each entrusted to cooperate the making of just laws. would promote the flourishing of human freedom. let your light break forth among these our public servants. give us faith that as each new day is bright with promise so, too, is your spirit's power to transform blame and bitterness into concord and unity for the sake of the common good. to you therefore generous spirit of god we commend our work this day that we might walk freely in your light. one people, whose future is filled with hope. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last daycein a aoues to the hseisppva tof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from kansas, mr. pompeo. mr. pompeo: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic r ittas,neatn underodinvibl wh bey d ste r l. the speaker: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the messenger: mr. speaker. the speaker: mr. secretary. the speaker: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver thot house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? mr. pompeo: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman iowa, mr. young is recognized for one minute. mr. young: i rise today to introduce and recognize my friend bishop richard baits of the des moines diocese. born in st. paul, minnesota and a viking van. he attended the seminary in his hometown. the bishop went on to graduate school at the north american college in rome from the prestigous gregorian university. he was ordained in 1968 at st. peter basilica in rome. his education laid the foundation for his impressive pastoral and administrative service to the church. and i'm proud to say led bishop pace to iowa in 2008 when he was appointed by pope benedict 16 to be the ninth bishop for the diocese of des moines. the bishop is also chair of the high with a catholic conference for which i thank him for his service. i want to thank bishop pace for opening the house today with the prayer. thank him for his friendship, and ask my colleagues to join me in welcoming bishop pace to the people's house. with that i yield back my time. the speaker:. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields ckis time. the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? . without objection, the gentleman from kansas is recognizedorne minute. >> thank you mr. speaker. tomorrow hundreds of young people from across kansas will join thousands of americans, young and old, on the national had mall for the march for life. they're here to remind us all that in the midst of all the important issues we talk about here in washington, d.c., that every single life is a gift. this year's the 42nd anniversary of roe vs. wade. since then over 55 million abortions have been performed in the united states. mr. pompeo: this stain upon our nation has been allowed to continue for far too long. yet in the face of this continuing tragedy, i'm encouraged by the fact that today the pro-life movement is stronger than ever. i see the evidence of that movement in the eyes of the young people, young people that will come to washington tomorrow from benedictine college, from bishop carol high school, from both kansas state and newman universities. it will encourage me to continue my efforts to protect the unborn each and every day. while some just talk the talk, tomorrow the young people from kansas will walk the walk and i look forward to joining with them on this very special and important day, to protect this very important right. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields bacth balancef me for what purpose does th genem fw e recognio without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: mr. speaker on monday, a bridge collapsed in cincinnati, ohio, killing one person, and injuring another. this tragedy calls to mind the bridge in new york in 1987 which killed 10 people and the collapse of the i-35 west bridge in minneapolis in 2007 which left 13 dead. i don't know if more transportation funding would have prevented these collapses, but i do know that every second of every day seven cars drive on a bridge that is structurally deficient. there's 69,000 structurally deficient bridges in the nation. there are over 99 structurally deficient bridges in western new york alone. these numbers are unacceptable. congress is failing the american people by failing to address this issue. last night we heard from the president a plan to increase funding for infrastructure. that is a start, but i say we can and must do more. and i encourage my colleagues to pass an infrastructure bill that is large enough to address the real needs of this nation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose ds gentlem frosy sregnio mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlemanpea recognid r e nu. thps: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the men and women of the pennsylvania state showman association. these small business owners have been working together since 1967 to keep the outdoor amusement industry alive and strong through their combined efforts to remain one of the best forms of american family entertainment. i'm proud to have many of these individuals and families in the pennsylvania fifth congressional district, such as the barbols the carpers and the sniders. above and beyond providing good fun, family entertainment, members of the pennsylvania state showman association have remained dedicated to giving back by supporting both youth educational scholarships and f.f.a. programs. since 2005 the pennsylvania state showman association has raised and donated over $350,000 to youth educational scholarships and f.f.a. programming through the work of more than 100 of their volunteers. mr. speaker, the pennsylvania state showman association put their individual goals aside for the common goals of the industry to serve the welfare of the community, the state and the nation. their generous record reflects success and i thank them for their efforts. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the geas h balance h te. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you. ms. fudge: mr. speaker, this must be groundhog day because this house continues to go over and over again about a woman's decision to decide her own health. roe v. wade has confirmed a woman's right. yet republicans continue to introduce legislation like h.r. 36, the ban abortions beginning at 20 weeks with very limited exception. in congress and in several states politicians are interfering in complicated, private medical decisions that should be left to a woman, her family and her doctor. that is why i am proud to co-sponsor, to could introduce the women's health protection -- co-introduce the women's health protection act. a bill making it unlawful for states to pass restrictive legislation that will endanger women's health and safety. women's reproductive rights must be respected. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from ohio yields backer time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker tomorrow marks the 42-year anniversary since the supreme court decided roe vs. wade. since then, millions of innocent lives have been lost. this is also a time to renew hope, as americans continue to advocate for the respect of all human life. tomorrow upwards of a quarter of a million people from across the nation and many from my district will march from the national mall to the supreme court. in congress we are working to help their efforts. mr. marchant: i'm co-sponsoring h.r. 36, the pain capable unborn child protection act. this legislation would limit abortion after the age at which evidence shows an unborn child can experience pain. we must continue to stand for legislation that defends the right to life. without which all other rights are impossible. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode isld seek it mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from rhode island is recogniz f oinut mr. cicii: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize mr. keef -- sister anne keef who passed away. she began her life-long fight for those who had no voice and those particularly vulnerable and marginalized. recognizing the challenges that faced our city and our state, she took action to help the poor empower workers, advocate nonviolence and promote justice for all. providing 30 years of service to our community, she co-founded the institute for the study and practice of nonviolence. which is credited with helping sharply cut the city's murder rate. she started providence city arts to help at-risk youth through the arts and she was involving in creating two dozen other organizations that continue to create opportunity for so many. i had the extraordinary honor of working with sister anne over many years and treasured our friendship. she was a remarkable and strong woman who leaves behind a great legacy. her passing is a tremendous loss to rhode island, but her presence will continue to be felt in the community through the organizations she helped found and run and the positive impact she has had on so many. my thoughts and prayers are with her family and loved ones, rest in peace sister anne. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. without objection, the gentleman from california is reczed for one minute. >> thank you mr. speaker. earlier this month the president drove right past the fien v.a. hospital a facility at the center of the biggest scandal plaguing our nation's veterans. mr. lamalfa: last night the president hardly skimmed the surface in addressing the major challenges our veterans are facing. but he did mention we need to provide our veterans more job opportunities. we agree. in fact, on this same floor just a few weeks ago, members of the house passed legislation that would do just that. encourage our employers to hire more of our heroes. astonishingly though, our president failed to even mention one word about the excessive wait times, second-rate care, fraudulent records, destroyed files and complete incompetence that's been brought to light last year in the v.a. made no mention on the appeals process or recommendations to improve the lengthy process or our veterans face to access the care and treatment they deserve. the topic a house is scheduled to have a hearing on tomorrow. fixing the v.a. is difficult. but not impossible. and we are here to provide solutions but we need our leader, who is ready to work with us, to be ready to help us so we can findly -- finally give our veterans a system that works for them, not against them in a timely fashion. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognitn? without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker the three most important topics in the president's state of the union last night were in order of importance, middle class, middle class, and middle class. mr. israel: now, some have called the president's desire to strengthen the middle class with a tax cut class warfare. i have to tell you, if you have been in the middle class you feel like you have survived a war over the past many years. there was the great recession, which was created by bad economic policies between 2000 and 2008, you lost your home values, you lost your 401-k you watched your paycheck strink -- shrink. now you've got through a ron -- now you've gone through a recovery. corporate profits are up 46%, that's good news. the stock market up 92%, that's good news. but you look at your pay stub and you say where's my good news? i'm not keeping pace with everybody else. in 1992 jim carvill famously said, it's the economy, stupid. in 2015, it's my paycheck, stupid. and it's paramount that this congress, democrats and republicans, find ways to provide tax cuts, to provide the break that the great middle class deserves and the break that has alluded them for too long. this is not class warfare, mr. speaker this is growing the great and strong middle class of this country. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlemannew she seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from new hampshire is recogd for one minute. mr. guinta: thank you mr. speaker. i rise today to celebrate the life and legacy of chip kenneth from conaway, new hampshire, who passed away this weekend at the age of 34. after a heroic two-year battle with lung cancer. chippewas a dedicated public servant on this hill, devoted friend, father, husband and inspiration to us all. upon his diagnosis, chip used his capitol hill experience to advocate on behalf of lung cancer research testifyinging before a senate aging committee hearing in 2014 to increase the awareness of the disease. he worked to erase the stigma associated with lung cancer and in doing so left the legacy that will continue touching countless lives. to those who mourn with us today, we rest easier knowing that we could not help but profit from his friendship, his optimism and his sense of humor. he loved life completely and lived it for others. we are all immeasurably better for having known him. my thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones during this difficult time especially his wife, sheila his two children, joe kenneth, and crosby reynolds as well as his parents. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purposeshe gentlewon om ca seecoitn? without objection, the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today about a bold attack on reproductive freedom. while in the north carolina house i fought tirelessly for women's reproductive choice. ms. adams: as the 100th woman in the congress, i'll do the same in the u.s. house and the fight begins with speaking against this bill. women's health decisions are personal, should be between a woman, her family, her doctor, not the north carolina house, not the u.s. house. h.r. 36 would add barriers for women who often face complicated heartbreaking circumstances. i join other women who adamantly oppose this bill including many of my republican colleagues. today i stand with senators representatives and activists in delivering 150,000 american signatures opposing this bill and i respectively urge my colleagues not to support this legislation. a woman cannot call herself free who does not own or control her own body. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from south calina seekecn? . without objection the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to recognize and honor an american hero. mr. william trammell was born january 28 1920. a lifelong resident of anderson county, he graduated from clemson university in 1941 in the exceptional glass of graduates nope as the wartime class, where 576 his classmates lost their lives in world war ii. they compose the backbone of what we understand today the greatest generation. he joined the first engineering amphibian brigade during the war. he participated in north american invasion as well as campaigns in tunisia, southern italy, and southern france. fortunately, he returned home after 3 1/2 years overseas suffering only minor injuries. once home he pursued the american dream. mr. trammell successfully operated three businesses, one of which is still in operation today and operated by his oldest son. mr. trammell along with his wife worked on the eisenhower campaign and to this day he represents the highest quality of individual we expect as americans. he has served his community, his family, and country with honor, dignity, and love. today i would like to wish mr. trammell a happy 95th birthday. mr. speaker, i encourage the house as well as all americans to strife and live life as this exceptional man has and dedicate their lives to something greater than themselves. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balancehi. for wh ppo ds e n fm illoiseek cnion? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objectne gentlewoman illinois is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last night president obama called on congress to work together on behalf of the american people. it's the call i hear from my constituents in illinois every day. so as we begin the 114th congress, i rise on their behalf to urge my colleagues to rise above partisanship to strengthen our economy and put even more americans back to work. mrs. kelly: today all signs point to our economy being the strongest it's been in nearly a decade. businesses are flourishing. we gained nearly three million new jobs. there are still 8. million americans living in the shadow of the economic crisis who are struggling with chronic unemployment. they deserve a congress that is focused and united in putting them back to work. let's work to reduce the tax burden on the middle class. putting more money in their pockets and making it easier for them to afford their homes and sending their kids to school so that the american dream is within everyone's reach. americans want a congress that can overcome partisan gridlock to put the people first. i urge my colleagues to put politics aside to find a middle ground to help our middle class and put more americans on the path to opportunity and prosperity. oy yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? without objection the gentleman from washington is recognized for one mut mr. new house: thank you, mr. speaker. as the newly elected congressman from central washington, i rise to mark the 150th birthday of a county at the heart of my congressional district. and a county where i was born and am proud to call my home. the washington territorial legislature created yakima county in 1865. nearly 25 years before washington itself became a state. i'm a third generation yakima county farmer. my family and i continue to operate a 600 acre farm near the city of sunny side. even before creation of the county, the agricultural industry recognized the vast environmental benefits of the region. today agriculture remains the lifeblood of the economy and i am pleased to represent those interests before the house committee on agriculture. today marks yakima county's sesquicentennial, happy 100th birthday. it's an honor to represent you in congress. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington yields ba theal of s me. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek con? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: ou obje the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. ms. lee: thank you, mr. speaker. when jobs are shipped overseas because of bad trade deals, communities of color bear a huge brunt on the loss of those jobs. over the 2.7 million jobs lost to china as a result of past trade deals, nearly one million of those jobs lost belong to people of color. one million jobs. even after they lost their jobs, bad trade deals continue to harm them. when they found another job, it was on average for a nearly 30% lower wage. trade deals like the transpacific partnership, which is being negotiated in see get, wreak havoc on communities of color. we cannot allow more bad trade deals to be enacted, especially when unemployment rates and poverty rates in these communities is much too high already. congress must consider the consequences of these trade deals on communities of color and all workers in our country given the terrible impacts of past trade deals. we must demand transparency, ensure that environmental and labor standards are protected, food safety standards and insist that congress exercise its constitutional responsibility in ensuring fair and free trade. t.p.p. is certainly not fair and must be defeated. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for wrpe es the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without obon the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized for one minute. ms. fo:nk you, mr. speaker. the american people spoke loud and clear in november, but it's evident from last night's state of the union that president obama wasn't listening. despite a rejection of his policies at the ballot box, the president continues to propose outdated washington centered ideas that simply don't work. the american people want washington to stop interfering in their lives and they don't need more one-size-fits-all federal dictates. republicans have a vision for the future, but president obama appears to be mired in the past. last night the president expressed a willingness to work with republicans and i hope that gesture is sincere. in the past, working together too often meant agreeing with whatever the president said. it's time for president obama to live up to his rhetoric. house republicans are eager to work together to increase opportunities for all americans and empower people not washington. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from nevada seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro temrewiou object the gentlewoman from nevada is recognized for one minute. ms. titus: i rise today in opposition to h.r. 36. this bill is a direct challenge to the supreme court's ruling 42 years ago in roe vs. wade. it's a dangerous attack on a woman's constitutional right to choose. the bill does not include an exception for the fiscal or emotional health of a woman. it fails to provide sufficient protections for victims rape and incest. and it has only a very narrow exception when a woman's life is in danger. in short, the bill significantly reduces the safe legal options that women have and prevents doctors from providing the most medically appropriate care for their patients. republicans have repeatedly demonstrated a disregard for women's health care and this bill is just one more example of their continuing attack on women's rights. it's a step backward for women's health and quite simply a distraction from the important work that we should be undertaking. i urge my colleagues to oppose it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from nevada yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gtlanro virginiisnifo minute. mr. beyer: i rise today to pay tribute to an extraordinary woman and my constituent, carol glover, who passed away on monday, january 12, as a result of the tragic incident aboard metro train 302. carol was a devoted mother who raised her two sons in alexandria, virginia. many of her friends and family describe her as the ultimate sports mom cheerleader because she could often be found cheering on the sidelines at her sons' football soccer, and basketball games. she was also the den mother for her son's cub scout troop. she had a successful 20-year career as a contractor for the federal government. she studied computer programming at drexel university where she graduated with honors and recently received the employee of the year honor. it was clear she was as diligent in her work as she was in raising her children. she'll be remembered as a woman of strong faith with a gentle demeanor and warm heart. at her funeral her mother described her, she said, in life we all have a dark tunnel to go through. stay on track, you'll see the light at the end of the tunnel. her mother believed that carol found that light. she believes in her sons who served in the u.s. marines for 13 years and her son who works for a christian nonprofit here in washington d.c. our thoughts and prayers go out to her family, friends and all those whose lives were touched by this amazing woman. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields back the balance of his ti o the for what purpose doeshe gena pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it was an honor to attend the state of the union address last night for the first time representing the sixth congressional district of pennsylvania. mr. costello: after listening to the president's speech, i hope that he will find common ground and work with congress on a number of complex issues facing our nation. including enacting job creating policies for hardworking families. fixing our broken health care system. and reining in our out of control debt. that's just to name a few. but unfortunately there were a number of veto threats and proposals which amount to more government overreach into the lives of hardworking taxpayers. americans are looking for congress and the president to work together, not for the president to take a go it alone approach and repeatedly threaten use of veto power or looking to grow our federal government any further. that said, i agree specifically with the president's desire for improving cybersecurity and legislation and creating more economic opportunity for our nation's veterans. i disagree with his approach on other matters discussed specifically certain tax reform measures that will ultimately amount to a trickle-down tax increase on middle class americans. i am confident we can find common ground and adequately fund or nation's transportation and infrastructure needs and look forward to doing that. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: mr. speaker, by direction of the house republican conference, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house reti 39, resolved that the following named members be and are hereby -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to dispense wihe reading. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to, and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 38 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolutio thclk:ou calendar number 3, house resolution 38, resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h.r. 161, to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under federal law with respect to the citing, construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline project. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the bill shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce. and two, one motion to recommit. section 2, upon adoption of this resolution, it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 36 to amend title 18 united states code to protect pain capable unborn children, and for other purposes. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the bill shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees. and two, one motion to recommit. . 7 the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina isogzefoone hour. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. for the purpose of deba ly i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, pending which i yield myself such tomb time as i may consume -- such time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legendive days to revise and extend their remarks -- legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: this provides for closed rule, providing for consideration of h.r. 36, the pain-capable unborn child protection act, and a closed rule for consideration of h.r. 161, the natural gas pipeline permitting reform act. the rule before us today mr. speaker, provides for consideration of h.r. 36, the pain-capable unborn child protection act. it is truly fitting that the house consider this legislation in the shadow of the 42nd anniversary of the roe v. wade and d.o.e. v. bolten decisions that gave -- doe vs. bolten decisions that gave americans abortion on demand. this is a commonsense step in recognizing the truth the science has made more clear with the passage of time. the unborn child in the womb is alive and the functioning member of the human family. science has shown us the most fundamental precursors to an unborn child feeling pain are already in place by eight weeks in development. necessary connections between the brain and spinal cord are in place and complete by 18 weeks. the house judiciary committee heard testimony by expert physicians that the earlier premature babies are delivered, the more acutely they feel pain. it's clear that unborn children at 20 weeks of development are capable of feeling pain and deserving protection. in spite of the 60% of americans who believe we should limit abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will continue to protest this sensible legislation. seeking to keep us in the company of only seven other nations that allow elective abortion after 20 weeks, which includes such well known human rights leaders as north korea, china and vietnam. this vital life-saving legislation is not the only important legislation the house will consider this week. this rule also provides for consideration of h.r. 161, the natural gas pipeline permitting reform act. the natural gas pipeline permitting reform act recognizes the positive impact america's shale revolution has had on energy prices and the potential it holds to lower them further. we're in the midst of another hard winter and red tape reduction is necessary to ensure we have the infrastructure needed to ensure low-cost natural gas is able to reach our coldest states when they need it most, without price shocks or shortages. hrmentrlt -- h.r. 161 introduces critical reform to ensure prompt consideration of necessary permitting requests for construction or updates to natural gas pipelines. providing certainty to energy companies and the consumers they serve. the legislation would require the federal energy regulatory commission to approve or deny requested pipeline certificates no later than 12 months after receiving a complete application that is ready to be processed and has engaged in the prefiling process. h.r. 161 also ensures that relevant agencies provide approval or denial within 90 days of the federal energy regulatory commission completing its final environmental document. finally, the legislation would put permits into effect notwithstanding agencies' failures to provide approval within the time mandated, with allowances for the conditions consistent with the final environmental document. h.r. 161 is the reintroduction of h.r. 1900's which passed this house on a -- 1900's which passed this house on a -- 1900's -- 1900 which passed this house. this had numerous hearings on the underlying issues prompting the legislation as well as the subcommittee hearing and subcommittee and full committee markups on the bill. both h.r. 36 and h.r. 161 are truly important legislation that americans would be well served to have considered this week and i commend both my bills to my colleagues as deserving of their support. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina rvebancofer time. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i want to thank the gentlelady from north carolina for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mrsp i he eat respect for the gentlelady from north carolina, i don't have a lot of respect for this proelse is. i'd like to begin today by saying a word or two about the process being used by the republicans here on the floor. actually, three words. it stinks again. we were all very happy delighted even, to hear our republican friends say that they wanted to make this congress into a place where we can work together. but actions speak louder than words and here are some of their actions. five closed rules. until yesterday 100% of our rules committee meetings have been so-called emergency meetings. and 100% of the bills the committee has sent to the floor have drawn a veto threat. and once again the republicans are using one rule for multiple bills. and this is a disturbing pattern that's quickly becoming a bad habit. the republican leadership apparently isn't content to exclude democrats from offering substantive, germane and thoughtful amendments, they're also shutting down the debate itself. mr. speaker, this congress is only a few weeks old. we have 23 months left to go. are the republicans really saying that we can't find an extra hour for debate during the next 23 months? of course we can. they just prefer not to. it's unfair it's undemocratic, it's unnecessary and it needs to stop. now, as the bills before us today last night as we all know, president obama laid out a bold, clear and exciting agenda to spur economic growth and ensure prosperity is shared by all americans. not just the wealthy few and special interests. i thought it was a terrific speech. but apparently my republican friends weren't paying very close attention. i know they were there, in this chamber, because i saw many of them. the speaker himself was sitting right behind the president. maybe they were sending each other cat videos or taking selfies, because the president made it very clear that if congress sends him bills that move us backward, he will veto them. and both of these bills deserve his veto. the first, h.r. 161, is a solution in search of a problem. it's as simple as that. the bill would automaticly approatasin projec ife or r algeio t t d ptsr cerfis within a rigid, unworkable time frame. a g.a.o. report concluded that ferc's people line permitting process is predictable and consistent, with 91% of pipeline applications receiving a decision within 12 months. during committee testimony last congress, even industry representatives agreed that the current permitting process is, and i quote generally very good end quote. it's not every day that regulators in industry agree that the current system works. so, why would we move forward on a bill that disrupts the system that works is beyond me. in fact, this bill makes it more likely that ferc will deny more projects just to comply with a severe timeline. in massachusetts we're dealing with the proposed tennessee gas pipeline, which would run through parts of my district and would cut through a number of environmentally sensitive lands, including northfield state park and the montague aquifer and management area. yesterday in the rules committee, i offered an amendment with my good friend, congresswoman tsongas, whose district would always be affected by the proposed pipeline, to keep existing review process in place for proposed pipelines that cross federal, state or local conservation or recreation lands. because if we've already invested federal and state money into identifying these lands, as environmentally sensitive, it doesn't make any sense to expedite the approval of a pipeline that could bulldoze right through them. it's worth a debate. unfortunately republicans on the rules committee voted down this commonsense amendment on a party-line vote and as the gentlelady from north carolina pointed out, both of these rules are completely closed. even though they did not go through regular order, even though there were no hearings in this congress and no markup, nobody, no democrat, no republican, can offer an amendment. and then there's h.r. 36. this is just the latest republican assault on women's reproductive rights. it's their latest attempt to put politicians in the middle of the private medical decisions of women. it is blatantly unconstitutional and it fails to take into consideration the fact that some pregnancies can have catastrophic, heartbreaking complications. even after 20 weeks. to make matters worse, this legislation lacks a reasonable exception for victims of rape and incest, by requiring victims to report cases of rape and incest to law enforcement in order to have access to an abortion. this despite the fact that research shows that the majority of sexual assaults are unreported. and on top of that, the exception on incest is only for minors. mr. speaker, what really bothers me about bills like this is that the same people who vote for them routinely vote to cut the w.i.c. program, to cut head start and child care programs and snap and school lunch programs and he will meantry and second err -- elementary and secondary education funding. this hypocrisy is breath taking. mr. speaker, leading medical groups agree that doctors in consultation with women and their families should make medical decisions, not politicians. mr. speaker, the american people deserve better, they deserve a better process and they deserve better legislation. we certainly have a lot to do to help get this country to continue on the road to prosperity. to make sure that everybody can share in this economy's growth. so i urge my colleagues, let's focus on those issues. let's come together and do something for the american people. enough of these message bills. i urge my colleagues to vote no on this rule and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reseeshealce of his . the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i need to remind this house that during the democrat's time in the majority, there are two rules packages providing consideration of seven unrelated measures. in the 110th congress, their first year in the majority, the rules package provided for consideration of five measures. in the 111th congress, the democrat majority provided for the consideration of two separate measures in the rules package. the democrat majority went directly to the floor with these bills, with no committee consideration and without even allowing the rules committee to debate these measures or report an appropriate rule for consideration. in the 110th congress ranking member slaughter and democrats on the rules committee reported three additional closed rules, starting the congress out with eight closed rules in the opening weeks. in the 111th congress democrats reported out two additional closed rules for a total of four closed rules in the opening weeks of that congress. unlike our democrat colleagues, the speaker and chairman sessions have provided the opportunity to have hearings before the rules committee. it is our goal to return to regular order now that our committees are organizing, but the false attacks by my colleagues do not stand up to the light of day when you compare our records. mr. speaker, i now yield four minutes to the gentleman from new jersey one of the preeminent defenders of life in this congress, mr. smith, four four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. smith: i thank my friend for yielding, for her strong leadership for human rights and the unborn. mr. speaker pain we all dread it, we avoid it, we even fear it. we all go to extraordinary lengths to mitigate its severity and its duration. yet human beings today are subjected to a deadly, extraordinarily painful procedure, one of which is called the dismemberble method the d anderson e. this is a modest but necessary attempt to at least protect babies who are 20 weeks old and pain-capable from having to suffer and die from abortion. children cl including children with disabilities, mr. speaker, deserve better treatment than pain-filled dismemberment. one leading expert in the field of fetal pain at the university of tennessee stated in his expert report commissioned by the u.s. department of justice, the human fetus possesses the ability to experience pain from 20 weeks of gestation if not earlier, and the pain perceived by the fetus is possibly more intense than perceived by newborns or older children. assistant professor at the division of neoanywaying to in her testimony before the house committee said, when we speak of infants at 20 weeks postfertilization, we no longer have to rely on inferences or ultrasound technology. because such premature patients are kicking, moving and reacting in developing right before our eyes in the neonatal intensive care unit. in other words, there are children the same age in utero that can be killed by abortion and painfully, who have been born and are now being given life-saving assistance. she went on to say, in today's medical arena, we resuscitate patients at this age and are able to witness their growth. i could never imagine she says, subjecting my tiny patients to horrific procedures such as those that involve limb detachment for cardiac injection. again, that's what the abortionists do. . surgeons are entering the woman to perform surgeries on unborn children and they have seen those babies flinch jerk around, move around recoil from sharp objects and incisions. as they seek to heal, surgeons are today routinely administering anesthesia to unborn children in the womb, a best medical practice, to protect them from pain. we now know the child ought to be treated as a patient and the remaining anomaly, sicknesses that can be treated with a degree of success while the child is in utero. the child should be seen as a patient. last june "time" magazine's cover story saving preemies, explored the revolution and how cutting-edge medicine and dedicated caregivers are helping the tiniest babies to survive and thrive. "time" says thanks to advances that have been made even in just a few years, the odds of surviving and thriving are improving all the time. abortionists, on the other hand mr. speaker, are in the business of ensuring that children neither survive nor thrive. children, including children with disabilities, deserve better treatment than pain-filled dismemberment. i yield back to my colleague. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey yields back. the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: before i yield to the ranking member of the rules committee i do -- i want to respond to this issue of process. when speaker boehner became the speaker of this house, in his opening speech one of the things he said, i'll quote, you will always have the right to a robust debate and an open process that allows you to represent your constituents to make your case, offer alternatives, and be heard. we clearly have not been granted that in any way shape, or form. while the gentlelady may point to the sins of the past of democratic majorities, nothing compares to what the republicans did in the last congress. the republicans presided over the most closed congress in the history of the united states of america. you made history. and that is not something to be proud of. when my friends talk about openness and transparency and about the desire to allow this to be a deliberative place where people of varying viewpoints can have a forum to debate it's not reflected in reality. and we are beginning this congress just as my colleagues conducted the last congress. the most closed and most closed -- in the most closed possible way. i regret that very much. especially on bills that have not even been through the committee hearing process in this congress or have not been marked up. at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, the ranking member of the rules committee, ms. slaughter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognid r ree minutes. ms. slaughter: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i want to thank my colleague for his great work and yielding to me. mr. speaker, today the "wall street journal" polled the american public and found that these are their top three priorities. creating jobs d.e.a. feeting isis, and reducing the federal budget deficit. i ask unanimous consent to insert that piece in the "wall street journal." the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: why am i bringing that up? because the offense to me is that there are so many people in congress that always want to bring up this issue of eating away at roe v. wade. they don't have the nerve to try to take that away. roe v. wade gave women a choice. and i believe that if you don't want to have that choice yourself, don't use it. but what right do people who do not agree with choice have to make it the law of the land? to require everybody to live under what they believe is true. now, there is not a scintilla of scientific evidence that at 20 weeks pain is felt. the neural connections are not there to have that happen. and i also want to insert into the record what scientists have said from the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists. executive vice president and others into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: what people have said that this is not possible. but i have learned as a scientist that this congress does not take scientific facts as facts but views them as maybe suggestions. how often is it we are playing with people's lives, the most personal decision that they could ever make, that should be made between a woman, her family, her -- whoever she wants to consult, her doctor, her pastor, anybody. but not the congress of the united states. why do men in blue suits and red ties get to make that decision when it has nothing to do with scientific or medical facts? it is absolutely astonishing to me that this continues over and over again and for states that have passed a 20-week abortion bill have always been overturned by the constitutional question. and this will be as well. but time and time we are asked about it. obstetricians gineologists the world over have refuted scientific and factual premises of this bill. nobody cares about that. i saw a great button called the people here who are trying to do this today, gynatician. that's described as a politician who knows more about women's health than doctors do. now we go on with this but again, we need to remember that last night half the president's speech dealt with people who were underpaid. struggle to live in america. mr. mcgovern: i yield the gentlelady an additional two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for an additional two minutes. ms. slaughter: barney frank, our former colleague said many people believe life begins at conception and ends at birth. i want to know how this congress will comply with what the president asked us last night. will you give more money for childcare for daycare? will you give more money for early education? will you make sure that mothers are paid as much as men that she's working the same job and pays the same? will you do something about paid sick leave? will you help these children get to college? absolutely not. the record has been clear on all of these issues. so there's something really awful that would take up the time to please the base of some sort out there against all scientific belief and everything that we know about medicine. i wish this congress would stop the folly. we are faced with a lot of serious problems in this country. to begin as my colleague points out, we have no ability to amend it. nobody has to be heard on anything else. it is simply going to be voted on. the senate may or may not ever take it up. the president will not sign it. it's the same thing we did last session. over and over, kill health carement nothing is going to be signed. it is a shame. i have labeled it before as legislative malpractice. that's exactly what's going on with this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman from new york yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from massachusetts roiches. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. mitts fox: thank you, mr. speaker. -- ms. foxx: thank you mr. speaker. once again we find ourselves in a position where we must correct the record. over the last four years republicans have implemented reforms to make the u.s. house of representatives more open and transparent than ever. under this g.o.p. majority, members on both sides of the aisle have been allowed to offer significantly more amendments than the house has operated under far more open rules than were allowed under the previous democrat-controlled house. the g.o.p. majority allowed nearly 1,500 amendments to be considered on the house floor in the 113th congress. under speaker pelosi, the house did not consider a single bill under an open rule throughout the 111th congress. that is the definition of a closed process, mr. speaker. and it's precisely what speaker boehner successfully changed to start the 112th congress and throughout the 113th congress. under the current g.o.p. majority, the house has considered 38 open or modified open rules. when you compare the record of the republican majority, the most recent democrat majority, any fair analysis will show that republicans are running a more open transparent house of representatives that allows for greater participation by all members. the problem throughout last congress resided in the senate and it's failure to act on almost everything passed by the house. when the senate did decide to act, then majority leader, democrat, harry reid, virtually locked down the amendment process on the senate floor. when you compare the nearly 1,500 amendments considered on the house floor with the senate's record of inaction a more accurate picture emerges. mr. speaker i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from maine mr. polyquinn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maine is recognedwo minutes. mr. poliquin: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise in support of the rule and most importantly the underlying bill h.r. 161, the natural gas pipeline permitting reform act. i encourage all of my colleagues, republicans and democrats, to support this important job creation bill. the great state of maine is home to the most skilled paper makers in the world. even so, last year mills in bucksport, closed. laying off 1,000 of our workers. soon, a fourth mill in madison will temporarily shut down throwing another 250 workers. for each mill, the high cost of electricity to run its machinery was the primary reason for closure. almost half the power plants in new england were a natural gas degenerated elech terrorist electricity. we must allow the increased production in transportation of natural gas to drive down the cost of electric power and save our mills, our factories, and save our jobs. today i'm proud to co-sponsor this new legislation to expedite the permitting to construct more, a larger capacity natural gas pipelines throughout america. i ask my republican and democrat colleagues to ban together in supporting this critically important jobs bill. it's fair and the right thing to do. hardworking american taxpayers deserve a more effective government that works togetherle to solve our serious problems. we have the responsibility and the authority to help our families live better lives with fatter paychecks and more financial security. let's get this done. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from north caroesve the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: let t say for the record, facts are facts are facts. there's no denying that the republican congress -- last republican congress held the record for the most closed rules in the history of the united states. and maybe i misunderstood the current rule, but to the best of my knowledge, not a single amendment is allowed. notwithstanding that in this congress there were no hearings or markup. is it appropriate mr. speaker, to ask unanimous consent to amend h.r. 36 to make it an open rule? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina would have yield. mr. mcgovern: would the gentlelady from north carolina yield? there it is. mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. lee: i thank the ranking member for yielding and his leadership and making it clear what we are dealing with today. why many of us strongly oppose this rule and this bill. today is the anniversary of roe vs. wade. over 40 years ago the supreme court ruled that a woman can make her own personal health care decisions without interference from politicians. yet here we are again in 2015 debating this actually protected right again. h.r. 36 would ban all abortions at 20 weeks with extremely limited exceptions. a ban on abortion after 20 weeks makes it harder for women who are already facing difficult circumstances. this is so bad. this is so wrong. every woman has a right to a safe, medical procedure, and this decision, while difficult is hers to make not yours and not mine. this is her decision. this bill is part of a broader effort to chip away at abortion access, a right that has already been decided by the supreme court and is the law of the land. yet republicans are once again focused on dictating what women can do with their bodies denying their rights, and endangering their health. mr. speaker, this radical -- that's what it is, it's a radical g.o.p. bill it undermines women's constitutional rights under roe vs. wade. this is a dangerous assault on women's health freedom. women should not have to justify their personal medical decisions. abortions later in a pregnancy can involve rare, severe fetal abnormalities or pose serious risks to the health of women, but these procedures may be medically necessary to save a woman's life. this is an agonizing decision that a woman should make with her doctor and her family or whomever but not her congressional representatives. . we have seen what happens when politicians interfere in these deeply perm medical decisions. doctors, the american medical association has stated very clearly -- can i have an additional 30 seconds? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman voiced. ms. lee: the medical association has stated very clearly that this bill compromises a doctor's ability to provide medical treatment in the best interests of the patient. members of congress have no right to interfere in health care decisions of women. this is a private matter and last time i looked, i thought in this country we do have a right to privacy. so we've got to continue to fight against these attacks on women's health, on our constitutional rights, and on the right to privacy. so i hope you vote no on this bill -- rule and no on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachus rs. the ntwon omor ra recognized. ms. foxx: thank you mr. speaker. the gentleman from massachusetts knows very well that the number of closed rules last congress was a procedural effect of republicans' efforts to reopen the government. america tires of this debate. let's return to real issues with an impact on americans' lives. mr. speaker, we go to extraordinary lengths in this country to save the lives of born human beings. because we value life so much. however, there are many who do not hold the unborn in the same esteem and that is tragic for the more than one million unborn babies who lose their lives every year. there's nothing more important than protecting voiceless, unborn children and their families from the travesty of abortion. mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from kansas, mr. huelskamp. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kansas is recoed two minutes. mr. huelskamp: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlelady from north carolina for yielding. over these next two days you'll hear many of my colleagues rise in support of h.r. 36, as well they should. this bill protects pain-capable, preborn children from being subjected to violent dismembering abortions. also known as d&e abortions. one former abortionist testified in may 2013, before the house judiciary committee, and described the procedure by saying, a second trimester d&e abortion is a blind pressure. picture yourself -- procedure. picturier self reaching in with a clamp and grasping anything you can. once you have grasped something inside, squeeze on the clamp to set the jowls and pull hard, really hard. this is from a former abortionist describing the procedure. you feel something let go and out pops a fully formed leg about six inches long. reach in again and again with that clamp and tear out the spine, heart and lungs. how disgusting. how repugnant. how wrong. any nation, any party, any person that claims to respect human rights and accepts basic science must reject this pain-filled act of barbarism. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this rule and most important in supporting h.r. 36. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from north caro reserves. the gentleman from ast is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i'm proud to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlemaisecnid r two minutes. ms. delauro: i rise in opposition to this rule and to the underlying bill. this bill is just as unconstitutional as it was when it was introduced in the last congress. it poses just as serious a risk to the health and civil liberties of american women. and this time around it comes with an additional slap in the face to women. because if this rule passes, the bill will come to a vote on the 42nd anniversary of the supreme court's decision in roe v. wade. by attempting to outlaw almost all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, this bill would clearly violate the constitutional principles the court laid down in that decision a generation ago. women must be allowed to decide their health care decisions. they need to do it in consultation with their doctors, with their families, with their clergy and not have those decisions made for them by washington politicians. the republican majority always claims to be against government overreach and for science. well, they should take a look at the legislation they bring to the floor. this bill would extend the federal government's reach all the way into the doctor's office and it denies medical science. it threatens jail for a procedure that's constitutionally protected and often medically necessary. it places obstacles in the way of rape victims who seek help, and it would put thousands of women at risk. in short, this is another republican ideological assault on women. we should reject it wholeheartedly. our priorities should be to help american workers with jobs, with increased wages, including women, not turning the clock back to the 1950's with this kind of unconstitutional posturing. i urge my colleagues to vote against this rule and the underlying bill and truly vote for women in the united states today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the genem fm massachutts reserves. the gentlewoman from nth carolis recoed. ms. fx: thank you, mr. speaker. it's important to respond to the charge that this legislation is unconstitutional. in 2007 the supreme court upheld the federal partial birth abortion ban act as an appropriate use of congress' powers under the commerce clause. this legislation follows that act's model by asserting congress' authority to extend protection to pain-capable unborn children under the commerce clause and equal protection, due process and enforcement clauses of the 14th amendment. it's sad that opponents of this legislation are attempting to use the constitution as a roadblock to prevent life-saving legislation. but the supreme court's position is clear. with that, mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for two minutes. mr. franks: i thank the gentlelady. mr. speaker, a great shadow looms over the home of the brave. more than 18,000 very late-term abortions are occurring in america every year and placing the mothers at an exponentially greater risk and subjecting their pain-capable babies to torture and death without anesthesia. it's the greatest human rights atrocity in the united states today. almost every other major civilized nation on earth protects pain-capable babies at this age. and every credible poll of the american people shows that they are overwhelmingly in favor of protecting them. and yet we have given these little babies less legal protection from unnecessary painful cruelty than the protection we have given farm animals under the federal humane slaughter act. mr. speaker, i would submit to you that today the winds of change have begun to blow. and that the tide of blindness and blood is finally turning in america. because today we take up the pain-capable unborn child protection act in this chamber. it is not perfect mr. speaker. each one of us would have written it a little differently, if we could have done so. however, no matter how it is shoulted down or what dis-- shouted down or what distortions or deceptive what-ifs distractions, diversions, twists of words changing of the subject or blatant falsehoods the abortion industry hurls at this bill and its supporters, it is a deeply sincere effort beginning at the sixth month of pregnancy, to protect both members -- mothers and their pain-capable babies from the atrocity of late-term borks on demand and -- late-term abortion on demand and ultimately it's one all humane americans can support if they truly understand it for themselves. mr. speaker, what we are doing to these babies is real and we all know it. and it is time to change and protect them. and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm proud to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from massachusetts. ms. clark: thank you to the gentleman from massachusetts for yielding. here we go again. instead of prioritizing the needs of women and families, we are once again discussing a bill that attacks women's rights. when i asked the women in my district what they need, they talk about not being able to find quality, affordable child care. but here in congress we're talkinging about a bill that tells women they don't have a right to plan their own family. women in my district talk about making sure they receive equal pay for equal work. what are we talking about? a bill that tells women that politicians are are better able to make their health decisions than they are. women in my district talk about making sure victims and survivors of domestic violence have the resources they need to build a better life. but we're talking about a bill that tells a woman that if they become pregnant because they were raped, they better have a police report to prove it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for an additional 30 seconds. ms. clark: thank you. american women pay taxes, raise their families, contribute to our economy and are over half of the elect rathe -- electorate. yet rather than helpinging these women succeed and growing our -- helping these women succeed and growing our economy, we give them this bill. that forces backward ideological beliefs into women's private medical decisions. i urge my colleagues to get back to work for women and families of this country and reject this dangerous bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentlem f massachuttrerv. the gentleman from nth carolin is recogniz. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. it's disappointing to hear my colleagues criticize this legislation in this way. we consider many weighty issues in this body with great implications for our future. but few of those issues command our attention as much as those that impact children as this legislation does. this is right and appropriate. i fear for both our future and our present, if we continue to tolerate the death of innocent children in the womb. every life matters. it's my hope that a culture of life will take hold and all children will be protected in law in the near future. but today we have an opportunity to come together and find consensus that nearly fully developed viable children should be protected. particularly as individuals capable of experiencing great pain. the necessity of that protection is made even clearer when considering the type of abortion these growing children are are are are subjected to. mr. speaker, it's important -- these children are subjected to. mr. speaker, it's important people understand what happens when they hear the word abortion. according to planned parenthood, the largest abortioner in america, baby -- abortion provider in america, babies are often subbletted to dismemberment -- subjected to dismemberment abortions which are incredibly gruesome and painful. what follows is heartwrenching to describe mr. speaker. but we must face the truth of what we are currently permitting. as if in a horror movie, the abortionist begins by suctioning out the amneonic fluid, then rips the limbs from the infant's body with a steel tool and finishes by crushing the skull of the infant he's dismembered. take a moment to consider that. this is the most common abortion performed in the second trimester. not a rare tragedy. as a nation we rightfully give the safety of our children the highest importance. in spite of that, we continue to allow these horrific procedures that an had overwhelming majority of -- that an overwhelming majority of nations in the world have sworn off. as i mentioned before, only seven nations allow elective abortions after 20 weeks gestation. how can america continue to be one of them? we must leave this practice behind. that's why i'm a co-sponsor of the underlying legislation, to prohibit elective abortions in the united states past 20 weeks . the pain-capable unborn child protection act is a commonsense reform to our american principles of protecting life as the most fundamental constitutional right. . with that mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempor the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is co f t minutes. mrs. maloney: i rise in opposition to this rule. after all the talk by our republican friends about focusing their efforts on jobs and growing the economy, so far their rhetoric does not match their record. last week we took up a pipeline bill that according to the state department would only create 34 jobs, and the bill that we have on the pipeline today probably won't create one single job. but what it will do, it will make it easier to damage the environment. and the majority has also introduced six anti-choice bills in the past seven days. and what all these bills have in common is that they will not create one single american job. instead of a jobs agenda the majority seems bound and determined to attack women's rights, to take away a woman's constitutional right to make for herself the most private and personal and intimate decisions. so now we're taking up this bill, h.r. 34 which is based on the insulting belief that women are incapable and unprepared to make decisions about their own bodies and their own health care. 42 years ago this week the supreme court in roe v. wade made it clear that a woman has a constitutional right to decide for herself these private issues concerning her own health and well-being. this is not only insulting to the women of this country it is just another pointless exercise in political posturing. it will never become law. it is a waste of congress' time. what we should be doing instead is focusing on any idea or measure that can help create greater economic opportunity for all americans. the president pointed out last night that our economy is on the rise. under his leadership, we are experiencing the strongest private sector job growth we've had in 17 years. over 11 million new jobs. so let's not squander this opportunity, let's work together to create real jobs, not political posturing for the american people. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusese. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you mr. speaker. thankfully the american people recognize that we are speaking about protecting vulnerable lives here. a march 2013, poll conducted by the polling company, found that 64% of the public supports a law like the pain-capable unborn child protection act prohibiting an abortion after 20 weeks, when an unborn baby can feel pain, unless the life of the mother is in danger. supporters include 47% of those that are pro-choice. they believe that abortion should not be permitted after the point where substantial medical evidence says that unborn child can feel pain. that finding was not an unusual outlier. it's represented of the true belief of the american people. according to a 2013 gallup poll, 64% of americans support prohibiting second trimuster abortions and 80% support prohibiting third trimester abortions. even the huffington post found in 2013 that 59% of americans support limiting abortions after 20 weeks. let no one believe our concern is only for the child. a study in the obstetrics and gynecology journal found that a woman seeking an abortion after 20 weeks after just take is 20 times more likely to die from an abortion than she was in an abortion in the first trimuster. she's 91 times more likely to die. abortion is a danger to both lives, the mother and the child. mr. speaker, congress cannot idly -- sit idly by while this grotesque and brutal procedure which rips the tiny baby apart limb from limb in the womb and threatens the life of the mother is performed in this country. this is why it's necessary for congress to pass h.r. 36 and protect the lives of these unborn children from excruciating pain. and with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gewanronoh rona reserveshealf r time. the gentlemaom mchtssogze cger mr. speaker, i'm proud to yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from tennessee someone who believes in protecting women's rights, mr. cohen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from teese recoiz 1 minutes. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. mcgovern. pain is a subter huge. this is not about pain to the fetus. it is about outlawing abortion and repealing roe v. wade. they set out conditions of viability and viability is 22 to 24 weeks. when they couldn't get past that in the court, they knew they couldn't so they went to a new class when the baby could feel pain. they found a doctor that said they assume they could feel pain. an argument to try to repeal row v. wade and to not give the women of this country the opportunity to exercise choice on their own lives and when they produce children. this has been the law in this country since 1973. i consider it the right law. when i was in law school when the supreme court brought down roe v. wade, it was progress and we continue to march forward, but the other side wants to stop progress. if they could outlaw all abortions they would do it, and this is the first step toward doing it. they don't provide for the life of the mother in the bill. they don't provide for exceptions for rape and incest, and they didn't allow any amendments because they knew if they had amendments they would carry and the full rape and incest exceptions which are in the law today, would be put on this bill and that would be difficult for them to swallow. this is a sham on pain. this is an attempt to take women's rights away and to repeal roe v. wade. i would ask that when the bill comes up that we vote no and vote women first and progress. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. thlemafr massachusts reserves. the gentlewoman from noh caros recognid. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i'll reserve at this time until the gentleman from massachusetts is ready to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman fromor cola ress. e ntmafr massatsco. mrveah mr. speaker sadly we have seen all too well how money has polluted our politics and is undermining our democracy. and so i'm going to urge people to vote against the previous question and if we defeat the previous question i'll offer an amendment to the rule to allow for consideration of a sensible constitutional amendment, h.j.res. 22, a measure that i have sponsored with my friends, ted deutch of florida, donna edwards of maryland, and john sarbanes of maryland, to overturn these decisions and make clear that congress and states have the authority to regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money to influence elections. to discuss this proposal, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from florida, mr. deutch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recnir o minutes. mr. deutch: i thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank my friend from massachusetts, a leader in the fight to get money out of politics. last night in his state of the union address, president obama called on republicans and democrats in congress to embrace a better politics, where we spend less time fundraising an spewing sound bites and more time debating issues in good faith to find common ground a better politics. that's something all americans want to see and there is no better way to restore their faith in congress than by getting big money out of politics. today, my friends is the five-year anniversary of the supreme court's 5-4 ruling in citizens united v.f.c.s. which says that corporations and megamillionaires a first amendment right to buy unlimited influence in our elections. the result of citizens united has been elections dominated by super-pac's and unaccountable outside groups backed by a small group of the wealthiest americans. indeed, during the 2012 presidential election psychal, 93% of super-pac funding came from over ,000 donors amounting to less than .01% of the american population. likewise, the 2014 mid term election cycle was the most expensive in history with record-breaking spending by outside groups. that's why today i ask the majority to join me and more than 80 of my colleagues in support of h.j.res. 22 the democracy for all amendment. this amendment would restore what the supreme court took away in citizens united the right of congress and the states to pass laws limiting the influence of big money in our elections. seniors on social security don't have millions to funnel into superpacs. mr. mcgovern: i yield 130ekds. mr. deutch: and low-income children. the sad truth is that for most americans, their influence in washington has shrunk the time that the supreme court has allowed special interests to set the agendas. let's build a better politics by bringing h.j.res. 22, the democracy for all amendment, up for a vote today. together we can ensure that every american's voice, once again, is heard in america's democracy. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlen om massachettses the gentlewoman from north ros recognized. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from ntharin resve the ntmafr massaussi mcg mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from maryland mr. sarbanes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is gnorwoines. mr. sarbanes: i thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentleman for yielding. i urge a no vote on ordering the previous question so that we can consider the constitutional amendment the democracy for all amendment, that would rein in the excesses that have been unleashed by big money on our political system. that occurred five years ago in the citizens united decision. we have an opportunity acting on behalf of millions of americans who feel their voices are drowned out, to push back on the influence of big money in this town and on this chamber. it seems, mr. speaker, that every week we get another example of how big money is influencing policy here in washington. last week it was the influence of wall street leaning on the institution to pass legislation that would get them out from reasonable regulation. this week it's the energy industry leaning on the institution with respect to this keystone bill that we're going to see. example after example of how big money has undo influence here in washington. it's time we fought on behalf of the american people and made sure that their voices are the ones being heard not the voice and the megaphone of big money. let's vote against ordering the previous question. let's consider the amendment to the constitution that would allow us to push back on the undo influence of big money here in washington. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlemm massachutts reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: mr. speaker i'd inquire as to whether the gentleman from massachusetts is prepared to close. mr. mcgovern: yes, i am. ms. foxx: then i'll reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina resers. the gentlen mahu iregned. govep mr. mcgovern: how much time do i have left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts has three minutes. mr. mcgovern: i'll insert the text of the amendment if we defeat the previous question in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the prequeff. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, let me just recap tore my colleagues here. first of all, vote no on this rule. this continues a trend that has nothing but contempt for regular order. these bills will no hearings in this congress, there was no markup and now they're brought to the floor with no amendments. two closed rules. notwithstanding the pledge of the speaker for more open and transparent process, people who have other ideas on ways to improve or change these bills are denied that opportunity. and i would say with all due respect to my colleague from north carolina we can't use the excuse that we got to keep the government running. we're in the beginning of the session. we're not doing much of anything. and clearly the bills we're debating in their current form will be vetoed anyway. secondly, i would urge my colleagues to vote no on the rule because of the bills that are being brought up. the -- this bill that is clearly an attack on women's health and reproductive rights, which does not belong on this floor, and the other bill is a bill that basically allows there to be a process for pipelines to be approved without necessarily going through all the proper oversight. and i'm going to urge you to vote against the previous question so we can bring up this bill that i talked about earlier on campaign finance reform. look, the legislative agenda in this congress is about rewarding the highest donors. i think to any objective observer when you see what's coming up on the floor, including this pipeline bill it's not in the interest of the american people. we're not out there trying to protect their safety and well-being. it's a big kiss to the energy industry. . and i would argue that the reason why thank bills like that are -- why bills like that or some of the tax bills that come to the floor, they're brought to the floor because those people who represent those wealthy interests have the most sway in this congress. they are the biggest donors to political parties, they are the biggest donors to members of congress. and while that is happening every day here average people who can't contribute tens of thousands of dollars to political parties, who can't contribute millions of dollars, are increasingly becoming marginalized. the issues that matter most to working people, those struggling in the middle class, those struggling to get in the middle class, we don't even get a chance to debate those issues on the house floor. so i say -- and i say to my republican friends i've had many conversations with you over the years about how you hate raising money as much as i hate raising money. too much of our attention in this congress, whether you're a democrat or republican, is about raising money for the next election. and it's getting worse and worse every election cycle. it's time to do something about that. it's time to give congress the authority to regulate or put a cap on how much campaigns cost. i mean, we're going to spend billions of dollars in the next presidential election. it is obscene. with all the problems that we have in this country, you know, we ought to be spending more time debating those problems and not worrying about raising money. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote no on the previous question so that we can bring up this commonsense campaign finance proposal and i urge a no vote on the rule and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachuses' mexped. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you mr. speaker. as i said at the opening of this debate this rule will provide for consideration of h.r. 161, the natural gas pipeline permitting reform act. that legislation, which passed the house on a bipartisan basis last congress, will reduce red tape and he sure americans in all parts of the country -- ensure americans in all parts of the country will be able to benefit from the energy revolution that's occurred on our nation's private lands. it's the coldest season of the year, it's my strong hope that we'll be able to enact this legislation soon to ensure that in winters to come residents of the northeast and other high-cost areas of the country are able to heat their homes affordably. before we consider our budgets or the foolishness of red tape, though, we must return to our founding principles. we must remember that life is the most fundamental of all rights. it is sacred and god given. even the president said in last night's speech, quote i want our actions to tell every child in every neighborhood, your life matters. and we are as committed to improving your life chances as we are for our own kids end quote. mr. speaker, millions of babies have been robbed of that right in this, the freest country in the world. that is a tragedy beyond words and the betrayal of what we as a nation stand for. before liberty equality, free speech, freedom of conscience, the pursuit of happiness and justice for all, there has to be life. and yet for millions of aborted infants life is exactly what they have been denied. and an affront to life for some is an affront to life for every one of us. one day we hope it will be different. we hope life will cease to be valued on a sliding scale. we hope the era of elective abortions ushered in by the unelected court, will be closed and collectively deemed one of the darkest chapters in american history. but until that day it remains a solemn duty to stand up for life. regardless of the length of this journey, we'll continue to speak for those who cannot. and we will continue to pray to the one who can change the hearts of those in desperation and those in power who equally hold the lives of the innocent in their hands. may we in love defend the unborn. may we in humility confront this national sin. and may we mourn what abortion reveals about the conscience of our nation. therefore i urge my colleagues to vote for life by voting in favor of this rule and the underlying bill. i yield back the balance of my time and i move the previous question on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the qst oorri t previous question on the resolution. those in favor say aye. those oppos, . in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. gornonhai k r a recorded vote -- the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and y ri a raistdi until und. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and na e ordered. members will record their votes by electronic devi. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, the chair will reduce to five minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the resolution. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 238. the nays are 19 of 82. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: on that i request for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 further proceedings on this question will be postponed -- members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning instite, i iopion th united stehoe reestave anyf os-ctied covef e us pgsorolic o erurseisxpssly hitebyhe.oe seates national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 238. the nays are 181. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon th ta the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlen oucmr. whitfield, seek recognition? mr. whitfield: pursuant to house resolution 38, i call up h.r. 161 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 161, a bill to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses permits and approvals required under federal law with respect to the citing, construction expansion or operation of any natural gas pipeline projects. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 38, theill is considered as read. the gentleman from kentucky, mr. whitfield, and the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentky. mr. whitfield: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative dayso vi a extthmas and to include extraneous material on h.r. 161. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. whitfield: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. whd: a athime i'd like to yield to the gentleman from michigan, the chairman of the full energy and commerce committee, mr. upton, three minutes. two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is reedor t mes. mr. upton: well, thank you, mr. speaker. you know, when it comes to natural gas production, we are number one. what was once a pipe dream is now a global reality thanks to american ingenuity and technology. an impressive accomplishment, especially considering where we were only a decade ago, fearful to be running out of supplies. with this new wealth of natural gas folks in michigan and across the country should no longer worry about access to affordable energy, but budget-busting power bills are still hitting too many americans. "the new york times" recently reported that customers in new england could expect electricity rates spike close to 40% higher this winter. why? well, we may have fixed our supply problems but now we have a serious distribution problem. our archaic energy infrastructure and outdated regulatory system is blocking american consumers from reaping the benefits of our energy abundance. we have the gas but we don't have the pipelines to get cheap energy directly to families and businesses that need it most. this legislation seeks to fix the problem. inserting accountability into the permitting process for natural gas pipelines and establishing firm deadlines for agency reviews. it does not exempt any environmental laws. it just makes sure that pipeline projects get sited and built without unnecessary delay. last night the president here made the case for more federal funding of transportation infrastructure projects like roads and bridges as one way to create the jobs while modernizing our economy. but the energy infrastructure project unleashed by this pipeline bill are every bit as necessary. with all of the economic benefits and the best part is since it will be paid for by the private sector it won't cost taxpayers a dime. we voted on this legislation last congress, and it passed the house with overwhelming bipartisan support. with the president's comments last night about wanting to work with congress, i hope that the president can join us in supporting this bipartisan commonsense energy job solution. now that we're the leader in energy production, there is no reason that america shouldn't be number one in energy affordable use as well. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky reserves the balancef his time. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new jersey mr. pallone. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in opposition to this bill, and i would yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for stihe may consume. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i listen to my colleague, the chairman of the energy and commerce committee, where he said that the likelihood is that we are going to have more and more pipelines constructed, pipelines that have to go through the ferc process, and that is certainly true. but all the more reason why we shouldn't be voting or supporting this bill. i have to say, i am talking not just in general in the abstract, but from personal experience in my district a few years ago when i was a congressman in edson new jersey. we had a natural gas pipeline explosion, and fortunately no one was killed or seriously injured, but a whole apartment complex was wiped out not just one building but a series of them and it was a real danger of loss of life. it scares me, mr. speaker, in all honesty to think that we would want to change the process whereby ferc has the opportunity to look at the safety of these pipelines when proposed for permitting and somehow short-circuit that process. because of my own experience in my congressional district in edison, new jersey duringham woods was the name of the -- durham woods was the name of the complex. a lot of them are in densely populated areas, so it's a major concern that ferc has to look at when reviewing these pipelines and deciding whether to issue a permit, it's not that, you know, they're in areas where there are no people. they're often in densely populated areas like in my case of new jersey. so in addition i would say that, you know, this bill is unnecessary. we have the nonpartisan government accounting office that concluded that the ferc pipeline permitting process is predictable and consistent and gets pipelines built. in fact, over 90% are approved or at least decided within the 12-month cycle, limitation that this bill is proposing. the pipeline companies actually testified before the g.a.o. that the process for permitting through ferc, quote, is generally very good and that the sector enjoys a favorable, legal and regulatory framework for the approval of new infrastructure. so if the process is fine, why are we now trying to move ahead and endanger safety by coming up with limitations on the process that actually is very good? i would also say that if you have a 12-month limit, which is what this bill proposed on ferc's ability to issue a permit, it's very possible that the process of permitting could be slowed down because if ferc decides they don't have enough time within 12 months to decide whether a pipeline should be built they may decide not to grant the permit and deny it for near they haven't had enough time to deal with it over the 12 months. so i think it's not only unnecessary but it may actually be counterproductive what -- what the sponsors are trying to accomplish. i'd also point out, again we're wasting our time because the president has issued a statement of administration policy said that -- saying that if h.r. 161 were to reach his desk that he would -- that he would actually veto it. i'm not going to get into all of the specifics why because i think they are the same reasons why i'm mentioning them myself. let me say what happens. when faced with this 12-month deadline, it's not only of ferc but also other agencies that deal with the clean air act or the clean water act or the endangered species act. other agencies that have the authority to review this and permit this under the bill would actually only have three months, 90 days. after the 12-month period ends with ferc, then there's a 90-day period for them to act if they don't act within the 90 days then ferc is allowed to issue a permit and say that those other regulatory concerns are met. so now you're going to have ferc not only limit in its 12-month review but then also issuing permits under the clean air act, clean water act and these other governmental regulations that it has nothing to do with. essentially you're saying the other agencies don't have any role because ferc has to approve those permits as well after the 90 days which ferc normally don't deal with these other issues. now the other thing that is clear. a lot are concerned on both sides of the aisle about the eminent domain issue. if the permit is approved by ferc, then that means that the company that's building the pipeline has the right to use eminent domain for the land where the pipeline is going to go through. there is a lot of krn where eminent domain should be used in those circumstances sikh particularly if the permit process has been short -- has been short-circuited. i think sometimes my colleagues on the other side of the aisle don't understand that these permits are very detailed documents. they include technology operating requirements, conditions to protect the environment. ferc doesn't have the expertise or the resources to issue the permits for these other -- these other statutes like the clean air act and the endangered species act. so i'm saying i think this legislation, from a practical point of view, is entirely unworkable. it just doesn't work. it doesn't work. the g.a.o. has said that process that we have now is fine, and for those of us who've had these accidents where we had the explosions and the danger, the last thing that we want is these pipelines going through densely populated areas that haven't had the proper review to protect the safety and the health of our residents. and for all these reasons, i would urge that my colleagues oppose this legislation, and i would reserve the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey rerv ban of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from kansas, mr. pompeo, who is the author of h.r. 161. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kansas, mr. pompeo, is recognized for three minutes. mr. pompeo: i thank the gentleman for yielding to me. i rise in support of h.r. 161. we are 10 of thousands of miles of pipeline capacity short of the necessary pipelines to carry natural gas to consumers who need it and businesses who demand it today in america. you don't have to take my word for it. prices will tell you. the gentleman from new jersey just said he opposes this bill. allow him to explain to his constituents why they pay six or seven or eight times as much for natural gas than someone in the midwest where there is adequate pipeline. it's unnecessary it's unconscionable and america has the ability to provide natural gas to people so they can heat their homes, so they can cool their homes in the summertime. we no longer live in a world with energy scarcity here in america. we have an opportunity to get this product from where it's been found to the consumers and businesses that are demanding it. so the other side may tell you we don't have a problem, but i tell you, as you talk to your constituents, as one mr. speaker, who does this all the time, they're saying i'm paying too much for my product this is a solution that will work. we don't make in this legislation a single change to the clean water act. not one change to the clean air act. not a single change to any legislation that has to due with pipeline safety. not one. all of those laws remain in effect. all we ask the government to do is its job. we give them a timeline. we give them ample time. and if 12 months were not enough, i'm happy to give them 13. we'll change the legislation. in fact, the opposition isn't because this is being rushed but in fact this will speed the process. this is why folks are opposed to it. they know it will produce the gas in a way that's safe and reasonable and have outcomes yet, they want to keep these products in the ground. this is the opposition to the bill. for those that wants it to go to consumers for places it needs to go, i urge you to support this. you know, frankly, when you read about the articles of the challenges of pipeline capacity in america, the place it impacts the most isn't the place from which i hail. it's not from kansas. it isn't the midwest. it's in fact the densely populated of the northeast. they are the place that need this energy the most and the soonest and the safest and we can get it for them. and i urge those who live in those places to talk to their constituents, to do the work to make sure they understand what h.r. 161 can accomplish for the people in the areas that they represent. you know this administration has taken a lot of efforts to reduce the capacity for cool to provide energy for businesses, consumers. i regret that. and doing my best to push back in every place as we can as i know our chairman is as well, but as coal firepower plants become more difficult to build, this legislation is aimed at directly to making sure we don't have shortages and outages and can t.s.a. row fees in energy production and energy delivery that we cannot afford. mr. chairman, i urge all my colleagues to support h.r. 161 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the timofheenem fm kansas has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek ti? . the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. tsongas, is recognized for three mnts. ms. tsongas: thank you to my colleague for yielding. i rise today in strong opposition to h.r. 161, the so-called natural gas pipeline permitting reform act. my home state of massachusetts like many areas arne the country face a serious energy challenge. we need -- around the country, face serious energy challenge. we need long-term planning to lower energy prices and decrease reliability. this could help address some of new england nueling's energy challenges, including energy prices which have historically been above the national average. however, this legislation would move us in the wrong direction. this bill would force ferc to rush decisionmaking, including environmental reviews and assessments of the need for natural gas while also hobbling decisions regarding the appropriate size of the appropriate pipeline. it would turn ferc into a superpermitting agency, in an authority that ferc neither wants nor has the expertise to carry out. in my home district, we are currently navigating the ferc process that this bill purports to improve. the company is proposing to build a new 250-mile natural gas pipeline that crosses three states, including seven communities that i represent. i have heard from hundreds of my constituents expressing their concerns with this project. construction of the pipeline could jeopardize o local wildlife and will impact both state and federally designated conservation land as well as massachusetts farmland. thanks to extensive public review and input, the pipeline route has already been adjusted to minimize some of the environmental impacts, but there are still many outstanding concerns that deserve careful scrutiny. the proposed route still passes through local farmland marks, wildlife management areas, wetlands, near schools and across drinking water supplies. my constituents have been grateful for a process that has given them the time to provide input. this bill would short circuit that process and shortchange my constituents' right to be heard. i proposed an amendment to this legislation with my colleague, mr. mcgovern, that would exempt any pipeline from the arbitrary timeline established in the bill if the proposed route crosses federal, state, or local land designated for conservation or recreation. however, the majority blocked this simple amendment from coming to the floor and receiving an up or down vote. in massachusetts, we have a long-standing history of preserving natural habitat and protecting open spaces for the public benefit. and we have invested significant public resources towards these goals. members should have been given the opportunities to vote on whether or not we should allow for a thorough review process to protect state investments. on behalf of my constituents i ask my colleagues to oppose this legislation. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. whitfield: at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from new york -- one minute to the distinguished gentleman from new york, mr. hanna. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york, mr. hanna is recognized for one minute. mr. hanna: thank you. i rise in support of the natural gas pipeline permitting reform act. increased production of american natural gas has led to lower prices and more demand for this energy source all across the nation. that's especially true in cold energy dependent regions like upstate new york and the northeast. we need new infrastructure, specifically pipelines, to safely transport fuels to markets where they are needed. unfortunately, the government accountability office reported that an average processing time for interstate natural gas pipeline projects was 558 days. this bill would expedite the government's review process for pipeline applications to make sure that we are doing all we can to build infrastructure in a timely and responsible manner. more access to affordable american natural gas would help fuel farms, heat homes and power small businesses in upstate new york and throughout this country. building pipelines will create good-paying jobs, as well as boost revenues and develop -- and development in communities across the nation. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: yes, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro t: gentlema rze mr. lnome of my republican colleagues just suggested that this bill would not waive any environmental requirements. for instance, yesterday at the rules committee the sponsor of the legislation indicated that h.r. 161 did not waive or alter any applicable environmental requirements under the clean air act or nepa. while it's true this legislation did not actually amend any provisions of the clean air act or other environmental statutes the pill would require automat -- bill would require automatic issuance of a permit under statutes like the clean air act if the responsible agency such as the e.p.a. has failed to act within the 90 days. this is the 90 days beyond the one year that i mentioned before. so basically that makes ferc the agency that would issue the clean air act permit. under this bill, ferc would decide how to create the b.l.m. or clean water act discharge permit. as a result, the legislation would effectively override the permitting decisions of agencies like e.p.a. or d.o.i. and turn ferc into the superpermitting agency. i just want to point out while it's true the text of the actual clean air act might remain unchanged under this bill, the effect of the bill would be that the clean air act permits would be automatically issued by ferc if e.p.a. fails to act within 90 days. that's a major and substantive change from the way these laws work and effect amounts to waiver of the environmental regulation for all practical purposes, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey rerv ban ohis time. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. whitfield: may i ask how much time we have remaining on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky has 24 minutes remaining. the gentleman from new jersey has 19 minutes remaining. mr. whitfield: i would yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for such time he may consume. mr. whitfield: i would like to clarify that h.r. 161 is certainly not in a drastic piece of legislation. the energy policy act of 2005 designated the federal energy regulatory commission as the lead agency charged with coordinating and reviewing natural gas pipeline project applications. therefore, ferc conducts the environmental review of each project as required under the national environmental policy act nepa. and is given authority to set tedlines for other agencies -- deadlines for other agencies to issue an approval or denial of an associated permit. so when these applications are filed at ferc the application also is given to other agencies that may have jurisdiction over the clean water act, maybe like the corps of engineers, the clean air act, e.p.a. perhaps, or endangered species. so it's not like that we are just -- they just have 90 days to look at this. they get the application same time ferc does. the problem that ferc has had and they have, both democrat and republican commissioners come to congress and say that they need more authority over these other agencies. so this bill does precisely that. it gives the agency once ferc has made a final determination and completed its process, it gives the other agencies another 90 days even though they have been working on it for a year in advance of that, another 90 days to complete it, and if they want another 30 days then they can do that as well. i would just say that this is not rushing the process. it's simply completing the 2005 energy policy act that gives ferc authority, we give them authority, but don't give them any enforcement. so this is precisely what this legislation does. i might also add that having deadlines for agencies to act when doing environmental reviews or issuing permits is not really that strange or unique of an idea. canada, australia, most european union nations have deadlines for their environmental regulatory agencies to act. any person that's doing any kind of business in america knows the bureaucracy that we all run into. it's easy to criticize bure he creas. we know -- burecreases, we know they are dedicated citizens trying to protect the environment and american people and we commend them for doing that. we also know that they frequently let things slide. it's easy to get -- to lose the process. and we hear common complaints nonstop about delay, delay, delay. and we know from hearings on this, this bill has already passed the house once, we know from hearings that the northeastern united states are really vulnerable to not having sufficient natural gas to meet their needs. they are closing nuclear power plants. the president is making sure you can't build a new coal plant in america. existing coal plants, many of them will be going out of business because of extreme regulations of this climate driven administration. so these communities -- we have heard testimony about the escalating prices of electricity for people. this is designed to provide the infrastructure to get the natural gas where it needs to be. and the northeast is one of those areas. so that's really what this bill is about. it's about giving ferc some real authority setting in statute that these agencies must act within a certain amount of time. with that i would reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky reserves e lae h time. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i don't -- i really don't understand -- i respect my colleague from kentucky a great deal, but he seems to be arguing that we need the deadlines in this bill to hold federal agencies accountable and make sure they don't just somehow sit on the applications. but as i have already noted, since 2009, ferc has completed action on 91% of natural gas pipeline applications within 12 months. so a 12-month deadline isn't needed for more than 0% of the applicants. so my colleagues have asked what's the problem with holding the remaining % to a 1-month deadline. this -- 12-month deadline. this problem is it becomes a one-size-fits-all approach that fails to consider a wide range of applications ferc has to review. some of the applications for new projects, again a small number, span hundreds of miles across waterways and wetlands, pass-through neighborhoods and habitats of threatened wildlife. questions of eminent domain need to be considered. in these cases there can be unresolved safety environmental, and legal issues at the local or state level. again as i said, the president has said that he would veto this bill. the statement of administration policy they specifically say, and i quote, the small percentage of decisions that have taken longer than one year involve complex proposals that merit additional review and consideration. so, mr. speaker, if there is a complex project, or there's some unaddressed risk to safety or the environment, we need to allow ferc or other federal agencies the ensure the pipeline is safe so we don't have an accident like what occurred in edison, new jersey, in my district. the last thing anyone needs, including the pipeline owner, is the pipeline explosion or other dangerous pipeline malfunction. and these things have occurred. i witnessed it myself in my district. i'm just saying don't put a hard deadline on the most complex projects that raise the possibility that ferc will be forced to approve a pipeline that is not safe or to reject an application solely because the commission lacks sufficient time for an adequate review. that will hinder rather than help us get more natural gas where it needs to go. my colleague also mentioned the issue about the northeast electricity supply or prices. i just wanted to raise -- address that concern. new england is using more natural gas to generate electricity and more natural gas for heating homes than in the past. on the coldest winter days when natural gas is needed there is more demand. but this bill doesn't do anything to solve that problem. the problem in new england isn't caused by pipeline applications that take too long to get approved by ferc, the problem is that the pipeline companies aren't even submitting the applications because they haven't figured out who is going to pay for these new pipelines. the pipeline companies haven't been satisfied. there's sufficient year-round demand to justify and finance the pipelines. that's an issue that ferc is looking at and has been holding stakeholder conferences about. but this has nothing to do with mr. pompeo's bill. cutting corners on the permitting process isn't going to help additional pipeline capacity built for the northeast. i don't think we ought to be blaming the government for every problem, which is what i hear my colleagues on the republican side doing. the reality is that ferc and the government didn't create this problem. it's a problem of the economics and the faster we understand that, the faster we can try to find a solution. but let's not act as if ferc's inability to act is the problem. that is not the case. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves the balance the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. whitfield: when we had hearings on this bill, the natural pipeline industry estimated by the year 2035 an estimated $8 billion each year would be spent to keep pace with the anticipated need for more pipeline infrastructure. and the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, is absolutely correct, that congress can't make these decisions. i mean, private companies have to make the decision if they're going to invest the dollars to build these pipelines. but they have talked to us. the ferc commissioners have talked to us about the fact that some of these agencies are just delaying for no apparent reason. and as i said earlier, when the application is filed at ferc, the other agencies receive those applications and they have the same amount of time to work on it. so this legislation simply sets some guidelines for these federal agencies so that when ferc completes its chore, and it is the quarterback in the decision of approving these pipelines, that these agencies must also step up to the plate. and so this legislation is not radical in any way. it's certainly not a rushing -- rush the process. it's not doing that, but it's simply pursuant to the 205 energy policy act, making it a more efficient speedy process while at the same time protecting the environment and the best interest of the american people. and with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky reserv ban ohis time. does the gentleman from new jersey have additional speakers? mr. pallone: i don't, mr. speaker, but i'd like to yield myself such time at this point. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pae: jt nt to -- i'm not going to read the whole thing mr. speaker, but i just did want to read some part of the record of administration policy. it says the administration recognizes the need for additional energy infrastructure and supports the timely consideration of project applications. the administration, however, strongly opposes the bill because it would allow the automatic approval of natural gas pipeline projects if the ferc or other federal agencies do not issue the required permits, license or approval within rigid unworkable time frames. h.r. 161 would create conflicts with existing statutory and regulatory requirements and practices, preclude opportunities for engaging the public and potentially impact the communities, thereby causing confusion and the risk of increased litigation. the bill's requirements could force agencies to make decisions base on incomplete information or information that may not be available. including potential environmental and community impacts of the proposed pipeline within the stringent deadlines and to deny applications that otherwise would have been approved but for lack of sufficient review time. so for these reasons, the bill may actually delay projects or lead to more project denials, undermining the intent of the legislation. i stress to my colleagues on the other side again, we understand there's a need for more pipelines, and we understand that these pipelines have to be approved in a timely fashion. but there's no reason to believe that's not happening now. and the danger here is that in the case where these do have to have a more intensive review because of safety or health or environmental concerns, that we may actually do the opposite. either they're going to be denied because the agencies don't have enough time or, god forbid they get approved when they shouldn't be. so again, i just don't quite understand what this is all about. it seemed like the republicans have a bill that they think is going to accomplish the goal but won't and has the danger of really risking the safety of residents, and i've already witnessed that in the case of a pipeline explosion in my district. i'd reserve the balance of my time. i don't have additional speakers. i don't know if the gentleman wants to close at this point. mr. whitfield: i have no other speakers either, and i'd be happy to close once the gentleman finishes. mr. pallone: all right. if i could yield myself such time to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey recognized. mr. palle:ha y mr. speaker. i just think that what the republicans are doing is blaming ferc and trying to come up with a solution -- with a solution for a problem that doesn't exist. but in the process of all that, they're going to jeopardize the possibility of the fact that some of these pipelines might be approved without enough safety or environmental or health concerns. and it seems to me that it makes no sense at all to put ferc in the position of deciding issues on -- with regard to statutes like the clean water act, endangered species act that really have nothing to do with. we considered this bill the last congress, mr. speaker, and ferc made it clear it was not necessary or helpful and the administration threatened to veto the bill. nothing has changed. the administration has again threatened to veto this bill. it's very early in this new congress. i remain committed to developing sound energy policy with my republican colleagues, if they want to have some hearings on this bill and go through the regular order, the committee process, that's fine. there will be more opportunity to review it. but i don't think this bill may help anyone and will hurt a lot of people including those that want to build the pipeline. instead of spending time debating a bill that will not become law, i hope we can have serious discussion about sound and sustainable energy policy. at this time i'd urge my colleagues to vote against this particular piece of legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gtnronee yieldba t balan os time. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. whitfield: in sumation, i'd just urge the passage of h.r. 161. i would note once again that during the hearings on this legislation commissioners, both republican and democrat, at ferc said more accountability was needed for agencies that issue permits necessary to construct natural gas pipelines. now, many people have raised the issue that president has said he would veto this bill. and you know that's his job, that's his responsibility, but that's our type of government that we have. we have a legislative branch. we have an executive branch, and we have a judiciary. and the legislative branch's pocket is to pass legislation that it deems necessary. and if the president wants to veto it, let him veto it and give his reasons why, and then the american people can listen to both sides and decide what they think is the right direction to go. i would just stress once more that the energy information agency data from last year's winter cold snap during the month of january showed that residential natural gas prices in pennsylvania were 14% above the national average, new jersey 18% higher, new york 24% higher, vermont 60% higher. and one of the reasons given is the lack of infrastructure to get natural gas pipelines to where the natural -- natural gas where it needs to go in the northeast. so this is a commonsense bill that is being presented to help solve this problem of energy needs in america and if we're going to be competitive in the global marketplace, we need yes, we need good, low cost residential electricity prices but we also need low cost manufacturing and heavy industry electricity prices in order to compete in a global marketplace. that's what h.r. 161 is all about, and i'd urge the members to support this legislation that was drafted by mr. pompeo of kansas. and i'd yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky yields bbancof his time. all time for debate on h.r. 161 has now expired. pursuant to house resolution 38 the previous question is ordered on the bill. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits and approvals required under federal law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion or operation of any natural gas pipeline projects. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the bill? mr. pallone: i am opposed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman qualifies. the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: mr. pallone of new jersey moves to recommit the bill h.r. 161 to the committee on energy and commerce with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith with the following amendment -- at the end of the bill add the following -- mr. whitfield: mr. speaker, i reserve a point of order on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the point of order is reserved. the clerk will continue. the clerk: section 3 pipeline owner responsibility in the event of an explosion. the provisions of this act shall not take effect unless the federal energy regulatory commission in consultation with appropriate regulatory agencies determined that in the implementation of this act one, taxpayers will not be held liable for any repair or environmental cleanup from a natural gas pipeline explosion and, two pipeline owners will bear full responsibility for damages in any community resulting from a natural gas pipeline explosion including for loss of life. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for five minutes in support of his motion. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as i mentioned before during the general debate, i and my constituents witnessed and went through a few years ago when i was in congress a natural gas pipeline explosion. it was devastating to the community. we had many people that -- who lost their homes. it was actually several apartment buildings, and even to this day the memory of that is very much ingrained in the residents of during ham woods, the largest -- durham woods, the largest municipality i represent in edison, new jersey. in this motion to recommit, the provisions of this act will not take effect unless the ferc determines the taxpayers will not be held liable for any repair or environmental compleenup from a gas pipeline -- cleanup from a gas pipeline explosion and the pipeline owners will bear full responsibility of the damages resulting from a natural gas pipeline explosion, including the loss of life. it seems to me that that's the minimum that we should expect when there is such an explosion and believe me, at the time when that explosion occurred in durham woods in my district there were many instances where we had to have environmental cleanups and where the community was exposed to tremendous damages. so it seems to me that under the circumstances that this makes -- this motion to recommit makes perfect sense. and mr. speaker, let me point out, there have been many pipeline explosions. i mean, i'm not going to go through the entire list. in fact, the one in my district is one of the ones that's mentioned here. but beginning just in the last 10 or 15 years, there have been numerous explosions. we're not talking about something that doesn't happen. at this time i'd like to yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from california, mr.ed aer -- mr. aguilar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. the gentleman from new jersey has to remain hisee mr. aguilar: thank you mr. speaker. natural gas pipeline explosions do happen. run exploded in mississippi last week. last year pipelines exploded in minnesota, nebraska north dakota and kentucky. in 2013, a pipeline south of dallas exploded. reports described the massive explosion, and i quote, shooting flames high in the air and prompting evacuations from nearby homes and a school district with black smoke visible for some 20 miles. and in 2010, a natural gas pipeline exploded in san bernardino california, in my home state of california, claws 'causing an explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. even aztec nothing has improved pipelines have failed. we should make clear that this legislation in the event of a catastrophic failure of a pipeline, the taxpayers are not liable for hundreds of millions or billions of dollars in damages these explosions can cause. companies are responsible for the safety and reliability of their pipelines, and we should ensure that they're also liable for the damages caused by those pipelines. last year when this very bill came to the committee on energy and commerce, the president of the pipeline safety trust testified this group is a national independent nonprofit watchdog organization, created using funds from a settlement reached in the aftermath of a pipeline explosion. in washington state that killed three people. the president testified that rushed -- i quote, rushed or worst, incomplete reviews resulting in automatic approvals pose a threat to public safety. to be clear, this is not an organization that opposes new pipelines. they only focus on pipeline safety and they have a serious problem with this bill and the effect on public safety for new pipelines. . the president pointed out that this treats a pipeline across the desert, where it could pose a threat to the life or the property of citizens living nearby. mr. speaker, pipelines can fail. and those failures can have disastrous effects on communities and the environment. this commonsense amendment would protect taxpayers from ever having to pay the cost of pipeline explosions. i hope that we never see another natural gas line explosion, but that would require the history not repeat itself. i urge my colleagues to vote for this motion to recommit and to vote against the underlying bill because of the danger it poses to the communities and the environment. thank you mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. so the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for the remainder of his time. mr. palazzo: mr. speaker, once -- mr. pallone: mr. speaker, once again i listened to my colleague from california talk about the dangers from pipelines. these dangers are real. we've had many explosions over the years, including in my own district. so i think that this bill really puts at risk the possibility of another pipeline explosion. it doesn't provide for enough safety or environmental review. i urge that the members support the motion to recommit because at a minimum it would provide some liability and some way to effectuate a cleanup and pay for the damages that come from an explosion that might take place in the future. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? >> mr. speaker, i withdraw my point of order and claim the time in opposition to the motion. the speaker pro tempore: the reservation is withdrawn and the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the gentleman from new jersey and the speaker from new york raising this safety issue. mr. whitfield: because obviously safety is of a paramount importance to all of us and that's why we do have the pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration that has the responsibility to make sure that these pipelines operate in as safe of a manner as possible. we also recognize that we never get to a point where it is absolutely safe. but h.r. 161 really does not have anything to do with phmsa. our committee does have just diction over phmsa. we've had a lot of hearings on it. we're going to continue to have hearings because we want to maximize pipeline safety. but h.r. 161, which this motion to recommit is addressing this legislation is not about anything except perfecting the 2005 energy policy act. it gave ferc the quarterbacking authority for approving these natural gas pipelines. from thes a pact of the impact on -- from the aspect of the impact on clean water, clean air and species. so this legislation simply gives ferc the authority that many of its commissioners ask for and that is that they have some authority to convince these agencies to start looking at the impacts of the applications earlier in the process rather than at the end. so even after the one-year process is over, they still have 90 days, they may ask for another 30 days. and so with that, because of that reason that this is are this is not a pipeline safety bill -- that this is not a pipeline safety bill, it's a process bill, i would respectfully request that we defeat this motion to recommit and i look forward to working with the gentleman from new jersey and others on pipeline safety as we have hearings and legislation about phmsa. with that i would yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yiel bk e balan oti. without objeconpr question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. mr. pallone: i'd like the yeas and nays, please. the speaker pro tempore: the yeasndayare requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays w a raistdi until unte seueravg ar tsnysre ordered. members will record their votes by ectnidece. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20 the chair will reduce to five minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage of the bill if ordered. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 182, the nays are 241. the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: on that i demand the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and ys wse remstdi until cot. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and naya ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states usof representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 253 and e nays are 169. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the bill is passed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise >> mr. speaker, by direction of the democratic caucus, i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 40, resolved that the following named members be and are hereby elected to the following standing committees of the house of representatives. one, committee on agriculture -- mr. becerra: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. without objection the reon is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair lays before the house a message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section 202-d of the national emergencies act, 50 united states code 1622-d, provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration the president publishes in the federal register and transmits to the congress a notice stating that emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision, i have sent to the federal register for publication the enclosed notice stating that national emergency declared with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the middle east peace process is to continue in effect beyond january 23, 2015. the crisis with respect to grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the middle east peace process that led to the deck layeration of a national emergency on january 23 1995, has not been involved. terrorist groups continue to engage in activities that have the purpose or effect of threatening the middle east peace process and that are hostile to the united states' interests in the region. such actions continue to pose unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the united states. therefore, i have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the middle east peace process and to maintain and enforce the sanctions against them to respond to this threat. signed barack obama, the white house. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committee on foreign affairs and ordered printed. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma ek cti? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today because i believe every life is a gift. our nation was built on the right to life. mr. russell: our founding fathers wrote that all men are created equal and that we have certain undeniable right, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. our government was institutioned to secure these rights, not take them away. i stand with hundreds of thousands of people from across the country who traveled to our nation's capital to tell lawmakers that we must protect the innocent. that we must fight for those who cannot defend themselves. i'm proud of many young people who are in washington, d.c. this week to defend life. you are the voice of the voiceless and you are the future. i'm proud to join so many of my colleagues in this chamber today to defend the life and spread this message that every life is a gift. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> to address the house floor for one minute, to unanimous consent, and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tpo: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for on e. >> as the president noted in his state of the union address last evening, we should be proud of the progress we've made since the great recession but there's still so much to do on growth, especially for paycheck progress. for most americans, especially in the san francisco bay area, here's our reality. costs all around us are going up, wages are staying flat. that is a right angle that is taking american families in the wrong direction. pay for paycheck progress we must reform our tax code so it's fair for all americans and finally ensure equal pay for equal work. instead of addressing these issues, many house republicans are calling for giveaways for special interests, rolling back women's critical health issues. let's be real. in the 1990's it was, it's the economy, stupid. you ask any american family today, it's my paycheck, stupid. if we focus on one thing this congress. let's make sure that it's the paychecks of working class americans. the american people deserve better than what is being served up. let's work together on paycheck progress, not partisanship. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. 3,288 per day 137 per hour, one every 26 seconds, that's how many children are denied their god-given right to life each and every day. mr. messer: as we mark the 42nd anniversary of roe v. wade, we should remember each of those children and the potential each had. i am unapologetically pro-life and have been a longtime supporter of efforts to protect the unborn, because every human life is precious. we must continue to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. today, i stand on behalf of those children and of future children who may never have a chance. we must stand together and never forget until the battle for life is won. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek c? mr. johnson: to address this body and to revise and extend for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank, speak. mr. speaker today i introduced the grand jury reform act, which requires the appointment of a special prosecutor to conduct an investigation and present the results to a judge which is in an open courtroom proceeding whenever a police officer kills an individual while on duty. after police officers killed two unarmed black men in 2014 and secret grand juries failed to indict these officers, i'm honoring dr. king's legacy by offering legislation that restores trust in our justice system while ensuring a fair process for all. we are the beneficiaries of dr. king's legacy and we must face our challenges with the same resolve as he. i urge my fellow colleagues to support this commonsense bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend -- i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the thousands of students from across the country who are participating in tomorrow's march for life event. i'm praying for safe travels for all the groups from my district, including st. thomas moore high school, st. louis parish, the parish i attended mass at this weekend, holy family -- holy trinity in stonington illinois, and the illinois life caravan as they drive through the night and travel almost 800 miles to come to washington to stand up for what they believe in. i have renewed hope and faith in our nation's young people, as i see students from high school to elementary school showing commitment to life. i'm proud to be pro-life. i believe it is my duty and part of my faith to stand up for those who cannot speak for themselves and i will continue to do so as i serve in this great congress. in the words of pope francis all life has an estimateable value, even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor are the masterpieces of god's creation made in his own image, destined to live forever and deserving of the utmost reference and respect. i want to thank all of those who are standing here for life with us, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expire atueoeth gentlemafr ktuy rnion? mr. yarmuth: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speao e: witht jt the gentleman is recogzefoon min mr. rmh:ha y. mr. speaker, last night president obama addressed the nation and reminded us of the crossroads at which we stand. do we continue on the path we're on where only a select few prosper while so many struggle or will we instead work to rebuild our middle class, grow our economy and create new opportunities for success? but here today listening to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, it's clear that the priorities of this body's majority are not in line with the majority of americans. the american people don't want more of the same. they want better access to education, better infrastructure and an honest chance at the american dream. they want a fair college loan system, they want the relief of knowing that their retirement and their parent's retirement is safe and sound not left to the whims of wall street. and as president obama made clear, they want a tax system that rewards work, not wealth. i'm proud to support many of the priorities laid out in last night's speech because they put practicality above partisan politics. let's hope for the sake of the american people that this congress does the same. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recogti? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the genogzorne minute. >> thank you mr. speaker. on the anniversary, the 42nd anniversary of roe v. wade, i stand with my colleagues in defense of innocent human life. mr. emmer: my wife and i were blessed with seven beautiful children, each with their own unique gifts. since roe v. wade, more than 56 million unborn babies have been robbed of the chance to reach their true potential. our nation's role as a defender of the rights to life in liberty erode with each innocent life that is taken. this is not a partisan issue or a judgment of others, but we must never stop defending the rights of those who cannot speak for themselves. in an era where common ground can be hard to find, i am honored to serve with the men and women dedicated to the protection of these most basic of liberties. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recogni sgs -- recognition? mr. conaway: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise andxtd remarks. the speapror withoutbjon the gentl ignorne minute. mr. conawa this house tomorrow will consider h.r. 36, the pain capable act, and i'll support that bill because it will support most children in the circumstances because it does not protect all children. every child at 20 weeks and older deserves protection from the violence perpetrated on them in the womb by late-term abortions. this bill does not protect all children because it gives an exception for children conceived in rape and incest. no child 20 weeks and older should be subjected to that regardless of their circumstances which they are conceived. i encourage my colleagues to work to try to correct that injustice as well and i hope this bill will be perfect tomorrow in the sense it will protect every single child 20 weeks and older because none of them deserve less and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yies ck. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for on e. >> mr. sak i rise today in honor and respect of the thousands of people who will come to our city to rally, to give support to the life of the unborn. many years ago, while in london i saw a video that depicted the life as they described it of the baby, 25 years ago. it wasn't anything less than a baby. mr. speaker, i'm a father, i'm a grandfather. mr. pitener: i've got nine -- mr. pittenger: i've got nine grand babies. that baby might be the cure for alzheimer's. only god knows. i thank the leadership for bringing forth this legislation tomorrow. i respect them for doing it. we need to rally and support to show our commitment to the life of the unborn. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. are there further one-minute requests? the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. hastings of florida for today and tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek rni sgs recognition? mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. smith: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extd eirerks on the topic of our special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. smith: mr. speaker it's igeo yield to my good friend and colleague from ann wagner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend for one mt. the chair announces the speaker's reappointment pursuant to section 4-d of house resolution 5, 114th congress, and the order of the house of january 6 2015, of the following individuals to serve as are the governing board of the office of congressional ethics. the clerk: nominated by the speaker with the concurrence of the minority leader -- mr. porter j. goss of florida, chairman. mr. james m. eagen of colorado, mr. allison hayward of virginia mr. biggert of virginia, alternate. with the concurrence of the speaker, mr. david scaggs of colorado co-chairman. brigadier general retired belinda pinke of virginia, mr. karen english of arizona, mr. mike barnes of virginia alternate. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6 2015, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. . mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes or such time as she may consume to the distinguished gentlelady from missouri. mrs. wagner: thank you very much. i appreciate and thank the gentleman for yielding and for hosting this very important special order today. and for his lifetime of service in protecting the right of the unborn. those who have no voice. so i thank you, sir. mr. speaker i rise today in support of the sanctity of life.
that facility was immediately evacuated as a precaution. the entire base though not put on lockdown. as the first responders are at work right now, deeper onto this base civilians even off base say they noticed a clearly heightened law enforcement presence. one man described an officer pulling him over right off base. >> seemed like they were being cautious, as safe as possible. he was definitely nice and just trying to look out for me and everybody else it seemed like. >> reporter: basically heightened alert then? >> yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: heightened alert, indeed especially given international events over the past weeks. nbc news has learned that the package that was suspicious was suspicious in part because it was left unattended. we are waiting to get word from officials on the base as they continue their investigation. that is the very latest. live right now in wrightstown, new jersey, george spencer, "nbc10 news." something completely different now. sniffling, sneezing, body aches, you name it. >> the deeper into winter we go more and more people are coming down with some kind of seasonal sickness. nbc10's christine maddela. >> reporter: we reached out to hospitals, doctors' offices, urgent care clinics. they are all treating more cases of flu and respiratory illsnesses, as well as colds. >> cough, fever. >> reporter: she caught her virus from her husband. she told me nearly all her family members and coworkers have gotten sick. >> been in bed the past few days. >> reporter: if you have a sly russ, you just have to treat the symptoms. >> we're limited in what we can do treatmentwise. people who have viral illnesses and viral symptoms there's no medication that's going to be a cure-all that will make that go away quickly. many of our patients will come in, requesting antibiotics for what is likely a viral infection. and antibiotics do nothing to shorten the course of a viral illness. they don't treat it at all. >> reporter: tamiflu is one medication that can shorten the duration of flu, but it's expensive and works best if you take it within 48 hours of when you notice symptoms. >> that means they've got to get a prescription for it get it from a pharmacy. and sometimes that 48 hours disappears very quickly. >> reporter: best way to keep all these viruses at bay? good old hand washing. >> if you don't wash your hands repeatedly and often, can you share this with your colleagues and family members. >> reporter: we checked in with mainline health because they don't want the flu to spread, they're asking anyone with flu-like symptoms to refrain from visiting their pediatric center at bryn mawr hospital as well as neonatal facilities. at 5:45 a growing health threat for young children. it's called rsv, a highly contagious respiratory disease that starts as a cold. tonight nbc10 talked to the parents of one child whose condition rapidly deteriorated. some parts of the nbc10 viewing area started the day with snow. nbc10 in wildwood with snow that accumulated on streets and sidewalks. other towns saw a wintry mix. >> ted greenberg sent us this video. there was a coating on the cars and on the ground. kids always love it though, don't they? they're headed to school. >> much of this morning's snow is already melted. here's a live look at the beach in cape may where about a half inch fell today. if you look closely, there is still some snow out there on the dunes. regardless of whether it snowed where you were there's plenty of cold air across the region to deal with. >> it was really cold out there. nbc10 meteorologist sheena parveen is with us. what can we expect? >> we don't expect any more snow. some areas along the shore may be getting light snow. yes, the cold is still with us. 32 degrees right now in philadelphia. this is really the peak of our temperatures today. 33 in atlantic city and through the lehigh valley. we're only in the mid to upper 20s. here's a look at the radar. we're really drying out along our shore communities. also in much of delaware. but like i mentioned, a few flakes may be falling from cape may courthouse all the way up to atlantic city. the radar is still picking up on a little band of light moisture. mostly north of cape may. still along the shore in cape may. we could be seeing flakes in millville, otherwise we'll be drying out along the shore. the rest of the area cold and dry for this evening. by 6 p.m. still around the upper 20s in philadelphia. 8 p.m. upper 20s. by 10:00 tonight, we'll start to see some clouds breaking. but temperatures still on the cold side. as we go into the weekend, though, we have some changes in the forecast. i'll show you more details on that coming up. >> all right, sheena. security is tighter at the delaware national guard base in new castle. >> nbc10 broke this story first on our mobile app before 11 a.m. nbc10 learned over the last couple of days a number of people went to the air guard security gates claiming they were lost. at least one car turned around and drove off before security officers got to get a look at them or their plates. tonight just to be safe guard leaders have raised the security levels at their facilities. >> happened over the course of two days monday and tuesday. four or five times we had this happen. so, that raised the red flag to us. >> the fbi and homeland security are going to help the guard go back through its surveillance video. delaware state police officials tell nbc10 they're increasing patrols around guard facilities up and down the state of delaware. we are following a developing story out of texas. >> that's where a prison bus crashed, killing ten people. nbc10's jim joins us. >> two correction officers and eight prisoners were killed. the scenes from penwell texas, in the western part of the state. police say a texas department of criminal justice bus carrying 15 people skidded from the icy interstate careened over an overpass and slammed into the side of a moving train. another corrections officer and four inmates were also hurt. the two engineers on the union pacific train with four locomotives and 58 cars carrying packages were not hurt. investigators with the ntsb are on their way to the scene right now. jim rosenfield. a philadelphia traffic court judge who lied to a grand jury in a ticket-fixing probe. a judge sentenced michael lowry to 20 months in prison. a jury acquitted him of fixing traffic tickets but convicted him of perjury. it's part of a sweeping indictment that shut down philadelphia's traffic court. it alleges the judges had a long-standing practices of giving special consideration to personal and political friends. former sportscaster don tollefson resumed testifying at his trial in bucks county. he insists he's just a bad businessman and not a con artist. he is accused of selgs more than $340,000 in bogus sports packages to benefit charities that did not exist. how about this a robbery suspect with bad fashion sense could help philadelphia police catch him and another guy. video from inside the market in logan monday night. one man walks in pulls a gun on the cashier demanding money. he's wearing a homemade mask. check it out, two different colored shoes. police are also looking for this man. if you know anything about this crime, call police. it's a chance for riders to weigh in on stuff that's current and upcoming projects. septa has a lot of projects planned. nbc10 attended one of two open houses set for today. the purpose is to inform riders about the projects they're working on and, secondly, to get feedback. >> station work that will be under way in the program. that is vital to our customers. that's very important to septa. >> a second meeting is under way until 7:00 tonight. anyone who is interested may attend. a warning from the state of pennsylvania. many towns and cities in our area are teetering right on the edge of financial disaster because they can't afford to play their employee pensions. five municipalities including philadelphia are ranked among the state's most distressed cities owing millions in unpaid pections. large cities like philadelphia have more wiggle room. for smaller towns, the burden can be substantial with shy of 3,000 residents, they owe $3 million in unpaid pension contributions making local residents worried a tax hike may be necessary. >> that's a lot for a little borough like that. taxes keep going up and we don't get any more for our money than we did before. >> experts say towns will either need to raise taxes or cut pension benefits. in some extreme cases, some towns will likely consider bankruptcy. the state auditor's office is urging most cities to transition away from pensions to 401(k)-type plans. we're still a few months away from the tax deadline, so consider this warning. you may not get your refund check on time. why the irs is already telling taxpayers about an unexpected processing delay. just pointing this out now. it is happy hour. we'll tell you why a new study might have you passing on half-priced drinks. oh, my god! woo! >> and next a close encounter out at sea. watch as a sight-seeing tour sees a little too much. we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job posting our vacation pics. stop living with half-fast internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - uploads as fast as downloads. get a fios triple play for just $79.99 a month online for two years and get a $400 bonus with a two year agreement! hurry! it's your last chance. this offer ends january 17th. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v break news from washington, d.c. that's where federal authorities filed charges against an ohio man they say wanted to attack the u.s. capitol. >> 20-year-old christopher lee cornel from near cincinnati is charged. the fbi said he began posting comments on twitter supporting isis last august. agents say they have been investigating him for months. now to an update on breaking news we have been telling you about since 4:00. evacuation orders were just lifted at joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst in burlington county after a suspicious package was found. investigators found the package was nothing hostile. a top leader of al qaeda's branch in yemen has now claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at a french magazine. but french authorities call the claim opportunistic and say they have no evidence of al qaeda's direct involvement. in the meantime france has sent an aircraft carrier to the middle east to work more closely with the coalition fighting isis. right now, 120,000 security forces are protecting sensitive sites around france. also today, 3 million copies of the new "charlie hebdo" magazine flew right off the shelves after terrorists killed 12 people at their office last week. the magazine is sending a defiant message. >> as nbc's steve handelsman reports, papers here in the u.s. aren't willing to follow their lead. >> reporter: the tiny normally prints 50,000 copies. today's edition of "charlie hebdo" will be 3 million, maybe more. and they're selling fast. people in paris waited hours for theirs. it's exactly a week since islamic extremists massacred much of "charlie hebdo's" staff. al qaeda of yemen today took credit for the attack. but defiantly on page 1 of today's edition is again, an image of muhammad. nbc news is not using the caricature. the prophet is shedding a tear but saying all is forgiven. it's another prove oeprovocation, say activists. at the museum in washington it's clear most american newspapers are covering the "charlie hebdo" story without the image of muhammad. it's on websites that many muslims are relieved it's not on page 1 mere here. >> we're big supporters much the first amendment and free expression, but just because you can do something doesn't mean you have to do something. >> reporter: a veteran editor agrees. >> it will offend people. you know and we make those decisions as journalists, i think, every single day. >> reporter: it's not fear? >> i think you can't live in a post-"charlie" world without that. >> reporter: at new castle air guard in delaware is on alert as middle eastern men approached the gate in way soldiers considered suspicious this week before the new edition of "charlie hebdo" went on sale. copies are already on ebay where the bidding for one went for over $400. steve handelsman nbc news washington. stick around for "nbc nightly news" to get the latest on the developments for more search for suspects in these attacks and what france is doing to protect its citizens at 6:30 on nbc10. u.s. attorney general eric holder arrived in philadelphia tomorrow. he's taking part in a roundtable discussion. the focus, improving relationships between law enforcement and the community. holder, mayor michael nutter police commissioner michael ramsey and others will also address concerns about violence directed at police. >> there's a lot of work that needs to be done. law enforcement can't do all of it but working together we can certainly accomplish a lot. >> similar discussions have taken place in atlanta, cleveland, memphis and chicago. the woman killed when a washington, d.c. metro tunnel filled with smoke yesterday has ties to our area. 61-year-old carol glover earned a computer science degree from drexler university. she worked at a federal communications company and took the metro to work for two decades. neighbors remember her warm, friendly smile. >> would play out here with my son and we would see her coming home and, you know exchange pleasantries. hello, how are you? very sweet. very nice lady. so it's a horrible tragedy. >> engineers say an electrical malfunction caused the smoke. it looks like a worker at the cdc is out of the woods after being exposed positive ebola. the incident happened just before christmas. the technician has shown no symptoms of the deadly virus. it usually takes three weeks for the symptoms to appear. the cdc is now looking into how the exposure happened and how to prevent more in the future. for the first time in eight years, the fda's approved a new device to help people battle obesity. it's called the miceaestro rechargeable system. it uses electrodes to make the stomach think it's full. the company hasn't said how much it will cost but it's trying to get health care reimbursement for patients. the more you work during the week, the higher your risk of drinking too much. finnish researchers studied more than 00,000 people in 14 countries. they found people who work 49 to 59 hours a week were about 13% more likely to have risky alcohol consumption compared to those who worked 35 to 40 hours a week. for women, risky drinking is considered to be 14 or more drinks a week. for men, that number jumps to 21 or more drinks a week. after the snow at the shore this morning, we are drying out. mostly. but there are still a few snow showers on radar. i'll show you that in just a second. we will be staying cold as we go through the rest of this week. all the way into the start of the weekend. then as we go into sunday milder temperatures will move in but we will also have some showers with that too. the cold returns, though next week so that mild blast is really just for one short day. here's a live look outside center city where we still have the clouds around. overnight tonight we'll see the clouds breaking up more. but it is going to stay cold and get colder than it is right now. in philadelphia 32 degrees is the temperature. feels more like 25 degrees when you factor in the breeze which will be lightening up a lot as we go through the overnight hours tonight. north and west we're in the 20s. mid to upper 20s. 27 allentown. 27 degrees in reading. much of south jersey, a little above freezing closer to the shore. 35 degrees, stone harbor. 32 in millville. still a few snow showers we're watching on radar closer to the shore, so we still have a lot of moisture that's hanging offshore but is still moving inland. so, close to the shore, cape may county also up to atlantic city down to wildwood we could see light snow showers. this goes a little farther inland in cape may county. around the millville area maurice river seeing light snowfall. we don't expect it to amount to anything but other than that it's going to get colder as we go through tonight, especially when the snow starts to end as well. take a look at how much of the country is seeing the cold air. it's not just us. even though overnight we'll be dropping to around 20 in philadelphia. the cold air is pretty much everywhere. the only place you'll see temperatures in the 60s is in south florida. so it is going to be cold even to end out the week into the weekend. at least we stay dry. future weather thursday into friday, we stay nice and dry. even going into saturday. big area of high pressure keeps us dry. but we will be staying cold to start out the weekend. now we go into sunday. big changes starting on sunday. it will get milder with more of a south wind but this also comes with some rain in the forecast. so, the mild temperatures will also be bringing rain showers. not snow showers. mostly cloudy for tonight. it is going to get colder. 25 degrees for the low in philadelphia. 15 areas most and west. mostly cloudy skies. breaking up a little more tomorrow, mix of clouds and sun. cold temperatures still staying at about the mid to upper 30s tomorrow afternoon. then we go into friday. winds are going to start to pick up. temperatures in the upper 30s. stays that way for saturday. but more in the way of sunshine. there you see 10-degree jump in temperatures going into sunday. 48 for the high. then the rain showers move in and as we go into next week, we are back in the 30s. it's one trip a group of sight seers won't soon forget. >> a group of vakers in hawaii walked away with one whale of a tale. >> it's going to ram us! >> oh my god! >> those tourists took this video off the coast of maui over the weekend. they were watching a whale when it started to move toward them. they moved toward -- moved toward the tour boat. rammed it. everybody was okay. the whale was okay. you look at that and you think, they need a bigger boat. >> on a whale-watching expedition you want to see whales but not that close. >> they got what they paid for. >> the impact moved that boat about five feet. this next story may seem like a minor stat but for police it's personal. watch as this man takes off with a philadelphia officer's bike and more. and when you think philadelphia, does shopping come to mind? if not, maybe it should. why the city of brotherly love beat out new york l.a. and other spots when it comes to its shopping experience. a lot of people could be asking this year, where's my refund refund? the head of the irs says budget cuts have forced them to cut back which means taxpayers might get their refund a week late. those with questions will have to wait to get help from irs hot line. experts say this comes at a bad time because the new health care law will make people's taxes even more complicated. >> so it seems like a lot of learning will go on this year so it's a particularly bad year for the irs to be cutting back on services -- for the irs to have to cut back on services. >> the irs warns fewer than half of people that call their hot line will get through and the wait times will be much longer. when you think of what philadelphia is best known for. cheesesteak comes to mind. philadelphia is also loved for shopping. philadelphia ranked number two in the world for shopping. it beat out new york city, chicago and san francisco. only barcelona, spain, ranked higher. now, a special note the magazine says readers should head to reading terminal market which offers everything from food to books to home decor. you can get pretty much everything at reading terminal market. >> i agree with that. that's a good suggestion. parts of our area today saw snow. >> for the rest of us it's been cold enough for snow. and the colder it gets the greater the danger for a potentially deadly fire. doug shimell with more. >> reporter: well is it all those space heaters or the way you're using them that are causing house fires? those stories coming up. and drawing a line in the sand. what jersey shore leaders are planning to get its neighbors to sign off on on a new controversial dune building plan. plus all new on "nbc10 news" at 6:00, a middle school sex tape. who's now facing charges in a case that shocked the local community. at 5:30, evacuation orders have been lifted as a military base at mcguire-dix-lakehurst after a suspicious package was found. george expenser is live outside the base. >> what are we being told about the investigation, the evacuation and, of course, it's all been lifted to this point? >> reporter: yeah keith all of this really just unfolding over the past 25 minutes. the word of the all-clear passed down from military leaders just shortly after our 5 p.m. report. right now you can see the wrightstown gate behind me a significant entrance here has been reopened to traffic. reflecting that. we've been tracking this story since this suspicious package was first found at the base exchange and commissary at 2:10 this afternoon. we have now confirmed that the package was nothing hostile. officials will not say what was inside that package. the commissary was immediately evacuated in the minutes and hours afterwards as a precaution. come back out live. we can tell you, you do the math, this investigation lasted for right around three hours. that all clear coming out after 5:00 this afternoon. and we do not know exactly what was inside this suspicious package except that it was nothing hostile. that is the latest live right now in wrightstown off base. i'm george spencer, "nbc10 news." right now at 5:30 we are in for a cold night across the area. we barely made it to the freezing mark today. and some areas began the day with a few hours of snow. it's only going to get colder today. >> nbc10 meteorologist sheena parveen is here with what we can expect for this evening. we've been used to the cold. >> yes, we've been used to it. i hope you like it because we're going to continue with the cold temperatures tonight, tomorrow to end the week. the cold keeps spilling down. look how much of the country is in this blue color right now. it is cold across a big portion of the united states. 32 degrees in philadelphia. just at that freezing mark. teens to our north and west. we will be getting colder throughout the overnight hours tonight. the shore did start with the snow this morning. even parts of delaware. right now we are still seeing the remnants of this moisture as it begins to kind of pull away from the area. right off the shore in atlantic city we do have some light snow showers falling all the way down to cape may. this is a light area. it continues into parts of cape may county. also into atlantic county. right across the expressway possibly but again on the lighter side so we don't expect much of any problems only if you are driving and encounter a slowdown on the roadway. the rest of the evening, we'll be in the upper 20s, even 10:00 tonight with the clouds starting to break up. more details on the cold as we go into the weekend and big changes for sunday. that's straight ahead. first alert weather team has been talking about it. january is cooler than normal. >> and as the temperature drops more and more people are doing whatever it takes to try to keep warm. and that is creating a growing danger. nbc10's doug shimell is live in bensalem. >> reporter: the space heater gets a lot of blame for starting a lot of fires. but really is it the space heater or what you're doing with them that is causing house fires? they put the space heater in the lawnry droom to keep the pipes from freezing. >> the space heater's of course but it ignites the clothing. >> reporter: it's one of the ways trying to keep warm is devastating. >> most space heaters are safe. ul listed or fm listed is a big thing, but have you to keep the -- you have to keep combustibles that can easily burn away from them. >> reporter: but the space heater isn't always the culprit. investigators say this house fire last friday happened in the wiring where the space heater was plugged in. >> and the attic is completely burnt out. >> reporter: the owners told investigators the breaker box kept tripping each time they plugged it in. >> get an electrician out there to check somebody into it. not just keep forcing that breaker. again, the chances of a fire happening is increasing. >> reporter: investigators in philadelphia are checking to see if a morning fire in north philadelphia and one in southwest philadelphia were caused by people trying to keep warm. and if you've got any questions about how to use a space heat are properly, simply call your local fire department. live in bensalem, i'm doug shimell, "nbc10 news." we may never know what started this fire at a burlington county landmark. flames ripped through the columbia farmer's market back in november. today investigators listed the causes of the fire as undetermined. they say it will probably stay that way. parts of the farmer's market remain closed as repairs are made, but the majority of it is open. the search for a killer continues tonight, more than 24 hours after a woman was shot and killed while waiting to catch the bus to work. >> police are sorting through new clues. nbc10 deanna durante spent the day back at the scene. what have you learned? >> reporter: new clues are also surveillance video they have found in the area of that crime scene that happened yesterday morning when 56-year-old kim jones was heading to work. she left her house, which was about a block from the septa bus station. the 23 bus she takes into center city police say someone shot her in the back of the head. police say she was targeted but they do not know why. they say nothing was stolen from her and that whoever killed her knew her daily routine, a routine she had been following for years. investigators are hoping they can find more surveillance video. sources tell me they're back out in the neighborhood back out in areas around the crime scene looking again for police cameras, cameras on temple campus and neighborhood cameras that may have shown what this killer looked like. tonight a $20,000 reward is still out there for whoever killed kim jones. police are asking for your help. if you were in the area of 12th and jefferson yesterday morning around 9:00 9:30 philadelphia police want to hear from you. again, a $20,000 reward is being offered in this case. reporting live in the digital operation center, deanna durante durante, "nbc10 news." stay a look at this. a thief stealing a philadelphia police bike. what the crook didn't know security cameras captured the entire thing. we'll show it to you a couple times here. the officer parked his bike in the lobby of an apartment building in washington square on friday. he was responding to a complaint. while the officer was on the fourth floor, you could see the man casually walk away with that bike. the man also stole a cpr mask and other police equipment. a jailhouse letter is giving us new insight into the mind of the former montgomery county housewife known as jihad jane. she is serving ten years for planning to kill an artist who sa tarized the prophet muhammad. in a letter she says she was motivated by love for her prophet and feminine pride. she called herself jihad jane online and pleaded guilty to conspiracy discharges last year. the line drawn in sand by one jersey shore community is going before a judge tomorrow. today the mayors of neighboring longport and ventner voiced their concerns. they came on to urge margate leaders and urge state authorities to settle their differences now. >> they stand to suffer a great loss if margate does not complete the dune project. it's not a question of if. it's a question when our boardwalks will be ended. >> the other towns can't move forward to protect their beaches unless margate participates. parents, listen up. it starts as a cold and turns into a potentially dangerous illness. it's called rsv. a highly contagious respiratory disease. doctors say there's a big uptick in local cases. tonight, hear from one parent about how their child's condition quickly deteriorated. a short ride earns a cabbie a big tip. i'm vince lattanzio with the story about great gratuity. welcome back. i'm nbc10's vince lattanzio with this inspirational story. a taxi driver in philadelphia got the tip of a lifetime for, get this a one-minute trip. he earned nearly $1,000 on a $4 fare. thinking it was a mistake, the cabbie stopped the passenger. hear what he said with the full story on the nbc10 app. >> generous, even after the holidays. thank you, vince. we know this all too well. it's cold and flu season. parents, there's another serious health threat to know about. it's called rsv. doctors across our area are reporting a slew of new cases. what you need to know to keep your children safe. and another cold night tonight. we're still tracking snow along the shore. temperatures will be dropping for the rest of the week. a cold end and then big changes as we go into your weekend. i'll show you all these details coming up. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch. upload speeds as fast as your download speeds. so large files are sent in a snap and video conferences with customers are seamless. don't miss your last chance to get $300 when you switch to fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement. 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followed her and killed her. there was a surveillance camera across the street from where jones was killed. the season of sickness is upon us. we are checking with hospitals throughout our area. we have learned the flu, stomach viruss and upper respiratory viruss are the three offenders. doctors say they plan to treat more patients this winter through early spring. the flu isn't the only virus making people sick in our area right now. several hospitals tell us they are seeing an uptick in rsv. that's a virus hitting children. >> we have a report dpr bryn mawr hospital. >> reporter: before a nurse can walk into the hospital reach of this 2-year-old she must cover herself with protective gear. everyone is warned by a sign on the door to take precautions. she has rsv, highly contagious up per uper respiratory disease. >> she had a cough. we thought it was just a cold. then the cough got worse and there was wheezing. >> reporter: joe says his little girl needs oxygen to breathe. he said their doctor didn't waste any time after she was seen in the office. >> he said no she needs to go right to the er. >> the very young and very old are the most seriously effected. you or i would probably just get something like a severe chest cold. >> reporter: rsv can live up to six hours on counter tops and hard surfaces 30 minutes on hands and tissues. several hospitals in our area tell us they've seen a spike in cases. >> we are seeing a lot of this right now. but we see a lot of it every winter. >> reporter: she will likely go home this weekend, not soon enough for dad. >> a little scary for a little while. >> i can imagine that. there's no vaccine to prevent rsv. the best way to prevent getting it is hand washing, avoiding sick people all together and staying home in you're sick. when it comes to the flu, doctors say college students are at an especially high risk of contracting the virus. local proefrs tell us it's a big concern now with thousands of college students returning from winter break. they're also bringing these germs back with them. doctors tell us the best defense against the flu is getting a flu shot. and it is cold outside. right around freezing in philadelphia, areas north and west already in the 20s. and it will stay cold as we end out the week. cold through your friday even as we go into the weekend. cold into saturday. but sunday that's when we will notice pretty big changes. milder air moves in and this will also bring us a chance for rain showers. cold air returns next week so the mild air is really only here for one day. a live look at blue mountain ski resort where some people still braving the cold. skiing snowboarding. 23 degrees in mt. pocono. the wind is calm so it doesn't feel any colder. but throughout parts of our area, feels a little colder with a light breeze around. not too bad, though. 27 in allentown and reading right now. actual temperature, 25 degrees, pottstown. 31 degrees right now in trenton. south jersey and delaware at or below freezing inland but stone harbor now 34 degrees. 33 in atlantic city. and right along the shore, that's where we had the snow this morning. that's where we're also seeing a little area of snow. now kind of spreading out across cape may and atlantic counties. now we're zooming into cape may county. from cape may up to sea isle city along shore points even farther inlandwehr possibly seeing light snow falling. this is continuing up through atlantic city the a.c. expressway could be seeing a few flakes right now. then you see the snow offshore too. we're right on the edge of all the moisture that is well offshore. it just so happens to be cold enough higher up to give us some snow. stretching into sussex county. should not amount to much but if you are in those areas, be careful if you're driving. future weather here keeps us dry but cold as we go into tomorrow. ending out the week for your friday. we stay dry but cold. then we go into saturday big area of high pressure on top of us. we stay dry but we are still cold to start off the weekend. the milder air does not get here until sunday. winds start to shift in from the south, bringing in the mild air. an area of low pressure tracks over us and that will be bringing rain showers. not snow showers. but it will be at least mild to end out the weekend. you'll just need that umbrella for your sunday too. for tonight, mostly cloudy cold again. 25 for the low in philadelphia. 15 degrees areas north and west. the winds will be lighter, so it won't make it feel extremely colder. clouds and sun as we go through tomorrow. staying dry and also cold. temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. friday we'll be staying still in the 30s. a little more in the way of sunshine going into the weekend. temperatures in the upper 30s on saturday but then as we go into sunday that's about a 10 degree jump. 48 degrees. it's going to feel good for your sunday with all the cold air we've seen recently. again, that comes with rain showers. we could see a few flakes falling as we go into monday martin luther king day. temperatures in the upper 30s. and we stay in the 30s for most of next week so that cold air comes back after that one-day mild temperatures. >> sheena thank you. customers who want pork at chipotle might walk away disappointed. chipotle stopped selling pork at a third of its restaurants because of a problem with one of its suppliers. chipotle said it didn't meet its animal welfare standards. the restaurant chain is reaching out to other suppliers to make up for this shortfall. uber is facing new backlash in pennsylvania. the public utility commission wants to subpoena the company's ceo. right now uber has a temporary license to operate in most of pennsylvania. according to the post gazette in pittsburgh, the commission wants to know how many trips the car service made during a cease and desist order last year. this is the latest problem for uber. 45 cab companies in philadelphia filed a lawsuit claiming they offer unfair competition. philadelphia parking authority has also panned uber x because their drivers use personal cars. a health scare for new jersey state senator jim whalen. he's recovering after undergoing a cardiac procedure to treat an irregular heart beat. he says he feels fine but will be in the hospital a few more days for observation. he had a similar procedure done a few weeks ago but it only worked for a day and a half. pennsylvania's republican party is lashing out against tom wolf's choice for cabinet members. the communications director for the state's republican party said quote, tom wolf promised to bring a fresh perspective but, instead, he has chose ton surround himself with as many former appointeess of ed rendell as possible, end quote. they cite seven new members of wolf's cabinet who also served under rendell. nbc10 reached out to governor-elect wolf's office. necessity say wolf has appointed experienced leaders from the private and public sector including the ridge and corbett administrations. governor-elect wolf will be sworn into office on tuesday. count on nbc10 to bring you the inauguration festivities on area and online at nbc.com. less is more especially at the gas pumps these days. >> prices continue to drop. we'll show you what people are paying all across the tri-state area. plus learn why prices are so different even with gas stations down the road from each other. then coming up on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 was kurt busch dating a trained assassin? we'll tell you the nascar star's unusual claims against the woman he's accused of attacking. it's no secret gas prices are down. it's hard to stand outside and fill up when it's this cold outside but it feels good to do it. look at the prices right now in our area. $2.42 in pennsylvania. $2.31 in delaware. always the lowest $2.06 in new jersey. even in the same state, prices really vary. we did some digging and found gas stations just miles apart charging about a dollar apart. we wanted to know why. the head of political science at rutd gerz camden told us there are political and infrastructure factors for each state. gas stations in new jersey are independently owned creating more competition. pennsylvania however has raised its gas tax nearly 20 cents over the last couple of years. >> underlying the taxes are the age and extent of the infrastructure. i mean, pennsylvania has arguably, a lot older infrastructure than much of new jersey. >> according to lehigh valley live penndot is working to replace more than 600 structurally deficient bridges across the state over the next five years. coming up next on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 -- it's a story that led to a huge response from our viewers. >> a man on video pretending to be an army ranger. the new action designed to prevent so-called stolen valor cases from happening again. showers could have an impact on your weekend plans. i'm tell you when they could arrive in my exclusive first alert forecast. the military on alert because of suspicious activity outside of a local base. all new at 6:00. we're digging into what this new threat level really means. we broke this story on our nbc10 mobile app and now we're learning new details about exactly what happened to raise the alarm at the base in new castle. that's where nbc10 delaware reporter tim furlong joins us. >> you have been looking for answers all day along. what have you found out. >> reporter: this is a very busy base. the vice president uses it whenever he comes in and out of his home state of delaware. they take security very serious here. what they saw over the last couple of days didn't seem right. >> there has been no specific threat identified. >> reporter: the head of the delaware national guard explaining on social media what led to heightened security level at his base. >> our personnel described what might be suspicious activity. >> reporter: drivers pulling up the long driveway to the international security gate monday and tuesday. >> a series of vehicles approaching our gate and asking for directions. or approaching the gate and turning around before they came into contact with our security forces personnel. >> reporter: guard leaders say just to be safe, they raised the security level and called fbi and homeland security. delaware patrol say they have extra patrol up and down the highway. they say this isn't a reaction to the situation in paris. this is just being extra cautious in a situation that might or might not have become a dangerous problem. >> we don't know what is a suspicious activity. we don't know what's a threat. so we're going to be on the safe side and treat everything as if it has a potential to be a threat. >> reporter: that means more i.d. checking more scrutiny of deliveries. guards didn't get the tag numbers. different cars each time. they are checking surveillance video. safety first at this base here in new
warmer start to the day than it was yesterday. meteorologist bill henley is here to verify that this is more enjoyable. bill? >> yes, you will only need to layer up with three coats this morning. versus the whole closet yesterday. and we're not tracking any rain or snow which is what we were showing yesterday move into points along the shore and into southern delaware. now it's just clouds overhead and not much left of that snowfall and sleet event from yesterday. we will see the temperatures climb. but right now they're slowly falling. 20s for trenton, mount holly, millville is at 29. pottstown at 29. it's 30 at philadelphia international. and that is going to come down a little bit more. by 7:00 29 degrees. then a slow warm-up with clouds thinning out a bit. we'll see some breaks of sunshine. 34 degrees at lunchtime. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. right now let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jill nan mealian mele. good morning. >> good morning. a difficult situation all because of an accident that happened in the overnight hours involving a tractor trailer with a passenger vehicle. for a little while 95 northbound had been completely blocked off at route 31 exit 4. this is a live look. i know it's tough to see, but this is the traffic camera right on 95. this is the northbound side right there. that is exit 4, route 31. this is right at the closure point. as we watch right here these vehicles coming up you'll notice we have that left lane of traffic, that left lane open to traffic right now. and the right and center lanes still blocked. there's an accident investigation going on right now. so what i'm seeing is that the left lane is getting by. however, if this stays out there and that investigation is out there for the morning rush this could really back up. it's your best bet to avoid this portion of 95. route 1, that's going to be a good option for you if you need to get around it. i'm closely monitoring that situation on 95. as far as the area bridges go they're looking good. no accidents or delays. however, the bridge there will be an opening around 4:50 this morning for a ship to pass through. when that happens, traffic will be stopped for 10 to 15 minutes. 4:33. few from overnight, police wrapped up searching the parents of ereka crosby. she disappeared new year's eve. kyle was arrested monday night. prosecutors say even though they haven't found a body they have enough evidence to charge him with murder. nbc 10's jesse gary is live in mount laurel. jesse, what can you tell us? >> reporter: tracy, they removed bags of evidence from that home making calls to find out what was in the bags and how it could impact the case. investigators searched with flashlights during the overnight hours. they focused on woods and a shed behind kyle crosby's parents' home in camden county. crosby went missing new year's eve. the department of child protective services gave kyle's parents custody of the couple's 2-year-old daughter. but overnight that state agency took custody of the toddler again. >> it's sad for this baby to go through this at such a young age, don't know nothing. all she got is videos of her and her mother and pictures. >> crosby is being held on $1.2 million bail. his missing wife was last seen with him in cherry hill. i'm calling the county prosecutor's office to try and get more information. i'll update you in the next hour. live in mount laurel jesse gary, nbc 10 news. 4:34. we are also following a developing story in northeast philadelphia. that's where crews are trying to fix this broken water main. look at that. you can still see the water gushing over the tree line there about 150 feet into the air. this is on grant avenue where the water has been spewing all night. the line ruptured around 7:00 p.m. sky 4 10 was over the scene shortly after the break last night. you can see there at the height it was going about 200 feet into the air. the break is on private property. and the line is a service connection. it's not a water main that supplies customers. officials a workers are having trouble finding the right valve to turn off. one worker in fact was injured and taken to the hospital. it's not clear how that worker was hurt or how badly. happening today, u.s. attorney general eric holder will visit philadelphia as part of a nationwide tour aimed at smoothing the relationship between police and the community. holder will meet with mayor michael nutter, commissioner charles ramsey. this follows the unrest in ferguson missouri and new york city after the deaths of two unarmed black men. count on nbc 10 to cover the story throughout the day. check back for details on what happened today's meeting. workers at philadelphia international airport plan to march today, demanding a pay raise already approved by voters but not yet implemented. now, this video shows a previous protest. today's march starts at 11:00 this morning at terminal "f" and will end with a rally at terminals "b" and "c." organizers say most airport workers are still not making the $10.88 minimum wage that voters approved. today's march falls on the birthday of dr. martin luther king jr. who fought for workers' rights. breaking news in atlantic city. >> a new casino is going down a path that's proven devastating elsewhere on the boardwalk. plus it wasn't just drivers affected by the months-long shutdown of the bridge in delaware. how a major roadway nearby also suffered. cold start this morning. we are in the 20s. 29 degrees here at nbc 10. and yes, those are clouds over the city. at least for now. mmm ring ring! ring ring! progresso! wow soup people, i can't believe i'm eating bacon and rich creamy cheese before my sister's wedding. well it's only 100 calories, so you'll be ready for that dress. uh-huh...that's what i'm afraid of. you don't love the dress? i love my sister. 40 flavors. 100 calories or less. 4:38 right now. breaking news in the atlantic city casino crisis. we learned overnight that caesar's entertainment filed for bankruptcy protection just a few hours ago. its plan for restructuring includes getting rid of $10 billion in debt by splitting the company in two divisions. one division would own casino hotels. the other would lease them. caesar's owns four casinos in atlantic city including showboat which filed for bankruptcy and later closed. new jersey is trying a new angle to legalize sports betting in the state. the state filed with an appeals court yesterday focusing on fantasy sports. new jersey is claiming pro sports league profit from fantasy players betting on individual athletes. the pro leagues say fantasy sports do not affect the outcomes of the games. in november a federal judge rejected new jersey's revamped sports gambling law. 4:39 now. this from our delaware bureau. workers will repair a major bridge. del dot is planning to fix the i-95 bridge. officials say work on the 50-year-old span could begin within the next two years. del dot said that bridge is showing extra wear and tear because of extra traffic detoured from i-495 last summer when crews were repairing the buckling supports of the 495 bridge over the christina river. del dot will spend an estimated $180 million over the next decade on bridge repairs. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a quiet but cold view of center city this morning. there are clouds overhead. the temperatures not as brutal as yesterday. it's 30 degrees right now at philadelphia international. the wind has really come down. it's just three miles an hour. there are 20s to be found. pottstown, doylestown trenton, wrights down you're at 28. chester county it's in the 20s for westchester at 27. just a little colder in glenmore right now. we'll see sunshine break through the clouds and the radar stays dry today. no sign of the wet weather that was streaming across delaware and south jersey to start with yesterday. in fact we'll stay dry today and dry into the weekend, too. but as far as a warm-up, it's not going to be huge today. at 11:00 this morning, 31 degrees in the city. upper 20s north and west. and then as we go into the afternoon hours, get some breaks of sunshine. temperatures at least up to 34 degrees. and possibly with a little more sunshine, a little bit higher too. so the forecast is calling for clouds breaking with some sunshine, but a cold one. highs in the 30s today. look at the wet weather that's on the way for the weekend with the seven-day forecast when i'm back in ten. >> wet weather on the way for the weekend? >> say that three times fast. >> it is a weekend, so we will not complain about that. nbc 10's jillian mele is standing by with an update. >> good morning. we continue to follow this accident out of hopewell township. it is a fatal accident so we have a lot of activity on 95 northbound right at route 31, exit 4. it the two right lanes blocked and the far left lane is getting by right now. we have an accident investigation going on. so you can expect to see lane restrictions on this portion of 95 northbound for quite some time throughout the morning. so your best bet is to avoid this completely and stick to route 1. that's going to be a good option if you need to get around it. keep in mind depending on how long this stays out there, even if one lane is open we could see a heavy backup during that morning rush. that's something i'll continue to monitor for you closely and let you know any new information. in ewing township a water main break that happened last night. route 31 northbound. we still have repair work going on. one lane blocked in that area. don't forget the bridge scheduled to open around 4:50 for a ship to pass through. when that happens, traffic will be stopped for a few minutes. tracy? >> thanks. 18 minutes before 5:00. flu took over the ebola. now another virus is starting to spread. >> next the highly contagious infection that is sparking new concerns this morning and what you can do to protect your family. plus a feat once believed impossible accomplished. the incredible climb that puts two americans in the history books. gop officials have nailed down the dates for the republican national convention in cleveland starting on july 18th at quicken loan as reason that running through the 21st. democrats have not announced a location for its convention. philadelphia is in the run ago long with new york and columbus. officials expect to make a decision sometime soon. a jailhouse letter is giving us new insight into the mind of jihad jane. colleen larose is serving ten years for plotting to kill an artist who satirized of prophet muhammad. she called herself jihad jane online and pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges last year. lawmakers in new jersey are calling for tougher laws to crack down on those who falsely pose as members of the military. they cite a recent incident at a local mall. as one example of why stricter laws are needed. >> stone valor right here. stone valor! >> this is video from the bucks county mall. an army veteran confronted a man wearing fatigues. if the new measure passes, imposters would face a minimum of fine of $1,000. measles. now a new nationwide outbreak has health officials on the alert. 2014 was the worst year since 2000 for measles nationwide with triple the number of cases from the year before. health officials in california say someone infected with measles was in the crowded disneyland over the holidays. several cases resulted from that. doctors urge parents to have their parents vaccinated and for adults to get a booster shot. if you're feeling sick, you're not alone. we checked with local doctors to find out if they're treating more patients and what those patients are suffering from and local doctors say they're seeing a 50% increase in stomach viruses and respiratory infections. all are highly contagious. if you have a virus like a flu, antibiotics won't help. doctors say the best way to avoid getting sick is to wash your hands frequentsly, and it's still not too late to get a flu shot. get a free one today in kent county from 9:00 till 3:00 in the legislative hall library in dover. if your insurance doesn't cover flu shots, you will get your shots free. delaware has seen an extreme number of flu cases so far this year. the grade school in northeast philadelphia will reopen today. one-third of the students there came down with flulike symptoms. the school closed yesterday so cleaning crews could sanitize everything. there are no confirmed cases of the flu there. and kids in camden got help from a superhero to help them stay healthy. a sanitizing superhero showed up at our lady of lords medical center for its annual safety fair yesterday. the sanitizer is a hospital mascot that emphasizes hand washing and other germ-fighting practices. this year the hospital is also celebrating recent honors including being named one of america's 50 best hospitals for cardiac surgery. and our digital team has assembled a list of ways you can protect yourself and your immune system during this cold and flu season. you can get that information by tapping our app. the nbc 10 news app. if you don't already have it you can download it right now free from the app store. is healthy pa under the weather? pennsylvania leaders will address some reported problems in that new program today. state senator vincent hughes is holding a news conference to discuss the issues. now, healthy pa is governor corbett's alternative to a traditional medicaid expansion. advocacy groups say there have been glitches with enrollment on that website. the woman killed when a d.c. metro tunnel filled with smoke has ties to our area. 51-year-old carol glover earned a computer science degrees from drexel. she worked as a federal communications contracting company. neighbors remember her warm, friendly smile. >> would play out here with my son, and we would see her coming home and you know exchange pleasantries hello, how are you and very sweet. very nice lady. so it's horrible. a tragedy. >> engineers say an electrical malfunction caused the smoke. we may never know what started this fire at a burlington county landmark. flames tore through the columbia farmers' market in november. yesterday investigators listed the cause of the fire as undetermined. and they say it will probably stay that way. parts of the farmers' market remain closed as repairs are still being made. the majority of the market is open. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. with meteorologist bill henley. >> our weather has settled down this morning. we have some clouds overhead. not tracking any wet weather for today. and the temperatures thanks to clouds, are not as brutally cold as they were yesterday. holding at 30 degrees with just a light breeze at three miles an hour in philadelphia. and temperatures in the 20s. they're making some snow in the pocono mountains. this is the view from camelback this morning. temperatures will be in the 20s this afternoon, too. look at the 20s for reading, pottstown, trenton is at 28 degrees. below freezing in philadelphia. and in camden it's now 29 degrees. feels just a little bit colder and just shy of the 30-degree mark for voorhees and glendora. cold start with clouds overhead but the clouds thinning out during the day today and will not give us any wet weather. they're in place right now. can you see some breaks in the clouds to the north. wet weather will wait until the weekend. it looks like it's going to be moving in on sunday after a dry and colder day saturday. for today, it's going to be a cold one. high temperatures in the 30s. and typically we get up to 40 this time of year. clouds to start with. some breaks of sunshine this afternoon. the more sun we get, the higher those temperatures will go. so it is really dependent on the cloud cover. tomorrow, we'll see the numbers come up just a little bit up to 36 degrees after another cold morning. but the wind will be stronger tomorrow. so it's going to feel colder. and that wind will drive temperatures down on saturday. only to see them come back up on sunday. but that's as rain moves into the area. won't start with rain but during the day, rain will be falling on sunday into sunday night. and there may still be a few showers around first thing monday as the temperatures drop. so we could see a wintry mix to start with on monday. but then windy and colder and drying out quickly during the day monday. and the cold weather will stick around tuesday and wednesday. 4:50 now. and if you take 95 north through mercer county every morning, you may want to give yourself extra a little time. >> this is an accident jillian mele has been following for the last hour. jillian, what do you know? >> that's right, a fatal accident involving a tractor trailer and passenger vehicle. this happened earlier this morning. for a while it shut down all lanes of 95 northbound at exit 4 in hopewell township. right now police blocking off a few lanes. right now the two -- actually it looks like police are leaving. we'll have to get an update for you and let you know if this has been completely reopened. for the last 45 minutes i've been seeing the far left lane get by. as you saw in that live picture, police just left the scene which was the closure point directing traffic off of 95 onto route 31. we'll try and get confirmation this has been completely reopened. if you want to avoid this area route 1, that's going to be a good option to avoid that portion of 95. else inwhere in new jersey route 73 the northbound side the ramp to main street is closed. 73 itself looks okay. it's just that ramp that is affected right now. chris? the line drawn in the sand by one jersey shore community will go before a judge today. margate is fighting a dune project mandated by the state in the aftermath of superstorm sandy. yesterday the mayors of neighboring longport and ventner voiced their concerns. they're urging leaders from margate and state and federal authorities to settle their differences now. >> suffered a great loss if margate does not complete it. it's not a question of if it's a question of when. our boardwalk is going to get destroyed again. >> if the courts don't force margate to participate in this dune project by the u.s. army core of engineers, the other towns can't move forward to protect their beaches. well your tax returns may not be on time this year. the problem is delaying returns and how much longer you may have to wait for your money. plus, paying it forward. a local cabbie gets a tip 250 times the passenger's fare. we'll tell you what he plans to do with that money. plus the daring mission once thought impossible that two americans pulled off at the tippy top of yosemite. two climbers have become the first in the world to use only their hands and feet to scale yosemite's el capitan. they're called free climbers. kevin jorgeson and tommy caldwell spent two weeks to reach the summit yesterday afternoon. the challenge once considered impossible. then these two guys pull it had off. >> manicures for them today. happening today, the obama administration will make a move to improve cybersecurity across the country, hopefully. vice president joe biden is expected to announce new funding to help train americans in that aspect of technology. recent hacking incidents have put the importance of cybersecurity in the national spotlight. here's another indicator that the housing market is coming back. foreclosures in the u.s. were down in 2014 to their lowest level in eight years. a report showed the drop in foreclosure filings, those filings included default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions. a lot of people may be asking this year where's my refund? the head of the irs says budget cuts have forced the agency to cut back. that means taxpayers may get their refunds at least a week late. people with questions will also have to wait longer to get help from the irs hotline. experts say this comes at a bad time because the new health care law will make people's taxes even more complicated. >> and so it seems like there will be a lot of learning that goes on this year and so it's a particularly bad year for the irs to be cutting back on services or for the irs to have to cut back on services. >> and how's this for a guarantee? the irs is warning that fewer than half of the people who call their hotline will actually get through, and the wait times will be much longer. the deadline to sign up for health insurance under the affordable care act is one month from today. and tonight people in monmouth county can learn more. officials will hold an informational session on obamacare and medicaid enrollment at the brookdale community college's long branch campus. people can learn more about eligibility, financial assistance and how to choose a health plan. just in time a burlington county school has reached its fund-raising goal to avoid closing its doors. we've earn willed now that st. paul school in burlington city has raised the $250,000 it needed to stay open. the archdiocese was going to close the school because of declining enrollment and budget problems. they had a deadline of today to come up with that money. but the community came together with a number of fund-raisers and donations. well philadelphia cab drivers may face some dangers behind the wheel. >> but one cabbie got a big break from one of his passengers. he says that he was stunned when the very generous passenger tipped him nearly $1,000 before christmas. he tells us on the night of december 13th, a guy flagged him down at 2nd & market asked to be dropped off at a hotel. cab fare totaled $4.31. the passenger paid with a credit card and included a tip for more than $989. >> i said do you see what you have done right now? he said yeah. what is it? i said it's almost $1,000 for the tip. >> he says he doesn't even make 1,000 bucks in a month. but he says he plans on donating half that tip to a charity in his native west africa. how great is that? >> that's why that came around to him, probably. >> mm-hmm. you're watching nbc 10 news. nbc 10 news today at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >> nbc 10 news starts now. what a sight. water shooting sky high. we are live on the scene as this water main break continues to gush water into the air hours after it started. >> new developments while you were sleeping in the search for a missing south jersey mother. nbc 10 was there as investigators searched the suspect's parents' house and left with bags of evidence. and we are at 29 degrees on this early thursday morning. a bit cloudy out there as we take a live look across center city philadelphia, from our camera atop the comcast center. no snow to worry about, but you will need to bundle up. good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. a little warmer than it was yesterday. meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center with details. bill? >> morning, tracy. it was brutal yesterday, but temperatures thanks to clouds are not cooling as fast. so we are in the 20s and low 30s. you see some of those clouds as you look past the comcast center in center city. that's a live view from center city. the temperatures are slowly coming down. so we could see it come down a little bit more than the 30 degrees we have right now in philadelphia. most of the rest of the area is a bit colder. but the coldest air is in the pocono mountains where it is it in the teens right now. it will be warming into the 20s this afternoon. we'll see temperatures climb a bit. not a quick warm-up with clouds thinning out as the day goes on. 34 degrees at lunchtime. some areas getting warmer than others. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when i come back in ten minutes. first let's check in with jillian mele who's had a busy morning already. >> good morning, bill. we continue to follow a fatal accident. 95 northbound at route 31 which is exit 4. this is what it looks like on 95 right now. this right here is literally right at the exit for route 31. and for a while this morning police had all of these lanes blocked so no traffic could get by on 95 because it was shut down. you'll notice we're not dealing with any police activity out here right now. here's what's happening. i'll take you to the map and show you. this is 95 right at route 31.
but not a whole lot warmer this afternoon. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood to show you who's going to get warmer than other spots when i come back in ten minutes. right now let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. >> good morning. we continue to follow lane restrictions out of hopewell township right now. 95 northbound just past route 31, exit 4. because of a serious accident that happened in the overnight hours. it was a fatal accident. you can take route 1 if you want to avoid that area but traffic is getting by. you can expect to see slowdowns right as you approach that scene. heading into pennsylvania, the majors have been quiet all morning. we haven't had a single accident on the highways. this is 422 at trooper road the eastbound side. it's still pretty quiet. no significant delays on 422. we do have some volume building on roads like 95 and 76. let's get a check of your drive times on 76 right now. which at this point are still pretty average. 76 both directions between the blue route and the vine. you'll notice drive times looking pretty good about 11 to 12 minutes. blue route is clear. the vine street expressway is also looking good. vai? happening now crews in northeast philadelphia are still trying to get a water main break under control. you're looking at it here. tracy showed it to you. this is the scene from sky force 10 overnight. not much has changed. nbc 10's katie zachary is live at the scene. has there been any improvement in the situation so far? >> reporter: so vai, last night they tried for hours to turn off this water main break. i'm told they cannot find the specific valve to this line. so that's the issue. it is pretty impressive as we zoom into it. the height that it's getting. and it has been getting since 7:00 last night. now, if we go to our video, you can see a closer look at how the water is freezing onto the trees and branches right around the water main. it's happening right now on private property near grant avenue. it's in a wooded area. so that's good. at times, the water, i'm told was 200 feet in the air. it looks like right now it has come down a bit. the line is a fire service connection. that's important to note. it's not a water main supplying customers. that's according to the water department. and they also say the freezing conditions last night made it treacherous for one of their workers who happened to be injured at the scene. and i am trying to get an update on that person's condition. also because of the freezing conditions. water crews ended their work here around midnight. i'm told they will be back here when it's a little warmer when the sun is up a little later on when it's daylight. now, in the meantime we are hearing no reports that any of the water customers in the area are having their pressure affected because of this water main break. we are trying throughout the morning to get an update from water department crews. and as soon as i get word from them i'll bring the information to you. reporting live in northeast philadelphia katie zachary, nbc 10 news. three minutes past 6:00 now. this morning delaware national guard remains on heightened alert after security scares at two local military bases. the fbi and homeland security will now join the investigation at the new castle air national guard. over the past few days, four or five different cars drove up the long winding road to the gate. each driver just asked for directions and then turned around. officials say it was unusual enough to raise some red flags. so today investigators will review surveillance video hoping to learn more. meantime, operations will be back to normal today at joint base mcgwire lakehurst following a security scare yesterday there. sky force 10 was over the scene after someone found a suspicious package. it led to evacuations and one major gate on the base was shut down. officials eventually found the package to be nonthreatening. >> they came in with a robot. they checked the package out. there was eight packages within one package. >> that package was found around 2:00 in the afternoon and three hours later officials gave the all-clear. now, here's a look at the five threat levels at bases ranging from normal to delta. right now the delaware facilities are operating under threat con bravo, the third level. that applies when there's an increase and more predictable threat of terrorist activity. the military says in this case, it's acting out of an abundance of caution. happening today, u.s. attorney general eric holder will visit philadelphia. this comes in the wake of police-related deaths and ensuing protests across the country. nbc 10's monique braxton is live in center city with more on today's meeting. morning, monique. >> reporter: hi vai. that meeting gets under way this afternoon with attorney general eric holder. we should let you know that the goal is -- you talked about building community trust. it's building trust between the community and police. it takes place here in just a couple of hours. now, holder says it is also part of president obama's task force on 21st century policing. this meeting follows protests across the country after grand juries did not indict white police officers in the deaths of unarmed black men in missouri and new york. the task force will examine the use of military style equipment by local police departments and a community police initiative to pay for up to 50,000 body-worn cameras for police officers. now the u.s. attorney's office says their own program to produce crime will be up for discussion. >> the attorney general has started kind of a three-legged stool effort which says that law enforcement is really just one leg of that stool. but that prevention and prisoner reentry are also very important. and u.s. attorney david meminjer has really taken that very seriously. >> reporter: now, after the panel discussion with about 25 community leaders, mayor nutter as well as commissioner ramsey and other police they'll meet privately with the u.s. attorney's office in the justice department here as well as other employees. we should also let you know that you can count on nbc 10 to cover the story throughout the day. check back with us for details on what happens during today's meeting starting on nbc 10 news at 4:00 and any time on the nbc 10 news app. live for now in center city monique braxton, nbc 10 news. just about 6:07 and 29 degrees outside. new from overnight, a family escaped a house fire in camden county. it happened around midnight on marseilles place. the people inside the town house got out safely but we're told the family dog died. crews quickly put out the flames but the home is badly damaged. no word on what caused that fire. in delaware a high school wrestling coach in kent county is charged with having sex with a student on school grounds. richard dickey howell teaches and coaches at caesar rodney high school in camden. state police accuse the 50-year-old of having sex with a 17-year-old girl at least nine times on campus and several times at his home. they say the relationship started last march and ran through december. a wrestling match scheduled for last night was canceled after howell turned himself in. >> they need to, you know, do what they need to do to at least get him out of the school and away from, you know, children. >> i've never heard anything derogatory about him before, so, you know, i would say innocent until proven guilty. >> howell faces a number of charges including 15 counts of sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust. the school district says it is cooperating fully with the investigation. this morning there is a $20,000 reward being offered for information for whoever killed 56-year-old kim jones is in its says third day. police are going over surveillance footage. carefully looking for any signs of the suspect. according to sources. jones was walking to her bus stop tuesday morning at 12th & jefferson when she was shot in the back of the head. police say she was targeted by her killer. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a cold up with this one this morning, though not brutally cold like yesterday. the temperatures have dropped below freezing. most of the area starting off in the 20s. it's going to stay dry today and right on into the weekend. but then it changes over the weekend as rain arrives for sunday. right now heading out the door good thing we don't have any wet weather. it's certainly cold enough for the frozen variety. just cloudy skies for doylestown philadelphia and cape may holding at 30 degrees for cape may and philly. 26 degrees now in doylestown after it warms into the 30s yesterday. still see a little bit of snow left over from that light snowfall yesterday at the shore. and in delaware it's long gone. and the clouds that are overhead they will be thinning out some this afternoon. the wind is much lighter, calm even for millville. the windchill is not as bad as it has been though in the pocono mountains, it does feel like six degrees right now. so it is a cold morning and a cloudy one, too. nothing falling from the clouds. i don't expect to see anything to fall from the sky until that second half of the weekend. breaks in the clouds will allow for a bit of a warm-up today. but it's not going to be a huge warm-up. 29 in mt. pocono. may get a little more sunshine in the mountains as the clouds are already starting to thin out. low 30s for allentown, quakertown trenten, northeast philadelphia philadelphia, mount holly, that's below normal. upper 30s along the coastline for atlantic city. rijo both at 38. dover will see 37 with breaks of snipe. sunshine. middle 30s for the i-95 corridor. voorhees 36. while wilmington stops at 35. the temperature roller coaster is going to be with us as we head into the weekend. we've got the seven-day forecast when i'm back in ten. 6:10. the story this morning in terms of the roads is that fatal accident on 95 in mercer county. >> let's see what's happening right now with jillian mele. smoo >> much of that activity was blocking the shoulder and possibly the right lane. it's not quite the extensive scene it was earlier this morning. around 4:00 it was completely shut down. take route 1 if you want to avoid that area. heading to ewing township route 31 northbound just past olden avenue, we have a water main break that happened last night. so crews are still out there doing repair work. we have one lane blocked there. maple shade, we have a problem here. route 73 northbound. the ramp to main street is closed because of an accident. that's why the ramp is blocked because crews have to make that repair work. heading to delaware 495 at philadelphia pike, you can see it's quiet in both directions. we're not reporting any serious accidents on any of the highways throughout delaware and pennsylvania. if you're taking mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule. tracy? 11 minutes past 6:00 right now. as water from this break continues to surge in northeast philadelphia, we'll continue to bring you live updates as we try to find out how long it will take to fix it. and tom wolf campaigned on change, but could we be getting more of the same? we check out his cabinet picks. how can i avoid maintenance fees? why would you want to avoid them? because i don't want to... you know what? i'm gonna bring my maintenance guy in here to tell you all about it. roddy! so, uh, without your fee your checking chamber can't run smoothly. every time you put money in it causes, uh...deposit friction. gotta get some fiscal lube on there. 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a water main that supplies customers. officials say workers are having trouble finding the right valve to turn it off. one of the u.s. marshals most wanted is now in custody. marshals arrested lee in virginia on monday. he's accused of murdering two men and dumping them in the schuylkill river. investigators say he and members of a gang targeted the three men over a drug debt. two brothers died. the third victim managed to climb out of the river and call for help. the woman kill when had a washington, d.c. metro tunnel filled with smoke on monday has ties right here to our area. 51-year-old carol glover earned a computer science degrees from drexel. she worked as a federal communications contracting company and took the metro to work for two decades. neighbors remember her warm, friendly smile. >> would play out here with my son, and we would see her coming home and, you know, exchange pleasantries, hello, how are you and very sweet very nice lady. so it's horrible. a tragedy. >> engineers say an electrical malfunction caused the smoke. gop officials have nailed down the dates for the republican national convention in cleveland. starting on july 18th at quicken loan as reason that running through the 21st. democrats have not announced a location for its convention. philadelphia is in the run ago long with new york and columbus. officials expect to make a decision sometime soon. pennsylvania's republican party is lashing out against governor-elect wolf's choice. the communication director for the republican party has said, quote, tom wolf promised to bring fresh perspective, but instead he's chosen to surround himself with as many former appointees of ed rendell as possible. the party cites seven new members who also served under governor rendell. nbc 10 reached out to governor-elect wolf's office. they say wolf has appointed experienced leaders from the private and public sector including the ridge and corbett administrations. the democrat governor-elect wolf will be sworn in in harrisburg on tuesday. count on nbc 10 to bring that to you on air and online through the nbc 10 news app. researchers say an experimental drug being tested in monkeys could help stop the spread of an infection that can cause aids. according to a study published in "science translational medicine," the antiviral drug protected female monkeys from an infection that can spread hiv. researchers say if it can be proven to be safe and effective in humans, the drug may become a new way to prevent aids. and a new nationwide outbreak of measles has health officials on alert. someone was in the crowd infected with the disease at disneyland. 2014 was the worst year since 2000 for measles nationwide with triple the number of cases from the year before. health officials in california say someone infected with measles was in the crowded disneyland over the holidays. several cases resulted from that. doctors urge parents to have their parents vaccinated and for adults to get a booster shot. a new project will be announced. the agricultural department are backing the water conservation plan. the partnership will offer funding for both water and land protection. 6:18. time to get another check on your thursday morning commute. >> first alert traffic reporter jillian mele has an update. >> good morning. on 76 right now, we're seeing pockets of volume starting to build. i think i just combined those two words. can you see right now traffic is still moving along. but we are starting to see normal congestion on roads like 76, 95 even the vine street expressway. 95 southbound. will take you about 15 minutes. 12 minutes on the northbound side between points headed into new jersey our big problem still out there right now especially on the shoulder and possibly the right lane blocked 95 northbound just past route 31 exit 4 all because of a fatal accident that happened in the overnight hours. stick to route 1 as your alternate. we still have repair work from a water main break that happened last night. for drivers in ewing township the northbound side of route 31 past olden avenue, one lane blocked there. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> yesterday's clouds, they're still with us. and that's a good thing. you see the clouds over center city, a live view from here at the nbc 10 studios. it's nine degrees warmer this morning. 30 in philadelphia. teens in the mountains. blue mountain they're making snow. and it will stay below freezing in the mountains today. the rest of the area will see temperatures climb from the 20s for most regions. this morning wilmington is 28. it's down to 29 in levittown. farther north and west doylestown is at 26. and kintnersville has been holding at 25. so it is cold outside. just not as brutally cold as yesterday. and today, not seeing anything on the radar. and no wet weather is going to be with us the next few days. you can see this snow and rain in the deep south. that's going to stay to our south through the first part of the weekend. and then things start to change for sunday. today, the temperatures will be climbing with breaks of sunshine this afternoon. we'll see middle to upper 30s with winds at times up to 15 miles an hour. most of the time a bit lower. there will be stronger winds tomorrow. so 38 degrees is going to feel colder with more sunshine. it may actually feel colder thanks to that wind tomorrow. and that wind will blow temperatures down saturday. 19 in the morning. just 31 in the afternoon. rain arrives sunday. the temperatures will be climbing from the 20s in the morning and then it will be above freezing as the rain moves in. but we could see some early morning showers on monday before the wind picks up and brings the temperatures right back down for monday afternoon, tuesday and wednesday. 6:21 now. pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane breaks her silence about allegations against her. we will tell you what she wants the governor to do right now to help clear her name. and the national rifle association is going up against philadelphia. we'll get details on the law that pitted the two against each other. weir're hearing from kathleen kane for the first time since reports surface that a grand jury recommended charging her. kane spoke outside the farm show in harrisburg yesterday. she said she will not back down and intends to remain attorney general for the rest of her term. the philadelphia inquirer reported last week that a grand jury found she should be charged for leaking secret material to the "daily news." and now kane is calling on the governor to appoint a special investigator into how that information was leaked. >> it's a real disappointment in the way that this process has worked. i've dedicated my life to the law. i love the law. i believe in it. i've worked hard to get here. and seeing the way that this process has worked is a huge disappointment. >> so far kane is not charged with any crime. and governor-elect tom wolf will visit the farm show this morning in harrisburg. some of the people he has chosen for state cabinet posts will be there with him. this afternoon wolf will stop by the pennsylvania emergency management headquarters for a look at the state's emergency operations center. good morning. i'm jillian mele as we approach 6:30, the boulevard is looking pretty good. this is a live look at route 1 near broad street. no accidents to report there. we do have a number of problems in new jersey and i'll get you updated on that in just a few minutes, plus give you a live look at the blue route. let's take you outside to a live look at center city philadelphia where the roller coaster ride of temperatures. >> yesterday it was much colder. this morning it's just cold. 29 here at nbc 10. 6:26 is the time. radar is clear today, but that changes this weekend. all morning water has been spewing from a water main break in northeast philadelphia. nbc 10's katie zachary is live on the scene working on this story. katie. >> reporter: hi vai. take a look behind me. this is the water main. it's pretty impressive but it is posing a major problem for crews. the water department tells me they had to take a break from trying to repair it because of the freezing conditions making it too dangerous. i'll have more information after the break. i'm jesse gary in burlington county where investigators from the county prosecutor's office did more searching in the case of the missing mother of two children. i'll tell you what they found overnight coming up. how about this. the hardest rock to climb in the world is conquered. but making it to the top was only half the story of this history-making event. this is nbc 10 news. >> and at 6:30 this morning, 11 1/2 hours later and this geyser is still going. we're live in northeast philadelphia where there seems to be no end in sight to this water main break. new developments in the search for a missing mount laurel mother erica crosby. we are digging to find out why police searched the home of her in-laws overnight and where her children are this morning. and we're waking up to cold and cloudy weather this morning. but preparing for a little warm-up today. good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. a little warm-up. let's go to bill henley with his first alert forecast. bill? >> morning, tracy. it's still january so this is typical cold for this time of year. 20s in the morning. we should be closer to 40 in the afternoon. i think we'll fall short of that in part because of the clouds that have kept things warmer overnight. there you see the clouds that's a live view from the comcast center in the city. the temperatures have not budged. in philadelphia, it is 30 degrees. 28 in trenton and wilmington is 28 degrees. we'll see those clouds thin out as we go into the afternoon hours. but it's going to be a cold one. 34 at lunchtime with breaks of sunshine. 36 degrees at 3:00 today. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. right now let's check in with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. >> as promised a look at the blue route. we're definitely seeing volume building but no significant delays and no accidents there. heading to chester county 202, your drive times pretty average so far this morning. between route 30 and 76 that will take you about ten minutes in both trekzdirections. route 100 between fairview road, use caution there. heading into new jersey the source of our problems all morning long multiple problems. 95 northbound just past route 31 exit 4. we had a fatal accident that happened in the overnight hours. you can expect to see some activity out there, route 1 is your best bet to get around it. and maple shade, route 73 northbound, the ramp to main street is closed because of an accident that happened overnight. it brought down a pole with some wires. so we have some repair work going on. we also have a water main break out of ewing township. i'll tell you about that in a few minutes. 6:32 right now. crews have been trying to fix a problem since 7:00 last night. and one worker has been hurt. nbc 10's katie zachary is live in northeast philadelphia to tell us what that problem is. katie? >> reporter: hi, tracy. i just got off the phone just seconds ago with a spokesperson from the water department. this water main has been a problem. there's a water main break that was reported around 7:00 last night. so for nearly 12 hours, water has been spewing from this ten-inch pipe. now, i'm told that they cannot find the valve to this specific line. and that might sound like a simple task finding a valve and just shutting it off. but the spokesperson just told me because this line is on private property they are not fluent -- or they aren't versed rather, with where all the valves were. if it were a public property they would know where the valve is. but that's why it's taking so much time, because it's on a private property. crews did take a break from working on it overnight because of the freezing conditions. they made it dangerous with all the frozen water. from our video, you can see the trees and branches around that water main break are, in fact frozen. now, one worker last night was taken by ambulance to the hospital after he was injured working on the line. but i was just told that he should recover and be okay. now, at the height of this water main, water was shooting 200 feet in the air. again, it's been broken since 7:00 last night. the good news is again, it's on private property. it is a fire service connection. it is not a water main supplying customers. again, because of the freezing conditions, water crews, it was too dangerous for them to be out here. they took a break. i'm told they'll be back out here to try and find that valve to switch off the water and repair the line. and that should happen sometime later this morning around 8:00. reporting live from right off of grant avenue katie zachary, nbc 10 news. a man accused of three rapes at a northeast philadelphia park is scheduled for a preliminary rathering. the attacks happened at pennypack park in 2010 and 2011. this is robert palen, he's facing charges in the assault at pennypack park. those attacks happened in 2010 and '11. he's also facing attempted murder charges for beating his victims. detectives tracked him down in a wisconsin prison where he was serving time there for an attack on a woman in that state. also in court today, the man accused of pushing his estranged wife's corvette into the police finished searching the property of the parents of kyle crosby, the man accused of killing his wife. his wife disappeared new year's avenue. he was arrested sunday night. prosecutors say even though they haven't found a body, they do have enough evidence to charge him with murder. nbc 10's jesse gary is live. jesse, you've been working to contact the county prosecutor. what do you know? >> reporter: tracy, i've been calling the county prosecutor because they are the lead agency in this investigation. i still have not heard back. investigators removed bags of evidence from the home during the overnight hours, but at this point it is unclear what was in the bags and how that could impact the case. detectives searched by flashlight during the overnight hours. they focused on woods and a shed behind kyle crosby's parents' home in camden county. erica crippen crosby went missing new year's eve. the department of child protective services gave kyle's parents custody of the couple's 2-year-old daughter but overnight, that state agency took custody of the toddler again. >> i hope the baby comes into our custody. we're a loving family and i just want her home where she belongs. >> reporter: that was one of erica's relatives. kyle is being held on $1.2 million bail. his missing wife last seen in cherry hill with him. we're live outside the mount laurel police department. as soon as we have more information, we'll bring it to you. live in mount laurel jesse gary, nbc 10 news. new this morning in the atlantic city casino crisis caesar's entertainment has filed for bankruptcy protection. its plan for restructuring includes getting rid of $10 billion in debt by splitting the company into two divisions, one for only casino/hotels and the other for leasing him. caesar's owns four casinos in atlantic city including showboat which closed and one casino in chester. the company released a statement this morning saying all of its properties are open as usual. and new numbers are highlighting the reason for the casino crisis in atlantic city. ? just eight years, casino revenue dropped by half. competition in nearby states ate up the resort city's profits and put four casinos out of business last year. also in 2014 the casinos took in more than $2.5 billion. that's compared to its high point of $5.2 billion back in '06. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting a cold start this morning. clouds are in place overhead. those clouds prevented temperatures from getting brutally cold like we saw yesterday. but it is dry. nothing falling from those clouds. and we won't see any wet weather until we get into the weekend. then things changing. rain that will be heading in for sunday. for now, 2 degreeid he 27 degrees and holding in cape may. been making snow in the poconos, taking a break right now on blue mountain. they've got snow on the ground and a cold day ahead with just a few breaks of sunshine. look at the clouds extending across delaware and south jersey. this is where we saw the snow and the sleet yesterday. not today. just a cloudy start. the clouds have thinned out a bit in the pocono mountains to the north. may see a little more sunshine today in the mount pocono area. still cold 29 the high temperature. lower 30s for reading, quakertown and allentown. clouds, some breaks of sunshine. and into the middle 30s for doylestown northeast philadelphia and mount holly. and a little warmer at the shore but not by much. 37 in cape may. and atlantic city vineland has a high of 35 this afternoon. clouds, breaks of sunshine. and temperatures wilmington chester and philadelphia will stay in the 30s today. but we do have some warmer weather ahead. unfortunately it's coming with wet weather, too. got the seven-day forecast when i'm back in ten. 6:38 now. let's check your ride to work. >> jillian mele is in the traffic center for us. >> good morning. we have this accident that we just got word of in the last ten minutes in south coventry township. it's unclear exactly what lanes are blocked, how many lanes are blocked in this area. it does appear to be a pretty serious accident. so when we get more details, i will pass it along. again, use caution if you are heading out in that direction of route 100. for drivers in the lehigh valley, 22 is looking pretty good near airport road. no accidents or delays to report there. into new jersey right now, ewing township a water main break happened last night. as a result, crews are still out there trying to fix that and do repair work. route 31 northbound just past olden avenue you can expect to see lane restrictions there. then the problem we've been following all morning long we had a serious fatal accident in the overnight hours in hopewell township mercer county 95 northbound past route 31 which is exit 4. that was completely shut down around 4:00 this morning. and then we had one lane reopen and now the accident has been contained to the shoulder. you can expect to see lane restrictions out there. just because police have a lot of investigation to do. route 1 will be your best bet to get around it. tracy? >> thanks. 20 minutes before 7:00 now. when you think of what philadelphia is best known for, what do you think? cheesesteaks pretzels, maybe? turns out philadelphia is also loved for its shopping. the magazine "conde nast traveler" asked its readers to name the best shopping city and philadelphia ranked number two in the world. it beat out new york city, chicago, san francisco. only barcelona, spain, ranked higher. and the magazine says readers have to have to head to reading terminal market which offers everything from food to books to home decor. >> shopping at the reading terminal market. that's how you put it all together. a plot to create an isis cell in the u.s. is foiled. what police say the suspect tried to buy that finally sent him to the slammer. and how much do you tip a cap driver? 5 bucks? how about 10? try $1,000 and you'll probably be just as surprised to hear what the cabbie is doing with his newfound fortune. 6:44. getting our first look at new pictures from inside that kosher supermarket in paris where a gunman killed four hostages last friday. the pictures from surveillance cameras show the gunman and several hostages. that gunman demanded that the two brothers behind the deadly attack on the french weekly "charlie hebdo" be allowed to walk away from another hostage situation going on at the same time. french security forces killed all three gunmen at both locations. in response to the deadly attacks in and around paris, france has announced new actions on two fronts. first, they're sending an aircraft carrier to the middle east to join the u.s.-led coalition fighting islamic state terrorists. and french leaders have ordered prosecutors to crack down on hate speech anti-semitism and those who glorify terrorism. this morning we're learning more about the arrest of an ohio man who officials say planned to attack the u.s. capitol. detectives say christopher cornell wanted to set up an isis cell in the u.s. they also say he was never in a position to carry out the plan because he was dealing with an undercover agent the entire time. according to the fbi, police arrested cornell after he bought two automatic rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition. and there's a major shake-up in the secret service following a series of embarrassing incidents and security breaches. four of the agency's assistant directors have been reassigned and a fifth is retiring. in a statement, the agency's acting director said they need the changes to gain a fresh perspective on how they conduct business. the agency is trying to come back from a series of security lapses including a fence jumper making it all the way inside the white house late last year. the national rifle association is taking aim at philadelphia gun ordinances. the association filed a lawsuit yesterday saying that the city defied a 40-year-old state law that prevents municipalities from regulating firearms. philadelphia's measures require owners to report lost or stolen firearms prohibit guns from city-owned facilities and ban weapons possession by people who pose a risk of harm to themselves or others. the nra is challenging those laws. happening today, people in monmouth county can learn more about signing up for health insurance under the affordable care act. tonight officials will hold an informational session on obamacare and medicaid enrollment at the brookdale community college. the deadline to enroll is one month from today. if you're feeling sick you're not the only one. we checked local doctors to find out if they're treating more patients and what they're suffering from. local doctors told us they're seeing about a 50% increase in patients mostly the flu, stomach viruses and respiratory infections. all three are highly contagious. if you have a virus like the flu, antibiotics won't help you. doctors say the best way to avoid getting sick is to wash your hands frequently and it's still not too late to get a flu shot. and happening today, some people will be able to get a free flu shot. a clinic runs from 9:00 to 3:00 in the legislative hall library in dover. if your insurance does not cover flu shots, you'll get yours for free. delaware has been -- has seen an extreme number of flu cases so far this year. 6:47. indianapolis colts' linebacker josh mcnary is facing rape charges. prosecutors say he attacked a woman inside his apartment in december. he turned himself in last night. his attorney says the player denies the allegations. the colts issued a statement saying they are aware of the allegations and they are still gathering details. a warning you may find this next story disturbing. a new york map who uses pliers to pull teeth from his foster daughter's mouth will serve a four-year prison sentence. police arrested steven walker on felony charges last october. a dentist examined the 8-year-old girl after she complained of mouth pain at school and then called authorities. the girl is described as mentally disabled. the judge also issued a protection order that bans walker from going near the little girl. two climbers have become the first in the world to use only their hands and feet to scale yosemite's el capitan. they're called free climbers. kevin jorgensen and tommy caldwell spent more than two weeks to reach the summit yesterday afternoon. the feat was once thought to be impossible, but these two guys pulled it off. amazing. philadelphia cab drivers know the dangers and the hardships they face when they get behind the wheel. >> but one cabbie got a big break from one of his passengers. omar omega says a very generous passenger tipped him nearly $1,000 before christmas. he tells us on the night of december 13th, the man flagged him down at 2nd & market and asked to be dropped off near a hotel on columbus boulevard. the cab fare totaled $4.31. the passenger paid with a credit card and included a tip for more than 989 bucks. >> do you see what you have done right now? he said yeah. what is it? i said it's almost $1,000 for the tip. >> nice. he says he doesn't even make 1,000 bucks in a month, but he says he plans on donating half the tip to a charity in his native west africa. amazing. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> getting a better view of the clouds that are overhead this morning as the skies start to lighten up. this is the view from here at the studios. a cloudy night, and clouds they'll be thinning out during the day which will allow temperatures to come up just a bit. right now it's 30 at philadelphia international. you can make out a little bit of snow. the skies are just starting to brighten a bit. there have been breaks in the clouds in the mountains. and you'll see probably a little more sunshine in the mountains than the rest of the area today. 25. look at the cold north and west solidly in the 20s for reading, pottstown, quakertown is 27 degrees. and 20s for delaware. vineland at 28. right along the shore cape may harbor is just below freezing. it is a dry one. the radar completely dry for our area. the next few days will be dry, too. the nearest wet weather, snow and rain will stay to our south, move offshore. but a different story on sunday. a coastal system may deliver some rainfall during the day on sunday. today, dry and cold. breaks in the clouds. 30 this afternoon with winds to 15. a stronger gusty wind blowing tomorrow. 38 degrees, the high temperature, but it's going to feel colder all day long thanks to the wind. and that cold air will deliver a colder day on saturday. 19 degrees to start with just 31 in the afternoon. and after a cold morning, rain arrives in the afternoon for sunday. by then temperatures will be warmer. so just rain on sunday. we might see a little bit of a wintry mix as it exits the area early monday. then windy and colder monday. tuesday and wednesday, the cold stays. morning temperatures in the 20s. highs only in the 30s. nine minutes before 7:00. we're following breaking news. we launched sky force 10 to get you this live picture. this is from gloucester county where several mobile homes are on fire. we don't know how it started. we're working to get you new information and we'll bring it to you as soon as we get it. 6:51. and jill's last report she had a new accident in her system. >> where is that jillian? >> we have a couple new problems. let me start with something new from the last time i saw you. a water main break in wilmington. foulk road closed. you can take marsh road. that has been a pretty busy morning and the problems continue. this is also new. there's an extinguished vehicle fire for drivers in the lehigh valley. 78 westbound at route 737, exit 40. it was fully engulfed in flames. it's now kind of a disabled vehicle but it's still out there. you can expect to see that. also south coventry township route 100 between fairview road and flowing pring inging springs road. definitely see slowdowns at that scene. you might want to leave yourself a few extra minutes. route 30 bypass building volume on the eastbound side. this is a live look near route 340. slow from 340 down to route 322. vai? >> thank you. a major water main break is causing problems in north east philadelphia. we are live on the scene here taking a look at that geyser right now. it's been gushing for 12 hours now. next when this break could be capped off and why it's taking so long. at four before 7:00 new information on breaking news out of gloucester county. three mobile homes on fire. this is west stepford. one person injured was taken to the medical center. we don't know what the injuries are, but there is a burn center at that hospital. the fire is not under control yet. we just checked. and we're working to get you more information. when we get it we'll put it on our mobile app. it is near 295. and more breaking news this morning, this from new castle county. brandywine high school will be closed today because of a water main break. that break is on foulk road in north wilmington. again, students and staff at brandywine high school have the day off because of a water main break on foulk road between silverside and shipley roads. i'm katie zachary live in northeast philadelphia where behind me as soon as this truck passes, we're going to show you a major water main break that is still shooting water into the air. at times the geyser has reached 200 feet well above the tree tops. it's happening near grant avenue and bluegrass road. just a few blocks from the boulevard. this is not a water main that services customers. it's a line that feeds a sprinkler system on private property. the problem is water crews are not familiar with the valve system on the private property. so they're having trouble finding the valve that shuts off the water. i just got off the phone with the spokesperson for the water department. there was a crew member who was injured. i'm told he is going to be fine. and crews will be back out here in about two hours. reporting live in northeast philly katie zachary. >> reporter: i'm jesse gary live in burlington county. overnight investigators seized more evidence in the search for new jersey missing mother of two. detectives from the prosecutor's office moved bags of evidence. their search centered on woods and a shed at kyle crosby's home. erica crosby was last seen with her husband new year's eve. child protective services took their toddler back in their care. jesse gary. >> reporter: i'm monique braxton outside the u.s. attorney's office where they're awaiting the arrival of eric holder. he not only have programs in place to reduce crime, but he's a proponent of create be jobs. it's the first visit since the creation of president obama's task force on 21st century policing. for months now, we've seen protests across the country after grand juries did not indict white police officers in the deaths of unarmed black men in missouri and new york. you can count on us for continuing coverage beginning at 4:00 on nbc 10 news. live outside the u.s. attorney's office monique braxton, nbc 10 news. as we approach 7:00 we do have a pretty serious accident out of south coventry township. route 100 between fairview road and flowing springs road. on this map you can see that inloo of yellin line of yellow. we are dealing with a delay southbound. make sure you leave yourself extra time if you're headed that way. this is 76 near belmont avenue. 76, 95 422, a lot of the normal volume we're used to at this hour. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> a cloudy and cold start. that's the view from camelback this morning. we're watching for breaks in the clouds. they're going to be slow to clear, unfortunately. which means the temperatures are going to be slow to climb. 30 degrees right now in philadelphia. most of the area is in the 20s including portions of gloucester county logan township, down to 28 degrees. it's going to be a slow warm-up into the 30s this afternoon. with breaks of sunshine this afternoon. a high of 36 degrees in philadelphia. thank you, bill. the "today" show is up next. we'll see you for local updates in about 25 minutes. >> always get up-to-date information on the nbc 10 app. thanks for watching. have a great day. >> good morning. chilling plot new information on an ohio man's alleged plan to bomb the capitol building and then shoot people as they ran. they claim he claims to create an isis cell here in the united stes. we'll talk to his father. top of the rock two climbers complete their grueling summit of yosemite's el capitan. a feat many considered impossible and we'll talk to them live. a pace-maker for your appetite. new hope this morning in the battle against obesity as the fda passes its first
i'm chris cato. we'll begin with meteorologist bill henley and the first-alert forecast and the all-important friday forecast, too. we'll see a lot of sunshine today, but we're also going to see a dramatic turn. the temperatures right around noontime, just in the early afternoon hours, that's when top wind shifts and temperatures will get colder. this morning it is colder but we'll see windchills that will feel colder this afternoon. right now in philadelphia we're holding at 29 degrees. 31 in northeast philly at the airport. pottstown is 22 degrees. look at the 20s for delaware and mt. holly, new jersey. 29 degrees. a cold start and it will be cold at 7:00. but bright sunshine at 9:00 with the winds starting to kick in at noontime. we'll get close to the 40-degree mark. we'll go through hour by hour to show you how it will be exactly changing as the day goes on. first we'll go to jillian mele. happy friday to you, jillian. happy friday to you as well. spring garden street is clear in both directions. you have the long-term construction on the ramps in the area, but as you can see, no delays or accidents to report on 76. and in wilmington, we have repair going on from the water main break on the northbound side of foulk road between ship lee road and silverside road with one lane blocked there. we are following breaking news overseas. police in paris and berlin carried out anti-terror raid overnight. the police arrested 12 people and the gunman who attacked the supermarket owner last week. meantime n an unrelated raid police in berlin arrested a group of extremists and said there was no evidence of showing attacks inside germany. and yesterday amateur video showed two suspects being killed and a third arrests. the group was just days away from carrying out an attack. this was one of three in belgium to arrest the second jihadist who just returned from syria. back at home, new overnight police are looking for a person who shot a man inside his car in west philadelphia. this happened just after midnight on stanton street. investigators believe the shooter was sitting in the backseat and shot the driver several times. a woman jumped out of the car and ran for help. the victim is on life support now. and a temple student is dead after falling eight stories to her death. police want to know if this was accidental or intentional. katy zachry is live in center city where this happened in front of a lot of witnesses. katy, what can you tell us this morning? >> reporter: yeah, this woman fell eight floors to the ground below. this is where it happened inside a dormitory at the corner of 16th and chestnut. it happened when the sidewalk below was extremely crowded with commuters going home. police say it is fortunate more people were not hurt. this is the scene where police arrived to the corner of 16th and chestnut with two women on the ground. the temple freshman as rebecca kemp as well as a 44-year-old woman kemp injuried when she landed on her. she may have been taking pictures before she fell from the window. this is a dorm from the university of the arts. police are interviewing several friends with the victim moments before she fell. i'm also told new this morning that police are searched the dorm room and are finished with the search. at this point they are not ruling this as an accident saying there are still many unanswered questions in this case. i'm also going to work on getting you an update on the 44-year-old woman who was injured walking on the sidewalk. she's right now at the hospital and i'll have that for you coming up at 4:30. reporting live in center city, philadelphia, caykaty zachry "nbc 10 news." happening today, a philadelphia man will be sentenced for beating to death his infant son. a jury convicted samuel cabrera of third-degree burglary and child endayment. he kidnapped the baby from his home in 2010. the baby died at children's hospital in philadelphia. the father confessed after first tell investigators it was an accident. a pennsylvania man who shot and killed his girlfriend on this street in fair hill will also be sentenced today. the jury convicted the man in the death of sharell baker in 2013. he told police he accidentally shot baker while arguing with a neighbor. now to the atlantic city casino crisis. today a bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for the struggling trump taj mahal that was scheduled to close last month, but billion dollar karl ikan put up several thousand dollars to keep it up and running. i-95 in bucks county is all clear after the deadly chain-reaction crash that killed a truck driver and snarled traffic for hours. skyforce 10 was over i-95 in ben salem township as a tractor-trailer slammed into the back of a line of cars on the off-ramp. that caused a second 18-wheeler to flip killing the driver. other drivers were okay but badly shaken. >> i look in the rear-view mirror and here comes an 18-wheeler doing about 90 air bags, everything. it was terrible. >> now, state police are still investigating the crash. you can use the "nbc 10 news" app to stay connected to us for updates. now to a high school sexting scandal in bucks county. eight students will be charged in this case. the authorities at the neshaminy high school passed around sexually explicit pictures last fall. fellow classmates told school officials this was going on. middletown police confirmed to us last night they have wrapped up their information and again eight students will be charged. police in wilmington are looking into the shooting death of a suspect during a traffic stop. police pulled a person over yesterday afternoon and say an officer got into a struggle with a person in the car. when the person fired shots, the suspect shot him. the suspect is in critical condition and the officer was not hurt. ♪ ♪ ' ♪ oer the ramparts we watch ♪ eric holder met with law enforcement officials and community leaders yesterday for a roundtable discussion. this is part of president to baa's plan top strengthen the police departments and the people they serve. >> the issues we have in some communities is deep and we have top continue to hold that. >> he will also talk about races relations with the group. and president obama and david cameron were at the white house last night. they are hoping to boost their online security. today the president and prime minister are expected to discuss terrorism concerns economic concerns and trade. the skies are clear this morning with temperatures coming down. most of the area is in the 20s right now and getting a cold start. but we'll see sunshine at a pretty quick warm-up. until this afternoon when gusty winds kick in. and that will drive cold air back in here. a blast of cold you'll feel later today and at least for the first part of the weekend. followed by rain for the second part of the weekend. right now 20 degrees and falling in reading. 29 in philadelphia. cape may 32 degrees. most locations running a little colder than yesterday. completely clear over center city. no sign of the clouds we started off with yesterday. the sun came out in the afternoon. and the skies are still nice and clear. that goes for delaware and south jersey, too. but as the day goes on, the wind will be kicking in from the northwest. we'll see clouds blowing in and a few spots could see a brief snow shower with temperatures plummeting during the afternoon hours. this morning, though look at those arrows. the nice southwesterly wind will boost our temperatures to a good warm up. by 10:00 this morning, 35 degrees and climbing by lunchtime and early afternoon. we'll be flirting with the 40-degree mark. but look to the north and west with snow showers popping up. that's cold air as the wind shifts behind it. the cold part is coming in with arrows as they change the direction, the northwesterly direction. by 5:00 in the afternoon, temperatures will be lower and windchills are in the teens. you'll have to bundle up more later today than you do right now if you're leaving the house. so the forecast is calling for a big change today. a nice sunny start with a warm up into the lower 30s and 40s. we'll look at the extended future weather when i'm back in ten. here's hoping that today's drive on i-95 is a loot smoother than yesterday. several sent thesaccidents made it rough out there. let's go to jillian mele now. this is 95 looking good the entire length of the way to the airport. no accidents there. 76 is free of accidents, so is the blue route. for drivers in new jersey in pilesgrove, we are dealing with a problem near route 40 shut down in both directions near kings highway all because of an accident that happened around midnight. it brought down a pole in the area so we have that downed pole and crews are out there doing repair work. in the meantime, take auburn road as your alternate. just a few hours from now another atlantic city gaming attraction will take an economic hit. jesse gary is covering the latest shutdown of the atlantic city race course and the impact that's expected to have. plus the key to living longer. a 20-minute exercise doctors say will add years to your life. happening today, outlined proposed legislation will be looked at for those who suffered from sandy, superstorm sandy. and now today another gaming venue is going to be closing. jesse gary is live in atlantic city with more. what is happening there? >> reporter: citing declining conditions as well as the overall regional economic conditions. the combination is leaving the racetrack here in the deep freeze permanently. more recently there was a short spring season for live racing and daily simulcast to leave the doors open. the closings of a handful of casinos has hurt this track as well. we'll have more coming up later, jesse gary "nbc 10 news." today new rules go into effect to roll back an embargo with cuba and make it harder to visit that country. some restrictions do remain, though you still cannot visit cuba for a vacation but americans can go there to see family or for government business journalism and a few other exceptions. once in cuba travelers have new freedoms like unlimited spending and you can use credit cards and debit cards. you can also bring back $100 in rum and cuban cigars. nbc 10 was at the mexican consulate on independence mall yesterday. this is just one place now where the mexican government is now issuing birth certificates. until yesterday, anyone who needed the government had to go to mexico to get it. we have new information this morning on the death of a woman on a smoke-filled metro subway car in washington, d.c. the medical examiner says carol glover died from acute respiratory failure due to exposure to the smoke. glover had ties to this area with a computer science degree from drexel university. monday's incident on the metro stranded many people making them sick. the reward to find a missing bucks county teacher has topped $10,000. aerial search teams have been looking for christopher tully who was an award-winning teacher. yesterday their focus was along i-76 at tully avenue. his parents were driving him to treatment for depression and he jumped out of the car. that's the last time his parents have seen him. and a jury yesterday found this football coach guilty of sexually assaulting five of his players. leon watson's players testified to be molested my times before an investigator found him at a boy's home in 2013. one of the victim's was a developmentally delayed adult. this teenager girl is going to prison for attacking a temple university student with a brick. a judge yesterday sentenced 16-year-old dariah estes for the attack. she also got four years probation. a student was walking on campus when she was attacked out of nowhere by a brick. police say two other girls also hit the student with their fists. they are being tried in family court. the student suffered severe injuries to her face. the baltimore ravens and former star runningback ray rice reached a settlement agreement over back pain. the terms of the deal have not been disclosed publicly. rice claims the team owes him $3.5 million after releasing him in september. the ravens terminated his contract after the video surfaced of him showing him punching his then fiancee in the elevator. officials in pennsylvania say this more than a century old prison has to be torn down after a fire tore through the place. this happened wednesday at the northumberland prison. 200 inmates had to be replaced after being displaced from the fire. the prison cannot be rebuilt at this current location and investigators are still looking into what started that fire. and the federal government will be paid more than $19,000 to settle a false claims case. a tenant sued the properties over trash removal fees that amounted to extra rent. the u.s. attorney said the landlord was also putting in for federal asis the answer at the same time. this settlement will make sure the tenants get their money back with legal fees paid for by the landlord. in the race for philadelphia mayor, nelson diaz is now a democratic candidate for the nomination. he was the youngest judge elected to the bench in pennsylvania history to serve. he said his campaign will focus on improving public education. now diaz joins five other democrats in the race former district attorney lind abraham, dennis trujillo anthony hardy-williams and doug oliver and former state lawmaker milton street. no republicans have officially announced. and at 4:20 we are following breaking news right now. this is happening, a live picture in the logan city of philadelphia. and look at the up damage to the front of that home there. that's where police say a car crashed into the home. you can clearly see the vehicle, an suv there, went right into the front of the porch. it looks like it's buried pretty far in there. this happened just before 4:00 a.m. police say the driver ran off so we don't know if anyone in the car was injured. we also don't know if anyone was inside the home at the time of this happening or if they were injured. but clearly we have a crew on the scene and are working to get you more information. we'll bring that to you as soon as we get it. but a severe crash there into that home. it will be three hours before we see the sun come up but look at the moon come up. the moon is going to be bright until the sun comes up. then we'll see a lot of sunshine. we are not seeing much wind right now with a little bit of a breeze this afternoon to turn windy and colder. 29 degrees right now in philadelphia with a southwesterly wind at 9 miles an hour. southwesterly winds help to warm things up but there's colder air waiting to the north and west. they are making snow in the pocano mountains, but colder air is on the way in the mountains. that's going to be blowing into philadelphia this afternoon. right now it's 19 degrees in quakertown 206789 degrees for reading. pottstown, 22. a couple 30s here and there along woodrine. look to the north, you can see the snow showers. that's cold air that is diving our way. that is going to be arriving this afternoon. and you'll feel it tonight and tomorrow especially. during the afternoon tomorrow hour by hour forecast showing upper 20s. then look what happens. we get clouds that will be moving in first thing sunday morning. 7:00 in the morning, then here comes the rain up the coastline. 44 degrees in cape may at noontime with rain extending inland. even north and west areas will likely see rain on sunday. but today, a sunny start. then gusty winds. high temperatures right around midday. near 40 degrees. then it gets colder this afternoon. the full seven-day in the next half hour. 4:22. the first alert traffic reporter jillian mele is always looking to bring you the first sign of anything to slow you down. anything out there, jillian? >> we did find an accident on the vine street expressway. in the last few minutes i saw this in our cameras. this is on the vine street expressway eastbound past 76 heading into philadelphia. as you approach the broad street accident, that's where the accident is. we have seen a tow truck on the scene. there was an ambulance out there but this appears to be a single vehicle accident. again, i could not see everything going on because you can see we are partially blocked over there. i want to get more information there and be sure to let you know. elsewhere, we are following the water main break. the repair work in near ship lee road and silverside road with a lane blocked there. some more motivation if you needed to get off the couch. this is after you finish watching our fine news program. new research shows walking 20 minutes a day can improve your health and extend your life. a study tracked many european men and women who walked 20 minutes a day, and it cut their illness, hypertension obese the and diabetes rate. and a big fine that was just slapped on 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(vo) made with the funnest peanuts ever! skippy. yippee!! the federal government has lofted a heavy fine on southwest airlines for one week at least. southwest has to take a $1.6 million fine that's a record. the government said the airline violated rules barring long waits for passengers on the planes on the runway including last january when 16 planes were delayed on the tarmac at chicago's midway airport. bundle up this morning. 29 degrees at 4:27. let's go to jillian mele in the traffic center now. we have an accident on the vine street eastbound past 76. more details coming up in minutes. and we are still live on the scene of breaking news in the logan neighborhood of philadelphia. look at this suv that plowed straight into the front of the house. we are right back with the latest information on any injuries and the search for the driver. webuyanycar.com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. we make selling your car truck or suv fast, safe and fair with three simple steps: one -- get your free online valuation. two -- drive to your local car-buying center. three -- walk out with a check in as little as thirty minutes. buying cars is all we do. all makes and models and no dealership pressure we'll even settle your loan or lease. so, don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com. we are following two breaking news stories for you. first, a live picture from the logan area of philadelphia. look at that this is an suv that crashed into a home about 90 minutes ago. also breaking this morning, we are following a string of anti-terror raids that happened overnight in three countries. several linked to the deadly newspaper attack in par pris. and we are following up on this story, a temple student falls eight floors to her death. this morning we're checking in on the safely records of the building. and clear and cold to start our friday but the winds will pick up to make it feel colder than it is right now. well, happy friday. >> that's a big change, right? >> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. we'll begin with meteorologist bill henley, the bearer of windy and cold news this morning. it will be sunny, all right? until the winds kick in. then we'll see the clouds maybe a brief snow shower
there are nine schools running on a delay because of last night's snow. the list of those schools will be scrolling across the bottom of your screen. let's go to bill henley. >> we're seeing the last few snowflakes moving toward delaware in morning. very light stuff and it's starting to fall apart. temperatures are below freezing 0 untreated surfaces are going to be freezing up. cape may, the exception as temperatures are just above freezing there. you can see a few snowflakes moving through maryland. they'll be falling in middletown delaware in the next few minutes. it's going to be light stuff and that won't be an issue for most of the day. we'll see clearing skies today which will allow sunshine to warm the temperatures. right now 27 in pottstown. trenton and mt. holly. 31 degrees in philadelphia? a cold start, yes. a few icy spots are possible on treated surfaces especially. clouds will start to break at 9:00. we'll see some sunshine and be drier at noon. 38 degrees. a nice warmup. we'll show you how warm it will get neighborhood by neighborhood when we come back. let's check in on traffic with katy zachry. >> good morning. the roads are looking good this morning. we can plan because of the information that bill and others were giving us. road crews planned and while there is still snow on the ground look at these roads. this is a live look in millville along route 55. free and clear of any issues. i say that though reminding you to proceed with caution because there are untreated surfaces and icy patches in your neck of the woods. just be careful as you proceed through the area. we'll show you 75 476 and 95 all clear. i did put yellow down because we want drivers to proceed with caution but really the roadways are looking great. in delaware, there's a speed restriction on 495 instead of typical 65 miles an hour it's reduced to 55. new from overnight, a double shooting followed by an arrest. this happened around 11:00 last night. officers patrolling the area heard the gunshots and caught the alleged gunman running away from the scene after the two victims pointed him out. no word on a motive in that shooting. also new from overnight, philadelphia police are looking for masked robber that shot a store clerk in the face in east germantown. that clerk is in critical condition. a woman and child were inside the store at the time. they were not injured. new this morning, both president obama and vice president joe biden will be in philadelphia next week to speak to democrats attending a three-day retreat. democratic lawmakers will be at the sheraton hotel. the annual state of the state address will be delivered in dover. he's expected to lay out his priorities for the coming year. two of those are bolstering public education and funding for infrastructure projects. state lawmakers expect the governor to address crime in wilmington and that's where jesse gary joins us live from this morning. what is the state of wilmington's crime? >> reporter: right now lawmakers, police, the clergy battling a heroin epidemic in new castle county. we've got the numbers to show you. heroin seizures year before last spiking up more than 400%. there was a slight downtick last year. much of that illicit activity centered in one area which locals call the route 9 corridor and delaware memorial bridge. hundreds of arrests, near overdoses and overdose deaths. clergy members use community outreach using education and faith to put afflicted on a different path. >> it's important that we have a community based approach. a faith based approach. we also have to involve law enforcement. >> reporter: dr. christopher bullock can see the problem from his window. the lawmen are getting money from another source and they are also getting help. we're digging into that and we'll have that for you coming up at 4:30. live in wilmington, new castle county jesse gary nbc 10 news. happening later today, governor chris christie will hold a third summit on the future of atlantic city. the governor's office is billing this meeting as bipartisan. state lawmakers have competing plans to help the struggling city and its casinos. the democrats favor casinos making payments in lieu of property taxes. the gop wants a freeze on property taxes for five years. lawmakers also want to put people back to work in atlantic city. they proposed a bill last week that would help laid off casino workers new jobs. they could take classes and a state fund would pay for that education. happening today, a man charged with raping a woman in a philadelphia parking garage on new year's day is set to appear in court. steven woodson is scheduled for a preliminary hearing later this morning. he's also charged with attempted murder and robbery. the attack happened inside the parking garage in spring garden. they arrested woodson within minutes thanks to a couple who witnessed the attack. today in harrisburg these state lawmakers will have hearings. they are charged with bribery and conspiracy. brown and waters admitted taking illegal payments during an undercover sting. a former lobbyist turned informant gave them money to buy influence. lawyers for the family of the man shot and killed by police say they will conduct an independent investigation into that shooting. the family hired that firm yesterday after police released this dash cam video of the incident that happened during a traffic stop on december 30th. on the video you can hear one of the officers warn jerome several times not to move after finding a gun in the car. he appeared to shove his way out of the car. a civil rights activist said he got out of the car with his hands raised. >> he complied to the officer's demand. got out of the car. he received a hail of bullets. >> hudson asked the new jersey attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor. nbc 10 meteorologist bill henley forecasted yesterday morning that we would get between half inch to three inches of snow last night and he was right on the money of course. even though no money was exchanged. let's start with south jersey with video of the snow. parts of cumberland county got the most. 3 inches of snow there. flakes coming down fast in millville. one driver told us she was being extra careful on her way into work. >> you don't want to have that slip up and have the weather change like that and your life is gone. >> salt trucks continued their work throughout the night to make sure the roads were safe for this morning's commute. we drove the roads in new castle county and found them to be in good condition even when the snow was falling more heavily. some side roads needed to be plowed and salted. in the end, many people said we dodged another winter bullet. >> plows have been out. they've already salted and sanded so we're in pretty good shape. >> and with possibility of more snow this weekend, crews are still well stocked on that important road salt. now to pennsylvania most drivers steered clear of problems on the roads and a lot of schools let kids out early. philadelphia itself saw very little snow. it was more of a nuisance. many people leaving work early to get a jump on slow moving evening traffic. pedestrians had to bring out the umbrellas at 10th and market. bill henley back with us now. that snow is out of here. we're looking ahead to another system pushing in for the weekend. >> late friday night, saturday it's going to start as snow but not all snow. the system will deliver warmer air with it. during the day on saturday we might start with snow and see sleet but we'll end up with rain. we will be watching that one as we head toward the weekend. this morning, just a few spots on the radar screen. back to making snow in the pocono mountains. it's a nice live view from camelback this morning. temperatures have dropped across the area below freezing. they are still coming down at this hour. there could be some icy spots around. most of the roads, big roads, have been treated of course and sidewalks have salt on them. those untreated surfaces could be a bit icy this morning. we'll see gradually clearing skies today. but then the clouds come back later tomorrow and we head into the weekend, snow and then rain. a wet start to the weekend. right now drying out in allentown. 27 degrees northeast philadelphia. 29 degrees in atlantic city. there you can see a bit of snow in front of the boathouses. a live view in center city. the snow will be disappearing during the day today. these temperatures will warm into the low 40s this afternoon. we'll see some sunshine. that will accelerate the melting this afternoon. right now it's freezing up for pottstown, doylestown. look at wrightstown at 28 degrees. below freezing in philadelphia as well. keep an eye out for some fog to the west. chester county with temperatures in the 20s and moisture leftover in the atmosphere. we're seeing some spots of fog. coatesville visibility under a mile. it's not that thick but it could thicken up before the morning is done. upper 20s for phoenixville. be on the lookout for icy spots. you may see flurries. we're tracking the last few scattered snow showers through maryland, york county into lancaster but as these move into delaware, they're really falling apart. you may see a few flurries in a couple spots but that's about it. look at the future weather with the weekend when i come back in ten. >> with wet roads overnight, we're looking for the possibility of any ice on the roadways out there as you head out this morning. nbc 10's katy zachry has an eye on that. any problem spots out there that you heard about this morning? >> nothing that's been reported to me. i've been checking our traffic cameras throughout the area. i see everything is good to go. i say that reminding you to proceed with caution because there may be secondary roads and icy patches that weren't treated and are slick this morning. this is a live look at 76 at route 1. really very few cars on the road. this is going to get busy later this morning. snow on the ground as you can see here but not on the roadways. that's great news there. also to tell you about for delaware drivers, there's a speed restriction of 55 miles an hour on 495. new this morning, the source of all that smoke that filled the d.c. metro last week a malfunction that led to the death of a graduate we now know what caused it. i'm nbc 10's monique braxton live on the steps of the art museum. volunteers have been out all night long doing a head count. i'll tell you why they're scouring the streets and who they are looking for. 4:15. new information on an accident on the washington subway system that killed a drexel university graduate student. an electrical problem caused fans to blow smoke into the metro trains. carol glover died in the accident. she earned a diploma from drexel in 1986. officials will continue to look for the cause of that electrical problem. the home of the newtown, connecticut, shooter will be torn down. officials voted to demolish the house where adam lanza lived. lanza murdered his mother at the house before killing 20 children and 6 adults at the school. he then took his own life. a federal official says the justice department has wrapped up its investigation into the michael brown shooting death in ferguson, missouri. a white police officer shot the unarmed black teen in august. that shooting of course sparked protests across the nation. officer darren wilson quit the force. legal observers say it's unlikely the justice department will file a civil rights charge against wilson. happening today, getting a handle on the homeless in philadelphia. volunteers fanned out overnight in spite of the cold and in spite of the snow to count and interview homeless in the city to find out ways to help and to qualify for important federal money. monique braxton is live in center city. exactly what did these volunteers find? >> reporter: we went along with about 200 volunteers as they spoke to people here on the streets of philadelphia. they also stopped in subway bus and train stations and park and grassy areas. project homes so-called point and time count is a requirement for federal homelessness funding. the city's coordinated effort that we captured on camera is the first in the nation. now done across the country, it's required by the u.s. department of housing and urban development. we learned this focus is on the winter count. >> the winter is harsher weather. we're seeing conditions that are definitely just a lot rougher and if we can gauge how many people are outside on a colder night, it gives us an idea of how many people are particularly vulnerable and perhaps lacking resources. >> reporter: earlier this month new orleans announced it ended all veteran homelessness. we're going to tell you now in the next hour what philadelphia is doing to also accomplish that goal. live for now on the steps of the art museum monique braxton, nbc 10 news. a north jersey man is facing drug charges in delaware. very serious charges. police in milton arrested that man for a traffic stop on tuesday. officers say they found 15,000 baggies of heroin in his car. authorities say those drugs have a street value of $150,000. now take a look at this video here. it shows a man holding up a family dollar store on monday. you can see the gunman pointing his weapon at the cashier. a few seconds later she hands over cash. police are still looking for the man who got away with about $60. police in cherry hill are asking for your help to find the man in this photo. they say he was caught on surveillance video using a fake $100 bill earlier this month. if you know anything if you think you know that man, call cherry hill police. police in burlington county are looking into a hotel scam. on tuesday night, someone called the rooms of 15 guests staying at a hotel on fellowship road. the caller claimed to work at the front desk and said they needed credit card numbers to verify the security code on each card. some people gave that person those numbers. police told us most of the guests realized it was a scam but the thief quickly ran up charges on the people who did not realize it. a twice fired philadelphia police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against the police commissioner. according to philly.com john hargraves says the disciplinary system discriminates against minorities. he was fired in 2003 but got his job back through arbitration. he was fired again in 2012 after a domestic violence arrest on which he was later acquitted. at the jersey shore, an ocean county detective was killed in a car crash earlier this month. john scott stevens worked for the county prosecutor's office. we saw video yesterday of workers hanging up black and purple bunting outside of the office. stevens served there for almost 15 years. nbc 10 obtained this video of the crash that killed stevens in lacy township. there we go. a local photographer shot this video. police arrested that photographer after he refused to hand over his camera. the prosecutor says he will dismiss the charges against the photographer. still some clouds around this morning but the temperatures are coming down nonetheless. no wind to speak of. it's very light to calm this morning. we could see some icy spots as the temperatures for most of the area now below freezing. 31 degrees at philadelphia international. 5-mile-an-hour breeze. barely moving. feels like 26 degrees. windchill not an issue. treated surfaces are fine. cape may is getting colder too. was warmer overnight. it dropped below freezing. look at philadelphia. 31 degrees. 20s for much of the area and still falling at this time and just below freezing or right at freezing in cape may airport. cape may down to 30 degrees. north wildwood is right at the freezing mark. icy spots and some snow on the ground still in south jersey ocean city right now is 30 degrees. even atlantic city is a cold start this morning in the 20s for north field. we'll see the clouds thin out as the day goes on. we have sunshine in store. a nice warmup this afternoon. right now the last few you see bright clouds those are the last few snowflakes. showers that are quickly falling apart. you might see a flurry in southern new castle county but the rest of the area is looking dry this morning. we'll see skies clear. sunshine will warm us to the low 40s today. and then tonight we'll drop down below freezing but most of the area will be pretty dry by then. we'll start the day dry on friday with sunshine in the morning. but it will warm up into the upper 30s to low 40s friday afternoon. clouds will be arriving later in the day. look at that 5:00 friday. beginning of the system that is going to arrive for the start of the weekend. and the first snowflakes and raindrops well to the south at 11:00 p.m. on friday. early in the morning snow will start to move into the area but not just snow. this system will bring in warmer air. a mixture of snow and then rain. a changing situation as we head into the weekend. today too. starting off with clouds and cold temperatures but with clearing skies this afternoon, afternoon temperatures right in the low 40s. 4:22. with the rain and snow we had on the roads overnight, we could see some icy patches out there. nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter katy zachry is watching out for problem spots. anything popping up yet? >> nothing major. definitely on some untreated surfaces, sidewalks, driveway and possibly some secondary roads if road crews didn't get to that yesterday because they were busy icing the majors like 495 in delaware. 495 at philadelphia pike looks good. i should warn you there is a speed restriction on 495 in delaware at 55 miles an hour. that's the speed restriction at 65 miles an hour. crews want you to be extra cautious on the roadways. area bridges look great. typically we see speed restrictions after snowfall but nothing because it wasn't as bad as we have had in the past especially in the last week. your area bridges look good. and then finally there's a new accident in our system in collegeville. it's closing south lewis road in both directions at boro line road. take trappe road around that. a technology game changer could be on the horizon. the new field google is moving into that could end up saving you money. if you're applying to princeton university, don't hold your breath on getting that acceptance letter. how many students are applying and how many princeton will take. google appears to be ready to jump into the wireless phone service market. google is planning to sell wireless service through the sprint and t-mobile networks. google could offer discounts over other major carriers. it's unclear when this would happen. google, sprint and t-mobile have not commented on those reports. good luck if you're trying to get into princeton university. they'll only accept 5% of those who apply. princeton received more than 27,000 applications this year. that's a new record for the university. the school only plans to have 1,300 freshmen in the fall. applicants will be notified by late march. tracking the last few snowflakes and they're falling in the pocono mountains. that's a live view from blue mountain. 29 degrees here at nbc 10. the snow stopped in the city and most of the rest of the area but it could be a bit icy as the temperatures are still falling right now. watching the roads, katy zachry in the first alert traffic center. >> good morning. we're warning drivers this morning just to be careful as you head out. most of the roadways are absolutely clear and free of issues or incidents. you do want to be aware of some icy spots. this is a live look at 495 in gar. delaware. also ahead, a potentially damning decision. a grand jury report says one of pennsylvania's top officials lied. the charges attorney general could face next. norwegians are free to do everything under the sun. free to cruise at their own speed... 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right on the money. a couple inches in parts or a trace depending on where you live. >> we got through it.
cold. we're getting temperatures now that have been falling into the 20s. it's 31 degrees at philadelphia international. wilmington is 31. 20s for mt. holly. we will see a nice temperature warmup. much of what fell yesterday is going to be melting today. by noontime 38 degrees. we'll see more and more sunshine today. take you through neighborhood by neighborhood and hour by hour when i am back. good morning, katie. >> i've been watching all of our cameras and majors throughout our area are free and clear of issues. for drivers coming into center city philadelphia you can see moisture on the road. snow is off the roadway. that moisture on the road is mixed with salt over the last few hours because those crews were out since yesterday when the snow started falling. no issues on 95. 76 is clear in new jersey. 295 the turnpike at 42 free and clear of any issues or incidents there. the area bridges, no speed restrictions which we sometimes can see after we have some precipitation especially in the evening hours. in delaware i should tell you on 495 speed restrictions of 55 miles an hour. our only accident is in collegeville affecting traffic on south lewis road in both directions. >> 5:02. a gunman shoots two people and is quickly arrested. philadelphia police tell us that two people were shot before 11:00 last night. we're working to find out about victims and their conditions. philadelphia police are still looking for a masked robber who shot a store clerk in the face. the clerk right now is in critical condition. a woman and child were inside the store at the time but they were not hurt. 5:02 now. philadelphia is trying to get a gauge on its homeless population. in spite of snow and cold weather last night, volunteers fanned out across the city to count and interview homeless people trying to find out ways to help them and qualify for some important federal money. nbc 10's monique braxton is live in center city. where exactly did they concentrate this effort? >> reporter: those who live outside on the streets of philadelphia in conditions like these also in subway stations during the harsh winter months help determine how many people are homeless. we captured this video when we followed 200 volunteers of project home overnight. philadelphia was the first city to do a point in time count. others across the country also head out four times a year to speak to people as part of the strategic plan to evaluate homelessness. new orleans says it ended all veteran homelessness. philadelphia is now part of a federal strategic plan to eradicate all homelessness in five years. >> we have three main goals. one is to end veterans homelessness by december of 2015 to end chronic homelessness by 2016 and all homelessness by 2020. >> reporter: in the next hour we'll tell you how family members are counted and what's the highest contributing factor to homelessness in philadelphia. live for now from the steps of the art museum monique braxton, nbc 10 news. 5:04. from our delaware bureau governor jack markell will deliver his annual state of the state address from dover today laying out his priorities for the coming year. two is bolstering education and funding infrastructure projects. state lawmakers expect the governor to address crime in wilmington and new castle county. happening today, governor chris christie will hold a third summit on the future of atlantic city. the governor's office says this is a bipartisan summit. they have differing plans on how to help the city and it's casinos. democrats favor casinos making annual payments for the next 15 years instead of paying property taxes. the gop wants to freeze property taxes for five years. lawmakers also want to put people back to work in atlantic city. last week they proposed a bill that would help laid off casino workers find new jobs. those workers could take classes at a county college or vocational school and a state fund would pay for that education. new this morning, president obama and vice president joe biden will be in philadelphia next week to speak to democrats attending a three-day retreat. democratic lawmakers will be at the sheraton motel. politico reports the president will speak on thursday night and vice president will close out the retreat on friday. 5:05. happening today, the man charged with raping a woman inside a philadelphia parking garage on new year's day is set to appear in court. steven woodson is set for a preliminary hearing later this morning and he's also charged with attempted murder and robbery. that attack happened inside the parking garage in spring garden. they arrested woodson within minutes thanks to a couple who witnessed the attack. today in harrisburg these two state lawmakers from philadelphia will have preliminary hearings in a corruption scandal. they're charged with bribery and conspiracy. they both admitted taking illegal payments during an undercover sting. a former lobbyist turned eded informant gave them money to buy influence. the controversy swirling around kathleen kane will go before the pennsylvania supreme court. the high court unsealed records showing details of the fact that the grand jury found grounds to charge the state attorney general with perjury, obstruction and more. kane argues there was no legal basis for appointing a special prosecute prosecutor who led the investigation and asked for the grand jury records to be released to show problems in the process. >> they start looking for a grand jury leak. they can't find a grand jury leak so they go and make things up. that's exactly what this is. >> so there's no case against you at all? >> i'm telling you that there is no leak or they would have charged it and they didn't. >> the montgomery county d.a. will decide whether or not to indict kane. former philadelphia tv sportscaster don tollefson faces decades in prison. he sold fake travel packages and money was supposed to go to charities but tollefson spent it on himself. victims lost around $340,000. the judge said tollefson will be sentenced within the next month. lawyers for the family of the man shot and killed by police say they'll conduct an independent investigation. the family hired a firm yesterday after police released this dash cam video of the incident after a request from the media to release it. it's the traffic stop on december 30th. in the video you can hear one of the officers warn jerame reid several times not to move after they found a gun inside the car. reid, who was on the passenger side appeared to shove his way out of the car. a civil rights activist says he got out of the car with his hands raised. >> jerame reid complied to the officer's demand. got out of the car. and he received a hail of bullets. >> hudson asked the new jersey attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor. a cloudy start and we're tracking the last few snowflakes this morning. they are really falling apart. what's left on the ground is turning icy in some areas. most of the roads have been treated. during the day we'll see clouds thin out and get more and more sunshine and a nice warmup. clouds are back as we head into the weekend with a nor'easter coming together and potential for snow and rain for our area. right now a little bit of snow in the pocono mountains. mt. pocono reporting light snow. 22 degrees in the mountains. cloudy for trenton and dover with temperatures in the 20s. snowflakes in delaware. what's left of the snow you can see the treated beach avenue scene. sunshine will be breaking through at the shore. these snow showers are quickly breaking out. really very light. isolated showers in the pocono mountains. clear for most of the i-95 corridor but there are a few snowflakes with the last few light snow showers moving through middletown delaware city. and we're watching for some fog and it just got a bit thicker. quarter mile at coatsville. this is important because as temperatures drop below freezing, fog can actually create ice. in western chester county be on the lookout for icy spots. leftover from yesterday most of that has been treated. fog not an issue in the mountains. temperatures will be climbing. as clouds clear out, hour by hour forecast showing a cloudy start but noontime and afternoon hours, clouds leave us and we'll see more sunshine today. stand by for a warmer afternoon and dry day. temperatures into the upper 30s and low 40s this afternoon. there are big changes ahead for the weekend. the seven day when i'm back in ten. ten minutes after 5:00, we're checking area highways. we saw storm force 10 on the road looking around. no problem spots that we found yet. >> everything looks fine. nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter katy zachry has cameras everywhere. what do you see? >> information coming into me as well. new information about some of our area bridges that i'll get to in just a second. a live look at 495 at terminal avenue. this is in delaware. new castle county the stretch of 495 is limited to 55 miles an hour and under and that's due to the weather conditions. if i step out of the way you can see some snow on the ground but really on the pavement we're not seeing snow. you might see some wet spots and slick spots and if it hasn't been treated with salt overnight, it might be a little bit slippery. definitely proceed with caution throughout the area. those speed restrictions on area bridges all down to 35 miles an hour because of the weather. delaware memorial bridge also following the speed restriction of 35 miles an hour. millions of dollars to protect and improve parks. this morning, the vote that could impact the future of green spaces in our area and new information about a deadly fire in a washington, d.c. subway tunnel that killed a woman with ties to our area. the malfunction that caused the train to fill with smoke. the pool of candidates in dwindling in the race for mayor of philadelphia. we'll tell you where things stand right now. storm force 10 is out on the roads this morning to check out for any trouble spots. we had snow overnight. so far so good. photo journalist dave palmer driving around 30 miles an hour. speed limit is 40. he has gone down 76. no problems so far. another way we're helping you start your morning safe here on nbc 10. we'll check back with dave in a moment in storm force 10. stay with us on that. we have new information on an accident on the washington subway that killed a drexel university graduate. carol glover died in the accident last week. after being briefed by ntsb yesterday, members of congress revealed it's an electrical problem that caused ventilation fans to blow smoke inside a metro train. more than 80 people were hurt. this huge fire prompted a local state of emergency in edgewater in new jersey. the fire destroyed avalon on the hudson. flames broke out at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. crews thought they had it under control and then it flared up again. 400 people had to be evacuated. no reports of serious injuries. you can see the fire tearing through the roof. firefighters carried residents out of the burning building. the same apartment complex burned to the ground when it was being built in 2000. it was rebuilt with units designed to appeal to new york city commuters. you can see more video on nbc 10 news app. from our jersey shore bureau. this ocean county detective died in the hospital over the weekend after crashing his car earlier this month. john scott stevens worked for the county prosecutor's office for years. stevens served for almost 15 years. nbc 10 obtained this video of the crash that killed stevens in lacy township. a local photographer shot the video. police actually arrested him after he refused to hand over his camera. the prosecutor says those charges will be dropped. philadelphia mayor michael nutter and police commissioner charles ramsey are in washington this week as part of the u.s. conference of mayors there. this is video of mayor nutter speaking yesterday. he'll meet with cabinet leaders and president obama today. commissioner ramsey will speak about issues facing police departments. ramsey is co-chair of the president's task force on 21st century policing. ken trujillo announced he's dropping out of the race for mayor. he says he has family matters that require his full attention. he's the second candidate to leave the race this month. there are five candidates in the democratic primary. no republicans have announced. leaders from cities all over the country including philadelphia are calling on congress to renew the land and water conserveation fund set to expire in september. money is used for community parks, ball fields clean water and conservation projects and funds 40,000 projects like philadelphia's park system every year. at 5:17 katy zachry has new information on road conditions out there for us. what do you have? >> we have speed restrictions on area bridges and one stretch of road in delaware we'll get to that in a second. look at the contrast. this is 476 blue route where if you take a quick glance, it doesn't look like it snowed yesterday. on the pavement crews did a really good job. they heeded the warning of our meteorologists that the clipper was coming through and they could salt roads and get everything ready for the evening commute and there weren't many problems. we do have an accident in collegeville montgomery county south lewis road is closed at boro line road. take trappe road around that. the speed restrictions 35 miles an hour due to road conditions and 495 in new castle county delaware you have to go 55 miles an hour or under. nbc 10 meteorologist bill henley forecasted what we would get between half inch and three inches depending on where you were and that's exactly what we got. it was just laid out for us. let's show you pictures we got from south jersey. they got the most snow of about three inches. flakes came down fast for a while in millville. >> not a lot of heavy lifting with the shovels. we drove the roads in new castle county and found those to be in good condition. with the possibility of more snow this weekend, that's a little preview of what bill is about to talk about, the crews are still well stocked on road salt. >> philadelphia saw very little snow. not more than a nuisance as a lot of people left work early to get a jump on slow moving traffic conditions. pedestrians took out the umbrellas at 10th and market. it was exactly how you said it would be. roads were well treated. everything was fine. >> you have to love those clippers. they come through quickly. don't bring a lot of moisture and they're out just as fast. a nor'easter is a different story. that's this weekend at least to start with. right now we're drying out. a little chilly outside. we're driving around. storm force 10 going through camden county side streets looking for icy spots. lots of stuff has been treated. temperatures are below freezing and it's still a bit damp outside. be on the lookout just to play it safe. clouds overhead. those will not last all day. the clouds that are over center city right now are not producing any snow but there's no wind. it's just cold enough for some ice this morning. 31 degrees in philadelphia. wind at the airport is at 7 miles an hour. you can see at the studios there's no wind. back to making snow in the pocono mountains and they've seen scattered snow showers. this is blue mountain. sunshine will break through this afternoon. 31 degrees in northeast philadelphia at the airport and wilmington at 31 degrees. there are colder readings. down to 26 in doylestown. still falling so you will get colder before numbers turn around and head into the 30s. last few snowflakes moving into salem county through new castle county. those will come to an end and they will see dry conditions for the rest of the day and tomorrow will be dry. look at what's on the way for early saturday morning. if you are out late, you're going to see some snow falling to start with. it won't be all snow. there's rain that will come in with this system. we'll get a shot of snow and then a rainy day on saturday which may end with snow. today dry. high temperatures near 40 degrees this afternoon. gradually clearing skies today with winds westerly to 12 miles an hour. tomorrow in the 20s to start with. sunshine to start with. clouds later in the day and here comes that nor'easter with snow and then some sleet and then some rain. 37 degrees the high temperature on saturday. sunshine is back on sunday. we will see a possibility of snow on monday and then it gets much colder for tuesday and into wednesday morning. low temperatures in the teens. the revel roller coaster continues. coming up the judge's decision in a case that could stop the sale of the closed revel casino. a revolution in technology that no one saw coming. the experts at cnbc explain why it's one of the most intriguing products in years. 5:24. storm force 10 continues to patrol area roads looking for icy spots. so far so good. no problems on the road yet. we'll keep an eye on that and let you know if anything pops up. 5:25. microsoft surprises the tech world as it unveils new technology. >> good morning to you. this is very cool. microsoft is going virtual. the company had a big surprise for the tech world at an event on wednesday unveiling the adviser that can project 3-d images and users will play mindcraft and manipulate objects to send to a 3-d printer. microsoft says it will be available this fall. back over to you. >> they also revealed windows 10 which is cool for a lot of people that like 7. thanks so much. free upgrade. thank you, microsoft. thank you, mother nature. we have clouds but snow is coming to an end quickly. a few flurries in delaware. clearing skies is what we'll see during the day today and temperature near 40 degrees this afternoon. the weekend is going to get dicey. watching roads this morning. katy zachry in the first alert traffic center. good morning. >> good morning. fortunately for most of our area things are not looking dicey. a live look at route 73 right at 295 and then another look in new jersey along the shore at route 9 right along route 50. things are looking good. there is snow on the ground but fortunately not on the pavement. those salt trucks worked overnight. >> delaware governor jack markell gets ready to deliver this his state of the state address we're looking at a city labeled murder city usa. >> reporter: new castle county police using high technology to cut the crime and drug use rate in this county. i'll explain how it works coming up after the break. an all out epidemic. this morning we're taking a closer look at how one delaware community is combatting crime and skyrocketing cases of drug use. help for the homeless. while you were sleeping hundreds of volunteers walked the cold streets of philadelphia looking for men and women who have no place to go. we'll tell you how their work could change lives. track the last few snow showers. nbc 10 first alert weather radar shows just a few flurries at the end of that system. the bigger threat this morning is potential for the snow that will come in over the weekend. we'll get details on that. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. a few school closings and delays because of potential for icy roads. we haven't heard of any ice patches yet. because of that, some schools are on delays. you'll see that information running along the bottom of your screen. speaking of icy roads, we sent storm force 10 out to check on road conditions just so that you can see what to expect before you head out. this is a live look in camden county. dave palmer behind the wheel this morning going nice and slow as you should when you hit the roads this morning. dave has been driving around for about an hour now and still hasn't run into any problems although we did get some news of an accident involving a salt
not an issue in the poeblgcono mountains. temperatures now 20s and low 30s. below freezing for the entire area. the numbers will turn around and skies start to clear. clouds at 9:00. breaks of sunshine at lunchtime near 40 degrees with partly sunny skies this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i am back in ten. let's check in with first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. good morning katy. >> good morning, bill. i have flashing lights behind me. we have a photographer on the scene at 295 southbound near exit 18 where you can see a jackknifed tractor-trailer involved in a crash with a salt truck overturned out of our view here. when i last saw it it was overturned on the side of the road. there it is right there as we push into that. i understand there are possibly several other vehicles involved. it's causing quite a delay on 295 southbound. right near exit 18. if we go to my cameras right now, let me back up and i can show you as we zoom in hopefully we can zoom out. okay. let's move forward actually. so anyway what i was going to tell you is on the extreme left-hand lane on the shoulder traffic was only getting by along left-hand shoulder. the right, center and left-hand lane are all out of service right now. in collegeville we're following a crash in montgomery county south lewis road is closed at boro line road. you can take trappe road around that. speed restrictions are in effect on area bridges. ben, betsy and walt 35 miles an hour. on commodore barry, 45 miles an hour. new from overnight, philadelphia police are still looking for a robber who shot a clerk in the face inside a grocery store in east germantown. that robber came into the store on east stafford street wearing a mask and demanding money. he shot the clerk in the face and in the leg. the clerk is in critical condition. a woman and child were inside the store at the time. they were not hurt. also new from overnight, a double shooting followed by an arrest. this happened around 11:00 last night. officers on patrol heard the shots and caught the alleged gunman running away from the scene after the two victims pointed him out. those victims are both in stable condition. governor chris christie will hold a third summit on the future of atlantic city today. the governor's office sp is billing the meeting as bipartisan. democrats favor the casinos making annual payments for the next 15 years instead of paying property taxes. gop wants a freeze on property taxes for five years. and lawmakers also want to put people back to work in atlantic city. they have proposed a bill last week that would help laid off casino workers find new jobs. the workers could take classes at county college or vocational schools. a state fund would pay for it. new this morning, president obama and vice president joe biden will be in philadelphia next week to speak to democrats attending a three-day retreat. democratic lawmakers will be at the sheraton society hill hotel to map out their legislative agenda for the new congress. the president will speak at a dinner thursday night and the vice president will close out the retreat on friday. happening in harrisburg two state lawmakers from philadelphia will have preliminary court hearings in a corruption scandal. ron waters and vanessa brown are charged with conspiracy. they admitted to taking illegal payments. former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson could face decades in prison after he was found guilty in his fraud trial. tollefson sold fake travel sports packages for charity. he was convicted on all counts yesterday. victims lost in total $340,000. the judge said toll offefson will be sentenced within a month. a hotel scam. a caller claimed to work at the front desk and needed credit card numbers to verify the security code on each card. police told us that most of the guests realized it was a scam but the thief ran up charges quickly on those that handed over their numbers. 6:05. controversy surrounding pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen kane will go before the pennsylvania supreme court. the high court unsealed records showing that a grand jury found grounds to charge the state attorney general with perjury, obstruction and more. now kane argues there was no legal basis for appointing the special investigator that led that investigation. >> they start looking for a grand jury leak. they can't find a grand jury leak so they go and make things up. that's exactly what this is. >> so there's no case against you at all? >> i'm telling you that there is no leak or they would have charged it and they didn't. the montgomery county district attorney will decide whether or not to indict kane. ken trujillo announced yesterday he's dropping out of the mayor's race. he says he has family matters that require his full attention. he's the second candidate to leave the race this month. that leaves five candidates in the democratic primary. some areas of fog that we are watching. with temperatures at or below freezing, fog can create ice. some of the western suburbs could be a bit slippery this morning. gradually clearing skies. we'll see sunshine this afternoon. the weekend will be stormy to start with. we're looking at snow and rain coming in at least for the first part of the weekend. heading out the door 27 degrees in allentown. northeast philadelphia 31 degrees at the airport. 30 degrees in millville. right now much of the area looks like this with damp roads. as far as snow is concerned, a few light isolated scattered snow showers. of a bigger concern is fog. down to a quarter mile visibility in lancaster. fog will clear as the day goes on and so will the last few snow showers. a little bit of activity in southern new castle county and into south jersey but most of the area is going to be dry as these are just about done. the last little bit of the clipper from yesterday. clouds that are starting us off will be clearing. hour by hour forecast showing clouds thinning as the day goes on. by lunchtime breaks of sunshine and then later this afternoon, the clouds will move out completely and that's going to allow temperatures to get cold tonight. during the day today after a cold start and sunshine breaking through, we'll see high temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s and the winds won't be all that strong. they'll be out of the west to 12 miles an hour. the storm this weekend look at the future weather to show you when to expect the snow and the rain to move in. that's when i'm back in ten. >> bill time to get an update on this breaking traffic news we're following. >> on 295, nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter katy zachry has an update. >> a great shot of what's going on thanks to our photographer at the scene and our crews who are out there. it involves a jackknifed tractor-trailer on 295 southbound right here exit 18. it's slowing traffic as you can see. as we pull out, this vehicle here on its side is an overturned salt truck. many salt trucks were out this morning salting the roads. making them drivable. we haven't had any issues until this issue on any of the majors in our area. you can see the extreme left-hand lane is the left-hand shoulder that traffic is driving on to get around this mess. there's quite a police response out there. emergency response. they are trying to clear it up. it happened about a half hour 45 minutes ago. we'll stay on this and we have a live crew at the scene so any updates we get out there we'll pass onto you. moving on now along area bridges, a speed restriction on many of them because of weather. 35 miles an hour for the ben, betsy and the walt. as well as delaware memorial bridge and then 45 miles an hour is the speed restriction for commodore barry bridge. 495 at philadelphia pike snow on the ground but on the pavement you see a little bit of moisture along 495 in new castle county. for delaware drivers a speed restriction. we'll continue to follow breaking news that katy is following with this crash on 295. one crew on the scene and another crew just got there. we can find out more about how this happened and how long it's going to be there. hitting the roads in new jersey. it's going to cost you, not in tolls, obviously not in gas taxes. it's the bad roads that could cost you. we'll explain. take a look at this video. it shows a guy holding up a family dollar store on monday. you can see the gunman pointed the weapon at the cashier and she hands over money. police are searching for the man who got away with about 60 bucks. a north jersey man is facing drug charges after a traffic stop for speeding on tuesday. officers found 15,000 baggies of heroin in his car. authorities say the drugs have a street value of $150,000. a motel with a troubled history is back in business in north philadelphia and that has neighbors pretty upset. the liberty motel on germantown avenue reopened last friday after licenses and inspections shut it down in early december. for at least two decades now, neighbors, police and lawmakers have clashed with the motel owners over drugs, prostitution and other crimes in and around the property. >> my kids can't even go out and play. i don't allow them to go outside and play because of the activity that goes on in the hotel. >> we tried to get in touch with motel owners for comment but so far we've been unsuccessful. city lawmakers plan to start a task force to find ways to shut down the property for good. at the jerry shore, a detective died from injuries incurred during a traffic accident last month. stevenson served for almost 15 years. an update on people who received refunds to see bill cosby. 1,200 people returned their tickets for refunds nearly 40% of the tickets sold. cosby performed despite a protest outside. about 100 protesters gathered there. the comedian denied allegations of sexual assault made against him by more than a dozen women some dating back decades. new information about an accident on the washington subway system that killed a drexel university graduate. members of congress say an electrical problem is what caused ventilation fans to blow smoke into a metro train last week. they made that determination after hearing a report by ntsb. carol glover died in the accident. she earned a diploma from drexel. flu season is hitting the nation hard this year. in california though here's something new. the amount of people needing cough syrup is surpassing what's available. doctors are prescribing medicine to help flu patients deal with cough and other symptoms. hospitals are mostly unaffected but some pharmacies say patients are given smaller bottles to ration supply. >> there was one generic company that decreased manufacturing and sometimes that has a rippling effect. >> doctors advise patients to speak to their pharmacists to choose over-the-counter medications that will help. new jersey drivers are paying a hefty price for the poor road conditions at about $2,000 a year. traffic congestion and crashes were factored into that cost. the state transportation commissioner ordered inspections of the worst bridges. patco riders will soon find out if they can use free wi-fi. earlier this month the operations and maintenance committee endorsed the proposal and the full board met yesterday to talk about it. we made calls to find out if a decision was made. we've not heard back. hope to find out more later today. if approved comcast expects to complete the project this summer. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. a salt truck overturned, a tractor yoror-trailer jackknifed and a lot of people are paying the price for that now. >> no issues on majors and then it hit at 5:45 and this happened. a jackknifed tractor-trailer and overturned salt truck if i get out of the way you can see it as our photographer dave palmer pulls out of the shot. this scene is 295 southbound around exit 18. you can see a number of emergency responders are here. you can see here the arrow forcing traffic into the left-hand side. they are forcing traffic into the left lane. the left shoulder area because the right and center lane are closed as a result of this. it looks like it will be out there for quite some time. good news is traffic is getting by. bad news is that it's slowing. it's just crawling around. if we go to maps right now, i can tell you what's happening around the area. drive times along 95 and 295 look good in delaware. on 495, for new castle drivers, a speed restriction to 55 miles an hour. keep that in mind. that's weather related. on area bridges, the ben, betsy and walt you have to adhere to 35-mile-an-hour speed restriction. come just to show you that many spots are not experiencing any weather problems, this is up in the poconos -- allentown rather. you can see some snow on the ground but on the pavement there's just moisture and it's really not accounting for any issues up in lehigh valley. 78 looks good. 309 looks good. coming up we'll talk about what drivers in philadelphia are experiencing this morning. the clipper is gone. we still have low clouds around in center city. some of the western suburbs seeing a bit of fog. temperatures down below freezing holding at 31 degrees in philadelphia. lower 20s in the mountains where they are making snow. they've also seen a few scattered snow showers. right now mainly it's just cold outside. untreated surfaces could be a bit icy this morning. below freezing in gloucester county. in the 20s for turnersville and washington township. temperatures will turn around. fog will disappear. the last few snowflakes that are moving through delaware and into south jersey will be long gone as we head into this afternoon. as we head into the weekend, we're watching a storm system come together. a nor'easter which tomorrow morning will be in the deep south as rain but as it moves our way, it's moving into colder territory. friday evening at 9:00 we'll be dry. wet weather is just to our south. future weather shows clouds will be here during the early evening hours on friday and then the rainfall and the snowfall will move in and it will likely start as snow in philadelphia during the early morning hours. mixing with sleet and changing over to rain. this system will bring warmer air in with it. so we'll see a stormy day on saturday. not going to be all snow. today, not going to be all clouds. we'll start off with them but see sunshine this afternoon. near 40 degrees this afternoon. clear skies it gets cold. down into the 20s. 40 after sunshine friday with clouds coming in and here comes that snow and sleet and then rain with a high of 37 degrees on saturday. we'll dry out on sunday. only to see a chance of snow returning on monday and then cold air for tuesday and wednesday. 6:20. next month the criminal justice system could shut down. the culprit, envelopes. we'll explain. flames tear through an apartment building in north jersey. the fire is out but this morning there are still problems. some students are still affected 14 hours after it started. we're following breaking news and continuing to follow it for you. a crash involving a salt truck, a tractor-trailer and two other vehicles on 295 in gloucester county. monique braxton just got to the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we're above southbound 295 looking down on the accident scene. you can see the collision in the distance. when we first arrived, we did see some road crews sweeping up the salt. a tow truck just arrived a few moments ago to tow the vehicles away and just under me traffic is being allowed to exit onto 295 heading in the southbound direction so it's having to merge into one lane of highway that you see. only one lane of the four lanes is open at this point. my colleague, katy zachry is standing by now in the studio with more on the impact of this accident and the other traffic this morning. katy? >> you have a great angle of that. thanks for showing us that. i want to tell viewers that speed is slowing. drivers are having to slow to around 12 miles an hour as they approach this accident on 295 southbound right at exit 18. some alternates. you can take route 44 or you can hop on the new jersey turnpike if you want to get around this. there are other things in our area to tell you about. some speed restrictions on area bridges but also much of our area is experiencing this. clear roadways where there is snow on the ground but not on the pavement. just moisture and really very few slick spots are being reported out there. for a look at the greater area right now, we're going to take a look at some fog lingering over philadelphia. you were telling us that can cause some freezing. >> with temperatures below freezing fog can turn things icy. low cloudiness in center city. we're watching fog form. look at zero visibility right now. dense fog also in lancaster. jesse gary live in wilmington wilmington. a heroin epidemic in this county. the new police chief has a three-prong approach to fighting it and he has other fears. we'll talk about that coming up after the break. we are following breaking news. a live picture from 295 in gloucester county where a salt truck flipped over causing a traffic headache. a tractor-trailer also involved. we'll show you how it happened and how bad the backup is. we're watching radar after snow moved through last night. we'll see a warmup and sunshine today. more snow on the way for early saturday followed by a lot of rain. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today" on this thursday. i'm chris cato. >> we've been out and about with all of our teams and roads are pretty good despite that huge accident. there are some schools starting late today and that list is scrolling along the bottom of your screen. right now, let's check on weather with meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. >> there are issues out there. we haven't completely dried out. streets are damp and we're watching for areas of fog. in center city you'll find low cloudiness. you can't see much in western chester county. visibility is zero in coatesville. lancaster down to quarter mile visibility. really a problem not only because it limits visibility but with temperatures below freezing, fog can create ice. watch out for slippery spots. some light fog right now in hazelton. pocono mountains have seen a few snowflakes and delaware and south jersey but they are quickly fizzling. just a few light showers moving through southern new castle county. you can see just to the south of middleton. that's the last bit of activity after yesterday's clipper. 32 degrees. just went up a degree in philadelphia. still in the 20s for trenton and pottstown and to the west in the 20s for coatesville with that fog. be on the lookout for some icy conditions to start with. we'll see temperatures climb. look for 40 degrees. we'll get sunshine later today. we're following breaking news. that crash involving a salt truck and tractor-trailer on 295 in gloucester county. monique braxton is live above the scene with a great vantage point. what can you tell us? >> reporter: this is the southbound view of 295. if you look in the distance on the right, to the far right, you see the salt truck is flipped over on the side. to the left of that you see the tractor-trailer. from our vantage point, we cannot see other vehicles involved but new jersey state police are telling our news desk that at least two other cars were involved. under where i'm standing is where traffic is being allowed to merge onto 295. then allowed to merge into one lane. so you're talking about three lanes that are not being allowed -- drivers are not being allowed to use them this morning. a serious backup. if i look over on the other side of the overpass traffic is backed up for as far as i can see for several miles. we're also being told by new jersey state police that there are no major injuries but definitely a traffic nightmare as folks head to work this morning. let's go now to my colleague katy zachry who is inside with more news on the traffic. katy? >> thank you for that update. i want to give viewers more information from that scene. it's along 295. it's 295 southbound near exit 18. it's near route 670. there are several lanes merging into one. extreme left-hand lane is the only one getting by. she saw a lot of delays. traffic is slowing to 12 miles an hour or slower as it approaches this scene from a ways back. it's fortunately able to get by the scene. that's one good thing happening right now. we're in the thick of the morning rush. traffic is getting by but if you don't want to sit in this backup, you can take route 44 or the new jersey turnpike around that. also, there's been an accident in collegeville throughout the morning that's delaying things on south lewis road closed in both directions at laurel line road. take trappe around around that. 76 at belmont avenue a live look where traffic is running smoothly. no problems on 95 76 blue route. philadelphia area and beyond looking good this morning. there may be snow on the ground but it's not right now affecting thing anything on the roads. delaware governor jack markell will deliver his annual state of the state address in dover. nbc 10's jesse gary joins us live. tell us more about the crime issue that they are facing. >> reporter: new castle county police say their biggest problem is heroin. cheap, easy to buy and so pure that dealers stamp their products with creative names to try to secure repeat business. what they have actually done is created a heroin epidemic in this county. much of the illicit trade is centered on a corridor. they the new county police chief is using a three tier approach. policing the problem, prevention by protecting quality of life and education programs in schools. still, he worries success could push some addicts to methamphetamines. >> if heroin is turning people you'll see shootings go up. you'll see additional violent crime. >> reporter: a partnership with federal agencies is supplying people power to make sure that does not happen and colonel setting says stationing officers in areas where repeat 911 calls are happening to stop the problem before it takes hold. dramatic spice in heroin seizures. two years ago saw a decline last year. live in wilmington new castle county jesse gary nbc 10 news. 6:35 now. a court system in the lehigh valley may have to delay criminal trials because of a lack of envelopes. the man who printed those envelopes used by northampton county courts for notifications recently retired. a volunteer is trying to fill that gap. a county judge said he's prepared to order the county to staff a print shop to make the envelopes. a man charged with raping a woman in a philadelphia parking garage on new year's day is scheduled to appear in court. steven woodson is scheduled for preliminary hearing. he's also charged with attempted murder and robbery. police say the attack happened inside the parking garage in spring garden. they arrested woodson within minutes thanks to a couple who witnessed the attack. lawyers for the family shot and killed by police say they will conduct an independent investigation. the family hired that firm yesterday after police released this dash cam video of the incident that happened during a traffic stop on december 30th. on the video, you can hear one of the officers warn jerame reid not to move. the officer removed a gun from the car. reid appeared to shove his way out of the car. a civil rights activist said reid was shot after getting out of the car with his hands raised. >> jerame reid complied to the officer's demands. he got out of the car and he received a hail of bullets. >> hudson asked the new jersey attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor because of an alleged conflict of interest in the cumberland county prosecutor's office. a huge fire in north jersey is still smoking right now and this is a live picture. this is from edgewater. you can see huge plumes of smoke filling the air and you can smell the smoke all of the way into new york city. this fire prompted a local state of emergency. schools there are closed. that fire destroyed avalon on the hudson. a huge luxury apartment complex. flames broke out 4:30 yesterday afternoon. crews thought they had it under control but it flared up again. 400 people had to be evacuated. no reports of any serious injuries. this is more video from on the ground. the fire tore through the roof. firefighters carried residents out of the burning building. the same apartment complex burned to the ground when it was being built in 2000. it was rebuilt with units designed to appeal to new york city commuters. you can see more of this video on our nbc 10 news app. the clipper has moved out but the clouds remain and in some areas, fog. western counties are seeing some dense fog this morning with temperatures below freezing. that can create ice. during the day we'll see clouds thin out and get sunshine this afternoon. a nice warmup but then our attention turns toward the weekend. a coming nor'easter will spread rain and snow into the area. 27 in allentown. low 30s just below freezing in northeast philly and millville at 30 degrees right now. you can see the clouds over center city. a live view. no fog to deal with here. in the western territories, it is a different story. coatesville zero visibility down to a quarter in lancaster. watch out for icy spots as a result of that fog. it will slow things down one way or another. as far as snow is concerned, that's the last bit of the system that came through yesterday. light snow moving through. that's going to be ending this morning and this afternoon we'll see sunshine. we'll see improving conditions during the day. your hour by hour forecast shows some scattered clouds as we head into early afternoon hours. by later afternoon, those clouds are out of here and we will see temperatures fall overnight as a result. dropping down into 20s by tomorrow morning. gradually clearing skies with sunshine breaking through. upper 30s and low 40s this afternoon. and then the snow for the weekend. back with the seven-day forecast in ten. about 20 minutes until 7:00 now. major story on roads this morning is the accident on 295. we've been watching it for more than an hour now. >> katy zachry has been getting new information and watching the backup grow. tell us more. >> it happened around 5:30. crews have been out there since soon after it happened. you're dealing with a jackknifed tractor-trailer which you can see very well right here and then off on the shoulder the vehicle on its side is a salt truck. we understand there are at least two other vehicles that were involved in this crash that happened on 295 southbound right near exit 18. it's in paulsboro. you can take route 234 or new jersey turnpike around this. traffic is slowing to 12 miles an hour. extreme left-hand lane is able to get by this mess. we'll keep an eye on it for you. around the area 95 center city philadelphia looking good. look at drive times between wood haf woodhaven and the vine. northbound looking great about 13 minutes to go from the vine street to woodhaven. area bridges are seeing some speed restrictions on ben, betsy and walt 35 miles an hour. not supposed to go faster than that. commodore barry, 45 miles an hour and delaware drivers in new castle 495 restricted to 55 miles an hour because of weather. chris? the u.s. department of justice wrapped up its investigation into the shooting of michael brown in ferguson. we'll tell you why experts say it's unlikely the officer will face any charges. how can i avoid maintenance fees? why would you want to avoid them? because i don't want to... you know what? i'm gonna bring my maintenance guy in here to tell you all about it. roddy! so, uh, without your fee your checking chamber can't run smoothly. every time you put money in it causes, uh...deposit 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major storm bringing snow as far south as texas and headed our way. also ahead, new england patriots head coach bill belichick meets the media this morning set to face some pretty tough questions. we're there live. looking for love. the new app offering women an invizin invisible boyfriend. we'll tell you how that went when we see you on a thursday morning. there's also invisible girlfriend. there's an app for that. >> i can't wait to hear how that story turned out. we'll see you in a few. >> thanks. officials in tokyo say that they are trying every possible way to contact those isis militants threatening to kill two japanese hostages. japan's foreign minister arrived in jordan to deal with that crisis. militants will murder a journalist and military contractor unless they get $200 million by tomorrow. that's the same amount japan's prime minister pledged to give in nonlethal aid to countries battling isis. the ohio man charged in a plot to blow up the capitol will be in court. christopher cornell is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon. last week the judge denied bond saying cornell poses a danger to the community. this morning there are reports the justice department will recommend that no civil rights charges be filed against the officer who shot and killed michael brown in ferguson missouri. the justice department wrapped up its investigation yesterday. officer darren wilson eventually quit the force after the shooting sparked protests across the country. clouds are still with us even though yesterday snow has moved out. low clouds over center city. some areas seeing fog. everybody seeing temperatures below freezing but just below freezing in philadelphia at 31 degrees. shore is even below freezing. you can see snow on the sand there and clouds overhead. clouds will be thinning out as we go into the afternoon and as we go into the afternoon, fog will be disappearing. we see dense fog in coatesville and lancaster. slight improvement in coatesville. it was down to zero visibility. the problem with fog and temperatures below freezing is that can create ice and everybody is below freezing. look at 20s for wrightstown and in chester county upper 20s and westchester is 29. coatesville with fog is at 29 degrees. 30 depending on where you are. cold enough to create some ice. the good news is because of the snow yesterday, most surfaces are treated and that's just a little bit of an isolated snow shower moving through right now quickly falling apart. rest of the day we'll see clouds clear out. as we head toward the weekend, that's what we're looking at. a nor'easter will spread rain and snow in the south. by tomorrow morning, it's going to move into the atlantic area. still well clear of our area. by tomorrow night, it is just to our southwest. this is friday evening at 9:00. the clouds will already be in place at 9:00. and then here comes the first moisture as it moves in we could see some snow develop to start with. and then it will change over to rain as the atmosphere warms. changing situation. we'll watch it as we head toward the weekend. clouds to start with today. they'll break for sunshine this afternoon and we'll be in the upper 30s and low 40s. with clear skies tonight, a cold start tomorrow morning. sunshine to start with and then tomorrow night clouds move in and here comes the possibility of snow sleet and rain for saturday. it's done by sunday but monday we could see some light snow with a high of 35 degrees and then behind that snow it gets cold for tuesday and wednesday. >> bill thank you. nine minutes before 7:00. we'll get you to work following a major problem on 295. >> katy zachry has a look at what's happening now. any signs this could be clearing up any time soon? >> not from the information coming into me or what i'm watching through our cameras. a photographer at the scene and we have traffic cameras in the area. you can see jackknifed tractor-trailer. this is one of four vehicles involved in this crash and it involves a salt truck over here which is overturned. there's been no progress i can see that's been made in the last ten minutes when we last showed you this. this is along 295 southbound along exit 18. what you have is you have several lanes merging into one lane. the extreme left-hand lane is getting by there. it's accounting for serious backup and serious slowdown around 12 miles an hour. that's probably generous as you head in toward the scene and around it. you can take route 44 or the new jersey turnpike which runs parallel with 295 around this mess adding extra time for your travels this morning. moving to delaware along 495, a speed restriction in new castle county. the speed restriction is 55 miles an hour. drive times on 495 southbound and northbound is looking good. 10 minutes between 295 and pennsylvania turnpike. coming up we'll look at what other philadelphia drivers are dealing with. >> thanks. is there hope for stopping the heroin epidemic in new castle county? nbc 10's jesse gary is live in wilmington with three things happening there. >> reporter: they believe there's hope and they also hope for help from the governor when he gives his state of the state address later today. we'll talk about that after the break. i'm nbc 10's monique braxton above the southbound lanes of 295 where there's been a collision between a salt truck, a tractor-trailer and at least two other vehicles. we just learned from new jersey state police that the driver of a department of transportation vehicle has been taken to cooper trauma center to be checked out. the extent of his injuries is not known. under where i'm standing i can tell you they are allowing traffic to merge on the southbound lanes and that traffic is being merged into one lane. the state police tell us as soon as they get all of the vehicles off of the highway, which they say is momentarily, all four lanes will reopen. live for now above southbound 295, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> i'm jesse gary live in wilmington as governor jack markell lays out his priorities in a state of the state address. new castle police battling a heroin epidemic. much of the elicit trade centered on what locals call the route 9 corridor. the problem so bad federal authorities designated the area as a high intensity drug trafficking area. hundreds of thousands of federal dollars and federal agents coming here to combat the problem. local clergy conducting community outreach to put afflicted on a different path. dramatic spiceke in heroin seizures. live in wilmington, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. good morning. i'm katy zachry with a look at traffic troubles as we saw a few seconds ago from monique there's a bad accident on 295 southbound near exit 18. three lanes merging into one approaching this mess involving a tractor-trailer. take route 44 on new jersey turnpike around that. also taking a look for philadelphia drivers. really significant slowdowns. a live look between the vine and the blue route. going to take you about 18 to 20 minutes in both directions. a cloudy start. we've seen scattered snow showers first thing this morning and they are back to making snow in blue mountain. that's the view this morning. meantime, the rest of the area is dealing with clouds. those clouds will break this afternoon. you can see the light snowfall that is right on the beach. that's the view. beach avenue is a bit damp as are many of the roadways and we had some fog and it's developed again this morning in parts of chester county lancaster county, dense fog. quarter mile visibility. fog and temperatures below freezing can create ice. we had snow yesterday so most surfaces are treated so it's less likely to see ice to the west. to the south, you can see a little light snow. these last few snow showers will disappear this morning. the clouds will break for sunshine this afternoon. right now it's 32 degrees in philadelphia. most of the area is colder. 20s in pottstown and reading. 30 degrees in millville and 29 in mt. holly. during the day, clouds to start with will thin out and we'll be up to 38 by lunchtime and 40 degrees this afternoon. dry today where we watch a storm that may come together for saturday. >> snow yesterday and possibly saturday and monday. thanks, bill. >> we want to show you this live picture from north jersey where a fire is still smoking. this is edgewater. huge plumes of smoke from a fire that happened yesterday afternoon in a huge apartment complex. 400 people had to be evacuated. schools in the area are closed today because of that. >> only minor injuries associated with that too. the "today" show is next. we'll be back here for local updates in just a fewnutes. >> get up-to-date information on the nbc 10 news app. good morning, inferno. a massive fire rips through a luxury apartment complex in new jersey. the flames and smoke so intense they could be seen for miles. hundreds forced to evacuate amount state of mortgages now in place. major storm. nearly a foot of snow i part of texas this morning. that system moving east washington new york boston all in its path. clearing the air, new england patriots coach bill belichick meets the media for the first time after his team is accused of an under-inflated football and what should happen if it's determined the patriots cheated. not backing
investigation is still ongoing. they don't have much information. but as you can see on the southbound side, traffic is moving smoothly. about an hour or so ago, the car was towed away and at that point they opened both lanes of the highway. right now, police are saying they don't know what caused the accident, but they do know that it claimed the lives of three individuals. they were inside a grand jeep at that point. we did drive past the scene. it was gruesome. a lot of blood splattered on the vehicle that we're choosing not to show you at this point because it is disturbing. we're live outside, above the new jersey turnpike on the southbound lanes. i can also tell you that it is just north of the walt whitman service area but for now, if you're traveling in this area there are no impediments to traffic. traffic is moving smoothly. live for now in cherry hill monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> another view of how traffic is moving in that area now with nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. >> for several hours this morning that was really backing people up on the new jersey turnpike southbound in cherry hill as monique showed us the scene. it is now clear. it was between exits 3 and 4 on the new jersey turnpike southbound. and it was affecting things on right-hand shoulder and the right-hand lane. now that things are clear, you saw traffic is moving back to normal. that's a good thing for drivers in new jersey where there were a few incidents this morning. we really didn't see any widespread issues they were mainly focused on new jersey roadways. unfortunately, drivers in delaware are still dealing with the speed restriction on 495. this is in new castle county where we have a live picture of it right at philadelphia pike and you can see there are still some snow on the ground the pavement does look dry. however, crews are just advising you to stay at 55 miles an hour or slower just in case there is any little spots of freezing or slippery spots out there. also, there are some speed restrictions on our area bridges. for the ben, the walt and commodore bridge you have a speed restriction because of the weather conditions. airport delays we're seeing minor airport delays at philadelphia international airport as a result of the weather that came through our area. and also for new jersey transit, today, they're cross honoring rail and bus tickets throughout the day. chris? >> we were also following another accident out there, this one involving a salt truck that overturned in gloucester county. nbc 10 was first on the scene of this crash along i-295 in green ridge township where a salt truck, a tractor trailer and at least two other vehicles collided just around 5:30 a.m. you can see the new jersey dot truck flipped on to its side there in the ditch. the driver of that truck was taken to the hospital. no word on injuries. breaking news out of florida, a small plane crashed into a warehouse. this is a live picture. we don't have control of this camera, so we can't say for sure where it will go. but this is a live view of that warehouse there that caught fire. this was a small plane, but we don't know the exact kind or size at this point. the warehouse caught fire. this was an unoccupied warehouse. used to be a plastics factory. a lot of combustible material there. this happened about three miles north of the lakeland linder regional airport. no word yet on who was aboard that plane or any injuries involved. we'll stay on top of this situation in lakeland florida and bring you more information as soon as we get it. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> well, some of you woke up to a fresh dusting of snow this morning. we found it flurrying around as this man was shoveling a sidewalk on westchester pike in upper darby, delaware county. he was working, of course to remove the snow that fell last night, anywhere from half an inch to three inches depending where you live. and right now low clouds are keeping our temperatures a little lower this morning. this is a live look at philadelphia's boathouse row on the schuylkill river, kind of an obscure there because of the low lying clouds. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley is here with what else we can expect hopefully some sunshine. >> we'll see some sunshine. the skies are starting to brighten a little bit, temperatures are starting to come up. that will do away with the fog and once we get some sunshine, then the numbers will really start coming up. it is just up to 34 so far in philadelphia with a little bit of a breeze. coming out of the southwest at 9 miles an hour at southwesterly wind should help boost temperatures too. it is a windchill of 27 degrees right now. you mentioned the flurries light snow we saw a dusting across parts of south jersey. those have since fizzled. there is still a few snow showers out there, very light stuff, nothing like what we saw yesterday. so in chester county towards nottingham west talon a few snowflakes. into reading and further north and west in berks county. those will be fizzling with sunshine breaking through, the temperatures climb. 35 degrees already in northeast philadelphia. but still spots below freezing. so as kati mentioned, be on the lookout for icy spots, most of the area well treated and has dried out a bit. we'll see drying conditions as the day goes on. and fingers crossed, some sunshine breakthrough. probably not so much at 1:00 but during the afternoon we'll see breaks of sunshine so we'll go from the middle 30s into the upper 30s. if we get a little more sunshine, we'll go into the 40s today. but then tonight, as skies clear out, the temperatures will get colder fairly quickly. 33 degrees at 7:00 tonight. we're looking at dry friday. but the weekend, a different story. i'm tracking a nor'easter. we'll look at that when i come back. 11:06. following more breaking news this morning. right now, a live look at a news conference happening with philadelphia's district attorney seth williams. he's announcing the indictment of a former philadelphia homicide detective named ron dub.dub dove. williams says dove hid evidence. dove according to investigators at the time may have aided and abetted in her from getting away from the scene and live to philadelphia homicide detectives who are investigating the murder. christine maddela is at the news conference gathering all the details to get the specific charges against dove who was fired for not cooperating with that murder investigation involving his girlfriend at the time. we'll keep you posted. we now have a better idea of the issues philadelphia city council hopes to tackle in 2015. at city hall council president darrell clarke outlined initiatives the city will implement this year. that includes wage tax relief for low income workers, affordable housing and new program that will partner philadelphia schools with local universities to get resources for students. council will also be working with governor tom wolf on the school budget. >> we expect per the commitment by the new governor to ensure that there will be additional money coming to the school districts across the state. so we look forward to that conversation. >> council will also create a special committee on energy opportunities to look at the future of pgw and will hold a hearing next week on earned sick leave. lawyers for the family of the man who was shot and killed by bridgeton police say they will conduct an independent investigation. the family hired that law firm yesterday after police released this dash cam video of the incident that happened during a traffic stop on december 30th. in the video, you can hear one of the officers warn jerame reid several times not move. reid was in the passenger seat. the officer removed a gun from the car. reid then appeared to shove his way out of the car just before he was shot and killed. a civil rights activist says he got out of his car with his hands raised. >> jerame reid complied to the officers' demand, got out of the car, and he received a hail of bullets. >> hudson asked the new jersey attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to prosecute the case. the two officers involved are on paid leave. new this morning, ocean county man is charged with impersonating a police officer on the ac expressway. new jersey state troopers yesterday arrested angelo acci of toms river. they say he flashed a badge and tried to get awoman to pull over on the expressway on january 13th. that woman waited until she got to a toll plaza to stop. acci allegedly kept going. right now, he's free pending a future court appearance. the controversy surrounding pennsylvania's attorney general kathleen kane will go before the state supreme court as kane requested. yesterday, the high court unsealed records show a grand jury found grounds to charge the state's attorney general with perjury, obstruction and other charges. now, kan ex-e was being investigated over claims somebody in her office leaked information. >> they start looking for a grand jury leak they can't find a grand jury leak, so they go and make things up. that's exactly what this is -- >> established against you at all? >> i'm telling you, there is no -- there is no leak or they would have charged it and they didn't. >> and the supreme court says it will consider her request to remove the special prosecutor from the case. the montgomery county d.a. will decide whether or not to indict kane. president obama and vice president biden will be in philadelphia next week to speak to democrats attending a three-day retreat. they'll be at the sheraton society hill to map out their legislative agenda for the new congress. the president will speak at a dinner thursday night and the vice president will help close out the retreat on friday. from our delaware bureau governor jack markell will deliver his annual state of the state address in dover today. he will be laying out his priorities for the coming year. two of those will be bolstering public addeducation and funding infrastructure projects. they expect the governor to address crime in wilmington and new castle county. happening now, new jersey governor chris christie is holding a third summit on the future of atlantic city. the governor's office is billing this meeting as bill. state lawmakers have competing plans to help the struggling city and its casinos. the democrats favor the casinos making annual payments for the next 15 years instead of paying property taxes which can fluctuate. the gop wants a freeze on property taxes for five years. lawmakers want to put people back to work in atlantic city. this he proposed a bill last week that would help laid off casino workers find new jobs. they could take classes at a county college or vocational school and a state fund would pay for the education. now, more on the casino crisis in atlantic city. the sale of the revel casino will go to closing on february 7th. a federal judge denied a bid by the tenant to put the sale on hold while they appealed the terms of the deal. the tenants say they will be put out of business if the $95 million sale goes through. but the judge ruled that revel and atlantic city would suffer if he halted the deal with a florida developer. the developer had threatened to walk away if the court ruled against him. a state panel is meeting right now to discuss the future of delaware's gambling industry. they're talking about more relief options for the state's three casinos. last year they recommended a $10 million casino bailout. lawmakers approved that plan. the panel will also today get updates on forecasted revenues and on delaware's horse racing industry. a massive apartment fire continues to burn in north jersey at a complex there. the investigation into the fire that forced the town's mayor to declare a state of emergency. and playing defense. new comments this morning from patriots head coach bill belichick on the deflate gate controversy overshadowing super bowl xlix. skiers in the mountains taking advantage of the little bit of snow that fell yesterday. we have got more on the way, a nor'easter potentially for the weekend. we'll go through the forecast hour by hour when we come back. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch-- upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so files go out in a snap. call today to get $200 back when you switch to fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $200 back. just call 1.888.774.4418 today. what a huge fire in new jersey jersey engulfing a complex. it is still smoldering. about 500 people now need a place to live because of this. it all happened in edgewater, bergen county. the damage so extensive that the city's mayor declared a local state of emergency. nearby roads and schools had to be closed. officials say the type of construction material that was involved complicated the fire fight. >> in the walls and floors lightweight construction, you're chasing it and that's what we have to do. just have to start ripping open things and fight it. >> so there is no word yet on what caused the fire. two firefighters and two residents had minor injuries. we only got a couple of inches of snow on the ground in some parts of this area but look at this scene in amarillo texas. almost a foot of snow there, which as you can imagine caused a lot of problems for drivers. this system is actually the one that is expected to hit our region this weekend, bringing us some more snow. hopefully not that much. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> we got clouds already in the area but they're not associated with that storm system. the clouds will be thinning out as the afternoon progresses. we'll see some breaks of sun, showing up north and west. the weekend looks like it is going to start stormy on saturday. but not just snow. not like amarillo we'll see snow sleet and rain in the area. and then early next week a chance of another clipper bringing snow once again. right now, 28 degrees. we see snow showers in the pocono mountains 28 degrees and cloudy right now for trenton and dover, right at the freezing mark. not much of a warmup so far. that's getting ready to change. you see the skies brightening a bit, the view from blue mountains. skiers on the slow they'll see sunshine this afternoon and breaks of sunshine will make their way to the delaware valley there. this is a visible satellite, you see to the north of allentown breaks in the cloud cover. still plenty of clouds around. as we go into the afternoon hours, the clouds thin out, that sunshine will help warm things up. there have been a few scattered snow showers this morning, very light stuff, most areas did not see them. that is today. what is on the way, affecting texas, and points to the west is right there. moving into louisiana as well. this is going to be marching across the south. this is what is going to become our nor'easter. look at all the rain in texas and pushing into northern louisiana. and farther to the west the colder air is dragging in. this system is not just rain like they're seeing in houston, to western texas, el paso getting snow right now. this is the snowmaker for us. but it will not just be snow as it moves into the future cast showing this one moving right into mississippi, alabama by tomorrow morning at 7:00 and inching into georgia as well. then during the day friday it will move up the east coast. friday evening, i think we'll be dry. but the precipitation is not that far away. it will be moving in late friday evening, early saturday morning. that's midnight starting off likely as snow but with this system, expect warmer air to come in so we'll see a changeover to rain during the day. today, though with breaks of sunshine, we'll see temperatures climb. if the clouds hang in there, we'll be stuck in the upper 30s. a little more sunshine we'll easily be in the low 40s this afternoon. through it all today, the winds will be light. closer look at the coming nor'easter, hour by hour when i come back. >> all right bill. we have a birth control alert for you this morning. the alarming in findings that show long time usage of some forms of birth control could raise your risk of developing brain tumors. and even a little is better than nothing at all. the new advice for people who are struggling to keep from breaking one of the most common new year's resolutions. we'll give you one guess as to what that is. new right now, new england patriots head coach bill belichick speaking out for the first time about the so-called deflate gate investigation. this morning, he addressed reports that his team used underinflated footballs in the afc championship game which they won. nbc's jay gray shows us what the coach had to say. >> i had no knowledge of the various steps involved in the game balls. >> reporter: for the first time this morning, new england patriots head coach bill belichick addressed the controversy surrounding his team. >> to tell you that my entire coaching career i have never talked to any player staff member about football air pressure. >> reporter: belichick echoed the patriots company line the team is cooperating with the ongoing nfl investigation into what is being called deflate gate. game balls that were underinflated, a rules violation, which could have made them easier to throw, catch and hang on to in the cold rainy weather during their afc championship win against the indianapolis colts. >> tom's personal preference is on his ball -- footballs are something that he can talk about. >> reporter: patriots quarterback tom brady laughed off the allegations while the quarterback on the other side of the controversy summed up the loss like this. >> the energy is sucked out of you, you do feel deflated. >> reporter: but analysts say punishment from the league won't be a laughing matter especially in light of the team's history of bending and at times breaking the rules. >> i believe the loss of draft picks might be in play. i believe a suspension for the head coach might be in play just depending on what kind of proof they have. >> reporter: proof that the nfl is still searching for as the investigation continues. jay gray nbc news. >> remember there is only one place to see super bowl xlix which the patriots will be playing in no matter what that investigation finds. and that place is right here on nbc 10. kick off is at 6:30. we'll be reporting live from the big game. researchers in denmark say there may be a link between certain types of birth control and brain tumors. the study found women who used progesterone only birth control pills had the highest risk of developing brain tumors. experts say while that research did show a link it does not prove that the pills cause the tumors. they say brain tumors are still rare. a measles outbreak linked to disney land in california is growing. 70 people are now infected. that spread to five u.s. states and mexico. health officials recommend people get vaccinated for measles and say children who are too young to get immunized should avoid california's disney parks. new research suggests the current exercise guideline of 150 minutes a week is unrealistic. something i argued for a long time. scientists believe that goal may sound too overwhelming to some people. they say instead the focus should be on small increases in daily exercise. according to the research even just a few minutes a day can help reduce health problems. as you know we're following several breaking news stories this morning, including a deadly crash this morning on the new jersey turnpike. we're working to find out what led to the accident that killed three people this morning. plus some candy concerns. how these sweets landed a woman in the hospital out west. webuyanycar.com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. we make selling your car truck or suv fast, safe and fair with three simple steps: one -- get your free online valuation. two -- drive to your local car-buying center. three -- walk out with a check in as little as thirty minutes. buying cars is all we do. all makes and models and no dealership pressure we'll even settle your loan or lease. so, don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com. we continue to follow this breaking news this morning that slowed down the morning drive for a lot of people a deadly crash on the new jersey turnpike three people were killed. nbc 10's monique braxton joins us live from cherry hill camden county with an update. monique? >> reporter: sad morning here. i can tell you a short time ago i talked with new jersey state police. they told us those three who passed away were all adults and at some point later today they will be releasing their identities. let me show you the highway. if you look north on the southbound side just beyond the dip in the turnpike it is where that tragic accident occurred. this is what the highway looked like between 7:00 and 10:00 this morning as investigators were working the scene. i can also tell you that when we got a close-up look at it it was a very bloody scene some of the video that we captured we're not showing you because it was so disturbing. the state police say they got calls about the accident just after 7:00 this morning and they immediately rushed here. they found three people trapped inside one vehicle, it was a grand jeep cherokee. they also tell us they were not able to get the people out when they were able to reach them all three people had passed away. so the investigation is continuing as both lanes of the turnpike had been reopened. but it is definitely an investigation we will be monitoring throughout the day. live for now, above the new jersey turnpike southbound side near the walt whitman service area monique braxton, nbc 10 news. we're also following breaking news out of center city where philadelphia's district attorney seth williams nournsed charges to be filed against a former philadelphia homicide detective. nbc 10's christine maddela joins us now live. you listened in on the news conference. what do we know? >> reporter: behind me is the office of the district attorney seth williams. i just walked out of there from asking him some questions about the new charges. we also got information about the grand jury investigation into one of philadelphia police department's former homicide detectives. take a look at his picture, his name is ronald dove. he was a homicide detective with the philadelphia police department when he is accused of helping someone who committed a homicide. that person who allegedly committed the homicide is erica sanchez. she and ronald dove were boyfriend and girlfriend when she allegedly killed one of her other boyfriends by stabbing him in the chest. now, after that happened the district attorney said the philadelphia homicide detective then helped her cover it up. he drove her to rochester, new york, paid for a hotel, gave her money, and hid her while his colleagues here in philadelphia were actively looking for her to question her about that. the district attorney also said that ronald dove helped clean up her car, helped hide her car, and told other people to lie for her in order to help cover up the fact that she committed a murder. now, this is not the only case that ronald dove is being questioned for. the grand jury investigation is still continuing. we're learning more about some other cases that he may have been involved in hiding evidence. take a listen to district attorney seth williams during this press conference minutes ago. >> as plato said it matters not if the cobblers or masons fail at their work. but if the guardians fail the democracy shall crumble. fortunately, this case shows the system can work even when one of its own guardians is corrupt. >> reporter: now ronald dove is charged with an instructionobstruction with evidence and criminal conspiracy in addition to three other charges for allegedly helping his girlfriend erica sanchez cover up a murder she committed. we're continuing to find out more about this case in the ongoing grand jury investigation. we'll bring you more details throughout the afternoon. reporting live in center city christine maddela, nbc 10 news. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> we all got some snow last night, but look at this, a little more light snow fell in new castle county this morning. nbc 10 found some people walking along the water front in wilmington there. you can see a fresh dusting there, along the grass. sidewalks were already cleared. probably got a good salting. live look at radar shows the storm that is going to be dumping rain and snow in our area. that system is across much of the south now. it is a nor'easter that will impact our weekend. bill henley is here with the forecast. bill, another shot of snow coming. >> yes. it was a clipper, which like you saw yesterday, didn't bring as much moisture and moved out of here quickly. this morning we have seen a few scattered showers like we showed the video in wilmington a few snowflakes. that was the clipper, fast mover with not a lot of moisture. the storm system that is coming together for us for the weekend is moving through texas with lots of rain and north texas, the panhandle and west texas, they're getting some snow. lots of moisture that is going to be tracking across the deep south, the future rain and snow shows it will stay as rain across mississippi, alabama and georgia. that is late tonight. by tomorrow morning, in the deep south, the panhandle of florida getting lots of rainfall and then here comes up the coast. friday evening, clouds will take over. at 9:00, all that wet weather is to our south. it is moving in to colder air. so as this moves in late friday night, and early saturday morning, it will likely start as snow for most inland areas. possibly only southern delaware and extreme southern new jersey seeing rain to start with. this particular model is very aggressive in bringing warm air in with it which would limit how much snow we get. others are not so rosy. i expect an extended period of snow first thing on saturday before we get rain. i do expect it to change over to rain. it is a scenario that will be changing over the next couple of days. we'll be tracking it and that's not our only chance of wet weather. snow, sleet and rain saturday and another clipper next week. i have the full seven-day forecast when i come back. >> all right, bill. 11:35 now. today in kansas president obama will push policies to help the middle class. meanwhile, republicans are pushing the keystone oil pipeline. as tracie potts reports, congress is in the middle of all this pushing with its own list of issues to deal with. >> reporter: as president obama crisscrosses the country pitching what he calls middle class economics, congress is moving toward a vote on the keystone oil pipeline and dealing with a hodgepodge of other issues from authorizing military force against isis -- >> it has to be a clear mission -- >> reporter: -- to abortion. >> the pro life movement is stronger than ever. >> women's reproductive rights must be respected. >> reporter: listfting the trade embargo with cuba is on the back burner as talks begin in havana today. >> we need to move on. and the united states needs to move on. >> reporter: it is the tone in washington that could threaten progress. >> the job of congress is to put forward alternative ideas, but they got to be specific. it can't just be no. >> he owes it to the american people to find a serious way to work with the representatives that they elected. >> reporter: and now a new controversy. house speaker john boehner invited israel's prime minister to address congress on iran without clearing that with the white house. >> the congress can make this decision on its own. i don't believe i'm poking anyone in the eye. >> reporter: his colleagues are working on a bill to fast track sanctions against iran. one thing you didn't hear in all of those issues that congress is dealing with immigration. that's because even though both sides say they want to deal with it there is no agreement on how to deal with it and so it seems to be on the back burner. tracie potts, nbc news washington. house republicans decided not to debate a bill banning all late term abortions. gop leaders said women in the party and other lawmakers were not happy with that bill. a vote on the bill would have tied in with today's annual anti-abortion march in washington on the anniversary of roe v. wade. this is video of that march for life from last year. demonstrateors will rally on the national mall beginning at noon. the march starts at 1:00. this is the largest pro-life event in the world. the u.s. secretary of state is meeting with foreign ministers from around the world to talk about strategies for combatting isis. john kerry is in london for those talks which are focused on military support for fighters battling isis. they will also talk about ways to cut off funding for the islamic militant group. secretary kerry says there is reason for optimism. >> many countries have come together in an incredibly effective way to fight against an insidious, long time planning process. >> now foreign ministers from 21 countries are expected to attend those talks. japan's foreign minister has arrived in amman jorm endan, to deal with the isis crisis. isis is holding a journalist and military contractor captive. they were seen in this video posted online. the militants say they'll murder the men by tomorrow unless they get $200 million. now, that's the same amount of money that japan's prime minister has pledged to give in aid to countries that are fighting isis. this morning, divers recovered six more bodies from that airasia plane crash in the java sea. the victims were found underwater near the jet's fuselage. the jetliner plunged into the sea last month, with 162 people on board. so far 59 bodies have been recovered. officials believe the rest are still inside the main part of the jet. yesterday investigators ruled out sabotage as they began analyzing data from the plane's black box recorders. happening today, the ohio man charged in a plot to blow up the u.s. capitol and kill government officials will be in court. christopher cornell was scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon. the judge denied him bond saying he poses a danger to the community. for the third time lawyers for the suspect in the boston marathon bombing are asking the judge to move the trial somewhere else. the defense lawyers say questionnaires filled out by perspective jurors show prejudice towards dzhokhar tsarnaev. the judge denied the two previous requests. earlier today, a court official said jury selection is going to take longer than expected so opening statements will not begin on monday as scheduled. we have new information now on that accident on the washington subway that killed a drexel university graduate last week. members of congress now say an electrical problem caused a van blew smoke into the train. carol glover died in the accident. more than 80 people were injured. federal and local transit officials will continue looking for the cause of that electrical malfunction. the home of the new town connecticut shooter will be torn down. officials voted to demolish the house where adam lanza lived when he carried out that massacre in 2012 at sandy hook elementary school. lanza murdered his mother inside the home before killing 20 children and six adults at the school. he then took his own life. a woman reportedly overdosed on marijuana gummy berries while staying at a resort in oregon. an emergency crew treated that woman early monday morning, she didn't want to be taken to the hospital. she said she ate at least three of the cannedies that looked like these, raspberries and blackberries. the berries were purchased in washington, where the law says marijuana products must be consumed within that state. a woman who offered the sick woman those berries was given a citation for possession. there san update on the number of people who received refunds on tickets to see bill cosby. the denver post is reporting 1200 people returned their tickets for refunds for two shows this past weekend in denver. that's almost 40% of the tickets sold. cosby performed despite a protest outside by about 100 people. the comedian denied sexual assault allegations made by moren this a dozen women, some dating back decades. prince andrew is at the world economic forum in switzerland ahead of his first public appearance since being accused of having sex with an underathd girl. a royal source says the duke of york will reference those accusations when he talks during a reception at the summit today. a woman claims she was forced to have sex with degree people whenthree people when shes with a minor and prince andrew was one of them. he has denied the allegations. the u.s. soccer federation suspended hope solo for 30 days. she will not participate in matches next month in europe. the group didn't give a specific -- the group did not give a specific reason for the suspension, but this does come just days after her husband was charged with driving under the influence. solo was in the car at the time. she was not arrested. earlier this month, a judge dismissed two counts of domestic violence against her connected to an altder eraltercation with her half sister and nephew. it was once considered to be a forbidden island. historic talks are under way as a u.s. delegation works to forge a future with cuba. clouds are hanging in there for now. we should see some sunshine today and we're likely to get wet weather with the nor'easter this weekend. that's note going to be the end of the wet weather either. you'll see it all on the seven-day forecast when we come back. today in cuba, american and cuban diplomats began a series of discussions. the two sides are talking about normalizing relations. nbc 10's andrea mitchell has more from havana. >> reporter: the dawn of a new era between the united states and cuba. for these american college students from brown university studying in havana born after the cold war, it is a chance to witness history. >> i'm excited to see the culture preserved and i'm excited to be part of this moment in history. >> for some cubans like eli kosta, change isn't coming fast enough. >> we have chances of raising a family if we leave the country. huge limitations for young cubans to have a home of their own and things like that. >> reporter: retired banker rafael mirandez believe the talks will produce change. >> if both sides expect their systems, that's the bottom line. a lot of things will go forward. >> eradicate whatever the mistrust is and build a new relationship from scratch. >> reporter: led by two strong women, u.s. assistant secretary of state roberta jacobson and a powerful cuban diplomat josephina vidal, the focus is opening embassies in havana and washington negotiating regular commercial flights which could take longer perhaps up to a year then banking, credit financial ties. most challenging for the cuban government say observers, universal access to the internet. exposing more cubans to a wider world. even as a russian spyship in havana's harbor today was a lingering reminder of cuba's past. the question is how quickly they can overcome the past and agree on a few future for both countries. andrea mitchell nbc news havana. new volunteer standards could make chickens safer from sam nellia. the agriculture department wants to cut the rates of the bacteria in poultry. among the steps they're proposing, better screening of flocks and better sanitation. the usda says the new standards could cut the number of poultry related foodborne illnesses by 50,000 a year. the fda recommends that pregnant women eat fish only twice a week because high levels of mercury can affect the baby's brain development. but a new study shows that fish may protect against harm. researchers looked at mothers and childrens in an island that consumes a lot of fish. they found mercury exposure was not linked to lower communication, behavior or motor skills in toddlers. expert believes the fatty acids found in fish may shield the brain from any mercury damage. happening today, philadelphia is trying to get a gauge on its homeless population. nbc 10 was there overnight as hundreds of volunteers fanned out in the cold to count and interview homeless people to figure out ways to help. project home is the organization behind this count and the count say requirement for federal homelessness funding. philadelphia was the first city to do this count. now other cities will count four times a year to evaluate their homeless populations. right now, the folk ous is on the number of people who don't have shelter during the winter. >> the winter is, you know harsh weather, we're seeing conditions that are definitely just a lot rougher. and if we can gauge how many people are outside on a colder night, it gives us an idea of how many people are particularly vulnerable and perhaps lacking resources. >> the volunteers also help to place people in available housing or shelters. american express plans to cut more than 4,000 jobs this year. the company official say workers across the company will be laid off. about 6% of the workforce will be cut in total. amex's chief financial officer says some layoffs will be offset by hiring in other parts of the company. the stock fell 2.5% on the news. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> sun has been up for hours, but not seeing much of a temperature climb. the clouds holding things back. this is a cloudy view from here at nbc 10. not much wind flags are calm right now, just a little bit of a breeze in philadelphia international, nine mile an hour southwesterly wind. a lot of temperatures to come up a little bit. that's an improvement from earlier this morning. look at the clouds and little bit of light fog at the shore. that's a view from the hotel. might see a flurry to start with before sunshine breaks out. and then we will see those temperatures start to climb. still some cold temperatures below freezing for doylestown. trenton and pottstown, 32 degrees. the shore is cold. cape may harbor is 32 degrees. the airport is reporting 32 degrees. woodbine, just below freezing right now. cold all around. and cloudy all around too. we are seeing some thinning of the clouds. that's the first sign of change for this afternoon. sign of change for the weekend, that's over texas and the deep south and moving into louisiana, arkansas and heading for the southern states over the next 24 hours. and then coming our way late tomorrow night and into saturday. right now, the radar is clear where we saw a few scattered showers earlier. those showers are now off to the north and west. looks like we're going to be mainly dry for the rest of the day. then we'll are to deal with that as we're heading into the weekend. the forecast for today is calling for clouds to thin out a bit, more and more sunshine will breakthrough. and the temperature will climb into the low 40s if we get enough sunshine. the winds will stay fairly light. mainly westerly winds. clearing skies tonight, a cold start tomorrow morning. down to 26 degrees. then sunshine. a lot of sunshine on friday. so 40 degrees in the afternoon. the clouds coming in friday night. and here comes the wet weather. it will start as snow overnight saturday and into saturday morning. then sleet and rain is what we'll see for the balance of the day. it will be a rainy day. 37 degrees. the rain continues into the evening hours. then it is done by sunday. sunday chilly 39 high temperature. returns colder on monday when we could see another clipper coming through the area with a chance of snow. then sunshine returns for tuesday and wednesday. but gets a whole lot colder especially each morning. tuesday and wednesday mornings the morning temperatures will be in the teens. we'll be right back. how about this? the piano man is coming back to philadelphia. billy joel announced he'll play a concert at citizens bank park on august 13th. it will be his fourth performance there. tickets go on sale later this month. connelling up this ingcoming up this afternoon at 3:00 ellen is all new with the cast of mordecai. then it is nbc 10 news at 4:00. we're looking at booze that comes to you. today, alcohol deliveries directly to the doorsteps of local homes. we'll tell you who is getting access to these beverages without even having to leave home. this afternoon on nbc 10 news at 4:00. now, an update on our breaking news we were following, the new jersey turnpike is now back open after that deadly crash this morning. three people were killed when this vehicle crashed on the southbound side between exit 3 and 4 in cherry hill camden county. that vehicle, looks like a jeep went into the woods. aside from the three victims, no one else was in the vehicle and no other vehicles were involved. three people dead in that crash and no word yet on what caused it to crash. meteorologist bill henley back with us. we're in between snow systems now, right? >> we'll get a break for today and tomorrow. hopefully breaks of sunshine this afternoon. we'll see some sunshine tomorrow. and then the weekend, we'll start off with snow. we're talking about the early morning hours on saturday when snow will arrive. and then it should change over to sleet and then rain. and during the heaviest part of that storm system likely will be rain as temperatures climb into the upper 30s. done by sunday. looks like an all day event on saturday. come monday another clipper, between, not a lot of snow but a chance of snow and just snow with temperatures topping out in the middle 30s. >> snow every other day. what is this? winter? thanks for watching nbc 10 news at 11:00. i'm chris cato. for bill and all of us here have a great day. we'll see you back here at 4:00. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch-- upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so files go out in a snap. call today to get $200 back when you switch to fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $200 back. just call 1.888.774.4418 today. >> melanie: um... well, brady and i are gonna start dating each other. >> daniel: [laughing] >> melanie: why are you laughing? >> daniel: that--wow! i--oh, 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too close to the center barrier. >> there were three people that died? man. you never know when your time is up. >> reporter: nbc 10 obtained the radio dispatch calls confirming all three males were trapped inside the mangled vehicle. >> they have a report of entrapment and three unconscious males and possibly one bleeding from the head. >> he turned the steering wheel hard to the right to avoid the concrete barrier and when he did that the slick road took over. >> it clogged the southbound lanes during the morning rush hour for five miles over a period of three hours. long spent the day making notifications to the family considering we're in mid-winter with storms that often hit to time perfectly with rush hour. his advice slow down. >> just because the speed limit is 65 miles an hour with light snow or precipitation on the road and any kind of overcorrection could send your car into a spin. and sadly, state police tell us these three men were traveling from north jers toe maryland for work this morning and the southbound lanes of the turnpike right here did reopen to all traffic before lunchtime. live in cherry hill tonight, i'm cydney long, nbc 10 news. sky force 10 over an apartment that was evacuated in bustleton section. we have just learned what caused the problem. there was a heater in one of the apartments leaking carbon monoxide and no one was hurt and once the building is ventilated and everyone will be allowed back inside. >> a teenage girl was on her way to school when she says she was beaten up all because of her backpack. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> this is cell phone video of the incident which took place on the crowded 15 trolley in philadelphia wednesday morning. the man in the black cap appears to punch the 17-year-old after complaining that her backpack keeps hitting him. the girl did not want us to use her full name but shay did talk us to about what happened. >> and i hit him and he hit me at the same time. he hit me like three or four times in my face and i have a broken nose and a black eye. >> she says once the swelling goes down she will have to go to the doctor to see if her vision will be affect gd or if she'll need surgery and police are checking septa security cameras to see if they can identify the man in this incident. a police officer is facing charges accused of helping to cover up a murder committed by his girlfriend. today the district attorney announced former philadelphia police detective ron dove is charged with obstruction, tampering with evidence and conspiracy among other charges. dove is accused of helping his girlfriend erica sanchez after she stabbed and killed her former lover. >> he did everything he could to lie to other members of the homicide unit to find out what they knew. he financed her flight. he would drive to new york and come back. >> sometimes you let your heart make decisions that your mind ought to make and i think what he thought he was doing was protecting her and protecting her best interest. >> there are allegations that dove helped cover up evidence in other homicide cases he worked on. the grand jury is still investigating. >>. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> a mix of sun and clouds today and we won't call it a heat wave, but it does feel better as temperatures got up to 40 degrees. >> it was a nice change of pace. >> nbc 10 first alert meteor meteorologist brittney shipp. >> even the feels like temperature is in the 20s for pottstown and low 30s in allentown and feels like 30 degrees in the poconos. another cold night ahead will drop down into the mid-30s by 6:00 p.m. and 36 degrees and we'll see the clouds decreasing as we head into the rest of tonight, and by 8:00 p.m. 33 degrees and by 10:00 p.m. and cold. you'll want to bundle up. we're watching a brewing nor'easter moving through parts of texas and starting to move into louisiana and it will head our direction as we head into your friday overnight hours and pushing into saturday and this is the next storm that we're tracking. will it affect your weekend? i'll let you know what to expect whether it's snow where you live or rainfall. it's all coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. taking stock and looking ahead. mayor merkel talked about jobs and infrastructure and crime was also a topic. tim furlong was the only reporter there locally. tim, a lot of this was expected but tell us more about what the governor said. >> keith, here in dover, he set it out there. if the crime problem isn't fixed the success of the entire state is at risk. if your kids play a sport in northern delaware there is a darn good chance al's sporting goods made their jump and they've been on market street for 80 years and they count on walk-in businesses from the businesses they call neighbors. >> as many employees as they have, we don't have those people coming in. they wouldn't be here as a business. the differences have become very visible. >> and it has a significant problem and what you're seeing today is unacceptable. >> markel ties the fortunes of the entire state to those of the biggest city he hopes legislators support the plan to do more community policing and to help people get off drugs and help prisoners get better prepared to enter businesses once they get out. al's sporting goods and earn s ands and everyone in the state are in trouble snot crime rate is down including some that had developed terrible reputations over the years. if they can reverse the trend, so can wilmington. >> reporter: at the legislative hall in dover, they sent me the repons to the governor's speech. markel only decided to take action on wilmington, once will wilmington got the national headlines and who can forget murdertown usa, that was on newsweek.com. we'll see what happens in the coming year. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. now to breaking news from philadelphia international airport just into the newsroom. a ground stop is in place right now until 5:30 due to a braking issue with the plane on one of those runways. there are no injuries. air traffic is expected to resume again at 5:30 but a growth fund stop is in place at philadelphia international airport. a new year and a new set of issues for philadelphia city council to tackle in 2015. at city hall this morning council president darryl clark outlined new measures the city plans to launch this year. things like tax relief for low income workers and affordable housing and a new partnership between philadelphia schools and local universities. council will also be working with governor tom wolf on the school budget. >> we expect per the commitment by the new governor to ensure that there will be that conversation. >> council will create a special committee on energy opportunities to look at future of pgw. >> you have to see this check this out devastating scenes from north jersey. flames destroyed multiple buildings that all housed apartment complexes and more than 500 people are homeless and the investigation is just beginning. what we've learned so far and why this isn't the first damaging fire here. playing defense. there are new developments in the deflated football investigation. hear from tom brady now about the controversy that has sacked to the usual pre-super bowl hype. a half-court shot with money on the line and the valuable prize up for grabs at the st. joseph's university student was able to sink a basket. friday on nbc 10 news today, we're tracking more snow. >> a nor'easter moving up the east coast. snow, sleet and rain. your hour-by-hour forecast before you head out the door. plus what crews are doing on friday to get those roads ready for saturday morning. we'll see you back here from 4:00 to 7:00 a.m. on nbc 10 news today. so you've probably heard about this. we have new developments in what's being called deflategate. >> tom brady addressed the media as questions grow about underinflated balls during last weekend's game. comcast sportsnet's amy fadul, we heard tom brady laugh out loud at the thought of this. has his story changed at all during the week? >> on monday tom brady told a boston radio station that any suggestion of tampering was, quote, ridiculous and he did laugh it off. a report today says tom brady told his teammates that he likes his football quote, a certain way and he seemed to echo that sentiment when he met the press for the first time. here is the patriots' quarterback. >> i didn't alter the ball in any way. i have a process i go through before every game and i pick the balls that i want to -- the footballs that i want to use for the game. when i pick those balls out at that point you know to me they're perfect. i don't want anyone touching the balls after that. i don't want anyone rubbing them, you know putting any air in them taking any air out. >> the assumption is that underinflated footballs are easier to karch and throw, particularly in difficult weather, but if someone tampers the football patriots head coach bill belichick says he knows nothing about it. >> i came in monday morning and i was shocked to learn of the news reports about the footballs. i had no knowledge whatsoever of the situation until monday morning, and i've learned a lot more about this process in the last three days than i knew or had talked about it in the last four years that i coached in this league. to tell you that in my entire coaching career i had never talked to any player staff member about football air pressure. that is not a subject i've ever brought up. >> you heard the coach there saying he pretty much puts it on his quarterback and tom brady saying he does like the football a certain way and we'll have much more at 6:00 and we'll have reaction from around the nfl and john clark is in phoenix from the pro bowl and we'll have more on that story. guys? >> thank you very much amy. >> there's only one place to see super bowl xlix live in arizona on february 1st. i'm thrilled that john clark can provide excellent coverage for you. we'll both be reporting live in the weeks leading up to the big game? a chicago area newsstand is under close watch tonight after announcing plans to sell the controversial french satirical magazine "charlie hebdo," it is the same magazine whose paris offices were targeted earlier this month, leaving 12 people dead. the recent cover depicting the muslim prophet mohammed as a cartoon. he's received several phone calls from people looking to buy the magazine. >> it's something in the back of the mind of course that something possibly could happen but i haven't seen any indication of anything so far. the chicago's main newsstand hopes to get copies as early as tomorrow. the metro commuter rail in d.c. is announcing immediate safety changes after an accident that killed a drexel university grad. we are learning more about what caused the ventilation system to fail when a tunnel suddenly filled with smoke. ntsb investigators say an electrical problem is to blame allowing fans to blow smoke inside the train. that's in addition to a communications lapse between d.c. fire and metro officials. carol glover a 1976 drexel grad died more than 80 others were injured. opening statements in the boston marathon bombing trial will not begin next monday as scheduled. jury selection is taking longer than expected. meantime lawyers for the suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev are asking the judge to move the trial somewhere else it is the third request citing possible prejudice toward tsarnaev. he faces 30 federal charges in connection to the bombing that left three dead and more than 200 injured. the home of adam lanza, the gunman responsible for the sandy08 hook elementary in 2012 is set to be demolished this spring. the newtown legislative council voted to tear down the home and neighbors call it a constant reminder of the rampage that left 28 dead. >> lanza ended his own life after killing his mother 20 students and six adults at sandy hook elementary. jeff gordon is shifting his car into park for good. 2015 will be his last season as the full time driver and gordon has driven the iconic 24 since his rookie season 23 years ago. he enters his final season as the sprint cup champion with 92 career wins. gordon says he'll explore opportunities in the next phase of his career and the main goal tonight is focusing on his final season. 150 minutes, and new research shows it's unrealistic and scientists say it could sound overwhelming to some and we should focus small increases in daily exercise. and it can help reduce a number of health problems and speaking of reducing problems here. anyone who has attended college knows it can be pretty costly. students and parents know even the books you buy for class can cost a lot. it doesn't have to worry about those fees for semester all because of this. >> again -- oh! half-court shot goes down. >> that was st. joe's student nick hart on his third try. i've made the half court shot and the massachusetts minutemen as a result with his spot on shot. he won a free semester of books and i can do a $400 and $500 and absolutely, the prices go up every single year. >> one thing the video doesn't know, he makes the shot and turns around and runs immediately and put me in coach. i'm ready to play. >> brittney shipp with a look at the weather is better than yesterday. >> we're staying dry today and as we head into tomorrow night pushing into saturday morning and that will change right over your weekend and the timing of some of these storms have been inconvenient and we have another chance on monday and it could be as we're heading back to work on monday and for philadelphia we are going to stay dry tonight and heading into tomorrow. 39 degrees and partly cloudy skies and the feels like temperature will feel like 27 in the poconos and 36 in pottstown and we're in 38 degrees in mount holly and 37 in glassboro. mid-30s in atlantic city and stone harbor at 36 and we're at 40 degrees in dover and the satellite radar shot shows that we're seeing the clouds decreasing and you can see them going down over the past few hours here and as we head into tomorrow and we see the clouds increasing once again and this could be ahead of the next system that will move into the nor'easter and it will bring rainfall to louisiana and it will head our way as we push into the friday overnight hours headed into saturday and the future cast shows that we stay dry through friday and closer to 11:00 p.m. on friday and we could see a brief, wintry mix for new castle county and our best chance to see snow along the i-95 corridor and it will be the early morning hours between 6:00 a.m. on saturday and it looks like any type of accumulating snowfall in the lehigh valley and the poconos in the early morning hours and you'll notice the warmer temperatures move in and that will push that rain/snow line further north by the late morning hours and if you live closer to the corridor and by the late morning hours we'll dealing with rainfall. we could see the system pull away and it's a bit more of a wintry mix and we'll be dealing with wet roads and icy roads heading into your saturday and what to expect mainly snowfall for a suburb and lehigh valley into the poconos is i-95 corridor will see snow and then a mix and eventually snowfall headed into rainfall it will mainly be rainfall for atlantic city and the central and southern parts of delaware. if the temperatures are cold enough we could see, still along the i-95 corridor and the early morning hours and the late morning hours on saturday turning into a mix and the possibility of freezing rain and the impact will be icy, snowy and wet roads and be careful with the satellite plans and we'll be dealing with backups on the roadways and slippery conditions. for tonight, decreasing clouds and temperatures dropping well below freezing and ranging between 34 and 38 degrees and the seven-day forecast shows the wintry mix and the possibility of accumulating snow and then another chance of snow on monday. staying safe on the roads, often it starts with just having the right laws in place, but many experts say that isn't happening. how loopholes are costing lives. >> it looks like he's taking out the trash and philadelphia police say this is a crime. why they need your help tracking this man down. >> when you see news happening, shoot it and send it with the nbc 10 app. just tap on the nbc 10 button. pick the file and info about what you saw in your contact information and hit submit and then you might see your pictures on nbc 10 and download it for free now in the app store. lethal loopholes are costing states and their drivers millions of drivers and thousands of lives. >> a new report shows most states are missing key laws to improve highway safety. advocates for highway and auto safety released the 12th annual report card when it comes to 15 basic laws and those include seat belt helmet texting and teen driver's licenses. last year in pennsylvania delaware and new jersey there was a total of 1849 highway deaths. the cost of crashes in new jersey alone is almost $15 billion. advocates say part of the problem is laws aren't consistent. >> new jersey has a helmet law and they have a stronger seat belt law than pennsylvania does. they also have a few gaps in their teen-driving laws. new jersey has stronger drunk driving laws and they also have child endangerment and new jersey is doing better in terms of advancing these laws in pennsylvania. >> supporters of the report say now is the time for governors and state lawmakers to work on passing new traffic safety laws. >> a group of volunteers are looking to get those homeless off the streets and into a place they can call home. nbc 10 went out with the 200 trained volunteers overnight speaking to people on the streets at transit stations and in parks. it's called project home. volunteers take a head count of homeless who don't have shementer. the goal helping to place them in available housing or shelters. >> if we can gauge how many people are outside on a colder night it gives us an idea of how many people are particularly vulnerable and perhaps lacking resources or unable to access specific resources for the shelter. >> the effort is part of a federal plan to end all homelessness in five years. >> to this now, four atlantic casinos are closed and three others are in dire financial trouble. >> governor chris christie took action today. >> i can't wait any longer. >> a controversial move to turn around atlantic city that some are calling a state take over and it's coming to the city and dictate the direction of the city. >> i'm ted greenberg with the aggressive action taken today by governor christie. >> we have new details into investigations and the investigation into particularly attorney general kathleen cain. what the grand jury says it found about leaks that cain herself says didn't exist. this is nbc 10 breaking news. we have new information about breaking news from philadelphia international airport. sky force 10 is live over the scene right now. nbc 10 has learned it was a u.s. airways flight that led to a total ground stop. the pilot alerted the tower that the plane's brakes locked but then they unlocked and made a normal landing. there was some exterior light smoke from the brakes and the plane landed normally and passengers exited at their normal break. the ground stop is expected to be lifted any moment now. >> right now, rolling the dice on how to save atlantic city and the city by the sea has lost a third of its casinos and thousands of jobs and now the state is stepping in and some call it a takeover. nbc 10 jersey bureau reporter ted greenberg is live in atlantic city. it's a bold move by governor chris christie. >> reporter: we've been telling you for months about various atlantic city rescue plans crafted by state lawmaker but today the governor said he can't wait any longer. >> you have all these people coming in to oversee them. >> on the streets of atlantic city today concerns that resort leaders have been stripped of their collective voice after governor christie's appointment of an emergency management team to help pull the struggling resort out of the financial crisis. >> we should have some say so. >> using an executive order that some elected leaders call a state takeover as emergency manager and a role over city government and his special council, kevin orr who recently helped the city of detroit. >> the state takeover and the city government and it would be better for us. >> we are digging out of an enormous hole. >> christie says he's giving the cash-strapped city tools to stabilize the finances and not marginalize the roles of resort leaders. we'll work as cooperatively as we can to move us forward. >> when i asked the city council president if he thinks the government's move was necessary his answer was no. >> we're hoping to work with them but at the same time that they usurp the power we'll have problems with that. >> according to the governor's executive order, and they recommend a plan to get the city's finances in stable condition by any and all lawful means including the restructuring of municipal government. live tonight in atlantic city i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> 5:30 two new developments in the legal back and forth between attorney general kathleen kane. this afternoon the prosecutor released a portion of the findings from the grand jury investigating a leak into the case against a former naacp president and it shows the grand jury does believe there was a leak and that they knew who gave the information and that contradicts what kane said yesterday. >> special prosecutor failed to find what he was looking for. >> the report doesn't name kane as the person who leaked that information. the montgomery county prosecutor is now looking into the case but late this evening the supreme court put the case on hold. one other note to add here. the grand jury recommends that they disclosed sources to get information about the grand jury leak. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> the day started out icy and cold, but you know what? it turned for the better right? >> a bit warmer. >> a heat wave my goodness. temperatures will drop again tonight and britneyship. >> temperatures will drop below freezing and temperatures did push to 40 degrees and as we head into the rest of tonight, they're temperatures by 6:00 p.m. and 36 degrees and cold and by 10:00 p.m. and below freezing and the next thing we'll be looking at is a system moving out of dallas bringing heavy rains to that area and it will transition toward us as we push into the overnight hours on friday and heading into saturday. the timing of the system is not the greatest. so by 3:00 a.m. and they're already dealing with the chance of accumulating into the i-95 corridor as we push into the rest of saturday morning and more rainfall and this will affect your weekend plans and i'll let you know how long the system will leave the area in my first alert seven-day forecast. >> this video may prove the old adage, one man's trash is another man's treasure. >> this man was caught on tape taking several trash cans in lower kensington and they were seen taking trash cans from the street. if you recognize him police want to hear from you. a man tried to rob the 7-eleven and was turned away. the man walked into the store and demanded money from the cashier. the employer refused and the guy simply walked out of the store and the same man is wanted for robbing a dunkin' donuts on walnut street. now to the jersey shore bureau a serial burglar is off the streets tonight. lindle tabler faces 15 counts of burglary and theft. they carried items they say he stole in several vehicles and he remains in jail on $50,000 bond. >> get out. that is essentially what more than a dozen montgomery business owners were told. they've been evicted from the flower town market. deanna duranty is live to explain. tell us about this. >> this building more than 20 years ago was vacant and they were empty and they sell everything from specialty cheese to coffee and now they're being told they're being evicted. >> and thank you very much. >> these are great people. for whatever reason he's closing it down. >> it's an emotional day inside the flower town farmer's market. >> it's just like. i'm speechless. i can't even talk. >> vendors tell me they've heard rumors the owner of the building plans to lease the space, saying they need to pack up and be out by summer. cvs will say they have no announcement to make and that's between them and the building owners. >> thank you very much. >> as for the vendors they're looking for new places to move and fast. i'm hoping to collectively move if they stay together and some say they'll try to make it on their own. >> all my life in here and i don't think it is fair to live like this. >> not like this. >> some of the vendors do tell me that they have received office from other places in the community to rent space and they're hoping people get enough of these people together to recreate a smaller version of the farmerary market. we spoke with the springfield township manager and he tells us that although nothing's been in writing about plans to expand into the space. >> reporting live in springfield township deanna durante, nbc 10 news. you ring they bring and we're not just talking about pizza here. >> this is a dream come true for some people. allentown restaurant is one of the first in pennsylvania to offer beer delivery. randy gyllenhaal is live in allentown and it's not quite as simple as calling in a beer order, right? >> reporter: yeah. to make sure you're not some 12-year-old with a deep voice, you'll have to pay with a credit card over the phone and when the driver gets there you have to show your state-issued i.d. big woody's in allentown is one of the first to get the license in the state and they're delivering coronas and bud light right to your doorstep. when you dial big woody's pizza -- >> thank you for calling big woody's. >> reporter: and ask for a 12-inch pepperoni they'll ask if you want sides with that like a case of miller lite or a six pack of dog fishead. beer and pizza, a marriage made in heaven now legal to be delivered to you on your couch. >> what could be better than pizza or a six pack delivered right to your door. owner chad marx is the first to be granted this beer delivery license. it's part of a new interpretation of pennsylvania's strict, often bureaucratic liquor laws. essentially we can deliver up to a 12 pack at this point. we also have to be wary of i.d.s and minors. >> it's a positive change for consumers and for the businesses. >> this is an example of a business demanding change for archaic regulations. he says his clients, bars and restaurants want more freedom like wine delivery and beer sold in grocery stores. >> it wouldn't have come about if they didn't say our customers are asking for this, can we do this? >> reporter: and you know, we're already seeing a number of other delivery joints across our area apply for these permits and they cost about $1,000 per establishment. here at big woody's they're training drivers to spot a fake i.d. randy gyllenhaal nbc 10 news. raging inferno. moments ago investigators say the cause of a devastating apartment fire is accidental. this was the scene last night in new jersey. more than 500 people lost their homes. tonight, what we know about where the fire started. . welcome back. i'm nbc 10's vince love tansia. you can pay with a cell phone next time you shop at a wawa. the app won't only allow you to pay, but it will allow them to buy the hogies coffee and iced tea. how much do you need to spend before you earn the free food? that's from our parsers in and it's available right now by tapping on the nbc 10 app. brittany? >> i'm tracking a weekend storm that will bring rain and snow. next, what you can expect depending on where you live. the fallout continues for philadelphia comedian bill cosby and the sex assault allegations he's facing and still ahead on nbc 10 news at 6:00 just how much money was refunded in the ticket sales. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch-- upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so files go out in a snap. call today to get $200 back when you switch to fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $200 back. just call 1.888.774.4418 today. here are some of the stories making headlines on nbc 10 news at 5:45. a crash along the new jersey turnpike turns three lives. they were killed when they aren't went off the road and into the woods. it happened along the turnpike in cherry hill. police say the driver overcompensated in slippery road conditions after getting too close to the center barrier. today, new jersey governor chris christie named an emergency management team to help list struggling atlantic city. a.c. lost 8,000 jobs and four casinos. not everyone is onboard with the governor's plan. state and local leaders say it's nothing short of a government takeover. a famous cold case is getting a new look from a well known group. tammy zewicki was murdered while she was going back to her college in iowa. she was found wrapped in a blanket on the side of a missouri highway. she'd been stabbed repeatedly. now the police asked the vdot society to take up the cold case. the group is located in center city philadelphia. >> everybody says don't get personal in these things. we get personal. we want to solve the case and in the zewicki case we took it personal. >> the vdot society won't say whether they've cracked this case. they're leaving it up to investigators to move forward. tens of thousands of pro-life activists shut down streets in washington d.c. this afternoon. today is the 42nd anniversary of the supreme court's landmark abortion decision roe versus wade. anti-abortion marchers walked from the national mall to the steps of the supreme court. when they arrived they were met by pro which of choice activist. >> i am here because it's important that women have a choice and activists don't know how important it is and i am here to support pro-choice activists. i have the right to vote and i'll vote to keep life here. >> today the house was expected to vote on a bill making it illegal to get an abortion after 20 weeks with some exceptions. the bill was pulled late last night. president obama has already said he would veto that bill. >> firefighters have a tough job and a tweet today by philadelphia's fire department shows how we can make that job even harder. take a look. there's a fire hydrant among the trash piled up on the street corner. the tweet said quote, looks like someone is throwing out a perfectly good fire hydrant and drives home the message that residents need to help the fire department keep the area around hydrants clear. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> one system we're tracking and another one moving in and that will affect your weekend as we head into your overnight hours friday and pushing into saturday morning and another chance of snow heading into monday. right now conditions we're staying dry and 36 degrees and 39 in philadelphia and 39 degrees in atlantic city and 27 in the poconos and 37 degrees in allentown and if you're closer to wilmington and 36 in stone harbor and temperatures this evening and dover at 40 degrees and we'll stay dry and cold heading into tomorrow to end your workweek but friday night things are going start to change. satellite radar shot shows the clouds are decreasing and we'll see them into friday and bringing moderate to heavy rainfall into parts of louisiana and it will continue to track throughout the south and work its way throughout the coast and giving us a nor easter and here's how it will break down. wye 1:00 a.m. we'll see the possibility of moving into parts of philadelphia and the northern parts of delaware and cumberland and salem contes and stretching into atlantic city and our suburbs expecting to see accumulating snow. so that is going to expire as we head closer to 6:00 a.m. and the warmer air moves up to the rain/snow line and moves to the west of the i-95 corridor and the best place to see snow will be closer to the suburb locations and the lehigh valley and it will be more of of a mix for philadelphia heading into the morning hours on saturday and mainly rainfall if you look closer to the shore and by 12:00 p.m. we're still dealing with dry conditions. we'll see as the storm system continues to pull away into the afternoon hours and more of a wintry mix mixing in away and by the evening we'll see rainfall near atlantic city. as the nor'easter continues to develop. here's what you can take away. friday overnight, snow is possible along the i-95 corridor and mainly one to three inches and the suburbs included in that and the warmer air starts to move in and it will turn more into a mix and even the possibility of freezing rain and either way you'll still want to be careful throughout the early morning hours on saturday heading into the afternoon and we'll be seeing the precipitation mix a bit from snow into more of a wintry mix to even rainfall and you'll be seeing your roads icy, snowy, slushy or wet and just take your time and we're seeing lots of accidents over the next couple of days and we want everyone to stay safe because the timing of the storm right over your weekend as we try to get to different games and run your errands or go to the mall. 27 from philadelphia and heading into tomorrow and increasing clouds and overnight snow and wintry mix and rain and the temperatures range between 34 and 38 degrees and the seven-day forecast shows that the next storm system is sunday and partly sunny and another chance of snow by monday. we turn now to breaking news from sky force 10. this is the scene of an accident at old york road in abbington township. police tell us two vehicles are involved here and two people are injured and i can tell you that old road is shut down in that area and stay with nbc 10 for updates on this crash. the images from north jersey are startling and we have raging flames devoured an apartment complex. >> the search is on for what caused this inferno and more than 500 people are now homeless and next new information with the scene of the fire. >> plus the hunt for a trolley terror tonight. who beat up a teenage girl on her ride to school. >> what the girl's mother said that started the brawl. an accident that's what investigators are calling a fire that burned a four-story north jersey apartment complex. >> more than 500 people are homeless when firefighters arrived at the avalon in bergen county. four people have to be rescued and one of those life-saving moments was caught on tape. brian thompson has the story. >> the flames were simply overpowering in the light of day today, residents came back in shock and in the bedroom slippers some of them fled in to safety. it didn't seem serious. >> small electrical fire is not a big deal. it got out of control. go grab a piece of pizza and you guys will be back in an hour ago. >> the trucks kept coming and the trucks kept coming. and we walked up here. >> except when they came back this is what they saw. a five-alarm fire out of control that would all, but consume more than 240 units. >> there were three rescues. you can see a firefighter carry one person to safety in this cell phone video. no one died and just four minor injuries. >> guys are doing door to door searches. >> and these residents and neighbors told me they just couldn't understand one thing. >> in the ruins i was told the building met code. sprinklers worked and it was built with fire retardant material but something went very wrong here 24 hours ago. a top state official tells me they will join in with local officials and looking at the construction here though he emphasizes it is too early to say if there will be changes to the building codes. in edgewater, brian thompson, nbc 10 news. next and all new at nbc 10 news at 6:00 four months and no new law. >> the philadelphia city council were supposed to regulate food truck safety standards. it goes straight to city leaders to find out why they haven't taken any action after this deadly blast. >> 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girlfriend and covering up a case involving her ex-husband's murder. >> this is the kind of case that can shake the public's confidence in the system. >> right now at 6:00, how prosecutors say the former officer pulled off the crime in front of his own colleagues and the charges he faces. >> philadelphia's district attorney seth williams announced the details of the case against former detective ron dove today. we brought you the breaking news live as it was happening through the numbers 10 news app. christine maddela spoke to investigators about this case. >> how did ron dove ale lead pull off this crime? >> all of that is outlined in the grand jury findings. in it testimony that ron dove then a homicide detective hid his girlfriend driving her out of state and put her up in a hotel and kept her from his colleagues. >> i never, ever believed he was helping a criminal. >> ron dove's attorney told me it was dove's heart, not his head that made the decisions back in september in 2014. >> he forgot during that time period protecting her that he had a bigger obligation in protecting and serving. >> a grand jury decided what dove did was criminal and his then-girlfriend erica sanchez