no direct access right now from the vine street expressway to 95 or the schuylkill expressway.hose off ramps are closed as well. take local vine to get by the area. this typically clears around 5:00 in the morning. sometimes they run a little ahead. or past schedule. we'll keep you updated there. for the most part, doing okay on the bridges. nice and clear on the ben and the walt. but a scheduled opening in on the tacony palmyra. it's scheduled for 4:00 this morning. seeing some delays there. but your alternate can be the betsy ross bridge. over in atlantic city, there's construction. that's scheduled until tomorrow. the atlantic city brigantine connection, southbound and northbound between the expressway and the white horse pike is still closed. tracy? >> jessica, thanks. >>> one minute he was inspecting the lights, the next he plunged four stories to the ground. the fall was all caught on tape. next, we'll show you the incident in realtime and explain how much money the victim is getting from a famous philadelphia museum. >>> and danger on the roads. the morning and evening r

of the schuylkill expressway.at's what you're seeing here on our cameras. we have police activity there. it typically clears around the 5:00 hour or so. it looks like we're just getting on schedu&. police officers just getting to the scene, probably to remove this road block in the next couple of minutes or so. we'll probably be out here for another 15 minutes or so. also watching some construction on the pa turnpike eastbound between norristown and ft. washington. the left and center lanes are closed westbound and eastbound. 23 minutes from valley forge to route 1. >>> more updates when i'm back in the next ten. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> jessica is talking about september. i'm just trying to get through today, which is cloudy right now but dry. you'll have no problems for the next few hours. then this afternoon, that's when you'll need the rain gear. maybe you noticed it with the seven-day forecast. we will see rain today, completely dry right now in cape may. that

>> reporter: we have an accident on the schuylkill expressway, the schuylkill expressway westbound between gladwyn and the conshohocken curve. we can see an ambulance on the scene. there's the penndot truck blocking the right lane. debris on the roadway. up ahead you can't see it, there's another vehicle involved, there's a fuel spill. they put sand down, i saw the crews with a broom removing the debris and sand out there. there are several vehicles up ahead. it's hard to tell if they are involved in the accident or stopped to help. one lane getting by jammed from belmont to past gladwyn. at times you're traveling in the single digits. 8 miles per hour, 13 miles per hour all with the accident on the schuylkill expressway. stick to ridge pike or route 23, avoid the schuylkill expressway westbound a big accident. let's go over to the vine street expressway, you can see the fog reducing visibility. a little misty, westbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway. eastbound doing okay, swell. it will close overnight tonight for construction. >>> a deadly scene another montgomery coun

this is coming from the schuylkill expressway headed to the vine.e expect this to get out of the way in the next 20 minutes or so or at least a half hour. i can see right behind our graphic here, flashing lights. police activity still there. within the next couple of minutes they may remove some of the restrictions here, the vine street expressway will be 100% ç open. still, take local vine right now as your alternate if need be. here's the pa turnpike. construction there of course headed westbound between norristown and valley forge. the center lanes are closed but no major delays westbound o eastbound. 22 minutes from route 1 to valley forge with speeds into the 60s. >> 4:41 right now. we have video for you to see. next, the search is on for a north jersey bus driver caught on video parentally blowing right through a red light. police say the driver broke other laws behind the wheel as well. >>> sick of standing in line? airport delays are a nationwide travel epidemic. next, some airports are considering kicking out the tsa. >>> 4:44. take a look

lawrence expressway. we want to check in with janine who is on the scene. it looks like they have a little bit of a handle on it. >> yes, i just spoke with the captain here on scene, he told me they are starting to get a handle on this fire, so it has not spread on any other buildings. he was feeling more positive in the last few minutes. you can see not as much fire is standing out there. even in a matter of 15 minutes the last time i hit the air, before you can see the signs on the strip mall, now they are gone. this fire started at 3:00 this morning, firefighters arrived on scene and this quickly grew, it seemed the fire was trapped behind what's called the mansur, where the signs were, it was acting as a fire tunnel. originally the firefighters were inside the building, but it got too dangerous, now they are attacking it from the outside. they have a ladder up, spraying water on one side of the building, it's an l shaped building. on the other side they have an engine, it seems firefighters are keepin

now you have access again to 95 and the schuylkill expressway.that ongoing construction typically clears around 5:00 this morning. and they have cleared a little bit early. good news there. you're good to go on the vine street expressway. 422 around route 23, no problems. really delays in either direction. we are still dealing with this construction. some lane restrictions there. but no big delays on to 422 this morning. there's construction out there, paving crews on kelly drive headed eastbound between hunting park avenue and fairmount avenue as well. more updates when i come back in the next ten. >>> if you've driven through center city philadelphia lately, you may be wondering how long construction along and above the vine street expressway will last. well, we have the answer for you. nbc 10's katy zachry is live alongside the construction zone with new information from penndot about this massive project. katy? >> yes, vai, it is a behemoth of a project right in the heart of center city. we're told by penndot, it will last until the fall of 2

one is on the schuylkill expressway though it's coming from the schuylkill expressway headed westboundtowards the vine street expressway eastbound off ramp. right now, it looks like that ramp is completely closed with an accident. we're dealing with slippery conditions and this on and off ramps are proving to be slippery spots as well. it looks like a tow truck and police activity on this scene with this accident. right now from the schuylkill, no access to the vine street expressway headed eastbound. if you're heading towards 95, that may affect you this morning. you might have to jump on the vine local that will take you around the scene. out in monroe township, new jersey, there still is a downed pole situation on route 322. that's closed in both directions around high street. take cross keys road to get by or delsea drive. that will take you right by the scene. tracy? >> jessica, thanks. >>> 4:33 and now to decision 2016. ted cruz vowed to keep donald trump from winning the nomination but he lost last night's indiana primary and then suspended his campaign. nbc 10's pamela osborne

this is the schuylkill expressway, not i-95. schuylkill expressway close to belmont avenue.nice light volume that's an abnormality we like. the roads are wet. we have big puddles to avoid this morning. lots of abnormalities on the mass transit as well. sunday schedules only septa. special schedules on njt and patco and dart buses are not running because of the memorial day holiday. >> reporter: pockets of rain came in overnight as expected. most of it is off to the north and west. parts of it is trailing through south jersey, these are quick movers coming in over the next 15 or 20 minutes. the rain in bucks and montgomery counties is lightning up at this point. the roads are wet and there could ponding and puddling where the roads have not drained yet. for the rest of the morning it's spotty on and off precipitation. the better chance you have at the shore of seeing this. by the time we get in the afternoon we're looking at cloudy skies across the region and no rain spotty pockets. down the shore it last longer. 78 is the high today. if you have plans to get out to the store

no problems here, eight minutes from 29 to the schuylkill expressway.so speeds are into the 60s and moving along nicely. dennis township, a different story. over in new jersey, there's a utility pole down on route 47. it's blocking both directions. they have detours around the scene, right around beaver dam road. that might be something that will cause you small problems. 295 around 644 in west deptford, new jersey. no problems in either direction. just a few moments ago i was looking at sun glare. it looks like it seems to have cleared just a little bit. no problems with visibility there, either direction. no backups. tracy? >> jessica, thanks. happening now, speaking of the streets, things are moving on the vine street expressway. >> construction crews are replacing deteriorating bridges over the vine street expressway. it's a project that won't be finished for another three years. katy zachry is live in center city. katy, 6:00 hour, this is the time of day when more cars are on the road. how's it looking there for you? >> 0 a wednesday morning it's l

right here you can see this is the schuylkill expressway around the vine street expressway off ramp. we still have some of the ramps that are closed. just to be safe, still take vine street local to get by. we'll keep you updated when everything is completely back to normal. there's also an accident out in northeast philadelphia on the boulevard headed northbound on red lion road on the inner drive. traffic still moving by the scene. in horsham, an accident on 611. that's closed between blair mill road and horsham road. the schuylkill expressway into center city, no problems. 95 southbound from wood haven road to the vine street dprae is doing well. that's a 13-minute trip. average speeds are all pretty much into the 60s. >>> skies still have some clouds around. the temperatures are running warmer. that's a fogless view of philadelphia. with temperatures in the 50s, we're in for some sunshine and a quick warmup during the day today. nobody's really cool. everyone is running a bit warmer than yesterday at this time. numbers up 3 degrees in philadelphia. more so many mt. holly. with wa

the vine street expressway was closed with that construction east and westbound.ypically we don't start to see this construction site lifted until about at least 5:00 this morning. it looks like that's back open. no problems here or delays either direction on the schuylkill. watching some construction on 95. the northbound side between the vine street expressway and girard avenue, the left lane is closed. no problems in either direction, with our drive times, 12 minutes or 13 minutes into center city from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. i'll check on these construction spots when i'm back in the next ten. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> we have a cloudy and cool }a dry view looking across the delaware from the adventure aquarium. in philadelphia, 53 degrees in society hill. no real cold spots. parkside, northeast philadelphia dropped to 49 degrees in somerton. that's our starting point. we're starting off with plenty of clouds. we're watching showers to the west. you can see them moving through harrisburg. t

right here on the schuylkill expressway we're starting to dry out. maybe you'll head to the devon horse show today. we expect extra traffic along lancaster avenue by doors road. don't forget the lemon sticks. >> reporter: we have pockets of rain pushing north an east of philadelphia and then we'll get into a lull. there's more in the northern suburbs and out in the west. overall it's not a washout, mostly cloudy on and off rain showers in the morning. mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon most of the rain centered in the morning hours. >>> thank you, david. >>> going on to "healthcheck" now, alcohol abuse continues to be a drain on the american economy. a new report from the cdc said the total cost in 2010 was $249 billion up 20% from 20067. the economic recession and reactionary drinking was the result. binge drinking accounts for 88,000 deaths per year. >>> a high school senior spends months creating a gift for his fellow graduates, but first up, here's america's money. >> reporter: flag sales are soaring doing to this being an election year and pol

jessica boyington is watching the schuylkill expressway. >> we're watching the schuylkill expresswayound passyunk avenue. that's because there's ongoing construction in the area. this is coming from the schuylkill expressway headed westbound. you can see through this off ramp we have cones in the area. earlier, the ramp was completely blocked off. i have seen a few cars move through this exit ramp. watch for that construction anyway. even though it is back open, there will be lane restrictions there. every time cars move through this area they're going slower than normal. maybe that's a good thing also. passyunk avenue, east or westbound between 61st and 28th, that's reduced to two lanes for kruk as well. watch for that. a disabled vehicle in pottstown, over in new jersey on the new jersey turnpike, there's an accident in woolwich township. not making any traffic problems for cars traveling through on the new jersey turnpike southbound. but it is over into the shoulder, right around exit 2 at 322. tracy? >> jessica, thanks for that. >>> fake fire inspector. that's exactly what police

right now we're watching the schuylkill expressway headed eastbound to the vine street expressway. that's blocked with an accident. we have an ambulance on scene now. looks like a fire engine there as well. we'll have updates for you on this when i come back and more construction in the area around the 5:00 hour. >>> five minutes before 5:00. today engineer safety advocates and community leaders will join the governor for a day long meeting on safety for bikers and walkers. the 2016 walkable, bikable summit starts this morning in dover. the goal is to improve pedestrian safety. delaware ranks near the top in the country for being bicycle friendly but near the bottom for pedestrian safety. >>> today the montgomery county bike share program returns, and it covers more area than last year. officials expanded it to north town farm park. last year was the first year for the program. you can rent a bike for $5 an hour or $25 a day. >>> from our trenton bureau, the mayor and leaders at the police department are calling on the community to help curb gun violence. yesterday the city's mayor

which is the vine street expressway, to traffic. you can see, most lanes are open still in the distance we're seeing some traffic signals, police and construction vehicles. specifically 76, the traffic from the schuylkill expressway coming east. you can't access the vine from 76 eastbound. if you're headed westbound, you can access that ramp right there. i will let you know when all access points of the vine re-open. speaking of the schuylyill expressway, we did have overnight construction around conshohocken. that has since cleared. and your westbound drive as you're headed out from center city philadelphia to the blue route is about 11 minutes. the blue route is looking really good this morning as well. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 11 minutes before 5:00. a school start and mostly cloudy start. a few scattered light showers moving through the wilmington area with clouds in places, not as chilly as it was yesterday for new jersey, delaware and philadelphia. clouds on the increase at som

we're looking at el camino real at lawrence expressway. here's lawrence expressway. this is where the fire is at that l shaped building there. you can see, the fire equipment is tricking our road censors into thinking there's a lot of slow traffic. there's a lot of stopped vehicles between here and here and traffic is not getting through. avoid this area in the south bay, show it to you here. it's right here in the general south buy a -- south bay picture. you can see the rest of the south way are doing well. >> let's look at what we have, we have a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, that commute looks good, no major issues as you drive through. traffic is moving well. if you're coming on interstate 80 from the car queenis bridge that traffic looks good. at 5:19. let's go to steve. cloudy. just like that it's dark. partly sunny, partly sunny for the padres and giants today. 60 degrees, west at 20. at&t gets sun. we have shower activity that popped up yesterday that is more focused south. there's a westerly component for everybody here. 50s on the temps, low for novat

it is causing delays on the vine street expressway westbound.n the yellow which means average speeds are lower than what they should be on most of our majors in pennsylvania. no crashes to report, just a lot of volume on our majors. and for drivers along route 70, you are closed between cooper landing road and haddonfield road. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> coming up on one minute before 7:00. here's your quick weather update. look at the rain moving into the area. that is light rain that is spreading through the suburbs and into philadelphia. delaware and south jersey seeing that rain as well. but it's only light rain in the city. and you can expect to see it head north, too, right now it's dry for many of the northern suburbs and into the lehigh valley. the temperatures, they're running cool and they'll stay cool through the day. see sunshine in the lehigh valley. that's not going to last, skies will become mostly cloudy. occasional showers, we've seen light showers already in the area. that chance of showers will be continuing i

thanks. >>> let's take a closer look at the vine street expressway. jessica boyington has that. >> well, the vine street expressway is open for business right now. a lot of times we are dealing with some ongoing construction here. if you're one of the folks that takes the vine street expressway in the morning, maybe to get to the schuylkill, just head through center city or get to 95. you'll be okay right now. the vine around 24th street is doing okay. cars are moving along nicely either direction. route 202 looks great also. you can see we are still in the green here. a 12-minute trip headed northbound from 30 to the schuylkill expressway. that on-ramp is closed on 295 headed southbound from the black horse pike. that ramp, you'll have no access to the black horse pike. we were going to show you 295 around the black horse pike, but the camera is not functioning properly. we'll have more updates when i come back in the next ten. >> jessica, thanks. >>> now to an nbc 10 exclusive. honoring a hero. >> this man is a true hero. i would like to honor man o

street expressway are closed.are our cameras around 24th street. route 202 looks okay. still into the greene. northbound or southbound, no problems. 11-minute trip at the most southbound from the schuylkill to route 30. average speeds just almost into the 60s. tracy? >> jessica, thanks. >>> a mother has an urgent warning for teens and their families. >> why am i here? to share amanda's story. so you don't become a statistic. >> next, hear the new statistic of what is now an epidemic. >>> and today's eagles workout could be tense as an eagles veteran and rookie come face to face for the first time. >>> 4:24. a little known organization in north philadelphia is helping ex-offenders get back to normal life. connection training is ofs help more than 100 men and women every year become working and reliable members of society.ç katy zachry is live in the digital operations center with how this organization also helps you. katy, explain. >> that's right, tracy. there's a clear public safety connection to this organizati

the schuylkill expressway is doing great. this is around spring garden street.al problems in either direction. still have a 13-minute drive time there into center city eastbound from the blue route at that point where the construction is, that's headed eastbound into the vine street expressway area. also the vine street expressway is open to traffic this morning. no construction there. out in warminster, watching this tractor-trailer accident, route 263 which is york road is closed between bristol road and meyer way. know a lot of delays around. they are diverting traffic or take old york road to get by. the stokes brbury regatta is un way this weekend as well. >>> david cohen, senior executive vice president was honored with an award last night. it recognizes his efforts to close the digital divide through comcast essentials program. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. >>> police in camden county arrest a suspected burglary. ahead in our next half hour, hear why police say he risked a catastrophe. >>> changes coming to a major bank chain in our area. find

the vine street expressway east and westbound closed between the schuylkill expressway and broad street will be there until 5:00. you can see this spring through center city. no access to the vine, take local veen as yoine as your alt >>> philadelphia schools were not conducting the mandated number of fire drills. even the superintendent didn't know until we told him. investigators have documents showing a city agency is supposed to check the school's fire drill logs. here's mitch blocker with a preview. >> we're going to hold people accountable to this. >> reporter: another agency is charged with checking school fire logs. you know they're not doing ten drills in every school. >> yes, we know they're not doing ten drills in every school. >> reporter: we want to know why. >> you can't tell them to do ten fire drills. >> we can tell them the statutory requirement is ten. >> reporter: on nbc 10 news at 1:00, for the investigators, i'm mitch blocker, nbc 10 news. >>> from our south jersey bureau, there are 50 new members of the army. graduating high school seniors took the oath of office y

this is the vine street expressway, 24th street and center city philadelphia. light traffic.i wanted to bring this up because the vine was closed until just a short time ago because of overnight construction. back to you, tracy and vai. >> 5:10. up in smoke. a family wakes up to find their suv on fire and they say it's because of this pair of shoes. we'll tell you what they think caused it. >>> plus, the search for a trash bomber. find out where someone has been intentionally littering in one local neighborhood and what neighbors are now doing to get answers. >>> a man from allentown will not face the death penalty if he's convicted of murdering his girlfriend. officers found a woman's body inside a recycling bin in february. she had been shot to death. he's also accused at shooting at police while they investigated the murder. >>> from our delaware bureau, home owners in new castle county want to find out who is trashing their neighborhood. route 52 in centerville is one of delaware's prettiest roads. for some time now, someone has been randomly throwing trash along a stretc

a mess on the schuylkill expressway jammed from belmont to gladwyn. in dover, race weekend this weekend. dover international speedways, gates open at 2:00 p.m. you'll see lots of congestion, route 1, 13, 113, you'll see it all. >> reporter: ichts chatting with a -- i was just chatting with a twitter follower about the rain. you'll see rain in the afternoon. we have calm winds. it's going to be nice as we go through the day. great day to do errands or work in the yard. 70 by 11. noon, 73. 75 by 2:00 p.m. 76 degrees at 3:00 p.m. and holding on to the low 70s why 4:00 p.m. partly sunny, not much wind today, a nice one across the region, matt and tam. you can get the seven-day forecast at 6abc.com/weather. a hail storm left streets in omaha, nebraska caked with icy slush. so much of it piled up, the city had to deploy snowplows to push it away. looks like snow, it's hail. the nation's heartland has been dealing with severe weather all week. >>> malaysian government said two more recipes of debris found in south africa are almost certainly from flight 370.

, expressway to your heart.t is a look at where they are going, music pier and our forecast right now is 64 degrees in ocean city, new jersey. it will be around that by 8:00 y 10:00 o'clock but not the as warm at the shore as it is here inland and that is a good thing since we are in the 90's in many places. seventy-nine the high today. average high for most of your shore towns, 77 on friday, probably inching in the 80's by sunday, just more of a nice sea breeze there we could get showers and then are storms on monday, we will keep a eye on that situation and ocean water temperature very chilly in the 50's in most place these morning. as we head to the seven day forecast for the rest of us, 90 degrees today and tomorrow. yesterday was 90. this will make an official heat wave if we get three days in a row and we could possibly get four with sunday. we have talk about possibility of storms and cooling off on monday back in the 80's by tuesday, wednesday, thursday of next week. that is your seven day forecast, more

this is route 73 around the atlantic city expressway.n see that reduced visibility apparent here in our cameras. if you're headed maybe down the shore, too, give yourself extra time before you head out the door. some spots may be difficult to see. vai? >> thank you, jessica. this morning, a 2-month-old baby girl is in critical condition after this crash that killed another child. the front end of this car crumpled after hitting another car head on on henry avenue yesterday. >> katy zachry is live this morning many hunting park. katy, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, vai, as you said, a 7-year-old boy was killed in that deadly crash. i just got off the phone with accident investigators who say at this time, there's still no cause as to what caused this vehicle to veer into oncoming traffic. a 2-month-old infant girl was brought here to st. christopher's hospital yesterday. i just checked. she's still listed in critical condition, though, however, there are good news this morning. the conditions of the other people who were taken to n

this is east of lawrence expressway. please avoid this area, if you need to come here, we'll stay on top of this and follow it. right now a relatively dangerous situation for firefighters because they can't get a handle on it at this moment. >> can you tell us, it's such a big fire, are their homes near by or schools or anything in danger? >> right now, it doesn't appear so, it's not a residential area. it's a main strip here. this is a lot of businesses. liquor store, mom and pop shops, on either side of it is businesses and other strip malls. >> what about the wind, hopefully wind isn't a factor. what's the weather hike? >> -- like. >> right now it feels calm. i'm looking at trees, nothing is moving and i don't feel a breeze. the palm trees next to it which hopefully don't catch fire, i don't know if you can see how chose they are, that's what's pushing the palm trees next to it. as we're watching this you can see the parts of the building we see things falling in the building. it looks like in the middle of theel can

this is right at the atlantic city expressway. no issues to report on the ac expressway or garden state turnpike and route 42 as well as i-295 clear of any issues and finally 95 in and around the wilmington area. between 295 and 495 that's just an 11 minute drive. >> tracy. >> all right. >> who doesn't love that sound? they'll present memorial salute. a concert honoring all of those that serve tomorrow night at 7:00. veterans active military and philadelphia police officers and firefighters can see the show free along with their families and public school students teachers and administrators can also get free tickets. comcast and nbc 10 are proud sponsors of the memorial salute. 23 minutes past 4:00 right now. service improvements are coming your way. ahead in our next half hour see what's in the works and why it won't be costing you more money. >> under construction. next to south jersey where progress means traffic headaches but there is a pay off in the not so distant future. for dog hair and dirt i use resolve pet foam. spray

how about the schuylkill expressway?e can take that you live or we'll go to atlantic city expressway. eastbound between winslow and hammonton here, we do have construction. the left lane gets by but this is scheduled until 5 o'clock in the morning so watch for construction here on the expressway eastbound. more people thinking about going to the shore and you'll have to watch for that one. here we are checking out i-95 from vine to woodhaven. it's an icy 14 minute ride in both directions and overall things are looking good on i-95 and the schuylkill expressway. just some construction there on the schuylkill, tam. >> thank you karen. >>> breaking right now, a horrible crash in northeast philadelphia. police say a man was waiting at a bus stop when a driver plowed into the canopy he was standing in killing him. the driver fled but left something very important behind. annie mccormick just arrived at cottman and bustleton and she has the latest with new details. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tamala. that's

already we have a new crash on the schuylkill expressway. westbound the exit for montgomery drive you can see a vehicle involved in the accident right there. police are on the scene. they have the right lane and part of the off ramp blocked. traffic is getting by in the left lanes without too much of a delay. we'll keep tabs on that, watching the vine street expressway, everything is open and ready for you as you cross town between the schuylkill expressway and i-95. getting a problem in bucks county the pennsylvania turnpike, it's a truck fire, the cab is fully engulfed happening in the eastbound lanes by the delaware valley interchange toward the turnpike connector bridge. traffic is barely squeezing by, if i were you and trying to cross the river go over to the burlington bristol bridge and use that as my crossing. an accident westbound side 422 near sanatoga near the outlets, injuries reported with that crash. already a bunch of things going on this friday morning. >>> a local church is looking to higher power this morning after a speedi

expressway headed eastbound.hat ramp is blocked right now. we just had police activity here. i just watched them move this way. they may have actually just re-opened the ramp as we came live to this shot. it looks like cars are moving that way right now. we had an accident scene just a few moments ago. seems like they have cleared. headed westbound on the vine street expressway, residual delays there. another accident scene over an off ramp. definitely something to watch out for being careful on the on and off ramps. they prove to be slippery in the past few days with the rain in the morning time. willow grove, there's a vehicle fire headed eastbound between 343 and 351 around bensalem. the right lane and shoulder. and accident at çwhitpain. watching construction in tredyffrin township on route 252 closed between springs road and valley forge road. >>> good samaritans are credited with saving a woman's life after she jumped into the delaware river. >> good job, good job. >> we'll show you how this rescue on the

. >> we're watching the vine street expressway right now. ongoing construction closing it in between broad street and the schuylkill expressway. these are our cameras around 24th street. no traffic moving. if you look over here into the right-hand corner, flashing lights as well. police activity there, blocking off the off ramps in between those two points and connecting it so there's no traffic westbound or eastbound, no direct access to the schuylkill or 95. that should open around 5:00 this morning. we'll keep you updated if they run ahead of schedule. there is a vehicle leaking fuel on the blue çroute. some road enclosure yee-- closu. >>> 4:02. 63 degrees outside. now to breaking news from northeast philadelphia. police are investigating a home invasion where a couple and their adult son were tied you and robbed overnight. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at the scene. what are police telling you about what happened. >> it was a harrowing ordeal or this family of three. they live on the 14,000 block of farad e-street. we just arrived to the

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strep expressway still closed both directions between broad street and the schuylkill expressway, if you exit at broad, you will use vine st. local. if you are coming in on the schuylkill, either direction, use south street, 30th or spring garden street. kelly drive then all of the paving will come to halt for the weekend, because we welcome the dad vail regular add no town. the teams and their boats and the buses will all arrive today, you will see a lot of activity, everybody setting up, be putting their tents up, getting ready here along the river, then the races themselves take place tomorrow and saturday on the schuylkill river. >> chris, lauren, back to you. >> following several breaking news stories, bok, we continue to this will this one, police searching for a man who escaped pen presbyterian medical center he war arrested for dumb i: while being treated, the suspect somehow was able to escape custody, last seen on 38th street police continue to search for him. >> take a look at this video, just into the "fox 29 news" room, horrific crash sends two people to the hospital. th

for vine expressway.therwise blue route looking good, is there a work crew on the schuylkill westbound between the boulevard, and conshohocken. in problems on i-95 out of northeast philadelphia and broad street subway and market frankford line using shuttle buses until 5:00. chris and lauren, back over to you. >>> facebook now facing more controversy over its news feed. here's a hint, this one may affect some politicians. >> um-hmm. >>> good morning, to reading, pennsylvania. let's talk about a controversy surrounding facebook this morning. >> new allegation this is morning, that the site suppresses conservative news in its news feed. new report claims facebook workers have omitted conservative political stories from the web site's trending list and there is more, and an unnamed former facebook employee told tech news site that not only did they suppress news stories of interest to conservative readers but they added to stories to the trending list that were in the popular enough to be considered trending

you can see the schuylkill expressway is a great alternate for you. take mlk drive. won't be closed. there may be more backups because of it. route 422 around 29. looks okay either direction. no problems or delays yet. eastbound drive time from 29 to the schuylkill expressway is only eight minutes and speeds are into the 60s. we're watching construction. this is on bustleton avenue, headed southbound around byberry road. route 38 along cuthbert boulevard, no problems or delays. this is what most of the majors look like in new jersey and pennsylvania. we will update you in case anything starts to back up in the text ten minutes. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> dry this morning and cloudy. but it is going to be a mild start to the day. we will see a warmup during the day today, into the 70s this afternoon. we'll be keeping an eye on boathouse row for the dad vail regatta along the banks of the schuylki schuylkill. those winds will be blowing, no sign of any showers until we get into the late morning and aft afternoon hours. there's a chance you'll need to g

seei ining major delays on the schuylkill expressway. i'll check on that when we come back. >> jessica, thanks. >>> coming up, a check of the day's headlines and the stories you need to know as you head out the door. >> our coverage continues on the amtrak deadly derailment one year later. matt delucia will be live at the 30th street station. plus, what city leaders are doing to honor the villanova men's basketball team today. >>> time now to get a check of the stories you need to know as you head out the door this morning. >> this morning marks one year since the deadly train derailment of amtrak train 188. nbc 10's matt delucia is live at the 30th street station. matt? >> reporter: vai and tracy, it was here one year ago tonight that amtrak 188 departed for new york city and then derailed just a few minutes later. the train's engineer has told investigators that he remembered pushing the throttle to speed up and then hit the brake when he felt that train going too fast into the curve. he also says there are gaps in memory. many of the

you can see from behind me, the live camera at 8th street, vine street expressway through center city philadelphia. i'm not seeing significant ponding on the vine street expressway but there is ponding being reported in new jersey. i'll get to that in a minute. light traffic we're seeing. unfortunately, a bash for a lot of people's people or aial d-- day plans. 95, 76 and 476 all free and clear of any issues. you'll want to tap some of the brakes because of ponding on majors. this is a right at the 42 freeway at route 41. here's flooding being report on 295 northbound where it meets up with route 168, exit 28, the left lane is blocked. be aware of that. pam? >>> power companies in our area say they're prepare for possible outages caused by tropical

this is the schuylkill expressway around gerrard avenue. also some construction over the commodore barry bridge. until friday, june 17th, buses will replace trollies on septa's route 101. that's due to a construction project. tracy? >>> it's 4:12. we continue to follow breaking news from cairo. right now rescue crews are searching for any sign of a missing egypt air jetliner that the associated press is reporting crashed towards the end of its flight from pariss to cairo. next, we will update you with the newest information. >>> also, when every second counts. next there's a life-saving app that can connect you directly with nearby emergency medical care even before medics reach you. morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> it's 4:15 and 55 degrees outside. we are following breaking news from overseas this morning after a plane disappeared. here's what we know. egyptair flight 804 from paris to cairo vanished overnight with 66 people on board. aviation officials say the plane most

you see the cones on the schuylkill expressway expressway eastbound. only the right lane is getting by on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound, that's between valley forge and fort washington. left lane blocked on the turnpike westbound between fort washington and valley forge. lots of construction going on. no overnight construction on the vine street expressway, westbound, eastbound, open and dry and no delays. >>> that's a good start. >>> developing this morning a 17-year-old teen was shot ten times in a drive-by shooting in south philadelphia on moore street near south hollywood street. police are trying to find the car involved. annie mccormick is outside southwest detective's with the latest on what we know on the story. >> reporter: good morning, tam, police are looking for any information that anyone might have that 17-year-old was hit multiple times after shots rang out after midnight. this is video from the shooting scene at moore and hollywood in south philadelphia. investigators say it appears to be a drive-by shooting. the 167-year-old was

let's look at the schuylkill expressway right here. yup it's soaking wet. looking live approaching spring garden, westbound traffic right there, eastbound okay. regular volume, no accidents on the schuylkill expressway, but it's wet and it's slowing people down a little bit. we have an accident at susquehanna road, police on the scene they are blocking a lane, we have emergency workers here, as well. i want to step into new jersey, look at the rain, it's heavy at route 73 at 70 right here in marlton. tam. >>> thanking you, karen. >>> the search goes on for a road rage shooter who opened fire organ another driver on the blue route. a scareer scenario for commuters who are used to nothing less than a slow drive. annie mccormick has more on the story. >> reporter: this is a brazen act that happened in the middle of a busy highway in broad daylight. because of that police want to

right now you'll have no problems getting to 95 or the schuylkill expressway.we check in with 422. no problems here either. we have an eight-minute drive tito the schuylkill expressway. >>> about ten minutes before 6:00 a.m. still to come on "nbc 10 news today" at 6:00, deadly crash investigation. philadelphia police are working to find out what caused this wreck that killed a child and injured eight people, including a 2-month-old baby. >>> but first at 5:50, rain can't put a damper on the phillies. they sweep the indians. that's not all. the team is giving fans a major league baseball surprise. >>> good morning, everyone. this is jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. we actually are watching some pretty foggy conditions out there. this is route 202 around chester pike. this camera, you can see reduced visibility out there as cars make their way out the door. just watch out for that, maybe give yourself an extra couple of minutes before you head out the door this morning. this is 202 around chester pike. more updates for the rest of our majors when

they are working on the vine street expressway. that's closed this morning, until about 5:00 between broad street and the schuylkill. so there is number of different ways to go. come off 95, stick with vine st. local. come off the schuylkill you got spring garden, south, even 30th street and you wick he will your way back into downtown. coming in from the suburbs as sue mentioned some hit and miss showers depending where you begin and end your trip. 202, 422, really nothing out of the ordinary there. the market frankford and the broad street subway both using shuttle buses to 5:00 as they typically do during the weekdays, otherwise regional rails, nothing to report. patco, new jersey transit, looking good, as well. they are doing some paving on the parkway, as well as paving on the kelly drive. that continues. watch out on that kelly. i sipped home there yesterday. they had the uneven surface at times depending upon what stretch you use. and it casino of difficult when go to hit the lane changes there, you got big old speed bump in

crews are still working westbound on the schuylkill expressway. we will check the rest of the jam cams, sue has got the that monday workday forecast, stay there, we will be right back. >>> 4:12 is the time. let's talk about this fight begins a huge wild fire, in albert, canada. >> officials new saying that it may have reached a turning point with cooler temperatures in the forecast. officials say that they are hoping to put a death grip on the fire. it has already burned more than 400,000 acres. but it is starting to slow down. more than 80,000 people have already left the town of fort mcmurray where fire already tore through 1600 homes and other buildings. those trying to flee from their homes wondered if they were going to make it out alive. >> all i thought is dear lord, if you can get my children safe, then i don't care. i was on my knees in the truck, and please get from north to south. >> oh, man. the despite favorable upcoming weather, officials say they still expect the fire to burn for months. >> for months. >> for months, wow. that is a

i'm keeping my eye on the vine street expressway. a live look outside.n see in the distance, construction vehicles, flashing lights. that's because the vine street is closed between 95 and 76 for construction. i'm keeping my eye on it. i'll let you know when it lifts. coming up, we'll take a look at your drive times on the p pennsylvania turnpikes. >>> and hear why facebook is at the center of a controversy over conservative news topics. connections. you're not just in the classroom; you're part of the community. you meet these tiny kids every year, and you help them learn and grow. but you also get to know their families, and over the years they become a part of your life, and you become a part of theirs. when you build those connections, you can accomplish some pretty amazing things. i'm jackie kruzik and i'm proud to be a new jersey educator. wewe don't stick to one fabric. or one shape. so why use traditional aerosols that are one-dimensional? new air wick room mist with life scents is a multi-layered fragrance, just like scents in real life. our hom

eight-minute drive time from 29 to the skuchuylkill expressway. no big delays on 422 but an accident in montgomery in norristown. arch street and east chestnut street. and here's cherry hill, new jersey, route 70 near kings highway, no big delays or backups in this intersection. >> jessica, thanks. >>> new information about the man caught on tape taking pictures up women's skirts in delaware county. > and police say the same man is behind several of the crimes including this incident captured on security video inside a pretzel factory store. who officers say is responsible. >>> a safer ride. we'll tell you about the safety feature up and running on one regional rail line. >>> the time is 12 minutes past 4:00 right thousanow. a judge is expected to issue a verdict in the trial of a baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. officer edward nero is one of six baltimore police officers facing charges in connection with gray's arrest and death. he graduated from washington township high school. nero is charged with second-degree ass

we do still see ramp closures, the ramp from the schuylkill expressway to the vine street expresswayaded eastbound is blocked withç police activity. they will be picking that up shortly. right now, you can take local vine. if you're heading out the door in the next couple of minutes or so, by the time you get there, everything should be wrapped up. watch for more construction, these off ramps are closed on 95. 95 northbound at cottman, 95 northbound at allegheny and girard and 95 southbound around aramingo avenue. that's ongoing work there. 13 minutes, average speeds into the 60s. i'll have more updates for you when i come back in the next ten minutes. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> ten minutes before 5:00. we are mild and dry this morning. but clouds are here. they're helping to keep temperatures much warmer. look at allentown, 64 degrees. 60 in philadelphia. a couple spots in the 50s. most the area is in the upper 50s, trenton, vineland at 58 degrees. all these numbers are running warmer than they were yesterday. showers and thunderstorm

. >> we're watching the vine street expressway. if you're headed through center city, the vine is open in both directions. we're looking around 8th street. we are dealing with wet roads. you can see when cars move by, water comes out from underneath. ponding there as well. headed westbound towards the schuylkill expressway, no big delays right now. we are seeing slippery spots getting on and off the ramp that's where you watch the to be careful. there's also an accident in montgomery county in abington on susquehanna road and sewell lane. construction over on the atlantic city expressway. if you're headed down the shore eastbound between exit 33 winslow and exit 28 in hammonton, the right and center lanes are closed. mass transit doing great for the most part. everything running on time for delays. back in the text ten. >>> we continue to track the rain across the area and the threat of flooding along the jersey shore. nbc 10's pamela osborne is live in ocean city with an update on conditions there. pamela, what have you found? >>

overnight construction on the expressway itself have cleared out. as you make your way toward the jersey shore, no problems in your way. the delaware beaches good news there, southbound lanes of highway one are reopened after the awful accident that closed them down last night. you're good to go for rehoboth beach, dewy and bethany this morning. >>> we have new information about an armed stand off in delaware county. the incidents started on hill view drive in springfield township. a heavily armed man barricaded himself inside a house and fired several shots at officers. police waited until he passed out and took him into custody schortly -- shortly after 10:30. no matter reports of injuries. >>> police are on the look out for fishy seafood after bandits stole $52,000 worth of it out of a van. 6 men used box cutters to break into a holding truck. they popped the lock and took off in the suv. police believe they tried to resell the seafood or own a store themselves. >>> the extreme heat is to blame for more than a dozen students during a field trip.

we're watching the schuylkill expressway.ays here, as you can see, this is around the boulevard. we have a 20-minute drive time eastbound into center city from the blue route to the vine street expressway. speeds now into the 30s, whether you're headed eastbound or westbound. also an accident to watch out for that's in abington, old york road and parkview avenue. the off ramps are closed around 95. 95 southbound around aramingo and we're dealing with typical morning volume, southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. 21 minutes. no problem if you're headed northbound. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> here's a look at what's going on right now. live views from around the area. you can actually see breaks in the clouds up in the lehigh valley. that's where we're tracking some rain. it's just skirting east. you can see it in the distance. 52 degrees right now. warming into the upper 50s and then 60s this afternoon. you might see a break or two of sunshine this morning. possibility again thisç aftern

the vine street expressway closed between the schuylkill expressway and broad street for construction. you can see no cars in place eastbound or westbound. >> all right, jessica. thanks. >>> the ugly truth. every 18 hours, someone in pennsylvania dies waiting for an organ transplant. next in a live report, see how a new program is using unflattering pictures to help raise awareness about the need to donate. >>> and bear scare. this guy was spotted roaming in the lehigh valley in one neighborhood. next, hear why wildlife experts think he left the woods. >>> it's 4:14, 57 degrees outside this thursday morning. new this morning, a unique way to spread awareness about organ donation. donate life p.a. is behind a campaign using those old and possibly ugly prom pictures and putting them to good use. they want to show how easy it is to become an organ donor and how many lives you can save. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in center city to explain. >> reporter: it may sound like a leap. those hideous prom pictures we've all taken to saving lives. but this organization says it's all about getting