francesca ruscio has you covered. >> problem free on route 422, but still dark now. i'll let you know what we're looking at eastbound. still in the 60s, route 29 toward the schuylkill expressway. going to take you eight minutes. again, dark now, but we're looking at 422 okay out there. we'll look at the accident that came in to my report in lymerick at lou -- at lewis and benner road. the tacony palmyra bridge is still up, closed at 73 and 90. i'll have another update in the next ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we're learning now details about a man who police say opened fire in a california elementary school. why police say he opened fire in the classroom filled with fourth and fifth graders. >>> honoring charlie hustle. pete rose will be a phillies wall of famer. not all fans are applauding the decision. >>> also the fear of missing out. it's called fomo. it's a real thing. next, students at the university of dealaware may have figured ot how to overcome in. . >>> a lehigh valley man caught with a pile of weapons in the new holland tunnel has rejected a

hopefully it's easy for you today. >> francesca ruscio filling in for jessica.happening on route 42 in south jersey? >> we're watching the 42 freeway now, northbound for the philadelphia area. we have heavier volume, as you see. for the most part, along the new jersey turnpike, doing okay. 50s overall for the most part. problem free on the 42 freeway. still in the 60s for the blue route. 50s for the schuylkill expressway. slower traffic 95 near common avenue. we're seeing yellow and red. we're in the 30s overall. now we have an update from the tacony palmyra bridge. we're in the clear. traffic is now able to get by. back to you. >> thank you. 6:16. >>> we'll take a live look outside. is there anything better than being down the shore and just waiting for the sun to come up? bill henley? >> a beautiful morning for that, isn't it? look at that beautiful view from the marquee de la fayette hotel. thin clouds on the horizon, but bright sunshine all day long. we're getting closer to it in philadelphia. sunrise minutes away. beautiful, sunny skies like yesterday, jus

i'm first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio.aking news, a water main break at the intersection of south 58th street and chester avenue in southwest philadelphia. it's still at this time constantly pouring out, causing major street flooding. i'll let you know how to get around that when i come back. back to you at the desk. >>> we'll take you state by state and county by county for a look at stories across our area. >> we begin in south jersey. a man accused of stealing money from his youth football league pleads guilty. michael deflorio from williamstown served as treasurer for the invitational league youth league. he stole $56,000 from the league. >>> to montgomery county, upper marion township officials voted unanimously to increase the minimum wage to $10 an hour for all township employees. the resolution notes the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour hasn't budged since 2009. and it's only gone up three times in the last 30 years. >>> delaware governor john carney attended a holocaust remembrance event last night in new cas

i'm first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio.ehind me we're looking at an overview of the blue route, schuylkill expressway, vine street, 95, 295. everything seems to be quiet. very green travel speeds throughout the area are in the 60s. we'll look at route 202. ads you see, travel -- as you see, travel speeds looking good. route 30 to the schuylkill expressway, this is usually the average speed, it will take you ten minutes southbound either direction. you're looking pretty good. over in new jersey, this is detford, the 42 freeway northbound. a couple of early birds this morning. for the most part, problem free on the majors in new jersey. i'll have another update in the next ten minutes. >>> coming up on 4:39, and a mild start. warm, in fact. for philadelphia, the normal high temperature, the peak of the day, normally the low 60s. that's exactly where we are now. 60 degrees in philadelphia. an eight-mile-an-hour breeze. like yesterday, a southwesterly winds leading to a quick warmup. 72 by lunchtime. this afternoon, we'll be wa

i'm first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio.is morning in southwest philadelphia, along south 58th street and chester avenue. this is a water main break that has been gushing and pouring for the last several hours. it's definitely interfering with the morning commute and routine for locals in this area. another story, a new round of nfl road closures will be set in place because of the draft. what is still open? west of 22nd street, wallace, mt. vernon, green, and brandy dids wine will be open for local access only. one last look at 95 at woodhaven to the vine, it's stacked. it will take you 30 minutes. >>> the wind is blowing clouds in place. we've seen rain, and more rain is on the way. a dreary view from penn's landing this morning. the rain has moved through berks county, most of berks county, and into the lehigh valley. that rain moved through south jersey and delaware. the motion will continue. we'll get a break until this arrives later this morning, and this afternoon, the heavier downpours are set for our area, too. 48 d

> and to look at the roads and the commute, we'll check in with first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio. >> yes, that's that specific road closure in the center city area will be causing slowdowns all morning. 17th between walnut and locust. and again alternate for commuters would be 18th to market and 15th to spruce street. we're starting to see red now because of this closure. now let's look at center city. we're looking at the vine street expressway. i'm starting to see more added volume on the vine street expressway. 24th not that bad. still, travel speeds are in the 60s for the most part on the vine. when i come back, we'll look at the 95 travel speeds, as well as the schuylkill expressway. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> 5:01. new this morning, police are trying to track down whoever shot and killed a man on brown street in west philadelphia. someone shot the 34-year-old man several times. investigators believe he was targeted. no witnesses have come forward. >>> two former aides to governor chris christie are appealing their convictions in the bridgegate scandal. bill baroni

francesca ruscio has your first alert traffic. >>> bill, traffic is pretty light right now. that's always great news. look at the vine street expressway. we're doing pretty good now. very few cars on the majors so far. again, it's early. the schuylkill expressway, travel speeds still very green right now. problem free overall, eastbound, westbound, no reported delays. look at these travel speeds. doing pretty good on the schuylkill. the majors over new jersey -- earlier, we looked at the 42 freeway. we didn't see problems or delays on the turnpike or 295, looking pretty good so far. when i come back, we'll look at 95 as well as any updates for you. i'll send it back to you. >>> happening today, jurors will continue to hear arguments over the fate of convicted cop killer eric frein. he's facing the death penalty. this comes a day after his parents pleaded for his life. his mother saying her son is not a monster. katy zachry joins us live in the digital operations center with more on their testimony and what's ahead today. katy, fill us in. >> reporter: it was the first time w

francesca ruscio here. looking at the boulevard.e just had a clearing of some roadwork on the southbound side near oxford valley road. so far, so good. conditions and travel speeds are up to date on the boulevard near oxford valley road. when i come back in the next several minutes, we'll look at the rest of the makers. back to you at the desk. >> thanks. 4:55. >>> in trenton, a commission will vote on governor christie's plan to renovate the jersey state house. the price tag for the four-year project, $300 million. christie called the building a fire trap that hadn't been upgraded in 60 years. the state house is the second oldest in continuous operation in the country. >>> pennsylvania is taking new steps to combat the state's opioid crisis. yesterday, governor wolf announced a $26 billion grant. the money will be used to energies access to treatment. >>> and delaware's urging you to dispose of prescription medications in your medicine cabinet that you no longer need. yesterday, both of the states' u.s. senators stopped by a walgre

let's get you round it with nbc10 first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio. >>> as you mentionedsouth 58th street and chester avenue at the intersection. we're seeing it's well past it. a lot of people are starting to take springfield avenue. as you see, traffic is moving in red. it's affecting traffic in and out of the area. i would now recommend take north longacre to avoid the mess. we're also starting to look at wet roads. we did have a disabled vehicle off to the shoulder on the northbound side of the boulevard. the camera's not working, but northbound disabled vehicle. very wet road conditions this morning. back to you. >> very dreary outside. poor visibility. let's get you updated. meteorologist bill henley has got your most accurate neighborhood forecast. bill? >>> windy and wet day ahead. cape may is seeing the rain return. that's the live view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. downpours moving in to cape may county. that's not the only rain. more to the south. this moves in later this morning. with us all day, the wind. out of the northeast, we're at 23-mile-an-hour

for more on those closures and everything else on the road let's check in with francesca ruscio. >> great advice for folks to download the nbc 10 app for more information and it is in place for route 20 and 42, 43 and 48 for septa regional rails we're looking at new schedules, as well. download the nbc 10 app for more information. also, very important a vehicle fire was on brynn mar ave, that's off to the side as of right now and for the most part it did affect traffic in that area. looking at i-95 on indiana street, and they came back up into the 60s and look at this, either direction no problem so far. >> the 42 freeway and this is northbound for the new jersey turnpike and for the philadelphia area and 50s, travel speeds, we're good to go there. when i come back we'll have more information for the nfl draft closures. erin, i'll send it back to you. >> nbc 10 is your official eagles station and we have you covered all week long and our live specials begin wednesday night and join me and keith jones the day before all of the action starts and then it wraps up with the recap of all of the

. >>> and time for a check on the roads with francesca ruscio . where are you starting right now? >> we are starting here westbound. we have been seeing crawling traffic for the last hour and a half or so. so it is improving. earlier we saw delays up to an hour. so for example we are starting to see a lot of these starting to improve aside from the expressway. we were talking about from walnut to locust. we'll be seeing very slow traffic throughout rest of the day. an alternate will be 18th to market. again, be very mindful of that closure. the freeway looks pretty good. improving conditions. this is northbound. again, average speeds and average travel times. let's take a look. improving conditions southbound. it will take you 15 minutes improving for northbound as well. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> closing arguments are expected tot in the trial of three teenaged girls accused in the death of a delaware high school student. the teens decided not the testify yesterday. one of them accused of attacking amy joyner. amy died of cardiac arrest shortly after the fight. the medic

i'm first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio. an accident at fox street.look at the travel speeds, they've fallen into the single digits. southbound currently on the boulevard. very slow traffic. over in the center city area, looking at the vine street expressway near 16th. this is westbound traffic for the schuylkill expressway. again, slow going as of now. eastbound for 95, you won't run into problems. lower marion, another accident at montgomery avenue and levering mill road. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, remembering erin moran. erin, you went through puberty on national television. >> i did. >> new details on the final days of the "happy days" actress. how other former child stars reached out to help her, just before her death. >>> plus, drop ten today. with summer fast approaching, dr. oz and joy bauer are here with healthy tips on how to make a plan and drop the weight. >>> and the gang's all here. carson sits down with the coaches of "the voice," to talk season 12. who is feeling extra confident this

francesca ruscio has that. what do you see on the roads?tching the vine street expressway. either direction, we're doing okay. we have more heavier volume in some cases, especially on the westbound side. our camera at 24th street. we're doing pretty good on the vine street expressway. we're starting to see delays on 95 southbound. wood haven to the vine, it's going to take you 33 minutes. back to you. >>> closing arguments begin today in the trial of three teenagers accused in the death of a delaware high school student. amy joyner-francis was attacked last april at howard high school of technology. amy died of cardiac arrest. >>> the quakertown school board will hold a public hearing tonight over a plan to close milford middle school. a final decision will be made in the summer. >>> today officials at lehigh valley national airport will announce the thanks again program. people that register for the free offer will earn points for credit card purchases in and around the airport. >>> we'll have another update in 25 minutes. join us weekday