on i-95 looking north just past cottman the ramp coming on there cottman avenue, it is looking good this morning as they opened up four lanes on i-95 between cottman and then south to bridge. some delays are south of this camera, but this is a problem spot, this is where it used to backup, now looking crystal clear heading toward cottman avenue on the southbound side. septa regional rails some issues west trenton there are 15 minute delays and then cynwyd line is busing p.m. train services suspended through friday, in this area. jim and jan, back to you. >> thanks, patrick. >>> international manhunt is underway for the man accused of driving through a crowded christmas market. tensions high in berlin as police search for anis amri who has been on the run since monday night. cbs news correspondent brooks silva-braga has the very latest. >> reporter: demonstrators gathered outside german chancellor angel merkel's office monday night angry over monday's christmas market attack in berlin. >> this man called for merkel to resign, saying her open door refugee policy allows anis amri into the c

right now traffic is moving fine on fine fine at cottman. this construction project not done anytime soon, vine street expressway is closed for the overnight work. the overnight closures ends at 9:00 a.m., the long-term construction on the vine, of course, continues. this is columbus boulevard, same situation as yesterday morning, left lane open southbound by fitzwater street. the water main break is the issue. other than that not a lot on the big picture, looking fine on the schuylkill expressway and the boulevard. we have the overnight voars closure in upper gwynedd this morning. there's a crash blocking cedar lane road if you want to use 13 or 1, they are fine so far on this thursday morning. >>> breaking overnight, someone shot a 30-year-old woman in the head inside an apartment in camden. the victim was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. katherine scott is live at the camden county police department with the full story. >> reporter: matt, what exactly happened remains under investigation. we did reach out to authorities an wai

we are on the the cottman avenue ramps. we're all four lanes open. this phase of the construction project, complete. check it off our to-do list. let's roll video from skyfox. over the scene last night, they made the final preparations, moved the cones around, and opened up all four lanes of 95 between cottman avenue and bridge street. this is a project that we have been sitting through and gridlock and frustration filled since 2012. so it marks the ends after four-year project here in northeast philadelphia. let's go to the maps. don't pop the champagne yet. or i should say don't drink it all, because it is not a complete fix. there are four lanes open between cottman avenue and bridge street. however, the project between bridge street and center city, is going to go on until about the year 2025. so we still have some construction to deal with, but at least, that stretch up there, the first phase, is complete. and we're going to definitely see some smiling motorists when you head southbound today. good morning, center city. no problems here along ce

jenny joyce live at cottman avenue. jenny are they tooting the horns and celebrate interesting for you? >> kind of sad, big deal. >> yes, it is. this is a big deal. >> reporter: you know, i would expect some horns out here. i think people are very excited to be cruising along i95 here, as you said, merry christmas, happy hon can from penndot. i95 kicked the barriers and construction gear and reopened all four lanes between cottman avenue and bridge street for the first time since 2012. so the work was part of a $212 million project to widen and reconstruct one and a half miles of i-95 between blie avenue and construction street, construction added fourth lane in each direction along this stretch of i95 again start in the 2012. it's been a long road, forgive the pun, improvement project also included replacing seven structurally deficient bridges on the interstate, upgrading four existing ramps, constructing 13 retaining walls, and installing storm water drainage pipes, and and intelligent transportation equipment. so se

we are on i-95 now from cottman

accident i-95 northbound past cottman. our broken down truck i-95 northbound at the girard point bridge is gone. however we have that broken down vehicle by saint charles borromeo seminary at latches lane. chopper 6 hd high in the sky over queen village. this is columbus boulevard, the water main break from tuesday, repairs are on going, as you can see this morning there's no southbound traffic getting by, only northbound lanes are open columbus boulevard near fitzwater street. at this point, they have the off ramp from i-95 southbound to columbus open, but if you exit there, you have to go north, you can't go south because columbus boulevard is blocked. crash center avenue at easton road in willow grove. an accident 113 at bridge road and creek road. >> fire breaks out at an apartment buildings in montgomery county while server people were inside and one of them never made it out. annie mccormick is gathering information at the scene in pottstown and joins us live this morning. annie. >> reporter: matt, the red cross said

that will start to slow you down, 95 north at cottman, left lane blocked, a lot going on on 95. heads up on it, no matter where you are on 995, my advice, especially on a monday morning, always give yourself extra time, live look at 95 at cottman, you can see, quite a few vehicles out there. we will see them progress pushing into the 5:00 morning. southbound direction looking good, looking just as it should as you approach the schuylkill. looking good on the boulevard. we do have construction delaware, 59 north delaware, that left lane blocked around 5:00 a.m. then you have two left lanes blocked between 295 and mlk boulevard and fourth street. heads up. a lot of construction out there. overall typical nice monday morning. >> meisha, thank you. how much will you pay at the pump if you are going home for the holidays? that's still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning. and get those cards, letters, and packages in the mail. why today is the busiest day at the post office. >>> men and women in blue help out the man in red. police officers in camden are making sure that dozen of

ninety-five north and southbound at cottman, left lanes blocked there, both directions. not causing any slow downs right now. you can see still early, haven't even cracked into the 5:00 hour yet. once we push into the 5:00 and specially into the 6:00 hour, these cones will slow you down, just factor that into your morning plans. also the vine west and westbound, we are closed for the overnight construction, hopefully that clears by the 5:00 hour. now, also, the burlington bristol bridge is opening right now, heads up on. that plus a lot of construction, pa turnpike westbound, see if i can get this, pa turnpike between downingtown, valley forge, right lane blocked in that area, also route 42 northbound between route 130 and walt whitman bridge. one to two lanes blocked there. so around 5:00 a.m. we will be take being a lot more construction coming up in the next 15 minutes, jim, over to you. >> thank you, meisha. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, you work for it, it is paid for, but how many americans are missing out on vacation time? >> no, not you, jim, not

that should alleviate the southbound delays by cottman. we'll see how that goes os the morning progresses. overnight construction on the vine expired. it will continue tonight at 11:00 p.m. they are working on the water main break queen village, southbound getting by columbus boulevard at fitzwater street. a wreck on the new jersey turnpike in mount laurel southbound has cleared out. everything is good to go there otledz thursday -- on this thursday this morning. >>> gunfire erupts inside an apartment building in camden leave a woman shot in the head. katherine scott joins us live at the camden county police department with more. >> reporter: matt, what exactly happened last night remains under investigation, we know the victim is 30 years old, rushed to the hospital last night in serious condition, so far this morning we have not had a an update from police this morning on her condition at the hospital. let's go to video, last night in camden, detectives were on the scene investigating they were there throughout the night on east state st

ninety-five north at cottman, left lane taken out. really, messing things up, the further south you g at least you get nice shot of developing sunrise over clear skies, stuck in that, but just heads up there, you will run into mess here. headed north on 95. columbus boulevard, again, queen street, fixing that water main break. again, that's taken out. so eventually you have to go around. that will but you can get to 95. watch out for some delays, so headed south on columbus boulevard. accident near collegeville route 113 near creek road. still have that accident scene, right around the willow grove mall, center avenue at easton road, been there for all while this morning, area speeds, other than 95, which is down to 24, going north, right around cottman, we're good, running at the speed limit on the blue route, both turnpike, pennsylvania, new jersey, no problems, two 295. vine st. expressway good shape. look at the schuylkill, both directions. no problems heading in and out of the city. again, schuylkill river wall repairs continue.

it's wet on i-95 on cottman. mass transit, a few delays popping up, newark line, trenton line and paoli thorndale. >> reporter: a little rain on storm tracker 6 live double scan, it's becoming less and less. a little bit in the philadelphia area and chester county. precipitation almost done in the lehigh valley. you can see snow in the east, that's what you had there. be careful in the lehigh valley with the possibility of slushy roads in upper elevations this morning. 42 by 8 a.m. 44 by 10:00 a.m., 49 by noon. we see the sun come back and we get a high of 53 degrees before zipping back to 45 by 6:00 p.m. checking conditions at the airport, hoping for all green aircraft that's what we got, no major delays. philadelphia is beginning to dry out. atlanta has rain this morning, as does jfk. >> in "healthcheck" more encouragement if you're thinking of ditching meat from your diet. vegetarian diet can reduce heart disease and dients -- diabetes and cancer. plant based diets can reduce green house gas by up to 50%. >>>

cottman. hopefully i see them picking up and we should than good to go by 5:30. weekend rain and soaking road conditions could be slippery if it looks wet it is 30 degrees out, gang. so therefore there is potential for black ice, just be careful first step outside front door your driveway even on and off ramps and parking lot as you make it to work this morning. new jersey turnpike at route 55, coming from south jersey looking good, nothing out of the ordinary there. we have dog ornament here, this house all decorated nice and pretty for the holidays. keep pictures coming, put them up on facebook, twitter, instagram we are having a kelly christmas. we will show pictures on tv and then this week we will pick our own to broadcast live from their front lawn all you have to do is post that picture to facebook, twitter, instagram, use that #fox 29 lights contest and all details are up on the web site at fox 29.com. karen, back over to you. >>> lets look at our top stories making news right now u.n.

so, just 18 miles per hour on that chunk of i-95, cottman looks better. you can exit i-95 on columbus boulevard, one southbound lanes gets by the water main break from a couple of days ago. i would expect delays, delays on the schuylkill expressway, he is in the 20s westbound near city avenue. that's normal morning volume. getting word of a crash cooper hawk driver at sugarman road. slow speeds on 422 eastbound 11 miles per hour through pottstown because of a crash near armand hammor taking out a lane. single vehicle on 2 oh, 2 parkway -- 202 park away, sing crash vehicle off the road. river road is closing throughout the day today for pipe installation taylorsville road gets you around that. >> the tape tells the tale, a woman in north jersey did not do the right thing when a woman dropped her wallet. 17-year-old emily dropped her wallet with $125 of cash inside she was planning to use for christmas presents. a woman walks by and kicks the wallet away. she is seen picking up the wallet and leaving the store. police are on her trail since she did not turn

but go to the maps, four lanes between cottman and bridge, only good to bridge street. then we go back into the work zone, that next phase won't be completed until 2025. but anything is worth celebrating this morning, right? eastbound on the bypass, an accident, right here, at route 113. no problems yet coming up and over the benny. got an accident south on the extension, right near the lehigh valley tunnel. we're seeing delays again this morning on couple of the regional rail lines on septa, mike and alex back over to you. >> a philadelphia man is waking up this morning, i would imagine, he's up early this morning, with his family for the first time in almost ten years this morning after serving time for a crime he did not commit. charges were dropped after ruling by the pennsylvania supreme court fox 29's chris o'connell was there when rollins walked out of the court a free man. >> it was hell. like hell on earth. describe hell on earth, that's what jail is for me. i didn't belong there. so being there, i didn't belong it, made my days extremely long. >> dante rollins

overall 95 at cottman, give yourself extra time. also, some construction out here, that's still lingering out there, route one north and southbound at route 72, on and off-ramps are closed between 7:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m., for paving project. just heads up on that, that area can slow you clown it get busy. fifty-nine north between 141 and mlk boulevard, all clear, a loft morning construction just starting to clear out of the way now. couple reminders, like this one, north broad street, roosevelt boulevard, lanes blocked between nine a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and this is actually going to linger throughout through late january. rahel, back over you. >> meisha, thank you. for a look at newspaper headlines from around the region, philadelphia inquirer report on power outage at the king of prussia mall. the outage left shoppers in the dark sunday afternoon about 2:15, the mall officials say it took about 30 minutes to fully regain power, about 50 of the mall's 400 stores were affected. kop is the largest shopping complex on the east coast. >> from

this is i-95 cottman, yes, count them, four lanes each way. the bad news we have the work going on around girard avenue. you'll see delays on i-95 as you travel between the northeast and center city. at least at cottman thinks will be better starting this morning. let's get suburban and continue on the construction train the pennsylvania turnpike westbound past d. he -- d. he dell val. in upper gwynedd should have the overnight zone blocking valley forge road. foster road possible because of the northeast extension. way up north if you're coming south on 476 near the lehigh tunnel we're getting word of a crash tractor-trailer down an embankment it's causing a jam 9 miles per hour near the lehigh tunnel southbound side of the n. he x. >>> a retailer in kentucky is trying to figure out who this shopper who went on a racist rant bouncing around social media. >> you're nobody, far as i'm concerned, probably on welfare, taxpayers probably paid for all this stuff. >> witnesses say the woman wet off when a hispanic woman added items to her friend's p

that was the first phase so all four lanes between cottman and bridge are open. this is the stretch that began back in 2012 they still got long way to go, because you are still going to hit the brakes and the cones from the betsy down through girard,. >> santa dropped early gift up there in the northeast last night, so that's good news for folks on 95, on the new jersey turnpike, though, southbound, crash at exit number four which is route 73, also an accident out here in the neighborhood, welsh and the butler pike, some slow going left over on turnpike at ft. washington, left over crew, just pulling on out of there. the vine expressway should open up any minute to vehicle traffic into and out of downtown, officially said until 5:00. running few minutes lit there, and water main break in south philly, one lane open now, but at 9:00 they'll close all of the lanes from 95 to washington, and then also close the off ram frost columbus boulevard there off of i-95. mass transit, no reported delays. >> it was messed up what happened to me. but it is over now. i go and s

from academy road to cottman on the northbound side not looking that great. what we're seeing southbound we're doing okay southbound especially travel speeds are in the 50s and 60s. woodhaven to vine. no issues southbound but northbound may run into some delays. avoid as much as possible. back to you. >>> next we'll run down this morning's headlines and story we'll be following four. >> another day another deadline. we'll tell you what you need to do today to make sure your holiday packages arrive on time. ♪this holiday season, my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 cash 4 lifes ♪3 pick 3s ♪2 mega millions (joe) happy holidays, rita. (rita) thanks, joe! (man) what a great gift! (announcer) pennsylvania lottery tickets make great gifts, like the new $1 million snow bank. (joe) happy holidays! ♪and best wishes from the lottery♪ >>> now an update on breaking news from overseas. state tv in malta which is located in the mediterranean sea say two hijackers on a plane that's noun the tarmac have hand gre

they have been working at cottman avenue on ramps. the on ramp from i-95 to go south in the the city is still closed here in northeast philadelphia here's a live look they are also working northbound just be careful up and down that i i-95 corridor. they did this is work last night but we're opened for business, looking good, market frankford, broad street subway using shuttle buses until 5:00 o delays on the regional rail lines but coal temperatures the trains could have, trouble getting started. karen, back over to you. >>> we now know that two people have died in the fiery crash, it happened on the roosevelt boulevard, their car was sent into a school bus which just minutes before, teenagers had been dropped off lets get out to steve keeley at the scene with what we know , steve. >> reporter: you can see intersection here the atwood ward street here in northeast philadelphia, right after a curve in the boulevard. look ahead there. but still you would think that plenty of time, to slow down, stop, or even swerve around anybody that

no major problems here but an accident north on i-95 in the cottman avenue interchange that brand new stretch where yesterday we saw folks, flying up and down stretch between cottman and bridge street. it is four lanes, no construction it is like a speed way here so just be careful over the holiday weekend. four delays so far out on the gate this morning. heading to the airport get down there in advance, two hours they suggest, check with the airline don't bother wrapping their presents because security will only un wrap them at checkpoints. so save your wrapping paper and your tape and do it when you get to your destination. columbus boulevard closed from 95 down to washington avenue. they have off ramps blocked to columbus boulevard to make final repairs today to that water main break. >>> this morning, the massive manhunt for a suspect terrorist appears to be over, authorities are saying anis amri has been shot and killed in a bloody gun battle in italy. so about six hup miles away from where he drove that truck into the christmas market in berlin. police believe he is the man who

southbound brakes lights at academy backed up from cottman into allegheny and girard. no issues organ -- on 95 or 295 or 495. hook road is closed because of downed wires. there was an accident involving a maintenance vehicle and pedestrian, all tracks are open, but there's residual delays. >>> award is being offered for information that leads police to the hit-and-run hit-and-run driver of a 12-year-old boy in new castle county. >> reporter: matt, the little boy is in guarded, but stable condition. he will spend christmas in the hospital. he has several surgeries ahead. his mother is asking anybody with information to come forward. this is 12-year-old brian richards a 7th grader who is active in sports. new castle county police say around 5:40 p.m. monday he was struck by a hit-and-run driver as he try to cross the unit block of memorial drive in minquadale. yesterday police released a photo of the red chrysler 300 scholar to the vehicle they are looking for. the drivers side mirror should be missing him passenger side side mirror should have yellow tinted glass. brian

we have construction 95 south between academy and cottman two lanes blocked there as you push in the southbound direction. northbound side looking quiet. really southbound side that has been very busy all week long. two lanes are block for construction. i will let you know when it clears. for those taking vine that is also closed between schuylkill and broad pushing west and eastbound direction, crew is still out there, still very dark and closed. construction new jersey turnpike north bound near 168, left lane blocked, that will linger longer until about 6:00 . i will let you know when that clears as well. forty-two north and southbound at route 41, one lane blocked until 5:00 a.m. jim and rahel, back to you. >>> police are investigating a deadly crash in the cobbs creek section. "eyewitness news" the 58th and baltimore avenue where a five two-year old man crashed his car around 1:00. police say victim hit another car and then a tree, in details on what led to that crash. >>> also new this morning a man is dead after a shooting in philadelphia's frankford section. overcome with grie

you see the area of yellow at cottman about 42 miles an hour. we can take a live look here near the betsy ross bridge and see the southbound traffic moving okay as you head towards center city, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >> ♪ >>> breaking news. live over south jersey this is clayton gloucester county the units block of west howard street. this is a single home fire. firefighters called out about 45 minutes ago when they got to the scene you can seem a lot of smoke coming trout under the roof all the way down to the first floor. a number of first responders there. they'll stay on the scene. right now we're not hearing any reports of injuries but we'll keep an eye on this and of course if any news breaks on this we'll bring it right to you. >> also breaking this morning a gunman fired shot after shot after shot into a murder victim in the city's frankford section this morning t it happened at 12:30 this morning on the 1400 block of adams a the 27-year-old victim wall shot multiple times. investigators found 28 spent shell casings close to h

beautiful between cottman and bridge. they have reopened it. it took almost four years. here we are 212 million-dollar project finally complete, so hopefully it headaches your rush hour just a little bit better. rush hour here though not the so good columbus boulevard at queen street something we told but yesterday. it is, still closed. at least right two lanes are and at 9:00 a.m. they will close road and close ramp from i-95 southbound to work on this. so that is going to cause some delays in this area. also some delays happening here northeast extension southbound past lehigh valley tunnel, tractor trailer accident, police are on the scene. there has been a fuel spill, in this area. so look for delays on the northeast extension in that area pennsylvania turnpike westbound between virginia driver and are in is town, two left lanes are blocked there because of construction, jan, over to you. >>> a massive manhunt, continues this morning foreman accused of driving through a crowded christmas market in berlin on monday night. >> tensions are very high as police searching

construction 95 south, between academy and cottman, right lane still block. so this will slow you down right now, not yet, but one of those construction areas depending how long it lingers out there. that will absolutely slow you down later in the 5:00 hour. new jersey 130 southbound, 642, all lanes block, you will have to use the alternate, 295 your best bet, jim, over to you. >> thank you very much. coming up new emojis are available for iphone users. i'm so excited about this. we will show you what they are coming up next. >>> and new year, new rate, maybe not as excited about this, comcast customers get ready to pay more for your tv and internet. we'll tell you how much next. >> philadelphia center city, campaign discourage people to give money to panhandlers. meet the man who has been the background of north philadelphia boxing gym, for four decades, and the perks of using your credit cards to buy holiday gift. check in two, three, four times a day, "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. >>> comcast cable customers will be paying more come the new year

the cant complain about this either, i-95 between bridge and cottman all four lanes have reopened. this has been going on for almost four years. i guess the cost of this, can anyone guess, 212 million-dollar to widen the road and make it easier for traveling through the northeast and down to the city it has reopened, it is beautiful, it is lovely. lets take a look at columbus boulevard. the excuse me, over in new jersey there is an accident, new jersey turnpike, southbound past route 73 a car struck median there not causing any delays at this time but it could as the rush hour, keeps moving. also, in vineland, east avenue at garden road intersection there is closed because of an accident but at least next eight hours i guess accident investigation is out there, for a while now. also, pennsylvania turnpike construction westbound between virginia drive and norristown, two left lanes are block there , jim, over to you. >>> well, over next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" as pat mentioned we are live as commuters see a whole new i-95 in an area once congested for construction. >>> and f

the boulevard we have construction blocking the ramp from cottman avenue to i-95 northbound. in palmyra watch for a crash a vehicle into a pole this morning at cinnaminson avenue at second street. >>> a mother's anguished plea may have a response, police made an arrest in the hit-and-run that killed an 8-year-old school girl in overbrook. annie mccormick is live at police headquarters with all the details. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tamala, sources say after the detectives did find a vehicle they believe is the one that fit the description of the hit-and-run that did kill that little girl they did take a person into custody. that person we are told by sources has been interviewed by detectives from the accident investigation division and homicide and charges are expected. this is video of the vehicle that was discovered last night. police found the car at a body recovery shop in frazier, chester county yesterday. a suspect was taken into custody a short time later. november 18, 8-year-old was walking home from school with her siblings when she was hit at

on the big picture, i-95 the fourth lane at cottman helped us that's for sure. we have a broken down vehicle at wynnewood road saint charles borromeo. and there's a crash on 611. >> a fire ripped through an apartment building in montgomery county and one person did not make it out in time. and is live on the scene in pottstown with the details. annie. >> reporter: matt, this building is did iivvied up into apartmen. one person was pronounced on the scene. take a look behind me, you can see the activity, these fire trucks will be here for sometimes because they are at the beginning of the investigation to see what caused the fire. before 1:30, firefighters arrived on the 400 block of east high street. they saw heavy fire and smoke, it escalated to two-alarms. there were initial reports of people trapped inside, most people escaped, but one person whose identity they have not released was discovered on second floor. they got the fire under control, but it was a tough one to fight. >> it's an old structure, it gets into the void spaces to make sure the fire was not

plenty of delays on 95 southbound. 27 near cottman. same 27 as you approach the work zone at girard. but you can exit 95 onto columbus boulevard this morning. southbound lanes are opened unlike last evening the problem is it's only one lane that's opened so two lanes are still blocked and we could see delays there as the morning progresses. meanwhile want to warn you about new construction that's beginning today right on the east falls-nicetown border. they're scheduled to close down abbottsford avenue through the end of february. depending on how they set up this work it could block the ramp to the northbound boulevard he can tension. we'll keep you posted as the day progresses but new work beginning in east falls starting later on today. there's a new crash in kennett township along fareville road at spring mill road. and don't forget about the work in bethel township delco. garnett mine road closed now for about a month. feather bed lane or falk road gets you around it. getting ready for a bridge opening. it's the burlington bristol

just not back at cottman. in that same neck of the woods near girard along shackamaxon street in fishtown still watch out for some restrictions because of the overnight fire but you can squeeze by. in queen village on columbus boulevard just one lane gets by headed southbound because of that water main break from last week. we're hearing that could be out there for the rest of this week. warwick township bucks county construction continues along school road. this started last week as well. sugar bottom road or almshouse road some alternates around that. that's bridge repairs going on indefinitely. bridge rehab is also happening in bethel township delco closing garnett mine road through late january. feather bed lane or foulk road some alternates around that. in the state of delaware so far so good this morning just watch out the ramps from jackson and seconds streets to 95 southbound are closed for construction through this evening. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> a suspect is now in custody in connection w

chopper three over the stretch now, this is i-95 between cottman and bridge street. where all four lanes are now open. commuters are re juicing. >> it is great. not so bad for me in the morning time. >> this time in the morning it is not that crowded but on the way home it is terrible. >> i'm relieved it is over. it is a little bit of inconvenience in the morning actually, sometimes, now that i think about it. little them cleaning up overnight. i would hit some of that and if i'm late for work it does affect me. i'm glad it is done and over with. >> penndot began construction back in the stretch in 2012 in order to expands i95 at cottman avenue interchange. >> trail of construction in wynnefield, police say driver smashed into five parked cars, along the 4,000 block of ford road about 2:30 this morning, one eyewitness says the driver grabbed his license plate off the ground before running away. another resident tells cbs-3 the crashes could be heard all over the neighborhood. >> it was loud. it sounded like the big crash, huge crash, had no idea what it was. >> hit t

here along 95 in the ongoing work zone at cottman avenue extra overnight restrictions. here's the good news. i'm hearing rumblings that later this week we could have a fourth lane knopped each direction here along 95 at cottman. we have been waiting years for this fourth lane so i'm hearing rumors that it could be later this week. of course, we'll keep you posted. on 95 southbound between girard and the vine there's a broken down vehicle sticking out in the right lane and repairs continue on that water main break from yesterday along columbus boulevard. katherine scott is going have more on that in a few minutes. upper gwynedd valley forge road closed again this morning for construction by the northeast extension until 6:00. stick with bustard road or broad street at alternates and in westampton burlington county a crash brought down a bunch of telephone poles so rancocas drive is shut down. woodlane road an alternate there early on this wednesday morning. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> breaking route now in cumberland county three people including a child were flow

this is southbound between academy road and cottman avenue. the two left lanes had been blocked at this point but we're seeing traffic move okay it's very light volume. you see the arrow board out there that penndot has. on 55 northbound in new jersey near 322 the left lane blocked. this should also wrap up at 5:00 a.m., tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> and we're starting with breaking news. dozens of shots fired at a man in the frankford section resulting in what police are calling an execution style killing. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is joining us live from police headquarters with all the details. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam l and there were numerous 911 calls that came into police late last night. actually overnight just around 12:30 in the morning when 15th district officers arrived they found the victim shot dead in a vacant lot. >> it doesn't appear to be a robbery at this time. the victim's cell phone we believe it's the victim's cell phone is on the scene and that was struck by gunfire also and

right on cottman avenue. dealing with construction. lane restrictions on the southbound side. seeing if i can wait this out. we'll see a 13 minute drive from woodhaven road to the expressway. you can see some flashing whites right there. few lanes lost. traffic is squeezing by into the center lanes right now. since it's so early we're not dealing with any big backups and delays, not many cars out the door. if this stays out here for quite some time we'll see those delays later on in the morning. into the 50s headed southbound. 42 freeway over in new jersey. no problems or delays yet north ground 55 headed up into philly. five minute trip. katy and tracy, back to you. >> 5:09. health officials are seeing an uptick in cases of the flu. we'll tell you what health officials say is behind the sudden spike. >>> plus, we're now less than a week away from christmas. see how a military family got the surprise of their life thanks to all of their neighbors. >>> two people dead after a crash on roosevelt boulevard. >> monique braxton is live on scene. >> no isb. no isb. >> obviously moni

slow going. 95 is a mess around cottman avenue. just a disabled truck in the way causing massive delays. 53 minutes right now. earlier it was an hour southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. speeds into the teens into center city. >>> a little bit of snow fellovefell overnight. you can see a dusting on the car. skies are brightening up. the wind is accelerated. we're seeing wind gusts at 40 miles an hour. 38 miles an hour giving a windchill of 14 degrees. 9 in wilmington. pottstown 8, single digits. blowing into the rest of the area. it's going to be a brutally cold day today. right now, in the 20s this afternoon, it's in 20s. windchill is below 10 degrees. you can always get my "first alert" forecast on 101.4 fm. >> updates throughout the morning you can always get realtime updates traffic and weather. >> "today" show starts now. nbc news exclusive. new intelligence directly linking vladimir putin to that russian campaign to interfere with the u.s. presidential election. officials telling nbc news it all began

as this as they can before they take a break for the holiday but watch for crews out there between cottman avenue down through the betsy ross bridge. two fire locations one in collindale at broad and montgomery with local detours, one at northeast at unruh and gillespy. we will give it another try. rough go on septa yesterday. we had power line, coming down across the train in jenkintown and that caused upward of 90 plus minute delays in the height of the rush hour in both directions and then what happened is the conductors that were stuck in those delays they had work too many hours so therefore they could not come back and work the evening rush hour, so that cancelled trains for the evening. it was a hot mess, #that yesterday, so we will hopefully get off to a better start. lets get in the christmas spirit. look at this by here inflatable is up to the bedroom window here in northeast philadelphia. that is what we're looking for keep those pictures coming, it is very kelly christmas, we are showing all of the pictures on tv having some fun all you have to do is snap a picture post to it f

we do have some construction, 59 south between cottman at bridge street. right lane come posted, see the flashing lights, and see how many vehicles are out there already. because they'll get the spray on the windshields, whole mess, leave your homes like i said early. what you are dealing with, we have three accidents out there, 332, newton richboro closed between fir drive and rocky way. alternate is lower holland road. also king of prussia, gulph road at creek road, accident just cleared, but accident was there. and another accident on the a.c. expressway eastbound past route 42, right shoulder, will you construction will slow you down. overall messy commute. pack your patience, rahel, over to you. >> good advice. as meisha and justin just mentioned, brace yourself for messy wet commute this morning. we are seeing rainout side the cbs-3 studios. wintery mix advisory in effect for part of the region until 6:00 a.m. plus, delco yesterday afternoon across the lehigh valley, giving folks their first true taste of the season as well as still early in the seas

so turning to the road right now, we looking 95 south at cottman, looking very busy. so it has been busy since yesterday. because we did have the rain, good morning, by the way, this is what you are looking at now, i would say in this area, i would probably give yourself extra 15 minutes already. we know, we haven't even cracked into the 6:00 hour. so, 59 south, right around cottman, looking busy. it is only going to get busier as we know. delaware, 95 northbound, onramp from route 896, accident here, vehicle went off the road there. and we have another accident, havertown, laurence road, at west chester pike. and we have a third, accident, worcester, mill road at quarter hill road. heads up on the areas. give yourself maybe more time in the areas. good news it is still early, however with that being said, still dark out as well. so we tack on little extra time where ever we have construction or accident. and then we have this fire, frandford avenue, sounds like it is slowly getting remedied little bit. septa going back to normal. but, the bus routes three and five, t

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also 95 south at cottman this is what we have construction here, that we're dealing with earlier this week as well, we have lost the left lane both moving in the southbound direction and then as well as the northbound side you cane that left lane over here, it is also, closed, off right now so, three lanes opened, during our morning rush, will that slow you down? yes, it is. it absolutely will. accident in souderton broad street at school lane, heads up on that for those in that area. another accident in wyndmoor, cheltenham avenue at the pennsylvania on road, back over to you. >>> new this morning philadelphia police hope surveillance cameras can help them find a man who shot and killed a driver in west philadelphia officers rushed to 51st and market where they found the victim in the driver 's seat with gunshot wound to his head. the medics pronounced him dead at the scene, so far, police do not know the motive. >>> in southwest philadelphia a man was shot and killed early this morning, the victim was shot several times, near 60th and almond streets near 60th, chester avenue at 1:00

an accident on the northbound side in the cottman avenue work zone. look at that an hour and 20 minutes, it is 80 minutes eastbound on the schuylkill expressway, would i turnaround and head back home 81 minutes on the turnpike from philly over to valley forge. double jelly doughnut delays on the turnpike accident eastbound the at downingtown, there is a live look at vine expressway jammed up across town trying to get over to the vine street expressway and ramps at 30th street. everything slower than normal because of the weather and we are looking at delays at west trenton and lansdale doylestown line. karen, back over to you. >>> i'm so excited because there is a movie coming out christmas day that is amazing. it is based on the play called fences. you will recognize the director, denzel washington. it is based on the screen play by the late august wilson. check this out. >> hey, pop, can i ask you a question? how come you ain't never like me. >> like you. >> what law is there i have to lake you. >> thon. >> don't you eat every day. answer me when i

cameras on cottman avenue. up here over in the left-hand lane blocking that so the traffic that's moving towards center city seeing some slowdowns right now. already at a 42 minute drive time. southbound from woodhaven road to vine street expressway, temperatures into the teens. seeing big slowdowns especially because of this disabled vehicle. plus, all of that morning rush volume. upper merion, south gulph road and we're watching the expressway westbound. traffic moving away from the jersey shore points from route 54. the right lane is closed there. you'll still get by. 42 freeway looks okay. slowdown in both directions possibly because of the rain there as well. you can see it's actually moving up as we're talking. seven minutes northbound from 55 headed up to the walt whitman bridge. vai and katy, back to you. >> live team coverage continues. pamela osborne is live in allentown after she got caught in the traffic jam on the northeast extension at the 4:00 hour. pam, tell us what's happening now. >> reporter:

we've four lanes by cottman and no southbound delays heading toward center city. looking live on the vine street expressway, closed overnight because of construction. this morning, it is flies and clear with light -- this morning it's nice and clear with light volume along the vine. water main break at columbus boulevard and queen village. one southbound lane is open. we had a crash not too far away from the willow grove park mall at fitzwater town road. new jersey turnpike, north of delaware memorial bridge, again, light volume, i expect some people to be making a trek or there to or from grandma's house, right now it's quiet. >> it was the day after christmas, all through the stores you'll be seeing gift returns ascertain bargaining hunting and people who want more. annie mccormick is live at the walmart in south philadelphia which opened a half-hour ago, annie. >> reporter: it did, so far we have seen a dozen people heading in there, this morning we were the only people at the walmart waiting for the doors to open. take a look behind me you can see the doors as

karen. >> starting to get a little busier here as you can see on i-95 at cottman. this is your southbound traffic really jamming up now as you try head towards center city. we're jammed from torresdale avenue to the tacony palmyra bridge. we're going check your other roads for you, seal about the travel times and have an update on that big accident on the pennsylvania turnpike when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪ >> 6:44, tuesday morning karen rogers what are you watching right now. >> happy tuesday. i'm watching the rotor for you. they're dry at the moment. that rain comes later and they're starting to get a little busy. this is the boulevard here past ninth street in olney and we can see traffic is still moving okay here on the boulevard so no issues from lawncrest or elkins park. we have an update on a couple of accidents out here. we had a big accident on mill road in montgomery county and police have just cleared it so things looking better there and the pennsylvania turnpike an accident involving two cars and a tractor-trailer has just cleared. so now

look for that to be a little bit of a slow go. 21 miles per hour at cottman, 26 at girard. slowing on the schuylkill expressway, as well. westbound approaching the boulevard to past belmont. eastbound slow approaching the blue route down toward the boulevard traveling in the 30s, kind of starting a little earlier today with the slowing. on the boulevard that's southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill expressway. still moving okay at this point. on the turnpike westbound, we have a disabled vehicle at bensalem. we've seen a few out there today, watch for that. this is off to the side. >> thank you karen. >>> breaking this morning, the search is on for three masked men who robbed an elderly couple during a home invasion. this happened in the city's olney section at 3:30 a.m. the elderly man double parkedded car and walked his -- double parked his car and walked his wife back to the house and that's when the suspects forced him back into the home, they fled the scene with a gun and three thousand dollars in cash. >>> the a crash along the boulevard, appears a mercedes

speeds 15 miles per hour through the work zone at cottman avenue. a new crash at the wawa joshua road germantown pike. getting world of a broken down vehicle on the turnpike by norristown. >> new on "action news," the fbi and police in north jersey are investigating a break in at an nfl players home, new york giants player came home to find racist graffiti and swastika and broken glass. trump was written on the wall with a marker. he is speaking out because he wants people to know oppression violence and racism has no police place in his community or his home. >> it's important to get this out. >> reporter: when it lock said this is -- witlock said this is the second times home was burglarized in a week. >> an accident involving a home radiator led to the death of two toddler sisters in new york. it happened in the bronx on wednesday. the radiator valves blew off that caused steam to shoot out. that burned the two sisters who were asleep near the radiator. they died at the hospital. the mayor is promising a rigorous investigation. officials say the

the roads matt and tam and now we're slowing down on i-95 southbound side from academy to cot mant -- cottman, and farther south allegheny into girard. a crash on i-95 northbound north of broad street is gone, everything is open through south philadelphia. we're getting world of a crash franconia township close to the rising sun in allentown road at creamery road. we're on a scene of a crash near the malvern school paoli pike near pattison lane. crash at collingswood diner, 130 and 30 come together. most of the accident has been cleared. if you want to avoid it, black horse pike and mount ephraim avenue. in front, we have a crash along the shoulder 29 southbound approaching 129. coming out of the delaware into delco there's a wreck on i-95 northbound near naamans road. speeds are not too bad. middletown, they had 301 shut down, it is open now, it will close tonight at 8:00. cedar road is the an alternate.w an officer is dead shot in tacoma, washington overnight. the suspect barricaded himself inside a home. police responded to a domestic violence call. shots rang out. the officer was rushed t

you're looking at speeds in the 20s through the work zone in cottman. warminster heights we're getting a crash jacksonville road at county line road. eastbound past downingtown there's construction taking out the right lane on a the turnpike. fire crews on the scene in allentown. fulton street is blocked that's a southbound street. 15th is the alternate. live look 42 bell -- belmawr, camden county, gathering crowd, but delays are not too bad so far on this friday morning. >> we begin with breaking news, car thieves left behind a path of destruction at a dodge dealership in essington avenue. police say someone stole two vehicles from family dodge around 2:00 a.m. they are still out there on the scene investigating. >>> an explosion goes off as a fierce fire consumes a west philadelphia buildings leaving a man dead last night. crews worked into the overnight hours searching for a cause. annie mccormick is live on the scene on the 300 block of north 64th street. annie. >> reporter: matt, i want to give you a look at the damage left behind from the fire, it

the big issue on i-95 is the disabled vehicle blocking the right lane at girard, 14 miles per hour at cottman, approaching girard 9 miles per hour. a slow ride in on i-95 southbound if you have to stop suddenly in traffic be careful it could be slick in a few spots. this is the ramp i-95 to 452 in delaware county. it's a good shot you can see the snow in the median, creeping into the sides of the ramps, as well. travel safely through that area. an accident hearing injuries delaware county morgan avenue at township line road. a few accidents in the suburbs, not so much on the main highways. >> let's go over to and live at a wawa in pennsauken, every time we come to you, annie you say it's colder than the last time we checked in. >> reporter: and again, it is colder than the last time, the temperatures continue to drop and the wind gusts still are picking up. take a look at the beautiful shot, the sunset on the horizon, you can he sue the clouds in the -- you can see the clouds in the sky. this is what people will wake up, snow a light coating. it's beautiful and getting you into the holiday sp

95 checking on construction that's southbound traffic heading toward center city as we look live at cottman. southbound we have the two right lanes, northbound, the left lane and off ramp, as well. the cones are set up doing their job. construction blocking the left lane on i-95 northbound between 141 and 295. scheduled to clear at this is the vine street expressway, westbound, eastbound no construction, traffic is looking good as you head out the door. >> senator charles schumer is increasing the heat on the government to figure out why the ecigarettes batteries keep catching fire and exploding. he wants the fda to issue a recall. fda identified 66 explosions. the industry maintains ecigarettes are safe when used properly. >> now for a first look at business, the u.s. postal service believes today will be the busiest mailing day of the year for cards, letters and packages, tomorrow tuesday is the deadline for sending packages, first class mail with the promise they will get there by christmas. after that you have to use and he -- he express delivery. >>> philadelphia international airport