speeds just in the teens in the left lane and the sizeable northbound delay coming away from the delaware statee and the 19 minute travel time is about 9. crossing into the state of delaware, look for a wreck at 202 at mount lebanon road by season's pizza and in newcastle wuch out for one more wreck at dupont parkway. no shortage of them out there this afternoon. >> still to come on "action news," she honked an a driver that cut her off and the next thing she knew she was in a texas hospital with a gunshot to the head. hear from the woman shot by another driver. >>> and the cross country friendship of two men that never met. we'll explain coming up. >>> and spring warmth is building in the south and we'll get a sliver of this in the misdemeanor ill of the week and talk about the chances of rain in the accuweather forecast. >>> and jeffrey lurie talking about the bird's big offseason moves. when "action news" comes rights back. >>> a texas woman shot in the head during a road rage incident is talking about the incident. kay did not want her face shown but wanted her voice heard. she honked her h

fire in delaware caused $300,000 worth of damage firefighters were called to the unit block of merry ville merriville court the family of four inside managed to escape unharmed. the delaware state fire marshall is working to determine what caused the blaze. >>> hillary clinton spoke to a crowd of 3,000 people at a conference in atlantic city this afternoon, the former secretary of state gave the key note address to the american camp association the lighthearted remarks to the summer camp industry focused on the importance of early childhood education, it marked her final paid speech while she prepares for a presidential run next year. >>> and they gave -- to a k-9 officer that served for 13 years. >>> find out what the team is doing in a run dmc video. coming up in sports. >>> and two days in a row with temperatures stuck in the mid-40s and now snow on the way tomorrow details on what to expect and for your first weekend of spring in the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. (mom) when our little girl was born we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye!

. >> the delaware state fire marshall office is investigating a morning fire that heavily damminged a home in new port. the fire broke out at a home on the unit block of harding avenue shortly before 7:30 and when firefighters arrived the home was completely engulfed in flames. no one was hurt in the investigation and it is underway into what caused that fire. >> septa manayunk norristown line is still out of service tonight. but step ta hopes to have have it back up and running in the morning. services were suspended after a fire destroyed a vacant warehouse nearbych the fire broke out early yesterday morning at the building 2400 block of west, west more nrand hunting park. because the structure was deemed unsafe officials need to demolish one of the walls before train service can resume. cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> and christians all around our area marked palm surprised today ushering in holy week . >> outside the kath reedal basilica of st. peters and paul a windchill in the 20s to begin services and priests received the palms those laid before jesus on his t

. ♪ ♪ the right stuff ♪ >>> '80s and '90s nostalgia on full display this summer at the delaware state organizers announced wednesday new kids on the block will be among the performers. you question how new they are now, but they're still on the block. also slated to appear bryan adams. july 23rd through august 1st is the fair. >>> and plenty of sunshine expected for us today. a big difference from our conditions yesterday. temperatures won't be quite as warm but i'm also tracking rain as we head into the weekend. christine. >> taking a look outside right now, things are looking pretty good. we're not seeing a lot of volume out there on the roads in the le hi high valley or new jersey. a comprehensive look at drive times when we come back. >>> and we'll continue to follow the breaking news out of ferguson missouri where two police officers were shot during overnight protests. we'll have the latest developments in a moment. stay with us. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> that breaking news two police officers shot in front of the ferguson missouri police department. we're learning new inform

a football field every 30 minutes, an area the size of delaware the whole state of delaware since the 1930s... it's just astonishing how much land is being disappeared. >> fault lines is here to find out why southern louisiana is now one of the fastest disappearing landmasses on the planet... ...and to ask who's responsible for the crisis. >> yeah this place used to be really pretty at one time. and not that long ago really. i think in another 10 years, this will all be water. definitely the trees ain't coming back. >> over the past hundred years nearly two thousand square miles of land have been wiped from the map of louisiana. we've come to the isle de jean charles where just two dozen families remain, trying to maintain what's left of the island. >> there's no more protective system no more barriers. everything's gone there was trees and ridges and levees and it was the way it was supposed to be. >> preston mayeaux's family came here when he was just seven years old. >> it's a natural thing. hurricanes are natural to live down here you gotta go with the flow. that's why everything'

there's a reason we are seeing hundreds of schools canceled this morning and the delaware state offices just announced a delay because conditions out there on the neighborhood roads and side streets are really not that good. this is an example. in upper township cape may county this is route 9 and route 15. look how snow covered it still is. and to give the public works crews credit they did a great job with so much snow yesterday. this is an example of what remains for many of you getting out the door in the next little bit. what is happening on the area bridges? there's still a speed restriction in place on many of the area bridges because of the weather. this morning the conditions are not that great. on the philadelphia bridge, the ben franklin walkway is closed. >>> snow clean up is the name of the day today. in center city philadelphia, we found crews using bulldozers and front loaders to clear the streets to make things easier for the morning commute. with city schools closed today there should be less traffic to contend with. there's that advantage at least. people all across th

roll up and down northeast corridor there no problems from bucks county all the way down to the delaware state the line. schuylkill expressway looking good as well, as you leave king of prussia coming into center sit the eye philadelphia. no problems or delays at all at least at the moment. the septa, they had buses running on route 11 trolley on the overnight. they are starting trolleys again at the moment. we are okay here for morning rush hour with trolley service but norristown high speed line they have kicked in a new timetable over the weekend. make sure you have a new schedule. that new schedule is rolling for morning rush hour. that could affect your trip a few minutes either way. they did make adjustments throughout the that morning rush hour. coming from downingtown from morgan town no problems on the turnpike or 202, and we're looking good heading in to south jersey, mass transit has no delays. chris and lauren, back over to you. >>> developing right the now an early morning fire send residents in a northeast philadelphia home to the hospital this fire broke out on the 3500 block of

as you travel southbound from the blue route down toward the delaware state line. e's also an accident involving an overturned truck and this one is blocking 401 conestoga road at saint matthews road by the united church. maybe stay up on horseshoe trail to get around that blockage. also still have that water main break in middletown township bucks county closing big oak road. stay up on langhorne yardly road by maple point middle school. into bucks county from burlington county not getting by on the burlington bristol bridge. it's up for a southbound shipment for the they can't couple minutes head for the turnpike connector bridge. gloucester township camden county the black horse pike pike is closed at evesham road because of a crash and downed pole. maybe use the white horse pike instead. matt. >> thanks matt. >>> investigators trying to figure out what a tractor-trailer was doing on the tracks when an amtrak train slammed into it in north carolina. some of the passengers were headed for philadelphia. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live at 30th street sta

delaware would become the 19th state without it. although opponents and police groups have already vowed to oppose the legislation. 15 people right now sitting on death row in delaware those 15 would still face execution even if the death penalty is repealed. the longest inmate on death row has been there since 1977. >>> $3 billion a year. governor tom wolf says that's how much pennsylvania would make under a sales tax proposal. wolf wants to increase the sales tax from 6% to 6.6%. but the majority of the extra money would actually come from adding sales tax to dozens of categories that are currently exempt. that includes cable tv amusement parks and over-the-counter drugs. governor wolf also wants the extra money to go towards education. >>> next on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 -- the pennsylvania pen city that will no longer force people to reveal their criminal history on a job application. >>> plus skyforce10 over this mess on lincoln drive in philadelphia. why a garbage truck dumped all this trash right onto the road. we work weekends h

. >> anyone with information related to this incident is urged to call the delaware state police. >> right now 5:33, we want to check in with kate, get our forecast, oh what a change from yesterday? >> big change this morning, at least, although this afternoon will look a lot like yesterday afternoon did the sun comes out, temperatures will warm up again, and really by later this afternoon going to be like wait, we start dollars the day with a winter weather advisory. that's crazy talk it, will turn out so nice today. we do have winter weather advisory to talk about this morning, want to show you time lapse from yesterday. >> this one from the lower merion high school, ardmore as i set this into motion, you can watch how the sun was out all day and the snow just began to melt. you can see it eroding on the field, eroding under the trees there, as all that warmer air start today move on n and much nicer conditions outside yesterday afternoon than we've seen in quite some time. look at storm scan3 again showing some freezing rain, drizzle, north of the city for the most part at the mom

these flight students may misjudge and may come down into one of our communities. >> reporter: the delaware state instructors make their pilots in the making know what they're doing in the simulator before they go up in one of the school's 11 planes. a big part of flight training focuses on what to do if and when the bad stuff happens. they want their pilots to have a plan "b" to keep themselves, their aircraft and the people on the ground safe. >> we encourage, as soon as you get in the air, you're looking for a place, an alternate place to land if necessary. >> reporter: instructors say they stand by the statistics. hundreds of thousands of takeoffs at big and small airports around the country and still very few crashes. they say the odds are in your favor. >> it's very slim, yes. i wouldn't be -- would live near an airport with my own family. i'm not that fearful of something happening. >> reporter: tim furlong, "nbc10 news." >>> the sexual assault under investigation on the campus of lehigh university. authorities say a woman told them she was attacked early friday morning inside the richards

. >>> live organ i-95 near the delaware state line, you can see the roads are clear and dry yesterday we had nightmares trying to come out of delaware if you're traveling up 295 and i-95. we'll see what it looks like today in that area coming up. >>> later you'll hear about the effort to save a pennsylvania boy's life. it took 100 minutes of cpr. >> welcome back you are taking a live look at urbana, maryland, frederick county. the snow is coming down, the trees are coated. this is part of the same storm system knocking on our doorstep. >> urbana is not like c -- >> reporter: if you're coming in from south jersey or delaware, we're looking good, no problems on i-95, 295, 495 heading toward the airport. 295 we had an accident now things are moving nicely in south jersey. 422 we have problem buildings police activity off to the right side traffic just a little bit slow in that area. we see the new jersey dot trucks waiting in the wings seeing what they have to do, the roads are briendz it's looking good. -- brined, it's looking good. plymouth road is shut down because of the huge sinkhol

the pta says parents should be allowed to have their children opt out of taking state tests. that's the same opinion coming from the teachers union and several school boards. delawareving to a tough new standardized test this year called the smarter bounds assessment. >>> being in delaware, the state wants to boost the small businesses to help mom and pop shops. the delmarva broadcasting company came up with the idea for small business saturdays. the chamber of commerce is using jack markel to announce the promotion. you'll hear a lot about small business saturdays coming up. >> that are creating opportunity and jobs. they are making things happen. >> of course remember when you shop in delaware you don't pay sales tax. >>> a new cafe is opening in the philadelphia brewerytown neighborhood that serves up more than just coffee. the monkey and elephant helps foster children strans transition out of the foster care system. it will give them a chance at retail as they enter adulthood. >> a major demolition project supposed to reshape camden appears to be in limbo for now. philly.com reports a company hired to knock down more than 100 delapidated properties have opted o

we have an accident on i-95 it's southbound right near the delaware state line. ark to approachingment delaware state line with the accident blocking the left lane. we have an accident involving a tractor-trailer that ran into a guardrail on the ramp pennsylvania turnpike westbound to bensalem. it's tricky on the ramp to have an accident with the tractor-trailer. egypt road near 422 we have and accident there and disabled vehicle eastbound near oaks. >> accuweather has a whole host of everything today. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have shower activity down the shore. the rest of the us beneath fairly low clouds. 42 degrees in philadelphia. in the 30s up north. in the 50s down south. this afternoon we'll get a high of 69 degrees, mild, although it will be damp at times with spotty showers coming through here and there and rumble of thunder and steadier band of rain out of the northern and western suburbs later this evening. tomorrow, rain in the morning and dry in the afternoon. we're back in the 50s. we have all the details on the germa

the second. delaware state goes down and out, they lose 82-61. n to watch. >>> the only question surrounding villanova these days will they get a number one seed in the ncaa tournament. nova is making a strong case to be a top seed. they are 31-two heading in the big east tournament title game. villanova plays xavier at 8:00 in new york. cats are going for their second big east championship game in school history. their only other title came 20 years ago. nova has won their last 14 games, heck, what is one more, they have not lost in two months. >>> so what else does chip kelly have have up that sleeve? the eagles coach has traded away his star running back, his quarterback and let's not forget he let his top receiver go in each of the last two off seasons. kelly claims eagles are not done despite at additions of byron maxwell, sam bradford and demarco mur toy name a few. eagles need a wide out and safety. they could use salary cap relief as well. that is where howie roseman and his staff come into play. >> howie and jake and those guys have done

. >> one of the signs of spring trout fishing season is underway at the delaware's state-run ponds. there are nine of them. anglers of all ages are welcome. >>> >>> up next, the chevy volt is the latest car to hit the recall list. >>> spotlight is shining on radio tailors and how they are not doing enough to protect your information. easy to play. simple to say. ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. you've picked out four things before, right? one, two, three, four, and you're done. simple. so the pennsylvania lottery changed the name of "big 4" to "pick 4". it's that simple to play. pick 4. easy to play. simple to say. >> a new report shows retailers are not doing enough to protect customers from hackers. according to a cyber security report customers should bulk up their security before passing industry tests. the report said 29% of companies keep the added security after passing the test. it says companies regularly fail to fix bugs or update pas

honor and i'm involved with the youth activation committee for special olympics delaware i am also a delegate for the leadership organization, i attended the delaware state seminar and world leadership congress. >> when do you find time to sleep? >> um -- >> just joking around. that's a lot of stuff you're doing. you were telling me before you started, before we went on you hadn't decided whether to take the scholarship because you're just a junior in high school. so you're keeping your options open. should you decide to take the scholarship at widener, you'll go and use the $20,000 that they have earmarked for you, right? those are great options. >> thank you. >> tell me what the two of you have planned for your future. sounds like you're well into your future. tell me what you have planned, what you want to do with your lives and your careers. >> well i'm a junior so college is a big topic right now with my school and parents. i'm keeping my options open. i hope it major in business administration with a minor in music management. >> wow. >> good for you. how about you, tyler? >> continuing on the school hospitality management i hope to continue with d

tickets go on sale next week to see megan trainor at the delaware state fair. e was announced as a headliner yesterday and will perform on july 27th. new kids on the block and brian adams will also take the stage at the historic fair in its 96th year. >>> apple has a in way to try to get everyone to switch to an iphone. the 9 to 5 mac block says the company is launching a recycling and trade in program. they'll accept nonapple phones including android and blackberry devices in exchange for gift cards. they will allow you to get a phone. >>> and apple stores and employees will determine the trade-in value based on the functional and cosmetic conditions of those phones. >>> office workers may be up to their ears in paperwork and they had enough. a new study by adobe shows an overwhelming majority feel their success in productivity is being slowed down by outdated ways of handling documents. nearly two-thirds say they have switched to a new job just for the sake of less paperwork. more than a quarter believe mundane tasks are getting in the way of advancing their c

as we slide to the south you see the wall of white here as well all through the state of delaware, and heavy snow in parts of southern new jersey south of the atlantic city expressway expressway. if we look at the rates per hour, dover smyrna and milford, rates of 1 inch of snow per hour that was further to the north this afternoon and the heavy focus of the snow is pushing to the south and here it will ease as well and that particular line of heavy snow will push off the coast as we look at the snow totals so far in pennsylvania we are forecasting 2 to 4 inches across the viewing area and so far that is on par philadelphia 4.5 at the airport and drexel hill 3.4, exton 7 inches and in the lee valley 6.4 inches and the state of new jersey delaware, newcastle 4.5, mount laurel 6.7 and half a foot for ewing and millville 3 inches but that number will go up with the heavy band of snow so far. i bring in meteorologist, sts is the, you have the good news for everyone here, when does it shut off and north issue for tomorrow morning. >> the snow is shutting off from the northwest to the southe

the constitution specified. this is a rather large part of the state of delaware. pennsylvania followed suit several days later with ratification and an offer of 100 square miles anywhere in the state of pennsylvania, except for philadelphia, which was its only port. now, it would be perfectly fine for congress, according to the pennsylvania ratification convention, to choose germantown, which is now central philadelphia. but at the time was not. i have had the cold. other states ratified by june, 1788. nine states have ratified. the drafters of the constitution provided it did not take unanimity to ratify, only 3/4 of the states. so it was ratified. congress started debating when the new government would meet, when the president would be elected, and where it would meet. the debate was not over when or how to elect the president but where. so we have our third major debate between supporters of philadelphia, which was perfectly fine for a temporary residence, and new york city. finally, the philadelphians gave up because it was clear there was not going to be a dec

the bank says that a couple hundred customers were victimized. >>> and in delaware the state's minimum wage could get a bump. they're planning to introduce election that could raise it the minimum wage. they want to see it rise in four increments to $10.25 per hour by 2019. until that june hike delaware eelgs minimum wage assistants at $7.35. they say raising it is a top legislative priority. >>> searching for solutions to gun violence. cease fire pa held a meeting to talk about ways to get guns off of the street. it was prompted by several recent deadly shootings in philadelphia. >> new at 11:00, you heard of medical marijuana for people how about for your pets. a new bill introduced today would legalize legal marijuana for pets. they can get the drug as long as the veterinarian certifies the pet has a sickness that marijuana could help. the drug has not been officially proven as a pane killer for animals. >>> you may want to check your kitchen cabinets. kraft is recalls more thannics million boxes of their original flavor maceroni and cheese. so far eight customers reported finding p

opponents say the land should be preserved to protect streams and the first state national park on the nearby delaware state line. >>> preservation groups say they would like to buy the land but say the owners won't even meet with them. >>> give us 18 months or two years to raise the money to buy it. because we can't find buyers in that time span do what you want with the land. >> we tried to reach the woodlawn land group today but we didn't get a call bam. the township meeting was set for tonight but it has been postponed until next tuesday. >>> what's the only thing better than pancakes? free pancakes. nbc10 was at this i-hop restaurant on north wilmington today for tenth annual national pancake day fund-raisers. i-hops around the country are giving out free shortstacks. they are asking tore a donation to help with the leukemia and lymphoma society. >>> up next, policing the police. >> we're talking about key improvements. what philadelphia's police commissioner wants his task force to fix and why people here are reacting to the proposal. >>> then coming up on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 -- the new plan to

the. >> reporter: delaware state police corporal jeff hail says a passerby found this great mini van in a ditch along northbound route 13 in new castle at about 5:00 sunday morning. the samaritan called police when they saw what was inside. >> it appears that the mail and female were both shot. >> reporter: police say a 33-year-old wilmington man was found slumped over the passenger seat and pronounced dead. the driver a 33-year-old wilmington woman was taken to the hospital. she's in stable condition. >> as soon as she's well enough to be interviewed they will be talking to her. >> reporter: then sometime during the investigation police made another discovery. >> secondary vehicle was located on i-495 northbound just south of route 13. >> reporter: that puts the second vehicle just around the exit less than a mile it way from the original scene. police say they found evidence near that second seen to link everything together. >> they are attempting to locate the owner of that vehicle and conduct interviews of him and of any witnesses that may have seen what had occur but right now we ca

the national average. the state banking and insurance spokesman says it is partly due to new jersey being one of the most densely populated states leading to more cars on the roads and more accidents. delaware pennsylvania was just above the national average. >> two threatening calls placed the berks county jail under heightened security for more than 12 hours. the bomb squad and canine unit surrounded the facility yesterday afternoon. that's when a caller indicate add an explosive was on the property. officials didn't find anything suspicious. they will decide later today whether or not they're going to reopen the jail to the public. >> 6:27 and meteorologist, david murphy is tracking a midweek warmup but you'll have to face unseasonably cold conditions first. >> chopper 6 is over the scene of a hit and run in bucks county. more on this breaking traffic situation had when "action news" comes right back. >> breaking right now a driver flees the scene after running over a pedestrian in bucks county. chopper 6 is live over that scene. >> developing overnight, angelina jolie's latest bombshell. the actress made another bold decision to maintain her health. >> subway brawl has police looking fo

the ally-oop. smu wins 69-56. delaware state trying to win their conference and get into the big dance. the lay in here here. hampton out scored delaware state by 21 points in the second half. hampton will win 82-61 gone to the tournament with a sub 500 record. >>> the red wings have been one of the best teams in hockey for what seems like forever but can't win philadelphia of the last time they actually wouldn't here in the 1997 stanley cup finals. to the first period of the game the flyers able to get on the board first. brayden schenn mark straight shot. one to nothing flyers. look who tipped this in. for in a second. second period flyers with the power play. schenn again picks up the power play goal and the flyers will take a three-one lead. then 11 seconds into the third period, we have schenn again for the hat trick. so of course fans will throw their hats down on the ice. we have hundreds of hats down there but not so fast. there was a scoring change the first goal credited to wayne simmonds so fans lost out on the hat the flyers win seven-two. >>> sixers hosting the nets at the

this afternoon camden's mayor will announce a federal grant to clean up and revitalize the city. >>> delaware state police are investigating the death of a man whose body washed ashore on a beach in new castle county. they say a person walking along augustine beach spotted the body yesterday afternoon. an autopsy will be done to determine the man's identity. >>> lawmakers and first responders will make a push to better prepare emergency workers for train derailments like this one. pennsylvania senator bob casey will join first responders at philadelphia city hall to talk about what they hope to do later this morning. >>> in illinois an amtrak train slammed into a pickup truck killing a man. more than 200 pears were on the train. witnesses told officials they saw the drive go through the crossing. this is a second time within a week amtrak has been involved in a crash. a philadelphia bound train slammed into a truck and derailed in north carolina. more than 50 people in that accident were hurt. >>> they're thankful for the quick action of strangers who helped save their lives. they were ice fishing

the intersection of east delaware avenue in newark around 2:00 a.m. the university courtyard apartments are at that intersection. police have not identified the woman. investigators are working to identify the driver and the vehicle. >>> delaware state police shot a man they say broken into the rite aid on naamans road in claymont. the suspect was critically wounded. we're learning to find out what happened before the suspect was shot stay with "action news" for an update on the police shooting in claymont, delaware. >> watch out for ice hanging around this morning but warmer air is moving our way and we are not calling for any snow in the seven-day forecast. >> that's good news, meteorologist chris sowers. >> reporter: just a little bit of black ice. wait until you see the temperatures we're 35 degrees warmer in parts of the area than yesterday at this time. we're doing better out there with that said, even it being 35 degrees warmer, we're still below freezing, that shows you how cold we were yesterday. there's the view of the center city skyline. because of the snow melt there will be black ice. if it appears to be wet it's ice. extreme caution this morning back roads, parking lots, sidewalks, like yesterday morning, and he recal

the roads. meanwhile delaware was hit hard, the action cam was in wilmington where plows were hard at work keeping streets clear and all state offices are close and city offices in wilmington are closed as well. a live look at center city on sky 6 hd a snow emergency is in effect for the city, the weather is making it a tough go for anyone that has to be out and about today. the live coverage for this storm continues at this hour. we have live reporters across the area and karen rogers and adam joseph both our meteorologists are tracking the snow in the studio lets start with you karen at the big board. >> we are inside and glad about that too. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing a couple of things, first off can you see the drier air in the lehigh valley and north of allentown you get the drier air work its way in and the heavier bands are shifting to the south and watch this area of pink we are seeing this right now in salem county and moving into parts of gloucester and near hammonton near the atlantic city expressway as well. you have pretty intense snow with the double scan we have show you exactly what is happening

the right to vote for or comment on, as an american tax pair, why do you want to pay for this? >> state officials claim the federal government created the situation, providing no funding for it. delaware's government wrote a letter to the department of health and human services. half an hour later, the state has not received funds for kids placed with delaware families. the numbers of children dropping into the u.s. dropped compared to the spike, analysts predict another influx this year, a sign the crisis is far from over. in the meantime. she plans to study, to become a nurse or doctor. >> reporter: what would you say to the person that says "i don't want to pay for the education of someone from another country?" >> translation: everyone has the right. not just them. the school is not just for them, we all have the right to learn. >> we want what is best for the children, regardless of whose child it is. i feel like, you know, the students will be around. they are the future of the country, i feel we need to give them an education. >> the future in the u.s. is uncertain. her son can stay, he's an american citizen. what will you tell your son when he grows up, about the trip? >> when h

there. 8:02, good morning, jammo on 95, a live look, 95 southbound, an accident, right near the delaware stateine. it is right here, 95, 495 split. see the sign on i95, plus, poor visibility up and down the entire i95 corridor. westbound, philly bensalem interchange, there is the actual interchange in the background, so it is right at the onramp, to head west, and then there is a delay from pretty much willow grove all the way over toward valley forge. just in from septa, and medical emergency, along the norristown high-speed line, has all of their trains running with about ten minute delays this morning. otherwise, the regional rails, looking good, slippery platforms, because of the wet, because of the wet platforms, could be slippery because of the rain rough go all morning between the rain, fog, set the tone for the rest of the day for air travel. as far as the major roadways, pretty much in gridlock, again, it will take you longer today, than it did yesterday, because of the weather. ninety-five south, bumper to bumper from cottman all the way down through girard avenue. the schuylkill exp

it allows state authorities to expedite background checks for caregivers and those who dispense the drug. medical marijuana users in delaware users must pay a $125 fee. pennsylvania is the only one of three states that does not allow medical marijuana use. >>> opportunities who have already bought their prom dresses, you can make sure they keep their receipt. >> that's right. there's a good reason why. >> that's a big expense to be turned away at the door. >> the pennsylvania school that wants to see girls' dresses before they get the green light to attend the prom and the controversy that's sparking. >>> then also new tonight on "nbc10 news" at 5:00 the new jersey couple with no time to spare was forced to play a wedding waiting game. the reason they couldn't get married right away. and what's being done to help other couples. >>> a pennsylvania high school wants the final say on what girls wear to this year's prom. de loan catholic school in adams county are requiring girls to bring a picture of the gown for preapproval. they say the school has a responsibility to uphold catholic values and moral integrity. >> that's a bi

the moratorium. the state supreme court will rule on the case but it's not clear when. >>> from our delaware bureau the christina school district will not have to close three of its struggling schools. last month the state told christina officials those schools would have to be shut down this year or be furnturned over to another entity. both sides have agreed to keep the schools open and they'll likely become part of the red clay in 2018. >>> philadelphia eagles' new signal caller has arrived to the city of brotherly love today. new eagles quarterback sam bradford was introduced to the media at a news conference. this comes after he was traded for former quarterback nick foles yesterday. bradford is coming off a major knee injury but says he'll be ready to take the field when he gets the okay from doctors. we'll hear from him and head coach chip kelly coming up later in sports. >>> well we've got some rain that could cause problems for your weekend. i'll show you the latest timing for the wet weather next in my first alert forecast. >>> plus, those pesky potholes. car experts say the problem is only g

the national average. the state banking and insurance spokesman says it is partly due to new jersey being one of the most densely populated states leading to more cars on the road and more accidents. delawareighest rates. pennsylvania was just above the national average. >> sorry karen. yeah, they hits with property taxes, insurance come on now. let's take a look outside in southwest philadelphia here. looking good on the platt bridge by i-95. no problems between 26th street and i-95. you're looking good right now. how about the ben franklin bridge. no issues there, either coming into the city you are nice and clear this morning. and no construction just yet eastbound. your bridge overview watch for tacony palmyra bridge back down after an earlier opening so it's moving once again dave. >> allall right, karen down along the freezing mark with wind chills down closer to 20 or at least the low 20's and we'll still be rather cool by 9 o'clock, 31 degrees. you might see a little flurry or a brief snow shower out there this morning but i don't think it amounts to much. then flicks degrees by noon and we will see sunshine return to a degree as we go through the day. 3 o'clock 44 degrees. your hi

the driver was arrested. >>> delaware state police are investigating the death of a man whose body washedshore on a beach in new castle county. they say a person walking along the beach spotted the body yesterday afternoon. an autopsy will be done to determine how the man died. >>> authorities in new jersey believe a natural gas leak is to blame for an explosion. a 26-year-old woman is recovering from minor injuries. authorities say maintenance work was being done at the house at the time of the blast. this is the third explosion in ocean county in a matter of weeks. >>> lawmakers and first responders will make a push to better prepare emergency workers for train derarmtilments like this one. pennsylvania senator bob casey will join first responders to talk about what they hope to do later this morning. >> if you live on city avenue, you're probably tired of trying to dodge potholes. don't worry, relief is coming. starting today, crews will start patching potholes. drivers say those craters are damaging their cars and their budgets. >> it's horrible. you try to ditch one and you fall righ

no word on the cause of the fire. >>> delaware state police are investigating the death of a man whose body washed ashore. they say a person walking along augustine beach in middletown spotted the body yesterday afternoon. an autopsy will be done to determine the man's identity and how he died. >>> well let the madness again. for temple fans that may have a different meaning but villanova is riding high after landing a number one seed in the ncaa tournament. last night the wildcats celebrated the announcement. villanova is the number one seed in the east region. they'll play another local school lafayette, in the opening round on thursday in pittsburgh. the news not so good for the temple owls. they were shut out of the ncaa tournament. they'll settle for a number one seed in the nit tournament playing bucknell at home on wednesday. >>> well the subject of a cable documentary series is now behind bars. a real estate heir is arrested hours before chilling audio is shown on tv. we'll have the dramatic twist in the case of robert durst. >>> and an historic site threatened by fire. see whi

they will help the usda identify programs work and which don't to get people back to work. >>> state government workers in delaware will not have to pay more for health insurance yet. a state senate panel agreed to delay a vote. delaware health insurance program has a $60 million shortfall. lawmakers reached an agreement with the governor to put off the hike and co-pays and other costs while they review deficits. >>> one philadelphia family is suing the tropicana casino in atlantic city for $30 million after what prosecutors call a deadly drunk driving crash. >> get help for my mom. >> those cries were recorded on a cell phone moments after an accident on the ac expressway last summer. two people died including a 4-year-old boy. the family says they were escorted out of the casino hotel for no reason. yesterday, an attorney filed a lawsuit against tropicana for denying the group a hotel room. they feel racial discrimination was a factor. >> to put them out of their hotel room wasn't right. it wasn't right. you ban them from the casino floor but you don't kick them out of the hotel in the middle of the night with a

the uniform law commission last july, but it's still up to individual state legislatures to propose it and pass it as law. although the act has been introduced in 18 states, so far only one state, delaware has signed the act into law. however, the act is not without its critics. the general counsel of a washington, d.c.-based group called the state privacy and security coalition, which represents the interests of google, yahoo and facebook, among others, came out against delaware's new law, saying" this law takes no account of minimizing intrusions into the privacy of third parties who communicated with the deceased. this would include highly confidential communications to decedents from third parties who are still alive, who would be very surprised that an executor is reviewing the communications." but, despite the pushback, suzanne walsh is hopeful that her committee's work will be recognized in more state legislatures. >> widespread enactment is our goal. that's our primary goal. certainly, we hope and expect that it won't take more than a year or two for most of the states to adopt this product. >> reporter: while the states debate the act, some internet service providers have begun

they are expected to take their demonstration to the state house this morning. >> delaware state officials will present two health organizations with thousands of dollars in grants. they will each get $40,000 for teenage behavioral programs. >> month gomry county commissioners are inviting high school students and participates and teachers to explore in manufacturing. it's designed to teach peoples about manufacturing. the event will be saturday march 28th. >>> project home will celebrate the grand opening and building dedication of the steven klein wellness 9sq'ter. it's the first of its kind to serve the homeless in the area. the new wellness center expands health care services which they had been philadelphia for am 20 years. >>> if you have a cool 700 grand lying around, you could buy a whole down in georgia. the name of the town grantville and it's for sale on ebay of course. locals say it's filled mostly with tourists. they're mainly fans of amc's zombie drama the walking de=4 you got to go. >> the price tag for all of the downtown area is $680,000. don't know if it comes with actual

the nevers in life state farm is there. >> ♪ >> breaking news right now, a tragic ending in the search for a delaware county eighth grader.onight family members confirm 13-year-old cayman naib has been found dead. >>> good evening i'm natasha brown. thanks for join and us. the newtown square teen disappeared this past wednesday and since then hundreds took that's right a coordinated search. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers is live in newtown square with tonight's breaking developments. matt. >> reporter: natasha, some very sad news to report tonight. it was earlier today just in that creek just behind me near that creek about 75 to a hundred yards upstream from where we are now that private search teams discovered cayman's body. the body was discovered near a portion of the creek that lies within the boundaries of the family's property. he was last seen wednesday evening around 6:30 p.m. leaving his parents' house near newtown square and walking out the front door. it snowed heavily on thursday hampering search efforts for the hundreds that volunteered. officials with the delaware county district attorney's office s

the roads. meanwhile delaware was hit hard, the action cam was in wilmington where plows were hard at work keeping streets clear and all state offices are close and city offices in wilmington are closed as well. a live look at center city on sky 6 hd a snow emergency is in effect for the city, the weather is making it a tough go for anyone that has to be out and about today. the live coverage for this storm continues at this hour. we have live reporters across the area and karen rogers and adam joseph both our meteorologists are tracking the snow in the studio lets start with you karen at the big board. >> we are inside and glad about that too. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing a couple of things,

. >>> from the delaware bureau now, state leaders are discussing a plan that could be good for state business owners. the small business administration led a tour tuesday of wilmington's south ridge neighborhood. this is a key spot on the underground railroad. harriet tubman led thousands of slaves north from the maryland line in kent county. officials are now working on a plan to better mark the tubman biway. >> this is touting our history and opening our doors to additional businesses and tourists along the way. >> along the byway the administration is looking to bring tours there soon. >>> and work on a beach widening project in long beach island will start next month that was originally scheduled for august. equipment became earlier than expected. >>> and new jersey homeowners still recovering from hurricane sandy might get a better idea when they will get financial help. state senate press steve sweeney is giving homeowners estimates on how much and when they will get help. the governor vetoed a similar bill last year. >>> you are right on target if you think you have seen or hit

i'm bringing this up because delaware state offices are on a two-hour delay because of the conditions we're seeing throughout delaware. so what is happening throughout the area? well, on mass transit, septa, new jersey transit and patco are operating on a normal schedule. but be forewarned they probably will be running on a delay. even new jersey transit and septa are advising us with a 15-minute delay. because when it gets this cold the lines of the trains can't operate at normal speed or the lines will be damaged. so just keep that in mind if you're waiting out for the trains this morning. you're going to want to bundle up. >>> good morning. we are checking out icy conditions throughout the region. it won't get better today with temperatures staying below freezing and well below average. we are even tracking record cold this morning. and as we head into the afternoon, bitter cold conditions still settling in for us. much warmer by the weekend and definitely into next week. here's a live look outside right now at center city. you can see all the snow still on the ground for philadelp

the baird family from the state of delaware. it matters. the closest thing we can do, and it matters because it will be recorded -- i ask you now to take some pride -- there we go -- take some pride that only senator daschle pointed out today that their were 1963 senators that signed their names and the desk. each of you have before you the ability to sign, but not on a desk. if you would take out your tablets and please sign your name on the tablet. do they all have these tablets? you do? just actual senators? i thought you were able to. do what you have done before. sign your tablet. and hit submit. once you have done that, thank you all very much. and now, the senate has been a place of dialogue, debate, decision surrounding the most pressing issues facing the nation. as a assume the floor, their statements will -- i am pleased to recognize our future leaders who will be reciting our noble purpose. we will start with the first president of the united states senate. john adams. i recognize john adams. >> him more permanent than this will

. >>> another sign that spring is around the corner, trout season officially opened today at state run pond in delaware. there were a total of nine, that includes kidbury pond seen here in dover. the what thers were stocked in anticipation of hundreds of the anglers coming out to have some fun. they remind fisherman to abstain from trying to break up any lingering ice with a boat and, of course, never try walking on a frozen lake or pond. >>> crews began knocking down the historic boyd theater in center city. the efforts have been ongoing for decades to save the the artdeco theater that dates back to 1928. the last year officials struck a deal to protect the building's exterior. now developers have have started to tear down the the rest of the structure. it was sold last objecting, for 4.5 million-dollar to make way for a 26 story apartment building and tower. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight the 18 month-old stuck upside down for more than half a day in the icy river in utah is doing just fine tonight. we now have incredible video from the scene of the rescue. >>> and a quick thinking nurse