burlington bristol bridge has reopened. the maintenance has cleared so no problems taking the burlington bristol right now. in belmawr, camden county, 168 construction going on. the ramp from 168 that's the black horse pike southbound to 295. it's construction closing the ramble to 5:00 p.m. 295 southbound between 168 we have construction here, as well. it's blocking up to two lanes that's for another hour and 15 minutes or so. >> gunfire erupted in the bustleton section of philadelphia. a 57-year-old man is fighting for his life after being shot twice along the 8900 block of alten street. authorities arrested a 26-year-old man who lives on the same block. police say he used an assault rifle unleashing a barrage of bullets that hit two nearby houses. police say they are trying to nail down a motive for the gunfire. >>> happening today a hearing in federal court that could send philadelphia mobster joey him or her -- joey merlino back to prison because he met with fell mob bosses in florida. the judge has have rejected the p

that's not the case at the burlington bristol, this is something we need to aware of this week, theyple b overnight 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. they are closing the burlington bristol entirely during the overnight it will be reopened in the next 9 minutes. on the highways, i-95, the schuylkill expressway, the boulevard all in the clear, at least so far, fingers crossed. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, matt pellman. on the big board, flight tracker shows we have 1072 flights across the country. there's the possibility of bumpy weather through oklahoma city, western texas and the state of new mexico. if you're flying into santa fe or albuquerque, nothing bigger. a couple of showers around the great lakes. florida dry. we have precipitation in the northwest a bit in southern california. west coast destination a possible issue there. in general everybody is a-0 okay. we're starting out with frost advisories and warnings in the immediate region. we're getting to a high of 62 later on. a mixture of sun and increasing clouds, nydia? >> david, thank you. >>> a tractor-trailer cras

now the burlington bristol bridge for overnight construction closed until 5:00 a.m. to take talcony palmyra to get around for now. road collapse out in montgomery county, de haven street over closed, your alternate to get around that mess for clean up there, just take gulph road. septa, new jersey transit, dart, all running on time with no delays. currently no delays at the philadelphia international airport. ukee? >> new this morning, a investigation is underway to determine what caused a fire at this duplex in northeast philly overnight. "eyewitness news" along the 100 block of nadin "a" street in bustleton, fire quickly placed under control. unclear right now how many people lived inside the property, but fortunately no one was hurt. >>> two months into the new year, a northeast philadelphia charter school is closing its doors leaving hundreds cents of students in limbo. officials at the walter d palmer high school in frankford tell "eyewitness news", they just don't have the money to stay open. parents gathered at the school last night demanding answers cents aft

going over to the maps now, the burlington bristol bridge, still closed until 5:00 a.m. that will will be closed for this the next couple every minutes for construction, meantime if you do have to head out the door, avoid any residual delay, take the tac-pal bridge as well. over to check out the pa turnpike, some construction eastbound between ft. washington and bensalem two. left lanes blocked. be prepared to squeeze by to the right-hand side. over to some travel times check out the majors, so the schuylkill expressway currently still clear headed eastbound from the pa turnpike to the blue route about five minute trip 202 looking great from the schuylkill expressway into route 30, about 12 minute trip there. the blue route still going great so far from the schuylkill expressway headed southbound into 95, 17 minute trip there. i think we head on over to carol who is outside for either a little touch off, flight. >> exactly, on all accounts. you know, jessica, we are looking at very cold start to the morning in every single location, may even be frost on your windshield.

burlington bristol bridge we're waiting on an opening for a northbound shipment stick to the turnpikenector instead n haddon township camden county we have the left lane blocked on 168, that's the black horse pike southbound at nicholson road. that's construction causing the problem there, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> and breaking overnighter a russian rocket is on its way to the international space station just hours after a failed attempt in america lit up the night sky. take a look at this brand new video of the successful launch over kazakhstan. the regularly scheduled mission is now even more critical on the heels of the cargo crash off the coast of virginia. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live in our satellite center. she's got that part of the story. it was quite a picture, erin. >> reporter: yeah, it sure, what tam. and this unmanned rocket was blasting off the nasa base in virginia. it was carrying supplies to the international space station but just seconds after liftoff the rocket erupted into an enormous fire ball. now, take a look at this cell phone video p

they are closing the burlington bristol bridge until 5:00 a.m. the next morning. it was supposed to happen in september, it was pushed back. you want to head to the turnpike connector bridge. 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. each night it will be closed. the better news is on the ben franklin bridge. yes this morning we have three lanes heading into the city. by wednesday morning you'll get the 4th lane back, it will provide major relief we've been waiting quite a long time for, tam and nydia. >> remains found over the weekend in virginia have not been identified as those as hannah graham. but police are referring to her case as death investigation. search crews found a skull bones and pair of pants in a dry creek bed. gram disappeared september 13. jesse leroy matthew is charged with abduction and attempt to defile. >>> animal cruelty investigation is under investigation in lehigh county. someone shot three pigs friday night. the farm animals other other owe pigs wondered off the property at the time of the shooting. no arrests have been made. >> a new service begins today

burlington bristol bridge open to traffic this morning, there was no overnight construction there was one bit of good news for the early morning commute. you can see the construction crew, malvern, chester county. 202 approaching 29 construction blocking the right lane stay with us left coming north of frazier, no major delays, but construction crews out there at this early hour on 202. in franconia, we have an accident he will roy road we have an accident. a little bit busy. >> philadelphia police are looking for a thief whose thirst for cash led him to a bridesburg beer store. he broke into the wall, put on gloves and mask and went to work. he i wouldn't you said a crow bar to open a cash register and took off with ipads and cash. if you somehow recognize him, contact police. >>> a man from oklahoma is being hailed a hero for taking down this would-be robber. he rushed in and tackled the robber who was only 14 yores old. the teen is facing armed robbery charges. next a ahead in the half-hour of "action news," a cameras caught a brutal attack on a pedestrian in south philadelphia. po

they opened the burlington bristol bridge. it's been closed every night this weekend, they will close it 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. each night, stick with the turnpike connector bridge up top there, as the alternate. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> developing overnight a test driver turned into a wild police pursuit and ended with a wreck in delaware county. katherine scott is live in wynnfield where this got started. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, and philadelphia police say the victim wanted to buy the car. the suspects are the would-be sellers. one suspect is in custody, the other police are looking for the other. this started on city avenue near saint joseph's campus. it ended in landsdown where one person was taken into custody. the victim had spotted a car he wanted to buy and set up a meeting. he connected with the seller suspect around 11:00 p.m. on city avenue. the victim wanted to test drive the car and that's when the seller and another man wanted to rob the victim. the victim couldn't get o

closed and a crash eastbound by highway 1 and runnemede at center avenue, but good news at the burlington bristol bridge, because of the weather, construction is canceled and it will stay open. >> still ahead on "action news" tonight. new guidelines, ordered by. cdc for all travellers headed to the u.s. from ebola stricken africa. how it is effecting our area. >> an all new nashville tonight and a bombshell is delivered via text message. >> row pressure off the coast is spinning back the chilly winds and bringing in moisture. we'll let you know when this leaves in the accuweather forecast. >> and jaime apody joins us with eagles, and flyers news in sports. ♪ with the card most accepted in the philadelphia region, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the confidence to move forward. independence blue cross. live fearless. >>> now, to the latest on ebola in america, today the center for disease control announced that pennsylvania will join five other states in monitoring all passengers coming to west africa to the united states. is it started monday and they chose pennsylva

burlington bristol bridge construction is gone. they are in the process of wrapping up the construction in belmawr on 295 by the 42 freeway. crews are getting back out of there. >>> that accident you mentioned matt, here it is, developing this morning, two people fleeing police in delaware caused a wreck that seriously injured two people. the action cam was on the scene in delaware late last night. crews had to pull a woman who was trapped inside the vehicle that was hit she is in critical condition. the man who was with her is in serious condition. two men fleeing police are stable and undergoing questioning. >>> there are new developments in the ebola emergency is a freelance photographer is the latest american to test positive. while extreme methods in texas are underway to figure out if other americans are infected. katherine scott is in the satellite studio with more. >> reporter: officials are looking to prosecute the liberia man who lied on his questionnaire saying he was not in contact with anyone that had ebola. >> reporte

cottman, light volume, the construction is clear, no delays yet looking good on i-95 and the burlington bristol bridge has reopened after construction shut it overnight, matt. >> we have an update on the breaking news story we told you about 30 minutes ago. here's brand new video from the end of the scene of a police chase. there was a violent crash. police chased a man in a pick up through several communities in the area of easton, north hampton county. the crash scene is at north 13th street near spring garden in easton. again, people are saying shots were fired. it's unclear when the shots were fired. we know that the coroner has been called to the scene, indicating there might be a death, but that's not confirmed. there's no report of any police officers getting hurt, stay with us for more information. >> the football season has come to an bankrupt from one of the most storied football teams in our area. the season has come to an end at cb west in bucks county. katherine scott has more. matt, the hazing allegations were first reported back on october 14. that's right, now the last two games

burlington bristol bridge open to traffic. the construction was canceled. it will close tonight at 9:00. one live look in delaware county, i-95 with the blue route we had construction tbloking the left -- blocking the left lane, things are looking good and in the process of clearing out here. no delays. >> probe finds that an academic fraud scandal at the university of north carolina has been going on for two decades. the probe found 3,000 students enrolled in classes and never showed up for them and received artificially inflated grades for research papers. the whistle blower who radio signed kept the athletes in these classes to keep them eligible to play. the school has begun firing procedures against 9 employees. >> a 30-year-old daric johnson is charged with harassment. the woman said she was loading groceries in her car when the man approached. he complimented her toes and started touching them. she asked him to stop, but he was attacked to toes and ran off. >> that's just weird. >> we'll have a live update on the conditions of the nasty crash on the

burlington bristol bridge is closed it was open overnight for maintenance. >> reporter: things are looking good on the big board, too, we've got no precipitation and plenty of sunshine on the way. early on it will be cool. we're in the mid 40s in most neighborhoods and 9:00, 49 degrees. by noon, 58. 64 by 3:00 your high today will be 65 degrees and that will hit right in here around 4:00 before we back down to 62 by 6:00 p.m., pretty bright and wind on the light side. on the big board at the airport, all green aircraft at all of our most commonly traveled destinations and no rain from chicago to orlando. >> going on to "healthcheck" millions will be able to told their colon cancer screenings in the privacy of their own home. experts say it's a promising development in the fight against colon cancer. but getting a colonoscopy is still the preferred method of screening. >>> help may be coming to dogs with acl. doctors say using an implant along with underwater treadmill therapy a dog can get back on their feet in 8 weeks and the cost is comparable to acl surgery. >>> gas prices have dropped

means a new schedule goes into service for the patco high speed line, in not so great news, the burlington bristol bridge will close each night 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and an earlier crash on 95 northbound side past bridge street, it's extra jammed from the vine to that point. 41 minutes should be 14. and a big night at the constitution center for the liberty medal ceremony. >> thank you. >>> more to come on "action news" tuesday night, more developments in the hazing is scandal involving a north jersey football team. whose jobs are on the line coming up. >> and why a local woman is celebrating the win for the lays potato chip contest. >> and on double scan we spawn the low off the coast to bring us a long period of unsettled weather. >> all right adam, a sneak peak at the lineup when "action news" comes right back. are you busy? i'm just day-dreaming. about your dream trip to italy? yeah. with your sisters, to shop and see the sights. is it that obvious? you've been staring at that new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. yeah, it's the new frankenbucks. with 10 top prizes of $50,000. is th

burlington bristol bridge open to traffic will close tonight at 9:00.ave. >> reporter: on storm tracker 6 live double scan we're seeing showers buildings down out of the north an east. some of them are passing through trenton and southern bucks county and southern montgomery county and philadelphia is starting to pick up this light rain, as well. there's a lighter shower in northern and western chester county pushing out of the reading and more action up in the poconos that may drop down later on, burlington county and ocean county starting to pick up some of that. as you're dressing the kids, we mentioned rain gear possible in the hours to school, but not on the way home. temperatures in time 40s in the northern western areas. in south jersey, low 50s and delaware. it's breezy today. if you're catching the bus or the el we'll move from the low 50s to mid 50s by 9:00. after lunchtime, cloudy and winds with highs in the upper 50s. >> an ohio man is expected in court formally charged with murdering his pregnant girlfriend. police say the woman's boyfriend

our construction is gone from the burlington bristol bridge, all lanes are open, traffic is moving fine. turnpike connector bridge is looking good. the that spot where 295 and 42 come together, most of the work zones are clearing out, but this one between 47 and 42 will be out there until 6:00. >>> new this morning, a fast-moving fire forced three families from their philadelphia homes overnight. crews were called to west oxford street in the brewerytown sexuality 1:00 a.m. there were no reports of injuries and the cause is not yet known. >>> we are, of course following the latest ebola crisis, a journalist in liberia is the latest american to be diagnosed with the virus and the circle of people possibly exposed by the ebola patient in texas has widened. katherine scott is live in the satellite center to fill us in. katherine. matt we have several updates to tell you about, but let's start in dallas where disease detectives are on the ground to determine how many thomas eric dunkin may have infected. so far, the cdc has not identified anyone. >> dunkin remains in texas health presbyteri

burlington bristol bridge crews return tonight at the p.m. with alternateing lanes in each direction. >> developing overnight, new ebola concerns in the united states has a patient in hawaii has been placed in isolation. plus, we are learning how hospital officials in dallas missed glaring warning signs about a confirmed ebola patient there. katherine scott is live gathering new information on this. >> reporter: in hawaii, health officials are monitoring a patient who has symptoms, however that is not a confirmed case of ebola. meanwhile, in dallas the first caseful ebola diagnosed on u.s. soil that man remains in isolation, 18 people in close contact with him are being monitored by health officials. thomas eric dunkin was in serious condition at texas health presbyterian hospital. he left lie briere with no symptoms -- liberia with no symptoms. four days after staying with family he began to show symptoms that's when his ebola would have been become contagious. 24 hours later he walked into an emergency room in dallas. his sister said he tol

burn road and the district court, while we are in this neck of the woods, we will close the burlington bristol bridge, the bbb. it will last through 5:00 tomorrow morning, during the hours stay on the turnpike connecter bridge instead. a crash to avoid in springfield township, 670 close to burs lane, and tabernacle township. near forest lane and ocean county a crash on the garden state parkway is gone. and a new one is gone in stafford township, blocking the lanes to 72, if are you trying to get to lbi, you'll have a hard time because the ramp is closed. hopefully things stay pretty decent. thank you matt. still to come on "action news" thursday night, a dramatic way to have halloween fun where you can get your hands on costumes of the most famous characters in theater. >>> i'll let you know when the clouds clear out. >> thank you. >> and preparing for the worst, an inside look at how one local health system plans to respond to cases of ebola. those cases and more when "action news" comes right back. ryan costello went into politics. in 2001, doctor manan trivedi joined the marines. trivedi se

i would expect another opening at the bur burlington bristol bridge. byberry at surrey road they have not fixed the road collapse. haven street still closed since late last week. stick to 320 or madson ford road instead. chester county crawl is on this afternoon around 202 southbound side approaching 29 on down to 40 for the work zone. septa is running but with delays on trolleyes. delays of 34 because of medical emergency 57 and baltimore and delays on 36 because of police activity 78 and elmwood. we'll check it again rick and monica coming up in the next half hour. >> see you then. thanks, matt, still more to come "action news" monday evening. tragedy in washington as we learn of another death from last week's school shooting and we'll hear from loved ones of the victims coming up. cecily. >> a beautiful fall day today lots of sunshine and mild temperatures. i'm tracking a near summerlike warmth tomorrow. but don't get used to. it i'll explain in the accuweather forecast. monica. >> all right, cecily. why retailers are blocking apple's new mobile pay

we are on stand by for burlington bristol bridge and we will let you know when it gets put back down, erika and ukee. >>> your time is 5:36. a big time retailer is testing row about the for their customer service. >> and how facebook plans to spend billions of dollars, money watch's jill wag more joins us up in new york at the stock exchange, hi jill. >> good morning. >> good morning, do you begins trading today above the 17,000 mark for the first time since early october. strong earnings reports released sent stocks up yesterday, dow jones rose 187 points, nasdaq finished 78 points higher. orbital stocks fell 15 percent in after hours trading, that is the company behind the anteras rocket that exploded tuesday. nasa is paying orbital and space x billions of dollars to keep the space station stocked. orbitallies unclear on how long it will take to make repairs. >>> thinks an incredible number, facebook says 1.35 billion people actively use the social media network every month. now ad revenue jumped 64 percent last quarter from mobile ads, still the stock fell a bit and came after ceo

few hours ago we had the tacony-palmyra bridge open and now the same thing will happen on the burlington bristolbridge in just a few minutes. >>> here's a sobering statistic the number of bike traffic deaths is soaring. the governor's highway safety association issued a report and said california and florida had the most deaths and more men are hit than women. the report didn't give a reason for that. here at home, though, the number of deaths in pennsylvania is down by 5%. the number is up by 1 in new jersey and 2 in delaware. and it looks like bike riding in general is booming in center city. officials say the number of bike riders in the city is up more than 33% since 2012. the increase is due in part to gas prices that were up, but are now down. there are also more places to store bikes and a growing number of people in center city vicinities. >>> fat girl costumes that's how walmart labeled a section of its website. see how customer the company i responding to angry cost rary . ♪ with the card accepted by 90% of doctors in the philadelphia region you have the freedom to relish right now. in

still waiting for a bridge opening on the burlington bristol bridge. the traffic will be stopped for just a few minutes. vai? >> thank you, jillian. >>> septa officials will meet with the transport workers union to try to avoid the strike. both sides are said to be far apart. jesse gary is live at the frankfort transportation center. septa executives reaction to the looming work stoppage. tell us more about that. >> that's right. executives with the authority say this impact comes down to changing times and the union's inability or unwillingness to accept a certain level of change. the major sticking points here in this impas, pension reform with septa wanting to move towards a 401(k) and union members of tw 234 wanting to reform the current pension system. failure to meet a compromise would mean a work stoppage. >> our members put three times as much into the pension as management. management gets three times as much out as our members. we can't live on that any more. >> union leadership promises a 24-hour notice before a work stoppage and in response

burlington bristol bridge closed and this is for another half hour.y're doing a maintenance project each night this week as we have been warning you. stick to the turnpike connector bridge. outside live we go, the ben franklin bridge not one but two right lanes blocked westbound as you come into the city but they always clear at least one of those lanes for us for the morning rush so we'll be looking better on the ben shortly. back to you. >> karen thanks. >>> we begin with breaking news. south african paraolympian athlete oscar pistorius is set to learn his fate at any moment for the shooting death of his girlfriend. he could face as much as 15 years in prison. >> katherine scott is here with the latest. >> this decision could come down at any time. we're waiting to see if oscar pistorius will face any jail time for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. here's video from earlier this morning of pistorius arriving to the courthouse. the prosecution had called for a minimum 10 year sentence. the defense has argued for community service and house arr

the burlington bristol bridge scheduled to go up at 5:20. ght want to stick to the turnpike connector instead. in burlington county on the turnpike northbound between five and six exits we've got the left and center lane blocked for about another couple hours at this point so should be through your morning rush as well as the turnpike southbound past exit 5 lanes blocked there as well. and one more construction note here in camden county in a busy spot. 168 the black horse pike southbound at nicholson road left lane blocked until 6 o'clock. >> parents students and administrators met for the first time since word of a hazing scandal broke. it led to the cancellation of the last two football games and the suspension of all of the football coaches. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside the school in doylestown with more on what happened at the meeting. katherine. >> reporter: matt, football players parents coaches administrators, it was a crowded meeting there last night. some say the school district overreacted canceling the la

burlington bristol bridge closed for another half hour for this maintenance problem they have been doingght. it the will reopen at 5:00 a.m., close again at 9 o'clock tonight. stick to the turnpike connector bridge instead. on the big picture, the accident on city avenue, also in south philadelphia i mentioned this earlier swanson street at ritner we've got a vehicle fire that's causing a problem there, erin. >> thanks so much, karen. >>> new this morning, a threat against penn state has surfaced on the social media site for the second time in two weeks. the latest message targeted the berks county campus in spring township. on monday, a yik yak user threatened to blow up a building which is currently under construction. police did not find anything suspicious while searching the site. the culprit has not been caught. a student at penn state's main campus has been charged for the first security threat made in state college last week. >> the owner of chickie's and pete's is offering a $5,000 reward to help find two armed robbers who terrorized employees at a location in delaware county. s

burlington bristol bridge closed until five for maintenance an ship coming through after 4:30 so we haven opening there anyway matt and tam. >> karen thanks. >>> we begin with breaking news. authorities are in the process of removing nearly two dozen dogs from a south philadelphia home right now. >> now, neighbors are called police saying they witnessed suspicious activity. the spca says what they found is clearly part of a dog fighting ring. >> "action news" reporter katherine scott joins you live from the scene in south philadelphia with details. katherine. >> reporter: matt, we're still waiting for the exact count but we're hearing there are 15 adult dogs inside the home and more than half a dozen puppies and they started taking the dogs from the home here. one just came out right now and put in that p spca van. philadelphia police were called to the 2200 block of mifflin street overnight, called for suspicious activity in the house. the spca arrived around midnight. you could hear the dogs barking before weeks ago rescued. you could probably hear some of them barking from the house r

burlington bristol bridge scheduled to go up at 5:20.turnpike connector instead, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> a four alarm fire in berks county more than a week ago has now been ruled an arson. authorities are offering a $10,000 reward to find the person who did it. the fire broke out in the morning of october 18th at the old reading outlets complex. it erupted on the lower floors and flames shot up an elevator shaft. it took hours for firefighters to get it under control. no one was hurt. >> a research company says the university of pennsylvania has produced more billionaires than any other school in the world. the report from wealth x says 25 current billionaires received a bachelors degree at penn. harvard was second with 22, yale with 20. researchers also noted the variety of fields in which penn billionaires found their success. for instance, tori birch made her money in fashion, musk in technology and steven cohen also a penn grad in finance. >> nice list. it's 4:53. all new in the next half hour we'll break down a new study

some overnight work on the burlington bristol bridge, closed until 5:00 a.m. so if you had to head out the door in the next half hour or so take the talcony palmyra bridge instead. roosevelt boulevard overnight work there, southbound, at cottman avenue, to whitaker avenue a lot of the majors doll great. ninety-five southbound woodhaven into the vine st. expressway, 13 minute trip, seven minutes on 422 if you're headed eastbound from oaks into 202, nicole, erika, back to you. >> thank you, jess. pennsylvania supreme court has suspended justice seamus mccaffrey for his involvement in the state's porn e-mail scandal. chief justice ron cast tile disclosed mccaffrey center received 234 emails with sexually explicit content. mccaffrey apologized calling it a laps in judgement. the judicial conduct board will now review the matter before joining the high court, mccaffrey was a municipal court judge in philadelphia, and served on superior court. >>> victory for philadelphia school teachers, a judge has blocked the school reform commission from cancelling the districts

bridges are quiet right now with the exception of the burlington bristol bridge. we have a bridge opening for a ship to pass through. tracy? >>> it is 5:31. parents at one elementary school could learn more about the fate of the school as early as today. there's a public hearing for walter palmer charter school just days after the high school was closed down. nbc 10's monique braxton is live outside school district headquarters in spring garden, where the hearing will take place. walk us through what's happening, monique. >> reporter: tracy, right now it's quiet at district headquarters, but i should tell you, today's hearing is the fourth of several in the status of the walter palmer charter school. this was the scene on monday when the high school shut down without notice. parents were outraged. hundreds showed up after their children arrived for classes and were dismissed immediately. this follows a ruling by the state supreme court stating palmer violated the charter contract because he accepted hundreds of additional students, which is against the law. palmer

of course, a lot of that overnight construction on the burlington bristol bridge. we also have construction right now on the new jersey turnpike/p.a. turnpike connector, the eastbound side between route 130 and the new jersey turnpike. the left lane is blocked and is expected to be blocked until about 6:00 this morning. chris? >>> a notable and, for some, frustrating milestone today. it's been two years today since superstorm sandy smacked into this region. we'll check on the rebuilding efforts and what's still keeping some areas two years later from getting back on track. >>> plus, you'll find tighter security at some federal buildings today across the country. we'll explain why and if any philadelphia buildings are included. revealed through the work of its scholars and graduates. it has inspired strength and purpose. an enduring symbol of passion and excellence that is not static, but moves among us. a feeling...a shared experience, a reminder that we are connected for life. we are penn state, making our mark on the world. >>> 13 minutes after 4:00 now. in respo

the burlington bristol bridge just reopened. it had been closed for construction.t will be closed again tonight at 9 o'clock for construction all this week. stick to the turnpike connector bridge instead and one more look here. let's go to hamilton township mercer county. the ramp connecting 33 with 295 still closed. construction lasts here for about another hour so use the ramp at sloane avenue instead. back to you, matt. >> all right, karen, thanks. >>> braking right now, a judge has just sentenced olympian oscar pistorius for the shooting death his girlfriend last year. "action news" reporter katherine scott joins us from the studio. >> we now know that oscar pistorius will be serving five years in jail for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp last year. the judge also gave pistorius a three year suspended sentence for a firearms charge. pistorius had been taken to the cell. he stood to hear the sentence in front of a packed courtroom in pretoria south africa not too long ago. the prosecution had called for a minimum 10 year sentence behind bars. the defense

burlington bristol bridge up for a passing ship. in the meantime stick to the turnpike connector instead. other than that you're good to go as you head out the door. matt and tam. >> tanks karen. >>> breaking right now the spca has rescued more than a dozen animals from a home suspected of being a dog fighting ring. they are even finding syringes possibly for injecting steroids into the animals. "action news" reporter katherine scott was first on the scene and joins us live from the home in south philadelphia. katherine. >> reporter: matt, we do have some updated numbers from the pspca. we're hearing eight puppies and five adult dogs were rescued from the home and just in the last few minutes you can see they took out a piece of training equipment, appears to be a treadmill. they put it on the back of this vehicle here and that they believe was used to train these dogs used in dog fighting. authorities remain here on the scene on the 2200 block of mifflin street in south philadelphia as they continue to take evidence out of the home

and the burlington bristol bridge reopened too. that maintenance there has cleared.re live in new jersey, that's 42 northbound traffic if you're coming from turnersville or blackwood, no delay just yet. it's early and looking good, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> and we start with breaking news this morning. the pennsylvania spca is raiding a home in south philadelphia right now. authorities say they're taking down an elaborate dog fighting operation. katherine scott was first on the scene and katherine, you've got some brand new video. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam and police say they found blood throughout the home, evidence of dog fighting and they believe this operation could date back quite some time. you can see that authorities remain on the scene right now. philadelphia police and the p spca here on the 2200 block of mifflin street in south philadelphia. let's go to that new video. exact count from authorities but we're hearing there are roughly 15 adult dogs in the house and more than a half dozen puppies in the south philadelphia home. they sta

and if you plan to travel the burlington bristol bridge and say you're leaving the door in the next few minutes, just be warned that we are anticipating a bridge opening around 5:20 this morning, so in the next few minutes traffic will be stopped out there. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> we started the weekend cold, temperatures in the 30s in the morning but not this morning. no, clouds are moving into the area. it's a much warmer morning. we're talking 60s in center city. right now 61 degrees at philadelphia international. the wind has died down, ten degrees warmer than yesterday morning. and yesterday was warmer than monday. right now we're seeing no wind here at nbc 10, but there are some scattered clouds starting to move into ra the area. we will see some sunshine, but not the brilliant sunshine we enjoyed yesterday. 63 right now in wilmington. wrightstown and new jersey is 61 degrees. there are some cool spots north and west. bluebell is down to 55. and look at collegeville, it's down to 49 degrees, while eagleville is 59. and it's in the

at the burlington bristol bridge expect an opening in the half-hour.. 422 crash is out of the way, but speeds are in the 30s coming in from limerick. >> nice green smoke there, matt. >> reporter: let's go meteorologist david murphy. >> reporter: we have sunshine going up over the horizon, the temperature is 56 degrees, the suburbs are digging out of the 40s. 69 is the high. cool and breezy, but not as windy. tomorrow, clouds take over in the morning and rain and drizzle move in the gradual in the afternoon and evening. high of 64. saturday looks like the rain shut off quickly and we get up to 64 with dry conscious. >> at noon a live update at the fire at the assisted living facility for the disabled in delaware county where one person never made it out alive. >>> "live" with kelly and michael is next on 6abc. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great thursday! announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today, star of "alexander and the terrible horrible no good very bad day," steve carell. and from the series "shameless," and the new film "you're not you,"

burlington bristol bridge back down, but we have heavy traffic on both sides of the bridge.ing. what can we expect? >> reporter: it's mainly dry tonight, 41 in philadelphia. check out the spots in the 30s. allentown below the freezing mark, so coats this morning. high of 58 with clouds increasing during day. tonight falling from 55 to 50 did you work your trick or treating hours. there could drizzle down the shore, everybody else is dry. windy and damp, showers on and off on saturday, 53 uncomfortable. brisk and chilly, sunshine returning on sunday, tam. >> looking forward to that. >>> well they will keep the halloween fun going on "g.m.a." we'll see you in 30 for the very latest. debates ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the spooktacular. and d.j. spinning the hottest hits right now. celebrating "gma's" "dancing with the stars" scare-tacular. and we have more surprises. a special celebrity guest judge with us this morning. well, look who it is. none other than maverick is here joining us. maverick. he looks a little bit like he's itching to give one of our dancers the perfect score. look at that s

in durham township, a wreck to avoid at 611 and 212, you haven't been able to get by on the burlington bristol bridge, the bridge should be on the way back down now. and the debris spill southbound college drive thark is cleaned up and if you are hopping on the a.c. expressway, no tolls until midnight tonight. >> thank you matt. >>> we have all seen athletes go over the top with celebrating but it doesn't usually look like this. china's tabletop tennis championship when over the top by kicking and throwing his shirt to the crowd. he just took the title by winning the germany world cup. but after his excessive celebration, he was stripped of his winnings, he apologized saying in part, i am under a great deal of press >>> all right meteorologist, melissa magee is in for adam joseph, i'll say that adam picked a fine day to be out of here. >> i think he had a clue what the weather would be today. >> we are tracking changes on the way and then it gets much colder at the end of week. here is the picture outside, everybody was buzzing about the weather today, it's gorgeous and we have flowers there o

and at 9:00 they'll close the burlington bristol bridge, for maintenance, at 5:00 tomorrow morning, stay bridge at that point. but the better bridge news comes in here on the ben franklin bridge, the two west lanes are blocked and the lanes will be open by the morning for four lanes and patco tracks will be back in service for tomorrow morning's commute. good news for the ben. >> thank you. >>> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. [ male announcer ] great rates for great rides. do you guys do instant hey, i losreplacement?ard. (snap!) what just happened? check your wallet. no. ...no way. your debit card should arrive in 7-10 business days. it's time to bank human again. get debit cards on the spot, and no monthly fee checking with just a $100 minimum balance at td bank. america's most convenient bank. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph, weird weather day. thunderstorms at the shore and sunny skies here. >> isolated in ocean county and the rest of us quiet weather. as we take a look at double scan live radar, the hail you saw a

southbound 95 delays into girard avenue, we had an earlier accident, and the burlington bristol bridgeg. traffic stack on both side. and right now, and mike an alex, back over to you. >>> it is halloween and we wanted special guests to tell her what they are doing. >> some of them are out of town, they have promised to call in and thank you, coach chip kelly, i know you are in texas but thanks for coming in. >> is what going on, lets get to it real quick. >> what happened in arizona are you losing your guts, kick a feel goal instead of going for it. >> i dent want to talk bit. i will in the go for halloween. i'm to scar. i will stay home and kick a field gel in the house. you know we have nick foles in here throwing candy in the kid bags and kept getting intercepted. lets go, let's go, i'm making them dress up a as cowardly lion this year. i'm talking about him. put them up, put them up. come on. come on good good luck against the texans. >> wish i could say same for you. >> i have had it with him. >> he is making me wish the other coach was back here. andy reid joining us on the phone

that will also the burlington bristol bridge, expecting to open right now 80:00, a anticipate delay there. also, still dealing with the road closure of de haven street between balancemink owe road. out there for quite a while. no delays for mass transit. erika? >> thank you, vittoria. happening today septa and it largest union get back to the bargaining table at noon, with potential strike looming. management, transport workers union held talks at the wyndham hotel in old city yesterday. but could not reach a deal. the reportedly hung up over pension benefit. any work stoppage would affect septa bus, subway, and trolley service, but the union promises to give riders 24 hours notice, before strike. >> pennsylvania state senator leanna washington resigning her office. washington pleaded guilty yesterday, to a conflict of interest charge in norristown. >> senate staffers and other resource toss plan campaign fundraisers. she had spent more than 20 years in the legislature. >> this resolution with the attorney general's office is the best decision for my constituent, my family -- >> a judge s

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the burlington bristol bridge reopened, reopened at 5 o'clock this morning.was shut down for construction. it will shut down again tonight at 9 o'clock each night this week. stick to the turnpike connector bridge instead, matt. >> will do. thank you karen. >>> breaking this morning, oscar pistorius is going to jail. a judge in south africa has issued her sentence for the shooting death of his girlfriend last year. "action news" reporter katherine scott has been following the sentencing hearing and joins us live in the studio. katherine. >> reporter: matt, the judge sentenced oscar pistorius to five years in jail for the shooting death of his girlfriend. under south african law he must serve at least 10 months before being considered for house arrest. this morning in pretoria south africa pistorius was asked to stand in front of a crowded courtroom. he didn't give much by way of a visible reaction to the sentence. five years for culpable homicide, culpable homicide means the person was killed unintentionally but unlawfully. pistorius was also given a three yea

speaking of bridges this is burlington pristine bristol which will be closed tonight starting at 9. sting with the turnpike connector instead and we're expecting opening at the triple b coming up in 7 or 8 minutes. meanwhile 295 southbound side of black horse pike crash gone but still slow speeds from 73 and in delaware tonight closed ramp 95 southbound to 202 concord pike that project tonight at 10:00. rick and monica see you back at home -- have a good ride home. >> under age drinking and wild parties one of the nation's most prestigious military schools is under the microscope tonight because of football program and allegations. >> new fallout if a chemistry experiment that went wrong at nevada children's museum. what state authorities announced today. adam. >> rick summerlike temperatures building ohio and tennessee valley highs in the 70s and 80s. we'll warm it up and then a winter blast will move in in that 7 damon ka we'll have the timing in accuweather. >> all right. jamie apody with sports and eagles look ago head following yesterday's loss against the cardinals. those stor

and next, the burlington bristol bridge scheduled to open for a boat crossing, that is happening shortlyso, take the betsy ross or another bridge, and on 422 eastbound, approaching route 29, an accident there, has the right lane blocked. mike? >> we got the eagles game against the giants sunday night, so you have the whole weekends friday, saturday, sunday, during the daylight hours to get lock up. old city the epi-center of entertainment in philadelphia, this weekend. >> a lot going on and quincy harris getting preview today. hey, there, q. >>> hey, how are you guys doing. this is me trying to transform into a pirate. >> oh, there -- >> it is going to happen, yes. >> be feeling somebody before sunset. >> you need a bit of color still. you need -- >> oh, okay, i'll put this on. >> get him right over here. >> geez. >> that's good all right. >> so the festival going on, it starts tomorrow. it. >> it starts tomorrow. there will be a parade tomorrow evening, then saturday and sunday there will be tours of the tall ships, you can go sailing on the tall ships there will be food trucks, goes go