two here in new jersey. republican and democrat they have got an idea they think can save the plan and let's dig night. i am joined now by congressman, congressman. welcome to "chasing news." how are you? >> thank you for having me. i appreciate. bill: first. tell me if i am wrong. it seems to me that both plans, the senate plan, the house plan have already said that much of the state and local tax deductions are fog stay where they reason including the home mortgage interest deduct up to a million or half million depending on this plan. what is different about what you are proposing. >> well, the one exception to what you said, actually, eliminating the stit and local tax deductions on the property tax side they put a cap unallowing up to $10,000. so property taxes. do you know in new jersey and new york and connecticut in our area. 10,000. aof people pay more than 10,000 in property tax. the big issue is you can no longer deduct in the tax hike bills and no longer deduct the state income tax. >> you pay mo

the governor and new jersey officials have taken an oath to uphold the laws of new jersey. here's a federal court that says we are going to order the statute to be back out of the books, but forget about it. this is a very strange -- >> >> what's the difference between that and this law is unconstitutional? this law is preempted, or just a simple ruling by the court -- this law is preempted. period. end of story. >> this was a repeal. >> if -- if, as i said, the court had simply said this is preempted. >> and what the "this" is in your question is a repeal of a prohibition of sports betting, which means the repeal that the legislature carefully did in response to the third circuit's decision and the government and lee's both saying you can repeal -- and the leagues both saying you can repeal any law you wish -- >> i have three ways of looking at this case. the first way is to say that this is the repeal, which is seems you are arguing. and you are saying to us, does or does not this statute permit a repeal? and if i say it permits repeals of all kinds, partial or not partia

new jersey, new jersey, new york, california am these individuals are trying to make money. right. maybe safety. i don't think and one is going to disagree. all right. now, we have to go to tax plan calculator.com. all right. our friends put this up. and it is, it will plug in the income and the homeowner. we'll tell you. >> we'll see. all right. we'll see. all right. excellent. >> the long serving chaps lor of the new york city public school system is stepping down at the age of 7 and after mayor deplace yo dragged her out of retirement to take on the job. accredited with bringing in free prepay for all. john has the full story. what do you got for us? >> you are right. she is retiring now for a second time. she was wildly expected to only serve four years as cans lor she took office and she is, she is a really homegrown story. she started in brooklyn a grown to be a prens pal. then super in dent. the deputy chancellor in a nonessed the resignation earlier today in a letter to the city's 1.1 schoolchildren and the gleam. s what he the leg? i well, a slight increase in graduation r

of course we still have that property tax deduction that is really making some new jersey and new york elected officials upset about the tax plan. >> where they upset about the test plan is not that people are paying more than $10,000 in property tax? >> short! and we should reform amen to that bill. but this has been around since 1913. a lot of us feel like really unfair to repeal it right now and raise taxes on some people. >> any investigation led by some journalists from north jersey.com came out and exposes something that well, you already know. that is politics is fully corruption. specifically, this investigation led the investigators to find that all throughout new jersey transit and government, fans of the governor, friends, allies etc. all getting pay raises and promotions. of course, we kind of know and expect this from politics, don't we? i want to bring in an expert attorney. matt rooney. also publisher of the jersey.com. what is going on two -- welcome back! >> thank you! >> nothing really earth shattering. i think they were talking about new jersey transit and the proble

of new jersey. that is a strange construction of what the preemption clause and commandeering is all about. i'm sorry, does it tell the governor he has to enforce the law? >> no, it's is the repeal must be reversed. >> if the act is unconstitutional, those laws basically go by the wayside no matter what. but my question to you is, i read the injection, i don't see it anywhere to on the governor he has to enforce it. >> it doesn't. the governor's responsibility to enforce the law -- >> if every governor enforce every law in the book the state would be more than bankrupt. it would have no way of surviving. >> i understand that. >> there are countless laws and even ones that are enforced that are not enforced totally. states make choices all the time. >> yes, and the states make those choices. >> there is nothing here telling the state has to enforce this law. >> it is an order from the federal court saying a legislature having repealed a statute must on repeal it -- unr epeal it, put it back on the bo

lawyers for new jersey claim the law violates the 10th amendment. >>> the new jersey lottery reminds players florida lottery tickets aren't child's play. the agency kicks off its campaign against youth gambling today. the campaign is meant to remind the public that lottery tickets are not appropriate christmas gifts for kids. in new jersey, you have to be 18 to purchase a ticket in the first place. the state also urges parents to set responsible play as an example for their children. >>> popular among many and passed in the dead of night. senate, senator pat toomey is expected to defend the contentious tax overhaul passed by the senate this weekend and explain what will happen next. toomey was a contributor to one of the late changes to that. the senate voted to strike the amendment. toomey will explain what's next at the u.s. customs house at 11:00 a.m. if the legislation passes, it would bring the first overhaul of the u.s. tax code in 31 years. it would slash the corporate tax rate, offer more modest cuts for families and individuals, and eliminate several popular deductions. the

new jersey and connecticut region. it's the fourth plan they've come up with in their 100-year-old history. the rpa began creating the plan by talking to people from all over the region. the reoccurring scene was people liked living here but had serious concerns. the rpa vp of transportation, richard, discuss some of those concerns. >> it's been very tough for commuters. they been dealing with tremendous amount of delays caused by aging infrastructure that's not being kept up. there's been really no real change in the quality of their commute. >> one solution is to add more rails and tunnels to create a unified train system. manhattan acts as a wall meaning every route must stop there. the group also suggests adding a second bus terminal. the question is will any of today's commuters see the results of these grand plans? there is a long way to go but don't worry, there are a lot of milestones along the way. >> governor christie starved the transit system, every year taking hundreds of millions of dollars out of it. non

but i do believe that new jersey is going to be marijuana use. he says ail is trying to do is reach the targeted audience and add business is up. allison gormly reporting for "chasing news." >> thank, allison. ok. bring back the a plus panel to break down. i will start with you. ok. the video is kind of physician? i president i don't think is racists. why not have a conversation between medical marijuana and recreational use? >> is it together? >> well, it is something that we do need to as a state. we need look at the regulations that allow for suspension of that and we need to really weigh in on recreational use and not something that can help in anyway rather it can cause. as murs, we see problem with legal recreational mr shore we yes shall i do. i is a long term detriment to society when we continue in that matter. >> you have been at the to minorityying that a lot of communities in particular. you are on council in linden. you follow the lead of the mayor. we have done it. we created a committee to look at the social economical and quality

this is important part of public here in new jersey. >> sure. he interesting. it is be testing bus that is the governor who built his reputation coming into office fighting political corrupts the pepper in question was charged and convicted of some political correction, i guess, plead it to. it is no at big deal, though. yeah the headlines is great. it is the new stores ry you do the pardons in the time period. but this guy was on probation. a small time issue and then we are fact he donated $500 hup a long time ago is not necessarily positive what the governor did or didn't do. >> well, think, he is correct hoo here. when you look at it. his sentence was few years sentence and i have that correct. and prohibition and listen, it was donation na that was made in 20009 and eight years any when the goff for was run in. don't know. i think, i agree bob when you look at the totality and still when you look at it and that part. that is one that is going to be tacked about you know for the month ahead us to come with gun control. >> we'll leave it there. thank for you

the question is, what will this mean for new jersey transit? ashley johnson caught up with him today. >> new jersey governor elect opened his news conference wednesday at the caucus junction station by sharing disappointment about the president's tax plan. before he named the executive director as the next department of transportation commissioner. he said a huge priority is revamping nj transit. >> we need to take a hold of this national disgrace shaken up and make it right again. >> i'm ashley johnson, reporting. >> i want to bring in someone at the center of the controversy. todd is the chief compliance officer at new jersey transit for about six months. during this time he expose things that are called sheer incompetence, safety violations at new jersey transit and he got fired. not there waning and say he got fired because he misuse the company current computer. todd, welcome to chasing news. >> hello. thank you for having me. >> what did you see when you're the compliance officer? how it risk are commuters? >> within my first week we disc

things along 295 in new jersey are looking pretty good. this camera at cherry hill and 70, seeing light traffic. if are you out on the majors and see the potential for black ice, it likely could be that because of refreezing that happened overnight. just be aware of that if you're on the majors. most of the majors in the area look good and are devoid of that issue. we're taking a live look outside at 76, the schuylkill expressway, where it meets up with the vine street expressway. if you're headed westbound, you're fine. if you're headed eastbound, there is an issue especially if you're going between spring garden and the exit for the vine street expressway. there is construction that's closing 76 eastbound between spring garden street and the vine street expressway. that should clear in the next 20 to 25 minutes. >>> i'm meteorologist bill henley. 20 minutes before 5:00, cold outside. we have clouds rolling through. no snow just yet. that changes this afternoon. hour-by-hour forecast shows cloudy skies at 10:00 this morning. early this af

one in pennsylvania, one in new jersey. i want to start with the good news in pennsylvania. 476 free and clear of crashes. 76, it's just volume that's delaying your drive time as you go eastbound between the pennsylvania turnpike and center city. a problem between woodhaven and the vine. the drive time 30 minutes. here's what we're dealing with. we're dealing with just minutes ago a disabled vehicle, 95 southbound before girard. i brought this camera up because a couple of minutes, it was still backed up at the betsy ross bridge. there was a lot of delay because of the disabled vehicle. there was a multi-vehicle crash in the area. the last few minutes, most of it has cleared. traffic is running normally. if you are waiting a little on 95, it's a residual delay because of the backup. an issue northbound at 32, the exit for route 561. there was a crash. it is clearing, but you see this is 295 approaching that crash scene. it is still backing up. your drive time as you go northbound on 295 between 16 and route 38, that still i

and also this is route 73 at route 38 in new jersey. an alert for new jersey drivers. if you're taking the 42 freeway and wanting to get on 295 north, there is construction blocking that ramp. that should lift in just the next hour or so. i'll keep my eye on. that area bridges are good, and mass transit this early hour is running on or close to schedule. >> thanks. >>> 36 degrees. 5:09. roughed up. police are trying to track down teenagers who attacked a homeless man outside the salvation army. we'll hear from the victim about his ordeal. >>> and hateful message at the mall. a local mom couldn't believe what was written on her car after she just took her sick son to meetssistant arch that's ahead. -- meet santa. that's ahead. >>> and the monumental fight to beat wildfires in southern california as the flames continue to drive people out of their homes. >>> 5:15 a.m. police need your help in tracking down a group of teenagers who attacked a homeless man wednesday night. >> bob latshaw was outside the salvation army with a few others from the shelter when he claims a gro

this goes into the category of, only in new jersey. did you know new jersey is the only state in the country where it is illegal to sell home baked goods? it was illegal in wisconsin but the judge threw it out. now there's a lawsuit. a couple of months and hold on a minute. we want the right to sell our baked goods that we make in our kitchen. >> heather franklin, new jersey wants to bake her cake and sell them to. the only problem is, selling baked goods made in your home kitchen is currently illegal. lester, heather and others in the new jersey home bakers cessation filed a lawsuit against the state trying to get that rule reversed. >> right now the single mom raising the sun. i work full-time. i need the extra income. i havell that i cannot use to my benefit. >> right now new jersey is the only state in the country that doesn't allow home-baked businesses. baked goods must be prepared in the licensing commercial grade kitchen. the help the premise as it's for the safety of the consumer. wisconsin was the only other state to have a r

new jersey has the highest property tax in the country. halving the property tax deductible and cap at $10,000 a year is not enough. it will hurt the ability to attract the types we want to track. >> they had to get them here economic development is about industry attraction and retention. we'll lose industry because of the property taxes. they left for suburban atlanta a couple of years ago the ceo created property taxes as major reason why the major property tax bill of bauer bound county decreased from over $20,000 a year to less than 5,000. this is a problem we have. >> it is a great thing. nationally they are talking about giving. with can we do to make it bet sneer as far as location how it would hurt industry. they experienced it firsthand. if you remember, he had grown motors. one of the biggest defense in the companies in the world and less winded because of the high property tax in a couple of years. before that, we had payback and the taxes so to your point, i totally agree that this will impact locals as far as locals and natio

staying with the theme of new jersey, heading into new jersey, pennsylvania or delaware, taking a look at the bridges. the walt, tacony palmyra, and the ben all free and clear of any issues. there was construction earlier on the burlington bristol bridge that cleared an hour and a half ago. you're fine in both directions. moving back to the p.a., the schuylkill expressway at montgomery drive. lighter traffic than we saw on 76 in camden. there's an issue on 76 that we've been following eastbound between the exits for 30th and south street, overnight construction that should be lifting. i'll double check the monitors in ten minutes and let you know if it's cleared. >> thank you. 5:02. >>> they came to the rescue and were hit with gunfire. developing now, four men shot when they rushed in to help a family member in a fight with her boyfriend on durell in philadelphia. they are all in critical condition. >> nbc10's dray clark is live at police headquarters following the investigation. the shooter is still out there. >> reporter: yeah. good morning. the shooter is still on the run. police k

new jersey wants some of that act. >> i like in vegas. i go to vegas once in awhile. >> maybe not go to vegas and come to ac if it's legal here. >> sure. i don't live that far from atlantic city. >> reporter: you heard governor christie. two weeks new jersey is in the game. christie will likely be far from office at that point. in hamilton township, i'm jeff cole, fox 29 news. >>> ♪ >> all right. ba tock the fox 29 weather authority now. as we take live look down the shore in cape may, new jersey. >> iain, you couldn't ask for much better to start the work week. you would ask for 85 degrees. good i'll take this. >> it's december. we've got a full check of your forecast in only 15 seconds. when you were a kid didn't you love field trips? >> i did. >> hey everybody this is kathy orr live -- >> hi kathy on a field trip. you got the big man with you. >> i'm on a field trip. i folic i'm at the north pole. look who is with me. hey, stan. >> hello. how are you. >> i'm good. >> nice to see you. >> look at this crowd, santa. look at this crowd.

same as california, same with new jersey. by the way, the hurt to those states, massachusetts, boston, chicago, denver, miami is going to drag down our national economy. the predictions this bill hope the national economy, forget many of the things they do in the bill hurt the economy such as private activity bonds, all the hot idols built, housing on private activity bonds, repealing private activity bonds, dollar for dollar will do more to hurt the economy by reducing the corporate rate will do to help the economy. [inaudible] the house republicans yesterday came out in bed delaying the cadillac tax, suspending for five years -- >> yeah, that they are not even negotiating with us, so i don't see how you can ask the question. the overall bill is so awful that doing these things, whether democrats are for or against them will not make the bill better. this bill, the bill that has the house, senate and wherever they seem to be headed in the compromise bill. [inaudible] >> not the negotiation. the republicans in the house try t

new jersey wants in. but it will have to convince the black robe justices of the supreme court of something folks in ac already want. >> when they drinking, they like to gamble. they like, you know, to bet on sports. and if you going to do blackjack why not do sports betting. might as well go all out don it all. >> reporter: you heard governor christie. he says the state will be ready two weeks after they possibly get court approval but it's likely he'll be long gone from office by then. live in hamilton township, i'm jeff cole fox 29 news. folks? >> all right, thank you much, jeff. >>> let's check in with for fox 29 weather authority. kathy orr not in the weather authority per se but look at that in moorestown, burlington county. counting down to this year's tree lighting, right? >> we certainly are. what a beautiful night. we couldn't have picked a better night and of course over to my left we have the moorestown high school madrigals the best of the best a cappella these are sophomores, juniors and sen

moving across into new jersey, moving across the delaware river into new jersey, 76 at market in camden, very light traffic. next we'll look at bridges and tell if you mass transit is running on or close to schedule. >>> four men called for help and end up shot. they were step information to stop a fight between a couple in southwest philadelphia when the boyfriend opened fire. dray clark joins us live in center city. police are still looking for the shooter, right? >> reporter: yeah, good morning. they know exactly who that shooter is because so many people watched him pull the trigger. this morning they are trying to track him down. the scene here, the 6600 block of durral in southwest philadelphia. police tell us it was just before 9:30 last night a woman got into an argument with her boyfriend that turned physical. the boyfriend started attacking the woman. she called family members for help, and within minutes, two carloads of family members pulled up. they got into a fight with the boyfriend. once the boyfriend started losing the fight, he pulled a gun and started shooting. four v

watching 76, over in new jersey. near gloucester city at market street camera, this traffic here is headed toward the philadelphia area. heading to the bridges, so far, so good. i'll have updates when i come back. the next one is in ten minutes. >>> 6:18 now. 39 degrees outside. blue and white lights. bill bill has more. >> a great view of boathouse row. the clouds that are overhead will break, we'll get sunshine. this hour, tracking a few showers. they have cleared boathouse road. scattered, light showers have moved into new jersey. the temperatures, even the cooler ones, will be warming into the 40s this afternoon. west callen, freezing, 32. most of the suburbs in the middle 30s. milford, elroy, north wales, and ft. washington at 35 degrees. the wind will be a light wind. not that strong. it will be out of the west/northwest. the warmup will be typical. the winds shift, not huge, but enough to bring winds out of the southwest. it will be stronger. that's a warming direction for us. you can count on a much warmer da

christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> a leading u.s. senator is calling on the government to put new screening devices that detect suicide bombers into use across the country sooner rather than later. >> democratic leader chuck schumer of new york wants the tsa to speed up testing of the technology. the devices look like small tv cameras on tripods. they scan for metallic and nonmetallic objects on a person's body, triggering an ala alarm if it's detected. chuck schumer is hoping new york is next and soon. >> it has to be all hands on deck. tsa, i think, has shown too lax an attitude. >> the tsa says the devices are not ready yet for a national rollout. a terror suspect in new york city injured himself on a subway platform last week when he set off a crude pipe bomb strapped to his chest. >>> firefighters in wilmington want to change a delaware

good news for new jersey, delaware. in the suburbs, a few spots in the 30s, but upper 30s for atglen and sadsburyville. 45 in west bradford township. 39 in gibbertsville. low -- gil bettgilbertsville. low 40s, philadelphia by 9:00, and into the lehigh valley. 40 in millville. we will warm into the low 50s. that's starting at lunchtime. i think we'll peak in the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. 56 degrees. cooler weather returns for wednesday and thursday. thursday winter officially begins. and then the first days of winter will be warm again. don't expect these days to be dry. a chance for wet weather will come back in the weekend. i'll have the weekend forecast for you when i'm back in ten minutes. >> thanks for that. >>> it is about 4:10. and jessica boyington is here with a look at the schuylkill. what do you see? >> we're watching construction, so a construction project, ongoing project, that we've dealt with for a while. the schuylkill expressway, cameras around the vine. they're diverting traffic here, the westbou

>> robert: eh, in new jersey. >> anthony: new jersey, period? >> robert: yeah. >> anthony: is there a difference between jersey style and philadelphia style? >> robert: yeah, we do ours on a round poppy seed kaiser role. >> anthony: really? i'll have one of those. what's the way to go? i mean, anything i need to know or just -- >> robert: no, regular, cheese and onions. >> anthony: beautiful thing. >> robert: i need one, paulie. >> anthony: it's round, it's got steak, spices, browned onions, real american cheese, such as it is, and a poppy seed roll. fantastic. thank you, sir. and it is sublime. relish, what do you think? >> robert: that's hot pepper, yeah. a little bit of that won't hurt. >> anthony: a little bit? oh man, i drove a long way for this. thinking about it the whole way. >> robert: good. >> anthony: oh man this should be, like, a national landmark right away. this sandwich is unbelievably good. >> robert: thanks. >> anthony: it's really a thing of beauty. >> robert: that's good to hear. >> anthony: worth driving across the state in

you'll see some pockets of fog in new jersey. look at easton. socked in since we went on the air at 4:00 this morning. with it, very cold temperatures. zero visibility, it will be slow going in reading and allentown. doylestown down to one-mile visibility. light fog in pottstown, bluebell, and northeast philadelphia. even trenton. look at mt. holly, fog is starting to develop there. we'll start with fog. and then once it clears out, it's going to take time. it will clear out. we'll get sunshine. look at these temperatures -- we need that sunshine. a couple of degrees below freezing in the lehigh valley. stuck in the 20s in new jersey and the suburbs. 33 degrees in philadelphia. just dropped below freezing in delaware, too. with sunshine, the temperature will be climbing from 30 at 7:00 to 44 at 10:00. er

take cépacol instamax. >>> in your health news they want tone courage breast feed nothing new jersey. lawmakers want to give mom a tax break on pumps. a bill led by democrats, that breast pumps and supplies are basic necessities and they shouldn't be taxed. right now they are subject to the state's sales tax. analyst say this will cost the state a million-dollar. bill is on the governor's desk we do not know if he will sign it. >>> there is a new stud friday temple university and find can ola oil may be bad for your health. they found vegetable oil isling to worsened memory and learning ability, they say in mice. those on the canola oil showed brain impairments while mice in olive oil had improved memory function. we say use of canola oil led to weight gain. >>> how about this half baked story, let's show you some, things you find at your bake sale. love to buy. delicious. you want to help out kid, right? you cannot because it is illegal. you cannot buy baked goods because they are homemade. you know what they are look at you! tyson any'tizers and crispy strips. [ sound of sports game

new jersey and delaware will see the higher amounts. where it's more likely that you'll run into hazardous travel for tomorrow. not today. it's all to the south today. we see from texas through louisiana through the south and now into virginia, the snowflakes where the cold air i meeting wet weather. clearing in the lehigh valley and the suburbs. clouds are lingering in delaware and south jersey. a mostly cloudy day in those areas. 28 in the suburbs. 35 in philadelphia. below freezing in the lehigh valley. the lehigh valley will get off easy on the coming system. may not see any snowfall during the day tomorrow. during the day, breaks of sunshine, 38. a partly cloudy day in the lehigh valley. mostly cloudy for the rest of the area. nowhere near the normal high of 48. we'll be stuck in the upper 30s, low 40s this afternoon. when i come back in a few minutes, i'm break it down hour by hour to show when to expect to see the first flakes in your neighborhood when i come back. first, katy zachry has the first alert traffic. >> thanks. i wan

frelinghuysen of new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 670, the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by chair member on minority appropriations. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. frelinghuysen: i rise and offer this amendment and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. frelinghuysen: i present house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 1370. this legislation keeps the government fully open, funds important national security priorities and temporarily extends critical government programs like the children's health insurance program, the national flood insurance program and section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. this is our duty to the american people to keep them secure and to ensure they have access to government programs and services they depend on. the house must pass this bill now, today, without action on this bill existing government funding wil

into the 50s for new jersey, too. voorheis up to 55 degrees. look at the shore -- upper 50s this afternoon. not bad for the end of december. you see them moving through new castle, chent countister county. we'll be drying out. you could see a sprinkle in the township before things dry and clear out. the next chance of wet weather coming from this system moving into the northwest. snow in montana, rain in seattle. that will bring us wet weather as we head into the weekend. today, clouds break. we'll get 56 degrees this afternoon. southwesterly winds warm us up. the winds shift tomorrow cooling us down. a morning low of 38. above freezing all day tomorrow. that changes for thursday, and the timing, interesting. winter arrives, officially begins at 11:28 in the morning. we will be cold in the morning, just 40 degrees in the afternoon. the first dayings of winter will be much warmer. 52 degrees on friday with clouds building late in the day. rainy saturday. look at that afternoon temperature, 60 on saturday. chillier showers on monday, back up to 5

they've cleared the suburbs and have moved into new jersey.

moving into new jersey. taking the 42 freeway northbound and getting on that ramp to 295 northbound, the ramp is blocked because of overnight construction. weaver about 20 -- we're about 20 minutes away from 6:00 which is when it should lift. that ramp is blocked. i'll let you know when the closure lifts and you're free and clear to go from 42 freeway to 295 northbound. a little further south on the 42 freeway, this is our live camera right at route 41. moderate traffic there, no issues to report. at this early hour, mass transit on closer to schedule. i'll be back it ten minutes with an update on local bridges. >> see you then. >>> hurtful message. writing left on a car window outrages a mother who took her son with a rare disease to meet santa at the mall. we'll tell you how the family wants to turn their experience into a positive. >>> plus, chilling out. a school principal spends the night camping out on the roof of the school all because of a promise he made to his students. we're live at the school nex

new jersey, mostly cloudy, a slight chance of a midday shower in new jersey. late morning or early afternoon. showers coming in at 10:00, noontime. by 2:00, 4:00, likely dry. the shore with 40s all day with feels-like temperatures in the low 40s by 4:00 this afternoon. in delaware, a chance of a morning shower, less likely this afternoon. and then a little bit of a break of sunshine just before it sets at 4:00. the feels-like temperature, 37. then nowhere near that tonight. gets cold tonight and tomorrow. a look at that, plus your ten day when i'm back in ten. >> thank you. see you then. >>> the flu and other illnesses do not play favorites. is there a medically weaker sex? next, what a study reveals about men and women and who is more likely to get sick. also this -- >>> i think they're here. look -- >> no! >> we'll do the cleanup. >> serving, protecting, and playing santa. ahead, how police are step information to help this holiday season. (alex trebek) seasons change. it's part of nature's cycle of life. but when those seasons are filled with moments of unc

pulling over a truck driver on the new jersey turnpike and stealing cash. then stopping at a gas station to fill the tank and taking off without paying. and then, pulling over cab driver near a mall and stealing money from him. they say he didn't use a gun in those robberies. >> i would be very cautious if you got pulled over at any point. i don't know that i would open my window or door or perhaps not stop. you know, i mean, that would be kind of scarier. >> it's a little scary obvious obviously. um, you don't always think to ask state trooper for their identification when tecum up on you or something, you know. >> reporter: state police issuing a warrant for all new jersey residents saying "anyone concerned or suspicious about the validity of an officer's identification should call 911 to report the information and seek confirmation of of the officer's credentials". >> people have to have their guard up. i mean, what else are you going to do? >> reporter: people do have to have their guard up. several people we talk to tonight wondered in it is police pro

the new jersey shore, inland seeing steadier snow develop. by early afternoon, the first flakes falling at noontime. the temperatures have been falling overnight. very cold to start. we'll stay in the 20s this afternoon. the jersey shore, yes, you'll see some snow, as well. during the afternoon hours. temperatures above freezing. i wouldn't be surprised if right along the beach you see a few raindrops mixed in. for delaware, a cold and cloudy start. the light snow this afternoon and the snow continues during the early evening hours for delaware. i'll break is down and show how much to expect in your neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. >> thank you. >>> on the roads, keeping an eye on 476. >> katy zachry is watching the cameras. what are you seeing? >> an update to a crash we were watching on 476. i'll show you in a second. let's look live at 76 where it meets up with spring garden and the vine street expressway. bringing you this shot because there are no issues to report on the stretch of 76 as it goes through center city, philadelphi

you'll see some pockets of fog in new jersey. look at easton. socked in since we went on the air at 4:00 this morning. with it, very cold temperatures. zero visibility, it will be slow going in reading and allentown. doylestown down to one-mile visibility. light fog in pottstown, bluebell, and northeast philadelphia. even trenton. look at mt. holly, fog is starting to develop there. we'll start with fog. and then once it clears out, it's going to take time. it will clear out. we'll get sunshine. look at these temperatures -- we need that sunshine. a couple of degrees below freezing in the lehigh valley. stuck in the 20s in new jersey and the suburbs. 33 degrees in philadelphia. just dropped below freezing in delaware, too. with sunshine, the temperature will be climbing from 30 at 7:00 to 44 at 10:00. there could be fog around during the 7:00 hour. once the fog eases out this morning, sunshine for the rest of the day. the temperatures will peak above normal. middle 50s for new jersey, the suburbs, for philadelphia, and into the 50s also for the

in the holiday spirit here in willingboro, new jersey. lets get to that number of the day which is an eight out of 10. we have some fog but we can still see buddy and his bagel and he is wearing eagles gear because he is already cheering the team on for next week this coming sunday, begins l.a. >> so we have got 34 degrees in philadelphia right now. just 3-mile an hour breeze. we are coming up on sunrise time pretty soon. 53 degrees is our high. we will have partly sunny skies and light wind throughout the day. so today looks good but wait until you see the big chill that we have for you coming up in the seven day forecast, and burr, but you know what tiffany's here and we're highlighting great things about willingboro and you started a great big here in willingboro a non-profit. >> yes, all things are possible foundation right here in willingboro, new jersey. where we have empowered the youth and enhanced the community. >> what kind of things do you offer for kid. >> yeah, sure, before and after school care, sat prep, we want to be a wra

don't try to sell them in new jersey. the garden state says home bakers cannot profit off their cookies, brownies any of that. that could change if one group gets their way. here's hank. >> it's difference between making an extra $100 a month. some -- some families that is live changing. >> reporter: it's hank and with martha she's got chocolate coffee gold on this pan but she can't make a dime off it not if new jersey. my take is, she should be able to. free the bakers. >> i'm glad i don't do stories like this every day i'd be 600 pounds. martha rubella can flat out bake. she does dark chocolate cookie with little coffee in it that will bend your brain. >> i thought i can taste it but it's very subtle. you are on your game. >> thank you. >> are you kidding? wow. come on. >> please. help yourself. [ laughter ] >> reporter: she can sell them for sure. farmers marks, local coffee shops, but she can if she bakes them at home. it's illegal. >> we hear from people with dissables we hear from military wives. we hear routinely f

york reserve the gentleman from new jersey. mr. frelinghuysen: i'm pleased to yield three minutes to dr. phil roe of tennessee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. roe: i rise in support of a provision in this legislation that would authorize and appropriate $2.1 billion for the veterans choice program. choice was created by congress in 2014 following a nation -- a nationwide department of veterans' affairs access and accountability crisis. make no mistake about it, choice is certainly not been without its faults in the last three years. however, the program is also resulted in millions of veterans receiving care they otherwise would have had to wait longer for or travel further or maybe ot have received at all. the program is expected to run out of money in early 2018 which would jeopardize the care veterans are receiving in their communities. this is totally unacceptable. the committee has been working diligently to replace and improve upon the choice and in fact i was proud to introduce

brad sattin is liv in hammonton, new jersey, atlantic- . let's start with meteorologist scott williams who is tracking the latest on the snow's path. scott? >> hi there dawn chris. conditions w g downhill overnit tonight and at willk like a wintderland across t entire area. look atoppler. we're looking at that from the mid atlantic all the way to the gulfst. winter storm warnings and advisories posted as far as louisiana. but as we zoom in a little closer, cape may county suss county in delaware first flakes flyingake time before the snow moves from south to tadelphia area. but winter storm warnings in pink that i all of south jersey. central southern delaware in the purple n castle delawareowardladelphia. advisor are posted. an see sectionsw englan the way tf coast dealing with those warnin aories. temperatures 32 degrezing in pottstown.c city. 36 degrees in millville. 33 in wildwood and take the snowfall expected. lesser far n west. most likely in interior south jersey central and southern sections of del so what to expect? a coldov also

the gentleman from new york is recognized. new jersey. mr. frelinghuysen: i yield two minutes to the distinguished chairman of the state foreign operations subcommittee, my colleague, mr. hal rogers of kentucky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: i thank the gentleman for yielding me time. i rise in full support of the second fiscal year 2018 continuing resolution this year, which will fund the federal government through december 22 of this year. this bill is a necessary measure to continue vital government programs and services. it also prevents uncertainty and harm in a shutdown. this year, the committee worked at a historic pace to produce and then pass all 12 bills to fund the government. and chairman frelinghuysen should be recognized for this feat of leadership. it's important that we eventually send these bills to the president's desk. as chairman of the state and foreign operations subcommittee, i want to highlight that the funding provided in our bill supports continued leadership by the u.s. and advanc

later on in new jersey especially along the coast. so it may be some rain drops to start with ending with some snow flakes but it should stay light and then by sunday it will be out of here. even sunny, nice and sunny, but even colder for sunday. 39 degrees the high temperature. it's the jersey shore that will peak in the low 40s on sunday afternoon. there are some colder temperatures next week and also a better chance of seeing some snow flakes in the the 10-day when i'mr. >>> honoring his service. you'll meet a pearl harbor survivor from our area who is in washington, d.c. for a special meeting today on this 76th anniversary of the attack. and or a l comes under fire for his creativity, but there's support for him too. find out who thinks toning down the santa is not right. ♪ from fields and factories they came looking for opportunity. they worked hard. we helped them work harder. they are the students of strayer university. for 125 years, we've supported as they've rewritten the future. and to all who seek their true potential, w

. >>> democratic senator cory booker from new jersey blasted the bill. his statement says in part, " new jersey families and communities will be among the hardest hit with potentially long-lasting effects on services, property value, education, and public safety. it's irresponsible, reckless, unjust, and just plain cruel. today is one of my most disappointing days as a u.s. senator." meanwhile, republican senator pat toomey's statement praised the passage saying, "first we lowered the tax burden on hard-working individuals and families. second, we fundamentally restructure the business tax code that will allow workers and businesses to compete globally and create better paying jobs." now demonstrators took to the streets outside the new york stock exchange, holding signs and chanted. police arrested demonstrators who sat down in front of the exchange. we have continuing coverage and will have more on how this could impact you and your wallet. please turn to the nbc10 app to hear from laumpgs awmakers and instant alerts to your phone. >>> this morning a d

let's talk about the bear hunt in new jersey. this year could be the last year of that bear hunt as governor-elect murphy said we we are going to end it. 400 bears were killed this year. last year more than 600 but one guy professor at city college of new york says it doesn't matter. it is time to end the bear hunt. as a matter of fact, it has been a regular protests in sussex county and now, i am joined by professor, bill. bill, welcome. thanks. >> i got to ask you. were you sentenced to ten day last year for protesting the bear hunt. you are going to report to jail later in january. this year. to serve a 15-day sentence. what did you get charged with. >> i stepped over the line in the area. >> let me ask you this. >> let me ask you this. why are you opposed to it? >> we had the student that was killed a couple of years ago. you got bears that rummage through the trash, that they threatened pets, et cetera, why opposed to the bears? >> well, a student that was killed in the circumstances that was the only fatal bear attack in re

but ran into a new jersey law that says once a smart gun is sold anywhere in the u.s., new jersey gun dealers can't sell traditional guns. strong gun industry support has kept guns like the ip-1 from success in america. in 2014 maryland gun dealer nearly became the first in the country to sell it. the backlash was immediate and severe. >> i received numerous death threats. >> reporter: he never put it on the shelf. >> are you worried how you're going to be seen by second amendment advocates? >> we're worried, but enough has changed. >> reporter: the legislature has twice voted to repeal the smart gun law, but governor christie vetoed it both times. he's been told new jersey newly elected democratic governor will sign the repeal. glaster has two partners. one on the west coast and an engineer in germany who is already building the prototype. >> we have a winning proposition so long as they fight for it. >> reporter: pieces that could come together to change the way a gun is fired. mitch blacher, nbc 10 news. >>> load star ink plans to be on the market by summer 2019. the ceo predicts i

court is taking up the new jersey case to legalize betting on sports. justices heard informationen other states are supporting nj new jersey. >> this is the fear of every governor that we'll be at the mercy of the federal government and they'll make us pay for it. it's not right and the federal government overstepped their rights. >> lifting the ban saying it would hurt the integrity of their games. delaware has sports betting because it was in place before the federal law 1992. >> a woman in texas has become the first to give birth following a uterus transplant. the newborn boy is fine but remains in the hospital for monitoring. the birth is a milestone in the united states but was first achieved in sweden several years ago. the university of pennsylvania announced they would offer womb transplants. >> vanilla extract could be good for your skin. a new study suggests it can be used to prevent or treat psoriasis. 7,000,000 people are affected by the auto immune disease of outbreaks of red skin patches. vanilla extract reduced skin inflammation in mice.

"eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan is in salem tonight with more on this growing problem, cleve. >> reporter: ukee, reason you see two different ambulance trucks behind me is because many towns like salem here of had to turn to their neighbors for help to overcome this shortage of volunteer emts. if you want to know what a volunteer ambulance squad wants for christmas these days , just ask captain cameron kegel of the fenwick squad in salem, new jersey. >> i would love to have my staff be 20 people. >> reporter: right now they have only 10 and half of them are emt certified. the training requirements to become certified in new jersey have more than doubled this decade and people willing to put in the hours as volunteers have fallen by the wayside. >> when we do recruit somebody they are all gungho and then they find out i cannot make that because i cannot get a sitter. i can't make that because i have my second job to do. >> reporter: volunteer shortage is being felt throughout the garden state as e ms council of new jersey lost a quarter of their volunteer squad. many li

for people in new jersey who pay among the highest property taxes in the country that's bad news. it's unfortunate this was not enough thought how this would affect people in states like new jersey, new york, connecticut and california. >> reporter: in cherry hill, steve was among those paying early before the cap takes effect. >> i have a couple of properties. i have a second home. that's why i want to pay ahead. i would lose a $6,000 deduction. >> i never felt good aboutepory them early to quaff for the full deduction adds insult to injury. >> it's not fair, our taxes are higher than ten thousand. >> it's lucky for me i have enough savings to accommodate for this. unfortunately, some other members of my family and other friends and relatives do not have the ability to prepay. >> obviously it's a cash flow issue, but at the same time, i think you need to take advantage of the current situation which allows to deduction taxes in 17 and not 18. >> reporter: in cherry hill, the tax office will be open from 9:00 a.m. to noon. officials are urging everyone to contact their mortgage co

a couple of degrees warmer in new jersey and delaware. this afternoon, a lot of sunshine, but the strong, bitter wind will still be blowing. we'll peak at 35 in new jersey. 30 in the lehigh valley. the feels-like temperatures in the teens all day long. i'll show you when that change is. we'll go through it hour by hour when i come back in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington is wang traffic. >>> we're watching construction, bill. pretty much everywhere. right now, watching schuylkill expressway. cameras at the vine street expressway. the vine, they're moving everybody off there. the eastbound side is closed in between this point and south street. we're watching that until 5:00. and 95 in delaware, there is construction on theth5. watch for three lanes closed there. around 295 and the interchange, the drive times are fine even with the lanes closed. it's still early, though. watching lansdale and the end on west main and suction hap susqu avenue. back to you. >>> we're following breaking news. police are looking for two people who ran fro

the rest of new jersey roads are okay. 295 is clear in both directions. not seeing any members problems on the -- any problems on the new jersey turnpike. moving toward philadelphia, we're good there, too. a crash at lower merion at bryn mawr avenue. watch for police activity. i'll have an update again when i come back in ten minutes. >>> shaking, scary, confusing. an earthquake hits delaware. people across the area felt it. the 4.1-magnitude earthquake hit near dover yesterday afternoon. people from washington, d.c., all the way to connecticut reported feeling it. >> nbc10's katy zachry joins us live now from the art museum. people all over the delaware valley, as tracy mentioned, you know, recognized the moment it struck. >> reporter: they really did. some people telling us they felt the tremors for ten seconds. others as long as 30 seconds. one thing most people agree on is that it was frighting for ait from -- frightening for a pretty good clip. a teacher at holland middle school shared with us this seismograph picture showing the moment the earthquak

this is a live look at collings wood, new jersey, camden county. normally a bustling picture at this time of morning. and there's nobody out there. why? i think everybody's hibernating like bears. cold stuff makes you want to stay in the house. you don't want to leave this time of morning before you have the sun up. 23 in pittman. 22 in glassboro. 22 in audubon. up the 295 corridor, temperatures at 23 in lombardo. 22 in -- in lumbertolumberton. 22 in hamilton, 22 at the square. windchills, that's what does it here this morning in terms of the biting feel. 8 below what it feels like in mt. pocono. 9 in allentown. 11 in pottstown. 16 in philadelphia. here's your day, this is deceiving because it shows temperatures in the mid to upper 20s to around 30. you factor in the breeze, and it will feel that much more numbing. numbing in the car this morning. i had to turn on the seat heaters, wheel warmer. what else do you need? >> yeah. people are hibernating because there are only a few people on the roads. 202 at town center road, everything moving smoothl