live in morrisville, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news."im. >> all right, nora, thank you. >>> the bomb squad was called to a home in haverford this morning after explosives were found in a freezer. the discovery was made at 10:30 along the 200 block of laurel lane. authorities say eight sticks of dynamite were found as the home was being prepared for an estate sale. the scene was cleared just after 3 o'clock this afternoon. >>> it was an emotional reunion today at j.f.k. airport one week after the extended family of syrian immigrants was dee and taken at philadelphia international airport and then sent back to syria but with a judge's ruling to block president trump's travel ban six members of the assali family are with their loved ones tonight in allentown. and that's where lehigh correspondent walter perez is live as well. walter, you've got the full story. >> reporter: jim, the story system pureover the assalis worked 13 years to nail down every legal requirement to get their loved ones here only to be sent back last week. well, tonight

route one at pennsylvania avenue live in morrisville bucks county expect extra traffic again here atnton-morrisville bridge because of the turnpike connector bridge continues to be shut down but for now you're looking good with lighter volume and we have construction started yesterday. it's going to last until march. it's in upper oxford township chester county eatontown road shut it down between saw mill road and hawkins road. stick to newark road as your alternate while they do some bridge retear. storm tracker6 live double scan showing we had showers that moved up the coast of the most of the area is dry. near trenton you have some showers, quakertown and pottstown just a sprinkle and allentown a sprinkle. it's up in northampton county and mount pocono where we have that freezing rain advisory. everywhere else it's mild. you can see that area of blue that's up north of flemington so out of our region right now. 41 degrees in philadelphia right now and we are going to be mild today. how does 60 sound? not bad. >> great. >> we're going to get wet, cloudy mild and periods of rain lik

let's look live in morrisville in bucks county.ht now route one at pennsylvania avenue very light volume. roads a little damp. no big problems out there right now. we saw huge delays really each morning but yesterday down to the single digits at times as everyone hops onto the trenton-morrisville bridge and they're doing that because you can't take the pennsylvania-new jersey turnpike connector. that bridge remains shut down for the structural problems that they found through at least april. so it's been very heavy traffic on your alternates right there so watch for that. also let's hop into cherry hill, new jersey, right now, see what's looking at route 70 at haddonfield road. a little damp here but no other problems between 38 and 73. if you're traveling on route 70 you're looking good. but on the commuter traffic report in new jersey i found sis see happy seven talking about a minor accident on 295 northbound in westville right near west deptford so watch for that accident being reported on the waze a. let's look at the visibili

live in morrisville bucks county route one at pennsylvania avenue.n here today because the trenton-morrisville bridge people trying to take that, you can't take the turnpike connector bridge it remains closed until at least april, dave. >> karen rain on the way out more coming in later even a sprinkle up in northampton county in the poconos could be freezing rain on surfaces up until about 10 o'clock. careful of that. some of the kids might want an umbrella especially if they're a little late getting to school but i think most of you are probably okay and this afternoon it's definitely lighter gear and if you have plans to head out to the market wait for the rain to end after about noon to 1:00 and then head out after that. 54 by noon, still kind of damp but by 3 o'clock, most of the rain is over and we have a high of. 60, then 58 by 5 o'clock and 57 by 7 o'clock. very mild even if it is a bit cloudy this afternoon. at the airport all green aircraft. we got rain right now at chicago o'hare but that's it. no other precipitation in the big travel desti

suburban traffic report, looking live and looking good, morrisville, bucks county, route 1 at pennsylvania avenue, no problems, no weather-related issues. however we have seen lots of congestion on bucks county at route 1 because we have the problem with the pennsylvania turnpike connector shut down. no problems just yet. on the turnpike itself westbound near willow grove we have construction blocking not one, but two lanes blocked for the construction westbound on the turnpike. in cheltenham in montgomery county we have greenwood avenue at lime kiln pike crews causing restrictions and making a slow go in cheltenham. >>> up you are chichester, you can see this is blue ball avenue which is closed between columbia and scott. it's dark, but this overpass right here that's closed over i-95. the problem is construction crews were out there they damaged one of the support beams, so it's going to be closed indefinitely. use chichester avenue there. let's look at the waze app. the name of one with a repeat. montgomery drive watch for an accident. it's a good name i can't repeat it. >> reporter: 30

live in morrisville, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." brian. >> nora, thank you. >>> a teenager remains in critical condition following an early morning shooting. officers say the boy was shot several times in the arm, neck and shoulder. they found him in the 4,000 block of way may wood street in the city's juniata neighborhood. police are still looking for the shooter but believe the person left the scene in an older model pontiac grand prix. no word just yet on why that 17-year-old was shot. >>> police say this is the ma tn who stole high end jewelry from the king of prussia costco. he got inside the store on allandale road through an unsecured back road and kept his face covered. upper merion police responded to a burglar alarm about 1:00 a.m. and found the broken jewelry case. they are working right no you to figure out the value of all those stolen items. >> starting a new work week as we get a check of the accuweather forecast. >> off to a sunny start. meteorologist adam joseph outside with a jacket. pretty nice day out there adam.

we take you to morrisville bucks county coming up next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. a live look here philadelphia international airport. maybe you're getting your sweety and taking them off on a surprise get away. today would be a nice day today. >> really. news for me. i have to work. >> maybe not you matt. >> okay. >> it's 5:12 and 29 degrees. >> is cupid flying around out there looking for some victims yet? what we got. >> looking for victims, yes. cupid could hit at any time so you better watch out. >> ooh. >> let's check the suburban traffic report. nothing like that happening right now in morrisville that we can see from this camera shot. here in bucks county this is route one at pennsylvania avenue. this is one of the areas we see a lot of extra congestion because people are taking -- they're avoiding the turnpike connector bridge. that's going to remain closed through at least april so watch for that. all the extra congestion elsewhere around the region. pennsylvania turnpike westbound near bensalem we have construction crews out there. they're currently bloc

a trenton line regional rail struck a person in morrisville at 7:30. we don't know what the victim was doing on the tracks. >> the overnight manager of an upper darby laundromat shot a would be asal assailant with hin gunman. the gunman trapped her in the restroom and demanded she disrobe, but she fought back. >> i had to take the gun from him or afterwards, he's going to shoot me dead, so i grabbed the gun. >> the gunman staggered out injured but managed to run away. police caught him a few blocks away, took him into custody. he is in sirius condition and facing multiple charges. >>> last week's test firing of a ballistic missile by iran is moving the trump administration toward its first confrontation. we could see sanctions against iran early as tomorrow. members of congress, republicans and democrats sent a letter to president trump asking him to take action. america's new a ambassador to te u.n. nicky halee eased concerns that the trump administration was going to ease sanctions against russia despite fighting in eastern ukraine. they have been ca

this is morrisville, bucks county, route 1 at pennsylvania avenue. you can see the fog, it's a big deal, be careful as you travel right there. the latest visibility reports we have a half mile in philadelphia and wilmington, a little better there, but .3 in trenton, in millville and atlantic city, pomona atlantic city international. .3 in lancaster. not as big in the lehigh valley where we have five mile visibles. we have someone on the waze app 73 by 90 sin -- cinnaminson, maple shade. >>> flourtown, falls lane at frazier road an accident. carney's point some spots along the coastline, not as bad, but you can see it at the delaware memorial bridge, because of that they have 50-mile an hour speed restrictions in the new jersey. you have to be careful traveling through our area in new jersey, because of the speed restrictions because of the fog. 48 degrees, fog is the big deal today. this afternoon it will be partly sunny and warm, high of 70. >> happening overnight hundreds of protesters took to the streets in anaheim, california. the crowd blocked b

the trenton morrisville or the scudder falls bridge. karen and thomas back over to you. >>> detectives seized the phone of three two-year old franco sylvestre from barrington. they saw evidence in his down loading history of that. he is charged with distribution and possession of child pornography. >>> a drunk mom from central pennsylvania for a little girl to help her get behind the wheel. thirty-six year-old angela day walt from waynesboro made her eight year-old daughter blow in the ignition device to prevent people from driving drunk and starting her vehicle daywalt, the mother, she later crashed. >>> bucks county man is behind bars on a million-dollar bail. authorities say five two-year old lewis gene demore a killed 22-year old jena richards when he crashed in her car in december on river road in croyden. police say he was high on drugs while driving nearly 90 miles an hour in a 25-mile an hour zone. prosecutors have charged him with homicide by vehicle. >>> the dog who may have killed his owner in olney has been put to death and

so again, extra volume over the scutters, the trenton morrisville bridge, and the burlington bristol.rk crews are still out in bellmawr. couple of the ramps, northbound 295 ramp to 42, and then 42, if you are coming in toward the city early this morning, they're working on the ramps to 295. no problems out of the gaeton septa's regional rail lines. hey, we got some new schedules coming our way. this weekend for both the city and suburban bus routes. and a new bus route coming into play, the route 311, all of the details are up thereon septa's website. we will put a link up to that when i finish my coffee on my facebook and twitter pages. live look here on the blue route, 476, no problems as you head up toward the schuylkill, and this downed tree, out along route 611, look out at durham road. karen, thomas, back over to you. >> bob, thank you. we still don't know how many inmate were able to take over delaware's largest state prison. but an independent investigation is about to begin to get to the bottom that far. governor john carney named two retired judges to lead this review. lieut

so come through the turnpike and go north on route one, the scudders falls, the trenton morrisville bridge or the burlington bristol are your best options. no delays at the moment on mass transit or at the airport. karen, thomas, back over to you. >> thank you, bob. we do have this breaking news still happening right now in smyrna, delaware. we have a prison hostage drama continuing to unfold at vaughn correctional, inmates have taken over the prison and they're hold too long correctional officers still our jenny joyce is there at the scene with the latest on all of this. jenny, good morning. >> good morning, karen, so in addition to the two prison employees, inside of building c, we do know that there are 82 prisoners alongside them held by inmate hostages who have told local media they are fighting for improved prison conditions. correction officials say they've been working through the night, continuing negotiations, and hopes for a peaceful resolution, the hostage situation started around 10:30 yesterday morning. officers received a call about major disturbance inside of building c, fo

bridge remains closed to vehicle traffic so we are using burlington bristol, scudders or trenton morrisville bridge. work crews just pulling up the cones over here in bellmawr, new jersey along 295. karen and thomas back over to you. >>> all right, bob, thank you. members from all religious faiths are banding together after vandals desecrated another jewish cemetery this time in frankford and there are rewards in connection with this case. lets get on it to lauren johnson with the very latest, lauren? >> reporter: hi there karen, that reward $13,000 on the table if anyone can help police find out exactly what happened here at some point saturday night into sunday morning. at this point police do not have a motive or any idea who they are looking for. investigators believe whoever is responsible showed up after dark to do their damage. when it was all over 500 tomb stones had been toppled over inside the cemetery, the news, spread like wild fire on social media and family members, raced to the cemetery , hoping that their loved ones were not affected by the damage. families are complete liz o

the guys yesterday and they said maybe a couple more weeks we have alternate, scudders, trenton morrisville and burlington bristol. karen and thomas, back to you. >>> time is 4:04. day after deadly prison standoff this delaware officials are trying to get the to the bottom of how this all started. state and federal investigators are combing the vaughn corrections center searching for answers. >> inmates are under investigation and employees questioned. correctional officer union in delaware is casting blame on the state's prior governor. >> forty-seven year he will sergeant steven floyd lost his life in the standoff, first corrections office they are delaware to be killed on the job this morning the 16 year veteran is being hailed as a hero. the as organizers, friends, family plan a vigil today. >> employees called the death has not been released but we are learning how he saved lives of other officers and what happened, inside of that facility, over the past todays , lets get out to jenny joyce because she's live in smyrna the with the very latest developments on all that, jenny, good morn

. >> the four day jimmy v basketball classic got under way tonight in morrisville. 50 teams made of 600s play to raise money for cancer research. named for the coach that died of bone cancer in 1993. social media not being nice to the sixers. >> thumbs down for the trade. it was expected to happen by the trade deadline. what was not expected was to have nerlens noel the odd man out. he got traded to the mavericks. he got the news at noon today. when they couldn't get the deal for okafor they went with plan b. >> when it happens, there is a human side that is sad. i have been with these guys either for a long time or enough of a time where we are all grateful for their effort. >> a conditional first round draft pick and two players, andrew, the 32-year-old center won't be here long term. justin an derson 23-year-old guard. >> sixers are more forthcoming with joel embid status saying he will miss the next four games with the nagging knee injury. he hasn't played all month. they told him privately he would be out for months but publicly, said it was day to day. >> i was told that i was goi

he lived at the mid away village trailer park in morrisville. he left evidence behind in his old trailer when it was being rehabbed here's bucks county district attorney. >> this man in essence was found with over 1,000 pornographic child image also in possession. he also posed -- possess the over 1,000 pairs of soiled little girls underway in his trailer. they were displayed thought the mobile trailer home. this is a perverse crime of his criminal concontests, this is your parents worst nightmare. >> the human race could not describe what we came up with in that trailer. come up with the worst scenario and times that by ten it is worse than what we saw, it was terrific. >> thomas was the monumental trophy collector and there may be other victims. we asked anyone who hired him, the handy man business was thomas crux to contact the d.a.'s office or the falls township police, while working in people's home he may have been sealg little girl's -- stealing little girls underwear. it started with a vivid description that was left on a piece of plywoo

. >> reporter: good morning to you, karen, no change in morrisville, bucks county.ll wet, along the super highway. mass transit median elwin 326 two cars short. patco is running on a snow schedule. "action news" returns in just a minute. ♪classical music ♪classical music moo moo moo picture as a septa bus goes by on bridge street in phoenixville, chester that's been transformed by the retail project. watching the snow fall from the sky, our winter weather coverage begins again in a few minutes. (vo) what's your dog food's first ingredient? corn? wheat? in purina one true instinct grain free, real chicken is always #1. no corn, wheat or soy. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. of the delaware valley is under a winter storm warning. you're taking live look 6 is in the blue route -- mobile 6 is in the plymouth meeting area, we've got snow. >> public schools are closed, philadelphia archdiocesan schools are closed along with more than 500 others. we're running a list of the closures on tv and 6abc.com. >> we've got team coverage of the winter st

again, the burlington bristol, scutters, or the trenton morrisville bridges are your best alternates.oblems down at philadelphia international airport. karen, lauren, back over to you. >> bob, thank you. let's talk some more about some of the septa problems that we've been having. we had the train derailment at the 69th street terminal yesterday. that accident left four people injured, right now, the ntsb is there trying to figure out how this happened. let's get out it steve keeley with the latest, a lot of different developments so far this morning, steve? >> well, the biggest development travel time and travel wise here in philadelphia, i'm looking at my phone now, because our number one airline, remember, american, bought us airways. and they have like 70% or more of all of the flight in and out of philadelphia, their computer system is down, and there are sill johns of messages from all of the flyers going what's going on, and they're trying to direct message everybody saying we'll try to get you on your way. so that could be the big commuter problem of the day for those commuter

you can go back to using the trenton-morrisville bridge although it's busy along langhorne. a pair of downed polls along route 70. we'll check it again birthday boy and monica in the next half hour. >> i appreciate your gift thank you. >> same thing you got last year. >> yeah, a gift card would be nice one day. >> much month are to come on "action news" at 5:00 priceless sports memorabilia stolen from a montgomery county high school. new at 5:30 the kobe bryant history that police are trying to track down. >> in health check the new guidelines from america's top health officials that are giving hope to women with heart defects who would like to start a family. those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ if youin a palace of ice,winter there's only one place to go. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can find it all, only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your winter getaway at iloveny.com >> ♪ >> health check women born with heart defects have traditionally been told for decades and they

route 1 north and southbound in morrisville. here's 422. end here on a good note. everything green and no problems on eastbound drive time. 29 moving towards schuylkill. average speeds there into the 60s. eight minutes and seven minutes on the westbound side. >>> developing right now. concerns for septa. day after several training collide instead upper darby. four people hurt in the crash that knocked several cars off the tracks. few of the trains involved have been taken out of service this morning. >> nbc 10 matt matt delucia live in upper darby. impact it could have on morning commute. >> normally this spot is fairly quiet at this time of day. not right now. take a look behind me. quite a bit of activity at the 69th street transportation center. some of the septa workers have been here all day and night trying to figure out what caused the trains to crash into each other yesterday morning. might be able to see the large dent in one train car right there. take a look at video from yesterday. different angles of this. even with all this activity, septa says servic

police say he lived at a trailer park in morrisville. before that at a home in levittown the trailer park owner tipped off police after finding things we're to the going going to get into because they are that bad. police say he kept a journal of his deeds. he could have more victims out there. they're asking anyone to come forward among anything about this. >>> happening right now, extremely rare find in berks county. it has people from across the nation flock to go neighborhood and lower heidelberg township all to see this. a bird. but not just any burr. it's a black backed oriole indigenous to central mexico. only other one ever spotted in the us that was in california likely someone's pet. bird ers believe this guy is the first one found in the wild in our nation. when wore got out 700 people showed up since friday coming from dozen states. >> this could potentially be the first record of a bird ever seen in the united states, and we just like birds. >> the analogy i came up with today it's sort of like if you had a once in lifetime

morrisville, construction on route one. clears around the 5:00 mark. oxford valley road.atch for closures and detours in the area. updates when i come back in ten. >>> 21 minutes before 5:00. clouds in the area. a shift in the wind. that's going to make a big difference for us today. southerly wind has dropped. see the flags blowing just lightly in philadelphia. six mild an hour wind in dover. most of the wind not reaching the surface just yet. as the day goes on: nice southerly wednesday, southwesterly wind drop. below 10 miles an hour during the day today. warming direction for us. have temperatures starting off warmer this morning at the bus stop. in spite of clouds. clouds around if exton, quakertown, allentown with temperatures in the upper 40s. 44 degrees in atlantic city. few very light showers this morning. moving through allentown. berks county seeing a few rain drops as well. not reaching further to the south. looks unlikely they will. we will stay dry. clouds are going to linger for most of the morning. overnight tonight we could see a few rain showers in delaw

out in morrisville, a little construction we're watching will be clear around the 5:00 mark as well. route 1 north and southbound, watch those directions around oxford valley road. watching the schuylkill expressway, drive times look great. no problems for delays there. you can see it moving along. 13 minutes eastbound from the blue route to the vine. again, watch for the construction workers, especially throughout the dense fog. and 295 at the black horse pike. in belmont. no delays thus far. just foggy conditions in the area and reduced visibility. we'll have updates on the fog and the construction, when i come back. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather. >>> 21 minutes before 5:00. and it is thick this morning. and it is going to be very slow to clear. this is a live view from philadelphia international. look at that thick fog. a cloudy and foggy morning to start with, as warm air surges into the area. the fog will thin out for the day for unseasonably warm afternoon. with breaks of sunshine, we'll see the temperatures climb into the 60s. if we get enough shine, we co

including five counts of the child rape, 58 year-old is facing charges for child porn found in his morrisville home. >>> also today, minnesota judge will hear oral arguments on whether to dismiss case against office shore shot and kill, orlando castille during a july traffic stop. the officer is charged with manslaughter for death of the three two-year old. yanez lawyer say case should be dismissed claiming castille was reaching for his gun. it was streamed live by on facebook by his girl friend, of castille, authorities say discovered castille was licensed to carry a weapon. >>> man is behind bars after police say he forcibly grabbed a septa female septa officer and body camera captured the incident. >> you want to kiss me. >> yes. >> no, you will go right now. >> that officer was on routine patrol monday afternoon at 69th street transportation center in upper darby, that is where police say five three-year old man, repeat the ly demanded that she allow him to kiss her. >> it was just one of those things where i was personally aggravated that one of the people that i work with was treated so

need another way to get around, your best alternates are taking burlington bristol bridge, trenton morrisville bridge or the scudder falls bridge. >>> well, this is new video just in for cherry hill within where one person was who hurt after a fire. chopper three flying over keystone industry on hollywood avenue. we are working to find out exactly what the hazardous materials are, now the company makes dental cosmetic and vent nature i products. the fire is under control and is there no threat to the community we're told. >>> nomination of the betsy devos for education secretary has cleared another hurdle in the u.s. senate. senators voted 52-48 to cut off debate this morning setting stage for a final confirmation vote, next week. meantime in center city philadelphia today protesters against her nomination took to the streets, outside of the office of pennsylvania senator pat toomey. toomey has said he will vote to confirm, devos. >>> one philadelphia teacher is using senator toomey and his yes vote to raise aware ness about her opposition , to devos. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is l

. >> "eyewitness news" at morrisville salon in cherry hill that was converted in a boutique.hey organized a rahm dress drive for young woman who cannot afford a dress, there are more than 300 dress toss choose from. >> this came about, because i was that girl that could not afford prom dress, and when it was my time, and i wanted to to something for the girls. >> young woman will be able to choose from shoes, accessories to complete, their look. >> go put some coats over those shoes. >> yes. >> this is a thursday system and it looks like it will be a big one on thursday. we can expect school delays, i know i hear kid cheering. >> what? >> school delays maybe cancellations because snow will be coming down heaviest thursday morning when everybody wakes up and has to get going and get on the school bus. this will be a very interesting set up over next few days. we're talking about near record warmth followed by heavy accumulating snow but late thursday night, late wednesday night into thursday morning is when heaviest will come down. here's what is going on right now, it is fogg

fifty-eight year-old is also facing charges for child porn, found in his morrisville home. >>> well, bethlehem township woman accused of stealing a baby yeast us from a nativity scene back in december is ordered to pay $254 in fines and costs. police say 50 year-old jacqueline ross was initially charged with theft, and institutional vandalism those charges were dropped, in favor of the citation, according to police they were led to ross after surveillance images captured her dropping off the damaged statue at a hospital. >>> explosive report in the new york times claims that some of the president trump's campaign aid were in constant communication with russia prior to the election. report published yesterday is based on findings by law enforcement and intelligence agencies and names four people close to the president including michael flynn who resigned as national security advisor monday night. communications were intercepted during routine intelligence communication or collection on russian nationals. investigators have not concluded the intent of those conversations. >>> democrati

we'll take you to morrisville bucks county check the roads there coming up. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ >> welcomeng a live look here down the shore into atlantic city. you know what, get out the shorts and the sunglasses. by the end of the week, you may want to be out on the boardwalk. >> all right. so, karen, people are rushing back onto the roads 'cause today is the day after the holiday, right? >> yeah, so people coming back to work right now and we've got a problem just coming in, just happened a second ago. not seeing emergency workers on the scene yet. this is the ramp from the blue route northbound to the schuylkill remembered and we're watching here in west conshohocken we have an accident involving an overturned truck that's out there partially blocking the ramp so just happened a minute ago, an overturned truck on the ramp from the blue route northbound to the schuylkill westbound so watch for that one just coming in to us right now. also here brookside road at manor road. we've got an accident here in cheltenhving a deer and over in newark it's a water main break from last night that's

a serial child rapist whose crimes span decades. 58-year-old william thomas of morrisville is behindars charged with multiple counts of child rape and sexual assault and possessing and manufacturing child pornography. the handyman at midway village trailer park on new falls road lives in this trailer. word of his arrest has reached his neighbors. >> he acted funny. he wouldn't let knob in his trailer or anything s -- nobody in his trailer. i'm shocked. >> he was too nice of a guy and everything that's what i thought all these years, you know. i mean, looking at a monster. >> reporter: here's what thomas has looked like over time. investigators believe he's been assaulting children ranging in age from that two to 10 for the last 40 years. they know of at least six victims including a relative. investigators seized over 1,000 sexually explicit and nude photos of children from inside his trailer. the evidence they found took days to process. >> he also possessed over 1,000 pairs of soiled little girls' underwear in his trailer. >> reporter: court papers show thomas kept detailed notes a

also we do have accident here that's out there, morrisville, route 32, block right now, near route one very slow moving, one every your alternates, since the delaware river bridge, heads up on that. earlier accident, warren, easton road, also since been cleared, jim? >> thank you, meisha, that's "eyewitness news" for now. join us for "eyewitness news" today at noon, i'm jim >> announcer: today on the doctors, friday news feed. after the spear's family crisis, would you allow your child to ride an atv? plus why experts say j-lo, mariah, and others are sending out a troubling message with pregnancy. >> and the 50 shades of gray. >> and a woman is caught burning a 2-year-old. >> people wonder, could this happen to my kid. >> absolutely, yeah. >> announcer: the tips every parent needs to spot a fake! that's today! [ applause ] ♪ >> dr. travis: welcome to the doctors friday news feed. it was an emotionally trying week after britney spears niece was hospitalized sunday when she lost control

scudder falls jammed solid heading northbound, trent or morrisville bridge is extra heavy.ccident at sixth and fey yet. we are looking at delays in the grays ferry an overturn tractor trailer at the 52nd and grays avenue and that has route 36 trolley, using wood land avenue and delays on the regional will rail lines here, the paoli, wilmington and lansdale line, all off for some earlier amtrak problems, mike and alex, back to you. >>> here's the thing, there has been panic especially at the this hour at famous louvre museum when a machete wielding man goes on the attack. >> and, they fired back. thomas has more on what happened here, what is going on there now. >> people running, screaming this every direction right fully so. the there was a thousand people inside actual museum at the time of the attack but they were kept in safe areas. the right now mike and alex the area surrounding it has been reopened but four hours ago much different scene there officials say man yelled god is great in arabic before charging solders with a had sheet i. one of them opened fire shooting

extra volume on scudders falls, trenton morrisville bridge, burlington bristol. route one watch for the two accident. otherwise, starting to see delays along the boulevard working your way out of northeast philadelphia headed down in toward center city. an accident on the new jersey turnpike northbound, overturned tractor-trailer actually on the onramp from exit number seven, to go north, up into north jersey, and a crash we just got words of here exit, actually, route 40 at 45, tractor-trailer, watch for some delays this morning, mike and alex back to you. >> man how often do you talk about tractor-trailers, bob kelly? >> it has been a tractor-trailer week. >> sure has. let's get to delaware. prison hostages drama continues to unfold at the vaughn correctional facility in smyrna. >> inmates there have taken over the prison and holding two correctional officers, at this point, but yesterday it was up to five. >> that's right. >> but the fact is as mike said going into our 20th hour of this going on, jenny joyce and steve keeley have been following the latest deve

pamela osborne is live for us in front of the courthouse in morrisville with the very latest on this >> reporter: katy james close appeared on court camera video this morning for an arraignment. close, a nurse technician at the penn medicine technology institute, used his phone camera to film female patients in the nude who were getting skin treatments. police say the victims had their eyes covered with protective eyewear. they had no idea they were being recorded and close, they say, didn't think he'd be seen. that was until february 13th when a 17-year-old girl caught close recording her. during the arraignment, close rubbed his head. he talked briefly about his own kids, one of which is very close in age to this teen that notified authorities. >> we learned about it from the first victim who was a juvenile going in for treatment. she thought her privacy was protected. nurse technician puts a phone underneath the curtain and films her. then detectives look into it further and find out there's multiple victims. >> reporter: penn medicine released a statement to nbc10 saying, quote,

nora muchanic is live now in morrisville to explain their concerns. >> reporter: hi there sharrie. extremes in weather and temperatures are not a farmer's friend and so while lots of us are enjoy the warm-up, if it lasts too long it will confuse the peach trees you see here into thinking it's spring and that is not necessarily a good thing. after huynh orchards in lawrenceville they are pruning peach trees for spring. it could cause big problems on the farm. >> this tree has a lot of bud. >> especially fruit trees that are coached in blossoming too soon. >> if it blooms early and there is a frost that can knock them out. or it can be frozen on the tree. >> that happened in mullica hill. farmer milo lost half of his crop when a cold snap followed and killed them and decimated his crop. pam is not too worried about that happening again. >> this warm snap in february doesn't seem like the trees have woken up yet. they are still dormant and seem to be fine. >> peach and aapple trees are the most vulnerable. her strawberries winter under a grow cover and seem to be doing well. >> they d

watching that northbound traffic head towards morrisville.that's because of all the extra volume we continue to have because people can't take the turnpike connector. that remains shut down. you see that extra congestion in bucks county. other problems new gulph road at south gulph road a new accident in wayne delaware county creating a slow go there and in cys christiana an accident northbound. >> let's go tout dave murphy in a suit jacket today but will not be that way tomorrow. >> uh-uh tomorrow winter coats and more. sun up over the horizon tam. we're at 55 degrees. allentown beginning to improve. it's still colder 39. same thing in reading. this afternoon we'll get to 64 which will be a new record if we hit it. mostly cloudy with some sunny breaks and we're getting a lot of that now. overnight temperatures plunge into the 30's and we wind up with snow arriving toward dawn and then continuing through thursday morning, steady at times and then tapering off as we head through the first few hours of the afternoon. a high tomorrow of 35 early

the options of route one northbound, that puts you up and over either the scutters falls, trenton morrisville bridge or the burlington bristol bridge. septa again having rough goes here, the last couple of days on the rush hour with some late trains. no problems at the moment. we will hit the reset button. off to good start. remember if you are coming into or out of the city the jfk boulevard is closed from 20th over to schuylkill avenue, flight in front of 30th street station. and we checked in with the airport, no delays at philadelphia international airport. thomas, back over to you. >> sounds good, bob, thank you. 4:03. to the breaking news we've been following, prison hostage drama continues to unfold at vaughn correctional facility in delaware. inmates have taken over the prison holding two correctional officers. jenny joyce on the scene this morning for us, jenny, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, thomas, in addition to the two correctional officers, we know roughly 82 prisoners remain inside of building c. held by inmate hostages who have told local media they are fighting for

. >> turnpike connector bridge remains closed scutters falls bridge, trenton morrisville bridge, the burlington bristol, three options. we've had a lot of openings, the past couple of days at the burlington bristol bridge. that's kind of thrown folks for a loop. >> going for ride on the northeast extension, where they're still working both directions in the area of quakertown. they'll be out there until about 6:00 this morning. with lane restrictions, left over crews in the bellmawr interchange, 295, 42, the normal drill, normally out of there by about 5:30, 5:45 or so. downed tree along route 611 at durham road. the pennsylvania turnpike, work crew right near street road. so a lot of the work crews wrapping things up here, taking advantage, of the nice weather from the overnight. get ready for septa new schedules debut sunday, for both the city, and suburban bus routes. and new bus route coming our way, that will be the route 311, and that's going to allow service for commuters in to willow grove. thomas, karen, back to you. >> bob, thank you. developing now, scandal continues to ro

and again route 1 the trenton morrisville bridge or scutter falls is the better bets.nd slow zones, 21 miles per hour on the northbound side of the vine street expressway slow heading up to the work zone at girard avenue and newcastle delaware a pair of accidents near paul road and the other along 13 near 441. and lets grab the ipad and do the commuter record. in feasterville close to the fire company look for a crash along street road causing a delay in that area as well. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >>> next, on "action news" at 4:00, a warning from philadelphia police that say that people are making themselves easy targets for thieves. >> and the reunion here, the four new jersey troopers meet the newborn they met in a parking lot. when we come back. >>> and big talkers a feel good story of the day. meet the local barber restoring self-esteem for the homeless one cut at a time. that has more ski mountains to choose from than any other in the country. ♪ and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. you can find it all, on

don't forget the turnpike connector bridge remains closed so you're using the scudder, trenton morrisvillethe burlington-bristol bridge as your alternate. and the construction crews coming back again downtown on the vine expressway. that will be closed every night till 5:00 o'clock the following morning. we kick it off tomorrow morning we'll check the jam cams. sue has your forecast when we see you starting at 4:00. >> now your winning lottery numbers. ♪ >>> the oroville dam hold as storms continue this week? california department of water resources is reassuring the public that it will have crews working around the clock to repair the dam spillway. nearly 200,000 people had to be evacuated near the dam last we week. authorities thought it could fail from erosion and send a 50-foot wall of water into some communities nearby. but tonight there's much more positive tone. >> the still way itself has been very stable. occasionally we see erosion here and there. but nothing that's of concern. >> there's an evacuation warning nothing mandatory yet for people nearby just as a precaution. >>> poli

a lot of people are using route one instead so the trenton-morrisville bridge is all jammed up.up to 95 and the scudder falls. in cherry hill 38 by hollywood avenue where we have that big hazmat and fire situation. i would use maple avenue and 70 instead of 38 on this friday afternoon. have a good weekend rick and monica. >> you too thank you. >> if football isn't your forte but you're hoping to expand your home team we'll tell you how you can join in on a fun annual tradition. >> a labor out of love joining the forces of women across the first state all to help other women in need. we'll tell you how you can help out while sprucing up your closet. adam. >> winter winds are whipping. feels like 23 in philadelphia, five in syracuse and the weekend is going to begin on a very cold side but a big warmup also on the way. >> jaime apody has more on the upcoming super bowl flyers and sixers news. much more when "action news" continues tonight. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the mont

bridge remains closed to vehicle traffic so that extra volume pushed on to the burlington, trenton, morrisvilledge or scudders and left over crew here in bellmawr, 42 and 295. we have had some construction on i-95, that is all clear, we are off to a good start on this tuesday morning. karen and thomas back over to you. >>> 4:32. police remain vigilant after string of the threats targeting jewish community. they are still trying to figure out hoist behind vandalism at a jewish cemetery over weekend. >> yesterday we had several bomb threats creating a sense situation at jewish community center in our area. someone called a threat at katz jewish community center in cherry hill where is there so many children and day care, and a jcc in delaware targeted as well as jcc in wynnewood. >> it is very disheartening, there is no room for hatred and this type of ignorance and in cherry hill at all. >> jewish community we're strong, we're pulling together and we will not stand for it. >> police performed sweeps after those threats, they didn't find anything there, people right now are asking the public to c

the crack they found in the beam a couple weeks ago extra volume of course over scudders, trenton morrisvilleington bristol bridge. mike and alex, back to you. >>> bob, we will talk about dripping now. >> okay. >> a new study shows dangerous trend growing among e cigarette users especially teenagers. >> mike's right, thomas it is called dripping so what is it. >> it is chase ago this buzz, right, greater buzz. study focuses on this new vap ing method called dripping. the those involved say it could be dangerous in a greg number of teens that are doing it. so basically e cigarettes they are designed to slowly release liquid from a wet creating a vapor but using who practice dripping drop liquid directly on the hot coil of the e cigarette and produces a thick smoke and they get a greater bus more flavorful. study found one in four high school teens who use e cigarettes have tried it. researchers say tripping is causing or could cause serious health concerns here. of course, expose users to higher levels of the nicotine and carcinogen and can lead to greater risk for cancer and you could be more

he lived at a trailer park in morrisville and before that a home this levittown. prosecutors say that thomas kept record of his sexual assault on the children and he claimed they found more than a thousand images of child porn in his home as well as hundreds of pairs of little girls underwear on display. the trailer park owner tipped police off after finding those disturbing items. >> this was a per verse shrine to his criminal conquests and we are merely scratching the surface have of those conquest s, today. to be blunt about it this is a real life boogie man this is your parent's worst nightmare. >> investigators worry william thomas could have more victims out there. he will be back in court next wednesday. >>> 5:20. opioid epidemic has hit our entire area very hard. new jersey lawmakers right now are trying to work to fight this problem yesterday governor chris christie signed a new law to require medical professionals to discuss the possibility of addiction before they write that prescription to opioids for anybody under the age of 18 years old. this is just

of course, the alternates, the burlington bristol bridge, scutters falls or the trenton morrisville bridgeagain, all of the extra volume being handled by those three spans. the vine expressway remains closed until about 5:00. the overnight construction, you know the drill, closed between the schuylkill and broad street. and those guys have been pretty good at opening it back up. once it is open, putting new overpasses in. but they haven't installed the lights there yet. so it is like you're going through really dark tunnel until we get some daylight. septa no delays at the moment. they got new schedule coming in on sunday for all of the city and suburban bus routes. make sure to grab that today so you're in good shape for monday. karen, thomas, back to you. >> bob, thank you. new this morning, a husband and a wife are fighting for their lives, after they were hit by a car while they were simply riding those bikes. this happened along the 1200 block of delsea drive yesterday in franklin township. police say the 57 year old woman was critically injured in the accident. her 62 year old husban

is crazy here recently but, of course, with your alternates there we have scudder falls, trenton morrisvilledge and burlington bristol bridge. sueby can we get a good forecast today. >> this might be only silver lining with the crowded -- a few clouds today and a lot of sunshine and no precipitation. so nothing to bother you as you are maybe waiting for your ride or your public transportation today. looking at future cast and we see room for sunshine throughout the day and clear skies tonight. about 4:00 o'clock tomorrow morning though is when we will start to sees our first rain and we do have a rainy forecast for tuesday, on and off throughout the day. now this rain coming in with some milder temperatures, so it is only going to be rain. even north and west of the city this looks like just a rain event, and it is on and off through the day, a little light at times and maybe some clear skies, throughout the night on wednesday, and wednesday is when the rain is supposed to end, but then we will get another weak system coming will through wednesday night. now this is with colder era cog it. i

your best alternates, are taking the burlington bristol bridge, trenton ton morrisville bridge or thells bridge. >>> well, a fish fight underway in new jersey. up in arms over new regulations affecting summer flounder season. the atlantic states marine fishery commission voted seven to three to limit the flounder harvest for the upcoming season. pointing to over fishing, and declining numbers of fluke. >> we're here in the wintertime, isn't a boat in the slip f they don't get this legislation changed it is very possible it will look like that all next summer. >> we don't believe they have most current data and accurate data they're checking, we think not fair and not right. >> now in a statement, the atlantic states marine fishery commission said in part quote by our action we struck balance between the need to reduce harvest while taking into account the socio-economic impact for state holders. regulation still need final approval from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the incoming secretary of commerce >>> as the selfie craze continues to grow, selfie sticks ar

the bridge commission tells us to expect major delaysige the morning on the trenton morrisville bridge and scutter bridge. they suggest you don't travel, but if you have to, allow for extra time. there's already congestion because of the delaware river bridge closed. >>> we've been telling you how temperatures are going to drop a lot over the next few hours. >> some areas may have trouble getting cold enough for snow. krystal klei is taking a closer look neighborhood by neighborhood. >> that's right. at least at first, too warm for us to see snow. some areas beginning as rain and flipping over. it's pretty obvious why. if you walked out, you maybe were like me, sleeveless, because you didn't need a jacket. look at the numbers. these aren't the highest we saw. we're at 61 in philadelphia, and upper 50s in the pennsylvania suburbs. through new jersey, mid 50s, even the lehigh valley, and 62 in delaware, just to put it in perspective, we set records for warmth today in wilmington, philadelphia, atlanta city, in redding. we could keep going on here, allentown, mt. pocono. records all over