penn dot getting the salt trucks ready for action and action reporter annie mccormick is life in norris town then the metrologist cecily tynan and accuweather cecily. >> jim this is going to be a brush with some snow, some rain, there are a few things really counting against this storm from being a big snow maker first of all a lot of dry air and if you look at this you can see it breaking up in northern virginia and also running into some relatively warm temperatures, we have temperatures above freezing in most of our viewing area so the moisture has finally started to move east but you will notice near malvern and pottstown it's starting as rain not snow in reading it's been snowing for hours lightly but even there temperatures are marginal so a lot of that is actually melting as it's hitting the ground. it's 32 in reading marginal for snow allentown 32 lancaster 32, philadelphia though it's pretty warm, it's 38 degrees and in cape may it's 40 degrees so this means as it moves in a lot of it will be rain in philadelphia. so we do have that winter weather advisory, it's now in effect until

. >>> septa approved this new route that breaks off the norris town speed line into king of prussia. it moves the elevated train away from residential neighborhoods and across the pennsylvania turnpike. here's an idea of what that elevated train might look like when it's finished. the line will lead from the norris town station, stop at the king of prussia mall and the valley forge casino. >> how long is your commute, usually? >> about two hours. >> that's a long time. >> that a long time. >> they should do that. that'd be a plus for them. >> meantime a group is concerned the train will have a negative impact on upper marion township. septa has one more environmental study to complete before construction can begin. >>> and eagles excitement is building. fans are making plans. the team is hitting the practice field again today. and here at nbc 10 we are counting down to the birds and patriots playing in the super bowl. >> take a look at that clock. we are now nine days away. super bowl festivities in minneapolis will get under way today. the celebration features live music, ice sculpt

action news reporter wendy is live outside the montgomery courthouse in norris town and wendy you havehe full story. >> reporter: jim, the details of this chilling crime are so horrific the early autopsy reports showing significant internal bleeding a pattern of abuse and tread marks on the boy's buttocs being beaten so badly with a shoe and that is just the beginning. it's hard for district attorney kevin steele to fathom what police say happened on this street on lukens and willow grove. >> what the child went through is outrageous, a senseless killing of a child. >> reporter: according to this affidavit the pregnant mother of tahjir smith was found wandering outside her house the four-year-old laying nearby limp and unresponsive according to her confession the mother and her boyfriend keiff king were disciplining the boy for spilling his cereal and made him get in a push up position. they then laid the boy on the bed with his pants and underwear removed, grabbed a blue levi sandel and repeatedly struck him he said king punched tahjir in the back of a head before putting him in an sc

the line will leave from the norris town center and stops at the king of prussia mall and end at the valley forge casino. and septa says a lot of commuters could cut their commute times by more than two hours. >> in the meantime a group called the no kop rail is concerned this train will have a negative impact on upper marion township. ouv, the group also admits the train emphasis new route away from neighborhoods is a small victory. septa has one more environmental study to complete before construction can begin. >>> state higher education officials plan to offer six new degrees. they include bachelors degrees and plus a masters degree in communications. the new programs will begin in the fall at five of the 14 state run universities. the goal is to address work force needs and to increase enrollme enrollment. >>> new this morning, a popular philadelphia restaurant destroyed by fire is hinting that a rebuild is in the works. it was destroyed by flames this past october. this morning we saw this tweet that shows what appears to be plans to rebuild the eatery along with the message st

community made a show of support for a beloved member who was ousted from his position as ambassador of norris town. hank cisco took over the position nine years ago, but earlier this month city council members decided not to reappoint the 94-year-old. his supporters flooded the council meeting demanding that cisco be reinstated. while council members reversed their decision and decided to keep cisco for another year. >>> coming up high tech help. local police creating a suspect sketch even though no one ever saw him. the key to the process next. >> announcer: nbc 10 breaking news. >>> the back half of a slow moving winter storm is bringing shovel worthy snow to parts of our area this morning. this is live look from allentown there. but the farther east you go like here in philadelphia, your chance of a winter wonderland, well, it starts to drop. and the jersey shore will mostly dodge this one. neighborhoods there may only see just a few flakes. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. i'm dray clark. >> and i'm tracy davidson. the winter weather has almost 250 schools closed or delayed this mornin

. >> in no norris town burlington county, stokesville is thee place to go sledding. as soon as the snow falls, youngsters grab their sleds. the spot is so popular, it has a historical designation. more sledding in west philadelphia. kids put sled train together to glide down the hill at clark park. some adults also strapped on skis for snow fun of their own. these are some of the many snow photos our viewers are sending throughout the day. use the hash tag he islanders. >> the good guys show up. flyers play with urgency. no mistakes. sean,is 19th goal of the seas, 1 flyer. ivan shoots. michaelt in, 2-1 flyers. wayne simmons cleans up lead. double penalty on the islanders, two on the night, now 4-1. later in the same period, travis turn. flyers score four second period goals, hanging on for a 6-4 victory. >> we have had up and down games. the focus was to show we are the philadelphia flyers. we have grit to the game. we showed that from the first shift. >> practice makes perfect. eagles get a lot of practice time ahead of the january 13th, playoff opener. our relation

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look at the downpours just exiting norris town, but on the way to wor minister and buckingham this morning. reading it's coming down about an inch and a third an hour. 40 now in the suburbs. that temperature is coming up even as the rain comes down. we've got a wind that's going to be shifting out of the north right now at 5 miles an hour. the rain is already in place in philadelphia. and it will really warm up during the day in spite of the showers and thunderstorms. you're looking at 50s and 60s this afternoon. we'll break it down hour by hour when i'm back in ten minutes. but first jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. >>> good news. the schuylkill expressway on the vine. this is clear. this is the eastbound traffic right here where they were diverting traffic a second ago. the westbound, it might be clearing. it didn't really matter anyway because traffic was getting by the scene. it wasn't a huge delay. that eastbound side is back open. this is clear in this crash in upper moreland around allison road. and checking in with drive time. the eastbound 29 to the schuylkill expr

hope the technology called phenotyping will help them find a man who attacked a woman in nor nor norris town. the image doesn't reflect things like age and weight. phenotyping offers only an approximation of what the suspect looks like. and that's led to some hesitation from the aclu which fears the images could lead to racial profiling. >>> by offering customers a safe way to dispose of leftover prescriptions, starting today wal-mart and sams club pharmacies will give customers a packet along with their opioid prescriptions. the ingredients in the packet will break down any unwanted pills when mixed with water. >>> 34 degrees at 5:26, we're tracking rain and snow. but many neighborhoods that are seeing rain right now will eventually get some snow. and that includes cape may. that's a live view. slippery spots this morning. we'll show you where. it doesn't vary quite a bit neighborhood to neighborhood. updated forecast just ahead. >>> matt delucia live in allentown. still seeing plenty of plows on the road right now and slippery conditions. hearing from some drivers coming up next. >>> polic

look at the downpours just exiting norris town, but on the way to wor minister and buckingham this morningading it's coming down about an inch and a third an hour. 40 now in the suburbs. that temperature is coming up even as the rain comes down. we've got a wind that's going to be shifting out of the north right now at 5 miles an

in norris town, a crash on swede street and also opt 42 cre way there's some pothole repairs. that's coming away from philadelphia back towards south jersey from 290 phi to the atlantic city expressway and that will be happening until they're finished the. we might see on and off delays especially moving through. drive times on the other side heading northbound aren't doing too bad. >>> the words of an olympic gold medalist. this morning we hear from mckayla maroney and other victims who condemn a former doctor for years of abuse. plus, scrambling for a deal. lawmakers are battling the clock as they try to put pieces together to avoid a government shutdown and fix daca. >>> bright sunshine and we've got a pretty day but it's also pretty cold. that changes as we head into the weekend. a look at the weekend forecast neighborhood by neighborhood just ahead. >>> for a third straight day dozens of women are giving testimony about their sexual abuse by former gymnastics dr. larry nasser in the say live look now from his sentencing hearing in lancing, michigan, where another victim i

and the crash out in norris town watch for this on water street rite around main street. >>> up next,resident trump's new tone. the president gives his first state of the union filled with economic optimism, challenges and warnings. we have new reaction to last night's speech just ahead. >> i think the judge is my hero just because she gave it to him straight. >> olympic gymnast opens up good moving forward in the aftermath. nasser is due in court for another sentencing today. those details straight ahead. >>> dry and cold today but our up and down weather pattern is going to continue. i'm tracking rain headed our way and i'll also have the super bowl forecast just ahead. >>> the breaking news we're following that the hour, the director of the centers for disease control, the cdc, has resigned. in a statement the department of health and human services says brenda fitzgerald had financial conflicts of interest that made it difficult for her do her job. fitzgerald still owns a number of stocks in beer, soda, and tobacco companies. she said she has sold some of them but that financial r

enormous sinkhole that opened in the fish town section of philadelphia is keeping crews busy and preventing water service to the entire block of tag gart street off of norristhe 30-foot by 30-foot chasm opened just before noon forcing the evacuation of six homes. no word on what caused the sinkhole or how long it will take to fix. >> the family of tom petty are confirming suspicions about his death. the coroner's office confirmed he died of a drug overdose. he was taking medications for emphysema, a fractured hip. when he di died some summer, hes 66. >> roy halliday had traces of drugs in his blood when he crashed his plane. trauma died from blunt force trauma as drowning as a contributing factor. the department o department of e intends to retry bob menendez. he was charged in a bribery scheme in which prosecutors said he traded favors. this time he will defend against corruption charges while running for invest dpaition. investigation. investigators still don't know why steven paddock opened fire from his hotel room at mandalay bay. he had a disturbing search history including research on swat, tactics, child pornography and other locations to commit his

norris street and temple university police and philadelphia police responded to the scene and they are industrial trying to identify a suspect and possible motive. >>> gun fire broke out in a german town section of the city, two people were shot standing outside a deli along the 5100 block. and victims were rushed to einstein medical center. witnesses say the bullets came from a dark vehicle. >>> after 11 days at his mar-a-lago resort. president trump is back for his first full day at the white house. and on going threats from north korea and anti-government protests in iran. abc is following the latest now. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, president trump is facing a number of international challenges in the year ahead. north korea can prove to be his biggest test yet but the unfolding protests in iran are also demanding the president's attention. >> for a sixth day violent protests are ranging in iran, streets are consumed with burning billings. and at least 26 people have been kill in the crashes it started over economic demands and now some are calling for the regime's down fall. iran supreme leader is accusing countries of sparking the unrest. and president trump is slamming ira