we have an overturned tractor-trailer at the base of the ben franklin bridge westbound as you try to make the turn. you remember this happened not that long ago with an overturned tractor-trailer less than a month ago that caused big delays on the ben franklin bridge. look at this already. this shot has changed so so much just win the last 15 minutes the delays jammed at the on the ben franklin bridge from 8th and vine. this will cause huge problems and it will take a while to clear an overturned tractor-trailer. it took a while and they held it off until after the morning rush. take the betsy ross bridge or walt whitman bridge because the befn is jammed. -- because the ben is jammed. we're looking at slow speeds on the schuylkill expressway 19 miles per hour westbound from past the boulevard to belmont. 12 miles per hour i-95 southbound near girard. i want to talk you to northeast philadelphia. you see the flashing lights here with police on the scene with this accident that's partially blocking the ramble from wood -- the ramp from woodhaven road northbound we have penndot on the sc

that uses ben franklin bridge. instead of the typical four lanes of traffic, there are only two lanes. although traffic is moving pass our camera here when we get to the base of the bridge, is there a huge, backup, that originates over on the new jersey side, coming n lets go to our penndot cameras, our jam cams, my traffic camera as you can see all the the headlights here, four lanes, are just stack and pack traffic, coming in towards philadelphia a. again, if you are typically using, and, ben franklin, admiral wilson boulevard, and, walt whitman or bet thecy ross bridges as your alternate. keep in mind if you use the bet iscy ross you then of to come south on i-95, and is there already an hour delay. there to begin with from woodhaven all the way into downtown. so we have to typically have the follow thanks use i-95 to begin with getting more folks on board there and it is a in mess with only three lanes in the girard construction zone. best bet stay on the new jersey side go down to the walt whitman bridge, come

and weep bob killie friday morning dance party danza way from the ben franklin we have an overturn tractor trailer on the ben franklin bridge, same spot as about a month ago, right at the base coming into philadelphia a. this is a live look here with all of thee mergecy crews on the scene, again, ben franklin tractor trail are coming into town when you make that sharp right turn around the lightening bolts we're on our side here. this just happened a few moments ago so ben franklin bridge will be a hot mess coming into philadelphia this morning. we will try to get a better camera angle and get one of our news vans over there leaving new jersey right now a avoid ben franklin coming into philadelphia, work your way down to the walt whitman and betsy ross take it from experience, this isn't going to get clean up anytime quick. i don't know what it is carrying or if there are any injuries. bottom line avoid ben franklin coming into philly, use the walt whitman or betsy ross as your alternate. we will go for a ride here on the 42 freeway where again we are whack with heavy downpours along the expressway, the freeway and in towar

let's start first to the ben franklin bridge, if you are traveling on the ben take a look. avel on the bring bridge right now. because at the down side, westbound bend, right at eighth and vine, dealing with an over turn tractor-trailer. >> so if you are trying to head into philadelphia, right now, avoid the ben take one of the other bridges the betsy, walt, talcony all better options right now because you're just not moving. ninety-five, schuylkill expressway, we have usual rush hour delays, please give yourself more time, careful in this weather. >> are you looking for love? if you're single in the philadelphia area, chances are you have tried dating app . >> trying to make a love connection? >> oh, two and two. >> exactly. >> you know they say there are lenny of fish in the sea. what if you could cast a wider net? experts say more and more singles are swiping their way to love with their smart phone. >> swiping unlocks your smart phone, could it point you in the direction of love? >> you are taking dating into your own hands. >> monica mandel relationship expert and colum

this is the westbound side of the ben franklin bridge. the downside in old city. this is restricting travel lanes to two lanes and really causing a slowdown on the ben franklin bridge. you'll want to take the betsy ross bridge or the walt whitman bridge to get around it. those two are clear. those are your best alternates. taking a look at interstate 95 in this area we were seeing an accident on the woodhaven road ramp to interstate 95. it is off to the shoulder. but take a look at the drive times. 95 southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway will be 41 minutes. and taking a look at 76 and 422 also slow. >>> and early morning house fire in cheltenham is out but not without tense moments for the woman who was inside when the flames started. i'll have an update coming up. >>> i'm matt delucia live in colwyn where another council meeting ends in a bitter battle. we have the info and exclusive video coming up in a few moments. ÷ >>> i'm katy zachry live in cheltenham where family members get a look at what is left of an early house fire. this is the

look at this 55 degrees as we take a live look at the ben franklin bridge. we'll have one more nice day before wet changes arrive. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today" on this thursday. i'm chris cato. let's begin with bill henley and his "first alert" forecast. bill. >> good morning, chris. temperatures are cooling down right now. skies are mostly clear, we'll see sunshine today to start with at least. nice view from center city. that's the view from the comcast center where the temperature, now in the 50s. 52 at philadelphia international, 53 at wilmington. look at the 40s north and west of pottstown and doylestown. and roxborough very low 50s. at the airport, it's 51. nice warmup as the day goes on we'll see sunshine high clouds 56 by 9:00. by lunchtime, 64 degrees. the hour-by-hour forecast when i'm back with the future weather. >>> all right, bill we're traveling track problems in bucks county. 413 in buckingham township is closed after a deadly crash there. one person died in that crash. it happened overnight. only one vehicle was involved police

franklin field today tomorrow and saturday. we expect extra traffic on the south street lineup. we expect the delays to spill back on to our good buddy ben the ben franklin bridge. this is the construction on the upside, we'll see how it goes this morning with the penn relay that have been. we have the business person's special at citizens bank. the phils game will be over at 4:00 p.m., people will be leaving the relace, this afternoon could be a mess along the schuylkill expressway anne i-95. tinicum township, the ramps connecting it to 291 reopened. that's good news. watch out for the a crash at 21st and somerset, a vehicle scrummed the curb there. >>> an off duty philadelphia police officer walking his dog turned the tables on a would-be robber overnight. katherine scott is live at the scene to complain what happened. >> reporter: the police officer is a a five year veteran. philadelphia police department. prior to that he was on the upper darby force. he had return from his shift at the 12 district walking his dog. shots were fired on malvern avenue in overnight brook. it happened on the 5800 block of malvern around 11:40. the suspect came up behind the off

some fog that is out there like here on the ben franklin bridge we can barely see the mid span here. keep that in mine as far as poor visibility stepping out of the front door. septa using shuttle buses on market frankford and subway until 5:00 this morning. philly international will reset the clock. we had delays yesterday. the morning could be dicey with the rain and low ceiling so do check with the airline and be ready for possible delays. they are closing the northeast extension, head up the saturday night 12:00 midnight into early sunday morning the stretch between lansdale and mid county. if you are going out and about saturday night, maybe a wedding or an affair you'll get there okay but after midnight it will be closed until 6:00 o'clock sunday morning. you have to push yourself over to route 309. keep that in mine if you are out and about for your weekend plans saturday into sunday. chris and lauren back to you. >>> in the meantime at 4:04, we have new video overnight of the destructive tornadoes tearing across the midwest, in northern illinois one person is confirmed dead i

we'll have extra traffic on the vine, as well as schuylkill and the ben franklin bridge, the penn relays are back in town. it's that time of year ago. this is i-95 by cottman avenue no overnight construction traffic moving in both directions. a construction for you in haddon township the ramp 130 southbound to 168 blocked until 6:00 a.m. with restrictions on 268 itself. tam. >> a bandit tried to hold up a man out walking with his dog. the target turned out to be an off-duty cop. katherine scott is live with all the breaking details. good morning catherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam that's right the officer was off duty, he was not injured in all of this, police say he had just finished his shift at the 12th district, home walking his dog and this all happened. there were several cars on the block that were shot in the process of this investigators are calling this an steamented robbery. it happened at 11:40 on the 5800 block of malvern avenue. police say the suspect came up behind the off-duty officer out walking his dog. the off-duty officer saw the gun in the suspect's hand and dr

as we switch to our traffic cam videos you can see the ben franklin bridge was jammed from the tolls g the two left lanes at the base of the bridge. you want to watch for this, take the betsy ross bridge and the walt whitman bridge. this is causing delays on 676 and 42, as well. there's an accident on trooper road in lower providence, you see the police with the flashing lights, traffic is row stricted in the rare -- traffic is restricted in the area. one of many accidents in the region tam. >> you can see how hazy it is, let's go over to david and talk about weather today. we >> reporter: we have misty drizzle on the terrace and temperatures are cool. we have 42 degrees. by later this afternoon we'll be up to 73. we'll see sun at and then in the late afternoon and early evening hours for a couple of hours we'll be under the threat of showers, some heavy downpours and also a couple of gusty thunderstorms. i want you to head i be -- indoors lower floors if you hear thunder this afternoon or evening, tam. >> okay, we'll send you back to "g.m.a." and see you back here in 30. # # ♪ i got

got alert that only three lanes coming into philadelphia this morning on the ben franklin bridge, it is part of the next phase of construction, typically we have four, and we're jammo coming into philly, three will certainly be, a jumbo jammo coming into downtown here. so keep that in mind. right now we're okay. but i think later on this morning, as we move into a rush hour, things could get a little crazy on the ben franklin. otherwise, mass transit looking good. chris, lauren back to you. >> bob breaking news this morning, when firefighters were finally table do a room to room search of the home in bucks county, they found the body of a 58 year old man officials were called to the 6600 block of point pleasant pike in plumbstead township. just before 8:00 last night. they stayed on the scene throughout the night keeping watch over hot spots it was not immediately clear how that fire started. jenny joyce headed to the scene. live report from her coming up at 4:30. >> new for this morning row home fire broke out overnight 13th street, crews responded to the second floor fire around 11

. >> hey everyone, 5:44, live picture on this thursday, ben franklin bridge and the sun about to rise over south jersey. >> let's head over to karen rogers and see what it looks like for the commute that doesn't look so bad. >> reporter: the sun is shining and the construction has cleared, what can i do for you today? the guys are working hard they finished the job at this point and all lanes back he on the vine. no problems right there. as we check your suburban traffic report. here's an issue we have water bubbling up out of the roadway at colonial drive at dekalb pike. watch for that this morning. traffic is get by, traffic is not getting by with the buildings fire. they have shut down 7:24 north coventry township at chester county. if you're in the area, stick to old schuylkill road, the fire is under control but nonetheless affecting traffic early this morning in chester county. let's look at the commuter traffic report. this is the one you get to be a part of when you download the free waze app. route 70 in new jersey, if you're taking 70 up and over the ben franklin bridge you'

you can see the traffic in both directions across the span of the ben franklin bridge is moving well at this point so no complaints, no need to fear if you're head for the ben franklin bridge this afternoon a much different story from this morning. this is 95 right by the ben franklin bridge and the vine street expressway. same as not true here. northbound side is completely locked up from north of the walt whitman bridge up to the work zone at girard avenue. we had an earlier broken down vehicle right there in the work zone that got us off to a bad start this afternoon. then there was a crash in the backlog around washington avenue. that, too, has cleared so our situation is out of the way, the lanes are opened but you can see speeds are still in the teens. we're in the single digits on the schuylkill expressway. so, not so hot over there, either. we've got some traffic light troubles over there in west philadelphia 58th and haverford. in fact they've set up a temporary stop sign because those traffic lights are out. this is the blue route in delco 476 southbound side just starting t

crews are still removing an overturned tractor-trailer from the ben franklin bridge. morning. mobile three on the scene as it was uprighted just a few minutes ago. it is now off to the side. there are no reports of any injuries. authorities are investigating the circumstances. we do want it get to vet tore y this has really snarled traffic all morning. >> absolutely, erika and severely, you know, it is interesting, when you look at it from that van tonight point, sky looks clear doesn't look that busy, last camera shot, wasn't from too long ago, but as we take a live look, it is rainy hazy, foggy, and the damage is already done on the ben. jammed from jersey down toward eighth and vine to the scene of the incident, even though it has been uprighted. still blocking, two left lanes, and still causing a big old problem. we also have a problem for kelly drive commuters closed between strawberry mansion and fountain green drive. your best alternates, martin luther king drive or the schuylkill multiple vehicle accident. kelly drive avoid in any sort of weather even sprinkle.

i want to take a live look, a little bit of fog westbound traffic moving okay on the ben franklin bridge coming into the city, but slow it down for shore, matt. >> thanks, karen. >>> developing now a deadly tornado devastated the small town of airedale in northern i illinois. emergency officials say every single structure harsh flattened or damaged. eva pilgrim is live at the satellite center with the full story. >> reporter: search and reese crews are waiting -- rescue crews are waiting for the daylight to see how bad the damage is. one is confirmed dead many others injured when a twister touched down as you mentioned in the northern illinois town, every single building and home in the tiny town was either completely destroyed or damaged in the storm there was a close call for the people in the nearby town of rochell. they hid out in a basement of a restaurant. it hit wisconsin and parts of the upper midwest bringing flooding rain to damaging hail and the several tornados we've been talking about. today emergency responders will continue to search through the debris as they try to make

on to ben franklin bridge mid span, ben franklin bridge again picking up volume. it is getting busier. further up no delays on 676 admiral wilson boulevard, 42 or 55. that is very latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm ann evans now nicole back to you. >> thanks, ann, for the update. >>> 7:21. carol answers your pet questions in this weeks ask the vet. >> can what you feed a dog impact their intestinal health? we will check that out with the penn vets coming up. >>> it is a little will cool tore day coming up today at least cooler then yesterday with you is is it a glimpse of what the workweek will feel like? carol has your forecast coming up next. i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] time for ask the vet. we have a wonderful penn vet here this morning. this is is doctor mark vando and he brought his wonderful dog with him gus a 15 year-old terrier. he is just as beautiful as he was when he was a puppy. you do your specialist in small animal in

our area, and the thunderstorms we could see by the end of week, going live outs side at the ben franklin bridge from our temple university sky 6 hd camera temperatures hang in the 40s before soaring to the mid-70s tomorrow. but it comes with consequences and for more on that we turn to david murphy live outside of our studios. still chilly. >> we were in the 40s and then we'll get to the 70s, there is satellite and radar across the region and showers to the west are breaking apart. we can't rule out drizzle in the afternoon and clouds remain thick and a couple of little breaks visibility is a problem past the early morning, if you are headed out to the poconos, a .10 visibility. here are the wins rolling down out of the northeast for the second straight day not really all that strong just 10 miles per hour in philadelphia 12 in allentown and single digits on the map and winds getting stronger in sea isle city where are you closer to that ocean fetch, you don't get much friction to slow down the winds when they come off the water but not bad inland the cool air is circulating from the northeast

bridges so far this morning, we're dealing with three lanes open on the ben franklin bridge as opposed to four heading westbound. >>> it's 4:32 right now. new from overnight, police are looking for the armed man who tried to rob an offduty officer. nbc10's katy zachry is live outside the police station in west philadelphia. >> reporter: police tell us they only have a vague description of this guy because part of his face was covered by a hooded sweatshirt. there may be a chance that he may be injured. that's because the officer that he held up fired his gun at him. detectives say the officer took out his weapon as soon as they held him up. the offduty officer fired ten shots at him. the officer is uninjured. he's a five-year veteran of the philadelphia police department. and police tell us he had just returned home from the 12th district when he decided to just go out and walk his dog. >> he was minding his own business. it's a chilly night. and it would appear that he was looking for a victim. >> reporter: in addition to having officers and detectives on the street police have also b

ben franklin bridge, inbound and out bound, no issues to deal with this early in the morning certainly things stacking up little later once we get into prime time rush hour. area speeds, right now looking pretty good for the motion part a lot of green showing up. no major backups to talk b little slow headed into south philadelphia right now, at the speed limit in northeast philadelphia on 95. new jersey looks good, 42, 295, the turnpike, 55, no problems right now watch out for that vine st. expressway, construction westbound, from midnight tonight. closing it westbound from broad over to schuylkill expressway. back to you. >> thanks so much. 5:37n business news, benefits of being night owl. i think all of us here can all get behind that. >> some changes to pair every long time favorites, money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning. >> good morning. investor will be watching as big banks like jp morgan report their earnings for the past quart they are morning, yesterday, the the dow lost 80 points nasdaq fell about seven. if a storm is headed

ben franklin bridge, looking great. all of the bridges moving exception ally well. accident on island avenue at woodland avenue. accident causing downed pole. definitely going to do some maneuvering around there. new schedules will start sunday for septa regional rail line for few of those. so definitely want to be mindful of that, as well, erika? >> an investigation underway this morning, looking into allegations of hazing involving members of the st. joseph university's women's softball team. the school released statement reading in part: remedial actions have already been taken to assure there is no disruption to the educational environment of any student who may be affected. now, the university adds, it is taking the matter very seriously, and has not discussed the significant nature of these allegations. ukee? >> good samaritan rescues his neighbor from burning home in chester county. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from the studio more on the life saving rescue, nicole? >> good morning store i could have had very different outcome if not for

>>> the bridges are clear, christine, so photographic is moving near the ben franklin bridge. that was not the case yesterday. and the viewers have been sending images of just what caused this major backup on the bridge. we'll show you what happened. >>> plus overseas new information into the deadly university attack in kenya. a report breaks down just how long it took a special unit to get into the college to take control. and the timeframe is measured in hours. >>> a car fire on the ben franklin bridge caused big backups yesterday. we have this video and a photo sent into us by nbc 10 viewers. look at this with the smoke and flames coming from the car there. crews had to shut down several lanes while putting out the fire and towing the car away. the driver was taken to the hospital. we don't know his or her condition. you can see more pictures and video trapped by people on the bridge there on the "nbc 10 news" app. >>> and handing later today a heads-up for drivers on i-95 in northeast philadelphia. the northbound lanes between newstate road and long street will be reduced f

we will take a look and find that we have got just glummy conditions, look at that that is ben franklin bridge ready to take your $5 coming into center city. we are also looking at a temperature in the the 30's. we have 39 degrees through center city, that is temperature at palmyra

. >>> at least for right now, the roads are clear and dry, taking a look at ben franklin bridge, no delays. all of the bridges are moving well. however, 5:00 o'clock, rush hour is not that far away. we will have a full report, ukee abe erika. >>> names tear through a home in bucks county killing one person. >> this morning investigators are looking for what start that had fire. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from plumstead township with the very latest information on this good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. fire officials have confirmed for "eyewitness news" this morning that the big house fire that happened here, overnight, has turned deadly, a 58 year-old man lives a at home a alone by himself in one else with him has died. now that scene has been since cleared but the investigation continues. if you take a look the at a the video you can see the video we shot not too long ago, chopper three over this scene last night as the fire burned out of control. the the flames broke out at 6400 block of point pleasant pike at 7:00 last night. they found heavy

. >> looking over the ben franklin bridge, gorgeous there, jack frost big boulder notice the snow hasrts today melt. we are find that eventually leave. temperatures below the freezing mark this morning that snow going no where at this point. 39 degrees, from the palmyra cove nature park. looking across the delaware, at philadelphia, really nice looking start to the day. >> we've got no clouds, but off to the west there are few clouds. notice they would like to come into our area, you may be finding few clouds later this afternoon. that should be the extent of it. >> none of it hitting the gown, later on tonight there could be a rain shower, very light, as you go through some of the very southern sections of our viewing area. forty in philadelphia, 30 degrees in allentown, 28 in the poconos, 31 atlantic city, good reason for having this freeze warning, frost advisory in effect because of the temperatures, so close or below the freezing mark. pen re lays today last day of it, fun event 06 degrees, our temperatures today breaking out like there is by noon at 52, and by 3:00 p.m. we have

shut down between ben franklin parkway and montgomery drive for recreational activities and also for cherry blossom festival in fair mount park. we will move to the ben franklin bridgeid span in, delays or problems on the ben franklin, again, light volume, no delays, the area bridges as a whole through philadelphia look okay. further up 676, admiral wilson boulevard looks okay n problems on 42 or 55 or ac expressway or garden state parkway for that matter. the mass transit, are in is town high speed line busing between 69th street and ardmore, due to construction. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm ann evans new nicole back to you. >>> berks it is a masters sunday basically a holiday observed in my local household but it is exciting to watch because a young texas golfer is darling of the this years masters tournament. twenty-one year-old jordan spieth is looking for a green jacket as he takes a four stroke lead in the final round of augusta. here's cbs news correspondent omar villafranca. >> it was another record setting day at masters for 21 year-old jordan spieth, the young texas posted lowest 54 score in masters history. >> i was just anxious to ge

moving to the ben franklin bridge, sam story coming into the city headlights inbound into center city. moving at good speeds over the bridge, but the volume starting to pick up. still looking good headed out of the city into new jersey. we do have that accident closing down stenton avenue at rittenhouse. up in west oaklane, road closed. alternate line kiln pike. vehicle that ran into the pole and knocked down the pole lines has finally been towed away. utility crews still on the scene there keeping that road closed. up in collegeville, main street, we have an accident at east third avenue. and out on 30 eastbound, at the onramp from route 322 watch out for disable vehicle. that's look at your ride. erika, we send it back to you. >> thank you take a good look right here. police hope this van right there in this surveillance video will lead them to the men involved in the kidnapping and beating after woman who works on philadelphia's jewelers row. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now at police headquarters, she has the latest on this investigation. jan, good morning. >> r

taking a look at ben franklin bridge we are doing okay but we will have construction that will narrow things and we will talk about that in a bit ukee. >> thank you vittoria. >>> it wasn't always like this a giant chunk of land tumbles down toward the the delaware river leaving two homes right on the edge. thinks happening on east front street in florence township burlington county. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is at a the the scene where engineering are expect to survey that area today, good morning. ukee good morning. experts as well as neighbors will soon be out here. the sun has come up to survey that sin hole and do what can be done to save these home. here's a look from the sky from chopper three that cliff cutting close to two, nearby homes, now 10-yard away. eroding land falling into the delaware river below. >> the rain was just, water was just pouring through there and it was a steady stream of water down to the river. >> reporter: over the years chris and lynn owe dell and their neighbors have watched their backyard backslide and crumble. this picture shows their

exclusive here to the ballpark we have boathouse row, the art museum, the ben franklin bridge we've got citizens bank park of course. and city hall. so a real cool custom piece of philadelphia landmarks right here in the phillies script. >> reporter: you had fans here for the exhibition games were these selling pretty well? >> pretty good. a good seller so far. >> reporter: and another hit among here with those with children, maybe? >> a big hit this weekend that debuted is the philly finatict-shirt. we'll have more in stock for today's game and it is available with other decor, too. >> reporter: cute. baby baby phanatic. got to love that. >> and we have an artisan wine glass that was hand-painted. it will be a nice display piece and a nice piece to use as well. >> reporter: speaking of the perfect segway the phillies team is rolling out this year their new phillies brand wine put forth by chadsford winery. we have video of lucky fans taste-testing. they were also trying the triple-triple-strip hf triple-triple-triple burger. that is nine patties put out by another local service provide

and then, only three lanes available on the ben franklin bridge beginning this morning. emergency construction just past the toll plaza to the upside of the bridge. so we usually fun fell what seven lanes through the tolls into four, we will funnel into three beginning this morning and then once you make to mid-span it opens back up to four. bottom line, we will see an earlier and bigger jam on the ben franklin beginning this morning. route 23, valley forge road, closed over pickering creek. all of that traffic diverted onto route 422. and they just pick up the cones on the pennsylvania turnpike at willow grove. mass transit looking good, chris, lauren back to you. >> we want to up date you on developing story. house fire in bucks county, has claimed the life of one man. >> firefighters on the scene for hours. fox 29's jennifer joyce now live with what officials are saying this morning. jennifer good morning to you. >>> good morning chris lauren this fire was called in around 7:45 last night. it was placed under control within an hour, but it took until after midnight to

what was that check the crash on the schuylkill expressway and new delays on the ben franklin bridge nues on this tuesday morning >> ♪♪ >> 6:45. hearing from the owls nest across north philadelphia the ben franklin bridge it's raining right now at 61 degrees. it will clear out later, get up to 65. >> ooh, ooh. >> when you spend time in the owls nest hopefully you pick up some of the wisdom from the owls. let's share a little traffic wisdom with you early on this tuesday morning. got a few things for you to watch out for as you head into work. there's a crash here along the schuylkill expressway westbound side close to the gulph mills interchange, police just pulling up on the scene as we watch. penndot's back here kind of in the trees warning drivers that it is around the curve this crash is partially sticking out into the right lane causing a little bit of slowing as you can see as you come westbound away from the blue route and head toward king of prussia this morning. hey, speaking of slowing on the schuylkill westbound i want to warn you again during the midday today starting a 9:

. >>> and overturned truck created big headaches during rush hour this morning on the ben franklin bridge. the tractor-trailer was carrying a chipping shipping container when it crashed around 6 a.m. it then blocked two lanes coming into philadelphia. traffic was backed up across the bridge into camden for more than four hours. the wreckage has been cleared and all lanes are back open. >> a warning for drivers tonight, emergency road work is now under way in camden county. officials there say the last two winters wrecked some streets there beyond a simple fix. instead of just patching potholes some of these streets will to be milled and then overlaid. $1.5 million have been set aside for paving camden county roads before the spring construction season even begins. >> busy afternoon this friday. time now to go for the "action news" traffic report. >> see how it's rolling on a friday night or not with matt pelman. hey, matt. >> an accident is paving the way for a really rotten ride home monica and sharrie. on the northeast extension 476 northbound side the crash is down by the lansdale inte

jamming already from academy to cottman from the ben franklin betsy ross bridge to girard.et and it is slowing us down a little bit. 42 at creek road, northbound volume. we're not seeing any widespread problems. >> reporter: a lot of windshield wipers going on the intermittent setting. 41 degrees at 9:00 a.m. that's only a couple of degrees different from where we are right now. for the second straight day stays chilly, highs in the 40s. 46 degrees at 3:00 p.m. it will be raw with the intermittent drizzle. satellite and radar shows you a severe warning and watch boxes in the central portion of the country are done. we have a lot of precipitation from chicago down through saint louis and dallas. a little bit on the southern east coast. florida looks good, the west coast looks good. at the airport no major delays, at chicago o'hare thanks to fog we're up to 89 minute day there. expect delays there. orlando looking at fog and rain in boston. >> going on to "healthcheck," sciences say your height could predict your risk for heart disease, shorter people are prone to heart attac

and if you headed up and over our good buddy ben the ben franklin bridge, watch out.struction pattern this morning with the right lane closed coming out of the tolls in camden. the good news is once you get just beyond this point and head up over the span of the bridge all four lanes are opened. so, i don't expect huge abnormal delays with this but something to watch for as you come out of the tolls. off the ben on the eastbound side on the admiral wilson boulevard overnight construction is gone. still have those ramp closures in haddon township. tam. >> thank you matt. >>> developing this morning we learned overnight that a house fire in bucks county was deadly and has killed a man. erin o'hearn is live in the satellite center. she's got the very latest. good morning erin inch good morning, tam. tragic news to report this morning. officials tell us that the 58-year-old man who perished in the fire lived alone in his plumstead township home. officials also say this was an extremely complicated blaze to fight and they did not find the body of that 58-year-old man until

and the ben franklin bridge construction westbound this afternoon, giving us jams there as well. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thank you. still to come on "action news" tonight. the last person to cross the finish line at the boston marathon is inspiring everywhere. we'll have details on his 20 hour journey. coming up. >> what is in your makeup. the fda wants you to investigating ingredients in health check. (female announcer) you could win $1,000 a day for life... (husband) hon! it's grover cleveland! (female announcer) ...when you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. (grover) nice! (husband) 3 club seats. 50 yard line. (female announcer) that means you too could experience the joy of winning. every day, for the rest of your life. (grover) new wheels. nice. see you tomorrow! (female announcer) cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. play for fun. cash for life. >>> powerful deadly storms are batting the new south wales coast, it caused one cruise ship from getting to the dock and blocked the cruise ship and they could not get into the sydney h

and an emergency construction, went into effect last night on the ben franklin bridge. only three lanes open into philadelphia past the toll plaza. >> it will cast early morning quick back up on that admiral wilson boulevard, if you are coming into philly, and you use the benny, either give yourselves extra time, or head down to the walt whitman bridge. and then, north on 295, jammed into 42, and disable bus at route 30, otherwise, speaking of buses, mass transit looking good with no delays. mike, alex, back to you. >> people, everybody has an opinion about this guy, travago guy. one says every time the guy comes on my tv my son says he really needs to button up that shirt. >> look at. that will and you want to be that guy, mike? >> i kind of like him. ya. >> we'll put up a picture every him. >> picture like getting a home, i think oh, i want to have nice backyard, maybe view of the water, wouldn't that be nice? >> it is nice for these folks, want to live on the delaware river. now, this whole wonderful white stuff they had is really also going down the drain, so to spe

here is ben franklin bridge. all bridges are moving well. betsy, the the walt traveling to a coney commodore barry, it is all good right now. speed sensors high up in the 50's every where no matter how you cut it. we have green out there. that is how we like it. we have construction chestnut hill so it may hit a snag here. be mindful of the guys and girls in the hard hats there. willow grove avenue between pocono and seminole. be careful of intermittent lane blockages. in delays for mass transit ukee. >>> just a frightening moment as mayoral candidate lynn abraham collapses on stage last night. this morning all eyes will be on the former district attorney as she attend a candidate's forum live at national museum of american jewish history. "eyewitness news" reporter just continue finch is there to tell us about last night's situation as well. the just continue. >> reporter: ukee, good morning, that is right, all candidates will be here at the forum, again, lots of drama last night from that fall. of course debate and points made as well: on

we expect extra traffic on the vine the schuylkill expressway and our good buddy ben, the ben franklin bridge, because of the penn relays in university city. this is a live look at the ben in camden where we have that right lane construction that we were talking about yesterday morning, didn't cause abnormally heavy delays out of the tolls once you reach the mid span you have all four lanes open. we'll see what things are like this morning with the penn relay traffic. a new crash on the old site of the connie mack stadium a vehicle jumped the curb there and ran into a brick wall. all lanes open on the northwest turnpike and the northeast extension is cleared. >>> an off-duty policeman out walking his dog, when a thief tried to walk him he quickly turned the table. katherine scott is live good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam the suspect picked the wrong target. the target was the off-duty police officer he finished his shift at the 12th district. shots were fired and they hit several parked cars on the 5800 block of malvern avenue in overbrook. this happened around 11:40 p.m. the suspe

the pedestrian bridge across from the free library and 20th street ben franklin parkway bridge. only one of the four reconstruct in part because it can stay opened. three more bridge's long this stretch will be rebuilt when the the first four are done. penndot promises the next four years of headaches will pay off but it is not the just affecting drivers. also people who bike and walk to work. they will to have navigate alternate routes as these overpasses are reconstructed. >> as it is right now the time they give to you get across the the road is pretty sure. you are sprinting to get a across. i can imagine it will take probably twice as licensing to even get the from one point to another. it will increase your walk time if not your driving time. >> you have to keep up road and bridges. you have to repair bridges when they need repair. it is a pain. i will try not to use them when i don't have to quite frankly. >> reporter: the eastbound lanes of the vine street expressway will be closed overnight thursday morning and then tomorrow and friday of this week the westbound lanes w

he is on the ben franklin bridge right now. world. >> walking takes time mike. did you give him a time when he had to be here. >> here we go. >> there you go. >> okay. >> do you see a man. >> there we do, on the right-hand side. >> he ising the wrong way then. >> plus he is pulling a big cart big white cart. >> we didn't see a cart. >> hold on. >> come on. >> can we move the the camera the at all. we cannot move it. >> we cannot zoom out. >> we're lucky we got there. >> bob, you are disappointing me today. >> start of the five-year journey today. he will need a lot of foot massages. >> it will take him five years to walk around the world. you don't see him. >> nope, i don't. >> i need to be looking for that cart. >> we will check mike. we still have time good we have let tom down. >> we have heard about lash extensions, do you remember back during football seasons when i had eagles green lash extensions. one salon wants to kick it up a notch but not just one color, but the hombre look. >> what is that. >> that sound like wester

ben franklin bridge looking good coming into downtown, all of the bridges are opened for business.e had a few earlier openings but we are good to go there. the as we ride eastbound on the schuylkill expressway slow coming out of valley forge you this the toll plaza but no problems at all from the conshohocken curve in towards downtown. update for this accident here in burlington, new jersey route 130 northbound lanes are block at high street, that is right there just above or just past, the ramps for the burlington bristol bridge. the cone zone begins today on the roosevelt boulevard, penndot will be working all this week in the express lanes, on the roosevelt boulevard between rhawn street and strahl so expect chase there. otherwise mass transit looking good and no problems at the airport, chris and lauren, over to you. >>> one man in custody following a bridge standoff in west philadelphia this morning. this happened at forty-eighth and parish streets. police were initially called to the scene on report of the sexual assault. police had to call in the swat team after they say the

throughout the day fifth street tunnel is closed short cut that goes under the ben franklin bridge. so use either third street or seventh street otherwise mass transit looking good. >> iran foreign minister says his country and six others have made significant progress during all night nuclear talk session, though the final agreement still remains to be set in stone. negotiations slate today end actualsment secretary of state john kerry is expected to remain in switzer lands until a preliminary understanding on tehran's nuclear program is reached. iraq is declaring victory over isis, in the city of tee keith. what was the hometown of saddam hussein. but iraq's defense minister says after a month of fighting iraqi forces have driven the millitant out. last week the united states launched air strikes on the sit at this request of the iraqi government. still pockets every resistance largely scattered in the area. now the rebuilding effort begins to bring back displaced families. >>> troubled millionaire robert durst due back in court today on weapons charges in new orleans. police say,

live look outside, ben franklin bridge looks pretty good, clouds moving in. temperatures 70 degrees, take a look at how low the humidity is. 60%, it's a little breezy out there, too. so this is why we do have that risk for wildfire danger. mostly north and west of philadelphia. pollen forecast is going to stay high, too, because of the dry air in place. today, very high at an 11.4. so if you have allergies, you probably noticed them today. you'll notice them tomorrow friday, we'll have rain so it'll drop to a 9.7. that's still high. and then saturday we go back up to an 11.4. it is going to be a stretch with still some high pollen levels in the forecast. temperatures are warm today, warmer than yesterday, 70 degrees in philadelphia. upper 60s through areas in the lehigh valley like allentown, redding, pottstown. for south jersey we're in the upper 60s in millville, but low 60s in atlantic city. now, here's the area with the red flag warning all shaded in pink. chester, bucks county delaware county, up through mercer county including philadelphia. this is beca

slow going on the ben franklin bridge.y three lanes open for construction. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather. >>> cold start this morning. 40 degrees, but that is a little misleading because the wind is blowing so it feels like it's below freezing in philadelphia. most of the area is in the 30s. a cloudy start but the clouds will be thinning out as the day goes on but it's really not going to be warm for this time of year. we should be in the 60s. be in the 50s this afternoon. change that this weekend. >> warmer right? >> the "today" show is up next. we'll be back with local updates next. >> you can get local updates any time on or "nbc 10" app. check it out. it's a free app. thanks for watching. >>> good morning. breaking overnight. the stage suddenly collapses during a high scho. ♪ don't stop believing ♪ [ screaming ] >> more than 12 students injured. what went wrong? >>> der review. after two hostages are accidentally killed by u.s. air strikes targeting al qaeda, the white house is investigating its use of dron

. >> welcome back taking a look live at the ben franklin bridge from our new sky 6 temple university,day happy easter, happy passover. the pope today encouraged people to go beyond their comfort zone and get rid of indifference in your lives, good news no matter what your religion. >>> bluebell has pulled it's ice cream because of listeria contamination. the company shut down an oklahoma plant as a precaution. >>> meet my -- milo a 2-foot robot who could teacher children with autism disorder. this is the reaction of a child to a human, and then with milo. >> with the fluent children they were engaged with milo87% of the time. they looked at how much they were engaged with the therapist when they talked to him. >> milo is programmed to speak 20% slower and has limited facial expressions. he doesn't replace therapists, but helps them better reach children. >>> gabby douglass is getting her own reality tv show. family goal will air on the oxygen network. it will follow the 19-year-old as she defends her title in the olympics. she also the first african-american to win an all around gold

if you are traveling on the ben franklin bridge no major delays in either direction. all bridges are running very very smooth. it is majors that are the problem. three is your average on the schuylkill expressway. traveling in the 20's and teens on the southbound side of the roosevelt boulevard, and north bound making your commute from 76 traveling through to just about broad street. is 20 your average on i-95. we are seeing delays on i-95 in delaware county. pack your patients no delays for mass transit the or at the the airport. it is a beautiful night. >> that it is, vittoria thank you. >>> still to come a warning for drivers, we will tell you about a major construction project beck to get underway beasley. >>> masters on cbs was another classic. we can lay claim through a few threads of the green jacket champion joran spieth's parent and grandparents are local products. that caring for you... ... and your eyes... ... just got a little easier. right now, buy one pair of eyeglasses or prescription sunglasses and get another one free. this is genuine eye care right in

vine street expressway, ben franklin bridge heading toward the vine. each year we see delays on this morning and the friday morning for the relace. let's head to the burbs. if you're heading to the dekalb pike things are nice and dry and looking good. welsh road will be shut down between tennis avenue and 152 lime kiln pike. at that point instead of welsh road stay or norristown road as an alternate around the construction. overnight work going on in haddon township. the ramp from 130 southbound to the black horse pike southbound is closed. 168 itself there is restrictions both ways near route 650. ac expressway, westbound winslow, there's work in the right lane. northern delaware, twaddell mill road is closed. elsewhere in delaware, down in wilmington, not a lot cook be this morning just reports of a vehicle stopped on the shoulder 295 as you head toward the delaware memorial bridge. >>> an elderly man has turned himself into the police 40 years after he escaped from prison. he is very sick and has no social security. he had been behind bars in north

expect the traffic patterns to be back on to normal on the vine and the schuylkill and the ben franklin bridge. this is delco headlights coming southbound on mcdade boulevard near i-95. speaking of i-95, lanes are on in the construction zone. turnpike we have construction on the turnpike taking out the right lane near bensalem. we have a ruptured fuel tank on street road in bensalem. watch out for restrictions. >> officials have just announced that the death toll from this weekend's earthquake has soared past 3700 people. the devastation you see behind us is incredible and awful to see. rescue workers are having trouble reaching the devastated village also. it's not unusual for the entire villages to be buried. >> reporter: tens of thousands of sleeping in the streets or in make-shift tents as the death toll climbs from the earthquake that rimmed across the himalayan nation. katmandu is i am passable. rescuers and aid workers are coming from as far as virginia. we're getting people who are extricated from the rubble and handed over to qualified care. >> the earth is moving, everybody is runnin

ben franklin bridge is in the awful traveling down toward eighth and vine and reverse all bridges are in moving well. we are starting to build a little bit of traffic on the ben franklin bridge heading in to philadelphia, it is not awful just yet. same thing goes, heading eastbound, approaching vine, you may hit a snag there westbound approaching city avenue and conshohocken. i-95 is a different story traveling from the northeast down to the vine because construction zones really narrow things. so that is one area that is our slow spot in regard to the rush. elsewhere not in pennsylvania but in delaware, on the northbound side of i-95 between newark tolls and 896 all lanes block as a result of the fatal accident. pulaski highway eastbound is your best bet. >>> here's is what happening this morning another child dies after a hit and run in philadelphia vehicle struck two-year old david alycia in kensington monday evening. >>> also philadelphia's medical examine are is trying to determine what killed a man found in the burning car. someone found that koran fire near airport yesterday af

if you're heading to the ben franklin bridge so far so good. ng the midday today starting at 7:00 they will close the 5th street tunnel under the ben. mass transit trains and buses on time so far karen. >>> checking the transit planner for today 9:00 a.m. 45 degrees, lots of sunshine, cool nice. we have high clouds mixing in with this. 3:00 p.m., 64. high today 65 will be coming down at 63 degrees. dry today temperatures above average, looking good. showers hold off until late tonight. passover on friday, 7:27 p.m. cloudy and warm, showers and thunderstorms possible late in the day. 66 degrees it will be that temperature on friday. looking ahead to easter sunday early it will be mostly sunny cool, a cool gusty winds during the day sunrise 37. 9:00 a.m., 43. 11:00 a.m. 51 degrees, easter sunday looks dry, as well. >>> this is new surveillance of two men wanted for a pair of smash and grab robberies at a number of jewelry stores in houston, texas. one bandit holds up a gun while his partner uses a hammer to destroy the display cases. >>> nypd put

. >> now, going to the second camera shot, looking at the ben bridge, looking at the ben franklin bridge there beautiful sunrise, and we have a quiet easter morning there traffic moving well. we have the martin luther king drive close in the both directions between the parkway and eakin's oval for recreation activity, kelly drive closed between sedgley and hunting park avenue. regatta going on until 5:00 p.m. inbound between logan circle, and 19th, race street, going on and things are moving very smoothly on 95 through philadelphia. and let's go to the last shot, we have 95 at penn's landing. and the flyers are playing at noon today. so watch out for that. and we have septa reporting route 36 trolley using shuttle buses between 73rd and elmwood avenue and 80 he street and eastwick avenue between the track work through today. that's the latest from cb3 traffic center. nicole, back to you. >> melanie, thanks for the update appreciate t7:21 carol answers your pet questions in this week's ask the vet. >> practically everything you need to know about rabbit. and why you should adopt them. we'