. fox 29's dave kinchen is live at northwest detectives in ogontz and dave you spoke to the couple's son. >> reporter: that's right. the son was inside the house when all of this happened. we also spoke with investigators who say this is yet again another case of asian business owners being held up. 3:30am house call from three gunmen scene on home surveillance video f

some things on septa as well, route 15 trolley a disabled trolley causing 15 minute delays and septa buses and trolleys are on a modified schedule through friday. accident at chester pike at macdade boulevard take springfield road to get around that accident. jim, over to you. >>> santa claus isn't only one keeping track of who is thought i and nice. better business bureau has released its list of the top scams of 2016. the scam is vary in name but they are very similar in the way that they work. >> interest. >> reporter: countless americans have received a call similar to this one including mary. >> he says to me this is irs. >> reporter: conn artist posing as an irs agent said if she didn't pay her taxes she would be thrown this jail. she ended up forking over nearly $100,000. >> he said, don't tell anybody , don't call anybody, because your house is bug. >> reporter: better business bureau says tax cons were top reported scam of 2016. in other popular scams, criminals posed as debt collectors or say you have won a sweepstakes. unlike purchase scams or when victims buy items from a

but never quite like this. >> looked a liquid different septa busses got a holiday make over. "eyewitness news" at the blue cross river rink winter fest will septa drivers showed off their decked out wheels part of the philly holiday festival on the waterfront. the busses had different kinds of decorations. look at this, a star wars theme, a train theme and a frozen theme. there it is. >> kate? >> it's time for your weekend watch and very important weekend on the way. of course, the christmas holiday, a lot of people going to be out and the weather looks greatly mild for late december. not as warm lasts year, temperatures above average, travel conditions fits a chance for shower on christmas day sunday we'll keep y ♪ i had an injury to my neck. it wasn't as serious injury it was a herniated disc. anything that could go wrong went wrong. i've been in the hospital twenty three times since. the bills started to pile up. i had nothing to give. we had nothing in the refrigerator. i would be dead and not sitting here right now if it wasn't for pond lehocky. >>> it's the latest sho

septa buses and trolleys remain on a modified weekday schedule on this wednesday morning, tam. >> thank you, matt. >>> the story developing overnight a burst of violence in two separate bars in philadelphia center several people to the hospital. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live for us now at police headquarters with more on what's going on here. good morning, annie. >> reporter:. >> reporter: good morning, tam l they're separate incidents. both had violent struggles in separate bars and now it has investigators on different sides of the city looking into this. well, take a look at this video. first, a shooting napped a southwest bar just before 11:30 in the 6200 block of woodland street. the shooting victim only known as a man in his 30's was that rushed to presbyterian hospital in critical condition. he is expected to survive. but police believe the vic that i'm has no i.d. was playing pool and a fight broke out and the victim was slot in the stomach. cameras did capture a man with a gun in hand leaving that bar moments later getting into a dark sedan traveling west on wo

if you have any information, contact septa police. >>> it is 4:13. daily intelligence briefings are of no evidence to president-elect trump. he gets top secret as needed and leaves it up to them to give him briefings as needed. he is scoffing at the cia report that russia hacked into intelligence files to tip the election his way. yesterday, a bipartisan group of senators called for an investigation. on friday, president obama ordered a full review of campaign cyberattacks. the russian hacking issues could impact president-elect trump's choice of rex tillerson. he has close business ties to russia. mr. trump has not officially picked his choice for state but tweeted that tillerson is a world class player and deal maker. >> demonstrators want pennsylvania's electoral college to vote for someone other than donald trump when it meets next week. nbc 10 at this unity vigil. organizers say mr. trump is unfit for the presidency. nearly all of the state's selectors have gone on record saying they will support the president-elect. >> they hit him. the footbal

congress ravines, january 3. >> if you ride septa look for changes this weekend. new scheduleses -- schedules on most regional rail lines take effect tomorrow. some trains will be leaving 25 minute earlier or later. be sure to check those schedules because you do not want to be out in the cold. septa said the changes will improve service. >>> archbishop wood has done it again, fire trucks escorted the vikings back home in bucks county. they dismantelled harass -- harrisburg we caught up with the team. >> was awesome seeing outline outline -- seeing all the seniors get all their emotions out. >> it was a blessing. >> wood has won titles, three of the last four years, their only loss was last season in the championship game, last night they got their revenge. >> congratulations to them. 6:40 a.m., 'tis the season for office holiday parties. we'll have the preview of one holiday party, stick around to the details in the new film staring jennifer aniston office christmas party. >>> it may seem like a distant memory, but we have an official word for the record set for

a lot of fun yesterday down there at the septa depo at 59th street. outside we go, live look at the blue route. no problems or delays at all, headlights headed southbound, down toward the airport, starting to see some volume pop all around the board here, as we get ready for the rush hour, coming in from new jersey staple deal, schuylkill, little slow from conshy, into belmont. no problems on the regional rail. septa off to good start here, so far this morning, accident white horse pike stone road. bridge inspections today on 59 near broad street. and take a look at this house, picture taken with the drone, the trees, the spiral trees all set up, the colored lights on the house, we are getting ready for a very kelly christmas, and tonight, we are going to hit the road in my decorated news van, and we will head on out to levittown, pennsylvania, where they have the lights, and they bounce to the beat of the music, alex, we will be live tonight on there guy's front lawn, starting at 5:00. >> oh, i'm excited. can't wait to see what you will bewaring, bob

congress ravines january 3. >>> if you ride septa you need to look for changes this weekend. new schedules on most regional rail lines take effect tomorrow, so take note of this. some trains will be leaving up to 25 minutes earlier or later, and be sure to check the schedule, because you do not want to be left standing out in the cold this time of year. septa believes these changes will make improvements to service. >> well they are perhaps one of the most beautiful signs of the season. pointsettia plants. >> they are beautiful for the family owned farm in monmouth county it takes a team of growers to get the holiday plants ready in time for the season. nora muchanic has this story. >> reporter: it's crunch time at the farm in i allentown, new jersey, one of the biggest pointsettia growers in the state. >> they are vary in size from 1 inch to 4 inches. >> reporter: warehouse employees start at 7:30 picking and packing orders at the third generation family business. >> right about now, it's in full gear. >> reporter: jeff is the head grower. he makes sure that every plant is t

but never quite like this. >> looked a liquid different septa busses got a holiday make over. "eyewitness news" at the blue cross river rink winter fest will septa drivers showed off their decked out wheels part of the philly holiday festival on the waterfront. the busses had different kinds of decorations. look at this, a star wars theme, a train theme and a frozen theme. there it is. >> kate? >> it's time for your weekend watch and very important weekend on the way. of course, the christmas holiday, a lot of people going to be out and the weather looks greatly mild for late december. not as warm lasts year, temperatures above average, travel conditions fits a chance for shower on christmas day sunday we'll keep you ♪ ♪ lend him a helping hand. ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪ take a good look around... ♪ ...and if you're lookin' down, ♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart. (avo) the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety million dollars to help real people like

>> and we are looking outside right now, to a truck fire on the blue route and delays on septa. i'll have all of the updates coming up. first we will take a quick break. stay right where you are. cbs-3 "eyewitness news" fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. cable can't offer that. only fios can. >> good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon, here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. >> investigators in germany saying the truck that crashed in berlin was likely an act of terror. >> people who come to the christmas village today and throughout the week can expect to see a lot mover police officers patrolling through the market. >> philadelphi

take a look at the passengers trying to stay warm inside of the septa station. that's one of the strategies we saw. this morning. we're also seeing people waiting in cars until the very last minute to catch their trains. >> yeah, it's actually freezing. and the wind is brutal. >> what about the layers? did you do anything differently? >> yeah, yeah. just waiting for the train. >> reporter: and you are definitely going to need those layers as you head out the door this morning as bill mentioned with the temperature not going up today. definitely put on extra layers. i've got three different pairs of pants, four different tops underneath this jacket. you're certainly going to need to do the same especially if you're working outside this morning. pamela osborne, "nbc10 news." >> layer up. realtime updates on dangerous cold, download the nbc10 app. you can use the interactive radar and prepare for snow this weekend. >>> happening today in harrisburg, a court hearing involving a local school district could have major implications on the power of all school boards acr

tonight is septa night at the river fest. septa riders with weekly or monthly passes get a discount to ice skate tonight. >> very cool. >>> we saw it over the weekend, 'tis the season for snow and ice. >> no matter how hard we try, some of us are going to slip on the ice. a new study says your boots may be to blame, find out why next at 5:00. >>> recent studies show female doctors make about $20,000 less than their male counterparts. but women may save more lives. researchers at harvard university followed 1 million elderly patients hospitalized with a medical condition. those treated by female doctors were less likely to die and less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. >> women really do practice medicine a little differently than the way men practice medicine. women tend to be better at communicating with patients. they're more likely to offer treatments that we know work. they're more likely to focus on prevention. >> and be sure to tune into "nbc nightly news" to learn more about this. plus a female do

. >>> septa extending hours on sunday for regional rail riders. we have information on the nbc 10 apps. you can check the times for your lines. service times will be posted at septa stations. >>> time far look at the roads. >> earlier we had a bad denton westbound side. right now working through residual delays. it will take you under 20 minutes from the vine to the blue route. we have an accident in upper marion. no report of problems or delays but it hasn't cleared yet. here is a notification. it is cancelled because of a cruise shortage. patco, new jersey transit seems to be running and on schedule. another accident at bethlehem pike and walnut street. >>> a car crashed into a home in philadelphia. the accident happened around 1:00 at dee and louden streets. you can see the car and the front of the home were badly damaged. the driver ran away from the scene but he is now in custody. >>> a woman shot in feltonville. police tell us the victims were wound sitting in a minivan. we are working to find out their conditions at this hour. >>> yesterday

septa detouring buses three and five. new traffic pattern on the ben franklin parkway coming in the city right in front of the franklin institute you don't have to go all the way around that loopy loop and circle there. they have you going straight up the middle. just a change. something different from last week. schuylkill not bad, looking good coming in from new jersey. heading south on 295 you may see lights here thanks to the simpson's setting up their holiday lights display. they have a projection screens on the garage door. mike has this at his home here. >> yes, in my bedroom. >> we have to work on the pictures he has loaded in the projector there but we will get to that. >> sure. >> make sure you snap a picture at your home and post to it facebook, twitter, instagram and use that #fox 29 likes contest. we can show pictures on tv and pick a house to go visits. this week we are heading out to northeast philadelphia on thursday night to broadcast live we have details at fox 29.com. >>> 6:17. >> security has been incr

. >>> who needs that's sleigh, when you got a septa bus. >>> plus crossing the line, this walmart truck went way off course, and a state trooper caught it on camera. find out what that trooper found inside that landed that driver in jail. >>> it was an early christmas for some septa employees children. they stuffed the busses with presents and delivered them to organizations throughout the philadelphia region. this is theth ye 35th year that septa -- >> today the folks at providence animal pantry handed out food, toys and treats to pet owners. the group supplies 5,000 meals to animals in this pantry, they also offer free vaccines. >>> tonight disney on ice is back at the wells fargo center with a brand-new show called "follow your heart." it follows some of those popular disney movies. the show begins tomorrow and runs into the new year. >>> when you're watching the "today" show over the next couple of weeks, it might feel like you're going back in time. the familiar faces that will join matt lauer on the anchor desk. > that's next at 5:00. >>> i'm tracking some clouds moving for the ho

. >> an after school fight breaks out at a septa station leaving a teenager with stab wounds. >> the flyers have the longest winning streak in decades. >> david murphy is here, and karen rogers has traffic. the question i have is who invited jack frost to the party? >> reporter: temperatures are in the process of plunging that will be the story in the next couple of hours. we have snow up north of philadelphia. if you're down in south jersey you have active snow showers for another half-hour to an hour, slow it down if you see that, because temperatures are in the process of dropping. that's a word to the wise across the region. if you see any moisture on roads this morning, temperatures are falling below freezing in a lot of neighborhoods as we speak, there could be a freeze up on the roads especially where they were not treated. cloud cover is starting to escape the region. we'll wind up with sunshine early and sun and clouds mix through most of the day. here current temperatures, a couple of hours ago we were up around 36, 37 degrees in philadelphia. the cold air is in the process

septa operating on a regular weekday schedule today. get down to the air poverty early two hours in advance, check with the airline and don't wrap those presents they need to be unwrapped in order to fly for the holiday weekend we flew over to cherry hill, new jersey. we had a grand old time as we kicked off or finished up our very kelly christmas tour on deer road in cherry hill, new jersey where they had three homes decorated to the hilt. this was junior's house. he got it all started 40 years ago. it then sprinkled across the street to maryann's house and then her son gary got involved on the trick. so all three homes light up the street there in cherry hill and we were in the flight path for all of the planes coming into philadelphia international. i guarantee if you are coming into philadelphia you look out either window you will see this house there in cherry hill. all of the pictures from all of the homes we visited and all of the pictures everyone sent us are up on our facebook page at bob kelly fox 29. thomas, back over to you.

. >>> in other news, a man is dead after his motorcycle slammed into a septa bus. it happened in the frankfurt neighborhood last night. septa says nobody was hurt and the victim hasn't been identified. >>> investigators are trying to confirm what caused an apartment house fire that killed one person and left nine families with no place to go for the holidays. flames broke out early yesterday morning at high and franklin streets. firefighters found a man's body on the second floor of the building. other people inside managed to the american red cross is now helping them. the fire chief says careless smoking likely started that fire. >>> in chester county,ith an avian flu about a dozen cats are in exposure to the bird flu virus. none have tested positive. the virus spread through the a decade ago, it is not harmful to humans. >>> 5:37. a close call vikings. they had a rough landing heading to a holiday weekend game with the packers. we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> christmas in bethlehem, pennsylvania that is. how the known as christmas city usa is getting read

it was parked near a septa station. >>> this was not what sixers fans had in mind when they showed up, they were hoping to see the team mop up the floor with it their opponent. we'll explain. >> 5:30, december 1, let's get this new month started. let's go over to karen rogers and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: i've been cleaning up the weather for you. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows all the showers have cleared the coastline. we're dry in the area. temperatures are in the 50s. even in the overnight hours we're mild. 53 in oxford. 57 in center city. 53 in browns mills. 57 in hammonton, new jersey. 56 in vineland and glassboro. 56 degrees in dover, delaware. satellite and radar showing we have a significant amount of rain, in the past 48 hours. that has moved out. we have clouds in most parts of south jersey and delaware, seeing breaks in the clouds in philadelphia and north and west. we'll see sunshine mixing with the clouds. temperature are not going very far. we're in the 50s we'll stay in the 50s with the cold air inn. 4:00 p.m., 52. 7:00 p.m., 47 degrees, it will ge

here's what happened yesterday with the hot mess on septa, started out with the equipment problems from the cold weather and then wire felon top of the train in jenkintown leading to two hour delays. then work rules and engineers on the delays kept those guys there working the p.m. rush hour, which then cancelled more trains for folks, heading home. hot mess, put it behind us, septa says all of the trains at least right now getting out of the gate with no delays and we will monitor as we go along the as we saw from yesterday bundle up whether you are standing for a bus train, trolley or just for that person will pick you up on your car pool you need to be trust add pope eighthly this morning. ninety-five to problems straight ahead into downtown philadelphia. karen, back over to you. >>> breaking right now this morning there is a woman on life support after she was found badly beaten. lets get out to steve keeley at police headquarters. this is one where story keeps changing, evolving and we are learning new details every minute, steve. >> reporter: that is what we said an hour ago, kare

have seen, and we have seen there are some trollies here that have been stopped amend we're observing septa service on these trollies have been interrupted because of this whole response on scene. are you able to tell how many of those floors within that apartment building seem to be affected by this fire, looking through those windows where you see the majority of those flames, is it contained to a small amount of apartments or that entire building? >> yeah, as we arrived on scene, where you see the flashlights here, of the firefighters, that's where the fire was coming from, it seemed to be contained to this very top floor of this building, we didn't see any other flames coming out of any other windows on any other floors, but in the last 30 minutes we see them extinguish the flames coming out of the windows and from out of the roof there. >> a high-rise apartment building on fire, the location of this is north 11th street near maderi avenue. no word on any injuries. as you see firefighters are working hard to put as much water on that fire as possible and get it under control. we'll keep

. >>> septa is getting in the holiday spirit. today was the fourth annual all district septa vehicle decoration competition. an our misha johnson were you one of the guests. you can see them this saturday on display at dilworth park. nicely done. >>> she celebrated her 100 birthday at the cheese cake factory in cherry hill he >> friends and family joined her who lived on her own until 98. she says the secret to longevity is having the help of her great family. very happy birthday. >> happy birthday, young lady. indeed. watching the feud. how about that? beautiful smile >> lauren joining us now, going to get colder. >> baby it's going to get cold outside. >> but yes, as we head to the end of the week, you're preparing for it. mentally prepare for it and this evening, a nice winter scene check this out, state college, west of here, snow coming down, a beautiful looking wintery scene there. and we do have the same system going to impact the delaware valley actually as we speak and generating a few flakes across parts of the area, bu

. >> and if you are taking steps to make a return today, heads up, septa running on modified schedule, regional rail sunday schedule, broad street line and market frankford trains running on regular weekday schedule. and buses and trolleys are running on modified weekday schedules, so check septa's website. >> now back to the investigation we told you about at the beginning of the show, police looking for those responsible for flashing the tires of at least nine cars early christmas morning, "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, talking to neighbors who anita still understandably upset. good afternoon. >> reporter: well, good afternoon, rahel, that's right, this is not the way many of these neighbors wanted to start christmas morning by waking up to their cars vandalized. let's get right to the video to show you on 900 block of folcroft street, at least nine cars have been slashed, between midnight and 2:30 in the morning. on christmas morning police say it happened when someone or a group of people slashed the tires of again at least nine carson this block. neighbors hearsay although

frankford elevated line, so septa, they have been using shuttle buses on the over night. they will continue for shuttle buses in the frankford transportation center all the way through erie torresdale. there is the scene of the fire at the upper end of market frankford line. give you an idea back in the day you may remember pat's music center or ed co mens store or charlie brown lives in the shoe, shoe place there. we're going back but that is the stretch of frankford avenue. we had stores down below and apartments above. now later this morning martin luther king drive will go in the close another mode, this is long time project that begins 9:00 to three. they will open up her up for evening rush hour and shut it again on the overnight. your alternate kelly or schuylkill expressway. again, this project begins later on today and it will take some getting used to. karen and thomas back to you. >>> we have some very sad news to begin this morning. tragedy on the highway in south jersey. a crash has killed a state trooper and also another man. >> we will see the scene right t

that fire location is what jenny is reporting from forcing septa to use shuttle bus's long a portion of the route 34 trolley, another fire , one alarmer at ridge and pemberton road over this southampton and a water main break on route 70, east and westbound watch for delays near the new jersey turnpike. the frosty and snowflakes sent thus picture from their home all decorated in wilmington delaware. they have led's all lit up. we want to see pictures of your home. keep them coming for a very kelly christmas. post them on facebook, twitter , instagram, use that # fox 29 lights contest so i can show lights on tv. we have them all on the web site and we will pick another home to broadcast live next week during our five and 6:00 o'clock news, thomas and alex back to you. >>> well, president-elect trump has been going on his thank you tour through the swing states that he won. >> he wasted no time rebehind ing pennsylvania voters show someone other than a, you know, republican president or chose someone other than a democrat. president-elect promised to bring back jobs for the country and

don't miss this story at 6:00. >> come on back, don, keep the good vibes going, man. >> septa santa. >> what makes you feel better than growing up getting a new bike. really, for me. >> i got the schwinn with the sissy bar in the back, yeah. >> oh, my. >> with the streamers. >> popping wheel is. >> now i know what to get ukee for christmas. >> you will have another in a few days. >>> sixers host raptors tonight highlights at 11:00. ultimate highlight of the week comes from the classroom and not court. sixers organization is scoring big in he had case. >> follow through and elect leaders, we need more leaders, and once we get that together, it will be a good world, and better place. >> reporter: innings isers legend world b free talking to students at warren g harding school in frankford. team along with the city of philadelphia, office of civic engagement kick off an after school program called the coaching cafe. >> this is the new pilot program for sixers youth foundation. the purpose of the mission is to how we work with middle age school youth and power of sports to mentor the nex

also want to give you an update on septa service. the norristown line is running 30 minutes late, the airport run running late, 20 minutes delays there as well. back to you guys. >> tongue twister this morning. >> a little bit. >> too cold to talk. >>> 6:19 right now on this friday. meteorologist bill henley is tracking that frigid air outside. >> this is the worst of it this morning, if you're heading out right now it is a bitter cold morning, the temperatures have dropped into the teens, the wind chills have been hovering in the single digits to zero degrees this morning. we will see some sunshine. the temperatures will be climbing but we will be below freezing all day today and tonight, and tonight clouds start moving in, they will arrive during the evening hours, then we will see light snow developing overnight tonight that will change to rain during the day on saturday. suburbs 14 degrees, 14 now in delaware, 16 degrees in philadelphia and in south jersey dropped to 15 degrees for many neighborhoods. turnersville, pemberton all

. >>> university city a ribbon cutting for the new septa travel center at penn. our fresco user clifford was there for grand opening at 36th and walnut. collaboration between the university and septa and will offer seive tans with all forms of travel in and around penn's campus and the city of physical. >>> and students at the moore college of art and design getting into the holiday spirit. the interior design students in philadelphia used what they've learned about building and decorating to put together some fantastic ginger bread houses. fresco user clifford zen us this video of students hard at work and also donned some of their ugliest holiday sweaters. when you see news happening be sure to take out your phone and shoot it and make sure you use the fresco app to send it to our newsroom and get paid. lucy. >> thank you very much iain. >>> north carolina mom seeing red over a recent end count at her local shopping mall. ash the mays took her son anthony to see one of santa's helpers. her son wanted to tell him what he wanted for christmas much that's all. the

a small army of septa workers transformed their buses into enormous christmas replicas. look at the inside of these buses. all of this is part of septa's decoration competition. and this year, recognize that guy? our own matt pellman was on hand to judge the finished projects. >> that is a tough one. time for a check of the "action news" traffic report. >> that was cool stuff. >> each district in which they are eight or nine and they donate their time and decorate a bus for their sheer enjoyment and the enjoyment of the riders. they will be by dillworth park on saturday noon until 4:00, go check them out then. on the schuylkill a rough start but this afternoon a broken down vehicle on the eastbound lanes approaching spring garden, off to the side but slow speeds and red zone 95 by the ben franklin bridge, and volume is building in. and otherwise not an awful afternoon so far. bristol township bucks county, and new falls road by the burger king. fire police are out there helping you through the intersection. if you are crossing from bucks county. watch out construction on

septa buses modified holiday schedule. subways, regular schedule. patco, special schedule, dart buses running on a sunday schedule. >> reporter: we talked about the chance for freezing drizzle. the advisory is for the northwest suburbs until 11:00 a.m. in the poconos tbhl -- until 4:00 p.m. in the i-95 above freezing. 37 in millville and 40 in cape may. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, showing we're dry, we can see drizzle trying to pop out to the west, that will run through the area, as the warm front lifts through. the high happens after sunset. 7:00 a.m., 38. 10:00, 44. lots of clouds, mist today. 1:00 p.m., 45. 4:00 p.m., 46. temperatures are still rising. 7:00, 48 cease, alicia and -- degrees, alicia and matt. >> the morning buzz is next. the dance phrase that has the famous american ambassador showing off her moves. >> first up, "g.m.a.'s" first look. >> reporter: carrie fisher in the hospital surrounded by family after an inflight medical emergency. debby rent -- reynolds at her bed side tweeting carrie is in stable condition. i

. >> a fire in the city's frankford section is impacting septa's market frankford line. >> vice president joe biden teased he may be leaving the door open to another presidential run. >> let's turn now to weather and traffic. meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers. on. >> it's a cold start across the region and somewhat cloudy especially to the south. the farther north you go the better chance you have of some early sunshine. let's start you with satellite and you can see how those clouds are kind of filling in but areas north not so much. and in philadelphia probably a little bit of early sunshine. then the clouds get thicker and you can see that rain on the way. that will be an issue later this afternoon. also a winter weather advisory has been posted for the poconos. this kicks in at 4 o'clock this afternoon. it will probably take that long for the rain to get all the way up into the poconos and by the time it does it will be cold enough to change over to snow and then that continues overnight until 6:00 a.m. wednesday morning. snowfall probably around one to 3 inches in the poco

wendy gilette for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> starting to day septa has made changes to the regional rail schedule, transit agency says changes are part of the overall improvement to the regional rail system. septa is also adjusting weekday train times, for a look at the new schedule we have pose he had it on cbs philly.com. >>> the push for a statewide recount in pennsylvania will be in the hand of the the federal judge in philadelphia tomorrow. jill stein's green party wants to determine if election computers were hack. attorneys for trump campaign says stein lacks evidence of tampering, stots must certify they're lex result by tuesday. >>> youngsters are getting what they want this holiday season thanks to the generosity of their community, and those who protect and serve. "eyewitness news" reporter a neat a oh went along on a shopping spree in chester county. >> reporter: with sirens blaring, dozens of coatsville area police officers swarmed the parks and wal-mart sat the daze morning. but this was no ordinary scene. >> big high five, all right. look at that. >> reporter: it was

. >>> septa police arrested a person they say stabbed a man on a septa platform. we are told the suspect got into an argument with the man on the market frankford line 15th and market in center city. he pulled a knife on the victim, he was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening wounds. >>> a mural remembering christina grism -- grimy will be unveiled to honor her who was murdered while on tour. organizers hope the wish wall will be a mess of hope and peace. >> there's concerns about vandals take aim at holiday christmas displays in a south jersey town. they have struck in multiple places. dann cuellar has more. ♪ >> reporter: it's the holiday season and a lot of people put their heart and sole -- soul into their christmas decorations. last week ken set up a nine foot tall inflatable christmas dragon. he came out the next night to his it was gone the thief leaving the anchor stakes in the ground. >> it kind of ruins the spirit of the season. >> reporter: he is not alone. that same night around the corner, amy had an 8-foot tall inflatable teddy bear. the

abnormalities on the septa buses and retours. today a modified schedule on the septa buses. wilmington/newark train canceled because of crew shortage. 35 degrees in philadelphia. 35 in allentown. pretty much the same story in reading, trenton, millville, bundle up there's a wind blowing we have windchills in the mid to upper 20s, we'll stay with the windchills in the upper 20s, here's why, the temperatures are not going that high. 37 degrees by 7:00 a.m. we'll get a high of 41 around 1:30 p.m. the wind will pick up gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour that will keep the windchills in the 20s as we go through the afternoon and on into the evening. now, later tonight, the wind will die down, you'll want a coat with temperatures sliding through the 30s, alicia. >> all right, david, thank you. >>> new measures to help young people to stop smoking are about to take effect in philadelphia. the new regular layings prohibit tobacco retailer permits within two blocks of any school kindergarten and high school. retailers who sell single cigarettes known as . >> the sixers face the hottest