Jillian . I am also excited about that warmth. Well take it while we have it even if it includes rain. So far the roads are dry. A good start to the morning. Checking drives on the majors 76 eastbound to the vine 13 minutes. 13 minutes on 95 southbound from woodhaven to the vine. The blue route northbound from 95 to 76 is a 16minute trip. And this is a live look at the blue route. You can see just a few drivers out there near macdade boulevard. We are following a developing story this morning. Some passengers on board the amtrak train to crash in North Carolina yesterday made it to philadelphia overnight and they are talking about what happened at the moment of impact. The train runs between charlotte, North Carolina and new york city every day. It was headed north when it crashed into a semitrailer in halifax, North Carolina. Nbc 10s matt delucia is joining us live from 30th street station with firsthand account of this crash. Tell us more. Reporter quite a story to tell. Some of the passengers are surprised there werent more severe injuries. Oh my gosh oh my gosh reporter thats video of the amtrak train crashing into a tractortrailer yesterday afternoon in halifax, North Carolina. That train as we mentioned was on its way to philadelphia. Now North CarolinaHighway Patrol said the truck was trying to make a turn, got stuck and wasnt able to move out of the way in time. Here are two people that were on the train. The business car was right on the edge and the dining car was right there. So we stopped with the wreckage right besides of us so we could see the tractortrailer right besides us. There were bruises and people that had to be lifted off the train and put onto a stretcher. There was a woman that was in the ladys room and, you know there was a father with a child in the bathroom. And the people that were in the dining area where there were just tables and stuff, it was it was im still trying to get over it. The manager of 30th street station says they have been busy trying to reschedule passengers. Amtrak says most trains will be operating normally in North Carolina today. Part of the affected route is uses buses instead. Call 1800usarail if you have a train coming or going to check the status. Well be keeping an eye throughout the morning. Live at 30th street station, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. Something else to follow today, philadelphias District Attorney is expected to announce more corruption charges against state lawmakers who were accused of accepting bribes. They wont say who the latest lawmakers are but say the charges come from an undercover sting operation. Representatives ron waters and Vanessa Lowery brown are facing charges. And the Philadelphia Traffic Court judge pleaded guilty in december. The former chair of the philadelphia Reform Commission wont go to court to fight his removal. Bill green says he doesnt want legal matters to compromise support for the school district. Governor tom wolf announced last week that Marjorie Neff will take over as chair because she shares his vision for the district. New Surveillance Video shows thieves breaking into a van in broad daylight and Camden Police want you to take a good look at these guys. The men stole copper welding cable and connectors from the van on williams stream back on february 5th. One was wearing a paul v sweatshirt and the other is wearing a bright yellow jacket. The trial accuses today for the man who punched a girl on the trolley. The man worked for the parks and rec at the time of the attack. This is video of the route 15 trolley in january. Oliver was upset because the girl kept bumping into him with her backpack. Even though he asked her not to they say he then hit her in the face giving her bruises and a broken nose. The trial continues today for the man accused of killing a teenager and paralyzing another in a drunk driving crash in april 2011. Ryan shiler was killed and 15yearold m. J. Guzman was paralyzed from the waist down. Prosecutors say the driver william levy had a blood alcohol level nearly triple the legal limit. He pleaded not guilty. Counting down to the world meeting of families. A top leader from the vatican made a stop in philadelphia to have a milk shake. Well tell you how preparing for the pope apparently includes dessert. And an update now on the driver who did doughnuts on a frozen river with his truck plunging into the icy water. Hes facing new charges this morning. And im tracking rain as we head into the afternoon and for your evening rush. But our temperatures stay mild and then im expecting more rain. Unsettled weather is on the way for us. Ill go over the details in my sevenday forecast. Jillian . Good morning. Make sure you grab your umbrella before you head out the door. Rain moves in as we press into the afternoon and evening hours. Tracking the icy spots with temperatures below freezing well see a lot of snow melting yesterday but temperatures dropped below freezing. So you could find a few slick spots out there this morning. Rain moves in after 3 00 p. M. And then well see our temperatures staying mild which will be nice. A in the pocanos. 25 degrees in the pocanos. 32 in reading and wilmington. Mid30s for philadelphia. This is the moisture thats going to head our way as we push into the rest of the afternoon and into the evening. So all the rainfall will get here closer to 3 00 to 4 00. And it will last through the evening commute into the overnight hours. We wont see all this rain clearing up until we push into your Early Morning hours on wednesday. So by this time tomorrow were done with the rainfall. It will be a pretty nice afternoon wednesday with temperatures returning to the mid to high 50s. A quick look at the rainfall moving in. We could see a half inch to inch of rain starting off 3 00. Temperatures today between the mid40s and low 50s. Ill have the sevenday forecast in ten minutes. Isnt it nice when rainfall doesnt mean snowfall . You know what . Im going to hold on to that wet ride home but your morning ride is clear. Well check with jillian mele. It is clear. It is dry, so thats a good combination. No big accidents to report out there. The majors in and out of center city, 95 76 the vine all looking good. No delays. Once we reach the 6 00 hour well start to see delays. Ill keep you updated. In delaware the roads are quiet, route 95 is clear. Route 1 is looking good. In new jersey, the 42 freeway northbound from route 55 to the walt whitman bridge is going to take you five minutes. And 295 southbound from 38 to 168 is a 12minute trip. Tracy . Thank you. Its 5 40. Today is the lastditch effort for one group to shave 300 acres from a wildlife preserve. Officials are expected to make a final decision tonight about the development of one of the homes known as the vineland commons. The group save the valley is trying to save the piece of farmland trails and wildlife preserve on Beaver Valley road. The meeting tonight is at Garnet Valley high school. And encouraging everyone to go out on a limb. They are offering 2,000 free trees to help save energy and money. Peco says trees can help reduce energy used through the summer with shading and slowing cold winter winds. If you would like information about getting a free tree check the nbc 10 app or look at nbc10. Com. Almost abducted. Look at this. She says he went that way. He went that way. Two Young Children chased down a guy who tried to take off with their baby brother. And the whole thing is caught on camera. Plus the cost of living in philadelphia. New information about how much you have to bring home in order to own a home in the city. Look at that. A man snatches a 2yearold boy. A childs two siblings chased the man yelling at him. There go the siblings. The man dropped the boy two blocks away and kept running. He still hasnt been caught. The child wasnt hurt. The deputies say without the siblings actions the outcome could into much worse. A warning for parents in Camden County as Police Search for a man who tried to lure three young girls into his car. The girls were walking on ferry avenue near 8th street saturday night. When the girls said no the driver pulled over and demanded they get inside. Then they threatened to call police and the driver took off. Now police are looking for a newer model black fourdoor dodge way oregon with a new jersey plate c66chh. Anyone with information on the car is asked to call police. And president obama heads to atlanta to speak to georgia tech students about making college more affordable. The america the College Promise is the name of the initiative. He announced it earlier to make two years of Community College free to students who qualify. And a new jersey senator is among those to introduce a billion to decriminalize medical marijuana. Senator cory booker and two others unveil the legislation in washington this afternoon. And today in new york city the Catholic Community will say a final farewell to Cardinal Edward egan. Thousands came out yesterday for the 82yearolds viewing. Cardinal egan died last week from a heart attack and will be entombed under the main altar of the church where he served almost a decade. And a top leader from the vatican is in philadelphia to help plan for the popes september visit. Yeah and yesterday it was a tasty mission. Archbishop bichenzo had a task to choose a special edition milkshake for the world meeting of families. There he goes. And he got help from students as well. There were three options for the himming himming milk shake. The concoction is Vanilla Ice Cream and shortbread. Its supposed to reflect the simplistic nature of pope francis. This was really unbelievable. What did you think about today . Awesome. I like their sunglasses. 50 cents from each sale of each milk shake will help for the world Planning Efforts of the meeting of families. They will start selling this milk shake on april 1st. The world meeting of families will be the last weekend of september. And the weekend of september 25th is when the pope will visit, just over six months away. Expanding the arts in philadelphia. More than 1500 artists across pennsylvania submitted their creations as part of an open call competition by the Pennsylvania Convention authority. Its a chance for artists to have their work on permanent display at the center. Submissions include paintings, sculptures, and mixed media pictures. The sand between your toes in new jersey doesnt come cheep. New jersey has spent about 800 million on beach replenishment over the past three decades. More than any other state including florida which has 1800 miles of coastline compared to new jerseys 127 miles. Meantime, new jersey lawmakers are considering legislation that would double shore protection to 15 million a year. And several new jersey areas are fighting the plan to build protective sanddunes following superstorm sandy. Margate and other opponents say the beach replenishment wont protect homes and is expensive to maintain. Good morning. As we head into the rest of the afternoon and evening, well see rain moving in. So youre going to see a dry start, but bring your umbrella before you head out the door. Were staying mild but tracking more rain heading into the rest of the sevenday forecast. Philadelphia, 33 degrees. Mostly cloudy skies. Feels like 33. Not dealing with the windchill because the air is calm and temperatures are in the pocanos at 25 degrees. 28 in allentown. 32 in trenton. 30 degrees in atlantic city. 39 in stone harbor. Temperatures in dover this morning at 28 degrees. A closer look at the satellite radar shot shows we are seeing quiet conditions. Nice and dry and mostly cloudy. All the moisture is still situated closer to ohio. Pushing into st. Louis, also into parts of memphis, all the moisture is going to head our way as we head into the rest of your afternoon. Closer to 3 00 to 4 00, we start to see the rain move in. It will stick around for your evening commute as well. It wont clear out until we head into the Early Morning hours on wednesday. So after midnight is when well start to see the rain tapering off. Thats going to give way to dryer conditions heading into wednesday and nicer temperatures as well. Our temperatures will continue to rise as we head into wednesday. Close to 60 degrees. Our ta evening hours. But mild conditions still expected for us. The sevenday forecast shows the warm up heading into wednesday. As we take a look to thursday, 51 degrees, sunny and mild. But we cool down a bit for the end of your workweek and we track another chance of showers friday saturday and sunday. Thank you, brittney. Ten before 6 00 this is usually a pretty good time to hit the roads ahead of any Traffic Building up out there. Lets go to traffic reporter jillian mele. What are you seeing . Its a good time to head out, especially if your travels take you to 422 eastbound near trooper road. This is where we see the volume later, but it is pretty quiet. Once we are closer to 6 15 thats when things back up. Its a good time to head out right now if 422 is part of your commute. The pennsylvania turnpike the lines of green, things are clear. We have the normal longterm construction zones but no big delays to report 26789. 22 minutes both ways this morning. And looking into who proposed changes to dart service include extended routes and service time changes. Some routes would also be eliminated due to lower ridership. Penndot says the eastbound side of 291 over on i95 will be closed the next two weeks. The westbound side will not be affected. And pesky potholes are popping up all over the area causing problems for drivers. People are encountering more of the giant craters there on 95 south of the vine street expressway in philadelphia. The potholes are leaving some drivers with flat tires. Thats what it sounds like you know what it feels like. The pothole problems are popping up in south jersey as well. And they will spend 4 million to prepare pothole damage from the winter. The new Jersey Transportation commissioner says drivers with damage from potholes can file a claim with the state treasury department, but you have to prove that the pothole did the damage. You can let state road crews know about problem spots in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware by using the nbc 10 news app or your tablet. If you are in the market for a new home in philadelphia you have to meet a certain salary requirement first. The Mortgage Research saturday night hsn. Com estimates buyers need an annual salary of 51,000 to afford a 200,000 home in philadelphia. The National Average is just over 48,000. The most expensive city is San Francisco where you need a salary of about 142,000 a year to afford an average home there. And it could soon cost more to own a home in philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter proposed property tax increases in the latest budget. He wants to raise property taxes by 9. 5 . Homeowners would end up paying an additional 100 per year and that money would help to fund the citys schools. New information now about this scare on the runway. This morning the pilots are walking us through what happened when their plane skidded off the runway. And despite the warmer weather, a threat remains. Well tell you what you need to know about protecting your family from fire when heating your home. Oh no, we have a dress code here, and its not see through. Next whoa, this is a lunchbox not a halloween bag. So sorry this lunchbox is already at capacity. Rrrrr. A natural beauty. Youre making me melt. Shall we . Mini babybel is 100 natural cheese. A good source of protein and calcium, and a whole lot of fun. Mini babybel. Snack a little bigger it is 5 55 this tuesday morning. A slight breeze out there. Grab the umbrella before you head out the door. You wont need it this morning, but this afternoon well watch rain move into the picture that will be with us throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Meteorologist Brittney Shipp is back in a moment with a look at pretty nice temperatures the next few days. Then we have new information this morning about the plane that skidded off the runway at new Yorks Laguardia airport. This morning pilots are walking us through what happened. The federal investigators say the pilots of the delta flight said they did not feel the plane slowing down even though the automatic brakes were on the max setting. They also said the flaps on the wings that helped to slow the plane had to be manually deployed. The plane skidded about 2,000 feet and almost went into a bay during that incident last week. And a toms river man whose pickup truck plunged through the frozen river in ocean county earlier this month is being charged with animal cruelty now. Police say andrew mayer drove onto the river to do doughnuts on the ice until his truck crashed through. Mayer escaped but his truck that was in the car died. Hes facing an animal cruelty charge now. And keep shoveling. The state Senate Committee cleared a bill to eliminate the need to buy a permit to shovel snow. The bill was drafted in response to vent reports that north Jersey Police told two teen shovellers they couldnt conduct a business without a permit. And temperatures may be warming but the harsh winter left thousands out in the cold as a result of a spice in house fires. The red cross says they have seen a rise in fires this winter as people have tried to come up with creative ways to heat their homes. And now theres a greater need than ever for food clothing and shelter. Across our area the red cross is doing everything it can to keep up. Last year in pennsylvania he responded to more than 1600 home fires. Thats a lot in pennsylvania. But the height of the home fires really came in january when the snow and the cold weather really set in across the state. According to reports from the u. S. Fire administration 620 people have died in house fires since january 1st of this year. Here are tips to keep your family safe. Keep children pets and anything famable three feet away from any heating equipment. Never use a cooking range or oven to heat your home. Use flashlights instead of candles during Power Outages and install smoke alarms in every level of the home. And test them once a month. Plan and practice an escape plan. And firefighters responded to a different kind of emergency at the jersey shore. Yesterday this a comeraccoon got his head stuck in the tree. Neighbors spotted the animal in the tree and firefighters came to the rescue using a chisel to widen the hole and free the animal. And once he was freed firefighters say the raccoon took off running and seemed to be doing just fine. Probably headed to the nearest garbage can. Probably. Youre watching nbc 10 news. Nbc 10 news today at 6 00 a. M. Starts right now. Oh my gosh oh, my gosh an amtrak train rammed into a tractortrailer this morning. And were hearing from some of the passengers who were aboard the train. Corruption allegations and an undercover sting is putting the spotlight on pennsylvania lawmakers. And were waking up to a dry morning, but rain is on the way. Well tell you when the wet weather is expected to hit your neighborhood. Its 6 00 a. M. Good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. Im tracy davidson. Im chris cato. We are talking rain instead of snow as we pointed out this morning. Well begin with first alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp. Its all dry out there this morning. A dry start, but grab the umbrella as you head out the door because you need it heading home from work. And the good news is our temperatures will stay nice and mild close to 050 degrees. Close to 60 tomorrow. You can see dry conditions but mostly cloudy skies. 34 degrees in philadelphia. We are at freezing in mhorsham. 29 in oxford and avalon. Theres the moisture pretty far away moving through parts of st. Louis and cincinnati into memphis. Heading throughout the rest of the day, by lunchtime, well see the rainfall in the mid40s. By 6 00 p. M. , were at 49 degrees with rain coming down. The rain is going to stick around even into our overnight hours, clearing out into your Early Morning hours on wednesday. So im tracking what else is in store for the sevenday forecast. For now, well check in with our traffic reporter jillian mele. Heading out on the blue route, this is what it looks like near the midcounty toll plaza. Later in the morning well see a delay in this area. So right now no delays or