oh, ben franklin was big on this one. back in those days people didn't know how much it would cost for someone to go from one part of the colony to another part of the colony. so franklin created a device that he put on the back wheel of the carriage we call it odometer today. >> lightening rod and he even created hughes i can. >> he created a musical industry called the glass harmonica. >> well, only fitting then, that we should still have the first one. >> do you think so. >> happy birthday dear ben franklin, happy birthday to you ♪ >>> and, everybody. >> yes. >> just kidding. so, would you deem ben franklin a super hero? among so many other inventions here is another one he put on his resume. he created the flexible catheter, because his brother had kidney stones and he wanted to make the ross zest more comfortable. so he is really ton a lot of good for hugh hand, guys. >> there is no question about that. >> i credit franklin for these bifocals too. >> you are seeing. >> well, that i wish he had an invention to make

you're looking at a very foggy ben franklin parkway. as you heard krystal klei say the better of two days this weekend is definitely going to be today. organizers expect tens much thousands of people to demonstrate here. of course some roads will be closed because of this march. francesca ruscio has the details on that. >> folks can expect delays in and out of the area during the course of the demonstration which will be taking place at the ben franklin parkway. right behind me i have your road closures four safety. we're looking at ben franklin parkway between 16th street and 20th street. 19th street between race and vine and race street between 20th and logan circle. these are the road closures. also too septa and regional rail release nod ti if i occasion for updated bus schedule because of the demonstrations. bus number 730, 38, 48 will remain detoured starting at 7:00 a.m. and we'll resume normal scheduling for the market street center city bus schedules. we'll take a look at the rest of these notifications when i come back in the

we're seeing some clo churs from the ben franklin parkway between 16th street and 20th street. i'll more when we come back. >> 76ers stay hot with another win in final seconds. but not before getting a scare from their star center. robert covington hit the came winning shot against portland with four seconds left. sixers have won eight of their last ten games. earlier sixers center left the with an injured left knee. he did return but stayed out for good after turning in another time. csn reports he had an mri for a hyper extended knee but said he felt fine. >>> we're starting out with a look at your neighborhood temperatures through our philadelphia neighborhoods. temperatures are very mild to start out with. foupt get something done today or might be marching later today this is definitely the better two of the days this weekend because tomorrow is looking kind of rainy. it is foggy this morning out there. we're some areas with more dense fog in parts philadelphia. 43 is the temperature in mount airy. 45 in center city. these temperatures will climb. we'll get to about the lo

remember those buses will come over that ben franklin, and then hit the detour. now, spec weather delays here at philadelphia international airport. not only with a little bit of rain, but a lot of vip activity coming into the airport, then motorcades in and out of center city throughout the day. karen, back over to you. >> bob, let's talk more about that right now. because the president is coming to our neck of the woods today. it is his first visit since the inauguration, he is here to speak to the republican congressional retreat happening in our neck of the woods. down to washington to hear what folks are talking about today. good morning, doug luzader. >> good morning. president trump is going to kind of meet with the gop rang and file at this event in philadelphia. it will be a pretty, pretty big gathering, a loft security no doubt, simply because the president himself will be there. but as much as we've been talking in recent days about all of the executive orders that donald trump has been signing, there are some things that he needs congress to do, and c

you're looking at a foggy ben franklin parkway. organizers expect tens of thousands of people to demonstrate. participants will participate for civil and human rights. with this march some roads are closed. we check in with francesca ruscio who has the details. >> everyone can expect delays in and out of the area for the demonstration which will be taking place at the ben franklin parkway. so now for your safety folks i have put in place these road closures. we are closed at the ben franklin parkway between 16th street and 20th street. 19th street between grace and vine and rays administrate between 20th and logan. another thing to talk about we're dealing with an accident on i-95ed a woodhaven road and blocking two lanes. one lane is getting by. we'll have updates as long as this accident hasn't cleared. >>> a women's march in newark new castle county will happen simultaneously with the others going on in washington and around our area. activists plan to hold a secondle light vigil. the march and rally will then follow. >>> stay w

franklin bridge, and if you are questioning yourself to say, hasn a dreary month? esterday iitting at home and looked up the statistics 24 days so far this month. 16 of those days full cloud cover out of 24 only one day did we have bright sunshine around here. the other seven days was kind of partly cloudy days and the last day we tunshine was back on january 8th and it w degrees with 30 miles per hour winds that is when we had the arctic air. but guess what? tomorrow we combine theine with the warmth and it's going to come back. as we look now winds from the

our philadelphia founding father ben franklin. >> also vice president joe biden gets the honor of a lifetime but says he doesn't deserve it. what biden said today about getting the surprise gift from our nation's military. >> an upgrade to hopefully keep infants from getting hurt. >> but first at 4:30 the united states coast guard is continuing its search at this hour for a missing fisherman. that man's boat was found today on a small island but he was not in it. he was out on the water off little egg harbor township last night when he called a relative to tell them his boat ran aground but then he said he didn't need any help. "action news" reporter vernon odom joins us now live with the latest on the search. vern. >> reporter: good evening, sharrie. this day long search for the fisherman has proven fruitless at least so far. state police have called off their search for the night. they expect to resume sometime in the morning. the coast guard will reportedly continue until darkness falls. throughout this day rescuers

ben franklin high school. kelly's classroom, hit the button, let's make it go. >> oh! >> ♪ >> ♪ >>> good morning once again, it is kelly's classroom, every week different school with different project. i'm here today at ben franklin high school with my man, tony. check out the machine here. this is the precision machine tool technology that they're learning about here at ben franklin high school. that's a little name plate that they just made for me. tony, what do you want to do when you graduate? >> i plan on becoming an engineer. this is actually helping me, teach me how to make car parts. >> what does this machine help to you learn how to get the skills to be -- is this how they are making car parts nowadays. >> yes, using this thing called drill press or late lathe on the other side of the room. >> one of your classes here at ben franklin high school? >> yes, so you have science, math, social studies. probably not as cool as this class? >> no. >> and cool glasses. mr. adair. you are the teacher. thanks for insiting us out. how many years have you been here? >>

lets go outside and say good morning to a cool shot of the ben franklin parkway, hello, philadelphia, we will get the forecast, and we will grab a cup of coffee and we are coming right back. where things come from? how they get here? what they're packed in? it's a lot of stuff. and these things add up. that's why we recycle. [vo:]it's nice to know that raymour and flanigan is proud to be a leading recycler- 17 million pounds of recyclable materials every year. turned from trash into treasure. so in the future, we will all have a more beautiful world. ♪ >>> good friday morning, welcome back, a lot of weather to talk about. yesterday the high temperature in philadelphia was 67 degrees today, temperatures will be dropping as we are's tracking a cold front that is moving through the region this morning. so turning colder, blustery for your friday and yes, we have a chance for light snow for tomorrow, in particular, tomorrow afternoon. live look right now, try, pretty quiet, 52. still pretty comfortable in and around the philadelphia area but look at this front park right over the delawa

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. >> an estimated 50,000 men women and children marched the ben franklin parkway. phyllis nailer walked with a cane. she says she's seen too much progress in her 91 years to sit back and watch. >> i don't want to be complacent. >> protesters gathered at akin's oval, mayor kenney kicked off the rally calling for unity. >> we need to be together, walk forward into history. remember, we got through world war ii. we can get through this. >> many in the crowd concerned about trump's campaign rhetoric are now convinced it wasn't just talk. he was in office and major pages were gone. climate control was gone. >> far from d.c., these protesters want their voices heard. >> these people are ben franklin parkway are a part of your constituency. it's your job to represent us as your president. >> many of the protesters left their signs here. many say it was a peaceful protest no arrests. jeff chirico, action news. >> there were similar scenes in delaware. 600 people marched from the fellowship to main street. many had signs to convey their message. the scene in trenton, where

the protesters made their way all along the ben franklin parkway and reporter sherri greg from kyw news radio was there. >> reporter: the signs were as diverse as the women men and children who flocked to ben franklin parkway. but their message was loud and clear. >> hey, hey, h oh, h oval, misogyny has got to go. >> we're here for women's rights for rights for all americans, right? >> the event started with march that began at logan square. ♪ >> reporter: and ended at eakins oval. ♪ >> reporter: then a three-hour rally with music -- ♪ >> reporter: dancing. ♪ report let's settle the score right now. >> reporter: and passionate speakers. >> we shall not lose hope and we shall not be afraid. we have to fight. >> now more than ever it's important we protect the rights women have gained while we fight for the rights that women deserve. >> we have to show what it reallreally means to make ameria great again. report roar this extraordinary gathering of like minded people is a brain child of a group of ordinary women isn't i decided to get involved because i honestly didn't think that

ben franklin bridge moving in the westbound direction. this is what you are looking at there. looking good. looking good on the ben franklin bridge. the once we get into center sit the eye we are quiet. we have schuylkill headlights moving in the eastbound direction nearing king of prussia, tim, help me out, get my click tore go there we will get to construction. so we have a lot of could be trucks out there this morning no accidents to report. big thumbs up. and dry roadways. we will be seeing the sun, and halleluiah but we have to contend with this construction there is quite a bit. the broad street at roosevelt boulevard, lanes blocked between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. tail end of the rush not bothering you too much. construction this delaware 141 southbound at route 13 that right lane is block, that has been blocked until 3:00 p.m. on friday. tomorrow. and also, some more construction in delaware 495 northbound the ramp to route 13 or du pont highway, that one is closed until around 6:00 a.m. so what do we have here, another ten minutes or so. so head up on. that that won't

go through 3:00 on the ben franklin parkway. so road closures, through 4:00 p.m. also going to have some bus detours. take a look at those. going out there through 6:00 p.m. also you're also having parking restrictions between five a.m. and 2:00 p.m. so this is absolutely going to affect some things, some of us move around on saturday. again, this is saturday, the other one, was today. then route 102 trolley you are back to normal. make sure to check the schedules on line. and also, we do have some lingering construction out there still. it should be clearing in the next ten, 15 minutes. this one in bellmawr. soap, 47 delsea drive. left lane blocked. it will be blocked until right around 6:00 a.m. for those every you in and around this area, heads up on that. not that it is slowing you down right now, but certainly could. as we push maybe deep near the 6:00 hour, i would even say probably wouldn't have to worry about it until more like the 7:00 hour. overall, jim, over to you. >> thank you, meisha in the cbs health watch, more and more fathers are taking paternity

as we take live look at ben franklin bridge. the storm is expected to come in from the south. so places like delaware will be the first to get hit with the snow and ice. good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. i'm chris o'connell. >> i'm dawn timmeney. >>> the lat few days had you dreaming of an early spring forget about it. we have bad news for you. winter is definitely back. you can already feel it when you step outside tonight. there's a bit of a chill in the air especially compared to last couple of nights. meteorologist monica cryan is here now to break down the timing of this wintry weather. monica. >> i think timing is what's so important with this forecast, because like you guys were saying, some areas are going to see snow lead off much earlier than other locations. i'll be breaking it down for you in just a bit. but let's set the stage. temperatures are dropping. we're at 37 degrees in philadelphia. we have a temperature in atlantic city of 39 degrees. so again we're starting to watch those temperatures fall. can you believe we were in the 60s just about 12 ho

and taking a look at ben franklin bridge, it certainly is hard to see this morning, it is still there but as you can guess a lot of area bridges are running at reduced seed because of this fog. the at cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda muhler back to you. >>> hard to see indeed, thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" the original golden arches inside the birthplace of fast food, we will be right >>> its golden arches are embodiment of the american dream that is all too soon for founders and ann tracie has a preview of the interview you will see later on sunday morning. >> reporter: at a busy intersection this downey, california is there a monument to the founding of our fast food nation. >> this is oldest mack mag in the world now and you have never been here. >> neff been here my first time. >> wow. >> reporter: jason mcdonald-french is grandson of dick mcdonald who along with his brother mack started selling burgers, fries, shakes in san bernardino, california in 1948. downey location was the third one that they built and oldest still standing. >> so what was it like growing u

. >> the signs were as diverse as the men, we78 and children that flocked to ben franklin parkway. their message was loud and clear. >> we're here for women's rights and rights for all americans, right? >> the event started with a march that began at logan square and ended at aikens oval and then, a three hour rally with music♪ tell me what do you do♪ >> dancing♪ let's settle the score now♪ >> and passional speakers we should not lose hope and be afraid. we need to sgliingt it's important we protect the rights women deserve. >> we need show what it means to make america great again. >> this extraordinary gathering of like-minded people is the brain child aivr group of ordinary women. >> i decided to get involved because i honest li deposit think people could sit on the sidelines any longer. >> coorganizeer emily cooper morris came unwith the idea for women's march on philadelphia. their goal, send a message to america's newly inaugurated president who has promised to give the country back to the people. >> these people on ben franklin parkway we're all a part of your consti

take a look live at the ben franklin bridge tonight. clouds up above. it was windier and colder today than we've had so far lately. some folks even saw a few flurries this afternoon and looks like that many chill is here to stay for your weekend. meteorologist cecily tynan live at the big board with our forecast. hi, cecily. >> hi, monica and winter is back. cool today, windy and double scan live showing these winds out of the northwest even pulling a few lake effect snow showers, a few of these flurries making the long trip from the great lakes into the delaware valley really not amounting to much. this is actually showing a few sprinkles. a lot of that not reaching the ground but you step outside, you can feel it's january. it feels like it. the wind chill currently 32 degrees. pittsburgh the wind chill is 20 and if you're heading out tonight for your friday night, you definitely do that want to bundle up. wind chills will be dropping down into the 20's. at 7 o'clock, 39 degrees with the cloud cover and the winds temperatures really not dropping off v

just before walt whitman bridge and ben franklin bridge split. no problems right now moving into philadelphia. know how easily that can change. i'll have updates for you for the rest of the morning. coming up gwen around 6:00. >>> pastor wants to know who vandalized his home. threw a brick through the window, graffiti and etched a word in the snow. someone also recently threatened him. he thinks it's because he is against a mosque moving to town. >> most people in bayonne remember that the first bombing of the world trade center was hatched in a mosque in jersey city. >> police are investigating the vandalism. town's mayor saying people can disagree, but should not threaten each other or damage property. >>> another local catholic university is cutting tuition costs to try to attract new students. >> cutting tuition by 25%. catholic college told nbc 10 lowering tuition to $265.2 2650 two other local catholic colleges that recently lowered tuition. la salsalle now time to process process. not just the rebuilding plan for the nba all-star voting pr

and let's take a live look at the ben franklin parkway, as the presidential motorcades going to get a little wet coming into philly. sue has the forecast, we'll check the jam cams when we come right back. >>> welcome back, four have 13, very busy thursday morning. taking a live look at philly international. of course, our president will be coming to town, and around the 11:00 hour, it will be wheels down in our area. let's get a check of the forecast. sue says we will have a spot of rain on this day. hey, sue? >> i think most of it will come early in the day because there is a cold front that is bearing down, getting closer and closer with much chillier air behind it. we all loved yesterday. but it is going to be short lived. the mild air is still in place right now, relatively speaking to what time of year it is, of course. so that's waist going on with that. our low pressure system of course, long gong, from monday. the possibility of couple of scattered showers out there toward lancaster and berks county, probably not much, but our future cast shows that by 6:00, we're seeing some

walt whitman and ben franklin. just looked up approaching. nice and clear. no problems or scheduled openings. >>> 12 minutes past five right now. a call to action from new jersey senator cory booker. he shares a special message for anyone looking to make a change. and twister on a highway. close call for driver as severe weather tears through texas. >>> new jersey senator cory booker used martin luther king junior holiday to urge people to act. >> encouraged the audience at national mlk breakfast to be proactive as president elect trump moves into office. recognized for work as senator during the event and in acceptance speech, encouraged audience to stay faithful in fight for justice. >> activism doesn't just happen during presidential campaigns or marchs on washington. has to be an every day choice that you make. es on washington has to be an every day choice that you make. >> 5:15. happening today. philadelphia's mayor will be in washington, d.c. to discuss issues with colleagues from across the country. mayor gjim kenny will attend th meeting. speak to t

franklin parkway. meteorologist adam joseph has your weekend forecast from accuweather including a little bit of snow tomorrow. we got the details right after this. >> ♪ >> meteorologist adam joseph joining us now and of course we're looking forward to the weekend. >> of course we are. >> and so how would the weather be? >> it's all right. [laughter] >> now sunday is beautiful. tomorrow is not bad. there's going to be a little snow and sleet. you splay to go a little slow at times in the afternoon but we're not looking at a lot of precipitation. >> it is saturday, so -- >> it is. >> stay home. >> relax, light a fire and have a hot beverage. at storm tracker6 live double scan hot toddy hot chocolate. clouds thicken up overnight and much colder than yesterday. yesterday we hit records across the region. not so much today but it's still above normal. 48 philadelphia, 41 allentown. near 50 for millville the atlantic city airport dover as well as cape may and here's that change over the last 24 hours. it

team coverage of the protests, action news is live at the ben franklin parkway but we begin in washington, dc. and guys it has been quite 24 hours. >> reporter: to say least, walter, we we don't have to agree with that, we've been here to witness what's happened. we're standing on independence avenue. this was the main stay for today's monument tall women's march on washington. we're able to stands here now, we could not have done that earlier. hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets in washington, dc. some thought and debate about the number but we do know this, the marchers had a permit to end at the white house if they had 200,000 people but they obviously had well over that number. because they were not allowed to end the march at the white house. >> so much focus on debate on numbers for the people that came out it was about the message. seeking to draw a contrast between what they see as a negative message of donald trump and a positive inclusive message today. and speaking of contrast. take a look at this, a physical one, on the left. the stage where donald trump wa. on

as you can see through that fog you're looking at the ben franklin parkway. organizers expect tens of thousands of people to demonstrate. similar marches defending civil and human rights will be held in dozens of cities across the country. with this march happening in philadelphia there will be road closures. francesca ruscio has more on traffic. >> bhere's what you need to kno. 20,000 people are expected to be in this area and these are the demonstration road closures. ben franklin parkway between 16th street and 20th street. 19th street between grape and vine and ray street between 20th and logan circle. a lot happening today. we'll continue to watch for further updates. you're looking at live pictures and some patchy fog in the area. back to you. >>> in addition to philadelphia, women from our area will be heading to our nation's capital this morning for the women's march on washington. they will demonstrate for the rights of women and families. nbc 10 pamela osborn is live in washington this morning to tell us about the march there. >> reporter: rosemary,

i-95 northbound at the ben franklin bridge. we can see northbound traffic the left lane had been blocked for a while. they cleared the accident out, seeing slow speeds. a good shot of the highway, not that the highway itself is in bad condition. looking at the vine you can see the surface of the roadway. the highways in pennsylvania you'll be okay, you want to take it easy. you can hardly see any snow at all. this is 42. in the median you see more snow and the main highways in new jersey, looking good, but the secondary roads are snow covered. >> let's look at the major roads, katherine scott is live along the boulevard in northeast philadelphia, hey, katherine. >> reporter: hey, matt. right now the snow is coming down, it's snowing lightly, but it's coming. it's lightened up considerably from overnight. we're at the boulevard you can see the lanes are wet, but they are relatively clear you might see slushy patches or slick spots, but not a whole lot of coverage on the boulevard. you get to the side streets you'll see less bloc

ben franklin i am person nate the or was there for the annual event. wreath laying ceremony, also marked the occasion. >>> all right. thanks so much for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 "eyewitness news" returns at ten on our sister station w psg the cw philly and, right back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >>> up next, cbs opening news, from new york, here now is scott pelley. take care family, we will see you tonight. >> pelley: comey under fire. >> all i can tell you is the f.b.i. director has no credibility. >> pelley: democrats blast the f.b.i. director for not doing more to stop russian interference with the u.s. election. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> pelley: also tonight, the justice department sounds an alarm. >> the chicago pliment engages in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force in violation of the fourth amendment to the constitution. >> pelley: american veterans poisoned by their own military base. and steve hartman with a hockey lover achieving his lifelong goal. >> this is one of the coolest things

on the ben franklin bridge we are looking okay. we have speed restrictionness play down to 5 miles an hour on the the betsy ross and commodore barry bridge. head up on. that in the world of mass transit patco speed line is running mod night schedule between 9:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. check those schedules on line. jim, over to you. >>> welshing philadelphia won't be bragging about scoring a top spot on this national list, new survey found that philadelphia area has the most rodents then any other city in the country. a bloomberg analysis found that nearly one out of five homes in the philadelphia region has reported a rodent problem in the past year which means we had more rats than mice in 2016 then any other major city. experts say that the construction, plays a role. >> what it does is stirs up rodent population underground and they need somewhere to go. they come aboveground and into our home and facilities. >> meisha had a pet rat as a child. foreman gave tips to avoid the unwanted visitors. he says taking garbage out regularly a

ben franklin bridge one of those bridges that kind of lingers out there little bit then start to see it heat up more in the 6:00 hour. already it is. a loft will you get a jump start to your day because we know the wet letter play a factor. not bad idea at all. speaking of bridges, speed restrictions? place because of high winds, four bridges down to 35 miles per hour here, the walt whitman bridge, ben franklin bridge, betsy ross, commodore barry bridge a lot more, and i mean a lot more to talk about when we come back in ten to 15 minute, rahel, back over to you. >> meisha, see you then. now a look at newspaper headlines from across our region. >> from the press of atlantic city, offset costs for one of the beach fills. eligible for emergency funding in response to hurricane matthew in october. initially avalon share the project was projected to cost $763,000. >> and the burlington county times, democrats in the new jersey senate fail to override a veto by governor chris christie on legislation that sought to guarantee equal pay for women. senators were hoping to amend the discrimina

it will be on the ben franklin parkway. so closures are going to be through 4:00 p.m. then kelly drive, mlk drive, also some of the smaller roads in the area. heads up on that. that's also going to affect you little bit on saturday, as well. jim and jan, back to you. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, how the markets are doing ahead of the inauguration. >> and one of the attractions at the philadelphia zoo gets a lot of attention, and not just for his birthday. we will be right back. sure, you could sit around all night waiting for a pizza to be delivered. but wouldn't making it yourself be a lot more fun? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. protein. protein proteiny protein. proteiny protein? protein proteiny protein. at least 14 grams of protein. 100 calories. new greek 100 protein. from yoplait. honey nut cheerios gets their delicious taste from honest ingredients. like real delicious honey and real oats. okay that's still honey. huh, there we go. we're back to honey again. who's directing this? that guy. figures. try new very berry cheerios.

some people might take market street to head towards the ben franklin bridge. in that case, streets are still open from what we're seeing reports right now. traffic moving by the scene there. way to move down fifth street or get to that area where you can merge on though the ben franklin bridge. vai, back to you. >>> time is running out to sign up for coverage under obamacare for the year. >> we'll tell you what you need to know about tonight's dateline. that's next. eating your way to healthier heart. pattern that could help you protect yourself from disease. ragsdale. >>> never heard ♪ ♪ -- >>> live report on the scene come can go up. >>> today is the last day to sign up for health insurance for 2017 through the affordable care act. >> enrollment period ends at midnight tonight. even though the future is uncertain, experts say you should register. volunteers helped applicants sign up for benefits. a lot of people are confused and concerned about the fate of the aca. >> i'm getting older first and foreman. >> if you don't sign up, what's going to happen? y

our jennifer joyce was out at the on the ben franklin parkway this morning where the crowd grew thousands more than officials expected. ♪ >> reporter: tons of thousands of people marching to the same beat. along the ben franklin parkway one of unity of equality for a all. >> i think that today is the beginning. it's a catalyst that can affect people and remind them that they have the ability to affect change. >> reporter: they walked with heads held high their signs and statements even higher. as the women's march on philadelphia made its way from logan circle to eakins oval. >> i want to make sure this administration don't turn back the hands of the clock for african-americans. >> we all have the right to take care ourselves of our own bodies and i think that is that's very important in today's world. i want her to know she can be anything. including the president. >> we want to make sure that, um, during president donald trump's first day in office we're a part of his constituency and it's his duty to cover us and to have our voices be heard by him. >> emily morris is the mind behind

franklin parkway namely right there in front of the franklin institute. keep that in mind coming down for a visit with the kid today or through the weekend. septa says they are off to a good start across the board with no delays on the buses, trains, trolleys, karen and thomas back to you. >>> so much violence has happened this our city overnight. >> we're talking about six separate shootings this less than 24 hours here latest shooting happened at 2:00 this morning in south philadelphia. a three three-year old man shot the in the stomach. he thinks stable condition. lets get out to steve keeley at police headquarters this morning. here we go again, steve. >> reporter: it sound like hotter nature is not the only one packing heat the right now we have had so much violence here philadelphia police will be happy to see any snow because maybe that will cool off this crime wave right now. two men murdered, six others shot and survived, last night touring rhyme time. all of it outside, of course, where most people try to enjoy this break in the january weather,

lets go downtown a live look at a pretty shot of the ben franklin parkway, we will check in with the jam cams, and sueby has your holiday forecast help we come right back. >>> ♪ >>> happy birthday, today we celebrate what would have been doctor martin luther king junior's eighty-eighth birthday, this is stevey wonder's happy birthday written in 1981. stevey wonder was one of the many people who helped campaign to make mlk a national holiday. >>> well, what can we expect for your day of service weather-wise? sue serio joining us, good morning. >> good morning. the it looks lying weather is cooperating with whatever your plans are we have a frontal system far to our south and that will stay there, until very late tonight, into tomorrow, so high pressure is in control, we will see probably a decent amount of sunshine today but it will stay on the chilly side, most of our temperatures will stay in the the 40's probably, the lower 40's. we will look at radar right now and see rain south, well south the of washington d.c., and again, not expected to make it here, we will probably be in t

look the at ben franklin bridge. look at this. so rain, rain, rain. that is the story this morning because it is coming down with slick roadways. we will definitely want to leave your homes earl willer to take, it is what i have been preaching, forever now, just feel like every day, leave your homes early especially so far but you have to do it again because we have wet road conditions. this will slow you town. ben franklin bridge is looking quiet. speed restrictionness play betsy ross bridge is down to 5 . head up on. that we will take you more time. then also mass transit, speed line running mod night schedule between 9:15 a.m. and 2:15. so check them out on line. we have construction in trenton new jersey 295 southbound ramp to route one southbound is closed and that will be closed, lingering out there until march 15th. we will get used to that project. construction here route 322 at route 401 lane blocked that will be blocked in each direction, until 6:00 a.m. we have another, hour or so and of course i will confirm this list but heads up with the

will they will begin at city hall and march down ben franklin parkway demanding passage of the equal rights amendment guarantying women equal rights. sixteen year-old organizers explained what inspired her to lead this protest. >> it is based on alice paul, who planned a similar launch, the day before wood row wilson 's inauguration this 1913. >> and now that march begins at noon and end at eakins oval where several people are slated to speak. >>> spokesmen for former president george hw bush says doctors are happy with how procedure went to clear former president's airway. nine two-year old has been in a houston hospital since sat the day for respiratory issues yesterday, he went into an intensive care to address a problem stemming from pneumonia. ninety-one year-old former first lady barbara bush went to the same hospital yesterday for fatigue and coughing. >>> a family spokesmen says that mrs. bush's problems are not acute. >>> this morning some people in fishtown still do not have water service, that is more than a week after a big sinkhole opened up in the neighborhood. take a l

ben franklin bridge into center city, gorgeous shot of the ben franklin bridge, what you are looking at there, this is where you have the accident, involving injuries, that's near the international plaza drive. heads up on this, this is by the airport, not going to slow you down yet, but could little later, rahel, back to you. >> good to nope, meisha, thank you. police investigating homicide in west philadelphia. investigators tell us a woman invited man inside her apartment, he then pulled out a gun to rob her. that's when the woman's friend jumped in and shot in the head. 5400 block of girard avenue. the suspect took off with the woman's cell phone and $20, then ran down girard avenue. police do have detailed description of the gunman. >> developing right now, a car full of violent suspects robbing people in philadelphia's frankford section. >> police say the suspect struck twice overnight. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live at the frankford transportation center where one of the robberies happened just a few hours ago. trang, what have you learned? >> reporter: well, rahe

ben franklin bridge looking good, quiet, as it should right now, still very dark, early because we still a closure this place. the westbound side might be opening right now, eastbound side its still closed and here as well ben franklin bridge. you can see how wet it is out there. we know evident by yesterday that can affect our morning commute and it will do so. speaking of the the vine, lets look, 19th street bridge over vine is now open, now this is been closed since october of 15, so a lot of people will be happen bye that. still that construction is starting to lift. this one in particular is standing that one and that has lifted. this accident has been out there since 2:00 a.m. 340 kings highway closed between, caln meeting house road and, route 30 and fisherville road is your best bet. >>> we will begin with reaction to president-elect done will old trump's news conference his first since july and it covered a wide range of topics there from russian hacking to how he will separate from his business empire once he takes office. kenneth craig has more on what mr. trump had to say and

head up, westbound and eastbound between schuylkill and also ben franklin bridge. i wanted to all you into ben franklin bridge to let you know look at those roadways. surfaces are looking very wet and slick and we have problems because of it. right now this subsequent right here that has been cleared. we will move past that but northeast extension southbound before quakertown that left lane there abe also one more route 55 northbound before route 40 on the shoulder. take it easy. rahel, over to you. >>> new this morning authorities are trying to figure out what caused this vehicle to lose control and crash in the pole early this morning on the boulevard, and it happened around 12:30 near innings street and olney. south pound outer lanes remain closed as crews removed down wires. no word on injuries. >>> new this morning philadelphia police are looking for two men who held up a pizza delivery driver. it happened at 2:30 on the the 6100 block of irving street in the cobbs creek section. gunman were wearing hoodies. they stole a hundred dollars and two handguns. deliv

little windy, old glory on the camden side of the ben franklin bridge, all of the bridges and salt crews have been out all morning long cut them some slack, step back the at least three car lengths when traveling behind any of those salt crews, i was on behind one on highway in and just sipped my coffee and just watched everybody else go crazy. 422, 202, expect slower than normal speed this morning, expect delays down at philly interest that the and we are probably going to see some delays on mass transit, for that lets go to septa headquarters and heather red fern, good morning. >> how are we doing in septa. >> so far so good. we are just getting started with our morning on regional rail and bus routes and market frank forward line and broad street line but so far so good >> you know what i mentioned it this morning, there will be some delays, you'll have to pack your patients, you know, any tips for some of the commuters to be able to stay, and, tweet to the living. and in order to have, folks up to date,. >> that twitter feed at septa and that gives you everything from every mode that

ben franklin looking good, old glory blowing in the wind from the camden side, hopefully the wind will dry out ben franklin but roads are wet as we get started, possible weather delays down at philly international, a rough day to fly, 495 northbound for wilmington bound travelers, construction, still out here at route 13 which is the du pont highway, down tree from all the rain we had in willis town, dellchester roadblocked at stackhouse mill road. good news for mass transit, commuters this morning, everybody is back on a regular weekday schedule. none of this holiday, limited, adjusted schedules. weekday schedule for all of the regional rail lines, same deal with the buses, trains, trolleys and even patco, new jersey transit and dart all operating on time, on a regular weekday schedule. lauren, back over to you. >> bob, thanks very much. >>> several state lawmakers in pennsylvania will be sworn in today. this will kick off legislator 's two year obsession house will consist of 121 republicans, 82 democrats. senate marge is is 34 republicans and 16 democrats. governor tom wolf will mak

live look at ben franklin parkway. sueby has the forecast. we will check the jam cams right after a cup of coffee in two minutes, we will be right back. >>> good morning, thanks for joining us. a couple months away but we can at least dream, right. >> get ready because it business to get a little more expense turf lounge on two new jersey shore beaches. avalon and stone harbor will be raising the price of daily beach tags from six dollars to seven dollars a day. >> avalon is making another change, this one is interesting, you can get your beach tags ahead of time and they have gone mobile you can get them on the mobile app. >> would i pay an extra dollar right now, to get some sunshine, sue serio. >> well, i have a feeling you would pay more than a dollar. >> 1.99 maybe. >> yeah right. here's's counties included in the freezing rain advisory until 10:00 a.m. carbon, monroe, lehigh, northampton and berks county. thinks where ground is still cold enough and air might be cold enough too and when rain rolls in it could be freezing rain. so with t

watches and plays ben franklin >> he is so nice he is ben franklin. >> i'm sorry, kids he is ben franklin. >> if you are watching come in fourth and market we need your help, obviously. >> his house is right next door ben franklin's house. >> but the guy that plays or i mean -- >> same amount of time it took to get to me as it took to the election to the inauguration. >> still january 20th and here comes the rain and we will focus on washington d.c., there you can see boundaries right there and the rain is not there. not yet. it is not here either but around lunchtime is when we expect this to roll role in. this is storm number one of a couple we will get this weekend, now, remember two was still a little iffy situation that maybe late, saturday night into sunday morning this one goes through quickly. one we are concerned about is potential nor'easter, it is, sunday night into monday morning, pretty steady heavy rain that could add up to several inches of rain and then factor in 35 miles an hour winds or more. it is 47 degrees today but 55 for tomorrow. balance of the the saturday is dry,

or better yet, maybe those creepy oversized ben franklin cheese steak characters in visit philly last tv ads will go rogue, drown the city in wiz. either way our random calendar coaches are not swweating. >> december will be here, you can confirm that? >> oh, yes, i believe that. >> okay. >> i mean, as long as i'm still alive to see it. >> for the record, our gregorian calendar has been around since 1582. so you think we would have it all figured out by now. anyway, visit philly says they'll happily replace any calendars sent to the media outlet. no need to bother. come me, come the fall, i'll just start keeping an eye on the days, the dates, watch and wait, and worry. i'm bruce gordon, "fox 29 news". >> popular summer shore active tip could be changing. may have you floundering. no, no, it is not. >> no pun intended. >> good morning, welcome back, researchers making a discovery about the human body. >> they found that we have apparently a new organ that we never new existed, but is there in our digestive system. the organ is called misinter. researchers say it is one continuous organ

live look at ben franklin bridge, rain still hitting our camera lens. no, sir as windy as yesterday but still one of those caution flags are still flying. good morning to cape may, right at the very tip route nine where again up and down the coast from lbi down to cape may portions of the roadway are block. white horse pike, black horse pike, portions of route one, do not drive through the high water, they teach thaw when we take our driving lesson and lets make sure we show kid we do follow all those rules and regulations. new jersey transit says to go three buses are on a detour because of the flooded roadways down the shore, the airport, regional rail line running with delays this morning, so far so good on patco, remember though, yesterday they did cancel that 8:03 train coming into philadelphia as we heard westbound lanes of 70 closed at cropwell they are working right at marlton diner one of the sots i visited for my breakfast segments. i know the alternate the old marlton pike will get you around it and it is just a block off of that busy interse

again, we have steady rain, ponding the in the middle of the intersections there ben franklin bridge wet behind the ears, so again, light volume though this morning with today being the official holiday, a lot of folks off from work, a lot of the kid off from school , a sunday schedule underway for septa regional rail lines so keep that in behind. other buses, trolleys for septa system are operating on a modified weekday schedule to check your bus or tropical i go to septa.org and all of the other mass transit systems are operating on a special, limited schedule such as patco , new jersey transit, and the dart system. but for complete forecast for rest of the day and the s word is in the seven day, sueby has got tonight 15 seconds. that s word is not until later in the week. the first we have to get through this morning and with temperatures above freezing in places we are mostly seeing rain, it is a little tricky when you go north of philadelphia, and when you go west of philadelphia, around berks county, it looks like it has been a little slippery there. we have moisture streaming

even when we get in the building these buildings have been modified over the years since ben franklin and they are connect and these buildings features it is hard to tell what leads to what. that is always a challenge. these fire fighters as i said do an incredible job. medics are providing support. once again incredible job by the philadelphia fire department. >> unaudible. >> when we get here we have fire in multiple locations and are still, you know, finding and extinguishing hot spots but fire is under control. it is not going anywhere else. we will be here for a couple more hours. >> reporter: alex and mike, i want to show you something, this is what burned here. i got pictures of the roof deck there one of the residents. there is one shot. you can tell by looking at that wood to you are tam with decks, that is dry and old. here's another shot, best shot is right here, so you can see in the background there i don't want to zoom in but there is a barbecue pit up there. i was like do people do things with fires and barbecues. said yes, people up there smoke cigars, cigarettes, this

ben franklin, walt whitman bridge, cam core barry bridge, betsy ross, down to 35 miles per hour speed restrictions, still in play, and 35 miles per hour i would even take it little slower than, that just because it is slick, it is cold enough for anything that has thawed out or maybe yes, thawed out, has now refroze. it will cause for slippery traveling this morning into the afternoon. also, out on the a.c. expressway between the ac convention center and route 42, look out for that. outside, another fuel picture of the benjamin franklin bridge. looking really good here, great company there. go to the wide. fourteen on the schuylkill, 19 on 95, 50 on the vine. not bad at all. we look at this blue route starting to slow down, no longer 55, jim. >>> thanks so much, meisha. that's "eyewitness news" for now. jean us for "eyewitness news" at noon. i'm jim donovan. make it a >> we are in a national water crisis. >> announcer: activist erin bh is here with a warn being your water. >> what it is danger if this is in your water? >> we are seeing communities that have a lot of cancer. >> announc

let's get you outside live, there's the ben franklin bridge. it's cold, yesterday we were up to 66 degrees, this morning we're seeing temperatures below the freezing mark of 32. it's a big change and we have a windchill, as well. double scan live, switching it over to the radar. we're clear, but you can see the white showing up. that's the northern edge of the precipitation shield that's heading this way. we'll show you the larger picture, reading, 29. millville, 32. trenton, 29. everybody is below freezing other than the far southern areas. it's blustery for the most part, feeling like the mid 20s, poconos, 20 degrees, 25 for philadelphia. dover, 27. here's salt -- satellite and radar we have cold air racing across the northern tier states, at the same time this area of moisture is run into the cold air. you don't have to go too far to the south, actually to get into the rain. it's milder across the virginias and the carolinas, as it advances north it runs into the cold air. we see the wintry precip, the snow sleet and freezing rain around the

the ben franklin bridge is clear moving into philadelphia. in new jersey, the 403 freeway looks great both directions. this is what's headed toward philadelphia, the drive times from that point in deppfort, no problems there, either. >>> they will proclaim january human traffic awareness month. marquel is is trying to help citizens recognize the signs of human trafficking, especially the exploitation of young adults and children. the campaign will feature psas and other events. >>> contentious confirmation. >> the hearing under way right now for donald trump's pick for attorney general. and the senate that is challenging his nomination. >>> plus, search for a killer. the manhunt intensifies in central florida for a man wanted for shooting a police sergeant to death. >>> take a look at this awesome shot from sky force 10 out looking at center city right now. dry conditions, but we're tracking the potential for rain and a huge warm-up in your temperatures. all those details are coming up. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. and k