this is between downingtown and route 29, in chester county. see fire fighters from lionville, malvern fire fighters are out there all traffic being forced off at downingtown. i'll take you to the toll place and give you alternate in a couple of minutes. mike and alex, back to you. >> lets do over at wells fargo center, seven streeter was denied a chance to sing national anthem before sixers game because of the t-shirt that she was wearing. >> after an an apology from the sixers, she was offer a chance to come back and do some work for boys and girls club with the sixers. so that game where she came back and do her event happened on saturday. very big game. that is also night they honored allen iverson for getting induct in the hall of fame. >> playing lakers. >> let's look at her national anthem. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> great job. >> it was greaty was there with my parents and everybody was clapping. they were cheering. it was great. she did wear the we matter injuries that i prevented her from performing last time. the sixers had said they do not allow

the here's downingtown, downingtown interchange route 100 of the turnpike.sable the white stuff, i hope that penndot and the turnpike officials have been out especially on your secondary roads, like through chester county here. if you have snow on the grass surfaces of route 100 your certainly going to have a dusting and slippery conditions on the secondary roads an inside streets through chesteraren, back to you. >>> how about this major change intact particular at a recount in pennsylvania. green party can tait jill stein is changing course after dropping one statewide recount trying to get for another. she's going to f holding a news conference today in front of the trump towers to announce all that. she said this recount could term if the election results were manipulated by hackers. >> this is in the the about donald trump. thilry clinton? it is not about my campaign or gary johnson. this is about the american voters who deserve to have a voting system we can trust. >> i say to her give it up as they are doing in pennsylvania for a very simple reason. e

the the 30 bypass between malvern and heading out to downingtown. look at how sue just showed us on the doppler we could have a possibility of seeing some sleet mixed in with some of that rainoue, all that will do is slow us down. live look at northbound they are still doing that project on the bridge over broad frankfordd subway using shuttle buses until 5:00. >>> exactly all of that if you are heading out right now hold on tocause it is slippery, icy. we have wet leaves down. this is what it the looks like right now in center city. we know we will have problems with that commute as bob's been talking about. let's check with jenny joyce out there the on the roads going along the schuylkill. jenny, where are you and what are you seeing is. >> reporter: in chester county, leaving the city, he we can take a look at the road here. the it is very, very dark. i'm not sure what you will be able to see. but, what we are seeing is obviously still raining here, and it is 39 degrees, so, at this point in time we are not going to be dealing with much in the wa

and farther west in chester county, it's the right lane that's closed between malvern and downingtown, you see a patch of yellow there westbound from malvern to downingtown because of the construction. valley forge road is closed each overnight until january 6. >>> there's a fire in pottstown, avoid hyatt by the bbc and wells fargo, industrial highway would be the alternate. if you're heading west into berks county, 422 westbound, watch out reports of an object on the road right there by till road in am township. >>> a strange smois -- noise forced a plane to land, the plane returned to houston where it was checked out. workers didn't find anything out of the ordinary, although it appear to be a false alarm, another plane was called in to take the passengers to their final destination. >>> police are looking for a man who duped a car dealership to believe he is somebody he is not. video shows normal interaction at a nissan. that visitor was attending to be a state trooper. after flash ago fake i.d., he duped the salesman into letting him take a solo test drive in a 2011 silverado and

one in the camera and also, construction out there pennsylvania turnpike westbound before downingtown right lane is block there. so construction, pennsylvania turnpike, both directions a the delaware river bridge that right lane is block, overall a lot going on, this morning. we have salting operations on the roadways we have to contend with these. ac expressway between route 42 and black horse pike again get used to this leave your homes early today, jim, over to you. >>> philadelphia gets its real first snowstorm or, coating if you will. >> yes. >> of the season with brutally cold weather. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live in collinswood, new jersey. it is hard to tell fuzz are wearing your gloves but hopefully you are dealing warm, out there a little. >> reporter: rahel and jim, breaking news, we have great cbs-3 viewers out there and the person who stopped down, lives in this neighborhood his name is curan, did he in the want to go on camera or take a picture but my hand are so much warmer and well protect. we have a social media campaign to give me gloves because

further to the west, another construction zone on the turnpike right before downingtown. right lane remains blocked. >> manhunt is over, we're learning that the berlin christmas market attack suspect anis-amri has been killed in police shoot-out in milan. the shoot-out took plates at 3:00 a.m. during routine police check. the italian news service ansa said amri pull out gun from his back pack after asking to show his identity papers killed in the ensuing shoot-out. the police officer was injured, italian interior minister said the man killed is without a doubt, shadow after doubt, ani-amri suspect in the berlin truck attack monday that killed 12 people. >> deadly apartment fire has left one person dead, displaced nearly two dozen people, authorities responded to the scene just after 1:00 a.m. four # hubble street pottstown. victim found on the second floor. eyewitness told about 20 people are not back into their houses no word on the cause of the fire. >> new this morning, woman shot at home invasion in the kensington section. police say a 20 year old woman opened the doo

and let's run through the pa turnpike, construction eastbound, passed downingtown, right lane block there. also, westbound between delaware valley, here we go, all the way over to willow grove. right lane blocked, there as well, one more northeast extension, going southbound, between quakertown and lansdale. right lane blocked there. again, construction, they should be wrapping upright around 5:00 a.m. guys, back over to you. >> pat, thank you. police charge man with murder after they finds his mother dead in her bucks county home. >> thirty year old zachary cope facing criminal charges, they say they found the man's 52 year old mother rebecca lifeless afternoon in lower makefield township. police first received 911 call about a suspicious person roaming the neighborhood. >> police officers tracked him back down to 23 lower hilltop road where the police enter the home and they finds his mother dead in the kitchen floor. >> officers say disheveled and partially dressed man confessed to murdering his own mother when they arrived the suspect taken into custody and charged. >> and outpouring

then of course dealing with some construction, pa turnpike between downingtown and valley forge. right lane blocked there. rahel, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. now for look at newspaper headlines from across our region. >> from the cover of the trend john yan, demand for affordable and the are hype, why 110 apartment sitting vacant in trenton? despite a waiting list of mo r than 2,000 perspective tenants, trend toss hugging authority says many of the applicants can't come one security deposits, in some cases they're offered to five to six perspective tenants until one can come up with the cash to move in. >> and the reading eagle state regulators urging patients of dental practice be tested for help tight c, and even hiv. >> this after an investigation into the center for family and specialty dentistry turned up serious deficiencies in the offices. at this point no patients have reported becoming ill. >> from the times herald, elementary school student making the holidays a bit brighter for the homeless. coleman err third graders stuffing socks with toiletries and candy

bensalem two, lanes blocked there, then another accident on the pa turnpike eastbound, between downingtown and valley hill road. right lane block, there as well, then more construction, we will be talking about this all coming up in a little bit, joe, over to you. >> meisha, thank you, following breaking news, head on cash killed a state trooper and another driver. >> happened last night route 55 in millville. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live at new jersey state police barracks in port norris to bring us up to date on the investigation. jan? >> reporter: rahel, joe, no morning, this no doubt extremely tough day for new jersey state police. officials have now identified the troop here was killed in last night's head on collision as 31 year old franky williams, this was his barracks, coming to you live this morning, from south jersey. this was his station, port norris station, williams was a member of the 156 police class, and had just graduate in the january of this year. now, take a look at this video. this was early this morning, a solemn salute from state police as trooper wil

also, a lot of construction on the pa turnpike, pa turnpike past downingtown, right lane blocking thatrea. another place on the pa turnpike eastbound, between willow grove and bensalem, that one is pulled all the way off to the shoulder. northeast extension northbound between mid-county and quakertown, the right lane is blocked there. so you can see, a lot going on on the pa turnpike, here as well. northeast extension northbound between quakertown and lehigh valley, right lane blocked as well. talking about this construction basically the entire morning, but just heads up. also, talking about this one, 95 northbound, coming up in a little bit. jan, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. president obama and his family lit the national christmas tree for the final time outside the white house last night. >> three, two, one. >> (cheers). >> the president encouraging americans to care for the sick and the hungry this holiday season. actor angora, and performances >> "eyewitness news" at the philadelphia ronald mcdonald howls for their annual lighting. fralinger spring band performed music

that plus a lot of construction, pa turnpike westbound, see if i can get this, pa turnpike between downingtown, valley forge, right lane blocked in that area, also route 42 northbound between route 130 and walt whitman bridge. one to two lanes blocked there. so around 5:00 a.m. we will be take being a lot more construction coming up in the next 15 minutes, jim, over to you. >> thank you, meisha. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, you work for it, it is paid for, but how many americans are missing out on vacation time? >> no, not you, jim, not you. >> and, it is toyfest drop off day. how you can be part of the tradition when "eyewitness news" continues. >> sister station "kyw news radio" 1060, also, today, pennsylvania electoral college does its duty despite the shouts of protesters. a warning from others who may want to try to smoke marijuana during pregnancy, and democratic national convention organizers are helping thousands of philadelphia school children open up new books. >>> you can check in two, three, four times a day on "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. >>> well, a

construction lingering out there, the pa turnpike paths downingtown, right lane block. and also let's talk about water and sewer repairs in princeton, new jersey, state road at mountain avenue, rutland block there. if you have more to talk about coming up in about 15 minutes. greg, over to you. >> meisha, thanks so much. if a fitness tracker or smart watch is on your holiday wish list, there are more choices than ever before. cnet showing us some of the top wearable tech gifts, including the much hyped snap chat spectacle glasses. >> taking videos is now a snap. and you don't have to pull out your smart phone. the $130 spectacles are sun glass that is record ten second videos for snap chat. but snapping up has been tricking with release limits every special sending machines and pop up stores. if your new years resolution is to get into shape, the $150 fit bit charge tracks cents heart rake, steps, with easy roo to read screen. >> really good community, and it works with android and ios. the only thing it doesn't have water resistance. >> fashion watch makers like michae

construction on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound past downingtown, that right lane block, head up, in the slowing you down right thousand but could more toward end of the 5:00 o'clock early 6:00 o'clock hour. we have more construction we will get to that in ten minutes. joe, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. >>> coming up next hour hero philadelphia police officer saving lives. >>> he dropped, went over and dropped the child and i just snatched it right out of the air. >>> next up police officers catching children escaping flames from the fire this week, trang do has the exclusive interest right you. >>> also this morning insurance institute highway safety list of the hose safe cars, we will tell you new requirement needed to make the list this year. we are back at the top of the when you have a cold, pain fmake this...he can feel like this. all-in-one cold symptom relief from tylenol®, the #1 doctor recommended pain relief brand. tylenol® >>> new this morning a drive by shooting at a busy intersection send one man to the hospital, we're live with more on the investigation and why

more details on that in a moment and a accident westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike, at the downingtown interchange, both market frankford line and subway, using shuttle buses until five, karen and thomas back to you. >>> 4:03. it is bone chilling cold, sue and bob just mentioned, before you head outside bundle will up. of course philadelphia's homeless services has declared a code blue effective through wednesday december 21st, city officials are urging concerned citizens if you see a person living on the street please call homeless outreach at 215-23-2984, number once again (215)232-1984. and burlington county also declaring a code blue emergency. you can call contact, the burlington county for a list of a railable shelters, and additional code blue information. >> that will go through tomorrow that code blue up there in bucks county. the interesting thing, a lot of the churches they are available to help you if you need it. we have churches right there on our screen. we have them on our web site fox 29.com and they can get you transportation, temporary shelter and food for necessity

at the speeds, 10 miles per hour, we're watching the delay grow eastbound past downingtown. crews on the scene with a fully engulfed tractor-trailer. major problems with mass transit. so cold you'll be waiting an hour for your train. we have 60 minute delays on the regional rails for power problems, warminster, doylestown lansdale, we trenton and trenton delays for amtrak emergency roadwork. on the schuylkill expressway, starting to jam up, earlier it looked like people were taking on them, now we're jammed on the schuylkill expressway approaching belmont. westbound traffic barely move heading toward king of prussia. >> taking a live look on sky6 live hd the christmas tree at dilworth park. it's cold this morning. here's david murphy. recently colder than yesterday, matt, 26 degrees, the temperatures have dropped by one degree in the last hour. 21 in allentown. of course with a wind blowing out of the north we have windchills in the teens this morning. this afternoon, 35 windchills in the 20s partly sunny tomorrow, improving to 39. still kind of cold. wednesday winter offici

he said downingtown looks like a complete mess at this point.o, again, just be very, very careful. double scan live showing the good news we are starting to see the rain the green and yellow shades that are starting to creep further and further to the north. they are getting into most of south jersey, dealing with a lot of ice, at least the rain line is creeping farther to the north. we'll put and end to the ice. bridgeton, gandys beach, the money island area you have switch over to cold rain. millville you're on the edge. mall can a, elmer and buena, you can see the blue color here, that's the freezing rain where temperatures are below freezing, hammonton, as well as mays landing, tuckahoe and egg harbor reporting freezing rain as temperatures are below 32 degrees. where the numbers are colder it's a skating rink everywhere from pottstown, allentown and easton. doylestown and coatsville, lancaster, everybody out here reporting freezing rain this morning. and we have still have several hours of this to go. that's temperatures at the surface are

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meanwhile, on the turnpike past downingtown right lane construction you're getting at theme a lot ofoadwork so far this morning. tam. >> ski resorts in northeastern pennsylvania are getting ready to open and with colder weather in the forecast they are hoping for a better season this year than last career. bear creek mountain resorts plans to be open in december and plans to make snow as early as this week. workers and visitors want to see the mountain transformed into a winter wonderland. >> yearly basis we could have 200,000 people, on a day, we could get 4 to 5,000 people. there's an appetite for the winter sports. >> last year most resorts could not open until early january because it was so warm late in the season. >> the donald trump rally continues, wall street had another big day with good signs for the economy. investors were more excited at the closing bell because the gains were driven by stocks that tend to do well when the economy is growing. the dow sunday at 295. closed 19,000. the nasdaq gained 60. futures pointing to a slightly higher open. >>> target issued a major

out near downingtown there is some snow on the again, the grass surfaces this morning. so it is a little bit of everything he depending upon where you begin your trip rolling out of the drive waste. south on the lincoln drive an accident at city avenue in center city a new traffic pattern at ben franklin parkway in front of the franklin institute. alex and karen back to you. >>> lets get back to what you were talking about in quakertown it is wet and slick this morning. >> that is where we have jenny joyce, right now we can see snow on the camera, are you seeing any snow up there, jenny with your eye balls. >> reporter: good morning, we are. unfortunately you won't be able to see it because it is so dark out here. as of of early this morning still but we have seen a coating of snow just on the grass surfaces along john frees highway which is where we are that area, north and west of philadelphia had a chance to see it here in quakertown, that is what they have seen. the as far as roads are concerned though they are wet and we are dealing with just a sprinkling of rainfa

coatsville, also starting to get the light snow, downingtown before too much longer, exton will pick it up. west chester another 15 minutes or so, mushroom country there starting to pick up snowflakes. there's the change over to rain that's on the way north. i'll leave you with the wide view that's what we're looking at right now all that stuff moving toward the east and the north. as we look outside, we have sky6 live hd there's center city, our city hall camera dilworth park and the christmas tree across the region -- christmas tree in center city. sorry i got confused by something. there's the storm on storm tracker 6 live 6 you're seeing reading allentown is getting close to picking up a little bit of that, as well. the temperature currently, 33 degrees. the winds out of the east at 450 miles per hour. they will be picking up as the day goes on. future tracker 6 showing the progression of this, looks like by 7:00 p.m. we'll be under the rain drops in philadelphia with the change to rain pushing farther north, northern bucks and montgomery county, lehigh valley and berks county lo

there's overnight work on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound past downingtown in the right lane. and westbound in bucks county, bensalem, right lane also out should not be too much longer. >> a bucks county driver called police telling them that a man had flagged them down to make a startling confession, an admission a partially dressed man made when they caught up to him. katherine scott is in lower makefield with all the details. >> reporter: police say zachary cope stabbed and attacked his mother inside their home. he was taken into custody yesterday. as we go to video he was questioned by police. he was arraigned charged in the death of his own mother on lower hill top road. neighbors say the mother and son lived there alone. they were called there after zachary copy wearing shorts and flip flops stopped a car and told the driver he killed his mother. officers found the body of rebecca cope inside the kitchen at 3:00 p.m. >> it was apparent she suffered blunt trauma to the head and stab and cuts wounds to her body. >> i'm shocked i wouldn't think anything like this would happ

accident on the turnpike this is westbound, out here near downingtown so just watch it, police are on the scene there. that accident at south philadelphia at broad and snider, and two will folks they call them self snow flake and i think it is, snow flake and snow men, down in wilmington, they have been sending me picture of their home all lit up here. they have led lights. it looks a ice cream cone there it is a very kelly christmas. we are having so much fun showing them on tv and social media. make sure you post a picture of your home to facebook, twit ter, instagram, use that # fox 29 lights contest to show it here on the the air and be able to pick maybe your home to come, and broadcast live, within night, next week, we will have more details coming up later this morning, karen ape thomas back over to you. >>> bob, thank you. >>> is there a man charged in the gunshot heist hoist now finally back in our area after more than a year and a half after this crime. they is, his name is jevar10 dle, fighting tradition for a couple months. now police have him behind bars. >> as fox 29's d

otherwise, coming in from downingtown, coming down the northeast extension, we are looking good. and no problems as you work your way through the construction zone. good morning to the hallahan's, sent us this picture last night. they real did i good number. got all the way to the top of the roof there with the big star. come on, that's what we are talking about. take a picture of your so many, share it to facebook, twitter, instagram. make sure to use the #fox29lights contest so i can serve for the homes, show them all day every day here on tv. and then one night each week we will pick a winner and go broadcast live. tonight head today northeast philadelphia where this woman's children submitted pictures every her house, she doesn't even know we're coming. wait until she gets a surprise tonight during the 5:00 and 6:00 news. >> get the lay ready, thanks, bob. >>> time now 5:19. top story at this hour. school resource officer in nevada is on administrative leave after shooting a student. it happened wednesday, at high school in reno, never add a police say the 14 year old, was th

fort washington, there is another accident eastbound right here near the valley hill overpass near downingtown interchange and a fire in the neighborhood we will give you more details on that in a second in frankford and sellers, and i'm waiting to hear from septa as to whether or not it will impact the operation of the market frankford line, for the morning rush hour. karen and thomas back over to you. >> all right, bob, thank you. lets get a check of the forecast with sue, hi there, sue. >> we will just quickly let you know that it is kind of the opposite of yesterday where we started out with rain and then we ended up with clearing today, we start off dry and end up with rain. six out of ten. we will see rain coming from the south and west. it is down in virginia right now. it will take a few hearst to get here. it is a dry morning commute with 38 degrees right now that feels like 33. temperatures in the 20's to the north of us. much colder then yesterday. skies cleared out overnight. we will get to a high of 48 degrees, sunset at 4:36 and it looks like it will be a messy ride home, guys la

malvern, downingtown, coming down at a good clip. norristown, moderate snow. reading looks like they are in a heavy snow band at this point. same thing with lincoln and honeybrook. one last zoom will take us to the jersey shore, this is where temperatures are moderating a little bit. that's the green, it has switched over to rain, for places like fortescue and gandys beach. cape may, villas, rain. sea isle city you have flipped over to rain, as well. you're picking up an icy mix in vineland, millville and mays landing and hammonton. use caution out there this morning, even though a lot of main roads have been treated, we're still seeing accumulations on those roads. you've got the ice pellets from the sleet. now we have temperatures below freezing that's not melting anytime soon. a lot of roads are covered, back roads especially are a mess. anything untreated will be a mess over the next couple of hours. temperatures holding steady in the 20s north and west. pilots, 22. warrington, 22. center city, 27 degrees. glassboro, 28. vineland 28. gandys beach, 29. you'

on the east/west turnpike eastbound in chester county there's work in the right lane east of downingtown. new work started on college avenue in haverford township. this work is going for a year. if you didn't hear about it yet, college avenue is blocked. stick with bryn mawr or ardmore avenue for the next year. in northern delaware, route 100 is closed, the good news only one more week of the bridge work. for the next week until next friday stick with ken net pike to get around it. 301 will be closed at times. mostly the overnight hours, as of yesterday strawberry lane closed at 301. that shut down for a year. >>> time for the commuter report, on the blue route close to gulph mills man said there's animals on the roadside. >>> a man live streamed himself on facebook driving 100 miles through providence. the 20-year-old's car flew into the center median and slammed into the garbage truck. >> it's the grand slam of not what to do. no seat belt, on social media. and driving at a high rate of speed. >>> that driver is in critical condition and will face charges. >>> a driver said she had to

out of commission, farther west in chester county, the right lane is closed between malvern and downingtown. no issues this morning on the northeast extension of the turnpike, however, if you're getting off and heading into lansdale, watch out there's a new crash there lime street at 5th street is the accident location. we have a fire in pottstown annie was telling us about, avoid high street. industrial highway to the south or beat street to the north would be the alternate. commuter report over in new jersey with the waze app hearing about a vehicle stopped on the road 295 northbound as you head toward 541 watch out for that. no other major problems along 295 or the new jersey turnpike. nydia. >>> the arrest of a black woman and her two daughters by a white texas police officer is getting national attention. protesters gathered in fort worth last night to demand justice for jaqulyn craig and her daughters. craig called police after she said a neighbor grabbed and choked her 7-year-old son for littering. in cell phone video the officer asked craig why she had not taught the boy not to litt

mitchell and willard greered mitchell would 10% to 15% of every borough invoice generated by willard's downingtown company, then a check cashing company called about cashing a $750,000 check. also mitchell allegedly had $500,000 in cash delivered to his house. no one answered the door at the mitchell home. suspicions aroesgen when $30,000 worth of dash cams were ordered but never arrived. mitchell a allegedly told the former police chief not to report the -- >> i would never have expected it. i didn't that he would need to do that really. >> now even though mitchell's attorney says he's innocent, the da says mitchell has confessed and is cooperating, his bond is set at $100,000. monique braxton, nbc10 news. >>> the final co-defendant in the chaka fattah conviction won't spend time behind bars, today bonnie bowser was sentenced to house arrest and probati probation. three other defendants did receive prison time and the former congressman got a 10-year sentence. >>> delaware senator chris coons spent the day in new york at trump tower. the senate lawmaker met to invite him to the national prayer br

on the east/west turnpike, downingtown in chester county there's work together -- going on in the right lane. new jersey turnpike, work southbound past exit 1 near the delaware memorial bridge was supposed to be wrapped at 1:00 a.m. they are still out there. 295 ramp to 40 is blocked you can get to 40 off the new jersey turnpike if you want to use that instead. mercer county there's construction going on until 6:00 in both directions, south of arena drive. right lane is blocked. brooklawn 130 southbound is shut down for construction at the circle by 47. in that case as you travel through gloucester county, 295 is way to go instead. >> the capture of a man for shooting two georgia police officers has increased. the 32-year-old should an americas city officer and a officer near the campus of georgia southwestern state. the pair were responding to a domestic dispute. >>> owners of a new york pizza place have found themselves the targets of fake news. social media users has claimed roberta's has a connection to a exposure -- conspiracy that the former presidential candidate is part of a chi

there's work on the eastbound side past downingtown in the right lane, a little bit sluggish through that stretch. in bucks county you have work near bensalem taking out the right lane. construction on the northeast extension heading southbound near lehigh valley right lane out there, but, again, should not be out there too much longer. >> actor judge reinhold is in trouble with the law following a confrontation with a security agent. he refuse to submit for a screening at a check point. his cleared security, but his bag raised an alarm. he is charged with disorderly conduct which punishable by a five hundred dollar fine. else known for his roles in fast time at ridge month high and beverly hills cop. >>> it was record highs on wall street for the second day in a row. some are calling it the trump effect. the dow hit a new high over 19,000, the s&p 500 and nasdaq were up and futures seem to be poict -- pointing to another higher open. >>> delta could be bringing meals back to coach on flights from l.a. to from an. in the morning you get honey maple waffles. pokemon frapicino. it is a

past the downingtown interchange right lane is blocked because of overnight work. trenton rail line and you boarded at west trenton, wood burn or langhorne stations you'll be on the buses instead of the train. patco new schedules go in effect tomorrow they will be out there today distributing the paper schedules. mittens keep your hands warm. it's a good idea. it will feel like the 40s, we have a high of 49. let's look at the numbers right now. 33 in martins creek. 34 in pottstown. 37 in warrington. 39 in chester. 40 in center city. temperatures nearly 20 degrees cooler than they were at this point yesterday. 36 in browns mills. 39 in glass borough. 42 degrees in dover, delaware. quick look at the day ahead. sunshine and clouds, breezy. high, 51. >> thank you karen. >>> a new stud suggests testosterone replacement therapy could cause blood clots. there's a 63% of developing blood clots. the risk decreased significantly after the 6 months and after treatment has stopped. >> reporter: in this morning's "g.m.a." first look, philadelphia police and fbi and bureau of ex

. >>> chopper three over the smokey scene today 3 miles east of downingtown, the pennsylvania turnpike was closed around 8:00 a.m., as crews battled that tractor-trailer fire. police say no other vehicles were involved, no one was injured, and troop remembers investigating the scene. >>> anarchs small fire broke out at assisted living facility in burlington county, new jersey early this morning. on 12900 block of church street in moorestown. this after 4:00 a.m., smoke started pouring out of the boiler room and the basement of the building. officials responded to the scene, they say the fire was minor, no one was hurt. really disturbing story here. police are offering a $20,000 reward for information in the shooting death of a three year old boy in little rock, arkansas. the toddler was on shopping trip with his grandmother saturday night when a driver opened fire on the grandmother's car. police say the shooter was angry because she wasn't moving fast enough at a stop sign. they rushed the three year old to a hospital where he died. a one year old child was also inside the car at the

this is westbound between downingtown and valley forge.ane is blocked in this area and was not far from the area where we had the turnpike shut down for awhile yesterday with that big tanker truck fire. today it's just construction causing an issue. northeast extension southbound construction between lehigh valley and quakertown as you're headed out tam. >> thank you, karen. new jersey lawmakers have given their okay to ride sharing services like uber and lyft. they approved that measure yesterday. though republican governor chris christie would still need to sign off on it. the law would allow the state attorney general to decide whether the criminal background checks now used by the crows sufficient. >> ♪ >> time for your first look at business at the big board. boeing warning employees there could be layoffs next year. the industrial giant which has a large factory in delaware county says open positions will not be filled and buyouts will be offered but layoffs would be a last resort. boeing has already cut its workforce by 8 percent th

crash is pushed on the side in downingtown speeds in the 20s.. it's jammed all around there. 7 miles per hour. you want to stick with manila road or state road. tam. >> good to know, thank you, matt. let's go outside to david murphy, a little chilly out there today. >> reporter: cloudy, too, storm tracker 6 live double scan we have a couple of light sprinkles and showers, we were tracking these near baltimore, they have clipped south jersey and delaware. nothing more than a nuisance precipitation. 34 in allentown. 37 in wilmington. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a high of 45. not much wind, but later this afternoon it will become breezy. blustery wind build in overnight tonight and into tomorrow. the high is 40, but it will feel live the 20s. saturday's high, 38 and rather brisk. >> all right, david, thank you. back to "g.m.a.," we'll wrap up here in 0. ♪ welcome to my house [ applause ] >>> we say this every time. this is the best audience today. [ cheers and applause ] every single time. >> that woman was interrupting -- >>

we have a lot of construction to talk about pennsylvania turnpike eastbound past downingtown that right lane is till blocked and more to talk about when we come back in ten or 15 minutes. jim and rahel, back to you. >>> new this morning a deadly crash is inn investigation in the cobbs creek section. a five two-year old man crashed his car around 1:00 this morning the 58th and baltimore avenue. authorities say that he hit a car, and then a tree. man was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries, no details, on what led to that crash. >>> also new this morning a heart wrenching scene in philadelphia's frankford section, following a fatal shooting. >> the distraught and just flooded with emotion a family members learned of his relative's murder. twenty-eight shell casings found around the body on the 1400 block of adams avenue. police plea of man was targeted. right now they are in the the process of recovering surveillance video from nearby businesses. >>> and another deadly shooting, also in frankford one man shot the to death last night and another seriously injured, chopper

that will not so much here on the pennsylvania turnpike, looking eastbound, past downingtown, the right lane block there. due to some construction, also westbound, between delaware valley and willow grove. the right lane is blocked there. but it is not slowing anyone down as of right now. some things to look forward to on septa. some bussing, shuttle bussing, saturday and sunday, from 4:00 a.m. until 4:30 a.m. due to construction at jenkintown. keep an eye overall on the regional rail schedule. new one goes into effect sunday, so go to septa.org for more, guys, back over to you. >> pat, thank you. well, if you haven't done so already, you may want to break out those winter coats for today. >> that's right. bitter colds winds will be in full force. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, live from center sit which more on the season's first arctic blast. and i see your scarf on. i don't see gloves, anita. >> yes, greg, and jan, well, i am i probably should get them on. i got the fun assignment this morning, right? definitely biting chill in the air. seeing tons of people wrapped up in their

in and around that area and also more construction pennsylvania turnpike eastbound, this is past downingtownhat right lane is still blocked, in the slowing you town yesterday but it will come in the 6:00 o'clock hour we will have more to talk about in ten minutes. joe and rahel back to you. >>> thanks very much. >>> candy canes are one of the holiday season's wheates traditions. >> so from the sugar to the stripes how to these tasty treats get twisted together? "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen is live at giambi's where production is already underway, good morning, pat. >> good morning, guys if there was ever anyone answer ago this question it will be me because it is the season to fatten up a little bit. we have to start eating some things like this. look at these beautiful chocolate covered pretzels, and really, while we're here it is because it is a holiday tradition, the candy canes. and they do it, better than anyone elsie would say in the world here at geombry, this is my man dave geombry. >> what are we looking at here. >> start of the candy canes, sugar water, corn syrup cook up

more construction pennsylvania turnpike eastbound past downingtown that right lane is block there, joe and rahel back to you. >>> a man is in critical condition after a drive by shooting in west philadelphia. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live at the scene for us this morning, jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. not only was one business in this area opened at the time of this shooting, but philadelphia police are calling this intersection one of the shore busy intersections in west philadelphia so certainly more people were out here and could have been injured when this gunfire erupted overnight, fortunately though only one man was injured and taken to the hospital and expected to be okay. so take a look at the video police are calling this a drive by shooting. it was around midnight when police found a 59 year-old man shot in the hip at 52nd street and haverford avenue. eyewitnesses tell police that a dark colored car a nissan hacks man passed by that man standing at corner and as he drove by someone fired at least one shot. when police arrived they took the

let's talk about, that pa turnpike past downingtown, right lane block, still out there.er place on the pa turnpike eastbound between willow grove and bensalem. that will one is pulled now all the you with a off to the shoulder. another one northeast extention northbound between mid-county and quakertown that right lane is block, there and some of these areas close you down even just shoulder or right or left lane slow you down, absolutely it can. onramp from lansdale intermittent lane closures here. okay right now. but as we push deep near the 5:00 hour specially toward the 6:00 it will slow you down. happy free, jan, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. >>> now, for look at some of the newspaper headlines, all across our region. >> the cover of the trentonian with update on the story from wednesday. twenty-seven year old amber dudley from collingswood is identified as the gunshot victim driven to trenton police headquarters who later died. authority say dudley was pass inning near lift car that was targeted by an own, as the occupant struggled, the driver sped off, and th

while there aren't any delays right now, there is construction pa turnpike eastbound past downingtownthe right lane is blocked right there. also, in delaware, keep an eye on. >> this wilmington adams street, the ram top 95 northbound is closed, until 5:00 a.m., on monday, for some sign work in that area. and this one, always fun, when there are some changes to septa regional rails. there is new regional rail schedule will go into effect this sunday, you will want septa. back over to you. >> one of the most magestic and lovable animals on planet earth now at risk. >> of course the world's largest lands animals, some standing more than two stories tall. the international union of conservation of nature says the world-wide population of giraffes has dropped 40% since 1985. >> and oregon zoo, portland, enjoying the very first snowfall of their lives. take a look right there. two river otters have never experienced the white stuff before. polar bear nora has never seen it either. born at the oregon zoo and hasn't even turned one year yet. >> how cute are they? >> having some fun in the sno

now, we do have construction zone, pennsylvania turnpike westbound before downingtown, right lane blockke probably going to be heavily traveled over the next 24 hours. another construction zone, between ft. washington and norristown two, lanes also blocked. and just heads up, we have the accident still near the willow grove mall. center avenue at easton road. that's a look at your ride this morning, jim and jan, we send it back to you. >> now, for look at the newspaper headlines, from across our region. >> on the cover of the trentonian, two women arrested in connection with death after woman shot during a robbery gone a rye last month. >> denise richter of hamilton and katie of morrisville, charged as accomplices in the death of amber dudley. dudley shot in the chest while being driven by man providing tran takes through the ride sharing service lyft. >> mother and her 23 month olds son, recovering from injuries suffered at they fell off a roof while alluding armed rob earls. this happened during a home invasion wednesday night, on the 300 block of hog avenue. the woman told police, sh

pennsylvania turnpike right lane blocked there and more on the pennsylvania turnpike ease wound between downingtown and valley hill road. that right lane blocked there and we will have more to talk about in 15. jim and rahel, back to you. >>> here's a question, do you hate making your bed in the morning. >> yes. >> i don't, i like making my bed. apparently, there is something you may want to add to your list to santa if you do make your bed, details in this morning's money >>> welcome back. time is 4:49. time for a check on business news. >> money watch's hena daniels joins us live from the new york stock exchange. good morning. it was supposed to be golden years but many senior citizens are saddled with debt, tell us about that. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. the seniors are getting social security benefits garnished to pay back student loans. report by government accountability office find many are having as much as 15 percent taken out and being hit with additional fines. under current laws borrowers under 50 who defaulted on their loans are required to pay debt with a portion of thei

also eastbound on the turnpike between downingtown and valley hill another accident blocking the righte so two different accidents on the turnpike eastbound. other than that you're looking okay matt and tam. >> thank you, karen. breaking overnight new jersey state police say a trooper involved in a head-on crash in millville has died. trooper frankie williams was on route 55 responding to a call when a car crossed the median and slammed into his cruiser. the driver of the car was also killed. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live at cooper university hospital in camden where doctors could not save that trooper, annie. >> reporter: matt, that's right, trooper frankie williams was just 31 years old. i want to give you a look at this video. this is video from last night after he was pronounced dead at cooper university hospital. here you can see camden county officers saluting the trooper as his body was escorted away from the hospital. well, 7 o'clock monday night that trooper williams was heading to a call on route 55 in millville. according to police, a man driving a toyota co

have construction out there as well that will slow you down pennsylvania turnpike westbound before downingtownhat right lane block there and pennsylvania turnpike both directions, at delaware river bridge the right lane is also blocked there. and then salting seven operations we will get used to this really for remainder of the winter, ac expressway between 42 and black horse pike, head up for them, they will be out there working. we will have to share roadways with them. just a reminder on the schuylkill river wall repairs mlk i am bound is closed between sweet briar drive and art museum 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. through january 20th. >>> santa isn't the only one spreading holiday cheer. for last two years four year-old julian's favorite day of the week is trash day. >> ahh. >> every week he runs outside of his austin, texas home with his dad to see roy and joy pick up their recyclables in their neighborhood. this week julian and his dad hade card to say thanks for being so kind, but roy and joe, had a surprise of their own. >> they surprised us yesterday by coming up

in chester county pennsylvania turnpike eastbound past downingtown still have overnight work taking outight lane. we still have this crash in souderton to avoid along broad street, that's 113 at north school lane. if you're heading to lasalle college high school this morning, watch out, there's a crash in springfield township along cheltenham avenue at patton road and not too far off reports of icy conditions along stenton avenue at whitemarsh avenue. we also have new construction that started just a couple days ago in delco. garnett mine road now shut down through late january. feather bed road or falk road gets you around that bridge work. fuel spill in cherry hill township along 295 approaching woodcrest station but it sounds like the activity with it is pretty much all on the shoulder. matt. >> thank you, matt. a water main break has been impacting the columbus boulevard and i-95 for almost a full day. plus several residents are waking up with without water service. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live near the repair site in the city's queen village neighborhood. hi, kath

clearing in about 15 to 20 minutes for those of you in that area, pennsylvania turnpike eastbound past downingtown that right lane is block there. jim and rahel, back over to you. >>> president obama has signed a 21st century cures bill. >> it gives more than $6 billion to cancer and medical research. eye witt the necessary news reporter david spunt has story of an eight year-old from south jersey at the ceremony because of his own health battle.. >> we are bringing a reality of possibility of new break throughs to some of the greatest health challenges of our time. >> reporter: twenty-first century cures act now a law invests approximate thely $6 billion, for cancer research, opioid abuse and mental health issues just to name a few over the coming years. >> it is really exciting, to see the president. >> reporter: eight year-old max schill from williamstown, new jersey was invited to be at the ceremony. he has noonan syndrome a rare genetic disorder that effects how his body develops as he ages. the how are you feeling? >> strong and proud. >> reporter: last april around the time he made his roun

also construction in pennsylvania, pa turnpike westbound before downingtown, right lane blocked there. and southbound on the northeast extension between lehigh valley and quakertown, right lane blocked there, as well. jim, jan, over to you. >> thank you, pat. man is robbed at gunpoint, as his three attackers take off. they shoot at police, and almost get away. >> "eyewitness news" reporter, anita oh, liver from the scene, where the ordeal came to an end. and anita, good morning. >> good morning, jim, jan, busy morning for police here. those three teenage suspects are now in custody after police say they robbed a man at gunpoint of both his cell phone and cash. one of them also reportedly fired a shot at police after fleeing the scene. but, luckily, no one was hurt. now this all happened around 1:30 this morning, at lawndale and luzern streets, we can show you some video of the scene, now, that's when police say the suspect robbed the 21 year old man, they then fled the scene in a dark pick-up truck, which police tried to pull over shortly after. but when 24th district officers tried t

the prosecutors say he took kickbacks from a downingtown business owner, in exchange for video surveillance camera contractors. they also say mitchell planted hidden cameras and microphones, throughout the up land boro building. the it is also alleged that mitchell ordered the police chief not continue on investigate. councilman's lawyer tea nice the charges. >>> it is unfortunate, typo on a busy street. >> we will show what you has residents laughing in one town. >>> plus this... >> look out, look out, look out. >> that is not the good. >> hear whether in oregon where snow caused several crashes and stranded high school student. we will hear from them coming up. >>> and the flyers are on the road in, colorado, we will tell if you they kept their winning streak alive. >> ♪ >> it is cold outside. >> do you think. >> here's something, interesting, 32 degrees. it is 32 degrees outside center city philadelphia but katie says it will be cooler. >> oh, high. >> cooler, then ever that. >> yes. >> well, that means baby, baby, baby, it's going to get cold outside. >> baby, it's cold outside. >> you

there is still work zone on the east west turnpike in chester county it's eastbound past downingtown.ane is out of commission there. if you drive stenton avenue through springfield, reports of icy conditions at the intersection with whitemarsh avenue. in timbuktu, yes, it's actually called timbuktu in burlington county rancocas road reopened. had a nasty overnight crash but that's all cleared out of the way. this is a live look at 42 overnight construction northbound just north of here up near the walt whitman bridge has cleared so you're looking good as you head toward the river this morning. but in northfield still some overnight construction going on along new road, route nine both ways at tilton road. one lane out of commission there in both directions for the next 45 minutes or so. time for the commuter report brought to you by the waze app and elsewhere in atlantic county hamilton township one of our friends charlie rudder sunny out and about along the a.c. expressway westbound says watch out, there are some animals near the road in that area. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>>

right before downingtown. the right lane blocked there. also, on the northeast extension, southbound, between lehigh valley and quakertown, right lane blocked there. and how about patco? we got to keep you updated on what's going on there, the high-speed line between philadelphia and lindenwald, special schedule, make sure to check there, jim, jan? >> thank you, so much, patrick. procrastinating on your on line ordering? you better get it done soon. >> the reason time is running out faster, too, this year than in years past. that's coming up in this morning's money watch report. we will be right >>> time 4:50, time for check every business news. >> money watch's hena daniels joins us live this morning from the new york stock exchange. hena, so, if you want to buy on line, and reaching destinations before christmas, time is running out fast they are year. what's up with that? >> reporter: good morning, guys. because the holiday falls on a sunday this year, and of course the increase in on line sales, many retailers have moved up the deadlin