look at the jam we have at this hour. eastbound schuylkillom approaching montgomery drive to the vine and that's because we have emergency constructions that backs up the vine eastbound. so the construction is blocking two lanes approaching broad street but big delays because of it. on the schuylkill and on the vine. in addition to that lots of other accidents and problems. an earlier accident brought down this pole in hamilton township 40 eastbound at 575. still seeing problems there dave. >> all right karen. on the big board we have cold temperatures this morning. we're in the 20's across the region, wind chills in the single digits in a lot of cases. a fair amount of sunshine early but a temperature of just 23. later we'll see a high of 31 but the winds are going to be very strong and blustery and we'll wind up with wind chills in the teens. no better than that as we go through the afternoon and even into the evening. down at the airport this morning no major delays. no cloud cover in any of our areas outside of orlando but o'hare airport

from belmont to the schuylkill expressway eastbound, the speeds ten miles per hour on the schuylkillexpressway because of that. we talked about the police about the potential of icy conditions, we're 30 degrees in the city. in some spots only in the teens. therethere was water coming outa main at main and swede street. they have barriers, they expect the water company to come out shortly. be careful. powell at freedly a similar situation, they had broken pipes that may be icy there, as well. >>> a chester county man makes his first court appearance on child sex charges. prosecutors fear there could be more victims due to his involvement in the community. katherine scott is live today where the hearing will takes place in newtown square. >> reporter: matt, charles robinson is accused of sexually assaulting a young family member. the victim is expected to here as well as robinson. he was a youth coach and affiliated with the boy boy scos and other organizations. police worry there could be other victims out there. >> reporter: 60-year-old charles robinson is accused of repeatedly moles

blocking the off ramp from 202 northbound to the schuylkill expressway eastbound. you can see all of that activity over here. on the southbound lanes we do have something blocked over on the left hand shoulder with that police activity. you can see all traffic still moving through and you can see the traffic moving through back there as well. you will still be good to go if you head on through the area but it might get a little worse if this stays and we are heading into the morning rush hour. out in horsham watch out for an accident with a downed pole, you can see a little yellow approaching this scene at easton road and horsham road, traffic is being directed around the area. you will be okay, maybe adding five minutes or so to your morning commute. hazardous road conditions are also being reported out in bridgeport on mill street and west 8th street, as for the rest of our drive times, no problems on 422 at least so far, 7 minute drive time eastbound from 29 to the schuylkill expressway. >>> we are following breaking news out of philadelphia this morning. that's

carson will suspend his campaign for the next few days. >> we got a look at the schuylkill. now south jersey on the roads. >> jessica boyington has that looking at 422. >> close. vie was going like this. and we missed the second two there. 422 around trooper road. no problems here yet. this is trooper road here even with the construction project around the area we're okay, so eastbound to the schuylkill expressway where the taillights are headed. no problems to the schuylkill expressway. 9 minute drive time so far this morning. with all of those construction projects we do have out in conshohocken, watch out detoured between front street and portland road. new jersey, this is around deptford center road on 55 no problems either direction. in here is where you head northbound, heading to the 42 freeway or philadelphia this gets backed up later on in the morning time. mass transit looking great so far no problems or delays for septa, patco, new jersey transit and dart. >>> if you are just waking up what do i wear? well, whatever you put on yesterday you want to do again this mo

no gaper delay on the eastbound side. so again, schuylkill expressway around south street a truck involved, i watched him pull over before the flashing lights arrived. east township, that's clear. closed between 202 and 113 earlier. here is the 42 freeway in new jersey, you can see no problems into philadelphia over the bridges, northbound from 55 to the bridge, 5 minutes. >> thanks. 5:34 and 22 degrees in philadelphia. we continue our nbc 10 live team coverage this morning. katy zachry is live at philadelphia international airport, katy, transit officials have been preparing for this for days. tell us what they are doing. >> reporter: tracy, throughout the morning we're talking about how travelers here at philadelphia international airport could be affected, what airport officials are going to do to mitigate the effect on them. first let's talk about road preparations. tom wolf issued a state of emergency ahead of this storm. we know that new jersey governor chris christie will be briefed on final road preparations that are going to be made.

got a problem with a traffic light that's out right there but here we can take a live look at the schuylkill see the road conditions on the schuylkill just fine but on those secondary roads matt and tam especially north and west you want to watch for that. >> thank you karen. >>> this bitter blast of winter weather has left some roads slick for that morning commute. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is along ford road in wynnefield and part is covered with a thin layer of ice, annie. >> reporter: matt, that's right. you heard karen talk about how 76 is fine but some of those secondary roads you might have issues with. this is one of those secondary roads. i can show you right here in this area that is not treated and not traveled because this is on the side of the road, side of the lanes. it is icy but over here you can see that the ice is melting just a little bit as more cars are coming through here. some of these roads may melt as you go through the morning as we get to start to seat morning rush. take a look at this video. this is video road closures happened in some parts. this is

same as you head toward girard. 20s and 30s on the schuylkill expressway. wynnfield highlights monument road is blocked for construction by the old pathmark. that will cause problems if you're coming away from channel 6. >>> issues this morning by worcester elementary school a crash at valley road and skippack pike. we have a crash street road and i-95. they were sweeping up the debris a few minutes ago, looks like they got that out of the way everything reopened along street road. new castle delaware, the action cam was on the scene an accident involving an suv, the suv burst into flames. 273 is blocked by the pep boys and the crab house stay on churchman's road. belmawr, certainly have i construction -- belmawr, emergency construction 295 southbound. >>> 2122 locust street is caked in ice, the weather is delaying investigators to get inside safely. while they wait, crews are sorting through frozen equipment cruised to battle the fire. an ice logged ladder had to be sawed in two. the city ordered a partial demolition of the buildings while they await the as

you can see this is on the blue route right now around the schuylkill expressway. southbound side, actually clearing out of the way, still police activity on the scene. you can actually see if it is caused by icy conditions, you can see slippery areas over into the shoulders because all of the snow in the area and all of the ice isn't cleared out of the way. you can see some of that right in here. one lane still getting by. it has been out there for half an hour or so. there may be a big backup on the blue route approaching the schuylkill expressway. if you're trying to take mass transit this morning we have delays and cancellations you can expect for septa. everything running on pretty much a normal schedule for patco, d.a.r.t. and new jersey transit. >>> if philadelphia it is against the law to save a parking spot with a chair, a cone or anything else. that's not the case everywhere. in boston it's allowed. we'll show you how an argument over a saved parking spot quickly turned violent. >>> and stormforce 10 is on the schuylkill expressway checking out reports of

today we have an accident 202 north round off rap's to the schuylkill. the ramp was close for a period of time. now you're starting to see traffic scoot by. you're dealing with the flashing lights, but as you can see by the headlights, they're not much volume yet. take a look at the blue route at mid county toll plaza looking great, nice and quiet on this friday. many of you jumped on the roadways early were you the many staying in bed. either way, i can see, next in horsham and easton road. one lane blocked. another accident in hunting park 5th street is closed on hunting park. i would suggest using luzerne, there's an investigation involving a pedestrian, that is going to cause for slow downs for shore. route 70 westbound past haddonfield road, the right lane is blocked. >>> vice president joe biden comes to philadelphia today to begin his moon shot mission to find a cure for cancer. >> a disease that claimed his son's life. >> jan carabeo is live where the vice president will be part of a round table discussion. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good mor

. >>> and easing the pain so many of us feel each time we travel the schuylkill expressway, penndot is considering expanding the lanes from two to three. >>> good morning, this is nbc 10 news today, i'm rows mary connors, it's just after 4:30 on this friday. let's get to the first alert forecast with bill henley. >> it's a chilly start this morning, not as cold as it has been. even though the wind has died down this morning a bit of a southerly breeze has developed in wildwood and dover and atlantic city and that southerly breeze will spread to the rest of the area and we will see a pretty good warm up during this day. it's 33 in philadelphia, above freezing and 7 degrees above yesterday's temperature at this time, 20s in some spots in south jersey and farther north and west there is still some cold spots but we will see a lot of sunshine this morning and a quick warm up, too, from 33 degrees at 6:00 to 38 degrees at 9:00. you see those south, southwesterly winds at 7 miles an hour warming up to near 50 degrees by lunchtime. warmer today, rain on the way for tonight. got your neighborh

ramp from the schuylkill expressway to 202 no problems 76 in king of prussia. traffic is moving well in both directions, expect extra traffic on the vine and local city streets around the convention center as the auto show rolls into town. perkisie a crash at north 5th street and highland drive. if you're heading to bucks county community college upper bucks campus that could give you problems this morning. we have a jackknifed tractor-trailer new jersey southbound 7-a. it's blocking the richard stockton service plaza. you can't get there from the southbound lanes of the turnpike. >>> authorities if delaware are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death. annie mccormick is live at the ma'am -- mallard development in new castle. >> reporter: matt, the crime scene unit is out here hours after discovering a body inside the home. homicide detectives are focusing on the upstairs of the home where they made the discovery. here's video from earlier this morning when homicide detectives were walking around the home and the crime scene unit was inside taking

we're following a big problem on the schuylkill expressway. we had a very bad accident involving a number of cars, at one point it was shut down. it looks like majority of the lanes have reopened as they are getting that out of the way. >>> it is also start of the the new year and that means we will have the mummers parade in philadelphia late they're morning. there are some things you need to know heading on town to join the fun this morning. >>> and there is one mother's very important message, about drunk driving, after she lost her son, in a crash. good day, everybody. it is a friday. the it is a holiday. it is january 1st. the it is a new year, thank you for waking up and joining us and beginning with us. the chris and lauren are off. we will get over to sue who is wearing a beautiful top. happy new years, sue. >> we will start with traffic this morning, and you will see the sweater involved in a moment. you're right, karen, the lanes are back opened again. the the the accident happened on the schuylkill eastbound just past montgomery driv

the schuylkill expressway not in bad shape on i-95 just yet. we have problems in the hunting park section of the city. the don't cleared and we've got 5th street reopened at hunting park avenue. that's moving better. southwest philadelphia upland street at 61st street. stick to kingsessing avenue and 60th because of fire location. an accident in west rock hill township 309 southbound at 563. someone is trapped in the wroakage -- wreckage there. avoid that area. cherry hill we have down pole and wires, blocking the right lane and shoulder. 70 westbound past haddonfield road. crews are on the scene. although not as cold as yesterday, it's cold, 24 degrees in quakertown. 29 in coatsville, better in saint davids. 31. 34 in center city. 28 in hammonton, and 39 in dover, delaware. milder this afternoon we're into the low 50s, which is good, but increasing clouds, alicia. >>> thank you,. >>> developing this morning an overnight tour bus on its way to a ski resort in central japan has careened off a mountain road killing 14 passengers. 27 others were in

looking live at the schuylkill, moving pretty well. the changes that apply to the area between route 202 and route 1 was the subject of a traffic study almost two years now. officials stress that no decisions has been made yet. >>> a different decision as in eagles fans squawking this morning. wrapped up their search to replace chip kelly. meet doug pederson. pederson spent the 99 season playing quarterback for birds and coached with andy reid. >> it was a great opportunity for him, to visit with a great organization. so i believe it was an honor for him to have that opportunity. >> you see a good coach. he's never been a headcoach in the nfl. he's never even his offensive coordinator in kansas city he doesn't call the place. >> the eagles can't officially hire the 47-year-old pederson until the chiefs are done with their season. they claim the patriots in the playoffs this saturday at 4:30 here on cbs3. you know die hard eagles nation, the fans have to offer their two cents on the new headcoach. squawking we're calling it this morning,

. >>> penndot is looking to ease traffic along the schuylkill expressway. >>> it is an interesting idea if you've ever been stuck, you would agree with that. >>> let's get the latest in weather and traffic and head over to david murphy and karen rogers. >> reporter: we're off to a colder start, we could have early sunshine and clouds thicker, this morning we're dry, 33 degrees in philadelphia. 20s in the allentown and reading. 29 in millville. you'll need a coat and extra gear heading out. winds are not very strong this morning, so that's good. on the bus stop this morning, winter gear, but you're not hunching your shoulders, chilly, but not all that windy. 33 degrees in philadelphia. 6:00 a.m., 34. the suburbs in the upper 20s. 34 degrees by 8:00. noon, 48. today's high, 53 degrees at 3:00 p.m. another mild day tomorrow, karen, the rain coming in tonight may exit the area pretty quickly on saturday, i'll show you that on future tracker 6. >> reporter: dave we have a big accident you see a number of emergency workers on the scene. this is the ramp from 202 northbound to the schuylkill e

but a new accident on the schuylkill expressway involving two vehicles there. another accident on the boulevard southbound at welsh road. police on the scene with this it is in the outer drive. you might want to stick to the inner drive in northeast philadelphia. the action cam is on the scene with this problem bristol township bucks county. you can see the water coming out on the roadways. it's been causing a problem recall morning, 413 new rormings road closed -- rogers road closed between new falls road and bath road. water all over the roadway, it will be blocked through the morning rush. stick to bristol oxford valley road instead of 413. the action cam live on the scene with this one. a downed tree, another new problem, they keep coming in, this is the time of the morning in lower makefield a downside tree blocking one lane traffic is getting by. 31 in philadelphia. 27 in allentown. 30 in millville. the winds are picking up. windchills in the teens and 20s. look at this, it is 28 degrees colder in philadelphia than it was at this point yesterday, so as i t

this is the around the schuylkill expressway. now only this disabled vehicle on the right hand shoulder. the rest of the cars are gone. you can see the northbound lanes having no problems right now. everybody getting by just fine. so, you are good to go heading out on 202 right now. on the p.a. turnpike on the northeast extension for a slow-moving maintenance vehicle. that's actually going on the southbound side between lansdale and the mid county toll plaza, alternating lane closures until 5:00. another 15 minutes or so for that. drive times on the p.a. turnpike no problem route 1 to valley forge, 22 minutes, no problems on mass transit. i'll be back with another check on your morning drive. >> thanks. martin luther king day is over a week away. for many it's not just a holiday but a day to honor the civil rights leader through community service. this morning at girard college mayor kenney will announce the plans for the king day of service. the philadelphia region including pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware holds the largest

this ramp from the blue route 476 northbound to the schuylkill expressway westbound is partially blocked with the accident. we'll watch it as the morning continues. also having traffic light troubles in northeast philadelphia along the boulevard between calmly and byberry. word of a crash in juniata park a minivan ran into parked cars at j at the pep boys. no delays on i-95 or the schuylkill expressway or the one that connects the two, the vine street expressway, all fine on the vine with no voarcht construction. >>> fun -- overnight construction. >>> gunfire erupted in a north philadelphia neighborhood. shots were fired and the victim returned fire. he was hit in both arms. two other cars were riddled by bullets. >>> a fast-moving fire damaged a home in chester county. crews arrived to thick smoke and flames on james street in phoenixville. there were no reports of injuries. >>> a community is rallying behind a crossing guard who was suspended from her post after predicting the children in her care. katherine scott has more. >> reporter: good morning, tam, this crossing guard is a 16 ye

that's headed westbound on the schuylkill expressway. all traffic moving along and this drive time westbound from the vine street expressway is 11 minutes. if it went down a little bit you would see more police activity down off this off ramp blocking access for now. on route 73, in voorhees township around cooper road no problems or delays in the area. you can see mass transit we're good to go, no problems or delays so far. >>> we continue to follow that breaking news. a missing 6-year-old child is safe and sound, the child was sleeping in the back of a car when it was stolen from a 7-11 parking lot. katy zachry is live at the scene with more. >> reporter: tracy, things have calmed down quite a bit in the last half hour, a little more. this 7-11 right at the intersection of bridge and oxford in frankford was crawling with police and investigators called here after a man left his car running with his sleeping 6-year-old step-son inside. while the man was in the convenient store his car was stolen. about a half hour after the information w

blue route southbound before the schuylkill. one lane open there. snow removal still going on, 202 northbound, valley forge road, right lane compromised, push it off to the shoulder, right lane having no problems in terms of traffic volume. we just wouldn't this early tuesday morning, which by the way a lot of schools still closed today. here is a look at 95 at cottman, cottman looking pretty good this morning when i took it in, thinking it will be okay today. we know it got very busy yesterday. ben franklin bridge looking good. for those of you moving westbound from jersey looking all good there. northeast extension southbound from lansdale turnpike right lane block for snow removal. so it is still continues, erika, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. days after the storm and big part of the region still burried in snow. crews are working around the clock to clear the roads but they still have days of work ahead. throughout philadelphia, small streets remain covered with mounds of snow. cars are trapped in parking spots and the streets are impas

on the big picture so far not so bad along the schuylkill expressway or i-95. ington road by cobbs creek golf course i would watch out for fire activity. the crews are still out. they have to salt and sand the roadway because everything turned into a sheet of highs. watch out for construction on the northeast extension southbound near lansdale. a couple lanes blocked there but they shouldn't be out there too much longer. matt and a.m. >> matt thanks. >>> breaking rider now a six-year-old boy is safe again after he was briefly kidnapped overnight in northeast philadelphia. >> now police say the little boy was asleep in the back seat of a car left run tag 7-eleven. a suspect jumped in the driver's seat and took off. >> katherine scott is live where this started at bridge and oxford avenue. katherine. >> reporter: matt and tam, police say this little boy was asleep in the back seat of the car when it was stolen and police say this would already be a serious concern but this little boy has asthma. his inhaler was at home and with these dangerous temperatures police

. >>> i'm sure a lot of us take the schuylkill expressway to work or to school. some big changes are coming to a busy stretch of the highway. >>> good morning, this is nbc 10 news today, i'm rosemary connors. >> and i'm vai sikahema. it is going to be warmer today than yesterday but if you have any plans tonight you will want to plan for some rain. let's get right to first alert meteorologist bill henley. >> we are clear this morning but clouds will be taking over during the day and the rain is going to hold off until tonight. a little bit of a breeze blowing above building level at center city, at the surface it is cold. overall we are much warmer this morning than a couple days ago, 31 degrees in philadelphia, 40 in atlantic city, allentown, pottstown and reading are in the 20s. they will be warming into the 40s and then the 50s this afternoon with temperatures climbing quickly this morning. just a few thin skalt ertd erred clouds at 8:00, 11:00, 46 degrees and 52 degrees at 2:00 today. go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm gag in ten min

this is a live look the at the blue route 476 south approaching the the schuylkill. it looks like there was a plowing operation, penndot is trying to move the snow out of the way and that snow could make the road more icy, to begin with, and we have an overturned vehicle on the southbound side as you head down toward the schuylkill expressway. the lets go to the maps and we will put it into motion, we will hit it again and go for a ride out of mid county heading south to the schuylkill, the left lane is the only lane that is opened. lets check with mass transit. i just talked to septa, they will attempt full services this morning. there were trains that were canceled yesterday, watch for slippery platforms, limited parking spots, the best scenario for any mass transit question right now would be to go to septa.org, check your systems status and as we go to the next frame with the buses you will be able to see whether or not your busies back, and in service and what that detour is, same tiehl with that regional rail lines. they are attempting full services, pack your p

we have a penndot crew at the scene of a crash on the schuylkill expressway, involving a tanker truck approaching 30th street station sticking out in the right lane, traffic is getting by without too much of a problem or delay at this point. no overnight construction on the vine itself. we have construction money meant and ford road at the old pathmark store. there's a crash at easton road by tomato pie. there's a crash in upper providence eastbound side of 422 between royersford and collegeville. the crash blocking 4 oh, 1 -- 401, all lanes reopened. >>> let's switch live to annie mccormick live at the salt yard in norristown, going to be busy, annie. >> reporter: yeah this is expected to be one of the big hubs of activities in the norristown salt yard. penndot has 130,000 pounds of salt ready to go. many townships and counties are waiting to find out the of -- find out the their plans. >> reporter: just a couple of weeks into his new job mayor kenny is preparing for one of the largessest -- largest winter events in recent years. everybody is on standby, the mayor's team has not decl

here is the schuylkill expressway, eastbound, westbound, no problems into center city. drive times are light. so into center city, the 12 minute trip, average speeds in the 60s. >> thank you, jessica. we continue our live team coverage. matt delucia is live in ocean city where officials are preparing for coastal flooding. >> let's begin with katy zachry live at philadelphia international airport. katy, there could be travel issues in the sky and on the ground. walk us through this. >> reporter: yeah, officials here are anticipating that, tracy and vai. we know the airport is going to be a busy place today. look behind me, it is, you can see travelers are hurrying to get through the security checkpoint so they can get in their gate and make early morning flights. here you are dealing with travelers, many changed plans to fly out early so they are not stranded this weekend. if you are caught here at philadelphia international airport because of a flight delay or cancellation, they tell me they are going to make it as comfortable as possible for you. they set up about 200 c

still okay and in the green from 95 to the schuylkill expressway. 5-minute trip on the blue route headed southbound from the schuylkill to 95. back in the next ten minutes and check in with more of their majors for your morning drive. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 19 minutes after 5:00. 24 degrees here at nbc 10. and it is in the 20s in philadelphia. so there's been a lot of refreezing overnight. 25 degrees is a little bit warmer than yesterday. the trend over the next few days is for warmer temperatures. we will definitely see that this afternoon. right now, snow is on the ground. it will be melting this afternoon. it won't completely go away. we'll see enough of a warmup to see additional melting compared to yesterday. this morning, 19 degrees in doylestown. some cold spots in gloucester county. harrison township at 23 degrees but mullica hill is above freezing at 35. same story for turnersville and washington township, both above freezing. it's even warmer at the shore. the difference today, getting a s

we have adventure here eastbound on the schuylkill. m in the sure if this is an accident or disabled but we have some people standing out here on the ramp from the schuylkill to the blue route. so just be careful heading to conshohocken this morning. roosevelt boulevard opened after last night's nasty accident. it was closed for most of the evening rush hour, but everything is cleaned up and we are good to go for this morning. the accident out in cheltenham, tookany creek parkway at ash mead road, schuylkill no problems in the the city but maybe for another 15 minutes or so the vine street expressway is closed between the schuylkill and broad street, otherwise, some delays on the turnpike, this is through that work zone from the delaware valley connection bridge, heading in towards the philadelphia interchange but otherwise heading over towards valley forge you are in good shape, in problems on i-95 at the moment, the investigation, surrounding that shooting of a philadelphia police officer, still underway at least for the beginning of

right near the schuylkill expressway. police and penndot on the scene after disable tractor-trailer here. but no major problems coming up out of west chester, they are working there near route 401. they are also working here downtown on the vine street expressway between the schuylkill and broad street. you know the drill. it is closed. use spring garden, 30th or south street. aramingo avenue also in the neighborhood. shutdown again today from york over to delaware. traffic diverted over onto richmond street. also, they are working midday in bridesburg, not that far from where chris murphy is hanging out at talcony and aramingo, road work during the midday. otherwise kind of quiet, in from south jersey, no problems on the freeway or 295. we had huge delays last night on the way home, over one hour delays on all of the regional rail lines, again, the trains weren't taking too kindly to the cold weather yesterday. so we will reset the clock, airport, all of the regional rails so far getting do you have good start this mornin

you can see here, 8 minutes east from 29 to the schuylkill expressway, only 8 minutes so no delays yet. >> once it starts snowing you probably should forget hitting the roads unless you absolutely have to and when you can drive safely, make sure it's not like this. seriously. look at this picture. hear what police told the driver of this snow covered car. don't forget your best friend. advice about keeping pets safe during the snow. mike? janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? he has that dry scratchy thing going on. guess what? it works on his cough too. cough! guess what? it works on his cough too. what? stop! don't pull me! spoiler alert! she doesn't make it! only mucinex dm relieves both wet and dry coughs for 12 hours with two medicines in one pill. start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. >>> it's 4:14 and 24 degrees. 22 degrees in philadelphia. here is a look at what's coming our way this winter storm on the nbc 10 first alert radar. expect a dry day today and the snow will start

expressway this morning, we are open for business, east and westbound, normally close between the schuylkill and broad street. you don't have to worry this morning. construction in wilmington on foulk road. taking out some lanes there so watch for crew on the scene. 95 around cottman avenue no problems, moving along nicely. southbound lanes in here always having more trachk than northbound. we have 13 minutes southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway with average speeds there of about 62 miles per hour. i'll be back in the next 10 minutes to check on mass transit and the bridges. >> thanks for that. we continue to track the snow for later today in parts of the area. it could have an impact on your commute. katy zachry is live in south philadelphia. crews are already getting ready for that snow. tell us more. >> reporter: hi, tracy. look behind me. this is the pen dot road under 95. it is piled high with salt. it's not active yet but give it a few hours and you'll see penn dot trucks loading up. the timing on this is tricky. we're told the snow will fall from noon on and sh

eastbound headed to the schuylkill expressway we're good. can see that 8-minute drive time from 29 to that point is no problem. the average speed there 61 miles per hour. so you see that people are moving through the area. moving over into new jersey, in atlantic city watch out for construction on the garden state parkway northbound around route 40 around exit 36. the right lane is closed until later this afternoon around 2:00 p.m. route 202 is also doing okay, we're still in the green there, 11 minutes northbound or southbound at least from route 30 to the schuylkill expressway. >> 4:52. new jersey voters will weigh in on a proposal by lawmakers to dedicate every cent of the fuel tax to transportation projects. the legislature approved the proposal on monday which means it will be on the ballot in november. currently the state's 10-cent gas tax is required to be used for transportation but no other mandate on how to use the revenue from a separate tax on diesel fuel. the ballot question could lead to a possible increase in the gas tax which

no problems on the blue route schuylkill to 95 and 295 mt. laurel, new jersey around 38, no problems except you can see snow over into the shoulders. tracy? >>> 4:02. here's quick and important blizzard information. more than 300 area schools are closed today which is about half as many as yesterday. there will be trash and recycling collection in philadelphia. if you park at meters or kiosks in philadelphia you will have no problem with violations until tomorrow. ppa is not ticketing today. the city expects all streets to be passable by the end of the day tomorrow. that's the prediction. also new jersey transit and d.a.r.t. will run regular schedules today. septa and philly international are still dealing with delays and cancellation. >>> overnight, nbc 10 photographers hit the streets looking for places that have yet to be clear. check out the scene along west abbottsford avenue. progress is being made but many streets are still a challenge. deanna durante is live in manayunk. >> reporter: take a look at this street. it's bad enough probably

we have an accident north on the off-ramp to the schuylkill. one lane is now open before the ramp was completely closed. now you're seeing drivers being able to get by. it said one lane open. here's a look at 95 south past woodhaven road. you can see plenty of headlights. many of you want a quick jump to the day. here's another accident in horsham, easton road. one lane blocked and also in hunting park, 5th street is closed in hunting park avenue. i would suggest usinging luzerne right now and this is an investigation involving a pedestrian. very careful in or around this area for those of you hitting the roadways early this morning. also a down poll route 70 past haddonfield road. the right lane blocked in this area. erika, back over to you. >>> coming up we have the latest on the vice president's visit to philadelphia today. >> easing traffic on the schuylkill, yes, please, we'll let you know about the bold new plan to get rid of some of the bottle neck. >> this new jersey woman is proving you're never too old to do >>> from the cbs broadcast

we're seeing this backup on the right-hand side approaching the schuylkill expressway. t otherwise moving along but we are seeing more volume than we have in the last couple weeks because of the holidays. in buckingham township watch for this accident seen on 202 northbound around swamp road. downed wires. the bridges are okay for the most part. we're scheduled for an opening around 6:15 on the burlington bristol. tacony palmyra still good, and no problems on the ben or walt heading into philadelphia so far. 95 is great in terms of drive times starting to climb a little bit. probably adding minutes to your morning so far on southbound 95 from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. ramp closures may tie you up. 95 southbound around aramingo avenue. we'll have another check on your morning drive. >>> 6:18. we're about an hour away from sun rise so we've got another hour with temperatures coming down and the wind is helping with that. brutally cold this morning. much colder than yesterday. in fact, 20 degrees colder than yesterday morning at this time in philadelphia, whi

and 11 minutes northbound from route 30 to the schuylkill expressway. i'll check with mass transit when i come back in the next ten minutes. >>> a new jersey transit bus driver was cited for reckless driving after rear ending a street sweeper and causing a crash. it happened along the white horse pike. the impact sent the bus off the road into a tree. three passengers were on board but not seriously hurt. the driver was trapped but rescued. his injuries were not serious. >> following a developing story in india a deadly 6.7 earthquake hit the country's northeastern region. the epicenter was 20 miles outside the city of imphal. dozens are hurt. the quake struck while most were asleep and rescue workers believe many are buried beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and homes. the efforts to find victims are hampered because power is down across the region. >> it's inauguration day for philadelphia's 99th mayor, jim kenney will take the oath of office today. swearing in ceremony we caught up with the mayor-elect as he got ready to rehearse last night. ke

we have a problem here on the schuylkill expressway, ramps through to route 202. i passed it this morning, pulled over, talk to the officers, a tractor trailer got cut off, and off the roadway and then the load shifted and it felon to the the ramps from the 202 north to the schuylkill expressway, and a van then rolled over, all of the debris, flattened all of its tired so bottom line is some local detours here in king of prussia a this morning. north bound lanes of 202, the ramp to the schuylkill, closed while they clean all that up. let's go up to that traffic light at gulf road with the king of prussia mall, made the u turn and get right back on the schuylkill expressway. other problem, it is an accident, investigation and clean up over here in cherry hill. the let's roll video from the news van when we passed the scene here at route 70 in cherry hill, new jersey right here near cropwell. well, they have an accident investigation, crash pulled down a telephone pole and the power lines, so, the the westbound and eastbound lanes of the route 70, are some lane restr

it's blocking part of the off ramp over here to the schuylkill expressway eastbound. you can actually see some police the southbound side, main a lane restriction there. the off ramp still open. you can see no major backups but definitely something that could cause a problem as rush hour begins to get underaway a little later if it stays active on the scene. >>> out in northeast philadelphia -- north philadelphia, excuse me, watch out on 5th street northbound and southbound it's closed due to an accident scene around hunting park avenue. you can go around the block, they are diverting traffic around the scene, take the boulevard right on top, front street can be another alternative and you will be okay. you can see everything still in the green in the surrounding areas. >>> we are following breaking news out of north philadelphia this morning. that's where a pedestrian is in the hospital following a hit and run. nbc 10's drew smith is live on the scene this morning with the details. what can you tell us? >> reporter: police don't have much information right now, all th

it's off to the side but as you can see no shortage of volume there will on the westbound schuylkill a friday afternoon. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the next half hour. >> all right, matt, thank you. >>> still ahead, a local police officer injured in the line of duty. we'll get a big honor in washington, d.c. this month. >> plus, campbell soup starts a new trend. what the new jersey company just did before any other major food company in america. >> and the powerball jackpot reaches new heights. the record prize up for grabs this weekend and it continues to grow. >> ♪ at longhorn steak like this doesn't need anything else. which is why we don't just add, anything else. longhorn steaks that sizzle for $12.99. the new smoky bacon sirloin. the new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. all with hand chopped salad & unlimited bread for $12.99. tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. you cant fake steak. and for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt. or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at $7. >> ♪ >> a montgomery county airman

the blue route, taillight moving in the north bound direction at the schuylkill. north bound direction looking good as we can see plenty of taillights, and plenty of headlights moving in the southbound direction at the schuylkill as well. so for those in and around this area we are slowly starting to heat up. nothing to be concerned with. roadways are nice and try. the here's 422, this is past route 29, looking good here, as well, although i will say we will see this heat up probably within the next 30 minutes or so but for now we are looking good right there as well. disable vehicle has all been cleared, schuylkill eastbound past montgomery we are seeing flashing signs from old construction. is there some construction here disable vehicle has been taken care of. you are looking good there as well. we have construction on the ac expressway garden state parkway to route nine, right lane is block and this is going to be blocked until 5:00 n that area. erika, back over to you. >>> still ahead this morning talk about tipping the scales, the alarming number of restauran

this drive time on the schuylkill not affected by that. still 12 minutes. can expect that to be picked up the next couple minutes. king street and north york watch for an accident over in pottstown, tying things up. on 95 the ramp closures remain on 95 north at girard, 95 southbound at aramingo avenue but drive times are great, no problems center city southbound from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. i'll come back with another check of drive times on your morning drive. >>> 5:19 and wickedly cold out. and that has a lot to do with it, the wind is blowing, we're getting wind chills below zero. the temperature is 21 degrees colder than yesterday. 13 degrees, this is the coldest that we have seen in our area since march 7th of last year when it dropped to 11 degrees. snow making equipment, camelback, a workout today and tonight and tomorrow they will be able to make snow. look at these readings. single digits pottstown, doylestown and trenton, northeast philadelphia is at 12. down to 10 in haddonfield, pennsauken 12, also 12 degrees in voorhees. cold,

this is still the blue route here but on 202 northbound approaching the schuylkill, the right lane isecause of those snow removal crews. getting word of a new crash on the ramp from royersford to the eastbound side of 422 and a new water main break in hamilton township mercer county is blocking the right lane on 130 southbound past 195. erin. >> okay, thanks so much, matt. >>> new on "action news" residents of one california apartment complex have been ordered to get out. there are fierce the structure will fall into the pacific ocean. the apartments are located near cliffs that are crumbling in part due to the currents el niÑo winter. parts of the pacific's coastline have crumbled over the years threatening homes and businesses. nearby rising sea levels. >> this is what the serena three yacht looked like just before it sank into the waters off the coast of fort lauderdale florida. marine towing and salvage says the 100-foot six yacht sent out a distress call shortly before 6:00 last night. fortunately the ship was relatively close to shore so the coast guard and other ships nearby co

. >>> new from overnight, a driver ended up off the schuylkill expressway into a snowy embankment and wait until you hear where he thought he was headed. >>> philadelphia schools re-opened this morning and city work crews aim to have all streets cleared by the end of the day. >>> and nbc 10 radar is trackinc showers. it's 38 degrees, 4:00 a.m., this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. there are less than 100 school delays and cancellations today. they're at the bottom of your screen. you can see them on our nbc 10 app as well. let's get you updated on the showers with meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. >> light rain is in the area but it's not going to last all day. it's here to start with. the rain is strooming up from the southwest. the steadiest rainfall is in south jersey, moving through cumberland and into atlantic county. at this hour it's dry. this wet weather will swing into those areas. light rainfall in philadelphia but it's already tapering off north and west. temperatures are way above freezing. there's no risk of any icing this morning. 39 de

from the schuylkill to 95 only 15 minutes. >> thank you, jessica. go time for philadelphia mayor elect jim kenney. he will take the oath of office. katy zachry is live outside city hall with a preview of today's inauguration. good morning. >> reporter: soon to be mayor jim kenney calls himself a regular guy from south philadelphia, so he wants his inauguration celebration to reflect that. we met up with mayor-elect jim kenney yesterday on the eve of his big day. he was outside the academy of music wishing his constituents a happy new year. today he will spend time inside the academy as he is sworn in as the city's 99th mayor. the ceremony is at 10:00 a.m. after that he and other newly sworn in city officials will greet people as they walk from the academy of music to city hall and later instead of inaugural ball he will host a block party. >> it's a huge responsibility and i don't take it lightly. i'm humbled by the opportunity to serve. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 i'm working on laying out the day's full schedule of events to let you know how you

these are the eastbound lanes 295, westbound through the schuylkill expressway. you'll have no problems. long-term construction moving over into new jersey on the atlantic city expressway at the egg harbor toll plaza. lane restrictions there. also we are in the middle of a scheduled opening for the burlington bristol bridge scheduled at 4:25. small delays and backups there. otherwise no problems heading into philadelphia. drive times are still doing okay on the schuylkill. 95 into center city, no problem there. blue route southbound from the schuylkill to 95 is a 16-minute trip. i'll be back in the next ten minutes with an update on mass transit. tracy? >> jessica, thanks. >>> 4:32. as bill said, temperatures won't make it above the freezing mark today. katy zachry is in malvern, chester county, to talk about conditions there. katy? >> reporter: tracy, it's hard to believe that the conditions we're feeling now aren't going to change much. if anything, it's going to get colder as the day goes on. we'll see flurries here in malvern. there are flurries in the air. th

a 15 minute drive time headed southbound to the schuylkill to five. we are watching out for closure restrictions out if center city because of that fire on tuesday. lo custer street between 22nd and 21st street. still blocked. >> jessica, thanks. >>> on the road crews are pre treating the area. it's the first line of defense before that winter storm moves in. they are coating major roadways with bryan. officials tell nbc 10 they are preparing for heavy snowfall. they will start to salt the roads as soon as the snow starts falling. for mayor jim kenny, this will be his first major snowstorm at the helm. >> trying to put into place, every piece of equipment we have. get change ofen wheel we have. get plows on every vehicle that can carry a plow. >> the office of emergency management is urging the residents to sign up for ready philadelphia to receive important updates, go to nbc10.com tore app to register for that. >>> our team coverage continues along the jersey shore, where crews are getting busy getting ready. flood is a big threat to many coastal tow

check out the reflect shunl of the boat houses in the water and the schuylkill. it's very calm. ind this morning. and we've got a warm-up on the way. right now jessica boyington is in the first alert traffic center. >> we're watching out in new jersey, i-195 around new jersey turnpike no problems there. but we're going to check in with 95 and see if we're starting to see that morning time volume. >> reporter: i'm katy zachry live in conshohocken where it feels cold enough for snow but sadly, the only place you find are those left from holiday decorations. three things you need to know before you leave your house and what people are doing to help people outside stay warm. at longhorn steak like this doesn't need anything else. which is why we don't just add, anything else. longhorn steaks that sizzle for $12.99. the new smoky bacon sirloin. the new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. all with hand chopped salad & unlimited bread for $12.99. tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. you cant fake steak. and for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt

here is a look at the schuylkill, moving in the eastbound direction at city avenue. just beyond those trees, moving in the westbound direction, and you can see, both directions, westbound, and eastbound, at the schuylkill, city avenue looking little busy. so for those every you headed out into that area, just know progressing through the 6:00 that area will get real busy. southbound heading toward the schuylkill. this is heading toward the camera shot that you just saw. looking actually pretty good. just kind of seeing steady stream of headlights, everyone traveling at posted speeds, delaware county, 95 northbound at 452, looking good, then all the way up to the airport i showed you the airport shot about 15 minutes ago, looking very good there, as well. so moving in both directions in delaware county, looking good, mass transit, chestnut hill west, remember, is running a new weekday schedule, and there is some construction here on air transportation cents around the market frankford line because of that, these bus routes are detoured, three, five, j, market frankfor

if you are heading out the door, the schuylkill expressway, this is around montgomery drive, you can see all lanes are moving along great. look at these drive times, westbound lanes here from the vine street expressway to the blue route, 12 minutes and no problems into center city right now on the eastbound side of the schuylkill as well. route 202, pretty much the same. in the green, at least for drive times, 11 minutes northbound and southbound from route 30 to the schuylkill expressway. we're good to go. >> 5:38. some may be picking up powerball tickets with their morning coffee. monique braxton is live with details on the soaring jackpot. monique. >> reporter: hundreds of millions of dollars could be yours if you play. that's people who play the lottery tell us all the time. a preview after the break. >> and the donald debate. which country is thinking about banning trump. >>> take a look at this youtube video from siberia. this woman was pumping gas when she sets her gas tank on fire. here's what happened. the temperature was below zero and her gas cap was frozen. she pulled out

422 you can see here, this is trooper road right there actually, and headed eastbound toward the schuylkill expressway we're doing okay. 64 miles per hour is the average speed. you can see people are moving. 8 minutes from 29 to the schuylkill. no problems if you're headed westbound. now the schuylkill expressway, this is through the conshohocken curve okay in there. eastbound or westbound, still in the green, haven't budged yet. an hour or so for that around 6:30 when we see delays headed eastbound into center city. >> we're following breaking news out of philadelphia. a child in the frankford section sleeping in a car when it was stolen is now found safe. katy zachry is live for us where this started. this triggered a city wide search for that boy. >> reporter: it definitely did, vai. as we were on our way here to the scene we saw philadelphia police officers stopping similar makes and model of the car that went out over the alert looking for this vehicle. turns out two rookie cops found the vehicle after about a half hour of searching and take a look at this video. here is the moment whe

so we're here along the schuylkill at 476 the blue route.f you're coming down 476 the northeast extension this morning from the lehigh valley or quakertown, the good news is you're getting through unlike last evening when we had that overturned fruit truck that closed the northeast extension for the entirety of the evening rush. everything is opened this morning and speeds are in the mid 60's. no big delays so far along 95. mostly in the 50's there. but in center city still have that fire activity around the apartment building fire from late yesterday afternoon and evening. locust street remains blocked, that's an eastbound street there by the locust deli. you could stay on chestnut or down on pine and in that area watch out for some icy conditions. fire crews are still out there this morning. this is 42 in bellmawr camden county northbound come the headlights. all the overnight construction is gone. traffic is moving fine headed towards 295 and the walt whitman bridge but speaking of road work watch out for it on the a.c. expressway eastbou