and is live at the fire scene in pottstown with more details. annie. >> reporter: matt, i want to start with an update that we received from the red cross, they say at this time they are assisting 6 families and 17 people all that are now without homes because of the fire. some of the residents talking to us this morning and telling us they had to make sure everybody got out. sadly, though -- [inaudible]. fire trucks near the corner -- >> we kicked the door, kicking like that, a big cloud of smoke came rushing out at us and engulfed us, flames came out there. he lost his life, i can't get him out. >> >> reporter: back out here live, i know we're having audio problems, it was after 1:30 a.m. the firefighters arrived east high street in pottstown that's where they saw heavy fire and smoke on the second floor. the blaze escalated to two-alarms, there were reports of people trapped inside. everybody did escape except the one person who was discovered on the second floor of the building. back out here live, this building where this happened, it's a h

fire in pottstown on high street. matt inyou have more on that. -- i know you have more on that. >> fire broke out pottstown in montgomery county. several people were inside and one never made it out. and joins us live at the scene, annie. >> reporter: matt we were talking to residents who were inside when the fire happened him we'll ghetto them in just a minute. first, i want to show you the fire activity matt pellman was talking about. these fire trucks are expected to be out here for several hours, because the investigation into the cause has just bee begin. take a look at the video. firefighters arrived to the 400 block of east high street in pottstown. from the second floor they saw heavy fire and smoke, the blaze escalated to two two alarms. there were reports of people trapped inside, one person was found dead on the second floor. one resident said she was trying to get everybody out. >> i pulled into my driveway, i see smoke coming out of the back, i run into the back, i get my kids, i get all the people out,

because of a crash near armand hammond boulevard stay local through pottstown or 724. a new wreck to would you want for on the 202 parkway. a single vehicle crash ran off the roadway. right lane blocked there, as well. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. installing a shiny new pipe in upper makefield bucks county. river road closes during the midday. taylor road gets you around you. >>> this is video coming up of the 13-year-old victim of a fireworks explosion in mexico being brought to a texas hospital for treatment. the death toll increased overnight to 33 and could continue to rise. the market is now charred stalls and burned vehicles. witnesses say the explosions lasted 14 minutes. fireworks are a big part of mexican cultural during the holiday. >>> walmart truck drive is under arrest for allegedly being drunk on the job. when you look at the tape from minnesota police it was so alarming. watch as the driver fall also from the cab. the officer spotted the big rig swerving all over the road. the trooper said the man wreaked of alcohol and admitted to having a few beers, but that

nbc 10's matt delucia is live on the scene in pottstown. matt, you just talked to someone who escaped those flames. tell us more. >> reporter: he said it was a scary morning as several people escaped this fire. one did not. you can see the fire trucks are still here at the scene. the fire is out. it has been for a couple of hours. there doesn't appear to be a lot of damage to the outside of the building. lot of the damage is on the inside, second and third floors. we're on east high street by north franklin street here in pottstown. take a look at some video. this fire started a little after 1:15. firefighters saw heavy fire on the second floor this building and when the call came in there was a report of someone trapped inside and a person was found dead inside one of the rooms on the second floor. residents tell me the victim is a man. the others in the building did evacuate safely. i spoke to one of them a few minutes ago. listen to his account of what happened. >> opened the window because it was hot and smelled a whole bunch of smoke,

just over a quarter of an inch for pottstown. most of the rain will fall to the south of the lehigh valley, to the suburbs, philadelphia, delaware and south jersey. late in the afternoon and early in the evening that's when it will finally be. 6:00 in the evening. by then some neighborhoods will have more than half an inch of rain on the ground. by tomorrow, by christmas day sunshine returning and the temperatures will respond. colder start on sunday morning than what we'll see tomorrow. 30s to start with. with that bright sunday, warm up quickly. by afternoon the numbers will be near 50 degrees for your christmas day. >>> 5:21. 34 degrees outside. in philadelphia a holiday toy drive is bringing smiles to the faces of girls and boys in need. yesterday septa employees stuffed a bus with thousands of toys that they collected. they later delivered the presents to charitable organizations throughout the region. is this 36th year septa had this toy drive. >>> this is the season dedied to giving those less fortunate. but help is still

so close to christmas too having this happen is a tragic morning here pottstown. been talking with some residents that describe escaping this fire. twin last 30 minutes we saw the coroner show up at the scene. building behind that fire truck this is where it happened just after 1:15 this morning. not a whole lot of damage to the exterior, a lot of damage on the inside second and third floor. firefighters saw heavy fire coming from the second floor of this building when the call came in. there was a report initially of someone being trapped inside. he was found dead. residents told me the victim is a man. others in the building did evacuate safely i spoke with one of them a little bit earlier this morning and here's his account of what happened. >> opened the window. it was. like smelled a whole bunch of smoke. bunch of flashing lights. my girlfriend went into our bathroom and everything just started coming up in smoke. it was crazy. got the little ones out. rushed out of there as fast as possible. >> the red cross is helping carlos, his family and other residents.

and is live on the scene in pottstown with the details. annie. >> reporter: matt, this building is did iivvied up into apartmen. one person was pronounced on the scene. take a look behind me, you can see the activity, these fire trucks will be here for sometimes because they are at the beginning of the investigation to see what caused the fire. before 1:30, firefighters arrived on the 400 block of east high street. they saw heavy fire and smoke, it escalated to two-alarms. there were initial reports of people trapped inside, most people escaped, but one person whose identity they have not released was discovered on second floor. they got the fire under control, but it was a tough one to fight. >> it's an old structure, it gets into the void spaces to make sure the fire was not running through the rest of the building. back out here live, you can see some of the people in pajamas, but there's a number of people who were able to get out with the help of red cross they are in a warm space and sitting down with the members of red cross figure

pottstown, sheet of ice. outside town, fleetwood, everything untreated has chaipghtd over -- changed over to a sheet of ice. aloft temperatures are above freezing that's why appear also it is raining. when the rain hits the surface, surface temperatures are well below the freezing mark of 32. 27 in quakertown, 28 in warrington. freezing mark, 32 for center city. vineland and gandys beach close to the freezing mark, glassboro, # 1 -- 31 and woodbine, 33 degrees. things are improving, but we have a long way together. informant northwest suburbs changeover time 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. if at all possible stay home. don't venture outdoors unless it's necessary. i-95 metro area between 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., that's when you change over for delaware and south jersey we are changing over now. when i come back in just a few minutes, i'll have another timeline for future tracker 6. i'll let you know when this gets out of here, we're talking 60s tomorrow in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> can't wait for

upper 30s in pottstown. so once again, most of the region will see rain out of this event.oming up i'll have much more on the timing and also specific snowfall totals based on your specific location with the seven day. back over to you. >> all right, scott, let's take live look at trenton right now as a reminder for you we have breaking weather alerts around the clock. just download the fox 29 weather authority app. you can track storms in real time wherever and when ever you'd like. >>> we are following breaking news for you right now. tmz is reporting that actress deb bow reynolds was rush to the hospital late this afternoon for a possible stroke. according to tmz reynolds was at her son's home in beverly hills planning the funeral of her daughter actress carrie fisher. tmz says reynolds has been extremely distraught since fisher's medical emergency on friday. fisher died yesterday after suffering a heart tack. fisher known for her iconic role as princess leia in the star wars franchise. >>> happening right now, we're learning more about the moments before a driver was sh

it's a chilly start, 32 in slatington and quakertown. 32 in pottstown, 29 in coatsville. freezing in center city. we're dry, so no worries. 31 in cinnaminson. 30 in glassboro. 32 in smyrna, delaware. when you factor in the breeze feels like the 20s. 24 is the windchill in philadelphia. you want to grab the jackets this afternoon it's going to be a good one. not as mild as yesterday, 53 for this time of the year. 48 degrees for the high, we'll start with sunshine enjoy it now. clouds will fill in later on, we have rain overnight, the timing of it has changed, i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in just a few minutes, matt. >> reporter: all right, karen we'll start with construction in many spots like the vine expressway. last time before the holiday they shut it down overnight, it is closed in both directions. we see a truck going to the westbound side. it will be closed until 5:00 p.m. until they are rescheduled to open the vine and then no construction until tuesday night. water main spill columbus boulevard, at 6:00 a.m. they will block

matt delucia is live on scene in pottstown. what do we know about the victim and the cause of this fire? >> reporter: several people escaped this fire but one did not. here is the scene behind me by north franklin street in pottstown. there's the building just behind this fire truck. most of the damage is inside that building. here's a look from a little bit earlier that started around 1:15 this morning. firefighters showed up and saw heavy fire on the second floor and when the call came in there was a report of someone trapped. i'll let the fire chief pick it up from there. >> knocked fire down fairly quickly and found one deceased subject in one of the bedrooms. all the other tenants self-evacuated safely. >> reporter: now the person who died the fire chief did not know if it was a man or a woman but that victim looked to be an adult. several apartments were damaged. this is an older building, made it tough to fight this fire. it is out. the fact, of course, that the fire department is still here at this scene this is an acti

it is 33 in pottstown and mid 30's right now in reading. so, planning your day, hour by hour, by 8:00 a a.m. up into the upper 30's, nice lunch hour, 44 degrees at the noon. upper 40's to right around 50 for that high temperature and then it turns chilly again later tonight. high pressure, that is in full control up and down eastern seaboard for today but off to the west we are keeping tabs on some showers, and that will head our way, for christmas eve. coming up i'll have the timing of the rain and your entire holiday forecast, bob kelly, good morning. >> good morning. good morning, everybody. 4:02. tgif, they are still working on the stretch of columbus boulevard, trying to make repairs, to this water main break. they have the one lane opened here as you can see folks heading on through. this is southbound, between washington, between christian and washington. you can see brakes tapping there. i talk to the water department they are going to come back at 6:00 o'clock this morning and shut down columbus boulevard, as well, as close the off

still tricky in pottstown where it three is two, 33 in allentown.the south of us, fog, that is an issue in redsing, allentown, pottstown, looks like reduced visibility in trenton as well. down to 5 miles at philly international, could be worse. 41 degrees throughout the rest of the morning. forty-nine by lunchtime, evening out at 50 degrees but we might the see some sunshine , before the end of the the day. so there is what is going on right now with radar. now what effect is that having on traffic on this monday morning, bob kill i. >> right underneath all of those colors you have going on we have lots of accidents. first of all a new one westbound, 422, right near trooper road, route 23, you can see the headlights coming out of royersford, collegeville, look at this spray. we have a heavy downpour, rain just ponding on the road surface. if you can pull those covers backup over your head and stay right where you are, i thought about that this morning, but i'm here, thinks a live look at 295 northbound right here near black horse pike. one of the yu

we are a degree above freezing in lancaster and reading, right at freezing in allentown and pottstown but well above in philadelphia which is why we're only seeing rain here. thirty-nine in wilmington. fifty-one atlantic city. the types of precipitation is all color coded on that radar map, pink freezing rain, white , blue are snow, and then the green and also the orange and reds that is rain, and some of this rain is heavier at times, we will talk more about where that is happening? other issue we have to deal with this morning is fog, we have reduced visibility of a mile and a half at philly international. things get better later on today with a high temperature bob kelly, of 50 degrees. >> we will take it. we have the whole kay beyond box full of colors on that map good morning. 4:31. it is monday, i know you feel like pulling those covers back over your head and staying right where you are. i did think bit. live look at the blue route, 476, roads are just wet. we have spray. depending upon where you begin and end your trip, roads will be wet, they will be slippery, they could also

it feels like 29 currently in pottstown. so as we take a look at the overall temperatures, you can see as we go farther north and west, look at mine not north dakota 1 degree. zero in regina and three below right now as we move into casper wyoming that's the air mass headed in our direct. temperatures hour by hour. by 9:00 o'clock 35. 34 degrees by 11:00 o'clock. and then look at the numbers overnight tonight we dip into the 20s. pretty much area wide. what about your friday forecast high temperatures only around 40 in philadelphia. winds will gust up to 30. 40 down the shore lehigh valley stuck in the 30s. and yes, it's going to be a cold weekend coming up we'll talk about that chance for a wintery mix sunday late into monday. back to you. >> all right, scott. thank you don't get caught out in the cold without our fox 29 weather app. you can have the fox 29 weather authority in the palm of your hand it's available on apple and android devices. >> having a car towed absolutely fires up philadelphia drivers. not to mention fo

matt delucia is live on scene in pottstown.he victim and the cause of this fire? >> reporter: several people escaped this fire but one did not. here is the scene behind me by north franklin street in pottstown. there's the building just behind this fire truck. most of the damage is inside that building. here's a look from a little bit earlier that started around 1:15 this morning. firefighters showed up and saw heavy fire on t

it feels like four in pottstown along with philadelphia. look at wilmington.only feels like one lonely degrees. for tonight it is going to be cold. crank the heat. we're looking at 15 degrees in the city. 10 in the suburbs. one of the defendant december nights we've seen in several years across the area. now, for tomorrow, 27 degrees it stays cold but not as blustery. those winds this afternoon were gusting up to 50 miles per hour in the poconos. dry, quiet right now for much of the east coast but look off to the west. we're looking at some moisture gathering in particular around the colorado rockies and that system is headed in our direction. once again tomorrow overnight into early saturday morning. so take look at the potential snowfall totals a brief coating before everything changes over to a wintry mix and eventual al rain. we're talking a coating to perhaps an inch. right along the i-95 corridor northwestern suburb we're talking west chester, pottstown one to 2-inches to doylestown once you move into berks county the lehigh valley two to 4-inches and ov

pottstown 16. trenton wrightstown millville in south jersey 19 degrees. 17 in lancaster and only 21 in wilmington. tomorrow 40 degrees the high. plenty of sun. not a lot wind. so very comfortable on your seven day forecast look at this pretty good lou cease. winter begins on wednesday it will be 46. 48 with a chance of a shower on thursday. near 50 friday. saturday christmas eve parly

from pottstown to coatsville there's sleet falling. in the transition zone in wilmington, a little bit more of that, as well. as i go back to the radar, you're looking at frozen precipitation from areas north of wilmington and all the way up into pottstown, just so you get the idea there might be sleet mixed in there, as well which could give us a little bit of a concern of potentially having some problems sleet pellets icing up on it is roads. all this is pushing east. delaware county is picking up that mixed precipitation and wet snowflakes, as well. that change over to rain trying to punch it up to the north over the neck couple of hours. sky6 live hd still dry at the airport, it won't be too much longer before you get precipitation at the airport outside of the station here. 33 degrees in allentown. 33 in reading. we're above the freezing mark in wilmington and philadelphia, even if you do manage to get the wet snowflake activity in through here at the on set of this precipitation, it likely changes over to rain quickly and probabl

. >>> devastation in pottstown nearly 20 people have found themselves homeless ahead of of the christmas and hanukkah weekend. nine families affected after a fire ripped through an apartment building. >> tonight fire officials confirm that one man has in fact lost his life. dave kinchen is live tonight at the scene of the fire. dave, lots of heartbreak unfortunately tonight in pottstown. >> reporter: absolutely, always tragic especially during this time of year. so close to christmas. you may not see a lot of damage when you look at the first floor but as we pan up you can see the fire was largely confine to the second floor area. and many people are homeless tonight. >> i feel blessed. >> reporter: vince rogers has lot to be thankful for this holiday season. he and his girlfriend survived a two alarm fire in their apartment building on the 400 block of east high street in pottstown. the drama unfolding after 1:00 a.m. >> we looked out the window and seen the lights off the walls. she ran out and seen smoke. we ran out. all that was happening. >> reporter: everyone made it out except for

feeling like 26 in lancaster and pottstown. it feels like 33 in wilmington it feels like 39 in wildwood. so what about the up coming weekend? saturday cold. 38 degrees. that will just about do it the last time we were that cold for a high temperature you have to head back to february. moving toward your sunday a high of about 40. increasing clouds and yes, we have the threat for a wintry mix to rain sunday night into your monday. so what about sunday football? we are looking at increasing clouds, temperatures by kick off will likely be right around 40 degrees. and there could be a sprinkle or a flurry tore the tail end of that game. so we'll continue to watch that forecast and keep you posted but the main timing on that wintry precipitation chance is sunday night into early monday. so as we watch how thing play out here you can see what we're watching as we move toward sunday night into early monday morning. this could impact that monday morning commute north and west. we're talking about allentown. the poconos mountains the be

so overnight low temperatures dipping to 17 mount pocono. 24 pottstown. allentown 24. 28 in philadelphia. and then for tomorrow, kind of similar to today. yeah, 39 for the high center city. 40 down the shore. blustery conditions. occasional flurries north and west. 36 that will just about do it for the lehigh valley. so sunday afternoon and evening, we're watching out mainly north and west for that snowfall chance. here's 5:00 o'clock. you can see we're looking at a coating maybe an inch or so before things change over to rainfall as we head toward your monday morning. so here's what we're thinking. a brief coating north and west and then as we move toward places like the lehigh valley maybe a quick inch or two. higher elevations 3-inches in the poconos. those are the totals before it changes over to rain and once again mostly rain philadelphia south jersey and parts of delaware because those temperatures will be above freezing and then we're talking about winds more out of the south. so watch what happens as we head toward the overnight sunday into monda

we're looking at 40 in pottstown, 41 right now in wilmington.ille al with atlantic city, mid 40's right now in wildwood. we'll zoom in parts of south jersey, mullica hill waking up to 42. we have 42 in bordentown, 42 beach haven end and 44 right now in the hampton area. look at old man winter, we're talking about gusts up to 30 miles an hour, a seasonal chill, have the jackets, the sweaters, the scarfs headed out on the town, definitely a winter coat needed by 9:00. we're looking at 40 by that time frame. those weather headlines on this saturday. that seasonal weekend chill but once again, those winds will make it feel colder, there's an arctic blast in the seven-day and we'll talk about the next rain and snow chance, for the weekend, high temperature today, 49 degrees, that's actually seasonal for this time of year. blustery conditions then not as blustery for tomorrow but still a bit of a breeze, 47 for the high temperature. now, weekend windy, a lot to do across the area, we're you talking about decorating hanging up holiday decoration, light

but, it is only 33 degrees in lancaster, and philadelphia, 34 in wilmington, below freezing in pottstownn, mount pocono, again, why we are expecting a initial frozen precipitation before the change-over to rain. but this is why we watch temperature and precipitation, as we look at the future cast, there is the rain, there is the snow to the north. and you'll see that line of rain and snow move northward, through 7:00 through 8:00, 8:00 already up to 39 degrees in philadelphia. 28 degrees in mount pocono. the snow already starting to pile up a little bit there. so it looks like a messy commute of different forms. some rain, some snow, already at 45 degrees by 11:00. probably staying in the mid 40's, during the day. eventually, temperatures will get a lot colder overnight, and tomorrow it will be cold, it will be windy, it will be 39 degrees on friday. so this is the colds he is day we'll see in the seven day forecast, gets little bit better. but still chilly on new years eve. and new years day we get up to 49 degrees, during the day, up 30th's in the morning, when the parade gets started.

annie mccormick is live in pottstown. >> reporter: rick, one man is dead and this fire is still under investigation. as you can see behind me, crews are now working to board up the apartments and borough officials are deciding which apartments people can return home to all this have as the holiday weekend kicks in. >> the big puff of smoke rushed at us and we couldn't get him out. >> barbara and her neighbors tried to get him out. carlos mitchell describes rescueing their children. >> i grab them and that is it. just grabbed the little ones and that was it. >> three floors on the third floor, kids upstairs i banged on the door. >> we knocked down the fire and discovered the victim in the fire room. he was already deceased. >> gary came to the scene and identified his brother david as the victim. >> we were having him over for christmas. he was a very good person. he would do anything for anybody. >> the fire started where he lives and preliminarily smoking could be the cause. not all the apartments were destroyed but mitchell says she lost everything but she is thankful her family is

also out in pottstown, the accident scene. vai, back to you. >> jessica, thank you. 6:12 now. 40 degrees here in our studios. the death toll is climbing in that warehouse fire in oakland. >>> coming up next, we'll tell you how a community is coming together to remember dozens of victims today. >>> pipeline permit denied. coming up, we'll show you the celebrations from the front lines of the protests in north dakota. >>> plus, we are keeping an eye on the tail end of a system moving through the area this morning. we'll tell you what you need to know as you head out the door to work or school. stay tuned. ♪ [vo] is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models. sales event ends january 3rd. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone c

we have 31 pottstown.mington we will go hour by hour, temperatures by 8:00 a.m. in the upper 30's, mid 40's by noon so great for the lunch hour. by 3:00 we are looking at temperatures around 50. i suppose folks will sneak out of work after the lunch hour and take a half take or a personal day, if that. as far as is what happening in the area 50 in center city. forty's in the shore. mid 40's for lehigh valley. look at ultimate doppler. we are looking good along the eastern seaboard but look towards the midwest. this is our system that will bring rain our way for your christmas eve. so travel plans up and down i-95 corridor looking good down in the carolinas, golf coast in florida okay but towards st. louis, dallas showers, clouds and then very active pattern out toward the west. and then by tomorrow, for your christmas eve, we're dealing with the wet scenario up and down that i-95 corridor. so tomorrow's system is still out to the west but you can see as we move towards tomorrow we are looking at those clou

so, we have been watching reading, pottstown, with some potential, icy situations, and the same thing, the snow has changed over to freezing rain, even up in the mountains, but for the future cast, we will see things starting to dry out , by seven or 8:00 o'clock in the north and west, the places where we had wintry precipitation lingering, and then by eight or 9:00 o'clock we are seeing rain start to clear out of the philadelphia area it lingering in the shore points and southern delaware for a few you more hours but by two or 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, we will probably sees a little bit of sunshine and it will be milder today then it was all weekend long. one more thing you have to deal with this morning are poor visibilities with these temperatures, many of them above freezing, philadelphia and southward but it is north anders with, around doylestown , for instance where we are right at 32 degrees but there is fog, with this warmer air moving in and moisture as well. that is also going to be slowing you down. it is a messy morning. longer you can delay your commute i would say

we may see a sleet pelt mix in mere reading, pottstown and coatsville, keeping an eye on that. could get that, as we look at satellite and radar the area of low pressure is actually well up to the north, it's a quick move be clipper ask him that i will provide early clouds and maybe a sprinkle or sleet in one or two spots. 28 in pottstown, sitting at the freezing mark in saint davids. 36 in center city. new jersey, 30 in browns mill. dover, 39 degrees. here's how the day will go, we'll start off with the clouds, 7:00 a.m., 34, 10:00 a.m., 42 with a bit more sunshine mixing with the cloud. as the day progresses we'll see more sunshine, 1:00 p.m., 47, clouds and sun. 4:00 p.m., 48. the high is 50. we'll be coming down from that at #-- 7:00. we'll have clouds and sunshine. matt. >> reporter: wehave the vine street expressway westbound opened, eastbound is still blocked, they should be heading out any minutele --, we'll keep you posted. great news on i-95 at cottman, four lanes open in both directions not nearly as many delays. we'll keep you posted on that. for the last couple of

pottstown they are installing a shiny new water main. gross town road will be shut down. corey road is alternate. up land street in delco closing a new gas main being installed. brook haven road gets you around the main street closure. meanwhile, the commuter report brought to you by the waze app. 130 south brooklawn at the circle will be gone there. >>> students in reno will be go back to school after officer shot a knife wielding student. police believe it was a fight that got out of hand. a school officer opened fire when the teenager refused to drop the weapon. two teenagers have been charged with starting all the wildfires in tennessee that killed 14 people. authorities charged the pair with aggravated arson, the fire spread to the tourist destination of gatlinburg. the flames damaged or destroyed 1700 buildings. >>> a shooting at a walmart comes over new concerns with crimes at super store locations nationwide. glendale police are looking for two people, that left a man with gunshot wounds. walmart is covering instore security. walmart released a statement saying th

twenty-eight in pottstown.r, only degree above freezing here in philadelphia. factor in the breezes, and it feels like 29 degrees right now, so bundle up. sunrise at 7:22. so plan on a change-over eventually to rain, probably within a couple of hours of when it all begins, and then eventually we get into a high of 46 degrees. so that's a look at your weather authority forecast for today. now the bad weather has not even arrived yet. but we are already seeing some accidents this morning, number every accidents, including this one, at columbus boulevard, at snyder avenue. there is a look at police on the scene, and few lanes are blocked, in that part of columbus boulevard this morning. also, in burlington, we have an accident neck road at lippincott avenue up to limerick swamp pike at fruit ville road, police and fire department are on the scene that far accident. and another one to tell but, maple shade, route 73 northbound, at high street. we have downed wires with that one. so, it will be a while before they c

we have 31 in trenton, this thursday morning, and 32 right now pottstown. thirty-two freezing still in wilmington, and 32 currently in the pocono mountains. so as we look at ultimate doppler once again, we've been looking at little bit of moisture, trying to move in from the north and west, a the low of that not making it to the grounds. there could be early flurry chance with that disturbance, and cloud cover, kind of moving through the area, but most of the energy is well to the north of us, as that clipper will be moving through, so, out ahead of it, wind are more out of the south, later on this afternoon, those winds will pick up out of the north and west. so, it will be breezy, but once again, those temperatures are expected to climb. look at this, as we go hour by hour, into the upper 40's, later on this afternoon, with a mixture every sunday and clouds, across the philadelphia area. so, morning clouds out there. cool for lunch. temperatures, by noon, already 44 degrees. forty-nine at 3:00 this afternoon, yesterday's high temperature was 45 degrees. a

pottstown, perkasie maybe even toward doylestown.rd perhaps places as you move around lancaster coun county. even northern chester county could see some snow. it look primarily like a quick wintry mix i-95 changing over to rain as we move toward monday. temperatures for tonight, mid to upper 20s. blustery and cold. 40 degrees for the high tomorrow but once again feels like temperatures much of the day in the 20s and that am mix to rain monday as we warm up to 51 degrees. then another possible wintry mix on wednesday. but look at thursday. another arctic blast. the high temperature by that time only 30. by next weekend, high temperatures, sean corks top out only around freezing. >> scott the difference in the eagles game on sunday won't be the weather. it will be the defense. brandon graham talk about applying pressure and the flyers they shoot out with edmonton. both teams lighting up the scoreboard. find out who gets the last laugh next in sports. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek

pottstown, 20. pottstown, it is going to feel like it is in the single digits. all due to the fact that the winds start to get stronger out of the northwest. look at the bottom of your screen for your local neighborhood forecast. feels like temperatures by about 1:00 p.m. getting better, upper teen to teens to low 20s. feels like temperatures in the 20s. through the overnight hours, it certainly feels colder. be sure you bundle up, specially through early tomorrow morning. you have a very cold start to your saturday morning. sitting over the ohio valley. we have low pressure system sliding down by sunday into among. 0 we normally see mid to upper 40s. the jersey shore seeing lots of sunshine. upper 20s to low 30s. a live look outside. the winds are picking up a little bit. we can see that with the flags. hour by hour forecast picking up on light lake effect flurries. for the most part, it is going to remain high and dry, not until sunday into monday. light snow. >>> it is eight minutes before 6:00 a.m. on this friday morning. you are going to find residual delay

extended period of icing possible for lancaster and pottstown and doylestown. by 10:00, seeing it come to an end for the lehigh valley or northern lehigh valley, just rain at that hour in philadelphia and wilmington. timing and temperatures are critical. going through neighborhood by neighborhood, meteorologist krystal klei. >> that's very important. just a few degrees difference. we are looking at camelback mountain. snow is coming down quite steady. this is one of the areas that sees snow the longest. we will see that rain snow line press farther north going through the morning. already seeing it like bill pointed out in cape may county and parts of atlantic city. the morning forecast. 6:00, 7:00, 8:00. we have to go hour by hour because the changeover is hour by hour. this symbol could indicate we see an icy mix. i think we see more of a rain snow mix by 6:00 a.m., closer to 7:00 a.m. freezing potential, meaning freezing rain. ground is cold. we are still at 32 degrees by 8:00 a.m. at this point icy conditions turning closer to rain in philadelphia. in the s

pottstown, 13. doylestown, and allentown, 14 degrees. by tomorrow morning, unfortunately, not very much better. all due this much colder air sliding in place. the northwesterly winds feeling like it is in the teens. back to you. >> cracking down on how towing companies work in philadelphia. just ahead, we'll tell you what the city council is not doing that could help out drivers. also, remembering an american hero. we are taking a look back at the life and legacy of john glenn. the first american to orbit the erg. >>> seven wins in a row. the philadelphia flyers are the hottest team in the nhl and they stayed that way last night. >> coming in. he scores! spectacular. raffl. >> jim jackson with that call. the flyers rallied for three goals in the final period and beat edmonton, 6-5. the orange and black will go for their first eight-game win streak in 14 years when they host dallas tomorrow afternoon. >>> federal transportation officials want passengers to be able to make phone calls during flights and facebook adds a feature you may use

hour by hour forecast shows it down to 51 degrees in philadelphia. 40s for doylestown, pottstown, low 50s in millville. so it's cooler. the sunshine will still be but lower 50s at noon time today. westerly winds continue and by 4:00 this afternoon, the temperatures start coming down a little bit. but still, very close to where did she will have been for most of the day. now watch what happens as we go into the evening hours. here come the 40s at 7:00 this evening. then by tomorrow morning, about this time, we're looking at 30s for most of the area. getting back to normal in a hurry for tomorrow. for today, you'll see sunshine. 53 degrees at 8:00. 53 degrees at noon time. 52 at 4:00. the suburbs you'll see similar steady temperatures with plenty of sunshine. a few clouds will be blowing in late in the afternoon. but it will stay dry in the suburb and lehigh valley, too. upper 40s through the d sunshin at 8: scattered clouds at 4:00. temperatures barely moving during the day. we'll seeafternoon. chillier a too. a look at the 10 day onome back. >>> 5:09. right now, we saw a second police

are down in the single numbers in the poconos, feels like 6, philadelphia feels like 30 but 24 in pottstown 22 in reading and 24 in trenton, tomorrow waking up to that biting cold, something we haven't seen in a couple days, philadelphia 25, 19 in the suburbs, pottstown, allentown, mount pocono 10, millville we will wake up to 23 degrees, coming up, this biting cold isn't going to last that long, temperatures, we will be rewounding, another chance in the seven-day and your your first look at christmas, seven days away, i'll be back later in the broadcast. >> as we look live into wilmington, don't start the week -- you can get extended forecast as well as live radar on your phone, it's all available for apple and android. >>> a delaware county family county is pleading for your help. date has come and gone since they have seen or heard 89-year-old joseph tar >> list family is concerned because he does have mild dementia. jennifer joyce ask live in chichester with the latest on the search. >> reporter: good evening, iain and a family member tells us at 89 he enjoys his vior for independence l

single digit for pottstown and westchester. double digits for doylestown. philly, 12. not getting better. keep in mind, it is all due to the winds. feeling a lot colder than they actually are. coming up in just a bit, we'll go over these feels like temperatures a bit more and talk about what to expect. >> we are starting in center city. we have construction on the vine street expressway. very light traffic on the majors we see some cars exiting. for the most part, very, very light, chilly conditions. over in new jersey, watching the 42 freeway at route 41, very light traffic in either direction. let's take a look at 295, the nunl turnpike and the 42 freeway, clear and good to go in the green. when i come back, we'll take a look at 95 and what that could mean for you. rosemary, back to you. >> thanks, fran chcesca. >>> defense secretary, ash carter, is in afghanistan, video from india. he arrived at bagram air base for an unannounced trip to afghanistan. he is expected to meet with military commander's and deliver a pre-holiday pep talk to u.s. troops before speaking wi

pottstown six and northwesterly wind in philadelphia at about 12 miles an hour. and no gusts across the region. we are going see temperatures pretty much stay status quo around 50 right through the weekend. but next week, a major change. a shift in the jet stream that brings this cold arctic air further to the south. getting very close to philadelphia. and that means some cooler temperatures working their way back in to our seven day forecast as we get through the first week and enter into the second week of december. overnight tonight 38 in the city. 32 in the suburbs. mainly clear. a little bit of a breeze. and chilly. this time of year it's supposed to be. 50 degrees for the high tomorrow mostly sunny and breezy. seasonal chill and with that wind, that's about 15 to 20 miles an hour, it will put an additional chill in the air so be aware of that. as we look to the local high temperatures the poconos 39. dover 52 and as you can see in allentown, trenton and even wrightstown the high temperature sitting at 50 degrees. as we look ahead on your fox 29, seven day f

feeling like upper teens for allentown, pottstown and westchester by early tomorrow morning. 5:00 a.m., 5:30 a.m. when you're heading out the door it will feel like 17 in pottstown, 21 in philly, ten day on ten, if you follow us on social media, of course, we'll have more updates there. back to you. >>> thank you, jessica. 5:41, this thursday morning. i like jessica so much, i never want her to win the lottery. >> oh, really? >> yeah, i like her that much. otherwise, she'd quit and do something else. i want her here for traffic every morning. >> right, we need you, jessica, to tell us what's going on in south jersey. >> i know we were watching earlier on winning the lottery. and i was just saying how much better a person he is than i am. and starting with traffic, we're not seeing any delays approaching that point right now. moving through new jersey might look good in some spots not all in spots. we're watching in carney's point township, police activity reported. route 130. this general area here. we have delays moving and the ramps are closed. maybe you have to head to the delaware

pretty healthy rainfall amounts, over half inch in pottstown officially, doylestown .52, mt. laurel, new jersey, just shy of half inch of rainfall. and into south jersey little less. we had about quarter inch of rain reported in sea isle, city. but any rain helps, as we are still down on the year for precipitation, temperatures holding mid to up 40th's from the city and southwards, still freezing lehigh valley and poconos, good news, no threat of any more icing coming our way this afternoon. and suburbs, same deal. low 40's, north and west, pottstown, quakertown, we're getting close to the 50 degrees mark in parts of south jersey. should hit 50 for philadelphia. low 50's at the shore. upper 30's, in the poconos. next arctic blast is on the way in the seven day forecast, even colder than the first one over the weekend. we will talk about that coming up in a few minutes. >> not looking forwards to that, justin, thank you. foreign affairs dominating the trump transition efforts after cia report claimed russia tried to interfere in the u.s. elections to help mr. trump win. and th

pottstown, 22. center city, 29. remember the magic number is 32. once we get above that everything starts melting. cape may the villas, 37. you're past the freezing mark there. gandys beach without for freezing rain. 30 degrees. vinyl well below freezing with the present temperature reading of 28. set it in motion for the radars. the chunk of moisture snowing north of the pennsylvania turnpike. the wintry mix to the south. future tracker 6 we'll time it out for you, eventually what will happen the rain snow line will lift to the north over the next 3 to 4 hours. 9:00 a.m., raining in the city, all areas south and east. showing the icing taking place for the lehigh valley snowing in the poconos. by 11:00, with the exception of the poconos is over to a cold rain. here's the good news, today is not a complete wash. by midday a lot of is off the coast. we're looking at mainly cloudy conditions right through 2, 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., this afternoon. what will happen the fog will start to settle in areas that see the snow on the ground. all areas north an

quakertown, pottstown, low and mid 20's, mt. holly checking in at 2

early flakes out there but temperatures are certainly turning colder. 33 right now millville. 33 pottstown along with reading over to lancaster. 38 philadelphia. 37 right now in wilmington. the winds they are still kind of gusty but they are diminishing as we have move toward the overnight tonight. as we go hour boy hour early flurries, temperatures by 11:00 o'clock 34 degrees. and then overnight we dip into the 20s so coming up we're going to talk little bit about temperatures not as cold for tomorrow and nearing 60 in a part of that seven day forecast. back to you. >> all right. thank you scott. as you plan for new year's eve, some good news from patco. you can get into philadelphia no charge. transit agency is offering free rides on high speed line from 8:00 o'clock on saturday night through 4:00 a.m. on sunday. you can hop on at lindenwold and get right in center city. it's the first time in patco's 50 year history it is offering free rides. >> philadelphia not the only place having a big news years celebration. folks all over the country saying goodbye adios to 2016. >> that is true.

you can go north and west that's where we see some 30s so much cooler into, say, a like pottstown orven the poconos 34 but near 50 degrees as you get down towards the jersey shore. southeasterly winds busy three to 5 miles an hour. and the visibilities have been coming down especially right around atlantic city you get towards pottstown and upper lehigh valley visibility down to two and our modeling is showing us next thee hours these visibilities may be close to zero in parts of the region. watch out for the possibility of dense fog he is special physical you're heading outside of town for the most of the evening. lots of clouds on top of region that will be case going into tomorrow. there's a cold front out west that's producing scattered showers you can see bolts of lightning as you get through the tennessee valley at this hour. this system will come in. doesn't look that impressive on ultimate doppler just about, you know, five, 6-mile ribbon of some steady heavy rains but most of this probably dries up. we're about 12 hours away from precipitation which will arrive in time for t

the mount pocono, reading, pottstown and trenton some ice as well this morning. storm scan three showing us all of the moisture cleared out and skies, cloud deck clearing out as well but after that messy start temperatures rebounded up to 50 degrees in philadelphia we have topped at 50 in wilmington. forty-eight in millville. current temperatures right new not too shabby for this time of the year at 46 degrees in philadelphia we are at 40 in lehigh valley. we will stay quiet in the next couple of days but then, intense arctic blast is in store. i'll let you know high temperatures only in the 20's and possible wind chills, sub zero in your full forecast coming up in just a couple minutes. >> okay, lauren, thank you. >>> it was a challenge in north philadelphia today as school district works to increase number of seniors going off to college. officials from the school district sat down with students, and parents to provide them with information about the free application for student federal aid. $150 billion in federal financial aid is available and school official

>> new this morning, flames rip through a pottstown apartment building, this two alarm fire forces people out of their homes overnight. >>> and a giant defeat the eagles snap their easing streak with a win, early christmas present for fans despite the birds being out of the playoff race. good morning, everyone, today is friday, december 23rd, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm jan carabeo. we are getting your friday started right with a check on weather and traffic with katie and justin, it is friday, it is a holiday weekends. >> and you're planning dollars by weather people. >> nice. love it. >> we did not -- >> katie, so excited. >> yes. >> i will be wearing this between 5:30 to 6:30. >> just don't eat your breakfast when he puts it on. >> quiet on the roads right now, big day everyone, headed out of town, weather, looking pretty good. >> definitely does, yes, we have sunshine in store, there is, how much, system that's going to be streaking across the us brink withing it wet weather to our area for christmas eve. we'll talk much more about that as the half hour progresses, for now let's get you o

. >>> two families are out of their homes tonight after a two alarm fire in pottstown. fresco user shot this video of the scene for us. the fire broke out on east third street before 8:00 o'clock this morning. fortunately it was quickly play under control non one is hurt. the cause still under investigation. >>> guilty as charged. that's the verdict against two men in a 2011 robbery in triple murder in west philadelphia corner store that killing was witnessed by the teenaged daughter of two of the victims. >> her testimony helped convict the killers but that's part of her emotional story. bruce gordon joins us in studio with a tale of friends and family and the power of music, bruce torque heal some horrific wounds. >> reporter: yeah, dawn, we got a chance to see today and to hear a courageous young woman who's risen above the tragic violence that played out right in front of her five plus years ago. ♪ >> reporter: take a good look at the talented young lady sparkling on screen on wednesday's q show on fox 29. her stage name is miss jay. 21 years old. sadly, she has bee

in pottstown it's 12 degrees colder.n philadelphia it's 14 degrees colder than it was yesterday at this time. temperatures will be falling through the 20s so, yes, bum up if you're heading out this evening to the mall or perhaps going out to dinner. we're talking about temperatures around 27 degrees by 11:00 o'clock tonight. coming up we'll talk about when those temperatures will be on the rise and the next chance of snow and looking ahead toward hanukkah and christmas. not many shopping days left. i'll see you laterred in broadcast. >> kathy, thanks. we are following breaking news out of germany tonight. a truck plowed into christmas village killing nine people. 50 others were injured. the crash happened about 8:00 p.m. berlin time. police believe right now it was a deliberate attack. they have arrested one person and the passenger in the truck was found dead. it's not clear at this time how he died. witnesses say the truck crashed into tables and wooden stands going about 100 yards at 40 miles an hour. many of the vict