think about it. 450 saves so far in camden county alone. >> camden county freeholder director, thank you for being with us, pattie, thank you for sharing your son sal's story. we appreciate it. >>> coming up, the deadline for picking or changing your medicare plan is looming. if you're confused about how to start, we can help. we have tips for navigating medicare signup. who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >>> you can't miss them. tv ads promoting medicare plans. they are all over the air waves because medicare enrollment for the year is right now. but time is running out. you only have until the end of tomorrow to pick or change a plan. joining me now is mariel lenz. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. we should say it's a nonprofit organization, based in p

county police department to the children of camden. are where he went kid recognized zero and came over to him and his loss will have a great impact on them. >>> zero was 12 years old. >>> an investigation continues tonight into a deadly fire that ripped through a camper in townsend delaware. fire fighters were called to the property on pine tree road just before 6:00 this morning and during their investigation first responders found a man dead inside of the camper. an autopsy was scheduled for earlier today but results of have not been made available. >>> bensalem police need your help identifying three robbery suspects. we are looking at surveillance video from the store on bristol pike yesterday. men stole $4,000 worth of cigarettes from the storage room and assaulted a store worker. the these same suspects are also wanted for a robbery at 7-eleven on street and nights road earl are this month. >>> three vehicle accident send six people to the hospital, this happened on lincoln drive right by strawberry mansion bridge by 12:30 this

katy is drive in camden with details. >> reporter: camden county leaders say homelessness has been onhe rise for the last few years. they have been trying to tackle it. in the next hours they have a new initiative they are announcing that involves giving people who are homeless their own home. i'll explain. >>> the debate over a football stadium on temple's campus. the proposal for the $100 million project is on the back burner. >> from our south jersey bureau. as the temperature dips leaders are taking steps in the fight against homelessness. their goal is give people on the street a place to stay when the weather gets dangerously cold. katy zachry is live in camden. tell us what's happening. >> reporter: hi, rosemary. camden county leaders have a housing first approach. what this means is everyone has all pitched in to help people who are homeless here in camden county get their own home. more details about this exciting announcement will be released in a few hours. free holder carmen rodriguez will be there and the mayor of camden. rodriguez tells me as they roll out this new progr

no issues to report on route 70 in camden. moving south into delaware on 95 in and around the wilmington area. between 295 and 95 northbound, it will take you ten minutes. nine minutes to go that same route spound. tracy. >> katy. thanks. happening today, more than 100 business leaders moo et to discuss the economic impact of septa's rail expansion. it would move into king of patricia and valley forge. this morning the economy leak of greater philadelphia will release its analysis of how the expansion will benefit the area, including information about job growth, shorter commute times and reduced congestion around the mall. in jersey, patco begins its rehab project. starting today, patcohen its limited league season schedule. trains will run on a normal schedule between monday and thursday. some rain service will be limited from thursday night to sunday each week. >>> and delaware commuters, now have more access to public transportation to and from philadelphia. septa and dart are increasing weekday late fight round trips into

>> because the need is still in camden. camden, then we never have a chance. in order to be a part of the program, they have to maintain a "c" average or better. it's all about the academics. it's all about nurturing these kids. what's right, what's wrong. the drill team does that. they have different sayings that they go by without. to start without a finish, it is possible. they believe this. they say it so much until it is embedded. >> tawanda has helped support it with financial assistance. some fundraising and temporary help from small businesses. surprisingly with a group of national profile, no lasting support from official organizations or national institutions, public or private, yet she perseveres. >> we've been under bridges, everything. over 28 years, we've been outside. their safety is the most important to me, but it's been a blessing and a curse. you'll have the corner boys come up and ask you are you having practice outside today? i'll say, yeah, they'll say, today is not a good day. okay. all right. thank y

. >>> a forklift hit and killed a pedestrian in camden counterin wi -- camden county.investigators are trying to figure out how the accident happened. >>> lawmakers want better state legislation regulating uber. the council passed a resolution urging the assembly to pass a bill regulating transportation companies. it calls for background checks of drivers, appropriate insurance inspections. council members say putting profits above passenger safety is bad business. >>> we know it's tough to think about snow and it's so warm outside. but today del-dot showed off a new app so you can know when snowplows will be on your street this winter. it will show realtime locations of every plow in motion. del-dot will monitor the locations in their management center. it's their latest effort to give more information online to residents. >> we know citizens are fin icky about their information, they want it in realtime and very conveniently. we're looking to release a lot more technologies moving forward. >> the mobile app is a free download. you can find it in most app stores or ma

. >>> this was a big day in the city of camden, they broke ground on the new headquarters for subaru of america. annie mccormick was there. >> using a subaru to break down and a little help from camden heights marching band, they are officially making camden their home. >> it started in pennsauken almost 50 years ago and this year we are adding 70 new positions at the headquarters building and our intention is to add 120 new positions. >> subaru will receive 11 $8 million in tax credits, they have gained corporations like the sixers, making the state competitive with other states offering other innocenttives. >> they say that the tax credits is not necessarily what brought them here, they are next door to campbells headquarters and will have 700 employees. critics argue the new plan could have been better suited to help camden residents like requiring a quota of employees to come from the city, they are working to include public transportation to the site and for now it's a mile walk, it's expected to be ready in late 2017. >> for those that call camden home it's an opportunity to fi

go camden. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> camden high school band.ne. >> okay. >> all right. tomorrow bill and karen anchoring right here on the desk, good day philadelphia is now seven days a week. >> yes. >> and we got excited about it. we wanted to celebrate it with a music video because you know that on this show, say it again. >> she said 42nd street. >> we're all going to be on together. >> yes. >> you guys flo that in my somewhat limited television career this is the first time they've actually given me a chair. >> yes. >> a desk at chasing we stood the entire time at fox 29. i get a claire now. i'm moving up. >> the big time. >> to the big time. [laughter] >> you are already big time, bill. he's already big time. >> so to celebrate this we did a music video because we here at good day really like to do music videos. it's our thing. >> we do. part of the good day magic. >> what we're saying with this music video is that we're one big happy family. >> yes. >> we're "good day" philadelphia and it's going to be a really good day. >> here we go. >

katy zachry is live in camden to explain.aty. >> reporter: camden county leaders tell me this is a problem they tackled for years, homelessness. they want to get a handle on it. in a few hours those leaders will announce a new way to fight homelessness. this is why it's unique. it focuses on housing first. it gives people who are homeless their very own place to live. and that's what is different about this initiative. it gives them housing first, then provides the services after that. once a person is in their own space, a safe environment if you will, proponents like camden county free holder argue that this way they can better take care of themselves. >> you house them first, you take that stress and drama out of their life so that they can focus on the healing process and re-establishment in the community. >> reporter: so how many homeless people will get this opportunity and who may be chosen first over others chosen down the line? i'm working on answering those questions for you at 5:00. for now reporting live in camden

the annual camden holiday parade begins at 6:30 tonight. it ends at the camden children's garden. after the parade, kids and adults can enjoy a winter wonderland celebration, which includes rides, crafts and a pennsylvania law maker continues to wage buying wine across the state a. vote today would give you new "options action". also ahead, change is coming to the university of pennsylvania. hear what some professors will be called and the reason for their new time. >> a few showers in the area. they are starting to the area. most of the area will be drying out in a hurry. we have a big warm-up ahead, including this weekend. neighborhood by neighborhood forecast just ahead. mike? janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? he has that dry scratchy thing going on. guess what? it works on his cough too. cough! guess what? it works on his cough too. what? stop! don't pull me! spoiler alert! she doesn't make it! only mucinex dm relieves both wet and dry coughs for 12 hours with two medicines in one pil

with a little help from camden high's marching band. they are keeping to the roots that didn't start in pennsauken almost 50 years ago, they almost made the corpse look elsewhere for a better deal now they are staying after working with the state. >> we have grown at 17% per year and this year we are adding 70 new positions at our corporate headquarters building, our intense is to add 100 to 120 new positions. >> through the new jersey development authorities, they have made the state competitive, with other states offering incentives. critics argue the new plan for residents for the quota of new employees from the city, they are working from expanding the public transportation from the site and now it's a mile long, from those that call camden home, subaru has committed to that. you want to see announcements we made in 2014 and 2015, we are cutting ribbons and opening office doors in many places and we are retaining jobs in new jersey and creating jobs in camden is critical to the work we are doing. >> reporter: and there are requireme

camden county freeholder said zero was more than a k-9 officer but ambassador from the camden county police department to the children of camden. zero was 12 years old. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news", another republican presidential candidate, calls it quits. pat? >> we are live at 94 wip gathering reaction to the firing or release as eagles are calling it of head coach chip kelly, we will hear from eagles players and i got a chance to sit down with the great merrill reese, voice of the eagles last night, we will have his reaction as that is all coming up. >> can't wait to hear from merrill, pat thanks. >>> plus it is more expensetive drive path turnpike, how much tolls are going up in a few days. >>> well, this beingfully it is a far cry from what we were dealing with this same time yesterday but you'll find some areas have of fog. we have a dense fog advisory where it is at its worse coming up, nicole. >>> and there is some fog spots on the roads this morning, meisha is tracking the wednesday morning commute, when we come right back, stay with us. [slow, building african-s

thirty-five year-old former exterminator from aerial who got to know camden's kid on camden's mean streetswhile he was on his route killing bugs he began, talking to kid. some games of catch led to coaching which led to steve's club and steve's goods. but steve would pack healthy food and snacks to eat for himself during his exterminating runs and began to share his homemade health food with the kid who didn't have any food or access to unhealthy food in camden's most poor area. >> i didn't set out with this big grand vision to be honest with you. it kind of felt upon it and once i did i was never to come back. >> he looked ahead and eventually he was able to go the from the exterminator to exercise and nutrition, mentor a businessman. >> we were doing quality control. we would make sure everything is good. >> growing a national company. >> i didn't just quit the exterminating business on wednesday and thursday i started. it happened overtime. i was working full-time for my dad's pest company, and i was still working hard, still getting a paycheck, i was using that to support myself and my

still ahead, big ground breaking in camden this morning, we have that for you. also, not exactly what would you expect to find on a beach. cans of coffee washing ashore. where authorities believe this came from. katy? >> and erika, we are certainly looking ahead to a serious surge on the thermometer, and the days ahead. how warm are we talking? easily little dose of mid april coming our way. we'll talk about it coming up. [slow, building african-style music] it's the little moments. that make the biggest waves. kalahari resorts & conventions. the world's coolest indoor waterparks. now open in the pocono mountains. start exploring at kalahariresorts.com >>> welcome back, fast pacific northwest continues to be battered by record rainfall and flooding, this is new video we just got this in from washington state. look at. that will in portland more than 3 inches every rain fell in just 24 hours. and that triggered number of landslides. some home own verse been evacuated. others are trying to stay home, and they're sandbagging, but such a mess. i know we look earlier

things are running smoothly along 76 through camden. we'll take a look at your drive times on new jersey and delaware majors. >> we'll continue to follow breaking news in the olney section of philadelphia. firefighters are making sure no hot spots there after a fire this morning. matt delucia just spoke with neighbors. don't even think about it. cough if you can hear me. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? it works on his cough too. cough! it works on his cough too. mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs for 12 hours. let's end this. >>> i'm matt delucia live in the olney section of the city. there is a house fire out here, firefighters are out at the scene, just got an update. i'll have that in a couple minutes. >> also, parents, the philadelphia school district wants you to do more than make lunch for your student. schools could be forced to close and the district is asking for your help. >> carted off the court. a woman gets crushed by lebron james. how she is doing and who she is married to. a famous

. >> reporter: camden property trust has 59 units spanning ten states and the district of columbia. last march, they rolled out the no package policy which was not popular with tenants. >> we've had a few residents tell us they plan to not renew their release but anytime you make a change to any kind of policy, you run the risk that you do upset some residents. >> reporter: camden allows you to deliver to doors and leave packages there. 75% of tenants opted to do that and more than 100,000 packages have already arrived that way. >> it doesn't bother me because we have a lot of security here. i've seen things on people's doors for weeks. >> reporter: safer by elevator perhaps than by sleigh. now, the announcement did bother other tenants and some may actually move out. but apartment demand is so red hot right now and supplies so constrained that camden is clearly willing to take the risk with the no package. the next question is will they allow drones through the wind windows? is that really what's next for the buildings? >> what are they going to do to handle the packages? >> report

traffic pick up a bit, light volume, no issues on 76 in camden. >> thanks. it's 5:41. a philadelphia celebrity and a super fan formed a friendship over pies. >> sweet potato patti labelle. this is the pati edition. >> so good. we'll explain how the internet sensation and patti labelle are working together. rescued at sea. new video captures crews saving a newborn. we'll tell you what led up to the mission on the water. who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >>> we have new information about the thieves who stole packages off of people's steps. police issued d warrants for th two men. minutes after a delivery to the home the man gets out and takes the boxes. here is another look at the two men wanted. brandon tony and michael leary. police

. >> i'm katy zachry live in camden. camden county is tackling its homeless problem.oming up, how they are helping men and women living on the streets with providing a new home for each of them. they could be moving into your neighborhood. i'll explain. >> later today in a few hours camden county leaders will unveil a new way to curb homelessness and the proposal could mean you have new neighbors. katy zachry is live in camden to explain how the program works. >> this is really a positive program, rosemary. it's all about housing first. giving homeless people in camden county a safe place to live that is all their own. then after they are in the home of their own county and state services follow to help rehabilitate them so they keep the home and give back to society. carmen rodriguez tells me locally they have been working on this for the last year and a half. they will roll it out later today. the state and county, they are funding it with pub plik and private donors, 50 people who are currently homeless will be given housing under this program. it aims to place men

right through camden and gloucester county and then off to long beach island coast there. had some lightning strikes but really not seeing much in the way of lightning now. heavy rain is the problem. here's knife so it's just to the south. these storms come up and then they make right turn going directly east going over the same areas so that's why we're seeing flooding concerns now just to our west there's some flash flood warnings. would not be surprised if we see more flooding here in the next few hours before all of this winds down. heavy rain right around vineland and millville. this will be going over the ac expressway. here's another band that's about to go off the coast of long beach island where one went a short time ago. you can see where the focus of this rain is. just south and east of 95. flood advisory in effect until 7:00 o'clock. there's been some flash flood warnings to our west. would not be surprised to see more flooding of course update on that and the seven day forecast coming up in just little bit. luce glee we'll talk to you then, dave. right now a h

camden is rolling out the red carpet to welcome subaru.amden high school's marching band was there for an over-the-top ground breaking. a subaru outback instead of shovels broke ground on where the facility will soon house more than 600 employees. how about that? subaru says it had the opportunity to leave new jersey because it was getting too expensive to do business in the state. it outgrew its cherry hill facility and has now accepted $118 million in tax credit over a ten-year period. part of the partnership is that they must employ more than 250 people and stay on the ground for 15 years. ♪ >>> wow, their music has kept separated audiences for centuries and tomorrow night the vienna boys choir will wow concert goers in philadelphia with the holiday celebration. and in the true spirit of giving, tomorrow night's show will benefit the children's hospital of philadelphia. dr. steven ludwig is the medical director of the department of international medicine. dr. ludwig, thank you for being here. tell us more about your department and how t

some former camden cops, hear why they claim they were turned away. and buying bullets for students. the university of delaware is paying for a campus fun safety club. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. well, keep that heavy weather here in the closet. it is getting warm out there good morning, bill. >> we will see a nice warm-up as the week goes on, this morning, though, this is the only fly in the ointment. a few scattered light showers moving through. no heavy rain now, upper chester county moving into montgomery county t. showers won

and camden county a crash on 295 southbound approaching the blk horse pike off to the side but speedsthe teens and 20s there. it will take you a while to get home. >> thank you. >>> still to come tonight "action news," a police officer jumped into on coming traffic to help a truck driver in disres. >>> and convinced a drug he was too spoiled to know any better but a texas teenager serving probation for killing four people is nowhere to be found. >>> temperatures now only in the teens in the northern plains and we'll talk about windchills and a big jump in temperatures next week in the accuweather seven day. >> and jeff skversky has eagles news and temple football and even phillies news coming up. grover cleveland here. yes, the handsome gent on the thousand-dollar bill. with 'cash4life', the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life! you could invest it, or save it for a rainy day. or you could buy a new car! and with drawings every monday and thursday, that means 2 chances to win every week. cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. you

more than a dozen former officers are suing the camden county police department. they say they were denied jobs because of their age and race. they were laid off when county police force two years ago, the lawsuit says black and hispanic apply can't will pull over. the two say those new officers were yinger and white. a statement from the county says in part this suit has got more fiction in it than a harry potter novel and is an utter and complete waste of the taxpayers time. the officers were not hired they say because they mixed application deadlines or did not pass medical or psychiatric exams. the university of delaware, now whether they like it or not the school is buying bullets for students even as the debate over gun control rages on. the university granted a $500 funding request for students for the second amendment t. club promotes responsible gun ownership. the university says it met the criteria for funding. the club will find out and practice at the state gun range in newcastle. we will buy a 9mm with a rifle. >> the university says the campus is a g

the camden county shelter takes in animals from the town. well, the morning, a philadelphia family is settling into a brand new home that's being called the pope house. >> habitat tore humanity constructed the house partially through anathon mus donation to honor pope francis. the wilson family became the 188th family to buy an affordable home through habitat philadelphia. they finished 350 sweat equity hours. they could not be more thankful no habitat to be the home for the holidays. >> thank you for giving me a home and a brace for my mommy and my sisters. i love all the staff. i hope you have a merry new years. >> we hope you have a merry new area, too. part of the willson's new home was bill with wood from the 2014 christmas tree at rockefeller center. well, it's a debate that can divide co-workers in the office, too cold, too hot. i feel the warmth beneath us. >> a new survey shows a nearly split response. 23% of workers say their office is too cold. 25% say it's too warm. totes fighting the chill, they dress in layers, drink hot bevera

she show two men levering the scene in camden. here's rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. >> jonathan simmonds sister and girlfriend describe him as a fun guy with a tough side. >> he was my brother like he was funny. he was hard headed. but i don't know he was my everything. >> he was very stubborn. he was very over protective. >> both women were honest about the simmonds life. >> he was involved in a lot of things he shouldn't have been involved in. >> august 28 the 19-year-old was at north gate one apartmentss in camden just before 11:30 p.m. 911 calls came in a shot was fired. >> a lot of people were saying it happened sop fast. like the only thing they heard they heard one gunshot and after that they saw him running and they saw him fall. >> simmons was taken to the hospital where le died. police have this. two men were captured on on surveillanceence as he went fly drpa tunnel be neeth the franklin bridge. they want your help identifying them. >> just speak and help us. >> as further incentive the citizens c

this all unfolded in camden county, new jersey. the small suv came it a rest upside down on front lawn of a home merchant street audobon and seconds earlier collided with a car a feet away. the children inside managed to avoid serious injury. the mother left the vehicle running as she went into the liquor store nearby. the alleged thief and driver of the car were transported to the hospital and suspect awaits a day with the judge on a slew of charges. >> new information overnight on a fire truck that erupted in flames in montgomery county. gladwyne fire company says engine 24 was returning to station when the blaze broke out on spring mill road. firefighters stopped the truck and got out alive and flames and smoke consumed the cabin. five firefighters were consumed by smoke trying to put the blaze out. they were treated at the hospital and wept home. the bryn mawr fire company came and extinguished the fire and the cause is still trying to be determined. >> mccoy across the 25, 30, 10, 5 and into the touchdown shady mccoy. >> i und

. >>> this ground breaking promises to be a huge economic boost to camden, this will be the new subaru headquarters of america, it will house more than 700 employees, city officials say it's part of a master plan for the city of camden. >> they will transform what you see today over the next five years and when we all look back it will be breath taking, you'll see the announcements in 2014 and 2015, we'll be cutting ribbons and opening the office doors in many places. >> critics hope that subaru would require a certain number of employees to reside in the city of camden and now the closest transit spot is a mile away. they are working tole refer public transportation to the site. >> temperatures are creeping upward as we get a check of the accuweather. >> lets head outside to adam joseph. >> it's on the warm side and the last story saw the subaru plowing dirt, no snow or signs of winter whatsoever in the eastern half of the country. look at the numbers, 60 in bismark and 66 in wichita and 60 in st. louis and atlanta 65 degrees and philadelphia so far we hit the 56 for a high temperatur

"eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan has the story from the neighborhood center in camden the joy of giving this christmas at neighborhood center in camden as dozens of volunteers spent the day preparing, serving, and cleaning up a meal for those less fortunate. >> it makes me happy, yeah. the it makes them enjoy christmas, you know. >> reporter: it is not their own holiday members of the temple emmanuel bin going put up who half the site. >> i put/ane mail and people wanted to respond. they wanted people here from 9:00 a.m. this morning and until we are done cleaning up. i'm glad we're here. >> reporter: feast and all christmas favorites, turkey, roast beef and mashed potatoes all expertly prepared by chef lou williams who was trained at culinary institute of america. >> i was looking at serving christmas meal as being, you know, best time of the year to share that love, that we try to share here at the neighborhood center. >> reporter: chef lou's father also sought to feed the soul, offering christmas communion and a prayer. >> we thank you for this day and this christma

camden and spruce street at 35 degrees, and in the mid-30s for glendora. with the winds, it feels like in the 20s. wind chill in the 20s most of the day. 21 now in reading. allentown and wilmington for the wind chill feels like 24 with the winds blowing. bundle up if you he out like monique this morning. at 10:00, sunshine, but gusty winds with us, 37 degrees, feels like it's in the 20s. 42 degrees, feeling like it's in the low 30s at 1:00 this afternoon. >> a cold and windy day for holiday shoppers in the area. bundle up. it is super saturday. it's the last weekend to get the christmas shopping down. nbc 10 is live in the andora shopping center where some are already open this morning. monique? >> reporter: that's right. kohl's is open 24 hours until christmas eve, and it is blustery out here. not many shoppers are out, only six cars here in the parking lot. it is so gusty, bill talked about the wind, that we just saw one of the shopping carts fly across the parking lot. according to four square foot traffic data, super saturday, final saturday before chr

one of them will be aboard the battleship new jersey in camden. the battleship shelled on islands in the pacific. another pearl harbor commemoration will be held at the valley forge chapel of the four fathers. >> don't give in to fear. that's president obama's message to america in the wake of the san bernardino shootings. last night the president addressed the nation on the threat of terror at home and the war on terror overseas. he said the murders in california last week took a married couple down the road of extremism. according to authorities the female shooter pledged allegiance to isis on facebook. the president called the nation's response to extremism part of a greater night began on 9/11. >> many americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure. well, here's what i want you to know. the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. >> president obama offered no new policies but he diddefend his strategy to fight isis as part of an international due alition. house speaker paul ryan offered th

moving into new jersey now, camden area, route 38 at route 70, no cars on the road there. i'm seeing light traffic on those two routes. tracy. >> thanks. it's 10 after 5. charlie sheen's hiv diagnosis is leading to problems for the actor. what he says he did that brought the court into the picture. getting the boot, why george zimmerman is no longer allowed on twitter. >> one of the paris barred last month will reopen today. gun men killed five people at the bar. people who live near the bar support the reopening saying they need to continue on with their life as it was before the attacks. >> it's 5:13. funeral services will happen today for the police officer who was killed responding to the shooting at a colorado planned parenthood last week. friends family and colleagues will say good-bye to officer garrett swasey. he died after exchanging gun fire. two others were also killed and nine hurt. >> former stone temple pilots front man scott weiland is dead at 48. his manager says the singer died in his sleep and was found on his tour bus in minnesota. the performer had well

dozens of firefighters working quick toll guest fast-moving fire under in control in camden county.kyfox over the blaze haddonfield and new york avenue in pennsauken. investigators say it started inside an auto rye pair bay and firefighters say they didn't get out there right away because the residents tried putting out fire themselves. witnesses say it could have been much worse. >> i'm just happy that the wind was blowing the opposite way, 'cause the smoke was completely black. the smell of it disgusting. and luckily it's not coming this way. >> reporter: firefighters eventually got it under control. most of the roof collapsed along the right side of the building. fire officials say no one is hurt. no word yet on how many residents are affected. >>> on your radar tonight, cooling down and fast but only down into the mid 40s to night. that's not bad. live look at trenton right now. always a great shot. kathy, this is normally isn't this like the high temperature normally this time of year. >> you're right, lucy, it is. mid 40 social security where we should be for afternoon highs.

live in camden, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >>> live look outside right now. the flags on top of the aramark building, the winds are dying down, but rosemary, get ready for a cold night. good news is it's not going to last too long. >> first alert meteorologist sheena parveen has more on what you can expect as you head out this evening. sheena? >> you're right, winds are dying down, but that is going to lead to colder temperatures once the wind gets calmer. right now nice and dry, but one spot where we have seen snowflakes is up in the poconos. possibly seeing some very light flurries, but that's about it. we did see some early this morning, but that was really the only spot across the area and the only spot in the 30s. 36 degrees in mount pocono, 44 in allentown, 48 degrees philadelphia, mid 40s for millville, dover, atlantic city, but like we've been showing you all afternoon, the winds are up. wind speed anywhere sustained from 10 to 15 miles an hour and that wind has been making it feel colder today, but it will be diminishing as we go through tonight and

>> that's a great gift, flight. >> christmas day the camden county way. jersey town that's done christmas with style for more than 100 years. just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda®... ...no calorie sweetener. splenda® lets you experience... ...the joy of sugar... ...without all the calories. think sugar, say splenda® >> in a couple of south jersey towns a chance for the community to come together and support each other. >> fox 29's dave kinchen shows us how it is done in collingswood and haddonfield. >> ing it chris mass -- it is christmas day, the camden county way, strolling through haddonfield, south jersey town that has done christmas with style for more than 300 years. >> i think the community, being around your family, people that you know and love. >> in haddonfield, it means old world kind of traditional, being able to shop on main street. >> the bells, stockings, wreaths, only part of the downtown motiff. this jubilee is topped with plenty of shopping on main street, with about 100 small businesses cashing in, like the iconic har

or from camden into the city you have a smooth drive ahead. no issues on our roadways in new jersey. speaking of our roadways in new jersey, the 42 freeway is going to get packed later this morning but your drive time northbound between 55 and the walt whitman bridge about five minutes. >> katy, thanks. 10 after 4:00. tonight the republican presidential candidates square off for the last time this year. we have new information which candidate is now pulling ahead and wait until you hear what donald trump's doctor is saying. we know it feels more like spring or fall. see how farm december weather is icing some plans for some of the busiest ski resorts. >>> it's 4:13. tonight in las vegas the republican presidential candidates square off in their fifth and final debate of the year. once again donald trump will be at center stage flanked by ben carson and ted cruz. chris christie returns to the main stage after not making the cut last month. now, donald trump is still the front-runner and his numbers are on the rise, but a few opponents of gainin

"eyewitness news" at citgo in camden county. retailer sold a very lucky lottery ticket. winning with the numbers five, 19, 36, 41 and 55, one person out there will get a a thousand dollars a day, for life. no one has come forward to check the tickets. always check the tickets. >> i just went by that citgo, the other day. >> come on, you never know. >> kate joins us with the forecast, you have been watching everything. >> yeah,. >> this storm has been really nasty weather maker and not just us in the northeast but every where in the central eastern part of the country. now it is winding down. we're turning into a quiet period of weather toward the new year. that is good news. we will stay slightly above average for the next couple of days, and finish off this warmest december ever and it looks like it will be warmer december ever by the largest margin compared to the the second warmest, at least we have ever seen. this december off the charts in so many ways, and, you know, mother nature wants to finish strong and bring cold in time for january. lets take a look outside t

camden does allow couriers to deliver to tenants doors and leave packages there. they claim 75% of tenants have opted to do that and more than one hundred thousand packages have already arrived still to come on news 4 today... santa has his own castle right here in siouxland. we'll take you their next and show you the magical place fillededith christmas cheer. it's like a step bacacin time. window shopping brought back alive in storm lake, iowa. ktiv's sam curtiss takes us to santa's castle. << "this is christmas," said ron stevenson. "this is what it should look like. this is what we should be doing every year." "you walk in the door and everything is exciting," said ron stevenson. "it's like being at disney only it's christmas and it's snow." "most people have been here before and they like coming back year afafr year," said ron ststenson. "it's a generational thing for us." "my name is ron stevenso" said ron stevenson. "you're in iowa" said ron stevenson. "this is my sixth year as said ron stevenson. "everybody that walks through the door is just happy to be he

officers and other k9s stanin sg attention in camden while his body was taken into an animal hospital. camden county officials say the 12-year-old dog died early this morning at home with his partner and handler lt. he sewed a state record with 68 criminal apprehensions during his career. >> there's a saying in policing that when people need help they call 911. when cops need help they call canine. zero answered the call for our organization for the greater part of a decade. >> he join the camden police department in 2007 becoming the sirs of first dog on the ski's force in many years and later became the county force's first k9 officers zero retired this past summer. >>> meanwhile local puppy is back in barking shape after some holiday gifts he loved a little too much. jasper who is just six months old couldn't keep his food down. so his family took him to the veterinary specialty and emergency center in levittown veterinarians did an x-ray. guess what they found two large objects about the size of tennis balls in his stomach. it turned out he had swallowed his christmas to toys. vet

in camden, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> area first responders got a sweet surprise this philadelphia a delivered more than 500 cookies, to local police and fire departments. she said cookies are a nice way to say thank you. >> the fact that we're determined to put themselves in the line of fire every day even on christmas day, we really wanted to give something back to them. >> reporter: cook writes delivered to police and fire departments around philadelphia, as wells, at huntington valley, abington and bensalem. >>> now that all of those presents are probably opened, the rush is on to return some of those unwanted gifts when the stores reopened tomorrow. cbs news correspondent kenneth the craig has advice to help the return process, go smoothly. >> when celeste worthington goes holiday shopping she tries to find gifts her family won't want to return but she always has a backup plan. >> i asked to get free byes and i usually put it in the box or put the gifts. >> reporter: that ace smart idea according to consumer report. group estimates around 40 percent of americans t

. >> investigators are looking for the cause of a fire at a camden county auto repair shop. they used a drone to take video of the blaze. the fire started at around 6:00 last night in an auto repair bay. 75 firefighters from several departments spent hours battling these flames. >> it was real. it was going through the roof. there was a live explosion. >> it was plaque, the smell of it was disgusting. >> making matters worse, fire officials say people inside the building delayed calling firefighters. >> lawmakers in pennsylvania are taking the next step as they try to determine if the attorney general kathleen cane should be removed from office. senators unanimously approved a plan yesterday that involved a january 12th hearing for cane. the hearing will focus on whether she can perform her duties with a suspended law license. the senate could then vote to have her removed. the state supreme court defended the license last month. she awaits trial charges that she released secret grand jury information and lied about it. officers are suing the camden police department saying

that's why one major reit, camden property trust, simply said no to packages in the mail room. managing this glut, they said, was costing them more than $3 million a year. >> productivity was absolutely part of the equation, but it really came down to more about allowing our employees to service our residents and take care of our real estate, which is the business that we're in. >> reporter: camden property trust has 59,000 apartment units spanning ten states and the district of columbia. last march, they rolled out the no-package policy, which was not popular with tenants. >> we had a few residents tell us they plan not to renew their lease, but again, any time you make a change to any kind of policy, you run the risk that you do upset some residents. >> reporter: camden does allow couriers to deliver to tenants' doors and leave packages there. they claim 75% of tenants have opted to do that, and more than 100,000 packages have already arrived that way. >> it doesn't bother me, because one thing about it is we have a lot of security here. they've left things. i've seen things

a group of purse snatchers is preying on victims in camden and gloucester county. they have been caught on camera, it's happened dozens of times in broad daylight in busy parking lots like this washington township walmart. the purse snatching ring has also targeted shoppers in gloucester township. >> a ups delivery mistake led to a dangerous discovery by a man in ocean county. instead of calling police, the police called him and he is under arrest. rifles, revolvers and semi-automatic pistols were dropped off at this home. authorities say gun manufacturer tried to accepted the guns from its facility in connecticut to an employee at a trade show in las vegas. but when the box arrived a it a ups processing center in new jersey, police say it was damaged and in turn mislabeled. police say kevin nagle was arrested because he decided to keep the weapons instead of telling ups. ups called the mistake an unusual labeling error that it quickly recognized and worked with police to retrieve the package. the company says it delivers 18 million packages on a typical day and in