"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in bensalem with more on how authorities caught their suspect. david. >> reporter: jessica and ukee, authorities say this 18-year-old high school senior here in bensalem admitted to baking and selling these pot brownies. he's facing a lot of different charges to night and detectives here in bensalem stay that this is not the first time he used his recipe and charged for it. bensalem police arrested 18-year-old jacob francisco monday after detectives say he sold pot laced brownies to a middle school student at schaeffer middle school. authorities tell "eyewitness news" that student then sol the brownies to several other middle schoolers. but police say it all started with jacob francisco. >> we did find marijuana and all the cooking mixes for brownies so this kid was baking them and distributing them within the school district here in bensal bensalem. >> reporter: the public safety director for bensalem township. >> in this day and age, the marijuana is not the same marijuana as it was in the '80's and '90's. >> reporter: he worried the b

"eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in bensalem with more on how authorities caught their suspect. david. >> reporter: jessica and ukee, authorities say this 18-year-old high school senior here in bensalem admitted to baking and selling these pot brownies. he's facing a lot of different charges to night and detectives here in bensalem stay that this is not the first time he used his recipe and charged for it. bensalem police arrested 18-year-old jacob francisco monday after detectives say he sold pot laced brownies to a middle school student at schaeffer middle school. authorities tell "eyewitness news" that student then sol the brownies to several other middle schoolers. but police say it all started with jacob francisco. >> we did find marijuana and all the cooking mixes for brownies so this kid was baking them and distributing them within the school district here in bensal bensalem. >> reporter: the public safety director for bensalem township. >> in this day and age, the marijuana is not the same marijuana as it was in the '80's and '90's. >> reporter: he worried the b

. >>> bensalem police arrested 18 year old jacob francisco monday. after detectives say he sold pot-laced brownies to a middle school student at shaeffer middle school. authority tell "eyewitness news", that student then sold the brownies to several other middle schoolers. but police say, it all started with jacob francisco. >> we did find marijuana, and all the cooking mixes, for brownies, so this kid was baking them, and distributing them, within the school district here in bensalem. >> fred is the public safety director for bensalem township. >> in this day and age, the marijuana is not the same marijuana as it was in the 80s and 90s. >> he said he worried the brown coast have contained things in addition to marijuana. in this case, he said the student who bought the brownies were aware they were laced. luckily, no one was hurt. and he commends the non-brownie buying student for telling authorities. >> sometimes these kids, you know, don't ask, don't tell, they don't want to get involved. but these kids new that something was wrong and they got in

. >> reporter: that is right, jacob francisco is the bensalem high school senior, with possession with the intent to deliver and corruption of minor charges. there is also a juvenile that is expected to be charged. but they are not releasing his name because of his age. >> monday bensalem police announced the arrest of student jacob francisco, accused of making and selling brownies with marijuana. they accuse him of selling the brownies to middle school students and then sold them to seventh graders. and they got into the hands of at least a dozen students. today parents reacted. >> i didn't think it starts so early, i understand that kids experiment, but this is 13 years old, 12-13 years old. that is scary. >> the school superintendant is not ready for an on air response and referred "action news" to this statement. saying in part, the first was to screen all the students to make sure there was no negative effects from consuming the brownies. parentses of schafer students not directly affected are concern that automated phone calls did not go out until monday. >> the phone calls came

so you can see places like lower merion, norristown, plymouth meeting also moving toward bensalem, west chester into all of south jersey and all of delaware. you are included in that winter weather advisory. and take a look at the impact on your commute. tonight no problem. but tomorrow morning, use caution, allow extra travel time so here's the bottom line. we'll be looking at those temperatures hovering around freezing. overnight tonight the first part of the day tomorrow. so the snow it will stick mainly on the grassy surfaces, the no non-paveed surface tomorrow morning when you wal

we have some construction here, about the at unique between willow grove, bensalem. two lanes blocked, those every you, just make note two, lanes blocked right now. you will want to know this because this will slow you down specially push into the 5:00 hour, also, construction 70 westbound past 2952 lanes shift until 7:00 a.m. now we go to check weather. i heard the birds out there this morning, so hoping it is getting warmer. >> looks that way, meisha a actually just the beginning, actually going to well exceed looks like by tomorrow and thursday, our typical standards, but for now pretty calm out, there the worse of any winds we had yesterday, boy, blustery afternoon, had a chance to wind down, eventually, going to end one sunshine, looks like decent day overall once the sunrises, at the moment, storm scan3, very quiet. nothing more than few very high clouds have rolled through the area in recent hours, or generally under the influence of high pressure at this point, mentioning the winds here it is pretty calm overall, at worse 10 miles per hour coming out of the w

he's live saturday at the bensalem police department tonight. chris? >> reporter: that's right, lucy. even bensalem police were taken a back when they learned that kids as young as 12 and 13-year-old were not only eating but selling pot brownies at schaeffer middle school and doing it during the school day. >> bensalem robert schaeffer middle school students were packing snacks but it wasn't for their lunch box. >> quite a little operation this guy had about dozen and a half customers. >> reporter: police say 18-year-old bensalem high school student jacob francisco had quite the business of selling pot laced brownies. baking them at home and selling them to students. including a middle schooler who was then selling them to his seventh and eighth grade classmates at schaeffer. >> we're not talking you know, 20-year-olds here. we're talking seventh graders. talking 14-year-old kids while they're in school. so how they supposed to learn when they're all stoned out or marijuana brownies. >> reporter: it came to light when fellow students told administrator

gray hall is live at bensalem police tonight and gray you have the full story. >> yes, jim. it's an alleged crime that will outrage any parent tonight. the 14-year-old and her family are dealing with this situation and they are thankful that the suspect is off the streets. >> this is one animal off the streets. >> bensalem is talking about 21-year-old calvin bridges, police say he lured a 14-year-old girl into the woods by the neshaminy mall and sexual assaulted her. >> i don't have anything to say. it's overwhelming. >> a 14-year-old girl. >> i didn't know she was 14. >> it started in february when bridges met the victim at the mall and the two exchanged information and were in contact on social media. >> he likes minors, people just don't do this crime once shs this is not his first time doing this. >> the pair later agreed at the mall on march 6th and then bridges got the teenager to follow him into the woods behind the shopping plaza and sexually violated her. >> does it have to be at a knife or gun point and he has to con her or scare her, i know what i would do with hi

. >>> a bensalem high school student is facing charges after police say he sold marijuana laced brownies to middle school students and another student is likely to be charged. authorities arrested 18-year-old jacob francisco for intent to distribute. they were tipped off that children at the middle school ate the brownies last week. and parents of the students of the middle school were concerned they were not notified until yesterday. >> we got the phone call so we were alerted to it, but two days later. >> the principal released a statement saying the school system is cooperating with the bensalem police department. >>> the philadelphia zoo is not getting visitors today, they are closed for a major cleaning ahead of the spring season. the zoo staff is also taking part in an important emergency drills. katherine scott shows us -- >> reporter: there are kids at the zoo today but only the ones that live here. the philadelphia zoo is closed for one day as around 150 staff members fan out for a zoo wide cleanup. >> we could have called it zoo per tuesday given the day it is. we are preparing

also in bensalem. we're looking at still some patchy dense fog through interior parts of new jersey. millville, a quarter mile there and three-quarter mile visibility in wilmington. anything less than a mile, that shows us where we have a dense fog around this morning. be careful as you're driving. temperatures warming up this afternoon as the fog starts to get out of here. the mid-60s by 2:00 p.m. if you have st. patrick's day plans, it will be warmer and windy and showers hanging around. passing showers as we go through the afternoon and evening today and that will bring in the colder air mass for tomorrow. colder friday and into the weekend. morning lows will be in the 20s and 30s across the areas going into your weekend. it's going to be a cold start every morning into the weekend. the colder air mass stays. what that means with the next snow moving up, we have snow potential. it will be possible late sunday night into monday morning. that looks like the best chance as of now and compared to what t

gray hall is live at bensalem police tonight and gray you have the full story. >> yes, jim. it's an alleged crime that will outrage any parent tonight. the 14-year-old and her family are dealing with this situation and they are thankful that the suspect is off the streets. >> this is one animal off the streets. >> bensalem is talking about 21-year-old calvin bridges, police say he lured a 14-year-old girl into the woods by the neshaminy mall and sexual assaulted her. >> i don't have anything to say. it's overwhelming. >> a 14-year-old girl. >> i didn't know she was 14. >> i

in bensalem township by bensalem square shopping center, a crash at knights road and the crash westbound in bucks county is long gone. and everything is reopen there. we'll check it again coming up at 5:00. >> sounds good. see you then. what's the deal? is coming up next. a fix if you lock your keys in the car. >>> and looking live from penn's landing, adam joseph has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> and this reminder "action news" is about interaction with you, follow us on social media for the latest headlines and accuweather and breaking news. we are on facebook at 6 abc "action news" and twitter #6abcaction. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph is joining us now. sunshine is back before the temperatures go down. >> we are so spoiled. temperatures are above average, you think today is chilly wait until the second half of the weekend. a lot of sunshine today and the clouds are gone so as we scan around with our two radar beams, not finding anything this afternoon. as we take a look at some of the numbers over the last few days, we have kind of been up and down and all around

hundreds of flyers labeled professional water services recently showed you on door steps in bensalem. these pamphlets urge home owners to leave out water samples for testing but the fine print says the company is not associated with the water company or the health department. and it turns out the company sells water purification equipment. bensalem's mayor says these flyers sparked needless panic. >> seniors looking at that kind of get scared. >> it's very misleading. upon first look it doesn't look like it's any one company. it looks like it's being done on behalf of the water company. >> we reached out to professional water services for a comment. we're still waiting to hear back. >>> a new poll shows is a narrow majority of people in new jersey think atlantic city should handle its own financial problems. according to the laters rutgers/eag rutgers/eag rutgers/eag rutgers/eag rutgers/eag rutgers/eag rutgers/eagleton. tomorrow in trenton, the state budget and appropriations committee will consider the takeover bill and the financial rescue package. >>> new this morning for hundreds

>> we're on bensalem, woodhaven road onç the eastbound side around bristol pike. penndot crews out there as well. traffic slow by the scene. a few vehicles involved. there are vehicles over into the right-hand shoulder on the opposite side with one lane pretty much squeezing by. backups there. we'll keep you updated on this consistent for sure. expect backups headed eastbound on woodhaven road approaching bristol pike. >>> police are looking into the case of animal cruelty after a horse is found in lancaster. >> we'll tell you about the two mysteries police are trying to solve this morning after finding this horse peppered with paint balls. >>> plus, dusting off their dancing shoes. we'll tell you when our local players and coaches will be hitting the road for the ncaa tournament. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that implosion happened in germantown about a year and a half ago as part of an effort to revitalize the neighborhood. this weekend, a similar project has a gym lar goal. >> bbews will take down two more high-rises, this time in north philadelphia. 23rd and ingersol stree

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. >>> more arrests could be coming after a bensalem high school student was charged with selling marijuana laced brownies to middle schoolers, authorities arrested 18-year-old jacob francisco for intent to deliver and corruption of minors. fellow classmates notified teachers, and parents of students at the middle school were not notified about the incident until yesterday. >> we got a phone call so at least we were alerted to it but two days later? >> the principal released a statement saying the first priority was to have the school nurse screen all of the students to assure there were no negative effects from consuming the brownies. parents of the students were notified and the district continues to cooperate with the ongoing investigation with bensalem police. >>> the philadelphia water department is getting your input this week on a proposed rate hike, one was held in center city and another one tomorrow night at 6:00. more residents will pay $4.24 a month. most of them beginning in july. and another $4 a month raise would kick in in july of 2017. it would pay for water main repairs. >

we're at 64 degrees in allentown, pottstown, wes chess terks 67 in philadelphia, 59 in bensalem. bringing in the cool air, 57 atlantic city. 70 at wilmington and 74 in dover. 72 in millville. so we have nice warm spots right now. for today, though, in philadelphia we did get to 68 degrees so far, tomorrow we should be around 70, even with the rain. then we go into saturday we drop to around 60, 67 on sunday but we're saying above normal for this time of the year. the average high 56 degrees, so we're not going to be there just yet over your easter weekend. right now we're nice and dry but we'll see the clouds increase as we go through tonight because that rain is really just back off to the west. it will be moving into western pennsylvania soon, and then later early tomorrow morning or very late tonight we'll be seeing showers moving in. so here's future weather, clouds increase, closer to about 3:00 a.m. we'll see the approach of showers but during the morning commute, 9 lock i think we'll have rain around the lehigh valley. scattered light rain, can't rule out a couple of thund

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freezing in bensalem and west chester and wilmington. philadelphia coming in at 35 degrees. 31 in glassboro. 24 in millville. yes, it is a cold start to the day. it will be a cold start for the bus stop this morning for the kids, make sure they get a heavy coat this morning if you're through the lehigh valley. by 7:00 a.m., wee should still be in the upper 20s. philadelphia area by 7:00 a.m., mid-30s. new jersey and delaware, mid-30s. this afternoon at the bus stop, more like the low to mid-50s. improvements, not nearly as windy either. as we get closer to lunch time for the rest of the area, around 50 degrees. for the afternoon, topping out at 56 degrees. a little breeze, not nearly as gusty as it was yesterday. nice and dry on satellite and radar. no rain heading your way until friday. this morning, we'll keep the freezing temperatures in the forecast until the sun comes up. staying cold. then we get that gradual warmup. saturdays return wednesday and thursday. the rain i was mentioning for friday, spring showers for you to end out the

it's not going to be across your entire weekend. 42 bensalem. meft of the airy, especially in south jersey and delaware are already in the low to mid-40s. 50 in dover. mild this morning. you might need a light jacket. this afternoon are you i don't not going to need it at all. today, 25 to 30 degrees above normal, even tomorrow, record highs expected both today and tomorrow. 78 today. 80 tomorrow. we go into friday. we'll be back down to 68 degrees. still well above normal for this time of year. average highs actually 50 degrees believe it or not. technically we are still in winter but our weather pattern feels more like spring or summer as we go into the afternoon. high pressure to our south keeps us dry. the wind flow around it pulls up the warm air. record warmth in the forecast with the southwest wind. you notice rain showers to the north and west. that's going to be our next cold front moving through. cannot rule out a small shower thursday night into friday morning. it would mostly be on the lighter side. we can't rule out an early friday

mccormick of bensalem knows him very well. she and sebastian were classmates and friends in the early '90's at the international school of brussels and she tells fox 29 the two kept in touch throughout the years. >> he was a good guy. he's very athletic. very willing to help, generous. he's one of the good ones. that's all i can really say. he's a good one. >> she has been contact with sebastian's familily who says he's okay and in good spirits despite ordeal. you can find the latest breaki g developments on the bombing investigation on fox29.com. >>> on your radar it's about time to keep your coats at home. woo whoo! many out in northern liberties enjoying the warmer weather with dinner outside. we're in the 50s right now but as we move live to wilmington and soak in the view, know that we are going to warm right back up tomorrow. kathy, so no sweater. >> the city is very busy a lot of those teams arriving for the ncaa tournament this weekend and the streets are busy. old city philadelphia just beautiful this evening with tem

then bensalem township police say francisco was using those brown toys a middle school student was then selling them to students at robert schaefer middle school. it came to light when fellow students reported as many as a dozen kid eaten pot brownies during the school day. >> we're not talking 20 years old here we're talking seventh graders, four year-old kid while they are in school. how are they supposed to learn when they are stoned out on marijuana brownies. >> francisco is a bensalem high school student and remains in bucks county jail on hundred thousand dollars bail. police say he had been dealing drugs since he was just 13 years old. >>> a new jersey mother accused of burning her new born a alive now says, that she is guilty. twenty-three year-old hyphernkemberly dor will valet, plead guilty, the pemberton township woman doused her baby girl in accelerant and set her fire in june. the baby was just an hour long. she hid her pregnancy from the family. prosecutors will recommend a 30 year prison term during sentencing in april. >>> we now know why a building collapsed saturday in

. >>> several people injured in this accident in bensalem, bucks county. police say a car crashed and rolled over. we're working to find out how many people were injured and why the car crashed. >>> hateful messages are appearing in colleges around the country after someone or a group has hacked campus print towers produce anti-semitic flyers. it happened at princeton university and several other schools from massachusetts to california. a princeton spokesperson said beginning on thursday someone remotely accessed the ip addresses of various printers on campuses and sent the flyers wirelessly through the internet. we blurred the anti-semitic sim bombs on the flyers. it was linked to a well-known white supremacist organization but not certain that group was involved in the hack. >> that's something the first i ever heard of any anti-semitism on campus. >> princeton issued a statement calling it a serious offense. the school's ip department is looking to block any further messages. >>> thank you, seattle. >>> thousands of people as you see there feeling the

. >>> if you're headed out the door in bensalem, look at those beautiful flowers. no wonder they're blooming. >> religious affiliates are challenging obama's health care plan. they're fighting the care act regarding access to contraception. people demonstrated outside the basilica of saints peter and paul on the day oral arguments began. because the late justice scalia has not been replaced, there's a chance of a 4/4 split. >>> the absence of justice scalia is going have a major effect. >> it seems like it's a direct attack on the sisters, that the opinions of a minority of americans have to be forced on to everyone. >> if a split decision happens, the lower court ruling in favor of the mandate will stand. ♪ >>> today christians here join those around the world marking holy thursday which commemorates the last supper of christ. there will be a holy thursday chrism mass at the basilica of saints peter and paul and the archbishop in another mass tonight will do the washing of the feet. >>> part of the subpoena kickoff, they there will also be discounted parking at

mid-50s in allentown, 54 in bensalem. philadelphia 62 degrees, 68 in wilmington, 73 in dover, big temperature difference through parts of the area because we have a little bit of onshore wind that develops, so some cooler air trying to move in now. as far as the pollen is concerned, today we're high, because it's so dry outside. and as we go into tomorrow with the rain it's going to be a lot lower so if your allergies are bothering you you'll get relief. over the weekend, sunshine comes back and so does the dry air, so those pollen levels are going to jump up again. monday they go down because we have rain moving in. that's what happens with the rain and the pollen. right now it's dry, still seeing mostly clear conditions, clouds increase, there's the rain for your friday i was talking about. it's approaching western p.a. and by early tomorrow morning we'll see some showers. now, in the meantime we're still going to be mild this evening, the rain will start to move in tomorrow morning, here's friday, 8:30 in the morning,

good morning bensalem. alive along the brookwood shopping center. look at those flowers, so happy. right now it's 48 degrees here in bucks county. >>> now, from our jersey shore bureau. you may not want to bother packing your hover board to the jersey shore this summer. here's why, they're one step closer to banning the board. the mayor there tells us that local leaders voted in favor of the hosher board ban during peak months. they're also looking into concerns because of crashing hazards. >> there are people who are pretty good at it. you can't say, you're all right, you can come, you can't. >> until something happens i think kids should be able to have fun. >> now t wildwood ban needs a second vote. that will be needed april 8th. if thanes there, the ban will go into effect 20 days later. >>> today a viewing willheld for the maryland police officer killed in gun battle at his police station. he will be laid to rest in delaware county where he grew up. this afternoon there will be a viewing in maryland. he was shot and killed by friendly fire during an ambush earlier this month.

. >>> a levittown man holding up inside of a bensalem motel and shooting up the room. as swat took him into custody 8 1/2 hours after it began. old lincoln highway shutdown after the standoff at the mall hotel. 54-year-old russell treloar had to be taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. >>> and a native killed outside of the police station where he worked laid to rest. and the members of the fire companies saluted as the profession came through newport delaware this morning. and friends and family attended a private ceremony in linwood, delaware county. the 28-year-old killed by a fellow officer 13 in a case of mistaken identity. >>> septa says it does not need to hike fares as they plan to increase its spending. and septa says it can maintain its current routes as well. much of this due to cost savings from reduced fuel needs. as many buses have been replaced with diesel electric hybrids. and the transit authority will hold public hearings in all five counties the last week of april if you want to weight in. >>> after governor wolf said he would let

a student at shafer middle school in bensalem resold the pot brownies. police have identified other students who bought or ate them. the school district is cooperating with the investigation. >>> 5:37. new information about a story we told you about last week about children raising money for a playground repair in chestnut hill. here's proof that every penny counts. the children raised more than $4,000 to save their playground. td bank kicked in $2,000 as well. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> 5:38. about an hour away from sunrise. we'll see bright sunshine today. skies are clear, the wind has died down which means the temperatures have been coming down. we're running 6 degrees colder than yesterday. 43 degrees, that's above the normal low temperatures which should be in the low 30s this time of year. dry satellite, clear sunshine will be bright. a quick warmup today. tomorrow, though, different story. this will be moving in. it's not going to bring us rain and wind, snow for tomorrow. but with colder air follow

senator pat toomey will host a roundtable meeting at bensalem police department this afternoon. they passed his legislation aimed at stopping medication abuse and protecting seniors. the bill would stop doctor-shopping, where patients go to a number of different doctors to get multiple prescriptions. >>> also today, president obama will speak at the national prescription drug abuse and heroin sum milt in atlanta. he's expected to call for an increase in medication-based treatment for people dealing with opioid addiction. >>> you can head to nbc10.com and check out our generation addicted series. it's a digital exclusive, looking at the exploding heroin problem in our area and the efforts to help its victims. >>> 4:37, 50 degrees outside. philadelphia police are looking for a thief who uselessed a hypodermic needle to threaten an employee at a rite-aid in fishtown last friday. you can see the worker trying to get away from the person from the surveillance video. detectives say the worker tried to stop the man from leaving without paying for several items. that's when he pulled ou

. >>> in bensalem police spent the day dealing wayman who barricaded himself inside a motel room. police say 51-year-old russell tray lore fired shots inside the mall motel on the 4300 block of old lincoln highway. swat officers eventually went into the room just before 4:00 this afternoon and arrested tray lore. he now faces charges of reckless endangerment and making terroristic threats. >>> delaware officials say they're seeing a surge in scam calls. department of justice says it's getting a lot of complaints from residents receiving calls from people pretending to be with the internal revenue service. the scammers call and tell the person that they have unpaid taxes and must pay immediately or face arrest. officials cannot stress enough that the irs will never make initial contact with taxpayers over the phone or demand payment over the phone. so ignore those calls. >>> philadelphia mayor jim kenney is continuing to push his agenda for universal pre k. the mayor visited chinatown learning center this morning. since taking office in january, kenney has been meeting with parents

i'll have the easter forecast coming up in just a bit. 29 in pottstown, 34 bensalem and trenton. philadelphia mid-30s. wilmington at freezing, 32 degrees, millville 26. here you see a feels like winter outside this morning. this afternoon it's not going to be as cold as it was yesterday afternoon. temperatures will quickly climb into the 40s. by lunch time, we should be near 50 degrees by the afternoon topping out in about the mid-50s. yesterday. the warmup is starting with today. live look at satellite and radar. we're dry and we'll stay like this as we go through the afternoon. freezing temperatures with the morning hours but, again, we'll start to warm up through the afternoon and into thursday. that's when the 70s return. we're talking about 70 degree temperatures wednesday and into thursday. but then we go into friday, the rain moves in. it will stay mild, temperatures in the 60s as we go into friday with the rain. the rain once it moves through will cool us down. excuse me. going into saturday. then going into your easter sunday, everything looks pretty good. temperatures b

until then we stay dry. 28 degrees in allentown, 29 in reading. 34 bensalem. south jersey mostly below freezing here. 31 degrees glassboro and wilmington. 25 degrees in millville. for today, we'll be warmer than yesterday. mid-50s. tomorrow 70, thursday 73. that's close to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. so really nice weather as we go into the next few days here. satellite and radar, we are dry and if you look even back off to our west, we have nothing heading our way. we'll stay dry for the next few days, until friday, that will be our next chance for rain. as we start you off this morning, freezing temperatures outside for most of the area, warming trends start this afternoon. continues into thursday with 07 degrees temperatures returning. here you see it friday, we have rain moving in. it will still be kind of mild. then we go into the weekend and it starts to look nice. temperatures back in the 60s for your easter sun. looking nice and dry for the easter egg hunt. for today, mix of sun and clouds, not as gusty as it was yesterday. it was re

. >>> the driver involved in yesterday's crash along street road in bensalem is in critical condition in the hospital tonight. police say a forward for mustang swerved to avoid hitting another car yesterday about noon and it left the road and the car left the road hit a sign. the driver is being treated at aria torresdale hospital. the identity of that person has not yet been released. >>> your fry friday morning commute may be smaller falls bridge spans the schuylkill riff is reopening today. something dawn is very happy about. >> yay. >> it's been closed for the past two months for emergency repai repairs. the streets depth says it's ready to rock and roll. it will open in time for tomorrow morning's rush. >> make sure you got cash if you're planning to park in philadelphia any time soon. the parking authority is having problems with the wireless tran mission of credit card payments so when you park and go to kiosks to pay you've got to have good old-fashioned cash or coins. you can also use the phone app meter up at a lot of places no word on when the problems is going to be fixed.

temperatures mid-30s through the lehigh valley, 35 in pottstown, 39 wilmington, 30 bensalem. still in the upper 30s for most of new jersey. atlantic city coming in at 40 degrees. 41 in dover. we're not going to get very warm today. clouds are going to hang around. rain moving in from the south. maybe some flurries trying to form in the poconos but we really expect most of what we'll see from any snow to be in new jersey and delaware later tonight. now you see moisture off the southeast coast. that's going to organize a move spot area but going to remain offshore. we'll be on the edge of this thing. here is what it looks like today. 3:00 p.m. rain in new jersey and delaware. temperatures warmer, about the mid-40s. 8:00 p.m. this evening. there you see snow starting to develop in new jersey melting on the roadways. overnight we do expect a lot of rain still around to be changing over to snow. you see it's not for everybody. it's mostly new jersey and delaware. some of that could be edging up into the philadelphia area and maybe suburbs north and west. we'll have to keep a close

police in bensalem bucks county arresting a 20-year-old man who they say sexually assault add 14-year-old girl. investigators say calvin bridges of the philadelphia -- of philadelphia met the girl at the neshaminy mall last month. after chatting on social media cops say the two agreed to meet up at the mall sunday that's when police say bridges took the girl to a wooded area behind the mall and assaulted her. he is now facing a list of charges. >>> authorities in bucks county asking for your help tonight in the search for missing teenager. northampton township police say 18-year-old julianne bresnin's family hasn't seen her since tuesday at home. she's under medical care and needs her medication. she may be wearing a ring or diamond study on her nose. if you've seen her, call police. >>> a germantown couple is homeless tonight but incredibly thankful to be alive. fox 29 cameras caught the final collapse of their two-story row home around 7:00 this morning. hours earlier a partial collapse of the home temporarily trapped lisa pain and aaron inside. the couple used a piece of sheetrock to s

. >> in bensalem heavy traffic tie up after a bad accident on street road. a driver losing control and slam nothing a building. this happened about noon today. this is fresco video from michael jackson driving near the 1200 block. emergency crews had to cut the driver out of the vehicle and rush the person to the hospital. we are still waiting on word to hear how that driver is doing. >>> the types of mild weather we've been waiting for is here. >> yay! >> so nice out. fox 29 weather authority is very excited to bring the to you. thank you scott williams by the way. live look at old city. we have the 70s after a bit of a chilly start to that the spring so, scott, what you got? >> lucy, more spring fever across parts of area. as you mentioned it was a beautiful day across the area. chamber of commerce day. look at the high temperatures in philadelphia. we made it to 73 degrees. 71 was the high in millville. 72 in wilmington. low 70s in trenton, reading as well as atlantic city. still pretty nice if you're stepping outdoors on this wednesday evening. 70 in wil

point we have patchy, dense fog trying to develop. 38 in reading, 39 pottstown. 45 in philadelphia, 43 bensalem, 39 in millville, 45 in dover. this afternoon will be warmer than yesterday. we'll see more sunshine. here's a look at the radar, we are drive. we'll have that patchy fog in the forecast for this morning. keep that in mind before you hit the roads. through the afternoon and into the evening we'll see a chance of showers moving in. tomorrow afternoon, we mostly stay dry but then for your st. patrick's day, another rain chance moves in later in the afternoon. the same thing as we go into friday, we stay dry mostly during the day. today, warmer this afternoon, late showers, highs around the upper 60s. we'll take a look at that seven-day and your weekend forecast coming up.ç >>> 12 minutes past 4:00. let's get you to work, especially if you travel 95. jessica boyington is watching 95. >> we're watching ongoing construction right here on 95. these are our cameras around girard avenue. you can see over here, it's actually on the southbound side. we are losing that right-hand lane due to t

police in bensalem say 18 year old jake on francisco sold the brownies to a middle school student. and then that seventh grader re-sold the brown toys several student at shaeffer middle school. luckily, no one was hurt. authorities commend the non-brownie buying student for alerting them. >> sometimes these kids, you know, don't; don't tell, they doesn't want to get involved. but these kids new that something was wrong, and they got involved immediately and did the right thing. >> well done. authority say francisco has sold pot brownies before on school grounds. the teen's being held on $100,000 bail. >>> ukrainian man accused of posing as a high school student in harrisburg is facing new charges. police in nearby town charged with identity theft. the charge connection to application to attend the police academy there. twenty-three year old revealed his reason for faking his identity. >> just want to have a better life. that's it. in america you have a a lot of opportunities. take this opportunity because i didn't have a chance. >> he also offered apology to the people he lied to.

. >> in bensalem today senator toomey, a republican held a round table discussion with law enforcement, medical officials and a addiction recovery specialist. the senator says that his legislation is bipartisan and will help to cut down on doctor shopping and pain kill's boost. >>> taking a look at the weather a sunny but blustery day and tonight will leave feeling the chill. meteorologist kate bilo is here now and kate, people are wondering just how cold it will get tonight. >> jessica, it will be a chilly night with a clear sky like we have outside right now and wind dying down overnight. that is a recipe for some serious cold and temperatures will be dropping down into the 30's in some spots even the 20's overnight. right now still not feeling too bad out there. wind are strong but it is 57 degrees in philadelphia. fifty-four in reading. fifty-three in allentown. perfect spring day if only we could have dialed those wind back ten or 15 miles an hour. wind are robust this evening, gusting to 33 miles an hour at the moment at the a airport. 37 miles an hour gust in mount pocono. 29 mi

do have construction project, pa turnpike, willow grove, bensalem, two lanes blocked in the area. make note that far that can slow you down coming up in a little bit. another update coming up in about 15 minutes, ladies, over to you. >> all right, meisha, thank you. and more now on our breaking news, several people are reported dead following multiple explosions in brussels. the first at a crowded airport. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch following these development from the news center. justin, what's the latest? >> good morning, there are reports of mass casualties at least ten deaths this morning, the details remain fluid. what we know so far, cbs news is reporting at least two blasts going off in the airport, now being called suicide bombings. then word of at least one other blast at a subway station, all flights to the airport have been canceled, or diverted. and all train service is now shutdown. this is video circulating on social media showing scores of people running from the airport. this was about 8:00 a.m. in brussels, 3:00 a.m. our time. you will see many ai

bensalem to vale forge on the turnpike also looking good. erika? >> all right, pat, thank you. rare glimpse right new in history six a million years later. science it is at the smithsonian museum of natural history showing off new dinosaur species. tells us it is believed to be a cousin of the t-rex. >> meet -- you might call him pre rex horse size dinosaur scientists says is little predecessor of the t-rex, the fossil were found more than decade ago. >> yep. this is clearly a tooth. >> using ct scans, scientists cents determine that this smaller dinosaur already had the powerful senses after preditor. >> and surprise today finds out that light t-rex, or sophisticated brain, key sense of hearing, good low frequency hearing, will allow to detect pray long before the pray has detected you. >> discovering those abilities in a $90 million year old dinosaur helps scientists understanded the evolution area leap that made the t-rex possible. >> these preditors became much smarter, much more advanced, in terms of their sensory capacity before they attained the giant size that mid him s

that's eastbound approaching bensalem. but looking pretty good. you saw from that shot no weather related problems today. so we're nice and dry at least. here's some new construction that started yesterday and it's going to last through late may from 9:00 until 3:00 here in haverford township ellis road will close near lawrence road so if you're in this area you'll have to stick to eagle road to get around it. let's go to our commuter traffic report now. we found ian the klutz up early and telling us about road kill here on i-95 northbound near lower makefield. and don't forget to join our 6abc team when you go on the waze app. let's check the temperatures headed out the door. it's another cold start. it's only 24 in martin's creek, 28 in fleetwood, 27 coatesville. little better in center city itself. it's 35 right now. 30 in ewing. 29 degrees this morning in dover, delaware but no worries this afternoon partly sunny, a little milder, 57, not a bad day at all. nydia and tam. >> all right, karen, thank you. >>> "action news" has learned that charge

. >>> a bensalem high school student is accused of selling marijuana brownies to middle schoolers. authorities arrested 18-year-old jacob francisco for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and corruption of minors. investigators say they were tipped off when a group of seventh graders at shafer middle school ate the drug laced brownies last week and fellow classmates notified teachers. >> ♪ >> now to the race for the white house. it is super tuesday. a dozen states will hold primaries or caucuses today. some for both parties, some for single parties. by tonight we could be at a make or break moment for a number of campaigns. stephanie ramos reports this morning from alexandria, virginia. >> reporter: super tuesday is here. the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a u.s. territory will go to the polls today with 1610 delegates at stake. hours before polls opened the candidates zig sagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their party's nomination. >> let me

watch for it eastbound near bensalem. that's exit 351, crews on the scene blocking two lanes. we also have some roving crews out there causing restrictions on the northeast extension and this is both ways between mid-county toll plaza and lance day. in bridgeport we have a disabled tractor-trailer causing a problem. it's blocking a lane in montgomery county on union avenue and coat street. looking outside live this is what it looks like this morning on 422 at trooper. eastbound traffic very light volume. construction was blocking the in the process of clearing and things looking pretty good on the roads at this early hour. tam and nydia. >> we'll get right to our breaking news that is the explosion that is rocked the brussels airport. annie mccormick is live in the sat center with details. bits and pieces, video just coming in to us now. what do you know? >> and at this point, tam, this of course is all just coming in. we know there were two explosions at brussels airport. that is confirmed by abc news just moments ago. they confirm there was a third explosion possibly at a su

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construction pa turn peak eastbound between willow grove and bensalem two lanes still blocked in and around this area also construction in new jersey, 07 westbound past 295, two lanes shift, until 7:00 a.m. make note of that, rahel, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. and a california family is vowing to get their foster daughter back. monday after a four year long custody battle, state authorities took away their six year old. cbs news correspondent don champion has more on this little known law at the center of the custody dispute. >> a heart wrenching scene played out monday as a six year old girl named lexi was taken away from the family she has been with since she was two years old. >> the tram a and the terror that our daughter has been put through is un forgive job as hard as it was, rusty page and his family new this day could come. because lexi part native american, a court order she should live with her relatives in utah. >> our family is so incredibly devestated. our heart are broken. and we are trying to make sense of everything that has happened. >> lexi case centers