2016 election season. we ll have those stories, but first let s get weather with david murphy and karen rogers has traffic. reporter: we have had a couple of sprinkles in philadelphia and down the shore they could be breaking up, but i see mist and drizzle in south jersey and delaware, and there are showers near baltimore that may come through later on. for the morning hours there s a chance of on and off light shower activity. we re seeing drying up north, the farther north you are through the region, the sooner you ll see sunshine. that sunny break will make it into philadelphia and perhaps the shore by the afternoon. 59 in allentown, cool and comfortable in the lehigh valley. 64 in reading, 65 in trenton. low 70s along the boardwalk. 67 by 6:00 a.m., 69 by 8:00 a.m. a sprinkle or shower down the shore. 80 by noon, 83 by 3:00 p.m. that s the high, we ll sit on that between 3 and 4:00 p.m. 81 by 6:00 with sunshine remerging as the day goes on. the weekend call coming up,
philadelphia briefly. that looks like it s over and down the shore perhaps through the morning hours a couple of more sprinkles and showers. looks like the sun is re-emerging in the northern half of the region and make it down the shore. 78 in allentown. low 70s along the boardwalks. as we roll through the day noon 80 degrees, 3:00 p.m., 83 that s the high. by 6:00 p.m. holding on to the low 80s. boy, the weekend is looking salute gorgeous, we ll have details from accuweather. carnal, what about roads early on? reporter: you mentioned sprinkles to the south. the roads are dry on the schuylkill expressway. northwesterlyless we never theless we have an accident here. police blocked all lanes they pushed the accident off to the side. we have police penndot on the scene look for that on the schuylkill expressway westbound. otherwise you re moving in the 50s. even i-95 the first signs of slowing 39 miles per hour southbound near girard. no big problems there. the one big accid
a crash and fire on the new jersey turnpike leads to an enormous traffic backup. it s happening on the northbound side near exit nine in east brunswick. the fire erupted after two tractor trailers collided and as you can see, it has led to delays that extend for miles. ryan sent up this eyewitness cam photo. flames engulfing the road as one of the trucks exploded. rachel mcgovern got stuck near the wreckage as drivers stopped to it void the fire. her video shows explosions in the distance. eventually rachel got by the scene of the fire and captured this video of the burned out aftermath. firefighters also converged on the neighborhood next to the road. they were very worried that fire might spread. the drivers of the both trucks suffered minor injuries. also tonight you ll soon be paying more to cross two busy bridges in the tri-state area. good evening, i m ukee washington. i m jessica dean. eyewitness news reporter david spunt is live on the tacony-palmyra bridge to
of the trucks exploded. rachel mcgovern got stuck near the wreckage as drivers stopped to it void the fire. her video shows explosions in the distance. eventually rachel got by the scene of the fire and captured this video of the burned out aftermath. firefighters also converged on the neighborhood next to the road. they were very worried that fire might spread. the drivers of the both trucks suffered minor injuries. also tonight you ll soon be paying more to cross two busy bridges in the tri-state area. good evening, i m ukee washington. i m jessica dean. eyewitness news reporter david spunt is live on the tacony-palmyra bridge to tell us just how much extra money drivers will have to hand over. david? reporter: jess carbs more money at the toll booth people just don t want to hear it but it is a reality. commissioners here in burlington county say it s to pay for repairs to fix the bridge, also, to make sure people are safe. don t do it. don t do it, please! r
thursday night at 10:00 p.m. those secure areas will mean once the papal events begin, only those who go through security clearance areas can get beyond that red zone. city officials say starting thursday, september 24th, security sweeps will take place on the parkway and won t open to walkers until 6:00 a.m. on friday. those pedestrians will need to be screened. on friday, emergency routes will also shut down to make way for those emergency vehicles and by friday, secure areas will be in place in old city and around independence hall. vehicle traffic won t be able to move within that green zone, a three plus mile area of the city. there will be seven medallion taxi cabs that are compliant with ada at the moment. they will operate in the traffic box for ada scheduled trips. reporter: food deliveries will be limited but the mayor says some deliveries will be allowed inside the zones in the overnight hours. warning eateries to prepare. we are asking businesses to be very