Called in around 5 45 p. M. , and was well underway with flames shooting out of the multistory Apartment Building under construction in the 2000 block of University Avenue near shattuck. A nearby restaurant worker watch build inning get swallowed up in flames shortly after the fire broke out. The fire flames, too much fire flames, middle part of the building. Its, like, going higher and higher. The entire middle of the building was up in flames. Reporter mutual aid from at least half a dozen departments were called in to help wrest the flames down. We saw a bunch of firefighters coming down the street, blearing away, and we looked out, and it looked like just the top of the billing was on fire for a minute. Reporter firefighters garden evacuating businesses. We had fire threatening the buildings around it, multiple apartments and businesses, all of which have been evacuated. Reporter unable to again access inside, firefighters were forced to play defense, attacking the flames from outs
We return with First Lady Melania Trump ringing the opening bell at the new york she was joined by ten elementary schoolchildren from the United Nations International School as part of her be best initiative. This morning, there are new developments after two 6yearold kids were arrested at their school in orlando. The officer who made the arrest has been fired and the police chief said what happened to the children shocked him and made him sick to his stomach. I can only imagine how traumatic this was for everyone involved. Reporter the Orlando Police chief taking swift action after the controversial arrest of two 6yearold children, firing the officer involved and apologizing to the children and their families. We were all appalled. We can not fathom the idea of a 6yearold being put in the back of a police car. Reporter last week the two kids, a boy and a girl, both 6, were arrested at school. Their hands bound with zip ties. This grandmother saying she was told her granddaughter was a
back in less than ten minutes with your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast. now to get you updated on your ride to work early monday morning so far, things have been smooth. i hope i didn t jinx things. katy zachry is in with a look at the clear and cold roads. chris, i hope you didn t jinx things either, because for the last hour, things have been looking great on the area roads. we ll start off with a live look at 676, vine street expressway right at broad street. the expanse of the vine looks great. 76 looks good as well. for drivers in delaware county, springfield township, providence road between baltimore pike and bishop road, there is some construction there for you to be aware of. and as we zoom out and take a look at your average speeds on the area roads, route 1 is in the 50s, 95 south of philadelphia, you re in the mid-50s. and the 42 freeway is in the mid-50s as well. and we take a live look at the 42 freeway right at creek road. this is in belmar, wher
accounting for any issues, delays or accidents on that stretch of 202. a few accidents to tell you about. this is on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound, right past norristown. if you re headed in that area, the accident is off to the shoulder, but the vehicle is facing the wrong direction. so, it might be a little alarming to see that, but crews are out there trying to get that cleaned up. we also have an accident in montgomery county, bryn athyn, cathedral road right at huntingdon pike. it s been out there for a little bit and i just checked, it s still there. so, be aware of that if you re headed in that area. also, we are following things in new jersey, route 42 right at creek road. headlights are going northbound up to the area bridges in center city, philadelphia. no issues to report in new jersey or delaware. we are following breaking news in a philadelphia neighborhood where police believe a woman has been abducted. nbc 10 s matt delucia is live in germantown. matt,
street down coulter, i heard screaming. reporter: this witness said he had just walked by 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither at 9:40 at the corner of coulter and green. she was screaming help, help. reporter: in the dark of night all he could see was the struggle. i don t know what happened inside the car. the glass came off and that s when i jumped back and all that and he pulled off. reporter: detectives found her cell phone and glasses at the scene along with a knife and a glove. we don t know what happened at all. carlesha s family says she s in this neighborhood frequently to visit friends and her godson. they came to the scene this morning with photos in hand ready to retrace her steps in search for answers. we re going to do the same thing everybody else is doing, search through houses and grass and leaves and any kind of pals you might see, just go through it, kick it. any kind of things you could find and pick up just to give us a clue as to where sh