water main breaks, house fire but water main breaks are the main issue. byberry road we've got one on woodland avenue, another on cheltenham avenue and dave they just keep >> no surprise as we've got temperatures in the single digits and teens this morning. 31 not as harsh this afternoon and then overnight tonight here comes the snow. by 4 o'clock in the morning the european model wants it past philadelphia and probably all the way up to allentown by 9 o'clock and then getting out of here later in the afternoon winter storm watch in effect right along the coast. an advisory inland. new jersey and delaware appear to get the worst of this but even philadelphia could go one to three. >> okay. ouch. >> we're going to be on early tomorrow. >> yeah, we'll help you 32 through it. >> 4:00 a.m. we'll get you ready folks. we'll see you then. unlike ordinary toothpaste, colgate total fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums. giving you the confidence of a healthier mouth. colgate total. be totally ready for life. ok, so with the award-winning our customers

except these water main breaks causing problems. porter street between 34th and 35th water main break blocking all lanes much watch for slick spouts around the area. several others in maryland as well. water main break east-west highway at red top road. i want to get to the district right now. fox5's melanie alnwick has our team coverage from porter street where it is cold and the road looks slick. >> reporter: hey, good morning, erin. yeah, one of the interesting things you can notice about the water that has come from this water main break is you can kind of see the ripples in the ice as it's started to freeze [inaudible] alnwick's shot having some problems right there but as you can see the roads very slick, a broken water main pipe on 34 and porter street in northwest. we'll catch up with melanie later. >>> let's bring you up to speed on what else is happening in the news this morning. new details in the search for a missing maryland man suffering from dementia. police say 65-year-old daniel dehaven might have been picked up whi

frozen weather has been rupturing water mains. crews in montgomery county are trying to repair a 30-inch main that broke about 24 hours ago causing a road to buckle and a power line to come down. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live in west conshohocken with an update on repairs. jeanette. >> reporter: well, matt, they've been working since yesterday through the night. now, into the morning. this is a layered problem. we're talking downed power lines, the road buckling and a huge water main, but they're telling us they are making progress. nearly 24 hours after a major water main break, crews are still working here in west conshohocken off of balligomingo road. the massive 30-inch main burst yesterday morning causing the road to buckle and power lines to come down. the summer wood corporation buildings suffered flooding damage once the water came gushing down here. >> going to run off the generator and they're going to have to work around the clock to get it fixed. >>> if homes weren't flooded they most likely saw loss of

another water main break. this one from yesterday but still an issue on balligomingo road near front street. we've been watching jeanette reyes report on that one. in berks county we have some construction here on the turnpike eastbound approaching morgantown. one more live look. let's just check the roads in fort washington. no problems here. we're dry. that snow come doing late tonight into the overnight hours and tomorrow but today is a dry day. 4 degrees in quakertown, though, eight in warminster, 16 in center city. we've been talking about today it will feel a little better than yesterday but it's a cold start. 5 degrees in hammonton and a whopping seven in smyrna, delaware, tam. >> all right. thank you, karen. >>> investigators now think they know what ignited hundreds of fireworks inside this car's trunk. this is what it looked like when hundreds of people ran for cover as fireworks shot through a parking lot in houston on new year's eve: herrera hassan's truck exploded in a massive light show after a l

it is water main break after water main break after water main back. >> yes. >> every single day it seems like there is, a water main breaks and it is not, and, here's your late's alerts. we have advisory, winter storm watches and warnings now posted from southeast new jersey to sussex county delaware forewarnings. you know it will happen here. further inland, not quite, as big of a threat but it certainly is, still a pretty substantial storm that is at least producing a glancing blow to our area we will get much more on how much we will get, as to the timing as well just a little later in the show. if you are watching us this hour just trying to get out the door this is what you will face. not a lot, it is still very cold, outside but today is a proverbial calm before the storm. we have quiet weather, just a few cloud, current temperatures are absolutely still very cold but they are not as harsh as they have been in recent mornings. here we're flirting with 20 in a couple of spots which has been really hard to do in recent days. we are down to the single digits in these most outlining ,

water main break activity near st. barnabas road on wheeler road with the right lane getting by each way. again, the cleanup from yesterday's water main break continues to tie up rhode island avenue with the metro blue and delays due tos power problems outside of van dorn street. that is our traffic watch. act in the next 10 minutes to take another ride on 270. larry? larry: a takeover at the top. the new role of gretchen carlson and how her new head honcho job is making history >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. adrianna: there is a new movement in the ongoing battle against sexual harassment. actresses00 prominent and entertainment executives are drawing a line in the sand. here is your gma first look. >> in this morning's "gma" first nicole kidman and jennifer lawrence, joining forces with behind-the-scenes power players like shonda rimes, all in an effort to fight sexual misconduct in tinseltown. calling themselves times up, -- taking out a full-page ad across the country, writing that "no

the main condition, sleet and freezing rain. welcome to "nbc10 news today," i'm one. >> i'm via sikahema. our team of nbc10 meteorologists has issued a first alert. we have live team coverage this morning for you from the road conditions and how they've been treated so far. we start with first alert meteorologist bill henley with details. >>> we've got wet weather on the way. won't be here first thing this morning or by mid morning, but later this morning and this afternoon, we're in for icy roadways with a wintry mix that will impact the entire area. from 11:00 until midnight, it's going to end before midnight. temperatures will stay below freezing for most of the area. that light snow and sleet and freezing rain that falls during the late morning and afternoon hours will lead to slippery conditions that will persist into the evening hours. roads that are not treated will see slippery conditions for the afternoon. that's when it starts. the light snow showers to the west, this is the area that may really cause the most problems

. >> we believe it's a water main break on or possibly 12" main we're working to determine that and water seems to be escaping from here to expressway. >> for hours the vine street express way near broad had to be closed both sides because of water from the main break flowing on to it causing icy conditions. right around the time the expressway opened up, philadelphia water crews were called to deal with this break large wood street in west philadelphia. app 8" break was here and had crews working all night. >> it was kind of inconvenience but arctic chill what can you do. >> there's been so many water main breaks like this in norm philly outside the uptown theater and this on west illinois street in owing an section. the city water department crew cannot keep up. weddle jordan was waiting 7 hours to shut off the water on west court land street. 1" of water has poured into his basement. >> rough the whole basement we were working on finishing it and we got carpet in every room and now we have to rip everything out. >> we did get update from philadelphia water department and they september

the main threat is a little bit of a wintry mix primarily for me, anyway, i think the main concern is freezing rain. we're not looking for a lot of rain, but looking at how low the temperatures remain, upper teens to only around 20 degrees right now. more than cold enough so that freeze on contact. most of the area has not been above freezing for more than a few hours and that was last wednesday. to stay ahead of the weather, get us on social media, nbcwashington.com, our app. you can follow me on twitter, facebook and instagram. here's the situation. the cold air locked in place and the moisture literally going to ride up over the top of it. again, it's not the amount. only going to get .05 to .1 of an inch. it only takes a glazing of ice to make bridges and overpasses particularly slippery. here's the planner today. sun is up at 7:27. get a hint of sunshine early this morning. we should be cloudy by noontime. there could be freezing rain or sleet as early as noontime across the shenandoah valley near i-81. most of our threat in and around the d.c. afternoon until about 8:00 or 9:00

also, have a water main break yet again. route 73, near cooper road in new jersey, this has been a problem throughout the area. as you know, 20 plus per day is what they are saying throughout the philadelphia region, it is a lot to keep up with. there is no doubt about that. also, we've got an accident in collegeville. it is route 29 at route 422, that's always fun. also, can you click over for me, having little trouble here we've got an accident route one baltimore pike atwood chuck way. so, the rush hour certainly underway. but, flipping through the philadelphia eagles, we now know the eagles opponent in the divisional rounds on saturday. and it is of course the six seeded atlanta falcons, took down the rams over the weekend , don't be fooled, the range nfc champs, so to discuss the match up we have the tag team de owe of john of 94wip bleeding green nation and elliot of njn.com. gentlemen, welcome. >> morning. >> how are we all feeling? the falcons are two and a half point favorite. are you at all surprised and what sort

water main break. this is where melanie alnwick is. utility problem. i kind of do with this scarf. so, there's a water main break there. twenty-seventh street southbound at i street northwest, southbound lanes blocked between k street and virginia avenue. northbound rock creek parkway blocked as well. you can see they do have a plow out there trying to get some of that icy slushy mess out of the way. they have salted it. water main break under control. this is impacting traffic coming from 66. you have to divert onto k street as well and again rock creek parkway virginia avenue so caution out there. white horse freeway impacted. big mess there. another water main break. this thing still doesn't want to work. it's frozen. it's sleeping it's friday i get it. leesburg pike westbound between carlin springs road and columbia pike. water main break. i can tell you all metro rail lines are on time but we have northeast regional delays so check your schedule ahead of time. we have a crash that just cleared bw

watch what a water main down. we have seen holes in the ground. owner of this cadillac will wonder will they get their car out of there because look at the road there. that road is caving in, the driveway, good thing there wasn't a car there. you can see that cat lack looks like the beach in atlantic city look at the mud, look at all of the sand. you can do your polar bear plunge out of your house here. i will come over here and wrap this. listen to the sound of the water running under the sewer here it sounds like colorado river here. there is water going under the treat and jared our live truck operator said we cannot park anywhere near it because this road is compromised you can hear water under ground here so water department has work to do and they will in the come out here until 9:30 with the day crew. this will be a rough morning and this is just the start of it. >> good demonstration there steve we will check back with you every little bit here. >>> we will tell but this in germantown investigators are searching for a shooter after two peo

a water main break affecting the broad street line. trains are not stopping at the susquehanna, dauphin station. we'll let you know when it does change. >> thanks. >>> to breaking news in west philadelphia. firefighters found someone dead in this burning home early this morning. now neighbors are learning about the loss in their community. >> osbourne osbourne is live with the breaking details. what have you learned? >> reporter: firefighters arrived on scene within three minutes of the initial phone call, but it was already too late. one person died in the house fire on the 800 block of north holly street. firefighters tell us when they got to the scene, there was heavy smoke on the first and second floors. the fire was knocked down in about 20 minutes, and the victim was found inside. it's unclear at this point whether the victim is a man or woman. this is yet another tragic call for philly firefighters who just two days ago lost a lieutenant and victim in a row house fire in philadelphia. it's too soon to tell if there were working

crittend crittendon, because of the water main break, rest of the beltway, all other main routes looking okay right now. >> eun? >> melissa, thank you. it's 6:01. we're following breaking news out of southeast washington. kramer middle school's basement is flooded after a pipe burst. >> justin good morning. >> reporter: hey there, aaron, eun. crews are working to secure this at kramer middle school. i can tell you, we're hearing all of this is resulting from a broken boiler in the basement that caused several feet of flooding in that area at the time. as a result, the d.c. -- rather, washington gas is on the scene trying to isolate a line in there in hopes of repairing that boiler. also, getting kramer back in order. they have a backhoe trying to dig and isolate that line. schools here in d.c. public schools are going to be off today. returning tomorrow for students and teachers. the question is, how much longer will students here at kramer have to be out of school as this is being repaired. they're doing all they can to get in front of this now. still too soon to say how soon all of thi

>> multiple water main breaks. we'll talk about those coming up. >>> breaking news, a lot of water mains and pipes causing trouble because of the cold weather. this d.c. school's basement is flooded after a pipe burst there. we're tracking the updates from there and o >>> weather alert at 5:44. check out the bitter temperatures across the area. it's a theme. you look at the numbers, cover the children's eyes before you turn on the tv these days. see numbers like this. >> i have to cover my eyes. >> if you're heading back to work or school today -- >> sheena parveen will have a full forecast. meanwhile, melissa mollet and our transportation reporter adam tuss are trackingra adam is in silver spring where a water main break caused a mess. adam, what are you seeing? >> reporter: this is absolutely a mess out here this morning, eun. let me set the scene for you. this is new hampshire avenue at oakview drive inside the beltway. one lane is getting by southbound. that's the good news. take a look, the water main was righ

we got a report about a block and a half away another water main break" main affecting 30 homes. that's over to the left. at this point i don't see water crews here. it's possible we will try to get down there and check it out for you as well. that's the latest from here in southeast, i'm melanie aln alnwick, "fox5 local news". >> thanks, mel, we'll check back in a few. 5:03 is our time now and we've been part of icy rescue in montgomery country. this happened 11:00 last night baltimore road. a car crashed into the waters of ten mile creek and three people were rescued. creek water is very cold and ems crews checked out all three passengers and determined they were cold and but fortunately uninjured. >> over in potomac a large home caught fire. it happened brushwood ter res late last night. the fire startd in the basement and they believe it may have been burning for a while before it was detected. family of five and a dog were able to make it out unharmed. they're not displaced and red cross is assisting them. cause of the fire is electrical in nature. >> time now is 5:04 and to

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wind chill alerts were issued from texas to maine. in chicago, it felt like 29 degrees below zero. >> geez, louise. >> wow. >> that's pretty awful. >> yeah. >> for chicago. >> not that they're awful but it gets cold there. >> it does. >> even minus three for the wind chill right now feels pretty terrible. >> negative seven right now in chicago on the thermometer though so it could be worse. >> could be worse. still feels cold. let's take a look outside right now and check mass transit. we've got some issues going on right now. new jersey transit river line is suspended now between hamilton avenue and the trenton transportation center. they're removing debris from the track. in the meantime you have to watch for this. it's all happening at hamilton avenue. so otherwise mass transit's back to normal but currently suspended with the river line. it's cold to be waiting outside for that so get a heads up there. blue route past ridge avenue, a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. penndot is assisting. other than that looking good on the blue r

inch main, working to determine that. the water seems to be escaping at least from here down to the expressway. >> the it flooded, all flooded >> waited 78 hours for water department crew to respond to this break on west court land street sunday. but not before his basement was flooded with at least a inch of water. >> it is rough, you know, the whole basement, we working on finishing it, we got carpet, and in every room. and now i got to rip everything out. >> crews also kept busy on larchwood street in west philly after 8-inch main broke there affect willing some 30 water customers. >> trying to inconvenience, but just arctic chill, what can you really do? >> as pat mentioned, water department crews are really going have to prioritize which breaks they responds to immediately. they say they won't get to this one until after morning, because there is not any significant property damage. but for now, live in west philadelphia, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, trang. new york j

says water main break of this size is pretty rare. calls came in from residents complaining of low water pressure around 6:00 this morning. upon investigating, crews found large main break that had ruptured. they're trying to determine the cause. it is a pressure concrete pipe , also explained how crews are trying to fix the problem. >> right now, our guys are sitting tight. we have a crew that's isolating the break. they're working the valves now to get that in place. we're also standing by, peco on site, we have both overhead electric and gas lines in the area of our water main, and they're working to make that, those two utility tis self before we enter the trench to make the repair. >> and a piece of advice, asking customers to be patient , and also, if you can, use very limited amounts of water. that's the very latest live in montgomery county, chantee lans, cbs-3, "eyewitness news ." >> being that you for the live report. now, some property owners in northeast philadelphia are stuck with a big clean up after a eight-inch water m

that's because a water main has crews are trying to figure out what size that main is. they shut off the water but created quite a mess. traffic bound to be impacted. that's a major thorofare. if you take that route just know that it's going to be a mess for a long time. police, crews are on the scene. water crews on the scene as well. again it's been shut down, the water, but it's just bad out there so please be careful heading out. 4:40 is the time and we are back now with what is hot on the web. >> we're taking a look at the stories you're end gaving with the most already this morning on social media and first up three days after california legalized the use of recreational marijuana attorney general jeff sessions says he intends to reverse an obama era federal policy which discouraged federal prosecution of the drug in states where it was legal. senator corey gardener of colorado where recreational pot is also legal fired back threatening to block all nominees to justice department. >> meanwhile the trump administration is proposing a massive expansion of off shore

this is one of five water main breaks across the city. north philadelphia, logan section, cobbs creek. the water department is trying to catch up. i know we've been talking about the warmup we've been expecting this week, the bad news the water department is saying we could expect more water main breaks along with the warmup. when they will catch a break, we're not sure, but it's creating a headache for the water department and the people who have to deal with these problems and not having water service. keep in mind there's a delay in getting the water main patched up because of the number they have seen across the city. jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> a different water main break in cobbs creek forced a family to spend the night without heat. crews shut off the utility to the home on catherine street because flooding water in the basement was too close to the furnish anyways. >>> -- >> good samaritans tried to save a dog who fell in the water. the action cam was there as the crews used ladders to reach the man. they harnessed

we haveater main break west 54th and arch street. a different reason for ice on the roads, we have fire crews dealing with a house fire, holly street is shut down at brown street. if you're in the area, stick to 42nd street instead of holly street. a new problem off-ramp to the benjamin franklin parkway, you can see the disabled vehicle off to the side, unclear if it is just disabled or spun and hit the guardrail right there. be careful as you travel on the vine eastbound the off-ramp to the benjamin franklin parkway. matt and tam. >> let's go back to the breaking news story that you mentioned, fire broke out in a west philadelphia home killing a person inside. jeanette reyes is live on the 800 block of north holly street with the full story. >> reporter: this is the second fatal fire in philadelphia in just a matter of days. the last one started at 3:30 a.m., take a live look behind me. this is the home where it started. investigators inside trying to find the cause of the fire. before we get to video, though, i want to focus on the

water there's another water main break a block app a half order so away from here and 8" main ahe can ifing homes in the area. it doesn't appear there's an career orwater main break problem here. it's probably pipe burst inside a d.c. water and did put out alert telling folk in the area because not only does it get so cold but pipes burst inside homes and businesses are something that happened when you have a cold snap people are dealing with. so we don't know like we said what the except of the damage is. it is possible we don't know yet that when kids want to come back to school me may not be able to if they cannot get this prax. >> twelve degree temps trying to get the job done. >> app it's at boydz west oak baltimore road. the wreak road re, very tell they have determined they were cold but up injured. >> in potomac a large home caught fire last night and starred in the basement and burning for sometime before it was detected. family of five along with dog maibl to make it out okay and displayed and officials are aist ising them. they believe the cause of the fire as electrical. >

saying, don't get off at the main road? we got off at the main road, 50 in ocean city and it is about 10 minutes outside salisbury. the plows are stuck and it may be a couple of hundred feet before they get to the other plow and then there is a main road. right now, they are stuck and we are stuck. we are stuck behind the plow over there and we can't go anywhere. we want to get to ocean city to show you the bomb cyclone and the sites but we have to wait until these hard-working folks get out of here.

a bitter cold of cause and more water main breaks across the region the latest on action news. ♪ action news delaware valleys leading news program w metrologist melissa jeff skversky,bloomquist, and walter perez. warmer weather is on the way this week but for now the cold is not over just yet and the fall out just numerous water main breaks being reported across the city and the snow is frozen over in many forcing heavy equipment to take s have failed sunday night i'm walter perez the big story on another day of dangerous cold while temperinally make it out of the teens tomorrow a winter weather advisory has been issued for tomorrow and could arrive just in time forhe evening two days after the storm fong the jersey shore are still cleaning up massive piles of snow there the action cam on the scene in atlantic city where you can see those bulldozers busy at work over in benton a whole bunch of sides streets are still not cleared out but some vehicles still s and for that reason several school districts are closed again tomorrow and others delayed atlantic cityls are closed and mar and b

the water main break affected at least a dozen customers. we showed you this not long ago, baltimore streets and cars covered in a thick layer of ice following a water main break and it could take a few days to clear the streets because of the freezing temperatures over the next few days. if you spot a water main break-in your area you can call d.c. water, v.a. american water or the arlington county department of environmental sciences. another impact of the cold weather is an influx of mice. many of them are securey ing to find food and shelter. take a video of mice secureying around a department store, forman millions. if you want to prevent these little pests from targeting your home, make sure to match up any holes, remove trash and set up traps. i know the mice are probably more scared of us, but i wouldn't have been able to pull out and record that. what's weird about mice. i don't mind thesm. you me hear me say that all the time . i'm just feeling sorry sorry that are trying to survive. >> they just freak me out. >> i have things that

that water main was gushing throughout the street here. the ice formed and iced her car down, so she is not able to move the car. she is not sure how she'll be able to do that. this is one of five water main breaks across the city. north philadelphia, logan section, cobbs creek.

a water main break. also near that area we've got an accident as well so a couple of problems going on. cheltenham avenue that's another water main break. i think woodland avenue we had a water main break and then an accident. wondering if it could have been icy. anywhere you have a water main break you have to watch for slippery conditions. so a lot of that happening today. let's go outside live if you're traveling here and we're looking in radnor township on the blue route, traffic's moving just fine. it's a dry day today until late tonight in the overnight hours when that snowfall starts. byberry road at lower moreland we have on the waze app another accident. 3 degrees in quakertown, seven in warminster its 16 in center city and 5 degrees in hammonton. the wind chills not quite as bad as yesterday and hey, congratulations, we'll make it up near freezing. sad but that's a big improvement, matt. >> thank you, karen. new video here this morning shows intense flames pouring from a residential building in

. >>> right now crews are dealing with a massive water main break, the 30 inch main broke in west conshohocken and affecting residents across montgomery county. walter perez is live near the scene now with the latest. >> reporter: rick, we'll give you a live look at where the break occurred and the tremendous mess that it left behind and it happened on this stretch buckling the road and compromising the power line there and there say gas main nearby. the water pressure is reduced for more than a 1,000 customers and power is out. and not a good way to start the new year. this 30 inch water main break is creating major issues across this stretch of montgomery county. it was at 6:00 this morning when the aqua water company received calls about water service issues in lower merion and bryn mawr and conshohocken and cheltenham township. but among the hardest hit is the somerwood corporate building in west conshohocken because the building is located about 90 feet downstream from where the main ruptured. it flooded egg here out the building and the back door and they don't have it off yet they are w

it's easy to get water main breaks. new hampshire south at oak drive one lane gets by in each direction both on new hampshire and oak view drive. one lane on each side. expect lays they could start to build. otherwise we take a live look upper loop 66 to american legion bridge that portion of beltway looks good okay. that's a look at traffic. wisdom and maureen. >> coming up on "fox news morning" a former miss america is puts in charge with a p pathant that launched her immediate career. >> all fcc national cha championship set in stone. >> 4:36. temperature 14. back in a before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben. what's so good about fios anyway? that makes your gaming system actually work awesomely? hey. did you take out the trash? haha, garbage boy! dad, i already took out ben. it's not funny. gaming is best on a 100% fiber-optic network. so get fios. now, just $79.99 per month with a