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WCAU NBC 10 News At 4pm February 23, 2015

Reporter and i can tell you, you can still really smell the smell in the air at this point. Im told that road up there is actually melted through in some spots and will need Major Repairs and quickly. Investigators will see if ice and or speed played a part in the crash. In the last couple of hours weve been here, weve gotten to know some neighbors around here. They say everybody who doesnt know this area and the offramp everybody takes it way too fast. Investigators will try to determine what exactly led to the crash. Live in pennsauken township, tim furlong, nbc10 news. Were closely watching this situation from our network of traffic cameras. Take a look at route 73 route 130 in pennsauken, not far from the crash scene. Things are moving as you see but at the scene, well the onramp to 90 east is still closed at route 73. And along route 130 the onramp to 90 east is also still closed. Lets look at the betsy ross bridge. It forced the closure of ramps for both routes 90 and 130. Police have reopened those ramps this afternoon and traffic is now once again moving. Again, the tanker erupted on northbound route 130, around 11 a. M. Some five hours ago. Sky force 10 is high above the scene for us. Lets hear from our photographer on board, dan kent. What do you see right now with the traffic situation . Reporter right now as you can see theres nothing much of this tractortrailer that was burning this morning. And you could see the exit ramp from route 90 to 130 is still shut down. As i widen out, youll see theres another exit ramp before this one that takes from you route 90 east to route 130 north. Thats where theyre diverting the traffic. Thats whats causing the backup. As i show you the traffic, you can see it actually goes back to about the base of the betsy ross bridge on the new jersey side. From what you can see dan, it looks like this will be going on for quite some time. People need to plan alternate routes if they can, right . Exactly. It looks like the ramp will be shut down for a long time as well as 90 east where they have all their emergency equipment stationed. Dan kent, thanks for brings us those pickstures from sky force 10. Ted greenberg continuing with reaction from neighbors. That thick, black smoke caused serious concern for people who were home during that fire, right . Reporter it certainly did, jim and renee. People in about 40 homes in this neighborhood had to be evacuated. Most have been allowed to return, but not all of them. Folks here really could not believe what they were seeing and feeling. One woman told us it looked like something out of a movie. I thought it was somebody banking on my door. I heard boom boom boom again. Reporter their houses shook. Then they saw the raging flames and thick clouds of smoke darkening their pennsauken neighborhood. It was all black. It was all black. It looked like the sky was, like falling, you know. Reporter marissa lives on windham road where the smoke plumes started pouring after this tanker truck full of gasoline flipped over and exploded around 11 a. M. On the route 90 ramp to route 130. They just told us we had to get out, so we left. Reporter residents rushed away from the area with their pets and whatever else they could quickly grab when authorities evacuated nearby homes as a precaution. I have allergies and kids have asthma. My husband has breathing problems. No we knew we had to leave. Anybody with underlying lung disease like asthmatics or people with emphysema or copd should minimize smoke or inhalation because it can cause Reactive Airway disease and make people short of breath. Reporter those are the risks but no reports of any residents needing medical attention. We can tell you, though people who live in homes about a quarter mile away from here say that soot ended up on their houses. Live in pennsauken, ted greenberg, nbc10 news. As that fire burned out of control, neighbors were capturing the moment and posting it on social media. Nbc10s Vince Lattanzio is here to show us some unforgettable images. We have more than a dozen photos through nbc10 app and social media. This was posted to our Facebook Page by jim. He said that you can see the gasoline burning here. This is probably the closest weve seen to that onramp right in the immediate aftermath of the fire. As we can see the gasoline as it comes down the ramp is burning in two separate areas. We saw that earlier from sky force 10. Lets go to his backyard. This is a video he took in his backyard. He walks closer. You cant hear him on the video but he says you can see the shed is on fire and, obviously, this is a dangerous situation there. Now, these are just a few of the images that were seeing. You can see more on the nbc10 app. Remember, whenever breaking news happens, you can share videos and photo easily right from that app. Thousands of our viewers followed this breaking news live as it happened on their smartphone and tablets. They were using the nbc10 news app. Be the first to get breaking newing around the clock using the app. Now to a Deadly Police encounter in the lehigh valley. One of several breaking news stories weve covered since early this morning. Police shot and killed a suspect after he stabbed an officer. Nbc10s doug shimell just got an update from investigators. Have they revealed what sparked all this . Reporter well police and prosecutors tell us that the suspect, Jerome Nichols, had gone to the home of his former girlfriend and stabbed her but no one could have anticipated the Wild Police Chase that would have followed. I heard a loud bang and, help me help me. Reporter Jennifer Brown says she heard her neighbor being attacked in her whitehall home. I went to the wall and listened and heard her say call the police. So i banged on the wall and said, im calling police. Reporter she said she was stabbed by her exboyfriend, who then fled in a black suv. Barely 30 minutes later the suspect was dead after a police chase in which investigators say he crashed his vehicle, stabbed a Police Officer, and was shot and killed by that Police Officer. The Police Officer underwent surgery and should be okay. Detectives identify the suspect as 42yearold Jerome Nichols and officers say Police Dash Cam videos say a taser did not stop nichols as he approached the officer. The officer was under attack with a large knife. He was stabbed multiple times. You know certainly under those circumstances, the force that was utilized is in my opinion, justifiable. Reporter Jennifer Brown says the outcome of the chase is sad but is relieved for jacqueline. Now she doesnt have to worry about that kind of domestic drama and abuse anymore. Reporter well both jacqueline and the unnamed Police Officer are expected to make a full recovery. Both that officer and the state trooper are on administrative leave, pending the outcome of the investigation. Live in Hanover Township lehigh valley, doug shimell, nbc10 news. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with a deadly workplace shooting. We brought you this as breaking news on television and our news app moments after it happened. Police say one man shot a coworker, then turned the gun on himself. The coworker right now is in critical condition. The gunman died. This happened at a company in Moorestown Burlington county. Happened around 7 00 this morning. Nbc10 south jersey reporter cydney long on the scene there. Do we know yet what led to this confrontation . Reporter police will only tell us at this point that this all began as a domestic dispute, so something outside of work that ended here at the workplace. You can see police right now Still Holding this very much as a crime scene. We are at shields business solution. We know from police that colleagues of the victim ran to his rescue. The victim was not armed and that shots were fired both inside and outside of the business. The men both worked as armored car security officers. The Company Relies on armored cars because they fix and repair atms with cash. Edgar figueroa of philadelphia is dead tonight. Moorestown police say he took his own life with his own gun after chasing and firing at coworker Melvin Nieves who police say was not armed, shooting him four times. It began in a work area toward the rear of the building. Gunshot victim. Reporter nbc10 obtained these audio dispatch calls of police who arrived within a minute or two. Police say nieves has only worked here since march of last year. Both men lived in philadelphia and drove armored cars for the company. They were just arriving for work. Police say an ongoing domestic situation motivated the violence. At least a handful of employees witnessed the shooting. Some employees saw something. Our detectives are trying to determine exactly who saw what. Reporter some were escorted to their cars today and would not speak with us. No one from the company returned our calls but a contractor told me a counselor has been hired to help grieving employees. The gentleman that was getting shot, obviously, tried to flee and this gentleman chased him through the building. I guess it worked its way outside, out back. Reporter now, nieves was air lifted to Cooper Medical Center by a state police chopper. We are told his family actually visited with him and with detectives at the hospital. At the last check, we spoke to the hospital is he listed in critical condition. Also police tell me that both of these men both of these men have to have a permit to carry their own sidearms to work. So this was his own weapon figueroa. And that is the very latest live in moorestown tonight. Cydney long, nbc10 news. Im told if you look very closely, youll see a few flurries in the shot. Yep, there they are, in center city earlier today. Our camera caught the scene around 8 00 this morning near 18th and market streets. Now you probably feel it out there. The mercury is dropping fast. Nbc10 chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is here to look at the potential recordbreaking cold. Yeah renee, we have the cold air that continues to move in. Can you see the camera shaking because the wind is still strong. And we have another frigid blast thats in here. The slush is going to be freezing as the temperature continues to go down. We have record cold in many areas tonight. And a frigid week ahead. This pattern is not changing this week. Were nearly 20 degrees colder than we were at this time yesterday. And its 20 in allentown. 21 in reading and quakertown. 8 in mt. Pocono. 26 in philadelphia. 25 in wilmington and mt. Holly. 23 in trenton. We dont have any place above the freezing mark now that continues to get colder and colder. That trend will continue with clear skies, light winds and that fresh snow cover. Its really going to cool off quickly tonight. Way down in the teens by 10 00. Some places go below zero tonight. Ill tell you who is going to see that with the rest. Sevenday in a few minutes. Thank you, glenn. New video into nbc10 of a property that has really become a Tourist Destination of sorts. Sky force 10 was over the scene as demolition crews tore down the remains of a West Philadelphia building that was gutted by fire one week ago today. And then it was turned into an ice palace from the water that was used by firefighters to put out the fire in those subfreezing conditions. Well, heres a quick snapshot of the before and after. To the left the frozen building to the left. To the right, crews taking it down today. Nbc10 news is live on the scene. Weve been there all afternoon. Nbc10 investigator Harry Hairston shows us the progress crews are making there. Reporter the ice palace is no more. Its still an imminent theft to safety in this area. The Demolition Company is picking it apart piece by piece. Getting in front of it and taking it down might be the safest thing to do. But it was beautiful. Reporter the Mayors Office tells the nbc10 investigators the Property Owner hired the Demolition Company. A spokesperson for the Mayors Office speaking for the department of licenses and inspections says l i gave the go ahead for the work to start, even without permits. Mayors spokesperson tells us quote, the contractor needs to go through all the permit process. Mcdonald also adds quote, my sense is we the are applying for those permits and must provide items like a safety plan. This property is just one of more than 300 properties on the citys imminently dangerous list. L i commissioner has recently told me his Department Requires owners to get permits first before demolishing or even repairing property. But those living near the demolition of the ice palace dont seem concerned about how it gets knocked down as long as it gets knocked down. I think its lovely theyre finally taking it down. If they dont take it down, its going to fall down. Reporter now, just moments ago i talked to the Demolition Company. They told me they gave the city their safety plan on friday and the permit to start work was waived so they could start work immediately. They say they shall have the paper permit in their hands by the end of the work day. For the investigators, Harry Hairston, nbc10 news. Police in bucks county have two suspects in custody now and things are back to normal after a standoff at a gun shop. We first showed you this on nbc 10 news today. At mikes gun shop and sporting goods. The standoff caused schools and businesses in the area to close. Police say two men broke into the shop through the roof around 2 30 this morning, that tripped the burglar alarm. The pair were hiding in the ceiling ventilation system at a neighboring pizza shop. We started pulling down the ceiling. We borrowed equipment from the Fire Department and we just started pulling the drop ceiling down to the point where it was inevitable we were going to find them. And they did. Fortunately, no one hurt here. Back now to our top story. Sky force 10 still high above the scene of a tanker truck inferno from earlier today. This is in Pennsauken Camden county. Five hours later still having an impact on the afternoon rush. We want to show you earlier. Now, this is when this tanker was burning out of control. This is on the northbound route 90 ramp for busy route 130. Its right in the heart of Pennsauken Camden county. And as you can see here because of whats taken place, it affected traffic around the betsy ross bridge for hours there. Still working to find out what caused this tanker to explode and then, of course, catch fire. Well several witnesses for the prosecution took the stand today in the murder trial of the socalled black madame. Authorities say winslow injected a british woman with silicone for illegal butt enhancement at a hotel near the airport in february of 2011. That woman later died. Today a former client testified about hosting one of winslow butt injection parties at her home. Another person took the stand to discuss the problem she had after receiving the procedure several years ago. Well we cant seem to get out of this pattern, at least for a while. We continue to see more and more cold air come in. The slush is around. Its going to be freezing during the night tonight. Record cold in many parts of the area. We just have one brief break this week. Thats about it. The flags, well the winds still blowing out there but the wind is going to be diminishing tonight. 26 degrees with a 22mileanhour wind gusting to 28. So, it will be a little while before it actually does calm down. But last night at 6 00 we were 41. 34 at 6 00 this morning. 26 right now. And by 6 00, were down near 20. And its still windy, so its really feeling cold out there. We got well into the 40s yesterday with some sunshine in the afternoon. Were gusting 25 to 30 miles an hour. The temperature, 21 at chester springs. 22 at doylestown. We have a fresh snow cover here. When you have light wind these temperatures can really crash later on during the night. Sometimes the computer models dont even pick this up. So these numbers could actually be lower than this. The actual numbers. Going below zero tomorrow morning in these areas that are zero or 1, i think well be below zero. And then it just warms into the 20s during the day tomorrow. Record low in philadelphia is 2. Predicting 4. Reading should beat the record pretty easily. Atlantic city will probably beat the record. Allentown should smash the record. Wilmington probably beating the record with 2 degrees there. The arctic air, yeah, it doesnt really want to budge. It eases up one day, on wednesday, and then we get more coming right back in as we end the month of february and go into march. Theres the arctic air covering much of the country. Now, there are some computer models just a bit of a break for the first two weeks of march. But others dont. And keep this arctic air close by. I mean here we are, march 5th and the pattern does not look tremendously different. Now, the suns getting higher in the sky, so even an average day is going to seem kind of mild as we go into early march. Clearing with near record cold in parts of the area. 4 for the low in philadelphia. 4 below zero in some of the coldest suburbs. During the day tomorrow sunny and bitter cold. Highs only in the mid20s. The average high for this time of the year is 46 degrees. The warmest day. Week is still 11 degrees colder than that. Bitter cold thursday. Were going to watch a system going by to the south. More on that coming in a half hour. And then another bitter cold blast toward the end of the week. And then a wintry mix looks like to change to rain on sunday. If i couldnt have fit in the spot i wouldnt have parked there. Fined by police for parking too close to another car. The Philadelphia Parking Authority says thats not against the law. What happened when the nbc10 investigators started asking questions. Plus why Hea

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