north jersey long before that. >> we will see how it plays out in the next couple of weeks.nk you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> now we are joined by host of nj now. >> it is a cause for pause. you have to wait until the charges come out if there are charges at all. >> people are speculating, writing tons of articles about this. >> a few people have their names being thrown out, especially mayor philip. >> he has been talking about running for governor and would probably be a good candidate. who knows what shape that administration will be in. we have a lot of time still to go. the idea of consequences for an indictment that did not happen years out of is tough to deal with. >> we we will have to wait and see if the charges come through. thank you for joining us. >> no problem. >> i am in i am in newark at the hilton hotel where senator bob menendez is speaking. the whole world has shown up they all want to find out what he has to say about the corruption charges may be facing in a couple of weeks. he has said he has done nothing wrong and that he and the flo

jersey at that hour. going into the late morning hours, umbrellas are still going up in the area. off to the north and west we'll slowly see improvement during the afternoon hours. a light rainfall and sprinkles in the reading and allentown area while a steady rain for south delaware and south jersey. it will be tapering off heading into the afternoon hours and temperatures throughout the day today, nowhere near as warm as yesterday with a high of 67 yesterday afternoon. today the upper 40s to lower 50s. i have the weekend forecast when i'm back in ten. >>> 11 minutes after 4:00 now and let's get an early check of the roads out there to see how traffic is moving while traffic is out there at ten minutes of 4:00 on a friday morning. katy zachry is watching that for us. >> there are a few cars on the roads this morning, but it's wet out there. be careful of ponding and puddling on the majors. add extra time to the main times. very few cars on the roadways but you'll have to go slow considering the rain coming down. taking a look at the drive times on 95 76 and 422 in the typical trouble spots, we ar

. >> people up in north jersey getting ready for the next winter storm. >> one community that was alreadyease its salt supply is trying to prevent others from stealing from it. >> ♪♪ >> someone has been stealing road salt from the salt shack in west milford in passaic county, new jersey and this is a problem because towns in north jersey have been suffering from dwindling supplies this winter and salt delivery delays. west milford has ordered public works employees to not allow nonemployees to enter the salt depots. >> that's just kind of some salt in the wound there. after a long winter that all ready to see end. sounds like it will give us a rough afternoon commute. this morning things are dry as we look along the roosevelt boulevard, route 1 near ninth street. nearby don't forget about that crash involving the vehicle on its side in hunting park along hunting park avenue at front street. if you're headed to edison high school this morning you may need to go around the block because of that accident. down in greenville delaware we had so many issues yesterday morning along 100 at 141. t

coming in south jersey along 492 freeway north bound watch for the headlights. we have a delay working your way in toward creek road and i295. as we go south, on 295, an accident right here near mount laurel. exit for route 73 on the southbound side. watch for accident as well on the ramps from 422 coming into king of prussia ramp from 422 to 202. all of the on and off ramps, lesser traveled road, secondary roads or side streets. fit looks wet with that melt down low temps overnight it could be slippery. west on the schuylkill delay into belmont. eastbound slow at the conshohocken curve. mike and lauren, back to you. >> do you see the headline in the daily news. look at the the players. j mack is gone. we have frank gore coming n great player from the seahawks, the cornerback. do you believe this? >> you have to be careful with this pen here. do you believe this? the eagles were expected to be one of the busiest teams in the free agent market and they have been over last weeks. team cannot sign players until 4:00 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. but reports have eagl

custody. >> new this morning a journalist who went missing a year ago has been found dead in a north jersey river. authorities identified the body as david byrd. the writer for the "wall street journal" went for a walk and never returned. police are investigating the cause and manner of death for the 55-year-old. >>> the obamas may be eyeing one of had a -- one of hawaii's best known homemade famous in the magnum p.i.series. the home sold to one of obama's supporters more than $8 million earlier this week. that's raising eye brows, it is close to where the president and his family spend the winter holidays. they spent it there in recent years, as well. >> they might be retiring there. >> 4:57. a pennsylvania toddler seemingly lifeless body pulled from a an icy creek and miraculously survives. >>> we have the newest food craze, "action news" continues. when we go to the store i find my box of honey bunches of oats, and i'm checking to see if i packaged it. he says "it has a certain code that's my line, this is the date." if the last 3 letters were p22, that's me. >> good morning everyone, 5:

. >> the dollar store in north jersey erupts in flames overnights.new video is coming into the newsroom. >> reporter: we have an update i'm watching this problem with this tractor-trailer stuck on the ramp schuylkill expressway eastbound to spring garden. they are allowing traffic to get by on the ramp. more details on what's happening in the area when "action news" comes right back. # >> 6:43, the sun wanting to come up over the horizon. starting to light up the sky there over penns landing. it is 38 degrees on city avenue. >> let's go over to karen rogers about that time of the day when the roads get really busy. >> reporter: we're following this problem it's a big one this is the schuylkill expressway eastbound here we are at spring garden. this is the ramp from spring garden to the schuylkill expressway eastbound. there's a tractor-trailer that's toatlely stopped. -- totally stopped. he is trying to make the turn, he ran into the wall. they had the schuylkill blocked and the spring garden stopped and the ramp blocked. the current traffic is stopp

six-month investigation which found that cooper hospital ceo john sheridan killed his wife, set their north jersey house on fire and killed himself last september. >>> a former day care owner has been charged with after police say a 15-month-old child drown while under her care. the cumberland county prosecutor's office announced that rockiesen lacy is charged with operating a child care center without a license. investigators say she was caring for six kids at sunshine day care in millville last november. a child accidentally drown in a gold fish upon. prosecutors claim lacy needed a line because she was caring for more than five children. >>> police in voorhees want you to take a good look at these pictures. they say the two men you see here are persons of interest in a robbery that injured an elderly man. the 83-year-old man was robbed near the robin hill apartments on preston avenue. he had to be treated at the hospital for injuries to his face. >>> no one will be charged in this case that's the word from philadelphia police after a 4-year-old girl tried to take a bus ride by herself in the mi

north and west. we were close to 60 degrees. many areas in south jersey can delaware around mid-50s. this is all rain. it's too warm for anything else. that's how we expect it to stay for the rest of the evening. the light rain continues across the area. especially north and west. nothing very heavy. across 476 and 78 we've been seeing pretty steady rain through the lehigh valley for quite some time. pretty much all afternoon. from wilmington to trenton along all the major interstates here, the light rain is continuing. it's fairly steady for all of jersey and close to the shore. southern delaware seeing a few breaks. a majority is hanging in new castle county. it's going to continue moving in. you see it to our west. a lot of moisture we have to get through before we dry out. the drying won't occur until later in the day tomorrow. morning hours for some of you north of philadelphia. here's a look at future weather. tonight the rain stays around. notice how you notice the green by 8:00 tonight. this is going to be pretty kent lighter rainfall. i don't expect anything very heavy. as w

. >> a firefighters was injured battling a three-alarm blaze in north jersey. this happening in essington county. the store collapsed. the injured firefighter is expected to be okay. >>> this story is developing, the search for two gunman who opened fire on los angeles police. homeowners are ordered to shelter in place as the manhunt goes on. the men injured two officers. police questioned several people at the scene no arrests have been made. >>> let's go over to the big board with a first look at business. the obama administration is looking to attract fish. they are looking to where the fish was caught and how the fish was stolen. it's to crackdown on seafood fraud and i illegal fishing. >>> younger adults are hungry for news despite appearing to be disconnected. 18 to 34 get their news from mobile devices and social network. >>> stocks dipped friday and falling oil prices and the rising dollar. futures seem to be pointing to a mixed open. >>> time to get the brackets done, march madness is here. it's expected to cost american companies $2 billion in lost pr

stars tomorrow night look to go make up for lost weekends, yesterday it was flyers and devils in north jersey-one tie with a shorthanded goal in the second period and they never looked back. they beat the fly guys five to two. the flyers lost two games over the weaken, to fall seven points behind the bruins, for that last playoff spot in the east. >>> well the phillies say cliff lee will miss his next spring training start. general manager rubin amaro says cliff reported some discomfort in the same part of his elbow that side lined him for the second half of last season. now, that could be trouble. we wish him well. wow, phillies play the orioles this afternoon in clearwater. erika? >> the iditerod dog sled race gets underway today. they had to move the starting line husbands of whiles away. the unusual reason why coming up. also, a miracle that she's alive. baby girl is found upside down in her carseat 14 hours after that car sheet was riding in, plunged into an icy river. this incredible story coming up next. yoplait greek 100. for when you just can't make it without a protein-packed, thick

. >> a dream home has become a nightmare in north jersey. that's what the homeowner said he paid 1 point # million dollars -- $1.7 million nearly a decade ago. the building started to sink. the builder's attorney said there was no intent to defraud a few years ago the judge ruled that he had defrauded the homeowner. the company successfully appealed that decision just this month. >> i spent all the money i had and basically i got cleaned out in the process, i have nothing now. >> the case now goes to a jury. >> 5:53. up next, the search for the thief in the case of organic food. >> we have new video of a catastrophic collapse overseas. gets the details all new at 6:00 a.m. (woman) ready for another game? (woman) oh, sorry! (man) daydreaming again. (man) about going on a cruise? (in unison) yeah. (woman) around the hawaiian islands, for 2 weeks. (in unison) we were! (man) with a helicop is in a. you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania lottery. bring your dreams to life. >> 5:56 a little cloud cover over the platt bridg

he was from basking ridge in somerset county in north jersey. salvage operations began at the sight today. the chopper when down in fog. >>> all clear tonight after officials found two suspicious packages at the base exchange and commissary. the authorities determined there was no threat and they let everyone back inside. >>> and a man who helped usher students off of this bus. the driver acquaint aware how bad the situation was. >> it was like it is sinking into the hole and then when he came out i helped him take all of the kids out. >> no one was hurt. >>> a new effort to get philadelphia kids to start school earlier. michael nutter signed the ordinance of putting universal free kindergarten access on the budget. they would come up with a fanding formula. it could cost an estimated $53 million a year. >>> education expected to be front and center for the next race for mayor in philadelphia. the democratic candidates will chair off april 7th at 7:00 p.m. you can watch here on nbc 10 and telemundo. what would you want to ask the candidate? here

. >> developing right now a north jersey firefighter was injured battling a three-alarm blaze.eo shows the fierce flames in irvington essex county. >>> the search for two gunman opened fire on los angeles logs police homeowners are under to shelter in place while the manhunt goes on. two men wounded plain clothes officers who are said to be in good condition. several people were questioned at the scene no arrests have been made. >>> police in indianapolis are investigating an attack in the park that injured a girl and her younger brother. this is the beating posted online. a group surrounds her and she is punched to the ground. the injured girl is able to get up and grab her brother and starts to leave a little later but the aggressor strikes again knocking the boy off his feet when he tries to defend his sister no arrests have been made. >> families of the children who were killed in the andy took school in connecticut filed a lawsuit. lawsuit claims the mother of the mass murderer was negligent. her son carried out a rampage with an assault rifle left unsecured in her home. t

reportedly that ticket was sold in north jersey bergan county. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, sergeant bowe bergdahl breaks his science as he faces time in prison. >>> and he has been catapulting his team to march madness. why he is taking on a side job. >>> sergeant bowe bergdahl is speaking out about captivity. he says he was kept in isolation for his entire five years shackled to a bed and constantly beaten and threatened with execution for constantly trying to escape. he was charged with desertion for walking away from his post in 2009. some soldiers in his platoon say the charges are not enough. >> there should be more consequences and death is certainly something that should have been considered. >> bergdahl could face up to life in prison if convicted of both charges. >>> fans are invited to pay their respects and say good-bye to an eagles great. the first one is underway at the funeral home in bethlehem. it runs until 4:00 p.m., the second viewing takes place from 4:00 until 6:00 tonight. known as concrete charlie to eagles fans, he played his college career at penn

a state senator from north jersey is expected to introduce a bill on monday that calls for legalizing and taxing marijuana for recreational purposes in new jersey. >>> it is the round of 32 in the ncaa tournament today. the villanova wildcats are looking for another win after cruising in their first round game against lafayette. nova takes on eighth seed nc state later on tonight. nbc 10's keith jones continues his reports on the wildcats live from pittsburgh. he'll be with us later on this morning. you can watch him during our >>> the time right now is 5:08. a bizarre scene at a new orleans airport ended with a tsa agent shooting a man. police say he was armed with a machete and wasp spray and he use them both before an airport worker stopped him in his tracks. detail on the investigation. >>> plus beer lovers, we'll tell you about a local festival where you can take your pick from hundreds of different brews. >>> now your nbc 10 first alertys weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> good morning. as we head into the start of your weekend we'll see improving conditions, especia

the investigation determined that cooper hospital ceo john sheridan killed his wife, set their north jerseyouse on fire and killed himself last september. >>> nobody will be charge that's the word from philadelphia police after a 4-year-old girl tried to take a bus ride by herself in the middle of the night. the girl got herself dressed and left her house in tacony around 3:00 yesterday morning. she boarded the bus telling passengers she wanted a slushy from a convenience store. the driver called officers and stopped the bus until they arrived n. this day and age, somebody could have picked her up, you know. it was scary. it was scary to see her out there at that time of night by herself. >> police reunited the girl with her mother at the hospital where she was checked out a few hours later. >>> a former day care owner has been charge after a 15-month-old child drown while under her care. the cumber loun county prosecutor's office announced that rock axxanne lacy has been charged with operating a day-care center that was unlicensed. prosecutors claim lacy needed a license to care for more t

a group of north jersey seventh graders wrote letters to law marks pushing for the change. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> a good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. finally, a dry weekend. we'll have sunshine, temperatures old cold today. milder on sunday. we even have spring-like weather in your seven-day, including some 50s. the weather headlines on your saturday morning, we're waking up to frigid temperatures in the teens, single digits in some spots. bundle up as you head out this morning. it will be a cold day. temperatures topping out in the 30s, well below normal for this time of year. still feeling pretty good. more sunshine on sunday as well with temperatures into the upper 40s. that will feel nice. taking a look in philadelphia 14 degrees, winds out of the west, 6 miles per hour. winds on the light side today. temperatures very similar to this time yesterday. 1 degree warmer, actually. as we look to the north and west we're actually a little colder. it feels like 5 below zero in mt. pocono 9 below zero in allentown, 5 in philadelphia. it feels l

he's from north jersey. went to monmouth university. the birds created some cap room for this year by extending linebacker rye onans for another year. he's coming off a torn achilles last year. >>> phillies winless in the last six spring games. today they lose 18-4. ryne sandberg says today, is unacceptable. zach ef lynn starting, coming over in the jimmy rollins deal and he did not fare well giving up four runs including the four-run bomb to marte. slowey competing to be the fifth starter gives up six runs, five earned. in between innings after that strikeout, tempers flaerre. benches empty. >>> piethe flyers officially eliminated from the playoffs. >> back of your head you always think you have a chance. so when you're officially eliminated, it's not a good feeling. >> we have to finish up strong. be a part of the effort we're putting forth during a tough time. >>> sixers are preparing for next season with knoll playing forward. brett brown tells us the difference for his new role. >> i think it was a real eye-opener defensively. you

basking ridge in somerset county in north new jersey. captain shaw attended ridge high school there and was captain of the lacrosse team and student government president. >>> there's a new push to get local kids into school earlier. today philadelphia city leaders took the next step to create a universal pre-kindergarten program. philadelphia mayor michael nutter signed an ordinance putting the issue of universal pre-kindergarten access on the may ballot. if the measure passes a special commission would be created to come up with a funding formula. the mayor promises money won't be shifted from one group of students to pay the estimated $53 million annual cost of universal pre-k. >> our city is going to lead and grow in the 21st century. we must, we must we must improve student outcomes at all levels of education. >> education analysts believe this ballot initiative has implications beyond philadelphia. passage could create a ground swell of political pressure on state lawmakers to do the same for districts all over the commonwealth. >>>

snow mostly throughout pennsylvania into north jersey, long island, southern new england expecting some snow, as well. here's what we're thinking in terms of accumulations, 1 to 3 in philadelphia, lighter around baltimore. an inch to potentially two in northwestern suburbs and 3 to 6 inches throughout southern and central pennsylvania, north and eastbound towards boston, a couple of inches of snow possible, as well. in the southwest no rest for the weary as the drought continues with more sunshine. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thanks justin. >>> as he mentioned no relief for that historic drought in california. new governor jerry brown is proposing emergency action. >> he wants to spend more than a billion dollars on immediate aid to communities hardest hit by water shortages that includes money for drinking water, crop protection and groundwater management. he says the state must prepare for widespread flooding when massive storms do finally come bringing too much rain too quickly. after and outrage is growing at the university fof virginia campus reigniting the debate about race an

the report says that cooper hospital's ceo john sheridan killed his wife set their north jersey house on fire and then killed himself last september. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a burglary in port richmond where one of the suspects got in through a hole cut in the building's roof. according to police two men and a woman broke into the public storage facility on caster avenue on wednesday night. the thieves got away with 35 guitars, 10 amps, electronics an other items. >>> another setback for a south jersey teenager with special needs. two weeks ago, 15-year-old guzman testified against the drunk driver who put him in a wheelchair and killed his best friend. on thursday, a thief stole a medical transport van his mother uses. it was found crashed in the tacony area. >> he is my strength. that boy keeps me going. that's why i have to be positive. i have to stay positive. >> the family set up a go fund me site and hopes that somebody will help them buy a new van. they only had limited insurance. >>> police have arrested this man, troy edwards for stealing the van. he's also

the cement stemming from a 2004 court case over pollution from petroleum plants in north jersey jersey>>> all right. you already know this it's the first day, full day of the ncaa tournament and march madness is already in full swing. >> all eyes on villanova wildcats who play their first game of the tournament tonight in pittsburgh. howard eskin here to take a look at their game with lafayette. howard? >> dawn, but they're also looking at what they're doing in their brackets, too. >> exactly. >> the heck with villanova. when my team gets beat and there were a couple of upsets already in the tournament. two, 14 seeds beat number threes that blew up some pools. but villanova plays in less than two hours. no way villanova loses to lafayette. none. not a bold statement considering villanova is a 22-point favorite favorite. the interest in this game is lafayette head coach fran o'hanlon a villanova grad and a friend of the villanova coach jay wright. coaches always tell you it's going to be a tough game. >> i think both teams are very similar in that they've they've got everybody back from

the bill was drafted in response to vent reports that north jersey police told two teen shovellers they couldn't conduct a business without a permit. >>> and temperatures may be warming but the harsh winter left thousands out in the cold as a result of a spice in house fires. the red cross says they have seen a rise in fires this winter as people have tried to come up with creative ways to heat their homes. and now there's a greater need than ever for food clothing and shelter. across our area the red cross is doing everything it can to keep up. >> last year in pennsylvania he responded to more than 1600 home fires. that's a lot in pennsylvania. but the height of the home fires really came in january when the snow and the cold weather really set in across the state. >> according to reports from the u.s. fire administration 620 people have died in house fires since january 1st of this year. here are tips to keep your family safe. keep children pets and anything famable three feet away from any heating equipment. never use a cooking range or oven to heat your home. use flashlights instead

they have been having trouble clearing some of the ice and snow off some of their roadways in north jersey. but of course their revenue comes from a different source toll revenue. the legislature will have until july to adopt this budget. live in deptford tonight, i'm cyndey long, nbc 10 news. >> breaking down more details of governor christie's budget plan it calls for $118 million in transportation funding cuts. christie plans to pay $1.3 billion into the state's pension fund next year but that's far less than the $3 billion he agreed to in his first term. the lower contribution prompted 14 unions to announce their plans to sue the governor. >>> new at 6:00 atlantic city's firefighters will not apply for a federal grant that could save jobs. according to the press of atlantic city mayor don guardian would not sign off on the application yesterday. city council voted to back applying for the grant that currently pays the salary and wages for 50 firefighters. but the mayor's chief of staff says city can't afford it. >>> in ewing township, mercer county a woman is facing sex assault charges

. >>> arrests warrants issued for a north jersey man who never returned his sons to his ex-wife. investigators in sussex county have reason to believe that christopher dom could be putting the safety his seven and eight-year-old sons at risk. the boy's mother delivered a tearful message to her missing children. >> know that i love you and i miss you and i'll never stop looking for now matter what. >> the boys have been missing now for more than a month. dom was last seen driving a gray nissan pathfinder. police say he keeps changing up the license plate and he might have shaved his son's heads in order to disguise them. >> turning now to accuweather gets so dirty after big snowfallly. >> yes. >> mother nature is going to help us clean things up. >> we'll get some rain that will sort of clean things out a little bit. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows it's not here for the morning commute which is probably good for those of you getting moving this morning. we have the probability of some sun early mixing with clouds. there's the airport. everything dry as a bone for now but th

jersey. and with light rain north and west, that's going to keep a lid on temperatures this morning. but we'll warm to the middle 40s. around lunchtime, that's at 11:00 this morning with the steadier rain in delaware and south jersey. farther north and west we'll start to dry out at 1:00 in the afternoon for allentown. the seven-day forecast with a look at the weekend when i come back in ten. >>> in the northern suburbs -- that's all that matters. we'll get you to work. here's katy zachry watching the roadway. in doyletown, we'll be headed to the school bus intersection with a wet looking intersection. i don't see know comesnow coming down in our area. we are still looking good at this hour. tracy? >>> drivers get ready. speaking of driving to work a delaware bridge is closed this morning and will be closed for a while. we'll tell you why. >>> also there's a lucky person out there somewhere. maybe it's you. just ahead, where the winning lottery numbers were bought. >>> and a pottstown native who worked in pittsburgh was last seen in december. we still do not know how paul kochu died.

jersey. that's creating areas of black ice. north and west we have frozen slush on the back roads. take your time this morning. this afternoon, clouds and sun milder, shooting for a high of 55 degrees. that will feel good, but don't get used to it, we'll slam the door shut on the milder weather colder weather returns tuesday. we'll talk about that when i step back inside. >> black ice is blamed for two evaluate crashes in the northeast. the action cam was on the scene on i-95 northbound north of cottman avenue. one crash happened on the northbound side of the road. the other in the southbound lanes. penndot crews were called to salt the roads. therein no injuries in either accident. >>> earlier this week we told you about a pitbull that attacked three members of its new adopted family. "action news" has learned it wasn't the first time the dog has gone on the attack. the animal control team of philadelphia was warned about the dog. dann cuellar has the exclusive details. >> reporter: we were startled to hear from another family only days earlier the same dog whom they were fosterin

jersey. nobody was inside the buildings the 500 block of kings highway north. the driver is okay.ying to sort out what caused the driver to lose control. the foundations was not compromised. >>> a roof collapse at a college party in southern california. several thousands students were celebrating st. patrick's day early yesterday. the roof of the garage collapsed under the weight of 3 dozen students who were standing on it. the most serious injury was a person's thy impaled by a piece of debris. at least three people were arrested. >>> today marks the first an sears of the crash of malaysia airlines flight # -- 370. many gathered outside a buddhist temple in beijing. they promised to never give up on the search for answers. no wreckage has found. but officials in australia malaysia and china say they are still optimistic the plane will be found in the southern indian ocean. they suspect it crashed after deerve -- deviating from the flight path. >>> president obama took part in the commemoration of blood sunday a landmark frights showdown. >> reporter: the marchers were met with ho

so may not be a strong in philadelphia and new jersey as it is north and west when it gets there before for tonight, we see drizzle and fog, temperatures rising slowly. by tomorrow morning, nowhere near as cold as this morning. then tomorrow a very mild day. you won't need a heavy coat but you will need an umbrella. showers in the morning, very warm in the afternoon, then the evening thunderstorm that you saw in some places getting into the 70s. and the seven-day forecast yeah, there's that one day of warm weather. much colder on friday. chance of some showers in the morning and parts of the area. and then very cold on saturday. chance of some snow flurries or snow showers. struggling to get to 40. and then down in the 20s sunday morning before we warm up a little. >> thanks glenn. >>> hopping a train to the king of prussia mall and beyond. it is still years in the making. that's where you come in. a public meeting about new rail service is happening right now. next, a look at what the commute could look like and where it will go. >>> and crowded nest. a day after showing you a baby eag

down 29, a the new jersey turnpike, we're in good shape this morning no problems into or out of north jersey, the rest of the jersey roadways, like route 73, for the shaders, who are headed through evesham we're in good shape. septa says using shuttle buses until 5:00 on both the market frankford and the brought street subway. airport looking good. no problems on the bridges. back to you. >> thank you 4:04 is the time. developing for you right now prisoner escapes police custody in barnegat, new jersey reportedly got out of the back after police car on raven wood boulevard near garden state parkway around 10:30 last night. police advise residents to lock their doors and put their outside lights on, as they search on the grounds and from above in a police helicopter. his name is not being released, only being described as white male with a face tatoo. no word on what police arrested him for. also developing, firefighters are called to the china taste take-out on broad street in north philly. the apartment upstairs it, evacuated just before 1:00 this morning as crews work to extinguish the fla

. >>> a $40 million power ball ticket was told in north jersey it was born in teaneck, berbegan county. you can watch the power ball every day here on 6 abc. it airs after "action news" at 11:00. >>> anna scott was born in 1915, that is one hundred years ago now the avid poet and seem stress lives on her own thanks to experts from an elder care company they celebrated her centennial by reading poems she had written and no birthday is complete without some cake. >> up next, we'll check the soggy forecast for you. as we head outside looking live from sky 6 hd philadelphia international airport cecily tynan has the details from accuweather for when we can see some sunshine. when you see weather or breaking news we want you to join the action. email your photos and video to jointheaction@6abc.com or use the #6abcaction on social media. jim kenney. son of a firefighter. first in his family to go to college. he's been councilman at-large, representing the whole city. a progressive voice who'll be a mayor for our neighborhoods. bringing philadelphia together... expanding pre-kindergarten impr

the month, and we go for a ride. 295 and the new jersey turnpike no problems at all coming from north jersey, headed into south jersey, down in toward that bellmawr interchange, and again, out in the suburbs like chester county coming in on the turnpike from morgantown, downingtown, watch for the patches of fog again you'll be rolling along route 30 and then all the sudden, bamm, the visibility drops considerably. so make sure you're ready for that. and also, the roads are little wet. sue mentioned we could have some rain, so make sure the wipers are working this morning before you pull out of driveway. chris, lauren, back to you. >> good advice, thank you. former university of oklahoma fraternity member caught on video with a racist chant speaks out publicly for the first time. >> now says the chant was discusting and he regrets not stopping it. >> i never thought of myself as a racist, and i never considered it as pocket. but the bottom line is the words that were said in that chant were mean, hateful and racist. i will be deeply sorry and deeply ashamed of what i've done for the rest of m

john sheridan and his wife joyce were found dead in their north jersey home last september. today investigators revealed john sheridan killed his wife before setting the house on fire and then killing himself. >>> they were very bad but the neighborhood is wonderful now. >> crime crackdown. new at 4:30 technology at a local spot notorious for trouble and the impact it's having after being on the job for only a few days. >>> we're wrapping up the first full week of spring but we're about to get that winter feeling again. cold conditions and the chance for snow flurries. my exclusive nbc10 first alert weekend forecast. now, more and more americans are discovering that... shred after shred... dish after dish... day after delicious day... shredding galbani mozzarella yourself inspires meals, and moments, that are simply better. mmm, galbani (sfx: kiss). italy's favorite cheese brand. now, america's number one block mozzarella. >>> right now at 4:30 drying out. it's been a soggy couple days. rain is starting to make its exit. but the cold is making a comeback. nbc10 chief meteoro

jersey turnpike and i-95 say they could see a difference. >> you noticed an increase? >> yes. >> reporter: in the number of state police marked patrols saturating both the north and southbound lanes. today begins the first ever i-95 challenge for new jersey state police. their mission or goal is to bust aggressive drivers, speeders and anyone with a cell phone to their ear. >> it's a good idea. there's a lot of traffic. >> not sure why. i have kids and, you know you are driving for yourself and other people on the road, too. >> reporter: the reason to decrease dangerous traffic accidents and fatalities on new jersey roadways. nationwide there are 33,000 fatal crashes annually. while new jersey's 2014 statistics aren't ready yet, we found out that in 2013 there were 508 fatal motor vehicle crashes in new jersey. she says she doesn't want to be part of any statistic, getting a ticket or getting hurt. >> i know one slip eyes off that road, you can be in an accident. >> reporter: today's surge in patrols continues through sunday. there will also be two other enforcements by state police, in august and december on the turnpike and i-95. that to encompass different weather elemen

a state senator from north jersey is expected to introduce a bill on monday. it calls for legalizing and taxing marijuana for recreational purposes in new jersey. >>> students let police know how they feel about an arrest that left a student battered on the university of virginia campus. what happened at a meeting with police. that's coming up. >>> you're taking a live look at the pocono mountains. take a look at how many writers are out there already. they're enjoying the fresh snowfall from last night's storm and what we'll be seeing as we head into the rest of the afternoon for the rest of the area, warmer conditions. it's going to feel nice out. we are concerned in the next few hours about our temperatures that are right at freezing or just below freezing for icy spots. you want to be careful over the next few hours until we get well above freezing. by 10:00, 36 degrees, by 1:00 p.m. 45 and by 4:00 50 degrees. i'll have the details in my full seven-day forecast. >>> bucks county southeasten road in doylestown is currently shut down because of an accident in

a state senator from north jersey is expected to introduce a bill on monday that calls for legalizing and taxing marijuana for recreational purposes in new jersey. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> good saturday morning to you as we head into the rest of the afternoon, improving conditions with the temperatures pushing into the 50s but first we have to get through the threat of freezing drizzle closer to south jersey and that's going to stay in effect until 7:00 a.m. cold again, our temperatures start to drop down as soon as tomorrow heading into monday but for philadelphia right now, we're at freezing with mostly cloudy skies, humidity at 85%. feels-like temperature at 25. across the region 30 degrees in reading, mostly cloudy skies in atlantic city with temperatures at 32 degrees as well. across the rest of the region, the poconos 26 30 degrees in mt. holly, 33 in dover and our satellite radar shot shows a few lingering showers, even snow showers near atlantic city and also the possibility in this area highlighted in purple for freezing drizzle. you want to be careful for

north and west. mid to upper 50s still in south jersey and delaware. atlantic city at 58 degrees. there is rain well to our south, sthoe. this rain will be moving in as we go into tomorrow. future weather shows it moving across the area for your tuesday. and it's not just going to last a few hours. it's going to last a pretty long time. coming up we'll take a closer look at the timing of this rain. we'll see how long it lasts and more rain chances as we go into the weekend. straight ahead. >>> from our trenton bureau new jersey lawmakers are trying to stop christie's plan to stop a contamination lawsuit with exxonmobil. a resolution is off to the state senate after senate's environment committee voted today to advance the resolution. last week the christie administration introduced a $225 million settlement between the state and exxonmobil over the contamination of refineries in north jersey. the state had sought nearly $9 billion in damages. >>> moving south tonight, it's official, the trump name will stay on the atlantic city taj mahal casino. donald trump reached an agreement t

investigation which found that cooper hospital's ceo john sheridan killed his wife, set their north jersey house on fire and killed himself last september. >>> a former cumberland county day care owner is facing charges after a 15-month-old boy drown while she was watching him. prosecutors office says that roxanne lacy was caring for six kids at sunshine day care in millville last november. according to investigators, lacy was inside with one of the other children when the boy drown in a gold fish pond. she was charged with operating a child care center without a license. lacy would have needed a license to care for more than five kids. >>> this morning, police in voorhees want you to take a good look at these pictures. the two men you see right here are persons of interest in a robbery that injured an elderly man. 83-year-old man was robbed near the robin hill apartments on preston avenue. police say he was treated at the hospital for injury to his face. >>> nobody will be charge that's the word from philadelphia police after this 4-year-old girl tried to take a bus ride by herself in the

. >>> a north jersey mother is turning to social media to help find her two missing sons.t heard from her seven year old jackson, eight year old parker, on february 5th. they called as they always do while on scheduled advice width their dad christopher in hapacod, asked to take the kids to nevada to see his sick father. they never went to that far add, a they never came home. police say their dad abducted them. >> you know what happens? this completely took me by surprise, because we have always been civil for the kids. >> she hopes more people will share their social media posts and pages to learn more about the boys and places their dad might take them. >> good morning kate. >> i good morning happy saint patrick's day everyone. starting the day off on nice mild note. at least for the standards of late march mid to late march. we would normally be bottoming out into the mid 30's or so. but we're over achievers on this morning so it is looking good for us at least initially. the problem is this isn't going to be a day that stays nice and mild. let's discuss (you have litt

. >>> new dash cam video shows a north jersey police officer arrested for dui more than two years before he caused a deadly wrong-way crash. police say linden officer drove into a parked vehicle and could not complete a sobriety test in february of 2013. a judge later suspended the officer's license. ahmad jr. was behind the wheel early friday morning when he drove the wrong way on a staten island highway after a night at a new york strip club. his car crashed head-on into a tractor-trailer killing another officer and a friend. a third officer was seriously injured. >>> new jersey governor chris christie will be in philadelphia tonight to raise money for his political action committee. protesters from new jersey followed the governor to center city today. workers and activists from both new jersey and pennsylvania joined forces to talk about the need for mandatory and sick day policies. governor christie opposes them and says they hurt the economy. >> you want to make sure that governor christie and other republican leaders understand that while leadership matters for america, paid sick

. >> one person critically hurt when an mri machine exploded inside a north jersey animal hospital. 60nd 100 employees were evacuated just after the blast before noon today. police say everyone inside was safe and accounted for. no word tonight on what caused that explosion. >>> tonight we are hearing new audio capturing the moments when actor harrison ford's plane goes down on a california golf course. >> the audio released by tmz apparently ending abruptly when ford's vintage world war ii plane crash lands and another video from tmz shows first responders working on the actor shortly after the crash. the 72-year-old is known for piloting planes and helicopters and has crashed before. the man first on the scene a doctor who just happened to be golfing when ford's plane went down on the course. >> he was conscious. he was conscious. he was talking. as you'd imagine you would be stunned and you'd just be kind of saying where am i and that kind of thing. and he was, he was stunned. >> ford was taken to an l.a. hospital with broken pelvis and garbs to his face. hospital officials say he's

captain stanford henry shah iii, a marine was from basking ridge, somerset, north jersey.a black hawk helicoptered crashed on tuesday night. the chopper went down in fog during a training mission. >>> today in philadelphia it's the first steps toward construction of a memorial to pay tribute to the victims of a major building collapse. take a look. this was the scene of that center city collapse in june 2013. six people were killed more than a dozen others were injured when a building came crashing down on to the salvation army. today, crews will place a replica of the soon to be memorial xl -- sculpture. families of the victims are expected to be there. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> we're seeing rain falling all across the area live view from our cape may camera showing the wet roadways. we'll have wet roadways everywhere. need the umbrellas today. also you may need them later on tonight as well. right now, the steady rain is falling. that will be over the next few hours before we see it taper off to showers and scattered showers. also drizzle. patchy fog an

it was in response to recent reports that north jersey police told two teen shovellers they couldn'tolicit business without a permit. let's hope there's no more snow to shovel this season. "nbc10 news" at 5:00 is next. >> here are jacqueline london and keith jones. >> we're following breaking stories, several of them including the crash of an amtrak train headed for our area. >> also live from the scene of this crash that sent a south jersey school bus careening onto its side. what we have learned about the students on board and what may have caused this crash. >>> and what a difference a few days makes. some areas close to 60 degrees right now, but now i'm watching some rain to our south. and this is for your tuesday. i'll show you the timing coming up. >>> and despite warmer weather, a winter threat remains. what experts want you to know about keeping your family and home safe from cold weather-related fires. >>> we begin with sky force 10 with breaking news over the huntingstone park section. >> fire department is responding to a vehicle fire and possible explosion. the car charre

if you bought one in north jersey you could be a whole lot more wealthsy.powerball officials say the winning ticket was sold in teaneck bergen county. ticket is worth $40 million. the winner will receive $27 million before taxes if he or she opts for the lump sum payment. we have the numbers for you, 7, 19 23 50 and 54. the powerball is 14 so make sure you check your tickets. >>> back to one of our top stories today. >> murder in the sky. investigators say the co-pilot of the german plane locked the captain out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed it into the mountainside of the french alps killing everyone onboard. >>> we're never going to be able to prove, unfortunately. >> philadelphia gets sued time and time again and then they settle. today the nbc 10 investigators calculate how much money they're shelling out and who's getting that money? >>> i'm closely watching the first alert weather computers and the skies as spring thunderstorms threaten the region. get my updated forecast just minute away. >>> then coming up tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00. ic

. >>> bulldozers are buzzing in parts of north jersey as the state starts moving residents out of flood-prone areas by buying up their homes. it's happening in a number of places in middlesex county including woodbridge. this is house number 15. the house across the street will come down and so will the one next to it. to date more than 400 north carolina homeowners have accepted the christie administration's buyout offer. most are in sayerville and woodbridge. there were mixed emotions today for one of the owners of this home. >> hard to see it go. we lived here. we have so many memories. >> i also feel very relived to know that this is the final chapter of what was a really rough past four years or so five years. >> the state's goal is to buy up and demolish 1300 homes as pre-sandy market values so families get out of harm's way and have a fresh start. the land becomes a natural barrier for the next big storm. >>> the banks of the allegheny river are overflowing with large chunks of ice causing flooding and damaging homes. a deck of this home in parker armstrong county didn't stand a chance

people travel from north jersey, new york philadelphia just to come here to the inn and eat. is a terrible tragedy for the community but i believe it will be rebuilt. >> reporter: thank you so much. and a cause you said not yet determined, too early to know, but inside it does look like there is a lot of damage and as you can see a huge hole through the to have of the roof as fire fighters continue to work on hot spots, it was the placed under control what within a hour and a half. >> yes, tree member us testament to the fire fighters here, they are basically asleep and in bed at 2:00 o'clock in the morning and by 4:00 o'clock they had it under control. it is very hard. we're very fortunate for the the weather too, a couple days ago it was 5 degrees good that helps out as well. >> all volunteer fire department. so we thank them as well. mike and lauren, back to you. >> it is like a hole in the universe. it was name after charles sergeant, who was a member of the revolutionary army. >> yeah, it has been a grocery store, ice cream parlor, trading company. >> it was a restaurant

. >>> and a north jersey landscape, the company will pay a hefty fine for price dodging during sandy.y agreed to pay $33,000 to resolve the state's allegations. the state says the company was selling recalled generators at elevated prices during a state of emergency issued because of that storm. the state also says the company was selling gas without a license. >>> talking about schools next. the declining enrollment absent students and two of the many problems schools are facing. >> there is a rallying cry to change all of that. ♪ ♪ >> next, a unique program pairing philadelphia school leaders with business pros. >>> international travelers close to home share their emotions tonight. a co-pilot was supposed to keep them safe. instead, deliberately brought the plane down. what local flyers are saying about the tragedy next. ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >>> markets your school may sound strange coming from a philadelphia high school but it's happening. >> it is all thanks to a new part

. >> the north jersey family who lives there says are say the incessant howling keeps them up all nightlong. that was a quick recording of the coyotes on the homeowner's home. each night for the last three days the coyotes have slept there. the homeowner and her daughter say they don't know what to do. >> one time i each thought it was my mom 2wÑ7screaming. it was so loud it sounds like shrieking noises. it's really scary. >> the owner said she was told to make loud noises to scare them off and board up the old doghouse. so far nothing has worked. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> you could hardly walk around today without feeling the wind. the breeze is blowing as people stroll through center city philadelphia this afternoon. and tomorrow it will not be nearly as windy. it feels like a desert out there. the wind is bringing in dryer and dryer air. the humidity is as low as it gets this time of the year and that's why your skin may be cracking and exceptionally dry today. lucky 13th, tomorrow the 13th, yeah. beautiful day. su