rogers is off, we have matt pellman. >> reporter: good morning everyone we have cloud cover early, but we are expecting sunny breaks, run is off the coast. we're looking out for showers and thunderstorms as we move through the day most of us -- most of them will be down the shore and wilmington. areas to the north cooler, not as humid. from i-95 south we're feeling sticky this morning. 69 in sea isle city, currently. is you head outside the door, look for partly cloud skies mild, temperatures in the 70s between 6 and 8:00 a.m. 77 degrees by 9:00 a.m., still comfortable early in case you have plans to get out there and maybe do a jog, walk the dog or run errands. 83 by noon. as we go through the afternoon, 84 by 3:00 p.m. this 86 will slide in around 2:00 p.m. we'll see the temperatures fall a little bit. while we're looking at clouds

and sun, matt pellman do keep in mind there's a chance of pop-up shower or thunderstorm as we roll through the day. probably not a lot of that activity. okay. >> reporter: the old noggen. i-95 the road is dry, no issues on i-95 or the vine street expressway. in white marsh township we have a water main break blocking red rambler drive apt wisteria lane -- at wisteria lane. and knight road and houston road at brook side avenue. another downed pole in newtown, bucks county closing eagle road

near wrights road, 413 is the alternate in that location. we're talking about the closure in falls township. stay on 13. in winslow, camden on the white horse pike eastbound pump branch road near the wawa another downed pole is blocking the right lane. >> chilling new details about a texas gunman killing spree and the lone survivor who stopped him from killing again. taman bradley has the latest. >> reporter: a dramatic chase through streets near houston followed by a tense three hour standoff with police nabbing their suspect. authorities say this man who has not been identified killed 6 people four his children. ages 4, 7, 9 and 14. >> i don't know what could have happened. >> reporter: around 6:00 p.m., police rushed to the house after

the suspect's 15-year-old daughter called 911. despite being shot in the head she i.d. the shooter. the gunman and his wife are estranged and all the children were theirs. >> fears this could be a domestic dispute. >> reporter: the wounded 15-year-old girl told authorities the man planned to go to her grandparents home to kill them. that tip helped catch the suspect. >> we put out a apb on the suspect, we didn't know the street, but after we did that, the man came up. >> reporter: officers boxed the suspect into this cul-de-sac. an armored vehicle rammed into his car.

after hours of negotiation, he surrendered. flames broke out along 7300 block of she shellwin avenue. no injuries were reported. the cause is under investigation. >> the search is on pour two brazen -- is on for two braidsen bandits who attacked and robbed an elderly woman in philadelphia. the men attacked washington, but she fought back, you will hear from her coming up in a live report at 6:00 a.m. new this morning, the search continues for a shooter who gunned down a man in the middle of the street. the action cam was on the 100 block of east 22nd street in wilmington, delaware. a 27-year-old man was shot several times and pronounced dead at the hospital. police are trying to determine a motive. philadelphia police say

they will charge a man withholding his live-in girlfriend hostage for a day and raping her. only "action news" was on queen lane in germantown after 6:00 p.m. when officers freed the 27-year-old woman. investigators say they found her in the bathroom with her wrists tightly bound. police say her 40-year-old boyfriend surrendered after a s.w.a.t team arrived. >> she did have a romantic relationship with this male. they lived together as boyfriend and girlfriend. however we are getting information that she tried to break off the relationship. >> the relationship was always on the rocks. they were always arguing and fighting. he was an artist and liked antiques, a gentle person. >> police have not released the name of the suspect. >> happening today, pennsylvania governor tom corbett will hold a news conference in harrisburg to talk about whether he will sign the

state budget. he is unhappy with the bill. corbett has yet to say fell sign the $29.1 billion budget bill. the lemg late tur pass -- legislature passed it before the deadline last week. it could veto it or allow it to become law without his signature. william hite warned about the sequence if the state legislature does not pass the cigarette tax hike before august 14. the state senate made changes to the cigarette tax bill that was approved by the house. house members are not happy with the changes and the house is out on summer recess now not she woulded to return until august 4 for a special session. >> time for accuweather, not a nice week weather wise, but getting better today. >> reporter: we're transitioning toward better stuff today.

storm tracker 6 live double scan shows rain is mainly off the coast of south jersey. there's a little bit of a shower or thunderstorm pushing in to eastern maryland. cape may pretty much dry at this point. as we look outside, sky6 live hd center city so far so good this morning, with dry conditions. there's a fair amount of cloud cover overhead, but we expect the sun to break through. dewpoint, 68 still kind of high, it's sticky when you step outside, what else is new, right? winds out of the southeast starting to turn a little bit. we have showers and thunderstorms mainly south jersey and delaware. as we go to 5:00 p.m., we might see scattered stuff elsewhere. generally speaking the rain is down the shore, you can't rule out something north, however.

75 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 81 by 11:00 a.m. our high of 86 is will hit around 2:00 p.m. and we'll slide to 80 degrees. most of the stormy activity will be closer to the coast. lots of 80s across the region. the closer you get to the shore, the better chance you have of topping out at 80 or so. the spotty storms part of the package. tomorrow, mainly dry as we head through the day, there's a slight chance of pop-up sprinkle or shower on some of the models, bus there's a chance that it stays dry with lower humidity. 86 degrees is the forecasted high, spotty shower or thunderstorm can't be ruled out mainly down the shore. nice and warm tomorrow, 87. very likely dry pop-up shower or thunderstorm. partly sunny on saturday, 87. we're crossing our fingers it stays dry probably will, a slight chance of a pop-up

thunderstorm in a couple of neighborhoods, most of you are dry. humid on sunday, 88 degrees is the high and there's a chance of afternoon thunderstorms popping you mean on saturday. monday is hot, high of 92 humid and unsettled. monday could be our next round of strong storms there can be more storms on tuesday before we settle down to 84 around midweek. >> next and new this morning, a freak accident sends construction equipment flying into a fitness center in 0 new york city. >> we have a phising scam that arguments drivers who use -- targets drivers who use convenience. >> reporter: we have a construction project that starts in bucks county and a whole handful of down poles. >> a delaware father faces criminal charges for what police

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on your auto insurance. call 1-800-910-2222 today. >> welcome back, it is 5:42 on this thursday, 75 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at cape may, new jersey, it's going to be a high of 82 degrees at the shore today. keep your umbrellas handy, though, more rain executived. >> what's going -- expected,

what's going on in the suburbs, matt. >> reporter: if you're heading to the shore go to uncle bills, those chocolate chip pancakes are second to none. 422, 202 and schuylkill expressway where a they converge, the crossroads of the world, is that right, matt. >> the opening door of the suburbs. >> reporter: they are working on the ramps doing patching. everything is fine on all three of the major highways. speaking of construction, new milling and paving projects start today during the midday 9 to 3:00 p.m. in plumstead, bucks county they will restrict 413 between point pleasant pike. stick with burnt house hill road and cold spring creamery road as the alternates. use 413 instead of eagle road

that's closed because of a downed pole. in chalfonte another downed pole is blocking lime kiln pike between butler and new jersey avenues. stay on bristol to get around that blockage. another downed pole along the white horse pike, at pump branch road by the wawa. the right lane is blocked there. you can squeeze by. no major problems on the ac expressway or 206 as you head toward tabernacle. east whiteland chester county watch out along phoenixville pike, the animals are out and about making an appearance. watch out for them. >> breaking right now, police are searching for the driver of a car in connection with a mysterious drive-by shooting in south philadelphia. they found ten shell casings and

low peace yurng avenue. police -- passyunk avenue. a security guard at the nearby sunoco refinery reported hearing the gunfire. chopper 16 heading to the scene, stay with "action news" for updates on that. a gaping hole in a glass window is all that raiments with a woman's close call with -- remains with a woman's close call from a chisel that went flying up to the 4th floor of an adjacent highrise. the flying glass struck a woman, but she was not seriously hurt. police say, a woman who is missing her bank records and cell phone have not shown any

movement. police are investigating her disappearance as a possible abduction. a judge in new mexico has increased bail for two parents accused of leaving their 5-year-old in a sweltering car. they face felony charges. police say the parents shopped in the home depot while the girl was in the hot truck in the parking lot. she managed to cry out a window covered in sweat, a good samaritan heard her screaming and called police. the police say it was an accident and did not mean to harm their daughter. a connecticut man is out on bail on similar charges. 60-year-old john morgan is accused of leaving his 9 and 6-year-old children in the car with temperatures topping 100 degrees. there's reportedly a history of endangerment in the family. he faced charges of driving

drunk with the same two children in the car. several employees at a school district face a drug rings. they accused the school staffers to go along with them to feed their drug habits. most of the drug exchanges happened at elementary schools. the walkers have not commented about the allegations. >> there are scammers trying to steal your e-z pass money. firefighters go to extreme lengths to give a stray bear a soft landing. >> reporter: it's going to be warm and humid this afternoon. right around where you would expect to be this time of year. take a look we're looking at a high of 86 degrees off the average high of 87. the overnight low is average. we could have a shower or thunderstorm in certain parts of

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>> new on "action news," firemen have the bear essentials, get it to rescue a cub in california. they inflated a giant air mass stress to save the cub. wildlife officials fired the tranquilizer at the bear. >> reporter: i wonder if they found the stolen picnic basket. >> hey boo boo. >> reporter: this is westbound i-95 coming toward the philadelphia airport.

this is a good alternate to the passyunk bridge. you can't get by because of that police activity we've been telling you about, chopper 6 almost at the scene. grays ferry avenue would be an alternate for you. after a rough day-park forecast on the the regional rails -- after a rough day at the regional rails, things are on time out of the gate. >> reporter: black wood it is owe pressively -- pressively hot. mid 70s close to the delaware river. 69 in sea isle city. everybody else in the heart of south jersey are in the 70s, pretty much the same thing hockessin, delaware, as well. if you're catching the el, 77 degrees by 9:00 a.m.

83 by noon, the humidity should fall a bit. 84 by 3:00 p.m. our high will be around 2:00 p.m. 86 degrees, and dinnertime we'll be back to 80. there will be a chance of spotty shower or thunderstorm. most of this will be closer to the shore in south jersey and delaware. nonetheless, matt we're mainly dry. >> happening today, television's emmy nominations will be announced some abc hits are contenders, including scandal and modern family. nearly 3 dozen babe ruth items go up for auction. it happens a day after 100 anniversary of ruth's major league debut. it includes his first yankee

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southwest philadelphia say the emergency response was too slow. fire officials maintain that crews arrived in 3 minutes. liberia's ambassador to the united states attended the meeting. a dad in delaware is accused of stuffing heroin into his child's diaper. when officers approached him they noticed he slipped something into the baby's pants. it turned out to be 16 bags of heroin. pen is out on bail, the child is staying with family. e-z pass is warning people that scammers circumstances ands e-mails saying they owe money

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>> good morning, everyone, it is 6:00 a.m. on this thursday, july 10. tam is off, nydia han joins us. we have news you didn't see last night. >> one person is killed when a pick up truck and car collide in delaware. >> a berks county man is behind bars accused of a brutal attack that put a baby in a comma. >> a