live in manayunk, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> 5:15.ow is reaching out to keep the area green. they maintained a fruit and vegetable garden but every year it is damaged by vandals. as a community they're trying to raise awareness and help in finding the resources to rebuild and put into place reventative measures so it doesn't happen again. >>> a mother and son face charges in what prosecutors call a real estate scam carried out in several south jersey counties. christian edmonds and his mother lisa smith are accused of sellingç or leasing properties they were not permitted to. they believe there could be more. they ask anyone who believes they were victimized to call the camden county prosecutor's office. >>> this among, we have video of the moment a helicopter crashed in pearl harbor. people at the scene jumped into the water to help the tourists on board. take a look. five people were in the helicopter when it went down near the "uss arizona" memorial. a teenager remains in critical condition. a witness described the scene and momen

ready to strut their stuff again tomorrow in manayunk.l explain why this is so critical for them. ♪ >>> not just for new years day or broad street anymore, the mummers are getting ready for a weekend strut along main street in manayunk. it's the second year in what mummers officials hope is a new tradition to coincide with mardi gras. matt delucia live with more information. is there concern that there will be an issue with mummers this time around? >> well, tracy, this does come a month and a half after the new years mummers parade which as we all know did have a couple of controversial moments. the folks here in manayunk say that is not going to be involved this time around because it's just the string bands involved in this parade. ♪ manayunk started this parade last year and brought it back because it brought a lot of business last time. this is video from that event. it's a mile long parade tomorrow morning at 11:00 grows from sherrs lane to green lane. it's also a way to help the mummers who have been struggling cf1 o the big differ

nbc 10's drew smith is live in manayunk for us. mummers are hoping to make the past controversy surrounding the new year's day parade a different story, right, drew? >> reporter: we'll focus on the family and this is one of the places they will do this. this is the headquarters for the mummers. they are already set up. they have merchandise you can get. you can get food and drink in here and take pictures, arts and krachts for the kids as well. if you're coming out with the family you should know a few things. police will plan on enforcing a zero tolerance policy on public drinking. the mummers were all over the news this year because of some controversy, some people considering some things offensive. organizers say this is a different event. well aware of the issues. the parade will feature 17 string bands forks cuss onto mus -- focus on the music. >> we'll have activities for the kids, face painting and arts and krachts and sing-a-long area. >> reporter: this is a fundraiser to keep this unique philadelphia tradition alive. congr

. ♪ >> and this weekend, the mummers are taking over manayunk.ill this parade be different after the controversial new years day mummers parade. >>> and the final push, one more day before the south carolina primary and the nevada caucus. we'll tell you what the candidates are doing today. it's 6:00 a.m. 24 degrees in philadelphia. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. let's get right to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. bill, we'll put up with cold today because it's friday, to get to tomorrow. >> you have no choice but to put up with the cold this morning. it will hit you in the face. it's plain old cold outside. clear skies, look at this nice view from the comcast center in center city. not a cloud to be found just yet. that is going to be changing along with the temperatures. they'll be warming up. right now it is 9 degrees in mt. pocono, pottstown 15 degrees, 18 for mt. holly and millville, northeast philadelphia at 22 degrees. a cold morning but we will see sunshine before clouds move in during th

manayunk is gearing up for the muslimers.rew smith is live with a pry view of today's mardi gras parade. >> reporter: organizers are expecting this to be a smooth event that is welcoming in for a lot of families today. we'll tell you what they are planning. >> what a perfect day. warm temperatures by this afternoon. 60 degrees. going to feel like spring. live look outside. we'll see winds moving today with breezy conditions around 20 miles per hour at times and got some higher than that. mostly sunny. breezy and mild once again on sunday before changes come in. we'll talk to you about that coming up. ♪ >>> and today the mummers will once again hit the streets this time in manayunk. why organizers say this event will be different from the new year's day parade and controversy free. a live report is straight ahead. >>> and brush fire battle. crews in gloucester county take anthony wall of flames. we'll explain how they took control after several hours. >>> the race for the white house. today democrats face-off in nevada while r

we're live in manayunk. i'm drew smith. >>> happening today it is your chance to become the next voice. that's right. auditions for the popular nbc show "the voice" are being held this weekend at the pennsylvania convention center. open calls begin in just a few hours from now. contestants did have to pre-register to get an audition spot. >>> and pennsylvania families could soon be paying thousands more for tuition. we'll tell you why the president of temple and three other state colleges are sounding that alarm. introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. big, bold, steaks. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. for lunch, try our steakhouse burger or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at $7. >>> we have new video of fire bombing at a bucks county bar. you can see a man throw a device at the entrance of big heads bar in war

more than a dozen string bands bring unique sound to manayunk thousands of folks lined the parade routeo see all the pageantry. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff along main street where the party continued long after the marching ended. alex. >> reporter: natasha, that's right. things have settled down a little bit out here on main street but there's still music to be heard inside of local restaurants and bars all in all great day. great weather for this event. second year. mummers mardi gras manayunk it all seems to make strange sense even if it is held a week and a half after the actual mardi gras celebration. >> it made it warmer definitely worked. i think the original idea just the mummers costumes fit so well we mardi gras feeling and having a good time and having great place to be. >> as an event producer you look for opportunities to create events. i felt like there was a definitely sin are in gee between mardi gras and new orleans and our philadelphia mummers. >> reporter: while the new year's day showcase is a staple, this is just the second year that the string divisi

this is affecting the manayunk norristown line.se suspended. >> we'll get up to 63 by 3 o'clock with a record setting-64 around 4 o'clock. rain gets steady today and tonight and there could be some minor flooding on some waterways. look out for flooded intersections. >> the action cam is on the way to conshohocken. hope to have pictures in about 30 minutes. stay tuned during "good morning america." for karen rogers, dave murphy, tamala edwards, i'm matt o'donnell. have a great day, everyone. >>> good morning, america. the battle for new hampshire. >> bernie, bernie, bernie. >> bernie sanders drawing huge crowds as hillary clinton tries to close the gap and donald trump back on the stump after that second place finish in iowa. some calling new hampshire do or die for his campaign. >> we're going to start winning again. we're going to win so much. >> trump talks to george live this morning right here on "gma." >>> tens of millions in the path of dangerous tornadoes as twisters tear through the south. winds up to 70 miles an hour ripp

so we have a great historical district here in manayunk. would be up close and personal with the mummers. all 17 bands are performing. >> police have been out here all morning towing cars off main street. it's wise to take public transit. the street will be closed off by the start of the parade which is 11:00 and run to 1:00. more performances throughout the evening. lot of businesses are gearing up for a big day. already a lot of people out here enjoying that. we're live in manni imanayunk. >> a convenience store clerk takes matter into her own hands. the showdown and the shootout. >>> plus weighing the facts. what the district attorney has to say about decisions on whether or not lesean mccoy will face charges for a nightclub brawl. introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. big, bold, steaks. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. for lunch, try our stea

happening today in manayunk the mummers will hit the streets for the first time since the controversial new year's day parade. some groups came one fire for insensitive skits in a story that grabbed national headlines. today is promising to be a family friendly affair. no one knows that like drew smith. he's live in man yunayunkmanayu. >> reporter: mummers mardi gras headquarters just opened up right now. they are getting ready for the day. they want to you feel comfortable bringing the whole family including the kids. the mile long parade putting the

we will see you out there the string band in manayunk. live look the a the schuylkill expressway nice and dry and quite it this morning as we pass our camera at montgomery drive. in problems here on the 42 freeway coming in toward the the city. we are looking good, quiet here. we have a water main break in toms river, beachwood boulevard just off of route 166, just off of the garden state parkway. so watch out for local detours. crews are still working on the northeast extension between lansdale and quakertown until about 5:00 or 5:30 or so. wrinkling brothers, circumstance news town, chris is down there yesterday. looking for something to do with the the kid for the weekend. they have two shows today. three shows both saturday and sunday. this will leave us in the the changeover in the stadium. keep that in mind when are going to the show or not just rolling through that stretch of south philadelphia we can see jammos around the show time. the falls bridge closed to vehicle traffic. again, use city avenue bridge. keep that in mind headin

john baptist church in manayunk. the construction is complete, the cross will be anchored back on top of the tower that was supposed to happen today, but the church said they are waiting on a vital piece of equipment that would anchor the cross in place. so after blessing the cross today they partially raised the cross here. >>> peyton manning owned super bowl 50, the broncos came out on top. the half-time show offered electrifying entertainment. alicia vitarelli is at the big board with all the super bowl excitement yesterday. >> reporter: this was the big moment of the night, the celebration on the field as the broncos defeated the panthers. the whole evening was jammed packed with highlights and tons of star power on and off the field ♪ lady gaga kicked off super bowl 50 with a rousing rendition of the national anthem. she belted out the star spangled banner in a glittering red suit and matching eye shadow. beyounce shows the big name to announce her world tour. an ad premiered after she performed during the half-

seven string bands will strut in their costume for more than a mile in manayunk, it was meant to be a family friendly celebration and organizationers are asked to keep that in mind. >> if you want to have fun by adding a littleeverage lets say that does not belong on the streets of manayunk but in one of our many establishes here. >> they don't have to worry about insensitive incidents like at the new year's mummers day parade. events continue through 6:00 p.m. >>> spring training is officially underway for the phillies. pitchers and catchers reported to clearwater, florida. jeff skversky is live with more. >> reporter: hey guys, it is beautiful, sunny and 70 degrees today. i'm sure you are jealous, what an assignment. hopefully it will be a great assignment to cover the team this year because last year they were the worst team in baseball and many expect that to be the case again this year but don't say that to manager pete mccannon, he thinks the team will be better than people expect. lets look at pitchers and catchers for their first official workout today on day one. lots of new

he says each string band is guaranteed $1,000 in donations from the manayunk development corporationne of the promoters. the focus is to attract families tomorrow. >> at the headquarters we're going to have activities for the kids, face painting and arts and crafts and a sing along area. >> while police get main street ready businesses have been posting flyers in their windows to show support. >> it's going to be a little lighter. >> reporter: the folks at philadelphia runner are looking forward to the parade drawing a big crowd. >> all set tomorrow celebrating our one year anniversary at this location so curveballing it with the mummers' parade which should be fun. >> it will be good for shopping and restaurants. >> donna who owns blue denim hopes that tomorrow's event will be enjoyable for everyone. >> you do have to move on from controversy. >> reporter: rosemary connors, "nbc 10 news." >>> for a check of some of the stories making headlines. police in chester county say several burglaries are linked to a traveling team of crooks. the thieves are known as the felony lane gang, the

. >>> and a mummers strut their stuff down main street in manayunk today in celebration of the marty grass. >>> thousands gathered today to offer a final farewell to supreme court justice antonin scalia. the 79 year-old conservative icon passed away in his bed last week even, while on a hunting trip in texas. justice scalia's funeral mass was held at nation's largest roman catholic church the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. we now have more from washington. >> reporter: in the massive basilica that hosted three popes, surrounded by symbols of the faith he held dear, justice scalia's sons carried his casket up the aisle in the final farewell. >> hope does not disappoint. because of the love of god, has been poured out into our hearts, to the holy spirit, that has been given to us. >> reporter: a skip tour reading by fellow justice clarence thomas closed with scalia ideal with the court. >> deeper he went in the catholic faith the better a citizen and public servant he became. >> reporter: in his homily, justice scalia's son paul, a priest, talk about the

if you're looking for something to do tomorrow grab your golden slippers mummers taking over manayunkpring bands there strut their stuff beginning at 11:00 o'clock so watch for local detours in and out of manayunk there in the main street bridge and septa beginning their new spring schedule on sunday for all the buses, subways and trollies. have a great night. i'll catch you bright and early tomorrow morning for "good day philadelphia" weekend. >>> the phillies down in clearwater for spring training and you probably wouldn't even recognize 80% of the players. whole new bunch of new blood in the organization and howard eskin looks at a few of the position battles developing down in florida. >> reporter: spring training during the day under the bright florida sun here in clearwater, florida. most of the veterans are here. most of the players are here. two prominent players are not here that. would be ryan howard and miguel franco at phillies spring training. one of the new players here is outfielder peter bourjos likely to start in centerfield the. he played with the angels and last yea

service has just been restored on the manayunk norristown line.ened on cherry street by washington street. we still have portions of the street closures here. cherry and popular both closed between elm and washington. one other issue in bucks county, northeast extension southbound near lehigh valley an accident just moved off to the shoulder but expect some delays, matt. >> thank you karen. let's talk about the rain coming in with meteorologist, david murphy. david. >> it's been a bit of a damp start on the big board right now, matt. we still have some light rain mainly in the northern and western suburbs like allentown and reading. there's another little batch there looks like it will come in shortly. 52 degrees right now in philadelphia. so, very mild and staying that way today. this afternoon accuweather says we'll see a record high of 64 degrees in philadelphia. at the same time that rain will intensify later today and tonight and that combined with snow melt is expected to produce some more drainage area flooding. be careful walking and ridin

this weekend the mummers hit the streets of manayunk for a mardi gras parade. they've been hard pressed for donations for the event, but congressman brady announced an $8,000 nonprofit donation to help tomorrow's parade go forward. it begins at 11:00 a.m. and runs a mile from shur's lane to green lane. the big difference between this and new year's day, manayunk wants this to be more family friendly. there will be zero tolerance for drinking in public. some business owners on main street tell us they're all in after last year's inaugural parade. >> it brought people from all over the u.s. people walking in and it was really great to see that. some people who've never been able to make it to the mummers parade, they're coming to manayunk. >> it's everything jells together a little bit it's not a college town here. it's a town where families live. >> the parade also offers the mummers a chance for redemption and renewal after their controversial new year's day parade. mayor called for changes to future parades after a series of racist and homophobic acts along th

along the manayunk shopping and dine district. if you're heading out you're urged to use public transportation. >>> all pet lovers unite. the greater philadelphia pet expo is being held in oaks montgomery county. more than 100 vendor are on handle. there are performances both educational and entertaining and petting zoo and pet adoptions. happening today from 10:00 to 7:00. admission is $12 for adults and five bucks for the kids ages 11 and under. in "healthcheck," top leaders with the world health organization say the zika virus will not ruin the olympic games in brazil. by the time the olympics gin it will be winter. the venues are in confined areas it will be easier to control the mosquito population. they recorded 1 million suspected cases of the virus. the concern is whether it leads to a birth defect in babies. >>> a new "fyi philly" is coming up on 6abc, alicia vitarelli takes us inside a new restaurant in northern liberties that is serving up armenian cuisine. >> reporter: there's plenty on the men you, -- menu, but this s

it's impacting you, it's hitting manayunk. you can see a brighter shade of lavender, as it moves toward jenkintown. 4765 few flurries near radnor, it's north of that and near norristown and 422 you're getting a brighter shade of lavender, as well. phoenixville reading, 422 you're seeing it near pottstown and route 100 you have this brighter shade of lavender that's about to cross through the area. if you're under the snow shower you need to take it easy sticking to the roads. >>> senate has approved sanctions against north korea for cyber security attacks and ballistic missile test. ted cruz and marko rubio took a break from the campaign trail to sign the bill before it goes to president obama. >>> tamir rice's family is outrage over the claim filed against the boy's escape. he was shot by police at a park, turns out he had a pellet gun. the city's claim is for $500 saying it's past due and for emergency services. >>> pennsylvania turnpike commission suspends the decision made for the snowy pileup. >>> we're bundling the kids

is there manayunk train bridge for gang in and out of manayunk for mummers parade on sat kay. it is the first morning rush hour for septa's new spring scheduled. they have change it up. we will put a lincoln both our facebook and twitter pages but it impacts, buses, subways and trolley lines for today and roosevelt boulevard watch for work crews coming our way at the about 9:00 o'clock. they will be sprucing things up, cleaning up your room after the weekend, mike and alex back to you you. >> the biggest race of the year, first race of the year, they call it super bowl. >> daytona 500. >> closes in the history of this race. right up to the wire. >> by .1 of a second. >> less than a inch, 500 miles racing all coming down to the final rap. martin truex junior hugging the inside but dennie hamlin, goes through high, and it is just beats him by that. it is the tightes finish in daytona 500. >>> and he was born in south regional high school. big flyers fans and his girl friend has been fighting off cancer for the last couple of years. but he came in second. >> yeah, still what a wa

and then back to the manayunk norristown regional rail line.use of the earlier accident, where that train hit a disable vehicle. that's problem i go diagnose to be out for awhile. as far as travel speeds are concerned, the slowest road is indeed the schuylkill expressway heading eastbound into the city, on average speed on the schuylkill, mike anal he can, of only 11 miles an hour. >> eleven? >> eleven. >> my lucky number though. >> it is in. >> tons of women who got engaged over l the holidays. and i get bust did too. and many more who may get a ring next week. >> oh, for valentine day? >> but somebody yesterday it, might have been jenn fred, planning on getting march aid year from now, you are already too late. she is over at union trust. >> how are we late, jen? >> you're late because you should have been planning like 18 month ago, rene is here, wedding planner, right? if you had a wedding this year you need to have plan it a year ago. >> you're a little hine, mike. >> good morning to you. >> morning. >> and you are the caterer exclusively

months, all of the extra volume using the city avenue bridge out there along city avenue between manayunkughment mike and alex, back over to you. >> i love her from jazz on twitter, got her w2 form, she filed it yesterday. already done. >> there are people, early birds, they get it done, mike. >> i admire you. >> our inspiration this morning. >> really are. >> we got to get it together. >> crews working to get families back in their home. look like pretty good job, too. most of them are back, after evacuated early this morning, around 1:30, because they all smelled natural gas. didn't know where the leak was coming from. they say the source of the leak was found in the back of one of these homes on that block. >> nice night, we got lucky. neighbor recognize if you had a leak. because it was high levels of natural gas. we transported one occupant to einstein just for nausea. >> we check on her, she in stable condition, looks like things back to normal. >> looks like bill cosby, judge refused to throw out the case against bill cosby. >> dave, give us more details on this from montgomery cou

you want to use the city avenue bridge that connect between manayunk and presidential boulevard. otherwise, the schuylkill, not bad, except for that crash eastbound at belmont. south on 95, looking good out of northeast philadelphia. and i think we will be in good shape to fly out of philadelphia international airport this morning. lauren, back over to you. >> bob, thanks so much. for the first time hearing from lesean mccoy and friend after brawl inside an old city club. >> just trying hear your side. do you have anything to say? >> what's up? no? just want to hear if you got anything to say? >> one more time now. i apologize. one more time, shady? >> we got fans here man. >> group of people coming out every misconduct tavern on jfk boulevard last night there is video from the philly influence err, you can hear someone in his group say the word mistake. the photographer claims that was mccoy saying, quote, i made a mistake. the now buffalo bills star linked to this fight saturday night, really late into early sunday morning, inside recess lounge here in old city. three off duty

they brought their unique sound to manayunk. thousands of people lined the parade route. organize mercy explain why the event was held a week and a half after the actual mardi gras celebration. >> made it a little warmer it definitely work. i think the original idea the costumes fit so well. and having a good time. >> as event producer you look for for opportunities to create events. i felt like there was a energy between mardi gras and murmurs, all 17 string bands performed. >>> a big milestone for the presence hall masons in pennsylvania eyewitness news at spring felled delaware county where they are celebration marking buy centennial with a black tie gal la. they are recognized as the fought of black masonry in the country. >>> a party at the reading terminal tonight. he is competing in a contest there. mayor jim kenny also district attorney seth williams was joining in the fun as well. live music and taste tea bites. this is the event sixth year all the money race d goes towards preserving the historic mark. >> that was a pine apple, they are making fruits and veggies

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it happened at 6:25 at the manayunk norristown line in conshohocken. the driver said she tried to move out of the way of an impatient driver when she got stuck on the tracks, passengers on the train did not know what they hit. >> we heard this huge thump, it jarred the train and i thought they ran over a tree or something. >> the train pushed the cab nearly an entire city block before coming to a stop of the 55 passengers on board two complained of minor injuries and the driver will receive several traffic citations. >> a 7-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the cheek last night by a b.b. gun and "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist is live at the boy's house in the may fair section of philadelphia. the injury could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: jim he is very lucky, this little boy just moved here to mays fair from north philadelphia with his mother and two brothers two weeks ago. mom thought they would be safer here and early last evening a teenage boy pointed a b.b. gun right at this child and fired. >> want to stay in the house

all that extra traffic is using city avenue bridge to close over into manayunk there.hing to do with the kid, the weekend, circus is in town, two shows today, both saturday and sunday and that will cause a lot of change over in and out of the stadium complex, along i-95 there at broad street and septa kick nothing their new septa spring schedule, on sunday, and impacts all of the bus subway and trolley lines. just some minor adjustment along the way but minor adjustment can be a pain in the neck if you have to stand out there on a monday morning. so grab a schedule today, so you are good to go next week. mike and alex, back to you. >>> okay, jahlil, nerlens are still in philadelphia, the trade deadline came, went, sixers barely make a move, but some off the court news regarding jahlil okafor. >>> and a frank particular scene in center city, a crash send three cars through a building. hear from those who saw it happen. >> including a school bus with kids on it. winners are showing up all over pennsylvania. and with more than 500,000 winners of match 6, cash 5, and treas

. >>> a man was killed today when fire broke out at a home in manayunk. it happened just after 2:00 this afternoon in the 300 block of crams avenue, crews found the man in his 50s dead in the basement. they say that the fire may have been sparked by careless smoking, the man arrests for carrying a machete and box cutter on the university of pennsylvania campus, was arraigned this afternoon. police found 47-year-old michael west on the fourth floor of the van pelt library yesterday afternoon. a man spotted west walking and notified police. police say the man was homeless and found the machete on the street a few days ago. >>> and an alarming assault on a popular trail. police are investigating the reported sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl on the two trail. a man grabbed her from behind and sexually and physically assaulted her. construction is underway for a project that will go far in reshaping broad street philadelphia, city officials and developers, symbolly broke ground, that is the spot of the north broad apartment buildings there are two building

one the 55 people on board the manayunk norristown line was treated for a head injury, the driver called 911 when she got stuck on the tracks and saw the train and ran. the police cited her and she did not appear to be under the influence. the crash shut down the line for more than two hours. >>> and the cdc is expected to put out guidelines. so far 40 cases in 12 states. we are joined now from new york with the latest. >> reporter: well, health officials say that someone in texas just tested positive for the zika virus and what is alarmed for officials in this case this victim, the virus was not spread by mosquito. a disturbing development in dallas in the battle against the zika virus. >> it was not spread by a mosquito, it was spread by sexual contact. in 2008 a traveler infected returned home to colorado and his wife later tested positive for the virus but still officials say this is the first case of sexual transmission in this current outbreak and call this case out of dallas a game changer, because the virus with possible links to birth defects in unborn babies and paralysis in ad

manayunk norristown line hit a cab along cherry street in conshohocken around 6:30. the train dragged that cab about a block to washington and poplar street before it stopped. service was suspended for about two hours, that line is now back in service. >> we have some surveillance video here, hard to watch. but police hope that you can help them track down the hit-and-run driver, that injured a mother and young children. only going to show you a portion of this video here. thirty year old mother, right there, crossing dickinson street in south philly, when she and her two children were hit, by red honda accord. all three victims are in the hospital. the mom is in critical condition, with a head injury. a mirror from the older model honda was found at the scene. police are looking for that driver. >> meanwhile, montgomery county authorities brought in several defendant wanted for failure to pay child support, as a result of child support issues. the sweep was unannounced and started around 1:00 this morning, the defendant were taken to the courthouse in norristown. th

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dry for tonight then as we roll the clock ahead tomorrow looking pretty good for the mummers in manayunkno problems. temperatures comfortables were go hour by hour sunday dry, quiet, but then watch that little disturbance move toward our area late sunday night into early monday morning. some rain, maybe some wet snow north and west. but it's out of here in time for that monday morning rush. so a little closer perspective on that sunday timing. dry during the day. clouds roll in and then look at the clock. by 10, 11:00 o'clock we're watching for some rain maybe some mixing north and west but temperatures are going to be well above freezing. so not anticipating a whole lot of problems with that system as it will be rapidly in and out there could be a coating maybe though north of the peps turnpike by early monday morning. now, next tuesday into wednesday we'll be watching that area of low pressure. that will ride along the coast. some rain likely maybe a little bit of west know but it's looking now that most of the action is going to be rain because temperatures will likely be above freezi

. >>> happening today we will learn more about the mummers mardi gras manayunk parade. seventeen mummers string band took part in the first ever parade down main street last year. this years parade is scheduled to take place saturday. you may recall it was postponed last year because of what had weather. >>> good morning, we're expecting a very quiet day here in the delaware valley when it comes to the weather, it is a pattern that will stay that way initially here but a nice little warming trend coming this weekend. storm scan quiet as can be, a handful of cloud, nothing more. we expect more sun then anything as high pressure will a anchor over our area today. the not terribly breezy either. it will be a decent day, as you head up to the mountain range if you are lucky enough to have the day off enjoying a nice long weekend. we have lots of trails to operate with here. blue mountaineerly 40 trails are currently opened, nice solid paid of several feet through jack frost, big boulder and other ski resort as well no excuses not to. it is just cold out there. despite sunsh

the accident in conshohocken, hit a disable vehicle cherry street near washington street, and manayunkstown is suspended. because of that they are taking norristown high speed line and that is delayed an fyi on that, back to you. >>> your next update 7:55. up next this morning why a costly new cure for hepatitis c is not making it to the american veterans who need it. i'm erika von tiehl i hope you have a good i am a lot of things. i am his guardian. i am his voice. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to his current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who's had a bad reaction to namenda xr or its ingredients. before starting treatment, tell their doctor if they have, or ever had, a seizure disorder, difficulty passing urine, liver, kidney or bladder problems, and about medications they're

you can see scattered clouds from this view, a view looking towards manayunk from here at the nbc 10studios. completely dry in philadelphia this morning. same is true for reading and cape may. 34 degrees. colder in reading. the clouds are of monthing in there, just starting to. it's already cloudy in philadelphia and cape may where it is 43 degrees. those warmer temperaturesç wil be coming at us as the rain will be moving in. we're looking at a rainy morning but other than that, looks like it's going to be pretty quiet. it will be light rain at that. right now, dry for trenton, philadelphia and wilmington. you have to go into southern delaware and maryland, salisbury maryland seeing the first rain drops right now. temperatures are in the 40s there. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast is calling for rain to move in to reading and quakertown. the only chance of seeing a wintry mix is this morning when it's chillier in the allentown area or in the pocono mountains. that's where we could see a wintry mix. there's a good possibility that will stay to the north of allentown. for tr

. ♪ >> and this weekend, the mummers are taking over manayunk. parade be different after the controversial new years day mummers parade. >>> and the final push, one more day before the south carolina primary and the nevada caucus. we'll tell you what the candidates are doing today. it's 6:00 a.m. 24 degrees in philadelphia. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. let's get right to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley. bill, we'll put up with cold today because it's friday, to get to tomorrow. >> you have no choice but to put up with the cold this morning.

. >>> another event marking go red day was held at the beat street station in manayunk. doctors and staff from temple's heart and vascular institute hosted motown night. long time wda thes dj patty jackson who recently returned after suffering a stroke, served as a mc tonight. >>> lunar new year doesn't begin until monday but the fess to tifts were in full swing at the international house at university city tonight. in addition to the traditional line dance, participants enjoyed a meal of authentic chinese cuisine. this year by the way is the year of the monkey. >>> okay. >> lets get that weekend accu weather forecast from cecily tynan. >> first weekend of february is looking spectacular, really nice conditions, storm tracker six live double scan showing there is nothing going on, nothing falling from the sky, after we had snow this morning. most regions one to 3 inches but we did have have some areas like toms river with up to 6 inches of snow. right now still above freezing in philadelphia, 35 degrees. that will be changing in the next few hours, millville down to 26,

. >> renovation work is almost finished at the historic church in manayunk. months ago saint john the baptist church raised more than a million dollars and started making repairs. during that time its three butted across was taken down. today the cross was blessed then set back up to the top of the tower. the church is still waiting for a vital piece of equipment. once the outside renovations are complete the inside of the church will also be restored. >>> abc's world news tonight with david muir is next on channel6. "action news continues at 10:00 on phl17 with brian taff sharrie williams adam joseph and ducis rodgers. please join us for "action news at 11:00 here on caln six. the "action news" troubleshooters get our viewers 's help with their medical bills and other healthcare issues. here is nydia han with a preview. >> reporter: fighting for healthcare can be exhausting especially if the fight is over a surprise medical bill. watch our viewers get money back and medical bills waived with the help of the "action news" troubleshooters. >>> plus find out ab

we are live outside with mobile three and you can see manayunk on main street and look at how wet indeed it is. so on the main surface clearly it is not so much so that we're dealing with the hydroplaning issues or at least i'm not suspect of that but when we look more toward the sidewalk, on the bridge, bridge deck, the side streets, mainly push off to the side toward the shoulders, that is where you will see pooling and where you can get yourself in a opinion watch hydroplaning. just make note of that pushing through morning as it will only get worse from the sound of it. schuylkill moving in the ease bun direction, looking good, you can just see sheen on the roadway. good news it ties warm for this to ever turn into black ice but make note it is out there. chesterbrook 202 taillights moving in the southbound direction, again, anywhere i look this is giving you an idea of traffic levels. i-95 south at cottman coming around s curve looking good and nice and quiet. we have an accident in collegeville involving collegeville road at make note for those in that area and construction in dela

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also, the mummers are getting ready to strut on main street in manayunk. and, a local women's basketball team is on winning streak. tomorrow's game could be their most important one yet. check in two, three, four times a day, kyw "kyw news radi" 1060 on your a.m. dial. coming up on "eyewitness news", close call. student watch in shock as a speeding train just barely misses their bus. hear the drivers excuse for putting everyone in danger. >>> also, it is fast-food breakfast, with a twist. see mcdonald's take on a southern classic that could soon end up on a menu near >>> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> good morning, a fiery scene when an rv goes up in flames. the big concern for firefighters trying to battle that fire. >> for a religious leaders to question a person's fate is disgraceful. >> it is donald trump's holy war. this time, the republican frontrunner gets into a war of words with pope francis. hear his latest comments that appear to soften his stands. >> and, a chilly start to the day, but oh, it will feel like spring pretty soon. kayla lets

do you have to watch your step in center city philadelphia and make sure to watch your speed in manayunk. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joining us now, he has the latest on conditions out in the mobile weather lab. good morning. >> good morning, inside the mobile weather lab york road downtown hat bore o clear shot here. i will show you this right now. so far lots of blacktop, ice kind of moved off to the side for street traffic here. we make a right here show you how quickly the conditions can be a different site. see slush and ice on this road. this is something to be careful of, making your way outside to go to work and school this morning. that's a road and the conditions will be changeable. you will find your major roadways, going to be clear, the secondary at the shower streets, not so clear, the good news is we have seen clouds, and salting going on throughout the morning. and i mean from very early this morning, up until now, we were on 95 earlier, that looked pretty good. we were also on -- >> sore bye, that we lost our justin finch out watching those roads for you. we

. >>> this morning you'll be able to see a familiar site in the skies above manayunk.s back at the top of st. john the baptist cathedral. the cross was taken down last year as part ofç a million dolr repair project to the 120-year-old church. once the outside of the church is finished, restoration will begin inside. >>> the university of delaware will try a new way to admit new students that does not require standardized test scores. delaware residents who applied to the university will be able to choose whether or not to submit their s.a.t. or a.c.t. test scores. the change goes into effect for freshmen entering school in the fall of 2017. >>> with more snow and cold weather coming our way, it's a good time to put tips and tricks to use to stay warm, save money, save time. >> you probably see videos showing you things like keeping the oven door open after cooking. just make sure that it's not still turned on. another tip we found, open your cabinets under the sink to allow warmer air to circulate around pipes. both of those tips might not be the best thing to do if y

. >> ♪ >> one of the string band there getting ready for mummers mardi gras parade in manayunk.t is second annual parade that almost didn't happened because of lack of funding you today bob braid a announced a $8,000 donation aimed to help keep city tradition as live. the family friendly event will start at 11:00 a.m. and run about a mile along main street. >>> well, weeknights at the 11:00 you ask and nicole brewer answers your good question. >> tonight we're aiming high. we want to know how did they get william penn pen on top of city hall. the statue sits high above watching philadelphia how did he get there? nicole will get the answer at 11:00 tonight. >>> it is friday eve. >> yes. >> got you on that one. >> it looks like really nice weather. the taste of spring. >> it felt like it was friday all day. >> yes. >> was the overall joke. >> my dad. >> friday eve, well, friday is a transition day, so tomorrow, it won't be too sad to be stuck inside the office tomorrow because you will not is in much. a lot like today couple degrees warmer and with more cloud cover. but the weeken

. >> "eyewitness news" at saint john the baptist in manayunk where the signature cross has been repaired and now returned to the top of the cathedral. the cross is part of a $1 million restoration project to save the church, inside the gold-plated cross is a time capsule with hundreds of prayers. >> these prayers, this cross, is very symbolic, not just to the restoration of the building but the building up and restoration of our fate community. >> the renovation also includes critical external repairs, the church dates back to the 1890's. i always love when they're restoring these churches. i live in a building from the 18 60s, especially philadelphia, i mean, just part of a character of the sit. >> i how special to have those prayers in the cross, as they put it back up. love that. >> good for them. now, baby slot arrives in style to his new home in pit burying. look at this. the sloth touched down by private plane to camera wielding paparazzi, the two towed sloth flown in from florida to his new home at the national avenue area. now, lenea will be used to promote rain forest conservati

. >>> here at home, though, a messy start to our morning, a look right now at the streets in manayunkvernight. katie and meisha will have the latest on your commute when we come right back. good morning. coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why there's delsym. delsym's advanced time release formula helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours. all night... or all day. >> happening today, show interrupted by gunfire last november, california bands playing with u2 in fairness december, it was the bands' first performance in paris since suicide bombers attacked a theater during their concert killing 89 people. today's concert will not be at the vat clan which remains closed will perform instead at the olympia theser. >> experts are investigating no less than three possible tornados in florida and mississippi this morning. in the florida panhandle a power outage plunged the town of century into darkness. firefighters went door-to-door looking for anyone in trouble and had to rescue one elderly woman from her home. in mississippi a school was heavily damaged by that severe weather. >>> me

tracker six live double scan showing that they have moved off the the coast and the action cam, in manayunk where we have been seeing the wet road and a lot of snow melt from the showers, today, generally less than a tenth of an inch but i'm tracking a a cyst them that will bring us quite a bit more rain on wednesday. right now, still very mild, 45 . average high for this time of year is 41. today we made it up to 59. allentown 40. atlantic city a airport 46. wilmington currently 37 degrees. satellite six with action radar showing this band of rain, from the the weak cold front. again, it has push off eastern see game. we have lingering cloud and even a little bit of fog but the the fog will be mixing out once the wind pick up overnight. satellite six is showing next storm system this is what will be affecting our day on wednesday and this is really beginning to gather strength. it will bring blizzard conditions a across the the upper midwest and that taps in the moisture from the gulf of mexico and could cause out break of severe wet's cross the the deep south tomorrow. tomorrow here thoug