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pellman good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we have a good start to the workweek as we look at satellite and radar. we have clear skies maybe one or two clouds pulling in from the north in the afternoon hours. 66 degrees in center city it's warm. mild in the suburbs, in the mid to upper 50s. 58 in reading an trenton. 56 in millville. along the coastline you're in the mid 60s at this point. as you're heading out early on we'll see lots of sunshine and pleasant. 6:00 a.m., 66. by 8:00 a.m., 72 degrees, warming up nicely as we look at the full day ahead we'll see the sunshine start to fade behind clouds later on in the afternoon hours, but a warm high of 87. you think that's warm wait until you see the numbers tomorrow and wednesday. >> reporter: oh, boy getting toasty. good morning to you, karen rogers. for our friends in delaware i'm here to let you know if you thought things got better over the weekend, they didn't.
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495 is shut down between terminal avenue and 12th street. that means once again all week this week cruel see extra traffic on i-95 at this point through wilmington, two extra minutes on the northbound travel time, so far not so bad. now is the time to be out and about. fishtown, looking good, nice and dry. remember that and he thinks of the work zone on the northbound side by girard avenue we talked about last monday. it was scheduled to happen last monday night. because of the extension the work zone required painting of new traffic lines, they do coult do it in the rain. you'll see that tonight and all the lanes will shift overnight tonight. there's a down tree in west conshohocken closing balligomingo road stay with us on 3020. in worcester there is a vehicle on its side at trooper road.
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and sumneytown road watch out for a crash near beaver street. >> new this morning, a man is in the hospital in stable condition after being shot in a north philadelphia bar. the action cam is on the scene of the 2700 block of north second street. a second person suffered injuries when a crowd tackled someone following the shooting. the search for the shooting goes on. septa says it is reading for the morning commute after president obama derailed a one day strike on the regional transit line. katherine scott is live at the balance a will a station she's not ryder reaction. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, around 60,000 passengers take septa's regional rail each weekday and a lot of people worried about how they remember going to get to work this morning, if there was a strike, but the commuters at the bala stop and other stops can expect normal separations today. the strike lasted one day. it started 12:01 saturday, but
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4:00 a.m., sunday, regional rail trains started rolling after electrical worker he is and engineers were back to work. 400 workers haven't had a contract in five years. they wanted an additional 3% on top of the raises septa is offering. president obama signed an executive order creating a 3-member emergency board to hear arguments from septa unions. commuters were relieved they don't have to find another way to get to work. >> i feel good because otherwise i have to take the 66 bus which runs down frankford avenue and i would have to take the el in which i don't want to do. >> normal operations resumed early yesterday morning today's regional rail trains are rolling. we're live in bala cynwyd katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> the pentagon is poised for action as the crisis in iraq continues. three u.s. warships are in the
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persian gulf. sunni militants captured another town overnight and moving toward being. some embassy staffers are relocating while marines are helping with security. the work is the islamic militants taking hold of the northern territory and with the aim of taking over the iraqi capital. u.s. homeland security chair sports american inter -- supports american intervention. >> a diplomatic intervention needs to take place now, hagel and kerry need to be in the region with our allies to deal with the situation. >> president obama sailed the military will not get involved. iraq's prime minister plans to
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to get back every inch of captured territory. legislation is in response to a crash on the new jersey turnpike that killed one man and injured tracy morgan. the trucker accused of causing the crash will not slept in more than 24 hours. crews will be milling and making repairs between bala avenue and the schuylkill expressway between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. drivers should expect lane closures. the work is expected to last for at least two nights. an thursday the brother of ex-trenton mayor tony mack is expected to report to a federal prisoner in ohio. he must serve 30 month sentence in connection with to his brother's corruption conviction. tony mack will serve four years and 10 months behind bars. the pair have appealed their
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sentences. >> the passengers on board a germany bound flight should get to their destination following an emergency return to philadelphia international. flight 427 touched down sunday evening. the aircraft had to circle overhead for two hours until it dumped enough fuel. the fuel vaporized before it ever made it to the ground. no injuries were reported. >> it will be a week for fans air-conditioning. >> reporter: we're turning up the heat on ya, what do you think of that? storm tracker 6 live double scan looking around the region we're dry. staying dry through the daytime hours tonight. let's head outside and show you what it looks like as you're starting your monday we're off to a picture perfect starting
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point as you see the live shot of sky 6 you see the sunshine out there. already beginning to rise in the region. a few clouds here and there, that's how it will be throughout much of the day today. we have a summer-like pattern that we're tracking. it will be more humid, you'll feel the humidity later this afternoon just a notch. tomorrow we'll have the exprangd heat. we look at the -- expanding heat. we look at the temperatures, 66 degrees, the dewpoint, 53 degrees, it's not bad just yet. oncement dewpoints get about 60 you feel the humidity. the winds are calm and the pressure 30.13 inches. we have a few clouds starting to filter in here or there. and we'll see the clouds from the west spill in later on this afternoon. today we'll start off with sunshine and see more clouds as the day progresses. 8:00 a.m., 72, bright sunshine.
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11:00 a.m., just beautiful. low humidity, comfortable, 80 degrees and sunny. 2:00 p.m. we start to see the clouds fill in and 85 degrees getting warm. 5:00 p.m., mostly cloudy skies, 86 degrees with a spotty shower, i think many of us stay dry, watch for a spotty shower later on tonight. 87 degrees for the high today. that's warm, you can look at the seven-day forecast. nice and warm today, 87. a good amount of sunshine during the day and you fill in with the clouds just a chance for a shower later on. hot and humid, 90 degrees, partly sunny skies for the union. we're heating things up, by wednesday, hot and humid, 92. this is the first time we've hit 069 this week since early september. september 11. so it's been a while that we've had this kind of heat. thursday, clouds and sun, a little unsettled, 87 for your high, staying warm. friday, the temperature starts to get back down, 84 degrees,
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partly sunny skies, a chance for a shower, after four straight weekends good weather we're looking ahead to a 5th weekend looking good. it's a winning streak for weekends. saturday, summer arrives, 83 degrees and comfortable humidity not feeling horribly summer like, looking good right there with clouds and sunshine. sunday, clouds and sun, 83. looks like we're dry during the day with a just a chance for a shower or thunderstorm at night. another good looking weekend ahead. although it's steamy during the workweek we calm things down a little bit for the weekend. >> good timing once again. we have breaking news overseas dozens of weapon-wielding men opened fire in kenya leaving plane dead and two hotels in flame. >> jet blue apologized to a boston mother who was nearly kicked off a flight after a 3-year-old was forced to go to the bathroom in her seat. >> reporter: no complaints along
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309 at stump road. there's a crash nearby and new milling and paving project starts at 309 in west rock hill township. we'll talk about the issues especially those in montgomery in just a few minutes. >> the family out west takes family unity to a whole new level they combined four weddings into one. (vo) after 50 years of designing
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>> hello, everyone, happy monday! the sun is now up over the ocean. that's a live look at cape may, new jersey. 64 degrees on city avenue. may, we're getting up to 87 degrees today a little higher than average for this time of year. >> let's see how your monday morning is going on the roads and go over to matt pellman good morning. >> reporter: it was a beautiful weekend down in cape may. i got to spend time down there with dad enjoyed good food and good friends, nice time this weekend. we'll see people coming back from the shorepoints this morning. as we get suburban if you're coming in from the new jersey burbs like belmawr, camden county expect a back up in the next hour or two. right now some building northbound volume heading toward 295 and no extra construction to
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worry about. le let's talk about a plethora of problems in montgomery county. there have been several including a downed tree in west conshohocken that continues to close balligomingo road between portland and front street stay with us on 320. le if that's your normal route expect extra traffic because of the balligomingo closure. wewe had a vehicle on it's sight at trooper road that cleared. we have construction zones on the northeast extension this morning should be out of here at any time. for now, they are blocking the left lane in both directions north of lansdale and blocking the right lane in the northbound direction past quakertown you're doing swerving out about on 476 the northeast extension this morning. meanwhile, as we do the commuter
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report on the waze app you were swerving around a pothole on 422 it was causing delays in the pottstown town area. they have patched the pothole and you're looking at a disabled vehicle on the side near sanatoga. >> a terror group called al s shvment abab. they are vowed to avenge the current kenyan military presence in somalia. >> jet blue apologized to a mom in massachusetts because her 3-year-old was denied use of the bathroom during a flight. the child ended up our nateing in -- urinating in her seat. the airline has offered a full credit to the family and
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5,000-dollar donation to the charity of their choice. >> she said, you know, i'm a mom, too, i totally understand what you were going through, i'm so sorry this happened to you. i don't care about a voucher, that kind of stuff doesn't matter to me, but i did want an apology for my family because we felt like we were mistreated and felt awful about it. >> jet blue is ordering employees to go through sensitivity training. >> a woman's clothing boutique is clothing its door after 35 years it's time for them to clear out and time for you to get deep discounts, amy buckman is helping you look good as you saving with 6abc. >> reporter: a 250-dollar belt for 125. 50% off jeans. a coat that was $1,430 for 358. look at this, entire racks full of evening gowns and cocktail
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dresses from designers like skins at 50 to 75% off. that's the beginning of the items on sale at clair dick -- dixon's going out of business sale. the mother and daughter team of debby dixon decided to close the doors. >> it's an about a wonderful run, 35 years, no complaints, but now it's time to move on to something different. >> reporter: clair wants to travel more and not just on buying trips. while debby wants to spend more time watching her daughter play hockey. they are thanking their loyal commerce by slashing prices. >> it's a way of giving back, everything is 50 to 75% off. that's huge savings. there are certain collections that have never been on sale. >> reporter: the beautiful cocktail and evening dresses are among the best deals. >> this would retail for around 2400. we're offering it for under 600.
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>> reporter: or this jersey dress by channel 75% off. all sales are final and by the end of june everything is expected to be gone. we'll give you directions so you can check out the deals at 6abc.com. in lafayette hills, be a b channel 6 "action news." >> the world cup going on in brazil the u.s. plays today while protests break out. >> a pennsylvania state trooper paralyze
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how to keep wedding costs down. they put on four receptions for the price of one.ng costs down. four of the couple's 6 children tied the knot on saturday. they said the most important thing on their big day was to be together. >> dad was trying to save money there. >> you're always blaming the dad. >> reporter: father's day weekend no less. if you're planning to his i do to the schuylkill expressway this morning well, you should because so far thing look fine by the vine street expressway. a little bit of volume on the schuylkill expressway between king of prussia and south philadelphia. the crash is clearing out along sumneytown pike. don't forget we've got new schedules on the septa buses and subways. they include the new overnight service on friday and saturday. a number of of the septa trolleys have new schedules. don't forget the restrictions on
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route 11 and 13 those began last monday. karen. >> reporter: pretty comfortable out there, 86 degrees if in philadelphia. it's 58 in reading and trenton. 56 in millville. if you're heading out of town, no delays at philadelphia international airport. no weather-related problems, 66 degrees, feeling comfortable a good amount of sunshine. in boston, 62. some of the warmer spots, atlanta, 71. newark, clouds and 65. as well as new york city, but no delays throughout the region. our day ahead. 9:00 a.m., 75 bright sunshine. noon, 82. the second half of the day, the clouds fill in, 3:00 p.m., 86 degrees, a warm one, high of 87. 6:00 p.m., 85 degrees mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers or thunderstorms later on today, matt. >> the u.s. soccer team plays their first world cup match facing ghana at 6:00 p.m. on
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espn. world cup protesters battled with police as arnlg nina -- argentina played boss knee in -- bosnia. police used tear gas to disburses the crowd. the protesters are saying the money should have been used for schools and hospitals. new this morning, a paralyzed pennsylvania state trooper is having an easier go of it thanks to some generous people. she had a serious accident while on vacation four years ago and it left her paralyzed from the waist down. the new chair has an upright position it gives her a chance to do the things they likes to do like camping. several grooms helped out, gary sinise foundation. he played a disabled vet in forest gump. >> i don't think i can repay
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him for this, i can't pay it back, i have to pay it forward. >> she delivered a baby outside the philadelphia airport, since her injuries, she has been on limited duties at the trooper criminal investigation. >> "action news" viewers show a plane dumping fuel before making i'm robert de niro, and new york is my home.
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>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on on this monday, june 16 here's what's happening. >> septa's regional rails are running again. we'll have more on how president obama intervened and how the contract dispute is far from over. >> a house erupts? flames in south jersey, and it is being called suspicious. >> the spurs win the
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