we told you they were coming along the ben franklin parkway. inner drives are now blocked in both directions as of less than an hour ago. they were supposed to close at midnight. closed a little bit later but those inner drives are blocked now. if i were you i would think about sticking with crowds on the highways like the schuylkill and the vine because i think the delays from those inner drive closures are going to really back up onto the kelly drive and the mlk drive. of course we'll keep watching. speaking of the vine here it is, westbound side is backing up, some heavy morning volume here in the westbound lanes approaching the schuylkill but nothing we're not used to there. we are watching a construction issue for the rest of this work week in camden county. kirkwood gibbsboro road right by gibbsboro elementary school, mostly blocked off. if you can stay down on berlin road, you'll be better off. kirkwood-gibbsboro not where you want to be. route 40 harding highway still blocked because of downed wires. stick with old landis avenue or 32 t

our sports and news teams will be broadcasting on the ben franklin parkway. we'll also have a team in our studio at the embassy suites which will offer you a bird's eye view. >> ♪ >> 6:35 now and testimony is set to resume in the case of the camden county father charged with killing his toddler son. prosecutors say david creato jr. murdered brendan creato to keep his teenaged girlfriend from leaving him. brendan was that found partially submerged in the creek in a wooded area in cooper river park more than a half fly his father's apartment. a judge barred members of the media from observing the jury's upcoming visit to the crime scene. creato's lawyer told jurors there is a complete lack of evidence in the case. >>> a korean war veteran fell victim to a desperate krimial willing to follow him from a corner store and attack him in his house all for a few lottery tickets. jeanette reyes is live at southwest detectives with the full story. jeanette. >> reporter: well, matt, the search is on this morning for the man behind this disturbing attack. william ravene

lets go live and look at drone 6 as it heads up and over the ben franklin parkway. at 12:01 the inner lanes close between eakins oval and 20th street. right now traffic is moving along but the meantime the framework of the massive stage is up as they work on finishing touches. >> there is a lot going into it. the guys have been here for two week. >> the construction is ahead of schedule it's quite an operation working on the the steps and out on the street. now, video and lighting and sound techs are doing their week. >> we are excited the part of history and the biggest stage ever built no north america. we did the fourth of july stuff and the pope and never done anything this big before and the guys are excited. >> people heading to and from are impressed. >> i had no idea what it was but i'm impressed by it. it's an impressive structure. >> new artist renderings give us a look at the finished product. >> i think it's beautiful. >> it's big right. it's going to be fabulous when they finish. >> at midnight the inner lanes of the ben franklin parkway inbound and out

we're now one day away from the start of nfl draft on the ben franklin parkway. tomorrow night all eyes will, on the city of brotherly love and sister affection. >> last minute preps are underway. looks as it's coming together. >> reporter: it is coming together. how long have we been talking about this nfl draft? it's finally here. down the ben franklin parkway is the art museum and that's where commissioner roger goodell will step across the stage. the action starts closer to where i'm standing take a look at this. this is the franklin institute where all 32 teams will be set here. the area will mostly be closed set up a with the exception of a small viewing gallery. the is hoping to get a sneak peak to the fans. >> want to bring the fans as close as possible to really see the process of how all the players get selected and just what goes into that. and so you know, we give a little peak behind the curtain so just see literally how it works and it's just another enhanced experienced for our fans to be able to be a part of this event. >> reporter: nfl commission

. >> we have a live look at the ben franklin parkway. the anticipation is being made there. the clock is ticking down. heading up our draft coverage, eric and erin. >> listen, the music, the volume just rose here atop the tgi friday's along the ben franklin parkway about four or five blocks from where it's going to be. the rain has held out. it's looking pretty good right now. the excitement is building. >> we are just 24 hours away from the start of this draft. there's still some work to be done. the weather kind of slowed crews down a bit. the fans are still arriving and there is a buzz in the air here tonight. it's a mad dash to make sure everything is set. for round one on take one. security is tight. >> do y'all have passes? you're going to have to vacate. >> and getting tighter as fans began coming in from all over the country. >> aimny and noah just flew in from charlotte. >> this is one of his bucket list items. >> she bought him tickets to the draft. >> hers is venice and rome and stuff. mine is the nfl draft. >> the ramsey family came from wisconsin. ryan is slated

we're now one day away from the start of nfl draft on the ben franklin parkway. tomorrow night all eyes will, on the city of brotherly love and sister affection. >> last minute preps are underway. looks as it's coming together. >> reporter: it is coming together. how long have we been talking about this nfl draft? it's finally here. down the ben franklin parkway is the art museum and that's where commissioner roger goodell will step across the stage. the action starts closer to where i'm standing take a look at this. this is the franklin institute where all 32 teams will be set here. the area will mostly be closed set up a with the exception of a small viewing gallery. the is hoping to get a sneak peak to the fans. >> want to bring the fans as close as possible to really see the process of how all the players get selected and just what goes into that. and so you know, we give a little peak behind the curtain so just see literally how it works and it's just another enhanced experienced for our fans to be able to be a part of this event. >> reporter: nfl commission

. >> right now at 11:00 the ben franklin parkway the biggest in the sent ever sports and eagle as announce their first round pick in the nfl draft. >> and here he s birds take tennessee defensive end derek barnett as they aim to give defense a big boost. estimated 70,000 plus football fans packed the parkway. >> i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. >> roger goodell introduced us to the newest eagle. >> the first around pick, the philadelphia eagles select dext rek barnett. >> university of fen ten defensive end derek burnett with the 14th overall pick. 6' 3", 229 pounds he broke former eagles great reggie white record at tennessee. >> and don bell joins us with the latest from the eagles. don. >> reporter: guys, i tell you what, it's been a really exciting night here on the ben franklin parkway. we're pretty much on the steps of the arts museum and yes, a little while earlier today the commissioner made that pick and five minutes ago go, we talked to derek barnett. >> how about the reception from the philly fans. >> it was great. i was nervous at fivrment i got a great welcoming and i

. >> it feels like we should avoid ben franklin parkway, in general. >> yes. >> i didn't mean to blow the lead for you but lets take a look, storm scan three, definitely starting to show signs of, included cover but we will see pretty colors out on the eastern sky line but those cloud are a theme of the day. so, with time, you know, sort of the gray day, that is unfolding here and not beautiful day like yesterday but overall still not a bad one but just don't expect to see sunshine. we will see isolated shower popping up, but for the most part, it is just a quiet day with the atmosphere moistening up. we did get reports from eyewitness weather watchers like ed, in new jersey that we are finding some condensation on the windshield too. you might find yourself flicking windshield wipers here too 43 in trenton. upper 40's around millville, ac, wildwood, and few out liars, dover for example or mount pocono with time here today, any cloud will start to build in and really skew any sun left out there. it is a rare sky, won't be as warm as a result, we are only held back to the lower 50's in

>> good morning, guys, live here, on the ben franklin parkway, getting ready for the nnl draft. just two days away. behind me, is where it all takes part. but that giant stage set up behind me, so coming up we will tell but how fans can get involved here on the parkway with the nfl draft experience. katie, give me the goods on the weather. it is colds out here. >> it is cold out there. i actually come bearing much, much better weather news though pat. just in time for not just the draft but the weekends too, even though i think could see a shower come sunday. the warmth sticks around all weekend long, i think we still have some sunshine that we will have up our sleeves here for that last day of the draft. let alone the pen re lays, so overall mother nature looking like she will be on our side this time around. stick ostriches don't really stick their heads in the sand. a peanut is not a nut. and a real john deere is actually real affordable. you learn something new everyday. the surprisingly affordable john deere e series tractors. now you can own america's tractor for just $99

live look at the ben franklin parkway. somewhere down in that massive crowd is our very own iain page. all right, let's look for him close -- we have to zoom in all the way to get you live at the nfl draft experience. hey, iain. >> lucy, hey thanks i made it all the what down here close to this huge stage. i'm 6-foot three. this thing is huge hyped me a lot of talk and speculation and mock draft about who the eagles are going to pick this year. all these rabid eagles fans who bleed green have got their penn about who they'll draft at number 14. now we don't know who they'll draft. we can make educate the guess to find out a little bit more insight information let's send it over to ron burke who's on the red carpet. ron? >> reporter: iain here at the top of the art museum steps looking at the players as they begin to come down the first few players announced we have adori jackson the cornerback from usc eagles have need at that position great need and just about 15 feet away is corey smith he is -- corey davis a receiver fr

our sports and news teams will be broadcasting on the ben franklin parkway. we'll also have a team in our studio at the embassy suites which will offer you a bird's eye view. >> ♪ >> time is now 5:35. testimony is set to resume in the case of the camden county father charged with killing his toddler son. prosecutors say david creato jr. murdered brendan creato to keep his teenaged girlfriend from leaving him. brendan was found partially submerged in a creek in a wooded area in cooper river park more than a half mile from his father's apartment. a judge barred members of the media from observing the jury's upcoming visit to the crime scene. creato's lawyer told jurors there is a complete lack of evidence in the case. >>> a korean war veteran fell victim to a desperate criminal who was willing to follow the man from a corner store and attack him inside his house all for a few lottery tickets. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live at southwest detectives with that story. jeanette. >> reporter: matt, the search is on this morning for the man behind this

all lanes of the ben franklin parkway here, as you can see, already are very pretty complicated driving situation with all of the road work that is being done, now going into the third week of closures for this area, as crews prepare for the nfl draft. tonight's closures are part of the third of four phases, and the fourth phase will go into effect at midnight tuesday. that's when things will really shutdown here. there is just so many to list. but the closures will affect the number streets from 21st to 24th, and including several major roadways, including spring garden street, kelly drive, and pennsylvania avenue. now, people who live in this area, no stranger to there is but they are also dealing with dozen of parking spots that have been lost, where park something already at premium. and while some people are excited to have such major event in their backyard, others say this is all just too much. >> i think it is really put the neighborhood through turmoil. it is okay for a weekend. but for four weeks, or six weeks, that it will be, it is really, really just quite an inconvenience.

work continues along the ben franklin parkway. beginning tomorrow more roads will be closed to traffic. >>> good morning and welcome to "nbc10 news today." let's get a check on your sunday weather with meteorologist, tammie souza. >> it's good.

it will all happen on the ben franklin parkway in front of the philadelphia museum of art. take a live look where crews are working around the clock to put the finishing touches on the group stage. >> we have a party on the parkway that begins tomorrow. we're all over it. from the player's prospects to the family fun experience for people of all ajsz. nbc 10's keith jones and aaron kulman are joining us live from our nbc 10 draft headquarters now along the ben franklin parkway. >> jim, jackie, this is the place to be right here. the nfl draft is right behind us. we're on the rooftop of the tgi frid fridays right down the road from city hall. >> we're a little more than 24 hours away from that first pick, watching that first pick walk out on to the rocky steps. taking a live look right now at the philadelphia museum of art. the center of all of this week's action, a lot going here. but the draft isn't just about teams, players and die hard fans. >> no, not at all. it's also about a family friendly experience and there's no better person to toss it to right now than nbc 10's

this is the ben franklin parkway, just over my shoulder. the outer lanes are still open during the morning rush. they'll remain open for the evening rush. but later tonight. that will not be the case. take a look at the situation here. already, a very complicated driving situation around here, with all of the road work going on, but again, starting at seven tonight, the outer lanes of the ben franklin parkway from 20th street here all the way up to the art museum will be closed so those inner lanes closed weeks ago. but let's take a look what people around here have been dealing with for the past sever val weeks, going into the thirds week of closures for the area as crews prepare for the nfl draft. tonight's closures part of the third of four faces of closures that fourth face will go into effect midnight tuesday. that's when things really shutdown around here. just too many to list. closures will affect number streets from 21st to 24th, and several major roadways including spring garden, kelly drive, and pennsylvania avenue. now, people w

reporting on ben franklin parkway, anita oh, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> traffic jam around center city and fairmont area will get worse beginning tomorrow 7 a.m. phase three of road closures kicks in and that means it includes the parkway between 20 street and art museum and kelly drive at fairmont avenue. the final phase of closure starts on tuesday 5 a.m. >> in a statement the philadelphia mayor's office said in part, every effort had been made to condense the timeline into the shortest build possible and dim inmize disruption. objection, we will be there for every moment of the draft. keep it here on eyewitness news and when we're not on the air we can get the latest cbsphilly.com online. >> stay with us everyone still ahead on eyewitness news tonight dazzling display in china and we'll show you more of this incredible meteor shower that showed off over clear skies and showing off their skills. these are no ordinary dogs. how this canine competition is sharpening skills for when human handlers need them most. >> chilly and soggy weather returns as we kick offer the workweek. how lon

o'donnell because this morning the inner drives of the ben franklin parkway did close in both directions. you can see the police officers out here on the scene now blocking off those inner drives both ways. they will remain closed throughout the nfl draft. so this means everybody is being forced into the outer drives of the parkway. expect even bigger delays around the art museum coming off the mlk and kelly drivers. going to be a mess and it just got worse a little bit after 6 o'clock this morning. on the big picture normal delays on the schuylkill and 95. expect restrictions in olde city today as they get ready to open the new museum of the american revolution and there was a fire overnight by the pennsauken transportation center along zimmerman avenue. some restrictions in that area as well. matt. >> thank you, matt. david is off. karen rogers is up next with accuweather. >> ♪

franklin parkway. ducis, eagles' pick 14th. there hasn't been much talk about trading up or trading down. >> no, it looks like they may -- you never know what happens in front of you so things very fluid there the at nfl draft. the draft starts at 8:00 tonight. we expect the eagles to make their selection late in the 9:0t 10:00. not even do we have prospects here, there are current and former players hanging out here at the nfl draft. that group includes donovan mcnabb. mcnabb still getting love from eagles fans and he's quick to give that love right back. it's hard to believe that it was 18 years ago when mcnabb heard his name called. he was the second overall pick in the 1999 nfl draft. mcnabb heard a course of boos that day. but he's not worried about tonight's eagles' pick getting that same reaction. what advice would you give to whoever's called up on that stage? >> he probably won't get booed, but just to -- just to visualize himself in the green. visualize himself here with the fans and stepping

a whooping 100,000 fans, packed ben franklin parkway on thursday for day one, round one of the nfl draft, largest crowd in draft day history. the city scene. >> love the eagles. >> reporter: well represent add long the parkway, tweeted out this morning, that philly represented last night, adding a challenge, writing let's top tonight day number two. we spoke to mayor jim kenney about his thoughts on how the city is fairing in the national spotlight. >> i don't understand that image why nfl draft is such an attraction but thankfully it is. we will gain a lot of, revenue from this and we will also gain notoriety, around the country and around the world thaw cannot buy and cannot afford to pay for commercials to show off a city the way it is showed off. >> reporter: fans are trickling here, something to know, not necessarily a record but kind of impressive with the record setting crowd that we had yesterday, philadelphia police report no major incident, we have asked mayor kenney to get his thoughts and he knock on wood and said hopefully that continues for day two. reporting live along the

franklin parkway. haven't taken effect yet but the inner drives will be blocked in both directions. i would man an alternate route if you normally use the parkway. couple new issues in montgomery county in cheltenham township there's a broken down vehicle along salisbury road and in montgomery township by the nissan dealership watch out for a crash along 309 at stump road. nydia. >> matt thank you. >>> the ceo of united airlines says no one including himself will be fired over the dragging of that man off a plane. ceo oscar munoz said tuesday that he takes full responsibility for "making this right" and he promised more details later this month after united finishes a review of its policies on overbooked flights. the company has been in the hot seat ever since this video surfaced of dr. david dao being dragged off an overbooked flight in chicago. >> time for your first look in business. chipotle is raising its prices by 5 percent in many markets across the country, the first price increase for chipotle

last night at 7:00 the city closed the inner lanes of the ben franklin parkway. the outer lanes were already shut down last week. workers are in the final stages of preparations and the excitement is building. >> it's exciting. there's a lot going on this weekend. we have the pen relays, we have the draft obviously. it's pretty cool to see the setup. >> reporter: but the enthusiasm is not universal as traffic restrictions get tighter and mobility more limited. barricades and equipment are set up up and down the parkway. >> it's like so much chaos, so much before it's actually happening. >> it's not fair to the people who live here. i mean, they could have done things differently. >> we had the pope, we had the dnc. we can handle it. >> reporter: back back here live with all the tents and equipment around today's community kickoff takes place in society hill over at star garden park. ron jaworski the mayor and representatives from the nfl will be there. after a press conference the nfl is going to host a flag football clinic for kids from the carl middle and eleme

actually talking more about it right now, three days, thousands will pack the ben franklin parkway for the 2017nfl draft. >> like most events of its kinds, tight security expected. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live at the benning parkway with more on those security measures that will be in place. good morning, trang. >> reporter: well, good morning, jim, rahel. organizers are treating this just like a sporting event, so people can expect very similar security measures here. very likely to be an entrance gate right here offer the ben franklin parkway where secretly check people's bags, for pro him him it dollars items like aerosol cans, over size bags, also on the prohibited list outside food and drinks. let's look at some of the ongoing preparations here, with all of the big names expected here later this week, nfl will have its own private security for the three day event. philadelphia police also on patrol in this area, and other major tourist attractions in the city. now the draft experience area will be secured by perimeter of barricades, as well as heavy trucks. officers wi

what you need to know before heading down the ben franklin parkway. >> new overnight, a man was rushed to the hospital after he was shot while walking to his house. >> good morning everyone, it's 5:30 on this wednesday, april 19th. tam is off. nydia han joins us. >> let's get right to meteorologist david -- karen rogers . >> [laughter] >>> in for dave murphy and matt pelman. hi, guys. >> the thing is i was going to answer to david without even thinking about it. that's how you know it's 5:30 in the morning. satellite6 and action radar showing the clouds moved in quickly. we expected to start off with a bit more sunshine but the clouds are advancing quickly. clear skies in delaware and south jersey. we'll be in and out of the clouds early on in philadelphia. we see those showers out to the south and west. it is is mostly dry day today but we have a chance for spotty showers and looks like the showers near washington may clip our southern most region this morning. 43 degrees in quakertown, 45 in coatesville, 43 in warminster. it's 46 in center city. kind of cool out there. you need to gr

the ben franklin parkway will be closed from 20th street and kelly drive at fairmount avenue. you see where the art museum steps, you are used to seeing them but the stage is there right now, and there's a lane right there open, and you see cars making their way through there and golf carts and the workers are busy right now, and traffic is getting by but tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. we see more closures and more starting early tuesday morning, just after midnight. so this is the home stretch, and we are getting ready for the draft coming up later this week when all eyes will be on philadelphia. now live in center city, matt delucia, nbc10 news. >>> nbc10 is the official eagle station and we have you covered all week long. live specials from the parkway begin wednesday night, the day before all of the action starts and it wraps up with a retap of all the excitement next sunday night. >>> and then crews trying to keep fires from spreading in florida, and why the scene on the ground looks like something from another planet. >>> a former "happy days" actress died. this morning we are he

live look at the ben franklin parkway. also beautiful. are we in for a repeat tomorrow kathy orr. >> um-hmm. not a repeat of this type of warmth but a repeat of the sunshine. how i is that. >> half full kind of answer. atlantic city near 80. philadelphia 77 degrees. close to yesterday. we were sitting at 81. allentown, wilmington, trenton and reading all in the mid 70s today. tonight, we'll knock it down a few notches. right now in the poconos it's 63. we have a northwesterly wind cooling things down in pottstown at 71. dover 76. atlantic city 77 at the airport. warm temperatures because of this strong northwesterly wind not much of a sea breeze this afternoon like yesterday. winds out of the west northwest continue at about tone 15 miles an hour and they will slowly subside late tonight and then any war warmth that build up dug the day will escape into the lat months fear with light winds and cool sides. 48 in philadelphia. 46 in wilmington. 38 in the poconos. hop into summer for the holiday weekend. this weekend we are talking about pot

. >> reporter: guys, i tell you what, it's been a really exciting night here on the ben franklin parkway. we're pretty much on the steps of the arts museum and yes, a little while earlier today the commissioner made that pick and five minutes ago go, we talked to derek barnett. >> how about the reception from the philly fans. >> it was great. i was nervous at fivrment i got a great welcoming and i like the fans i was a little nervous. >> what is your relationship with the eagles lieding up to this did you have a feeling had you a chance coming here. >> i knew it was a possibility you know how the draft works you never know. i was not in a lot of contact with them. i met them at the combine but i n had no clue where i would end up with. >> you're i want to find out how i will play -- before i will play. >> when did you get nervous. >> i was not real nervous when i got the phone call i was nervous. i'm so excited. i have been enjoying myself the past few days it's a great town. i'm ready to get to work. >> derek bar next interesting guy. i spoke to him in the 6 p.m. show live on air before

let's open up the front door and say good morning to the ben franklin parkway. all lit up and ready to go. sue has your draft and relay forecast when we come right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ to protect our families and our civil rights. he's represented black lives matter, occupy wall street, and parents protesting the closing of schools. larry krasner will reform the criminal justice system, ending a war on drugs and the era of mass incarceration that targets poor and minority communities. because justice makes us safer. not just talking the talk, walking the walk. larry krasner, democrat for district attorney. >>> we are continuing to follow the breaking news from delaware where the stand-off continues. i saw there is a developing emment of the story from a tweet from steve keeley. >> steve keeley near the scene this morning, good morning, steve. >> reporter: well, i've been in phone contact with a neighbor who lives just few blocks from here, not evacuated. we're at the staging area. you can see the road closure here, and this parking lot, full of residents, not all

another live look along the ben franklin parkway. thousands of people pouring in to this great venue down here. this is one of the reasons that philadelphia is such a great host city for big events like this. the papal visit here and of course the nfl draft. this is a huge reason why philadelphia was one of the host cities because iconic view of the parkway as you look along there and you zoo those hundreds of thousands of people as we get ready for the nfl draft. we're under three hours away. one of the unique things about this year the fact it will be all outdoors and the weather is beautiful. we're back with more but right now let's send it back to you lucy. >> absolutely perfect weather. we'll talk to you soon iain happening right now students and local school district can rejoice. they're going to be able to sleep a little later as of next year. the unionville chadds ford school district in chester county will be one of the very first in the area to change its start time. now the district's pointing to research that says it is j

franklin parkway. not a bad view we got here today. >> i like it a lot. >> i could get used to this. the draft moved to town this week but it's not the only event drawing athletes and spectators from near and far. >> yeah, the 27 penn relays are already underway at the university of pennsylvania. the five-day track and field event attracts more than 15,000 athletes from high schools, colleges, and track clubs from here and abroad. they compete for top honors and more than 300 events. >> well, while the draft is happening here along the parkway for the eagles to -- they're tirelessly preparing strategies a few miles to our. >> outh employees and scouts will be holed up in the war room at the novacare center. "action news" reporter chad pradelli live now in south philadelphia to explain how the draft will work once it gets underway. hi, chad. >> reporter: hey, guys. it is kwai het here at the novacare complex. obviously, they're doing some last-minute preparations that is the eagles brass, but the draft

diving in, little more details, eakin's oval, two right lanes, ben franklin parkway left lane by the museum. one lane blocked thereby the museum, westbound spring garden street closed at the pennsylvania avenue and also bus routes 27, 38, 42, detoured. make sure to check the schedules on line and of course anything we get we will bring to you right away. this is what we are seeing in phase one, as the days and the week continues, we will be bringing updates on. that i'll be tweet that information out for you as well. construction, between valley forge, downingtown, right lane block there, jim, rahel, back to you. >> so how was your experience the last time you knew don't ask meisha, she didn't have good experience. >> not this weekend at all. new report out today rate how well airlines are sticking to schedules. we'll tell you the big findings in this morning's money watch report. we'll be right back. at nature valley, we know that you have to put good in here to be great out there. real good energy. real delicious energy. nature valley granola bars. just good. you don't normally run

"action news" reporter katherine scott is live on the ben franklin parkway with the preview. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, matt. that's right, today is the community kickoff for this big week. there's been so much work going on for weeks and weeks the community has seen all of this spring up on ben franklin parkway with all the closures and the tents and the equipment and today there's time for a little fun. we'll get to that in a moment. first i want to give you a look around the parkway. you can barely see it at this stage. the big stage of course is set up on eakins oval, the inner and outer lanes of the ben franklin parkway are closed but cross streets are opened. we are at 22nd but the inner and outer lanes are closed up to eakins oval. as work continues at star guard 10 park in society hill there's going to be some time for play. it's the nfl draft community kickoff and ron jaworski the mayor the school district superintendent and representatives from the nfl will be there. after a press conference, the nfl is going to host a flag football clinic f

we'll talk to her but for now traffic getting by okay there along the ben franklin parkway. there is a crash to watch out for in montgomery township along 309 at stump road by the nissan dealership but you can get by that. still have that fire location in pennsauken along zimmerman avenue near curtis a you can probably see the crews from the betsy ross bridge and this is right by the pennsauken transportation center meaning the river line has some restricted service this morning. if you normally take a river line light rail train sounds like they're not running at this hour. >> at least one firefighter was injured battling a huge fire in camden county plus the burning home has collapsed. "action news" reporter jeanette reyes is live along zimmerman avenue in pennsauken. jeanette. >> reporter: well, matt, this was a massive fire that you could see from the betsy ross bridge. at this point we know multiple people are displaced and the home has now collapsed. take a live look here behind me. things have calmed down just a bit. firefighters are still putting out hot spots. but t

drone 6 is over the ben franklin parkway. in just less than eight hours the inner lanes close to traffic between eakins oval and 20th street. >>> lets check out the rest of the traffic situation with matt pellman. >> when tax day ends things become more taxing around the art museum and starting with the morning rush i would expect the backups on the kelly drive and mlk drive. but tonight the mlk drive is closed for maintenance starting at 9:00 and going until 5:00 in the morning. you'll want to stick with the schuylkill expressway but right now i'm not sure i would do that. busy on the eastbound side toward center city and speeds on the schuylkill 7 miles per hour on the northbound side of 95 as you pass the ben franklin bridge with normal afternoon volume and speaking of the bridges tonight starting at 10:00 p.m. you will want to avoid the walt whitman bridge and avoid the traffic stop to set up the shield to protect the cars from the paint job, no walt and the ben franklin bridge right now looks just fine. >> issues in buck

latest round of closures now in effect along the ben franklin parkway. coming out here of course plenty of slow speeds. no shortage of them on the big picture. you can see that there. have a broken down vehicle on wynnewood road near lancaster avenue route 30. we're watching a crash on the shoulder here on 422 eastbound just east of oaks so it's extra heavy from route 29 through this accident scene. matt. >> thank you, matt. >>> karen rogers is in for dave murphy and karen, it looks like you still have a jacket on. >> yeah, still have a jacket on its a cloudy and cool day. temperatures in fact are just in the 40's. 49 degrees still. let's take a look at your accuweather forecast. we're only going up to 61 today so it's cloudy, cooler than yesterday with a shower around. tomorrow warm with a shower or a thunderstorm, especially early in the morning or late in the day. 76 for your high, though, so really enjoy those mild temperatures tomorrow and friday, too. we make it up to 79. some spots may hit the low 80's. very warm with just a spotty storm early on.

outer lanes of the ben franklin parkway. however, the inner lanes are shut down. later tonight, 7:00 p.m., we will see the outer lanes from 20th street up to the art museum shut down. that will be pretty much this gi entire area that will be shut down. kelly drive will close at fairmount avenue. we'll see details. tonight after midnight, 12:01, closures due to the draft. side streets, as well. you'll have the areas around here, 23rd, 22nd streets, some of those areas will be shut down around the apartment complex. you've got to keep that in minds. there's going to be local traffic-only zones. if you need to travel in this area, it is going to be dicier for the next few days. we've been talking with residents here about the excitement but also the headaches caused by now more than two weeks of detours. >> we could walk to work. it's great. my mom lives in montgomery county and works down in old city. i could imagine for people like h her, it will be a tough commute. she'll have to decide whether or not to do the regional rail instead of driving into work. >> report

as crews prepped for nfl draft this week road closures and traffic troubles near ben franklin parkway are leaving some drivers frustrated. >> i'm not too thrilled witt. >> reporter: on monday phase three of the road closures kicks in which includes closing up parkway between 20th street and art museum and kelly drive at fairmount avenue, final phase of the closures starts one day later. >> even though they have announced closures everybody takes alternate route so it boggs down traffic every where you go. >> reporter: but month long closures and detour have been necessary according to a city spokeswoman. due to the costume build of the 3,000 seat open air theater near the art museum. in the statement, philadelphia mayor's office said in part every effort has been made to condense time line into the shortest build possible and to minimize disruption. >> we deserve it. eagles deserve it. >> reporter: commuters like tray gardener say traffic troubles have been a nuisance. >> i can see their point where they want to do something different and have it out in the open but how many people wi

. >>> looking live at the ben franklin parkway. final preparations underway for the nfl draft. the league's biggest off-season extrachl began z-a gets underway in less than three days. >> the anticipation will reach a fever pitch when the eagles are on the clock with the 14th pick, john clark joins us now from csn. lucky number 14, john. >> that's going to be the heck of a movement. the choe chair and former eagles quarterback ron gentleman woreski, when it's the eagles' turn to pick it's going to be electric. let's hope they don't trade out of their pick or trade out of the first round. one year ago this week here it was roger goodell. harry rosen has brought in joe douglas. the team says they'll work together with howie having the final overall say. we sat down with howie and he says in the seven drafts that he's been a big part of, he feels really good about five of them. but he knows predicting which player will turn out best, it is a really tricky business. >> it's a humbling business. every time you start feeling really good about yourself, you get your [ bleep ] kicked.

you are looking live at ben franklin parkway from chopper three, nfl draft experience opened to fans earlier. the teams will begin making their picks later tonight, our don bellies at the 22nd and parkway right now and db, the wait is finally over. >> ukee, how are you, beginning. check it out, it has been a crazy week, here at the nfl draft experience. look who i ran into, my man, donovan mcnabb. how are you doing. >> i'm feeling outstanding, just feeling smooth. >> hot in all this get up. you picked a wrong day to wear three piece. >> you want to stay cool and fresh but this heat ain't happening. you just can't win verse heat. >> you can't. >> lets talk about the eagles. they have 14th overall selection and the first round, and i have no idea what they are going to do. i know what they need. i'm not sure what they will do what do you think. >> it all depend what happened in the middle of the draft. miles garrett, and jonathan allen, we know about most of those names. when you get to the middle of the draft, about three or four picks before the eagles, it is really going to get inte

. >>> the action all happens here along the ben franklin parkway. here's a live look right now. a block of events are planned. this is a live look at what's happening in the area at this moment. >> they are still working. they put hundreds of feet of fencing and apply the finishing touches to the nfl draft festival. >> that covers an area the size of 25 football fields. events here open to the public at noon. if you plan to go, pack lightly. security will be tight all along the parkway, similar to the airport, for instance. so forget purses and back pax and any small bag you bring could be searched. leave your selfie stick at home. philadelphia police and event security are all patrolling the area. fans will have to go through metal detectors to get inside the gate. >>> fan favorites will play a role in the nfl draft. former quarterback ron jaworski will announce the 2nd and 3rd round picks. tonight they will pick the first picks. players from martin king, jr.'s school will join us for the announcement. >>> also happening today, on the annual relay begins this 20,000 college and

franklin parkway. >> i'm not too thrilled witt. >> when faced with real road closures phase four a day later traffic in the area may get worse. >> even though they announced closures, everybody takes the alternate route so it just blocks traffic and that is how you go. >> reporter: month long road closures have been necessary for cities spokeswoman due to the custom build of the 3,000 feet open air theater near art museum, total footprint of the draft experience in the city is equal to 21 football fields. >> we deserve it. >> reporter: in a statement the philadelphia mayor's office said in part said every effort has been made to contends time line in the shortest build possible and to minimize disruption but commuters like tray gardener says traffic troubles have been a nuisance. >> i kind of see their point where you want to do something different and have it out in the open but how many people are you going to inconvenience >> reporter: martin collette who lives near parkway is welcoming activity. >>

the ben franklin parkway, inter drives, are closed now, add that to the list every kelly drive, scoot down to one lane trying to get into the art museum. avoid the art museum circle, art museum area by all means if you can, because you'll get tied up. just be ready to take extra time to work through, as they set up the staging for next week's draft. now, plymouth meeting, butler pike, stenton avenue an accident. otherwise, not bad at all. ninety-five, the schuylkill, the turnpike, normal speeds, no accidents there on the majors. but couple of left over construction crews, still working on the turnpike right near mid-county. crew on the northeast extension between lansdale, doylestown, then crew over here westbound, right before you get into vale forge, and the king of prussia interchange, and a work crew in south jersey, in bellmawr, along 42 and 295. the same deal for the gang down in wilmington, work crew northbound on 495 at terminal avenue. karen, thomas, back over to you. >> bob, thank you will. time now a 03:00. let's take you out to lawncrest following breaking news there. the

the nfl draft is bringing hundreds of thousands of people to the ben franklin parkway starting tonight. sky force 10 flying live right now over the crowd. people have been here for hours. even though the draft is still two hours away. >> preparations have been happening for months. the culmination is an hour and 56 minutes away. >> the eagles and teams start to choose their future stars at 8:00 tonight. >> it's an exciting time. crews will be working until the very last second to make sure everything inside the draft arena is up and running before the entire country sees it on tv. let's take a look at that draft stage again from sky force 10. it has three walls instead of four so fans who don't have tickets what a treat for them. they will get a good view from the parkway even though they are not inside. and the nfl really wanted to incorporate the museum of art and the rocky steps as an integral part of that draft. >> definitely has that majestic feel. round one of the draft. >> lauren mayk is with some of the most eager fans who arrived here just as soon as the doors opened today. >>

some renderings here, the draft experience will take over the ben franklin parkway next week. the first round is thursday, april 22nd. it runs through the 29th. >>> and taking a live look at center city right now at the art museum. the first phase of closures are already underway. spring garden street westbound is closed at pennsylvania avenue and the right two lanes in it front of the art mu assume are also closed. phase two of the draft road closures kick in tomorrow morning at 6:00. the inside lanes of the ben franklin parkway will close to 20th street. >>> history comes to life. all new at 6:00 can, how a a museum opening its doors tomorrow will change the way we learn about the american revolution. >>> also helping a a family bounce back. new at 6:00, the community can rallies around a new jersey boy who saves his family from flames. >>> and oh, what a day across the region. take a look out there in cape may. nobody on the beach. two people. maybe because it was chillier in the 50s. the rest of the area was in the upper 60s and low 70s. here's where we're going tonight. r

franklin parkway. site of the nfl draft in three days. so will the people out celebrating have knight nice weather for the draft or are they going to deal with some rain and chilly temperatures. meteorologist kathy orr has your forecast in just a bit. >>> happening now, a teenager in critical condition after being accidentally shot in the eye. police say the shooter is a friend who pointed the gun in the teen's face. police say a 16-year-old friend of the victim came to the 17-year-old friend's house before school to wake him up and the 16-year-old used a gun and at some ..ed it in his friends' face. 17-year-old tried to swat it away the gun went off. police are now trying to figure out how the teen got the gun and thou charge the 16-year-old. argument turns deadly in east germantown. police say a gunman opened fire on a 22-year-old man just after midnight on the unit block of east penn street. morris kimber, jr. pronounced dead at the scene. police say a 28-year-old man admitted to the shooting. >>> a

but, for now, live from the ben franklin parkway, where there is a lot going on, guys, i send it back to you in the studio. >> trang, thank you. >> we will stick around for more cough rodge on the draft coming up at 6:30, pat gallen tells us live along the parkway look into the question who do the eagles like this year? >> and other news this morning, police hope you can help them track down the suspect in the attack and robbery of an elderly couple from west philadelphia. investigators say this man, followed william a when he ran errands, he bought lottery tickets, police say the suspect harassed him for money, followed him home, then attack him and his wife. >> hey, he pushed me down, on the couch, started punching. >> first of all it is 86 year old man on a cane. co-have taken himself, but to throw him on his own sofa, punch him in the face, strangle his wife. just unacceptable behavior, individuals need to be off the streets. >> and if you have any information about the suspect, call 215686 tips. you can remain anonymous. >> man accused of killing his aunt in philadelphia is set t

work continues along the ben franklin parkway. beginning tomorrow more roads will be closed to traffic. >>> good morning and welcome to "nbc10 news today." let's get a check on your sunday weather with meteorologist, tammie souza. >> it's good. take a look. we will go out to the coast, out to the jersey shore. there's one lone person looking out to say, join me at the beach, and you will need a jacket, a little cooler in the 50s along the shoreline. but clouds cleared and plenty of sunshine out there if you want to head out to the beaches. we are going to be looking at temperatures across the region. no big warmup now, but by the end of the week we are going to be looking at 80s again, perhaps two or three days of 80s. it's 54 right now in philly. 54 in trenton, and 53 in vineland. here's where we are headed today. up to the mid-60s and cascading down to 49 by 4:00 tomorrow morning. around the area today, 63 in philly. we are going to be looking at 62 in the pennsylvania suburbs. it will be 60 in south jersey, and only 57 along th

take live look at the ben franklin parkway. where i know we were waiting for this yesterday, officially in shutdown mode. the inner drives of the parkway closed from 20th street all the way up to the art museum circle. looks like they are allowing some cross traffic through. remember, this is the stretch according to those drawings that we've seen of the futuristic look of the nfl draft, this whole inner drive will be set up and closed and that's where folks will be able to walk and hang out, probably see some of the tents going up here. so again, this is new set up for this morning that was a little different from yesterday. give yourself extra time coming into or out city. outer drivers of the parkway are open. basically we're down to three lanes, instead of the normal six in and out of town. karen, thomas, back to you. >> thank you, 4:03, we begin with breaking news out of lawncrest, the search is on for the person responsible for shooting a man. the shooting happened just after midnight. on the 5500 block of hill creek cour

the outer lanes of the ben franklin parkway, these are only going to be open to traffic for about another 50 something minutes then they'll be completely off limits to cars and these closures we're talking about tonight and tomorrow, these are the big ones. these are the ones that are going to have you going around this entire area instead of going through it. in center city the orange signs arrive before the team colors telling drivers they'll have to make some adjustments for the nfl draft. >> they blocked us off a couple weeks ago so it's been finding back roads and finding ways that take longer. >> reporter: now new changes tonight close the parkway to traffic from 20th to the art museum. kelly drive closed at fairmount and starting tomorrow some cross streets like 21st will have restrictions starting here at spring garden. mlk will be closed with sweet briar with the exception for the morning rush. this map shows in red what will be closed tomorrow. the changes more difficult for local residents. >> it gets pretty busy here. i feel like there's been more traffic in general because of

and a big change is coming to the ben franklin parkway, ahead of the draft. >> national flags that lined parkway will temporarily be replaced with banners representing the league's 32 teams, nfl draft will take place next week, at a theater currently being built at the base of the art museum steps. fans will have an opportunity to watch the draft on jumbo trons on the parkway, and both from the museum all the way to the franklin institute. >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at 10 on our sister station cw philly and back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >>> up next, "cbs evening news", tonight bay partisan effort on tax day, margaret brennan explains why some republicans are calling on democrats for president trum top release his tax returns and artifacts from the by gone area rarely seen in philadelphia, want ads of freed slaves searching for their loved won. here's scott captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: dinner and a deal. ivanka trump's company won monopoly rights to sell her products in china the day she dined with the chinese president. also tonight, fresno pri

that means a lot of closures along the ben franklin parkway, and some traffic headaches. crews have streets in the area blocked off for neck week's &-úf closures rolled out early this morning. the inner lanes of the ben franklin parkway close in the both directions from eakin's oval to 20th street. the closures, are only going to get worse. entire parkway will close next monday night. three day draft starts of course next thursday. >>> on the jersey shore, towns may have to come up with some extra money to pay for their own water testing. the trump administration's budget proposes to eliminate beach monitoring support to the states. that money pays for the state to test water every week at public beaches. in the last three years, new jersey has gotten $1.4 million in federal water monitoring grants. >>> onto your fox 29 weather authority, now, we take live look at trenton, perfect wednesday today. that was little chilly. but what can we expect for the rest of the week? scott? >> high there, iaian, looks like warm up for the rest of the week, but if you are stepping out,