some light snow that had been falling there and creating icy situations there specifically upper milford recently was the latest report tam. >> thank you karen. >>> the latest last of bone chilling cold will make this morning's commute especially tough for people who have to stand outside to wait for their ride to work or school. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside at the frankford transportation center. thankfully she's all bundled up. good morning katherine.

live in milford, chad pradelli channel6 "action news. jim. >> thank you chad. >>> from the shooting back in september through the 48 day manhunt at frein's arrest we have been following the story on 6abc.com. you can check back for today's updates from the court. it is right there on 6abc.com. >>> former philadelphia sportscaster doan tollefson rejected a final plea deal today. and with that jury selection got under way at his fraud trial. tollefson is accused of stealing more than $300,000 by selling fake sports themed trips that he said would benefit charity. if convicted tollefson faces 20 years in prison. the plea deal would have included seven months in prison, seven months in a recovery hospital and seven months in a halfway house. tollefson is representing himself. >>> philadelphia police have arrested the alleged gunman in the weekend murder and robbery of a limo driver. 26-year-old mijael rodriguez was shot inside his car on delancey street in west philadelphia. that was saturday night. his fiancÉe was sitting next to him. 20 ye

bag quality is a volunteer for garden state underwater recover unit they're based in milford new jersey budget comes struckly from donations. they pick up the searches throughout the region and beyond typically after police and rescue divers have to move on leaving family members no one to turn to to help find their loved one. >> we have members that are doctors, that are pharmacists. that are plumbers, carpenters -- >> search area in the sku little the divers were looking in was about 2,000 feet long. 270 feet wide and water temperature was around 36 degrees. on a good day they could see just about sick feet in front of them. it was tedious time consuming work that was also dangerous. all recoveries are personal. pasquale knew the anguish montgomery's family was going through in their search for shane. >> in 1971, my brother had a boating accident and he died and i know what my mom and my dad went through during that time. >> reporter: montgomery sawed out the garden state underwater recovery unit and thanked them for finding shane. >> they can finely say goodbye. it's closure for them

it's mainly snow showers in delaware south of smyrna down through dover and into milford and down byand rehoboth beach a little bit more snow. there's an area of low pressure down to our south that's going to be brushing by the region but down here in these areas we have the potential for a small accumulation and maybe some slick travel especially during the morning hours. there you see the larger mass of precipitation. a lot of snow south of washington. again, this is just brushing past us. we do, however, have a winter weather advisory until 1 o'clock this afternoon because between now and then we'll be looking at some of these snow showers passing through and at times they could mix in with some sleet and freezing rain as well but light accumulations from dover south in through cape may county that's what we're looking at. temperatures right now are cold. 21 degrees in philadelphia, 22 in wilmington, 24 in millville, 13 degrees in allentown and when you factor in a light breeze that's coming down out of the northeast the wind chill is eight currently in philadelphia and below zero

i understand milford expected to get hit the hardest in massachusetts. talk about the information we have gotten from your state of emergency, and the governor and also what do we know specifically about power outages and people suffering from that? >> reporter: good morning, thomas. we have more than 5,000 customers already without power and things are really just getting started in the area. the way i've been describing it this morning, combine this snow with the wind and it actually feels like a little glass shards smacking you into the face. we have a travel ban in effect. you can see behind me right over here, we have plows pretty much coming through. news media is allowed to be on the roads now. so we did our driving around 2:00 in the morning. and it was bad, but it is getting a lot worse as we speak. they're having a hard time keeping up with it. we're in one of those intense bands now that you were just talking about where the snow is falling at about 2 to 3 inches an hour. so that's just really unprecedented. this is a little bit of the driftin

leaders will be the a the thompsonville road intersection in milford. crews made changes at that intersection with route 1 where there have been more than 100 accidents in the past decade. >>> well, a surprise for commuters in northern jersey yesterday when a small plane landed on a busy highway. that plane landed on route 23 in west milford. now to some, this landing seemed like a miracle. but to the pilot of this small engine cessna he did what he was trained to do head for the nearest road. after the engine started running rough, possibly from carburetter icing. >> i dodged a couple -- >> before you could find this open space? >> correct. i saw a truck. and another car. ahead. i put it down and -- >> just another day at the pilot. he sounded calm about it. the faa is investigating. >>> a proposed law could turn some new jersey homeowners into crime fighters. the new plan that would force a partnership with police next. >>> 4:55 a.m. new this morning, a bill is making its way through the new jersey state house. it would require security camera owners

that plane landed in west milford pa sayic county. to some the landing seemed like a miracle.ilots say the owner of the plane did exactly what he was supposed to. >> all right, buddy. take care. go home and relax. >> words of congratulations for paramus doctor after landing the cessna c-150 on route 23 in west milford. it was a nervous moment on this highway after the engine started running rough, possibly from carburetor icing. >> i did what i was supposed to do. i headed toward the nearest highway. >> that's exactly what pilots are trained to do and another tells me in this area one of the prime training areas is making approaches to exactly this highway, route 23 but you do have to worry about wires. >> i dodged a couple of the wires. >> before you could find the open space? >> right. i saw a truck and another car ahead, so i put the rear roof down so i would aren't run into the car front. ñ& >> as traffic was allowed to pass by his plane was towed down the highway to a clearing. here it was taken off the flat bed so the owner could gather his papers while waiting for the f

nbc 10 will be in milford, pikes county, for eric frein's preliminary hearing at 9:00 this morning. frein is charged in the murder of state police corporal bryon dickson and trooper alex douglass was also injured in that ambush. frein was on the run, you'll remember, for 48 days before being captured in october. and you can read more about his capture and how much the search cost the state of pennsylvania on nbc10.com. be sure to stay with us for updates from milford throughout the day. >>> at 5:33 another legal proceeding we're watching closely today involves this man, former sportscaster don tollefson. he goes to trial in bucks county today. he unsuccessfully asked a judge on friday to delay the trial, but that motion was denied. nbc 10's matt delucia is live outside the bucks county courthouse in doylestown this morning. and matt this has been a wild ride for tolly here. set the stage for us. >> reporter: it has, chris. and that jury selection's scheduled to begin at 9:30 this morning right here at the courthouse in doylestown. the former philly tv sportscaster is accused of stea

"action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at the courthouse in milford.chad you have know more on what was an emotional day there. >> reporter: yes brian watching that surveillance video was a very difficult. friends and family of the victims were holding hands inside of the courtroom. one of the few people who did not get emotional was eric frein. a clean cut eric frein again showed no emotion as he was escorted into the pike county courthouse in milford. once inside district attorney wasted little time showing state police surveillance video of the ambush p it shows corporal bryan dickson being shot first in the parking lot of the blooming grove barracks. he dropped to the ground. a short time later trooper alex douglass ran from a lower parking lot and tried to help but he, too wall shot. another surveillance camera captured a wounded douglas struggling to move himself into the state police lobby for cover. it appears he couldn't use his legs. after several minutes go by, troopers pull douglas to safety. they then work frantically to save corporal dixo

that's in milford, p.a. now, today's hearing, a judge will decide whether frein's case will go to county court for trial. authorities say he confessed to the deadly ambush saying that he wanted to "wake people up and cause a change in government." frein was captured on october 30th after 48 days on the run. it was a manhunt that cost the state of pennsylvania more than $11 million. corporal bryon dickson died in the september 12th ambush outside of the police barracks in blooming grove. trooper alex douglass was also injured in that ambush. live in the digital operations center, i'm vai sikahema nbc 10. >> and nbc 10's doug shimell will be inside that courtroom in milford today for today's hearing. he'll be bringing us updates throughout the day on nbc 10 and nbc10.com. >>> a trial is also set to get under way this morning for a former leader of a philadelphia ironworkers union who was accused of threatening and sabotaging non-union work sites. 73-year-old joseph dougherty a former member of local ironworker

light coat fog inch, the worse of it might be in this swat right here from milford delaware across the bay to atlantic city. soy that's where we expect maybe some flurries, if anything, here in philadelphia. this is where your winter weather advisories are all to the south and there is kent and sussex, cape may under the advisory until 1:00 this afternoon, for all of us cold out there temperatures in the teens, north and west of the city, we have 21 in philadelphia, 24 in millville 24 where we're getting the snow in dover so it is really cold everywhere. and we have single digit windchills in the city, feels like nine right now feels like 10 degrees in wilmington, windchill of 22, and wildwood. near where steve keeley is this morning, so experiencing that himself. 12-mile per hour wind responsible for that. eventually could see sunshine here in the city, that snow is nuisance to the south of us, sunny, cold tomorrow, high of 37. close to 40 degrees on friday, but the winds pick up, so, it will still be casino of brisk saturday maybe upper 30's, 40's sunday, not as warm as we originally

no such luck for you in milford. >> no such luck.rust me i wouldn't be complaining if we did dodge a bullet on this one. you've been talking about than tense snow band of the two to three inches of snow an hour. that's pretty much what we're in right now. factor in the wind and it's literally like shards of glass just smacking you in the face. i'm going to show you a little bit of these whiteout conditions that we've been talking about. we do have the travel ban for non-essential folks, not allowed to be out on the roadway. pretty much we've just seen emergency workers. we've seen plow trucks. really this is why this visibility, this is what we're talking about, you know. you factor in the wind and the snow falling at this rate and you really can't see where you're going. you come to a red light. maybe you get to stop. maybe you slide on through. those are the kind of dangerous situations that we're talk about. so we estimate we've got a little bit more than a foot of snow probably on the ground right now but then we've got this snow

appearing by video from the pike county jail, the accused cop killer was arraigned by a judge in milford. frein is charged with first degree murder and terrorism and related charges for the ambush that killed corporal brian dixon outside of police barracks. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. >>> two people are dead after a fire swept through a south philadelphia home, view erer video shows the flames broke out they started on the first floor and spread to the second before the firefighters were able to get the fire under control. the victims were both in their 60s, one police officer that tried to rescue the couple suffered burns. >>> president obama is the featured speaker at society hill. let go live to philadelphia international airport where air force one is expected to land any minute. obama is addressing democratic members of house of representatives, attending a conference for important issues over the next two years. live now is david henry there is always more energy in the room when the president comes to speak. >> reporter: well he is the rock star among the democrats

possible coating on the way for surf city down to wildwood westward into smyrna and milford and doverow showers and flurries will be on the way but something to watch especially early in the morning. here's the setup for us on our thursday. high clouds, it won't be as chilly with high pressure to our south. tap into those return winds out of the southwest. high temperature in philadelphia by thursday coming in at 37. the call from accuweather for the rest of tonight cold, less wind, turning cloudy though in advance of that system dropping down to 20 in the city, 11 in the suburbs. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast showing you on wednesday a high temperature of 34. a brush of snow mainly south of the city. on thursday sunshine and clouds, a high temperature up to 37. on friday we're up to 40. 40 is normal for us this time of year. it's breezy and bright. and on saturday mostly sunny back down into the unare 30's but check this out. on sunday, that looks great despite the clouds moving in, a high temperature up to 49 degrees. that's the number, shirleen was looking for in that se

they are based in this cramped building in milford, new jersey.comes strictly from donations. they pick up searches throughout the region and beyond typically after police and rose cue divers move on leaving family members no one to turn to to help find their loved ones. >> we have members that are doctors, pharmacist, that are plumbers carpenters. >> reporter: search area and schuylkill divers area were looking in was about 2,000 feet long, 270 feet wide and the water temperature was around 36 degrees. on a good day they could see just about 6 feet in front of them. it was tedious, time consuming work that was also very dangerous are. all recoveries are personal but passco knew anguish montgomery's family was going through in their search for shane. >> 1971 my brother had a boating accident and he died. i know what my mom and my dad went through at that time. >> reporter: montgomery's sought out garden state under water recovery unit and thank them for finding shane. >> they can finally say good bye, and they know, you know, it is closure for the

now, if i take you up to the northern suburbs there's a little bit of blue around quakertown and milford and allentown. this is fast melting at this point. we should start seeing improvement even beyond what we've already seen and already we're looking good. i will point out down by trenton, philadelphia, norristown and coatsville we have fairly significant rainfall and that's going to be that old fashioned problem we see when we don't have the freezing stuff. heavy bouts of rain that slow you down and pond and puddle on the roadways. as we look outside we have cloudy skies on on the action cam. him most of our photographers are in the rain gear as we look at rain from now until the evening. the highlight of the forecast, it's rainy today tomorrow the sun comes back, but it will be colder. 35 degrees right now chilly. winds have died down out of the northwest at 3 miles per hour. that turn out of 234e69 -- northwest is significant because that will bring in cooler air as we go later into the evening hours. future tracker 6 shows you between now and 3:00 p.m. we're looking at a fair amoun

milford delaware in millsboro delaware. the same storm that will move off shore, and, really crank up and, throw back a lot of moisture in northern new jersey, new york city, connecticut, long island, they are under a blizzard warning. that is the red area we here in the city are still under that winter storm warning with a possibility of as much as 12 or 13 inches out of this storm and then less in the area under the winter wet are advisory in purple but you this storm will reach from northern maine all the way down to southern virginia, by the time all is said and done. expected snowfall amounts. thinks a rough estimate. we could get much more than the 18 to 24 in the blizzard warning area around a foot or so around trenton, philadelphia a we could get as much a as a foot maybe a little less. it depend on where these band set up but further you are a away from the center of the storm, lighter your amounts will be. we are talking on and off snow showers, slippery and throughout the rest of the day heavy at accumulating sno

he pleaded not guilty in milford, northeastern pennsylvania. frein is used of shooting two pennsylvania state troopers last september. trooper alex douglas survived. douglas' brother posted a photo at a new york hospital where the trooper underwent his 14th surgery, a hip replacement. >> another ride sharing service will offer in philadelphia. it's called lift it will offer rides starting at 6:00 p.m. the company will be in violation of parking authority violations. it will cover the cost of citations and legal assistance for its drivers. the mayor said the drive services should operate win the law. >>> a delaware girl was reunited with the volunteer firefighter who saved her life. 8-year-old unique lindsey met forthwith the firefighter for the first time since the scary incident played out. sunday unique was playing by a pond at the meridian apartments. a woman yelled foreher son-in-law who is a water rescue firefighter. >> she kept saying don't let me die. i said i'm not going to let you die, my husband is coming. >> thank you for saving my l

snowfall amounts are coming in sea soil city .7 inches and .2 inches in camden delaware milford delaware .4 if you go into suffolk county the bottom third county in delaware lewes and rehoboth about an inch and a half of snow. temperatures now are cold, 28 in philadelphia 21 in allentown and the winds are making it feel even worse it does make it look like precipitation is shutting down down south. we'll talk about that and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast and we'll look out for milder numbers. >> that sounds good. thank you david. you can show us the conditions in your neighborhood with the upgraded app keep tab on the hourly forecast along with live radar and weather alerts posted for your area. a northeast philadelphia school is closed for cleaning today because dozens of students are sick. crews are wiping down computers and desks in nazareth security after 75 children called out yesterday with symptoms of the flu "action news" reporter walter perez spoke to the principal and he joins us with more. >> reporter:nage nazareth academy grade school had 40% of the student body

. >>> a 19-year-old woman from bucks county killed in a late-night collision in milford township.na alvarenga a passenger in a car crashing along the 1900 block of trumbauersville road around 11:00 p.m. the 18-year-old driver apparently lost control. he was ejected from the vehicle and taken to the hospital. pennsylvania state police are trying to determine now if icy roads were a factor. >>> speaking of roads, the roads outside could still be slippery today because of left-over ice from yesterday's wet weather. take a live look from sky 6 now over penns landing. skies are dry and sunny, temperatures are blow the freezing mark and the biting wind making it feel even colder for your tuesday. we head over to the big board and meteorologist david murphy. david? >> really, rick we have the sun but that's about the end of the good news today, right? we had cloud cover over most of the region but the winds are dropping down out of the north and that's a very dry, cold wind. that dry air has evaporated the clouds now all waittit -- the way south of washington. and fairly sunny skies the

at the pike county courthouse in milford. nbc 10's chris cato is following the story.ris, this hearing was twice postponed. tell us more. >> yeah tracy, most recently last month after one of frein's court-appointed attorneys asked to be removed from the case saying he feared it would take too much time away from his other duties. it is going to be a time-consuming affair because prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against eric frein, the man accused of murdering a state trooper. remember, he was on the run for 48 days after the ambush outside the blooming grove barracks. schools and businesses were closed, people were scared to leave their homes throughout the poconos area. the seven-week manhunt also cost pennsylvania taxpayers $11 million. now, after he was captured, police say frein confessed to shooting the state troopers saying he did it to "wake people up" and to cause a change in government. corporal bryon dickson was killed in that ambush. police say frein shot him from a hidden position in the woods with a hunting rifle. trooper alex douglass was badly w

donations in his name may be sent to the garden state underwater recovery unit in milford, new jersey of saint john the baptist. >>> philadelphia police meantime they're looking for leads after a limo driver is found shot to death in cobbs creek. officers arrived at the seen on delancey street last night to find the victim slumped over in the drivers seat of a car. he's been identified as my gel ramirez a driver for the la premier rah car and limo service. no arrests have been made just yet. a $20,000 reward is being offered in this case. >>> very sad news today. espn sportscaster stuart scott died following a long battle with cancer. he was just 49 years old. scott fought cancer since a diagnosis late in 2007. the network says he remained dedicate to do his craft even as he underwent chemotherapy radiation and surgery. espn president john skipper call scott "a true friend and an inspirational" scott is survived by his parents and two daughter. >> a dog attack ends with an animal dead an philadelphia police officer in the hospital. neighbors at 30th and girard say a dog was trying to

that's what we are seeing in harleysville milford, allentown, a wintry mix there that eventually saw snow to start with this

if you live in delaware and want a flu shot flu clinics are offering the flu shot in hudson milford,dams and ship lee. the clinics run through january 29th. >>> and if you want to see where the flu is hitting the hardest in pennsylvania and new jersey just go to the nbc10 app where you can get flu facts like separating the myths from the truth. >>> here's a truth for parents this morning, a new study says kids are eating too much pizza meaning too many calories. doctors say pizza is the second largest contributor to calorie and nutrient intake in the diets of young people. data shows on the days children eat pizza it makes up more than 20% of their daily diet. according to health experts, it's all about moderation. but they say that can be difficult because pizza is such a popular food. >>> and another study is looking at the sleep acts of young people. research shows teenagers who don't get enough sleep are more than likely to take part in risky behavior during adulthood. experts say the study shows teens with sleep problems were at a higher risk of drinking problems like binge drin

reporting from in milford david spun t for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> just released numbers show philadelphia police are winning battle against crime virtually all violent crime has dropped substantially. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter broke down numbers and live tonight at police headquarters walt? >> reporter: virtually all of the crime data accumulated by officials here indicate that 2014 was a safe year on the streets of philadelphia. violent crime down way down, and the mayor at a press conference finding that that discovery was something to cheer about. >> philadelphia police department and all members of our first responders deserve a huge round of applause. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter thanked residents as well as police for working together, to cut philadelphia crime in 2014. >> preliminary year in totals for all part crimes are the lowest since 1971. >> reporter: specifically, 248 murders remain the lowest total since 1967 up by one over last year. 1047 shootings reflecting a overall drop of 7 percent in all violent crime categories. >> we made progress in 2014. i think

donations in his name may be sent to the garden state underwater recovery aoun knit milford, new jersey, or the friends of saint john the baptist. >>> hundreds of people turn out for two separate rallies in delaware and chester counties to show their support for police. many gathered outside the old courthouse in west chester with signs cheering on the men and women in blue. a line of support also stretched for blocks, down baltimore pike in delaware county. a direct show of appreciation on the same day in nypd police officer was laid to rest. he and his partner ambushed and slain while sitting in their cruiser. >> every law enforcement agency is rep here. we all work together. >> people put their lives on the line. it is very important to come out and show your support. >> t-shirts which red all lives matter were also sold at yesterday's rallies. money raised will be sent to the families of the two officers assassinated in new york. >> coming up on "eyewitness news" this morning trial of accused boston bomber dzhokhar moves forward. >> also, nypd officers with another show of contempt

more than inch and a half in west milford. folsom 1.25. and upper dear feel coming with a little bit more than an inch of precipitation. storm tracker six live double scan radar 3-d showing this is what is left of the nor'easter as it continues to work its the way to the north and east. we have drying conditions, on the way. for the rest of tonight. so we will talk about what we can expect as we go through the rest of the evening into tonight. those showers will exit from the west to east direction off the coast temperatures, however, tonight will be fall in the middle to upper 20's which means any wet roads, any slush will quickly refreeze, and ice up and then we're tracking a clipper system that moves in as early as tomorrow night. and into monday morning. so sat the light six with action radar pulls you off to the northern plains. this is the clipper system we're tracking coming out of canada diving in the northern plains. this will work eastward as early a as sunday night into monday, bringing in another round of snow, take a closer lo

that's what we are seeing in harleysville milford, allentown, a wintry mix there that eventually saw snow to start with this morning. here's why temperatures right below the freezing mark currently in pottstown. it is currently 31 degrees. allentown, reading, lancaster at the freezing mark. that's rain coming down and freezing as it hits the ground. and trenton and mount holly are close to freezing as we could see temperatures come down a bit more leading to some spots of icing this morning. so a wintry mix to start with. 34 degrees in philadelphia at 7:00. by 9:00 much of the immediate philadelphia area will only be getting plain rain as temperatures climb. the threat of freezing rain becomes less of an issue, even to the north and west. 36 degrees at lunchtime in philadelphia with rain continuing into this afternoon. your hour by hour future weather is happening as we come back in ten minutes. now let's go to jillian mele. >>> good monday morning. still no accidents on the highways. that's something we'll keep our eye on and let you know when we see something. for now, this is a lo

108-pound bench had been secured to the wall of the gym of berkley street elementary school in new milford. however, it fell open, and hit brendan jordan in the head on wednesday. he was returned to the hospital where he died. some local parents are upset with the school. >> i'm very angry right now. i found out from facebook that a child died in my son's school. >> i've seen them. they don't look very safe. i mean, avenue never been comfortable with them. but i'm not completely shocked that one could fall. >> it is not clear what caused that bench to fall. police say they do not anticipate any charges any criminal charges, at this point. >> our time now 5:36. in business news this morning where americans are moving. >> and honda's hit with a big fine. money watch's jill wagner joins us now from the new york stock exchange with those stories and more, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee erika. honda is facing the largest government fine ever imposed on an auto maker. $70 million. federal regulators say honda failed to report more than 1700 complaints that led to deaths and injuri

you got a dry patch right now in milford delaware still getting snow and fortescue the snow is pickingttle bit. even a little bit of pink which is double scan's show it's coming down pretty good headed right towards route 47 in this area. near cape may county, garden state parkway looking at an area of blue as well in cape may showing a little bit of an icy mix. this is staying down to our south as david has been talking about through millville and dover in that area. we've got to a look at waze app of that region. not seeing any reports of problems just a vehicle stopped on the road near north delsea drive. that's the area we're getting the snow showers. the rest of us could just see icy patches. >> thanks. >>> a cruise ship caught the dramatic rescue of a man who fell off another ship. that tiny speck in the ocean is a 22-year-old man who fell off the crown princess last week off the coast of mexico. the ship continued sailing on without him. a disney cruise happened to be sailing by and someone on board that heard the man screaming. the disney crew rescued him. he'll be okay. the ro

at the pike county courthouse in milford, p.a. now, at today's hearing, a judge will decide whether frein's case will go to county court for trial. now, authorities say he confessed to the deadly ambush saying that he wanted to "wake people up" and cause a change in government. frein was captured on october 30th after 48 days on the lam. it was a manhunt that cost the state of pennsylvania more than $11 million. now, corporal bryon dickson died in the september 12:00 a.m. bush outside the police barracks in blooming grove and trooper alex douglass was also injured in the ambush. today, nbc 10's doug shimell will be inside the courtroom. you can count on us of course to bring you details from this morning's hearing on air and online. live in the digital operations enter, i'm vai sikahema nbc 10. >>> jury selection will begin today in the trial of former sportscaster don tollefson. prosecutors say he sold tickets and travel packages to sporting events that he said would go to charity, but instead, he pocketed more than $300,000 for

setting the stage for a death pepty trial the 31-year-old pleaded not getty today at arraignment in milford pennsylvania he's accused of shooting two pennsylvania state troopers in december. corporal brian dickson was killed and trooper alex douglass survived and his brother posted this new photograph of douglass today at a new york hospital for 14th operation a hip replacement and he still says his brother is in good spirits. >> this is 49-year-old dr. >> this is 49-year-old dr. william o'brien iii tonight he's suspected of selling pripings of ox yes codon't percocet and xanax. officials say he told prescriptions out of offices in north east philadelphia and levittown. charges say o'brien will also offer to sell precipitation to undercover agent in return for section you'll favor. >> there was sobering testament tonight to the toll of gun lie lens on grounds of overbrook chester avenue. they were 345rbgd with tee shirts for those that lost their lives to guns. murdzers are down in philadelphia, but there are still too many lives being cut short. >> and "action news" viewer recorded this de

nbc 10's doug shimel reports from milford, pike county. >> reporter: when eric frein's preliminary hearing begins in just a little while this morning at the pike county courthouse, the prosecutor will no doubt bring up that that seven-week manhunt took the life of bryon dickson, forever altered the life of alex douglass and altered the lives of just about everyone else around here. >> eric are you sorry? >> reporter: the public jeered when it came face-to-face with the man who allegedly terrified them for almost two months. >> there's this guy running around with a weapon and he's really skilled. >> reporter: eric frein is charged with the sniper murder of pennsylvania state police corporal bryon dickson last september and the wounding of trooper alex douglass. the seven-week search ruined the economy and closed schools last fall. >> we had to be fearful going to school going through their daily routines not knowing where is this guy. >> reporter: when eric frein was captured at an abandoned resort and brought back to the blooming grove barracks where he allegedly pulled the trigger, the d

frein's preliminary hearing was held at the pike county courthouse in milford yesterday. inside, frein showed no emotion as the district attorney played surveillance video showing the ambush of corporal bryon dixon and trooper alex douglass. frein's defense attorney seemed to hinder that they're fighting to save frein's life not trying to get an acquittal in this deny deaths penalty case. >>> schuylkill township supervisors approved a plan to make way for a new elementary school at the site of a former golf course. a group of residents expressed concerns about traffic impact. the fate of a walking trail and other issues. the new facilities will be built on the site of the meadowbrook golf course. >> the later we go through the rush there is the chance of some snow beginning to push up in and around philadelphia. storm tracker 6 live double scan right now shows that you snow is on the radar this morning and i would like to give you that two dimensional view. cape may county is beginning to get overtaken by that, a good portion of cumberland county seeing some of the snow.

donations in his name may be sent to the garden state underwater recovery unit in milford, new jersey, or the friends every saint john the baptist. >>> a philadelphia police officer is recovering after a dog attack ends with that animal dead. neighbors at 30th and girard say a dog was trying to get into a gate where another dog was being held. officers reportedly tried tasering the aggressive animal, fearing nearby residents and officers were in danger. the dog bit an officer in the arm, the dog was shot and killed. one man heard if all. >> one may said i think i heard a shot. came around and saw the dog dead on the street. >> officers took another dag from the scene. >> fight over the oval revel casino in atlantic city returns to a courtroom today. bankruptcy judge will decide if a develop fresh florida should get $8 million discount on the property. glenn straub lost the okay nan -- original auction the first buyer backed out. now he said the auction was not run fairly and the price should be cut. >> right now it is 5:09. and an incredible survival store when a little girl walks awa

where you're seeing those most slick spots so this person reporting icy roads pine street in upper milford one of the areas on storm tracker 6 live double scan that we still have a passing snow shower coming through. you can expect this hang here or there today. we're seeping it nearly a town, near i-78 certainly in easton as you're heading on i-78 you need to be careful for that. it is slick out there tam. >> thank you karen. >>> a south carolina sheriff is in that trouble with the law. authorities say wayne dewitt was driving under the influence when he was involved in a hit and run. dash cam video shows the truck swerving in and out of lanes. the officer following the off duty sheriff says the truck was going over a hundred miles an hour and almost lost control several times. look at him just making his way around those curves like. that fortunately no one was hurt. dewitt is facing dui charges and leaving the scene of an accident. >> this is new on "action news." baltimore police are warning departments along the east coast about armed gang members who test security at police stations.

in milford, chad pradelli for channel six "action news". >>> former sportscaster don toll will son today turned down an 11th hour plea deal so jury selection began in his theft and fraud trial in doylestown. tollefson will deeven if himself against charges that he defraudedded 200 people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, charges that he sold packages to sporting events, including the super bowl but never delivered. he said packages were to benefit charity. well, runner up bidder had has won the right to buy the revel casino for his asking price, his original asking price of 95 million-dollar. but glenn straub is now going to court to block the sale to himself yes, the saga a of the revel casino just got stranger. a federal judge today approved the sale after the original high bidder backed out of the deal but straub now says he wants to pay 87 million-dollar, not 95 million-dollar but the judge refused to okay that lower price. so state tuned. schuylkill township advisors approved a plan tonight to make way for a new elementary school and athletic field at the site of the former g

. >>> a small airplane landed on a highway in new jersey it happened on route 23 in west milford. the pilot of the 1973 cessna maneuvered the plan so it didn't hit any cars on the highway and he was not injured. >>> a man accused of killing a rite-aid manager, they are charged in the deadly shooting back in 2013, authorities say they tried to rob the chester store and fatally shot employee jason clay and mahmoud allegedly orchestrated the attempted robbery. >>> in philadelphia authorities are looking for two women that robbed the exxon gas station on north broad street on monday. the video shows two women placing items in the white plastic bag, the 62-year-old clerk exited the booth and asked them to stop and he grabbed the man and took $10 from his pocket. both women then took off and the cashier was not hurt. you can watch the surveillance video again on our website at 6abc.com. >>> this is 26-year-old aliyah mcdonald and she is charged with trying to rob the edible arrangement store in dover. authorities say that mcdonough walked in and gave the employee a note implying she had

a lot of suburban accident upper southford and one in milford township along mill hill road, john fry's highway and a wreck in abington, 611 old york road. slowing on the westbound turnpike towards fort washington if you jump on 309 northbound a dump truck hit this sign and damaged it and it's blocked at norristown road. expect delays there rick and monica back over to you. >> thank you matt. >>> more to come on "action news" thursday night a group of delaware county teachers took their message on the road after a month without working on a contract. >> and super heroes involving the super bowl. we'll explain. moisture is gathering in the south and we expect a nor'easter over the weekend but if you are a snow lover you'll be disappointed this go around. >> jaime apody has sports including a sixers prank you have to see. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product

the case goes before a judge in milford in the morning. doug shimell is there tonight.eople he talk to say he has questions he hopes they answer tomorrow. ask. >> reporter: the prosecutor will no doubt bring up this was a seven-week manhunt that altered the lives of just about everyone around here. the public jeered when it came face to face with the man who allegedly terrified him for months. >> he's really skilled. >> he's charged with the sniper murder of brian dixon last september, and the wounding of trooper alex douglas. the seven-week search weakened the economy and closed schools last fall. >> not knowing where this guy -- >> when eric freen was captured and brought back to the barracks the debate began. >> i'm curious as to why. what is the reasoning for him to go what he did? it's mind-boggling. you can't go around shooting police officers. you just can't. >> eric freen's preliminary hearing begins a process of conviction, life or death. >> what is wrong with him. i'm sure there was help available at some point. where did it all go wrong. >> kill the police of

drivers here in milford township, bucks county had to stand outside in these brutal cold temperatures only made worse by the wind out there. >> even colder on the slopes for skiers and snowboarders. the sky cam showing the brave folks taking in camelback mountain slopes. it's a cold wednesday afternoon. you're going to want to layer up. >> temperatures are going to really fall right off the cliff. nbc 10's glenn "hurricane" schwartz is watching. >> glenn it's going to be especially cold in the burbs? >> right now the windchills are 24. the rest of our area generally between 30 and 35 degrees. it feels light's in the 20s. as we go through the evening, we're going to be finding those temperatures drop as the current windy conditions drive down. so we're 27 by 10:00. many of the suburbs will be in the teens. the next thing that we're watching is for a system coming in from the west not a storm. and it's pretty week and moving pretty fast. it could provide a period of snow. more on that later in the seven-day in just a few minutes. >> all right. glenn. i want to go back to our breaking ne

we look at double scan live radar up towards malvern, in norristown and quakertown and trenton and milford, light snowflakes at times barely coating the ground at 222 in reading and really where the meat of the storm has been where we talked about yesterday in southern new jersey and delaware, where most of the snow totals coming in you can see the bright, pink areas in millville and 49 north and mays landing and hammonton and ocean and burlington county, we see snowfall rates of snow up to 2 inches an hour, the band moves in and then moves out so it's a quick 1 to 2 inches from smyrna to dover and it pushes to the east. as we go the evening rush hour, philadelphia is down to a mile and a half and as you lift to the north a better evening commute but a half file from atlantic city and millville. as we go to meteorologist cecily tynan the air temperatures are critical. >> the temperatures are falling once the sunsets and temperatures across the board at or below freezing 35 degrees and wildwood 32 and wilmington 30 degrees, that is why this is in fact falling as snow, here is what to expect

this time on a new jersey street and it is not clear why the pilot chose to land his cessna on west milford road. no one else was on board. >>> washington nationals outfielder jayson werth agreed to driving recklessly on the beltway. he may serve his time on weekends and continue to rehab from shoulder surgery. a state trooper caught werth going 105 in a 55-mile an hour zone last july in fairfax county. >>> we're just getting started on wusa9 at 5:00. a 69-year-old woman from montgomery county vanished nearly a month ago and tonight debra alfarone talks to her family, that story at 5:30. >> two threatened hostages remain in the hands of isis tonight. what will the terror group do now that >>> the survivors of the alexandria woman who died in a smoke filled metro train earlier this month plan to sue metro in federal court tomorrow. >> more than 80 other passengers have already sued or plan to sue soon. bruce leshan talked to one of them today and joins us live from the l'enfant plaza metro station. >> reporter: the lawyer representing 68 of these victims says she is not after punitive damage

. >>> let's get on some breaking news at 9:23 eric frein has arrived in a milford pennsylvania courtroomwded police for 48 days after allegedly killing a state trooper, and wounding another back in september a judge must decide after today's hearing if there is enough evidence, to send the case to trial. you're looking at him being escorted into the courtroom there. prosecutors are seeking the the death penalty. here is a live look outside, the courtroom, you see a lot of people are getting tn and out of the courthouse. stay with fox 29 all day and tune in tonight at five, six and ten for latest on this hearing. we will have more on. that. >> so 9:24. we will take a different turn right here for you've got to try this segment. new bucks county restaurant is serving up hand made empanada with a new filling. >> it is becoming a popular place. we sent our own mike jerrick to try it out. >> i have come to the lovely, boro of doylestown, pennsylvania i love this quaint town. and i'm on a side street called donaldson exact address is 21 donaldson to a new place called empanada momma. >> hi ken

. >> reporter: observers in a milford pennsylvania court watched as eric frein's alleged ambush of twotate police troopers played out in front of them. prosecutors played the video in court as frein shackled watched. it was enough for a judge to send the 31-year-old to trial. here's video of alleged shooter eric 14 arriving at court this morning. frein sat quietly as the images of the september 12th ambush rolled. the video shows corporal brian dixon mortally wounded crumbling to the ground. he died. trooper alex douglas being struck by gunfire as he attempted to help dixon. he's also seen crawling away to escape the gun blasts. he survived. corporal dixon's family attended the hearing. authorities say frein confessed to the attack. prosecutors want to put him to death. again, the ruling came at mid afternoon on monday. there was enough evidence says a judge to try eric frein for homicide and other crimes. in the newsroom, jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> a jury is set for the trial against former tv ports personality don tollefson. prosecutors say he ripped off at least 200 people stealing

one of the states hit harder by the blizzard still whiteout conditions in this live pictures from milford, massachusetts. travel ban is still in effect throughout the state. snow is not expected to stop falling until later tonight. what happens to the homeless and elderly shut-ins? joining me by phone is the head of the massachusetts red cross ralph boyd. thank you very much. what are you hearing? what happened overnight? >> yes, andrea in eastern massachusetts, particularly in the coastal communities, south shore of boston, south dsz dszeastern coastal communities have gotten whacked here. high sustained winds, in several coastal communities, particularly on cape cod, constant or at least repetitive hurricane level winds causing power outages and really concerns about coastal flooding in low lying communities. at the red cross that's our principle concern right now as we await high tide along the eastern coast of massachusetts that we expect to arrive between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. we're concerned about those communities and in the afternaj we may see our shelters starting to fill up more th

just a few little flakes around milford and delaware. most of the delaware beaches now seeing rain. cape may, very little precipitation, same story up the coast toward atlantic city. it is very cold. farther to the north, plus cloudy, 18 in allentown, 19 quakertown and reading, 26 in philadelphia and 23 in trenton. now at the shore, with the temperatures being critical we're above freezing lewis, avalon woodbine atlantic city beach beachhaven. the streets would just be wet. let you know what's going to happen through the rest of the afternoon and into the weekend with the seven-day in a few minutes. >> thank you, glenn. you can always count on the nbc 10 weather app to prepare you for winter weather. download it from nbc10.com. stay up to the minute on any weather changes. >>> investigators looking for the cause of a house fire in delaware county that killed an elderly woman. this happened earlier this morning in yeadon delaware county. 76-year-old woman died while apparently trying to escape the flames here. investigators say it appears she was trying to run out the front door and