coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news", update on breaking news, massive fire in new jersey destroys a historic restaurant. >> and demands are growing for hillary clinton to explain why she used a private e-mail account while she was secretary of state. even her allies want some answers. that's coming up. >> updating breaking news in hunterdon county new jersey cents restaurant dating back to the early 1700s goes up in flames overnight. "eyewitness news", on the scene, and firefighters battled at the surround gents ville, in, on rosemont ringos road in delaware township. that will fire started 1:45 this morning, when firefighters arrived, flames were shooting through the roof. the mayor told "eyewitness news", historic in was built in 1735. even george washington visited . >> just to have dill dinner at the sergeantsville in. terrible tragedy this morning. >> like the mayor pointed out kind of the centerpiece of delaware township, a loft history behind it. a lot of people. >> gave us the photos of what the fire looked like when they first arrived on scene. fortunately no one

this is in blackwood, new jersey. no word on what cause that crash, or the condition of the people involved. >> philadelphia police have a serious problem on their hands, airbag thieves are making lives miserable for car owners. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo was in rhawnhurst yesterday morning, reporting on these thefts, now in queen village, where 20 car owners were ripped off. jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, that's right, number of these thefts targeting honda's primarily continues to

over the last four years, new jersey tried to legalize sports betting. the folks at monmouth park thought they were so close to success that they actually built this room, according to drazin the first of its kind outside of las vegas, where customers could come and place their sports bets. but, the courts ruled against the state's efforts, and so the room sits empty and unused. >> reporter: new jersey isn't alone. legislators in at least five other states, including indiana, new york and south carolina, have tried to legalize sports gambling in recent years, and the obstacle to them all is a federal law known as paspa. >> paspa is the professional amateur sports protection act, turned into law end of '92, it was proposed by bill bradley who was then a senator from new jersey. >> reporter: and former nba great. >> former nba great. and the idea was he wanted to make sports gambling illegal from a federal perspective. >> reporter: and what was he trying to protect? what was the argument made? >> the argument was - the argument for anybody who's against sp

director of the new jersey sierra club. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> one of the country's leading catholic leaders died. the 82-year-old was archbishop of new york for a decade in the retight in 1982. he presided over many funerals of those in the september 11th attacks. >> a man declared innocent after 30 years on death row. >> there's no retribution or payment. >> why louisiana is refusing to compensate him for three lost decades. after years of crit sting from -- criticism from animal rights activists the circus is retiring its elephants. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >>> disturbing testimony in a boston courtroom about the aftermath of the boston marathon. witnesses

new jersey has spent about $800 million on beach replenishment over the past three decades. more than any other state including florida which has 1800 miles of coastline compared to new jersey's 127 miles. meantime, new jersey lawmakers are considering legislation that would double shore protection to $15 million a year. and several new jersey areas are fighting the plan to build protective sanddunes following superstorm sandy. margate and other opponents say the beach replenishment won't protect homes and is expensive to maintain. >>> good morning. as we head into the rest of the afternoon and evening, we'll see rain moving in. so you're going to see a dry start, but bring your umbrella before you head out the door. we're staying mild but tracking more rain heading into the rest of the seven-day forecast. philadelphia, 33 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. feels like 33. not dealing with the windchill because the air is calm and temperatures are in the pocanos at 25 degrees. 28 in allentown. 32 in trenton. 30 degrees in atlantic city. 39 in stone harbor. temperatures in dover th

and 44 in millville, new jersey. tomorrow it looks like it's still going to be a bit breezy an bit cool. we'll see a high of 46 degrees with high pressure giving us some morning sunshine. afternoon clouds will start to dig in from the southwest though and then we'll keep our eyes on this system down to the south which will start pulling up towards the northeast and it will give us a mix of wet snow and rain on friday. future tracker 6 beginning to pick this up. the latest model run has us dry for the morning commute. there are other runs that have started this earlier. we'll see whether or not the timing works out. the best chance of west snow is in the northern and western suburbs although i feel like this will come down closer to philadelphia at time. the thing about this snow though and by the way it does get out of here friday evening, is that it's happening in late march and with the high march sun angle the surface may not really be all that prepared to take snow all that well and i think most of the accumulati

storm force is on 295 in burlington new jersey. we'll show you some live pictures from storm force and from the rest of the crews coming up. >> our nbc 10 first alert

what happened to new jersey's $9 billion. what did they do to get this 97% off deal when it comes to the stinking hell gate. it welcomes travelers to the garden state. bridgegate is still not over and chris christie just put it front and center in his effort as he is running for president and he needs to do well. the exxon thing is getting bigger, not smaller, it is guaranteed to stretch on for months unless someone comes up with answers to these big, obvious questions that chris christie is being asked about in new jersey and around the country. and look at his numbers. this just came out this week. they were asked if they could see themselves supporting each of these potential candidates for president. sort of a no pressure poll right. you had to say whether you could potentially see yourself supporting a a particular candidate some time in the future. could you see yourself supporting this person? 57% of voters nationwide said at no time in the future could they imagine themselves ever supporting chris christie for preside

laurel, new jersey, on hainesport-mt.mt. laurel road, between arc and foster town, and plymouth, and downed pole blocking one lane out in cheltenham on cheltenham avenue at new school street. back to you. >> jest, a thank you. autopsy is scheduled today for the missing delaware county teenager found dead near his home. cayman naib's body was found yesterday by creek on his parents property not far from newtown square. on friday cayman's parent rebecca and fared told "eyewitness news" that they believe their son panic after receiving a bad progress report from school and ran away. the greater philadelphia search and rescue team made the discovery. >> we want to help the family have closure. and that's what we consider our job. and this may not be the answer that they want, but at the do have an answer. >> cayman was a eighth grader at the shipley school in bryn mawr. counselors will be available for student this week. >> a north philadelphia church holds a mass in memory of officer robert wilson. yesterday at saint martin cat

rest of the new jersey majors moving well. are in is town high speed line all local stops every 15 minutes. we have good news there. it is freezing. we could use that. traveling new jersey transit they are cross honoring tickets. we are experiencing many detours for an area buses. i believe it was erika talking about our snow emergency route that if you do not remove your car by 6:00 a.m. you will be towed. definitely make sure you hand that will before the the morning because is that the worst feeling in the world katie? >> we have an eye once again on the storm with the team of reporters, all across the region. the lets get to "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao in doylestown, bucks county jan good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know what i packed today. i pack the measuring tape. i have not even thought about bringing it out just yet because that change over happened about an hour ago. at least it is snowing here in downtown doylestown. we are taking a live look at intersection of main and state streets. the at

what happened to new jersey's $9 billion. what did they do to get this 90% off deal when it comes to the stinking hell gate. bridgegate is still not over and chris christie just put it front and center in his effort as he is running for president and he needs to do well. the exxon thing is getting bigger, not smaller, it is guaranteed to stretch on for months unless someone comes up with answers to these big, obvious questions that chris christie is being asked about in new jersey and around the country. and look at his numbers. this just came out this week. sort of a no pressure poll right? could you potentially see yourself supporting a particular candidate some time in the future. could you see yourself supporting this person? 57% of voters nationwide said at no time in the future could they imagine themselves ever supporting chris christie for president. 57%. all of these other potential candidates scored higher than him. the only candidate they dislike more than chris christie is donald trump. seriously. that is the terr

inn in new jersey. the billing dates back to the 1700s cents. >> camden county home cops crashing down overnight with four people inside. fortunately, there why no injuries, jan carabeo on scene. full update ahead. >> you could hit icy patches on your drive this morning kate has your forecast, and word after warm up. and, jessica checking the roads, we traffic and weather together on the 3's. back in two minutes. here's to the explorers. those diagnosed with cancer who didn't settle for just one opinion on their diagnosis or recommended treatment plan they explored their options. and discovered a new level of empowerment. at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, that's what we do-empower our patients with a comprehensive second opinion. and because time is of the essence, we do it a single one day. explore your options with a one-day second opinion. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern. >> looking liver at berndt out shell of what was the on the historic inn. overnight, a four alarm fir

first, over the weekend, new jersey governor chris christie spent some of his very valuable time meeting with his most valued constituency, iowa agrabusiness multi-millionaire bruce rassetter to assure the voters of not new jersey that he christie, has the chops to cut them the best trade deals. >> you have to have the right person in the oval office negotiating these agreements. the president doesn't know how to negotiate. >> jon: the president doesn't know how to negotiate? let me tell you something christie you think that milktoast criticism of the president is going to get you the republican nominations? you're looking for the republican nomination. i believe the criticism you're looking for is the president doesn't negotiate like most americans. ( laughter ) the president didn't grow up with buy low-sell high american values like our parents-- benghazi. that's what you're trying. and by the by, christie knows negotiating, just take a recent example. in 2004, new jersey sued exxon for $9 billion in restoration and restitution relating to the chemical ( bleep ) of a large area of new

. >>> back to south jersey where there's a new campaign to make new jersey more immigrant friendly. the new jersey alliance for immigrant justice kicked off its campaign today in camden. the group will focus on the rights of immigrant workers, relationships with law enforcement, identification, and driver's licenses. >> the immigration system now is in need of repair and we need to come together to give fair reform a fighting chance. >> the alliance for immigrant justice also kicked off their campaign today in jersey city. >>> president obama wants to cut health care costs by reducing unnecessary treatments tests and hospital visits that rack up big bills. the president launched a health care payment learning and action network today. the network is made up of several groups who will look for ways to cut medical costs. the white house says more than 2800 health care providers, patients and consumer groups have agreed to take part. >> you don't want the incentives to be skewed so that providers feel only lijed to do more tests. we want them to do the right test. >> today's speech mar

pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware majors are fantastic but we haven accident in new jersey closing democrat road at swede bureau. harmony road is your best alternate, erika. >>> thank you. investigators are analyzing the black box with the audio reporting of the germanwings flight. investigators tell the new york times that one pilot is heard leaving the cockpit and pounding trying to get back in. the plane crash in the french alps tuesday killing all 150 people on board. >>> now, three americans are among the dead and one of them has ties to drexel university. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us now with the latest on that jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning. the those close to emily selke including those people here on campus are remembering the young woman as a caring person dedicated to giving and putting others first. >> i just keep saying over and over it is surreal. >> reporter: haley holmes speaking to cnn wednesday night still cannot believe her good friend emily selke is gone. >> yesterday i woke up and i had a text from my friend and i had a b

no problems into new jersey, as well. but, when do you go into new jersey you might see few problems one out in logan, an accident at high hill road and her on drive. ewing township pennington drive, ewing road, all lanes blocked in both directions due to downed pole. take scoff road to get on by. now out on the pennsylvania turnpike ongoing construction westbound lanes from willow grove to virginia drive blocking the two left hands lanes, nicole, over to you. >> new late show host david corden makes his debuting. >> hello everyone, i know what you are thinking. got his own show. >> tom hanks, first guest, now the show has a different format than other late night talk shows all appear onset together at the beginning. better conversation. >> i like that idea. you can catch james corden on the late late show week nights right after david letterman tonight's guest razz patricia arquet and chris pines. >> interesting to see them mink link, you know? very, very cool. >> very special day about 15 minute we go inch our ronald mc

vehicle crashes in new jersey. she says she doesn't want to be part of any statistic, getting a ticket or getting hurt. >> i know one slip eyes off that road, you can be in an accident. >> reporter: today's surge in patrols continues through sunday. there will also be two other enforcements by state police, in august and december on the turnpike and i-95. that to encompass different weather elements. it will also all be posted on social media. state police tell us they will review those heavy enforcement days, compare them to light enforcement days to determine if their greater visibility really can save lives. from mt. laurel, cydney long, "nbc10 news." >>> swallowed up by mud and debris. check out this crater that opened up along a new jersey street. the hole ate a car, the sidewalk and is threatening several homes. no one was hurt here but wait until you hear why the timing of today's incident is so vital. >>> also cancer concerns. angelina jolie decides to undergo more preventive surgery. ahead, we speak to a l

compared to new jersey's 127 miles. new jersey lawmakers are considering two bills that would double the shore protection to $50 million a year. several new jersey shore communities, they're fighting the state's plan to widen beaches and build protective sand dunes following superstorm sandy. among them margate. they say beach replenishment will not protect homes and will be expensive to maintain. >>> new information about the cost of the american dream. 23 you hope to buy a house some day, listen up. find out what experts say you'll need to earn a year to afford a house in philadelphia. >>> plus where the cost of homes here rank to other towns across the country. >>> also ahead at 5:30 -- >> partially paralyzed. his best friend killed. a south jersey teen takes the stand at the trial of an alleged drunk driver accused of devastating two families. >> i wish he could feel pain just like we did. >> reporter: i'm ted greenberg. what the suspect did with a gun that delayed the trial for months. >>> you'll need to earn more

this is in blackwood, new jersey. no word on what cause that crash, or the condition of the people involved. >> philadelphia police have a serious problem on their hands, airbag thieves are making lives miserable for car owners. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo was in rhawnhurst yesterday morning, reporting on these thefts, now in queen village, where 20 car owners were ripped off. jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, that's right, number of these thefts targeting honda's primarily continues to grow. as you mentioned the area where this is happening is also expanding. you mention here in queen village over the weekend 20 cars ended up just like this one. fairly new to catharine street justin walker now questioning his choice of queen village after recently discovering a scene like this. glass on the seat and his airbag stolen. >> i've had -- i didn't expect to come out to my car and see the glass and the airbag stolen. you know, on a saturday morning. >> police say he was just one of 20 victims i

storm force is on 295 in burlington new jersey. we'll show you some live pictures from storm force and from the rest of the crews coming up. >> our nbc 10 first alert team coverage continues in just a moment. first here's what you need to know. hundreds of schools are closed including philadelphia public and you can see the complete list on the nbc 10 app. and in just the last 30 minutes, a tweet that philadelphia's government will open on time. >> and you can count on the first alert team of weather and traffic to guide you through this winter storm. first let's get you updated on the storm with glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> well, tracy, the storm is evolving a little bit slowly. the snow moving in the temperatures dropping down. the trend is happening. it's just happening a little slower. it also means the snow is going to last longer during the day. there it is snowing in south philly. near i-95. the traffic seems to be moving just fine because of the warm roads right now. now let's take a look at the headlines. the snow melts

a judge still needs to approve the deal. >>> tezsla is opened for business in new jersey. governor chris christie sign a measure to let tezsla sell vehicles directly to new jersey drivers. last year new jersey motor vehicle commission issued regulations requiring that cars only be sold through franchises tezsla markets directly to customers. >>> zone a has launched a tv streaming service called play station view, more than 50 live channels like cbs, and comedy central. for now no espn. users can also record days worth of shows thanks to a cloud based dvr ps view cost $50 a month available in new york, chicago and philadelphia. nicole and erika. >> all these stream services and mess of the time i still can't fine something to watch on tr. >> i know, and yet a ongoing problem. >> thanks very much. >>> 5:38. happening today digital bill board will come up for discussion. catalyst outdoor which supplied the video is behind the displays. they will show advertising 70 percent of the time. some of that revenue will go to center city non-profit. city will get licensing fees. >> an

standardized test the parcc exam in new jersey are closer to one option in new jersey. this bill will require students to be provided with educational alternatives in another classroom. the measure now goes to the senate. >>> 4:18 now. and six months from today pope francis will be in philadelphia. the pope is expected to attend closing events for the world meeting of families on the ben franklin parkway. a day of activity is planned leading up to the moment many of which to take place at the pennsylvania convention center. this will be the first time the world meeting of families will be held in the u.s. >> i don't think it's a coincidence. i think we need this right now and i don't think you and i sitting here today can possibly imagine the impact this is going to have. >> delegations from at least 150 countries are expected to be here for the world meeting of families. about a third of the speakers will be from outside north america and a quarter of them will be from non-catholic faith. >>> democratic lawmakers in new jersey are not happy with governor chris christie

this is for drivers in new jersey. 73 at 295. we're seeing the same situation pretty much across the board as far as the roads go. they're wet across the area. however, in portions of burks county specifically morgantown, we are starting to see the snow sticking to road surfaces. septa operating on a regular schedule. new jersey transit, patco running on a snow schedule. amtrak northeast corridor operating on a modified schedule today. and dart has regular service. tracy? >> jillian, thanks. >>> 4:34. some of the first snow from this storm started falling at camelback mountain. the changeover happened a couple hours ago. here's a live look at the ski resort in the poconos where snow on the slopes may be good for business today. it's really coming down. but across the area drivers and road crews, they have their work cut out for them. our katy zachry is live in pottstown, montgomery county. >> katy you started snow falling just before we went on the air at 3:00 this morning. you also mentioned that you felt the temperature change

the state of new jersey extended the hunt. we we will go chasing snow. >> hello. ♪ >> this just in, senator menendez is under fire again but this time it is serious. filing corruption charges against him. this is part of an investigation over the past two years. he came out and denied any wrongdoing having to do with whether or not he pushed the business interest of the florida eye dr. pushing his business interest in exchange for gifts. right now we are joined by republican strategist jeanette hoffman. >> this is actually a pretty big bombshell. we have been hearing about allegations for a couple of years now. he has been under investigation and has continually denied the allegations. with the attorney general agreeing to file charges for criminal corruption that is a whole new world we are looking at command we need to take a a step back and see what comes forward and see what the senators responses. >> this is not the 1st scandal he has faced. do you do you think this will be the nail in his coffin? >> these are very seri

primarily rain, for philadelphia, the immediate vicinity, new jersey, southern new jersey, and then points into delaware, but if you go far enough west, in toward that say central pa area, amish country on the pa turnpike, lehigh valley, pocono area, that's where you are likely to see some snow mix in, maybe even picking up quick coating out of t by tomorrow it is out of here, london, in fact, later tonight, then nice spike on the thermometer for us to wrap up the week. jess, over to you. >> thank katie. look being forward to. that will good morning, everybody, 5:45, outside on the schuylkill expressway. you can see an accident with police activity on the scene also involving a tractor-trailer. so this is from the eastbound schuylkill to the onramp to the vine street expressway. so little bit of back-up. you can see right behind that as one lane squeezing on by taking out the left hand shoulder part of the next lane over. so, one lane getting by therefore right now, we'll keep you updated. ninety-five right around cottman avenue, starting to see a little bit of accumulation in the southbou

new jersey governor christie went on twitter last night to declare a state of emergency in new jersey which means the state can work with local governments. christie urged people to stay off the roads as much as possible. also state offices in new jersey will delay opening until 11:00 this morning. camden county is prepared workers delivered 1,000en tos s tons of salt there yesterday. crews reported at midnight to begin hitting the road with salt trucks and plows. now let's get you updated on that changeover and the drop in temperatures. first alert meteorologist britney shipp is tracking the storm as the rain changes over to snow. britney? >> that's right, i'm tracking exactly where that's happening. if you take a closer look at our radar, if you're closer to cherry hill you're seeing rain but shortly it's going to be switching over to snowfall. we're starting to see that changeover. and then as we take a closer look at national park it is mainly rain right now but it is going to change over. as we take a closer look atop of comcast center tower, you can see it's mainly raindrops com

to and from new jersey and philadelphia it is a smooth smooth ride. not only this bridge but all of the bridges look this great. we will take you to i-95 if you are traveling not too far from the philadelphia international airport at bartram have avenue notice traveling in either direction we are looking great out there. however if you are traveling on i-95 we are dealing with the closure of that northbound ramp to bartram have avenue and that has to do with the industrial highway eastbound closed as a result of the bridge deck replacement. traveling in and and that area with that closure point stay on i-95 north northbound or stay on island avenue. speed sensors are fantastic. it is still very early for anything to go going on. fifty-five is your average. lots of green in pennsylvania, traveling in delaware and new jersey we are looking great. we have an accident in new jersey in east greenwich closing democrat road at swede bureau harmony road is your best alternate nicole. >>> well, flyers win a game but unfortunately lose one of their best players

. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, a terror suspect with ties to new jersey we are following his first court appearance in new york. and classes resume for students in montgomery county after their private school burned down. >> but the big story on "action news" is the aftermath of a four alarm fire that forced 100 people out of their homes this is how it looked as flames engulfed apartments yesterday in northeast philadelphia firefighters are still putting out hot spots more than 19 hours after the blaze broke out. this morning chopper 6 hd gave us a better look at what is left. the roof is gone and many people lost everything. david henry is live from the scene with an update. >> reporter: good afternoon sara, the recovery and the cleanup and investigation is underway you can see the damage behind me 116 apartments in this building destroyed by fire leaving almost every resident with nothing. >> it was awful. it really was, they lost everything. absolutely everything. there is nothing left, not even a back of the building anymore. >> the fire broke out at 4:45 and burned f

in pennsylvania, new jersey delaware by using the "nbc10 news" app. just tap on the app for your smartphone or tablet and let state road crews know about the problem spots. >>> fire destroyed an historic new jersey inn that once hosted george washington. early this morning firefighters found smoke coming from the sergeantsville inn. flames eventually tore through the roof of the two-story stone building which is more than 300 years old. it took crews several hours to get the flames under control. a firefighter suffered a minor knee injury. there's no word on what caused this fire. a homeowner called 911 after a fire broke out on his front porch this morning. nbc10 on the scene on north allison street between 55th and 56th streets in west philadelphia. they smelled smoke and rushed in to help. >> i went running down to where the smoke was at. i went banging on the door kicked the door to let the people out and i went banging on the other people's door to get them out so they wouldn't get the smoke in their lungs. >> crews had the fire under control in

from central new jersey into northern new jersey we are seeing limited visibility. those speed restrictions of 45 miles an hour it's the entire stretch of the new jersey turnpike out there. so, take it easy as you head throughout our area. on route 202 we're seeing a backup on 422 at the pennsylvania turnpike. that overturned tractor-trailer from this morning is still out there. that's adding to delays in our area. we are seeing things stacked up. it is going to be a busy afternoon commute. give yourself extra time. take a look at travel times on route 30 bypass. 41 minutes from to route 34. we're seeing red stlout the area. there are speed restrictions in place on all of the bridges as well. 35 miles an hour on the commodore berry, walt whitman, and betsy ross. >> let's check out what impact this storm is having in montgomery county. >> harry hairston is live in king of prussia. how are conditions out there right now? >> reporter: we've been out here for about an hour. an hour ago it was mostly rain. now more sleet, mostly rain. take a look at what's coming down he

the patco running modified schedule, same thing with amtrak and new jersey transit is cross honoring. >>> we have just got this in and heard that the philadelphia archdiocesean schools are close today n word on philadelphia public schools, as of right now they are still opened but archdiocesean schools are closed. 4:30. hopefully parents have time to rally the kid and figure out what to do. >> public schools, public schools have just closed as well so there you go. spread the war philadelphia public schools and archdiocesean schools closed in anticipation of our snowstorm that we are covering right now. our coverage continues in bucks county. >> our jan carabao joins us from doylestown where it is falling but it doesn't seem to be sticking behind you rode seem slick. >> reporter: those closings coming in now because the snow is picking up. we are coming to you live from downtown doylestown where the changeover from rain to snow happened right around 4:00 this morning. that is interest section of main and state streets. you can see the the snow falling steadily, the intersection still

bill: now on "chasing news". ♪ >> showing up on new jersey shore. >> a brutal a brutal winter. they want to get on the beach. >> shark snack. >> that is not nice. >> your freedom. yes. teesix not a stark snake. >> will gone to the german shepherd ever walk again? all of a sudden he had a stroke. >> he took a step and a step and his back legs went out. >> physical therapy. >> on display, pieces of einstein's brain some of the items you we will find. a lot of people's favorite exhibit, the largest: on largest: on display. >> 30 pounds of legal material. >> twenty-six vaccinations at one time. >> if you are at the new jersey state testing you will like -- likely see a lot of strollers. the bill makes it harder to use religion as an excuse not to vaccinate your children. parents say it is impeding on the right to religious freedom which they say is dated fully in the constitution and the new jersey senate has change that. >> it is gametime. i we will tell you that religious families will not vaccinate their children. we will leave the state. >> i have to get counsel as to if i unde

in 2004, new jersey sued exxon for $9 billion in restoration and restitution relating to the chemical ( bleep ) of a large area of new jersey that many of you have probably driven by and thought, did a skunk get diarrhea?" well in 2006, the court declared exxon libel for the damages of that lawsuit and went home and watch the first season of "fridays night lights." for eight years, new jersey and its team of lawyers battled to determine just how many billions of dollars they would squeeze through exxon's nozzle until master negotiator chris christie showed up and sealed the deal. >> exxon agreed to pay $225 million over contamination at refinery sites in new jersey. >> before court could decide on damages, christie settled the case. >> christie's chief counsel inserted himself into the case and cut a deal favorable to exxon. >> jon: boom! 200 and-- what? okay $221 million out of 9 million, three cents on the dollar? christie said he was a great negotiator. he didn't say which side he was working for. ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) now, for more-- the more skeptical amongst us mi

police track that driver down at home in new jersey. no charges have been filed so far, a recent study by time magazine and national highway traffic safety administration found that street and knights road is the most dangerous intersection in the country. >>> well chopper three was over a fatal pedestrian accident in williamstown new jersey. police tell us that a pedestrian was struck and killed on tuckahoe road in route 322 in gloucester county. driver remained on the scene. the accident remains under investigation. >>> south jersey school district is working to get things up and running this morning after hackers broke in the district's network of computers. four elementary schools in the swedesboro woolwich district got hit with hackers monday morning. the hackers messaged they wanted to be paid 500 bit coins a digital currency equivalent to $120,000. there is no word who is behind those attacks. >>> right now 4:38. still ahead new jersey governor chris christie is expect to arrive in philadelphia today but he is not the only one co

. >> and just because governor christie touts balancing the budget that does not mean that new jersey is not in debt, i asked does it mean that governor christie is lying? >> there are three times of lies lies, and lies and statistics he has to do it under the constitution. that requirement they play games with the numbers. >> that what governor christie is doing is what we have seen many past governors do, robbing peter po to pay paul. bill: is anyone talking about solutions. >> i was surprised by our conversation and acknowledgeing this goes on through many administrations, and saying that the governor is note lying about the circumstances -- not lying about the circumstances pointing out some things that i think a lot of people are not aware of, when you hear the sound bites you might not know that just because we balance the budget we have billions in debt. bill: hank, what did snow removal? and pot holes? we talk a lot about you covered these stories before about how our budgets for snow removal have been reduceed. >> governor in his new budget pushing 50% reduction. last season,

governor christie just announced a new budget for the state of new jersey in which he says he will cut in half next year the funding for snow removal in the state. yeah, because maybe next year it will be nice this time of year. half. he's cutting the plow budget by half. governor christie has been preparing, not subtly, for a run for the white house. his case to republicans nationwide why they should nominate him to be their presidential nominee is about how he's convinced a blue state like new jersey to twice elect him as governor. right now back in new jersey he's dealing with the lowest approval ratings of his tenure. one involves the state's pension program. a judge ordered him to pay back the state almost $1.6 billion for that pension money. he's also facing brand-new heat about a lawsuit, 11 years in the making, between the state of new jersey and exxon mobil. the state sued exxon mobil in 2004 for damages and environmental cleanup at two oil refineries in northern new jersey. the lawsuit found that the pollution and cop tam nation of the sites was really extensive. it took plac

. >>> we're following breaking news right now concerning new jersey senator robert menendez. according to multiple report federal prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges against the senator in the coming weeks. the controversy concerns the senator's ties to a wealthy friend and political donor. now the senator's office released this statement today, and it says quote, we believe all of the senator's actions have been appropriate and lawful and the facts will ultimately confirm that. menendez is expected to speak in the next half hour. we'll have that for you coming up tonight at 11:00. >>> to the weather now. it's kind of tough to see any signs of spring when citizen's bank park is covered in snow. sky force 10 over the baseball diamond today. we are one month away from the phillies home opener. that's good news there. bundle up if you're heading out tonight. a live look from eighth and market in center city. got to get through a frigid friday night before we're going see any warm-up. let's go to nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen who is tracking tonigh

juan: i want to turn to another new jersey store your family with, one of the new jersey senators, one of the leaders in senate democrats, bob menendez, recent report showed continued in federal investigation of him that may lead to an indictment. could you talk about that case? >> we are both win and this decision a long time. i don't know of your familiar with the phrase "expected to be arrested by the end of the month." i think sometimes we take anonymous sources from law enforcement activities by prosecutors to try to drive a case. senator menendez, in my piece in "the lawnsalon," he wants to stand his ground. he said some important predecessors who have also had trouble with the law but never went to jail -- jon corzine. these ties are kind of bullet proof. i think the people in washington should be really worried if this goes to trial. amy: bob hennelly, thank you. we will lead to all of your articles. investigative reporter, regular contributor to "salon." as we wrap up today's broadcast with a remembrance. juan: we end the show remembering danny schechter. he rose to prominence

"eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from bridgeton, new jersey. >> reporter: good morning. we are standing right off of route 77 where it intersects with route 56 and you can see at this point just a a light rain coming down of course is the spectation that it will turn over to snow and could fall heavily at times. so that is why new jersey governor chris christie has declared a state of emergency activating and coordinating the preparation response and recovery efforts for this storm, looking at potential for very hazardous travel in addition to the potential for power outage is a cross the the state. governor dozen courage new jersians to drive carefully and remain off the roads if at all possible moving throughout the morning and of course as this storm picks up steam. that will give first responders and public safety officials opportunity to respond if neededded plenty of room to do their jobs. they have issued a delayed 11:00 a.m. opening for non-essential state employees this morning taking a look at conditions here it is just rain but the spectation is that it will

we have new information coming in on the multi-vehicle accident in new jersey, i'll have the latest coming up. >>> a new barbie dog has the ability to -- barbie doll has the ability to record a child's voice and critics think that's really creepy coming up in time morning buzz. that's a hard question. (laughing) we are the fay family from chesapeake, virginia. williamsburg is just beautiful. because we have thrill seekers and not such thrill seekers, i try to find something that everybody likes. this is a very good spot to do that. the most exhilarating part about this vacation was being with the whole family. it was amazing. >> hey everyone, it is 5:14, taking live look at philadelphia international airport. we are one week and one day away from the official starting point of spring. >> and karen it's nice it's feeling a little bit more like it in general. >> reporter: thank god, it took long enough. we were so cold in february, so far we're okay in march for today. let's take a look at the suburban traffic report time right now. we've had a couple of nasty accidents, this one in willingb

york and new jersey conference of the camp association. it's the largest gathering of camp professionals in the world. she is in the spotlight for an announcement that she is running for president which is expected to come in a matter of weeks. >> march madness against tonight for villanova and lafayette fans. losing to lafayette would make history, since the tournament's expansion in 1985. a 16 seed has never beaten a number 1 seed. lafayette coach is a villanova hall of famer echesd -- he said you never know in the big dance. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan right now shows that we are continuing to look at dry conditions across the region i couldn't i couldn't feel yesterday. as we look -- just like yesterday. as we look outside we have clear skies. 30 degrees in philadelphia. the winds out of the east poultry at 6 miles per hour. you don't have to worry about any big deal windchill. we'll see early sunshine, of course you can see clouds to the south and west of us, associated with the system with the arrival of snow and rain. we're

joining us now is new jersey state senator raymond leffney. you filed that you guys are going to intervene. you filed a public records request to try to figure out what's behind the settlement? >> we want to find out who engineered this. was it the attorney general's office or someone in the governor's office. these are settlements that should be recommended by lifetime career employees. they were working on this case for 11 years. all of a sudden $8.9 billion gets shrunken down to $250 million? yes, that smells. >> do you feel like you know what happened here, or you know where to look to find out? honestly, we don't know if this was a raw deal for the people of new jersey. >> sure we do. >> if they said you have to pay five bucks, getting $250 million out of them will be a great deal. how will we know it was a good deal or bad one? >> we're going to find out what the basis of the deal was. these are economic damages. we're not talking about pain and suffering, emotional distress. these are readily ascertainable numbers. over it billion just

. >>> and it's legal in new jersey and delaware but not pennsylvania. the steps lawmakers are taking today to change legal marijuana. >>> and it is so cold we have a few flurries out there. but bill says warmer weather is on the way. we'll let him explain the flurry part. >> flurries of sunshine i hope he's talking about. >> good morning, i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. let's demand some answers from bill henley and his spring forecast, bill? >>> it's a flurry of activity as you run to get your winter coat from the closet because it's a cold start. we have scattered snow showers on radar, but look at this view of center city. no snowflakes there. out of south jersey we are seeing things fall and evaporate. this is what we are seeing across chester county. there's a chance to see flurries or even very light snow in some spots, but most of the area will be just cloudy to start with.

moving into new jersey there is roadwork in cherry hill. right at springdale road be aware that the right lane and right shoulder is closed and that continues today into tomorrow morning and throw tomorrow night. taking a look at the 42 freeway, a lot of people driving that. it's looking pretty good. it will take you about five minutes. take a look at your other area bridges. >>> what a glo kestergloucester teacher is accused of doing to his students. >>> and a nail-biter with benjamin netanyahu and his re-election. >>> this home collapsed with animals trapped inside. who made it out? the third was thought to be dead until yesterday. that story up next. when heartburn comes creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum...♪ smoothies! only from tums. >>> president obama is carrying out a white house tradition this st. patrick's day. heal william irish prime minister kenney. it's a

notice in new jersey, those areas of pink. you are starting to see a little freezing drizzle until those spots. be really careful out there this morning. because you can be finding black ice very easily, and in the same areas that we're finding that precipitation is where winter weather advisory is until 7:00 this morning. we have been under one at various times since yesterday morning. so now it has moved over just to the east. temperatures are at that marge pal point though 32 in philadelphia, 29 trenton, 32 in wilmington. you may fine a windshield that is just covered in ice in some spots, very light mist froze on the surfaces and then we saw all that snow yesterday. thirty in allentown. thirty-four in wildwood. go further north temperatures are are a at or below freezing mark. expect to find temperatures warming up on this first full day of spring to 50 degrees, partly sunny skies later on this afternoon but just remember these marge mal temperatures as we go through this morning it is still probably below the the freezing

where he was arrested in asbury park new jersey. his last known us address is in bridgeton cumberland county. pew was set to be arraigned tomorrow. we do know he was fired last december while working as an aircraft mechanic in the middle east. the company released a statement tonight that reads in the part in the third quarter of 2014 mr. pew was under consideration for a future guy ton project but did he not meet the qualifications. so guy ton declined to hire mr. mr. pew. guy ton personnel are cooperating with the authorities authorities. >>> new evidence in the sexual harassment investigation involving atlantic city's fire chief could lead to a lawsuit. today city officials released surveillance video appearing to show chief dennis brooks unbuckling his pants and dropping them in front of a female security guard. this happened march 5th at the public safety building's metal detector. an attorney for that guard says she asked brooks to remove metal from his pocks and was baffled by his response. >> it was clear to me this was not

i have gotten into a number of sketchy smelling cabs in new jersey as someone who lives in new jersey. the uber experience thus far, has actually been better. but you sort of wonder, is the insurance there, should something go wrong? i would like that to be there. so, you know, if the issue is overregulation, okay, maybe it's a broader issue across taxis and uber. if it's underregulation that's a concern to. >> i agree. uber is spinning this as you're going to drive us out of new jersey and they're playing right to everybody who's ever had a good experience in uber saying that's outrageous we have to keep them in, let them to what they want. sure it makes great sense. a lot of the regulation that was created to give you the experience you want and the safety you want, technology is now taking care of that with uber. reviews are very powerful things. and when everybody has to live up to that helps. technology is helping and sounds like modify the regulations a little bit but it does seem like uber is spinning this -- >> i had a driver tell me at the end of the ride i'm going to give yo