as you come southbound, trying to get into northeast philadelphia northbound, trying to get into northeastain those off-ramps are closed indefinately. i would hope that they would have had them open for the morning rush hour, but we'll see how things go. right now getting ready to lever the house, academy road is blocked frandford to home, right there in front of the fire location, and your best bet into and out of that section of the city, would be woodhaven road. go up a block or two wood half len give you access to 95 to come into downtown, same deal, if you are headed north and trying to get into northeast philadelphia, go one exit up to woodhaven and that will give you access into northeast philly. north on the new jersey turnpike, an accident at exit three, but otherwise, things are quiet. mass transit running with no delays. chris, lauren, back to you. >> flames rip through an apartment complex in northeast philadelphia forcing people to leave everything that they once owned. >> nearly 12 hours later it is still very much an active scene. so let's go to jennifer joyce near that scen

so keep that in mind if you are traveling around northeast philadelphia this morning. in the meantime a lot of kes trucks is left behind and displaced resident are worried that they are left with nothing this morning. this four alarm fire started just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday in the rita grace manor apartments in the 9100 block of academy road in northeast philadelphia when crew is a arrived on the scene they found fire in the utility room and that fire spread to the walls and all the way up to the third floor. crews evacuated and five people had to be taken to the hospital for minor injuries. meantime crews battled the blaze for over three hours, as they work, residents hopped on the shuttle buses and were taken to the temporary shelter at lincoln high school, take a listen. >> a a lot of stuff still inside. only thing i got was kid, animals ape few things of clothing. >> you don't know what to feel or say. it is just so sad. >> reporter: fire chief tells us that out of the roughly 100 people displays that had more than 50 of them had to stay at that temporary shelt

reporting live from northeast philadelphia jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> what a change in 24 hours. this is center city yesterday as people enjoyed st. patrick's day spring like weather, coats off, people sitting back, enjoying the the sun. >> gorgeous. but things, they are changing. the here's a live look at center city courtesy of sky cam three. you better bun will up. it the is a cold, winnie morning. katie, what happened. >> it was just a cold front that dropped in here and man did it bring with it, you know, the trueness of its name. cold front cold air, wind as well, wind is always what gets you. it makes it feel that much more different and it will be a cold wind for us but storm scan even now, still completely empty, completely tranquil, say for a couple of very light, believe it or not lake enhanced snow showers at the this point up across upstate new york. we however are clearing out nicely. we will see full sunshine with you never take days like this at face value. the current wind speeds flowing out of the northwest but they are not the damaging wind but the

we're reporting live from northeast philadelphia jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> developing now three people are dead and four are hospitalized after an apparent drive by shooting in northern california. the the the shooting happened outside a corner store in stockton last night about 40 miles from sacramento. two women and a man were killed in that shooting, within died at the scene while the others tied at the hospital. >>> a fallen tree smashes through a delaware county home while the home owner watch tv inside. chopper three over the the the 2300 block of franklin avenue in ridley township. that tree toppled over in the backyard with so much force it sheared off one side of the house. the the the home owner told "eyewitness news" his decision to stay up late may have saved his life. >> well, usually i go to bed at 10:00 o'clock during the week but i decided to stay up later, if not i would have been upstairs. so i guess somebody upstairs is watching over me. >> it is unclear if gusty wind cause that had tree to come down. that house has been condemned. >>> we are watchin

. >> house fire in northeast philadelphia sends a firefighter and another person to the hospital. >> justin finch live at the scene in the millbrook section of the sit. good morning justin. >> diane, a erika good morning, we just learned a short time ago that both of those patient firefighter and that man from the home that burned down here, were taken to area torresdale hospital, the firefighter with heat ex has ton injuries, one person with smoke inhalation, as you can see home behind us now total lost, 3500 block of brook dear road here in northeast philadelphia, as you can see from top to bottom. that house is now gutted. we are told just before 1:30, several calls came into 911 about this fire here. and the homes on either side were with smoke and water damage, told at this time the red cross assisting the family in the center home there. two children, two adult inside, we spoke to neighbor who says that he awoke positive people banking on his door to get in off to safety. take a listen. >> our neighbor here banking on the doors and something out back bee got our kids, we got ou

northeast philadelphia at the airport is 37 degrees. and in atlantic city at the airport, it's 40 degrees. this is where we'll see some snow today in the pocano mountains. the snow from this time yesterday, that's big bear but this morning it's dry and clear. and it's cold enough for snow. wet weather is moving in during the afternoon hours. 40 now. it just dropped to 40 degrees in philadelphia. look at wilmington 37. 31 in wrightstown and new jersey. it is in the upper 30s in glendora and 36 in voorhees. a cold start this morning but completely dry. nothing to show you on the radar just yet, but the wet weather is to the northwest. it's moving into northwestern pennsylvania. that's rain and snow. it will be moving into our region with rain. the exception will be the pocano mountains and areas nearby which will likely see a rain sflosh/snow mix. some areas nearby, you can see snow mixing with the rain to the northwest. that snow stays to the north of allentown. philadelphia at 5:00 this afternoon, some showers and potentially heavy down

southbound traffic coming out of bucks county northeast philadelphia, certainly no delays just yet. organ the big picture we're seeing speeds in the 40s and 50s through the area. looking good. we have a problem in southwest philadelphia. the action cam was on the scene it happened at 1:00. the single-vehicle accident that's the car involved three people were injured, you can see how it smashed into a utility pole. the problem it brought down wireless used for septa trolley. so septa is on the scene all making repairs at this point. island avenue and woodland avenue. avoid the area, use 70th and elmwood avenue or lindbergh boulevard. 42 northbound coming up from turnersville or blackwood no problems just yet tam. >> thank you karen. >>> we're we're following break stories this morning in camden a scary situation for residents. police are on the hunt for two men driving around attacking people at random. a man and woman were stabbed at 6th and cherry around midnight. one is in critical. the other one is in stable. police believe the assaults of another man a few blocks away is connect

>>> here we go again, air bags stolen out of cars in northeast philadelphia, but thieves are only going after one type of car a certain brand they are tarring. >>> heart break on the basketball court villanova comes home after an upsetting loss to nc state. what the coach had to say about his teams hustle. >>> and... >> i believe in america and her people. i believe that we can stand up and restore our promise. it is going to... y guess it is official. senator ted cruz announced he is running for president, on twitter work this video but he is not officially announcing for a few more hours. his message for the american people. >>> good day, everybody. it is monday march 23rd, 2015. hi, how was the weekend. >> good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> we melted some snow, which was great. >> i caught my cold. >> yes, thank you for passing that on. >> yes. >> yes. >> we're family we spread colds. >> it will be great at 6:01. >> we have a lot of sunshine in store but it will be deceiving sunshine. we will give you a six out of ten because it will be 10 degrees colder then it is supposed

i-95 out of northeast philadelphia same deal in problems through construction zones but coming north on i-95 up from delaware county look out because that ramp to 295 is still block until the end of this week at part of the 291 construction project. the just go to island avenue and that will get you in the airport area. that close another i have been telling but plymouth roadblock between blue route and butler pike. it has been this way all weekend. sink hell developed along plymouth road right when it goes over the plymouth creek there. folks diverted on to the germantown pike and butler pike as the alternate and give yourself extra time during the the the morning rush hour. coming from the burbs nice and quiet in to kop and in problems on mass transit. chris and dawn back to you. >>> voters in israel head to the poles tomorrow for parliament elections and prime minister netanyahu is in the middle of the last minute push to close the gap between him and his main challenger. netanyahu's party is trailing in the poles, prime minister is blaming influence for funning campaigns aimed at

the temperatures are slow to climb. 32 in northeast philadelphia. millville at 30 degrees right now. the wind making it feel colder. a steady wind. we are seeing gusts in parts of the area of more than 20 miles an hour. the winds are not as strong as yesterday afternoon, but it's colder. it feels a hair stronger. look at the wind gusts, up to 33 miles an hour. it's going to be a blustery one today. it's also going to be nice and sunny. no sign of clouds. sunglasses will be necessary along with the winter coat. and then you may need the shovel on friday because of this storm moving through texas. it arrives here friday morning. not today. today, sunshine. the pocono mountains, 31. the high temperature this afternoon, low 40s for allentown and quakertown. sunny skies for doylestown. all in low 40s. the winds make for uniform temperatures. dover and cape may will be within a couple degrees with a bright sunny sky. the wind blowing through this afternoon. we'll see temperatures only in the 40s today. seven day forecast and there is warmer weather after

now we will be right >>> updating breaking news right now two, people injured in fire in northeast philadelphia. a firefighter and a resident were treated for smoke inhalation in this blaze. it happened on brookview road in the millbrook section. so far there is no word on the cause. >> this afternoon the philadelphia federation of teach letters endorse democratic mayoral candidate jim kenny. kenny and five other democrats are after the nomination. primary is may 19th. >>> and 20 year old jeffrey williams is in custody in ferguson missouri charge in the last week's shooting of two police officers. those officers had been released from the hospital. williams tells investigators that he was shooting at someone else, not police. >> real estate air robert duster waking up in new orleans jail. seventy-one year old has long been lins dollars to two murders in the 1972 disappearance every his wife. the finale, apparently heard off camera saying that he, quote, killed them all. brian web has the story. >> in the final scene of the hbo documentary robert goes into the bathroom with a wireless microphone

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now, right at freezing for northeast philadelphia. the airport and below freezing for trenton. locations at 31 degrees. a cold start and a much chillier day today. you will need sunglasses however, as the sun will be brilliant. bright sunshine will be up to 38 degrees and still climbing at noontime but not a lot warmer this afternoon. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when i come back and talk about the possibility of snow for friday. let's look at traffic with christine maddela. >> good morning. i want to update you on an accident near interstate 76. you can see there are flashing lights here. cars are slowing down in this area due to that crash. it is blocking a portion of the the right lane there. i'm going to continue to watch

. >> we are not welcoming the showers rolling into the region, here in northeast philadelphia and buck county things are dry along 95 a crash north of street road, the activity is confined to the shoulder and the delay we had north of wood haven has thinned out. and the crash on the schuylkill is off to the side and not causing extra heavy delays and speeds in the teens as you approach girard avenue, and a crash in abington along jenkintown road, and one in east norton along norton square near hannah avenue. and you go through the mid county toll plaza on the northeast extension and a crash at lower providence and one in schuylkill township chester county along 29 state road near pot house road, elsewhere delays are forming on southbound 202 with speeds in the teens as you travel by route 29, in wilmington a wreck near centerville road by big dogs, hoagies and steaks who knew that rick had a hoagie and steak shop in wilmington? >> i closed down ran out of inventory. >>> look at this, philadelphia is one of the worst cities for traffic in america, a company called tom tom released their

northeast philadelphia is at 39 degrees while atlantic city is in the middle 40s. it is dry in south philadelphia. citizens bank park could see some shower activity on opening night. right now what we're looking for is some sunshine to start with but wet weather is moving in this afternoon. and that rain and snow is farther to the north and west as it moves into our area and it will see some warmer temperatures. we'll expect to see rain with the first showers late this morning. the forecast is calling for umbrellas to go up late this morning and this afternoon. temperatures will be climbing in the upper 40s to middle 50s. but much less wind than yesterday. forget about gusts of 30 miles an hour. the winds should stay below 10 miles an hour today. tomorrow, we'll be clearing out. sunshine, bright 36 in the morning. high of 50 in the afternoon. then the warm up. here comes the 60s for thursday and friday. in spite of showers we'll see afternoon temperatures near 70 degrees on friday. it does not last for the weekend, however. temperatures come right back down into the

this four-alarm fire in northeast philadelphia. you are looking at the rita grace manner apartment complex along academy road near holme avenue. not far from pennypack park. three people injured. this looks like a four-story apartment complex. >> it does. we're still watching flames shooting through the roof here. firefighters pouring water on the upper stories and on the roof as well. thick smoke still pouring into the air. we know three people, renee, were taken to the hospital. we're still working to find out the extent of their injuries. but look at the winds sort of moving the smoke through the air as firefighters continue to battle this now four-alarm apartment fire. >> two of those victims taken to area hospital, one taken to nazareth hospital. as you were saying we will be following this story and bring an update tonight at 11:00. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on y

live in northeast philadelphia sharrie williams, channel "action news." jim?thank you. >>> chester firefighters rescued five people tonight from this house on the 300 block of east 12th street. run of the residents is staying in the hospital overnight for observation. authorities are thanking a weidner university security guard to alerted firefighters. >>> and a man's decision to stay up late may have saved his life. king was watching tv downstairs when the fierce winds howled and a 40-year-old tree on his property came crashing down on his roof right into his upstairs bedroom. >> and normally i go to go to bed at 7:00. but i stayed up later, so i guess somebody upstairs is watching over me. >> saying it felt like an earthquake and sounded like a train crashing into his home. the home on the 2300 block of franklin avenue he lives alone with his two dogs and says they are all ok. shaken up but okay. >>> this is 21 year old jovan thomas of trenton and charged in connection with the death of his daughter. and they went into his apartment and removed bags of evide

airbags stolen right out of cars in northeast philadelphia. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now, at the scene in rhawnhurst with more on this developing store i second time this month jan good morning. >> reporter: that's right, second time in just one month erika. and folks in this neighborhood are starting to wake up. i just spoke to one neighbor who says shortly after 1:00 this morning he heard glass shatter and some alarms. so, he knew something was fishy going on in this neighborhood very early this morning. and, i was just able to talk to this car's owner. he is one of the fortunate ones, if you can call him that. yes, his driver side window is shattered, but his airbag inside there on the steering wheel is intact. not everyone in this neighborhood can say the same this morning. police say five cars here in rhawnhurst were broke mean overnight, resulting in a theft of three airbags. a couple of cars were located in the 2,000 block of heart he will avenue. others few blocks away located on heartel and frontknack street. al

camera time in northeast philadelphia. here on 95 it's just a wet road surface although i would watch it on the on and off ramps. no southbound delays yet but you see a little volume starting to build in. and in burlington county on the new jersey turnpike there was a crash already this morning southbound side approaching exit seven for route 206. it's in the car lanes taking out two of those car lanes. so you may see a little slowing. also still have some construction for about another half hour in mansfield township on 68 northbound approaching nade drive. right lane out of commission there. bottom line matt you have to take it easy as you head out this morning. >> thanks matt. >>> let's continue talking about road conditions out there. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live in northeast philadelphia. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning matt. to give you an indication of what you're going to see when you walk outside today, this is one of those older snow piles in this parking lot and you can see it's

but as of right now in northeast philadelphia, academy we are still dealing with the close another of academy at convent as a result of the four alarm building fire, there we go apartment building fire, that if you are traveling in and around this area, grant avenue or welsh will be better ways, for mass transit. >>> happening today a u.s. air force veteran from new jersey accused of trying to join isis is expect to plead not guilty. federal grand jury indicted tyrod nathan webster pugh on trying to give material support to the islamic state and obstruction of justice. pugh is scheduled for a rainment in federal court in brooklyn. authorities say he traveled from egypt to turning any january hoping to cross the border into syria and join isis. turkey authorities denied entry and sent him back to egypt. pugh was then deported back to the u.s. where authorities arrested him in asbury park. the his last known u is s dress is in bridgeton montgomery county. pugh is from neptune where residents say they cannot believe what they are hearing. >> it is shocking. i would never think somebody f

we have an accident new northeast philadelphia looking for it on long shore avenue at oxford avenue. watch for restriction in that area. problem in southwest philadelphia, a nasty accident. it was a single-vehicle accident. the trouble is that car right there crashed into utility pole and it brought down wires used for the septa trolleys. you want to expect delays with trolley routes 11 and 13. septa is on the scene making repairs. it was a serious accident with three people injured. this is island and woodland. stick to 70th and elmwood or use lindbergh boulevard as the alternate to that. we have a closure route 100 bridge near new road. watch for this, use 141 in elsmere. >> theives broke into several vehicles in the rhawnhurst section. they were stealing air bags. annie mccormick has more on what happened and why they are taking these things. good morning annie. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam, in the past half-hour northeast detectives are going door to door to figure out who is behind this rash of car break-ins where they stole air bags. this honda that's the similarity.

again, along academy road in northeast philadelphia.r-alarm fire at this apartment building. crews headed to the scene. we'll check in with them as soon as they arrive there. >>> right now at 6:00 new video shows why atlantic city's fire chief is in hot water. this surveillance video catching him sdrop his pants in front of a female security officer. dennis brooks was taken off the job earlier this month. >> the city must determine if he's able to come back. ted greenberg was the first to obtain this new video. >> as brooks responded to these allegations at all? >> reporter: well i called brooks today. i went to his house also to try to ask him about what's on this disk but so far i've gotten no response. surveillance cameras were feet away when a security guard says atlantic city fire chief brooks dropped his pants in front of her at the lobby of the resort's public safety building. >> it's clear it wasn't an accident. >> reporter: the city gave me this video today after a filed an open public reports request. the security officer, who

airbags stolen right out of cars in northeast philadelphia. >> nos the first time this has happened. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo live at the scene in rhawnhurst for us this morning. with details good morning jan. >> reporter: diana, erika, good morning talk about adding insult to injury, monday is already tough enough. just about half dozen drivers in this area monday is going to be even worse. they'll come out to their cars and notice this, the driver side win shield smashed in some cases the airbag ripped right from the steering wheel. that's what at least five people here in rhawnhurst are dealing with this morning. police say five cars here in this neighborhood were broken into overnight resulting in the theft of three airbags. couple of cars were located in the 2,000 block of heartel avenue, others few blocks away located near hair tell and front knack. all late model hondas, sounds familiar? just earlier this month, nine late model hondas broke mean in the same area. airbags are hot commodity on the black market. according to the national insurance crime bureau, airb

we're right off of woodhaven road in northeast philadelphia.he viewers voted for their favorite irish pub and restaurant and katie o'donnell's came out on top. what i loved about it is these are two guys, northeast philadelphia family owned and operated, and their whole concept is irish family fun. it is not uncommon we have had kid in here. there was a little baby in here in a car seat earlier. it is the way it will be all day long. how are you. happy st. patrick's day. >> how are you you. >> come on back here, as we walk through the crowd here we have got another group of irish dancers right here. these guys are practicing. look at these guys. they have the bowness their hair little will sparkling shoes. they are having some fun here all day long. we also got the irish band they have been playing with us all morning long. if you are looking for something to do, family friendly. let the kids experience the heritage and celebrate st. patrick's day in a family style atmosphere. katie o'donnell's northeast philadelphia woodhaven road. we will be

now a new wave of crime hitting car owners here in northeast philadelphia, air bags being ripped off and no clue who is doing it, lauren and chris. >> what a mess. to under score that disruption in the community we have three or four live crews out there on that quiet street as well, ours included. all right steve, thank you. >>> police in bucks county investigating a murder/you side there this happened sunday in who will an. officials say a woman in her 60's was found dead in her bed and her husband was on the floor of the the master bedroom. both shot the in the head. handgun was recover from the scene. family members became concerned when he did not arrive the at his jeweler's row store as expected. they also failed to show up for a plan birthday party promoting a search, i should say, prompting a search of the home. they are withholding the the names pending notification of the family. we will keep you updated on that. >>> a customer shoots and kills a gunman who opens fire at a busy west philadelphia barber shop. >> the lets go to jennifer joyce live with this story, jennifer, g

the the winner is katie o'donnell's in northeast philadelphia it the is atwood haven road right at the philadelphia mills mall, old franklin mills mall, so there is plenty of parking free admission, free breakfast add jen fred, and we have a party from 7:00 to 10:00. we have the irish band, irish dancers. bring the kid. this is a family friendly irish establishment. the kid are welcomed. we have got goodies for the kid, pretzels cotton candy the band, did i tell but the dancers? bagpipers. whole 9-yard. and a free breakfast from 7:00 to 10:00. we will see you up there at katie o'donnell's. live look at 309, working your way from fort washington heading down toward the pennsylvania turnpike. downtown we will go. a live look at i-95. no problems at all up and down the i-95 corridor at least at the moment. for the the gang leaving south jersey you are off to a good start at 42 55, 73, heading in toward that tacony palmyra. northbound lanes of the blue route here the the off ramp to the the germantown pike, mass transit at the moment looking good, with no delays chris and lauren back to yo

it's starting to ease a bit in blue bell and northeast philadelphia and not as thick as it was earlier. but there is rain in the area. not yet in philadelphia. but we're seeing it in cumberland, cape may, atlantic counties. the steadier heavier showers are in southern delaware. and that's a thunderstorm that is pushing offshore. a chance of thunderstorms will be back during the day and this evening. and before those storms move in the temperatures will be moving up. 45 at 7:00. by 9:00, some scattered light showers in the philadelphia area. 48 degrees. and then a leap in the temperatures. upper 50s and climbing at lunchtime. your hour-by-hour forecast when i come back in ten to show you what to expect in your neighborhood. but right now christine maddela in the first alert traffic center. >> good morning bill. i have an accident to tell you about route 100 northbound at pottstown pike. emergency crews are taking out the right-hand lane. traffic is getting by on the left. but that will contribute to some delays for our morning commute out there. and also delays it's just the normal volu

northeast philadelphia and atlantic city, 29 degrees. right at the freezing mark for northeast philadelphia and atlantic city. with clouds overhead we are watching for a few snowflakes. someone is going to see one or two, but as far as accumulations, little to no. we'll see a few snowflakes quickly falling apart as they move into the area just as expected. as we move to the west the first showers entering west philadelphia and heading to northeast philly that doesn't look like they are going to make it to the ground. and these look a bit more impressive in lancaster county central and southern lancaster county may see a few more snowflakes holding together into chester county. but most of the area will not, so we're getting cloudy to start and see sunshine this afternoon with temperatures moving into the 40s. a look at wet weather for tomorrow when i'm back in ten. >>> about ten minutes after 4:00 we'll get another check on the roads to see if there's anything to slow you down. if you're making your way on this tuesday morning, christine

go from ice to fire, annie mccormick has been giving us the latest murrell park section of northeast philadelphia. chalfonte drive we've crews working on the scene. we have an accident in southwest philadelphia involving an overturned vehicle avoid baltimore avenue near 57th street. stick to christian you're seeing a slower go i-95 southbound to girard you've dipped from the 50s to the 40s. looking good on the blue route southbound traffic moving toward the schuylkill expressway. we're at or below freezing throughout the region, watch for slick spots. >> breaking this morning a raging house fire in philadelphia injured two people including a firefighter. "action news" reporter, annie mccormick is live on the scene in murrell park section. >> reporter: those are the people who were injured one man who was sleeping inside the home and the firefighter who was taken to hospital are expected to be okay. let's get to the video of the flames that happened just after 1:30 a.m. that broke out at the home of the brook view road in the murrell park section of philadelphia. electrical lights began arcing. pe

. >>> a car slam nood a northeast philadelphia nail salon killing one person inside. the car drove through cindy's nail salon a customer was killed after being pinned beneath the vehicle, police say that the elderly driver hit the gas instead of the brakes and drove all the way through the shop. she was not hurt. >>> we have an update tonight on a brazen assault on the platform at 5th and market in center city. police have just released this surveillance video asking for the public's help in tracking down the young man in the blue hoody and backpack boarding septa's market frankford l. he got into an altercation with a 60-year-old man seen in the brown jacket. the train pulls in at 15 and and market and everybody gets off but the arguing continues that is when the victim is punched and knocked unconscious. >>> the girlfriend of slain darby township police officer, mark hudson is charged with murder. tiana finch is being held without bail, they said that finch said the shooting was an accident and told the investigators that the dog got hold of the gun and it went off

. >>> police need your help identifying a group of bandits in northeast philadelphia. this surveillance video from early wednesday morning show the burglars. they struck the pharmacy on academy pharmacy they got away with boxes of medicine. they were driving a white pick up truck and a silver suv. if you have any information contact philadelphia police. >>> investigators will pick through the rubble of a gas explosion that leveled an apartment building in manhattan injuring 19 people. surveillance shows the explosion in east village and people running from the scene. officials say plumbing and gas caused the explosion and the resulting fire destroyed two buildings. new york mayor said it appears no one is missing but the family of a 23-year-old man says he hadn't been seen since the explosion. another building exploded in new york city a year ago that blast leveled a building in east harlem killing 8 people. investigation shows there was a gas leak in pipes near the site of that blast. >> 5:05, there are so many confess about the co-pilot of the downed germanwings flig

school there will stay open. >>> more than 100 volunteers helped fix the homes of residents in northeast philadelphia. habitat for humanity teamed up with the volunteers from the renaissance group of greater philadelphia yesterday to renovate and repair homes of older neighbors and make it possible for those people to live in their homes. >> i can be healthier, they are helping to clean a little bit, but they are helping me to be safe in my home and give me back security. >> obviously, the neighbors were grateful for the help. >>> recognized by the church and now serving side by side. nbc 10 was there as history was made at a delaware church. you'll meet the first same sex couples to become ministers in the state. >>> and fighting a deadly disease by dancing. >>> history was made in delaware over the weekend as two women were jointly ordained in the presbyterian church. the two were ordained at first and central prisesbyterian in wilmington. the couple described how significant this day was. >> this is not only the church saying that yes, we will allow you to be married and we will allow you to serve

"action news" reporter annie mccormick is in northeast philadelphia.ssing she already has a pair on. she's got more on what's happening outside. good morning annie. >> reporter: good good morning tam. for those people waking up right now, you probably fell asleep to that freezing rain or to that sleet since the snow began yesterday around 3:00 p.m. and then changed over overnight. well, this is what you're going to see this morning. you're going to see icy conditions like a layer of ice that's left over and some of that residual snow that we've had but you're also going to see some slushy conditions. come down this hill with me as i shuffle down. this is icy still has slush on it. on this untreated sidewalk you'll see you can slide around. be careful when heading to the bus stop and it's this slushy kind of condition that is we're seeing right here and that's also what you're going to see on the roadways. so, behind me roosevelt boulevard cars are moving just fine. you can see though that there's slick conditions and the thing you want to watch out for

and 44 for northeast philadelphia airport. and in south philadelphia it's 44 degrees. while the delaware river trail is at 43 degrees. we'll look at the hour by hour forecast when i come back in ten minutes. katy zachry is here with the morning commute. >>> it's a good time to get on the roadway if you need to go slower considering the ponding and puddling on the roads. this is a live look at 76 at montgomery drive. the drive times between the blue route and vine are really good. typically they are at this time of the morning. even with the rain they are okay. at the pennsylvania turnpike between route 1 and the valley forge exit 22 to 23 minutes in both directions. we have typical overnight construction that should be moving near the 5:00 hour. the area bridges are free and clear of any problems. chris? >>> and we are following a disturbing case near port richmond, philadelphia. a woman was walking home and was raped and robbed. chris chris, what happened here? >> reporter: here's what investigators say happened after 11:00 last night. someone reports a person screami

northeast philadelphia airport, 30 degrees. a little bit of a light wind overall.n though we are starting off with clouds, they will be breaking as we go into the afternoon. temperatures will be climbing at a rate similar to yesterday. it was a chilly one yesterday. 35 degrees at lunchtime. neighborhood b

>> dozens of people without homes after fire burned down an apartment building in northeast philadelphia. live report coming up. >>> plus, a crime that shook an entire neighborhood. a man shot dead as he walked his dog and now nearly a week later police say they have a big break in the case, the new information about the deadly shooting straight ahead. >> and let's go outside chris, it is chilly, brr is back. but sue's tracking some snow for spring? does that even make sense? >> first day every spring friday. we see snow perhaps. okay and how about this? fraternity fall-out. a penn state fraternity suspended after members used social media to post offensive photos of women why police are now getting involved with this. good day, it is wednesday march 18th, 2015. >> cold in here and cold outside. >> so sue, what kind of day would today be number wise? >> here is the thing. we go with a four because of how cold it is, but we will have sunshine today. so we went with a five. it is a shock to the system after we got to 68 degrees yesterday. high temperature today not nearly as high. so, 34 d

i-95 looking good here in northeast philadelphia in problems at the all between northeast and center city working your way up and down that i-95 corridor. we have one accident in cheltenham willow avenue at old york road. police are on the scene there coming from new jersey kind of quiet no problems or delays 42, 295 looking good. this closure from a sink hole over weekend still with us, plymouth roadblocked between blue route and butler pike. traffic diverted on to germantown pike and that has been a hot mess since the weekend and impacting traffic in the area of that plymouth meeting mall. market frankford line, broad street subway using shuttle buses until 5:00 o'clock. trains will be rolling. we will not be rolling nicely on city avenue. repaving project every day this week, from 9:00 to 3:00. expect delays on city line avenue. the chris and lauren, back to you. >>> 4:18. lets get to this real estate heir robert durst could face the death penalty if he does not leave the murder charge of his friend susan berman. anonymous law enforcement official says two letters one written to d

follow a developing story this morning two people sent to the hospital following a fire in northeast philadelphiaeport f >>> two people including a philadelphia fire fighter is hurt in an overnight fire how the family managed to escape, just in time. >> robert durst is under arrest for murder taken in just before the finally of an hbo special about his life. the chilling word that he said off camera. >>> and then this... >> welcome to the big dance. villanova gets the number one seed in the ncaa tournament for only the second time in school history. while they are celebrating another school in the city is says we have got snubbed. but also a shout out to villanova's first opponent lafayette, one of the people who went to lafayette watch that show. congratulations to the leopard too. sixteenth never beat a number one seed. it starts thursday. >> yeah, okay. >> we won't be wagering financially. >> no, no. >> it is fun . >> coffee, treats and co nuts. >> yeah. >> okay. >> happy monday. >> okay, hi

he's live in northeast philadelphia for us tonight. dave? >> reporter: chris it's am like looking down into it and you can see into the other side of earth. not really but it really is pretty deep a problem for people trying to get home. it's a problem for people trying to get to work. and now crews are working to fix it. it's more than just a 3-foot deep dip on the 1700 block of den forth street in northeast philadelphia. it's practically a crater. a massive hole created when rhawn hairs neighbors say crews were fixing a big water main break but renee' says that was awhile ago. >> we didn't have water for a dame we were kind of happy it got fixed. then a week went by and two weeks went by and the hole is still not fix. >> neighbors worry about kids falling in as they play nearby. saying the thin plastic fence log do little to keep them out. >> there's lots of kids around here. >> ball goes in there the kids go in there. >> we've kicked a few kids out. we've look out the window and seen them playing in there and told them to get away from th

earlier this month robert wilson iii was buying a gift for his son at the gamestop in northeast philadelphia when the two men robbed the store. that's when a gun battle broke out killing officer wilson. >>> philadelphia police are trying to piece together the too manyline of a murder mystery. yesterday investigators discovered a woman's body in a shallow grave near the springford l-train. they believe the woman was likely killed over the weekend, but neighbors in the building say the usual noise from her apartment had gone strangely quiet and then the building super saw freshly shoveled dirt in the backyard and called police. >> scary it happened right next door. anything can happen anywhere any time. >> now when police tried to question the woman's boyfriend about the grave, witnesses say he took off. officers used a taser to stop him. you can see cell phone video of that there. the man is now in custody. no charges have been filed at this time. >>> it's a controversy that walked across the delaware river and tonight the topic of a special hearing promises a lot of trash talk. for years now

pennsylvania legislature republican martina white has won a special election to represent northeast philadelphia. she defeated democrat sarah dell richie in the 170th district 57 to 43 percent.

many people called home in northeast philadelphia. dave? >> reporter: iain, this tragedy singing in for dozens of displaced residents trying to put together their next steps. emotional reunion for rita and her two cats. >> my babies. this is big ben. >> three together again after rita was forced to leave her mom in building b of the rita grace manor complex on scatter me rode in northeast philadelphia. a four harm fire was devouring building a tuesday afternoon and the separation was agonizing. >> i don't like it because i worried about that all night. >> it's one of self reunions held courtesy of the red paw relief team. >> it's any time we can unite families with their pets a great thing. this is why we started the organization people would have to lose their pets after something devastating happened. >> reporter: good news in the aftermath avenue blaze that left 40 people homeless taking refuge in the gym at lincoln high school. >> i ain't home. but, you know, it's better than outside. >> hopefully this will be my last night there though

. >>> well, it was a fantastic effort in northeast philadelphia, successful fundraiser for fallen philadelphia police officer robert wilson. "eyewitness news" what the at sweet lucy a's restaurant as they pledged to donate half of the proceed to the family of officer wilson and today we have learn that they raised a total of $14,205. >>> on the cbs-3 healthwatch today there is new hope for recently discover form of epilepsy that strikes only girls. it is often misdiagnosed and it is very difficult to treat. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here with more on this being designated purple day and raising awareness for

live in northeast philadelphia, justin finch cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> new this morning neighborooting in upper darby. it happened in the 2200 block of harwood avenue. police tell "eyewitness news" the victim went to his nab or's house, knock on the door, and then was shot. the neighbor who allegedly pulled the trigger was taken into custody after a brief stand-off with police. >> coming up on 6:33, hey it has got to be monday, going back to work, but hey got nice temperature at least right? >> not bad at all. actually few other pluses we can add to this. not as windy as yesterday. it is actually going to be little brighter than it was yesterday, with bit more sunlight for you and ya, you have got milder air to work with here, too. so we are off to chilly start. we can't minimize that message one of those mornings where you need the heavier coat, i'm not talking about shorts and t-shirts kind of day by any stretch, but feel a lot more comfortable for you later today. here's y storm scan, all calm. notice over the lace three hours, few more clouds started to sort of bill owe in he

showers out there, rain showers, and even snow showers, some heavier rain moving right through northeast philadelphia, heading in to south jersey, areas like riverside and cinnaminson. we are looking at a break. you can see through reading berks county and northern and western suburbs but up 476 northeast extension in allentown, easton and part of the northampton county like bethlehem we are seeing light snow and in the poconos light snow that is where we expect the the high accumulationment that is why we have a winter weather advisory until ten for poconos for one to 3 inches of snow in the hill terrain. high temperatures were comfortable with that morning sun. right now with the rain philadelphia only 50. trenton 40. thirty-six in allentown. cold air is definitely moving in. state college at freezing. look at the south some warmth is waiting in the wings to move in. for this evening though, wet, slick road through the poconos, of course, wet snow falling in philadelphia just some light rain and then down the shore mild with rain showers through the 10:00 o'clock hour. coming up we will say good by

some breaking news right now, two people hospitalized after flames tear through a home in northeast philadelphia. >>> justin fin such live this morning where the fire broke out. good morning justin. >> reporter: good morning, yes, two people taken to the hospital, a short time ago after a fire at this home on the 3500 block of brook dear road. as you can see fire fight remembers still going through that home, trying to knock out any hot spots. you will see there is still smoke, and lots of damage to the home t appears to be complete lost. just gutted by the flames. early this morning let's take you now video from just few hours ago. firefighters got here after 1:30 this morning found the fire heavily involved. the flames quickly moved up the dwelling, and spread somewhat to the homes on the left and right of this center house here at 3571 brookview road. we are told that far one inside did make it out. but again there were people taken to the hospital. one of whom we are told is a firefighter. now, neighbors here, on the scene, tell us that neither appear to be suffering any major injuries, perh

if you saw anything in northeast philadelphia, anything suspicious over the weekend, the major crimes unit wants to hear from you. live in mantua i'm sarah bloomquist, channel6 "action news." >> sarah thank you. >>> philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey was in that washington, d.c. today for president obama's announcement on police reform. ramsey's cochairs the president's task force on 21st century policing. >> the importance of making sure that there's a sense of accountability when in fact law enforcement is involved in a deadly shooting is something that i think communities across-the-board are going to need to consider. >> the recommendations focused mostly on training and increased data collection. >> los angeles police say they plan to enhance a video of a fatal police shooting on skid row to figure out exactly what happened. 3la police officers shot and killed a man yesterday as they wrestled with him to the ground. the confrontation was captured on video that millions have now viewed online. authorities say the man was shot because he tried to grab an officer's gun.

northeast philadelphia is 26 degrees. and 20 right now in atlantic city. feels like 15 degrees colder than yesterday. and right now it's completely dry in cape may, but that could change this afternoon. just some light showers, rain showers will be moving in. you can see them to our southwest there in west virginia and into virginia. but they are making some steady progress. we'll expect those to move into philadelphia around lunchtime with some of the western suburbs seeing them by later this morning. temperatures by then will be warmer. 7:00 still cold. this is with sunshine as the clouds are out of the picture for now. but as the clouds move in the temperatures will move up. 43 degrees by 11:00 this morning. and here comes the first showers of the day. just light showers for most of the area. 1:00 this afternoon, 44 degrees in philadelphia. but watch as the rain drops the temperatures late this afternoon. for the evening commute, we'll still see a few rain drops and you need your umbrella not only for lunchtime but during the late afternoon and evening

some family members gathered in northeast philadelphia last night but others remain in the dominican. can we say about them? they both beautiful. they smart and i love them lots. >> couldn't believe -- i still can't believe it. i still think they're coming back. like it's -- i mean, it's been two days. it doesn't get any easier. >> the patel family says they are working on getting the bodies of their loved ones back home. >> so sad. >>> it is 4:39. stale head here on "action news" workers across philadelphia will be making a new push today to raise the minimum wage. >> plus if you use your phone to surf the web you could be at risk. hackers are taking advantage of a new security flaw. karen. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we still have lane in spots. we'll be dealing with this throughout the day. the area in blue is still getting ice in allentown reading and areas north of that. details on that seven-day forecast on snow on the way tonight all coming up next. >> ♪♪ every cup has a story... dunkin' k-cup packs are my life. we're a good fit. a single serving for myself. it'

and middle 20s for northeast philadelphia. we'll warm only into the 40s. very low 40s this afternoon. right now some cold temperatures. 27 degrees at 7:00. at 29 degrees by 9:00. by middle of lunchtime, 35 degrees. doesn't look like spring does it? in ten minutes, i have the hour-by-hour forecast to show you how warm it will get in your neighborhood. but right now, let's go to christine maddela. good morning christine. >>> good morning. you need to turn the heat on this morning because it's cold outside. and in the 6:00 hour that's when we see the volume increase on the major interstates in our area. like on interstate 76 the schuylkill expressway this is henderson road. the eastbound lanes. we are seeing the volume pick up but it's really not going to overall contribute to much of a delay yet. taking a look at the roads in the lehigh valley and interstate 78 the northeast extension still looking good if you are heading in that direction. taking a look at your drive times on 95 the southbound side is where we start to see things slow down in the morning co