i have never seen a mural created on asphalt. >> the heat of the asphalt, a new layer of asphalt. then, these wire rope templates that were fabricated for the line work get laid down and literally stamped into the asphalt and then everything was hand-painted. >> maybe you could talk about some of the symbolism, maybe starting in the middle and working out. >> [inaudible] the flower of industry. >> it is like a compass. there's an arrow pointing north. >> within the great bear consolation, there are two pointed stars here. they typically lead one to the northstar, otherwise known as polaris. so i thought it has a layer of theme. >> let's talk about some of the other elements in the peace. we are walking along, and there is a weather vane. there's a sweet little bird hanging on the side. what kind of bird is that? >> [inaudible] the smallest of the gulf species, and it lives around the bay area. >> you want to talk about the types of flour patterns that you send? >> [inaudible] around 1926 or so by the dahlia society. >> what is this bird here? >> that is the california quail. >> co

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>> traffic cones are cheaper than asphalt. >> reporter: you think this was strategy?> yup. >> reporter: i hope you're kid kidding. >> a little bit. >> reporter: rochelle eisen berg wasn't kidding she was angry on town in business from the burbs her car drove right over the cone. >> what do you think about that paving job? >> i think it's a problem. i think it's a disgrace. >> reporter: how embarrassing is this pathetic patch job? even tourists from detroit are mocking us. >> they would not do that in detroit. that's pretty bad. i got to admit. leaving the cone there that's pretty sad. >> reporter: it does not speak well for the city. i can tell that you. i got right on the phone with the philadelphia streets department looking for answers. a spokeswoman told me an emergency repair job had been done after a cave inform she says the traffic cone was placed on top of the asphalt patch but that the cone was recover over and became imbedded in the still soft as fall. maybe but i couldn't help but notice the cone fell over into the direction of oncoming traffic and that the

you are seeing cracks there right in the asphalt.

imbedded in the still soft asphalt.aybe. but i couldn't help but notice the cone fell over into the direction of oncoming traffic and that there was lots of asphalt inside and on top of the cone. >> that's just ridiculous. that was a half job you know. >> reporter: bear al half job? >> exactly. >> reporter: however the traffic cone got imbedded in the street, the streets department promises me they will be out here as soon as possible to fix what's become an embarrassing mess. we'll be watching. at washington square i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >> it's been a very -- rough couple of weeks for local family after they lost everything in a fire that just ripped through their apartment building. >> but tonight an incredible act of generosity is putting a smile on that family's face. tara and her two daughters living out of a hotel. fire destroyed everything they owned inside their northeast philadelphia apartment on academy road back in march. so they turned to fox 29 for help. especially wis help getting 17-year-old belon

and there's lots of asphalt inside the cone and on top of it.her way the cone is no longer of any valuable in warning drivers of a hazard. >> i don't know who we would talk to about it but something has to be done. or else there will be an accident or something. >> reporter: well, however the traffic cone got back there the streets department promises me they will be out as soon as possible to fix the situation. make it a little safer for drivers. a little less ridiculous looking for tourists. iain and dawn we'll be watching. >> all right, i know you will, bruce. one of those things you see only in philly. unusual sight in burlington county. exotic bird found wandering around a backyard. >> now a local pet store is stepping in working to reunite this rare pet with its owners. a homeowner spotting the cockatoo eating seed from backyard feeder. the bird was eventually taken to bird paradise in burlington. employees say they can't tell if the bird was mistreated and deliberately let loose or if he just got out on his own. the bird doesn't have any

a backhoe was brought in to break up a large slab the concrete and asphalt that rose above feet street grade and workers laid a row of two by tense across the hole and surrounded it with extra barricades. now, the area is safe till that below ground repair work can begin. neighbors they're pretty happy. >> fox 29, i know it's going to get done. >> reporter: work isn't done quite yet. the water department tells me their crews will be back out here on thursday of this week to complete the repairs on that below ground storm water inlet. the work will tie up this intersection for a time but when it's complete, no more not so grand canyon. >>> in west philadelphia, i'm bruce gordon, fox 29 news. >>> one local university police force is taking their policing to the neck level becoming the first in new jersey to do so in the process. rowan university's campus police officers are now armed with body cameras. rowan opting for the body cams over dash cams because they were more cost effective and provide up close and personal perspective. when the officer finishes his shot the camera docked and

some asphalt had been replaced but a small hole remains in the middle of the street. we will definitely stay on top of it. >> we'll need to. >>> also stay on top of this cold weather on your radar. if you're going out tonight you might need your winter coat. >> you can't school. it will be crazy over the next 24 to 48 hours. it feels like winter right now it's going feel like winter tomorrow but spring will make a come back likely with the bank. we'll explain coming up. right now off to the north, we have this cold area of high pressure look at the snow showing up for vermont, new hampshire even sleet around boston for us we have winds out of the north and east. it's locking in the clouds keeping things cold. not a whole lot showing up on ultimate doppler. however, we are looking at drizzle fog as well as midst. look at the low this morning. 41 degrees and the afternoon high only 3 degrees better than that. 44 degrees we should be in the low 60s and right now it's 40 degrees. humidity close to 90% but the wind chill what it actually feels like it feels like 33 degrees

two hours ago they did not have any asphalt down. they just scraped it clear. bottom line, on this get away day, nobody was on the bridge. portrayed of the bridge in gridlock. this chp officer is a perpetual motion machine. a wreck and fire caused at 5:46 this morning. if your ups package did not arrive today, yo know why. >> we are fortunate in all this that he did not go over the center divider. >> reporter: 800 packages burned after the fuel tanks caught fire. diversions and road work continued into the afternoon. the blaze leaked diesel fuel. it caused the asphalt to be ripped up. doug agers planned a trip to berkeley. he saw the back up and decided to go home. >> turn around. next time. >> i'm waiting and at the end of the bridge. >> reporter: he was not alone. in marin county, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> let's show you where the ash happened. it is near the san quentin prison. all day long the highway patrol diverted traffic on to main street and back to westbound 580. >> here is another live look from sky 7 hd. we are still waiting for the reopening of

. >> at one point, the engine company said that they saw the asphalt -- it was so hot, the intensityas so hot that it had had lit the oil in the asphalt on fire and the streets were actually burning. >> firefighters have not confirmed the cause of the explosion but don't have to look too far for the most likely explanation. the city of san bruno lies adjacent to san francisco international airport. and all eyes begin looking up for answers. >> my immediate thought was that it was a plane crash and that was the initial report. people were wondering, the only thing they thought could have caused an explosion and a fire of that magnitude would have been a jetliner crashing into a neighborhood. >> i was somewhat convinced this is a plane because i've never seen that much fire in my entire career in a condensed neighborhood like this. >> but no planes are reported missing from any of the bay area airports. firefighters realize this explosion didn't come from the sky above but the ground below. >> it looked as if this was not a jet fuel plane, this was a clean burning source. and about ten

first, a backhoe broke up a huge asphalt slab that sat above street grade.orkers laid a dozen two by 10 across the hole with extra barricades surrounding the area. now it's safe until the actual repair work can begin. neighbors reaction -- >> fox 29, i know it's going get done. >> reporter: work is not done just yet. water department tells me their crews will be back out in the neighborhood on thursday to complete the repairs on that storm water inlet. the work will tie up the intersection for a time but when it's complete, that west philly neighborhood will lose its not so grand canyon. in the newsroom i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >> all righty. do you need our help getting results? just go to our website myfoxphilly.com. scroll down to the getting results section of our home page page. >>> no one was expecting this in a new york city neighborhood. a kay yet tee on the loose giving police officers the slip. who finally caught the animal? >> and 2 million people expected to pack into philly to see the pope this fall. only on fox why the leader of the philad

some asphalt had been replaced but a small hole remains in the middle of that street. >> almost. >>>till not over. >> yeah. >> winter still not over. because i mean first of all can you imagine going to the bank tonight to watch the phillies? >> no. it's going to be brutal. >> you might need some gloves. >> hat. >> winter jackets. scarfs. whatever you need to stay warm because i mean temperatures will be in the low 40s but it's going feel like the 30s. >> the wind. >> it will be a pretty chilly ballgame at citizens bank park. and all because of that back door front much what's a back door front? basically coming in from north to south through our area. typically our fronts move from west to east. now later on this week we will see a cold front and out ahead of that will warm our temperatures up but also produce some thunderstorms by friday but right now we're stuck with high pressure off to the north. we have the clockwise winds so we have that fetch we've been talking about off of the ocean. water temperatures are in the low 40s and thus our air temperatures are in the low 40s. so w

the arcing line punched holes in the road, turning asphalt to glass. >> it took about 15, 20 minutes for two burnout. it was like a slow match. >> oh, man. he's going to need a new mercedes. jay: but the biggest concern was under the road, gas lines. official said if those roads had been punctured, the damage caused would have been the least of the problems. >> there could have been one big disaster in the neighborhood taking out several houses. jay: a couple more remarkable things. this is a piece of the power line. there is some of the copper. and here are chunks of the road from when the heat hit it now feels like glass, very smooth almost like something through a stone tumbler. what everybody is raving about no injuries last night. jay korff, abc 7 news. scott: no threat of more severe weather, but rain is coming back into the picture, and behind that cooler temperatures. steve rudin is here with the timeline for the showers. steve: the showers are well to the north and west through the overnight. certainly not going to amount to a lot tonight. the bigger picture heading into wes

huge fishers in the -- fizz yours in the asphalt. the death toll only continued to climb as teams searched through the rubble and officials get reports from the rugged country side which makes upmost of nepal. >> because we have nearly getting aftershocks. one after the other. as if panic among people still lot on unaccounted for. >> reporter: buildings that have stood for generations such as oric dorara tower reduced to rubble. the 7.8 quake and its aftershocks turning one of the world's most scenic regions into a panorama of devastation. i'm -- devastation. i'm andrew spencer reporting. >> climber from sonoma county still on top of mount everest. john ritter on the left in the green jack it said the surround look for a long time and moments later the avalanche began. he survived but some at the base camp didn't. orange tents were converted into makeshift field hospitals. and elite team of l. a. firefighters now heading to nepal to help. the rescue team's focus will be on getting into damaged buildings, finding survivors and many co

. >> well so far as the asphalting no one is going to produce that is the way it is decided that's nothe way the system works. >> f it requires a judge to say it and i think what we were hearing is that let it go let the forfeiture go and if it gets challenged and the statute of limitations get litigated some court will decide that we're not having enough wisdom to decide the statute of limitations. >> commissioner renne i'll draw between you and me we make legal detectors easement we're going capable of determining the rational for a waiver is appropriate or not we may disagree if we disagree and the waiver is not approved it go forward but we're signifying let's put our heads in the sand and not have the rational before us and in the adjudicate it and punch to the strublt that will have the same resources for one case at collective of us do. >> but the there's nothing more that needs to be articulated on the statute of limitations we've got presentations by both sides and i don't know you know i've made you don't see i don't say i like the letter or agree with the letter but what mor

it's so deep the asphalt is almost gone and it's down to the cement. we already alerted ddot and with pothole palooza under way, crews should get it patched within the next two days. if you have a pothole would you like fixed, go to tellwusa9.com or tweet us using the hashtag potholepatrol9. make sure to include the city and a block number so we can >>> stunned family and friends await autopsy results on a loudoun county high school student. madison small fell ill suddenly monday night. then the broad run high school senior died yesterday. small was senior captain of the school's softball team. health officials say even if small contracted a virus, it's not likely any classmates caught it since last week was spring break. it's expected to take at least a week to determine what caused her death. >>> now to some good news about the american getting treatment for ebola at the national institutes of health. the research clinic says the patient has improved from fair to good condition. the health care worker arrived at the bethesda campus a month ago and at

i understand approval of the projects, but don't understand why it takes 2 years to pile asphalt on a roadway. i do have some suggestions. i may point out the representative from sfmta made her presentation and departed and doesn't seem interested in hearing comment from the public. i remind they are here to serve the public and not themselves i ask the leadership of sfmta attempt to create a culture of accomplishment. at a minimum when you say you will do something, do it. finally, please put in the hump. elected officials, i may suggest make the sfmta a issue. you will find many sympathetic ears among the voters, i'm sure. i have my own idea which is one of competitive government >> can we wrap it up, please? >> very good. thank you for your time and appreciate your attention >> any public comments on this item? mark christensen and [inaudible] >> good morning supervisors. first of all to [inaudible] thank you very much and to the other supervisor frz the participatory budget process to give individuals and community organizations a vehicle to bring needed projects to their district

. >> people run for cover as the dirt, rocks and asphalt blasts into the sky and rains down.nd after the explosion, a nonstop gigantic geyser of steam shoots up nearly 80 stories, an incredible sight to see. so loud and powerful, workers in neighboring skyscrapers feel their buildings shake. >> it was, like, it's got to be a building falling because it keeps rumbling. >> gregory's tow truck is parked right above the epicenter of one of the biggest underground explosions the city has ever seen. >> i don't know what happened to that guy who was in the truck. he was on top. >> his truck launches into the air and returns to earth with a jolting thud. >> this truck weighs 15,000 pounds by itself. so it had to be a powerful blast just for it to go up and come back down like that. >> the explosion leaves a huge crater in the middle of the street. it swallows the tow truck whole. but it's not caused by a bomb or bomber with evil intentions. >> the most likely thing that was the cause was cold water getting into the pipe, and cold water apparently causes these to explode. >> an 83-yea

due to the extent of the fire damage on the asphalt as well as spilt diesel fuel, the cleanup on the westbound side is still ongoing and lanes are still closed. >> can you tell us more on the traffic -- when we were driving back from the scene, i mean, traffic went all the way across the span in richmond. is that still the case out there this afternoon? >> it a pierce tosh the case -- tosh the case. there is a lot of traffic. there's normally a lot of vehicles coming through here. unfortunately, having both lanes blocked as created a pretty significant backup. i know we were talking about estimated time when it might reopen. i've heard somewhere around 2:00 it will be reopen? >> right now, that's up to caltrans. chp has completed the investigation. caltrans is working with an environmental cleanup agency as well as as their emergency road crews. one the environmental people have finished their portion. investigation, they can repave and do the emergency repairs necessary and hope flip get these open as soon as possible -- hopefully get these open as soon as possible. >> thank you for

and there was plenty of asphalt on top of the cone and marked within the hollow interior. in event, the streets department promised they would fix the mess. sure enough that damaged and darkened cone was hitting by the side of the street over on the side fault. the asphalt had been reworked to a degree, but there was a significant hole left in the mid of the street. my take, decent roads are the least we should expect in what we like to think of a world class city. even if we take the emergency roads department at their word, but you have soop i asphalt and a rubber cone. even when it was quote, unquote, the damage and darkened cone was left behind like so much trash. maybe it's no coincidence that those cones are shapeed like duns caps. only in philly. the pictures keep coming in. marley is recovering from surgery. get well soon marley. look at this one, that's chase watching fox 29 weekend. happy national pet day. i love this. we had some spirited discussion so it's great to unwind seeing all of the pets. it's the pit bull cuddling. joey is there as well. andy is all dre

blind wall which looks into had rear yard of the police station and now it is a over grown mess of asphalt. the idea is to put windows on the facade with a over lay of a landscaping material and allow a avine to grow up the window puncherated by windows of light thatope toon the corridor buildings. my perspective a appropriate way to look at this as a backdrop thopolice station, it waents a piece of contemporary architecture, but a green wall, a landscape element to soften the contrast between the dwo. this is a shot looking that breeze way entry that open tooz the cort yard landscaped and set back. the top of the image is 20t street and left is tennessee. this is the landscape design done by fletcher studio you can see the court yard that opens to the 20 street side walk. along the tennessee street side walk a lot of landscaping. we propose a [inaudible] french seating and bike parking and lands scaping on both sides of the side walk. the common open space up on the roof deck. just on the north and east side of the building. this is the alternative design rich spoke about where we would a

it calls for a new asphalt road surface, concrete curbs and sidewalks and bike racks.is expected to be finished in october. >> sounds like it will be great when it's done. probably going to cause some delays out there. >> any time you have anything like that long term it will cause a bit of a headache out there for people. hopefully they have good detours. "nbc 10's" katy zachry is watching all of the roads. >> we have a similar long term construction project along the vine street expressway. that was lifted at 5:00 a.m. moving into delaware, live look at 495 right at philadelphia pike. very little volume on delaware roads. i've been watching some of the overnight construction projects. they should be clearing if they haven't already cleared. drive timings in delaware between 295 and 495 10 minutes there. delaware drivers looking good. accident montgomery county. hatfield township between north broadway. i'll keep my eye on it. in the ogontz area there is fire activity at west nedro avenue and 16th stleet. it looks like it will be there a while so avoid that stretch of

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but the snow never seemed to stick to the asphalt. but on the slopes, a different story. >> the snow is fantastic. we had a lot of the people come out for our easter egg hunt. giving away go pros and candy. >> reporter: the easter bunny was there to celebrate the snow. cal trans trues are busy today with a supply of 25 trucks ready if needed to pour sand onto the roadways. >> i'd say we have about 150 people working on the 80 corridor today, around the lake tahoe area. >> ready for anything? >> absolutely. bring it. >>> the big storm coming tomorrow night. you can track it with our nbc bay area app. talking about snow in the bay area, perhaps. download the app for your iiphone or android devices, it is fee. >>> san francisco giants hall of fame broadcaster lon simmons has died. around here he was on the air from the 1950s into the 2000s. simmons' voice has been linked to bay area professional sports for years. chrissy smith is reserve at at&t park. a lot of people miss that voice. >> reporter: yeah that's right. giants fans a little s

ecoindustrial district that really takes advantage of the synergies of cargo shipping, the concrete batch and asphalt batch plant opportunities for construction materials industries centralizing in the southern water front area and that really is i think the platform that the southern water front advisory committee and other groups are advancing as the economic heart of the southern water front around islais creek. at the same time the support, the level of support for the blue greenway expansion and the way finding system down through the southern waterfront has gotten a lot of positive response. so, with that, we also did get some comments about revisions to the waterfront land use plan review report itself. there are relatively few, most of the comments we got were forward-looking but in the staff report we have articulated then attached as one of the attachments the actual replacement pages that would be added to finalize that report. we hope that that report really does provide a helpful comprehensive resource because i expect that we will be using that on an on-going basis through the water fro

killed on everest alone and helicopters were sent in to rescue others their huge fissures in the asphalt. aftershocks' one-half of the other instill panic among people still a lot and accounted for. >>mark: the death toll that 3700 in continuing to rise like now for the death toll is expected to climb even higher as such a rescue's go through to rubble and give reports from the country in the devastating images. >>darya: they're coming together to help the victims many local american nepalis have loved ones still in the parlor and a little they're out of miles away they're doing what they can here to raise awareness and money of bay area medical self person who's from the polish worker from local hospitals to get supplies is with them as possible. they're people are expecting this to help. they spoke of other local residents who are from the call and they said the one everyone over there to know the we doing what we can to help them here and help is on since 60 such a rescue worker to help look for people buried in rubble >>mark: the local college to learn have class to attend this morni

. >> i actually blocked it with cones and still the trucks go through the cones and crush the asphalt. >> reporter: it's worse up the road at the country farm convenience store and gas station where they estimate 80% of the business has disappeared. >> with the road closure we're trying to drum up, we're 1.99. we're doing anything we can to stay afloat. >> reporter: is it working? >> not really. >> reporter: business owners have complained to burlington county freeholders who told them to document any damage to their property. conrail sailed it's not responsible for damage created by truck drivers who choose to ignore the road closed signs. the signs that turned the parking lot at the restaurant to a ghost town. normally the bar would be packed at lunch time. >> a lot of us used to come here at lunch but now it's too hard to get here. >> reporter: the road will be opened for a month and closed two weeks after that so the bridge job can be completed. >>> emergency drivers roadwork is underway in camden county. the last two winters have wrecked some streets beyond simple fixes. some str

these tornados have been known to rip off asphalt and pavement straight off the ground. come back to my computer graphics you can see the enhance said scale. an ef-4 which is attributed to what you saw. devastating damage that took place. that is what the national weather service classified this tornado as. that means winds up to 322 kilometers per hour. it is almost next to impossible to physically measure the wind inside a tornado. you have to have this enhanced scale to be able to assess that. we have a chance of severe weather this saturday. we're monitoring this for texas and oklahoma panhandle. >> 300 kilometers an hour, i can't imagine that. with all the severe weather barrelling through the u.s., and georgia. what can we expect? >> the same cold front that was responsible for the weather across the midwest continues to march eastward. this time, it's much weaker. we have a few showers moving across augusta. this is your forecast if you are going to be watching the end of the tournament. we have a small chance of rain but it will clear up. picture perfect by sunda

that the fairways could become asphalt streets dotted with homes. >> it goes against what reston is.s a planned community. and for 50 years, it has been a planned community. >> reporter: the course travis began when the owners asked fairfax county zoning administrator whether the property was subject to development restrictions. he said yes. but today zoning board of appeals made a different finaling that could create a smoother path to development. they would have to use normal county procedures to seek development. >> the thousands of homeowners that bought on the golf course bought with open space in their backyard. no one ever dreamed it would be anything else. >> reporter: a lawyer for the golf course owners responded with this statement. this was only an effort to confirm property rights. this was not an effort to rezone or change anything. but they say they might not wait to find out what they have in mine. they might go straight to court to challenge the ruling. in reston virginia. news4. >>> 150 years in prison for a man convicted of preying on other men after drinking event

asphalt needs to be poured so you will see druse the next month or so. after -- crews out here for the next month or so. janine de la vega, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> cow a comment about air conditioning is fueling controversy in a local school district. the angry parents heading to the meeting and a live report. and pg&e is paying customers. when you will see a credit on your next bill and where the money is coming from. >> skiers will love this, the new plan to connect two of the best known ski resorts in the se-- resorts in the sierra. >>> new add 5:00 p.m. the back lash against a school district board member following comments she made about why one school would get air conditioning and one couldn't. here is a recording of the board member from youtube. >> i would say 95% of the students do not have air conditioning. >> she says her words were taken out of context but tonight she will face upset parents. ktvu's cristina rendon is live at the board meeting. >> reporter: in 30 minutes it will begin and parents will head through the doors for the meeting and

it can also rip asphalt and pavement right from the ground. this is amazing stuff.remely powerful. obviously, people need to take the warnings are that are in place with these types of storms very serious and seek shelter. by the way, we do have the possibility of severe weather this saturday across texas and the panhandle, isolated large hail, strong winds but no tornadoes anticipated out of this possible outbreak. paula. >> thank goodness for that. it's been a busy 24 hours. we've got a terrible thunderstorm in atlanta, right now in georgia. all eyes on the masters. still two very important rounds for this weekend. >> yeah, in fact, that's rough weather that we experienced in atlanta. i was in the middle of it myself enjoying what was called the dogwood festival in downtown atlanta in piedmont park. we do have the storms moving through attributed to the same cold front that brought the severe weather to the midwest. it's moving on up. notice augusta, georgia where the masters is taking place we have precipitation in the forecast this morning. so as they tee off we

they need to pour two more layers of asphalt on the ramp.u will still see construction vehicles around here for the next month. after that, it really should all be complete. tori? >> all right. thank you, janine. >>> also happening this morning, a new settle metering lights in snow -- new set of metering lights in sonoma county will be turned on. they are at the northbound and southbound onramps from airport boulevard to 101. for the next week, they will be set to solid green during commute times. but on tuesday, april 21st, they will officially start working and will run from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and in the afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. caltrans will monitor the timing of the meters and make changes as necessary. >>> 7:45. van ness avenue in san francisco, it's open again after being shut down over the weekend. van ness was closed between geary and post. they are building a pedestrian tunnel. it will connect the new hospital with medical offices across the street. this was the first of three weekend closures. the next one is apri

since december penndot used nearly 5,000 tons of asphalt to repair potholes throughout the region. >>e the lansdale/doylestown regional rail line shuttle buses will replace train service until tomorrow. passengers should add about 11 minutes on to their trip. >>> next a california man is under arrest after cameras capture him slapping a toddler right in the face. we'll show you more of the disturbing video that's sparking outrage. that's right after the break. >>> and in sports the rumors swirling around oregon football star marcus mariota continues, leading up to this month's draft day. now a former eagles great is weighing in. what jaws has to say about the much hyped qb and what it means for the birds. do >>> new video this morning shows a parking lot brawl in arizona that left one person dead and a police officer shot. according to authorities several members of a family were attacking a walmart employee in the parking lot last month. then those family members turned on the officers who were trying to break up the fight. police say a man shot one officer in the leg, another office

it calls for a new asphalt surface, concrete curb and sidewalks. lighting and bike racks. the work is expected to be finished in october. keep it in mind if you travel in this area. >>> the good samaritan who found a disabled man found in the woods said god led him to find him. he walked into the area near cobbs creek to take a picture of deer passing through the area. that's when he saw an empty wheelchair and discovered something wrapped tightly in a blanket nearby. when he nudged it with his foot it moved. he called police to unwrap the blanket to find a 21-year-old quadriplegic man lying there with a bible on his chest. >> i got a lot too do with that. if it wasn't for god, that young man wouldn't be alive today. >> the man's mother nyai nyai parler left him in the woods to die. she is in a hospital in maryland. police are planning to charge her with attempted murder when she is released. >>> happening today, pennsylvania lawmakers will vote on a bill to improve the state's 911 system. the measure would increase the surcharge you pay on your phone bill to $1.65 a month

the asphalt is almost gone down to the cement. we alerted ddot. hopefully they'll patch it within the next two days since the district is on an accelerated repair schedule due to potholepalooza. if you need a pothole fixed, go to tellwusa9.com or tweet us at wusa9 using the #potholepatrol9. please include the city or cross street or block number for the pothole location. >>> plenty more still to come on wusa9 news at 5:00. >> reporter: montgomery county police are still investigating a hit and run that injured one of their officers. i'm ellison barber and i'll have more on what they know today in a minute. >> reporter: it has been on the books for four decades. is it possible that the potomac yard metro stop could be just three years away from opening? >>> police in montgomery county found the car involved in a hit and run last night that sent one of their officers to the hospital. ellison barber is life in chevy chase with the latest. >> reporter: this is the spot where police say an off-duty officer tried to stop a suspicious looking vehicle. th

since december penndot used nearly 5,000 tons of asphalt to repair potholes throughout the region. >>> we have an alert for septa riders to use the lansdale/doylestown regional rail line. shuttle buses will replace train service between the colmar and doylestown stations today and tomorrow. it's because of a construction project. septa says that passengers should add about 11 minutes on to their trip. >>> travel will be tricky when the pope comes to philadelphia later on this year. mass transit will be the best way to go and septa is already making plans ahead of the crowds that will inevitably swarm center city. septa's buses will only get you so close to the pope since the secure perimeter may extend well beyond the action. the trains will be the best bet. septa's deputy general manager tells me the plan is a work in progress, no specifics yet. that service will look very different from the day-to-day operations. >> we'll have cueing we'll have a lot of police barricades and organizing people to the platforms. so you're talking about carrying a lot of people. you're talking about se

the asphalt is almost gone. it's down to the cement it's so bad. >> you know what?ve alerted ddot because of that the district is on an accelerated repair schedule for pothole palooza so hopefully it should be fixed within the next two days. if you have a pothole you want fixed, go to tellwusa9.com or tweet us at wusa9 using the hashtag potholepatrol9. including the city and block number of the location. >>> coming up on 6:30. well came back to wusa9 at 6:00 a.m. a day of rain means we're under a yellow alert again today. a real noose sanction. >> and run -- a real nuisance. >> and running around right now. >> i try to keep it low key. you always call me out. >> on the move. taking care of business. >> he keeps getting last-minute information on the traffic. >> thank you, andrea, that's exactly what i was doing. i appreciate it. >> allyson is always tracking weather. >> yes, we do have some showers this morning. the heaviest stuff is going to come through the morning hours. by the afternoon it will seem to dry out agent bit but we'll still have a little bit of drizz

>> over the last 48 hours i was placed by one of your humans on to the asphalt surface, then your carburatertems road over me, over and over and over. >> well then, you were yanked out yesterday where did you go? >> i was placed by your human systems into a wheel barrel, and trail along market avenue, until i came here. >> we call it market street here. where are you from? >> france. >> from france? >> yes. >> so from france to philadelphia, and then this happens to you. do you have a message for the streets department here? >> ask that question again? >> do you have a question or do you need answers from the streets department? do you have a message for them? >> if i did not see incarceration, i would terminate your functions as to force its collapse. >> man, do you know dan akeroid? >> new york i don't. >> you should get to meet him. why did we mike you up here? that's where your mouth is? >> i talk through my hole. >> well, so do i. >> mice to have you here. >> you must like tomato chips. potato chips stuck with you. you shouldn't be hungry. >> well thank you for coming in. and we hope yo

repair crews are awaiting a load of asphalt before they can reopen the road. that's expected to happen within the next half hour. in the meantime two lanes are blocked in the alexandra section of fairfax county. water service there has been restored. >>> turning to another big story this afternoon storm team 4 is tracking what could be a wet night. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell in the weather center with the first word. chuck? >> nice-looking day outside today, right up until it's time to start coming home from work of course. cloudy skies are out there, but temperatures have warmed facely. storm team 4 radar tracking the rain showers coming our way. this little area i've highlighted here there were some thundershowers in the mountains of central west virginia about three hours ago. that same little cluster now is just now moving into parts of western shenandoah county. so we'll keep a close eye shenandoah county rappahannock county. on the track it's going it's about two to three hours from reaching the metro area. temperatures have warmed into the

plus if you plan to run, also on our app, you can get tips to kick the asphalt. that's all on the free nbc 10 news app. >>> good morning. it's a cold start, especially if you're closer to allentown, with temperatures starting off in the mid-30s. we still have a frost advisory that's going to stay in effect until about 8:00 a.m. so philadelphia right now, 49 degrees. the feels-like temperature at 44. wind gusts up to about 22 miles per hour. that's why we're dealing with a bit of a windchill this morning. wind speeds out of the north-northeast at 13 miles per hour. and throughout the rest of the area, we're at 42 degrees in pottstown, 41 in quakertown, 38 in allentown. that's where that frost advisory is still in effect. 46 in swedesboro 47 in northeast philly temperatures in the mid-40s in mt. holly, and right along the shore here 47 in avalon and 44 in lewiston. the temperature map shows we are 15 degrees warmer in millville. we're up 8 in philadelphia up 7 degrees in pottstown, and we are slowly edging towards our average, which is 67 this time of year as we he