vernon to the cumberland maryland. and then leaving the river took a more northerly tack across the allegheny mountains towards braddocks in pittsburgh. the potomac, which cuts through a parallel series of low ridges before turning south at cumberland, marks the boundary between virginia and maryland. on this trip, washington favored the virginia side where he owned scattered tracts that he leased to farmers. trotting on his great horse at a gait of five miles per day, he reached cumberland on the tenth day. open for settlement by virginia and maryland prior to the revolution, the potomac valley below cumberland had become a integral part of the eastern states by 1784. many of its settlers had cast their lot with the patriot cause in 1776 and now gave washington a hero's welcome. his tenants, strained by a decade of war and recession, paid what they could toward their long past due rents and cheered him on his way. to this point, the trip went well. the troubles began after he left the settled lands east of the alleghe

.♪ the cumberland river winds through the western kentucky town of eddyville.ooming around a bend is a virtual fortress. the kentucky state penitentiary, also known as the castle on the cumberland. >> i was really intimidated by this place. it's an intimidating place to walk into. >> this could be the worst place you have ever been in your life. >> the eddyville castle will get you. somebody will take your life from you if you come through here with that old chip on your shoulder, there's going to be somebody to take it off you. >> ksp is kentucky's only maximum security facility. a group of stone masons from italy teamed with inmates from various prisons to construct the castle which opened in 1889. >> when they first built it, they had a sign up over the front door that said, "abandon hope all ye that enter here." they wanted this place to look pretty menacing and it still looks menacing even today. >> i think the penitentiary is unique in many respects, just because of the foreboding appearance that it has. it's a serious place where serious things happen. t

that includes cumberland and romney. later tonight i might have to bring this 4 to 8 band through frederick and baltimore. i want to see one more computer run first. currently 16 in frederick, 19 in leesburg, 18 in manassas, 16 in la plata, 17 in annapolis. most folks do stay below 20 tonight. so quiet and cold tonight, no record lows. snow starts tomorrow 9 a.m. to noon and again southwest to northeast. so it starts snowing in culpeper before d.c. snow to a mix between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. that's the hour of transition as it transitions from snow to sleet. it will be a little later than that north and west. that's why you have higher snowfall amounts and we're looking at freezing rain to rain occurring between 8 p.m. to midnight, but again a little bit later on north and west of town. what i'm kind of concerned about, i'm concerned about a little bit more snow before the initial transition and by the time it finally changes to rain the damage will be done. looks like 80% of our precipitation will be some sort of precip. 8:

2 to 4 exton, west chester doylestown, that one to two inch range will be agenda beach in cumberland county or seaville in western cape may county in south jersey. what to expect, snow heavy at times. roads become snow covered quickly. the roads will become slick very quick. visibility wise it goes way down as we see the bands an inch to an inch and a half an hour at times. philadelphia, 29. reading, 28. allentown, cloudy skies and afternoon snow. look at sunday, sunday will be a beautiful day, get out there and enjoy it. even though there's going to be snow on the ground. we're up to 44 degrees, there will be sunshine at times. it comes to a sketching hat an arctic blast smacks us in the face tuesday morning. wednesday is cold, thursday is cold, friday and saturday and sunday is cold, and then there

unwanted letters from prisoners including some here the maximum security prison in cumberland. in angela's case the i-team's learned investigators linked it to an online prison pen pal service in ft. lauderdale florida. one of several pen pal matchmaking services in operation nationwide. some charge inmates between 10 and $40 a year to post their pictures and ads online to solicit pen pals to write. in most cases women voluntarily surf click and choose an inmate and send a letter. but angela says she's never used any pen pal site. so how did your name and home address get into the hands of a convicted felon? the operator of one of these sites tells the i-team he's seen cases where people on the outside try to get revenge on inmates by sending them the names and addresses of random women found online or even in a phone book. hoping the inmates will squander their money on stamps and paper and to falsely get their hopes up they've scored a girlfriend and to get them in hot water with the warden when women like angela get a letter, get scared and complain. a state prison spokesman

now being held at the cumberland county jail. >> so talk about bad karma, a thief falls flat on the ice after breaking into a home in upper darby. you got to see this video. in fact, it is surveillance video. shows one of the two burglars slipping on the aisles, this is 400 block every gun dale road monday. one or both cut themselves gaining entry leaving a trail of blood inside that home. the owner returned to find the damage, and realized the pair even drank his beer while ransacking his home. the victim spoke only to fox 29. >> some old clothes, one old tv and few things, i don't know. they got tools. >> one of the two took a head ever, the way they're walking it, looks like a female, but maybe they're limping, because of the fall. but hoping that somebody can take a look at the video and help us identify these individuals. >> i hope they catch him. so at least we are not somebody else to the same. >> careful criminal. >> you can steel my jewelry you can even bleed on my carpet, but don't touch my beer. >>> police hoping dna tests on the blood left behind will lead to these guys. oh

you see those darker returns of lavender in baltimore and washington, one going through cumberland countyight now, that is a heavier band of snow that could snow at a rate of about a half inch to an inch an hour as those bands move through. a winter storm warning has been expanded along the i-95 corridor to the south and to the east in new jersey and also new castle county delaware. we're talking about 3 to 6 inches of snow. in the lower parts of south jersey and also through central delaware we're talking about a winter weather advisory for a lighter accumulation. here's a look at snow amounts right now. camden reporting in over 4-inches, drexel hill three moorestown new jersey three jenkintown three, hough's church reporting one. a lighter accumulation as you head towards the poconos. there's not enough moisture up there because the storm is actually to our south. look at visibility. in reading down to a half mile. in philadelphia less than a mile. in wilmington a mile. so you can see where the heavier bands of snow are right now. temperatures are going to be critical with this. we're w

i went to speak to cumberland county sheriff to try get past the rhetoric and hear the real story. ♪porter: the case 72-year-old gordon vangilder has caused a lot of controversy. he's the man who was arrested for having an 18th century flint lock pistol that his car. now there are allegations there also may have been drugs in the car. a lot of back and forth. we wanted to get the story. i came here to cumberland county to speak to sheriff ross tino. >> in sitting down with the sheriff, a couple of things are absolutely clear. first, he stands by the officer says that the officer did the right thing and second he seems a little surprised by the therefore because in his words mr. vangilder did in fact break the law and the police were just enforcing it. >> there is a statute that covers that gun. my officer did the right thing by making the arrest on it. and it's now up to the prosecutor' office. if they decide to dismiss it, then fine, because worry not out to persecute mr. vangilder. we're just going by what the law says. if people have trouble with the law contact their legislators

cumberland county seeing light snowfall.through philadelphia, chester, montgomery and bucks county. again, it won't last all day as we see the clouds break this afternoon. as more of a northwesterly wind kicks in that is going to bring in colder air for tonight. it's not exactly going to be warm during the day either. even with sunshine this afternoon, high temperatures today will be in the upper 20s to lower 30s. then frigid starts tomorrow morning. down to 12 degrees in center city. the suburbs will be in the single digits to start with. very light winds, so we'll see lots of sunshine. the temperature will climb on saturday. and near 40 degrees on sunday afternoon. looks like sunday evening, a round of wet weather snow and rain listen continue into monday morning. not all day monday we'll clear out and warm up to 44 on monday afternoon. tuesday, later in the afternoon, some snow and rain that changes to all rain. don't get too excited about that 55 degrees on wednesday. it's going the to be a rainy, chilly 55 degrees. and

warning through the philadelphia area, and also to the south where you see dover, and atlantic, cumberland counties, freezing rain advisory, until 9:00 this morning. we expect to see some warming coming up after that. it is pretty quiet week, cold one, i'll show you all of that just ahead. nick snow. >> carol, thank you. of course the winter storm has left its mark across the delaware valley. shovels out in full force as a clean up slowly began last night. now the snow quickly covered roads, creating trecherous conditions, like what carol and i were speaking b this cab in center city philadelphia, fishtailed, down market street, so you can see it is very easy to slip and slide there are people walking as well seeing how slippery it can be as the snow changed over to freezing rain. now, our eye on the storm coverage continues on kelly drive from snow to freezing rain, to just plane rain, residents are waking to up a wintery mess this morning. "kyw news radio 1060" is live with us with an update on conditions. good morning to you, good to have you with us this morning what's it like out ther

will get -- 1 to 3 inches, but you folks in cumberland will get 4 to 8 inches. snow 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. hangs on longer north and west, thus the higher amounts. sleet and freezing rain 4 to 10 p.m., but a little longer north and west of town. roads will be a mess between noon and midnight. if you can get off the roads do, that. if you have plans tomorrow night you can move to tonight, i would do that. a general 1 to 6-inch band with icing north and west of town. here's futurecast. 9:00 just clouds. by noon tomorrow it's going to be snowing about everywhere in the metro area with temps in

than 24 hours ago, 13 degrees warmer in pittsburgh and cumberland. that's coming our way. we'll talk about how mild it will be over the weekend. >> plus how president obama said the u.s. should handle the global crisis. i'm going to talk with face the nation host bob schieffer. >> right after the break some frightening moments after a bomb scare near an alexandria >>> a bomb threat cleared alexandria this morning. investigators and bomb sniffing dogs searched building. after they failed to find any explosives everyone was allowed back inside. >>> look at this mess left behind after a car crashed into a hydrant. this was this morning on veerling drive near notley road and you can see what's left. after being closed for some time the area is now open to drivers. >>> a new document from president obama declares the u.s. must not overreach with problems around the globe. the president also says the u.s. will continue to shift away from ground wars and focus more on specific counter terrorism operations. joining us now with more is face the nation host bob schieffer. thanks for

off to the west, 28 in cumberland. if you are wondering were in the front is, it is there. winchester, 47 mile-per-hour wind gust. the wind will continue to gust even higher over the next few hours as the early cold air moves in. the national weather service has issued a winter weather advisory until the night. a high wind warning as well. 50 to 60 mile-per-hour wind gusts tonight through 2:00 tomorrow. these are damaging winds that could easily drop trees, power lines. make sure your phone is charged. you may lose power overnight tonight. the gusty wind is the main story with this arctic blast as well as the cold temperatures. through pennsylvania they had some thunder snow earlier, but this is the heavy snow event that will push through. by 9:00, all the snow will be done and it is all about the wind. wind chill's tonight will be in the single digits. waking up tomorrow morning, this is what it will feel like. 10 degrees below zero in d.c. 20 degrees below zero in cumberland. this is dangerous cold. tomorrow, with air temperatures in the teens, it will feel like single di

that is for atlantic, cumberland, and kent counties. and that's again until 9:00.super careful out there. eventually we should be getting to around 40 degrees. some breaks in the skies should be coming later on today. above freezing, at least but for now take it easy, assume whatever you see wet is also frozen. nicole? >> all right carol thanks. our eye on the storm coverage continues on kelly drive right now wintery mix of course creating icy conditions on sidewalk and roadways this morning. as you head out the door, just want to take your time. cherry gregg from our sister radio station, "kyw news radio" 1060, live with an update. and cherry, you said good day to leave the stiletto's at home. break out the boots? >> leave the stiletto's at home. break out the boots with the rugged bottoms. make sure you don't slip and fall. because, it is a slippery mess out here. if you look around, there is ice puddles at the ends of the sidewalks, there are mounds every ice, and pretty much sidewalk itself is an ice slick. you can kind of see that it has been broken up little

and cumberland county. in sussex county delaware, we have an inch to an inch 1/2. the farther south you go the better chance of 3 inches of accumulation by lunchtime. in philadelphia, less than that. but hey, a little bit on the roads can get you slipping and sliding, so slow down when you see that. in south jersey and delaware we'll have 1 to 3 inches with spots going to 4. less than that up north. we want you to use caution as the light snow begins to build in. slow it down and watch for slick spots as the snow comes down. temperatures are cold enough to support the snow. 28 in philadelphia. 30 in wilmington, 29 in millville. so untreated surfaces where the snow hits will have the tendency to take it on. 16 degrees is the current windchill in philadelphia. colder on the way to school, kids. 24 degrees by 8:00 a.m. high of 30 degrees by 3:00 p.m. again, the snow happening now in south jersey, but tapering off across the region as soon as lunchtime. >> reporter: we have a camera on the main artery coming into the city from south jersey. 42, we can see the salt crew

southern south jersey, cumberland, cape may an atlantic counties, 1 to 2. and kent county delaware. mostly cloudy afternoon snow, winds out of the south at 10 to is a miles per -- 15 miles per hour. overnight tonight, snow changing over to rain. slow it down out there, take your time. 25 degrees north and west, 31 for center city. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, a balmy 44 degrees for sunday. enjoy sunday. sunday afternoon looks nice, we'll see the return of sunshine, 43 will feel like 60 with how cold it's been lately. we get back into the deep freeze, 23 monday, overnight lows in the single digits, zero north and west. tuesday, 26. wednesday, 38. thursday, 27 and friday, 32. everybody is saying spring can't get here quick enough. >> i think it's over at this point. >> reporter: even i'm ready. >> in this week's art of aging lisa thomas-laurey introduces us to ladies in their 50s and 60s is fulfilling a lifetime love affair with horses. >> reporter: the women are volunteers for special equest equestrians. >> the best thing that happens here is is to see what the littl

that is for atlantic, cumberland, kent county, down in marl almost, rather delaware. where you are going to be finding some very treacherous conditions, as we go through at least 9:00 this morning. we saw a lot of snow yesterday. the storm system, moved slowly, and the temperatures didn't rise. so we never got that change-over early enough, to cut off the snow totals, and change it to rain. instead of just to just kept snowing. bear delaware, six and a half inches of snow, drexel hill, over six. voorhees in new jersey, 6 inches. levittown, 5 inches, in philadelphia, 4.8 inches of snow the most we've seen this winter. looking at future weather pushing offer the coast. should be ending. temperatures should be rising at that point. may get little clearing, then we get some cold temperatures coming right back in here, by the time we get to tonight and tomorrow. but, it looks like it stays dry, much of the week. thirty-one will be our temperature at 8:00 a.m. watching these future temperatures, should be getting above the freezing mark, in all every these locations, a look

>> yeah, except cumberland. but then they... my goodness. i always got my mind set on that one thing. going home. >> going home? >> yeah, going home. >> there's so much damage built up , that it'll take generations to heal what's happened. i mean, this is a war, so you're going to have casualties. and the casualties are not bodies on the street though there are those. it's what's happening to like the children. you know the damage that we do to these kids is profound. >> the streets fathered me. my mother couldn't raise me to be no man. the streets taught me that. and the way the streets taught me was that was the way the streets taught me. due to the fact, no high school education. no college education. probably couldn't even be able to get a job at mcdonald's. >> this is lamar - it's not his real name. he's agreed to talk to us if we disguise his identity. lamar has been a drug dealer and a gang member. he's currently awaiting trial charged with attempted murder. >> i'm facing life in prison. if i lose most likely i'm going to do life or s

. >>> a bus aid lost her job after she stole lunches and cash from students in cumberland county. investigators say bus surveillance video shows rosa rios rummaging through the backpacks of kindergartners and preschoolers heading to and from school in millville. she stole food and lunch money from 30 of the students and has been a bus aide the last seven years. >>> a major airline says it missed an important safety check. >> yes, next we'll talk about the mistake that grounded dozens of planes and the impacts of local flights. >>> plus the morning drive could be a lot quicker for thousands of drivers. the local interstate looking to raise the speed limit. >>> and the negative comment about penn state students that got a sports commentator suspended. yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream. >>> it is 4:37. southwest airlines can't keep flying dozens of planes it failed to inspect. they grounded more than 130 planes after skipping checking backup row or the systems, but overnigh

to the north cumberland and hagerstown probably 3 to 6 inches, probably even frederick as well, so a little less to the north. legitimate snow. critical hours essentially now through 7 a.m. it's a very dry snow, easier to sweep away and easier on your back to shovel. bull's eye south and east of town and a general 4 to 8 inches on the way. we'll pick up some cities here. bowie 6 inches, downtown 7 inches on the terrace, leesburg 5, fairfax kind of in the middle, so 6 inches, bethesda sort of in the middle 7 inches. it's so dry we'll get more bang for the buck, so to speak. that's why we think we'll get a lute fluffy snow. on the impact meter not as high, probably around a four because we're coming off a three-day holiday. it's going to occur mainly overnight. everybody is prepared. it will have less impact in term of trying to get to work tomorrow. it will on trying to arrange to keep the kids busy as you have to stay home if school is closed. we'll be back. erica will join me with pictures from around the metro area. we'll also talk about maybe even more snow wednesday. >> nice to k

most went to facilities in cumberland county, double the average of 14%. the report urges more oversight to keep those overtime costs down. >>> also in new jersey school nurses can now give students emergency allergy medicine without permission from parents. a new law went into the books yesterday, allowing trained staffers to give epinephrin using epi pens when needed. they also require schools to keep a stockpile of the medicine new tonight two young girls talking to "nbc10 news" after falling through a knoll a trenton sidewalk on their way to school yesterday. we first brought you this story at "nbc10 news" at 4:00 yesterday. 5-year-old and her cousin fell through metal basement doors six feet into the ground. fortunately, they didn't break any bones but one has a sore wrist. the girls tell us it was cold dark and dirty. and they want those doors fixed. >> i slipped on the ice and then i fell down the hole. >> when i went to sleep last night, i was kind of scared. >> city inspectors say they're staying on top of the building owner to make sure the doors

you'll get 3 to 6 inches frederick north to hagerstown and cumberland, but the bull's eye still remains to the south, la plata, fredericksburg and over toward st. mary's county and st. mary's city and calvert county and a bit of southern anne arundel county. this is where you'll get the most snow. totals so far, fairfax 3 inches. we've had almost 3 1/2 in northwest. martinsburg, west virginia, almost 2 and pasadena, maryland, about 2 inches so far. here's the radar. you can see the blue, your heavy snow band. you can see the brighter white, moderate snow. we'll zoom in. we've been watching this little dry spot, this little hole all night. it's trying to fill back in. we've had a couple heavy bands of snow push through. that little band of blue rolled through the last couple hours. we'll zoom in now. this is the latest picture, pretty good snow south of old town down route 1 south of dale city, rockville and chantilly. we will come back. erica will join me with pictures and more snow totals and after this storm we'll look ahead to something else we have to worry about. >>> the heaviest s

, but very dry snow, nice for snowballs, general 3 to 6 inches toward frederick, hagerstown and cumberland. here's the system. it's one of these storms we're very confident because it's already there. we're not waiting for something to develop off the coast. it's therology our way. it will be here tomorrow evening -- it's heading our way. it will be here tomorrow evening. it won't be heavy right away. it will be a factor if you're trying to get home. on a scale of one to 10, the bread-o-meter, this is a legitimate storm, a 6.5. now the impact meter, might surprise you, a little bit less. carmageddon was, of course, 10, only about a four because we're coming off a three-day local day and i think they'll be ready for this storm. erica will join me in a bit and give you some snowfall totals for individual cities in a minute. >>> before the snowstorm hits tomorrow night we have to deal with subfreezing temperatures. shelters already filling out. power companies have been busy all day restoring electricity to thousands of customers. surae chinn is live right now at dupont circle. >> reporter: i

tomorrow people from across the city will gather in bridgeton, cumberland county to protest a deadly police shooting. >> show me your hands. show me your [ bleep ] hands! show me your hands! >> this dash cam video shows the moments leading up to the shooting of jermaine reid. reid was riding in a car that was pulled over by two police officers in december. the video shows intensive exchanges after the officers spotted a gun inside the car. reid was then shot and killed as he got out of the car. the cumberland county prosecutor's office is handling the investigation. >>> but some believe they are dragging their feet. the group called the national awareness alliance is organizing the day of outrage on saturday. four buses will bring protesters from newark and philadelphia. they will line up in bridgeton at 11:00 and begin marching at noon. >>> and philadelphia prepares for pope francis' visit later this year. the archbishop is personally asking local catholics to offer visitors a place to stay. in his weekly letter to the philadelphia archdiocese, a few parishioners were asked to open

cumberland county prosecutor's office is investigating but critics say they need to turn the case over to the attorney general's office. >> this is connect with, you know eric garner, connect with michael brown, trayvon martin oscar grant, sean bell, and everybody has been victimized by police misconduct. >> protesters also on bridgeton's mayor and council to assert more pressure in making sure there is a fair investigation. protesters received ticket for walking in a busy street during that march. >>> well big debate rage ago cross the the country should children be vaccinated for measles how nationwide out break is bringing back some painful memories right here in philadelphia. >>> drama after after court why suge knight was rush to the hospital after appearing in court. we will be right back. >>> measles out break is spreading and so is national debate over whether vaccines should be required or optional. health officials say that there are new at least 131 cases in 14 states. yesterday, lawmakers grilled cdc official about measles and vaccinations during a house hearing. they testi

wait till you hear where this dog was found in cumberland county. >>> our first alert weather live skym network giving you a look at a very cold cape may. look at the ice out there. right now, it's 16 degrees. but the forecast is for 3 degrees with feeling like 14 degrees below. that's for tomorrow. if you thought today was code look out for tomorrow. >> can't imagine. but i guess i won't have to imagine by tomorrow. it may be hard to think about a day at the ballpark with this bitter cold weather but this may warm you up a little bit. baseball season is getting closer. as our live sky cam network focuses on citizens bank park. individual game tickets went on sale today for the season. about 1,000 miles away philly's pitchers and catchers are getting down to business. >> they starred their workouts today in clear water. comcast sports net marshall harris is covering spring training for us again today. >> mother nature isn't giving them a warm greeting is it? >> not at all. certainly someone needs to break out the parkas. it is quite cold. the wind blowing in spring training at an armil

county and another batch looks like it might want to ride up into southern cumberland county.in cape may and areas just to the south of dover delaware. this is mainly freezing rain a-little sleet mixed in here and there. we had a little more of it farther north. everywhere across the the region you have to be careful of new coverings of ice. temperatures are well below freezing in there northern and western suburbs and down the shore we're up to about 30 but even there below freezing right now. the same story in delaware. if you're running errands you might want to wait until this afternoon because we're going to get above freezing. those sidewalks and side streets will start to melt off. a high of 40 probably hitting between two and 3 o'clock this afternoon, tam. >> thank you david. >>> going on and developing overnight the owners of the revel casino hotel announced plans to scrap the sale of the shuttered atlantic city resort. the deadline for the deal expired at midnight. it stall when a judge began considering the legal rights of tenants inside the former casino. a florida

cumberland, salem counties getting some snow. and even farther north and west we're seeing some light snow developing. in lancaster county chester county, you're not out of this. we'll get light snow in reading as well. if you're looking to do some shoveling, look to delaware and south jersey during the day today. other areas will see less snow. 20 degrees right now in allentown. it's 30 in philadelphia. still reporting 34 in wildwood. that number is definitely coming down. along with snow. light snow in philadelphia at 6:00. the snow a dusting is possible to half an inch in philadelphia at 9:00. by lunchtime, the snow will be coming to an end. we'll go through it hour by hour with the future weather when i'm back in ten. right now let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. >> good morning. right now i'm going to take you for a ride north on route 1 in delaware. route 1 at route 9, five points right outside of lewis. just completely snow covered right now. you can tell the tire tracks in the snow. the roads ar

only 22 for our friends in oakland tomorrow, 30 in cumberland, right around freezing in hagerstown andnsburg, maybe 34 in winchester, upper 30s in culpeper, but warrenton and manassas, leesburg 34, 34, reston, mclean 34, 35, downtown 36, gaithersburg and rockville. upper 30s by the bay and a small craft advisory until 10 a.m. tomorrow for the bay and tidal potomac. day planner, 20s to start downtown temps, 30 at 11:00, 33 at 1:00 with sun. wednesday we're milder again, 48, showers possible wednesday night. some of those showers could turn to snow showers thursday, temperatures falling to the 20s thursday. next seven days stays cold friday, but then the arctic air leaves, upper 40s near 50 saturday, mid-40s on sunday. showers sunday night could turn into snow showers monday as another batch of arctic air returns. >>> now wusa9 game on sports brought to you by xfinity. >> super bowl xlix is the most watched program in television history. over 114 million people tuned in and they got quite the game. the patriots and their fans woke up today over the moon while seattle on the other hand fe

. >>> police in cumberland county are investigating a second home invasion targeting the elderly in just four days. bridgeton police were called to a home on wayne road tuesday night. a 74-year-old woman told police that two masked men came through an unlocked door and demanded cash. she says they ransacked her bedroom and left without hurting her. investigators say the incident is similar to one that happened saturday night just blocks away. in that case police say two men armed with a knife broke into a 94-year-old's home and demanded money. they attacked him. he's in the hospital. police are increasing patrols in the area. >>> 5:45. new video from newcastle county police reenact something called a distraction burglary a crime that's common in this area. the department wants residents to know what to look out for. take a look. >> i don't want anybody to complain and say i cut something i shouldn't have cut or i damaged some of your property. >> the man claims to be cutting trees in the neighborhood and he lures the woman to go outside her home. he then texts his partner telling him to

up toward frederick and martinsburg and cumberland probably 3 to 6 inches. 4 to 8 through manassas either side of i-66 right through the beltway in d.c. and bethesda and northern prince george's county, but then southern prince george's county and southern maryland a possibility of 8 to 12 inches. i think 10 inches is a lock in fredericksburg down toward st. mary's step, so a little counter intuitive -- city, so a little counterintuitive, this time south and east is the bull's eye. bowie, maryland, about 6 inches, downtown about 7 inches, leesburg about 5 and bethesda about 7 inches. live look outside, kind of hard to see, michael and son weather cam, it's just snowing, 17. that is really, really unusual for us to have a sustained snow and be sort of the beginning of a little snowstorm with teens, dew point single digits and winds are pretty much calm. at least there's no wind chill. the bicture, here's the radar. snow the blues. that is the heavier snow. so heavier bands of snow working their way north and east toward roanoke and into extreme southwestern sections of virginia, but snow i

. >>> in cumberland county people remain upset over the arrest avenue will he tired teacher.s guy is in big trouble over his 300 ---year-old collectible pistol that can't even fire. >> cumberland county sheriff is answering his many critic. here's bill anderson. >> reporter: the case of 72-year-old gordon vangilder caused a lost controversy. he's the man arrested for having 18th century pistol in his car car. there are allegations there also may have been drug in the car a lot of back and forth. we wanted to get the story so i came here to cumberland county to speak to sheriff osti inform o. in stitt sitting down with the sheriff a couple of things are clear. first, he stands by the officer said that the officer did the right thing and second he seems a little surprised by the controversy because in his words mr. vangilder did in fact break the law and police were just enforcing it. >> there is a statute that covers that gun. my officer did the right thing by making the arrest on it and it's now up to the prosecutor's office if they decide to dismiss you, then fine. because w

dover getting a little and parts of south jersey around salem county and cumberland county picking upit now too. as we look outside we have a lot of clouds around where snow showers are popping through. elsewhere it's a mix of clouds and some clear spaces and we expect that as we go through the day we'll wind up with a mix of clouds and sun and a nice change coming this afternoon. 25 degrees in philadelphia, 15 right now in allentown. winds aren't all that strong but obviously it is another morning for coats and a little extra gear. satellite showing you that overall the cloud cover only extends about halfway out toward pennsylvania's midsection and then we get some clearing down to the south and west that is going to be able to move in and we will get the return of sunshine today. as we go through the afternoon we are going to get a southerly flow that increases the temperatures. 37 is your high in allentown which is still chilly but not as cold as it was yesterday. and down the shore it looks like we'll get all the way up to 46 for a high, clouds and sun, again not as cold this afte

jersey shore most of south jersey get into deep areas of south jersey, cumberland and cape may counties, brief snow to wintery mix and over to a cold rain by later this afternoon and evening. i'll have more on the timing and the snowfall amounts when i come back in ten minutes. >> residents and businesses across the delaware and lehigh valleys are preparing for another punch from old man winter. john rollins found out you can cash in on any snowfall. >> reporter: two sunshines, let it snow and we have ice melt and shovels and de-icers and other coping cold stuff like fire logs. in short supplies in many pieces, space heaters. a 4th generation harold ware guy has been scrambling. >> to have them here monday and tuesday, because you have a month or so of winter so, after 101 years we'll be here for people. >> reporter: in haddon heights the chef is betting the forecast is wrong he has laid out an interesting proposition aimed at those whole come out february 21 for dinner here. i don't think we'll get anything at all. for every inch of snow we'll get i will pay every single person at the

you see more across south jersey, that would be cumberland and cape may and atlantic county of south6, today's close up, overnight tonight, partially cloudy conditions, we get into monday, sunshine increasing clouds, monday night into tuesday no morning, here's the steadier swath of snow over the heart of the delaware valley. that will linger for the first part of the afternoon. as far as snow totals this is a preliminary estimate. this is the forecast motels, the this is the nan it has 6 to 12 across south jersey including cumberland atlantic, cape may county delaware dare. 3 to 6 for philadelphia. again it's a southern storm this time it's the southern areas that will see more than the northern portions of our viewing area. this model is our in-house rpm model, 6 to 10 across south e the banged is farther northwest this time it does include the city and 3 to 6 in the far western suburbs and the lehigh valley. a shift in either direction 25, 50 miles will make a huge difference in how much snow you see in your neighborhoods. melissa magee will have another update on "action news" at

she was fired and is being held in the cumberland county jail. >> an owner of a cherry factory in brooklynity officials came to the factory to investigate possible violations and ended up finding a marijuana factory. the owner the owner went to the bathroom and shot himself. ♪ >> i saw. >> there is no room. >> if you said very quietly they kind of make a noise. >> really? bill: mike from project highway. you guys started a project traveling around the country. comedians in a small van going to going to all 50 states performing only two american owned small business independent clothes. >> and not even that everywhere we eat state, perform has to be an american owned locally owned business. spend your money locally. and not to pick on any one of those businesses, but they are huge. i'm a single mom. people asked me if it scares me. i'm. i'm a single mom of two daughters who were teenagers at the same time. i fear nothing. we have been on the road since september of 2013. it has been a long time. eventually am going to have to go home because my kids we will run out of cereal. this is the ba

we went through camden, burlington, gloucester and now cumberland county.e are hoping to make our way to cape may county eventually. >> okay, making his round. >> more people attacked me on twitter, he is not the in cape may county. cape may, national weather service says they have 7 inches on the ground there. >> reporter: we will try to show thaw. that is our plan. >> looking forward to seeing it. >> thanks, steve. >>> we have one more picture to show you, with that hash tag, fox 29 snow, look at this. >> that is the the most pathetic snow man i have ever seen. >> this is why people are saying no, it is not right kind of snow to build a a snow man. >> no it is not. >> yikes. little pens also forearms what do you think the eye balls are poker chips. >> i have no idea a button. >>> you're looking at the platt bridge, named for private george platt, from the civil war. >> we will get a little history lesson. >> a little bet, received a medal of honor in 186 three, hand to hand combat,. >> did you just look that up on google. >> pretty much. >> yeah. >> you a

it is 21 degrees colder downtown, 27 degrees colder up in cumberland. we will come back and talk about windchills. we will also hook ahead for your weekend -- look ahead to your weekend. >>> guantanamo bay national security risk or just the opposite? coming up one lively debate on capitol hill. >>> coming up, we'll tell you why this little guy and his >>> it's a natural thing that mothers have been doing since the beginning of time. but virginia has lagged behind on regulations protecting breast-feeding women from discrimination. and that could change very soon. hank silverburg is here with details on a long controversy at virginia's general assembly that may soon settle. hank? >> reporter: it's been the law in virginia for years. women can breast-feed their babies in public buildings and public areas. now the assembly is poised to expand that. it comes after numerous complaints from women that have been asked to leave public places while breast-feeding their babies. virginia along with idaho and south dakota are the only states not to have laws prohibi

in pennsylvania the department of health warned people of a potential exposure in cumberland county.new jersey has had no confirmed cases this year. >>> an ambush. tonight, police are calling the murder of a woman they say was shot by her own co-worker at a north philadelphia bus stop. randolph sanders is locked up tonight charged with murder. he worked with a nonprofit organization in center city. kim jones also worked there. she kiss discovered that sanders stole about $40,000 from the organization. surveillance cameras captured that crime. they believe that she was going to turn her coworker in that morning and he was not going to let that happen. >> it is one of the most egregious things i have seen. >> the surveillance video says it helped link them to the suspect. rob mccord will plead guilty to federal extortion charges. he had two charges of extortion charged against him. they should not risk making an enemy of his office. it happened in his failed primary race for governor. governor tom wolfe will not nate a new treasurer. >>> now to the atlantic city casey know crisis more

maps look like. 4 to 6 reading, i will allentown, poconos. 2 to 4 across the i-95 corridor, 1 to 2 cumberland, atlantic and cape may counties, as well as kent county in central delaware. the reason you'll see lighter amounts is because you'll change over quicker. you'll see a quick thump of an i do an hour. it will be heavy wet snow. not the light fluffy stuff like we saw earlier in the week. 33 degrees, snow this afternoon. 33 in wilmington, 34 in millville. cape may 37. up in the lehigh valley, upper 20s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we're up to 44 degrees tomorrow, that will feel like 60 compared to how cold it's been, monday much colder, here comes the next shot of arctic air 23. tuesday, 26. wednesday, 38 maybe snow showers wednesday afternoon. thursday, 27 and friday, mostly sunny and 32. our normal high for this time of the year is 45 or 46. it's about cutting that number in half all week. >> it's a good weekend for thon for all the penn state kids to stay inside. >>> apparently wine can be enjoyed beyond the glass. it's good for your face. melissa magee has the latest

that's in cumberland county. smoke still pouring from the roof of the building. no word on how this started or if there are any injuries but you see flames there on the other side of the building. and ladder there pouring water on to the building. we'll continue to follow the story. we'll make phone calls and bring you information as we get it. >>> and right now at 11:00, a siberian blast, a live look at boathouse row and the schuylkill river, frozen over. ice and snow and it is only going to get worse. nbc 10's first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the bitterly cold forecast. glenn? >> vai our area is coming in effect from siberia. and tonight is going to be the worst of it. and we issued the first alert for tonight and into tomorrow for this dangerous cold that is coming in it is a combination of the low temperatures, plus the wind making it feel like it is 10 to 20 below zero by tomorrow morning. you can get frostbite in just 30 minutes, any part of the body that is exposed could be potentially getting frostbite. temperatu

cumberland county prosecutors have dropped the charges against 72 year old gordan vangilder.arrested back in november for violateing a new jersey statute. new jersey lawmaker plans to introduce a bill that could exempt antique firearms from the state's gun laws. she says this exemption would put new jersey in line with similar federal law. n your money tonight pure recent in a the pet food giant is getting sued over the illnesses and deaths of dogs. dog owner says his three dogs ate pyran in a beneficial kibble food. one died and two got sick. his suit claims that food made thousands of dogs sick with many dying. maureen in a maintains its food is perfectly safe. the fda is not saying if it's investigateing and it has not issued any warning about that dog food. >>> tj maxx workers getting a raise wal*mart not the only retailer bumping up its minimum wage to $9 an hour. tj max announceing they're increase pay for their lowest paid workers to nine bucks an hour in june. and like wal*mart tj max is going to bump pay to $10 an hour next year for workers who have been there at lea

the overwhelming response to his arrest was outrage but now cumberland county sheriff's responded issuinglic is being misled. they say that another man in the car had drugs on him and that mr. van guilder admitted he was looking to buy drugs that day and they suggest that heroin may have been involved in the situation as well. mr. van girl's attorney the joins us by skype and discuss the latest allegations. good morning, man, how are you? >> hey, good morning. thank you. >> you've heard all of this now. they say there may have been heroin in the car. they say mr. van guilder admitted he was there to buy drugs. it's pretty damning stuff if it's true. how do you respond to it? >> welcome to the smear campaign when you stand up for your rights. that's what we're dealing with here. i went online and i saw this bob austino watch where it says we believe the sheriff should lie. apparently this sheriff has credibility issues, an entire web site dedicated to watching him. >> so, this is not true, no heroine in the car? >> let me put it this way. not only is this not true, he never said this, it's

amy: meanwhile stephen kim continues to serve in cumberland, maryland.aass is an award-winning investigative journalist, author

here's live look right now from middle township cumberland county.d the cold could mean a rough morning drive. >> our shawnette wilson live in cape may county tonight. so shawnette last time we saw the snow was falling. it looks like the bands are coming and going there but still there. >> reporter: yeah, we still have snow flurries coming down. wet snow flurries so we're just starting to see little bit of coating on the ground behind me we're at one of three salt yards here in the cun tee where i can tell you trucks started leaving out at 8:00 o'clock tonight to head out and prep the roads so they'll be out throughout the night and the morning. as of right now we're told county offices are expected to be open tomorrow for regular business still waiting to hear what schools will do here of course you'll want to stay with us. the other big thing we're dealing with lucy the cold. took my gloves off for couple seconds mine fingertips were numb. so it is cold out here in addition to the snowfall. >> good and cold out there. i tell was. thank you shawnett

the cold in pennsylvania, ohio with 3 below in cleveland. 25 in cumberland and we're still in the 30sou look at windchills up here, we have windchills many areas in the white, that's the subzero. these cold winds will be blowing toward us and bringing the big changes by the afternoon. might see a stray flurry but that's about it. 27 hagerstown. 38 fredricksburg. annapolis 35. there's the freezing temperatures from gaithersburg to winchester north. so we're really worried about the the slick spots over the next few hours as things freeze up again if they haven't already. that's why we have a yellow alert. at reagan national temperature currently 3. winds picking up out of the north, northwest at 12. get ready for a colder day. i really think you have to consider windchills of teens and single digits. 32 a moving target as temperatures drop. tonight 12 in town. 2 to 4 in the cold spots. 14 is the record at dulles that will fall. 32 tomorrow. 40 on wednesday and then thursday we're back into some colder air with a few flurries friday and rain either sunday or monday. larry miller, there'