. >> i am here and belmar camden county where's preservationists are saying what's going on behind me a stealth attack on new jersey's revolutionary war history. this is the sight of what was until friday the hug comparison, 250-year-old home of william harrison junior. a revolutionary war commander, the only remaining camden county commander, the only remaining camden county home of a revolutionary war commander. contracted by the transportation department showed up before sunrise friday and tore the place down. >> with the british didn't do was come and burn down the house of this revolutionary war petrie. our transportation department visited today. >> they showed up a day after the historical society file for an injunction to block it. there was a combination of moment in building behind trying to save it. they went to court on thursday and on friday morning the bulldozer showed up. >> the nj dot would've presented the arguments in court and had every opportunity to do so. and said to the most carly think possible knocking down the house and hiding behind. >> let's go back to thur

belmar. we want to thank you for your service. >>> local marine received special honor in camden county. and plaque in belmar. currently a member of camden county sheriffs department there. >>> in montgomery county, basketball players took part of a tournament. this is the annual four or four for the cure tournament to benefit the als. >>> about quarter to five right now on your tuesday. get to weather in just a minute. starting out a little bit nicer than yesterday. temperature wiz. >> check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >>> starting on the schuylkill. cameras right around the roosevelt boulevard. headed westbound. here is headed eastbound. check in with drive times now. no problems. 11 actually very light. blue route to vine street expressway. speeds in the 60s there. plymouth watching a tractor trailer pretty much ran off the road. headed southbound just before the mid county tolls. the right lane the blocked. traffic is still getting by the scene for right now. route 70 in cherry hill township in new jersey. see police activity here. downed traffic signal. di

camden county. >> you're looking at what's left of the house in belmar. crews gutted the revolutionary war structure to make way for a major road project. went ahead with the demolition only after the house failed to meet the standard for a historical landmark. the courier post reports the state did not have a proper permit to tear down the house. >>> all right. quarter after six on your tuesday. speaking of roads. maybe not such a controversial topic. we'll move to just what's happening now. >> check in with jessica. find out. get an update. >>> pretty busy tuesday so far. schuylkill around the conshohocken curve is on the eastbound side. dive time not bad. mainly just getting by the scene. not the entire length of the eastbound side yet. just 19 minutes. average speeds in the 40s as well. crash on the eastbound side is on the right-hand shoulder. you can see here. earlier we did have other lanes blocked. one lane squeezing by. residual delays because of that. right now good thing is two lanes getting by even though slow by the scene. berks county intere

>>> in camden county history buffs and local officials are outraged over the demolition of a landmark from the revolutionary war. yesterday crews tore down the hug harrison glover house in belmar make way for the highway construction project. the county historical society tried but failed to block the demolition. local officials who also tried to save the spot called the destruction of the historical landmark a bunch to the gut that undermines the quality of life for the entire community. >>> today you can march back in time at forth mifflin on the delaware river. the fort opens its 2017 season with an event called the great war remembered. visitors can watch world war i reenactors and learn about the weapons used during the war. the event begins at 10:00 this morning. >>> 25 degrees outside. the cold is back. nbc 10's matt delucia is outside this morning bundled up along penn's landing. >> reporter: it feels colder than that out here especially when you are up at higher elevations. you have skiing, ice skating, all things you can do this weekend but time is running out for one of the options. we will break that down after the break. >>> feels like temperatures coming up in ju

camden county history buffs and local officials are outraged over the demolition of a landmark from the revolutionary war. here is the deal, yesterday crews for down the hug harrison glover house in belmar highway construction project. the county historical society tried but failed to block the demolition. local officials who also tried to block it called the destruction of historical landmarks a bunch to the gut that undermines the quality of life for the entire community. donald nor cross released a statement saying i'm deeply disappointed in the new jersey department of transportation destroyed the home without marng. new jersey dot says it did follow guidelines during the process. >>> history buffs will love this. today you can march back in time at ft. mifflin on the delaware river. the fort opens it's 2017 season with an event called the great war remembered. visitors can watch world war i reenactors and learn about the weapons used during the war. the event begins at 10:00 this morning. >>> an arctic blast[x nbc 10's matt delucia is live this morning at one spot where folks are thrilled for this return of winter. matt. >> reporter: it is definitely a little cold out here. one act