P. M. , 46 degrees and cool. So, nice day on tap for us with plenty of sunshine and calm conditions. Ill go over our chance of showers back in your forecast over the weekend coming up. First, well check in with katy zachary co zachary. Following an accident new into our system in Delaware County on route 1 northbound right where you merge with 476 and the right lane is blocked because of that. It doesnt seem to be slowing anything down or tying people up on their morning commute this morning or their commute to the mall if theyre going to do some shopping postchristmas. Right at belmont avenue and no issues to report on the whole stretch of 76. Your drive times between the blue route and the vine are looking good. 12, 15 minutes in both directs. For new jersey drivers, if youre on the 42 freeway this morning looking good between 55 and walt whitman bridge. Take you five minutes to go that stretch. Finally, we are watching for a ship to pass through the burlington bristol bridge right around this time. I will let you know when the bridge arms are open and it takes about 15 minutes and traffic along 413 will be closed until the bridge comes down, again. Christine . New from oevernight, three people made it out safely from a house fire. Officials tell us the fire started on the second floor of the house at eighth and jefferson streets around 2 30 this morning. Fire crews are still investigating the cause of the fire. Funeral services will be held today for a Chester CountyHigh School Student who apparently died after getting the flu. Andrew specht was a senior at downing town West High School and collapsed and died one week ago today. Nbc 10 jesse gary is live in Chester County. This is scary news for parents. Thats right. The School District superintendent says grief counselors were on hand here earlier this week to help students process their emotions and the schools principal says 17yearold Andrew Specht collapsed while he was working at a parttime job a week ago. He died from complications from influenza a commonly known as the flu bug. Chester county Health Officials confirm the virus presence of t virus in his body. Further testing is needing. The influenza infect through the nose, throat and lungs and cause mild to severe illness and in some cases lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is with an annual flu vaccine and by washing your hands frequently, covering your nose and mouth if you happen to sneeze. Coming up, 30 minutes well tell you more about him and some of his interests. Were live in downing town Chester County, jesse gary, nbc 6 03 now. Happening today in delaware, a balloon release ceremony will be held in wilmington to remember the victims of an unsolved murder ten years ago today. Happened at the casual male big tall store on this day in 2004. A robber shot and killed two employees. 18yearold matthew macerato and 22yearold jessica watson. A friend of macerato organized the balloon ceremony for tonight. He is hoping a decade world of guilt will lead someone to come forward with information. Forced the evacuation of more than 200 students who were taking finals. The 21yearold was charged with arson. Prosecutors say he set the fire last saturday in the allison rode classroom at rutgers bush section. Happening today, two state lawmakers from philadelphia will be in court to face corruption charges. Representatives ron watters and Vanessa Brown are set for preliminary hearings on bribery and conspiracy charges. Authorities say they were among five lawmakers caught in an undercover sting. Philadelphia District AttorneySeth Williams got a grand jury indictment after state attorney general Kathleen Kane said the case was racially targeted and could not be prosecuted. 6 05 now, it may not win many oscars but the movie the interview is being seen by a lot of americans who are determined to exercise free speech. Hundreds of small theaters across the nation showed the comedy about an assassination plot. Sony pictures initially pulled the film after hackers threatened the movie theaters showing it, but no Security Problems are reported at any of the theaters that premiered the interview yesterday. Every showing sold out yesterday. They say they came out to make a statement against north korea who the u. S. Blames for those threats. Want to wish a Merry Christmas, you know, hackers or anything to feel like they can achieve their goals. Penn cinema will show the interview again today. Some other local theaters will, as well. Meantime, sony is dealing with more possible cyberattacks. People have reported problems logging on to sonys play station and Microsoft Xbox gaming networks. Yesterday engineers from both companies were trying to fix the trouble. A hacker Group Calling itself lizard squad took responsibility for the disruptions. Following a 60day deployment. The crew had been on patrols to the caribbean eastern sea. During their deployment they carried out search and rescue missions and confiscating nearly 1 million worth of cocaine. And thanks to some local families and the american red cross, coast guard recruits at the jersey shore are feeling more at home for the holidays. Families hosted more than 300 recruits for christmas celebrations yesterday. The recruits are going through boot camp in cape may. We were there when joshua rodriguez, a recruit from florida found out some pretty exciting news. Having a baby, dude. Im so excited. It blew me away. What a christmas present. Hes going it be a father. This is the 33rd year for the red cross recruits for families program. President obama took time out on christmas to speak to troops stationed in hawaii. The president and the first lady thanked the service men and women for their hard work and sacrifices. President obama also talked about u. S. Combat troops coming home from afghanistan at the end of the year. The first family is vacationing in hawaii for the holidays. 6 07. Today marks the start of kwanzaa. A weeklong celebration of african heritage. The kwanzaa holiday dates back to the 1960s. Each day of the sevenday celebration carries a core those are united statesty, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. The holiday is capped off with a feast and gift giving. Remembering neglected children and the poor. That was the christmas message pope francis delivered to tens of thousands of people in st. Peters square yesterday. The pontiff spoke about children who suffer violence, including the recent terrorist attack on a school in pakistan. Pope francis also spoke out against the persecution of ancient chris xtian communitiesn iraq and syria. And in philadelphia, hundreds of christians marked christmas at the cathedral basilica in center city. Worshippers gathered to celebrate mass several times during the day yesterday. The philadelphia archdiocese is also busy, of course, preparing for pope francis visit here next september. Attend the world meeting of families in philly and celebrate mass on the ben franklin parkway. His visit will draw more than 1 Million People to the city. So far they raised half of the 45 million needed to pay for the visit. Well, philadelphia can now claim its own miracle birth on christmas day. Septa Police Sergeant daniel caben and durel james were working when they got a call about a woman in labor. The two officers rushed down to market frankford train to help and before they knew it, the woman had given birth at the 15th street stop. Nbc 10 spoke with those officers about the unexpected delivery. Got to ask, were you nervous . Inside i was just praying for the medics to come in and take over. The baby the the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck. We did that and then the mother wanted to hold the baby. The father offered the shirt off of his back to warm the baby up. Wow. The officers helped get mom and baby to the hospital, both are doing just fine. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. Good morning. A live look at boat house row as we head into the rest of the morning. Well be slow to warm up. Were starting off on the cooler side of things. 38 degrees in philadelphia. Our humidity is at 70 , wind speeds out of the west at 12 Miles Per Hour. It feels like 30 degrees. A cold start on this friday and as we head into the afternoon, well push into the mid50s. 31 degrees in the poconos and 27 in millville and 39 degrees right now in wildwood and High Pressure to control to the south of us. Very quiet throughout the eastern half of the country and it was a White Christmas if you have loved ones in colorado or parts of denver, theyre still seeing snow coming down, but everywhere else its relatively quiet and as we head into the rest of today, we are going to see plenty of sunshine, sunny and mild conditions expected. Less wind than what we saw yesterday. Low to mid50s, which is 10 to 12 degrees above average. Our wind speeds out of the west. Five to ten Miles Per Hour. So, calmer than what we saw yesterday. Ill go over all the details and what you can expect heading into the weekend in my first alert sevenday forecast. 6 11 a. M. And the last time we checked in on the roads, things were starting to pick up just a bit. Lets see what things are look out there right now with first alert traffic reporter katy zachary. They picked up a little bit, chris and christine. Not enough to cause major delays throughout our area. On the burlington bristol bridge ship is passing through and traffic along route 13 is closed until the arms come back down. Ill let you know when that happens. A new accident in north philadelphia. This has happened at 16th street right near clearfield street. Be aware. Youre headed out in that area this morning. Were following an accident on Delaware County on route 1 northbound right where you see the merge for 476. Be aware of that. The right lane is blocked in that situation. Right on girard avenue between girard and the vine street expressway on 95 south, a disabled tanker that was moved over to the shoulder and slowing things up and causing drivers to tap their brakes but that in the last few minutes have cleared. People come will together to remember one of two nypd officers killed in last weeks deadly ambush in brooklyn. The airline that is making sure that they could fly to the service for free. A local family makes a major commitment to create a brighter Holiday Season for one veteran. Viewing Services Begin today for one of the two new York City Police officers killed in an ambush in brooklyn last week. A wake will be heldgs ap tonigh officer rafael ramos at the Christ Tabernacle Church in queens. His funeral is scheduled for saturday. Vice President Joe Biden is expected to attend. Serves for his partner have not been finalized yet. Jetblue is offering free flights to two officers from any department in america to fly free of charge to new york to pair they respects to ramos. The airline is also working to bring in luis relatives from china for free, as well. A man overheard making a threat against officers. A person inside a bank heard another man on his cell phone talking about killing cops and having weapons inside his home. Police arrested him. Police say they found two guns, bulletproofs vests, brass knuckles and a holster at his home0z queens. In missouri, tensions are still high after another Deadly Police shooting of a teenager. A christmas protest outside a church in the town of berkeley ended peacefully. Demonstrators were upset over the shooting death of an 18yearold black man by a white Police Officer tuesday night. Video appears to show the suspect pointing a gun at police. A different scenario, they say, than the Michael Brown shooting in ferguson. 6 17 now. Former president george h. W. Bush spent christmas night in a houston hospital still recovering from shortness of breath. The 41st president , who is 90, was admitted on tuesday. Last night bushs Office Released this statement saying president bush had another terrific day and is in great spirits. He asks for his sincere wishes for a very Merry Christmas be extended to one and all. Senator john mccain will travel to iraq. He is already overseas in afghanistan where he met with top officials in kabul just days before the withdrawal of troops. Mccain says despite that withdrawal, the u. S. Will still provide support. This christmas, one elderly veteran is happier and healthier thanks to a family who opened their doors and hearts to him. 76yearold navy veteran bentley is part of the v. A. Medical foster home program. An alternative to expensive nursing home care for needy vets. Former nurse pam davis and her husband were the first to sign up. Bentley joined them just a few weeks ago. We all have something to offer. Its one hand helping another. We all have something to offer. J becoming a medical foster home care giver is a significant commitment and is similar to being a foster parent. Caregivers in delaware are required to have a license. It is 6 18 on this friday after christmas. We know a lot of you will hit the stores, making some returns or exchanges. This morning things can be busy. Some people are having to head back to work. Lets check win katy zachary. We know what that is like, guys. Absolutely. Just a little bit. Im sure a lot of people are sleeping in as evident by the quiet roadways. But as the morning goes on, im sure youre getting up and out the door and doing some shopping. Good news for bucks county drivers the burlington bristol bridge was closed to traffic but the arms are now down and that is clear, as is the ben franklin bridge and the betsy ross bridge all looking great this morning. In north philadelphia, an accident right at 16th street. Were not hearing of delays or tie ups because of that. In Delaware County, an accident still on route 1 northbound right where you merge with 476 to get on north or southbound. It is taking out the righthand lane and then up in the Lehigh Valley looking great. 78 is good, as well. Free and clear of any issues and then in new jersey, 295, the turn pike and the 42 freeway all looking good. An accident about an hour ago on the 42 freeway, but it was really quiet this morning. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather and meteorologist brittney shipp. Good morning. Its a cold start on this friday. Temperatures mainly in the 30s and with the wind chill t feels even colder than that. A mild weekend heading into your saturday. Temperatures pushing close to 60 degrees and feel like winter next week. A big drop in temperatures. A live look outside right now. Clear skies for philadelphia. 38 degrees. Wind speeds out of the west, 12 Miles Per Hour. Breezy conditions and it feels like its actually at 30 degrees. 31 currently in mount pocono and actual temperature in allentown 35 degrees and 36 in mount holly and temperatures in millville at 27 and were at 39 in stone harbor and 36 in dover. Feelslike temperature for the rest of the area feeling only like 24 degrees and 28 in pottstown and 36 in dover and 35 degrees in wildwood. So, a big difference this morning versus yesterday morning. Temperatures are about 20 degrees cooler. Satellite radar shot shows High Pressure is in control. Quiet conditions for the eastern half of the nation, which is great, especially if you have to travel or if you have loved ones leaving. They wont run into any travel issues. Futu futurecast shows plenty of sunshine today and then clouds move in overnight tomorrow night and by sunday at 8 00 a. M. , a chance of showers, but most of the rain will be gone. These light rainfall showers will be out of here by 1 00 p. M. And as we push into sunday night and monday, well start to dry out, again. Those clouds will stick with us and a cold front will drop our temperatures. So, it will be above average today heading into tomorrow and temperatures dropping back down, especially after saturday. Average for this time of year, 42 degrees and our future temperatures shows as we head into the afternoon, well see conditions pushing close to the 50s and your Late Afternoon hours and then eventually push into 54 degrees and then take a look at saturday. 58, sunny and mild heading into sunday, mild with showers. And a big drop in temperatures as we welcome in the new year. It is 6 21 this friday morning. Today is the anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in modern day history. Next, how people overseas are marking ten years since the devastating indian ocean tsunami. Plus, another christmas in the books, but the shopping frenzy continues. What you need to know about those holiday returns. 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