the montgomery county development corporation joined the party as well including desiree miller of peco. >> fact that we are able to communicate with these people

pe peco blames an underground equipment failure. >>> a big detour in camden county. you drive route 42 in the overnight hours, please note, all lanes, all lanes will be closed until 5:00 a.m. construction crews are refurbishing an overpass part of a $900 million project to alleviate congestion that is expected to last into 2021. while this work is being done. detour traffic will be detoured on to the ramp. ine what this will be like if this is taking place during the day. the work is being done tonight and tomorrow night. >> a quarter million drivers travel this stretch of road every day. next week construction is expected to begin on the southbound side of route 42. when we first learned about the closures we sent out updates through our app. download the free app through your smartphone or tablet. >>> 4:07 now. happening later today, a montgomery county mom accused of having sex in a park with a high school student is expected in court for a preliminary hearing. police say they caught iris having sex with a 17-year-old in a park in upper pottborough. >>> a prelimin

peco blamed an underground equipment failure. >> get ready for it to start feeling more like winter. cold walking down broad and pine streets tonight. let's check in with nwc 10 first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane "hurricane" schwartz. >> some areas are going to be a lot colder. there are clear skies in areas north and west of philadelphia. so where the skies are clear, the temperature is really dropping. allentown and reading, 28 degrees while it's 37 in philadelphia and near 40 degrees in central and southern delaware. so the cold spots tonight going to be down to 21 in allentown, 21 in quaker sdl town 22 in reading. and the part ere south you go, the less cold it's going to get. at least tonight. it's going to be a different story. even colder as we head toward the new year. the detames e tails on that coming up in a few minutes. >> it's one of south jersey's busiest highways. tonight and tomorrow, drivers will see a detour. about a quarter million drivers use 42 every day. nbc 10's keith jones joins us live from belmawr with a look at how to get around those closures. keit

. >>> 5:07 and the power is back on this morning now for more than 1,000 peco customers in northeast philadelphia after a manhole explosion knocked out electricity last night. from sky force 10 you can see the smoke there rising from the center of the screen. this happened at wood haven road around 8:00 last night. peco blames an underground equipment failure. >>> walter palmer charter school is now officially closed for good. school officials say they were forced to close because they owe the school district of philadelphia millions of dollars and that includes $1.5 million that the district wanted paid back immediately. >> and the bottom line is that that $1.5 million judgment that's what took us over the edge. >> this goes beyond the $1.5 million that clearly shows a financial situation. a mismanagement of finances. >> walter palmer was insinuting they could work out a payment arrangement. working with 600 students to help them find new schools. >>> heads up if you live near the salem hope generating station. the station will test its sirens around 2:00 this afternoon. tests will

peco is on the scene there. the dividing line where we go from just rain and wet roads to the wintry mix is right here, the pennsy turnpike at allentown interchange. we had an earlier morning tractor trailer accident. police reported zoo ice. that is that line where things get icy dicey moving north toward the pocono area. crash one car spin out inner drive on the boulevard at harbison, again an example where we have had so far the accidents this morning have been one car spin outs, not only in the neighborhoods but also on the major roadways. some high what the's long route 47, that is block at high street. flooding on 322 at mays landing. if you are watching us down the shore you're watching that time line for high tides that could bring flooding on the back roads, like 47 through wildwood and flooding in sea isle last night. all major roadways expect to be slower than normal this morning. factor in that extra time and more importantly that little extra wiggle room. outside on the roadways all morning long fox

. >> peco workers are spreading in serious holiday cheer. how they're helping local families. >> keith. >> dawn, the cowboys haven't lost on the road this year. but how do we show them they're not welcome in our house? we simplify the game plan later in sports. >> after a cold and wintry week we're talking nice changes in the forecast. a warmup. we'll get a check of the seven day and also see how it looks for that eagles game on sunday. >> all right. and a young girl's cab ride that had cops hot on her tale. she paid the driver $1,300 for the long drive. tonight at 10:00 where she was trying to that made get ready for some german engineered holiday excitement. at the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. right now, for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a new volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta and the precisely engineered passat tdi. ah, the gift of clean diesel. for the new volkswagen on your list this year, just about all you need, is a pen. festive, isn't it? get zero due at signing, zero do

we give them back the magic. >> reporter: peco partner with the red cross to throw a celebration at lowes hotel for those with a rough year. >> we have 16 volunteers here. we have a kids carnival. we are enjoying it. we have a waiting list for volunteers of this this event. >> good food, arts and craft, games and, of course shall santa. volunteers is what makes this work. as they come around they have at a provide eighth gifts for right ages. >> for best the the favorite moment was having a chance to take the volunteers who were there for her when she needed the most. >> just seeing the the people, really care. >> reporter: in center city, sharrie williams for "action news" at ten on phl17. >> and still ahead on this full hour of "action news" at ten, penn state's president shows solidarity with his students, but now at least one law maker is calling for an apology. also, a plane, gained an extra passenger mid flight, tonight, on a plane and go to six abc and make some money with your instagram account. deciding between buying is no longer a problem. healthy pa offers name-brand health in

. >> peco partnered with the red cross for a celebration.he party was full of dance, good food, arts and crafts, and santa. >> volunteers is what makes it work. the young people are preparing gifts. als the young boy and giras thes around they will have the right gift for the party. >> with so much hope seeing people really care. >>reporter:in center city, sharrie williams, "channel~6 action news." >>> still to come on "action news" tonight, economic engin. new jerseenginee. anengine -- the ties to the area and her emotional facebook post. >>> you will be surprised about the gas prices. >>> the lingering showers and snow showers are last forgot the next couple of days. i'll let you know when we clear up. >>> and ducis rodgers and the flyers going into overtime. that and more when "action news" continues tonight. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven

nbc 10 live in center city where peco hosted a party for families displaced. party guests got to dance, decorate cookies and visit santa. >> back to our weather now in montgomery county, the heavy rain created a mud slide in west conshohocken. they'll keep it closed until at least some time tomorrow. this same spot saw head day flooding over the summer. let's take a live look at the camel back ski resort. >> shen e ena parveen is looking at the potentials for tomorrow. >> the rest of us, north and west of philadelphia, we'll see the snowfalling, but it's going to be hard to accumlate with our temperatures staying a a little bit above freezing. the first headlight as we go through tomorrow morning, hard to accumulate, but roads will be staying wet. any accumulation will be little and on grassy surfaces. tempature start to drop off and we could have the threat of some icy spots on the roadways. big nor'easter is now moving pretty far off to our north. you see the snow and heavy rain with it locally. we're still seeing light rain or drizzle. a little bit of a cha

again, police say -- fire investigators say there was an issue with the peco lines behind one of thehey arrived but they won't be able to confirm the exact cause of the blaze until they begin their investigation. but fortunately there were no injuries to those firefighter whose were battling that tricky situation this morning. i'm erin o'hearn live in the sat center. guys, back to you. >> okay, erin, thank you for all of that. >>> and also this has been developing overnight, the search is expected to resume this morning for a man who fell into the christina river after a barge overturned. "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live near the port of wilmington with the details. eva, i'm imagining they can't wait for the sun to come up so they can see some more. >> reporter: that's exactly right, tam, they are having to waiter for the sun to come up for the search to resume. here this morning for a person who is thought to have fallen into the christina river near the port of wilmington when a barge capsized last night. check out the video of the search efforts last night. just before 7

peco crews arrived back on the scene to fix that broken utility pole., jan carabeo "eyewitness news" on the "cw philly". >>> jan, thank you for the update. let's get our traffic and weather together. here's kate. >> i good morning, ukee, hey shall everybody, today is a day that starts off with more clouds than what we will find for the second half of the day. eventually clouds will thin. we get sunshine, but very good reason we're finding the clouds right now, suing at the actually just at the local zoom here. i peering it is snowing, but trust me we are not seeing any kind of verification with any of this moisture, at the ground level. at least i have yet to find any observations from either my own research or you the eyewitness weather watch that's we've got scattered across delaware valley telling me anything other than mostly cloudy or skies. sometimes the bark worse than the bite it, happens that said it is still chilly across the board here it is not severe but you notice it, five to almost 10 degrees difference since yesterday the same time, rela

. >>> the power is back on this morning for more than 1,000 peco customers in northeast philadelphia.anhole explosion knocked out electricity last night and from sky force 10 you can see the manhole in the center of your screen right there. woodhaven and evans. peco blamed underground equipment failure. >>> pennsylvania supreme court has thrown out a law that requires lifetime registration for juvenile sex offenders. the court ruled the law was unconstitutional. the court reviewed research that shows young sex offenders were less likely to reoffend compared to adults. a spokeswoman for the juvenile law center said that ruling means that any registered juveniles should be taken off that registry. >>> a heads up if you live it near the salem hope creek generating station. the station will test its sirens at 2:00 this afternoon and the test will last about three minutes. >>> taxpayers can start filing their 2014 returns on january 20th. just as we've all planned to do. the irs said the filing season will not be delayed by a last last-minute tax law that law extends more than 50 tax break

someone noticed heavy smoke in the rear of the building near the peco power lines. they say that they're not sure what the cause of the blaze is, but two roofs have collapsed here on the right side of the building. no firefighters were injured. the building was unoccupied. but right now, it's an all out assault to get this fire under control. they do tell us they are close. as far as the cause of the blaze, they are checking an electrical nature, because that's where most of the heavy smoke was. but for now, smoke is billowing from montgomery avenue. this street remains closed. dozens of firefighters from several companies here on the scene as they attempt to put out the flames and the blaze. live for now from lower merion, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> the vigil will be held today at west chester university as friends and family of a missing student prepare for another day of searches. nbc 10's jesse gary's live in west chester with more on that. jesse? >> reporter: yeah, vai, that vigil's going to be at the student union, which is just behind me. i've been tal

. >> peco and the red cross came together together to help dozens of local residents who've had a toughear. the guests at the holiday party at the lowes hotel in center city last night were all victims of house fires this past year. helen best was asleep in her east falls home when a fire broke out. she and her grandchildren got out safely. best does not know what she would have done without the red cross. >> the red cross was there when i came in the middle of the night, it was like a family was waiting for me to welcome me and help me. to find myself needing the help of other people, it was a tremendous experience. >> best said the nicest part of the party last night was getting a chance to thank the people who helped her. >> very nice. >> that is nice. >> and it is nice to be out of yesterday and all that miserable weather. >> how about that, hm? storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we have no precipitation out there this morning. as we step outside it is a little bit windy. you'll see the camera bouncing a little bit here as we go through the morning and that's part of the hig

. >>> peco employees brought holiday cheer to hundreds of families. look at this. nbc 10 was at the loews philadelphia hotel in center city. this was for families displaced by disasters and being helped by the red cross. guests got to dance, decorate cookies, and of course, put in a good word with the big man himself. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> a windy start in the pocono mountains. this is a live view from camelback. snow on the ground. not much falling from the sky just yet, but that's going to change later in the day. just a few scattered snowflakes at this hour. right now here at nbc 10, 42 degrees at 4:26. jillian mele is watching traffic. good morning, jillian. >> good morning to you, bill. a live look outside, 95 near cottman avenue. looking good and quiet on 95. we are following an accident on 76 and construction for drivers in new jersey. i'll break it down next. >>> and the investigation into the death of this firefighter is set to take a step forward today. we'll have the latest on a tragedy that claimed the life of a hero. >>> as the ph

also watching another crash in abington, a vehicle slid into a pole here so peco crews are on the scenee waiting for a tow truck along washington lane at red ambler road an crash just cleared in lower providence along lower egypt at buckwalter road. no huge delays yet this morning on 422. i would certainly hope not at 4:17 but it's going to take longer than normal. one of those mornings when if you have the option of working from home i think i would take that option. some of us aren't so lucky. on the northeast extension northbound side past lansdale had a broken down truck in the process of getting pushed out of the way. as you get farther north getting reports of very slippery conditions along the northeast extension, 22, 78 up in the lehigh valley already this morning there was a crash northbound by the lehigh valley interchange on the extension. that luckily is out of the way so all lanes are reopened. matt. >> thanks matt. >>> mapping dat senate intelligence committee will release a report which describes the cia use of torture in the years after 9/11. the report details the tortu

it also cause aid small power outage nearby and a thousand peco customers are in the dark. crews had power restored about 30 minutes later. >>> parents are scrambling to find a new cool for their kid by the end of winter break, following news of an abrupt closure in north philadelphia. wednesday will be the walter palmer charter a's last day. a shut down of the school's k through eight classrooms was announced this weekend, two months after the high school closed. the school could not recover from 13 million-dollar of debt. leaders claim they were under mind by the school district. >> i wouldn't say necessarily sabotaged but what i'm saying is they want the kid back. that will fill their holes, those gaps those deaf it that they have. >> district sees it differently. they say charter was operating ill will legally, 600 students now need a new school. parents can enroll in philadelphia public schools on monday. assistance is being offered through a dedicated school district web site. >>> i hope you enjoyed the mild weather because we are getting a reality check just in time,

peco blamed equipment fail injure ure. >>> a man accused of having sex with a high school tunt isstudent is expected in court this morning. they caught her having sex with a 17-year-old at a park. she's the blonde woman you see in the video from earlier this month. investigators say she met the teen while volunteering for her daughter's cheerleading squad. >>> preliminary hearing scheduled for an accused sexual predator who targeted college students. 55-year-old james bare rote wasrett was arrested after they caught him assaulting a student on the street. they believe he is connected to four other attacks. >>> the man charged in a deadly shooting will be in court today. he is scheduled to have his hearing this morning. he is accused of killing a woman outside the dell music center back on august 13. police believe the two men were fighting over a woman when he pulled out a gun and shot him. >>> a vigil for peace happening right now in camden. the vigil started early this morning. it will continue until 11:00 tonight. it will run tomorrow from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. it will be 31 hours lo

peco said it needs to repair underground cable. the district administrative office is closed today, so staff and students should not report today. >> the movie century are trying to figure out how films were released on dvd before the movie houses actually released them on dvd. stacy delecott is live in time square. >> reporter: fury is showing up on pirated websites believed to have been stolen during a massive cyber attack last week. an upcoming sonny film called the interview focuses on a plot to kill kim he called it an act of war. >>> earlier store openings and steep discounts online did little to attract shoppers to the brick and mortar stores, 134 million people shopped over the weekend, that's down 5% from last year. stocks closed mixed on friday, investors will be getting reports on construction spending and auto sales this week. in other news, airlines are saving hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel cost, but don't expect the savings to be passed along to passengers. some carriers are paying as little as 2.66 for jet f

we have the tiwa, the pecos, the piro, the keres, the -- yes, i know that is lot. they are all huddled in what place? >> the rio grande. >> yes, the rio grande. the upper rio grande. that is where we are going this weekend, so it is good to get oriented before we get there. yay. anyone know anything about the web low that may be different from other native groups with study thus far? what strikes you, helps explain a name? >> they are very settled. they live in established towns year round. yes -- >> yes, they live in established towns year round. they can be fortified, because you can pull up ladders. very established positions. what else? anything else? the does the farming generally in most of the native american sites we looked at so far? >> the women. >> the women generally do. is that true for the pueblo? >> no. >> why not? >> they are more of a stable agricultural society. there is not much hunting. there is not really anything in new mexico. >> there is antelope and deer, but you are right. there is less. they do have to work on the arable land. why else do

they thought anyone was actually drinking it at the time and the crash brought down power lines and peco crews came out to make needed repairs. a car went out of control and slammed into the side of a building in spring garden the action cam was in spring garden after the crash and you can see the hole the car left in the side of the building fortunately nobody was injured here and police are trying to figure out what caused that crash. >> it's official flu across the country is at epidemic levels the virus is hitting earlier than usual and it's an unwanted guest at holiday gatherings. ali gorman joins us from the big board to fill us in. some bad timing on some of these cases. >> the cdc reported 15 children nationally have died from the flu this season we typically see 100 kids die of the flu from complications, that is reason that the flu has to be taken seriously the flu in our region is wide spread and at the childrens hospital in philadelphia they have seen a spike in flu over the past week and it could be a bad season because the strain going around causes severe illness and it ch

peco power play right now. dividing line for that wintry mix right the now looks to be at allentown interchange of the pennsylvania turnpike. wet and slow but once you hit that allentown interchange with that reports of icing, we already had a tractor trailer accident there earlier this morning. heavy rain, route 47, flooding out and closed right here near high street in the heart of the millville, watching us down the shore, sue just mentioned the heavy rain and possible high tides will bring some flooding along all of the shore points from cape may, wildwood, avalon, all the way up to atlantic city. tacony palmyra bridge in shut down mode because of an opening, betsy ross bridge would be best bet getting ready to head out front door. philly international safe bet, bet you a jelly doughnut we will see delays at the airport. getting an early flights out, tote board showing no delays but we will see that volume pop around 5:30 at philly international. septa says they are off to a good start but again, the high w

right now, fire crews aren't sure how this fire started, but they say, it may have to do with some peco lines. again, that still has to be sorted out and verified, we'll keep you on top of any development there in narberth. meantime, police want to find the woman who robbed this wawa, in mt. airy, this happened around 3:30 this morning at the intersection of germantown and allen lane. police say a black female believe to be earl 30th's robbed the wawa clerk at gunpoint, took a hundred bucks, took off on foot. the woman may have been high on drugs. >> 6:34, search teams back in the christina river today looking for missing worker, 25 year old emanuel has been missing since about 7:00 last night. he and two other employees of norfolk fell into the company near the port of wilmington after crane barge capsized. the other two men though resurfaced. the search went late into the evening but it was suspended because of poor river conditions. some update in the sex abuse scandal rocking bill cosby. she is taking a step only one other accuser so far. >> that's the twist part in. >> this we want

peco brew created the first high tech beer making machine that let's you make your own beer in the comfortyour home but it's not as fast as brewing a cup of joe. it takes roughly three hours to get your brew together and about week for it to be done. >> if you're a newer brewer you get your beer right the first time. if you're an experienced brewer this allows you to focus on the art of the craft. >> brewing your own beer with this machine comes at a steep price much the base model will cost you close to 1700 buck. >> the moment of a lifetime for one wisconsin guy. carl johnson was awarded the $1 million from publisher's clearing house in front of his home. >> humbled. and just, yeah, just absolutely grateful to god. >> johnson is an leck tricks out of work for three years because of an injury. he says the the money could not have come at a better time. he says it's like a complete weight lifted off his shoulders he went on to say prayer is an incredible thing. >> take look at this place. three stories, two decks of dream come true for the happy couple that bought it and got attacks break

peco brew has created something called zimatic, first high-tech beer making machine, that lets you makeeer at your own home. but it is not as fast as brewing a cup of joe. it takes about three hours, to get your brew together, and about a week for it to be done. >> with your new brewer, brew great beer the first time. if you're an experienced brewer there is allows to you focus on the art of the craft. >> hmm. so brewing your own beer, with this machine, comes at pretty steep price. the base model: 1700 bucks. >> we could use it in pennsylvania though. finds a beer distributor. >> beer machine. >> then the one i go to closed on mondays. >> horrifying. >> ya. irish catholic. >> real tough. >> yes. >> my gosh. okay, 5:25 this morning, dispute over a bill turns into an all-out brawl at a restaurant in -- >> florida, has to be florida, right? >> violence caught on 911, made by some real scared employees. >> this is pretty serious stuff t all went down at big bear brewing company, in coral springs. police say this group of four people, along with about nine other, made a scene after they got

that is a peco power play, throughout the day, and there in white marsh, and then north on i-95, just out for construction this weekend. they are closing off ramp to cottman avenue later on tonight, throughout the the weekend, so you have to go up to academy beginning tonight, at around 8:00. otherwise mass transit looking good. chris and kerry back to you. >>> 5:33. more fall out from the story we saw first on fox. philadelphia paramedic posting a controversial picture to his instagram account. the paramedic marcell salters is a three-year department victim. it was taken from hand up by a rapper uncle murder. the it shows two men pointing a gun at the head of the police officer. salters said i never did or will like the police. the picture was followed up by another post from salter's account that reads there are numerous crooked and corrupted cops, mostly white and mess bye being harassed, beat or kill innocence, mostly black. the excuse me picture has been deleted. salters has since a will guyed but the fire storm it has created is far from over. reaction to that picture coming fro

the montgomery county development corporation joined the party as well including desiree miller of pecoact that we are able to communicate with these people still enjoying it has been here a lot of smiles they are putting on their faces too a really nice day over all. >> holiday spirit a alive and well, thank you so well tell your stories of have brotherly love and sisterly affection. go to cbs philly.com ape tell us all bit. >>> stick with the holiday theme here, others make it a community affair. "eyewitness news" on the 2700 block of south smedley street in south philadelphia where neighbors joined forces, to create that incredible winter wonderland, santa and his stapel of reindeer. >> beautiful. >> i like the whole common theme too. >> that is very nice. >> we want to see your holiday spirit, what he want to see your pictures of your holiday spirit on display on social media, use hash tag cbs-3 holiday lights or e-mail those pictures to us at holiday lights at cbs-3.com, we may just show up on your front doorstep and take more pictures. >>> snow puts people in the holiday spirit, p

peco tells us a fuse blew underground nearby berry road causing a manhole to burst from the ground. no one was hurt. most of the those affected have power back on right now. >>> on your radar the cold you can feel the difference tonight and domenica this chill will stick around. >> yes, it certainly is. we have this massive high pressure coming in from canada controlling much of the country and we are right in it. so here's a look at ultimate doppler. we're dry and going to be dry for the next several days it's the cold that will be the big story as we head into the new year. 37 right now in philadelphia. 24 up in mount pocono. 39 in wildwood. the clouds are still around so that is keeping temperatures fairly mild for this evening. but by tomorrow, it will definitely get a lot colder around here and that will take us really right into the new year. so it's colder tomorrow. we'll struggle to make it into the low 40s. a blustery new year on the way with temperatures only reaching daytime high of the mid 30s. next chance of rain doesn't come till saturday. but really the main focus is

the montgomery county development corporation, joined the party as well, including desiree miller of peco. >> the fact that we're able to communicate with these people who are still so enjoying it has been fulfilling. >> a lot of smiles they are putting on our faces, nice day overall. >> i'm ukee washington, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" good that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> at 6:00 friends remember a teenage girl hit and killed just while trying to catch the best. hear how this accident is prompting school officials to take a closer look at their safety procedures. >>> plus a historic move between the u.s. and cuba, two countries a announced they are restoring diplomatic relations, it is a development drawing praise and criticism, kathy? >>> from 50's to 30's, within hours, and it is blustery across the delaware valley, we will talk about how cold it will get, and two storms before christmas. the the possibilities in that seven day forecast. >>> and police in new jersey town are reaping up with the community to fight crime, we will tell you where extra eyes are watching now on "eyewitnes

peco employees were busy in center city today wrapping gifts for some 30 chosen families.is all thanks to the pathways pennsylvania adopt a family program. it serves the greater philadelphia region by making sure children experience the many joys of the holiday season. >> we've got the buzz coming up next. m. night shyamalan we love him around here but unfortunately he's got a court case pending but it's not something that he d i'll tell you more coming up next. >> ♪ >> it is time now for the buzz and we start with a crime against local film maker m. night shyamalan. his former housekeeper faces possible prison time after she admitted to racking up about $15,000 in unauthorized charges other director's credit card. she reportedly used the card to buy more than 195 items on amazon, netflix and other sites. she pleaded guilty this week and will be sentenced in february. >>> now on to actor mark wahlberg he's getting some support in his push for a pardon from an assault conviction and it's coming from his victim. wahlberg wants a pardon for attacking a vietnamese man in 1988

peco brew created the sigh mat tick the first high tech beer making machine that let's you make yourome but it's not as fast with brewing a cup of joe. it's going to take roughly three hours to get your brew together in about a week for it to be done. >> if you're a new brewer you get your brew beer the first time f you're an experienced brewer this allows you to focus on the art of the craft. >> brewing your own beer with this machine comes at a pretty steep price much the base model costs almost $1,700. >> it was something laura kronin had done thousands of time. she needed insulin to regulate her blood sugar. >> she hiked up her skirt and gave her said an inject right in the middle of a new york city nightclub. a friend took a photo and shared it online. >> beth galvin explains. >> lauer roo crow anything pricks her finger like a pro check herring blood sugar at least 10 times a day. when she needs it the 43-year-old live coach and mother gives herself an insulin injection. >> between injection and finger pricks i've done over one fix thousand in my life if you could imagine anyth

power was shut off in the area as firefighters say the fire may have been sparked by peco lines. >>> philadelphia police need your help to find a missing elderly man with dementia. 78-year-old aaron lee was last seen around 3:30 yesterday afternoon on septa bus route 7 at 22nd and tasker streets. he's 5-foot seven, he weighs 170 pounds, bald with a medium build and he needs medication. if you know anything that could help police find him, you're asked to give them call. >>> united airlines ended flights to atlantic city international airport just eight months after starting them. united said the routes didn't attract enough passengers to turn a profit. in fact the south jersey transportation authority says there were only 16 people on a 50 seat plane to chicago yesterday. united's decision is yet another blow to a struggling atlantic city which has seen four of its 12 casinos go out of business so far this year. >> a mercer county community will offer vaccinations to residents after an area restaurant worker tests positive for hepatitis a. we first brought you this story yesterday. h

shut down between route 100 and hanover street getting record that there's a peco utility pole on fireay up locally through pottstown on high street as another alternate. in upper moreland broken down vehicle along terwood road at fitzwater road by rita's. i'm missing rita these days since she's closed in many locations. crash on the ramp from the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound to the delaware valley interchange. some people injured there and it is giving us some slowing as you head toward new jersey. on the roosevelt boulevard southbound at harbison watch out for a wreck in the outer drive. we have the normal slow speeds now on 95 southbound side by cottman 29, southbound by the betsy ross bridge 28, just 18 on the westbound schuylkill there by city avenue and word coming in of a crash on the 42 hee forty two he way northbound by lower landing road taking out the right lane. speeds in the teens, 13 miles per hour. one more new wreck is in wilmington, southbound side of 13 at rogers road there by new direction baptist church, matt. >> thanks matt. new on "action news," two crime stori

as we look live at mobile street this is market street peco headquarters right there.ok in the distance as we get the move on there's the light of city hall, the beacon kind of guiding us through the city this morning. we're not mobile at the moment but if we were, you would be able to see that the roads are looking fine. just seeing a few puddles off to the side, no big deal. becoming a little less mobile, at least we're moving less quickly along 95. southbound side definitely crowded here through the work zone at cottman. then you slow even more substantially from the betsy ross bridge on down to girard. speeds are on the betsy ross bridge just 19 miles per hour right now. no major delays yet on the schuylkill. don't worry, give it about 10 minutes and they'll pop up for sure. in upper darby we had the vehicle that ran into the building on march 1458 road westbound side west of friends cemetery between kent and barrington. stay on market or walnut to avoid the mess on marshall road. got a mess with a mudslide in west conshohocken. still blocking off balligomingo road

peco pole in flames there so fire crews are on the scene.o pennsauken 130 southbound at marlton pike, matt. >> thank matt. taking a live look at philadelphia international airport. the faa reporting delays of nearly two hours for arriving flights because of low cloud cover there. david is off, meteorologist karen rogers has the forecast. >> visibility reports got worse at philadelphia international airport, now 1.7-mile visibility. that's a issue with fog. rain is not him. we can see light rain on storm tracker 6 live double scan throughout much of the area. the wettest half of the day will be the first half and the afternoon and evening will just have a touch of drizzle. so some early showers and drizzle this afternoon clouds and drizzle, 52 for your high. tomorrow rainy heavy at times, breezy, a high of 63. it starts early in the morning and doesn't end until the overnight hours on christmas eve, matt. >> thanks karen. seven-year-old south jersey girl who asked to help the homeless for her birthday. >> ♪ ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas

now, fire crews aren't sure how this fire started but they say it may, may have something to do with peco lines, and we'll keep you posted. again, bob says use lancaster to get around this. >> 7:03, new accuser against bill cosby claims she was targeted when she was under age by the comedian. >> fox 29's steve keeley joins us now from center city this morning with more on this one. steve, good morning. >> reporter: well, anybody that thought that cosby saga was over, get ready for this one. a story a, scandal and sidewalk debate here in his hometown that's stoked again here on the rainy streets of cosby's philadelphia where his de tractors are saying this is the worse one yet. >> another day, another disturbing series of cosby headlines in the nation's newspapers. and these, the most disturbing yet, made in a lawsuit, a woman suing cosby, saying, he sexually molested her, after giving her alcohol when she was only 15 years ago, saying it happened at the playboy mansion, first time since former temple university staffer sued cosby in 2005, one of his many accuser has taken legal action. so

. >>> lots of other problems and including abington washington lane a trash truck ran into peco linesstotts spotz in south jersey some blocking the black horse pike eastbound. stick with the a.c. expressway or white horse pike instead. >> let's get the latest on the nor'easter with dave murphy. >> light to moderate rain president on the terrace. storm tracker 6 live double scan we have almost turned into entirely rain across the region. a little bit of blue in allentown patchy freezing rain. heavier bands off the ocean and possible that the northern suburbs will get back into that. the winter weather advisory matt expired in bucks montgomery county chester could you know and mercer county, okay. >> thanks, david 6abc.com producers will post the entire commissioner sawyer and mayor michael nutter on our web site this morning. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and powerful new warnings for pregnant women. the shocking new trend linking heart health and maternity mortality. what you need to know to protect you and your baby. ♪ >>> and how you can turn your closet into insta-cash

>> peco brew created the zy mattick, they should change that, the first high-tech beer making machineou make your own beer at home. not as fast as brewing a cup of cough obama. takes roughly few hours to get your beer. oh, isn't that just no good? >> that's not all. >> no? >> takes a week for it to be completely done. >> so if you're a new brewer, brew great beer the first time f your a experienced brewer allows us to focus on the art of the craft. >> so what, am i getting one stinking beer a week? look at it, it is ugly. brewing your own beer with this machine comes at a steep price, too. the base model costs close to $1,700 plebe more for restaurants? >> i'll take a beer. meet me in a week. >> do you have plan in advance for. >> this sometimes planning is good. >> what i actually might do, go to my frig, open up a can of beer. >> how long will that take? >> thirty-second. close to three days. all right, 7:42, president obama and the first lady, her name is michelle, say no strangers to racism. the first couple did ain't view with people magazine, quite interesting, and some of the t

peco crews have since return to the scene to fix that broken utility pole. live in nicetown, this morning, jan carabeo "eyewitness news" on the "cw philly". >> route 309 is shutdown in both directions, toll gate road in richland township bucks county after overnight crash a car hit utility polander 1:00 this morning knocking wires all across the road. we are continuing to work to find out when that road will reopen. err dismay. >> one person is dead, and another critically hurt after police say a driver fleeing attempted traffic stop caused a devastating head-on crash. it happened yesterday afternoon, chester pike, glenn old end after full croft officer tried to pull over white al tim a the driver sped away then moment later crashed into that red pontiac. >> i heard the whistle going off. i was in my offers upstairs. i heard a large bang. and came down immediately and just saw the scene at the corner there cars everywhere, police came out with the guns drawn. >> the driver of the white altima died at the scene. crash remains under investigation. >> friend an