stick with the betsy ross bridge instead.sues, just reduced speeds already this morning on the schuylkill expressway and the roosevelt boulevard. we are watching a house fire in west oak lane its blocking offer middleton street near rodney street. walnut lane would be a possible alternate around that. also watching another crash in abington, a vehicle slid into a pole here so peco crews are on the scene. we're waiting for a tow truck along washington lane at red ambler road an crash just cleared in lower providence along lower egypt at buckwalter road. no huge delays yet this morning on 422. i would certainly hope not at 4:17 but it's going to take longer than normal. one of those mornings when if you have the option of working from home i think i would take that option. some of us aren't so lucky. on the northeast extension northbound side past lansdale had a broken down truck in the process of getting pushed out of the way. as you get farther north getting reports of very slippery conditions along the northeast extension, 2

your cameras on i95, approaching the betsy ross bridge, we can see police activity, ambulances on the scene here, on the southbound lanes toward the betsy ross bridge, see most of that, delay or back up if there is any volume that begins to accumulate at this time. pushed over to the side as a vehicle has actually hit one of the guardrails there. now, over on the ben franklin bridge from the jersey side, so, from the toll plaza, no problems currently, because there is nothing really in much of the way of volume. but we can see everything shiny, slippery, headed westbound into the city now over in the lehigh valley, getting report of icy conditions, on the northeast extension, 78, route 22, so we just want you to use caution in advance. now, the talcony palmyra bridge on stand by for opening, currently in the next few minutes, so in the meantime you want to take the betsy ross bridge to avoid any small residual delays there. out in montgomery count a accident, where a vehicle has actually hit a pole, washington lane, and redd rambler road. we know will be a busy busy morning. give your

betsy ross would be your best bet. no problems at the moment at philly international but that is certainly going to change as we get into our morning rush hour. so pack your patients there. mass transit, we're off to a good start. buses, trains, trolleys but you have to cut everybody a break because it will be slower than normal in the only on the rails this morning but also on the roads. that is an example of these roadways i have in my jam cams, lets go out to fox 29's jennifer joyce driving around the streets of bucks county this morning, jenny, where are you and what are the road conditions you're finding this morning. >> good morning, bob. we have just entered yardley so we're driving through bucks county. ill will's turn camera around so you cane what we are seeing. we trove up from the it i, along i-95, and for the most part it was okay because there weren't too many cars on the road but there were some slick spots. you could see car rocking and rolling a little bit, so if you are heading out this morning you'll

of accidents across the area, washington lane at red rambler road and this is 95 right near the betsy ross bridge. it looks like a vehicle actually spun off and is facing the wrong way on 95. some police activity out there, but not causing a slow down. >>> some possibly treacherous driving conditions and we want to give you a first-hand look at what the road conditions are like. katy zachary live in sky force 10. storm force 10 on the roads tracking those conditions. katy, yeah, you're not in a helicopter, you're clearly on the highway. what are things like out there right now? >> chris, what you're seeing right now and what our viewers are seeing we're driving north and five to ten miles away from the exit for quakertown, so, as jillian and as bill mentioned, we are expecting to see some freezing conditions as we head north and west of the city. we haven't seen the rain turn over to freezing rain quite yet. i can tell you the roadways are very wet. we have been driving consistently several miles under the speed limit, which is really the safest condition for you to be driving. there is si

talcony palmyra bridge on stand by, take the betsy ross for an opening., back over to you. >> thank you, donald trump says he is thinking about running for president again. trump told an audience that the economic club in washington, d.c., last night, he strongly is considering t well, a run for the white house in 2016. he flirted with the idea after presidential campaign in 2012. however, he never officially entered, and later endorsed mitt romney. >> well, if you have signed up for dot not call littles, but are still getting those annoying calls, well, here is a few reasons y the national registry only applies to phonecalls that come from out every state calls local telemarketers may be a nuisance, but not necessarily illegal. the federal trade commission goes after those telemarketers who use new technology like voice-over internet calls. >>> and the airlines are making big money on those baggage fees to the tune of nearly a billion dollars. the department of transportation reported 27us airlines collected $960 million in the fees. that is up from abou

southbound direction by the betsy ross bridge. not sure if the drain is clogged or if we just got so much rain at once it couldn't drain properly. but we had a little lake here on the left side of the roadway. vehicle came along, was going too fast, hydroplaned and lost control and ended upside ways into the median wall. they've gotten that vehicleed to out of there now but they're still out here i believe unclogging the drain. so, just the right lanes are getting by here on 95 southbound by the betsy ross bridge but luckily we're not seeing the backlog at this point that we saw about 15 minutes ago. nearby we had a tacony palmyra bridge opening. that's finished now so you're good to go again if you want to use the tacony palmyra. overnight construction on 95 by cottman. believe it or not they were doing construction. that's out of the way so all lanes reopened in that neck of the woods but not opened in west oak lane. a house fire continues to close middleton street. stick with wall inn nut lane as your alternate. in abington a v

grabbing your coffee and keys and heading out front door right now would i head right for betsy ross bridge as your alternate and give it 25 minutes until it gets back to normal. otherwise delays on the freeway coming in towards philadelphia, as we head into that 295 interchange but mass transit looking good, chris and karen, back over to you. >> 6:18. former philadelphia sports broadcaster don tollefson has had a change of heart while in the bucks county courtroom and withdrew his guilty plea. he appeared before the judge yesterday for what was supposed to be a day of sentencing. he is accused of scaming charities with bogus travel sports packages. tollefson has announced he is canceling his plea deal telling the why he will now represent himself and wants to go to trial. >> the more i prayed about it with a number of religious leaders in the area, the more i talk to my counsel about it it seems withdrawing my plea and going to trial was the most appropriate and honest thing to do. >> i'm disappointed. i hoped to put this case to rest. i was anxious that mr. tollefson take responsib

southbound delay this is the scene southbound by the betsy ross bridge it's heavy around cottman andh this point into girard with the normal morning volume. let's cross the rivera to maple shade we had a nasty does he want northbound side of 73 at high street. they have the right lane and jug handle closed there. you can get delays as you head toward the tacony-palmyra bridge. >> in the lehigh valley, frightening moments for two delivery drivers in allen up to. a driver was approached by three gunman on the 12 hundreds block of tech street. the suspects took money and the drivers car that was found three blocks away. two hours later, three gunman approached another delivery man, they took two pizza and soda and cash and nobody was hurt in either robbery. >>> black churches gathered for a day in prayer for black sunday they intended to draw attention to the deaths of unarmed black men in missouri and new york city. al sharpton led the service yesterday. he under members to take a stand against brutality. church goers recognized events involving african-american men. >>> universities o

i-95 jammed from the betsy ross bridge to girard.willow grove we have a water main break easton road is closed between fitzwater town and park avenue. the downed wires from an earlier accident a closure in white marsh township. barren hill road is closed, near river road. stick to joshua road. modina, police are investigating a fatal accident. it's shut at union. chopper 6 is heading to the scene. >> let's begin with a developing story, police have canceled an amber alert for a missing 5-year-old boy in upstate new york, they located kenneth white's body in albany. two armed men break into the home and snatched the child. it is not clear who the men were and if they had any connection to the child. the 19-year-old girl who was watching the boy at the time of the abduction said she did not recognize the masked men. police are questioning his biological parents, no one is offering a motive for the abduction. >>> police in australia are trying to figure out what happened in a home where 8 children were found dead. the bodies were found

i-95 we are dealing with an accident situation southbound approaching betsy ross bridge causing majoric out there. if you are trying to make your way from the northeast down through the vine street expressway it looks like this blocking two left hand lanes. give yourself some more time. as we take a lot at ben franklin bridge i'm shock by this. usually the bend been is a little bit more sicker in regards to traffic but maybe thinks the the bright spot. if you are traveling westbound, coming out of the tolls you are doing okay but i would still say making your way down towards eighth and vine it will be congested. schuylkill expressway 13 miles an hour. eighteen on the blue route. delays on the westbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike throughout montgomery county and 12 is your average on i-95. on the roosevelt boulevard northbound at ryan avenue we are dealing with a serious accident. traffic is being diverted to the inner drive. traveling throughout the mayfair section in the northeast you do want to be mindful, news delays for mass transit. things at the airport are okay, ukee. >

they finished unclogging the drain here along 95 southbound side by the betsy ross bridge.ged overnight and so we had a big little -- big little lake here along the southbound side of 95. a vehicle came along hit that lake, lost control but they've unclogged the drain now so all lanes reopened along 95 and southbound headed towards center city no delays at this point although we have seen them as they were unclogging that drain. time for the suburban traffic report early on this tuesday morning. let's see what's cooking in the burbs. plymouth township downed wires police on the scene along ridge pike at fairfield road where you turn to go into the black horse tavern. a crash on the pennsylvania turnpike early this morning. eastbound direction by reading. watch out for lane restrictiony lane restriction there is bye 22. back outside we go here in montgomeryville by the montgomery mall 309 at dekalb pike and in case you're keeping score, 16 the number of shopping days left until christmas. might be a good day to spend some time in the mall as it is going to be pretty wet outs

grabbing your coffee and keys and head ing out of the front door betsy ross bridge is the best way to go. an accident at girard avenue between 37th and 38th and a fire location, conestoga and, still running here this morning on the pennsy turnpike down to one lane, between valley forge and fort washington, hopefully it will be out of there by 6:00 o'clock. mass transit looking good. kerry and karen back to you. >>> we have some breaking news, developing in university city, police have responded to a a shooting that happened outside a bar at 40th and mark street around 12:30 this morning. police say there was a man shot in the leg that was taken to hup. the us peck was seen running away from that scene. >>> happening today president obama announcing his pick for defense secretary, ashton carter a montgomery county native is expect to be nominate todd replace defense secretary chuck hagel. carter graduated from abington high school in 1972 and part of the school hall of fame. expert in physics with extensive experience in national security and he served as the deputy secretary of defens

here's a live look from the betsy ross bridge interchange. it is northbound at cottman avenue right where the cattle shoot comes into play. they take four lanes down to three. eight cars all piled up on the northbound side of i-95. the only good thing here is that most of the traffic comes south in the morning but still, not good if you are fellow heading northbound. you are jammed up into the the cottman avenue interchange. guess what today is? >> friday. >> it is friday, and it is national ugly christmas sweater day. >> wow. >> we have a couple billboards here. send us your pictures using the the hash tag, hash tag fox 29 good day, almost someone said billboard. going shopping in king of prussia tomorrow. >> sure. >> do you wanting to. >> i will tell you what, you need to bring your charge card but guessing whose bright idea was to it do construction in the king of prussia interchange, all weekend long. >> it was my idea, i apologize. >> they will be working north on 202 on to the ramps of the schuylkill and southbound. you know traffic lig

we are jammo from the betsy ross bridge heading north up towards cottman avenue.rest of the cameras, schuylkill expressway headlights coming out of the camera heading inbound between conshohocken and center city. we are seeing volume. nothing out of the ordinary there on the schuylkill. blue route heavy from mid county down towards schuylkill folks heading up and getting into work there rolling through norristown. on stand by, any minute now, burlington bristol bridge will be set for an opening, grabbing your coffee and keys head right for that tacony a palmyra. any minute we will be in shut down mode on the burlington bristol. 9 miles an hour heading out of town on the schuylkill, 95 in the city, normal delay through girard avenue. a as sue just showed us, in delays at philly international this morning so good day for arrivals and departures. good morning to the gang in wilmington heading south on i-95 though the ramp to south 202 closed due to tomorrow, and it was a busy weekend, septa kicked in the new timetable for all of the regional will rail lines so make s

speeds are on the betsy ross bridge just 19 miles per hour right now.delays yet on the schuylkill. don't worry, give it about 10 minutes and they'll pop up for sure. in upper darby we had the vehicle that ran into the building on march 1458 road westbound side west of friends cemetery between kent and barrington. stay on market or walnut to avoid the mess on marshall road. got a mess with a mudslide in west conshohocken. still blocking off balligomingo road between jones road and 23 front street. stay up on 320 or down on matsonford road to get around that. better news comes in in falls township bucks county. today penndot is scheduled to reopen tyburn road eastbound. it's been closed for quite awhile between new ford millions road and pennsylvania avenue. the westbound side will remain closed until the spring but eastbound lanes back in business today so go ahead and enjoy. but we've got a closure to talk about down in delaware with a ramp again because of construction. it's the ramp from 95 southbound to 202 southbound closed now through tuesday. so s

on the southbound side coming from the betsy ross bridge beef an accident in the left-hand lane for closeo two and a half hours now. trying to get to the southbound side of i-95. once you get there, it looks like. that heading out of the northeast down through the vine street expressway is a very, very slow commute. speed sensors down in the teens and, if that, i would say yeah, other areas are just not moving. is 12 your average on the schuylkill, 11 on i-95, 15 on 476. delays on the westbound side of the pa turnpike out of the montgomery county and this weather is not only affecting the roads, but it is affecting the airport. we had close to two hour delay so call ahead and take mass transit if you can, ukee. >> vittoria, thank you. >>> it looks like this man is unchange his bike but a closer look reveals he is unscrewing bolts off the poles and taking off with it. the theft was caught on tape on poplar street in northern liberties november 25th. matthew wertz says he is one of many cyclist who have reported this type of bike swipe in this neighborhood. >> he is good at it, he does it a

scene by the betsy ross bridge, from the vine to wood haven, an extra 20 minutes.rnoon does that happen. watching a crash at point pleasant pike at easton road and an overturned vehicle accident off to the side and you can squeeze by, in runnemede, watching a crash along the black horse pike and watch out for one in berlin as well near walker and lukas avenue. >> thank you matt. >>> more to come on "action news" wednesday night. clint eastwood did it in 1979, is it possible that the three inmates that broke out of alcatraz survived the escape? what the experts have to say. >>> and one year is not enough for the mummers and their fans, a big announcement today. >> hi monica, after north mild day i'm tracking windchills in the 20s in time for your morning commute i'll let you know how long the chill sticks around in the accuweather forecast. >> and jaime apody joins us with eagles news as the birds get ready to battle the red skins this weekend. first, a holiday greeting from a local troop serving overseas. >> hi i'm christine. >> and i'm william. >> what is your nam

bring to allegheny to the betsy ross bridge. a crash in old city at fourth and market speeds on the schuylkill not bad eastbound around girard and coming away from 202 in the teens as you head towards the conshohocken curve. a crash along church road and crooked lane and one in upper more land-at davis road and things are funky in the mass transit front they are on a modified weekend schedule but run all night long because of the holiday. and we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thanks matt, we'll see you in a bit. >>> we are keeping track of the official count down to midnight. 6:51 minutes, 2015 is already underway in parts of world. what a show, it's a massive celebration in dubai, a little more than two hours ago as the clock hit midnight there thousands of people surrounded the world's tallest building for a spectacular fireworks show, as the clock tics towards 2015, we'll all the ponder on what we with like to do and not do when it comes to new years resolutions, less than one in five people actually follow throu

southbound side busy from academy to cottman from the betsy ross bridge to girard. 43 seconds, we're moving this morning, this is the ben franklin bridge eastbound construction taking out the right lane, westbound no major delays heading into center city. camera number 6. switch the camera for me please, 422, it's dark, oh, no, no, no, no, it's all been ruined. it would be busy eastbound from trooper to 23. >> new at 6:00 a.m., a missing service dog has been found and a lee high valley dog is around arrest for snatching the pet. raul marren snatched mister from outside thement cvs. marren denied taking the dog, but when police knocked on the door of his home, when a woman answered, sure enough there was mister. the dog is back with its other than, she needs the pet for medical issues. >>> officials in reading rededicated a christmas tree that went from being mocked to being loved. they decorated it with a single red bulb. the berks county consider replacing the underwhemming tree, instead everybody is grace bracing the evergreen. >>> we have tech bytes. >> reporter: apple wants to pr

delayed south on i-95 from the betsy ross bridge in through girard avenue and a crash in new jersey,at is right before you get to the 42 freeway. chris and alex, back over to you. >>> okay, bob. we're getting back to our game, 12 days of christmas. it will cost us a bit more this year. how much would nine ladies dancing, cost you. >> by the hour, do you say. >> my goodness. >> we will have the answer, next up. ballroom dancing of course. next up. ballroom dancing of course. >> oh, it'll come from my kitchen. the biggest surprise this season won't come from an upset, try our new philly cheesesteak pizza. a large for $12. add a red kettle cookie for $6 and a portion of the proceeds go to the salvation army. better ingredients. better pizza papa john's. wi-fi access in more places then ever before. all your favorites in the cloud and on every device. a home you control with the touch of a finger. news and entertainment that informs and delights in ways you never thought possible. comcast nbcuniversal bringing media and technology together for you. >>> welcome back. coming you the at 9:0

betsy ross is your best bet, otherwise south jersey looking good, 42, 55, in problems toward the city. majors on the turnpike and 295 in good shape. the as i showed you in the camera. the schuylkill, i-95, blue route all looking good this morning. if you are using mass transit, a regular schedule on the regional rail lines today, but buses and trolleys are operating on a modified schedule and at the moment they are all running with no delays, chris, back over to you. >>> happening today chosen 300 ministries is continuing the holiday giving, in west philadelphia volunteers will hand out meals to families in need in mantua. charity is opening up a new facility in that neighborhood. >>> christmas baby celebrates the who will will day and a milestone, allen caln, president of the disable center in camden turned 100 years young yesterday on christmas day. her family and friend all held a party in the center's community room. her daughter says she's thankful that her mommies still around. >> everybody loves her here. everybody loves her. you know, she's here. unaudible. >> at least five ge

here at wawa close to the tacony pennsylvania palmyra and betsy ross bridge at route 37 in pennsauken where philadelphians come over to fill up, $2.29 a gallon. you cannot beat that, people paying $50 are now filling up for $20. we all get a nice christmas bonus from the gas station here, and the company and the boss still are not handing them out anymore. because it is so much cheaper to drive a lot more people are expect to drive to visit relatives for the christmas holidays so even though bob kelly probably has christmas off it will be a busy who will take on the roads for sure and it will be a messy holiday with the rain you heard sue talk about. so a a lot of people will be driving. bob kelly will remind you since you can afford a lot of gas now you can afford to fill up the blue stuff that they sell at the gas stations during the winter because you'll have a lot of the mist on the windshield that bob warns but as well. maybe even get an ice scraper, fill up on the stuff you'll need as we get into the winter season. give yourself a couple christmas gifts with that christmas bonus

a look at i-95 at the betsy ross bridge. first, a look outside at cape may.t's cold and windy out there, bill. >> we're less than an hour away from sunrise. you see the skies are nice and clear. the winds have been gusting. at the shore, wildwood, 26-mile-per-hour wind gusts. look at the wind in the mountains. 33 miles an hour. and gusting to more than 23 miles an hour in wilmington and feels like the temperatures are in the 20s. >>> there's a ray of hope in the atlantic city casino crisis. jesse gary is live at the trump taj mahal that was supposed to close saturday. >> reporter: vai, was is the operative word. i'm back in three minutes that keep the deals moving and the chips flowing. >> reporter: i'm monique braxton outside of bensalem high school. a teen was killed. >>> aft 50 years of silence, the u.s. and cuba are talking again. but not everyone is happy about the policy shift. >> announcer: this is "nbc10 news." >>> it is just about 6:30, this thursday morning. the call to save the taj mahal has been answered. we have new information this morning, a de

head not betsy ross bridge instead. the wool rich truck that overturned yesterday near exit 2 on the turnpike they are affecting repair there. >> al qaeda is holding 33-year-old luke summers who appears in the video posted on the twitter account of the yemen branch. they tried to rescue summers from a cave, but he rewas -- but he was moved before the seal team 6's operation. >>> a woman is under arrest in the united arab emirates accused of murdering a teacher in abu awe abu. >>> a west chester university student has not been seen in a week, we're live with the effort torched shane montgomery. >>> saint louis county police department is apologizing for the tweet related to the shooting of a boy in cleveland. >> new this morning a tweet sent out by at saint louis county police department touched off a firestorm. ankle, the message was about tamir rice. the tweet read kids will be kids. the police department immediately deleted the post. the chief apologized. >>> a teacher is facing a charges after being accused of biting

time to beat or head for betsy ross bridge.wn wires at 56th and chestnut and they will doing work leaving center city in the area of 30th street station. ram tops both 676 and schuylkill expressway, penndot is working from 10:00 to 1:00 throughout the midday. alex, back over to you. >> thanks, bob. we know you had those people you know what to get them for christmas but then we have those others harder to shop for. that trendy person, you are supposed to buy a gift for or the foodie or the tech i. it can get tricky. pay attention. you will want to see this we have to bring in our lifestyle ain't anna here with luxury last minute gift for our trend centers out there. >> hello. >> good morning. >> but first i have to say, first official day of winter. >> it is. >> take a look at what she is wearing. i love it. >> are we go to go hawaii. >> yes. >> i have love the print. >> let's get back to it. >> it can pass for the holiday. >> yes. >> all of these gifts we have here you can find in philly. >> these are gifts you can pick up in

be looking forward to your rush her commute this morning traveling southbound i-95 a approaching betsy rossdge we are dealing with an accident compromising two left lanes. in the a good situation, we are dealing with slick spots on the roadway and as you will notice right here a reek will turned in a horizontal position. as northeast down through the vine it is rush hour so expect big delays, ukee. >>> our next update 7:55. up next on cb. this morning women in saudi arabia fighting for their right to drive. for more local news weather traffic anand sports we are on the cw philly on these >>> do you think insurance covers this. this yacht took a direct hit on tuesday. the boat was being towed to ft. lauderdale at the time. none of the passengers were hurt. the rock star costs a quarter of a million to rent. now you know it's been damaged. >> that's a nasty little hit. >> at $21 million, i wouldn't buy a boat. >> i'm with you. i want a plane. welcome back to "cbs this morning." that's not happening either. >>> coming up this half hour new york police chief bill bratton is back. he like everyo

getting ready to grab your coffee and keys and head out your front door, use the betsy ross bridge to play it safe but a 5:00 o'clock bridge opening set for tack pal. girard avenue between 37th and 38th street, also an early morning fire on conestoga and market so track using 56th street this morning. otherwise mass transit looking good. karen and kerry, back to you. >>> breaking news out of university city. police respond to the shooting outside of a bar at 40th and market. it was right around 12:30 this morning. it says walnut on your screen. i believe it is 40th and mark. police say the man was hot in the leg and taken to hup. suspect they say was last seen running away from the scene. >>> for second night in the row demonstrators taking to the streets all across the country. >> protesting that grand jury decision to not indict that white police officer in the death of eric garner, an unarmed black man. protesters are calling for reforms and better training for police. new york city mayor bill deblasio and city police commissioner spoke on police retraining during a press conferenc

nbc 10 at the betsy ross house today.y're making the 263rd anniversary of the birth of the city's best-known seamstress. betsy ross was born in 1752. she's credited with making the first american flag. happy birthday. >>> still ahead, it was a phone call they never expected to get. this man's family was devastated to learn he had been shot and killed by police. then they got yet another shocking call that changed everything. >>> and dune damage. the protective sand barriers are falling apart. it's only indirectly being cause by mother nature. >>> nbc 10's first alert weather days when you see this it means the weather isn't just annoying. it's extreme. storms, high winds, heavy snow the things we all take seriously. >> it means walking outside can be dangerous and we want you to know. >> it means tracking the latest weather conditions as they happen. >> it means roads will be closed and traffic is getting worse. >> nbc 10 first alert weather days. when you see this on your screen, count on it. as a small business owner yo

so that puts the brake lights a tapping here, pretty much in the betsy ross bridge, all the way downwards girard coming in toward center city philadelphia good morning to south philadelphia, the schuykill express waste near south street, as we start to see some volume leaving south philadelphia, through university, coming in towards downtown center city. a fatal accident this morning, in chester county, modina road is blocked at union street, police are on the scene there most likely you'll see an investigation and closure through morning rush hour. overnight water main break in willow grove as shower pressure is not what it should this be morning. here's why. the easton road and fitzwater town road you'll see work crews out there today. so york road would be your best bet. starting to see delays on the schuylkill, from the conn show who can even curve in towards belmont, south on i-95, we have that disable, at girard avenue, causing a delay, and mass transit looking g septa says all aboard on the regional rail lines and you're heading to the airport this morning, to catch a flight o

betsy ross. ( laughter ) and others. ( laughter ) yes.ies have been a force throughout our history, but did you know that there are still some ladies around today. tonight we will hear from them, we'll bridge gaps, we'll make connections, open up new lines of communication. so let's head out to the audience for a segment i call, "stephen r.a.p.s.s." ( applause ) okay, great. hello. hi. r.a.p.s. -- thank you. r.a.p.s., of course, stands for raps and positive speaking. so, let's bust it open. ah, any women here tonight want to rap with me, tell me your feelings, your thoughts, your fantasies, your skrerktz any concerns -- yes, yes, over there. >> oh, hi, you know, in a lot of professions, women still only make about 75 cents for every dollar earned by a man. i think that's a real problem. >> stephen: it sure is. that sounds totally unfair. okay, why do women make less than men? any ideas? you, sir. >> well, a lot of workplaces are still stuck in a corporate boys club, buddy system. if a promotion comes up, they're going to give it to their

head for the betsy ross as alternate. not quite stopped. we'll check it again in a minute. >> the rush to get christmas under the tree is followed by a marathon today. post-christmas sales. action cam is live at walmart. the doors will open at 5 a.m. jcpenney, sears, hl's as well. abc byron pits has the shopping forecast. >> it's another day for die hard shoppers second busiest day of the year for retailers. stores cutting prices and redeeming gift cards and taking back unwanted gifts. >> i have fuzzy slippers. >> it's down to the wire. hoping people spend more after the holidays than before christmas. black friday and super saturday were lackluster for brick and morter stores. on the someday after christmas store managers are seeing dollar signs they're anxious to use gift cards before they use ral u. >> card companies charge a monthly fee. >> expect bargains clothing not a big seller this season and electrics discounted on store inventories and for the best deals do homework and find them on-line before you head to the mall. >> if there's

you want to head to the betsy ross bridge in the next few minutes instead. we're wrapping up construction in belmawr, camden county they will be be working in both directions for the next half, blocking up to two lanes, before they are out of the way it could be a slow go on 295. >> the reward continues to climb for the whereabouts of shane montgomery. the college student disappeared a week ago and police have yet to come across any solid leads. david henry is in manayunk. >> reporter: now, shane's family is hoping that $40,000 in reward money will encourage someone to come forward with helpful information. >> this is a nightmare to my family, my son has been gone for seven days. my son is my youngest child i miss be terribly, and my mother is distraught that her grandson is missing and there's nothing that we can do about it. >> reporter: the agony of a mother whose son seems to have vanished from the face of the earth. it was thanksgiving morning when he was seen leaving the irish pub at 2:00 a.m. the police and fbi have combed the area including the manay

meantime a big party today at the betsy ross house.he famous flag maker' twos 63rd birthday. a celebration was hell this afternoon. there were crafts for the kids stories telling and of course a birthday cake. betsy ross was born in january january 1st, back in 1752. >>> all right speaking about new year's eve everyone will be out partying and watching the firework at pennsylvania lanning lanning. they better bundle up because it's going cold out there. >> it is certainly going to be cold out there. this is some of the harshest air we've had all winter long and it's here for the end of the year and the beginning of the new one. here's a look at highs today. 33 degrees. we're running close to 10 degrees below normal. it's not the actual air temperature. it's the wind chills that will be punishing for this evening. so temperatures staying below normal. that will be the theme into the beginning of the year before we see a more mild return of temperatures by the weekend. right now though it's 20 in mount pocono. 28 in allentown. we have 32

if you're headed out to the betsy ross bridge up top i know it's a little dark but betsy ross is rightoving well as is the tacony palmyra. no scheduled bridge openings yet this morning at the tacony palmyra or the burlington bristol. if you're traveling between bucks county and burlington county on the triple b no problems to report. walt whitman bridge westbound side eastbound side looking good between south philadelphia and gloucester city. no issues on the commodore barry between gloucester county and delaware county. and the delaware memorial between salem county and new castle county also looking good so far this morning. yes, let's cross the schuylkill river on the girard point bridge along 95 southbound go the taillights for the airport. we're seeing a few of them but of course no delays at this point. and on the twin bridges one last set of bridges here along the roosevelt boulevard route one by the schuylkill looking good so far this morning. earlier problems that we had on the boulevard northbound at roberts avenue have cleared out. tam. >> okay, love it. thank you matt. >> n

your betsy ross drivers you're free on that bridge. >>> we want to remind you about the new nbc10 digital exclusive. you don't have to miss breaking news again. thanks to the all new nbc10 yap for the iphone. we've completely redesigned the app to get your news faster and easier. we have news alerts that will let you know about breaking and major news stories as they happen. you also have the ability to read exclusive stories and watch video at the same time. and you can always stay up to date on the latest weather with enter active live radar that you control. if you already have the nbc10 app for the iphone, just download the update to get the new features. if you don't have the app, you can download it right now for free from the app store. and count on nbc10 to deliver the latest news anywhere. >>> news like this, there is concern over an historic university. the evidence that the school is struggling to stay afloat. when we take you county by county next. >>> at this time every morning, we take you county by county to look at the news happening in your neighborhood. this morning, we

we have the one on the ramp from 95 southbound to the betsy ross bridge.to girard. and we still have the firefight in narberth blocking off montgomery avenue. stick with bryn mawr avenue wynnewood avenue or lancaster avenue as alternates and in bellmawr broken down truck on 295 northbound is giving a slow speeds but looks like they're starting to pick up, matt. >> okay, matt thanks. >>> let's take a live look at philadelphia international airport. had a few delays here because of that low cloud cover and looks like they persist for arriving flights. let's go to karen rogers filling in for david. >> we have visibility reduced to the area especially to the northwest, north of the city. right now the drizzle has started again on the terrace. let's take a look at storm tracker storm tracker 6 live double scan. we can see showers pulled in from the southwest. we're going to get a few spotty showers around today. not a lot of rain but enough to make it feel damp and kind of dreary once again. lots of clouds today, just a few spotty showers around through the aft

speed restrictions on a lot of the bridges. 35 miles an hour on the ben, the walt whitman, the betsy ross and the commodore barry. >>> in the overbrook section of philadelphia, a 58-year-old man was pistol-whipped after an early more than car crash. randy is live at the scene. walk us through what happened out there. >> reporter: well, police say it started as a simple traffic accident. and it turned into a violent assault against the driver. you can see the cars are still out here. this black sedan slamming into two parked cars. this is the overbrook section of philadelphia. according to police, after the driver slammed into one of these cars, one of the owners inside the house came outside, got into an assault or confrontation with the driver and pistol-whipped him. sending him to the hospital. this 58-year-old victim driving this honda accord taken to the hospital in philadelphia, injured from the crash and the assault. now, we don't have the name of the person responsible for the alleged pistol-whipping but you can see the scene out here mangled up. the tow truck is still throughout.

otherwise, i-95 out of the northeast heavy from the betsy ross bridge down through to girard. schuylkill expressway running slow between conshohocken and city line avenue. an accident in white marsh baron hill road closed at union road, joshua road is the way to go. we have been asking all week long to end us your pictures of your christmas lights, some from the front of your house, maybe some from the living room but how about a hospital room. this one is from little jaycee park who is in the hospital at du pont hospital and unfortunately she got word that she will be spending the christmas in the hospital. so she decorated her hospital room window here. she's got the tree, she has the the snow flakes and she watches us, her and her dad watch us in the morning. they sent us a picture. yahcee merry christmas. unfortunately even though you are spending christmas in the hospital we hope you are home shortly thereafter to see what santa drops off at your house or home. you'd like to end is us a picture all you have to do is treat the the picture, make sure you use hash tag fox 29

if you're heading out over other bridges, betsy ross and everything is clear right now. note if you're taking mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> watching clouds move through the area and we're watching the temperatures come down there. you can see some of the clouds and this is the view looking towards center city. little bit of a breeze at the station, but much seeing light wind. philadelphia international a 10 mile an hour breeze and makes it feel like it's in the 20s, very low 30s and not much wind in the pocono mountains. this is a view from camelback. the lift ticket sign has been blowing a little bit around but not much. 26 degrees in doylestown and the 20s for pottstown and above freezing in wilmington it is just below freezing now in camden. haddenfield is at 31 degrees ss these temperatures coming down a little bit more but with clouds overhead it's not much colder over the next couple hours. see the clouds are just part of the system that is mainly to our south. that is

this accident still out there as you can see southbound right near the betsy ross bridge,9d at least's not tying up any traffic any more. christine? >> we are continuing to track the weather conditions throughout our area. >> as bill said, this is a slow-moving""q[÷ system, so you count on us to keep you abreast of everything happening. crews from the suburbs and the shore. a live look down the shore. look at the wind just forcing the rain down the street here. just sheets of water. this is how strong the winds are. this is what jesse gary's camera is showing us there. you can see the rain being whipped by the wind there. we'll check in with jesse in just a moment to see where the trouble spots are along the shore. >>> a report with reprecussions. the u.s. is about to release documents about the torture of al qaeda prisoners. >>> this is nbc 10 first alert weather breaking news. >> speaking of that breaking news. the nor'easter has arrived. take a look at radar. you can see that heavy band hitting our area right now at 4:45. that's moving through our area. the storm is packing the po

the ben, the walt, the betsy ross and all of the rest of the majors still pretty slow. 422, blue route currently having no problems. >> here is a look at today's headlines, investigation underway into the death after ten year old boy. he was struck by a franklin township police cruiser. eyewitnesses say that boy was crossing the street head today a friend's house. police say the officer was responding to a call. >> two police officers are hurt by flying debris from a garage fire in philadelphia's frankford neighborhood. both officers should be okay. >> and the search teams looking for air asia plane have seen two oil spots and objects floating in the ocean. however, it is too early to know whether they are from that jet that vanished yesterday morning. >>> as we continue this morning, surfer survives a shark attack, as quick thinking move in the watt their helped save his life. >> also our fink remembers coconstantly moving on our smart phones. how those moments are rewiring our brains. we'll be rig >>> dramatic fire rescue in birmingham, alabama all caught on rescue. >> come out. your

right near the betsy ross bridge,vw finally that incident southbound has been cleared. it started as an accident and then ponding on the road that penndot had to get out and clear that drain. no more issues or delays. in millville, dealing with flooding. the northbound side right near high street. you can expect to see some lane restrictions there and two spots very close to each other in hamilton township. we have flooding there and also some on the eastbound side of 322, the black forest pike at colo col cologne avenue. >>> just in the last ten minutes we learned a philadelphia firefighter was killed battling flames at this home. katy zachary is on the way to einstein hospital where the firefighter was taken. a live report coming up at 5:30. >>> and let's take a live look outside right now. 37 degrees outside. 5:12 a.m. this is a live look at the poconos where it is a pretty view out there, but the nor'easter has arrived. we'll have a comprehensive view county by county on what the nor'easter can expect to bring to your neighborhood. six grams of sugar? that's really

this is a live look at 95 right at the betsy ross bridge. no accidents to report along 95 or any of our area roadways and also on the 42 freeway north and southbound between 55 and the walt whitman bridge, you're looking at five minutes for your drive times. >>> funeral services will be held for a local high school student who apparently died from complications of the flu. andrew spay was a senior at downing town west high school. ago today. nbc 10 jesse gary is live in downing town chester county. this issed a n sad news and sca for parents out there. >> definitely. the grief counselors were here at the school earlier this week to help students process their emotions, even though school was headed into break. the principal at downing town high school west said 17-year-old andrew collapsed while working at his part-time job one week ago. his family said he died from complications from influenza a, the flu bug. the presence of the virus in his blood, but add no cause of death has been determined. further testing is needed. the influenza infec

betsy ross bridge and the walt whitman bridge all looking really good. christine? >>> longer lasting street lights coming to parts of camden county by the spring. 84 new l.e.d. lights installed. the goal, to boost safety. brighter bulbs mean less crime and vandalism and they also expect to save on lighting costs since the l.e.d. lights use less electricity and won't need to be replaced as often. the new lights will cover parts of cooper folly road and other roads that intersect the white horse pike. the project should be finished by march. >>> in chester county, coatesville presented a preliminary budget that has $1.4 million in cuts. a mu jajority of the cuts are reducing staff, but the administrators still need to make about $280,000 in cuts before passing the budget next week. and that's to avoid a large tax increase next year. >>> ready, set, return. nbc 10's monique braxton is live at the annual after holiday rush gets ready to begin. monique? >> in about 20 minutes, macy's will open its doors for folks coming to return those items that don't fit or they don't

over on 95 at the betsy ross bridge, still accident with police activation the scene, kind of splitting offer to the left-hand lane, part of the left hand shoulder headed southbound currently all lanes open there, so that's some good news. over on the blue route mid-county, everything moving along nicely here, on the southbound lanes, and north bound, you can see, everything shiny and speaking of shiny, icy conditions, we do have some conditions like that in the lehigh val that i getting report of. so we want you to use caution when traveling through on the northeast extension, 78, route 22, at least give yourself some extra time. all traffic currently moving on on the talcony palmyra bridge. you just might expect some small residual delays and still given yourself extra time when traveling on by. so now we do have road flooding out in jersey few spots, route 47, high street, and more flooding on the black horse pike and cologne avenue. out in montgomery count a crash pushed to the right-hand lane, washington lane, redd rambler rain. no delays at the philadelphia international airport.

so probably good idea to use the betsy ross bridge, talcony palmyra, again, out of business, at least for right now. as we move now to the schuylkill expressway, no delays in either direction, not only around center city this shot not too far from girard, moving well within your western suburbs, as well, only 50:00, a usually don't see rush happen until at least as we approach 6:00. speed censors, still high up in the 50's, 55, 95, same on the schuylkill, same on the blue route, and mo major delays on the northeast extension, the pa turnpike, so on, so for the. so talcony palmyra not on stand by, it is up, so keep that in mine. as we continue however we do have an accident closing girard avenue at 37th street. best alternate, lansdowne driver. things at the philadelphia international airport, look great. so overall nice way to start your morning, ukee? >> vet tore crashes thank up. bill cosby firing back against california woman's sexual abuse lawsuit. comedian is counter suing the woman claiming she tried to extort him for hundreds of thousands of dollars before filing the suit. "eye

walt whitman bridge is also clear right now, as is the burlington bristol bridge ben franklin betsy rossll looking good. we do have normal spots of construction that we keep following out there. for an example, for drivers in delaware, 95 northbound the route 896 off-ramp remains closed. >> jillian, thanks. 11 minutes after 5:00 right now. remembering hannah. a local community comes together to honor a little girl born with a rare incurable illness. and this morning we will tell you how her short life could make a difference for thousands of other children. >>> and halfway there. we have an update on a south jersey school fighting to stay open. >>> 5:14. president george h.w. bush could be released from the hospital soon. that's the word from the former president's spokesperson. the 90-year-old will remain in the hospital for just a time after he suffered shortness of breath last week. >>> this morning, friends and family are remembering a young girl who captured the hearts of people nationwide as she battled a devastating illness. hannah ginion lost her battle with crabe disease yesterd

the ben franklin and the betsy ross bridge are clear right now.st a long-term closure to tell you about. the 76 east and westbound are closed. >>> many minimum wage workers will get a raise in the new year on january 1st, the minimum wage goes up to $9.47 in washington state. that's the highest in the united states. oregon is raising the minimum wage to $9.25, that's the second highest in the country. among more than a dozen and a half states that will increase the minimum wage starting on new yeers's day. >>> property owners in a chester county community are bracing for a tax hike in the new year. they voted to raise property taxes. that means the average owner will pay about $45 more this year. that's the second year in a row the township has increased taxes. that is due in part to a loss in tax revenue from the coventry mall. >>> also in chester county, cotesville has $1.4 million in cuts. according to the local daily news a number of cuts are in reducing staff. passing the budget next week to avoid a large tax increase next year. >>> longer la

past the betsy ross on the northbound side, we are dealing with construction there. >>> now to tragedy in brooklyn and the nypd officers killed during an ambush. people came together last night at a candlelight vigil to honor the two men. mourners left flowers at a makeshift memorial for rafael ramos and wenjian liu. this morning, we are learning more about the attack and the suspect. detectives say ismaaiyl brinsley told people on the streets to "watch what i'm going to do" just before the shootings. on brinsley's instagram page, he wrote "they take one of ours, let's take two of theirs." investigators believe brinsley was motivated by anger toward the police following the recent grand jury decision in ferguson and new york. >> didn't solve anything. the only thing that this did was take fathers away from their children. take kids away from their parents. >> president obama has offered full support and federal assistance to the nypd in the wake of the killings. president obama is also showing his support to philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey. he recently named philly's to

if you're traveling over any of the area bridges, including the burlington bristol, ben franklin betsy ross even the walt whitman everything is clear. tracy? >> jillian, thanks. >>> 4:33 now. and we have new information on a deadly police shooting in delaware county. from what we're now learning the shooting happened just days after the suspect made threats against law enforcement. nbc 10's monique braxton is live in havertown. monique, walk us through what started this all. >> reporter: tracy, we've been digging into this story overnight and we have some new developments to tell you about this morning. we have learned the circumstances that led to the death of joseph pacini actually began here at this gym on sunday. now, haverford police chief tells nbc news the 52-year-old pacini openly threatened law enforcement. the staff of the gym contacted haverford police about pacini's strange behavior. then monday a detective contacted pacini asking to speak to him at police headquarters. instead, pacini who is from clifton heights, posted three hate-filled videos on youtube. tuesday, police were