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bridge, no problems, the westbound traffic heading into the city. >> let's turn to the breaking news, a manhunt is underway for a delaware county hulls. police say he murdered his wife and took off with her two young children. an amber alert has been issued. katherine scott is live on the scene with more on the investigation and the search katherine. >> reporter: that's right, matt, state police have issued an amber alert. police say a woman in her 30s has been killed and police believe her husband is responsible and he took on him with two young boys. police are awaiting the search for the for the apartment on abbey terrace. keith belajonas.
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jdh-7477 is the license plate number. the woman's body was in the second floor apartment with multiple stab wounds and shot in the head. one of the occupants of the apartment heard the struggle and came down the stairs with two boys who appeared be to be around 6 years old. >> one of the children stated, is mommy dead, and out the door they go. >> reporter: else driving a gray nissan path finder. else considered armed ascertain dangerous, call police if you have any tips on the whereabouts of belajonas or the two young boys. >> a two-alarm fired consumed three homes in south jersey overnight. the fire broke out on the 700 block of spruce streets near
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douglas in camden. the action cam was there as smoke and fire bellowed out of the buildings. two homes were owmed, but no one was hurt. it took almost two hours to get the fire under control. there's no word on what sparked the fire. it is 5:05, new this morning, gunfire erupted in the hunting park section. city. the action can mean was at north 4th street, someone opened fire hitting one man in the stomach. a number of cars were riddled with bullets. the search is on for the shooter who took off from the crime scene. the victim is in stable condition. >> happening today, the body of major general harold green will arrive at dover air force base, the highest ranking u.s. officer to be killed in combat since the vietnam war. investigators are trying to determine how a killer a man dressed in an army afghanistan
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uniform was able to open fire on green. it happened at a military compound in kabul on tuesday. >> a woman said whoever fears and killed her dogs back in april, is back out to get her pets. she put up a vinyl wall in the back credit card of her home, she added a surveillance camera, it caught someone tossing a meaty bone into the yard. >> i need to find a place where they can be tested to find out if there's someone trying to harm them. >> she did not understand why someone is out to get her dogs, there have not been an arrest in the april poiseening --
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poisoning. hawaii is getting ready for the first hurp contain to -- hurricane to reach them in it went years. the last time hawaii took a direct hit from a hurricane was in 1992 when a hurricane struck can kuaii. we had showers lurking out to the west of us, a phew you saw them through the day. that's gone. we look outside we're looking at clear skies overhead and we have stars out this morning and we'll get into a sunny pattern. the temperature, 69 degrees in philadelphia. 60 in allentown, 65 in reading, 63 in trenton. 69 in sea isle and on the
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boardwalk in atlantic city. satellite and radar shows you how the cloud cover and sprinkles and showers are shifting to the south of us, lots of sunshine on the way, allen be town, are looks like a good one today, 81 degrees mostly sunny and pleasant during the day. musikfest looks great with the temperatures in the 70s. we get into the main stage period, it's a great day to be up there. 79 by noon at the shore, 83 by 3:00 p.m., uv index high. the oaks temperature is in the mid 70s. i will caution because of the departure of bertha there might be linking -- lingering rip current in the water. swim near the lifeguards. humid in south jersey and delaware, but that will improve as the day goes on. there will be a northwest breeze at 8 to 16 miles per hour. 70 degrees by 8:00 a.m., 77 by
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11:00 p.m., 82 by 2:00. probably getting that 84-degree high around 3:30. him for the phillies we'll try to sweep the astros. if you have tickets for tonight, man, did you pick a good one. it's going to be nice undown the ballpark. it's nice tomorrow as the next system appears to be staying to our south. we'll have sunshine tomorrow, it will be fairly pleasant for now, the weekend is okay, because that system stays to the south. now these guys were talking about the concerns in hawaii, with the category one hurricane and julio, looks like it will miss the hawaiian highlands, but we talked about how the last hurricane hit had hawaii, that a category four, that was worse than this, but this will kick up
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a lot of wind and probably give problems hawaii, especially the big island even maui and honolulu you'll be near that as the passes by. 84 degrees today. tomorrow, another 84. saturday, that system is well to the south, 85 degrees. monday is another good one, but on tuesday, we'll have another quick-moving frontal boundary that will trigger an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. but the latest model guidance shows it's gone by wednesday just a blip on the radar. >> shotgun fire erupts near a
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major event in the lehigh valley. we have more on what police are doing to make sure people are safe at musikfest. we're live in bucks county, roads are clear and dry i-95 at the scutter falls bridge. we'll talk suburban traffic. >> video shows a bear walking around like a human in a north jersey neighborhood, there's an complangs for
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the air so early, so unthing when you get there. >> we -- so you know things when you get there. >> we appreciate the folks who got up early, and karen, you will tell them where to go and not to go. >> reporter: let's do the as you suburban traffic report. on the ramp to the schuylkill expressway westbound, no weather related conditions, the overnight construction is clear, as well. good news here, let's pull in the maps and talk about some other problems. we have got this downed pole and wire from an earlier accident in lower salford. harleysville pike is closed in the meantime. stick to landis road. lansdale, turnpike, construction
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blocking the right lane. lots of construction both ways near willow grove and westbound near bensalem, westbound and center lane. let's pull in the commuter traffic report, you want to go on a ride. why not, you can do it. this is 55 if you're in rowan university or near glassboro, heading northbound i'm not seeing any problem coming into 42 near runnymede, lots of construction as you head up and over the walt whitman bridge. no big problems this morning. how about the temperatures, 69 degrees in philadelphia. 60 in allentown, 65 in millville, a good and dry day today, tam. >> thank you, karen. new information this morning, bethlehem city officials say they are stepping up the police presence of the biggest event of the year. at least ten people are in custody after a shooting year musikfest. the shooting happened tuesday night after 11:00 p.m.
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officers say she tried to break up a large crowd when someone started shooting. two people were hit. city officials are adamant saying bethlehem and musikfest are safe. closing arguments in the murder trial of olympian oscar pistorious. >> he faces 25 years if he is convicted. he said he kill steenkamp by mistake. prosecutors argue that he deliberately killed the 29-year-old model after an argument. ryan howard started last night's hit parade with a 2-run double in the bottom of the first inning. chase utley hit a 3-run homer in the 4th. the phillies were all over the
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astros, 10-3. countdown clock to kickoff. preseason game the first preseason game bears in chicago, tomorrow night, one day, 14 hours, 42 minutes and some change. you will might not see riley cooper, the wide receiver has an ankle injury. wide we receiver jeremy maclin said he'll suit up an play for the first time in two cereals. the starters will be on the field for 15 to 20 minutes tomorrow night. watch great expect takes live from chicago on 6abc and kickoff is at 8:00 p.m. live in a nice area you may be paying more for people magazine we'll explain. >> russian president vladimir putin responds with more
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>> who's ready for friday? >> i'm ready for any day! >> reporter: that's true. >> reporter: let's check out delaware county here, this is the blue route at baltimore pike, no problems between i-95 and the schuylkill. looking good as we get closer to the end of the week. burlington bristol bridge is back down. left lane is blocked on the benjamin franklin parkway near english creek avenue. noon, 79 degrees, 83 by 3:00 p.m., your high this afternoon will be 84 degrees, i think we'll hit that around 3:30
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or 4:00. hanging on to the low 80s at 6:00 p.m. fairly low humidity, a pretty nice one. i'm not expecting delays on the big board at the airport, not seeing them, not even a hint of rain as far west as chicago and atlanta or land doe, as well. happy -- orlando, happy traveling. >> nearly one in ten cancer survivors go back to smoking after lung cancer. researcher also know the addictive power of nicotine is a factor here. experts recommend that doctors discuss quitting early in treatment and offer a cessation program to survivors. >> a big bank pays record
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breaking payment for bad mortgages. >> reporter: bank of america is expected to pay $17 million to settle charges it sold faulty mortgage securities in the runup to the financial crisis. struggling homeowners could get some of that money. russia is fighting new sanctions by the u.s. by banning imorlts imorlts -- imports of poultry up for a year. russia is the second largest buyer of checken. best prices will be in the southeast much southeast and great lakes and rockies. where you live may affect how much you pay for people magazine. the publisher is going to charge more for the magazine in some of the wealthy parts of the
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that the man escaped injury and caught the next train out. >> this is viral video from north jersey. over 200,000 people watched this on youtube. a bear makes his away through jefferson township. he is walking down the street on two legs. he wondered is that a person in a bear costume. you see the bear stop and take a look at the trash can. as he gets to the tree line he drops down on all fours. this gave people insight into what is happening with the bear. looks is though there is something wrong with his right paw, it's broken or deformed and therefore i he finds it eatser stand you up and walk like you r more. >> it's weird to see a bear walking around like that.
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>> breaking right now a woman is found shot and death in her delaware county home. now, police are on the hunt for her husband and two small children. >> a somber ceremony awaits a two star general at a dover air force base that was shot and killed in afghanistan. >> police say a woman wasnd attacked while pet sitting in center city. police say they know who they are looking for. >> let's go over to david and karen with weather and traffic. good morning.
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>> reporter: good morning, guys, we have a cooler morning because the passing front is down to the south and we have blue skies and sunshine. 65 in wilmington, 64 in trenton. still a little bit humid in south jersey as the cooler air continues to descend down from the north and the drier air. 60 degrees in allentown and the spots down south are not bad and getting better. 73 degrees by 9:00 a.m., noon, 79 degrees, 83 by 3:00 p.m. your high of 84 degrees hits around 3:30, we'll wind up at 81 by 6:00 p.m. a nice day that will lead us into a nice night. tonight at musikfest, tonight, the main stage the avett brothers, 74 is the
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