and also, we are dealing with an outside electrical fire, newtown, goshen road near tyson road.o, don't forget whether on the road you can get updated information about traffic backups with the new cbs philly traffic app. download the app now on itunes or in google playment back to you. >> all right, thank you. eagles are in the headlines again this time tim tebow expected to sign with the birds, tebow has been out of action for about two years now, but we're told he's ready to play. tebow is expected to compete for a quarterback job in camp. >> also, in the news this morning, funeral services take place today for two year old david, who was killed in a hit-and-run last week in kensington. police have located the car involved. however, they have not made any arrests. >>> a man is un arrest after climb ago fence outside the white house with a suspicious package, package not dangerous, lawmakers considering increased security around the executive mansion to deter any fence jumpers. >>> hundred feared dead, nearly 100 had been rescued including many children. officials say this cou

fire activity in newtown township along goshen road near tyson road. in upper providence we have a downed tree bishop road at chapel hill road. stick with 52 kennett pike to get around the accident at mount shannon road. >>> a car struck two vehicles vehicles -- struck two teenagers mayfair. the driver of the honda that struck the girls kept going but later returned to the scene. >>> 6:03, 37,000 runners have trained and prepared and today low line up at the starting line for the boston marathon. this is the second marathon since the bombing that killed three spectators in 2013. 20 runners who were at the finish line when the bomb went off. team 415 formed last year when they were offered free entry into the race. convicted bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev will be back in court for the first day of the trial sentencing phase. dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted on all 30 counts he faced. jurors will decide whether he will spend life in prison or receive the death penalty. >>> the oldest track and field event starts in philadelphia. pen relays start at franklin fie

word in newtown township delco an outside electrical fire, fire crews respond to the scene along goshen road and tyson road. a fire activity along keswick avenue in glenside. there's construction lasting all day into tomorrow morning in haddon township, they are closing the ramp from 168 northbound to 130 northbound, we'll be keeping tabs on that, as well. >> happening today the fbi will update it's results of an homegrown terror investigation. several young people were arrested in minneapolis and san diego yesterday suspected of being isis sympathizers and traveled to syria or have plans to go there. isis released a video showing the killing of christians in ethiopian. >>> two officers raced to a scene after getting a 911 call, when they got there they found the car flipped over and the driver strapped into the seat of the crumbled vehicle. the officers cut the seat belt and dragged the woman to safety. 24 seconds later the car burst into flames. the victim was taken to the hospital and expected to be okay. >>> the baltimore police department is conducting an criminal investigation int

it is called goshen. it has a name.ros tech or the of the spirit. >> reporter: you can also see cherry blossoms at the national arboretum, chris, if you want to avoid crowds this weekend. back to you. >> thanks kristin. >>> down over at the tidal basin it's definitely starting to look more like spring. the familiar pink buds on the cherry trees have really started to blossom. and we're just a couple days away from the predicted peak bloom. remember we want to see your blossom picks on all our social media platforms. tweet us a photo or post it to instagram and tag @nbcwashington. you can also e-mail or even send us a snap chat. and send all complaints about tomorrow's weather directly to veronica johnson there in the weather center. she's taking all complaints. >> thanks a lot, chris. yeah. i love ya. all right. well a lot of folks not loving our weather for the next couple days. one more day and it will be really rough. i'm tracking some severe weather right now in areas of west virginia. you could see that whole area

the pilot and richard pock of westchester was a flight instructor their aircraft went down in west goshen shortly after takeoff from the brandywine airport. >>> investigators are continue to seek leads about a missing south jersey teenager rachel lynn manzo was last seen at her home in pittsburgh, friends told state police she was exchanging text messages with a man and may have been planning to meet him. pennsylvania governor tom wolf, stopped in wilmington to encourage job growth in the city. he stopped at city college to look at the automotive technology program, the state needs to boost investment in programs like this one it calls for an increase in funning for the college of philadelphia by $2 million. meanwhile, governor wolf tapped montgomery county commissioner josh shapiro to head the state crime commission, he has tied with wolf and advised hi campaign and served on his transition team. the transition team works with the justice system and safety. >>> former eagles linebacker ron motean is the new chief he was number 57 of the birds moton served as deputy chief in the deputy an

the easter flower sale started in goshen and you can check out the fire company and their trucks and as well. tomorrow 10:00 until 7:00 and sunday 9:00 until 2:00. in there is more ahead dozens of people are under arrest with a major drug bust. and st. joseph's university is responding to allegations of hazing. 14 irresistible flavors. one for the mood. one for the moment. each one can make every day more delicious than the last. the taste could only be baileys. the experience could only be yours. baileys coffee creamers. this is the one. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> hello again here are the stories we are following this morning, police in delaware release new pictures of the man that they say held up a milford bank police say they made an arrest in connection with a fratd house at st. joe's university and the suspect is a student. and called for robert menendez to resign days after the democrat was charged with corruption. >>> and a major drug bust involving a number of philadelphia neighborhoods, more

the pilot lost control of the plane before it went down in west goshen township. both of the victims were pilots. they were conducting a flight review at time of the crash. >>> new information about a sinkhole affecting traffic on a major road in montgomery county. penndot officials says the existing bridge on plymouth road will not reopen and has to be replaced. penndot is examining the activity to design a new foundation. >>> in six days the candidates for philadelphia mayor on the democratic side will face off in their first debate. but tonight one of those candidates is fighting off another attempt to kick him off the ballot. today we spoke with milton street about this challenge to his candidacy. >> there is no legal basis for him to do this. >> so you live in philadelphia. you are not an independent. >> the courts said that i live in philadelphia. the courts said i'm eligible to be on the ballot. >> reporter: former state senator milton street says he plans to be on the ballot for mayor of philadelphia regardless of an appeal to overturn the judge's ruleing

a couple of issues in delco we have fire act activity in newtown township at goshen road. >> thank you matt. it is tebow time for the eagles. we're at the big board to breakdown chip kelly's latest off-season move. tim tebow is expected to sign a one year deal with the eagles today. the heisman trophy winner has not played a regular season nfl game since 201. the signing doesn't guarantee he'll make the eagles roster. that has not discouraged these fans. >> very excited about that. in chip we trust. >> i think he'll be a good locker room presence. he'll bring a missing piece to the team. may they need that locker room cohesion a little bit more. >> reporter: tebow joins murray. ron jaworski talked about the tebow deal and you'll hear about that in the next half-hour. stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the latest on the tebow signing. our sports team will breakdown how this quarterback will gel with the eagles offense. >>> in other news, the fire marshal is bills busy in bucks county this morning trying to figure out who set fire to a local church. dann cuellar spoke with the past

give you an idea of just how many that is, 3,200 is more than the entire population of the town of goshen, connecticut. there's a lot of kids that smoke over on the skate park. >> i don't personally know anybody who smokes, but i've seen people do it. >> i see people around the school smoking a lot after school and even before school. >> either they follow their dads and their moms or they think it's cool. >> some might do it to be cool but some just do it -- stress. >> mitch zeller works for the u.s. food and drug administration. that's the government agency that regulates tobacco products. >> what we've learned is if you talk to kids about the long-term health effects of cigarette smoking -- cancer, lung disease, heart disease, addiction -- they tune it out. >> and that's why it's so important to tell teens about the immediate dangers of smoking -- things like your clothes smell you're spending all of your money, your teeth and fingers can get yellow, and you're gonna have a hard time keeping up with the other kids in sports. so, these are problems that can happen no matter how young yo

you can see concord and west goshen getting heavier rainfall. to the south we're seeing some pretty good rain as well. that rain is coming with some thunder and some lightning as well. stormy start this morning. flash flood is in effect until 5:00 this morning. just an hour left on that in northern new castle county. for other areas in the past that is a flood advisory. floods pushing off from the northeast into northern delaware. forecast, calling for showers. 6:00 in philadelphia the rain is over. we've got some breaks of sunshine by 9:00 and really clearing out as the wind picks up. at noontime we're in the low 60s. go through today hour by hour and now let's check in with jessica boyington. >> we're out on the schuylkill expressway. no volume obviously at this time. the roadways are particularly shiny. the drive times are up and running. westbound from the vine street expressway no problem. 12 minutes and 12 minutes heading eastbound. as we check on our majors in new jersey you can see rain in the distance. walt whitman bridge 55 only 5 minu

county have tabled their decision on a controversial plan that would bring a gas pipeline through west goshenhip. sunoco wants to build a pump station to pump propane and ethane. neighbors fought the plan over safety concerns. sunoco decided to build a new one. the township attorneys have recommended supervises approve the agreement. they tabled it until may because they were unable to reach a decision last night. >>> happening today, street crews plan to start work on a repaving project in north philadelphia. a pretty aggressive one. construction will begin along the germantown corridor between cam bring a and cumberland street. it calls for a new asphalt road surface, concrete curbs and sidewalks and bike racks. work is expected to be finished in october. >> sounds like it will be great when it's done. probably going to cause some delays out there. >> any time you have anything like that long term it will cause a bit of a headache out there for people. hopefully they have good detours. "nbc 10's" katy zachry is watching all of the roads. >> we have a similar long term construction project a

the annual flower sale kicked off today at the goshen fire company on boot road at green hill in west chester. blooms were ablaze with color like various options from tulips to daffodils and little lease and flowering pants -- flowering plants like azaleas and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff shirleen allicott adam joseph and ducis rodgers. we'll examine the controversy surrounding this local viral video. the man being pulled over in this traffic stop tells investigative reporter wendy saltzman his video shines a light on police abuse of power. but police disagree and caution anyone who watches the video to learn how to deal with officers. that's coming up tonight at 11:00. >>> now for cecily tynan ducis rodgers jim gardner i'm rick williams. we'll see you rider here... right here at 11:00 o'clock. >> ♪♪ >>> breaking news tonight. tornado watches across several states. ten reported already. warnings of a dangerous friday night ahead for millions. and the deadly flooding. already more than 160 rescues at this hour, and counting. >>> also, the massive fire burni

see some showers through places like west grove and also possibly into coatesville even into west goshen most this staying through central and southern chester county possibly making it into new castle and also into delaware county a little bit later on tonight and then it's out of here. the heaviest rain through age injuries see and delaware as expected georgetown, rehoboth beach, cape may woodbine, millville nearly half an inch of rain. right now in the 50's. across the board. philadelphia 53. the poconos at 51 degrees. dover at 51. and in our suburbs you can see from quakertown to palmyra even in mt. holly temperatures pretty steady in the 50's. so this area of low pressure moves oh offshore the skies will clear overnight. tomorrow morning looking fine. high pressure building in. we get a northerly flow not a lot of wind. but plenty of sunshine and that will help temperatures really boost to mild levels. 70 above average for this time year. then looks like wednesday evening is fine. thursday looking good as well. but watching this area of low pressure to the south move a little bit cl

west goshen police tell "eyewitness news" they responded to a report of a person inside the buildingith a gun holding hostages. but officers determined that call to be a hoax after they search the building. this type of prank in many cases is known as swatting. in a statement qvs says the safety and security our team members is our highest priority at qvc this incident happen pierce to be a hoax and we can confirm our team members are safe. >> happening now crews are still at work in wayne trying to restore power following an underground explosion and fire. peco isn't sure exactly what happened last night but crews are working now dig up part of wayne avenue and get to a portion of damaged cable that is buried. no one was injured in that fire. >>> now to a cbs3 cbs3 i-team exclusive. a city worker is rush to the hospital after getting shocked while picking up the trash. metal can came in contact with an electrified light pole on apple tree street in center city. that worker suffered non-life threatening injuries. peco shut off power to the pole. >> i think that it's very dangerous. i

electrical fire at mount carmel road at keswick avenue, then again in newtown, weaver one, as well, goshen road near tyson road, again, that's outside electrical fire. right now, mass transit is looking good, reporting no delays on septa regional rails, new jersey transit and the patco speed line is on time. airport also looking okay, you may want to call ahead. that's checking your forecast, let's see what's happening in the skies. >> yes, good morning justin, we ends up today with strictly just rainout there. it will be pouring down on us, as the morning progresses, but, there is at least nice little break expected by midday, and then we get another round. so, sort of splitting our day up, by day part. starting off with soggy mess. look at this. you have got soaking rain pounding down right now up and down i-95, basically just overtaking our region. it is all moving in from the southwest, by the time we hit this afternoon and evening however, we are going to see the cold front cross through there is a severe weather component to this possibility you know, with these storms picking up, be

i think it was news to goshen -- i think it was negotiation for spending at putting it on the american credit card. that is part of a problem we have seen for decades that puts his that $18 trillion debt. when we come back to a problem when he does with our military are building out infrastructure, one of the primary roles of our government. when you go through all of these entitlements, all of these programs, budgets get tight. incident putting money into the spaces we should as a government like monster in a first we start to have debate of where it is going to come from. we have to have a conversation as a country if we're going to be responsible -- where is reform going to come from? is it smart to get this from our military we live in the most dangerous world? we need to make sure we have a strong military. we have to look at the entitlement system. we want to make sure we get away from the system that can encourage a lifetime on these programs. and encouraged people to use them and get off the program. it hopefully saves the federal government a lot of money. that is the larger c

i'm talking about a crash in west goshen, chester county on the ramp on the southbound side of route202 toward west chester. the vehicle ran off the ramp it's in the woods behind the tree branch there. police remain on the scene but all the activities are confined to the shoulder now. traffic is getting by, a little sluggish as you pass by the accident scene. we have a crash did he connie mack -- at the connie mack stadium. a car crashed into a wall. we're expecting delays on the schuylkill expressway, the vine, the ben franklin bridge heading toward the relays. we have a broken vehicle on the shoulder southbound approaching academy on i-95 i understand confined to the south -- confined to the southbound side. a delay as not formed in belmawr, camden county northbound on 42. building volume toward the walt whitman bridge but not too bad so far. >> developing overnight instinct kicked in for an off-duty police officer when he was out walking his dog. when a thief tried to rob him he turn the tables. katherine scott is live on the scene in the overbrook section. >> reporter: good morni

the pilot lost control of the plane before it went down in west goshen township. both of the victims were pilots. they were conducting a flight review. richard poch retired from the air force. joe deal was in charge of the controls. he leaves behind five somebody brings and a fiance. the family of joe deal said his passion for adventure was only outweighed by his love of family and friends and his dedication to helping others. deal volunteered with many different agencies around the area. keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> today a controversial ad is on the move. >> that ad which septa fought to keep off its buses now appears on some vehicles and it's stirring plenty of controversy. it shows adolf hitler and a former arab leader and the words islamic jew hatred it's in the koran. cydney long has more. >> reporter: the septa riders we've been speaking to say they are saddened and sickened by what they see. they agree with first amendment and freedom of speech but say these ads on the side of septa city buses cross the line. >> it's bad. i'm hurt by it. >> routine septa

. >> we have the most famous bonsai in the world here it's goshen.t means protector of the spirit. >> breaking news. a mother accused of abandoning her quadriplegic son in philadelphia has been arrested here in our area in montgomery county. new details about where she'll face charges. >>> big doings on the tia. cherry blossom festival crosse

first, we'll start in west goshen. word of this accident route 100 southbound ramp to 202.he scene there trying to get the accident cleared up and out of the way. it's on the shoulder but there is delay moving past it. there's no delay, we asked for it on the schuylkill expressway on city avenue. this is the westbound delay, not affecting the whole major schuylkill expressway. only setting you back a few minutes. towards the king of prussia area. you can see brake lights as well. if you're heading out of philadelphia you're going to see three lanes as opposed to four lanes heading westbound to new jersey. >>> philadelphia police are search for the armed man who tried to rob an off-duty officer. nbc10's katy zachry is live at the police station in west philadelphia. katy, what can you tell us? >> reporter: i can tell you that the officer is okay. he had just returned home from work and had his gun on him when the accident happened. the suspect is still out there. and police tell us he may have been injured. they're checking nearby hospitals just in case. it was just before m

west goshen police say this surveillance photo was taken of a suspect who robbed the game stop in theock of west chester pike this morning shortly before 11:00 a.m. he handed the clerk a note that said he had a gun and then fled with cash. police think he might be the same suspect who robbed another game stop in levittown yesterday afternoon. game stop has offered a $1,000 reward. >>> its philadelphia district attorney's office has just announced it will not retry a local priest on sex charges. reverend andrew mccormick was accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old altar boy at bridesburg saint john cantius back in 1997. he was tried twice on the charges and twice the jury could not reach a verdict. he has denied the allegations though mccormack no longer faces the threat of prison it's unlikely he'll return to the parish. the archdiocese of philadelphia suspended him in 2011. >> ♪♪ >> now to a developing story from kansas. federal authorities have arrested a 20-year-old man who they believe was planning a suicide bombing at a military base in support of isis. john thomas booker jr

watching a motorcycle accident in lower frederick along goshen road and we still have the crash in buenang brewster road at route 40 harding highway. expect those half hour delays continuing on njt's river line this afternoon. that's because of signal problems. rick and monica, have a great weekend. >> you do the same. >> thanks, matt. >> still ahead on "action news" to your, restoring hope for those who lost their way for decades. tonight the trenton rescue mission is marking a major milestone. nora muchanic with that story. >> and in sports the flyers make a big change in the wake of a disappointing season. jaime apody has details coming up in sports. and cecily is in for adam tonight. hey, cecily. >> hi, rick. our weather certainly won't be disappointing this weekend. we are live on sky six. take a look at cape may where morning showers have broken for afternoon sunshine. i'll have details on what to expect for your weekend an wet start to the work week in the full accuweather 7-day forecast. >> all right. as long as the weekend's good. monday is monday. we'll have those stories and m

the goshen fire company on boot road started its annual easter flower sale today.shopping can also check out the fire trucks and equipment. the sale runs until 7:00 o'clock tonight. they'll also be opened tomorrow and sunday. >> all good stuff. >> made me hungry. >> pretty lousy out there right now but looking a lot nicer as we head into the holiday weekend. >> i know. let's send it to melissa magee who is tracking that for us. >> hi, shirleen and brian we have some improvement as we head into the weekend but for now we are tracking the unsettled weather. we'll show you what's going on behind me. storm tracker six live double scan radar still some light activity across our region. as you look off to the west you can see that area of low pressure that's over indiana and with that low there's a tornado watch that has issued across western many western sections of kentucky, tennessee. that low cuts up to our west but that moisture works its way eastward for the rest of the evening and into tonight. we'll show you what's going on with storm tracker six live double scan

i think it was news to goshen -- i think it was negotiation for spending at putting it on the americanredit card. that is part of a problem we have seen for decades that puts his that $18 trillion debt. when we come back to a problem when he does with our military are building out infrastructure, one of the primary roles of our government. when you go through all of these entitlements, all of these programs, budgets get tight. incident putting money into the spaces we should as a government like monster in a first we start to have debate of where it is going to come from. we have to have a conversation as a country if we're going to be responsible -- where is reform going to come from? is it smart to get this from our military we live in the most dangerous world? we need to make sure we have a strong military. we have to look at the entitlement system. we want to make sure we get away from the system that can encourage a lifetime on these programs. and encouraged people to use them and get off the program. it hopefully saves the federal government a lot of money. that is the larger con

county have tabled the decision on a controversial plan that would bring a gas pipeline through west goshene to reach a decision last night. >>> new jobs could be headeded to newcastle county. state economic development officials are offering wells fargoer more than a million dollars in taxpayer grants. the bank would commit to adding dozens of new jobs by 2018ment officials will vote on the deal a little bit later on this month. now back to "today." > from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefelelr plaza. >>> yes. you know, today is? >> i'm so excited. >> favorite day of the week for hoda woman. >> what is it. >> wines day wednesday. it's april 15th. that's the good news. the bad news it's also tax day. if you've filed sit and watch us if not turn on your dvd and watch us later because we have a fun show. >> for the first time i did something i have never done during tax time. >> you filed on time? >> i filed on time. >> hoda, it can be done. >> i couldn't believe it. i was like wow. >> wow. >> maybe now you'll clean out your purse.