a car ran into a house, pennsville salem county.id you lap avenue is -- dunlap avenue is blocked, stick is to is cedar. >>> a police chase in philadelphia nearly hit a responding officer. annie mccormick is at the end of the spiewt where police are -- at thent of the pursuit where the police are looking for the people involved. >> reporter: police did get the van, but at this hour, two suspects are on the loose. this is video of the van we are talking about. according to police it came on the radar in southwest philadelphia. it fit the description of a vehicle that was used in burglar. when the officer approached the van, i veered toward him -- it veered toward him and he dove and got out of the way just in time. it drove over the passyunk bridge. officers stopped the van on carlisle in south philadelphia. one possibly two suspects fled. pursuit continued on foot, but police lost the two on wolf street. they are hoping to get clues from the van that will lead to the suspects if you have any information contact police. reporting live

this scene here at dunlap in pennsville.ed their cell phones as the home almost immedipáely caught fire. you can see flames shooting through the roof. that's because investigators say the driver of the pickup struck a gas line in the front yard. the home's owners woke up to what sounded like an explosion. and the police chiq# says there were two cars initially involved in this crash. he explains how it happened. >> apparently, the second vehicle, which is the truck that drove into the residence here, life made an attempt to pass the vehicle, lost control, came through this yard behind us, over the curb, and into the front (orch of the house. >> my husband woke me and he saved my life. we heard an explosion out front, a car ran into our house. and the house caught on fire instantly. >> reporter: and she says t$ey barely made it out, but they were able the to escape safely with their pets. vai, we're told the driver is a 31-year-old man who passed a dui test here after the crash. he is being interviewed right now by police rig

. >>> flames shot out of a home in pennsville salem county after a truck slam nood it. this is video of the flames after the truck clam nood a gas line and a couple sleeping inside at the time were not injured. gray hall is live now with more. >> reporter: a very scary morning for the couple inside of this home, they said they only had minutes to act. and behind me you can see the damage left behind by the fire. they heard the sound of the truck crashing into their home and they quickly got outside. a viewer captured the intense flames. on north hook road in pennsville, new jersey, it happened after 5:30 after the truck lost control and slammed into the house, cathy and her husband were asleep at the time. >> we heard a loud bang and my husband woke me up and saved my life actually. he dragged me out of here. >> they made it out with no injuries, walters says her husband is a retire sd firefighter and worked with the same department that fought the fire and credits him with saving her life. >> we are lucky, very lucky, things can be replaced. >> a ruptured gas line caus

a truck slammed into their house and sparked a raging fire around 4:30 this morning in pennsville where cydney long is live this afternoon with the couple's story and new information about the man behind the wheel. cydney. >> reporter: i can tell you police say this driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and while not intoxicated they found drugs in the car, he hit a car, shoving it down hook road before landing in the living room of this home. you can see restoration crews still sealing it up but it's what the driver did next that might surprise you. >> it was like total chaos, i mean, the flames were flying. >> kathy walters awoke to the sound of an explosion, a truck in her living room and her home on fire. this as police dash cam footage captured the moment as emergency responders drove up to the scene. the driver had struck a gas line in the front yard. a neighbor was awake and grabbed his cell phone to capture the flames shooting through the roof. >> as soon as the truck hit the car start burning first, then the house, the wall start with the flame. >> my husband woke me and

that's where a car crashed into this house in pennsville. that house caught on fire. here's the scene. it happened around 4:30 this morni morning. a couple of hours. everyone made it out safely. we're told the home is destroyed. >>> this morning 800 teachers wanted. >> that's right. nbc 10's matt delucia is leave in front of the school headquarters. this is a pretty different situation from years past when we talked about teachers getting laid off. >> reporter: right, katy. the school district has borrowed money from the state but now the financial situation has got an little better if you will because of the $2 per pack cigarette tax that went into effect a little over a year ago. it says it wants to hire at least 800 teachers along with 60 school nurses and 50 counselors. hundreds of district employees have been laid off in the last few years, particularly counselors and nurses. and we intend to ask questions of how the school district is planning to fund all of this. for now you can consider the mayor kenney's proposed soda tax which could boost school income by ab

gray hall is live at the scene in pennsville, and gray it turns out this is not the first time the house has been hit. >> not at all, the homeowner tells me that at least five cars ended up in his yard mostly hitting trees and a backyard deck but take a look behind me that this most recent incident is the most severe. >> homeowner, canaly walters caught it on her cell phone on dunlap avenue in pennsville, new jerseying this morning. >> we were asleep and heard a loud bang and my husband woke me up and saved my life, he drug me out of the bed and said get up we have to get out of here the house is on fire. >> walters is coming to grips that she and her husband narrowly escaped death. he does not want to talk on camera but cathy says he is a hero. >> he is a lifelong firefighters. and he got us out of the house. >> the fire was caused when the 31-year-old driverer of this truck lost control and drove into the house. officers say that the driver hit another car before crashing into the home. >> struck the front gas main of the residence that intensified the fire of course, the thing that is

we have an accident coming into us in pennsville, dunlap avenue, cedar street and hook road. >> reporter: dressing the kids in green for st. patrick's day, we have a jacket on them this morning because temperatures are in the 40s. this afternoon we get into the 60s and there a slight chance of a spotty shower probably not until 3:00 p.m. in most neighborhoods. 44 degrees by 7:00 p.m. 46 by 9:00 a.m. we get up to a high of 65 by 3:00 p.m. not too bad partly sunny skies overall. after about 4:00 p.m., though, there's a chance of a spotty shower and maybe a rumble of thunder. that will continue through the evening hours. at the airport, this morning we have low visibility problem in philadelphia international airport. no major delays just yet. yesterday similar sky cover and patchy fog situation did slow us down at the airport a little bit, keep your eyes on flight times later on. doesn't look like we have any major precipitation in our major travel locations. >>> terrifying news for five thousand patients across four states that could have been exposed from hepatitis b or c while in surger

you can see the flames shooting through the roof in pennsville there. it started after the truck hit a gas line inside the house. the come sleeping inside scrambled to escape. the husband is an active firefighter. >> my husband woke me and he saved my life. we heard an explosion out front. a car ran into our house and the house caught on fire instantly and we barely got out. we're lucky. we're very lucky. >> the driver tonight is charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana. >>> new at 11:00, the hospital said she wasn't ready to have her baby, but her son had other ideas. tonight we meet a newborn who couldn't wait to make his debut. nbc 10 b kr 1bc 10's john gylle that story. >> reporter: you can plan a baby all you want. joe and aeriiriel saw their doc last night. >> went into the bathroom and had a baby. >> little jason poked his head out. >> i said i think i'm having a baby. >> i knew to put my hand under there and catch the baby. >> reporter: joe is quite the catch. a marine corps vet, he received a purple heart but nothing prepared h

old man's township crash along pennsville auburn road at penns grove auburn road.awr along creek road at midway lane with typical slowing on southbound 295. this is southbound 202 in chester county. the typical afternoon crawl here made a little bit worse by an accident southbound around 401 but luckily that is off to the side. rick and monica, back to you. >> thank you, sir. >>> still ahead on "action news" tonight the villanova wildcats are home for a bit of a breather before heading to kentucky for the sweet 16. ducis rodgers with more from the team as they prepare for a show down with the hurricanes. >> and a group of high school juniors leave their classroom behind for a chance to explore all sorts of options that their future may hold. we'll show you. >>> and melissa is in for adam tonight in the weather center. >> hey, rick. temperatures a little cooler today. we have a nice warming trend on the way for the middle half of our work week. details coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and much more when "action news" comes right back. stay wit

just outside the viewing area but moving our way, near kerry and crane fade out before it reaches pennsville. we'll keep it in for the next hour or so. couple sprinkles trying to show up around route 322 moving in towards the reservoir and an over. fadeout. we should try out across the region for the next several weak front comes through towards sunrise, you may see an isolated sprinkle and an isolated snowflake. not a big deal for the snow, at least not tomorrow. west winds at five, thankfully the winds have calmed down, 43 degrees right now in cleveland, let's show you 42 medina, akron 45, canton 45 degrees there. we'll show you a beautiful downtown, canton. dew point of 25, dry air, west wind at six. wester at 39. so the chili's on. and you blame the system here with low pressure right about here. slowly moving off toward the east, and eventually some of the colder air that's here is tomorrow. tomorrow's highs only in the 40s. not 50s like today. not 50s like yesterday. so you see we are stepping down. 30s for saturday and sunday and watch the gulf, there's going to be a storm system here

live in pennsville, cydney long, "nbc 10 news." >> the head football coach at conestoga high school resigned from coaching, the earn tire staff of the varsity and jv football teams relieved of coaching responsibilities through next year. this all comes less than two weeks after the district attorney charged three players accused of assaulting a freshman with a broom stick in the locker room. part of a building came down in center city this morning, the section of the concrete floor collapsed, that sent a tree and a street lamp onto a school bus. the old whitman's chocolate factory building was under demoliti demolition. workers had the permits and collapse zone set up properly. but the debris pushed other items onto the bus. the driver says he is grateful kids were not on board. he had just dropped them off. >> four or five windows busted in, frames sticking inside. glass all over the seats. i had stones flying across the steering wheel. >> l and i says the property had numerous inspections and no violations. demolition don'ted. a mother charged with killing her own infant daughter. prosecut

. >>> the video captured the flames after a truck slammed into a house in pennsville, new jersey, both the house and truck caught fire and for the residents of the house it was a close call. live along dunlap avenue is "action news" reporter gray hall. what is the latest there? >> well jim quite the frightening morning for the couple in this home behind me. you can see that everything is boarded up now but just hours ago this home was engulfed in flames. >> we are lucky, very lucky things can be replaced. >> cathy walters and her husband are counting their blessings that they escaped this fire and able to stop the dangerous flames at their home this morning. >> 3:30 in the morning we were is a sleep and we heard a loud bang, my husband saved my life, he dragged me out of the bed and said we got to get out of here. >> and the life-threatening inferno was captured on this dash-cam. >> and joshua fisher lost control and ram into the house, he is facing reckless driving and other charges. he hit a gas line when he hit. >> it was totally engulfed at the time and walters is still in shock an

in pennsville along dunlap avenue, both got out okay as did the driver of the truck, officials say it broke a gas line causing the fire, the cause is still under investigation. >>> secretary of state, john kerry, determined that isis is committing genocide against christians and other minorities in iraq and syria. it does not require extra action against the militants but others argue that the american military must do more. this is only the second time a genocide was committed during an on going conflict, the first was 2004 in sudan. >>> bernie sanders will get back on the campaign trail with a rally tonight in arizona, the democrat insists he has a way forward despite four losses tuesday night and hillary clinton's wide lead. and there is still no winner in missouri, the races remain too close to call. >>> and donald trump backed out of the next debate and john kasich followed suit prompting fox to cancel the event. >>> back here the sun is shining today and feeling mild for your saint patty's day and there is still a chance of a shower or two later in the day. david murphy is live

in this cell phone video, you can see the flames shooting through the roof in this pennsville home.e couple sleeping inside scrambled to escape. in this case, experience was incredibly helpful because the husband is a firefighter. >> my husband woke me and he saved my life. we heard an explosion out front. a car ran into our house. the house caught on fire instantly. we barely got out. we're lucky. we're very lucky. >> thors have charged the man driving the pickup, joshua fisher with reckless driving and possession of marijuana. >>> medical marijuana could be legal in pennsylvania as soon as next week but it will still be a while before patients can get it if it does pass. the house approved the bill on wednesday. governor tom wolf is expected to sign it. lawmaker said they were swayed by science and personal stories. one of those stories comes from a marine veteran who told us he turned to medical cannabis after pills prescribed for post traumatic stress syndrome left him numb. >> i laughed for the first time in a really long time. i have not turned back since. >> this transcends d

fog all over the place this morning we have an accident, this is a car into a house, this is in pennsvillenew jersey dunlap avenue is closed between cedar street and hook road. the car has gone in the house right around the area of the delaware memorial bridge. also in villanova radnor chester road at lancaster and matsonford road due to construction is closed. cynwyd the line yesterday has been down all day, services though have been restored. erika, back to you. >>> good news, thank you. >>> are you ready for basketball. expect tack regard extravaganza known as march madness hits the country this afternoon and in our air eighth is well represented. thirty-nine teams from around a here were celebrating last night as they left their campus. st. joes hopped on a flight to spokane, washington, for their first round game, tomorrow night, the villanova wildcats and temple owls they play their games in brooklyn tomorrow afternoon. all three are exited to play. >> it never gets old. every time you do it, you just pinch yourself. i'm so lucky to be part of this. >> we are really appreciative of t

this is viewer video of the fire along dunlap avenue in pennsville at 5:30. police say that the the fire was spark by a truck, that lost control and then slammed into the house. the the vehicle struck a gas line. a husband and wife were asleep inside, and they had the driver, made it out okay. close call there. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight a gloucester county car dealership got an unexpect intruder today. how a huge turkey got inside. >>> the ncaa tournament is underway but local teams are just getting warmed up for their first round games tomorrow. we will have a preview, cecily? >>> this cold air will be heading our way this weekend, then coastal storm could bring accumulating snow. we will talk about snow fall totals in the the a accu weather seven day forecast. >>> those stories and much more when "action news" continues tonight. homecoming? it's awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan, it gets even better. you know those people who pay a little extra and get all the legroom in coach? that could be you, if you refinance

there is an accident over in pennsville, new jersey. dunlap closed between cedar and hook road, there is a vehicle into a house, so in this area right around delaware memorial bridge, take it the slow through there. cynwyd line services restored after yesterday, it was all down but all back today, erika. >>> president obama's supreme court nominee plans a trip to capitol hill, to visit democratic senators. president is urging senate to confirm federal appeals court judge merrick garland but senate republicans say that won't happen. >> senate republicans say president obama's nominee to replace late antonin scalia on the supreme court will not be invited for confirmation hearings. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell informed u.s. a appeals court judge merrick garland by telephone he won't even get the a traditional meet and greet. mcconnell says next president should pick nominee. >> give people a voice in filling this vacant see. >> ludicrous position, ridiculous position, to my friend on the republican side of the aisle, do your job

. >>> chain reaction crash ended up with a house bursting into flames in pennsville, new jersey. it happened this morning at the intersection of dunlap avenue and rode around 4:30. police tell us a pick up rear ended a car and the truck's driver lost control ended up taking out a gas meter. then crashing into the house which went up in flames. everyone did get out safely, though, and no one, no one at all is apparently injured. the driver behind the crash does face charges. the house is a complete loss. >>> there's new information tonight about the moments before a deadly crash in the city's ken sipping ton section. 39-year-old john dawkin died last week after he crashed his infinity near second street and cecil moore avenue. philadelphia police now confirming that moments before that crash philadelphia housing authority officers and a temple university officer attempted to stop dawkins for speeding. authorities say the officer's pursued dawkins but stopped when they lost sight of him. crashed into several parked cars and died. >>> a new law and a new crack down on animal cruelty

police tell us this was a two car accident here on north cook road in pennsville, new jersey, according chief, both vehicles were traveling northbound when one car rearended a car in front of it, that second car then lost control, went off the road, hit a home and a gas line. police say the car and the house as you can see all charred, went up in flames, a husband and wife who live inside the home were able to get out safely, the drivers of both vehicles were not injured. crash happened before 4:30 this morning, police tell us the homeowners do have surveillance video that may help with this investigation. police say second driver the one believed responsible for the crash will be charged with wreckless driving, crews still out here while the home appears to be a lost with pretty significant fire damage, experts are out here trying to make sure that it is not in danger of collapsing. alex and chris? >> that is considerable damage. thank you, jenny. >>> 8:05. chicago white sox veteran, adam laroche, is packing up his glove and badges. >> retiring to put his family first. lauren johnson i

and one more that brought down a pole at pennsville ped rick road to get around that. >> thank you sir. >> thank you. >>> more to come on "action news" this evening, the deal is signed and eagles qb, sam bradford talking about his contract with the birds. >>> and the faith and future goals kicked off in philadelphia this week, we'll tell you about that. >> winter weather advisory goes into effect for philadelphia, southern new jersey and all of delaware. we'll have more coming up in accuweather. introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. big, bold, steaks. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. for lunch, try our steakhouse burger or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at $7. >>> time for sports, jaime apody is here. sam bradford talked about the two year deal. >> did he loan you any money? >> no, not yet but i emailed him. >> sam bradford looks like a million bucks and why not the eagles are paying hi

the house in pennsville is destroyed, but everyone inside made it out okay.ral charges. >>> and happening today, nba star deon waders will give back to the south philadelphia community, where he grew up. the oklahoma city thunder guard will make a $10,000 donation to help transform the schoolyard at edwin and stanton elementary õschools, into a new neighborhod gathering space. great for them. i'm katy zachary, we'll have a full hour of news coming up in just about 30 minutes. >>> not only is it st. patrick's day, but it's also thirsty thursday which means it's time for ma'am bush makeover. two lucky ladies will be ready to parade down the streets of new york, courtesy of the favorite lad and lassie. >> oh, i can't do it again. "today" contributor and celebrity hairstylist to the stars, ♪ louis licari la la la la >> so today was st. paddy's day. big crowd. >> big crowd, all in irish hat so we had to ask them to pull them off, practically. but it was a fun day. everyone is in great spirits. >> denise is our first lucky ladies, 47 years old from allen, it texas.

little fog in the collegeville area here's a map have of pennsville, new jersey, an accident, dunlapnue closed between cedar and hook but hook road between king street and sunset is a thoroughfare that heads toward the new jersey turnpike right there. also, 95 northbound at the new washing toll plaza the two center lanes are blocked in this area due to repairs, from that earlier accident. the lets look at the wide map, you know i-95 is a problem, schuylkill a problem. vine street moving decently right now, erika, now throw it over to you. >>> all day long we have been celebrating pat's special holiday st. patrick's day and enjoying so much, jamison, tremendous irish band, thanks very much. coyle school of irish dance. we will sianni hear from you. great day to talk about st. patrick's day. how do you celebrate. what is your day looking like today. >> honestly everybody wants to be irish on st. patrick's day. we get to be irish all day long. we have a busy day. we have been here since 6:00 a.m. late ter take we will be at pad i whack's and delaware county at mcmurphy's from 9:00 . >>

. ♪ >>> wild chain reaction crash ends up with a house busting into flames in pennsville, new jersey.happened this morning near the intersection of dunlap avenue and hook road around 4:30. police tell us a pick up rear ended a car. the truck's driver lost control and ended up taking out a gas meter, then crashing into the house which went up in flames. everyone inside did get out safely. and no one was injury. the driver behind the crash is now facing charge charges. house is a complete loss. >>> temple college student hopes renovation project will help kids in his neighborhood. >> he's raising money to help them fix some basketball courts. shawnette wilson is live in north philadelphia tonight where she spoke with the students about the plans. shawnette. >> reporter: familiar sound of a basketball pounding the court in this north philly neighborhood. but there's a signature sound at the game that's missing. >> when i make the shot and i hear the swish, yes, these kids -- >> nick is a junior at temple university. he lives near the courts behind this elementary school on diamond street

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. >>> chain reaction crash ende ed with a house bursting into plames in pennsville, new jersey.t happened this morning right around 4:30. police tell us pick up rear ended a car. the truck's driver lost control ended up taking out a gas meter then crash into the house which went up in flames. everyone inside did get out safely, though, no one at all is injured apparently. the driver behind the crash faces charges and the house is a complete loss. >>> in west philadelphia, a firefighter and a fire victim were rushed to the hospital after flames ripped that was a row home it happened this morning on race street. the firefighters injuries are minor and the other person had smoke inhalation. there's no word yet on the cause of the that fire. >>> fire also gut add row home in the city's wynnefield neighborhood. crews were called out to the 5300 block of west oxford street this morning. you see crews working their way around all that heavy smoke. luckily no one was inside. the fire did not spread to the home next door. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> tonight we're se

. >>> we are following breaking news story from pennsville, clem county.his is viewer video of a truck that slammed into a home. the truck hit a gas line and sparked a massive fire. let's look action cam video showing the aftermath on dunlap avenue. the pick up truck is charred. a husband and wife sleeping inside the home were able to get out safely. the driver is on the scene talking to police. good morning, i'm tamala edwards. happy st. patrick's day, let's see if people are getting luckien 0 the schuylkill expressway, usually not. >> reporter: usually not, we have low visibility as you travel. look out for pedestrians and construction workers and four bales of hay that a truck load dump on the the schuylkill expressway westbound near gulph mills. they cleared it out quickly. traffic is moving slowly here, 34th and girard we have an accident the backup on the schuylkill expressway near girard because of it is extensive. >>> thank you, karen. >>> we'll take a short break and come back to accuweather. >> reporter: all right, everybody, we are off to a cool