we have one accident in elverson, chestnut tree road near manor road. take bulltown road as an alternate there. the majors are pretty quiet. this is the blue route near route 1. just a few drivers, no accidents or delays to report there. so, that is a good start for a lot of people on the roads. 95, drive times pretty average, about 13 minutes both ways between woodhaven road and the vine street expressway. the vine is also clear at this hour. and if you're taking mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule. tracy? >>> we are staying on top of breaking news out of philadelphia. >> this is kind of an unusual story. police are still trying to find two burglars who are right now trapped inside a target store. nbc 10's jesse gary is live on the scene there for us in bustleton. jesse, what's going on now? >> reporter: well, we just talked to chief inspector scott small, who gave us new information. i'll move out of the way. they say there are two burglars inside the store. they used a cutting instrument to cut into a back steel door behind the store,

chestnut tree road is blocked near manor road. stick to bulltown road as an alternate. and for 422 drivers, so far, so good. normal delays haven't started yet. you can see drive times about eight to nine minutes between route 29 and the interchange with 76. tracy? >>> drive sober or get pulled over. that's the message from federal transportation officials as we get closer to the holidays. the department of transportation launched its annual holiday drunk driving crackdown in washington yesterday. over the next few weeks, more than 10,000 police departments and law enforcement agencies will be out in force looking for impaired drivers. this year, here's the new part, there's a new tool. it's an app to help drivers get home safely called the safer ride mobile app. >> this free app helps users connect with a safe ride home via taxi or a sober friend and shows you your location so you can tell your driver where to be picked up. >> that app is available on google play for android devices, should be available for apple devices soon. >>> a breakthrough in the fight against ebo

this is on ridge pike between church road and manor road. that portion of the road is closed, so be advised. you can take germantown pike around that accident. and also, there's a fire in the germantown section of philadelphia. this is on coulter street between germantown avenue and lena street. an alternate around that is church lane. and finally, for drivers in new jersey, again, no issues on any of the majors. a live look in cherry hill at route 70 at kings highway. there are a few headlights out there. no issues to report, but a pretty good commute, if that's part of it. >>> new overnight in delaware county, police are looking for suspects after someone fired shots at officers. it happened in chester township along west 12th and nate ellis drive. investigators say the shots came from a nearby foot bridge. no officers were hit. so far, police have not made any arrests. >>> 4:32. the fbi has joined the search for missing west chester university student shane montgomery. he was last seen leaving a bar in manayunk early thanksgiving morning.

chestnut tree road blocked off right near manor road. there is a downed pole at the scene from the accident that happened earlier this morning. you can take bulltown road as an alternate. and for drivers in new jersey, the only accident that we're following right now is on the northbound side of route 73 right near main street. we do have lane restrictions and also a ramp closure in that area. so, make sure you leave yourself extra time there. tracy? >>> it is 5:01 and we're following breaking news in philadelphia, where two would-be burglars are trapped inside a target store, and police have the building surrounded. nbc 10's jesse gary is live at the scene in bustleton. jesse, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, tracy, i can tell you new information. we just talked with chief inspector scott small, who says this robbery today continues a pattern over the past month. this is the seventh target store to be burglarized over the past month, and the state police are here investigating. they believe one of the people involved in this is w

we have an accident that we want to trust here this is chestnut street road which is closed at manor road. your best alternate is to take bull town road traveling in this area also in delaware, 495 southbound construction started yesterday, and it is ongoing, right around route 13 until noon time today. if you are travel around this area you will notice different traffic pattern and probably a lane closure or two. in delays at philadelphia international airport. in delays for mass transit. the erika? >> vittoria, thank you. >>> a man is stabbed and robbed outside his germantown apartment and philadelphia police are still looking for person who did it. the it happened on the 100 block of west tape hawking street just before midnight. the robber made off with about $120. the victim was stabbed in the neck and is now in stable condition at the hospital. >>> sony pictures entertainment is telling theater owners tell can cancel their plans to show the interview. they already have the comedy about the the assassination attempt a against north korean leader kim june un, hackers, however, are iss

this is on ridge pike between church road and manor road. the road to get around this is germantown pike, because that accident's been out there for some time and crews are trying to clear it up. and finally, a live look in delaware. this is 495 at philadelphia pike. very few cars out on the road right now. no issues to report on any of our majors in delaware. christine? >>> happening today, wmmr's preston and steve begin their camp out for hunger. it takes place in the parking lot of xfinity live in south philadelphia. preston and steve will be broadcasting live from there for the entire week and collecting donations for fill abundance. those donations will then be passed along to people in need of food throughout the delaware valley. >>> work is under way on a new skate park in montgomery county. nbc 10 in upper merion township, where crews broke ground on the project yesterday. the park will be named in honor of daniel pellet, a willis town police officer who lost his life in a motorcycle accident in 1990. he was president of his police ac

we have an accident in chester county in elverson on chestnut tree road they shut that down near manor roadick to bull town road as your alternate to avoid that accident in chester county. we had an issue with a downed tree causing a problem on cold spring road in pottstown but that that cleared, too. you're looking better matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> police surrounding that target in northeast philadelphia. burglars are believed to still be there inside. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live on the scene of the 1100 block of the roosevelt boulevard. katherine what's the latest. >> reporter: what police believe is two burglars are trapped inside this target in northeast philadelphia. they don't know where these burglars are. you can see there's police presence outside the front doors of the target. they just sent a canine unit in to take a look around to try to detect these two men that police say are inside. if you look over you can see that all of the exits around this target have been blocked by police vehicles. there are ladders, the fire department had ladders up posi

however if you are traveling in chester county we have closure of chestnut tree road at manor road. best alternate to take bull town road and that accident caused a down pole just be mindful of that, ukee. >>> vittoria, thank you. >>> bill cosby will in the face charges in connection with the decade old sexual assault allegations made against him according to prosecutors in los angeles. the cosby was accused of sexually assaulting a 15 year-old girl at the playboy mansion in 1974. his youngest daughter is standing by her father n a statement evan cosby as the 77 year-old comedian is quote the father that you thought you knew. >>> right now it is 5:36. if business news this morning, a pop star moon lights for a sports wear company. >> wall street tries to shake off a slump. jill wagner joins us from new york at the the stock exchange good morning. >> reporter: good morning. sell off continues here on wall street. there was a quick rally at the tart of the day yesterday but markets could not hold on. dow jones dropped 111 points, nasdaq fell 57. >>> a victory for apple in a decade old

following one accident out of chester county happening in elverson, chestnut tree road near manor road, which is route 82. take bulltown road as an alternate there. heading to a live look at the boulevard, quiet and calm. this is right near fox street. no accidents. as you can see, certainly no delays on the boulevard right now. so, it's a good time to head out if you need to. 76 is clear. 95 is looking good as far as any incidents go. and the 42 freeway drive times pretty average as you approach the walt whitman bridge. no issues to deal with there. we do have some of that normal construction right at the interchange between 295 and 42, but nothing causing any delays and area bridges off to a good start right now. chris? >>> christmas comes early for drivers across the country this year. prices at the pump just keep falling. we'll tell you how long you can expect to save on your gas bill. >>> and if you haven't seen "the voice" finale yet, spoiler alert. turn your eyes away from the tv soon, but don't change the channel. we've got last night's big winner. did local favorite matt mcand

we had a downed pole from an earlier accident still causing chestnut tree road to be closed near manor road. if you're in this area stick to 345 in chester county instead of chestnut tree road. that downed pole takes a little longer to clear. 495 southbound past route 13 we've got construction blocking the two right lanes until noon tomorrow so you'll be dealing with that one longer. expect some delays, tam. >> thank you karen. >>> and this is breaking right now. that holiday heist at a local retail store was foiled by police overnight. police just walked the suspects out of that target there in the northeast. "action news" reporter katherine scott is in northeast philadelphia with more on this breaking story. katherine, you were live on the scene as they were backing the police van up to the doors. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, tam. when we saw them back that police van up to the front doors we thought they might have been apprehended and then of course we soon learned they indeed were. they are now in police can custody on their way to northeast detectives. they refused to give po

right past route 82 which is manor road. a vehicle that hit a deer. caution and watch for one lane to be blocked off there. right near montgomery drive all because of an accident blocking one lane right near girard. drive times have definitely increased on the eastbound side from the blue route to the vine. you're looking at a 31-minute trip right now. definitely seeing a lot of heavy volume building on the schuylkill expressway. in upper hanover gerryville pike is blocked off and you can take 29 as your alternate and finally fire activity out in west philadelphia and between market and ludlowe and take 56 is your alternate. vai? >>> breaking news how this fire in west philadelphia looked this morning when nbc 10 arrived on the scene. the fire broke out around 3:30. it took firefighters les than an hour to bring it under control. they did. the injured person there is a woman who lives just down the block. we're told she was complaining about the smoke and investigators will be looking for the cause of the fire and making calls and as soon as we get mo

chestnut tree road closed near manor accident. an accident in chester county. this is in elverson. ou're in this area you can't use chestnut tree road. you got to stick to 345 which is bull town road instead of that one. and i told you about this problem in maple shade. we had a ramp closed to 73 northbound because of an accident here. the ramp from east main street. but the accident just cleared. they reopened that ramp. things are looking a little better there as you head out the door. let's bring in the temperatures. look at these mild conditions. as we said no worries with any slick roads. 42 degrees in quakertown. it's 38 in saint davids but 42 degrees in center city. 43 in browns mills and 42 in dover. we are on the mild side today, matt and tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> so much sadness this morning in pakistan where there are mass funerals. 142 people, most of them children were mass massacred yesterday. it announced an end to the moratorium on the death penalty for terrorism cases. seven taliban gunmen carried out the carnage yesterday morning. students were gunned dow

moved his family to a manor house, one of the few buildings that is smaller than it was then. 206 acres. things went well for them. there seem to be a chance they were set on the road to prosperity. what occurred next was one of the major factors in determining their immigration. of november 1843 dr. joseph cleburne died. he continued to combine the practice of medicine with farming and the revenue placed them on economic strain. much like my voice. patrick's brother returned from college to manage the estate. 16 euro patrick was en route to north cork. it was decided he would follow in his father's footsteps and become a medical. he started as an apprentice to dr. tom is justice. to turn to what i think is one of the most important documents when we want to look at patrick cleburne. key formative experience and his early life. these are from the hall in 1845 when he took the exams he needed to begin medical studies. he was rejected but told to try again the following year. he did. hoping he set the exam and probably expecting to set out on the path that would lead to security and comfort in the years ahead. he failed. that failure altered the course of his life. 1