we love all the trees in pennsylvania. >> all right. overwhelmed with calls and requests. >> more pennsylvanians are now signing up for health care but first day of enrollment wasn't without problems. the jam on the health care hot line, plus what the expansion and coverage means for you. >> i've got a wintry mix of rain and freezing rain making a mess tonight. tracking the system moving through parts of our area now, plus a midweek warmup and weekend rain in my exclusive nbc 10 first alert forecast. >>> all new tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00, back to the drawing board. this pennsylvania bridge was supposed to honor a fallen officer but officials now say they got wrong. >>> people are flooding a state hot line with phone calls as they try to enroll in pennsylvania's expanded medicare program. so many people called the hot line that it jammed up the phone. the state is assuring people there's no deadline to enroll. single adults under 65 could apply if they make under $16,000 a year. state says that makes about 600,000 adults newly eligi

>> that is right, pennsylvania expanded their medicaid program. helping about 600,000 pennsylvania pennsylvanians get the health coverage that they need. so that is adults between the age of 21 and 64 years of age. >> reporter: we will talk about that later on but a lot of people going back to last year to healthcare.gov web site there are people that enrolled last year, maybe do it for the first time this year, what are the dates they have to keep in mind. >> well, we're in the marketplace open enrollment period. open enrollment runs from november 15th, to february the 15th, and so people who want to pick up a health insurance plan or those people who have have to reenroll in the health insurance marketplace, should do that by december 15th if they want coverage effective january 1st.t. >> reporter: is what the whole purpose of going to that healthcare.gov web site you get financial aid. >> yes, you do. you can find out by answering a few i am is many questions. you will get a financial determination on what assistance you can receive, to pay, he

ç >>> the mummers are moving into the pennsylvania convention center. we were there today as crews set up for mummersfest. then of course comes the big parade on new years day. that parade features a different and shorter route this year. the mummers will start with their march with performances in front of city hall and then they'll head south, ending about a mile down the road at broad and washington avenue. >>> special reunion for a mother and the septa officers who helped deliver her baby boy on christmas day. septa officers daniel cabon and -- they posed for pictures today. the reunion was calmer than the delivery on board septa last night. the mother's water broke. the officers coached mom through delivery and remove the umbilical cord from around the baby's neck before paramedics got there. >> i was hoping for a quiet shift, like don't we all? this experience was pleasant. >> everything happened so quick. it was amazing. >> so baby chris as in christmas and mom, are both doing well tonight. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteo

thousands of hunters will head into the pennsylvania woods this week. deer season begins this morning and will run for two weeks. the pennsylvania game commission expects 750,000 hunters to participate opening day. more than 300,000 deer could be taken over the season. >>> and starting today, pennsylvania fishing licenses will be cheaper. fees have been reduced through december. you can save $3 on a three-year license, $5 on a five-year license. this is the first time the pennsylvania fish and boat commission has reduced the price of a license. >>> well, this week, officials in delaware will hold the first in a series of meetings to talk about the possibility of raising the prices at state parks. some of the proposals include increasing the fees for vehicles at both inland and ocean parks. also, higher prices would affect both state residents and out-of-state visitors. first meeting will be held tomorrow. officials say park fees in delaware have not changed in ten years. >>> a new report says it could take two years before the redevelopment of the grani

he served as the attorney general of pennsylvania. he currently serves as the chairman of the pennsylvania banking and securities commission in harrisburg. previously he was a legislative appointee to the commonwealth financing authority in the department of community and economic development, a very important authority which makes determinations about where to invest tax dollars, economic development dollars across pennsylvania and how to make those difficult decisions about where dollars should go and how to grow the economy. from december of 2003 to january of 2005, as i mentioned, he was attorney general of the state serving -- and then prior to that, serving as first deputy. obviously as attorney general he was active in the national association of attorneys general dealing with issues that relate to pennsylvania and law enforcement and the prosecutions but also, of course, on national issues that are common to all the states. so i know jerry well and i know him to be someone of the highest caliber of integrity and commitment to

let's jump to the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike at mid county we have a 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 h

he is a devoted friend of pennsylvania and of the third circuit. he gave a keynote address at our circuit conference last spring, one of the funniest i ever heard. he is coming to us from new haven, where he participated in what sounded like a pretty raucous panel at the old law school-- yale law involving other justices. he was asked what was the most inspirational book you've ever two, and he said, i keep inspirational books. my grandfather's son by justice thomas, and my beloved world by justice sotomayor. [laughter] he is respected and feared by supreme court advocates, because he always asks the most pointed and relevant questions that get to the heart of the case. we are honored he is here tonight. wonderful and vivacious wife, martha. it was wonderful to talk to you. we are absolutely honored he agreed to address us tonight on the suspect -- subject of the bill of rights. welcome me in joining justice samuel alito. [applause] >> thank you, for the introduction. thank you for inviting me here. it is wonderful to be a part of this celebration.

she felt threatened. >> reporter: the scene shifted to stone's row home outside pennsylvania. with no response s.w.a.t. teams lobbed in gas canisters. once inside, no suspect. family, friends, and neighbors who knew stone said he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorderer and discharged from the military because of it. he's considered armed and dangerous because of it. >>> our hearts go out to the families of katrina dawson and tori johnson. these were decent, good people who were going about their ordinary lives. >> a nation on edge after the hostage standoff. the 16 hours of terror over in just seconds. the video heart stopping. heavily armed cops storming the cafe. windows lit up by flash grenades. not everyone survived. two hostages were killed. 34-year-old tori johnson who managed the cafe, and 38-year-old katrina dawson, also dead this man. the face of terror, the gunman man heron. as for the investigation? >> this will take time for us to get all the information so we can piece together bit by bit exactly what happened. >> nbc sara james is live in sydney for us. an

we developed a bit of a signature in western pennsylvania in the cyber realm. and certainly if you've been paying attention, 2014 was a water shed year for us. on may 19 we brought the case against the five members of the p.l.a. for economic espionage against pittsburgh companies united steel workers and workers. in weeks back i was washington to discuss the case we're here to talk about today. our body also includes iceman. ou've heard him referred to as iceman. he is max butler. as alluded to earlier, iceman was a criminal, a cooperator and a criminal. and i think that reflects part of our challenge. one of the cases you didn't hear about today is university of pittsburgh bomb threats case which we know as u.s.a. versus adam buzz bi. and guest: it's important to hear about this case and i'm going to try to give you the e body of our work as a reference point to try to tie together what you heard today. because much of what we dealt with and the practical reality of handling these cases was addressed in various ways by many of the speakers over the last 8 hour

further inland across central pennsylvania is you will see winter weather advisories. traveling pennsylvania turnpike is when you might end up with more of an accumulation. otherwise it is 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, kati

the pennsylvania turnpike is free of any incidents. we'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 any delays right now. we do have an accident that we're following still out there in elverson. chestnut tree road blocked off right near manor road. there is a downed pole at the scene from the accident that happened earlier this morning. you can take bulltown road as an alternate. and for drivers in new jersey, the only accident that we're following right now is on the northbound side of route 73 right near main street. we do have lane restrictions and also a ramp closure in that area. so, make sure you leave yourself extra time there. tracy? >>> it is 5:01 and we're following breaking news in philadelphia, where two would-be burglars are trapped inside a target store, and police have the building surrounded. nbc 10's jesse gary is live at the sc

cold air is still out across western pennsylvania. it will get here overnight by the time you wake up monday morning, many areas from the city on northward will be in the 30s. still hank and ton low 40s in the clouds across south jersey and delaware. the hee temperatures on monday little bit cooler. a couple of degrees above average mid fours for philadelphia and at the shore. chilly up in the mountains sunshine temperatures there in the 30s. now coming up in the full forecast we'll tack about how long the dry weather lasts and those temperatures dropping below average as we finish off 2014 that's coming up in a few minutes. natasha. >> thank you so much justin. in her short live hannah inspired alleges laying in pennsylvania requiring hospitals to screen for a very rare disease caused crabbe today hannah lost her balance. her parents say it gives them comfort to know through anna's law her name will live on. tears, hugs, sincerest condolences for a family experiencing the heartbreaking loss of their child. little hannah just 23 month

enrollment begins today in the healthy pennsylvania program. that's the name given to the expansion of pennsylvania's medicaid system. about 600,000 primarily low-income, single, working adults are newly eligible. 900,000 others who are already covered will also be affected. everyone can pick from plans offered by private insurers paid by the state. coverage will begin on january 1st. >>> today is world aids day. yesterday, students in india gathered to raise awareness for the disease. organizers say it's the first step to fighting aids in their country. according to the united nations, india has the third largest number of people in the world living with hiv. >>> meantime, the fight against ebola is facing a major setback. the world health organization has set today as their deadline to isolate 70% of patients in the outbreak zone, but so far, guinea is the only country that will meet that goal. in liberia and sierra leone, less than 40% of ebola cases have been isolated. nearly 7,000 people in west africa have died from ebola. >>> billions to

no issues to report on the majors in pennsylvania. coming up, we'll take a live look at the roads in new jersey and in delaware. >>> the search for a missing college student enters its fifth day. the fbi is now a part of the hunt as the reward in the case grows. >>> gearing up for cyber monday. this morning we are getting an inside look at one online shopping hub as they enter their busiest day of the year. >> and it's going to be a mild monday as we take a live look outside. don't get used to these warmer temperatures, though. change is on the way. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm christine maddela. i was surprised how mild it was early this morning. let's get right to meteorologist brittney shipp with her first alert forecast. good morning. >> good morning. yeah, it started yesterday with our temperatures warming into the hi0

a pretty bad crash on the ramp from the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound to delaware valley. the delaware valley interchange, the crash is on the ramp did injure some people but you're seeing some slowing there in the eastbound main lanes of the turnpike headed towards the connector bridge. meanwhile here in chester county just wet, no problems in the ongoing work zone along 202 here near 401. we're getting used to that new traffic pattern that debuted over the weekend on the northbound side but so far no delays to speak of. tam. >> okay, thank you matt. >>> and we're starting this morning with a developing story, a man was shot in the back walking home from the store in philadelphia. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at south detectives where they are on the case. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and that 33-year-old victim was speaking to police. he told them that there was no robbery, no argument leading up to the shootings and now investigators here at south detectives are trying to determine why he was shot but as i mentioned, the vic

look at 309 around the pennsylvania turnpike, no delays in either direction, maybe you are heading in and out of the cheltenham area, glenside, heading towards the a pennsylvania turnpike, no problems once you get there. northeast extension, all clear. as we move new to the ben franklin bridge maybe you are commuting from pennsylvania into new jersey or reverse in, problems on any bridges as well. speed sensors are still high up, all over the map, because really in major volume at this time. we usually don't see, any major delays, at 5:00 a.m. and that is the case right now. speed sensors 50's on the schuylkill, blue route and so on and so forth traveling in new jersey and delaware. just a lot of good news every where. we had an earlier accident on the roosevelt boulevard southbound at f street that has been cleared out of the way. if you are traveling in new jersey you do want to be mindful of the down pole situation on route one southbound at college avenue. compromising a lane you may notice police activity if tell were to get this cleared out of the way but it is out there and if

changes will soon be coming to the well-traveled pennsylvania turnpike. plans are in 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. >>

joy, back to you. >> rehema ellis live in pennsylvania, thank you very much. we learned bradley stone's body appears to have been found. again, bradley stone's body has now been found. let's get a reid alert in the sony hacking case. two former employees have filed a class action suit against sony pictures accusing the company of failing to secure its computer network and stop hackers. the employees are asking now for compensation for any damages related to the leak of employee information, including credit monitoring and identity theft insurance. >>> coming up, who are the pakistani taliban? we'll dig deeper into the region to determine the motivation behind today's schoolhouse massacre. >>> still ahead, jeb bush says he's actively exploring a run for the white house. what are his chances of surviving a republican primary? and is america ready for a third president bush? they're still after me. get to the terminal across town. are all the green lights you? no. it's called grid iq. the 4:51 is leaving at 4:51. ♪ they cut the power. it'll fix itself. power's

he is a devoted friend of pennsylvania, and of the third circuit. gave a keynote address in hershey last spring, which was one of the most funny after dinner speeches i've ever heard. new haven th us to last weekend, iin which he participated in what sounded like a pretty raucous panel law school. he was asked, according to the what was the ost", book you've ational ever read -- an excellent line. alito is both respected and feared by supreme court he is the one use who always asks the most pointed and relevant questions that get to the heart of the case. he is here red that tonight. wonderful and is -- eous wife -- it in welcoming justice samuel alito. [applause] >> well, thank you, jeff, for the wonderful introduction. thank you for inviting me here. it is wonderful to be a part of this celebration. this is a great event. was invited and i leapt at the opportunity to come, a at came to my mind were number of connections between things that are relevant to tonight's event. i'm going to speak for just a short time, but what i do want to talk about i

>> so our majors in pennsylvania look pretty good. i want to start thing out showing you 476, a live look right at route 30 where you can see just a few cars on the road. but this friday we'll see this pick up in the next little bit. taking a look at your drive times on 95 between wood hachb and the vine in both directions, 13 minutes. it's a great time to get on 95. also we're following that accident on an interstate in new jersey, the garden state parkway southbound is closed between sea aisle boulevard and the exit fb avalon. taking a look at mass transit, everything is running on or close to schedule. >>> 11 minutes past 5:00 right now. there's been a lot of back and forth over the future of the taj mahal. the casino was scheduled to close this morning until a last-minute reprieve yesterday. hours later that fell apart. we'll tell you where things stand right now. >>> we're expecting new information about the flu season today as one local state reports wide-spread cases of the virus. >>> people living in cuba hope the normalizatio

people in pennsylvania praying for a christmas miracle. get the gift after lifetime. how a secret santa helps spread some real holiday cheer. >> flyers, tampa, tampa too much speed for the flyers. to the wells fargo certain last night. with the score one-one, in front, too many tampa players, tyler johnson scores to make it two-one, tampa. andre shuts them down in the first nhl start. the flyers lose to tampa, score three-one. i'm told trent cole has decided to have surgery on his broken left hands. if he plays saturday, that's an if against washington, he'll need to wear a cast. as far as the game eagles know no more losses, or they're done. but can't worry about the last two losses. >> we're focused on just washington right now. i mean, we don't do what we're supposed to do this week, and nothing else really matters. so, yes, we are just taking it this week. i think overall, we all under stands what's got to go on. >> i'm told nick foles is only about 70% healed from his broken collarbone. that's sports in a minute. i'm howard eskin. >> 6:25, some of the flyers play

pennsylvania is 1 of 14 states with widespread flu cases. medical experts say the flu season could get worse before it gets better. doctors say the flu vaccine appears to be less effective this year but advise getting the vaccine can help prevent many cases and lessen the severity of flu if you do get it. help fight the flu by getting your flu shot. tomorrow in allentown, the allentown health bureau offering a free clinic at the east side youth center. anyone 6 months of age or older can get the shot between 9:00 and 11:00 tomorrow morning, no insurance or appointment required. >>> a new study suggests a simple and easy way to check a person's risk for having a stroke. the test, balancing on one leg. researchers in japan studied nearly 1,400 healthy adults, most in their 60s. they found people who were not able to stand on one leg for at least 20 seconds were more likely to have risk of stroke. >>> new jersey schools may soon have to keep allergy medications han handy. scheduled to vote on a bill allowing school nurses or trained officials t

the pennsylvania turnpike is free of any incidents. we'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

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that's straight ahead. >>> and a pennsylvania school is damaged in a bizarre crash. an suv blew right through thep, wall.p how it happened and how it changed the school kday for student. are passing through parts of the nbc 10 viewing area. the light snow is also part of the nor'easter that caused flooding rain yesterday. >> sheena parveen is here. and it's not just the poconos seeing snow. >> we have areas north and west of philadelphia, our suburbs seeing some snow. but the poconos have seen it the majority of the day. here is a live look. there you can see the snow still falling. it is on the lighter side. but we still do expect it as we go through this evening. now here is a look at the radar. snow still falling here. pretty hard to accumulate especially on paved surfaces through the lehigh valley. grassy accumulations are possible. snow flurries around the i-95 corridor. you can see still snow from the north. so still a chance of snow showers later on this evening. coming up, i'll show who you can expect those and how dry the weather may be going into the weeken

all newborn babies in pennsylvania will be screened for. her family announced this news of her passing on facebook earlier today. she would have turned two in just a little bit more than two weeks. >>> we want to show i was car. it plowed into a house and then landed on its roof. this all happened early this morning on the 700 block of nor street in the oxford section. both the driver and female passenger were taken over to the hospital. the driver is is listed in stable condition. the woman in critical much the driver could have been facing driving under the influence charges. >>> all right. people coughing in your household? the flu activity right now is reported widespread in both pennsylvania and delaware and moderate in new jersey. this is according to all of the health numbers and health authorities this evening. so that widespread distinction means the flu virus is affecting half of the region of stat. so far this season, more than 5,000 people have gotten sick in pennsylvania but officials think those numbers only tell a part of the

i-95 schuylkill, traveling on 476, the roosevelt boulevard northeast extension pennsylvania turnpike i can dough right down the list, new jersey and delaware included all looking really nice. however traveling in gilbertsville we have a down pole associated from an earlier accident, philadelphia avenue at park lane. be mindful of that. construction project in new jersey southbound on 295 right around black horse pike from the black horse pike rather to the 42 freeway. traffic in that southbound direction just watch out for guys and girls in the hard hats ukee. >> vittoria, thank. >>> indonesia search teams cezannear has identified what appears to be large parts of the air asia flight 8501. plane plunge in the java sea in rough weather on sunday with 162 people on board. rough weather which may have played a role in the crash is ham purring recovery. so far crews have recovered only seven victims. >>> happening today a franklin township school will hold grief counseling after the death of the student. ten year-old matthew mccloskey died sunday night when a cruiser struck him. his fune

moving into pennsylvania, 202 northbound, between 401, there's construction there. take a look of the overview, pennsylvania 76 you'll find construction at 30th street. 476 is clear. and 95, it's clear southbound. gut girard, be aware of construction there. >>> all in. there may be a deal on the table to save the trump taj mahal casino which was scheduled to close on saturday putting 3,000 people out of work. nbc10's jesse gary is live in atlantic city. jesse, does this have support of the casino union? >> reporter: chris it does. and that union unites here. it's expected to make an announcement later today. its deal will save 3,000 jobs in a city facing the crisis of by the closure of four casinos this year. mr. carl icahn agreed to restore all work rules. he initially agreed to health benefits. he'll get $150 million from tax breaks from the state. icahn will plot $100 million in cash for full ownership. that cash infusion will keep the doors open. how was this deal brokered? just days before it was scheduled to be shut? weave live in atlantic city this morning. j

kane has refused to enforce pennsylvania's law banning same-sex marriage. >>> a small pennsylvania town's police chief made national news after posting videos of him now we're learning more about former chief mark kessler. >>> and it's anyone's guess if governor christie will make a run for the white house in 2016 but someone well versed in football thinks his next career could put him on the sideline. first, here's what's coming up tonight on nbc 10 news at 6:00. >>> camden police on alert after two officers are killed in new york. but what the force is doing to watch each other's back and keep one another safe on the streets. >>> out of work families laid off from the casino crisis. what's being done in atlantic city to give their children cheer this christmas. >>> mark kessler was the police chief in gilberton. now he says it was all an act and that he's used the videos to secretly feed information to the fbi on people he viewed as threats. the fbi said it doesn't comment on people who claim to be informants. >>> nbc 10's vince lattanzio. from the pennsylvania turnpike pileup to the ab

now a local couple is taking on the state of pennsylvania, why pennsylvania plans to destroy their nearly 3,000 >>> talk about diving in the holiday season, so sea otters at a california a aquarium get an early christmas present. they were made with layered ice, and clam frosting. they also got shrimp cup cakes. look at them munching away. cute, um, karen. >> really cute. >> we want to tell but this amazing young girl from our area in new jersey celebrating her birthday with a big party. this is a pretty unusual celebration. >> what kind of cookie would you like. >> instead of presents for her seventh birthday she gave, he asked her parents to help feed home less in camden and they did that just last night. the with the help of family and local donors many organize a hot who will take meal for 300 people, you can see people enjoying it at camden life ministry. she just thought it was the right thing to do. people think that god doesn't care for them but they do. so i decorated these when i was three. >> something inside of her that is different from many of us. the lord just showed her so

also on pennsylvania -- pennsylvania governor tom corbett ordered flags to be flown at half staff in her honor. >>> philadelphia police are vestivest i gating a crash. an owner pistol whipped a driver along north 58th street in the city's overbrook section. he had to be taken to the hospital. the investigation there continues. >>> this morning the fbi is searching the banks of the schuylkill river and a canal for any clues in the disappearance of shane montgomery. we got this video a few minutes ago showing agents. new video shows shane walking near the canal early thanksgiving morning after he left the bar. his family posted on facebook that authorities are taking their investigation in a new direction, but they did not elaborate on the direction. >>> a pizza delivery driver in delaware county may never walk again after being shot on the job. he was making a delivery at a home near 9th and ward streets late tuesday night. before she could get out of the car, someone walked up, robbed her and then shot her. the bullet pierced her spinal cord and lung. the daughter was just working pa

spreading some light, scattered showers into western pennsylvania. but more impressive is the rain that is farther to the southwest. that is what we're going to see arrive this afternoon and into this evening. going to be several hours of rainfall. so, we will see accumulation by 6:00 this evening about a quarter of an inch in philadelphia. but then it continues into the evening hours. we kind of wind up with half an inch of rain in philadelphia while very little rainfall falls at the shore under a quarter inch for atlantic city. the forecast is calling for clouds to increase and sunshine to start with and see the temperatures climb into the tos this afternoon. but rain this afternoon and into this evening. then, it clears out for tomorrow. the seven-day forecast has us down to 34 to start with and 53 in the afternoon. the wind will be blowing wednesday and it will bring in colder air for thursday and friday. brisk with a high of 40 degrees on friday. we will see sunshine fade on sunday, however. clouds increase leading to a chance of rain and snow o

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

ben franklin bridge heading in to new jersey and pennsylvania, no problems. if you are traveling elsewhere, it almost looks dessert on the schuylkill expressway. few and far between we see that at this time. seventy-six in either direction around 202 and really anywhere between your western suburbs in and around center city and south philadelphia, it is great. speed sensors high up in the 50's no matter how you cut it. we have about 47, on parts of the schuylkill but that is nothing. traveling on i-95 in delaware county, moving well, in delaware itself, traveling in the 60's in new jersey, and then again, just beautiful out there one problem we have in delaware 95 southbound at mlk boulevard, maryland avenue we have an accident there causing heavy delays. so give yourself some more time, mass transit is in the clear, ukee. >>> in the news this morning just hours after a man unleashed a violent on line rant targeting law enforcement, he died in a hail of bullets in delaware county. >> he was shot by police after allegedly trying to run them over with his car.

host: mike from pennsylvania. good morning, go ahead. caller: okay, earlier, you had a call from another penn state alumni and it brought up the fairness issue with what happened to penn state. you didn't seem to have an opinion about the fairness issue and what he was referring to was sandusky who was a criminal who was tried, convicted and sent to jail, and the ncaa punishes the president, team, players, coaches, students and alumni who had absolutely nothing to do with what sandusky did and that is the fairness issue that everybody in pennsylvania is discussing. guest: the fairness issue that everybody in pennsylvania is discussing and everybody associated with the university of southern california football program were discussing when the ncaa was dealing with reggie bush or any of these programs, it's very difficult to punish people for past deeds so you can't retroactively punish penn state short of taking away victories and that's proven to be a punishment that people don't really recognize, you know, you take away victories and p

pennsylvania turnpike also fairly quiet. we have the normal spots of long-term construction set up but nothing that's causing any slowdowns. your drive times pretty average, about 22 to 22 23 minutes there between bensalem and valley forge, and that's in both directions. heading out to a live look at 422. eastbound side right near route 29, a few drivers, but no slow spots and no accidents. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> temperatures are mild this morning. we are in the 40s in philadelphia, but the wind is blowing. so, we're seeing cooler temperatures north and west and tracking some rain in delaware and south jersey. no rain though in philadelphia with clouds overhead 41 degrees. that northerly wind is at 12 miles an hour. so it feels like it's in the 30s where the wind is blowing. not much wind at the nbc 10 studios. the flag is just moving in a gentle breeze to start with. the wind has calmed for pottstown and allentown. a 7-mile-an-hour breeze in wilmington makes it feel like i

pennsylvania health officials report more than 10,000 flu cases throughout the state. almost a third are in our area. that's from late september to last saturday. new jersey's health department says flu cases in that state are high. last report, cases were rated at a moderate level. >>> it's 5:57 and time to take you county by county for a look at news happening in your neighborhood now. we begin in berks county where some new billboards urge you to thank a cop today. you can take a look here. dozens of billboards like these popped up across the area saying things like "who runs towards danger when you run away? thank a cop today." the owner of a reading-based billboard company is taking credit. he says he's doing this in response to recent police protests across the country. >>> in new castle county the regional girl scouts council hopes to raise $6.5 million to help build their new headquarters. that's a lot of thin mints. the girl scouts of the chesapeake bay are moving seven miles from their longtime home near the university of delaware closer to christiana. they w

they say ambush attacks like the one that killed pennsylvania st4 =1% corporal bryon dickson was the number one cause of officer deaths for the fifth straight year. investigators say eric frein opened fire on dixon and trooper alex douglas at the barracks of pike county september 12th. douglass survived. he's nowup% 126 officers died in the line of duty. 4 deaths came in pennsylvania, four officers died in the line of duty in new jersey. >> i think we're running up against a more cold calculated killer, people with a lack of respect for government in general, law enforcement in particular. >> california leads the nation with 14 fatalities followed closely by texas, new york and florida. >> police in one south jersey community added some new equipment to the uniforms and it's watching their every move. all 14 full-time members of the paulsboro police department are]hój@ now$ the program comes with a hefty price tag. the cameras will cost the department $71,000 for the

there's a work zone to watch out for on 76, the pennsylvania turnpike. westbound direction about 3 miles west of the downingtown interchange, they're taking out the right lane there. out here in the devon area we had construction scheduled last night where 202, 422 and the schuylkill all come together. they canceled that construction because of the rain early last evening. at this point everything is dry, no construction so you're sitting pretty as you travel through this area of chester county and if you're using our good buddy ben, ben franklin bridge this morning, so far so good with no restrictions on this tuesday. matt. >> thank you you matt. >>> let's begin with a developing story. flames poured out of the windows of this north philadelphia row home leaving one person hurt. the fast moving fire broke out along the 2900 block of north 24th street at 1:00 a.m. the action cam caught fire crews battling the blaze on the first and second floors of the house. it took fire crews about 15 minutes to get the fire under control. no word on the victim's condi

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the pennsylvania lottery. benefits older pennsylvanians every day. >> a big sinkhole opened up in the middle of a san francisco intersection. the comes after the bay area was hit with a lot of the rain this weekend and officials say it appears that a water line may have ruptured. but they are not sure if that caused the sing sinkhole. people who live nearby say the sinkhole started as a pothole and grew into that. >> we'll see rain? >> reporter: probably not until tomorrow night or tomorrow afternoon. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry this morning. as we look outside, we have sky 6 at the airport, tranquil conditions, you don't see the camera bouncing this morning, because we're looking at relatively light winds across the region. the temperatures is 35 degrees, we have suburbs that are cooler than that. dewpoint, 26. the winds west/southwest at 5 miles per hour. and the barometer is 35.34 inches. we have come winds in millville. 6 in trenton. a little bit more of a wind blowing through the poco

and then finally moving a little west in pennsylvania for drivers on 422, looking pretty good at 363. coming up in about 20 minutes, there is some flooding in mt. laurel township i'll tell you about. >>> nbc 10 is learning new information today about two suspects rounded up and charged with setting fire to three delaware churches last week. this was back on december 2 all three churches were set an blaze within several hours. no one was hurt. police have arrested and charged two men, however. tim furlong tells us what led to the suspects. >> reporter: this is all that remains of the healing hands christian church. >> that's the work of the devil. >> reporter: thoenope, not the devil, these guys. alex and joe set the fires in three churches in a very short time frame december 2. i looked through the court documents. harrington confessed to the crime and they show investigators were able to track then back through among other things a bottle of liquor they left in one of the churches. one pastor tells me the guys were looking for cash and property to steal. delaware state police say the

it's heavier back in central pennsylvania. the poconos, getting freezing rain in that area in in the pink. that's why there's a winter weather advisory for carbon and monroe counties until 1:00 in the morning with some icing but the temperature may actually be going up overnight tonight, changing that to just plain rain. there's a little bit heavier rain back by harrisburg and even heavier farther back to the west. and that's coming in, too. the timing on all of that plus the big nor'easter for next weeç with the seven-day in just a few minutes. >> with rain bearing down on us this weekend, stay informed with the nbc 10 weather app. we can download it for free on your smartphone or tablet. go to our website, nbc10.com. >> has he attempted to reach out to you, does dottie keep in touch with you? >> no, nobody, none of those people try to reach out to me. >> the adopted son of jerry sandusky says the convicted pedophile has no contact with him, neither does his adopted mother. now, he pledges to work to help others. >> matt san

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he was rushed to the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. we understand he is in fair condition at the moment. it happened near myers hall on campus. drexel university police responded and are questioning two people at this time. again, according to police, a drexel student was stabbed in the back during a fight around 3:30 this morning in university city. he's in fair condition in the hospital of. of course we'll keep you updated on his condition and any suspects officers may name. matt, back to you. >> thanks so much for that, erin. >>> the philadelphia fire department will go about its business today protecting life and property even though each member is deeply saddened about losing their first female firefighter in the line of duty. "action news" reporter katherine scott was at engine 64 in lawncrest this morning where joyce craig-lewis was stationed. >> just always wanted to save lives. that's what she wanted to document words from the sister-in-law of 36-year-old joyce craig-lewis an 11 year veteran of the philadelphia fire department

the pennsylvania lottery. benefits older pennsylvanians every day. >> much-needed rain has hit drought ridden southern california. in sycamore cove, mudslides marooned 15 cars opt pacific coast highway. more rain is expected today and tomorrow, with the heaviest rain of the week coming in tomorrow. >> on the other side of the united states of america, around here, very mild. >> reporter: temperatures 10 degrees above average. can't beat that to start december, right? is it going to last? no. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we're dry, but we're not going to stay dry. let's go outside and show you when it looks like as sky6 live hd goes live looking at the skyline. we have a fair amount of clouds up above right now. today will be a day where we'll see cloudy skies and sunshine mixing in and the showers moving in later this afternoon. the temperature, 53 degrees right now. the dewpoint is 43 degrees as we look at the winds they are southwesterly at 11 miles per hour, and the pressure 30.11 inches and we'

so, snow chances for chris marks well, western new york or western pennsylvania and central pennsylvania but it will be dry for us in the delaware valley. looking at a sunny day on christmas. so, the i-95 corridor on christmas day stays dry, sunny temps in the 40. snow on christmas day in albany, scranton, pittsburgh, central pennsylvania, cleveland and buffalo new york, so maybe next year. overnight temperatures will be around 30. during the day tomorrow we're talking about the 40's and on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven-day forecast, once it turns cold, it stays cold for awhile. winter begins on sunday and it will feel like it. monday 46. tuesday 51. mild with rain and wind on wednesday, christmas eve. colder christmas day, the high temperature 41 on thursday. >> all right, kathy, thanks so much. >> beasley's here with some hockey action. >> yeah, we got the panthers in south philadelphia and this is a last home shot for the team before they go away for a long, long time. >> flyers host the florida panthers tonight in south philadelphia looking to rebound from a tuesday night lo

it's everywhere in pennsylvania. for some reezp we're seeing this hit in the center valley of lehigh county. >> home test kit will cost you around $20. if your home does have a high reading, you should hire a company to install ventilation throughout the house. >>> 4:16 and we have new information now about a broken pipeline that spilled millions of gallons of raw sewage. township officials have agreed to pay a fine of more than $110,000 and fix that pipeline, which has spilled at least three times since 2012. environmental groups have threatened to sue the township. >>> happening this morning at 9:00, a rally for the environment. activists from across the region plan to demonstrate outside a conference at the philadelphia chamber of commerce. rally organizers say they oppose the conference's focus on fossil fuel investment. >>> south philadelphia residents had a chance to weigh in on what their neighborhood would look like in 20 years. the philadelphia city planning commission got feedback from neighbors at south ph

traveling on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound and mid county we had an earlier accident, that has been cleared but unfortunately the delay, it is now back even beyond willow grove out towards bucks county. give yourself some more time heading to the blue route or northeast extension, erika. >> thank you, vittoria. >>> it could take weeks before we learn the cause of the death of accused killer bradley stone. authorities found his body in a wooded area near his pensberg, montgomery county home on tuesday. an autopsy was inconclusive but investigators believe stone took his own life. prosecutors say that he had a keep stab wound in his leg but that did not kill him. machete covered in blood and axe were found near his bod which medicine bottles and a energy drink. toxicology results are pending, some, who knew him, did not know about his troubled pass. >> i don't remember anybody having a problem with him. >> when i saw him in 2011 he was drinking, he had different prescriptions for antidepressants. >> stone allegedly killed his ex-wife nicole and five members of her family on monda