Road. No accidents, no delays as you can see. The northeast extension also free of any accidents right now. As far as the pennsylvania turnpike goes you can see this long line of green means no delays on the turnpike at all. So your drive times between bensalem and valley forge about 22 minutes both ways. So, thats a good start if you need to head out on the turnpike. And finally, the one problem that we have been dealing with all morning long is still out there. A downed pole from an earlier accident in lower moreland byberry road is blocked between Huntingdon Pike and masons mill road. Stick to county line road as your alternate. Tracy . New from overnight, police are looking for the person who carried out a Home Invasion in the kensington section of philadelphia. Police say a masked gunman forced his way into the home on kip street around 2 00 this morning and stole cash and jewelry. Police say security cameras captured the whole thing. No one was hurt. Also new from overnight, fire forced nearly a dozen people out of their north philadelphia home. It broke out just after 11 00 at a home on north lee street. All nine people inside made it out safely. Investigators are working to figure out what caused this fire. About four hours from now, the man accused in that deadly ambush that happened outside a Pennsylvania State Police Barracks last fall will appear in a courtroom. Nbc 10s vai sikahema is live for us in our digital operations this morning. And vai, you have a look ahead at todays hearing for eric frein. Yeah good morning, chris. Prosecutors are expected to ask for the Death Penalty this morning when eric frein shows up in court. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 00 this morning at the pike county courthouse. Thats in milford, p. A. Now, todays hearing, a judge will decide whether freins case will go to county court for trial. Authorities say he confessed to the deadly ambush saying that he wanted to wake people up and cause a change in government. Frein was captured on october 30th after 48 days on the run. It was a manhunt that cost the state of pennsylvania more than 11 million. Corporal Bryon Dickson died in the september 12th ambush outside of the Police Barracks in blooming grove. Trooper Alex Douglass was also injured in that ambush. Live in the digital operations center, im vai sikahema nbc 10. And nbc 10s doug shimell will be inside that courtroom in milford today for todays hearing. Hell be bringing us updates throughout the day on nbc 10 and nbc10. Com. A trial is also set to get under way this morning for a former leader of a Philadelphia Ironworkers Union who was accused of threatening and sabotaging nonunion work sites. 73yearold Joseph Dougherty a former member of local ironworkers 40 is the only one to go on trial. The other 11 members already pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors say the group used violence and arson to intimidate builders into using their union labor on construction projects. 5 02. The future of the former revel casino could finally start coming into focus today. Its been quite a saga. Nbc 10s katy zachry is live in camden this morning, where katy, a federal judge will hold a hearing today about the possible ownership of that property. Reporter thats right. Its been playing out over the last few months chris. And later this morning, inside the courthouse behind me a federal judge will consider selling the revel casino to the runnerup bidder in last years bankruptcy auction, but for how much remains the question. Now, the firm that originally won the bid to buy revel backed out because of debt associated with the power plant that was built to run the casino. Now, casino management has turned to florida developer glenn straub who was the runnerup bidder in last years court auction. He offered 95 million, but now he wants to pay less. Revel casino closed in september after just little more than two years of operation. It was one of four casinos to shut down in 2014, leaving a total of about 8,000 workers in Atlantic City without jobs. Thats the latest live in camden this morning. Katy zachry, nbc 10 news. 5 04 now. The president of the vaticans Pontifical Council will not be in philadelphia today to discuss the world meeting of families event, as planned. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia postponed his trip to the city because he says he wants to wait until all elements are in place for the popes trip to the youd later this year. Archbishop paglia was also supposed to attend a celebration for the feast day of st. John neumann. That event will still take place this afternoon. Philadelphia police are trying to track down three men accused of holding a woman captive for hours and sexually assaulting her. Authorities tell us the men took the 20yearold victim to a row home on kennedy street in wissinoming saturday night. Thats where they assaulted her and then released her some time yesterday. Police say the victim knew at least one of her attackers. It is 5 05 and were learning more about the limo driver who was gunned down this weekend in West Philadelphia not long after he started his new job. The victim is 24yearold mijael rodriguez ramirez. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live at Police Headquarters in philadelphia. Jesse, tell us what happened. Reporter tracy, i just recently checked in with philadelphia homicide detectives. Theyre based inside philadelphia Police Headquarters behind me. They tell me there are no new developments in the case overnight. They still want the publics help in trying to solve this. Family members tell me mijael rodriguezramirez recently took a second job driving limos as a way to earn extra money to support his wife and his infant daughter hennessey. Saturday night, he picked up two customers in West Philadelphia. He dropped one and then drove the second to the 5400 block of delancy street in West Philadelphia. That is when investigators say the customer shot and killed him and stole money and his cell. You came out to the street just for making money, like serious job, and this is ridiculous. Reporter industry sources cite statistics showing murders of taxi and limo drivers in the u. S. Have dropped by almost a third from 2011 until last year but Police Detectives tell me this morning that people in this occupation are always targets because a lot of the time they deal in cash. Now, coming up in the next hour well look at some of the safety features that industry insiders say help prevent cabbie and limo driver murders. Live outside Police Headquarters in center city im jesse gary nbc 10 news. 5 07 now. We could learn more today about the death of West Chester University student shane montgomery. Family members tell us his death appears to be an accident. An autopsy was finished yesterday, but montgomerys uncle says the medical examiners still waiting on toxicology reports. Now, divers found montgomerys body on saturday in the Schuylkill River behind the manayunk brew pub. He vanished around 2 00 a. M. Thanksgiving day after a night out with friends. The 21yearold will be remembered later this week. A viewing will be held at st. John the Baptist Church on thursday night from 5 00 to 9 00 and then again friday morning at 9 00. A funeral mass will follow at 10 00 a. M. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Its getting colder by the minute. Strong gusty winds this morning quickly bringing temperatures down and pushing clouds out. No more rain. And well see sunshine today. But tomorrow, looking at snow accumulating snow moving in tomorrow morning and sticking around into the afternoon, followed by bitter cold later this week. Temperatures much lower and strong gusty winds will accompany those cold temperatures. Right now 38 degrees in allentown, some clouds but nothing falling from them. 42 in northeast philadelphia and Atlantic City is at 42 degrees. The wind blowing in cape may. This is the view from the Marquis De Lafayette Hotel. Winds have already been gusting to near 40 miles an hour at the shore and inland too. And steady winds of near 30 miles an hour for reading. Right now 21mileanhour winds in philadelphia. So, the windchills are in the 20s and 30s for most of the area this morning. Its going to be a blustery day. You can see the clouds that are blowing through the area right now. The rain clouds offshore. Now its going to be scattered clouds this morning, but temperatures, theyll keep coming down even though well get some sunshine later this morning through the clouds. At 10 00, 32 in northeast philadelphia, 20s north and west that will warm into the low 30s by lunchtime. Just 34 degrees in philadelphia at noon. So, stand by for a blustery day today. Sunshine, yes. A few scattered clouds blowing through the area. Winds gusting to 40 miles an hour. High temperatures today only in the 30s. And that does set the stage for snow tomorrow. A look at the future weather when im back in ten. Nine minutes after 5 00 now. Its time to get a check of the road waeydz to see if there are any obstacles to slow you down on monday morning. Nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jillian mele is checking that for us. Jillian . Good morning. Not much happening. Its a quiet start to this workweek, which is good news for a lot of people heading out the door. Majors around center city are still in the clear as far as any incidents go. This is the vine street expressway. Thats the westbound side as drivers make their way out to 76. Thats typically where we can see a delay a little later in the morning, but as you can see right now, no delays no accidents. The vine is clear the entire length between 95 and 76. 95 is clear, so is 76 right now. The one issue that weve been dealing with throughout the morning that is still there is the downed pole from an accident that happened overnight in lower moreland. And as a result a part of byberry road blocked off between Huntingdon Pike and masons mill road. County line road is your best bet to get around that. Theres no telling exactly how long that repair work will be happening. If youre taking mass transit everything is on or close to schedule. And so far, so good on all of the area bridges. Tracy . All right jillian. Ten minutes after 5 00 right now. A local doctor is headed to liberia to join the fight against ebola, and this isnt her first time. And back to business in our nations capitol. The battles already brewing as Congress Gets ready to return to washington. And a new reality for reality show housewife convicted of fraud. Well tell you when and where Teresa Giudice will begin serving her prison sentence. Ring ring progresso its ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. Its our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. Apology accepted. Im watching you soup people. Make it progresso or make it yourself. And try progresso chili. Slowsimmered, homemade taste. 5 13 right now. Investigators in Southern California say they found the body of a newborn baby who was kidnapped this weekend. Heres a picture. After a shooting at a home in long beach. Police say 3weekold eliza dela cruz was found in a dumpster in the san diego area. It is unclear how she died. The baby was abducted on saturday after a man shot her parents and uncle at a home. They are all expected to survive. Police believe the family was targeted. Theyre still searching for the shooter. Investigators in Northampton County are expected to release more information today about a man whose body was found inside a rooming house. That house is on fillmore street in bethlehem. Police say they responded to the home yesterday afternoon after getting a 911 call about an altercation. They have not released the victims name or said how he died. Police took one of his neighbors into custody and say charges are pending. His name has not been released either. This is bethlehems first murder of the year. And grief counselors will be at Franklin Township School Following the death of a fifth grader. Last week a Franklin Township Police Officer hit and killed 10yearold Matthew Mccloskey as he was crossing delsea drive. The officer was responding to a call. He right now is on paid administrative leave. 5 14 now. An American Health worker who was exposed to ebola while working in sierra leone is now under observation at a hospital in nebraska. That patient was greeted by paramedics in full body gear after landing in omaha yesterday. The Health Care Worker will stay at the hospital for 21 days to be monitored for signs of ebola. And a doctor from the hospital of the university of pennsylvania will return to west africa to treat ebola patients this week. Nbc 10 was at the airport in october when dr. Trish henwood left for liberia. When she came home in late november, she had to undergo a 21day monitoring period just to confirm that she did not have symptoms of the virus, which she did not. U. S. Senator chris coons of delaware said the ebola situation is improving in liberia. He just returned from a trip to west africa at the end of december. Senator coons said the u. S. Troops dispatched to that region have made great improvements. Hes now calling for a new strategy to help liberians take over the work started by those u. S. Troops. North korea is slamming the u. S. For imposing sanctions against several government officials in the wake of the sony cyber attack. A statement from north Koreas Foreign Ministry accused of u. S. Of stirring up hostility toward pyongyang. The u. S. Imposed the sanctions on friday calling it an opening move in response to the hacking. North korea continues to deny any involvement. It is 5 15. After a twoweek vacation president obama is back in washington this morning and getting ready to work. The first family returned from hawaii yesterday. Now the president is preparing for a multicity Campaign Leading up to his state of the Union Address later this month. During that tour president obama is expected to emphasize the agenda that he wants to pursue with the new congress which takes office tomorrow. And some members of Congress Want to see a change when they reconvene. Republican Tea Party Member Louie Gohmert of texas wants to take over as the new House Speaker. Gohmert has been an outspoken critic of representative john boehner, but some say boehner will still win the House Speaker post, despite opposition from some republicans. The gop took over as the Majority Party in the senate and increased its advantage in the house. 5 16 now. And just over two weeks, pennsylvania will have a new governor, and were learning more now about the plans for tom wolfs inauguration. Like other recent governors, wolf will take his oath and deliver his speech in an outdoor ceremony at the capitol. But hell be the first governor since tom ridge to hold a celebration at the Hershey Lodge and convention center. The party will include live music and Pennsylvania Food wine and beer. Wolfs inaugural committee is raising money from private sources to pay for the party. Inauguration day is set for january 20th. Today, former philly mob boss joey merlino heads back to prison. Merlino will report to a federal Detention Center in miami this afternoon. In october, a judge ruled merlino violated the terms of his supervised release on a 2001 racketeering conviction when he met with known mobsters in florida. Today, a real housewife faces the reality of prison life. Teresa giudice will begin serving her sentence for fraud at a prison in connecticut. The real housewives of new jersey star was sentenced to 15 months. Her husband, joe, also pleaded guilty to fraud and will go to prison after she is released. Lawmakers in north jersey will call on the Port Authority to cancel its plans to get rid of overnight path service this afternoon. A report released over the holidays proposes to eliminate path service weeknights from 1 00 a. M. To 5 00 a. M. To save money. But some lawmakers question the timing of that report and they say slashing the services would severely impact minimum wage workers who are trying to make ends meet. Speaking of travel if youre heading out the door traveling to work or wherever youre heading off to this morning, lets check the roads. Here is hoping for a smooth monday morning commute. Nbc 10s jillian mele will give us that news. Jillian . Good morning. You know it is pretty smooth on a lot of the majors out there right now. No incidents to report in delaware. This is what 95 is looking like right at cottman avenue in the midst of this longterm construction zone. So, as you can see, traffic is moving out there. Nothing to slow anyone down on 95. So, that is a bit of good news to start this monday. 76 also looking pretty good right near the conshohocken curve. You can see the lines of green out there. Drive times still about 1112 minutes both ways between the blue route and the vine. The blue route is clear. So is the vine street expressway. We still have this downed pole in lower moreland on byberry road between Huntingdon Pike and masons mill road. Stick to county line road as your alternate. And for drivers in new jersey this morning, in Burlington County specifically in columbus, we have a slight problem here route 206 right at East Mansfield road. Traffic lights are malfunctioning at that intersection so whenever you run into that problem, as i always say, make sure you treat it as a fourway stop. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Were watching clouds blow through the area. No rain. Thats done. And its completely out of here. But you can clearly see the clouds quickly moving past the camera here at the nbc 10 studios. Look at the flags. Were seeing wind gusts of near 40 miles an hour in our region this morning. 24mileanhour wind gusts right now at philadelphia international, where the temperature has been coming down. Late last night it was almost 60 degrees. Now 42. And it will continue to fall. Rain in the pocono mountains yesterday. Its freezing up this morning. Snow will be falling tomorrow and well see some of that snow in the Delaware Valley as well. For today, the clouds blowing through to start with. We will get sunshine breaking through the clouds at times. These clouds are producing snow showers north and west which will not reach us. But the clouds are moving through montana, idaho, into wyoming. This is the snow system a clipper thats going to be a fast mover and coming at us for tomorrow during the day. It will be dry today. It will be dry tonight. But tomorrow morning, probably during the morning commute, the first snowflakes will be falling. Its got a long way to go but look how quickly it moves. It will be in the midwest moving into the chicago area at 9 00 tonight. Were still dry at that hour but by tomorrow morning, first thing in the morning, 8 00 well see some light snow in Chester County and moving into delaware and then onandoff light snowfall during the morning and into the afternoon hours. Were looking for accumulation of 1 to 2 inches in philadelphia possibly a bit more north and west but not much. 30s today. The temperatures coming down. The gusty winds will stay. Winds gusting to 40 miles an hour today. And the sevenday forecast shows snow tomorrow 29 the high temperature. Just light snow. And then here comes the cold. Gusty winds on wednesday. 28 the high after a morning low of 24 degrees. And then the temperatures plunge on thursday. 9 degrees to start with thursday morning, just 23 in the afternoon. Well see sunshine thursday and the temperatures moderate a bit for friday and saturday. A little bit warmer with mostly cloudy skies sunday. Okay dont get your tinsel in a tangle but you may have to put away those Christmas Decorations this weekend. Yes, its time to recycle the tree. Philadelphias Tree Recycling Program kicks off today. You can bring your old Christmas Tree to one of four Sanitation Department sites between 8 00 a. M. And 6 00 p. M. Monday through saturday until january 17th or you can take your tree to 1 of 23 dropoff sites on either saturday january 10th or saturday january 17th. We have those for you on nbc10. Com. 5 21 now. A former sportscaster accused of running fake fundraisers will get to defend himself in court. This morning were following the trial of Don Tollefson as jury selection gets under way. And cashing in post christmas. The top items experts say you should buy in january. Deciding which bread to buy can be tough. Deciding between buying bread and health care is much tougher. Healthy pa is now here to help with namebrand Health Insurance for the cost of a few basic groceries. If youre uninsured, call or apply online today. Webuyanycar. Com has helped thousands of people let go of all the hassle that comes with selling or trading in. We make selling your car truck or suv fast, safe and fair with three simple steps one get your free online valuation. Two drive to your local carbuying center. Three walk out with a check in as little as thirty minutes. Buying cars is all we do. All makes and models and no dealership pressure well even settle your loan or lease. So, dont wait. Get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar. Com. Its 5 24. The Holiday Shopping season is over but experts say you can still find some bargains in january, if your credit card can handle it of course. The study shows many Electronics Stores are getting new products in soon and that means theyll need to sell off some of the old inventory, so you could get some deals there. Also, Consumer Reports says january is the best time to find deals on bedding, Winter Clothes and toys. U. S. Stocks are coming off a sluggish start as we begin the first full week of trading in 2015. Landon dowdy is here with that in this mornings cnbc business news. Landon, good morning. Tracy, good morning to you. Stocks look to rebound today after a mostly negative start to the new year but they may not get much help early on. Futures are pointing to a lower open this morning. The dow eking out a gain on friday with the s p and nasdaq ending in red, the second Straight Year they started out on a down note. The big item for investors to watch this week the latest snapshot of the labor market with fridays employment numbers starting out today at 17,822 for the dow after rising nine points on friday. The nasdaq falling nine points to 4,726. Tracy, back to you. Well see what happens. Landon dowdy with cnbc thanks. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. The winds are blowing, strong gusty winds near 40 miles an hour already at the shore. A live view from cape may, the Marquis De Lafayette Hotel is showing the flags blowing. And yesterday we were watching rain through the day in the pocono mountains. Tomorrow it will be snow. Right now 42 degrees at 5 26. Jillian mele in the first alert traffic center. Good morning jillian. Good morning to you, bill. And good morning if youre waking up in delaware. This is what route 1 is looking like right at Christiana Mall road. A few drivers out there. No accidents, no delays 95 495 in delaware all clear right now. Coming up in a few minutes, a check of mass transit. 5 26. At first he pleaded guilty then he withdrew that plea. Now jury selection begins today for former sportscaster Don Tollefson. Nbc 10s matt delucia is following the trial and tollefsons plan to defend himself. Well check with matt in five minutes. Also boosting good behavior. A new approach to teaching in one School District that officials hope will have more than one benefit. 99 cents. Thats all it takes to get a refreshing deal at dunkin donuts. Just because its cold out doesnt mean you cant enjoy any sized iced tea or iced coffee. Just 99 cents all month long. America runs on dunkin. Weighing the evidence. This morning, the man that prompted a sevenweek manhunt heads to court for a decision that will impact the future of the case. And hes accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars intended for charity. Former sportscaster Don Tollefson goes to trial, saying theres new evidence to prove his innocence. And a cold and windy start to the workweek and this is just the beginning. The nbc 10 First Alert Weather Team tracking even colder temperatures, plus a chance for snow. Its 5 30. Good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. Im tracy davidson. And im chris cato. Also, a return of that arctic air that were so fond of that well see again later this week. Meteorologist bill henley is standing by with your first alert forecast on this windy monday morning. Bill . Chris, the temperatures are coming down with those strong gusty winds. Were already seeing wind gusts of near 40 miles an hour in the i95 corridor and the wind is bringing the temperatures down that will continue to fall right on into midmorning. Take a look outside, and you can see the flag blowing in cape may. Thats a live view from the Marquis De Lafayette Hotel. Winds are now at 20 miles an hour in wildwood but look at the inland gusts, 41 miles an hour in reading this morning. 39mileanhour wind