the turnpike crews were out ahead of it. a snow and sleet mix along the northeast extension that truckers hoped would not be like last week's thanksgiving storm. >> that was bad. it come quick. it was real bad, real quick. >> today not much to worry about. >> i don't think so. it's on the verge of being frozen. >> and that is where they stayed much of the day. >> temperatures about 34 degrees. i came up from doylestown, 36 down there. i think we'll be fine. this is good. it gets cold, we'll have to watch it. >> reporter: for most drivers, it was so far, so good. >> i'm coming from k of p, king ofç prussia, going to lehigh valley, not far but the roads are fine, no one is being super slow yet, brake happy. >> reporter: in these conditions, perhaps brake happy not a bad thing to be in these conditions. the turnpike crews say they're not worried about accumulation, no plowing event but they say they will be monitoring the road surface temperatures just to make sure that all of this moisture doesn't turn into one invisible slic

west on the turnpike, little slow into philly-bensalem. the traffic lights are out this morning, along the roosevelt boulevard. right at welsh rd. there is no cross-traffic permitted, so that's a rough intersection, when the lights are working. take the light out. you want to use grant avenue, woodward, as your alternate. and little different today than we had yesterday, all aboard, no problems at all, at philly international this morning. mass transit all of the buses, trains, trolleys, running with no delays. chris, kerry, back to you. >> all right, let's get to breaking news out of chester county. north coventry township police just reese leagues dollars about fatal accident killed construction worker overnight on route 422. ooh year old lee boyer was working on the highway last night when i was -- when he was hit, driver of the stopped at the scene. the road reopened this morning, after being shutdown, now, for several hours. >> one of the biggest stories of the day, 7:05, exactly, 30 minute from now, nasa will launch it orion spacecra

the nbc 10 investigators found the turnpike commission allows them to drive the turnpike toll free. or on personal time. >> i'm going to straightforwardly say it, i think it is a bad practice. >> reporter: state senator shirley kitchen sits on the transportation committee. she's concerned the state is missing out on funds that could be used to repair the turnpike. >> we need to look at the fact that some people are not paying and the effect it's really having on the system. >> reporter: this 2013 state audit of the turnpike performance claims the free rides are costing the state millions of dollars in lost revenue. last month, turnpike spokesman bill capone told us there are no plans to change the perk. >> things change all the time. should this change? >> should it change? >> reporter: yes. >> you know, obviously i'm an employee, i benefit from it. you know, so i'm going to say no. we don't think it should change. >> reporter: kitchen is working for change. she's looking into legislation to put the brakes on the freebies. >> they have the perception that people who are working for

an accident at 611 and pennsylvania turnpike causing delays and we have delays on the turnpike itselfour next update 8:55. um next on cbs this morning charlie rose conversation >>> good morning, everyone thanks for joining us. in the news bensalem high school student struck and killed by an suv, trying to catch the school bus. >> sixteen year-old minette zeka was crossing at bridge water road in bensalem boulevard yesterday morning when she was hit. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us outside the school where district officials are rethinking bus safety, jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. school is back in session and buses running slowly and cautiously this morning. happening later today school district officials will come together to try to determine if anything better can be done, for the students and teachers. >> now, family and friend in this cool district are mourning the loss of the 16 year-old student, last night dozens came out for a vigil for minette zeka a sophomore at bensalem high school who was killed wednesday morning crossing ben

not all clear on the new jersey turnpike, the fedex truck accident yesterday did a nobody on the turnpikehe right lane is blocked past exit two because of the damage from that accident. so delays are possible. septa route 15 is shuttle busing because of the crash at the zoo at girard and 37. >> chilly across the region, matt, especially in the northern and western suburbs where we have numbers in the 20s. 28 in pottstown, 28 in slatington 33 in saint david and 30 in south jersey. up close to 40 along the shore, 39 in dover, as well, and upper 30s in hockessin and smyrna. if you're heading outside today, it's going to milder, but if wait too long it will be wet. 48 degrees, at 3:00 p.m. after 4:00 or 5:00 we'll see showers move in especially in the northern and western suburbs, matt. >> thank you, david. >>> cher has harsh words for new jersey governor chris christie. the pop icon tweeted that the republican is a despicable bully. christie rejected the use to ban gestation crates to house pigs. the crates are used in iowa a top pork producer and also an important state for anyone seeking a

fifty-five on 476, pennsylvania turnpike, 202, 422, all wide opened. as we move into new jersey for majors overall you are moving well but however on the new jersey turnpike southbound at exit number two, 322 we are dealing with an accident situation tractor trailer off an embankment. give yourself some more time and practice extra caution. with the weather it looks like we will be doing that all day, right katie. >> anytime we have rain drops falling on the windshield you have to slow down. rain will natural willly slow you down coming down super heavy or if it is just a couple rain drops and that is what you'll find here, the latter, very light showers that moved through in a scattered fashion throughout the day. yesterday what we had technically happening even though it was colder was a warm front lifting through and now it is lift behind a warmer air mass. wet weather that we saw to daze will be strictly rain showers. you don't have to worry about icing this time around but we will be left with a variety pack of some clouds and low lying cloud cove

one's been cleared, but there's also one on the new jersey turnpike. >> right. that could cause big problems as traffic starts to build. katy zachry is watching that. >> that's a jack-knifed tractor-trailer. i'll give you details on that in a minute. first, it's a foggy start for drivers in the lehigh valley, and as brittney said, for many people in our area. so, you're seeing fog, you're being forced to go little bit slower because of that, have to turn your high beams off. this is a live look at route 202 right at 309 up in the lehigh valley. 76 near spring garden in the philadelphia area. we are also seeing some fog. but right now on 76 near spring garden, it looks pretty good. traffic is moving at a pretty normal clip. also, if you're trying to access 76 westbound from the spring garden on-ramp, you can't because that ramp is still under construction. also, for philadelphia drivers on the roosevelt boulevard southbound, right as you approach oxford circle, there's an accident. and one lane is blocked there. and finally, that accident that tracy and vai were

pennsylvania turnpike northeast extension all moving well.owever, if you are traveling in new jersey this is that turnpike accident. southbound at exit number two at exit 322, tractor trailer went off an embankment, things at the airport are okay too, ukee. >> lets check our headlines and bill cosby's late's cueser says the comedian assaulted her when she was a teenager. cosby has never been criminally charged even though dozens of woman accused the 77 year-old of assaulting them. judy huth says cosby assaulted her in 1974 when she was 15 years old. >>> search continues for 21 year-old west chester university student shane montgomery. he disappeared early thanksgiving morning, and is there a $31,000 reward for information on his disappearance. >>> crews prepared to resume their search of the cristina river in new castle county. two men were pulled from the river last night after they fell from a barge near the port of wilmington. one man remains missing. >>> it is 5:17. it looks like president obama has settled on a new defense secretary and

let's jump to the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike at mid county we have very serious accident causing a 5-mile delay and growing. anyone trying to make their way to the blue route, northeast extension, conshohocken, bad news there. the westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike at bensalem we have an accident no delays for mass transit, ukee. >>> vittoria, thank you. developing right now christmas celebration in southern california turns deadly after police say a woman drove into a crowd leaving church. one person was killed and a dozen more were injured including at least one child. investigators say the the driver ran a red light hit several pedestrians and kept going until she hit another car. she has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. >>> scary moments outside a texas television station, after a gunman shoots a meteorologist. police say patrick crawford was walking out of kcn-tv when someone approached. according to authorities two men exchange word before shots were fired. investigators have a person of interest in custody but hav

turnpike southbound right as you approach route 322, exit 2. tracy? >>> it is 6:52.was a chaotic scene in delaware county. police say they feared for their lives after a suspect tried to run them over. >> that's when officers opened fire and shot and killed the man. nbc 10's monique braxton is live in havertown for us with new information about why police were following this guy. monique? >> reporter: good morning. coming up after the break, we're going to tell you the connection between this gym in havertown and the deadly police shooting over in drexel hill. >>> i'm nbc 10's monique braxton. as the sun rises here in havertown, we're learning new information about a deadly police shooting over in drexel hill. we're also learning the circumstances that led to the death of joseph pacini began here at this gym on sunday. haverford's police chief tells nbc news the 52-year-old pacini openly threatened law enforcement. sunday concerned staff of the gym contacted haverford police about pacini's so-called strange behavior. monday, a detective contacted pacini asking him to

there are issues on the turnpike.iday with the airing of six grievances. >> don't be caught at the water cooler not going on. six things you need to know when you start the day when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. you're taking a live look here down the shore. you can see there in the morning lights the little bit of fog, things looking a little hazy out there. we're also dealing with some wet weather in parts. 6:13, 48 degrees. getting up to 52 as the day goes on. >> what you got right now, matt, i'm ready? >> it's a very important holiday today especially for the seinfeld fans. >> it's festivus. for the rest of us. >> this is part of our set that i had to dismantle. festivus pole and it's not just plane metal like the normal festivus pole but i think it will do. happy festivus to all of you. let's air our six grievances this morning. first one, is the continued closure of this ramp. it's the ramp from spring garden street to the westbound side of the schuylkill. this ramp was supposed to b

and then, this is going time pact anyone coming off of the pennsylvania turnpike, you come off the turnpikeaded east in toward the city right before the railroad bridge there, on the ramp to 202. there is also an accident, southbound, on the new jersey turnpike, as we head southbound, check out the headlights, or even on our nighttime drive here, as you head south in toward exit number two, that's 322, and that's the third accident in that same interchange, since we got here, this morning. so, watch it on the turnpike this morning. otherwise, slow going, up and down 22, working your way down in toward the i95 corridor, all the way up to the northeast we go, traffic lights out at welsh rd. no cross traffic permitted so in order to get from one side of the boulevard to the other through the neighborhoods here use either grant avenue or woodward. septa says all a boards, all of the trains running with no delays, at least so far this morning. patco looking good, new jersey transit, even the dark buses running, in good shape this morning. chris, kerry, back over to you. >> bob, thank you. happen

we do have an issue on the new jersey turnpike this morning in woolwich township gloucester county it'snack knifed tractor-trailer accident in the southbound lanes just south of exit two for 322. they do have the right lane blocked as they clean up that jackknifed tractor-trailer that ran off the roadway at this point speeds don't look too terrible. and there's a crash involving an overturned vehicle in marlton along center boulevard at quaker street. stick with lip opinion cots drive or 73 as an some alternates. camera time on the roosevelt boulevard extension south of fox street as you head towards ridge avenue and the schuylkill we had some earlier problems on the boulevard but right now everything is looking good, just some damp conditions out here in east falls. not looking good in narberth. montgomery out of slut down because of the fire location between old gulph road and brookhurst avenue. alternates would include bryn mawr avenue wynnewood avenue wynnewood road or route 30 lancaster avenue. matt and tam i know you have more details on what's going on there in narberth. >> indee

watch out for delays starting to form on that portion of the pennsylvania turnpike. the rest of the turnpike is looking okay. 76 that line of yellow and seeing slow downs right near the conshohocken drive. between the blue route and the vine. the blue route still clear of any accidents and so is the vine street expressway. heading out to 422. the eastbound side near trooper. you can see a lot of people putting on their brake lights right now. we're starting to get that volume building on 422. still no delays or accidents is to report on the bridges. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> all right. a good tuesday morning. we are waking up and walking off the door to some clouds and also looking at some showers and mild temperatures. a big difference from yesterday. so, let's take a look at visibilities across the area. that's a big story this morning. reduced visibility down to 2 1/2 miles in philadelphia and call ahead to the airports if you're heading out this morning. down to half mile in mount pocono and two miles in reading. so, the roadways are wet and sho

schuylkill, i-95, blue route, turnpike. lets update 76.s a big old batch of sun glare. heading out this morning pack shade or put the shades down. traveling 76 eastbound northbound ramp to 202 is still closed, been closed all morning long associated with the overturn tractor trailer that has spilled newspapers all over the road. so we've got quite a clean up ahead of us and with that closure your best alternate toys continue on the eastbound side of 76. exit at gulph mills. jump back on the schuylkill westbound to continue to make your way towards king of prussia. as we take you down to the tacony palmyra bridge. we are expecting a bridge opening momentarily. so traveling 73 if you are watching us right now or know someone traveling the bridge, give them a heads up but that. again we are waiting on it. 12 miles an her on the schuylkill. same on 95. southbound slow out of the northeast. fourteen on 476, and in major delays for mass transit, ukee. >>> crews recover from the body from cristina river in delaware. it is believed to be that of 2

no delays on the westbound turnpike or the northeast extension. we're watching a one vehicle crash northbound side 535 near 674 garden road the exit for north vineland. you can squeeze by. in delaware, no major issues this morning but don't forget newark the ramp from 95 northbound to 896 is blocked through mid january for construction. >> thank you matt. >>> new this morning two people were killed when flames consumed a home in berks county. it happened on the 500 block of spruce street in reading at 8:30 last night. witnesses told arriving firefighters that people were trapped inside the burning home, they later found two people dead on the first floor. their identities have not been released. family members say an elderly couple lived in the home. fire is under investigation. >>> police are trying to learn the identity of a victim that was hit on saturday night. the man was found barely alive in if he wouldenville. a ski mask and gloves and bb pistol were nearby. a pizza man was robbed by someone wearing similar clothing. the police are unable

traveling pennsylvania turnpike is when you might end up with more of an accumulation. slickness that will come with this and maybe fact that you have to add another minor two to your commute because you have got to wipe your windshield off. currently wind speeds are relatively modest but noticeable, ten to 15 miles an hour straight up, will definitely mean they will note that is wind, but isn't quite as harsh as yesterday. as we go forward in the forecast temperatures hold relatively steady, we will check a few degrees on for daytime high later today watch it for snow and rain to slow you down on the roadways but reduce visibility, that kind of thing. do i promise you this is final day of of this, residual side effect from this nor'easter, finally going to pull away later on tonight we will clear things out so by the time we hit tomorrow high pressure is going to take a lead and it means we can badge on dry weather but sunshine too, vittoria. >> thanks very much, katie. we can use some sun right now. live mobile three traveling along delaware avenue not too far from ik

stick with the turnpike sector bridge instead. no delays report yet on the trains.recipitation-wise is in the northern suburbs where we have light freezing rain. that's not necessarily freezing up everywhere but freezing rain is about the most difficult thing you're going to encounter during the winter season 'cause it looks like rain and yet it can be freezing up on some road surfaces and we've got that down through parts of bucks town northern montgomery county and chester county and up through berks county and the lehigh valley. it's not everywhere but through here you can look out for that. also maybe a wet snowflake or two mixed in as well. issue down in south jersey up to trenton is heavy rain. philadelphia actually continuing to see that rain kind of break up a little bit. in general we're looking at rain falling up until 9 o'clock, 41 degrees. then by noon, 43. might still be some showers but things are getting better by noon. if you're running errands today, tam, the afternoon looks better. it will be windy and chilly but not as rainy. >> thank you david. >

one in new jersey, the turnpike southbound, exit 2, the right lane is blocked there. taking this map out to montgomery county. trap pe, an accident. not causing any delays in the area. drive time, 95 southbound from woodhaven to the vine. from the vine to the blue route, the blue route, to 76, 18-minute trip. >>> new from overnight, a construction worker is dead after being hit by a car. this happened around 11:00 on route 422 in north coventry chester county. police tell us the victim was the project superintendent. they say he was setting up cones when he was hit by the car near route 100. police tell us the car did top and the driver did offer to help. accident investigators are at the scene reconstructing exactly what happened. police closed 422 for several hours this morning but it is now back open. >>> and we have new information about an army uniform controversy that we first told you about earlier this week. an army veteran accused this man of what's called stolen valor while shopping at oxford valley mall. ryan berk said he knew something was wrong showing hi

only one accident on the big board, southbound on the in urge new jersey turnpike, exit two., times square, expect what over million people up there. weekday service on the new jersey transit lines. and they have extra service on all of the trains, all day long into new york sit. let's just hope they have the same amount of extra service after midnight. 65 miles an hour, though, on 55, up and down the new jersey turnpike and again the schuylkill, 995, looking good, come nothing downtown this morning, chris back to you. >> thank up, sir. you got to see. >> this huge mess at that in chicago after incident at the morton salt company. here it is. chicago firefighters were called out after a brick wall collapsed. you can see the massive amount of salt piling on cars there. now, look at these cars. at last count, 11 cars were burried. >> this was dealership, car dealership that was right there. even though the salt left huge mess there were no report of any injuries, dawn. >> i love salt. target is coming un fire, for promotional posters, related to the remake of annie the giant re

but for drivers headed to the new jersey turnpike and traveling southbound, there is an accident that is taking out the right lane. and as you can see, speeds approaching that accident, which is right past exit 2, are slowing down to around 30 miles an hour. so, be aware of that. along i-78 up in allentown, a live look right at route 22, where we are seeing foggy conditions and some wet roadways from some of the overnight rain that moved in. a live look at 422 right near trooper road, where you can see things are really great along 422. drive times between oaks and 202, seven minutes in both directions on 422. we are following along the main line for drivers who take montgomery avenue. it is blocked off to all traffic because of fire activity. so, between old gulph road and brookhurst avenue, that is closed to traffic. you can take lancaster avenue around that. tracy? >> all right, katy, let's talk more about that fire. nbc 10 was first on the scene of this breaking news, that fire along the main line. here's a live picture. you can see fire crews still dumping water. we've seen flame

tractor-trailer accident south on the new jersey turnpike right down near exit two. so if you are headed south this morning, down near the delaware memorial bridge, may want to use i295 to save yourself some time. >> bridges looking good, deal with fog delays over the spans, septa says in good shape. just watch for some slippery spots because of the wet platforms as you board and exit the trains. back to you. >> fox 29 live on the scene every building fire at narberth. on the 900 block every montgomery avenue, no word on what started this fire, but you can see, live pictures, as the to fight this fire at the fast sign building or at least what once was the fast signs building. all right, time now, 5:48. congress is ready to hear showdown between japanese makers of the dangerous recalled airbags, and the national highway traffic safety administration, the airbags can explode and shoot shrapnel, during a accident. the maker, t a/k/a ta fail to to he can panned the recall of faulty airbags, instead, leaving the decision in the hands of automakers, a new study raising co

but not really creating too much of a back up approaching the pa turnpike there.oing good on this monday morning, good thing. these are the southbound lanes, you can see, vehicle push over into the grass over here, actually losing out the right hand shoulder. activity, on the scene, get it out of the way. not causing too much after delay. ninety-five at cottman, something we're used to this time of the morning. southbound lanes moving along hardly at all. but the northbound lanes moving great, though, so far. now the burlington bristol bridge scheduled for opening little late earth at clock 25. in the next couple of minute, you can expect some delays there. your alternate for the time being take the talcony palmyra bridge. erika, ukee, back over to you. >> thank you, jessica sony hacking saga continues. it appears james bond is the latest veg tim of the cyber attack. sony pictures says sabres stole early version of the script for the latest installment of the bonds franchise specter. as wendy gillette records, zone is he promise to go fight back. >> the title of t

changes will soon be coming to the well-traveled pennsylvania turnpike.n the works to replace or rebuild the mile-long tunnels. the alternatives being discussed and the cost. >>> the pennsylvania turnpike commission is taking a new look at replacing mile-long tunnels near somerset. some options include building new tunnels. the other idea is to build around the mountain, depending on the decision, the project could cost between $250 million and $750 million. the idea of replacing the tunnels has been on and off the table for two decades. a decision could come in the spring. >>> happening right now, a nearly 300-year-old tradition is taking shape in the lehigh valley. >> randy gyllenhall is live in bethlehem. >> reporter: we are in christmas city, usa. next we'll tellnyp you how the little town of bethlehem, pennsylvania, got its namesake. >>> all new at 6:00, the preholiday holdup. the search is on for these robbers who were caught on !yzt. why police say these thieves aren't what they appear to be. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> right now a

the physician assigned to his division for each set of the turnpike aimed at the federal work dominated by a cotton gin. cleburne requested his division be allowed to reduce exposure across the open ground before deploying into battle for the final assault. cleburne held a final meeting with his brigade commanders to outline what was expected of them. who had known cleburne recalled the meeting many years later. cleburne seem to be more despond than i ever saw him. i was the last one to receive instructions. as i saluted and bet him goodbye i remarked, the run-up in many of us that get back to arkansas. he replied, if we are to die, let us die like men. hisurne road to sharpshooters taking one of their scopes, he surveyed the union work. he took a long look across the field before marking they have three lines. his eyes swept back the federal position and they are all completed. he was thundering back down the pike to his division. around 4:00 p.m. on november 30, almost 20,000 men of the confederate army swung forward at the attack in franklin. they made for an awesome site. cleburnem

here's a live look at south jersey, the new jersey turnpike, right here near the delaware memorial bridge in problems or delays at all. roads are dry as you step outside the front door. here's a live look at delaware route one as you work your way in to or out of wilmington you are in good shape. the light volume every where. that will be the case for the morning rush hour, and last couple of case, a at least last week we saw volume starting to pop at nine or 10:00 o'clock for our rush hour. here's a live look at the blue route saint davidville know of we have a vehicle fire on the west chester pike. just off of route 202 tying us up otherwise, schuylkill come on down no problems at all into philadelphia, southbound i-95 a 14 minute trip from wood have tone center city and we have one lane construction pattern on 422 between stowe and route 100 to look out for. otherwise bridges are fine and mass transit, running with no delays, chris and dawn back over to you. >> thanks, bob. >>> search crews believe that missing air asia jet liner is most likely at the bottom of the sea. >> jennifer joy

now, we have few accidents, one here on the pa turnpike westbound, at bensalem. in chester county, another crash, i if i can advance my maps here, my button stuck, route 29 completely closed at hollow road. alternate is to take charleston road. diana being back to you. >> that today, the fight over free speech, on the internet, heads to the supreme court for the first time. justices will hear the case of bethlehem native, anthony alonas convicted of threatening his estranged wife and several others when he posted a violent rap song on his facebook page, he said he was just venting about his marriage. supreme court spokes juan said judge ruth bathers ginsberg expected to be at work when the court hears the case, last week she left the hospital, after surgery, to clear a blocked artery. >> 7:34, cyber monday, so who is more likely to shop from work? >> money watchers, jill wagner, joins us liver from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill, just reported millions will go on line today for cyber monday, look to go scoop up deals, what can you tell us? >> goo

and two separate problems on the turnpike right now. valley forge and a westbound accident at the philadelphia bensalem on ramp causing a triple effect here, and we are tied on the turnpike. when using the connection bridge heading west you are tied up as well. mass transit is good to go at the moment. chris, back over to you. >>> the eagles are in first place in the nfc east. now they are getting ready to take on defending super bowl champs seattle seahawks. lets bring in jon and sean. so a week and a half of rest for eagles as we prior to take on the seahawks this coming sunday at the link. the seahawks look pretty good against san francisco, holding them to three points this will be the first test really, for mark sanchez to have two great games, two great opponents against one of the best defense necessary all of football. >> seahawks have been playing well but their offense hasn't been playing that great. this is i good test foresee hawks too. they need to fly across country. they have the extra couple days to get ready just like e

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new jersey turnpike is looking good and so is the 42 freeway. you can see that's quiet. no problems to report so far on mass transit. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> clear of any rainfall for now. but cold, we've got it this morning with clear skies overnight. the temperatures have really come down, we're running 10 to 15 degrees colder than yesterday. that 33 degrees at philadelphia international is 10 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. nice and dry for the area, but we will see rain developing during the morning hours and the western suburbs and spreading through the rest of the area this afternoon. by then, the temperatures will be warmer. look at that 12 degrees warmer in millville and northeast philadelphia and 10 in reading and philadelphia. seeing 30s and some 20s. right now 31 in northeast philadelphia, but look at doylestown at 29 degrees and 28 in west town while westchester is 34 and 28 now in chester springs. it's bumped up to 30 degrees in phoenixville which was in the 20s last hour. radar shows nothing goi

they faced james murdoch another confederates to west the columbia turnpike. the 72nd met a mainline of work before being forced back to the retrench line. one of their number was irish born josh flannery of company c. like so many he was never heard from again after franklin. his men would recall he is saying his friend a few minutes before they withdrew and face the confederate attack. it proved to be the last me would ever see him. flannery was never reported as a prisoner and he had no doubt he was killed or disposed of in some way by the enemy. john flannery's death at franklin must've been hard to bear for his mother in illinois. her losses brought into shop for this when we consider her husband had died just before the war. she had been reliant on john and his brother michael to support her and her younger children. michael had been a member of the 28 illinois. killed in action the previous year in jackson, mississippi. franklin had robbed her of not only a second son but also for economic security. other illinois soldiers who entered the trauma had als

maybe just the touch of the slow down, traveling east bound on the pennsylvania turnpike at mid county but not even so much, that. we have this accident at broad run road at newark road so be mindful of that, in delays for mass transit, erika. >>> thanks, vittoria. >>> 5:36n business news, this morning postal workers have their busiest day of the year. >> the gap between rich and poor, widens. money watch's jill wagner joins us now at the stock exchange in new york, hey jill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee and erika. the rich are getting richer, the wealth gap between the nation's highest income families and those in the middle is the largest ever on record. the new pew research center study finds that in 2013 median income of upper income families was about $640,000. seven times what the average middle income family earned. >>> here on wall street, we will see if the market can keep this momentum going. dow jones had its best day of the year on wednesday, it came after the fed said quote it will be patient when deciding when to raise interest rates. dow jones finished 2

the position assigned to him on each side of the turnpike saw him aimed at the federal work dominated by a cotton gin. cleburne requested his division be allowed to advance in columns to reduce exposure across open ground, before deploying for the final assault. he had a final meeting with his brigade commanders to outline what was expected of them. one of them, who had known cleburne, recalled the meeting many years later. i quote -- "general cleburne seemed more despondent than i ever saw him. i was the last one to receive any instructions from him, and ,s i saluted i remarked general, they will not be many of us when we get back to arkansas. he replied, if we are to dieme, men."s die like he rode forward to his advanced sharpshooters. taking one of their scopes, he surveyed the union marks. he took a long look before remarking, they have three lines. his eyes swept across the federal position before he added -- they are all completed. he was soon thundering back down the pike to his division. around 4:00 p.m. on november 30, almost 20,000 men of the confederate army of tennessee sw

same on 95, same on 476, the turnpike wide open.delays in new jersey, no delays traveling in delaware. however, if you are traveling in north philadelphia, germantown avenue, still closed jefferson street, because of water main break that happened few days ago. so your best alternate to take fifth. no delays for mass transit. erika? >> thank you, vet tore y time right now 5:36. in business news this morning, if you don't like your drivers license picture, well, bet you're not going to like it any more in 3d. >> also what's impacting stocks today. money watch's jill wagner joins us now up at the stock exchange in new york, hey, jill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee, erika. investor keeping an eye on oil prices today, now trading at five year lows, yesterday stocks did make up some of their losses from earlier this week, the dow finished 63 points higher, the nasdaq just 24. the ceo of sea world is stepping down. attendance at theme parks has dropped this year. see sea world docking negative publicity. takes a look how s

a crash on the pennsylvania turnpike it is eastbound between delaware valley interchange and turnpikeks impacting everybody heading east in towards new jersey and it is on the ramps. the let that be an example of the slippery conditions out there. crash south on the roosevelt boulevard at harbison avenue in the outer drive. i just check with the airport so far so good on arrivals and departures. we have been asking townsend us your pictures of your holiday lights. here's next one up for our screen here this is from daniel bell, nice christmas name, daniel bell, merry christmas to you and from all of us here at fox, here's this guy, look at the size of the stocking is here. man, santa will have to have make a extra stop there. >> that name bell has a nice ring to it. >> there you go. >> keep them coming. all you have to does tweet a picture using the hash tag fox 29 lights and show your picture on tv later this morning. karen and chris, back over to you. >>> we want to introduce to you this really special little girl, who decides to celebrate her birthday in an humbling way. >> she com

over on the pa turnpike eastbound, at delaware vale, an accident pushed over into the right-hand sideevelt southbound hash son, a lot every accident starting to pop up, we urge to you take your time, use some caution, route 13 southbound out in delaware, at rogers road, and another crash out in new jersey, 2959 northbound near route 322. currently no problems for mass transit. septa new jersey transit and dart all running on time with no record delays, and currently, no delays at the philadelphia international airport. now, don't for get, when i'm not around still get updated information about traffic backups, with the new your drive app. download the app for iphone and iphone devices by going to cbsphilly.com/your drive. >> gunfire broke out in two neighborhoods less than mile apart within the last 24 hours. >> hail of bullets near 25th and moore streets in south philadelphia. the man is now in the hospital. also, a manhunt underway in grays ferry, a three year old boy and another man were hit by gunfire, on south newkirk street, before noon yesterday. we're told both of the victims

speed censors still high up in the 50's, 95, schuylkill, 476, pa turnpike, northeast extension, list goes on and goes on and goes on. how much, do have fire location, if you are traveling connestoga street, it is closing that street, between market and ludlow. so 56 is your best alternate. i would say just try to avoid that area at least for right now while you can. ukee? >> torrey, thank you. updating breaking news, one person is in the hospital after a row home fire in west philadelphia. firefighters struggle against smokey fire on connestoga street just before 4:00 this morning, that's near 56th and market. so far, there is no word on a cause of that fire. >> and police are investigating a deadly accident in montgomery county early this morning. it happened a little after 1:00 at hill dale and bonn core roads in cheltenham township. one car hit several parked cars, overturned, and then caught fire. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. >> nasa's orion spacecraft sits on the launch pad for a second morning, lift off was called off yesterday. it is scheduled to take off just

we'll start off in new jersey, where we're following an accident on the new jersey turnpike, the southbound side right near exit 2, which is 322. it's a vehicle that's off the road, so it's not blocking anything on the highway, but it's still something for you to be aware of. checking in on the 42 freeway, a line of green out there, drive times pretty average. on 42 no accidents, no delays to report there. the walt whitman bridge is clear. the rest of the area bridges are also clear right now, as you can see. we're not reporting any delays over the bridges. no problems to report on mass transit. this is a live look at the blue route right near the mid-county toll plaza. you can see it's quiet in both directions. chris? >>> 5:32 and we have new information now on a deadly police shooting in delaware county. we now know the shooting came just days after the suspect made some public threats against law enforcement. nbc 10's monique braxton joins us live from havertown. walk us through the chain of events that led up to this suspect's run-in with police last night. >> reporter: we've been dicki

plenty of water on the pennsylvania turnpike this morning. eastbound side by reading, 222 there's an accident scene with some lane restrictions and we are getting reports of icy conditions up in the lehigh valley. so, already had a crash on the northeast extension. need to take it easy there as well as on 78 and 22. and just a whole lot of water soggy conditions down in atlantic county leading to some flooding along the black horse pike blocked at cologne avenue. more high water along 40 eastbound at wrangle burrow road. stick with the a.c. expressway to get around those local blockages. matt. >> thank you matt. breaking news here, "action news" has confirmed the tragic information that a philadelphia firefighter was killed while battling flames in the basement of a home in the city's west oak lane section. erin o'hearn is live in the satellite center with more on this. >> matt, this is tragic news this morning. we told you in the last half hour that one firefighter had been brought to einstein medical center and we didn't know her condition.

in pottstown bridgeport and on the new jersey turnpike coming up after the break. >> all right, matt. also health officials in south jersey issue a warning to restaurant patrons because a worker at one had tested positive for an infectious disease. "action news" continues. >> ♪ this is breaking right now. the action cam just arrived on the scene of this building fire here in narberth montgomery county. matt pelman has been telling us about this in this stretch of montgomery county often very busy even at this early hour people starting the commute. this is the 900 block there and montgomery is shut down from old golf road to iona avenue eastbound. >> looks like fast signs one of the businesses affected by this fire really raging right now. matt pelman you're the first to mention this on the air here. what's going on with the traffic. >> well it has montgomery avenue shut down as you just said and montgomery avenue a busy stretch in the morning blocked off between old gulph road and brookhurst avenue. we want to give you some alternates. a lot of you use montgomery in the morning. stay

the pennsylvania turnpike is free of any incidents.re not reporting any accidents on the highways in pennsylvania. so, that is a bit of good news. in fact, the highways are all clear. 76 looks good. most of that overnight construction has wrapped up. the blue route is clear. 95 is free of anyel

when the fighting petered out the vital franklin turnpike remained untaken. fact that thousands of rebels went to camp only yards from it. through the night, union troops that should have been trapped south of spring hill marched north past sleeping confederates to franklin. in later years, union soldiers would remember passing within plain view of the rebels. one recalling thousands burping brightly. we could see them moving around. nobody was more aware. in his words, that was a great opportunity of striking the enemy for which we labored so long. the greatest this campaign offered and one of the greatest of the war. the confederates awoke on the 30th of november to find the enemy gone.#dç just who was to blame for the failure is a topic that continues to generate debate. there is little doubt as they moved toward franklin the events played on the minds of many confederate generals. in the 150 years since the battle, many speculated as to patrick cleburne's state of mind that 30th of november day. his fellow division commander, general john c. brown recalle

a live look at the turnpike, traffic is moving along nicely, over the past few hours we have a little bit of everything from snow to sleet and now a bit of rain and penndot is ready for what old man winter throws at us. for the rest of us, not so much. it's days like this that has stephanie gallant wishing she never moved from north carolina. >> i want it do be warmer like north carolina, like 70 degrees. >> we are a long way from 70 degrees right now, that is why penndot crews loaded up with salt and sand in case things get icy on the road. >> our crews started on shifts early this morning and they are ready to go when it starts icing out, we'll lay materials and keep the roads from freezing up and keep it as safe as possible on the roadways, the icy conditions remain north and west of the region. nate har low says after last winter he considered moving to florida. >> my family and friends are up here but i do like florida. >> once again earlier snow has given way to a frozen drizzle but the roads are fine at this point. stay with "action news" and 6abc.com. for the latest. reporting

in delays on the a pennsylvania turnpike itself. speed sensors are still high up in the 50's at this time. fifty-five on i-95. same on the schuylkill and blue route. generally speaking we are green all over the place. unfortunately traveling on the new jersey turnpike southbound just beyond exit number two we are dealing with the accident situation at 322. in delays for mass transit. nicole. >>> a toddler survives a frightening fall on to some train tracks if australia. take a look at this, the girls's grandfather got distract and that stroller starts rolling and it flips right on to the track. can you believe this. fortunately no trains were coming and several people hopped down to rescue that little will girl. >>> thank goodness. >> wow. >>> another close call in florida where this school bus filled with children burst into flames, on the side of the road. about 40 students were on their way to school outside orlando yesterday when that bus caught fire. as the flames shot out of the bus the driver quickly made sure all of the stud

the pennsylvania turnpike is about to get an injection of cash. turn nick commissioner is signing up chinese investor who's promise permanent residency in exchange for loaning money to help connect the turnpike to i name. construction on the project began in october. the firm created to make the deal says it will make its first goal of raising $50 million by next april. more than 100 investors have already applied. >> bible study and a big mack, it could happen. there's a plan to build a mcdonald's inside a church. the idea is from a christian design firm based in new jersey to help build up falling attendance. a campaign was launched to raise funds to build the first mcdonald's church. the goal is to raise about a million dollars. the money will go toward buying a franchise and construction of a building. >> take look at this. big plans demolish. why a luxury hotel in the works reduced to rubble. >>> and it's almost cyber monday. just hours away. less than two hours away. great deals are expected out there. coming up why you might want to keep yo

there is an accident on the new jersey turnpike southbound right as you pass exit 2, which is the exit for route 322. it involves a tractor-trailer. i'm told it's jack-knifed and there is a vehicle off the road. also, for drivers in pennsylvania, in narberth. this is right along montgomery avenue at price street. there is a fire. all lanes are blocked right now on montgomery avenue at price street. you can take lancaster avenue around that scene. and then in montgomery county, in bridgeport, dekalb street, which is also route 202 southbound at west 5th street, there is an accident there involving a pedestrian, a vehicle and a pedestrian. so, be aware of that. then, finally, drivers along 476 right at the mid-county toll plaza not seeing a ton of fog there, but it is an issue on many of our roads in our area, and especially up in berks county for drivers on 78 right now right at route 183. they're dealing with a foggy start. tracy? >> katy, thanks. >>> new overnight, two people are in the hospital after a crash in west philadelphia. this was the scene near 54th and chestnut in west phil

and a dent on the pennsylvania turnpike, it is westbound, right at the mid-county interchange, look at the censors changing to red instantly where jammo from ft. washington headed west in toward that mid-county interchange. then ya a crash in willow grove there is along route 611 at summit avenue. police are on the scene there. crash out in hatfield, cow path road and/or villa road. then new traffic pattern so heads up if you are headed south on 202 this morning. penndot worked on the overnight, and they moved the southbound lanes over to the right side of the roadway, onto that nowly constructed pavement as you head down toward the bypass, otherwise, if you are using mass transit, bundle up. it is cold throughout standing and waiting for trains, broad street subway looking good, and the no problems up and over the bridges. alex, mike, back over to you. >> thank you, 7:02. >> bensalem high school mourning the loss of student who was struck and killed at a crosswalk. >> boy, a lot of folks we were talking to yesterday afternoon say this accident scene known for being quite a dangerous i

pennsylvania turnpike right at philly bensalem interchange. got some debris on the roadway there, as well. otherwise, mass transit looking good no delays, kerry, back over to you. >> if he is watching us, we're all screwed. >> all in trouble! >> goods things are not happening here. 6:48, royal scandal, dna analysis of king richard the thirds shows evidence of infidelity, more than just gossip. atlantic city say the historical implication zero cases could cation dot on the english thrown or on king richard. shows dna passed down on the maternal side matches that of living relatives, genetic passed down on male side does not. but in terms of modern day royal, historians say success is always taken twists and turns. so this discovery doesn't challenge the legitimacy to what exactly king richard the thirds died in 1485. snow is ancient history. >> it is ancient, yes. >> north korea launched new website to encourage tourism. even though the country currently has an international travel ban in place because of ebola concerns. however, see the site i

couple crew is still outside on the pennsylvania turnpike, this is left over from last night. they are working between norristown and fort washington. they are slow traffic in that area. police are out there as well making hure that the speeds are kept down. septa says they're in good shape this morning, regional rails, no problems or delays. here is your major roadways, travel times looking good, 14 minutes in downtown, in problems on i-95 and we're in good shape up and down route 202. karen and kerry, back over to you. >> bob, thank you. >>> we have some breaking news out of university city. police respond to a shooting out identify of a bar at 40th and market. it happened at 12:30 this morning. police say a man was shot in the leg and taken to hup. suspect they say was last seen running a away from the scene. >>> for second night in the row democrat traitors take to the streets across our country protesting that grand jury decision to not indict a white police office are in the death of eric garner and unarmed black man. protesters are calling for reform ape better police t

if you are going to the king of prussia mall this weekend and you can use the turnpike and exit at valley forge you will avoid that construction delay but that will be a hot mess all weekend long. septa says they're in good shape this morning and no delays at the airport, chris and kerry, back to you. >>> 5:03. police investigating a port richmond shooting that left one person dead. this happened around 11:30 last night, police responding to the shooting in 2,000 block of bellmawr street. when they got there they found several bullets lying in the street and a minivan had been hit by gunfire. >> we believe that the 35 year-old victim may have been in the driver's seat of that minivan when a bullet came through the passenger side window and struck that 35 year-old in the abdomen. >> we will continue to follow that story as morning develops, meanwhile, new this morning, within person dead after a single car crash in king sessing. it happened at midnight in the 5100 block have of grays avenue. the car crash in the loading dock of the building and then caught fire. witnesses say car was going