zebulon pike never called it pikes peak. as the grand o it peak, but because his journals initially published in 1910 and he was the first this area in cribe detail, his name permanently attached to the mountain, and ultimately to the entire region. there has been people -- have been people in the region for a millennia. there is not sure who reached of pikes peak first, but we do know the first was done in mit 1820 by edwin james. a botanist for the -- for another expedition that followed after pike. because he summitted in the a nice summer day -- the mountain was briefly named for him. so for a while, it was called james peak. pike's effort, pike's journals were better known. so it remains pike's peak today. pike is a little-known figure today. we are trying to change that. those historian to have studied him. has not had the benefit of lewis and clark -- of a lot of scholarship. were not itions directly offered by thomas jefferson, the way lewis and clark was, but we think that he in a very important figure expedition we

pike's peak protrudes out onto the eastern plains. it is the first 14,000 foot mountain that you reach when you are coming west across the plains towards denver. it is a beacon in many ways for people who are traveling towards the mountains. i remember many times growing up in the midwest, coming to colorado, and knowing you're almost there when you start to see pike's peak in the distance. you can see it from 100 or more miles east of here. it is this thing that seems to pull you in as you're coming west. right now we are at crystal reservoir. we are at 9500 feet. perhaps one of the best views in the world. in 1779, when thomas jefferson and others were declaring independence on the east coast, this area was claimed by the spanish. in 1779, spanish colonial forces came within a few miles of where we are now. they were exploiting the region and searching for hostile american indian people. in 1806, montgomery play equus sent into the west to the explore the region. pike was sent to the southwest part of the territory. from his perspec

reachunknown who first the top of pike's peak. we do know the first recorded summit of the peak was done in 1820 by edwin james. botanist foras a expedition that followed in the path of pike. because he summit did in the day, the nice summer mountain was briefly name for him. for a while it was called james's peak. pike's efforts and journals were better known and the mountain could never shake that name. anotherake was moved to lower mountain in colorado. it remains pike's peak today. he is a little-known figure today. we are trying to change that. those historians who have studied him. the benefit of lewis and clark, a lot of scholarship. notexpeditions were directly altered by thomas jefferson the way lewis and clark was. we think he was an important figure in the area of western expedition. really createt to a visual image of the american southwest. of visual image through the words he wrote, the journals he compiled, and the fact that he published those journals into print before lewis and clark did. they were translated into

but pike's peak is such an amazing landmark that it became the pikes peak or bust gold rush. knew theyors in 1858 would be to supply town, so they came up to this area to set up a small town. they were stunned by the beauty of these up and it rocks -- upended rocks pair they said we should call this the garden of the gods, and that name stuck. this is truly an extraordinary 80 park. , the wisdom of carl's perkins was to give this gift to the city of colorado springs that it would remain free to the people forever. this park isory of about a gift that really all is after our founders. one provided a very large section of our existing parks department today. likes that perkins philosophy, so he informed his children that is what he is going to do. charles perkins was a friend of general palmer's, and he owned the burlington railroad, probably speculated on developing some of this land. so because palmer was engaged in wanting to make certain that the right environment for the people who were going to live here, he adopted his same philosophy. so when it came time to do somethin

pike's peak is such an amazing landmark that it became the pike's peak or bust goldrush. that theyors knew would need to be a supply town. they created an area to set up a small town. they were just stunned by the beauty of these appended rocks -- upended rocks. they said, this is a place for people to assemble and we should call it the garden of the gods. that name stuck. it has been the garden of the gods ever since. this has been -- this is truly an extraordinary city park. >> in 1909, charles perkins gave this gift to the city of colorado springs and said it should remain free forever. the whole story of the park is a gift that follows after our palmer, who provided a large system of our existing parks department today. charles perkins liked that philosophy. charles perkins was a friend of general palmer's. and he owned the burlington railroad, probably speculated on developing some of this land. because palmer was so engaged in wanting to make certain he had the right environment, he adopted his same philosophy. when it came time to do something with this property, i

holmes: isaac pike is a professor of computer science. he's also a vocal alarmist when it comes to artificial intelligence. pike was born with spina bifida. been confined to a wheelchair his entire life. for obvious reasons, he could not have executed the plan to pose as a maid, but his student... erin rabin... she's a graduate student in philosophy. she took pike's "ethics of technology" course last semester and has been assisting him with his research. she, no doubt, finds his ideas compelling. well, how do you know she was doing it for him? she could've been working on her own. she's a philosophy student. she has no programming experience. the virus that killed borstein is a cutting-edge piece of software. we can place her in webb's apartment under false pretenses. that, combined with the proven existence of the virus, should be enough to get a friendly judge to give us a warrant. (bell tolling) isaac pike, erin rabin, glad i caught you together. detective marcus bell, nypd. i wonder if you'd mind coming with me. i have some questions

and he bought it promoted it to bring more attention to the pikes peak region. actually, itin the barns where he would fix and repair cars. he even had the elephant try to on his golf course until the superintending got mad because it smashing greens. so we had to find a place to keep the elephant. he found the zoo right above the broadmoor hotel. turns out he also had seals in the lake he built behind the broadmoor hotel. unfortunately, health codes and the fact that the seals would food food from the gas -- and they do not appreciate it -- and a child actually got bit by one of the seals. he had to get rid of the seals. so in 1926 he formed the cheyenne zoo. it is now a community-based do, but it is one of the -- zoo, but it is one of the finest zoos in the country. while spencer penrose is known as a flamboyant character, he was actually very shy and reserved. so much so that the colorado springs evening gazette used to talk to him all the time about the things going on at broadmoor. in the late 1920's he bought a newspaper and said keep doing what you're doi

explorer zebulon hike is credited with pike's peak. cable partners work with staff who recently traveled to colorado springs to explore the city's rich history. more about colorado springs all weekend here on american history tv. >> to best understand who spencer penrose the man was, i have a quote from his obituary. it says he was more than a community builder and philanthropist, he was a personality, a spirit, a being such as the pike's peak region had never seen before and will never see again. it was a scholar and a gentleman, a rugged individualist, a man apart. as vigorous and yesterday as the great pioneering west that he loved. he knew his own mind and he experienced it. in my own words, who is spencer penrose? i think of him more in terms of his legacy to the community. probably two of his most obvious legacies are he build the broadmoor hotel in 1918. one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pike's peak. he created the foundation, being apple orchard in spanish, and that was named after his home. where

in fact, pike's peak is mountain -- it is the way we think of it. pike's peak inspired the poem became "america the came here to who teach in 1893. during her stay, she took a wagon ride south of the and the view down to of the nes from the top mountain inspired the poetry, that inspired -- tthe images that are captured in that of the united states. peak not nk of pikes only symbolizing this one the tion, but in many ways, beauty of it, it's majesty, symbolizes the entire country. >> all weekend long, "american history tv" is featuring colorado springs colorado. dry, and mild climate made it popular as a health resort, especially for people suffering from tuberculosis. our comcast cable staff rs, our c-span visited many sites learning about colorado springs history. ♪ >> palmer saw possibilities and it was the hink mountains that he fell in love with. where colorado springs is nestled, right up against pike's peak. what he saw as our greatest economic driver was the climate the fact ountains and that -- people like him felt -- from the east coast wo

it has been a situation the entire night of columbia pike, shutting a stretch of columbia pike while this was going on. again, a short time ago, it ended, both are in custody. at this point, there is a war rant on the man. the police are still investigating what the whole situation was. live in annandale, tom roussey, abc 7 news. just a short distance away, down columbia pike, a pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a car. these pictures are from evergreen lane. the victim was an adult male who was not crossing in a crosswalk. chargers have not been filed against the driver. columbia pike reopened moments ago. "the washington post" is reporting that outgoing mayor vincent gray rejected a plea deal from federal prosecutors. the offer reportedly involved him pleading guilty to a single felony charge in connection with an investigation into the financing of his 2010 campaign. they said he rejected the offer in september and reports prosecutors are moving closer to an indictment. >> a family is out of their home tonight after a car smashed into inon new hampshire avenue

one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pike's peak. he created the foundation, being apple orchard in spanish, and that was named after his home. that foundation he started in 1937, two years before his death with 20 $1 million. today it has grown to hide hundred $80 million. over those years, it is given away over $500 million in grants. it is almost 13,000 grants to charities in the state of colorado only. spencer penrose was born in 18 65 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. he was one of seven boys born to richard penrose and sarah boys. the seven boys, four of them lived to adulthood. in four were very prominent their adulthood. he came from a prominent family in philadelphia. his other three brothers, one followed his father being a doctor. the second one was a u.s. senator for the state of pennsylvania for almost 30 years. the third brother was a well-known geologist who traveled around the world. spencer penrose was the youngest of the brothers. he went to harvard, like all penrose and stated that time. when he graduated, he had no t

he reaches what he believes was a lower mountain on the flanks of pikes peak. he turned around. at that point, pike wrote in his journal, given the conditions, given the equipment they had at the time, no one could have made it to the peak. pike's peak inspired the poem that became "america the beautiful," by katherine lee came to colorado springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. the view down to the plains from the top of the mountain inspired , inspired the images that are captured in that poetry of the united states. >> watch all of our events from colorado springs, today at 2:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span three. >> monday night on "the communicators," the author and former chief technical officer under president obama. pikes if there is one message in the book to take away, it is the state isat any characterized by handshakes and handoffs. the question is who should do what. the handshakes are what washington has been doing lately, maybe behind the curtain and not well reported in the media, that shaking hands on the key principles of an in

and cars are being diverted onto columbia pike. taking a look at the topside of the beltway in montgomery county, all lanes are open and no incidents reported. >>> thank you. breaking the law to avoid paying tolls. the shocking extremes some people go to to keep their license plates off camera. >>> and a new idea to keep bacteria at bay in your doctor's office. the feature you cannot see in the scrubs to save your life. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com >>> it is downright cold out there. we are in the teens for all areas. don fort the winter hat, coat, scarf, gloves. everything. t two layers on. chuck bell is live at the west falls church metro station. chuck, we know you're bundled up with your hat on this morning. >> reporter: you're right. i don't have my earmuffs on b

know oft people that we in the pike's peak region were ute. which was their homeland, the their ikes peak area was homeland. they would circumnavigate pike's as part of the seasonal your anies because in the summer of game d find plenty and buy son and elk up in -- on mountain ide of the and as fall would approach, they would start making the seasonal area of ack to this colorado springs. you can ntertime, if think of the bedrocks providing areas to be, rm have parts that have ago. dated 300,000 years those your anies continued for many centuries. pressures of the the new united states and b heading west ward made a huge tumultuous impact on the people. however, the ute did negotiate with the u.s. government to keep homeland in r colorado. and the ute live not only in reservation in southwestern colorado, but certainly all over the state and the nation. gold was found in cherry creek in the denver area. but it was such an amazing landmark, it became the pike's peaker gold rush. hey knew there would be a supply town. they came to this area to s

pikes peak inspired the poem that became america the beautiful.he view down to the planes from the top of the mountains inspired the poetry and inspired the images that are captured. >> watch all of our events from colorado springs saturday at noon eastern on c-span book tv and sunday afternoon on american history tv. >> next on "after words", dr. atul gawanda talking about his book "being mortal" about end of life medical care. he is interviewed by a surgeon and health policy professor marty makary. this is an hour. >> host: great to see you again. congratulations, again, on the book, "being mortal". >> guest: thank-you. >> host: the cover, i love it. it has a piece of grass on the cover, and it has so much potential, symbolism. i immediately thought of walt whitman and his book, leaves of grass. his famous ," i bequeath myself to the dirt, to grow from the grass that i love. what does that mean to you, and why did you decide to put it on the cover? >> guest: it is up biblical reference actually. all flesh is grass and refers to the idea that on

in plymouth township, there was a car fire on germantown pike.s since cleared, so good news for drivers there. unfortunately, in the last few minutes, the arms of the tacony-palmyra bridge have come back down, allowing for traffic on 73 to resume. earlier, there was a ship that passed through, so for about 20 minutes, 73 was off limits for drivers in new jersey and in pennsylvania. and unfortunately, a lot of brake lights on 76 right near route 1 right now, so, this is, of course, affecting your drive time between the vine street expressway and the blue route. i'll have those exact drive times when i see you in just a few minutes. and finally, for drivers in new jersey, very different story on 295 in mt. laurel, right near route 38. we're not seeing a lot of volume building there, no issues to report or accidents, rather, on new jersey roadways or in delaware. vai? >> thank you, katy. >>> ebola quarantine over. the nurse from maine who defied quarantine attempts isn't ending her fight against the disease with the 21-day incubation period. >>> and

traffic getting by on 309 southbound past butler pike. you want to watch for this accident happening here in ambler. let's talk about the other issues out there, we've got this problem in berks county, 422 is shut down between pineland and fairview chapel road. this is an does he accident that down wires here, stick to lincoln or 724 to deal with this accident scene. camden county construction near 130 and 168. you have to watch for that both ways, that will be out there until 6:00. on the black horse pike itself, you want to watch for construction. it might be a slow go there. we're scanning around the area we have construction looking at the city and suburbs and gloucester and camden county like the construction i talked about on 168. no major problems. no many accidents other than the the one on 309 southbound near butler pike. 37 degrees in philadelphia. 26 in allentown, 37 in millville. it's cold, but not like yesterday. a bit of a windchill making it feel like the upper 20s. >> this is new this morning, the student protests on the s

. >> reporter: we have a vehicle fire on germantown pike. emergency workers will be coming to the scene with the vehicle fire happening. this is the schuylkill expressway near the blue route, no problems on the schuylkill expressway, just a little building volume eastbound if you're coming in from paoli or devon, you're looking okay. the ramp from the westbound conshohocken is reopened for part of the weekend. cottman that's southbound traffic heading toward center city a little building volume, but no big delay, just yet in new jersey, a 14 minute ride from the ac expressway to walt whitman bridge. in delaware, looking good with no major problems on i-95. >> this story is breaking right now, carbon monoxide sent two adults and a child to the hospital in south jersey. "action news" reporter, katherine scott is live in winslow, camden county. katherine sounds like the levels are something. >> reporter: they were, tam, the levels dangerously high. the family of three are at the hospital. we are not told about their condition at this time. emer

between bethlehem pike and take unionville pike as your alternate.ension a big problem this morning and continues to be a big problem southbound past lansdale. the right lane still blocked because of a tractor trailer that is leaking fuel out there. crews have a lot of cleanup to get down. 4 1/2 mile delay still what we're seeing right now. avoid this portion of the northeast extension. excuse me, pennsylvania turnpike officials are actually warning that you exit the northeast extension at lansddale. if you do that, 309 is your best bet to get around it. we have an accident there and then 422 eastbound crawling along, as you can see. normal volume out there on 422. jammed from oaks to route 23. >>> i'm jesse gary live in center city. there are several sites and plenty of opposition to a plan of putting another casino in philadelphia. i'll give you the details coming up after the break. >>> i'm jesse gary live in center city. the board votes today and this is an artist rendering for one site in south philadelphia. near 10th and becker avenue. market s

your alternate is columbia pike. we are seeing backups starting to build, so take that and save yourself a headache. no word on how long that's in the way. 270 at old hundred road, you are running about 70 miles per hour. 39 at the one section there. taking a look now in virginia headed out of stafford county, you are fairly slow. 40 miles per hour. it opens up a little and triangle gets slow headed through dale city. the jins george's, in and out of town, no major problems. we have a backup and slowdown approaching the outer loop as you pass the mormon temple. zooming in here, we have a closure on arlington and 11th street near south emerson. overall, looking pretty decent. >>> thank you, melissa. right now police are looking for the person who shot a man near the shaw metro station in the district. the shooting happened last night near eighth and r streets in northwest. this morning traffic in that area is moving again. police blocked off the area during the investigation. the victim is expected to be okay. >>> tod

this a tempted to make were nal park and they trying to combine the garden of the gods and pike's peak, but there was too much privately land between the two. set hat request was -- was aside by congress and, it would , i think yellowstone, certainly capture that -- but this remains a draw to in excess of 2 million people to 2 1/2 million people. when you get the kind of attention, you know, one, the economic benefits to our region. >> all weekend, "american history tv" is featuring colorado springs, colorado. during the 1700's, both french lived in sh settlers the area, but after the louisiana purchase, more americans moved into the territory. c-span cities to her staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about colorado springs all weekend here on "american history tv". [grumbling noises] >> nikola tesla became fascinated with this new creation going on in the world of electricity. when he came to this country, away arted working right with thomas edison, but there there because ict what developed is what is to as the current wars because edison was v

she joins us live from columbia pike. julie? >> rep well, this nearly million-dollar bus stop is something that the opponents have used in example of the escalating costs that could be ahead with the street car line. today the results of the november 4th election convinced two arlington county board members to withdraw their support of the project. as you mentioned, on a 4-1 vote this afternoon. they decided to end funding for both the columbia pike street car project and the crystal city for nearly a decade, arlington county has worked on a plan to replace buses on columbia pike with a $333 million street car system. today, the project came to a screeching halt as the board chairman announced a majority would vote to scrap the project in the face of continuing commun. >> that the only way to move forward together, to rebuild the civility and the consensus that have been the hall marks of our civic life is to discontinue the street car project. >> reporter: jay passette has been one of the strongest supporters but says a novembe

. >> a 62-year-old man was crossing columbia pike outside of a crosswalk when he was hit. he has died. police are waiting to identifie -- identify the man until his family is notified. at this point no charges have been filed against the driver. federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused the plane to crash into a home this morning. happened just before 3:00 a.m. it crashed into a home, plunging all the way to the basement and leaving just the tail exposed. the pilot died. the two elderly people who lived inside the home escaped uninjured. a new warning this noon concerning the potential fallout in ferguson. issued a new bulletin warning about a danger for police. a jury will decide whether to for thehe officer shooting death of unarmed teenager michael brown. some will try to use protest -- a warning that some will try to use the protest to attack officers in ferguson and even nationwide. the national guard is on standby. >> new developments on adrian peterson. the vikings running back will not play for the rest of the football season. he was suspended with

along west chester pike in marple township. they kept the flames to one apartment but a seconds unit has smoke and water damage. no one was hurt. >>> fire in a northwest suburb of chicago has leveled a sick mission. the two alarm blaze broke out last night in the town of island lake. it took several hours for firefighters to gain the upper hand. investigators say no one was inside the mission at the time. so far officials have not indicated if the fire is suspicious. >>> new at 6:00 an happening today a school safety rally at the southwest philadelphia high school where a substitute teacher was knocked out last week. this vine video shows the teacher on the floor at bartram high school moments after he was attacked by a student last thursday. the teacher suffered a concussion. the student is suspended and facing expulsion. philadelphia city councilman kenyatta johnson members of the teachers union and other education advocates will call for money to help fund more security personnel at schools. >> 6:18 now. hard to stomach. a n

black horse pike southbound just past nicholson road.d is expected to be blocked until about 6:00 a.m. chris? >>> well, after last winter, when we saw near record demand for electricity and gas and some long-term power outages due to storms, peco says it's ready for whatever this coming winter brings our way. hopefully, nothing like we saw last winter. the company has completed its review of its electric grid, which includes more than 22,000 miles of cable above and below ground. peco has also filled its natural gas storage facilities and replaced a series of gas pipelines with new piping. now in a statement, peco's president and ceo said "as we prepare for colder weather, we encourage our customers to do the same by inspecting heating equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation." so, here's a checklist to help you prepare around the house. first of all, you should clean all of the air vents around the house. if possible, install storm windows and doors, if you don't have those. this is also key, too, in keeping out those drafts, be

even with the ambient light on there stretch of the pike. he was heading in the direction of the congressional village shopping center. >> we determined that the 2014 nissan was traveling southbound on rockville pike when he truck the pedestrian. it left articles of clothing on both sides of the street. the damage to the car was significant. the process of applying the science of accident reconstruction began. it's part of the investigation. >> there were plenty of witnesses. we should be able to find out what happened. >> the driver of the niessan remained on the scene. caution is tentative. all too easily something as mundane as crossing a streets or driving through an intersection can cause an accident. >> reporter: it was back in 2011 when a pedestrian was killed at the intersection after being struck by a bus. since then montgomery county authorities have targeted this area as a special effort to upgrade safety. it's not known if alcohol, speed or jaywalking were involved president the victim has not been identified. they know who he is

in hill town township, we are without hill town pike because of a crash. this is north wales 309 by the bethlehem split an accident involving a mini bus taking out the right lane and it looks like penndot is putting down salt as well. and it's backed up off the city bridge because of a crash by gypsy lane, stick with ridge avenue and walnut lane and the roosevelt boulevard instead. luckily that one is out of the way. we'll check it again brian and shirleen, plenty to check, even though the volume is lighter on this wednesday afternoon and monica malpass has it's forecast coming up. . >>> meteorologist, melissa magee is along and there i was loading my car and a flash of light and thunder afterwards. >> i was shopping and people thought it was this big rumbling sound and i thought i was back in california and it was an earthquake and i had to do a little stop and drop. but it was thundersnow, when you have a rapidly intensing storm you get stuff like that. but it's pulling out with the heavy precipitation, can you see on the stormtracker 6 live double scan,

over out in delaware 495 northbound still closed near philadelphia pike.now just to take route 13. and the rest of the majors still really starting to slow, blue route south slow, 27 minutes, we do want you to go slower too with the roadways. ninety-five southbound about 50 minute there. back over to you. >> thanks, jessica that's eyewitness fuse for now. talk philly coming ought noon on cbs36789 i'm erika von tiehl. hope you have a great day. stay dry out caring for you ... just got a little easier. pearle vision accepts flex accounts and most vision plans, including eye med. this is genuine eye care, right in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. good morning, usher. hey. did you know bees communicate through dance? me, too, we're practically twins! get a free exclusive usher song in specially marked honeynut cheerios boxes. only at walmart. >>> do you need a miracle? >> two people who stared death in the face. >> this man is a walking dead man. he may not make it. >> if you want to be healed or know someone who does, you need to watch this story. >>

we can see this accident here police on the scene on baltimore pike southbound at 202.ou can see the roads in this area just a bit damp so it's a little bit wet in this area and that's it but yet an accident already happening out there with police on the scene even with light volume so be careful as you're headed out. let's talk about some other issues out there on the commuter traffic report. scanning along the pennsylvania turnpike found someone talking about this accident involving a tractor-trailer and you know it happened before midnight but the trouble is they're still trying to clear it out so they're blocking a few lanes as they do that. it's eastbound near fort washington so watch for crews still on the scene and some restrictions eastbound on the pennsylvania turnpike. we have this accident in ambler as well. fairview avenue and rosemont avenue. let's go back outside live. we want to take another camera check. this is in chalfont in bucks county and we can see under the headlight some of the drizzle that's coming down pretty steadily at this point but the road

bridge town pike or hulmeville road. again this is causing major delays, it is also affecting the pennsylvania turnpike in a big way. take a look this is southbound side of route one around the area of the pennsylvania turnpike. major problems. humeville, bridge town pike is a good alternate. this is what you will be stuck in making your way out of bucks county and into northeast philadelphia, it is a long line. look the at this foggy shot, katie had has been talking about fog. watch out for low visibility on top of rush hour. we are slower than usual at this time. four on the schuylkill. it is not just westbound approaching belmont we are seeing delays as we to in that live shot but reals wound from the western suburbs and down through the vine street expressway. you'll be delays once you get to the vine. delays are affecting southbound side of the boulevard. eleven is what you are traveling on i-95 out of the northeast down through the vine street expressway. it is just a slow, slow commute. anyhow you cut it this morn

take bridge town pike or brownsville road. a live look at route 13 at state street. you can see thick fog out there. use caution if that's part of your commute. >>> thank you, jillian. new in overnight, a man shot overnight in philadelphia dies at the hospital. nbc 10 was on the scene at north colorado street. the victim in his early 20s was gunned down at close range just after 11:00 last night. so far, there are no arrests nor motive. >>> also new from overnight, investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at a vacant row home in philadelphia. this broke out shortly after midnight on mayfield street in kensington. crews put it out quickly. fire officials tell us there were squatters inside at the time. they made it out and left the scene. >>> the man accused of kidnapping a philadelphia woman and taking her to maryland will be in federal court this morning. nbc 10's jesse gary is live in center city. and jesse, delvin barnes is being held in the federal corrections center. where is that in relation to the courthouse? >> reporter: vai, the federal corrections

bruised and bloodied frein was arraigned at the pike county courthouse this morning.e was captured late yesterday. prosecutors charged him with first degree murder in the september 12th ambush in which corporal bryon dixon was shot and killed and trooper alex douglas was wounded. in court today frein was wearing the slain officers' handcuffs. frein has reportedly been answering questions but investigators won't say if he's made any kind of confession. >> the pennsylvania state police, the fbi and the atf will continue the investigation so we can build the best case in order to achieve justice on behalf corporal bryon dixon, trooper alex douglas and the pennsylvania state police family. >> u.s. marshals continue to search for weapons in and around the abandoned air plan hangar where frein was found last night. he'll be held in the pike county correctional facility until his first preliminary hearing on november 12. >>> people in monroe and pike counties who have lived through this manhunt say they're relieved it's over and tonight as our natasha brown found out, they'r

this is a shot in chester county, route 202 right near paoli pike where volumes

that's going to be closed at columbia pike until further notice. as far as the beltway south of town is concerned, lanes are open for you across the wilson bridge. checking out the ride to the southwest freeway and d.c. 295 kenilworth here, volume is light at eastern avenue. it's just building from berning road to head on to the -- benning road to head on to the 11 rght street bridge. -- 11th street bridge. heaviest volume 66 gets you through manassas and northbound 95 to head both into quantico and into woodbridge at this point. that's a look at the ride. howard has our forecast, our frigid forecast. >>> brutally cold for this time of year. this should be cold for january. so really cold stuff. we should be in the mid-50s. we'll be lucky to get to 35 today. look at the flag standing tall on the white house and also the walk monument. just a sign of how windy things are with gusts this morning over 30. we had a gust to 40 at dulles a few hours ago. 30 at 9:00. only 33 by noon. 35 if we're lucky. wind chills won't even be that close. the latest gust

this columbia pike line would have extended to bailey's crossroads.a statement issued that reads we are saddened and disa with the arlington's board decision. julie carey, news4. >>> all we've had so far is cold weather, no snow. but crews all over the area are gearing up for that as as well. today the department of transportati in virginia unveiled its snow plan for the northern part of the state. about 4,000 plows and trucks will be available to clear all the of roads. six equipped with live streaming cameras to provide real-time video of the road conditions. vdot snow removal budget this year is roughly $145 million. about $52 million of that is designated for northern virginia. > winter is still technically more than a month away. but snow is already burying the shores of lake erie. take a look at this incredible time lapse video of those snow showers moving off the lake, and straight into buffalo. the national guard is being deployed there, but this is just the beginning. several feet of snow could be on the ground by the time it's all over, and

rockville pike at cedar lane with that new crash. a couple of accidents out of southern maryland, too. 301/5 corridor lining up to get into brandywine, a crash headed for clinton. northbound on 5. we're told there were a couple of different accidents in that stretch. also an accident northbound on route 4 close to mount harmony road. andrea, back to you. >> thanks, beverly. >>> cbs news says a u.s. air strike in syria has killed one of al qaeda's top bomb makers. the pentagon has not confirmed the report. it does say some area strikes this week were targeting a group in syria linked to al qaeda. >> the threat of isis has led to a renewed diplomatic relationship with iran. according to the "wall street journal," president obama wrote to iran's supreme leader about the terror group. militias backed by iran have been fighting isis for months. >>> here's something most of you may not know. even though they're voted out of office, their tax -- your taxes will still be used to pay about a dozen members of congress who were defeated in thei

the crash happened last night on rockville pike south of halpine road.tructing that accident scene trying to figure out exactly what happened. news 4's derrick ward has more. >> reporter: it was about 6:45 in teaching, it was dark, even amid all the ambient light on this busy stretch of rockville pike. the victim was crossing the pike at halpine road heading in the direction of the congressional village shopping center. >> what we determined was this 2014 niece is a versa was traveling southbound on rockville pike when he struck this pedestrian. >> reporter: the force of the impact left the man's belongings and articles of clothing strone on both sides of the street. the damage to the car was significant as well. the painstaking process of applying the science of accident reconstruction began and closed the pike to southbound traffic for hours after the accident. it's just part of the investigation. >>> there were plenty of witnesses, so we should be able to find out exactly what happened. >> the driver of the nissan remained on the scene. the victim was

. >>> this is video from north pikes town pike and lets switch live to norristown and john rawlins and penndot's efforts to stay ahead of this storm. >> wet, heavy snow began to fall at 9:45, that was a few minutes before we were briefed by the top guy from penndot in this region. >> those of you coming over, i experienced the change over from rain to snow and it's snowing now. >> and so it begins, what were rainy streets become snowy streets later. penndot has 3500 miles of pavement to take care of in the area, and the last minute truck repairs are down and some 332 trucks, and back there morning for more salt and this is one of the biggest travel days of the year and penndot hopes drivers are flexible. >> we hope they can rearrange their travel plans until this event is over but if they have to go out please be very careful. advise at least six car lengths behind our snowplows when they are operating. >> if the conditions deteriorates, they again urge drives to use common sense. >> if you encounter snow or ice covered roads, the most logical thing is to slow down and decrease your fo

now over in montgomery county car fire germantown pike at lawn fall road. you can expect some police activity on the scene, trying get that cleaned up and out of the way, that is push over to the right hand side. blue route everything looking great headed southbound and 202, headed real northbound about 12 minute trip there. erika. >> over to you. >> jess, i'll take it, breaking news out of nigeria to tell but first, almost 50 student killed in a suicide bombing at a high school. dozens more were hurt in the blast. survivors say the bomber was disguise in the school uniform. another suicide bomb killed 30 people in the same city, last week. erika? >> ukee, 6:06 right now. this morning, home own nerve delaware has a gaping hole in the side of her home. check it outright there. that happened after a car came crashing through the wall. investigators are trying to figure out exactly how this happened. they say the driver hit a park car, in hokessing, new castle county. the impact caused that vehicle to fly into the second story of that home. "eyewitness news" r

still 48 in wilmington and up in allentown, 43 but 53 down the pike in reading. 51 in millville and 54ree readings down the shore. satellite again shows you how there is a little bit of thinning of the clouds close to home right now but then these thicker clouds start to dig in as the day goes on and generally speaking we're expecting morning sunshine to give way to gradually increasing clouds. this rain out to the west is going to fall apart before it gets here. later in the overnight hours we'll wind up with some of that rain popping in, though. in allentown, increasing clouds today, still mild for this time of year, 65 degrees. jacket weather but not too bad. down the shore clouds will increase as we go through the day as well, a high of 66 degrees, on the cool side but still pretty nice down along the boardwalks. and in philadelphia we're going for a high of 68. that's also above average for this time of year. sun giving way to more clouds during the day. mild and winds running about eight to 16 miles per hour which really isn't all that bad. and then tomorrow morning future tracke

west chester area 202 northbound has reopened here at paoli pike.l it close again later tonight so this is for construction right now from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. what they're doing is removing the overhead bridge beam there. the detour will be paoli pike and boot read or stick to 352 with construction that will cause a issue on 202 northbound closing again a little bit later on. on the big picture here, blue route, schuylkill, i-95 all in good shape. we had an accident in marlboro township on gravel pike but matt and tam that one just cleared. >> thank you karen. >>> a frantic search a under way to find a young woman, her violent abduction caught on tape. you can clearly see the victim as she's being dragged down the street by her captor. he forces her into a car in germantown. now there's a reward in this case. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at police headquarters. she's got the latest. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and the fbi has joined philadelphia police in this search and the mayor has now approved a

this is in bryn athyn, cathedral road at huntingdon pike. there may be residual work on there to clear that accident from the roadway. in bucks county, route 1 right near lincoln highway, we're not seeing much volume up there. free and clear of any issues. >>> well, construction begins today on a $36 million bridge replacement project. katy has been talking about that. crews will replace the route 422 bridges in montgomery county. 422 will be down to one lane in each direction. that work will happen between 10:00 at night and 5:00 in the morning. >>> new information about a deadly space plane crash. we'll tell you what investigators say went wrong and what the crash means for the future of space tourism. >>> and tight rope triumph. high wire walker will wallenda has done it again. we'll show you his latest stunt. >>> it's 5:43. a cold start to your monday morning. 37 degrees in philadelphia. feels colder than that out there, and we're seeing traffic pick up here on 95, south philadelphia. be sure to give yourself plenty of time to get the

we have a minor accident on the shoulder of 309 southbound by bethlehem pike. it's not blocking anything on the highway, so good to go there. construction on the northeast extension northbound between lansdale and quakertown as part of that long-term construction zone. chris. >>> a couple new things from overnight to tell you about. a man was shot in north philadelphia and died at the hospital. nbc 10 was on the scene on north colorado street there. police say a victim, a man in his early 20s, was shot at close range just after 11:00 last night. so far, there are no arrests or no motives for the murder. >>> also, investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at a vacant row home in philadelphia on mayfield street in kensington. firefighters quickly had the fire out. officials tell us there were squatters inside the home at the time. they made it out and left the scene. >>> 3:04 now. and happening today, the man accused of kidnapping a philadelphia woman and sparking a three-day manhunt will appear in federal court in center city today. devlin barnes was tr

you can take bridge town pike, route 213 or hulmeville road.e'll get an update as soon as she's established out there. perkiomenville, deep creek road is blocked at layfield road. >>> from the nbc 10 delaware bureau, researchers at the university of delaware are credited with the discovery of two long-lost world war ii planes and the remains of two airmen. this is newly released gopro video of the crew using underwater robotics in their search of the western pacific islands. earlier this year, that's where they found the remnants of an avenger bomber where two airmen lost their lives, as well as the remains of an f-6s hellcat that went down 70 years ago. >>> preparing for the holidays, and we're not talking about your shopping list. how one community is equipping women to protect themselves during the busy shopping season. >>> and parents in delaware, this is your chance to weigh in on your child's education. we'll explain when we take you county by county, next. four wholesome grains. sugar. only six? six grams of sugar? that's really good. ex

it happened last night, just before 11:00 along the chest per pike in folcroft. police say a person was hit near the wawa, a gray four-door dodge charger drove away with a missing driver side door. anyone with information should contact police. >> well, the hits keep coming for bill cosby. hear about the latest groups to cut ties with the philadelphia comedian. his accusations continue to pile up. plus, this: >> protesters urge shoppers to boycott stores on "black friday". i'm susan macinnis in ferguson, missouri, i'll explain coming up. >> when they found him, they were like gasp for air. >> burried alive by snow. see the rescue after some boys get stuck under 5 feet of snow for hours. >> ♪ >> when it is fashionable new clothe or the hottest toys, the stores are packed with shoppers searching for bargains this morning. what's your plan? to tackle "black friday"? while out, snap a picture, share it with us on twitter, facebook, and stain gram. using the hashtag cbs-3. is this my man, tommy g's camera? is this tommy g? >> looks like. >> yes, there he is, tommy was

as we look live in chadds ford we have an accident here baltimore pike southbound at 202 blocking the right lane. we see police on the scene. looks like one of the vehicles may be getting ready to leigh the scene right now. roads here a little bit wet and we have very light precipitation as well as light volume out there but still a few problems. we have this accident on the pennsylvania turnpike that's involving a tractor-trailer. and they're still out there doing the cleanup and they're blocking the center lane, the right lane and the shoulder. this is eastbound near fort washington so watch for. that this accident in ambler out here on fairview avenue at rosemont a let's check the schuylkill for you. so far so good on the schuylkill approaching spring garden. eastbound traffic towards center city mostly dry, just a little damp here none delays coming from conshohocken gladwyne or manayunk. you're looking good, matt. >> good to hear. thank you karen. >>> the wintry mix is bound to mess up prethanksgiving day travel. skysky 6 taking a live look at philadelphia international airport.

montgomery pike was sent into the southwest to region, similar to lewis & clark who were sent to the northwestern part of the newly acquired louisiana territory. southwest nt to this part of the territory. and for his perspective, when he came out here, he really walked off the map. e went to an area that was unknown. >> when pike first seized the grand peak, he thinks they'll each the top of it in a few days. but it takes weeks to approach. what we believe is a lower mountain on the flanks of mt. rosa.k called so he turned around and at that oint, pike wrote in his journals that given the conditions, given the equipment time, no had at the one could have summited the peak. peak inspired the poem that became "america the eautiful" written by katherine lee bates, who came here to olorado springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. the view down from the plains to inspiredf the mountain the poetry. arenspired the manuals that capturing that poetry of the united states. > watch all of our events from colorado springs today at 2:00 eastern on american history tv on c-sp

he reaches what he believes is a lower mountain on the flanks of pikes peak. he turned around. at that point, pike wrote in his journals that, given the conditions, given the equipment they had at the time, no one could have summit did the peak. inspired the poem that became "america the beautiful." the writer came to colorado springs to teach a course at colorado college in 1893.