the new jersey turnpike a truck crashes and catches fire. we'll have a traffic update just ahead. >>> more breaking news from overnight. two people are dead after a head-on crash in delaware county. and a witness says speed was involved. >>> remembering beau biden. today, the public gets its chance to pay their final respects to the vice president's son. >>> and we're in for a cloudy and cool day, we'll tell you if you can expect to see any more showers. we can also tell you that a warmup son the way. it's about 6:00 a.m., good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. meanwhile, it's throwback thursday. and throwback seems to be the weather the day before that, and the day bra that.efore that. >>> as we head into the weekend, mid-60s, and it will start to feel like the end of spring with temperatures pushing into the high 70s, finally. looking outside right now, a cloudy start to the morning, temperatures in the 50s for the poconos. 58 degrees in philadelphia. 58 currently in wilmington and atlantic c

live over the new jersey turnpike, as you see there a problem has some of the southbound lanes in bordentown shut down. >> that overturned truck caught fire and spilled diesel all over the road. the driver suffered minor injuries and being treated at the scene. >>> we'll get word from david murphy in a moment, but first matt pellman is filling us in on the crash. >> reporter: the truck did flip over and it did catch fire, they called in a heavy-duty tow truck. they may be preparing to upright the trailer portion of the tractor-trailer. fire crews are on the scene and several lanes. southbound new jersey turnpike is closed. the scene is bordentown approaching exit 7 for route 206. you have the right lane coming back, you have to come to a quick stop there, southbound side, outer driver drive is

looking live from skyfox, over the scene of this nasty accident on the new jersey turnpike. i'm going to step aside. we're all looking at this for the first time together here. it happened on the southbound lanes of the new jersey turnpike near exit number seven. an overturned tractor-trailer and a vehicle collided, i think, that's what is left of the cab of the tractor-trailer. this is all taking place the inner drive on the southbound lanes approaching exit number seven, of course that's the exit there for route 206. i'm not sure if chop kerr hear us if they can, maybe pull out wide here. let's take a look, what else is actually going on there. again i do know that the inner drive is closed, this is the stretch of the turnpike where you have your three lanes in the inner drive and three lanes to the outer drive. there we go. live look again there is the overturned track or trailer. car involved in this mess altogether. what you are seeing on the right there that looks like it is the traffic headed northbound but going to the maps. because if you're leaving the house right n

new jersey. all those details coming up when "action news" comes right back. >> and we're back with breaking news. karen rogers, we have trouble on the new jersey turnpikenew jersey. good morning. >> chopper six live on the scene right now. you can see it's a serious accident. they're loading someone into an ambulance right now. i just got off the phone with state police and they're telling me that this accident scene there called for a medevac helicopter for two individuals. a serious accident scene. we're seeing traffic getting by as chopper kind of pans back. we can see we've got a number of emergency vehicles on the scene right there. this is northbound new jersey turnpike in woolwich township in new jersey and we can see some debris on the roadway with this accident as well but it looks like some of the vehicles may be in the woods at this point as we see some activity there. when i talked to police you can see some people kind of walking through the woods currently through the area. i talked to police and they told me they were just responding right now. this is all just happening and we can see that going on right now. so, you can see them workin

so if you are headed north this morning use the new jersey turnpike. you can jump on the new jersey turnpike, right there at route 541 which is exit number five. obviously, that's going to be there with us, through the morning rush hour and even if we have one lane open we're still going to have back up for the gang heading northbound. another accident, this one northbound on the northeast extension, right before the lansdale interchange. so backed up from mid-county, heading north this morning i know yesterday we had that big problem, on the southbound side all of the southbound lanes are open, and septa having some equipment problems this morning on the market frankford line. so between 30th and 52nd street, you'll need to board all of the trains from the eastbound platform. otherwise, your normal delays on both 95, and the schuylkill expressway on this wednesday morning. mike alex back to you. >> this is wednesday every day this week, we've started our newscast with hit-and-run stories. and now this morning we have two more. a man struck by a car on

new jersey. only right land gets by this is southbound on the new jersey turnpike. so give yourself some more time and definitely causing a delay in and around that area. as we move into pennsylvania, talking about rush hour we will talk about i-95, the schuylkill expressway westbound we are hit ago this pocket at city avenue that is exactly what you have right now a a approaching the area of the roosevelt boulevard and out beyond gladwynn you are slow. you will a's find slow downs making your way around a your western suburbs where speeds are dropping down in the 30's and into the teens on i-95. they are your two worst roadways so far but things could change, ukee. >>> police are looking into a bomb threat that forced evacuation of the cherry hill mall. chopper three was over the scene around 8:00 o'clock last night. employees and shoppers waited in the parking lot while law enforcement swept the mall, nothing suspicious was found. the mall reopen. >>> police in ocean county arrest 24 year-old man in connection with the bomb threat at the ocean county mall. they ca

>> we had a lot of issues in pennsylvania new jersey, delaware seems to be the only state devoid of any issues. starting off in new jersey, new jersey turnpike bordentown area, exit 7, there was an overturned semi truck still out there, subsequently caught on fire. crews put that fire out, cordoned off the area and converted all of the southbound traffic to the outer lane. the inner drive is closed there. moving on to the 42 freeway where i'm seeing a lot of delays. if you're heading northbound from route 55 and walt whitman bridge. what i'm hearing and seeing on the cameras it looks like it could be a little longer. just a heads-up. moving into delaware 495 and the pike delaware clear of issues. if i didn't just jinx you but things are looking good. horsham, an accident just came into us, be aware of that. vai. >>> there are new developments in the scandal surrounding one reality tv family. one of josh duggar's sisters is may going new revelations about her brother. what she's saying about him coming up. >>> and an officer comes upon a vehicle on fire. what the officer did next and what he's saying now about his rescue from the flames. >>>

we'll check on this arena delays on i-95 and the crashes on the new jersey turnpike when "action news" continues on this thursday morning. i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new york's most controversial citizens. a journey in new york is a journey through history. plan you next trip at iloveny.com/summer. there's something for everyone. >> 6:42, can't shake this cloud cover can we, it's still with us this morning, taking a live look 58 degrees on city avenue. getting up to 60 today somewhat chilly again. >>> it's been a rough morning for folks on the new jersey turnpike. let's go over to matt pellman good morning. >> reporter: not one spot, but two, several big accidents on the turnpike. first one in burlington county, child porn 6 was overhead -- chopper 6 was overhead. in the southbound lanes a

but if you want to get around it, take the new jersey turnpike. if you want to avoid toll roads, take 130, as well. out on the schuylkill expressway starting to see some jams heading into the center city area. no problems headed westbound. but eastbound right here toward the vine street expressway about a 19-minute trip right around montgomery drive. for mass transit, we are still dealing with market frankford line delays 10 or 15 minute delays. check before you go to see if that affects your trip. >>> speaking of mass transit, was the engineer of amtrak train 188 using his cell phone at the time of the deadly derailment in philadelphia? coming up i'll explain why we'll have that answer in about 2 1/2 hours. >>> live at a local swimming pool. it is swimming season after all. how do you keep your kids safe? one local ymca is going out to help a group of children. i'll have more on that coming up next. new jersey's pension system is a mess but don't blame teachers and other school employees. over 20 years, teachers have paid more than 10 billion dol

an accident on new jersey turnpike blocking the left-hand lane blocking exit five. out on west conshohocken there is a transformer fire that is closing front street east and westbound. that's between balodomingo road and 320. take the schuylkill expressway to get through the area. all of the area bridges are clear. no problems in or out of the city. slippery. you can expect ponding in and around philadelphia there. give yourself a couple of extra minutes. >>> 4:43 and 69 degrees outside. the field of presidential candidates could get a bit more crowded today. >> yeah we'll tell you the next republican senator who may be throwing his hat into the ring in just a few hours. >>> plus injury on stage. we'll show you what happened when this star tried to grab a drone while he was performing. >>> quarter to 5 on a monday morning. lawmakers tried to strike a last-minute deal and it didn't work. key provisions of the patriot act have expired. "nbc 10's" national correspondent tracie potts has more for us. >> reporter: the government can no longer collect phone records, track

the yellow traffic flow showing you can take the new jersey turnpike with light volume because 295 northboundt 541 right now. we also have another problem in new jersey n vineland cumberland county we've got an early accident that brought down a traffic signal here so route 47, delsea drive at lake road. we've got at least one lane blocked in each direction. it's not causing a big delay yet because it's early but i would watch for that as that delay may grow with more volume getting out there. it may take a little while to fix that downed light. looking right now overall new jersey and delaware we're seeing speeds on your majors in delaware about 65, 55 miles an hour, so no big problems with that light volume out there. let's take a look right now and see what's going on with the weather. 68 degrees right now in philadelphia. it's a mild 58 in millville 57 in allentown. temperatures in some spots a good 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. it's still a warm day ahead but not humid. a high of 87, erin. >> all right thanks so much karen. >>> a violent brawl between two drivers apparently fueled by

in new jersey 295 and the new jersey turnpike about 63, 65 miles an hour.tweeting any issues as they pop up with traffic with the #6abc traffic so this is a good way to find the latest. here on storm tracker six live double scan you could see exactly where the morning showers are. we watched them cross over from delaware into new jersey so you're wet in sea isle city, atlantic city, glassboro along route 55 still pretty damp. not the heavier cells we saw earlier. a little damp on the turnpike and coming out of the city and also route 70 here and near wrightstown we had a heavier cell that moved through and hitting wrightstown right near the new jersey turnpike so watch for that as you're headed out. no big problems and later today a spotty storm here or there could affect you tarnal. >> thank you karen. >>> an out of control vehicle ignite add huge gas explosion when it crashed into a business. more than a dozen people were burned at least three people have serious injuries and victims were seen running out of the cafe while they were still on fire. witness

> reporter: new jersey transit river line is suspended because of police activity between would he would he robling and boredden down. we have an accident in cherry hill, new jersey turnpike northbound approaching exit 4, the exit for route 73. some people take that to get on 295. watch for a delay on the new jersey turnpike with the new accident northbound near exit 4. i-95 approaching cottman the accident move off the shoulder, it was creating a jamup on i-95 as you head toward center city. now all lanes reopened, 28 minute ride from wood lairch to the vine. -- woodhaven to the vine. disabled vehicle in upper dublin lime kiln pike and susquehanna road getting busy. >>> we're starting with breaking news, gunfire erupting in north philadelphia lacing the side of a car with bullets. now police are out there looking for the shooter. katherine scott is live from hanheman university hospital with the latest details. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam the circumstances rounding the shooting remain under investigation, two people were you tell hit one remains in the hospital in stable condition. a second man released, he was able to drive to the hanheman. hi

there's a debris spill up and down the stretch of the new jersey turnpike trees and blockages as pell. it's 35 miles per hour in both directions on the new jersey turnpike between exit 3 runnemede and the delaware memorial bridge. we're seeing off ramps closed in new jersey due to trees blocking them, 295 in swedesboro, the northbound ramp is closed around center square road. as we head a little further into the philadelphia area city avenue and 71st street, there's a downed tree blocking those areas as pell. we'll check in with mass transit and the delays there, because there are a lot, coming up. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> the temperature is at 71 degrees. look another this no sign of clouds. they're completely out of the picture. live view from here at the nbc 10 studios. it is cooler 69 degrees in northeast philadelphia. that's 9 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. the humidity is also down. big change in the pocono mountains. running 15 degrees cooler this morning. everybody is seeing lower temperatures and less humid condit

here is the latest on this new jersey turnpike mess. overturned tractor-trailer and a vehicle fire. y turnpike it is approaching exit number seven which is route 206. so occurred on the inch i have drive. all traffic purred to the outer drive. anyone coming south this morning, out of say the six flags great adventure area, 195, your best bet would be to use 295 as the alternate this morning. start your engines. sue mentioned, it is nascar weekend, up at the pocono speedway. we see lot of jammos headed up that turnpike, the northeast extension, over to the pocono speedway. it will be bumper to bumper there along i80. give yourself extra time even if you are just going through that area. may not be on the nascar event, it will be tight. but, come on down the shore tomorrow. beginning at 6:00 i'll be live outside of uncle bill's pancake house reporting traffic. talking to the folks down the shore, we will be right there along beech avenue. chance to grab some pancakes take live look at the beach i'll have my sweatshirt ready to go, we'll see you tomorrow morning down there in cape may.

we're out on the new jersey turnpike. e on the northbound side this is typically where we see the volume in the morning. and the drive times here 55 about a 5-minute trip there. out in new jersey in monroe township on the new jersey turnpike on the northbound side outer roadway there's an accident investigation which is right around exit 8a. you're traveling out the door on to the plu route. we're going to check the drive times there, 14-minute trip or 15 minutes if you're heading up the express way. no problems or delays with mass transit. we're going to check the area bridges coming up at 5:00. >>> later today we'll hear just how the city of philadelphia plans to handle public transportation for the 1.5 million people expected for the pope's visit in september. later this morning the mayor will gather with firnls forofficials for amtrak and septa to announce those plans. last week the archbishop says he expected some 6,000 chartered puss to be in town. there's no parking plan for all of those buses. >>> well former flyer

that is an improvement however on ramp from 541 is still closed and best alternate toys take a new jersey turnpikeanticipate rush hour 95, schuylkill expressway, market frankford line is 15 minute delays natasha. >>> updating breaking news we are following police are searching for a honda or acura with front end damage and broken windshield after a hit and run on roosevelt and and, it happened this morning. victim suffered head trauma, and broken bones. and, searching for a suspect that resembled this sketch in delaware county. six three-year old delivery driver, was gun down on a loading dock in yeadon yesterday afternoon. ntsb will detail findings in the may deadly port richmond train derailment. report could include whether the engineer was actually on his cell phone at the time of the crash. >>> now to a story getting a lot of attention a service dog that stepped in front of the bus to protect its brian owner. >> the dog would in the leave her side until help arrives and this morning they are both recovering. lou young from our sister station in new york has this heart warming story. >> report

in plymouth meeting we'll check construction on the northeast extension and a crash on the new jersey turnpikethiest meals in america we'll run them down including what they are cooling a nutritional ship wreck. next in the morning buzz. >> wow. i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new york's most controversial citizens. a journey in new york is a journey through history. plan you next trip at iloveny.com/summer. there's something for everyone. >> that's pretty, welcome back taking a live look at the platt bridge. light traffic there, 5:13, a crisp 58 degrees. >> all right matt, what are we going to avoid this morning. >> reporter: i don't have a laundry list of things for you to avoid but i have something. let's start with the blue route plymouth meeting, this is the big race weekend in the poconos. i would

and a little list intense up the new jersey turnpike and corridor. thunderstorms to the south of philadelphia inundating parts of delaware county. most ever the thunderstorm activity south below wilmington and new castle county delaware. this looks like it will ride over towards the east during the morning rush hour and we'll probably get a lull later this morning and a whole other batch of this arrives later in the day. because of heavy rain in the overnight hours we have a flood advisory along the i-95 corridor. in that area below wilmington and city of wilmington it appears because of active rainy just showed you and earlier rain in northern suburbs like northern montgomery county and northern bucks county 234 in particular and areas around mercer county new jersey. all those areas you may have flooded roads where the heavier rain has come down and has not had a chance to rain. looking west there's not a lot going on. in fact mix of clouds and sun later. but we still have a frontal boundary north in the process of

so if you are going to be headed north this morning, jump on at exit number five in the new jersey turnpikeorth. coming southbound, obviously we have gaper delay again the new jersey turnpike is the way to go. skyfox on the way to the scene. we'll take you there live when they arrive. yesterday, what a hot mess we had, on the northeast extension southbound, all lanes open today. they fix that sinkhole and we are good to go from quakertown down to mid-county. eastbound on the schuylkill, starting to see some volume pop coming around the conshy can you into downtown. 959 again some volume building headed in toward girard. otherwise so far so good on the pennsylvania turnpike, no problems for the gang coming in from downingtown hearings is a live look, at i-95 southbound, into the city, got the skyline lighting it up in the background, and there is the volume building heading in toward girard. mass transit looking good. chris, lauren back to you. >> former us house speaker dennis hastertt pleaded not guilty. he made first court appearance yesterday. he violated banking laws when he with you th

we are watching the new jersey turnpike. we have two accidents in two separate places one on the northbound side around exit 5 which is west hampton township taking out the left-hand lane. exit 2 in woolrich township. that accident pushed over into the shoulder. now a lot of the roadways are wet this morning and as a result cars are involving some possibly slippery and potentially dangerous conditions. most of the roadways that are seeing most of the problems are the local roads, the smaller side streets as well. right now we're on the white horse pike looking live around clemonton road. rain actively coming down there as we speak. slippery conditions there as well. as we head out to west conshohocken dealing with the transformer fire on front street. east and westbound is closed. take the schuylkill expressway to get through. >>> it's 5:33. following breaking news for you out of delaware county where a fire has forced more than a dozen people out of their homes. "nbc 10's" jesse gary is live on scene in chester where he jus

heading south of downtown gibbs town along 295 towards mickleton and mantua and here is the new jersey turnpike, it's split between 295, and the new jersey turnpike downtown mickleton and bridgeport east of there is showing the rotation setting up shop south and to the west of democrat road north of kings highway, berkeley road if you know anyone in this area, what you want to do at this present time is to head into the lowest part of your home, head into the basement, if you don't have a batesment go to the lowest level of your house, not the second floor, a multilevel home or an apartment complex, first level or basement lowest level interior hall or bathroom would be best. don't go on the outside, find the interior bathroom or closet and cover your head. lets go to stormtracker 6 live double scan and we'll tilt the storm, when we had that tornado warninging in chester county we saw the cylinder being pulled out of the storm on 3-d, we can see the cylinder and here is the airport right here. here is the cylinder, on 3-d judge south of the philadelphia international airport tremendous amounts

to get around it you want to take the new jersey turnpike. as you can see, we're all completely at a stand still right there. so we'll keep you updated on that, as well. on the schuylkill expressway drive times, we're doing okay though, so far. this is right around the conshohocken curve. currently no problems 12 minutes eastbound into the center city area from the blue route and no problems. a disabled vehicle, as well on the blue route southbound ramp to the schuylkill expressway. >>> we've got sunshine. bright sunshine. it's up and it's going to be with us all day long. and a quick warm-up, too. and like yesterday, we will be well into the 80s this afternoon. 64 degrees right now. don't let that humidity number scare you. that will be coming down as the day goes on. we are 6 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time but the temperatures are going to catch up this afternoon. we'll probably wind up a little bit warmer. but totally dry. the radar is sweeping the area. won't see anything until tomorrow. that's when we have a chance of some st

new jersey turnpike, to avoid a delay there, on 295. n the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound, disable in the left lane right near willow grove. right through the construction zone there. then pretty much stack up, from willow grove overthrew mid-county. back up on the benny. all coming into philly this morning. at around the same time. stack up here, from mid-span, into downtown, at eighth and vine. some sun glare, eastbound, coming around the conshy curve, about 25 minute trip. put even 40 minute on the clock south on 95, from woodhaven, into center city through the work zone. so mike, alec, back over to you. >> chopper always ranked number one. >> apparently no longer the numb bun hospital in the country for children. >> at least that's according to us news and wormed report. they put this report out every year. and it is out again. >> it is taking top honors, as number one pediatric hospital since 2011. this year boston children's hospital beat them out. chop ranked first, in neonatology, and operate, chop is the only pediatric hospita

north on the new jersey turnpike accident at exit two. so seeing this 6:00 hour right now is when we start to see that quick increase in volume. and the road are slippery. so do give yourself extra wick he will room between you and the bumper in front of you. mike al next. >> very sickening story out of south carolina at reasoning people dead following a shooting at historic black church in charleston south carolina among the dead, the church's pastor, who is also a state senator down there clemente, police are calling the shooting at emanuel ame church a hate crime. church members were in bible study class wednesday night when police say a white man in his early 20's, opened fire on the group. he remains on the loose right now. >> people in prayer on a wednesday evening a ritual coming together praying and worshiping god to have an awful person come in and shoot them is inch explicable, obviously, the most intolerable and unbelievable act possible. >> quite common on wednesday nights in the south for bible classes to be held at these chu

two lanes blocked speeds in the teens, use 130 or the new jersey turnpike. in deptford township there's a downed pole from an overnight crash closing hurfville road, route 41. 168 the black horse pike gets you around that. tam. >> we are starting with this breaking news a prayer service in south carolina end in carrage when a man stood up and started shooting. nine people are dead. let's go over to erin o'hern in our satellite center. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam a horrific scene at a church in downtown charleston. a white male attended the prayer service before standing up and killing nine people. there was a five-year-old boy who survived by playing dead. this unfolded at the emanuel ame church. the assault has been called a hate crime. authorities have not been specific about what motivated the shooter to commit the murders. the pastor had been pushing a bill intending to help police agencies get body cameras this was prompted by the shooting of roger scott two months ago. the pastor is among the dead. >>> people in prayer on a wednesday e

new jersey turnpike, exit 2 for 322 a wreck is taking out the left lane. >>> nine people were shot and killed at a historic church in charles, south carolina. >> the fbi has been called in and calling it a hate crime. >> katherine scott has a connection with the church in charleston and erin o'hern has breaking news. >> reporter: just about a how are half-hour ago, there was a press conference police released this picture. they need the public's help. they believe this is the man responsible for killing the nine people. he has sandy-colored hair and wearing a distinct gray sweatshirt said to be between 20 and 25. if they can help identify the man they believe he is armed and dangerous, they want to prevent him from hurting someone else. let's look at another picture of the car they believe he was driving. there it is, there's a front license plate they released this information just about a half-houring ago asking the public for help. it's an all hands on deck effort torched the suspect. let's take you back to what happened 9:00, the man in his early 20s opened fire during a prayer mee

an accident on the new jersey turnpike northbound at exit number one. anyone coming over delaware memorial bridge into new jersey gets that first exit there an a accident. you may want to stick with 295. northbound on the northeast extension getting word of all northbound lanes blockeds north of quakertown. so between q town and lehigh valley interchange watch for a crash leaving quakertown route 309 is the way to go. heading south on i-95 in problems at all as you work your way from center city down toward airport. light volume still down here near 476 where we are seeing the volume though is on when the bound 422 that is still closed here from 100 out through 662 and a early morning tractor trailer accident pulled down overhead power lines. here's a live look at roosevelt boulevard we are going to deal with sun glare as we can see it popping up near broad street and jammo i-95 southbound heavy from academy in through girard, beginning of the morning crawl heading into the construction zone mike and alex, back to you. >>> 6:18. can one ward spark a deba

building northbound traffic headed towards 295 and we have new problems on 295 new problems on the new jersey turnpike and a new crash in camden county, the jersey jams are coming up when that "action news" continues on this wednesday morning. >> ♪♪ o i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new york's most controversial citizens. a journey in new york is a journey through history. plan you next trip at iloveny.com/summer. there's something for everyone. >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look here down the shore into atlantic city. 55 degrees out there dealing with some light rain around the region. we'll get up to 67. unusual for a day in june today. >> matt, looks like things are going smoothly there. >> yeah, running smoothly you might say on this national running day. you do know, yes national running day

debris spill and speed restrictions on the new jersey turnpike due to different downed trees and different parts of the roadways that are being affected by the storm last night. new jersey turnpike in both directions between exit 3, right around runnemede up towards the delaware memorial bridge. that's down to 35 miles per hour this morning. in glassboro, new jersey route 37 northbound and southbound between woodbury road and chapel heights road within there's a downed tree blocking both directions there as well. follow the local detours. cherry hill and the surrounding areas were hit very hard. a lot of problems going on. green tree road and spring dale road, route 70 eastbound, there's a downed tree in the area as well. as for septa, we're dealing with a lot of problems here. the fox chase line is suspended paoli/thorndale is suspended. >>> the wind is really what makes this video so impressive. the heavy wind and rain did not spare woolwich township gloucester county. it was a traffic nightmare for drivers in newark who sat in gridlock that stretched for miles. nearby tree branches litt

new jersey. we have debris spill reported. downed trees, roads being blocked. speed restrictions on the new jersey turnpike as a result of this in both directions that's between exit 3 in runnemede up into the delaware memorial bridge in both directions down to 35 miles an hour. pay attention to the speeds posted through the area. as for mass transit, taking the hardest hit so far for the morning. septa suspended between thorndale and malvern. new jersey transit suspended from ac to philly and patco suspended due to a power outage. plan your trip accordingly this morning and give yourself extra time. out in lower merion, police activity at bala avenue and bala circle. more updates to come. >>> thank you, jessica. a new car share program is ujju)jr'to high gear this morning. next a proposal that would let you buy a car and make some money renting it out. >>> plus expanding mass transit through delaware. the plan to offer a new way to get in and out of i would wilmington. >>> congress is looking into possible safety measures for train transportation. following the deadly amtrak train crash in may, there are

just know throughout the neighborhood and some of our highway, specifically new jersey turnpike, down trees fallen cables and with those power outages peco will have their work cut out for them this morning. lets see how we are doing weather-wise this morning with katie. >> at least they will have free and clear weather to get that work done, vittoria. we can expect bright sunshine today, low humidity, which is helpful because it was so uncomfortable yesterday before the storms rolled in. on top of it all we're talking about summertime warmth. maybe you can be lucky and didn't have too much damage around your property and maybe you have the day off. it looks like a nice excuse to be outside. we are expect to go see full sunshine today. you can see retreat of the clouds looking at this last three hour loop on storm scan three. so all is in the clear all will stay that way today and hey make out the center city sky line for a change. we have had cloudy, humid mornings and we have had difficulty seeing that city landscape off in the distance off of palmyra cove nature park. we will keep

other problems in the area an accident is here on the new jersey turnpike blocking left lane if you head northbound near exit five. so watch for that for burlington mount holly accident blocking left lane on the new jersey turnpike. we have a couple of accidents this morning already i think it's volume building and with this heavy rain you may have more here. there's a sink hole in new jersey causing a problem in berlin. westbound whilingt horse pike ramp to hadden avenue route 561 blocked you have to use cross keys road exit instead. problems there on the westbound white horse pike off ramp causing problems this morning right now. and i want to show you the rain. this is stormtracker 6 live double scan with a close-up view. we're seeing a few things. look at the areas of yellow. lightning flashes near wilmington and heavy areas of rain. we see red showing good downpours happening here and yellow near glassboro route 55 as you head up and into the city deal with heavy rain in mays landing we have another cell here producing lightning as well as off the coastline. look what is happening n

we do have an accident on the new jersey turnpike on the northbound side. it's taking out the left-hand lane which is 541. if you have a flight this morning, we are dealing with small delays in the philadelphia international airport. check with your airlines to see if that affects your commute. chris? >>> 5:02. for a couple of hours we're following breaking news out of delaware county. fire hit several row homes. several people displaced. "nbc 10's" jesse gary is there. the rain is falling we see that. you learn more people are impacted than fire investigators first thought, right? >> reporter: chris, the total has been under from 9 to 17. 17 residents displaced because of this row home fire. currently firefighters are on the roof. they've been redeployed to the roof. they are searching for what the chief says something that could be smoldering or burning again. so they're using cutting tools to cut down into the roof. they either want to put more water in or remove some debris because they're worried that could start the fire again despite all the rain we'

still dealing with the debris on the new jersey turnpike, resulting in a speed restriction. down to 45 miles an hour on the new jersey turnpike between exit 3 and delaware memorial bridge. severely affecting mass transit this morning, septa has been suspended. fox chase resumed operation. paoli/thorndale shut down. and new jersey transit is suspended between atlantic city and philly. and paco dealing with power outages there. vai? ? >> thank you jessica. and it is shaping up to be a pretty nice summer day out there today. lots of sunshine and low humidity. as we look live outside here at center city philadelphia. nbc10 first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz here with the forecast. glenn, people dealing with the aftermath of last night's storm, but at least they have take nice day to do it. >> things are comfortable. nowhere near 95 degrees. nowhere near feeling like 101 like yesterday. blue skies. we don't have rain in the forecast until tomorrow night. but there is likely to be some more rain. it's a dry day today. there's nothing on radar. hardly any clouds in

on the new jersey turnpike southbound we've got it blocked between exits three and two because of a downedrees have been all over the place on major highways. 295 southbound is your best alternate and part of the new jersey turnpike still blocked right now. in concorde township in delaware county, route one southbound blocked between school lane and thornton lane. we've got downed trees downed wires there. downed trees in plumstead township bucks county. river road blocked at point pleasant. burlington bristol bridge remains closed from nine p tom 5:00 a.m. and patco suspended this morning. a lot going on with mass transit and the roads and i'll help you through it for the morning, tam. >> people will be glad to have your help this morning. thank you. >>> developing this morning it was a close call for one delaware family now left to clean up the mess from those destructive storms. the action cam was out in new castle last night where a tree toppled onto a shed had a man inside. as the storm approached christina wright said her father and brother-in-law were trying put lawn furniture away

it's a crash on the new jersey turnpike northbound near exit 8a for jamesburg that's blocking the twond in princeton there's a water main break this morning northbound near mountain avenue blocking the lanes of 206. stick with harrison street to get around that. you see the fog here at our good buddy ben the ben franklin bridge. speed restrictions are up on some bridges here at the ben so far aside from the fog we're looking okay. matt. >> thanks, matt. >>> the texas rangers are investigating that incident at a pool party where a white police officer is seen pushing a black teenaged girl to the ground. it happened in mckinney on june 5th sparking outrage and leading to the officer eric casebolt to resign. the district attorney requested the rangers to conduct the outside investigation hoping it will add a layer of transparency. >> some community members in stabbed craig want punitive action against a sheriff's deputy. the deputy tased a teenaged boy but police are saying it was warranted. a rally was held last night claiming the deputy used excessive force. cell phone video captured p

instead of that you can take the new jersey turnpike, you can take 130. d alternates to deal with the problem on 295 northbound in burlington county. now here in new jersey on 42, northbound traffic right here just your normal morning volume, it's not too bad out there. creek road you're looking at a 17 minute ride from the a.c. expressway to the walt whitman bridge. we do have a new fire location in whitemarsh township so i would watch for this. fire police on hand directing traffic on the scene at militia hill road. they blocked it off at joshua road so watch for that one. and we've been tweeting all the traffic as well with the #6abc traffic so a good way to figure out exactly what's going on. on the 30 bypass it's sun glare adding to your delay. eastbound traffic pretty heavy from 340 to 113 and we're going to keep that sunshine through the day but it's more comfortable today, 68 degrees right now in philadelphia, just in the upper 50's as you look in allentown and millville. in fact temperatures about 12 degrees cool cooler in some spots than yesterda

on cherry hill the new jersey turnpike there's an accident around exit 4 on the northbound side, around73. that's blocking out the right-hand shoulder. the first major roadway to get pretty big delays here. accident scene cleared out of the way. it's on the right-hand shoulder at cottman avenue. >> apple responds to taylor swift's social media scolding. ♪ ♪ to you they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9 advantix® ii. it's broad-spectrum protection kills fleas ticks and mosquitoes too. k9 advantix® ii. for the love of dog™. >>> take a look at this new video from newark delaware out of new castle county. it was posted on social media overnight. a freight train slammed into a car that was sitting on the tracks near deer park. the crash happened around 11:30 last night. nobody was inside the car at the time. it's unclear why it was on the tracks in the first place. >>> family members and friends of a philadelphia police officer who was shot and killed earlier this year gathered yesterday to celebrate the birthday of the fallen officer's son. nbc 10 was in upper darby for

and on the new jersey turnpike northbound before burlington mt. holly do have accident, left lane remains block this hour. and don't for fit when you are on the road you can get updated information about traffic apps backups with the new cbs philly traffic app. download it now on itunes or google play. eight department, 11 children, forced from their homes by fire on the 400 block of bickly place in chester. damaged five homes no worth dollars -- reported injuries. >> several of the united states post 9/11 anti-terrorist measures expired at midnight. among them the ability for the government to collect americans cell phone records. this eggs prayings, though likely only temporary. >> and funeral services being planned for the son of vice president joe biden. beau biden was a two time delaware attorney general and served with the us military in iraq. died saturday from brain cancer at the age of 46. >>> right now, it is 5:46. at another name to the field of republicans running for president, lindsey gram expected to become the ninth republican in t

new jersey. where is that jessica boyington? >> 295 right in burlington township. it's in the northbound lanes blocking all lanes around burlington and mt. holly road. you can hop on to the new jersey turnpike. no problems there to get by the scene. and more updates for you to come as soon as we get them. dublin a vehicle fire on bethlehem pike in west pennsylvania avenue. a disabled vehicle, as well. out in lower marion on the blue route southbound to the schuylkill. that off ramp is being blocked by the disabled vehicle. back to you guys. >>> a new push to find a mother missing for a year. we will show you the sign that investigators are stepping up the search. >>> and plus a case of road rage caught on camera. wait until you see what happens when the drivers get out of their cars. >>> and summer's on the way, kids are ready to jump in the pool. not all of them are ready for it. coming up after the break, the length some parents are willing to go because of their fear of the water. >>> it is 5:14. new video this morning of a violent case of road rage in hollywood. look at this, the cell phone video shows a man leaning inging out a car window. the two drivers get out and start swinging. on

you can take the new jersey turnpike.ld even take 130, a little out of the way but it will get the job done. on the commuter traffic report here on the waze app we found people going about 3 miles an hour trying to travel through this area. you don't expect that when you're traveling so early. you think you'll fly by on 295. not today. so it's a big problem this morning. i want to show you some of the other issues around the area because in vineland cumberland county we had an early morning accident that brought down a traffic signal here so look for it on route 47 delsea drive right at lake road. we've got at least one lane blocked in each direction. so, expect as volume is is building out there that that could cause you problems. looking outside at the blue route at mid-county. a car off to the side. otherwise, traffic is moving okay right here. you could see the roads are clear and dry and temperature-wise it's 68 degrees, vader in millville, 57 in allentown and some spots nearly 10 degrees cooler than yesterday this m

you can take the new jersey turnpike which basically runs parallel to 295 or if you want to go furtherthe way you can take route 130 to avoid the big delays and they're growing on 295 northbound in new jersey right now in burlington county. another new accident coming in this one northbound northeast extension just as you approach lansdale. we've got the right shoulder and part of the right lane blocked with a new accident coming in right now. otherwise, we're looking live on i-95 t the roads are clear and dry yet we're dealing with these accidents. here we are southbound heading towards center city. just some volume building between allegheny and girard but dave, the big story is that mess on 295. >> that's going to be a big delay for a lot of folks in new jersey this morning, karen. right now we've got sun up over the horizon and in some cases that will produce some sun glare as we go through the neck half hour hour. right now you see satellite showing you the lack of significant cloud cover. overall today we're looking at mainly sunny skies, perhaps some fair weather cumulus develop

around newark area pike creek hockessin, delaware area wilmington i-95, 495 moving towards the new jersey turnpike just looking at downpours right now across parts of the area, with this particular cell, right now still raining heavily as well as thunderstorm activity moving through pennsville, that cell is moving toward pilesgrove area just be on the look out for torrential downpours. what is happening around the philadelphia area right now. we are still looking at heavier rainfall off to the west of the philadelphia and center city a area but we will zoom in closer right now and see lower merion back toward drexel hill , marple, media ridley, looking at heavy rainfall. the yellow an orange that you see. some of this is just a off to the west of the center city area but that rainfall is moving in over the next half an hour or so and we are looking at torrential downpours, from that activity as well. we're under a flash flood watch right now through the overnight, through 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning for just very heavy rainfall. there is a boundary that has it up shop. temperature contrast across t

and over on the new jersey turnpike southbound, speed restrictions between exits three and two and the lights are out hundreds of places across both pennsylvania and new jersey, especially, here, along the 42 freeway right near the black horse pike, and that's where our steve keeley has been setting up shop all morning long. steve, has it gotten any better out there? >> reporter: one thing bob maybe it was me jumping up and down being so exasperated on the air but or maybe it was just somebody finally had time to do something. but, one of the cul-de-sacs just got blocked off. so people can't take their lives in jeopardy as they cross the black horse pike. soap no more jug handle here, in front of the new jersey transit bus depo to make a u-turn here. but you can still use the jug handle on this side in front of the closed shell station. major problems out here, we're right at the foot of the a.c. expressway in the busiest south jersey suburb washington township on one of the busiest travels, the black horse pike where it molds into 42 freeway. see this new jersey transit bus. he's got

live look here, an accident on the new jersey turnpike this is northbound new jersey pike right near exit number three between exits two and three as we look here from skyfox, we will pull back out here. traffic over here to the left, i'm not sure if traffic is getting by, looks like all off into the trees here, so we keep an eye on that one, again, on the new jersey turnpike, over in south jersey and going to the fixed cameras here, live look at i95, southbound, pulling this guy out of the grass southbound, an accident, approaching woodhaven road. so that's causing a delay for anyone coming out of bucks county there. live look, little further south, accident near bridge street. so double accidents here, on i-95 patco service suspended during the morning rush hour, no trains at all coming in from south jersey. the ben franklin not bad at the moment. here is a live look, but expect a lot of extra volume, using the ben franklin. use the patco train to come into philadelphia, obviously looking for alternates this morning. >> storm scam threw here last night, nice pretty sunrise over the

. >>> two people were taken to the hospital after a serious crash this morning on the new jersey turnpikecontrol and when off the highway at 6:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of warwitch county. the firefighters was assisting with a fire that damaged three story buildings on the 64 hundred block of woodland avenue it happened at 12:15 a.m. and all the buildings are believed to be vacant and the firefighters were taken to the hospital in stable condition, they will be coming in from nova scotia and the florida keys. tomorrow starts the tall ship festival, a spectacular sight on both sides of delaware river. if you have dreamt of sailing the high seas here is your chance to get up close to these magnificent ships? >> 9 ship hindu we got a sneak peek they were making sure everything was in order for the sale. his captain, josh told us sailing is in his blood forever. >> since i was 3 years old in my grandma's swimming pool my father got us a dingy and we had to learn how to short tack and sail up to the center board to make it to the shallow end. >> and if you really want the full experience

good alternate there would be the new jersey turnpike. your normal delays on both schuylkill and i-95 at the moment and mass transit looking good. mike, back to you. >> look out these storms are coming our way, severe storms moved through midwest especially, in western michigan where a tornado touched down, the national weather service confirmed that a ef1 pretty small tornado with wind of a hundred miles an hour hit the area yesterday. five people had to be rescued but nobody was hospitalized, very strong wind, heavy rain that caused major problems in the state of iowa and illinois. it is moving our way. when will it get here? sue serio has the answer. >> after we get to a heat index above hundred degrees today. yikes. it is going to be hot to daze. it is for philadelphia and surrounding urban counties where we will get the hottest weather by the numbers is five out of ten. watch out for storms. that is why buddy has umbrella and watch for the heat. we have mug it the dog out. yes, muggy, very humid today. wear your shade right now. 79 d