live in gibbstown, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> 6:05. new from overnight, a philadelphia man tells us a man was shot when he stepped out of a bar to have a cigarette. the victim is in extremely critical condition with a stomach wound. the shooter jumped into a car and drove way. police founded car, arrested two suspects and recovered two guns. >>> two shootings in germantown. this happened last night. just before 9:00 along east price street. authorities are still searching for the gunman. >>> about an hour later, officers responded to another deadly shooting in east germantown. this time a 20-year-old man was shot near north worcester and sheldon streets. so far, no arrest in either shooting. >>> from our delaware bureau state police have trying to identify the body of a man found in the delaware river. delaware officials pulled the victim from the river and will conduct an autopsy laterer today. >>> tonight, city officials in wilmington will review measures to save money and improve the police department. two city council committees wi

we are at gibbstown shopping center. look at this awning, it was completely ripped off the front of the building. it also mangled right here. there is more damage over this shop rite but power is out and cannot see from it our vantage point. but right there is a pet store, front doors were smashed out with this storm and the building had to be evacuated. the storm hit with such fury, one home owner called it the worst storm in 40 years in gibbstown. metal power poles were twisted and mangled. wood ones snapped like pens also. >> it was awful, the sky got dark. this rain wind just devastated our backyard. our neighbors. the shingles were blowing off. the trees were falling down. all of a you had is even a huge burst of win pushed me back. i said it is here. >> reporter: melony's neighborhood off harmony road trampolines were hurled in the air and trees were uprooted seemingly every where. >> and then it took down that tree like nothing. >> i grabbed my kids and ran in the basement. it was terrifying. it was loud. it was s

it was like you would think the end of the world. >> good news is no one was hurt there in gibbstown. >>> right now delaware county is under a disaster emergency order, storms left behind damage there and thousands of people, tens of thousandsness fact are without power. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry continues our live team three coverage in hard hit chester height. syma? >> reporter: well, chris many streets in delaware county are closed and look like this here behind me. if you take a look you can see fallen trees and power lines intertwined causing outages homes damage and street closures. right now we have crews trying to clean up this mess and it could take a few days to do so but many chester heights residents say that they are thankful that in one got seriously injured. this is the sound after severe weather hit chester heights tuesday night. >> last night certainly was not our normal summer thunderstorm. >> reporter: officials have announced delaware county in a state of emergency after fallen trees and power outages left thousands of homes and businesses damage. a

this is from len, in gibbstown, and he aid to me kathy, do you think this is a wall included?uld be. this is starting to rotate and come out possibly the beginning of the funnel in south jersey yesterday. i had many pictures coming in with that green sky courtney, saw this right at 6:00 p.m. when that tornado warning was issued and you can see in philadelphia the sky turning a little bit of the green hugh before the severe storm, because of the moisture content in the atmosphere. that happens when you have late day and early evening storms. peter sent this from williamstown. you can see that tree slanted. most of that damage in the same direction. robert found this in manahawkin as well and that is a good indication of straight line thunderstorm wind damage. cheryl took this after the storm, look at that from schwanksville in pennsylvania, you can see pink sky. everybody was talking about the orange and pink sky. this is because of the late afternoon sunset, of course, really reflecting off the clouds in the wake of the severe weather. ma'am toss clouds and they have weakened,

nbc 10's matt delucia is live in gibbstown, gloucester county. how's it looking where you are? >> well denise and rosemary we got out here to this location because jessica was talking about those ramps off of 295 that are shut down exits 15 16 and 17 because of downed wires. we're here to show you exactly what we're talking about. behind me this road is closed. we're on harmony road right by swedesboro road. two of the big utility poles that are down one is resting on the wires out there on the right side of the road. there's also a streetlight that's off to the left that is bent and cracked as well. this road here is shut down until further notice. those off ramps from 295 are shut down until further notice as well. this is still a very hard hit area because of tuesday night's storm. a lot of folks still do not have power. i've been checking the numbers from pse&g and atlantic city electric. there are still thousands and thousands of people here in gibbstown, greenwich township that do not have power. also mostly clout the area here in gloucester county several of the municipa

live in gibbstown, gloucester county. >>> now to the storm cleanup in delaware county. we found a power pole still leaning against a house innist aston. the hardest hit areas may still face a few days without power, a longer outage than some endured after hurricane sandy. >> it's like we're trapped in here. we can't go nowhere unless you walk somewhere to get there. >> we saw power crews assisting atlantic city electric pulling down broken lines and installing new ones. you'll want to have the nbc 10 news app downloaded on your smartphone or tablet. get live interactive radar or the latest video forecast in the app. it's a free download in the app store. >>> breaking news out of southeast alaska. a sight seeing tourist plane crashed killing all nine people on board. the plane was discovered yesterday against a granite rock face about 800 feet above a lake near ketchekan. a team is headed to alaska to determine what exactly led to the crash. >>> new from overnight in our area investigators will be looking for the cause of this house fire in philadelphia. nbc 10 was on ye

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is in gibbstown gloucester county right now where frustration continues to build. justin good morning. >> reporter: ukee, good morning, those in the dark are hoping have light by late day. that forecast comes from governor christie as well as ac electric. they have been having crews out working around the clock since last tuesday, and they are hoping have service restored by later today. let's get you now to video taken over the weekends, crews working to clear up areas still congested by downed trees and wires some four roadways are still down, due to those downed wires. and some 717 customers awaiting service at this time. again, that should be restored by the end of the day. the mayor of greenwich township is urging governor christie to sign emergency paperwork that he says would fast forward the recovery effort here in south jersey, he said scares communication between his offers and the governor's, we also spoke to a family who lives in a home in gibbstown township, and they say there are some in their community who have it worse than they

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live for us in gibbstown, new jersey, one of the areas hardest hit by last week's storms. justin, it is hard to believe they are going on a week without power. >> yes, it is getting very close. and if all goes as planned those who have no no power for so long should be back on line at the end of the day. you can imagine, there are fingers crossed across this area. hoping that crews can restore service to those in needed to. let's get to you video crews working hard, throughout the weaken, trying their best to restore that power. they were hampered by saturday's storms, we are told, which worsened kens out on the street. now, ac electric is hoping to get the last of customers back on line, at the end of today at the very latest. that forecast was confirmed by governor christie as office, they say, they are keeping an eye on these restoration effort. meantime, greenwich township mayor said he is keeping an eye on both ac electric and governor christie, he says christy waister less, in restoring communities after super storm sandy. he wants to see t

she's life in gibbstown tonight. shawnette? >> reporter: i can tell you it is rough out here. we're right now live at mellon and harmony in gibbstown we're behind me you can see this is one of many intersections in the town being manned by police because traffic lights or it. the roads are partially closed. there's debris in the roads. so very tough to get around here. in the meantime, though, neighbors are trying to get together to ban together and get through the storm. >> lofts candles much lots of flashlights. >> water. >> water. we're trying to find ice right now. no where around here has ice. >> roseanne lombardo and two of her close friends are somewhat good samaritans after the aftermath of yesterday's storm. >> we've been emptying frees sers and trying to find people that we know that have a freezer so we don't lose all the food in this house. >> reporter: they all had damage to their property but left their homes to care for their friend robert a vietnam veteran he just had back surgery and was alone after his home sustained damage and lost power too. >> we combined

a lot of the homes still do not have power in the gibbstown section of greenwich township.also earlier this morning we were driving around cherry hill. there were traffic lights out in that area but they have since been restored we found out from cherry hill police there were seven traffic lights at major intersections that were out along brace road and 561. we've been told those lights are back up and running. in the next half hour we'll go to one of the hardest hit spots in this area. one of those on ramps -- off ramps, i should say, to the roads here from 295. jessica's been talking about those road closures throughout the morning. we'll head down in that area show you that as well. you have to be careful driving through some of the roads, some of the power lines are sagging, some dangling on the roadways out here. very dangerous conditions still now entering day three of the cleanup effort. live in gibbstown, greenwich township gloucester county matt delucia nbc 10 news. >>> we are also keeping tabs on the storm cleanup in delaware county, another hard-hit area. we foun

road, rich ville road, still 295 northbound and southbound, the ramps are closed at exit 17 for gibbstown due to downed wires from the storms. one week ago last tuesday also harmony road stays closed from 295 to swedesboro road. due to some downed trees and wires, and heads up in south philadelphia tonight we have brewers versus phillies first pitch coming in at 7:05, watch out for increased traffic in south philadelphia at the sport complex. mass transit looking pretty good. report nothing delays at the airport, ukee, we send it back over to you. >> here's what's going on in the news, gunfire in philadelphia's west oaklane neighborhood sends two people to the hospital. >> one of the victims is a pregnant woman. justin finch joins us with the latest on the investigation good morning. >> reporter: erika ukee, good morning, police say early indications are that this is a couple, man and a pregnant woman, and that this shooting as you mentioned has cost them a baby. now, we are told, that woman herself is fighting for her life. behind crime tape, flickers every red and blue lights on the 730

"action news" reporter wendy saltsman is live in gibbstown with more, wendy? >> reporter: you cane some of the damage here that we have been witnessing across gloucester county and now this is the reason that chris christie is in the hot seat. they are estimating it is about 7.5 million-dollar of damage here, with thousands of people still without power and leaders here are pressing the governor to declare this a disaster area. >> chris christie was quickly on his feet when super storm sandy devastated the eastern coast but this week after tornado strength wind hit the western side of the state leaders say the new jersey governor was no where to be seen. >> as a fellow republican i have been good to him from day one. as a community this township has been good to him. the governor repaid us forgetting us in our time of need. >> reporter: power was knocked out for hundreds of thousands of customers after tuesday night's storm and last night's weather caused an estimated 16,000 new outages megan crown and her neighbors in gloucester township just got power to two

live in gibbstown, nbc 10 news. >>> tonight, city officials in wilmington will review measures to save money and improve the police department. two city council committees will meet at 5:00 p.m. to review a budget amendment that will help the city comply with the state crime commission recommendations on public safety. the budget amendment would cut funding by $240,000 but would add three staffers to monitor the city's neighborhood camera system. the amendment also main tans the current police department at 320 members. >>> also in delaware state police are trying to identify the body of a man found in the delaware river. someone spotted the body around 4:00 yesterday afternoon, floating off a (qp(r near pennsville new jersey. delaware officials pulled the victim from the river and will conduct an aep. . >>> today, several pennsylvania lawmakers will join members of the philadelphia teachers' union to push for more funding for public schools. members of the philadelphia federation of teachers will meet with elected leaders and take part in a rally with community allies in harrisburg a

we went through etch of the airy especially gibbstown where we could not see homes that had power. next door we didn't see too much of an issue in terms of power. a lot of homes are power there. atlantic city electric is reporting 84% of its customers here in greenwich township do not have power. paulsboro, 33% do not have power. they're hoping to get that power restored tomorrow and possibly into sunday. jessica talked about some of the those yurs on 295. this is exit 16. you can see this is swedesboro road exit, they have the cones up there. no traffic is being allowed on to this off ramp here. cars coming up on swedesboro being shuffled into a parking lot to get back on to harmony road and get back on to 295. this is cause something problems for drivers, especially in this area. now going on day three of the cleanup and the effort to restore power in this area. we'll continue updating the numbers. real quickly, peco they're telling us in pennsylvania the majority of the outages are in chester and delaware county. the majority of that power service will be on by tonight. and then

nbc 10's matt delucia is live in gibbstown, gloucester county. matt what is the situation like there at this hour? >> well denise a lot of customers out here still do not have power. we're on one of the streets that does have power. we have the streetlights and some of the homes have their porch lights on. there's a whole lot of damage behind me here. this join the tree was uprooted as a result of that storm. you can see how big this tree is. it's now laying in the street. they've got the cones up out here. it's very difficult for a vehicle to get around here but as we get closer to the edge of the branches over here you can see what is under this tree, a car, crushed under the weight of this tree. a lot of folks still having to do cleanup, now going into day three of that cleanup effort. of course still a lot of people have no power at this hour. atlantic city electric is telling us they're going to hopefully have most of their customers up and running by midday tomorrow. hopefully all of their customers by sunday. pse&g, we're talked with them

"eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live in gibbstown, with more on the power problems there. justin? >> morning. >> nicole, ukee, good morning by days ends, we are told that those without power should have it at least by late today. that's when governor christie's office, as women as ac electric. crews out working since the storm happened last tuesday let's take you now to video. we saw crews out working well into the weaken here, we are told there are some 717 customers still needing service, and at the latest they should have power again by late today perhaps tonight. we are told their recent rains have hampered the recovery effort. now, yesterday the greenwich township mayor held a press conference. he says that residents and businesses cannot move ahead until their power is restored. he called on governor christie to sign emergency declaration toss advance the process. he said south jersey in great and dire need this morning. take a listen. >> i am disheartened by the governor's lack of response to our needs as a fellow republican, i have been good to him from day one. as

heads up 295 northbound and southbound, at harmony road exit 17 for gibbstown, the ramps are closed, also, into the vicinity harmony road stays closed between 295 and 44, which is broad treat. that's due to downed trees and wires from the storms we had last week. and, still construction going on, 42 freeway, northbound and southbound, between creek road and 295, it is a lane shift will last all the way until august 1st. that's a look at your ride, also don't forget, when you are on the road, you can get updated information about traffic backups, new cbs philly traffic app download the app now on itunes or in google play. nicole? >> justin, put your selfie stick away. starting tomorrow, a selfie stick ban goes no effect at all disney theme parks across the country. the ban comes after inches den where selfie stick actually stalled a roller coaster. now, if someone is spotted using a selfie stick at disney park, it will be confiscated some places already put this casino of ban into place the kentucky derby wimbleton and the palace of very sigh. >> well, we row lion our kitchen sink dai

>> reporter: well, the mayor of gibbstown, says these towns have been devastated>k y $7.5 millionry:e in damages. even the police radio tower it is folded in half the top now touching the ground. and this, tied directly to public safety. he said he is upset and tired of hearing report that's the governor's office has been in constant contact with them on how bad the damage is here, he says that is simply not true. >> since the storm came through, whatever they're calling it this was the first town that was hit. >> reporter: the first to be hit and dead last in line for recovery. residents along with the mayor of the county have had enough. >> i am disheartened by the governor's lack of response to our needs. as a fellow republican i have been good to him from day one. as a community, this township has been good to him. the governor repaid us by forgetting us in our time of need. >> reporter: they are not convinced governor christie is aware of how hard this storm packed. the electric crews came rolling up. they had six trees fall on their property, one crushing the

live in gibbstown, i'm cydney long. >> here's how many homes remain without power tonight.tlanta city electric is working to restore electricity to nearly 8,000 customers. peco has more than 800 outages in the philadelphia 5 county area. pse&g have less than 100 outages combined. >> now, your first alert weather. >> what a beautiful end to our weekend. take a look at this time lapse of the sunset at the shore. good night to sleep with the windows open. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist michelle grossman is here with our forecast for the start of the work week. >> so nice and we're going to keep it comfortable overnight. a comfortable start to the work week. then cranking up the heat on tuesday. temperatures, not bad. mainly in the 60s to the north and west. the upper 50s in mount pocono. 72 in wildwood. temperatures, very nice. low humidity. we'll keep it in place on monday before brings begin to change on tuesday. we are tracking a few sprinkles. north and west of philadelphia. this will be the threat for the next hour, maybe two hours, then it'll dissipate overnight. we're

. >> we go to steve in moorestown south in gibbstown, coming together to make tough time more bearable. three friends left their damaged homes to help a neighbor in need. robert viet nam veteran had just had back surgery, was alone when the storm damaged his house and knocked out the powerment they tried to save the food from spoiling, came one plan to get them all through. >> i had no idea what was hang i saw things swirling, it hit my car car behind me. but, thank god nobody was hurt. >> police at this intersection, where light are out, trees have fallen on power lines at least four exits off 295 in gibbs fawn closed because of power lines in the road. never touch a down power line, you never know if it will be hot. new this morning battle apartment fire in bensalem. flames broke out at the country commons ants. >> six apartment unit, luckily to one hurt. cause right now under investigation. >>> and, police investigating a toddler being struck by car in west philadelphia last night police tell us the driver did stop, after hit that two year old boy. that child, right now, in critical

fox 29's shawnette wilson live in gibbstown. shawnette, finally sweet relief the lights are back on. >> reporter: yeah new york question about that lucy. even here at the shopping center where the shop rite behind me has barely operated. they were using a generator for the past week or so. but, yes residents finally catch a break tonight and they say it's mostly in part to emergency crews and utility companies that worked around the clock to get the job done. >> all week. very relieved that everything is back. very relieved because tensions were getting a little bit high around here because everybody was getting just tired of this stuff. >> reporter: this group of neighbors in gibbstown have been living out of one neighbor's house for the past week. because it was the only one with a generator. but this evening just after 6:00 o'clock a deep sigh of relief. >> i was upstairs and my son yelled the power is back on! the power is back on! >> so it was really -- it was really exciting i never have been through anything like this. >>

at least four exits off of 295 into gibbstown, are closed because of massive power lines in the road. and on the road. >> 6:06. firefighters battle apartment fire in bensalem. they flames broke out at the country commons and the on richly road around 1:30 this morning, the fireplace dollars under control short time later. six apartment unit were affected luckily, no one was hurt, and the cause of the fire of course still under investigation. >> skyfox hovering over west philadelphia last night on the 4100 block of cambridge street. police tell us that's where a car hit a two year old boy. they say the driver of the truck stopped when it happened. just before 9:00 p.m. that child is in critical condition at chop this morning. >> 6:07. second prison worker arrested accused of helping two convicted killers break out watch police think they did with the raw meat that helped the prisoners escape. >> the case of the wrong meat. and tonight's the big night ladies and gentlemen. oh, so what are the sixers looking for with their thirds pick overall? that guy right there out of ohio state, come

. >>> i'm matt delucia live in gibbstown where the power is still out going on six days after that storm people are getting fed up. we'll hear from them, coming up. >>> plus a group of high school students send a letter to a notorious mobster. why they did it and the surprise response they got in return. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> right now on nbc 10 news today, they got him. the manhunt ends for escaped inmate david sweat just two days after his alleged ak politician was shot and killed by police. how they caught him and what's next for the convicted cop killer. >>> people in one south jersey town are seeing red after being left in the dark for nearly a week now. they're calling out the governor who they say is refuseing to help lee store restore power to the area. >>> the sun starting to rise this morning. this dry, pleasant weather will not last forever. we're tracking more storms in the nbc 10 first alert forecast. good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. >> i'm vai sikahema. yes, the storm may come but let's just really enjoy today. it's going to be pleasant

john rawlins is live in gibbstown which was one of the hardest hit areas. john, this is a very trying time for a lot of people. >> reporter: hi, nydia. it's been a long slow march to get the last thousands back online here in south jersey. tuesday's storm knocked out more atlantic electric customers than hurricane sandy back in 2012, then came saturday night's storm that added more outages to the mix. the allure of living with flashlights or even if lucky enough a small buzzing generator fading fast. dom anyone linda lived here 30 years. prior power outages lasted only a day or so. >> very frustrating. it's getting to the point that we've made do but i'm getting a little tired of it now but i do understand there's massive destruction all over the place. >> reporter: blocked streets and downed wires and trees still a factor. atlantic city electric says hard hit greenwich township had 900 outages. last night only 400 as of this morning. elsewhere most largest blacked out neighborhoods finally back. in some cases crews battling outages door to door like this o

so from moorestown to gibbstown, new jersey, people banning together in the aftermath of tuesday's storms. three friends left their damaged homes to help a neighbor in need, robert, viet nam veteran just had back surgery, alone with the storm damaged his house and knocked out power. so they tried to save food from spoiling from inside the refrigerator, came up with a plan to get them all through. >> we combined all of our food from all of the houses and came over here and used the grill and we've been grilling. >> i was dodging debris coming out of shoprite. i had no idea what was happening. i saw things swirling, saw the roof come off. it hit my car and car behind me. but thank god nobody was hurt. >> yes, that's the bottom line. policeman g intersections in the area, such as this one melon and harmony where traffic lights are out trees have fallen on the power lines at least four exit, into gibbstown, closed because of massive power lines, flying in the road and you're warned by peco never touch a downed line. you don't know if it is hot or not. firefighters battle apartment fire in ben

i'm live in gibbstown, gloucestertown. >>> cheers and high fives in an upstate new york community now that the manhunt has ended for two escaped prisoners. this morning, the second escapee, david sweat, is in critical condition. police shot and captured him near the canadian border yesterday. investigators hope to learn more about how he managed to break out of prison with another killer. david sweat was shot yesterday near the canadian border. he had been on the run for 22 days. hundreds of officers were looking for him and neighbors were on edge. the community came together to thank law enforcement for their work. >> they have put their lives at risk for us and i can't thank them enough. can't thank them enough. >> on friday border patrol agent shot and killed the other escaped fugitive richard matt. today, the second prison employee accused with helping the men break out is scheduled to pear in court. >>> in ocean county police are asking for help to identify a man they say punched a walmart employee. the plea confronted the man as he tried to leave without paying for a $6 item. th

we have ramps connecting 295 gibbstown and paulsboro the trees are still down. the crews are working around the clock but there's so much to fix. one of the construction areas on 322, be careful of that. weather wise we have no big problems right now 69 degrees, that early rain is pushing through south jersey and off the coastline for the most part right now. we're left with the day mostly cloudy skies and warm high of 83. >> new this morning authorities in tennessee are working right now to determine the cause of the crash that killed 6 people on a highway. police say the crash outside of chattanooga involved 9 vehicles on i-75 northbound. more than 15 people in the cars and many injured. police don't have the exact numbers. that stretch of roadway is expected to remain closed until sometime this morning. >>> new on "action news," it turns out a motorcyclist running from police was running on empty. california highway patrol said the biker reached 115 miles per hour during the dangerous pursuit before he suddenly stopped because he had run out of gas. the man s

wires polls signs of progress, to getting power back to customers off i-295 and harmony road in gibbstown. >> amount of damage, amount of trees down, power lines down, it is pretty devastating. >> i've been in this area since 1969. and i've never seen the power out, for more than maybe a day, at the most. >> work has been underway for almost a week, to replace wires and power polls, left tangled and tossed by last tuesday's 6:00 p.m. storm. atlantic city electric hopes to have some 700 plus customers in greenwich township back on line by late today. some, already are. >> by looking at everything out here, i'm surprised they did, as well as they d so i appreciate all of the work that they did you know, working 24/7. >> six days later much of the shops off harmony road are still in the dark, minus two shoprite here, as well asperger king, and the only reason they're still running is because of generators. >> slowly local businesses and resident are coming back on line across greenwich township but, there is particular concern about homestead on harmony senior center, a lot of disable, a lot

this is a home on democrat road in gibbstown, gloucester county.t stands untouched even though huge trees fell all around it. we talked to this homeowner today. he says he's very lucky no one there was hurt. >>> our team coverage continues now in new jersey with "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocky live in turnersville where the damage diana is really widespread. >> it is chris. people are getting frustrated. still about 150,000 people in this immediate area without power. and they're being told it could be saturday or even sunday before the lights come back on. we're along the black horse pike where this entire four-mile stretch of the road is without traffic lights tonight. businesses remain closed, and trees are uprooted everywhere you look. the cleanup has started. >> i don't think anybody realized how bad this storm was. >> reporter: bob finnegan at his son's graduation when the storm hit and had to navigate down wires trees to make it home to find one tree down in his front yard narrowly missing the house. now his family is looking at anoth

nbc10's keith jones is live in gibbstown, you spoke to a couple people who say they paid for work that never happened. >> one of those people was actually a detective working the case. police say that's how bold this guy is i talked to another couple, they just got married and they lost $52,000. >> this is going to be a little hallway. >> kaitlyn elliott shows us her unfinished dreamhouse, no picture frames no walls, no one living inside. >> this was supposed to be a happy time in our life, and it turned into an absolute nightmare. >> they hired this man, who owns b. kelly construction llc. >> it's insane how well of an actor he is. i mean just as if he's a family member. as if he's an uncle. >> we're going to square off the house. >> they signed a contract at six months and $52,000 later, the work wasn't done. and their dreamhouse still looked like this. >> having everything ripped right away and having nothing to show for it. besides more headaches and stress right before we're about to get married. >> reporter: tonight we went to francis kelly's house in mullica hill. no answer. the

we're along harmony road in gibbstown. the roads are still blocked off.way down there in the distance, the traffic lights are still out as well. this is a road that was really affected badly by the storm. there was a utility pole knocked down on to the roadway. that's how bad it was out here. the mayor of greenwich township says he's fed up with all this. he wants governor christie to sign an emergency declaration that we get fema and funds down here to repair what is into the millions. several businesses have been closed as well. the mayor and the residents tell us they just want a straight answer. what he's been told by atlantic city electric is that the hope now is to get the power back up to everyone by this evening. some of the folks telling us they've heard those estimates before and they will believe it only when they see it when the power finally comes back on. the monitoring progress out here this morning. so far, not much of a change. those lights are still out. some of the folks, still no power. live in greenwich township, matt delucia nbc 10 n

take a look here at this incredible scene in new jersey, talk about luck, home on democrat road in gibbstown gloucester county stand untouched but look at that, huge trees fell all around it. home was spared though. we spoke with the home owner who says he is very lucky these trees missed his house and little bit of the damage we have been seeing all across the area but katie says more storms today but justin credible to see. that damaging storms. >> nothing that strong. >> it should not or will not be anything close to what we saw. let's start with that. but this storm system we're moving in is more of a disturbance that will usher in just a pattern change in our region but it does come with potential for thunderstorms. we will sit on the edge of a severe weather threat which is primarily down across mid-atlantic. with that said, yeah, showers probably thunderstorms so we have to watch out for that. but in the meantime we are starting off on a really pleasant note. that sunnies about to come up in about 45 minutes or so. when it does we will bring you a pleasant sunrise view. we're looking

in gibbstown, john rawlins channel6 "action news." >> thank you john. >>> let's repeat that. chris christie will announce his bid for president tomorrow. the new jersey governor will formally declare his candidacy at livingston high school which is his alma mater. that announcement is scheduled for 11:00 and we will carry it live once it begins right here on channel six. >>> the new jersey assembly and state senate passed a resolution today calling on christie to make the payment to the public pension fund immediately. the budget approved by the governor on friday includes $1.3 billion for pensions. democrats say using the state's line of credit to make the payment earlier in the fiscal year could generate $87 million in investment income. >>> a delaware county man has been cleared of the most serious charges stemming from an accident that killed a teenager. jonathan vander horse the of clifton heights was on trial for the crash that killed 18-year-old desimone. he hit another car lagy along the 500 block of baltimore pike. the wreckage plowed into desimone who was on the sid

mind, possible blockage right there and on 295 northbound and southbound, at harmony road exit 17 gibbstown, ramps remain closed due to downed wires from the storms from last week, also, harmony road stays close from the 295 to swedesboro road, there is a check on your speeds this morning in and outside the city no problems, right now looking good on the blue route and 295 and the jersey turnpike, that's a look at your ride this morning. >> thanks so much. in the news, at least 20 people dead in indonesia after indonesian airplane crashed into neighborhood. brand new video just no it us, happened in the city of midan. plane went down two minute after take off. twelve crew members were on board at the time. all were killed along with at least eight people on the ground. this is the second time in a decade, a plane has crashed into that same neighborhood. >> two passengers on high speed built trains killed after one set himself on fire causing smoke to fill the car and forcing that train to stop. the the passenger apparently poured oil on his head before setting himself on that fire. the blaz

in gibbstown more destruction. utility poles mangled.ensity of the storm took some by surprise. >> it was awful. sky got really dark. all this rain and wind. just devastate backyard. our neighbors the shingles were blowing off. the trees were falling down. >> all of a sudden this huge whoosh of wind pushed me back and i was like oh my god it's here. >> reporter: now, a lot of people still shaken up by the storm this morning. back here live by cypress court you can see power lines are down, debris in the street, a lot of people without power this morning. latest numbers show more than 100,000 people in this area. we are live in washington township, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> a dramatic night for a lot of people. thank you katherine. >>> "action news" reporter erin o'hearn continues our coverage from brookhaven delaware county. a lot of cleanup to do there too, erin. >> reporter: absolutely. actually nydia when we were driving up school lane and north gray it was a little eerie. i understand it's still dark out but there is

our shawnette wilson is live in gibbstown tonight. shawnette a long six day for those still in the dark. >> it has been. can you imagine? several trees are still down in this neighborhood and driving in we did see utility companies and tree services out but take a look behind me. you can see the trees uprooted from last week's storm are still down and crews have been up in buckets near power lines trying to move very large trees. now, in the area crews are working but we also noticed still quite a bit of power lines affected by fallen trees. that of course caused this week long problem for some people who still do not have power. atlantic city electric says it has assigned crews to all remaining outages. we also learned that pse&g the state's largest utility company is sending 100 workers to help out atlantic city electric. those additional crews will be here tomorrow morning all around south jersey i'm told. meanwhile people still without power are losing comfort, food and most of all patience. >> i've done my part. i've tried really

. >> reporter: dianne wagner is in gibbstown where last two customers got power back monday but clean up is far from over. >> i lost eight trees and roof off my house. >> it has been going back in time. we just, you know, trying to get by with no electric. >> reporter: across the county generators have been running on overtime on heritage road in sewell, damage is widespread. utility poles are down and so are power lines with dozens of trees, evidence of a clean up is in front of the every home, but patients is running out. >> we have not seen many trucks on the road. >> reporter: anthony decide monday and his wife have been calling ac electric every day. they have a down pole and transformer at the even of the driveway and they are hoping by tuesday they will see some progress. >> but it ha been pretty tough. there is a lot of utilities. our pool is turning green. >> reporter: and east greenwich township harmony road interest section has been finally cleared after pending lines and poles shut 295 on ramp for a week. berg are king and shop rite are still running on generator power and

as we continue to zoom in we're showing some wind energy where you see that blew just around the gibbstown area, moving around the paulsboro area and that continues to show what ultimate doppler has been tracking those signs of rotation rotation. so back to ultimate doppler with the very heavy rainfall. you can see what we're watching right now. just a nasty line and also just take a look at some of the energy some of the markers that we're watching on ultimate doppler. you can see some early signs of rotation really with that entire line that's moving through our area right now. so it's thundering, there's lot of lightning and heavy rainfall moving through pretty much the entire viewing area right now. right over the heart of the i-95 corridor we are looking at damaging winds hail and also vivid lightning. so we'll continue to zoom in to that area that has prompted that tornado warning until about 6:30 6:30. you can see over the philadelphia international airport there's a ground stop, very heff vo rainfall moving through that particular area. i'm not sure if we can go back to the tower c

in gibbstown more destruction. utility poles mangled. intensity of the storm took some by surprise. >> it was awful. the sky got really dark. all this rain and wind. just devastate order backyard. our neighbors, shingles were glowing off. the trees were falling down. >> office all of a sudden this huge whoosh of wind pushed me back. i was like oh my gosh, it's here. >> reporter: and back here live by cypress court you can see there are a bunch of cables in the streets. some lines were down in this area and yet we have seen quite a few people try to come through here. some have actually driven over them. just a reminder that's very dangerous. one guy earlier got briefly stuck. the police came down to help him. really avoid all of these blocked roads. turn around, take a detour. >>> it's just not worth it. we are live in washington township, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> real good reminder thank you katherine. >>> "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live in brookhaven delaware county. you can really see the power of these f

in gibbstown more destruction. utility poles mangled and twisted.ensity of the storm took some by surprise. >> i grabbed my kids and i ran in the basement and it was terrifying. it was loud and you just saw like something out of a movie when you see the debris going around and around. >> reporter: the rain was heavy, the winds fierce. in the parking lot of the deptford mall a car flipped over. in cherry hill trees came crashing down on houses and fences. some roads were blocked. >> it was pretty scary. it ripped our canopy out of our deck. it was nailed down -- screwed down and it just ripped the whole thing out and tore all the -- the whole canopy apart. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of people around here surprised by how fierce those winds were. back here live on cypress court you can see that there are lines down. there's big trees down. they've crashed down on cars and on houses in this neighborhood. there are a lot of power outages around here. we have seen police trying to make the rounds. we also have seen people try to navigate through try to dri

in gibbstown more destruction. utility poles mangled and twisted.ensity of the storm took some by surprise. >> i grabbed my kids and i ran in the basement and it was terrifying. it was loud and you just saw like something out of a movie when you see the debris going around and around. >> reporter: the rain was heavy the winds fierce. in the parking lot of the deptford mall a car flipped over. in cherry hill trees cam came crashing down on houses and fences. some roads were blocked. >> it was pretty scary. it ripped our canopy out of our deck. it was nailed down -- screwed down and it just ripped the whole thing out and tore all the -- the whole canopy apart. >> reporter: yeah, these winds took a lot of people by surprise. some of them tell us they took cover when that storm blew through. as we take a look here live you can see some of the lines are down. some of the trees have pinned down these power lines. just be very careful as you navigate these neighborhoods this morning. do expect delays. leave plenty of extra time. its hindering neighbors thi

in gibbstown, more destruction. utility poles mangled. intensity of the storm took some by surprise. >> it was awful. the sky got really dark. all this rain and wind. it devastated our backyard. our neighbors the shingles were blowing off. the trees were falling down. >> and all of a sudden this huge whoosh of wind pushed me back. i was like oh, my gosh, it's here. >> reporter: and back here live in washington township you can see that tree branch is weighing on those lines and that's a very common sight here this morning. we also see some cables in the street here. some people have been coming and making u-turns, others have driven over them. we actually saw one guy this morning get stuck. do not drive through this. be sure to go around. >>> expect a lot of delays this morning. expect detours. leave plenty of exare a tray ex-- extra time. >> thank you katherine. >> erin o'hearn is live in brookhaven delaware county where the damage is so severe and extensive the mayor has issued a state of emergency. erin. >> reporter: yeah, nydia in the

today my answer is, my answer will be right here in gibbstown. helping our residents, rebuild their lives. the governor has been quoted as if there is anything in the emergency declaration could enhance that he would sign one. my message to our governor is, sign it. then maybe we will see someone from fema. this town is going to be recovering for months, and emergency declaration, could speed that process. >> reporter: this is one of the first places, governor christie had a town hall after first being elect and he has not been seen since around here. he is having a town hall tomorrow up in new hampshire after he a announces he is running for president. look at the lights down here in the burger king with trees down. there are piles of trees, limbs, branches on almost every block. the pick up going until 10:00 o'clock at night as we spin around rite aide still shut down for in power and sign here probably up before this storm, but you can see remodel coming soon. well, almost every business in a lot of homes here could have that same sign, forced

. >> residents in gibbstown are breathing a sigh of relife this morning power just restored after 6:00 after a week in the dark, but signs of damage are still highly visible with damaged home, all of the down trees and then, of course, down trees went in the power lines and that income out power. still some neighbors they have been relieved to get things back to normal restocking food, having working ac and moving back into their homes. >> all week, very relief that everything is back. tension were higher around here because everybody was just tired of this stuff. >> last night power was still out to a few hundred homes in east greenwich pse&g the state's largest utility is sending 100 work tours south injuries think morning to help atlantic electric with these remaining homes a lot of people asking in new jersey however, dave, what took so long? here we are a week later. >> a week later and we're talking about more storms. it doesn't look like it did last week where we see widespread wind damage but there is possibility for severe storms later on today. stepping outside now it is clou

gibbstown, that is a guy on the side of this tree someone theered into a punch of pieces there in south. here's a bird's eye view of what brian's neighborhood looks like. glenn was talking about that earlier in the newscast. this is a lot of damage to homes in roberts neighborhood. the sides of the house is ripped off, fence is gone. we hope everyone was safe. you can see more incredible images on the nbc10 app and nbc10.com now. i'll be showcasing more at 5:00. >> amazing images there. if your power goes out and you can't recharge your phone, your tablet or computer nbc10 and comcast coming together to help you plug in and power up several comcast xfinity locations are ready to charge your devices for free. go to the nbc10 news app for the location nearest you. >>> pope francis spoke about the detrimental effects of divorce on children. the pope spoke about the wounds that open when people break the bond of marital fidelity. he did acknowledge there are cases where separation is inevitable. >> nbc10 is there as mayor nutter, archbishop pugh and a delegation from philadelphia meet with

that is the exit sign 295 southbound, for exit 17 in gibbstown. look the at power lines still down. to the left of the power lines and exit signs look the at traffic light at the end of the exits, still out power is still out. look at that dark dunkin' donuts sign to the right. so dunkin' donuts not only are these businesses have damage, is there other businesses behind us is a deli. they had to throw all their food out. they lose all that business. they have damage to the building. now, they have lost a weeks worth of business, and counting, so the damages mates are getting worse then initially counted because they are losing business, they cannot even recover until power is back on. we're seeing power crews work 24/7 here but still that is not enough. and the people here, hosted governor chris christie for a town hall and they are wondering why they are welcomed him because he is no the forgetting about them in the real time of need. >> governor has been quoted assaying if there is anything emergency declaration would enhance, that he would sign one. my message to our governor is