Transcripts For WCAU NBC 10 News Today At 600a 20141229

Got your hourbyhour neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back. First alert traffic reporter jillian mele is standing by with a monday morning commute. Hi jillian. Good morning to you bill to you at home as well. Things are quiet out there. We start in the Lehigh Valley where the majors are clear. 22 looks good 78 is quiet, the northeast extension free of any accidents. Weve been lucky so far this morning. Lets hope it continues that way. 76, no delays to report just yet. This is right near the conshohocken curve. You can see drive times as they pop up about 11 to 12 minutes both directions between the blue route and the vine. The vine street expressway still pretty clear. This is a live look at the vine in center city and thats the westbound side as drivers head out to 76. Thats where we can see some delays later in the morning, but for now its still pretty quiet as far as any delays go. And the area bridges are also in the clear right now. Chris . All right, jillian. 6 01 now. New from overnight, weve confirmed that a row home fire in reading killed two people. This happened on spruce street in reading around 8 30 last night. Now, someone who was in the area at the time snapped this photo. We found it on the social media discovery app banjo. You can see just how big the flames were at the height of this fire here. Investigators have not released the identities of the victims, but neighbors tell us that an elderly couple lived inside that home. Investigators in philadelphia are trying to figure out if an overnight garage fire is suspicious in nature. Two Police Officers were actually injured at this fire in frankford. Heres what happened. There was a car in the garage at the time. A shock absorber blew off the car, hitting both officers in the leg, breaking the leg of one officer. The other officer needed stitches. Two people who live near the garage are out of their homes this morning. Police in bucks county say a man who shot an intruder who was trying to break into his apartment will not face charges. This happened last night along bobolink drive in bensalem. Investigators say the burglar broke into one apartment and stole a dog, and then he tried to get into a second apartment and the resident there shot him. What he was looking for, we are not really sure but one homeowner, he confronted one homeowner who stood his ground and fired twice, shooting him both hitting him both times. The suspect right now is in critical condition. 6 03 now. Today an autopsy is scheduled for a 10yearold boy who was hit and killed by a Police Cruiser as an officer was responding to a call. The accident happened at delsea drive and paul street in Franklin Township Gloucester County. Nbc 10s jesse gary joins us live from outside the Franklin Township Police Headquarters with the latest on the investigation. Jesse . Reporter chris, i talked to the overnight supervisor here about this and i was told that the chief is the only person who can answer questions about this departments policy of using lights and sirens when responding to a service call. I also contacted the county Prosecutors Office but i havent heard anything back about the investigation. The accident happened last night as the victim and two friends walked to i sleepover. The boys family says the 10yearold crossed delsea drive, its also route 47, and never saw the Police Cruiser coming before it hit and killed him. Two other children were unharmed. The officer behind the wheel was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries. Now, witnesses say the patrol car did not have flashing lights or siren activated. Police will not confirm or refute that. Ive been looking online and found that a lot of people across the country like the idea of police having the lights and sirens, because that alerts them to move out of the way, but some worry it can lead to excessive speeding by some Police Officers and crashes. Theres one local department that kind of came up with a policy change to address that and ill tell you about that coming up in 30 minutes. Live in Franklin Township Gloucester County, jesse gary nbc 10 news. It is 6 04. Happening today in montgomery county, several people charged in a penndot Corruption Scandal are scheduled to appear in court. Ten people are accused in an overbilling scheme that prosecutors say cost taxpayers 1. 2 million. Two penndot managers and eight contractors are charged. The attorney general says those managers took kickbacks to look the other way, ignoring falsified time sheets and mileage reports. Today, seven of the defendants have a preliminary hearing. A man is hit and killed in Burlington County around 5 30 yesterday in mt. Laurel. Police say a car struck the victim on south Church Street between academy and st. David drive. The driver stayed on the scene. The victim has not yet been identified. Divers returned to the Schuylkill River to resume their search for Shane Montgomery yesterday. Nine divers from the garden state underwater Recovery Unit combed the river where montgomerys keys were found two weeks ago. The 21yearold West Chester University student disappeared early thanksgiving morning after a night out with friends in manayunk. They did an extensive search of mostly on the main street side of the river. With the current being the way it is, the dive team believed that thats the way shane would have gone. Shanes family has vowed to continue searching for him until he is found. The reward for information in this case now stands at 65,000. Police in delaware say an 18yearold man led troopers on a chase in a stolen car before crashing. The pursuit began just after midnight when an officer spotted the car going through the intersection of Old Baltimore pike and salem church road in newark. The trooper realized the car was stolen, tried to pull over the driver. Police say the chase continued until the car hit a curb at old coach road and Henderson Hill road. 18yearold Michael Gordon was taken into custody and faces numerous charges. Six children are charged with trespassing after Philadelphia Police say they broke into a school. Investigators tell us the kids stole markers and other small items from the Walter Palmer charter school. The alleged young burglars are all between 10 and 12 years old and are not Walter Palmer students. Police think that the kids broke in after they heard the school was shutting down this week. 6 06 now. And today, preparations will get under way for the annual new years eve Fireworks Show on the Delaware River. This afternoon, workers will load those big shells that will be used on the barges at the navy yard. The sugar house Fireworks Show on the waterfront is at 6 00 p. M. And at midnight on new years eve. And bundle up if youre watching outside your car. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Starting off with some clouds this morning, though the clouds have really helped keep temperatures a bit warmer. And the showers that came with those clouds theyre just about done. Just a few rain drops left in delaware and south jersey. Were on our way to another mild day. It wont be as warm as it was over the weekend. And it is just for today, because it turns colder starting tomorrow. In fact the rest of the week is looking much colder. In fact the cold has already settled in this morning in allentown. Look at what clearing skies will do for you. 32 degrees there, while its 38 with clouds thinning out in northeast philadelphia. And millville still cloudy but the rain has ended and 41 degrees. Just a gentle breeze blowing the sign in camelback. This is the view from the pocono mountains. Youll see sunshine in the pocono mountains, into the middle 30s this afternoon. Wind not terribly strong for allentown and trenton. In fact its calm but theres a 7mileanhour breeze in mt. Pocono and wilmington so its giving us windchills in the 20s and 30s to start with. But its just the wind that makes it feel like its in the 30s. Actually, temperatures are in the 40s in delaware and south jersey. So this is only some very light rainfall and not much left moving through cumberland and cape may counties. Its already dried out for areas north and west. So your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast. Sunshine for this afternoon. The pocono mountains 35 degrees. Low 40s for allentown and reading. Quakertown, youll be up to 42 degrees. And 43 in doylestown while northeast philadelphia and trenton hit 45 this afternoon. A cloudy start for cape may, Atlantic City and vineland but the clouds will be thinning out and the temperatures climbing. Middle to upper 40s for the i95 corridor. It will be dry during the day for wilmington chester and philadelphia. But come this weekend, we have a storm that could be coming together with rain and possibly some snow. We have the sevenday forecast in ten. Eight minutes after 6 00 now. And boy, drive times this morning should be back to normal after what we saw at the end of last week of course. A lot of people werent out on the roads with the holidays. Lets find out. Nbc 10s first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Good morning. It is pretty quiet out there. The majors around Center City Philadelphia, 95 76 the vine still all clear right now. Heading out to Chester County roads like route 100, route 30 bypass 202, drive times pretty average. No big delays to report no accidents on those highways right now. So it really is quiet out there, especially for drivers in delaware. Were not reporting any accidents on 95. Your drive times between 295 and 495 will take you about 9 to 11 minutes. So roughly about ten minutes in both directions. If youre waking up out of new jersey this morning, quiet there as well. This is a live look at route 73 at 295. 295 is also clear. Tracy . Tensions are still running high across the country between some police and some communities. We will take a look at the efforts being made to fix these broken relationships. And new year new changes. The year 2015 is coming with a credit card change youll actually appreciate. Winter is hard on your face. The start of sneeze season. And the windblown watery eyes. Thats why puffs plus lotion is gentle on sensitive skin. So you can always put your best face forward. A face in need deserves puffs indeed. And try puffs softpack today. 6 13 as we take a live look outside, the flags above the aramark building. Another relatively warm morning, but chilly changes on the way. Well get details on how chilly and when with meteorologist bill henley coming up. Happening today, a philadelphia lawmaker will call for support of police and changes in the relationship between Law Enforcement and the public. State representative Curtis Thomas will hold a briefing at 11 00 this morning. A statement from his office says thomas will call for the expansion of Police Advisory committees, regular Police Meetings with the community and additional bike police. Tensions remain high between police in many communities across the country, as evident by a protest this past weekend. Some gathered to support police while others demonstrated against recent policerelated deaths. Thousands of officers turned their backs to the screen showing new york mayor bill de blasio at the funeral for Brooklyn Police officer rafael ramos. Many Police Officers blame him for furthering the divide but the Police Commissioner called the display inappropriate. Well this is a mayor that cares very deeply about new york city Police Officers cares very deeply about the divide in this city at this time and is working very hard to heal that divide. One solution that is getting overwhelming support, officers wearing body cameras. Many people believe it will help rebuild the trust between citizens and officers. And in northeast philadelphia, a church spread the message spoken by many protesters across the country, black lives matter. A large group gathered for this service yesterday. They prayed for peace and talked about ways to bridge the gap that they say exists between Law Enforcement and the community. Know that all lives matter but were bringing the church and the Community Together just to keep these issues before the people. The church also has a program in which officers talk to members of the community about how to interact with police. Medical experts in west africa say malaria is killing thousands more people than ebola. According to doctors there, the push to stop ebola has hurt the countrys battle with malaria, which is preventible and treatable. In guinea malaria is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. In adults only aids kills more people there. And back in the states the Ebola Response coordinator called a recent cdc lab accident unacceptable. A Lab Technician mishandled materials during an experiment and may have come in contact with a live ebola virus. Officials say the incident poses no threat to the public. 6 15 and heres some evidence of the power of a text or perhaps our dependency on devices. New Research Shows fewer than half of children who need two doses of the flu vaccine actually get both doses, but threequarters of parents who receive texts with the vaccine due date clinic hours and general flu information came back for the second dose. Thats compared to just over half who received a written reminder about the second dose. A new program is giving teens the experience of driving drunk without having them take a drink. The High Schoolers in the ford driving skills for life program are asked to put on a drunk suit, which is a suit with weight that puts them off balance. Also, theyre asked to put on drunk goggles that blurs and distorts their vision. Then they get behind the wheel to experience what it would feel like to drive drunk. I feel like if you have a personal experience, its easier to be like okay, im not going to do it. Car crashes are the number one cause of death for 16 to 19yearolds in the u. S. 6 16 and time to take a look at the roads this morning. For that we check in with nbc 10s first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Still no serious accidents to report, and this on a monday. Thats really good news out there. Lets get a check of things on the pennsylvania turnpike as we make our way westbound. Things are really quiet out there, a line of green you can see means we are not reporting any delays at all. Drive times pretty average, 21 to 22 minutes in both directions between bensalem and valley forge. So, that is definitely good news for drivers there. This is a live look at 76 right at conshohocken. Were definitely seeing more drivers on the roads but no big delays to report on 76. Even westbound at city avenue is still quiet for the most part. If youre making your way out on area bridges, they are clear. And also mass transit, including new jersey transit, amtrak septa Regional Rail lines, everything is on or close to schedule. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. About an hour away from sunrise right now. Were still seeing some clouds in the area. This is a cloudy view from here at the nbc 10 studios. A little bit of a breeze is blowing to make it feel like its in the 30s, while its 40 degrees right now at Philadelphia International and falling very slowly. Still a few rain drops in cape may. Thats not bad visibility at all. Thats the view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. The rain showers will end this morning, then well watch the temperatures climb. But theyre falling north and west. Pottstown 35 doylestown 32 degrees and into the 30s for roxborough and northeast philadelphia, both at 38 degrees. While in south philly 12th and spruce, 5th and warden right along the Delaware River trail, all at 41 degrees currently. Into the middle 40s this afternoon. By this afternoon, the rain will come to an end. Still a few rain drops, just some very light stuff in cape may and into southern delaware. Most of this system is going to stay well to the south and we will see sunshine break through the clouds. First north and west where the clouds have already started to thin out overnight. You can see not much left of those clouds right now and those clouds will be heading out during the day. In fact the future weather shows this afternoon temperatures will peak in the 40s. Middle 40s to upper 40s for the philadelphia area but thats as mild as it gets for the next several days. As we head into the new year cold air, which will start tomorrow morning. 20s and low 30s to start with. And tomorrow afternoon with northwesterly winds, the temperatures will be struggling to get to 40 degrees. So, today not as warm as the weekend, but it will be in the 40s this afternoon. Partly sunny skies. Its a cooling trend that continues tomorrow. In fact tomorrow morning, 33 degrees in center city while much of the area north and west suburbs and interior new jersey will be in the 20s to start with tomorrow. A high of just 40 degrees. So most of the day it will be in the 30s with partly sunny skies tuesday. Then it gets colder for new years eve. High of 36 degrees on wednesday, dropping into the 20s as we ring in the new year on thursday afternoon. Sunshine and 38 degrees. And we will see sunshine for friday, a high of 40 degrees. But clouds increasing over the weekend could lead to wet weather late on sunday that will likely start as rain. 6 20 now and some changes are coming to your credit cards in the new year. And no were not talking about an increased credit limit. According to creditcards. Com, one of the biggest changes involves new technology to protect against fraud. Companies are now embedding a computer chip that will generate a unique transaction code every time the card is used. People will receive these new cards by the end of 2015. Some companies, though have already started mailing them out. Speaking of money, the film that wasnt supposed to be shown pulled in a lot of cash over the holiday weekend. But it wasnt on the big screen where the movie the interview made big bucks opening weekend. Plus ready . Here we go get ready. The mummers are coming. But this years parade will be a little different. I know i cant deny. That i got a new feeling deep inside. [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains. You cant help but see the good. 6 24 and were back with this breaking news about that fire aboard a greek ferry. We now know that the number of People Killed is up to 15 now. Right now, a rescue operation is under way to save dozens of people still stranded on the ferry. The first large group of survivors arrived to safety overnight, but about 150 passengers and crew remain stranded on the ferry between italy and albania in the adriatic sea. The controversial comedy the interview, was a big winner online this holiday weekend. Sony pictures says the film raked in 15 million through online rentals and downloads, making it the companys number one online film of all time. The interview also didnt do too bad on the big screen either, despite showing in just 331 theaters. The movie made 2. 8 million at the box office. The satire about a scheme to assassinate north Koreas Kim Jongun was originally pulled from theaters because of threats of terrorism. Good morning to you. Im jillian mele. Taking a live look outside at the boulevard right near fox street taillights are driving making their way southbound as they approach 76. For the most part the boulevard is still clear. And if youre traveling 95 you can see that red on the map. Were starting to see some delays southbound although the drive times arent too bad just yet. Were getting a read southbound from woodhaven to the vine about 15 minutes. I anticipate that changing though, so stay tuned for an update on those delays. Lets go outside for a live look at Center City Philadelphia, where for the most part bill many of us off to a dry start this morning. There were a few showers overnight in the city but the radar now showing its completely clear for philadelphia. Its delaware and south jersey that still has light rainfall. Temperatures are too warm for anything else. Sussex county and into Cape May County getting the last rain drops of the day. Well there are still a lot of Unanswered Questions this morning in the case of a 10yearold boy hit and killed by a police car. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live at the Franklin Township Police Station in Gloucester County. Jesse . Reporter yeah, chris, the biggest of those questions, did the officer have lights and sirens on while he was responding to that call . Well talk about that coming up after the break. And missing. The search continues this morning for the plane that disappeared with 162 people on board. We have new details from overnight about the search for that air asia jet. Grief in Gloucester County. A 10yearold boy is dead after a Police Officer headed to a call ran over him. Were live at a Police Department where there are a lot of questions still unanswered this morning. Gone without a trace. There are new details this morning in the search for the missing air asia jet flying from indonesia to singapore. And as we take a live look out over center city and the flags flying atop the aramark building relatively warmer this morning at 38 degrees. Youd better enjoy todays milder weather, too, because a cold snap is on the way for the start of the new year. Well have your first alert forecast hour by hour in a moment. Good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. Im chris cato. And im tracy davidson. Lets check in on the weather with meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. Good morning. Were starting off with rain drops in parts of delaware and south jersey and colder temperatures as clouds clear north and west. The pocono mountains feeling the colder temperatures this morning. Its in the 20s. Thats a live view from camelback, where it has been completely dry. But we are tracking just rain drops in delaware. The temperatures are still in the 40s for central, southern delaware and into south jersey. A few rain drops over cape may, but those will quickly come to an end this morning. The temperatures are not bad for this time of year. 27 degrees is the normal low temperature in philadelphia this time of year but its 40 degrees right now. 30s north and west where the clouds have already started to clear. The temperatures will be slowly climbing during the day today. 41 degrees at 9 00 43 at lunchtime and then into the middle to upper 40s this afternoon. We will see more sunshine this afternoon as the clouds move out. But Colder Weather is on the way. Weve got your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten. But first, jillian mele, first alert traffic, has your update for the monday morning commute. Hows it looking out there . Its not too bad out there this morning bill. A lot of the majors are starting to see volume building, especially roads like 95 and 76 it but starting off in new jersey most of the majors are clear. 295 free of any accidents. Same situation on the new jersey turnpike and 42 is freeway of any big incidents, although voluming is starting to build. Heading to vineland we got word of an accident on the northbound side of 55 right near 674, which is exit 35 for north vineland so keep that in mind. It is a singlevehicle accident in that area. Heading to Chester County route 30 bypass still looking pretty good at route 322. Typically on the eastbound side right there, thats where we can see some delays a little later in the morning but for now, as you can see, traffic is still moving. No problems to report on mass transit. And if youre taking any of the area bridges, everything is clear right now. Tracy . All right jillian thanks. In Gloucester County investigators are trying to figure out how a Police Officer hit and killed a child while responding to a call. The accident happened at delsea drive and paul street in Franklin Township early last night. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live outside Police Headquarters. Jesse, tell us what happened. Reporter tracy, this young boy was crossing the street when he got hit. Now the investigation is centered on whether or not the officer had lights and sirens on as he was responding to that police call. The accident that claimed a 10yearolds life happened last night as the victim and two friends walked to a sleepover. The boys family says the 10yearold crossed delsea drive, which is also route 47 never saw the Police Cruiser before it hit and killed him. The coroner has scheduled an autopsy for today. The Gloucester County Prosecutors Office is also investigating. Last year one Delaware Valley Police Department changed its policy. Philadelphia Police Officers responding to a call must get permission before they can go lights and sirens. That was done to try to reduce the number of policeinvolved crashes. Were live in Franklin Township Gloucester County jesse gary, nbc 10 news. 6 33 now. New from overnight, we just got in this new video of the aftermath of a fire in reading. A fire that killed two people. It happened on spruce street around 8 30 last night. This morning, as you see here crews boarded up the entrances to the home. Investigators have not yet identified the victims, at least they havent released their identities to the public but neighbors tell us that an elderly couple lived inside that home. Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly how the fire started, but they say it does not appear to be suspicious. And all morning weve been following new developments in the search for that missing air asia flight with 162 people on board. It went missing over the weekend. The plane disappeared sunday morning over the java sea on its way from surabaya indonesia, to singapore. Just before it went off radar, the pilot asked for permission to increase altitude because of rough weather he was trying into. Now, this is new video of the search effort happening right now this morning over the java sea. Here we go. Crews are working now to figure out if two oil slicks and some objects that were found in the water are connected to the planes disappearance. Now, the objects were not close to the oil slicks. These are two different areas. Officials say they believe the plane probably crashed into the sea. Back here at home, new developments from toms river. A man wanted for running over his girlfriend three times is now under arrest. James cruddup is charged with attempted murder. He was caught around 7 00 last night. The alleged attack by vehicle happened early yesterday morning at the hess gas station on route 37. Police say the victim was pinned against a gas pump and then struck two more times. Shes being treated at Jersey Shore Medical Center and is expected to be okay. In Philadelphia Police are investigating whether the victim of a hitandrun could have been running from an armed robbery. The man was struck around 12 30 yesterday morning on whitaker avenue in feltonville and is hospitalized right now in critical condition. Authorities say they found a gun and a mask at the scene, both of which match the description given by a pizza delivery worker who was held up earlier in the night on nearby tampa street. Detectives are still looking for a possible connection. 6 35. This morning, friends and family are remembering a young girl who captured the hearts of people nationwide as she battled a devastating and rare illness. Hannah ginion lost her battle with crabe disease yesterday, shy of her second birthday. Her family posted this message on Facebook Hanna was called home to be with the angels. She went peacefully. Please keep us all in your prayers during this difficult time. Hundreds of people attended a vigil in hannahs honor last night. She had a rare genetic disorder that damages the nervous system. Hannahs family says if she had been diagnosed with it at birth doctors could have done more to help her. Thanks to their efforts now, pennsylvania passed a new law that now tests for crabe and five other disorders in newborns. She changed the world, and were just so blessed to have everybody here for us because its something that you cant go through alone. We wouldnt have gotten through this if it wasnt for everybody here all these people. They all played their own little parts in every step of the way. Now, there is no cure for crabe disease. It is very rare affecting only about 1 in 100,000 people. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. A rainy start for parts of the area this morning. We saw some showers in philadelphia overnight. Right now its delaware and south jersey. It still has a few rain drops, but clearing skies. Well wind up with a good deal of sunshine this afternoon. It just wont be as warm as it was over the weekend, and its going to get colder. Starring tomorrow wintry cold for most of the rest of the week. Right now heading out the door its cold in reading, 32 degrees. The clouds have thinned out there. 40 degrees with clouds over philadelphia. Philadelphia internationals now 40 degrees, and 41 in cape may. Cape may has seen the rain off and on. You can see the street is still damp, beach avenue but its not a steady or heavy rain. Its been very light rainfall. A little bit of a breeze blowing through, just enough to make it feel like its in the 30s from allentown to wilmington and dover. While the temperatures are warm enough that this is just rain. The steadier rain way to the south in virginia. Were seeing the tail end of the rain showers in kent and Sussex Counties in delaware and into cape may. Just very light rainfall. Showers have come to an end for most of south jersey and youll see sunshine take over. Sunshine bright in the pocono mountains, 35 this afternoon. 40s for allentown, quakertown and reading. The sunny skies will see 45 degrees in trenton, northeast philadelphia, where mt. Holly warms up to 44 today. Clouds and rain to start with for cape may and rehoboth and partly sunny this afternoon. 45 for vineland. And into the middle 40s for wilmington chester and philadelphia. But dont get used to it. Its going to turn colder starting tomorrow. Ill show you how long that lasts and the potential for rain and snow when i come back in ten with the sevenday. Uhoh, snow. He said it you heard it here. We tried not to hear it. Its about 20 minutes until 7 00 now and time to get a check of the highways out there. Nbc 10s first alert traffic reporter jillian mele is monitoring all of her maps and information and video. Thats right. Good morning, guys. You know what we have one accident out there for drivers in new jersey. Its in vineland the northbound side of route 55 right near route 674, which is exit 35 the exit for north vineland. Its a singlevehicle accident but you can expect to see some restrictions in that area. Also a little slowdown. But as i mentioned, that is the only accident of the morning so far. So that is a bit of good news for drivers out there. At least were not seeing too many problems right now. This is 95 southbound side right near girard avenue. You can see 95 starting to crawl along right now, but thats nothing out of the ordinary. In fact your drive times on 95. You can see that line of red, reading about 16 minutes right now from woodhaven to the vine. Average speed is about 52 miles per hour. Thats right near cottman avenue, but then it slows down past cottman, and as you make your way into center city thats where things get really slow. 76, normal volume to report there. No accidents to report on the bridges and no delays on mass transit. Chris. All right, here it is. In spite of a tenwin season the eagles 2014 campaign has come to an end without a trip to the playoffs. The birds ended their year with a win over the giants at the meadowlands yesterday. So at least they beat the giants to end the season. Mark sanchez threw two touchdowns and almost 300 yards. Final score eagles 34 giants 26. And you know the way everything turned out in the nfc, even if the eagles had beaten the wretched redskins last week they still would have missed the playoffs. A wild season. This is wild video. Dramatic cell phone video capturing the amazing moments of a Christmas Day rescue. Just ahead, youll see and hear neighbors jumping into action to save young children. And the strut wont change but there will be some changes this year. Well tell you what you can expect from this years mummers parade. At 6 43 we want to update some breaking news weve been following all morning about that fire aboard a greek ferry. The number of People Killed is now up to five. And a rescue operation thats under way, the Associated Press reports, has now scudamore than 400 people from aboard the ferry. Now, that would leave still a few dozen stranded aboard the ferry. The first group of survivors arrived to safety overnight and again, still a few people stranded on that ferry between italy and albania in the aid adriatic sea. A Burlington School has raised nearly half of the money it needs to stay open. They have raised about 120,000 according to its website. The Trenton Diocese gave the school a deadline of january 15th to raise 250,000 or shut down. The diocese says it can no longer fund st. Paul because of declining enrollment. Inauguration day is less than a month away and pennsylvania governorelect tom wolf has formed an Education Transition team with strong ties to philadelphia. Wolf has picked pedro rivera as the committee cochair. The former philadelphia teacher and principal is now the School Superintendent in lancaster. Other key appointments include the mayors wife lisa nutter and Philadelphia Federation of teachers president jerry jordan. 6 45 now. And now to the casino crisis in Atlantic City. Ac is certainly looking forward to 2015 after its worst year ever. 4 of its 12 casinos closed leaving 10,000 people without jobs. Among the developments expected to take place in the new year the outcome of the states efforts to help Atlantic City more movement on new jerseys internet gambling the fate of the former rebel casino and the possibility of casinos opening in other parts of the state. Well the mummers are putting the finishing touches on their performances for the annual new years celebration, but this years parade will be a bit different. Organizers say declining membership soaring costs and elaborate productions have prompted some changes, so this year the parade has a new route, a shorter route, which is expected to save money on police overtime. The mummers expect about 8,000 participants. About a decade ago, that number was as high as 12,000. But the mummers say it wont take away from the show. Its amazing. Ive been doing this a long time. And since the last five years or so its been like, every year they top the show and music. Its unbelievable. It just makes you feel so proud inside. If you want a sneak peek at the mummers parade you can check out mummers fest at the Pennsylvania Convention center. It started yesterday and runs through wednesday. President george h. W. Bush could be released from the hospital soon. Thats the word from the former president s spokesperson this morning. The 90yearold will remain in the hospital for the time being after he suffered shortness of breath last week. New from overnight, Los Angeles Police are searching for a gunman they say opened fire on a police car last night. Officials say two officers were driving in a neighborhood when two people shot their squad car. One officer fired back. One suspect is in custody. The other one is still on the loose. No one was hurt. In alabama, a young boy jumped two stories out of his burning apartment building. Your mama right here your mama says do it come on. Oh, my god come on. You can hear the emotions as that neighbor catches the little boy. This was early Christmas Morning in birmingham. Six people were hurt in the fire, four of them children. Everyone is expected to survive, though. Investigators say food cooking unattended on the stove started the fire. And this morning, investigators in texas are woring to figure out what happened inside this home where four people were found dead. Police say a 9yearold boy called a relative and said a man inside the home had attempted suicide. That relative quickly called police, and when authorities got to the home in crowley, they found those four bodies. The 9yearold was not hurt. And in california, a surfer survived a shark attack over the weekend. The man was pulled under water by a young great white shark who bit down on his hip. The surfer was able to paddle to shore where he used the leash cord from his surfboard to make a tourniquet. Two doctors who happened to be at the beach were able to help him until he was airlifted to a hospital. The Obama Administration is on the verge of proposing longawaited rules for commercial drones in the u. S. But key decisions are likely to come from Congress Next year. Officials from the faa have said they want to release proposed rules before the end of this month, but other government and Industry Leaders say those rules are likely to be delayed until january. A ban on commercial drone flights remains in place, except for a few companies that have exemptions. After 13 years, the United States ends the war in afghanistan. The u. S. Led coalition held a quiet ceremony yesterday to mark the end of its combat mission. About 11,000 american troops will stay in the country to train and support the afghan military. The war in afghanistan was the longest in u. S. History and killed more than 2,000 americans and cost the u. S. 1 trillion since the war began in 2001. 6 48 now, and crews in california are getting ready for a big new years celebration. Of course its the tournament of roses parade. Today there will be float and car decorating going on a lot of that also a band and equestrian festival associated with the tournament of roses will also be held today. The parade in pasadena has been around for more than a century. And forsaking all others be faithful to her for as long as you both shall live . I do. First comes love then comes marriage, and then comes tailgating. At least the bride is wearing white. This was a couple in texas, pedro garcia and monica rena putting the fan in fanatic by tying the knot in the parking lot of nrg stadium before yesterdays Houston Texans game. Everything that you do at a wedding, the party, the friends, the food everything is here. So, why not do it here take care of release all the stress from a lot of it . Why cant i get invited to a wedding like that . Among the vows they took the couple promised to stick by each other through all of the teams wins and losses. Sonys Playstation Network is back online after three days of disruptions, but experts say people may still experience some problems because of heavy traffic. A group called lizard squad is taking credit for causing the interference, which started on Christmas Day. Microsoft xbox service also went down but was back online a day later. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Clouds overnight. We saw a few rain showers, too. But right now it is dry over center city but still cloudy. This is the view from here at the nbc 10 studios. Currently 40 degrees in philadelphia. The clouds will break and the temperatures will slowly climb, but we have a northerly wind blowing. Thats going to hold the temperatures back during the day. Its also making it feel like its 34 degrees outside. In the pocono mountains, look at the clearing taking place. This is the view from french mountain. We are now about a half an hour away from sunrise this morning. Well see a good deal of sunshine. So the temperatures will be coming up. But right now, theyre still falling. Doylestown is at 32 degrees. Northeast philadelphia has dropped into the 30s. Bluebell is at 36 degrees right now. And just a little bit chillier for collegeville and eagleville both at 34 degrees. Middle 30s to the farther north and west. Gilbertsville is 34 along with Upper Providence at this hour. The temperatures will climb into the 40s during the day with sunshine and no sign of any rain for philadelphia. Were still tracking a few showers in delaware and south jersey. Very light, only rainfall for southern kent county Sussex County and into cape may. The rain will be ending and the clouds, well theyve already started thinning out. Were seeing the thinning north and west. Well see clearing this morning and sunshine with warmer temperatures for this afternoon. Not as warm as the weekend, but 45 degrees in philadelphia. Thats above the normal High Temperature of 41 degrees. It gets colder though tonight. Well see skies clear out completely dropping into the 20s and 30s first thing tomorrow morning. Then tomorrow afternoon a northwesterly wind and the temperatures will struggle to hit 40 degrees tomorrow. Then comes the weekend. Sunday morning dry. In fact dry until sunday afternoon when rain will be developing in delaware and south jersey. But this is colder air thats moving in from the west. It may start as rain but come monday morning, we could be looking at snowfall. So the forecast is calling for some changes. First cooler today, not as warm as over the weekend, High Temperatures in the 40s. And it gets colder tomorrow. Well see a lot of sunshine for tuesday, partly sunny skies, just 40 degrees. Most of the day it will be in the 30s on tuesday. And turning colder for new years eve and new years day. Both days 20s in the morning, 30s in the afternoon. Sunshine will be here friday and it will fade this weekend. Clouds increasing saturday. And late sunday that rain develops. It could change to snow as temperatures get colder early monday morning. We have a week to prepare for the snow. Eight minutes before 7 00 right now. If youre heading out the door lets check the roads. Nbc 10s first alert traffic reporter jillian mele will let us know whats happening out there. Jillian . Good morning. Majors around Center City Philadelphia starting to get really congested, especially 95 southbound from woodhaven to the vine excuse me to girard. Thats where things are heavy on the southbound side. 76 is congested in the normal spots, right near the conshohocken curve, montgomery drive, also near south street. This is a live look in the Lehigh Valley route 22 at airport road. Were definitely seeing more drivers out there, but no accidents and no delays to report on 22 78 even the northeast extension is free of any incidents right now. And the only accident that we are dealing with is out of new jersey. Its happening in vineland on the northbound side of route 55 right near route 674, exit 35 for north vineland. Its a singlevehicle accident still out there right now. So, you can expect to see some restrictions and delays in that area. Chris . Now lets update you on the breaking news weve been following all morning about the search for that missing air asia plane. Investigators now say that some debris that was discovered about three hours ago in the java sea is not related to the missing plane. Also, in the past half hour the search has been suspended for the night because its nearly 7 00 p. M. In indonesia now. Earlier this morning, indonesian officials said the plane is probably at the bottom of the sea. Im jesse gary live in Franklin Township Gloucester County. Investigators here trying to determine how a Police Officer struck and killed a child. That child crossed the street. Well have the latest on this investigation coming up after the break. Latte or au lait . Cozy or cool . 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Its going to be a little cooler today than it was over the weekend. Were at 38 degrees now as we take a live look at Center City Philadelphia. Highs in the midtoupper 40s, colder in the days to come. Well investigators in Gloucester County are trying to figure out how a police car hit and killed a 10yearold boy. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live outside Franklin Township Police Headquarters. Jesse . Reporter the major question in this chris, did the officer have on lights and sirens as hes responding to that call for help . The accident happened last night as the 10yearold crossed route 47. His parents and family says he never saw the cruiser before it hit and killed him. The coroner is conducting an autopsy later today. The officer behind the wheel suffered minor injuries taken to a local hospital. The two other children involved were not hurt. Live in Franklin Township Gloucester County, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. Good morning at 6 58. We have an accident that we were still dealing with in vineland northbound side of route 55 near route 674, exit 35. Singlevehicle accident. Watch out for a delay around that area. Not too many delays to report on 422. This is eastbound at oaks. We get pockets of volume but for the most part 422 isnt too bad. 76 we have slow spots near the conshohocken curve and montgomery drive, but drive times are not bad. Between 12 and 13 minutes between the blue route and the vine. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather. Clouds are overhead. This is a cloudy view from center city. Clouds will be thinning out during the day. Well see a good deal of sunshine this afternoon. But dont look for a huge warmup. Warm enough though, that what is falling in delaware and south jersey is only light rain and light rain at that for Cape May County. Showers will be ending this morning and turning partly sunny this afternoon at the shore. The temperatures now 39 degrees in northeast philadelphia, 40 for wilmington and 41 at Philadelphia International. The numbers will slowly climb. Most of the morning well be stuck in the low 40s. By noontime 43, and then up to 46 degrees with sunshine this afternoon. All right, bill. The today show is up next. Well see you back here for local updates in just a couple minutes. You can always get realtime updates at nbc10. Com. Thanks for watching. Have a great day. Good morning. Breaking overnight, debris spotted. Searchers locate objects that could be from that missing air asia passenger jet as officials acknowledge the plane is most likely at the bottom of the sea. Were live with the latest developments on the search. Strand. Crews racing to save dozens on a passenger ferry off the italian coast while the first group of survivors finally make it is to shore overnight. Bundle up. Temperatures up to 45 degrees below normal across the midwest. Arctic blast thats get set to spread to the east and south. Will it put a freeze on your Holiday Travel plans . And great interview. Sony