Traveling between 55 and the walt whitman bridge. Around the 295 interchange, 42 southbound, the off ramp to 295 northbound, that is closed because of overnight construction in new jersey. Lastly, i want i didnt get to this last time. Well look at area bridges. Everything is free and clear. No issues to report on local bridges. 4 31. Eagles return to practice today as they continue their road to victory. Both the team and city of philadelphia gearing up for the super bowl. Nbc10s matt delucia joins us live at Independence Mall with more on what the game could mean for philadelphias image. Good morning. Reporter good morning. You know, philadelphia hosted the nfl draft last year. Now some believe it might be time to set our sights a little bit higher. First city leaders want to see a nice return on the investment of the Philadelphia Eagles and all the attention theyve been getting this year and this season to hopefully get more people to come and visit philadelphia and watch our eagles
Expressway, good news to report. Back open on our cameras showing around the vine street expressway. Showing that here. This is where they had the closure a second ago. All traffic moving by. The eastbound schuylkill back open. You should be good to go. Watching the bridges on the burlington bristol bridge, middle of an opening on standby for 4 35. Clear over the walt and the ben now. Watch for construction clearing. And watch for construction on the 42 freeway or 76. Now to breaking news were following for you this morning. Crews battling a fire ripping through a home in germantown. Nbc10s Pamela Osborne is live on scene. What can you tell us . Reporter first i want you to take a look at whats left of this duplex. This is what six people escaped from early this morning. You can see just how badly it was damaged. The deputy fire chief tells us this was a dangerous situation, as i said. Six people escaped from there. Some with the help of a neighbor. The fire started a little after 3 00
They were here soon after he died. They say he lived a block away and they tell us he Howard Robert white. 46 years old and recently got back from a military tour in kuwait. The victim and a friend were at a bar near 5th and spencer streets when a man came in looking to rob the place. White and his friend got into some discussion with that attempted robber, then things turned violent outside the bar. They have witnesses who saw the attempted robber shoot and kill one of those men outside the bar, then fire shots at his friend, then run away. Now, that gun nman, police say, broke into a nearby home but when he got into the home the man who lives there put up a fight and was able to take his gun. Police now have the gunman in their custody but the family is grieving and in disbelief. He was like a father figure in my life. He was you know, it was unfortunate that this had to happen but he was a good dude. He aint mess with nobody. He loved his family, he served his country, peaceful guy.