the new jersey turnpike a truck crashes and catches fire. we'll have a traffic update just ahead. >>> more breaking news from overnight. two people are dead after a head-on crash in delaware county. and a witness says speed was involved. >>> remembering beau biden. today, the public gets its chance to pay their final respects to the vice president's son. >>> and we're in for a cloudy and cool day, we'll tell you if you can expect to see any more showers. we can also tell you that a warmup son the way. it's about 6:00 a.m., good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. meanwhile, it's throwback thursday. and throwback seems to be the weather the day before that, and the day bra that.efore that. >>> as we head into the weekend, mid-60s, and it will start to feel like the end of spring with temperatures pushing into the high 70s, finally. looking outside right now, a cloudy start to the morning, temperatures in the 50s for the poconos. 58 degrees in philadelphia. 58 currently in wilmington and atlantic

front is on the pennsylvania turnpike. it's a multi vehicle accident on the eastbound side about 3 miles east of the willow grove interchange there at 611. we're hearing that one driver was trapped in one of the vehicles. so it's a good spot to avoid. all lanes temporarily blocked on the eastbound pennsylvania turnpike. you want to bail at willow grove, sick 11, and then use one of the local roads like maybe street road, county line road even 63 to work your way over to route one and then you can get up to the bensalem interchange, get back on the eastbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike. on the big picture we had a downed tree overnight that closed the lincoln drive by gypsy lane. that's out of the way. things look fine on the boulevard and the schuylkill and the vine street expressway reopened. it was closed overnight by 76 for construction. everything is reopened and ready for you now. and overnight construction on 95 in south philadelphia has also cleared. just a little bit of traffic at this point just north of the

is causing a big backup on the westbound lanes of the turnpike itself. on the other night we had a down tree along belmont plateau right at the intersection of montgomery drive and belmont avenue. so right now police have that area detoured and that is tough. once you committing go through fairmount park you are pretty much done witt. your best bet avoid it if you can. use ford road to get over to martin luther king drive or pick up mlk drive from city avenue from the get go. eastbound schuylkill making your trip into downtown. that is incorrect, 0 miles an hour. woodhaven to downtown just under a half an hour make that trip from center city. 202, little bit of the slow go, working your way out of king of prussia mass transit and airport so far, so good this morning. chris and alex, back to you. >>> 7:04. the official moment is finally here, new jersey's governor makes a play for the presidential office today. >> governor chris christie plans to announce he is running for president. all along he said wow announce sometime in june if he were to do it. her

anything improved on the new jersey turnpike, bob kelly?rtunately not sue. 6:32 good morning shall everybody, looking live from skyfox over the scene of this overturned tractor-trailer. and vehicle fire that occurred at about 5:00 this morning. the southbound lanes of the new jersey turnpike right before exit number seven which is 206. they're in the process of cleaning it up. there is nothing left of the cab of the tractor-trailer. weep got the crane in here. now there is will impact everyone coming southbound this morning. so let's go to the maps. the new jersey turnpike, southbound again it is just south of exit number actually approaching exit number seven which is route 206. the inner drive is closed. looked like there was maybe one lane squeezing through. you can see the back up headed southbound. best bet 295 for the morning rush hour. another accident northbound on the turnpike near exit two. and as we go outside to live look right now an accident scene, the arrow for the amc movie theater pointing directly at the accident scene her

but right now we check on the turnpike right bob kelly? >> yes, we r you know what happened on this date 21 years snag. >> what? >> you ready mike mike, mike? twenty-one years ago, it was that slow chase, o.j. simpson. >> oh that's right. >> wow. >> okay? >> during nba final matter of fact. houston versus the nicks. >> and that slow chase the white bronco, 21 years ago as we're looking up the answer to the first trivia question. >> it was the water break taken at this time.) >> thank you >> 1972 june 17th. >> there you go. you got your stuff. eastbound turnpike little slow willow grove to philly bensalem. all because after earlier accident, that involved a van that was caring some animals. let's roll video from the news van. we got pictures out here this truck here, was caring some dogs when it was involved in a accident on the pennsylvania turnpike not getting words of any injuries to either the drivers or the passengers or to the little puppies. everybody's okay. but they were loose on the roadway, so they had to gather them up this morn

the accident on the pa turnpike between willow grove and bensalem. out in philadelphia we still are watching lincoln drive northbound. that's blocked due to a downed tree at

landscape remained blocked the speeds are in the 30s south from 7a heading toward the new jersey turnpike. gloucester consist there's a crash approaching exit 2 not impacting speeds a whole lot at this point. speeds are good along 42 camden building northbound volume heading toward 295. i-95 heading toward the airport there's a crash near the 420 on-ramp. not causing huge delays heading toward philadelphia international. had a crash on the schuylkill expressway heading toward gulph mills that's off to the side. water main break plymouth meeting along jefferson street at fairfield road. >>> a driver fled a traffic stop ditching his car and fleegd police in delaware -- fleeing police in delaware county, he left behind a loaded gun in the front seat and 3-year-old child strapped in the back. katherine scott has more. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam the search continues this morning, police are helping that the man turns himself in. the car blongs to -- belongs to the suspect's girlfriend and she is cooperating with police. police swarmed the area after a traffic stop i

nj turnpike southbound side in bordentown where the truck flipped over.you can see now from chopper 6 the fire is out fire crews came in and got the fire extinguished. that's good news. they have the heavy-duty tow truck in there, as well to hopefully tow away what's left. the tractor portion of the vehicle is disintegrated. you can see one lane getting by the outer drive of the roadway available to you, it's not causing a huge delay but it's something we're keeping our eyes on this morning on the turnpike. the gloucester county getting word of a new crash northbound direction approach 2 for 322. speeds not too bad but we're watching that, as well. cherry hill, construction through sunday lane they are blocking the left lane along 70 westbound approaching cuthbert boulevard. that could cause slowing. we have a memorial service for joe biden there's closures of streets, duke of york and william penn and federal avenue will be closed from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. the camera not cooperating you may be able to see the activity happening on the westbound side ne

and it is also exit number five of the new jersey turnpike. the turnpike is the way to go.ng from mt. laurel, cherry hill, voorhees, and you typically head north, take the turnpike and avoid the back up, disable on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound, left lane taking out working your way through willow grove, then big jam with some sun glare and volume head in the through ft. washington disable rising sun, about 40 minutes inbound on both the schuylkill and i95 mike, alex, back over to you. >> 78:03. new this morning, police looking for a dark colored car wanted for hit-and-run along roosevelt boulevard, near front street. police say number every 911 calls people saying black or dark colored honda or acura hitman, just kept going. and that man is in the hospital this morning, in critical condition. police are looking at nearby businesses, to see if any surveillance cameras pick up the accident. looking for any information. >> we pick up four, five hit and runs in five days, here is another one, police say little evidence from hit-and-run crash from yesterday morning, in ce

turnpike completely shut down.'ll want to find alternative routes, eastbound turnpike shut down in bensalem. stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the latest now. 7:29 let's turn to meteorologist chris sowers he is outside with the word on storms moving to the area. >> later today and tomorrow there's the potential for heavy hitting thunderstorms strong gusty winds drenching downpours and small hail depending on how strong the storms become. temperature-wise, doesn't feel that great out here, 72 degrees in philadelphia. very high humidity levels, millville, 73 with a dewpoint. 71. dover, 74 degrees, dewpoint, 74. extremely humid air is pushing in from the south. sea isle city, 73. woodbine 73. only the boards in atlantic city 73 degrees, here's double scan live this is what we're watching over the next 36 hours the remnants of bill making a beeline toward the delaware valley. you can see it approaching cleveland and pittsburgh those are the out bands of what was once tropical storm bill. you can see the close up

karen rogers, we have trouble on the new jersey turnpike in new jersey.d morning. >> chopper six live on the scene right now. you can see it's a serious accident. they're loading someone into an ambulance right now. i just got off the phone with state police and they're telling me that this accident scene there called for a medevac helicopter for two individuals. a serious accident scene. we're seeing traffic getting by as chopper kind of pans back. we can see we've got a number of emergency vehicles on the scene right there. this is northbound new jersey turnpike in woolwich township in new jersey and we can see some debris on the roadway with this accident as well but it looks like some of the vehicles may be in the woods at this point as we see some activity there. when i talked to police you can see some people kind of walking through the woods currently through the area. i talked to police and they told me they were just responding right now. this is all just happening and we can see that going on right now. so, you can see them working through the w

live over the new jersey turnpike, as you see there a problem has some of the southbound lanes in bordentown shut down. >> that overturned truck caught fire and spilled diesel all over the road. the driver suffered minor injuries and being treated at the scene. >>> we'll get word from david murphy in a moment, but first matt pellman is filling us in on the crash. >> reporter: the truck did flip over and it did catch fire, they called in a heavy-duty tow truck. they may be preparing to upright the trailer portion of the tractor-trailer. fire crews are on the scene and several lanes. southbound new jersey turnpike is closed. the scene is bordentown approaching exit 7 for route 206. you have the right lane coming back, you have to come to a quick stop there, southbound side, outer driver drive is

we were watching the situation on the pennsylvania turnpike. multi vehicle accident eastbound past willow grove that is now gone. speeds back up into the 60's so cross that one off the list. things looking better there. but in hatboro we have that crash now along byberry road at south new street. on the big picture on the schuylkill expressway it's a normal morning with speeds like 17 miles per hour westbound there as you travel past city avenue. we've got robert plant in concert at the mann music center tonight and the phils are back in town so going aba busy evening on the roads as well. and 95 southbound of course busy with speeds like 11 miles per hour there by the betsy ross bridge. building volume on 95 northbound here in delaware county and if you exit for the blue route northbound, 476 you're going to see a different pattern on that off ramp this morning. they worked there overnight to kind of reconfigure things a little bit. if you're out and about in pennsauken left lane still out of commission both ways on 130 at cove road by the dun

let's take a slide to the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound 64 miles per hour on the turnpike the overnight construction is cleared 65 miles per hour. no problems right now if you're heading on the pennsylvania turnpike. the roads are dry and clear david has been talking about the showers up near the poconos for the most partly here and happy harry is up and awake this morning as part of the computer traffic report part of the 6abc team telling us about a pothole on swedesford road. let's make it happy and talk about the weather 65 degrees right now. we've got a good start to the day out there. feels good out there today but it's turning warmer, 85 degrees, clouds and sunshine watching for a late thunderstorm getting the showers and even a thunderstorm early right now if you're up in allentown and areas north of that matt. >> i'll take it, thank you karen. >>> new this morning united plane from washington, d.c. skidded off the runway, it was attempted to land on a slick runway when it skidded # hundred feet off the pavement into the grass safety area. the pilot told the passengers a strong

so if you are headed north this morning use the new jersey turnpike. you can jump on the new jersey turnpike, right there at route 541 which is exit number five. obviously, that's going to be there with us, through the morning rush hour and even if we have one lane open we're still going to have back up for the gang heading northbound. another accident, this one northbound on the northeast extension, right before the lansdale interchange. so backed up from mid-county, heading north this morning i know yesterday we had that big problem, on the southbound side all of the southbound lanes are open, and septa having some equipment problems this morning on the market frankford line. so between 30th and 52nd street, you'll need to board all of the trains from the eastbound platform. otherwise, your normal delays on both 95, and the schuylkill expressway on this wednesday morning. mike alex back to you. >> this is wednesday every day this week, we've started our newscast with hit-and-run stories. and now this morning we have two more. a man struck by a car on

taillights are headed southbound towards the pennsylvania turnpike but if you're getting on that turnpikend i've got a big warning to your. big problems up ahead after the break. >> a prestigious university hangs out a help wandered sign for a lego professor. we'll explain a little later in the morning buzz. i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new york's most controversial citizens. a journey in new york is a journey through history. plan you next trip at iloveny.com/summer. there's something for everyone. >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. taking a look down the shore beautiful start here on your wednesday morning. it is 5:12 right now 72 degrees out there. we get up to 83. >> what are our obstacles as we go to work and school today, matt? >> we have some of them already. i like it when it's an obstacle free sort

in new jersey 295 and the new jersey turnpike about 63, 65 miles an hour.tweeting any issues as they pop up with traffic with the #6abc traffic so this is a good way to find the latest. here on storm tracker six live double scan you could see exactly where the morning showers are. we watched them cross over from delaware into new jersey so you're wet in sea isle city, atlantic city, glassboro along route 55 still pretty damp. not the heavier cells we saw earlier. a little damp on the turnpike and coming out of the city and also route 70 here and near wrightstown we had a heavier cell that moved through and hitting wrightstown right near the new jersey turnpike so watch for that as you're headed out. no big problems and later today a spotty storm here or there could affect you tarnal. >> thank you karen. >>> an out of control vehicle ignite add huge gas explosion when it crashed into a business. more than a dozen people were burned at least three people have serious injuries and victims were seen running out of the cafe while they were still on fire. witness

. >> a box van carrying puppies crashed on the pennsylvania turnpike it happened at 4:30 this morning, police say that the van carrying about 80 animals crashed into another vehicle, several of the dogs died and the rest now are with the spca, and the driver went to the hospital and is expected to be okay. the four men in the other vehicle were on their way to a fishing trip at the time and not seriously hurt, chad pradelli is trying to figure out where these animals wither going. >> a pennsylvania state senator, became the first man to get into the race for attorney general today, senator john ravty announced his candidacy in harrisburg the four term republican represents montgomery koipt and a former deputy attorney general, the first republican to challenge democrat kathleen kane in next year's election. >>> the dalai lama is being honored for his advocacy and human rights and his emphasis on dialog and tolerance, he will be honored here in philadelphia on october 26th and as always, you can watch the liberty medal ceremony here on 6 abc. the dalai lama is the second major religiou

there's been extensive damage to the turnpike.hen they'll be able to open the roadway. best bet, avoid this area for the time being. i'll give you more information about how to do that in just a bit. this is what the scene looked like shortly after the flames erupted around 7:15 this morning. nbc 10 viewer edwin cardona shot this cell phone video. he said it appeared the driver of this truck pulled to the side before the fire started. that fire engulfed the truck which was carrying home heating oil. the flames burned not only the vehicle but also spread through the grass and the pavement. there are no reported injuries and a foam truck was brought in from the willow grove naval air station to tap out the remaining flames and smoke an hour ago. the following detour is in effect since the eastbound lanes are closed. if you're traveling eastbound, take route 1 south to state root 132 then take 132 to u.s. 13 north. and take that over to the delaware valley interchange and then get back on the eastbound turnpike at that point. so that

unfortunately not too far away eastbound on the pennsylvania turnpike between willow grove and bensalem all eastbound lanes are block because of an accident westbound the left lane is block. if you are traveling in and around this area 611 to street road is your best alternate. erika. >>> still ahead the phillies take a stand begins domestic violence, we will show you message for fans starting at tonight's game. >>> great race debate local civil rights leaders weigh in on a white woman resigned from her job for pretending to be block. we will be right back. >>> casino workers are planning a demonstration at trump taj mahal in atlantic city. kyle icon has been launching over thee limb nation of the health insurance and pension plans that parent company trump entertainment resorts made last october. icon will invest as much as 100 million-dollar in the taj mahal to help the casino to get through bankruptcy. >>> 5:19. time to check your philadelphia jobs market report. here's cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. >> this month marks the six anniversary of the event of the recession.

an accident on new jersey turnpike blocking the left-hand lane blocking exit five. out on west conshohocken there is a transformer fire that is closing front street east and westbound. that's between balodomingo road and 320. take the schuylkill expressway to get through the area. all of the area bridges are clear. no problems in or out of the city. slippery. you can expect ponding in and around philadelphia there. give yourself a couple of extra minutes. >>> 4:43 and 69 degrees outside. the field of presidential candidates could get a bit more crowded today. >> yeah we'll tell you the next republican senator who may be throwing his hat into the ring in just a few hours. >>> plus injury on stage. we'll show you what happened when this star tried to grab a drone while he was performing. >>> quarter to 5 on a monday morning. lawmakers tried to strike a last-minute deal and it didn't work. key provisions of the patriot act have expired. "nbc 10's" national correspondent tracie potts has more for us. >> reporter: the government can no longer collect phone records, track

you want to stick to the turnpike connector instead.'t forget the burlington bristol will close each night this week from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for maintenance. let's take a look at i-95 we have this accident right now this is southbound approaching cottman. it's been pushed off to the side. it was blocking the left lane, that was creating a backup on i-95 southbound as you try to head toward center city. you can see that heavier traffic right now. the delay is easing. we're jammed from past woodhaven to approaching cottman, on i-95 southbound. you can see that reflected in the speeds on the big picture. you're about 16 miles per hour as you head southbound near girard the more usual spot for slowing. a couple of issues in west philadelphia. the water main break from last weekend causing a closure on 52nd street near westminster. the accident on haverford avenue near 41st street. we're sending the traffic on twitter with the #6abc traffic. temperatures 67 degrees in warrington. 76 in center city. 68 in glassboro we're dry but we have t

one of the dryer areas around the pa turnpike. you can see no problems or volume headed northbound or southbound but we do have some weather-related incidents and vehicle accidents on the new jersey turnpike. i'm going to tell you about where they are coming up. >> reporter: i'm jesse gary live in chester where firefighting operations have stopped but the search for a cause continues. i'll have an update on this story coming up after the break. >>> plus delaware in mourning. we'll take a look back at the life and service of beau biden. you'll hear from the cumulative community that knew him as much more than a politician. there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't now, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv. starting at $74.99 per month with no annual contract. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. or from now until june 8th get a $400 visa prepaid card when you s

on the new jersey turnpike southbound. here's video skyforce 10 over the scene. a semi truck overturned in the inner lanes subsequently caught on fire. so this is video from a short time ago. the fire has since been put out but the inner drive is still closed off as we go to the map here, 295 is the best way around that. i've been watching 295 on the traffic cameras to make sure it's good for you. traffic is moving smoothly. a live look at route 70. your drive times are good on 295 and moving into montgomery county p.a., hourrsham, there's an accident there. >>> we're following breaking news from overnight a crash leaves two people dead. nbc10's matt delucia is gathering details. >> reporter: vai, a witness who saw the whole thing said speed was definitely a factor. what we've learned about the investigation. we'll have that coming up after the break. >> reporter: i'm matt delucia live in chester where two men died overnight in a head-on collision. it happened on 2nd street in chester. you can see some of that as a result of it. both cars going in opposite direct

your best bet, the new jersey turnpike runs parallel to that stretch.turnpike right there at exit number five. otherwise south jersey downed wires along route 47, 95 the schuylkill expressway, nothing out of the ordinary. and mass transit looking good. chris, lauren, back to you. >> breaking news from overnight. police looking for a dark colored car wanted for a hit-and-run along roosevelt boulevard. this happened around 1:30 this morning. it was near front street. police say they got a number of 911 calls. people saying they saw black or dark colored honda or acura, hit a man and then keep going. that man is in the hospital this morning in critical condition. police are looking at nearby businesses to see if any surround ill ends cameras pick up that accident. >> also happening now police looking for clues into another hit-and-run that happened early yesterday morning. >> a local actor was critically injured and police say they have very little to go on at this point. jennifer joyce is live now in center city look to go this story for us. jen, good mor

turnpike in bensalem. police say this was not an accident, the driver noticed a problem and pulled over before the truck burst into flames, fortunately that driver was not hurt. crews were able to put the fire out after 8:00. they are assessing the condition of the road. all eastbound lanes are closed in the area and they remain that way for several hours stay with "action news" an 6abc.com for the very latest. >>> not long before that crash fire crews battled another tractor-trailer driver in bensalem. the driver was getting off the turnpike when the big rig flipped and caught fire on the exit ramp for street road. you can see the debris from the truck scattered along the embankment here. the driver was not hurt, but did take crews a while to put out the fire. >>> thousands of people of all faiths came together to remember the victims of the cherls -- charleston church shooting. they attended a prayer vigil at the college of charles basketball arena. church leaders told those in attendance they must wrest

an improving situation on the pennsylvania turnpike.re also watching a broken down vehicle here along 95, northbound side. can you see it there that white sedan by the girard avenue interchange. tow truck on the scene now. right lane is blocked. it's not causing a big delay. southbound volume is building headed down towards center city. if you're headed towards center city on the ben franklin bridge, at least this morning you can see where you're going. unlike yesterday. skies a lot clearer nonmajor problems on our good buddy ben. we have these traffic light issues in pennsauken on 130 both ways at cove road. two left lanes out of commission as they work to fix those lights. matt. >> thank you matt. >>> new this morning a philadelphia man is in critical condition following a brutal assault overnight. the search is on for his three armed attackers. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside northwest detectives with the full story. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning matt. this victim was stabbed shot, assaulted

only right land gets by this is southbound on the new jersey turnpike. so give yourself some more time and definitely causing a delay in and around that area. as we move into pennsylvania, talking about rush hour we will talk about i-95, the schuylkill expressway westbound we are hit ago this pocket at city avenue that is exactly what you have right now a a approaching the area of the roosevelt boulevard and out beyond gladwynn you are slow. you will a's find slow downs making your way around a your western suburbs where speeds are dropping down in the 30's and into the teens on i-95. they are your two worst roadways so far but things could change, ukee. >>> police are looking into a bomb threat that forced evacuation of the cherry hill mall. chopper three was over the scene around 8:00 o'clock last night. employees and shoppers waited in the parking lot while law enforcement swept the mall, nothing suspicious was found. the mall reopen. >>> police in ocean county arrest 24 year-old man in connection with the bomb threat at the ocean county mall. they ca

bordentown, we have a southbound accident on the turnpike, a truck flipped over, the driver was injured. they are calling for a heavy-duty tow truck. southbound at exit 7 inner drive is closed. outer drive is getting by, expect slowing we're keeping tabs on it as the morning progresses. >>> a driver fled a traffic stop ditching his car and fleeing police, he left some things behind, a loaded gun in the front seat and 3-year-old in the back. katherine scott has more details. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam police are hoping that the man will turn himself in. they are working with his girlfriend. she is cooperating with them as he they try to bring a guy in who left a 3-year-old in the car with a gun. police swarmed the area in upper darby after a traffic stop led to a chase in delaware county. the driver ditched his car leaving a 3-year-old boy and a gun inside. >> they left the kid in the car. >> reporter: it all began at 7:00 p.m. between 67 and locust. police pulled over a chevy impala that a emblem blocking the license plate. the driver fled. the driver was run

but if you want to get around it, take the new jersey turnpike. if you want to avoid toll roads, take 130, as well. out on the schuylkill expressway starting to see some jams heading into the center city area. no problems headed westbound. but eastbound right here toward the vine street expressway about a 19-minute trip right around montgomery drive. for mass transit, we are still dealing with market frankford line delays 10 or 15 minute delays. check before you go to see if that affects your trip. >>> speaking of mass transit, was the engineer of amtrak train 188 using his cell phone at the time of the deadly derailment in philadelphia? coming up i'll explain why we'll have that answer in about 2 1/2 hours. >>> live at a local swimming pool. it is swimming season after all. how do you keep your kids safe? one local ymca is going out to help a group of children. i'll have more on that coming up next. new jersey's pension system is a mess but don't blame teachers and other school employees. over 20 years, teachers have paid more than 10 billion dol

accidents on the pennsylvania turnpike actually, this is the pa turnpike, westbound right at ft.hington, and that one involving tractor-trailer, two accident, on the new jersey turnpike, both northbound, one is northbound at exit number five the other northbound at exit number two so again, we see this hour, where we get big push of a lot of extra volume. and the roads are wet and they are slippery, and the accidents pop up pretty quick. east on 422 ever, already a crawl from oaks in through king of prussia. 202, not bad leaving west chester, and then, traffic lights are out because of the weather, in willow grove. fit watertown and route 611. mike alex being back to you. >> 6:33 now. >> developing now at least nine people are dead following shooting at african-american church in charleston, south carolina among the dead the church's pastor, state senator, clemente, police calling the shooting at emanuel ame church a hate crime. the victims were targeted during a bible study class. and, this morning police have just released surveillance photos of the man who might be the shooter

problems though here south on the new jersey turnpike, approaching exit number seven. getting word of accident and vehicle fire, and then watch foreclosures today in dover, with the biden memorial service. there will be procession, from wilmington between 12:00 and 1:00 down to dover and then see closures around the courthouse and the state legislature building here in dover until about 5:00. and of course a lot of unusual traffic patterns as well. coming in on 422 from royersford, collegeville no problems at the moment. but, there is a big event today at the expose center it, will throw extra volume our way, and nascar weekends up at the pocono speedway. see extra volume up and down the northeast extension otherwise, mass transit at the moment looking good. chris, lauren, back to you. >> thanks so much, bob. breaking news out of delaware, two people dead following car crash there. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce on this live for us now at the scene in chester jennifer good morning. >>> good morning guys. well both vehicles that were involved in this crash had been towed fr

we are watching the new jersey turnpike. we have two accidents in two separate places one on the northbound side around exit 5 which is west hampton township taking out the left-hand lane. exit 2 in woolrich township. that accident pushed over into the shoulder. now a lot of the roadways are wet this morning and as a result cars are involving some possibly slippery and potentially dangerous conditions. most of the roadways that are seeing most of the problems are the local roads, the smaller side streets as well. right now we're on the white horse pike looking live around clemonton road. rain actively coming down there as we speak. slippery conditions there as well. as we head out to west conshohocken dealing with the transformer fire on front street. east and westbound is closed. take the schuylkill expressway to get through. >>> it's 5:33. following breaking news for you out of delaware county where a fire has forced more than a dozen people out of their homes. "nbc 10's" jesse gary is live on scene in chester where he jus

and basically it's right over the pennsylvania turnpike right over the pennsylvania turnpike just to north and west of malvern, the new interchange that opened a year or so in malvern that is where we see the rotation with this storm on double scan live radar the last 15 minces seeing 44 lightning strikes in this part of the storm, and i want to go back and tell you safety tips between if are you just joining us the tornado warning in chester county until 5:45 p.m., stay off the second story of your home, lowest floor in your home, inkechuku ndukwen interior rooms without windows would suit. where do i go on the multistory building, first level and base many perfect even better and in those areas cover your head. let me go back to the tornado warning, to show you where we are talking about in chester county west of coatesville you are not within this warning, mainly near exton as well as westchester south and east of king of prussia and glen mills but in the direct path is malverner berwyn moving across the main line. lets go back to double scan live radar, the storm velocity mode he

so if you're trying to use the turnpike turnpike, eastbound is not going to work for you at all untildge over the turnpike is also shut down for these operations. again, this happened a little bit earlier this morning when this truck for some unknown reason crashed here on the turnpike in bensalem bucks county. it burst into flames filled with 2,700 gallons of home heating oil. sparked a fire that had to call in the air naval station truck with folk to suppress the fire. and now that the fire is out, they're beginning the investigation as to probably what caused this and also how to get the wreckage off the roadway and get the roadway reopened as quickly as possible. we'll stay on scene. we'll have another update for you in about 30 minutes or so. jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> and i'm tracking a first alert weather day for us as we head into tonight and pushing all the way until sunday evening. this is why we have a flood watch in effect. we are tracking the remnants of tropical depression bill. heavy rain expected overnight. street and creek flooding a possibility. this is a tropical

you can take the new jersey turnpike basically runs parallel its a good alternate you to right there.g in the commuter traffic report. we have somebody also reporting this accident scene and you can see other people talking about the fact that it's jammed solid here on 295 northbound and that jam just grew as we were looking live right here. now looking at 8 miles an hour approaching the accident scene where they currently have all lanes blocked and as i widen this a little bit here, we can also see the new jersey turnpike is moving smoothly at this hour. not seeing any problems. the yellow traffic flow showing you can take the new jersey turnpike with light volume because 295 northbound shut down at 541 right now. we also have another problem in new jersey n vineland cumberland county we've got an early accident that brought down a traffic signal here so route 47, delsea drive at lake road. we've got at least one lane blocked in each direction. it's not causing a big delay yet because it's early but i would watch for that as that delay may grow with more volume getting out there. it

you can take the new jersey turnpike.ld even take 130, a little out of the way but it will get the job done. on the commuter traffic report here on the waze app we found people going about 3 miles an hour trying to travel through this area. you don't expect that when you're traveling so early. you think you'll fly by on 295. not today. so it's a big problem this morning. i want to show you some of the other issues around the area because in vineland cumberland county we had an early morning accident that brought down a traffic signal here so look for it on route 47 delsea drive right at lake road. we've got at least one lane blocked in each direction. so, expect as volume is is building out there that that could cause you problems. looking outside at the blue route at mid-county. a car off to the side. otherwise, traffic is moving okay right here. you could see the roads are clear and dry and temperature-wise it's 68 degrees, vader in millville, 57 in allentown and some spots nearly 10 degrees cooler than yesterday this m

we're down to 35 miles per hour on the new jersey turnpike in both directions. that's from runnemede around exit 3 up toward the delaware memorial bridge. more updates in philadelphia and the surrounding areas to come. >>> we wanted to find out what you're dealing with if you usually take mass transit. >> we know that will be an issue. we sent nbc 10's katy zachry to the patco station in haddonfield. it looks like some folks never made it back to that station last night. tell us about it. >> reporter: yes, rosemary and vai. we're seeing bicycles left at the patco station at haddonfield, presumably from riders who could not make it back to haddonfield, their destination last night because service was interrupted during the evening commute as the storms rolled through. we do have video from the damage -- of the damage caused by last night's weather. it caused considerable damage to this area trees fell over wires down mass transit was affected, as i said during the morning rush. that interruption for patco has lasted through this morning. service is suspend on the

there is some work farther west on the turnpike near willow grove and on the new jersey turnpike a truck over northbound overnight near exit 8a for jamesburg so two of the truck lanes, the two right lanes are still closed there. in princeton watch out for a water main break this morning blocking the northbound lanes of 206 near mountain avenue. harrison street gets you around that and in camden county a couple work zones along 130 northbound and 295 southbound go for the next hour. tam. >> okay, thank you matt. >>> now as karen mentioned the mercury is expected to rise higher than yesterday and it's already having an philadelphia schools. katherine scott is live at roxborough. a lot of parents have to get a plan for afternoon today katherine. >> reporter: that's right, tam. another steamy day ahead and philadelphia's schools including here at roxborough high school are getting out early today. people have been dealing with the heat. some have also seen some pretty fierce storms and flooding and we could see more storms later on at a. >> this is the first time i've seen it happen that fas

stick to the new jersey turnpike that is your best alternate a at this time. take a look at i-95 southbound out of the northeast through to the vine, it will be a long lazy river n delays for mass transit. natasha. >>> happening today, we will learn more about what caused the deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia, the national transportation safety board will announce its findings this morning. they reportedly include if the engineer was using his cell phone. on may 12th train derailed along a curve in port richmond killing eight people injuring about 200 others. >>> the house has now voted to cut amtrak's budget by 242 million. however, lawmakers added new funding to install video cameras inside locomotive cabs. they will record engineers and help investigators get to the bottom of the crashes. amtrak ace monk many domestic programs with budgets that the republican dominated congress is cutting. >>> vice-president gentlemen biden goes back to work today for the first time since the death of his son. according to the white house the vice-president will meet

lincoln highway or bail at # 22 and use that -- 322 and use that or stay organ the pennsylvania turnpike. i-95 southbound side past academy through cottman past the betsy ross bridge into girard you're looking at speeds in the teens. many speeds on the schuylkill expressway have dropped in the 20s, westbound by belmont 21 miles per hour. still have that fire location to avoid in germantown along sherman street at washington lane 52nd is block because of the huge water main break of this weekend. those of you who ride septa trolley routes, 15, 101 and 102 you're riding the shuttle buses through the remainder of the summer through labor day weekend because of construction projects. and septa is saying allow an extra 15 minutes or so to ride the buses tam. >>> and we're going to start with breaking news, a fire in montgomery county that has injured four people. katherine scott is live near the scene this is lower salford township, let's go over to her now, good morning katherine. good morning tam the fire moved quickly in the end four people were hurt. so far there's no official word on the

two lanes blocked speeds in the teens, use 130 or the new jersey turnpike. in deptford township there's a downed pole from an overnight crash closing hurfville road, route 41. 168 the black horse pike gets you around that. tam. >> we are starting with this breaking news a prayer service in south carolina end in carrage when a man stood up and started shooting. nine people are dead. let's go over to erin o'hern in our satellite center. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam a horrific scene at a church in downtown charleston. a white male attended the prayer service before standing up and killing nine people. there was a five-year-old boy who survived by playing dead. this unfolded at the emanuel ame church. the assault has been called a hate crime. authorities have not been specific about what motivated the shooter to commit the murders. the pastor had been pushing a bill intending to help police agencies get body cameras this was prompted by the shooting of roger scott two months ago. the pastor is among the dead. >>> people in prayer on a wednesday e

but right on the turnpike right here, west of browns mills you're getting heavy rape, as well. let's go outside and see when it looks like right now, sky6 live hd looking at a a lot of low clouds at the center city skyline. we have rain that just pushed through the region. the temperature 75 degrees, the dewpoint, 7 # we're nearly -- 72 we're nearly saturated with the humidity. the winds out of the west southwest ushering the warm humid air mass. the barometer is falling. satellite and radar showing a batch of storms moving through. certainly more behind it. it's going to be a day it's not going to rain constantly, but we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms at any point. this is future tracker 6's look at #-- 7:00 a.m. giving you an idea that the morning is active. 11:30 not much going on, we'll have a lull for the morning and afternoon hours maybe a storm or shower or two, and then it gets more numerous later in the afternoon we often see with the heating in the day at 4:00. we're seeing heavier storms at 6:00. we have the risk for gusty winds, there's a low probability

they're doing that project to widen the turnpike here.a shoulder here for the truck to pull off. you see it's there in the the roadway. you see fire officials going over the wreck an here. again they placed this fire under control just after 8:00 this morning and looking at that wreckage hard to believe but there are no injuries. state troopers tell me drivers somehow managed to get out of that truck and despite it engulfed in flames we're waiting for more details how all this happened and all is that the under investigation. but again this tanker truck carrying 2700 gal opens of home heating oil just caught fire and went up in flames. bucks county called for mutual aida round the county and firefighters coming in able to place this under control in an hour. they had to bring in special equipment foam night fire but again it's under control. pa turnpike eastbound from exit 351 bensalem closed up to delaware valley exit. westbound is on. so you will want to avoid this area for the time being. they're not sure when they'll reon guys back to

. >> reporter: on the new jersey turnpike southbound direction approaching 2606.ng an overturned vehicle that caught on fire. speeds don't seem to be impacted a whole lot. we're keeping tabs on it. we'll let you know if we get more details. camden county, construction zone has cleared 2935. one along 07 westbound cuthbert boulevard, the left lane out of commission for the next few days. i-95 at port richmond has cleared out. 0 all lanes open no southbound delays heading toward center city. the vine street express way was closed overnight. on the part of -- open in both directions. >> reporter: two people are dead following a crash in delaware county at west second and kusey streets at 10:00 a.m. the driver of the white car kept going about a block before stopping. a witness who did not want to be identified described the impact. >> i heard the impact it was heart stopping you could see the cars hitting and sliding you knew what happened. >>> police have been on that scene investigating we'll let you know if we hear of any charges in this accident. >> there's a man

the driver was able to escape uninjured and the turnpike was cleaned up and reopened a bit past noon. meanwhile another crash in the same general area hours earlier smoldering wreckage remained of the tractor-trailer that overturned and caught fire this morningch rig was coming down the street road exit of turnpike when it flipped over and caught fire. this driver was able to get out uninjured. >> 1200 point of blood were collected at 10th annual i bleed blood drive. trish hartman show with donors who showed up to give and meet favorite sgloingts lucas kahne is eight months old and this is his second i believe preston and steve blood drive. >> i was here last year. i couldn't donate but supported my husband who could. >> they're at the great philadelphia expo center oaks donating as party of three. >> we could have had a baby sister we thought it would be cool to get pictures of him and pictures of her pregnant last year with preston and steve we figured we would bring the baby and introduce him to the gang. >> while the blood drive was main attraction you could try ice cream and dona

here is where the van hit a car the pennsylvania turnpike. two people were hurt but expected to be okay. the driver was cited for traffic violations. >>> now to an effort to prevent crime. philadelphia police are teaming up with local utilities to protect senior citizens from impostors. along with police the water department and peco and others have launched be sure before you open the door. they want to make it easier for senior citizens and others to be sure for someone who claims to be a utility worker really is. the goal is to prevent people from getting scammed and robbed. >>> an official showed us an announcement produced by nbc10. police say if a person suspects they are being scammed, call 911. a plan is in place to quickly figure out if there is a problem. >> we will stale fully engaged with that caller and walk them through that process and give them the level of comfort. >> reporter: police tell us far too many impostors rob older people and they want to reduce this type of crime. >>> rainy start this morning. there is cape may. a

we're out on the new jersey turnpike.ee on the northbound side this is typically where we see the volume in the morning. and the drive times here 55 about a 5-minute trip there. out in new jersey in monroe township on the new jersey turnpike on the northbound side outer roadway there's an accident investigation which is right around exit 8a. you're traveling out the door on to the plu route. we're going to check the drive times there, 14-minute trip or 15 minutes if you're heading up the express way. no problems or delays with mass transit. we're going to check the area bridges coming up at 5:00. >>> later today we'll hear just how the city of philadelphia plans to handle public transportation for the 1.5 million people expected for the pope's visit in september. later this morning the mayor will gather with firnls forofficials for amtrak and septa to announce those plans. last week the archbishop says he expected some 6,000 chartered puss to be in town. there's no parking plan for all of those buses. >>> well former flye

the accident on the pa turnpike between willow grove and bensalem. out in philadelphia we still are watching lincoln drive northbound. that's blocked due to a downed tree at gypsy street. take west schoolhouse lane to get by that scene right now. as for the area bridges, currently no problems for the betsy, the ben, tacony palmyra and the walt whitman as well. >>> we're following breaks news from overnight. a man is fighting for his life after being robbed, shot and stabbed in philadelphia at 6th and somerville in olney. police found the guy lying on the sidewalk bleeding. they rushed him to einstein medical center where he's in critical condition. >>> meantime, philadelphia police are warning people to be safe when taking a taxi. a suspect has stolen a dozen cabs. nbc 10's monique braxton is live at southwest detectives in west philadelphia. monique, tell us the latest on this investigation. >> reporter: hi tracey good morning. i can tell you a lieutenant here tells us of those cabs two them were used in the commission of crimes. investigators relea