i think it's fair to say swarthmore has never seen anything like it.five break-ins, one burglar. >> terribly unusual. >> reporter: no one can remember an overnight rash of burglaries in this small university town of 6,000 people. >> we're assuming it was through unlocked windows or doors. >> reporter: swarthmore is the kind of tree lined community where -- >> we all know one another. >> reporter: there's very little crime. >> i'm surprised. it hasn't happened here before. >> reporter: police say the burglar walked into homes between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. when most of the residents were asleep. he grabbed whatever he could on the first floor. cash, credit cards, laptops. it all went into his backpack. one homeowner spotted the suspect in his backyard after he heard noise in the house. hollered down, what are you doing here? the person said, i'm robbing you and ran away. >> it's scary to think the people are home and could encounter this guy. >> i know some of my neighbors will lock their houses. still, you can say it all you want, sometimes it's thing

nbc 10's lu ann cahn live this afternoon in swarthmore. >> it's safe to say, neighbors must be on edge reporter: in this case, the burglar actually told one of the home owners what he was doing. >> there are surprises, disappointing. we have a nice, safe neighborhood. >> reporter: the mayor of swarthmore calls his town bucolic, a place where apparently even a burglar can feel safe walking into five homes in the early morning hours to help himself. >> somebody called approximately at 4:18 a.m., said they saw noises in their house, looked out back, saw a male in the back. hollered down, what are you doing here? said i'm robbing you and ran away. >> reporter: he went in where he found unlocked windows and doors and picked up labtops, credit cards, gift cards, anything he could quickly stash in his backpack. there. >> reporter: people at home sleeping upstairs in all fiveç homes the bufrglrglar hit. >> that makes it pretty scary. >> reporter: i talked to a number of residents who says it is a shame, i'm now going to have to lock my doors. live in swarthmore, delaware county, lu ann cahn,

so, this is in swarthmore, delaware county, route 320, which is chester road, between baltimore pike route 252. it's going to be closed all day between 9:00 and 3:00 p.m. so, an alternate you can take is 252 to get around that stretch of road, which is closed off. a live look right now at route 1. this is the southbound side where you see the headlights heading towards 76. free and clear of any issues on route 1. 76, the vine looks good as well. for drivers in delaware, this is a rather blurry shot. i'm going to work on getting a clearer shot. 95 at 495. delaware drivers are free and clear. any issues there. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a live view of the snow that's falling this morning in minneapolis. the temperatures have plummeted there, and that's the colder air that's going to be on the way to our region later this week. we could see some snowflakes as well later this week, nothing like what minneapolis is getting, however. right now what we're looking at, clear skies. it's cold this morning, certainly cold enough for snow, but with

swarthmore was a football power and he got them to agree to a deal that was very forward-thinking and progressive by the standards of the times. so why don't we have the same thing going on today? when the sport -- when the book came out a year ago in paperback i tried to twist arms to get the president involved to the extent an author can twist arms. i did a piece in "the new york times." a piece of "the new york times" describing the sorts of reforms that obama could abdicate and what would be practical and of course nothing became of that. from a politician standpoint we are in a polarized society where we are for something or against me. any politician that tries to perform football you would think would be a populist cause and why it's not populist cause still is a big question mark hanging over the financing. if obama had said i'm going to convene a high-level meeting of high school and college coaches to reform the sport talk radio would say the president is against football. >> the nanny state. >> obama wants to take away her football. that's the response you would get. i stil

this is in swarthmore, route 320, chester road between baltimore pike and route 252. that's closed today. it starts at 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. it's closed for several weeks. an alternate around that is route 252. and there is also some construction to tell you about on i-95 southbound. this is through wilmington, so right before you hit delaware avenue, which is exit number 7. the two right-hand lanes are blocked. an alternate is 495 southbound around that. and finally, well, we did have a view of i-95 at the newark toll plaza, but it's not showing right now. i'll work on that camera and get it to you in a few minutes. >> all right, katy. >> all the lights are out on 95. >>> hacking at the highest level. new this morning, the shortfalls of the federal government when it comes to keeping our nation's secrets secret. >>> plus, gearing up for a gambling fight. a local community is ready to go to battle to keep a casino from coming to town. >>> and walking the line. two dare devils take on a dangerous mission. >>> 4:45 and 37 degrees outside. we're following breaking

but he brought those powers to gather for the job of session it was princeton, yale harvard and swarthmore that doesn't even play any more. that was very forward thinking and progressive by the standards of the time. i have a few modest connections in the white house to twist some arms and wrote the piece for "the new york times" describing the reports that obamacare could advocates and of course, nothing came of it from the politician's standpoint we are polarized society we are for it or against it. you would think it would be a populist causes ended his day question mark. but if he said i want to convene coaches to reform the radio would say he is against football. the nanny state. that is the response you would get. are still think of president could do this but i don't think it will happen during the second term. but the espn grade does exist that we have talked about to factor in graduation rates into the college football rankings i have been twisting arms over that five years and in this case with little success starting over the summer if you type in the words espn grade it will ta

seeing the red on 422, red as well on the northbound side of 476 between i-95 and would i say media swarthmorered on the westbound side of the schuylkill approaching the a area of the roosevelt boulevard toward gladwynn but we have yellow out there and red traveling on i-95 out of the northeast down to the vine. no delays for mass transit. things at the airport looking better, ukee. >>> racial profiling or just a way to deter crime that is debate that is raging surrounding some signs in store windows they read do not hunter with hoodie or mask. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry is in south philadelphia with a look a who is behind the signs. >> reporter: signs like this one are popping up on many corner store doors in south philadelphia. customers are being asked to take off their hoodies or masks before entering. store owners say it is a way to protect themselves. >> robbers, they wear hoodies and masks, and that is why we don't want them. >> doctor as sanity i says banning hoodies out of fear is a form of racial profiling. >> what you are essentlly saying is people who have certain cha

the a the the blue route 476, right here near saint david villanova between saint david and media swarthmoree also dealing with some sun glare as we have been the last hour or so and a as we go to the maps travel times jammed solid south on i-95, schuylkill slow in both directionness to and out of the city. blue route i showed you the camera. big problem we have an 8-mile backup on the southbound northeast extension between lansdale and mid county. construction sign blew in the roadway this morning, hit by a tractor trailer and that puncture the fuel tank. that is reason for big delays, 8 miles and growing. route 309, hit and miss delays on both the lansdale doylestown chestnut hill west line. septa says market frankford line they canceled ab service because they don't want anyone standing on the platform when a train drives by. that is reason why they went to local trains. every train is a local train making all the of the stops. >> do you need hot tea that voice of yours sounds very sexy. >> yes. >> it is barry white in traffic. >>> it is cold. i'm using this as my excuse not to go to the