>> good morning breaking overnight at 4:30 a barrage of bullets nend murder in chester. there are several victims in the case. >> the showboat in atlantic city may soon close, thousands will get notices today.antic >> and the sixers make their draft night decisions, the first pick is a big guy with a big question, when will he play? good morning, matt is off, eva pilgrim joins us. first up, let's go over to

meteorologist karen rogers she is in for david murphy. and you also we've got a good weekend. >> reporter: we're going to have a good weekend. it's going to be partly sunny and little humidity, so we can handle this friday morning. we have a good deal of sunshine coming in. we stay dry most of the day. 69 in poconos. 74234 philadelphia. 69 in millville. awrong the coastline you're in the low 70s right now. as you look at your day ahead you'll see sunshine mixed with clouds partly sunny conditions, a little bit, slightly humid out there, but nothing you wouldn't expect for this time of the year. we have the possibility of a stray storm popping up in one or two spots today. i wouldn't let it cancel your plans it will be widely scattered throughout the area and widely separated.

all important weekend call is summing up in a couple of minutes. >> chester police are looking for a gunman who released a hail of bullets at a intersection at west 7th and lloyd street. when police arrived they found 3 dozen spent bullet shell casings scattered on the ground. investigators have not said if they found a motive or suspect. new overnight a man plunged 50 feet through a roof. he is allive and in the hospital. the man is in the building that had been abandoned, rescuers treated him for a head injury. happening today thousands of workers in atlantic city are expected to get bad news. the showboat casino hotel where they work will be closed. that's the word from the

restaurant and employees union which said they have been notified by caesars. word is that 2500 employees will get federal mandated notices that the can a seep is closing. the revel is going to close if they don't find a buyer, 3200 workers will lose their jobs. we'll have more on that ahead. the action cam was at the scene basen road at yufort -- university avenue, a ford explorer ran into the toyota, the biker and three others hurt are expected to recovered. happening today former sports caster don tollefson will be arraigned in bucks county

today. prosecutors say he solicited the money from 150 people from what turned out to be fake travel packages to sporting events. his lawyer said he suffers from addiction and working on recovery. flooding is still a concern in parts of the country and there's more rain making the situation worlds, abc has more on help for those in path of all that water. >> reporter: relentless rain and rising rivers, water overtaking roads, cutting off entire towns, even triggering mudslides. the whole state of minnesota already in a day's long fight to contain rising water braising this morning for more record flooding. part of this home completely wiped away by mud. >> anything that just kind of jars it a little bit will be enough for the rafters to break and everything to go down. >> reporter: president obama on

the ground to see the scope of the damage near the banks of the swollen creek. >> as we get clarity about the damage and what needs to be done you should feel confident that you will have a strong partner in fema county federal government in the process of cleaning up. >> reporter: so many families trying to protect their homes are turning away from small sandbags to this, the mega sandbag. >> these get filled by a shovel, these by a concrete mixer. >> reporter: in canton, south dakota at that standing water is pose ago health risk. in new hampshire the local department said they haven't seen this much rain since hurricane irene. it is the wettest year to date for the upper midwest and the upper mississippi valley and more rain predicted for this weekend across the region.

abc news, washington. time now to take your first look the business if you're looking for an iphone cheap listener to this, starting today there's a way to get one of them cheap. walmart is cutting the price from 149 to $99. and the 6 gig by the v c. you have to have a two year contract and you have to buy the phone in the store not online. the dow and s&p 500 dropped on thursday, asian stocks slumped on concerns of u.s. consumer spending. stocks right now are looking mixed. ikea will hike the minimum wage from 9.17 to 10.76 an hour. it will affect half of the employees in the chains 38 stores.

this is good news for workers along the blue route and south philadelphia. eva, back to you. >> thanks, tam. the 76ers are welcoming their 2014 draft choices with the third pick the sixers took kansas center who is recovering, he is recovering after a surgery on his foot, he can't play for the next four to 6 months. last season he missed time with a back problem. now most nba insiders say he could be a star if he stays healthy. the sixers got saris a trade for their second pick. he is playing overseas possibly longer. we'll here more later in the newscast. this 7 sixers party was at the chickee an pete's. there are critics who question

taking him as their second pick. u.s.a. is moving forward despite losing to germany, they advance because portugal defeated ghana. you can see the game on the watch abc and watch espn app. and belgium is undefeated so far in the world cup. >> they were looking good yesterday. it is 4:38. a major new development in the case of the miss boy in detroit who was found in his own basement. police have a person in custody this morning. >> and mills delaware is stripped of her crown and that's not all, karen. >> reporter: i can't wait for that story. it's friday, we made it through the weekend we've got a good one ahead with partly sunny skies, not too bad, but we have a chance for a storm, i'll show you future tracker 6 coming up

next.

>> welcome back you're taking a live look here, sky6 live hd looking out across the benking a franklin bridge, nice, clear, morning, not as muggy out there, it felt like when we got up today. >> reporter: not as muggy as yesterday, we've got a gorgeous day ahead, good amount of

sunshine, no complaints, you hear me? let's look at storm tracker 6 live double scan radar going out the door looking dry and looking clear right now. let's go outside and show you when it looks like, sky6 live hd looking at center city. we've got no problems just a few clouds out there, we've got bright sunshine coming later this afternoon. 73 degrees, dewpoint is pretty low, 62. the other day we were talking about very high humidity not the case today. it's slightly humid, and that's about it. the pressure is 30.00 inches. we have clear conditions you can see the showers that tried to form fell apart last night. we are left with a little bit of cloud cover along the coastline. don't worry we'll see sunshine mixing with clouds, looking at future tracker 6 we're watching for the possibility of a shower or storm this is not a big deal

and future tracker showing you that. at 1:00 p.m. there's a shower in one or two spots. 5:00 p.m., a shower popping up here or there. it's very quick in and out and most of the area will be dry. hey it's the weekend, time for the weekend at the shore and the poconos. poconos spotty shower, 78 nice. saturday, clouds and sun, partly sunny skies, 80 and sunday, 81. the shore, today, a little bit of a breeze, saturday, sunshine, 79, sunday, 80 pleasant, can't beat it. 84 degrees in the city, looking for a spotty chance of shower or thunderstorm. tomorrow, low humidity, 84 feeling just nice. sunday, another beauty, 85. monday, channels for a shower.

86 degrees, tuesday, 88 degrees, humid, clouds and sun, chance for a thunderstorm. we turn up the heat on wednesday, hot and humid, 90 degrees, chance for a shower popping up. thursday, mostly sunny skies and 86 degrees, so thursday would be july 3. going into july 3 we have decent conditions not horribly hot or horribly humid. the seven-day forecast is a little bit above the average. >> crews in arizona are fighting the san juan wildfire in the apache national forest threatening multiple structures in the area. a boy scout troop that was camping nearby was forced to evacuate. tony mack is waking up behind bars he reported to a federal prison yesterday. he was convicted on extortion

and bribery charges he was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months behind bars. the newly crown miss delaware was stripped of her 9,000 scholarship and tidal for an unusual reason according to the miss america she is too old. she will turn 25 in october. the pageant rules require quest quest -- contestants to be 17 to 24 years old. first runner-up britany louis was awarded the crown last night. very strange. >> ahead on "action news" at 4:30. more news you didn't see last night. a major u.s. city wants to make it more expensive to work out, we'll tell you why. a bat-wielding suspect takes on police, he went after their cars, details on what's going on here when "action news"

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>> reporter: good friday morning i'm matt pellman with your early check on traffic and here we sit at the delaware state line along i-95. doesn't it look nice and quiet

here where i-95 splits with 495. not many out and about. good thing they are not heading southbound, up ahead on i-95 southbound all lanes are blocked. this is bad news because everybody is using i-95 to get around the 495 closure. not a good start to friday morning we'll keep tabs on it as the morning progresses. now to our good buddy ben, you have three westbound lanes coming into center city. third stop the schuylkill expressway here by south street. up ahead on the wednesday they blocked all lanes -- westbound side they blocked all lanes for 30th street construction. those crews have cleared out and the traffic is moving well with

dry conditions. we go to the flight tracker on t.g. i.f.morning. the dry conditions are something we're happy about, they bode well for your flights in and out the east coast. boston be logan looks pretty good for your commute via plain. let's talk about the problems because there are a few. if you're heading west minneapolis, st. paul you could see delays into that neck of the woods. that precipitation a that is causing those delays is stretching into iowa. if you go to iowa. which i have done a couple of times, a lot of corn in iowa. des moines you could see delays. precipitation, pop up storms possible in the southern partly of the county, char lot, raleigh durham could see delays on down into hartsfield jackson atlanta,

which, of course, is one of our very busiest airports. delays possible there, as well. no precipitation on the gulf coast affecting new orleans throughout the day today. the in neshaminy school bod voted in favor of a policy to prevent the word "redskins." the student editor for the paper have been in struggle with the board and the administration. the policy gives the editor control over the news section where the word can be removed. it's the start of a new season and new look an new life for the music center in fairmont park. sharrie williams. >> reporter: a big kickoff at the dell music center. a new look was unveiled for the gateway entrances now painted

with murals dedicated to music. >> it's not just for concerts, people are having graduations here it's a beautiful place it's an art community. >> reporter: the outdoor venue has been around for 40 years, but lack of upkeep and maintenance began to take its toll. meanwhile, the mann center the other outdoor venue began making repairs. to change it. >> we have two outdoor venues. >> reporter: they added new seating and reconstructed the parking lot and renovated the stage and now it has an upgraded look spending $7 million. >> it's one of the main features of our city is tourism. this will attract them. we have the video screen we have a lot of space for them to

perform on stage and the performers not only love coming here, to perform they want to come back. >> reporter: a few feature this gazabe and billboard area is dedicated to georgey woods. >> it's a great place and family place and part of philadelphia's history. >> reporter: in fairmont park, sharrie williams channel 6 "action news." >> it's 4:53 we have more stories you didn't see last night. local firefighters put out a blaze and come home to a stunning crime. get the story all new at 5:00 a.m. more new video watch as a man jumps on to an on coming police car, the bizarre

>> sky6 live hd taking a live look right now at the philadelphia superintendent airport, clear skies here. today's high 84. keep an eye, though, if you're flying out on the tracker, there could delays in other parts of the country because of rain and other weather issues in those areas. >> police video captured a wild event of a man breaking into a home. when the police arrive, the suspect ran at the cruiser, rolled on top of the car and dropped a five foot steel pipe he had been carrying. the deputies took him into

custody. >> the 12-year-old boy who was missing, was found in the basement. police searched the family's condo 3 times. they found the boy hiding behind boxes. police are trying to determine if he feels abused. the stepmother was taken into custody on a probation violation. the boy is staying with his birth mother and other relatives. staying with his washington, d.c. residents are exercised over the gym tax. it would hike the cost of gyms to help the city's balance its budget. the tax increase will be placed on gyms itself. if passed it will disowj people on tight budgets from getting out there and getting into better shape. >> time, 4:57 a savage attack

caught on camera. another woman brutally beating another woman in south jersey. the victim wants to know why nobody came to her rescue. we're live in atlantic city where workers will learn that their casino will be closing. "action news" will

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and fill your home with happy. >> good morning, 5:00 a.m. on this friday, june 27. matt o'donnell is off, eva pilgrim is joining us, we have a lot of news you did not see last night a home is in ruin after a driver loses control and rips an entire side off the house. firefighters in chester county fell victims to vandals who leave a number of cars marred. another atlantic city casino falling victim to the economy. employees will learn today they may soon be out of a job. >> breaking right now a upstairs truck is