francesca ruscio here. starting to see more volume added to the majors. we're watching the schuylkill expressway. our camera at girard, speeds in the 50s and 60s. not that bad. when i come back we'll look at the rest majors. now a check of your holiday forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> 36. beautiful view of boat house row. skies will light up with bright sunshine but changes ahead for the weekend. neighborhood forecast just ahead. >>> bill, thank you. pulled over by police but it's all for a good cause. coming up hear why random drivers in delaware county were getting stopped by officers but in honor of the holidays. >>> also coming up on nbc 10 responds buyer beware. a local teenager loses out on hundreds of dollars after buying shoes online. why a small feature on the app he used could have saved him all that money. >>> breaks news on nbc 10. one person is dead in montgomery county this morning after this apartment fire in pottstown. we're live at the scene with details. >>> packed airports and long lines. here's a live look from philadelphia

francesca ruscio is joining us.lly if it were a typical monday, we would see a jamup on 422. what's it looking like today. >> katy, don't jinx anything. east and westbound traffic for the most part slowly starting to see more volume added onto the majors. eastbound for the schuylkill going to give you 8 minutes. it will take you 8 minutes. travel so far in the 50s and 60s as well. accident in lansdale. south broad street and vine street for the most part. no reported problems or delays. when i come back we'll take a look at 202, 95 as well as the schuylkill. >>> if you're headed to the mall today, the "nbc 10" response team has some dos and don'ts when it comes to holiday returns. we'll have advice from experts when we come back. >>> plus, an eagles fan favorite is tying the knot. we'll tell you how conor barwin made his engagement announcement this weekend. >>> welcome back. 6:44. 36 degrees outside as we take a live look at our camera from the poconos. camelback mountain, quiet there now. i would venture to say wi

let's with schuylkill freeway with francesca ruscio. how is it looking on 76? >> we're starting to see more volume adding onto majors especially the schuylkill expressway, of course our camera at belmont avenue, eastbound, westbound travel speeds in the 50s and 60s. still doing okay at the schuylkill. now, folks, we have a water main break on columbus boulevard. we're closed specifically on the southbound side at i-95 and washington avenue. expect delays but i would avoid that portion of bus boulevard as of right now. crews are still on scene working to clear everything up. we also have an accident that came into my penndot report. at north line street and east 5th street. no delays. schuylkill looks good. 95 not that bad. when i come back we'll look at the vine street expressway. >>> sift through charred ruble in new jersey. coming up next what we're learning about the cause. >>> help is stimulused. salvation army is sounding the alarm. next hear how you can help families across area this christmas and beyond. >>> new details this morning on the massive fire a

let's switch over to francesca ruscio. a look at 95. >> pamela, katy, krystal has been talking about the pretty chilly temperatures. i have a layer of frost on my windshield. watching the schuylkill at 95 at girard avenue, travel speeds in the 50s and 60s for the most part heading in and out of center city from woodhaven to the vine. you'll be okay of any conditions and any accidents. also, too, take a look at this. majors in new jersey, 295 the new jersey turnpike as well as the 42 turnpike, travel speeds in the green. the vine street expressway, pretty good. earlier i looked at the schuylkill. i'm going to be checking on the blue route in the next couple of minutes. >>> 5:41. 36 degrees outside. this morning reaction continues to pour in after the death of pop music icon george michael ♪ wake me up before you go go ♪ don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo ♪ >> next, we look back at the impact that george michael left on the music industry and the world. >>> plus, we're learning new details about carrie fisher's health. n

right now we'll talk traffic with francesca ruscio. >>> thank you. route 202 at allen dale road. just like me, you have gift cards, returning gifts. i know i'm going to be at the mall. roads look very good. very quiet. this will be changing in the next amount of time. we're looking at the makers over new jersey. 295, new jersey turnpike, 42 freeway northbound for the philadelphia area, problem free right now. good to go in the green. i checked on 95, problem free as well. the vine street expressway. when i come back we'll take a look at the schuylkill and your conditions over there. pamela and katy. >>> today is the holiday since christmas fell on a sunday. the city of philadelphia offices closed and trash and recycling got bumped a day. for septa riders, you'll have to check your normal trains and buses. we are going to take a look at the modified schedule. so new jersey transit also operating on a weekend schedule for today. >>> and if you're getting ready to take back some gifts that you got over the holiday weekend or if you are going to cash in some gift certificates, we hav

francesca ruscio. if you look to the corner of your screen, a disabled vehicle. once again, it is not affecting the very, very light traffic at this time of morning. travel speeds, folks in the 60s, heading into center city. taking a look at the rest of the majors doing okay, 95, the schuylkill, the vine, everything looks pretty good, good to go towards center city. for the most part, over new jersey. coming up, we'll take a look at those majors in nuew jersey and what it can mean for you. >> a south jersey native who has been making headlines for months is coming home for christmas. >> not everyone is happy about the holiday homecoming. kellyanne conway is the grand marshal for the parade. she is the campaign manager for president-elect trump. she grew up in nearby atco and went to st. john's high school. she is being given be a key to the city. police are posting on social media about planned protests. everyone we spoke with told us they are proud and excited. >> donald trump, he wasn't invited. it is about a girl who went to st. joe high school, graham march s

. >> francesca ruscio, watching the traffic. what are you seeing out there? hopefully, good news. >> so far, we are pretty good. we are not going to jinx anything right now. watching the schuylkill expressway eastbound and westbound, good to ghost many heading in and out of center city, very light traffic. traveling from the blue route toward the vine, you won't run into any problems or delays. we are clear and good to go. more good news, rosemary and vai, construction on the vine has lifted. you are good to go on the green. you can start heading in and out of center city. the vine has lifted. schuylkill looks pretty good. our camera at the new jersey turnpike, northbound traffic for philadelphia, seeing some travel speeds in the 50s and 60s. i checked 295 earlier. we are clear there. the schuylkill looks pretty good. >>> ten minutes past 5:00 on this friday. president-elect donald trump is facing a bit more controversy over his latest cabinet pick. coming up, we'll explain why trump's choice for secretary of labor is being criticized because of his backgroun

francesca ruscio is giving us the forecast. >> we're not sleeping in. piper. more cars, actually, on the roadways for the blue route not too bad. southbound for 95 or northbound for the boulevard, traffic approaches. i got a tweet about checking in on the 42 freeway for the philadelphia area. you're good to go. problems free right now. mass chance sit, accept at that, patco and new jersey transit still running on a holiday schedule in effect for today. you can head to your website for further information. back to you guys. >> all right, francesca, thank you. >>> it wasn't a white christmas. >> no, but it wasn't a loss. >> some vacation, warmer temperatures. >> and maybe more precipitation today. >> yeah, exactly. first alert traffic -- or traffic reporter, krystal klei, do you it all. >> this is the day after christmas. >> thank you. >> we were celebrating. what we're looking at here is radar and satellite, a wide view. we did this weekend see some rain move through and plenty of sunshine. today we're going to have the in between. not a lot of rain but

let's get a check on traffic with francesca ruscio.ound traffic on 422. very slow going towards the schuylkill expressway. these travel speeds are crawling in the 40s. an accident in hatfield township at medical campus drive and north broad street. vai, back to you. >> happening today in camden county, gloucester township police will begin a hol crackdown like the one you see here. it runs through new year's day. >>> i'm vai sikahema. another update coming up in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. we'll send you back to the "today" show. have a great day! . we'll see you at the top of the hour. >>> we're back at 7:30 on a friday morning, the 9th of december, 2016. it is cold out there. those santa hats are on for a reason. but we're about to heat things up for you, looking forward to a concert by grammy winner pharrell williams. >>> overnight u.s. defense secretary ash carter made an unannounced visit to afghanistan meeting with the country's president and is consulting with military commande

>> thanks. >>> first lert traffic reporter francesca ruscio is keeping her eye on 422.accident lower merian city avenue and kings grant drive. >>> taking a live look at philadelphia international airport, weather should not affect your flights in and out of philly today but depending on where are' going it may. one thing that will affect your flight may be the amount of people traveling this holiday weekend. they're already starting to get out there. we saw long lines this morning at the airport. here are tips from airport o officials to make sure things go smoothly. know which terminal you're going out of, wait until the person you're getting is outside on the curb. thanks for joining us. we'll send you back to the "today" show. we'll have another live update in 5 minutes we'll have much more on the holiday deadlines that are today and also last-minute shopping if you're headed out to the stores. see you in about 25. >>> this morning on "today's take," annette benning, the golden globe nominated actress, opens up about her buzzy new film. >>> and mel b. joins us sharin

. >> francesca ruscio is here with a look at 95 which will be pretty -- could be backed up later this morning. >> come on now. any last minute shopping or if you're running to head out and about to the philadelphia international airport, you won't run into any problems especially on 95. folks take a look. travel speeds in the 60s. 95, don't jinx anything. good news i spoke with officials at upper moreland and they said this accident has cleared at 611 and center avenue. upper moreland area your won run into any problems because of that accident it's cleared from the road. now taking a look at the majors over in new jersey, 295, new jersey turnpike. 42 freeway, problem free as of right now so far. when i come back we'll take a look at the schuylkill and vine street expressway and blue route looks good as well. >>> we need to turn to weather now. a lot of eyes on this weekend's forecast. >> very important, bill henley. walk through that. >> if you're traveling today things are fine. this is a live view from philadelphia international airport. lots of sunshine. wet weather waits tomorrow

now but it will be headed our direction. >>> let's get a traffic check with francesca ruscio.in centre city watching the vine tree expressway, so far doing good, travel speeds in the 50s and 60s and we're looking at our intersection around broad street. back to you. >>> happening today, a dash to the malls by people who want to return or exchange their holiday gifts. many retailers will have expanded hours today to take back unwanted or unusable presents. several malls opened up within the past 25 minutes. others will be open by 9:00 this morning. >>> today is a holiday, since christmas fell on a sunday this year. philadelphia offices are closed, trash and recycling pickup is tomorrow. septa trains and buses are at a modified schedule today. new jersey transit is on a weekend schedule. also today philadelphia's annual hanukkah parade will roll through the streets at center city. i'm pamela osborne. have a good day. >>> this morning on "today's take," the best party treats to ring in the new year and how to keep tose new year resolutions. >>> plus, on the day after christmas, a

. >>> let's get a check of traffic from francesca ruscio. >> 50s and 60s overall, this is the exit fortobacco sales to minors. new regulations go into effect for retailers, the number of tobacco permits will be limited. tobacco free zones will be established within 500 feet of any schools and any retailer with three underaged tobacco violations within a two-year period will have their license suspended for one year. if you don't have any plans new year's eve, head down to penn's landing, fireworks, 6:00 and midnight, nbc 10 will be broadcasting their 6:00 show here on nbc 10. we'll have another update in just about 25 minutes. >>> 8:30 now on a friday morning, december 30th, 2016. the last weekday of 2016. less than 48 hours left in the new year. out on the plaza, times square pumped up. >> i got a sign. >> even charlie, we're all out here. thank you guys for being here. happy early new year to everybody. >>> we'll help you with your celebrations by teaching you three easy ways to use make-up and to add last-minute glamour to your new year's look. >>> plus, we are making meatballs. spa

francesca ruscio here. very light traffic, travel speeds maintaining the 60s for the most part and roadwork that did clear up for the vine and schuylkill westbound. it's very quiet right now and we're going to be seeing the picture change in a matter of two hours or so. take a look at route 4 2 drive times right now. towards the schuylkill in the green. it will take you eight minutes, westbound not all that bad. when i come back a look at 95 and the 42 freeway. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> i'm first alert meteorologist erika martin. images showing us partly cloudy skies. however the exception lake effect influence here the blues and whites kicking into the lehigh valley in one moment. current wind profile out of the west for the most part. not seeing very strong winds. they will start to increase as the day progresses. keep that in mind. gusty afternoon in the forecast for your friday. however, temperatures right now in the lehigh valley mainly in the 30s. leonardsville at 32 degrees, sinking

. >>> time now for a check on the roads with francesca ruscio . what are you seeing out there? >> it was acting up all this morning. we are looking at calmer conditions on the roads. we are looking right around the vine street camera. for the most part travel speeds restored back into the 60s. we reported around three to four accidents on the eastbound side. we have an accident at whitemarsh. no reported problems or delays. not all that severe in terms of delays. this is at moreland. for the most part it has not been effecting traffic heading thwarts center city. it still hasn't cleared yet. >> this is the latest for 424 appears to be 11 minutes late. for the most part the majors are back in store. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a hero who took his job seriously, that's how loved ones and comrades remembered frankie williams in cumberland county last night. he died hours after a car crashed into his cruiser monday night. the driver of that car died at the scene. last night family members and first responders lit candles. they parade for trooper williams. remember the trooper is

. >>> let's get a check on the roads with francesca ruscio .stbound to be specific. our camera right here. this accident scene is taking out the two lanes, the middle as well as the right lane is blocked. we do have emergency crews on the scene. you can see traffic slowly trickling on by. for the mes part we'll be watching this accident. traffic is still getting by. >> thanks. >>> taking a live look at the philadelphia international airport. weather should not effect your flights in and out of the city. depending where you are going it may. one thing that may effect it is the amount of traveling. we did see long lines so far at the airport. here are tips to make sure things go pretty smoothly for you. know which terminal you're flying out of. check phl.com to see the best place to park. wait until the person you're waiting for is outside ton curb. we'll have much more in a live report coming up at 11:00. i'm katy zachry. we have a full hour of news coming up in about 30 minutes. see you then. >>> it's try day friday. two days until christmas. h

. >>> we'll get a check of the roads with francesca ruscio . >> how do they look? >> not all that great. we saw a disabled vehicle that just recently cleared. it is westbound headed here. we have a disabled vehicle that's causing quite a bit of delay actually. travel speeds are in the 50s and 60s. expect a lot of heavy volume. we are looking at an accident here. this is at lancaster and south church road. do expect delays in that area as well. take a look at this. we are running on a holiday schedule for regional rail on december 23rd through december 26th. for further information head to septa.org. everything seems to be running on time. there was an accident on 95 that rekrntly cleared. for the most part we are looking pretty good. >> thanks for that update. >>> lots of people are hitting the roads at this hour boarding trains and taking to the skies to head to their holiday destinations. matt delucia is live. there is something different about the holidays this year that might have more people taking a trip, huh? >> reporter: yeah. and the weather is nice too at

let's check in with francesca ruscio. >> not entirely shut down on the northbound side of 295. our camera at route 30. you do see emergency crews are on the scene working to clear the accident. i am pointing to the accident right here. a multi-vehicle accident. one lane is crawling to get by. it is not entirely shut down. do expect residual delays anywhere from 10-15 minutes. we are seeing a major backup. not entirely shut down. i would avoid it for right now. as long as it has been cleared, we are going to keep you folks updated. this is on the northbound side of 295. remember the earlier accident on the schuylkill near girouard. it cleared. let's take a look at the damage it has left. that earlier accident on the schuylkill. when i come back, we will take a look at 95. >> 18 minutes past 6:00 on this friday. if we can get the weatherbug to pop up and the video to pop up, you can see 30 degrees outside. >> it is cold out there. let's check in with erika martin and the first alert weather forecast. >> the weatherbug just does not want to show these temperatures. way too cold fo

. >>> francesca ruscio is watching the traffic. >> we just saw an accident that just cleared the eastboundre. delays traveling eastbound. we are also looking at an accident at belmont. i marked it over here. expecting delays in the area. back to you. >> thanks. >>> today a federal court hearing could decide if pennsylvania's presidential votes will be recounted. earlier this week a philadelphia denied a request by jill stein's party. stein wanted the machines examined for evidence of possible hacking. >>> philadelphia will soon have new limits on tobacco sales. they approved modifications last night. instead of basing on how many people live in an area the city will use commuter adjustments. the limit will be one tobacco seller. it goes into effect next year on february 15th. we have a full hour of news coming up. vai sikahema will see you right here. you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. back to the "today" show. >>> come on! come on! hugh! already, everybody. welcome back. oh, my gosh. this is our favorite kind of day. it's a funky dance party day, t.g.i.f. keep it

. >>> francesca ruscio is still watching a crash on 76 southbound. >> i would avoid the westbound sidetraffic is slowing down to watch this accident scene. traffic is crawling and even as a jam. back to you. >> thank you. >> road closures as crews get ready for the mummers parade on sunday. crews bring in equipment for the parade. >>> if you can't make it out on saturday night wnbc 10 has your covered. watch the fireworks at 6:00 and then at midnight on the nbc 10 facebook page. new year's day stay with nbc 10 as we get your prepped for the eagle's season finale. eagles game day kick off happening sunday at 9:30. we have a full hour of news coming up in about 30 minutes. we'll see you then. here's your receipt. have a nice day! thank you. start the car! start the car! start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea >>> welcome back on this very last try day friday of 2016, and hoda woman, do you know what dolly parton, ricky gervais and anna kendricks have in common. >> they're all related? >> see what happene