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tv   Action News  ABC  July 11, 2014 5:30am-6:01am EDT

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>> happening now on "action news," a bike sicklist un-- bike er unloads bullets on action philadelphia street and leaves one dead. >> accuweather is calling for clearer skies to prevail today. >> good morning, it's july 11, karen is off, let's find out about the clearing skies with david murphy and matt pellman is looking at traffic. >> reporter: all right, guys we are look clearing skies as the rain is off the coast and we have early sunshine. it is not as humid is a couple of days ago. 63 in allentown. it's going to be another warm
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one. as we step outside between 6:00 and 8:00, comfortable. 77 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 84 by noon, 87 by 3:00 p.m. that's where the high will strike. 82 by 6:00 p.m. partly sunny skies overall, but keep in mind there's a chance of afternoon shower or thunderstorm popping mainly south of philadelphia and parts of south jersey. this will not be the story of the day, but at times this afternoon you might have to deal with that. matt pellman the weekend is starting out with great shape on saturday. >> reporter: mother nature being very generous with the dispensing the rain. i drove through the downpours and there's a lot of ponding and puddling. luckily this morning we're dry on the roads. eastbound on 422 heading into valley forge national park.
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there's no delays on 202, schuylkill expressway is in the clear, as well. a few events is going on today, the advance warped tour is expected back in camden, expect a crowd heading to the bank at 11:00. the phils are back in town at 7:05. bastille day is tomorrow we'll give you restrictions around the penitentiary in fairmont. left lane out of commission until 8:00 a.m. on the southbound turnpike. >> a gunman on a bike opens fires on two men killing one of them. police found the victims along waterloo street after midnight.
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detectives are questioning several witnesses and reviewing private surveillance in the area. police are questioning a mantua possible sexual assault in the spring garden section. the woman said she was attacked at 16th and cal low street saying the man pulled her behind a bush and touched her inappropriately. the woman was taken to had anman for valuation. >> rocket fire into israel continues for a 4th day. you're taking a look at brand new video what authorities are calling a direct hit on a gas station. a 50-year-old man was seriously injured. the continued clashes have family of local travelers on edge. "action news" reporter, katherine scott is live at 19th and jfk boulevard where a rally is scheduled for this afternoon. >> reporter: good morning, tam, an israel solidarity rally is scheduled outside the israeli
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consulate. for some families in our area, the violence is hitting particularly close to home. jarid returned from israel yesterday. >> there was a massive wave of people running towards us. there was a lot more people panicking and that was more intense and scarier, there's all these people rushing trying to cram into this little room. >> reporter: for the 4th day israel is pressing on with the targeting offensive. my -- my -- naomi of wynnewood's daughter is in israel. >> she is a strong, passionate
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young woman. >> reporter: she is supportive be of her daughter, a student at is vassar college. >> she called me after she came out of a bomb shelter. are you freaked out? i said no, because you're in the shelter. >> reporter: the solidarity rally is scheduled at noon at 19th and jfk. >> house republicans have taken the first steps in suing president obama over the administration's delay of a crucial peels of the healthcare law. the house rules committee scheduled a hearing on a ruling next week that would set in motion to see the president. the employer mandate is designed
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to keep companies from shifting workers into taxpayers subsidize ed coverage. the president calls the lawsuit a republican stunt. >> mayor nutter will join u.s. secretary of education arni dunkin. meanwhile, the school district has delivered 300 pink slips to staff members. the laid off workers includes noontime aids and special education assistants. these were scheduled before the stalled cigarette tax. police made drivers turn around at harmony road when the clay creek spilled its banks. drivers took it easy along kirkwood highway as the rain
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fell fast and furious that left ponding on the roads. some rpt -- residents have not recovered that left many without power. customers are not so patient. >> i'm calling them up, and telling them i want to a motel i can't afford to pay your bill. i used the money that i would pay you for the motel because i can't sleep. >> peco said its crews have been making repairs around the clock and restored power to 98% of its customers in 36 hours. you can access live double scan radar and get the full accuweather forecast with the storm tracker 6 live app. the app sends you audio alerts when watches and warnings pop up. >> things are clearing up for the next couple of days. >> reporter: everything looks
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okay. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry. when we look outside there's tranquil conditions across the ben franklin bridge. the sun is eroding the early cloud cover and things are coming up bright. we have a comfortable temperature of 72 degrees. some aerials in the 60s. dewpoint slightly humid, the winds out of the north at 5 miles per hour. future tracker 6 as we go through the day there's a chance of an isolated shower or rumble of thunder. best chance of this would be south of philadelphia in the afternoon hours most of us this gets out of here quickly in the evening. for the most part most areas will stay dry. it's that little area of south jersey where we have that concern. 75 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 82 by 11:00 a.m. we are going to get warm this afternoon. high of 87 hits it around 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. we're back down to 84 degrees. high temperatures across the region. most of us will be in the 80s.
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the exception will be down the shore where it will be cooler as has been the case and often is the case in the summer season down the shore. spotty storms through south jersey and parts of delaware. for the phillies tonight, 79 degrees at the start of the game against the nationals. 73 degrees is the 9 inning temperature. partly cloudy skies and tad humid. if you're heading to the poconos, partly sunny, 78. a stray thunderstorm is possible on saturday, 78 degrees the high there. still comfortable when it isn't rain, though. sunday more humid high of 80. there's a better chance of afternoon thunderstorms on sunday. pretty much the same story at the shore. scattered showers at the shore. 82 degrees. 80 degrees on saturday, chance of thunderstorms and sunday,ing 84. today's high in philadelphia,
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87, nice and warm. a slight chance of a shower or storm of philadelphia. partly sunny on saturday, 87, and 90 afternoon thunderstorm on sunday. monday, sticky, 92 degrees. strong thunderstorms. tuesday, warm and humid, strong thunderstorms, as well, as a front come through. him wednesday, thursday, friday, below average temperatures and comfortable weather on the way. >> 5:40 we're learning chilling new details built texas man accused of killing 6 people including four children of his own. the murderous mayhem shattered the neighborhood. >> friends and family of a missing mother make a passion plea for her. >> reporter: ship road in the on going work zone, the traffic is moving fine. we'll have a work zone that will close a ramp along the
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schuylkill expressway this weekend. >> extreme heat melts a row causing headaches for visits to a national park. more details on that when "act huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.
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>> 5:43, it is friday, every everyone. many of you may be heading to the beach, cape may, new jersey, 71 degrees on city avenue getting up to 87 degrees. where you're going you would love a little help. let's go over to matt pellman
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with the roads. >> reporter: i would love to help you. suburban traffic report, we were taking guesses going into the break which ramp will it be that will close this weekend. it's the westbound side of the conshohocken route 23 it's closing from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. they will block off the ramp entirely, so if this is normally your ramp to get into conshohocken keep going out to gulph mills you can exit there or hop on the blue route and work your way into conshohocken from the in order. right now everything looks good on the schuylkill expressway. speaking of the blue route if you're heading north 476 on the northeast extension. overnight work we had north of quakertown is gone, a reminder on sunday morning, midnight to 6:00 a.m., they will close the southbound lanes of the northeast extension between
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quakertown and lansdale for a 6 hour period like they do sometimes. north hampton, bucks county they are closing alms house road between jacksonville road and hatboro road as they work on the drainage pipes. plump stead, bucks county, the -- plumstead bucks county. new milling and paving started. use burnt house hill road and cold spring creamery road. 9 to 4 midday construction project closes 113 between ridge pike and 29. one of our friends using the waze app said watch out a little bit of soup out there, foggy weather in chester county along reeseville road. >> new this morning, a ma mache wielding thief is only the run
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in florida. he used it to break the glass of the family dollar store. he got away with under ware and lighters. there's an offer for his arrest and conviction. the texas man accused of killing 6 people including four children has a violent past. he taped his own mother to a chair and threatened to kill her last week. both she and his ex-wife were seeking restraining order against them. he tide up his children and killed them execution style when he refused to tell them the whereabouts of his ex-wife. friends and family are pleading for the return of a woman who was forced into her
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car. the family of nefertiri trader asked the public for help in finding her. >> please let my sister come home. >> trader was last seen at 4:30 on june 30th outside of her home. a witness say someone forced her into her own car and drove off. delaware license plate number 404893. her family said she would never leave without her children. >> the national basketball league seems to be suffering from a bout of inertia. it will continue until labron decides where he'll ends up. james' agent has spoken to the cavaliers and rockets and lakers. james was not present at those meetings.
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he plans to talk with his family before make be a decision. >> forget about frying an egg on one hot road in yellowstone national park. the road i felt -- itself is frying. >> reporter: for most of us it's partly sunny for most of the day. to remind you that sunscreen is very important if you're working outside on playing. we'll be safety goggles? this breakfast burrito is exploding with flavor. i think you're getting a little carried away. morning, guys. he knows what's up. does he? both: yeah. i really work with you guys... every day.
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dunkin's southwest steak breakfast burrito with delicious steak, fire-roasted vegetables, and fajita seasoning is packed with flavor. hurry in today. enjoy the big taste of dunkin' donuts' southwest steak breakfast burrito today. if he were a lobbyist... if they were political contributors... maybe tom corbett would listen to them, instead of cutting funding for their schools. oil and gas companies gave corbett 1.7 million dollars in
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political contributions. and he gave them a sweetheart deal on taxes that's costing pennsylvania billions. corbett's mismanagement has caused a huge budget deficit. and his painful education cuts are forcing teacher layoffs and increasing class sizes. now corbett wants to give the oil and gas industry even more handouts. and what's he getting from them? corbett's keeping that secret. so pennsylvanians are challenging tom corbett to come clean. release the records of your meetings with donors... that you've been hiding. disclose all the contributions, letters and emails from oil and gas lobbyists who influence you. we've got a right to know who tom corbett's listening to. because it sure isn't us. >> new this morning, park rangers say this roughed up roadway is meting. the popular 3.3-mile loop of
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yellowstone national park is expected to be closed. extreme heat has caused thick oil to bubble to the surface making the blacktop unsafe for drivers. >> reporter: that's not good for this time of year, yellowstone is packed. there are so many traffic jams in the middle of the park because so many people visit. septa's route 10 trolley is seeing half-hour delays because of a crash at are 45th and lancaster avenue. king of prussia one of the ramps that connect 402 and 22 with the schuylkill expressway eastbound. they are working now, you can see the remnants of their work to patch the potholes. they are doing the work during the overnight at this point the construction crews are out of the way. everything is reopened on the ramp. our good buddy ben looking good this morning as we look live from camden. if i wouldn't are up early sunday morning -- if you're up
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early sunday morning, the bridge will be closed from 6:30 to 7:00 for a bike race. >> reporter: the cancer society benefit. we have temperatures in the 60s across the northern and western suburbs. 68 in chester and across south jersey, pretty much the same story. hockessin 69 degrees in northern delaware. if you're out running errands, good idea to do it early. 77 degrees by 9:00 a.m. this afternoon, 87 degrees that's the high at 3:00 p.m. and then we're still in the low 80s by 6:00 p.m. maybe a tad humid today, but not too bad. there's a chance of pop-up shower or maybe a thunderstorm or two in a couple of neighborhoods this afternoon but that's mainly south of philadelphia and it's not going to last all day. >> a little girl believed to have been cured of hiv is showing levels of virus. the baby was born to an hiv
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positive mother in 2010. she was treated with medication and showed no signs of virus. there's a hiv in the blood and decreased t-cell count.virus. >> a boa constrictor is to blame for car trouble in the southwest. she found a 20-pound, .6 snake trapped under the
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having coffee. ohh. ♪ is folgers in your cup >> welcome back, looking at a beautiful picture here, the sun rising over the platt bridge. 5:56 now, 71 degrees at this moment getting up to 87 later today. security cameras captured a botched robbery and shooting in north philadelphia. it happened yesterday morning on the 2300 block of ridge avenue. the gunman riding in a does an tried to hold up a pharmaceutical delivery driver. this happened steps from two day care centers. a woman should never been running a day care center. she admitted to using someone's
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name to receive her day care license. a 7-year-old drown while in the care in of edwards' employees, edwards is charged with manuals. manuals -- manslaughter. social media fans have someone on the right side of the law to love. he has been dubbed the hot cop. the facebook page created two weeks ago has over 20,000 likes. >> i like how it balances out. a fell and a -- a felon and a cop. >> eyes on the road. everything a driver needs to know on the windshield. >>
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>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on this friday, july 11, we have news you didn't see last night. >> an attacker savagely beats a man to death outside his philadelphia home. now the search is on for his killer. >> a fugitive father comes out of hiding in a desperate attempt to be with his baby. >> a new commercial for flying encourages flyers to hate it. >> all right, karen is off, dave has weather and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: at least the airline has a sense of humor. the sun is coming up, it's comfortable, take a

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