concord to center city, 19 minutes and lake norman southbound, 15 and 66. looking at the mapping system, most of our major highways continuing to run in the green. looks like we may have a few slow-downs on outbound providence road as you make your way past fairview and sardis, head toward the rush hour. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> john: the countdown is on to the south carolina primary, in less than two weeks voters go to the polls. the republican primary is february 20th in south carolina. >> christine: they will try to earn your support at a forum at winthrop university. mark davenport outside burns auditorium, the site of the forum. what can folks expect tonight who are attending? >> reporter: christine, they can expect fan fare, very very quiet on the campus of winthrop university right now. it will not be the case in 12 hours from now. that is when the event will start, starts at 6:00, goes until 9:00 tonight, the doors open to burns auditorium at 4:00. people will pack to see some o

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♪ >>> right now at 11:00, a center city jewelry store heist. it is the third time this week a well-known store in the city has been targeted. and tonight, some business owners are demanding more acti action. >>> and spring tree preview this weekend but for some the spring weekend could end in a little snow. also, snow and rain neck week. we'll time it out and i'll tell which you areas are most at risk for seeing some snow. >>> and developing right now in brush fire in west deptford gloucester county you can see the flames from chopper three near the sunoco eagle point facility on crown point road. crews are on the scene working to get things under control. it's you unclear right now what starter the fire. developing now a two harm fire at a condo complex in florence burlington county. at the toll gate condos on florence toll gate road. officials tell us they have gotten the bulk of the fire under control. one person was taken to the hospital. >>> good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. we begin tonight with a rash of thefts from

we begin tonight with a rash of thefts from center city stores. the most recent happened along jewelers row. thieves gotta with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewels. our natasha brown is live in center city with more on the growing retail opportunities want business owners would like to be doing to protect them from crime. natasha? >> reporter: several retail burglaries just recently certainly has some store owners rattled. they want more police presence. especially in light of the fact that there's a recent retail surge in center city philadelphia. center city philadelphia has become a bustling retail destination. shoppers gliding in and out of new stores like century 21 on market street. >> with that ease comes the ease of criminals targeting high you have-end stores in the overnight hours friday, thieves shattered windows here at century 21 store stealing display items like clothing and accessories. the newly opened bloomingdale's outlet at liberty place became the target of nine masked thieves who gotta with with to thousand dollar

. >> we are starting off in the center city area. the vine street expressway around 24th street, no problem either direction. hardly a car in sight. the rest of our drive times are okay. we're in the green on the schuylkill and 95, heading into center city and the blue route is fine. southbound on the schuylkill, 935. if you are in center city or traveling around there, watch out for construction on locust street eastbound, closed between 15th and broad. tracy? >>> philadelphia police arrested the mother who was caught shoplifting at a center city macy's and left her 4-year-old child behind. mahogany cherry was charged with theft and child endangerment. she's been on the are for two weeks. police say terry tried to steal more than $1,400 worth of men's clothes when she was stopped by security, she ran away and left her child behind. >> leaving your child behind, abandoning your child, that's what you're doing. >> terry's been arrested twice before for shoplifting. the 4-year-old is now in the care of her father. rallies are planned a

it you're heading into center city it's a 62 average speed trip and 12 minutes. those are our cameras are the expressway. if you are heading into center city, we had an underground transformer fire that happened last night on walnut street and now that's still closed this morning between 19th street and 22th. mass transit was effected yesterday because of that today we're okay. >> on a bitter cold morning like this you want to limit your time outside unless you have to work outside and that's what some crews are doing in center city right now as they work to repair damage caused by that fire that jessica mentioned. we're live at the scene. what's it like out there. >> since we last saw you 30 minutes ago it feels even colder out. it hasn't stopped these guys who is been working out here on aen open manhole here. we're here on 22th and walnut street. people who live on this block captured video of the smoke and frames. they said this started from damaged underground lines lead together a transformer. people had to evacuate on this block. some tried to wait around

here in center city these workers can atest to that. they're out here repairing after an emergency fire that came up from a manhole. we'll up date you on the clean up next.

we'll keep an eye on things, 21 minutes from rock hill, concord to center city, 19 minute commute, lake norman southbound at 17 minutes. guy, back over to you. >> john: breaking news at 5:03, crews in charlotte fixing blocked roads and several power outages. >> christine: ashton pellom has been with crews all morning, live in charlotte with more, so where are you and what are you seeing? >> reporter: good morning, christine, currently on i'm sorry, hawthorne lane near central avenue. the road is currently blocked off there is construction site flooding right now. i'll step behind the camera and give you guys a better look at the moment. i'll zoom in a little bit hopefully you can see a little bit, you see the water just flooding in the streets, that is what's we're dealing with right now. police were out here blocking this a little bit earlier. we took video of when i first arrived on the scene. cop cars blocking off has been blocked off since 3:00 this morning, officers were out here blocking this road off to make sure no one comes down here and gets trapped in. they tell me the road w

. >> "action news" reporter christie lleto is live in center city with a preview of the local oscar buzz, hi there, christie. >> reporter: hey there, sarah, hollywood meets philadelphia at the low es hotel in center city. 300 people are making their way, down the area, and they will go upstairs for the oscars watch party and it is all, here, for a good cause. it is more than watching the oscars the event raises money to support homeless families and veterans in the delaware valley. through, rides and silent auctions. and helping people in need. and, while you everything a great time and having the fun, just know that people, and people here, a and are really in need in the delaware valley. >> and, they have some amazing auction items in there. i did see a grill, i could use for sure. organizers say that they are, definitely on track, to surpass last years numbers. they are looking somewhere around $200,000, raised for this years. reporting live from center city christie lleto for channel six "action news". >> very good, thank you christie. >>> if you watched the show, remember we here at

no problems on schuylkill or 95 into center city. the blue route is still okay. we're still in the green from the schuylkill to 95. over in new jersey, some reports of flooding again this morning, brooklawn around route 130 and mantua around route 40. >>> donald trump and bernie sanders are basking in their first place finishes in new hampshire. here are the numbers on the republican side. with 92% of the vote in, trump has 35%. john kasich is in second at 16%, ted cruz and jeb bush are battling it out for third. on the democratic side with 93% of the vote count, bernie sanders took 60% of the vote, hillary clinton took 39%. there are several reports that say sanders will meet with reverend al sharpton in new york city this morning. >>> meantime, new jersey governor chris christie had a disappointing sixth place finish in new hampshire. he's heading home to the garden state. he would not answer a question about whether he'll continue his campaign. what he did say is that he needs some time. >> we're going to take a deep breath, see what the final results are toni

we will check the drive times, matthews to center city, 13 minutes, 49 miles an hour. providence road from the arboretum area, 18 minute commute, concord to center city, 18 at 67-miles-per-hour. that is a check of the morning traffic christine, over to you. >> christine: thank you, chris. politics, isis and hollywood. >> john: john kerry met with major studio executives to get ideas how to counter the message of terrorists. that story is later on "cbs this morning" at 7:00. >> christine: some of you will be happy we're talking about the game and some aren't. duke and unc renewing their classic rivalry. lived up to the hype, a thriller to the end on tobacco road. wbtv is always on your side, in it's 1616. >> john: 19 after 6:00. there are several school delay in our area this morning. this is a complete list, not just select few. alleghany, ashe, avery and watauga county schools are all on two-hour delay. >>> let's get over to kristen miranda right now, live in the alert center with just interesting video just in the newsroom. what have you got here? >> kristen: sometim

. >>> developing right now, ambushed in center city. man is shot during attempted robbery in one of the city's busiest neighborhoods. good morning, it is tuesday, february 16th, i'm erika von tiehl. we want to check in with katie and meisha a i know you are both rather busy today, ladies, good morning. >> no dwindling thumbs today. >> no, certainly won't be, already seeing the camera shot, katie what's the storm say for me? i have to say felt warmer, you know, a lot warmer today than it did yesterday. >> absolutely starting to see surge on the they are mom term, i can tell this much, when i drove in, i saw the temperature really quickly, even just from driving say through the fairmount park section of the city in toward the vine street expressway. temperatures stat dollars to go up very rapidly. i really want you to keep close watch on your car thermometer this morning, especially if you're north and west of the city e temperatures are on the uphill climb. but still going to find the colder spots, by comparison, where it may still be aw

we are live from center city, i'm greg a argos for cbs-3 eye witt the necessary news. >>> a a lawyer for an alleged victim in the bill cosby's sex assault case says cosby is using the courts to bully her client. cosby has sued his a accuser andrea constand for talking to police when her 2005 case begins the comedian was reopened last year. cosby says she violated the confidential settlement, and wants that money back. constand's lawyer says cosby's filings are in an effort to create a shadow court system that is free, from public scrutiny. >>> dunkin' donuts customer is facing an assault charge after an alleged outburst and worker in a hospital for stitches. take a look at this surveillance video from february 12th at washington avenue store in south philadelphia. it shows woman throwing a tip jar of doughnuts and knocking over a display case. work are claims that the customer got upset after she was told that her order total was $1.76 more than she expect. she left without taking any food and drove off in a dark colored car. >>> today marks 25th anniversary of the one meridian plaza

commute and concord to center city, 21 minutes, 67 miles an hour. that is a check of traffic, john, back over to you. >> john: cam. >> christine: why she chooses to steak obstacles head-on, later on "cbs this morning." wbtv, a man attacked several people at this restaurant in ohio, coming up, we're learning more about the weapon investigators say he used. >> john: school delays to let you know about this morning. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools all operating on 16 minutes after 5:00.yotzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzsr` ?aenga?t >>> you're planning your day with wbtv news this morning. >> christine: 19 minutes after 5:00. >> john: kristen miranda has new details coming in the alert center. what have you got, kristen? >> kristen: we don't often talk about celebrities. we want to you look at who is getting out of the car. andclooneyand his wife. they met with the german chancellor. they are talking about syria. yesterday at the berlin film festival sometimes it takes hollywood a minute to react to what is happening in the news but stories need to be tol

i-95 allegheny, southbound traffic heading toward center city. overnight construction is clear, building volume here. building volume on the vine street expressway westbound traffic especially as you head toward the schuylkill. overnight construction has cleared, no issues there. we have a water main break, icy conditions wherever there is water coming out, for sure and 63rd is closedder near haverford. girard avenue is closed near 62nd street. it's causing problems on the roads and delays on the east bound route 10 trolley and no shut service, either. that's causing problems with the this morning rasp commute. >>> developing this morning, dozens are without power because of an underground fire in center city. the fire started beneath the 2100 morocco of walnut street -- 2100 block of walnut street yesterday evening. firefighters evacuated nearby buildings for a precaution. hundreds were left in the dark including the miriam theater. 90 customers are without power now and peco is still on the scene. annie mccormick will have more on the issue in

a live look at conditions in center city philadelphia. traffic out there as people are trying to make their way home. nbc 10 is keeping an eye on the roads for your drive. >> right to first alert meteorologist sheena parveen for an update on conditions in your neighborhood. >> we're seeing the snow falling at a good clip in the philadelphia area. we have rain mixed in farther south, but here's what the radar looks like. there you see the picture again. it's falling that this band moving through will be providing accumulation through the area, so you see the darker purple moving across 76, 95, 676, and this is that more moderate snow falling i showed you. down to springfield to gloucester, west deptford, norristown and notice this darker shade, moving into montgomery county and through reading and berks county. that is the moderate snowfall. it extends north and west on the lighter side. but phoenixville seeing a good clip of snow. we have the rain/snow line across salem, wilmington seeing light snow fall and this rain/snow line is to the

concord to center city, 18 at southbound 24 minutes. most of the majors are still in the green but we are starting to see volume delays on 77 northbound coming across 485 and we are stylisting an still listing an accident at ramah. >> brody: a michigan shooting suspect, mass shooting, suspect will appear in court. >>> 20 killed in that fuji cyclone over the weekend. winds of 177 miles per hour. the death toll now at 20. >> also, how about this headline expect development in this one, russian leaders requesting permission to carry out surveillance flights over the u.s., they want to use cameras that they have on board aircraft we will see what comes of that. >> christine: finally, throwing fish is an old college hockey tradition. than expected. this fan trying to throw a fish over the glass but the fish didn't make it over. another try, fan dropped it before getting it finally on the ice. >> brody: i saw that before i went to bed, too funny. game end in a tie. more live b captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is monday, february

beautiful day in center city philadelphia. a little bit of a wind and that is going to impact how it feels tonight. wind chills are a factor right now in philadelphia the temperature is 36. but winds out of the north northwest at 16 making it feel like it's only 26. so if you're stepping out tonight make sure you take your winter gear because it will feel colder. 36 in the city. 24 in the poconos. 35 in wilmington the same in millville down the shore atlantic city at airport that's 35 and rio grand in wildwood 36 degrees. now, during the evening temperatures will fall with a cold breeze. the temperature will be at freezing but it will feel like it's in the 20s. clear at 9:00 p.m. and look how cold it turns by 11:00. 27 degrees and falling fast during the overnight period. ultimate doppler we'll see a sudden surge of warmth. tomorrow's trap situation day. the real surge where temperatures go 10 to 15 degrees above normal will happen over the weekend. we'll talk about that and a potential nor'easter for next week coming up with

afterward the runners attended a singles sweara at raven lounge in center city. flyers in action in new york. >> and they are fighting in the big apple for playoff positions, the six points out, coming into play. but they are in trouble right now. it is valentines day. love is in the air except between flyers and rangers. the is what new, right. new york is currently mad at wayne simmonds because he gave rangers star ryan mcdonough a concussion last week even n flyers, candy for wayne simmonds tonight in new york. they are talking trash pregame and then opening minute, dylann mcilrath goes after simmonds. wayne gets a few in there but simmonds has a bloody eye lid. twenty seconds later another fight, tanner glass wanted simmonds but instead gets ryan white. flyers have a bigger fight on the hand, the playoffs. later in the fourth, derek hazard by steve mason's food. they fall behind one to nothing. they are having trouble tying it. second period best shot on the power play brayden schenn off the post, he stops 21 shots. third period dave hakstol won't like this.

we're live in center city, katherine scott, channel6 "action news. tam. >> katherine, thank you for that. >>> activists are calling on authorities to shut down the berks county residential center immediately. they allege that asylum seeking immigrant families obtained are subjected to medical neglect and abuse. the rally comes on the heels of the pennsylvania department of human services decision to revoke that center's license. it expired on sunday. the state says the facility was licensed as a child residential center not as a federal immigration facility. berks county has appealed that ruling. >> an amtrak train made an unschedule stop so a philadelphia woman could make an unscheduled delivery. she went into labor on board on saturday evening. the baby wasn't due until march 4th. the train stopped in aberdeen maryland so medics could take care of the emergency birth. little trinity christina stokes was born a healthy 8 pounds 5 ounces and mom says the middle name christina is in honor of a fellow passenger who comforted her during the ordeal. >> b

concord to center city, 18 minutes, lake norman to center city 16 minutes. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> christine: looking ahead, thank you, chris, as we ntioned earlier, charlotte city council members will once again take up the issue of an ordinance designed to protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. and the battle has gone beyond charlotte with governor pat mccrory now weighing in on the issue. wbtv's mark davenport is live now at the mecklenburg county government center, so mark, what is the governor saying about the upcoming vote? >> reporter: christine, the governor says he is ready to support immediate state intervention in the ordinance does pass tonight. wbtv we got our hands on the email he sent over to city council members outlining the way that he sees things and his stance overnight. look at that email as i read from the email for you. the governor emailed to charlotte city council members he said the nondiscrimination ordinance could

a of live look outside at center city philadelphia. it's dry right now but we're tracking rain later this morning and through the afternoon. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the weather center. >> the clouds right now, dry, however right now. cape may is warm.

center city, west trade at graham. i-77 at woodlawn, roads drying out but spray coming off the vehicles this morning. as you look at the charlotte commute most of the majors are running in the green this morning. but again as al mentioned the heavier rain out of the area but give yourselves extra time because you'll find spotty showers as you make your way around town. that is a check of your traffic, you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> john: the naacp is calling for action in north carolina's redistricting case. >> christine: leaders still aren't happy with the re-drawn congressional map. morning at 5:46. >>> bringing you the latest updates live from the thanks for choosing wbtv news this morning. >> christine: white house officials will submit a plan to shut down guantanamo bay to congress today. >> john: used as a recruiting tool by terrorists and too costly to maintain. congress had opposed previous plans to shut down gitmo. the current proposal involves

now i'm live in center city, matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." >>> it's 5:03. today a recovery high school will host a pennsylvania lawmaker who's introducing legislation to make those types of schools more accessful to students who need them. take a look at the most recent numbers. their survey estimates that within the last month in pennsylvania, about 9.2% of kids between 12 and 17 used an illegal drug, which is about 89,000 kids. the national average is around 9.4%. the bill to be introduced today by state representative jonte lore would create a four-year pilot program for recovery high schools like the bridgeway school. the schools provide help for students who dealt with substance abuse. >> and so recovery high school environment provides a safe haven where they're going to school with other kids who are working on the same issues. >> rebecca bonner who you just saw said many can't afford tuition. it would provide funding for the state and home school district to make it more afford jooablff >>> state lawmakers say these are real problems facing philadel

here's a live look of everyone heading toward center city live on i-95 southbound. on the big picture we see the slow speeds, 32 miles per hour southbound at girard on i-95. slow go eastbound on the schuylkill expressway from approaching the blue route to past gladwyn, as well. we have an accident in glenside, montgomery county, blocking a lane police on the scene, lime kiln pike at mount carmel avenue. check out 42, this is northbound traffic we have an accident 295 northbound at 42. that's a bad spot for an accident. 295 northbound at 42. you can see the area of yellow slow speeds on 295 with that accident scene. >>> developing overnight, philadelphia police say a man is in the hospital after his girlfriend set him up. two armed men burst into the victim's apartment in port richmond at 2:00 a.m. the trio stole several items from the place before they fled. >>> now to turmoil for a number of people who thought they were making the american dream of owning a home become a reality. instead they were victims of a local mother and son accused of a major real estate sca

we're live in center city, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." matt. >> thank you, katherine. >>> also new, this is the mangled aftermath avenue police chase in wilmington, delaware. the people in the car fled a traffic stop at concorde avenue and market street at 10:00 last night. the driver then crashed into a tree and at least two parked cars while going the wrong way down a one-way street. police arrested two people in the car. a third person got away. no police officers were hurt. >> ♪ >> going on to politics now republican voters in nevada will caucus tomorrow. right now polls suggest donald trump will win there just like he won last weekend in south carolina. ted cruz marco rubio shrugging it out for second. trump had a moment in las vegas. >> he's walking out like a big high-five smiling laughing like to punch him in the face i'll tell you. >> trump said wanted to punch a protestor in the face after a man was escorted out of his rally last night. trump also accused the man of trying to punch the security officers forcing him out of the

we've got a little issue in center city. not actually snow so that's not the issue. let's take a look outside. the roads are just wet for the most part but in center city a malfunctioning traffic light. you there see the flashing lights police are on hand assisting with this. this is on this eighth street at race street. so give yourself extra time. you have to go slowly with that traffic light not quite working. you kind of see the road surface at that point. it's mostly just dry right there. mass transit, everything lab on time. in delaware the overview slowing no big problems on 95, 495, 202 or route 13. you're good to go dave. >> overnight snow showers delivered a coating to maybe a half inch in some spots karen so no problem there. main roads anything that was pretreated is doing fine this morning. we have a second round of snow showers beginning to build to the south and rest. they're build in during the rush hour. temperatures down around the freezing mark in some spots. be careful of slick conditions. dressing the kids warmly this morning for temperatures nea

, 277 looking fine. 77 through center city also no problems there. widen out take in the overall commute, 485 looks good. 77 coming from the north and south, no problems there and then a check of drive times, leaving matthews, 74, 13 minutes, 48-miles-per-hour. arboretum area, 16 minute commute and concord to center city currently running at 17 minutes, 68 miles an hour. that is a check of your morning traffic, john and christine, back over to you. >> john: remembering a war hero. >> christine: why the death of this soldier from south carolina is getting national attention. that is all new in the next half hour at 5:30. be back in about three min lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month >> reporter: governor pat mccrory is not happy an lbgt ordinance could be passed tonight. coming up i'll read you excerpts from emails from him to council members. >> christine: authorities are investigating a string of car break-ins targeting firefighters in our area. prevent the thefts now. >> john: thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning now 5:30 i'm john

city this morning, things are looking pretty good in center city. there you go the john belk over to the brookshire freeway, again, in center city. no significant problems this morning. overall, our major highways are continuing to run in the green, that includes 77, 85, and 485. now over to wilkinson boulevard off billy graham parkway, we do have an accident near mulberry church road, if wilkinson inbound is part of your commute be aware of that. that is a check of traffic guys, back to you. >> john: the battle continues over the student assignment plan for charlotte-mecklenburg schools. in on the debate coming up. >> christine: big news expected from charlotte-based duke energy, a look ahead to the release of the earnings report. >> john: good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning, now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow on your side letting you know first about school delays for this thursday morning, alleghany, ashe, avery and watauga county schools on two-hour delay. the full list is at wbtv.com/closings

the football star was seen with his lawyer in center city after meeting with authorities. >> "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is live at central detectives with more on what mccoy's lawyer is now saying. diana? >> reporter: ukee and jessica arc lot of peg laying over where and when this might happen. now finally after two weeks, lesean mccoy is finally talking to the detectives about this drunken bar brawl. he didn't have much to say to us tonight. but his attorney now says he didn't do it. lesean mccoy leaves his attorney's office tuesday after talking to prosecutors and police about a brawl on the eve of super bowl sunday. that left two off duty police officers in rough shape. >> he'd love to talk to you. he'd love to talk to you. but i'm not letting him talk to you. >> reporter: right after the brawl now two weeks ago "eyewitness news" caught up with mccoy and he had nothing to say. >> because there's on-going investigation and you're going to have another question for me, right? but i'm not going to answer any further questions because that's not what we're supposed to do. we d

a of live look outside at center city philadelphia. it's dry right now but we're tracking rain later this morning and through the afternoon. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the weather center. >> the clouds right now, dry, however right now. cape may is warm. we'll see the warmup that cape may is seeing. temperatures in the 40s at the shore while it's in the 30s in philadelphia. but it is above freezing. we will see a warmup ahead of of the rain. very light rain just moving in to southern delaware. it has arrived in sussex county and just sneaking in to extreme southwestern kent county at this hour. it's going to take most of the morning to move to the north. but by midmorning the rain will be falling in philadelphia and will continue to spread northward. that is the only question mark. the temperatures are colder for allentown and into upper bucks county. the temperatures at or below freezing and rain, that's not a good mix but i ex

the demonstration here in center city set for 5:30 tonight. there is another demonstration across the river at the cherry hill location, as well n center city, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> a big announcement from the obama administration today. they are smith ago plan to close detention center at guantanamo bay in cuba. speaking roughly an hour ago, president obama said guantanamo bay does not advance our national security. >> it is counter productive to our fight against terrorists, because they use it as prophaganda in their efforts to recruit. it drains military re sore -- resources, with more than $450 million spent last year alone, to keep it running. and more than 200 million in additional costs needed to keep it open going forward for less than 100 detainees. >> now those detainees will be transferred to facilities both in the u.s. and in other countries. the proposal is part of owe bamm's last effort to make good on his un fulfilled 2008 campaign promise. >>> all eyes on nevada today. as republican voters there pick who th

we're still seeing an injury accident right in the heart of center city. that is east 4th at south mcdowell off 277, if that is part of your morning commute, expect that you will see emergency crew there's for the next little while. roads are wet, i-77 northbound coming toward you at lasalle street, southbound toward center city, traffic running along fairly smooth. central avenue, flooding problems at the corner of hawthorne lane, that intersection has been blocked off because of the flooding there and the roadway near construction site. taking in the overall charlotte commute this morning, most of the major highways are continuing to run in the green and one other accident to point out, this is johnston, highway 521 at john j. delaney in the heart of ballantyne. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> john: a gas price war had gallon of gas. coming up in the 6:30 half hour, we'll tell you where and how this happened. >> christine: pennies, okay. kristen miranda getting you some video you haven't se

in center city walnut street is blocked between 19th and 22nd street. if it remains closed during the morning commute it's going to be a problem. the water main break is an issue, as well, obviously with temperatures like these not a good thing, 63rd between girard and master street and girard avenue is closed between 62 and 64th. >>> arctic air is coming to the area where the delaware valley is bracing for the cold. katherine scott is at the frankford transportation center wear that knit hat that's looking good. >> reporter: the temperatures are dropping, the winds picking up, in rittenhouse square people piled on the layers zipped up there heavy coats, tried to buffer themselves in the deep cold descending on the area. grab ago hot drink might guard from the chill, but it's not enough. near city hall, business was booming as vendors sold hats, calves and gloves -- gloves and scarves, commuters piled on their layers and hoped the wait was quick for the bus. >>> it's cold out here, i wish the bus would hurry up and come. >> reporter: and back here live

here's a live look in center city. what was it like one week ago, we were bracing for dangerous weather with subzero wind chills. tonight we have coverage of the weekend warmup. we begin with our first alert meteorologist. viletta yas. >> take a look at the highs from this afternoon. 64 in reading, trenton 62. compared to last week, we'll take it. temperatures haven't come down a whole lot. 53 towards the millville area, 54 in allen town. 50s towards the poconos. we're in store for a nice night. dry, no aumbrella necessary. temperatures look to hold into the lore 5 the lower 50s. >>> we'll she you have shortly. to a look live at boat house row. it's quiet but it was bustling earlier today with plenty of people grateful to get out for a run or walk by the river. we continue our team coverage with nbc 10's george spencer. i see you ditched the heavy winter coat for a light jacket. >> reporter: definitely e. it's all you need. i got to tell you, there was a moment earlier today, when this was a little too much as the heav

this morning dozens forced from their homes and businessness center city. steve keeley is live where crews are working to get this back under wraps, right steve. >> reporter: those crews walk working out in the cold all night. qued owes to the guys on the water main break from the water department and these guys, i don't know how they dig in this ground but they have been working none in stop since rush hour. to give you a sense how much trouble this is, they have the hole over there between 21st and between the second. they dug a hole here. all these lanes are under ground. it is so hard to do this job. then they have power generators in here between 21st and between the second and that is why that road is shut off by all this going on. let's show you why if you didn't see this during dinner time news last tonight because were you traveling. look at that black, thick smoke coming up onto the center city sidewalk before the sun went down. that put a scare in everybody, and as this underground wire, that lead to the traps former, you smell that plastic, do y

coming back in center city the john belk, brookshire, no problems but the ciaa tournament in town this week and you will warner cable arena and again, queens road a portion there outbound blocked off at henley place because of the big tree down where mark davenport has been giving us reports this morning. that's a check of the morning commute, guys, back over to you. >> john: thanks, chris. we want to let you know ashe county schools are now on a three-hour delay. ashe county schools on three-hour delay. >> christine: another school closure since the top of the hour, mitchell county schools are closed for today. if you're with us earlier you heard avery county schools are closed. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. would be school closure updates. watauga county schools just reporting they are closed f

matthews to center city, 12 minutes, 51 miles an hour. providence road from the arboretum area at 20 minute commute and concord to center city, 20 minutes and 66 miles an hour. back to you. >> john: coming up, help for pregnant women in need. helping women and their babies (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) >> reporter: the no. 1 priority of law enforcement officers are to make sure you're safe. in a few minute as story how gaston county deputies are helping out their own. >> christine: a new push to improve education for kids here in mecklenburg county, what one county commissioner is saying about implementing universal pre-k. >> john: thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning on this wednesday, february 17th, good to have you along with us at 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine

a few scattered clouds over center city. that's a live view from center city where it is 40 degrees. we'll see the temperature come down a little bit more before sunshine warms us up and we're back in the 50s again this afternoon. there you could see the scattered clouds as they move past here the nbc 10 studios.ç not much wind. what we have seen in the wind department is that dry air coming out of the north. that has cooled things down for doylestown. 33 degrees, 36 in pottstown. wilmington 37. 40s in much of new jersey. audubon is 40 while pennsauken is down to 39 degrees at this hour. radar? well, we heard rain overnight. the rain showers came through. they're now offshore. not much left of those. the next round of rain, we can see it in the south. that will come our way as a coastal system. it will bring in warm air. the center of the system stays way to the west, so warm air surges up. we'll see rain by tomorrow morning in delaware and south jersey. then early in the afternoon tomorrow, the rain will start falling in

let's check the temperatures, 33 degrees in quakertown, 35 in coatsville, 38 in center city. so we've got a chilly start, 36 in browns mills. 38 degrees in dover, delaware, tam. >>> thank you, karen. >>> police in north jersey are investigating a disturbing viral video showing a teenager punching out an unsuspected older man. the video has surfaced on social media site. a girl can be heard screaming don't do it. while another person knock him out, and he does. police arrested the teenager who they say filmed the assault, but they are out there looking for the 17-year-old suspect. >>> baltimore police say a fan is facing charges after he hit a woman with van while trying to to get away from the fight. the man crashed into several cars and backed up to the sidewalk and ran over a woman. the man left the scene. baltimore police arrested orlando redd. >>> a police officer fatally shot a mentally i will college student and next-door neighbor who was a bystander. the officer is suing the dead teen's family for $10 million, he claims the killings gave him extreme emotional trauma. h

. >>> now to the center city chaos during lunch time. buses collided ended up on the curb along with cars, people just missed getting run over. lauren mayk is joining us from 15th and jfk. >> how is that traffic situation now? earlier it was gridlock. >> reporter: yeah, well, look at this. it is smooth sailing right here right now. all these lanes are open and that is a good thing because this can be a very busy hour as people try to head home. this road takes you down to 30th street station to the schuylkill so it is important. earlier today all eyes were on that cornerback there behind me where things came to a crashing halt. the shock of this impact came at lunch time in center city. >> sounded like an explosion. >> reporter: disrupting a thursday that for those here would no longer be typical. >> felt like an earthquake. but it was just so much rumbli g rumbling. >> at the news stand madish heard what happened. >> i was a little scared because it's like a big noise. >> it happened at the corner, when a bus, a taxi and another vehicle

it's a live view from center city, comcast center. philadelphia international saw the temperatures drop down into the 30s. that's where we are right now, 36 degrees. it feels, though, like it's in the 20s with southwesterly wind at 10 miles an hour. chill is in the air. pottstown still below freezing right now along with suit philadelphia. not much warmer in roxboro, northeast philadelphia sunshine at 50 degrees. airport completely dry. no sign of wet weather today. get out and enjoy monday. look at the warm-up. by first thing this morning at 9:00, 43, 54 at lunch time, near 60 with winds out of the southwest at 15 miles an hour at 3:00 this afternoon. as you mentioned, some areas will get warmer than others. back with your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast just ahead. >> all right. we'll see you then, bill. thank you. >>> new from overnight philadelphia police looking two convenience store robberies in rhawnhurst. one at wawa, the second a few miles away. no reports that anyone was hurt. it's unclear whether either robbery is con

city and then go down to drexel and center city areas leading to university city, they will be blocked too. so, bob will figure out alternative routes but those schuylkill expressway ramps on the other side there you can just work your way around to locust and all that but but that will be a huge headache come the morning rush hour if this is still block off. we will go to the video now and show what you happened in the evening rush her last night around 5:30, and good thing nobody was over this grates. whenever you see one that means there is peco power equipment underneath to get aired out. you can see why they have it as a grates because sometimes this stuff burns up. lines heating up to the transformer caught fire. we seen this occasionally. don't know the cause yet. maybe the power lines get burst just like pipes do in the cold but boy, black smoke, be in got hurt but made an interesting picture, cause sod troubles around rush hour and then had shall's power go out just a a couple blocks off rittenhouse square. you cannot stay in these high rises with no power. that ace begins the

. >>> dozens are people are in the dark this morning after an under ground fire broke out in center city. >>> police looking for a woman who left her daughter behind while she was caught shoplifting. >>> we're in the mist -- midst of round one of the cold. it is overnight tonight into tomorrow when the arctic air arrives. we'll get sunshine when the clouds start to filter in later on. 18 degrees in philadelphia. 11 in allentown. 12 in reading. 16 in trenton. 15 in millville. even though the winds are not as strong as yesterday there's a breeze blowing feeling like 7 in philadelphia. and 1 below in allentown. we'll have severe conditions for the weekend. on the bus stop, clear, cold, 16 degrees by 6:00 a.m. 17 degrees by 8:00 a.m. aicialghts of -- a little bit oa breeze out there. 22 degrees by 11:00. 1:00 p.m., 26 degrees. 28 degrees is the high at 3:00 p.m. notice how the clouds get thicker as the day goes on. as we head into the night we could have a flurry or snow squall that could put down coverage on roads in a hurry. lots of information coming on the cold for the weekend. that's ah

you can see partly cloudy skies metro school camera in center city. but the trees are still russelling, wind gusts 20 miles per hour. 20 to 25 in the piedmont. boone gusting to 50 miles per hour. in the mountains you stay in the upper 40s near 50. rest of us 25 to 30 mile per hour winds, still very windy and likely to be other trees and power lines that come down through the day today. the winds will die down as we go in the evening hours. our forecast, 41 charlotte right now, we will stay close to that here at daybreak,42, at 8:00. a lot of wind through the day. snow tips in the mountains, that part of the forecast plus the seven day forecast in a few minutes. outbound lanes of queens road remain blocked because of a fallen tree near edge hill park and east morehead street. mark davenport is live at the scene this morning watching for any progress because a lot of people travel queens road, mark, is there any word when that scene will be cleared? >> reporter: christine, still no word right now from crews that will be coming out at some point this mor

that's your southbound traffic headed towards center city and moving nicely here. westbound on the vine street expressway starting to notice a little more volume here as you head towards the schuylkill eastbound as well. not terribly slow just yet but you can see how you're jamming up westbound as you head towards the schuylkill. no overnight construction on the vine. we've had a couple of house fires, though. this one in marcus hook delaware county. crews are on the scene on ward street. this extinguished house fire in magnolia. you may see crews on hollywood drive near evesham avenue. stick to fresno to avoid problems. 42 northbound traffic right here and still just a 13 minute ride from the a.c. expressway to the walt whitman bridge. some building volume here. several southbound traffic stops this morning so watch your speeds as you head southbound. we've seen police on the side quite a bit out there so no speeding there in south jersey, matt. >> thank you karen. >>> new on "action news" the mother accused of snatching merchandise at a center city retailer then

nbc 10's matt delucia is live at the apple store in center city philadelphia. it's one of many locations across the country where protesters will gather today. good morning, matt. >> good morning, vai. the court of public opinion today. people are planning to protest more than 40 apple stores throughout the country including this one here in center city, the one on walnut street. organizers say they are not protesting apple. they're actually on apple's side on this issue. the company has been in a fight with the courts and the fbi over an effort to get a so-called back door entry into iphones, in particular, the fbi says it wants to get into the cell phone one of the san bernardino shooters. many apple users say that would be the beginning, would set a press didn't and this poses a severe privacy risk for everyone. apple is contesting a judge's order to build that software. one of the organizers with fight for the future, the group organizing this rally believes these nationwide rallies will send a message to the fbi and the government as a whole about their co

here we're looking southbound heading towards center city. everybody is doing just fine right now and the overnight construction near the betsy ross bridge has cleared. we do have an issue here way tree that came down and brought down wires with it in those 50 miles an hour wind gusts we had yesterday. this is river road in tinicum township and it's shut down at this point at smith town road so if you're in this area stick to mount airy road as your alternate for that one. burlington bristol bridge scheduled to go up at about 6:10 for a northbound ship. stick to the turnpike connector instead. so watch for the burlington bristol to n mount laurel burlington county this is our serious accident of the morning. we're hearing that someone is trapped in the wreckage of a vehicle here that's in burlington county in mount laurel on the ramp right now from james fenimore cooper service area to the new jersey turnpike northbound. so, the ramp is shut down. we've got police and fire crews all on the scene. now, the turnpike itself is moving okay. we're

crews have been working in the bitter cold to clean up a mess in center city. a fire caused evacuations near 21th and walnut. what's happening now? >> reporter: not a good morning for us because it is so cold those workers all wearing heavy gear here at the corner of 22th and walnut street. they're still working where the flames eruptd. power is still coming back. we've seen some lights start to turn on, but the outages are around 100 about a quarter of where they were last night. you can hear that blast, a fire forcing evacuations for all the people living here last night. some stood out for hours before finding a new place to stay. they watched it from the sidewalk. we checked this morning right now damaged underground cable that appears to have failed here and those lines led to a transformer. we've seen the workers down near that manhole over there. they have been getting into their trucks to try to take some breaks and warm up. it's only gotten colder since we've been out here. we're told they're rushing to try to get this road open because it is a busy on

out of the center city. forty-two freeway starting to see volume in towards philadelphia a from atlantic city expressway through bellmawr, crash in conshohocken crawford and front street. we are starting to see delays on 202 and i-95, as we roll through wilmington. here's a look in front of the dover speed way just a light drizzle and as that rain starts to move north that will change the road conditions for the morning rush hour. east on the schuylkill already about a 20 minute trip, southbound i-95 about 21 minutes out of the north east. over here in magnolia where steve has been hanging out, hollywood drive and evesham road the scene of the fire with local detours in the neighborhood. if you are expect to go fly out of philly international i just check with the airlines there could be delays once that rain starts to hit the airport area mike and alex, back to you. >>> mother is now in custody after leaving her young daughter behind as she shoplifted from a department store. >> she was just four years old,