accuweather and matt pellman has your traffic. >> reporter: good morning, it's a beautiful day ahead. let's look at the numbers right now. we're on the cold side. 60 degrees in quakertown. manners creek, 58. 59 in kennett square. temperatures below average. 65 degrees in the city. 6 is in browns mills. 57 on the boardwalk in ac and 61 in dover. storm tracker 6storm tracker 6 e scan. not showing a darn thing. we can see high pressure which is building in. we're going to have not just a nice day, but a nice stretch of weather. let's show you what it looks like through the day. 9:00 a.m., 73 degrees, noon, 79. 3:00 p.m., 83 degrees, mostly sunny skies, and 6:00 p.m. coming down from our high of 83, 81. what does the weekend look like. >> reporter: i think we deserve

some beauty weather after what we dealt with in the middle of the week. i-95 southbound side we're stacked coming past the walt whitman bridge on down to broad street. it's late-running overnight construction, you can see the cones right here, they are funneling you down into one southbound lane, same with the northbound side by the walt whitman bridge. the northbound delay did not too bad. if you're coming south on i-95 i would bail out on the vine street expressway and run back to the platt bridge back to 95. on the plat they dropped the speed to 35 miles per hour permanently. down in delaware, big downloading the free 6abc news app here with the visit of president obama that will give us closures during the midday. this morning things look good on 95 as you get around the 495 continued closure. upper pits grove we're without route 40. harding highway, bridgeton pike

and pole tavern road they are investigating an overnight crash that injured someone. locally always alternates you can use route 611 or use 322 or route 39 through salem county. >> we begin with breaking news a husband and wife were found dead in a home in straw barry mansion section overnight. katherine scott is live at the scene along the 2500 block of north spangler street. katherine? >> reporter: matt, the victims have been identified as glad disand ruffus perry. their nephew is deputy streets commissioner, donald carlson. a number of family and friends are searching for answer trying to figured out what what happens are police. there are no obvious signs of trauma. the home is located in

strawberry mansion. before 1:00 a.m., police responded to the home for report of a person screaming it was their 39-year-old daughter who had just found 66-year-old glad dis-- gladys and ruffus unconscious. carbon monoxide has been ruled out. police say it's difficult to process the crime scene because it appears the residents were horders. donald carlson said his aunt was the oldest of 12. she was the matriarch of the family, so they are taking it hard. >> she was the person that everyone leaned on in the family, and again, they lived in this house for over 40 years. >> at this time there is no obvious cause of death. there are no obvious signs of trauma to either the 66-year-old female or the 79-year-old husband. although they were pronounced on

the scene, cause of death is unknown at this time. >> reporter: and the family last spoke to the couple yesterday and there was no sign that anything was wrongs the family is trying to figure out what happened here. the daughter came by last night. sometimes she stays here and she does have her own home, but she stops by from time to time, autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. live in strawberry mansion, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> we'll continue to follow it, thank you, katherine. we're following more breaking news from north jersey where a police officer was killed on duty. our sister station wabc reports a tractor-trailer rear ended an unmarked police car that the officer was in killing him. he was a five year veteran of the police force, "action news" is working to obtain video and more information on this

breaking story. wendell smallwood a standout football player from delaware is under arrest for witness intimidation. he is charged with trying to get a witness to change his story about a murder case. police say it was in order to protect his friend who was awaiting trial in the case. "action news" was there where the homicide took place, along 4th street in wilmington back in 2012. smallwood is about to enter his second year at west virginia. he is currently being held in jail at that state awaiting an extra digs hearing. a shooting shooting critically injured a man at north 7th and west shiller street. police responded to the scene when several calls came in about a shooting. the name of the victim has not been released. the search continues for a gunman who shot two teens at a

crowded playground in west oak lane it happened in the 1600 block of east walnut lane. an 18-year-old is in critical an. as well a 19-year-old shooting victim is in stable condition. several young children were playing in the park, their parents rushed to pick up their little ones. >> it's very sad, we don't have anywhere else to send them. >> investigators are taking a look at the surveillance cameras in the area hoping they will get a look at the suspects. >> developing in the middle east, israel says two rockets were fired from gaza a few hours after a humanitarian cease-fire was supposed to begin. before the truce was supposed to to go into effect, oh, an israeli airstrike israels

stopped militants from sneaking into israel through a tunnel. >> we've all been heart broken by the violence especially the death and innocent civilians in gaza, men, women and children who are caught in the crossfire. >> reporter: more than 200 palestinians have been killed since the fighting began ten days ago. israel has reported one death so far. >> happening today president obama takes his pitch for better roads and bridges to delaware. he'll use the repairs at the 495 bridge as a platform to improve infrastructure nationwide. delaware governor jack markell plans to speak at today's event. happening today, new jersey governor chris christie is visiting iowa, a state that holds early caucuses in the next presidential rails. the governor is planning to

visit 1 more states, he is crisscrossing the countries to support gop candidates, but it's no secret that christie is testing the waters for a run for president in 2016. accuweather says turn off the ac and stop the fans. >> reporter: turn over the water we've had enough of it, you don't need to water the grass for now. storm tracker 6 live dwowbl scan we're drying -- double scan we're drying and staying dry today. looking live at peco building. we have partly cloudy skies and a good looking day ahead. how about the numbers, 67 degrees at philadelphia international. some of the suburbs in the upper 50s. the dewpoint way down, the humidity not noticeable at all. 53 degrees, nice and comfortable. winds out of the northwest at 8 miles per hour. the pressure will be buildings. 67 in the city.

61 in millville. 63 at atlantic city airport this morning, so temperatures a little bit below average and stay below average today. satellite and radar showing that stubborn front pulling cloud cover east of the city of philadelphia might be dealing with lower clouds at the moment, but mostly we'll see a good amount of sunshine, just a few clouds, a wired look, high pressure -- a wider look, high pressure building in. how about today, 83 degrees for your high, mostly sunny skies low humidity, a breeze out of the northwest. 8:00 a.m., 72. 11:00 a.m., 78 degrees, a good amount of sunshine. 2:00 p.m., 83 that's the high. 5:00 p.m. we'll be coming down from that and 81 degrees. if you're heading to the shore, no worries today you've got a good one. 11:00 a.m., 78. 2:00 p.m., 73 degrees, the ocean water temperature not so pleasant. it's a cold 61 degrees.

here's the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, refreshing low humidity a cool breeze and temperatures below average, excuse me, 83 degrees for your high, tomorrow another beauty, 855 touch warmer. saturday looks nice, 85 degrees, partly sunny skies, sunday looks dry. we looked earlier we see a disturbance giving us a shower, partly sunny skies, 86 cease, monday, clouds and sun, it's starting to feel summer like, 87, humid, chance for a thunderstorm. tuesday, 87 degrees, feeling sticky with a thunderstorm around. wednesday, warm, 89 degrees, humid and a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. temperatures below average and at the end of the seven day we'll be going above average. >> so it evens out. >> an ohio man finds himself the target of a strange case of apparent road rage. >> the quick action of a police

officer helped save a young child from drowning in a swimming pool. >> reporter: we have an accident at gulph mills, the activity is off to the side. we have activity in south philadelphia we'll check it out and we'll talk about closures in delaware after the break. >> we'll catch up with the couple whose engagement went viral thanks to "action news," we'll have that when we come right back.

>> welcome back you're looking down shore in cape may, if you're somebody who wants to get up and take an early morning walk, you better pull on a sweatshirt, something this morning, it's cool out there, 63 degrees, a nice break from the humid days we had a few days ago. >> matt pellman, a look at what the people are doing on the roads. >> reporter: thumbs up on the weather, thumbs down on the traffic. we run a little bit lays, i realize, but these construction crews are running late in i-95 southbound direction is where we're stacked under the walt whitman bridge toward broad street. the good news they are wrapping up their work and backing up the trucks and picking up the cones. for now it is causing a big southbound delay. northbound we're funneling down

into one lane, but it's not causing the delays that it is or not southbound side. if you want to avoid the backlog exit at the vine westbound take that to the silk eastbound to the platt bridge back to i-95. speaking of i-95 so far in delaware, traffic is moving fine. of course 495 is close, president obama will be in wilmington today talking about that and his transportation plan scheduled to land around new castle county airport around 1:15. they are hesitant to tell us what the plan ises but most likely he will come up through route 13 through new castle. he'll head back to the airport around 3:15 when he is scheduled to take off. closures later in the afternoon as he returns. time for the suburban traffic report, upper pits grove, route 40 just reopened. the accident investigation there

has wrapped up. time for the computer report brought to you by the waze app. upper state road, a pothole in the road there. >> new this morning, an ohio man said he survived an unusual road rage incident involving a samurai sword. he stopped into a gas station after honking at a man who returned with a samurai sword. he is now behind bars. amanda long acre joined a class action lawsuit against miss america. she is seeking a waive to compete. the suit said it recruits

organizers to boost participation. the website said the contestants must be between 17 and 24 years old. a policeman waring a bodies camera showed how he saved a 2-year-old boy. the 2-year-old boy drown after falling into a pool last month. the boy regains conscienceness and is -- consciousness and recovers at the hospital. >> reporter: jerry sandusky's adopted son opens up ning

>> new this morning, four men survived a brush of a lightening strike near houston texas. men they were on a foundation repair project when a powerful bolt blasted through the tree. mar tens said he was five feet away when the impact drove him into the ground. some of his co-workers have more serious injuries. >> reporter: serious stuff there. we're not about lightning. >> reporter: dry. >> reporter: you might want to cruise the vine and the schuylkill expressway and the platt bridge to get around the

delays on i-95. the platt bridge has been dropped permanently from 45 to 35 miles per hour. midday they will work in the westbound lanes heading toward the airport. early this morning, no delays on septa, patco or new jersey transit, karen. >> reporter: we've got a cool start. it will take a little bit for temperatures to rebound, 9:00 a.m., 73. noon, 779 -- 79 degrees. 3:00 p.m., 83 is the high today. 6:00 p.m., 81. we have threatening weather if you're traveling around in southwestern united states, but not along the eastern seaboard. so we're seeing no delays. philadelphia, no problems, boston, chicago, atlanta, newark, all good as you head out. we have good travel conditions, mostly sunny skies it's dry and staying dry. >> a teenager in the lehigh

valley is behind bars accused of an attack on a college student. he is charged as an adult trying to rape and murder a lehigh valley university student. police found her unconscious in her off campus house. she woke up to see her attacker over her. the victim continues to recover in the hospital. oprah winfrey's interview with the adopted son of jerry sandusky airs on cable television. he enjoyed spending time with his father except when it came time for bed. he described the control and manipulation by his father. older sandusky is serving a prison sentence for molesting seven boys. >> why lap dances will not be taxed in philadelphia. >> we continue to follow a breaking story, a couple was found dead inside their home,

their relation to a top city official coming up in a live report. >> that's the top story on the 6abc news app. download it now for free.

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>> welcome back you're taking a live look across center city, 55:00, 67 degrees, cool right now we'll get up to 83 today. closing arguments in

federal court on the philadelphia traffic court ticket fixing trial. five former traffic court judges are on trial accused of mail and wire fraud. they dismissed tickets for friends and politically connected. the defense said they practiced judicial discretion and most people who came forward with tickets received leniency whether or not they had connections. a judge tripped away the aamusement tax. the businesses said they would owe $1.3 million in backs taxes. admission fees to strip clubs is taxed at 5%. we know the contract of the couple that was captured by the "action news" photographer. dan sheridan was walk around the fountain at logan

square. dan shot the proposal and it ended up in the credits on "action news" that night. marry said she is thrilled that she and her future husband were able to share a very personal moment. >> i think it's nice that you know, like the greatest moment in my life, is shared. >> the video has been watched more than 50,000 times on 6abc.com, i posted it on my facebook page. >> forbes is out with the most valuable sports team. find out which philadelphia franchises are on the list. >> police investigate a home invasion and possible kidnapping in an upscale neighbo

>> good morning, 6:00 a.m. on this thursday, july 17 we're following breaking news. a couple is found dead inside a philadelphia home. "action news" is live as police try to unravel the mystery into what led to their deaths. >> all new at 6:00 a.m., gunman invade a lehigh valley home and police say a gunman maybe kidnapped. >> do you here that, of course you don't, the rattle of air conditioners may have been