the humble pothole. here's martin friend. potholes are the bugbear of every road user.s there are more now than ever. they are the cause of a big spike in breakdowns this time of year. it seems everyone who uses the roads has a story to tell. butjust how bad is it? i've come to northampton, i'll meet someone who has made it his mission to rid our roads of potholes. you can't make it out now, but at this very spot five years ago there was a massive pothole in the road. tell me what happened here. it was a dangerous pothole on that bend. people were trying to avoid it, because obviously they did not want to damage their vehicles, but we have heavy goods vehicles coming along here. i reported it to the council and nothing happened. i reported it to the police and it was repaired within two hours. i needed to make sure i could do everything i could to make sure no one was injured. that's what started your passion to rid the roads of potholes? i thought someone has to stand up. we spend an awful lot of money on our taxes and get a decreasing quality of roads, someone needed

he has been nicknamed mr pothole.ark reckons there are so many potholes close to where he lives, it's almost an epidemic. inside out has come up with a challenge. we will find out how many potholes there are within a 15 minute drive from his house. i will be timing him. this is a lovely one you will go over. you really feel that. this is a lovely one you will go over. you really feelthat. as this is a lovely one you will go over. you really feel that. as we come round to spend, you see there are more. there is a massive cluster, you can feel them, day in, day out. i can - it l my avoid these ones because i don't to avoid these ones because i don't wa nt to to avoid these ones because i don't want to damage my ii you - want to damage my tire. you can have blow out. later want to damage my tire. you can have blow out later you want to damage my tire. you can have blow out. later - you don't able-1m the damage, - can be have seen over afoot seen? 517 5 ss——— a seen? 517 5 55——— a nice one forming there, just deep. a nice

potholes won't be a priority.ying to maintain them at their current level, we are doing a rather good job of that. they won't deteriorate but they won't necessarily improve. we were asked mark to record a number of potholes on a five—minute drive from his home. are you disappointed by what you found? yes, we need government to invest in our roads. it's all right putting in new infrastructure but we need to maintain the roads we use day in day out that drive this economy. mark has finished his 15 minute challenge, how did you get on, how many potholes did you find? over 75. wow. i thought you would say 20 or 30. that's an incredible amount. were you surprised? not really. i can see how roads are deteriorating. it's notjust here, it's across the whole country. there are potholes everywhere. everywhere you can see, some had been left for such a long time, someone will get killed. they have some fantastic old trains here, the east anglia and railway museum. 2018 is the 17th anniversary of the creation of british rail.

thank you. >>> we have the info you need to report a pothole at 6abc.com/ pothole.e have the phone numbers and web links you need to report a problem on area roads. >>> a section of route 202 after a crash killed two people in chester county. it took place at about 8:00 this morning in the southbound lanes between sweetsford and mill roads. state police say that tiff -year-old melvin baskerville crashed into 32 monique pierre. both died at the scene. it took responders seven hours to clear the scene. >>> a car ended up on top of an suv following a crash in camden. just before 6030 in the westbound lane was admiral wilson boulevard. there were injuries, but we don't know how serious. >>> a fire on a bus left tourist s from china stranded on a delaware highway in the northbound lanes of i-495 near the ramp to i-95 in clayton about 4:00 this afternoon. the group from shanghai was on its way from washington, d.c. to new york city. no one was hurt. passengers were take ton a nearby visitors center until another bus arrived. >>> classes resumed tomorrow for the parkland s

report roar there is really no way to avoid the dreaded pothole at this time of year. >> potholes are opening up because of the heat/cold cycle we're getting bigger and bigger potholes now. >> reporter: that's right. the freeze and thaw cycle brought to us by mother nature creates this road hazard every year. >> it sun like my wheel is going to fall off. >> reporter: that's the last thing you want to happen. but drivers have yet another major distraction right now. trying to steer clear of the potholes. >> this is a tire off an x350 big dual truck. hit a pothole coming down, um -- what's the name of that street? down the vine expressway, and as soon as he hit it, just destroyed the tire. >> getting suspension problems. broken spring. broken shocks. broken tires. bent rims. as the norm of hitting a pothole. >> i think there's plenty of them and they need to fix them. some as big as craters. >> reporter: road crews have already been out there this winter patching holes. but one gets filled, another opens up somewhere else. and those done right now are filled with a gravel mix. they can

it is the pothole season.e than ever, and the repair men are finding they're busier than ever making pothole car repairs. >> we're getting a lot every bent wheels, blown out tires, bent suspensions, alignments being knocked out of place. >> what it does it, hits the rim, just smashes it. >> it can be as simple as is a tire for $89 up to, you know, couple of thousand dollars, you know, replace a suspension that's broken. >> so when man finally landed on the moon, this is the kind of surface that neil armstrong and buzz aldren found. and sadly, this is what we're finding on second street pike here and a lot of roads as we drive around here in southampton. so, some doozies, and some not so doozies that will be doozies, soon enough. but even walking on the sidewalk, if you have some nice shoes on, or if you are on a bicycle or whatever, little rough going when this stuff is getting kick up al over the place, so the blacktop is no longer on top, but it is everywhere, these days, as we continue our pothole patrol th

. >> i see, so your heart like a pothole? >> prep much. >> or the pothole like your heart? >> oh, that's heavy. big hole, so -- >> how are you going to fill it? >> with blacktop or tar. seriously at this point in 2018 why can't we make roads that don't get potholes? goods question, i guess we haven't found the ultimate graphite material that will with stand all of the weather ups and downs that we are talking about the temperatures ups ands downs. i want to get out of the way. watch whether this car goes over the roadway, see the brake light, red lights go up and down, so it is a two hands on the wheel day. no matter what road you're on we're seen big ones, you can see people that ride this road regularly, bob kelly, notice there is going over the double yellow line to avoid hitting this hole. good thing they're in a valley here so they can see up the hill quite a bit. but we never recommends going on the other side of the double yellow line for sure. but people who come here every day don't want to hit that hole any more, yo

there is really no way to avoid the dreaded pothole at this time of year. >> potholes are opening upecause of the heat/cold cycle getting biggerring gig we are potholes now. >> reporter: that's right the freeze and thaw cycle brought to us by mother nature creates this road hazard every year. >> it sounds like my wheel is going fall off. >> reporter: that's the last thing you want to happen but drivers have yet another major distract right now. trying to steer clear of the potholes. >> this is a tire off an x350 big dual truck. hit a pothole coming down -- what's the name of that street? vine expressway. and as soon as he hit it, it just destroyed the tire. >> getting suspension problems. broken springs. broken shocks. broken tires. bent rims. the norm of hitting a pothole. >> i think there's plenty of them and they need to fix them. some as big as craters. >> reporter: road crews have already been out there this wept patching holes. but one gets filled, another opens up somewhere else. and those done right now are filled with a gravel mix. they can make proper repairs when it gets w

we have the info you need to report a pothole in the area at 6abc.com/pothole. we have a phone number and web links to report a problem on the roads. >>> police are searching for a man those he fired shots inside a racket club in bucks county in pennsville saturday night. the victim was the taken to the hospital in stable condition. the bucks county d.a. office joined the falls township police department to move this investigation along. >>> 5:05 a.m., investigators are trying to find out what caused the driver to lose control that their car ended up on top of an suv in camden. it happened in the westbound lanes. admiral wilson boulevard. police say there were injuries, but did not say how serious. >>> u.s. supreme court will hear the case that could shrink the power of unions. the justice is trying to determine if state government employees in illinois have to pay the union for representing them in collective bargaining. conservative groups arguing the first first time keeps governments workers from having to pay anything. labor leaders agree that it is an effo

the official definition after pothole? if you don't already know it now, a deep natural underground cavity formed by the errosion of rock, especially by the action of water. and so here comes some more thawing after the freezing, so the road expands, and boy when it was raining the other day non-stop, you couldn't see these little lakes until you hit them, the big splash happens, and then boom, and your car, it happened to our executive producer tanya this morning, who saw her life pass in front every her eyes, on 95 , with a blow out tire and a big bill. happened to our favorite homicide detective in philadelphia, greg yesterday, $300 out of his wallet, as well, and here is our favorite tom flora, we get gas with most days, talking to you about the problems you'll encounter if you haven't already. >> potholes are opening up because of the heat-cold cycle , bigger and bigger potholes now. >> it sounds like my wheel is going to fall off. >> so as soon as you hit it, just the tire. >> broken shots, broken tires, bent rims, a

the humble pothole. here is martin friend. potholes on the bugbear of every road user.ms eve ryo ne pounds this time of year. it seems everyone who uses them has a story to tell. but how bad is it? i've come to northampton, i will meet someone who has made it his mission to allow roads of potholes. you can't make it out now, but at this very spot five years ago there was a massive pothole in the road. tell me what happened here. it was a dangerous pothole on that bend. people were trying to avoid it, because obviously they did not want to damage their vehicles, but we have very good vehicles coming along here. i reported it to the council and nothing happened. i reported it to the police and it was repaired within two hours. i needed to make sure i could do everything i could to make sure no one was injured. that's what started your passion to rid the roads of potholes?” that's what started your passion to rid the roads of potholes? i thought someone has to stand up. we spend an awful lot of money on our taxes and get a decreasing quality of roads, someone needed to mak

in the city you can report potholes by calling 311. if it is a state road call 800 -fix-road or file a claim if your vehicle is damaged. >>> penn state university's annual thon that fights childhood cancer is next weekend but one local high school started the fund raising early. abington senior high, holds a mini thon every year, and representatives from penn state's campus in abington, helped with the event. for eight hours straight last night nearly 300 seniors stayed on their feet, dancing, playing games to raise money for the four diamonds fund that benefits pediatric cancer research and treatment, penndot's thon raises money for the same organization and last year thon brought in more than 10 million-dollar. if you'd like to support, there is a lincoln our six abc web site. >>> your time 5:39. still to come on "action news" on a saturday morning a burglaries spotted breaking in the home, baby monitor offered a clue in this case. >>> and it is not summer but that will not stop thousands of people from heading to six flags great adv

. >>> potholes you've seen them, you've hit them, some of the potholes are so bad they're ripping carsrt. joyce evans has been all over delaware county checking out these potholes. >> reporter: the evidence, it's strewn all over. look at the husband caps here at the corner of route 291 and scott way. if one of these giant potholes doesn't get you at the intersection, right at the airport parking, another one just might. >> they got nasty potholes out there. >> yeah, they do. they're everywhere. consider yourself lucky says body shop owner john deguilio if you make it threw one of these giant holes with only a jolt or blown out tire. he and his crews see much worse. >> that's pothole damage, and that's a wheel, a fender, a bumper, um, don't know what they slid into but they pitt hit a pothole with that. >> reporter: suspension is ripped on all of these. >> still drivable, but there was severe damage it to. wheel went up, tore off the fender and ripped the bender and actually damaged the hood right here. >> reporter: thousands in damage. stuck in a rental car for weeks. maybe you're even

this the time when potholes, we can always talk about potholes, anyway, this is when they start ravaging our cars and it's only going get worse before it gets better. here is "action news" reporter gray hall. >> reporter: if you are a driver then you hate seeing these, an of course we're talking about potholes. megan frame knows firsthand what kind of damage they can cause. she hit one wednesday night. >> when i saw the estimate, i felt like tom brady at super bowl. it hit me hard. >> reporter: frame says the pothole damage cost her hundreds of dollars and left her and her husband sharing a car for several days. it's an inconvenience she wishes on no one. >> when you're driving home from work in the dark and the rain you can't avoid, you can't anticipate something like that so i do wish they would do a slightly better job. >> reporter: if you're wondering why potholes are a constant problem, penndot says you can blame the weather. the constant freezing and thawing causes havoc on the pavement. >> probably have more precipitation that will sleep into the cracks it will freeze expand creat

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like this one with the bubble on the side. >> you go over a pothole. when you feel that jolt, the wheel is actually pinching the tire. >> start that the owner thinks will be busiest week because of fluctuating weather. everyone in the waiting room took on a pothole and lost. >> what was going through my mind. i hope that my tire is going to make it. apparently not this time. >> and his wife hit one in cobbs creek. >> second time. drivers we spoke to noticed potholes this didn't. we saw people take them on at their own risk. in mount airee, powered through the pothole filled street. others drove around them. the damage is costly because most drivers must relace all four wheels instead of just one. >> potholes are more severe. they're like craters. getting, four, five, six a day. cracked wheels. >> the streets department need your help trying to get all the potholes. they suggest you dial 311. in southwest philly. >> before the record warmth gets here. we are dealing with the fog tonight. live look at i-76. from our presidential city camera. you see, dvi

matter what city you hit the pothole.ome municipalities let you do this online and keep in mind, folks, they need prior knowledge and reasonable time to repair it before they can be held reliable. go to nbc 10.com, folks. when you know they have to have a better idea, that's all of the more reason when you see one report one. >> and no swearing when you hit that pothole. >> thanks, harry. if you have a consumer complaint for nbc 10 responds, fill out out form or give us a call, we will respond to you. >> nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >>> stay goodbye to warm weather, snow is on the way. >> that's right, how much is coming our way and when it will hit your neighborhood. i'll time it all out for you in my first alert forecast. >>> election interference. indictments handed down as the russia investigation takes a new turn. >> the south florida community continues to bind together in this tragic time. highlighting the helpers coming up. >>> saturday snow, kiss the warm temperatures goodbye. a winter storm poised to hit some ar

they also can conseal a pothole. in pennsylvania you can call ob department of transportation's website. we actually came out here because we saw reports of a pretty serious pothole that actually disabled a vehicle. but it looks like some work has been done to clear this up. keep your eye out as you're heading out the door this morning. i'm pamela osborn, nbc 10 news. >>> 5:33. 53 screes outside. power is slowly returning to the island after an explosion knocked out power to many municipalities. right now the fire is out. investigators still don't know what caused the explosion. more than 38,000 puerto ricans remain without power sincehurri. >>> the cause of a plane crash killed allnboard remains a mystery this morning. the jetliner disappeared from radar moments after taking off from a moskow airport. emergency crews found the wreckage 25 miles away. the flight was headed for the city of horst in southern russia. nbc has learned the russia administration ministry is working with families of the victims to identify t

we have the info you need to report a pothole in the area at 6abc.com/pothole. we have posted phone numbers and web links so you can report a problem on the roads. >> this morning police are searching for a man they say he fired shots inside a racquett club in pennsville saturday night. the victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition. the bucks county d.a.'s office joined the falls township police department to wrap up the investigation. >>> investigators are trying to find out what caused a driver to lose control to the point the car ended up on top of an suv in camden. the accident happened in the westbound lanes of admiral wilson boulevard. there were injuries, but police didn't say how serious. >>> credit card holders were overcharged and getting their money back. >> reporter: city group will refund $335 million after they found the annual percentage rate should have been lower on some account. it didn't properly reward customers for paying on time. city is reviewing account and plans to refund checks in the second half of the year. >>> stocks poste

. >> let's check out these potholes. keep sending pictures in of giant potholes. steve on pothole patrol. >> hey, steve? >> well, we are in falls township where we found the worse of the roads today. we have every make and model of hubcap, we have ford, toyota, we have european models, you need it, we got it plus, we have the baskin robbins of road services, bob kelly, check this out. so here is the grooves, they put it in the road to keep you from slipping, right? and if you look at this, you can see history right before your eyes. so, this was the original road surface, and then we have the new road surface that went over that. plus, we also cents have the blacktop that was a previous pothole repair, and now you can see, they need more repairs, so what you will notice about oxford valley road is there are several valleys. and because no traffic is coming this holds adoze is. see the re bar in there. that's not good. that's sharp. then these rocks are loose, so if somebody hit that all of the rocks come flying up. notice on both sides of the right lane here, we g

in our area at 6abc.com/potholes. the phone numbers and web links that you need to say you guys really ought to come fix this. >> the philadelphia eagles want to own the rights to the phrase philly special. that is the name of the trick play they used to help clinch their first super bowl victory but the eagles are not the only ones vying for the trademark. they have 18 entities filing for the phrase. trademark lawyers tell us the eagles will have to wait about four months for the trademark office to sort out the filings and then another eight months for a decision. i still get goose bumps when i see that. the team also has filed the trademark fly eagles fly. >> i'm surprised they had not already trademarked fly eagles fly. and clearly, i don't see how anybody could have a better claim to philly special than they do. >> all right. it's 4:27. new on "action news" police in delaware county address concerns over a high school student investigated for posting pictures with guns. >> taking a look at chester delaware county

trying to miss a pothole, and i run into the curb. so still got damage. >> in your health tonight, already bad flu season is escalating across the country some doctors cents are saying it is the worse flu season they've seen in decades, it is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic back in 2009. more than 60 children have died from the flu so far this season, according to the centers for disease control flu season this year varies across the country, only few states are seeing a moderate level of activity, the majority of the country, is experiencing an unusually intense level of influenza, including new york city, washington, d.c. and puerto rico. >> some families preparing for little extra income this year, in exchange, for doing absolutely nothing. the concept is called universal basic income, and critics are already warning of disastrous consequences. fox's claudia cohen explains. >> reporter: free money for a year. no springs attached. sounds great, right? >> stockton california thinks so, giving families $500 per month will put the

penndot says always patrolling the roads and highways looking for the potholes. he's right, you know, hot cold, hot-cold. >> i think that's one explanation, but let's be real even when the weather is pretty consistent we still have our fair share every pothole problems. >> no kidding, remember how these forms, when there are at least cracks in the road surface, they fill up with water, then it freezes over, then that will expand, that's how you get a pothole, it just cracks, erodes away, the asphalt there. so they always have their hands full, this time of year. and kudos to the penndot crews yes, that leads to problems especially during the day when trying to get all of the work done. let's take a look at the wide zoom on storm scan, probably heard the rumor by now, there is some snow coming our way for the weekends. the initial concern is rain, which we will get to. but what i want to take your attention to here, is this little batch of light rain, that's moving across new mexico, over el paso. this innocent looking batch. precipitation blossoms into quick hitt

one of those downfalls is the pothole problem. it seems to be growing for commuters. >> reporter: yeah, we did see quite a bit of pothole this morning driving to our location. right now we're over by one of the parks here where one of the good things you can do is enjoy some of this nice weather. so if you like the winter weather, you like the snow, this definitely isn't for you. but for those who do like the great outdoors, this is definitely a good break from the winter weather. take a look at another thing it's good for is ice cream. remember that from the summer days? it's definitely a good time to get out there and enjoy some of the sweet treats. and other folks did make it out to the parks and bike trails. if you think about yesterday, february 20th, we haven't seen temperatures that warm on that day in almost 80 years. some downfalls other than the potholes, some hardware stores are hoping to sell more salt and shovels but they'll have to wait. for now february feels a bit more like springtime. >> it feels a bit weird for i

at this time of 84. >> potholes are opening up because of the heat cycle we're getting bigger potholes. >> reporter: the thaw cycle brought to us by mother nature creates this road hazard every year >> sound like my wheel will fall off. >> reporter: that's the last thing you want to happen but drivers have yet another major distraction right now. trying to steer clear of the potholes. >> this is a tower up 350 did truck. you meet a pothole coming down -- what's the name of that street? vine street expressway. and as soon as you hit it, just destroyed the tire >> suspension problem, broken springs, bent rims, as the norm of hitting a pothole >> i believe there's plenty of them and they need to fix them. there's some as bill as creators. >> reporter: crews have been out patching holes but when one kits filled another opens up. those done right now are filled with a graph ill mix >> they're really bad but i come by this way so much i know where they didn't all are >> i try to miss a pothole and i run not curb so you still got damage. >> i'm definitely done that try to avoid the pothole th

mechanics tell me this is the season for those potholes.hey tell me they cause a whole lot of problems and hundreds of dollars in repair bills. there is a war right now between the weather and the pavement. mother nature is winning. megan says if your car has been the recent victim of a pothole she feels your pain. wednesday night it happened to her car. >> my car started shaking and i pulled off and i had a flat tire and a broken cd joint in my axle so when penndot arrived they were very kind. i was the tenth person since the gentleman's shift started. >> reporter: she says the damage happened while driving on the schuylkill near city avenue. the repairs will cost her hundreds of dollars. she says the experience was frustrating and she's hoping that pothole is filled soon. >> when i saw the estimate i felt like tom brady on super bowl. it hit me hard. >> reporter: brad rudolph with penndot says drivers can blame the weather for the majority of those potholes. >> this has been, you know, a severe outbreak, it's been a season like 2015 where

got to watch out for big potholes.ting problems dave. >> i can't believe my tires haven't popped yet. like tam i've really nailed a couple of them but so far so good. we have visibility not so good. below a half mile in philadelphia allentown reading lancaster poconos and also low in trenton. fairly low in these areas in south jersey where you see gray so slow it down if you encounter the thick fog. makes it hard to see things in the road. 53 degrees by 7 o'clock. we are going to go up today, going for a high of 70 degrees at about 4 o'clock this afternoon and probably still holding the upper 50's all the way into early tomorrow morning so the next 24 hours very mild. today's high 70. tomorrow probably around 73, tam. >> all right, thank you david. thick clouds continue to cover villages near mount sinabung in indonesia. shot ash more than 16,000 feet in the air. fortunately no deaths or injuries were reported. the volcano has killed at least 25 people since 2010. >> 5:52 now. a treasured memento back in the hands of a

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more potholes have been popping up across the area. in fact, work crews have filled 500 on lincoln drive alone since the beginning of the year. >> nbc 10's matt delucia joins us live. matt, tell us what we need to know about that little stretch right there. >> reporter: well, it is a big problem, vai and tracy. one thing drivers need to know is just be careful. this is just one spot. and look what it's doing to the cars. the there are hubcaps just lying here on the side of the road. 500 are the number of potholes they've filled here since january 1st. crews were ought in this area by gypsy lane just a few days ago, and why are all these potholes opening up now? well, you can blame it on the fall. and the city says they will be out aggressively working they say to fill as many as they can as fast as they can. but if you do use the roads then you should not be surprised to see more of these potholes in the coming days and weeks. right now it's about trying to keep up. next hour we're going to talk about how the warmup is not all that bad

there's some big potholes. you could probably fill it with some of that ice cream. >> that's a good call. you drive up on it ruin your car, that's fun. >> people stop for ice cream. >>> if you're heading out the door right now, we are dry this morning so you should have no problems seeing those potholes. just follow the people weaving in front of you and you'll do fine. the poconos mountains look at the snow on the ground. do you guys miss seeing snow on the ground? >> no. >> well, then you might want to not look at the weekend forecast because we've got snow on the way. right now not really cold enough for snow in philadelphia. nowhere near as cold as yesterday. pottstown down to 32 degrees but it's completely dry. we'll get breaks for some sunshine. look at these temperatures in the afternoon. into the 50s today. a nice warmup. and the temperatures really don't come down much. that's because clouds come back into the area, and we have a chance of rain showers this evening. we've got some showers overnight mov

you can report potholes by dialing 311. and on nbc10, find out how to report a pothole in pennsylvania, encourage in which and delaware. >>> 5:07 right now. and look at that temperature, 48 degrees. and boy, are we dealing with some fog. >> yeah, you can't see the potholes in part because of the fog. let's check in with bill henley and the most accurate forecast. >> true in allentown. this is one of the areas seeing thick fog right now. that's a live view. the fog is going to be around for hours. whether you're leaving the house right now or closer to 7:00, you're looking at fog, especially in those areas where the air temperature is colder. warm air is surging in where it hits that chillier ground. that's where it's creating the fog in pottstown, reading, allentown. not so much in delaware and south jersey. this is where the ground is warmer. the air temperatures are warmer as well. a lot of spots al let metown, quakertown, exton and reading some light fog possible in atlantic city and wilmington and philadelphia, 51 degre

neighborhood head to 6abc.com/pothole. find phone numbers and web links to report those road issues. >> i have a few thoughts about that one. >> yes. >> time to turn back to our forecast which we are hoping for some brightness at some point. >> yeah and maybe a few dry days. meteorologist adam joseph joining us in the weather center. at least we know of one. >> we have two full dry days and then more rain comes in at the end of the week so take advantage of tuesday and wednesday around here and temps not bad either. right now 52 in the lehigh valley with sunshine returning there already. 51 philadelphia, trenton, wilmington and 52 degrees at the atlantic city airport. there are no potholes on the slopes but there are holes as you take a look at sky6 live in spring mountain as we're starting to eat away at the snowy slopes there at spring mountain in montgomery county. a few folks out there still enjoying themselves enough snow right on the trail to get down the mountain but it's a sign that the season is pretty close to en

. >>> potholes pop up everywhere you turn. and with a break in the weather crews are working overtime to get them fixed. walter perez is live with more. >> reporter: you know rick, usually it's the really snowy winters that end up wrecking the asphalt but this winter you have not seen that much snow but temperatures are all over the place and that may be matters even worse. >> the so-called pothole season is just getting underway. >> it's a nate hire. >> and you have not seen nothing yet. >> it's getting worse before it gets better. we are coming off a winter event this past weekend and now we are at a high of 70 degrees. >> bob kent is referring to the thawing and refreezing cycle that wreaks havoc on roadways and even though it's not a particularly snow yy winter. it's proving just as damaging if not worse. penndot crews are using 2000 tons of asphalt to repair potho potho potholes. they needed 39 tons of asphalt and in 2016, 651 tons and if the roller coaster temperatures continue with a mix of rain and snow penndot officia

. >> happening right now, potholes are taking over streets across our area.kyfox catching penndot crews hard at work trying to fix and fill all those holes. some of those hot poles are so bad they are ripping cars apart. this we know. joyce evans has been all over delaware county checking out. >> reporter: the said strewn all over. look at the husband caps here at the corner of route 291 and scott scott way. if one these giant potholes doesn't get you at the intersection, right at the airport parking, another one just might. >> they got nasty potholes out there. >> reporter: yeah, they do. they're everywhere. consider yourself lucky says body shop owner john doe jill low if you make it that was one of these giant holes with only a jolt or blown out tire. he and his crews see much worse. >> that's pothole damage, and that's a wheel, fender, a bumper, um, don't know what they slid into but i do know they hit a pot hold. >> reporter: suspension is ripped on all of these. >> still drivable, but there was severe damage to it. >> wheel went up, tore off the fender

>> reporter: yeah, and there were reports of a big pothole in this area. it was actually so big it disabled a vehicle, blowing a tire out earlier. it looks as though that problem has been fixed, but we passed a lot of potholes as we left this morning. and we're expecting you will pass a lot on your morning commute this morning as well. we checked in with aaa to get you some tips how you should navigate. for starters you should check your tires and make sure their properly inflated and look ahead and watch out for potholes on the road. and slow down. also be weaware puddles can sometimes conseal a pothole. you can call 1-800-fix-road. in new jersey you can report a problem by visiting the department of transportation website. if you hit a pothole keep an extra eye or ear out for any strange sounds or vibrations in your vehicle. it can actually knock the alignment out of your car. if there's anything that sounds a little funny, you're going to want to get that inspected right away. >>> thank you, pam. happening today president donald trump will release plans

. >>> riddled with potholes, next how to help road crews get the upper hand. glen? >> yeah. we got more of that kind of weather coming because we have record warmth and then another dramatic temperature drop. coming this week. >>> president's day just flew by. people took advantage of the special savings and want leaf guard. >>> president trump throwing his support behind one of the biggest critics and endorsing mitt romney for the senate. he tweeted he's running for the senate from the wonderful state of utah. he will make a great senator and worthy successor to orrin hatch and had my full support and endorsement. romney thanked the president, quite a turnaround for both men. in 2016, you may recall trump said the former massachusetts governor had, quote, choked like a dog during his failed bid against president obama. while romney called trump a phony who was unfit for office during the gop primary. >>> with the fluctuating temperatures, potholes are popping up everywhere. we saw the casualties at this tire shop in northeast philadelphia. cracked and broken rims, tires dam

, a mess. >> that's such a pain, too, at least could you try to avoid a pothole. but the fog is so dense, it will come up on you quick. yes, main story i would say in fact the warmth, but so is the fog initially. that's your trade-off to get in on that really warm air here today. and i show you the wider zoom. because dense fog is not execution i have to our area. you have got the entire carolina region for the most part engulfed in the fog issue , eastern george, a up through southern virginia, but here at home we have our dense fog advisory across the entire region lasting until 10:00 a.m. so that obviously will take you past the typical morning drive, means you're stuck in this for the long hall. at least for the next couple of hours, here's what we are currently seeing, mild start to the morning outside whitfield elementary school, few shots, where we can make it out, you can tell there is cents a fog settling in, looking at the street lamp there. so heads light on. low beams are good ideament looking at storm scan, what is interesting with the fog, so hard to

next. >> penndot is on pothole patrol. caught up with workers, fixing up potholes on i95. they say doing the process actually pretty quick but they blame traffic tie ups on waiting for the asphalt to cool off. >> we are always keeping up with the road because we have the warm werth, we have cold weather, so we will be very busy for the next probably all the way to august. >> oh, boy. penndot says it is always on the look-out for potholes on the roads, and highways, and kate that i guy sounds like you, it is warm, it is cold, it is warm, it is cold. >> i know. >> most of those are deep. i hit one the other day i thought i i was going to node a hip replacement. >> or new align. , one or the other. >> the hip is more expensive. >> my goodness, get this man an estimator two. taking a look at storm scan, nice wide zoom for you here, rain still moving through. and that's going to fill in those cracks that we have on the roadway, so eventually the temperature, with time, may begin to drop off. that could freeze back over. that's what causes these potholes in the first place. with

if you drive you might have noticed all those potholes on the roads. the city says the changes in weather create the perfect conditions for these holes to form. we were out on lincoln drive a bit earlier. bad spot there. the city says since january 1st 500 potholes have been filled between wane avenue and justine lake. i talked to couple of folks out here waiting for the bus. they say they love this weather. >> because i get off at 3:30 it's real nice to be outside when it's nice out. yesterday i came out and i was like oh, i can take my jacket off. >> i'm able to wear a hoodie as you can see. i'm usually wearing my long winter coat, so i'm just happy today i can wear a hoodie. >> reporter: another live look here at the bus station. some folks wearing a bit of lighter attire than they normally would for this time of february in the middle of winter. so those folks are really happy they can shed the heavy coats at least for now. but the weather certainly could be changing in the coming days as we've been hear from bill. from now i'm live here, matt delu

if you just see pothole call 1800 fix road or go online claim.way, though, call penndot co your area. it certainly worth a tryry to find out if the road hazard was caused by a construction company. it definitely won't be paying for it, and it's not going to fix it. but after that construction company responsible for tearing up the check your local permits. in south philadelphia, joyce evans, fox 29. >>> a gunman on the loose inside a florida 17 killed and police working as fast as they can to find next, the gut wrenching audio as officers work together. this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more awaits.ow angel, wit pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. ♪ >>> new information continues to come in from today's tragedy in florida. one of the dea o nation. a live look at the scene right now. 17 peopleen more injured. this happened shortly before school let out marjorie stoneman douglas high sc

we're getting some report of some disable vehicles from a pothole. those darn potholes.it one yesterday. or maybe it was the day before really hard. coy almost feel my rim. so i can understanded how they hit big enough one, actually having some disabled vehicles out there, because of it, so anyway, we do have police activity pulled off to the far right. you can see just a string of headlight out there, getting pretty busy around the area, frankford avenue at orthodox street, another accident in cherry him, chapel avenue, less than posted speeds, a a dent investigation, 611 easton road, closed between mill road and pa turnpike, alternate blair mill road. york road is your best bet. >> meisha, 30,000 adults that the kids will be asking for in a few months. >> here is natasha with a look at some of the toys that aren't even on shelves yet. >> every birthday party and next christmasses is happening right now. >> kids don't even know they want this yet. >> take a good look at those google eyes. this palm seed likely to be on your child's wish list when it hit shelves in the p

a timely gimmick as penndot works to repair dozens of potholes every week. >> the "action news" team is out working on news stories later today beginning at 4:00. >> alicia vitarelli is live in the newsroom with a preview. >> wanted to try it. but coming up today at 4:00. here is a question can a really bad haircut be considered child abuse. that is what one ohio police department is trying to figure out now. we'll show you why in big talkers. and in today's show a southwest philadelphia school principal came up with a controversial idea to keep the peace in her eighth grade class. pay kids not to fight. we'll tell you how the program works in big talkers. >> and if you can't sleep, experts may have the thing for you. here is a hint, it's natural and delicious and it doesn't contain a single calorie. something to put you to sleep that is delicious smelling. we'll tell you about it in big talkers. we'll see you at 4:00. >> thank you alicia. >> i think i know what it is. >> your accuweather forecast is coming up next at noon. >>> david here with the accuweather forecast. >> sunny and c

." >> friendly's is selling pothole ice cream. tar fudge and cookie gravel and chocolate chips. it's a timely gimmick as frustrated drivers complain and penndot work to repair dozens of potholes. >> 5:30 a.m., tracking breaking news, police searching two crime scenes after a shooting victim was driven to the hospital, you can see at least four bullet holes in the suv outside the emergency room entrance there of penn presbyterian, you see the bullet hole there. police think the man was shots at three 3:00 a.m. two miles away, and taken to the hospital. the victim is in stable condition as police search for the suspect. >>> turning to our accuweather alert. meteorologist karen rogers is in for chris sowers. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, i want to start you off with a new advisory in place. there was a winter storm watch and dropped to a winter storm advisory from 4:00 p.m. this afternoon to 4:00 a.m. this is a quick-hitting system that will produce a variety of precipitation, depending on where you live. here's satellite and

. >>> a giant pothole. feels like there's a million out there. this one is damaging cars on a philadelphia street. this story at 5:00 a.m. >>> a four day period to pay respects to the nation's best known christian evangelist begins today, that's next. >> 4:45 a.m., sixers training facility live on sky6 live hd. i'll be there tomorrow, for a media day, play basketball there, hopefully not against the real guys. it is right now, 45 degrees, getting up up to 53, a little foggy out there this morning. >>> happening today four day period for the public to pay respects to the late reverend billy graham begins in north carolina. the man called america's pastor died on wednesday. he will spend two days in charlotte and lie in repos at the nation's capitol wednesday and thursday. his funeral is friday in north carolina. >>> former first lady michelle obama is working on a memorandum wore. the book titled becoming the memoir of michelle obama. it will be released and voiced by the former first lady herself. in 2012 she published american grown. >>> hundred

friendly's rolled out a new flavor, it's called nor'easter pothole. it's a mix of chocolate ice cream with black tar fudge, cream cookie, gravel and chocolate asphalt chips. >> yum. black tar fudge. >> very nice. now to more of the stories we're following for you at 5:00 a.m. >>> deadly outbreak. the flu claims the life of a little girl in south jersey. >>> dreamer debate. >>> and there could be soup for you. a comedian is stirring up hope that an iconic sitcom will be back for a second round. >>> no soup for you. >> it's been hauf for over 20 years so there's a whole generation that don't know about it. >> i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. >> hey, vai, we're getting a dry start this morning. we do have some clouds moving through philadelphia. that helps keep the temperatures warm. the wind has also died down. it's calm right now in new jersey. 34 degrees in the lehigh valley, and delaware also at 34 degrees. good news is the clouds will break for some sunshine. you'll see 34 degrees with a little bit of sunshine breaking through the clouds

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