it's code blue again tonight here in camden.gion really too cold to be out in the street. will any of these folks who live under the bridge go to shelters. >> some will and some won't but they've all got their reasons. steve has been living under the i676 bridge for a couple of months now. some call it the honey comb hideout. camden county under code blue tonight freezing temperatures may last through to the weekend. steve may go to the voa shelter a couple of blocks away. or not. >> here in jersey they have a code blue sometimes they come get you sometimes. they don't. if you don't knowing in about the places to go where they got out reach, where they go church that is will get you out of the cold you just out here in the cold. >> reporter: camden county code blue alert triggers towns including camden city to at into shelters. camden county freeholder carmen rodriguez is an expert on the local plan. >> each town has to respond differently. so, for example, in camden, where we have a lot of shelters, the normal protocol is that

if every decent person in camden leaves camden, then we never have a chance.n a c average or better. >> anthony: right. >> tawanda: it's all about the academics. it's all about nurturing these kids. what's right? what's wrong? you know? the drill team does that. they have different sayings that they go by every day. "it's a start without a finish." "it is possible." >> group: it is never impossible. if i can believe that i can achieve what is possible is possible is possible. >> tawanda: and they believe this. you know, they say it so much until it's embedded. >> anthony: tawanda has helped css support itself with financial assistance from fellow parents and some fundraising, temporary help and donations from small businesses, but surprisingly for a group with a national profile, no lasting support from official organizations or national institutions public or private. yet she perseveres. a lot of your practices are done outdoors. >> tawanda: right. >> anthony: all weather type of a situation. >> tawanda: yes, we've been under bridges, everything. over 28 year

. >> tonight at 11 o'clock there's a grinch on the loose in camden.omeone stole more than a thousand dollars from a south jersey church fundraiser. >>> good evening everyone i'm natasha brown. thank you so much for joining us. the church is scrambling to try to replace that money. they were going to use to it brighten up the holidays for children and families in the community. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live in camden tonight with video of the suspect police are looking for cleve. >> reporter: natasha we all know the expression it's better to give than receive, especially around christmastime and in this case, the suspect stole money from a church fundraiser here parish meant to help those in need. >> we give out 1,000 christmas baskets. >> reporter: the season of giving is at hand in south camden's sacred heart parish but police say two sundays ago this man helped himself. he allegedly stole about $1200 from a fundraiser where parishioners buy and sell homemade goods in the church basement. >> it's a very joyous occasion. people are ea

. >>> and santa in camden to bring early christmas to youngsters. why he made this special trip.se stories and more when action news comes right back. that was just a'ight for me. yo, checi mean,t dawg. you got the walk. you got the stance.. but i wasn't really feeling it. you know what, i'm not buying this. you gotta come a little harder dawg. you gotta figure it out. eh, i don't know. shaky on the walk, carriage was off. randy jackson judging a dog show. i don't know dawg. surprising. what's not surprising? how much money lisa saved by switching to geico. wow! performance of the night. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> a final salute today for the only fire fighter who died battling california's raging wildfires. the solemn procession for cory iverson included his colleagues, friends and family and strangers from ventura to san diego to pay tribute to the 32-year-old. he leaves behind a pregnant wife and young daughter. >>> and as the backdrop for the somber affair, fire still burned in the hillside.the danger is n. this is the thomas fire and has now

camden county is one of a number of local governments who opened up cold-weather shelters last night. some churches and nonprofits also opened their spaces. >>> and keep the nbc10 app with you throughout the arctic blast. you can check the forecast for your neighborhood and have weather alerts sent to your phone. >>> breaking news as philadelphia police search for a man and woman from a deadly hit and run. this happened around 12:30 at west and westmoreland streets. a car hit another car sending that vehicle flying through a fence and on to a porch. we're told the driver of that car that was thrown was ejected from the vehicle and died. two other people were inside the car and were injured. the man driving the other car and a woman passenger, they fled the scene. police identified the owner and are trying to track that person down. >>> to more breaking news in philadelphia. a man shot dead and at least a dozen bullet casings left behind. that's what police found when they arrived at this west kensington scene. they made the discovery on westmoreland between american and phillips. the

it's code blue again tonight here in camden. the whole region really.oo cold to be out on the street. will any of these who live under the bridge go to shelters? my take is some will and some won't but they've all got their reasons. >> steve has been living under the i676 bridge for a couple of months now. some call it the honey comb hideout. camden county under a code blue tonight freezing temperatures may last through the weekend steve may go to the voa shelter couple of blocks away. or not. >> here in jersey, they have a code blue sometimes they come get you sometimes, they don't. if you don't know nothing about the places to go where they got out reach, where they got churches that will get you out of the cold then you just out here in the cold. >> reporter: camden county code blue alert triggers down including camden city to at least try to get at risk people into shelters. camden county freeholder carmen rodriguez is an expert on a local plan. >> each town has to respond differently, so, for example, in camden where we have a lot of shelters, the

. >>> and santa claus shows up in camden more than a week early to bring special presents to good boys and girls. >>> we will continue to follow eagles win, we will head out to met life stadium where jamie apody has more player reaction, that and much more when "action news" comes right back. we have a developing store friday atlanta's heartsfield jackson airport busiest in the world. power outage is causing some serious flier frustration right now. no planes are able to take off , and thousands of passenger are stranded in the dark. the federal aviation administration ordered a ground stop meaning no planes can fly into atlanta and that is causing a ripple effect across the country. the lights went out here at 1:00 this afternoon. the power company does not know what caused the outage and does not have an estimate when electricity will be restored. >>> much more on this developing story is coming upright after "action news" at 6:30 on abc world news tonight >>> here is a story makes us proud, hundreds of local families and volunteers got toth, at temple's liacouras center today for i

. >> a church in camden is preaching forgiveness today. even after someone steels hundreds of dollars from a church fundraiser. that will money was going to help feed the hungry. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan, shows us the video police now hope will help track down the suspect. >> we give out 1,000 christmas baskets. >> the season of giving is south camden sacred heart parish, but two sundays ago this man helped himself. he allegedly stole about $1,200 from a fundraiser, where parishioners buy and sell homemade goods in the base. >> very joyous occasion, people are eating, drinking, buying, having a good time. >> camden release this video from the man who stole from the hopes in -- this picture. >> father michael doyle who has been at the church for more than 40 years was doing a special mass to bless expectant mothers at the time of the theft. he says the money from the fundraiser would have helped next week when they give out a thousand food baskets to families in south camden. he says the lost won't stop their effort, and if th

they were in camden to accept a check in matt black auto.y are about to add another k-9 to the force. and the money will be used to buy equipment for the dogs. >> very nice. david is back and we coordinated. >> very nice. >> i didn't get the memo. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan and as we take a look at radar, a couple of sprinkles this morning and they are long gone. taking a look outside spring mountain and they made all of that snow and managing to keep it on the mountain even though it's a rather mild one and don't worry snow lovers the milder air is coming back. and 56 degrees and the winds as we said this morning have picked up now as we are past sunrise and 17 miles per hour and could see a gust 25 to 30 miles per hour today and breezy and on the mild side. 53 in reading and 53 in wilmington and 55 in trenton and cape may, new jersey, 53 on the nose. these are the sustained winds, 17 in philadelphia and 16 in wilmington and 16 in reading and the gusts begin to built in as well and over the next several hours you'll feel them get mo

"eyewitness news" reporter chante lens joins us live from camden with their story tonight, chante. >>r: ukee and natasha, a third of the people living here in camden are puerto rican and the school district said they were ready to help. for julie, helping her 13 year-old daughter carol lee figueroa. >> starting a new school is tough. >> they moved to camden last month from puerto rico of hurricanes irma and maria destroyed their home. >> we who everything. >> reporter: with only a few clothes they moved in with her sister abe her sister's family in camden in hopes of the better life. >> we have no life. we have no water. >> reporter: camden school district reached out and gave them clothes, food, school supplies. carroll lee is enrolled in veterans memorial family school. >> the same week i came, i put the kids in school and they helped me real fast. >> reporter: strategy puerto rico native and camden school district administrator carmen rodriguez holds close to her heart. >> there are times when i cannot sleep because i know that these families have so much need. >> reporter: she doe

if you know who that man is in the video, contact camden police. in camden, cleve bryan, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> new jersey senator cory booker, and his family, now have some extra security this morning. they got a death threat over the weekend, according to the mayor of newark, new jersey. capitol police informed local police about the threat, to booker's home, police have not yet released any more information, saying, this is an ongoing investigation. >> there is no word yet on what caused this ski lift accident at mountain about 80 miles northwest of harrisburg, malfunction injured five skiers there, and stranded dozens of other high above the slopes. ski resort officials say one chair slipped backward, and into the chair hine it, causing a domino effect. emergency responders used ropes to rescue about 50 people. some were left dangling for more than an hour. >> the search continues today for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run acci i-95 off ramp. this crash happened in the southbound lanes at highland avenue in chester, right around 3:00 s

camden? >> reporter: i want you to see how those winds are carrying those leaves. even the slightest wind gust will move our news truck. imagine having to sleep in these conditions. for some homeless people, it's a reality. tonight they're at serious risk for hypothermia. with nothing but their bags and the clothes on their back, a line of homeless people waited for shelter at joseph's house in camden. how many layers do you have on? >> well, i got three pairs of w abraham ramos, a homeless man tryin temperatur. >> any colder and the layers probably won't do it. >> reporter: at the time ramos didn't know if camden county opened its winter shelters. he said it was too cold for his old stand-by. >> i found a porch of an abandoned house and i stay there, but i got blankets. >> reporter: after we spoke to ramos, we introduced him to corman rodriguez, who told him where he could spend the night. >> it's critical that we don't put these individuals at risk. >> reporter: county shelters are the only places for relief. the shelters on manhattan avenue opened their doors to

they were enjoying an early christmas party organized by the rebirth of camden foundation. the none in profit hosted a second annual holiday extravaganza, this year, the crown plaza in cherry hill. children and their families had fun with crafts, music and a little time with santa. >>> some retailers are donating part of their holiday sales to charity. the shelves of the carnival collectibles in sicklerville are full of unique christmas gifts. the store's also selling baked wrapping services. gift a persian of the sales will be donated to the michael j. fox foundation for parkinson's research. >>> lets check with the accu weather forecast. we have snow that melt add way today. >> yes, temperatures once again seasonably mild in the 40's. we have melting tonight, and as we go throughout the overnight hours we have re freezing taking place. >> yes. >> so we will show you is what going on outside walking over to the weather center from our temple university camera. you can see center city sky line it is dry and quiet. lots of cloud filtering in the region and we will talk about

. >>> and reason to celebrate in camden the way the community is honoring a local basketball legend. leslie. >>> l.a. coliseum may sound like lincoln financial field west on sunday when bird play the rams, fans traveled very well, we know that and is doug pederson concerned after the loss of the sea hawks, i'll have his thoughts when i see you later in running a small business is demanding. and that's why small business owners need more. like internet that's up to the challenge. the gig-speed network from comcast business gives you more. with speeds up to 20 times faster than the average. that means powering more devices, more video conferencing, and more downloads in seconds, not minutes. get fast internet and add phone and tv for only $24.90 more per month. comcast is building america's largest gig-speed network to give small businesses more. call 1-800-501-6000 today. >>> well, we have moved into your great hall because philadelphia boys choir is here, they are setting up for their wonderful, holiday music that we will be hearing a little bit later in the holiday season. >> that i

. >> cause of deadly apartment fire in gloucester township camden county remains under investigation this morning. that blaze killed a father and left his wife and ten year old daughter injured. now the flames broke out early yesterday morning, at the blackwood falls apartments in the 200 block of washington avenue. firefighters from eight different townships scrambled to contain the fire. and rescue the three victims from the burning unit. neighbors blocked -- watched in disbelief. >> when they drug him out he was not moving. little girl came out. her hair was on fire, we witnessed that, we stood there , watched this. this is like a movie. >> no word yet on the conditions of the two survivors, the names of the victims have not yet been released. >> a police involved shooting in camden is under investigation. it happened early yesterday morning, on sick more street, the camden county prosecutor's offers says officers were investigating reports of gunshots, and exchange dollars gunfire, with 37 year old laurence unique ross of camden ross' recovering at cooper university hospital. the

this is as cold as it has been in the last 15 to 24 hours here in camden by the bus depot. people trying to stay warm out this way. but it is a struggle. it really is. temperatures and those cold winds that have prompted code blues all across the delaware valley. much of those code blueness effect for most of this week because of the temperature and wind chill making things feel essentially like it is around 20 degrees outside or colder. now while some people were out during christmas, out and about during family, many people did not have a choice. we talk with people who are trying hard to stay warm. >> how rough is it to be on the streets in the winter time >> it is real rough especially when you have in where to go. it is real rough, and it is painful when you cannot find, for people that cannot find shelter out here. >> reporter: it is extremely difficult, especially when you don't have enough layers, and you don't know where to get more layers. so shelters have really been stepping up big to help out. also we know that those strong wind, snapped some power lines across

video of camden's reaction gone viral getting 150,000 views in one day. two days later, camden can't believe she got a dog. >> i thought pig. a really big guinea pig. it's my favorite animal and i've been wanting one for so long. >> camden named the dog sugar. when her parents bought the puppy they had to hide the puppy in their room for days leading up to christmas. >> how did they do that. i know goldilocks, but the video of three bears have become popular on social media. >> taking a stroll, guys. >> that's all, mamma. a walk with the kids, the post office is closed. here's the kids. there they are. >> you got to love it. they're cute. you guy s s stay out of trouble -- you guys stay out of trouble. >> they call him t california sheriff's deputy has come across these three bears. last month he caught them on a camera outside a lake tahoe taco bell. >>> the lake effect snow machine is really cranking in parts of new york, and pennsylvania. three feet of snow fell overnight in new york. in erie, pennsylvania more than five feet of snow has fallen since c

in camden, cleve bryan, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> this morning, new jersey senator cory booker and his family now have extra security they received a death threat over the weekends, according to the mayor of newark, new jersey, capitol police told local police about that threat , then newark police sent officer to booker's home. now, police have not yet released any more information saying this is an ongoing investigation. >>> there is no word yet on what caused this ski lift accident at this mountain 80 miles northwest of harrisburg, malfunction injured five skiers there, and stranded dozens, high above the slopes. ski resort officials say one chair slipped backward, and into the chair behind it, causing a domino effect. emergency responders used ropes to rescue just about 50 people. some were left dangling for more than an hour. >>> the search continues today for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run on an i-95 off ramp. the crash happened in the southbound lanes at highland avenue in chester, right around 3:00 saturday morning. police say the car struck and killed 46 year old ron a

a warm december day here in c camden. nbc 10 on the campus where it was a mix of light and heavy coats. temperatures were in the 50s today. warm start to the evening with temperatures still in the mid-50s. >> beautiful out there. over in cape may, it's a few degrees cooler. a little more cloudy. chief meteorologist tammie souza joins us now. >> big warm-up has begun. >> today the upper 50s across the area. we should be 43 for a daytime high. this is a gift. this time next week, we're probably not going to make it out of the 20s. let's go to cape may where we showed you this beautiful picture. 53 degrees right now in cape may. feels like 53 degrees. how about the poconos? people are out skiing. they want it below freezing. not going to happen today. they are hanging on to all that snow as best they can. it's 55 in philadelphia. it feels like 55. those winds are going to continue through the evening. it looks like tomorrow will be a bit cooler and swing to the west and to the north. here's your wakeup weather. we're basical

>> you're still in jersey, i think, camden or something >> not even. >> i haven't left the island of manhattan. >> seriously. >> i'm stig thinking -- i'm like just hanging outside of penn station. >> the sad thing is, i had to look to figure out which one -- i knew -- you know, i get chile and peru mixed up. that's west. argentina. you're past buenos aires definitely, the train. i don't know how we got across the -- >> make the jump -- >> -- panama canal maybe there's a bridge >> it's the imaginary train. >> it is the polar express. >> let's call it that. >>> take a look at what happened overnight in asia with the major averages the nikkei was up sharply. gain of 1.5% the hang seng was up .7% in europe this morning with the early trading that we've already seen, it looks like the dax is already up by 1.5% the cac in france is up by 1.2%.

. >> this is baby camden, everybody. >> hey, camden. >> camden, mom says -- this is sweet. the looks of his face, he enjoyed that fire truck. >> i mean it looks like elmo is enjoying that fire truck, too. >> elmo is getting showered around. >> that is is he sweet. judging by the way camden and and elmo enjoy that fire truck we might have firefighter on our hands one day. >> beautiful tree, too. >> camden was nominated by his mommy and she says he loves watching fox5 with her as they get ready in the mornings. >> okay. >> merry christmas to all. >> right now camden is like, i see myself. >> it's amazing. wisdom do you have any words of wisdom. >> let me drop a few bars for young camden here. >> please do. camden, camden, you're such a ham den and in your fire truck ready to fox5 and tuck. merry christmas. >> all right. [ applause ] >> we'll take it. >> yeah. we'll take it. >> we don't have much of a choice. we'll take it. >> that was pretty much how it is. >> as i said before we need to help hip stick the landing. >> he'll get there. >> he's getting there. [ laughter ] >> li

i have jeff nash, camden county freeholder, with me, so tell me about what we have going on tonight.ou are promoting the shop's local campaign. >> thinks winter fest, a great combination to the residents of the camden county to come out here, skate, you see kid having a great time with their parents but we are promoting this holiday season for people to shop locally meaning go to the stores in camden county, cherry hill mall, moorestown mall, cumberland county mall, stores on your main street we want people to shop because it is so important for our local economy that we want to keep people employed and businesses , healthy, so please if you go shopping do it locally. >> you were telling me, talking about the ice rink you can rent this out for parties and hockey games and stuff like that is that right. >> necessity, we have a hockey team play here on occasion, rent it out during off hours, and there is plenty of time to rent, it is very reasonable. it happens almost every day. so it is great. we encourage people to come out here rent ice for private party, birthday party, play hockey

today camden county police academy graduated its largest class ever. "eyewitness news" at camden count college in blackwood for the ceremony, the 111 new officers will serve 17 law enforcement agencies in camden , atlantic, burlington, salem counties. new jersey attorney general chris perino was among law enforcement officials offering congratulations. >>> cherry hill police department says it will be on the look out on the day after christmas for out of control kid in the cherry hill mall. police say nationally there has been a up tic in parents dropping off their children at malls unsupervised the day after christmas, police say they will in the tolerate juveniles at the mall acting in a disruptive manner. >> we want people to come to a town like cherry hill to go eat, go to the shopping centers, have a good time with their families, not to deal with rowdy juveniles un supervised. >> police chief says kid acting inappropriately will be taken to the police station for their parents to pick up. those engaging in criminal behavior will be arrested and p

. >> we're getting through okay, david including couple of issues one in cherry hill camden county a crash 2935 northbound side at 561 taking out the two right lanes. resulting are speeds at 7 miles per hour. 295 northbound north of the white horse pike is not where you want to be this morning. use kings highway or use the northbound side of the turnpike. 2955 mess because of the an early morning accident at 561. camera time along 42 which is moving well so far heading toward 2935 and the walt whitman bridge. our work on the bridge itself heading the other way into new jersey has cleared out. all lanes reopened there. still a crash on the blue route northbound at the schuylkill expressway on-ramp off to the side, not a big deal. speeds look good along i-95 and 76. let's check 76 the schuylkill expressway live by the vine street expressway. eastbound overnight construction closure has been lifted. you're good to go, next week they close the westbound side by south street we'll talk about that then. we're watching a broken down vehicle in the colder temperatures in upper merion. avoid

across the river in camden county the fleet was ready to role. >> we are ready to go. our guys are ready to go, 24 hours, coffee brewing, head i to hit the road. >> reporter: some say third time is a charm and thinks third snowfall in a week for these crews this particular storm has had tricky timing because it coincide was rush hour. >> road will be slippery, take your time, be cautious, just be smart, watch where you are going put your phones down and pretty much, the red will be pretty bad during rush hour. >> reporter: snow still coming down at a steady rate here in south jersey, just make sure you clean off snow from the top of your car. if you have not, haven't started heading home you don't want that blowing on the people behind you to get in the way of their visibility. live, i'm cleve bryan for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thank you. >>> we continue our snow coverage now with natasha brown who joins us live from outside the philadelphia zoo, and natasha, how are things shaping up there. >> reporter: well, certainly in the the best evening commute we can

the baseball stadium has been empty since camden river sharks moved out back in 2015., after the stadium is demolished, it will be turned into fields for rutgers camden baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey teams. >> coming up right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this saturday morning: a philadelphia tradition continues this weekend. before the army navy game kicks off in south philly today, there were some fierce competitions. up next, we will take a lock at who shined at this year's patriots games. >> also ahead: local high school bridges home yet another state championship trophy. we will hear from the coach coming up next. glenn and taking a live look at center city philadelphia this morning. no snow yet. but it will change very soon. we promise you. meteorologist, chelsey n gram, back to tell us when we can expect this snow, and how much snow will fall. we're back in a moment. stay with us. >> welcome back, liver picture this morning from cape may where the storm does appear to be in a bit after lull right now. it was snowing last night but now the pavement an

camden was completely surprised.hey look like a happy little couple there. >>> one of the store thinks year correspondent jeremy rot now looks back at other viral moments, and trends. >> reporter: another year, another slew of viral stories of trends. among many other themes 2017 was a year to fidget. fidget spinners became must have gadgets from kid, adults, even astronauts. not bad for a toy that does this. before you knew it, they were every where but because we cannot have nice things there were consumer warnings about the gadgets. some posed choking hazard, others were reportedly catching fire. is there such a thing as a hot toy getting too hot. >>> 2017 had a mascot it very well could have been a baby hippo named fiona. the chubby charmer born at cincinnati zoo seemed destined with viral stardom with millions of users taking in new video from the zoo showcasing her adorable antics which including her first steps, bonding time, and play time, and nap time, and, you get the idea. she even managed to remain center

. >> camden county prosecutor offers is investigating shooting involving county metro officer. happened early sunday morning on sick more street in camden, officials say police were investigating reports of gunshots when they ran into and exchange dollars gunfire. officer recovering at cooper university hospital. officers were not hurt. they're on administrate of leave until the investigation is over. >> the cause of deadly apartment fire in gloucester township camden county remains under investigation this morning, that blaze killed a father and left his wife and ten year old daughter injured. the flames broke out early sunday morning, as of blackwood falls apartment, 200 block of wash area. firefighters from eight different townships scramble to contain the fire, rescue the three victims from the burning unit. neighbors watched in disbelief >> when they drug him out, he was not moving. little girl came out, her hair was on fire, we witnessed that we stood there and watched it. this is like a movie. >> no word on the conditions of the two survivors, the names of the victims ha

and here is a look at the ben franklin bridge, looking west toward philadelphia from camden, there areincidents or delays to report here at this time. looking beautiful like a postcard on this monday morning. time now 5:33. >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> jim's wearing the suit. you agree that means. another big win for the birds. they barely came out on top over the giants at the meadowlands. >> many fans hoping for stronger performance after all the giants were just two and 11 coming into yesterday. but let's take a look, quarterback nick foles hit the field yesterday in his first start of the season. straight to the third quarter with the eagles up 24 to 23. nelson agholor made his amazing grab in the end zone, followed by a dunk celebration but, the giants weren't finished. eli manning connected with king here, who ran 50 yards down the field for touchdown in the fourth quarter the giant had their final chance, but manning tosse ingram, was incomplete, the final score 34 to 29. the birds clinch a first round bye in the playoffs, our own lesley van arsdall heard from the eagle

i think everyone at this table appreciates what the mayor of camden has done. in new jersey, they made a transition from defined-benefit retirement plans to defined-contribution plans. that's something we ought to do in pennsylvania and in philadelphia. and it's been proposed, but it's a reform that needs to happen. now, in doing that, people were moved off of defined-benefit plans into defined-contribution plans when they switch jobs for their prospective pension. and in new jersey, they've got a big, unfunded pension problem. so the justification is "oh, well, this is a small number of elected officials. it will only add a little, tiny bit to the already huge deficit that will have to be paid for by the taxpayers." that's not a persuasive argument. >> yeah. it's the most widespread problem in the country. more states have the same kind of problem around pensions. jan's right. it's the defined-contribution model that we've got to move toward. and by not doing it, it gets harder and harder to implement fixes like this one, where you had a dedicated public serva

is demolished, it will be turned into fields for rutgers camden baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse and field hockey teams. >>> well, back to our big story this morning, of course, tracking snow, chelsey. >> we've been stuck in the cold pattern it, will continue , believe me, but yesterday, tracking the snow across the region, you'll notice right now, a live look at center city shows a completely dry story, for the temperature right around 36 degrees. that's going to be changing later today. now, take a look at this snowy scene on our live neighborhood network. looking at the boardwalk in rehoboth. look at the footprints on the board. quite a coating of snow the sand, at the trash cans, a look at storm scan3 notice dry , that's reflection what we're seeing here on storm scan3, completely dry, couple of snowflakes, maybe drizzle down the shore at this point in time but the being of the area is dry, that's going to be changing see snow spreading to the north, as we head throughout the day today. really starting around daybreak. look what happens on future weather. see the snow just st

we'll be back with more. >>> the camden county k-9 unit got a gift.t schafer and case were in camden to accept a check and the sheriff's office is about to add another k-9 and the money will be used to buy equipment for the dogs. >> and children got a surprise before the holidays, darryl clark delivered brand new bicycles to especially selected students at the james b. plus schools. the students were nominated by their teachers to receive the bikes and they were donated by ch 2 mexico employees. and they had a dance party today in northeast philadelphia. and this was part of the annual childrens holiday party held by the 8th police district at the caroline lodge. and the cat and the hat and rudolph stopped by and each child left with a goody bag. >>> time now for the accuweather forecast. details now a roller coaster for christmas. >> with temperatures and precipitation. lets head to the "action news" weather center, a lot of people are asking me, will we get a white christmas? do you remember the last time we had a white christmas. it was a while ago

it aims to benefit thousands of camden kids this year.n nonprofit csf and associates. >> they are well known around the country for soul full melodys. and they used their voices to brighten the holidays. ♪ this christmas will be >> members of escape stopped by mercy life to help bring the christmas spirit to life. philadelphia singer and song writer, lisa christine is there in the hat leading the sing along. they enjoyed musical success in the 90s and they are in town making a stop on the tour and wanted to spread holiday cheer with seener yours before the wig show this evening. >>> and "action news" stops by a community christmas party if philadelphia. the fun afternoon was put on by police officers from the 39th district. children were invited to visit with santa and enjoy christmas treats and have their faces painted and each one went home with a gift and bags filled with goodies. >> a beloved local dog is crossing an item off the bucket list. and victoria has a terminal disease and the animal rescue is helping her experience all that

and, tonight i have, camden county freeholder jeff nash, with me, so jeff, tell me a little bit aboutht. santa's skating until the background. >> yes, winter fest in camden county meaning we have winter fest program ice skating all during the week, skating lessens, we have our tree lit, we have a man nora lighting tonight and it is a great, great, fun time for all of the families in camden county. >> i will show you that lighting in the 6:00 o'clock hit but skating lessons can we talk more about that because, you know, maybe if you are not an avid skater. i'm not a avid skater. my husband isn't at all. that is a good idea for those intimidated they can come do that and when is that. >> we have skating every saturday, group lessens between 12 and 1:00 o'clock, it is a great opportunity for the young people to get together with their parents, grandparents to learn how to skate and to enjoy winter season. >> and skating rink is opened until valentines day is that right. >> right now it is christmas season but we have skating all the way to a special event on valentines day. >> that just

camden county officials are teaming up with rutgers university to develop the site. authorities originally tried to lure a minor league baseball team to the ballpark, but plans fell through. >>> next at 5:00, we're following breaking news out of bristol bureau in bucks county. schools are on lockdown. the latest from the scene. >>> also it unfolded right in front of her children. a mother attacked by a man in a fit of road rage. the search to find the suspect before he strikes again. >>> and what appears to be a fireball darting across the sky. we break down what this really is, next at 5:00. >>> and coming up at 6:00, the child's leg broken on a school bus. he admitted to have him facing charges tonight. >>> now at 5:00, the breaking news out of bucks county. homes have been evacuated and schools are on lockdown. this is all in bristol boro. police were trying to serve a warrant on an assault suspect when the man barricaded himself in a home. all schools are ob lockdown. brandon hud sson is on his way the scene. we'll bring you a lye report when he get there is. >>>

>> reporter: yeah, and there are still people out tonight even though it is still snowing here in camden county. it is very light. but if you look up at the light post here you can see there's still a little bit of snow coming down. the street crews have been doing a good job of clearing the street and making sure there's plenty of salt down. but if you look at the christmas tree, that is where the snow is sticking. it looks very festive out here, and that's why we're hearing very few complaints about the first snowstorm of the season. santa sataking credit for the snow falling outside his window. the magic of christmas is an annual tradition in washington township at the old stone house village. >> just to see the kids come out and the smiles on their faces. and tonight with the snow it was just priceless. we were really worried, but it turned out great. >> reporter: did you think at all about canceling? >> never. i don't cancel events. my team and i were going strong all day long. >> reporter: some south jersey parades were called off today, but not this even as inches piled up. >> we

dave kinchen is in camden this morning, dave. >> reporter: yeah, it is brutal out here and you just feel for people who have to work, making deliveries out this way. we saw a truck that just passed by, a bus, it may be warmer on those buses there, people getting on to the buses at the transportation center here in camden, and it is bitter cold, the wild winds, prompting the code blue as cross the delaware valley, several of the code blues have been activated for most of the week, since temperatures and wind chill will make things feel about 20 degrees or a lot colder, while many people, spent christmas day out and about, covered in layers, we have a lot of people in our area who are simply less fortunate and had to turn to homeless shelters, to stay warm. >> how rough is it to be on the streets in the wintertime. >> it is real rough especially when we have no where to go. it is real rough. it is, it is painful when you cannot find, for people that cannot find shelter out here. >> reporter: another live look at some of the folks waiting for their busts to get around town dressed up in as

. >>> police in camden need your help to identify three suspects involved in a shooting that happened monday night. this is surveillance video of the suspects as they left the scene. >>> church in bethlehem forced to close stores because of a water main break. the break happened yesterday and trinity had to shut its offices and the soup kitchen for a few days. the water is back on, but there's a 48-hour boil water notice. it's now rescheduled. the church officials said they expect to be back serving hot meals on monday and church will be filled come christmas dinner late next week. they are expecting 250 people. >>> joe biden drew huge crowds at a barnes & noble in delaware today. the line wrapped around the side of the store in north wilmington. he was signing copies of his book "promise me, dad", which chronicles the loss of his son beau to cancer. he also gave some advice to a dad-to-be. >> he said to hold him tight. that was his advice for the new baby. >> lots of folks snuck pictures as they waited in line. >>> celebrations in full swing at the white house after president trump's

moving into camden, a look where traffic picked up on 76 at market in camden. let's look at if there are delays. we know there aren't because randy about ten minutes ago told us there weren't. i wanted to check because that can change in a flash at philadelphia national airport. the plane shows us in the green. no delays. when i see you in a few minutes, we'll look at how 95 is looking as you make your way toward the airport. >> thanks. >>> coming up, just a few christmas shopping days left. if you still have toys to buy, we're tracking the hottest ones on and off the shelves. >>> and surprise homecoming. the warm welcome a chester county soldier received when he showed up at his little sister's school. dunkin' sweet black pepper bacon sandwich is back. with twice the crispy caramelized peppered bacon. experience a breakfast sandwich made for bacon lovers. america runs on dunkin' >>> new, legendary sportscaster dick enberg has died. his family said he passed away yesterday following a heart attack in california. enberg was a longtime voice for nfl football on n

yesterday and today, homeless outreach was underway in camden. volunteers walking the streets, urging those who were forced to live outside to come find shelter. for many homeless, a night out in cold like this could really be a matter of lif and death.d >> i got three pairs of sweats, and two pairs of right now, by the grace of god, it's not that bad. any colder and -- the layers probably won't do it. >> reporter: later this morning, camden county police will be going door to door in neighborhoods checking in on elderly and disabled residents to me sure they are okay and urging people with elderly neighbors to give them a quick check this morning. >> thank you. keep the nbc10 app with you through this dangerous get the forecast for your specific neighborhood, plus ways to deal with arctic blast. >>> breaking news in philadelphia. a man shot dead and at least a dozen bullet casings left behind at the scene. that's what officers found in west kensington overnight. they made the discovery on west westmoreland between american and phillips. the vict

county college's campuses in camden and blackwood.y 17th, a free shuttle will run monday through friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the partnership between camden county and the south jersey transportation authority came about after a former student created a petition. he obtained 300 signatures and took them to the school president. today she and other supporters were there to ride on the shuttle and have lunch. >> wow. great dream. all right time to talk about the back and forth forecast we're all about to experience. >> bottom is about to drop out 24 hours from now as those temperatures will plummet. as we take a look right now folks outside not a bad evening here on a monday with temperatures little on the chilly side but we can take it. as we look at sky6 live pens land, the the ice skating rink down there along penn's landing all aglow. a good amount of trees lit up down there and as temperatures are settling around 40 trees right degrees right now for center city. upper 30's for beach haven as well as trenton, 36 allentown, 37

hit-and-run accident in belmawr, camden county gone now from carter avenue at cherry place. everything reopened. construction crews not gone in mansfield township burlington county. 295 knob -- northbound past florence columbus. tam. >> valley forge casino is getting a new owner. boyd gaming is buying it for $280 million. this is coming as the gambling century is about to undergo a major expansion. valley forge casino had plans to add 250 more slot machines come next year. >>> optimism on the tax cuts was not enough to keep the stock market gaining. the dow fell and the s&p 500 lost two points. futures are pointing to a mixed open. >>> if you're like so many people a last minute christmas shopper, you can hit one retailer anytime of the day. kohls will be open for 83 hours and stay open until 6:00 p.m. on christmas eve. whitens my teeth or... ...one that's good for my teeth? now i don't have to choose! from crest 3d white comes new whitening therapy. it's our best whitening technology. plus, it has a fortifying formula to protect your enamel. crest. healthy, beautiful smiles

bowl. >> special holiday party for refugee and immigrant families took place today in somer dale camden county. and this is the fifth annual party put on by somer dale park school treated to holiday music and one-on-one time with santa claus and each youngster gets to pick a gift while families can shop through piles of donated oklahomas. sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. >>> another chance for all snow is slim on christmas. if we have one or do get snow? might it be a pretty flakey snow. >> yes, starting as rain briefly changing over to snow. not sticking in philadelphia northwest suburbs maybe a slushy cting to inch on christmas morning. be careful what you wish for. he stole the highlight of my weather cast. i'm just kidding. lets go

. >>> in camden a number of law enforcement officials are making sure no one is forgotten during the holidays including the homeless. members of the camden county sheriff's department set out for the homeless residents and basic necessities like socks and tooth brushes and deoderant are distributed to anyone that need them as they travel to shelters and a makeshift tent city and many recipients are only too happy to remember the local law enforcement community. >>> and more ahead in our next half hour. a group of local police officers take to the ice to save a dog's life and we'll show you the daring rescue in new jersey coming up. >> and santa paid a visit to a little girl who is hospitalized for the holidays. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams sara bloomquist and meteorologist david murphy. >>> hello again sara is off and here are the stories we are following four on "action news" at 12:30, the search is on after a bicyclist was struck and killed in bucks county. and the engineer in the deadly amtrak crash in washington state distracted? that is the question as

. >>> pictures from an ice rescue in camden county today. carefully, they inched their way out to a hole in the ice on newton creek in oak glen. at one time, two fiefrlts were completely submerged in the water but look at what they retrieved. a couple of neighbors called for help when this dog was seen walking on the frozen creek. great work by the crew of station 18. >>> look at who was enjoying the snow. beach front in sea isle city. the 73rd street beach as the snow was falling this morning. just a reminder, it is a violation of federal law to approach, touch, or feed or harass seals in the wild. >>> a crash involving a police car leads to a chase through three states. where the pursuit came to an end. >>> it's going to be a frigid fest for new year's eve. got another first alert because of that. i'll tell you how cold the temperature is going to drop before the ball drops tomorrow. breaking news. we've issued a first alert as we take a live look at the jersey shore in kate may. temperatures are falling and if you think it's been cold so

tax driver is hospitalized following this horrific crash in camden police. >>> new jersey residents try to pay their property taxes before th in. first we're under an accuweather alert as snow gets in the region. let's get a look at what the snow arrives with meteorologist chris sowers. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, nydia. the temperatures have been so cold for so long, they could stick and the roads will get messy that were. a storm tracker 6 live showing a shield of lighter shades of gray, brighter whites showing up across south central portions of pennsylvania the mason dixon line. that's where moderate snow is getting to fall. one to two inches. this is for lancaster, chester, delaware, philadelphia county and southeastern pennsylvania and lower montgomery county and most of south jersey. northern areas excluded in this and delaware is not in the advisory. we've been hit with the arctic blast and terpts -- temperatures have not been above freezing since tuesday afterno. poconos 9, 16 degrees in trenton. forecast for today cloudy and cold, light snow developing arou

right now the group helps more than 400 kids in the city of camden.ut they say that number is always growing. >>> a new school in mount laurel burlington county is ready to help children with autism and special needs. some students were there as local leaders celebrated the opening of the raymond and joanne welsh bancroft campus. they say this is one of the first schools specifically designed to meet the needs of challenged -- children living with autism. campus will help more than many more than 250 students ages eight to 21. >>> well, as you mentioned just a couple aints ago the eagles are fresh offer that road win up in new york and many of the players are already busy paying their joy forward. >> eagles players are surprising families in the delaware valley with christmas gifts and holiday meals. "action news" reporter bob brooks live for us now in strawberry mansion at the police athletic league center right there with more this afternoon. hey, bob. >> reporter: hey, shore sharrie and brian. we had a lot of people up here working really hard toda

"action news" reporter jeff chirico is live in oaklyn, camden county.r matt pelman keeping an eye on the many trouble spots on the highways and byways but let's begin with meteorologist adam joseph who has been tracking this storm all day long. adam. >> yeah, rick, this is that example of little snow, big impact. it's all because of the timing here during the afternoon and also going into the evening rush hour. as we take a look at storm tracker6 live right now, there you can see the snow is wrapping up in some of those western suburbs there and in fact those western suburbs that drier air is now puncturing in so this is more a new jersey and extreme east southern delaware event for the next hour or so and you can see a wall of white here. glassboro hammonton the atlantic city expressway, 49, 72, the garden state parkway, it is snowing very steadily right now and there you can see it right along the shore. we're also dealing with some of those purples on the radar and those purples indicate some moderate snowfall along long beach island down to atlantic

cherry hill and camden, 5 inches. 4 inches in mays landing. atlantic city 3 inches. i'll be showing you snow totals throughout the morning here. it's dry and in some spots down right cold. 25 in reading. 23 in lancaster. whatever was out there yesterday whether it be slush or snow, it's been compacted, it's probably ice this morning. that's why we're giving you that heads-up with the first alert through 10:00 this morning to give yourself plenty of extra time. this is what it feels like outside this morning and if you're up in the poconos, layer up. it feels like 5 degrees. 21 in philadelphia and 21 in millville. we're talking widespread black ice. sunshine all day. still, you'll need to bundle up. this is nothing compared to what we have headed towards us tuesday night into wednesday. i'll break that down for you coming up on the ten day on 10. >>> your chance to see the most festive buss in septa's fleet. they have been working behind the scenes to decorate. this is a winter tradition at septa where employees let their creative juices mesh with the spirit of the se