pottstown pike, this is at lenape crossing, south of 724 and by the way this is by coventry mall, for those of in you and around this area who know where that is, point of reference for you, again, any accident that we know that's involving injuries have flashing light out there. it will slow you down, if can you avoid this area you want to, in the wormed of mass tran it, running new weekday schedule also got some construction on air trans takes center on the market frankford line. because that far buses are being detoured, more on that in about 15 minutes, erika, back to you. >> meisha, thank you. back to breaking news, music legend david bowie has passed away. word came out overnight that the british rocker died peacefully surrounded by family, friends, after 18 month long battle with cancer. bowie recorded at the philly studios, black star, just this past friday, and on his 69th birthday. madonna wet dollars several remembrances every bowie including this picture of the two of them. so lucky to have met you. hot tramp i love you so. hash tal rebelheart. and kiss front man jean simm

also in chester county accident on pottstown pike so watch for those. and lane restrictions. route 42 over into new jersey around the new jersey turnpike you can see no problems here, these are the northbound lanes, so what's headed to philadelphia if you get to 295 drive time, pretty lee for now, 4 minutes from 55 to the walt whitman bridge with no problems. a problem for new jersey so far heading into philadelphia. if you have to head vor any of the bridges into philadelphia no scheduled openings for now. >> thank you, jessica. 31 degrees at 5:53. officers on alert ahead a live report on how federal and local police officers. are investigating a new tip after a gunman ambushes a philadelphia police officer. we'll tell you what we're now learning about that gunman. tom coughlin is traveling down the turnpike to interswru the eagles. what insiders are saying about the coach possibly trading in blue for green. for the girl scout meeting... okay. for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! at giant, prices are down. savings are up. wh

jewel see emergency workers on -- you'll see emergency workers at pottstown town pike. conshohocken vehicle fire cleared at old elm street. we have a problem bristol township, bucks county. the action cam is on the scene, look at the water on the roadway still coming out. they have shut down new rogers road 413, closed between new falls road and bath road because of the water main break that's causing the problem. they have the barrels and the crews on the scene. we're hearing this could be closed through the morning rush. it seems that way looking at it right now. if you're in the area stick to bristol oxford valley road instead. 413 shut down. be careful if you're traveling there in bucks county matt an tam. >>> we are starting with a developing story, strip mall will be closed and cleaning up after a blaze broke out at a bucks county strip mall. let's go to annie mccormick live on the scene in feasterville with the latest on what's going on. good morning. annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam, about an hour ago, crews did move out after spending much of the morning o

and has dissipated within the last half hour but we can see it specifically on route 100 and pottstown pikel as green lane near quakertown. seeing a little bit of that back near milford. near doylestown that's not reaching the ground. the current temperature is already above freezing in philadelphia. trenton, wilmington, areas north and west below freezing so that's the concern, matt. lots cloud today, a high of 43 with showers also later this afternoon. >> got it. thanks karen. >>> let's check the roads now with matt pelman. hey, matt. >> chester county seeing a little bit of that freezing rain matt and we're also seeing quite the delay on the 30 bypass eastbound the whole way from coatesville through this point in exton at 202. there was an ear earlier crash that contributed also earlier vehicle. in mercer county a crash along the ramp from 295 northbound to route one, speeds just in the teens approaching it in mount laurel broken down truck is blocking the right lane on 73 southbound approaching fellowship road so just 7 miles per hour there. and mass transit's still delays today on the

and the crash in lower providence along ridge pike at hillside avenue. in pottstown a wreck at hanover street. >>> more to come on "action news" at 5:00, how much sugar is too much. new dietary guidelines are offering advice to help keep your health on check. cecily. >> our warming trend has begun i am tracking a soaking rain over the weekend where and when the heaviest rain will fall in the accuweather forecast. >> all right see you then. >>> 17 miners trapped in one of the world's deepest salt mines are said to be in good health tonight season trapped 900 feet below ground starting their shift when the elevator they were riding in stopped working and the emergency crews rushed in to use the crane to lift the miners to safety. >> it's impressive to see how well they manage the situation, state officials are investigating the incident. in health check there are new rules to the road on healthy eating, the latest on dietary guidelines are out. >> at least one part is drawing fire tonight, health reporter and registered nurse is drawing fire on that and the overall mes

pike or swedesford road as had some alternates. overnight construction on the northeast extension coming southbound by lansdale has cleared out as has our crash in pottstowng at york. everything's reopened there with no issues on 422. over in camden county watch ought for overnight construction in the southbound lanes of 295 going until 6:00 and on the white horse pike westbound approaching warwick road by produce junction one lane out of commission also for the next about 45 minutes. let's grab the ipad to the commuter report on this tuesday morning. some of our friends talking about heavy traffic on the vine street expressway westbound. that's because of the construction closure still in the process of being lifted so things are jammed especially as you head west toward broad street. matt and tam. >> thanks matt. >>> new on "action news," a texas family has a serious warning for parents about tiny magnets. two-year-old eva swallowed several magnetic balls and is now in intensive care. a scan showed the magnets that appear to be cake and cookie decorations got stuck to each other inside of her. the little girl immediately underwent a four hour surgery an

pottstown in towards towards king of prussia. new work zone in kennett square that got started yesterday lasting about a week during the middays along the eastbound side of 52. that's kennett pike it's just a short stretch but to avoid the flaggers that are going to be out there i would use hickory hill road as an alternate. in bensalem along route 13, that's bristol pike between bensalem boulevard and haupted lane by dom's seafood they'll work northbound from 9:00 until noon and then flip around and work southbound from noon until 3:00. state road would be a better bet than 13 if you're out and about during the mid day. time for the commuter report brought to you by the waze app. one of our friends in wilmington this morning in new castle says watch out as you head southbound on 295 away from the delaware memorial bridge. there's a pothole there. apparently the patching crews need to come to new castle as well. tam. >> thank you matt. >>> there's not much left to a torched lamborghini in baton rouge, louisiana. the $200,000 car belongs to a contractor who had been hired to remove confederate monuments in the city. but the businessman had backed out last week saying that he had

pike at shelley road. watch for that in upper salford township. a problem in pottstownhat's out there and it's on the roadway here on charlotte street between gay and saint john streets so if you're in this area watch for crews on the soon. fire crews have been called out to chop up that and reopen the roadway. we have 20 minute delays due to signal problems with mass transit. it's on the manayunk norristown line. watch for those delays. market frankford line because of the cold weather that we have no express trains. everything is local service so they'll be stopping. it will take you a little longer but they're able to pick up more people. delays possible with the route 33 bus. they're having a faulty traffic signal causing problems. >> thank you karen. that's it for a moment. we'll come right back to accuweather. not aware of the options available to patients with bone cancer. patients with bone cancer deserve a specialist too. "the advantages of being treated at cancer treatment centers of america is that we have all the specialists under one roof to take care of ev

pike. limerick township an accident along hefner road near landis creek road but no big issues so far this afternoon in the westbound lanes of 422. headed to pottstown. taking a train home. here's a heads up for you. on septa norristown manayunk outbound boarding all trains outbound inbound from the inbound platforms. that's going to cause delays this afternoon traveling between allegheny and ivy ridge. let's do the commuter report on this back to work monday afternoon and new year but some things don't change. it's still heavy on 295 southbound from cherry hill on down toward bellmawr. it's causing delays on the surrounding routes as well. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> see you shortly. thank you. >>> still ahead today president obama gets ready to take action on guns in america. >> plus, the latest on an armed standoff out west. the group of civilians who have taken over a federal building and how the government is responding. >> and general motors teams up with the ride sharing app lyft. how they say they'll make it possible for people who don't even own cars to become drivers. >> ♪ caring for someone

and then for the gang leaving pottstown, royersford heading eastbound can you just say near san taking a is tying us up. crash at germantown pike and cooper road. sound bound i-95, a delay is still here as you work your way out of northeast philadelphia, heading south in towards center city. later today penndot is working south on the blue route between the pike and i-95. hopefully before noon time to clean some of the drains out w that storm coming through pittsburgh right now, heading into us, expect some arrival delays at the airport and then throughout the afternoon, check with the airline, we're probably going to have delays down at philly international. mike and alex, back to you. >>> you have to admit, i'm sure you will want to see highlights from the national championship game. >> let's see it. >> it was a thrilling finish. each. >>> after kicking a field goal tied the game at 24, alabama, does an on side kick, by surprise. watch this. oh, man. alabama gets it, and then just after that, he scored a 51-yard touchdown to put them ahead for good. but final score, they did score, 45-40, alex. >> i can't believe that. >> do

pike at shelley road in upper salford. that one may be causing you issues. i also talked to police about this tree that's kind of blocking the roadway here in pottstown.ave fire crews come out. charlotte street. look for that between gay street and saint john street. might want to stick to hanover to avoid the delay. on the big picture the problems don't end there. in upper darby we have an accident on long lane at bradford road. hearing someone is trapped in the wreckage. we've got fire and emergency workers responding to that. i told you it's been a busy day here. university city we've got market street eastbound one of the lanes blocked at schuylkill avenue because of an accident there so lots of problems out there. cold out there and it's a little frosty, matt and tam so watch there it's not a little slick in one or two spots in the road. >> thanks karen. >>> the city controller of allentown stepped down just as she was about to start her second term. player reellen koval skipped her swearing in ceremony on monday. instead she submitted a letter of resignation. the fbi raided koval's office back in july as part of an ongoing investigation into the