it is 4:30 now and "action news" continues with the death investigation in conshohocken where a womanound stabbed to death inside a home. >> and a brave 11-year-old boy is being called a hero after he stopped a young girl from being abducted. hear how he came to her rescue. >> plus the 76ers are trying to make it right after creating a national controversy. singer seven street is at the time to return but will she be wearing the same jersey that kept her from performing back in october. >> first at 4:30 the delaware valley is dealing with bitter cold conditions for a second straight day. and road crews are preparing for snow and sleet that will be arriving overnight. this is now a live look as penndot gifts an update regarding their snow and ice coverage plans. of course they are out there working now and you can watch this live press conference from penndot right now on 6abc.com. >> and right now people are dealing with freezing temperatures. many bundled up in layers just to stay warm today. >> well, temperatures have been hovering in the 20's all day and they are expected to fall e

on the blue route, conshohocken, roads are damp in the city, as well. i-95 seeing slowing 29 miles per hour at cottman. we had an accident i-95 southbound the off ramp to columbus, that accident cleared, an accident norristown, marshall street looking better. the accident in hammonton still out here, there were three different accidents blocking the two right lanes, at times we're seeing slow speeds on the ac westbound past route 54 in hammonton. we're hearing there were horses that got away from a farm, they are running away. police were trying to corral them on the atlantic city expressway, the sight of all this caused three different accidents. >>> let's begin with a developing story here, a series of heroin overdoses claimed 6 lives in philadelphia. police believe they got their hands on a bad batch of the drug that is circulating the city. katherine scott has more. >> reporter: matt, that's right, 6 overdoses all last night in the same general area. police continue to investigate. let's go to the video from the kensington area him all the overdoses

again jam starts just past conshohocken.ling out onto the blue route southbound so we're getting extra traffic there now with speeds dropping into the 40's down around lima springfield. think alternates. you could take the blue route southbound. stick with route 30 lancaster avenue. you could use route 23. you could use ridge pike into ridge avenue but the schuylkill eastbound you still want to avoid at this point and we've been watch something other situations in the burbs. a downed flee lower pottsgrove blocking sanatoga road. in marlboro icy conditions an crash along gearyville pike at hoppingville road. an accidents involving a deer along township line road at kimberly drive road. tam. >> done trauma trouble has named rex tillerson as his pick for secretary of state. the transition office said tillerson will be a forceful and advocate for america's interest but the election could set trump up for a potential fight with congress over confirming tillerson including with some top republicans this is over tillerson's close d

officers found the victim on the floor of her home in conshohocken on friday. police found him stabbing himself. he had been staying with his aunt after his release from prison last week. >>> president-elect donald trump wrapped up his thank you tour this weekend. he and his supporters are now looking ahead to inauguration day on january 20th. yesterday the president-elect finished the tour with a rally in mobile, alabama. he responded to first lady michelle obama's latest comment about the election. the first lady said americans now know what it's like to feel hopeless. >> i assume she was talking about the past, not the future, because i'm telling you, we have tremendous hope, and we have tremendous promise and tremendous potential. >> mr. trump added he thought the first lady meant her statement in a different way than it came out. >>> the trump transition will be the focus of discussion for former defense secretary robert gates and former clinton campaign manager john podesta. they will both be guests on nbc's "meet the press" this morning with chuck todd.

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this is bala cynwyd at rock hill road at conshohocken state road. heads up, this might slow you down as well and then we have another accident in robbinsville new jersey turnpike northbound before 195 that right outer lane. a lot of activity going on. we will have more to talk about in ten minutes. joe, over to you. >>> thanks very much. >>> developing right now search for survivors after a powerful earthquake strikes indonesia. in the meantime death toll rises to 97, officials are afraid many more people may be trapped underneath the ruble, after dozens of buildings collapsed, in the 6.4 magnitude quake. rescue crews are working quickly to dig through debris in search of survivors. this happened in the same area that was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2004, no tsunami warning has been issued since yesterday's quake. >>> south philadelphia police are asking for public's help in capturing a man who snatched a woman's purse and dragged her with his car. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live honor gone avenue where robbery was c

an accident here in bala cynwyd rockhill road at conshohocken state road route 23.olice are on the scene with that one. we had an accident in chester county just cleared here in london grove township so gap newport pike moving a little bit better right now. switching our camera scene we've got an accident. there you can see the police and the flashing lights on the ramp from woodhaven road eastbound to i-95 southbound and there is a vehicle that went off the roadway and facing the wrong way. that happened earlier on the schuylkill,, too someone just kind of spun out so you really have to slow it down with these roads. they're just wet. temperatures well above freezing in most areas but nonetheless just a lot of water on the roads causing problems. we had an accident here on the new jersey turnpike here approaching exit 7a. now they've got to do some emergency construction so they're out there blocking a lane. they're also blocking the entrance to the woodrow wilson service plaza so make sure you have gas and have coffee 'cause you can't stop right there. going to th

northbound, before route 130, left lane blocked there, another one in bala cynwyd, rock hill road at conshohocken state road and another one that is clearing out of the waste now, new jersey turnpike northbound outer roadway atwood row wilson service area, own and off ramps are close are for international maintenance and clean up. give yourself extra time. vine closed overnight for construction but westbound side and eastbound side are opened, so we're looking good, but we're starting to slow down a little bit on the vine and also some construction route 130 between route 322 and crown point road, one lane blocked there, it is not only the accident there but we have construction there as well. here's another area delaware memorial bridge, only one right lane is open. this is overnight construction 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. going on through thursday. heads up on that. we have more to talk about coming up in ten or 15 minutes, rahel and joe back to you. >>> we will see you then, thank you. >>> we are learning more details about the new jersey state trooper, killed this is crash, on route 55. >> head o

and an accident that's new in bala cynwyd rockhill road at conshohocken state road.ther in lunn ding road township just popped up on gap newport pike. we're seeing these accidents pop up with these wet roads. mattly. >> a robber snatched a woman's handbag at a south philadelphia shopping center in broad daylight then dragged her across the lot. annie mccormick is live at third street and oregon avenue with the details. annie. >> reporter: matt, this happened in the middle of the day at oregon market and detectives are releasing the video not only to try to get this suspect but also because they want to remind people who are out shopping especially during the holiday shopping season that they have to be aware. well, take a look at this surveillance video released by south detectives t watch closely as a woman puts groceries in her trunk after shopping at the oregon market which is a local market here in the 300 block of oregon avenue. now, police think that the thief stalked her as he circled the parking lot then watched as she put her purse in the passenger side seat

we have another accident at rock hill road at conshohocken state road and another one in new jersey, new jersey turnpike northbound before 195 that right outer lane is block. drive careful, joe, over to you. >>> welshing coming up in the next half an hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" more of the vice-president's conversation with late show host stephen colbert. >>> president east electric trump is traveling to ohio tomorrow we will tell you hoe plans to meet with while there. >>> marking seventh fifth anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor with a look at a few surviving planes, we are back at the top of the hour. new. don't just eat yogurt... wear it. daily moisturizing body yogurt. enriched with the nutrients found in greek yogurt, intensely nourishes skin for 48 hours. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results®. >>> we're drying out, cooling down, storm scan three is showing yesterday's wet weather, heading off the coast as you can see in center city there to the left, always clear now at least clearing out, but katie says arctic air is on the the way. >>> and overseas we are following

we are seeing volume pop though, live look at the schuylkill near conshohocken curve, delays coming into and out of the city, for the beginning of a morning rush hour. and we will go to what would be the next camera which isn't working. you know what i have, i have the clicker there upstairs. i hate when that happens. i brought the clicker from upstairs, scottie, hand he clicker that is on the top there and watch what happens when we have the correct clicker, boom, it works. look at that. multiple clickers in the building and live lot at bennie no problems coming into downtown. already some delays out of the gate on the septa system, paoli line and norristown. here's really what happened yesterday. monday hot mess started out with equipment problems from the cold weather. then a wire felon top of the train in jenkintown around 7:00. that eventually led to delays through the morning of up to two hours, union work rules, engineers sitting in those delays, kept the guys from coming back and working for the evening rush. that led to cancelled trains during the evening rush hour. septa said t

the eastbound we are jammo, look at that 84 minutes, from conshohocken to downtown.ld say forget bit and turnaround and go back home. eighty-fourin downtown, 23 minutes 55 north bound working your way in toward the city, backup on the bennie as well from the camden side into downtown. pretty much all of the regional rail lines are having some minor delays, biggies, west trenton, lansdale doylestown line because of slippery rails. some police activity in the neighborhood at rising sun and adams with some neighborhood delays. alex and karen back over to you. >> thanks, bob. developing right now classes are cancelled today for students in upper perkiomen. >> it is not because of the bad weather but safety concerns. the lets get out to jenny joyce, just looking at school facebook page and it looks like they have an update, jenny. >> reporter: yeah, well at this point we don't have that much information, karen. what we do know is that police and the school, actually put out a memo to parents and students this morning saying due to a concern with safety and welfare of our

little bit of sun glare coming around conshohocken.and alex, back over to you. >>> local teen uses music to cope with a painful loss. how miss jay from the group is using her passion to heel. >>> caravan of kindness rolls through mo'ne davis, yes, mo'ne davis, joins us live in studio, what a year she has had. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. in the 3.7 seconds it takes ry watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. cable can't offer that. only fios can. >>> santa is here. i know him. i know him. >> we know him, too. because he is live in our studio, hi there, santa. >> hi. >> yeah. >> santa's here. >> if you have questions, use the #fox 29 santa and he will answer them live on the show. >> um-hmm. >> that i

this will cause delays east of conshohocken toward the city this morning. accident here at the belmont avenue on-ramp to 76. of course, we'll keep watching it. in addition to that, we've been watching a crash on the boulevard. northbound at harbison, outer drive blocked by the acme. stick with the inner drive or bustleton avenue. we have a broken down vehicle partially blocking the ramp i-95 northbound to woodhaven. you can squeeze by that. starting to slow on i-95 southbound by cottman. let's get you in the holiday spirit. tonight we have a christmas parade and tree lighting in phoenixville at 7:00. you will see restrictions along bridge close to star. in west chester it's the big christmas parade and jingle elf run at 6:30. adam joseph will host the parade. high street closes for parade prep and market street will be blocked. all the other downtown streets in west chester will close at 5:00 p.m. the big parade in lindenwald around 7:00 p.m. stone road will be and the white horse pike will be blocked. big parade in cape may tomorrow night. i will be down t

this is the conshohocken italian bakery baking up loads of holiday treats. closes at 5:00. a store that is open 24 hours a day. a live look inside the kohl's in havertown. this store is open 24 hours until christmas. >>> speaking of the holidays today marks the final deadline from the u.s. apostle service to get your holiday packages to where they are going by christmas. the deadline applies to the post office's priority mail express service. the service guarantees overnight delivery. deadlines including standard post and first class mail they've already passed. >>> good morning, everybody. francesca ruscio here. happy friday. we're watching the schuylkill expressway. our camera at belmont avenue. we're doing okay on schuylkill. when he some problems on 95 and still have that accident at cottman of a enough another accident that just came in at bridge road and creek road. no reported delays. just be very mindful of that accident. checking travel speeds on route 422 route 29 for the schuylkill expressway will take you nine minutes westbound. that bad. travel

officers found the victim on the floor of her home in conshohocken friday. they say wertz was kneeling several feet away stabbing himself. authorities tell us he had been staying with his aunt after his release from prison last week. >>> now to an update on a story we first told you about last night. the philadelphia water department says that they found the problem that's been causing a mysterious leak in feltonville. the leak ended up flooding parts of several homes on portland street. crews traced the leak to an abandoned home. they're now working to fix it. >>> 25 votes. that's the official margin of victory for westchester mayor carolyn commit to in her pennsylvania state house race. the chester county democrat edged out the republican incumbent who led by 80 votes on election night, but a count of military and absentee ballots, plus a recount, gave the win to come it comitta. >>> tomorrow new jersey lawmakers will be voting on a series of bills in trenton. one measure would change ethics laws to allow governor chris christie to secure a book deal while

at off ramp there in conshohocken, vine street expressway still closed until 5:00.s is it once they wrap everything up we will be done through the holiday, excuse me , north on i-95 for gang in wilmington route 141, construction until about 6:00 o'clock this morning. heading to the airport just get down there early, they arrive two hours in advance, check with the airline even though they may not have have weather issues in philadelphia , weather issues in other parts of the country could have a come minute necessity effect and do not wrap those presents, unwrap them, and give you something to do when you get there later today. columbus boulevard, southbound , they will shut her down at 6:00 o'clock this morning. that is earlier they they were the past couple days. they will try to finally fix this water main break and it is at 6:00 they will close off ramps from i-95 to columbus boulevard as well. thomas, back over to you. >> they have been having a hard time, bob, thank you. >>> we are following breaking news this morning, a heavy fire at an apartment building in

blue route, approaching conshohocken that's the northbound traffic moving toward the schuylkill expressway. it is cold be prepared for your car to stop. make sure to warm it up, make sure you put your blankets in the car and put on the hazards if your vehicle become disabled. this water main break is a problem in cherry hill. blocking the left lane 70 eastbound past 295. of course where there's water there's going to be ice, matt and tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> breaking overnight, police moved in on three men they believed to be suspects in a robbery in feltonville that led to a foot chase and shots fired at police. let's go to and live at the scene, front and the boulevard. >> reporter: good morning, tam, luckily the police officers are okay and none hit by the gunfire. let's take you to the video where the action cam was when the people were taken into custody, 17, 18, and 19-year-old. police found a gun and spent shell casing. one suspected fired at police when they ran away in an alley near rising sun and the boulevard. this started at 1:30 a.m. when the three used a gun to rob a 21-

look at the jam already from approaching conshohocken all the way in downtown, down to 2 e schuylkillif you are leaving the house right now go for jumbo coffee or jump off at drive, kelly drive, heart inn luther king drive but already a mess ahead of you here at 6:32 on tuesday morning. north on the freeway, volume popping as you work your way toward city, southbound i-95 just under half an hour, 55 we have any to deptford. if you woke up yesterday morning with snow on the grass you could have slippery conditions this morning, first sign of black ice up here in the poconos, lehigh valley, portions of i80 and i78 but mass transit looking good. mike and alex, back to you. >>> well, a judge is set to wave potentially damaging evidence the in the sexual assault trial of bill cosby. >> bill cosby back in the courtroom again. his attorneys are trying to get him out of jail to cut some kind of a deal. sabina is at the courthouse in norristown. >> we are expecting cosby here montgomery county courthouse just before 9:00 this morning when his pretrial hearing will begin. the since day one you

santa paws and a whole lot of helpers are out in full force in conshohocken. they showed up at the montgomery county spca to provide a wonderful annual meal, they support the spca and their efforts to find forever homes for all the doggies and kitties and bunny rabbits, until that happens today was a special treat to make the holiday a bit happier for mans best friend. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues are rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >> hello again, sara is off and here are the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. bill cosby heads back to court in what is already a heated hearing for his sexual assault trial. >>> and a gunman fired two dozen shots at his victim. >>> and donald trump gets ready to meet with top

let's look outside, and check the roads, this is the blue route approaching conshohocken northbound traffic coming towards you, heading toward the schuylkill expressway. no delay we're looking good this morning, we don't have any big issues. it's cold, but it's dry, so no big weather issues. the one thing we have with mass transit, regional rails, airport trains are canceled we have a crew shortage. not enough people working with regional rails, that seems to be the problem today with the airport line. 2016 the year of septa news. 27 degrees by 7:00. right now we're in the mid to low 20s across the region. you want to bundle up, there's a bit of a breeze adding to the uncomfortable feel. if you're heading to the market, 31 by noon. 35 degrees by 3:00 p.m. that's the high, back below freezing by dinnertime tonight. a fair amount of sunshine mixing with clouds through most of the day. we'll start out a bit on the gray side. at the airport, no major delays and no precipitation at our big travel cities. >> if you have a long way to go for holiday travel get up and stretch and move around it cou

this is where we have an accident blue route southbound at conshohocken, pull off to the left lane. slow moving it is. speaking of slow, take a look, some of the roadways, 42 freeway northbound creek road, slow, no longer traveling at posted speeds, boulevard southbound headed today the schuylkill, take look how slow it is, trying to jump on to the schuylkill, very slow. delaware county typically don't see this slow down until dealer into the 7:00 hour. ninety-five north at 452, take it all the way up to the airport what you are looking ament and an accident, henderson road, closed between shoemaker road and south gulph road. heads up on that, out there little while. two accident here kind of nearby, route four # 22 eastbound the route for sanatoga pulled off to the shoulder. another accident 422 eastbound arm and hammer boulevard, that left lane is block there. so, a lot of accidents going on. but not to mention, not only do we just have accidents littered throughout the roadway, we have some construction, new offer ramp from 422 westbound to arm and hammer boulevard open tomorrow.

overnight because of utility work, because the crews just left, everything is reopened in west conshohocken front street at the wawa and the marriott you're good to go him we'll see in the crews left the turnpike and talk about an issue in pottstown when "action news" continues on this friday morning. >> welcome back on this friday, sky6 live hd taking a live look at the platt bridge. are you ready? for christmas? matt o'donnell has yet to buy karen's gift. >> you're shouting at people. >> are you ready matt? >> reporter: i am like 90 to 95%. i have not done wrapping, it has to happen overnight tonight. at some point. i'm almost done with my shopping. in case you're wondering, yes, two days left until the start of the hanukkah and christmas. montgomery mall, it will be a busy spot by all the major roads and all the major area malls be that's the case all this week. 309 traffic is moving fine. we have a crash center road at 611, easton road. construction crews are out and about on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound past fort washington, they have the left and center lanes blocked this morni

police in montgomery county say this is the man who stabbed his aunt to death yesterday morning in conshohocken. 28-year-old matthew is behind bars facing first-degree murder murder charges, he stabbed 61-year-old catherine wanamaker nearly 40 times he had just been released and wanamaker was giving him a place to stay. >>> tomorrow will mark one month since an 8-year-old hit and killed by a car in west philadelphia. the community rallied together in support of her family. there was a toy drive at the playground in the city's overbrook section. people donated gifts to open on christmas day. family holding a memorial tomorrow in and releasing balloons. an arrest has been main linked to that hit-and-run. >>> moving on to the latest in the white house transition now. an election tors are set to cast the votes monday,. they will cast their ballots to get him the votes he needs to take office. protests are planned throughout the nation. the president-elect ended the thank you tour with a rally in mobile alabama where he was met by colorful characters. >>> president obama is vowing retaliation overag

. >>> now, to a developing story oust conshohocken, montgomery county. a woman's body is discovered inside of a home on 9th and hol hollywell streets. the police have not released other details. we'll keep you posted as information becomes availableable. >>> "action news" learned a 10-year-old boy is killed in a fire in south philadelphia and five different families were forced out of their homes. vernon odom is joined live from the scene with the very latest. >> good afternoon rick, it's a sad day here in the quiet section of cobb's creek there were great neighborly displays of courage here this morning and tragedy as well. as you said the 10-year-old boy died in the vicious fast moving fire here on miller street this morning and his father is hospitalized with severe burns at this hour. you see lni and other workers clearing out the four damaged homes that were severely damaged here this morning. as i said the father has severe burns and the fire department got here quickly son did police who tried to save the boy as well. the fire broke out at 4:00 th

so keep in mind it is there we have an accident on had an accident on route one northbound at conshohocken state road, that accident is now cleared but be ready for residual delays in that area. taking a look ahead today 76ers taking on the brooklyn nets at home. game time 6:00 p.m. get ready for regular traffic delays. the in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda muhler now back to you. >>> here's what you will see on "eyewitness news" this morning trying to get healthier for new year, how these watches might help when "eyewitness news" fitness track error smart watch on your holiday wish list there are more choices then ever before if you are looking for a more that dickal watch design. in the holiday gift guide our jan carabao shows us top wear able technology, including those much hyped snap chat glasses $13 glasses, are sun glass that he is record 102nd videos for snap chat but getting a pair has been released limited to special vending machines in pop up stores. if your new years resolution toys get into shape, $150 fit bit charge two tracks your heart rate, sleep, steps with easy to r

bundled up in bank of america presented a $20,000 check for the nonprofit cradles to crayons in conshohocken provides coats and hats for families that cannot afford to buy them. cradles to crayons hopes to help 19,000 children for this year's gear up for winter campaign. >>> $95,000s goes a long way for a good cause. the big brothers, big sisters association. wells fargo gave the check to support the mentors program and they surprised the young people with some holiday gifts. ♪ ♪ >> that is jingle bells tango style. just one of 16 various on jingle bells that pianist and singer tony performed at the overbrook school for the blind. he conducted a master class for music students there. where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it's nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler- 17 million pounds of recyclable materials every year. turned from trash into treasure. so in the future, we will all have a more beautiful world. ♪ >>> eagles back to work today getting ready for

conshohocken is in and out this morning. it's going to be out in the short term. in fact, look at the drying already happening in chester county, portions of upper montgomery, upper bucks county. still farther to the north. rain in delaware and south jersey. delaware already drying out. steadier rain at the shore. as far as areas of snow, rain/s pam has reported in the lehigh valley. that's not going to last much longer. drying out in the pocono mountains. the snow is coming to an end and the rain will be ending as well. then we'll get sunshine. the entire area will be drying out. hour-by-hour forecast, 7:00 this morning. there goes the steady rain. a few sprinkles in the area. very light rainfall from philadelphia into the allentown area. this one will quickly move out. as we go through the morning, even though we're still looking at cloudy skies, at 9:00 the temperatures will be climbing but the biggest warmup will come once we start to get some sunshine. good deal of it by noontime. a lot going on to break it down neighborhood by neighborhood. meteorologist kry

cradles to crayons hosted its 9th annual in west conshohocken.ids were able to have fun while helping with different projects. face painting and balloon animals. this organization's largest fund-raiser to 50,000 children each and every year. >>> some of the men and women sat down together at mission barbecue in northeast philadelphia. it not only holds special events but donate as portion of its proceeds. >>> a young flyers fan he was chosen because of his answer on a an assignment. he is thankful for the wells fargo center because quote, that's where they play hockey, but his mom tweeted her son's comment and it went viral. he got to sit on the team's bench during warm-ups. ♪ ♪ tomorrow's the day we'll play something besides video games. every day is a gift especially for people with heart failure. but today there's entresto®- a breakthrough medicine that can help make more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, i want to see teddy bait his first hook. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto® was proven to help more people stay alive and out of

jessica boyington checking on the roads in conshohocken. looking great with the drive times. so if you're moving from the pa turnpike from this point heading to the schuylkill expressway you're good there. we'll check in on the majors when i come back on the 6:00 hour. >>> happening today in south jersey, a well-known diner will rise in the ashes of the fire. this is the crystal lake diner. a ribbon cutting will mark the grand reopening. here's a look@the original diner going up in flames in june of 2014. the owners say a spark in the basement at a compressor ignited styrofoam containers nearby and the fire spread from there. luckily no one was hurt. >>> a few minutes before 6:00 a.m. members of camden welcomed santa and some of his elves yesterday. more than 50 families were selected through local churches and the event was organized by the paternal order of police officers. >>> coming up next at 6:00, we'll see how they helped her sort out the situation and saved her nearly $500. >>> plus, we'll break down today's electoral college vote that is expected to make donald trump

conshohocken, norristown steady along anderson road. that rain is not going to last very long. you can see the snow farther north. p not much of it. it's heading to the east. starting to lighten up. neighborhoods montgomery county, bucks county in. temperatures just above freezing right now. you may see a little bit of a rain/snow mix. there it goesas rapidly improving conditions. by this afternoon we'll be and a quick warmup. you'll see sunshine in the pocono mountains as well. right now the temperatures above freezing. well above freezing. this is why it's only rain in south jersey and delaware. wilmington and dover 49 degrees. trenton is fine at 38 degrees. go farther north and west. here's the colder air just a couple of degrees above freezing for reading and allentown. pottstown at 35 degrees. this is where you could see some slipping and sliding first thing this morning as the temperatures have dropped to right at freezing for many neighborhoods. nazareth, bath, just a degree above freezing. what we're going to see is the rain quickly taper off. hour-by-hour forecast. 9:0

. >>> in conshohocken a dispute ended on the man who relies on the use of a wheelchair stabbing his aunt to kathy re death. it happened this morning, investigators tell "eyewitness news" the victim was stabbed more than 20 times and that she had a troubled troubled relationship >>> a bucks county judge. judge john wallet man lower southampton robert h o o v e r are accused of laundering more than $400 cash. the men allegedly took $80,000 in money laundering fees. >>> police arrest one suspect and are searching for another in a robbery at the parkinson's casino december 11th. authorities say 33-year-old jason and miguel soto robbed a 73-year-old woman in the casino's parking lot. valard is behind bar, police are searching for soh, to. >>> the suspect in the june shooting of a folcroft police officer will be held for trial on all charge, 33-year-old dante brooks island fired seven shots at christopher doorman, he was responding to a call about drug deal, island is charged with co-counts of attempted murder and other charge. >>> president obama held his final news conference before leaving

. >>> in conshohocken a dispute ended on the man who relies on the use of a wheelchair stabbing his aunt to kathy re death. it happened this morning, investigators tell "eyewitness news" the victim was stabbed more than 20 times and that she had a troubled troubled relationship >>> a bucks county judge. judge john wallet man lower southampton robert h o o v e r are accused of laundering more than $400 cash. the men allegedly took $80,000 in money laundering fees. >>> police arrest one suspect and are searching for another in a robbery at the parkinson's casino december 11th. authorities say 33-year-old jason and miguel soto robbed a 73-year-old woman in the casino's parking lot. valard is behind bar, police are searching for soh, to. >>> the suspect in the june shooting of a folcroft police officer will be held for trial on all charge, 33-year-old dante brooks island fired seven shots at christopher doorman, he was responding to a call about drug deal, island is charged with co-counts of attempted murder and other charge. >>> president obama held his final news conference before leaving

you're taking a look at the conshohocken bakery. the bakery opens at 7:00 this morning and close at 5:00 p.m. >>> the eagles finally get their divisional win of the year taking down the new york giants on primetime right on nbc 10 last night. >> it was sweet. the win didn't mean a lot to birds in terms of standings but it's a big deal to play spoiler. one of the big story lines is johnson coming back and you can tell the difference right away last night. we talked about this early on because the season would have gone differently if he was on the field the whole time? >> reporter: i was watching the game thinking oh, i wonder what the season would have been if he had here. he had to safer ten game suspension. eagles this season are 4-1 with lane johnson starting at right tackle. a lot of people argue they were facing some, not so great competition earlier in the season when he was in. argue what you may. i still think that lane johnson being out for majority of the season had a huge impact on the game. you can see it right away. tak

. >>> authorities have identified the woman found dead in her home in conshohocken this morning. police say 60-year-old katherine wanamaker suffered multiple stab wounds. police responded to the home at 909 hallowell street at 5:14 this morning for a report of a disturbance. authorities say a suspect is in custody awaiting arraignly. they have not identified who that suspect is. >>> authorities are still looking for the cause of this morning's deadly fire in the cobbs creek section of philadelphia. the victim was a 10-year-old boy. "action news" reporter vernon odom is at the scene tonight. vernon. >> reporter: jim, the fire department got their first call just after 4:00 this morning so it's been 14 hours since tragedy hit this quiet closely knit section of cobbs creek caster ago pall over this section of southwest philadelphia. >> we couldn't get to the young man. the fire was just -- was just too much. >> reporter: this is a neighbor's eye iphone video of the fire that larry robinson tried to get through even before firefighters and police arrived at the wind driven inferno th

. >> bank presented cradles to crayons with a $20,000 check today in west conshohocken.nation will support organization's gear up for winter initiative which provides more than 19,000 low income children with winter coats, hats and other winter essentials. >> so many great stories like that around the holidays. >> yep. >> great to give back. >> thousands and thousands of light are shining for the holiday season. >> looking forward to it. "eyewitness news" continues >>> coming up later on "eyewitness news" it can be tough looking for a job, too many lick ants and today at 5:00 we have creative ways to make your rest hey stand out. >>> if you checked out 50,000 who will take lights, illuminating franklin square this year. >> "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen could not help himself so he check it out this morning. "eyewitness news" at franklin square which seems like every inch is covered in beautiful colorful lights. in addition to the beautiful electrical spectacle there are sweet treats like fudge, ginger bread cookies and, of course, hot chocolate. >> pretty sure pa

more construction going on west conshohocken, closed between bar harbor road and fayette street. up the turnpike valley forge road closed right in lansdale between morris road and sumneytown pike. alternate broad street. down south 95 northbound before 141, three lanes blocked until 5:00 this morning, there is detour around, you can get back onto 95, 495, to get around that zone. jim, we send it back over to you. >> new this morning, amount fire in montgomery county displays cents multiple adults and children. >> just after 1:00 a.m., authority responded to fire in the 400 block of high street in pottstown. "eyewitness news" has told 13 adults, seven children, displaced from the three-story apartment. no word on the cause of the fire. >> also new this morning, woman shot during home invasion in kensington. >> police say 20 year old woman opened the door to her apartment and then two men forced their way inside. it happened on the 500 block every east allegheny avenue last night. when the woman tried to force the intruders out, police say that's when they shot her. >> what's inter

. >> volunteers sorted thousands of toys in conshohocken yesterday, the philadelphia salvation army expectsver over 30,000 gifts to 14,000 under served children in our area, and if you donated to cbs-3's joy of sharing toy fest this year, this is where contributions went. >>> well, we caught santa making an early trip to philadelphia a head of the christmas weekend. we spotted him on the deck of the u.s.s. united states. they were visiting to make sure the chimney was in good shape and check out ones on ship as well. >> pretty cool. >>> parents, a lot of you might be scrambling to find your hatchimals for your child for christmas. >> it is hot, hot toy of her time but think twice before over paying for one. reason, the toy isn't getting such great the reviews. 400 reviews on amazon, 49 percent, gave it, just one star. reason, some children say after the initial excitement of the toy hatching, it becomes boring. >> it was fun getting out of the egg, right. >> yes. >> after it was out of the egg was it fun. >> there is it talks but whenever it talks it is a anything. >> now a lot of parents s

we wanted to bring that to conshohocken.e will carve it by hand. >> did you have to train a dude how to to that. >> we all had to train a little bit. it takes practice and it is a very sharp knife so you want to be careful. >> it is great. you want to try meats and proseco. >> as soon as this baby comes. cure meats and proseco. >> yes. >> okay. we are going to have some carved meat and yumminess. >> that is good. >> it is yummy, right. >> really yummy. >> perfect. >> slicing it up. >> well, good day, it is friday, december 2nd, 2016. >> i want to see jen try that. >> heart break over holiday a raging tire rips through a local community leaving several families without a place to call home, why one mom could not hear the smoke alarms and how she got out just in time. >>> one glass a day may not keep doctor away, new health risk you could be taking with white wine. >> you know the song. >> ♪ >> now you can see them live, bell b iv devo, ricky, michael, ronnie, opening up about their latest album and what they think of the the

this is a look at 76 at the conshohocken curve. this is going south. an increase in volume on the roadway in morning but not too much as far as accidents to report. although everything is showing up clear here as i was coming out i just saw an accident on 95 right near mile marker 4 so i will get more information about that and i will update you on it when i come back. >>> this morning we have a survivor's story with a message. coming up next hear from the philadelphia man who was wounded in the pulse nightclub massacre in orlando and find out what he and other survivors are doing in the nation's capital. >>> also less is more for eagles quarterback carson wentz. next hear what is changing for him as the birds prepare for their final three games. >>> gun violence survivors are taking their demands for change to capitol hill. among those calling for action is a man from philadelphia who was hurt in the pulse nightclub massacre in orlando, florida. angel santiago was shot in the leg and foot when a gunman opened fire at the nightclub six months ago this

. >>> and conshohocken police say a woman was stabbed to death by her wheelchair wound nephew this morning. that violence happened at ninth and hallow well street. investigators tell "eyewitness news" that the victim was stabbed more than 20 times. she had a troubled relationship with that nephew, and he is facing charges tonight. >>> one person is dead, and another is injured, after a early morning fire ripped through a home in the cobbs creek section of the city. crews rush to the home on the 1200 block of south millick street just after 4c a.m. heavy wind caused fire to spread to two other homes on the block. fire officials say young victim was found in the back bedroom on the second floor. the red cross is assisting five families displaced by the fire. >>> there is new help for people who suffer with depression, and another mental health issues, a special kind of test, from a lab in montgomery county. >> health reporter stephanie stahl joins us to explain how it works. >> that is right, ukee and jessica, this is way to take guesswork out of figuring out what drugs will work best for pa

reporting live from conshohocken, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc10 news. >> thank you. >>> a delaware man is behind bars and his alleged accomplice on the run after a police chase through philadelphia and the suburbs. the chase ended in upper chai chester but started on ar minute go avenue in philadelphia. police tried to pull over a car but the driver wouldn't stop. troopers eventually pinned that car and arrested the driver, but a passenger got out and ran away. police have since learned that car was stolen out of new castle, delaware, this morning. >>> a philadelphia man is now charged with stabbing a delaware county mother to death. investigators say the attack was random. byron allen allegedly killed natasha gibson just stebs from her friend's home in yeadon back in september. she was stabbed more than 20 times, and after the attack, allen was caught on surveillance camera going to get a beer. investigators call it one of the most brutal attacks they've ever seen. >> a heinous, brutal murder, and the motive is the stalking and the sport of killing is the motive. >> dna also linked al

. >>> new details emerging in the murder of a woman in conshohocken montgomery county.olice say matthew wertz jr. stabbed his aunt katherine wanamaker to death on friday. the incident happened at ninth and hallowell street. investigators say wertz had been staying with the victim after his release from prison earlier in the week. they say he threatened her way knife in july. wertz is charged with murder. >>> philadelphia police are now investigating after a man is found shot outside of a gas station in parkside. "eyewitness news" at the sunoco station at 52nd and lancaster avenue. officers found the victim inside a car. he was transported to penn presbyterian know critical condition. no arrests have been made just yet. >>> and a woman and child escape out of a second story window after flames break out in a west philadelphia home. this happened in the 1400 block of north 61st street. both the 26-year-old woman and four-year-old child suffered severe burns as well as smoke inhalation. they're still stable tonight. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> p

a pennsylvania route 330 in conshohocken around 8:00 p.m. this is video from our traffic camera.wo people inside the car were taken to the hospital. no word on how serious their injuries are. >>> it appears less will be more for president-elect trump. donald trump saying that he is not interested in daily intelligence briefings saying he prefers only to hear when a development represents a change big enough to notify him. the president-elect is also dismissing a cia report that russia hacked into campaign files to tip the election his way. u.s. intelligence agencies said they concluded that russia directed the hacking of democratic operatives and other moves in an effort to help donald trump win the election. >> it's ridiculous. i think it's just another excuse. i don't believe it. i think the democrats are putting it out because they suffered one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics in this country. >> on sunday, a bipartisan group of senators called for a probe into the intelligence community's findings. president obama has also ordered a full review of campaign s

all of the toys you donated ended up here at salvation army on conshohocken avenue.ozens of volunteers there are sorting toys and getting them out to the children. we thank our sponsors particularly, our partners and especially for our viewers. it was a great day, vittoria woodill shows us how you all contributed. >> well hi, everybody. >> today at cbs-3 that we look forward to every year. toy fest. >> the sunnies shining, and toy fest is this full swing. for 28 years in the headaching , it all comes down to this all morning, noon, night members of our cbs-3 family. >> long time neighbor gave me a call and aid he could not get down. i pick it up brought it out. >> reporter: our sister station. >> wogl frank and bill are here, hey guys. >> reporter: a few surprising guests. >> you know that guy, that crazy guy. >> so many have of you. >> yes. >> took part in the day of giving, so that children who need it most could receive something under the tree on christmas morning. >> breaking news we have just hit hotter load of giving. >> this person even brought batteries to g

outside live on the blue route approaching conshohocken the roads are dry, yes, it's cold out there butbig weather related problems affecting you here so northbound traffic headed towards the schuylkill moving very nicely right now. matt and tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> and breaking overnight a driver passing a vacant lot in northerly made a dramatic discovery finding a woman on the ground with a severe head wound. police say the woman was found lying on the side of the road near the 2700 block of north third street around 11:30 last night. officers rushed her to temple university hospital. she's currently in critical condition. and police are saying that the victim appears to be in her 40's but that's about all they know so far since they did not find i.d. on the woman. we'll have much more on this story coming up in a live report. >>> and a mother in new jersey is dead, her friends say she spent her life constantly trying to get away from her estranged husband the same man who police now believe to be responsible for her murder. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live fr

all wheels are turning quickly along city avenue at conshohocken avenue.ight volume so far this morning here by the taco bell if you're headed out for a breakfast burrito you good to go. south of here along city avenue near overbrook we'll have construction the rest of the days this week they'll be blocking the right lane in both directions from 9:00 until 3:00 basically between route 30 and saint joe's. mass transit is looking good so far this morning. keep in mind the septa buses and trolleys remain on a modified weekday schedule each of the days this week. david. >> all right, matt, so we've been eating all the cookies and the cake and the pie and all that stuff. time to get to the market and get some fruit today. 37 degrees at 7 o'clock. 41 at noon. by 3 o'clock you're high is 43. by 7 o'clock what was back down 36 degrees. tomorrow we are looking at some rain and in the northern and western suburbs a little bit of snow before a changeover to rain so today looking pretty good by comparison. and at the airport in case you are traveling a lot of folks se

at the conshohocken shelter on ridge pike. can help by donating tot momry county spca. >>> if you catch the bus in delaware, you now have a new way to make sure you don't miss your ride. the deldot mobile act will let you receive realtime arrival times. you can also track the bus on its route. officials say it's a much-needed tool, especially as winter approaches. >> no one wants to be standing out wonder, did i just miss the bus or is it two minutes away or 20 minutesway? and that gives people the confidence to ride the service. >> the deldot app is available for free. >>> 4:48. we don't want you to miss your ride, nor do we want you to sit in traffic that long. >> right, which is why we have traffic reports for you every ten minutes. >> speaking of delaware, looking at delaware roads. if you're on 95 around wilmington and headed northbound, the drive between 295 and 495 is a quick drive, taking you 11 minutes. if you're headed southbound, it's about the same stretch of time, ten minutes there. moving into pennsylvania, 95. i

. >> volunteers sorted thousands of goodies in conshohocken. salvation army is expect to deliver 30,000 gifts to 14,000 under served children in philadelphia. if you donated to cbs-3's joy of sharing toy fest, all of your contributions were sent right here. >>> and package thieves are having i blast this time of the the year snatching peoples on line order from their porch es. >> that is right. but one couple may have caught a serial package thief themselves. >> see it all the time and someone watch the news and someone steals a package. >> they are rarely caught. >> way they were able to real in a suspect thief right into a trap and what the woman did when they confronted her. >>> the grinch goes after christmas speeders, the the surprise he had for some drivers instead of the ticket, we will be right back, stay with >>> welcome back. deal to repeal north carolina 's infamous bathroom hall has fallen apart. law requires transgendered people to use bathrooms public bathrooms according to the sex listed on the birth certificates. for months, rep

looking outside live on the blue route approaching conshohocken. roads are clear and dry.'ve got a good looking commute here. we'll take you to exton chester county when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ my guest list just tripled. my cookie exchange is super competitive. mine too. i want to go really big with my appetizers. we can do it without blowing our budget. oh yeah, this is great! my family really needs to be wowed this year! standing rib roast! wow. everything for the holidays. that's my giant. >> ♪ >> welcome back. taking a live look here the commodore barry bridge. it is 5:14, 35 degrees out there. not a bad wednesday morning. >> all right, karen rogers, you ready for this cold tomorrow? >> no. >> neither am i. >> can you make it stop? >> i'll try. >> i'll bring in snuggles. >> that sounds good. >> looking outside live near exton chester county this is route 100 at commerce drive and we can see traffic is moving pretty nicely if you're coming from phoenixville or chester springs no big issues to report here. this is a good shot of the roads. we're clear and d