this is i-95 southbound at girard, we had a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane, it cleared.ickly we're seeing the travel time grow, 25 minute ride on i-95 southbound. i-95 southbound all lanes back open after the disabled vehicle cleared blocking a lane at girard. it's pretty heavy there. on the boulevard extension southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway. the boulevard is moving nicely now, southbound. we have construction in west chester blocking all lanes in both directions on 926 between pa road and creek road. for the most part the schuylkill expressway is moving, 29 miles per hour heading eastbound near girard, 37 near belmont. not as jammed as it would be but people are up and getting to work. let's hop into new jersey, 42 northbound traffic come coming up from deptford and turnersville. there's showers out here, it has not hit lancaster just yet. in reading, the showers starting. the bulk of the activity near harrisburg. it's mild, 65 degrees right now in philadelphia. heading up to the 70s today matt. >> this is surveillance video of a stolen flat

we're off of girard avenue and richmond. this is where officers caught up with this horse and here's thomas, who was heading to work. you saw what did you see, just a horse gallon upping full speed. >> yes, i park my car. i looked up, there were about 10 or 15 police cars and when i pulled up, i i got out of the car. i wanted to video but i couldn't. it was exciting on a friday coming to work. >> reporter: you saw them calm the horse down. >> they pinched him between two cars and one officer started petting him like calm down, it was funny. it was a good time. >> we were happy there was a happy ending, right. >> yes, exactly. >> i want to thank you because i went into your office and pulled you out. thanks for describing what you saw. he got good video, gallon upping down. bob says it started 25th and cally where he said it all started, and girard avenue, right here before, you know, it got right into traffic. boxed it between two cars. they took ate way. they still don't necessity where it is from they are looking for the s

expect extra traffic on belmont, on lancaster avenue, girard avenue.ind of going to be a mess as everybody tries to get around the art museum area which is pretty much completely shut down. on the big picture we're watching this. big water main break in southwest philadelphia this morning here at the intersection of 58th and chester. they still haven't turned off the water. there's water everywhere. it's a mess. fifty-fourth and woodland would be some alternates. and we're watching this, a crash along 95 southbound side just off the girard point bridge. it's knock, out the left lane as you can see. so slowing as you said southbound toward the airport. one more starting today wissahickon avenue closing in tioga-nicetown for water department work beginning at 9:00 this morning lasting several months. fox street the way to go around that if you're a northbound driver. matt. >> thank you, matt. >>> a prank in southwest philadelphia resulted in a 17-year-old being critically injured and his friend being placed under arrest. police say a 16-year-old went to

heads up if you are headed out on the schuylkill around girard. also the vine, take a look at this, looking great, pushing in the westbound direction toward the schuylkill. and the eastbound side, looking good. i would say building levels ever so slightly overall okay. building fire coming up in jersey. that in about ten minute, jim, over to you. >> thank you so much, meisha. breaking overnight the united states has launched attack on syrian air base. syria's military reports at least seven people were killed. >> it is in retaliation for gruesome chemical weapons attack that killed dozens earlier this week, close to 606 crews missiles hitting a air base where the attack planes took off. weijia jiang live in west long beach. weijia? >> reporter: for years, as private citizen, then on the campaign trail, president trump insisted the us should stay out of syria. but he was clearly moved by the country's most recent chemical attack saying the shift happened when he saw images of innocent children who were killed. last night a series of us missile stri

heads up if you are headed out on the schuylkill around girard.the vine, take a look at this, looking great, pushing in the westbound direction toward the schuylkill. and the eastbound side, looking good. i would say building levels ever so slightly overall okay. building fire coming up in jersey. that in about ten minute, jim, over to you. >> thank you so much, meisha. breaking overnight the united states has launched attack on syrian air base. syria's military reports at least seven people were killed. >> it is in retaliation for gruesome chemical weapons attack that killed dozens earlier this week, close

approaching cottman to girard you're pretty heavy. blocking the road mount vernon road at line street. stick to penn and broad street as your alternates dave. >> karen on the big board we have jackets on the kids this morning. most you in the 50's light winds. this afternoon it's definitely shorts and tee t's all over again. 56 degrees by 7 o'clock. by noon 73 and we spend the majority of the afternoon in the 80's with a high of i don'ter degrees -- 84 degrees. by 5 o'clock you're still in the low 80's and by 7 o'clock still holding onto the upper 70's. what a nice afternoon coming. if you are headed to the airport all green aircraft no sign of precipitation in any of our big travel destinations. jeanette. >> all right, good day overall. thanks so much david. >>> well, it's not a bird or a plane but was it a meteor? >> did you guys see that? did you guys see that? >> we sure d this woman in southern california posted the video on twitter that appeared to capture the meteor lighting up the sky behind her. we'll be right back. yo, check

ninety-five south near girard, where we do have disable vehicle.just casino of the theme of the morning. little things moving out of our way. heads up. you will start to slow down. now you can see right around girard, no longer traveling at posted speeds, on monday morning at 63 we approach our main hour of the rush, 7:00. we can expect that. overall, it pretty typical got to say. disabling vehicle heads up you will be putting your brakes as we pass by, start to slow down little bit more if it doesn't get moved out of the way. then another look at the 42 freeway northbound creek road approaching 295, we have been increasing congestion levels, but kind of holding steady here. so overall on 42 looking okay, it is busy, yes, on monday, yes, we expect that. it is just give yourself couple of extra minute leave more toward the 7:00 hour then. then do have accident out there, 611, old york road, near heart road, just heads up on that, then also another accident involving tractor-trailer that's been out there for quite some time. now the road closed. rout

> reporter: we have police activity on the schuylkill expressway, eastbound lanes by the exit for girard avenue the exit for the zoo. you can see the police activity out here, looks like we might have a tow truck on the scene, as well. right lane out of commission toward center city on the schuylkill expressway. at this point with such light volume it's not causing a delay. no delays along the blue route or 476 the boulevard. let's check this spot, it says 50 miles per hour, that's about right, i-95 southbound approaching cottman avenue. no delays here, overnight construction down around the betsy ross bridge is cleared. most of the flooding locations from yesterday have cleared out. the water water receded except for this, spring creek road is blocked sauerkraut lane would be the alternate. berkeley road is shut down by 295 that means the ramp connecting it with 295 are closed. mantua grove road or harmony road would be alternates on this friday morning. >> 6 of the country's military members were killed during a u.s. missile attack in syria and many others injured. president trump orde

as they always do at this hour of the morning i-95 southbound now in the 20s from cottman south to girardhe vine expressway, westbound side is backing up approaching the schuylkill expressway. don't forget, the inner drive to the benjamin franklin parkway are blocked in both directions as we get ready for the nfl draft. that caused extra congestion yesterday he. we expect the same situation again today. crash in white marsh township cleared out at stenton avenue. riff arrested run will -- richas run will be blocked throughout the morning commute. 130 or neck road alternates. >> firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a funeral home in the lehigh valley. right now they are working on putting out hot spots. "action news" reporter, jeanette reyes is live at the scene at east main street and route 100 in macungie, how is it looking jennette? >> reporter: well, tam this was a stubborn fire of the for the last couple of hours we were talking about the firefighters trying to get a handle on this. take a live look behind me, this is a good view just a few minutes ago or about an hour ago you c

girard point bridge? nice. nice, nice, nice.ful start to the day, what about the rest of he holiday weekend? well, let's check every day starting with today high of 67 e sixty-six on saturday. is there peter cotton tail. easter sunday our temperature spikes up to 84. there is a warm front coming through on saturday and we will see cloud from that and then things will get heated up by sunday. we will see that disturbance we showed you earlier, nothing going on with that, drying up and most didn't even make it to the ground, just a lot of cloud cover around and now we will look at future cast for rest of the weekend and as we always say can't rule out a shower. it looks like north and west of the city a shower or two saturday but sunday night a cold front comes through and this could spark a few thunderstorms and it will happen, hopefully after all your festivities are finished on easter sunday egg hunt and everybody else with 84 degrees , lieutenant of folks outside and a lot of folks will be grilling outside easter sunday but at

>> 95 at girard, no problems yet. building volume on the southbound side., at least. southbound moving toward center city, 14 minutes from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. average speeds into the high 50s. 95 looks good. watch for a disabled vehicle on ead concretarville -- on east cedarville road. route 38 in morristown, new jersey, around the cameras at nixon drive. both directions are okay. roads are dry, as well. we're not seeing any problems there. and lastly, checking with the bridges, back in business over the burlington bristol, the tacony palmyra is clear. same for the betsy ross. >> thanks for that. >>> "nbc10 news today" is taking the show on the road. we would be coming to your neighborhood. >> we're very much looking forward to this. every wednesday for the next five weeks, we'll help you jump-start your day by broadcasting live from a different wawa in our area. we're starting in chadds ford, delaware county, this wednesday. we'll be at the wawa on naaman's creek road from 5:00 to 9:00. bill will join us in future weeks. we'll be makin

. >> reporter: earlier today second graders at steven girard elementary in south philadelphia put brush and paint to campus and created a mural highlighting child abuse prevention. >> it is about caring, sharing and helping other people, it is like, show the pictures of people doing things. >> it is just helping people and caring for people. >> reporter: organizers say not only are they helping to paint the mural but they have helped to come up with the theme and then learn about the topics. >> kid have within so excited. they are just gauging ideas and this is what they came up w i'm super proud. >> reporter: past decade beth has worked on painting murals with people all around the state. >> we have done 26 other murals so we have had everything from themes like neighborhoods, coming together to help children, we have had support for parents and difficult situations. like in the recovery from addiction or with mental health issues, so we have talked about images around support and help for parents of families. >> reporter: at adults working with the kid say this varieties you'll learni

everything cleared out of the way at girard avenue and busier on the westbound side. solid line from the roosevelt boulevard the whole way out to conshohocken and a lot of volume out and about on this nice wednesday afternoon. the tacony palmyra bridge came down on the betsy ross bridge and that one doesn't go up and here on the bottom of the screen is 95 southbound from allegheny for a broken down vehicle. if you head to the phils game northbound is busy too because of that earlier crash by the walt whitman bridge on the shoulder. 95 in delaware. a crash southbound at 141, and causing a northbound gaper delay and coming out of wilmington and christiana, slowing on 95 and 495 in both directions. back over to you. >> thank you. >> still ahead the sculpture of the iconic wall street charging bull statue says that the newly installed girl statue needs to go. we'll tell you why. >> and lebron james wants to make sure that future generations know there is more to life than basketball. >> and 80s are pushed to the south temporarily. we are 76 well above average. and talking

girard point double decker is your best bet, in problems at all between south philly and airport area, they are still working doing some guardrail repair along the blue route, 476. northbound side right here near broomall, route 322, rough one again today down to one lane during the midday, starting here at route one as part of that crew that is eventually working overturn i-95, with the lane restrictions. we have a brand new parking garage for you at septa's lansdale doyletown station, they have added a couple of extra layers there so we have 305 additional spots bringing total to well over 600, at the lansdale station so within a park and ride this morning, on septa's regional rail lines, karen and thomas back to you. >>> 4:32 we are waiting to hear from philadelphia's fire commissioner in response to the federal report about their death of the cities first female fire fighter. the report find a number of errors lead together death of lieutenant joyce craig. our steve keeley is in northern liberties this morning with the very latest, steve. >> reporter: well, thomas, we did hear fro

ninety-five northeast philly slow going from cottman in toward girard avenue.on delays continue through the day. lane restrictions all around the parkway. and the art museum area, with the stage set up. the kelly drive down to one lane as you work your way in toward philadelphia. so definitely give yourself plenty of extra time. ninety-five that delay into girard avenue. but then watch for big delays in old city today. as we

we had another disable vehicle almost same spot here 95 southbound heading in the city of girard we are starting to see volume there coming out of northeast philadelphia same deal from the freeway is slow working your way in courted walt whitman, fire location in woodlyn somebody just tweeted what is with all of the helicopters around. here's the deal, woodlyn new jersey, fire chestnut avenue just off ferry. more in just a moment. up in acknowledge ton old york road and wood crest a crash. new parking garage the gang that uses lansdale doyletown regional rail line set up at lansdale station and room for an additional 305 cars, give it a try this morning on the lansdale line, mike and alex, back over to you. >>> certainly the paper is talking about this, this morning as we are, look at this head line, an easter weekend of mass violence in philly. so we're hoping that it would stop as midnight rolls rolls around this morning but we have had at lee three now, three more shootings and this latest one is a deadly shooting in kensington. >> police are still looking for the gun man this ills o

southbound side's a parking lot from past cottman through this point at girard as you head in toward center city. also parked in berks county on 422 and westbound past 176 in reading, a crash there just 12 miles per hour. getting reports of a serious crash in new castle along route nine near cherry avenue and don't forget new septa regional rail schedules and new patco schedules are in effect today. we're getting used to those. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this monday afternoon. i hope you enjoyed your weekend. deptford got a crash along clements bridge road causing a jam there. just to the east 55. kind of between 55 and 42. we'll check it again brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> see you then my friend. thank you. >>> still ahead bulletproof vests and prop tent tiff helmets are typically reserved for police officers but these construction crews needed them for protection. we'll explain why next. >> heavy equipment moves into place along the jersey shore. details about the major beach project getting under way. >> ♪ >> the white house says today t

also an accident here, girard point bridge, left lane compromised. because of all of this activity, letting you know couple of things, one, how wet it is out there, how that can actually impact your travel. tan can affect you, as well, not careful, if you take it quicker than posted speeds. it is also going to tell to you leave your homes little early. you have to do so today. whenever we have just even the smallest bit of rain on the roadways it, will slow you down. evidence here 95 south at girard point bridge. take the accident out. still getting very, very slow around most parts. and then also talking about phase four of the f. l draft. started at midnight. so heads up on this, we will be talking about all of this coming up in the next ten minute. joe, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. and the ben franklin parkway is busy this morning, as crews prepare for the nfl draft experience, things will only get crazier when everything starts two days from now. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do, back live at the parkway, with this one. local roa

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i-95 southbound at girard, disabled vehicle off in the right lane partially blocking that lane. on i-95 southbound at girard, dave. >> most of us in the 60s, dress the kids in the sweatshirt or jacket. shorts and ts. 66 by 7:00 a.m. 78 by noon. the afternoon is spent high in the 80s around 3:00 p.m. >> the philadelphia police department got into the fun of the nfl draft day in philadelphia by tweeting this video. >> with the first day of the nfl draft, the philadelphia police department selects from lasalle university, captain kennedy. >> thank you so much, this is the greatest day of my life, i'm so excited for more information on the big event go to draft phl.com. hi mom! >> mom looks like "action news" denise jay who use to be here. they are reminding people to stay safe during the event. >> welcome back chopper 6 hd is live over franklin field with the penn relays continue today. the events get going at 9:00 a.m. a lot of fun, expect extra traffic around university city. >> rounds two and three at the nfl draft. there's plenty going on at eakens oval. plus over at the nova c

eastbound is jammed 16 miles per hour from girard avenue and the disabled vehicle is long gone. the crash is gone in evesham but sluggish there. and emergency construction by kings highway and famous daves. and a lane is blocked for much of the night. in newcastle county, lost our crash on highway northbound to route 7 and now one on new capital trail at newport road and the mass transit front a couple of changes on the regional rails and 20 minutes on the doylestown train and we get new schedules on the regional rails that take affect on sunday. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >>> a local rehab center used golf to help patients with recovery. that it will build confidence and give them a new lease on life. >> a lot can happen with the swing of a golf club. the thing that keeps making me come back. every time i get a new patient to work with and they hit the golf ball. their eyes light up. >> thursday morning a dozen opinions with amputations and brain injuries fill up their baskets and team up for the golf clinic. >> once they learn how to hit a golf ball

this is i-95 at girard, a 29 minute jam, we've seen worse from woodhaven to girard.ssway, jammed this morning westbound heading toward the schuylkill expressway. watch for that from 20th to the schuylkill expressway. live on the schuylkill expressway approaching south street we see extra heavy volume from passyunk to 30th street. people heading toward the penn relays, not as bad as in past years. we have an accident on sugar berry lane. we've had a a bunch of accidents today. >> let's go outside to david murphy he has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. i can't wait to get outside. >> reporter: it's very nice out here. clouds have cleared out, 67 degrees in philadelphia. everybody climbing through the 60s this morning. this afternoon we'll wind up with a high of 83 partly sunny, sun and clouds, pretty bright. very warm and humid on saturday with a high of 87. a late thundershower can't be ruled out on saturday. a front comes through we wind up cloudy and cooler high of 68 and the possibility of a pop-up shower here or there. not a washout. back in the 80s o

we have slow speeds on i-95. 20 miles per hour southbound as you head toward the work zone at girard. we have a downed tree at radnor township bryn mawr avenue block off there, conostoga road a possible alternate. we had issues on turnpike coming into new jersey. westbound there's a broken down vehicle and crash on the connector bridge, both cleared, you're good to go coming into new jersey from bucks county. this is the ramp from the southbound side of one to go west on street road. you can squeeze by even though the vehicle is still there, kind of in the cock eyed position. spring creek road is blocked off, sauerkraut lane would be the alternate. green bank road is closed for the next week stick with faulk land road or kirkwood highway to get around it. >> take a look at the surveillance video of a million dollar heist in southern california. you can see the thieves pull up and case a luxury motor home. authorities say they were after what was the inside expensive automotive parts. the owner said the parts belong to a rare 570-gt4 race car. police located the stripped down motor coa

bridge new jersey ground is gone but delays linger, the slow speeds on 95 northbound side at the girardnt bridge and a broken down pickup truck on the northbound side of 95 a close view of that in the right lane northbound from the airport it's jammed coming on to the girard point. and a crash along the holiday inn expression at street road. watch out for that. back over to you. >> thanks matt. >>> still ahead a motorcyclist is looking out for road hazards but what happens when a mattress flew into his path. >>> and a partnership is changing the life of young and old at one senior center and melissa is in for adam. >> highs there today in the region, and 80s to the south, 72 in the city and 82 in washington, d.c. and the mild air sticks around into wednesday. details in the accuweather forecast. >>> and ducis rogers here tonight with eagles, sixers and phillies news in sports. when "action news" comes rights back. hey, ready for the big meeting? yeah. uh, hello!? a meeting? it's a big one. too bad. we are double booked: diarrhea and abdominal pain. why don't you start without me? oh. ye

they are dropping along i-95 26 miles per hour southbound from bridge to girard.that's normal morning volume in combination with the wet conditions. also i want to warn you about a few construction zones they are scheduled to do this in middletown township in bucks county. closed down old lincoln highway business 1. there would be crews blocking business one. peter grove road shutting down for next week for water and soar soar -- sewer repairs. delco, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., 322, conchester highway, traffic will be taking turns getting by. i would avoid that during the midday. we have round the clocker work shutting down green -- around the clock work shutting down green bank road kirkwood highway would be the alternate around that. word is coming in the far northeast a crash along welsh road at grant avenue. getting word of that, of course we'll keep tobs on -- tabs on it. >>> a pailt safely eject -- a pilot safely ejected steering the plane away from homes before ejecting. he landed in a wooded area and radioed for help. investigators say the plane had taken off

. >> reporter: i was looking for jams and we found some i-95 at girard southbound traffic on the leftas you head toward center city, no accidents, now an 18 minute ride from woodhaven to the vine. we have an update on the accident, now jammed from ridge pike to township line road traveling on 422 coming from pottstown heading toward norristown, a major jam an accident involving five vehicles, we have police and fire crews on the scene. >> reporter: chilly enough on the bus stop for a jacket for the kids and everybody else, too, this afternoon after school they can change into shorts and ts as temperatures will keep rising until 5:00 p.m. it gets fairly nice, not as warm as yesterday. 50 degrees by 7:00 a.m. 57 by noon. 63 by 3:00 p.m. by 5:00 p.m. 63 by 7:00 p.m. there's a little bit of rain out in chicago, maybe delays there later on. >> in "healthcheck," laws that restrict transfats seem to be working. new york city enacted a ban against transfats in 2007 in restaurants. reachers say they see a difference. hospital admissions for heart attacks and strokes are down 6 petitioners acco

off last hour at art museum ben franklin parkway is closed this morning, your alternate is 76 to girard. taking a live look at i-95 in delaware looking good there and mass transit looking good as well, in the cbs traffic center i'm amanda muhler new back to you. >>> well, some say, big things come in small packages and this week taste with torey is a little bit of a bigger mission to change the world one cheese stake at a time. >>> would you ever think of philly cheese steaks, steamy, hot, delicious could be a catalyst for good? i don't mean just on your taste budd. meet the man wanting to change the world one cheese stake at a time, jason green. >> i am very focused on the community. when you come come you will see us in the middle of the neighborhood which throws people off. once you get to know me and get to know what i'm all about , it is a perfect location. >> reporter: he is owner of jay stake and hoagie in park land. he is from the area and serving up chop steaks sizzled to perfection and giving a piece of good on the side donating part of his sales to causes close to home. >> i

avenue, off the girard avenue interchange of 95. kids off for school. spring break, bring them out. we'll put them on tv. be out there during the 9:00 and 10:00 hour of good day philadelphia. now lane restrictions today. again, kelly drive, down to one lane, when you come into the art museum circle, spring garden street is closed, still have the three we tours of the septa buses, as they get ready for the nfl draft. then this weekend get ready. we row the boat. big regatta coming into town that will close the drives for the weekends, plus, that nfl draft set up, it will be tight, if you are going to be on the move, this easter holiday weekend. mike and alex back over to you. >> thank you very much. we have a mystery in new york city. gruesome after the body of a judge washes up in the hudson river. sheila salom the first muslim judge in the united states, and the first african-american on new york's court of appeal. she was found in the manhattan side, well, it is the hudson river but close to the manhattan side. not the new jersey

from the roosevelt boulevard to this point at girard boulevard but all that is left is this trick ore shoulder. it looks to me like an english muffin, thomas's maybe. and all the lanes are open and you may want to head to the river drives like the mlk. and westbound is even worse but over there just normal afternoon volume. if you come off the schuylkill on to the boulevard northbound slowing up to broad street and then again at 5 and street an accident at the outer drive and someone is injured so it's extra slow. and our crash along city avenue close to the cvs and rite-aid cleared out. and a fire location in bridgeport montgomery county. a situation at dekalb street. and north wales the bad wreck at north wales road at nap road. and lyndonwald that area along the white horse pike, if you head to pick up the kids at all smiles learning center watch out for that. and 202 the concord pike all day there is construction going on on the southbound side of powder mill road and a couple of lanes are blocked and speeds are in the teens. and coming into delaware from south jersey, expect slo

four miles per hour on girard avenue over by the zoo. just three miles per hour as you come out lancaster avenue through university city out into west philadelphia. alternate root routes are are packed. the schuylkill's busy but at this point, i think i might stick with the highways even though it is very crowded, especially with people now leaving the phills game. westbound side of the schuylkill's extra busy through university city. also an earlier vehicle fire near penn's landing. that is mostly cleared out of the way now. as is a crash on the 30 bypass in downingtown. but it is parking lot coming away from 202. we've got accidents both ways here along route 1 in bucks county. there's still one southbound blocking the right lane. use 95 instead. but 95 southbound in delaware is a mess because of an accident there. we'll check it again, monica, coming up in the next half-hour. >> thank you, sir. sounds good. and much more still ahead on "action news at 5." a local marine found dead in hawaii has been returned to his hometown. >>> and n

starting to see some accidents popping up here like this one, south wound lanes of i-95 at girard point double decker bridge. accident south at 202 and 29 and closures we have been talking about are coming, are coming, and they are lock down today, martin luther king drive close add the sweet briar, kelly drive closed a the fairmount, no successes from from spring garden street two river drives closed, all of that volume will be push on to the schuylkill expressway. for the neighbors, pay attention to the no parking signs. they are up every where. ppa don't play, they are ready to enforce those signs, mike and alex, back to you. >>> ppa don't play. >> lets get back to this water main break we have been talking about shut down of several streets. look at that, near 58th and chester. >> that is not the rain. >> no,. >> that is water main. >> that is not the rain, it is water main. there is steve keeley, perfect story for him, all right, steve be poetic. >> surf is up in southwest philadelphia as we approach 90 's saturday and we don't mean to joke about this but by the way, the guy with t

got it, april, that draft still has not had that draft yet, lets go, 5:02 as we look live at that girard point -- no, platt bridge from our airport camera. not that far from the other bridge. nonetheless all bridges are looking g headlights toward airport area looking good on the ben franklin bridge, no problems or delays there. problem on the atlantic city expressway, yesterday, lets role video from the news van on the scene of this overturned tanker, that occurred yesterday, right here near farly plaza it spilled fuel all over the roadways but hazmat situation for most of the day, yesterday and through the overnight but as we come back to the maps, good news/ bad news, eastbound lanes are opened right now, however, at 8:00 a.m. they are going to close them again to finish up the clean up and they will have eastbound lanes closed at hammington which will be route 54, again, starting at 8:00 a.m. crash in lansdale just off lansdale interchange of the turnpike and the turnpike itself watch for some work crews westbound, they are still out there between fort washington and norristown, and

we have disable vehicle here, the a south at girard, one of the areas that's anything else you'll probably get little gaper delay overall still looking okay on 95, one the busier stretches, just another reminder nfl draft as we know coming to the art museum >> second face of the road construction start on the 19th. we'll be discuss that a little later, jim, over to you. >> overnight shooting leaves one man dead in north philadelphia. police now investigating whether an incident that occurred just before the shooting was related,. >> jan carabeo at police headquarters with more. >> reporter: good morning, police say 22 year old man shot in his back, who died overnight, in strawberry mansion, now as they search for his killer also trying to figure out if a fight that broke out at nearby bar had anything to do with the shooting, just about an hour ago now. >> processing all of the evidence left behind, found number every spent shell casings along the sidewalk came from semiautomatic weapon, happened before 2:00 this morning 2500 block of north 27th street police re found dollars to find the m

. >> live look, at i-95, fishtown, girard avenue, no problems or delays at all, 5:17, quiet, depending upon whether your neighborhood or township has school today will depend upon what the traffic delays will be like. some of the kid roll back today, others wait until tomorrow. so again one more day of kind of that 50/50 scenario. we have traffic here in philadelphia we are coming in the city or through the city, the lane restrictions are still in place here at kelly drive down to one lane, coming in as you work your way toward the art museum, portions of the parkway closed, spring garden street, closed but on wednesday, they will close the inner drive, totally, on the parkway, both directions, as we get closer and closer, to draft day on the parkway. where steve has been set up wood land avenue in southwest philadelphia, still closed 61st to 63rd, septa uses shuttle buses on the route 11 and those shuttle buses are running along wood land between forty-ninth, and island avenue. so give yourself some extra time or use route 13 all together. for gang in south jersey route 47 a crash alo

continued down until richmond and girard in fishtown. >>> she was moving pretty good. i didn't jump in until broad street >> i'm glad she didn't get hurt or hurt anybody. i love my horses. it would have killed me to see something go bad. i'm glad she's, i got her here. i made sure everything was fine. she's in there eating and relaxing >> big mama escaped from north philadelphia, covered about five miles before she was caught in fishtown. >>> another animal on the loose, in exton, chester county. an ostrich escaped from barn fire in malvern. the large bird was captured and returned to its owner. >>> christians around the world marked good friday. "eyewitness news" at the cathedral basilica of st.s peter and paul in center city. it's the most solemn day. marks the crucifixion of jesus christ. in rome, pope francis presided over a way of the cross service is at the coliseum attended by an estimated 20,000 people. he asked god for forgiveness for scandals in the catholic children, in a prayer the pope expressed shame for humanitarian's failings and expressed hope that hea

police officers became cowboys for part of their shift and traffic was shut down on richmond and girard avenue as the area temporarily looked like a rodeo. >> i am thankful to the police. thank you. >> a trailer was brought in and more than an hour and a half after it started. it was over and the streets were open to traffic and big mama was back home. >> we do stuff with the kids riding her but not now. >> all right so back out live, the good news in this one is that big mama is back home and doing okay. that is the latest from here, in strawberry mansion, gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> all right gray, thank you. >>> well, there is controversy surrounding a candidate for new jersey assembly caught on camera making a vulgar comment to a woman at a bar and it's brian mcdowell at good night irenes, a popular bar if wildwood. it shows the broker slurring his words as he propositions a woman. >> that moment, it was a jestful conversation with a friend of mine i have known for 10 years not something i was proud of. the fact is, i said it. i probably shouldn't have said it. >> the cli

this is at girard.tbound traffic headed towards king of prussia looking like pretty light volume for now. we'll see that build momentarily. on the big picture speeds in the 40's and 50's on the schuylkill and i-95 but we do have this problem we have been talking about in cobbs creek you want to watch for an accident, a hit-and-run involving a motorcyclist on 58th street at walnut street. we've got crews responding to the scene right now so watch for that one on 58th street in cobbs creek t outside live on the roosevelt boulevard extension that's your southbound traffic as you head towards the schuylkill. still moving pretty nicely here. in new jersey, though, we've got a big accident involving an overturned tractor-trailer and they've had to do emergency guardrail repair work. crews are out there right now blocking the right lane. it's on the new jersey turnpike as you head northbound past 206, that's bordentown burlington county watch inner loop right lane being blocked for now, nydia. >> all right, ka

your alternate is 76 through girard. taking a live lot boulevard, it is running smoothly as well as your majors, however, we have some reports of police activity that has outer drive closed in a couple of spots. so be on the look out for those as you make your way out the door this morning. and in the cbs-3 traffic certainty i'm amanda muhler now back to you. >>> paying down credit card debt, it can be difficult, especially when you are dealing with large fees and high interest rates. our jim donovan tells us that there may be a few things you can do to reduce your debt while keeping more of that money in your wallet. >>> many credit card users assume a late payment means an automatic late fee but not necessarily. according to a credit card.com report, 87 percent of card hold shore ask for a late fee to be waved were successful. >> people have a lot more power in negotiating with their credit card issuers then they think they do. >> reporter: all you have to do is look at the back of the card and call that 800 number. it

one area where we need extra time is 95 south at girard. they have pose aid problem all week long.e will see how today shapes up but you can see how busy no loaning traveling at posted speed there. then also take a look we have construction crews on you the there rain or shine 295 south ramp to route one closed until april 30th, with wrong standing construction. head up on that. we have two places northeast extension southbound between quakertown and mid county one lane there northeast extension ramp to lansdale right lane there. overall construction, we have got accidents, wet roadways, whole deal over there, rahel, back to you. >>> people living along 3,000 block of edge machines street in port richmond said they have had it with potholes on their street and the city of philadelphia has ignored their problems. now one resident says problem started after maintenance crew s responded to a water rine issue that caused two large holes to open up on the street. they say streets department won't come back out. >> we have been calling the streets department through 311 , state represent

seeing slow speeds on i-95 southbound as well so you're watching that near girard especially right nowome other areas here. reading avenue between ridge avenue and oak field avenue we have this accident in feasterville bucks county. so watch for crews on the scene. this accident atlantic county shutting down cologne avenue and also the ramp from the black horse pike to cologne avenue so that's causing a bit of a problem. here on the waze app, too, we have someone reporting a minor accident on 42 northbound in deptford township. it's wade worm reporting that this morning. let's look at these temperatures. it's 59 degrees in warminster. feels pretty good for this hour. 56 in long wood. 57 in that center city. mild this morning in south jersey. 57 in mount laurel. 54 in sewell. 59 degrees already in dover, delaware. yesterday's high was 82. not quite that high today. but still 75, above average and it's not tuesday anymore so happy hump day. >> thank you, karen. >>> a driver who fell asleep woke up real fast after plunging into the pool. this was the scene in california yesterday morning.

. >> reporter: live on i-95 at girard, i have to say so far so good that's southbound traffic heading toward the city and moving nicely. we'll check the schuylkill expressway and talk about another new accident. what is going on this morning? all that coming up. >> good morning everyone, 5:14 a.m., the benjamin franklin parkway is quiet and muddy from overnight rain it should dry out by the time hundreds of thousands of fans return today and later on tonight. it seems the whole city is getting involved with the draft. last night as each nfl team made their picks, the cirrus center lit up in their colors and logo. it will be lit up tonight so fans all over the parkway know which which team is on the clock. another thing to remember is the road closures are still in place, center city has been a mess. let's go back to karen for more on that. >> reporter: good morning, mattie, nice to have you out there today. we expect extra volume on the schuylkill expressway. it's been heavier with the nfl draft because the martin luther king drive is closed, the benjamin franklin parkway is closed, w

philadelphia police with help from their mounted unit finally coralled the six-year-old horse at girard and richmond. the horse escaped when the barn was opened so she can be fed. >> i was putting the light on. he came out. i turned around oy see him. he was always close. i tried to jump out and hit my shoulder. >> went right past you. >> past me. >> out the door. >> out the door. >>> she was liking freedom. no one was hurt. no you big mama is back where she belongs and locked up tighter than ever. >>> we are learning more tonight about the deployment of the huge bomb that the united states dropped on isis in afghanistan. the pentagon says this was a local decision made by the top u.s. commander on the ground. general john nicholson the department of defense released this video showing the impact from what's known as the mother of all bombs. blast reportedly killed 36 isis fighters. speaking today in kabul general nicholson defended his decision to order the bomb's deployment. >> this is the first time the 21,000-pound weapon has ever been used in combat. it effectively taxi out anythin

southbound i-95, heavy from cottman into girard. septa is get back to normal on the market frankford line, westbound trains were delayed because of some equipment problems, and parkway inner drive closed this morning, the full closures go into effect tonight at 7:00 and all of the septa buses that are on a detour available on the when site. mike and alex, back over to you. >>> so every few years we go through this, talk of appeals and mumia abu-jamal. >> but this time could be different because there will be a hearing later this morning on past appeal denials in the case. at issue is whether a recent supreme court decision in another case, saying appellate judge cannot oversee a case, they had part of the prosecution and would that apply. we will break that down. it can be confusing. we will simplify it. >> hang with us here, mumia abu-jamal is currently serving a life sentence for murder of philadelphia police officer danny faulkner. this was december 9th, 1981 during a traffic stop over there at 13th and locust. abu-jamal was conv

continued down until richmond and girard in fishtown. >>> she was moving pretty good. i didn't jump in until broad street >> i'm glad she didn't get hurt or hurt anybody. i love my horses. it would have killed me to see something go bad. i'm glad she's, i got her here. i made sure everything was fine. she's in there eating and relaxing >> big mama escaped from north philadelphia, covered about five miles before she was caught in fishtown. >>> another animal on the loose, in exton, chester county. an ostrich escaped from barn fire in malvern. the large bird was captured and returned to its owner. >>> christians around the world marked good friday. "eyewitness news" at the cathedral basilica of st.s peter and paul in center city. it's the most solemn day. marks the crucifixion of jesus christ. in rome, pope francis presided over a way of the cross service is at the coliseum attended by an estimated 20,000 people. he asked god for forgiveness for scandals in the catholic children, in a prayer the pope expressed shame for humanitarian's failings and expressed hope that hea

cameras around girard avenue showing that.otal from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. here average speeds are into the 60s. moving toward center city, no problems especially moving toward the vine street expressway. the 42 freeway looks good, as well. five minutes northbound from 55 to the walt whitman bridge. no major problems moving toward philadelphia at least from that part of new jersey. i'll have more updates for the rest of the morning and when i come back in about ten minutes. >> see you then. >>> today more tributes are planned for the delaware state trooper who was shot and killed. we're getting an up-close look at the scene of a barricade where the suspect was holed up. nbc10's katy zachry is live in middletown. what can you tell us? >> reporter: for the better part of the last two days, this town in middletown, delaware, has been the scene

there's a horse in the roadway at richmond and girard avenue.are zooming around, police are having a good time with it. a number of police officers on the scene, richmond street at girard avenue. it's not everyday you see a horse on the road. they are blocking all lanes, stick to aramingo avenue as the alternate. horse creating a scene, everybody is enjoying it. not sure why he is out there at this point. you want to watch for the blockage. we have no delays anywhere. you continue to look at the ben franklin bridge, very light volume on good friday. hardly anybody coming into the city. >> green has never looked so good. "action news" continues after the break. ♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. you're alright with simply right checking from santander bank. ♪ are you feeling alright, baby? ♪ we're off to a partly cloudy sky. rays of sunshine in the east right now. 50 degrees is the current temperature most

she eventually made her way to richmond and girard, our camera spotted her again, as now slow speed chase came to an even. >> she ran all the way down kelly drive, all the way over spring garden, she was moving pretty good too. i didn't jump in until broad street. >> reporter: these officers spotted her near art museum where they were working traffic at eakins oval. >> you guys were going seven, second, he was moving. >> reporter: all along the way big momma's police escort stopped traffic and turned head. thomas had just arrived from work, when philadelphia cops safely caught up. >> i was park. when i got out of the carry seen a horse running down richmond avenue and truck trying to block him off. it was really something. >> reporter: a few jokes aside >> stop horsing around. >> reporter: a job, well done. >> perfect job. i commend the philadelphia police department. >> reporter: after a bite out of this officer's lunch big momma got a ride home. that is about 5 miles away at 26th and fletcher in north philadelphia where her owner, and the man who mistakenly let her out were waiting. >>

>> reporter: police activity on girard avenue on the eastbound shoulder. traffic moving toward center city might be tied up a bit. the lanes are open. not seeing any heavy volume. it's only into the 5:00 hour or so now. we'll keep our eyes on this. doesn't look like anything too major. i don't think it was an accident scene. there was a disabled vehicle here. we have a tow truck, disabled vehicle there, as well. 295 in poulsbo around route 667 just at exit 18. the off ramps are blocked. you see police activity on both sides of where those off ramps are for 295 north and south. that's because there was a warehouse fire earlier this morning. now partially closing down some of these ramps. again, since this is exit 18, exit 16, exit 17 and 19 on 295 actually are still open. you have no problems getting on or off of those right there. it's just these ramps that are blocked. additionally, you can take the new jersey turnpike to get through the area. again, updates on this and the schuylkill when i come back. >>> breaking developments this morning. the u.s. laun

this is past girard, see what you are working with, there i would say overall kind of steady.l. starting to build levels, there now about quarter past 5:00. overall, it is going to be busy on the schuylkill, and on 9a we know this on a monday, also, you can see, first look at new jersey 42 freeway northbound creek road. as you approach 29a already starting to heat up in this area as well. so just heads up. busy monday, going to be busy today. but the great thing is we have great weather to contends with, no wet roadways. that's a welcome break to be able to say that to all of you at home. then every course talking the nfl draft coming to philly thursday the 27th through the 29th. phase one of road restrictions, have started, they started at monday or admit night, excuse me, just heads up. this is what is affected, going in a little more detail coming up in the next tenements or so. heads up, eakin's oval, westbound spring garden street, and bus routes 27, 38, 42, also, so just heads up. make sure to check the schedules on line. we will be talking about this all week long and b