peco power play. we have a motorcade after lunchtime with the vice-president, that will tie us up for our evening rush hour here in center city. mike and alex back to you. >> i would think they with go the airport what the back way. >> what is interesting is mr. biden sometimes drives up, if he is in delaware he will bring up that met or cade right up that i-95. >> he loves to take the train walk there 30th street station to the event. >> if we throw him a buck buy him a train ticket and get right off amtrak 30th street and walk. >> yes. >> 6:05. peco crews, speaking of peco have restored power to a few dozen delaware county customers who lost power have after a transformer blew up and caught fire. crew where is called to the 100 block of north wayne avenue in wayne just after 8:00 o'clock last night. power was knocked out for about 80 customers. nobody was hurt. >> two men are wanted for impersonating a police officer.

of these historic storms left more than half of peco customers in the dark. but with our advanced technology, we were able to restore all of these customers faster than ever before. >> the vice president says solar power supplies electricity to more than 16 million homes and is dropping in cost along with wind power, which reduces pollution. >> every year we have earned thousands upon thousands premature deaths heart attacks, hospital visits asthma attacks. >> and he says all this investment in the nation's energy grid means jobs. >> by 2022 we need 9,800 more petroleum engineers. they make $130,000 a year with a bachelors degree. we need 18,000 more line installers and repairmen. >> reporter: and the vice president says those positions pay on average about $58,000 a year with a high school diploma. live in center city, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >>> the state of pennsylvania was also focused on energy security today. regulators pushed philadelphia gas works to speed up replacement of its aging gas pipelines, 2/3 of pgw's pipelines are cast iron. that means t

even mine, climb up on that pole, so it is a little scary to hear that. >> reporter: when we asked peco officials about how it happened they referred us to city officials explaining maintenance of light poles was their responsibility. a spokesperson for the streets department, responding with an e-mail that reads in part, we suspect that this was a defect in the aging high pressure sodium, hp thes light fixture, these are typically 240 volts, the spokesperson adding that in the past decade, they have replaced more than 5700 aluminum poles with non-conductive fiberglass poles, but more than 6,000 metal poles remain. meanwhile, just down the the street directly across from the school and playground we found this light pole. one cover totally missing partially sealed with plastic which a child could easily reach through touching live wires, inside. >> the covering on it is so short, it could affect children as well. it is awful. >> reporter: the injured worker has been released from the hospital, streets department officials tell us that they will be out here bright and early tomorrow repl

ten veterans graduated from the peco veterans training and program.his is the fifth grad to graduate from that program that provides a fresh start for homeless veterans. >>> good evening everyone. traveling out and about during this rush hour will be thick with volume. you also have sun glare which will affect your commute. taking a look at the schuylkill expressway 76 westbound at city avenue, usual pocket you hit every day and it is there today this volume here ace affecting roosevelt boulevard. expect some delays as well as you commute into north bound direction from 76, and then traveling throughout broad street but take a look at things in new jersey this is admiral wilson boulevard toward ben franklin bridge. anyone trying to get into philadelphia using bedcy, been or walt you will fine traffic, so give yourself some more time n regard tour speed sensors we are in the teens and where we should be at during this rush hour. nineteen is what you are traveling on i-95, we have a phillies game in south philadelphia. a lot of folks are heading down to

peco was aware of the foul smelling fumes coming up from a manhole earlier in the day. david henry is live with the update. >> reporter: apparently smolders a long time before it blew, peco is on the scene trying to find a cause and they will be out here all night trying to fix it. last night a manhole cover blew and went flying as a series of three explosions rocked restaurant row in downtown wayne. >> you felt it in the ground and heard it. it was extremely loud. it rocks everything. the patio outside of the great american pub was crowded with diners when this happened. cell phone video captured one of three explosions that rocked the area and sent this manhole flying, luckily it was deflected by this iron fence. my daughter and son were freaking out it was terrifying. >> carly and her family just left the table like this one when the explosion erupted. it was a close call that left them badly shake and. we all snuggled in bed and the what if's could drive you crazy we are all safe and sound and nobody was injured. >>> the piece apart lore owner says it was a close ca

. >> reporter: well, it will be a while yet peco is trying to assess the situation and trying to figure out what caused the explosion last night tonight was a close call for folks dining outside and inside the nearby restaurants and shops. >> oh, my god, i thought my one employee was -- i didn't know if i would look and see him dead. >> frank was inside of his pizza parlor and said there was problems with the electricity all day and were concerned when sickening fumes came from the manhole outside. and then an "action news" viewer caught the explosion on video. outdoor diners were saved only by an iron fence that deflected the manhole cover. >> the windows came flying in and tables and chairs came flying and lights came off the wall. nobody got hurt, luckily. there were people in the window eating earlier, it as like people had just got out of there. >> peco doesn't know what caused the explosion, possibly expanding air inside of the cake installation, and smoke began pouring from the manhole midmorning, frustrating for shop owners who lost their power. >> my salon power is off. >> most

and peco works to restore power.enry is live at the scene in radnor township with the latest. >> hi rick, we have eight buildings with 29 customers still without power out here, you see the peco crews are working on the manhole that exploded last night. it was a close call last night for the shops and restaurants especially

and peco works to restore power. david henry is live at the scene in radnor township with the latest. >> hi rick, we have eight buildings with 29 customers still without power out here, you see the peco crews are working on the manhole that exploded last night. it was a close call last night for the shops and restaurants especially those dining out here sitting right next door to the manhole that exploded. >> everybody was panicked and screaming and running and terrified. carline and her family were here when it happened. a series of three explosions one of them caught on cell phone video, it sent a manhole toward her family and deflected by this iron fence a stranger advised them to move on said he smelled smoke and saw the flames in the manhole. >> i would love to know who the man was who told us to move, had he not told us we would have still been sitting there. marty mullen the bar manager was inside of the front door at the time you heard it it was extremely loud a loud explosion it rocked everything. >> remarka

. >> and that's after peco tackles whatever caused the blast to begin with. a spokesman tells me an underground cable went bad but it's taken time to isolate the damage. another hole dug in the street. and according to peco they'll dig until they find the entire defective cable. shop owners say they don't mind being closed as long as something like this doesn't happen again. >> it just exploded. and people were screaming and there was smoke. >> now, back out live now, you can see a number of these businesses here have boarded up windows. the large building there, the suburban building houses about seven different businesses. they tell me that there may be some structural concerns. so once the owners get in there and start to repair their businesses, the township still is going to have to come in and take a look and make sure it's safe to operate there. again, peco here we're told by police could be here throughout the night. nbc 10 news. >> to other problems now. heavy rain flooded part of columbus boulevard at penns landing this morning. water swamped two of

there will be a peco power play, 23rd and market.o from lunchtime on expect a heavy police presence, closures and of course motorcade sipping in at 2:30 and then back out. in the quite sure what the end time is for this event but that could certainly tie us up for the beginning of the evening rush hour. so far so good at the moment at philly international but yesterday we had anywhere from 40 minutes to two her delays popping up at around that 7:00 o'clock hour at philly international. chris and lauren back to you. >>> a eight two-year old vietnam veteran survives a dramatic accident in north carolina his car took a 30-foot plunge in the river during a rain storm. man managed to escape his car through a passenger side door. he slammed a shore before walking a mile and a half to get home. veteran says he plans to report the accident but a friend noticed his car in the river and came to check on him first. man suffered a few minor injuries but otherwise he says he is doing okay. >> wow. >>> supporters took to the campus of the a georgi

peco shut off power to the pole. >> i think that it's very dangerous. know that a lot of kids even mine climb up on that pole. so it's a little scary to hear that. >> that work is out of the hospital tonight. >>> a woman chases down a robbery suspect who ran off with her bag in west philadelphia and the whole thing was caught on tape. watch as the woman jumps into the passenger window the get away car and it then speeds off with her clinging to the side. all that happened last friday at 52nd and cedar. police are still trying to identify a suspect. >>> elsewhere thieves smash a truck no a restaurant but it's not the food they were after it was an atm. see where that wild scene played out. >> then new at 11:00 the new efforts to make testing for genetic signs of cancer more affordable for women. kathy? >> a big chill is coming. we're going back in time feeling much more like march. we'll talk about how cool it's going get with that seven day forecast. >>> and cliff lee's condo goes up for sale. we'll give you a sneak peek inside that multi million dollar

so we had peco wires across the roadway.hey had to get a peco crew out there to shut down the power. knights road at street road. excuse me, mechanicsville at street road. up there in bensalem. so you want to use knights road or by beer think morning, as we go to the maps again with the peco crews emergency cute out there, the busy intersection, nights or byberry road the way to go. slow going on the schuylkill expressway. coming in toward philly, delays around the conshy curve, southbound 95 heavy the betsy ross down into girard avenue. lights out on the boulevard. no traffic lights at c street. so police are on the scene there. and then, south, on the northeast extension almost in the same area as the northbound side, we had disable tractor-trailer now. south of that lansdale interchange. here is a live look at the blue route near 476 so we don't have steady heavy rain, but just enough of a drizzle to put the wipers on intermittent there. now it looks like we're dealing with some fog here on the ben franklin bridge with so

peco will be working throughout the night to try to get power restored by early morning. >>> quite aht in florence new jersey. a house is in danger of plunging into the delaware river. a 50-foot ravine is swallowing everything in its path and yesterday's torrential rain made the matter much worse. and it exposed a leaking pipe that could have been the culprit all along. and chris and lynne o'dell worried they have to see see -- evacuate their home. >>> and a bus driver had what hard attack and why he went off the road. this happened before 4:00 this afternoon. the driver went over the curb and hit a home in mount laurel. the young students on board were scared but unhurt. the driver was taken to the hospital. >>> in philadelphia the firefighter responded to kensington high school tonight for a natural gas leak. fortunately the building was almost and no evacuations were needed. they stay low levels of gas were detected inside and outside of theable -- the building but it is now under control. >>> and natural gas pipelines snaking through philadelphia are a concern. they have a report

peco is working to fix the underground cable that caused the fire. >>> the philadelphia city council will look for a way to improve city schools without spechblding money. they'll host a meeting based on community based schools. matt delucia has the story. >> reporter: tracy, the idea is to not just have the schools be there teaching kids but to be a service center for everybody. city council had a hearing recently about transforming philadelphia public schools into school-based family service centers. what does that mean? schools will be there to offer adult classes, for example, or a health clinic. some schools already do this. city council president darryl clark and others have gotten support from colleges and hospitals to do this kind of thing. clark says this kind of model is being done in 2/3 of philly schools. he wants it to expand to all failing schools in the city. >> when these models have been applied the academic level of achievement has increased. the health care aspect has increased dramatically. dropout rates have decreased. we need to do this in a very aggressive way

police and peco are on the scene. the pole is down on the street and the car is crumbled at the scene. >>> we have other breaking news, a good time at a north philadelphia house party until gunfire broke out overnight. two people are in the hospital, one in critical condition. eva pilgrim is live at the temple university hospital with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, tam two young men are at temple university hospital recovering after a house party off temple campus ended with gunshots. it happened at 1:30 a.m. in north philadelphia. a fight broke out inside a house party on the 2200 block of park avenue. witnesses say over 100 people were inside the house. the fight spilled outside when someone fired shots. a 19-year-old man was shot three times, ones in the guts. he was taken to the hospital by philadelphia police in critical condition. 23-year-old man was shot in the arm. temple police brought him to the hospital. he is in stable condition. >> reporter: when they responded to the area, in addition to seeing t

also a downed peco wire that has the power crews on the scene.an accident on the boulevard at f street. and out in pottstown getting word after fire location, with some local detours here, schumaker road just off of route 100. otherwise, 422 and 202 looking good, again expect slower than normal speeds, so, i mean, gout to give yourself little extra time to get there this morning. mass transit though looking good. chris, lauren, back over to you. >> bob, thanks so much. dash cam video can be released today with the deadly police involved shooting in south carolina. >> video could give us more insight into what happened before officer michael slager fatally shot an unarmed man over the weekends. the shooting caught on camera by a witness with a cell phone. truly shocked the nation. the victim walter scott shot in the back as he ran away from that officer. meanwhile, we've reported the officer has local ties, fox 29's steve keeley joins us now from mt. laurel with more on that part of the story. steve? >> reporter: yes really still stunning the neig

. >>> vice president joe biden visited peco center city philadelphia headquarters today. had he talked about the importance of protecting the nation's energy system from storms and terrorism. the vice president toured peco's high-tech operations center on market street and pointed to their multibillion dollar upgrade of power lines. the vice president believes the upgrade helps protect from natural disasters and terrorists. when combined with informsmentvestment in solar and wind power, vice president says it means jobs. >> over the next few years, there'll be 1.5 million additional energy sector jobs. storage and distribution centers alone. these are middle class jobs. >> the vice president's visit is part of the rollout of president obama's report. urges the country to modernize the way we get our energy. >>> and speaking of energy and infrastructure pennsylvania regulators have a message for the philadelphia gas works. replace some of the state's oldest gas lines faster. ahead at 5:30 tonight, the nbc 10 investigators take a closer look at what's proposed as well as pg

. >>> vice president joe biden will visit the peco building in center city philadelphia tomorrow. his arrival is expected at 2:30 in the afternoon. the white house says biden will deliver remarks on energy at peco's main office on market street. he will be accompanied by the secretary of energy. >>> the schuylkill river trail is going the distance. this afternoon they opened up a brand new 2-mile stretch in phoenixville chester county. the new segment not only extends the trail but closes a gap which means the phoenixville section now connects to more than 60 miles of existing trail and the 26 miles from phoenixville to philadelphia. >>> seven dogs arrived in our area today from puerto rico as part of a rescue mission. and they could soon be up for adoption. "action news" was at philadelphia international airport this afternoon to welcome the dogs to the area. then they were driven to atlantic city where the humane society will take care of them in the meantime. >> they have to be evaluated down there humane society of atlantic county, but as long as everything checks out, i would

it's on mechanicsville road peco trucks on the scene.ow that it's lighter you can see. the vehicle involved smashed into the pole and brought down wires and stop sign came down. they have mechanicsville road close ated street and century lane. a horrible accident if in the area stick to knights or hulmeville road. disabled tractor-trailer on the northeast extension northbound between mid county and lansdale. expect slowing in the area. it's mostly off to the side. here's another nasty accident. old baltimore pike is closed at salem church road in newark, stick to i-95 or pulaski highway instead. >>> developing now firefighters among two people with minor injuries after a fire in delaware county. the flames spread to twin homes on the 2100 block of 10th street in chester township. the red cross is helping the families that have been displaced. the cause has not been determined. >>> dash cam video is expected to be released in south carolina this of the police shooting that left an unarmed black man dead. eva pilgrim is live in medford wit

power was knocked out about 8:00 last night peco, is making sure that gets back on. it is not clear what sparked the fire and we're told there were no injuries. >>> the penalty phase begins today for convicted boston marathon bomber tsarnaev dzhokhar. jurors must decide whether tsarnaev gets life in prison or the death penalty. three people were killed in more than 260 injured in the bombing two years ago. tsarnaev convicted of all 30 charges against him earlier this month. >> detention hearings will be held later this week, for six minnesota men now facing charges for trying to join the terror group isis. according to authorities the men, all of somalia descent hope to get to syria by flying from airports in san diego and new york, but they were stopped. authorities say the case gained momentum after one of their own began cooperating with law enforcement. >> well, vice president biden and energy secretary ernest, coming to philadelphia, they'll tour peco energy headquarters in center city. one on the tour, and once it is over, the vice president will stress investm

peco is on the scene trying to fix all of this.venue at stenton avenue. you've got to stick to chew avenue or ogontz avenue because stenton is still blocked at this point. got some new information here in chester county. turnpike westbound between valley forge and 29, that tractor-trailer is off to the side now at this point so traffic is moving a bit better right here. we still have a couple spots with construction at valley forge and near 29 but not causing too much of a problem i want to check on this. yeah we still have the disabled vehicle here. this is the ramp from 322 to the 30 bypass eastbound. we were showing you this even before we saw police or penndot on the scene. now we've got the car on a flatbed tow truck and hopefully they'll be able to pull it out of there because it's partially blocking the ramp at this point, matt. >> thank you karen. >>> developing in delaware a shooting in wilmington left a man seriously injured. the action cam was there as police roped off a parking lot along the 700 block of townsend place.

. >>> part of route 202 is closed because of an accidents that knocked over three peco poles this is the northbound lane of 202 in birmingham township. a truck hit the poles and peco crews remain on the scene to remove the poles no word on when this section will reopen to traffic. >> police are trying to find four people that robbed a fishtown grocery store this noon, it happened at the fishtown market on the 2300 block of east norris street, one suspect was armed and wearing a mask and they made off with an undetermined amount of money and no one was injured during the crime the master of an elite prep school accused of dealing child pornography will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars, the judge sentenced wheeler to 50 years behind bars, he was found guilty of 25 counts of dealing child porn back in december and he will be registered as a sex offender and will undergo a mental evaluation. >>> a box truck went off the road and hit a utility van in hockessin, delaware the truck is with a company called p.j. fitzpatrick, it caused debris to fall on the roadway and caused a s

the vice-president visitorred the peco building in center city to 67 out that report. he says the us has become the world's leading producer of oil and natural gas. that solar use increase 20 fold since 2008. the vice-president says as great as those findings are america has lot more to do to make sure it continues to compete. >> by taking advantage of new technologyies and building on our resilience in the threats that exist with climate change, we're in the midst of a rapid energy transformation allowing us to remain the epicenter of energy requires us to do a lot more. >> the white house says administration officials have been meeting with energy companies throughout the cup tree for ideas to improve energy infrastructure and peco is getting a $200 million federal stimulus grant to help create new energy technology. >>> after a decade of making people laugh roseanne barr is eliciting surprise among fans. she admits she's losing her eyesight. she has macular degeneration and glaucoma. some of the most respect eye doctors work at wills eye hospital. they talk to us ab

he's coming to town for unerring talk at peco. he's he'll visit the peco main building in center city around 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. secretary of energy earnest moneve will also be on hand. no word yet on specific closures but it is sure to affect all roads around the area. >> so we know it's going to be a bit of a mess tomorrow about this time. what about right now? >> let's see. let's go check on matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. how is it looking? >> all day long it's been a mess on these roads with the heavy rain this morning brian and shirleen. this afternoon we're drying out but still we have some huge delays out there. as far as tomorrow goes with the veep you want to avoid the area around peco headquarters at market and 23rd during the midday. >>> expect market to be blocked off or at least temporarily blocked off coming weigh from 30th street station. chestnut and walnut can take some of the detouring traffic but market during the midday probably not where you want to find yourself. here on 95 it's a very

after touring peco headquarters he spoke. >> it's increasingly outdated. much of it was built decades ago and that can't handle today's demands. >> the goal of the four-year demand is to fight climate change expand the use of solar and wind energy. >>> state regulators are urging philadelphia gas works to update their aging pipe lines. 2/3 of pgw's pipe lines are made of cast iron. that means they're vulnerable to corrosion and slow leaks. most others are trying to remove their cast iron pipes in 22 years or less but pgw says it will be 88 years. >>> in delaware county it could take some businesses weeks to reopen after this underground explosion that triggered a fire and blackout. cell phone video shows the moment after that blast sent people screaming from shots and restaurants in wayne monday night. peco crews working around the clock to fix the cable that start that had. >> 4:16. the "nbc 10" reporters have gotten results regarding food safety. tina davis says it's time to change the law for food truck inspections. the law on the books now prohibits mu

the since then peco has shut off power to that pole. >>> a woman chases down a robbery suspect who ran off with her bag in west philadelphia and here's what it looked like. she jumped in the passenger window and then sped off with her clinging to the side. this all happened last friday at 52nd and cedar and police are still trying to identify the suspect. >> you see how fast they ever and jumping in the window. >>> outrage in baltimore a thousand person protest after the death of a man died of the spinal cord injury while in police custody. now the justice department is getting involved. >>> there is a chance for showers and some thunderstorms today, katie is looking at your forecast when we come right back, we wil >>> good morning everyone. justice department opens up a federal investigation in the death of freddie gray, the the 25 year-old died have of spinal injuries, while in the custody of baltimore police. gray's arrest was captured on video last week. at least a thousand protesters gathered at the site of his arrest and then marched to a police station chanting and holding signs

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according to peco culprit was an underground cable catching fire. they continue to investigate why that happened. >>> right now septa police are looking for students involve in the brawl at a subway stop along the broad street line. investigators say they believe teens attend ben franklin high school. we do want to warn you this video could be disturbing. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers has details. >> reporter: 3:15 on tuesday afternoon, septa security camera captured a calm day on the spring garden subway platform at broad street line, that is when chaos breaks out. out of month where punches are thrown and all out brawl erupts on the platform. multiple groups of teens can be seen fighting, public change and kicking as fellow subway riders look on in terror. >> it is an outrageous event. this is so dangerous it is not even funny. we we have operating trains down there. there are passengers waiting for the train. >> reporter: one of the attackers even falls on the sun way tracks at one point during the fight only to quickly get backup. momen

much of it was built decades ago and that can't handle today's demand. >> peco is using a $200 million federal grant to develop a new technology. >> 16 minutes past 6:00. there's a new app that can help you find a parking place in philadelphia. the makers of an app called spot park are bringing the service to philadelphia. it started in boston. the app can help you rent someone's personal parking space instead of feeding a meter or paying to park in a lot. spot park takes a 15% cut of every transaction. >> 15 minutes after 6:00 let's get back to some breaking traffic news we've been following this morning. >> the fatal accident on the roosevelt boulevard and as volume starts to build it will become a bigger problem. "nbc 10" first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is watching that. >> unfortunately we are dealing with a fatal accident in the rhowanhurst accident. unrecognizable vehicle into a tree. closing northbound in between tyson avenue and ryan avenue. that's approaching borbeck avenue. police activity on the scene there for investigation that have accident scene as well. y

take a look at new video from wayne, delaware county, where peco crews have been working to try to get problem fixed. the trouble started monday night when three separate blasts sent smoke and flames pouring out from below the 100 block of north wayne avenue. businesses left in the dark have done what they can to keep going including this barbershop that took the haircutting outdoors. >> are you going to start advertising alfresco hair cuts now? >> why not. whatever works. >> reporter: if they have outdoor did i know why not this. >> yeah, right. >> my salon is all closed off and the electrical panel is blown out in my shop. >> peco hopes to turn on the electricity to restaurant row sometime later this morning. >>> it's unclear if a driver in new jersey will now face charges. he ran his pickup truck into four children who were playing in the street. this happened last night in the 400 block of chestnut avenue in woodbury heights gloucester county. the children are between the ages of four and 15. they all suffered bumps and bruises. >> i know all these children and we're just really th

both will tour peco energy headquarters. the vice president will be pushing for investment in america's energy infrastructure f biden's second trip to philadelphia this year. in january he attends add democratic policy retreat. ukee? >> one of the best known personalities in sports will suit up for the eagles this year. former heisman trophy winner tim tebow joins crowded field of potential quarterbacks. he signed one year deal yesterday. this picture came from the eagles' twitter account. he has played for three other teams, last played in 2013 pre-season with the pain tree at. he is sure to attract plenty of attention. he's already attracting plenty of it around philly. philly pretzel factory has custom tebow prep s he is depot, tim's signature touchdown celebration as he gets down on one knee in prayer with a pretzel shape in his likeness, hey, you know he's hit the big time. >> get all of your tim tebow information on line cbsphilly.com has the latest on everything tebow from pretzels, to pictures, even news on where he

peco employees sit on the boards of more than 150 nonprofit organizations. >>> all right. now back to our top story. >> it's a story we've been following for more than ten hours now. a deadly truck crash in the lower providence township montgomery county. the driver was killed earlier this morning when a tanker collided with another truck transporting cosmetic supplies. >>> yes. it's a tough moment for us. >> the search for answers. a community grieves over the murder of a popular student athlete. now family members and friends of the slain teen. they just want to know why. >>> and then coming up tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00 raw sewage concerns. that's what motel residents say is being pumped into the back bay in this city. what health officials are saying about it. >>> it's a tragic loss for the school community. >> right now at 4:30 heavy hearts in one south jersey community after a student athlete with a promising future in sports is murdered. 18-year-old bullard was a football standout. >> and knew the dangers of living in that city. family members say that's what dr

. >> vice president joe biden will visit the peco building in center city today.s supposed to arrive at about 2:30 this afternoon. the white house says biden will deliver remarks on energy at peco's main officers on market street. he will be accompanied by secretary of energy earnest monise. >> thunderstorms are clearing out of the lehigh and delaware counties in time for your morning commute. pops of lightning illuminated the sky over philadelphia international airport. the bright streaks also lit up the center city skyline. the strong thunderstorms did not cause any widespread power outages or significant damage, just howling on the part of my dog and my five-year-old running to jump in bed with me. >> it was the first time we've had a tornado watch. >> watch. >> in quite awhile. >> yeah. any time you have that, and even going into it yesterday morning we were talking about the slight potential particularly in the western suburbs for that. you have to take it seriously but it doesn't necessarily mean we'll get that and last night we dodged that bullet. storm tra

. >> vice president joe biden will visit the peco building in center city today. arrival expected at 2:30 this afternoon. the white house says biden will deliver marks on energy and he'll be accompanied by secretary of energy earnest monise. find out why monise is so famous on the internet for his hair. >> still ahead a story you didn't see last night. a texas school employee is facing criminal charges after disturbing video surfaced of him flinging a will iter -- litter of puppies over the fence. >> bowls of kraft mac and cheese could look a little different. david. >> a couple lingering thunderstorms in south jersey. if kids are getting out the door over the next hour and a half or so they might need an umbrella. on the way home i think jackets are appropriate for temperatures in the 50's. the latest on future tracker six and storm tracker six and live radar that's all coming up. blank test test test [leaves rustling] are you day dreaming? hmm? yeah. about a luxury tree house? mmm hmm. with lookout decks for star gazing? yeah. cool! wait. how...? you've got the

peco is on the scene trying to fix this now. it was a serious accident.ver was transported to the hospital here. stenton avenue is blocked at east burn avenue. if you're in this area stick to chew avenue as your alternate, matt. >> okay, thank you very much, karen. >>> developing in delaware here a shooting in wilmington left a man seriously injured. the action cam was there as police roped off a park pentagon lot along the 700 block of towns end place. officers say someone shot the victim in the head. he is in critical condition. no word on who did this or why. >>> and mystery surrounds this story where two people showed up at a montgomery county gas station with gun shot wounds last night. the victims had pulled into the luk-oil on the 600 block of ridge pike in plymouth township but police believe the men had been shot someplace else. both are hospitalized. detectives are trying to fill the loose ends of this one. >> philadelphia police resolved a barricade standoff in west oak lane without the need for force. a man was holed up in a home on the 1800 b

so peco is now on the scene work working to make the area safe. no customers are affected by the rupture of the gas line. there's no word yet on how long it will take to get this fix. we will of course stay on top of it. >>> all right. the kind of changes we like in your fox 29 weather authority. less than 24 hours ago people up and down the east coast were dealing with the type of weather causes damage like this n florida firefighters had to rescue a woman who was trapped under a tree. the tree also knocked out power lines. luckily the woman was not seriously hurt. >>> closer to home meantime spoke forcing students out of our lady of hope school in gloucester township. authorities think lightning may be to blame. the kids were moved to a nearby church. firefighters discovered evidence of smoldering damage outside the building but there was no serious damage. >>> it's hard to imagine tonight how things could be better outside. this is a look at jim thorpe historic jim thorpe from our pocono mountains camera. we have been reveling under clear skies

some breaking news on this now, peco is now on the scene. you can see them behind me. i'm told by authorities with peco in a matter of moments they will shut down, about ten homes on this block. the the worry is beyond the trucks you see right now back you see that trailer that is damaged and powder flowing out of it? this morning that powder ignited and crews are worried it may reflame once again. for a time it looked like a bond fire built on a field of snow. chemical ever where burning in the residential homes. >> i heard a boom and the whole house shook. >> reporter: eyewitness matt lives right next to the scene. he can't tell if the sound was more disturbing or the the sight. >> the whole house just lit up the entire foyer where ever there was a window white came in. >> reporter: police say shortly before 6:00 monday morning a tanker and semi truck collided in the 700 block of south park avenue. the tanker carrying raw sewage met the the semi box containers, spilling cosmetic make up powder all over the road. the the driver of the sewage tanker was killed. >> it c

peco is here on the site, also, looking into the matter as well. we're told that there were no injuries involved, in the explosion. in wayne radnor township, sharrie williams for channel six "action news". >>> thank you, sharrie. >>> philadelphia police are left with many unanswered questions tonight after finding a woman's body in the schuylkill river. investigators scoured the banks under the passyunk avenue bridge at 6:30 tonight as chopper six hovered overhead. the authorities don't even know the woman's race or age let alone what led to her death. >>> a philadelphia woman accused of leaving her quadriplegic son in the wood near the cobbs creek parkway is out of the hospital and in jail tonight. nia parlor is in custody in montgomery county, maryland. she faces a extradition hearing tomorrow. for now she's in custody on fugitive of justice charges more charges will come once she gets back to philadelphia. >>> so, tim tebow is now a philadelphia eagle and as you might imagine word of his signing today prompted a full range of reactions. as news

peco is donating more than 2,500 hours to help the community. very good. >> much more still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. good news about that measles outbreak out west that sparked a nationwide debate about vaccinations. >> and a forgotten stop on delaware county's underground railroad is rediscovered thanks to one local high school student. those stories and more coming your way next at 5:00. >> we have breaking news right now out of philadelphia's tioga-nicetown section. police and firefighters other scene of a fire and a hit and run that may be linked to an alleged dispute between two women. the video just into "action news" from the 4400 block of north 17th street. pieces of a car are actually laying in the street. now, police tell us a woman was intentionally run over by another woman who then fled east on wingohocking. at the same time firefighters got a call about a house fire in the same block and within minutes the fire marshal was called there. "action news" reporter walter perez has just arrived on the scene. he's still goi

we have a visit from the vice-president in the peco building at 23rd and market street.with any type of vice-presidential visit comes motorcade madness, and some secret service closures, in that area of 23rd and market. start time for that event around 2:30 but bet from you noon time on things will be tight in that area there in center city. chris and lauren back to you. >> he is join by the energy secretary today ernest boneis. >>> utah woman who pleaded guilty to killing six of her new borns and hiding their bodies in her garage have have been sentenced j handed down a max sentence of life in prison to 40 year-old megan huntman. she was too addict to meth to care for her children. estrange husband found their bodies last year. >>> prosecutors charged six men with attempting to travel to syria to join isis. >> these charges come after a ten month investigation where authorities say then cover a large isis recruitment effort, happening right here near between cities and new is there a growing concern about what can be done to keep men in that area from joining isis or is

also took down a peco power line.ws on the way knights road, would be your best bet here, through bensalem this morning. crash in norristown, at elm and willow, if you are headed to the airport just keep in mind, with today's weather we're most likely going to have weather delays at philadelphia international airport. so, do check with the airline before you head down to the airport. pack your patience along with the bags, then septa shuttle bussing market frankford and the subway until about 5:00. and then 422 that one-lane pattern, between vaux and route 100 still with us, but otherwise, no problems coming in from the suburbs into kop. chris, back over to you. >> bob, traffic related here at 4:49. a father who lost his teenage daughter in a distracted driving accident is trying to prevent other families from the same heartache. he's doing everything he can to stop others from making the same mistake. fox 29's shawnette wilson has more. >> last couple years has been nightmare basically for us. >> it will be three yea

he toured peco's high-tech center. biden told the crowd the nation needs to upgrade the power grid and natural gas and oil pipelines. >> it's increasingly outdated. much of it was built decades ago and that can't handle today's demand. >> the vice president's visit is part of the roll out of president obama's review report. it urges the country to modernize the way we get our energy. >>> new cell phone video shows an underground fire moments after a blast sent people screaming in wayne delaware county last night. crews will work through the night to fix the underground cable that triggered the fire and black out. nearly 30 customers are still without power tonight. some of the businesses are so damaged it would take days or weeks to reopen. >>> the justice department has opened a federal investigation into the death of a baltimore man that sparked outrage across the country. the investlation will look for civil rights violations. he suffered a spinal injury. he died a week later. about an hour after the d.o.j. probe wa

. >> finally tonight, dozens of peco flees spend their day out of the officer and they volunteered along with the united way to prepare 7,000 meal kits for local food pantries valley forge hosted the assembly line today. they are in celebration of national volunteer week. >> abc world news with david muir is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot and adam joseph. and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan ducis rogers and it's entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> tonight, the major security breach the chaos, the pilot flying undetected able to land on the capitol lawn. tourists stunned. the immediate lockdown. >> this is not good, people. >> the bomb squad called in. how did that pilot get so close? >>> the guilty verdict. the former nfl star the $40 million contract. tonight, convicted of murder. you'll see the tears in that courtroom. >>> the police officer using his car to take down a suspect. >> oh! >> tonight, authorities standing by their of

three peco poles and some wires around 11 o'clock this morning. they're still trying to fix the problem and because of that the northbound lanes of 202 remain closed at this hour. again, they're still working on the problem but it's been all day and it will probably be for the rest of the evening so be prepared. birmingham township chester county route 202 northbound still closed because of this problem. we'll be right back. ♪♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >> ♪♪ >> the world's first private jet hotel is booking trips around the world for next year. outfitted by the luxury brand four seasons the boeing 757 features 52 flatbed seats in hand crafted leather. there's an executive chef guest services manager. first trip is 24 days lo

peco sent crews to the area after they got the call at 8:00 a.m. they discovered and repaired an equipment problem at a substation. powered was restored at 10:00. >>> there's problems after a crash on i-95 involving a tractor-trailer. it happened before 6:00 a.m. on i-95 south near route 1 in christiana. the big rig overturned at the exit to church manslaughter -- church man's road. the on-ramp to i-95 is closed at this hour. >> time to talk eagles, and the team is adding to their flock today. free agent and heisman trophy winning quarterback tim tebow is expected to sign a one year deal with the birds. it's the latest move in a stunning off season for coach chip kelly. he joins a crowded quarterback that includes sam bradford and mark sanchez and matt barclay. he is expected to be in south philadelphia today. annie mccormick joins us live in center city with the reaction from birds fans on this latest quarterback news, hi, annie. >> reporter: hey, rick williams, yeah the surprises keep on coming. even though the eagles have not said anything offic

volunteers from peco bright and the spirits of a west philadelphia family this morning "action news"ng the 1500 block of hazelton avenue workers planned flowers in the front yard of families in need and gave the interior a fresh coating of paint this is all part of national volunteer week. >> nice work, more ahead on "action news" at noon, hillary clinton has hit the ground running in iowa the tone she is trying to strike in the midwest before the dnc strikes here in philadelphia. >>> those stories and more next right here on "action news." 0 honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans they help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay and co

. >>> vice president joe biden will visit the peco building in center city today.this afternoon. the white house says biden will deliver remarks on energy at peco's main officers on main street. he will be accompanied by secretary of energy earnest monese. >> thunderstorms are clearing out of the lehigh and delaware valleys just in time for the morning commute. pops of lightning illuminated the sky over philadelphia international airport. the bright streaks also lit up the center city skyline. the strong thunderstorms did not cause any widespread power outages or significant damage, just a few thunder boomers that rattled me a little bit here and there. >> and we still have a little bit of rain out there right now, david. >> we do. storm tracker six live double scan matt and tam shows us -- well i think it's going to show us that there is some shower activity out there across the region. and i apologize, that was my fault i accidentally took something out of play that you guys needed. anyway, there is the radar and you can see that there is drying across much of th

take a look at new video from wayne delaware county where peco crews have been working around the which get the problem fixed. the trouble all started on monday night when three separate blasts sent smoke and flames pouring out from below the 100 block of north wayne avenue businesses and in the dark they did what they could to keep going including one barbershop that said, hey we'll just take the hair cuts outdoors. >> reporter: are you going to start advertising alfresco hair cuts now? >> why not. whatever works. >> reporter: they have outdoor dining. why not this. >> yeah, right. >> my salon is closed off and the electrical panel is blown out in my shop. >> peco hopes to turn on the electricity to restaurant row sometime later this morning. >>> it is unclear if a driver in new jersey is going the face charges. he ran his pickup truck into four children who were playing in the street. this happened last night in the 400 block of chestnut avenue in woodbury heights gloucester county. the kids are between the ages of four and 15. they suffered bumps and bruises. the truck landed into br