tracking rain and lie winds in the area. deployed storm ten to check the roads for you. bracing for the wet weather to come. team kavrge of the rain, wind, potential flooding. start with meteorologist bill henley on what's happening right

now. >> getting the wind right now. take a look at this view from center city. the flag is blowing. the winds are just getting started right now. already seeing heavy wind gusts in the area. why we've issued a first alert for our area for the entire area through tomorrow morning. and it looks like we're in for periods of heavy rain fall. damaging winds: lead to down trees and power outages. at the coast, that's where we're going to see strongest wind. coastal flooding and beach erosion count on it with this storm. wind gusts already at 32 miles an hour in philadelphia. 33 mile an hour in wilmington and at the shore hitting 40 miles an hour atlantic city. tropical storm force wind gust. that's just the first part of the storm system. the other is the wind and the rain. the rain we're in for heavy periods of rain at times. meteorologist is stopping by with a look at that. >> that's going be later today start tracking the heavy pockets of rain come in.

not looking at too much yet. tracking an increase in those showers as we move along the later part of today and even into this evening. here's a look at radar and sad lite currently. green moving through. watching yesterday seen us showing off future model saying morning hours just going to be wet roadways lighter showers picking up. seeing currently along the jersey shore. atlantic county, ocean county, monmouth county. toms river, not anything going to stop your commute this morning. the bigger concern are the winds this morning already started to crank up. we pull this thing out quite a bit and look at this system. this heavy rain is not going to be affecting us as it moves offshore here. look at the activity heading our direction. yellows, oranges, reds. heavier rain. going to take a while to get to us. not talking until the later part of today and tonight. now is if timeline. now to one in the afternoon.

lighter rain and increasing winds. one this afternoon through this evening pockets of heavier rain and stronger winds pick up. that will last into overnight with area downpours and still windy conditions. tuesday morning things start to get better. time that out in a few minutes. right now, go to traffic with jessica boyington. >> we are starting off with major breaking news this morning. major closure, the new jersey turnpike and pa turnpike connecter bridge in both direction asis closed this morng for structural repair. big delay there. we will be seeing a big delay because of that considering it's closed indefinitely now. get around the scene, take the burlington bristol bridge. anywhere to get out of new jersey and pennsylvania, those bridges in the area, burlington bristol is the closest and we'll watch that for you for the morning to make sure and check on any openings. northeast philadelphia, watch for a crash on route 1 northbound just around conley

road. we'll end on the vine street expressway, we are open in both directions. leave with you with a good thing here. vine around 24th street east and westbound no problems. tracking weather means we're tracking possible flight delays at philadelphia international. live look at airport rain and fog have delayed flights. that happened about an hourly yesterday. be sure to check the status of your flight before you head to airport. we're also checking for power outages today. scattered outages. utility crews are bracing for a rough day. wind gusts could reach 60 miles an hour. some utility companies have brought in extra workers for early morning and daytime hours. 4:04 and 44 degrees at the jersey shore. high tied de is rolling in. people spent yesterday preparing for potential flooding there. this morning keeping an eye on the coast. ted greenburg live in cape may

county. ted, what are you seeing. >> reporter: you heard bill talk a couple minutes ago about that beach erosion and how likely that's going be and you can see exactly why. we're at the north end of north wildwood and check out that surf. being driven here into the coastline by those winds right off the ocean, you can see the ocean is crashing here up onto the rocks. almost to the sea away where we're stabbeding at second after. this high tide is happening now along the ocean front. it will be happening in about an hour or so from now along the back bays and that's when we could see and are expecting to see minor tidal flooding along the back bays. more likely we'll see more widespread tidal flooding during this afternoon's high tide in about 12 hours from now. major things we're going to be seeing today, probably more significant than the flooding is going to be the wind. and wind gusts here along the

coast. very significant, potentially up to 60 miles ran hour later and that certainly can cause damage. so you see just how big those waves are. we're going to continue to be keeping track of the high tied this morning. here along the ocean, head to the bay for just a while. we'll continue to bring you these pictures. keep you posted on whatever information we get as well. for realtime updates for your neighborhood, download the free nbc 10 app. track the storm and get updates on the forecast as you plan your day. the weather is expected to exact the morning commute, so could a closed bridge for drivers from michael wacha and new jersey. the delaware river turnpike bridge is off limits. people will have to find another way to get to work. live in bristol county with an update for us. turn part-time officials in michael wacha and new jersey say to prepare for extreme delays

and congestion because of the closure of this bridge. we are underneath it right now. on the pennsylvania side. 42,000 vehicles typically go over this bridge every day. now have have to go another way. the warnings are there the bridge is closed. it's been since friday when a crack was discovered in a tress. work is still going to stabilize the bridge. little quiet at the moment, but people and drivers who work around the turnpike are bracing for what may come with this commute. >> just pointing out in different directions. tell them go four and a half miles that way or go down to 295. see what happens the next couple of days. >> i always find alternate roots. i don't think it will affect me. i'll just find an alternate route. maybe people don't drive. take the train or the bus. >> now, we've been showing this

all weekend. take a look. these are the alternate routes. coming from michael wacpennsylv going to new jersey exit at ben salem. follow route 1 to i 95 and 295 and 195195. all these at nbc.com and nbc app. take a live look here. big problem this morning is going to be extra congestion couple that with weather. talking with drivers the past couple of days that take other bridges. they are concerned that those bridges are going to g backed up as a result. that's what turnpike authorities are talking about here. you have to plan ahead. we're going to be following this throughout the morning. for now i'm live, nbc 10 news. 4:08. let's talk more there's not many ways around the detour so just plan for it. that is part of the problem

here. no matter what way you swing it this morning, you're probably going to be late to wherever you have to go. a big big closure. the new jersey turnpike and pa turnpike east and west directions closed right now because of structural roadway pairs. if you're just tuning in and catching the tend of that. closed through the entire morning rush and for a little bit of time as well. big delays when all of these cars can get off. can't exit from the new jersey. burlington bristol bridge coming from new jersey great alternate for you there. that's open. we have to be on standby for scheduled openings for the burlington bristol bridge. keep my i eye on that for you. saw some of the other alternates listed. route one. exit off at ben salem. we don't see delays yet on the pa turnpike in other r either direction. keep eye on that for you. for now that's cloelsed and not

going to change for the entire morning. watch that and also watching northeast philadelphia. crash on the boulevard northbound around conley road. lights out around presidential boulevard and city avenue. vine street is open this morning. not dealing with construction. keep eye on those for you. update you all morning on the delays around the burlington bristol bridge. alternate and keep our eye on that for you and back in ten minutes with more information. ten minutes past 4:00. it's going to be a difficult day for drives. >> get you updated on the timing. it is a windy start this morning. little bit rainy too. you can see the camera shaking. view at philadelphia international. that's where the winds right now at the airport are 32 miles an hour. winds are stronger at the shore. wild wood where ted greenburg just reported. 39-mile-an-hour wind gust.

one of the high tides occurring now for the jersey coastline and delaware beaches. next one this afternoon. through the day strong winds. looks like the strongest winds will be around during the afternoon, however. 44 degrees. 21-mile-an-hour winds in philadelphia. that's the steady wind. getting higher gust which is the winds will be evaluated right on through the morning and afternoon as well. the good news here is the temperatures are growing to stay in the 40s all day long. what rain we get with the storm will only be rain. suburbs, 43 degrees rights now. the wind strong out of the northeast. the nor'easter bringing down heavy wind gusts and heavy downpours starting at noon and into the afternoon hours. and for the lehigh valley, you're not out of this either. 45 degrees right now into the 30s this afternoon. temperatures dropping with those strong north easterly winds. 21 mile an hour winds at noontime. the gusts will be higher than that. n new jersey, we've seen a few

rain showers this morning. more likely the rain comes in this afternoon. the temperatures hold steady and winds stay with us through the day. strongest winds at the shore. 38-mile-an-hour winds at 10:00 this morning. 36 at noontime. those are the steady winds: wind gusts as high as 50-mile-an-hour or above at the shore. that alone can cause damage bringing down branches and possibly trees leading to power outages. that's not out of the outagouta wind and rain and potential for some frozen precipitation with the storm. 12 minutes past four. super bowl li is set. >> seeking confirmation from the senate. tell you about the boost

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happening today, president donald trump gets to work. shaping up to be a busy day. include as breakfast meeting with business leaders, signing of executive orders and a by tart san reception for members of congress. today on capitol hill, president trumps nominee for secretary of state could be confirmed. senate foreign relations committee will vote followed by full senate.

former ceo of exxon mobile with close business ties to russia. yesterday republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham said they would vote to confirm him. start today with irs accepting returns. expectings more than 153 million tax returns to be filed this year. deadline is april 18. let's talk weather now. the storm system that will cause problems is responsible for 18 deaths in the south. watching video of a tornado in georgia. one of the twisters that tore through communities there over the weekend. storm destroyed trailer homes, downed power lines and uprooted trees. 4:16. 44 degrees outside. get you updated on the timing of what's happening. it's windy now. then we have the rain coming. >> the worst is still ahead of us. right now dealing with the

gusty winds and those will be increasing later this morning and afternoon as well. look at the flag holding on in center city. the temperatures are not bad at all. as you mentioned we're in the 40s right now for lehigh valley, suburbs, delaware, 44 degrees in philadelphia. south jersey is seeing rain at the shore. that's where we're getting the strongest wind gust. temperatures hold accident in the 40s. temperatures not a problem. wind is a different story. topping 30-mile-an-hour in the philadelphia and at 40-mile-an-hour at the shore, these are expected to top 50-mile-an-hour during the day today and we'll see some of those stronger gusts move into philadelphia and even into lehigh valley and some of the suburbs as well. a windy day all around. not much in the way of rain. here's your hour by hour. for wind speed. 34 in philadelphia, but near

50-mile-an-hour in dover. strong winds get a bit stronger at 12:30 this afternoon. 50-mile-an-hour wind gusts for wildwood. elevated wind gusts for millville and dover. 55-mile-an-hour wind gusts. trenton topping 40-mile-an-hour. going to late afternoon, that's the next high tide at the shore, winds won't be quite as strong, but still elevated. still expect to see minor flooding at the shore. the winds inland are still strong near 40-mile-an-hour in philadelphia and topping 40-mile-an-hour in fretrenton. add rain and make matters even worse. that's what meteorologist crystal is tracking this morning. keep a close eye on radar currently and take a comparison to what we expect later today. see a big difference here. start off by looking a lot radar and satellite map. not a lot of rain we're tracking. looking at ground observations. lighter rain picking up along

our joerm points. right now focused over ocean county and starting to creep north ward here. starting to move to monmouth county as well. further inland and right now it's pretty dry. roads are wet. it's hazy out there because of fog we've been seeing the last couple of days. plenty of moisture at the surface to tap into. right now the only showers atlantic city up past toms river. that's what we're looking at currently. what we will be seeing. hour by hour forecast. clouds as we sit currently. later in the morning by 6:00 a.m., start to see some showers pop up. i think this model is going aggressive with court and juthe breakings apart here. goes through 9:00 a.m. periods through the morning where you don't have rain falling. this will be in out scattered showers again light to moderate. get into the afternoon. now we start to see heavier rain. yellows and oranges passing through. that passes right through

philadelphia. and covers a lot of south jersey as we get into the evening. 5:00 p.m. this starts to clear out heavier rain. we could still see pockets of heavier rain through midnight to tomorrow morning. lingering lighter showers going to hang around our region. we will start to clear things out as we get later into the day on tuesday. talk more about potential rain totals coming up in next half hour. >> 20 minutes past 4:00 on this monday. if anybody travels to and from burlington and bucks counties, they're going to have a tough go. >> new commute for the next couple of weeks. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has what you need to know. >> really no easy way to get around this. pretty much adding more time to you morning commute no matter what across the board. this closure is the new jersey turnpike and pennsylvania turnpike. bridge closed right now. see that strip of red right

there. where the bridge closure is. starts with the exit ramps on either side. if you're coming from pa, add extra time anyway. you can head to route one. route 1 will drop you in new jersey around the trenton area. take the burlington bristol bridge moving into new jersey from pa. watch for scheduled openings. add extra time on your morning commute. you're going to need it for the morning. watching out in philly, there's a crash. watching the closure on the northbound side for now. police activity right around the area here city avenue at presidential boulevard. there's traffic lights out and malfunctioning there. also keep checking with philadelphia international airport. checking for weather delays. not yet. everything looking like a good time here. if you're heading out the door or getting a flight or picking up someone from a flight, we got your cover kd here. so far no major delays. check in with more cameras around the area when i come back.

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24 minutes past 4:00. we're expected to learn more about racism and discrimination in the city's lgbt community. the philadelphia commission on human relations is releasing a report today comes after a pling hearing was held on the issue in october. this morning, former harrisburg mayor steve reid is back in court after investigators retrieved wild west art facts in his office. allegedly spent public money to buy nearly 10,000 artifacts. all part of a plan to build a wild west museum in harrisburg,

but that plan never happened. puerto rican community is celebrating a presidential pardon for some call the latin america nelson mandela. >> can barely retain join. just before leaving office, president obama commuted his sentence. 1981 convicted the nationalist leader on charges involving a series of deadly bombings in new york and chicago. no direct evidence linked him to bombings. over the weekend, nbc 10 spoke to an activist who worked to free him. >> we're in washington, d.c. a week ago. submitted 100,000 petitions to the white house. was not charged with any crime against any person. he was charged with an idea crime which is the idea beshould be of free people. he would have like by died in prison now he will be released in may. >> 44 degrees. 4:25. all eyes on the shore. minor flooding is expected first thing this morning. again this afternoon. thanks to the strong winds

coming with the nor'easter. it's going to stay with us through the day today and into tonight. 4:25. 44 degrees. don't leave the house without your rain gear. jessica boyington first alert traffic center. don't leave your house without talking to me first too. we're watching problems on the roads this morning. right now looking at a quiet spot. 76 and glosser city. right around market street. no problems now heading into philadelphia. watching delays and have bridge closures. group of people at the jersey shore say they should be exempt from a plan to build protective sand dunes along the coastline.

bracing for the storm. tracking heavy rain and wind moving into the area. could mean problems for your morning, but most likely the evening commute. folks at jersey shore are preparing for the worst as high

tide rolls in right now. ripple effect. closed bridge expected to cause traffic troum. nbc 10 news starts now. just about 4:30 this monday morning. good morning. i'm rose mary conners. this morning issued a first alert. want to make sure you're prepared. tracking heavy rains and high wind moving into our area. right now high tide hitting parts of the jersey shore. yesterday people put down sandbags to protect properties from potential flooding. meantime asking people to secure boats. live look from storm 4 ten. keeping an eye on the roads here. life look through center city philadelphia where rain is coming down. keeping the eye on possibility of coastal flooding or flooding in the back bays down the shore. team coverage of the rain, wind, potential flooding. let's start with meteorologist bill henley with more on what's happening right now.

>> the wind is blowing. first alert for nor'easter for entire area. through the day today, through tomorrow morning. that's when we're going to see periods of heavy rain and damaging winds. the rain hasn't started yet. the wind have started to pick up. that can lead to down trees which can lead to power outages. high tides and coastal flooding and beach erosion with the storm system. strong winds get stronger as the morning progresses through the afternoon hours. plenty strong right now. 32-mile-an-hour wind gusts at philadelphia. 33-mile-an-hour at wilmington. look at the shore. wiemdwood has 39-mile-an-hour wind gusts. just a little bit stronger in atlantic city. those are the wind driving the water closer to the shore. and creating tooids that could cause minor flooding first thing this morning morning. wind gusts expect them to get stronger. 8:00 this morning. get to 10:00 this morning, could see 50-mile-an-hour wind gusts