he claims that he was targeted after filing complaints against septa police. >> i think it should be known what is going on with septa and how they are treating people. that's all i'm trying to get out of the policy. >> last year an investigation revealed that the officer restrained the man saying he was being defiant and his actions led to disciplinary actions. and they shot this video between their client and another police officer last april. he was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct but a judge found him not guilty. >> i became known by the septa police. when they see me, it's like he's in the area. let's do something to him. >> reporter: he hopes this civil suit will clear his name and hold septa officers accountable. >> just because you have a badge or a higher paying job doesn't make you better than them. >>> an update on a story you saw first on nbc 10, the school district says a break down in communication is why a 5-year-old was dropped off at the wrong bus stop. you can see a stranger pulled over and helped her get across the street. the school district sa

his lawsuit claims he was targeted after filing complaints of his own against septa police. >> i think it should be known what's going on with septa and how they're treating people. that's pretty much all i'm trying to get out of it and an apology. >> reporter: septa wouldn't comment on this story because of litigation, but last year an internal affairs investigation revealed officer matthew sinkowitz restrained barlow, saying he was trespassing and being defiant. sinkowitz's actions were ultimately found in violation and led to disciplinary action. barlow's attorney also shared this video of an encounter between their client and another septa officer last april. it was captured on that officer's body camera. barlow was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, but a judge found him not guilty. >> i became known by the police. i feel like now when they see me, it's like, oh, barlows in the area. let's take sympathetic omething. >> reporter: barlow hopes this civil suit will clear his name and hold septa officers accountable. >> just because you have a badge or a higher payi

his lawsuit claims he was targeted after filing complaints of his own against septa police. >> i think it should be known what's going on with septa and how they're treating people. that's pretty much, that's all i'm trying to get out of an, an apology. >> reporter: septa wouldn't comment on this story because of litigation. but last year, an internal affairs investigation revealed officer mathews sinkowitz restrained barlow, saying he was trespassing and being defiant. sinkowitz ea sinkowi sinkowitz's actions were ultimately found to be inappropriate and received disciplinary action. this video was captured on the officer's body camera. barlow was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, but a judge found him not guilty. >> i then became known by septa police. i feel like now when they see me, it's like, oh, barlow's in the area. let's stick something to him. >> reporter: barlow hopes this civil suit will clear his name and hold septa officers accountable. >> just because you got a badge or a higher paying job than somebody doesn't mean you're better than them. >> in fran

this morning septa police arrested a man they say vandalized two septa police cruiser in north philadelphia. officers say it happened near the intersection of broad and glenwood. the suspect spray painted the side of the vehicles with the blue paint. septa police arrested a man identified as 20-year-old dorian murray. >> today is easter sunday, but people started celebrating early this weekend. >> two, one! >> and they are off, these youngsters in cherry hill, new jersey, gathered as many easter eggs as possible. the hunt was held on the cherry hill west high school football field. across the river in chester, pennsylvania, it was a similar scene. the city has three easter egg hunts in three different locations. altogether there were 3,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and other surprises. we're loving the easter pictures our viewers are sending in this weekend, be sure to send in your pictures as celebrations continue throughout the day. use the #6abc action. >> you got to love it. 91:00 much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. upgrades coming to the philadelphia international a

. >> man behind bars this morning, accused of spray painting septa police cars. the police say durin during doon murray tagged two of the transit authority vehicles, officials say they were parked at district seven headquarters at broad and glenwood streets over the weekend. septa police chief got the last laugh tweeting murray is in custody. he was mad because septa keeps cleaning his tags. we're sorry. >>> well, septa repairs for busy tourist season, by rolling out new ticket options today. customers traveling from philadelphia international airport will now be able to buy quick trips at each airport terminal. coin less option for traveling anywhere on the septa rail system. two weeks ago septa started mobile ticketing app for people traveling from the airport, septa says it wants to give tourist more convenient and affordable travel options, this spring and summer. >> a lot more to cover on "eyewitness news" this morning, one year after the death of prince, new information is about to come out about what killed the music legends. >> and he made a name for himse

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anyone can contact police anonymously through vineland's tip 411 service. >> septa police are callingmera program a success. the transit authority released an audit of the program. in the first six months septa says it's led to significant improvement in police interactions with the public. s police chief adds the cameras have helped to improve of officer behavior and to discourage people from making false complaints about police misconduct. >> your time is now 5:57. next this morning, crews rush to contain a raging fire that breaks out right next to a school athletic field. >> in today's fitness tip, better get ready. shoshanna is challenging you to the wall. >> ♪ enamel is the strong, white, outer layer of your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime. the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend the new pronamel strong and bright. it helps to strengthen and re-harden the e

we just have to nudge the folks that need them. >> septa police tell "eyewitness news" the penalties will only be handed down if a panhandler repeatedly refuses help to the social assistance program. >> today is good friday. day of fasting and meditation for christians around the world. services at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul in center city begin at noon today. there will also be a spanish service, commemorating the way of the cross, at 7:00 tonight. >> good friday is the day christians believe that jesus christ was crucified. >> ♪ >> ♪ and a show of faith in collingswood on holy thursday, the most precious blood parish on white horse pike held services last night, holy thursday commemorates jesus as last is upper. >> fire at fame hotel on the investigate he is strip, see the video next. >> plus, the ride with more suspense than anticipated. oh, two dozen people stuck on a roller coaster, 100 feet in the air. glad this wasn't me. and it is not the first time this has happened on this ride, rahel. >> that sound like a nightmare. and chain reaction mishap, see the m

meanwhile septa police plan to dot same with underground panhandlers, but they're prepared to use fines and citations as way to force them into treatment. >> if we can help people, that's what our goal is. you know, we want to try to get folks so they don't have to panhandle. and there are an awful lot of decent people in the sit that i want to provide services, we just have to nudge the folks that need them. >> now, septa police tell "eyewitness news" the penalties will only be handed down if a pan hand lettering repeatedly refuses help in the social assistance program. >> chicago city law makers have hard hitting questions for united executive following the violent removal of a pass inning they are week. grilled united about their procedures, following sunday incident where 69 year old doctor david dow suffered broken nose, concussion, and lost two teeth, after being forceably removed. >> i hope he becomes a poster child for all of us. someone's got to. >> what happened to my dad should have never happened to any human being, regardless of the circumstances. >> now, at the press confe

. >>> septa police arrested a they say tagged a few of their police cars. charged with criminal mischief and vandalism. he sprayed two septa police cars with griffita yesterday, and the crime was retaliation for septa cleaning up griffaffiti that he sprays on properties all across the septa system. >>> good morning. happy easter. i am danny pommells from sn. the phillies and nationals continue their series on jackie robinson day, and it's the 70th anniversary of jackie breaking the color barrier in major league baseball and integrating the sport. top four, 1-0, nats. and herrera doubling his pleasure tkoupbt ledown the lef line. it's 2-1, and hellickson, getting some help from the defense here. kendrick laying out and making the grab. later today, hernandez back for more. a runner on, and it's deep and gone to right. 4-2, phils. and then hernandez' of the season. and the closer's role gets zimmerman to foul out for the first save. 4-2. >> finally seven innings out of a starter, makes it easy for us. and benoit cut right through it, and a nice easy-looking s

two septa police cruisers vandalized in north philadelphia near the intersection of broad and glenwood streets. the vandals spray painted the sides of the vehicles with blue paint. septa police chief said the graffiti was a cry for attention, witnesses to contact police with information. >>> time to don your easter bonnet, a whole lot of fun will hit philadelphia in the form of the 86th annual easter promenade. there's a parade, costume contest and live music anne the easter bunny himself. the parade starts at 12:30 at south and passyunk and ends at second street. alicia vitarelli will be in the parade this year. it's going on to be a hopping good time. we want to see how you're celebrating this easter. submit your pictures using the #6abc action on social media. >> looks like a lot of fun. >> there's much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. >>> severe weather, tornados touching down in texas. easter commemorations are underway in our area and around the world. you're looking at a live picture of mount olive baptist church. >> reporter: nydia, what a beautiful day we have com

. >> septa is cracking down on the practice of panhandling. >> transit police say the goal is to keep everyone safe. so fox 29's dave kinchen is live at suburban station in center tee to tell us what this is all about. dave? >> reporter: well chances are it's a problem we've all seen on the trains at some point. but the answer actually involves people you won't see at least at first. >> it's like on-going nuisance. they should do something to really, you know, neutralize that problem. >> reporter: many of suss been through keith thompson's ordeal ride ago septa train only to be bomb barred by panhandlers asking for cash and sometimes doing so aggressively. >> you want to enjoy your ride. you feel like you have to, you know, switch cars constantly because, you know, to avoid someone that's going to rei lenly bother you. you go to the next car unsee the same thing. >> reporter: those panel handlers will be running into septa police officers dressed in regular clothes looking to put a stop to an issue that's behind more and more complaints going to transportation officials in recent mont

they have still images courtesy of septa police. septa police and philly police working together. i spoke with the victim. she did not want to go on camera but she says she's doing okay. take a good look at this man scene in septa surveillance images. philly police say he socked an 81-year-old woman in the face and stole her purse right after she got off the h bus on the 8400 block of theuron avenue last month. >> i'm a senior citizen. i don't like that. same thing could happen to meme i don't like it at allotter report we talked with annie mcbride near the scene of the crime. she could not believe someone would stalk an elderly woman and ruthlessly attack her. >> what goes through your mind hearing that? >> sad. hurt. that anybody would, you know, be able to do that to someone else. >> reporter: detectives believe the man got on the bus and followed the old lady who was picking up money orders for church. the cops say he then got off the bus before she did and got into a car that followed from behind. only to surprise her as soon as she left the bus for her stop. >> she did put up

septa police plan to dot same with underground panhandlers, but say that they're prepared to use finesm into treatment. >> if we can help people that's what our goal is. you know, we want to try to get folks so they don't have to panhandle. and there are an awful lot of decent people in the city who want to provide services, we just have to nudge the folks that need them. >> septa police tell "eyewitness news" the penalties will only be handed down if panhandler repeatedly refuses help through the social assistance programs available. burglar in gloucester county new jersey caught on camera wearing something unusual. surveillance video shows the thieves storming into a washington township store wearing a trash bag. this was yogy's quick shop greentree road early tuesday morning. the burglar got away with cash, the cash register, police ask anyone with information to please contact them. >> meanwhile in center city police looking for this burglar who didn't even bother to hide his face. the suspect broke into the verde boutique on 13 street, stole jewelry and left through rear door. >>

. >> six months after it rolled out body cameras for its officers, septa police say they are a success an audit of the program today which it says has led to a significant improvement in police interactions with the public. from the data so far septa's police chief says the cameras have helped to improve officer behavior and to discourage people from making false complaints about officer misconduct. >> reduction in response to resistance, reduction in offender injuries and officer injuries. and a reduction in complaints. >> now, chief nestel says the audit revealed there is needed improvement in particular officers forgetting to turn the cameras on or to warn people that they are being recorded. >> all right, turning back to our forecast, hey, we're in the high mid 60's right now. >> not bad. >> very nice for a monday. >> two days in a row pretty nice. but changes move in tonight. as we take a look right now, you can see those changes in the form of clouds that have pushed in here this afternoon. looking live center city here from our camera that is at temple university, 65 degrees, it

septa police chief thomas nestel adds the cameras have helped to improve officer behavior and discouragem making false complaints about officer misconduct. chief nestel says the audit revealed areas that needed improvement reminding officers to turn the cameras on and warn people that they are being recorded. >> your time is now 4:47 much up next karen rogers will give us another look at traffic on this rainy tuesday morning. >> target plans to open yet another store in philadelphia. where when "action news" comes back. >> ♪ at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. like putting oregano in their water. it has natural antioxidants and we don't have to use antibiotics in their diet. perdue. over 200 products no antibiotics ever. um, i got something on this, but i'm not quite sure what it is. it's jelly. definitely jelly. it's already coming out. does tuesday work? treat your clothes better with new tide pods plus downy. cleans and conditions in one step. it's got to be tide we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chicken

. >>> and now septa's police chief isn't backing down after vandals tagged two of the transit agency's vehicles overnight. septa says the cars william parked at district seven headquarters at broad reason glenwood streets when this h chief thomas nestel tweeted the photos saying i'm told graffiti is a cry for attention. >>> united airlines says they're making changes to their overbooking policy following the removal of a passenger that went viral. the company sales it will require staff and crew to check in at least 60 minutes before a flight. it is legal to bump a ticket holding customer off a flight but typically not once they've already boarded. dr. david dao was caught on camera as he was dragged off of a united airlines plainy plane by airport police. he refused to give up his seat for a united employee. dao's family says he does plan to file a lawsuit against the airline. >>> and now on this easter weekend president trump is warning terrorism system the greatest threat to religious freedom t the president is spending is the holiday at his golf club in west palm beach florida. dur

it can be tough if your stop is several blocks away but now septa police they're taking action. >> i walks by them. i keep walking. >> reporter: that's karen rough's way of dealing with push she panhandlers who won't take for some quick cash on septa's subway line. >> they just need to go. report roar she's not a loan in that battle. >> if you want to enjoy your ride, you feel like you have to, you know, switch cars constantly because, you know, to avoid someone that's going to relentlessly bother you. you go to the next car you see the same thing. >> police have a new initiative designed to take ease off of the daily commute. >> people feel like they're being forced to contribute because the panhandlers isn't moving and saying come on a dollar, give me a dollar. i want a dollar. it's bordering on threatening, and that could be a robbery. >> reporter: chief thomasness stelle says officers in plane clothes will be spotting beggars removing them from trains and give them a allegation of assistance programs for their troubles. along with the warning. do it again and you could land chill

the septa police are investigating and, again, it's very important to note that we are talking about the regional rails, not the broad line street subway, and it's not affecting that at all. septa told us they did have initial delays because of this and they are evaluating the situation regarding anymore delays. can see that regional rail getting on, and that is fortunate for them. we have seen some septa workers that have been going over, and you may be able to see them on the other side where the cars are -- this train is starting to pull away and there you can see the car there as it is right now. police and septa workers trying to figure out how to get the car off the tracks. a little inconvenience for them, news, people are still able to get on their trains. nbc10 news. >>> today christians in our region and around the world are marking palm sunday. we will take a live picture of something happening right now at the vatican, pope francis leading the faithful in palm sunday services there, and the in the christian tradition, palm sunday commemorates rates tthe of jesus in jerusale

. >>> and septa police chief is not backing down after vandals tagged two of the transit agency's vehiclesvernight. septa says the cars william parked at district seven headquarters at broad and glenwood streets when this happened. chief thomas nestel tweeted the photos out saying "i'm told graffiti is a cry for attention. the cry worked. somebody will now be getting my undivided attention. >>> an apartment fire in passaic new jersey grows to six alarms leaving 200 people homeless tonight. officials say the flames broke out at 1:00 this afternoon quickly affected all 46 units in the building. the chief evacuated everyone and cordoned off the area to nearby residents as well. he says this fire appears to have started on the fifth floor where throughout the day there had been multiple collapses on the floor. for now displaced residents are being sheltered at a nearby high school gymnasium. >>> and three men are shot in the fair hills section of north philadelphia this evening. it happened at hope and cambria streets. according to police, the shooting happened shortly before 9 p.m. a 28-year-

more than a year since septa police launch their body camera program, the findings are in on how it is the performance of transit officers. and a pennsylvania house committee advances a gop budget plan, that spends less than the governor's budget. check in two, three, four times a day, on "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. >> philadelphia celebrating japanese culture at the shops at liberty place this week. >> participants there practiced their paper folding skills by learning to create intricate trains and flowers, the shops will feature different educational events surrounding japanese culture such as classical japanese dancing, and that starts today at noon. >>> well, if you have been wait to go file your taxes, we have some good news for you. >> i certainly have. you still have some time to save money as you pay uncle sam. we'll tell you four tax credit you may not even realize you qualify for, could keep hundreds of dollars in your alert. >> plus industrial building burns down in california. we'll tell you about the big danger firefighters had to deal with what fighting the

septa police launched pan first time offenders with social service options. but they are warning people if you caught again you will ab rested. >>> septa is also offering commuters two new way to pay for rail tickets on the airport line. when you arrive there at philly international you can buy a mobile ticket via something called mozeo that will run six months with that search engine and then you will be able to use, search engine to identified ground transportation starting april 17th. septa kiosks will be operation al at every terminal so riders can buy the one way tickets there making it easier >>> that is helping with traffic and transit. bob, less's check our road. >> i think we will have a light week, this week and next week our jewish friend celebrating pass over beginning tonight. catholic friend celebrating holy week, lot of kid are off from school, spring break, either this week or next week for a lot of schools in our area again that will translate into some unusually lighter, traffic patterns over the next couple of weeks. live look here at the b

. >>> why would a guy spray paint the cars of two septa transit officers? police say this guy dorian gray did. and septa transit police chief thompson nestle tweeted he was mad they kept cleaning his graffiti. he spray painted the cars at broad and glenwood. >>> here ap live look at the to city right now. it's a beautiful weekend to spend time down the shore. camera shaking. it felt more like the 4th of july with temperatures in the 80's. brad sattin joins us from south street and queen village. a lot of people spent the holiday outside in this warm weather. >> reporter: and right into the night, a sure sign of this beautiful weather is south side, lots of people out, cars, bikes, motorcycle, people well into the night. most have to work but who can blame them? plenty to tweet about on a day like today. easter sunday under a hot summertime sun ahigh in the upper 80's. perfect for an easter egg hunt an cook-out. something smells good >> we're cooking rib, hot dog, hamburgers. >> reporter: it sure felt good. throw in ice cream. mr. softy seemed to be around. this ic

but septa officials say she did not die. police are still investigating. we have been reporting recently on violence and brawls and septa stations on septa trains, most fights involving teens. but there is a group of mentors trying to change that. most of them have a personal connection to the cause. fox 29 brad sattin joins from his north philadelphia with the story. brad? >> reporter: iain, if you ever wondered what a group of x cons to offer. turns out maybe a little bit of inspiration, they decided they wanted to get involve and make a difference. this involves teenagers getting into brawls. the septa police chief saying it's become a daily occurrence, recently 11 juveniles were arrested last month and facing felonies. as a result of this, a large group of these mentors from north philly most with their nonprofit programs are teaming up to ride the bus, trains, els, trolleys to talk to the kids, not to scare them about serving time but to listen to stories and try oh help them. most of these men have lost their own loved ones to gunfire, they, at times,

. >>> septa police chief, he is looking for vandals who tagged two transit police cars. ed at district headquarters at broad and glenwood streets, and chief thomas nestel tweeted in this photo that i'm told graffiti is a cry for attention. that cry worked. somebody will be now getting my undivide add tension. >>> new this morning, the lights go out in philadelphia 's fishtown section of philadelphia and now peco is working to return power to thousands of customers there. crews are working to restore complete power in the area we're told outage knocked out lights for at lee 10,000 customers overnight, it went down just before midnight. no word what caused the outage >>> tax filing deadline is on tuesday, and thanks to april 15th, following on saturday and a holiday inn washington d.c., tomorrow. the irs says it has already processed over a hundred million individual he returns and issued $229 billion in tax refund. but the agency says nearly 40 million people, still have yet to file. taxpayers don't think they will make it on time can request a six month extension. irs is

. >>> well, septa's police chief is not backing down after vandals tagged two transit agencies, overnightday into saturday. septa says the cars were parked at district, seven headquarters at broad and glenwood street when it happened, chief thomas nestel said i'm told graffiti is cry for attention. it work. somebody will be getting my un divided attention. >>> united airlines is making changes to its over booking policies following the violent removal of a passenger that went viral. airline now says it will now require a staff and crew to check in at lee 60 minutes before a flight, and it is legal to bump a ticket holder, ticket holding customer off a flight but typically not burns they have already boarded. doctor david doa was caught on camera as police dragged him off the united flight as he refused to give up his seat for any united employee, doa's family plans to file a lawsuit against the airline. >>> well, tax filing deadline is this tuesday, thanks too much 15th, falling on a saturday. a holiday in washington d.c., tomorrow. irs says it is already processing over 100 million indiv

. >>> well, septa police chief isn't backing down after vandals tagged two of the transit agency's vehiclesiday into saturday septa says that the cars were parked at district seven headquarters at broad and glenwood streets when it happened. chief thomas nestel said i'm told graffiti is cry for attention. while that cry worked someone will be now getting my un divided attention. of course with anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> we have a lot more to cover on cbs cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this sunday morning, changes air head for united airlines in the over booking policy after this viral video caused an outrage. >>> you still have time to file your income tax returns but what if you cannot meet that deadline? we will give you some options. >>> mother nature celebrates easter by giving us a day that feels more like july, justin drabick's eyewitness weather forecast is just minutes away, stay with >>> united airlines is making changes to over booking policy following the violent removal of the passengers that went viral recently. airline says it will now require staff and crew

so right now, we're waiting for a tow truck to arrive to remove the car, septa police did speak with the driver, they told i us nobody was hurt and no trains were going by. we'll tell you what the driver was doing when septa crews arrived on scene, you're not going to believe it. lauren, back to you. >> thank you so much. we also have breaking news to share with you overseas, egyptian officials say 21 people dead 25 wounded in a church bomb. the church was packed with worshippers for palm sunday service, christians make up around 10% of egypt population and have repeatedly been targeted by extremists. back here at home, in west philadelphia, check out this video. a car overturns right here in center city, this is the at 54th and walnut street. how it happened, what police don't know yet, check out the crews, flipping right side up, all lanes roosevelt boulevard back open after an open overnight crash forced officials to shutdown part of the highway. southbound lanes of roosevelt boulevard around 3:00, one person was taken to einstein with unknown injuries, employpoo not know what caus

>> a septa passenger says police went too far and that this was not the first time.is complaints to court. >>> and we're going green today. not quite in the earth day way that you might want to. we have rain out there. we'll see passing showers throughout the day. a little bit cooler than normal, but i have some good news in the forecast, as we look across a cloudy, misty city at the comcast tower downtown. >>> suing septa. a philadelphia man says he hopes this video will change the way the transit agency does business. >>> sprucing up around our region. tens of thousands of comcast nbc universal employees will volunteer today for the annual comcast cares day. we're live at one of the big events. >>> it may be a little bit wet out there, but that's not going to stop our plans. get the umbrellas ready, because some spring showers could pop up across the region today. it's a pattern that may last into the workweek. we've got the most accurate forecast in the region in just moments. >>> good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. it's 5:30 on this sat

. >>> septa transit police are trying a different approach to cracking down on pan handling problem, and, we will be offering some alternatives, the police have launched a pan handling initiative providing first time offenders with social service options. however, they will warn folks and they will be arrested. >>> now septa is offering commuters two new ways to pay for regional rail tickets, people who arrived at philly international airport can buy a mobile ticket, as part of the six month pilot program. flyers will be able to use the search engine to identify ground transportation, and, it is all will start april 17th, septa kiosk will be operation al at every terminal, stop for riders to purchase one way ticket. make it a good news. >>> lets get over for a check of the weather, we are heading , great time to head out to the golf course, sue. >> you know why we have the scene here, it it is masters golfers day, i was lag at first golf game believed to have been played somewhere on april 10th but it is a great day to go out on the links, so the forecast, for your golf course, or an

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septa police chief nestel tells it happened friday night at the transit headquarters at broad and glenwoodthing let him know. we'll keep talking about it, scott. a beautiful day. beautiful weather as people get out enjoy their easter. >> looking great area wide, bill, for your easter services. your brunch plans, your dinner plans. we'llly not a whole lot of weather worries to talk about. sunshine mixing with clouds here in old city and take a look at the temperature. already 61 degrees for some that's about average for the high temperature this time of year. those winds out of the south and west will warm us up pretty rapidly as we look at the satellite/radar, a few scatterd clouds moving into parts of south jersey, maybe a spotty sprinkle just south of dover but most of this to the north and west will kind of stay that way. the poconos have the best chance during the day for seeing some of those showers perhaps rumble thunder, but moat of us should stay dry. as far as those temperatures, 63 millville. 53 right now in pottstown as we move into parts of south jersey, mullica hill 61. we hav

septa transit police chief thomasness stelle tweeted these photos today.ometime overnight at transit headquarters at broad and glenwood. you can see the two different cars there were vandalized. if you have any information on who may have done this, police want to hear from you. >>> on your radar tonight lots of people out enjoying this gorgeous evening along the ben franklin parkway. and get ready if you like it hot for some warm weather. we are set to see a summer like easter sunday tomorrow. meteorologist manukai yann has a peek of your forecast. monica. >> guys, temperatures are going to be soaring as we head into easter sunday right now we're at 61 degrees in philadelphia. your high for today, 66 degrees. there's going to be big difference between the high this afternoon and tomorrow's high all because of those win right now out of the southeast. but that southeasterly flow is really going to be ushering in some warmer air. at this point ultimate doppler radar showing us we have a few scattered showers they're light at this point but we will hold on t

police are telling us they believe the suspect may have been wounded. the victim had a gun permit. this, of course, is causing delays in traffic in the area and causing septaelays, as well. >> and jessica has been talking about that. let's update you on what's going on. 5:16. fill us in. >>> of course now we have road closures in the area. police activity on the scene there, as well. we're dealing with some septa problems. so this would be for septa's route 11 service. now that right now they are shuttle bussing passengers between 40th street portal and 58th street due to the police activity in the area. you definitely want to check before you go there. it might really mess with your commute, especially if it stays out here for a long time which, of course, we'll have updates on that. and again, the next one in ten minutes. on the roads, 95 around gerard avenue. no problems so far. southbound right in here, that's what's moving toward center city. and that's where we typically see more of the delays at this time. right now, we're okay. 13 minutes southbound from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. speeds into the early 60s. we'll end on the 42 freeway

due to police activity, problems for septa's route 11. they're dealing with delays in service and operating with shuttle buses between 49th and woodland and island and woodland due to police activity on woodland avenue from a crime scene. there was a shooting. now there's restrictions around the roads in the area. route 38 in morristown looks good. cameras at nixon, both directions, eastbound and westbound, look okay moving through morristown. and the townsends inlet bridge, closed. take route 9 or the garden state parkway. back to you. >> thanks. >>> a hover board inferno forces a family from their home. we'll explain how the device sparked another blaze just weeks after a deadly incident in pennsylvania. >>> panic on coney islands. we'll tell you what caused hundreds of people to run for their lives. >>> i freaked out. i just called 911. >> fire destroys three homes in bucks county. we'll hear from neighbors and show you the battle to get the flames under control. >>> in florida, investigators believe a hover board started a fire. >> it

we have police activity where steve has been located atwood land avenue between 61st and 63rd. that has septa's route 11 trolley in suspension mode until the police investigation gets completed. so use route 13 as the option as you are rolling in and out of the neighborhood. already out of the gate septa 's airport regional rail line running with 30 minute delays due to signal issues. keep that in mind if you are using the train to get to the planes. same deal as we get ready around the parkway for that draft coming in a couple weeks , lane restrictions will continue on the kelly drive, parkway, spring garden, one note, the parkway, the inner drive, will close to vehicle traffic on wednesday. so you have two more days and then the next set of closures start to go in effect on wednesday and then on friday another whole set of closures will go into effect as we goat closer to the draft, and no problems here on 476, coming back to the poconos, if you are up there for the weekend you are good to go. in problems up and over been any to downtown. karen and thomas back over to you. >>> bob, thank you.

police activity. route 202 looks good. you can see our drive times we're green. ten minutes in both directions north and south from route 30 to the schuylkill. mass transit, we check out okay. septa, new jersey transit all running on time. >>> this morning police are trying to track down three men caught on camera beating a father in kensington and now the victim is speaking exclusively to nbc 10 about the attack. the man was walking home from a job interview at the time. tell us more. >> reporter: he was. this was a brutal attack. it happened saturday as you said in kensington. police are just now releasing the surveillance video in hopes of identifying these three suspects. the victim a 25-year-old father was leaving a job massacre view on b street when the suspects attacked in broad daylight. they beat him until he was unconscious. then stole his cell phone and wallet before taking off. we talked to the victim. he did not want to show his face. here's what he had to say. >> lucky to be able to walk away despite the injuries. >> reporter: one of the suspects in that surveillance video has a white cast on his right forearm. police are asking anyone who recognizes him or those ot

chester avenue is same road that the route 13 trolley uses so septa has detour, police have the entire neighborhood here in shut down mode as you can see, it is quickly coming from under ground but luckily they have got big sewer at this intersection, quickly taking the water but not quite sure how long that will last, and the sue your system being able to take this much water in such a short amount of time water main break 58th and chestnut at corner of myers park for vehicles this morning , to get around the detour trying to get out, kidding to go school, use 56th , 60th or wood land, and as far as you can see mass transit detours, septa's west 13 trolley between yeadon and 40th street portal. we will keep an eye on. that here's a live look at a close another spring garden street bridge into the art museum circle area, and not sure how he bypassed one of the barriers but i'm sure he will get a personal invitation to traffic court once he gets pulled aside. all of the closures we have been talking about go into effect today. we will feel to it day. people percent will be hot not only

. >>> police in ben salem bucks county are looking for help identifying a woman found disoriented and wandering. a septa bus driver called police after she asked them to take them home but couldn't tell them where home was. she got on the 13 bus and took it to the neshaminy mall and is being treated at area torresdale hospital. if you know who this woman is can't bensalem police. >> emergency repairs have forced officials to close the bridge connecting sea isle city and avalon. expecters found a crack along the toll bridge along ocean drive. the damage is 30 feet under water and the hope is that it can be repaired by memorial day. drivers have to use route 9 or the garden state parkway. >>> preparations are beginning along the ben franklin parkway and making congestion worse. "action news's" sara bloomquist, is live in fairmount this afternoon with a look at what is going on and how it will affect all of you. >> reporter: hi brian, the first of the parking restrictions affecting the nfl draft start at midnight tonight and go until the middle of may. the first own pennsylvania avenue, but this is just th

septa bus. >>> well, penn state police are investigating two invasion of privacy incidents at a dorm police say reports involved someone taking pictures or videos of students showering, and the alleged incidents happened sunday night and early monday morning at thompson hall, police are not releasing any information about those victims, and the authorities haven't said if they have any suspects, but are asking students for tips about who might be responsible >>> a philadelphia man is forced to give up his pet alligator after a fire fighter battled a blaze in the tacony home. take a look at this guy fire fighters called animal control after they found gator near un ruh and toll up street last night. at first its owner refused to part with the pet but then surrendered the foot long alligator. it is illegal to own a gator in the city. authorities are trying to find a rescue center for the gator. >>> camden county police will swear in four dozen new recruits this morning. ceremony will take place at the police administration building on the 800 block of federal street in camden. this is footage fro

. >> those city police act separately from septa and their enforcement does policies that. >> for mostpan handlers in the city there is no crime involve involved. >> attorney paul messing says pan handling is a right protec protected by the first amendment. >> what is not considered protected is conduct that is criminal in nature. if somebody uses or threatens to use for to get to you give a contribution. >> for many walkers and septa riders they're relieved the issue is addresseden the focus is on out reach. >> i think they obviously just have the best interest of everyone in mind. >> septa tells us that issuing citations or' able rests will only be turned to if help is repeatedly declined. reporting life from eakins officialal. hof hof, cbs3 eyewitness us in. >> alex, thank you. >> executives from united airlines got an ear full from the chicago city council. members grilled united about procedures for removing passenger from flights. and it follows sunday's incident on unit express 6-year-old david dell was dragged off the plane as horrified lookers went on. >> it becomes a poster c

. >> those city police act separately from septa and their enforcement does policies that. >> for most pan handlers in the city there is no crime involve involved. >> attorney paul messing says pan handling is a right protec protected by the first amendment. >> what is not considered protected is conduct that is criminal in nature. if somebody uses or threatens to use for to get to you give a contribution. >> for many walkers and septa riders they're relieved the issue is addresseden the focus is on out reach. >> i think they obviously just have the best interest of everyone in mind. >> septa tells us that issuing citations or' able rests will only be turned to if help is repeatedly declined. reporting life from eakins officialal. hof hof, cbs3 eyewitness us in. >> alex, thank you. >> executives from united airlines got an ear full from the chicago city council. members grilled united about procedures for removing passenger from flights. and it follows sunday's incident on unit express 6-year-old david dell was dragged off the plane as horrified lookers went on. >> it becomes a poster

police and septa out here. three sides of the intersection are closed off to all traffic with the exception of one side of chester avenue. that's a mistake. crews do not want any traffic coming through as they work to fix this water main. there is a church right at this intersection. a school as well as businesses. people getting out this early hour getting to work or school, they'll encounter this. we'll stay on scene and let you know if the philadelphia water department right to my left makes any progress with fixing this over the next half hour. for now, reporting live in southwest philadelphia, katy zachry, nbc10 news. >> keep us post, thanks. >>> 6:05. new from overnight, the red cross is helping families who lost their homes after this fire in philadelphia's germantown neighborhood. firefighters were called to west mannheim street around 32:30 this morning. -- around 2:30 this morning. it started in the basement and damaged a number of apartments in the two-story building. everybody got out safely. >>> fi

police say two cars and a septa bus collided around 5:30 tonight on the fifth and berks.an see one car on its roof. the other with some front end damage. septa says three people were hurt. they are all going to be okay. >>> and many people in south philadelphia are walking their way into the weekend. fresco user nick takes us to magee rehabilitation for its annual walk it out step a thon. current and former patients along with members of the community are walking on treadmills for 24 straight hours it all ends tomorrow at 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon. it is all to raise money and awareness for paralysis. >>> when you see news happening make sure you take out your 40 phone and shoot it and use the fresco app to certainly it to our newsroom. dawn? report. >> all right. thank you. >>> first responders have some of the toughest jobs out there. racing to emergencies and putting their lives on the line. well today some local high school students got to see first hand what those jobs are actually like. students at the delaware county technical school responded to life, real lif

septa dealing with problems. route 11 service dealing with shuttle buses between 40th street portal and 58th street due to police activity because of a shooting in the area. and again, that's in southwest philly around woodland avenue. so watch for that. you'll probably have some road detours, as well, moving through the area. the delaware memorial bridge, dealing with construction. no delays. if you're coming from the new jersey turnpike, the traffic that's heading into delaware from new jersey. so right in here, that will be that area where we're seeing lane restrictions. no delays or problems moving into delaware for now. we'll end on the admiral wilson boulevard. moving through camden. this is the ben franklin toll plaza here. heading up and over the bridge, no problems for now. >> thank you. >>> a sheriff's message for drug dealers is gaining a lot of attention this morning. >> we are coming for you. run. >> the ominous warning he has for those causing the heroin epidemic. >>> and spreading a message. the atlantic city man who gained national attention for breaking up a fight speaks to steve harvey. we'll t

police chief tweeted this morning, door yan murray is in custody, mad because septa keeps cleaning his tags, we're sore. >> i we expect to learn new details today in the death of legendary music artist prince. authorities believe we're coming up on year since the world lost the talented singer. search warrants related to his death will be unsealed and made public. prince died of accidental overdose of opioid phentinol. narcotic used to treat severe pain. prince died on april 21 of last year. >>> president trump is hosting the annual easter egg roll today at the white house, take a look, video from last year's event. more than 20,000 people are expected to hop on over to the white house south lawn to take part in the festivities which includes everything from egg decorating, story telling, 18,000 commemorative eggs were ordered for the popular event. this year's guest list has been down size from the last year, when more than 35,000 people attended. >> run presser all over the world will be making their mark and taking their mart, starting line today for this year's boston marathon. fol

septa officers are wearing. the number of injuries and complaints is down since this program began six months ago. >> also three transit police officers were formally disciplined as a result of body camera footage. septa is ramping up security. the transit agency says there are now more officers on the train during peek hours. they help the extra patrols cut down on the number of violent crimes happening during those hours. >> bill cosby was back in court today for hearing in his sexually assault case. his lawyers are fighting to keep his 1991 book out of the courtroom. in it cosby writes about spanish fly and makes a reference to an unsuccessful attempt to slip it in girls' drinks. cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. a judge expects the trial to last just two weeks. >>> in wilmington, the trial is now underway for three high school girls accused in an attack that left one of their classmates dead and moments ago, nbc10 heard from a spokesperson from the family of the young victim. >> to the joyner frances family at the end of the day they have to go to a grave yard to visit their baby, where

septa's route 11 service dealing with shuttle bussing between 48th and 58th due to police activity tooting inest sw philly. >>> coming up at one minute before 1:00, the temperatures came down overnight with clear skies, 30s for new jersey and the suburbs. look at the sunshine and scattered clouds over king of prussia. up to 70 at lunchtime. we'll all see a big warmup today. close to 80 this afternoon for philadelphia. upper 70s in the lehigh valley and new jersey. and the suburbs, 78 degrees. delaware hits 78 this afternoon. a beautiful day ahead. you caln always track weather with our app and get it neighborhood by neighborhood. in for a gorgeous day today. >> what were you telling me -- today to s national grill -- >> grilled cheese -- >> sandwich day? >> grilled cheese day. >> we're going to the cafeteria for grilled cheese. >> were we supposed to work today? >> no -- >> let's take off. let's go. >> we'll have local updates throughout the morning, and you can always get realtime news, weather, and traffic on the nbc10 app. >> thanks for watching. the "today" show starts now. >>> go