Getting by so we are seeing a southbound backlog. What happened overnight was they were trying to install a new sign using a crane and the sign ended up weighing 15,000 pounds more than they expected to. So, reports are that the sign fell from the crane and then had to be cleaned up. Thats why 95 was closed overnight in both directions here just south of 413. As we come out here you can see the southbound backlog that remains with that one lane being blocked by 413. Were parked in the ongoing Construction Zone. Especially if youre coming southbound along 95 in bucks county this morning i would still think alternates. Come down one to woodhaven and from woodhaven get back to 95 southbound or if you want to stay local use hulmeville road or state road. 13 bristol pike has been kind of busy. Coming southbound i would still avoid 95 northbound. Things are clearing up. On the big picture so far not so bad on other chunks of 95, the boulevard, the schuylkill and the blue route, most speeds still in the 40s and 50s but we are watching a crash this morning out in west chester. Its 202, the southbound side at matlack street. Police and a tow truck are on the scene. And its mostly off to the side here so not causing a huge southbound delay as you head down towards chadds ford. Its watching a truck accident in delaware, 495 northbound at 13. Luckily that, too, is off to the shoulder. Karen whats happening with the weather. Well, were dry today so thats some good news. Temperatures are going to have a real change for you. Lets start with the temperatures right now. Heading out, these temperatures are mild. Its 48 degrees in philadelphia. In the Lehigh Valley weve dipped just to 45. Its now 51 in dover. Thats a new number. But in the 50s still in parts of our region. 48 degrees in cape may. 47 in atlantic city. It feels a little cooler than that with the breeze. Winds switch out of the northwest gusty at times. Even though were looking at temperatures in the mid 40s its going to feel like the 30s. At 7 00 a. M. , its 45. Were dry today. About lith time 45 degrees. Even at 3 oclock sitting in the 40s but feeling like the upper 30s. Huge change from yesterday when we were near 60. At 7 oclock its 39 degrees. Todays high will be a little bit above average. Well see highs in the mid to upper 40s, normally about 43 but look at the overnight low. Really cold air moves in. 29 degrees for the overnight low. Thats going to be a huge change for you for tomorrow mornings bus stop and we are talking the chance for a white christmas. Well have more on that in the accuweather 7day in a few minutes, matt. Okay, thank you, karen. Back to our breaking track news in bucks county where they are saying we need a bigger crane. The one they brought to hang a really heavy sign was too weak and now commuters on i95 are paying the price. Action News Reporter Katherine Scott is live near the scene in croydon. Good morning, katherine. Good morning, matt. And the good news is the traffic is now getting by in both directions. That was not the case earlier. So at least were seeing some improvement here but you still want to look for those alternate routes because there are still some slowdowns in the area. You can see that theres still some lane closures here. The northbound is doing a little bit better than the southbound lanes. I95 had been closed in both directions for hours overnight. Crews were out installing a sign in the southbound lanes of 95 in croydon. It was scheduled maintenance. When they ran into a problem. Initially we had heard the crane malfunctioned but apparently the sign weighed way more than expected and it was too heavy for them to move. So, both directions of i95 were closed between street road and route 413 while they could clear everything out of the way. But shortly after 5 30 a. M. , traffic began getting by in both directions. So, it looks like they opened ahead of schedule. Initially state police didnt think theyd open until 6 oclock, but again traffic has been getting by so thats the good news. Still expect delays in the area. Use alternate routes because there still is work here left to be done. We are live in croydon, Katherine Scott, channel6 action news. Thank you katherine. Developing this morning we have new information about the car involved in a deadly hitandrun in bucks county. A vehicle struck and killed a cyclist near route 13 and corson street in bristol borough last night. Police have not identified the victim but they say he was hit by a silver Mercedes Benz amg which will likely have considerable damage to the front end. This is just a picture of one here. Police also found a decorative license plate of an eagle at the scene. You can take a look at that right now. If you recognize this or see the car, call police. Your time now 6 05 and the search continues for the person who murdered an 85yearold man in his West Philadelphia home. Police say Willie Cooper was stabbed several times on the 5300 block of addison street yesterday afternoon. Police say a Family Member found coopers body and there are signs of forced entry from the alley into the basement. However, it appears nothing was taken from the home. Police are looking to find the killer and the murder weapon. Gunfire in grays ferry injured a teenager and sent a bullet through a home that was more than a block away. The shooting happened last night along south stanley street. Police found more than a dozen shell casings. Witnesses say there were two shooters who got away on dirt bikes. A bullet went through the front door of a home on wharton street. No one inside was hurt. Super wawa, super size, super bowl, while most americans seem to want things that are bigger, target plans to build a store locally that will be smaller. Maribel aber is live at the nasdaq in times square to tell us about the mini targets. Maribel, tell us about it. Reporter all right, good morning, matt. Target plans to open one of its Small Format Stores in ardmore. This is what the company says its store at lancaster and ardmore avenue will look like when it opens in july 2019. Target has five of the Smaller Stores in philadelphia. In 2018 the Company Plans to open a Small Format Stores at broad and washington, sixth and Spring Garden and in haddon township. Modest losses on wall street yesterday as investors waited for progress on tax reform legislation. Looks like futures are Still Holding to a higher open. Report on existing home sales due out later today. Thats the latest in you back to you jeanette and matt. Maribel have a great day. Little cooler today than yesterday. Yesterday was kind of a nice treat, right, almost 60 and today were getting back to reality. Lets take a look right now at storm tracker6 live double scan. So, were dry. Today is a dry day. Thats some good news. Lets go on outside and see what it looks like and sky6 looking live. We have a fair amount of cloud cover. Hard to see from this shot but look, life at Temple University and you see our center city skyline. Lets check the numbers for you right now. Yesterdays mild air still kind of in place cause the current temperature is 48 degrees. But in the afternoon, youre going to feel a big change. The dewpoint is 27. Dry air mass in place. Winds are still westerly but theyre going to switch to the northwest later and thats whats going to help it to feel so cool this afternoon. The pressure is currently rising. The wind chill not a big deal just yet, 43 degrees. I want to show you this satellite and radar image especially in philadelphia and areas south, seeing a good amount of cloud cover right now and thats because of an area of low pressure thats riding down to our south. So, were going to see a lot of clouds at least to start us off. 23 degrees is the wind gust in mount pocono. Currently 29 in reading. These are new numbers. 20 in wilmington. So, the winds already gusting at times today and when you see that happen, its going to make it feel a lot cooler than these numbers im about to show you. The high today in the mid 40s. The temperatures a little bit above average. Nothing like yesterday, though. Its going to be a day of partly sunny skies. At 8 00 a. M. Its 42. At 10 00 a. M. , about 44. At lunchtime, holding in the low to mid 40s. At 3 oclock 45 degrees and at 6 oclock 40 degrees. So, through the afternoon temperatures are in the 40s but heres what it its going to feel like. This is future tracker showing the wind chills. So, this is a look at 10 oclock in the morning. Its going to feel like its 36. I just showed you numbers in the mid 40s in the afternoon. Heres a look at 3 oclock with future tracker showing in the city and much of the area, see the area of blue, its going to feel like its about 37 degrees so thats a big change from yesterday. The real arctic air is bottled up to the north and west. It is coming in time, just in time for our holiday battle zone. Were tracking to see a couple of things. Weve got a front thats going to be riding around us this weekend. Warm air is going to be along the coast. A couple of waves of low pressure ride along the front and the big question is the second wave that comes, does its placement allow the cold air to move in in time to give us a little bit of snow for christmas . Its still too early to say but heres some of the options here. Now, if this low rides to the west, i dont really think thats going to happen but it could bring rain to the region. If it rides close enough to the coast we could get some rain changing to a wintry mix. If it goes farther out to sea, we would be dry. And yesterday the models kind of looked like oh, maybe, we would see a wintry mix. Today the models in disagreement again. The euro showing it goes too far out and we stay dry. Gfs say maybe a wintry mix or a little snow. Its too early to say but i wanted to show you behind the scenes what were tracking for the holiday. Today wind chills in the 30s despite a high about 45. Tomorrow winter officially arrives with the solstice and its a high of 43 degrees, right about average. Friday is a bit milder we make it up to 50. It looks like the rain for the most part holds off until friday night into saturday. But the Lehigh Valley could see a little bit of light rain or drizzle. Saturday is warm, 62 degrees. Warmest day of this seven day period but its not dry. Were going to be wet at times. On sunday, thats christmas eve, a high of 49 degrees. It looks like some late rain is possible so well have to watch in the Lehigh Valley if its a little slick at night. On monday, thats Christmas Day and thats when were watching the placement of this low. Right now it looks like cold enough air in place it will be just a high of 40 degrees. If we get a bit of wintry mix or snow, it would be in the earlier part of the day. On tuesday, 34 degrees, so thats when the real arctic air hits us. 34. Look at that overnight low. Just about 18 degrees and it looks like it stays cold beyond that. So, some real arctic air coming your way and the big question is does it hit on Christmas Day . Well have to watch for that. Well see. Thank you, karen. 6 11 now. The trip of a lifetime takes a tragic turn. We have new information this morning about the accident in mexico that left a bus overturned and tourists dead. And if you have ever wondered if your untagged photos are floating around on facebook now theres a way you can find out matt. Not floating very freely on 95 in croydon jeanette. Were stacked in the southbound lanes all because of the crane mishap up ahead. Well talk about alternates and a couple other work zones along 95 when action news continues on this wednesday morning. Breaking news at 6 14. Lets go right to matt pelman and get an update on 95. Yeah, near croydon it has been a rough start this morning because we had some problems overnight with a crane that was working on a sign and it turns out the sign was about 15,000 pounds too heavy for the size crane that was trying hold it. So, the sign started to fall. It was a mess. They had to close down 95 in both directions. If chopper can zoom in we might be able to see that the right lane is still blocked along 95 southbound as they try to finish wrapping up this situation. Northbound lanes theyve got them reopened here in the ongoing work zone just south of 413 but, yeah, there is chopper pans in you can see the cones. They do still have that right lane blocked so were seeing a pretty substantial delay southbound along 95 passing that ongoing work zone at 413 as chopper pans to the left, you can see all the people waiting to get through this mess in croydon bucks county. Thats the 413 onramp right there. So, weve been talking about this all morning. Theres also a zone before you get there over the scudder falls bridge also in the southbound lanes, also now causing a backup here by the welcome center. This is also bucks county just over the scudder falls bridge coming in from new jersey, one of the two lanes blocked. You got two separate spots in which youre down to just one lane along 95 southbound so bottom line is, i think you still want to stick with one southbound down to woodhaven road and from there you can get back on 95 southbound or if youre coming in from new jersey, use the turnpike. No issues on the turnpike through bucks county this morning unlike yesterday morning. Thats if youre headed towards bensalem and route one. This is another chunk of route one starting to slow in the southbound lanes of the boulevard extension heading toward that narrowed ramp to the schuylkill westbound. They changed that ramp though. Now youre moving on the left side instead of the right side so things do look a little bit different there. In west chester a crash along 202 southbound at matlack street. Its off to the side. Work on 95 in delaware has cleared. Still watching this truck accident 495 northbound by 13. That, too, though is off to the side so not a big delay at this point. Matt. Thank you, matt. New from the overnight we have learned that five americans were among the 11 People Killed when a bus crashed in southeastern mexico. Investigators say the tourists on it were Cruise Ship Passengers from two Royal Caribbean ships. They were on an excursion to see mayan ruins on the yucatan peninsula. 20 other people were injured. 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I bet these drivers are wondering too. Stuck on 95 southbound side here in croydon in the ongoing work zone at 413 parked because up ahead one of the two lanes is blocked because of that crane mishap from the overnight. Come down route one to woodhaven instead of 95 southbound its still a mess even though one lane is getting by. Mass transit hasnt been a mess this morning but we have a 10 minute delay on the wilmington newark line. Were getting used to new schedules this week on the patco high speedline karen. Yesterday we had temperatures near 60. Were starting on the mild side today as well. The current temperature in the city is 48. So, thats already above our average high. 51 in dover. 52 in cape may. Even in the Lehigh Valley youre in the mid 40s. But temperatures today especially in the afternoon its going to feel a lot chillier than yesterday. Winds are going to switch this afternoon out of the northwest. A chilly breeze. So even though were talking highs in the mid 40s at lunchtime 44, at 3 oclock, 45, at 5 oclock, 42, its going to feel like its just in the 30s when you factor in a breezy chilly wind out of the northwest. So, its breezy and cooler today. Lets take a quick look at your travel weather. This is the time of year a lot of people may be flying around and currently on the boards weve got the green arrows. Everythings looking good. Were dry in philadelphia boston and chicago, some fog right now in orlando but not causing any delays, jeanette. Okay, karen thanks for the update. In this mornings health check we are just now learning about the longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth. It happened last month in tennessee. Emma gibson was delivered november 25th but she was conceived more than 20s years ago. 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Players in the super bowl dont have to play in the pro bowl. I hope the eagles dont play in it. Construction on a controversial new middle school in Montgomery County is back on. The Upper Perkiomen School board reversed a previous decision to stop the project late last night. The prior school board of directors originally approved the project. Then voters in the district elected new members who stopped the project earlier this month over concerns of the cost to taxpayers. Nearly 8 million has been spent so far on the project. Last nights reversal to restart construction was five to four. Well just in time to ring in the new year with fireworks, stores in pennsylvania can now sell aerial fireworks to residents. In the past people had to go out of state to buy them. The new law was passed in october and is now in effect but stores will need to have a license to sell fireworks. And it will also cost you. There is a 12 percent fireworks tax in addition to the states 6 percent sales tax. 6 27 now. And theres some lingering problems on i95 in bucks county. Matt pelman will tell you how to avoid the problems. And a teenager is seriously wounded when a gunman takes aim at a crowd inside of a restaurant. The details on that coming up next. Breaking now on action news an overnight road project doesnt go according to plan leading to major backups on i95 in bucks county. And amazon Delivery Driver gets ambushed. Armed robbers target a woman making dropoffs at the height of the holiday rush. New from the overnight the big tax vote in the senate and President Trump weighs in this morning on what is likely to become his first major legislative victory. Good morning everyone. 6 30 on this wednesday december 20s. Tam is off. Jeanette reyes joins us. Meteorologist matt pelman is for karen rogers and what was happening was a crane was trying hold a sign that weighed too much for the crane. The sign weighed 15,000 pounds more than they expected it to. So the sign started falling. The road had to be shut down in both directions. Chopper6 is still live over where this all happened in croydon bucks county. This is 95 just south of the ongoing work zone by 413 and you can see we now have some good news. Both lanes opened in both directions even that southbound right lane actually. There it looks like maybe theyre still picking up a couple cones in that right lane. Theyve been trying to clear out and theyve got most of it cleared but part of that right lane is still blocked so we are still jammed as you come southbound on 95 from approaching to pass 413 because of those earlier issues. This is also 95 southbound also in bucks county but a different spot. Just over the scudder falls bridge its another work zone with the right lane blocked. So, same sort of scenario so two times on 95 south in bucks county delays because of construction closures. You might still want to come down route one southbound instead. Meanwhile we had a crash we were watching early this morning in west chester, 202 southbound at matlack. Thats cleared out so everythings opened there headed down towards the delaware state line and in delaware our Construction Zone along 95 has cleared and now our truck accident on 495 northbound has also cleared out of the way. But in south jersey in sewell getting word of a new crash involving a pickup truck off the road and into the woods. Its off of 55 northbound at 553. Not too slow there at this point but it does slow farther north as you approach 42 with speeds in the teens. And in lawnside a crash by the ups Customer Center along oak avenue at grant avenue. Thats cleared out. About another half hour on construction on 295 but at this point delays there dont look too bad. But yeah karen its been an event full morning already. It has. When you want a little peace youre not getting it. Heres satellite and radar showing we have a good amount of clouds especially philadelphia and areas south but were dry today but look at these temperatures, 48 degrees already in philadelphia. 51 in dover. 47 in atlantic city. Even in the Lehigh Valley, 45 in allentown, now 43 degrees in reading so the mild air from yesterday still here with us this morning. cause these temperatures are above our average high for this date. But the afternoon things are really going to change. Its going to feel chilly this afternoon. By 7 00 a. M. , 45 degrees. Holding in the mid 40s most of the day. Lunchtime 45. 3 oclock, 45. All with partly sunny skies. At 5 oclock, 42 degrees. At 7 oclock, 39. The problem is even though youre looking at these temperatures in the 40s its going to feel like the upper 30s when you factor in kind of a chilly breeze that will be switching to the northwest. And tomorrow we are going to welcome the winter solstice. This is when winter officially arrives tomorrow morning its going to happen at 11 28. This is when the suns direct rays are over the tropic of capricorn and you can see the tilt of the earth will be farthest from the sun so thats when you get the least daylight, thats when temperatures are going to be the coolest during the winter season obviously but were also tracking the chance for a little bit of snow. Talk about that in the sevenday matt in a few minutes. Thank you, karen. Back to our breaking traffic news. Crews along i95 tipped the scales when they tried to hang a huge sign with a crane that turned out to be a little wimpy. Action News Reporter Katherine Scott has been watching them try to remedy this situation and joins us live in croydon. Good morning, katherine. Reporter good morning, matt. And theres a big difference here from earlier. Traffic now getting by in both directions on i95 after both directions were shut down for hours overnight. You still may want to use those alternate routes, though, because there is still some equipment here but nothing like it was earlier. Crews were out installing a sign overnight in the southbound lanes of 95 in croydon. It was for and scheduled maintenance. Initially we heard the train malfunctioned but apparently the sign weighed more than they expected that they were trying to install. It was too heavy to move so they had to shut down both directions of i95 between street road and route 413 so they could fix the situation. Initially state police didnt think they would reopen until 6 00 but as it turns out, the lanes started opening shortly after 5 30 and now were hearing that all lanes are opened on i95. So, again, you still might see some slowdowns. However, all lanes are now opened. If youre taking a look at chopper, you can see that everyones getting by here. There is still some equipment here but the good news is all lanes have now reopened on i95 in both directions. So, a huge improvement from earlier when both sides were shut down after that problem with the crane and the sign. We are live in croydon Katherine Scott, channel6 action news. Good to hear. Thank you katherine. Also breaking Philadelphia Police are calling an Early Morning car fire suspicious. It happened on norris street near gillespie street in tacony at 4 00 a. M. Neighbors reported hearing loud pops. Fire crews quickly doused the flames. There are no reports of injuries. New this morning a freak car crash killed a man as he was getting off a bus in delaware. State police say the victim stepped off of the dart bus right into the path of an oncoming car. It happened on philadelphia pike and Brandywine Hundred late last night. That driver is cooperating with police as the investigation into the deadly crash continues. And gunshots fired into a Chinese Restaurant seriously injuring a 17yearold boy. It happened at the corner of 27th and dickinson streets in grays ferry last night. Police say a group of people in the restaurant were holding the door closed trying to keep the shooter outside. That is when he reportedly opened fire. One bullet went through the door and struck the teen in the head. He is in critical condition. No arrests have been made. And the search is on for the four men who held up an amazon Delivery Driver at gunpoint in delaware county. The suspects ambushed the driver in the 1000 block of oak wood in Darby Township monday night. Police say the thieves got away with several packages and some of the drivers personal items. That driver was not hurt. She told investigators she knew something was wrong when she noticed she was being followed about a mile away. You got to watch your back like that. I mean, its a quiet neighborhood for Something Like that to happen. Police have not been able to track down any surveillance footage. If you have any information, you are asked to call Darby Township police. Sweeping tax reform is just a few formalities away from being signed into law. The Senate Passed the republican backed measure along party lines overnight 51 to 48. The bill heads back to the house today. Representatives there must vote again due to a technical problem with provisions that have been removed from the original plan they approved. The 1. 5 trill dollar tax cut permanently slashes the Corporate Tax rate. The average american could see increases in their paychecks by february. Democrats who voted no say they are concerned about the middle class and the impact on the national debt. We are giving the people of this country their money back. What a disgrace. Thats what this bill is. An absolute disgrace. President trump wants to sign the legislation this week. He announced on twitter that there will be a 1 00 p. M. News conference at the white house if the house approves the senate bill. All right. Now turning to accuweather forecast. Karen, all eyes on Christmas Day. Yes. Looking a little iffy, not too good. Some possible like the chance for a white christmas. I dont want to have to work. Oh, is that what it is. Its about me. Storm tracker6 live double scan showing were dry through the area and looking good. Lets go on outside and see what it looks like right now. Lots of clouds out and about but were dry. Were looking live here in penns landing, ben franklin bridge and things are moving along this morning and well see some sunshine mixing with the clouds. The temperatures 48 degrees right now. The dewpoint 27. Pretty dry atmosphere. We stay dry today. Winds are westerly right now but theyre going to switch to the northwest this afternoon. Its going to be a chilly breeze at times. The pressures rising. Wind chill isnt a big factor right now 43 degrees but in the afternoon youll feel the difference with in wind chill. Heres satellite and radar showing us that the cloud cover is kind of on philadelphia and areas south most especially so if youre in the northwest you have a better chance to see some sunshine, a little more sunshine this morning. That rain is staying down to our south though its a low pressure down to our south just spilling some clouds into our region. Lets look at the wind gusts. Right now 29 mild wind gust in reading, 23 in mount pocono. 20 in wilmington. The wind will be gusty at times today and thats whats going to make it feel kind of chilly this afternoon. Even though temperatures are going to be in the mid 40s. The wind chills are going to be a lot cooler than that. So, at 8 00 a. M. , its 42. At 10 00 a. M. , 44. At lunchtime, 44 degrees. At 3 oclock, 45. With periods of clouds and sunshine. And then look at what its going to feel like. This is future tracker6 showing the wind chills at 10 oclock this morning, the wind chill in the city just 36 degrees cause the winds at that point will strongly be out of the northwest. This is at 2 oclock in the afternoon where temperatures are going to be in the mid 40s but its going to feel like about 38 degrees. This is a huge change from yesterday when the temperatures were nearly 60 so that Beautiful Day from yesterday, a real change today, its going to feel chilly. And then all eyes on the holiday weekend. So, christmas forecast, were going to have warm air initially in place along the coastline. Saturday and sunday were going to have a couple of areas of low pressure that starts to ride through. On sunday the second low rides through around christmastime, so the question is where does the second low track . What is the precipitation type . Does it move along the coastline and that allows the cold air to move in so then we could get some snow . Today the models are kind of waffling on this. Theres one model that says this low is weigh out to the coast so maybe we would even be dry. Another model suggesting maybe we get a wintry mix so a quick changeover to snow if it kind of hugs the coastline. So, the placement of this low will determine whether or not we see a bit of snow for christmas. So, were still tracking that. Were several days away and i think likely the next few days the models will continue to wobble a little. Wind chills today are just going to be in the 30s even though we have a high of 45. Big change from yesterday. Tomorrow winter officially arrives and its seasonable a high of 43. Friday is a bit milder 50. Looks like we probably stay dry during the day friday but Lehigh Valley and the poconos you might get a little bit of light rain and drizzle. On saturday, its really warm. 62 degrees. That warm air is along the coastline like we talked about and then at night we could have a little bit of rain moving in. Sunday some late rain is possible as we watch, 49 degrees for your high, so sunday night into monday, thats Christmas Day, we could have that possible rain or snow mix, a high of 40 degrees. It looks more than likely it will be in the Morning Hours if we get that. On tuesday, that real arctic air finally moves into the region. 34 degrees for your high. Look at that overnight low, 18 and it looks like its going to stay that cold for a little while after that. Im looking at the 62 on saturday. Nice but its going to be rain at times but its still 62. Try to get out there, run your errands. Youre going to ruin it any wray. Not me. [laughter] thank you, karen. Thanks karen. 6 41. Trouble at a traffic stop. An officers body cam captures his own brush with death in a confrontation with a driver. You know the saying if at first you dont succeed, try, try again. A wrecking crew finishes a demolition job during its second attempt. Matt. The crane crew has cleared from the lanes here in croydon bucks county jeanette along 95 southbound. So, the southbound delay has cleared out as well but well talk about some other issues on 95 and check in with the schuylkill expressway when action news continues on this wednesday morning. A look at your traffic with matt pelman. Matt, i see you worked your magic with the crane. Now we just got to work on the rest. This is normally the hour in the morning when things start to go downhill. We have some other problems to replace this one. But all lanes opened here along 95 at the busy interchange with 413. Chopper6 hd still live overhead and you can see four lanes opened, two in each direction now that the crew with the crane has cleared completely off to the side. Were back in business. It was a mess overnight when that crane was not quite Strong Enough to handle the sign that it was trying to move so they had to close 95 in both directions but as you can see now, all crews off to the side. Traffics moving fine. The delay has vanished. So, cross that one off the list but a work crew elsewhere on 95 southbound in bucks county. Its just after you come over the scudder falls bridge where one of the two lanes is blocked. Theres a slight delay there coming in from new jersey. Its not as bad as the one was earlier farther south in croydon but you still might want to come in via route one the super highway instead of 95 in bucks. Speaking of construction in bucks county, couple other zones today during the midday where the flaggers are going to be out and about. So you might want to avoid them. Geigle hill road upper church road. Perry run road can get you around that. In new britain new galeana road off farber drive. 9 Miles Per Hour westbound on city avenue. Weve been watching a broken down vehicle right here in the gore point at the on photographer girard avenue. Not a big deal. Its off to the side and the track is actually heavier on the eastbound side. Were also watching a crash this morning in sewell. Its the northbound side of 55 at 553. Pickup truck ran off the road into the woods. Youre getting by okay. It slows farther north though as you approach 42. Matt. Thank you, matt. A florida man faces attempted murder charges for dragging a Police Officer for about a half mile. The incident was caught on the officers body cam. The officer was investigating a drugrelated incident in Pembroke Pines yesterday when the driver took off and you see him drag along the officer. The officer eventually let go of the car. He is expected to be okay. The driver was arrested following a 20mile police chase. Federal investigators in Washington State are looking into whether the engineer of the derailed amtrak train was being distracted by an employee who was training right next to him. Three people were killed and more than 100 were injured when the train plunged off an overpass and onto interstate five on monday. The train was going 80 Miles Per Hour in a 30 Miles Per Hour zone. Drivers are now dealing with hours long delays on all the alternate routes as the highway remains closed for cleanup. Your time now 6 47. And this is new this morning. What was left of the georgia dome in atlanta came down with a bang early this morning. explosion . This was the second attempt to implode the dome where the falcons used to play. Engineers blasted it last month but two sections didnt fall. Officials held a supplemental implosion early this morning so the massive dust cloud that formed would not affect traffic. It feels good to be back. More people shop online for the holidays than ever before. And the United States Postal Service delivers more of those purchases to homes than anyone else in the country. Because we know, even the smallest things are sometimes the biggest. Even the smallest things ing. Time for a preview of gma. Lets join paula ferris in the gma studios. Were talking taxes on this wednesday. Reporter were talking taxes. Riveting conversation guys. Great to be with both of you matt and jeanette on this wednesday. Coming up as you just mentioned matt Senate Republicans pass the tax bill overnight. A second house vote now remaining before President Trump can sign it into law and House Speaker paul ryan is going to speak with george this morning about what this could mean for american families. Also ahead a consumer alert this morning scammers taking advantage of all the last minute shopping were doing. Well tell you about the package emails that you need to be wary of so that you dont become a victim. Plus, an amazing medical milestone this morning. A young woman in tennessee giving birth to a healthy baby that was frozen as an embryo for 24 years. Our dr. Jen ashton is going to join us live with how this all happened what it means for the future. You guys, the mom is only technically a year and a half older than the baby. Fascinating. Crazy. Reporter isnt it just so fascinating but yeah well dig into it. Its a mind blowing subject. Well be watching. Thanks paula. See you in a bit. Interesting. Chopper6 hd going from croydon to center city. A problem by Rittenhouse Square a water main break along 18th near spruce. I would steer clear of 18th this morning. Sixteenth or 20th better bets for you and we should have pictures before too long. Picture of 422 shows a broken down truck off to the side eastbound just past oaks and of course its slow and 42 has a gathering crowd into the northbound lanes from blackwoodclementon road up to 295, karen. Traffic has been a mess these past couple days. At least the weather is behaving. Its 48 degrees in philadelphia. A mild 51 in dover. 45 in cal allentown. Winds will gust this afternoon. Even though were talking highs in the mid 40s it will feel like the upper 30s this afternoon. Thats a huge change from yesterday. Were dry but well have lots of clouds. Starting offer with cloudy skies right now and at 7 00 a. M. Well keep those clouds. Noontime 44 degrees with some sunshine. 3 oclock 45. It will feel like the upper 30s matt and jeanette. Karen thank you. Christmas could come early for some hopeful lottery players. The jackpot for powerball and Mega Millions are now more than half a billion dollars combined. Fridays Mega Millions stands at 247 million and tonights powerball drawing is worth more than 269 million. You can check your numbers during action news at 11 00. Top stories at 6 56. An 85yearold man was found stabbed to death in his West Philadelphia home. The elderly mans daughter made the discovery yesterday afternoon. So far there have been no arrests. Police say a bicyclist was struck and killed by a silver Mercedes Benz amg in bucks county last night. It happened near route 13 and corson street in bristol borough. Chopper6 has made it to Rittenhouse Square. A lot of muddy water blocked off between spruce and rittenhouse market and this point at locust by park restaurant. Use 16th or 20th not 18th for your northbound travels travels. 95 bucks county big problem with the crane cleared but still construction in the southbound lanes. Next camera shot there you go just south of the scudder falls bridge. Karen. Temperatures well above freezing. By 8 00 a. M. Well be in the low 40s. Lots of clouds though today. We hold in the mid 40s by 10 00 a. M. , 44, lunchtime 44. 3 oclock, 45. With some sunshine mixing with a lot of clouds but a gusty chilly breeze is going to make it feel like its just in the 30s. Got to go to gma. For matt pelman dave murphy karen rogers Jeanette Reyes Tamala Edwards im matt odonnell. Enjoy your wednesday. 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