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Transcripts For WCAU NBC 10 News Today At 500a 20141205

At nine miles per hour. That batch of moisture heading our way pushing into saturday night. That is where our rain will come from, but well see scattered showers moving in before then tonight. Heres how your day is going to break down. By noon 42 degrees and heading into your 6 00 hour, 43 degrees and the brunt of the moisture will get here as we head into the rest of the evening. Ill go over all the details in my first forecast coming pup first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. If youre leaving the house in the next few minutes and plan to travel, the tacony palmyra bridge no traffic can get by for roughly the next 10 to 15 minutes. 95 right at philadelphia international. Looking great in both directions. No accidents or delays to report on 95 and same situation on 76. However, in West Philadelphia, were still following an accident on girard avenue between 37th and 38. Its a vehicle that hit a pole, wires came down. As a result, that part of girard avenue is blocked off. And, also, in addition to that closure, you cant get on to 76 westbound from girard avenue. So, just keep that in mind. You can take lansdowne as an alternate there. Were also following this closure because of a fire that is in West Philadelphia. You can take 56 as your alternate. Chris . At 5 02. We continue to follow breaking news this morning out of West Philadelphia where a row home caught fire. And now weve learned that one person was injured in that fire. Nbc 10 monique ] teen is live on scene. What can you tell us at this point . Just moments ago, chris, the battalion chief told us that one person is a neighbor who lived about four doors down and she was complaining about smoke inhalation. Dozens of firefighters remain here in the unit block. They are going through this home carefully. Lets look at video captured minutes after the flames were reported. They arent sure exactly where the blaze began because the home was heavily engulfed when they arrived just after 3 30 this morning. They do say, i just learned moments ago the owner of this home passed away about a year ago. They believe squatters were inside trying to keep warm. The fire could have started on the first or second floor. As you can see, both floors are heavily damaged. The fire marshal tells us he will continue to investigate to determine the cause. They also say a total of about 45 firefighters were called here. But the fire was only one alarm. It is now been brought under control. Were going to stay here and monitor the investigation and have more for you in the next half hour. Live for now in West Philadelphia, Monique Braxton nbc 10 news. 5 03 now. New from overnight, Philadelphia Police are still looking for someone who shot a man outside a bar. It happened around 12 30 this morning at 40g9 and math and ma streets in philadelphia. The victim was talking to a woman outside of natalies lounge. No word yet on what prompted the shooting. The man is in stable condition. In the search for shane montgomery. Today, crews will once again be looking for the missing College Student for more than a week after he disappeared in a popular philadelphia neighborhood. Jesse gary is live in mayayunk. Police are heading back to that area. Northwest detectives will return to continue searching for clues. This after learned late yesterday that a possible shane sighting by a pub employee did not happen. The bouncers thought he saw shane about 45 minutes after the College Student left the bar, but investigators say Surveillance Video shows it was not the missing man. That revelation has led fbi and local investigators to focus the search area on an area bounded by the Schuylkill River to henry avenue and green lane over to lincoln drive. Efforts by Law Enforcement personnel by family members. We just want my brother home. No matter what, i will go day and night and i will look for my brother and i will find my brother. Coming up at 5 30, we mentioned earlier in the morning about a bake sale at a nearby hospital. More specifics on that and geared to try to keep this case in the forefront of the minds of area resident. Live in. In new york, chicago, minneapolis and other cities across the country they took to the streets to express their outrage. These protests coming on the heels of two grand jury decisions not to prosecute White Police Officers for killing unarmed black men. Meantime in philadelphia, one group of activists is focusing on a plan of its own today. Protests are expected to continue across the nation today and in philadelphia where educators, administers will issue a joint message about the deaths of Michael Brown and eric garner. More than 100 people gathered to form strategies for future protests. 5 06 a. M. The womans lawyer said suing cosby tried to extort a 250,000 from cosby to keep her from filing that suit. Cosbys lawyer filed a motion in court asking a judge to dismiss the suit and ask the accuser pay more than 30,000 in sanctions to cover cosbys legal costs. Now, so far no response from the womans lawyer. In los angeles, that citys police chief said his department will investigate any sexual abuse complaints brought against bill cosby no matter how much time has gone by. The chief said so far his department has not received any allegations. Also, the United States navy revoked cosbys title of honorary chief petty officer. Sexual abuse accusation against cosby conflict with the navys core values. Cosby enlisted in the navy in 1956 and served four years before being honorably discharged. Seven minutes after 5 00 now. In burlington county, family and friends will gather tomorrow to remember three children who police say were killed by their mother. Funeral services will be held tomorrow for nicholas, alexander and nadia. Their mom Janine Lepage shot them inside their home last month. Lepage then killed herself. So far no comment from new Jersey State Police on a possible motive for the killings. A stay of execution for a convicted cop killer. The bucks county case surrounds the killing of brian greg. Robert floor pleaded guilty to shooting officer greg at st. Mary hospital. He grabbed another officers gun and fired several shots during a dui arrest. He wounded that second officer, as well. A court issued a stay on the execution order because floor could still file more appeals. Happening today, pennsylvanias governor elect tom wolf will meet with president obama. Wolf will join a handful of other incoming governors at the white house. Theyre expected to talk to the president and Vice President about the economy. Wolfs defeated governor tom corbett last month and takes office on january 20th. Also today new Jersey Governor Chris Christie is wrapping up his trade mission to canada. Christie will attend a wreath laying ceremony in ottawa before making an appearance in toronto. And in the jersey jam bridge scandal a legislative report found no evidence that Chris Christie was involved in a scheme to create traffic jams on the George Washington bridge. That report says there is no conclusive evidence showing that christie was aware of the lane closures on the bridge last fall. The report says that the former aide directly implemented the closures, but important questions like the motive remain unanswered. The u. S. Attorneys office is still investigating the scandal. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist Brittney Shipp. Good morning. As we head to the rest of today, maintain a chance of showers, even as we head into the evening hours and then pick up overnight. Another round is expected on saturday. So that is going to affect your weekend. Dry conditions for the eagles, but cold and windy conditions expected and then were tracking the possibility of a noreaster early next week. Financial field, 36 degrees for philadelphia and humidity at 62 and feels like 36. Our wind speeds out of the northeast at 9 miles per hour. A cold start to the morning in the poconos at 24. Only 26 in allentown and 38 in wilmington and 37 degrees this morning in atlantic city. Temperatures in stone harbor at 39. And our clouds will continue to increase throughout the rest of today. This first batch of moisture will make it in as we head into the evening hours. Tonight, this is where our moisture is going to come from as we push into saturday. So, here is our future weather. It shows the clouds throughout most of today. By 5 00 p. M. , allentown, Lancaster County all expect to see light rainfall. And take a while before it all fills in throughout the rest of this evening. Then as you head to your saturday morning hours, you should be on the safe side if you want to run errands along the i95 corridor and throughout your morning on saturday. But by 2 00 p. M. Thats when that rain starts to move in and once it starts, we expect it to continue throughout most of saturday heading into saturday evening. That is heavy at times by 11 00 p. M. Still dealing with the rainfall coming down. More clearing into your Early Morning hours at 5 00 p. M. And windy conditions are expected as the system continues to leave our area. Close to average for us today. Just a little bit below the average of 49. High today 44 and take a look at what happens on saturday, 55 degrees. Your sevenday forecast shows after the high of 55 drop back down and colder conditions expected on sunday. Just before 5 11 a. M. And we have seen some problems, but overall Traffic Volume has been pretty light. See if there is anything else out there to slow you down this morning. First alert traffic reporter jillian mele has you covered. Jillian . I was watching this temporary closure of the tacony palmyra bridge. The arms are still up so a ship can pass through. Police are out there and they still have this bridge blocked off right now. But in the next few minutes, traffic should get moving, once again. All the other area bridges are looking pretty good. Route 22 at airport road. No accidents or delays to report. A new accident into our system happening in Gerryville Pike and just keep that in mind if thats part of your commute. In cheltenham an accident and activity between front street and parkview road. Parkview will get you around it. Christine . The cost to cast your vote. Were adding up the price tag for decision 2014. Plus, new information about a south jersey restaurant at the center of a health scare. We have the results of a customer who tested positive for hepatitis a. The signs and symptoms of the virus. What you should watch out for. Counting down to christmas. Over the next hour, a look at the events happening this weekend to help you get in the spirit of the season. The music helps. Happening later this morning at 9 00, a rally for the environment at drexel university. Organizers of this rally say they oppose the conferences focus on fossil fuel energy investments. South philadelphia neighbors got a chance to weigh in on what their community will look like in 20 years. The Philadelphia City planner commission got feedback from neighbors last night at south philadelphia high school. It was the first of three rounds of Public Meetings to talk about the South District plan. Its also part of philadelphia 2035, which serves as a blue print for what projects that will shape the city throughout the next 25 years. It is 5 15. This morning weve added up the record costs for this years race for pennsylvania governor. New Campaign Finance report show spending soared beyond 82 million. That works out to just more than 23 per vote in the november general election. Overall, governor tom corbett spent 28 million while tom wolf spent 32. 5 million that shatters the old record by more than 12 million. This morning, some relief in Mercer County surrounding a hepatitis a scare at a restaurant. A customer tested negative after a second round of blood work. A wurber at rosas restaurant and catering tested positive for help titing a. Last night hundreds of township residents came out to a vaccination clinic. Doctors say the virus is highly contagious and caused by poor hygiene. Someone not washing their hands properly and then putting it in their mouth or touching utensil and then using that utensil. I wasnt really concerned, but better safe than sorry. I got take out from there. Its a shame, a really great place to eat. If you have eaten at rosas restaurant between november 10th and december 1st, Health Officials say you should be on the look out for symptoms. Its a liver disease. The cdc say symptoms can include yellow skin and eyes, as well as tir tiredness. Also cause a stomach ache or nausea. People with the disease often dont have any symptoms. Hepatitis a is most often transmitted through persontoperson contact and also transmitted through food and water. The hepatitis a vaccine can prevent you from getting the disease. Our website has more information about the virus, including answers to frequently asked questions. Find a link, head on over to nbc10. Com. The neighbors at Lehigh County packed a meeting room to learn about a radio active gas that is seeping into homes in that area. Test results for one familys home broke records. Neighbors in Center Valley learned what they can do to protect their families from the effect of radon gas. It rises from the dirt and rock beneath homes and longterm exposure can actually lead to lung cancer. This week a home in Center Valley tested off the charts for radon. Normal reading 4 parts per leader and that home tested at 400 parts. Its everywhere in pennsylvania. For some reason were seeing this hit, if you will, in this part of the Center Valley of Lehigh Valley. A home test kit will run you 20 and if your home has a high reading, you should hire a company to install ventilation throughout your house. Before you head out to work or school on this friday morning, you want to check on the roads. Lets see whats happening out there with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Any problems out there now . We do have a few problems out there. Nothing in delaware and nothing in new jersey as far as accidents go. This is the 42 freeway at creek road. Northbound side as drivers head out to the area bridges. Area bridges are looking good right now. 76 is clear. Live look at University Avenue and no big issues to deal with there. We have an accident in upper hanover accident and were also still following an accident out of West Philadelphia. This has girard avenue shut down between 37th and 38th streets. What happened is a vehicle hit a pole. Wires came down at the scene. Quite a scene that has been out there for a while. You can take lansdowne drive as your alternate. No accidents for drivers in delaware. If youre waking up and taking mass transit, everything is on or close to schedule. Your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist Brittney Shipp. Temperatures stay on the cold side. Well warm up as we head into tomorrow and were also tracking weekend rain, dry conditions expected for your eagles and a noreaster as we head into next week. Not over the weekend. That parts good. For philadelphia 36 degrees and light wind speeds out of the northeast. Throughout the rest of the region, were at 29 degrees in reading. 37 degrees in atlantic city. You can see all the clouds. Mostly cloudy skies and that will continue heading into rest of today. Satellite radar shot shows those clouds and were seeing dry conditions. Although that will change. Youll see that first batch of moisture which will move in as we head into tonight and this next batch of moisture that is way off near st. Louis heading our way for saturday night. So, heres how your timing will break down. By 4 00, 5 00 this evening, a chance of showers mainly for the Lehigh Valley pushing into the poconos and then widespread rainfall closer to 10 00, 11 00 tonight for philadelphia. Look like it will have a slight chance of showers tonight. By saturday, it will be widespread. Almost everyone will get something. As we push into your 6 00, 7 00 hour heavy at times and continue into the Early Morning hours on sunday before clearing up and windy conditions expected once we get rid of all the moisture and our temperatures are going to stay pretty close to average. Below average at 44 and by tomorrow 55 degrees. Sevenday forecast shows a big drop in temperatures, once again, heading into sunday, it will feel a lot colder than the high of 47 with our wind speeds at 20 miles per hour. Another lawsuit has been filed against con rail in the wake of the toxic train derailment. Coming up in the next half hour, why the School District there says its owed millions of dollars. Not just a place to get your morning pick me up any more. The experts at cnbc will explain how starbucks is trying to lure in customers for happy hour. And a Tree Lighting in trenton. That leads off a look at this list of Holiday Events happening in the area, including one in ardmore. 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. 5 24 a. M. Well find out if the jobs number will be positive for a tenth straight month. Cnbc business news. Good morning, landon. Thats right, good morning to you, christine.

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