in lower merion township, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> meanwhile huge flames and reports of explosions at this business in delaware county. chopper three over the intense scene as it unfold in the colwyn borough. the two alarm fire broke out last night in a auto body shop on ellis avenue. firefighters believe that fire started outside and then worked its way into the building. more than 100 firefighters battled that blaze. fortunately, no one was injured. >> authorities hope to identify the driver who lost their life in this high-speed crash in kensington earlier today. that crash, the car, was just demolished after it hit polls, several parked cars, and eventually a house near second and cecil b. moore avenue around 1:30 this morning. the car burst into flames, and it was so badly damaged, firefighters had to actually tow the entire wreckage, to the medical examiners office to remove the victim. >> philadelphia police are investigating at least five homicides in the city all within less than 24 hours, most recent happened east falls around 10:00 last night. police found

officials met to discuss the plan, which would also extend the rail services to upper merion township. the group was including five stops and a park and ride lot for commuters at henderson road. septa calls this the locally preferred alternative. two more public meetings are set the for march 9th and 15th at norristown and king of prussia. >>> on the healthwatch tonight today's nice mild weather kicked off an early spring allergy season and expert say boy it can be a tough one. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here new to explain why. not the best news. >> reporter: is there a price to pay here, guys. our friend over at asthma center measure pollen counts every day. recently they examined weather patterns and they say global warming trend will cause an explosion of pollen, again this spring. early signs of spring in philadelphia a, on kelly drive, the asthma center says pollen counts, for juniper and mapel are moderate, and so is outdoor mold. >> there is mold. >> reporter: donald and asthma center put their findings on spring allergies on you tube. >> we would expect that this s

the rail service would go into king of prussia and upper merion township and would also include five stops and a park and ride at henderson road. septa calls this route the locally preferred alternative, another meeting will be held tomorrow night and on march 15th. >>> still ahead this morning, justin tells us just how warm it will get today and the rest of the week, also, the next chance to see some rain when we come back. where should you start when you're told you have cancer? start with a specialist. start where you'll find advanced technology, precision treatment options and truly compassionate care. start here with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day. its not one thing we do. it's the only thing we do. start at cancer treatment centers of america in plalphia. the evolution of cancncer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/expxpxperts appointments available now. >>> goat ready for warm afternoon it, will feel more like may, we kick off day one, stretch of 07 agree temperatures, looker warm they are morning compared to yesterday at this time. u

the rail service would also go to upper merion township the route would include five stops and park anduters at henderson road. septa calls this route the locally received alternative. two more peteings are set for march 9th and 15th in norristown and king of prussia. >>> from yard sales to missing pets occasionally adds for local services we're used to seeing hodgepodge of signs on utility poles. >> but have you ever noticed there are yellow grids on many of the poles you pass on the street. it prompted viewers like frank burns and anthony ricci to write. they asked what are those yellow grids nailed to utility polls in our area? it's a good question, guys, so take a look at the yellow grids right here and as you think of your answer, what are these things, here's a look at some folks taking a shot in the dark. listen. >> maybe it's some type of like location device that will like -- i don't know. will tell where you the poll -- which part of the poll -- which part of town the poll is in. >> they're marked to take them down. >> band-aid or not for the invisible to keep rodents from cli

the rail service would also go to upper merion township the route would include five stops and park and ride lot for commuters at henderson road. septa calls this route the locally received alternative. two more peteings are set for march 9th and 15th in norristown and king of prussia. >>> from yard sales to missing pets occasionally adds for local services we're used to seeing hodgepodge of signs on utility poles. >> but have you ever noticed there are yellow grids on many of the poles you pass on the street. it prompted viewers like frank burns and anthony ricci to write. they asked what are those yellow grids nailed to utility polls in our area? it's a good question, guys, so take a look at the yellow grids right here and as you think of your answer, what are these things, here's a look at some folks taking a shot in the dark. listen. >> maybe it's some type of like location device that will like -- i don't know. will tell where you the poll -- which part of the poll -- which part of town the poll is in. >> they're marked to take them down. >> band-aid or not for the invisible to kee

annie fitzpatrick cried as she hugged lower merion township police officers jeff sullivan and rob were the itt we first told you about their heroics last month. they used aed in their patrol car to bring her back to life after she collapsed outside the wawa in penn valley. >> i just think it's amazing. i don't really know what to think about it other than it's a miracle. >> to see her in the condition she's in today compared to what she was in that day is -- it's just amazing. >> i don't believe in coincidence. i believe that god put us there for reason. we were able to help her. >> the officers say they were happy to be in the right place at the right time. >>> that they were. >>> let's take it to the streets of philadelphia. there are a wide variety of street names some are simple like walnut, arch and south vo vote. >> other names are more unique. >> a little more difficult to pronounce let's say. so how did those names end up as addresses? >> good question. nicole brewer took to the streets to get the answer for you. >> yeah, some of them certainly are more straight for, right? jfk

annie fitzpatrick cried as she hugged lower merion township police officers jeff sullivan and rob weretold you about their heroics last month. they used aed in their patrol car to bring her back to life after she collapsed outside the wawa in penn valley. >> i just think it's amazing. i don't really know what to think about it other than it's a miracle. >> to see her in the condition she's in today compared to what she was in that day is -- it's just amazing. >> i don't believe in coincidence. i believe that god put us there for reason. we were able to help her. >> the officers say they were happy to be in the right place at the right time. >>> that they were. >>> let's take it to the streets of philadelphia. there are a wide variety of street names some are simple like walnut, arch and south vo vote. >> other names are more unique. >> a little more difficult to pronounce let's say. so how did those names end up as addresses? >> good question. nicole brewer took to the streets to get the answer for you. >> yeah, some of them certainly are more straight for, right? jfk boulevard, martin

damaged the home in montgomery county, the action cam was on the 200 block of gulf lane in upper merion township. it broke out at 11:00 this morning and crews say that the flames started in the garage and quickly spread to the house and fortunately nobody was hurt here. >> time for a check of the roads here, seeing how things are rolling. matt pellman is standing by with more from the traffic center. >> we have downed wires and trees and accidents, something for everybody. here it's a crash in flower town into the southbound lanes of 309 past paper mill road. a tow truck is on the scene. coming down from the turnpike heading from cheltenham it's a slow go. and bucks county a crash shutting down 611 at easton road. and upper gwinnett this is blocking -- and we have seen a bunch of downed trees and downed wires against this afternoon. one down tree along lamp lane at meeting house ride and upper providence shutting down port providence road. canal street is an alternate there. one in darby along dade boulevard and spring road. and construction at city hall at north broad street tonight that could

firefighters are on the scene of this house fire in upper merion township. this is on gulf lane. so far no injuries have been reported. you see ladders there on the roof. we'll continue to keep an eye on this and nbc 10 will monitor the breaking news and bring you any updates as we get them. >>> and new this morning, police say a camera was found in the restroom of a new castle county fast food restaurant. investigators say employees at moe's southwest grill on kirkwood highway in wilmington discovered the camera and they turned it over to authorities. detectives are trying to figure out who planted the camera there. the store is open for business as usual during the investigation. >>> with this summer's republican national convention still months away, some in cleveland are expressing concern about safety. they're concerned about the state's open carry laws, and the city's unwillingness to share its security plans with civic leaders and police union. nbc's tom barris has the details. >> reporter: with donald trump's threats. >> i think you'll have riots. >> reporter: and the onl

at this point they are asking all residents in upper merion township keep outdoor lights on at night, if you see someone who doesn't belong in your neighborhood call 911. if you hear a noise in your house, do not check it out on your own. they also say call police right away. reporting live in king of prussia, deanna durante, "nbc 10 news." >>> the story we're following this afternoon a school bus driver from mercer county accused of e-mailing child porn and videos for nearly two years. christopher walsh e-mailed the images back and forth sometimes with himself in the pictures, in one exchange he allegedly wrote that he hoped to get photographs and quote play with some of the children he was baby-sitting. investigators say one of the victims was a child he met on a trip. nbc 10 is making calls to find out which school districts he worked for. >>> the sun peeking through the clouds over fairmont park. nbc 10 outside the police touch museum. the breeze was cooler but what a gorgeous way to kick off the weekend. >> still nice out there. this week we're getting help in the weather center

of prussia, the proposal extends high speed rail to king of prussia behind the mall and upper merion township session on the planned extension of the norristown high speed line happens at 6:00 p.m. at the devil tree hotel valley forge. septa says the new service is at least 10 years away. >> and we have new information about last week's septa shutdown. riders who want a refund after the amtrak related service suspension have to ask for it. a spokeswoman telling us they aren't offering blanket refunds but will consider give-backs. service was down about 12 hours. >> you have until 8:00 p.m. to vote in today's special election. the house of representatives seats held by bishop and parker are up for grabs. following a guilty plea in a sting. parker's seat opened when she was elected to city council. the winners take office immediately. >> most of the men gunning to be the next mayor of wilmington hit the stage tonight for their first debate. six of the seven plan to be there this evening. starting at 6:30. but the current mayor dennis williams is going to be a no show. the debate will be pá the

reporting live in lower merion township, deanna durante, "nbc 10 news." >>> more breaking news just in. bill cosby's criminal case is on hold. the pennsylvania appeals court is delaying his hearing that was supposed to happen next week. the pennsylvania superior court is weighing cosby's effort to have his sexual assault case thrown out. bill cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a woman in his home back in 2004. cosby has maintained his innocence. >> now to new video áhat may be disturbing to some. with nowhere to run a woman is stabbed in an elevator in philadelphia's fish town section. police released this video this afternoon, hoping to track down the attacker. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is following the story. >> how is the woman and do police have any idea who that guy is? that is pretty clear he had something on his head but you could see his face. >> reporter: it's incredible video, it's really disturbing but we do know that victim is in stable condition but that "táur&l on the loose tonight. so the woman was getting into this elevator here on the market frankford line. let

will be five stations, four and a half miles, a $1 billion line, and it will run through upper merion townshipigh-speed line. and here is the thing, why everyone should be happy about this. they're saying officials it will help commuters cut travel time in half, and could help business development in the king of prussia corridor. >> they just can't deal with the traffic congestion, or they want a better transit kings into the city for employment, or entertainment purposes, and it is just not there today. >> so spent a will spend the next year finalizing the route, and how to pay for this project. $1 billion is a lot of money. the plan to have the line up and running, ready for this, not next year, 2023. >> oh, i will ' still be here, darn it hosting this show. hey bob kelly, this is to take the pressure off the schuylkill? >> it should. >> 2023. >> 2023. >> i'm excited to see them develop it on i weigh to king of prussia, because not much out there on the way out there. >> anything to reduce the pressure. when is it ever good to drive on the schuylkill, sue? >> so true. >> maybe middle of the

of a new five station, 4.5-mile, $1 billion elevated rail line that would extend through upper merion townshipo valley forge giving tens of thousands of commuters new options. >> they just can't deal with the traffic congestion or they want a better transit connection into the city for employment or entertainment purposes and it's just not there today. >> reporter: the implications could be huge. according to a study done by the economy league, new line would save drivers 2 million hours a year on the road. auto use would be cut by 18 million miles a year. and it could increase new business development up to $946 million in the next two decades. but some say it's too expensive and wonder if it's really need needed. >> i think they've done enough studies about it. i don't think it's really necessary. >> reporter: for those who travel in this lane every day -- a* ride in one of these just may be the better option. >> that would be heaven. >> reporter: no schuylkill expressway. >> no schuylkill expressway. >> reporter: well, septa will spend the next year finalizing the neural route also figuring

through right now, lightening bolts, cheltenham, one storm moving through main line and lower merion township with lightening and thunder, brief, heavy downpours. these storms are moving very quickly and will exit the area quickly as well but they could slow you down during your afternoon commute. if you are waiting for someone to come home it may take longer. this is why. we are looking at the a line of fast moving thunderstorms, brief heavy thunderstorms and that could be blinding rain on the roads if you are out and about this evening. the not every where. some spots may not even see any rain at all but where these storms are they are producing frequent lightening, loud, thunder we are hearing booms of thunder in center city at the moment and possible small hail, some strong gusty wind possible with these storms as well as they move through. you can see why. where these storms are drawing energy from it got warm. sixty-eight in philadelphia. 64 degrees in allentown. tomorrow we may track the same thing warm day with another round of afternoon storms. and then big changes, as we head from s

that will happen tomorrow at the upper merion township building. >>> also tomorrow evening, nasa space arizona congresswoman gabbie giffords speaking as part of the rider university philadelphia speakers series that takes place at the kimmel center. of course you remember giffords was the target of assassination attempt and nearly died after being shot in the head several years ago. captain kelly and congresswoman giffords will share their story of hope and resilience as they overcame near tragedy. >> ♪ >>> teenaged waste land bob o'reilly get your tickets this could be the last time that fans of the legendary rock band will see them perform in philadelph philadelphia. i think i saw them in the '80s. >> coming back. >> it could be the last last time. it's going to be monday tomorrow night at the wells fargo center hosting the who hits 50 tour. they've sold more than a million records. this is their final tour date in the city of brotherly love. i'm not going to cry. hey, morning. >> good morning everybody. i'm here at the west catholic sorority ladies and we'll have some irish soda bre

wants to hear from people on its plan extension in the norristown high speed line through upper merion townships get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. >>> this morning on "today's take music superstar seal is here, as he gets ready to share his passion on live tv. e unbreakable jane krakowski is back and ready for her red kabroadway. >>> plus, things will be wild when we host our own version of animal house. coming up now. >> ann "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on a tuesday mo march 15th, 2016. we have a big, boisterous crowd on the plaza. we love that. i'm willie along with natalie and dylan in for al. tamron is on the campaign trail on assignment. dylan drew the jam. what did you go with? >> "something bad," miranda lambert and carrie underwood mix. i've been binge watching "top chef" and they play this song. >> it's a cool song. >> let's talk the nfl story this morning. it's also a big story for parents of kids thinking about football or have kids that play football. f

county, there is reports of something obstructing the road in lower merion an glenn road and eastç montgomery avenue. warrenton townshipis is something you want to plan for during your morning commute. 422. no problems east or westbound. a seven-minute trip between route 29 and the schuylkill expressway. speeds up into the 60s. tracy? >> 11 minutes past 5:00. we have new surveillance video from montgomery county of a man police say was involved in a burglary. wait until you hear what else the victim was dealing with while he was being stolen from. >>> plus, this -- taking to the streets. more than 1,000 people come out to protest the new controversial law signed in north carolina. we'll tell you why they're calling it discrimination. >>> 5:14. welcome back. here's a live look from the university of delaware campus in newark. right now it's below freezing in newark. 31 degrees. but we are expecting a break from the wind today. >>> this morning investigators describe the man who hijacked a flight from egypt to cyprus as psychologically unstable. >> he boarded the plane in alexandria, threatened to blow it up and forced i

limerick township, cherry lane at louis road you want to stay on ridge pike no problems reported there. no crash in upper merion in the neighborhood at robin hill road at raven hill road. pine crest country club we have a crash at doylestown road. if you want to use 202 parkway, that's good on this thursday morning. >>> two plain clothes cops were sitting in their unmarked car in juniata park when another vehicle barreled into them and fled. their car is wrecked and they are both hurt. katherine scott is live at g street and erie avenue. let's go over to her. go to work, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, the plain clothes officers are from the 24th district members of the tactical team. their injuries are minor. the intersection is closed off for the investigation here in juniata park at east erie and g. you can see that's the police vehicle, the unmarked police car up ahead, you can see officers are taking a look at the vehicle right now. this happened around 3:30 a.m., these two plain clothes officers were in their unmarked vehicle traveling west on erie when a car came from behind and hit them and t

out in upper merion, an accident in montgomery county on valley forge park road and valley creek road and dennis townshipon the garden state parkway but there is an overturned vehicle on the parkway southbound around exit 17 at sea isle boulevard. >>> a check of the day's headlines and the stories you need to know as you head out the door. >> we continue to follow the death of a high school student from bacterial meningitis. what the school district is doing for parents and students today. >>> close call, we'll show you what happened minutes before that train smashes into that van. >>> five minutes before 7:00 right now. a foggy morning. a live look at philadelphia international. this could slow down your morning commute, take it easy. first alert meteorologist sheena parveen and traffic reporter jessica boyington are tracking that story for you. >>> let's get started with decision 2016. nbc 10's matt delucia has the breakdown of another big round of primaries last night. >> we're down now to the final five, trump, cruz and casie i k the republican side and clinton and sanders are still in the race on th

in lower merion, an accident scene on hollow road and river road to watch out for. small delays there. still watching cherry hill townshipund on the new jersey turnpike, a malfunctioning traffic light. >>> police catch a wanted man while he catches some zs. >>> how a delaware county father jumped into action when his son just couldn't wait to be born. >>> 6:46. new video shows police evacuating a crowded septa bus as they closed in on a wanted man. police say the man you just saw sleeping in the back is a us suspect. >> he was wanted for shooting a teenage employee at a fast food restaurant. police just released this video to us yesterday to highlight the importance of body cameras. now, in this case, all the riders got off the route 23 septa bus without question last week as police approached the suspect, ronald graham. >> an officer makes a decision,' proching an attempt murder suspect who may very well be armed and willing to shoot it out. that officer is quickly and quietly telling people get off, in a way that you saw nobody stopped to say, well, is it going to be running in five minutes? everybody got off that bus

merion along 23. that of course is conshohocken state road at princeton road. with the waze app last half hour i mentioned the crash in cheltenham township spring avenue is still a scene you want to avoid. there's another downed tree, this one is in abington township along woodland road near valley road but crossing into bucks county the crash we had in bristol township as well as the police activity at the motel there in the langhorne area, they've both cleared out so those roads are reopened. go ahead and use them. but on the northeast extension if you're coming southbound trying to exit at quakertown there's a crash there now on that off ramp partially blocking a ramp. still have the downed tree in kennett township chester county along norway road atwood ward road and crossing into delaware still very slow speeds as you come off the delaware memorial bridge from new jersey. you're hitting a wall of traffic. just 5 miles per hour because of that ongoing work sewn as you travel through new castle on 295. if you're heading into delaware from south jersey this afternoon i would do so via the commodore barry bridge instead of the delaware

township is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> two people had to be taken to the hospital after a house fire in montgomery county. flames broke out in lower merion firefighters fought heavy flames in the second floor bedroom when they arrived. it only took 15 minutes to get that fire under control but two people inside at the time were treated for smoke inhalation. >> adam joseph is here now lets talk about that forecast. >> it's the talk of the town, we are breaking records everywhere today and we'll duplicate that here tomorrow. as we look live now at sky 6 hd the temperature is 80 degrees, a few high clouds that pushed in this afternoon and the dew point is super low at 37 and it's a comfortable 80 and the sun angle is not as high as it would be in june. a wind south-southwest at 14, the pressure 30.03. and some definite summer like skiing and snowboarding up in shawnee, a bright blue sky there. temperatures breaking there as well 72 degrees, really melting that snow fast with winds at 17 and choppy on the waters at the shore with the wind comes in from the south at 7 miles per hour. a beautiful day to head down there. it's a much cooler temp