take a look at a video we caught up with penndot crews gearing up at oregon avenue salt yard in south philadelphia earlier this morning, and penndot has 450 salt trucks and plows, ready to go, to do with whatever this storm brings us. right now they are watching and waiting to see when the snow will start accumulating but as they wait they want people to keep this in mind as they get up, get ready and head out the door, take a listen. >> we have about 450 trucks out, and, district six, county area. slow down, you see our trucks out there, just back off a little bit and take your time you'll get where you are going to go. >> reporter: so penndot crews have been very busy, they were pretreating the road earlier this week with some 4,000 tons of salt and these small storms we have been having has been taking a toll on the resources penndot has used 40,000 tons of salt, this season, while they have not had to reorder just yet they do say these storms are taking a toll. we will continue to update you on the conditions, out here, long main street manayunk this morning but for now we're repo

preparing for snow started during the day for penndot.rews were out pretreating roadways with a mix of rock salt and magnesium designed to help lower the road's freezing point. >> we're laying a salt brine down. we did today major expressways, secondary routes, ramps, overpasses, things like that. >> reporter: the pretreating process is just that, a process, and more will be needed as the sun and temperatures go down. >> any time it gets below 20, 15, 10, even in the single digits down to zero, it loses its effectiveness. so we're concerned about the cold temperatures. >> reporter: tasked with keeping an eye on all of the major roads, penndot says they're worried about the timing of the storm. >> it could impact the morning rush and possibly the evening rush, so we're preparing for that and a long storm. >> reporter: something drivers aren't looking forward to. >> my car is horrible in the snow so i have to stay prepared for when it snows a lot. >> i'm concerned about the ice and snow. there's accidents, i've been in accidents in snow. it

geared up, ready penndot has 450 salt truck and plows ready to go gete will be ready to go. they did job pretreat earlier this week. they threw down 4,000 tons of busy season already this year. they have used 4,000 tons of salt so they have not had just yet but they do say that these storms a toll and they have to keep an eye on that. as you can see traffic on main easily this morning. just build in a couple extra minutes because it is wet and that means i will take extra time. reporting live, in manayunk, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> stay dry. >>> in other news eagles are in the nfc champion ship game this sunday and philadelphia police want fans and business owners in one northeast fill neighborhood to know the rules win or lose. this is and cottman last t title game in 2005. this time police say businesses must will be dow like trash cans and displays bars must plastic cups and open container law are in effect. ing neighborhood through monday ning out of time to governmental shut down they are trying to address immigration reform, democrat wantr youn t ille

david spunt is live at penndot yard in norristown where there has been a lot of activity tonight, david. >> reporter: temperatures have started to drop here in the last hour, we're starting to see precipitation really within the last five minutes or so. now this salt barn behind me back in november that thing was full, you could not even walk inside. you can see it has been a fairly busy season because that salties being depleted but that does not matter because crews are ready for whatever happens, tomorrow. hours before snow moved in, drivers in montgomery county were running last minute errand, snow is expected to fall in philly's northwestern counties and suburbs, beginning after midnight. >> not a big deal it is january, it is supposed to snow. otherwise how will we get ski resorts snow they need. >> reporter: penndot officials have no choice but to stay busy. crews with the agency had 450 trucks and plows, and dumped salt on the roadways on tuesday. officials called this winter a busy one. >> we have had about seven or eight or nine events where we have dispatched trucks and used

david spunt is live at penndot yard in norristown where there has been a lot of activity tonight, david. >> reporter: temperatures have started to drop here in the last hour, we're starting to see precipitation really within the last five minutes or so. now this salt barn behind me back in november that thing was full, you could not even walk inside. you can see it has been a fairly busy season because that salties being depleted but that does not matter because crews are ready for whatever happens, tomorrow. hours before snow moved in, drivers in montgomery county were running last minute errand, snow is expected to fall in philly's northwestern counties and suburbs, beginning after midnight. >> not a big deal it is january, it is supposed to snow. otherwise how will we get ski resorts snow they need. >> reporter: penndot officials have no choice but to stay busy. crews with the agency had 450 trucks and plows, and dumped salt on the roadways on tuesday. officials called this winter a busy one. >> we have had about seven or eight or nine events where we have dispatched trucks and used

penndot says all its trucks are ready to go. >> the timing of the storm is certainly a concern for us. it is expected to start as early as i said midnight or early hours of tomorrow morning, um, and continue on through the am rush hour which could pose a bit of a challenge for us. >> penndot is asking drivers to get all that snow and ice off your car before you hit the road. for your sake as well as others out there on the roads and these frigid temperatures are bursting pipes all over our area. the big ones that carry water to your neighborhood as well as the smaller ones that carry it to your home. our bruce gordon live in society hill with what's actually happening to those pipes. bruce? >> reporter: well, what's happening to those pipes really depend. first of you will on where the pipe is located and how deep underground it is and almost most important of all, especially when philadelphia, what the pipe is made of. philadelphia water department crews were hard at work at second and south streets wednesday afternoon tearing up the street to get out broken 8-inch water main. one of

expressway, eastbound side, still closed at 30th street with the overnight construction just talked to penndot on the way in drinking my coffee. they have snow preps underway, they will put down that salt and brine solution and you'll see trucks out for next hour or so taking a break in the morning rush hour and then back again during the midday, putting down that salt/brine solution to help prevent snowflakes from sticking once they start falling. up here on both side of the river here both trenton and in yardley on the trenton side because of the ice jams, and the ramps to and from route 29 are closed, memorial drive and also ramps to and from the calhoun street bridge ramps they are closed as well on the trenton side and on the pennsylvania side, morrisville the river road stretch closed from black rock down to the calhoun street bridge and here's a live look at i-95, so far so good and no problems on mass transit. karen and thomas, back to you. >>> thanks very much, an ice jam on the delaware right now causing flooding concerns this morning. all up and down. huge frozen chunks of ice, righ

penndot expect to have 450 trucks in the five county region battling the winter storm. our frigid temperatures wreak havoc on water mains across the city. action cam in east oak lane part of the city. water main busted at 2:00 a.m. there were no evacuations due to the broken main. slippery road conditions led to a crash on the kelly drive north of boathouse row. 6 cars involved in the accident just before 8:30 a.m. no word on injuries, but we did see a ambulance on the scene here. >>> firefighters in delaware rescued a man and a dog from the icy brandywine river last night. the animal got loose and fell through the ice. three people tried to save the dog and they fell in. when firefighters arrived a man and dog were in the water. crews used ladders to reach the man. firefighters climbed down to harness the dog and pull him up to safety. >> it's difficult in general trying to rescue a dog out of a situation they are timid and scare and unknown person approaching them wearing different type of clothing and equipment you put in the hazards of ice slipping there and the haz

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penndot had a busy morning and get ready to hit the roads once again tonight. round one came through leaving as much as and inch of snow in spots and the timing left something to be desired and now a winter weather advisory remains in effect with round two expected later this evening. and the projected lows around the freezing mark the lehigh valley is expecting 2 to 4 inches before it's said and done and penndot is urging commuters not to adopt a false sense of security as it arrives bit bhav roadways, we say that we have crews out there. but no matter what if you see weather coming down drive appropriate. slow down. we have to be partners in safety out there. >> once again several school districts if the lehigh valley are dismissing school early because of the impending snow and urging computers to take it slow especially if the snow arrives during the evening rush. walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> get the latest updates on the expected snowfall and check stormtracker 6 live double scan live any time on your phone or tablet. the 6 abc

let's go back to my jam cams and bring in chelsea from penndot.orning, how are you doing. >> good morning. i'm doing well. >> now, i've got to ask you, i've been here for six hours, 300 cameras and we've seen very few of the penndot plow trucks. is there a reason why the roads, the major roads aren't being hit like they normally would be? >> well, with traffic, you know, this storm hit during the morning rush, so with traffic, if you're stuck in traffic that means our plows are also stuck in traffic so the routes could take longer to clear the roads. >> 'cause i'm looking right there, that was a shot we took in reading, here's a driving shot that we took on some of the side streets here. this is eric's shot on his dashcam but i want to go back, if we could, to that camera that i had from my maps an example of route 611 near route 202, snow covered, fully snow covered here and i know, you know, what you're saying about the plow trucks being stuck in traffic but, you know, we've seen a couple in new jersey. how many trucks do you have out altogether

at headquarters in king of prussia, penndot is already keeping an eye on the roads. >> we're laying a salt brine down, we did today. major expressways, secondary routes, ramps, overpasses, things like that, that get slick. >> reporter: there's a lot to keep track of so they use remote control cameras to give them firsthand and up-to-date road conditions. >> it can impact the morning rush and possibly the evening rush so we're preparing for that and a long storm. >> reporter: and if it is a long storm, nicole scott is going to be prepared. >> i figured i better get it now and be safe. >> reporter: a lot of people decided to bundle up today and stop at either the grocery store or gas station. >> my car is horrible in the snow so i have to stay prepared for when it snows a lot. >> reporter: jason and his car will be staying home during the snowstorm tomorrow, but not everyone is so lucky. >> any time that there's inclimate weather, i have to be concerned. i have to leave early. i have to make sure that i shovel myself out of my driveway. >> reporter: and a lot of people i talked to said

and you see the penndot arrow and activity blocking the right lane. the blue route to the state line 17 minutes now. and the accident here in delaware county. 95 southbound past the commodore barry bridge you will want to allow more time. again 17 minutes from the state line to the blue route. i want to take you to another iss issue, 95 at tal gainy at the shoulder it's slowing it down, 95 southbound wide woodhaven to the vine 15 minutes. northbound you are heavy 19 minutes and i would say vair delays from the vine to the allegheny. i also want to draw your attention to the broad street line. we have an issue where a pedestrian was stuck on the tracks and we see shuttle busing from eerie and girard. definitely an issue this afternoon. >> thank you gina. >>> still to come on "action news," be careful what type of sugar you are eating, why eating fruit is the best way to consume the sweet stuff and how much added sugar a man and woman should have each day. >>> former white house chief strategist, steve bannon spent hours answering questions about the ru

taking a look at the video you can see penndot crews are ready for whatever kind of precipitation you can see they have been busy, gearingp at oregon avenue salt yard in south philadelphia, penndot has 450 salt trucks and plows ready to go, and they have been busy pretreating the road were 4,000 tons of salt and a lot of these storms have been taking a toll, on their storage. they have used 40,000 tons of salt, they have not had to reorder just yet, but, you know, these storms are taking their toll. now as you wake up and head ts penndot is reminding folks to take your time, do not not crow, let them do their job. in main street manayunk we have earlyred delivery, the truck moving down the street no problem at is really what you should do this morning but again, the rain has turned to falling, it is sticking to the sidewalks now, now not thehos rg jan, thank you. >>> in other news authorities in montgomery county are a 10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of an alleged sexual generated image of the suspect wanted for raping a w norristown farm park last august. investig

penndot is on the scene. you can see the arrow board.here now that this trash truck is partially blocking the ramp. it's blocking the left lane and creating extra slowing here eastbound approaching south street. it's the ramp from the schuylkill eastbound to south street that's got this problem with the disabled trash truck blocking a lane. on the roosevelt boulevard extension a disabled vehicle for over an hour on the boulevard southbound. it has cleared but we've seen a lot of problems like that. be prepared for your car to stop. give it time to warm up and keep that blanket inside the car today, tam. >> good advice. the philadelphia water department has been bombarded with calls about these water main breaks this week and we've got more this morning. let's go live to one of these scenes to jeanette reyes at minden and medford streets in the northeast and she's got the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. this is the latest -- one of the latest water main breaks. i know we've heard of a couple since this one happened a

couple slip and slide accidents in chester county already route 41 at glenn willow road, penndot putting down that salt brine solution there is no rock salt out there. if you are in an area seeing these squals the roads will be slippery. equipment problems on the broad street subway again, this morning, so they are operating with some delays and all of the regional rail lines kick in a new timetable over weekend so make sure you have the right one before you step outside the front door, mike and alex back to you. >> what do you think phil murphy's doing, get mission suit ready, which tie should i wear, stuff like. that new jersey will have a new governor. democrat phil murphy will succeed chris christie as the state's 56th governor. he will be sworn in right around noon time at trenton war memorial. >>> but you could hit some problems getting there because of a major ice jama long the delaware river, frozen chunks of ice and rising water has been cause ago lieutenant of traffic problems. >> there is our ice queen this morning that relates to the story lauren johnson, lauren. >> reporter:

. >> beginning, ukee, really is a waiting game for officials there at penndot. officials in south jersey, all of those folks looking at kate's forecasts and also taking data. trying to pinpoint exactly where the snow will fall. >> that will change as the ingredients come together. >> the question is, exactly where will the storm hit? and who is going to see the most snowfall? >> we're in the monitoring phase >> crews are on stand by. manage managers monitors. >> at this point in time, those type of decisions aren't being made. what will happen tomorrow on wednesday, certain potent, each of our county maintenance managers will make the decision how much equipment they're going to use. >> the same is true in camden county. especially since current forecast show jersey may see e brunt of the snow. >> they're saying neighbor easters can be unpredictable. the county is replenishing its salt supply >> we'll get about 500 tons of salt to prepare for the system. >> reporter: all the while officials monitoring multiple forecasts. preparing to move crews to part of the co

not the drivers, the snowflakes right here this is 100 near route 113, my penndot guy said they saw some flakes and some and downingtown, and, and, salt brine solution, and north and west of the city, things could be slippery, out there in exton, downingtown, and chester county. hello south jersey working your way in toward philadelphia. this fellow pulled over here near the creek road ramp to go south on 42. we will see what is happening here. septa kicked in a new timetable over weekend so make sure you have new schedule for regional rail lines today, lauren's on this story ice jams that we talk about yesterday still shutting down a portion of route 29 memorial drive, route one ramps to 29 and calhoun street bridge ramps again all in the trenton side and then on the pennsylvania side in morrisville watch for the closure of, river road, that normal stretch right here between black rock and calhoun street bridge, karen and thomas back to you. >>> thank you very much. 5:03. below freezing temperatures creating ice jams, flooding, traffic troubles, lets get out to lauren johnson in trenton

we've seen penndot trucks going up and down salting and plowing. we actually started making our way here because of conditions on 422, it was shut down near reddi reading as the snow fell. things were moving again by the time we came back up to exittor. but we saw a car that lost control on another stretch of 422. it went off a road and crashed into a small building. and then this maroon car, the driver there lost control and crashed into a road sign before coming to a stop there. i talked to penndot and they told me crews were out pretreating the road east of where we are now. all 450 trucks will be out during the storm. penndot says the snow that glen was telling us about will stick, so the plan is to have those trucks out salting the roads and then once there's an accumulation, they will be plowing the roads. we know the snow is going to impact your evening and morning commute, so when we come back we'll show you a piece of information, a resource that will help you see what conditions are like as soon as you leave your home or job or wherever y

penndot crews have been doing this on other major roads all week long. we'll check conditions at the jersey shore, some people there digging out from 20 inches of snow and it is not going anywhere fast because of the deep freeze. of course it's a good time to remind you of our download recently designed 6abc app to get your forecaster from our meteorologists and temperatures to help you plan your weekend. >>> smoke and sparks flew from a stale of a plane and forced passengers to make an emergency evacuations into the cold. one plane arrived from cancun mexico when it was clipped by a sun wing plane. 168 people had the exit the west jet plane. toronto is under an extreme cold morning with temperatures dropping to 21 degrees below. him one person was treated for injuries the incident is under investigation. >>> dr. jay had to be checked out by doctors. he got i will after ringing the bell at the wells fargo center before last night's game. he was taken to the hospital to be evaluated. he was expected to be discharged from the hospital overnight. the sixers

penndot offers retime tracking where the plows are at any given time. this is 511-p-a.com, you can see where the plows are located, where they are and when they will get to your neighborhood. they are only for the state roads where penndot plows. >> 5:58 a.m., we have schools delays and closings at the bottom of our screen. >> we'll take another live look before we head to the break. penns landing i-95 some people on the roads right now. we'll be right back. ♪ looking to lose weight this year? try fda-approved alli®. for every 5 lbs you lose, alli® can help you lose two to three more by preventing about 25% of the fat you eat from being absorbed. for the only fda-approved otc weight loss aid, try alli®.

and more in berks coins and now with round two on the way penndot crews are loading up for another long night of salting and sanding and plowing depending on location and snow total, we spoke to people in west reading that say they can live with the snow but the unusually cold weather is wearing them out. >> i got my gas bill the highest it has ever been. the average temperature here last year 36 and this year 26. >> last year it was unusually warm. this is kind of a brutal awakening. but i'm originally from syracuse. so. >> this is a chip shot for you? >> a piece of cake. >> so once again there were a lot of accidents across berks county this morning and with 2 to 4 inches tonight penndot is urging them to take it slow so there is not a repeat of what happened this morning. walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >> drone 6 took flight this afternoon to check on the icy situation along the delaware river and ice jams caused flooding in the morrisville areas and causing minor flooding today. the coast guard is trying to get water flowing again along the delaware. and the cr

take a look, penndot is ready for whatever precipitatios, thed here this wee, they have droppen 4,000 tons of salt, this is overnight video from the salt yard in south philadelphia along oregon avenue, those crews were gearing up and that was just a watching, waiting game to see ifny snow accumulates and they have to send crews out to hit the road as we wake up this morning they realize it is snowing but it will be a slower commute penndot crews are reminding you to take youre,their crews rd that way everybody gets to their destination, safely. live look out her this morning you can see cars are moving along that car right there has a nice little dusting of snow on it but really in problems here in manayunk. the overnight rain that was falling turn to snow right around 3:30 and then we saw a wet heavy snow and light snow fall is falling so be careful. reporting live, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". new back inside to you. >>> thanks, jan. philadelphia pe are making businesses necessity what ace loud after eagles game, whether the bird win or lose, and then for businesses in t

skyfox over penndot truck heading toward norristown treating route 202 near the king of prussia mall this morning. penndot says it has about three hu50 trucks on hand ready to go. >> the timing of the storm is certainly a concern for us, it is expected to start as early as i said midnight or early hours of tomorrow morning, um, and continue on through the am rush hour which could pose a bit of a challenge for us. >> penndot is asking drivers to get all of that snow and ice off your car before you hit the road for your own sake and for othe others. >>> these frigid temperatures are bursting pipes all across our area. big ones that carry water to your neighborhood. smaller ones that carry it to your home. our bruce gordon live in society hill with what's actually happening to those pipes. bruce? >> reporter: lucy, it's interesting what's happening below ground really depends on coule of factor factors how deep the pipes are and what the pipes are made of. city water department crews were on the scene at second and south streets wednesday afternoon preparing to rip up the street to get

police and penndot on the scene. we had a disabled vehicle you can see the snow coming down riernts, you can see how the road is covered, even here on 422, so problems already starting right now. police and penndot out here right now. the vehicle there, the snowfall covering the road, the salt trucks are out. this is the ben franklin bridge we can see on the bridge itself, traffic had been moving okay. the bridge itself is mostly wet. here's storm tracker 6 live showing you've got that snowfall in reading and lancaster almost near allentown and near the city of philadelphia, but most especially south jersey along the shoreline, it's along the shore you can expect blizzard conditions later today. >> wendy saltzman is live in center city this morning, wendy tells us about the conditions you're seeing. >> reporter: so far the city has really missed the brunt of the storm. the flurries started at 2:00 a.m. that's all we've had is light flurries, you can see the roads are closure, we don't safety snow sticking on roads. t

earlier there was police and penndot. just one vehicle, not a big deal. the schuylkill expressway moving nicely eastbound past girard after a nightmare of a ride yesterday. you're doing better so far on the schuylkill expressway. we do have a new accident in hatfield township montgomery county. bethlehem pike at walnut street. west goshen township there's injuries ems at weston road. let's check the travel times through the area, as you head out on the your majors you're seeing the yellow traffic flow, starting to slow down. not a major jam just yet. i-95 26 minute ride. 25 minutes between the blue route and the vine. no problems on 42. i would say so far so good as far as the traffic is concerned. the temperatures, 22 in quakertown. warminster, 24. we're at 28 in center city. some of the suburbs in new jersey, mid to upper 20s, 24 in browns mills. 27 in glassboro. 31 in smyrna, delaware. temperatures are below freezing, when you factor in a biting wind, it feels like 17. >> a commuter train derailed in northern italy killing three people. it happened out

. >> beginning, ukee, really is a waiting game for officials there at penndot. officials in south jersey, all of those folks looking at kate's forecasts and also taking data. trying to pinpoint exactly where the snow will fall. >> that will change as the ingredients come together. >> the question is, exactly where will the storm hit? and who is going to see the most snowfall? >> we're in the monitoring phase >> crews are on stand by. manage managers monitors. >> at this point in time, those type of decisions aren't being made. what will happen tomorrow on wednesday, certain potent, each of our county maintenance managers will make the decision how much equipment they're going to use. >> the same is true in camden county. especially since current forecast show jersey may see e brunt of the snow. >> they're saying neighbor easters can be unpredictable. the county is replenishing its salt supply >> we'll get about 500 tons of salt to prepare for the system. >> reporter: all the while officials monitoring multiple forecasts. preparing to move crews to part of the co

i have just talked to penndot. they have put down a salt brin e solution in chester county around 202, 422 and secondary roads. here is a live look the 42 freeway toward philadelphia we are seeing volume heading toward walt whitman bridge. update from math co they are running a modified schedule. their plan was to run trains 10 to 15 minutes, but now every 10 minutes up until about 9:00 but expect delays on the patco high speed line, coming into philadelphia back to the super bowl, mike and alex, you are looking good down there. >> thanks, bob kelly. >> well, lets get to the serious story of the day shocking out of oxford circle. two women shot dead in their own home. >> lauren johnson on this story, lauren. >> hey mike and alex, story developing as we speak since last time we spoke to you guys as family members arrived here , it is something they have learn about from watching the news this morning. we asked them would anyone want someone dead inside the house. they told us maybe so that someone inside that house

there goes another penndot you mr. now. that is very latest reporting yewitness news".lden for cbs-3 >> thanks for that update. >>> we have an update on the deadly crash involving septa's west trent than regional rail line in lower moreland. authorities say snow i rode co slide down a hill smash through crossing gate and hit pa it happened about 9:40 on red lion road. passenger in that c killed but say the driver was able to exit t car before it hit the trains. ome onccident remains under "eyewitness news", it is not just the snow people are dealing with another water ma flood a localfamily owned bue and who it is being affected tonight. >>> live look at philadelphia from our library camera where you can see snow piled up there, kate billow will be back with an update on conditions all across the region. >>> it would hbethe most excitif his life, but in the anymore la, coming up later in sports. small business, internet providers promise you a lot. gig-speeds across our network.t verizon doesn't. we offer more complete reli

we will check with penndot when what he come back in two and a half >>> welcome back, if you are justaking up and realizing you parked your car on the snow emergency route it may there been may in the there been when you walk outside this morning. >> isn't that the war? pat gallen is live where tow trucks will be relocate ago lot of cars, good morning, pat >> good morning, guys, yeah, we started off in south philadelphia a long south broad street and we have since moved further north and we are along one of those snow emergency routes where cars are being ticketed at lee and not yet being towed. we have in the seen any tell trucks out here just yet but o h, hi, tommy, thank you. tommy g just paving away here on south broad street. >> hey, hey. >> anyway, as we said cars are being ticketed and probably towed due to that snow emergency route being along broad street and other major roadways here in philadelphia. city has enforced it. it began at midnight. all parked cars must be moved from those snow emergency route so when moving your car city asks pretty please, parkas far away from t

penndot crews very busy removing huge chunks of ice that formed under an overpass. sky6 live hd captured the workers to remove the front end loader to remove the frozen mass in hunting park. penndot has been doing this on the major roads the entire week. >>> wheels were spinning as this driver was trying to desperately to get out an icy spot. there was a sheet of ice after a pipe burst inside a vacant home. driving ways were flooded and encased tires in ice there. that's not fun. >>> we to remind you to downed load our 6abc app to keep you up to date on weather to help you plan your weekend. >>> d.a. larry krazner fired 31 staffers. he has been a critic of mass incarceration and ran for election on a platform of haves reform. "action news" spoke to current and former politics with mixed reaction to the move. >> it's shocking number one. >> he wants the staff to be more engaged and certainly pay attention to the cases that come and just not be ready to throw somebody in jail. >> it remains unclear how soon he will replace the fired prosecutors or how this will impact

bob kent from penndot checking in.e shot for the gang up here in allentown accident just off of route 222. just before you get to the northeast extension ramps. here is a live look, the northeast extension little slow rolling through quakertown, but again slower is going to be the call for the morning rush hour. when is all of this going to get out of here? sue has the answer in 15 seconds. >> 8:16. round up of what's happening. for the rest of the morning commute we still see light to moderate snow continuing. but as the morning rush ends, snow winds down northwest to southeast, we will show you on radar in a second. but be prepared tonight. if you're traveling around, because temperatures will plunge into the teens which means, a bunch of slippery spots. so there is the clipper it certainly not moving with its name. it is not clipping through here like most of them do. it is taking it time. of some heavier snow from kent county delaware all gloucester and even parts every burlington count any new jersey, but he see t

penndot, dell not, new jersey dot they put down the brine. it's salting operation.oks like it's working. all major roadways are wet. however the on and off ramp, secondary roads and side streets we saw from steve keeley if they were not treated it could be slpry. here's a live look somewhere in there tacony palmyra bridge getting ready for opening 7:0 a. grab the jumbo coffee to wait it out. here's a live look at the 4 freeway slow going as you work towards philly. speed restrictions on new jersey and pennsylvania turnpikes at the appointment and let's which in with bob dprent penndot headquarters are you on the phone with us. >>> yes. >> good morning, bob. >> good morning. we talked about the brine it's salt tion operation and any spots giving us troubles right now? >> no not right now bob as the conversation is showing on the broadcast we're show he wet roads and certainly, with the increased volume on the road as we get to the heat of the morning commute we ask everybody be take their time before they head out. >> bob we were looking at a camera shot in reading,

penndot spread how mid precipitation event within trickier than pure snowfall. >> not good situation. ice is never good. there is no clean way to get rid of it, you know, you just salt it, hope traffic grinds over it little bit. hard to kind of plow it, so, you know, it is real challenge for our guys, and we depend on motorists to watch for speeds do their part, stay out of the roadway, let the guys run their routes. >> and you can see, that the preps continuing here at this salt yard in norristown, officials say that they will not be brine the roads because they could then freeze and have the opposite effect. show you how the roads are looking once the precipitation starts to fall starting tonight on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 and again at 6:00. for now live in norristown, anita oh, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> see you then, thank you. and one of the school district letting out early in advance of this afternoon's winter weather is upper darby. alicia at elementary school where student were already dismissed. >> reporter: students were dismissed here about 15 minute ago, upper darby s

meantime penndot says beware. look out for black ice.hey also recommend leave early if you have to get anywhere early tomorrow. give yourself a few extra minutes. back to you. >> all right, good advice, dave. thanks as that snow begins moving in the philadelphia streets department will be getting ready to move out to help keep those streets clear. the depth has got about 70 trucks and more than 40,000 tons of salt ready to go with temperatures not going too far below freezing though the street department says the warm weather should help the salt with the roads. before you head out the door in the morning don't forget to wake up with good day physical. bob and sue will tell you what's happening on the roads so you can get to work safely it you will starts at 4am. the city of philadelphia with heightened popularity comes heightened security. that will be the case this sunday when more than 69,000 fans are going to pack the linc for the last time this season to cheer on the eagles. fox 29's dave schratwieser is live at the linc with a task

officials from penndot say they didn't brine the roads beforehand primarily because of all the residual material already on the roadways in the wake of winter weather events over the past few weeks. the bigger issue has been the arrival of these icy conditions during today's evening commute. >> as the volume builds our routes slow down. so, we're not going to be able to run them as effectively. there could be some ice accumulation. we're going to lay down as much salt as we can. we ask people to use caution as well. >> reporter: untreated sidewalks and parking lots turned icy quickly. once the sleet and freezing rain arrived this afternoon. we spoke with a few men walking to work tonight who put a decidedly positive spin on the situation. >> we have to so we just have to be careful how we go about doing it. >> slippery but i guess what you have to do is have fun with the weather. you got have -- be positive and be careful about it. >> reporter: and the people we spoke with also expressing relief the temperatures will rise above freezing this week. reporting live from west chester, walte

i mentioned salt, in the course of this winter season already penndot has already used 4,000 tons ofsalt. they have not had to restock just yet but they do know these winter storms are taking a toll, we will update you on all of the conditions out here but for now we are reporting live on main street manayunk, jan carabao cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will check back soon, thank you. >>> i don't know if you heard this rahel but there is a big football game in south philadelphia this weekend. >> eagles fans and local business owners are making sure that sunday is fun day. there have been dozens of custom order for eagles items on fourth street. if you go to get a t-shirt eagles tattoos are big business right now and of course, bars and restaurants are ready to make sure that the game day experience is fulfilling for the fans. >> yes we're hoping for a win but as long as eagles are winning we're winning. >> i think the closer we get to the championship more people want to represent and put a logo on their body. >> well, minnesota airline some countries are also running charter flights

. >> reporter: this winter season loan and penndot spokesperson brad randolph says the department is always looking for different red treatment mixtures. >> more locally we're working with temple research on substance toss use or additives to use to add to our salt. >> reporter: other states mixed rock salt with beat juice but penndot has stuck with the original. >> this is typical rock salt very similar to what we eat every single day. >> reporter: research shows tends to be more effective there hasn't been a magic solution. always a balancing act between cost, and effectiveness. >> reporter: what is an easy fix? the professor says one easy way is to simply useless rock salt and lesson road. easy way to say too much was used after the snow melted you still see salt on the path offer roadways too much was being used in that circumstance. that is very latest live along the schuylkill, greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> as we just heard region is seeing warmer weather but for how long, meteorologist kate bilo is on the sky deck right new looking at those temperatures. >> it fe

everything is slower than normal this morning because of the weather conditions, penndot put down that salt/bri ne solution on 202 and western suburbs so they are ready for whatever mother nature will dish out this morning. patco, left over from yesterday, they are running on a modified schedule coming into philadelphia, trains every 10 minutes in, to new jersey, trains every 10 to 20 minutes, and then expect delays through at lee the morning rush hour, mike and alex back to you at the super bowl. >> all right, bob. >> lets get to some more news, lets get to oxford circle, horrible happening, two women shot dead but one of them in the wheelchair inside of their own home. >> my god, lauren, what happened. >> reporter: such sad details but as you mentioned two women one gun found inside home of the 1200 block of greeby street and police once they got inside realized this was a double homicide. they are questioning the person inside the home and let them in when they arrived here once inside they discovered two women 166 years old sitting in the wheelchair on the first floor. the other wo

so far this season penndot's greater philadelphia district has had to use more than 40,000 tons of salt, to keep the roadways safe during this busy snow fall season. >> we have had about seven or eight or nine events where we have dispatched trucks and used salt. we are getting a number of events back to back, so take a toll on our supply. >> reporter: pen does has not had to reorder salt just yet but over in new jersey in camden county, we had been, frequently reordering the salt , and trying to keep as much as possible here. >> reporter: the continuing snowfall for december has streets department, continuously to run out of salt. they have had to place three order in the past month right now this salt barn in lindenwald has 3,000 tons of salt and it is still unclear, if that will be a enough for the season. >> anything is possible, with this snowstorm coming, and, you know, fluxation in temperature because it is warm right now but you know things are changing so quickly, so, i mean, i believe it is truly possible to reorder again. >> reporter: we have two whole months of winter left w

penndot says they will put down that salt/brine solution and spot throw down some salt depending upon where accidents have popped up but they have in the been able to get in here because of closures. here's 95 in northeast philadelphia southbound an accident at cornwells heights park and ride there involving a penndot salt truck. here's a triple shot 422 again, watch it road are wet and they are wet because of these snow squals that have come through route 100 in chester county hello to exton wet with some snow flurries as well and a live look 422 coming around the curve. extra heavy coming from new jersey all because of an earlier morning accident on the walt whitman bridge so folks have been using bennie and we are backed up, up and over span plus first day back after holidays is typically a busier day on the roadways and here's a live look at closures in trenton portions of 29, memorial route one and ramps to 29, all because of the ice jams on the delaware river mike and alex, back over to you. >> i don't know if i know governor christie well. he asked me to help him move out today

trucks with the brining solution in the king of prussia area penndot officials say they have hundred thousand tons of salt ready to go and plows are on stand by. >> the timing of the storm is certainly a concern for us. it is expected to start as early as i said, midnight or in the early hours of tomorrow morning and continue on through the a.m. rush hour which could pose a bit of the challenge for us. >> as a reminder in any snowstorm penndot has asked drivers to give plows and salt trucks space and plenty of it and please do in the try to pass them. >>> snow preparations are underway in philadelphia, officials say they are focusing on operations from keeping the snow from bind to the city streets. >> our team coverage continues with "eyewitness news" reporter chante elans is live in feltonville where crews are loading up the trucks with salt. chantee. >> reporter: is there salt, equipment here to treat road and snow and sub freezing temperatures. preparations are underway for the latest nor'easter heading toward the philadelphia area. thursday's snowstorm is expect to drop a few in

if you take a look up here a penndot roving arrow out there. it's slowing you down. delays going back to the blue route. 95 southbound blue route to the commodore barry bridge and issue out here. and a tractor trailer we hear lost its wheels and be careful in the area and the delays with the left lane blocked and the right lane now. lets show you the big picture and i'm surprised by how light the delays were and 22 minutes on the schuylkill expressway. we'll take that any day of the week. look here at city avenue, 20 miles per hour. unheard of on the schuylkill. the roosevelt boulevard is crowded as well address the vine street expressway expressway and the roosevelt boulevard northbound side is heavy from 76 out to broad street and the southbound side finally recovered from the earlier accident at 4:00. again, just that congestion on the northbound side. back to you. >> thank you. >>> accuweather is coming up next. at college inn we craft a deeper, richer broth because every detail matters. we select all-natural chicken and flavorful herbs and spices. college inn br

penndot just pulled up on the scene right now. it's all blocking the left lane.slowing here on i-95 northbound. looks like more emergency workers trying to make their way to the scene now as you're heading northbound towards academy you're dealing with the left lane being blocked with this multi-vehicle accident. we've been slow this morning on the vine street expressway as well and look at that westbound traffic, still pretty slow from eighth street to broad street. we had a disabled vehicle there that has cleared but nonetheless still slow on the vine and the vine mostly wet but big news here on 422 in berks county, they've now shut down 422 eastbound in berks county and douglassville and this is because we had two separate accidents, one involving three vehicles and we were hearing someone trapped inside one of the vehicles. emergency workers are there but this is 422 eastbound near 662. for awhile just the shoulder was getting by but now they're stopping all traffic. so stick to 724 as your alternate as people are going about 4 miles an hour near that scene.

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by the way penndot officials warn to you make sure that you watch out for black ice and also make sure you have an emergency kit in your car and they suggest leaving early if you have to get anywhere early tomorrow. lucy? >> there you go. dave kinchen live in allentown. live look at wilmington. remember that good day starts at 4:00 a.m. we already have delays expect more to roll in overnight for schools. the roads they're likely going to be a mess. so check on in with good day before you head on out. >>> ♪ >>> the eagles are one win away from the super bowl. man that sounds good. good new sick to my ears all that's standing in their way that the is the minnesota vikings. the only place to watch that game aside from the linc is right here on fox 29. kristen rodgers joins us with more on the eagles mindset as they prepare for minnesota. kristen. >> lucy, i know everyone here in philadelphia is scrambling for dog masks, making shirts, it's all good fun. but here's the thing. while the eagles like the label of being underdogs in no way is that playing into this week's game for the players.

just across the street here is penndot in allentown. they are getting ready, even pre-treating some roads for what they expect to be a very busy day. as we heard bill say, a wintry mix is coming. expected to start in just a few hours here in allentown. we're talking freezing rain, sleet, snow. it's all possible. because of that, officials are warning drivers to be careful. ice could form easily here. right now, the temperature still below the freezing mark. and people out here told me, they are using their time wisely by getting out and running some errands. trying to get some things done ahead of this winter weather. now, right now, again, the roads, they are fine, just cold. but stay with us throughout the day. we're going to update you as it is changing throughout the day. for now, reporting live in allentown, steven fisher, nbc 10 news. >> thanks for that. the storm will also go through montgomery county. >> that's where nbc 10's pamela osborn is live for us this morning in pottstown. good morning, pam. >> reporter: good morning, va

a couple of vehicles involved police and penndot are assisting.ight lane is out of commission. coming westbound on the vine away from broad street toward the schuylkill expressway an area of yellow is developing because of the crash. yellow along i-95 and the schuylkill expressway, 35 miles per hour westbound by city avenue. watching a fire location in frankford this morning penn street at harrison street. the fire is under control. that's good news. heading toward the schuylkill expressway slowing on the southbound side of the boulevard extension heading toward the ramp for the westbound schuylkill expressway where there is all the construction these days. on the northbound side of the boulevard extension everything is open this morning unlike last night what a mess it was because of the water main break along henry avenue. it's been patched good to go there. southbound side of i-95 heading toward newtown stay left expect slowing. chester county, an accident eucland township along 100. one in west caln along 340 involving a deer. >>> a pressure o

police and penndot on the scene him schuylkill expressway eastbound is jammed.a new accident cleared waterford road at cedar street. outside live, ben franklin bridge westbound at 5th street we had a vehicle facing sideways here. good shot here the sides of thead. i don't know if you can make that out it's crusty and icy be careful as you travel not all the lanes are cleared out him for the most part, the main roads have been looking good. our friend chuck is out here doing driving not stopped at the starbucks for me yet. this is in east germantown. lots of snow mounds on the street. we have snow and ice on the roads on the secondary roads. this is what they roads look like it willthis a while as well him give yourself extra space thanks chuck for driving around doing agood job is there. 36-mile an hour wind gusts you can see the snow blowing across roads. i love pictures people are sending me, look at these 11 week oldey look it so cold mommy. i want to show you a baby enjoying the snow in bucks county. a cup of snow. way to enjoy it and stay warm. karen. >>> d