coming over betsy ross or even tacony keep in mind betsy ross in center city you then of to contend with the construction on i-95. only way to do it. just give yourself extra time or maybe delay that trip coming into philadelphia, so after the morning rush. ninety-five a parking lot from the betsy ross bridge on down. we have the spring fling. if you are going out to reading allow extra time with the weather but watch for that within lane traffic pattern who are on 422, between stowe and route 100, chris and alex, back over to you. >>> bob, thank you this morning we are seeing frightening images of tornadoes respond ago cross the midwest. >> this video we are about to show you, from illinois, in the central part of the state. take a look at crews spending their day looking at debris to make sure no one is trapped. more than a dozen people had to be rescued in illinois after being trapped in the restaurant basement for an hour. look the at that funnel cloud. >>> in northern illinois one person was kill and seven others were rushed to the hospital after being hurt. other tornado sight goes

you might want to take the betsy ross bridge or the walt whitman bridge. i would try to avoid the ben franklin bridge. from the shot you get a sense of the driving conditions, it's wet and foggy it's not helping anything. we have an accident in northeast philadelphia from woodhaven road eastbound to i-95 northbound this accident partially blocking the ramp. we have police and penndot on the scene so traffic is getting by, but slowly through the area. an accident and vehicle fire in tall -- wam bold road at sumneytown pike. >>> a deadly tornado devastated the fall town of fairdale in northern illinois. every single structure has been flattened or damaged. eva pilgrim is live in the satellite center with the story. >> reporter: matt, search and rescue crews are waiting until daylight so they can survey how bad the damage is after tornados tore through the midwest. a twister touched down in the northern illinois town. you mentioned emergency responders were talking about how all the buildings in the town were damaged. there was a close call for people in the

your best betties walt whitman or betsy ross bridge coming into philadelphia. if you use betsy come south on i-95 and navigate that construction zone. we have spring fling in reading. one way to go would be 422. sue alex, are you ready. >> ready. >> i have some pull, i got you a chopper ride. >> we're picking you up in king of prussia we will get on sky fox. we will take you for a ride okay, out 422. >> wow. >> do you want to stop on the outlets on the way. >> yes. >> yeah, sure, i will drop you you down in the basket, with the credit card and on the the outlets but we have one lane pattern on 422, between stowe and 100. keep that in mind. >> turnpike. >> if you use the 422 option. however if you would like to drive, and not use my chopper ride, you can use the pennsylvania turnpike, pick that up there in valley forge just take it to the reading interchange clearly marked and bam you will be there probably about i'd say from king of prussia. >> if you come out later on alex will be at peanut bar. >> oh, a good spot. >> yes. >> and i will be at the ballpark with

you'll want to take the betsy ross bridge or walt whitman to get around it. we take a live look at the drive times, 41 minutes from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. >>> wet weather on and off this morning. low clouds and fog. a murky view and a chilly one from center city. 42 degrees right now. the first storms of the day have already moved offshore but there are more showers and thunderstorms likely to move through later in the day. in fact, the hour by hour forecast showing the line of storms at 3:00 this afternoon. they are moving in and intensifying at 4:00 and at 5:00 this evening. so the afternoon commute looks like it's going to be rough. >> all right, bill. a bittersweet day for us saying good-bye to christine maddela. but she's going to a great job. >> tell us about it. >> i'm heading west to las vegas. so i will be the main evening anchor at fox 5 in las vegas. a i'm going to miss you guys. >> congratulations. we're going to miss you. the "today" show is up ex-innext. we'll have an update in 25 minutes. test. >> good morning. breaking o

. >>> tacony-palmyra bridge scheduled to go up at to the betsy ross bridge instead. this is i-95 cottman northbound traffic heading toward academy the overnight construction that blocked the northbound ramp is cleared, we can see traffic moving nicely. you're moving with no delays at this point. pennsylvania turnpike westbound we have construction blocking the left lane. the crews are out there this morning, one more look on the turnpike, westbound at downingtown construction out here, as well. it's blocking the left lanes traffic is moving fine, 55 on the map right now tam. >>> thank you karen. >>> we're following breaks news right now, a man held police at bay for hours in west philadelphia. this started around 2:30 when a woman told police she was assaulted near 48th and brown street. the woman told officers that the suspect fled into a nearby apartment building. the man surrendered before # a.m. without incident. no one was hurt. >>> on to the woman accused of abandoning her quadriplegic son for almost a week in the woods has been taken into custody. nyia parler

on the southbound side we're looking at a sizable delay from the betsy ross bridge into girard. the southbound accident has cleared. at this point we have southbound delays, northbound accident with significant delays and southwest philadelphia we have a downed pole from the overnight crash peco and police are on the scene at island and woodlands. i'll tell you what we deserve good news. they opened route 52 lenape road that construction wrapped early you can use that this morning. after being closed for a week in new castle 141 southbound is reopened by 13. that's back in business and enjoy 141, tam. >> two women are accused of plotting to detonate a bomb in new york city. 27-year-old noelle velentzas and asia siddiqui studied bomb making online. one of the woman had four propane tanks saying they would target funerals of police officers. the were part of a lengthy undercover investigation. >>> officials in colorado say someone found a cadet in the dorm room with undisclosed injuries. he was rushed hot -- to the hospital yesterday where he later died. >>> a high end tv is about

busy on i-95 southbound from academy and again to the betsy ross bridge into girpd. girard.nute travel time is more than it would be at this time. the rain is impacting this. you're seeing ponding and puddling especially through the work zones slow down because you'll lose control and several people have. a vehicle ran off the roads into the woods on the southbound side of marsh road. farther south highway 1 a tractor-trailer and pick up collided. tractor-trailer is on its side. we have emergency crews out there and and the action cam is out there, as well. i-95 southbound by christiana expect delays, as well. in northern delaware, we have a downed tree blocking month shannon road close to flowers and gifts. in delco we have fire activity along goshen road and traffic light troubles at bermont and marshall. >>> tebow time. we're here to breakdown chip kelly's latest off season move. tim tebow is expected to sign a one year deal with the birds today. the heisman trophy winner hadn't played a regular season nfl game since 2012 when he was with the new york secrets. the signing

no problem for the betsy ross or walt whitman. we are dealing with eastbound construction. only three lanes as opposed to the normal four heading from philadelphia back to the new jersey toll plaza. >>> jessica thanks. 5:01. new from overnight, people escaped a burning home around 11:30 last night. fire crews responded to a large fire on the second floor of a home on north 13th street. haven't yet told us how it started but we know everyone inside the twin homes made it out safely. >>> some possible help today for homeowners in burlington county who are losing their backyards and possibly their homes to the delaware river. huge chunks of their property in florence township have eroded and what they're left with is a gaping hole at the water's edge. look at this "nbc 10's" katy zachry is live near the home where engineers will be investigating. what's happening? >> reporter: it's hard to take your eyes away from the dramatic video but you have to see the video to understand how dangerous it is for the homeowners living inside this house on east front street behind us. their

again the betsy ross bridge into girard. that travel time 20 minutes more than what it would be ideally to get if woodhaven into the vine street expressway in center city. but if you're headed toward 95 on the vine street expressway that broken down vehicle that i told you about a bit ago is now gone. however, still some fire activity in west philadelphia along catherine street at cobbs creek parkway. it was a corner bar fire overnight. sixty-second street might be a better bet than katherine for you in the neighborhood this morning. and if you're out and about in east falls right by philadelphia university watch out for more work today along schoolhouse lane by henry avenue. that was kind of a mess yesterday. speaking of messes from yesterday, they're still cleaning up from the big tractor-trailer accident and fire in lower providence but the chunk of south park avenue that's blocked keeps shrinking. an updating from lower providence is now it's been eagleville and job roads. to get around that use eagle road trooper road o

i furn around i go over the betsy ross. i come to the vine street expressway. it's bottled up. >> tell me about it. i take the vine street into work and yesterday i made that mistake but i listened to jessica and jessica, i did take those detours this morning. >> she listened i didn't. >> i was stuck in it too. definitely a bad thing for all of us this morning, but we all got here and that's definitely a good thing. good morning, everybody. out on 309 at the pa turnpike. no problem here. moving along fine. 309 headed northbound southbound currently 11 minutes allentown to quaker town. as we check on the pa turnpike drive times, everything still moving along great there as well. slightly damp roads in the area. you can see not sending anybody back too much west bound from route 1 to valley ford. a 23 minute trip. as we do a check on mass transit, everything running fine for septa, new jersey transit and patco. >>> new video from the scene in the investigation of a deadly standoff in arizona, plus he's back. the suspension ends for nfl running back adrian peterso

matt. >> reporter: new problems for those traveling organ i-95, coming away from the betsy ross bridgeapproaching cottman avenue taking out a lane. we'll talk about a closure in i-95 delaware and the schuylkill expressway when "action news" continues on this thursday morning. >> good morning everyone, taking a live look the delaware river packed with ships stuff going on waterways and on the highways. >> let's talk built highways and -- about the highways and go over to matt pellman. >> reporter: that's a nice shot there. so many problems going on around region, including this new crash in the work seern i-95 -- zone, i-95 approaching cottman avenue. a truck involved and southbound delays building as well. vine street expressway is opened heading westbound toward 76. it will close again westbound at midnight. i mention the the broken down vehicle along 422 eastbound side past route 29 it's not impacting speeds a whole lot. that 44 is more because of building volume than the disabled vehicle. and slow around the saint gabe's curve. newtown township, the water main break from yesterday i

speeds are down on the southbound side from academy through this point at cottman again from the betsy ross this is the vine street expressway damp, building westbound volume approaching the schuylkill expressway. the good news the westbound vine has reopened after being closed overnight for construction. we had accidents overnight including this one in west oak lane. the action cam was on the scene along cheltenham avenue. it happened at the eastbound side at 19th street. the vehicle lost control the driver of the vehicle 26-year-old guy was trapped in there and had to be extricated and taken to the hospital. he is being tested for dui and being held saturday the good news on the accident front everything is cleared out and the wreckage is gone, everything is reopened in cheltenham avenue west oak lane. >>> bristol road and accident at spring hill country club jacksonville road. 42 in camden county, northbound volume heading toward 295. it's wet but not jammed at this point. we're watch knowledge a bad crash in woolrich township, gloucester county, head-on collision new jersey turnpike, th

even traveling on i-95 north bound right around betsy ross bridge we had an earlier accident compromising center lane approaching the betsy but it looks like it has been moved to the shoulder. the damage is done. residual traffic on ton of the rush hour delays are slow from the vine through to cottman. anyone traveling throughout the the north east we will fee the heat. if you are traveling on the ben franklin bridge no major delays in either direction. all bridges are running very very smooth. it is majors that are the problem. three is your average on the schuylkill expressway. traveling in the 20's and teens on the southbound side of the roosevelt boulevard, and north bound making your commute from 76 traveling through to just about broad street. is 20 your average on i-95. we are seeing delays on i-95 in delaware county. pack your patients no delays for mass transit the or at the the airport. it is a beautiful night. >> that it is, vittoria thank you. >>> still to come a warning for drivers, we will tell you about a major construction project beck to get underway beasley. >>> masters

southbound by cottman again from the betsy ross bridge into girard and we just spot add little bit ofy ben the ben franklin bridge but as quickly as it came, it cleared out it's just 'cause they were setting up the construction here in the eastbound right lane. so that right lane out of commission but the eastbound delay headed towards camden has thinned. we are watching a new crash in horsham along summer avenue and upland avenue in the neighborhood. no issues as you travel west on the turnpike passing willow grove headed towards fort washington. in just about 15 minutes here in bristol they're going to be closing route 13, the bristol bypass today and tomorrow until 3 o'clock for some work there by the wal-mart. maybe stick with otter street very locally as an alternate. tam. >> thank you matt. >>> happening right now, a mountain lion is hunkered down in a los angeles area mansion and there's a media frenzy surrounding the sighting. turns out the big cat has been in the news before. they call him p-22 and scientists have been tracking the cougar with a gps for years. photographers h

is the southbound delay now in full effect from academy through this point at cottman again the betsy ross overnight construction on the westbound turnpike by bensalem. watch out for a right lane restriction and we have that fire location in bensalem along winding brook drive. it's in the neighborhood just off of bristol road. also watching a crash near schwenksville this morning along cross road at tyson road. tam. >> okay, thank you matt. >>> developing overnight an arson investigation is under way in the logan section of philadelphia. the action cam on the 1600 block of west nedro avenue just before 2 o'clock this morning. someone set fire to a second floor bedroom. one person is now in custody. his roommate suffered smoke inhalation and a trauma injury. he's in the hospital. >>> also philadelphia police expect a woman to turn herself in as early as today. they say she hit and killed a little boy running him over as she fled the scene. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live outside of police accident investigation division. good morning annie. >> reporter: good morning tam. and

so we're still flowing pretty good here, area bridges no problem on the betsy ross, the walt whitmandge, both directions in and out of the city, nice and clear. eastbound, on the turnpike between downingtown, valley forge, left lane block due to construction still going on this morning also check out septa.org for some new bus schedules for the routes 201 204, and 206. the rest of the mass transit report nothing delays. we're on time this morning. also no reported delays at the airport that's checking your ride. we send it back to you. >> editors at rolling stone magazine apologize, retract article about alleged violent gang rape at the university of virginia. >> now there is comes after a top journalism school released its skating report on the editorial pros that's led to that article. brian web has the details for you now from new york. >> rolling stone magazine apologized and retracted its story about alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. rolling stone article published last november told the story after woman called jacky, who claims she was raped by seven men, at the

more than 20 peco energy workers spruced up the historic square as well as the betsy ross house. they planted flowers, cleaned the mini golf course and assembled story telling flags. peco is donating more than 2,500 hours to help the community. very good. >> much more still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. good news about that measles outbreak out west that sparked a nationwide debate about vaccinations. >> and a forgotten stop on delaware county's underground railroad is rediscovered thanks to one local high school student. those stories and more coming your way next at 5:00. >> we have breaking news right now out of philadelphia's tioga-nicetown section. police and firefighters other scene of a fire and a hit and run that may be linked to an alleged dispute between two women. the video just into "action news" from the 4400 block of north 17th street. pieces of a car are actually laying in the street. now, police tell us a woman was intentionally run over by another woman who then fled east on wingohocking. at the same time firefighters got a call about a house fire in th

we will catch a break from the betsy ross bridge and jump in to more traffic approaching girard avenue. usual stuff on i-95. we are a fire location, ninth street between pike street and luzerne. if you are traveling in and around this area seventh street is your best alternate. in delays for mass transit. >>> autopsies are expect for couple found dead in the montgomery county home. police responded to the home in lower moreland township after the teenage on made the discovery. one of the death is being investigated as a homicide. >>> you can see anti muslim ads starting to day, federal judge ordered to transit agency to display those ads until the end of april. >>> authorities say paul jordan will undergo a mental healthy valuation in custody accused of taking hostages yesterday at la mo tt fire station. he was armed but fired a shot but with in injuries. we will be right back. norwegians are free to do everything under the sun. free to cruise at their own speed... free to explore their own way... free to discover a new world of taste... free to smile wider... applaud louder... free to

tacony-palmyra bridge is open right now at this point you might want to head to the betsy ross bridge instead while traffic is stopped in both directions on the tacony-palmyra bridge. on the schuylkill expressway past the boulevard roads are clear and dry light volume that's the eastbound traffic heading toward center city no problems if you're coming in from king of prussia conshohocken or gladwyn you've got a good looking ride, so far on the schuylkill expressway. we've got this fire location in germantown, you want to watch to this sharp neck street. you want to stick to upsal as the alternate. >> a smoky fire forced a family out of their home in camden county last night. it happened along spruce street in belmawr. someone in the house smelled smoke and woke everybody up before the alarm went off the fire started in a drier. the family is staying with relatives. >>> we're following the latest developments in the case of a philadelphia woman who was accused of leaving her 21-year-old disabled son in the woods for days. both mother and son remain hospitalized this morning. "action ne

betsy ross and walt whitman looking good. >> a busy morning shaping up. thank you katy. >>> a fiery plane crash in florida, they're trying to figure out why it went down and who was on board. >>> another republican going to throw his name into the race following a long awaited announcement on the democratic side. >>> 4:15. a deadly crash at disnghi world. a lamborghini crashed into a guardrail killing the passenger and injuring the driver. it is an event at that allows visitors to drive vehicles. the passenger was a 46-year-old man from florida. >>> in florida four people died when the plane crashed near the fort lauderdale executive airport. the plane took off from orlando and tried to make an emergency landing. it's unclear what went wrong. the crash is under investigation. >>> and we have an update on the fishing boat that ran aground last week in ocean county. the 77 foot "captain gavin" is now free. a tugboat helped return the beach boat to the water late saturday night. it was carrying 600 pounds of scallops when it ran aground. >>> now to decision

already starting to get heavy at this point from academy to cottman and from the betsy ross bridge to woodhaven to the vine right now. we have this accident in germantown. it has been causing problems all morning long. it is still out there and the action cam was on the scene with this one. what happened was we had that vehicle you see right there smashed into a pole brought down the pole, brought down wires. the driver had to be transported to the hospital. this is all closing stenton avenue. it's blocked between haines street and wister street. there you see the downed pole. peco is on the scene trying to fix all of this. it's all happened at eastburn avenue at stenton avenue. you've got to stick to chew avenue or ogontz avenue because stenton is still blocked at this point. got some new information here in chester county. turnpike westbound between valley forge and 29, that tractor-trailer is off to the side now at this point so traffic is moving a bit better right here. we still have a couple spots with construction at valley forge and near 29 but not causing too much of a problem

the betsy ross having no problems and no problems on the walt whitman bridge as well. chris, back to you. >>> the patriots are coming to the white house. the new england patriots going the white house today. president obama will formally recognize the victory in super bowl xlix. hopefully, we'll see the eagles on their way to d.c. next year. >>> a designer drug turning deadly in the lehigh valley. next, we'll tell you the culprit behind a fight and calls for help. >>> plus change coming for a big music festival in this area. the comedian who is bring something humor to musicfest. >>> five minutes before 5:00 right now, new video shows what was happening inside a school bus when it crashed into several cars in oklahoma yesterday. that's the driver moaning. and you see him lumped over the steering wheel in the up center of the screen. authorities say he was under the influence of synthetic marijuana. >> the lehigh valley doctors are seeing more and more overdose caused by synthetic marijuana. versus say patients are showing up in emergency rooms in allentown. k-2 and spi

as we head on out to check the rest of the bridges, betsy ross just fine walt whitman just fine.construction eastbound taking out a lane on the ben. there's not a lot of volume this morning. speeds down to 35 miles an hour. >>> a series of public hearings will begin to discuss possible fare hikes on new jersey transit. part of the agency's new proposal to close an estimated $60 million budget gap. it would affect riders on trains and buses. it would be njt's first fare hike when they raised fares by an average of 22%. here's one example of how the current hike would impact local commuters. we looked at buses going from gloucester city to philadelphia. it now costs $3.90 for a ride. under the proposal it would jump 35 cents to $4.95. we'll have more on it after next month's hearing. the time is 5:41. new developments in the push to safe a century old church in philadelphia. this morning help for supporters fighting to keep the archdiocese from demolishing this historic house of worship. >>> at 5:44 we want to get you back to breaking news. flooding. the lanes on delaware avenue ha

betsy ross, no problems. no problems for the walt. we'll check in with mass transit in the next 10 minutes. >>> "nbc 10" is now on the scene of a fire in philadelphia's cobbs creek neighborhood. this is a live picture. this is the first picture from the scene. this is on cath rinse street in cobbs creek. "nbc 10's" katy zachry will have a live story in a moment. >>> we continue to follow the unrest chaos in baltimore where looters have left part of the city ravaged. they're looking to restore order. >>> 4:13. "nbc 10" just arrived on the scene of breaking news. let's go back to the scene where firefighters are battling a business fire in the cobbs creek neighborhood. "nbc 10's" katy zachry got there and has an update on what's happening. >> reporter: hi, chris. we arrived on scene minutes ago. firefighters dozens of them are battling a fire. at this point it looks like they are in the stages of putting o you the the fire in the area of the 63rd street lounge. it's at the corner of kathryn street and cobbs creek park way. cobbs creek p

no problems on the betsy ross or walt whitman. >>> pennsylvania is about to head out more food stamps to those in need. next how governor walt whitman says that will save money. >>> plus the push for change is paying off now. less than a year after this deadly food truck explosion in philadelphia, the new proposal to keep vendors and customers safer. zwroo 4:13. look at this video of subway riders? washington, d.c. jumping to the aid of a man whose motorized wheelchair dropped off the track onto the track below. several people jumped in to lift the man back onto the platform. he did have some bruises and a bloodiy lip. he's expected to be okay. d.c. metro says the nearest train was three stations away. >>> we now know why the school bus crashed into a home in burlington county yesterday. the driver had a medical emergency and called his supervisor just before the crash to say that he wasn't feeling well. the bus hopped a curb, skidded across the lawn and then hit the house in mount laurel. there were 12 students on board at the time. no one was hurt. >>> new information this morning o

head for betsy ross as an alternate. here's an accident, westbound lanes of 422, right here near route 23, it is westbound side. eastbound is where we will see most traffic. fellow off of here in to the grassy, mix, and a live look at 295 in south jersey where again, because of the weather, heavy rain, win, that is naturally going to slow us down and make for a long commute. factor in extra time this morning. pack your patients. already an accident now on the pennsylvania turnpike, thinks westbound, between fort washington and mid county interchange causing delays. we have reports of flooding, on the new jersey turnpike now, north bound right here near exit number two, and weather delays, at laguardia, two hour and 20 minute delays in new york. that will cause domino effect here in philadelphia check with the airline before you head down to the airport. mike and alex, back over to you. >>> it is tebow time, in the city of philadelphia the free agent quarterback is expected to sign later this morning. >> tim tebow has bee

the tacony-palmyra betsy ross walt whitman, no problems there. take a look at interstate 295 at 16, we are seeing some increased volume here on the northbound side, but the good news is that construction project that was blocking two lanes is now out of the way. so no major delays to speak of out there. and the drive times on 95 76 in montgomery county we're getting a green light there. >>> and we could learn more about the montgomery county couple's death whose teenager son found their bodies cut with chainsaws. the teenager made the discovery yesterday afternoon at the family's home off country lane in lower moreland. katy zachry is live outside the lower moreland police department now with more on what we should learn today. a lot of people are just wondering what happened there inside that home. >> reporter: they are waking up with a lot of questions that they went to sleep with last night, chris. police are calling one of the deaths a homicide but waiting for more information from the medical examiner before they label the other death. and t

currently no problems on the betsy ross or the walt whitman. down to three lanes on the ben franklin bridge from new jersey headed westbound into philadelphia as opposed to the normal four. tracy. >>> four days until the blue cross broad street run takes over philadelphia. bill was talking about the great weather we'll have. we are proud to bring it to you live for the first time ever. we were there yesterday morning when mayor michael nutter kicked things off with a pep rally at city hall. "nbc 10's" renee chenault-fattah was there as the city parks and rec showed off some of the upcoming projects. >> race started in 1980 with a vision from a gentleman at the philadelphia daily news and our parks and rec commissioner at the time. they said why don't we do a race down broad street. they thought about it. they said okay. sounds like a good idea. >> good idea? great idea. 40,000 runners will participate in sunday's 10 mile run. you can watch it for the first time ever. blue cross broad street run live on "nbc 10" and on our sister station telemun

it's 95 southbound side just normal morning volume really kicking in from academy to cottman, the betsy ross in to girard. the latest on a crash along 476 the blue route. >> the state of gay couples in the u.s. and their ability to marry may come down to one supreme court justice. the update on what's going on when "action news" continues. >> ♪♪ >> 6:44. open up your windows, people. it's a wonderful -- maybe not just yet. it's 57 degrees on city avenue but today we are getting up to 76 blue skies not a cloud in sight over center city. >> let's heads on over to matt pelman. is traffic looking that good? >> if you're wearing a sweatshirt you could open up the windows right now absolutely. traffic is not looking so good this morning. we have a bunch of issues we've been watching tam and matt. one is a crash on the northbound side of 476, the blue route. penndot is out there, they're blocking off the e-z pass only lanes because of the accident that's right over here. one of the vehicles right there is facing the wrong way. a truck is also involved. this is all unfolding in plymouth meeting appr

head to the betsy ross bridge instead because traffic is stopped.had a disabled vehicle just cleared here in glenside on easton road, dave. >> all right karen on the big board we have storm tracker six with showers mainly down to the south in places like dover and cape may county. everybody else looking at gray skies and perhaps a bit of drizzle. we're also a lot cooler this morning with temperatures in the low to mid 40's all the way out from slatington and fleetwood down to pottstown saint davids warrington and 43 degrees in center city. across the river in south jersey, 42 in cinnaminson, 42 in woodbine. if you're running errands this afternoon you might want to give it until maybe after lunchtime as we are looking at a sweep of rain coming through at some point after 9 o'clock up until about noon. after that, 45 degrees, then 47 by 3:00 i can't do anything to warm you up this afternoon but there will be generally less rain in through here than there will be before noon. erin. >> thanks so much david. >>> breaking overnight a judge has denied a r

the bridges, from new jersey, or to new jersey, no problems both eastbound and westbound on the betsy ross, or the walt whitman bridge. then, if you are headed to the vine street expressway, again right now looking good, but midnight tonight westbound will be closed, from broad to 76 the alternate get off broad street, go to 15th, jfk then to 30th, then the eastbound turnpike ft. washington between willow grove and ft. washington two lanes block that's checking your ride this morning, that the tasha, back to you. >> mourners gather to honor and remember college basketball player who is brave battle inspired so many. friends, family and teammate, returned to xavier university, in cincinnati, where lauryn hill scored her first basket. >> in final months, continued playing basketball from mount st. joseph's university. >> lawyer den not set out than to be famous or to be placed in the limelight. but with a contagious smile in an all inspiring attitude, the world would introduce to a true gift from god. with her lay up for lauren challenge hill helped to raise a million and a half dollars for

might want to stay on the betsy ross as your alternate.ey're still out there along ridge avenue in east falls. looks like maybe they're in the process of moving away. i see right there the police officer still blocking off that ramp from the southbound side of the roosevelt boulevard extension to ridge avenue as the paving does continue there in the heart of east falls. hopefully they can get the ramp reopened before too long. they have not gotten south park avenue reopened in lower providence after yesterday morning's mess of an accident. it remains closed between egypt road and ridge pike. maybe stay on egypt road by audubon elementary school or even down on freezing rain or up on sunny side avenue. you have options but it could cause delays through lower providence this morning. turnpike westbound past bensalem and eastbound mast morgantown has work giving us restrictions in both spots. matt and tam. >> thank you matt. >>> we continue to follow the big breaking news this morning as we take a live look here down onto the streets of balti

walt whitman betsy ross looking good.yra overnight construction cleared out but the crews return at 9 o'clock tonight and no openings at the bridges so far this morning. david. >> matt, storm tracker six live double scan showing you a thin band of precipitation pushing through allentown and reading. it will come down towards the southeast but this stuff back to the west of us is going to push in through philadelphia during the morning commute and it may be midday or even early afternoon before we get the bulk that of past us. if you're in south jersey and delaware nothing happening right now but this is where the steadiest rain is going to fall later today. and probably hang in there through the afternoon. 62 degrees in pottstown right now, 59 in saint davids and quakertown, low 60's in center city and chester so a mild start. of course that rain starting in the west. 60 degrees in woodbine, 60 in hammonton. some 50's over in delaware and if you're running errands today, you might want to wait until the afternoon in phila

betsy ross bridge also in the clear as you cross the delaware river. south at our good buddy ben looking good so far this morning. just have that ongoing construction on the westbound side right there taking out the right lane. that really hasn't been causing abnormally heavy delays and at this point the volume isn't very heavy crossing the ben between camden and center city. as we look at the overview burlington bristol bridge good so far. walt whitman commodore barry delaware memorial traveling between salem county and new castle county also in the clear at this point. what if you're crossing the schuylkill river. >>> this is the platt bridge, that taxi headed toward the airport early this morning. we're in the clear in both directions. moving up river a little bit up the schuylkill these are the twin prince george's. little bit tough to see now because of the sun glare coming up but this is route one, the roosevelt boulevard. the southbound off ramp to ridge avenue also reopened now. but don't forget in burlington county the centerton road bridge re

bridges in good shape this morning, moving smoothly both eastbound and westbound on the betsy ross andhe walt whitman, no reported delays on mass transit looking good, as well as the airport. that's a look at your ride. ukee, we send it back to you. >> this massive fire destroyed roofing company outside washington d.c. but that's not the only damage it caused. two prince george's county firetrucks also ended up getting scorched by the blaze. firefighters captured video of the truck going up in flames. the fire department tweeted all crews are fine. that's a good thing and the trucks, they say can be row placed. erika? >> ukee, rock climb is her recovering after falling several stories on a cliff in bucks county. the accident happened sunday, at ralph stover state park in pipers ville. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco spoke with the rescuers who put themselves in danger to save that injured climber. >> the pictures show daring and dangerous rescue after climber on the high rock at ralph stover state park falls into the ravine. >> fallen at least about 40 feet. landed on his back o

seeing delays stemming back toward the betsy ross bridge. only going to continue to grow. you definately opportunity give yourself more time. forty-two freeway doing okay. no delays in either direction. still pretty quiet overall. no delays for mass transit. ukee? >> vittoria, thank you. the phillies are back from spring training. they begin the on-deck series with the pirate at citizens bank park at 7:00 tonight. they return from clearwater florida after dropping final game to the rays ten to one. fans are hoping they improve on 12 and 17 record for the spring. the home office is painfully aware of the fans low expectations, and they say the players are working hard on improving. >> stumbled offensively, and didn't play that good a defense, the last week, so we'll take these two days and dress up our skills and get set philadelphia here at home. >> the phils start the season with the red sox monday afternoon. welcome back, fellows. two other philly teams are spending part of their weekend in carolina, the flyers face the hurricanes tomorrow afternoon. and the sixers are i

so wet roads on the betsy ross bridge and the walt whitman bridge so take your time, to and from the city. out in brooklawn closing down the brooklawn circle due to flooding, that's typical flood spot. route 130 the alternate, will be i-295 to get around that section, down in mullica hill, new jersey, weaver downed tree, high street between chestnut, court and country lane, that's closed, the alternate woodland avenue. and king of prussia we do have small electrical fire the boulevard near west valley forge roadment mass transit looking okay, erika, we send it back to you. >> woman who police say left her disable son in the woods for days could be back on her way to philadelphia today. her 21 jerold quadriplegic son was found in cobbs creek park more than a week ago. prosecutors say that nia parlor left him there while she visit add boyfriend in maryland. she had has an extradition hearing today. >> convicted boston marathon bomber tsarnaev dzhokhar will be in court today as a jury decides his sentence. co-get the death penalty. the 2013 bombing killed three and injured hundreds. >>

betsy ross and the walt down to three lanes due to ongoing construction heading westbound into philadelphia from jersey. over to you. >>> we are following developments out of baltimore. there was some light rioting last night as police worked to enforce a city wide curfew but overall it was a relatively calm night. "nbc 10's" matt delucia is live in the digital operations center. matt you've been keeping your eye on new video and nfg coming in. what can you tell us. >> reporter: the first night of the city wide curfew ended 2:30 ago. there were no major incidents reported but a few arrests did happen. overall, a much quieter night. the curfew started at 10:00 p.m. at the start there was little resistance. smoke canisters and fired pepper balls into a crowd of 200 demonstrators. that crowd quickly dispersed and there were fewer arrests than monday night. we've been following the police twitter feed. a fire was started outside a library and officers described one group as quote, aggressive and disorderly. right as the curfew went into effect they took the bull horn to address the crowd. >> le

. >> it is a privilege to betsy ross house, betsy hall, pretzel the pizza. >> reporter: in 2010 a bite history was lost in the fire, 40 percent of philadelphia international's record memorabilia was lost. four years later it was sold to a local developer, who plans to build a 47 story tower, it will be part hotel and part luxury condos. >> it is time to move on to other things and life will move on. >> reporter: that legacy, something chuck gamble now hopes muse being fans will be able to enjoy for years to come. >> we were like to one day preserve that legacy, in a future museum. >> reporter: they don't make them like that anymore. thanks to our produce are jackie galey and michelle green for great work on that demolition story. even though that building is going away the block that fill international record satan will be forever known as gamble and huff walk. the it really is sad to see that go. you know all of the songs. >> yes, i loved all that stuff and man they don't make them like that anymore, that is bottom line. >> you could feel the even judge i in that building, long after

of slowly, not so pleasant speeds on the portions of 95 just 14 miles per hour northbound at the betsy ross bridge, 14 on the schuylkill westbound on city avenue one is here in abington near the fair way, a crash involving a motorcycle in chester county at oak born road, and in chester county, lenape road closes be street road gets you through that tomorrow afternoon. and a pair of accidents to watch out for in newark one at library avenue and one in old baltimore pike at pleasant valley road, a lot going on we'll check it again in the next half hour. more to come on "action news" tonight at 5:00, another key piece of evidence is found at the crash site of the germanwings flight that went down in the french alps. and it is world autism awareness day, coming up in health check ali gorman tells us when signs that disorder is spotted in children. and the mysteries surrounding autism. music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪♪ ♪♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪♪ helping protect that world takes state

head to the betsy ross bridge instead.rwise on the highways you're looking at wet conditions and of course, slow speeds. 8 miles per hour southbound on i-95 by the betsy ross bridge. on the boulevard near southampton road watch out for a crash on the outer drive and stick to the inner drive as the alternate. there's a wreck along morris road. and skippack pike and bethlehem pike. douglass township look out for a wreck at philadelphia avenue near route 100. a crash on 322 by the turnpike in new jersey. >>> let's go outside to karen rogers. >> reporter: visibility down to 3 miles at philadelphia international. we have light rain it's steady. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing it's mostly in the philadelphia area, south and east. the northwest suburbs drying out. the steady rain east of the city and into new jersey and delaware. it's not going to rain all day. mild today at least, 70 for the high. 56 right now. the steady showers are early beyond that. a chance for a scattered shower later on. tomorrow warm, 78. >> we'l

a crash at 252, and tacony palmyra bridge up again the second time this afternoon head for the betsy rossdge. as the ship heads northbound at the burlington bristol bridge that will likely open in 45 minutes or so. south jersey accidents one at lambs road in washington township and one at cross keys road in gloucester township. >> back over to you. >> much more ahead on "action news," they are warning pickup drivers to be careful of thieves stealing tailgates off the truck. and details of a bizarre attack in kentucky a woman fends off a strangler with a chicken. >> we had sunshine today and temperatures below average, but it felt nice however warmth is building in the midwest, and a piece of this is moving in our direction. numbers tomorrow in accuweather. a look at sports coming up next on "action news." well, sir. after some serious consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a de

95 southbound traffic heading toward center city starting to jam from academy to cottman and the betsy rosse expect lighter volume today but seeing a jam on i-95 southbound a 25 minute ride from woodhaven to the vine. citizens bank park, already lit up and ready to go, even though the phils don't play until 35:00. expect a lot of congestion in south philadelphia starting later on this afternoon. they are running special sports express trains they have three different ones on the broad street line to help you out with the congestion, use mass transit instead. this is the ramp from i-95 southbound to 420. last time we showed you we didn't have penndot on the scene. now they are out here, be careful in the area, but the traffic is getting by. >>> breaking right now police are calling the death of a woman in southwest philadelphia suspicious. the body of the 36-year-old woman was found inside the home of the 5400 block of willows avenue around midnight. the medical examiner will determine how she died and if this is a case of murder. >>> gunfire at a private party in camden put three teens in t

that's southbound traffic heading toward center city heavy from academy to cottman and the betsy ross girard. some of the heavier volume kicking in on i-95. may be dry but it's a cold start 38 degrees in quakertown. 42 in saint david not as bad. 43 degrees in center city. some of the suburbs in new jersey, in the 40s hammonton 34. 36 in woodbine. 46 in dover delaware. a nice afternoon ahead tam. >> i like that, thank you karen. >>> russian authorities say out of control agricultural fires in siberia have killed 15 people and injured hundreds more. flames have tore through a thousand homes. they put out the fire in 38 villages and needed the help of 6,000 firefighters. the fires were started by the farmers burning grass in their fields but in this case the flames went wild because of strong winds. >>> we have the fiery deadly aftermath of a plane crash in fort lauderdale. the plane was trying to handle. it went down in a nature preserve near the airport all four on board died. ntsb is investigating the case. >>> topping tech bytes a spoiler alert pirates get their hands on the new seas

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

i-95 volume buildings in the southbound lanes from past academy through this point at cottman, betsy ross bridge at girard. two cameras to go. 309 at the five points intersection traffic moving okay. the crash at tollgate road has cleared out. camera number 6 the 42 free away, northbound coming the headlights there's a crash on 295 northbound at the blowers pike. there we go. >> i'm impressed, thank you. >>> developing right now reading police are investigating a deadly shooting this is new video in from the scene the 100 block of allegheny avenue. the victim was sitting in the front seat of a parked car when he was killed. there is no suspect or motive for the murder. >>> developing this morning, at least a dozen people are hurt one critically after a high school stage collapses in central indiana. ♪ [screaming]. >> horrifying that stage fell into the orchestra pit below. this happened during the grand finale of the west field high school performance of american pie. >> everybody was singing and you hear a huge bang all the students disappeared and was this planned and silence and everyb

northeast philadelphia, that is tying us up southbound on the i-95 interchange, heavy from the betsy ross bridge down through girard avenue. through both of construction zones. 422 eastbound now heavy from approaching collegeville route 29 all the way in through king of prussia the monday morning rush is underway, schuylkill running slow westbound from city to belmont and i am bound side heavy from approaching city avenue around past the zoo toward center city and vine street expressway. cone zone coming our way between 9:00 ape 3:00, all this week penndot will be working on the boulevard, the the express lanes between rhawn and strahl, will see a slow down. we will find beginning of the vine street expressway make over that starts later on tonight, tonight the at around midnight into early tomorrow morning, they will close the eastbound lanes of the vine street expressway, just to set up the construction barriers. so what you will see new over the the next couple of days if you don't travel on the overnight is the the lanes will be a little bit more tighter, coming into and out of the do

then once on 95, it is pretty much bumper to bumper from the betsy ross bridge inbound through center5 minute delay on the warm warminster regional delay. demonstration set for later today 4:30, dilworth plaza, at city hall. this is going to impact our evening rush hour. in and out of the city. street closures, septa, just talked to them, they'll wait and see, see what develops, before they put any buses on a detour, do what they have to accordingly. but watch for the clock, check your appointmentment even if you have dinner plans, in the area of city hall, for later on tonight. chris, alex being back over to you. >> thank you, bob. 8:04, developing story this morning. a 22 remember old college student seriously injured following hit-and-run, yesterday, in north philadelphia. >> investigators have found the vehicle that was involved in this. fox 29's jennifer joyce now live at temple hospital, where that young woman is truly fighting for her life right now. jennifer? >> yes, chris, alex, and the victims father says that rachael hall is expected to graduate from temple university next

head for the betsy ross if you are heading out rights now. we have issues this afternoon including a crash that blocked the southbound off ramp to cotman avenue maybe they just reopened. but the southbound traffic is still quite busy, it's busy in both directions on 95 through the work zones as it is most afternoons a crash along bristol oxford valley road and one in cheltenham at mott way, a crash to avoid in skippack montgomery county at skippack pike and delaware, a crash at lime road at route 4 main street. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this hump day afternoon. we have reports on 561, speeds of just miles per hour as you get on on route 73 in mount laurel. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >>> still ahead here, another state passes a bill like the controversial one in indiana, but rather than assigning it or vetoing t. the governor took an unusual step today. >>> and a massive fire ripped through the high school, what neighbors noticed just before it started. >>> and you have heard of pop-up beer gardebs and r

this is approaching the betsy ross bridge in the southbound lanes right in here. 20 minutes for your drive time headed southbound from woodhaven road up towards the vine street expressway. no real problems headed northbound. no problems in the schuylkill eastbound in the center city area. same thing for the blue route. out in montgomery county we have a set of traffic lights malfunctioning on 309, on 463, you can expect police activity directing traffic around the scene. no problem on the bridges. but we do have construction on the ben franklin. one lane headed westbound. i'm going to check in with new jersey roads in ten minutes. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> the sun is up. the temperatures will be coming up. we see some clouds on the distance, those will be on the increase during date. 50 degrees in philadelphia. temperatures will climb into the lower distincts lower 60s today. that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. scattered showers. not too many for philadelphia but you can see the cloud