and the betsy ross is your alternate there. that's good to go. the burlington bristol a 5:35 opening as well. watch for that. >> thanks. in philadelphia a suspected robber is dead after an encounter with a homeowner and this morning the investigation is now focused on what was inside that house. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in philadelphia's lawncrest neighborhood. what do we know from police? >> reporter: i can tell you the home behind me where this happened is zark now. everyone is being questioned by police. around midnight we're told a man armed with a gun walked into this house on reed street and announced a robbery to the people instild. once inside police say the homeowner who was armed with his own gun shot the intruder in the neck and back. that intruder collapsed and died on the living room floor. police say after they got here for the shooting investigation, the deadly shooting investigation, they found to be -- what looks to be marijuana inside the home and this. >> there's also several hundred dollars right next to this alleged marij

area bridges over the betsy ross it's looking good, the walt is clear, the ben is clear.ommodore barry is clear. when i see you we'll look at mass tran stit and tell you how that's running. >>> 18 minutes after 5:00. it's a cold frosty morning and we're seeing some areas of fog. not in this view the of center city. that's a clear view the across the delaware. 36 degrees and still falling in philadelphia. some scattered clouds but no sign of any wet weather. really don't expect to see wet weather in our region this week. skies are going to clear out nicely. the wind will stay light. barely moving now. temperatures, that's the only thing moving down in the 20s for reading and pottstown. now 33 degrees, a degree above freezing for wilmington and millville in the 20s at this hour. low 30s, just below freezing for wrightstown. it's a cold morning. we'll see temperatures climb into the 50s this afternoon. so pretty good turn around. there is some wet weather to the west and to the south. but both those areas of rain will be missing us this week. in fact, the chances for rain lo

fortunately some construction northbound on 95 near the betsy ross bridge, cleared not long ago t area bridges look good. and coming up i'll take a look at mass transit and tell you how that's running. >>> 17 minutes after 5:00, a chilly start and also a cloudier, clouds have rolled in this morning but you will not need your umbrella. the clouds will be clearing. 45 in philadelphia. 5 degrees cooler than yesterday. and some spots are in the 30s, definitely a chillier start. but we will wind up with sunshine during the day. and today begins a warming trend that will carry us right on through the weekend. right now 38 in doylestown. wilmington is 35 degrees, it's in the low 40s for blue bell and lafayette hill. so some areas running colder than others and others are cloudier than some. clear in delaware and south jersey. cloud cover will not last all day long. with sunshine taking over, we'll warm up to 41. still chilly at 9:00 but less windy than yesterday. then it's in the low 50s this afternoon. that's 3:00 this afternoon. allentown close to 50 degrees. at that hour and 50 degrees in

start heading for the betsy ross and mass transit is on time so far this morning.. >> all right, matt, not a bad start to our day. no fog, no weather related problems. just a little chilly. 32 in allentown, 40 philadelphia. and 37 degrees in millville. here's how the day is going to look. we're going to sea bright sunshine mixing with some clouds. by 9:00 a.m., about 41. by noon we're up to 47. by 3:00 p.m., 50 degrees. that's your high for today. just a couple degrees above average. not quite as warm as yesterday. by 6:00 p.m. coming down from that high and it's 44 degrees. let's take a look at your exclusive accuweather 7-day. today a bit more seasonable, no as warm as yesterday 50 for your high. tomorrow clouds and sunshine inching up to 53 with a chance for a late day shower. thursday nice and mild. look at these temperatures. from thursday on through we're looking at temperatures in the 60's. 60 on thursday, friday 61. 63 on saturday. 65 on sunday. record tying. even 63 on monday so really off to the races, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> and you can find

it's been a very fun afternoon. >> happy birthday, betsy ross.ure doesn't look 264 years old, does she? (laughter). >>> winter storm that left dozens stranded across texas did not just bring snow for one young mother it also brought a new baby girl. how the baby made it into the world even though her mom couldn't make it to the hospit hospital. >>> and bill cosby facing his first criminal charge in the midst of dozens of rape allegations. pride amongst the people in his community has turned to shock. the other emotions his neighbors are feeling right now. >> and beating the odds. doctors told this baby's family he would probably never leave the hospital. now, home and approaching his second birthday the one thing his parents cannot control that is their biggest fear and how you can help. ♪ >>> rescuers help safe several people in scotland as powerful storm system continues to hit the uk and lead leaving behind massive flood waters. here's video showing rescue workers removing a driver and passenger from a vehicle after a rainstorm which caused a

additionally, the betsy ross bridge was your alternate. you can take that if you want to avoid it but 95 around girard avenue is okay. we're at 21 minutes and average speed of 38 miles per hour. you can see everything moving so that's the good thing. mass transit, no problems for delays from new jersey transit. >> we have an update on breaking news we're following in philadelphia's frankford neighborhood. we found out that three people were hurt in that house fire. george, you got the information. tell us more. >> reporter: contrary to what we were first told this was three occupied homes, not vacant homes impacted by all of this and some people were taken to the hospital. you can see behind me this scene is still activity. we are already hearing incredible stories from neighbors of some of their other neighbors catching a young child who jumped to safety from a second floor window in the middle of this fire. the fire has been put out. three homes impacted. we're hearing that a woman in her 20s was injured and two kids ages 4 and 7 have be

this includes the ben franklin, betsy ross and walt whitman bridges. they are trying to ease the cost of commuting. >> people don't just look at the bridge, they look at gas and maintenance on their vehicles, so this is a significant reduction to their commuting costs. >> to take advantage of that diskoupt you must be enrolled in new jersey's easy pass system. >>> time for "action news" traffic report now. >> lets talk about what are you not saving tonight than is time, monica and rick and oh my it's taking you a while to get home. 422 westbound side a park lot coming off 422 and 203, this disabled vehicle sticking out of the left lane and the -- comes in on trooper road as advertised this half noon they hoped two in ramps and use them and please do enjoy. a couple of downed trees probably thanks to the weather blocking unionville road. and in west bradford a downed tree and wires closing poor house road and sunnyside roads gets you around that one. an and overturning vehicle crash, and downed wires in olney at chu avenue by masher there by sam's cold

residual volume but the tacony palmyra and the betsy ross are clear.hen i come back in the next five minutes one last check on your morning drive. vie. >> back lash the donald is coming under fire for his plan to ban muslims. philadelphia's mayor has harsh words for the gop front-runner. plus this. >> reporter: i'm live in norristown where the legal battles continue for attorney general kathleen kane. [barks] are those... you there... stormtroopers! halt! turn here. go go! follow them! bb-8! beep, beep! this way! where'd they go? they went that way! that way, they went that way! i can't believe that worked! of course it worked! beep, beep, beep! >> i'm george spencer in the digital operations center. the fallout over presidential candidate donald trump's call for a ban on muslims entering the united states is now rippling across our area. with each philadelphia's mayor weighing in. >> the concern here is that other americans are actually paying attention to this insanity. that people are buying into this message. >> the mayor called trump's comments qu

in pennsylvania, 95 at the betsy ross bridge, a look at traffic picking up. not long ago there was construction at the betsy ross bridge and also at cottman avenue along 95 has been cleared. the drive times when cottman, about 9 minutes in both directions. >> it's 6:01. we got this breaking news in, just outside of baltimore a police officer was shot in the face early this morning in aberdeen. we expect to get new information when police give an update. what we know, aberdeen police are looking for the person who shot the officer. they say they are following leads the officer is conscious and communicating in stable condition. the officer, we'll bring you updates as soon as possible. >> happening today more efforts to timely pass a budget in pennsylvania and we could see some real progress today in harrisburg. we'll see. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in the digital operations center this morning. governor tom wolf sells he expects a deal before christmas. >> he hopes so, tracy. it's been a long wait. the proposaling discuss std pretty much one secret. the gov

but right here we look at 95 north, betsy ross bridge, looking pretty good. ninety-five however at cottman where we did see some i would say congestion just because we had disable vehicle, causing some slow downs. looks like that might be cleared out of our way now, 95 southbound at cottman what you are looking at still very busy though. just moving now to the 6:00 hour. already, plenty of brake lights out there. some construction 95 south the onramp betsy ross bridge closed until september of 16. so, we will have to use this alternate girard avenue ramp to southbound 95. just make note of that. because that's not going to change, also in the wormed of mass transit, media elwin line you have got some overhead wire work here. and because that far, from the inch board plans forms, from 9:55 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. today. check your scheduled on line. >> nearly dozen people are killed when deadly tornado multiple tornados sweep through the dallas area. the powerful twitters leveled hundreds of homes. officials say it will take month or possibly years for residents

we are running behind schedule there but both bridges ready to open head for betsy ross. the neighborhood juniata park on cayuga right in front of the park, golf course use bristol or hunting park avenue through morning rush hour, in blue bell a water main break at yost and whitewood. the mass transit looking g come on plug in the extension cord and let's getting. it is a very kelly christmas. we are looking for your great pictures of the houses all decorated. here's franchela simmons and she has a laser beams that shoots laser lights up onto the house there, in the red and green. so it looks like she has lights all strung on the front of the house, cheater. one little light, i saw it, 39 bucks, boom, plug it in, and you are decorated but that is okay, we will take it, all right. i want you to snap a picture of your house and post it to facebook, twitter, instagram use the hashtag fox 29 lights and we will show pictures all day every day through christmas and later this week i'm coming to somebody's house live during five and 6:00 o'clock newscasty almost bought one of th

keys and headed out the front door, i would either hold tight for couple of minute or head for the betsy ross bridge, again, dredging the river, so there has been a lot of bridge openings on the overnight early morning hours. here's where we are. westbound schuylkill, no problems now, septa set to come back more on conshy. mass transit, looking good. back to you. >> thanks so much. federal authority are looking into whether a fire that destroyed a church was intentionally set. >> dave kinchen live in wilmington with more on. >> this dave, good morning to you. >> chris, lauren, good morning to you. fire officials still on the scene. fire crews looking for hot spots at this early hour. meantime, what is left standing, not much, what is left standing of this church here, a cross that you can see in the stone column right there. we do know federal officials have been called in to this investigation. this is the second fire to strike the new jerusalem baptist church in exactly two weeks. the atf on the case after firefighters got to the scene finding the church engulfed, just before 7:00 last nigh

if you drive over the ben franklin, betsy ross 18 times a month, you'll get an $18 credit your account. you have to enroll byé december 28th to get credit for december. >>> the officer accused of chilling a chicago teenager is out of jail. this was the scene after he posted his $1.5 million. the officer was charged with first-degree murder after he shot 17-year-old laquan mcdonald a total of 16 times. the dash cam video from that day was released. the next hearing will be held december 18th. >>> a final address to congress and to americans. lawmakers revealing president obama will deliver his state of the union speech on january 12th. it will be the earliest final state of the union by an outgoing president since 1977. the president has a busy tuesday morning in paris. mr. obama will hold a news conference to recap some of the issues from the climate change summit there. >>> aaron lloyd of redding both public officials in their respective towns. prosecutors say both men took part in similar seems steering tax collection contracts to political and campaign donors. the men's defense lawy

the bridges they are making you go slower than normal. 35-mile an hour on the betsy ross bridge and ben franklin bridge and walt whitman bridges. we have a crash on harding highway off to the side. 42 not as foggy as some of the other shots, but a decent amount of fog on this monday morning. >> the monday morning commute is starting out foggy ahead of more warmth and rain. i-95 is live in mobile 6 on i-95 southbound near the accident that matt mentioned. >> reporter: matt this is a fatal accident on i-95. let me take a look and give you a look at what we're looking at on the highway. the right two lanes are blocked, the left lane is getting by, the flares are out and the emergency responders are on the scene. driving conditions, we know there is dense fog, but we don't know if it was a factor in the crash on i-95 south in tinicum township. south of the airport, the right two lanes are blocked, the left lane is getting by, but barely foggy around the area. you want to watch the speeds when you're out and about, we've been driving around. you see the dense fog everywhere we want, fog visi

and a discount plan for dreefrers that rely on the betsy ross bridge, the commodore barry bridge or thealt whitman bridge and it could save them 200 there's a year. katherine scott has the

also, the betsy ross bridge, the a southbound, this is interstate 95.aillights moving in the southbound direction, looking very slow, moving in the southbound direction, we go to the schuylkill westbound, at the conshohocken curve, same story here, looking very busy just sea of headlights, so a loft you trying get on the roadways, get into worrying, get out of work, accident in peng percent reports of entrap many, john fries highway and north gate boulevard, one lane, is still blocked, in this area, so that's going to cause you some slow downs, just make note that far if you are just thinking about leaving now and moving out in that direction. pa turnpike eastbound and westbound, directions, between bensalem and delaware valley, is closed. so, in this area, because it is all closed you need to use the alternate such as street road. that will be your best bet, nicole, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. new this morning, canada gives warm welcome to the first syrian refugees to arrive in the country. the 163 refugees arrived in toronto on military flight.

head for the betsy ross stemmed it's one of a couple bridge openings that we've had already on this tuesdayning. matt and tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> we want to go now to some breaking news. live in frankford over the 4600 block of oakland street where about a half hour ago a fire broke out in a home as we take a live look now we can see the flashing lights there on the scene. we're told that medic crews are there staging for smoke inhalation patients, that there's a lot of smoke coming out of this home, that heavy fire was showing on the first floor of the house when they first got there. right now we don't see those flames but told a lot of smoke. we're seeing firefighters on the scene. we're sending our annie mccormick. she'll have a live report shortly. >>> a homeowner shot and killed plan who he says barged into his home overnight. it happened on the 6100 block of reed street in the lawncrest section of philadelphia. police say the 30-year-old suspect approached a man as he was leaving the house just before midnight. the suspect pushed the man back into the house and announced a

of $18, if they make 18 trips a month over the ben franklin, commodore barry, walt whitman and betsy rossdges. sign-up started today. >> it should be more affordable to cross the bridge, it's right there. >> if are you a frequent user, $18 is $18. >> you don't have to be a new jersey resident, there are plenty of people from pennsylvania that get their easy pass from new jersey. and the ceo says that the board voted to re-institute the toll discounts after hearing the feedback. >> when figuring out commuter costs, people don't just look at the bridges, they look at gas and maintenance on their vehicles, so this is a significant reduction to their commuting costs. >> it's credited to their easy pass account every month for trips taken the previous month and account holders have until december 28th to qualify for this month. >> have you to make ends meet and you burn both ends of candle and this helps the consumer a lot. >> i can think of a lot of uses for that. >> for the pennsylvania turnpike users, there is no set date when the program will be up and running. >>> well, the rain didn't sp

and a discount plan for dreefrers that rely on the betsy ross bridge, the commodore barry bridge or the walt whitman bridge and it could save them 200 there's a year. katherine scott has the story. >> reporter: commuting can get expensive. the drivers that cross one of these four bridges, including the ben franklin bridge here is a the costs can add up so this is something they will sign up for today. >> i would be interested. 18 there's is $18. sign up for the four local bridges discount starts today. drivers using a new jersey easy pass get a credit of $18 if they make 14 trips a month. >> we have enough money to run the operation and reduce the tolls for the group of customers that go across the bridge most often. >> reporter: keep in mind this is not just for new jersey residents, there are many pennsylvania commuters that get theirs through new jersey. the ceo of the delaware river port authority voted to allow the discounts to ease the cost of commuting. >> you figure out your commuting cost, they look at gas and the cost of the bridge and maintenance on their vehicles, and so thi

we've la bunc had a bunch of accidents. 95 solid from academy southbound to cottman a the betsy ross normal spots for these delays but we expect them to be heavier than normal because of the inclement weather. watching a crash in cheltenham this morning close to melrose country club along tookany creek parkway at ashmead road. 611 fitzwatertown south of the turnpike n parkesburg bad crash mostly blocking route 10 southbound past sadsbury road. old wilmington road a better bet. east nottingham downed pole along baltimore pike which is blocked. barnsley road or the route one oxford bypass are alternates. it's a downed tree that's blocking to 06 in shamong township burlington county right by the diner near willow grove road. stay on 541 stokes road get around that mess. tam. >> developing overnight a shooting in north philadelphia has wounded a 21-year-old man and damaged several parked cars. nearly two dozen shell casings littered the scene on the 2900 block of north fourth street. the victim is in the hospital with at least two gun shot wounds. some people near the scene are now in po

tacony palmyra and the betsy ross are clear this morning. i'll calm come back on your morning drive. >> today embattled pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane could get a better idea on what the future holds for her and if her job is in jeopardy. monique braxton is live in norristown to explain. >> reporter: hi, rosemary. this is where kathleen kane will fight the perjury charges against her but a different battle looms on the horizon in harrisburg. state senators could vote on whether to start a process that could lead to the removal of the first democrat and female a.g., ultimately a two-thirds senate majority vote would be necessary to remove kane. she calls the majority of her work administrative. she says she anticipates being able to carry out 98% of her duties without the help of others. since the temporary suspension of her law license, duties that require a license have been delegated to kane's deputies. a senate committee examining her ability to stay in office questioned those top questions, one lingering question, what happe

over the ben franklin, betsy ross, walt whitman or the commodore barry eighteen time as month you get an $18 credit on your account. donald trump is again taking shots at several political targets including the president. >> a bunch of killers. with good social media. thanks, obama. >> coming up how trump is using president obama to get his point across about isis and will also hear from tough talk from trump on governor christie. plus, license to drive. a closer look at a proposed bill in new jersey that would allow undocumented immigrants to legally get behind the wheel. >> coming up on 5:33, the rain. it's coming down and most of the day umbrellas will be necessary. 47 degrees. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast just ahead. >>> 5:35 the time. umbrellas, come in handy today. look at this dreary view. this is from here at the nbc 10 studios. the wind is blowing at a steady easterly wind that's going to keep temperatures a bit warmer than yesterday. in spite of the rain. that is going to stay with us this morning, this afternoon, into tonight and tomorrow. 47 degrees in northw

girard avenue onramp there, 959 south to onramp, from betsy ross closed also until september.o use this alternate, girard avenue ram top southbound 95. a lot of construction still in place, and it will be lingering with us for quite some time. erika, back over to you. >> thank you. the flyers are fighting for a spot in the playoffs fighting their way through their latest road trip. last night against the ducks, anaheim referees called 40 minutes in penalties in just the first period, 21 of them against the flyers. at one point, five flyers in the penalty box, quite crowd in the there. once the fighting stopped the bucks beat the flyers four-two,. >>> former eagles coach, andy reid, and his kansas city chiefs are he had had dollars to the playoffs, and and is he celebrating in style. >> showing off business dance moving in the lockerroom after the chiefs won their ninth straight game yesterday. that move is apparently called the dab. it was pioneered by labron james, cam newton and some other stars, it was andy ' way of saying his chiefs are in the dance. >> coming up next, tak

you can take the betsy ross bridge to get by for an alternate for the tacony palmyra bridge opening.>> could donald trump actually be the great uniter? well, politicians on both sides of the aisle are all speaking out against him. next, hear mayor michael nutter's choice words for the presidential candidate. who joe biden thinks trump is helping the most. >> reporter: i'm katy zachry. the homeless problem in camden problem has been on the rise for years, but in a few hours leaders are going to announce a new way to fight homelessness. coming up hear why they think this way will work. and there's moving with move free ultra. it has triple-action support for your joints, cartilage and bones. and unlike the big osteo-bi flex pills, it's all in one tiny pill. move free ultra. get your move on. >>> today the mayor of chicago will speak to city council about the city's troubled police department. mayor rahm emanuel plans to address council members about the challenges the department faces in the wake of police shootings and alleged brutality incidents. the mayor will talk about reforms nee

the watt whiltman the betsy ross, the ben franklin. everything looks good to go. speaking of bridges, this is a live look right at route 73, after you get off the bridge. once are you into new jersey for a little byte bit right at route 30. everything is free and clear of any issues. no major tie-ups to report on new jersey roads. some of the overnight construction you will encounter. >> that will lift around 6:00 a.m. your pennsylvania turnpike drive times, headed westbound between route 1 and the exit for valley forge, about the same in the opposite direction. tracy. right now in southern california, 14 people are confirmed dead. 17 others are hurt. we are learning new details about the two suspects who died in a shootout with police. and more trouble for ers. we'll tell you how the team is now punishing okafor and what fans and family are saying. plus this [ music playing ] tonight is the night. we introduce to you the stars behind the scenes of nbc's live production of "the wiz." this holiday, ford america's best-selling brand is giving you more. the ford holi

and the tacony palmyra and the betsy ross are okay. so are the walt. >> protests do not blow through the windy city. next we'll show you what demonstrators are doing now as they continue to call for the mayor's resignation. destination earth. right now three astronauts are heading home after a month-long mission in space. we'll have an update. >> it's 5:15. happening now, three astronauts begin their journey home from the international space station. one is from the u.s., one from japan and the third from russia. and they have been atf÷ the station for 141 days. among the cool things they have gotten to do, they ate the first ever lettuce grown in space. about a half hour ago they undocked from the station and they should land just after 8:00 this morning. new jersey native scott kelly is staying aboard the station. he'll come home in march after completing a year in space. >> the family of a black chicago teenager fatally shot by a white police officer last year will speak publicly for the first time. the family of laquan mcdonald is

the discount applies to the ben franklin, the betsy ross, commodore barry and walt whitman bridges.hat could translate into a savings by the way of more than 200 bucks a year. you do have until midnight tonight to sign up. >>> a special memorial service took place today for a fallen philadelphia firefighter who died more than two decades ag ago. >> ♪ >>> steven yale was killed in the line duty with ladder 29 back in 1991. a small service was held in his honor today at the cathedral basilica saint peter's and paul in center city. his son steven has followed his dad's footsteps with the fire department and will soon be promoted to lieutenant. >> ducis here with sports. chip kelly defending his birds despite the disappointing season. >> he does not think they're a bad football player. trending that's a trend dee word. let's use in it a sentence. eagles understand clip chip trending in the wrong direction. saturday's loss eliminated the birds from playoff contention. in year number one the eagles went 10 and sings made the players. last year 10 and six but no playoffs. so far this year

they are ben franklin, betsy ross, walt whitman and commodore war i. >>> well, philadelphia home less outreach organization is working to improve lives one haircut at the a time. "eyewitness news" at the chosen three behind ministries in spring garden. the the the organization hosted its inly barber shop for homeless men and others in need. chose pen hundred executive director explains why these haircuts mean so much. >> this helps the community to be able to get that haircut for free not only to have a new outlook on life but to build their self esteem and feel better about themselves and hopefully go out and land that job that they deserve and need. >> reporter: barbers volunteer their time and services one monday a month at both chosen 300 locations at spring garden and west philadelphia. >>> a popular south philadelphia play ground is getting a make over. "eyewitness news" at smith recreational center where eagles linebacker connor barwin joined mayor michael nutter and kenyatta johnson to break ground on the project. the the the renovation will upgrade recreational center, basket

also some good news on 95 southbound for drivers making their way between the betsy ross bridge and allegheny avenue there was a construction zone there, and that has cleared as well. a look at 95, a live look at woodhaven road, could see traffic moving southbound, northbound just fine despite some of the construction zones. we do have a crew at the scene, some fire activity in the olney section of philadelphia at fifth and rockland. you're going to want to avoid that because several streets around that are blocked off. let's move into new jersey for a quick look at your travel times on area roadways. 295 southbound between route 38 and 168, that's going to take about 13 minutes. 42 freeway is looking good northbound between route 55 and the walt. that will take you about four minutes. >> thanks for that. 5:09. the fallout from terror attacks is reaching theme parks. plus, a shipping mistake leads to a dangerous delivery. why a man is in trouble with police even though they received nearly a dozen guns by accident. >>> today president obama is visiting with the families of the victims of the

restrictions on more bridges, walt whitman since early this morning, 35 miles per hour, and the betsy ross updated with speed restrictions as well down to 35 miles per hour due to fog. the ben franklin bridge okay but watch for construction there as well. if you are on 95 in delaware we have an on ramp closed with construction, the northbound ramp to 896 northbound is closed this morning. >>> this morning we're learning more about the man accused in that deadly shooting at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado. why this may not be the first time he targeted the organization. plus t last dance t music stop forward this retired police officer who has been entertaining on the streets for decades. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holiday sales event get 0% financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on select vehicles. see your local ford dealer. >>> we're tracking rain

discount applies to the ben franklin, betsy ross, commodore barry and walt whitman bridgees. >>> congress is close to passing a five-year, 281 billion-dollar transportation bill, and included in the 1300 pages of legislation, is a section a affecting victims of the deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia this past may. the bill will raise liability on passenger train accidents from 200 million to 295 million-dollar, meaning that the lawsuits, could generate more compensation for the victims. eight people were killed, and about 200 people were hurt, and the bill is expect to come up for a final vote on friday. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight u.s. is spending in special forces on the ground to combat the islamic state. hear from the secretary of the defense. >>> plus after chicago's top copies fired today the controversy we asked outing philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey if he is in line for the job in his hometown, cecily. >>> i'm tracking heavy rain moving in during the the day tomorrow, i'll have new information on the timing of the rain and when it all moves out

walt whitman bridge, benjamin franklin bridge, betsy ross bridge, so just keep that in mind. also septa regional rails running new schedule so check these out on line airport line no weekday service to warminster and west trenton line, erika, over to you. >> thank you, 5:33, eagles fans waking one big old smiles on their faces. yes, don't look now but the birds on winning streak and beating the buffalos bills at home. yesterday hey the big story the return of lesean shady mccoy back out joining us now a lot of ' meisha down at the linc because they were tried and tide again. it was all over the place. when shady mccoy returns to philadelphia, emotions will -- mccoy made it known he wad bye on the wanted to beat his old team in front of former teammates, apparent from the week leading into the game, making things miserable for chip kelly with high on his to do list. but the eagles defense would get the last laugh. shady said he wouldn't shake chip's hand, but he did embrace owner jeffrey lurie prior to kick off. and he was fired up and ready for big showing, which he would pro

discount is only good for trips across delaware river port authority bridges and they are the b, betsy rosswalt whitman and commodore barry bridge. ride sharing company uber is teaming one it new jersey naacp hoping to recruit thousands of drives from under served communities. the new part cher ship aims to drive out poverty in urban and low income areas through flexible earning opportunities. "eyewitness news" road along with one driver had hamilton township who turned to uber after his other job had a drop in business. >> i had to get to used to driving like nowhere to go. after that i started pick it up and driving more hours, more hours and it's like it's been really lucrative for me. >> not going to take care of urban issues obviously but something we're trying to work on to try to help with job creation. >> uber and the naacp plan on having recruitment and awareness events in the next six months. >>> a bridge in pittsburgh that stood for nearly a century is gone in nine seconds. the green field bridge was demolish and crowds gathered to watch it go down. the bridge fell on top of a ma

this is 95, north, moving in the betsy ross, not looking too bad.bound where i am kind of keeping my eye on 95 this morning. looking at cottman just little bit agoment looking okay. just slowly starting to heat up little bit now. accident in new jersey, new jersey turnpike, southbound approaching james berg. that right lane is still blocked. so we still have the accident there. it has not been moved out of the way yet. also in new jersey brooklawn circle, south hannevig avenue. maneuvering in and around the area give yourself couple of extra minutes, also still do have downed pole and wires, west depford township use 295 as your alternate. erika, back to you. >> meisha, thanks so much. meisha stick around, you will like this next story. an unusual traffic situation in sonoma county, california, elephant seal spotted trying to cross the highway exit ramp. drivers in california highway patrol officers had to keep it from getting in harms way. see it right there? >> oh, look at him. he's probably scared. >> absolutely, that seal was put back in the san

do have construction, 59 north at the betsy ross bridge. that will had one lane down, that's just now since been cleared, so that's great news for you in that area. patco running new schedule, starting yesterday, through december 20th, track work, both friday and weekends, nicole, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. we do have some breaking news this morning in egypt. at least 12 people have been killed and another five injured at a cairo night club. reports say three men on motorcycle through molotov cocktails into the club early this morning. the suspect then fled, authorities are investigating that attack. >> also, new this morning, philadelphia police officer is taken to the hospital after her patrol car was rearended overnight. this happened around 1:00 a.m. on the schuylkill expressway off ramp to passyunk avenue. the female officer was taken to presbyterian hospital for minor back pain. the driver of the other vehicle was arrested for suspicion of dui. >> and check out these intense flames, captured this morning, by viewer in run

you have to travel over ben franklin, betsy ross, walt whitman or commodore barry bridge, at the least 18 times per month. >> you know it offers a discount of $18. >> reporter: but this toll break isn't automatic. >> you have to go on to their e-z pass and elect it, so they have to, enroll in the program, and one time enrollment. >> reporter: what do you think of the new program. >> i think it is great. >> i think we do spend money on tolls and it helps out the community. >> reporter: new jersey drivers say that they are excited about this discount. >> it is good to give back to us who travel into pennsylvania all the time. >> reporter: they should be. over the course of the year you will be saving $216. taking the the current average gas price in new jersey, the savings, now have fill up your tank about eight times. >> anyway to save. >> reporter: cashier those folks with pennsylvania e-z pass tags who may live in philadelphia and travel to new jersey for work, they are out of luck. >> right the now if you get your e-z pass through pennsylvania turnpike you are not eligible. >> report

at the betsy ross bridge. almost impossible to see. you can see some of the lights here.moving again in this southbound direction. you can see some of those tail light. you can see some of the headlight. but again, very difficult to see. so you want to give yourself some extra time between you and the car in front of you for sure. because if they tap on their brake lights, i can tell you, it will be very difficult to see them. taking a look at this vine, eastbound and westbound, now open, westbound was the first to open eastbound now just following suit. so the vine looking good this morning, and another accident in new jersey i'll talk about coming up in the next 15 minutes. erika, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. sleeping polar bear is stealing hearts on line. >> this could be the cutest video you see all day. want to see this next. also, did you hear about the superbowl champs in philadelphia. no, not the eagles, meet the young winners making the city proud. we'll be right back. why let someone else have all the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why

38 westbound ramps to route 130, that left lane is still closed, and speed restrictions on the betsy ross bridge and walt whitman bridge still in place, 35 miles an hour, due to that fog, so overall it will be a busy morning, nicole, over to you. >>> well, two word, new gig for comedian jerry seinfeld. seinfeld is returning to his stand up routes with a inly show in new york. comedian will perform at beacon theater in a residency called jerry seinfeld home stan. shows begin in january and tickets go on sale next week. >>> word is break up for actor courtney cox and johnny mcdade. people magazine reports they ended their 18 month engagement. actress and snow patrol guitar player dated six months before a announcing their engagement last year. they were last seen in public together in august when the actress was made of honor in jennifer aniston wednesday to go justin. >>> stop what you are doing and watch this. you have to see this it the could be the shot of the year in college basketball but it didn't happen during a game and a player didn't even take the shot. check out this shot, he ju

southbound, we said the drive time was good but expect construction between the betsy ross bridge andhe exit for allegheny avenue, the right lane expect a closure there. that should lift around 5, 5:15 hour. into new jersey route 30 at 295, no issues along route 30 or 295. along 30 expect to see construction at airport circle. >> thanks. well, the temple owls football team waking up in sunny florida this morning. hear what the coach is saying about the upcoming boca bowl. >>> it's 4:43. the philadelphia 76ers have a new coach. mike d'antoni has been hired as associate head coach. used to coach the phoenix suns and the l.a. lakers of it the sixers only won one game this year. >> may the force be with you. >> luke, i'm your father. >> some sixers players feeling the force. they got ready for the new "star wars" movie acting out their fafry quotes. >> at the franklin institute a light saber demonstration got the audience ready for show time. many said they grew up with the franchise. >> first one when i was 7, stayed there four in a row. i've been a fan like that ever since. >> the force

ninety-five, headlights of course moving in the southbound direction, at the betsy ross bridge, lookingd here. we are starting to see levels build ever so slightly, as you come around that southbound bend. overall, interstate 95 actually looking pretty good this mornings the schuylkill eastbound, now, this is moving in the eastbound direction, at city avenue, looking pretty good here, as well. of course these drivers, there we go, eastbound, looking great. schuylkill basically looking anywhere this morning, looking pretty nice. now if we look over just little bit, everyone traveling in the westbound direction, this is where you are going to start to see the bulk of the volume just starting to build right now in the schuylkill. overall things still looking pretty good in the 5:00 hour. when we go to the vine, where we did just have clean up for those every you traveling on the schuylkill, trying to get here, right on the vine, this was closed, they have just moved that out of the way. so the schuylkill looking good. see some passengers going by, but the vine now all open. that's great ne

betsy ross bridge and walt whitman bridge have restriction toss 35 miles an hour because of the fog andisibility issues, flooding in new jersey, route 38 westbound ramp to route 130, that left lane, is blocked. another place of flooding new castle will delaware airport road is closed, between i-95 and mcarthur road, i will want to use your alternate. drive slow. tomorrow we will be better days. nicole, over to you. >>> meisha, thank you. >>> some good news here people around the the country are starting to find out what philadelphians have known for a while. some of the best italian food is right here in our backyard. vetri had has been name the best italian restaurant in the country. web site described meals at washington square west restaurant as once in the lifetime. that award comes just a few weeks after vetri agreed to sell most of the restaurants in his group to urban outfitters. another local spot, in will collinswood is ranked 20th on the list. that is pretty good. >>> 5:18. time to check your philadelphia jobs market report. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger has a loo

discount is only good for trips across delaware river port authority bridges and they are the b, betsy ross, walt whitman and commodore barry bridge. ride sharing company uber is teaming one it new jersey naacp hoping to recruit thousands of drives from under served communities. the new part cher ship aims to drive out poverty in urban and low income areas through flexible earning opportunities. "eyewitness news" road along with one driver had hamilton township who turned to uber after his other job had a drop in business. >> i had to get to used to driving like nowhere to go. after that i started pick it up and driving more hours, more hours and it's like it's been really lucrative for me. >> not going to take care of urban issues obviously but something we're trying to work on to try to help with job creation. >> uber and the naacp plan on having recruitment and awareness events in the next six months. >>> a bridge in pittsburgh that stood for nearly a century is gone in nine seconds. the green field bridge was demolish and crowds gathered to watch it go down. the bridge fell on top of a

and the betsy ross bridge approaching girard. we have penndot out there, you can see that right now. in norristown halls avenue at main street another accident there. >> reporter: all right, karen we're dry on the roads, cool, though, 44 degrees in pottstown. 42 in quakertown. 44 in warrington. 43 in saint davids. 43 in chester. in south jersey, a lot of 40s on the maps, 48 in hammonton. 50 in buena and woodbine. 50s up and down the state of delaware. later this afternoon we'll get milder high of 52 degrees, all the way today we'll have strong blustery winds in the 20s and 0s, it's jacket weather and hood, too if you're walking around. >> barbara walters is out with her list of most fascinating people of 2015. bradley cooper made the top ten. walter also reveals the most fascinating people that will air december 17. >>> taylor swift is taking her team to australia they deserve the trip after all their hard work. >> the city of philadelphia ushers the holiday season tonight. mayor nutter flips the switch on the christmas tree at d

traffic on the betsy ross bridge is moving fine. 2016 will be the closure of this bridge. the falls bridge will close for emergency construction it will be closed for 40 days, we'll be talking about that a lot in the coming weeks. >> reporter: talk about lots of headaches. 9:00 a.m., 48 degrees, lots of clouds, i'm starting to see breaks in the clouds, i think we'll see that more and more. noon, 50 degrees, we'll see sunshine mixing with clouds. 3:00 p.m., partly sunny skies and 49. 6:00 p.m., 47 after a dreary stretch at least sunshine returning today mixing with the clouds and your travel weather showing no big problems just yet. we have fog north and west of the city. not a problem, we're seeing no flight delays at philadelphia. boston and chicago currently raining at this point. no flight delays there. in atlanta, no flight delays, we may see them develop but not just yet. >> going on to "healthcheck," a new york company said it will offer the first certified so sheer medical march 1. million marijuana. they operate a growing facility in upstate new york and plans to o

not moving at the betsy ross bridge.street road, i just took peak at that, you're basically not moving there either. so, stay away from 95, altogether, northbound, or southbound. sorry, guys. >> really rough stuff, meisha a at least the weather is cooperating. we've had some fog issues out, there just talking about how much fog are you really finding out there. pretty spars. where you have got it, seeing it lying thick, trenton, wilmington, at the observation sites. both reporting near zero visibility. but the dense fog advisory has since been lifted. for southeastern new jersey, so brighter spot there. we jump ahead to tomorrow. talk about bright spots. 63 degrees for the kick off temperature at the army navy game. you can watch it here on cb3, just record breaking temperatures, through monday, erika? >> hard to believe. katie, thank you, that's "eyewitness news" for now. join us for army-navy pep rally on "eyewitness news" at > on dead on today's friday news feed. the story congress doesn't want you to hear. >> the onl

the delays on the blue route as well in the area of route one, i-95 your normal slow go through betsy ross. looking for something to do with the kid tonight we have a couple tree lightings on tap, love park, four to 5:00 that will impact our rush hour around city hall. same deal with the river rink there on the delaware river, penns landing from 6:00 to 9:00 and for gang watching down the the shore, they have a tree lighting tonight and pig christmas parade tomorrow that kicks off at 5:00 o'clock and throughout the weekend, watch for this new traffic pattern on i-95, for the gang in fishtown here, the ramp to go north on i-95, they have shut down yesterday and put a new ramp in that comes off of richmond street. the bottom line this is first morning rush hour, that everybody has to work their way over to richmond street to gain access to i-95. that will throw us for a loop here over the weekend. mass transit looking good. mike and alex, back over to you. >> bobble kelly, there was a light off between bob kelly, yourself and mayor michael nutter, he kick off the holiday season. >> that is a

welcoming out of center city and the northbound side backs up through the vine approaching the betsy rossge to cotman, you are looking at the bridge and we don't see volume this morning but seeing it this afternoon. on the southbound side of 95 approaching allegheny, a broken down truck is gone and police activist near arch street near 6th and 7th, you may want to stay on market instead. but the police activist at 52nd and haverford has ended but septa route trolley is shuttling on baltimore avenue. keep that in mind if you ride the 34 trolley. otherwise the buses and trolleys all this week keep in mind we are operating on a modified weekday schedule. and 95 near the tin pan alley tavern no problems on the turnpike but changes go into affect the opening of the the neshaminy toll plaza. we'll talk more about them in the coming days. >> coming up looking to switch your cell phone service companies are looking to roll out big deals. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph, taking us to school once again. >> i love taking you back to school some of those memories are not great. it's warm and we have y

on the big picture watching slow speeds on 95 and the typical spot by the betsy ross bridge just 14 miles per hour, there in bridesburg off 95, look for a crash taking out the right lane and the ramp from 130 there in gloucester city, there is a crash partially blocking the ramp, heading toward the walt whitman bridge or from you heading to the burlington bristol bridge, or the tacony palmyra bridge, they have opening happening at the same time and the construction continues on the eastbound right lane on the ben franklin bridge, and watch for a crash along the white horse pike route 30 at franklin avenue, and the trolley shuttling at the delaware loop because of overhead power problems. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report, in glassboro problems on 322 s. heading towards delsy drive, a downed tree and 322 is all blocked off, we'll keep tabs on that as the afternoon progresses. >> see you in a bit my friend thank you. >>> we are just hour as way from the final republican debate of this year, what to expect when the candidates face-off tonight. and a suspect tries to get away from

in the next half-hour i would head to the betsy ross bridge instead.n i-95 or the schuylkill expressway. mummers preparations continue at love park. expect restrictions along jfk boulevard. there's a crash at mcdad boulevard near four eyes optical. >> the accuweather forecast is next. the republicans in harrisburg were fighting each other over the state budget. that's right. each other. the republican state senate passed a responsible budget that "begins" to fund education but the republican house of representatives has insisted on a budget that fails to fund education and balloons the deficit. call your legislator, tell them to pass a budget that's right for pennsylvania. guess what the sun returns today. 48 degrees, the high is 50 degrees. we started off with lots of early clouds. we're starting to see breaks and we'll see sunshine through the day today. tonight new year's celebrating at midnight, 40 degrees and partly cloudy, tomorrow, partly sunny skies, 46. above average dry for the big parade. bundle up, it will be a chilly breeze with the breeze