this is jessica boyington. checking on your "first alert" traffic, we're watching new jersey, route 73 around 561. roads are dry. no problems or delays we will check in with the vine street expressway construction when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> five minutes before 5:00 right now. we have new information in the mini cam beating in new jersey. the man convict ld spend the rest of his life in prison. the judge sentenced sean costis, he was caught on a nanny cam beating a mother in front of her 3-year-old daughter in 2013 during a break-in in the family's home in millburn. >> it's very satisfying that the victim got justice. she was very scared to come to court and face this man but ultimately she's brave. >> during the sentencing hearing, costis used a legal folder to hide this face. the mother who was beaten says she now suffers from posttraumatic stress and nerve damage. >>> a couple accused of hoarding more than 300 dogs in this home pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges. the dogs were found earl

jessica boyington has that. jessica? >> yes, tracy.here is an accident here around the vine street expressway, headed eastbound. some lane restrictions there. it's over into the shoulder. traffic still moving through the area as you can see. no big delays or backups. with police activity on the scene, there is a slow down by there. but again, the schuylkill expressway headed eastbound just past the vine street expressway. if you typically take the vine street expressway, the construction is clear this morning. it cleared about an hour ahead of schedule. westbound and eastbound is both open between broad street and the schuylkill expressway. no problems there. the blue route looks great also with drive times of 15 minutes in both directions north or south from 95 to the schuylkill expressway. speeds are still into the 60s. we're in the process of that scheduled opening for the burlington bristol that was scheduled for 4:45. we'll have updates of course on when that goes back down and that accident on the schuylkill when i come back. >>>

first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has that. jessica?> if you're approaching the schuylkill expressway, if you need access to get to the schuylkill headed westbound, heads up. there's an accident scene on the 26th street ramp to the schuylkill westbound. lane restrictions. the ramp isn't closed. nothing too major right now. we're seeing slippery spots from the rain that occurred yesterday. coming on the on and off ramp will be a slippery spot. lane restrictions, left lane is blocked. traffic can still move by the area right now. it's something that could slow you down. the opposite direction not having problems or delays. that was 26th street approaching the schuylkill expressway westbound. and the pa turnpike's northeast extension, there's construction there, the left lane is closed. the pa turnpike, westbound or eastbound, looks great. >>> a summer to remember 100 years later. learn about the 12 days of terror that followed a deadly shark attack at the jersey shore and why the impact is still felt today. >>> community garden. neighbors

jessica boyington checking on your first alert traffic.we're watching the roads out in morristown, new jersey. nixon drive, not a car in çsig. definitely. >> news when you're heading out the door there. there's one car. no problems or delays. updates on the ref of your morning drive when i'm back in the 5:00 hour. >> see you then, jessica. thanks. >>> police in bucks county are look for the vandals who slashed tires at three businesses. street road and work road in warminster, bucks county. tires were slashed on more than 20 trucks here at lafferty chevrolet on west street road. we found similar damage at york road auto glass and in the parking lot of planet fitness. it's not clear if the damage is related. >>> an actor who died in a freak accident in his own driveway is being remembered by his colleagues as charming. 27-year-old anton yelchin was found in his own driveway yesterday. he was pinned between his car and a brick mailbox. police say his car rolled down his driveway. they do not suspect foul play. yelchin is best known for play

let's get a look at the blue route this morning. >> jessica boyington has that. what's happening on the blue route? >> pretty much nothing. before you head out the door, taking the blue route, now is the time to go. right around the schuylkill expressway on an off-ramp. no problems from the p.a. turnpike to the schuylkill expressway. a four-minute trip headed southbound and then northbound as well. speeds high 50s or 60s as well. check out the highways, northbound and southbound, clear there. looking okay into center city. watching construction headed into new jersey three lanes closed on the 42 freeway between route 55 and 295. and the white horse pike, you can see no problems or delays at cross keys road. i'll be back in ten with more updates. >>> hash tag, no drone zone. u.s. park police are launching a social media campaign today to let you know national parks are off-limits. the breakdown in rules what you need to know before the holiday weekend. and then there's this -- those are mayflies, mayfly invasion. we'll tell you about the problems plaguing one penn

jessica boyington is watching your first alert traffic this morning. >> that's right, bill. we're watching the vine street expressway through center city. you can see some flashing lights. police activity there blocking off the vine street expressway between broad street at this point to the schuylkill. we'll have more updates when i come back at 4:30. >>> and off limits. next at 4:30, find out why sports teams and their fans at this wilmington stadium can't sit in the bleachers until further notice. when it's your time to shine. you want to feel good from head to toe. including your nails. introducing the amopé electronic nail care system. the fast way to file. buff and shine. for effortless shiny wow nails! so you can step out with that amopé confidence and shine on! the electronic nail care system from amopé. find it in the footcare aisle. >>> someone hit and killed a philadelphia teenager then took off from the crash scene. police have an important clue but still need to track down the driver. >>> in just two months, the democrats are coming, and that means about 50,000

we've been focused on that. >> jessica boyington, where are you looking?e're watching this accident on cottman avenue. seeing the delays, it's a little better than it it was with the accident into the shoulder. we're still at 26 minutes if you're headed southbound from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. and a culmination of the accident scene and rush hour. the p.a. turnpike if you're headed westbound between fort washington and northeast extension that's where we're seeing an extent. and route 1 and valley forge dropping down into the 40s. we're seeing some slow downs. and old city, there's an accident, pickup truck overturned 2nd street. and we're seeing delays around that scene. more updates when i come back. tracy. >>> scientists in our area are getting ready to test the vaccine. researchers at the risk star research institute developed the vaccine in just nine months where it can normally take decades to create vaccines like. they partnered to replicate the vaccine. the next step is a clinical trial with human volunteers from multiple cities inc

first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has that. jessica? >> good news.re ahead of schedule right now where we've cleared the construction over on the vine street expressway. these are our cameras around 24th street. it's been closed eastbound and westbound in between the schuylkill and broad street for that ongoing work. you can see all traffic moving along nicely. they lifted all of those restrictions 10 to 15 minutes earlier than they normally do. we're in luck through center city. also in lower gwynedd, an accident at norristown road. 422 looks okay this morning. we're at an eastbound drive time of eight minutes from 29 to the schuylkill expressway. average speeds are into the high 60s there as well. we're seeing no delays on 422. mass transit looks pretty much on time or close to schedule. more updates for you when i come back in the next ten. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's back. some fog this morning in cape may. look at the view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. this is why we go neig

jessica boyington is first alert traffic center. how are the roads looking?so far everything is looking great. this is route 70 in cherry hill, new jersey, kings highway. cars making their way. an update at 5:30. >>> we'll hear from you then. hours of live music, days of celebrations and dozens of events happening in our area. we're breaking down this year's wawa welcome america fourth of july celebration in philadelphia and we'll tell you about everything that is happening throughout the city. >>> also, the eagles future franchise quarterback gets himself in quite a jam. we'll tell you why carson wentz needed the help of the gas station employee and garden shears to get out of trouble. ♪ i was on my way to work, the next thing you know, i was on the ground. ♪ the trash truck ran over both my legs. ♪ i had sixteen surgeries. ♪ i don't sleep through the night unless i have my medicine. ♪ my medical bills was piling up. my employer stopped paying me. pond lehocky has put me back together. ♪ >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> right now on nbc 10 news today, philadelphi

first, jessica boyington is watching the roads. >>> we're watching ben salem. this is wood haven road. there are less vehicles on the scene now. right around bristol pike headed eastbound on wood haven road. still all lanes are blocked. you can see the police activity blocking off the çroadway. part of the off-ramp isn't blocked but all of the traffic is being diverted off to the bristol pike right now. that's what we're facing out on wood haven road. there's a disabled vehicle on easton and oakdale avenue. >>> breaking news this morning out of philadelphia, that's where one person is now in custody after police say he hit two teenagers with his car and drove off. nbc 10's pamela osborne is live this morning with more on how that injured person is doing. the two teens in fact, one is in pretty bad shape and it's all really thanks to witnesses who say this happen, right want pamela? >> reporter: that's right. it actually started a as a late night bike ride between a group of friends. some of them are returned to get their bikes which were on the other side of t

let's look at the roadways this friday morning with jessica boyington. ey, jessica. >> we're starting on the vine street expressway headed through center city this morning. if you typically take the vine street expressway, you may know that you have to avoid it with ongoing construction. that closes it in between broad street and the schuylkill expressway. right now that construction is not active. we didn't have it all morning. these were our cameras around 8th street. past the scene where the construction starts. you can see all traffic moving along, whether you're headed westbound towards the schuylkill or eastbound towards 95. no big problems or delays on the vine street expressway. we do have construction out there. this is on martin luther king drive between ben franklin parkway and sweet briar drive. that will be there until 5:00 this morning. which is right now. watch for crews cleaning up the area. >>> jessica, thank you. >>> breaking news just in to nbc 10. an earthquake has hit the palm springs area. the u.s. geological survey says the magnitud

jessica boyington gives us a look at route 309. what do you see, jess? we're not seeing a lot, actually on route 309 around the pa turnpike. just a few cars out there. roads are dry, no problems there. some construction heading over into delaware, over the delaware memorial bridge. watch out for the left lane being closed, headed westbound. no big delays into new jersey right now. the rest of the bridges are doing just fine. no scheduled openings at least for now on the tacony palmyra and the ben. they are both clear. more updates when i'm back at 5:0. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> we're seeing a nice, bright sky this morning, just a few thin clouds, 19 minutes after 5:00. the temperature, that's still falling right now. we're getting a cooler start this morning. it will be a warmer afternoon. the winds have shifted were more of a southwesterly wind. we'll be in the 80s. clouds increasing and late this evening, we may see the first showers move into the area. moving down right now, especially in s

jessica boyington has that.she starts there. >> over in runnemede, new jersey, right around creek road. the northbound lanes having no problems right now. just checking with the drive times. not a lot of cars really starting to head into the philadelphia area. but a little more than heading southbound. if you take a look closely headed southbound, some flashing lights right there. that's reports of an accident scene, headed southbound. if you're headed down the shore or towards the deptford area, you may pass this accident scene. no big delays by that scene right now headed southbound on the 42 freeway. we'll keep you updated. there's an accident in skippack, skippack and plank road. our total drive times haven't budged yet, 13 minutes at the most, headed eastbound into center city from the blue route to the vine street expressway with average speeds into the 60s. vai? >> all right, thank you, jessica. 17 minutes before 6:00 a.m. we have an update on a story we brought you yesterday as breaking news. a delivery

jessica boyington is watching that. where on 295, jessica?> we're watching west deptford around route 130. no big problems in either direction, if you're heading into delaware over the delaware memorial bridge, no problems there, 22 minutes right now, southbound from the 42 freeway to that point. also watching some police doipt activity that's closing a portion of lincoln drive around rittenhouse street. back over into delaware. left lane is closed headed westbound. no backups right now, though, over into new jersey. this is the vine street expressway around broad street. looks like they lifted some of the close yur right heure right. you can see that it actually cleared out of the way. we'll check out some of the rest of the ramps to see in the next ten minutes or so if we opened the vine street expressway entirely and i'll have that update when i'm back in about ten. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> the rain is coming down in north wildwood, new jersey. look at that view, soaking this m

jessica boyington is in the first alert traffic center. jessie?re watching millville right now, route 55 around 49. no problems, of course, as you can see. i wish all of our majors stay like this all day. but they're not. we have construction and updates. i'll have those when i come back at 5:30. >>> he's the number one draft pick in the nba. and the sixers got him. the team is getting ready to introduce lsu guard forward ben simmons. hear what the sixers last overall number one draft pick things about him. >>> and trump's travel plans. the presumptive gop nominee is taking a break from the presidential campaign. we'll tell you why he's heading out on an overseas trip today. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> that breaking news, a history making day for great britain. voters choose to exit the european union. that's having repercussions on britain's leadership and the world economy. >>> plus, the 76ers are getting ready to officially introduce the newest sixer. the team drafted ben simmons. they hope he can turn the franchise around. reaction from the

jessica boyington is watching the roads, including route 42. >> 422, actually, tracy.round route 29, looks like they are letting cars move through the area. moments ago all cars were being diverted off on this exit ramp. flares still out, restricting some of the lanes as well. we should be good to go shortly. we'll keep you updated there. we're watching the area bridges. no problem on the ben or the walt whitman. we have a scheduled opening for the burlington bristol, scheduled for 4:15. in the next couple of minutes or so we'll desays there. watching the vine street expressway, we typically take the vine when you wake up in the morning. no construction right now. you're good to go westbound and eastbound between broad street and the schuylkill. tracy in. >> jessica, thanks. >>> next tuesday is primary day in new jersey and california. a new poll shows the california race could be the tightest ever for the democrats. >>> plus, this -- >> donald trump's ideas aren't just different, they are dangerously incoherent. >> democrat hillary clinton takes aim at donald trump wh

let's get an update with jessica boyington. jessica? >> still closed this morning.f the off ramps are starting to open a little bit earlier. this one around broad street is still closed. you can see the cones in the area there as well. the sign pointing all traffic to the right-hand side. all traffic still being diverted off on to the exit for broad street, in between strobroad st and the schuylkill, we're still seeing the new jersey. bellmawr, 295 southbound it was closed between the 42 freeway and delsea çdrive. it's now been lifted out of the way, though there are still active construction there. southbound it won't be closed anymore. watch the pa turnpike for more construction. the pa turnpike westbound between valley forge and downingtown. the right lane is closed. it's a 24-minute drive time at the most westbound from route 1 to valley forge. more updates when i come back. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> ten minutes before 5:00. a beautiful start this morning. there's still a few clouds moving through t

jessica boyington checking on first alert traffic.e construction crews can moving away the off-ramp from being blocked right now. this is the schuylkill expressway approaching the on-ramp to the vine street expressway with that ongoing construction work. maybe a little bit of delays backed up on to the schuylkill expressway. within the next 10, 15 minutes, the vine street expressway will be completely back open to traffic. there is some traffic moving along on it now. you can see crews there working to get these signs out of the way. updates when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> a couple sports teams in wilmington may have to find a new place to play because of unsafe bleachers at their stadium. delaware's department of natural resources and environmental control labeled the south bleachers at baynard stadium a potential hazard. a structural engineer condemned them. temporary bleachers may be brought in until renovations can be made. >>> six children in pennsylvania could have access to medical marijuana in just a few weeks. yesterda

jessica boyington is keeping an eye on the blue route. what are you finding?is is around the germantown pike on ramp. no big problems in either direction or delays right now. all traffic is moving along northbound or southbound. if you're heading out the door on to route 202, we're still in the green. no big problems or delays with drive times and a ten-minute trip headed southbound from route 30. over in west deptford and new jersey, 295 looks great, around route 130. 24 minutes for your drive time, southbound from the 42 freeway over the delaware memorial bridge. lauren? >> thanks, jessica. >>> if you typically drive over the walt whitman bridge, you may want to reconsider this week. closures are starting tonight. crews are painting the bridge. starting tonight at 9:00, only two lanes will be open in each direction. between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., there will be period closures for 20-minute intervals that painting should be done by friday morning. ♪ >>> check this out. hundreds of local kids enjoyed the thrill of a free concert last night. pnb

jessica boyington watching traffic on an early friday morning. >> hey, bill.ing, everyone. waking up and heading out the door, maybe you'll be around route 73 and the atlantic city expressway. this is what it looks like before you get there. no problems or delays. maybe if you want to head to the shore, go early. no delays down that direction yet. more updates for the rest of your morning drive when i come back. >>> my legs were shaking. i was a bit nervous but i really enjoyed that experience. >> what a night for the newest sixer. next at 4:30, ben simmons talks about his team an his connection to a sixers legend. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> a political transformation is happening right now overseas. britain votes to exit the eu. the move is impacting global markets including your money on wall street. >>> also -- >> the philadelphia 76ers select ben simmons.ç >> welcome to philadelphia, ben simmons. the newest sixer is talking about joining the sixers and his connection to a former sixers legend. >>> and learning now to save lives later. a unique montgome

jessica boyington has a look at that. jessica?es, tracy, the blue route around germantown pike, this is the on ramp right here. no big problems or delays so far. often times we'll see disabled tractor-trailers in the area, not today. all lanes moving along nicely so far this morning. it's a little bit of an early hour. that's when we see the construction projects. 295 in new jersey, bellmawr area, the southbound lanes of 295 are closed between the 42 freeway at exit 26 and route 47 at exit 25. this is supposed to be there until 5:00 this morning. we'll keep you updated if they pick up early. on the pa turnpike headed westbound between valley forge and downingtown. no problems westbound or eastbound. >>> nbc 10 and nbc universal is giving away grants, free money, to local nonprofits. we call it 21st century solutions. and the goal is to support organizations that are implementing new and innovative programs. the application is on our website, nbc10.com. the deadline to apply is august 26th. >>> 66 degrees utside right now. trying

jessica boyington has an update. jessica? >> we're still watching it.e story since the last time we saw you ten minutes ago, the schuylkill expressway around girard avenue, headed westbound. still watching this accident scene. one lane is getting through the area. penndot crews might be leaving the scene. either way, those lanes are still blocked. flashing lights up ahead. when the camera is facing the lights, you just see a big, bright space. i can tell you it is block off into the shoulder and the next lane and one lane getting by headed westbound coming out of the city. no problems with the drive times if you're headed westbound that way. traffic is flowing again. ft. washington avenue and prospect avenue, watch out for that. the pa turnpike looks great. we are still in the green with drive times, 25 minutes westbound or eastbound from route 1 to valley forge. speeds into the 60s as well. more updates for you. we'll check in with the vine street expressway when i come back. >> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill h

jessica boyington checking in with your first alert traffic.ckly, let's check out the boulevard. it's right underneath the overpass here. a little bit of an obstructed view. around broad street, a disabled vehicle, see the right-hand shoulder, not blocking off any lanes. all traffic still movingç along just nine. more updates when i come back in the 6:00 hour. >>> jessica, thanks for that. five minutes before 6:00 right now. a bicyclist is dead after being hit in camden county. the accident happened around 10:00 last night on route 130 in pennsauken. the driver stayed at the scene. the name of the bicyclist has not been released. >>> bike advocates will call on leaders to make it safer to cycle on city streets. >> grants were requested for bike lanes throughout philadelphia. the lanes are not a done deal. the bicycle coalition of greater philadelphia will call on city leaders to move forward on the new lanes quickly and make them as safe as possible. philadelphia is the largest u.s. city without separated bike lanes. >>> yesterday governor tom

let's get a check on the roadways with jessica boyington. >> we're starting off on the boulevard rightnow. out in northeast philadelphia where there's a set of traffic lights malfunctioning, route 1 at large street. no cross-traffic allowed through there. watch for police activity as well. we're watching for construction also over the delaware memorial bridge. supposed to be starting right now, 5:00 this morning and last until about 8:00 later on tonight. two westbound lanes will be closed headed into delaware. no big backups as you can see right now into new jersey. that's because there's not a lot of traffic. take the commodore barry as your alternate. then that will get you into delaware. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in southwest philadelphia where police say two men kidnapped, robbed and shot a delivery driver. detectives say the victim was making a delivery to a home on beaumont street when the two came up behind him with a gun, ordered him to get back in his car. the suspects drove him to the kingsessing neighborhood where they took him out of the car, stole money and

jessica boyington starts there. jessica?> the schuylkill expressway right around the vine street expressway over in center city, that's because we're running behind schedule with our vine street expressway opening. typically we clear around 5:00 in the morning. but still parts of those ramps are closed. some are open. so some cars allowed to access the vine street expressway right now but basically in between broad street and the schuylkill, we have some closures in place. definitely want to keep that in mooned before you head out the door. this should be clearing in the next couple of minutes. i just saw flashing lights up ahead. they might be coming to lift the signs out of the way. this is approaching the vine street expressway headed eastbound. towards 95, you may see problems, you can still take local vine. construction in new jersey on route 38 eastbound between route 130 and route 70. two right lanes closed there until saturday around 6:00 a.m. here's the white horse pike in berlin, berlin cross keys road. no problems

first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has that. how does it look, jessica?we're watching construction this morning, of course, that's what we typically look at this early in the morning, at least before the 5:00 hour. a lot of projects tend to clean up around 5:00 or 5:30 before rush hour hits. this is 202 around 401. on the southbound side we are seeing construction. you can clearly see that here with lane restrictions in place. one lane getting by headed southbound on 202 right now. this is an ongoing construction project there also. watch for lane restrictions and some possible delays as well. if you're out the door on the pa turnpike, more construction to talk about. this is headed eastbound between bensalem and street road where the right lane is closed. additionally, these drive times still doing great. 23 minutes westbound from route 1 to valley forge. more updates when i'm back in the next ten. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> ten minutes before 5:00. the skies are brightening up nicely. we're ab

jessica boyington is tracking the morning commute from the first alert traffic center. jessie? we could make up a whole day care with the lack of sleep we get in this building. we're tired but we're here for you. collingswood circle in pennsauken, no problem in either directions. updates on construction spots when i'm back at 4:30. >>> and phone out when bill cosby's defense team will be back and court and why they want a judge to force cosby's accuser to testify. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> right now, a shooting investigation is under way in wilmington. police want to know who shot five people. >> new from overnight, flames and smoke destroy a montgomery county business. firefighters say they had a big problem with the water at this fire in lansdale. >>> preventing more tragedy. the owner of a popular gay nightclub at the jersey shore says the orlando attack shed light on the need for better, clearer security measures. 4:30. 64 degrees outside. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert n

jessica boyington watching first alert traffic right now. we're watching the blue route. mac dade boulevard. no problems or delays in either direction. we're not seeing a ton of volume on a lot of our majors yet. we are watching construction. i'll update you on those parts when i come back in the 6:00 hour. >> new jersey governor chris christie is pushing for equal funding for every student across the state. christie announced a plan that would distribute aid equally to students in the state's roughly 600 school districts. students at lower income school districts get more money per student than students at higher income suburban schools n. newark they spent $750 million a year on education that yields a 69% graduation rate. think they could spend 350 million and get a 69% graduation rate? >> the proposal was calleden constitution aand harmful to the state's most vulnerable children. >>> here are the winning numbers. 6, 13, 21, 49, 50, mega ball was 10. the estimated jackpot had been 333 million. now goes up to an estimated 363 million. next drawing is friday. >> only 363

jessica boyington watchingç fit alert traffic.ow we're checking out the boulevard around fox street. no problems or delays. of course, still a little bit early for that. we will check in with more of your majors when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> five minutes before 5:00 right now. parents of special needs students say their children are not safe in philadelphia public schools. they're calling on the school district to take action. last night in south philadelphia, dozens of parents voice their concerns to school district officials and to police. they're concerned with what they claim is a rise in injuries. missing children and lack of services at several schools. parents say if something isn't done, they plan to protest to bring more awareness to the issue. >> we're very angry about most autistic children and disabled children not being safe in the public school system. there is no protocol for alopement or the fire department to know where these kids are because they're hold their ears during alarms and usually hide. >> a sp

jessica boyington has a look. jessica, what are you seeing?we are watching the vine through center city. we avoided that construction this morning. all lanes were open all morning long. we started off with a good note. we're watching the vine around 8th street. here's the vine street expressway, traffic moving along. these are the eastbound lanes headed towards 95. this is the 8th street off ramp. a little bit of delay on that off ramp right now. there's also a road obstruction in lower marion on valley road and renee road to watch out for that construction heading into new jersey. this is what it looks like live right now. these are our cameras from route 38 and airport circle. you can see the lane restriction right there. no big problems or delays heading off of the ben franklin bridge into new jersey. no big delays there yet but they will come, believe me. give yourself extra time if you're heading into new jersey. >>> if you have people who live in arizona, people out west are dealing with triple digit temperatures and the dangerous heat i

jessica boyington right now with your first alert traffic. >> thanks, bill. we're watching the schuylkill expressway. that accident scene we were just talking about a couple minutes ago has cleared out of the way. earlier we did have lane restrictions over into the right shoulder and the right lane eastbound on the schuylkill just past the vine street expressway on and off ramp. no problems there anymore. keeping it in mt. laurel, new jersey, route 73 right around 295. headed southbound you'll pass some construction. if you're headed southbound, no lane restrictions headed northbound right now with this ongoing construction here. we will of course keep you updated as soon as it lifts out of the way. it was a brand new project that began at 4:00 this morning. also watching the bridges, that scheduled opening still in effect right now. scheduled for 4:45. you'll see some delays there. no opening over the tacony palmyra but we'll keep you updated for the rest of the morning. >>> we are following breaking news out of delaware county where five people were rescued

first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington here. we're watching route 55.ver in millville, new jersey, right around route 49. not a lot of cars on the roads. we wish it would stay this way. of course we know it always doesn't. we have construction in new jersey. i'll cover that when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >> thanks, jess. >>> just about five minutes before 5:00 a.m. in the low 60s in the philadelphia area. later today we'll get a preview of septa's new way to pay for your ride. the transit agency will show how its new key cards will work at a news conference in center city. the new system will replace paper tickets and tokens. the rollout begins monday to some 10,000 riders. >>> the city of easton is so desperate to collect money for unpaid parking tickets, they ariving good discounts. drivers with unpaid fines can clear their record if they pay half of the fines that are owed within the next two weeks. the city has not been able to collect $767,000 in parking fines. >>> state regulators could be making a "u" turn on the massive fine against ride sha

let's get a check of the roadways with jessica boyington. >>> we are starting on the vine street expresswaywhere we are closed for construction. i did just see a vehicle move through the area, though. there may be off ramps that are opening a little bit early. for the most part we still have that police activity on the scene. you see some flashing lights up ahead. these are our cameras around 24th street, westbound and eastbound on the vine street expressway is currently closed for construction in between broad street and the schuylkill. watch for some more construction. the on and off ramps are closed and there's construction on 95 at this point as well. north and southbound right around street road. pay attention to that. and also, the burlington bristol bridge still dealing with the construction, one lane of alternating traffic in both directions until 5:00 this morning. tracy? >> got it, jessica, thanks. >>> now to breaking news. an egyptair flight from cairo to beijing has been forced to make an emergency lanning in uzbekistan. egyptian officials says someone called in a bomb threat. e

first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has a look.it looks clear until you stepped out of the way. >> the other way, there we go. right behind me. we are watching construction that actually just popped up a few moments ago because there was only one vehicle with flashing lights on scene. now you can see a few. this is route 73 around 295 in mt. laurel. this is the southbound side. you can see lane restractions there. buildup in the area at least behind the scene right now. something to watch out for, construction on 73 in different areas. one lane allowed to get by at that point. also watching more construction over in delaware on 495 northbound. that on and off ramp is close the at exit 4 until the 30th. here's the blue route around germantown pike. no problems or delay. not a lot of cars on the roads. here's 95. flying through there, no problems north or south. 11 minutes at the most from 295 to 495 with speeds still into the 60s. tracy? >> jessica, let me add this traffic note in philadelphia, a section of martin luther king drive

first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has had her hands full this morning. a deadly crash, right, on the blue route, jessica, that's blocking lanes? >> all southbound lanes due to the fatal accident scene earlier involving a motorcycle has closed down all of the southbound side of the blue route right around baltimore pike. in between exit 1 and exit 3 headed southbound, you're going to see big delays or at least detours here as you can see all traffic is being detoured off of the exit ramp right now. we still see flashing lights right here. when an accident scene is fatal, they typically stick around a little longer. there's an accident investigation under way as well. all lanes still blocked, headed southbound. some cars moving through northbound. still reports that it is being blocked off altogether. there's a disabled vehicle on 95 headed northbound around cottman avenue. that's blocking a lane there. no big problems where our drive times southbound from woodhaven road to the vine. 13 minutes headed northbound where that disabled vehicle is. more updates

i'm first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington.ng off on 95 righ now for big delays around cottman avenue. that total drive time, well into the red right now. 33 minutes southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. speeds way down there into the 20s. also watching the pa turnpike. that's because there's an accident headed westbound before willow grove at mile marker 347, creating a really big delay here. i don't know what happened to our drive time here, it does say 60 minutes from route 1 to valley forge. a big increase there headed westbound on the turnpike. watching an accident skippack pike and plank road. 42 in new jersey, it looks okay, just a little bit of a slowdown headed northbound towards the philadelphia area. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. >> very comfortable this morning. much of the area is in the 50s right now. when you walk outside you'll be feeling those nice temperatures. low humidity and by the afternoon, we're only going to be around the low 70s. a cooler day today. we ha

jessica boyington watching first alert traffic.aking their way out the door in berlin, new jersey right now. this is the white horse pike right around berlin cross keys road. we have construction. i'll touch on that and where that is when i come back in the 5:00 hour. >>> five minutes before 5:00. today, family and friends and colleagues will remember george bengal, the head of the law enforcement for the pennsylvania spca. a viewing was held last night. funeral services will be held at calvary chapel in northeast philadelphia. he died saturday after a battle with cancer. he was 69. the pscpa called him their hero. he was a fixture on our air here at nbc 10. >>> the supreme court's tie vote ruling dealt a devastating blow to millions of immigrant families who could now be sent out of the country. >> the fact that the supreme court wasn't able to issue a decision today doesn't just set the system back even further, it takes us further from the country we aspire to be. >> the justice's opinion effectively kills the president's plan t

jessica boyington watching first alert traffic.ight now we're checking out 95 around gerrard avenue, where we have a stalled vehicle just in front of the gerrard avenue off-ramp. some delays there just moving by the scene. it is headed southbound into center city. we'll have updates there to see if that's impacted the commute when i come back at 6:30. for now, let's get a check on today's forecast. >> seeing some breaks in the clouds. the clouds came in from the coast. they're going to clear out. right now they're keeping things cool. that's a live view from center city. a gentle breeze blowing at 6:27 and 63 degrees. >> great shot right there. >>> 27 minutes past 6:00 a.m. a fire ravaged an american legion post in frankfurt on monday. now members are finding not all was lost. pamela osborne is working on that story. >> reporter: vai, on monday, memorial day of all days, but we learned that so much was actually saved from inside of a that building. coming up, we're going to talk to a firefighter behind one of the items saved. >>> a

first, jessica boyington watching your first alert traffic. jessie?>> we are watching only right now for this accident scene we've been talking about on the boulevard. here's a live picture. we knocked out power lines here with this accident with the vehicles involved. that affected the broad street service earlier this morning. now part of that road is blocked off. you can see we have the downed poles on the scene. everybody trying to clean this accident scene up and get it out of the way. there were two vehicles involved and one struck the poll. that's on the boulevard right around 7th street where they knocked out that power. moving over to mass transit. as a result of that, septa's broad street line earlier was suspended north and southbound service. all of that has resumed within the last 10 or 15 minutes. now since service has resumed, there still will be delays under way there for septa's broad street line. give yourself extra time before you head out the door. updates when i come back. tracy? >> thanks. today, a philadelphia judge will hear th

right now jessica boyington has an update. >> thanks, bill. we're watching the vine street expressway through center city. no big problems or delays yet. you can see headed westbound right here, camera's around 8th street, no problems. with 95, we were seeing some delays a few moments ago because there was a disabled vehicle that was headed southbound right around allegheny avenue. that's cleared out of the way. we're pretty much back to normal. we're at a 15-minute trip. still in the green. no big problems there. speeds starting to drop into the 50s. if you take mass transit, watch for train 9703 dealing with some 20-minute delays. the rest of mass transit on or close to schedule. >>> back to breaking news we've been covering over the past hour. a philadelphia police officer is in the hospital and roads are closed after a septa bus hit a police cruiser. this happened in west philadelphia. you're looking live at the scene right now. northbound 63rd street is closed between lansdown and master. pamela osborne has just arrived on the scene. tell

jessica boyington watching first alert traffic. we're looking at 422.we're starting to see some delays headed eastbound. just maybe doubling your commute from 29 to the schuylkill expressway. a 12-minute trip. we'll check in with mass transit when i'm back at 6:30. for now let's get a check on today's forecast with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> jessica, look at this beautiful shot of sea isle city. don't you wish you were waking up at the shore this morning. clear skies right now. the winds are fairly light, they're from the south. look at these temperatures along the shore. 72 degrees, cape may courthouse, 69 summers point, 71 atlantic city, 72 in woodbine. yes, it's kind of a warm and humid start to your day. we'll get into the 80s this afternoon, much cooler though as we go into tomorrow. we'll take a look at that with your neighborhood forecast. >>> we're following breaking news in southwest philadelphia this morning. a pizza delivery driver is kidnapped and robbed. then something even worse happened. the clues police have as they search for his

jessica boyington checking on your first alert traffic.ks good out there in new jersey at least on route 73. this is around berlin, around jackson road. not a lot of cars on the roads here. there are updates and problems. one in king of prussia. i'll check in with area bridges in the 5:00 hour. >>> six minutes before 5:00 right now. a 7-year-old boy who went missing in a japanese forest nearly a week ago is reunited with his parents. a soldier found the boy in this hut in a military training area this morning. the boy was in good helen, just a little hungry. his parents originally told police he got lost but later admitted they left him in the woods as punishment for throwing stones at cars. >>> the family of a backhoe operator killed two months ago is filing a lawsuit. an amtrak train struck and killed carter and another rail worker in april. the train was going 106 miles an hour, carter and his co-worker were on the tracks when it hit their backhoe. the train derailed and dozens of passengers were hurt. the cause of the crash is still un

right now jessica boyington has a first alert traffic update. >> an accident on 63rd street and lancaster avenue. watch for some police direction and activity around that scene for right now. again, that's over in west philadelphia. we're also watching 95 right around the philadelphia international airport. no big problems or delays. if you have a flight to catch, you'll be just fine getting there. here's northbound. southbound lanes look just fine as well. also, we're watching a vehicle fire out in marlborough on main street and church road. >>> we're following breaking news at 5:33 this morning. you're looking at exclusive video right now of a philadelphia police officer being loaded into an ambulance in west philadelphia minutes ago. new information we just learned. he was taken to penn presbyterian. he was complaining of pain to his head and neck. he's wearing a neck brace. this officer was a passenger in a police cruiser that was hit by a septa bus. the crash pushed the cruiser into a light pole at 63rd and lancaster just before 5:00. police tell us the officers were heading to anoth

jessica boyington watching first alert traffic. watching route 73 approaching the tacony palmyra bridge. the earlier opening is gone. we're back over the bridge with no problems. traffic moving in that direction nicely. we'll touch on bucks county and route 1. there's still a vehicle fire in place. i'll update you on the details when i'm back at 6:30. >> tracking xloudz and showers. steady rain in delaware and south jersey with a few scattered showers moving out of allentown right now. don't forget your umbrella. 6:26, 72 degrees. >> thank you, bill, 26 minutes past 6:00 a.m. on this 28th day of june, a tuesday. dozens of philadelphia people sentenced to life in prison as teens are getting a second chance. >>> and the 13-year-old claimed she was sexually abused, assaulted by an employee in a private school in montgomery county. we're live with what the suspect told police about their hugs. ♪ roll all summer with a classic -- dunkin's savory pork roll breakfast sandwich is back. crave it while you can. america runs on dunkin'. >>> t

right now, jessica boyington watching "first alert." >> this is route 73, right around the new jersey turnpike off-ramp. as you can see right here, we have emergency construction under way headed southbound if you're headed towards the voorhees area or berlin in new jersey you may pass some of this. we're losing the right-hand shoulder. only the left lane getting by. a little problem with blackacku tap of the brakes. route 73 around the turnpike. watching for a disabled vehicle upper moreland avenue. the p.a. turnpike looks good with for problems or delays westbound or eastbound route 1 to valley forge. 20 minutes at the most. vai and tracy. >>> it's 5:30. new from overnight, a driver is in the hospital after his box truck slammed into a building in abington county, montgomery county. you can see the damage being cleared up on old york road. crews have already removed the truck. >>> today, new jersey lawmakers will decide on a 23 cents per gallon tax hike. state officials say the hike could cost drivers an extra $100 at the pump. but the proposal that senate members will take up today

right now jessica boyington has your first alert traffic . >>> all traffic moving along nicely and the rouds are dry there as well. no backups. we're seeing some closures, this one in philadelphia on broad street, an accident investigation scene underway. construction on route 38 headed eastbound, they have two right lanes closed until saturday at 6:00 a.m. big delays of course for any time of the day, morning especially headed into new jersey. pay attention to that. maybe if you're heading home later on this evening. we'll have more updates when i come back. >>> breaking news, police are one man in custody this morning after he allegedly hit two teenagers on their bike and drove away. pamela osborne is on the scene. >> reporter: they took the driver away to get a blood alcohol test this morning. i want to let you know, i just got off the phone with police a couple of minutes ago. one teen is still in very bad shape. now here's what we know. this all happen around 2:00 this morning. two teens were riding on one bicycle with a group of their friends when they were hit. police say there

jessica boyington checking on your first alert traffic.'re checking out with the lehigh valley. this is 78 around lehigh street. no problems or delays. and the earlier construction we were talking about on 78 has cleared. it was closed eastbound between route 100 and 63. we'll have an update at 6:30. for now, let's get a check with meteorologist bill henley. >> 6:25, jessie. sunshine and a few high clouds. look at the nice breeze at the jersey shore. that's a live view. there are big changes ahead, though. your neighborhood forecast, coming up. >>> and breaking from overnight, a search team in florida is looking for a toddler after an alligator snatched him up and drag him into the water at a disney resort. we're expecting to hear from authorities in the next few minutes. we'll take you there live. >>> plus, five people are recovering after a shooting in wilmington, now police are looking for the gunman. we'll have an update also in a live report. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> breaking from overnight, a 2-year-old boy is dragged into the w

jessica boyington keeping an eye on 95. what are you finding?e typically see no delays yesterday. some cars making their way out the door. we don't see major delays until about 6:30. 95 around girard avenue. no big problems or delays in either direction. the southbound drive time from woodhave woodhaven road, 13 minutes. there's an accident out there, marlborough on church and penny road. ten minutes from 295 to 495. speeds into the 60s. i'll be back in the next ten with more updates for you. >>> a political rally takes a violent turn with protesters throwing rocks and chunks of concrete. just ahead, we'll show you where this state capitol was under attack and why the rallyç itse is causing controversy. >>> plus, in the walt whitman bridge is part of your daily commute, get ready for delays starting today. we'll tell you when the traffic troubles start and how long they'll last. >>> fewer people are visiting their doctors and more patients are heading to urgent care clinics. researchers from pricewaterhousecooper says urgent care and clinics ar

jessica boyington checking on the first alert traffic. choking out millville.o problems in either direction right now. but that's not the same story all auto cross the board. rain comes down on some of our majors. i'll show you the cameras when i come back in the 6:00 hour. >>> five minutes before 6:00, 64 degrees outside. from our jersey shore bureau, atlantic county community is ending its dune dispute with the state. officials in margate say they will not appeal a ruling. state wants to widen the beaches and build sand dunes following the damage caused by superstorm sandy. margate had opposed the plan insisting poor drainage from the back bays causes greater damage than the ocean. >>> quarterbacks usually look to their teammates for help. >> they do. but eagles rookie qb carson wentz turned two to men, one armed with garden shears, while he found himself locked in a pretty tough spot. we're going to share with you his tweet. he tweeted last night, just got locked in a bathroom at an nj gas station. praise the lord for the attendants with the garden shaerz a

jessica boyington watching first alert traffic right now.re still checking out bucks county for this vehicle fire. you can see over to the right, still some smoke coming out of that truck that earlier caught on fire, now blocking the off ramp to old lincoln highway in bucks county, headed southbound down route 1 and blocking the old lincoln highway off ramp. we'll keep you updated and have more updates in the 6:00 hour in the next five minutes. >>> more traffic news. redesign is in the works for the vine street expressway. the goal, to link surrounding communities to jobs, health care and education. the head of the u.s. department of transportation announced philadelphia as one of four cities to help the design that needed design help. meetings will be scheduled to get input from neighbors. >>> take a look at this. you'll want to take a look at this number. there's a $390 million mega millions jackpot up for grabs tonight. it's one of the largest prizes in mega millions history. like a princess, sort of here in philadelphia. it will cost you