work is being done on hampton road in bethlehem township. they are making inspections.airs. the chain of events led to this, the back of a ppl truck getting swallowed up by the sinkhole, but the problem didn't end there. that truck landed on a gas main. the driver was not injured. let's go to new video we have the truck after it was pulled out of the sinkhole. it had to be a careful operation so more damage wasn't done. it started with a water main break on the 1800 block of hampton. while crews were here, a sinkhole opened up, the utility truck sunk. the truck was balanced on top of a 4-inch high pressure natural gas line. that caused the evacuation of a 300-foot radius. there was no gas leak, the evacuation was a precaution. the gas and water was shut off while the crews tried to remove the truck. gas is shut off for more than 08 customers and there's no word yet on when that service will be restored. we're live in bethlehem township, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that. >>> and new this morning, police are trying to figure out if someone st

>> reporter: a sinkhole opening up in this bethlehem township neighborhood.xt, watch as it sucks a driveway and a truck into the hole. plus, what neighbors are saying. >>> rebuilding after sandy. a new jersey family says they followed all the new codes and did everything right. so why did their flood insurance spike by tens of thousands of dollars? >>> plus, sentenced to die, pennsylvania governor tom corbett signs the execution orders of a convicted philadelphia cop killer and two other inmates. all new ahead on nbc 10 news at 6:00. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> right now at 5:30, a developing story from the lehigh valley. a sinkhole that began last night continues to grow. it's already swallowed two trucks. >> now it's putting people in several homes in danger. nbc 10's randy gyllenhall. how does it look right now behind you. >> reporter: this sinkhole is in the middle of a neighborhood intersection. they managed to fill most of it. this used to be 8 to 10 feet deep. the whole spread this way and continued to grow into this guy's driveway. his entire driveway

katherine scott is live near the scene along hampton road in bethlehem township. good morning, catherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt, yeah, it was one thing after another, more than 30 residents had to evacuate, the red cross had to open the shelter so they can stay warm and spend the night while work continues to be done on hampton road in bethlehem township. crews remain on the scene they have been here all night long. i want to go to the picture. this is what crews were dealing with, a ppl truck that toppled into a sinkhole and on top of a gas main. that truck was removed. crews were initially called to the 1800 block of hampton around 8:00. while crews were there, a sing hole opened up and the utility truck was swallowed on it. was on top of a four inch natural gas line that caused an evacuation of 300-foot raid us in the neighborhood. the driver of the truck was able to get out and not hurt. the gas and water was shut off, while they try to remove the truck from the sinkhole. they have work to do here, so far we have not been given a time line when the g

this happened on hampton road in bethlehem just after midnight. jesse gary is live on the scene there. first off, are people still out of their homes? >> vai, they are still out of their homes and going to be out of their homes for a little bit because they have to finish making repairs. right now repairing the initial problem and this water truck just kind of pulled in front of our cameras. you have a hard time seeing beyond it. but there is a sinkhole there and they are expanding and digging it out. you can see the back hoe and the front end loader working and a dump truck behind that and digging it out and putting the dirt into the dump truck. try to repair the initial problem that led to the sinkhole that is a water main break. that caused this utility truck when it arrives on scene to fall into the sinkhole. we talked to the chief of the town. the fire department and he picked up the story from there. >> he was going to disconnect the power to the house. >> the sinkhole just opened up? >> yes. >> no warning? >> no. >> any idea why it happened

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this is in bethlehem township, pennsylvania pennsylvania. road at norfolk drive. the problem is affecting miller heights elementary school. the break occurred around 7:30 last night. they have been out there working on this thing for hours. no word on exactly what caused this problem. >>> meanwhile at 6:34 this morning. police are searching for answers as a tabernacle new jersey neighborhood tries to come to grips with the shooting deaths of two children. >> steve keeley in that neighborhood right now with much more, steve, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: asterrible as initial head line was it hasn't gotten any worse overnight meaning as far as we know the number of dead just too still, on how, despite being described as extraordinarily critical by the state police, the mother and her oldest son still alive at cooper through great work by trauma team there and police team here that got them out of this house to the helicopters nearby and to the hospital in enough time to keep them alive. you can still see state troopers guarding this

chopper three over the hampton road in bethlehem township. utility crews were working on a broken water main when that sinkhole opened up and swallowed one of their trucks. that truck landed just above a gas line, but did not hit it. residents were evacuated as a precautionary measure. red cross is assisting seven people, and two dogs, at the bethlehem community center. >> coming up on 8:03, on another cold morning, katie, good morning. >> here we go again, no sooner do we rebound as of yesterday, this end we get knocked right back down here. courtesy of just the reinforcements coming in, in terms of the cold air. so, we had cold front yesterday. if you have been with us all week, we have epp been talking about it, didn't bring in anything other than some clouds but certainly left cold air in its wake here, although storm scan3, totally empty, your a not going to see barely cloud in the sky today. you're going to notice that chill when you walk out the door, go back to in the yesterday but the few days before. that will remember how cold that

. >> reporter: bethlehem water officials say nobody was injured here but the damage is extensive and this sinkhole could continue to expand. >> we found severe property damage to the one house across the street where a large sinkhole opened up. in our investigation we started to find a little bit more extensive damage and extensive growth of the sinkhole. >> you can see these crews back out here live, working to get this road back and level. the goal is tonight to make this turn into a road again. at least there won't be a whole over the next few days. they'll close this section off, again, that fears that the ground underneath us cowl be unstable and there could be more collapsing, at least small collapses in the area nearby. live in bethlehem township, randy gyllenhall, nbc 10 news. >>> tonight at 6:00, two words you don't want to hear together. holiday storm, rain or even snow could be on the way just in time to interrupt your thanksgiving travel plans. >> the nbc 10 first alert weather team is tracking this threat. let's begin with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz.

live in bethlehem, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> 5:32 now. school fls in chester county will take two former employees to court over a racist text message scandal. at a meeting last night they voted to file lawsuits against former superintendent richard cuomo and athletic director. the two are accused of sending racist texts with their school issued cell phones. the board said their behavior damaged the school district's reputation. >>> we have new information on the deaths of cooper health system ceo john sheridan and his wife, joyce. two of their four sons applied to be administrators of their estate worth more than $2 million. mark and matthew sheridan are filing paperwork in somerset county. the parents' bodies were found stabbed inside their home in northeast philadelphia. >>> security guard shot him. nbc 10 was on the scene last night at the rite aid in west oak lane. investigators tell us the guard shot the alleged robber several times. they say the suspects had a knife. >>> happening today. there is a second community meeting in south

with the barn right there at the historical bethlehem site. for your "eyewitness news" photos as well today. here's a look at some of our numbers. mount pocono 8-inches, allentown four-point all right, macungie 3.8, horsham two and warminster .8. new jersey snow, princeton two, florence 1.1, ewing picked up one, hamilton township a half inch, mount holly home of the national weather service not much just a trace there. in delaware we picked up a inch in greenville, hockessin white clay. 37 right now in the city, 35 in millville, 29 in the poconos with temperatures falling very quickly overnight. quakertown 32. doylestown 33 and right now in willow grove, it is 35 degrees. so, as our storm pulls away the cold will continue for your thursday, thanksgiving day, 40 degrees for the turkey bowls and the turkey trots. a stray shower or sprinkle possible with this low sinking to our south in the afternoon. friday it's cold, temperatures in the 30's, some sunshine and breezy conditions. saturday we bump it up into the 40's. so overnight look for a low

it all started with a water main break at norfolk drive and hampton road in bethlehem township. truck working to fix that water main ended up falling into a sinkhole that's over a gas line. now, there is no gas leaks, but people in the area were evacuated just to be safe. >> developing right now, more arrests in ferguson, missouri as the community awaits a grand jury decision in the fatal police shooting of 18 year old michael brown. police took two protesters into custody last night after they reportedly tried to block traffic. brown was shot and killed by officer darren wilson back in august, sparking months of unrest. >> and, with the grand jury decision expected any day now, officer wilson is in the final stages of negotiations to resign. that's according to people close to the discussions. wilson has told associates he would resign to ease pressure on the department, but he did not want to step down while the grand jury was still considering his case. wilson's worried it might appear he was admitting fault. he maintains did he not wrong, claims, he fired on brown in self-de

we are joined from bethlehem by imtiaz tyab. are tensions in jerusalem affecting the security situation where you are right now? >> security is, indeed, tense right across east jerusalem, and in palestinian territories like in bethlehem. it's in the north of the country where we see the latest tension, following the shooting death of a 22-year-old palestinian man by israeli police. now, that sparked widespread protests, a lot of anger in the north of the country. we have not seen anything like that since - well, for several months, most has been centralized in east jerusalem. the concern is the anger within the palestinian communities is growing and there are concerns that if nothing is done to try to stem the anger, it will spiral out of control. i want to go back to stepping the anger. it's been announced that they'll order the destruction of homes that are responsible for attacking israelis. all this coming after an order for a 20 year gaol sentence. how are palestinians reacting to the latest moves? >> well, they are not ver

this situation has forced the evacuation of more than a dozen homes in bethlehem, north hampton county. the gas line situation is happening on hampton road and jesse gary arrived there a few minutes ago on scene. jesse, it wasn't a gas line that led to this problem. tell us what happened there. >> well, chris, initially, it was a water main break that brought utility crews out here. i'll move out of the way. while they were fixing that, a sinkhole developed under a ugi utility truck and you see the sinkhole right there. they are looking into the sinkhole to see if a four inch natural gas line has ruptured. if it has not, they are going to check each one of these 20 plus homes that have been evacuated to make sure damage to those homes and those gas lines before they lift the evacuation order. right now those residents are out of the home because of the fears there could be a crack or slight break in the four inch natural pressure gas line. that's what crews are working on right now. come back and give you an update in 15 to 30 minutes. live in bethlehem, jesse gary. >>> also new from o

francis, manger scenes often put bethlehem in a local context. instead of the middle east, italians have long set the holy family right here in italian settings. st. francis knew that by putting jesus in a place people would recognize -- their own neighborhood -- the faithful could relate more easily to the story of his birth. and presepi range from the very traditional to the very surprising, like this one that imagines the nativity in an eskimo village. the ultimate manger scene is back on rome's ultimate square. st. peter's is where the pope celebrates midnight mass each christmas eve. for roman families there's more than just manger scenes to see. for centuries this lively square, piazza navona, has hosted a boisterous village-like holiday market that stays busy until epiphany in january. the christmas season in europe stretches for well over a month, not to maximize shopping days, but to fit in the season's many holy days. advent starts four sundays before christmas eve. then comes the feast of st. nicholas on december 6th. santa lucia day i

live in bethlehem, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> new from overnight police officers in chester wants to find a person who stabbed a woman to death. happened around midnight at a home on angle street. when they got there, they found a woman lying on the floor stabbed in the shoulder. she died at the hospital. investigators still don't know who killed her. >>> grief counselors will offer support at two burlington county schools today after two children were shot to death inside their home. a family member found the victims yesterday morning inside a house on holly park drive. an adult and another child were also shot. members of the community came together last night for a candlelight vigil to remember the two children who died. the surviving victims are 14-year-old nick hairman and his mother. they were flown to cooper hospital. while neighbors remain in disbeli disbelief, authorities are not yet willing to say whether this was an attempted murder/suicide. >> her kids are like my own kids and i just can't believe this happened. >> the suspect did, that's something we're going to wait to

we have a minor accident on the shoulder of 309 southbound by bethlehem pike. it's not blocking anything on the highway, so good to go there. construction on the northeast extension northbound between lansdale and quakertown as part of that long-term construction zone. chris. >>> a couple new things from overnight to tell you about. a man was shot in north philadelphia and died at the hospital. nbc 10 was on the scene on north colorado street there. police say a victim, a man in his early 20s, was shot at close range just after 11:00 last night. so far, there are no arrests or no motives for the murder. >>> also, investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at a vacant row home in philadelphia on mayfield street in kensington. firefighters quickly had the fire out. officials tell us there were squatters inside the home at the time. they made it out and left the scene. >>> 3:04 now. and happening today, the man accused of kidnapping a philadelphia woman and sparking a three-day manhunt will appear in federal court in center city today. devlin barnes was tr

looking liver at workers trying to fix a huge sinkhole, in bethlehem township, that's fors dollars about0 people out of their homes. workers were trying to repair a broken water main last night, when the grounds gave way, partially swallowing a truck. they were worried the truck might hit a gas line, and evacuated, but there is no gas leak, now workers just have to fix the hole in the pavement. >>> 6:30 right now, and two children are dead, victims after shoot that also injured a woman and another child. >> it happened yesterday, inside home in holly park drive in tabernacle, burlington county. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo at cooper hospital right now, with more, on how the survivors are doing, january, good morning. >> two children killed, now their mother and brother are here, at cooper university hospital this morning, in critical condition. this, as police continue the investigation, into what happened, and why. >> it is exclusive video, of investigators hard at work pulling bags of evidence from a burlington county home, where the unthinkable unfolded thursday morning. fou

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in bethlehem, eva pilgrim, "channel~6 action news." >>> thank you. the republican leaders are vowing to fight president obama's order. they plan to block it. meanwhile, the president is trying to rally public support for his controversial plan in a campaign-style rally in las vegas. the order to shield many illegal immigrants will expand the labor force and boost the economy. >>> squeezing another person into a taxi is a way people are trying to skimp on cab fares. here is wendy with a preview. >>reporter:we found some taxicabs were putting riders in a dangerous position. >> that is illegal in so many ways. >>reporter:tonight at 11:00 i'll show you the shocking undercover video that you will not believe. we are going to the top for answers. >>reporter:i am wendy saltzman. i'll have that story at 11:00. >>> the visit is months away. the officials are putting the preparations into high gear. rick williams is live in the newsrooms. details that we will talk about more months to come. >>> a visit from pope francis is nothing like the city ever hosted bef

a water main break in bethlehem township. sky fox was over hampton road and norfolk drive early this morning. the problem is causing water disruptions for two dozen homes. miller heights elementary school is in this area, but school is not closed. we will keep you updated on this if they have to make a change but right now it is still open. break was discovered around 10:30 last night, no word on exactly what led to this rupture but temperature has been going up and down for sure. >>> a tabernacle new jersey neighborhood comes together to mourn shooting death of two children. >> my gosh this makes me so sad when you a hear from this little girl, steve keeley is on the story, steve, what is up. >> reporter: only one with any answers as to why it happened and what happened is still alive somehow. she and her oldest son still at cooper and last official update have survived the night, despite being described by state police out here yesterday as extraordinarily critical, when found at 9:16 yesterday morning. still a crime scene

abed is the founder of the children's theatre center. >> so we are at the north entrance of bethlehem the refugee camp. >> so this has been here since 1950. >> yes. it started with tents. people were under the tents for about seven years. and later on, the u.n. saw that it was not temporary as it was supposed to be. so they started building what they called shelters. >> first impressions of the camp, there's a remarkable number of kids. >> now it's about 6,000 people. and 2/3 are under 18 years old. so it's a very young population. unfortunately, with the continuing degradation of the political and economic situation, we are in the situation where we have no playgrounds or green spaces any more. >> children play in the streets beneath walls covered in images of martyrs, plane hijackers, political prisoners. 6,000 people, of that number, 66% are under the age of 18. i don't care where that is in the world, that's pretty much a recipe for unruly behavior, i think would be the best. >> well, yes. especially when you don't have any possibilities to evacuate the anger and the stress in a c

happened on hampton road in bethlehem just after midnight. a water main break caused the sinkhole.hen you can see, a utility truck fell into the hole, landed on a natural gas line and that prompted the evacuation of nearby homes. >>> the arctic blast is back. we're dealing with very cold conditions. the wind is making it feel even colder out there. here is a live look at the flags atop the aramark building in center city philadelphia. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with your forecast.mu"mc >> at least we have sunshine but we do have a very cold day and night ahead. there's a lot sunshine out there across much of the philadelphia region. and some clouds in the poconos, but that's about it. the temperature, 33 degrees in philadelphia. the windchill, 23. and we have windchills near 20 north and west right now. the wind is picking up. he would now have 31 mile an hour winds in pottstown, gusting to 30. and other areas will be gusting to 30 during the afternoon. look at the temperature. 35 degrees by 3:00, the average high is 54. by 6:00, we're already starting t

this is north wales 309 by the bethlehem split an accident involving a mini bus taking out the right lane and it looks like penndot is putting down salt as well. and it's backed up off the city bridge because of a crash by gypsy lane, stick with ridge avenue and walnut lane and the roosevelt boulevard instead. luckily that one is out of the way. we'll check it again brian and shirleen, plenty to check, even though the volume is lighter on this wednesday afternoon and monica malpass has it's forecast coming up. . >>> meteorologist, melissa magee is along and there i was loading my car and a flash of light and thunder afterwards. >> i was shopping and people thought it was this big rumbling sound and i thought i was back in california and it was an earthquake and i had to do a little stop and drop. but it was thundersnow, when you have a rapidly intensing storm you get stuff like that. but it's pulling out with the heavy precipitation, can you see on the stormtracker 6 live double scan, we have the rain along the coast north and west of philadelphia, we have precipitation all wait to t

we report on bethlehem in the occupied west bank. >> to israel, this is the security barrier. to palestinians, it's an apartheid wall and as the world celebrates 25 years since the fall of the berlin wall, this to many has become a new symbol of oppression. the berlin wall was 6.3 meters high and 155 kilometers long. this wall is eight meters high and stretches for more than 700 kilometers. >> a former palestinian diplomat says part of the wall was constructed only a few stems from her home. she tells me it overshadows nearly every aspect of her life. >> the wall is not only the visible, the invisible is even harder, because basically we are denied mobility of what there is behind the wall. >> the israeli government started planning the wall more than 20 years ago, and began constructing it in 2002 during the height of the second intifada. >> a popular uprising. it is made up of concrete slabs, watch tours, military check points, electrified fences address trenches. several cities have been cut off because of it and the annex east of jerusalem has been separated from the rest

we are live in bethlehem township, katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >>> police have identified the three children shot in the tragedy, nadya harrington and her brother nicholas was killed and their brother alexander is in critical condition. they were found shot inside of them home in tabernacle township. they were all shot and so was their mother. nora muchanic will have a live update coming up on "action news" at 12:30. >>> in delaware county, police are investigating a stabbing that sent one person to the hospital, the victim was attacked on chestnut street at 5:30 this morning. so far no word on the person's condition or what sparked the violence. >>> a group of students from the university of delaware could face charges following a large fight in wilmington. police were interviewing witnesses on south dupont road last night. the building was rented out for a fraternity party and was disrupted with a brawl. several people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and no arrests have been made. >>> one person was hurt when this truck overturned in willow grove, the truc

that's all they have been doing at this hardware store in bethlehem. today has been crazy, sold 80 snow shovels before 8:00 this morning and we opened at 6:30. >> reporter: mike and other customers picking up where they left off last winter. >> got like four properties. >> take a beating every time you get a good snow? >> a betting, yes. we got driveways, parking lots that need to be taken care of. yeah. >> reporter: snow blowers have been selling since september since many didn't survive last year. what about salt? >> had one guy take actually three tractor trailer loads this year so far and there's 8784 bags on a tractor trailer load. so, one guy took 2500 bags of salt. >> reporter: but somehow, laura harris still has a stockpile. >> i have probably 100 pounds of salt in my basement. >> left from last winter? >> left over. that's correct. because we had such a bad snow, we kept buying it and buying it. >> reporter: it is very likely that laura will run through that surplus over the next day and a half. live in bucks county, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 n

aljazeera, bethlehem in the occupied west bank. >> an unofficial referendum on independence is underway in catalonia in northeastern spain. it is expected to result in the strongest show of support yet for the breakaway from spain. we are joined live from barcelona. how has the voting gone today and what sort of turnout were they expecting? >> well, there are expectations that are quite high because previous demon straes in support of independence has had as many as 1.8 million people, so organizers do expect to draw as many people to vote today, if not more, and organizers told us halfway through the day, more than a million people have cast their ballots so far. >> a vote that picks all the boxes of supporters of catalonia's independence. thousands turned up to have their say on the future of the spanish region, the question is do you want catalonia to become a state and do you want it to be independent. the vote is unofficial, but these catalans hope this is a rehearsal for a referendum in the near future. >> i am 80 years old and fighting for independence all my life. i won't see it

this sinkhole, take a look at this, opened up in bethlehem after a water main. got worse when a utility truck fell into the hole, striking a gas line. neighbors had to be evacuated here. >>> new at 4:30, ready to race. thousands of runners are in our area right now. we'll tell you how their challenge could be your road block. glenn "hurricane" schwartz? >> he's coming up. >>> then coming up on nbc 10 news today at 5:00, after hurricane sandy, a new jersey family rebuilt their home. they did everything right. why they are now being forced to pay $30,000 more for insurance. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> we are following breaking news today. state police now believe a new jersey mother shot her three children yesterday. the shootings happened in their home in tabernacle. the children ages 8, 11 and 14 were all in their mother's bed. according to investigators, the mother, jeanine lepage used a handgun to shoot them all and shoot herself. two of the children are dead. the mother and her 11-year-old son right now in critical condition in a hospital. >>> battle lines d

investigators say it started is a water main break on hampton road in bethlehem township late last night. the driver of the truck escaped unharmed, 30 residents left their homes as a precaution while crews investigated the source of the problem. the red cross is on the scene helping, an "action news" crew is at the scene, as well. we'll have a live report shortly. >>> a south jersey community is in mourning after two children were killed in tabernacle, burlington county. dann cuellar has reaction from the neighborhood. >> give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespass and we for give those who trespass against us. >> reporter: holding candles and holding back tears people prayed for the family in tabernacle. >> nadia is my best friend and she always nice to me. >> reporter: is asavannah's motr said the two girls had thanksgiving lunch together at school. >> she never had to experience any kind of close death before, so this is very hard for her. >> reporter: monique said jeaninne lepage has been her best friend for 33 years. >> i can't believe it, i'm in to that shock, her

we have snow showers that are moving away from us, allentown you're done, bethlehem, maybe a couple oft's cold, though, if you're dressing the kids bundle them up with the extra gear. 36 by 9:00. noon, 40, 3:00 p.m., 42. that's the high, 36. winds running 6 to 1 miles per hour. a lot of stores closed today, you might have to go to the bakery early on, to get the last minute goods for dinner. dress warmly this morning as we are in the 0s, matt. >> a new jersey hiker took pictures of a bear that would eventually kill him in the kids. west milford police released a cell phone picture danny by the man. it is one of the 300-pound black bear just moments before the mauling back in september. the rutgers university student was hiking with friends in north jersey. wildlife officials say the bear was not interested in food and exhibited stalking type behavior and they decided to put it down. >>> a family of a 1-year-old boy shot and killed by police over the weekend insisted on this surveillance video to be released. the officer opened fire on the job who was waving a pellet gun two seconds wit

bethlehem is believed to be the birthplace of jesus kind of.lies 6 miles south of jerusalem. >>> two young boys trapped in several feet of snow for hours. well, they have an mazing story to tell. next, they describe what it was like to be buried alive. plus also, a local woman stranded in a dark parking lot. but there's a hero who comes to her rescue and you may not believe who turned up to help her out. >> domenica. >> well today we had high temperatures that were in the upper 30s and 20s in mount pocono. tomorrow we're looking at a 17-degree boost in the temperatures. i'll tell you all about this warmup coming up in just a bit. ♪ >> welcome back. let's take live look outside right now. there's philadelphia international airport. it should be very busy tomorrow with so many holiday travelers will be returning home. the weather should not cause any problems. we'll have your forecast coming up in just a matter of minutes. >>> the start of the holiday season very somber for the family and friends of a missing 21-year-old college student. they spe

. >> reporter: in the lobby of the hotel bethlehem, general manager dennis costello's staff is getting calls from slightly panicky guests. >> some were booking earlier, coming in earlier before the storm. others after the storm. >> reporter: some people are just showing up on their trips from d.c. to boston, not wanting to risk it. randy hull and pat parent from houston haven't decided if and when to check out. >> our plans are to head to hagerstown, maryland, tomorrow. so, we would -- we did have an option of leaving tonight or early tomorrow morning. >> reporter: the hotel expects the wall of panic to hit on wednesday. time to procrastinate is over. >> yeah, 12 more hours of procrastination, then it's decision time. >> reporter: the hotel bethlehem says they are also starting to get calls from some of the 1400 people who have reservations for thanksgiving day brunch. live in bucks county, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >> that's a lot of people, doug. thank you. >>> look at the pennsylvania turnpike, traffic looking good now, one of the many roads and high ways this could get dicy wh

bethlehem pike upper state road an accident. here's your travel times. westbound schuylkill, i just showed you the camera, 24 minute there, south 95, well over a half hour from woodhaven, into downtown again, the rain estimate acting traffic and road conditions. will take longer today than it did yesterday to get to the office. only good sign here? mass transit the buses trains and trolleys, are all running with no delays. chris, kerrey, back over to you. >> reporter covering your top stories, woman abduct the off the streets of philadelphia is back home safer and sound, steve keeley looking at the suspects long criminal past, but first to lauren johnson with the family. >> that's right, chris? bye dago of happiness, celebration here it at this home in north philly after carlesha's home. everyone inside is extremely happy. she said her cousin, though, still shaken up understandably so, when we asked her if carlesha new the man, police now have in cuss cod at this for her violent abduction not sure yetment entire country wondered and wait today see what w

removed there remains many more separation barriers in other parts of the world and we report from bethlehemcupied west bank. >> reporter: to israel this is the security barrier. to palestinians it's an apartheid wall and this to many has become a new symbol of oppression. the berlin wall was 3.6 meters high and over 155 kilometers long and this is 8 meters high and stretches more than 700 kilometers. a former palestinian diplomate and part of the wall was constructed a few steps from her home and tells me it over shadowed nearly aspect of her life. >> and the wall is not only what you see as the visible, the fact the invisible is even harder because basically we are denied mobility of what is behind the wall. >> reporter: they planned the wall 20 years ago and began constructing it in 2002 during the height of the popular up rising against the israeli occupation of the territories and made of concrete and watch towers and military checkpoints and electric fences and trenches and cities of the occupied west bank have been cutoff because of it and east of jerusalem has been separated from the

we have a local power outage here outside landsdowne bethlehem pike is closed at keystone drive. it sounded like a transformer fire that kind of kick that off. north bound on the northeast extension an accident near quakertown, again, roads are wet, expect slower than normal speeds this morning and watch out for that ponding out there as well especially in the construction zones like i-95 and 202, roosevelt boulevard, accident outer drive at grant avenue and commodore barry bridge and betsy ross bridge now have speed restrictions have have speed restrictionness play because of the wind this morning. chris and kerry back over to you. >>> it is 4:34. man quick for series of tire slashings if philadelphia's mayfair section has been arrested again, for this same crime, this time though in a new neighborhood. >> police say david toledo put mouse trapped with nails underneath cars in the oxford circle section, most of most of those cars blank to september bus drivers. they are at olney bus depot. neighbors believe toledo does not the like bus driver's parking personal cars on the resid

. >>> a couple dozen people experiencing water disruptions because of a water main break in bethlehem township, pennsylvania. problem is affecting miller height elementally school. it occurred around 7:30 last night n word what led to the rupture. >> 5:04, tabernacle new jersey neighborhood coming together to mourn shooting deaths on have two kids. >> steve keeley is in that neighborhood in mourning and for good reason this morning. this story is so sad, steve. >> reporter: police first got the call just after 9:00. they are still here now. not just police out here but look at our rid ohio a lot have people were out here despite the the cold, both police and people looking for answers in this. >> nadya is my best friend and he was always nice to me. she was a very, very good friend. >> it was a nightmare all very scared and i just got telling news to my two girls, savanna was best friend with nadya in class. they just had thanksgiving lunch together. >> i was really sad. >> we're all devastated. >> they were really fun. they were very happy all the time. >> it vice sad, very sad, yes,

if you have any information and know where she is, you can call pennsylvania state police in bethlehem. >>> in philadelphia, convicted tire slasher david toledo may be at it again. that's according to police, who arrested him yesterday after some cars were vandalized on preston street in oxford circle near toledo's house. toledo is on probation for slashing tires in may fair in 2012. before his conviction, you may remember that he spoke out about wanting to track down the vandal, even though police say toledo was behind it all along. his latest arrest comes after a witness told investigators that he saw a man placing an object near the tire of a vehicle. it turns out the object was a mouse trap with nails attached to it. detectives tell us their investigation led them to toledo. >>> today, 30,000 runners will hit the streets in center city for the philadelphia marathon. nbc 10's matt delucia is live on the race route on the ben franklin parkway. matt, i know action and excitement is starting to build. what's happening out there right now? >> reporter: well, rosemary, a lot of people ar

bethlehem is the biblical town where it is believed that jesus was born. of jerusalem. and finally the wait is over. at least kind of, for the trailer for the new star wars movie, the force awakens. it is now out, j.j. abrams is wetting appetites of want to be jedis with this 80 second sneak preview. fans will have to wait a while for the movie itself. it is not out until december of 2015. >>> it's nice to have you with us this saturday. i'm leland vittert. >> pushing legal limits, how president obama pushed his advisers to use the fullest extent of the law in the attempt to overhaul the nation's immigration system. >> ray rice now eligible to sign with any nfl team after winning his appeal against the league's indefinite suspension, but will anyone sign him? >>> plus, two little boys trappe

is even more shocking is not only the cruelty of it, but also the shout of joy from gaza and from bethlehem from over places al where they were giving out sweets and throwing things in the air. has condoned the terror attacks this time. but it is not enough, because in continuation of the same sentence, he linked it to the political steps that are being taken we have no connection whatsoever what is going on in the temple mount. and this is something that goes on every day and every hour. people that carry out these attacks. against the safety of israel. always in schools communication, and this is the root of the problem. the refusal to the recognize as we travel to jordan and a very important meeting in a month with the king of jordan and the secretary of state kerry and together we try to calm palestinians have to end this attack against israel which is the root of the problem. and all of the civilized countries will say the same. the shock that is happening. don't take our blood. when i see a small baby three months old who has been killed, when i see the uses that are praying in their

along the road between bethlehem. at least 30 protestors have been arrested. more from west jerusalem. >> well, the situation remains tense right across jerusalem, of course in the occupied east has been extremely tense, but also in west jerusalem. of course this is where what israeli police are describing as a hit and run terror attack took place. at a light rail station, in which a number of people are injured and one person died. to prevent an further attacks and we have seen security increase right around east jerusalem. has been enormous now for the past several weeks and in fact, israeli police from right around the country, have been brought to the east of jerusalem. for that very purpose, and now we are seeing even more security and that is partially why we have soon. three soldiers were wounded and that is also a serious cause for concern. east of jerusalem is spilling over into the west bank. and that of course is a very serious cause can for alarm, not only for palestinian leadership but also for the israelis as well. >> the underground drug website

montgomery we have power outages in the area, you may see downed traffic lights, that may be the problem, bethlehem pike at keystone drive watch for that one. an accident involving an overturned vehicle, garden state parkway southbound past northfield, exit 36 watch for emergency workers coming to the scene. i want is to show you satellite and radar, we have rain moving through. i want to show you the winds seeing gusts up to 37 miles per hour, i know whistles driving in -- whistles -- when i was driving in, wet leaves all over the place, be careful. >> a 35 man shot by father was not shot by his father at all. his own weapon discharged and delivered the fatal blast. >>> a tour bus ran off a northern california freeway killed one person and injured 30 others, this happened 100 miles south of the oregon border. 50 miles to the south, this very same bulls hit a denny's restaurant. nobody was injured in the crash. they think fatigue played a factor in both of the accidents. >>> the o-13 sixers play the portland trail blazers. the 16ers worse start was back in 1972. the nets had the worst start in hist

john rawlins was in bethlehem today. >> lehigh and lafayette rifr salary goes back to 1984 before helmets and the forward pass, since then with one exception they play once a year, students will tell you it's a rivalry that is alive and well in the 21st senry. >> we are out for blood, it's a pretty big deal. you come to lafayette, the moment i got my acceptance letter, there is so much animosity between the two schools, we have losing records as long as we win the game. >> days of wall-to-wall buildup for the game from impromptur pe rallies. the message -- >> all hands in for lafayette football. saturday will be the 150th time the two squads play, to mark that, the game will be at yankee stadium. in the bronx and yes they do play football there. this is a rutgers notre dame match-up from last year. >> everyone is coming, people that graduated years ago. >> yankee stadium is a big place and it was thought only the lower stands would be needed but it turns out it's a sellout. reportedly 49,000 tickets have been sold. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >>> there are a lot of wrongs in th

nbc 10 on the scene along hamton road in bethlehem.ficials say it was likely caused by a water main break. at one point, a pair of trucks were sucked in and neighbors were forced from their homes. no one was hurt here but the damage you can see is extensive. officials say the sink hole could get even bigger. >> nj nej took a big loss tonight. about two hoirs aduo, the federal judge ruled the state cannot lift a ban on race better. the ncaa and the four 345i jor sports leagues, they opposed legalized gambling. 30 minutes ago, the state filed a notice of appeal against the judge's ruling. >> it turns out a win srksz low township police officer is now accused of shooting up his own vehicle.police charged deshawn car. last month, someone reported someone shot at the plif. but reports show he used his personal gun. >> president obama went on the road to explain the controversial move. the president outlined his plan in lass vail gas today. he says it will protect 5 million undocumented imgrants from deportation and give them work per myths.

at the hotel bethlehem starting to get calls from people driving from d.c. to boston wanting to spend the night and wait out the storm. other calls are coming from slightly panicky guests. >> somewhere booking earlier, coming in earlier before the storm, others after the storm. our plans are to head to hagerstown, maryland, tomorrow. we did have the option of leaving tonight or early tomorrow morning and thinking the latter. hotel bethlehem many companies are reserving rooms for their employ grills who have to commute from philadelphia to new york. while you are sleeping, the nbc 10 team will be working the storm and impacts. wake up with the latest first alert forecast and traffic and news from overnight much nbc 10 today starting at 4 a.m. >>> nbc 10 continues to follow breaking news out of ferguson, missouri. missouri governor jay nixon said that 2200 national guardsmen will be in ferguson tonight. we are keeping an eye on this ferguson street as sunset as. violent protests erupted here last night. the it came after the grand jury decided the officer who

power outage also in the area -- power outages in the area, in bethlehem. garden state parkway, an accident northbound past and it 36. watch out for emergency workers there, too. we've been watching the heavy rain moving through the area. it may be moving out, but there's so much water on the roads, and we have gusty winds, 36-mile an hour gusts in parts of the region. you can see it's gusty and mild, but wet and wet leaves, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> now we're waiting on the grand jury decision if ferguson, missouri, the town and nation on edge, erin o'hern back at the big board, we don't know if there will be charges or not in the shooting death of michael brown. >> reporter: we don't know, but the city has been on edge since august 9. nine votes are needed to indict darren wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager michael brown who was killed on august 9. demonstrators took to the street last night and an lrntle a. times -- an an la times reporter was injured in the protest. he was struck with an object over the head. now the grand jury had a t

bethlehem at the high school freezing. at hairtan high in rosemont only 32 degrees. temperatures will jump up at least 30 degrees by the time monday rolls around. that is something to look forward to so here we go, yesterday, 50 degrees. still below average. today only 37 degrees. well below average. tomorrow is still below normal but better. sunday we will go above normal. monday sky rocketing, very close, to the record of 71, setback in 1979. could even surpass it. we will keep an eye on this weekend. take a look at storm scan three, we have clear skies across the the delaware valley. so no weather issues or travel issues tonight but just wear your gloves and your scarves and heavy coats because we will need them again. right now still holding on to 35 degrees in philadelphia, millville, 32, and wilmington 32 as well. 24 degrees, in the poconos. to the north and west, we have on 20's, we have some 30's, we have some 40's and after tonight, wind will shift. warmer air to the south will begin to move in. saturday with more of a southerly win component, we will see te

is a local power outage outside of lansdale that has all lights out and power as well along the bethlehem pike there, and then a accident northbound on the extension right here near quakertown interchange, and because of the high wind, all of the bridges have speed restrictionness place this morning. chris, back over to you. >> no doubt, bob as you are driving you'll see this amber alert from new jersey this amber a alert has been issued for steven rest nick, the three in old was taken by his father jonathan lawrence from their new york home, police believe that the two could be headed to new jersey, so that why is an amber alert has been issued for this entire state. he wases last seen driving 2001 blue dodge minivan. >>> police looking for a woman in northampton county, missing now since friday. this is three three-year old yes, sir contact paget of white hall township. she was last seen leaving duck, duck goose child care in northampton where she work. she was supposed to return a short time later but did not. police found the car that she was driving. if you have any information about

workers removed the lights and the pretzel of bethlehem-- or whatever that is. >> the pretzel is off.reporter: and made arrangements to bring in a new, spruced-up spruce, most were glad to see it coming down, but not everyone. >> it sends the wrong message to take down this tree. >> reporter: jeff waitman is on the reading city council. >> none of us in our city are perfect. if we took out everything that was imperfect in our city, it would be empty. >> reporter: the guy made a good point, but it was a point that failed to resonate with fellow city council member francis acosta. >> a christmas tree is a celebration. >> reporter: acosta told me system like the tree in the charlie brown story. it has become a laughingstock, and, therefore, must go. what was the moral of that story? >> well, the importance of christmas, of being together -- >> reporter: what did they do with the tree at the end? >> save it. , embrace it. >> reporter: uh-huh. >> but it's not about charlie brown or not charlie brown tree. it's about a beautiful christmas tree for the city. >> reporter: as crews continued d

between bethlehem pike and penn street. so, you can take unionville pike and that is your best alternate route if you need to get around that accident scene and also i have more information about this accident on the northeast extension southbound past lansdale. the right lane is still blocked and involves a tractor trailer leaking fuel in that area and the delay still about four miles. i want to show you the drive times right now. what our indicators are telling us from lansdale reading about 17 minutes. i'm going to bet that will take you longer just because that delay is so long. as you can see, we are getting that yellow light, meaning we are seeing significant volume in that area. just keep that in mind. center city the vine street expressway normal volume right near 76. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it is a frigid start this morning and the wind is blowing and the temperatures have been plummeted overnight and clear skies and look at the shaking camera and gusty wind that r

. >>> we're following breaking news in bethlehem township, a water main break that caused a sinkhole and that forced two dozens people out of their homes in this cold morning air. katherine scott is live at the scene on hampton road. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, there's work being done here, the gas is still shut off in the area. crews remain on the scene here, residents more than 30 of them, had to evacuate, the red cross did set up a shelter, so they made sure people had someplace to go. the chain of events led to this, here's the picture, a back of a ppl truck getting wallowed up by -- swallowed up by a sinkhole. it didn't end there, it landed on a gas main. the truck was removed. it started with a water main break on the 1800 block of hampton. while crews were there the sinkhole open upped, the utility truck sunk, it was balanced on a 4-inch high pressure natural gas line, that caused the evacuation of a 300-foot radius in the neighborhood. the gas and water was shut off while the crews removed the truck. the gas is still shut off, and so far there's n