you can see as cottman avenue wraps around around here, 95 around cottman avenue. can see those cars start to back up a littleç bit just behd that scene. pretty early for this but definitely backups on 95. moving into new jersey, watch out in little ebb hagg harbor, 58, route 539. the area bridges, okay, at least making our way into the philadelphia area. speed restrictions, 35 miles per hour on the ben, the commodore barry and the betsy ross. more updates when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> ten minutes before 5:00. snow is falling. right now very light snow in philadelphia. this is the view, clouds overhead. a little bit of accumulation on the cold surfaces this morning. the roads, they've been treat, they'll be fine. most of the rest of the roads are doing okay, too. just below freezing, just cold enough to support icing. be on the lookout for that this morning. not everybody will see it. we won't see the clouds all day, this is the view from the comcast center. clouds break for sunshine.

right around cottman avenue. so from 95 northbound you can access the off ramp to cottman right now. that's supposed to be active until 5:00 this morning. another 20 minutes until that's cleared out of the way. we'll keep you update. still watch for construction on king of prussia road. that will be out there until 5:00 this morning. also we'll keep you updated to watch for crew in the area, just to use some caution, slow down when traveling in the area. >>> good morning. another round of dense fog this morning. so be very careful as you're driving. we're seeing visibility around a quarter mile in some spots. is thick fog. as we're going into the weekend, we're looking at colder weekend and we're tracking some spring snow by late sunday. so i'll show you that in a second. right now current conditions in reading and atlantic city. thick fog in the area. philadelphia coming in near 50. visibility not too bad in philadelphia. it has been lowering from time to time. quarter mile visibility. pots town and blue bell, z

here's a live look at i-95 southbound right at cottman avenue construction zone. i mentioned last time around you come around curve you don't have overhead street lamps here. look at how quick everybody comes around here. there is like two cars in the center lane. what makes it tough is there is no shoulder here, kind of tough to see lane markers and you have guys that are flying and i'm holding my brot here until will we can get a penndot truck or another police officer, somebody on the scene to get some blinking lights because as soon as you come around the curve i-95 south at cottman avenue ramp where we have two car accident. hopefully everybody is okay but we will keep an eye on that one there. roads are wet, as sue mentioned it is not amount but timing that is coming at the worst possible time in the beginning of the rush hour. live look at the gang down the shore route 47 outside of wildwood, roads have been treated are going to be wet, it is snow that is stick to go say sidewalk, the grass surfaces and maybe that first step or driveway when you step outsid

is this, bob kelly. >> this is i-95, sue, 5:17, coming up, on 5:17, live look at i-95 in the cottman avenuezone. they are just about ready to pull accident, vehicles involved in the crash out of here. the it happened about an hour ago in the construction zone. i-95 at cottman. just an example but it is not amounts but it is timing as road are wet but even when we get wet roads we can certainly have some problems. sometimes these types of storms are the wheres because they don't have that big visual effect of it is snowing, there could be slippery, slow down, so crews were out all day yesterday putting down brine and salt. not a plug operation. this is just a salting operation to keep major wet down to 35 up and overall of the areas where bennie, walt whitman bridge, speed restrictions. all of the majors have been treated, you'll fine slippery spots on the on and off ramps. they are never treated. less traveled road, secondary roads, side street, that front step, garden state parkway an accident northbound at tuckerton. septa says look out platforms will be slippery this morning. watch for p

definitely delays by the scene around cottman avenue on the southbound side of 95.ou can see that police activity there on the scene. there are those penndot crews. we had a few vehicles involved. it's a slow go as you head by the scene. it's headed through the work zone as well. we have restricted lanes there. up here into that right-hand shoulder, there is another vehicle pulled off to the side into that work zone. you can see as it wraps around, that's how our camera's view point is. that backup is slow, approaching the scene as well. we'll have updates for you here. as you can see, our drive time is okay, a 15-minute trip southbound fromç woodhaven roa to the vine street expressway. chesterfield township, burlington, new jersey, between exit 6 and 7 on the new jersey turnpike, there's an accident involving a tractor-trailer and snowplow. >>> strike threat. new jersey transit workers could walk off the job in just days from now. find out how much your commute could be affected by the potential strike. >>> i'm drew smith, live in south philadelphia. snow coming d

here's the latest accident, northbound lanes of i-95 right at cottman avenue, just north of the cottman avenue off ramp. so in the construction zone there is only three lanes to begin with that goes down to one and a half, maybe two, past the accident scene here again and that is on the northbound side. now south on i-95 earlier accident at broad street all those lanes are opened, if you are heading down, to the navy yard or into south philadelphia a, that broad street off ramp is opened. we have had had two accidents so far this morning on the saint georges bridge down here in delaware. the first accident was northbound, they have cleared that out of the way, new there is another accident southbound and now they have a tow truck, salt crews are on the way. i would avoid route 13 ain't saint georges bridge. without directions. i know it is tougher as far as volume goes but it will be safe until we can get the bridge salted there. new jersey turnpike, speed restrictions down to 45 miles an hour from the delaware memorial bridge up to the george washington bridge. we are starting to see s

this is right around cottman avenue.an see we have a road sign out there, having traffic move to the left-hand side. this is over into the right-hand side. it's on the northbound side of 95 around cottman avenue right now. we're losing the right-hand shoulder, partç of the right-hd lane there. it's on the northbound side where we see less delays in the morning. the southbound side into center city is typically where we see delay in the morning. here's an accident scene in upper merion on south gulph road and bill smith boulevard. >>> staying with that breaking news out of vineland this morning, one person is dead after crash nag a salt truck on route 55. >> nbc 10's katy zachry is live on scene. how is traffic moving now, katy? >> well when we were doing our live a few moments ago, the tow truck was just behind me. take a look at the video we got. state police on the scene say a sedan crashed with a salt truck around 2:30 this morning right near the exit for landis avenue. we done the know if the weather was a factor. a

this is 95 southbound, cottman avenue. you can see the tail light-headed toward the city starts to jam up here, in it construction zone when it goes from four lanes into three. get tight right here. this is where the back up will begin in just couple of minutes. also the boulevard at the schuylkill expressway, things looking good, on the left side of the screen, that's headed toward the city of philadelphia. so, things, a-okay right now, also, the schuylkill expressway, actually this is 95, schuylkill expressway at girard avenue, things are fine here, as well. ninety-five southbound at 413, there is construction, it has been push off to the left shoulder. so it might be little bit slow going through here. that has since moved off, it was around 5:00 a.m. left lane, they've pushed it off to the side. mass transit couple of things to look out for, some delays on regional rails. because of over-crowding, that is because of equipment shortage, so, check septa to see how far behind some of these trains will be. and, a look at t

the off ramp from 95 northbound to cottman avenue is now closed.construction is supposed to be there until about 5:00 this morning. the northbound traffic still moving through. that will cause some delays for drivers this morning. again, 95 southbound around aramingo avenue and 95 northbound around girard avenue, those off ramps are also closed. that was cottman from 95 northbound. the drive times are still doing okay. southbound is where we normally will see that delay in the morning time but not yet. southbound from woodhaven road to the vine, only a 14-minute trip. mass transit running on time with no delays so far for the morning. septa, patco, d.a.r.t., new jersey transit or amtrak, you're good to go. >>> an animal killer is on the loose in delaware. the victim, a flock of white geese. >>> also next, back behind bars. find out why the man who made headlines for naming his son after hitler is now under arrest. >>> 4:15 and 46 degrees outside. new from overnight, three chicago police officers are shot and a suspect is dead. police tell us the of

we got moving on the roadways, a look at 95 northbound, though, on the ramp to cottman avenue closed overnight all week. it is open right now. the closures will be between eight p.m. and 5:00 a.m. so again, 95 northbound ramp to cottman right now open but eight p.m. to five, 95, just real pain. going to 352 edgemont road. back it upright here. edgemont road closed between 14th and route 320 because of this fire right here. we take a look at the map, give you another look at it. ninety-five is not affected, with this right now, and let's look at 95 southbound near the betsy ross bridge, right lane blocked, due to construction, erika, back to you. >> pat, thank you, just got video in from chester, overnight fire has ripped through a diner. the flames broke out inside the grape leaves diner before 3:00 a.m. it used to be called the sunrise diner. the five reached two alarms before firefighters could get a handle on those flames. the diner's attached to the days in hotel, near philadelphia international airport. guests complained of smoke filling their rooms before management evacuated t

some things that are brand new as well. 95 around cottman avenue. you can see in terms of drive times and volume we are seeing no problems so far in either direction, into center city, 13-minute trip. watch out for new construction, north and southbound on 95 it's going to be one lane between allegheny avenue and girard avenue. and also we have some of those ramp closures from 95 northbound, also aramingo and a new one at cottman avenue, the off ramp from 95 northbound. closed until 5:00 this morning. about another hour or so for that cleanup. one lane between allegheny and girard. possibly delays hned that. out in montgomery county, there's an accident in limerick. here's 422 doing great here so far. no problems with the drive times yet, eastbound from 29 to the schuylkill expressway is a nine-minute trip. average speeds in the 50s or 60s. pretty much the same if you're going east or westbound on 422. no problems. that will be back in the next ten with a check on mass transit. lauren? >> thanks, jessica. >>> what would you do if you found a bag of

from 95 northbound, the ramp to cottman avenue is closed until 5:00 this morning. hat extends in any amount of time i'll obviously let you know. around aramingo avenue, 95 northbound at girard avenue, those are closed. there will be small delays in those areas or at least in some of the spots headed north or southbound at that point. right through, the drive times are okay. southbound from woodhaven road to the vine, a 14-minute trip. adding on a few minutes to that possibly because of the one lane being allowed through in both directions. route 70 in new jersey and cherry hill, around king's highway, not a car in sight. no problems. the roadways are nice and dry. lauren? >>> we're calling all history buffs, thrill seekers, cultural lovers and outdoor enthusiasts to find their own personal definition of happiness. >> pennsylvania has a new tourism slogan. it's inspired by the declaration of in independence. we'll reveal it to you, coming up next on "nbc 10 news today." >>> 4:43 and people in parts of louisiana are preparing for possible flooding. you can see some pe

and then 95 northbound, they are still working at the cottman avenue off ramp until about 5:00 this morning, otherwise, 295, coming from, say, moorestown, new jersey down to the black horse pike looking good. no problems east or west on the schuylkill expressway, at least at the moment, right near city line avenue, the overhead street lamps are all out. so kind of dark in that stretch there. otherwise we're in good shape on 202, looking good on the turnpike through downingtown, cone zone coming to malvern prep, again today, they'll be flagging paoli pike at warren avenue with some local detours. and then midday work coming to the platt bridge at 26th and penrose. chris, lauren, back to you. >> bob, 4:04 the time. happening today philadelphia mayor jim kenly formally present his budget to the city councils. >> i steve keeley live in center city this morning with a preview on what's on that agenda. >> it is mornings likes this we are so fortunate that chris murphy is sitting next to you. because can i make obscure classic rock references, for stories like this, that you would think how can he

at cottman work crews coming our way after the rush hour today working between 9 and 3 between cottman avenue and bridge street. mike and alex back to you. >> breaking news out of brussels, we knew officials identified two suicide bombers in brussels attack as khalid and brahim el-bakraoui and they looked for the third man and now arrested him. >> they've got him. they're accused of the explosions at the brussel airport and subway system there. right now the search is still on for other people that might be involved here. but so the fwi that was on the run after helping the two brothers blow themselves up ran out of the airport. they have now arrested him. >> and we're looking at the picture he's the man believed to be on the right in light colored jacket. >> also the report of a bombing there at the metro station a few miles from the airport yesterday morning still looking for anybody else that might be involved in this. but all three, the two dead men and third person in the ligh light-colored coat was arrested by belgium and brussels police. in light of yesterday's attacks security is at t

south on 95, heavy from cottman avenue down through girard. live look at 295, starting to see some volume working your way into the construction zone. speaking of the schuylkill, 20 minute already, the blue route and the downtown, some wick sun glare right around 7:30, 8:00 or so, east on 422 delays already around that saint gabrielle's curve. then right after the rush hour crews will be set to working out on the boulevard. northbound boulevard, right at henry avenue. and they are also going to work today west on the schuylkill down to one lane from university in toward south street. mass transit, looking good. mike and alex back to you. >> 6:32, police looking for the driver who injured two officers in a hit-and-run and this was earlier this morning around 3:30,. >> i don't think the guy that hit him or the woman that hit him even new they were cops in a un mark car. juniata? >> mike, good morning to you, that's exactly what's very likely here, that because it is and mark car, that the driver didn't even know they hit officers in plane clothe

an accident on i-95 northbound at cottman avenue off ramp.vehicles all block ago this off ram in that cattle shoot, traffic starting to move again but at 6:46 look at the block here in northeast philadelphia, southbound heading toward the city, north bound heavy exiting at cottman avenue. accident on the 42 freeway north bound working your way in towards philadelphia, it is approaching 295, the second accident there this morning and good news for mass transit commuters, services restored on septa a's paoli thorndale regional rail line that has been suspended since last night, significant delays, anywhere from one to two hour delays, as the trains are behind schedule, and so expect delays through the morning not only on the paoli thorndale line but on the amtrak keystone line, 90 minute delays out of the first train out of wilmington. and do you know what you will wear for the parade on sunday. i got this outfit for the kids? what do you think. >> i like it. >> so cute. >> remember, they will look like ragty ann dolls. >> yes. >> you go, put y

hello northeast philly, south on 95, stack up here, from academy in toward cottman avenue. come on, nova fans, if you see the buses, en route to the airport later on this afternoon, beep the horn there. they've got little caravan, they'll leave campus, come down lancaster avenue, pick up the blue route south then head down to the airport from there, probably, around the beginning of our afternoon rush hour this afternoon. so, toot the hon for the wildcat, and an accident in the northeast, academy road, right before the onramp to i-95. so look out for that. south on 95, again, some volume, delays, in the construction zone, between cottman avenue and the betsy ross bridge. and fire location here, q town, at pacific and penn. otherwise mass transit looking good. mike and alex back to you. >> 6:17 this wednesday. >> gop town hall in wisconsin, eye-opening. hitting on number of hot button issues, beat of heated exchange when donald trump refused to back down with a fight with anderson cooper the host. asked him about the fight with ted cruz that involves both of their wives. who

cottman avenue, heavy delays, 95 southbound between woodhaven and the vine. 76 average speed down to you make your way from the blue route to the vine street expressway. the blue route looks really good. back to you guys. >>> let's get to our other breaking news this morning. police are looking for a person they say abducted a woman from a septa bus. >> that's right. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in frankford where investigators are looking for clues and evidence. fill us in. >> and vai and rosemary, investigators are looking to surveillance video for ans. there are quite a few questions at this point. let me step out of the way. that is the septa bus in question here. that is where all this unfolded earlier this morning. take a look at video from earlier when we got a closer look at the damage caused to this bus. this happened a little before 2:00 and septa drivers said a man was driving close to thinks bus. when the bus stopped, the man got out of his car, started yelling at a woman on that bus and punched the outer glass, cracking it. the bus driver was able to go a few more block

good woodhaven into center city but then later this morning, through the midday working between cottman avenue and bridge street, with some lane restrictions until about 3:00 this afternoon. lauren, back over to you. >> bob, we know this. atlantic city on the brink of government shutdown and city officials work to avoid bankruptcy later today. two meetings to discuss what is next for the shore town. one of the meetings happening in trenton where steve keeley joins us live. hi, steve. >> reporter: when the announcement went out for the two news conferences cents, they got to work late yesterday, the governor sent out flurry of tweets on the topic of atlantic sit, pre-emptive attacks before the speaker and the mayor of atlantic city hold their separate news conferences kind of on the same side against the state senate president, and the governor on the same side on this issue. here is one of the tweets. i'm not going to permit the people of new jersey to be held responsible and have their pocketbooks pick again basilica of saints peter and paul atlantic city followed by i'm not opening the treas

, starting to see the brakes tap here approaching the schuylkill, accident south on 95 in the cottman avenuear right lane partially block. so in the work zone itself, there is only two full lanes getting on through so back up academy on in to cottman avenue. river line running with 15 minute delays this morning all due to signal problems. chris, alex being back over to you. >> thank you, bob. well, aaron andrews thanks her fans during her first public appearance on jimmy kimmel. since awarded $55 million. >> she is rich. andrews said two hotel companies made it possible for peeping tom to record her in the nude. >> you get to see the nice part of the internet, and -- >> is there a nice part? no. >> claimed the stalker held all of the responsibility for what happened. there she is on the stand wearing no make up. >> good to see her doing well, being able to smile again. hopefully she is free from all of that. >> it was an insidious case. >> hearing her testimony, it was very emotional, very hard to hear. >> can you imagine being exposed to the world like that? very embarrassing. >> very much.

they are moving construction wide load through the construction zone there as you head in toward cottman avenuehe boulevard, headlights are heading southbound on the roosevelt boulevard from wissohickon on do to the schuylkill. kind of quiet. nothing major at the moment on the majors except a disable truck here westbound on the pennsy turnpike right at are in is town off ramp just something to look out for. we don't have daylight just yet, sunrise i should say just yet. we are still driving in the dark. make sure headlights are on. heads up this weekend living in north jersey or an area of fort dix they are doing a mortar training exercise this weekend. this actually happened yesterday. necessity said be aware of the ground shaking, loud noises, don't be alarmed, it is just guys doing some training this weekend, chris and alex, back to you. >>> 6:19. lets get to lauer when more top stories. >> new jersey's largest school district started volunteering blood tests to check students for presence of lead, this comes a week after officials announced elevated levels were found in drinking water at 30

they are out on i-95, this is the north bound off ramp to cottman avenue, that is still blocked until about 5:30 or so, all with construction. crews are working southbound this morning, right here near betsy ross bridge interchange and find delays, until will about 5:00 or 5:30 or so. we have an active fire locates here in chester, chester delaware county, route 352 which is edgemont avenue at off ramps to i the 95. so watch out for possible lane restrictions and local detours there. they are working out on 295 as you head south down in toward that bellmawr interchange and then 42 as well, that new pattern between the 25, and 544, and again with the rain, the extended overnight or lack of daylight until 7:12 makes things difficult again this morning. no problems on the turnpike or 422, mass transit the is looking good. the chris and lauren, back over to you. >> thanks very much, bob. >>> breaking news out of delaware county where fire erupts inside a diner. >> crews on the scene in chester along edgemont avenue where we will find dave kinchen standing by live, dave, good morning. >> r

this is the scene along i-95, dry and quiet so far heading toward the work zone at cottman avenue. no construction on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike, speeds in the 60s passing lansdale southbound. east/west turnpike is good as we kick things off on monday morning. >>> developing this morning, a driver smashed into the home in the city's gray ferry neighborhood and took off. it happened around midnight. witnesses say the car was speeding down the street and struck a car and pushed it into the front porch. the driver fled. the couple in the home was not hurt. city inspectors are taking a look at the damage to the home. >>> a fast food worker in north philadelphia was shot and wounded on the job. the search is on for the person who pulled the trigger. the scene is church's chicken 3600 block of north broad street. annie mccormick is live in nearby fern rock where detectives are working to catch the gunman, annie. >> reporter: and matt, that's right, that fast-food worker was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. we learned that he did have surgery overnigh

the off ramp to cottman avenue, remains closed until about 5:30, 6:00 or so. live look at the benny, no problems at all, but dealing with some fog. thick at times, depending upon where you begin and end your trip, you're going to be dealing with some fog. with the fog also comes the fine mist on the road surface. good news for motorists cents using the the 95 toll plaza, down in delaware. last night's crash damaged one of the toll plazas, but don't worry, they have other ones to collect your money, and they are open here this morning, no problems at all if you are headed south down through delaware on i-95. who is ready for saint patrick's day party? >> me. >> there you go, we got one for you, later on today we go live from 7:00 to 10:00 at maggie o'neil's, irish pub in drexel hill. myself and jenn fred will be out there beginning at 7:00 a.m. we have the irish dancers, traditional irish breakfast, the irish music, the whole 9 yards. bring the kids before we go to school. make sure they're dressed when their irish outfits so we can put them on tv and have some

>> right here we're looking ott cottman avenue, a place where we don't normally see delays. 95 southboundine street expressway, still a 13-minute trip. you can see no problems in either direction and not a lot of problems on the road. this is over on route 70 right around kings highway, not a lot of cars in the area. the roads are dry, which is a good thing. as for mass tran sichlt we're running on time. everything is running close to on schedule right now. there is a newer construction layout on route 50 northbound right around route 49 and that's scheduled until july. >>> a pooch from pennsylvania is receiving some national attention. meet chopstick. he's made milkbones' dog who changed the word. colin has muscular dystrophy. chopsticks keeps an eye on colin when he has trouble getting up. >>> dozens of property owners want new jersey to keep their hands off their property, but next learn why mandated state white dunes are closer to reality. >>> the fiat that pope francis rode in during his philadelphia visit fetched $82,000. next how how much his car in new york sold for. >>> you can s

. >> this is blocked off heading to cottman avenue. all open again. no problems getting offer the roadway there. checking in from center city to woodhaven road, we're good to go there. watch for crews working out on king of prussia road. that was scheduled to be out there until 5:00 this morning so the crew will be out there cleaning up. here is route 73 in voorhees right around trooper road. no problems or backups. no problems with construction in the area. i'll have more updates for you o turn mog drive when i come back in the next ten, katy. >> thank you. happening right now in our nation's capital, washington, d.c.'s entire system is back up and running after it was shut down for 29 hours for emergency inspection. crews were looking at third rail power cables and have replaced dozens of them since the shutdown on wednesday night at midnight. now the inspections were prompted by a fire on the rail earlier this week and now all six train lines in 91 stations are open and operating again. it's the second busiest metro system in the country. >>> right

let's go to 95 north, ramp to cottman avenue, just out of the reach of this camera to the right here, it will be closed overnight, all week, eight p.m. to 5:00 a.m. right now it is open, just reopened, few minutes ago, so for now, no problems. but just be sure if you are in this area 95 north, and the ramp to cottman eight p.m. to 5:00 a.m. all week long. we told you about that diner fire, edgemont avenue in chester, can't really see it, it is casino of behind me here. edgemont avenue chester between 14th street and 320. it is closed due to the fire. we showed you the map though. it is not really affecting 95. it is close but not affecting the roadway. also, right here, 95 southbound, at the betsy ross bridge, the left lane blocked, it is now cleared, i had a problem with that earlier this morning, erika, but right now it is clear. >> glad you could make it to work today, pat. thank you. >>> new this morning, fire rips through diner in chester, the intense flames inside the grape leaves diner forces guests it evacuate. jan carabeo joins us now from the scene, jan, how is it looking ri

i-95 southbound at cottman avenue. u know this is a trouble spot, hot spot in the morning heading toward cottman and the city. this way right new looking good but in the next ten minutes or so, this will fire up, erika. >> time to get outside on the road. >>> traveling on the the pennsylvania turnpike it could go faster. turnpike commission is raising speed limit from 65 miles per hour, to 70 on a majority of the toll roads. higher speed limits later this spring, the speed limit will though stay a at 55 miles per hour in several areas including mid county and delaware river toll plaza a,. >>> right now a remarkable teen in new jersey is recognized for her accomplishment, 17 year-old was inspired to help veterans. as natasha brown tells us she has also got the decision toss make on life after high school. >> i'm just an ordinary 17 year-old, from a town in new jersey. >> reporter: sitting do unwith madeline merlino you realize she's no ordinary 17 years old, in fact she's accomplished an extraordinary feat. >> a replied

i don't know how it smells but i can tell you how it looks.ó0@r(c this is around cottman avenue.it looks okay. southbound from the woodhaven road to the vine street expressway, 13 minutes in here, average speeds well into the 60s. also the pa turnpike, a tractor-trailer fire that was tieing things up headed eastbound around downingtown earlier has re-opened. no problems there. our drive times unaffected right now, westbound or eastbound. 21 minutes from valley forge to route 1. if you have been dealing with the falls bridge construction, that's re-opened today. you're good to go before you head out there. tracy? >>> the wildcats are still dancing. villanova is in the elite eight for the first time in seven years. nbc 10's matt delucia is live at the wells fargo center with more on the big win and the excitement in south philly as well today. matt? >> reporter: tracy, last night you had some of the focus on louisville. tonight that focus turns right here to the wells fargo center in philadelphia. two sweet 16 games and four teams fighting for a spot in the elite eight. villanova t

. >> sheena, we're watching 95, slippery spotsç here around cottman avenue.this drive time is okay. woodhaven road to the vine street expressway, this is the southbound traffic headed towards center city with a 14-minute trip. average speeds dropping into the 50s. we're still up there. the bridge closures to watch for, falls bridge closed for rehabilitation work until april. your best bet is to take the city avenue bridge right now. i promised i'd get back to you about the tacony palmyra. we have a scheduled opening for 5:10. no problems on the ben franklin and the burlington bristol is back to normal. tracy? >>> new from overnight, fire officials are trying to figure out what started this house fire in philadelphia's university city section near the corner of 42nd and spruce. no one was hurt. >>> two minutes past 5:00 right now. from weekend fun to violence. philadelphia police are investigating two stabbings, both of which happened in center city. >> nbc 10's matt delucia is live for us at police headquarters in center city. what do we know about the victim

it looks like actually just approaching that off ramp as well. 95 northbound to cottman avenue, that as closed earlier, re-opened around 5:00 this morning. watch out for crew in the area just in case. 95 southbound around aramingo avenue and 95 northbound to girard avenue is also closed for construction. the drive times in total southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway, 13-minute trip. more updates when i come back in the next ten. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, we don't have the rain around this morning like we did yesterday but it's a little bit foggy out there. we have misty conditions. you may need to use your windshield wiper this morning. the umbrella is not going to help you with the mist, though. this afternoon you'll notice the difference compared to yesterday. it's still chilly this morning. later on today, it will be warmer. tomorrow will be ten degrees warmer than today. a nice warming trend. otherwise we have more rain chances in the forecast. keep the umbrella around. visibility has improved through

our traffic cameras showed where the driver's car collided with the tractor/trailer near cottman avenue in tacony before midnight. no one was hurt. >>> well, since clinching their ticket to play in the national semifinals, today is the day fans have been waiting for on campus. the bookstore will nope a few hours and for the first time in years, sell official villanova final four merchandise. nbc10's katy zachry is live on campus with more information on that and the prize that the team has its sights set on. tell us more, katy. >> reporter: yeah, tracy, we're inside the building before the villanova wildcats practice. we're in the lobby here. right in the lobby you can see the 1985 championship trophy they brought back to campus after winning the ncaa tournament that year. a trophy the team is hoping to get their hands on again. ♪ the villanova v for victory ♪ >> so exciting, oh, my god. i'm, like, so excited. >> reporter: yeah, there's that excitement on and off campus. nova nation has really stepped up its support after the wildcats' latest win, which takes them to the final four in h

cottman avenue it what we're looking at right now. we have a southbound drive time from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway of 14 minutes. speeds averaging about 50 miles an hour. northbound lanes not doing too bad. the falls bridge is closed for rehabilitation work until april. city avenue is the alternate. scheduled openings at least for right now, there are none right now on the tacony palmyra or the burlington bristol. >>> the case of erin andrews is now over. she didn't get the $75 million award she wanted but the jury did not let her stalker or hotel off the hook. >>> coming up after the break, here at lankenau medical center, i'll show you new medical equipment that's saving lives, especially in this season of flu. >>> a drug investigation leads to a police chase and ends in a crash in west philadelphia. four people are in the hospital in critical condition. police tell us it all started when they spotted a possible drug buy in darby borough, delaware county. two suspects took off in a rental car in west philadelphia,

this is i-95 north bound ramp seven at cottman avenue. the closed until 5:00 a.m. earlier this week it the seems like different times when they have been opening that up. it could be earlier, later but suppose to be around 5:00 a.m. the closed all week 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a a.m. so overnight construction on that ramp. i the 95 south, approaching 413 a at bristol there is construction mulling around, they said it had just cleared, there are some vehicles still in that a area. on 42 we will look at the a the freeway toward 295, everything looking good right here, so far but there is stuff just out of our picture and we will look at the map with that. route 42 southbound between the 25 and creek road, two right lanes blocked until 6:00 . also on 295 southbound at 42 freeway the right lane is blocked until 6:00 a.m. we will look at mass transit schedule, cynwyd line all day yesterday suspended back to normal will today, erika, back over to you. >>> a driver slams into several parked cars in philadelphia's holmesberg section. when police arrived they discovered this was n

schuylkill. 959, we're dealing with construction projects on 95 right now. 95 northbound around cottman avenue, that off ramp supposed to be closed until about 5:00 this morning. expect some cleanup there. crew in the area. you want to be careful when traveling through. otherwise 95 southbound at aramingo off ramp, that is closed. 95 northbound around girard avenue, that is closed for long-term construction. one lane between allegheny avenue and girard avenue on the actual roadway. southbound and northbound you can see the drive times are doing great from woodhaven road to the vine. a 14-minute trip. vai? >> thank you, jessica. >>> at least 15 cars catch fire at a business plaza in colwyn. nbc 10's katy zachry is live for us on the scene. katy, this fire spread to a nearby building, is that right? >> it did, vai. normally we don't talk about how many firefighters it took to put out a fire but in this case it's unique. it's a lot. nearly 100 firefighters from throughout delaware county were called out to this scene you're looking at right now. this is the building that caught on fire after abou

this is right around cottman avenue.le heading out on the roads right now, if you're heading southbound into the center city area, still okay from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. we are at a 13-minute trip. no problems heading northbound. also there's some construction on the betsy ross bridge eastbound ramp to richmond street. that will be closed until may. something you want to take into acapitol in your morning commute. road obstruction being reported out in montgomery county in lower merion on glenn road and east montgomery avenue. here's cherry hill on route 70 and kings highway. of course this looks different than it did on monday. we're nice and dry right now. not a lot of cars on the road or backups at least to show you now. mass transit doing okay. we'll check in with more of your drive times when i come back in the next ten minutes. >> 39 degrees at 5:39 this wednesday morning. the tables are turning in the case of apple and the fbi. hear why the tech jean the is asking the questions when it comes

no delays as you enter the work zone at cottman avenue. the overnight work zone by north broad street by city hall that paving work that got starter on monday. overnight crews cleared out. they'll return later tonight. in ardmore a dopped tree north of suburban square along glen road at saint georges road. one lane blocked there as we start off this wednesday morning. tam. >> thank you matt. >>> a shooting in west philadelphia has a 14-year-old fighting for his life and police aren't even sure if that bullet was intended for him. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside of police headquarters. she's got the latest on the story. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and we're told that the 14-year-old boy was in surgery overnight and he remains in extremely critical condition at the hospital this morning as he is trying to recover, police are still trying to determine what exactly happened in west philadelphia last night. that were out gathering evidence. they say at least eight shots were fired from a semi-

this happened between academy road and cottman avenue just before midnight., when police arrived on the scene, the driver had already taken off. the truck driver was not injured. >>> also new an uncooperative shooting victim is hampering a police investigation in north philadelphia. the gunfire erupted along the 1300 block of westemoreland street. police say after being shot twice, the male victim ran a block to broad street to look for help. detectives are having trouble finding the gunman and they say the victim, who is hospitalized, is refusing to answer questions. >> parents and school officials met face to face to talk about a hazing scandal happening at conestoga high school. they held a closed door meeting last night to talk about ways to prevent hazing. earlier this month a report from the chester county district attorney painted a picture of a hazing culture among members of the varsity football team. in october, three students were accused of violating a freshman with a broom handle. they were charged. the coach resigned and the rest of the staff wa

this moment or at least not as many, we're dealing with that ongoing construction. 59 around cottman avenuewe have lane restrictions north and southbound. we have the construction closing the ramp from 95 northbound to girard avenue. 95 southbound around aramingo avenue. the brave time still okay into center city. southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. speeds into the 60s. southbound lanes are right in here. that's what's moving towards the city area. everything is still looking okay so far. the blue route is doing okay as well. the southbound drive time is checking in there. still a 15-minute trip. no increase yet from the schuylkill to 95. headed southbound. also here's 295 over in new jersey, right around sloan avenue. no problems in either direction right now. if you're headed to the new jersey transit train station you'll be just fine. no delays for new jersey transit and the rest of mass transit, everything on on close to schedule. >>> 11 minutes past 5:00. lucky to be alive again. hear the story of a missionary whoç survived the terror attac in brussels and ho

we did have down to one lane in between cottman avenue and girard avenue and now we are just seeing these off ramps close, 95 southbound at aramingo and 95 northbound around girard. you can see southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway, a 13-minute trip with speeds into the 60s. i'll be back in the next ten minutes to take another look at your morning drive. lauren? >> thanks, jessica. >>> take a look at this video out of delaware county. at least 15 cars caught fire at a business plaza in colwyn. you can see neighbors are covering their faces because of the smell out there. nbc 10's katy zachry is live on the scene in colwyn this morning. katy, i know you've been getting new information all morning. what can you tell us? >> lauren, in just the last few minutes the scene here has changed. within i first got on scene, firefighters told me the fire was out. but i can't tell you that in the last 15 minutes or so we saw a large plume of smoke rising from the back of the building. it looked like some hot spots had re-emerged. the smoke is no longer and there were trucks in t

this is 95 right around cottman avenue. in problems in either direction right now.a little difficult to see the roads right here. these are the southbound lanes, from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. still a great drive time, 14 minutes. average speeds dropping into the 50s. that's okay. we want them there. another accident in montgomery county, lower gwynedd, locke customer lane and 295. sloan avenue, no problems in either direction. the 295 drive times are doing great. if you're headed to the new jersey transit train station, you'll be fine and mass transit with no delays. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's aç rainy, windy start this morning and it is going to be damp only this morning. the wind will stay with us. nine minutes before 5:00. the temperatures not bad at all this morning. that is just rain. there's no sign of any icing, no snow nearby, not going to be anything other than rain to deal with first thing this morning. 56 degrees in philadelphia. not bad at all. that's 14 degrees warmer than yester

i don't know how it smells but i can tell you how it looks.ó0@r(c this is around cottman avenue. okay. southbound from the woodhaven road to the vine street expressway, 13 minutes in here, average speeds well into the 60s. also the pa turnpike, a tractor-trailer fire that was tieing things up headed eastbound around downingtown earlier has re-opened. no problems there. our drive times unaffected right now, westbound or eastbound. 21 minutes from valley forge to route 1. if you have been dealing with the falls bridge construction, that's re-opened today. you're good to go before you head out there. tracy? >>> the wildcats are still dancing. villanova is in the elite eight for the first time in seven years. nbc 10's matt delucia is live at the wells fargo center with more on the big win and the excitement in south philly as well today. matt? >> reporter: tracy, last night you had some of the focusn

a delay because you want to give yourself extra time before you head out the door. 95 around cottman avenue, no problems here. southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway, those roadways could look a little damp. the area bridges, no backups to far. the commodore barry down to 35 miles per hour. no problems heading into philadelphia on the walt. katy? >> jessica, thank you. >>> this was the scene just a short time ago in collingswood, camden county. the cars coated but the woods are just wet. drew smith live in south philadelphia. drew, we saw in center city, flakes were falling. what's it like in south philly? >> we had a crew coveringç a story on washington avenue late last night around 11:00 and there was this light snow falling. you can see it right now, live at 4:00 a.m., still coming down as you see in the light up there. all we have to show for it is a little accumulation on top of cars down here. the second it hits the street it is melting. you take a look at the row of cars when you come out andtry to take off for work this morning you'll find that snow on your ca

along 95 no extra overnight construction here in the ongoing work zone by cottman avenue.thbound traffic headed towards center city is moving just fine with speeds in the 50's. no issues at this point on the schuylkill but again, getting there on the ramp from the boulevard southbound to 76 westbound still have that dv on the shoulder. police out there alerting you to it this morning. and our crash in camden has been confirmed. it's in the southbound lanes of 676 approaching collings avenue. so watch out for the emergency crews responding there. and we're getting word of a new accident in burlington county involving an overturned vehicle. reports of this coming in on 295 southbound at 130 bordentown. watch out for the emergency crews there as well. but our overnight work on the new jersey turnpike that i mentioned during the last report has cleared out so everything is reopened there. maintenance work on the burlington bristol bridge, triple b has also cleared. crews return tonight at 9 o'clock and just one lane of alternating traffic will get by. if you take the betsy ros

our traffic cameras showed where the driver's car collided with a tractor/trailer near cottman avenue in tacony before midnight. state police tell us the car was stolen. no one was hurt. >>> a pilot from delaware county is charged with operating an aircraft while under the influence. 50-year-old john francis maguire from chads ford is the man about to co-pilot a flight. aviation expert jim brengle says cases like this are rare. >> for him to be with the company long enough to jeopardize his career at this point in time by having one or two too many drinks is very unusual. >> authorities say maguire was in the cockpit of the plane when he was questioned. he was taken into custody after failing two breathalyzer tests. >>> it's 5:35. a south jersey man is now charged in connection with a viral video showing the beating of a teenager. west stepford police charged him with terrorist threats and aggravated assault. we want to warn you that some people might find this video disturbing. it's an attack that was posted on social media last week. you can see the guy throwing numerous punches and

pretty much all the work crews have pick up here in the northeast, cottman avenue, girard avenue, allare open. they are still working though along the 30 bypass, out near route 82, for the gang in downingtown, kennett square, headed into west chester, as we heard from jenny down at the airport, no delays at the airport. but, again, that strike, you will see the workers out there definitely with the presence going down thereto check in, check in your bags at the american airlines terminal there, right now, again, no delays on arrivals and departures, the market frankford line, broad street subway, using shuttle buses, until 5:00 as they typically do during the week. then coming up from wilmington north on 95 a work crew right at church man's road which is exit number 4b. otherwise the bridges looking good, this morning. lauren, back over to you. >> thanks so much. crowds taking the streets to minneapolis last night, protesting the decision not to file charges against two police officers in the shooting of 24 year old jamar clark. prosecutors say dn a and analysis show that clark tried

southbound 95, starting to see the first jam in the traffic cam from cottman in toward girard avenue. rush hour, underway, no problems on the schuylkill expressway yet. coming into philly. but in west philadelphia, closing walnut st. today, 49th over to 50th, to make repairs to an early week, water main break, so you don't -- have to use market or locust, mass transit at the airport, so far so good, mike and alex being back to you. >> what do youy? >> some workers at the airport, walking off the job this morning. >> yes, they said they'll do it now, looks like they're going do it, jenny what have you found out there at philadelphia international airport. >> this union has been here before. video from previous strike here at philadelphia international airport. these of these are contracted workers employed by prime flight. company that provides american airlines employees who handle bags and help passengers in wheelchairs get around the airport. prime flight and mcginn security striking over unfair labor practices by their employees, concerns over health and safety, and their employers

. >> little fog, south on 95, stack and pack from academy, in to cottman avenue. accident and disable in the work zone river line, 15 minute delays because of signal problems, and if you are coming down the northeast extension watch for fog, and an accident approaching the mid-county interchange. look to go high 800 educators to make sure there is a teach in every classroom this fall. >> easy way to get the spots filled, get as many applications as possible, steve keeley. >> instead of cutting green, spending green here at the school district. reported on layoffs, cut office for years, now positive news sense the pay low, haven't gotten an raise, but here is the deal, want to fill 910 jobs fast by june 30th, 800 teaching positions, 60 nurses, 50 counselors. they want a teacher in every classroom, a nurse in every school, and a counselor for every kid, and that is the goal because they didn't meet that goal them ' hope to hire all of these people by june 30th, that's the plan, and they expect 5,000 applications but they don't count on it bill allowing pain don't us

still this disabled vehicle around cottman avenue. still some delays north and southbound by the scene but nothing too major. you can see we have crew on the scene trying to get him out of the way. fortunately isn't pushed over into the shoulder. also watching an accident almost clearing out of the way on the garden state parkway northbound around 623 and ocean city. the left lane is blocked there, vai. >>> jessie, thank you. pennsylvania's governor is sending condolences to brussels over the terror attacks. tom wolf released a statement a short time ago saying he spoke with the director of homeland security. he says there are no threats against our area. and amtrak says extra officers are being used to keep an eye on stations. this is a live look now at 30th street station in center city. amtrak has reminded employees to watch for anything suspicious. septa says it's operating normally. philadelphia international says it has extra uniformed officers in and around the airport. i'm vai sikahema, we'll have a full hour of news in 30 min

southbound i-95 heavy from cottman avenue down through girard through that construction zone and a accidenton right at martin luther king drive, watch it as that sun glare hit the drives hard yesterday right in the 8:00 o'clock hour. both kelly and mlk's. twenty minute delays on the both patco and west trenton regional rail line and then your delays on 422, again sun glare from oaks in toward 202 and a whooping 45 minute crawl on the turnpike from bensalem, all the way over to valley forge. mike and alex, back over to youy will try to lighten things up on a tuesday morning. did you ever know kids at school where their parents would be around them name at the house. >> we have never really talk with that. >> i have seen it. >> but when a kiddies young maybe zero to five, six years of age. they will run around the house name in front of the kid. >> yes. >> so moms are bearing it all to this young blogger wants other moth tours keep it real and go nude around their children. i'm not talking babies, i'm talking about toddlers in the five, six, seven years of age. >> now the question is is there