pellman is not a neurosurgeon, he's not a neuro-anything.eumatologist. >> putting a rheumatologist in the head of a committee that arguably was going to have more influence over brain research than any particular institution in the country at the time was i think a lot of people felt surprising. >> narrator: most of pellman's committee was made up of nfl loyalists. nearly half the members were team doctors. >> if you're going to put together a blue ribbon committee to study brain trauma, it should have as its chair somebody who has that as a background: either a neurologist, neurosurgeon, neuropathologist, preferably a clinician. >> narrator: for years pellman's committee would insist they were studying the problem that the danger from concussions was overblown. >> the way the nfl handled this was for 15 years to do research that looks awfully like it was designed to say that the league was okay in doing what it was doing, which wasn't much to protect players from the dangers of concussions. >> narrator: pellman's committee began writing a s

because of that lets get to matt pellman in the traffic center. people want to know how to avoid this mess. >> we have options for them brian and shirleen this is a mess all afternoon the truck involved with the scrap metal and other tractor trailer and cars since then the northbound lanes of i-95 are shut down approaching the street road exit that is it right there in ben salem bucks county the cleanup crews remain on the scene and no northbound traffic continues to get by. we are backed up to that closure point at woodhaven road and traffic is detoured off there to get back to i-95, as sara bloomquist said you don't want to sit through that mess. use other alternates like the roosevelt boulevard depending on where you are going i would even head to new jersey over the ben franklin bridge and then head back using the pennsylvania turnpike into pennsylvania, when are you detouring we say use frankfurt avenue but there is still a crash from this morning, so that is not your best bet. and a crash northbound in the work zone by cotman avenue taking o

matt pellman has not felt his toes for two days, we'll make it three.phia today was 8 degrees, but stormtracker 6 live double scan showing behind me we have an arctic front moving through and this drops temperatures even more and kicks up the winds and brings us snow showers and zooming in on storm tracker 6 live, one snow squall right now, this is potent right now in berks county and east of reading and this is diving down to the south and east and pottstown you'll get the snow in the next few minutes. this is another batch over delaware county this has moved into south jersey right now and woods town and elmer all dealing with snow showers. just a little bit lighter than the squall in berks county. this will open the door for the coldest air mass by far of the season. this is the coldest air since last january when we had the dreaded polar vortex. this is just arctic air, millville 21 and trenton 20 and allentown 18 and wilmington current 22 degrees, you factor in the winds it feels like 7 in philadelphia and 1 in allentown and 6 in millville and 2 in

look out for slick spots today. >> let's look around the region, matt pellman has a look at 6 in 60.porter: get your stopwatch ready. here we go we're starting in chester county on the 30 bypass, downtown tail lights heading eastbound. we're getting a little bit heavy from 322 out to 113. once you get outside, this is camera 2 the boulevard in east falls. this is what you'll deal with on your windshield. you'll need to scrape or let the cars warm up. trust me things are moving fine on the schuylkill expressway. new hope are yardley wet in the area, watch it on the ramps. camera 6. buildings southbound volume turning the work seen of -- zone cottman avenue. vine street express way by the schuylkill expressway. no delays, we made to camera number 6. 42 freeway creek road buildings northbound traffic. made it. >> golf clap. >> impressive mr. pellman. >>> our coverage of the approaching winter storm continues on "action news." >> david murphy will be back with the track and the timing and the snow totals across the region. ♪♪ with the card accepted by 90% of doctors in the philadelphia r

matt pellman is standing by with a look at how to get around that and other traffic issues. >> we hope to the best for those three people that sustained the minor injuries you want to avoid walnut between 15th and 16th this afternoon stay up on market as an alternate. but the big story is what is not happening, we don't have much traffic out there. looking live at 95 at allegheny avenue, we are moving freely there, which is rare for this chunk of 95 and the schuylkill is looking nice and clear, a lot of speeds around 50 miles per hour. i don't want to hear any complaints about driving on the schuylkill or 95 today. but a crash in king of prussia, at chip chipotle and one going on in the mass transit front a saturday schedule on the regional rails they are not running so they are now overcrowded. expect that if you are taking a train home. and the cynwyd line is not running whatsoever. lets look at the ipad this tuesday afternoon. it's an interesting day. lots of potholes one along monmouth road, in springfield. can you see the list when you download the waze app for free. >> matts than

matt pellman has more on the conditions of the roadways and rails coming up in the traffic report. a former delaware county commissioner admitted to assaulting several students paul hokesboro plead guilty to sexual assault, six girl as accused him of groping them in a classroom last spring two other victims in their teens made similar claims years ago and now he is behind bars awaiting sentencing in april. >>> this is reginald harding a dad expecting criminal charges, for cutting off a man's hair for disrespecting his daughter. hardy says he saw the 19-year-old sneaking around his apartment with his 17-year-old daughter, he punched him in the face and threatened to shoot him and then cut his dread locks hardy is apologizing and is due in court. >>> a brick township police officer is credited with saving a life. james jamesal ben ease raced to his cruiser and notified dispatch before he plunged into the river with his life jacket. >> going into the water i didn't think twice the adrenalin was flowing and i didn't even feel the cold. >> the officer was able to pull the girl to shore

. >> over to matt pellman. >> hey guys, an hour before the big guy comes to town, not you rick but president obama scheduled to land at philadelphia international airport just after 6:00 this evening and what that means this roadway, 95 will close as the motorcade makes its way from the airport on up to society hill. between 6:00 and 6:30 expect the closure of i-95 between south philadelphia and center city and could impact you if are you getting to the flyers game this evening. the broad street line is a good alternative. slow speeds on 95 by the betsy ross bridge and the septa accident at old york road, you wab to avoid that area at the moment. an a crash at tree road and in buck county a crash along 309 bethlehem pike there by the wal-mart and evesham township where the promenade is on the northbound side. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thanks matt. still more to come on "action news" at 5:00, the hunt for survivors continues at a mexican hospital destroyed by a powerful gas explosion we have the very latest. there is good and bad news in the fight against ebola. those sto

mat pellman is in the traffic center has not a bad forecast for us as far as the commute home. >> that is right its not snowing and no earthquake in downingtown, well the traffic is also moving well along the 30 bypass by business 30 and no delays. in chester county a crash along borden way at glen road and the partial building collapse in center city, the lululemon store on walnut street. 15th and 16th remains blocked. go to spruce and that means detours on five of the different septa routes. no major issues on the schuylkill or 95 and an overturned fracture in newcastle has cleared and we have police activity in wilmington blocking off 17th near locust and on the mass transit front septa is on a saturday schedule that means they are not running as frequently than means your train is going to be packed for your ride home. cynwyd is not running and the trolley is on a normal weekday schedule. >> thank you. >>> much more ahead on "action news" at 5:00. >> three men in ski masks ram an suv into a mousse automatic in san francisco and they take off with quite a haul. we have the latest on

matt pellman is back in the "action news" traffic center first of all welcome back. >> thank you. you know one of many signs and i'm a little bit crazy is i was watching the traffic while i was gone and you guys had some days that were not so nice. it's not terrible out there we had a broken down truck in delco, on the blue route approaching the broomall upper darby interchange penndot pushed the truck to the side and the southbound lanes are open but it's heavy down from villanova from this point in broomall. and from spring city to spring house, they are still doing the emergency construction from 309 northbound to norristown road and that is the case for the next few hours. expect delays north of ambler there. and a wreck along pennsylvania avenue and the schuylkill and 95 with all the typical slow spots the burlington bristol bridge is upright now head for the connecter bridge instead and if are you headed through lyndonwald the fire trucks are out and about because of the apartment fire. >>> much more ahead on "action news" at 5:00, the controversy over the underinflated foot

matt pellman is in the traffic center. i think we'll have you go outside and report the traffic. >> he wants to see you shiver. >> lets start that in april. a couple of months. this afternoon we are watching sun glare on the roadways including here on 95 southbound, giving us heavy delays from the airport to 320, heavier than normal because of the sun glare from mercer county into bucks look for a crash at the scutter falls bridge taking out a lane and causing slowing and not the night to stand on a train platform, we have delays a half hour behind on the trenton line because of amtrak signal problems. still the crash to watch out for along chestnut tree road. there is also one in hatfield along schwab road. and east rock hill, we have a donkey loose on the roadway, you don't hear that every day. loose on butler lane, that is a pain in the neck but i'm sure he is moving along before too long. >> maybe he'll head into the bureau. >> all right all right. more to come on "action news" wednesday night. the excited embrace betw

autumn marisa is in for matt pellman today. >> we'll take a look at the schuylkill expressway at city avenue, a little light rain falling here and wipers are on and headlights are on and fortunately temperatures are nice and high than is not giving us a problem, the schuylkill expressway is giving us a problem because of construction and bridge work, it's nice and slow in both directions, taking a look at the big picture, another slow down on 95 northbound and southbound taking you 30 minutes from the vine to woodhaven right now looking good on the blue route and further south on 95 towards the airport. a live look outside, taking a look at the vine street expressway, we have a slow down approaching the westbound lanes of the schuylkill expressway, eastbound not too bad if are you heading up 295 right now and over in cheltenham township, route 73 between roll hill road we have an accident looking at mass transit. keep that in mind the west trenton line is running at a delay because of construction and the flyers game versus the penguins today two local trains leaving broad street. >>

. >> matt pellman is here, it's hump day but feels like friday. >> it has been and it's a long ride home. we are watching sun glare delays and that is less than an issue as the minds tic along. a broke and down vehicle on the schuylkill expressway just west of this point at university. you can see the heavy delays this is causing from bear avenue and heading towards university on the schuylkill. and heavy delays on 95 11 miles per hour in both directions as you travel to allegheny avenue and accidents an juniata park and ardmore have both cleared. one now by the valley forge casino resort at gulf road, normal westbound slowing on 422 with speeds in the 20s and 30s by route 23 and farther west into the pottstown area, another crash at arm and hammer boulevard and speeds in the 30s there as with you head west to stowe this afternoon. and mount laurel an accident to the west and it's off to the side and still working on the water main break along elbow lane and church street. we hear until 11:00 tonight use texas as an alternate. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >>> more to come

matt pellman is in the traffic center with an update. >> we try to be honest this afternoon there areouple of spots that are not so pretty like here in spring house a dump truck struck the overhead sign along 309 at the norristown road interchange and now resultsing is emergency construction, taking out the right lane and causing slowing as you head to montgomeriville on the northbound side of 309 this afternoon there is that little slowing on 309 northbound and orland a crash at bridge street and our bus accident along west norton is cleared up. and there is a crash in plymouth township to avoid along ridge pike at jefferson street and a new crash in spring city, along old schuylkill road near anderson road. so far slowing on westbound 422 by route 29, 23 miles per hour and normal stuff this afternoon on the schuylkill expressway eastbound side some moderate traffic, kind of slow away from 202 into the conshohocken curve and heavy delays on 95 especially approaching the work zone at the vine. and we are watching a crash in newcastle as well. down in delaware newcastle county at roger

lets go to matt pellman. >> northbound side of montgomery county jamming from the delaware state line through this point approaching curlin street a crash knocking out the right lanes and everybody is trying to get into the two left lanes and it's giving us extra slow conditions it's four time what's it should be on the northbound side of 95 moving slowly, this is the northbound delay at highland avenue we are already jammed on this stretch because of late running construction in delaware county this afternoon. we are also watching a crash not so far off in upper chichester near garnett mine road and one in ben salem that just cleared cross that off the list but in hill town township a wreck to avoid on 113, at blooming glen road and an easier day on mass transit, we had issues on the market frankford line but they are resolved now. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this hump day afternoon. yet another pothole reported on the lincoln drive watch your way around that. a tricky ride on the lincoln drive. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >>> there is now a sex s

lets get another check of the roads right now. >> matt pellman is in the traffic center. i would be one of the first investors. good evening brian and shirleen we are catching up after a crash on 95 it's cleared out of the way northbound side by cotman avenue but the delays linger 36 minutes and worse on the southbound side at 37 minutes and can you see why it's extra heavy, the sun glare out there. we are not arguing with sunshine out there. we need every bit we can get. a crash at roxborough avenue by murphy's tavern and the perogie kitchen. and we are watching a crash in hatfield, 309 bethlehem pike by carver candies and our wreck at bucks county near tollgate road as cleared. and again we are seeing sun glare and backup forever people getting on the westbound side of 422 and lets talk about our mass transit situation all trains make all stops. the good news is if are you standing on the platform the train is not going to go flying by and will make all stops because of the weather. and sports express strains to get to the flyers match-up. patco looks good and transit i

thanks matt pellman for calling me that. you have to put a lot of layers on because it's cold out there. philadelphia is currently 73 degrees and allentown 15 and millville 15 the winds diminished and wind gusts 13 miles per hour and now down to 10 miles per hour and that creates a bit of a windchill factor and feeling like 4 in philadelphia and 3 in allentown and 2 in wilmington. windchills were below 0, it's getting a little bit better. satellite 6 along with action radar showing we have a veil of cloud as long the i-95 corridor and areas north and west and they are overspreading our entire viewing area and this is all ahead of another arctic boundary, this is moving through chicago and snow is associated with it and most of the snow is likely north of philadelphia tomorrow and not a lot. but there could be snow showers for the morning commute especially north and west of the city. again, it's quick and fast moving and could lead a quick coating in some parts of our region. tomorrow we get the winds from the southwest and

matt pellman is in the traffic center how is the evening shaping up? >> is this too little snow to complain about rick and monica? >> no not at all. >> i know you'll complain rick, we have a lot of accidents from a little bit of snow, it doesn't take much and on it's secondary roads we see a lot of slush and ice you can see a coating of slush on the roadway and if you hit that and try to stop you'll go slip sliding into that field. you have to take it easy even though the highways are looking good for the most part. accidents in buckingham township on 413 on new and smith roads and one on 309 northbound past perkasie to watch out for and past the rocket car wash, a crash along high street at route 100. and mostly wet here and congested here in port richmond near allegheny avenue and over in mount laurel, a wreck at 73 southbound approaching the new jersey turnpike the left lane is out of commission because of that crash. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> of course stay on top of the weather changing information visit 6abc.com/weather for s

matt pellman is in the traffic center. you'll get a free dinner there. >> i'm not chancing it i'm not going that restaurant the next time i'm over there. i said 95 and it got worse because the truck broke down close to allegheny avenue you see the disabled trailer blocking the left lane and penndot pulled up to the scene and three lanes getting by and northbound causing heavy delays now on 95 from the vine street expressway this afternoon. it's a normal afternoon on the schuylkill with speeds in the 20s and we are watching a handful of accidents one in monoco along 202 at skippack pike and quakertown, buck county a new crash at juniper street at 8th and 9th. and a crash here as well. southbound side of the blue route, a lot of emergency crews including ambulances on the scene. they are taking out the left lane. expect delays from villanova on the blue route but better news in newcastle county the crash and downed pole has cleared and watch for the police activity in wrightstown. we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> th

you like it -- ducis is groaning out there matt pellman have been working on that all evening. highlights showing the coating of snow to the south and low pressure is moving off but generally light accumulations, sea isle city and cape may and atlantic city is reporting a trace of snow and dove, delaware 1.2 and harrington close to a half inch. we didn't get the snow in philadelphia and we barely got any at all. this winter a measly 1.6 inches of snow for philadelphia the average by now 6.2 and last winter we got a lot of snow, 20.2 inches by now. there is plenty of cold air down from the high of 32 and allentown and reading 27 degrees and trenton 31 degrees, winds are light and we have windchill facers in the 20s tonight. and satellite 6 along with action radar showing this low pressure that brought the dusting of snow to extreme south jersey and delaware thark that is move ago way and clouds are breaking up. and this brings us a decent january day a mixture of sun and clouds and seasonable and 39 degrees, on friday we bump it up 1 degree and feels colder on friday this cold f

salt trucks and plows to be ready when the snow starts to accumulate autumn marisa is in for matt pellman, what kind of impact is this having on traffic tonight. >> fortunately volume is light this is the schuylkill expressway at city avenue westbound things are moving along nicely but the roads are wet, watch the bridges, the ramps and it's overpasses and the secondary roads and even roads treated like the schuylkill expressway have slippery spots. we just saw an accident cleared on the schuylkill. and speeds are reduced here to 35 miles per hour because of the low visibility and moving along to the 42 freeway, this is creek road southbound and northbound and steady snow there fortunately salt trucks are plentiful out there. the new jersey turnpike southbound and northbound have reduced speeds as well as the garden state parkway and an accident at upper state road, the road was blocked in both directions and that has reopened. back to you jim. >> our coverage of this wintery weather continues on 6abc.com. we have the future tracker maps to show you the panel of the snow, as always you ca

. >> reporter: good monday morning, i'm matt pellman with character bridge round up as we get thingswhat's going to be a tricky monday later on. right now we're looking good on the girard point bridge at i-95. one of the reasons we watch the bridges on days like this is the cold air underneath the bridge also circling around creates extra cold temperatures on theidges. it's a little dark and shaky as well. no bridge open at the burlington bristol or the tacony-palmyra. this is the ben franklin bridge, our good buddy ben mostly dry at this point with no construction that we're watching. other bridges, betsy ross bridge, walt whitman bridge, commodor barry bridge all looking good for now. 5:57. mobile 6 on cheltenham avenue in the germantown section of philadelphia. we'll have full coverage as we prepare for this next winter storm next! i guess i never really gave much thought to the acidity in any foods. never thought about the coffee i was drinking having acids. it never dawned on me that it could hurt your teeth. my dentist has told me your enamel is wearing away, and that sounded r

. >>> time for an update on the highways midweek with matt pellman. >> you like a good old fashioned obstacle course. >> i like to watch monica not for me for sure. >> it's not so good 95 just north the girard a school bus looks to be minor in nature but it's taking out the right lane and then farther north the broken down tractor trailer taking out the right lane and on 95 stacked solid to the truck on allegheny avenue and a house fire under control at bala cynwyd and a crash in pottstown at bailey street and the work zone continues on 422 westbound near arm and hammer with new signage and guide rail, and 476 a crash at the blue route broomall upper darby and a solid jam on the schuylkill on down. good luck getting home. >> a jam sandwich. now i'm hungry. >> still to come on "action news," a california man couldn't wait to get his car washed and it nearly killed several people if you are looking for hair raising fun six flags great adventure has a new ride. and cecily is in for adam. >> our weather is not too thrilling with cloudy and cold at the shore. i am tracking milder weather

someone tweeted me and wanted ton what else written on the cab, that's pellman taxi. we give matt a shoutout on the morning show. we're green on at all the most traveled destinations. matt and tam. >> 40-year-old jason mcclay a haverford high school graduate and navy veteran was shot and killed during a robbery in chester 2013. three fails murder, robbery and conspiracy charges. >> we're following several stories including the break in at the lululemon store that all of a sudden is roof collapse. >> a minivan slammed into a home that sparked a murder investigation. we have a live update at 6:30. narrator: gas prices are down helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title ii regulations on your internet meaning new government taxes and fees. every month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we lov

. >>> autumn marisa is in for matt pellman in the traffic center with an update for us. >> i'll give you a hug don't worry. >> we want to watch the bridges, the ramps and overpasses out there right now we are on the schuylkill expressway making your way up to vine street expressway and 30th street a long line of cars from an earlier accident as can you see it's slowing things down, not bad in the westbound lanes take it slow and we are seeing the precipitation hit the ground and things could freeze up as the temperatures start to drop. taking a look at the big picture speeds in the western suburbs nice and high, we are not seeing a lot of snow just yet, closer to the city 15 miles per hour and the visibility is extremely low we'll start by taking a look in new jersey that is where we see a lot of snowfall, this is 33 at creek road, southbound and northbound lanes we are seeing a lot of salt trucks go by in this shot, they are out and about trying to take care of the roads and keep on top of things showing you the visibility. this is the ben franklin bridge low visibility out there an

. >>> lets get to matt pellman live now in the traffic center. >> also, the presidential visit tonight we expect the president to land at philadelphia international airport right around 6:00 this evening and then we expect he will make his way north his motorcade will on 95, that means you won't be able to make your way north from the airport to center city from 6:00 to 6:15 this evening, get out now we have a broken down vehicle by the walt whitman bridge that cleared and it's a nice clear shot, but that will not be the case in a couple of hours we don't know yet if they will have to close the vine street expressway it depends on which route they bring him in. if they come up to the vine and exit at 8th street the vine will close. stay tuned right now the vine looks good. just some eastbound slowing. on the big picture ark crash on the boulevard at oxford circle until the outer drive and slow going on the northbound boulevard past schuylkill on to broad street and a crash at providence along shannon dale boulevard. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report. one of our friends talk