that is skyforce 10 live over top of that scene. now, again, at knights road and chalfont drive. we're starting to see a major backup on the alternate that i have given you, woodhaven road road. i'll research this and give you a different route. we're starting to see backup on woodhaven road. >>> as for the schuylkill expressway, right around girard avenue, 14-minute drive time if you're headed eastbound into the center city area. no real problems yet. cars travel through the area. as for mass transit, new jersey transit and patco are doing just fine. starting at 10:00 a.m., later on this morning, we have buses being detoured on septa.ç bus 7, 32, 35, 38, 43 and 48. we'll cover that alternate route for that water main break. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> 19 after 6:00. it's a muggy start this morning. hazy, too. this is the view from from center city. 77 degrees, back up to 77. winds just light and the humidity that's high this morning will likely fuel some storms this afternoon. righ

we want to bring your attention to what skyforce 10 is over now.eet, the society hill section of philadelphia is currently blocked offç between 5th and 6th street because of a suspicious package. autoof precaution police have to go check it out. this is why they have blocked off lombard street between 5th and 6th. you can see the police activity on scene there. we haven't scene the package yet from skyforce 10. it may be under one of those trees. this is a mix of a residential area. you can see the row homes and also part of the reason for the precaution could be there are two houses of worship right there on lombard street, mother bethel ame and a synagogue side by side. that could be part of the reason they are being cautious with this. nothing has been confirmed. this is just a package that the police department is checking out. they have to be very cautious in situations like this, even though usually it turn out to be absolutely harmless. but as we pan off there, you'll see one of the houses of worship there again, mother bethel ame and a syn

skyforce 10 is over the scene.ulling back to get a better idea and a better view of the circumstances here. we're going to go to a map and show you where this is. if you happen to be in the vicinity, it might be a good idea to stay away because there's lots of police activity here in chester. it's an urban public high school location in delaware county. as we go back here to skyforce 10 overseeing this situation. again, someone has a gun inside of chester high school. we just got this information from police. they did not give us much for information and, again, any situations, we want to be careful with what we show you and try to give a balance of information so that the perpetrator who is inside may not be picking up clues or anything that may help whatever his attempts are. this is a school between seventh and 12th grade i'm told. and it's a part of the chester upland school district. this is an urban setting, we don't have any idea why or who the person is that entered the school, whether it's a student or som

we're going to take another live picture from skyforce 10. you see firefighters on the ground dousing those wheels with water, lots of black smoke there emanating from what is a trash truck that at this point looks unusable but we'll keep an eye on this situation. it looks like they're bringing that under control. we'll get word from the medford fire department. we're making phone calls. you can see another truck pulling up just behind it. looks like another fire emergency vehicles perhaps. we'll keep our eye on this situation and if we get more information, we'll bring it to you. >>> from handcuffs to hero. the teen arrested for bringing a clock to school that was mistaken for a bomb is celebrating a new status and an invitation to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >>> plus, up all night. you know that coffee keeps you up way past your bedtime. now a new study reveals the reason why. here at humana, we value sticking with things. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them.

skyforce is up under cloudy skies. today we'll be drying out and clearing out, too, for sunshine. this weekend, however, the clouds, the storms return. showers and thunderstorms later on saturday and into sunday. we'll be turning cooler over the weekend. the temperatures will not be in the 80s for at least a couple days. right now we're in the 60s. mt. pocono, 61 degrees, cloudy skies in trenton, 66 in wilmington is 67 degrees. the view over the park. at game time, 5:05, a doubleheader today, 83 degrees with northwesterly winds at 8 miles an hour. that will bring temperatures in the 70s by 10:00 this evening. showers, just a few at the shore right now. that's the last bit of wet weather you'll see today. it's drying out in philadelphia, allentown, wilmington with cloudy skies. no sign of any rain this morning. and look to the west, you can see the clouds are already breaking. stand by with the sunglasses. you'll need them this afternoon. camel back 79 degrees, fleetwood 83 and 82 in pennsburg. sunshine will break throu

starts now. >>> breaking news. >> skyforce 10 live over breaking news in northeast philadelphia.is, a hole in the road caused by a water main break. we'll tell you how to get around this. >>> the so-called people's pope is coming closer to the people. there will be two papal pro-sessions, parades is what they're calling them in philadelphia, live along the ben franklin parkway. [ screaming ] >>> a terrifying moment caught on camera. masked gunmen forced their way into a home in philadelphia's lawncrest neighborhood and it's not the first time the home has been targeted. >>> it is a muggy friday morning but by the afternoon there will be a change. and then let's find out about the weekend. all things to talk about, just about 6:00 a.m. good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. >>> let's get back to that water main break in northeast philadelphia. nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> we are watching this water main break, snk hoinkhole as we. that's on knights road and chalfont drive. i can show you exactly how to get aro

you are looking at live pictures now from skyforce 10. this is in the juniata section. as you can clearly see from these aerial pictures hit a bus from behind. you can see the car is underneath the front part of that car is underneath the bus. two students were on board the bus. we can tell you they were not injured. as for the driver, that driver took off on foot. we will keep you updated on this accident. >>> up next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00." >> i have more things to do down here. >> this father of seven survived the amtrak derailment but is struggling to regain his life. his story only on "nbc 10 news at 6:00." >>> we are still in a heat wave. i'm tracking rain in the forecast tomorrow which will break us out. i will show you if that lingers for the labor day weekend forecast. >>> changes for the pope's visit to philadelphia. the new ticket information and the best spots to see the pope if you don't have a ticket. next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00." >>> live pictures from skyforce 10 of a school bus that was rear ended by a car. you can see the pictures, you can see how t

we can show you video from skyforce 10. the good news from the police commissioner, they are telling us this officer is alert, he is expected to survive despite being thrown from this motorcycle. right now, police are searching for that early model, maybe year 2000 pontiac grand prix, red or burgundy color. those officers are now out looking for this vehicle. anybody who may see it, asked to call 911. the late good news we are getting here at the hospital is that this officer is expected to survive after being tossed from this motorcycle. he is alert and conscious at this moment. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> appreciate the update. >>> rutgers university officials met behind closed doors today in the weake of a series of arrest of students athletes. today's private board of governors meeting was to discuss, quote, athletic matters and anticipated or pending litigation. in all, eight students including six football players have been arrested in connection with a series of home invasions and assaults. all the students hav

skyforce 10 was above that crash scene. police say the family was crossing river avenue around 10:00 last night when a car slammed into them. the 1-year-old was in a stroller. police are still investigating. no word on whether the driver will be charged. >>> two atlantic county fathers who got into this fight at a youth softball tournament are now sentenced to a year of probation. michael barbella and michael [ inaudible ] pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. nbc 10 first showed this cell phone video of the fathers fighting in maryland back in july. court documents revealed barbello was angry because his daughter was cut from a softball team. it ended with him on the ground bleeding from his face. >>> six high school football players were sentenced to probation and community service after a hazing investigation the teens played for sayreville war memorial high school in middlesex county. last fall, police charged seven players with attacking and sexually assaulting younger teammates. they won't have to register as sex offe

skyforce 10 was over the scene september 24th of last year in pemberton township. the officer was on patrol when a bullet hit his car. a $20,000 reward goes to anyone who can find and convict the person who did it. >>> two men are in custody accused of burglarizing a home in chester county. police say they stole five hand guns and traded some of them for drugs. 24-year-old tyler snyder allegedly went into his girlfriend home while she and her family were on vacation. police say they found pictures on snyder's cell phone of him in the home with the guns. 20-year-old benjamin ritter is accused of riding to wilmington with snyder and selling two of the guns to a drug dealer for heroin. >>> a bucks county teacher fired for writing about her students on a blog. she cannot use free speech to sue and get her job back. an appeals court today agreed with the lower court's decision to throw out natalie monroe's lawsuit. bucks county school district fired monroe in 2012 after a student discovered her blog and posted it on facebook. in her blog, monroe described her students a

skyforce 10 was over the scene on ire court in pocopson. no one was hurt.ll not clear what sparked those flames. >>> a campaign to encourage fire safety in philadelphia seems to be working. >> that's according to the philadelphia fire department. yesterday members of the department along with the american red cross and peco were at the free library in kingsessing to update the process of the program. so far this year, there have been ten deaths associated with fires and that compared to 22 last year. >> five is a beatable enemy. fire does not have to take any lives in our community. >> as part of the campaign, officials installed about 2,000 smoke alarms in city neighborhoods for free. >>> soon seeking admission to the university of pennsylvania or swarthmore college are no longer required to take the essay portion of the s.a.t. and a.c.t. test. the essay component of both tests are the least predictive element of the overall writing section. >> i hated that part of the test. >> you did? i'm shock. you're a good writer. >> buty know when to stop. that was a

skyforce 10 flew over the scene.the baby and another child according to police suffered serious injuries. we're working to phone out their conditions and if police have filed any charges. >>> and this morning, a man is in police custody in connection with a hit and run that killed a 2-year-old philadelphia boy. miguel colon turned himself in yesterday. police say he was behind the wheel of a car that hit little david and his mother, josephine rivera. the mother recovered but her son died from his injuries three days after the crash. we spoke to the mom last night. >> i don't even know what to say. for real, i don't. you know, i'm happy that he's behind bars now, now my baby can rest in peace now, you know? i have finally justice for my son. >> and just last week the city offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to colon's arrest. >>> now the man accused in the hit and run crash that killed an off-duty philadelphia police officer is now charged with murder. a judge set bail at $500,000 for 59-year-old lewis bo

skyforce 10 flew over the scene late last night. you can see the stroller in the median.a baby and another child suffered serious injuries. we're still working to find out their conditions and if police have filed any charges. >>> speaking of children, and dangers on the road, happening today, the law has changed for child safety seats in new jersey. if you don't have the right type of car seat, you could get a fine. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in pen salk within deta-- pennsauk with details in the law change. >> here's what you need to know if you're a parent, you have kids in the car. up to 2 years old and 30 pounds, a child must be in a rear-facing seat. that is even if they have long legs and have to bend their knees to be in a position for that vehicle. up to 4 years old or 40 pounds, front-facing seats must have a five-point harness and the booster seat requirement changes to 8 or under 57 inches. >> previous legislation didn't deal with that. it was just very vague. this is much more delineated. it gives the police more guidance. >> reporter: fines as of yesterda

. >>> skyforce 10 live over a deadly accident. a pedestrian was walking on street road near jacksonville road when they were hit. no cars going by. avoid that area if you can. >>> now a teacher and student from the same school killed in two separate accidents will be remembered tonight in south jersey. 13-year-old jeniah castlebury was a student at helen a. fort middle school, the same school where alison mcgillis caught. the student died from the injuries sustained during an accident in early august. mcgillis was killed after being hit by a car. tonight's vigil is happening at an athletic field across from helen a. fort middle school in pemberton. >>> philadelphia releases new numbers when it comes to your taxes. the city turned over nearly $900 million in tax revenue to the school district this year. the bulk of that money comes from real estate taxes. the amount of money given to the schools is the same as last year but it's a 14% increase from five years ago. >>> with less than a week before school begins, one south jersey tea

skyforce 10 was over the scene today blocks away from where the world meeting of families is being heldors say the man was stabbed in the chest around 6:45 this morning at north broad and arch streets. the victim died. and a man is in very critical condition after a violent confrontation overnight in philadelphia's west oak lane section. we got to 67th avenue just after investigators say a man was stabbed multiple times in the chest. they tell us the victim hit the suspect in the head with a 2 x 4 before the stabbing happened. the suspect is also in the hospital listed in stable condition. the pope in america. here's a live look again from washington, d.c. our live team coverage continues just ahead. >>> lots of sunshine expected as we head into the rest of the afternoon. plus above-average temperatures. that's all going to start to change as we head into the end of your work week and into the weekend. i'll have your papal visit forecast coming up. >>> right now pope is headed to st. patrick's church in washington, d.c. here's a live look at the church. looks like hundreds of people are

. >> from skyforce 10, a forest fire near the burlington county/ocean county line is now 100% containedafter burning more than 1,000 acres since monday. we expect to learn the cause of the fire later this morning. parts of that fire are still burning in woodland and manchester townships and crews will continue to strengthen and monitor their fire lines until they get enough rain to help them extinguish the flames. health officials are urging people with breathing problems to stay indoors. >> i just came from the store and everybody was saying go back in. it's much nicer in the store. in the food store with the air conditioning. don't come out. it's awful air. >>> now, no homes have been threatened it and no injuries reported but when will that rain come to help firefighters? we'll find out. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a warm, muggy start this morning, clear skies over reading, 73 degrees. a few clouds in philadelphia and cape may is at 75. no sign of rain this morning but we might see showers this afternoon. we're still seeing the steady so

skyforce 10 was over the scene on ire court in pocopson. no one was injured in this one. it's not clear what started the fire. >>> secretary of state john kerry will be in philadelphia today to deliver a speech on the nuclear agreement with iran at the national constitution center. nbc 10's tracy davidson is live in our digital operations center with more. tracy? >> chris, kerry, you'll remember was part of the lengthy and difficult negotiating process with u.s. allies and iran. now the senate has just 15 days left to vote on that deal to freeze iran's capability of making nuclear bombs but not destroying their arsenal. two local democratic senators announced their support for the deal. bob casey of pennsylvania and chris coons of delaware. that makes the president one vet short of a foreign policy victory. >> the agreement enhances our own national security but also "t!ecause right now, the realit is, as we sit here today, iran has only two or three months before they would have enough material to mac a bomb. >> it puts us on a known path of limiting iran's nuclear progr

. >>> skyforce 10 was over a house fire in logan township this morning.ss is assisting three people who live inside the home. luckily no one there was hurt. i'm vai sikahema. a full report of news in about 30 minutes and get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. see you in a half hour. >>> we are back with television personality and author joan lunden who first revealed that she had breast cancer last summer. >> and since then she has fought a very public disease and becoming one of the leading advocates for women, and first, here is a look at her journey. >> reporter: it has been over a year since joan lunden was diagnosed with breast cancer. >> it is is a shame that you is to deal with something that almost takes life away to appreciate it more. >> reporter: she spent almost nine months with a disease that she shared with her fans. >> i am trying to build up the stamina. >> and her mammogram was clean, but then it was picked up by an x-ray. she had 12 rounds of toxic chemotherapy and a lumpectomy. in a brave move she appeared bold and bald on

. >>> we have launched skyforce 10, it's up in the air hovering over this scene. this is breaking news. we have limited information but here's what we know. it's a partial building collapse on 7th and cumberland streets in north philadelphia. we don't have much information about how and when and why this is a building collapse in north philadelphia. we'll continue to make phone calls as we get information. we'll be sure to bring it to you. >>> breaking from overnight, the state of georgia executed convicted killer kelly jissendanner. she's the first woman to be executed in georgia in 70 years. a jury found her guilty of plotting with her lover to kill her husband in 1997. she sang "amazing grace" during her final moments until she was given a lethal injection and you may recall pope francis called for an end to the death penalty during his visit to the u.s. the open even urged georgia's board of pardons to spare her life. >>> a lawyer for kim davis, the county clerk from kentucky, who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples claims davis had a tsecre

. >>> skyforce 10 is live over breaking news in atlantic county. all northbound lanes of the garden state parkway are closed because of this accident. it is just north of exit 40 in galloway township. state police are on the scene. that car is on its side. rescue crews right there. we were asking about the extent of injuries involved. as soon as we know more, we will get that information to you. >>> remarkable ride. the back seat of an uber provides the backdrop for an unusual event. it happened within feet of a very familiar place. >>> plus, an around the clock change at the arches. what mcdonald's is about to make available at all restaurants 24/7. take a look at these bbq best cracked pepper sauce... most ribs eaten while calf roping... yep, greatness deserves recognition. you got any trophies, cowboy? ♪ whoomp there it is uh, yeah... well, uh, well there's this one. best insurance mobile app? yeah, two years in a row. well i'll be... does that thing just follow you around? like a little puppy! the award-winning geico app. download it today. wit

take a look at the huge hole from skyforce 10. neighbors tell us police went door to door at 5:00 a.m. warning them the street had started kai started caving in. about 50 houses were affected by the water main break. neighbors showed us a newly sealed patch they say is from another break a few weeks ago. >> it's been one thing after the other lately. >> really tough when you don't have water. you have to run out, get a shower somewhere, get a bath somewhere. >> most of the damage happened to sidewalks and driveways. a few of those summer improvement projects just washed away. >>> a new jersey father murdered his girlfriend and their two young children before setting their house on fire and killing himself. rescuers were originally called to the long branch house for a fire tuesday night. that's when they discovered the four dead bodies including two boys, ages 7 and 4. police say 35-year-old linden beharry shot them in a second floor bedroom before killing himself. >>> two whistle blowers filed a lawsuit against the coatesville sc

. >>> meanwhile, skyforce 10 was over a fire on blue jay flowed logan township gloucester county. luckily no one was hurt. yam kip pure, -- yom kippur, the holiest day of the jewish holiday, begins at sun so down. it means day of atonement. fasting is also a part of the solemn observance of i don't know kip pure. it begins with the celebration of rosh hashanah. the list of republican contenders is down to 15. scott walker announced he is dropping out of the race. walker started out as a front-runner in iowa but his campaign doe in additions all but dried up after poor performances in two presidential debates. he is the second candidate to exit the race after former texas governor rick perry. yesterday he called on other gop contenders who are falling behind the follow his lead. >> i encourage other republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive, conservative alternative to the current front-runner. >> the latest poll numbers chaput donald trump nine points ahead of carly fiorina.

skyforce 10 was over the scene on ire court in pocopson late last night. that one was hurt.t's not clear what sparked the flames. >>> a wrestling ledge send free on bail after police charge him with killing his girlfriend in a decades old cold case. yesterday police arrested jimmy "superfly" snuka for the murder of nancy argentino back in 1983. investigators say snuka repeatedly beat her while at an allentown motel and left her to die. the now 72-year-old lives in atco, camden county and in his autobiography in 2012 he wrote about his girlfriend's death saying he never hit her and is innocent. >>> a west philadelphia funeral director is behind bars this morning after investigate ares found decomposing bodies at his unlicensed funeral home. blair hawkins is charged with corpse. two decomposing bodies, an enbalmed body in an unventilated room and bags with organs. >>> prosecutors say tracey kratzer created a charity for a fund-raising website for jay henson. he was diagnosed with advanced stage pancreatic cancer nearly a year ago. investigators say people donated more than $8,

>> and tracy, what we're looking at is video taken over top with skyforce 10 live over the scene. break turned into a massive sinkhole right here, blocking off the entire roadway. they want to get this cleaned up and out of the way. that's in northeast philadelphia on knights road and chalfont drive. take fairdale road or now that woodhaven road is back in business, take that to get through the area. >>> happening today, people will pay respects to a fallen philadelphia police officer. sergeant rafael ali died in a crash last month. ali lost control of his pickup truck and slammed into a tree in roxborough. this morning, the family will hold a -- >> we'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can always get updates on the nbc 10 news app. thanks for watching. i'm tracy davidson. >>> 7:30 on this friday, the 4th of september 2015. we have a standing room only crowd in rockefeller plaza, mainly because we have no chairs. but we also have a huge crowd. >> you're on fire this morning. >> we are all excited because it's labor day weekend. we'll kick it off when brad paisley takes the

skyforce 10 over the scene of a pornography raid in chester.d that fbi agents shot and killed a man inside this house at 6th and haze street. this happened just over an hour ago. the agents were executing a search warrant when the suspect fired at they will. agents fired back, killing the man in the process. another person was taken into custody at the scene. >>> let's get our first alert forecast from meteorologist brittney shipp. >> lots of clearing, a big difference today versus all the rain we saw yesterday. breezy conditions. the flags are moving atop the aramark building. a closer look at temperatures show at mt. pocono 61 degrees, 66 in allentown, 68 in northeast philly, 68 in philadelphia and 67 in wilmington as we go into the rest of today, expect temperatures to stay on the warm side,ç warming to the mid-80s from philadelphia, 84 degrees in wilmington. a bit cooler along the shore. vai? >> thank you, brittney. let's check in with jessica boyington. still checking the incident on 676. >> we haven't quite recovered from that. you can s

skyforce 10 flew over it this morning burning through the woods of manchester township and woodland townshipyesterday afternoon and has burned more than a thousand acres so far. crews say it could take a few days to bring it under control. the good news is right now officials say there is no threat to any property. >>> a bar fight spilled out on the street in philadelphia leading to gunfire. two injuries and charges against three people. police say the fight started after a woman stole a purse. a man pulled a gun and shot the woman and map. a man is in critical condition, the woman stable. officers chased down the suspected shooter and arrested him. police tell us all three will face charges. >>> a fast moving fire in the city's fishtown neighborhood forced nine people including four children out of their homes. the fire broke out around 3:00 this morning on nors ris street. firefighters as you see battled flames from the roof. no one was hurt in that one. >>> i'm chris cato. another update in 25 minutes. get the latest news and water through the nbc 10 app. now we go back to the "today" sho

skyforce 10 just flew over this crash on the boulevard involving a car and a van you see there.he fire department tells us there are several injuries involved. two people are being taken to the emergency room. with more on how that's impacting traffic, let's check in with jessica. >> what we're looking at. you see traffic still allowed to move around the area and there is police around the scene. if you do want to avoid it for the time being, your best bet is to take tyson avenue. otherwise if we're heading out in camden, new jersey, we're starting to see delays from the ben franklin bridge and a jam heading on into camden. >> all right. thank you, jessica. let's get a check on our weather. meteorologist brittney shipp. >> another beautiful day. the fog. we'll switch youer of the philadelphia. no fog here. you have an air quality alert. you want to be careful if yousufer from respiratory illnesses. 67 degrees. winds out of the south-southwest. 83 degrees. by 4:00 p.m., 84. and we will see a high today of 87 degrees. roberts and seth has "ed burns". a new nbc "tonight show" and "