. >> reporter: nice and dry this morning as we look live in the phoenixville collegeville area along 422. eastbound come the headlights we're getting world of a crash from the ramp on the eastbound side of 422 to route 29. you can see traffic in the main lanes of 422 is able to get by it without too much a problem. pennsylvania turnpike, westbound overnight construction has cleared out. in shore ham we have an accident investigation shutting down keith valley road. park road, lime kiln pike 611 all at -- alternates, crash at remington avenue. no issues on the schuylkill expressway, or the vine street expressway. everything is back in business between the schuylkill expressway and broad street. toms river a downed pole blocking route 9 at 620. use ridgeway and whitesville road as alternates on this monday morning. >> a shooting in the philadelphia garage ended with a man dead and two others wounded. it happened on the 1100 block of east mount airy avenue in east oak lane around midnight. four men were watching the eagles and an argument broke out and the man pulled out a gun. >> the s

. >>> a phoenix on fire in phoenixville tonight. they lit up the firebird as an annual celebration of the burrough's namesake. it lived on this year despite trouble last year, when vandals burned the centerpiece down ahead of the celebration. the festival is meant to foster collaboration between local artists, and raises money for murals and sculptures in phoenixville. >>> doylestown businesses stuffed a bus full of toys for homeless children in bucks county. the learning experience and monkey's uncle teamed up for a toy drive today. that goal is to spread joy to children at local shelters, one box at a time. the boxes are filled with toys and books, and given to children as young as newborns to age 18. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with your meteorologist brittany shipp. >> we're going to see another cold night ahead. that's going to give way to a cold start to your sunday morning. but the good news is, we're warming things up nicely. we'll stay above average. milder temperatures are expected for the second half of your

much better news for the people in phoenixville. knots covered bridge scheduled to remain closed, no issues along 422 just off it on lynn field trap road at louis road by the wawa watch out for a crash. we expect a burlington bristol bridge opening now, head to the turnpike connector bridge. there will be construction from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at union mill road at bridge road use 38 or hartford road as the alternates. watch out for a pothole 295 south wilmington man as you head toward the delaware memorial bridge. no problems to report this morning. >> a florida man said his family vacation on a cruise ship took a horrible turn. they boarded the trip on christmas day, they said the trip was going well, but they witnessed what appeared to be blood pouring out of the top of the elevator. they caught a the scary ordeal on camera but we have chosen not to show you the video. an electrician died on the ship and it is uninvestigation. >>> the sixers are celebrating their second win in three games. they beat the sacramento kings 110 to

. >>> an annual tradition in phoenixville, the lighting of the fire bird.fire bird festival lived on this year despite trouble last year when vandals burned down the centerpiece ahead of the celebration. it's meant to foster collaboration among local artists and races money for art and sculptures in phoenixville. >>> and then president obama addressing the nation on the california attacks. monique braxton is live in the digital operational center. >> breaking the stereotypes after the break. >>> 20s and 30s this morning. it's a cold start. we will warm nicely later on this afternoon. dealing with a little fog to the north and west. mostly clear this morning and we will have lots of sunshine and we will talk about today's beautiful forecast and rain drops in your 7-day, and that's all coming up. coming back kept on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inh

if you're coming up phoenixville or chester springs you'll not see a delay just yet. let's check the construction on the turnpike westbound blocking the right lane. it's not causing a problem, though. construction for another half-hour of 295 southbound approaching alden avenue, blocking a lane. let's check the commuter traffic report. we're talking about a pothole, avoid that pothole on the waze app. we'll check the foggy conditions, we're not seeing it like yesterday. it's a different story today. we have ten miles visibility in philadelphia. and half mile in reading, 4-mile in wildwood. 5-mile visibility atlantic city airport. currently the temperature is 51 degrees, we are still well above average already at this hour. not kuwait reality hitting us just yet, matt. >> cell phone video shows a security guard at a high school in nebraska fighting to break up two fighting students. a witnesses say the officer punched one of the students several times to subdue him. it appears the student returned the blows hitting the officer in the head at least twice. he was tempora

fair meadow farm, phoenixville at 52. cloudy skies, mostly cloudy this morning.unshine this afternoon. you can see the tail end of the system to the west. but lining up to the south those are heavy downpours. and some of those downpours will be destined for delaware and south jersey which at this time is the dry. the first wet weather of the day is steady and allentown and into the pocono mountains where they had freshly made snow. rain will be returning again tomorrow and probably see more rainfall. by 11:00 less than a quarter inch on the ground but approaching half an inch in south jersey. just over a quarter inch in philadelphia with rain tapering off and the temperatures coming up. we will see 60s. here it is, the end of december, close to record temperatures today, into the record books starting tomorrow. the record stom 66, we'll twoorm 68. the record for month of december is 73. i think we'll top that. 75 degrees for thursday and warm on friday. christmas day 67 degrees. one degree short of the record. this weekend the temperatures up and down. down to st

wilmington but below freezing in westchester at 32 degrees, 30 along with chester springs at 30 and phoenixville 31 so it's cold to start with. but the rest of the week is going to feature warmer temperatures. the nearest rain and snow is way to the northwest. that's going to miss us. there is a slight chance we could see a shower overnight but i think it's more likely we'll stay dry. we'll be dry during the day with partly sunny skies, 54 to 57 degrees this afternoon. tomorrow, not as chilly in the morning. 44 to start with. look at that high temperature. 61 degrees. and it goes even warmer for friday, but the weekend featuring record heat. saturday, 65 would tie the record. 66 sunday would break the record. then we've got rain. finally moving in on monday. but still mild. 65 degrees. as we clear out it cools down. warm for this time of year on tuesday, but sunshine, 55 degrees. >> on this wednesday, jessica boyington is keeping an eye on traffic. schuylkill expressway. how is it looking? >> how we want it to look. so for to the have jams or delays around girard avenue. if you are headed east o

. >>> all phoenixville area schools are open tomorrow after a bomb scare at the middle school. because the police made quick work of the case apprehended the suspect tonight. the district officials say it started within appropriate text messages sent to several students and escalated to a bomb threat today. the middle school evacuated and swept by the police and cleared. >>> and questioning a person of interest in the hotel homicide. psychiatrist howard baker strangled in his room on walnut late saturday night. and cameras showed him checking in bringing a man back to his room. the man is spotted later leaving with a backpack and wallet. and the 75-year-old doctor was found naked and choked together with a belt aren't his neck. the investigators say they don't know if it started as a sex act or as a robbery. >>> and following a developing story from center city where the police are investigating the report of a major diamond heist to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars. and what are the police telling but this? >> well brian, detectives say reported $340,000 worth of d

days ago when we were in the lower 30s. 50 now in westchester, west town is 50 and 50 also in phoenixville. but it's cool enough in spots in chester county to see thick fog develop. and the fog will disappear. the rain is going to stay with us through the day today and into tonight. you can see heavier downpours in upper west virginia and moving toward western virginia, those are on track for us for this afternoon. futurecast showing pretty good rainfall at 3:00 this afternoon, sweeping through the area. then by 7:00 this evening, one more line of showers will come through. that will be at the shore, 10:00 this evening and then we're drying out overnight tonight. during the day today, fog, mist and rain with temperatures in the 50s to near 60 degrees this afternoon. tomorrow, cooler but dry. gusty winds will clear things out. 51 in the afternoon, the morning low of 44. less wind for friday, a colder morning, we'll be in the 30s friday and saturday mornings. temperatures in the low 50s both afternoons. a little milder sunday afternoon. 55 degrees. partly to mostly sunny skies on monday, but

brandywine at the airport is 39, 38 in chester springs and a little colder for phoenixville at 37 degrees. we will see sunshine, though, a few scattered clouds will not stop the warm-up. 42 degrees in the suburbs, 47 in the city, and then we're in the 60s this afternoon. going to be a gorgeous day. there is nothing to show you on the radar. in fact, we'll stay dry right on through the weekend and the next chance of wet weather will come early next week. for today, grab the sunglasses. you need a jacket. this afternoon we undecember-like. 63 to 66 degrees, helping with the warm-up a little breeze out of the southwest, 3 to 8 miles an hour. we're on track for record warmth this weekend. saturday, 67 degrees. that's 2 degrees above the record. sunday 68, that's 3 degrees above the record. that may not be the end of the warm weather. i've got the updated seven-day forecast in the next half hour. >> thanks, bill. let's check on the roads with jessica boyington. she's keeping an eye on them for us on this friday morning. how is it looking? >> we're doing okay so far. a few problems but not real

phoenixville my hometown an inch of rain. philadelphia at the the airport we had .89 inches. the atlantic city .84. wilmington at .79 inches. mix of snow, sleet did impact especially northern part of the region. lehighton got 1.1 inches of that mess. the mount pocono just shy of an inch, and. a trace in allentown. trace in philadelphia a sleet mixed with the rain enough that they marked it down as a trace of snow and that is how it will go down in the record books. it does mean that this has had a trace of snow. we had iciness in the poconos. a tree was down. tree down jim thorpe and toby hand i as well, penn forest reservoir and, two trees taken down by the the the ice. quarter inch of ice, came down and really glazed those surfaces in the poconos. that the was hardest hit by winter weather with this particular system. coming up with your full forecast we have another wet threat for your wednesday, and of course new years eve is just around the corner if you plan to be out and about, seeing fire works in the the city, i will have that forecast and beyond coming up. ukee, bac

in chester county, 50, westchester is 49. 49, mild in phoenixville and chester springs with clouds overheadthe temperatures pretty uniform so no cold spots, no really unusually warm spots not like we had yesterday morning. at the bus stop you'll see clouds, you may see some sunshine starting to peek through. a cool start this morning. 41 degrees in the suburbs, and 45 degrees in the city. and then a nice warm-up. the breeze that's out of the north at 9 miles an hour, a little stronger, a it wille bit in dover. the winds will be shifting during the day out of the east this afternoon, so we'll get another mild afternoon. and the clouds will be thinning out. no sign of rain from these clouds but these are a different story, that's a cold front that's going to tap into gulf moisture and over the next 24 hours come together with pretty good rainfall for our area for tomorrow. today, those -- that line of showers moving to the east, by late this evening you can see the heavier downpours in parts of alabama and georgia, those are by 11:00 tonight, those start moving our way overnight tonight and f

. >>> all phoenixville air schools will be opened today after a bomb scare at the middle school yesterdayfternoon. police made quick work of the case identifying and apprehending the suspect. district officials say it started over the weekend with inappropriate text messages center to several students and then it escalated to a bomb threat yesterday. the middle school was evacuated, swept by police and then cleared as safe. >> if you were one of the many people heading out today either to start traveling or doing some last minute shopping, be ready. the roads are going to be wet. >> yeah, they could be a little bit later on this morning and right now of course we have fog which could put some drizzle on your windshield. storm tracker6 double scan shows you that we're mainly dry. closer down the south we have showers have that have eclipsed cape may county pushing north, a couple more of those getting past milford. it won't be too much longer before this starts to head your way and eventually we fill that lane in a little bit more. we have a lot of cloud cover this morning. some areas look

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phoenixville also 42 degrees. you see some areas of fog in chester county. this is the result of some of that moisture and cooling temperatures. zero visibility potts town a quarter mile. fog won't last. a mild morning at the bus stop. chill is in the air. not bad for december. 44 in the suburbs, 49 degrees in the city t. clouds are already starting to thin out. you can see some nice breaks in delaware and the rain offshore. that's where the heavy rain was. we had scattered light showers. they're completely out of the picture now. we'll see a nice warm-up today. at times mostly sunny a. wild one. upper 50s to low 60. a breeze up to 12 miles an hour. tomorrow, another mild start. 42 degrees. look at tomorrow afternoon. that's one degree away from the record for tomorrow. i think saturday and sunday will warm into the record books. 66 degrees, breaking a record of 65 saturday. a warm day for the army navy game t. eagles game, 67. that would break the record. also 65 on sunday. 67 degrees in spite of clouds on sunday. here comes some rain. still mild for wednes

township, valley forge road at owen drive, it's a big year at 23, with the big bridge shut down in phoenixville, it is reopened but another bridge is closed the knox coverage bridge, that is slated to reopen in january. watching a crash involving a pedestrian in folcroft, delaware by leo's steak shop at folcroft avenuep watch for a wreck at cliston avenue. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this new years eve, a few hours left why not spend it in a traffic jam along christiana southbound. it's a complete stand still on 95 southbound, we'll check it again brian and sharrie in the next half hour. >> thank you my friend. still ahead today hear from the man that takes chip kelly's place on the sidelines this weekend as the eagles this weekend plus a massive fire on a skyscraper in the streets when people gathered into the new year, it all happened near the world's tallest building. and a shakeup for ben carson, why three of his top aides walked off the job. >>> a massive fire engulfed a skyscraper in dubai hours before a fireworks display was set to start. the fire is still bunning no

>> phoenixville. >> originally from the sit but living in phoenixville. >> little bit after drive. >> you here, at the same time they were here. how long have you been coming here? >> forty-five years. >> and always for the cannoli's? >> mostly for the cannoli's but other things, as well. >> these guys so great. atmosphere? >> the atmosphere, christmas holiday. >> i like your hat by the way. wanted to mention. that will so much fun out here. long line. but everybody says having good time. you might get some cannoli's while standing in line. i ate mine earlier, guys. so and i was asking earlier how many cannoli's you think they've made? they lost count. you know, right? so many. >> grab, grab that whole tray, put it in the news van, bring it back to fourth and market, sabina. >> bring the whole tray? >> whole tray. >> no pressure. >> don't even put in a box. just run out right now. >> thanks, sabina. i'm sure there is some things still left from the holiday checklist, right? you still have some time. a loft stores, they're extending their hours. malls are, that kind of thing, and open

phoenixville my home town had an inch. 1.09 inches. official total in philadelphia .89 inches. atlantic city .84. wilmington .79. vineland, new jersey .61 inches of rain. we had snow, sleet, this is a mix of snow sleet then straight snow but an inch in lehighton, mount pocono got .8, candencyst at .8. martines creek. .3. and allentown a trace. the we had few ice pull nets philadelphia poconos hardest hit thanks to the ice. carbon county a tree was down due on is jim thorpe, toby hand i fire. and two trees were down, thanks to the icing. some spots in the poconos ended up with a quarter of an inch of ice. certainly enough to bring down tree branches and enlarger trees, and power lines. what to expect moving forward? we've got another wet threat for your wednesday, system could bring in some rain. we will tell you areas most likely to pick up showers and we will take a peak at that all important new years eve forecast, i'll tell you this, it is trending colder heading in to january. more coming up. jessica. >> we will see you in a bit, thank you. this weather system spawned torna

but having said that, around norristown, phoenixville, around east town, we've got pottstown up therer county, getting a little bit of rain this morning, and widely scattered showers throughout southern new jersey, around cumberland county, mostly, as we look at our future weather, though, we see that the rain is over by next hour or so, and then, the clouds clear, we have decent amount of sunshine for the short amount of time we have sunshine for today. so, that bodes well. visibility, we've been watching that the past couple of mornings, that have been fog nay lot of places but looks like mostly lancaster county maybe little bit of berks county get that fog this morning. so, right now, as we check your temperatures, unusually mild for this time of year. 51 degrees in philadelphia, 45 up in mount pocono, and we have the lower 50's to the south of us. so we are headed to high of 60 today, 63 tomorrow, mid 60s on saturday, and sunday, when the rain arriving on monday, we get into the 60s and then after that, well, it cools off. but not too much. we are in the upper 50's, and then back

that was wrong of us, of course, we were in phoenixville and played them all the time. new castle county a airport 34 . peak win gusts to day. 36 miles an hour in millville. 37 miles an hour in philadelphia. temperatures right now mid 50's in philadelphia. 56 degrees. fifty-five in trenton. fifty-two in allentown. forty-seven in mount pocono. fifty-five down in wildwood right now. temperatures, did break record today. even though we were only in the 50's and 60's this afternoon we did hit 69 degrees just after midnight. same story for these record, new record in wilmington at 68. trenton broke a record at 67. allentown at 66. atlantic city 65. that did not break a record. mount pocono the high of 57 degrees. big cool down at midnight 69 degrees, right now, 56 degrees, making it 13 degrees, cooler then it was to start the day but still, it is a record breaker, that is four in a row and had does in the happen very often. cooling down as we head through the week, tomorrow sunny, cooler, we won't have five in a row as far as broken record are concerned. still well a a have

cycling studio in manayunk opened a brand new location in phoenixville.door cycling or spin and sculpt class for new clients. to get a head start if you're looking to slim down for the new year. santa pause is back at the pal omar. bring you pup and they can get a free picture with santa. also enjoy treats like hot chocolate and homemade cookies and pet themed swag bags. it's free but they're accepting donations for a local no kill shelter. >>> and speaking of festive, this should be incredible. tomorrow east passyunk becomes arctic avenue. a neighborhood wide winter festival with live ice sculpture carvings at more than 40 locations also lots of freebies. that's tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. speaking of treats tomorrow k-mart is giving away free popcorn to kids under the age of 12 at participating stores and finally, a very fun stocking stuff for the diyer or decorator in your life value mag offering a free one year subscription to dwell magazine. all the details on 6abc.com. value great weekend. >> you two. >>> that will do it for "action news a

host: joe in phoenixville, pennsylvania. the democrats lied. caller: well, i would like mr. lahood to talk a little bit more about his ideas of bipartisanship, starting with the question: when obama assumed anice, he was confronted by opposition party that vowed to do everything they could to defeat tim. and they have never stopped to that effort. how do you expect that he would have been able to reach across the aisle and get those people to work with him in the face of such an attitude? and what did you expect them to do to overcome that -- him to do to overcome that? guest: i do think the president made some very strong effort. i think his chief of staff i know for sure made a lot of effort. and i think the press did, too. it kind of fell on deaf ears and that was not helpful. so we are where we are. host: how is ron doing in chicago right now? guest: he is struggling, but i think the fact that he admitted there is some real issues in the police department, he fired the superintendent of police, he has asked for a committee of outstanding citizens to do an investigation,

. >> and joe in phoenixville, pennsylvania, democrats line. you are the last call for ray lahood this morning. >> caller: well, i'd like mr. lahood to talk about his idea of bipartisanship starting with the question when obama assumed office, he was confronted by an opposition party that vowed to do everything they could to defeat him and they have never stopped that effort. how do you expect that he would have been able to reach across the aisle and get those people to work with him in the face of such an attitude, and what did you expect him to do to overcome that? >> well, i do think the president made some very strong efforts. i think his chief of staff, and i think it fell on deaf ears. and that was not helpful. and so we are where we are. >> how is rahm doing in chicago right now? >> well, he's struggling. but i think the fact that he's admitted that there are some real issues in the police department. he fired the superintendent of police. he's asked for a committee of outstanding citizens do an investigation. he's accepted the idea tha

. >> and joe in phoenixville, pennsylvania, democrats line, you're the last call for ray lahood thismorning. >> caller: i'd like mr. lahood to talk a little bit more about his idea of bipartisanship starting with the question when obama assumed office, he was confronted by an opposition party that vowed to do everything they could to defeat him. and they have never stopped that effort. how do you expect that he would have been able to reach across the aisle and get those people to work with him in the face of such an attitude and what did you expect him to do to overcome that? >> well, i do positithink that president made some very strong efforts. i think his chief of staff rahm emanuel i know for sure made a lot of efforts and i think the president did, too. and i think it fell on deaf ears. and that was not helpful. and so we are where we are. >> how is rahm doing in chicago right now? >> well, he's struggling. but i think the fact that he's admitted that there are some real issues in the police department. he fired the superintendent of police. he's asked for a committeecitiz inve