live in king of prussia, i'm vernon odom, jim. we've seen it before. >> thank you, vernon. >>> new jersey's oldest bridge is open to traffic after undergoing emergency repairs. the route 206 bridge over the stony brook and princeton reopened last night. the bridge was closed two weeks ago after the new jersey department of transportation found cracks in the bridge's support. a truck detour will remain in place until permanent repairs are completed this summer. >>> members of the delaware air national guard received a warm welcome home in new castle today. >> daddy. >> daddy. >> dozens of airmen received hugs and kisses as they stepped off the plane. the 166th air lift wing returned from a four month deployment in the middle east. these troops say they are thrilled to be reunited with their names. >> want to spend time with the family and spend as much time as i can. i hate going away and missing the time with them but, love them so much and happy to be back. >> over the next two days another 60 airmen will return home. >>> coming

this is a a live look westbound working your way from king of prussia through trooper, out towards the collegeville interchange. down to one lane so just be prepared to ride the brakes and take it the slow past the construction crew. here we are, we are opened for business, falls bridge opened up yesterday and a day early, let's roll video outer news van was right there when they pulled away barriers, the light turned green and there you go, first couple of cars, that pulled through, the bridge short cut between the kelly drive and the martin luther king drive. that is great news. the not only for motorist but for the roller bladers, the joggers and bikes, just like keith, our floor director, he is excited he can ride his book over that falls bridge. lets go back to the jam campaign other situations we are watching at the pennsylvania turnpike, closed right now, eastbound, from downingtown over to valley forge. all because of an overnight tractor trailer accident and fire. so all traffic diverted off at 100, follow 100 down to 202, and then take 202 north up to king of prussia, trying

. >> bill and i were looking at each other about the king of prussia rail service.ç we are big-time on board. if they need us to go to the meeting, maybe we'll go. i'm speaking for myself here. taking a look outside right now at the conditions along some of the majors in new jersey. 295, the turnpike and the 42 freeway, everything is running smoothly. no accidents to report there. just overnight construction. you will find on 295 construction between 42 freeway and the exit for route 168. also on 295 between route 47 and route 42. be aware of that. it's part of a long-term construction project. also on pennsylvania roads, a look right now at some construction. the 95 on ramp from aramingo avenue to 95 southbound, that is closed because of another long-term construction project. plenty of detour signs are in place around there. the good news is this morning, the vine street expressway, traffic was not closed because of overnight construction. you just saw average speeds in the 50s in either direction on the vine. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteoro

coming in towards king of prussia be ready to hit the brakes there. otherwise, downtown kind of quiet, in problems or delays at the all working your way in to or out of downtown philadelphia. and 55 miles an hour on the major roadways. so we are off to a good start. still working up here in quakertown in the northeast extension, between quakertown and then that mid county interchange, lane restrictions until about 5:00 o'clock this morning. the there is one down tree just outside wilmington delaware rockland roadblocked, adams dam over to kirk road. we don't have report of the down trees but you will probably see branches along the way, again, trash can lids or debris from that wind that we dealt with last night and warrington county line road closed to the bridge over little neshaminy creek block for the next couple months with the construction project. and maybe some wind delays down at philly international the to start things out this morning but airport and mass transit looking good with no delays. the chris and lauren, back over to you. >>> we st

it is called the king of prussia rail project. it's a billion dollars septa plan to expand high speed rail service all the way out here to king of prussia. tonight begins the series of three public hearings on this matter. this one at the radisson hotel. the king of prussia mall is the biggest employment engine here west of philadelphia. for nondrivers, it is accessible only by bus. septa's high speedline stops in norristown. a good distance away. septa's moving full speed ahead on extending the high speedline out to king of prussia where they believe they would pick up an additional 9,000 riders a day coming to and from homes in the city and other suburbs. >> i think it would be a lot more convenient because it's taking me two hours to get out here on the bus as opposed to the train which would probably take about 45, cut that time in half. >> all the workers out here would love a train to come out here yes. >> reporter: so you von to take that long bus ride. >> i didn't feel septa is starting on the sell this new train route the

we are off to a good start hello king of prussia live lot the a at mall there in the background. no problems or delays on 202 or schuylkill expressway, as you are rolling into downtown. coming into center city this morning the lights are out, overhead street lamps are here along this whole construction zone of i-95 from say academy all the way down to cottman avenue. lanes are opened but a heads up because it is tough to see lane mark tours begin with and you'll feel a difference coming down i-95 until we get some daylight out. for south jersey looking good, waking up, quiet on the freeway, turnpike and 295 but heads up major jammo expected today, penndot has to make emergency repairs to one of the expansion joints they will be working to day westbound on the schuylkill, right before the conshohocken curve, we will go down to one lane at 9:00 o'clock, until at least after the lunchtime hours. so anyone leaving center city heading out towards the turnpike, king of prussia, conshohocken, major jam expected. that will cause, of course, conshohocken state road or ridge pike. otherwis

two information sessions are set for today at the double tree hotel in king of prussia. septa wants to hear from people about its planned extension of the norristown high speed line. the route would bring people to and from the king of prussia mall, hotels and business centers. septa says the service is at least ten years away. >>> a father explains what it was like to discover his mini van was stole within his 4-month-old baby inside. yesterday, this father feared what would have happened to his baby boy. baby boy. an running with his 4-month-old in the back seat. when he came outside, the vehicle and the baby were gone. >> i came outside, i was holding the bags. i just dropped them. i was like, somebody just hit the flush on the toilet and everything flushed down out of me. >> he texted his cell phone which was in the van. the suspect texted him back and told him where to find his baby on a germantown street. this is surveillance video hoop here he is holding the umbrella. the van has not yet been found. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena

king of prussia 422 headlights in the eastbound direction. this is something you can see where we are starting to heat up moving in the westbound direction at the turnpike a lot of taillights out there, already. so make note of that for those around that area. this is where we have an accident, university avenue, before curee boulevard. we know that will start to get bus if i in the already, right now, and also another accident, here at perkasie, somerton road past dunn lynn pike one lane blocked here. not causing too many slow downs but certainly could. one area a closure of the vine street expressway east and westbound closure overnight between schuylkill and broad street tonight, tomorrow between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a a.m. erika, back over to you. >>> still ahead this morning it is a dream come true for a local college student. >> ♪ >> he got the to perform with bruce springsteen, see why he was invited on stage to rock out with the boss when we come right back. blank frustrated with your overactive can't handle the side effects? botox®

we finally going to get trains out to king of prussia? the aim of the project to have that happen. they want to have passengers have a direct ride from 69th street and norristown to so many different destinations in the king of prussia valley forge area. tomorrow's meeting is going to be held from four to 8:00 p.m. at the radison valley forge. two more meetings coming up if you can't make that one. one wednesday in norristown and the following week on tuesday the 15t 15th in king of prussia. >>> i'll admit i was inspired by the philadelphia flower show being in town. my house needs work. the flowers maybe yours does as welch this year's theme honoring the park service with exhibits inspired by the nation's monuments and other historic sites. park service is celebrating its 100th year and the flower show is running through next weekend closing on march 13th. ♪ >>> weekend wendy is so excited. it is the first weekend of the philadelphia flower show. always a respit at the end of winter. and it's still going to be chilly outside but wait until you get inside the convention center be

it will provide access to the king of prussia and valley forge casino. >>> another meeting is scheduled in newark today to prevent the new jersey transit strike in more than 30 years. the two sides met friday at the national labor board in washington, d.c. the strike deadline is this weekend. it only involves transit, so bus routes would be expanded in the events of rail workers walking off the job. >>> time for accuweather it's time to get your kids' jackets out of the lost and found, because they will be taking them off at lunchtime. >> reporter: that's right, storm tracker 6 live double scan around the region we're looking good and we're dry, but you know what? it's cold out there this morning. let's go outside, the action cam out and about one of my favorite spots, haddonfield, new jersey, if you go to is salon 14 north, tell ruses i need -- russ i need a trim and color. the winds are out of the west and southwest that will bump up the temperatures a little bit. the wism, 29 degrees, 34 in philadelphia. just in the upper 20s in spots in the lehigh valley. 30 in the city, 23 in millv

first of all, imagine going from center city philadelphia all the way out here to the king of prussia mall in less than 30 minutes in rush hour traffic and you wouldn't even have to travel the schuylkill expressway. sound impossible you say? well, septa says its new line will help do you just that. >> horrible. to needed to something about it. >> reporter: one of the area's worst traffic nightmares. >> how bad is the schuylkill. >> it stinks. it's horrible. >> reporter: like thousands of other commuters, christina cole hasn't spent another rush hour fighting traffic on the schuylkill expressway. >> how is the traffic today? >> reporter: septa says help may be on the way. >> you can either get on train bound for norristown as you would today or now a train on the next track bound for king of prussia. >> reporter: transit officials are showing off the final designs of a new five station, 4.5-mile, $1 billion elevated rail line that would extend through upper merion township to valley forge giving tens of thousands of commuters new options. >> they just can't deal with the traffic conges

so if you are leaving king of prussia headed west crews are still out there. bridge opening any minute now. talcony palmyra traffic still moving here. but they set for a bridge opening any minute. so if you are getting ready to grab your coffee, keys, head out the front door, i would head for the betsy ross bridge to avoid any potential delay. and if you are hungry as we are always hungry here in the morning, we got a thursday segment going for breakfast, to the rams diner on the campus of west chester university where the student eat 24/7, breakfast time, any time of the day. we will be out there, though, on high street from 9:00 to 10:00. come on by. if you're a student down there at west chester, have some coffee, breakfast, tv, then get to class, there so bring the kids by for little tv action later on. the 30 bypass out in downingtown, eastbound crews still working right near route 82. they're also still working on 295. when you come into new jersey, over the delaware memorial bridge, if you decide to go north on 295, the work crews are out there between

it the is 422, as you head eastbound toward king of prussia. just one of those yucky starts to the morning rush hour. and again, sue is right, some of the kids still have spring break here. here's a live look at 42 coming in towards the city. we have a slow go. we had a light rush hour on friday. i suspect, there is police and fire fighters here going off at creek road. so something is going on here at the 42 just off of creek road. delays on i-95 and schuylkill expressway. we have an accident westbound on the pennsy turnpike out near the valley forge interchange, and then watch for three to four vehicles involved in that one there. and then weather delays now, at philadelphia international airport. fifteen minutes, there is also delays down in charlotte so it is going to be a weather delay kind of day at the airport. this is it. i'm falling behind. >> i have fallen behind my clock. >> 6:48. >> there has got to be a better way to do this. >> 6:48. >> we have little digital read up above each camera. >> yes. >> if we can superimpose that some ho

hello to king of prussia coming in and out of king of prussia we are seeing volume poppas you roll into the office this morning. southbound i-95, stacked and pack here from academy down through cottman avenue. we had overhead streetlights out on the overnight. we are just now starting to see day break. that will help there. coming from new jersey, north on the freeway, north on 55, your normal delays working your way up and toward the walt whitman. get ready for a major jammo this morning. penndot has to make emergency repairs. they are working westbound on the schuylkill expressway right before you get to conshohocken. it will go down to one lane at 9:00 a.m. that is time to beat, anyone leaving the city after 9:00 a a.m. pack a snack for the ride, or maybe from center city, you can use i-95 south to the blue route and that will get you up in to conshohocken without that delay. coming to malvern this paoli pike at warren avenue work zone. we will be working at the 26th and pen rose which is on the down side there of the platt bridge. the mass transit looking g mike and alex, back to yo

. >>> septa wants your thoughts on the king of prussia rail. a public takes place at 6:00 p.m. at the raddison hotel in valley forge. another meeting is scheduled at the norristown municipal building. an open house will be held at four on both days. if approved the new line will get you to king of prussia mall and the valley forge casino and other businesses. >>> a mediation session is planned to avoid a strike by new jersey rail workers. they could walk off the job midnight sunday. buses light rail and patco would cross honor new jersey rail tickets. >>> still to come on "action news," a political showdown during a bloody battle during the civil war. >>> find out why you better not lose your voice if you want to use a new tech company's gadget. >> reporter: we have 70s this week, details coming up. > welcome back we've got breaking news from southwest philadelphia. officers from several agencies are searching for suspects after a police chase came to an end at 84th and linburgh boulevard. the systems took off into a wooded area. the chase started at 3:00 a.m. in delaware count

. >>> there's feedback on the plans to bring high-speed rail service to king of prussia. it would include five stops including one that drops you off inside the king of prussia mall. the service held first of three public meetings tonight. the next is wednesday. >>> t-minus six days and counting to a possible new jersey transit rail strike. rail unions authorized a strike for early sunday if no deal is reached. this would impact more than 100,000 riders including many in our area who use the trenton and hamilton stations and the atlantic city line between ac and philadelphia. >> traumatic. >> every day i take the train to and from work in cherry hill. without it i'm pretty much, you know, i can't get there. >> new jersey transit is pout together a contingency plan relying heavily on added bus service. >>> tonight, we are hearing from the recipient of the nation's first successful uterus transplant and giving new hope to thousands of women unable to have children on their own. the 26-year-old patient spent nine hours in surgery at the cleveland clinic. doctors keep a close

. >>> septa hopes to extend the norristown high speed line into king of prussia. it's intended to provide a quicker route to the valley forge casino and king of prussia mall. the forum takes place at the raddison hotel in valley forge. >>> let's take a look outside, storm tracker 6 live double scan showing us we're dry. we have a few dries days ahead. let's go outside i want to show you the sunrise. isn't that pretty, the sun rising over camden. sky6 live hd it's cold, but we'll see the beautiful sunshine. it will be nice afternoon. 35 degrees, the dewpoint 29. not a lot of moisture in the atmosphere, it will feel good, nice and dry. the winds out of the south/southwesterly that's quee cay. it's the southwesterly component of the flow that will -- that's really key. it's the westerly component of the flow that bump up the temperatures. 26 in allentown, 23 in millville. barely out of the 20 rest in wilmington. 26 in atlantic city. 28 in wildwood. everybody is talking about the warm air, but you're not feeling it just yet. satellite and radar showing no precipitatio

anyone leaving the city trying to get out to conshohocken or king of prussia, king of prussia a shop's leather, if you are shopping today, that woke her up, you wanting to southbound i-95 and then take blue route north. it looks like you will go way out of your way but going up middle with only one lane on the schuylkill will not be the waste to go. head for blue route after 9:00, mike and alex back to you. >> how do you you know mike jerrick does not want to go to kop. >> mike just goes shopping downtown here. >> that is true. >> deadline day for eagles. they have until 4:00 p.m. today if they want to use the franchise tag on sam bradford. everyone is talking about sam bradford. >> oh, yeah, two sides have been talking over the past few days and likely will again today to avoid this tag. reports say that the eagles, want sam but not the with the franchise tag, with the deadline just hours away, today could be, it the will be the day we will finally see some movement from the team with bradford. will will they sign him to one year, a couple years, three years, four years and how much m

it would extend the norristown high speed line into king of prussia. a public meeting is expected at 6:00 p.m. at the raddison hotel valley forge. another one will takes place at the norristown municipal building. the project is to provide a quicker route to the valley forge casino and other businesses. >>> "action news" has save princeton coalition includes national an regional preservation groups that's working to stop the institute of advance studies to build a faculty housing development adjacent to the princeton battlefield state park. the institute said it will allow faculty members to spend more time on campus. >>> spring is not starting for another two weeks, but it's looking like spring at the pennsylvania convention center where the flower show is in full bloom. trish hartman is live at the convention center. trish? >> reporter: that's right, nydia we're here at a brand new exhibit called the railroad garden in the grand hall concourse, model trains are running through national park landscape. it's stunning. all the landscapes were build by t

. >>> septa will hold its third public meeting for the king of prussia rail project. septa wants to hear from people on its planned extension of the norristown high speed line. the route would bring trains to and from the king of prussia mall, valley forge casino, hotels and business centers. the new service is at least ten years away. >>> 4:07. a father is explaining what it was like to discover his mini van was stolen with his 4-month-old baby inside. this morning, the baby is safe at home but yesterday, this father feared what would happen to his baby boy. kareem moore left his mini van running and 4-month-old son in the back seat to make a quick stop at a west philadelphia corner store. when he came outside, the vehicle and his baby were gone. >> came outside, i was holding the bags and i just dropped them. everything flushed down out of me. >> he borrowed the phone of a store worker, texts his phone and the person actually text him back and told him where to find the baby on a corner street. >>> police released this mug house of steven simminger yesterday. police

existing norristown high speed line into king of prussia. a public meeting is scheduled tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. at the raddison hotel valley forge. another meeting will be held at the norristown municipal buildings. before both meetings there will an open house at 4:00 p.m. it is to provide a quicker route to the king of prussia mall and valley forge casinos and other businesses. >>> vacationers traveling to ocean city maryland will have a smoother ride along the coastal highway. five miles will be reassure failed as part of a $3.4 million project. it will begin at the delaware state line and finished at 656th street in ocean city. it will be if i finished by meml day weekend. >>> instead of putting the huge furniture in a dumpster, a local hotel chain is donating it to churches and senior centers in the camden area. i'm nora muchanic, coming up at this innovative charity effort. >>> coming up, chris sowers has a look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. sky6 live hd overlooking camden. snow flurries in spots, chris has the d

looking good, both directions even westbound, eastbound doesn't matter looking real nice in king of prussia right now. make note of that. blue route headlight moving in the southbound direction, at ridge pike. this is where we are slowly starting to see levels build, as we push further into the 5:00 hour on the blue route. 422 headlights eastbound direction near valley forge, both moving in the eastbound and westbound direction. we have some early risers now starting to hit our roadways, make note of that. a lot of headlight, taillights. where we had one of the first accidents of the morning, it is not yet cleared in camden. of 76 southbound before collings avenue on the shoulder and also another accident this morning, an overturned vehicle, two lanes block now, 295 southbound before route 130, make note of this, because if you have to take this area any time soon it is starting to heat up right now. erika, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. they are saying it was a miracle, no one was killed. california officials are saying that after commuter train jumped the tracks then plunge intoe

will extend the norristown high speed line into king of prussia. a meeting is scheduled tomorrow night @ 6:00 p.m. raddison hotel in valley forge. another meeting will be held at the municipal buildings. it will be preceded by an open house at 4:00 p.m. it is intended to provide a quicker route to the king of prussia mall and casino and other businesses. >>> speak now. right? >>> much more to come on "action news" this sunday. >>> the story of santa claus of kensington, his legacy, he is honored in a new exhibit. >> reporter: sky6 live hd taking a live look at penns landing, we've got a great week ahead. break outlet the bathing suits, mid 70s on wednesday. meteorologist chris sowers back next with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's the little moments that make the biggest waves. kalahari resorts & conventions the world's coolest indoor wate. for the spring break adventure of a lifetime, visit kalahariresorts.com no matter where you look, you won't find another small commercial van that can fit more, ♪ carry more weight, ♪ and y

. >>> chopper three over king of prussia where septa a plans to expand its norristown high speed line. officials met to discuss the plan, which would also extend the rail services to upper merion township. the group was including five stops and a park and ride lot for commuters at henderson road. septa calls this the locally preferred alternative. two more public meetings are set the for march 9th and 15th at norristown and king of prussia. >>> on the healthwatch tonight today's nice mild weather kicked off an early spring allergy season and expert say boy it can be a tough one. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here new to explain why. not the best news. >> reporter: is there a price to pay here, guys. our friend over at asthma center measure pollen counts every day. recently they examined weather patterns and they say global warming trend will cause an explosion of pollen, again this spring. early signs of spring in philadelphia a, on kelly drive, the asthma center says pollen counts, for juniper and mapel are moderate, and so is outdoor mold. >> there is mold. >> reporter: dona

today, septa wants your feedback on its plans to bring regional rail service to king of prussia. the project would extend the norristown high speed line adding five stops, including one inside the king of prussia mall. today's hearing is one of three septa will hold on the plan. to get the details on the free nbc 10 app. >>> blessings in a bag. a young girl in delaware county turns an idea to help the homeless into a project that is reaching her parish and her school. >>> still to come on "nbc 10 news today," thousands are flocking to philadelphia to explore america through flowers. >>> and don't just watch the news, be part of the conversation. follow the "nbc 10 news today" team on twitter. you can find at dresses right there on your screen. read our posts, tweet us directly and we'll tweet you back, right here from the news desk. >>> in iraq, isis claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing near baghdad yesterday that killed at least 47 people. iraqi officials say the bomber rammed a fuel truck loaded with explosives into a military checkpoint. they said isis andç other sun

and the next one is wednesday in norristown and there is a third next week in king of prussia and we'll get the details on the free nbc 10 app. >>> the democrats duke it out. >> some of your friends destroyed this economy. >> you know -- >> excuse me. i'm talking. >> a look at last night's debate in michigan and a critical contest ahead this weekend for all of the candidates who want to be president. >>> and later, going out on top as peyton manning gets ready to call it a career. a look at some of the accomplishments of one of the nfl's all-time greatest quarterbacks. bill? >> going out right now you won't need the winter coat. sunshine and the temperatures are climbing already. 52 degrees here at nbc 10 and warmer weather is to come. in fact, we're talking record heat this week. we've got the seven-day forecast just ahead. >>> michigan voters are about to have their say in the 2016 presidential race and candidates from both parties are making a strong pitch to win the rust belt state. vermont senator bernie sanders is holding a rally right now in kalamazoo. you are taking a live look

the rail service would go into king of prussia and upper merion township and would also include five stops and a park and ride at henderson road. septa calls this route the locally preferred alternative, another meeting will be held tomorrow night and on march 15th. >>> still ahead this morning, justin tells us just how warm it will get today and the rest of the week, also, the next chance to see some rain when we come back. where should you start when you're told you have cancer? start with a specialist. start where you'll find advanced technology, precision treatment options and truly compassionate care. start here with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day. its not one thing we do. it's the only thing we do. start at cancer treatment centers of america in plalphia. the evolution of cancncer care is here. learn more at cancercenter.com/expxpxperts appointments available now. >>> goat ready for warm afternoon it, will feel more like may, we kick off day one, stretch of 07 agree temperatures, looker warm they are morning compared to yesterday at this time. u

"eyewitness news" in king of prussia where septa plans to expand its norristown high speed line. the rail service would also go to upper merion township the route would include five stops and park and ride lot for commuters at henderson road. septa calls this route the locally received alternative. two more peteings are set for march 9th and 15th in norristown and king of prussia. >>> from yard sales to missing pets occasionally adds for local services we're used to seeing hodgepodge of signs on utility poles. >> but have you ever noticed there are yellow grids on many of the poles you pass on the street. it prompted viewers like frank burns and anthony ricci to write. they asked what are those yellow grids nailed to utility polls in our area? it's a good question, guys, so take a look at the yellow grids right here and as you think of your answer, what are these things, here's a look at some folks taking a shot in the dark. listen. >> maybe it's some type of like location device that will like -- i don't know. will tell where you the poll -- which part of the poll -- which part

>> east 422, accident first avenue right before you get to king of prussia. right in the center lanes here. so this is causing a major back up from, say, 29 all the way in as you work your way in toward -- >> what did dow? >> you're opening your cans. >> i it is not candy. it is a breakfast bar. i'm bet their than in the morning. oh, no. >> right before you get into king of prussia, heavy already from 29, than is tough. because you have the ramps for the schuylkill, and 202, right there in the center lane. and then we have this jackknife tractor-trailer, north on the new jersey turnpike blocking outer lanes, so headed north, between exit p and eight, you want to work your way into the inner drive basically going six lansdowne to three, as you head north. and pack your shades today. we have the sun banking offer the signs in center city. right around the dashboard level causing for sun glare delays, no complaints, because, we will wish we had sun glare it time tomorrow. mike and alex back to you. >> by myself. like it was me. nothing against those other guys.

pick up construction out near route 23, no problems up and down 22 between west chester and king of prussia. good news for everybody that uses the turnpike connector bridge. yesterday right after the rush hour we had tractor-trailer fire. right now, coming into pennsylvania, two of the three lanes are open. so, when you leave new jersey, and come into pa, be ready to hit the brakes on that down side as you enter the pennsylvania turnpike right there in bucks county. anwar inning ton, county line roadblocked, right at the bridge, over little neshaminy creek. so all part of the reconstruction project. some delays and detours in the neighborhood. otherwise, mass transit looking good. chris, lauren, back to you. >> all right, let's stay with travel of sorts. side note about it. young kids, causing chaos on septa train, taunting and abusing passengers. >> now, police say they've track down those kids and parents, dave kinchen live in center sit which this video. hi, dave! >> hi, lauren, chris. this is one of those videos that really does make you think about the current state the young people, w

one more public meeting on the proposal next tuesday in king of prussia. the price tag of the proposed rail service would be around the $1 billion mark. it would not be operational before 2023. >>> still ahead, police saved this man's life after he overdosed on heroin. but that left officers asking, now what? tonight, they have a new plan to help those dealing with addiction. >>> plus, one student versus two police officers. violent confrontation captured on video inside of a school. why the officers are ones facing charges. >>> and it's a piece of history. would you want it if it belonged to hitler? >>> drug use in plain sight. the guy collapsed on a septa bus after shooting up heroin. officers delivered narcan which saved his life. but a local town wants to do more to help stem the tide of drug addiction. jacqueline london joins us with more on a new program in place. >> last year there were 200 drug overdoses in upper darby, 123 related to heroin, and result in 120 deaths, rather, officials in upper darby announced plans to give addicts help a way to ge

. >> nerve calling a new rail line game changer for commuters coming from king of prussia. so they're unveiling final route planes for new rail line to connect center city to valley forge. there will be five stations, four and a half miles, a $1 billion line, and it will run through upper merion township, as an addition to the norristown high-speed line. and here is the thing, why everyone should be happy about this. they're saying officials it will help commuters cut travel time in half, and could help business development in the king of prussia corridor. >> they just can't deal with the traffic congestion, or they want a better transit kings into the city for employment, or entertainment purposes, and it is just not there today. >> so spent a will spend the next year finalizing the route, and how to pay for this project. $1 billion is a lot of money. the plan to have the line up and running, ready for this, not next year, 2023. >> oh, i will ' still be here, darn it hosting this show. hey bob kelly, this is to take the pressure off the schuylkill? >> it should. >> 2023. >

part of our university life for the last years is an extraordinary - in what wasorn - now pressure -- prussia, part of poland. he and his brother and parents early on in the nazi era went to berlin. he was actually in berlin in 1938 during kristallnacht. he and his parents -- his brother had already gotten to england. he and his parents were actually among the very fortunate people who were able to secure a visa to come to the united states. time, seemed like, at the their life was heading in a very positive direction. he recounts how he and his parents got to rotterdam. they were so excited. the next morning they were going to get on a ship and go to the united states. what they never could have anticipated -- here they were, feeling a sense of freedom as they were in the netherlands. the next morning was the very day in which the germans invaded holland. they tried various ways of getting out. they did not succeed. ultimately, he and his parents separated and went into hiding. curt was a teenager at that point. he was very energetic. he felt very strongly he had to do something. he could no

"eyewitness news" in king of prussia where septa plans to expand its norristown high speed line. the rail service would also go to upper merion township the route would include five stops and park and ride lot for commuters at henderson road. septa calls this route the locally received alternative. two more peteings are set for march 9th and 15th in norristown and king of prussia. >>> from yard sales to missing pets occasionally adds for local services we're used to seeing hodgepodge of signs on utility poles. >> but have you ever noticed there are yellow grids on many of the poles you pass on the street. it prompted viewers like frank burns and anthony ricci to write. they asked what are those yellow grids nailed to utility polls in our area? it's a good question, guys, so take a look at the yellow grids right here and as you think of your answer, what are these things, here's a look at some folks taking a shot in the dark. listen. >> maybe it's some type of like location device that will like -- i don't know. will tell where you the poll -- which part of the poll -- which part

so if you're leaving king of prussia headed westbound on 422, down to one lane, it is not that bad. just be ready to hit the brakes. you want to take it easy there, just to make sure that the work crews are safe, when every you see the workers out there, the speeds get knocked down to 20, 25 miles an hour. the broad street subway, the market frankford line, they've been bussing on the overnight, all aboard, trains starting to roll this morning, and we're set for morning rush hour. coming in from new jersey or from delaware over the delaware memorial bridge, and you choose 295, they're working between he can its one and two there, south jersey. ninety-five not bad at all, southbound looking good woodhaven into center city but then later this morning, through the midday working between cottman avenue and bridge street, with some lane restrictions until about 3:00 this afternoon. lauren, back over to you. >> bob, we know this. atlantic city on the brink of government shutdown and city officials work to avoid bankruptcy later today. two meetings to discuss what is next for the shore tow

that's right before you get into the king of prussia mall. delays on 422, from 29 all the way into kop from earlier accident. so, a lot of action out here in this king of prussia interchange this morning. and a jack five tractor-trailer northbound on the new jersey turnpike, it is at exit number eight, it is in the outer lane. so if you are headed northbound this morning, at around exit seven, jump into the inner drive. and then be ready for some gridlock, as you head north up toward north jersey, and into new york. who is hungry? lets' do it. >> let's go. >> got mouthful of coffee there. we go over to patty's cafe at the flying w airport. what's cool is that you can have your breakfast, and watch all of the planes come in for landing, cool spot. >> really cool. >> the bring the kids on by, breakfast, tv camera, have some fun. mike anal he can back to you. >> does patty know you're coming? >> i think so, yes. >> okay. 7:20. astronaut school pelle is in houston again after a record 340 days on the international space station going around and a

not surprisingly nearby traffic light troubles along king of prussia road. hilltown township bucks county a tree came down along rickert road at callowhill road. a crash coming into bucks county from new jersey on the turnpike connector bridge. that's off to the side. speeds are improving. in maurice river township a broken down truck blocking 49 near union road just like it was blocked on friday afternoon because of an accident. 47 delsea drive the way around that. and in upper pittsgrove salem county close to elmer there's a crash blocking 40 close to 77 there by the .40 diner so that, too, is a good spot to avoid. we'll check it again brian and monica in the next half hour. >> see you then my friend. thank you. >>> still a whole lot more on "action news" at 5:00 tonight. not one but two strikes against so-called antigay legislation in the south ahead at 5:30 the fights brewing in georgia and north carolina that could make it all the way to the supreme court. >> but first new developments out of belgium in the search for that terror suspect. new video poli

four new restaurants are moving into the king of prussia mall. the list, up next. >>> and the new jersey man known as the nazi dad is back in the headlines after being arrested. we'll tell you what he's charged with. >>> new from overnight, three chicago police officers are shot and a suspect is dead. police tell us the officers are part of a narcotics tactical team and they watched a drug deal in an alley. when the officers tried to confront the pair, the men opened fire. one officer shot and killed one of the shooters. the second man got away. all three officers are expected to survive. >>> newly released surveillance video shows a shooting in broad daylight. this happened earlier when a man pulled out a gun and started s(bystanders ducked for cover. police are hoping anyone with any information may recognize this man. >>> 16 minutes past 6:00. an update on a story we first told you about. an ntsb official says the engineer of the train that derailed noticed a bend in the rail, misalignment and hit the brakes just before the derailment. this wa

we're live in king of prussia. this is what it looks like on 202 nearly a len dale road. right near the mall and as people have been driving by we've been watching some of the water kind of splash back on the roads. it's no longer raining right here but we see a lot of puddles and ponding on the roads so be careful as that as you head out. we've had a couple early morning accidents. one in chester county on butterworth road at manor road to watch for. another accident that's over here near wilmington and newport pike westbound is shut down. they reopened the eastbound side but westbound shut down at maryland avenue because of an nasty accident there. stick to christian street to get along that. i was looking at the waze app and we've got earl williams meow six out there. we thought dave murphy liked his cat, right. this is near west conshohocken, a big pothole right off of the schuylkill expressway in west conshohocken so look for that. storm tracker6 live double scan showing us this is the rain that moved through. it was in the western suburbs went through the city. it's

through the philadelphia area little bit of light rain moving through along king of prussia and also through lancaster and chester county some light rain. spotty isolated light showers through parts of delaware, mostly kent and sussex counties. we're not going to see anything heavy out of this. just moisture moving through. nothing that's going to cause any kind of travel delay either, but we're going to have to keep some of that in the forecast as we go through the next few hours here. here's future weather as we get closer to 3:00 p.m. still looking at cloudy skies, some light showers around possibly. by 6:00 p.m. we could start to see some breaks in the cloud cover. it will be a struggle, but i think some parts of the area could see some sunshine. that would help to warm temperatures up at least a little bit more to near 60. tomorrow though we're going to be near 70 degrees, warmer, but then look what happens going into the weekend. winds start to switch, colder amoves in, temperatures in the 30s through the overnight hours. there's our next storm system sunday into monday. we'll

we have video from a watch party in king of prussia. students, alumni and many fans want to see national championship brought right back here to philadelphia. >> way overdue. i am psyched. they are going to win this year. go nova! >> what they have done this year makes it that much more special, bringing so much pride to the villanova nation. >> reporter: this morning we are keeping an eye on the team's travel plans. we're told they could arrive back on campus in villanova around noontime. we'll have a camera there. of course next saturday the team will be playing in houston facing off against oklahoma. a whole week of excitement ahead for us. we're live in south philadelphia, i'm nbc 10. >>> ahead villanova coverage continues with comcast sports net john clark who has player reaction you won't want to miss. >>> a pennsylvania pilot accused of being drunk before a flight to philadelphia is under arrest. his airline canceled the flight and that left travelers scrambling to find transportation. the american airlines flight yesterday morni

we have video from a watch party in king of prussia. nbc 10 and many fans want to see a national champion brought back here to the philadelphia area. >> way overdue and i'm psyched they are going to win this year. go nova! >> what they have done this year makes it that much more special, bringing so much pride to the villanova nation. >> reporter: we are keeping an eye on the team's travel plans. we expect to see them arrive back home today and saturday onto houston to take on oklahoma. but you're looking at the wells fargo center because more basketball is happening here tonight in philadelphia. top ranked north carolina team will take on notre dame. that is a late night game tonight. live in south philadelphia i'm drew smith, nbc 10 news. >> drew, thank you. today christians across the world and here in our area are celebrating easter. we're going to take a live look right now sunrise easter service inside the eno one tabernacle baptist church in philadelphia's section. a lot going on there. churchgoers marking resurrection of jesus c

you're looking at video from a watch party in king of prussia. this is an intense game to the end. it was villanova's consistency at the foul line, managed to outscore number one team in the country in the final 10 minutes. nbc 10 on the ground in louisville. fans made the trip and were not disappointeded. >> ryan arcidiacono was so deserving, team player and a leader. everyone at the school loves him. everyone. we love them. >> reporter: nbc 10 will stay on top of this story. we're expecting villanova to arrive home at make point today. we'll be there for that. plus there will be more basketball to come later in the week. saturday is the next game in houston where villanova will play oklahoma. live at the wells fargo center i'm drew smith, nbc 10 news. >>> drew, thank you. ahead our coverage will continue with comcast sports net john clark who has player reaction. you won't want to miss that. >>> today christians across the world and here in our area are celebrating easter. >>> this is a live look inside at a sunrise easter service at eno one tabernacle baptist church. churchgoers

that is the king of prussia interchange and here's your speed meter readings we have a slow go on the schuylkill and on i-95. look out in the work zones. you know the drill. mass transit at the moment running with no delays, mike and alex, back over to you. >>> bob, it is important that we take the time at 7:05. someone just tweeted because our clock is broken you don't know what you have until it is gone, the crawl clock. >> well, we have those things on our mine even though we are trying to fix. thatville know of, they are going to play oklahoma, and this saturday. now, let me extrapolate with dave kinchen for a second. here comes dave. >> reporter: yes, sir. >> the university of kansas beat oklahoma twice during the regular season. >> yes. >> so villanova then beats kansas. wouldn't that extrapolate into them being able to beat oklahoma a. >> well, would i say so. >> is there one catch though. >> one catch. >> this is a game when they played each other they got beat pretty bad. >> dave? >> reporter: we will extrapolate in that in a sense, that the company of brilliance here that vi

. >> looking live right now in king of prussia and 202 is showing no problems at this early hour. we're going to check the schuylkill and talk about in lane restrictions that may give you headaches later. >> sarah palin could teach a class on how to stretch out your 15 minutes. lat it of the thing that she's doing. [laughter] >> there is interesting and got her public attention. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ discover every way to easter at target. get a $10 target gift card when you spend $50 on groceries. see store for coupon. katie she doesn't work many hou21 percent less.o. she handles as many customers, puts out as many fires, meets as many deadlines-- not 21 percent less. so why does she make 21 percent less? for my daughters and yours, i'll fight for equal pay for women. families need it; you've earned it. and our parents have earned social security and medicare-- i'll protect them. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message, because it's your turn. rightabreva can heal itold sore, in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads fr

so, coming eastbound, leaving king of prussia, headed in toward the city, be ready for. that will south on 95, already, back up, from academy in toward girard avenue. rush hour underway. and everything is wet behind the ears this morning. we're probably going to see some windy conditions, on the benny once the winds picks up, knocks the speeds down. right now, no problems coming over the ben franklin. delays on the schuylkill, as i mentioned, because of the accident right here, at conshy, watch for some flooding right at the belmont avenue, that right lane, and all of the drains that were clogged from the last couple of days you will see some big old puddles out there this morning. 422, slow going, heading in toward king of prussia. speaking of flooding -- blooding, blair mill, off the interchange, high water because of clogged drain. down in wilmington newport pike and maryland avenue, watch for an accident. mass transit off to good start so far this morning. >> 6:32,. >> well, the results are still coming in even earlier this morning. from all around the country. talki

extends high speed rail to king of prussia behind the mall and upper merion township. the last session on the planned extension of the norristown high speed line happens at 6:00 p.m. at the devil tree hotel valley forge. septa says the new service is at least 10 years away. >> and we have new information about last week's septa shutdown. riders who want a refund after the amtrak related service suspension have to ask for it. a spokeswoman telling us they aren't offering blanket refunds but will consider give-backs. service was down about 12 hours. >> you have until 8:00 p.m. to vote in today's special election. the house of representatives seats held by bishop and parker are up for grabs. following a guilty plea in a sting. parker's seat opened when she was elected to city council. the winners take office immediately. >> most of the men gunning to be the next mayor of wilmington hit the stage tonight for their first debate. six of the seven plan to be there this evening. starting at 6:30. but the current mayor dennis williams is going to be a no show. the debate will b

, there would be five new stops including one that drops you off inside the king of prussia mall. septa is holding a series of public meetings on this plan, and you can find details now on the nbc 10 app. >>> also happening now, philadelphia families are learning more about mayor jim kenney's plan to create community schools. the group action united is releasing new findings of the study done on the concept of schools operate on the idea that they should be community anchors. in addition to teaching children they offer resources like medical clinics or police substations that help the neighborhood. action united gave us a preview of the report. >> it's not only going to transform what happens in schools but what happens outside of school in the community as well. >> tonight's meeting is at sayer middle school. >>> funeral arrangements have been made for former first lady nancy reagan. >> one day after her death, she is remembered around the world as one of the most iconic and influential first ladies to grace the white house. right now flags are flying at half-staff in washington,

we are just crawling from king of prussia now all the way through to the blue route into and around the curve and that is having a domino effect on the blue route as well. coming into the city get the a a move honor grab that jumbo coffee. we have a car fire along the southbound side of 202, at henderson road, right there in front of the michael's craft store. and then weather delays already at lah gar use, about 23 minutes and that will have a quick come minute necessity effect on flights in and out of philadelphia if you are flying, check with your airline and then up in princeton route one south a crash at scudder mills road. here's a live look at i-95 southbound heavy from cottman avenue down into girard, all of the bridges, a backup on the bennie but mass transit looking good, mike and alex, back to you. >>> 7:02 on a super tuesday. >> a huge day, will today be turning point in the race for white house, a lot of people say so because five states are holding primaries in what is being called super tuesday, part three, or most super of them all. donald trump and hillary clinton are l