lehigh avenue between 24 and 25 the investigation still continuing so that part of lehigh is still closed. your alternate is hunting street or somerset street. but they'll be a lot of backups in the area. and because of the accident investigation step bus route 54 will have to detour around that. it travels that part of lehigh avenue. expect delays if you take the route 54 bus this morning. alex. >> thank you. more on that accident you were talking about. five people including two police officers escape what looked like a horrific accident in north philly. >> yeah trying to lay this out for us what happened? >> well hopefully 24-year-old guy whose day started bad and got worse won't have anything else bad happen to him because he's robbed on hollywood street 3:00 in the morning shot three times in legs. two police officers get to him fast. then they try to rush him in back of police car standard in philly to the hospital and when two drivers in these two other cars you see lexus to left and then see camaro to right. now all spread out and smashed here at 25 and lehigh. neither has a licen

the as police were traveling on lehigh avenue they got in the accident with the lexus traveling north on 25th. those two cars crash in the third vehicle a camaro, traveling west, on lehigh. everyone was taken to temple in stable condition. the drivers of those other two cars only had bumps and bruises. in word this morning on how fast any within was driving but we are learning more about the drivers of those two other vehicles. we have license they are bet 29 year-old men who are not licensed. >> whenever we are rushing someone to the hospital we are activating our lights and sirens, and try to drive there as quickly and safely as possible but in this situation for some reason an accident investigating officers will determine how and why this accident owe kurd. >> reporter: again that investigation continues this morning. lehigh avenue still closed down those reconstruction crews will be here all morning to try to figure out exactly what happened here. in serious injuries in the three car crash. the shooting victim is expect to recover as well. we have told those two non-licensed driv

step bus route 54 will have local detour because it does travel along lehigh avenue. so your bus will detour if you take the 54. finally in holmesburg millner street near cottman investigating an earlier fatal accident but the road is now reopened and you should be able to get by in that case. chris. >> all right. good heads up there sue. 5:33 how about thb new this morning as police are investigating what role alcohol or drugs played in a deadly crash in philadelphia holmesburg section. one car hit the steps of building on 7300 block of millner street this happened after 1:30 this morning 4 hours ago and the driver was speeding and tried to pass another car at the time. three people were inside the crashed car. passenger in the front seat died. the driver and the person in the backseat are expected to be okay. but that driver is under arrest. >> in center city police are look looking for a man involved in attempted robbery 7-eleven arch street. the man insinuated he had a weapon and nothing was taken before he got away. >> five people involved in what looked like a h

the as police were traveling east on lehigh avenue help got in an accident with the lexus traveling north on 25th and then those two cars crashed into a third vehicle a camaro traveling west on lehigh. have one was taken to temple in stable condition. the drivers of the other two cars had bumps and bruises. now, no word on how fast anyone was driving but we are learning more about the drivers of those two other vehicles lets take a listen. >> whenever we're rushing someone to the hospital we activate our lights, we activate our sirens we try to drive there as quickly and safely as possible, interesting to know that bet of the civilian vehicles were operated by non-licensed drivers, so that is something we have to look into. >> reporter: accident reconstruction will be out here to determine exactly what happened but again surprisingly no serious injuries in this three car crash, shooting victim is expected to recover as well, you can see here on the scene at lehigh avenue this street is still closed down a lot of debris in the road these three crushed cars still in the roadway as well. tha

you can see behind me lehigh valley avenue also remains closed this morning. reporting live from north philadelphia jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> also breaking news this morning a driver is charge with driving under the influence for a deadly crash in the holmes burning neighborhood. investigators tell us that the suv was speeding when it crash head on into a concrete stairwell, this is on the 7300 block of milnor street around 1:30. one passenger was killed and another passenger suffered a broken leg and arm. >>> well, happening today jury deliberations are underway for a succeeded day in the fraud trial of former television sportscaster don tollefson. the jury deliberated late into the night after getting the case late yesterday. prosecutors say tollefson used his winning ways charity to cheat people out of more than $300,000 selling them bogus sport and travel packages. tollefson acted as his own attorney during the trial. >>> new jersey in mother accused of murdering her new born baby sat quiet during her first court appearance yesterday. po

there finally north philadelphia the place where the police involved accident happened lehigh avenueetween 4 and 25 and investigation still continuing we expect road to be closed for a while. you have to take huntingdon or somerset to get around that part of lehigh avenue and because of that, the septa bus route 54 will be infected and they'll have to detour around it as well and because it travels along that part of lehigh avenue. so be prepared if you take the 54 bus this morning alex and mike. >> all right. the scene looks terrible but it could have been worse. we're talking about the early morning accident north philly involving two police officers and shooting victim and two civilians. >> looks like head on crash. >> it does if you look at that camaro. >> yeah. >> smashed in the front. >> hi steve. >> like two head on crashes simultaneously in daylight makes it look worse. little daylight now but at maiszing part and lead of this story is nobody was hurt seriously worst hurt was driver of the police car an you can not see worst of damming it's on the other side. but the driver h

watch foreclosures of lehigh avenue between 25th and 24th. huntington or somerset streets as your alternate tam. >> okay, thank you karen. >>> this is breaking overnight. newly released video is shedding new light on exactly what led up to a deadly police-involved shooting in south jersey. our erin o'hearn is live at the big board and she's got more on this dramatic dash cam video. good morning, erin. >> good morning, tam. this is the video released by bridgeton police department on tuesday. nj.com posted it overnight. it shows two police officers pulling over two men in a car back on december 30th. now the traffic stop escalated quickly leading up to the use of deadly force. we want to warn you the images and language you are about to hear and see are disturbing. >> keep your hands right there. jerome, you're reaching for something you're going to be dead. he's reaching, he's reaching. show him your hands. no you not no you not. don't move. >> don't you (bleep) move. >> that was the beginning of that -- that was the end that of traffic to. a

plus police were traveling east on lehigh avenue and they goat in the accident with the lexus travelingthird vehicle, a camaro that was traveling west on lehigh. everyone was taken to temple in stable condition that is five people in total the drivers of the two other cars, only had bumps and some bruises, most severe injury was to the police office shore was driving his cruiser. he had a cut on his head and a possible concussion. now no word this morning on how fast anyone was driving with you we are learning more information about the drivers of those two other vehicles lets take a listen. >> whenever we're rushing someone to the hospital we activate our lights we activate our sirens, we try to drive there as quickly and safely as possible, it is interesting to know that both of the civilian vehicles are operated by non-licensed drivers. that is something we are to look into. >> reporter: this investigation is continuing, that shooting victim is also expected to survive. we're reporting live from north philadelphia, jan carabao for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >> thank you. >>> 8:3

we have an accident situation off of the highways on lehigh avenue closing lehigh avenue between 25th and 24th your best alternate traveling this area would be to take huntington or somerset. there is an investigation as well that same location that jan carabao was reporting earlier. we have an accident at holmesberg closing millare in street ate cottman avenue. the about option is state road. no delays the with the majors. the later on will be the problem but not so much the rush hour katie. >> it is that proverbial calm before the the storm this morning we will be free and clear, nothing more than the typical delays you will find out there the on the roads but it the is a different ballgame in the early evening. even as early as of afternoon as kid are getting out of school. looking already finding some signs of life here on storm scan the beginnings of the the moisture source heading our way. we have a clipper system. not the most typical we have ever seen. for one thing it has warm air to work with in advance of it. we will likely start off with some rain, out toward coastal area

lehigh avenue closed between 25th and 24th. stick to huntington or sommer seat as your alternates matt. >> more on that breaking news right now. as you mentioned two philadelphia police officers recovering from that overnight crash. it happened as they were transporting a shooting victim to the hospital. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at the crash 17 north philadelphia. katherineism this was a three car crash and everyone involved is in stable condition. you can see that this remains an active scene here. the three vehicles are on lehigh avenue. there's debris all over the road here. you can see broken glass the air bags in police vehicle deployed. we're being told that the drivers of the other two vehicles did not have driver's licenses. the crash happened around 3:00 a.m. here in north philadelphia. the officers had just picked up a 24-year-old man who had been shot three times on the 2400 block of north hollywood. they had their lights and sirens on. they were driving east on lehigh when police say the cruise

injuries in an early morning crash, the accident happened at 3:00 at the intersection of west lehigh avenue and fifth street. the police were driving a shooting victim to the hospital at the time of the collision. >> wherever we are rushing someone to the hospital we activate our lights and our sirens, we try to drive there as quickly as safely as possible. >> the police cruiser first collided with a lexus that ended up on the sidewalk and then the cruiser hit a camaro and both drivers were okay but ticketed for driving without licenses and one officer suffered a possible concussion and the shooting victim meantime is in stable condition from a bullet wound. >>> a 22-year-old passenger was killed in a car crash overnight in the tacony section of the city, it happened before 2:00 on the 7300 block a driver lost control as he tried to pass another vehicle and then hit concrete steps the driver was injured and his passenger was killed. the driver is now being tested for dui. >> in the crescentville section, another car accident left one person injured and this happened before 7:00 a.m. on roos

as police are traveling east on lehigh avenue they got the in the accident with a lexus traveling north on 25th and then the cars crashed into a third vehicle a camaro that was traveling west on lehigh, everyone was taken to the hospital, in stable condition and, the drivers of the other two cars only had some bumps and bruises and most severe injury was to the police officer was driving its cruiser, he had a cut the to the head and possible concussion. in word on how fast anyone was driving but we are learning more about the drivers of those two other vehicles, lets take a listen. >> whenever we're rushing someone to the hospital we activate our lights we activate our sirens, we try to drive there as quickly and safely as possible, interesting to know both of the civilian vehicles are operated by non-licensed drivers. that is something we will have to look into. >> reporter: accident reconstruction teams will be out here to determine exactly what happened back out here live on the scene at the lehigh and 25th street you can see the the street is still closed these three totals cars sti

philadelphia, it happened right around 2:00 this afternoon at rainbow store near germantown and lehigh avenues. medics transported a 39 year-old victim to temple hospital with a stab wound to the chest. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> hundreds of children gathered today to check mate violence. eighth annual chess tournament at temple university is an effort that promotes safe and engaging after school programs. mayor michael nutter even stopped by to test his skills against the best and brightest of the new generation. >>> ago a ton police officers got to know their neighbors better to day. whole foods market in jenkintown hosted the coffee with a cop event this morning. neighbors were invited to come in, sit down, chat and help build relationships and learn more about the officers who serve and protect their community. >>> they honored a hometown hero today in south jersey. city of collinswood declared today dan wagner today. marine staff sergeant is home after five tours in iraq and afghanistan. wagner was presented with the camden county military service medal after 13 years in the s

and in north philadelphia we have an accident on 25th street and west lehigh avenue. take 27th york or cambria to get around that accident. >>> two police officers were trying to rush a shooting victim to the hospital when they got into an accident. nbc 10's jesse gary is live on the scene. tell us what happened jesse. >> reporter: well, tracy, they were rushing a shooting victim to the hospital to temple university hospital when they were hit by this dark-colored lexus on the sidewalk right there. an officer is walking through the scene right now. it will be here for a while as they investigate this accident but essentially the police cruiser was headed westbound on lehigh. and that lexus was headed north on 25th and they collide in the intersection. and that knocked the police cruiser into that white camaro with a red stripe. that force so severe you can see the air bags on both of the vehicles deployed. now, there were three people inside the police cruiser. the driver a police officer, the passenger, a police officer, and a shooting victim they scooped up from the

there's debris all over lehigh avenue here right by 25th street as this accident investigation is underu can see the air bags in the police vehicle deployed. this crash happened around 3:00 a.m. the officers had just picked up a 24-year-old man who had been shot three times on the 2400 block of north hollywood. the officers had their lights and sirens on according to police. they were driving east on lehigh when the car collided with a lexus that was traveling north on 25th. after that initial crash the lexus landed other sidewalk and police vehicle collided with the camaro that was driving west on lehigh. the driver of the police vehicle has head injuries and possible concussion. the other officer has minor injuries and the shooting victim is in stable condition can. the other two drivers were complaining of pain. they were also at the hospital being checked out. police tell that you say one of the dangerous parts of this job is actually the driving part of it in an emergency situation. again they had lights and sirens on. what exactly led up to this crash remains under investigation.

lehigh avenue closed near 25th. stick to huntington or somerset instead of that.se speeds are in good shape. we have an accident investigation after a fatal accident here in tacony. milner street is closed at cottman. stick to state road as your alternate, tam. >> thank you karen. >>> and we're going to stay with thattic vertebraing story, the two philadelphia officers in the hospital after their cruiser was involved in a crash. let's go right on over to katherine scott. she's at the scene in north philadelphia. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and the circumstances surrounding this crash remain under investigation. everybody was taken to the hospital and everyone is in stable condition and you can see accident investigators remain on the scene here on lehigh. it was a messy crash and they're trying to figure out what exactly happened here in north philadelphia early this morning. you can see broken glass and debris in the street, air bags deployed. this crash happened around 3:00 a.m. the officers had just scooped up a 24-year-old man who had been sh

it's not on a highway, but if you take this route, this is 25th street and west lehigh avenue, be warned that's going to be blocked off with three alternate routes for you here. 27th street york street and west cambria street. those will be just fine. drivers in 95 through wilmington is looking good. drive times are ten minutes both ways between 295 and 495. tracy? >>> now here's something you need to know as you take public transportation. septa just released its new winter storm plans for any time during the winter storm. septa now says it will notify customers by 4:00 the day before the storm if they put a saturday schedule into effect. if there's an early exit from work, more trains will shift to cover the noon shift instead of the evening rush. septa employees will actually pass out pamphlets explaining the plans between 4:00 and 6:00 at several stations. and you can find the information on our "nbc 10 news" app and on nbc10.com. >>> and parents, now would be a good time to do this. sign up for the nbc 10 school closing alerts in the event that your child's school is affected by the

lehigh avenue between 25 and 24 that accident investigates has the road closed. so your alternates are hunting ton or somerset and in tacony millner near cottman we had a fatal accident there a little earlier and that road is closed. it will be for a while because of the investigation. so your alternate in tacony is state road. chris. >> so investigators right now trying to determine if a maryland family was inside a mansion that burned to the ground. family members say the home is their last known location. a mother father and four kids are missing after this fire near annapolis monday. the search could take days. it's unclear if an alarm sounded inside the 16,000 square foot home. >> the trial of james holmes continues in colorado. prosecutors say he killed twelve people and injured 70 others in aurora colorado in sdwrul of 2012. jury selection could take weeks maybe longer with unprecedented 7,000 people in the jury pool that number huge after dropping from 9,000. the 7-year-old pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. if convicted he could face the death pen

investigators say the officers were driving into the intersection of 25th street and lehigh avenue with lights and sirens on when another car hits them. then they slammed into a second car. the officer's shooting victim and two unlicensed drivers all in stable condition. >>> well, yet another candidate has dropped out of the race for mayor in philadelphia. ken trujilo announced his decision this afternoon. the federal solicitor and federal prosecutor got into the race last september. he said he's saddened by the decision but in a statement he said, quote, there are family matters that require my full attention. trujillo is the second candidate to drop out of the race. that leaves ab hams diaz oliver street and anthony williams in the democratic primary. mayor nutter cannot run for a third term. >>> vice president joe biden says he feels safe in his delaware home despite the fact someone fired shots nearby over the past weekend. still, law enforcement authorities strengthened security at biden's greenville home. someone fired several gunshots speeding by the property saturday night. the

their cruiser crashed at 25th street and lehigh avenue in north philadelphia after 3:00 a.m.lso say the drivers of the other cars were not licensed. >>> it's 8:27 on this wednesday morning. let's turn to karen rogers for a look at traffic. karen. >> matt we have a vehicle fire causing problems. they've put out the fire but look at the number of police officers responding to the scene right here. this is eastbound 30 bypass just as you approach route 100 it had been intermittently blocking lanes. emergency workers police penndot on the scene with this vehicle fire. westbound they also block a lane the left lane so watch for that. let's go to the burlington bristol bridge. we saw that the tacony was affected by a northbound ship and now the burlington bristol bridge is up so watch for that. traffic is stopped. on the big picture a new problem on the boulevard. this is northbound, a car a tire came off a car matt and hit another car so a problem right there on the boulevard near wissahickon. >> thank you karen. >>> let's get ready for some snow later on today with meteorologist,

chopper 6 hd was over the scene in south avenue in rid lehigh valley you can see the giant hole on the side of the building where the car made impact. police have not told us anything about the driver or how this happened. but they say no one was hurt. >>> from our new jersey news room there will be no more days at the races at the jersey shore. the historic atlantic city race course shut down today after 69 years. the bensalem based owners say the horse racing business has been declining for years and they have no way to generate more revenue. the track has been offering simulcast racing and customers have until today to wash their winning tickets. thereafter they'll have to go to the company's off track betting site in vineland. the closure means there are now just three racetracks in new jersey. >> and still ahead already laid off thousands of workers but now the news is really worse. the retail which filed for bankruptcy today. >> what we know about the series of missions aimed at terror cells. >> ♪♪ i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours. loo

avenue. your alternate is state road. jesse gary is live on 25th and west lehigh with an accident. take 27th york or cambria to get around that. >>> and today we'll tell you how this deadly bridge collapse in ohio could change your drive across new jersey. >>> we are following several breaking news stories this morning. we are watching this video on what caused police to shoot a man inside his car. >>> and two officers were hurt trying to help a shooting victim as they were driving the victim to the hospital when they got into a crash. >>> and a mix of rain snow and sleet will move in after lunchtime today making for a potentially treacherous evening commute. you could see one to 2004 inches depending on where you live. bill henley's full forecast is just ahead. >>> now here's a reminder with the bad weather approaching in philadelphia. put away the cones and the lawn chairs. philadelphia police are reminding residents you cannot save a public parking spot even if they shovel it out themselves. they posted this on facebook last night saying to let police handle things if you see so

lehigh valley interstate 78 at morgan hill road. no delays or drivers we are seeing here. and on plymouth township at hallman avenue and pastell, use caution past this accident. this is the only accident so far of the morning. >>> the sleet and freezing rain could create a morning rush hour nightmare for drivers across the area. katy zachry is patrolling the area on route 1 in delaware county. katy, what are the conditions like? >> reporter: hi tracey. you can see right now we are in springfield, delaware county where we are seeing the light rain. it is very intermittent but has wet the roadways. so be careful of that. no freezing at this time. earlier this morning we were along 76 right outside of philadelphia where there was some freezing rain coming down. we have not seen the freezing rain conditions continue over the last hour. just as i said some light rain. but right now as you can see we're getting onto 476 and the blue route. we're going to head north and west. then west to the exit where we have been watching the radar and see that more icy conditions are headed toward people in that area. if you're gettin

lehigh valley. aside from that the only other problem we're dealing with is in new jersey route 130, southbound closed at lincoln avenue stick to 295 as your alternate. keep in mind area bridges, we are seeing speed restrictions on all of the local bridges down to 35 miles per hour just as a precaution, because of icy conditions. slow down and leave yourself extra time. chris? >> all right, jillian. 4:53. >>> today, orthodox christians are celebrating christmas. they celebrate the julian calendar. the patriarch of jerusalem arrived yesterday ahead of time for christmas eve services here. >>> public embarrassment to cut down on crime. the strategy a local police department is using that's actually working. >>> and a hidden surprise from one of our founding fathers. wait until you hear what was inside this 220-year-old time capsule capsule. 6 >>> five minutes before 5:00 right now. one western pennsylvania school district is reviewing its food preparation practices after it served rice with bugs in it. it happened at three elementary schools in west allegheny school district, which is just east of pittsburgh. the brown r

avenue. you can take 295 as your alternate around that. so far, 295 is looking okay in that area. heading to the lehighcident 22 westbound, the off-ramp to route 191. that ramp is going to be blocked in that area as a result of that accident. if you're heading out over any of the area bridges this morning, just use caution, because those bridge surfaces can be slippery and icy in some spots. 35 miles an hour is what we're seeing as far as speed restrictions on most of the area bridges, including the walt betsy, the ben, the commodore barry. all of them are listed there. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> cold this morning and it will feel colder this afternoon. the key is the wind. we've seen just a gentle breeze so far this morning in philadelphia, just enough to make it feel a bit colder. now it's picking up at the airport, 16 miles an hour. 10 is the windchill, but it will feel colder this afternoon. we're at 23 degrees right now in philadelphia. while it is colder in the pocono mountains, they are still making snow after mother nature gave them a little bit

avenue. two other people were taken to hospital for treatment. river line light rail service is suspended in both directions between cinnaminson and riverside. >>> a lehigh county woman is dead after being hit by a freight train. she drove her suv on the tracks at west main street and mill street. the victim was pronounced at the scene. >>> we have learned more about the temple university students who plunged to her death. rebecca cam was a first year prepharmacy students from am -- ambler she was taking pictures on the ledge she plumb he he -- plummeted to her death. >> what are the chances that anyone would walk down the street and someone would fall on them. >> reporter: goodwin is in critical condition broken shoulder and multiple spine and rib fractures. >>> an upper darby mother accused of locking her mentally disabled son out of her home has been turned herself in to authorities. police say they were called to her home an hardly road where officers found her 18-year-old son banging on the door. he was thoan out during an -- he was thrown out during an argument. the teen as intellect of a 10-year-old. >> that kid could have froze to death. if it wa

avenue. watch for the slowdown there with state police just responding to that scene. in north philadelphia 25th and west lehigh that's still blocked as a result of a serious crash that happened overnight. you can take 27th street york street and cambria street to avoid the area. finally, we are still following the accident out of monroe township. williamstown road is blocked near tuckahoe road. clayton road is your best bet to avoid that area. chris? >>> hey, jerame, if you reach for something you're going to be dead. >> if you reach for something, you're going to be dead. and moments later he was. we are releases a traffic cam from a police cruiser showing how this video is drawing reaction from the bridgeton police department this morning. norwegians are free to do everything under the sun. free to cruise at their own speed... free to explore their own way... free to discover a new world of taste... free to smile wider... applaud louder... free to live fuller, deeper, and closer... that's how you cruise like a norwegian. ♪ cruise like a norwegian ♪ book now and choose up to three offers worth up to $2,000 in

avenue. what they're doing is allowing traffic to operate on the northbound side and you want to watch for icy conditions. we've had a lot of problems with that. in lehighcident involving a tractor-trailer on 322 at mill creek road so watch for that. it's mostly off to the side but as crews respond to that it might be a problem. we've got a downed pole causing a problem here in bucks county, 413 is closed between smith and pineville road so just stick to pineville road as your alternate for that one. and we have issues with mass transit. now septa regional rails everything is running on time at this point but people there tell me that the issue they're having with septa this morning is that the electronic schedules aren't working. that means online the schedules aren't right and when you go to the stations on the boards the schedules aren't right. they said the only thing you could do is stand on the platform and wait for your train or ask the ticket operator ask someone for help so you want to give yourself some extra time because a cold day to be doing that. on our commuter traffic report talking about ice on the roads here and this is in egg harbor t