yes, folks, welcome to the nightmare on the parkway here city hall. >> wow. it's crazy. it's so messy. >> just a mess down here today you know what i mean its a mess, you know. >> reporter: it was just after 3:00 that the traffic signals on the north side of city hall just decided to go on the blink. peco crews have been at it trying to fix the problem but in the meantime police have been having to direct traffic the old fashioned way and it was slow going on the parkway and just about everywhere near city hall. >> i've gotten from the art museum to here it took about 25 minutes. >> reporter: wow. normally it would take just a few minutes. >> usually about two minutes. >> reporter: it's a mess tonight. >> it's a mess. >> going to catch the bus the 27. it never came. >> reporter: everything is topsyturvy tonight. >> yes but they have a nice happy hour right there. >> reporter: that's a good way of looking at things. it is a friday after all but until they can get these traffic lights fixed, it is going to be slow going here in center city. as you can see really backed up

beautiful, thank you so much for making our parkway even more magnificent.nks for waking up very early with us and have a great day and great rest of the weekend. >> yeah, i don't know how you do. >> every morning we ask us the same question. happy holidays. >>> let's head over to bob kelly. you are searching out and about different lights in the neighborhood and see if you can top that one. >> i think what will happen there with those circles. that is over a fountain. if that was me which go around circle, and checking that out, down here on the parkway so you are checking out your christmas lights, bring the kid down and just get around the circle 10 times there on the parkway. live lok at 95 southbound heading in to center city philadelphia 42 freeway seeing volume. road are damp from the rain we had last night, come on, johnny he has front lawn eagles decorations on ready mixing in the the eagles with the christmas lights, speaking of christmas lights. check out where i was, last night in south philadelphia, smedley street 70 year tradition all 40 homes

delays building southbound on 95 bw parkway.if you're headed out. >>> melissa, thank you. 6:14. an ohio family returned home last night to find a small plane had crashed into their backyard. >> investigators say the pilot was killed in that crash. it was a single engine experimental plane. the homeowners found the plane flipped over with the landing gear on its deck. >> lucy has arrived and it's earlier and more widespread than at this time last year. across the country, 7,000 cases so far. that is double more than this time last year. you can still get the flu even after getting the flu vaccine. doct better way to gprevent from getting the flu. >> that's the only way to protect yourself. especially because with the holidays, the congregation of people and family get-togethers and things like that, that's how it easily gets spread. >>> if you are over 65, there are two vaccine options that can boost immune response. that's important because there is an increased risk for stroke or heart attack for older adults after getting the

huge delays on suitland parkway inbound.n 50 traffic is once again moving westbound after an overturned tractor-trailer crash really set us back at cape saint claire road. we have team coverage. fox5's annie yu she's out on location with the very latest. >> reporter: h hey, erin. the good news is the lanes reopened westbound. eastbound you're good too. the miles of backup along the bay bridge. bay bridge headed into d.c. check this out. just miles and miles of backups that sort of accumulated over the last five, six hours. finally being let through. along route 50 near cape saint claire road. we are told that this is the result of a tractor-trailer accident that happened around 2 o'clock this morning. the tractor-trailer overturned to its side. we're told the driver's okay. no one was injured. but pretty much crews were out here trying to get all of this debris taken care of because there was a fuel spill, there was also meat products scattered across both of the westbound and eastbound sides. now, all westbound lanes of rou

skyfox, they're over bw parkway. volume building in maryland. heading down to the beltway so we're starting to see things slow a bit as you approach the beltway and then through college park past new hampshire avenue especially the outer loop side of things. want to switch it over because it is a mess right now in virginia. look at this. northbound 395 at the 14th street bridge there's a crash blocking the left lane as well as the exit ramp right now to gw parkway. you're merging into just one lane to get through so take a look at what this is doing to your drive time. we are seeing such heavy delays right now as we -- let's see if we can forward things along and show you what you're dealing with right now. huge backup. you're parked on the 14th street bridge. so, to get just from the pentagon to the third street tunnel red zone 24 minute trip. traffic is just completely parked out there. so if you typically take 395 just be prepared. you're going to hit a parking lot once you get to the pentagon trying to cross the bridge causing delays on gw p

one man is dead after he was shot on sligo parkway.ice say someone who lives on that street shot a man outside his home. news 4's derrick ward will have a live report in minutes. >> this smoke alarm is being credited for alerting a sleeping resident that their home was on fire. montgomery county fire officials say it was along cummings lane and chevy chase. chris lawrence will have the latest from the live desk in 15 minutes. >> fairfax county fire crews will be back at the mt. vernon antique center after an overnight fire there. that building is filled with antiques. some closed for business yesterday. investigators will search today for a cause. >>> it is stores are rolling out the sales for the shopping holiday just in time for you to use that new gift card perhaps. you can also search online for great deals today. we want to remind you as you head out to shop or make returns, run errands, metro is operating on a normal schedule today. people going to work, too. not just shopping. >> like us. >> 6:32 now. a couple from maryland is a

southbound bw parkway being pushed off. this is another crash investigation with all lanes shut down. northbound is open and unaffected this morning. taking a look at 270 from 70 down to the spur, you don't have any worries there. everything is looking quite good. same situation if you're headed northbound this morning on 270. no big problem there either. beltway, inner loop and outer loop rolling >> thank you, melissa. it's 5:02 just about. we'll head back to storm team meteorologist chuck bell. he's at the manassas vre station. >> chuck, good morning. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. good morning eun, good morning everybody. live in manassas joined here by kimberly. she's on her way into work, the s.e.c., the securities and exchange commission. she gets the very first ice and snow scraper from news 4. you have a 14-year-old daughter. is she excited about the chance of snow. have they canceled school already? >> no. >> are you a regular news 4 viewer? >> yes. >> awesome. we appreciate that. >> is this your normal r

you have to take that over to college parkway back to two. college parkway is a parking lot. side one lane gets by with debris. you can see just how backed up things are. it's a nightmare out there. if you're trying to get from the eastern shore into annapolis or towards the district, factor in at least an extra hour. i hate to say that this morning but that's what it's looking like. doesn't look like those lanes will open any time soon. a crash involving a tractor-trailer on prince william parkway. heavy delays from dale city to aside from that an earlier crash just cleared out by benning road but delays are heavy 295 southbound. new york avenue inbound completely backed up by montana avenue. we had an earlier tractor-trailer that was disabled take, out a center lane. that cleared. only metro delay we're dealing with is the red line with shuttle service replacing trains between silver spring and fort totten. takoma station closed. heavy outer loop delays in college park. 29 minute trip there. 270 backed up. 66 eastbound is picking up through centreville. all right. >> my goo

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fairfax county parkway it's the burke center parkway.hicle fire has all lanes blocked you'll have to detour around that. seeing really big delays on 123 as well in both direct examination because that's just before that car fire scene. 395 northbound 26 minute ride crowded main lanes no crashes right now from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. hov lanes pretty quiet. under 25 minutes on 95 northbound main lanes dale city to the beltway do you lit a little bit of congestion as you come up toward the springfield interchange. we have a crash blocking the left shoulder and left lane. and t delays on 295 southbound and 50 inbound you can also see the outer loop is heavy us a come toward 50 making your way to bw parkway. as we take look at the frack freeway right now westbound side just to get from pennsylvania avenue to the third street tunnel seven minutes. third street tunnel is crowded. eleventh street very crowded as well and gw parkway delays from 123 to the key bridge. don't forget we also have the wizards taking on the new orleans

bw parkway a crash.you make your way out in the district right now we do have earlier issue that cleared. there's a disabled vehicle westbound 395 out at the m395 om residual delays on 295. 295 southbound past east capitol a little slow. all metro rail lines are on time. 66 is still 270 quiet. all your traffic on the way to bwi reagan national and dulles looking good. whew. it's a little warm in this sweater. back to you. >> thanks, erin. >>> 6:07 right now. we want to talk about a disturbing story out of prince george's county. a violent fight at suitland high school caught on camera. >> police now investigating following reports that someone pulled a weapon during that fight. fox5's anjali hemphill is live at the school with more. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, ladies. yeah, this violent brawl lasted about a minute before it was broken up by school security guards and now at least one student here at suitland high school may be facing charges after investigators say a weapon was used an

the bw parkway your best option right now if you can't get to route 1. the icc towards montgomery county will get you there in a little bit of a better time. melissa, what else is going on down there? >> thank you, brad. we have this problem on 395, another overturned vehicle at route 1 southbound. crystal city. you're getting by on the right. this new problem, a crash on 66. >>> good morning, melissa. one thing we're watchi slick spots possibly on the roads this morning in northern maryland. here's a live look at the radar. we had snow showers pass through yesterday evening. this morning, we're seeing a few flakes falling in parts of frederick county. this was earlier in west virginia causing school delays this morning. if you're in the areas, know that anything falling will be sticking. the wakeup weather, you want the warm coat again. not as brutally cold throughout the day today. i'll show you the forecast coming up. >>> thank you, sheena. >>> we're following several school delays and closings this morning. allegheny county public schools in maryland

southbound bw parkway at powder mill road. reopened and looking quite good. 270 looking good as well at old hundred road. when you talk about travel times from germantown to the spur, going to take you 14 minutes. top of the beltway looking okay for this time of day. 66 inbound and 95 northbound. quantico to the beltway taking you 25 minutes. listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. >> good morning, melissa. it looks good. not looking at the snow falling for your commute today. tomorrow, however, that's a different story. a weather alert tomorrow. the snowfall chances have increased. the coverage increased. that's not because of a change in the traskt storm system. doesn't take much of a change. the change is pretty big. weekend stays cold. i'm going to show you the totals we expect in a second. here is the storm right along the gulf coast. we normally see. this is to show you what happened. combining with the cold canadian air. down towards charlottesville. temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 30s this morning. 3

delays on suitland parkway to south capitol.here. earlier crash southbound georgia avenue after pliers mill it was blocking the left rape just cleared out of the way. all metro rail lines are on time. 270 southbound typical delays. back to you guys. >> getting in politic right now all eyes on alabama senate election voters head to the polls tomorrow to elect new senator the the race style close to call. republican roy moore in a dead heat with democrat doug jones. moore wants the clear frontrunner until allegations surfaced about month ago that he had made sexual advances on teen girls when he was a deputy district attorney. jones hit the road over the weekend trying to drum up last minute support. roy campaign trail but plans to hold a rally to night with former donald trump chief strategist steve bannon. ♪ >>> that's what's happening in alabama n washington lawmakers continue to combine the house and senate versions of the bill, the tax bill. >> all right. among the issues that need to be reconciled the size of the corporate t

a man tried to break into a vehicle on sligo park creek -- when areek parkway bystander shot him. they are trying to determine if the homeowner should be charged. two people in custody after leading police on a multistate chase, starting with a robbery off as in a pizza shop off clopper road and ending on the gw parkway. no one was hurt in that robbery. larry: 6:06, and you have to me one d.c. woman proving she still has the moves at 90 years young. ♪ get it, girl. she challenged santa to a christmas dance off and eventually she ditched the walker so the pair could dance together. this video has gone viral, with nearly 7 million views. larry: that is terrific. adrianna: i love seeing that, 90 years old and you are still getting down, still have a good time in life, still moving. i love it. larry: i watched it last night a couple of times and as you said, eventually she ditches the walker. adrianna: i love it. larry: look. that is right, that is her song. still ahead -- love that. text area and across the country to prepay property tax. adrianna: new guidance from the irs on who sh

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suitland parkway at alabama. a crash there on red line. single tracking between fort totten and silver spring. as far as your travel times here, looking good in maryland. no major problems in virginia. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> melissa, thank you. a fatal house fire in loudoun county. >> chris lawrence has the latest from the live desk. what's happening? >> eun, aaron, one person died in a fire in lubbocksville. they're investigating how it started. to give you an idea of where it happened, the house is less than two miles from one of the most celebrated restaurants in our area. the restaurant at potomac farm. it's west of 270 on the virginia side of the potomac river. firefighters were called to the scene between 8:00 and 9:00 last night. our adam tuss is on his way there now. as soon as he gets there, we'll bring you a live back to you. >>> chris, thank you. >>> it's now 6:03. we're following developing story this morning. montgomery county police are investigating how a 17-year-old ended up dead in

gw parkway at speed.ered in green. things looking good in southern maryland and we are problem free as you make your way out on all those secondaries in northeast and northwest. we're looking good in chevy chase. problem free out in potomac and i love what we're seeing surrounding neighborhoods. any questions for your commute at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. we'll be right back with your 6 o'clock hour. last 5 o'clock hour on friday morning. it's my favorite song. i want to do like the weird 80's dance moves. we'll be right back. >> ♪ [lance] it is absolute chaos out here! t a shot of this cold front, right here. [vo] progress is an unstoppable force. brace yourself for the season of audi sales event. ♪ [vo] the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the season of audi sales event. "what if" more of the energy we used came from renewable resources? detect, fix and even prevent power outages? "what if" our grid were less vulnerable and more

and again from old dominion on through to gw parkway that's where we're gw parkway looks good.use of a disabled car its 395 on the westbound side at m street out by the navy yard. center lanes blocked. keep it to the left or right and watch for those delays across the 11th street bridge backing onto 295 northbound. i'm going to take off this hat now 'cause i jingle when i move. back to you. >> thanks erin. 10 minutes before 6:00 right now. a d.c. police officer is giving back this holiday season by helping a family of her fellow officers who were killed in a car accident just a few months ago. >> that officer left behind a wife and twins. his colleague is giving his children a special gift to help remember their dad. fox5's matt ackland has this story. >> reporter: the christmas tree is up, the house decorated for the holidays. pictures nearby show the love officer barry eastman shared with his wife and twins. two days ago, more love arrived in a home that is feeling so much loss. these two bears for asher and violet. up and i saw it come out i immediately knew it was his shirt

. >> and we're following news out of bring george county a man in the overnight shooting parkway say that man was shot outside of a home by another man that lives out of the residents. that came in 2 hours ago. detectives on the scene and witnesses were gathering evident. she'll have a live report in a few minutes. also continuing coverage ton on a story weaver been telling you about. and suspect 39-year-old justin dug las both deputies are he main in the hospital. offi holly mountain place sterling because of a nights between father and daughter. this morning we're learning more about the suspect as a neighbor tells waws they saw leading up to incident i had a friend that came to drop off food for christmas and as she was leaving she witnessed gentleman or suspect pushing a female outside of the house and they were having a very heated verbal and he looked hes with a big guy and military i'm not sure. i had that vibe from him. >> police have not been able to verify whether or not johnson is or was a member of the military. he is still in jail. >> and d.c. teacher is accusing going a

we have some video from the parkway. take a look at one of the trucks that we saw out there on the parkway spreading salt as a result of those salting operations on the parkway here in cape may county. speed limit now down to 45 miles per hour to give those crews plenty of room. you don't want to go too fast out there or get too close to those trucks because they are actively spreading salt to try to keep the roadways safe. so that is the very latest here in middle township. really more of a picturesque scene than anything problematic. if you are in this area, you live in this area though and you come out to your car and you need to go somewhere, right now you will need to spend a little extra time brushing the snow off of your vehicle. live in middle township, i'm ted greenberg, nbc10 news. >> thanks for that, ted. >> let's take a live look at south philadelphia at lincoln financial field. we are hours away from kickoff of the 118th army/navy game here in philly. always a big deal. and while there's no sn snow falling a

on the gwe to an end parkway near the arlington-mclean border. the police caught to people after they crashed into a guard rail, about 25 miles from where it started after montgomery police responded to reports of an armed robbery at a pizza shop in germantown. nobody was hurt in that robbery. jonathan: new the fbi will not take over the investigation into the murder of a baltimore police detective. baltimore police asked the feds iters'estigate sean suters death. the fbi refused saying it was not connected with any probe of the department or any other case. he still said they would assist. turning 7 on your side up reports of dangerous working conditions at a manassas post office. employee say they are working up to 95 hours per week and dangerous condition and are not getting any overtime pay for it. are don't know how they doing this correctly. they are not being paid for the hours they worked. nancy: one workers shared pictures of a mail truck that caught on fire with him still inside. he said that a faulty door left him briefly trapped insid

this is the parkway headed east. as you can see it's backed up all the way as far as the eye can see, probably all the way back to the art museum but this is the way it's been since just after 3 o'clock when the lights reportedly went out. peco is working on the problem but they have not discovered what the source is and what has caused this utter nightmare here in center city philadelphia on a friday. here's what some motorists are telling us here this evening. >> i gave up. i was going to radnor for an appointment. i turned around and said forget it. >> reporter: now you're stuck in this mess. >> it's my day off. i don't care. >> it's just a mess down here today, you know what i mean, it's a mess. >> i have to admit it's a mess. going to be kind of hectic to get at home. >> reporter: you trying to get home. >> yes. >> reporter: it looks like he's enjoying it. >> he is. he gets spoiled, though. [laughter] >> reporter: and back live here on the parkway, this is the scene at 16th and arch on the parkway where the thre

a better baltimore-washington parkway.t is costing over an hour's worth of travel time. 20 minutes southbound average speed at 29 miles per hour. 395 to the pentagon, and overturned tractor-trailer with a heavy duty wrecker on the scene. larry: outrage about video of an 11-year-old screaming as she is handcuffed by police. adriana: the grand rapids police chief said it made him sick to his stomach. no! no! to jail orot going anything. [screaming] adriana: that is an 11-year-old. they wer who had stabbed a woman. the police say there is no reason the little girl had to be treated that way. night inspecial montgomery county as dozens remember a fallen firefighter during the 15th annual hanukkah firetruck parade. was killedll cohen in a crash. they kept the tradition alive for him in the community. >> we are trying to have joy in this difficult time for the community and fire department. him, as itlot to does our fire department and community. larry: cohen, who was 33 years old, joined the fire department around the time that

hooking onto college parkway back to two to get onto 50.ne eastbound gets by. several lanes blocked because of debris. so give yourself extra time in both directions. this is a new crash. this is 95 and northbound at prince william parkway blocking the right lane. we're seeing big delays picking up from dale see through woodbridge. we have other delays on 270. it's improving because of an earlier crash involving injuries and several vehicles moved over to the right shoulder minute commute between 70 and 109. 355 don't take that as an alternate coming out of frederick. long term closure in both directions over the monocacy river bridge. you have to keep it to 270 to get around that. keep it to fox5. we got you covered. 6 o'clock hour coming right up. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> right now at 7:00, trouble onhe a traffic nightmare in annapolis. an overturned tractor-trailer causing a big mess and all sorts of problems. we're live on the scene with what you need to know. >> also another tough night on the front lines of tho

the b-w parkway shut down in maryland.. and in virginia, lanes of i-95 blocked. seven's on your side live at both scenes -- to help you get around. a new state of emergency in california. wind-feuled flames exploding in size as a new blaze breaks out. the desperate firefight happening now. and new overnight -a big chill hitting the south. take a look at this.. kids in texas making snow angels! tracking what this same system is bringing us.. let's get right to eileen. - unseasonably cold today through the weekend - rain & snow chances increasing tonight/tomorrow - highest impacts to southern md (around 2" of snow possible) - cold & blustery sunday today: cloudy & cold. few showers over southern md. highs: 40-42 winds: n to s 5 mph tonight: cloudy & cold. rain/snow mix over southern md. lows: 29-34 winds: s 5 mph saturday: am rain/snow mix. any accumulation over southern md. clearing west to east. highs: 35-39 winds: ne breaking right now in gaithersburg - into an apartemnt on teacher's way. the victim says he heard a knock and opened the door. that's when three me

southbound bw parkway after 193, left side blocked by the crash.lso southbound new york avenue a crash in the left lane there. guys? >> melissa, thanks. >> the clock is ticking down to buy holiday gifts. i'm aimee cho hitting the stores to find out what cool gifts you can buy coming up. >>> a reminder to tune in later today for the ellen degeneres show. >> ellen airs here at 3:00 followed by news 4 at 4:00. [ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang! ok, i gotta run. hey, wait, there's something i need to tell you- dang. dang! dang! dang. dang. see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. >>> if fur trying to get all your packages out today. >> aimee cho has tips to check off the last minutei the stores this holiday season, first of all, have no fear, you are not alone. >> i just literally started today in person. >> we took a trip to walmart to check out last-minute gifts. >> we're ready for the holiday season. >> the stor

we do have this though east on 66 at fairfax county parkway.wo left lanes getting by the work zone there. >> good morning, melissa. yesterday was brutal with the wind and the cold. t it's still cold. but it's not as bad. that's how we'll label it today. not as bad. feels like 28. yesterday morning at this time, we were feeling below 10 degrees. it's not that bad. you still do need to bundle up this morning. make sure the kids do. look at the snow from yesterday. this was between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. we had snow showers move through mainly north of the district. let's look at that again. this was late last night. temperatures were below freezing. mainly northern maryland, we could see slick spots. i want to make mention of it. near hagerstown. a few snowflakes falling there and near thurmont. we'll talk about what to expect later on today and another chance for flurries as we end out the week. >>> breaking news in silver spring. >> we have a death investigation going on. >> it was a scary night for residents in a hiri spring. take a look at the vi

how are we looking on the bw parkway?is going to cost you time from greenbelt pushing northbound toward the beltway. in virginia, we have problems along 28. the accident here tying up the far right lane. then the gas main break. that is tying up the far right lane near calvert street. we will update your ride on 95 in virginia in the next 10 minutes. adrianna: remembering a classmate. autria: grief counselors heading to a montgomery county high school after a tragic ending to the search for a missing high school student. suzanne kennedy is live in bethesda. suzanne: good morning to both of you. it has been a rough month for students at walt whitman high school. a sophomore took her own life, not the death of a 17-year-old senior. he had been missing around 10:30 -- excuse me, 11:30 on saturday night. montgomery county police conducted a searchnd teen's body was discovered on lane.ck lane -- lavrock a vigil then occurred. an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death, but it is believed to have been an accid

we had a crash out by center point parkway.ford this morning. 395 from the beltway to the 14th street bridge half hour commute. seeing a lot of backed up traffic across the 14th street bridge. all metro rail lines on time except for the red line dealing with that capitol improvement project. delays lingering 295 southbound a crash inside the beltway causing big slow downs. guys. >> erin, thanks very much. let's get beat. morgan freeman returning to the big screen in just getting started. tommy lee jones and renee' russo. our kevin mccarthy sat on down with morgan freeman who does a lot of dancing in this film. take a look. >> there's a moment in the movie you talk about you kind of go back to being in sixth grade unsay that you ran for class president but you lost. you're kind of saying sickth grade was trauma. i was curious as morgan freeman what was sixth grader like for you? who were you in middle school? >> i was in chicago school system in the sixth grade, and i was ten, ten years old. i was one of those schools about all

in honor of the parkway's year long centennial celebration which 6abc is a very proud sponsor.ceeds from tonight's events will be used to support the library's many programs and vital services. ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ mii'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. through the streets of philadelphia tonight part of a 20 year tradition that raises money for local charities this year the running of the santas was on north 7th street in northern liberty the santas ran about three blocks then back inside as is the tradition. melissa magee joining us now and for a few folks who kindly shared their destain with the sno

ben franklin parkway. i believe that is the christmas village. looks nice out there tonight. nice and warm. perfect night for families to enjoy the holiday festivities but meteorologist scott williams has a shaky couple of days ahe ahead. that forecast ahead in 15 seconds. you can call eight weather buffet over the neck several days. temperatures tomorrow in the upper 50s near 60 degrees. and then we have the threat of some snow christmas eve overnight into early christmas morning. but look at temperatures. it's still pretty mild. 47 in wilmington. mid 40s philadelphia. 44 degrees for atlantic city. off to the west, look at all of this moisture headed right in our direction. already some light sprinkles around lancaster county, chester county. moving north and west of

westbound, watch for that near the ben franklin parkway. another crash on the p.a. turnpike's westbound side near willow grove. mile marker 345. 21 minutes both directions. watch for a disabled vehicle, new, too, in upper pottsgrove on heather place around north state street. >>> the morning team is again taking the show on the road this week. on wednesday, we are headed to the wawa on east broad street in bethlehem. we would love for you to come by, say hi. join us from 4:00 too many 9:00 a.m. serving -- 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. serving up free coffee, meeting you, shining a spotlight on the community. >>> today continuing a legacy of love. the community is rallying to help a local family do good in honor of their young daughter. >>> spreading holiday cheer with cash. the over-the-top tip from a good samaritan to an unsuspecting restaurant staff. >>> all new on nbc10 news at 6:00 a.m., moving beyond chocolate. the pennsylvania candy giant hershey's is eyeing a new business venture. >>> a few minutes before 6:00 a.m. we'll take you state by state and county by county

right now, here along the parkway, as we said traffic is moving, a little bit slower, jh last hour or so we've seen the drivers, because there's still a lot of slush on the roads and of course, it is very, very cold out here. so that could be tricky driving arnd you want to be careful. natasha brown, news" >> the concern is refreezing, it's still very cold the a a slush could turn to ice, meteorologist kate bilo is tracking the latest >> as you guy mentionedno more . here's what itooht on schedule 1:00 this afternoon then as natasha said the worst of it was rom about 3:00 to 6:00. philadelphia. >> down the shore quick hitting system but hit at exactly the wrong time, even though we've seen certainly heavier snows than this here in philadelphia. when you get two, three inches of snow at rush hour right when the schools are letting out on friday, it will be mayhem and certainly that was. there are a few snow showers across central pennsylvania most of these are fizzling and will fizzle before they get here. can't rule out a stray flurry moving in overnight, but most are not seeing much

crash causing big problems on suts land parkway inbound.thbound to sterling and best bet exit silver hill road and take pennsylvania avenue. en bound dealing with bailout traffic. that's putting a damper on commute there. you'll need extra time. disabled vehicle 295 southbound burrows avenue all the way past 50 to riverdale park. look at crash as you make your way inbound to buoy. keep in mind before the beltway 50 westbound crash blocking two right lanes and big scene there getting beltway owe could slow you down this morning give y yourself 15 extra minute there as we move over crash past the intersection new york be bound past west virginia crash blocking shoulder watch for additional volume there. aside from that e-zpass or flex 66 looks good now and if you're single driver 10 to 25 entire stretch of 66. i'll keep you updated and looks like toll pritions are lower th you. >> and coming up this morning on good day d.c. this year's hottest song how can you forget. des po seat owe. >> and tunes don't stop there glory rub an joins us life i

another closure southbound bw parkway. lanes blocked for a crash investigation there. eun?ank you, melissa. spilling one drink, that's one thing. what about dozens of bottles. the big cleanup after an accident involving alcohol on 95. >>> first, more details about the new social media site targeting kids. what to know about faceb ( ♪ ) as a person who loves the finer things, this holiday season, i've asked for a luxurious new buick suv. ( ♪ ) fingers crossed. ( ♪ ) ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's almost $7,400 on this buick enclave leather. experience the new buick this holiday season for remaining 2017s. on amazon could involve watching video ads. they were awarded a patent for price reduction and incentives. in other words, the price reduction tool would allow shoppers to watch the display's price of an item actually decrease as they watch a video on that item. you could see it as getting paid for your time to watch the ad. you know what,

gw parkway sluggish to 123.in silver spring moving the camera around it's georgia avenue at urbana. lanes break. hard to see you can see puddles -- what are they doing to me? you see the police officer blocking it off there's puddles they could freeze because the cold temperatures please use caution on georgia avenue at urbana it looks like they are blocking lanes. we'll sort that out and give you more info problems out in silver spring. 50 in both directions at the bay bridge. wind advisories in effect and you can see 50 coming off the bridge inbound toward annapolis dealing with heavier volume no major delays. 66, 42 minute trip from sudley road to the beltway and then as you make your way out on 95 improved to 34 minute trip from dale city to the beltway. once you cross the mixing bowl 395 backed up as well. 35 minutes from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. so drive times getting worse unfortunately. aside from that one metro all metro rail lines on time except for the red line. trying to fix a cable iss

caution bw parkway 95 flowing freely. see 95 by cherry hill road not dealing with any problems. we're at speed on the northbound and southbound sides right now. as we take a cruise down to virginia, we're looking good on 295 as you make your way from d.c. to the beltway split getting down to prince george's county. you're in good shape. 95 problem free. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you wisdom and maureen. >> coming up on fox5 news morning the nfl loses out to the nba on new year's eve celebrations. >> and a new gallup poll places former president barack obama on the top of a popularity contest. >> live look outside across the cold dmv. time right now 4:37, 15 is the temp. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back to fox5 news morning. today is thursday, december 28th. the time right now is -- i i can't even see that. >> 4:39. >> please protect yourself and bundle up in layers before you head out. high temperatures only expected to be in the mid-20's today. the wind will make it feel even wor

year in down at suitland parkway.aiting to get through. kenilworth and burroughs, finding the left lane with a stalled vehicle still there along the right side of the highway. we definitely have delays on route one. for those headed into fort well worth this morning, this is definitely impacting your commute. traffic squeezing by single file to the right. in the next 10 minutes, we already know about the tolls on 66. i will let you know how the ride is shaping up on 59. larry: the injury that no one wants to see, the devastating hit on monday night football and the updates from pittsburgh. a wildfire, exploding in size. what comes next for the crews trying to get a handle on this what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh. mrs. layne, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that, plus this sick console, he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic