jessica boyington in the first alert traffic center. jessica? >> bill we are quiet as expected so far this morning. out in new jersey first on 295 right around mount laurel and route 38. the southbound lanes in here not really much going on. it's okay because our drive times are in the clear. 13 minutes headed southbound from 38 up towards the black horse pike. as well no problems northbound. rest of our drive times and look at our majors that tend to jam up in the morning hours, good so far on 95 southbound into the center city area. 13 minutes. same drive time on the schuylkill if you're headed into center city. currently no problems on the blue route. more drive times and more cameras coming up. >>> new from overnight, gun violence has police in philadelphia and camden investigating a total of four shootings. >> two of those shootings were deadly. in ñ9í$philadelphia's mantua neighborhood a man died after being shot in the head. police found the victim near a basketball court at city park and aspen streets. they are still searching for the

for now check in with "nbc 10" first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. good morning. >> thank you, brittney. ongoing construction on the vine street expressway around 24th street. lane restrictions there. construction on the westbound side for the predominant part of the week. eastbound is where they're doing it today. drive times under 5 minutes. no problems for 95 the schuylkill or the blue route no matter where you're headed. if you're out taking mass transit today, no problems for septa, new jersey transit or the patco speed lines. >>> it is 5:01. following several breaking news stories for you this morning. we'll start in west philadelphia where a teenager who jumped out of a moving police van in handcuffs turned himself in overnight. he escaped while he was brought back to the area to face robbery and burglary charges. his lawyer says his client should be commented for turning himself in. we'll tell you why in a live report at 5:30. >>> also breaking police are investigating a homicide in darby borough delaware county. live on the scene on main str

heading out the door jessica boyington and the "first alert" traffic center jessica. >> right now on 95, right through an active work zone as you can see, not affecting the work times northbound or southbound on state road but we do have conditions out of new jersey i'll highlight those coming up. >> announcer: "nbc10 news" starts now. >>> well the calendar says may, but it feels more like mid-july. more heat and storms are ahead today as the 90s loom once again. good morning, it's 4:30 this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. if you thought yesterday was humid, this morning when you open the door, it's really weather that you can wear. >> and it feels on your hair. >> a lot of hairspray in use around the nbc10 studios this morning. let's go to a man who has used a little bit of in his time meteorologist bill henley. bill, another sticky one out there? >> yeah i'm tracking fog. dense in allentown area. dense fog will be easy and cape may, a live view from the lafayette de marquis hotel. allentown has quarter-mile visibility. the rest of the area though

"nbc 10's" jessica boyington following that. jessica? >> thanks chris. all lanes closed on the new jersey turnpike. that's in oldmans township. the accident involving two tractor-trailers and a bus on the northbound lanes. all of them are closed between u.s. 40 and 322. for right now you want to take 295 to get by that scene. we'll keep you updated on the cleanup of that scene as well. as we head out the door to 295, let's go to another spot on bellmawr near the black horse pike. losing out the right hand shoulder due to ongoing construction. 13 minutes headed southbound. these are the southbound lanes from 30 up to this point at the black horse pike. 422, drive times there moving along just fine. a little bit damp on those roadways though headed eastbound from 29 up towards the schuylkill expressway. about an 8 minute trip and no problems headed westbound. mass transit coming up in 10. >>> 423. the philadelphia flyers have introduced their new coach. dave haxtol addressed a crowd yesterday. haxtol is a newcomer to the pros. he spent four years coaching

in the "nbc 10" first alert traffic center it is jessica boyington. how's it looking out there, jesse? >> it's looking odd, bill. good morning, everyone. route 202 through the work zone southbound northbound not affecting the drive time. we have ongoing construction in philadelphia and i'll show you where that is and how the drive times are affected by that coming up at 5:30. >>> "nbc 10 news" starts now. >>> allegations of police brutality are now plaguing a police officer in delaware. the injuries one suspect received when this man arrested him. >>> trouble in the air. while the majority of philadelphia is celebrating a planned airport expansion this morning, "nbc 10" is talking to neighbors who say it will be disas strous for them. >>> our summer like stretch continues. we're off to an even warmer start today than yesterday and some people could see some showers and storms but that's later. we'll find out the timing.

jessica boyington is following that. most people coming back home from the mountains and the shores. >> i'm checking the shore cameras to see if we have people heading home late or heading to work. we're on route 73 around winslow. atlantic city expressway northbound, southbound no problems. a little bit of volume. as for the rest of the new jersey roads, 42 freeway northbound up towards the walt whitman bridge a five minute trip, no problems there. no problems 295 towards the black horse pike only a 12 minute drive there. 29th and diamond still closed due to the fire there. 29th and riblg and susquehanna and 29th. take kelly drive to get on by. still monitoring an accident on lower qwenedd. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 5:19. we're in the 60s right now. 65 in philadelphia. look at that nice and clear. we're in for a lot of sunshine again today. humidity at 73% in philadelphia that. number will come down as the temperature climbs. 9 miles an hour. won't be as strong this aft

let's get more on that with "nbc 10's" jessica boyington. what else is going on, jessica? >> we do have an update for septa. the trenton line is still suspended. the chestnut hill line has restored all service. we can still expect some residual delays and service delays due to that. if you are still traveling through the area because people have to get where they have to go take some alternates. additional rail cars are added onto the line. you can use the market frankford line to get in and out. we have the obvious amtrak suspension. all of it is suspended from philadelphia up into new york city until further notice. modified service between washington and philly, harrisburg and philly and washington and boston. if you can take new jersey transit they will honor your tickets between new york city and trenton this morning. >>> minutes from sunrise, we are getting the best look yet at the scene there in port richmond. you can see, wow, this train car that looks like aluminum crumpled up like aluminum. six cars involved plus the engine. most of the injured came from the firs

jessica boyington with the first alert traffic center. jessica? >> bill we are monitoring the atlantic city expressway. currently no problems. surrounding jersey roads are doing okay. garden state parkway at summer's point at the great egg toll plaza, some people out and about. everything is moving along just fine. we check on the rest of the drive times through the philadelphia area. heading into center city from 95 southbound from woodhaven road towards the vine street expressway 12 minute trip. now if you're out in strawberry mansion, 29th and diamond street still closed due to the fire. as well we have different closures because of the fire. ridge and diamond, 29th and ridge and susquehanna. take kelly drive to get by. >> thank you, jessica. >>> continuing to follow breaking news in philadelphia's strawberry mansion neighborhood. early morning fire spread to three homes. "nbc 10's" matt delucia is on the scene. matt are they close to bringing the fire under control and how soon will they open 29th. do you have any information? >> reporter: vai

boyington was giving us an update on an accident. >> jessica? >> yeah guys still out in new jersey on the black horse pike. an accident with a downed pole as well wean watson drive and sizemore road. closing lanes on the southbound side lane restrictions and detours on the northbound side. you want to take johnson road to get by that scene. and in montgomery county still an accident scene on north park avenue. 422 starting to begin a little volume around 29. and the event lanes that's where we generally jam up for this time of morning. towards the schuylkill expressway still no problems about an eight-minute trip from that point at the schuylkill. mass transit, currently no problems or delays there. we'll have more drive times coming up. tracy. >>> it's eight minutes before 6:00 preparing for the pope. area officials will meet in delaware county to discuss the impact of the pope's visit in the fall on school safety programs. leaders will exchange ideas the a summit at the university of in aspen. guess speakers will include first responders membe

jessica boyington. >> thanks, chris. yeah, we are checking out an ongoing construction project on 295 out in new jersey around the black horse pike. you can see some small road restrictions in the area but obviously all lanes are open. it's not affecting the drive times at all. southbound lanes right in here. 13 minutes still from 38 up towards the black horse pike. no problems if you're headed northbound as well. 202, drive times are nice and moving. 10 minutes northbound/southbound from 30 up towards the schuylkill expressway. if you need to take mass transit, currently no problems. i'm going to check in with the area bridges coming up in ten. >>> for people on the road, there's a new law encouraging the opposite of what you may expect. next, a new law that allows you to turn out your phone. >>> stop the leak. the simple step to save $15 a month. >>> if you missed the blue cross run, watch it tomorrow. 12:30 p.m. on "comcast sportsnet." 3:00 p.m. on the comcast network. we're right back after this. >>> 4:25. happening

i'm jessica boyington with your first alert traffic this morning. we've had a busy morning and we're starting to see some jams all across the board. starting to see them on 95 southbound around girard avenue schuylkill expressway around city avenue 20 minutes almost headed westbound from the vine expressway up towards the blue route. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> refreshing start this morning. the temperatures have been running cooler but we're getting enough sunshine they've started to move up a little bit now. 61 degrees at philadelphia international. still in the middle 50s for roxborough and northeast philadelphia at the airport, 56 degrees in south philadelphia, 59 into the very low 80s today and the humidity stays low today. >> all right. sounds perfect. >> we'll see you back here in about 25 minutes with local updates. >> you can always get updates on our nbc 10 news app. have a great day. is . >>> good morning. breaking overnight, tornado outbreak. >> it threw car on me here. it is bad news. >> dozens of tornadoes reported acros

jessica boyington is keeping an eye on the cameras. i'm guessing at this hour on memorial day not a whole lot going on. >> a lot of people are home taking the day off. that's definitely a good thing and okay. if you head out the door 95 at cottman avenue through the work zone really no problems southbound or northbound. southbound typically where we jam up. 13 minutes from woodhaven road towards the vine street expressway. schuylkill expressway through the conshohocken curve everything moving along nicely. the drive timings, 14 minutes or under. there are no problems towards the vine street expressway. a check on mass transit. >>> on this memorial day, some local veterans are honoring sacrifices of the past. >>> there's a new push not only just to mark the end of a war but a turning point. >>> fresh debate this morning over how to stop isis from taking iraq and the key elements that our defense secretary says is missing. ♪ "smash me. dear god, smash me into a million pieces" little miss puffytail thinks every time someone enters this

jessica boyington has a look at a tuesday morning commute. what's going on out there, jessica? >> bill, would he do have some road closures out in the strawberry mansion area due to the building fire. 29th and diamond streed is where the fire actually is right now. that's closed. would doe have some closures around the area to watch out for as well. ridge and diamond. avoid the entire area. there may be residual closures.

"nbc 10" first alert reporter jessica boyington is watching the roads. where are you going? >> starting off on the vine street expressway around eighth street where we have no picture. there we go. you can see no real problems particularly in the westbound lanes. schuylkill expressway, three-minute trip. no problems 95 on the vine street expressway. you can see some signs in the area due to ongoing construction. the scene is inactive. that's pretty much the case all across the board. check on our area bridges we currently have no problems heading in or out of the city on the ben, the tacony-palmyra or the walt whitman. tracy. >>> 11 minutes past 5:00. one year later and still feeling the effects. businesses in delaware still struggling to recover from the 495 bridge closure and the work isn't over yet. >>> the anthrax accident that hit our area. we'll have more information. p pataki is one of eight major gop candidates. the others are ted cruz rick santorum, ben carson karly fiorina. mike huckabee. for the democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders are running. >>> 5:15. n

jessica boyington handling the task this morning. jessica. >> thanks chris. good morning everybody. we're starting things off on the schuylkill expressway where we have no problems on spring garden street. hardly no volume. under 13 minutes for the total drive time there. and out on 95 we're getting word of an accident on 95 northbound closing the right hand shoulder. cheltenham hazardous conditions. east town line road and walker avenue. mass transit, no problems or delays for septa, new jersey transit or patco lines there. >>> a couple's honeymoon ended in a death ride on the venice boardwalk. now we learn why a driver was out of control at the tourist destination. >>> plus a philadelphia priest wrapped up in a child sex abuse scandal learns if he will go back to prison. >>> happening today, a judge will sentence a philadelphia man for killing and dismembering another man. keith tolbert pleaded guilty to murder. he and two prostitutes killed keith zarzickia. tolbert cut up the bodies and put it in the schuylkill river. >>> this former youth football coach faces sentencing for chil

jessica boyington with first alert traffic center. >> good morning, bill and everyone. right now 95 at street road is where we're dealing with an overturned vehicle blocking most lanes except for the right-hand side. we'll check in with drive times and see how that's being affected on 95 coming up in a minute. >>>. >>> "nbc 10 news" starts now. >>> a bomb squad is looking for a bomb in texas. >>> three days after they were indicted in an alleged political pay back scheme they're headed to court. >>> and a summary start to our monday. it's warm outside. get ready for another hot, hot afternoon. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. if that's hot like we had yesterday, we're totally fine. >> yeah. >> meteorologist bill henley is standing by with the first alert forecast. gorgeous weekend. >> i'm tempted to dig around and find the swimsuit. it will be warmer than yesterday. a dry start across the area. no sign of any showers. cape may will find bright sunshine and warm into the 80s even at the shore today. right now the temperatu

jessica boyington and the "first alert" traffic center. forget about the sunglasses today, jessica. >> definitely starting to pick up with volume as we head out the door on i-95. no sunshine in the area. this is the northbound side right here. a little bit of volume starting to gather. you can see the drive time hardly affected by that. moving out of that right-hand shoulder. and we have good news out in lower merion lancaster avenue and remington road isle reopen. you don't have to worry about an alternate anymore. that accident has cleared out of the way. now rutgers camden commencement at 9:00, expect delays around the camden water front area. >>> we begin with breaking news overseas. reports say that isis militants are now in control of historic ruins and the ancient city of palmyra in central city. this site in palmyra dates back to the roman empire. so far isis has not knocked down the historic ruins but they fear that isis will just as they did with similar sites after they took possession of them in northern iraq last month. >>> ne

now we have a date with jessica boyington. a lot of dates. we're busy. >> our dance card is filled. >> early for this too. >> tell us about traffic. >> good morning, everybody. we're starting off with the work zone in new jersey on 295 at the black horse pike. these are the northbound lanes. the southbound side doing a bit better. you can see some crew working over into the shoulder as well. still not affecting the drive times. still no problems there, something to watch out for. still no problems as well out on our majors 95 the schuylkill dealing with no problems there. green lights. upper moreland there is an accident on easton road. >>> 20 minutes before 5:00. the tension is not over in baltimore. >> next, the message protesters took to the city council meeting last night and the disruption that it cost. >>> plus a new round of layoffs that are causing concerns throughout the city. ♪ "smash me. dear god, smash me into a million pieces" little miss puffytail thinks every time someone enters this room. for while the people who come in her

for now check in with "nbc 10" first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. good morning. >> thank you,

but how's the traffic looking, jessica boyington in the "first alert" traffic center. good morning, jessica. >> good morning, bill. right now, we're looking live at the vine street expressway you can see westbound towards the schuylkill expressway, still under a five-minute drive there. we'll have more coming up. >>> plus patco is rolling out change. when the first line of new railcars will start pigging up passengers. we'll let you know. >> announcer: "nbc10 news" starts now. >>> a flurry of bullets, plus an unusual crime scene in philadelphia overnight. we're live with the shooting that nearly killed an incident couple. >>> and a crash and this inferno. we're tracking traffic trouble this morning that this car fire is creating in montgomery county. >>> a dreary day today. the "first alert" radar is tracking rain moving in with it. and another cooldown. good morning, this

nbc10's traffic reporter jessica boyington watching the roads for us, jessica. >> thank you, chris and tracy. this morning, what we're dealing with is a lot of detours. septa suspended from new york into philadelphia. and the trenton line for septa is suspended this morning and we're not sure when that's going to be reopened but the market line is making all stops to accommodate extra passengers. and on we're dealing with extra weekday trains to help with passengers as well. if you do take the trenton line from the station into center city. you can take frankford. or take route 88 and state rowland and get to market and frankford there. definitely more alternates to come and get the full list at nbc10.com. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> a cool start this morning, feels like springtime. this is typical for this time of year. look at this view. clear skies with a view of the comcast center. you see a few thin clouds on the horizon, sunshine cloudless skies for most of the day. 50 degrees at philadelphia international. 12 degrees chi

let's check in with jessica boyington in the first alert traffic center. jessica. >> good news bill. new jersey on 295 around route 73. the accident investigation is being pretty much cleared out of the way not creating much of a problem anymore. 11 minutes for your drive time headed northbound from the black horse pike up towards 38. good news up to montgomery county in new hanover. there is an accident on swamp pike and middle creek road. another crash in upper merion on west beadler road and jasper road. mass transit, back in business on the northeast corridor and septa's trenton line. we're going to check in with the vine street expressway coming up. >>> and we are just about an hour away from the first train to head for new york since tuesday's train derailment. "nbc 10's" matt delucia is live at 30th street station where that train departs. matt i'm guessing there will be a lot of anxious and appreciative commuters this morning. >> reporter: absolutely vai. amtrak says that service will be safer. as of this morning when that first train leaves for ne

i'm jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. seeing some problems out on 422 on the eastbound side. the trailer carrying a shed of some sort actually had careened off the road into the center median. they're trying to get that upright. just a moment ago it was fallen off the back of the trailer. you can see slow going by the scene. it's not really taking out a lane. one lane squeezing by. 19 minutes headed eastbound from 29 up towards the schuylkill expressway. in total on the schuylkill expressway drive times there. through conshohocken. everything moving along just okay. starting to slow down east or westbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway, 20-minute trip in both directions. still monitoring an accident in west conshohocken on front street. use caution when driving by. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather. >> starting off with fog in some areas. among those spots the pocono mountains. spotty fog. that's the view from jim thorpe this morning. the fog will clear as the temperatures climb. it will be warm

i'm jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. we have a major situation out in woolwich township closing the new jersey turnpike due to an accident involving two tractor-trailers a bus and another vehicle. all north bind lanes closed between exit 22. take 295 to get by that. malvern, a downed tree on the north and southbound side between east king street and old lancaster road. depending what side you're coming from take west lancaster avenue or paoli pike. an accident scene on new second street. out on the vine street expressway around 24th street drive times are free and in the clear. currently no problems through the nonactive work zone. eastbound towards 95 no problems. a 2-minute trip from the schuylkill expressway. we'll check in with the new jersey turnpike coming up again to give you more updates and details. chris and tracy. >>> 5:02. it is primary day across pennsylvania. one of the biggest races in our area is for the democratic nominee for mayor of philadelphia. here's a look at the six democrats facing off in today's

. >> nbc10's "first alert" traffic reporter jessica boyington. a lot of people expected by the amtrak suspension. new jersey transit is additionally suspended the atlantic city rail line from cherry hill. but they're bussing passengers from cherry hill into philadelphia. and they're cross-honoring tickets as well. the market/frankford line is currently making all stops and they're adding transit. they are offering a free septa shuttle from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. on cornwells heights. and you can get a frankford transfer. >>> we know about the seven people killed, more than 200, though were injured. and many of them are still recovering. nbc10's monique braxton is there for us. >> reporter: hi chris, for a second morning they're waking up in hospital rooms. we'll update their condition after the break. >>> clear skies right now. look at this gorgeous view. that's a view from high atop the comcast center. it's going to be a sunglasses kind of day. right now, though you might need a jacket. 49 degrees at 5:36. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert"

let's get an update from "nbc 10's" jessica boyington. jessica? >> thank you, chris. in addition to the obvious, mass transit delays suspensions and problems. we are dealing with local detours around the entire scene of this derailment in port richmond. frankford avenue is closed between torresdale avenue and wheatsheaf lane is closed between frankford and aramingo. there could be resit dual delays and pop pop-up closures around the area as well. take 95 to definitely be sure. we'll have more updates coming up. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> skies are starting to brighten up. the sun won't be up until just 12 minutes before 6:00 but we're already getting a better view of the scene out there. we're getting gusty winds. dry winds and an enhanced fire risk for wildfires today. gusts, well they're starting to settle down. bringing in cooler air. it will keep us dry until we get to the weekend. that's the next chance of showers. 56 in allentown. northeast philadelphia has dropped into the 50s. at 61 degrees and still falling at

"nbc 10's" first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has a look at what's happening. jessica? >> yeah, guys, fridays are typically lighter. construction projects they're clearing up around the 6:00 a.m. mark. another 10 20 minutes before they clean out of the way because we'll start to see rush hour volume. 95 around state road active work zone here. this is definitely really ongoing. something everybody is used to. starting to jam up a little bit in the southbound and northbound side. 12 minutes heading towards the center city area from woodhaven road towards the vine street expressway. another 20 minutes or so out on the pa turnpike. crews should be cleaning up shortly between fort washington and willow grove. that was supposed to be out there until 6:00 a.m. out on 422 doing okay still. where it typically jams up is from 29 towards the schuylkill. eight-minute trip so no problem there. as we check on our area bridges, currently no problems heading in or out of the city on the ben, the tacony-palmyra or the walt whitman. mass transit check coming up. >>> problem for two top

let's find out with jessica boyington. >> thank you tracy. good morning, áq duced visibility in the area. the southbound lanes and northbound lanes moving along fine up to 13 minutes from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. and 12 going the opposite way. the pa turnpike westbound route 1 to valley forge, no problems there. 23 minutes. eastbound lanes doing just the same. mass transit this morning, no problems there as well. so far for the morning we're having no reported delays for septa, new jersey transit or the patco speed lines. more drive times coming up in 10. tracy. >>> happy birthday. >> mother's day was extra special for cherie dunn of oxford circle. yesterday she celebrated with her 11 kids. family barbecue. the children flange age from 7 to 31. she also has eight grandkids and, wait their names all begin with the letter j. >> we've got joseph jermaine jacob, james, jessica, jasmine, johnny joanne jerica jerry and javon. >> wow. >> she admits sometimes she calls the kids a wrong name. don't all mothers do that especially

now we'll check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington monitoring the roads. >> thank you, brittney. upper more land we had a disabled vehicle. they got that incident all out of the way. nash ave. and quigley avenue is free and clear. no problems on 95 as you look around cottman avenue. this is a rare sight to see on 95. especially once our morning commute gets underway. friday dealing with southbound woodhaven road towards the vine street expressway only a 13 minute drive time. heading out the door on 202, you can see all the cars free and clear and in the green. definitely good news. 10 minutes or 11 minutes headed northbound or southbound from 30 up towards the schuylkill expressway. more drive times coming up. tracy. >>> following breaking news in the search for a suspected sexual predator in south philadelphia. sources confirm that police are expected to issue an arrest warrant sometime today. "nbc 10's" jesse gary is live outside the special victims unit. tell us about the information collected? >> reporter: that's right. they found red colored gloves and sneaker

jessica boyington in the first alert traffic center. good morning, jesse. >> good morning, bill. we have foggy spots but nothing messing with a lot of the majors and visibility in terms of driving there's not a lot of volume as well. we head out to parkwood we are dealing with a downed pole and wires obstructing the roadways there. woodhaven road and byberry road. police activity on the scene directing traffic around the incident. take academy road to get by. out on the schuylkill expressway around montgomery drive, no problems here. small obstruction in the right hand shoulder on the eastbound side but that's obviously not setting anybody back too much. 13 minutes. just something to watch out for. headed eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway, no problem. 42 freeway in new jersey drive times there are free and in the clear. just 5 minutes. and that's a good thing. headed northbound from 55 up towards the walt whitman bridge. we're going to check in with the rest of the area bridges coming up in 10. tracy. >>> it is 4:33. following breaking news in mercer cou

first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> good morning. a few problems is right. we're in the beginning of what seems to be rush hour. a bunch of things popping up. but we haved edd edvhave good news on the schuylkill. the vine street expressway and the eastbound lanes in here everything moving along just fine. our drive times still up. so too the center city area 13 minutes from the blue route to the vine street expressway. watching out for an accident investigation involving a police officer out in southwest philadelphia. 58th street and woodland avenue if you want to get around that scene. for now take springfield avenue. out in tacony an overturned vehicle on the streets on charl street. take frank further avenue to get by that scene. as well more details to come. >>> the accident you mentioned in tacony will have amazing surveillance video of that for you in a moment. we're following this breaking news from southwest philadelphia a live picture here where a police officers was hurt when a car collided with his patrol vehicle as he was responding to a call. nb

first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has an update on the street closures. jessica? >> thank you, tracy. good morning, everybody. we are dealing also additionally with amtrak obviously being suspended due to that derailment. all northeast corridor service is suspended from philadelphia into new york city. modified service between washington and philly harrisburg and philly and new york city and boston. new jersey transit will honor all of your tickets between new york city and trenton for this morning. for septa we are dealing with some delays there as well. the trenton line still suspended. they have had service restored since this morning but there's still some delays there. additional train cars will be added onto the west trenton line. you can use the market frankford line to get in and out of center city. additionally covering the rest of our majors 422 just a moment ago completely closed off due to an accident on the eastbound side right around 29 creating over an hour and a half delay headed eastbound towards the schuylkill expressway. we'll have more updates

"nbc 10's" jessica boyington is following that. jessica. >> only one lane is blocked, the right hand lane in brings ton on the p.a. turnpike on the westbound side. good thing traffic is allowed to pass up speeds that is still there with an overturned tractor-trailer. delaware valley and bensalem, watch out for that. heading out through the work zone very active work zone around 95 around state road. you can see taking out the center area right here. ongoing though. southbound is where we typically see the volume in the morning times. still not affecting the drive times. 13 minutes northbound and southbound from wood haechb road towards the vine street expressway. new jersey on 492 freeway, no problems or delays northbound from 45. no problems on the walt whitman bridge as well or delays on the rest of the area bridges. mass transit coming up. >>> 4:53. new this morning, the skinny on where our country could lose some weight. next, where pennsylvania new jersey and delaware stand on a new list. >>> about five of 5:00. for parents wh

jessica boyington has that for you, jessica. >> thanks, chris. tracy. we're starting things off on the schuylkill expressway around spring garden street where you can see some debris in the roadway taking out part of the left-hand lane and slow going by that scene. not a lot of volume on the scene. that's one of the good things about this. all other lanes open. not affecting the drive times at all. dealing with ongoing construction westbound into the city losing one lane. the tacony-palmyra bridge on the way down right now. was scheduled for 5:45 opening. expect residual delays on either side of the bridge. take the betsy ross bridge if you want to avoid all of the delays. lower marian still an accident at haverford avenue. we'll check in with jersey coming up. >>> mid-sized suvs getting mixed safety results in the latest result of small overlap crash tests. the insurance institute tested 7 mid size suvs. the best overall performer is the redesigned nissan murano. it was designated a top safety pick. ford's flex earned an acceptable rating. dodge durang

right now first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is standing by on a friday morning. good morning, jessica. >> hey, bill. watching a road closure for kelley drive. the stotesbury cup regatta is closing kelley drive. take the schuylkill expressway to get on by the scene. as we get out to the schuylkill expressway by spring garden drive times free and in the clear. under 12 minutes west and eastbound. starting to gather a little bit of volume on the eastbound side a tiny bit more as headed westbound. 95 in delaware still no problems there as well. north and southbound under 11 minutes in both directions. as for mass transit, the septa trenton line still suspended. the atlantic city rail line has resumed service. go to nbc10.com for more alternates. >>> breaking news. the music world has lost a legend. famed blues guitarist bb king has passed away. "nbc 10's" monique braxton is live in the digital operations center. monique, generations knew of his beloved guitar by name. >> he was so well respected, vai. that's right. he's a legendary blues singer and gi carrist passed

"nbc 10's" jessica boyington is following that for us. jessica? >> with all northbound lanes closed that's going to be a major, major travel disruption this morning as we head out the door into woolwich township. new jersey turnpike closed on all northbound lanes between exit 1 and 2 which is 40 and 322. for now take 295 to get by that scene. we'll have more updates to come on the openings of the new jersey turnpike as we head out the door to the schuylkill expressway around girard avenue everything is moving along okay. westbound from the vine street expressway up towards the blue route, 11 minute trip. 13 minutes around girard avenue east bound from the blue route towards the vine street expressway. moving forward from the pa turnpike, rain falling down. 24 minutes westbound from 1 up to valley forge. more details on the new jersey turnpike to come. >>> the deadly biker brawl in texas is creating a new problem this morning. >>> next the concern facing police after the shootout left nine people dead. >>> plus cleaning up their act. the new man da

"nbc 10's" jessica boyington is with us. >> we're pretty good. no construction projects around broad street. good news there headed southbound towards the center city area. 13 minute trip. southbound lanes so you can see no problems. same story if you're headed northbound as well. check on the pa turnpike same story. definitely quiet this morning. that's good news for us. 22 minutes headed westbound from route 1 from valley forge. the same thing, 22 minutes the other way. more construction projects coming up. >>> home buyers and investors on long island are rejoicing for homes after hurricane sandy. one couple paid $270,000 for a home valued at twice that amount before sandy gutt it had in 2012. >> it's wonderful. i'm very happy. >> it's about restoring communities. >> you just buy a house, do some repairs, move in no it's a lot of work. >> and that's the deal behind the deal. the home buyers have three years to complete renovations or they risk having the state take back the homes and put them up for bid again. >>> here's another deal. working t

jessica boyington, let's get the status on that problem on the boulevard. jessica? >> thank you guys. we're out on route 1 right at maple avenue where the camera's actually moved a little bit. it's not as easy to see right now, but there is an accident scene blocking off the off ramp to maple avenue. crews on the scene and activity on the southbound side ever route 1. not a lot of volume but something to watch out for since crews are on the scene trying to get it cleared and out of the way. 95 in delaware drive times moving along just fine as well. northbound southbound from 295 to 495 only an 11 or 10 minute trip. we'll check in with amtrak in the next hour. >>> it's been 30 years since the moon bombing. in 1985 the radical group moved into 62nd street. they built bunkers on the roof and were often seen carrying weapons. neighbors were told to evacuate. 24 hours the situation escalated. police dropped a bomb and 61 houses burned to the ground. pete cane was there as history unfolded right in front of his eyes. >> 24 hours i spent in a house. >> reporter: you didn't

"first alert" traffic reporter jessica boyington is tracking changes. >> thank you, chris. definitely a lot of changes and still updates. amtrak as you said, still suspended from philadelphia and modified service from new york city and boston. this morning, and for new jersey transit the atlantic city rail line still being suspended there between cherry hill and 30th street in philadelphia. additionally new jersey transit will be cross-honoring amtrak tickets on the new jersey rail on the river line so far for the morning. police still directing traffic around the scene, frankford avenue northbound and southbound between torresdale avenue and castor avenue as well. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> temperatures are dropping right now under clear skies. look at the view of the moon this morning. and the flag just blowing in the breeze that's not going to be as strong as yesterday. but just enough to keep the coolest temperatures coming our way. 51 degrees right now. that's 12 degrees colder than it was yesterday at this tim

jessica boyington in the first alert traffic center. jessica? >> bill quiet so far this morning. starting off on the vine street expressway where we're monitoring a disabled vehicle over in the right hand shoulder. you can see that not interfering at all with the roads. two minutes headed eastbound from the schuylkill towards 95. right around third street. can't see the westbound lanes but they look pretty much identical to the scene as well. no problems heading into center city area. 95 or the schuylkill expressway and the blue route looking great southbound up towards 95. for mass transit we did have a rough week with mass transit. all normal service resumes for amtrak, new jersey transit and septa. more drive timesçcé to come and a check on new jersey roads. chris. >>> 5:31. let's take you to breaking news. a flight out of philadelphia from europe was diverted to canada because someone died on board the plane. american airlines flight 700 was traveling from philadelphia international to frankfurt germany. it was diverted as you see on the map to gandor airport in newfoundla

jessica boyington with first alert traffic. >> good morning, bill. we're doing okay on our majors. speeds are moving up. 422 on trooper road you can see 8 minutes, 7 minutes. eastbound lanes are generally what would jam up a little bit later on this the morning. you can see from 29 to the schuylkill expressway still only an eight minute trip and not a lot of volume. we are watching an accident in gloucester city on 76 eastbound right after the 42 freeway turns into 76 as you are approaching the walt whitman bridge. right around 130 right and shoulder lanes closed with police activity on the scene there. as we take a look at the rest of our drive times, no problems on 95 southbound headed into the center city area. 13 minutes. 12 minutes on the schuylkill. no problems currently on the blue route if you're headed southbound. >>> 5:31. we continue to follow breaking news out of north philadelphia where a shooting left one man dead, two others wounded. this happened on north ofth6th street. officers were on patrol when they heard a series of gunshots. they found three men on the ground

right now let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> good morning, bill. starting things off in new jersey in the work zone on 295. southbound lanes. you can see traffic. all lanes open and traffic moving through nicely. on the off ramp part of the right hand shoulder is being taken out with crew on the scene and working through that area. not affecting traffic. just something to watch out for. as we move out to lower merion a crash on westwood road and spring avenue. be aware of that. still dealing with ongoing construction over the ben franklin bridge westbound into philadelphia. the right lane is blocked due to ongoing construction. rest of the drive times, no problem for 95 the schuylkill or the blue route. >>> 4:32. following breaking news from overnight. three people shot in north philadelphia with the gunfire turning deadly for one of those people. "nbc 10's" matt delucia is live on the scene. matt, at 4:00 you mentioned the surviving victims are being held as suspects. tell us what we know. >> reporter: tracy, that is mainly because of the amount o

let's see what's happening with jessica boyington. >> thanks chris. tracy, the tacony-palmyra bridge was scheduled for a 5:40 owning opening. currently opening now. small residual delays there. no problems on the betsy ross bridge. good thing if that's your alternate or the walt. ongoing construction on the ben franklin bridge taking out the right hand lane heading into philadelphia. that's something to watch out for. a check on the roads in new jersey, 295 in cherry hill route 70 northbound or southbound, the most that you're going to drive there is 13 minutes headed southbound from 38 up to the black horse pike. and as we head up to the pa turnpike drive times moving along just fine as well. no problems route 1 to valley forge or eastbound valley forge up to route 1 under 22 minutes. we'll check in with mass transit coming up at 10:00. >>> additional details about breaking news. sky force 10 overhead of what was a fire in north philadelphia and two people are hurt. this is west cayuga street. one of the people hurt is in critical condition. we don't

right now let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> good morning, bill. getting word in long crest of a car fire taking out some lanes on montour street and mayfair street. new jersey on the black horse pike on 295, all lanes are moving along freely. these are the southbound lanes from 38 up to this point at the black horse pike. only 12 minutes. no problems in the left hand lanes as well. as we head forward to the rest of the drive times, you can find everything moving free and clear. no problems on 95 the schuylkill or the blue route. >>> new from overnight a man is dead after a shooting in kensington. now police are looking for the gunman. it happened around stouton street. it's not clear what led to the

jessica boyington has more on the the mass transit situation out there. jessica. >> thank you. yeah, service is suspended from philadelphia to new york. that's obvious. modified service between boston harrisburg, new york city and boston. . the rail line suspended from cherry hill and philadelphia but they are bussing service from cherry hill into philadelphia and honoring septa tickets as well. the trenton line is suspended. the market/frankford line is currently making stops to accommodate passengers. and west trenton is putting on extra weekday trains to accommodate passengers as well. here's an alternate for you, the new jersey transit river line to patco, or the shuttle bus between trenton and west trenton line. we have more details on nbc10.com. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> ten minutes before 5:00. it is cool this morning. this is typical for this time of year. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. and clear skies over center city. 51 degrees at philadelphia international. 12 degrees cooler than it was yesterday at this

right now let's check in with jessica boyington in the first alert traffic. >> good morning, bill. we're still monitoring an accident in new jersey on bellmawr 295 northbound. overturned vehicle. not a lot of volume as well. you're heading into philadelphia over the ben franklin bridge still dealing with ongoing construction coming into philadelphia. losing part of that right-hand lane. not a lot of volume on the bridge but something to pay attention to if you're heading into philly a little bit later on. schuylkill expressway currently no problems along south street. westbound or eastbound, all the drive times there under 12 minutes in or out of the city. mass transit. no delays for septa, new jersey transit or the patco speed line. chris. >>> a man is in critical condition after someone shot him in the leg. it happened just before 2:00 this morning. police still looking for the shooter and it's not clear why the man was shot. >>> also new from overnight, crews are cleaning up a mess after a garage wall collapsed in germantown. it happened in east locust avenue. police blocked off

jessica boyington and the first alert traffic center. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. if you are looking for an easy commute you have one. look at the new jersey turnpike around route 55 in millville, nothing going on. that's a good thing. southbound, northbound you have no problems. we're going to check in with 422 and see if that's the same story there coming up. >> plus push to the limits. many of you have seen this video by now. the extreme soldier challenge that has some questioning the army's training tactics. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >> at least a dozen people are hurt homes leveled, cars slipped, power lines down. a line of tornadoes hit the midwest. >>> here at home a cooler start to the day than we saw yesterday but today the 80s return ahead of an even bigger warmup this weekend. this weekend. >> we can officially start talking about the weekend. >> we started on monday. >> good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. >> i'm chris cato. >> check in with meteorologist bill henley and his first alert forecast. >> thinning out will see enough sunshine to push our

"nbc 10's" first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is watching the roads for you. >> good morning, everyone. out on the i vine street expressway currently dealing with no real problems. all of the construction is lifted now. you can see no problems and the drive times are under 5:00. westbound on the schuylkill expressway no problems. heading out the door we're dealing with a downed pole on mount laurel road. we'll keep you updated if that turns into a closure. out in crescentville, a fire on monitor street near mayfair. take route 1 or whitaker avenue. back to you. >>> 20 minutes before 6:00. new video out shows boko haram militants on the run. we will tell you why they were running and update you on the major operation to push the extremists out of nigeria. >>> check out the secretary of state's selfie with an elephant. we'll tell you why he's visiting kenya. >>> 5:43. doesn't that look nice? what if you were off at the dallas shore. here's a look at cape may. some people could be on the beach today. it's going to get that warm. we'll check with meteorologist to find out exactly

let's get you updated with first alert traffic reporter erer jessica boyington. what can you tell us? >> besides the obvious delays here on amtrak due to this derailment, all northeast corridor service is suspended from philadelphia up into new york so far for this morning. modified service between washington and philly. harrisburg and philly. new york city and boston so far for the morning. but if you did have an amtrak pass, new jersey transit will honor those tickets between new york city and trenton for this morning. we're also dealing with suspensions on septa's trenton line and chestnut hill line until further notice. out in port richmond we're dealing with closures around the area. frankford avenue north and south is closed between torresdale avenue and castor avenue. wheatsheaf is close the. i-95 might be a little out of the way. you are going to have a lot of residual delays. you might want to jump on the highway. >> reporter: thanks. we'll continue our live team coverage from here in port richmond. the scene of the train derailment. a lot of things are

. >> jessica boyington has been watching that for the last two hours. can you give us an update? >> we can give you an update. a good thing be here. we have good news. all lanes are not currently closed. they have been for the predominant part of the morning. you can see right here one shoulder getting by so a vicious backup actually behind that scene. this is on the new jersey turnpike on the northbound side between exit 1 and exit 2 which is in between 40 and 322. you can see two tractor trailers were involved and they caught on fire. a lot of recity sid dual smoke. combined with the fog and wet roadways, you can see it's not becoming a very desirable situation on the new jersey turnpike. one lane being blocked off on the southbound side as well. as we head to our maps we'll show you how to get around that. between 40 and 322 is where that closure is. take 295 to squeeze buy that scene. malvern dealing with a road closure. that's between east king street and old lancaster road. a downed tree is blocking off the roadways. until that's cleaned up take west lancaster pike and paol