betsy ross and burlington bristol are still clear. >> nbc 10's katy zachry is live in warrenton township bucks county where the snow piles are still around from the blizzard of 2016. that could cause issues today nc nchz. >> definitely, tracy. there are businesses throughout our area after the storm we had that have massive snow piles.

we'll take a look at the burlington bristol. that is scheduled for an opening at 5:50. in the process of that right now. no problems right now for the betsy ross, the tacony palmyra. i'll be back with more updates. >>> remember this, how could you forget it? this is what it looked like in norristown, moim couldnntgomery after the blizzard of 2016. the norristown council met with neighbors to talk about the storm cleanup and way it took so long. council members says the borough was just not ready to handle so much snow. >> all the small townships around here, they get taken care of but norristown -- norristown seems to be neglected. we need answers. >> the council promised to improve its emergency management plan and invest in new equipment to handle future storms. >>> a special commission released new recommendations yesterday for the proposed universal pre-k program in philadelphia. the commission recommends giving priority to children with especially needs and low-income families. the commission also suggests the pre-k program should operate on an eight-hour day throu

burlington bristol bridge finished its bridge opening here, expect the tacony-palmyra to open in 15 minutes. >>> people in the tri-state area are bracing for the record cold to hit this weekend. "action news" reporter, katherine scott is live at the frankford transportation center not a fun morning to with a lot for the bus or the subway, good morning. >> reporter: it's a cold one, this morning, tam, the temperature are plunging, but it's the wind that really makes the difference this morning here at the frankford twption center you can see people are waiting for the bus.

we have a scheduled opening for the burlington bristol. that's schedule for 6:10 this morning.s 95 around woodhaven road. you can see no problems in either direction. we have a great drive time

the burlington bristol also dealing with a scheduled opening for 5:50.have a little while to plan for that. i wanted to show you route 73 approaching the tacony palmyra bridge. toll plaza up in this direction, no backups because of the opening. not a lot of traffic out there right now. we have a bridge closer on the falls bridge, closed for rehabilitation work until april. your alternate right now is the city avenue bridge. checking in with the boulevard as well. here is route 1 around broad street, no problems. either direction north or southbound. i'm come back in the next ten to see if there are delays on the bridges. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 19 minutes after 5:00. it is dry in philadelphia but parts of the area roadways already seeing the first rainfall of the day. that rain will quickly move through the city to start with, then we'll probably get a break. 44 degrees. we're certainly getting a break from normal temperatures in february. we're at 44 right now. that's warmer than the normal high tempera

burlington bristol bridge still upright. scheduled to open around 4:45, still up though. i'll let you know it comes back down. just make note of that for those every you taking a bridge. westbound bridge, westbound direction, from jersey looking good. beautiful shot here. very nice and quiet. exactly what we want to see any day, but specially on a friday. this should stay fairly quiet. if it is like any normal friday would be. we have water main break west philly two, places are afflict dollars here, 63rd between haverford avenue and master street, and girard, between 62nd street and 64th. use alternate, lansdowne avenue, probably going to be your best bet. and i'll get to this. last night underground explosion causing some construction, i'll get to in a in about 15 minute, erika, back to you. >> meisha, thanks so much. no classes again today at ursinus college in montgomery county. number of students, staff, sickened by mysterious illness now nearly double what it was on wednesday. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now at the campus in collegeville. offici

the burlington bristol, a scheduled opening for 6:10. the next half hour or so, you may see delays there. here's the schuylkill expressway, no problems in either direction. we're at 13 minutes eastbound into center city, average speeds still up there. if you're going to the blue route to the vine street expressway, still going to take you the same time it normally does. >> 35 degrees through the delaware valley, 5:40. a simple tweet from jeb bush is causing controversy. we'll show you the image bush tweeted out with a one-word caption. >>> plus, paying respects. find out about the plans for the public to honor the life of supreme court justice antonin scalia. >>> 5:43. happening today, caitlyn jenner is scheduled to speak at the university of pennsylvania. jenner will join penn alum buzz basinger at the sold out event. student organizers say they try to bring in speakers who promote discussions on topical issues. >>> the public will get the chance to pay final respects to the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. scalia's body will

burlington bristol bridge scheduled to go up at about 6:10 for a northbound ship. stick to the turnpike connector instead. so watch for the burlington bristol to n mount laurel burlington county this is our serious accident of the morning. we're hearing that someone is trapped in the wreckage of a vehicle here that's in burlington county in mount laurel on the ramp right now from james fenimore cooper service area to the new jersey turnpike northbound. so, the ramp is shut down. we've got police and fire crews all on the scene. now, the turnpike itself is moving okay. we're seeing speeds of 65 miles an hour but you can't use that ramp, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> and we continue to follow a developing story coming in from allentown. a police officer was shot while trying to serve a warrant. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live for us now outside of lehigh valley hospital. that's where the officer is being treated. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, today. and we do hope to learn more later on today but we do know an allentown offi

burlington bristol bridge scheduled to go up at 5:50 for a northbound ship. head to the turnpike connector bridge. taking a look in delaware, your majors looking good. 95 a 12 minute ride between 495 and 92 but this is the one area david has been talking about getting wet with that first band of rain moving through. most of the weather activity will be in the afternoon that will cause a slow go. matt and tam. >> karen thanks. >>> a montgomery county judge could decide today if prosecutors can go forward with the sex assault case against bill cosby. "action news" reporter katherine scott has continuing coverage live outside the courthouse in norristown. katherine. >> reporter: matt, former district attorney bruce castor was the only witness to take the stand here yesterday in the hearing and he testified that he believed bill cosby could never be prosecuted. while he said there was no formal nonprosecution agreement in place, he said he made a legal decision and given his position as district attorney, he believed that legal decision was binding. bill cosby le

side of the burlington bristol bridge. 130, at high street. >> patted co, all running with no delays, but the coal temps freezing everything over this morning. chris, lauren, back to you. >> developing for you right now, royal caribbean cruise ship back on land after getting stuck at sea. >> debris fell on board, waves reached over 30 feet, passengers happy to be back on dry lands. dave kinchen live in new jersey where the ship docked last night. dave, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lauren, a loft passengers indeed glad to be on dry land, but some still technically on the water, still on the ship, spending the night there. because they simply did not have transportation to get home, as of last night, and we are told many are even enjoying full bar service, and they may even need that after their ordeal, but they are here now, at cape liberty, in north jersey, many will have breakfast, here, before heading home and trying to get on with their lives, following that very rough and frightening weekend on the high cea

burlington bristol bridge opening up at 5:50. heading out the door, in three or four minutes or so. we have an accident here huntington valley involving injuries. the county line road at beachwood road in and around that area whenever we have involving injuries, you will expect flashing lights, police will be on the scene. just make note of have that and use best caution. dart route 17 is detoured until friday because of construction. the patco running a special schedule until friday. make sure to check your schedules on line. erika, back over to you. >>> we are getting close tore kick off. is there the count down. four days a change left until super bowl 50 right here on cbs-3 sunday night. players are getting ready for thing about game but you can add another superstar the two line up perform at the super bowl. nfl announced lady gaga will sing before the broncos take on the panthers. she also has another big gig coming up later this month. she will pay tribute to david bowie at the grammys. you can only see both of those perfo

as for the area bridges, checking in with the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol for scheduled. clear on the tacony palmyra, betsy and theç burlington bristol. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 4:49 and mild this morning. the temperatures are in the 40s. it's a waiting game right now for the rain that will start falling this morning. but really intensify this afternoon. 43 degrees in philadelphia. all night long. snow in the entire region has been melting. but there's still snow on the ground. there are the clouds. they're already here. that's helping to keep things warmer but rain on the way and snow on the ground, we could see heavy downpours this afternoon will lead to a possibility of flooding during the late afternoon and evening hours for areas that are seeing poor drainage. philadelphia, wilmington, trenton, just cloudy right now. the rain is to the west, behind these clouds that extend down into the deep south. there is a potential for heavy rainfall this afternoon. for now, that is way to our southwest. the rain in western penn

right now we're looking at the burlington bristol. scheduled for 6:10 to be open.e coming up on that time in about a minute. we are on standby. no huge delays yet. we're on standby for the opening. i'll keep you updated. the boulevard, ninth street, no problems in either direction or delays. north or southbound, we're okay. but watch out for an accident scene in cheltenham on tookany creek parkway and ashborn road. no traffic really in site at route 38 at nixon drive. >>> 35 degrees, through most of philadelphia, 6:10 wednesday morning. a mailman held hostage inside his own truck in new jersey. >> we'll tell you what surrounded his truck, forcing him to call police. >>> ahead at 6:30, a driver smashes into a camden county pizzeria. we'll show you more of the damage and tell you who police are saying about the crash. >>> 6:14 and 35 degrees in philadelphia. a public interest group says people living in flint, michigan paid the highest water rates in the country even as their water was tainted with lead. the group food and water watch found flint residents paid $860

any minute now, 6:10, opening expected at the burlington bristol bridge. so if you are grabbing your coffee and keys and headed out the front door right now, you want to try using the talcony or the betsy. accident in cheltenham, tookany creek road, also crash up in gilbertsville. the south jersey side looking good. but rolling up out of wilmington starting g to see delays on 95 from christianna up through the delaware memorial bridge. mike and alex back to you. >> 6:02, following developing news this morning, update on a story we brought but a woman found dead in a dumpster. >> in a dumpster. now shoot-out in allentown, steve keeley, are these stories relate in the. >> well, here is where the woman was found in the dumpster on valentine day. sunday afternoon, found shot to death, multiple times, and put into a recycling bin, likely not this one, that has probably replaced the one she was found in. and the scene last night as we pan over in prime time at 9:00 right across this flip- football field from each other. allentown police chief keith morris says h

burlington bristol, tacony-palmyra, commodor barry bridge, betsy ross bridge in the clear, just a little construction on the commodore. >>> cold out there this morning in the northern and western suburbs, we have testiments in the 20s and teens -- we have temperatures in the 20s and teens. 20 degrees in west chester this morning. in south jersey, close to 20. 25 down the shore, and teens in vineland and bridgeton. upper teens low 20s from hockessin to dover, delaware. below freezing by 9:00. 2:00 p.m., 39. we'll get a high of 41 degrees around 3:00 p.m. clouds increase as the day goes on, a tad milder than yesterday. tam tomorrow, big time milder air returning zooming up to 60. >>> it will feel like spring. you can find the forecast and double scan radar at 6abc.com/weather. >>> new this morning, you could say an italian businessman is feeling the perks of his life even after his death. he ran the mocca express pee exor -- companies for years after >>> meadeville woman has a playful personality. she drops down on the ground and joins in with mom. >>> philadelphia police have a message fo

burlington bristol bridge finished its bridge opening here, expect the tacony-palmyra to open in 15 minutes. >>> people in the tri-state area are bracing for the record cold to hit this weekend. "action news" reporter, katherine scott is live at the frankford transportation center not a fun morning to with a lot for the bus or the subway, good morning. >> reporter: it's a cold one, this morning, tam, the temperature are plunging, but it's the wind that really makes the difference this morning here at the frankford twption center you can see people are waiting for the bus. they are hoping that their wait is not a long one. commuters feel the arctic blast and emptied their closet before they left for work. a trip to the frankford transportation center making the wait feel longer today, a deep freeze is settling in the area. commuters came prepared wrapped in layers of warm gear. >>> i have on two pairs of pants, two pairs of socks. >> reporter: in rittenhouse square the hoods were up the parka zipped tight. people clutched their coffee for warmth. what might warm your heart today is the day t

then on the jersey side of the burlington bristol route is 13 at high street a crash. mass transit looking good. septa new jersey transit, patco, heads up, all of the platforms could be slippery as well. back to you. >> doing the bristol symptom up this morning. >> i like that. >> that royal caribbean cruise ship is back in new jersey, after getting stuck in that awesome storm. it was huge. >> passengers they're hang full to be dock and on dry land. but let's get to dave kinchen, live in bayonne, new jersey, so some people are choose to go still be on the both? >> we will show you folks actually getting on to the vans and getting out of town here, we pan up, also show you the people who are indeed still on the ship there. the anthem of the seas, all of the lights looks like party still going on. we know by the way that they had access to the full bar overnight. many probably need that once they got to cape liberty here in north jersey. many will have breakfast here before heading home and trying to get on with their lives following very rough and frightening weekend on

the burlington bristol bridge is going up shortly. use the turnpike connector bridge instead to avoid a delay there. we had an accident northbound new jersey turnpike it has cleared. 42 northbound at creek road traffic is moving nicely no big problems. >>> people across the area are preparing to step outside in the arctic blast. katherine scott has done that already and joins us live outside the frankford transportation center. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt, yeah the wait for the bus it feels a little bit colder on days like today when it is just so frigid outside. you can feel the difference when you head out the door versus yesterday it's going to get colder this weekend. the temperatures are dropping the winds are picking up. in rittenhouse square the people piled on the layers, put on their heavy coats and buffered themselves from the cold that descend on the area. near city hall business was booming always vendors sold hats, gloves and scarves to people who walked out the door and felt they need to wear

friday, good morning we have an opening underway, burlington bristol bridge heading out the front door, put another pop tart in the toaster there and hang tight. tacony pal my eyes best alternate. we're in good shape, all of the majors looking good, no problems on the the schuylkill expressway, the turnpike, or 422. let's zoom into a new issue here a water main break in west philadelphia. this is 63rd between haverford and master. they have girard avenue closed as well. i think this is first of what we will see these cold temperatures, roll in here this weekend. i'll add walnut street problem from yesterday that underground fire that has walnut street closed for morning rush hour from 21st to between the section. twenty-first and walnut is first presbyterian church to give you a location there use chestnut or spruce to stay off of walnut and avoid getting stuck in that detour. that will cause a jammo for the morning rush hour. dart also on sunday kicking in fare increase and changes so make sure you have a new timetable today so you are good to go for monday. lauren, back over to you.

that freighter coming south and it impacted the burlington bristol. grabbing your coffee and keys and heading out the front door the time to beat is 5:50 on that tacony palmyra. dart over weekend on sunday they will kick in service change and fare increase so make sure you have a new timetable so you are ready to go for monday morning. >> loud blast and then people saw smoke and flames underneath walnut street. pretty frightening scene, this morning dozens forced from their homes and businesses out in center city. steve keeley is live on the scene where crews have been working to try to get things back to normal, hi there steve >> reporter: still reeling out here lauren because two hearst after this happened the sound of the jackhammer is echoing here through buildings in center city. everybody is taking this corn their bob talk about at 21st and walnut like a hair pin corner like 24 hour at le man's, a grand prix race by the way and ice on the streets on top of. that hopefully people will slow down when they see these barricades. this driver in idea

and we start off with the burlington bristol bridge. hard to tell in the dark but open.ou have to pick another bridge. all lanes blocked of course for the opening. now over to route 202, in chester county turks route 30 bypass. it is all clear there. minor accident in huntingdon valley county line road beechwood road. police are on the scene. at 5:49, like accomplish african-americans contributed to the success of this country on this third day of february, refresh, one every philadelphia's biggest on-screen stars. >> sherman helmsley, belt known as george jefferson, born on february 1st, 1938. he was born and raised in south philadelphia, somewhere around 22nd and christian streets. by his mother, who worked in a lamp factory. >> attended central high school, dropped out in tenth grade to join the us air force, he left the air force four years later and returned to philadelphia. where he worked for the post office, during the day, and then attended the academy of dramatic arts at night. quickly landed roles on broadway, and plays, big break, though, came in 1971. >> let

burlington bristol bridge right now scheduled to go up for app northbound ship any minute now. stick to the turnpike connector. in mount laurel burlington county we have a serious accident here. someone was reportedly trapped in the wreckage of a vehicle and they've shut down the ramp from the james fenimore cooper service area to the turnpike northbound. so the turnpike itself we're seeing 65 miles an hour, no problem but the ramp is shut down. matt and tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> we are following developing news here. learning more about a shootout that put an allentown police officer in the hospital. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at lehigh valley hospital where the officer is recovering to fill us in. >> reporter: matt, this all remains under investigation this morning. we were told the officer was shot in the arm and he's recovering this morning here at lehigh valley hospital. the suspect was taken here, too, last night but we don't know what his injuries are. this all happened at 616 godfrey street in allentown just before 10 o'clock last night. an exchan

i checked in with the burlington bristol and the tacony-palmyra, i'll have an update for you in the next ten. >>> 18 minutes after 5:00. the temperatures have really come down overnight and the wind is blowing to make it feel've colder. you'll need to layer up this morning as the first round of cold is coming our way over the next several days. already 24 degrees as expected. look at the wind, 14 miles an hour gusting to 24 miles an hour. it's cold outside. that's alive view from center city. you see the flags blowing. the temperatures have come down. now it's 18 degrees in doylestown. wilmington is at 21. and they're all in the low 20s. eagleville, 19 degrees along with the airport. bundle up. you will see sunshine but there will be clouds blowing through. you seen that already this morning. flurries are possible but other than that we're not expecting any wet weather but do expect we'll have to bundle up all day long. despite temperatures climbing a bit, wheel be in the middle to upper 20s this afternoon. the cold blowing winds will be gusting to 30 miles an hour. a little less windy t

around 6:10 the burlington bristol bridge is scheduled to open. i will, of course, let you know when it does open, and opened for traffic abe a accident, new jersey, black horse pike southbound, and because of the down pole. erika, back over to you. >>> dangers of being a a police officer once again apparent when a local officer is gun down serving a warrant. it happened while that allentown officer, investigates a murder investigation. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us at lehigh valley hospital with more on that conditions, justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. allentown police tell us that officer is in good condition and it is now, stable. now they also say that the man accused of shooting that officer is now being hospitalized, as well, and lets take to you video from last night, the wounded officer, has in the yet been named but we know he was part of an emergency response team, serving an arrest warrant, on a male suspect. now this happened as a apartment building on the 600 block of north godfrey street about 9:45

in fact the bridge overview, together the tacony-palmyra, burlington bristol and betsy ross bridge all in the clear. >> reporter: we're starting out chilly across the region, if you're getting exercise in bundle up. 21 degrees at 10:00 a.m. winds are light, but clouds increase, 6:00 p.m. dry on the roads and running past 36 degrees by 6:00 p.m. as we take a quick look at the airport. we're hoping for all green aircraft and no major delays, that's what we've got. no sign of precipitation in our most commonly traveled destinations. >>> new in "healthcheck," the islands of aruba is on the sika travel list. the virus transmitted by mosquitoes is expected to cause a rare birth defect. >>> one in three americans not getting enough sleep. 35% of adults in the u.s. are getting less than 7 hours a sleep enough. they found the percentage of people getting enough shut eye vary from state to state. 62% of adults reported getting 7 hours, skipping on sleep can cause obesity and heart disease and high blood pressure. >>> a serial stow away was busted again. >>> a train fighter stops a would-be robbe

just checked in with the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol.ed openings, the ben, the walt, the commodore barry, everything good. >>> a delayed winter means pothole season has been pushed back. now the annual problems on the roads are starting to pop up. experts say the recent weather is a perfect recipe for potholes and expect more in the weeks ahe ahead. >> especially on older pavements where you have cracks where water can penetrate. it's the freezing and thawing that creates the gaps underneath the pavement. >> if a pothole jolts your car, get it checked out before it causes any major problems. >>> moment of terror for a mother and father from atlantic county. >> an infant that isn't breathing, turned blue. >> their 2-month-old was lifeless. next, hear who came to the rescue just in time. >>> pick pockets caught in the act inside a montgomery county grocery store. hear why they took more than a wallet from one victim. >>> don't just watch, be part of the conversation. we're always talking with our viewers via twitter. our dwitwitter address

no scheduled openings for the tacony palmyra or the burlington bristol and no problems heading into philadelphiathe ben and the walt. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> ten minutes before 5:00. a dreary morning. temperatures are in the 40s right now and we've got rain. on and off light rain showers this morning. 42 currently in philadelphia. and in the mountains, you'll find some freezing rain because the temperatures are just below freezing and rain is coming out of the sky. you may also run into areas of light fog. not too bad in the mountains. the fog has thickened up in portions of delaware and dover, three-quart irmile visibility, under a mile there. light fog at philadelphia international at two miles visibility. you'll need your umbrella. showers, scattered light showers to start with. through philadelphia, trenton getting a few rain drops right now. here's another line of steadier but still light rainfall into chester county and moving towards new castle county, through cecil county in northeastern maryland. heavier rain, there it is to the south.

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tacony palmyra, the betsy, the ben, the burlington bristol.s have not gone up to allow for any ships to pass through. i'll let you know if that happens. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> coming up on 19 minutes after 5:00. it's a colder start in the suburbs than in the city. this is a live view from center city looking past the art museum this morning. 38 degrees at philadelphia international. but that being said, there are cold spots out there and it didn't completely dry out from yesterday's rainfall. you may see some areas of ice. it's more likely north and west. the pocono mountains, still snow on the ground, lots of it. it will be a great day for skiing. what a beautiful spring skiing conditions with sunshine today. in fact, we're all going to engine sunshine today. the clouds from yesterday, they are way offshore. but there's another system on the way. this storm is producing snow and rain right into nebraska. they're getting the brunt of it right now. it's pushing into iowa as well. this is going

if you're taking area bridges, no scheduled opens for burlington bristol and tacony palmyra. >>> 11 minutesst 5:00 right now. no smoking. we'll tell you about a new push in philadelphia to help teens quit smoking. >>> and where the city's youth smoking rate ranks across the country. >>> and new video of this man, hours before the shooting rampage in michigan. we'll tell you what he was doing. >>> let's take a look at the nbc 10 first alert weather radar. we're tracking heavy rain. that's why we issued a first alert weather alert so you are ready. >>> upper darby police say they released a video of a man overdosing on heroin on a crowded bus to show the power of narcan. this video was posted on the police department's facebook page. saved his life. yesterday, police arrested the man in the video for possession. >>> two weeks ago, nbc 10 showed you narcan saving this woman from a heroin overdose in south jersey. the woman was lying in the street an a west deptford police officer helped revive her. >>> new video from michigan shows the kalamazoo shooting rampage suspect in a gun store hours be

i did check with the rest of the area bridges for scheduled opens on the burlington bristol or taconypalmyra, we're okay there. we already looked heading towards the walt whitman bridge. we're fine heading into philadelphia. >>> protesters are planning to hit the streets today all across the country to voice their support for apple in their legal battle with the fbi. this all stems in the san bernardino terror investigation. futurecast's matt delucia is live outside the appleç store? center city philadelphia. matt, this is an issue for us in this era of terrorism. security versus privacy. >> apple users and privacy advocates, vai, are planning to protest at more than 40 apple stores throughout the country, including this one here on walnut street in center city. those rallies are planned for later this evening. they are not protesting apple, rather they're on apple's side on this issue. the company has been in a fight with the courts and the fbi over an effort to get a so-called back door entry into iphones. in particular, the fbi says it wants to get into the cell phone of one of th

checking in with the area bridges, still some small delays due to an early opening on the burlington bristolthe rest of the bridges are okay and we'll have more updates when i come back around 5:00. >>> people in delaware will learn more about the detours and construction because of a new toll road. at issue is the construction of the u.s. 301. it will run between delaware and the c and d canal and the maryland boarder. the new toll way is smemeant to help traffic flow more smoothly. they plan to holdings every two months until it is finished. >>> imagine if your water wasn't safe to drink at your home, that is the reality for thousands of people in flint, michigan so some young athletes are refusing to sit unand do nothing. the football program has launched a water drive. they're on a mission to bring safe water to the people of flint. >> we feel a small connection because we've in the same situation with their water, not as bad as flint and people can't brush their teeth or drink or bathe. so it's a human nature thing. >> they started collected donations on february 1. >> an event honored

i also checked to see if there are scheduled openings for the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristolt you're good to go this morning. more on this as the morning progresses. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting a dry start this morning. right now it is justç eight minutes before 5:00. the temperatures in the 40s. we're doing okay on the 29th of february. clouds will be moving in, the temperature moving up to near 60 this afternoon. 47 degrees right now in philadelphia. a little bit of a breeze blowing. it's a bit stronger at the shore. that's a live breezy view of cape may from the marquis de lafayette hotel. the winds at 22 miles an hour in dover, 12 mile-an-hour breeze in wildwood. much lighter inland to no wind. that will change. so will this. the satellite shows clouds starting to move in from the west. clear skies turn cloudy this morning and with these clouds will come some rainfall. looks impressive in western pennsylvania. by the time it gets to us, we're only expecting light rain. the futurecast rainfall shows those showers quic

we are a approaching the burlington bristol bridge one lane in each direction.e will go over to new jersey, this will take to us 130, and 130 is always treacherous too for puddles and that is only way to get down to philadelphia right now because i-95 southbound by it looked wars then it normally does g thing this bridge isn't opened normally but we will go very slow. my way in today, 25 miles an hour was posted speed limit with lights on all of the delaware river bridges, however, people normally do like 70 over there and i have people flying by me going what are you doing 25 for? there was still frozen stuff on the road in the middle of the the night and stuff falling from the sky. do you see this metal grates here, also very slippery whenever it is wet, you want to believe these people when they know what they are doing when they reduce these speed limits on bridges. good thing we don't have fog today because who would have thought when temperature rose this much with all of this moisture on the ground we wouldn't have fog to throw another wrench in the morni

whitman bridge, a 5-minute tripç no problems on the bet ski ross, the tacony palmyra or the burlington bristolbegin rehabilitation work on the falls bridge. the project is expected to be done by april 1st. tracy? >>> thousands of car enthusiasts packed the pennsylvania convention center this weekend for the start of the philadelphia auto show, whether you're looking to buy or play with the controls, lots to see there. there were more than 700 cars, trucks and motorcycles, everything from futuristic concept cars to perfectly restored classics. >> i came out alone. i spend too much time here so my wife won't come with me anymore. i'm a little bit of a car nut. >> kind of that living the dream type car, maybe a porsche. >> philadelphia auto show runs through next sunday. >>> 4:22 and 44 degrees in philadelphia. the future is bright, according to an ace from the past. former philly star cole hamels spent the week in our area. he's talking about his team's push back to major league greatness. >>> see how the internet is playing a big role in keeping these two former officers and best friends togeth

tac-pal bridge back down, so is the burlington bristol bridge for those every you thinking of taking the bridges, the ben franklin bridge, just sought that minute ago, in the westbound direction from jersey, looking good there. route one southbound fox street. looking good both directions whether northbound or southbound early risers hitting the roadways here, as well. and again like i said we usually see this casino of early rush on a friday, not so much a rush, everyone traveling at posted speed, early risers wanting jump start to their weekend specially valentine weekend, don't blame them. construction, walnut st. between 19th and 22nd, is blocked. soap, if you are in and around this area, you will have to use alternate, samsung or spruce street probably going to be your best bet. and also, construction on 95 and water main break all coming up in about 15 minutes, erika, back to you. >> hillary clinton is working hard to get her campaign back on track, after resounding defeat in new hampshire. last night in the final debate before the next two contests, clinton and bernie sanders

i checked in with the burlington bristol and the tacony palmyra, no scheduled openings this morning.blems on the ben heading into philadelphia. more updates when i come back in the next ten. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 18 minutes after 5:00. another frigid morning. at least for now, dry in philadelphia. here at nbc 10, barely any wind. that's the good news. it's cold even without wind blowing. 18 degrees. the temperature has started to climb a little bit. still cold enough for snow and cape may has already seen a dusting of snow from the system that's going to take hours to really get going. it is light snow in virginia, into maryland and delaware. it's been trying to push to the north but it's pushing in the drier air. we're just seeing isolated, very light snow showers. minimal accumulation in delaware. looking at an inch or two of snow possible during the day today. most of the morning it's just going to be cloudy. by lunch time, here comes the light snow. 32 degrees in philadelphia. that's a big warmup. and then look to the south. ev

just checked in with the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol for scheduled openings, no problemsre and no problems getting into philadelphia on the ben and the walt. we'll be back in ten with more updates. >> thank you, tracy. >>> you can get answers to your questions about prostate cancer. this week's announcement by governor tom wolf that he has prostate cancer has put a new focus on the disease. his doctors caught it early and the governor is encouraging others to get screened. answer your questions on our nbc 10 facebook page and doctors will answer them at nbc 10 news at 11:00. >>> this is the video as passengers ran from the damaged plane. hear the mistake the ntsb is now saying the pilot made before takeoff. >>> also this -- >> i watched him repeat himself five times four weeks ago. >> you repeated yourself five seconds ago. >> final face-off. hear from the republican candidates in their last meeting before super tuesday. looking great and stepping out with confidence includes having beautiful feet. my newest beauty routine secret starts in the shower. discover the latest

no problems with the area bridges and no scheduled openings for the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristole'll be back with more drive times. >>> shoppers at a north jersey supermarket thought they were doing a good deed. many of them donated money to what appeared to be a charity collecting money for vets. >>> and call her bungee jumping barbie. why students at a bensalem high school are experimenting with the iconic doll. >>> 4:43. police in north jersey busted a couple who they say tricked shoppers into donating to a phony cause. the couple collected cash donations at this shop and stop star. they claimed the money was going for adopt a soldier platoon. documents were presented to supermarket management that made it seem like they were working with that legitimate charity. shoppers are pretty upset. >> people are good hearted, they want to give something to help people. that's a shame. >> police learned it was fake when the president of the charity, the real charity reported that the collections were not authorized by them. now police are checking to see if the couple did the same thing

a quick look of the area bridges, the ben, the betsy, walt, the burlington bristol, the tacony palmyraissues to report on the stretches of those bridges. >>> 12 minutes past 5:00 right now. the owls want their own football stadium. a special meeting is scheduled to discuss plans for the $100 million football stadium for temple university. this time, the school is extending the invitation to attend the meeting beyond the student body. >>> and planning for the future, we'll tell you about a new program, the philadelphia archdiocese is rolling out and what it means for parishes.ç >>> it's 5:15. today, philadelphia's former police commissioner starts a new job. charles ramsey will help law enforcement officers in wilmington as a public safety consultant for the city. ramsey signed a seven-month contract to help wilmington get a handle on gun violence. chicago handled ramsey in a similar capacity. >>> today, fire investigators in norristown plan to interview a family of a 12-year-old killed after running back into his burning house to save his dad. with the cause still unknown, authorities

no scheduled openings for the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol. tracy? >>> happening today, bill cosby's wife is scheduled to answer questions in a defamation suit against her husband. her lawyers desperately tried over the weekend to delay that deposition. matt delucia is live in the digital operations center with details on what happened this weekend and what's happening today. fill us in, matt. >> camille cosby is scheduled to give her deposition at a hotel in massachusetts later this morning. her legal team has concerns about security and subjecting camille cosby to what it calls unnecessary media circus. a judge ruled her request for a delay has no merit. camille cosby's lawyers are claiming she is not involved with the facts or allegations in the case. more about that case, a group of alleged victims are suing bill cosby for defamation and their lawyer wants to hear from camille because she worked for her husband as his business manager for many years. private conversations between a married couple are protected by law but businessç conversation a

we expect the burlington bristol to be affected in about 30 minutes.ails on that one and we'll take a live look in bucks county, see what's going on there coming up. >> a goat farmer is making 150 wrong cole sweater150bronco swe. that's later in the morning buzz. >> ♪ i do everything on the internet but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here. (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. switch to better. switch to fios. >> ♪ >> 5:15. taking a live look at philadelphia international airport. some rain is coming. it's going to wash off all that salt caked on the roads and get rid of some of the snow piles but it could also cause flooding. >> let

tacony-palmyra, burlington bristol, betsy ross bridge betsy ross bridge in the clear. regional rails on time, no problems with mass transit. >> reporter: got a lot of twitter followers getting out on the sidewalks and jogging paths, you want extra gear this morning, it gets better this afternoon, 35 by noon, high 41 at 3:00 p.m., winds on the light side, 36 by 6:00 p.m. down the at the airport this morning -- down at the airport this morning, no problems, all green, no hint of precipitation from atlanta to dallas. things look good in clearwater, tam. >>> someone caught a fire tornado twisting through a massive brushfire in missouri. investigators believe grass cutting equipment sparked the fire and high winds made it worse. though brought in bulldozers to create a barricade to stop the fire from flooding. >>> "healthcheck" aruba is on a travel alert for pregnant woman. the catholic church had a long-standing ban on most forms of birth control. the virus is suspected of causing a rare birth defect for babies with abnormally small heads. >>> phillies took to the mound in

expect an opening at at burlington bristol bridge coming up in just a little while. this is the schuylkill expressway since last we spoke there is another issue, a broken down vehicle under 30th street station and westbound is still extra jammed coming out from there to the vine and eastbound remains solid from the roosevelt boulevard into south street but earlier eastbound accidents are gone. big puddles in the typical spot like the ramp from the schuylkill eastbound to passyunk and northbound to broad street. and the crash on 95 northbound on the vine is off to the side but looking at 15 miles per hour. and the overturned vehicle crash on grays ferry near washington avenue and darby fourth and main is an accident scene heading westbound and several accidents on the tun pike one is blocking the lanes. and there say crash in upper motherland to watch out for at cheltenham road. i'm ready for rita to open her doors again. >> a sure sign of spring. matt thanks. meteorologist, adam joseph, standing by with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> the creeks and

northeast extension overpass, some downed wires are on school house road and getting ready for the burlington bristol head for the turnpike connecter bring as your alternate and the tractor trailer is in the building at 38 at mansion boulevard near canal liquors and a crash at evesham road at sussex avenue west of the mormon church. >> thanks matt. the accuweather forecast coming up after this. >>> well, you wouldn't know it by today's sunshine but we are tracking flood concerns for tomorrow. >> a half inch to inch of rain for tomorrow and add that the snow on the ground and areas that still have snow, those are the areas that have concerns for street flooding and minor street flooding for tomorrow and tomorrow night. the sunshine is out and helping to melt and continue to compact that snow especially north and west of philadelphia and another very mild day 52 in philadelphia but 11 degrees above normal, 50 wilmington and millville and near 50 for reading as well address the lehigh valley. the storm is bringing blizzard like conditions to omaha and minneapolis and the western great lakes. and all of

no scheduled openings for the tacony palmyra and the burlington bristol.roblems getting over into philadelphia or back into new jersey, of course, from the ben or walt whitman bridge. here's the white horse pike in berlin, new jersey around cross keys road. we're still okay moving through the intersection. it's a quiet tuesday morning. a lot of the majors are still doing okay. starting to see a slowdown on 95 and parts of the schuylkill. i'll be back in the next ten minutes with another check on your morning drive. >> thank you. >>> full moon made an appearance overnight. it wasn't just any full moon. you're looking at the snow moon, that's the name given to february's full moon. the farmer's almanac says the name dates back to when native americans controlled the northern and eastern u.s. i don't know if i like snow moon. >> because full moons have different names depending on what month they're in, right, bill? because we have snow in february. is that it? >> absolutely. >> what about sun moon. >> no. the forecast is for rain. >> got it. >> if you're loo

we will talk all about that in the seven day forecast, but we got to check the burlington bristol bridge, again, hard to see in the dark, but it is still open. so, try taking an alternate route if that's your usual bridge. roosevelt boulevard past wissahickon avenue. we see some extra volume there, roads pretty wet but all clear. travel times this morning, haven't sloan down too much. still pretty smooth sailing on the schuylkill from the blue route to the vine. >> 6:02, bill cosby drawing the crowds outside montgomery county courthouse, and today, could be decision day. >> yes, the judge said little late yesterday afternoon the decision probably should be made after they discuss it, one more time there is afternoon. so, cosby due in court probably about the same time it was about what, 8:30, 9:00 we saw him head to the courthouse? dave, what are you hearing? at the courthouse? >> today here is what we know. judge steven o'neil will in fact decide whether there case is thrown out, or if it does go to trial of course they're trying to get the criminal charges thrown out. bill cosby left c

in the process of an opening on the burlington bristol. that was schedule for 5:50 this morning. no problems on the betsy or the tacony palmyra. >>> the same storm system that's heading our way it causing problems in other parts of the country. check this out video. a tornado tore through this state yesterday taking out several trees and power lines and damaging homes. no reports of anyone hurt. this is alabama. six tornadoes have been reported in mississippi and alabama. while parts of the south are getting hammered by tornadoes and ray, the same storm system hits minnesota with snow. a snow emergency was declared in minneapolis and st. amu19ñ blizzard-like conditions forced an enter state to close. the state patrol closed 287 accidents on icy roads across minnesota. in michigan, there are winter storm warnings up. meteorologists say parts of the state could get 5 to 10. >>s of sn-- inches of snow. you can have alerts about severe weather, where you live in your neighborhood, plus track live radar. >>> 6:04 and 44 degrees in philadelphia. bill cosby will be back in court today.

getting set for an opening at the burlington bristol bridge in about 20 to 25 minutes. head for the turnpike connector bridge. still without the ramp from 95 southbound to 29 in ewing township because of a vehicle fire. use the ramp at bear tavern road instead. we'll check it again rick and monica in the next half hour. >> thanks matt. >>> much more still ahead tonight that. includes app continuing investigation into a suspicious fire in delaware county. what officials say they're waiting for before they determine a cause. >> but first a big change for starbucks customers. what the company is doing to its popular rewards program that could have you spending more to earn a free cup of coffee when "action news" comes right back. ♪ i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms®. we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms®. no growth-promoting antibiotics, just honest, simple tur

but copycat burlington bristol now set for an opening at 6:10 this morning. so if you are getting ready to head out the front door, that's the time to beat, the burlington, will have that opening, so use the talcony, the connector bridge or the betsy ross, otherwise, accident northbound on the new jersey turnpike, it is just north of exit four, which is route 73, that service plaza, all centered around that interchange there. so anyone getting on in mt. laurel, and headed north this morning, just be ready to hit the brakes until you pass the accident scene. hello ft. washington, live look, at route 309, near the turnpike, no problems or delays at all. hopefully everything is called dried out. any of the precipitation, water, melted snow, didn't make it into the drain or dry out, could still be a little wet there this morning, but what a difference a day can make, no reports of any black ice, looking good up and over the ben franklin bridge. and get ready for the cone zone. here come the penndot crews, headed back to work, 422, later today, eastbound, beginnin