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Its 42 at Philadelphia International. But the numbers will continue to fall. 32 degrees at 9 00. By lunchtime just 34. And 35 blustery conditions continue this afternoon. Thats today. Snow for tomorrow. Weve got a look at the future weather when im back in ten. Right now, lets check in with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Good morning jillian. Good morning to you, bill. Starting off with a problem on septa, the Lansdale Doylestown line has suspended service due to overhead wire problems. That took effect about 20 minutes ago. That is the only problem on mass transit so far this morning, so that is something i will continue to follow for you. 95 southbound approaching the walt whitman bridge a vehicle fire has been extinguished, but you can see a line of red with a slowdown as drivers approach the scene with one lane blocked in the area. Lower merion an accident rose glen road and youngsford road. And we also continue to follow repair work from an overnight accident in lower moreland byberry road between Huntingdon Pike and masons mill road. Stick to county line road as your alternate there. Vai. Thank you jillian. 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 a house on kip street. It happened around 2 00 this morning. He stole cash and jewelry. Police say security cameras captured the entire thing. No one was hurt. Also new from overnight, fire forced nearly a dozen people out of their north philadelphia home this morning. It broke out just after 11 00 at the home on north lee street. All nine people inside made it out safely. Investigators are working to find out what caused that fire. It is 6 02 and today the future of Atlantic Citys former revel casino could come into focus. Nbc 10s katy zachry is live in camden where a federal judge will consider the proposed sale of revel. Katy, walk us through whats going to happen today. Reporter hi, tracy. Well, the hearing is just a few hours away later this morning inside this courthouse behind me. A 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 the revel casino backed out last year because of debt associated with the power plant that was built to run the casino. Now casino management has turned a florida developer glenn straub, who was the runnerup bidder in last years court auction. He offered 95 million but now wants to pay less. Revel casino closed in september, just a little more of two years of operation. It was one of four casinos last year to close in Atlantic City leaving about 8,000 people in that city alone without a job. Reporting live in camden katy zachry, nbc 10 news. The trial is also set to get under way today for a former leader of a Philadelphia Ironworkers Union whos accused of threatening and sabotaging nonunion work sites. 73yearold Joseph Dougherty a former member of the ironworkers local 40 is the only one who will 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 unions labor on construction projects. And 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 a 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. We are learning more about the limo driver who was gunned down this weekend in West Philadelphia not long after he started his new job. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live at Police Headquarters. Jesse, what can you tell us . Reporter tracy, philadelphia homicide detectives tell me there are no new developments in this case. Theyre working inside Police Headquarters just behind me. Theyre hopeful the 20,000 reward thats offered will produce an arrest. Family members tell me that mijael rodriguezramirez recently left a catering job and was looking for work. He started driving a limo a few weeks ago as a way to earn some extra money to support his wife and infant daughter hennessey. Saturday night, he picked up two customers in north philadelphia. He dropped one, then drove the second to the 5400 block of delancy street which is in West Philadelphia. That is when investigators say the customer shot and killed him, stole money and his cell. Just trying to make a living. He had been on the job like two weeks, trying to provide food for his wife and kid. Reporter an Industry Insider tracking crimes against cabbies and limo drivers cites research saying partitions and video cameras provide the highest degree of safety. In the case of partitions a baltimore case study shows crimes against cabbies dropped more than 80 after installation. The victim in this case was driving a chrysler 300. Its uncertain if there was a partition in the front or in between. His girlfriend was sitting in the front passenger seat. She was able to escape. Shes working with detectives to try and help them make an arrest in this case. If you have any information, call Philadelphia Police. Live outside Police Headquarters in center city jesse gary nbc 10 news. The trial begins today for the maple shade man accused of killing etan patz 35 years ago. Pedro hernandez denies the charges after first confessing to murdering the 6yearold boy. Patz disappeared in new york city while walking to the school bus in may of 1979. Hernandez told police that he promised patz a soda, took him to his store and then killed him. Hernandezs lawyers say he is mentally ill. Meanwhile, police in one Camden County community are trying to track down the person who blew up a mailbox. Cherry Hill Police Say neighbors on sequoia road heard loud noises early yesterday morning. They found one cast iron mailbox exploded. No one was hurt. We could learn more today about the death of West Chester University student shane montgomery. Family members tell us it appears to be an accident. An autopsy was finished yesterday, but montgomerys uncle says the m. E. Is waiting for toxicology results. Crews found his body on saturday in the Schuylkill River behind the manayunk brewery on main street. Montgomery vanished around 2 00 a. M. Thanksgiving day after a night out with friends. The 21yearold will be remembered later this week at a viewing at st. John the Baptist Church in manayunk thursday night and then again friday morning before a funeral mass, which is scheduled for 10 00. And were learning more about the plans for governorelect tom wolfs inauguration. Wolf will take his oath and deliver his speech in an outdoor ceremony at the capitol. Hell be the first governor since tom ridge to hold his 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 foot that bill. Inauguration day is january 20th. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. Getting cold outside. The rain is done. The wind is now with us and it is a cold wind blowing. Well see a few scattered clouds moving through the area. The clouds will produce snow tomorrow. Were tracking light snow for the daytime hours tomorrow. And then bitter cold moves in. The coldest of the season so far. The temperatures will be plunging later this weekend. Theyre coming down at a pretty good clip right now. Doylestown is down to 35 degrees, while its just in the low 40s in philadelphia and cape may. This is an icy scene now from the pocono mountains. It was rain yesterday for much of the day. Snow will be falling in the mountains tomorrow and accumulating. 17 is the windchill in the pocono mountains. Look at the windchills for pottstown, allentown, reading, all in the 20s this morning. Its going to be a blustery day today. And a few clouds will blow through the area. It wont be completely clear, but well get enough sunshine to see the temperatures come up a little bit this afternoon. But not much. Check it out. Hourbyhour future weather, at 10 00 this morning, 32 degrees in northeast philadelphia colder than it is right now. And then as we get some sunshine, a few passing, thin clouds, 34 degrees at 3 00. And then dropping rapidly this evening. Well drop down into the 20s by 7 00 tonight, and that will set the stage for snowfall to arrive tomorrow morning. During the night, its going to be completely dry, but clouds will be moving in first thing in the morning. 7 00 you can see the snow to the south and west. That will be increasing during the morning hours, first for the western suburbs. At 9 00 some light snow. And look at the temperatures, 20s tomorrow morning. Stand by for the return of winter in a big way. Gusty winds, cold and 30s this afternoon. Winds gusting to 40 miles an hour. Got the sevenday forecast when im back in ten. Just about 6 10 time to get a check on the roads and mass transit this chilly monday january morning. Nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jillian mele has that. Good morning. Lets start with mass transit. Septa Regional Rail lines, we have one big problem. The Lansdale Doylestown line is suspended right now between lansdale and doylestown all because of overhead wire problems. And so far, that is our only problem on mass transit. So, well keep you updated there. 95 southbound right as you approach the walt whitman bridge there was a vehicle fire earlier. That has since cleared. And even the delay that we were seeing southbound as you approach that scene, it looks like this has gone away. That has cleared as well. So, well try and get the maps back for you and come back in the next few minutes. Tracy . Houses are shaking, explosions are heard, and pets are scared. Now the question in Lancaster County is whats causing it . Also happening today, the Boston Marathon bombing trial begins. Just ahead, details on what it could take to find people to sit on the jury. Turn around every now and then i get a little bit hungry and theres nothing really good around turn around every now and then i get a little bit tired of living off the taste of the air turn around, barry finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack and fiber so my wife wont give me any more flack i finally found the right snack at 6 13 a live picture of the Comcast Center in philadelphia. Clouds are moving out. Its going to be a sunny day, chilly though. Temperatures keep coming down this morning, and meteorologist bill henley is tracking snow tomorrow. Uhoh. Well get details on timing and how much coming up. U. S. Senator chris coons of delaware is calling for a new ebola strategy in west africa after returning from liberia late last month. Senator coons said the situation there is improving. He said the u. S. Troops dispatched to the region have done a great job. The senator plans to send a memo to president obama calling for that Strategy Change which includes having liberians take over the work started by u. S. Troops. An American Health care worker who was exposed to ebola while working in sierra leone is under observation at a nebraska hospital. A patient was greeted by paramedics in full body gear after landing in omaha yesterday afternoon. The Health Care Worker will stay at the hospital for 21 days and be monitored for signs of ebola. Jury selection will begin today in the Boston Marathon bombing trial. The jurors will be picked from a pool of 1,200 people. Heres a live picture right now of the suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev. Well, weve been tracking that. Weve actually been watching the caravan carrying him, transporting him from the jail to the courthouse for the start of the trial. The Selection Process, the jury Selection Process is expected to take weeks because the law requires selecting juror members without strong opinions in favor of or against the Death Penalty. Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty to charges in the bombing that killed three people and injured 260 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon back in 2013. Investigators in Southern California say they have found the body of this little newborn baby who was kidnapped this weekend after a shooting at a home in long beach. Police say the 3weekold girl was found in a dumpster in the san diego area. Its unclear how she died. The baby was abducted on saturday after a man shot her parents and uncle at a home. They are expected to survive. Police think the family was targeted. They are still searching for the shooter. Funeral services were held yesterday for fallen new York City Police officer wenjian liu. A sea of blue flooded the streets of brooklyn as thousands of mourners paid their final respects to liu. His heartbroken widow sobbed outside the funeral home clutching a picture of her late husband. Liu and his partner, rafael ramos, were shot and killed last month by a man who later took his own life. [ honking ] and it was a huge turnout in Delaware County this weekend for a rally in support of police. More than 1,000 people lined the streets of secane yesterday, creating a thin blue line. Organizers of the rally say they wanted to do something to counterbalance recent antipolice protests and make sure officers everywhere know that theyre appreciated. I dont think its about taking sides at all. I think its about supporting our people that support us. Theyre there when we need them. And you know bad things have happened to good people and were here to support the good people. Donations were accepted and tshirts sold at the rally. All the money will go to the families of the murdered officers in new york. Well soon philadelphias Bike Share Program will offer another way for people to get to work or to school. We brought you a sneak peek youll remember last month. And this morning were learning more details. Riders will not have to use a credit card. Theyll buy a monthly membership pass. Members will be able to take short trips free and there will be 700 bikes in all docked at various locations around the city. The Bike Share Program gets rolling this spring. And happening today, lawmakers in north jersey will call on the Port Authority to cancel its plan to get rid of overnight path service. A report released over the holidays proposed to eliminate path service weeknights from 1 00 a. M. To 5 00 a. M. To save money, but some lawmakers questioned the timing of that report and say slashing the services would severely impact minimum wage workers trying to make ends meet. Well 6 18 now. I was hoping that 2015 would be different in terms of road patterns traffic patterns, than 2014 was but so far, it doesnt look like thats working out. Lets check with nbc 10s first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Good morning. We start on 95 where things are really busy right now southbound side at girard avenue as drivers make their way into center city, philadelphia. Pottstown, we have an accident apple street at evans street. Heading over to lower moreland byberry road has been the source of our problems all morning long due to a downed pole from an earlier accident. And thats between Huntingdon Pike and masons mill road. You can take county line road as your alternate. Also we are dealing with this problem here on septa. The Lansdale Doylestown line has suspended service between lansdale and doylestown due to overhead wire problems. Thats something we continue to monitor for you. Tracy . Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. We have a cold one this morning and a windy one, too. The temperatures have been plunging overnight after we were in the low 60s in delaware and south jersey late last night and close to 60 degrees in philadelphia. You can see the clouds that are rushing past the camera here at the nbc 10 studios. The wind is blowing. Weve already seen wind gusts of close to 30 miles an hour in philadelphia. Right now 29mileanhour winds, 42 degrees. This is warmer now than its going to be all afternoon. The temperatures will come down and we will see dry conditions in the pocono mountains today. They had rain yesterday. Its icing up this morning. Snow will be moving in tomorrow. Satellite shows clouds that are blowing through the area. Lots of high cloudiness. The snow showers in western pennsylvania wont reach us today, but the snow showers that are moving through montana, wyoming, idaho, those will be here tomorrow morning as a fastmoving clipper system. And clippers come with cold air that blows from west to east and gives us a little bit of snow not a lot. Right now, great falls, montana, billings montana, has seen some snowfall. That snow will be on the move. By 9 00 this evening in the midwest. And then look how quickly it moves toward our area. First thing tomorrow morning, 8 00 in the morning, well see some light snow starting to move into the area. And there will be accumulation, but typical of a clipper system, it wont be much. By 8 00 this morning, well see some very light snow with minimal accumulation in lancaster. By later in the afternoon and the evening, this one will be done. 1 to 2 inches of snow for much of the area. Millville could see an inch of snow possibly 2 to 3 in the pocono mountains. So, not a lot of snow. And today, no snow just cold winds blowing. High temperatures in the 30s this afternoon with winds gusting to 40 miles an hour. 20s tomorrow light snow during the day will be done by wednesday. Then here comes the coldest air of the season. 9 degrees thursday morning, 23 thursday afternoon. And still cold but not as cold for friday and saturday and clouds and 37 degrees sunday. Bill you mentioned the high winds. Weve just learned in the newsroom we just got information, 2,300 people without power in bucks county presumably because of the winds. Were working to get more information on that. Speaking of the weather, we have had weather that many would call a mild winter so far, but that is changing. Heres a live picture from minneapolis, minnesota, where its 10 below right now. Bills been telling us about the cold blast. It is expected to bring temperatures on the other side of the country down to Dangerous Levels and that is headed our way. Also, a lone survivor. The remarkable story of a 7yearold girl who was able to walk away from a small plane crash. We take a closer look at how the little girl may have survived. It is 6 25 this monday morning, january 5th. As we take a live look at the girard point bridge on 95. We heard from the clippers moving out west to out here. Were not talking about Blake Griffin and the l. A. Clippers but he will explain what the clipper system means and the snow that will come along with it in about two minutes. Loud blasts are creating a noisy mystery in one pennsylvania town. Over the past few days several neighbors in conestoga township near lancaster have called police to report hearing and feeling explosions. People say it sounds like dynamite and that the noises are coming from several different directions. They say that their houses are even shaking, but officers say every time they go to check it out, they cant find anything. And it is going to cost you more to get around on the pennsylvania turnpike these days. As of yesterday, toll prices increased 5 . For ezpass customers, that means the most common toll of 1. 04 now costs 1. 09. The cash price has also increased from 1. 60 to 1. 70. Good morning. Im jillian mele. Lets get a check of things on 76. You can see a little bit of yellow right near the conshohocken curve. We are starting to see some congestion out there in the normal spots on 76. Drive times, though not too bad. 15 minutes is what were seeing eastbound from the blue route to the vine. Coming up in just a few minutes, ill get a check of things on mass transit, where we are dealing with one problem on the septa Lansdale Doylestown line. For now, a live look outside, where it is a cold and a windy start this morning, bill. Yeah, look at the flags at camelback in the pocono mountains. The temperatures have been plunging overnight and winds have been as high as near 40 miles an hour. Right now 35mileanhour wind gusts in the mountains and in northeast philly. A man was on the run for 48 days will appear before a judge in just a few hours. Nbc 10s chris cato is live in the Digital Operations Center with whats happening today with eric frein. Chris . Yeah frein faces the Death Penalty, vai, if hes convicted of murdering one state trooper and injuring another. Up next what may happen in court today that frein hasnt done since his capture last fall. Im matt delucia live in doylestown where the trial for former philly sportscaster Don Tollefson is scheduled to begin this morning. Ill have the details coming up. 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. 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. In court today, the man accused of ambushing two Pennsylvania State troopers killing one of them. What prosecutors will try to convince a judge of today. And it is getting colder by the minute. Heres a live look outside, where the wind is picking up as you can see by those flags flapping out there. Its making it even colder. Well get your first alert forecast hour by hour. Good morning. It is a new week a new year and welcome to nbc 10 news today. Im vai sikahema. And im tracy davidson. Lets find out about the wind and chillier temperatures with meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. Good morning bill. Good morning, tracy. Strong, gusty winds. The rain is out of here from yesterday. But so are those milder temperatures we felt last night. You can see the antenna blowing in the wind and clouds have been quickly moving past the Comcast Center and the rest of center city. Right now winds are steady at 24 miles an hour in northeast philadelphia, where winds are gusting to 35 miles an hour. Thats giving us windchills that are in the 20s and 30s this morning. A cold blustery day as the temperatures will stay down right on through the day. Its 42 in philadelphia but its now just dropped to 41 in northeast philadelphia. And look at the 30s for pottstown, trenton, millville is at 39 degrees. And we will all be in the 30s this afternoon. A blustery day. Well get sunshine. And by 3 00 this afternoon, just 35 degrees. Your hourbyhour forecast plus the chance of snow for tomorrow when im back in ten. But right now, lets check in with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Good morning jillian. Good morning to you, bill. Our biggest problem right now is that on septa. We are dealing with some overhead power problems on the Lansdale Doylestown line. As a result we have suspended service between lansdale and doylestown, so thats a big deal for a lot of passengers this morning. Heading to lower moreland there was an accident that happened hours ago, brought down a pole in the area a serious accident. So, as a result byberry road is blocked off between Huntingdon Pike and masons mill road. Use county line road as an alternate there. Traveling through Chester County this is the route 30 bypass, the eastbound side right at route 322, starting to see the normal slowdowns building on the majors. And the good news this morning is were not reporting any accidents or delays on the area bridges. Tracy . All right, jillian. 6 33 right now. In about two hours, nbc 10 will be waiting for eric frein to arrive in court. Hes accused of killing a state trooper and injuring a second trooper outside a State Police Barracks last september. His preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin at 9 00 a. M. At the pike county courthouse in milford. Nbc 10s chris cato is following the story. He is live in our Digital Operations Center. Chris, this hearing was twice postponed. Tell us more. Yeah tracy, most recently last month after one of freins courtappointed attorneys asked to be removed from the case saying he feared it would take too much time away from his other duties. It is going to be a timeconsuming affair because prosecutors are seeking the Death Penalty against eric frein, the man accused of murdering a state trooper. Remember, he was on the run for 48 days after the ambush outside the Blooming Grove barracks. Schools and businesses were closed, people were scared to leave their homes throughout the poconos area. The sevenweek manhunt also cost pennsylvania taxpayers 11 million. Now, after he was captured, police say frein confessed to shooting the state troopers saying he did it to wake people up and to cause a change in government. Corporal Bryon Dickson was killed in that ambush. Police say frein shot him from a hidden position in the woods with a hunting rifle. Trooper Alex Douglass was badly wounded in the shooting as well. He recently returned home from a Rehab Facility in new york to spend the holidays with his family, and he is expected to testify if this case goes to trial. His testimony, obviously, would be key into what happened on that day september 12th. One thing that may happen today at this preliminary hearing, eric frein may enter a plea. He has not done so yet. He was brought out before a magistrate and didnt enter a plea. He is charged with murder attempted murder and several other crimes. Live in the Digital Operations Center, chris cato nbc 10 news. Nbc 10 will be in milford for todays Court Hearing and well bring you updates throughout the day on nbc 10 and on nbc10. Com. And at 6 34 were following breaking news in North Carolina this morning. This is a live picture from south charlotte, where firefighters are on the scene of a fire at the home of Carolina Panthers coach ron rivera. Eagles fans will remember that he coached here. He was on the staff of andy reid ten years or so ago. Heres what we know so far. This started around 4 00 this morning. No one was hurt. The house suffered some damage. There are reports that riveras family will have to stay with neighbors. Rivera says smoke detectors alerted his family of the fire. The Carolina Panthers won their wild card game this weekend and are playing the seahawks in the nfl playoffs this coming saturday. Meanwhile, in atlantic county, a neurologist will be arraigned later this morning. Dr. Syed arif jaffray is accused of inappropriately touching parents at his office in egg township. Since his arrest, several more women have come forward making claims. Former sportscaster Don Tollefson heads to court today, despite trying to delay the start. Matt delucia is live outside the courthouse in doylestown. Walk us through what will happen today. Reporter tracy the process will begin with jury selection later this morning at the courthouse in doylestown. Don tollefson had asked a judge on friday to delay this trial, but that request was denied. The former philly tv sportscaster is currently out on bail. Hes accused of stealing 317,000 from 200 people who bought various sports vacations, saying the money was for charity. Tollefson had pleaded guilty in september but withdrew that plea. And just weeks ago, he said he would represent himself at trial, but then had a change of heart and sought after an attorney who would take up the case for free. Well on friday, the judge refused to allow this trial to be delayed any longer and appointed a standby attorney. Heres Don Tollefson talking with us about that decision. I was really delighted that we got an excellent private attorney appointed by judge boylan who agreed to be my standby counsel. So, i think thats a very positive development. Reporter and Don Tollefson is facing a handful of charges, including theft by deception. This case began with tollefsons arrest almost a year ago. But now that trial is scheduled to begin later this morning. Live in doylestown im matt delucia, nbc 10 news. It is 6 37. Allentown police put a man behind bars after they say he was using online ads to prey on his victims. Police say Noel Bautista would post ads on craigslist to sell items in person. Hes accused in at least three robberies. In one case police say he forced a man to withdraw money from an atm at gunpoint. Police arrested bautista over the weekend after tracing an ad to him. Group counselors will be at Franklin Township schools 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 is on paid administrative leave. An arctic blast is hitting a huge part of our country. The frigid temperatures will stretch across twothirds of the United States over the next few days. It is already well below freezing here in minnesota, and that blast of cold air is going to spill across our area. Bill, give us the timing of that. Well, well get the coldest air later this week after we get some snowfall this morning. And were feeling colder conditions this morning, thanks to strong gusty winds. A windy and cold day today. We will see sunshine. Clouds move in overnight tonight. Light snow. Were tracking it through the day for tomorrow and then the bitter cold comes in at the end of the week. We could see temperatures in the Single Digits thursday morning. Right now, 37 degrees in allentown. High clouds moving through allentown and northeast philadelphia. Both Atlantic City and northeast philly at 41 degrees. It was rain in the poconos yesterday, but tomorrow it will be snow falling. Looking for 2 to 3 inches in the pocono mountains. Looking for wind . Got plenty of that. Gusts of 35 miles an hour for mt. Pocono and northeast philly and plenty of wind for the rest of the area too, and thats giving us windchills this morning that are in the teens for the mountains, 20s for areas north and west and 30s for the rest of the area. Cold, blustery day today. You can see the clouds that are blowing through the area. Nothing falling from these clouds for our area today, but that changes for tomorrow morning. This afternoon, by noontime well be at 34 degrees. Then during the afternoon hours, the temperatures dont go up much. They hold pretty steady thanks to that wind and then plunging into the 20s early this evening. It gets cold in a hurry tonight. By tomorrow morning, were looking at low 20s. And here come the clouds for first thing tomorrow morning. It will be dry for the earlymorning hours. At 7 00 in the morning, you can see some light snow developing to areas south and west that will slowly move into the area. Thats 9 00 tomorrow morning. Light snowfall during the day tomorrow. So today, just cold and windy, but we will see sunshine. High temperatures in the 30s this afternoon. Back in ten with the sevenday forecast. Well look at how much snow to expect. All right bill. 6 39 right now. Weve been talking about problems on mass transit. Lets get you updated. Jillian meles handling duties in the First Alert Traffic Center this morning. Good morning jillian. Good morning. We still have suspended service on the Lansdale Doylestown line suspended completely due to overhead power problems in the area. Thats the only problem were dealing with on mass transit and something we will follow for you. 95 northbound approaching cottman avenue we have a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane. And right in this area on 95 you can already see right now were starting to get a delay northbound. This is a live look right near the betsy ross bridge. That wind is really shaking some of these cameras this morning. 95 southbound, we are just stuck with some of that normal volume as drivers make their way into center city philadelphia. Lower moreland this problem has been out there all morning long and its still out there on byberry road between Huntingdon Pike and masons mill road. Repair work because of a downed pole from an earlier accident. County line road is going to be your best bet around that this morning. Vai . Thank you jillian. Some are calling her survival a miracle. Others call it luck. Whatever you call it its amazing. A 7yearold girl is the sole survivor of a plane crash, and now investigators are trying to unravel the mystery of how it happened. And here come the freshmen congressmen, that is. But theres a battle brewing between congress and the president before they even get to work. Just about a quarter to 7 00. You will no longer see signs calling delaware the small wonder. According to the news journal, the last of those signs from the state border on route 202 are now gone. Today, state tourism officials along with governor jack markell will announce a new marketing plan during an event at Brandywine Creek state park. Six months after its grand opening, there are signs of progress at the renovated Wyndham Garden Hotel in trenthon. The first phase of the former Trenton Marriott 3 million facelift, is complete with an updated restaurant lobby and public walkways. The hotel bar is still under construction but has been serving drinks at events since it was awarded the citys first ever hotel liquor license. Edison broadcasting bought the hotel at a bankruptcy auction from the city for 6 million in october of 2013. And this just in to nbc 10. We have just learned that housewives star Teresa Giudice arrived at a connecticut prison. Her lawyers said giudice arrived at the federal prison in danbury, connecticut, around 3 00 this morning. The real housewives of new jersey star will now begin serving her 15month sentence on fraud charges. Her husband, joe, also pleaded guilty to fraud and will head to prison after she is released. Happening today, a judge could set a trial date for a salem county native accused in a deadly shooting rampage at Los Angeles International airport. Paul ciancia is scheduled for a hearing in california today. He is from pennsville. Hes charged with killing a tsa agent and injuring three others in a shooting at l. A. X. In november of 2013. He has pleaded not guilty. On friday prosecutors announced they will seek the Death Penalty, which could mean a delay and it could push the trial into next year. Investigators are hoping the 7yearold sole survivor of a plane crash in kryt yyt couldentucky could help them figure out why the plane went down. Sailor gutzler survived the crash that killed her parents, a sister and a cousin. She managed to get out of the plane and walk nearly a mile through the woods for help. The pilot reported engine trouble before it crashed, and the ntsb says a preliminary report about the crash will be released in about ten days. Meanwhile, Family Friends and colleagues remembering longtime espn anchor stuart scott. Scott lost his sevenyear battle with cancer yesterday. Scott joined the network in 1993 and gained popularity as one of the most colorful personalities on sportscenter. Onair catch phrases like booyah and cool as the other side of the pillow helped him gain a generation of sports fans. Stuart scott was 49 years old. It is 6 47. The president of the Vatican Pontifical Council will not be in philadelphia today, as planned, to discuss the world meeting of families. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia postponed his trip because apparently, all of the elements are not in place. He wants to wait until they are in place for the popes trip to the United States later this year before visiting. At the vatican this weekend, pope francis named 15 new cardinals from 14 nations. Francis told the faithful in st. Peters square that the new group shows the inseparable tie with the church of rome to the churches in the world. The nations of cape verde, tonga and burma received their first cardinals ever. The pope has said repeatedly that the church must reach out to those on the fringes. It is back to work this week for president obama after a twoweek vacation in hawaii. The obama family landed at Andrews Air Force base last night. The president will stay in washington for a few days before he hits the road again. He plans to head to detroit, phoenix and tennessee to talk about issues like jobs home sales and education. Well Congress Returns to work this week with 58 new members. Among the many issues theyll try to tackle republicans say approving the Keystone Pipeline will likely be the first thing to hit the president s desk. Next they want to Fund Homeland Security but block the president S Immigration orders. Meantime president obama will announce the agenda he wants congress to take. Time to head to new york for a look ahead to the today show this morning. We get a preview from matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Good morning. Good morning good to see you guys vai and tracy. Straight ahead on a monday morning, wild weather from coast to coast, including get ready, a bitter blast of cold air thats going to have millions of people bundling up some already. Als going to tell us what to expect. Also ahead, the royal family responds to shocking sex abuse allegations involving a minor leveled against Prince Andrew and others. One of the men accused in that lawsuit, attorney Allen Dershowitz speaks out in a live interview. Plus, start today. From your weight to your money, simple steps to help you achieve those new years resolutions. And a host of stars here today. Kirstie alley stops by to reveal her new look. Julianne moore and Kristen Stewart open up about their new movie. And the always entertaining Kathy Griffin stops by. That and a lot more ahead on a monday morning as we get the new year started in earnest here on today. Vai and tracy, back to you. You guys have the delay for kathy kathy, right . Actually, we have it every day for savannah, anyway so its fine. All right, matt and savannah. See you in about ten minutes. Well see you. Take care. 11 minutes before 7 00 and were following breaking news. Police investigating an attempted robbery at a toys r us in the Port Richmond section of philadelphia. Skyforce10 is live above the scene. Heres what we know. Witnesses called 911 and said that the robber fired a shot at the store. No one was hurt. Were trying to find out exactly what happened. Nbc 10s jesse gary is on the way. Well bring you new information as soon as we get it. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. A blustery day but a dry one. We still have some clouds that are blowing through the area. This is the view from here at the nbc 10 studios. Winds gusting to 29 miles an hour right now and 42 degrees currently at Philadelphia International. That wont last. The numbers are going to come down lower this morning. An icy scene from the pocono mountains, where it was rain yesterday, but it will be snow tomorrow. Look at the 30s pottstown, doylestown trenton, and now roxborough is down to 37 degrees, while its 41 in northeast philadelphia. The clouds will blow through. Well be in and out of them during the day. Well see some sunshine but dont look for a big warmup today. Look to the west for the system that is coming our way tomorrow. Almost called it a storm. Its really not going to be storming. This is a clipper. Its a fast mover and its going to give us some snow but just some light snow which is typical of clippers. You can see it in montana right now. A long way away but this ones going to be a fast mover. Look at the future rain and snow. By 9 00 this evening, that same system is in the midwest, and then its going to be moving toward our area early tomorrow morning. Its going to be dry through the night tonight. But at 8 00 in the morning, well see the very first snowflakes moving into the area. And then were going to see some light snow accumulating during the day. But it doesnt look like its going to be a lot. By 11 00 in the morning, we could see half an inch on the ground for lancaster. And by the time this one is done later in the afternoon and the evening hours, were looking at 1 to 2 inches along the i95 corridor possibly 2 inches in lancaster and possibly a little more north and west. So, that computer snow model was showing 1 to 2 even in the lehigh valley. No snow today, just cold and windy. 30s this afternoon. Colder than it is right now. And it gets even colder tomorrow morning. That sets the stage for that clipper to come right on through the area during the day. By evening, its done and then here comes the cold. Youll feel it on wednesday with strong gusty winds and frigid cold. The today show was just talking about that. It will be here on thursday. 9 thursday morning. Just 23 in the afternoon. And still cold though not as cold friday and saturday, up to 37 sunday. Cold. Youre rubbing your hands and arms together there. Im cold just watching those numbers. Almost 7 00. Lets get a check on those using mass transit, specifically septa. Nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jillian mele has an update update. We are following suspended service on the Lansdale Doylestown line due to overhead wire problems. That is still our only problem with mass transit. 95 northbound approaching cottman avenue disabled vehicle taking out the right lane. As youll notice on this map, we have lines of red here in both directions. Now, southbound thats the typical volume that were used to seeing as drivers make their way into center city. And now northbound we are seeing a pretty heavy delay as drivers approach that disabled vehicle because, again, the right lane is blocked there. This is a live look at 76 right near conshohocken. Eastbound side we definitely see some pockets of volume. Westbound, not too bad at this point. Westbound is really heavy right now, right near city avenue so keep that in mind. Normal volume on the route 30 bypass and 422. And so far, area bridges are clear. Happening today, the casino crisis moves to camden. Nbc 10s katy zachry has the latest on revel. Hi katy. Reporter hi, vai. Thats right. Does the revel casino have another chance at new ownership . Well, that question will be addressed inside federal court behind me in just a few hours. More details around this hearing. Ill give them to you after the break. Feel a cold sore coming on . Only abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. It penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. Dont tough it out knock it out, fast. Abreva. At three before 7 00 weve learned new information about breaking news were following for you in Port Richmond. Heres what weve learned. Police say a man dressed in black started banging on the door of the toys r us. It was obviously closed and locked up. Flashed a gun at employees. They wouldnt let him in so the gunman fired. No one was hurt but you can see i dont know if you can see from our live picture from skyforce10 you can see that the window of the door is shot. You can see that. The robber ran away. Well continue to follow this story and well update you with new information on nbc10. Com. Im katy zachry live in camden, where later this morning, a judge here at this federal courthouse will decide if Atlantic Citys revel casino will go to the runnerup bidder in last years Bankruptcy Court auction. The firm that originally won the bid to buy revel backed out because of debt associated with the costly power plant that was built to run the casino. Now casino management has turned to florida deviler, glenn straub the runnerup bidder. He offered 95 million, but now wants to pay less. The hearing is scheduled for midmorning. We will have updates on nbc10. Com and also at nbc 10 news at 11 00. Reporting live in camden katy zachry, nbc 10 news. Com. As we approach 7 00 we still have this suspended service on the septa lansdale Lansdale Doylestown line between lansdale and doylestown due to overhead power problems. So keep that in mind. Another problem on 95 northbound side right at the betsy ross bridge northbound. Thats not a delay were used to seeing but unfortunately, we do have a delay northbound all because of a disabled vehicle that is, again, northbound as you approach cottman avenue. Now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. Clouds are blowing through the area. The view from skyforce10 shows the clouds that have moved back in. Those clouds are coming in with strong gusty winds, which are bringing temperatures down this morning. Winds of 18 miles an hour in northeast philly 25mileanhour winds and higher gusts in allentown. It feels like its in the 20s and low 30s. Its going to be a bundleup, kind of blustery day today. Actual temperature has steadily been coming down. Now 39 in northeast philadelphia. Trenton down to 40 degrees in Philadelphia International and wilmington with colder air north and west. We will see occasional sunshine breaking through the clouds. Temperatures dont look like theyre going to make much progress during the day today, but we will be dry. Tomorrow morning, the hourbyhour forecast showing by 7 00 in the morning, clouds are here, and then here comes the snow during the day. Well be ready. Its been a couple weeks, but it feels like the band is back together again. Back together. Feels good. Today shows up next. Well be back with an update in 25 minutes. And you can get updates at nbc10. Com nbc10. Com. Good morning. Dangerous chill. Millions from the midwest to maine to the deep south dealing with brutally low temperatures. If you think its cold now, al says just wait. Day one. Jury selection begins this morning at the trial for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing attack. Why it could take weeks to find the 12 jurors who will decide if he lives or dies. Manhattan mystery. The founder of a 200 Million Hedge Fund found fatally shot in his new york city apartment. Was it suicide or murder . This morning, his own son is in police custody. And royal scandal. Prince andrew reportedly cuts vacation short amid allegations that he had

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