catania, start with you. >> you can't not take a call from merion. merion cannot be deferred. look, you know, merion and i have had a storied history, sometimes we love each other, sometimes we don't but i got to tell you that no one can diminish merion's legacy and his work. it was just one minute? >> that was really a one word answer. >> yes, i would take the call, absolutely. >> miss schwartz would you take the call or give it to a department head? >> of course i would take his call. i had the great privilege and i will never understand exactly why but merion before he went in for his kidney transplant operation, i just gone on the council and i was out of town actually, i got a call from merion barry from the hospital, howard university hospital -- >> again, miss schwartz -- >> i had a conversation with him and -- >> that was a "yes" or "no" answer. thank you very much. >> of course i would take his call, always have, always will. >> miss bowser, you would take the call or give it to a department head? >> yes, i would take merion's call. i took his call about five calls to

chad pradelli is live now in lower merion with the full story. >> reporter: rick, i spoke to a couple of the affected students, they attend lower merion high school here and they are extremely frustrated and angry, one student and their mother believe that the a.c.t. testing company are engaging in a coverup. >> jordan is once again preparing for the a.c.t. test. she learn aid few days ago that her september 13th test has been lost. she didn't get the news from the testing company but rather her tuder. >> he said don't tell me you took it in upper darby. >> other students that took it are scrambling more troubling is the response her mother received after calling a.c.t. earlier this week. >> the woman lied and said they are still grading them. my mother was like i know this are not, and she said oh yeah they got lost. >> they can register for this weekend's test. a.c.t. says they can't comment on what any representatives may have told parents, that the missing tests should have been fedexed and not through regular mail. >> if he is saying they could get lost, there should be fail safe

lets start out this time in upper merion because we had a car overturned, a vehicle overturn i should say south gulf road between upper gulf road and matsonford road, the road is still closed so take old gulf road or county line road instead, and on this northeast extension northbound at quakertown construction has the left lane block, chris. >>> sue, thank you. an abused pup friday kansas is turning his life around thanks to a family from new jersey, he is paddling toward recovery straight ahead. - ( helicopter whirring ) - ( roars ) ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. i'm robert de niro and new york is my home. it's the best place to visit in the world and now it's the easiest, because now there are new tourism guides on the road, and on your phone that make it easier to

in upper merion we have an overturned vehicle at south gulph road at upper gulph road. stick to old gulph road as the alternate to avoid the problem there. we have an accident at astin mill road. 56 degrees in philadelphia. not feeling too bad. 54 in allentown, 45, cooler in millville on the boardwalk in ac. 52 degrees, we'll see sunshine returning it will be breezy sun and clouds, nice high of 67, erin. >> investigators say the terrorist who killed a canadian soldier was a trouble loner who had frequent run-ins with the police. surveillance video outside parliament shows people running away from michael zehaf-bibeau. this is video sergeant at arms kevin vicors who shot and killed michael zehaf-bibeau. they had a moment of silence for corporal nathan cirillo. >>> tragedy and mystery a montgomery county high school is in mourning and in confusion over a murder suicide that claimed the life of a school employee. >> thousands of taj mahal workers will picket today as their hope of survival becomes less. >> reporter: we're in the 60s, and on the breezy side. we'll have hi,

the volunteer medical service core of lower merion and narberth held its 70th anniversary banquets tonightess news" at the philadelphia country club. they respond to 911 emergency calls from lower merion township, narberth, conshohocken and west conshohocken. the organization recognized several members tonight including three members with 30 years of dedicated service. very nice. >>> and philadelphia's kimmel center it's all aglow in pink tonight. landmarks across the area are displaying pink lights as a remind for women to schedule a mammogram. it's our lights for the cure campaign and we're honored to be a part of it. >>> another building all glowing pink the saint james in washington square. looks beautiful. this is the 13th year that cbs3 and the cw philly have teamed up with susan g. komen philadelphia for the lights for the cure complain. we'll be right back. stay with us. >> got a story you would like us to investigate? e-mail your ideas to i-team at cbs3.com. >> well, that is "eyewitness news" tonight. i'm natasha brown. for rob, justin, all of us here, thank you so much for joinin

merion road and montgomery avenue or belmont avenue all good options to avoid that. >> thanks karen. fire erupts at a house in philadelphia, quickly spreads leaving more than a dozen people without a place to stay. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at the scene in the hunting park neighborhood with more on this. katherine. >> reporter: matt, the red cross is here on scene providing emergency assistance. 16 people have been affected by this fire. five homes have damage in some capacity. you can see there's a lot of debris on the sidewalk out here. a lot of the fire crews have left. the fire marshal remains on the scene. just before 11:30 last night firefighters were called to the 3800 block of north park avenue in hunting park and when firefighters arrived, they saw heavy fire on the first and second floor of one of the homes and the flames had already spread next door. apparently the porch construction really facilitates the spread here. some residents jumped out of windows to escape the flames. bystanders helped catch them. firefighters rescued two people when they got

west conshohocken, conshohocken state road at merion hill lane, another accident there.be aware for some police activity on the scene. ninety-five southbound, really heavy woodhaven road into the vine st. expressway, about 31 minute trip. the schuylkill actually slowing up just little bit. slow minute ago. about 18 minute trip headed eastbound from the blue route into the vine st. vest way, as well, erika, back to you. >> jess, thank you. controversial decision by college in vermont drawing harsh criticism from the philadelphia police department. the graduating class of students chose a man convicted of killing an officer to be their commencement speaker. the department held a demonstration yesterday, and "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson was there. >> thirty minutes without a sounds. the philadelphia police department and fraternal order of police projecting silence as a response. directed at vermont college look to go a convicted killer, for words of inspiration. >> it is something we shouldn't have to be doing. but, again, we're here to show support for maure

it happen during a botch kidnapping in upper merion in october of 2012. yandamuri faces death penalty or, life in prison. >>> an investigation is underway into what caused this row home fire in northeast philadelphia it broke out, early yesterday morning in the 4700 block of vista street. in the holmesberg section. one fire fighter had to be hospitalized, and another for heat exhaustion but both are expected to recover. nine people wound up being displaced, they are in the care of the red cross. >>> a major revitalization project is underway in camden, new jersey. the city is demolishing nearly 600 vacant houses, new jersey reporter cleve bryan has the details. >> oh, yeah, big change. >> reporter: denise starks says her camden neighborhood is improving despite being hit with abandoned houses. >> we had a fire the other day that was bad. >> reporter: abandoned home fires are serious problem. scott mcray found thought out two years ago when one spread to his house this abandoned property was illegally entered by a squat are. she got in, lit up some candles

what you can do is stick to merion road or belmont avenue. not one but two accidents on city avenue in wynnefield and of course one horrible one that brought down a pole and tree and everyone is still out there at the scene with that one and that second one in process of clearing out. action cam live on the scene giving us the latest. we want to get some speeds on what's going on on the roads. i-95, 21 miles an hour. i-95 cottman 16 miles at girard past bridge street to girard. on the vine street expressway westbound near broad street we talked about this accident involving a box truck that's been out there causing problems blocking the left lane and the center lane. construction on the ben franklin bridge is clear and there are those accidents on city avenue. lots of other issues out there. another one an accident on the shoulder 202 at 29. watch for that southbound with that accident and vehicles off to the shoulder and a new one in gloucester township on the atlantic city expressway eastbound at berlin cross keys road. storm tracker 6 live

stick to merion road and montgomery avenue or belmont avenue.ill road. watch for that. on the ben franklin bridge that westbound traffic pretty heavy jammed the upside to eighth and vine even though this is the first time that we have four lanes back opened. the constant construction has cleared and also the patco trains are running on both tracks with the new schedule starting today matt. >> karen thanks. >>> let's turn to meteorologist, david murphy. >> take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan. the rain moving north of philadelphia, at least the main body but in the city you're still getting some of that light drizzle. looks like there could be more heavy stuff highlighted in yellow pushing to the areas east of trenton. everybody is on the cool side and of course it is damp and not particularly comfortable. this afternoon's high 59. some intermittent rain and drizzle throughout the day. morning rain tomorrow. afternoon drying. >> thank you david. strong wind gusts after philadelphia international airport are leading to the delaying of s

in upper merion we have a problem with balligomingo road a road collapse they are doing repairs for that. outside again, a live look at i-95 approaching cottman southbound traffic is moving nicely, everything is clear we had construction blocking the two right lanes, no problems at the moment, heading into center city and looking good at this point. no issues with mass transit, everything with septa is running fine, matt. >> we begin with breaking news this morning we learned overnight that another victim in the shooting near the school in seattle has died. that brings the death toll to three. 14-year-old gia siriano died last night. jaylen fryburg burst into the school and gunned down the students before killing himself. remembrance and moment of silence will be held at 10:30 a.m. that is the same time the shooting took place on friday. >>> some tense moments for beachgoers in atlantic city, they witnessed a mother throw her baby in the water and jump in herself. katherine scott is live in the satellite center with more on that, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, t

one in lower merion haverford road near eagle road. eastbound near willow grove on the pennsylvania turnpike, they picked you meanment cones as you head east toward bensalem. they opened the burlington bristol bridge. it's been closed every night this weekend, they will close it 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. each night, stick with the turnpike connector bridge up top there, as the alternate. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> developing overnight a test driver turned into a wild police pursuit and ended with a wreck in delaware county. katherine scott is live in wynnfield where this got started. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, and philadelphia police say the victim wanted to buy the car. the suspects are the would-be sellers. one suspect is in custody, the other police are looking for the other. this started on city avenue near saint joseph's campus. it ended in landsdown where one person was taken into custody. the victim had spotted a car he wanted to buy and set up a meeting. he connected with the seller suspect ar

upper merion we have problems with a road collapse they are doing emergency construction dehaven street road. going outside live at plymouth meeting at the mid county toll plaza 476 lansdale the construction is clear. we can see traffic moving okay. a couple of tractor trailers off to the side right there. 48 degrees in philadelphia, but look in millville. 38 degrees. cold out there, 47 in allentown. only 41 in mount poconos. 44 in reading right now. as we look at the temperatures you can see it's a 16-degree different from this point yesterday morning, today it's cooler out there, 12 degrees cooler in philadelphia. 11 in allentown. 15 in reading. you need that coat when you head out, tam. >> the search for accused cop killer eric frein has entered its 7th full week in the poconos. police are testing blood that was found near a home in canadensis. frein has been on the run since september 12th. >>> happening today, four former band members from florida a and m are going on trial for a brutal beating that led to a death 3 years rag. the band served it's one year and he suspension for the

upper merion another project that is lasting through tomorrow.are working on the pavement between old gulph road stick with 320 or county line as alternates around that. no issues on the schuylkill expressway or the blue route. the pennsylvania turnpike looking good the westbound construction clearing out. this is a work zone that began this week going through christmastime. through neshaminy mall they closing route 1 and neshaminy boulevard stay with us on the south side of the mall to get around that. we have issues on i-95, but our friend using the app, jeep said a disabled vehicle on the northbound side not too far away from penns landing. matt and erin. >> developing this morning, crowds in south saint louis, clashed with police after learning that an off-duty police officer shot and killed a man. coorkd police the 6 -- according to police the of-year veteran of the force was working as a security officer. police say the man fired at the officer first. relatives do not believe he was armed, but police say they recovered a weapon at the scene

fitness center and a walking and running track and meeting spaces and it's the new home of the upper merion parks and rec reaction department and the senior center. the project is this is ceo tom macarthur's world. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. >>> this has not been your most pleasant day courtesy of accuweather. >> but it's getting better and own one stray shower out there. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing most of the region is rain free but there is one area of light showers right on the border of lancaster and chester county near quarriville and west of honey brook 322 route 30 and this is generally shrinking in size and should move out in the next few minutes. we are coming off a rainy and cool period, how much rain you

it will reconnect it with the schuylkill river trail over the river, and that will connect lower merion to the city, the expected to be done in the fall of next year. >> they keep connecting things and it's pretty cool. >> it's nice today and temperatures in the middle and upper 70s. enjoy the mild stretch, it stays that way tomorrow and then a drastic change later. here we go, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing you it's quiet now and no issues with the rain and we'll find precipitation as we get into wednesday afternoon. a gorgeous shot outside, the action cam was out looking at fairmount park, a gorgeous shot at nice trees, we are peaking with our color, getting into the weekend with the winds that are howling. as we look at the accuweather forecast, we are climbing well above where we should be this time of year. 67 for the high and the record 85 set back in 1919, it gives you an indication how wide of a temperature swing we could have in october and we'll see that later this week. along the coast 74, and the boardwalk 65 and 75 there in reading, and the lower 70s in lancaster.

now, outside to lower merion high school we go, traffic seems like moving along pretty smoothly.some clouds obviously out there, 60 degrees currently with very light winds. but any fog no chance. jumping all the way ahead to sunday morning guys. thirty's, north up toward i80, 40's will be very common around philadelphia. >> what are you doing? hot cocoa a requirement, i would say, go for it, have extra layers, ready, too, it will be a shock to the system. so going to be cooling off with time here rainout of here, weekend not wash by any stretch. if you have maybe some soccer games going on in the morning on saturday, something like that, definately wet weather to dodge. over to you. >> definitely have some traffic to dodge this morning, but, as i was skimming through some of the cameras, i notice in areas, it is loosening up little bit. which is kind of shocking because it is a friday, right? folks taking off today. but traveling the vine st. expressway, take a being looks commuting westbound direction of the schuylkill, loose ends up the bulky traffic, around 76. still find it a

they have disabled vehicle tushd out of the way and there's one lower merion hagys ford road. we have accidents lancaster avenue, chat am road and land fair road. and also motorcycle crash east goshen avoid boot road general way and good news in chester county, no need to avoid the dorlins mill road bridge. they were working since june to make repairs and so it's no longer considered structurally deficient. they got everything back up to pace there. door lynn's mill road use it once again. brooklawn they're doing more work blogging lanes 130 delsey drive. use 295 instead that's a little slow northbound by 42 freeway. we'll check again rick and shirleen in the 5:00 hour. >> casey you then. >> meteorologist adam joseph has the exclusive 7-day forecast. i'm already cutting you off. >> that's okay. >> this is a do you guys do instant hey, i losreplacement?ard. (snap!) what just happened? check your wallet. no. ...no way. your debit card should arrive in 7-10 business days. it's time to bank human again. get debit cards on the spot, and no monthly fee checking with just a $100 mini

let's take you to upper merion we've got this problem with emergency roadwork here, closing dehaven street between balligomingo road and overlook lane. on the northeast extension between lansdale and quakertown construction blocking the right lane. let's go to the commuter traffic report which you can be partly of when you download the free waze app. dekalb street looking good, north road looking good. 48 degrees i walked outside and enjoy the beautiful stars and clear skies and that means the temperatures have dropped. 38 degrees in millville. it is 12 degrees cooler in philadelphia. 16 millville and 15 in reading. you get the idea it's a cooler start as you head out. >> in hawaii dozens of residents are on alert as the lava continues to move toward their town on on the big island. people are being told to be ready to evacuate by tomorrow. the volcano has remained continually active since 1983 with lava streams moving toward the town for the past two years. >> chris christie is defending his 21 day quarantine order as they return from west africa. casey hickok is the first person being he

a construction zone in lower merion 9 to 3, closing conshohocken state road stick with with montgomery or lancaster avenue as alternates. >> new this morning, philadelphia police made a quick arrest in the shooting of a teenager in the wissinoming neighborhood late last night. the action cam was along cottaging street where officers located the weapon. the gunman opened fire on 17-year-old girl who was sitting on the front steps. she has a gunshot wound to the arm and is in stable condition. stray bullets blasted two homes. no name on the person under arrest. >> new this morning, prosecutors in ferguson, missouri say they are investigating a twitter post they claim grand jury hearing evidence in the police shooting of michael brown have not seen enough evidence to prosecute the officer. a grand grand juror told a fried there isn't enough evidence to prosecute the officer. a prosecutor said there is no evidence that the tweet is credible. tweet and the twitter account has been deleted. >> a florida police officer is under investigation for using a stun gun on a woman who had her back to

typical afternoon speeds in the 20s along 95 and the schuylkill and a crash along riders ferry in lower merion and a couple of wrecks in newcastle county, and one along polaski highway taking out the right lane. rick and monica back to you. >> all right matt thank you. >> still ahead on "action news," one minute an airline full of passengers is headed to texas and the next i pilot calls as emergency as the aircraft starts to break. sharrie williams joins us wtd details coming up. >>> rick it was warm and muggy and summer like, we are tracking a potent cold front to the south of west with thunderstorms and tornado warnings. >> those stories and more when "action news" comes right back tonight. are you busy? i'm just day-dreaming. about your dream trip to italy? yeah. with your sisters, to shop and see the sights. is it that obvious? you've been staring at that new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. yeah, it's the new frankenbucks. with 10 top prizes of $50,000. is that painting crooked, or is it just me? [announcer] want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to in

. >>> happening today in montgomery county officials are breaking ground on the upper merion community center. that would be held in king of prussia on valley forge road around 4:30 this afternoon. the new building will be a $14 million facility that will include a fitness center, running track and a cafe. and it also house the parks and rec department it is expected to be opened next summer. >>> philadelphia's agriculture high school is getting a boot. they will announce for walter b. sail park. it's for the high school and paying for professional development. the goal is for students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and math. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it is a dreary start this morning. track something light showers in the area. they'll be on and off during the day today. but on duty all day long, gusty winds, and we're already seeing it. winds are now 40 miles an hour in parts of the area. sunshine, we're still on track for that this weekend. it's rain in allentown. light showers in the allentown are

. >>> in montgomery county, officials are break ground on the upper merion community center.hat will be held in king of prussia later this afternoon at 4:00. it about 14 million facility, including a fitness center, sports courts and a cafe. it will house the county's parks and rec center and host a senior center. and that wraps up our countiby county coverage. >>> you're watching "nbc10 news." "nbc10 news" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >> announcer: nbc "nbc10 news" starts now. >>> while the rain is moving in, scattered showers is hitting the tristate area. you'll get the "first alert" forecast hour by hour. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. looks like we're going to get rain. let's get to "first alert" meteorologist bill henley. >> good morning, vai. showers are moving past the philadelphia area right now, they're moving past trenton. and we've seen that at the shore, cape may, we've seen the rain taper off in the last hour. but rain is now moving into northeast philadelphia, parts of chester, montgomery, and bucks coun

both were with the lower merion police department.he plaque dedication is part of montgomery county's hero cops program. >> it takes a very special kind of person to serve in law enforcement. the kind of man or woman who would put others before himself or herself. >> montgomery county's program will continue to honor men and women who have died in the line of duty. >>> youngsters in a south jersey pre-school played the role of super heroes today and all for good cause. bruce gordon joins us from the newsroom tonight with a story that will break your heart. >> reporter: iain, little boy died on sunday travis she will was 19 months old when liver cancer stole him from his parents. mom was a former teacher at the goddard school in swedesboro and her friends and former co-workers decided to honor the little boy as they refer to as super baby with a fund raising tribute. parents of goddard students were asked to make a donation to help defray medical and funeral costs for the shell family. and to bring their kids to school today dressed as

gunshots fired in upper merion township. police say it stems from a domestic dispute.ted this morning on the 300 block of warner road near king of prussia. the victim tells police her boyfriend shane gallagher became aggressive, she says attacked her and refused to let her lea leave. she told police while she was escaping through the bathroom, she heard gunshots being fired. cops arrived and found bullet holes and broken windows at the house. gallagher is awaiting a arraignment tonight on self charges. >> a murder suspect on the run in the pocono mountains sent a text before he allegedly shot and killed a state police trooper. the message was reportedly sent to a friend and it read "all is good". >>> a long time friend of eric frein got the text about five hours before the shooting happened. according to investigators, frein is charged with ambushing the blooming grove barracks on september 12th. one trooper was killed. the other wounded. the manhunt for frein entered its fourth week today. >> a guest at a bensalem hotel answers the knock at her door and she finds hers

upper merion township police have been given increased funding to target speeders and people who passn the right side. this is all part of a more than $2 million penndot program to make pennsylvania roadways safer. >>> three is on your side with a baby wipes recall. pennsylvania based new tech disposables is recalling the wipes because of a possible bacterial contamination. these wipes were sold under the brand names cuties diapers.com, femtex, fred's, kidg et cetera, members mark simply right. they were sold at walgreens family dollar. >> youth football turns pink marking breast cancer awareness month. the minute men and their cheerleaders to the field for the pink pep rally. even the grownups got in on the action accenting their outfits in every shade of pink imaginable. well done. >>> and also on night plenty of pink at commerce square in center city philadelphia. landmarks all across the region are displaying their pink lights during october as a reminder for women to schedule a mammogram. this is the 13th year that cbs3 and the cw philly have teamed up with susan g. komen philade

men were sporesponsible for the cri and he was forced to take those men to that apartment in upper merionownship in october 2012. prosecutors say the key facts for the jury here in deciding the guilt or innocence with that first degree murder is whether or not the jury believes that raghunandan yandamuri acted with malice. >> malice can be formed by a person who uses a weapon on a vital part of a victim's body. this case unfortunately showed a number of slash wounds down to the bone on the grandmother, and then the actgs to the baby lead to no other conclusion when you stuff a handkerchief, wrap a towel and then put the child in a suitcase, that your intent is to kill that child. >> reporter: even if a jury comes back with a verdict, they still are not fin ined some of the jurors have been involved in this case for 23 days. it took a week to get a fun panel of jurors selected. they'll have to come back and decide, if they come up with a guilty verdict, if raghunandan yandamuri is sentenced to life in priz or death. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >>> the head of a berks county theater group

you can stick to merion road or montgomery avenue or belmont avenue to avoid the problem with city avenue1 blocked at cardinal avenue with this accident coming in. some of the roads are wet already like here in exton, chester county. this is route 100 at commerce drive and you can see it's a quiet scene, not too many people out there. road a little shiny from the wet roads. so in some of your western suburbs watch for that rain already pushing in. burlington bristol bridge closed for another half hour for this maintenance problem they have been doing each night. it the will reopen at 5:00 a.m., close again at 9 o'clock tonight. stick to the turnpike connector bridge instead. on the big picture, the accident on city avenue, also in south philadelphia i mentioned this earlier swanson street at ritner we've got a vehicle fire that's causing a problem there, erin. >> thanks so much, karen. >>> new this morning, a threat against penn state has surfaced on the social media site for the second time in two weeks. the latest message targeted the berks county campus in spring township. on monday, a

." >> and new tonight an upper merion township man is accused of attacking and holding a woman againster will inside his home. police responded to the 300y hundred block of south warner road after receiving reports of gun shots. the woman was able to escape and identified the suspect as shane gallagher. he was arrested and charged with simple assault, unlawful restraint and other crimes. >>> the parents of an american held by isis released a video message today pleading for his release. 26-year-old peter kassig who changed his name to abdul rochman while in captivity was taken hostage the. he's a former army ranger. he started an organization to help syrians training civilians and giving food clothing and medical aid to those in need. >> most of all know that we love you and our hearts ache for you to be granted your freedom so we can hug you again. >> reporter: in the latest isis video a militant executed british aide worker alan henning. officials say the beheading is retaliation for britain joining u.s. airstrikes against isis. >>> investigators are working to figure out what caused

upper merion township building served as a one stop shop for adopting a new member of the family.n if anyone here went home empty handed they had a chance to ask a few questions and learn more about rescue animals. >>> up next tonight, eagles are giving a pounding to the the giants at the link. jeff is up next with updates that you need to thank you cable. for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you, cable because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. the numbers don't lie. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability, and hd picture quality. so join the millions who enjoy the difference fios makes and get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed for two years. sign up now and get $300 back with a two-year agreement. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> time for a check of sports jeff skversky is here and eagles put on a tour of force against giants tonight. >> they are on their

in upper merion mont montgomery county dee haven street closed between balligomingo road and overlookd. the road collapse causing a problem this morning. expected to be closed through the end of the week. in the meantime use matsonford road or 320 as your alternate while they're still dealing with that road collapse. in bellmawr the ramp from the black horse pike southbound to 295 northbound still closed for construction but expected to open within the next half hour so by the time you're headed out you should be okay right there, matt. >> thank you, karen. >>> denver police are looking for a 53-year-old man who went to last thursday's broncos football game and then vanished without a trace. paul cited man had a attended his first broncos game. he and his stepson and two friends purchased ticket at the last minute and drove 100 miles to see the game. he says he was in such a rush that he forgot his cell phone and wallet and had only about $50 in his pocket. the stepson adds that he had a few beers before half time and last saw him outside a men's room at the stadium. he hopes surveill

. >> reporter: merion station senior eli wantd to apply early and the deadline is november 1st.o he took the act exam on september 13th at upper darby high school. weeks went by but no scores came. >> not only was it nerve wracking it was agitating. >> we were expecting results fairly soon. >> reporter: that same weighting game was being played by jonathan. his daughter took the same day as eli but never got his score. he called the organization three times. >> there was 1 percent that still had not been graded and they didn't say anything about whether they were lost. >> reporter: in fact, it wasn't until yesterday that officials admitted the tests were missing. so, what exactly happened here? we asked act officials. they say they know the tests made it from the high school all the way to a local post office but from there it's anyone's guess. officials say they never received the exams at their headquarters in iowa. a company spokesman says officials knew of the problem for weeks but chose not to release the information. they hoped the tests would still show up and didn't want

. >> let's go to lower merion at strath haven.h haven with one of the best bands in the business. look at them. you know i was in the band. i was in the band. played trumpet. nick fender under center will roll out to his right. and look back and find denzel, with a fantastic grab. haven snaps a six game losing streak winning 53-zero. high school of the future versus grain are in making nice moves you just can't catch him when he turn the corner he's jogging in. andre parks looking deep he'll find nasir lewis. did he catch it? for the long touchdown. ih hoe tech won it big 76-14. >> saint marks versus, see if you can find colby. where is colby. >> get him! >> the people said they can't get him. then it's matt williams with fantastic pump look at this. right in your living room. nice catch 21. that's rhett schweizer wide op open. saint marks 28-21. st. joseph at atlantic city. cj with a short run. st. joseph's won 42-zero. >>> boyertown at perkiomen valley. steven finds wilson and wilson almost pays for slowing down at the end zone

authorities say raghunandan yandamuri targeted that family in upper merion township because he wanted to kidnap the girl to hold her for ransom to pay off gambling debts. yandamuri is acting as his own defense attorney. he took the stand yesterday and testified that, yes, it was his dna on the grandmother's body, but he says that's because the real killers made him remove her jewelry. prosecutors say that yandamuri did confess to the killings in 2012. again, the jury should begin deliberations this morning. >>> we are expecting an update later today from police on the manhunt for eric frein, now in its 26th day. he's wanted for the murder of a pennsylvania state trooper in the poconos. >>> and decision 2014. the race for pennsylvania governor. republican incumbent tom corbett squaring off against democratic challenger tom wolf tonight in pittsburgh, the candidates' third and final debate ahead of november 4th. >>> well, it may be the rule of the road, but that doesn't make it safe. a new study shows using hands-free technology behind the wheel may not be as safe as you hoped it was. >

in upper merion montgomery county old gulph road will close between matsonford road.o montgomery avenue as your alternate. >> showers that were more prominent over the last couple hours on radar really starting to melt away. you see a little bit in new castle county. look how that's sort of going away to nothing. a little bit more of the same hang in northern berks county am it was more impressive. now it's kind of falling apart so you might see a sprinkle on the roads, maybe some of your road surfaces a little bit wet from the earlier stuff that came through but we're in the process of improvement there. 65 degrees by 9 o'clock with sunshine poking through. then it looks like a sun and clouds mix through the middle of the day. 69 by noon, 75 by 3 o'clock and that 75 is your high this afternoon. we'll still be in the low 70's by 6 o'clock. later in the afternoon and especially tonight another round of showers and perhaps a gusty thunderstorm or two is on tap, matt. >> thanks, david. >>> new this morning, the nfl is offering a more detailed explanation about the effort

in lower merion, the conshohocken state road portion of 23 closes again today between hollow road andd for roadway improvements. hagee's ford or montgomery avenue or lancaster avenue work as alternates. time for the commuter report. heading over to bellmawr still overnight road work going on along 295 north just the right lane opened coming past the 42 freeway giving us really slow speeds like just 6 miles per hour at this early hour but luckily it should be out of there soon. matt. >> thanks, matt. >>> new this morning protesters behind police barricades heckled hong kong's political leader during a national flag raising ceremony today. chief executive leung chun-ying commemorated the anniversary of the founding of communist china. the employee democracy demonstrators have been calling fortune ling to resign. the army veteran at the center of the white house security scandal is due in court today. lawmakers are outraged about the fact that the secret service allowed the accused fence jumper omar gonzalez to infiltrate the president's living quarters. an armed security contractor with

in upper merion the road collapse from late last week still causing problems here. haven street closed near balligomingo road and expected to remain closed through the week. stick to matsonford road or 320 as your alternate. also construction in moorestown in new jersey spruce avenue will close at magnolia court. reconstruction scheduled to begin today. this is going to last from 7:00 until 3 o'clock so through much of the daytime hours. use maple avenue instead. time for your commuter traffic report and we're looking over here on the maps. i've got the waze app on the ipad. upper providence township no reports of problems. newtown square west chester pike up towards radnor township, devon, lancaster avenue 202, the construction there is clear and things are looking pretty good right now. no one reporting any problems and that's the way we like it. how about the temperatures much certainly no complaints here. it's 61 degrees already in quakertown, 60 in warrington, 62 in center city. our average high for this date, 62, 63 degrees so you can see right now in the over

. >>> for the first time in 30 years, you'll be able to walk from manayunk to lower merion township in montgomery county. this is the area where construction on a new bridge there is getting under way. thanks to a multimillion dollar project to expand the kinwood heritage trail and schuylkill river trail. >>> honoring autumn, the move keeping the memory of a murdered girl alive. >>> and identity theft. thieves can steal your child's social security number and rack up thousands in charges. >>> 5:45 right now. flying a drone over sports stadiums could land violators in jail. the federal aviation administration posted a notice on its website, warning pilots that drones are not allowed to fly over stadiums following the september 11th terrorist attacks. this video was captured before a drone crashed on top of at&t stadium in texas. remember that? if caught, pilots could face up to a year in prison. >>> nbc 10 has up-to-the-minute news from across the nation and around the world, thanks to our network of reporters and photographers. nbc 10's vai sikahema is monitoring the feeds in our digit

authorities say that raghunandan yandamuri targeted the family in upper merion township for a $50,000 ransom. yandamuri, acting as his own lawyer, took the stand yesterday and testified that his dna was on the grandmother's body because the real killers made him remove her jewelry. prosecutors say yandamuri confessed to the 2010 kills. >>> also today, darren person is accused of killing a teenage girl. 15-year-old aisha abdur-rhaman was killed in miami last month, police say an innocent bystander caught in the cross fire about a block from where a group of students were fighting. a makeshift memorial continues to grow at the site of that shooting just outside einstein medical center. >>> police expect to charge a mother and her two daughters for attacking a 14-year-old girl inside of a philadelphia high school. according to police, the victim was punched, kicked and had her hair pulled at edison high school in hunting park. she had to be taken to the hospital to be checked out. police say the woman accused in the attack is 32 years old. her daughters are 15 and 17. it's unclear what s

in upper merion this road collapse from late last week still causing problems.en street closed near balligomingo road. use 320 or matsonford road. expect this to be closed through the end of the week. in new jersey, on the turnpike southbound from approaching exit six to approaching exit 5 we've got construction in two lanes and also construction on the turnpike connector eastbound past 130 so the crews are still out there this morning. as we look at our commuter traffic report right now, and which we can get on the waze app we're traveling up 55 through glassboro, through pitman, up through deptford onto 42. if you're heading up and over the ben franklin or walt whitman bridge you're seeing no problems along that commute. looking pretty good. how about the temperatures? making it up into the 70's this afternoon, more than 10 degrees above average but for now on the cool side, 44 in quakertown, 51 in saint david's. about 48 in the city. now yesterday in parts of south jersey we were in the 30's. now we're at 55 in buena, 47 hammonton. not quite as cool to start

lower merion township is launching a service called blackboard connect. residents can get alerts on their phones about all kinds of emergencies, power outages, road closures, even crimes. residents and businesses can choose between getting calls, texts, e-mails or all of the above. >>> drexel university will hold a mass casualty drill today between 9:00 and noon, simulating a response to a hazmat situation using some student volunteers. that exercise, they say, will help the university evaluate its communications and decision-making practices. >>> center city's reading terminal market is being named one of the nation's great places. the american planning association will honor the market this morning as one of the ten great public spaces in america for 2014. the apa says the places that make the list represent the gold standard in terms of culture and historic interest as well as community involvement. >>> if you're looking for a job, dozens of businesses will be looking to hire some new workers today. the willow grove chamber of commerce is hosting a fre

upper merion we have a road collapsed they shut down dehaven street near balligomingo road. road watch for an accident there. we have an accident a car ran into a yard they have crews holden valley road near creamery road in lehigh county. 206 rat retreat road a bunch of accidents it's busy out there, early this morning on a monday. look at the temperatures in the northwest. martins creek 40. 37 degrees in ken net square and saint davids it's a little better in the city, 45 degrees, but 36 in buena, 36 in gandys beach, 38 in dover. a chilly start to the day a nice afternoon ahead with lots of sunshine. >> this is new from the overnight prosecutors in south korea are demanding the death penalty for the captain of the ferry disaster back in the spring. 300 people were killed when the ship sank. they blame negligence and cargo overloading and slow rescue efforts. rescuers managed to get to the captain and free crew members first when the ferry began to go down. >>> the search for eric frein entered the 7th full week in the poconos. a police are testing the blood found near her

chaka fattah was on hand as they expand lower merion and manayunk, this is one of several projects looking to link the region through walking and biking trails. >>> a wildcat is roaming the streets of wilmington but there is no reason to panic according to officials. rick williams is here with more. >> no catastrophe here, the cat's name is boo, but despite the spooky name, the owner says that boo is a hybrid between an african cat and an egyptian cat. he may look intimidating but he is harmless according to his owner. we'll have more on the search for the animal. >>> plus, the federal government is suing a cell phone carrier because of its limited data plan, why they say the company was misleading customers. that and more when we see you here at 5:00. until then back to the studio. >> we'll see you soon. thank you rick. >>> still ahead a brawl in an airport. and was that a celebrity coming to the rescue, an actor answers if he played hero in texas. >> plus, a controversy surrounding a high school football team. they were banned from praying together and the solution they came up with inst

. >>> an upper merion man is behind bars accused of holding a woman against her will inside his home. police were called to win gate road where a woman said she was attacked and held by a man shane gallagher. neighbors said they heard gunshots, they found bullet hellos and broken windows in the home. gallagher has been arrested. >>> it is now official, a young boy from this mercer county school did die from entrovirus 68. officials in new jersey, want to make it clear who is most at risk, this is as several other children are being tested, one from this very same school. kenneth moten has more from children's hospital. >> reporter: here at the children's hospital doctors were waiting on results for three children. meanwhile, hamilton township said there's no need for panic after the death of the 4-year-old boy, but there's need to remain vigilant when it comes to hygiene. at yardville elementary school, blue and gold ribbons hang for the young boy. >> what am i supposed to look for. >> reporter: concerned mothers attended this meeting where they talked about the death. >> entrovirus 6

there are reports of an accident, also in lower merion at wooster road at montgomery avenue there areorts of an accident and finally in philadelphia a roosevelt boulevard, northbound at f street we are getting reports of an accident this morning. alex and mike. >> remember, you can follow him at scott fox 29, simple, do it right now. >> i'm already following. >> you do it too. >>> lets go, racing. >> i like the way this race is going, 4094, to a 412. courtney. >> is there so many women getting involved in drag racing and some of those women are in our area. >> there will be a huge race weekend at mapel grove race way near reading. jen is already there, hi, jen. >> you don't understand, alex if you need a boyfriend you need to get up here this weekend. there will be 80,000 potential ex-holley boyfriends. this is huge. bring your ear plugs because they say this is louder than nascar. there is my new best friend. so here's what is happening, don shoemaker, you know him, he is a ledgend. he owns 17. so instead of firing up the grill and having hot dogs they have a executive chef, a sue ch

. >>> annual upper merion man is behind bars accused of holding a woman against her will inside her home. police were called to the home where they found a distraught woman. she said she was attacked and held by a man sean gallagher on warner road. neighbors said they heard gun shots. when police investigated they found bullet holes in the home and gallagher has been arrested. >>> it's official a young boy from a mercer county school did die from the entrovirus 68. officials want to make it clear who is most at risk, as several other children are being tested one from the very same school. kenneth moten has more from the children's hospital. >> reporter: here at children's hospital, at last check doctors were waiting on results for three children. meanwhile, hamilton township said there's no need for panic after the death of the four-year-old boy, but remain vigilant when it comes to hygiene. at yardville elementary school, blue and gold ribbons for ely waller. >> my concern is what am i supposed to look for, is it something mild or serious or everything. >> reporter: concerned mothers a