today. we are getting word of around accident. >> this is on the northeast extension. katy zachry joins us live to tell us more about it. >> it's jamming traffic considerably if you're making your way home from the poconos if that's where you were for the memorial day weekend and leaving early because of the rain today. the accident is on the southbound side near the lansdale exit, which is near exit 31. they were saying expect delays of up to an hour because of the right lane blockage because of the crash on the northbound extension. 95, very light volume. there was flooding reported on 95 in the northbound direction, just south of the philadelphia international airport. be aware of that if you're headed in that area. juniata park, there's a vehicle still out there, g street and wyoming avenue. it ran into a pole and wires fell on the car. you want to avoid that intersection specifically. a hazard in the roadway in delaware county. chester pike south at south avenue, a branch is in the roadway there. >>> 6:14 and a group of runners spent the holiday weekend showing their support for a

the futurecast hour by hour when i'm back in ten minutes. first, katy zachry has your first alert traffic. >> hi, bill, conditions are dry now on most area roads, which is great. the vine has re-opened after it was closed for overnight construction. so now all access points, all entryways to the vine are open. these drivers are relieved they can take the vine through center city philadelphia. there were a lot of detour signs in place for the last few hours because of that. moving into new jersey, 42 freeway, you're in the green light. speeds are good. no construction tieing you up. everything on two of our majors are looking pretty good. for montgomery county drivers as we move back in the pennsylvania area, springfield township, arlingham road at sunnybrook road, there is some type of obstruction. it hasn't been lifted yet. when i see you in a few minutes, we'll take a look at delaware roads. back to you guys. >>> three high school students in new castle county are facing charges following the death of a 16-year-old girl. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in wilmington this morning w

following breaking news about an egyptair plane that's missing. >> nbc 10's katy zachry is live for us this morning. new information just crossing the wires from the associated press. tell us about that. >> that's right. we've been reporting throughout the morning that according to the associated press, this plane had crashed. that's according to the a.p. now they're reporting new information about its crash location, saying it crashed off the greek island of crete. we are working right now to independently confirm that. egyptair flight 804 was headed from paris to cairo when it vanished from radar around 2:30 a.m. egypt time. that's 8:45 p.m. here on the east coast. 66 passengers and crew members were on board that plane. it was an airbus 320. no americans are reported to have been on that flight. egyptian authorities say search operations are right now under way over the mediterranean sea. aviation experts say two main theories are being considered. one, that a catastrophic breakup took place at altitude, which they're saying is highly unlikely, especially for this kind of reliable a

in ten minutes. katy zachry has your first alert traffic. a lot going on out there, katy. >> there is, bill. you can see from behind me, the live camera at 8th street, vine street expressway through center city philadelphia. i'm not seeing significant ponding on the vine street expressway but there is ponding being reported in new jersey. i'll get to that in a minute. light traffic we're seeing. unfortunately, a bash for a lot of people's people or aial d-- day plans. 95, 76 and 476 all free and clear of any issues. you'll want to tap some of the brakes because of ponding on majors. this is a right at the 42 freeway at route 41. here's flooding being report on 295 northbound where it meets up with route 168, exit 28, the left lane is blocked. be aware of that. pam? >>> power companies in our area say they're prepare for possible outages caused by tropical depression bonnie. peco put crews on stand by. delmarva and ac electric said they'll call in crews if necessary. >>> a number of communities called off their festivities because of the weather. downingtown postponed theç parade, av

minutes. katy zachry has the traffic right now. >> a smooth commute if you're getting out early for work or school. the schuylkill expressway right at city avenue, a few early commuters on the roads but nothing to tell you about that will issue you any delays on 76. 676, the vine street expressway is closed between 76 and 95. we'll have a live picture of that coming0up in about ten minutes. there are detours in place. that should be in effect until 5:00 a.m. other majors, 95, 476, everything free and clear. there may be overnight construction on 95. it's not tieing anything up. new jersey on the 42 freeway, this stretch gets very busy as we come into the morning commute. your drive times between 95 and the walt whitman bridge, just about five minutes. >>> we'll following breaking news out of germany where one person is dead at an attack at a train station near munich. this is video just into our newsroom at the scene. the man was quickly arrested. the authorities have not called this a terror attack but are looking for a motive. >>> new from overnight, philadelphia police are looki

42 freeway in south jersey. first alert traffic reporter katy zachry is looking there. >> we know the 42 freeway, especially between route 55 and the walt whitman for all of those commuters heading up to philadelphia and areas beyond can get really stacked during the morning commute. right now it's a great time to get up and out the door if you want to make that drive. the 42 freeway northbound in that stretch it will only take you about five minutes. southbound traffic you can see very light on the 42 freeway right at route 41. new jersey roads are looking good. when i see you in a little bit, i'll take a look at drive times on 295. moving our camera to center city philadelphia, the vine street expressway for the most part has re-opened overnight construction closed this stretch between 95 and 76. which is the vine street expressway, to traffic. as you can see, most lanes are open still in the distance we're seeing some traffic signals, police and construction vehicles. specifically 76, the traffic from the schuylkill expressway coming east. you can't access the vine from 76 east

. right now let's see how the roads are faring with this wet weather. katy zachry has your first alert traffic. >> bill, not too well this morning, i've got to tell you, if you're up early for -- of course there's no school or work for most people. if you're trying to get ahead on your commute home after your memorial day weekend, it's going to be a little slow going this morning. we are seeing ponding in new jersey along 295. this is a live look at route 42 at the ac expressway. no issues to report other than the rain puddling on the roadway. 295, that's a different story. we're seeing flooding in the northbound lanes right where it hits with route 168. the left lane is blocked there because of that flooding on the roadways. be aware of that. we have flooding in center city philadelphia, 76 eastbound right at 30th street. the right lane is blocked there. it may be in the process of clearing. another thing in the process of clearing, there was a crash on route 1 northbound near henry avenue and there were significant delays as far back as the schuylkill expressway. in the last little b

. katy zachry will fill you in from the first alert traffic center. light rainfall at the shore, it will be with us much of the day today. there's more on the way for this evening as well. showers to the northwest, allentown, the lehigh valley, getting downpours there. you can see the heavy rain pushing up the delaware river this morning and showers at the shore. in between those lines, we are getting precipitation. it's not going to be an all-day rainfall. we willç see occasionally heav rainfall as we're seeing right now move into the trenton area, extending into burlington county. clearing morristown right now. keep the rain gear handy. it's rain that is going to be with us through the day. we will be clearing out for tomorrow. 88 degrees. by wednesday and thursday, we will be dry but another round of showers on the ten-day outlook for friday at 73 degrees and temperatures should be in the upper 70s but it will be a cool day for saturday. more warm weather is on way next week. we'll still have to get through today and the ponding that's on the roadways already. katy zachry is watchin

minutes. right now, let's see how the roads are moving. katy zachry has first alert traffic. >> we are seeing some of the patchy fog on the garden state parkway, especially if you're making your way back from the shore this morning. be aware of that. this is a live view of the garden state parkway at the atlantic expressway. really just primarily fog is on the garden state parkway. our pennsylvania majors, 95 southbound between woodhaven road and the vine street expressway, quick drive of 13 minutes. 76 eastbound as you make your way into center city philadelphia. 476 southbound from the schuylkill 95, all in the green light, no crashes delays things. 95 northbound, cottman avenue and academy road, there's a lane restriction. there isn't the volume to affect things but you'll have to move around the disabled vehicle. there's been a road obstruction along ridge pike at manor road and white marsh township. >> 5:03. we're following breaking news. police say just before 11:00 last night, three men broke into a home in prospect park with aefrl people inside. as police got on scene, the thre

warmup. we'll go through the forecast hour by hour when i'm back in ten minutes. katy zachry is watching your first alert traffic. >>> it's back to work tuesday. interestingly, we had more going on at this time with it being memorial day, people leaving the shore and the poconos early. girard avenue, light traffic. looking clear. if you're headed southbound between woodhaven and the vine street expressway, that will take you 13 minutes. the schuylkill expressway maying your way eastbound into the center city area from the blue route. that's a 14-minute drive. no overnight construction delaying any of our majors in pennsylvania. this is a live look in haddon heights, route 30 at 295. 295 is clear, the a.c. expressway, garden state parkway and finally if you're headed northbound on the 42 freeway making your way between route 55 and the walt whitman bridge. that's only a five-minute drive. >>> we're following breaking news in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. a teenager says she was raped by her stepfather. when police got there, they found the girl's mother beaten and cover

you can see the thick fog when i come back in ten minutes. right now, we go to katy zachry. >>> we do not have foggy patches in center city philadelphia. this is a great shot of the schuylkill expressway right where it meets up with the vine street expressway. the vine was open last night and early this morning, no construction delaying things there. traffic as you can see, in and out of center city philadelphia, moving smoothly. that fog that bill mentioned, we're seeing it in some of our cameras. this is along the garden state parkway at route 47 in middle township. very light traffic on the road. i was seeing increased shore traffic from our cameras along the garden state parkway. the theme remains the same along the garden state parkway with the fog. no issues to report on those two majors in new jersey. if you're on 95 in and around the wilmington area between 295 and 495, both north and southbound, your drive is ten minutes in both directions there. coming up in a bit, i'll tell you about a closure on 295 in delaware for drivers there. >>> 5:33. we are following breaking news in

check the drive times. >> nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter katy zachry can get you to work, looking at 95 right now. >> so many people waking up, wondering what does 95 look like? i have good news to impart, 95 is looking good if you make your way southbound between woodhaven and the vine, everything in the green, average speeds in the low 60s in both directions, both south and northbound. that drive will take you 13 minutes as you make your way between woodhaven and the vine. 95, further north in bucks county, this is where it meets up with 413. we are seeing light volume. no issues to report up in the bucks county, newtown area. if you're making your way on to 95 from there. chester county, route 202, headed northbound between route 30 and 76, that will take you ten minutes, southbound 11 minutes. no issues to report there. however, in montgomery county, springfield township there's a road obstruction reported at arlingham road and sunnybrook road. be aware of that. it's not been removed yet at least from what we're being told. you might have to tap the brakes and go around that a

. nbc 10's katy zachry is live for us this morning at howard high school of technology. katy, this all comes after another recent tragedy at the school. fill us in. >> two tragedies for students and faculty here, vai, in less than a month. we had learned grief counselors will be at the school when it opens in just a few hours, when students arrive. this latest tragedy happened yesterday. a ninth grade boy was shot and killed just blocks away from where we're standing. it happened around 3:15 yesterday afternoon in downtown wilmington along clifford brown walk. here's cell phone video of police showing up to the scene. the student who was killed has not yet been identified. we are trying to learn his name. we know he was shot in the head. he's the second howard high school of technology student to be killed in less than a month. you'll remember last month in late april, 16-year-old amy joyner-francis died after a fight with classmates in a school bathroom. the principal of howard high school of technology wrote a statement online yesterday on the school's website saying i'm sorry to inf

charged with homicide. nbc 10's katy zachry is live this morning outsile of howard high school of technology where students will be showing up for class in a couple hours. katy? >> that's right, vai and tracy. students here at howard high school of technology have been through quite a lot in just the last few weeks. grief counselors will be at the school in just a little bit for when students arrive later this morning. we've learned this ninth grade boy was shot in the head yesterday afternoon a little after 3:00. here's cell phone video of police showing up to the scene on clifford brown walkway. he was killed just a few blocks away from school. the student has not been identified yet. but we do know that he was shot in the head. he is the second howard high school of technology student to be killed in less than a month. in april, 16-year-old amy joyner-francis died after a fight with classmates in a school bathroom here. three classmates have been charged in her death. the principal wrote a statement on the school's website yesterday saying, i'm sorry to have to inform you that

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are looking. katy zachry has your first alert traffic. >> as you said, the first period of intense rain we'll be expecting has moved out. that means some of the issues of ponding on the roads in new jersey and pennsylvania. those have dissipated. we still do have issues around the area. there was police department activity reported on 95 northbound just as you approach the philadelphia international airport. this was the camera shot. i believe they were focused on this vehicle. they have since left. it was affecting things in the right-hand lane as you made your way 95 northbound. very light volume. virtually no cars on the roads. it really wasn't affecting your commute if 95 northbound was part of it. moving into juniata park section of philadelphia, g street at wyoming avenue. there was a car that crashed into a pole earlier and wires fell on that vehicle. a number of emergency crews were out there just trying to clear the scene. my best advice would be avoid g street at wyoming avenue. then lastly, we are following a clearing situation, 76 eastbound right at south street. there

another day off. two-day holiday. katy zachry is watching the fog issues this morning. >> we are watching the fog issues. i'll show you what it looks like at the jersey shore, garden state parkway. first, there's a disabled vehicle 95 northbound that you may encounter between cottman avenue and the exit for academy road. this is a well-lit shot of 95 up in the northeast. light traffic on the road. 15 minutes from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. that fog bill talks about, we're seeing it in a lot of our shore cameras. this is the garden state parkway, right at the cape may toll plaza. finally inç montgomery county, white marsh township, there's a road obstruction along ridge pike at manor road. tracy? >>> 4:32. we are following breaking news in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. a teenage girl called officers from her home on pratt street after she says she was raped by her stepfather. when police got there, they found the girl's mother beaten and covered in blood. doctors at st. christopher's hospital for children are treating the teen. investigators are on scene.

while waiting at a bus stop. katy zachry is live on scene this morning. police are still looking for whoever did this, right? >> reporter: they are, but they have his vehicle, they have dna they collected from inside the vehicle and they have witness accounts. they're hopeful they'll find him soon. look at the sidewalk beyond this car. this is just a piece of the damage left from the crash at the intersection of cottman and bustleton avenues. the driver crashed into a bus stop which was at that intersection hitting the bus stop and a man standing underneath and throwing the man and the bus stop about 100 feet down the sidewalk. this video is close-up damage to the driver's car that happened after the crash. one of the wheels came off, the car would not drive after the crash crash, so the man got out. before running away, he walked up to the victim, looked down at him and ran off. the victim was in his 40s but didn't have i.d. on him. police are trying to identify him. back out here live. there are a number of traffic cameras at this intersection, also a number of businesses with came

fog won't last all day. as the temperatures climb, the fog will disappear. katy zachry has your first alert traffic. katy? >>> relatively quiet morning so far. we'll wait until the onslaught of commuters hit the roads before we say it's been a good morning. this is where it meets up with the vine street expressway, leading into center city or going east over the ben franklin bridge. all of your bridges look clear. remember, mass transit running on a normal schedule this morning, not the holiday schedule it was running on yesterday. our computer is taking a little bit of time to wake up. this was supposed to be a fly through the vine street expressway. we didn't have construction to delay things overnight. 95 is looking good, 76 eastbound headed into center city philadelphia looking smooth as well as is the blue route. >> katy, thanks. two minutes past 6:00. we're following breaking news this morning in philadelphia's frankford neighborhood. >> neighbors called 911 after a teenager told them she was assaulted. >> schenn police got to the home, they climbed on the roof of a neighb

man was killed. that's where nbc 10's katy zachry is. katie, police gave you new information about an hour ago. they say the second shooting and the deadly one started as a traffic stop? >> that's right. this deadly sequence of events transpired from an attempted traffic stop. i say attempted traffic stop because police tell us the driver of this maroon mini van, which you can see has a door open and and door bag deployed. they say the driver of this mini van did not stop when they told him to pull over and instead, tried to run officers over with this vehicle. around 1:00 a.m., they tried to get the driver of mini van to stop and pull over. he refused and used his car to try and hit police. his car crashed a little ways from the intersection at lancaster and overbrook avenue. they did drive the injured man to presbyterian hospital but he had already died. earlier, different police officers in philadelphia were shot at by a man with a gun in grays ferry. in southwest part of philadelphia. that shooting happened behind a row of homes. police tell us officers who were patrolling the are

. >> katy zachry is live for us in stormforce 10, driving through camden county. katy, tell us where you are. >> so many people leaving their homes now in the next little bit will experience these wet roads. take a look. so we are along route 90. we are headed to maple state, new jersey. we've just gotten into burlington county. earlier this morning we were in gloucester county, camden. we've been following the rain. at times the rain has been quite heavy. we've experienced some ponding on the roads. no considerable flooding to tell you about. the ponding on the roads has been enough that it's caused a slowdown, go under the posted speed limit. our wipers have been on ever since we left the station around 2:30, 3:00 a.m. this morning. we've been on 76, 676, the atlantic city expressway, route 55, the 42 freeway. we've been across so many of our majors through our area. it is just the same story. it is wet out there. you'll definitely want to add extra time as you make your way to your destination this morning. the sun normally around this time the sun would be coming up. there's so m

is for more organ donors. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in center city to explain how your ugly prom pictures can help. katy? >> reporter: tracy, it may sound like a leap, right? your ugly and forgettable prom pictures saving lives. this organization says it's all about spreading the ugly truth and getting the ugly truth out there. now, the ugly truth, according to jan winestock, is that over 8,000 people in pennsylvania alone are waiting for life-saving organs. a person dies in pennsylvania every 18 hours waiting for one of these life-saving organ transplants. they want people to post their ugly prom pictures to social media with the hashtag ugly truth to raise awareness and get more organ donors. >> the number one myth is if i put the donor designation on my driver's license, health care providers won't save my life. that is the furthest thing from the truth. >> reporter: in fact, jan says health care providers don't even know if you're an organ donor or no t not. a few of us here at the station answered the call. that was tracy davidson at her senior prom. i threw one out from my

armed men tied up and robbed a northeast philadelphia family in their home. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at the scene. katy, police have a lot of questions so far. it's different. tell us more. >> it is different, tracy. minutes ago i just finished having a conversation with the family. they arrived back here after being at northeast detectives for the last little bit. as we push up the hill, mç want to explain where this happened. it happened in a home on the 14,000 block in the far northeast section of philadelphia on faraday street. we have video from soon after this home invasion happened. investigators say that three men, all wearing masks, all wearing gloves and at least one of them armed, exposing a gun, broke into this home and tied up the three people who were sleeping inside. who you have living here is a couple in their 60s and adult son. he's in his upper 30s. the adult son told me that he was taken from his bedroom into his parents' room, thrown on the floor. his hands were tied around his back. all three victims were in the same room. and the three men, the masked men kept

night. it's the second tragedy for the school community. katy zachry live in wilmington to explain. katy? >> reporter: tracy, that's right. tragedy struck twice here for students at howard high school of technology. behind me, yesterday a ninth grade boy was killed during after-school hours just a few blocks away from where we're standing. here's cell phone video of police responding to the scene. this was taken from a nearby state office building. the scene is in downtown wilmington. we've learned a ninth grade boy was shot in the head on the 900 block of clifford brown walkway. he attended howard high school of technology. the same school you'll remember where a 16-year-old girl was killed in a school bathroom fight last month. almost exactly a month to the day that this happened. now, from the principal's statement on the school website, we've learned that the student was taken to christiana high school after the shooting where he later died. counselors will be at the school to speak with students who will no doubt be affected by this latest tragedy, especially after just weeks

zachry is live in mt. laurel to explain how it happened. katy? >>> this is such a great story. it's about an eighth grader here at harrington middle school who says she's always been passionate about helping others. and now she caught the attention of the national tv network in a big way. well, that girl is mt. laurel 8th grader gabrielle turgeon. she recently wrote an essay for the home shopping network about family friend henry norton, an 8-year-old boy who suffers from usher syndrome. it's a rare genetic disorder that leaves people deaf and ballooned. as part of a fund-raiser put on by the network and gabrielle won. now $1,000 will be spend on henry and five others like him to attend a summer camp with their interpreters at no cost to the families. gabrielle will be there, too, as a counselor in training. >> what are some of the things you do at the camp? >> i swim, play a little bit. >> it's amazing because throughout the summer, i could see them all. and it makes me especially beam and proud. >> and henry norton is the son of phil norton, nbc 10's skyforce 10 helicopter pilot.

vine street expressway will last. well, we have the answer for you. nbc 10's katy zachry is live alongside the construction zone with new information from penndot about this massive project. katy? >> yes, vai, it is a behemoth of a project right in the heart of center city. we're told by penndot, it will last until the fall of 2019. until then, expect more of this, more overnight expressway closures and detours around that work. but penndot says there's a big payoff. skyforce 10 was over the progress that's been made so far on the vine street expressway. this week, the road is closed from the broad street exit to the schuylkill expressway interchange in both directions from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. that lasts until friday morning. that's the only time these construction crews can legally close the road. this week's work is specifically to install eight steel bridge beams that are needed for new bridges that will cross the vine street expressway. the old bridges date back to the 1950s and they're structurally outdated. >> it was a type of construction method that was popular at tha

, some of which stretch over the expressway. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in center city this morning. katy, what are crews doing right now? >> tracy, this is a massive project. i can tell you right now, they are hard at work, because they have a very short window, these nights when the vine street expressway is actually closed. they can only close itç legall between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. till then, well, this project i should tell you is not slated to be complete until 2019. until then, you can expect more of what you see here, closures of the expressway and detours above it. trust me, there's a big payoff. overnight we got a firsthand look at the work being done to improve travel and safety for the tens of thousands of people who use the vine street expressway and the city streets above it. the contractor is setting eight new beams in place for brand new bridges that will cross over the vine. the old bridges date back to the 1950s and are structurally outdated. >> it was a type of construction method that was popular at that period of time, but now it's outdated. the ne

injured several adults. nbc 10's katy zachry is live outside st. christopher's hospital. katy, police call the stretch of road where that happened dangerous. tell us more. >> reporter: we looked into it. there have been problems on this stretch of henry avenue before from speeding to other deadly crashes. after yesterday's crash, two children were brought here to st. christopher's hospital. one of them died. now, a 7-year-old boy was killed in this head-on collision at henry avenue and her mitt lane yesterday in the wissahickon section of philadelphia. three other children in that same car were injured, including a 2-month-old girl listed in critical condition this morning. people who live near the area recently petitioned their state representative to work with penndot so the 35-mile-an-hour speed limit there is more strictly enforced. and police tell us they have their own thoughts. >> this henry ave turn, when it's raining out, you're speeding, stuff like this can happen. >> you see henry avenue. it's a raceway sometimes. >> reporter: now, accident investigators tell us the

from the crash scene. katy zachry is live at the scene with more. katy, tell us what police are telling you what happened. >> according to witnesses who were shocked by what they saw when the driver hit the bus stop and the man standing underneath, his car came to a stop, he got out of the car, went over to the victim, actually looked over him, and then ran away. now look at this video -- look at this damage out here at the scene. just how startling it is. the point of impact was at the intersection of cottman and bustleton avenues. the bus stop and the victim were thrown 100 feet, according to police. you can see where that landed well away from the intersection. the car that hit them is still in the intersection, on scene. look at all of this front and side damage. police believe the driver was injured, too. here's video we got from the scene not long after this happened. police say the man driving this 2003 lexus sedan crossed over cottman avenue after midnight when he veered on to the sidewalk, slammed into a septa bus canopy throwing the canopy and the man standing undernea

more than 100 men and women every year become working and reliable members of society.ç katy zachry is live in the digital operations center with how this organization also helps you. katy, explain. >> that's right, tracy. there's a clear public safety connection to this organization. it works to make sure that ex-offenders don't commit crimes once they're out of prison. it also helps them become working members of society. we sat down with a case manager for connection training services who says he sees firsthand how the north philadelphia program changes lives. every few months they work with a new set of convicted felons, mostly men but a few women who have served time for crimes and are ready to get back to society. they help their clients get rid of that prison stigma and connect them with companies who need to fill positions but also want to give people a second chance. by the end of the program, these people are changed. >> a better person all around. somebody that gained confidence in themselves, understands they have to make connections not only with themselves but back with t

targetsme starg. katy zachry is live in camden county with more on what you should do before you leave for the weekend. >> it's easy to get caught up with holiday plans and forget to safeguard your home. police throughout the area say we're entering a time when home break-s in take place more often. officers say it's easy to spot an empty home by just taking a quick drive through any neighborhood. yards with overgrown grass may be a sign. so is mail piling up in the mailbox and newspapers left in the driveway. avoid these things even if away for just a few days that includes telling only a few close neighbors of your vacation plans and keeping that information off of social media. >> you want to try to keep that you're going away as quiet as possible. there's no reason to broadcast it all over the place through different medias. we recommend you keep it quiet so it is not a lot of local knowledge. >> now, in the next hour, we'll highlight an important service that the police department in radnor township as well as departments in new jersey offer the community. officers tell us it can mean

awareness but also won a lot of money.ç katy zachry is in mt. laurel to explain how this helps a young boy named henry and other kid s like him. >> it started with a fund-raiser on national tv and a girl who wants to make a difference. that is 8th grader gabrielle turgeon. she submitted an essay about henry norton. it was part of a fund-raiser for the hsn network and gabrielle won. $1,000 will go towards henry and five others like him to attend a summer camp with their interpreters at no cost to them. >> i'm really excited because this year i'm a cit. i can work even more with the kids and i can be more involved in the things they do. >> and what's so unique about this summer camp that henry, who you saw there, and five of his friends will be attending, it's a normal summer camp, not a camp specifically for kids who are suffering from vision loss and hearing loss. but a totally normal camp they can attend with their interpreters. again, at no cost to them. coming up in the next hour, you'll hear from henry about what this win means for him. reporting live in mt. laurel, katy zach

children spend almost all of their time outside. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in haverford this morning. even when it rains the kids go outside? >> reporter: yeah, it sounds like a tough concept for some parents to swallow. your child will be spending most of their school day outside, even in the snow or the rain, like we've had these last few days. >> this is very nicely made. >> reporter: but i'm assured that the toddlers love being outside. brandon goes to forest edge nursery school. this year they began a curriculum where 80% of the students' day is spent outside. wang says it fits her son's personality, and she's seen changes at home. >> he's certainly being, i think, just very curious. it comes across in the way we talk about things at home. he's constantly asking questions, noticing things, cause and effects. >> reporter: and as you'd imagine, this unique class is causing others to ask some questions about it. coming up in the next hour, we'll look into why it's become such a hot topic in this community. reporting live in haverford, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> and the south jer

air space. nbc 10's katy zachry is monitoring the latest from overseas in the digital operations center. >> vai, there are a few things we absolutely do know. we do know that weather conditions in the flight's path were clear at the time that the plane disappeared. we also know that the plane disappeared from radar within seconds of entering egyptian air space. now, egyptair flight 804 had taken off from paris and was headed to cairo when it vanished from radar around 2:30 a.m. egypt time, which was 8:45 p.m. here on the east coast. 66 passengers and crew members were on board. no americans on that plane, we're told. egyptian authorities have told nbc news that search operations are right now under way over the mediterranean sea. there are two main theories here being considered at this point. the first, that there was a catastrophic breakup that took place at altitude of about 37,000 feet, which is highly unlikely, according to aviation experts. the second theory, and this is a leading theory at this point, terrorism. we did just receive minutes ago a statement from airbus, whic

convicted felons re-enter society successfully. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in the digital operations center with just how effective this program is. good morning, katy. >> good morning, vai. program leaders tell me nine out of ten ex-offenders who are enrolled in this program graduate from it which means they learn how to overcome their prison stigma, get a job and most importantly, they don't re-offend. case managers work with convicted felons. they are helped to move beyond their prison identity and train for new jobs in construction, fiber-optics and the restaurant industry. they've helped former inmates find a new life and new goals. >> once you can get a skill and be employed, that's a big accomplishment. you feel good. >> reporter: this program is volunteer. the men and women entering it have a desire to change their past and stay out of prison. it's also free to them, funded by the department of labor. coming up in the next hour, we'll look at how the community as a whole is benefiting. live in the digital operations center, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> as you're preparing to

this morning. armed men tie up and rob a philadelphia family in their home. nbc 10's katy zachry is live on the scene. katy, what have you been able to learn? >> the most interesting thing about this, tracy, is the family tells me, the men midway through the ordeal asked each other, do we have the right house? the family insists they did not have the right house. they say they were wrongly targeted, as we push into the home where this happened overnight. the family tells me they've lived at this the home for 40 years. they say nothing has ever happened to them. they felt incrediblyç safe on this block in the northeast section of philadelphia because so many people who live here are police officers. investigators say around 1:15 this morning, three men wearing masks and gloves and at least one showing a gun broke into this home on the 14,000 block of this street, tied up the couple in their 60s who was living here, as well as their adult son, all three people were sleeping inside. the group demanded to know where the money was, they kept repeating, where is the money? the family in

bandits terrorized a couple and their son inside their home. nbc 10's katy zachry is live on the scene this morning with new information. katy? >> reporter: yes, tracy and vai, a key piece of evidence that police are looking into, the couple says one of the perpetrators said to them during this whole ordeal, do we have the wrong house? the family i spoke to not long ago, they live just up the hill here. they've lived at this home for 40 years an they say nothing unsafe has ever happened to them because they felt incredibly safe living on this block with so many of their neighbors being police officers. investigators here at the scene say around 1:15 this morning, three men with masks and gloves and at least one showing a gun, broke into the home on this street, tied up a couple in their 60s and adult son who were all sleeping inside. the masked men demanded to know where the money was. but the family insisted they didn't have any. >> the family was saying they don't have any money in the house. that's when the three perpetrators started to ransack the entire house, pulling out dr

city's overbrook section. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in overbrook this morning where that shooting turned deadly. tell us what you know, katy. >> reporter: tracy and vai, we know from police here at the scene that the person who was shot, the man who was shot near overbrook and lancaster avenue was killed, as you said. within the hour they've cleared the scene for the most part. they've opened up the intersection but they are still holding this menny van that we're pushing in on, the door is open. you can see an air bag has been deployed. they're still holding this as evidence. the shooting here happened around 1:00 this morning near the intersection of 63rd and overbrook avenue or near lancaster avenue. we're being told from investigators that uniformed and nonuniformed officers, also plain clothes officers were part of the shooting and several shots were fired from police and the man was killed. they have notç released his identity yet. let's go to video from another scene that happened a short time before this. we do know from an earlier police shooting, this one at 53rd and g

. >>> let's continue to focus on the roads. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in stormforce 10 in deptford, glfter conte to give us a better look at the conditions there right now. katy? >> as bill just said, upper parts of gloucester county as well as camden county are seeing heavier rain right now. let's show you the rain conditions. this is a dark shot unfortunately from skyforce 10. you may be able to hear the driving rain on skyforce 10 right now. rain has considerably picked up. parts of the 42 freeway. we even went through glassboro and passed by rowan university. this is heavier rain. there's ponding on the roadways and drivers are having to go more slowly. we're having to slow our speed. the speed limit that's posted is for optimal road conditions this morning, if you're getting up now and heading out the door in a little bit, you are not facing optimal road conditions by any means. we're going to take route 55 north into parts of camden county where we know the rain is extently heavy. and we'll have another update for you in about 25 minutes as well as i'll have some tips from aaa on how

wissahickon. nbc 10's katy zachry is live for us outside st. christopher's hospital for children. what do we know about the accident? >> reporter: that infant girl who was brought here to st. christopher's hospital yesterday, she is still here. at last check she was listed in critical condition. good news for the two other children who were injured. they were taken to children's hospital of philadelphia. their conditions have been up graded as have the condition for the three adults taken to various hospitals throughout the area. here's video of that deadly crash scene along henry avenue near her mitt lane yesterday. accident investigators tell us the car carrying four children veered into oncoming traffic and was hit head on. two off-duty police officers stopped to help focusing their attention to the children who were injured. and a witness tells us his girlfriend was trying to help the victims. >> she was like, people laying face down, whatever, she was like i'm shaking. like i don't know what to do. >> later, information we got from accident investigations is that two of the injured chil

katy zachry is live at the howard high school of technology in wilmington to explain why this is not the first tragedy for that school community. katy? >> this is the second tragedy in less than a month, tracy, to hit the students and the faculty here. a ninth grade boy was shot and killed yesterday just blocks away from the school from where i'm standing. this happened in downtown wilmington. we do have cell phone video of police responding to the scene on the 900 block of clifford brown walk. the student has not yet been named. we learned he was shot in the head. he's the second howard high school technology student to be killed in less than a month. you'll remember last month in late april, 16-year-old amy joyner-francis died after a fight with classmates in a bathroom inside the school. the principal posted a statement on the school's website yesterday saying the boy was taken to nearby christiana hospital after the shooting where he was pronounced dead. today, we have learned that in just a few hours, grief counselors will be here at the school to speak with students as the scho

door of his home. now police are looking for the gunman. katy zachry is live outside police headquarters this morning. police tell us the gunman started a fire before he started shooting, right? >> reporter: tracy, that's right. investigators believe the fire was used as a way to get the victim's family out of the home and clear into the path of the shooter. police say it's this plastic porch chair that was set on fire. when the family after this home on lebanon avenue in the overbrook section of philadelphia went outside to investigate the fire, they were met by a 19-year-old with a gun. police say the family raced back inside, trying to shut the front door on the shooter but he got several shots through the door, hitting a 19-year-old man on the other side who was in his living room. investigators believe the shooter is responsible for setting the porch fire, which the fire marshal has already determined is arson. >> they said it was some sort of incendiary device that was thrown on the porch that caused this chair to catch on fire. we believe that was to get the attention

. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in haverford to explain. >> reporter: when we talk about outdoor education, we're not just talking here about an extra long recess or more gym time. no, preschoolers here at this school spent 80% of their time outside. >> it's too cold. could you warm it up in the oven? >> reporter: so we had to see this for ourselves and recently caught up with the class in one of their favorite spots at school, the mud kitchen. these toddlers attend forest edge nursery school. it's part of friends school haverford. school administrators made the eye-opening decision this past year to teach toddlers outside for most of the day, rain or shine, hot or cold. >> the outside is the classroom. it's just such a sense of natural wonderment. so we can count how many leaves, we can count how many acorns. >> reporter: as you may have guessed, teachers insist there is a strict curriculum they follow just like you'd find in any ordinary classroom. it's just geared toward outside. so what do parents think about that? well, coming up in the next hour, i sit down with one. report

invasion where a couple and their adult son were tied you and robbed overnight. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at the scene. what are police telling you about what happened. >> it was a harrowing ordeal or this family of three. they live on the 14,000 block of farad e-street. we just arrived to the scene. earlier we had a photographer who was here while investigators were here. let's show you the video from the height of when this happened. it happened around 1:15 this morning. police say three people were sleeping inside this home, a couple in their 60s and their adult son. everyone was in their own bedrooms, in their beds enthey were all awoken by three men, we're told, who were masked, wearing gloves and who tied up the three people in this house and demanded money. one of the interesting th ining they insisted we don't have money. we have money in our wallets, cash in our wallets, but other than that we don't store or how's a house or money in our home. the group ransacked the house, all three floors. interestingly, police say, they didn't take electronic oz are valuables. they did ta

. >> nbc 10's katy zachry is live for us in stormforce 10 in camden. what can you tell us? >> we've seen quite the conditions changing in the last 25 minutes. let me show you the road right now. we just got off of 676 and we are on route 30, through camden. we're making our way to pennsauken and maple shade. we've gone through parts of driving rain as we went north from deptford into camden county. we went through quite driving rain. there was ponding on the roads, really causing drivers to have to slow down. we're making our way through camden county into burlington county. that's where the rain is steadily moving north and east. let's go to tips we have some aaa mid-atlantic. just for you to keep in mind as you make your way out this morning on to your roads for your morning commute.ç avoid flooded roads. you can easy hydroplane as we did for a few seconds or worse, even just a few inches of rain can turn your car into a boat. can give you that effect where, of course, you lose control. slow down, aloss more space between cars when you do have wet roadways. wipers -- when your w

one lasting wish. katy zachry is live in center city and how you can help. >> reporter: george bangle says fighting animal cruelty is his passion. he's helped to shape laws in our area about animal cruelty. he worries saying there is so much work to be done. george was celebrated yesterday by more than 130 colleagues at the erie avenue location of the pennsylvania spca. he has a rare and aggressive cancer. he'll tell you not much time left. that's why he's using what little energy he has to ask the public for their continued support. the organization runs solely on donations, not a dime from the city or state. without the dollars, they can't stop the dogfighting and other cruelty cases. >> i'm pleading that, you know, i just want to see this work desperately carried on. >> he would always say do the right thing, let the cards fall where they may. you know, that was what centered him and that's what we try and remember as we move forward. >> now, on a public safety note, george bangle says he thinks he's made more gun and drug arrests during his time as a humane officer, than when he w

's katy zachry is live outside st. christopher's hospital. police call that stretch of road where the crash happened dangerous. tell us more about what you know. >> that's exactly how accident investigators describe this specific section of henry avenue. we talked to neighbors yesterday and they agree. now, here's some more video of that deadly scene after the two cars collided along henry avenue in the wissahickon section of philadelphia. accident investigators say the car carrying the four children veered into oncoming traffic yesterday afternoon and was hit head on. two off-duty police officers stopped to help, focusing their attention on the children. a 7-year-old boy died at st. christopher's hospital yesterday. a 2-month-old girl also taken to st. christopher's is listed in critical condition. people who lived around the area have asked the state to better enforce the speed limit. police have their own thoughts. >> this henry ave turn, it's raining, speeding, stuff like this can happen. >> you've seen henry avenue. it's a raceway sometimes. >> now, two other children injured fro

cruelty. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in center city about speaking with george about his lasting wish. >> it's one word, that's support. george bangle tells me he hopes people will support the pennsylvania spca located here in philadelphia. thursday was an emotional day for bangle and his more than 100 colleagues at the erie avenue location. earlier this year, bangle was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive terminal cancer. he's been in the hospital nearly every day this last month. and this was the first time he's been able to visit work in weeks. the organization runs solely on donations and his biggest fear is public support for their work against animal cruelty will stop. >> when i'm gone out of the department, this department has got to go on. the work has got to go on. and that's what i'm passionate about, that people will continue to support the work. >> reporter: as you can imagine, george bangle cares so deeply for the thousands of animals he helped or saved over the last few decades. and similarly, his co-workers feel so deeply about him. coming up in the next hour, i s

county after a student was shot and killed. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at howard high school of technology in wilmington. katy, this is another tragedy that students and staff will be dealing with today. >> another tragedy, vai, to strike this school community in less than a month. yesterday we've learned that a ninth grade boy was shot and killed just blocks away from where we're standing, blocks away from the school where he attend. this did happen yesterday around 3:15 in downtown wilmington on clifford brown walkway. here's cell phone video someone inside a nearby state office building took police arriving to that scene. the student has not yet been named. we do know that he was shot in the head. he is the second howard high school of technology student to be killed in less than a month. in april, 16-year-old amy joyner-francis died after a fight with classmates in a school bathroom. three students have so far been charged in her death. the principal posted a statement on the school's website yesterday saying the boy was taken to christiana hospital after the shooting where

. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in camden to explain what that's all about. >> reporter: tracy, it's called the invasive mosquito project. the goal is to get mosquito samples from throughout the country so a single scientist in the midwest can put together a current map showing where the biggest disease threat is in our country. it is a big undertaking and one that an area in our region is already taking part in, mercer county. the head of the county's mosquito control and her team are frequently finding areas of standing water where mosquitos breed. they are most concerned about the asian tiger mosquito, known to carry life-threatening diseases, and it is present in our area. it has also been pegged as a potential carrier of the zika virus. >> our first call was in february 19. it's pretty early for new jersey because we still had snow on the ground, and our residents were worried and wanted us to go and do something for the upcoming mosquito season. >> reporter: so coming up in the next hour, we'll look at specifically how you can get involved in collecting samples and sending them