counties highlighted in red that includes philadelphia counties, delaware county north and westmont, bucks, lancaster chester berks as well as lehigh county moving in to central and northern sections of delaware and all of south jersey away from those coastal counties. so cumberland comer same let me gloucester county you are in that tornado watch until 10:00 o'clock tonight. what's the difference between a watch and warning? watch conditions are favorable for development. doesn't mean that it's necessary or going to happen. but a tornado warning is when one has been spotted or indicated with rotation on ultimate doppler. of course, we'll keep you posted throughout the evening. so right now as we take a scan across the area, we're watching one particular sell right now producing heff lee vein to the west of reading as we move into sections of berks county you can see some heavy rainfall showing up there. moving toward the upper burn area as we move toward sections of philadelphia pretty quiet right now but of course we have that sunshine and those clouds, those cumulus clouds are start starting to bubble up. you c

. >> the police chief in fleetwood berks county say he was tased by a suspected drunk driver. ar-old terrence d'angelo to a trailer park in upper macungie lehigh county. he says d'angelo began struggling with him when confronted. that's when he said he fired his taser he missed. and d'angelo got ahold of the taser shocking the chief. d'angelo is charged with resisting arrest and dui tonight. >>> delaware state police gathered in wilmington today to say goodbye to their long time chaplain. reverend oscar front was 87 years old. he was chaplain for the state police since the 60's. troopers escorted him to his resting place. the reverend became the first delaware state police chaplain to reach the rank of colonel. >> three people were taken to the hospital after a crash in delaware this afternoon. this was the scene along barley mill road about 3:00 p.m. authorities say a pickup truck an bmw somehow collided near the intersection. the victims were rushed to the hospital for treatment. their conditions are unknown. anyone trying to get through that area, though, should find an alte

it looks lake from the yellow that you see he up here, beyond berks county that there are some showers that are a little bit on the heavy side there but we have light rain moving through reading, moving through lancaster and about to head into montgomery and chester counties. as we look over to the future cast, at least this particular computer model has most of the heavier rain to the south of philadelphia, we're talking about the state of delaware cumberland county and atlantic county and cape may county down there in southern new jersey and salem county. we'll yellow there with heavier rain in sussex county delaware and kent county a as well. if you are at jersey shore, you may get heavier rain then we will in philadelphia, but it is a close call so by 8:00 o'clock tonight is there more rain. have that umbrella nearby because the chance is there throughout the day-to-day it doesn't look like that cold front will be gone until later on. new latest computer models are out with 3 inches of rain down in dover and wildwood. they may not get quite that high but heavier rain will be to the

. >> berks county, pennsylvania, there is a a roadside attraction that is been entertaining people for the last 51 years. >> ahh i just hat a a looked. >> delores tyson is a caretaker and been here since she was born. >> my grandfather started in 1903 as a 19 year-old boy. >> her grandfather put together the world's largest indoor miniature village. >> can you see the very, very meticulous as far as construction of the buildings and everything goes. he wanted it to look where the village is it is over 8,000 square feet, 18 trains and trolleys and 4,000 miniature people. >> his achievement is just incredible, i mean for one man in a lifetime. when this was really just a hobby. the sheer magnitude of what it is created is mind boggling. >> a masterpiece, mixing together paint plaster and life. >> it really is a train layout as people think it is is but it never is. artist the in the building. he was only ten years old. i mean the man was a genius. there is no other way to put it. >> roadside america usually gets a few hundred visitors each year. >> unfortunately not as many as we used to

you can see lighter showers farther north and west moving into berks county. look at the more moderate showers moving through lower bucks county and in the pemberton area in central burlington county it's really coming down. the storms are moving off of the northeast at 40 miles an hour. it's fast moving and it will be clearing out. you can see the tail end of the wet weather moving into delaware right now. so your neighborhood-by-neighborhood forecast improving conditions. you'll see sunshine from mount pocono. 55 degrees into the 60s from alan town, quaker town, up to 67 from northeast philadelphia. doylestown 63. 66 in mount holly. not bad at the shore either. rain had ended for most points right along the shore. clouds will break for some sunshine for cape may, vineland and dover. up to 66 degrees this afternoon. look at the 60s today from westchester, drexel hill and swedesboro. there is more wet weather ahead. the seven day forecast when i come back in ten. >>> tim tebow means big business in philadelphia, right? >> yes, indeed. still ahead, how some plac

this is light rain falling in lancaster and to berks county. part of a line of showers going to sweep through. not going to be an all day rainfall for our area. temperatures will climb into the low 60s. rain showers for alan town reading and pottstown. they sweep into philadelphia. the main line of showers by 10:00 in the morning. might be some spots where it's coming down heavier. not terribly heavy. steadier heavy amounts in delaware and south jersey are possible as the rain will linger there in the afternoon. by 1:00 in the afternoon raining in wilmington millville. showers, toms river keeping temperatures in the 50s at 1:00 in the afternoon. grab your umbrella. rain moving through this morning. some showers. that will kindeep us cooler. changes in the forecast. i have it in 10 minutes. >> hopefully sunnier changes. you may see wet roads when you hit the roads. "nbc 10" katy zachry is here. you had an accident? >> we have an accident and a closure. it's in up person providence township. on the ramp from 422 westbound as you make your way on

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valley and pocono mountains and we will see some showers up there and they even extend down into berks county and bucks county, and montgomery county, and, so we have got this going on this morning, this area of convection as we call it and then another cold front that will be coming through by the even of the day. so in between those two systems we will see some milder air moving in and that will get us perhaps to the 70's it just depend where you are. future cast shows scattered storms around this morning. a break in the action probably around lunchtime and then that will give the sun a chance to shine at least in some places then around 4:00 o'clock we will start to see the thunderstorms rolling into berks county which is where alex and i will be a along with scott williams later on in the day karen hepp heading out there for evening shows our 5:00 o'clock and 6:00 o'clock out there and we may be rocking and rolling as these storms role through the city by six or 7:00 o'clock and out of here by 8:00 or so this evening. then we can be high and dry for the rest of the weekend. as we walk out

you can see one fell over reading, berks county moving north. heavy downpour associatable with that. more along chesapeake. we have the few here, the warming water, moist air. i do anticipate more of these storms coming through chester county, northern new castle and into philadelphia as the evening wears on. once again that tornado watch in effect until 10:00 o'clock tonight. these are the threats. big threat of scattered down powers heavy rain inch an hour, large hail and possibility of severe storms. that would be an inch in diameter damaging wind in the severe cell, 60-mile an hour gusts or greater and once again isolated tornado is possible in that watch area our team coverage continues right new with meteorologist kate bilo on the cbs-3 sky deck for more on this tornado watch and ingredients of why this is all happening good evening, kate. >> reporter: good evening, kathy. even though threat for tornadoes is isolated and localized across our area tonight as we kick off severe weather season this is a reminder you want a plan in place if a

the lehigh valley and berks county the warm front really stuck just to your south. the temperature in the 60's. the winds off the ocean means that temperatures along the coast are in the 50's so that's why along the coast we do not have that tornado watch posted. the rest of our region, though, under a tornado watch until 10 o'clock tonight. what this means is that conditions are favorable that the severe storms could spawn an isolated tornado. double scan live wide are view showing it's not a big solid line of storms i'm tracking. it's more the scattered storms that are moving up from the south and the west. roanoke, virginia right now reporting some pea sized hail with more storms south of richmond so they will gradually be moving in as we head through the evening hours. the main threat, the heavy downpours. with that high humidity any storm can really pull the moisture out of the atmosphere but also there's a moderate threat of dangerous lightning strong winds large hail and even the possibility of an isolated tornado. so, future tracker showing about 8 o'clock i

shows you that we do have some light rain that's beginning to move into western chester county, berks countyw and the top of montgomery county and bucks county also picking it up, the lehigh valley. this is mainly light but between now and about 8 o'clock it will push its way any other i-95 corridor and make things a bit damp. 61 degrees in philadelphia by 9 o'clock. right now we're already up to about 60 so it is a mild start but you can see how we are going to get rain right up to lunchtime in philadelphia. the northern and western suburbs will dry later this morning and then the rain will push down toward the shore but i do think that it stays a little damp, maybe even up until 3 o'clock right close to i-95 with steadier rain down to the south. wide view shows you a lot of instability on the eastern half of the united states. florida is dry gulf coast wet, pacific northwest with some showers as well and at the airport we'll see hopefully all green aircraft on the big board. we do. but atlanta looking at rain right now. that will be an area where maybe a delay pops up later on. tam. >> tha

just few widely scattered showers in lancaster county, berks county, and montgomery county the western part there, zoom in just little bit more and see maybe around upper providence, might be seeing sprinkle or two. not even enough to use the windshield wipers maybe. but there are a few more showers on the way. we have 52 degrees right now in philadelphia, southwesterly wind at only 5 miles an hour. those winds will be picking up later on. relative humidity at 63%. now 6:14 sunrise getting earlier and earlier so great. here is your foxcast for today. some showers around, but also, some sunshine, winds picking up and a high of 67 degrees. stray pop up thunderstorm, not out of the question. so this is the reinforcing cold front we were telling you about that will bring even colder air into our region tonight. the city, low temperature, will probably be about 39 degrees winds will eventually diminish but we could get maybe in the higher elevations a little bit of frost. >> what? >> overnight. >> i know. what is this? that's april 22. that's what it is. and this is the forecast. more detai

you can see one fell over reading, berks county moving north. heavy downpour associatable with that. more along chesapeake. we have the few here, the warming water, moist air. i do anticipate more of these storms coming through chester county, northern new castle and into philadelphia as the evening wears on. once again that tornado watch in effect until 10:00 o'clock tonight. these are the threats. big threat of scattered down powers heavy rain inch an hour, large hail and possibility of severe storms. that would be an inch in diameter

bullets fly on a basketball court in berks county. >> if you want to work at starbucks and go college it happen. details on the new tuition program when "action news" continues. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 6 o'clock on this tuesday april 7th. tam is off. erin o'hearn joins us. developing this morning. >> police are looking for the gunmen in connection with a home invasion shooting in delaware. >> investigators release surveillance video capturing the moments after a woman was kidnapped from jewelers' row in philadelphia. >> accuweather is tracking a gloomy change. we are in for a raw damp chilly stretch. >> we sent david outside to deal with it a little while and left karen in here to, you know, enjoy the studio a bit longer. >> thank you. >> isn't that nice. you sent me out into some light rain and drizzle right now that's just beginning to arrive here on the terrace again. take a look at storm tracker six live double scan a

you could see north and west of town for lancaster and berks counties we've got a little bit of lighttation especially if you're there in lebanon and to the south by route 422 and down across south jersey from seaside heights down surf city, mays landing we're tracking a little bit of wet weather. a lot of this will push on out. then we'll track that secondary wave of energy that moves in as we go throughout the rest of the evening and into tonight. temperatures however responding nicely with that southerly wind its 62 in philadelphia. average for us this time of year is 59. we're already above that. 48 though, in sea isle city so much cooler with that moisture coming in off of the atlantic and that south facing wind affecting our shore communities today. 66 in lancaster, the upper 60's in reading. later on tonight with a sunset 7:27 this evening passover beginning at sundown cloudy and warm with some showers and even a rumble of thunder is likely that temperature by then coming in at 65 degrees. we'll fast forward and track future tracker six will show you at 7:30 we have showers sta

county upper atlantic county seeing just some steady light rainfall and a line moving through berks county and into lancaster county. that's a steady rainfall. no heavy rain in the area. so that is a possibility later on. in spite of the rain look at the temperatures running 11 degrees warmer at this time in philadelphia than it was yesterday at this time. 62 degrees at philadelphia international. it just bumped up to 64 now northeast philadelphia and toms river. no sign of any cold weather this morning and the temperatures are continuing to climb. roxborough at 61. south philadelphia, 62. the clouds the rain they'll be on and off during the day. at 1:00 63 degrees. southwesterly winds at 14 miles an hour. look how steady they'll be at 4:00. we'll see some breaks in the clouds and some breaks in the rainfall when the temperatures will go warmer. 67 degrees at 4:00. still in the 60s, upper 60s at 7:00 this evening thanks to the southwesterly winds. as we go into the evening hours, there is the potential of thunderstorm activity. i'm back with the future weather to show you when those are mo

light, too, moving through the potsville area just off to the northwest of berks county. temperatures off compared to yesterday. down 10 to 12 degrees and still falling. right now, pottstown is 46 degrees. 46 also in trenton and 44 now in wilmington with light wind to start with but gusty winds during the day. 6:00 this morning, 50 degrees. we'll be in the upper 60s the southwesterly winds as clouds increase at noontime leading to the storms this afternoon. neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes. let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> good morning, bill. still looking at an avenue in roosevelt boulevard. in the inner drive approaching borbeck avenue. it's closed between tyson avenue and ryan avenue. twitter update if you're following @septa thorndale 1502 will be operating 15 minutes late. broad street all green lights headed southbound. northbound no problems. 11 minutes if you are headed from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. no problem for the betsy ross or walt whitman. we are dealing with east

we're talking about and leading edge, at least in our area has moved through, lancaster county berks county affecting chester county, montgomery, bucks lehigh valley, pocono mountains getting some rain as well. we're just about ready for it, here on our doorstep here. 60 degrees. mild morning. 8-mile an hour wind. and sunrise at 6:25. the the planner for today, there may be a peak of sunshine, doubtful but we will see what happens. we have 59 degrees by lunchtime and 65 is as much as we will get to day. we will got to 75 yesterday. cooler day. even when it is in the raining we will see mostly cloudy skies but if you are south of news delaware jersey shore we will get more rain. we will have have more details coming up including when the the sun will come out again coming up but here's bob kelly sounding so good. >> hey, good morning. i don't know whether it is barry white maybe louie arm strong. >> what a up with full world. >> what a wonderful world because this vine street expressway is opened this morning, not good because my allergies are driving us crazy here this morning. bear with me

berks and lancaster county.t activity in maryland will impact sections around wilmington newark, moving toward chadds ford eventually philadelphia by midnight. so once again we're not done just yet. overnight strong to severe scattered storms early on then other just scattered storms any of those storms could produce winds over 60 miles per hour as well as some quarter sizeed hail. it's mild and breezy after the storms end but a lot of temperature changes and weather changes ahead with that seven day forecast plus we'll talk about what to expect for tuesday morning's commute coming up, back to you. >> a lot to talk about. thank you scott. >>> it is the calm before the proverbial storm for lost people right now. when you're talking about a tornado threat, that can change very quickly. fox 29's chris o'connell live in chichester. chris, should you looking out that right now? >> all righty. we're having some problems stabbing contact with chris o'connell. we can see him we just can't hear him. we'll get back out to

a few showers in the lehigh valley berks county. again, not on the heavy side but we do expect perhaps, some development this afternoon. the next couple of hours, we'll be watching the western skies and the western counties on the radar to see if this area of thunderstorms does develop here. that is a possibility. what is a certainty is the cold air. tell you just how cold it's going to get and when and more on the timing of the rain with the seven-day in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> nbc10 has obtained the 911 calls from the high-profile death of a man in police custody in cumberland county. >> this case has sparked criticism about how officers handled the situation. harry hairston live in our digital operation center. >> what kind of insight do these tapes offer? >> as you're about to hear these 911 tapes may give you somewhat of an idea of what the officers' mind sets were like when they were approaching -- the caller clearly laying out what the situation looked like. >> 911, where's your emergency? >> yeah there is somebody f

we see a few in berks county, we see a few in montgomery and bucks county. plumbstead, where jenny joyce has been all morning we had couple of showers roll through there. it is nothing extreme. the extreme could come later on this afternoon first we get to early hi around noon of about 66, 67 degrees. that is seasonable for this time of year. here comes the cold front, 3:00 4:00. starts firing up some of the thunderstorms, this afternoon. few will have some hail and gusty winds we may see few watches coming up, severe thunderstorm watches later on in the day. then we have temperatures in the 50's it, should dry out in time for some of your evening activities and for the phillies game, maybe just a stray shower here and there. and then, overnight, we get really cold temperatures by 6:00 in the morning at 39 degrees here in the city. 36 degrees in allentown and below freezing in the higher elevations. so this is where we have a frost concern. pocono mountains, now around here if you are already planted stuff outside i think you'll be okay, because we're going

lehigh valley, berks county lancaster county and on light rain south of philadelphia then as we head through the day this whole system moves down to the south. latest computer models are track ago this low pressure further to the south. that means heavier rain will be across dover, cape may into the evening and elsewhere we will begin to dry out but lots of cloud. so for the day on tuesday plenty of cloud with pockets of rain advancing from the northwest to the south east. we are looking at a quarter inch to three-quarters of an inch for most areas. but near dover and cape may we could get an inch. good soaking there. good news the system does in the linger. pretty quick to move out. wednesday high pressure returns, mostly sunny pleasant in the as warm as today. today 75. wednesday 68. that is 5 degrees above normal. we have one day of rain and then sunshine is back. we can handle this the exclusive seven day forecast, clouds with some rain tomorrow heavier rain south of philadelphia, the high of 66 degrees. wednesday put away umbrellas, take out sunglasses, nice day mostly sunny, 68

also a few showers trying to move into part berke county. closer to the shore near atlantic city a little egg harbor, light rain there. but really the majority of it is still off to the south and west. that's where we see some thunderstorms flaring up in parts of kentucky. and that's what we're going to keep our eye on for this evening. as we go through the next few hours, 8:00 p.m. still looking at scattered showers around 10:00, 11:00 tonight. the moisture still going to be with us. we can't rule out the chance for a thunderstorm. but by tomorrow morning, that's when we clear out, and the winds could be gusting near 40 miles an hour. it is going to be windy for your saturday. but the good news is all the rain will be gone. so we'll see conditions improving. more sunshine. by sunday we stay nice and dry. for your easter sunday conditions look really good. so by 6:00 a.m. temperatures around 37 degrees. by 8:00 this the morning, four 1 degrees. by 10:00 a.m., 48 degrees. looks really good for any easter egg hunts. and it won't be as windy as

. >> berks county, pennsylvania.side attraction that has been entertaining people for the last 51 years. >> aww -- >> gloria is the caretaker and has been here since she was born. >> my grandfather started in 1903 as a nine-year-old boy. >> her grandfather put together the largest indoor miniature village. >> he was very very me tick queue laws in everything as far as the construction of the buildings and everything goes. he wanted it to look realistic. >> the village is over 8,000 square feet. features 18 trains and trollies and 4,000 miniature people. >> his achievement is just incredible. i moan for one man in a lifetime when this was really just a hobby. the sheer magnitude of what's created is mind boggling. >> reporter: masterpiece mixing together paint plaster and lights. >> this really isn't a train lab as people think it is but it's never was. the art is in the building. and he was only 10 years old. i mean the man was a genius. there's no other way to put it. ♪ >> roadside america usually gets a few hundred

we're looking at light showers moving toward lancaster county as well berks county but nothing severek out to the midwest. you can see those yellow boxes as well as the red boxes tornado watch boxes and severe thunderstorm watch boxes so that's the system that we'll be watching head in our direct. take a look just to the west of the chicago land area. numerous reports of tornadoes and funnel clouds as that cold front continues to move through illinois. that cold front will move through our area tomorrow afternoon and evening. but look at the temperatures a chilly start 39 degrees that was the low. the afternoon high we only made it up to 43 degrees. we should be in the low 60s for this time of year. look at the temperatures right now. it's 41 degrees at the philadelphia international airport. but that east wind it's chilly 14 miles per hour making it feel like 33 degrees so we still have reduced visibility out there for the overnight so watch out tomorrow morning for some fog and drizzle as well as a few scattered showers. it's still chilly, too. look at the temperatures. 40 in wilmin

the lehigh valley berks county. like i said it's going to get colder tomorrow. we also have some sprinkles coming in on the northwest flow and some snow flurries up to the north. we'll see when that moves out when it's going to warm up with the seven day in just a few minutes. >>> 2300 minutes of nonstop news continues with skyforce 10 over a dangerous chemical leak that forced 50 families in montgomery county to leave their homes. the trouble began in trooper when chlorine coming from a local business got into the air. nbc 10's deanna durante joining us live from the neighborhood. deanna neighbors are saying this could have been much worse? >> reporter: they are. some people say that they just have lived with that facility basically in their backyard. never thought anything about it until today. take a look behind me. the fire chief of lower providence township is back here checking on residents in the neighborhood, many of whom are coming home learning about what had happened that there were evacuations in the area. the downship township confirming there was c

. >>> a driver wanted for high receipt church through berks county he refused to pull over leaving police on a chase reaching a speed 130 miles per hour. no other vehicles were involved and no injuries reported. >>> we're covering the development out of the baltimore and "good morning america." >> new details on what happened to freddie gray before he died in police custody. we have "g.m.a." next. >> reporter: 50 degrees, jackets appropriate for the kids. this afternoon probably warm enough for t-shirts, although not as warm as yesterday. we'll have the day planner forecast next. you >> 65:08 let's get a preview of "good morning america." >> amy robach is joining us with a look at what's coming up. we know you have a full slate today. >> that's right tam and matt, good to be with you on this thursday morning. a new report from another prisoner suggesting freddie gray may have intentionally hurt himself. robin will speak with the baltimore mayor getting her allegations against police and keeping peace in the city. >>> plus stories of survival five days after the devastating earthquake in n

moving into berks county, we have more scattered shower activity. most is on the light side. we're not sure with the moisture this evening. we have more showers off to our west and southwest. and the chance for some thunderstorms could come from this too. right now, though, i don't think there is an immediate threat of a thunderstorm. as we get closer to 7:00 p.m. tonight, temperatures still staying in the low 60s. some scattered showers around. we could see a thunderstorm later on this evening by 10:00 p.m. still showing the rain around. not clearing until your weekend. coming up i'll show you the timing of the clearing and how windy it will be to start your saturday. that's straight ahead. >>> philadelphia police declare war on the open air drug trade in some the city's toughest neighborhoods. >> after a day-long sweep, dozens of people have been thrown in jail. now police are promising to do even more to stop drug sales. deanna durante is live to show us some of the people police busted. deanna? >> reporter: yes too many to try to squeeze on one screen here. that's why we

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without the winds dying down temperatures themselves may go to 32 or below in the lehigh valley berks countyupper montgomery upper bucks, western chester counties tonight and this entire area is under a freeze warning for friday night. where temperatures could go even lower than they are tonight. so, how cold is it going to get tomorrow night? 28 allentown. 29 reading and quakertown. 30 in doylestown. 31 in trenton. 30 in mt. holly. 31 in voorhees. 32 in westchester. and chester. 28 in vineland. now, this would be as the wind dies down. and the temperature contrast across the area is a little bit more tomorrow night. can see the showers really diminishing as the sun is starting to go down. so we don't have to deal with any of that as we go through the rest of the night. now, a high pressure builds in. so beginning of the weekend is dry. this next storm is going to track to the south. we could be on the northern edge of that. and so we'll have to keep an eye on any possible let's say, light rain coming in on saturday night. would be the most likely time. clearing unseasonably cold tonight. 35

the steadier rainfall right along i-78 in berks county. steadier rain off to the northwest.t a line of showers that will move through. we're not looking at an all day rainfall. not so much in pennsylvania. 8:00 this morning, about .1 of an inch of rain in allentown. by noon town 1/4 of an inch. wilmington, philadelphia under 1/4 of an inch mark. cape may could top an inch of rain. at 10:00 this evening, still a few rain drops in south jersey. rainfall to start with. 7:00 the rain will be coming down. 59 degrees. the wind shift to the north, 59 at 10:00 with rain in philadelphia. starting to taper off at 1:00 this afternoon and the seven day forecast, rain's out of here for tomorrow. sunshine. 71 degrees the high. a morning low of 71 degrees. little cooler clouds thickening up leading to a chance for showers on friday. just a chance. and? just a chance we'll see some askedered showers in the afternoon, 71 degrees sunny skies. >> i appreciate how bill was minimizing the chance of showers on our friday and weekend. >> 5:50. >> wet roads for drivers in the lehigh valley. this is

o'clock 12:00 o'clock we're watching a few scattered showers off to the west moving toward reading berks county also into sections of carbon and monroe counties. by 2:00 we're watching a broken line of showers perhaps imbedded thunderstorm with this producing cut gusty winds and by 5:00 o'clock most of the activity will be south and east of i-95 into south jersey, into central and southern sections of delaware. and then by tomorrow night it's out of here but it turns breezy and colder. there could even be a few lake effect snow showers toward the western part of the state. certainly a chilly change. so 44 degrees tonight in the suburbs. looking at upper 40s in the city city. mostly clear, cool overnight and then tomorrow, highs in the mid 60s with those showers moving in. look at the seven day forecast. it doesn't look like april. it looks colder than that. we're looking at temperatures from wednesday into thursday dipping into the 50s for high temperatures and then thursday night into friday morning 38 degrees for the low. 56 friday. the weekend right now looks good but still a little below av

areas of berks county getting spotty stuff but light. most of it will die down tonight.ry is the cold air and that chilly wind is accompanying it and mid-50s in the i-95 corridor, atlantic city 58. the high in philadelphia around 3:00 and back into the 40s at 9:00 with an overnight low of 36 degrees from you headed to day baseball, they are about to get started at citizens bank park they are playing at 1:00, see the game but dress warmly we have breezy conditions at the ballpark with temperatures holding in the mid-50s and then over the next couple of days, not much change and we are longed in place with the cool flow giving us breezy conditions and 56 degree highs more or less with temperatures running 10 to 11 degrees below average the next two days and then things get better, but with these two chilly days we have cool overnights and some suburbs drop close to the freezing mark remember to protect plants bring it in the next couple of nights or cover it up. your exclusive accuweather forecast, windy and chilly and a high of 55 degrees? >> a scattered nuisance sprinkle

. >>> a man died after stepping out in front of a freight train in berks county.e coroner tells us that man walked in front of a moving train. >>> this morning in gloucester are county we expect crews to remove this tree that toppled on a house during yesterday's storms. it came crashing down after a gust of heavy wind in westville. neighbors say it sounded like a car accident. >> all of a sudden i heard the wind rip through the neighborhood, when that happened i heard a loud crash. >> it was slowly going over. i yelled for my wife which was in the back bedroom. i yelled for her to get out. >> right now, officials say this home is unsafe to occupy. >>> and strong wind may have dislodged some poles on the manayunk station. all passengers should board on the outboard platforms until further notice. don't use inbound. septa said you should expect delays 0 that line. >> happening today, philadelphia will debut its new bike sharing program. they're having a big celebration today at aiken's oval at noon. tracy davidson has the story. tracy, did you bike to work this mor

and northern montgomery county and berks county picking up some of this right now, the story is sarayou sara. how cloudy and dank it feels out there compared to the last couple of days sky 6 down the shore bouncing because of the wind, that is all you got. winds out of the east-northeast. adding to that chilly feel. everybody is feeling it from allentown trenton 44 and 43 in wilmington the airport in atlantic city, 42 degrees as far as cloud cover and precipitation looks from now until 3:00, are you in and out of spotty pockets of drizzle and shower activities, at any given moment the area is dry and the biggest issue is how cloudy and chilly it is. not much trouble, a little breezy and just occasional popping through by 11:00 tonight, more of the same and a few more showers for adam and cecily at 10:00 and 11:00 allentown it will stay cool, cloudy and damp and breezy and showers possible at times down the shore breezy and windy and along the water the wind is not going to have friction of trees and ground. spotdy showers and still cool with the high of 46 degrees, in philadelphia we

. >>> a man died after stepping out in front of a freight train in berks county. the man walked in front of a moving train in westernsville. they'll perform an autopsy to see if the victim was intoxicated. >>> happening today, philadelphia will debut its new bike sharing program. matt volusia is there live. >> reporter: tracy, we're in front of the art museum right now this is one of the 70 different spots where you can pick up a bike ride it and drop it off in a location in the city. later today, the city officials are calling it a new way to get around town and get exercise as well. they call this indego it's a ride bike system that you can pay for a ride. it will be scattered out there philadelphia. you can walk up and pay with a credit card or get a pre-paid swipe key to unlock your bike. you then put on your helmet and off you go. the mayor pointed out that these aren't your average bicycles. >> these bikes are built to last. sturdy bikes. an easy frame. and two baskets good for carrying a small bag or a few groceries. and they are going to be professionally

. >> breaking news tonight from quakertown, berks county where a fire is burning at the stone gate village townhouse community. that's just off old bethlehem pike. chopper6hd was over the scene half an hour ago as flames shot from the roof the fire went to two alarms and at least two homes were involved. there's fwhon word on any injuries. >> and no one was injured but plenty of dam here as flames regard through this chester county apartment complex earlier this evening. this is viewer video as an army of firefighters converged here at the winter brook narcotics west white land. tonight residents are without a home and much more having lost everything they owned. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at the scene with the story. chad pradelli. >> hey rick the cleanup continues out here at the winter brook apartments crews are boarding windows. that is the apartment that caught fire. it is destroyed. and a short time ago i spoke to the man that lives there. >> this is viewer video. the fire that raised at the winter brook apartments. flamed ripped through the roof. firefighters initi

. >>> police have identified the body of a woman found in berks county over the weekend. she was missing since mid march after being treated at a hospital for dizziness and dehydration. mayfield's body was found on saturday in the schuylkill river near beaver club lane. an autopsy is underway to determine the exact cause of death. >>> we are getting a first look at the woman who police say ran down a romantic rival in an intentional hit and run in philadelphia. precious coleman is charged with attempted murder and assault. coleman was behind the wheel of a white suv when she deliberately hit beatrice spence in nighttown. spends lost her leg and is still in the hospital. according to police the two women were fighting over the same man. "nbc 10" asked the police about the apparent hit and runs. in 2014 there were five hit and runs total for the whole year that killed pedestrians. this year so far we've already reached that number. two of those hit and runs happened last week. one of the victims, 2-year-old david alcea was killed in kensington. he was laid to rest yesterday

there are heavy downpours off to the north and west moving to northern berks county passing maiden creek right now. still some showers in the immediate philadelphia area. the heavier downpours pushing out of bucks county into mercer county currently. so stand by. a little bit of rain left over. none of the big storms that we saw overnight. those have already moved off shore. and the temperatures hovering near 60 degrees for the next few hours. sunshine will break through by 1:00 this afternoon. 63 degrees as the winds kick in. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes to show you where sunglasses will be needed first. right now, let's get a first alert traffic update with jessica boyington. good morning, jessica. >> good morning, bill. good morning, everyone. not dealing with a whole lot of volume. it's still early. what we are dealing with is wet roadways and slick conditions. westbound no problem. the roadways are looking a little bit damp. you can see our drive times are still running. westbound on the 95 to the schuylkill expressway a 3-minute trip th

lehigh valley, berks county coming in at 80 this afternoon, mid 70's in mount pocono.are and south jersey also enjoying the mid and upper 70's for the afternoon temperatures. here we are right now it's still mild outside. 67 in trenton, 71 at the airport in philadelphia. there is cooler air to the north that will eventually pull its way southward as a cold front moves through. mid 66 quakertown, doylestown, palmyra checking in at 71 degrees. thin clouds moving over the region now right now but no chance for rain tonight. this cold front that comes through will be drive. it will just shift our winds out of the east tomorrow cooling us back down to typical mid april temperatures. tomorrow morning we'll wake up to the sunshine. 8 o'clock we're in the mid-50's, low 60's by noontime, mid 60's for the afternoon high temperature. then we'll talk about rain returning in the forecast and even cooler temperatures in the seven day. those details in a minute. natasha. >> thank you justin. >>> the search is on for a vehicle that struck a young girl in olney tonight. it happened at

same thing with the poconos, lehigh valley berks county getting into it. the northeast wind that's come in. the warm air being pushed out of the picture. and once those east winds are in here they're going to stay in here through wednesday and into thursday. it's just going to be hour after hour of this nastiness. and the northeast wind dropping the temperatures. by 10:00 we're already down into the 40s with showers, maybe a thunderstorm down in delaware, south jersey where the warm air still exists. but once it gets colder the chance of thunderstorms goes down. here's tomorrow morning. it's 44 degrees in philadelphia. 40 in allentown. let's see how the temperature goes during the day. all the way up to 45. then it goes right back down. so, temperature's not going anywhere tomorrow. it's just going to be cold and windy and damp all day. then here's wednesday night. going down into the 30s. and look at that. that's the possibility of a little freezing rain in the poconos. tomorrow night and into early thursday morning. do you believe that? freezing rain. an

and i just got word that the construction on i-78 eastbound on the berks county and lehigh valley areaust cleared, so no more restrictions there. >>> this is something you don't see every day. a wild hotel scene in the bar. >> the bottle shattering and the call for help. >>> and how this missing sailor stranded at sea says he stayed alive. >>> it is 4:44 on this friday. this is a live picture from jerusalem where many pilgrims across the area make their way to the holy city at this time of the year to commemorate the way of the cross and also on this friday a holier day than most because it coincides with passover this year. those who celebrate that are in jerusalem there as well. and we have a lot of information coming up on the world meeting of families as we anticipate the pope's visit in philadelphia this september. coming up, we're taking a look at the other events happening on this easter holiday. >>> 4:44 a.m. we have new information on the coast guard rescue off the coast of north carolina. a man missing since january is back on land and reuniting with his family. louis jordan

to the north 50 in the poconos, lehigh valley berks county will be in the lower to mid 60's for highsound philadelphia kind of the same deal, mid 60's overall not a bad day. it will feel warm in the sunshine cooler along the shore, in the low 50's. the forecast overnight mild mostly clear with a low of around 52 degrees and then into sunday we go mostly sunny, it will be cooler, 66 for the afternoon high temperature. easterly breeze 10 to 15 miles per hour. here we go with the extended forecast, mid 60's sunday. 70's monday. however, though, there's going to be periods of rain especially in the morning and then we dry out tuesday through the end of next week but it gets a little bit cool. look at that midst 60's and we even drop into the 50's by next friday. so, there you go, it's a little bit of everything. >> a little bit of everything but it's a beautiful week. >> yeah. >> thank you justin. >>> james palmer is in for lesley today. james. >> thank you natasha. beautiful day for baseball. phillies were in the nation's capitol this afternoon take on the nationals looking to snap a six

the pocono mountains the lehigh valley, berks county, reading watching out for some strong potentiallyevere storms four to around 8:00 p.m. keep that in mind for friday afternoon and evening plans. that frontal boundary will get out of here in time for the weekend. setting us up for mild conditions and dry conditions but not so much tonight. chilly upper 30s low 40s. high temperatures tomorrow only 48 degrees. so if you didn't like today you're probably not going to like tomorrow. as we move ahead to your friday we are going to look at temperatures recovering. look at this. a high on friday of 76 degrees. but with that warmth and that front moving through in the afternoon and evening it will likely set the stage for some of those thunderstorms but look at the weekend. 65 saturday. 67 on sunday. >> that looks good. >> weekend looks great. thank you, scott. >> quick mess. 48 16 degrees above freezing. i'm on the positive side. >> there you go. >> come on now. >>> one of the more exciting players in baseball did it again. unfortunately, he's on the other coast. another historic moment for

some steadier rain back toward berks county as well as sections of the pocono mountains and then by 10o'clock it look like we'll get a little bit of a break by mid morning into the first part of lunch tomorrow then during the afternoon we'll watch another little impulse rotate through and that will give us scattered showers likely for the early evening commute. but the system starts to fizzle out as we move toward say toward 10:00 o'clock on friday so friday night plans looking okay. better devil than the day. now as far as what's happening with that precip total. you can see as we roll the clock ahead through a 11:00 o'clock tomorrow night a tenth of an inch to like about a third of an inch. mainly from trenton to philadelphia as well as wilmington probably lesser amounts once you move into south jersey and delaware. so a little different than the last system that brought most of the heavier rain south and east of philadelphia last time. for tonight mostly cloudy a few overnight showers. well after midnight beginning north and west and then we're looking at temperatures staying pretty

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. >> see the hear warming moment between taylor swift and her mother as the berks county native pick up an award. >> leave little extra time to get where you are going this morning, and that's why looking at your screen, the roads are slick in new castle, delaware, from some overnight rain and more storms are on the way. we are not out of the clear this afternoon. we're updating traffic and weather together on the 3's. when we come right back. with the help of comfort keepers, i'm keeping my mom healthy! i'm keeping dad on schedule. i'm keeping my mom happy! comfort keepers in-home professional caregivers can provide meal planning and preparation, health and wellness services and personal care services through custom care plans that can change as needs change, so your aging loved ones can stay happy and healthy in their own home. ♪ >>> definately pouring down pretty heavily at this hour. erika, good morning everyone, morning commute definitely going to be soggy one. but dow at least come bearing some better weather news, catch a break with some sunshine breaking through the clouds. s

. >> a municipal worker from berks county is charged with stealing public funds.r robertson is accused of pocketing cash payments for sewer women's. she was secretary of the township at the time. officials say the thefts occurred between 2009 and 2013 totaling nearly $100,000. >>> the political drama continues in the small delaware county borough of colwyn. its council met last night to fill the vacancy created when it fired borough manager paula brown last week. brown attended the meeting and continued to accuse the council of pocketing borough cash. brown showed reporters financial documents that she says she found in a dumpster. there she is right there. borough officials deny wrongdoing. >> 5:57. investigators are searching for a fair of imposters that have been caught on surveillance pretending to be police. >> a train trip in asia shatters world speed records and slashes travel times in half. see how it's done when "action news" comes back. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and m