more details about the new jersey stoot trooper and south jersey doctor killed in a head-on crash. >>> remember pearl harbor. today we pause to mark the 75th anniversary of the attack that sent the u.s. into world war ii. >>> good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary conors. >> and i'm vai sick heam ark. steady rain and let's get right to meteorologist bell henly who has the neighborhood forecast. >> hey, vai. as the rain has ended still a bit misty and damp outside. live view from doylestown this morning. clouds will linger overhead but we should see some sunshine this afternoon in the suburbs and much of the rest area. last few showers are in south jersey and cape may courthouse and atlantic city and throws ending shortly and they are all moving offshore and then dry for the rest of the day. philadelphia, wilmington, trenton, allentown and everybody is above freezing this morning. 38 degrees right now in the lehigh vale. you can see some clouds over easton this morning with a few misty sports to be found. mainly just going to be cloudy, but we'll see a nice warmup. but

jersey blog involving a former mayor and councilwoman of westhampton new jersey, carolyn chang. she is african-american. this involved a town involved a town committee meeting and some remarks that she made during that meeting that could be taken as races. the five person committee held a meeting on december 19 and the first issue up, the possible hiring of a new police officer. his name is his name is anthony -- is caucasian. four members voted yes to hire the officer while carolyn chang was a solo vote. [inaudible] >> looking at the 2010 u.s. census, the staff shows the town of westhampton in new jersey at that time was approximately 61% white, 21% blackett 7% asian and 9% hispanic. the committee is a diverse group himself, hispanic male republican, a diverse group himself, hispanic male republican, and african-american male democrat, to caucasian females one from each side of the aisle and carolyn who is a democrat and also african-american. like i said the vote was for - 1 in favor of hiring the officer. >> and patrolman was sworn in on the spot. matt you are here with us vi

out in hamilton township over in new jersey a crash record on the new jersey turnpike headed northbound at 195. that's around exit 7 ark. just the right lane is blocked there. not seeing any major delays in the area. can take 295, an alternate to get by for you there. drive time here's five minutes in both directions right now, northbound and that's what we watch from route 55 to the bridge. traffic moving towards philadelphia having no problems. back to you. >> thanks for that, jessica. >>> this morning we're following some breaking news overseas. an earthquake has killed at least 77 people in indonesia. dozens of others are hurt and dozens of buildings have collapsed. so far rescue crews have pulled four people from the run. the u.s. geological survey says it was a 6.4 magnitude quake and indonesian authorities report there's no risk of tsunami and something they will be watching for. we'll continue to follow this as well and bring you more information as soon as we get it right here on air and on the nbc 10 app. >>> back in our area friends and colleagues of the new jersey state troo

store. >>> new details about this deadly new jersey train crash. next find out why experts say the 100-year-old piece of equipment could be to blame for some of the everything devastation. >>> beginning late next month if you live in pennsylvania flying could be a little more complicated four. beginning january 30th showing a pennsylvania driver's license or state i.d. will not be enough to get you on a commercial flight. that's because the pennsylvania state licenses don't meet federal requirements. the department of homeland security this week reportedly denied the state's latest request for more time to come fly with federal laws. >> new details about the investigation into the deadly new jersey transit crash in hoboken. experts are looking at whether a modern barrier the stages could have reduced the damage. the last thing train hit was a concrete and steel bumper installed more than a century ago. most bumpers today have shock absorbers. september crash killed a person and injured 100 others. >>> if you drive in pennsylvania help is on the way

jersey state trooper. >> sad news. married three months ago. he thats been a state trooper for hess than a year. graduated in the traininged a kay my in,ary. >> especially with this being the holiday season. you are probably preparing to spend, you know, for him to spend the first either christmas or new year's together, now, his, his wife, you know, is dealing with this loss. my heart and prayer gas out to the family. i spoke to the widow of collins today via text mess a.m. and said she has been spending the last couple of days with william's wid did he and told me that she is doing as best as she condition and help her through the funeral and the following next week. >> all right. thanks. >> you are at trump to you winner new york. being news! big news! "time" magazine's man of the year. what do you got into really? well, bill, that is right. take a look at this, "time" magazine's person of the year! >> what is your thought on this? [laughter] >> i apologize if my version here is a little warn out. we have a busy mor

we're looking at the makers over new jersey. 295, new jersey turnpike, 42 freeway northbound for the philadelphia area, problem free right now. good to go in the green. i checked on 95, problem free as well. the vine street expressway. when i come back we'll take a look at the schuylkill and your conditions over there. pamela and katy. >>> today is the holiday since christmas fell on a sunday. the city of philadelphia offices closed and trash and recycling got bumped a day. for septa riders, you'll have to check your normal trains and buses. we are going to take a look at the modified schedule. so new jersey transit also operating on a weekend schedule for today. >>> and if you're getting ready to take back some gifts that you got over the holiday weekend or if you are going to cash in some gift certificates, we have the information you need to know. "nbc 10's" matt delucia is live for us at the cherry hill mall with a closer look at what should be a busy shopping day ahead. matt? >> reporter: right. yeah. busy day. first comes the shopping, then comes all of the returns. this is the

life in his dream job with the new jersey state police. he joined in january and married in september. so philadelphia police, they also treated out their condolen condolences. our thoughts and prayers are with the family of frankie williams. both penn medicine and inspira held confirm dr. rudley once worked for them in private practice. state police investigators are trying to figure out the cause of this crash and what led up to it, and so they are still waiting on toxicology test results. now we're live in belmar. matt dlusha, nbc 10 news. >>> a murder for higher case that landed a cherry hill ranee in yale forlism the new jersey supreme court will not hear an appeal from the rabbi convicted to kill his wife. the rejection to overturn the cop vicks will stand. the 75-year-old is serving a life term for the beating of his wife killer and two hired kill verse finished their prison sentences. >>> a safety change to freight railings in the 2012 conrail derailment. officials decided when there's an accident they will depend on physical and e

the british seize new york and new jersey and hold thousands of american soldiers prisoner. the continental army is battle worn and weary. morale is so low that some actually switch sides. washington needs a win like never before, not just to reinvigorate his troops, but to preserve a chance for victory and the future of the country. >> hold them back, harry, whatever you do. everything depends on the defense of the water's edge. don't let anyone cross this river unless they have a pass signed by me. >> consider them held, your excellency. >> after forcing washington to retreat from brooklyn, the british run the continental army out of manhattan, chasing them through new jersey, all the way to the pennsylvania side of the delaware river. washington's meager force is now all that stands between the british and america's capital, philadelphia. >> it became clear after the battle of new york that washington could never square off with the british again. they were too formidable, they were too well-trained, they were too well-schooled, but yet they needed to prove that they coul

new jersey, same story. just below the teens for new jersey and even at the shore. this afternoon, single digits at noon time. 4:00, down to 10 degrees at the shore. the 4:00 temperature will feel like 9:00 degrees, at 4:00 this afternoon. and the cold, well, that will be in place as wet weather moves in heading into the weekend. a look at that, and what you can expect, the big changes ahead when i come back with the 10 day on 10. >>> thank you, bill. 11 minutes past 5:00 a.m. on this thursday. prefriday as we like to say. >> jessica boyington. what are you seeing? >> tracy, we're moving great. our cameras at the p.a. turnpike. no problems on the northbound and southbound side. you can see traffic is moving along nicely. it looks that the roads are dry. there's a crash out in philadelphia. and on the northbound side, around fifth street in part of the outer lanes and route 202 looks great. look at the drive times here. we're still in the green. 11 minutes for you there at the most. southbound from the schuylkill expressway headed to route 30 with speeds also way up

new jersey and the jersey shore will warm up. the sun will be down on the first day of winter and the temperature backes in the 30s. the trend is for warmer days. into the weekend, saturday, 50, 52 degrees for christmas day and 56 for monday which means we're looking at a pretty mild eagles game on thursday night. tailgate weather. 40s with clouds. the clouds will break for the game. we look at the wind. 10 to 20 miles an hour out of the northwest, so it's going to feel like it's in the 20s during the game. i'll show you the warming trend that lasts beyond the weekend. we'll have your ten-day in ten. >>> getting the work. >>> jessica boyington is watching the cameras forus. jess? >> we're still pretty quiet. from this point moving to the schuylkill expressway. 202 looks great, looks dry with no major backups right now or anything reported on the roads right now. the blue route looks the same. north and south to the schuylkill, at the most it will take 15 minutes. there's an oil spill around the station. the right shoulder is clos

and we'll end in new jersey up at carney's point township. in the general area here just headed towards -- actually more towards the delaware state line. or delaware memorial bridge. both directions 295, route 130, exit 1. we're dealing with police activity. >> jessica, thank you. >>> happening tonight, memorials begin for the new jersey state trooper killed this week in a head-on collision. matt delucia is live. >> reporter: those who live near the barracks south of where we are say this really hit them hard and of course here at the state police barracks in belmar, you can see the flag is flying at stafhalf-staff, still the bi question, why did this accident happen. we obtained some of the 911 calls of an erratic driver. >> 911, what's your emergency. >> there's a driver in front of me he's swerving on the road. we're doing like 20 miles an hour. they've got traffic completely backed up, we're doing -- >> reporter: the calls refers to the car drive by the doctor as the trooper was responding to those very calls, both men died in that crash

for the most part, over new jersey. coming up, we'll take a look at those majors in nuew jersey and what it can mean for you. >> a south jersey native who has been making headlines for months is coming home for christmas. >> not everyone is happy about the holiday homecoming. kellyanne conway is the grand marshal for the parade. she is the campaign manager for president-elect trump. she grew up in nearby atco and went to st. john's high school. she is being given be a key to the city. police are posting on social media about planned protests. everyone we spoke with told us they are proud and excited. >> donald trump, he wasn't invited. it is about a girl who went to st. joe high school, graham march schograhamar school, the first woman who got a president-elected to the united states of america. >> the fire lieutenant says the parade has nothing to do with politics, a family oriented atmosphere. the focus will be on children seeing santa rolling down bell bellview avenue. >>> the new fresh grosser in grays ferry, the gr

40 in the suburbs and 41 in new jersey, for interior new jersey. right along the coast, just a lit warmer, up to 44 degrees and a 45 this afternoon with mostly sunny skies for delaware. it's 40s today, nowhere near the 40s tomorrow and friday. some wicked cold temperatures on the way. i'll have more on that when i come back in ten minutes. but first, katy zachry's watching your first alert traffic. >> bill, i'm already cringing at that tease. all right. well, taking a look at our drive times, this is the 42 freeway northbound, if you're making your way up from the route 55 to the walt whitman bridge. that drive will take about five minutes. southbound on route 42, that's just a five-minute drive as well. moving into the philadelphia area, there is construction on lincoln drive, the southbound lanes between rittenhouse street and kelly drive are closed due to some road construction out there. and taking a look at some of our majors in pennsylvania. this is 95, a live look at traffic picking up a little bit, but pretty light volume overall. making yo

just across the river into new jersey. burlington seeing snow, you will see a changeover during the day. eventually temperatures warm up completely. south jersey and delaware are up to freezing, improvement from where we were first thing this morning. it will take time for warmer air to work its way to all our neighborhoods this morning. that's what meteorologist krystal klei is looking at, the timing of the warmup. krystal? >> it is important we get above freezing, that's when we get out of freezing rain territory. at 9:00 a.m., going through the day. if worried about plans, trying to make them, you can do them, it will be later in the day you have a better bet of that. 33 degrees at 9:00 a.m. in philadelphia. still seeing rain, at this point should be shifting to more rain than icing. notice we're in the upper 30s this afternoon. as we go into the night, temperatures continue to climb into the 40s. for the suburbs, still going to be freezing rain conditions. remember that freezing rain line started further south in parts

right now the highest minimum wage is in new jersey. >>> adopted children in new jersey will soon be able to find out who their birth parents are. the state will unseal adoption records begin in the new year. parents who want to shield their identities have until sat die to file paperwork. more than 750 adopt tees have asked fir their birth certificate and 250 parents have requested to remain anonymous. >>> starting out with a look across the neighborhoods, those live camera shots, still dark out there. and if you look closely, you might be able to see the clouds building right back in. temperatures mild for this time of the year. we're at 56 in philadelphia, 55 the suburbs to new jersey and delaware and 51 degrees in the lehigh valley. yesterday in the lehigh valley we were talking the 20s. this is a huge difference from what we were seeing 24 hours ago. on top of the temperatures being different, we're tracking changing conditions with rain expected to move in and the winds kicking up. wind should be at 10 to 20 miles an hour especially with the cold front moving through late this

new jersey at 34 degrees. right now the lehigh valley mostly clear skies, just a few scattered clouds, 32 degrees at 8:00. by 11:00, 41 degrees. the clouds will be increasing along with the temperatures, so it's not going to be bright sunshine all day long today, but it will be dry during the day. 43 degrees this afternoon, partly cloudy skies for philadelphia. you'll see more of that sunshine this morning than this afternoon. the suburbs up to 40 and 40 degrees in the lehigh valley, while new jersey is 43 this afternoon at the shore you can expect the same. a few evening showers are possible, rain drops at the shore, but the lehigh valley and the suburbs could see a brief snow shower. i'll take a look at that when i come back and break these temperatures down and forecasts down hour by hour when i come back in just ten minutes. first, jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> thanks, bill. starting on the schuylkill expressway and our cameras around montgomery drive showing still delays because we ha

partly sunny for new jersey. you'll see sunshine at the shore. 45 degrees in delaware this afternoon and there are some warmer days ahead. a look at the forecast. we'll break it down hour by hour and show you how quickly it warms up this morning when i come back in ten minutes. but first jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> thanks, bill. so far eastbound toward center city where we normally see more backups to start from the blue route to the vine street expressway. speeds into the 60s. you see that on the roads reflected here. no major problems. also checking with more drive times. here's 95, but this is moving through delaware. maybe northbound or south. 295 to 495. speeds still into the 60s there. no big problems reported out in delaware right now. there's an accident in north school lane. it will end on this water main break that's already cleaned up and out of -- under control out in columbus boulevard southbound between 95 and washington avenue, but you'll be detoured around the scene. tracy a

on the massive fire at a new jersey furniture store. officials are now saying it may have been caused by a roofer who did not have the right permit. the cause of the blaze will be listed as accidental but the fire inspector say investigators have yet to find any permit application for the work that was under way when the fire broke out wednesday morning. >>> 5:46. new jersey county suing did you ponts claiming the avoided paying more than $1 billion it cost to clean up hazardous waste. the suit says the manufacturing plant dumped more than 100 million pounds of toxic chemicals and seeping into the water. the state department of environmental protection predicts it will take 1,000 years to clean up those chemicals. dupont sent us a statement reading in part, quote, we've always taken very seriously our commitment to the health, safety and well being of our employees and the communities in which we operate. end quote. >>> new this morning test results confirm an experimental vaccine is highly effective. the company is looking to seek appr

mostly sunny in philadelphia, 42. 40 in the suburbs and 41 in new jersey, for interior new jersey. right along the coast, just a lit warmer, up to 44 degrees and a 45 this afternoon with mostly sunny skies for delaware. it's 40s today, nowhere near the 40s tomorrow and friday. some wicked cold temperatures on the way. i'll have more on that when i come back in ten minutes. but first, katy zachry's watching your first alert traffic. >> bill, i'm already cringing at that tease. all right. well, taking a look at our drive times, this is the 42 freeway northbound, if you're making your way up from the route 55 to the walt whitman bridge. that drive will take about five minutes. southbound on route 42, that's just a five-minute drive as well. moving into the philadelphia area, there is construction on lincoln drive, the southbound lanes between rittenhouse street and kelly drive are closed due to some road construction out there. and taking a look at some of our majors in pennsylvania. this is 95, a live look at traffic picking up a little bit,

and 47 also in new jersey. at the shore, those clouds this morning will be breaking out into sunshine this afternoon. 1:00 this afternoon, 48 degrees. but with the wind blowing out of the northwest, 10 to 20 miles an hour. it's going to get cold in a hurry for the eagles game. 40s to start with for the tailgate. by kickoff, it's in the 30s and going to feel like the 20s. as you're heading out, definitely bundle up. there are warmer days ahead. look at that with the 10 day on 10. >> nine minutes past 6:00. i don't want to jinx us, but we're doing all right with traffic. >> jessica boyington doing the work. jess? >> we noticed that yesterday, as well. we're not seeing a morning rush as we usually do. assuming that some people are taking their holiday earlier. still seeing light roads on the boulevard. 9th street, no problems or delays. just a few cars out the door. a few accidents to report as well. upper gwynedd and dekalb at 202. and 22 minutes late at chest nut hill. and other than that patco and new jersey tr

taking the new jersey turnpike. we'll end on the 42 freeway. also new jersey. drive times here, different speeds than what we saw yesterday. an accident on froot freeway. four minutes, to the walt whitman bridge. speeds also into the 60s. >>> thank you. a man is in critical condition after a drive-by shooting in west philadelphia. and police are saying where this happened is unusual. because the corner of 57 and haverford is very busy. it's well lit and there's a lot of businesses there. witnesses say the man was hit, standing on the corner around midnight. the car drove up and someone started shooting. >>> today, neighbors in a local community will honor a fallen new jersey state trooper after he was killed in a head-on collision. >> nbc10's matt delucia is live outside of the state police barracks with the details on the memorials that happened. >> reporter: and the big question what caused him to go off the road and hit the trooper's patrol car head-on. here at belmar barracks, you see the flag is flying half-staff. check out some of the 911 calls monday nig

most of new jersey, although lighter. a steady rain through philadelphia, the suburbs and most of the lehigh valley now with rain. the ending edge starting to push into berks county and the northernmost edge of berks county. now, it is saying rain after several hours of freezing rain or icy conditions. there is the closer look in philadelphia if you are getting out the door. wet roadways. pockets of heavier rain to the west near westchester through parts of delaware county, chester county and right up into the wilmington area. maybe some ponding on roadways. take it slow and easy out there. the rain will start to cap. it will cap from west to east. tracking those next few hours of your morning, 7:00 a.m., rain, 9:00 a.m., lighter rain breaking apart for philadelphia. the suburbs, somewhat warmer air would help us out. 41 degrees at 9:00 a.m. showers are weakening and break ago part through the lehigh valley. temperatures above freezing. for delaware, new jersey and the shore, showers should remain through around 11:00 a.m

lee chester hall on main street in leesburg, new jersey. the exact cause of the crash, it is still under investigation. now live in belmar, matt delucia, "nbc10 news." >>> it's in lehigh valley, bethlehem police are hoping this woman will turn herself in. they say she stole a statue of baby jesus from a nativity scene in a christmas village. police didn't even know it was missing until it turned up at a safe haven crib at a hospital. >>> persons are concerned about a high school telling students not to drink the water there. >> district is working with the health department to figure out what's causing this discoloration. health officials have said the water is safe for hand and dish washing but as a precaution, cafeteria food is being prepared at another location. sand the school is bringing in bottled water for drinking. >>> tonight, wilmington city council will consider asking the state for money to keep a fire truck in operation. the resolution requests $300,000 to keep fire engine 6 rolling. last week, the council announced plans to ta

there are some colder neighborhoods in new jersey right now. voorhees, piney hollow in the teens this morning. swedes bure bureabureau, robbin 19. we'll see bright sunshine today. there are the high clouds out of the picture. no sign of wet weather today. the only nearby weather, that's rain to the south, not going to impact us. we won't get the snow to the north but the cold, yeah, that's coming into the area again today. the temperature and the windchill temperatures. the temperature is going to peak in the middle to upper 30s with a little breeze it's going to feel a little colder during the day. we'll see bright sunshine for philadelphia, 36 degrees. in new jersey and delaware, sunny skies with nothing more than a few high clouds, upper 30s for wilmington while ocean city could hit 40 degrees, 39 for cape may and atlantic city. and there are warmer days to come starting tomorrow. after we hit 37 in philadelphia today, 48 degrees tomorrow afternoon after a morning tomorrow that won't be as cold as this morning. 32 degrees for morning tempera

" that rain will be spreading over not just delaware but into new jersey. depending when you leave house in new jersey you may be able to totally beat this thing but there will be rain with us through good portion of the morning and even into the afternoon, notice how that snow line lifts north with time and even in the mountains you will see that change overtake place, even by say lunchtime for carbon and monroe county. then it is out pie mid afternoon. we will see skies clearing out overnight but a couple of residual flurries with chilly north west wind kick nothing tomorrow. we are not talking about accumulating snow but could be flurries to add to the wintry atmosphere. looking at future snow amounts we have to go north to find anything really accumulates, anything quote unquote significantly but we are talking two to 4 inches through mountains. up in new england they will get a jackpot where at least a foot of snow is project to fall as this storm is expect to intensify, moving up the coastline, but, here's that bullet point list i promised you. take a

you can buy it in any sporting goods store, in new jersey. actually in some toy stores you can buy because they're spring-loaded in the can't a lot of damage. they shoot plastic pellets. did anybody address that the state of new jersey that they classify that the same as they classify 357 magnum handgun. >> i don't. >> i don't know why they do that in new jersey and i believe you have the gun control but i think they need to protect yourself. >> they are for due a plea deal and they said you could do that or go to trial and -- i'm glad it's over but it's still in my heart of hearts that i think i could've won. i wanted to slug it out but i have more, it's not just about me it's about my step kids and my mother and family. >> are you ever get to make it gangster and a movie? >> i have get money like bill spady makes out or else i can't do it. >> do you hear that? >> windsor windsor next comedy gay? >> december 27 and bill will be there in the next couple of months doing a guest spot. thank you to everybody, merry christmas everybody. >> across

for now live in belmar, matt delucia, "nbc10 news." >>> a new jersey lawyer is asking a judge to reconsider. and on friday the judge ruled against the man's criminal complaint. the to reopen access lanes on the george washington lanes back in 2014. three former christie allies were convicted or pleaded guilty in the bridge scandal. christie was never charged. >>> and parents are worried that the west philadelphia high school told students not to drink the water there. >> yeah, a parent who wants to remain anonymous sent us photos of a video of water in a bathroom sink. last night, we spoke to one man who has a granddaughter in the school. he has his own ideas about the water. >> when you see that, what goes through your mind? >> chemicals, pollution. you got to look at it do they prepare the food with that water? that's the main issue? what do they use that water for? >> according to a district spokesperson, the water is safe for handwashing. administrators are bringing in bottled water for drinking. >>> now, news in the lehigh valley where a statue of baby jesus was taken from a nativity s

it came from the president of the new jersey. he tweeted our hearts and brars go out to the family and colleagues in our thoughts and prayers. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >>> you can see flames shooting from what was once a lexus sedan. it was found burning in the northeast. police are looking at surveillance video from a near by business. >>> it is 5:36. bill cosby's defense team dealing with a set back before the entertainer goes on trial for sexual assault in montgomery county. yesterday a judge ruled a 2005 exception can be used at tile. he apriding to giving. they argument he only argued after being projected they have reached out far response. the trial is set for june. >>> a second look at election results state wide. >> lawyers for jill stein filed the suit yesterday. it claims sit a national disgrace calling voting machines vulnerable and hackable. donald trump won by 46,000 votes. they are not arguing that hacking occurred, rather that it could have happened. >> citizens have a right to know, are those machines hac

of group creep and support from the state new jersey. we want to find out more about the other person involved in the crash. a psychiatrist named doctor lloyd. he was the driver of the car that hit trooper williams car on oncoming traffic after passing through the median, ending both of their lives. trooper williams was searching for an erratic vehicle that have been phoned in. we wanted to find out more about the doctor. we've heard of them a lot about trooper williams, the life and who he was. i started digging. i knew he knew he was a 61-year-old philadelphia resident and his psychiatrist practicing in elmer, new jersey. when i found out was that he had no social media presence, no family to talk to, no family even speaking out on his behalf. that's on his behalf. that's because i found out that he does not have any family left. i met his best friend who he considered family in new jersey today and her name is kristi, they've known each other since they were four years old. >> i'd known him all my life and all he ever wanted to be fro

jersey state trooper. >> tonight candlelight vigil planned in leesburg new jersey. lauren, more details on this. >> scheduled to make place out outside the leesburg fire department, hundreds expected to show up, frank i williams including emergency responders and members of the state police. williams was just short of completing his first year as an officer. he graduated from the new jersey state police academy in january to pursue his life-long dream of wearing a badge. he was also recently married in atlantic city new jersey. the 31 year old trooper died monday night after crash on route five an in millville. sixty-one year old lloyd ruddily, suffers from medical condition, likely diabetes, cross the grassy median, slammed into william's cruiser, now everyone who knew him remembering him as one of the best and brightest even strangers heart broken by the story. >> usually, something horrible happens to, you know, the good ones, the ones that you know do right. i mean, there are so many things out there about, you know, the bad cops, the good cops, and all of that.

new jersey at 34 degrees. right now the lehigh valley mostly clear skies, just a few scattered clouds,

interior new jersey with some breaks in the clouds. we're right at freezing in at co-and just below it for piney hollow. lumberton is 36 degrees and 35 near robbins hole. so, it's cold outside but completely dry this morning. expect no precipitation during the day today. but i think that's going to change this evening. see philadelphia is dry, just some clouds over south jersey and delaware. it's the system that is to the west that will provide us with a chance of some showers this evening. but it's the frigid air to the north that's going to be blowing into the area for thursday and friday. you'll really feel the difference. today temperatures won't be bad. the hour-by-hour forecast shows 36 degrees at 9:00 this morning. we'll see sunshine to start with. look at the clouds come in. this is by noontime. 40 degrees in philadelphia. no showers during the day, but you can see they're making some progress late this afternoon to the north. 37 degrees in allentown, 42 in philadelphia, 42 in millville. dry with some breaks of sunshine, even i

this is into parts of new jersey we'll continue to see a little more sunshine. here is where temperatures are right now. seeing the difference here. wilmington 47 degrees. low 50s later today. we are 43 in mount holly. also at 43 at atlantic city. it is 35 degrees where we saw some of that snow move through yesterday, which is what we expected to see. in philadelphia the mid-40s mark where we are sitting. sun is starting to peek out. i think we'll see a little more sun throughout your afternoon mixing in with clouds. they won't entirely clear. notice winds not a big factor and temperatures are okay. it's not going to last much longer. we are going to track big changes in your temperatures and we'll talk about it more coming up. >>> they hope a suspect will catch a man who attacked a jogger. the woman says the man in a mac h hat chased after her. she told police the man grabbed her and sexually assaulted her. she hit him with a rock and he ran away. he may be missing one or two front teeth. >>> police are looking for the woman who stole a baby jesus statue from a

first alert for the snow ice for philadelphia, new jersey and northern delaware. briefly with the icing. for pennsylvania, berks county, that ice is going to last a little bit longer. treacherous conditions tomorrow morning. it's going to start now until saturday morning. first alert starts for the early-morning hours of saturday for accumulating snow and an icy mix and that will cause slippery roads. very dangerous driving conditions. we don't want you to be on the road until this whole thing comes to an end. here's what it looks like, this is 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, snow will be falling across part of a good portion tomorrow morning. northern delaware, chester county through the philadelphia area even our superior neighborhoods in new jersey that will be ice. very dangerous on the roads. that ice will move into the pennsylvania such uburbs, berks county included. that ice will continue moving farther to the north. rain down to the south. snowing in the poconos. either way, dangerous travel. coming up a closer look at the timing throughout the rest of the day. >>> to

middle 40s for delaware and new jersey. i'll break it down hour by hour when i come back in less than ten minutes. jessica boyington is watching your first alert traffic. >> thank you. >>> the section of the city with an apartment fire right now at frankford. this is having an impact right now. the market shuttle bussing passengers due to the fire department activity near the trac tracks. also bus routes 3 and 5 are also on detour. bus 3 and 4 are oning behind. we'll have live

karen and thomas. >> all right, jenny, thank you so much. >>> other news from new jersey detectives in clementon are asking for your help, they are hoping that somebody knows whereabouts of lance james, this is a 29 year-old veteran had been missing since december 2nd. as our joann pillegi reports, his family is extremely worried. >> it has been nine days now and we have no idea where he is at. we called morgues, we called hospitals, every where, the jails, nobody has had a john doe. >> reporter: twenty-nine year-old marine lance james was last seen at the this bar in clementon last week. according to people at the bar he was escorted out and struggled with other bar patrons. police showed up and james left. >> our biggest concern is what happened to him on his walk home because he never made it home friday. he would have went home. he is not the type of person to not contact his family. >> reporter: lance james and brittany married while he served in the marines, they had a daughter together five years ago, and then separated, two years ago. before it the any says that lance suffered

new jersey, you'll see rain. delaware starting off with early morning snow before it changes over to rain on the three-day outlook. there you see the scattered light snow showers we're seeing in the area right now, steady lake-effect snow stays to the north. but come the weekend, we'll get some wet weather that will come along with warm air. so, we have that to look forward to. today, you'll just have to layer up and plan on limiting your time outside. if you can, make sure you bring the pets in, they can get frostbite. especially tomorrow morning, 15 degrees in the morning. saturday, wet weather, early, we'll see snowflakes, light snow. and then it becomes rain, and rain on sunday. monday, the cold air is back. but it doesn't last. look at wednesday. 47 degrees. and then thursday and friday drying out saturday. >> we're doing facebook live, a number of them have said please remind people to bring your pets inside. >> if it's cold for you, it's cold for them. let's get a check on traffic. >> jessica has that. >>

jersey, he framed it, look, new jersey taxpayers are getting screwed. we're on the hook for too much here, when he framed it at that moment when he cancelled the project that was at the end of 2010, 2011, i believe. it was the tea party moment. the national republican party was all -- the sort of momentum was about spending and reining in the size of government. and chris christie sort of staged a moment there. again, the guy is a master communicator, say whatever you want about him. the guy is an incredible communicator. a flair for the moment, he said i'm going to stand up to barack obama's transportation department in that moment it worked. now longer term, there were major transportation issues in terms of getting between new york and new york city cancelling that tunnel, certainly complicated that. right now that is the kind of thing used as a weapon. one thing that the new jersey voters may not like. but in that moment, i think it worked for him. >> traffic is not getting any better. congratulations, steve, i think you had a role in it. i wonder -

new jersey just above freezing. interior new jersey, right at freezing for delaware. clouds, yes. but shower, mostly, you won't see a drop or snowflake this morning. then this afternoon, we'll get sunshine. any snowflakes will be long gone. 46 degrees in the lehigh valley. up to 50 degrees in delaware. near 50 in interior new jersey and at the shore. 49 degrees the high temperature. clouds this morning. sunshine takes over this afternoon for philadelphia and the suburbs. we'll go through the forecast hour by hour. i'll show you when the clouds move out. when you'll get to sunshine and when the temperatures will peak into the 40s. first, jessica boyington standing by with the "first alert" traffic. >> the vine street expressway, this morning, we're completely back open in the last half hour. no problems headed westbound as you're headed towards the schuylkill eastbound towards 95. doing just great. throughout new jersey, it looks the same as well. on the 42 freeway. heading northbound from 55, moving towards philadelphia. it's a four-minute drive time and speed also into the 60s. w

delaware, new jersey and the shore points. some in the 50s where they will hang through much of the day. for shore points, we will see rain from noon to 1:00 p.m. we are tracking those wet conditions throughout your morning commute. the next five days, active. in the lehigh valley, isolated snow showers. check out the temperatures. thursday into friday, 20s on the board. we'll look into more detail on that. >> thank you, krystal. >> we saw the shot of the lehigh valley, where there may be icy conditions, not so much in the delaware valley. >> wet road and reduced visibility. let's check with jessica boying t boyington. >> we are still an hour and a half away from when that typically starts. with the rain added in, we are probably going to see that start a little bit earlier for your morning rush. 95 around cottman avenue. not a lot of traffic out there now. there are some problems out there. a few accidents to report one up in northhampton township. closed between holland avenue and rock way. if you want to get around, follow

part of new jersey's midget bill has been squashed, no pun intended. just as controversial as the name itself, midget has talked about by not several villages destroyed by hurricane irene in 2011. these properties were roped off by, caution tape and it looks like a different looks like a different place out here, there deb demolition cruise behind me. >> this company strategically hand-picked people to come in and work with care, love, and sensitivity really because we are very sensitive about it. >> melissa prides herself on growing up in midgetville and living at her grandmother's home. >> the name midgetville means with the house being small may be in short it's in the middle of nowhere and this is our home. >> but what is next is what many of the neighbors wants to know. the council brought the property with $1.25 million bond. the area itself is small so neighbors say the homes being torn down account for one quarter of midgetville. >> i guess the neighbors want it i'm no real estate expert, and i'm not entirely comfortable with the name midgetvil

. >>> new at 5:00, a passenger in a lyft is shot and killed in new jersey. the mercer county police department said that the man shot a -- he then tried to rob the three passengers. amber dudley was shot and killed during that confrontation. no one else was hurt and no arrests have been made. >>> today president-elect donald trump was on the road and out in public for the first time since his election and he had two messages. the first one, thanks, the second, you're welcome. jim rosenfield is live at the double digit tool digital operations center. >> he was act companied by vice president-elect and indiana governor mike pence. and during the visit, trump celebrated a deal to keep the carrier plant in indianapolis. the company originally planned to close the plant and move to mexico. carrier says the state officers $7 million in incentives over the next decade. >> i just want to let all of the other companies know that we're going to do great things for businesses, there's no reason for them to leave anymore. because your faxtaxes are going be at the very,

well, one family in new jersey is going way behind that. tonight on the fox 29 news at 10:00, our own chris o'connell will introduce to you mark and sue but you can call them the prep pers next door. they prepared for everything from a collapse of society to zombie apocalypse. they got years of food stocked up. an armory for protect. prepared pour paranoid. the full story tonight at 10. >> atlantic county is the midst of foreclosure crisis is it any worse than any elsewhere? fox 29's hank flynn went to atlantic city to find out. >>> and ahead at 6:00 police are on the hunt for this man they say the video shows him inside a philadelphia gas works company vehicle. what he got away with that has police trying to track him down. >>> you may have one right near your tv right now. if you have a live tree in your house, we've got some words of wisdom. jazzy music. i like it. what you very possibly could be doing wrong. ♪ >>> over the past few years we've talked a lot about the challenges facing atlantic city. tonight we're looking at the foreclo

seeing some colder neighborhoods in new jersey. it's down to 29 degrees in piney hollow, while it's just above freezing in piles grove, mullica hill. florence right at 35 degrees and pemberton down to 33 to start with. but we will see the temperatures climb. that's in spite of these clouds that are around. these are kind of thin clouds. you'll see filtered sunshine. it's not going to be bright sunshine. you can see more sunshine this morning than this afternoon, and that's when clouds will start to move in from the west. i do expect it stays dry during the day today, but this evening there is a chance of some scattered light snow showers and some rain showers in the area. not everybody's going to see them. here's the hour-by-hour forecast. 4:00 this afternoon, we could see that snow is off to the north and west, williamsport and into the pocono mountains, while it's still dry in our area, but that could change this evening. this computer model showing at 8:00 this evening very light snow entering berks county and western chester co

new jersey state police salute a fallen comrade. we learned overnight that a trooper responding to a call was killed in a head-on crash. >> also breaking, deadly double shooting. an innocent plan on his way home gets shot when he walks right into an execution style ambush. >> more breaking news. fast moving fire near a septa line levers plan with burns and forces others to escape with just moments to spare. >> good morning a-lot going on here at 6:30 on this tuesday december since. let's get a look at your weather and traffic with dave murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> off to a chilly start. take a look at sat life. cloud cover from about philadelphia down to the south we'll probably get some early sunshine but clouds will continue to move north across the region this morning and then eventually that rain you see gets here most of us don't have to worry about that until later this afternoon. by the time the rain gets up to the poconos around 4 o'clock or so later today, it changes over to snow so be careful as the winter wea

same deal for new jersey, the shore and delaware. we're looking at the mix as we go in the afternoon of more sun, less clouds. we're looking at showers at well, oacean city at 60. as we fast forward to the holiday weekend, new year's eve and new year's day. overnight is going to be seasonal but that meeans chilly. it looks like the rain potential is going to hold off until monday. we'll take more about that coming up. >>> students at mitchell elementary school in southwest philadelphia are in for a surprise when they return from christmas break. 240 new computers and 80 new ipads all thanks to their principal. she ran the philadelphia marathon last week to raise awareness that her school needed computers. and it worked. >>> well if you're off this week and looking for a holiday bargain, you can get $2 off admission at the national constitution center. bring some school supplies to donate. >>> well do you have plans for new year's eve yet? now about an evening out at the blue cross river rank at penn's standing. as we take a live look