>> good morning, 5:00 a.m. now thursday, june 19 here's what's happening. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you a line of stormy weather leaving the delaware and lehigh valleys. accuweather tells us what happened next. >> a gunman unleashed a hail of gunfire in philadelphia overnight leaving one man fighting for his life. >> robbers ransack a home and kidnap a teenager holding him for ransom, "action news" is tracking the developments. >> david is off, let's head over to karen, are the lightning rattled me awake in the overnight. matt pellman is looking at the

roads. >> reporter: lightning heavy downpours, we had a cluster of storms that moved in the overnight hours. we can see them off the coastline. it raced through the area, wasn't that long ago was over the city, now we see it well off the coast. if you're up in the poconos maybe you have a sprinkle there. other than that you can see the region is dry. that didn't clear out the atmosphere. satellite and radar is showing we're dealing with a lot of the clouds and you can see showers and thunderstorms s out to the west. they are looking to fall apart as they head toward the region. i think the heaviest cluster of showers and thunderstorms is done for the day. the rest of the of the day we're dealing with clouds and a shower around, 73 in philadelphia. 69 in allentown, 71 in millville. not as hot atmosphere yesterday, but still kind of sticky. as you're heading out the door, lots of clouds and humid, 6:00 a.m., 74. 8:00 a.m., 76. the day itself is going to

feature clouds with a shower or thunderstorm in one or two spots today. 84 degrees for your high. it all changes this evening setting us up for a beautiful day tomorrow, details coming up matt. >> reporter: good timing on the storm, get them out before the morning rush. we're drying out on the roads ways, even drier than an hour or so ago, things are looking getter. lincoln drive and kelly drive we have a broken down tractor-trailer that tam told you about ten minutes ago. it's off and has its flashers on. it's not causing too much of a problem. you may find downed tree limbs and debris in the roads, but for the most part the highways are open no major problems on roosevelt boulevard or i-95. on going construction on the tacony-palmyra may not be your best bridge yet. we have a crash 55 southbound near deptford that's out of the

way no issues there. no issues on 42 near the walt whitman bridge, speeds in the mid 50s. storm damage in northern delaware, for instance in claymont the traffic lights were not working at 13 at 495. 495 itself remains closed, we know why it's closed, but it's still closed. i-95 the alternate no delays on this thursday morning. tam. >> the lightning the rain, the winds the storms fired up overnight in the delaware valley. "action news" reporter, katherine scott is live in west deptford township gloucester county, new jersey, where a house was struck by lightning. >> reporter: good morning, tam we heard several reports of lightning causing fires across the area that's what officials believe happened in west deptford. they believe lightening struck the chimney here at this home on will i understand drive and sparked a fire in the attic. firefighters were called in

around 3:00 a.m. and the fire was under control within a half-hour. the storms were powerful they tore through quickly this morning. in wilmington you can see the downpours on french street and mlk boulevard near the amtrak station, it was just pouring. lightning streaked across the sky. in prospect park delaware county police were on the scene after a taxi was stuck in the high water. the vehicle was stalled in the middle of the road. you can see the police on the scene. we did see road flooding elsewhere, as well. but at this point we can see the storm moved out of this area, we can hear the birds chirping here. there were quite a bit of storms that move through very, very quickly. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> new this morning, a hail of gunfire quickly beyond a reasonable injured a 23-year-old man overnight. the man was hit with a barrage of bullets. police say the victim was shot

four times, but the gunman fired at least 12 shots. the victim is in stable condition, no arrests yet. also new the hunt for a sexual predator who police say attacked a patron of a northern liberties nightclub last night. security cameras caught the man placing his arm around the woman's waist and guiding her away from the club and lounge, when the club closed the man offered the woman a ride home. after accepting the ride home she passed out when she awoke she said the man was sexually assaulting her. if you see the man, somehow recognize him from the video call police. >> police are looking for the gunman who kidnapped a teenager and stole $30,000 from his family at his bustleton home.

they forced him to call his parents the teen talked to his father. >> they have my son kidnapped and then my son call us from the guy's phone and said give us everything, the money, the jewelry whatever you got. trade my son for what we have inside. my son was scared and told him everything we had and told them everything. the. >> the gunman later left the son on a philadelphia street unharmed. >> some people are seeing rain right now. >> reporter: if you go up to the north or in the poconos i'm going to show you that right now. storm tracker 6 live double scan around the region, the cluster of heavy storms that we had, you can see that's off the coastline, but let's go in a little bit tighter if you're in the poconos or scranton, you're left with some leftover showers at this point, we're not done for the day, but the heaviest

stuff that's out of here. let's go outside and see what it looks like. we have a fair amount of clouds left behind as sky 6 goes live over the center city center city skyline. the dewpoint 68 degrees. the points south at 3 miles per hour. the storms moved through in the overnight hours and raced out of here, we had a lot of lightning with with that and heavy downpours and gusty winds as it moved through the area. the cluster is off the coastline. you get the idea looking at this. we have lots of clouds and showers moving in from the west. we'll pick up a shower or two perhaps during the morning.west. much of the morning will be dry. it will be that kind of day, clouds and shower.

at approximate-- 3:00 p.m. we'll see showers organize themselves and we'll have a pop-up shower late in the day. the front comes through and brushes out the atmosphere it's a beautiful thing. we end up with clearing skies and lowering humidity setting us up for a great thursday night and terrific friday. if you're heading to the beach during the daytime today it's not going to rain all day by any means. we'll have a fair amount of clouds and shower. by 11:00 a.m., by 3:00 p.m. cutting the temperature down to 77. the heat we had in the temperatures in the 90s the past couple of days, it's less humid and northwesterly wind it's going to be great. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, clouds and showers here or there, maybe a thunderstorm, but the heavy thunderstorms that's done for the day. 84 degrees for your high today. the late evening hours and nighttime hours are terrific. and tomorrow more of the same. it's nice and less humid, no

precipitation, 84 degrees and partly sunny skies, what happens the front is down to our south on saturday kind of stalling through the region we have an easterly flow that brings the clouds and the moisture. so some spotty showers, it's not going to rain all day, but if you're down in the southern zones like the shore it will not be terrific. you'll have a few showers there. 77. sunday, nice, 80 degrees. monday, mostly sunny skies, 84. tuesday, partly sunny, 84. and wednesday, sunshine fades behind clouds, 84 degrees. that's the average temperature for this time of year. what do you know we're becoming average. >> a serial robber is on the run what he inasmuch up has

police looking for him. >> reporter: we're expecting heavy volume in delaware and still some construction despite the storms we'll tell you about it after the break. >> an incredible discovery is making waves in the art world it is a hidden portrait under picasso's masterpieces and there's a lot of more to this, that's later in the morning buzz.

>> 5:12, good morning, everyone, sometimes when storms move through, they provide us with very nice pictures from sky of. take a look at the peco building

and the horizon right there. getting up to 80 today much cooler, and look out for a spotty shower. >> very nice to be out of that heat, matt pellman, especially if you have a car with no air-conditioning out there. >> reporter: it's been rough on our cars. we should thank the storms for that picture. thank you storms. we're not thanking them for all the debris on the roads driving around it and dodging it. as we head to the burbs somebody left the lights on for us, it's very motel 6. the lights on route 202 at 29 for the construction. you have two lanes open no extra restrictions in malvern. the traffic traveling king of prussia and the exton areas just

fine. restrictions along the pennsylvania turnpike. despite the storms they were working on the westbound side between willow grove and fort washington taking out the right lane. i imagine they will be out there shortly. speeds in the 60s along the turnpike. in falls township we have restrictions along old route 13 between pen valley and mill road because of a deteriorated drainage pipe in the area. the flaggers will be out there helping you out in that area. we have a lot of people out the big firefly music festival. concert starts tonight at 6:00 p.m., extra traffic along 1, and scarborough road. the firefly music festival caused bigger jams than nascar. time for the commuter reports to you by the waze app.

we're following nothing along 42, 259, 55 the turnpike looking good at this point. >> president obama is weighing his options on how to respond to the violence and chaos in the iraq. the president met with the senior leadership of both parties in congress all agreed that they do not need further authorization for the steps he might take. he is weighing whether to order limited airstrikes against insurgency targets. a baltimore city police officer is accused of killing a dog in a shocking act of brutality. according to police jeffrey bolger said she was bitten by the hand. he cut the dog's throat. the dog died from it's injuries. the phillies will try to to make

it four wins in a row when they visit the cardinal's in saint louis tonight. ryan howard led the hitting parade in the 10-5 victory. the phillies are 4 1/2 games behind the first place washington nationals. the eagles hold their third and last day of the mini camp. coach chip kelly said he is impressed with the players desire to learn his system and improve. >> there are more cars investigated for ignition switch problems and this time the maker is not general motors. >> a bizarre accident outside of los angeles left a driver in a very precarious situation. >> you you can get "action ne" and accuweather anytime with our

>> from the park, nightmare file, a car nearly fell off a 4th floor of a parking structure in los angeles. the car was hanging dangerously over the side with the driver inside. the car broke through the protective railing. the fire crews pulled the vehicle back to safety along with the driver nobody was hurt. >> that's a relief. luckily we're not parked on our

roadways so far this morning. we're not seeing widespread fog, but a little bit along 422. eastbound come the headlights out the fog by trooper road and valley forge national park. if we were having a foggiy morning you wouldn't see the road it's slightly fogged in. we had big delays on the septa regional rails switching problems which we see in the extreme heat, but this morning everything is back to normal and on time, which we are thankful for, karen rogers. >> reporter: let's check the conditions as you head out the door. 70 degrees in chester, 68 in chester. 72 in cherry hill, 71 in vineland and 71 in dover. always you plan your day, we have a good amount of clouds, the heavy thunderstorms are out

of here off the coastline. 9:00 a.m., 77. noon, sun and clouds, 82. a few showers could pop up at any point. 3:00 p.m., 83 degrees a few showers around, maybe a thunderstorm. it's in the process of sweeping through at 6:00 p.m., 77 degrees, beyond that we clear out, it's nice tonight we've got partly cloudy skies and it feels good in the overnight hours, our high today, 84. tomorrow, less humid, 84 degrees, gorgeous on saturday, lots of clouds an easterly flow spotty showers, 77 for your high, summer arrives feeling kind of cool. tam. glad the temperatures are coming down. >> "healthcheck" depression could lead to heart disease. depression can increase one's risk of death from heart disease complications. it was observed to occur in women age 5 and under. suffering from moderate to severe cases of depression.

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crest strip boxes into trash bagses and walked out on sunday. here's the number (610)363-0200. police believe the same man has tollen from other stores in philadelphia, and lancaster counties. in the morning buzz we're talking about a painting called the blue room it's from picasso's blue period from 1901 to 1904 when he was going through a depression. everybody knows the picture. they saw some detecters in the painting made them think there was something around 'neath it. they have a bearded man with 3 rings on his finger. my they're is he is a friend of his who is friend committed suicide and that's what kicked

off his depression. >> neat little portrait. >> thunderstorms moving through the area and heavy rain flooding streets. >> philadelphia city council wants to ease the marijuana laws, but

>> happening now on "action news," thunderstorms moving out of the region right now, you see them on storm tracker 6 live double scan radar. see how the gusty winds and lightning strikes left their mark. >> a church treasure ends up in the wrong handles. what police are doing to get it back. >> philadelphia city council takes up measures to ease marijuana penalties, but the bill may face trouble ahead. >> good morning, thursday, june 16 we've made it through the heat of the last which couple of days and we have dealt with the rain, let's go over to karen rogers. >> reporter: we're done with the heat, but not done with the rain. we'll have scattered