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WCAU NBC10 News Today At 6am April 18, 2017

A few scattered clouds in new jersey. 66 in the suburbs. 67 in philadelphia. Into the 60s for the Lehigh Valley and delaware, as well. The forecast now, neighborhood by neighborhood. Well show hour by hour how quickly temperatures will warm up in ten minutes. First, Jessica Boyington with the first alert traffic. Thanks. The blue route and on ramp is where were watching here. You can see both directions look great. Were seeing light volume, pretty similar to what we saw yesterday for the commute, as well. The southbound side of 95 looks okay from woodhaven to the vine. A 14minute trip. 12 minutes on the northbound side. Mainly we see those delays moving into center city. Average speeds are dropping a little. Theyre still into the high 50s. Nothing too bad there on 95. West philly, a hitandrun crash closing walnut between 58th and 59th streets. There will be a heavy Police Presence for a bit for this accident investigation. Back to you. Breaking traffic news. Nbc10 is live on the scene of a hit and run in West Philadelphia. This is on walnut street between 58th and 59th street. Heres what we know two people were on a motorcycle and were hurt. You see the motorcycle on the ground. Were told the minivan hit them, stayed on the scene. The driver ran away. One victim was has nonlifethreatening injuries on the motorcycle. The condition of the other is not known. Police have not made an arrest as of yet. Flaws within the Philadelphia Fire Department contributed to the death of one of its own. Thats the message in a new report about the citys first female firefighter killed in the line of duty. Joyce craig died battling a house fire in Northern Liberty in 2014. Today we expect to learn more about the departments pledge to improve and keep its firefighters safer. Pamela osborne with more on the new report and whats ahead today. Fill us in. Reporter the fire commissioner is actually prepared to talk us through some of the changes that the department has made in light of what happened. Officials say fewer lieutenant joyce craig died because a hose that supplied her oxygen it burned through oompt oxygen had burned through. In addition, there were problems with how her colleagues responded to her seven emergency distress calls. Those failures happened as the 37yearold was battling a house fire on middleton street in december of 2014. It was also determined that there were other indirect causes that led to her death. The city report cites a lack of situational awareness, poor strategy and tactics, and an uncoordinated rescue effort. The commissioner adding that the death of lieutenant craig was a devastating loss for her family and the fire department. Again later on this morning is when were expecting to learn more about some of the changes and Lessons Learned in light of this tragedy. Reporting live in Northern Liberty, pamela osborne, nbc10 news. Breaking overnight, the u. S. Supreme court spared the life of an arkansas inmate minutes before his death warrant was set to expire. The high court blocked the late challenge by the state to execute a man convicted of murder. Arkansas hasnt executed an inmate in 12 years. No reason was given for supreme courts decision. Arkansas is working to execute eight death row inmates before its supply of lethal injection drugs expires. Today a Burlington County man is scheduled to learn his punishment. One of americas most notorious missing child cases. Pedro hernandez was convicted of killing etan patz in new york are in 1979. The child disappeared as he walked to his bus stop. Pat became the first child patz became the first child to appear on milk cartons. His body was never found. Police got a tip in 2012 that led him to hernandez. He later confessed. Today in northeastern pennsylvania, prosecutors plan to rest their case against accused cop killer eric frein. Hes charged with shooting two state troopers during an ambush in 2014, killing one of them. The surviving trooper, alex douglas, took the stand yesterday calling frein a coward. Douglas told the jury that getting shot felt like getting hit in the back with a baseball bat. A shuttered restaurant in philadelphia is now a crime scene after workers found a charred body inside. The sushi kingdom restaurant in north philadelphia has been empty for a year. Contractors were called yesterday to repair broken windows. Inside they found the charred remains of a mans body. Police have not ruled out the possibility that the victim may have been a squatter who accidentally set himself on fair while trying to stay warm. Theyre awaiting an autopsy on the cause of death. A 19yearold man faces charges in the shooting of a 13yearold in berks county. Police say matthew hale shot the victim in the teens home in Washington Township friday night. Hale was captured over the weekend not far from orlando, florida. The victim is still listed in Critical Condition. Its 6 05. 51 degrees outside. On this day, 89 of his first 100 days in office, President Trump will head to wisconsin to sign an executive order. The order will direct federal agents to use proposed rules for stopping immigration fraud and abuse. The white house said the current visa program undermines workers by bringing in cheap labor. New video of Vice President pence in japan after arriving in the last few hours. Held a News Conference with the Japanese Deputy Prime Minister in tokyo. Pence is on a tenday asia trip. Geopolitical observers still looking at Vice President penss warning to north korea during to his visit to south korea yesterday. At the Demilitarized Zone separating the north and south, pence said north Korean Leader kim jongun should refrain from testing President Trump and the u. S. Allies. North korea responded by hinting at a preemptive strike and another nuclear test. President trump said hes looking at all options including military action if needed. And attention procrastinators, types up. Today is tax day, 2017. Why did you look at me like that . Did you know i usually do procrastinate. Got it done yesterday, though. The traditional deadline was extended three days because april 15th fell on a saturday this year. Yesterday was a holiday in washington, d. C. Todays the last day to file your returns. Still have time. Get to it. You can file a sixmonth extension, but youve got to file that today, as well. We want your feedback on tax day. Are you typically one of those lastminute filers . And also, what have you decided to do with that refund that you might get . Reach out on facebook or on twitter. 6 07. Lets get you to work. Accidents route 611 in willow grove, montgomery county. Looks beautiful. Look at how nice it is, right . Yeah. That looks smooth sailing. Lets find out about the weather to accompany you on your ride to work this morning. Bill henleys got that. Traffic moving nicely on 611. The suns not up yet. A few minutes, that sun will come up. Well probably get sun glare. That can lead to slowdowns. Right now, completely clear. Look at this nice view from center city. It is chillier this morning. Looking at 40s in the Lehigh Valley and suburbs. Right at 50 degrees in delaware. Philadelphias 51. Some of the coolest numbers are in new jersey at the shore, 47 degrees. And some middle to lower 40s in new jersey. Voorheis is 46. Look at coil field, oswego lake, 43. 50 in clayton. Low 50s for florence and lumberton. Hopewell township, 45 degrees. A bit of a capitol hill to start. Well of a chill to start. Well see a lot of sunshine. The last few clouds, theyre crossing the shore now. And theyre going to be out of the picture for the rest of the day. Well be dry all day long today with enough sunshine to warm us into the 60s this afternoon. We will see a northerly wind. It stays below ten Miles Per Hour during the day. Just enough to keep things cooler than yesterday. We were in the 70s yesterday. Today, typical april weather which means 60s this afternoon. 66 degrees at 4 00 for fil philadelphia. Sunshine all day long help the suburbs, 52 at 8 00. Up to 60 by lunchtime. You see the temperatures into the 60s this afternoon for the Lehigh Valley. Delaware, sunny skies and 62 degrees at lunchtime. Into the middle 60s at delaware, 66 degrees this afternoon. And a similar warmup for new jersey. One exception, the shore with a sea breeze blowing thats going to limit temperatures to the 50s to near 60 degrees this afternoon. Theyll be peaking around midday. Then that wind kicks in off the ocean, cools things little bit by 4 00 today. It will be sunshine all day long. Enjoy today, the clouds make a comeback tomorrow. The ten day on 10 in a fumths. In a few minutes. Thank you. 6 09. A problem in south jersey. Lets find out where it is and what it is. Jessica boyington has that. Guys, we have sky force 10 over the scene in bordertown township on the new jersey turnpike. An overturned truck. Looks like a fedex truck obviously. Thats overturned into the side of the road here. The good thing is about this is that its on the northbound side in the outer lanes. So all lanes are not blocked now. The inner lanes are still open. And you see theyre trying to get this truck back on its feet here. So basically just taking out that righthand shoulder into the grassy area and the next part of the lane. Lanes are still getting by, but there will be a cleanup. Spilled Paper Products on the road, as well. Northbound around 206 at exit 7, youll pass the scene. Be cautious when youre moving through. Also out in monroe township. Also in new jersey, watch for a downed wire and overturned truck. Actually a dump truck on route 322 blocking that portion of it right here. Just around tuckahoe road. Watching that and 295 in west stepford. No major problems now. Both directions around 130 look good. 22 minutes if youre heading to the delaware Memorial Bridge from the 42 freeway. If youre expecting a package on fedex, check your tracking device. Too much screen time during the day can impact your child at night. Ahead, how ipads and smartphones can hurt their sleep schedule. Putting their Heads Together, new, lady gaga and Prince William join forces to tackle the stigma surrounding meant ntal health. And reasons for running. The most memorable moments from the Boston Marathon and the stories behind them. 6 15. A year after pennsylvania legalized marijuana, the state remains at least a year away there opening facilities. Governor wolf updated the program yesterday saying even though no growers or dispensaries are open yet, more than 200 Sick Children now have access to medical marijuana. The governor said everything should be up and running by next year. Across the region, more voters calling for town halls to meet lawmakers face to face. Last night in Burlington County, two town halls miles apart got very different reactions. Take a look. Tonight take our Health Care Plan his complete refusal to listen to his constituents. Ing to to any gathering where to go to any gathering where his constituents are. Voters in mt. Laurel were not staefed with republican governor mcarthurs meeting. Last night a meeting was closed to the public. A town hall at Maple Shade High School featuring democratic congressman Donald Norcross was open to everyone. I think its a good idea. This way people can we vote, and we can give our opinions. Just cant listen every two years. You have to listen all the time. This is what town halls do. Both constituents and protesters were looking for answers about health care, the environment, and other issues. Two memorable moments from the Boston Marathon are trending on social media this morning. Heres the first one. That is history being made actually, a second time at the finish line. Kathrine switzer was the first woman to run a Boston Marathon in 1967 when women werent allowed to run. Yesterday at the age of 70, she did it again. And she even wore the same bib that she wore in her first race which, by the way, is now officially retired. She finished the marathon in 4 hours, 44 minutes, 31 seconds. And then look at this video. This is a wounded veteran carrying a flag across the finish line. Staff Sergeant Jose luis sanchez lost a leg when he stepped on an ied in afghanistan and ran to honor his fellow marines. Pretty impressive. I dont know that theres a bigger event. Im including the super bowl. That theres a bigger event oneday sporting event anywhere in the country. Not the world, but in this country. The Boston Marathon. The impact that it has on that community for one day. And it brings so many different people, different stories together. Yeah. Pretty amazing. Lets find out whats going on today on the road out there. So hard, yeah. So hard to transition. Hopefully somebody will be inspired by me in the broad street run coming up in a few weeks. Just that i finish is going to be the issue. Well cheer you at the end. Well talk about that later. Right now we have a lot going on. Well start off with actually in bordentown township, a crash on the new jersey turnpike on the northbound side just around route 206. Thats exit 7. Its a tractortrailer, actually a fedex truck that flipped over and on its side here over into the righthand shoulder of the outer lanes. Thats at least the good news here, its not blocking any of the lanes in its entirety. This is the outer drive here. The inner drive here is still open. Were not going to see anything major happening at least for now. You can see traffic is easily moving by the scene. They just have to clean the area up. Theres Paper Products on the road from stuff that they have lost spilling the load on the northbound side. For now, no alternates needed. You can still get by the scene. Its something to watch out for. Watch a crash on the a. C. Expressway, the eastbound side at blue anchor, exit 33. All traffic is moving by just over into the shoulder. We have closed roads here. A downed wire and overturned dump truck in monroe township, route 322. Both directions around tuckahoe road. Cameras at 29 eastbound from 29 to the schuylkill, thats just a tenminute trip. You see the eastbound side moving along just fine. Back to you. Thanks for that. 6 19. Lets look at the day ahead. Look at that. I say this every morning, i know, a broken record. I love the views. The live pictures that we take just as the sun is coming up. Bill . Well get a lot of that sunshine today. A great view from center city. A nice view from frawley stadium. And wimbledon, skies have cleared out and wilmington, skies have cleared out, sunshine all day. Youll definitely need the sunglasses today and a jacket this morning. Chilly outside. Right now delaware, 50 degrees. 51 degrees in philadelphia. 40s for south jersey. The Lehigh Valley and the suburbs mainly in the 40s this morning. West callen township, 48. 46 in lincoln, university. 45 in unionville. Middle 40s for exton and malvern. Nothing but 40s for bedminster, warrington, ft. Washington down to 42. Gl gladwin and st. Davids, 46. Thats bumped up. Youll need the sunglasses, and you can probably ditch the jacket not the sunglasses, youll need that through the day. Nice for allentown, quakertown, 40s. Sunny skies, a few thin clouds. Nothing more than that in philadelphia, wilmington, and trenton. Clouds will be taking a break for today. Theyll return tomorrow. You see its nice and clear now. The clouds have pushed offshore. All the rain stays to the south today. This is going to start to bring some of this moisture back to us over the next couple of days. Well see the clouds return for tomorrow. Thats going to lead to wet weather thursday and friday. Not today. Nothing but sunshine, 67 this afternoon. Cooling down. Well see clear skies tonight, and we will start with sunshine tomorrow morning. 44 in the morning. 65 in the afternoon. The clouds increase during the day. I think showers hold off tomorrow. Showers are going to be moving in at times on thursday. Not an allday rainfall. Most of the day it wont be raining. A chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. 60s for friday. Saturday, lingering showers on friday. A Beautiful Day on saturday. Rain. Looks like its going to be steady for and into monday. And still a few showers around on tuesday. We get a break on wednesday. The clouds thin out. Look at that sunshine for next thursday. Temperatures climbing next thursday to near 70 degrees. All right. Thank you. 6 21. Getting through Airport Security could soon get a little bit easier. Well tell you whats coming to philly international. In trouble with the boss. The warning Governor Wolf is sending to his righthand man. Vanessa i got hurt and was given painkillers. By the time the drugs ran out, i was addicted. It happened so fast. I ended up on the streets, where the drugs are cheaper and easier to get. I was a full blown heroin addict, selling my soul to get high. When i realized i needed help i didnt know where to go. But i got help and you can too. Youre not alone. Help is within reach. This is governor chris christie. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. La vie est belle. La vie est belle. The eau de parfum, lancome. Customize your free 7piece gift. 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