p.a. turnpike 76 eastbound between exit 320 and exit 326 so that should help you along this morning. your drive times route 1, 76 to route 30, average speed is about 25 miles per hour. so that is going to take you about six minutes. northbound route 30 the 76 average speed is 24 miles per hour. that will take you about 7 minutes morning and i'll continue to update on the changing traffic situation when i see you in about ten minutes. >>> preparing for the pope. that is going to cause some traffic news there. today, we will learn more about the plan for the ben franklin bridge during the upcoming papal visit. in a live report at 5:00, where officials will be giving us a walk-threw demonstrati walk-through demonstration today. >>> billy joel will be performing in philadelphia tonight after another one of his productions debuted in new york. we will tell you about the piano man's new baby when we come back. >>> we are going to throw numbers at you at 4:54. new numbers were released wednesday showing the eight casinos won 257 million dollars last money and aided by more than $12 million

p.a. turnpike, amazingly no injuries to report, but again all lanes are blocked. eastbound turnpike at mile marker, 340, as a result of that collision and a fire burning in a tractor trailer. we'll monitor it during our newscast and at 6abc.com. >>> in other news, philadelphia police have the name a possible suspect for a murder in brewery town last night. police responded to a fatal shooting at an auto repair shop in the 2700 block of west cabot at 5:15, a man was shot in the chest and they followed a trail of greasy footprints to an apartment on west jared avenue, s.w.a.t. teams took a man into custody. >>> in west philadelphia, a police officer, a taxi driver and a passenger were hurt in a collision early this morning, the police cruiser was responding to a call when it struck the taxi at 3:00 a.m. and sent it into a building. a 19th district police officer had injuries and a concussion and the passenger and taxi driver were treated for bumps and bruises. >>> just over 30,000 people entered the latry for regional rail tickets, septa is making 50,000 tickets vanl

p.a. turnpike cars moving nicely and through the work zone, we don't have any delays. it will take you 23 minutes from there to valley forge. coming up next, i'll next in with mass transit. >>> federa funeral director telr side of the story after a disturbing discovery in philadelphia's strawberry mansion neighborhood. what she told us about finding bodies in a garage. >>> 4:14. federal prosecutors now accusing indicted congressman chaka fattah to influence a potential jury pool. they said fattah should not be allowed to use his good works in court. keith jones spoke with the congressman by phone last night. >> i would never do anything improperly illegal. >> reporter: congressman chaka fattah speaking directly to a camera. >> as it relates to these allegations, i'm innocent to each and every one j j. >> reporter: prosecutors call these statements inappropriate. in other words, prosecutors say the congressman is attempting to influence a jury. an indictment alleges he misused campaign money and taxpayer dollars and now faces charges of bribery, money laundering and con

p.a. turnpike everything is moving along. 22 minutes at the most.ass transit no delays or problems so far for the morning. next ten minutes we check in with 95 and see how that is looking. >>> happening today, huge relief for drivers in plymouth meeting. the plymouth road bridge has been closed six months after a sinkhole opened up and it's been closed six months. the crews replaced the bridge and widened road. >>> a big name in online poker could soon come to our area and we will explain the potential deal and when a decision is expected. >>> plus, help on the way for people battered by a summer storm and tell you who is in line for some money from the state. >>> a new study breaks down the worst cities for traffic. we will tell you where philadelphia landed on that list. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at

p.a. turnpike nice and green cars moving and westbound eneastbound, 24 at the most minute trip. next 20 minutes a check-in with new jersey road. >>> i hope you're not eating breakfast now. we will talk about restaurant roaches. almost a week since the insect invasion at a popular chinese restaurant on the main line. this morning, we have new information what health department inspectors found when they returned for another inspection. >>> plus this. >> that isn't what anyone wanted to go through what i went through. >> a different kind of trouble for a south jersey restaurant. what one customer says was written on her receipt that is so bad, we can't show it to you on tv. >>> a motel explosion. this is what it looked like after the blast but, next, we have new video showing the exact moment it exploded. you got to see it. >>> we have new video of an explosion in washington state. there it went. the building behind the one in front of the camera looked like a bomb hit it, doesn't it? authorities are looking into the possibility now that a person leaving the motel damaged a gas li

p.a. turnpike cars are green and moving around. eastbound/eastbound 22 minute trip max. no problems with the mass transit. update for new jersey roads in ten minutes. >>> sources tell nbc10 attorney general kathleen kane will be charged in montgomery county today. nbc10's vai sikahema is live in our digital operations center with more on the potential charges. walk us through this. >> good morning. the investigation into the kathleen kane centers on hur alleged role in leaking information about a 2009 grand jury investigation to a local newspaper last year. now kane has denied any involvement whatsoever. however, in december, a grand jury remedy she be charged with perjury and other offenses. the grand jury's report was handed over to montgomery county district attorney furman and we contacted her but she would not confirm or deny the report that today. we will stay on top of the story and download the nbc10 news app and you'll be one of the first to know if charges are filed. >>> preparing for the pope. and the papal shutdown. commuters and neighbors are bracing for maj

p.a. turnpike everything moving along nicely and 22 minutes at the most heading eastbound from valley forge through route 1. citizens bank park a phillies game at 1:00 versus the dodgers. that is just at the tail end of the lunch hour so we will see a lot of traffic and volume in and out of the stadium area. coming up in the next ten minutes, we will do a check on mass transit. >>> we have new information on breaking news that we brought you at the top of the hour. we have learned one woman suffered smoke inhalation when her home caught fire the past two hours and started on oakmont street in the holmesburg section. investigators say the injured woman happened to be blind. she was taken to nazareth hospital and we are working to check and see what her condition is. no word on what started the fire but it did start in the basement area of that home. >>> happening today sh thousands of commuters could find out if they have won a chance to buy papal rail passes on septa. the transit agency will start e-mailing the winners of its lottery today. 20,000 passes went unsold in monday's lottery but

p.a. turnpike everything moving along nicely and 22 minutes at the most heading eastbound from valley forgehrough route 1. citizens bank park a phillies game at 1:00 versus the

p.a. turnpike, the cars are nice and green. you have a drive time of about, at the most, 23 minutes. >>> 4:02. breaking news we're following in west philadelphia. a police car and a taxi crashed a short time ago. there are injuries. matt delucia is live on scene. >> three people are in the hospital including the officer who was driving this cruiser right there. you can see the investigation is still under way right now. those two cars banged up the cruiser and the taxi just to the right over there. this is at the intersection of 56th and haverford. the female officer along with the two people in the cab, they were conscious as they were taken away their injuries not life-threatening. the folks in the cab, we're told, more banged up than the officer. we'll come back live again, at this intersection is shut down for the moment as the investigation continues. back again in 30 minutes with an update. live in philadelphia, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> we're also following breaking news overnight, a shooting in the parking lot of t

p.a. turnpike. barely even a car in sight and all lanes open.no construction in the area to good news across the board there. blue route everything is moving along there as well. 15 minutes in either direction. at the most take you about 15 minutes from 95 to the schuylkill expressway. currently mass transit doing great this morning with no delays for new jersey transit septa or the patco speed line. coming up more drive times for you at 5:25. >>> the last couple of mornings we have seen clouds move into the area to start with and we are seeing it again today. this is a view from high top the comcast center looking towards city hall. &háhp &hc% the clouds are thickening up a little bit. no sign of showers in our area but that will be changing later this morning and this afternoon. 77 degrees right now. in the 80s today. about 10 degrees warmer than it is right now for a high temperature. dry at the shore but showers and thunderstorms a real possibility during the late morning and afternoon hours. through the day, there is that southeasterly bree

p.a. turnpike 22 minutes heading eastbound or westbound route one. no problems for mass transit. >>> preparing for the pope. today's septa will let you know by e-mail if you won its lottery for the papal rail passes. there are no guarantees. septa is still figuring out which of its designated train stops sold out and which ones still have passes available. one of those train stops is radnor in delaware county where nbc10's matt delucia is joining us live. matt, will radnor be able to handle the crush of papal riders 5,month? >> reporter: the folks here at radnor, especially the police, they have been planning for quite a while and meeting with emergency agencies throughout the area an county and the city as well as septa and trying to make sure that people can get in and out of this area as quickly as possible. and as efficiently as possible. radnor station is around the corner from where we are right now, you have the thorndale line through this area and 18 stops on the septa plan and radnor is on that plips the police here in the township are expec

p.a. turnpike. also in parts of chester county, delaware county, across philadelphia international airport. so we are seeing that rain continuing to move in but kind of weakening, not as heavy as it was earlier. and more rain right around maryland, pretty much sitting there but we will be watching that moving into lancaster county. you see the motion is mostly up to the northeast. now we have another line off to the west we're watching, too. the rain in place now. this was going to be around for the next few hours or so, then we have that line back off to the west that will start to move in late tonight, too. here's future weather. it shows the rain around now and we keep the clouds and the scattered showers around even through late tonight. 9:00 to 10:00, we could have the next line approaching and moving through. overnight tonight, pretty much the same thing. scattered areas of heavy rain or thunderstorms. 6:00 tomorrow morning, i think a lot of this will be gone. the only area that could be hangi

p.a. turnpike to 676 slow going. that will take you about 36 minutes with the average speed. right around 37 miles per hour. 476 northbound, 95, 276, the average speed in the six. so that drive time is only taking you about 15 minutes. here is a closer look at the schuylkill at girard avenue. moving nice. 676 is going to take you about five minutes. >> 6:01. >>> we follow this breaking news coming out of iraq. isis is now claiming responsibility for a truck bomb that exploded in a crowded market in baghdad today, killing more than 60 people. officials say that market is especially crowded on thursdays because people come from other provinces to stock up on food for the weekend. the truck carrying the explosives was disguised as a refrigeration truck. we will continue to follow this breaking news and bring you updates throughout the morning. >>> we are also following this breaking news from overnight. the ceiling of a concert venue in minneapolis partially collapsed during a show sending at least two people to the hospital with minor injuries. police other people were injured

p.a. turnpike cars still green and moving along nicely. westbound/eastbound towards valley forge 22-minute drive time through the work zone. heading out into philadelphia you're heading from new jersey, palmyra bridge and walt whitman, no problems there. more drive times coming up in ten minutes. >>> new from overnight, a mystery in montgomery county. a runner is found dead. investigators are trying to figure out what killed the young man. nbc10's monique braxton is live in white marsh with the details. >> reporter: hi, tracy. what happened here inside ft. washington state park is a mystery still unknown. a lot of questions for investigators. montgomery county's coroner will perform an autopsy today to determine what caused the runner's death. now our camera was rolling late last night when the missing man was found down a 20-foot ravine in high brush near railroad tracks. white marsh township police haven't released the runner's that i am but they do say he is in his mid-20s. we have also learned the unidentified man was running with frie

p.a. taking a look at the overview of new jersey roads, 95, 295, the turnpike and 42 freeway all free ands. it will take you five minutes. the ben, betty, the commodore barry all looking good. >>> now your first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> coming up on 19 minutes after 4:00. five mondays of sunshine. it's trying to hide behind that antenna. it's hiding behind haze. the haze will stay with us. the humidity is already higher this morning. we're getting a warmer start. otherwise it's clear, 74 degrees in the city, six mile-an-hour wind out of the south/southwest. that's bringing in more humidity. it's already higher this morning at 82%. it's going to be a steamy afternoon, too, as the temperatures go into the 90s for a third day in a row. we have a heat wave that will likely continue tomorrow. likely shower-free, radar is in the clear for our area. no sign of wet weather, really wet weather, until later in the week. there are a couple sunshine of showers and thunderstorms. there's a possibility of showers and thunderstorms over the next few days come tuesday and wednesda