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WCAU NBC10 News At 4pm February 16, 2016

Well be continuing to survey the damage across the area in sky force 10 throughout the 4 00, 5 00, and 6 00. Live in sky force 10, Mitch Blacher, nbc 10 news. Okay, mitch. And floodwaters left a driver stranded in Chester County. Take a look at the pictures from route 30 in berwyn. That red car, it isnt moving. The road had to be closed. Now to nbc 10s Ted Greenberg live in south jersey. How it is where you are, ted . Reporter jim and jackie, were at woodbury height, gloucester county. Amazing how it was a couple of hours ago. Torrential rain and very strong wind. Just take a look at what those winds did to a couple of utility poles. They the wind just knocked them right down, blew them over. This is route 45. Right where woodbury heights, woodbury, and west deptford all come together. They brought down the utility lines, and the utility lines are lying across route 45, which police have closed down here. You can see them right there at the intersection of south Evergreen Avenue and route 45. Directing traffic away from this area. I talked with one of the guys who works here at the Napa Auto Parts. And he says when the storm came through, he thought the wind was going to blow the roof right off. We talked with a Convenience Store owner nearby in woodbury. And he had a similar account. Its crazy. It was a lot of wind. I thought somebody was going to the stuff was flying and everything was flying. Its crazy. Reporter and when we spoke with him around 2 30, he had been without electricity for already an hour at that point. I just checked with Atlantic City electric, npsg and e. About 14,000 customers between those two electric Companies Still without power in camden and gloucester counties. Live in woodbury heights, im Ted Greenberg, nbc 10 news. And right now thousands of people in our area are without power because of this quick moving storm. At last check, more than 3,000 peco customers are in the dark and more than a thousand ppl customers. And more than 12,000 pse g customers have no service. And 76 delmarva customers without power this afternoon. First alert, chief meteorologist glen hurricane schwarz is here now with the nbc 10 first alert forecast. What a difference a few hours makes, glenn. Absolutely. We had all the storms, and then they moved very quickly through the area. Were left with a pretty quiet afternoon rush. You can see the roads generally on the dry side. Certainly no rain falling any more. Weve got breaks of sunshine, especially in the western sky. The visibility is excellent. The live radar showing the last of the light rain showers. Way to the east. Near the shore. And thing did come through pretty heavy. This is starting at 10 00 this morning. And there is that line that you can see moving through. And with that line, thats where we saw the Severe Weather breaking out. As we go through those couple of hours and each one of those dots are reports of Severe Weather, all related to the wind pretty much. And a lot of them around the philadelphia area. We still have some flood advisories in effect from the rain that has already fallen in some of the northern counties, advisories until 5 15. Farther to the southeast counties in the brighter green until 7 15. There are a few creeks that were watching in particular. Brandywine creek at downingtown just barely at flood stage. A little bit above flood stage at 6 00. The Christina River coochs bridge. Were watching other creeks that are fairly close. Brandywine, yeoman and crump creek. The temperatures not nearly as warm as they were earlier today when they got up near 60. But thats still pretty warm for this time of the year. And were going to be dropping into the 30s tonight as we clear out. No more rain or snow or ice for a while. Well tell you when were going to be seeing a warmup once again, to near 60 degrees with the sevenday in a few minutes. All right, glenn. And the nbc 10 news app is the place to go to send us your video or pictures of any damage. Tap the app. Go to see it, share it, and send us what you have, and we may use it on tv. Pennsylvanias embattled attorney general will not run for reelection this year. Kathleen kane made the announcement this afternoon just hours before the deadline to submit signatures to make the primary ballot. She said she must be a mother first to her two teenaged sons. Kane is facing criminal perjury charges. The state Supreme Court suspended her law license last fall. From our trenton bureau, governor Chris Christie is met by mop carrying protests, a comment made while on the campaign trail last month. I dont know what you expect me to do. You want me to go down there with a mop . Christie made that comment to a woman who asked why he was campaigning in New Hampshire rather than helping with flooding in new jersey. Christie suspended his president ial Campaign Last week. Nbc 10s cyndey long is live in trenton where the governor brought his Budget Proposal to state lawmakers. What did he have to say . Governor christie says the garden state needs to be ready to weather both economic storms and real storms. And in proposing a budget today that is a billion dollars higher than fiscal 2016, he says it will not come with any new taxes. I will never stop coming into this chamber and telling the hard truths, the numbers do not lie. Reporter governor christie delivered this promise to new jersey taxpayers on youtube late monday night. He hinted at no new taxes and reaching across the aisle, ahead of laying out how new jersey will budget and spend its money, beginning july 1. Jim is hoping for a tradeoff. He would like to see a decrease in new jerseys outrageous property taxes in exchange for paying a few pennies more at the pump. I would approve a gas tax myself. The roads are terrible. Theyre horrendous in places. And a couple cents extra for gas, who cares . As long as the roads are right. You listen to some of you in this chamber and some of the folks in the media. You would think that all spending on infrastructure has stopped and that the state is collapsing. Its ridiculous. We have a ttf to reauthorize. My administration continues to examine ways to control tax blow floe and make the most of every tax dollar the ttf spends. Reporter for tony, he wants christie to right what is wrong with new jerseys broken benefits and Pension System once and for all. I feel for these people. After you work 20 or 30 years, you know, you want your money that was promised, you know. On pensions, were proposing to make a 1. 9 billion contribution to the states pension funds. This is 550 million more than last year, and in fact its the largest contribution in new jersey history. Reporter and those protesters that were angry about the governors comments after flooding at the shore during the january blizzard, they stayed dry from todays rain, mopping the seal on the front of the state house steps. We did speak to them, why they say they will not put up with dirty politics. Youll hear what they have to say coming up at 6 00. Live in trenton, cyndey long, nbc 10 news. Police in bucks county have a mystery on their hands after a woman was found dead on the side of a road. The womans body was found off mill road in bensalem. Not clear how the woman ended up there. But investigators tell us they do not believe she was hit by a car. They say there are no obvious signs of trauma. Well stay on top and bring you any updates as we get them. Meantime, new information this afternoon on the death of a woman whose body was found in a recycling bin in allentown. Autopsy results this afternoon confirm she was shot several times. Her body was found in the container behind an apartment complex on east tilman street. Police are investigating this as a homicide, and theyre working to identify the victim. Police are investigating after a man pulls a gun on a group of men in center city, sending one of the victims to the hospital. That incident happened near the corner of 15th and locust streets just before 1 00 this morning. Police say the victim was shot in the forearm and taken into surgery. At last check, was listed in critical condition. The suspectriq fled the scene foot. Anyone with information is asked to call police. Community activists say oil trains are a threat to minority and low income neighborhoods in philadelphia. Their report released today shows that these groups are more likely to live dangerously close to tracks if an oil train derails. The study says that puts their health and safety at risk. Activists say the problem could get worse if plans to expand the pef refinery in south philadelphia goes through. A tanker of crude oil nearly toppled over the bridge in january 2014. Seven cars from the csx Freight Train derailed. Csx says faultily work on the tracks caused the accident. From our south jersey bureau, several people are recovering after inhaling fumes at a verizon building in camden this morning. Firefighters responded around 8 30 and smelled an odor that made them dizzy. Three of them and a Maintenance Man went to a nearby hospital. The building was evacuated while it aired out. But crews are still trying to figure out the source of those fumes. Teenager in Chester County stayed calm enough to record a road rage incident as it was happening. And now police have arrested a man for harassing the teenager and his father. Scott sanford is charged with assault and terroristic threats. Police say he was tailgating another car, almost hit it. And then when everyone pulled over, police say he jumped from his car with a baton. Police made the arrest after watching the video. New Surveillance Video shows a man knocking a woman to the ground while holding a gun to her chest. This happened inside angel spirit deli on rising sun avenue february 7th. The suspect grabs her purse and her car keys before he takes off in her honda accord. She is okay. But now police hope this clear shot of the suspect will help identify him. Sky force 10 above a row house fire in the 3000 block of north water street hooked to the intersection of indiana. Here is how it looks from the street. It took about 10 minutes for firefighters to bring that under control. Some elected officials in redding fear the iconic pagoda atop mt. Penn could be in jeopardy. City officials are checking out reports that a retaining wall at the base of the pagoda is degrading. The wall of the redding landmark was repaired several years ago. But some say stones have since fallen out. City engineers say the building built back in 1908 is secure, anchored to the bedrock below with 10 tons of bolts. Some criminals in pennsylvania will now have a clean slate thanks to a new law. Governor tom wolf signed a bill today allowing people to have their criminal records wiped away if they serve their time and avoid trouble for several years. The legislation only applies to nonviolent third and Second Degree misdemeanors. Supporters say the law will help people who have had trouble finding work because of their troubled history. The house of a mob boss could soon be given the same honors of the water works in belmont mansion. Angelo bruno was shot to death in a car parked outside his house in 1980. He allegedly ran the philly mob in the 60s and 70s. Now the snyder avenue house has been nominated to become an official landmark with the citys historical commission. A local historian who nominated the row house say its worthy because of the illegal activity that happened inside helped pass laws to help fight organized crime. Brunos daughter still lives there and has it on the market. Pope francis is visiting the heart of mexicos Drug Trafficking country today. The pontiff celebrated mass with thousands this morning at a stadium in morelia in central mexico. He urged priests not to surrender themselves to a country dominated by drugfueled violence and corruption. And here is a live look right now from morelia, where the pope is visiting that citys cathedral and receiving that citys key from the mayor. People getting as many pictures as they can. At 5 30, he will speak with catholic youth before returning to mexico city later tonight. Boutros boutrosghali, the former United Nations secretary general has died. Boutrosghali was an egyptian diplomat who served as the head of the u. N. During the mid90s. He was 93 years old. World Health Officials say the zika virus is so serious, they will consider almost anything to stop it from spreading. That means they will consider controversial options like using genetically modified mosquitos. But environmentalists worry the genetically modified approach could harm the ecosystem. The virus is linked to birth defects that cause babies to be born with abnormally small heads. Back here at home now. To our delaware bureau, where two firefighters made a daring rescue. First responders jumped into this partially frozen creek without wet suits to save a woman who was trapped inside this car. The car flipped in the water from creek road during last nights snow and ice. Tim furlong spoke to parents of the woman, the parents of the woman, as well as the firefighters who rescued her. And hell have his story coming up later at 4 55. To sky force 10 and nbc 10s Mitch Blacher, surveying damage from the air from this weather were having. He joins us now with more. Mitch . Guys, youre looking at five new row homes that were under construction in Port Richmond near belgrade and cambria streets. They have some pretty significant damage, and in fact some of them completely have collapsed. You see those crews trying to clean up the damage, the mess. A lot of work left to do. Were told that lni is on the scene, investigating. No injuries reported at this time. And traffic is continuing to pass by as the area has been cordoned off. Well continue to look at the damage throughout the entire area in the rest of this newscast as well as the 5 00 and 6 00ment for now were live in sky force 10, im Mitch Blacher, nbc 10 news. Appreciate it, mitch. One of the busiest roads in our area is back open after a penndot truck created a traffic mess this morning. Sky force 10 over the backup along route 202 in Chester County. The penndot truck hit a power line, knocking it on to the road. Here is another look at those backups from the ground. Yeah, nobody moving. The accident closed 202 in both directions between route 401 and route 252. Fortunately no one was hurt there. And icy roads to blame for a pileup in Lackawanna County early this morning. Eight tractortrailers and three vehicles were involved. A fivemile stretch was closed north of scranton. No one was seriously hurt, though. And thankfully that icy freezing weather has moved out. It was so scary. Weve had a rough couple of days. Glenn joining us with more. We had snow. We had ice. We had rain. Thnd we had heavy rain and thunderstorms and Severe Weather. And now its all moved out. We still have some leftover damage, as you just saw. And a few places getting some flooding. Generally on the minor side. We do have cooler days ahead. For the next couple. But a warm weekend. It is going to be so different than what we saw this past weekend. We have brightening conditions, even though its mostly cloudy. Some sun in the distance. 52 degrees. The wind is westsouthwest at 16. And it has been gusting up well over 50 miles an hour and close to 60 Miles Per Hour in some spots earlier today as that line moved through. Were in the upper 40s north and west. Even 41 in mount poconos. So its not very chilly. Even behind this cold front that came through dur stg day today. We were up near 60 before. So we have dropped. But we have dropped the temperatures that are still kind of mild for this time of the year. And this is camelback. And theyve had a rough going. They had some ice and then some rain last night. And then some real heavy rain this afternoon. And the warm temperatures too. Not a pretty sight. And look at these temperature differences. 20 to 30 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. That is quite a change. And the wind has changed too. When we were seeing the strong wind gusts today, it was out of the southeast. Now the wind has turned into the west. Were gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour. But no longer 40 to 50 miles an hour like we were earlier. There is the rain at 10 00 this morning. And it moved in fast. And it moved out fast. That line of storms at one point was moving at 60 to 70 miles an hour. Thats how you get wind gusts that strong. And the last of the rain is just moving offshore right now. Its just moved off of Atlantic City. And that is it. For a while. Now the temperatures are going to go down a bit tonight. And just barely below freezing north and west there could be some icy spots tomorrow morning. But there is not going to be i dont think widespread icing. Youve got to watch out. The driveways and the sidewalks and that kind of thing. And then tomorrow afternoon, we jump up into the mid40s, which is about average for this time of the year. Then it starts getting a little bit colder tomorrow night. And into thursday. And then it starts warming up again. Partly cloudy skies tonight. Its going to turn cooler, 33 by morning in philadelphia. 29 north and west again. A few icy spots. And then during the day tomorrow, breezy, not nearly as windy as today, and cooler with a mix of sun and clouds. High temperatures averaging in the mid40s. And the sevenday forecast, there is the coldest day on thursday. By friday, the clouds increase. Then we have a chance of some showers late in the day, or at night. But its not a cold front. Thats a warm front. Look how warm it gets on saturday. 59 degrees, and most likely dry. And another winner on sunday. And remember this past weekend, we have windchills below zero there is two days way gallup the 50s. And even on monday, we have near 50degree temperature. And then by tuesday and wednesday of next week, then we have a chance of a coastal storm with some rain and or snow. And we are not the only ones dealing with wild weather. Be

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