Alert forecast. It is that warm air pushing into the area that is actually creating fog north and west of the city. Northeast philadelphia has seen the fog down to half a mile so far. And were seeing the low clouds thicken in center city. Thats the view from the Comcast Center. You can see just a couple of lights at the bottom of the screen. The fog right now starting to get thicker. Areas north and west and allentown 2 1 2 mile visibility down to two miles in reading. Just light fog for hazeltown but dense fog in mt. Pocono and northeast philadelphia has just seen it improve to threemile visibility. Some areas of fog from the city north and west and temperatures that are in the 60s today. Much warmer this morning. Look at millville at 67 degrees right now. Were getting a warm, cloudy and somewhat foggy start this morning. The fog wont last, the clouds will break. Well see 71 degrees at 9 00 and then upper 70s by lunchtime with sunshine and the temperatures will still by climbing and go through it hour by hour and katy zachary has traffic. Good morning, katy. Drivers will deal with the fog and some construction. A live look right now at 76 right near 676. This is the eastbound lane youll find some construction between girard and Spring Garden and should lift between the 5 00 and 6 00 hour. This is the southbound lane. You see some longterm construction project but not tying things up right now. Headed up to the Lehigh Valley where bill said were seeing more of the dense fog up there. This is exit 10 in burkes county. A foggy look up there. And for bear delaware, the summit bridge. That bridge is blocked in both directions until late november. 4 02 now. And new from overnight, a man in north philadelphia died after being shot 30 times. 30 times. The victim was sitting with a woman when two men approached and opened fire. The woman was also hit in the ankle, but shell be okay. Police dont know why the man was targeted, theyre still looking for the twot shooers. Police in ocean county are looking for had hit and run driver who was hit crossing a busy street. Witnesses tell police a darkcolored sedan drove away after hitting that person. The victim is in the hospital this morning. No word on his or her condition and police have not released the victims name. Police in northeast philadelphia are trying to figure out why the owner of a barbershop was gunned down last night inside his business. The victim was found around 9 00 p. M. He was shot four times and is in critical condition. The shooting happened after the shop was closed. No one has been arrested yet. Now, the latest on the Ebola Outbreak. Today, Delaware County leaders are holding the first meeting of that countys ebola and Infectious Disease task force. Their goal is to provide First Responders and the public with information about safeguards and protocols. County leaders and members of that task force will release new information for a press conference set for 4 00 today. And meantime the pennsylvania nurses union is concerned that not every hospital is ready to handle patients who may have ebola. Union leaders tell nbc 10 thorough preparations have not been consistent across the board and that could put people at risk. I think we really need to be sure that if these patients present to all of our hospitals, you know, across the state, that all of us are able to take care of them without injury or harm to anybody. To other patients, to other visitors and to ourselves for those of us who take care of patients. The nurses union is demanding basic preparedness at all hospitals in pennsylvania and also calling for a single region. A similar message for hospitals nationwide, it says they need to think ebola as they get ready to treat potential patients. This all comes after that nurse in texas was infected with the virus while treating an ebola patient there. Nina pham is her name. Currently in stable condition and last night she received a blood transfusion from the american doctor who survived ebola after being treated with that experimental vaccine. Stay with nbc 10 and nbc10. Com for complete coverage of the ebola crisis. Right now at our website you can find a section devoted to the outbreak. 4 0 now and new this morning, people in parts of northeast philadelphia may be noticing less crime in their neighborhoods. For many years people complained that crime was out of control prompting the need for more officers. The Police Department heard those complaints and took action. Jesse gary first reported on this strategy when this change happened back in april. Jesse joins us now live in mayfair to tell us what has changed and if residents are seeing the benefits. They are seeing the benefits. This district has seen the infusion of 30 new beat cops. That number of officers has never been assigned to just one district before. City Officials Say the 15th is the largest in philadelphia, stretching from Huntington Park avenue and from the Delaware River to roosevelt boulevard. Data shows much of the crime takes place on the southern end, but more than two dozen officers, many of them recently graduated from the cadet class now call the 15 home and it is making a difference. Ive noticed that the calls for Service People arent waiting as long for the police to show up on assignment. Normally in the past, it would take us an hour or two to get to some of those locations. Now its within minutes. Coming up in the next 30 minutes, where these new officers are concentrated and why. Live in mayfair this morning, jesse gary, nbc. This afternoon the city will swear in 200 new firefighters. Today the city is promoting members of its medical service, including its first africanamerican female captain. 4 07 now. Happening today, two men who were charged with murdering a couple that had hired hem to do some yard work are scheduled to appear in court. Accused of robbing and strangling the victims back in july. The bodies of rufous and gladys perry were found inside their home in strawberry mansion. Police say the victims had hired the suspect to clean up their property. The couple had known ballard since he was a child. A court date today for a volunteer firefighter who is charged with setting fires in Delaware County. John corcoran has a pretrial conference and investigators say he set several fires in darby borough and township. Corcoran arrived on a fire truck to help put out the fires. This morning, Delaware County detectives are trying to determine if a fire that destroyed one home and damaged two more in Clifton Heights is the work of an arsonist. Three people were hurt in that fire yesterday, including a firefighter. Now, witnesses youll see here captured the flames and smoke from the home on the 200 block of South Springfield road. The homeowner just stepped out to run an errand and returned to find his house in flames. I would have been dead. The whole upstairs fell down. He was obviously upset. The homeowner said he believes that fire was set on purpose. The red cross is helping three people displaced by the fire. A fire at a dance studio was intentionally set. We first reported this fire as breaking news yesterday after it started at 4 30 a. M. In ben salem. Also an apartment inside this building. No one was inside at the time, but a firefighter did suffer a minor injury at the scene. Investigators are still trying to figure out who set the fire. If hi. You can feel the moisture in the air and the humidity and were watching areas of fog developing right now. Wont last all day, well see sunshine take over and summerlike heat for today and tomorrow and also tracking showers and storms that will bring an end to the warm up that well experience for the next couple days. Look at the temperatures now, much warmer than yesterday. 67 in reading and philadelphia 66 along with cape may at 66 degrees and you can see some of the fog off to the north and west and interstate 78 in burkes county is getting some of the thicker fog. The areas of dense fog are rather limited, but still some time as the temperatures are cooling for fog to develop. You can see the low clouds hanging right over center city, although its fog free, we could still see some fog in the city. The winds have already started to pick up and that will help warm things up during the day today. A little bit of warm up will do away with the fog. Quarter mile visibility. Theres the dense stuff in the pocono mountain and light fog for quakertown really not an issue. Tenmile visibility and just under two miles in northeast philadelphia. Look at the temperature. Warm up by 10 00 this morning and clouds are pushing out the and the fog disappears and be in the low 70s at that hour and watch them climb. 80 degrees at 2 00 this afternoon in northeast philadelphia and i suspect well find a few more spots in the 80s later today. Ill show you how long that warm weather lasts when we look at the storms heading our way later this week. Ten minutes after 4 00, lets take a look at how some of that thicker fog is affecting the roadways in the area. Katy zachary has a look at that through her traffic cameras. Katy . Going to force people to slow down this morning. Starting things off in new jersey, a live look at route 42 right at creek road and the headlights of the northbound lane. Its a Construction Zone but not tying things up right now. 92 at the girard bridge and construction for drivers on 422 eastbound, the ramps to and from armen hammer boulevard. Route 737, a lot of fog there. Ive been watching it throughout the Lehigh Valley and in burkes county and bring you more of our cameras as we go throughout the morning. Heres what else were following this morning. A local university is forced to do a building makeover because of the actions of one student. Well show you what happened. Freefall. The finances of a local sky diving accident. The accident that came before the bankruptcy. Shes having the time of her life. The next big step for philly phenom mone davis. 14 minutes after 4 00 as youre waking up, before you hit the road, keep in mind were seeing some fog get thicker especially parts north and west of the city right now. This is a live look in burkes county. You can see the headlight of few people on the road rather reflected in the fog there. Take your time and take extra time this morning before you hit the road. We now know the name of a student that is charged with posting a social media threat. Police say 20yearold told them that the post on the site yikyak was a prank. Saying he would shoot students at the hub, which is the main section of campus that includes places to socialize. He is charged with making terroristic threats and disorderly conduct. A freshman faces similar charges for making a threat using the same website. He threatened to shoot up in the campus in delaware chester county. He is charged with making harassment. In mercer county, a Rider University student was driving under the influence when she slammed into the fine arts building. The driver and her passenger were treated for minor injuries. There was also a pretty serious damage to the theater that may take several weeks to repair. Now to our decision 2014 coverage. The clock is ticking away for voters in new jersey to register for the november general election. If you live in the garden state and havent registered yet, you have until tonight to do so at your local county clerks offices. Here is a look at some of the Big Decisions the voters are facing in new jersey. Between democrat cory booker and jeff bell. All 12 of the states congressional seats are up for grabs and two ballot questions to overhaul the states bail system and dedicate Business Revenues to open space. A skydiving company in new jersey has filed for bankruptcy. Freefall adventures is in williamstown. They had financial trouble because two of their planes needed costly repairs and cannot be used. Back in april you may remember a sky diver who was jumping with freefall adventures died when his parachute didnt open. The owner says he plans to stay open during the bankruptcy process. 16 minutes after 4 00 now. Happening today, an opportunity to find work in montgomery county. A job fair at the philadelphia premium outlets from noon until 5 00 today. You can get a listing of the jobs and then stores will conduct on the spot interviews today. Also delawares governor will speak at the Wilmington Library today to provide jobs for people there. The launch of inspiration space. That includes job and Technology Services to help people find work and possibly start their own businesses. And a groundbreaking ceremony happening later today for an expansion of the greenway along the Delaware River front in philadelphia. The new trail will connect to the existing penny pack park trail and that will add almost two miles for bikers and walkers to enjoy and it will improve access to the trail for people. And here is one of those obvious signs that the holidays are not far away from us. The ice rink at Rockefeller Center is now open in new york city. Olympic Gold Medalist Merrill Davis and Charlie White were there for yesterdays opening. A couple of youth skating groups were also first to grace the ice. The rink will be open until midapril. Keep that is going to be a challenge today. Temperatures not only going to soar in philadelphia, but the entire region. Right now were watching for areas of fog. This is a view from the Comcast Center looking towards the surface streets and no sign of fog there. Areas north and west and seeing some fog. Humidity now 90 and the temperature is nine degrees warmer than yesterday at this time at 66 degrees. Here at the station nbc 10, we dont have any wind just yet, but the wind will be picking up this afternoon and that is the warm air that will push into the area. Clouds have been thinning out. The thicker clouds are to our west and this is where youll find the storms that are going to slowly move our way and bring an end to the warmup that well explain today and tomorrow. But it will take some time for this wet weather to move in. So, we dont have to deal with the showers today, but we will see fog, especially areas north and west before things clear out and warm up. The future weather shows after sunshine today, the clouds will Start Building tomorrow morning. A few scattered clouds this evening and first thing in the morning, 8 00, to see that wet weather to the west. Well start off with some sunshine for much of the area, and clouds and occasional showers during the day today, tomorrow and into tomorrow night when we could see the heavier downpours. Today n joy the warm up. A bit of fog this morning, it will clear. Breezy and high temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. The timing of the cool down when i come back in the next half hour in the sevenday forecast. Just when my neighbors thought i could put my shorts away. Another warm one today. Lets have a look at traffic. A lot of you waking up to fog in the north and west and katy has a look at what could be some difficult viewing conditions on the roads. Katy . Definitely probably force drivers to slow down a little bit. Start things off right near ridge avenue. You can see a little bit of fog out there. Damp out there. You know you may have had to put your windshield wipers on. If youre headed north of here up to the Lehigh Valley, you can see how much foggier it is. Right at cedar crest boulevard we can barely make out the vehicles on the road. Definitely use caution. Not affecting, fortunately, drive times at this hour. Not a lot of volume, just some construction were contending with. Not any accidents reported so far. Drive times are looking good throughout the area. Philadelphia Little League star mone davis is getting another national honor. This time Time Magazine has named her one of the most influential teens of 2014. She is one of only two 13 year olds to make times list. The other is sasha obama. 17yearold grammy award winner lord. And 17yearold kylie and 18yearold Kendall Jenner of keeping up with the kardashians. A Bucks County Hospital wants you to think pink. Pink party in honor of Breast Cancer awareness month. Yesterdays event featured a health fair and doctors and staff were there to get out valuable information on Breast Cancer, including how to minimize your risk. 4 21 now. This is the kind of trend we like to see at gas stations across the region. Prices continue to fall. Well tell you why thats happening and how much lower they can go as winter approaches. If you havent done so yet, remember, this is a fine way to get your morning started here. You can wake up with your favorite nbc 10 personality. Just download the app to your smartphone and headlines and a live stream of our morning newscast and you can even set your alarm to wake to an nbc 10 personality. Everything you need to start your day out right. Were back after this. At 4 24. We have this breaking news just into the news room. This crossing on all the major news wires. That person was being treated in germany where he arrived five days ago. He contracted the virus while working in west africa. Well continue to bring you new information as soon as we get it. No matter where you live in this area, you probably noticed gas prices are on the way down. And continue to go down. This week, prices dropped, again, in all three states. According to aaa prices are down three cents. In south jersey, theyre below 3 at 2. 99 an average. If you fill up in delaware, an average of 3. 06. Now according to a lundberg survey, this is the 18th street week that prices have fallen. Slow Global Economic growth has hurt the oil market and good news for refiners buying that crude. Experts say prices could drop another ten cents in the coming weeks. Wouldnt we like to see that. We took a tour from state to stit to find out how much gas prices have fallen in your neighborhood. Gas for 2. 87 a gallon. Drivers are pretty pumped about that. Im a broke College Student and i am commuting every day and its really awesome. I just put 40 in, which would usually be 60. So little 20 difference for me that has given me almost a full tank. So, im loving it. Across the delaware theyre loving it, too. Prices arent below 3 yet, but much better than weve seen in recent months. Weve seen people filling up for 3. 25 a gallon. Delaware people are reaping the benefits. We spotted this gas for 3. 09 a gallon in wilmington. Well, heres another chance. If you have a pile of personal paperwork that you need to get rid of, you dont want it to fall into the wrong hands because Identity Theft is so rampant. Heres the way to do it, have teamed up for the return of, yes, the great sledder event. Get that personal data ready. This weekend in south philadelphia were partnerring with all state to shred your documents to keep you safe from the identity thieves and we do it for absolutely free and our service to the community and you can bring up to five boxes of your purse nalidaersonalpersona. Mark from 9 00 a. M. Until noon. Rain or shine, well be there and we hope to see many of you. A warmer start this morning and were seeing some areas, well, you see a very light fog developing in center city. The thickest is north and west. Right now its 65 degrees at 4 27. Katy zachary is watching the traffic and were seeing some of the fog out there, katy. A shot of the thick fog you just mentioned. Live look at 78 and exit 10 up in burkes county. A lot of fog up there and another accident into our system in montgomery county. More fall dup out from the allege hazing case in new jersey. The new trouble now facing one of the suspects. Is a lifeline forast cancer so many people. It is more than a community. It is a family. Theres always a hug. Youre friends for life. When i needed guidance, and i needed support, living beyond Breast Cancer was there. Last year, 5hour Energy Raised over 340,000 for living beyond Breast Cancer purchase a specially marked bottle now through december 31st. And a portion of the proceeds will help Breast Cancer survivors live beyond their diagnosis. Another ebola death just reported. Plus, new measures begin today to prepare our area as the Ebola Outbreak expands. The unprecedented move within the philadelphia Police Department that is getting Proven Results this morning. And fog is moving in ahead of the morning commute. A first alert radar tracking which areas are worse for drivers in terms of visibility. Good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. Ium tracy davidson. Bill henley and his first alert forecast. Some fog and low clouds this morning, right . The warm air is pushing in with moisture, creating the fog for us this morning. Not terribly thick for most areas,
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