and we also have katey zachary. but we begin with first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. >> make sure you are careful if you're leaving the house for your morning commute and especially as you head home from work. that's going to be our main concern. this stays into effect until tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. coastal flooding is going to be an issue for us, heavy mountain snow. and probably the most concern thing is going to be the rain switching over to wet snow causing whiteout conditions as we head into the afternoon. we can't emphasize this enough. even rain stretching down to south jersey, it's causing decreased visibility. but as we get into this afternoon things start to shift and our wind speeds is start to pick up. if you were closer to wilmington this is where we're just starting to see a bit of a change overfrom rain to snow. and then over the next two to three hours or so we'll start to see the wind speeds picking up. as we walk you through the next few hours for your morning commute we are going to c

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the conditions outside and any traffic trouble you might face with katey zachary.eteorologist brittney shipp, though. >> this is challenging storm. things are going to shift, so you have to stick with us as we go through the morning. heavy at times, so that's the fist thing you need to know as you head the door. we're just starting to see breezy conditions. and snow is starting to move into parts of the poconos and also getting closer to it lehigh valley, which basically means we're watching cold air filter in on the back of this system. and even seeing a bit of change over to wet snow just outside wilmington. the thing we're sure of is the fact the entire area is going to be dealing with really strong wind speeds. and we're talking about 50 miles per hour for your lunch hour. moderate rain coming unin parts of westchester. by 9:00 a.m. we're just seeing breezy conditions. closer to cape may we're seeing wind gusts closer to 40 miles per hour. you will quickly see these wind speeds jump all it way up to 50 miles per hour. in philadelphia, in mt. holly with 44 and m

i'm katey zachary with a check on the roads. now we have things going on in new jersey and delaware. i want to start things off with a closer look at the new jersey turnpike. we're seeing a car fire. so this is affecting traffic headed northbound. it's just south of exit 8a. it's on the inner drive. it is slowing things up a bit. i'll let you know when it clears. but the 295 and 42 freeway are looking good as is the garden state parkway. this is the schuylkill expressway at girard avenue and drive times are looking good despite some of the ponding we're seeing. >>> costs and challenges. why railroads say they're struggling to install a lifesaving system on the rails before a deadline. >>> picking up patients. we want to tell you how you soon can get a ride to the doctor for free. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ any any any any ♪ did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money? a recent study found consumers who trade in their car pay an average of $990 dollars

but for a closer look at what you can expect traffic-wise we'll send it over to katey zachary. >>> we are seeing wet roads across the region. some ponding especially on the schuylkill expressway. i wanted to highlight the vine street expressway right on 8th street because there was a crash but they've just cleared in the last few minutes. we are seeing crashes, disabled vehicles popping up throughout the region. let's take a quick look into jersey, the 42 freeway. we have some rain drops on our camera here. the 42 freeway, 295, the new jersey turnpike, everything is looking good right now. fingers crossed. i do want to take another look at the pennsylvania turnpike. drive times are still looking good despite new information we got there was a crash between fort washington and norristown. >>> let's take a look at the conditions outside right now. brit 19 just said heavy rain over philadelphia right now, and then we'll really be watching for the wind, which we usually see the flag there. >> randy, tell us how things are looking there in center city. >> reporter: yeah, the rain continues

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wednesday was the first time that katey sauers had spoken of her journey.coach full time in the nfl. offensive assistant with san francisco. also the league's first openly gay coach. for her, this townhall about debunking gender myths. >> the more that we can continue to change that mind set. al allowing people to find their passion, women and men, to pursue something bigger than themselves and ultimately makes them happy. >> helped launch two sports networks and brokers deals for serena williams. she comes to gender equity from a business perspective. >> until there are more women, and, people of color at the top of the companies. there will only be incremental change. >> one of the greatest basketball players of all time. but also suffered from abuse, and is now an advocate in the fight against domestic violence. >> i still, wasn't that happy, my story, triumph, resilience. that story, some one else story helped me. letting young people know, you know what, don't quit. so much out there. greatness awaits you. >> in san jose, nbc bay area. >>> tonight at 1

. >> i would like to thank supervisor katey tang for the ordinance banning the sale of fur in san francisco. my name is chin chi. i'm a grandmother and i've lived in this city for 50 years. every year, 50 million animals are slaughtered for their fur. and like other animals in such farms, they lived a tormented life from birth to death. the 15% wildlife caught for their fur die agonizing death in steel jaw traps. it also pollutes our land, water, and air. in recent years, this pollution has increased because these fur pelts are not used as is but are dyed colors. in the west, the popularity wearing animal fur seems to have retreated, and the increase of the quality and quantity of fake fur has made it completely unnecessary as a way to keep warm. but as pointed out by an article in national geographic in the eastern european countries, especially in russia and china, animal apparel garments have become very fashionable, especially for the newly rich clients. as long as there is a demand, the slaughter and pollution will continue. san francisco today is one of the biggest tourist attractions

i believe we have katey puccioni. >> my name is megan wallace. >> supervisor fewer: oh, megan, from the port of san francisco. >> yes. i'm the finance and procurement manager with the port. it turns out rainy days on broadway and polk street are not quick routes here. so today i'm here to seek your approval for a resolution to expand and accept a grant from the grant's support security program in the amount of 1.4 million. this includes 1,059,000 in grant funding, and a 353,000 local match. the existing dock is in extreme disrepair. it lacks physical security and so this -- this work will make sure that expensive and vulnerable equipment is protected from the public. and i do want to note that the police department and the port are working very closely on this project together. additionally, we have an $82,000 project to install new equipment in the port's department operation center which is really an essential place in the event of an emergency or a large disaster in the city. the equipment is currently over 20 years old, and really needs to be repaired. so our 353,000 of local match

katey zachary just tweeted out an accident because of wet roads. >> actually this is our camera justspecifically the happened at greenwood avenue, but this is our camera just a few blocks from there at easton road. because of that the right lanes are blocked because of that crash. 37 minutes it's taking you to go southbound between woodhaven and the vine. >>> weather causing there this morning. 150 flights or more out of philadelphia have been canceled so far. some airlines can looking to waive the fees. we'll have another update in 25 minutes blch >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, weather wallop. a major storm hammering the east coast. heavy rain, severe winds and snow, making for a messy and dangerous morning commute, as hard-hit communities brace for more flooding. and dylan is live on the scene. >>> plus, wi-fi worries. >> that's not good. >> a look at how easily hackers can get your personal info while you're lounging at the pool on vacation. >> what if i told you that's not the hotel wi-fi and our security expert can monitor everything you're goidoing on your phone. >>> and