avalon bay and [inaudible] architects presented this project to the project review committee in early 2014 and our stance is all of the community benefits that the project deliver out weigh the shadow impact on the park. this will bring a lot of housing to the city's job centers and along the transit line. it's very well designed. incorporates significant amount of publicly accessible open space, enhances the pedestrian experience providing landscaping along the sidewalk and widening the sidewalk. these are all the features you want to see in good urban development and promote those principles. the dog park is a fantastic addition as well so i hope you let the project move forward as it is and thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. >> then we have joe kirshaugher and peter waller. are you going to do it together? are you each going to do three minutes or doing it together? >> if we could each do three minutes. thank you. we have i powerpoint on the screen. thank you very much. peter waller with [inaudible] architects. i will give a brief overview of the project. you have int

about 50 feet and 9 thousand square feet there closed the dog park and lighting is all maintained by avalon bay a great compliment to a streetcar and then in 3 dynamics if indiana you see the fingertips become 30 pieces of architectures which step back and open up all that carefully worked out with the neighborhood i'm going to turn it over to owen. >> thank you owen with the planning and architect the south side of the site and the building slides ranked the existing former railway it is the industrial pass when trains roll up indiana street our building gives express to this rail easement we've divided the building into two pizza piece other than the south side on the left is following the level of the easement and there it was originally planned to 5 stories we've lowered it down to 4 stories from feedback from the neighborhood it has actually a long internal property line but still a facade to the street and we've reconciled this problem with vertical bay windows that protrude i understand i said street, and, secondly, by he south setting it back from the property line it t it protects

in particular, as we zoom in, you can see vineland, dover avalon wildwood, atlantic city most of that heavy rain is still in south jersey. it's causing some airport delays as well. right now you can see 38 degrees but airport delays in philadelphia over to towers especially arriving flights. some concerns in newark as well as atlanta with flight delays. so temperatures they will be dropping as we go hour bay hour. by 11:00 o'clock still above freezing in many spots. but once again overnight and by tomorrow morning we're looking at numbers below freezing. when i come inside, we'll talk about how chilly it stays this week and also a warmup in that seven day forecast. iain and lucy? >> scott thanks. come back in. it's a little warmer in here. >>> meantime temperatures are dropping and after a day full of freezing rain and downpour that is can spell some problems for anyone heading outside. our shawnette wilson is live near 30th street station with more on that tonight. shawnette? >> reporter: okay, iain. so just a little bit ago i did notice a person or two almost slip and fall, but agai

ocean city, sea isle city, avalon as well as wildwood. many locations in he can treatment south jersey as well as central southern delaware saw anywhere from a coating to about an inch of snowfall out of that system that we talk about yesterday that would impact those locations. 31 degrees right now. but you factor in that wind out of the north at seven it feels colder. feels like 24 degrees. afternoon high made the up to freezing 32. but the normal for this time of year is right around 40 degrees. so we were 8 degrees below average and look at the record in the 70s on today's date in 1932. so it's cold if you're stepping out right now. 32 freezing in atlantic city. 31 in dover. 30 in wilmington. 27 in reading as well as allentown. low 20s in the pocono mountains. you factor in the wind it feels like 24 degrees in philadelphia. as well as atlantic city it feels like 17 degrees right now in the pocono mountains. so here's the system that we've been watching throughout the day. that brought that coating of snowfall in southern delaware and

that's why things are melting in lewis and avalon and woodbine and beachhaven dover at 30 degrees. there is not much in the way of precipitation up that far. well the temperatures right in cape may county generally above the freezing mark. atlanta county also above the freezing mark. and so we'll keep monitoring them during the day as everything tends to wind down. look at that. feels like 8 in reading right now. 10 in allentown. teens across the rest of the region. rain from cape may through the delaware beaches. just a little bit of patchy light snow in portions of delaware right near the atlantic county coast. and look how much precipitation is off shore. came that close to really getting a lot of precipitation. and here's what's going to happen as we go through the rest of the day. it is moving out. it is weakening. not coming up this way. so forecast for today, that snow and wintry mix ending to the south, clearing gradual clearing but still pretty cold. high temperatures barely above 30 degrees. it is cold tomorrow as well but a mix of clouds and sun. sunny but windy and cold

officials say it appears to have started on the first floor of the avalon building and it spread to the other floors and ceilings 240 units were destroyed and 168 units in a nearby unit war saved. coming up we'll have a live report with the latest from the scene. >>> turning to the forecast now a nor'easter is heading our way and will affect the first part of our weekend apparently. storm tracker double scan radar is tracking the storm that has snow and rain and cecily tynan is at the big board. >> hi rick, that is right. it depends on where you live. i'm careful not to call this storm a snow storm because we'll see rain in parts of you viewing area and some parts see only rain, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing the low pressure really the main piece of energy south of houston, you'll notice the moisture being gathered from the gulf of mexico and you'll notice this is all liquid and it's all frozen that is one indication of a lack of cold air and that could bring severe weather to parts of georgia and parts of florida. future tracker showing the moisture moves in during the wee ho

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hundreds of people displaced from the avalon at the edgewater complex on the hudson.icials say everyone in the four-story building appears to have made it out safely. no word at this point what caused the fire. >>> new information about the fatal metro incident in washington, d.c. remember this? members of the ntsb met thursday. they called what happened earlier this month on the yellow line completely unacceptable. one member said the train's air intake system was not turned off. that means it drew the smoke into the cars. one passenger died. scores of others sickened. some survivors said it was 40 minutes before they heard from anyone to get out of the train. >>> new details emerging from the brigham and women's hospital in boston. the surgeon shot treated the mother of the gunman. stephen pesceri killed the surgeon before turning the gun on himself. >>> jay leno coming to the defense of women who have accused bill cosby of sexual assault. the former tonight show host says he doesn't understand why it is so hard to believe dozens of accusers. he said, you go to saud

the inferno destroyed 240 apartments and severely damaged at least 168 more in the avalon edgewater complex one died or was severely injured. some surrounding apartments and homes were also affected. officials say 500 people from the avalon complex were burned out and 520 from surrounding homes and apartments. investigators are trying to figure out what set it off. >> it's not an indication of anything suspicious or we believe there's a problem. a fire this magnitude is an automatic response for the arson squad. >> reporter: firefighters from 35 different municipalityies responded to the inferno. including 2fdny fire boats to help pump water. fire alarms and sprinkler systems worked in the complex and help get all residents out safely. >> if it was made out of concrete and cinder block we wouldn't have this problem but it's light weight construction with sprinklers and this is the the problem you face with this type of construction. >> reporter: neighborhood volunteers turn edgewater american legion vfw haul no a relief center. a place for people to eat and reconnect after the traumatic eve

we're up to 39 in avalon, mid 0s in smyrna and dover. and 31 in hockessin. running errands. 35 degrees by 9:00. 41 by noon. if you hold off until later in the afternoon until 2 3:00 we'll get a high of 44 degrees before we get back to 41 by 6:00. a little breezy out there but not as bad as yesterday. >> well weight loss is a common new year's resolution. the new book thinspired how they dropped 90 pounds. she wade 230 pounds after she gave birth to her daughter. she stopped eating packaged diet foods and started cooking everything from scratch. >> if you're diet isn't careen you're not going to lose weight or sustain that. >> reporter: just by eating whole foods fruits and vegetables and nuts, she dropped 50 pounds. she said that's why diet is 70% of her weight loss formula. get more sleep make a weekly schedule planning your exercise meals and snacks ahead of time. she gave herself a series of 3 to 5-pound goals she also now 140 pounds and size 6. we'll be right back. trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selli

avalon resident scott isaacson believes the fire destroyed his apartment. he and his wife stayed with relatives l.a. night after spending hours watching the apartment complex go up in flames. >> both of us were okay but that's probably the most important thing, you know material things you can replace, people you can't. >> people were like, in shock and just devastated. you know you never expect something like this to happen. and you're in the middle of it so it's like a bad dream unfortunately. >> news 4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. >>> sparks on the tracks and smoke everywhere. ten days later, metro answers the burning question. right now at 5:00 tonight, what needs to be done immediately to keep riders safe? >> get ready for a one-two punch. just in time for the weekend. storm team 4 is going to show you how two winter storms are going to impact your plans. >>> and deflategate, tampering with footballs and cheating to get to the super bowl? quarterback tom brady finally answers the questions as the scandal grows. >> i would never do anything to

low 40s in northeast philly, 37 degrees in trenton, at the atlantic city airport 41 40 degrees in avalonin lewis. satellite/radar tracks those clouds moving in and we're keeping our eye on the poconos. we could see in the next 20 minutes or so a few snow flurries pushing in. this is lake-effect snow so it will move in from the north. as we head into the rest of today, even for the i-95 corridor, don't be surprised right around 4:00, 5:00, if you see a few snow flurries but our temperatures are well above average. these will be passing flurries and that's it. as we head into the rest of this evening and tonight we'll see cold conditions settling in. it is going to be a nice start to the weekend with plenty of sunshine on saturday, but that changes into sunday. our clouds move in sunday morning by 7:00 a.m. as you're closer to the northern and central parts of delaware right along the shore, we are going to see light rain moving in and then pushing into the late morning hours closer to 10:00 a.m. we're expecting more of a moderate to heavy rainfall along that i-95 corridor and widespread r

. >>> to a new jersey bridge being fixed, the drawbridge in avalon will be off limits to traffic for a while. the townsend inlet bridge is closed for the second phase of a construction project. it's expected to reopen in april. the bridge will remain raised so boats can pass through. ♪ i am superwoman ♪ >>> a life remembered as philadelphia city hall today, a memorial service celebrated the life of lieutenant joyce craig. she was the city's first female firefighter killed in the line of duty. lieutenant craig was an 11-year veteran of the philadelphia fire department. she was killed december 9th while battling a fire in west oak lane. >>> delaware's top attorney is working to close loopholes in gun legislation. today attorney general proposed a bill that would bring tougher sentences for illegal weapons possessions. he says too many convicted felons are committing new crimes with guns. the bill targets young people with violent criminal records. not first-time offenders. >>> some big changes coming to wilmington's art community. today dupont announced it's selling the theater busines

atlantic city, avalon, wildwood as well as dover seeing more of that mod are the rain.ve nuisance showers still around philadelphia. so watching for the black ice developing overnight slippery spots on the roadways tomorrow it's going to be dry but cold. high temperatures only around freezing that milder air doesn't really arrive until the upcoming holiday weekend. visible that's a concern down to 1 mile right now in wilmington. 2.5 miles in atlantic city. you want 10. that's perfect as far as the visibility so because of the low ceilings and clouds, causing over two hour airport delays right now at the philadelphia inn national airport. 37 degrees. that was our afternoon high temperature. the normal high this time of year is right around 40. but once again, you can see numbers upper 30s millville atlantic city. we have 33 degrees right now in the pocono mountains. but look at the temperatures. tomorrow morning, 5:00 a.m., we're looking at upper 20s in philadelphia as well as wilmington and then as we continue to go in time by 7am 26 degrees in philadelphia. 20 allentow

toyota is recall ging avalon sedans. nissan is calling more than 550,000 rogues for the same problem as well as 2,000 pathfinder suvs and js x5 videos for problems relating to a secondary hood latch. >>> a new report says cars are safer now than they were a few years ago. overall rates of deadly accidents are down but some cars pose a significantly higher risk. danielle nottingham reporting. >> reporter: late-model cars offer greater safety for cars than ever before. that's according to the insurance institute for highway safety. a new iihs report says the chances of dying in a late-model vehicle in 2011 fell by 41% compared to late-model vehicles in 2008. adrian lund is the group president. >> largely it's because vehicles are improving. years ago no vehicle had zero driver deaths but nine different 2011 models have not had a single fatality and six of them are suvs. >> that's a real turnaround from a decade ago when suvs weren't the safest vehicle on the road because they had a tendency to roll over. >> reporter: that

the blaze broke out around 4:30 at the avalon. this is across the hudson river from new york city. hundreds of people lost their homes, unfortunately everybody made it out of there safely, look at those flames. witnesses reporting seeing blue flames that indicated that gas may may have been burning. >> fire force add family of -- forced a family of 8 from their home last night in atco. crews knocked down the flames. red cross is assisting five adults and three children. no word on what sparked the fire. >> time to turn to accuweather and david murphy and what to expect today and snow this weekend? >> reporter: there's another round coming. snow and rain. heads up to our director, i didn't get the second computer up we'll have to go the old fashioned way. we'll look at one more problem this morning before we turn our attention to what else coming later on. >> okay. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan showing a little bit of precipitation trying to make its way through these are light snow showers through wilmington and lancaster. as this stuff filters through especially ar

this was the first time tenants of the avalon bay in edgewater have been allowed to return in wednesday's fire. >>> some 500 people were left homeless by the plays and no serious injuries were reported. construction would workers started a fire accidentally wilmington police are trying to find the person that shot a teenager 8:00 tonight 21 and washington streets. investigators say the 18-year-old victim may have been shot as many as a dozen times annie mccormick ad in the paper claiming a bodzy of a woman from wilmington caught the eye of a lot of people after no one claimed the woman's remains. they came together to bury the woman with dig tixt healthcare workers that treated her got all saints cemetery to donate a plot and members of delaware state police honor guard volunteered as palm better rears. >> it seems the delaware police participate in funerals all throughout the year for dignitaries and retired troopers have an opportunity to give back in a way that traditionally don't have toy chance to. >> had nobody stepped in mayor's unclaimed body would have been burried in numbered st

we caught up with the avalon string band as they made their final preparations yesterday. the 56-man group started working on this year's parade last january. it's an out of this world space theme for the 115th annual mummers parade. >> the aliens are going to be invading and doing battle. it's going to be a tremendous scene. we're looking forward to really doing well on this new year as day. >> that parade starts at 10:00 this morning and moved down broad street. not up down broad street ending at washington. coming up we're going to show you the shortened route. exactly how short it is. we're going to have that live for you at 6:00. live in center city jesse gary "nbc10 news." >>> new from overnight, police in delaware county are investigating a deadly shooting. police tell us that the victim a 22-year-old man was shot at a home at price and culhane streets around 1:00 a.m. we're still looking for the circumstances that led up to the shooting. >>> investigators are looking for the cause of a house fire in delaware county. we got this cell phone video from a firefighter.

it's still above freezing in lewis dale avalon and beach haven.t's a good thing because there's a little snow falling down there right now. so, that would be continuing to melt on the roads. you can see that on the radar, starting to weaken again and move offshore. and then we're going to be dry for a while. there's the last of the flakes in cape may county near the coastline. and about to move out and continuing to weaken. well, high pressure's going to be eventually building in. we're going to stay dry for a few days. dry but cold on saturday. assist the high moves offshore the wind will be coming in out of the south. starting to warm us up but then this thing is going to come in and put an end to that. first of all, the rain's coming in. that's on sunday. and then once this goes by with the rain here come the cold winds for early next week and for much of next week. another cold one around here. for tonight we continue to see the clouds around. where it clears out, temperatures can get down to 15. 25 in philadelphia. during the day tomorrow, mi

the avalon spring band made the final preparations. the 56-man group started working on this year's parade last january. they're usinging a space alien scene for the 115th mummers parade. it took time to convince members that was the best way to go. >> a lot of time. a lot of hard work. a lot of heated discussions and meeting of the minds and now we're going to put this up on the street and show people what we can do. >> they have put some things on the streets overnight. you can seat preps on the parkway here and the convention center. coming up in the next 30 minutes, we'll take you to the convention center to show you what's going on inside. >>> at 5:04 there are other things to prepare for. a new year means new laws will be on the books for most of us. in pennsylvania gas taxes will go up almost a dime a gallon. that is to increase transportation funding. and on monday a new law takes effect in pennsylvania designed to make it easier for gun owners to challenge local firearms laws in court. >>> also in pennsylvania a new law takes

recall includes some models of the jeep grand cherokee, honda odyssey, toyota corolla, and toyota avalon made in the early 2000's. federal officials say the recalls are being implemented after original attempts to fix the defects didn't work in some vehicles. now we have the full list of recalled vehicles on our website. that's wjla.com. still ahead tonight eileen is tracking the chance of more wintry weather this weekend. we'll show you what to expect and where. you know... there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious... and an excellent source of fiber to help support regularity. mmmm. these are good! ththe tay side of fiber. from phillips. >> you knew the wind last night would bring something different our way. >> exactly. we'll start to see some clouds increase tonight before our next weather system arrives. >> okay. >> overall today it was really nice. just started with the weather bug time lapse for you. lots of sunshine all day long despite the bit erlly cold temperatures. a great time lapse from the weather bug camera at the n

yesterday, we caught up with the avalon spring band as they made preparations yesterday. they started working on parade last january. they went with this team for the 115th mummers parade. >> it's going to be a tremendous scene this year. we're looking forward to doing well this new year's day. >> and the parade starts at 10:00 this year as we said north to south, instead of south to north. coming up in the next 30 minutes. more about the prep. we hear brittney talking about bundling up in layers. we'll definitely need that, too. >> those mummers are going to need some extra feathers on the costumes. you can follow the mummers by downloading the news app free on the app store. >>> well the new year means new laws for our region. in pennsylvania, gas taxes are going up by almost a dime per gallon. we'll have to wait to see if retailers will pass along that cost to customers. and on monday a new takes place that makes it easier for gun owners to challenge gun laws in court. >>> in delaware a new law keeping your dent tie safe. it requires businesses to destroy unnecessary d

. >>> and the drawbridge connecting the city and avalon is closed to traffic for the second phase of construction project there to strengthen the aging zlurk. it won't reopen until early april but the bridge remains raised so boats can pass through. >>> a health scare at disney is expanding. there's new concerns over a virus plaguing the park. >>> and bonus points from the mayor. what will give you a leg up if you want to get a job in philadelphia. >>> it is 4:25. health officials say there are seven more cases of measles at disney. they are working with public health authorities on the issue. >>> safety concerns are making new jersey lawmakers take a closer look at regulating vehicle kill switches. according to our partners at news works, some politicians say they are concerned that the device can be activated while moving. you can remotely disable the vehicle while they are missing a payment. >>> and the city of philadelphia is looking to hire the peace corps alumni. mayor nutter is the first in the country to award points on an exam for prospective employees of the national servic

includes some acura mdx, dodge viper jeep grand cherokee honda odyssey, pontiac vibe toyota corolla and avalon models made between 2002-2004. check with your dealer to see if to your dealer is part of the recall. >>> world news saturday will have much more on those stories beginning at 6:30 right after "action news". >>> all right. the 2015 philadelphia auto show kicked off this weekend, giving visitors a glimpse into the the near future of the the industry. the just one of the reasons why this show is always a boom to the local economy. "action news" reporter annie mccormack has more. >> a lot of people come to the philadelphia auto show to take a look the at exotic cars like those ferraris behind me and concept cars but difference about the the philadelphia auto show is a lot of people also come out here to look to see, what they want to buy. >> doors opened kicking off day one of the philadelphia auto show nine day event. >> it looks like the garage mahall, it is rocking, we are looking for a super strong saturday. >> reporter: thousands are expect to pack the pennsylvania convention center

police say it is a white toyota avalon they expect to have some kind of damage to the front end and also a missing hubcap. >>> it was west philadelphia a busy, difficult night for fire fighters as they tried to put out a fire that started inside a boarded up business. first call came in around 2:00 this morning. fire broke out in the 4,000 block of lancaster avenue. authorities say that a few hours after that crews had had to return to the scene when the fire reignited and spread to a business next door. >>> right now cause of that fire is not yet known. >>> a shocking statement directed towards septa police eye witt the necessary news reporter steve paterson shows us why graffiti has officers on alert. >> reporter: in this bathroom stall in the frankford transportation center, you can see the remnant of a blue marker. >> it is not something that anybody would like to see. >> reporter: that something is this a message scrolled on the stall shoot septa cops. >> it is a tough time right now. there is negative sentiment. >> reporter: vandals spray painted cop lives don't matter on this fenc

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take a look at the spreading flames here at the avalon in edge water. the fire started around 4:30 this afternoon. crews thought they had it under control and then it flared up in the back portion of the complex. and at this hour there are still hot spots. 400 people were evacuated. this is ground video as the fire tore through the roof of one unit. firefighters carried residents out of this burning building. the same apartment complex burned to the ground when it was built in 2000. it was redesigned to appeal to new york city commuters. see more of this video on our nbc 10 news app. >>> new developments in the case of a cumberland county man shot and killed by bridgeton police. tonight, we learned the man's family hired a law firm to do an independent investigation. the move follows the release of dash cam video of last month's incident. two officers pulled a car over for running a stop sign. reed was the passenger. the officers found a gun in the car and removed it from the vehicle. they washed reed not to move. when he got out of the car with his han

primarily once you move into central southern sections of delaware also moving down the shore wildwood, avaloncape may may, moving toward rehoboth beach as well as lewes we'll watch most of that moisture in those locations. the high temperature today a little deceptive because it happened after midnight of 38 degrees and temperatures right now are in the low to mid and upper 20s area wide. 23 reading. mid 20s right now in atlantic city and upper 20s currently in millville. so it's going to be cold for tonight. temperatures well below freezing freezing. we'll call it partly cloudy and cold but wind chills will be in the single digits for most. 18 degrees in philadelphia. tomorrow mostly cloudy 34 degrees and once again that wintry mix mainly in south jersey and extreme southern central sections of delaware. of course, sue serio and bob kelly will have the latest tomorrow morning beginning at 4:00 a.m. with weather as well as traffic. so watching the coast tomorrow, a high temperature of 34. still chilly for thursday and friday. temperatures mid to upper 30s. but look at the upcoming weekend wee

flames ripping through the avalon at edgewater apartment complex destroying 240 units forcing a thousand people to flee their homes. 500 have nothing to go back to. this morning at a local hotel mara talbot and two of her three children tallied their losses. >> i have no i.d. we didn't take flip-flops. we didn't take jackets. >> reporter: cole is applying to medical school. >> i'm worrying about my college apps are on my computer at home and my text books and things like that. >> reporter: all consumed in a fire so massive you could see from manhattan last night and smell it this morning. >> i just got up thinking in the middle of the night i'm like what is that smell? >> reporter: though the complex was up to code officials say the construction of the building allowed the fire to move quickly. roofs built with tresses that are inexpensive but pose especially dangerous challenges in fighting fire. >> it's very difficult because once it's in the walls and floors, lightweight construction you're chasing it and that's what we have to do. we just to have to start ripping open things and figh

the fire destroyed avalon on the hudson. flames broke out at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. crews thought they had it under control and then it flared up again. 400 people had to be evacuated. no reports of serious injuries. you can see the fire tearing through the roof. firefighters carried residents out of the burning building. the same apartment complex burned to the ground when it was being built in 2000. it was rebuilt with units designed to appeal to new york city commuters. you can see more video on nbc 10 news app. >>> from our jersey shore bureau. this ocean county detective died in the hospital over the weekend after crashing his car earlier this month. john scott stevens worked for the county prosecutor's office for years. stevens served for almost 15 years. nbc 10 obtained this video of the crash that killed stevens in lacy township. a local photographer shot the video. police actually arrested him after he refused to hand over his camera. the prosecutor says those charges will be dropped. >>> philadelphia mayor michael nutter and police commissioner charles rams

then along the shore points looking at temperatures above freezing around the coastline. 35 in avalon 25 in millville. so the wide picture showing us we are dry but you can see all this rain and see some pink showing up on the map at the northern edge of this. that's what we're expecting as we start out this system into our area. we're expecting a little mix to the north and west. meaning snow mixing in with some freezing rain and also some sleet. we will certainly track that for you. as we zoom in closer we are dry right now. we're going to continue to watch the cameras and also our radar over the next several hours for that start time. future weather timing out for you. clouds in place. by 10:00, northern edge of the system coming in to the area. here's that snow too, the north and west. pink and green for philadelphia and parts south and east. then as we go throughout the afternoon, pretty much everyone becomes rain. we are looking at the chance for pocketings of heavy rain by 2:00. notice to the north and west still snow in the poconos. that mix in the tarts parts of lehigh valley

with that said everything that commissioner low said i concur with and appreciate the efforts that avalon bay made with this and as a result i can support this. thank you. >> thank you. seeing no other comments i would entertain -- was that a motion you made commissioner low? >> yes. >> and is there a second to that? >> second. >> moved and seconded. all in favor say aye. >> aye. >> so moved. thank you. >> we are item 8. failing playgrounds task force. >> commissioners. dawn kamalanathan with the recreation and park department. i am here to present on the results of the failing playgrounds task force which the commission appointed a number of months ago and i just wanted to start off by saying i have been working here for eight years. i have easily organized facilitated or went to a hundred meetings and i have to say this is the best task force ever and i think that is really the result of efforts and attention of many people and i would like to thank some of those folks. first to really thank the committee members including commissioner mcdonnell. it was a thoughtful and reflective work

people have been left homeless in edge water, new jersey after this fire that ripped through the avalonrtment complex last night. here is the aftermath of the devastation from earlier today. more than 240 units were destroyed, last night permanently displaying 500 residents. the fire chief says that the fire was started accidentally by a maintenance worker who was fixing a leak. but they did delay calling for help for about 15 minutes as they tried to put the flames out themselves. the chief spoke about why this fire, was so intense. >> if it was made out of concrete and cinder block we would not have that problem. it is light weight wait construction with sprinklers and this is the problem you face with this construction. >> remarkably, in one was killed in that fire only a few minor injuries were reported. >>> two tragedies in the same year spark a major change at delaware valley charter high school. the school established a youth court, where student are tried and sentenced by their peers. matt rivers explains how the program is teaching student an important lesson. >> all rise. >> i

daylight reveal the smoldering aftermath of these towering flames, take look at that's left now of the avalon at edgewater in bergen county. the fire displaced more than a thus san people. late today we learned it was started by maintenance workers who were using a torch to fix a leak. governor chris christie toward the site today and he told residents the government is there to help. >> i came up here just to let folks know that the state government is completely engaged. i've been engaged since all this started last night. and we'll continue to be here at the highest level to make sure that we're addressing the needs of folks who have been really awfully, awfully affected by this. >> no one was killed in this fire. two civilians are two firefighters though did sustain some minor injuries. >>> the pennsylvania supreme court grants attorney general kathleen kane' motion to temporarily halt illegal action against her. that motion was filed in response to grand jury recommendation. that montgomery county da charge kane with leaking secret grand jury testimony? the court will hear kane's challen

is shadow impact on esprit park on 800 indiana street and we have the developer for the project, avalon bay communities here. i think they want to say a few words after my presentation. we have the planning department staff here who have been responsible for the project entitlements and environmental review and here to answer any questions that you may have. just a brief overview of the policy for shadow -- analysis of shadow impacts on parks on rpd owned parks from proposed new buildings over 40 feet in height. the shadow analysis requirement was enacted through sunlight ordinance, proposition k and codified in the planning code and addition to the actual ordinance there was a memo prepared in 1989 by the recreation and park department and the planning department which provides guidance how to evaluate shadow impacts on parks, both quantitatively and qualitatively. the proposed project 800 indiana street is located in the dog patch neighborhood at obviously 800 indiana street. it will include up to 338 new residential units and will be approximately 58 feet in height and this image sho

now, this is all that's left of the avalon at edge water in bergin county. we've learned that fire was started by a maintenance worker, using a blow torch to fix a leak. wcbs reports they tried to put the fire out themselves and did not call for help for 15 minute. that blaze displaced more than a thousand people. two civilians, two firefighters sustained minor injuries. ukee? >> our time now 5:37. in business news this morning is there a connection between your smart and your smart phone? the main thing impacting investors later this morning. money watch's jill wagner up at the stock exchange in new york jill, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, investors in a buying mood after the european trend travel bank announced major buying band to help struggling economy. the dow rose almost 260 points yesterday, the nasdaq was up about 83. southwest airlines says it will save nearly $2 billion this year on cheaper fuel prices. but just like delta said earlier this week, southwest will not be lowering ticket prices. on the bright side, though, southwest

acura mdx, dodge viper, jeep grand cherokee pontiac vibe toyota corolla, toyota matrix and toyota avalon. all made in the early 2000s. >> consumers the minute they get that recall notice should immediately take their vehicle to be serviced. >> reporter: nhtsa says there are no deaths related to this. we have reached out to the car manufactures who have said they will comply. >> thank you. >>> we're getting late word of the daughter of the late singer whitney houston, bobbi kristina found unresponsive. gabe gutierrez is outside the hospital. >> reporter: good evening. police say bobbi kristina brown is alive and breathing at the hospital. at this point detectives are treating this as a medical call and do not believe there was any foul play. this morning she was found unresponsive in a bathtub. police were called to her home outside atlanta. when they arrived police say her husband was performing cpr. the only child of whitney houston and r&b singer bobby brown. almost exactly three years ago houston widely regarded as one of the greatest singers of all-time was found dead in a bathtub at

also include read all pont vac vibe, dodge viper toyota control atoyota matrix, and toyota avalons from 2003 to 2004. one million of those toyota and honda vehicles are also part of the takata recall where defective airbags have the potential to explode with such force that it turns the metal casing into shrapnel. at least five deaths have been linked to the problem nationwide. ntsa administrator mark rosekind said that heightens the risk for consumers. >> what we're talking about the potential of a double problem here whether there could be an inadvertent airbag deployment, and actually because of the defect that's involved it could actually be then connected to a takata airbag inflater problem. >> reporter: ntsa said it identified about 400 instance where's an airbag deployed without a crash. of those nine vehicles had ruptured takata airbags. those cars didn't have the initial repair. there were 39 cases of spontaneous airbag deployments in vehicles that had already been fixed at the dealer as a result of the first recall. >> we would expect with the fully effective that would have b

avalon already 43 approximate. same thing store atlantic city, browns mill 32 and ewing 32 degrees today this will be a rain event another rainstorm for the delaware valley. whatever you see in the lehigh valley the next couple of hours winter precipitation wise that's going over to rain. as this system pulls into the great lakes. it pulls the trailing warm front along with it. the winds shift out of southwest. we're in the 60s. monday the cold front pulls through winds shift again this time out of the northwest and bang here comes the cold air. this will slap you in the face, windchills will be stuck in the teens and 20s. we'll go from windchills tomorrow to the teens tuesday morning. by 1:00, there's the rain/snow line. actually, this is more like a mixture of sleet and snow. for the northern portions of the lehigh valley and the poconos. everybody it's a cold rain. overnight tonight showers around maybe a couple of periods of rain, otherwise cloudy and damp. and then we get into tomorrow morning, clouds and show

avalon 35. everybody is above freezing off to the south that's where the air mass is coming from. it's cold right now. as the precipitation gets going it will quickly go over to rain. satellite and radar showing the mixed bag across the mason dixon line. it's all rain to the south across the virginias and the carolinas. we have another great lakes cutter pulling to the northwest of chicago and southern provinces of canada. of it will drag a warm front along with it. it will slam into new england in the next 24 to 36 hours. whatever winter precipitation we get north and west, it will quickly go over to rain. we get a break in the action and another round pulls through with the cold front. the temperature soar to the 60s southwesterly breeze. this is true arctic air behind the front. we'll see temperatures bitter cold across the region. it will not rival the polar vortex but what we saw last winter but it will be the coldest air we've seen so far this season. showers start out starting out a mixed bag north and west of the lehigh valley and the poconos. everybody is over to rain by

hundreds of people displaced from the avalon on the hudson river. so far, no reports of injuries. everyone says that the officials say everyone in the four--story building appears to have gotten out safely. which is wonderful news. no word yet on what caused the fire. >>> we are learning more about the metro accident in washington, d.c. the ntsb met on thursday calling what happened on the yellow line unacceptable. one member said the train's air intake system was not turned off. meaning it drew smoke in the cars. one passenger died and stores of others sickened. one jaded new yorker says who needs terrorists when you cannot get off a train. >>> and new details emerging in the shooting at brigham and women's hospital in boston. the surgeon killed treated the mother of the gunman. stephen pasceri killed the doctor before turning the gun himself. this is a tragedy. it is a wonderful institution and people inside today are just shocked. >>> jay leno coming to the defense of women who accused bill cosby of sexual assault. he says he doesn't understand why it is so hard to believe doze

the civil suit seeks a jury trial and blames avalon in bergen county. the cause of the fire was deemed accidental. they say two maintenance workers were doing plumbing work when a blow torch sparked the fire. >>> a lot of fresh produce on board the ship that ran aground this morning off the coast of cumberland county. the ship was on its way to philadelphia with all of that produce. the coast guard sent us this video this afternoon. it is working to safely refloat the ship now. >>> a delaware county couple charged with endangering the welfare of their 1-month-old say they are good parents. this after the family ferrets attacked the infant. the nbc10 investigators found child abuse services found with the intellectually disabled couple. mitch blacher questions whether the county should have been involved sooner. >> reporter: this is a family with five children, four with developmental disabilities. they have three ferrets dogs cats and a turtle. the police chief who investigated this crime raised serious questions about the parents' ability to handle all

avalon 37 degrees. national weather service issued a wintery weather advisory for the far western suburbs. lehigh north hampton and berks county. it will stay in effect until 6:00 p.m. 44 degrees is the forecasted high for philadelphia. winds out of the east at 5 to 10 miles per hour. there could some slick spots north and west early this morning as the precipitation arrives, everything will go over to rain by lunchtime. when i come back in we'll time it out in future tracker 6 and a big cool down in the seven day. bitter shot of arctic air. >>> a man is on his way to a mental valuation after a standoff with police in bucks county. it ended on ice pond road. the suspect was threatening to kill his neighbor and siblings if his critically ill mom passed away. his niece expressed concern about his mental health. when officers arrived he said he had 20 to 30 guns in the home. police backed off. swat officers saw ralph in the window and pulled him outer that way. his mom is in the hospital. >>> philadelphia