time to take a look at the schuylkill. >> jessica boyington has you covered. wet roadways for sure. a? >> we are watching those wet roads. a lot of things going on and accidents popping up because of this. give yourself extra time before you head out the doorp this we with looking at the schuylkill expressway, around spring garden street. you can see we are starting to see some of that delay on the eastbound side. heading into center city from the blue route to the vine street expressway. average speeds dropping into the 40s and we're now at a 19-minute trip right now. we're into the yellow. and now we're into the red. we're at a complete stop on the burlington bristol bridge. the bridge is closed right now in both directions due to an accident scene there that's taking out some lanes. again, they have all lanes closed in both directions, the ben, tacony palmyra are doing okay. out on the pa turnpike, watch for an accident accident westbound around norristown. drive times are okay from route 1 up to valley forge. speeds still into the 60s. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with

jessica boyington, meantime, has your first alert action. jessica? >> on bryn mawr, that's closed right now. pretty serious scene eastbound and westbound. we're not sure of the injuries right now, but an investigation may be under way. it may be there for quite some time. they're diverting traffic around the scene right now. we'll keep you updated as the morning progresses. here's 42 in depford. northbound from 55 to the walt whitman bridge doing great approaching the area bridges. we'll have to check in with them. tracy. >> jessica, thanks. it's 6:03. and we're following breaking news in india. this is just in. an overpass collapse. over 150 others are feared trapped. we'll continue to follow this story on air and on our nbc 10 app. >>> back at home in atlantic city, they're working to avoid a shutdown. >>> we're working to find out the vote municipal works took. nbc 10's monique braxton is live in atlantic city on what the plan is. monique, lay it out for us. >> reporter: hey, there, vai, and tracy. their plan is to keep the doors here of city hall

jessica boyington is watching that. jessica? >> no delays or problems right now. on the westbound side right here headed toward the schuylkill expressway, not a lot of cars out there. we do have construction on the betsy ross bridge. the eastbound will be affected until may. here's the schuylkill expressway. no real problems. the most it's going to take you is 13 minutes in center city from the blue route to the vine street expressway. in the 50s. when i come back in the next ten minutes, we'll check in with mass transit. tracy. >> thanks. atlantic city's government shutdown could be on hold this morning. city workers say they've come up with a solution and they've already voted on it. next we take a look at what they say will keep city services running and allow them to still collect a paycheck. >> and freshmen phenom. next. meet a player with strong local ties and his very own hometown cheering section. stepping out with confidence starts with beautiful feet. new amopé pedi perfect™ wet & dry foot file now get effortless hard skin removal on dry or wet skin, plu

we'll see you at 7:00. >>> 20 minutes before 7:00. >> first alert reporter jessica boyington has thatica? >> we're starting to see some of those delays. this is the vine street expressway. we're seeing a pretty big westbound delay. this is headed toward the schuylkill expressway. you can see headed eastbound, we're not seeing the same kind of volume or background. we do have an accident that popped up around the northbound side at route 141 at exit 5 but the rest of 95 you can see between the stretch of 259 and 495. we're ten minutes into the speed. whether you're northbound or southbound. staying in delaware, watching the accident at route 406789 it's closed at route 896. as we head over to new jersey, the garden state parkway also dealing with an accident scene in galloway township at i-40. >> thanks. >>> on the campaign trail the personal attacks between donald trump and ted cruz have reached a new level. >> now their wives are getting dragged into the nasty rivalry. hear from the woman who made this ad and why she sees no problem with it. >>> plus, ole. why the president is dancin

workweek, which means possibly slow going on the roads. >> let's check with traffic reporter, jessica boyington. jessica? >> we are watching 42 right now. this is around the atlantic city expressway. this is approaching the expressway. no problems in either direction. check with the drive times. if you are heading northbound to philadelphia, there are no problems there. check in with the drive times, 55 up to the bridge, under a five-minute trip if you are headed northbound. the roads are wet today. watch for that as well. there is a debris spill if you take the new jersey turnpike around exit 3, part of the entrance ramp is blocked. that might cause problems this morning. in montgomery county, an accident in limerick at 10th avenue. the philadelphia international airport because we are seeing rain, no huge problems causing ground stop or nianything like that. you can check before you go to be safe to make sure your flight is running on time. >> thank you. it is 5:40 on your monday morning and 46 degrees at the shore. a museum is being criticized for their exhibit on cosby, specifically what it

jessica boyington has you covered. what are you seeing?re watching that construction again today. this is around route 23 right now. as they're moving vehicles around now, we have one lane getting by right here. this is supposed to be out here until about 5:00 this morning. it typically was running behind schedule for most of the week. it would probably start to clean up about 5:30 or so. we'll clearly keep you updated here. most of the lanes blocked with one lane getting by right here, no gaper delay, at least coming from the other direction. the pa turnpike watching for that tractor-trailer fire just for cleanup. this was an earlier accident scene on the pa turnpike eastbound between downingtown and valley forge. no problems with drive times now. if you move over into allentown, construction on south 8th street closed between union street and lehigh street. >> the date is set for the grand opening of a new $14 million nightclub in atlantic city. premiere nightclub inside the borgata will open april 8th with a four huff day celebration. t

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so does jessica boyington. >> jessica boyington is watching the blue route for your ride to work. >>blue route is right around the germantown pike on ramp as you can see right in here. no problems or delays. a lot of times we find disabled trucks in this area. not today. southbound from the pa turnpike to the schuylkill expressway, right through this area. still a four-minute trip, speeds into the 60s. no problems or delays either direction. if you're out the door on 95, still watch for that construction, 95 southbound around aramingo avenue and 95 northbound around girard avenue. those off ramps are close. that southbound drive time hasn't budged yet. woodhaven road to the vine street expressway, still only a 13-minute trip. average speeds are into the 60s. if you're in allentown, construction there as well. south 8th street is closed between union street and lehigh street. looking okay over on route 55. this is right around millville area. no problems or delays. vai and tracy. >> thank you, jessie. >>> next on "nbc 10 news today," knitting for peace. we'll tell you about the plans

first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has that. jessica?e're watching that construction where we're losing a lost lanes on 422 around route 23. what we're seeing is in both directions we're losing lanes between 23 and trooper road. right now, you are seeing only one lane getting by. a few moments ago i thought they were getting ready to clean up. they've been running late all week. about the 5:20 mark is when we start to see everything get out of way. you can still see the activity there. also watching construction on the betsy ross bridge, eastbound ramp to richmond street. that will be closed until may. here's route 202. no problems here. you can see we are still on the green, a little bit of a slowdown, headed southbound from some construction, from the schuylkill to route 30 is a 14-minute trip, not really a huge impact on your morning commute. we do have a flyers game at wells fargo center, 8:00 p.m. for the washington çcapitals. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 11 minutes before 5:00. we are

jessica boyington joins us. a look at the schuylkill and it can jam with this weather. >> a lot of people have off this week because of the easter weekend. a lot of kids are off school. that usually has a big impact on the commute. right now, no major delays. things are slow because of that rain. the schuylkill expressway, around route 202, no problems, at least at this point. eastbound lanes right in here headed toward center city. the drive time similar to the expressway. a 15 minute trip. the speed dropping into the 50s. your commute for montgomery county, there is an accident on barbados street. if you take the new jersey turnpike, we are watching the debris spill in runnemede around exit 3. part of that entrance ramp is blocked. here is 295 in hamilton trip. no problems or delays in either direction. >> jessica, thank you. we all know about how dangerous texting and driving is, but texting and walking can also be dangerous. >> ahead, a new jersey lawmaker wants to penalize people who are texting and walking

jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. we are watching for some flakes but not seeing much right now on route 73 around the atlantic city expressway. all lanes moving by. roads are damp. updates for you on the areas becoming problem spots. it's route 55 as well when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> in case you missed it this weekend, a second bald eaglet hatched at the national arbor m arborium. people have been fixated on this webcam. the first lady laid the first two of the eggs and people have been watching it ever since. >>> here's something to do with kids today if you're on spring break. the academy of national sciences of drexel university offering pay what you wish admission. it's a way to celebrate the founding of the nation's oldest natural history museum. >>> get a taste of spring in center city at macy's. this year's theme of the spring flower show is america the beautiful. there are displays of flowers from all over the country. >>> people dreaming of some place warm to go may have headed to this weekend's tr

jessica boyington is watching that. >> 295 out in west deptford. problems so far pretty much all across the board. checking in with the majors and new jersey roads. they're mostly doing okay. 130 right here, southbound from the 42 freeway to the delaware memorial bridge, still a 22-minute trip. average speeds into the 60s right now. here's route 202. we're doing okay there. you can see we are still in the green. an 11-minute drive time northbound from 30 to the schuylkill expressway. the blue route, not a lot of cars on the roads right now. this is route 1, no problems whether you're headed northbound or southbound. tracy? >>> the aclu is threatening to take philadelphia police to court. next, hear what a new report says about the controversial stop and frisk practices and how officers are responding. >>> also next, the world remembers. see how some of the most iconic places are pausing to honor the victims of the brussels terror attacks. >>> 12 minutes past 4:00 right now. 50 degrees outside. the back-to-back bombings at the brussels airport and s

jessica boyington what are you seeing?> even if 95 doesn't have cars on it at this moment or at least not as many, we're dealing with that ongoing construction. 59 around cottman avenue. we have lane restrictions north and southbound. we have the construction closing the ramp from 95 northbound to girard avenue. 95 southbound around aramingo avenue. the brave time still okay into center city. southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. speeds into the 60s. southbound lanes are right in here. that's what's moving towards the city area. everything is still looking okay so far. the blue route is doing okay as well. the southbound drive time is checking in there. still a 15-minute trip. no increase yet from the schuylkill to 95. headed southbound. also here's 295 over in new jersey, right around sloan avenue. no problems in either direction right now. if you're headed to the new jersey transit train station you'll be just fine. no delays for new jersey transit and the rest of mass transit, everything on on cl

jessica boyington has first alert traffic. >> we're watching 422. a lot of construction out there. 4 east and westbound between route 23 and trooper road. what you're looking at right now is route 23. we have lane restrictions in both directions with one lane getting by. obviously no backup right now. we're not dealing with a whole lot of volume on the roads at this early hour. when it clears out of the way around theç 5:00 hour, we'll kp you updated with that. here's the schuylkill expressway. eastbound, westbound, no problems and 13 minutes at the most from the blue route to the vine street expressway. speeds still into the 50s. if you take mass transit, everything is run on time or close to schedule. tracy. >>> the march to victory is on. today is the day the villanova wildcats head to houston ahead of this weekend and final four matchup. katy zachry is live at villanova with the details. what's going to happen this morning? >> hi, tracy, a lot of excitement surrounding the sendoff later today. it isn't until around 3:00. already i've seen one p

let's look at the roads this morning, jessica boyington. >> we're watching the 42 freeway out in new jersey right now. this is right around the atlantic city expressway. no problems or delays so far. especially if you're heading towards the philadelphia area northbound on the 42 freeway. you can see we do have some construction cones in the area. just to watch out for those. it's not really blocking off any of the leans or shoulders right now. over in montgomery county, still a disabled vehicle blocking some lanes in bridgeport on union avenue and coats street. this is route 309 around the pa turnpike. roads are quiet. definitely looking better than yesterday at this time. we had wet roads and slippier conditions. now we're nice and dry. drive times are way down. >>> 5:00. now to the breaking news we told you about at the top of the newscast. >> at least four explosions ripped through the brussels international airport. now we're getting reports of explosions at a brussels metro station. katy zachry is live in our digital operations center monitoring new information, new video coming

jessica boyington joining us for that. what are you finding? >> we're doing okay so far, heading through center city right now. this is the vine street expressway around 24th street. these lanes in here, that's actually headed westbound. if you're headed towards the schuylkill expressway or get to the 30th street station, no problems yet. this is typically where we see the delay in the morning time. not until the 7:00 hour or so. headed eastbound towards 95, no problems right there. and the full stretch on the vine street expressway from the schuylkill to 295, just under a five-minute trip. here's the schuylkill, average speeds in the 60s. no problems on 95. we'll go over some of the construction when i come back in a few minutes. for right now, let's check out the blue route. 15 minutes southbound from the schuylkill to 95. the area bridges, no real problems or delays right now. watch for construction on the burlington bristol until 5:00 this morning. another half an hour or so. watch out for a crew there. they have alternating construction la

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jessica boyington with first alert traffic. >> this is on 4:22 right around route 23, so now you're starting to see some delays here. we do have this whole left-hand lane right here blocked off with ongoing construction. now, it's supposed to be clearing out of the way. of course around the 5:00 hour. like clockwork they start moving the camera around. you can see some delay and slow going by the scene with the crew there taking up the left lane. here's montgomery county, an accident. if you take any of the area bridges, we're in the process of the opening schedule around 4:45 this morning so some small delays right there. you can take the betsy ross bridge. >>> new from overnight, a man is in critical condition this morning after he was shot several times in philadelphia. nbc 10's drew smith is live outside. drew, police say the man was shot at point blank range. what else do we know? >> reporter: he also had an assault rifle out there. right now the police are working to track down the man who got away in a blue car. it's not the way people wanted to wake up hearing loud gunshots early in

jessica boyington with your first alert traffic.t now we're seeing an easy drive on most of our majors. right now we're looking live at route 309 right around the pa turnpike, you can see not a lot of cars out there. we do have a problem in montgomery county. we'll highlight that when i back at 6:30. but now, let's get a check of the beautiful day with meteorologist bill henley. >> if you like great temperatures, that's a live view from the marquis de lafayette. we will not see clouds all day long. 63 degrees right now at 6:25. your hour by hour forecast is just ahead. >> bill, thank you. >>> elite excitement. villanova advances to the next round and nbc 10's matt delucia is live for us this morning in south philadelphia where the eastern division will be playing games today. he'll have a live report coming up just after the break. >>> then in about 20 minutes from that, a high-tech traffic ticket scheme in the suburbs. what you should do if you get a ticket and you don't think you deserve it. patients across the country have spoken

let's get a check on the roadways this morning with jessica boyington. jessica? >> thanks, sheena. we're watching 95 for delays because of an accident scene approaching the walt whitman on the northbound side. we're looking at cameras around broad street. the northbound lanes having some delay approaching that scene, southbound doing a bill better at least at this point. that accident scene is starting to clear out of the way. we do have just some shoulder blocked. for right now, most of the lanes are getting by. here's out in montgomery county an accident scene in cheltenham on ashbourne and 2 send street. dealing with 20-minute delays with septa. the west trenton line inbound to center city and the norristown high speed line inbound to 69th street transportation center. >>> a woman and two children are injured after being hit by a tow truck. >> they were crossing a philadelphia street when they were struck. they got halfway across the street and then stopped to wait for traffic. surveillance video shows last night's accident on bee and ontario streets in kensington. the woman tri

meanwhile, jessica boyington watching traffic. >> we're watching a lot of construction on 422. some things going on here. this looks like it's getting ready to move out of the way. you can see a crew member in here, he's driving backwards. seems to look -- it looks like it's a little dark, of course, but he's picking up the cones right now. we have one lane lost east and westbound between route 23 and trooper road. you can see it is causing a little bit of a problem for vehicles moving by. right now that's just because we're losing a lane. you can also see flashing lights in the background. we'll keep you updated for sure. right now, definitely something to watch out for. also an accident in montgomery county on easton road and maple avenue. another construction scene that may be in the process of clearing out of the way. not totally sure but we'll keep you updated. we're watching king of prussia road. between north radner, chester road. >>> we continue to follow this breaking news from overseas. we're continuing to get new information. officials tell us a personal issue, not t

jessica boyington with your first alert traffic.ad an easy ride so far, even with the wet roads. right now we're on the schuylkill expressway around conshohocken curve where you can see we do have an accident scene, starting to see slowdowns. looks like a truck in the front but over on to the shoulder, not blocking the lanes right now. a few cars behind it. updates on this when i come back at 6:30. right now, let's get a check of weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> the poke now mou-- pocono mountains, this is a time lapse from shawnee. the gusts blowing the clouds right on out of here. >>> i'm drew smith, following breaking news in olney where a police officer was injured trying to make an arrestç. he was actually tossed over a railing. an update on his condition but the search for the suspect, coming up. >>> noich breaking news. >> police are looking for a man who assaulted is a police officer early this morning. >> instead of building walls, we're going to break down bar years. >> once we get all of this finished, i'm goin

accident somewhere on woodhaven road. >> let's get redales from first alert traffic reporter jessica boyingtonly, jessica? >> we're on bensalem, woodhaven road onç the eastbound side around bristol pike. penndot crews out there as well. traffic slow by the scene. a few vehicles involved. there are vehicles over into the right-hand shoulder on the opposite side with one lane pretty much squeezing by. backups there. we'll keep you updated on this consistent for sure. expect backups headed eastbound on woodhaven road approaching bristol pike. >>> police are looking into the case of animal cruelty after a horse is found in lancaster. >> we'll tell you about the two mysteries police are trying to solve this morning after finding this horse peppered with paint balls. >>> plus, dusting off their dancing shoes. we'll tell you when our local players and coaches will be hitting the road for the ncaa tournament. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that implosion happened in germantown about a year and a half ago as part of an effort to revitalize the neighborhood. this weekend, a similar project has a gym lar goal. >> bbews will

let's check on jessica boyington who's got a better look from her cameras. hey, jessica. >> hey, vai. this is around the expressway. if you're headed toward the shore or northbound toward the philadelphia area you can see all traffic moving along nicely wi there. no problems once you get from 55 to the bridge. still a five-minute time. watch for construction in north philadelphia. the entire block will close from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. today. your best bet for an alternate there, you can turn off before you get to 49th onto 47th and head to sampson street westbound. that will take you by the scene and you can hop back on walnut after that. otherwise through center city t vine street expressway looks  well. no big backups yet. we always like to watch that part. that's where we see delays toward 309 street station. aisle fw back with another update on your morning drive. >>> we're going to see warmer days. gusty winds as the day goes on. 52 degrees. that's 13 degrees warmer than yesterday. winds are at 10 miles an hour and we could see gusts as high as 40 mi

it's jessica boyington with your first alert traffic.want to look quickly and update you on the roosevelt boulevard situation. it's cleared. we had several vehicles involved and police activity on the scene. you can see no problems anymore. the accident was on the southbound side. no delays northbound or southbound. we are good to go. more updates for you on the rest of the majors when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> happening today, your chance to chime in on septa service plans. two open houses will be today at headquarters to get feedback. you can ask questions. it includes limited bus stop service. there will be talk about changes to existing services including extended trips on the route 2 bus from the wayne junction station. the open houses are held at noon and 5:00 today. >>> charges could come today against an american airlines co-pilot suspects of being drunk before a flight to philadelphia. police arrested the pilot on the tarmac in detroit friday. the airline canceled the flight. tsa spotted the pilot acting strangely. he fa

jessica boyington with your first alert traffic.e watching the garden state parkway and the snowflakes we saw falling earlier this morning have finally stopped. you can see some of the roads are wet still. watch for slippery spots. the parkway around the great egg toll plaza in summer's point. it's good to go heading out the door there. that's not what all the roadways look like. 95 when i come back at 6:30, let's get a check on today's forecast with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> good morning. yes, where you see the wet roads, some areas are below freezing close to the shore. here's a live look out at cape may where the snow is quickly moving out and you finally see breaks in the clouds. gradual improvements as we go through this morning. it say cold one. grab the jacket before you head out. i'll give you the afternoon forecast plus a nice warmup coming. that's straight ahead. >>> a major route in south jersey was the scene of a deadl crash early this morning. we're looking into if weather played a role in the deadly crash. comi

let's get a look at the roadways with jessica boyington. >> we're watching 202.we're trying to see through the camera lens, covered in rain water. the southbound drive on 202 still okay from the schuylkill to route 30. 11-minute trip, no problems there. average speeds still into the 50s. the high 50s. everybody is moving around. the biggest spots are on the on and off ramps. route 73 in voorhees, new jersey. around cooper road. you can see there is ponding on to the roads and the shoulder as well. when cars move by, water sprays out from underneath. that will be a sticky spot this morning also for the bridges. we are still dealing with residual delays from the schedule opening on the tacony palmyra. that was scheduled for earlier around 5:10 this morning. no problems for the rest of the bridges. tracy? >>> 5:34. $400 million. that's what philadelphia mayor kenney says his controversial soda tax is expected to generate. the mayor hopes that money will fund his universal pre-k plan. >> the proposed tax is creating controversy. today we expect to learn more about it

jessica boyington with your first alert traffic update.atching the garden state parkway in south jersey near the cape may toll plaza. you can see one lonely car coming up the highway. we have a lot of construction going on everywhere. i'll highlight some of those spots for you when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> four minutes before 5:00 right now. camd camden-based soup maker campbell's is giving its cans a makeover. they'll remove the chemical bpa from its cans by the middle of next year. the company says it's making the change to reassure customers worried that bpa may cause cancer, cancer and hormonal problems. >>> later today, penn state will celebrate the start of construction on housing for students in delaware county. penn state brandywine is adding its first resident haulls and campus media. 1500 students now attend penn state-brandywine. >>> gabrielle giffords brought her gun control agenda to our area yesterday. she and her husband, mark kelly, spoke at a summit in wilmington. the goal is to come up with ideas to keep guns out

jessica boyington is watching your commute.formation on a 14-year-old shot last night but first let's begin with villanova, the team heading to houston today. nbc 10's katy zachry is live this morning on campus. katy? >> that's right, the campus is starting to wake up and villanova is getting ready for a big sendoff party. the wildcats leave campus around 3:15 today for their flight to the final four in houston. they play oklahoma sooners saturday night and if they win, they advance to monday's championship game. the sendoff will include the pep band, students and the community is invited to come out. it begins around 3:00 right outside the davis center which is the practice facility for the wild katsz. live on campus, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> we have our own team heading to the final four, keith jones, matt delucia and also john clark. he's arriving this afternoon ahead of the team. he'sç getting in to houston at 3:45 this afternoon, ahead of the team. watch our 30-minute special, villanova march to victory, live from te

thorogood marshall and brennan rarely asked questions. >>> nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyingtonca? >> we are doing pretty much okay. a lot of construction projects out there. in terms of drive times, volumes and delays, we're not seeing much. route 309. around the pa turnpike. difficult to see because there's not a lot of streetlights. the roadways are dry and empty. that's a good thing. route 70 in new jersey westbound between 295 and west gate drive. we have ongoing construction with lane restrictions. that's scheduled until march 5th. we're not seeing backups around that scene as well as the surrounding areas in new jersey on 295 and parts of the new jersey turnpike are doing okay as well. as the morning progresses we'll start to see a little bit more of that volume. 295, this is right around sloan avenue. no problems in either direction. if you're heading out the door in hamilton township or if you have to get to the new jersey transit train station, you'll be just fine. either direction is doing okay. >> the thorndale train 514 is running about ten minutes late this morning

it's jessica boyington with your first alert traffic.e're watching the schuylkill expressway right now. some good news right here. we have an accident scene around girard avenue on the eastbound side. that's cleared out of the way. you can see where the delays remain, a 41-minute trip. that's early to have this in the red. 19 miles per hour eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway. let's get a check on today's forecast with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> good morning, jessica. beautiful sunrise in cape may. sunny skies, record warmth today and tomorrow. coming up i'll show you how warm it will be and we'll take a look at that seven-day forecast with the next rain chance. that's straight ahead. >>> i'm katy zachry live in colwyn borough. behind me more than a dozen cars on this property go up in flames. the fire then spreads to this nearby warehouse. and that started a slew of problems for firefighters responding and people living in the area. i'll explain. >>> he was the man behind one of the most famous music acts o

let's get a check of the roads with jessica boyington. >>> thanks, sheena.atching voorhees, new road. krogh can see underneath the lights that there are wetness on the roadways. be careful when heading out the door. we'll check in with center city when i come back at 4:30. >>> and terrifying encounter. next at 4:30, recognize this person? police in chester county say whoever wore this mask did much more than scare a woman. looking great and stepping out with confidence includes having beautiful feet. my newest beauty routine secret starts in the shower. discover the latest innovation from amopé. the new pedi perfect wet & dry. now get effortless hard skin removal on dry or wet skin. plus, it has 2 speeds and it's rechargeable. the easy way for touchably soft feet. suits me and my new shoes. new amopé pedi perfect wet & dry. amopé. love every step. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> a fire investigation is under way after flames burned through a diner in chester. it's now under control. but an adjacent hotel was evacuated. >>> winner take all. hundreds of delegate

jessica boyington knows the answer to that. jessica? >> that's right.f the majors looking like a smooth ride. we have ongoing construction but we'll talk about that in a second. let's start off on the 42 freeway, runnemede area. no problems yet, northbound from 55 to the walt whitman bridge. five-minute trip this morning. also heading through delaware on 95, watch out for the ramp closures. 59 southbound to exit 7b, route 52. northbound from 295 to 495 is a 12-minute trip. mass transit, you're good to go. running on time or close to schedule. i'll be back in the next ten with another check on your morning drive. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, another mild start to the day. temperatures mostly in the 40s. we're getting close to getting into the 50s right now. now as we go through the next couple of days we'll be heading close to 80 degrees. so yes, we have record high temperatures in the forecast. today will be one of those days. tomorrow, another day where we do expect record warmth through a lot of t

jessica boyington with your first alert traffic.ght now we're watching route 202 around the schuylkill expressway. no real problems right there at that point in either direction. we're starting to see the added volume around the schuylkill expressway or anywhere heading into the center city area, of course, i have updates for you on new jersey transit and i will go over those when i come back at 6:30. for now, let's get a check on today's forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> looking good today, jessica. lots of sunshine. that's a live view2from the cae mama rina. 38 degrees here at shore. big changes ahead. hour by hour forecast coming up. >>> thank you, bill. erin andrews takes the stand. >> they were screaming that i was naked all over the internet and i didn't know what it was. >> her stalker was caught but andrews explains why her nightmare continues. >>> and tempers flare at a donald trump rally and ends with a confrontation between two people working the event. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> 6:30 and super tuesday is her

let's get a check on the roads this morning with jessica boyington. >> we just had an update actually, just had a text message from katy zachry about this diner fire. she's on the scene there. edgemont avenue was blocked from 15th street to providence avenue. that has since re-open. you're good to go there. watching 95 around 413 where we have a tow truck on scene. it's over into the shoulder. the two lanes are going by the scene right here. are still open to traffic and traffic moving by the scene. if you head out the door, you want to take your time heading through. there are people walking around, trying to get this scene cleaned out of the way. we'll have updates on this when i come back in the next ten minutes. >>> thank you, jessie. we're following breaking news out of chester, delaware county. that's where a diner caught fire and forced evacuations in the area. katy zachry is on the scene getting new information. morning, katy. >> reporter: good morning, vai. the biggest thing that's happened in the last 25 minutes since i saw you, aíl of the guests who were staying at the day'

jessica boyington is watching drivers deal with the rain this morning. jessie? >> that's right, bill. lower gwynedd. the schuylkill expressway around montgomery drive, no problems in either direction. we have a 12-minute time from the blue route to the vine street expressway. your average speeds there still up into the 60s. we always check in with the airport with days like this. currently no major delays for arriving or departing flights at the philadelphia international airport but an individual flight could be affected. check before you head out the door. tracy? >>> it's 4:33. 55 degrees outside. now to decision 2016. donald trump and hillary clinton are closer to facing each other this fall after winning most of the super tuesday contests. nbc 10's matt delucia is here to break down the results. >> an interesting night to say the least. alaska goes to senator ted cruz. let's take a look at the republican race here. donald trump won six primaries, piling up twice as many delegates as ted cruz who was the runner-up. the texas senator won his home state and two

jessica boyington has that. jessica? >> we're doing okay for the most part. watching for slippery spots. right here you can see no problems. roadways looking particularly dry and traffic moving nicely in either direction on 78. again, that's around lehigh street out in the lehigh valley. the on ramp from route 13 northbound is closed around 295. watch out for that. the white horse pike, looking different here around this intersection around cross keys road and berlin, new jersey. into the center lanes, we have damp driving conditions. be careful there. mass transit looking great, septa, patco, d.a.r.t., new jersey transit or amtrak, everything is running on or close to schedule. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, this morning it is misty. you'll need to use the wind shield wipers but the umbrella will not help you. some of you are seeing fog this morning. it's not dense fog. it's a little bit annoying in some spots. otherwise, we'll be warmer than we were yesterday. the warming trend continues as we go into tom

let's get a check on the roadways with jessica boyington. >> good morning. if you're heading out the door, come over here and pay attention. we have an accident on bordentown, around 130. no reports of heavy police activity there at that scene. something to pay attention to. voorhees, route 73 around cooper road, no problems or backups at the intersection right now. if you take mass transit, watch out for septa's frankfurt line. they are having passengers on the eastbound side near 40th street and 42nd street stations. >>> a new jersey state trooper is in the hospital after being hit by a car on the highway while responding to a call. nbc 10's matt delucia is live outside cooper university hospital this morning. matt, walk us through what happened. >> reporter: well vai, throughout the morning i can tell you we have seen state troopers coming to the hospital here, trying to get an update on one of their colleagues. take a look at this video from skyforce 10. this is the scene in the southbound lanes of 295 near west deptford. around 8:20 last night, a troope

jessica boyington has that. she's watching 295. what are you seeing there, jessica?> we're seeing great drive times. this is right around 130 in deptford, west deptford, actually, southbound from the 42 freeway headed to the delaware memorial bridge. we have to get over the bridge there, you'll be just fine. average speeds into the 60s. we're still atç a 23-minute tr. 78 around route 100. some more cars on the roads here. no backups, problems or road work in the area. new castle, delaware, on ramp closed from route 13 northbound right around 295. no problems at least, north or southbound, an 11-minute trip from 295 to 495. speeds averaging 59 miles an hour. >>> cfx and local agencies will hold a safety blitz today. officials from the freight company, deldot and police plan to talk to drivers and pedestrians in newark about railroad dangers. they include warnings about ignoring crossing signals and cutting across train tracks. >>> 4:21. seven women suing bill cosby for defamation win a legal victory. ahead in the next half hour, find out what a philadelphia judge dec

jessica boyington with your first alert traffic.ow we're in berlin, new jersey watching the intersection of the white horse pike and cross keys road. watch out for intersections. you can see some ponding into the center, especially over into the shoulders as well. you can see where cars move by, water sprays out from underneath. i'll touch more of the wet roads when we come back in the 5:00 hour. ♪ >>> today the legendary rock band the who makes a stop in philadelphia. vai will be singing along. they'll perform at the wellsç fargo center tonight. this is the last time they'll tour, they say. they've sold more then 100 million records since they formed in 1964. >>> three minutes before 5:00 right now, from our jersey shore bureau, canines from atlantic city's police department can rest easier. they were presented with brand new dog beds yesterday as part of a crowd funding campaign involving the department and big barker, which is based out of philadelphia. meantime, some of the area's finest police dogs will battle it out starting

. >> jessica boyington will bring video in for us.ve a photographer at the scene of this crash. >> this accident scene popped up just before the 4:00 hour when we went on the air this morning. we did have injuries on the scene as well. some of that becomes an accident investigation. right now it's on the boulevard southbound out in northeast philly, right around c street. you can see we have an ambulance on the scene. a few police officers there as well. they had the outer lanes around c street closed. another vehicle involved. another one that seemed to have run into a tree as well. so a few vehicles involved there. some injuries, possible accident investigation under way. does seem like in this video that some lanes of traffic are getting by. earlier we had the outer lanes closed. i just checked in with our traffic system a few moments ago and it might be clearing out of the way. i will give you an update not next ten minutes or so on this scene out in the boulevard. again, another ten minutes we'll have an update. vai? >> thank you

jessica boyington keeping an eye on that for us. jessica, what are you seeing on 95? >> this morning it's dealing with ongoing construction right now. some things that are brand new as well. 95 around cottman avenue. you can see in terms of drive times and volume we are seeing no problems so far in either direction, into center city, 13-minute trip. watch out for new construction, north and southbound on 95 it's going to be one lane between allegheny avenue and girard avenue. and also we have some of those ramp closures from 95 northbound, also aramingo and a new one at cottman avenue, the off ramp from 95 northbound. closed until 5:00 this morning. about another hour or so for that cleanup. one lane between allegheny and girard. possibly delays hned that. out in montgomery county, there's an accident in limerick. here's 422 doing great here so far. no problems with the drive times yet, eastbound from 29 to the schuylkill expressway is a nine-minute trip. average speeds in the 50s or 60s. pretty much the same if you're going east or westbound on 422. no problems. that

jessica boyington is watching dry roads this morning. >> definitely dry roads.that doesn't mean they're empty, bill. we have construction that's out in center city until 4:00 a.m. about this time, these construction crews should be cleaning up. watch out for that on 19th street southbound between market street and ben franklin parkway there will be lane restrictions there. if you're heading out the door on the blue route, no problems. this is our camera around germantown pike on ramp. no problems there. all cars moving along nicely. no restrikes. roadways are dry. route 202. check out the drive times there, 30 to the schuylkill expressway, speeds up there into the 50s. tracy? >>> now to decision 2016 is super tuesday. more than a dozen contests that are key to the presidential race. more nominating delegates are up for grabs today than on any other day in the election cycle. 13 states will hold primaries or caucuses. republican donald trump is expected to win most of those states. several protesters disrupted trump's rally yesterday in virginia. that didn't stop

jessica boyington is watching first alert traffic. jessie?e watching berlin, new jersey, right now around the white horse pike at cross keys road. no problems there. roads are looking a little dry and we have no traffic or backups. we do have some problems out there. we'll check in with 95 when i come back at 5:30. >>> good morning, i'm matt delucia. live in south philadelphia, last night college basketball fans were focused on villanova and tonight it will be here at the wells fargo center in philadelphia. a couple of games happening tonight. you see some of the tv trucks parked out here. we'll have a preview coming up after the break. >>> plus, up in the air. it's no secret that drones are popular but just how popular? coming up, we'll tell you about the new study about the future of our skies. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> right now on "nbc 10 news today," still dancing. villanova makes it look easy in the sweet 16. now it's on to a bigger matchup in the ncaa men's basketball tournament. >>> and crisis in atlantic city. lawmakers in new jers

we'll get jessica boyington in there as well. a live look at upper township, cape may county, new jersey. it is sticking there. >>> plus -- >> this little guy has lied so much. >> here we go. >> he referred to my hands if they're small, something else must be small. let me tell you, i've given my answer, lying ted. >> little marco and lying ted. donald trump takes center stage and grabs headlines for name calling at last night's debate. >> plus, new information this morning about a deadly stabbing that happened inside a south philadelphia restaurant while people were eating. what we know about who was killed, plusç who else was inse when it happened. >>> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm cardinals consider. it is 6:01 on your friday. it's snowing out there. >> yes, it is. i'm vai sikahema. let's get right to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. you always say it depends where you live. we saw ted greenberg a half hour ago in pleasantville, the snow is thicker there. >> he's now in northern cape may county.

jessica boyington with a check on your first alert traffic right now.we're looking at the blue route around ridge pike. no problems in any direction. roads are still dry. we have an easy commute upon us, at least right now without all that volume out there. we will update you on the roosevelt boulevard when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> jessica, thank you. from our jersey shore bureau, a mayor of one town is clarifying trof comments he made about orthodox jews. he said it's like an invasion in a recent real estate article. he insists he was referencing comments made openly from a council meeting last month. following numerous complaints about aggressive tactics by real estate agents. toms river lawmakers barred those agents from door-to-door sl soliciting. >> we're not invading. it's people moving in. >> earlier this week the mayor of neighboring lake wood says he was appalled by the invasion and called on mthe mayor to apologize. he said apologize implies you made a mistake and he doesn't feel he made one. >>> the east coast girls volleyball tourna

jessica boyington is watching the wet roads this morning. >> we're watching them through center city on the vine street expressway. these are our cameras around 24th street. no problems, so far most of the majors clear. definitely wet roadways like you said. you have to watch out for the on and off ramps. the vine street expressway doing okay right now. we'll check in with drive times. the schuylkill expressway into center city, no problems there. 95 southbound from woodhaven road to the vine. the blue route still looking okay. mass transit looking okay as well. >>> breaking news. philadelphia police are searching for the man they say punched and kicked a fellow officer and then ran from the scene. nbc 10's drew smith is live in olney. walk us through this. how did it all play out. >> this began right here on the front steps of this apartment building. we're told the officer and a 24-year-old man began wrestling, both eventually fall over the railing and on to the ground. that's when the man ran from the police. calls started to come in to 911 just after midnight for domestic abuse a

jessica boyington with one last check on your first alert traffic.re watching the vine street expressway. starting to see delays around 24th street but nothing too major. better headed toward 95. once to 95, closer to the commodore barry bridge area, we're seeing some delays from that earlier overturned vehicle. the tacony-palmyra with the scheduled opening around 6:40. still seeing delays there. we're in the process of openingings. in limberic watch for a delay on cap road. >>> skyforce10 is in the air this morning. talk about a difficult fly this morning in those gusty winds. that's a live view of villanova. wild winds yesterday in honor of the wildcats on their march to the championship. hopefully that works out. sunshine is up. we'll see bright sunshine today but like yesterday, we still have to deal with the wind right now. the winds are steady at 14 miles an hour in philadelphia. 48 degrees is the current temperature. thought we could retire the windchill chart? no, it's back today. 0 in mt. pocono is what it feels like right now. doylestown, 3

jessica boyington with your first alert traffic.atching slippery roadways today and also for this accident scene on 95. this is on the southbound side around cottman avenue. you can see we have penndot crews on the scene. police officers as well. trying to get control of this multivehicle accident. one lane getting by, headed southbound. delays behind that. updates on this for you andç we'll check out new jersey roads when i come back at 5:00. >>> just five minutes before 5:00 a.m. happening today, new jersey transit officials and union representatives will meet with mediation board as a possible strike looms for workers. we have a better idea of what it means for you as commuters if railroad workers walk off the job next weekend. hamilton to mercer county takes 65 minutes. officials estimate that would be double in the event of a strike. if workers do walk off the job, the same commute from hamilton to new york city would take more than two hours, using a bus or a path train. >> it would take so much longer. i already wake up earl

i'm jessica boyington with your first alert traffic.atching route 73 right now near the atlantic city expressway. no problems. of course it's early to see any added volume on the roads. you head out the door. construction on south 8th union street and lehigh street. more updates when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> here's something you do not see every day on the road. a naked woman on top of an 18-wheeler. this video is out of houston. it shows the woman dancing around on the roof of the cab during rush hour monday morning. this stunt backed up traffic for miles. police still aren't sure why she decided to do this on the top of this big rig. her act went on for two hours until firefighters helped police take her into custody. wow. >>> countdown continues to a possible new jersey transit rail strike. rail unions have authorized a strike for early sunned if no deal is reached. work stoppage would impact more than 100,000 riders, including a lot in our area who use the trenton and hamilton stations. the strike would also affect the atla