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5:00 a.m. on this monday august 11. we're following several developing stories this morning. >> the search is on for a driver who struck and killed a man in south jersey and kept going. >> we're monitoring a developing story outside saint louis, missouri, angry protesters fill the street upset over the killing of an unarmed teen. >> family and friends gather to remember a woman found strangled in pennypack park while her husband is hind bars charged with her murder. >> let's find out what's going on with weather and traffic. karen rogers is in for david murphy and matt pellman has traffic, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we're looking at a nice day today, satellite and radar shows clear skies, but at the moment, we can see showers and clouds to the west, that will not impact us today so enjoy today. 50 in the poconos.
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67 in philadelphia, just 58 degrees in millville where you are dealing with a touch of fog there, we have 3 miles visibility in millville. 69o boardwalk in ac. the oaks water temperature, 77. looking at the day ahead. lots of sunshine, patchy fog, it's isolated not a big threat for the morning commute. 86 degrees for the high temperature. matt pellman how do the roads look early on this monday. >> reporter: i have no complaints about the weather this weekend, very nice, karen rogers. we have a few complaints on the the traffic front like this one on the boulevard, southbound side near wyoming avenue, a two vehicle accident, one of the cars overturned, five people injured, we have restrictions southbound at wyoming avenue. you have to get around the accident. there are 6 lanes available so you have plenty of lanes in which to get by. on the schuylkill expressway and the vine street express way
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looking good, speeds are fine along i-95. this is i-95 by girard avenue where the northbound off ramp was closed throughout the weekend. it has reopened now for your morning commute. you're good to go in both directions on i-95. in to townson, delaware, there'a downed pole from a dump truck accident. stay on route 9 this monday morning. >> the search for a driver of a deadly hit hit-and-run in south jersey, john rawlins is live in vineland with the latest details. >> reporter: good morning, matt, this occurred at 9:00 p.m. last night. police were called to the 1,000 block of landis near the delsea drive intersection of a report of someone struck by a vehicle, when they got here, they found the body of a middle aged man. they are having trouble locating
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his next of kin. they are having trouble describing the hit-and-run vehicle. they are going to exam some of the parts of the vehicle that were left at the scene. this is a commercial strip. that should be that the businesses should have video, so they are hoping video exists of the striking vehicle, between the parts found at the scene and the video they hope to have a description of the vehicle sometime later today. live in vineland, john rawlins channel 6 "action news" back to you all. >> thank you, john. new this morning, two cars collided along the boulevard and the impact left one of the vehicles upside down. it happened at 2:30 a.m. a chevy cavalier struck the crietz -- chrysler causing it to roll over on its roof. five people were hurt being checked out at local hospitals. an army of police officers
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went after looters in ferguson, missouri, emotions spilled over after the shooting of an unarmed black. ferguson is a black suburb of saint louis, some civil rights leaders compared his death to the death of trayvon martin. the race of the police officer in the case has not been disclosed. a federal investigation may follow a local probe. another cease-fire is in effect in the middle east, so far it's holding going on now for 12 hours. israel said it was not fired upon overnight it did not target suspected hamas targets. both sides agree to a 72 hour cease-fire brokered by egyptians. of peace talks could see assume in cairo. thousands have been caught in the crossfire of these clashes. >> the woman who was killed in pennypack park last week will be
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laid to rest today while her husband is locked up charged with killing her. christopher murray has confessed to killing connie murray and failed a lie detecter test. according to investigators murray intercepted his wife during her walk outside the park a week ago. they want to a park bench to talk and the discussion took a violent turn. >> i think it was more of a rage incident more than premeditated. there was some on going domestic disorder between the two that will -- discord between the two. >> the couple have two daughters, ages 1 and 15. >> happening today, delaware governor jack markell will sign four bills aimed at promoting responsible business practices. the measures are designed to make sure people are playing by the rules. they range from cracking down on contractors who do not have
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delaware business licenses to allow for for aman mouse reporting of -- anonymous reporting of illegal licenses. >> reporter: let's head outside and show you what it looks like right now as sky6 live hd looks live over the ben franklin bridge. we're looking good, only a touch of patch request fog in one or two spots through the area right now, no issues at all at philadelphia sprrm. international. 67 degrees, 89 winds are calm, the pressure 30.13 inches. as we look at the day ahead, 75 degrees by 9:00 a.m., noon, 83. lots of sunshine, no weather-related problems today. 3:00 p.m., 85.
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6:00 p.m., 84 coming down from a high of 86 degrees. as we look at the shore, 77 degrees, 82 for the high at the shore under mostly sunny skies, after a gorgeous weekend the nice weather continues today at the shore. looking at satellite and the ra, you canning see we have clear conditions, you can see the clouds and showers building out from the west, that's going to imangt -- impact us tomorrow. today we have a dry and clear day. as you look at the radar, there's a front that's going to pull through and bring us heavy rain tomorrow. future tracker 6 showing at 3:00 p.m., maybe you get a shower coming through in the early morning commute. lunchtime we see the showers and thunderstorms filling in a little bit more. the particular model shows on and off showers and thunderstorms, looks to be heaviest time in the overnight hours, this looks to be 4:00 a.m. on wednesday, we're watching tomorrow for a spotty
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shower and heavy rain at times especially in the overnight hours. the clears out enough that the end of your morning commute should be nice and clear at this point. looking at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, lots of sun, 86 degrees for your high. it's a good looking day, tomorrow we anticipate the showers and thunderstorms. while we could see a shower at any point. looks late in the day to get the most activity. in fact in the overnight hours the heaviest rain comes. on wednesday, we start off with a shower, otherwise the clouds give way to sunshine. thursday, less humid, 80. friday, mostly sunny skies, 79. saturday, mostly sunny skies and 80. sunday, high of 86 degrees, we're looking at moderate temperatures throughout this seven-day period. no 90-degree days. >> this is the best august ever. >> best summer ever! >> he did say at the start of the summer, best summer ever.
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next at 9, a powerful typhoon slams ashore in asia. >> scientist make a break in the deadly ebola virus outbreak and identified the first person to contract the virus. >> reporter: 202, the crews are out of the way,. >> touring the college campus without touring the college campus later in the morning buzz.
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>> good morning, everyone, taking a live look at philadelphia international airport on this monday morning, 70 degrees currently on city avenue. we're getting up to 88 today. a nice one ahead. >> let's head over to matt pellman, of course it's monday a lot of folks will be getting back from the shore, what are things looking like. >> reporter: yes, we're so excited to come in and work on this monday, and i'm sure everyone else feels the same. let's start in the city, the boulevard, southbound side by wyoming avenue there was a bad overnight crash. one vehicle controversy turned and five were injured. they are -- one vehicle controversy turned and five were injured. you're getting by in the outer drive without too much of a problem, but it's something to be aware on the southbound side of the boulevard. northbound we start a reassure facing project 7:30 p.m. until
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6:00 a.m. they will start working in the evening and overnight hours, the first chunk they will do is between 9th street and adams avenue. overnight restrictions on the pennsylvania turnpike, eastbound side by willow grove they are taking out the right and center lane. right lane near norse down -- norristown is blocked there. sunrise avenue by the boulevard, midday construction 9 to 3:00 p.m. they will be working the northbound lanes between sean road and worthington drive. watch out for the crews. they have been causing delays during the midday. dupont highway is closed at summit bridge road because of a dump truck accident. time for the commuter report brought to you by the waze app. our friends are coming back from the beach. no incident on the garden state
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parkway, ac expressway, route 40, route 50 clear so far. >> tropical storm is moving away from japan, but not before claiming one life and injuring dozens of other people. more than 1 million people near swollen rivers had to evacuate their homes as brutal winds and rains lashed the island nation. it created nightmare conditions for travelers, 200 flights were cancelled at the start of the buddhist holiday week. residents on the big island of hawaii struggle after the tropical storm iselle. hundreds of trees are down. public schools reopen today. a second storm in the pacific, hurricane julio is moving away from the island and no longer poses a threat. researchers believe they identified patient zero in the
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ebola virus crowd break. it was likely a 2-year-old boy who died in guinea, his mother and grandmother and sister died a few days later, a few people from the family took the ebola virus back to their village, a key question remains how the 2-year-old came down with ebola virus. the phillies and the mets wrap up their series at 15:00. ryan howard's 9th inning hit rallied 6-1 deficit to stun the mets 7-6. howard has three-game winning hits in the past week. the big piece has faced criticism for his play and spent time on the bench this seasonal. >> a sellout crowd packed franklin field, the birds hold a
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light workout and they travel to new england to begin scrimmages against the patriots, watch the eagles play the patriots on friday, 7:30 on 6abc. >> a bigger than normal moonlights up the night sky. >> researchers find a perk for coffee drinkers that caffeine buzz may stop buzzing in your ear. >> reporter: 86 degrees, good looking day ahead, but changes in the seven-day forecast, details coming up. >> don't forget stay on top of the changing weather situation with the new 6abc.com, go to 6abc.com slash weather for your storm tracker 6 live radar and also the hourly and seven-day forecast and, of course, the latest video from our "action news" meteorologists. we'll
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the wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. they even cover my first month's payment. so, i'll be happy wherever the summer takes me. the wonder of summer event. the 2015 volvo s60 sedan with complimentary first month's payment. starting at $319 a month.
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>> it is most super of trio of
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summer supermoons visible in the sky over the weekend. it's the points in which the moon's orbit is closest to earth. the next supermoon will be on september 9. >> reporter: we have the meteor showers, we have a lot of star gazing to do. >> reporter: let's look at the schuylkill expressway, it's looking relatively beautiful i suppose. tail lights are heading toward spring garden street. on spring garden street they are starting a new rehab project working during the daytime 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., don't fear they will keep one lane open in each direction at all times, the project begins today through next summer and they work on the schuylkill expressway and bridges going over the river and mlk drive. the routes 10, 11, 13 and 34 and
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36 are being diverted to 40th and market through next monday. >> reporter: if you're riding mass transit, 9:00 a.m., 75, we've got a nice day ahead no weather problems. noon, 83. 3:00 p.m., 85 degrees, 6:00 p.m. we'll be coming down from a high of 86 it will be about 84. a good looking day ahead. let's look at the seven-day forecast. our high today, 86, lots of sunshine, tomorrow is the wet day, tomorrow we have showers or thunderstorms, most especially the second half of the day, the heaviest rain could be in the overnight hours, maybe leftover showers early on wednesday, clouds and sunshine, 81. after that we're in the clear, tam. >> thank you, karen. if you have an annoying ringing in your ears, perhaps you should try a daily cup of coffee. researchers followed 6,000 american women for 18 years, women who consumed higher amounts of caffeine are less
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likely to have tinnitus which is a ringing in the ear. experts say more reach is needed to approve there's a relief between the two. reachers in the uk looked at dental studies foundyohae ynh epn hasineut seat, ag tes>> n
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puerto rico. the pilot had to abort the takeoff. the 146 passengers and crew members had to evacuate. >> people started screaming. >> three people were hurt during the evacuation, investigators believe that a fire started after a bird flew into one of the engines. >> going off to college may be changing, maybe kids won't go off to college, and do everything on the internet. this oculus red thing it's this head set you wear for gaming, a company called you visit, is calling software for the oculus, once it's cold widely, you'll be able to visit the campus through virtual evaluate and see stuff, something you can do at your home, you don't have to travel out there, but to get the taste
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satellite and radar showing we have dry skies here, but we have rain in
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