before the break i showed you the picture of the traitorous mayor of springfield, illinois giving theey to the city of the megalomaniac cobra commander, i asked you to give me a line from the speech. first up. >> i would like toÑi thank the city of springfield illinois for recognizing my style of work with quality in shrink rays. >> chris: all right.

she grew up in springfield, delaware county and graduated from springfield high school in 1975.she recently signed up to attend the 40th high school reunion planned for october. >> i'm just sorry for your loss and they just need time to heal. it will take a long one with this one and especially due to the circumstances. >> yvonne and emily selke lived in virginia before the crash. a third american killed has been identified as robert oliver. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> the first alert weather team is keeping a close watch on the skies. thunderstorms are expected to form and hit our area a short time from now. our live sky-cam network shows a dreary afternoon right now that's showing showers as we look at the philadelphia sky line. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with us. >> have they formed yet? >> no, but just every computer model shows that happening within the next couple of hours in central pennsylvania. there are different threats you get from different lines of thunderstorms and different weather set-ups. in this case the

a delay to franconia springfield metro station. was an earlier issue at foggy bottom causing the delays out there. as for metro bus, everything is running on schedule right now. we're still staying on top of a fire going on in fairfax county in springfield. as you can see, a number of emergency officials out there right now working to get this fire under control. it's been going on for at least the past 45 minutes. we understand at this point just looking from the images there that we've had at least one person taken out on a stretcher. trying to get more information in terms of how many people may have been involved in this situation but as you can see, still serious. i understand just from my producer right now, looks like two people have been rescued. is that correct? two people have been rescued in that situation out there. sky 9 will continue to stay out there and if you're going to be traveling along that fire which is actually taking place on rolling roads, be mindful that south hampton drive is closed as a result of the sit

we're following a developing story out of springfield. one person is dead in a house fire. why firefighters are calling it a difficult scene. >>> i'm richard jordan at the live desk. police make a gruesome delivery a short time ago at a scene of a car fire. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. an arrest at uva, and this huge protest. >>> you're watching "news4 midday." >>> good morning, everybody. cloudy skies are starting to move in, and underneath the clouds soon we'll deal with rain drops and eventually yes, even snowflakes. so keep in mind everybody, this is going to turn into a bit of a winter weather threat as we get into the pre-dawn hours of tomorrow morning. lots of rain just down to our south. these purple shaded counties are where we already have a winter weather advisory posted. the advisory starts at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow and goes until 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. snow likely to begin twee 2:00 and 5:00 a.m. across the area. primarily a heavy, wet snow mixing with rain and mostly rain down to the south. slushy roads are quite possible especially north of the metro. for this afte

we have a large fire in springfield, virginia. chopper 4 is over the scene right now. several firefighters are there on the ground. this is the 2600 block of rolling road. it is a 2 alarm fire. you can make out some of the white smoke coming from the home right now. that white smoke a good indication firefighters have been able to get the upper hand on this fire. we still have not heard if there was anyone inside the home, if there were any injuries there. you can see there is a large firefighter and police response in the area. again, the 2600 block of rolling road. let's go to melissa mollet thousand. >> at this point we've beenhopper 4 over the two way radio. at this point chopper 4 telling us south hampton drive, which is right here this front of this house at rolling road that is the closure we're seeing right now. we're seeing a little bit of yellow on the map. south hampton drive seems to be shut down at rolling road. other situations around town in lorton, old colchester road at northbound route 1, we have a crash there with two lanes blocked. 66 east at vienna

but life at springfield was complicated. and dangerous.way to use violence to his advantage. it was a saturday night and hall was in the tv room, mesmerized by an episode of "america's most wanted" about serial killers. suddenly another inmate approached the tv. >> you could tell this guy had been in for a long time, a big buff guy. and he just walked up to the tv, looked at everybody in there and decided he was going to turn the tv channel. and he turned it. i found this very interesting. larry looked at me and very quietly mumbled under his breath, he goes, hey, i was watching that show. >> keene leaped into action and knocked the guy out. >> i nailed him with an upper cut and i kicked him through three rows of chairs. he was beat up real bad and had to go to the hospital and they took me and threw me in the hole. >> it was worth it and it was a breakthrough with hall. >> he not only now looked at me as a guy that he could look at and say, wow, he thinks i'm cool coming from him, that's a compliment, and now he's also able to protect me.

hail and lightning was also spotted in the area near springfield. there were no reports of damage or injury though. >>> well, the state of

in fact, the sidewalk where we are in springfield is covered in a sheet of ice. in northern virginia, vdot crews have been added since 4:00 a.m. using a salt and sand mixture to treat icy roads. by noon, they had more than 1600 pieces of equipment spread out trying to stay ahead of the winter storm. >> that's why you see so many trucks -- we don't know what we don't know, but we are going to stay on top of it so we can react quickly. >> freezing rain and ice may driving difficult on sunday. this woman was going eastbound when she slid off the road. i was coming off the lane right there, only doing like 25. then tho of the lanes and it just came over here. >> at one point on stringfellow road it was closed because of icy conditions but it has then reopened. fairfax county police putting damage estimates at just how many accidents there were today they say there were a number reported throughout the county. >> diane showed you some of it -- mother nature leaving a glaze of ice on just about everything today. that is not glass -- one of our producers shot this video

jay korff is live in springfield with what is on the table. jay: these are not random numbers i'm going to show you. one, 7 16, 28, 50. those are the busiest and most popular routes in all of northern virginia. today, the public conversation today on decreasing congestion on the roadways. we lose so much of our lives in northern virginia traffic. >> we believe in unlocking the transportation crisis through regional collaboration. jay: wednesday night, the northern virginia transportation authority held a packed public hearing on which projects will receive funding of fiscal years 2015-2016 from a pot of $300 million. any of those said it should go to congestion-reducing road widening projects. >> by one measure, the delays are slower than the posted speed limits all over. that is just one weekday. it is about 900,000 of wasted hours every day. jay: the widening of this road in springfield to not make the cut. >> the 13 projects you have selected have ratings of less than 12.5. we want to know why it was not included. jay: the authority members

tim furlong is live in springfield with more. >> reporter: jackie all day long we've been seeing people put two and two together yes, i remember her. she grew up a few blocks from here and went to springfield high school. >> it's unbelievable. >> carol's reaction to the crash in france like so many others sad for the young drexel grad who was killed but when she heard emily selke's mom yvonne mentioned she made the delaware connection. >> remember seeing it on the rsvp list for the 40th reunion. she was a classmate of yvonne ciarlo. we went through the old class of '75 yearbook and found photos of a very accomplished young lady. she went on to a great career before the crash took her life. yvonne's family still lives in this home. her sister-in-law greeted me at the door and told me the family was not up to speaking on camera. she'd be at the class reunion of '75, they posted on the website. >> it was a tight-knit group. everybody knew everybody. she was always very kind to everybody, very outgoing and just very personal. >> reporter: and everybody that walks past springfield high keeps

it meant long lines at the car washed in springfield. >> business is booming. jay: they stayed past closing to remove the corrosive salt. >> we have to get it off. >> i'm here today because i need to get rid of the sand and salt underneath my car. jay: once clean, another worry follows. protecting the alignment. for a monster potholes. the weather has created cavernous holes on d.c. area roads. david tells us that he taps into all of his driving skills to outmaneuver a plethora of potholes. >> it is an obstacle course. i'm ready for some tax dollars being spent. jay: like so many things, there is a price to pay. for such a picturesque day. i spoke tonight with a spokesperson for the virginia department of transportation, and she told me since january crews have filled 1500 potholes, and they expect to be out in full force this week packing more. jay korff, abc 7 news. scott: on the same day that we spring forward, we are feeling the first real signs of spring but will it extend into the work week? eileen whelan has the first look. eileen: yes it will come espec

right now the general services administration is deciding between a springfield location and two spots in prince george's county. governor hogan said today, landing the new complex is the state's top legislative priority. the g.s.a. is expected to announce the winning site sometime next year. d.c. drivers have a new incentive to slow down. starting today, mobile speed cameras are active in six new locations police say drivers often speed. that includes two cameras on south capital street near nationals park. one in southeast. one in southwest. right now, the cameras are issuing only warnings. fines will begin in 30 days. a commuter alert in virginia. buses are now using the shoulder as a lane on parts of i-66 inside the beltway. in the pilot program, commuter buses can drive on the shoulder any time traffic is going at less than 35 miles an hour. it's hoped this will help commuter buses maintain their schedule and reduce congestion. ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 a search for answers in fairfax county. the new steps under way 18 months after a police officer shot and killed an unarmed man

she is in springfield joining us live. what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: very icy conditions, bruce. all sorts of problems there. there have been several accidents in the springfield mixing bowl area alone just in the last couple of hours as you can see one right behind me here the flashing lights potentially as you'll see the emergency vehicles there, the fire trucks and police officers. and all of that is happening over an accident that spun around, lost control there on the 95 north ramp. and that is very unclear as to what kind of injury there is might have been, but a reminder on how slick everything is, but again it is the entrance ramp to i-95 north. and then the big multi-car pile up on the southbound ramp would close for more than two hours around 2:30 this afternoon and they would slide in to a guardrail and then cause that chain reaction involving nine cars, no reports of injuries at that location that plows are on the ramps, laying down their salt and sand mix and it is an extremely busy day for virginia state police and vdot as i

springfield is hosting the gi joe con at the convention center. while we have answers to some questions like kids four and under get in free and that the voice of zartan will be signing autographs, why would they want to honor cobra commander? the answer lies in the comics where springfield was seep in many of the cobra battles with joe. but even if the key doesn't open any real doors, seeing a mayor paling around with the head of a known fictional terror group is disturbing. so we asked j. michael houston if he had any cobra concerns. he responded with a statement. i'm not concerned about giving the key to the city to cobra commander. because we know g.i. joe will come here and save the day. we also called cobra commander to respond. >> hogwash! what? unsubstantiated fantasy! lies! lies! lies! >> i cannot bloo -- believe we just played that. speaking of american politicians doing business with bad guys, a cautionary tale for conservatives singing ronald reagan's praises on iran. that's ahead. pain from your day can haunt you at night, don't let i

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we are also hearing that her mom was a springfield high school graduate. so yesterday, we did talk to some student here, they were stunned and saddened by the news that emily selke among those killed, on the plane that crashed in the french alps. the crash happened tuesday the germanwings flight lost radio contact with air traffic controllers, during a routine trip from barcelona to duesseldorf germany. at this point officials say it, doesn't appear that there was any foul play. however, there are a loft questions to be answered, the black box recordings indicate that one of the pilots was locked out of the cockpit. he left for some reason. co-not get back in. he was apparently banking on the door. >> two americans on board killed, yvonne and emily yvonne work for secret of penn state on agency is believed to be graduate of springfield high school. according to its reunion page, her daughter emily, 2013 graduate of drexel's college every media arts and design, she was a music industry major said quote our entire family deeply saddened by the losses of yvon

we have another crash to talk about in burlington county springfield, burlington jack onville will road at gilbert road a car hit a pole. alternate is route 639. mass transit has in delays. lets check in for the ride. back to you. >>> a after a wild off season the eagles are in the done wheeling and dealing. we will let you know the about the latest star visiting today and his connection to one of the new bird. >>> she's being called a miracle survivor, we have new information for but that little girl who survived being stranded in her car seat for hours, after an accident that killed her mother. we will be right back. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. period. see the difference for yourself. get a fios triple play online at an amazing price, gu

reason who as early as 1838 asked americans to commit themselves it his great lyceum speech in springfield, to commit themselves to reason and to squash passion, which could lead to social disaster. this rational master had another side he showed us on april 14. for the entire war, he had been giving this series of dreams predictive value. late in life, according to phineas gurley, the minister at new york avenue presbyterian church in washington, certainly the minister of mary lincoln and abraham lincoln love to go listen to sermons said that lincoln had told him late in life, therefore during his presidency -- this is a quote from the unpublished manuscript that wasn't ever brought to light in publication until someone else published it in the early 20th century, according to gurley, late in life, lincoln said while others are asleep, i think. night is the only time i have to think. i want to just and with a brief reflection on that statement presumably lincoln would have made that statement, it makes sense. even if it was reported only much, much later. there would be no reason for phin

>> firefighters are still searching for the cause of an early morning fire that killed a man in springfield. two people were able to escape the home here on rolling road. but two others were trapped when firefighters arrived. one was rescued, but 56-year-old paul church didn't make it out. at one point firefighters had to evacuate the home when part of the interior collapsed. coming up tonight at 5:30 kristin wright speaks with witnesses about the intensity of this fire and the loss of a neighbor. >> we have some new details about a d.c. police officer who's charged with sexually assaulting two teenaged girls. prosecutors say a third victim has come forward. and they believe there could be others. they also say that that officer had been disciplined and demoted for previous allegations of harassment. news4's mark segraves is live at the courthouse tonight. >> reporter: prosecutors say darrell best, a 25-year veteran of the d.c. police department had been disciplined twice over the years for sexually harassing and touching women he worked with including a woman who he supervised. these alleg

they aid that the springfield st.'s day parade commit thee will make a decision tomorrow around 8:00 a.m. as to whether or not they will have festivities and then sunday the philly parade. an accident out here in upper southampton county line road at davisville road north on the 42 freeway, no problems or delays just yet as you work your way in to downtown philadelphia heading up and over walt whitman or ben franklin. using route 11 trolley on monday, they will use shuttle buses and norristown high speed line. grab a schedule. on monday a new schedule kicks in and they have made add justments to the timetable on monday, chris and lauren back over to you. >>> 5:32. search is on for suspect shot and killed a man in overbrook neighborhood out walking a dog this happened around 9:00 o'clock last night in the 6400 block of wood crest avenue. police say the 51 year-old victim was outside with his dog when he was shot the in the chest. the dog stayed by, the owner's side, and until the police got there. fox 29's steve keeley

but a guy impeccably honest crusader for civil rights crusader for civil rights in springfield, also very hard to do and i thought he was a guy that wouldn't embarrass me so i thought maybe it's best if i work on the inside commenting on what people are doing on the inside. >> did you ever want to get back to journalism? >> i always considered myself a hybrid of the two. i love news and it was a great joy to sit down -- it wasn't a great joy when i was doing it but in retrospect sitting down and getting back to writing in a serious way was a very very en energizing thing for me. they're both about the art of storytelling and i don't mean that in a cynical way. campaigns and governments at their best are telling a story about what kind of future they're fighting for, and so in my -- that's what i did as a reporter i told stories, getting to the essence, the authentic essence of things. so i brought that to politics and so in a sense, the gulf is not that big. there is an interrelationship between the two. >> you ended up in chicago. you're a new york guy or a chicago guy? what do you

crews are at the scene of a house fire in springfield.g for a missing teenager. this is 16-year-old hunter kea last seen tuesday on wilcox court. authorities in montgomery county are investigating a fire in silver spring. it started in the quarry tavern. other businesses were damaged and a firefighter was hurt battling the fire. a d.c. police officer charged with sexually assaulting two teenage girls has a preliminary hearing. darrell best is accused of assaulting a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl. he is also a pastor. we will see you back here in 25 minutes. i know grandma's house isn't the most exciting, but it's only for a few hours. look what i've got. when you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and america's momost reliable network. so you won't miss a second of that movie, that game they love, or those moments with family. can we sleep over? please! come on! make your house the house when you get more from verizon fios the tv service rated #1 in hd picture quality and signal reliabil

. >> the job fair is at west springfield high school between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. it is free for all students. >> today you can make a commitment to your health and receive a free breast cancer screening. the breast cancer awareness workshop begins at 10:00, less than an hour from now. get free mammograms diabetes and body fat testing at the community of hope in d.c. amerihealth district of columbia is putting on the event. >> that's not all they do. 27% admit to changing clothes and shoes while they are behind the wheel. according to the oregon university study other distractions are gms, changing music and putting on makeup. more than 3,000 people died in 2012 as a result of distracted driving. now a check in with chuck. >> welcome to the weekend. there is a seasonable chill in the air first thing this morning. if you have stuff to do outside this weekend, mother nature will play slow pitch with you. complete check of the >> announcer: you're watching new 4s today. >> the head of mississippi's naacp chapter is asking people not to rush to judgment after a mysteri

abraham lincoln would come home to springfield, illinois, but in a casket. soldiers had come back home before -- all of the american wars up until the time, never so many had debilitating injuries. there's also something else. these men have a donnelly left their homes green. they wanted to see the elephant. they saw the elephant. they came home as professional soldiers, who had witnessed sites of quantity they could have never imagined. william broil, that vietnam veteran and screenwriter rights, you can come home broken, or not come back at all. if you come back whole -- the kaleidoscope of combat, to tell the pain and suffering that is injured on the battlefield, i cannot tell. it is beyond human mind to express words endured there. no mind can imagine it except for a soldier. april 13 1862, passing over where the rebel lines have been formed, the revolting sight met my view. there was dead only partially buried. feeds and hands through truth from the graves. i turned away full of sadness from the scene with silence and prayer and a desire to visit no mor

in springfield missouri, this accident sent emergency workers racing to highway 60. on i-44, a chain reaction sent this pickup face first array middle guard rail. in wichita, this vehicle struggled after sliding off the interstate. at dallas fort worth international airport, the cancellation of hundreds of flights. this storm system turned an american airlines flight from dallas to oklahoma city into a nine hour no-go. >> i'm not flying american again. tom: in new england, the snow continues to crush rooftops. a youth hockey team escaped disaster. >> it blew us backwards. tom: even florida was not spared. slow moving thunderstorms dropped torrential rain. and the mail in this truck will not reach the mailbox anytime soon. snow is moving east across the ohio and pennsylvania and into the northeast monday. a series of storm systems stretches more than 3000 miles, from california to maine. kimberly: stay with abc 7 and wjla.com as we track the winter weather. and download the stormwatch app to get alerts on yourself in. nearly two thirds of d.c. voters approve the initi

have to check in with the gang from the springfield saint patrick's day parade, scheduled for saturday to hook up with them see what their game plan s live look at i95 if you are coming northbound headed up toward the airport off ram top bartrum avenue closed all part of two week construction project. septa says they're running shuttle buses until 5:00 on both the market frankford and broad street subway. headed down to the airport lucky you getting out of town maybe little quick little four day weekend. no problems at all at philadelphia international airport. >> rain coming our way no problems on 422 going for ride. >> far from quiet lansdale, cannon avenue block second street over to main, because of water main break main street where the train station is located for the lansdale-doylestown line. you'll be okay getting there. however, you may want to use mitch he will or towamencin with local detour throughout the rest of the morning. then, keep in mind, rolling up through delaware county, here route 291. >> and a an accident northbound northeast ex at any shock, right near the quak

. >> yes, we have the springfield delaware county parade saturday. philly parade on sunday, busy weekend parading around. good morning everybody, live look route 309 out near ft. washington. no black ice this morning. but mother nature's serving up for breakfast here some wet roads, from all of the rain, and then we also have some fog. so those two situations, to look out for as you roll out of the driveway this morning. thick fog it comes up on you fast, it is real thick and dense, in some points like here along i95 in delaware county so that's where we're dealing with this morning. down the shore in the vineland area, down toward the shore area route 47, the delsea drive, an accident, at chestnut avenue. and then, 291 through chester, closed. i mentioned that yesterday. but they also now have the ramp from 95 north to 291 which is exit ten that's all close the as well, all part of the reconstruction of that stretch of 291. we are going to have some fog delays at the airport today. i wouldn't be surprised. do give yourself extra time as you head dow

. >>> skyforce10 flew over this crash involving several cars in springfield county. happened after 9:00 this morning on north bishop avenue. emergency crews had to take off the door of one of the cars to rescue the driver. >>> four elementary school students get hurt when their school bus collides with a pickup truck in lancaster county. police say the 72-year-old driver of the truck took his foot off the brake when something spilled on his lap. the crash happened yesterday afternoon when the bus was taking students home. >> most of the kids came off themselves. some obviously shaken and upset. we did carry some off but it wasn't because they had to be. it was just easier. >> the students had minor injuries. no one else was hurt. police don't expect to file any charges against the truck driver. >>> investigators trying to figure out what started a fire at a montgomery county home that started before 3:00 this morning at west first avenue in con sha conshohocken. you can see the intense flames from a picture a viewer sent to us. fortunately, everyone made it out safel

right now we're at 43 in the district and 43 at manassas and springfield. 42 in southern calvert county maryland. look at the wind gusts. still 22 and 27 miles an hour. winds will be diminishing during the evening hours. 49 in washington dulles now. quantico at 52 and 47 degrees in annapolis. the coldest air we're finding is kind of confined to northern new england. 13 above in caribou, maine with more snow than you can measure on the ground. burlington vermont, still 22 degrees. get away from that cold air mass and things are a little better. still below average. holding to 72 degrees at this hour. clear skies for us. high pressure overhead bringing in the cold dry air and gusty winds. as that moves out tonight, the clouds in tomorrow. then we deal with this area of low pressure that's developing. it will spread east during the day on friday. and by friday night, it will emerge off the carolina coast. as it does it will bring in plenty of moisture from the south and from the southeast and off the atlantic ocean and there's enough moisture we'll get a fair amount of precipitation. big q

the the springfield st.rick's day parade said they will make a decision tomorrow morning by 8:00 a.m. as to whether they will postponed their parade. sunday we will be okay in philadelphia for st. patrick's day parade. otherwise coming up out of the downingtown no problems on the 30 bypass, looking good on the pennsylvania turnpike. we're also in good shape, up and down route 202. count down continues the st. patrick's day. we will roll video on the dancers getting ready for the parade just as the macdade school of irish dance practicing last night. they are going to be in all of the parade plus making appearance necessary irish pubs and restaurants over the next couple of days. look at them a all in uni son there, good to go. count down continues. if you have not done so go to our web site at my fox philly.com and vote for your favorite pubs or restaurant. this coming tuesday we will pick one of your favorites. load up the news van. we will go live all morning long on st. patrick's day good do you know when

sky 9 is showing us how things are shaping up in springfield. commute as you head out the door there. >>> cbs this morning is next with more on today's announcement from senator ted cruz. >>> new research fierchedzings reheel -- findings reveal what is in legal marijuana. they'll explain how the drug is stronger than ever and it has lost some of its health benefits. >>> i'll be back with larry with traffic and weather updates. >>> and for news, weather and traffic 24 hours a day, wusa9 mobile app. >> check your brackets at wusa9.com. >> multiple voices. >> we have 44, one ahead of you, buddy. >> have a great monday. bye-bye. >>> good morning. it is monday, march 23rd 2015. welcome to "cbs this morning." texas senator ted cruz entered the race for president with an overnight tweet. >>> fiery crashes kill dozens of people driving chrysler veeshicl. cbs news investigates whether a recall went far enough. >>> a question, what's in that weed. there's smoking in colorado. new benefits may be sacrificed to get a stronger high. >>> but we begin this mor

and her daughter emily yvonne works for secretive pentagon agency, believed to be graduate from springfield high school according to its reunion page, her daughter emily 2013 from the drexel college of media arts and design music industry major in a statement emily's family said quote our entire family is deeply saddened by the losses of eve von and emily s. lke, two wonderful caring amazing people who meant so much to so many. at this time we respectfully ask for privacy and your prayers. we talked to student on campus yesterday. >> i am very sad very unfortunate, she was a student edge, i'm student there as well art college. my heart definitely goes out to her. >> definitely is a tragedy losing someone from your own community. >> emily was a member of the gahm a sigma sigma seta sorority on campus, posted they are mourning the loss of our beautiful emily and her mother. and went on to say emily served as our membership vp and integral part of our growing chapter. she embodied of gamma sigma sigma, always put others before herself and cared deeply for all of those in her life. there was be

comprised of multiple jurisdictions are out here police officers are coming in from abington and springfield townships. i know many ambulance crews have been alerted to the situation as well vai. so we're just getting close here. and i'll bring you a live update when we get to it on the ground. >> we'll let you get with your photographer and get set up and establish a shot and report back to us. in the meantime we'll take a break here. we have a possibly a hostage situation, but at very least we have a barricade situation at the lamott fire company. this is in montgomery county. and cheltenham township. so we're asking residents and anybody in that area to stay away from this area because it is a very fluid situation. we'll bring you more and we'll continue to make phone calls over the break. but stay with us. at book club they were asking me what you're doing now, janice. blogging. your blog is just pictures of you in the mirror. it's called a fashion blog todd. well, i've been helping people save money with progressive's discounts. flo, can you get janice a job? [ laughs ] you should've st

attorney's office in springfield means the legal troubles are now just beginning. illinois there had been cause for a house ethics probe, however his resignation could have made that more or less unnecessary. a federal investigation is a very different story. likely not to be affected by his employment status. brianna? >> just a -- he has a former chairman who he hired and is trying to make sure he protects himself from what could be criminal charges here. joe johns, thank you for the update on this. we'll be right back. ♪ building aircraft, the likes of which the world has never seen. this is what we do. ♪ that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. if you can clear a table without lifting a finger... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. muddle no more™. >>> breaking news now. isis is claiming responsibility for attacks in yemen that killed more than 100 people and wounded hundreds more. we'll visit in a

the owner of the airplane resides in springfield. we tried to get his reaction but are waiting to hear back. mccall;'s's trainer described him as a bright young man with a smile on his face. his classmates are filled with sadness and grief on social media. virginia state police, the faa and ntsb are all investigating. live from the newsroom, jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. kimberly: we spoke with spotsylvania county schools tonight to see what steps are being taken. they said in a statement that counselors will be on hand tomorrow at riverbend high school, where mccall was a sophomore. their thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time. switching gears to the weather you will get a chance to put away the heavy coats because we are looking ahead to a warmer week, with a little bit of rain for stop whelan has the first forecast. eileen: getting up in the morning, there will be some cloudy cool, damp conditions, but at least the sun will shine the second half of the day. the stormwatch 7 stormscan, the precipitation

, mother and daughter yvonne emily selke yvonne worked for seek at this time pentagon agency, a springfieldraduate, her daughter emily again 2013 graduate of drexel's west fall college of media arts and design, she was a music industry major. in a statement emily's family says, quote, our entire family is deeply saddened by the losses of yvonne and emily selk, two wonderful caring, amazing people, who meant so much to so many. at this time we respectfully ask for privacy and your prayers. we talked to student on campus yesterday. >> very sad very unfortunate. >> i'm a student, as well, in the art college. my heart goes out to her a lot of hard work. a shame that that happened. >> definately a tragedy. losing someone from your own community. >> innocent october that woman fay hems extend our deepest condolances to the family and loved ones of the 150 people on board. >> the moment we know what went wrong of course, there will be measurements, immediately, in place to have an incident like this never happen again. >> posted message on the pace book page saying they are mourning the loss of ou

inside the halls of springfield high school, a picture of yvonne skelte. >> classmates are planning their 40th reunion. >> it is a prosecuty tight knit group. yc y yvonne daughter emily, was also on the flight. both mother and daughter have relatives still living in delaware county. at this point investigators think all 149 victims on board were murdered by the co-pilot who intentionally crashed the jetliner after locking the other pilot out of the cockpit. eight long minutes later the plane crashed into a mountain. in flights here in the united states, it's standard practice to always have two people at the front of the plane to prevent against this kind of sabotage. >> most airlines would have had a lead flight attendant go into the cockpit. >> they call yvonne and emily both amazing people. robert oliver a third american victim, was identified by the state department. >>> count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the deadly plane catch. for more information on the pilot's background and what we learned from those who knew him. you'll also find the latest on the crash investigation. >>

no problems weather wise, but we have nasty accidents, this one in burlington county new jersey, springfield township, jacksonville road at gilbert road. watch for restrictions in the area. stick to ox meade road. go over to willingboro not that far off. we have a multi-vehicle accident, four vehicles involved one vehicle on its side. this is northbound 130 they have shut it down at beverly rancocas road. use bridge borough road back to 130. we have a water main break the action cam is on the scene. we are looking at problems with this, you can see the size of the hole they have on cannon avenue it will be shut down between twes e -- west main and west second street. stick to mitchell avenue. >>> let's start with breaking news, two police officers were shot and wounded during a protest in ferguson, missouri overnight. it happened during demonstrations outside the police department. eva pilgrim is live in the satellite center with this. >> reporter: matt, the ferguson protests after the police chief's resignation. now police are looking for the gunman who shot two police officers who were the

is there your seven day. >> tomorrow we have the springfield delaware county st. patrick's day parade and they will wait until 8:00 tomorrow morning to make the call and they will post that on their facebook page. we also have conshohocken st. patrick's day parade tomorrow as well. so hopefully we cannery schedule the the parade and festivities for a dryer day. right new we are good to go on 422n problems coming from say royersford collegeville, looking good, curb side on the 42 freeway in problems coming in towards philadelphia. but a sink hell developed last night, out here near the plymouth meeting mall. so an emergency closure went into effect last night on plymouth road. thinks rough for the gang today and throughout the weekend. plymouth road closed between the blue route and butler pike. so traffic will be using the germantown pike over to the butler pike, if you are going to the plymouth meeting mall or mid county interchange it will be a hot mess today through the weekend as they have developed a stretch right over the plymouth creek there that they are c

yvonne selke graduated from springfield high school in 1975. the 58-year-old was a defense contractor. those who knew her say she planned to attend her 40th class reunion this fall. >> our local connection to the crash victims and i thought somebody should stand up for yvonne because she grew up in delaware count. >> residents say yvonne and emily have relatives living in delaware county not far from springfield high school. you can count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the deadly plane crash. check the nbc 10 app and nbc10.com for more information on the pilot's background and what we learned from those who knew him. also find the latest on the investigation there. >>> italy's high court is expected to issue a verdict in at peel for the amanda knox case. knox's former boyfriend arrived at the court earlier today. he and knox are accused in the 2007 murder of knox's british roommate. they were convicted in 2009 and acquitted by an appeals court in 2011. but a higher court threw out the acquittal. the lawyer made the final appeal to the cou

springfield new jersey in burlington county, burlington jack sonville road at gilbert road another accident as a car went into a pole, alternate route 639. there is a pot hole causing problems in montgomery county, county line road between stump road and kenas road. look the at drive times from 476 through 676, 14 minutes, moving good at this hour and i-95 woodhaven road to 676 southbound looking clear, your ride is 14 minutes. mass transit reporting no delays. erika, back to you. >>> lets get back to the breaking news in lansdale, montgomery county crews are working hard to fix a water main break at cannon avenue and main street before the start of the rush hour. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us with the update the on the repairs. how is it going, jan good morning. >> good morning, good news. work here on the scene is wrapping up as we speak. these water crews made quick work to get this tied up before the morning commute. crew is here are fill in that trench and smoothing it out right here live on the scene. they have been working here hard overnight. after all, it is a fai

august 2013 a police tank rolling through this springfield neighborhood. a s.w.a.t.rrounding john gear's home. then a single shot from officer adam torrez. it hits and kills the unarmed gear. his family is suing the police department. twice a judge has already ordered the chief to hand over documents related to the case and officer torrez. >> we have not completed the internal investigation. >> reporter: that's supervisor michael frye among the three who voted against the commission today. he says it will interfere with the police doing their work. >> this is a reaction to the latest nasty story in the media. and it's just throw as much as as you can at the wall and see what sticks. >> i think tights right thing to do. >> reporter: the majority of the board says it's not just about the gear case but police-involved incidents as a whole and about opening up the lines of communication. >> i think it would be wrong for us to delay making some positive changes. >> reporter: perhaps facing the most pressure is the county attorney. supervisors tell me he mishandled the com

married attorneys of springfield are accused of assaulting her former boss and his wife last year after was fired. >>> thursday the case of a man charged with three murders in alexandria will be in court to discuss whether he is competent to stand trial. he's charged with killing three people in alexandria over a span of ten years. >>> what do you want to be when you grow up? the wrong answer from your student costs you thousands of dollars. how to avoid making a major mistake. >>> a race car flips, breaks in half and catches fire on the track. it's caught on camera. more shocking what happened to the driver. stay with us. >>> right now, high school students are considering colleges and college students are deciding on their majors. more than half of them will change their focus at least once before graduating and the chance they will find a job in their field is slim. that's a reality. you can chiz your career path the way you find love online. >> reporter: college classes can be stressful. deciding on a major causes the most anxiety. kimberly can relate. the georgetown soft more took

fbi agents who are based in springfield, illinois have been in washington this week.ting to talk to people. so i think he has an enormous legal problem right now, and there will be a grand jury in springfield and very soon they'll start hearing testimony. >> right, ken, one of the reasons why i guess we're talking about jail time is because his own father brought it up. >> thanks dad. >> yeah thanks dad, in that doorstep interview. what do you make of those comments from his father? >> yeah little bizarre. certainly not helpful for the son if he's potentially mouthnting a defense here if charges are brought. but there's something to it. this idea like either he's going be in jail or he's going to be successful this is a really hard charging dude. he was working with a ticket brokerage when he was in middle school. he was elected to the school board when he was 19. he was doing real estate deals when he was in college. he was elected to congress at a young age. so he really pushed the envelope, he pushed the envelope on his spending when he was in office in an effort t

, we have accidents some serious, this one involving a car that brought down a pole and wire in springfield township burlington county, new jersey, jacksonville road. stick to 639 instead. in burlington county, this in willingboro involving four vehicles one which flipped on its side. it's at beverly rancocas road. originally they had the road shut down, but now it's just the right turn line that's blocked. the other big story is the water main break the action cam was on the scene. the you can see what's happening. crews are dealing with this right now. watch for this in lansdale montgomery county. cannon avenue is shut down between west main and west second street. there you can see the size of the hole. they are dealing with this while they fix the water main break. stick to mitchell avenue. outside live on the schuylkill expressway, traffic here moving nicely, this is the ramp to head to the zoo at girard as we switch our cameras around, traffic is moving pretty good. matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> we're starting this morning with breaking news out of the ferguson missouri, the c

conditions yesterday afternoon well into the overnight hours. 8 people were hurt in a crash in springfield township, burlington county. multiple people were trapped inside their cars when medics arrived on the scenes. the roads were so icy medical helicopters could not land nearby. no word on how serious the injuries were. meantime in philadelphia, police were called to a slippery kelly drive after a driver lost control of the car and hit a light pole. the pole landed on the street blocking several lanes no word on how serious that driver was injured, as well. heading outside to the jersey shore looking live from sky6 hd cape may, new jersey. clear, but cold at least for now. now that the messy mix has couple and gone, we're checking up and down temperatures all week long. meteorologist karen rogers is outside our studios with the latest. >> reporter: it was a tough one this morning let's look at the viewer pictures, i've been talking to dorothy an twitter. we've got another one from chester county. it's difficult to travel on the secondary roads and gingerly walking to your cars this morn

for folks traveling along the beltway between springfield and braddock road, inner loop, two lanes blocked. sky 9 making its way there. hopefully we'll be able to bring you a picture during this show. meantime if traveling along 66, no major issues as you get toward the beltway. this is a live look at route 50. back to you. >> thank you, larry. >>> a d.c. police officer who's also a local pastor is facing sexual assault charges this morning. >> 45-year-old darrell best is accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl. nikki burdine is live outside the d.c. police headquarters with more on this. good morning, nikki. >> reporter: good morning. officer darrell best is not only an officer but a pastor here in d.c. we have pictures n. is what he looks like -- pictures. this is what he looks like. is he a pastor at god-a second chance ministry in southeast. this church is an all girs ministry and he has been a pastor there. the alleged victim is a 16-year- old girl who says she was abused on three separate occasions by best starting last december. she filed that report over the weekend and best was

springfield delegate dave albow helped write the law that allows these penalties and fines. >> we've been struggling on trying to find out a way to make sure the people that are cheating, and there are a lot of them don't get off but we also need to make sure that the people who have made innocent mistakes or maybe the technology didn't work don't have to be subjected to this court system. and we haven't been able to figure out a way to do both yet. >> reporter: albow is a lawyer whose partner represented a maryland driver who faced violations fees and fines totaling $26,000. he settled by paying $500. >> they get you over a barrel like that, they keep pushing you. they have the money and the lawyers to do it. you don't. >> the judge did make a ruling in favor of transurban. there was a point of contention about an electronic signature on all these summonses and the judge ruled that the electronic signature was fine because you don't need a signature on a summons. he said this law is extremely complicated. i'll report back at 7:00 if we learn anything else new about thesis thesis --