eastbound speeds also extra slow because of course the kelly drive remains loads for the stotesbury regattaand a solid jam on the northeast extension northbound from mid-county up to lansdale. there was a vehicle fire there. that travel time northbound 114 minutes. should be about 25. mess of an afternoon rick and sharrie. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> looks like i'm taking a chopper home tonight. >> can i get a ride. >> sure. still to come on "action news" friday night. dj drama involving a bucks county prom. students go from disappointed to overly excited fall one day and "action news" is live to explain what happened. >> plus, he's a world war ii veteran a great grandfather and a purple heart recipient and today he's adding an honorary degree from villanova to his list of accomplishments. we have the remarkable story of this inspirational student who is 93 years young. >> ♪ ostriches don't really stick their heads in the sand. a peanut is not a nut. and a real john deere... is actually real affordable. you learn something new every day. the surprisingly affordable john d

difficult row down here at stotesbury regatta for st. joes prep, give a shout out to those guys but it is a hot one today. it will be a day where everybody out here whether you are a spectator, rower, it doesn't matter when are a coach or part of the schuylkill navy, you need to be careful when it gets this hot. i was just checking date a we got all the way to 88 degrees with high humidity. i was able to speak to a couple rowers and coach about what they do to keep themselves safe when it gets this hot. >> we have to make sure we stay hydrated, stay out of the sun when we're in the rowing and make sure we wear hats, keep our head covered, sunglasses, all that is important, especially sun screen out here for two or three hearst at a time. >> 's want to make sure they are rested, they get the proper sleep, nutrition, so you talk about those things a little bit more as we get close tore big races because after all they are young athletes perfect just starting to do this kind of big stuff for the first time. >> you have got to make sure you

chunk of it does remain closed for the stotesbury regatta.t's also putting extra traffic on the mlk, west river drive t i would recommend ridge avenue over there or lancaster avenue through west philadelphia because the schuylkill and the drives are busy or closed in the case of the kelly this afternoon. watching a number of accidents as well on the big picture. there's one in fairhill along allegheny avenue at howard street by olympia restaurant. one in university city at 36th and market and plenty of slowing on 95 southbound coming down from the airport. there was a crash by the commodore barry bridge that's now gone that kind of got us off to a bad start there this afternoon. northbound side of 95 in delco also from highland avenue up to the blue route. bucks county backups on the southbound side of route one because of this crash by hulmeville avenue headed towards the turnpike. i would stay on 95 southbound instead. if you're poconos bound this afternoon it's still heavy on the northeast extension northbound but at this point i would sti

stotesbury regatta has kelly drive closed through vehicle traffic tomorrow night. no access this morning. pushed through ball field. don't want to get stuck there. so use martin luther king drive or the schuylkill expressway and that will impact folks coming in and out of the city on the drives, we have work zone down here in wilmington. they are still out there paving that bridge over christiana river. otherwise mass transit off to a good start. karen and thomas back over to you. >>> search is over for a bucks county man that police believe , was armed, and dangerous, three two-year old brandon was arrested last night at a motel in milford township. police believe he fired a shotgun at a stranger's car at a wal-mart in quakertown. they also think he was involved with other incidents in that area. >>> happening today we will see more security, south jersey middle school, police say what started out as talk on soaks media turned into real conversations in the classroom. lets get out to jenny joyce in pitman with what we know, jenny. >> reporter: good morning. some s

and, we are talking about this up at the desk, i think i heard jan talking about it, stotesbury regatta, kelly drive closed until 7:00 p.m. saturday, use the alternates, i76, mlk drive, ridge avenue your alternates. jan, back over to you. >> thank you still ahead right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning, automakers settle claims over defective airbags. finds out if your car is covered. >> and graduation day for those with four legs. newest for these k9 cops when "eyewitness news" continues. ae3z y2ae3y y12fy >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york torque stock exchange, good morning, big settlement that could help customers? >> takata agreed settlement with four automakers, covers toyota, subaru, could compensate over 16 million cars and trucks following the recalled defective airbags. those airbags are blamed for at least 16 deaths and 180 injuries. the federal court still has to approve the deal. jan, rahel? >> that was a big deal. stay tuned for. that will jill, ibm was one of the first companies to encourage it employees to work directly from home. now, rev

also the stotesbury regatta as that, because that far kelly driver closed saturday, until 7:00 p.m.nates, i76, mlk drive, ridge avenue, will get busy around those areas. >> man and his father make shocking catch while fishing on the river. went out for day of fishing in grand rapids michigan saturday many hoping to bring home something they could eat. instead they caught a set of fish dogs, neither new what it was from, they sent it to a lab. >> well that's a very large set of fish jaws. specialists think that the jaws belong to either a tiger shark or a make owe shark. they're still not sure how the jaws got there. >> i guess never know what you will get. go fishing and come back with that. >> yikes. >> here is something you may not have heard about. more and more people dipping low-fat dairy products, choosing whole milling being instead. danielle nottingham more on why full fat dairy could be the better choice for some people. >> spent most every her life drinking skim or 2% milk but full fat milk after her son was born. >> latte's, whole milk, drinking glass of milk, i'll do who

it is stotesbury cup regatta. >> yes, mr. esbury was a prominent philadelphian back in the day, william stotesbury from jp morgan and company. >> money guy. >> that william stotesbury. >> okay. >> here we go. >> the reason we can joke about this hiss is because this gas line, it is natural gas, being spewed in cherry hill, it seems to disperse pretty quickly and fairly opened area here. there is no, hopefully no risk of explosion. >> you can actually see it earlier this morning, coming out. >> i think steve has gotten close enough, hopefully with the mask on this time to hear it, listen. >> reporter: well, we have good news. we will use eyes, ears and dose of good old common sense which i always say is in short supply in tv news. we don't hear hissing, we don't smell the natural gas and we see guys all gathered around. two guys that had mask on are taking a break. you can see the guy getting out, we watched and then now he hears me talk bit perfectly on coup for us. so great work. this video that we are returning now to this g

cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> still ahead on cbs-3 this saturday morning, the stotesbury regatta taking over the schuylkill river, we're hearing from local athletes competing in this weekend's event we'll also have this. >> new companies are popping up to bring work stations to restaurants. i'm wendy gillette in new york sit way story coming chrit can happen to anyone.s a help is within reach. all you need to do is ask. vanessa: i was a full-blown heroin addict, selling my soul to get high. but i got help, and you can too. james: i just know i didn't want to feel that pain anymore. i got help. you can too. aj: most people think addicts are beyond help. when i see an addict, i see hope. chris christie: don't suffer. don't wait. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >> thousands of athletes taking part in a long standing tradition, anita oh, therefore all of the action at the historic stotesbury cup regatta. >> in a competition with plenty of history. there are plenty of stories of why these high school student compete. >> makes me push myself, to hold myself to higher standards. >> one

it is the stotesbury regatta held annually, every year, since 1927, last year, was the largest stotesbury high school athletes competing. and 984 boats. yes, pretty cool. looking live right here, at the race course on the schuylkill river. looks like it is going to be great weekends for rowing as racing get underway with time trials beginning at 8:00 a.m. stotesbury rag rat a runs through tomorrow night. so, much better than last saturday. >> oh, i know. >> they had to cancel the dad vail, halfway through saturday. >> bummer. >> looking nice out there. >> i do feel like we need to put this out there. there was some talk about jim donovan maybe joining a professional rowing team. that's not where he is today. he's a little under the weather. >> yes, he is not there, no. >> we thought maybe he would be there. >> have you recovered since then though? >> i'm good. i'm good, yes, i feel bad for jim, though, because whether i was rowing, kind of hit him in the back, unintentional. >> thank you, pat. coming up in the next half hour right here on cbs-3, "eyewitnes"eyewitness news," voo testing se

row, row the boat again, stotesbury regatta shutting down kelly drive, kelly drive closed all the way through saturday night so that extra volume using the schuylkill expressway, through the weekend. karen and thomas, back to you. >> bob, thank you. 4:18. >>> a philadelphia police officer is in custody accused of a road rage incident a story you saw first here on fox 29. between the second district veteran officer ross scott faces numerous charges after turning himself in yesterday. police say scott was driving his motorcycle last june on north broad street when he was hit by a car were four people inside. he was off-duty at the time. scott allegedly fired three shots at the car, one of them going through a lobby window at temple hospital, in one was hurt. >>> such a disturbing story where police found a toddler locked inside of a wooden cage , it happened in north manheim township schuylkill county, 100 miles northwest of where we are. they found his new born sister and baby brother all alone, in that same house, police arrested the father 37 year-old cecil kutz and he is facing chil

so, stotesbury regatta, closed until 7:00 p.m. saturday. alternates, schuylkill, mlk drive, ridge avenue. jan, back over to you. >> meisha, thank youment camden charities are again fitting from an unusual fundraising fashion show. the salvation army crock center hosed its second annual garbage show gala bag, professional and amateur designers alike showed off creations using recycled, unconventional materials. proceeds supports women's ministries in the camden area, very cool. one of the worlds' most dangerous exotic species has invaded peru. giant african snails likely traveled over the ocean and landed in peru during heavy rains and flooding. officials want to know if they had any help from humans. the snails spread parasites, bacteria to humans, and endanger echo systems. the snails have already established themselves in wild in florida. >> didn't know they were so dangerous, right? >> slow, but dangerous. >> yes. >> don't underestimate them. >> right. >> it has been another busy week in washington, after break talk with cbs news politic

. >>> the stotesbury cup regatta continues today in philadelphia. semi-final races begin at 8:00 this morning. the rowers, whoo, they were sweating it out yesterday as temperatures topped 90. they will certainly have a much cooler experience today as they participate in the world's largest high school regatta. the final races will take place this afternoon. >>> wilmington's 11th annual grand prix rolls on today. this morning, everyone over 8 years old can ride the course the pro racers will compete on later on in the day. and at noon, there's a street festival that includes a bmx stunt show and rides for the kids. >>> 11 minutes past 6:00 on this saturday. coming up, a costly lesson learned for one bucks county woman who wanted to cancel her trash service. nbc 10 responds tells us what you need to know if you want your money back. >>> also ahead, what we're learning about the man who plowed down pedestrians in times square. prosecutors reveal what he allegedly said right after the deadly crash. chris christie: addiction is a disease. it can happen t

kelly drive is closed in both directions to make room for the prestigious stotesbury cup regatta. chopper 6 hd was over the area this morning. police are detouring all traffic from strawberry mansion to fount green drives. it remains in effect tomorrow night until 8:00. >>> a man accused of driving his car into a crowded times square in new york city told police he was hearing voices and expected to die. 26-year-old richard rojas is expected to be arraigned. he is charged with murder and 20 counts of attempted murder and vehicular homicide. rojas drove a car into the crowd killing an 18-year-old girl from michigan. he served in the u.s. navy but was discharged. >>> in bucks county a man is behind bars for shooting in a wal-mart prognosis. 32-year-old brandon grasso is accused of firing a shot behind the wal-mart in quakertown and a woman was driving the vehicle with her son in the passenger seat. the driver became aggressive and passed them and heard a loud bang. >> i thought i heard a -- and thought he hit us and then saw the hole there and all of that popping out and the windshi

it is largest high school regatta, meeting here, in the world. ninety-first annual stotesbury over schuylkill river. with that, the kelly drive is closed to vehicle traffic, and those roadways will make it quick out of the city, then driving in your car throughout the weekend. is what forecast like for all of the rowers and everybody else in town. sueby has tonight 15. >>> cool change will be most evident on sunday morning and that is when we have our region race event, yoga on the art museum steps to benefit living beyond breast cancer. we will be in the mid 50's but we will have plenty of sunshine. by 9:30, it will be 60 degrees 11:30, it should be 66. it is a gorgeous day. certainly not as warm as it has been. we are in the mid 70's right now, and we're only going up from there thanks to our bermuda high pressure system. so 90 today. it will give us our first heat wave of 2017. 72 degrees tomorrow. seventy our high on sunday. get ready sunday night into monday when we will get some rain and could rain all day long on monday, at least in more 90's after that and as we get re

schuylkill river, "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh was there for all of the action at historic stotesbury cup regatta. >> reporter: in a competition with plenty of history, there are plenty of stories of why these high school student compete. >> makes me hold myself to a high standard. >> one of the best out there and love it so much. >> reporter: on friday for 91st year the crew competition they have been training for returned to the schuylkill river. >> stotesberry cup is considered oldest, largest scholastic regatta with more than 5500 rowers participated. nor some like jena spray these waters are home from radnor high school. >> we are right down the river this is local for us. >> reporter: for others this is home of the regatta they have always inspired to be part of. >> it is oldest high school race and actual any existence. it is an honor to row here every time. >> reporter: as temperatures spike to more than 90 degrees, at lee one rower reportedly over heated but overcoming obstacles is part of the reason they row. >> it is sort of the culmination of the hard work you put in, winter and sprin

. >>> the stotesbury cup regatta begins today in philadelphia at 8:00 this morning.he rowers certainly sweat it out yesterday as temperatures topped 90. they'll have a much cooler experience today if they participate in the world's largest high school regatta. the final races will take place this afternoon. >>> wilmington's 11th annual grand prix rolls on today. this morning, everyone over 8 years old can ride the course the pro racers will compete on later in the day. and at noon, there's a street festival that includes a bmx stunt show and rides for the kids. >>> another street fair and a fallen heros' run will happen in philadelphia's mayfair neighborhood a little bit later today. the run begins at 7:30 this morning and folks can enjoy outdoor festivities and family fun on frankfort avenue this afternoon. >>> i like people so much. i want to be with the kids. >> and he was with the kids at villanova's commencement. coming up in just about ten minutes, the inspiring journey through college by this world war ii veteran. >>> just about a quarter after 5:00 right now

. >>> happening today, the 91 sister annual stotesbury cup regatta continues with the final heat. the world's largest high school regatta that takes place every year on the schuylkill expressway. thousands of high school athletes from around the county and canada are competing in the regatta. finals kick off at 8:00 a.m. this morning. there's a traffic alert for drivers who use qule drive, the road -- kelly drive, the road will be closed between strawberry mansion and mountain green drive because of the regatta. drivers will be detoured by reservoir drive. expect delays in that area. >> much more to come on "action news" saturday morning, a road trip to grandma's embryos goes wrong. >>> clean up in canada after possible tornadoes rip through the area, a live look via the city hall camera there, the good news if you're waking up this morning, the receipt wave is out of here, "action news" saturday morning continues after this. >> three teenager will be in court monday to face charges in the death of a 6-year-old boy in mississippi. police say kingston frazier was in the back seat o

. >>> happening today, the 91st annual stotesbury cup regatta continues with the final heat.he world's largest high school regatta is held on the schuylkill river every year, and thousands of hieferl athletes around the country -- high school athletes around the country and canada participate in the regatta. kelly drive will be closed between strawberry mansion and fountain green drive until 8:00 p.m. this, because of the regatta. drivers will be detoured by away of reservoir drive. expect delays if you travel in that area. >>> 7 40e-- 7:40 a.m., it's getting warmer and we are spending more time outside, what sunscreen should you be using? >> plus, this home it could be yours if the price is right. we'll take a look at the multimillion dollar california home on the market. back hear in our area, meteorologist chris sowers tracking the forecast for you. he said the heat wave is gone, the cool down is here, get out and enjoy it. "action news" saturday morning comes back after this. a southern california home up for sale. it is only going to cost you $17 million that's it, becau

. >>> the 96th annual stotesbury cup regatta continues with the final heat.he world's largest high school regatta every year on the schuylkill river. thousands of athletes around the country and canada compete in the regatta. the semifinals kicked off at 8:00 a.m. >>> this morning there's a traffic alert for drivers who normally use kelly drive, the road will be closed between strawberry mansion and fountain green drive until 8:00 p.m. because of the regatta. drivers will be detoured via reservoir drive expect delays if you drive in that area. >> much more to come on "action news" at 9 including "shelter me rescue of the week." >>> i'm matt o'donnell we have a couple of content cats, this is maurice and curtis. you can hang out with the cats coming up on "action news." >>> faa threatened jail time for those they don't don't register their drone you'll hear what an appeals court says about the requirement. we'll get a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast as you plan your weekend, "action news" continues after this. at longhorn, tonight's speci

the stotesbury cup regatta continues today in philadelphia. this is a live look at the schuylkill river, where semi-final races got underway at 8:00 this morning. the rowers were certainly sweating yesterday as temperatures topped 90. we' they'll have a much cooler ride today as they participate in the largest high school regatta. the final races will happen this afternoon. >>> coming up, a mid-air emergency on a flight to hawaii. passengers and crew members team up to take down a man rushing the cockpit. that story straight ahead at 9:14. >>> plus, new details on the deadly crash at new york's times square. what we're learning about the suspect's history with law enforcement. >>> and i'm tracki ining shower moving across our viewing area. trenton, get ready for some spotty showers to move through. and permtomberton, you may see or two showers as well. your most accurate forecast coming up on the other side of the break. chris christie: addiction is a disease. it can happen to anyone. help is within reach. all you need to do is ask. vanessa: i

road closures are already in effect for the stotesbury cup regatta which kicked off this morning on thever. thousands of rowers are in town for the world's largest high school rowing competition. kelly drive closed between strawberry mansion and fountain green drives and it will remain closed until tomorrow night at 8:00 o'clock. >>> hot and steamy two words to describe today's weather. today let's take live look at wildwood. this might be a good place to be. the past to you days would have been good beach weather but scott williams says it could be a lot cooler and he's got all the details in 15 seconds. >> temperatures dropping doctors toy creek for the upcoming weekend but, yes, it is offici official. our first heat wave of the year. philadelphia so far 93 degrees. allentown 89. trenton has made it up to 90. look at atlantic city. 93 degrees so far is the high temperature. these folks have the right idea here on the beach right now. it is cooler with that sea breeze. but still 90 in trenton. minute degrees right now in millville. 90 degrees in dover. upper 80s in pottstown. 90 in rea

watch for the stotesbury regatta. an active closure until saturday around 8:00 p.m.ack to the "today" show. see you at the bottom of the hour. >>> this morning on "today's take," ellie kemper is our co-host. she's dishing on the new season and life as a new mom. and our freebie friday giveaway could be yours. and it doesn't get sweeter than this. two delicious desserts. one ultimate cookoff, starting right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> look at that crowd. good morning. welcome to "today" on this freebie friday morning, may 19th, 2017. you know this theme song, from "unbreakable kimmy schmidt." and our co-host, ellie kemper. >> i wake up to that song. >> you bounce side-to-side. >> jefferson wrote that song. it's such an ear worm. >> i haven't seen you in so long. >> congratulations in person on your beautiful baby boy. >> babies all over the place. >> that's what everybody is doing. >> literally, figuratively. this is a big day. "unbreakable kimmy schmidt," begins streaming on netflix today. >> we have aic

. >>> the stotesbury cup regatta continues today in philadelphia.ok over the schuylkill river, where semi-final races begin in just a few moments at 8:00. the rowers were certainly sweating yesterday, as temperatures topped 90 degrees. we'll have a much cooler experience today on the river as they participate in the world's largest high school regatta. the final races take place this afternoon. a reminder, live coverage of the middle jewel in the triple crown, the preakness from pimlico gets underway this afternoon at 5:00, right here on nbc 10. i'm rosemary connors. we'll see you back here in just about 25 minutes. ♪ pro-tip for making ribs: don't go it alone. get these great smoked ribs. thanks. sure. twenty minutes on the grill. and they're done. you think he cares if i smoke ribs for six hours? what? what? summer made easy at amazing prices. only at giant. ♪ tires have a new home. midas now sells great brands at great prices. get $100 off instantly on select goodyear and cooper tires through may 31st. find your tires online. trust the midas touc

stotesbury cup. it is the world's largest high school regatta held right here on the schuylkill river.and so drone6 is now flying along the schuylkill tonight. this is a live picture from drone6. this ream mind for drivers. kelly drive will be closed until 8 o'clock tomorrow night. police are detouring traffic between strawberry mansion and fountain green drives. >>> they unveiled new images today of the upcoming renovation project, the holocaust memorial plaza in center city philadelphia. the $7 million project will expand on the 6 million jewish martyr statue which was installed at 16th and ben franklin parkway in 1964. the new plaza will add a remembrance wall, six pillars and an eternal flame. construction is expected to begin this coming winter. >>> officials broke ground today on a major project to improof wissinoming park. the upgrades to the space on the 5800 block of frankford avenue include a new playground and storm water garden. the mural arts program will also create a mural at wissinoming park. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, always dreaming will race for the seco