. >>> we're starting with a problemmen on the pennsylvania turnpike. we have a truck fire blocking all lanes eastbound at downingtown all lanes on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound blocked at downingtown with the truck fire. they are detouring everybody off at downingtown. route 100 to 202 northbound to the schuylkill expressway westbound to re-enter the turn you people. we have an accident if you're registered farther west. two problems, but one big one on the pennsylvania turnpike shutting it down right now. let's look elsewhere around the region. falls bridge reopened as of 3:00 a.m. yesterday, tam is very happy about that back there, probably you are too. they did a great job finishing the construction. take the falls bridge. 422 westbound at 23, left lane blocked for another hour or so. you want to watch for the construction, but traffic can get by, tam. >>> developing this morning, a 16-year-old girl had a terrifying night she was shot by a stray bullet as she sat on her front steps. it happened before midnight in hunting park section. katherin

we have a disabled truck on the pennsylvania turnpike, the westbound ramp to norristown. it's a disabled tractor-trailer that's causing a problem on the pennsylvania turnpike that's new and coming in right now. let's see when it looks like on 422. near trooper that's eastbound traffic heading toward 202. no weather-related issues, no fog causing problems like the past few days. look at the numbers, 44 degrees in quaker. 40 in kennett square. 450 in warrington. we dip to 47 degrees in center city. still not bad for this time of the career. 45 in hammonton. 48 in woodbine, are 51 on the boardwalk in ac. 43 degrees in dover, delaware. we have a chance for a shower, sun and clouds, high of 62. not a bad day. matt and tam. you've heard the phrase pay to play, now a seattle man is accused of persuading people to pray for prayer. the christian prayer center he charged people to request prayers. he charged for repeated prayers and no refunds. he used fake testimonials and fake names and stock photos. he has been ordered to pay back $8 million. >>> march madness gets underway with

. >>> sunday night, a shooting on the pennsylvania turnpike, leaves three people dead and president obama arrives in cuba for a historic visit. but the big story on "action news" is snow for parts of the region. some flurries are falling right now in some areas. taking a live look in center city right now, dark, dreary out there at a the moment. sun, light rain falling at the moment. but change over to snow a little bit later and that could accumulate enough to make for a slow early morning commute. meteorologist melissa magee is at the big board with the first check of the accu weather forecast, melissa. >> for the first day of spring we are tracking that snow and it looks like what you will find depend on your location at least the amount. we have a winter weather advisory east of philadelphia a, where ocean, southern burlington, and atlantic counties. the advisory goes up at 7:00 this evening lasting through 6:00 a a.m. on monday because we will track a period of light snow. the here's storm tracker six live double scan radar and there will be a sharp cut off with this precipitation th

going for a ride on the westbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike, cruising along doing okay and you hit the brakes by fort washington, and speeds in the 20s where there is a broken down vehicle on the left lane, that is the reason for the delay on the westbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike. and lower pottsgrove there is a crash by charlotte street by all done transmission and auto repairs. now time to do the commuter report on the ipad. this one on 295, where you see the slow speeds but otherwise no crashes in south jersey, not a terrible start as we kick things off. >> sounds good see you then. still ahead on a thursday afternoon, u.s. airlines compete for the right to fly to cuba and one option would run through philadelphia. >> plus, sam bradford speaks for the first time since signing a contract with the eagles, what he said about coming back to the birds. >> perhaps you saw it on abc daytime today. the chew shines a spotlight on a new program at schools. ♪ trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. on

. >>> your commute on the pennsylvania turnpike may be getting shorter after certain decisions made by the commission yesterday. >>> large increase in large suvs among a particular population group. that's next. there's moving... and there's moving with move free ultra. it has triple-action support for your joints, cartilage and bones. and unlike the big osteo-bi flex pills, it's all in one tiny pill. move free ultra. get your move on. have fog once again today. this time we're looking at upper state road at county line road. low clouds, misty out there. watch for that as you head out. you need to be careful. southbound on the boulevard, it was fogged in yesterday afternoon. southbound heading toward the schuylkill expressway moving okay. let's check i-95 i want to show you the latest on i-95 northbound at cottman. the crews are out there blocking the off-ramp to cottman. penndot is on the scene with the arrow board. you want to watch for that off-ramp being blocked. looking at good looking speeds in the 50s as you head out the door. wilmington we have construction on west basin road a

going from 10:00 tonight until 1:00 friday afternoon for areas south of the pennsylvania turnpike, because north of that you won't see much at all. but ahead we have cold air. 38 in philadelphia and allentown 34, and wildwood 35 and continuing in the morning it will be cold enough to support snow. main low pressure is still well down to the south. that low pressure bombs out to a coastal storm, you can see see by then it's away from us. this is really a fish storm with hurricane force winds. we are dealing with that weather overnight. it begins from the south at 10:00 and continuing until 1:00 and moving through at 1:00 periods of light snow overnight, the treated road are mainly wet and we could have slush on the sidewalks and secondary roads and ending at 9:00 from the northwest to the southeast. and i'll have details of what to expect where you live coming up in the accuweather forecast. >> we'll check in later thank you. now to "action news" reporter, sara bloomquist, she continues our team coverage from penndot salt yard in south philadelphia. hi sara. >> penndot drivers are reporting

ahead, learn why you'll soon get a little more pedal power if you're traveling along the pennsylvania turnpike. >>> also ahead, hidden dangers. it can put boaters at risk. see how efforts are under way to clean up the water and keep it safe. >>> and here's a live look outside. you can see kind of hazy conditions out there. we're looking at dense fog this morning. be very careful on the roadways. coming up, i'll show you the forecast for your st. patrick's day and also a chance for snow this weekend. that's straight ahead. >>> well, good thursday morning. we have dense fog this morning. we don't have anything in the way of rain. you notice showers off western p.a. for this afternoon, yes, we do have some showers in the forecast, but before those get here, it would be warm. here's a look at the fog. this morning, quakertown, zero mile visibility. a quarter mile in blue bell and pottstown. a half mile in reading. we're seeing patchy fog this morning. as you see, we're seeing pretty big differences across the area. trenton, six miles of visibility. very clear. then we drop down seeing that dense f

. >>> murder on the pennsylvania turnpike. it began as a robbery attempt.hen the dust settled, three people were dead. next, hear who police say was behind violence. >>> touching down in cuba, president obama will make history today when he meets with raul castro. next we'll take a closer look at what the two presidents are expected to discuss. >>> 4:14 and 36 degrees outside. here's a live look at the wet roads on beach avenue in cape may. light snow continues in parts of south jersey and delaware. >>> pennsylvania turnpike officials say security will be a top priority after a deadly robbery attempt involving a retired state trooper. it all went down at the ft. little elittleton change ye morning. retired state trooper clarence briggs forced two toll collectors at gun point into an office building and tried to tie them up. they broke free, just then a van coming to collect money from the office arrive. a security guard inside the van joined one of the collectors to confront briggs. he shot and killed them both. the driver of the van ran away. briggs jumped

the a at pennsylvania turnpike north bound heading this direction toward the turnpike, fog in this area. slow it on down, same holds true for schuylkill expressway, northbound, at 202. excuse me, eastbound at 202. fog in this area as well. lets look at travel times right now on i-95, 76, 422, everything is green but in the the next 20 to 30 minutes is you'll see yellow and red. 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 mcco

the pennsylvania turnpike commission has just approved a 70 miles per hour speed limit. e change takes effect later this spring and will include most of the turnpike that's all right at 65. second of the highway that are limited to 55 miles per hour will stay that way. >>> they are called home away from home. we're talking about ronald mcdonald houses the mission is to ease the burden for children and their families during a child's illness. >> as our vittoria woodill reports that includes home cooked meals prepared by volunteers, providing nourishment not only for the body but also for the spirit. ♪ >> it's dinnertime at the ronald mcdonald house in delaware where the kitchen is powered by the goodwill of people. giving their time to make life easier for sick children and their families. >> volunteers are the heart and soul of what we do here at the ronald mcdonald house. >> pam is president and ceo of wilmington's ronald mcdonald house. >> every single night of the year we have a different group that come out and cook dinners. >> on this night it's volunteers from art s

. >>> moving on to the construction our main story and theme of the morning pennsylvania turnpike eastboundeen neshaminy service plaza right lane still block here and more construction here, street road between philmont avenue and old lincoln highway one lane still block so make note for those in and around this area construction that has cleared with many others we have discussed this morning this one is one to go, 295 north near i-95, home shoulder gets by for some time and now all lanes are back opened. jim and erika back to you. >>> a small town in minnesota is the butt you might say of many jokes. >> now its the name may get national recognition. the keester has okayed preparation h request to film a commercial there the medicine for hemorrhoid floyded the idea for filming this commercial there, the town's people reacted with a same sense of humor they have kept for generations. >> that is fine, we have got the appropriate name for it. >> it is pretty funny, i guess. >> the preparation h commercial is on hold as company has not confirmed all of the details. it was name for a judge from

also 309 north way at the pennsylvania turnpike major fog in this a area as well.low it down if you are coming through this a area. more fog on the schuylkill, expressway, this is eastbound headlights heading toward the city at 202, fog all over the place this morning we have an accident, this is a car into a house, this is in pennsville, new 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,

lets go back to the jam campaign other situations we are watching at the pennsylvania turnpike, closed right now, eastbound, from downingtown over to valley forge. all because of an overnight tractor trailer accident and fire. so all traffic diverted off at 100, follow 100 down to 202, and then take 202 north up to king of prussia, trying to get an eta whether this will be for the whole morning rush hour or it is on the tail end of the clean up but it is eastbound lanes. coming over bet thecy ross bridge from south injuries any toward philadelphia, the richmond street off ramps remain block here. just use i-95 over to bridge. otherwise mass transit, airport looking g. >>> we will start with breaking news this morning out of hunting park. innocent bystander hit by a stray bullet abe now a teenage girl is recovering in the hospital. steve keeley standing by at police headquarters with more, hi there, steve. >> reporter: lauren, this is second time in 13 days that a teenage girl here in philadelphia is minding her own business, on her own family's front porch when she gets shot. last girl

winter weather advisory is in effect for areas south of the pennsylvania turnpike, for the philadelphia region, this isn't until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. for right along the coast, that is until, 1:00 o'clock tomorrow morning, and we're looking at, really a a minor, nuisance. for the morning rush hour, it is just use caution. road should be passable. the light snow. most of it will be melting on the roads but there could be a few slick spots, main roads will be wet, and then after this system we have got another weak system on the way on the weekend and next week, temperatures sky rocket. we will talk about that in the full accu weather seven day forecast, jim. >> thanks, cecily. "action news" morning team will get an early start tomorrow to help you navigate the snowy commute, slick roads in the area. join us a half an hour earlier then normal starting at 4:00 a.m. for latest accu weather forecast and traffic conditions. >>> we have breaking news from south philadelphia a tonight, this is lee's cafe at fifth and washington, where police and homicide detective are there because a

let's take a look at traffic and check out the pennsylvania turnpike.zachry is keeping an eye on that for us. >> it's a good way to start monday for commuters as well, even at this early hour, we're seeing little issues on the roadways. basically on the pennsylvania ç turnpike, your drive times are looking good. you may see overnight construction intermittently. that should lift around 5:00 a.m. if you're headed westbound between route 1 and the exit for valley forth, that will take you 22 minutes. about the same if you're headed in the opposite direction. a live look outside right now. 95 at girard avenue. when we last checked in with 95 drive times, everything was running smoothly both south and north as you're headed in or out of the city. this bodes well. this is a live look at mt. laurel, 295 at creek road. i'll tell you about construction on 295 near the 42 freeway. lauren? >> it is 4:17. today, septa wants your feedback on its plans to bring regional rail service to king of prussia. the project would extend the norristown high speed line adding

yesterday's mess on the pennsylvania turnpike, that tractor-trailer accident and fire had the whole westbound connector bridge closed until about 3:30, when i got the call yesterday afternoon, but they allowed traffic, there is only two of the three lanes available on that turnpike connector bridge coming into pennsylvania. two is better than none, so we will take it, should be okay this morning, but again as they make repairs at least it is open, that connector bridge, between new jersey and pennsylvania. chris, lauren, back over to you. >> bob, thank you so much. breaking overnight, a man rushed to the hospital after being shot three time, philadelphia police tell us fox 29 the 26 year old was dropped off at mercy hospital with gunshot wounds to his head, chest and arm. he was then taken to presbyterian hospital in critical condition. police say the shooting actually took place at a home on the 800 block of south cecil street in the city's cobbs creek section. there police found trail of blood coming from that home. police now interviewing family members to figure out exactly what happened.

no issues on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike.e have an issue on the schuylkill expressway yesterday. there was a big accident, this morning it's been quiet. we're starting to see the normal building volume as you come eastbound, speeds in the 30s and 40s coming from conshohocken heading toward belmont. we have a broken down truck on the platt bridge eastbound that's cleared out of the way, everything is reopened there. the ben franklin bridge our good buddy ben looking good, no problems westbound from camden into center city on this thursday morning. matt and tam. >>> thank you, matt. >>> we continue to follow breaking news, two plain clothes cops sitting in their unmarked car in juniata park another car barreled into them and fled the scene. the car is wrecked and they are hurt. katherine scott is live at g street and erie avenue. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, the plain clothes officers are from the 24th district. their injuries are minor, but they were taken to the hospital to be checked out. right no

not a lot of that yet but throughout the day we have a major issue on the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound coming in from new jersey, there was an accident that sparked a vehicle fire this morning and they closed the westbound turnpike just off the connecter bridge for much of the afternoon. the good news as we start the commute is everything is open and they want trucks and buss to use lane three because of the damage from the fire. but everything is open for your afternoon road and police activity past florence, columbus but that is off to the side. in bensalem, watch out for a crash at dunks berry road at knights road. and delays on 95 northbound with speeds in the teens and the schuylkill a broken down truck in the westbound lanes. just by the exit for lincoln drive and kelly drive. people are swerving either way to get around that. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this tuesday afternoon. in delco one friend is talking about an october in the road on the blue route at woodland and the delay is forming as you come off i-95. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >>

a retired state trooper is dead after allegedly shooting and killing two people on the pennsylvania turnpike. the violence broke out sunday at the fort littleton toll plaza, about sixty- five miles west of harrisburg. police say clarence briggs killed a turnpike employee and contractor during a hold-up attempt at a toll booth... briggs was shot and by troopers escape with money. "we'll expend whatever resources we need to make sure we find out what happened and our system is secure and protected." briggs retired in 2012 with an discharge. you decide want to de-rail presidential bid are discussing creative ways to do it. a so-called "split the map" strategy for the remaining g-o-p contests is one idea. ohio governor john kasich would focus on eastern states... as texas senator ted cruz targeted western ones. the strategy is meant to keep trump from getting the delegates he needs to secure the republican nomination. cnn's dana bash asked kasich if he'd consider it.. gov. john kasich/ r presidential candidate "not at this point. we're not thinking that way. i'm thinking that we're getting momen

and an accident investigation, street road, right at the pennsylvania turnpike, under pass here, the eastbound lanes are blocked, westbound lanes are getting through, so just watch for some early morning detours, crews are still out on the northeast extension, of the pennsylvania turnpike, right near the q town interchange, between quakertown and lansdale. some lane restrictions, both the market frankford and broad street subway using shuttle buses until 5:00, as they typically do. otherwise in south jersey, no problems on the majors, the schuylkill, looking good this morning, into and out of the city. but cone zone coming our way later on today, penndot's going to be working on the dannehower bridge, down to one lane, from 9:00 to 3:00. they put the cones down, then in wilmington, adams avenue, the ramp to head north, on 95, still block, with construction. otherwise, the airport, looking good. chris, lauren, back to you. >> bob, got to keep an eye on there is just into our news room, two people are in the hospital this morning after an accident in northeast philly. >> police were ca

so keep that in mind if you are coming in for the second half of the rush hour, pennsylvania turnpike, some construction near valley forge, schuylkill looking good, in problems or delays at the moment. and we had rough go yesterday at the airport, but i think we will be in good shape. currently no delays at the airport, mass transit also looking good. chris, back to you. >> bob, talking politics at 4:04, what a day it was, decision 2016. with result rolling in, right now, from yesterday's primaries, donald trump and hillary clinton the big winners in morning, but the race too close it call in the state of missouri. let's break it all down for you. let's start we republicans, john kasich pulling out big win in his home state of ohio, ted cruz, marco rubio coming up very short after losing his home state of florida rubio decided to suspends his presidential campaign. donald trump, was the big winner last night, taking home wins in illinois, north carolina, and florida. he won every county except one in florida. crushing rubio in his home state. so, trump told supporters at his election

if you are coming from the burbs you are in good had shape on 422 and pennsylvania turnpike. the chris and lauren back to you. >>> family argument ends in gunfire two. people on the inside a north philadelphia home while eight other family members were inside including a within year-old boy. it happened just before midnight on the 3300 block of percy street. philadelphia a police say two men, 23 and 26 years old, were shot during the fight. one of the victims is in critical condition after being shot in the mouth and chest. the other is in stable condition. police tell fox 29 that they know who that shooter is and they are searching for that person right now. >>> and a string of violence in a south philadelphia neighborhood is on edge after multiple shootings over past few days. >> we have a new mayor jim kenney and owe is trying to decide how to tackle this. the this has been a problem for a long time that has been hitting philadelphia. so as you heard what the mayor plans to do, the new mayor. >> reporter: yeah, new mayor old plan revisited and the mayor used that meeting l

the roads that are basically dry. 309 near fort washington northbound traffic heading toward pennsylvania turnpike. everything looking good, car fire on the turnpike in the overnight hours, eastbound shutting it down near downingtown that's all clear. no big issues on the majors at this point. we have someone on the waze app reporting an accident dekalb pike white pain township not far from 476. we have a disabled vehicle at fox chase road at huntington pike. 295 southbound at the delaware memorial bridge they are doing on going construction with two lanes blocked around the clock southbound. that's an issue, as well. the ramp on 42 northbound to 295 one lane is blocked for another half-hour. erin and tam mentioned how mild it is. 64 degrees at this hour, this time of year that's good in philadelphia. 64 in wilmington. 65 in dover. 57 the at atlantic city airport. in the low 50s in the lehigh valley. it's mild, we're anticipating a shower or two around the early morning hours up to lunchtime. clouds and sunshine, high of 72 we'll have a gusty wind, tam. >>> thank you karen. >>> on the campaign tra

. >>> we're following new information about an armed robbery attempt on the pennsylvania turnpike. a retired state trooper shot and killed a toll collector and clarence briggs confronted the two and opened fire. after the shooting, he killed off and was later killed in a gunfight with troopers. >>> new details about a shootout in indiana. a 27-year-old deputy was killed while serving a drug related warrant. he had less than two years on the force. he was wearing body armor. the suspect was later found dead. >>> europe's most wanted man is sitting in a belgian maximum security prison, fighting extradition to france. we're learning the lone surviving terrorist from the paris attacks told investigators he was planning a new attack before he was caught. a lot of weapons were found and police have seen a new network of people around him in brussels. officials expect him to be transferred to france within 60 to 90 days. troops to iraq to fight isis in response to a rocket attack that killed a marine and hurt several others. he was the first u.s. service member killed in iraq this year. h

some slow going on the pennsylvania turnpike through the construction zone. heavy rain came through fast leaving behind flooding, bear milan easton road, also 611 right there at the willow grove interchange of the turnpike, accident in wilmington, new pork pike, maryland, blue route slower than normal for the gang leaving saint david's villanova headed down toward philadelphia international airport. watch for the puddles specially in the neighborhoods. those put the could be mask a big pothole down below, the northeast extension, looking good, and starting to see some delays pop here on 422. mike and alex back to you. >> the result came in, early this morning, alaska finally those numbers came in early this morning, from all over the country, republican donald trump and democrat hillary clinton close in the on their party's presidential nominations by getting seven states apiece. >> yep. so clinton won seven state, virginia, tennessee, alabama, george, a arkansas, texas, even massachusetts, a state where rival bernie sanders was expected to run particularly s

." >>> 70-mile an hour speed limits will be coming to the pennsylvania turnpike and interstate a highways in may. penndot and the turnpike commission are studying what stretches of road are safe to his the increase. the urban areas where the current limit is 55 they are unlikely to see a bump to 70. a test between morgantown and blue mountain found a decrease in accidents even though there was much more traffic. >>> a local biotech company is the blame behind this food test that can spot food contamination in minutes. >>> a huge chunk of ice comes crashing through the windshield of this car. look at this. they are trying to figure out where it came from. >> reporter: a chilly start to the holiday weekend, temperatures in the 30s and 40s. we'll warm up later on and track a little wet weather for monday, details in the seven-day forecast straight ahead. so glad you stayed with us, it's 5:41, you have to look at this, a scary scene in central pennsylvania when a chunk of ice fell through the sky and crashed through the windshield of a car while the car was parked at ford kia dealership. it m

dead followinge a bizarre hold at a toll plaza on the pennsylvania turnpike. this happened this morning, 65 miles northwest of harrisburg. a retired state trooper shot and killed a toll collector during a robbery. thepers arrived and killed retired state trooper during a shootout. in 11-year-oldy, maryland boy is in serious condition after being rescued from a deep hole in the ground. happened in rosedale, outside of baltimore. firefighters had to use a rope and harnessed to pull the boy from the 30-foot deep hole. a second 11-year-old boy was able to climb out on his own and flag down somebody to help. both are in serious but stable condition. it is not known whether the boys fell into the role-playing and got stuck. holy week is underway around the world tonight. ♪ kimberly: what a beautiful site. held mass atrancis the vatican to mark palm sunday, marking jesus' entrance into jerusalem before his crucifixion. the pontiff focused on doing more to help refugees from war-torn syria and iraq. in washington, cardinal donald worrall celebrated at st. matthew's ca

they are still work together pennsylvania turnpike between street road and heading in to to that delaware valley interchange. that active work zone from philadelphia, over toward the connection bridge. otherwise we're in good shape. schuylkill looking good. i-95, in problems out of northeast philadelphia a, construction zone. they are out there but not the blocking any of the lanes but they will be working later on today here in delaware county. route 322, the stretch between route one and i-95 down to one lane during the midday. this is a rough go to begin with so keep that in mind traveling that way later today and midday work coming our way 422, between trooper, and route 23, about 9:00 to 3:00 this nice weather, this is prime construction weather now, guys got the to make up for any of the time they may have lost during the snow and make sure there is projects that stay on type. betsy ross bridge, coming into philadelphia, they will be closing ago this richmond street off ramp which puts everybody on to i-95 and then exiting at bridge street. that little change up there will throw ext

pennsylvania turnpike looking good. they pick up the cones there near delaware valley.e fog on 422 between collegeville and king of prussia. schuylkill so far so good. and if you use patco today, running with special schedule beginning at 9:00 a.m. from 9:00 to 3:00. so going to get late start or early exit make sure you're good to go with the new schedule. chris, back to you. >> all right, mr. he will kelly, turning to politics, done add trump and big winners as yesterday super tuesday part two primary result continue to roll in. let's break it all down. on the republican side, big night for john kasich winning his home state of ohio marco rubio and ted cruz both came up short. still no winner yet in missouri, race there too close to call. trump was the big winner last night taking wins in illinois, north carolina, and florida now to the democrats, hillary clinton came out on top big time. she took home wins in florida, ohio, north carolina, missouri, the only state where she has not been declared the winner, as that state is a little slow to get the results in. the fo

. >> you will now be able to crews faster on the pennsylvania turnpike, turnpike commission approving increase from 65 to 75 miles per hour for most of the highway. this comes after a 18 month study of that increase. parts of the turnpike posted at 55 miles per hour will remain the same. the change goes into effect this spring. >> and things in chester delaware county will be a little greener, speaking of spring, at least a washington part, the widener university school of business administration along with ups employees planned 20 new trees, they replaced many damaged and nasty storm last summer, yesterday's planting part of two-day sustain recall showcase at the college. >>> dave warren, it is always good when we're going green, right? >> very good, yes. but you know spring this weekend, what are we talking about, some snow. >> oh, no. >> maybe little bit of snow. that would be the first day of spring. so it is not automatic yet, even though yesterday felt nice and comfortable there is morning it is not too bad. only mid who's now, one, two, 30's out there. little chill in the air b

. >>> one slow go this morning for drivers on the pennsylvania turnpike in bucks county but things areoving just fine now. tractor trailer burst into flames right near the toll booth at the delaware river bridge after it hit what they call a shock absorber at the toll pla plaza. the driver is not hurt but westbound traffic was stopped for hours as crews cleaned up that big mess. >>> going to be a cold night ahead in your fox 29 weather authority. live look at wilmington. kind of a blustery day out there as well. while the winds are dying down, we're about to get near freezing temperatures. so let's check in with chief meteorologist scott williams. just make it near, only near. >> i mean we are looking at a cold night out there. those winds will diminish, roller coaster temperatures ahead. freezing across much of the area tonight. but then a rapid warmup and then another cold blast as we move toward the upcoming weekend. so let's look at the numbers right now. noticeably cooler than yesterday. upper 50s right now. still pretty gusty winds gusting close to 30 miles per hour still in phil

moving to the pennsylvania turnpike, that's one road that a lot of people take to commute.night construction zones have lifted. we're not seeing any real sizable delays. just more volume on that. it will only take you 20 minutes to go westbound or eastbound between route 1 and the exit for valley forge. delays on the 42 freeway. this is a shot where you meet up with the new jersey turnpike. you can see the brake lights up here. expect a little bit of a longer drive between route 55 and the walt whitman bridge. >>> back to the problems on the regional rails that we've been following since last night. >> you heard katy just mentioned that service is restored on the paoli-thorndale line. that's the good news. we are watching delays and also you heard katy mention that monique braxton has been talking to commuters in bryn mawr. what are you hearing? >> we've been monitoring the situation foran hour an a half now. moments after the announcement, service has been restored on the paoli-thorndale line. two trains have stopped here so far. and they seem to be running about nine minu

. >>> three people dead after a shooting in the pennsylvania turnpike, toll plaza, two employees, gunned down during an attempted robbery. this happened just before 7:00 t littleton interchange in fulton county. state police say clarence briggs, who was a retired state trooper, tried to rob a toll boot. briggs thought he tied up two workers inside a building but one got loose and ran off after him. officials say briggs shot and killed a security guard and that toll worker. state troopers arrived minutes after briggs tried to collect fare money from the tolls. he was kill in the gun battle. >> we will extend resources we need to make sure that we find out what has happened to make sure our system is secure and that our employees are protected. >> we're told the turnpike employee shot and killed has only been on the job for three months and we are also learning that this was not the suspect's first run in with the law. investigators back in 204, briggs was arrested for simple assault. those charges were dropped. he served more than two decade on the pennsylvania state police force before h

. >>> well, murder on the pennsylvania turnpike. we are getting new information about the robbery attempt that turned deadly and the man allegedly responsible for it all. and later, here's one for all you eagles fans out there. we're not talking about green, they fascinated the world and this was viewed live this weekend and we'll have an update on a growing family of eagles on our nation's capital. >>> and for today, chilly, windy, but dry. the snow early this morning and that's all gone and we're not going to worry about that for the rest of the week and temperatures are warming up this week and your easter sunday forecast. that's all straight ahead. >>> now to decision 2016. four of the remaining five presidential candidates will address an influential pro-israel group. former secretary of state hillary clinton spoke this morning to the american israel public affairs committee or apac. the organization is holding its conference in washington, d.c. mrs. clinton told the gathering that the alliance between the u.s. and israel is mo

tonight court records reveal a possible motive behind the murders of two pennsylvania turnpike workers at a robbery at the booth. a retired trooper filed last year. he hads more than $300,000 in debt. he robbed an armored car at a toll plaza west of harrisburg, then killed two workers before he was shot and killed himself. >> a 6-month-old shepherd pit bull mix was found with a severely cut neck. the spca is calling her clover, she was left tied to the bannister by a cable wire for nearly a month before she chewed herself free. she underwent emergency surgery. more surgeries are needed. but she's doing fine. the investigation who left the dog is ongoing. so far no charges. speaking of animals, animal control officers got a call even surprised them. a venomous rattlesnake bit a man in mayfair. pamela talked to the officers about the dangerous encounter. >> reporter: each year the animal team comes to the aid of thousands of cats and dogsment sunday it was philadelphia police calling them for help after a man was bitten by his pet rattlesnake. >> it was a little concerning that somebody

. >> drivers can soon legally pick up speed on the pennsylvania turnpike. starting this spring the speed limit will increase from 65 to 70 miles per hour. the commission followed an 18 month study on the central part of the state. those areas posted at 55 miles per hour those are not changing. the speed limits will stay the same. >> reporter: don't speed today. >>> i tweeted that out, i have to change it. >> reporter: change it now. let's take a look outside at the fog looking live at woodhaven road at knights road. you can see the reduced visibility as we scan the cameras around this morning. mass transit, septa regional rails, patco, everything is on time, no issues heading out on a thursday morning. >>> we have visibilities on the big board. it's under a half mile in millville. half mile on the nose in wilmington. under a mile in reading and lancaster. moving to five miles in philadelphia. some of you might have patchy fog not everybody. 54 degrees by 10:00 a.m. noon, 62. executiving a high of -- expecting a high of 65. after 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p

that will otherwise, street road, still dealing with a accident, right at the pennsylvania turnpike, it is right at the under -- at the overpass of the turnpike, right off the philly bensalem interchange, eastbound lanes block, still working on northeast extension, maybe another half hour between quakertown and lansdale. north on 95, putting the cones in the truck, at cottman avenue. so we will have that ramp opened up shortly, and we will be ready for the morning rush hour, otherwise coming in from the suburbs it, 202 looking good west chester up through malvern in through king of prussia. no problems yet coming in from royersford, through observation in toward 202. and the cone zone coming today, working on the dannehower bridge for the gang at norristown 9:00 to 3:00. traffic will be restricted down to one lane. chris and lauren back to you. >> bob, just into our news room. two people are in the hospital this morning after an accident in northeast philadelphia, police were called out for an overturned car we know they were taken to the hospital, more information as soon as we get

there is an accident northeast extension southbound a at pennsylvania turnpike, as well, that is offo the shoulder, and mass transit, couple things right here new jersey river line is 15 minute delays because of signal problems and cynwyd lynn has been restored after a bad day yesterday, erika. >> off to a good start then, thank you. >> president obama a's nominee to the supreme court is meeting with senate democrats this morning. in the rose garden, president obama announced his pick, merrick gar land. he is the chief justice on -- rather judge the on the u.s. court of appeals in washington d.c. and regarded as a moderate. garland, is 63, was born in chicago and went to harvard law. >> this is the greatest honor of my life, other than my wife agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. >> fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. if the senate confirms me to the position for which i have been nominate todd day i promise to continue on that course. >> now before bee coming a judge garland spent much of his life in public service. while at justi

hundreds of people were also stranded along 16-mile stretch of the pennsylvania turnpike, after a chain reaction crash. >> and sue, just looking at the video. >> wow. >> let's hope the snow is offer for this season, right? >> well, the memory seems distant now, especially since we had temperatures that were in the 70s yesterday, and we are expecting 70s again today. in fact, projected high of 74 degrees for today, the record for march 24th is 76 degrees. i think we have pretty good chance of at least tying that record because there is milder air moving in and it is displacing cold air. remember last week didn't we have some snow, yes, late last week, again, distant memory. something to look at on radar, no where where we are, but something to look at on radar, north of toronto, canada, then some freezing rain down in southern ontario there. but in western new york, it is just rain. now, by the time all of this gets here it, will definitely be rain, because we do expect, again, to be in the 70s today, but no rain on the radar right now. soap,'s we look at the future cast, we move into ab

northbound 202 and an accident at 252 a at pay yoel any chester county, an accident on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound between norristown and valley forge interchange, and a shut down, of burlington bristol bridge both directions, closed because of an accident at mid span. anyone who typically uses burlington is only one lane both directions and it sound like a head on crash mid span there on that burlington bristol. you can either use that turnpike connection bridge which is in the background or the tacony palmyra bridge, which just had an earlier opening a few moments ago. back to you. >> we will send it over to chris. >> a lot going on in your home state mike, of kansas and breaking news, an amtrak train has derailed in southwest kansas sending 20 people to the hospital, and at last count. this happened 20 miles west of the dodge city, just after midnight, local time, amtrak says there are five cars on their sides. there were 128 passengers and 14 crew members on board this train which was headed to chicago from los angeles, we will update this story as we get the more information in. >>>

route 1 at the pennsylvania turnpike, you can see the snow is falling you can see under the streetlight. you can see it accumulated on the grassy surfaces, but not on the roads. as reported, the roads are in good shape. be careful of the turn lanes and the ramps. not a big deal as you head out. i-95 at cottman all lanes open. the vine street expressway, westbound eastbound is moving okay. for the most part the roads are wet, tam. >>> thank you, karen. >>> we're following a developing story, a deadly crash that had parts of i-95 in south philadelphia closed overnight. vernon odem is live near the south street exit with the latest. good morning, vernon. >> reporter: good morning, tamala, i-95 has been reopened after being shut down for 4 1/2 hours overnight. that's i-95 northbound. take a look at the entrance on south broad. state police had to investigate and clean up the accident scene it did leave one person dead and five others hospitalized. this was the scene after 11:00 p.m. northbound i-95 near the broad street entrance, four vehicles involved it took all that time for the investig

. >>> the suspect in a deadly shooting at a toll plaza on the pennsylvania turnpike is a retired state triple team traffic news this morning channel 2 action news this morning. state police -- state trooper. the gunman, who she shot and killed. they say the gunman had shot a turnpike employee and contractor. >>> a rollover wreck on the highway. coming up, a basketball team's bus crash. the team's dramatic escape and what another driver was doing that may have caused the crash. >>> i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest... i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (man) we're out of 2%. i wonder what else could be better around here? (man) i heard that. now get our best offer ever. super fast 100 meg internet, plus tv & phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annualcontract. lf >>> new jersey authorities released the names of the couple who dried in an apparent murder suicide. 36-year-old annette torres was found dead in an upstairs bedroom of the home in bergen field. morris was

the pennsylvania turnpike, nobody is out and about. the one thing you notice when you see this shot. we don't have the fog. we're dry and conditions are pretty clear for you. i-95 northbound at the newark toll plaza, we have construction blocking the two center lanes because of the horrible accident from yesterday, still affecting traffic with two center lanes being blocked i-95 at the toll plaza. this is last day for construction in royersford shutting down main street until 9:00. you can stick to arch street. 46 in slatington, 49 in pottstown. 51 in center city. good numbers for this time of the year. 44 in browns mill, 46 in vineland. 47 in dover, delaware. clear conditions, sunshine and clouds, one or two places get a spotty shower later this afternoon. 62 degrees is the high, without for the gusty winds out of the northwest. >>> a disturbing story out of texas, a texas church leader and high school english teacher is accused of hosting sex parties for boys at his home. authorities believe around son encouraged boys invited to his

as you come out of the burbs it's smooth sailing along the pennsylvania turnpike, these the ramps that connect 309 with the turnpike. so far so good not a whole lot of overnight construction on the east/west turnpike. we have a crash on the northeast extension, a crash five miles north of the lehigh valley interchange. if you're heading to poconos you'll find delays. southbound on the extension all the overnight construction is gone, passing lansdale toward plymouth meeting there's nothing in the way at this point. construction crews in chester county have cleared out from their overnight work this is a new project that got started on tuesday. they are reassure facing about a 6-mile stretch of the route 1 oxford bypass. when they reassure face, they mill the road, so you my find a bumpy road. mercer county emergency repairs shut down quaker road by province line road until noon. stick with alexander road. waze app, puppy zeus talking about a pothole. if you see a pothole call 1-800-fix-road. >>> puppy zeus you got to like that. severe storms spawned several tornados in oklahoma are mak

a winter weather advisory is posted primarily on south of the pennsylvania turnpike from 10:00 tonight until 1:00 friday afternoon again for light snow accumulation. temperatures show it's cold enough for snow and temperatures in the 30s and dropping down into the 20s. and the road surface is pretty warm. future tracker 6 showing around midnight, there is light snow, and the main storm system well down to the south, the system becomes a big nor'easter off the coast by tomorrow afternoon. and notice that is when the precipitation shield is moving off the coast. we'll be getting a light brush of snow. from the south to the north at 10:00 tonight until 1:00 in the morning with periods of on and off light snow and wet roads and it end between 9:00 a.m. and noon and i'll talk about what to expect from this system and another system over the weekend. >>> the "action news" morning team will get an early start to help navigate the snowy commute. we ask you to join us a half hour early for the latest forecast and traffic conditions. new jersey governor chris christie wanted everybody to know, n

looking good on the pennsylvania turnpike, no extra construction but there's extra work on 422 in the westbound lanes by 23, left lane still out of the commission, but they should be clearing out soon on this thursday this morning. >>> developing right now, several people were hurt in a spate of violence that began yesterday anding and -- yesterday evening and lasted into the wee hours of the morning. katherine scott is live with the details. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, there was four separate shootings and one stabbing in philadelphia since yesterday afternoon. three incidents happened overnight and this morning police continue to investigate. homicide detectives were on the scene in kensington overnight. a man was shot multiple times in his chest and torso and died at the hospital. it happened at 1:45 a.m. on north front street near indiana. the suspect was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and fled on foot. 1 shots were fired. in juniata park police had a different case on their hands. they were investigating after a woman was stabbed multiple times on 4

3 a retired state trooper is dead after officials say he shot and killed two people on the pennsylvania turnpike. police say former trooper clarence briggs killed a turnpike employee... and contractor in a hold-up attempt at a toll booth yesterday. he was then shot dead by troopers while trying to escape with money. briggs retired in 20-12 with an honorable discharge. 3 a lion cub is getting a lot of attention at a colorado zoo. hundreds of people came out for his official debut yesterday. the baby boy is extra special... because he's the first lion cub to be born at the zoo in 10 years. he spent most of his time exploring... but also played with mom and dad. people are still voting on the new cub's name. 3 a texas family who lived on their roof during last week's flood is finally moving they made headlines when they started living off the roof of their home... which was flooded by the sabine river. that's despite a mandatory evacuation. the family says their furniture and appliances were all less than a month old... so they brought them on the roof to keep dry. they're now moving back inside...

no construction on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike, speeds in the 60s passing lansdale southbound. east/west turnpike is good as we kick things off on monday morning. >>> developing this morning, a driver smashed into the home in the city's gray ferry neighborhood and took off. it happened around midnight. witnesses say the car was speeding down the street and struck a car and pushed it into the front porch. the driver fled. the couple in the home was not hurt. city inspectors are taking a look at the damage to the home. >>> a fast food worker in north philadelphia was shot and wounded on the job. the search is on for the person who pulled the trigger. the scene is church's chicken 3600 block of north broad street. annie mccormick is live in nearby fern rock where detectives are working to catch the gunman, annie. >> reporter: and matt, that's right, that fast-food worker was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. we learned that he did have surgery overnight. police believe that it was a customer who was upset with the employee because he was cleaning up tables a