king of prussia is gigantic.just this week, getting a loft buzz, what's this all about? >> yes, prymark opened wednesday, uk based department retailer, fast fashion, little bit of everything, and it is open the lower level of the plaza, they hired over 600 people doing gang busters so far. >> we've seen it in a lot of newspapers, a lot of buzz with them. obviously i would like to think "black friday" shoppers know what they are doing. they know the crowds that they'll be getting into. what's last minute advice for people as they head out to the stores today? >> i think my advice would be be prepared, make lists, download the mobile app. use the king of prussia mall map. finds a place to park that you're comfortable with, so that when you walk in, you understand where you're going, you know what stores you want to visit. just get prepared. >> yes, kathy smith being direct over of market, here at the king of prussia mall, thank you so much. i have been getting my list together, shopping, lots of people around. but

this is a look in king of prussia. the schuylkill eastbound by 202, looking good, a lot of travelers though leaving your homes, getting out, grabbing your coffee, probably good idea, hopefully no school buses are slowed down today because of all of this rain, as well, something to think b accident in chesterfield township new jersey car hit pole. we've got downed wires. still have some police activity trying get this cleaned out of your way, so avoid this area of chesterfield, jacobs town, as much as you can this morning. back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. the king of prussia mall is making some big changes after facing major backlash for its santa experience. gone was the giant christmas tree, replaced by a more modern take of the north pole. jan carabeo joining us, so much backlash, petition started on line for this to get rid of the more modern north snow. >> that's right. do not mess with christmas. folks are fired up about it, or saint a if you've done little shopping at the king of prussia mall lately you mi

they can not reach the king of prussia mall for comment. butler says the towing company charged him $45. money he says as a single father working two jobs cannot afford. butler says he wants the mall to review the policy handling young children getting locked in vehicles. >> hey, look. a child's involved. can you please help them out? >> reporter: tonight we checked with the police who have a similar policy to the king of prussia mall and call a towing company unless the child is in danger. nbc 10 news. >>> little music there for a good cause tonight. nbc 10 chosen 300 ministries in west philadelphia where the members gave coats to homeless and also provided them with a warm meal and just in time for these cool temperatures out there. >> oh, a night like tonight, so badly needed. sheena. >> yeah. it is going to get cold tonight. already cold outside now but this is the coldest so far. temperatures will be in the 20s which we're already seeing but earlier today the one thing that part of the area noted allentown and maybe king of prussia wit

and over at the king of prussia mall. right across the street that was pack, too, it is now closed scheduled to reopen at 6:00. but his is how people were feeling late last night. take a listen. >> i came out here to shop, as well. i heard that there were some pretty good deals. and everything was open late. which is very nice. >> got some good deals a loft good deals going on in the mall over there. >> so marathon shopping here at toys r us, at 6:00 those doors open at king of prussia, where we're going to be at 6:00 to see the excitement build over there. here, on "black friday", reporting in king of prussia, jan carabeo, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> and mother nature cooperated with philadelphia, the weather was perfect for the 96th annual thanksgiving day parade on the parkway. thousands lined the ben franklin parkway for the floats and performers. santa claus also made appearance. he's getting bulls i taking lists from the young and the old, the fishtown native john duly popped the question to his long time girlfrien

. >>> in king of prussia, it was a matter of packed parking lots not o protests.will take days before we know the facts and figures about the black friday economic impact but a quick look at the parking lot at the king of prussia mall is a promising picture. let's go inside the mall to "action news" reporter christie ileto. what's the story at the malls today? >> reporter: well, jim, the crowds are still pretty steady here at king of prussia mall where shoppers have been lured in for the best bargains and retailers are cashing in. the day after thanksgiving means one thing,. >> they have things like five dollars, $10. >> reporter: savvy shoppers flooded king of prussia mall in search of the best deals. >> i got pants and a blanket. they gave me a free blanket. >> reporter: shoppers aren't the only one cashing in. mark downs are a big boost for retailers' bottom lines. >> we're talking open almost 24 hours straight. >> reporter: many open thanksgiving night. >> we're busier this time of the year than any other time. this traffic and new customers really important t

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are the get, then year of king of prussia. we are here to stop until we drop. >> reporter: the coffee the fueling the shopping frenzy. macy's opened at midnight and has not closed a it all. other stores like nordstrom off-to-off the walkway. bloomingdale's at 7:00. look for black friday deals at king of ush practice maul. in the next half hour we're going to talk about the what's hot and what's not this holiday season. >> thank you, monique. happening today. some students take part in a food drive at shepack village, hold a camp out. they will collect items for fill abundance, the largest food pank in the area. now to south jersey. tonight at 6:00 wandle light stopping. and trees lit up. a ceremony with none other than santa. and there will be music and carriage rides, the candlelight shopping will take place every friday throughout the holiday season. >> maybe you're heading out on this black friday to choose a fresh cut christmas tree. we found this lot in roxborough. this along ridge aext they appear to have plenty of trees

cool time to go shopping. >> looking live king of prussia mall. 49 degrees. cars out there and parking lot though is not absolutely packe packed. a lot of people shopping onlin online. >> and this accident scene might pain die hard toys in the latest movie crashed in interstate oklahoma yesterday the groyvr was trying to take a curb a little too fast. >> police in central louisiana sea a fight ended with someone being shot outside a shopping mall people involved were in two separate cars and both drove off after the incident and investigators are still looking for suspect's vehicle and they also say the fight had nothing to do with black friday hop shopping and one mall ebt ras was closed and officers checked evidence from the scene. >> police in south floor dpa are looking for two i'm eye truck trailers that are filled with 1,000 christmas trees worth 18,000. place say they were taken outside of costco and trailers were equipped with satellite tracking and it was disconnected sortly after they were stolen. >> 6:27 next at 6:30 live for the first black friday

: right now that display is still up here in the king of prussia mall. we're told it is supposed to be a glazer theme, although it is getting a very icy reception for many of the shoppers here. as you walk through the king of prussia mall you will see shopping center's main holiday difficulties play. what is supposed to be a modern day common north pole. >> what do you think bit. >> what is it. >> it is their holiday decorations at king of prussia mall where santa takes the picture. >> it looks so plane, is there nothing to it. >> reporter: it has confuse sod shoppers. >> they could have made this a good display. >> reporter: column bye park is one of the people, the 17 year-old created a change.org petition with right now hundreds of signatures hoping to get more traditional christmas tree and decorations back on display. >> currently i'm near around 420 right now, not too big but it is a start. >> people see this and maybe they feel christianity is under attack. this is a sign that it is happening. >> reporter: danal dridge says this push to bring back

the christie is live at the king of prussia mall, hi there, christie. >> reporter: hi there, jim. the crowd were very steady here at the mall, for 16 hours. that is how long the mall was opened today. shoppers looking for best bargains and retail are cashing in. dominic mcdaniel came from dayton, ohio for this best black bargain. >> this jacket right here you would get it for hundred bucks we got for 20. >> reporter: mark downs for shoppers lured shop tours king of prussia. >> they had things like five, $10. >> reporter: over at philadelphia premium outlets shoppers lined up to get inside the coach store. >> i know what you are trying to get. >> yes, we know. i am in the sure if they have it or not. >> reporter: national retail federation expect 136 million people will shop in stores thanksgiving day weekend. >> many retailers, the the quality of the season is november, december period. so it accounts nor, you know, a significant amount of their annual sales. it is make it or break it time. >> reporter: not everyone is sold by the the black friday hype. and eager for cyber monday.

that's all from king of prussia. happy shopping, everybody.que braxton, nbc 10 news. >> thanks, monique. >>> let's get a check of the area traffic. we are following an accident on the atlantic city expressway in the westbound dresk. jessica, tell us about that. >> the atlantic city expressway in hamilton township, westbound near the egg harbor toll plaza where a car, a vehicle, actually crashed into one of the toll booths and is on fire. all westbound traffic is diverted to the yeeps lane to get by. you can take 322 for now you want to avoid that detour. for now they are diverting traffic through. for the thanksgiving parade, cleanup. we knew that would happen so there's closures. the ben franklin westbound between spring garden and art museum circle is closed and kelly drive is also closed. new jersey transit is running on a weekday schedule but they are providing extra trains to new york city in case you need to shop. no delays for dart, a special schedule for patco and buses, trolleys and the high speed line are running on a modified schedu

things have been busy at the king of prussia mall. in general we saw close-up at 1:00 a.m. but there is always a but, on black friday. many of the stores, also stay opened, so some of the people we spock have been out all night and we were talking 30 to 07 percent off at many stores. i'm looking at rolex and high end ones i'm in the sure how those door buster work but people are here, happy, we spoke with one girl julie who makes this a tradition every year. she has been physically shopping since 4:30 in the morning. how long will she be able to do it. >> until we drop, we're just going to go. i'm g i can keep going. >> i think 50 per september off on the whole store. i'm just, searching, searching, looking right now. >> reporter: here's the thing that boggles my mind some of the people we spoke with, did you get what you wanted? get all this stuff. how much was it on sale for? they said nothing. some of these things aren't exactly on sale, if you want a specific item but that didn't matter to certain people. black friday has become a holiday tradition so they were out here

a father accidentally locks his year old child in a van at king of prussia mall. hear why dad says it took nearly an hour to free him. you are waking up to the coldest temperatures we've seen yet this season. look at boathouse row. dress warmly because the suburbs are in the 20s, parts of philadelphia hovering around 30. either way it's chilly. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's get details from meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. >> yesterday was cold wind blowing, the wind has settled down. we had clear skies for most of the night and that allowed temperatures to plunge. so we are in the deep freeze in parts of the area. look at pottstown, trenton, northeast philadelphia 29, it's right at freezings in wilmington. a cold 18 in the pocono mountains. 34, we'll see clouds to start with. they are moving through now. but they will keep on going. sunshine takes over at 9:00, 39. 47 degrees at lunch time. still chilly but warmer than yesterday and the temperatures will be climbing into early this afternoon. we'll go

nbc 10 was at steele's headquarters in king of prussia when the result came in. steele and castor sparred mostly about comedian bill cosby and whether castor when he was d.a. should have prosecuted him for an alleged sex crime. the battle produced heated tv ads. in the end, steele came out the winner. >> this is what this is about. this is about our families. this is about protecting everyone and my family has made a lot of sacrifices for me to be a public servant the last 23 years and i hope to be for the next 23 years because you've given me this opportunity to make a difference here in montgomery county. >> as deputy prosecutor, steele has been involved in a renewed investigation into allegations

that made some shivering shoppers at the king of prussia mall. tonight it is finally starting to feel like the holidays. >> yeah, let's get right to nbc 10 meteorologist sheena parveen. >> only going to get colder from here, right? >> from tonight it will be getting colder, then a warmup later in the week. we'll talk about that coming up. temperatures right now are getting colder, mid 30s areas north and west. 33 in allentown, 35 in reading and pottstown, 30s for new jersey and delaware, even atlantic city airport coming in at 36 degrees. 41 degrees right now in philadelphia. yes, we expect 20-degree temperatures as we go through tonight and here's a look on radar, some of the flurries earlier today is because of that strong wind. the snow flurries blew in from the north and west, a lot of lake effect snow, too, developing but right now seeing things quiet down with that. still a lot of snow around the great lakes and our wind direction pulling in the colder air. so this is going to be the forecast for tonight, making it the coldest night so far

you can quickly run into that and minor ohio downs, of course, near the king of prussia mall.pt for 76 and 202, right here near the turnpike there, just a little extra added volume, of course, on this black friday, mike and alex. >>> here we go. the lets bring in holiday cheer. send us a picture of your house all decked out in lights and whatever. post it on facebook, twitter, instagram and use the hashtag fox 29 lights so we can find it and put it on the air. >> we will show you these pictures on good day leading up to christmas but there is added fun here. we will take what we think are the most festive, best decorated homes and we will show it to your house, live on the air, during our 5:00 p.m. news. we will visit four houses over next four weeks, very kelly christmas. you have to why the hashtag fox 29 lights. >>> chris martin and gwyneth paltrow spent thanksgiving together with their kid. >> they spent the holiday together with apple he will who is 11 and moses nine. she posted this picture on instagram, happy thanksgiving from frustrates, to you. the thinks first time p

chorpting at king of prussia -- reporting at king of prussia mall channel 6 "action news." >>> specialmotions are being held around the area including manayunk. deputy for economic development will be on hand touring local businesses. american express created small business saturday back in 2010 as a way to drive people to small businesses during this holiday season. >>> wilmington jaycees christmas parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at 5th and market. this is the parade's 52nd year and the 4th time it's can a coordinated with small business saturday. happening today, the one liberty observes deck offers panoramic views with the floor to ceiling windows. there are inter active experiences and installations including a towering benjamin franklin sculpture. the deck is open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. everyday. >>> a huge piece of rocket debris is discovered off the coast of england with a picture of the american flag on it. >>> it's being called the biggest find of the century. a diamond was unearthed in africa, it has no price tag. >>> plus, chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweath

reporting live from king of prussia, walter perez channel6 "action news.", thank you. >>> in other news tonight after more than seven years after it happened the man accused of killing an aspiring philadelphia teacher for his i spued now on trial. ly marcellus jones is charged with the 2008 murder of 22-year-old beau sable. sable who just moved to philadelphia from minnesota a month prior to his death was shot and killed as he was walking home in south philadelphia. the incident was captured on surveillance video. jones was captured in 2013 after an exhaustive search. >> from our delaware news room tonight we now know the name of the young woman who died in a deadly crash in bear yesterday. she is 20-year-old thalia crawford of brooklyn. authorities say she and two other people were riding in an suv that collided with another car then both rolled down an embankment. five other people including a baby were injured. still not clear what led up to the crash. >> the slick police officer accused of murdering a teenager last year appeared in court today. jason va

for anybody heading wet after 476, as we head out toward king of prussia, already a delay heading out toward kop. we have had, delays this morning 95 northbound from naamans, up toward the blue route, delays coming north and south on the the blue route as you head in toward route one. we have had three accidents this morning on i9 that, about 40 minutes from wood a haven, all the way in through to center sit the eye. then throughout the day if you are going to be heading in or out of the south philadelphia, watch it, penndot will be working northbound i-95 at broad. southbound i-95, at packer. mike and alex, back over to you. >>> it is 7:16. well, we're trying to beat a different florida team what do you say. eagles are prepping for tampa bay now after after lose to go miami on sunday. >> they will have to do it without sam bradford. he could miss next few days game have of separated shoulder and concussion. mark sanchez is expect to start both games. >> tony bruno is here, is what going on. >> sam bradford has a concussion. we have to come in here whether we have a concussion or not

they are opening at king of prussia november 25th. this is only second store in the u.s. is big. first they went to boston. now they are coming to philadelphia akiki pal inner was there. i had to meet her, talk to her. we love her because she's on scream queens. she had has done so much. people have been talking about her a lot. >> yes. >> we first met her with akilla and the bee. she was so cute. now she's from sweet to sexy. she just came out with the new song called i don't belong to you. and then we are seeing kiki in a whole new sexy way. take a look here. >> ♪ >> in this music video she's with a guy, she leaves them, she's in a shower scene. and, with didi's girlfriend. is what kiki trying to tell us here. could she possibly be, you know, so i had to ask her bit. have one is talking bit. are we go to go take anything from that video. >> so who do you belong to. >> myself. >> i like that. >> absolutely. that is what it is all b growing up, i think when are in the industry or not, whatever things you have dealt witt all comes down to you, being confident in your own c

"action news" reporter walter perez is li live tonight outside the king of prussia mall with some tipschases safe. hi walter. >> reporter: hi sharrie. identity theft is a big concern especially if you're shopping online but conventional theft is a concern as well when you're shopping at local shops and malls but there are some measures at your disposal to make sure your shopping experience is a pleasant one. jerry hunt visiting the delaware valley from dublin ireland says after traveling and shopping around the world, he has learned his lesson about leaving his bags unattended. >> i've had quite a few experience with bags going manufacturing not watching them closely enough. >> reporter: and so with the christmas shopping season in full swing malls across the region have increased their security measures to keep would be grinches at bay. at the king of prussia mall that includes offering customers rides to their parked cars on weekends and holidays. >> if a customer needs a courtesy shuttle escort if they're loaded down or they just feel that they don't want to walk a long distance to

we have construction in king of prussia. gulph road northbound between guthrie road and freedom drive one lane is blocked in this area. another area of construction in new jersey route 55 northbound at route 49, the left lane blocked until 3:00 p.m. erika, over to you. >> meisha, thank you. france is striking back again after last friday's terrorist attacks in paris. it is launched new round every air strikes similar to those on sunday night against isis-controlled area in syria. french president, francois hollande, calling for stronger international coordination against isis. he also wants to extend france's state of emergency. he met this morning with secretary every state john kerry. kerry said isis with not go unpunished, pledged to work with france. >> we have to step up our efforts to hit them in the core. we are planning these things. and also, obviously, to do more on boarders in terms of the movement of people. >> president obama has landed in manila for the a peck summit. the lead verse condemned the paris attacks

the not many people out here, in that a area. 202 north, 76, clear here near king of prussia but that changing once we get closer to the malls but that looks pretty good this morning. we have a lot of green out there and a little hint of yellow right here near king of prussia right here near the mall right near 202 and turnpike. the that is one area as expect, it is slower this morning, chris. >> dave warren, thanks for filling in for boss. >>> 5:32. another thanksgiving is in the books and another black friday is upon us. steve keeley, good morning, sir. >> reporter: chris, i have done some research as do i for all of my stories and now they say despite black fridays heavy reputation they call it super saturday, the day after the friday, which is tomorrow. >> why? >> i got the that right, right? that is the biggest shopping take of the year, super saturday. >> really. >> that is the new thing. >> that beats cyber monday and everything but expect sign are machine to overtake everything eventually because people spend more on line. it is in the like really spending money. target, prett

we'll continue to follow the story from king of prussia as more information becoming available. >>> investigating the death of a man that was shot eight times in his doorway in chester it happened on the 1200 block of west ninth street, the man answered his front door and shots were immediately fired. detectives are looking to find out who shot the man and why. >>> a mobster was shocked when he was found not guilty of charges. he said he couldn't wait to go home. on thursday a federal court jury found him not guilty of racketeering and extortion related counted. they said that this was the biggest bank robbery in philadelphia history. they netted $5 million in cash and another million in jewels, it helped to inspire the 1990 film, good fellows. >>> and one site, zilow is giving three months of leave to new mothers and dads eight weeks off and adoptive parents eight weeks of paid leave. the benefits take affect in january and parents that are expecting a child in the fourth quarter of this year can also take advantage. >>> the christmas wish list of a pennsylvania boy is getting a lot o

reporting at king of prussia mall, channel 6 "action news." >> as christy mentioned shoppers can cash in on more deals today for small business saturday. special promotions are being held around the area including manayunk. allen greenburger will be on hand to tour local businesses, american express started small business saturday back in 2010. >>> wilmington jaycee's christmas parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at. this is the 4th time it coordinated with small business saturday. >>> happening today, philadelphia's newest tourest attraction is open to the public. it offers panoramic views with floor to ceiling windows. there's a towering benjamin franklin sculpture. it is open everyday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. >>> "action news" is there as a couple we captured on video during his proposal. plus, dangerous and deadly flooding in the lonestar state. >> reporter: there's the travel trouble spot, heartland of the nation, steady rain and ice and snow for this part of the country. we can see wet wet here for this weekend, i'll have the details from accuweather when we come right back. com

monique braxton is over at the king of prussia mall out there in pennsylvania. how are things looking there? >> reporter: well, it's busy. matt, when we arrived a short time ago we saw there were a lot of people coming and going, the parking lot has several cars in it. i would say dozens of cars, not hundreds but lord and taylor opened at 5:00 this morning. ang j nordstrom and bloomingdale's at 7:00. macy's opened at midnight and it has not closed. we're told they are going to stay open until 10:00 like the other shops. new this year is the second location for this dublin centered store in the country, and we're told it has just about everything you might damage. king of prussia is offering free shuttles to hip get to some of the 400 stores. you know it's open. we're going to talk to some of the customers that we have run across who look like they spent the night here. for those who are concerned watching a few moments ago, starbucks has opened. the long line you saw waiting to get in is now inside the starbucks. i'm sure that's important. most of the shoppers j

anyone trying to get out to or through king of prussia, well over an hour.he way out to gulph mills. accident on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound near norristown, close to an hour on the turnpike there, from philly, all the way over, delays at philadelphia international airport, this morning, because of the fog, and the rain, so just rough go all around the board. mike and alex, back to you. >> thank you so much. well, we told you if men make dinner day. i guess we should say men attempt to go make dinner day. >> how do you turn this darn thing on? >> mike having little bit every trouble. where is chris murphy? you are just the sue chef. >> it will be fine. >> so men get early start. warning you now, your woman will come to you and say it is time for to you make me some dinner. >> i don't know thousand turn this thing on. >> don't worry, chris murphy has the recipe, a recipe that even men can do. even mike can do, i mean. judge are. >> not the picture a thousand words, it is the face. everyone knows about the whole duck face thing, right? but new look, ne

al oaks, now you know if you make the the trip out here to king of prussia northstrom is your friend. >> yes, okay. >> and it will make it easier to get to the parking lot won't be parking a mile away. >> come on, black friday is the sky shot, sky fox shot over the crowded mall. >> last year i went to king of prussia on black friday, my goodness it was rough trying to get through the the crowd. >> what is quincy doing. >> giving away turkies on friday, along with our friend from the sugar house casino. they have been giving out these turkies all around the city today. >>> is this the first snow of the season. >> no. >> let it blow, let it blow, let it blow. >> next week even, maybe two weekend from now i'm going to the poconos, and we're so disappointed. they said there weren't going to be any snow. >> this time the of the year is there not much snow. >> i will will take that. >> empire is taking a break for the the winter. so just like our premiere party, why don't we have a finally party. >> so it is not final finally sure. >> but starting to day head to fox 29 to the come because,

. >> deanna durante is life at king of prussia with a preview of changes. deanna? >> reporter: yeah, a lot of new stores opening for this year's shopping season. if you take a look behind me, massive construction project under way. while that won't be ready by black friday, plenty of other retail spots will be. >> i feel like, you know, it is what it is. you have to expect that. >> reporter: if you're going to go out during the busiest shopping day of the year, then the crowds, you're not going to be able to avoid them. what's the goal for today? >> just looking, seeing what we want, seeing what we can find. >> reporter: you're making your list today? >> yes. >> reporter: what you want santa to bring you? >> yes. >> reporter: everyone has a game plan and when you run one of the biggest shopping destinations in the country, well, there needs to be a plan in place, too. >> it's a smart technology that can see the number of cars in line to turn or go straight, and adjust the yellow, red, and green lights accordingly. >> reporter: the multimillion dollar construction,

video moments ago of steele walking into the ballrook room at the double tree in king of prussia.a deputy d.a. who according to officials is the first-ever democrat to win the district attorney's office in montgomery county. he ran against the former d.a. bruce castor, running to get his old job back after serving as commissioner for years. and the votes have not totally been counted and castor has not conceded, but kevin steele chamberlaining victory. walter perez for channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> and university students march more than four miles to vote today. the protest was -- the march was a protest of the decision to move the on-campus polling place to the township building. two years ago the berks county school and the county commission voted to move the precinct so it was more convenient for the majority of voters. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight. why one philadelphia voter given $10,000 after leaving the polls tonight. >>> plus, a taxpayer dollars spent at sporting events to promote patriotic military celebrations. details ahead. >> and bright sun

good news so far we are told that no one was hurt but live look at king of prussia as a tanker flipped over there we will stay on top of this and have new information as soon as we get it. >>> meanwhile some people have a lot of time on their hand, say for instance, this guy column bye powell. he built a homemade death star. it was part of the halloween decoration. he got such a great response he decided to leave it up through release of the new star wars movie that opens december 18th. the creation weighed 400-pound, and about 20 feet tall and they had to bring a crane into put it into place. >> wow. >> big commitment. >> that is "eyewitness news" at noon i'm erika von tiehl. for all of us here, thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues a at 5:00 and we are always on line at cbs philly.com. >> young and the restless is coming >> victor: i'm glad you've decided to come home. >> nikki: well... there's just been so much sadness and loss. i couldn't stay away. i need to be at the ranch with you. >> victor: missed you. the days will be much brighter. and then i'll be able to slee

. >> a father speaking out after a family emergency at the king of prussia mall where his 3-year-old son was locked in his car. kyle butler says it's been hard explaining to his 3-year-old what happened in the parking lot on friday morning. he says he felt helpless as his son sat restrained in the minivan after he was accidentally locked inside. butler says it took about 45 minutes for help to arrive. >> kind of concerning thinking that we had to wait all of that time for a tow company with only him getting more and more agitated, more confused. >> the mall told him its policy is to call a contracted towing company when people lock themselves out of their car. we could not reach the king of prussia mall for comment. >> starting today state and local police departments in the delaware valley will deliver thanksgiving dinl tear the families of fallen officers part of a program called cop wheels which started in 2007. this is video of volunteers packing up meals to give away. cop wheels will hold a breakfast this morning in plymouth meeting and officers will deliver the meals to those f

so if you are heading out the door maybe to get to center city, go shopping, to king of prussia mall, no problems westbound or eastbound as you can see these are cameras around montgomery drive. we have 11 minutes or 13 minutes at the most if you are heading to center city east from the blue route to the vine street expressway, 13 minutes, and you can see those speeds are moving. if you are heading into new jersey t 42 freeway, or the deptford mall shopping area, no problems there. northbound from 55 to the walt whitman bridge a five-minute trip. i'll check on the bridges when i come back. >>> good morning. we are going to see a warm day today, temperatures well above average. in fact, pretty close to tying records so especially in places like allentown, it's not the entire area. philadelphia about 6 degrees away from the record. i'm tracking weekend showers on saturday and sunday and cooler temperatures as we push into the weekend. so for today we'll be well above average, checking out a little patchy fog for philadelphia. 42 degrees at the airport, the air is calm, and then here's a

monique braxton is live at the king of prussia mall.ave the crowds been picking up. >> oh, my goodness, katy, take a look at this. in the past six hours the crowd has grown by leaps and bounds. more people are carrying several bags at this point. we've also noticed shoppers are coming in groups. we're seeing families like mothers and daughters or groups or friends. the national retail federation estimates shoppers will spend about $630 billion during the holiday shopping season. we've also checked on the likelihood of people sharing gift cards. the national retail federation tells us 80% of the folks plan to purchase at least one gift card. count on us, nbc 10, to help you navigate the crowd and get the best deals. we'll be back at 11:00. >>> thank you, monique. now let's get a check on traffic heading to those malls. hi, jessica. >>> hi, katy. we've had smooth sailing all day. this is the schuylkill expressway around the king of prussia area. no problems westbound or eastbound from the blue to the vine. a 12-minute trip. >>> and a quic

." >> now to a family emergency at the king of prussia mall. a 3-year-old boy was accidentally locked in a van, wait until you hear why it took 45 minutes to free the child. next, holiday shopping without hear expert advice on our black friday playbook. county found himself in a potentially foul situation. this is video of a skunk wandering with a juice carton on its head. it has since gone viral with more than 23,000 views on the department's facebook page. >> felt bad for it. i figured it was going to get hit by a car or an animal was going to attack it. if the i didn't take it off there was no way he was going to get that thing off. >> white knee did get it off and free the skunk. the facebook page urges people to leave wildlife encounters to the professionals. >> today, if you're one of those who wants the sales and not the crowds a profers of marketing says you do have options. >> oftentimes during the holiday season retailers will extend their hours so they are opening earlier and closing later. >> if you have to deal with the crowds she

moving on, past king of prussia area, 202 headlights moving in the southbound direction, now this isute 30 bypass, looking all good, everyone traveling around at posted speeds here. and anywhere i look around the king of prussia area, for that matter, and also, we do have downed pole in ewing, brunswick pike southbound at 295. two right lanes are still blocked in that area. ladies, back over to you. >> meisha, a thank you. talking about oh, oh, spaing it yo's, campbell's recalling more than 300,000 cans of spaghetti 50's, because of small pieces of plasmic them, original spaghettio's date of february 22nd, 2017 stamped on the bottom. plastic part is actually part of the kahn's lining, and it can peel off. if you have any of those cans you can return it for a refund. >>> 5:18 right now. time to check your philadelphia job market report. cbs news business analyst jill schlessinger has some surprising information for job hunters. >> when you sends a resume off to a potential employer, have you ever wondered how many other people have applied for the same job? it may be fewer than you th

and even, 422, heavy oaks in toward that king of prussia interchange.stion is mike did you bring back the bathroom key that's on the big block? >> yep, yes, big giant block. >> big joint block that has the bathroom keaton. >> needs a hall pass real. >> i let me see if i got this right. you guys know gossip little bit herement super model guess he will, married to tom braid. before they met though tom had a child with another super model. kate moynihan was it? >> yes, long relationship, too. >> they had a kid, okay. >> so she is coming clean in a recent interview. >> guess snell. >> yes, almost called it quits with tom braid when she found out his ex was pregnant, because it was right when they started dating. this is back in 2007. so, just broken up with bridgette moynihan, guess he will said she didn't know what to do at the time but she is glad she stayed. because she said that we now have two kids together. and she said she couldn't have asked for quota sweeter bonus child. that's how she decide to look at it. she said it is hard, excited about this

at the king of prussia mall this morning, shoppers are look to go get some good deals, doors open at 6:00 last night there, as well. offering opportunities for bargain hunters after their thanksgiving meals. the discounts did not disappoint shoppers. >> i came out here to shop as well. i heard that there were some pretty good deals, and everything was open late, which is very nice. >> just get some good deals, there are a lot of good deals going on at the malls over there. >> but the holiday shopping didn't just start this morning, many shoppers out in full force, thanksgiving eve, trying to scoop up the deals. this is a look at the target in south philadelphia. where hundreds of people lined up ahead of the store's opening last night. >> we have a full seaning holiday guide on cbsphilly.com. you can find money saving tips analyst of hours for malls and outlet throughout the region. >> activists say they plan to disrupt chicago most popular shopping district this morning. demanding justice for a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer. chicago police have released addi

how is it looking in king of prussia?ll take you there coming up. >> and the fda a newspaper leads a stranger to donate a kidney. he doesn't think it was an accident that he saw that ad. that story a little bit later on "action news." what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts. so simple. get the recipes at walnuts.org. >> ♪ >> 5:43 is the time. it is tuesday morning and we're taking a live look at i-95. bundle up. it is chilly once again. >> let's head on over to karen rogers see what things look like if you're getting out there for the commute. lighter volume today or still some troubles? >> you know what, about 45 minutes ago we had all kinds of problems and we're trying to ease out of that now so some of the things are clearing. let's look live right now. this is king of prussia, the schuylkill

lets head to 202 north bound at allendale road right here near king of prussia mall. still pretty early but watch this area closely people head there this morning. mass transit all looking g they are all on holiday schedule today and still running on a holiday schedule is a path co. no major issues this morning but if there are i will tell but them throughout the the next few hours. >>> the holiday shopping season is beginning. steve keeley in mount laurel with more on this, steve. you always look forward to black friday coverage. >> let me tell you first i have no way of hearing you so if you ask me the the question i tell the producer that. so let me show what you davis talking b first of all if you come out shopping be careful it is very slippery. it is an icy dew, give your car a chance to defrost the windows, don't jump in there because you are late for the sales, and, look at the crowd coming out now at this target. this target opened up yesterday afternoon it was a mob scene like all targets for special deals on tv, and it stayed opened all night, and it will s

it becomes like speedway sometimes as you head northbound up in toward king of prussia.ing in from south jersey, sun beginning to rise, headlight coming in toward the city. no problems on the benny at the moment. sue talked about the marathon. i put the marathon track, the course, up on my twitter page, and even if you're not running, on sunday, it will shut down a lot of the street, not just the drives. talking the parkway, kelly drive, through manayunk, university city, and center city, so keep that in mind, too, eagles fans, heading down to the game early, to do some tailgating. you'll be delayed as well. then throughout the day, penndot will be working here, northbound 95, at broad street. they're also working southbound at the packer avenue interchange, so just keep that in mind if you are rolling through south philly specially going to the airport give yourself few extra minutes to make it through the construction there on i-95. >> lauren johnson, more top stories. >> good morning, alex, mikement an investigation underway after teacher and students fight inside a c

come this morning on "eyewitness news", more christmas outrage, this time focused at the king of prussia mall. why shoppers were unhappy with the christmas display, and what that mall's now doing about it. >>> and, justin's warning us, get ready for some rain today. more on just how much we're expect to go get and the big cool-down coming this weekend. justin has your forecast coming up after this. >>> donald trump is suggesting a boycott of starbucks. he's joined conservatives who are seeing red over the coffee chain design of holiday cups, which is simply a red cup with a company logo. critics see that as a movement away from christmas. stars bucks it will continue to embrace all backgrounds and religions around the world. >>> the king of prussia mall is making some big changes to its holiday display after receiving backlash from shoppers. organizers had planned to make the santa experience a modern take on the north pole. check it outright there. instead many mall visitors were upset by that display saying it is missing christmas spirit. one teen even admitted, hoping to get the tradi

live look at king of prussia, the schuylkill expressway out here near king of prussia mall interest change what a busy hub this was over the course of the weekend. live look at i-95, hello, delco, no problems at all, kind of the nice quiet start first day back but everybody is heading back today. so expect jammos, we have folks back to work, back to school, no problems on the blue route, schuylkill expressway, looking good, accident involving a dump truck and down wires, it is along durham road at stump road just off have of route 611 there. heading east or west on 422, be prepared for delays after 9:00 a.m. they are working near 363 coming from south jersey, freeway, 295, looking good, most of the overnight construction does not exist last night, all kind of the follow through from the holiday, and philly international was jumping yesterday, getting back to normal this morning. not delays at all at the airport this morning so that is good news but then south on i-95 today if you are heading to the airport watch for crews working on than that girard point double decker bridge, chris and la

another new accident coming in to us, this one in king of prussia. gulph road at kirk avenue.low shw you what it looks likes. the vine street expressway approaching the schuylkill. westbound traffic headed towards the schuylkill. no problems here. we've been talking a lot about the mess on the vine street expressway yesterday. everything is opened. it was closed overnight for construction. crews return again monday night at 11 o'clock. let's look at the temperatures 'cause it's cold out there. you have a little bit of frost in some spots, too. 26 in pottstown but how about quakertown? dipped to 24. 23 in tannersville. it's cold. 24 in chester. 39 degrees in center city and some of the suburbs in new jersey kind of similar numbers. 24 in hammonton, 27 in browns mills. 30 this morning in dover delaware, matt. >> thanks karen. >>> new from the overnight the man who housed a suspected ringleader of the paris attacks has been charged with terrorism related offenses. police are also releasing more details about another foiled attack in paris. authorities learned that suspected ringl

. >>> a dad was at the king of prussia mall, his 3-year-old locked in a minivan. the dad is questioning why it took 45 minutes to free his son. and traffic bottlenecks or a nightmare. we'll exmain how these not only cause headaches, they can cost you money. ♪ this holiday season, my good friend gave to me ♪ ♪ 7 powerball tickets ♪ 6 match 6 chances ♪ 5 cash 5s ♪ 4 cash4lifes ♪ 3 pick 3s ♪ 2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new holiday millionaire. (joe) happy holidays! ♪ and best wishes from the lottery ♪ >>> a new study shows the worst traffic spots in the country for drivers. a few are here in the area. the study showed the top 50 worst bottlenecks, 12 of them in los angeles, new york, had the second most bottlenecks, that's according to the report from the american highway users alliance. on the schuylkill expressway, the stretch between city avenue and roosevelt boulevard ranked 36th. it cost 700,000 hours in delays every year. equal to $16

coming in from paoli or king of prussia no problems just yet. we have an accident involving two vehicles on the northeast extension. we are hearing that people are injured on the scene him it was blocking the right lane, but it's pushed off to the side. northeast extension past lansdale slowing with that accident. we have a downed pole blocking two lanes in morris township mercer county route 1 southbound at 295. let's see what's going on in new jersey, not much. 42 freeway looking good at creek road, matt and tam. >> philadelphia has experienced a particularly violent night. five people were shot in four locations around the city. one of the scenes is part of a homicide investigation. the murder happened along the 7800 block of centor place in southwest philadelphia at 2:00 a.m. the man in his 20s was shot five times in the face at pointblank range. they found a weapon beneath his body. witnesses saw a man flee the scene. police caught the man who fit the description and took him into custody. they say that man pose the a weapon. >>> -- possess

. >>> many shoppers blitzed malice for markdowns, king of prussia and other malice extended hours this year. >> for many retailers, this holiday season, november and december period can account for significant amount of retail sales. it's a make it or break it time. >> others browsed online and prepared to jump all over cyber monday deals. >>> a man is hospitalized after his car flipped over on lincoln drive. the action cam was on the scene in fairmont park. the 28-year-old driver lost control and flipped the carat -- flip the car around 3:00 a.m. he was taken to the hospital in stable condition. >>> police are looking for 32-year-old bobby taylor they think he shot and killed a 41-year-old yesterday in bear. taylor was sitting in his car on pulaski highway when it happened. the men worked together at that car wash. >>> new overnight on "action news," pope francis makes a stop in uganda, he prayed forgandan christians who were burned alive for spreading christianity. >>> this year's official white house christmas tree has arrived in the nation's capitol. first lady michelle obama recei

if you're doing any shopping, king of prussia, temperatures will be in the low 50s. by noon, low 60s and even as you go into parts of delaware and new jersey and any of the malls there in the low to mid 60s. tonight, clear skies. just not as cold. about the low 40s through the philadelphia area. then tomorrow we'll see a nice thanksgiving day. mix of sun and clouds. temperatures in the low to mid-60s. friday we get closer to 67 degrees. some areas could get closer to 65. then for the weekend we have a chance for showers saturday and even for part of sunday. but temperatures still looking pretty comfortable. >> so we know thanksgiving is a time for sharing but you don't want to be too generous. we have an important holiday warning for pet owners straight ahead. >>> president obama sparing a pair of birds from becoming a holiday meal on this thanksgiving eve. the president pardoned this turkey named abe along with his friend honest. get it? honest abe? that's what you're looking at. both birds hailed from california. the names chosen by schoolchildren there. honest and