before that ben franklin, albert einstein, steve jobs.e people regard henry kissinger as highly innovative. if somebody says what makes somebody innovative at that historical level? >> especially with steve jobs, ben franklin and einstein you look around and they love to cross disciplines. they love the humanities and the sciences. leonardo da vinci is sort of the ultimate. somebody who wasn't just smart but had a playful curiosity about everything there was to know. just like steve jobs loved design and loved, you know, calligraphy but also loved electronics, i think innovation comes from crossing discipline. >> there is a story that einstein tells that when he would get stuck on physics problem sometimes he would stop and play the violin and come back and people said that you are actually exercising different parts of the brain when you do that and that produces the literal -- >> when he was trying to get general relativity, living in berlin he played mozart on his violin and would say that reconnects me to the harmony of the universe.

starting on the admiral wilson boulevard, cameras facing the ben franklin bridge. here's the tauoll plaza here. looks good so far. moving new jersey into philadelphia, not bad. seeing delays for septa. route 101 delays because of slippery rails being reported there. watching for the clearing of the crash in ft. washington from highland avenue's on ramp to route 309 southbound. also watching a crash at croydon at bristol road. >>> breaking news this morning, and a live picture from brooklyn. this is from our station in new york city. what you're hearing is the reporter there keeping her viewers updated. heaters what we know -- at least four people dead in this house fire. another ten are hurt including five firefighters. the fire's under control. but it started around 2:30 this morning. two of the injured are in serious condition. witnesses say two boys jumped from a window. firefighters say this started on the second floor. they don't know how it started, though. as we get information, we'll keep you update on air and on our free nbc10 app. >>> 5:32. here's another

just absolutely random, absolutely playful and passionate curiosity is something that connects ben franklin, steve jobs, lee nonar da vinci, and the cool thing about it is you and i can do that. >> the world wastes one-third of all its food. blue hill chef dan barber will talk to me about ideas to solve this global tragedy. >> it's about the utilization of every part of the plant, every part of the farm. >> plus as artificial intelligence gets more advanced, many people worry that robots and automation will displace their jobs. i'll sit down with two m.i.t. scholars who discuss using a.i., artificial intelligence, to enhance human work. >> we can bring minds and machines together intelligently, they can cancel out each other's mista mistakes. >> finally a neuroscientist talks to me about a threat many of us will face. we'll hear what we can all do to stave off alzheimer's. >> there's been a lot of research to show there are lifestyle changes that we can make that help actually prevent the biological advancement of the disease. >> all this coming up in this special hour of gps, the next big

i love the fact that ben franklin decided to have a discussion of why does condensation form. i love it that leonardo put in his notebook, why is the sky blue, and then consulted a whole lot of people to figure out how light scatters with water vapor. these are the questions that we asked during our wonder years, and we've lost our ability to ask innocent questions again. - we have about a minute left, you're going back to new orleans. - it's like the austin of louisiana. - you're kinda back, so you're gonna teach at tulane. - i'm gonna teach at tulane. i do believe in a time of polarized discourse, part of the problem is people sometimes leave their homes, leave their communities, become a part of coastal elites. at a certain point in life, you oughta go home. for you, it's easy. - and aspen, while not on the coast, is sort of a coastal-- - oh yeah, in fact, we're based in washington despite our wonderful name, and so, cathy, my wife and i, decided, you know, it's about time to go home. i've joined the city planning commission, she's joined the big foundation there. it's like

here's ben franklin bridge looking beautiful this morning no delays philadelphia. also on the vine street expressway we are seeing everybody out and about. on the ride in this morning more cars on the roadway then the past couple mornings that being said no delays though on the vine and on i-95 as we came on i-95 south. it was a nice drive more cars then usual. it was a fire we told but out there in kensington. fire assumption of our lord parish at east cornwall street at f street there will be blockages if you are driving around this morning. jan, back over to you. >>> star bucks is unveiling some drinks for new years we them in this morning's money watch report, hey, guys. where are the cookies for the... bake sale? use new country icks with sunflng required. so baking is delicious an ooh, cookies! ah, ah, ah! (laughte Ñt >>> welcome back, 4:50 time news, hannainsuring stock exchange. good morning. bond prices moved higher following news that cnfidence dec this month. about that. >>> that is right good morning, jan for stocks it was a quiet day on wall street ene

ben franklin being the leading deist when, if they would just teach the children what ben franklin said in june of 1787 at the constitutional convention, after five weeks of nothing but rguing back and forth, 80-year-old ben franklin, two or three years away from meeting his maker, got recognized, somebody wrote that president washington looked so relieved when dr. franklin sought recognition. he finally stood up , he had gout, he had terrible arthritis, well overweight, but he got up and gave the speech that so many christians are aware of where he said what no deist would ever say, despite how many teachers these days say he was a deist. his words were, we know what his words were, because he sat down and wrote it down afterwards when he was asked for a copy of what he said. an he said, i've lived, sir, a long time, and the longer i live, the more convincing proofs i see of this truth. god governs in the affairs of men. and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it possible an empire could rise without his aid? we've been assured, sir, in the sacred writing, tha

ben franklin parkway. i believe that is the christmas village. looks nice out there tonight. nice and warm. perfect night for families to enjoy the holiday festivities but meteorologist scott williams has a shaky couple of days ahe ahead. that forecast ahead in 15 seconds. you can call eight weather buffet over the neck several days. temperatures tomorrow in the upper 50s near 60 degrees. and then we have the threat of some snow christmas eve overnight into early christmas morning. but look at temperatures. it's still pretty mild. 47 in wilmington. mid 40s philadelphia. 44 degrees for atlantic city. off to the west, look at all of this moisture headed right in our direction. already some light sprinkles around lancaster county, chester county. moving north and west of

we can see sheen on the roadway here ben franklin bridge traveling westbound. i would like to add that for being 5:30 in the morning we are seeing more volume on the ben franklin bridge then what we typically do see at 5:33. head up on that gorgeous shot here still traveling around posted speed. ninety-five at allegheny headlights moving in the southbound direction, still traveling around at posted speed on this stretch as well, but you can see how many headlights are starting to get out there on i-95 as well. we have construction crews in new jersey, 42 north ramp to 295 north is closed, 2925 north ramp to 76 is closed and this is closed until 8:00 a.m. , rahel, over to you. >>> major announcement is expected from president trump that will alter decade of american foreign policy in the middlee in a controversial move president will recognize jerusalem as capitol of israel and signal his intention toss move u.s. embassy from tel aviv. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live with more on what this could mean for u.s. diplomates and their families, good mo

ninety-five cottman just a couple cars and ben franklin bridge my favorite camera looking beautiful as we head into philadelphia in fort washington virginia drive is closed between delaware drive, camp hill road, the alternate is highland avenue this is down wires and then boulevard we have got construction going on later this morning right pennsylvania comly that starts at 9:00 a.m. back over to you. >>> red cross is heading to delaware county to help displaced residents after a massive fire ripped through a 18 unit condo in brookhaven. flames broke out inside hill top condominium on the 5200 block of hill top drive just before 6:00. fire fighters arrived to find a family trapped on the third floor balcony, crews used the lad tore bring them down to safety as one resident was shocked by the devastation.

looking outside right now at the ben franklin bridge. looking real nice. for those every you jump on the ben, traveling westbound into center city, really where i keep my eye, all the way throughout the morning show. right now still looking good as we make our way toward 5:00 construction, schuylkill eastbound, closed between vine and south street. but it looks like the vine might be clearing. and one westbound lane has already cleared, as well. construction 95 north, off ramp to bridge street, that ramp is closed, into that marker, and the flashing lights, the arrow, just heads up on that. accident in harleysville out there route 63 main street at oklahoma drive. avoid it if you can. it is probably not going to slow you down too much right now. volume sustained any real slow downs, won't be talking about it and back in a little bit. >> stay updated with katie's forecast on our sister station "kyw news radio" 1060. also, saturday's army navy pre-game g activities will feature massive tailgate party , and fundraiser for disable and displaced veterans >>> the

ben franklin bridge for those every our friends in jersey traveling westbound, looking good but yes as katie mentioned little damp roadways here, overall volume levels are super light this morning. construction on 95 north, this is still out, there the off ramp to bridge. ramp closed, see the flashing light, you might tap your brakes as you travel on by, but overall won't pose any real problems for you. then on the other side looking good. really volume levels anywhere we look at this hour, specially even when we head into the early 5:00 on a friday, they shouldn't really be anything. then, city avenue, between schuylkill and kelly drive, the ramp partially block for some construction crews there, as well. natasha, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you so much. tv fans every all ages no gomer pile, and this morning, we are remembering the actor and sing here played the bumbling marine on two different shows. >> correspondent chris martinez looks back on the career of jim neighbors. >> andy griffith discovered jim neighbors singing in a california night club in the early 1960s. he invi

you can see it piling up on the ben franklin parkway. and look at what our cameras are catching in wilmington. snow is blanketing the roofs and a white haze kind of hovers over the city. it could make your morning commute messy. we're talking about slick and slippery roads. thank you much for joining us at 11:00 i'm lucy noland. we might even have few school delays on our hands. we have team coverage. our shawnette wilson live outside philadelphia city hall where holiday v bracing the cold. speaking of bracing the cold, meteorologist kathy orr tracking how long the snow will stick around live outside our old city studios. those are some pretty big flakes there. >> oh, lucy i'll tell you i'm having a hard time hearing out here i'm going to pull thattism fb out i want to show you behind mow take a look at all of the snow it's like a winter wonderland. we were out here about an hour ago a much different story. we had a few flakes and now it is like a winter wonderland with about a dusting on the ground and it's falling pretty steadily but l

expressway off ramp to the ben franklin parkway. the left lane is blocked. now. there is also construction scheduled on i95 northbound, this afternoon, between the vine street expressway and cottman avenue. one lane will be blocked from 9:00 to 3:00, i'm sure that will cause some slow downs so take that into consideration. >>> well holiday cards letters, to santa perfectly wrapped packages. >> during the holiday season the us postal service estimates on average it will process 553 million pieces of mail every single day. "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen, live in cherry hill more on how it all gets done. good morning, pat. >> good morning jim rahel. yes, billions and billions of pieces of mail are going out this holiday season, and of course we know that christmas is just a week away, santa is really good at what he does, but, he needs a little bit of help this holiday season, so that's why we're at the us postal service here in cherry hill this is ray good morning, my friends. >> good morning pat. >> so ray works for the usps. ray what are we seeing hap

right now as we look outside live with penns landing and the ben franklin bridge, things look good. not as good as upper dub lip. we have a vehicle faces sideways just up ahead there's debris all over the ramp. the ramp is closed if you're trying to get to 309 southbound do it by susquehanna road. watch out for a slick patch here and there. we're seeing a bunch of early modern accidents one on the turnpike approaching willow grove taking out a lane. there's one going the other way eastbound approaching bensalem. in franconia township an early morning crash at allentown road and banbury drive. overall on the big picture speeds look good and overnight construction zones are clearing. tam. >> all right, matt. >>> down to the wire here, if you have not gotten gifts a popular one may be challenge to find if you don't have it wrapped and ready to go under the tree. if you order air pods from apple, you won't get them until january. the wireless ear phones are out of stock also from several major retailers. >>> the dow was up 143 points. nasdaq up by 80. s&p 500 by 23. and keeping on that

. >> i see lightening, electricity, it remines me of ben franklin where did you get the inspiration.well, you are right, it is ben franklin, he is name sake of the parkway and researched his legacy. he was one of our most important scientists and journalist, and he discovered that stat you can electricity and lightening were the same thing and during the enlighten period that is something people had in idea about. they figured, for instance, struck by lightening god where is trying to tell you something. >> look at these center pieces , jennifer, i spent sometime in alaska and lived there over a year and this reminds me of water, ice melting inn and just how it glistens off the snow. >> yes. >> well, and, i looked at the cloud for inspiration. and, the cloud and, back into each other and form stat you can electricity and so i thought, well, this might be a nice way for water in the fountains and, yeah, that is how it happen, then it refers to ben franklin again. >> that it does. so how big are these things? how much and can you touch it? >> they are 13 feet high and 26 feet wide and

flags are flapping on the ben franklin parkway.perature will be likely in the single digits. it's tuesday night. the big story is dangerously cold weather descending on the tristate area. philadelphia implemented a code blue. dann cuellar is in center city but first cecily tynan has the latest from accuweather. >> as the winds are picking up, it's a bad combination. the windchills have been dropping quickly through the evening hours. 5:00 39 7:29 9:00 19. right now 11. that's a 20-degree drop in six hours, and the windchills keep dropping. there is a wind advisory for south jersey and delaware. wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. the advisory until 10:00. everywhere, dealing with strong gusting winds. 11 in philadelphia the windchill buffalo three below, pittsburg three windchills in the single digits overnight. tomorrow, bundle up in lots of layers. you need it. 7:00 in philadelphia the through the afternoon even with sunshine, wind gusts 45 miles per hour. temperatures around freezing, windchills remain in the teens. it's not jus

live at the ben franklin parkway. >> out at the roads now. at the gentlemrard point bridge then from the camera on top of the presidential city apartments and everything looking good here too but this isn't far from where a massive pile-up caused major issues this morning. here's a look at that crash caused by a mix of morning snow and slippery roads. it caused the traffic nightmare for drivers in the area. this multi-car pile-up on the express way one of many crashes across the region this morning. luckily, no major injuries. a lot of cars were totalled. nbc10 nbc10's miguel martinez live where some of the cars ended up. >> reporter: that's right. it's been a busy day for the guys at this tow company. the big boss called in all hands on deck. one of the cars involved in those crashes? right here. you can see it's pretty beat up, but this isn't even the worst one we've seen today. no days off in the towing business, especially if there's snow and saturday snow catching most people like them. crashes along i-75 had some drivers waiting for hou

i think i'd head up to the ben franklin bridge and then work your way over from there.n 42 we had a car fire here in the northbound lanes by route 41, runnemede. they just turned the camera, so i think the fire's out now. looks like all the northbound lanes are reopened and for some reason the camera is reporting high humidity, which i don't think is true but we'll have to consult adam on that one. also crash in camden westbound lanes of the admiral wilson boulevard coming away from the old airport circle everything is reopened headed towards the ben franklin bridge. once you cross that bridge and get onto the vine street expressway, we're looking pretty good here in center city. little bit sluggish on the eastbound side but overall not too bad. if you're in center city tomorrow, keep in mind it's the last saturday when you don't have to feed the parking meter after 11 o'clock. free parking a after 11:00 east saturday during the holiday season. 95 in delco emergency repairs continue after our big truck accident this morning here by four 20's and southbound remains heavy

banners, they designed for holiday flag project are hanging on ben franklin parkway. >> daunting projecte had a whole week for our time line and we had high quality ready for printer images. so students were under a crunch. >> reporter: group was tasked with creating images which she how diverse city and school are. >> do something different, i used to live there a long time ago and i was drawn to it. >> it says you are the proudest to make our season bright. they are representing everybody coming together. >> reporter: each flag represent different neighborhood in philadelphia which the students have been quickly researching and get ready for print. >> i don't know much about chestnut hill but difficult research and found out they have the holiday parade every year, so i decided to put parts of the parade into my image and these are customs from elves in the parade. >> it might look like me a little bit. >> i decided to do mummers parade because it is a big part of the south philadelphia and it brings everybody together. >> they have unique hand drawn like the trees and food, so good. e

taking a live look right now on sky6 over the ben franklin bridge and we did see a good amount of sunshinehrough most of the day but those clouds starting to take over at this point ahead of the next system that comes in here for tuesday. right now we're at 50 degrees or so for wilmington, philadelphia as well as trenton, kind of straddling that number. 51 beach haven as well as millville and upper 40's right now lancaster county, berks county sitting at 49 degrees. as we get into the day planner for tomorrow, as you can see it is a pretty dark day from start to finish with a lot of clouds out there. cloudy and eventually turning wet as we get into the afternoon especially. now, the first part of the day we're talking the morning going into the middle part of the afternoon, that 2 o'clock hour or so, there will be some spotty showers around but the steadier heavier rain comes in during the evening hours but it's warm. those temperatures going into the 60-degree range in the afternoon. satellite and radar, there you can see the clouds as they begin to arc in from the north and west way ahea

it's a little sweet so i'm not quite sure from which part of him it is why are we talking about ben franklin money's on on mount rushmore yeah. max we're about to pull up to mt rushmore do you see the magnitude and significance you took the lactic sense to be of this frequency and vibration to which we're about to embark i'm curious whether it's going to hit me like this is the most significant money made in america i feel kind of strange because i've never been a mad rush mark i've never been there never been anywhere near mount rushmore i was here once as a little kid but it. ok hold on that's my question. really had something oh my marrow their marks looking good looking good a little tight. mistake. graham. yeah you can see over there where the drainage pipe was smashed in so that. yeah. but how's my driving pretty good. i'm sorry. you can't talk and you'll be coming with us on the pilgrimage. we're not quite sure. how much is it for us to proceed. then do you take dash digital cameras. ok all right. have a nice day. truths. about russia. that would be a federal crime already. supposed t

i'm not quite sure from which part of him it is why are we talking about ben franklin money's on on mount rushmore yeah. max we're about. to mount rushmore do you think maggie.

the annual black tie dinner and fundraiser the theme is the celebration of architecture of the ben franklinkway in honor of the parkway's year long centennial celebration which 6abc is a very proud sponsor. proceeds from tonight's events will be used to support the library's many programs and vital services. ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ mii'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. through the streets of philadelphia tonight part of a 20 year tradition that raises money for local charities this year the running of the santas was on north 7th street in northern liberty the santas ran about three blocks then back inside as is the t

live and in person here's the ben franklin bridge. that's your westbound traffic. just a few cars coming into the city moving very nicely so far, matt. >> thanks, karen. developing overnight a fight inside a gas station convenience store spills into the parking lot leading to gunfire and leaving one man critically injured. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live at einstein medical center where the victim is being treated. bob. >> reporter: matt, good morning. we're talking about a victim who has severely bad injuries. he was shot four times, police say twice in the head and twice in the chest. want to bring up the video here. this is an aerial view from chopper6 of where this happened. that is right on broad street in lindley in the city's logan section. now, police say an argument inside of an a plus mini mart spilled out into the parking lot around 10 o'clock last night. the suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire. according to police at least 12 shots were fired from a semi automatic gun at very close range. >> found 12 spent shell casings, some just inches,

it's a little sweet so i'm not quite sure from which part of him it is why are we talking about ben franklin money's on on mount rushmore yeah. max we're about to pull up to mt rushmore do you see the magnitude and significance in the lactic sense to be of this preconceived.

and looking good on the ben franklin bridge as well. my favorite camera. it looks beautiful this morning, no one coming from camden into philly just yet. looks like people are taking off. i would like to take off on a friday, guys, back over to you >> pat, thank if you. we begin this morning with breaking news, four people including firefighter were hurt after two alarm fire ripped through a home in delanco burlington county overnight. >> right out to trang do live at the scene this morning, trang, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, jan, rahel, paramedics rushed three people to the hospital, a family, a father, mother and daughter, they had non-life threatening injuries, after firefighters and police officers rescued them from the roof of their home. firefighter was also taken to the hospital with a knee injury. take a look here at the scene, at this point, right now, the fire is out. but again, firefighters are still putting out hot spots. you can see all of the water dripping through the home. under some very cold icy conditions here. but here is vide

they even took part in a game. >> sky6 from atop city hall looking toward the ben franklin parkway.ituation is a little improved in that the traffic lights are working again. the traffic that you see on the left of your screen is coming down the parkway towards city hall stopped at a stop light right now. is that the "action news" truck there? there it is. all right. but as you can see traffic moving a little bit better than it was just 15, 20 minutes ago when it was just a mess. >> yes. hospital ribble commute and it shows that it doesn't take much snow to really create a lot of problems. it's about timing. >> particularly on a friday afternoon one to 3-inches but it moved in basically as the afternoon commute was starting. taking a look at philadelphia international airport where the snow has stopped falling but we do have general arriving delays of about two hours 20 minutes so if you're picking somebody up or you're flying out you definitely want to contact your carrier. i have a great looking drone shot from ray, chalfont, pennsylvania, and showing kind of a winter wonderland o

we were talking about the schuylkill at 422 eastbound is closed between ben franklin highway and route00 you will to have use your alternate here route 724 is your best bet, jim, back over to you. >>> thanks, meisha. coming up next on "eyewitness news" we are live with an update on the condition of two teenagers shot last night in west philadelphia. >>> also wild fires continue to burn across much of the california, we will have a live report on efforts to gain upper hand and see more of these images from the scene. >>> there is a new lyft out there of the safest vehicles we will tell you which won were there, we will tell you at top of the hour. do you need the most trusted battery this holiday? maybe not. maybe, you could trust the world would be just as happy without them. (screaming) or, you could just trust duracell. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ >>> darlene and robert jordan lived in their home for more than 20 years and now they walk through ruble of is what left. their only belongings now are the clothes on their back, this is reality facing so many residents

but a group of art student got the chance to decorate the ben franklin parkway.tists, and we will see how they're using their creativity to showcase philadelphia's diversity, when we come back, stay with >> it will be much nicer day today temperature tour wise, than what we've had the last couple of afternoon, even if we don't see ton of sunshine later on in the day already starting to see a little bit of cloud cover talk about temperatures that are cool, not overly cold, especially when you think about where we were yet, 10 degrees even cooler than what we have right now william in leaf ton, 32 degrees, he had ned chesterfield, 29, phil in philadelphia, cherry or chestnut hill area, also, at 29. kerry over in mt. laurel, at 28. the freezing mark, for kenneth in willingboro looking at pete he err's house, 33 degrees in lawrenceville, temperatures, are definitely on the cold side even if not freezing cold i want to show this great picture from phil this morning , always sends us great sunrise pi pictures, just another sunrise with some streaks, cloud cover in ther

that was about the sweetest thing ever live look at the ben franklin parkway.now already covering the roads i mean about an hour ago it look like it was definitely coming down and man, it is coming down. kathy, this could be a problem for folks when they head out the door in the morning. just thinking. >> yes. >> you just thinking it will be pro problem. >> definitely. i was drying my hair because it was soak. the snow is falling so fast out there and it's very wet. you're seeing outside it look like it's raining snow and that's what it's doing in old city philadelphia. keep us posted on what what's going on where you live i sent out a tweet what's going on in old city but the roads are snow cover. the sidewalks are and it's pretty slippery out there. the temperature is 27. winds are out of the south at just seven of the wind chill is 19 degrees. when you look at the temperatures in the poconos it's 14. 27 in physical. 28 in millville and 24 in trenton. winds gusting gusting to 20 wilmington and 22 in millville these winds will slowly subside as our storm syste

then overnight construction, heads up through thursday, 422 eastbound between ben franklin highway and route 100, closed, overnight between nine p.m. and 5:00 a.m. more on this coming up in a little bit. joe, rahel, back over to you. >> thank you. meisha, thank you. no perfect ten for the eagles. >> seattle seahawks ended the birds strike at nine, were trailing 17 to three in the fourth quarter, carson wentz passes deep left, nelson agholor for 27 yards, touchdown and jake elliot field goal, cut the lead 17 to ten. but russell wilson through 15- yard touchdown, and there you go, to jd, with 7:29 deal. it sealed the deal for the seahawks, giving the eagles 24 to ten defeat. pat gallen will tell us what seattle did right and what we did wrong in our next half hour. >>> and philadelphia fire officials are trying to figure out what sparked a blaze inside a bar in bridesburg. flames brooke thomas out 2,000 brock of -- broke out. returned to the post office cafe to find heavy smoke coming from the bar's basement we're told the fire quickly grew to two alarms. crews were able to place it unde

obviously betsy ross, walt whitman, commodore barry bridge in addition to the ben franklin.u have to head out today take some extra time with your coffee at home and give this time to melt away. in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda >>> many members of the eagles nation are in los angeles for this afternoon's battle against the rams, and the bird are looking to rebound from last sunday's loss to seattle and plenty of fans want to see it in person. sports director don bell, he is in santa monica where he had no problems at all finding folks rooting for eagles. >> eagles fans were chomping at the bit for an opportunity to come out here in l.a. in december to support their team as they take on the rams. they have definitely out done themselves. this is a look at the santa monica pier and the beach here in santa monica, as, fans really taken over this place with jerseys, t-shirts, and hats, they were chanting, all the way up and down, the shoreline here, and i met fans from all over the world from mexico, and canada. >> i came with my wentz jersey and everyone is like go bird,

this is a live look at the ben franklin bridge. the speed limit has been lowered to 25 miles an hour on all delaware river port authority bridges because of the snowy conditions and the icy treacherous roads out there. we are in fact watching problems on some of the major highways. there are reports of at least four different accidents now on the schuylkill expressway. we bring in bob kent of penndot. he joins us live by phone. bob, are you there? hey, there we go. we've got bob kent on the phone for us. bob, we're watching these accidents just begin to unfold on the schuylkill expressway. what can you tell us from your crews out there on the scene? >> right now i'm aware of three -- at least three incidents. i know westbound 76 west of gladwyne all lanes are shut down due to a crash involving multi vehicles. state police is on scene. west of the gladwyne onramp in the eastbound direction we have a west lane closure in terms to help emergency responders help out with the situation on the westbound lanes of 76 there. before conshoho

we crossed over the ben franklin bridge. went through camden, pennsauken, as i mentioned now we are in cherry hill. take look at some of the pictures that we shot along the way the snowplow certainly out, drivers telling us again they were slipping and sliding especially on those back roads that are now snow covered. not the kind of conditions to be out on a friday rush hour. it did start early, though. a lot of cars on the road including several schoolbuses that we passed and this you can see an ambulance trying to get through traffic here. bridges and ramps especially slippery. treacherous as it is getting dark right now. now the snow is as mike mentioned not expected to continue through the night but these cold temps will meaning a lot of these roads could start freezing. salt has been laid down. really as a result of the last snowfall the salt is still here. so that's helped. we had chance to catch up with a driving instructor short time ago and a 16-year-old new driver about being on the roads. >> you're a driver instru

sky6 live in hd looking at the ben franklin bridge on this monday evening.ot a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky across the area. despite the clouds moving on in, it certainly is mild. it's 50 in philadelphia after a high today of 54. 47 in reading. 46 in lancaster down in dover we're coming in in the upper 40's as well. fast forward into the day tomorrow. 8 o'clock in the morning we've got a temperature of 53. that's already above our daytime high for this time of year but lots of clouds moving on in. it will be a mild day as a frontal boundary works its way eastward. we're also tracking some showers so it will be turning wet as the day wears on. looking at satellite6 along with action radar you can see it's dry and quiet right now but the clouds are starting to build across the region. they will continue to thicken as we go throughout the nighttime hours and here is why. we'll widen out the picture here. we're tracking this area of low pressure out across minnesota with the trailing cold front right now. on the backside of this storm we've got blizzard wa

we're getting reports of some traffic light troubles near city hall and the ben franklin parkway creating a mess in that area. delco, 95 just a snail's pace in both directions here. really is a slow, slow go to say the least on this friday afternoon. we'll check it again though, sharrie in just a bit. >> all right. at least it's friday. matt, thanks. >>> keep up changes to the wintry forecast right on your phone or tablet. that includes realtime views from storm tracker6. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device. >> graphic details of a hazing ritual some of the findings of a grand jury report linked to a hazing death at penn penn pen. the grand jury concluded the school's inaction allowed criminal acts to occur on years. a hazing ritual included excessive drinking. 26 fraternity brothers are facing criminal charges connected to his death. prosecutors also revealed recommended changes to help discourage that kind of behavior. >> sure the current -- cure the currently deficient hazing law. >> the panel also suggested penn state regulate drinking instead of leaving that respon

in terms of speed predictions happening on the ben franklin bridge, the betsy ross. lauren mayk in the manayunk neighborhood. >> reporter: we're right in front of st. john the baptist roman catholic church. really get the ice off of the steps and it is the ice that you want to be looking out for today. even as you are getting to church, as getting to your car. we talked to a woman who was trying to get to work and she told us what it was like just getting to her car. >> pretty dangerous. i was trying to sidestep and notice where the ice was. i guess be careful. >> reporter: did you slip at all? >> i fell three times. >> reporter: the ice she had to get off her car. she got up about 20 minutes early today to make sure she had time to sort of gingerly make it down this hill here. that's the thing you need to prepare for today. you can go very, very slowly. live in manayunk, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> philadelphia police are looking for the driver who hit a woman in the middle of a kensington street and kept on going. it happened on frankfurt avenue around 2:00 this

. >> ben franklin construction was the name. around anymore. >> stephen: wow, quality. >> and it was me and this other like a guy who was really angry guy who would always -- we would like sell -- what is it, like construction company, and so we would call and offer construction. i don't remember that very well. >> stephen: would you like something constructed? >> we had like one of these where you are supposed to go down. >> stephen: a card you had to go down. >> not so much the anything thing but -- but you would go down the checklist and always ask to speak to, ask to speak to the man of the house which is kind of terrible. it wasn't me. i didn't right the script. >> stephen: you -- >> and that is how i remember it. i would work those kind of three jobs on a rotation. i worked the kirby vacuum thing, whenever i could and then i would work in the morning for the water proofing company and at night i would work at the ben franklin construction because i had no job. i wasn't going to college, you know, these things were paying l

sky6 live hd taking a live look we're seeing no travel problems around the area looking at the ben franklinurrently dry in the city. you look at the radar it's looks like it's moistening up, hadn't happened on the ground just yet. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows what looks like a lot of moisture coming into the region, the trouble is, it's fighting off dry air. it isn't hitting the surface just yet. let's go in closer, you can see what i am talking about. we have light snowfall in dover millville, atlantic city the atmosphere has moistened upere. it's trying to is to you can see the moisture working into the region it's evaporating before it reaches the ground. as we look at storm tracker 6 live 3d we see moisture working into the area, we have more moisture we have to deal with, it's a long duration event and light snowfall event. i was so hoping when i popped this number up, this graphic would be different. these the dewpoints in the area. the dewpoints are showing the moisture in the air. you want it to be saturated you need it to beees in the city. the dewpoint is 15. we have a l

this is ben franklin toll plaza. we're not seeing any probs. the i just eck whiched in for any openings and they're clear there too. here's the pa turnpike. 22 minutes on the east and westbound sides from route one. >>> we are following breaking news in the kennington neighborhood. the water used to fugts -- fight the flames has become a gathering for the homeless. >>> also happening today, consoling classmate koclouns counselors will be on hand after a teacher was shot inside a durngen donuts. >> reporter: mean tame as you said, phoenix area hool school will be opening its doors this morning until 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 tom to staff and students who need a little bit of support through this difltd time. that ninth grade student was shot last night. at last check, that student was in serious condition. add melania str-- administrator re'sed a statement. they are on winter break but they intend to open their doors today to anyone, any student that finds it. reporting li report live, i'm pamela osborn. >>> switching gears some of us have to deal with

the acts cam is on the ben franklin parkway and like yesterday. we have the wind not as strong and still was strong enough to create the windchills in the 20s but again a lot of sun helping to melt the snow as we help the snow. and looking live at the temple university camera, an end but cold for our thursday evening. as we head towards the weekend saturday now windy once again. winds from 30 to 35 miles per hour with very limited sunshine and on sunday we start with the sun in the morning and clouds start to build in the afternoon so not a lot of sun this weekend. but at least temperatures are going back into the low 40s. that is how it feels in the mountains in the poconos and they like this kind of weather because they can make some snow. looking at satellite 6 along with action radar and the hole in the cloud cover and the system departed and the break right now and the system moving to the west and some energy with no moisture, but it will blossom to the south and east tomorrow afternoon. for tonight cloudies do increase and cold but the wind

the ben franklin bridge is looking good, westbound traffic on the left heading toward the city.ransit we spotted just a couple of delays one with the newark line and another with the trenton line, 15-minute delay with train 7218 as you head out in trenton, dave. >> reporter: all right, karen, on the big board we have temperatures around the freezing mark, philadelphia, 34. 20s in trenton and lancaster and millville, as well. be careful of fog and in the areas where you're below freezing, the fog can put a frozen freeze up on the roads. not a good morning to make a quick stop at a stop sign. temperatures warm up, we're going to 54 degrees at 3:00 p.m. upper 40s for the evening commute. not as chilly for the evening commute as this morning. we have rain popping up in chicago and down in dallas, fort worth, a couple of places to keep an eye on. >> in "healthcheck" this morning, we could learn about the first birth in the united states to a woman who underwent a uterus transport, in dallas. the mother's identity has not been released. what a gorgeous little boy. a news conference is

. >> taking a look at sky 6 over the ben franklin parkway, the wind is kicking up pretty good.s are dropping out there which could set the stage for a white christmas north of the viewing area. melissa magee has the forecast when "action news" comet comes t back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (radio playing in background) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> peco is lighting up the hollandaise. check out the light display in south philadelphia. hard to miss the holiday extravaganza, you have everything there you could imagine including santa claus on a giant sleigh pulled by his reindeer. people go all out. >> they do. >> time for a check on the forecast. christmas is around the corner. >> we are getting closer, walter. getting ready for santa. >> santa claus looking for the keys right now. >> ready to go. outside, sky 6 live and hd, we are looking at i-95. if you are out on the roads, we should be okay because of the weather. rain moved out, but it's busy for some as they head to their destination. sky 6 live, looking at the shot of the center city skyline toward city hall. we have quiet conditions and the clouds are st

sky 6 live and hd, looking from the city hall camera, looking at the brn ben franklin parkway, is calmthe area. looking at the commodore barry bridge, we have a partly cloudy sky across the region. we triggered flurries in the poconos. we are dry throughout the rest of tonight. temperatures in the 30s right now. we go throughout the overnight hours, staying cold. 23 in allentown, 26 lan cast e30 dover. 27 millville, 25 trenton and 31 in cape may. as we get to the second half of the weekend, looking at the numbers along the i-95 corridor, 7:00 in the morning, 30-degrees. one degree above the freezing mark by 9:00 a.m. sun giving way to increasing clouds and temperatures for the most part maxing out in the upper 30s, lower 40s sunday afternoon. future tracker 6, 8:00 tomorrow morning, sun and filtered sunshine across the region and area. 2:00 tomorrow afternoon, we are tracking a disturbance moving through. we had a week disturbance moving through the poconos earlier today, dipping south. a cold front coming through. 11:30 sunday night. you notice the mixed precip in wilmington and porti