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tv   Action News  ABC  August 29, 2014 5:00am-5:31am EDT

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>> good morning everyone, it is 5:00 a.m., it is friday, august 29. here's what's happening. >> ambushed, robbed and shot, an attack in a supermarket parking lot leaves a man injured and tens of thousands of dollars gone. >> a crash sends a tractor-trailer careening into a north philadelphia house. >> accuweather says it's going to be a fantastic finish to your workweek, but you should get ready to sizzle this weekend. >> karen rogers is off, david murphy has the forecast, and matt pellman has traffic.
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>> reporter: satellite shows you cloud cover trying to extend into philadelphia with dry air in place, we expect lots of sunshine. temperatures are cool and comfortable as promised yesterday. 62 in philadelphia. a lot of of our suburbs have dipped into the 50s as and he coulded. 52 in allen up to, 56 in trenton. 63 at the boardwalk in atlantic city and sea isle city where we have our reporting station set up. 67 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 74 by noon, 80 by 3:00 p.m., low humidity and very the nice out there. humidity rises during the day on saturday and sunday, matt pellman looks like we're in for steamy conditions around the region. i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: oh, boy, you like scrambled eggs for breakfast, matt likes scrambled eggs, here on the ramp from the schuylkill expressway expressway city
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avenue and the roosevelt boulevard southbound to the silk and city avenue. truck overturned before 1 this morning that was carrying a load of eggs, yuck. they have the truck uprighted. the ramp is blocked, the truck is here, we're hearing they will clear the accident out by 6:00. for now you need to think alternates for this busy series of ramps. if you're coming west on the schuylkill expressway bail at montgomery and take that over to belmont to get to city avenue or go west to bell month exit there and backtrack to get to city avenue. coming south on the boulevard, again, you can't get to the schuylkill expressway westbound. i would bail out at city avenue to the east falls and the city avenue bridge. the action cam was on the scene we can see the situation with the overturned truck again blocking the ramps from the schuylkill expressway westbound to the city avenue, to the boulevard southbound, there's
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the wreckage. truck that was carrying the eggs, quite a mess, we'll continue to watch it as the morning progresses. on the big picture we have the closures for the made in america preparations. le the inner drives of the parkway shut down, outer drivers close at 10:00 a.m., a chunk of eakens oval is closed so we're detouring in that area. >> the search is on for a the robbers who ambushed and shot a man at a supermarket bank. katherine scott is live with the details. >> reporter: police have surveillance foot annual to work from, but they are looking for tips as they try to track down the men responsible. the victim is 37 years, -- years old, he owns several local businesses. he was on the way to depositing $70,000 when he was targeted. if you look at the scene,
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there's the victim's gun. you can see the broken glass on the ground. this happened around 6:00 p.m. in northeast philadelphia. the businessman pulled up to make a deposit inside the citizens bank branch when the two suspects blocked him in the spot came up on either side of him, they were armed and wearing masks, the victim was shot in the arm and listed in stable condition, a bag of money stolen containing around 70 grand in cash. >> the appears that the suspect van, the white dodge van was in the parking lot waiting for about an hour, maybe more and when our victim pulled in and parked his vehicle, the suspect vehicle drove up behind it and brocked the victim in his parking spot.
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>> reporter: here's a look at the van, it fled south in the parking lot toward cottman, police believe it's a white dodge caravan with roof racks and may have custom rims. it appears that the men were trying to change the license plate on the van. if you have any information police want to hear who from yo. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> gun shots rang out leaving a young person wounded. the gunman struck the boy about 14 in the legs. he ran a block and collapsed. the teen is recovering in the hospital. no word or motive for the shooting. le. surveillance video captured the armed robbery of a fishtown food distribution center. the robbers posed as police and barged into the trading
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corporation threatening employees with at gunpoint. the clerks ripped surveillance equipment from the wall before fleeing, but they didn't get everything, police are hoping someone will see the video and help them identify the robbers. 5:06. police are trying to determine what caused a tractor-trailer to slam into a house in the mayfair section of philadelphia. chopper 6hd was over the accident at levic and farnsworth. the mother of the suv driver got there right after her son was taken to the hospital. >> he called me and told me that the tractor-trailer hit him and ran into the house. i came running over. they took him to the hospital. it looks awful. >> the two drivers in the hospital, they are in stable condition, the crash ruptured a
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gas line and several homes had to be evacuated while crews should off the lines. tractor trailers are not allowed on that stretch of road. eagles coach chip kelly will announce who will be the team's kicker. the decision should be easy, because codey parky had an exceptional night last night. he drilled a 54-yarder in the second quarter and in the second half, he connected from 53 yards out. he is trying to win alex henery's job. he is struggling this season. >> i think i did a good job tonight. there's room for improvement. i'm known for putting them out of the endzone. i need to improve, i'm going to go in and whatever happens
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happens. i think i did a good job. >> it's out of my control, everything happens for a reason, that's how you have to approach it. >> now, get this, fans gave former eagles quarterback michael vick a standing ovation. vick is the backup for the jets. >> nice to see foles and vick a classy pair of guys. >> reporter: i'm excited for the season. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing you we have no issues with rain. it's a tranquil morning once again and cool and comfortable in atlantic city, that's one of the many spots where winds have calmed down. no channels of rip currents down the shore with the hurricane moving out of the of the picture. a lot of suburbs in the 50s. 52 in allentown, 55 in reading,
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58 in wilmington, down the shore, 63 degrees reading in sea isle and atlantic city. if you're heading out the turnpike, later on, we have a few clouds streaking in, but generally speaking it's a mostly sunny day, breezes less than yesterday, but similar with low humidity. beautiful in allentown, 79 degrees, that's the high yesterday. 73 down the the water, i want you to swim near lifeguards, there's a slight risk of rip currents, but better. on the beach, 76 degrees, cooler than yesterday. mostly sunny not as breezy in philadelphia, winds running 4 to 8 miles per hour. that's hardly enough to brother you at all. yesterday's breeze which was stronger was kind of pleasant. 8:00 a.m., 65 degrees,
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11:00 a.m., 72 degrees, 2:00 p.m., 78 degrees, nice day for walks. i'll be doing some walks around the neighborhood, it's going to be gorgeous. 79 degrees by 5:00 p.m. dew points, remember anything over 60 is humid. 65 is fairly humidity, how about sunday, monday and tuesday, this will feel like tropical air, it will be very soupy and along with that rise in humidity comes the potential of drenching thunderstorms, as well. sunny and nice on friday in the poconos, 72. 75 clouds and sun on saturday, better chance of thunderstorms high of 80 sunday. down the shore, in the 70s in the water. but we're looking at increase in humidity. sunny and pleasant today. saturday, sun and clouds, 78 degrees, sunday, humid, possible thunderstorm.
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82 degrees. sunny and nice today in philadelphia, 81 degrees, 82 on saturday, more soupy on sunday and high of 90. afternoon or evening thunderstorm is possible. better chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening at times on monday, anything that strikes in this humid air could produce a drenching downpour. by tuesday we're up to 92 and things get better. >> 5:11. le next a california man accused of infecting people with a potentially deadly diaz on purpose could face more charges. >> rush troops and tanks reportedly cross the border invading the ukraine. >> reporter: 9th street on the boulevard we have paving on the inner drive. if you're heading southbound on the schuylkill expressway you can't get on the schuylkill expressway westbound this morning, we'll talk about the crash that is closing the ramp after the break. >> i think we found a new rollercoaster if you my friend,
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thrill seekers have a chance to conquer a rollercoaster in the region.
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>> 51:48, hello, everyone, it's friday, waiting for the labor day weekend. it's a good one today, 63 degrees on city avenue. only getting up to 81. not so humid, but it gets humid this weekend, be on the look out for that. >> be on the look out for certain roadways, matt pellman, you don't want to trach them. this is a morning i would be appreciative of the traffic
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report, because this is my ramp, not an excellent situation along the schuylkill expressway at the boulevard. the truck was carrying eggs, the truck is up, but at this point several of the ramps are blocked. they are the ramps from the schuylkill expressway westbound to city avenue southbound as well as the ones coming south on the boulevard to the schuylkill expressway westbound and to city avenue southbound. here's how to get around this mess, we expect it to be out there for another 45 minutes. if you're coming west on the schuylkill expressway bail out at montgomery drive. withdrawn montgomery to bell month from there you can get to city avenue. from there go west to belmont and backtrack to city avenue. if you're coming on the schuylkill expressway, bail at ridge avenue. use the city avenue bridge to get to the schuylkill expressway westbound or to city avenue southbound. of course we'll keep watching that situation. it's time to watch the burbs, 9
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suburban traffic report. we expect volume to be lighter than normal as people take a longer weekend. we'll see heavy southbound traffic heading toward the shore points. watch out for roadwork on 295 between 42 and the black horse pike. time for the waze app. 422 westbound watch out for a disabled car on the shoulder. >> nato says 1,000 russian troops are in the ukraine. it has released satellite photos of what it said are russian arrest tillerry units. president obama said russia is responsible for the violence. the president has ruled out american military involvement. u.s. health officials are taking an aggressive next step in the fight against ebola.
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the trial will involve 20 healthy volunteers, preliminary results on the vaccine safety not it's effectiveness could be available within months. meantime, the state department issued a travel alert for people going to new guinea and sierra leone. a california man who spread hiv intentionally could be facing prosecutors. if prosecutors can approve he was willing composing people, he'll face felony charges. he tells he is hiv negative and then has sex with them and brags about infecting someone's. >> temple opened the football
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season against vanderbilt in nashville, tennessee. the game was well worth the weight for the owls. they pulled off an upset beating varnd -- vanderbilt. it is their first win against a conference team since 1938. >> a new study involves researchers tripping seniors on purpose. an unusual donation at a goodwill store grabs the attention o
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>> an employee at a goodwill store in austin, texas came across a human skull. it is believed it may have belonged to an medical student. it appears to be a person who died two years ago. neither the gender or the cause
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of death is known. >> reporter: it could be alarming if you're going through the bar -- bargain bin. the schuylkill expressway ramps westbound to city avenue southbound as well as the boulevard southbound and the schuylkill expressway city avenue are closed because of the overturned tractor-trailer. we're no longer watching construction at the burlington bristol bridge, crews are out of there. but westbound heading into center city two right lanes are blocked. >> reporter: several schools went back to school earlier this week. if you're dressing the kids, shorts and ts still work. maybe they want a light jacket because it is a little on the cool side. 67 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 74 by noon, 80 degrees by 3:00 p.m., high of 81 and that he is going
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to come up about 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. and then we've got 77 degrees by 6:00. low humidity and not as breezy yesterday, down the at the airport, i'm expecting all green planes on the airport, we've got them. >> researchers at the university of illinois and chicago are testing a different approach to prevent future falls among senior citizens, they are tripping them on purpose. researchers started with a walkway that caused them to trip. next they will use computerized tripping tread bills that will be used in doctors officers and clinics for fall prevention. a clothing company is removing its name from the clothes it will sell in the future. >> reporter: unbranding, they
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are dropping the name and logo from the clothing they sell. apparently teens don't want branded clothing that has hurt sales. apple will have an announcement of new items on september 9. wecht expect a new phone and smart watch. guardian of the galaxy will be the top earner for the second straight weekend, but only pull in 12 to 14 millers. >> you can call johnnyman sel an arrowics instructor, he wy
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near you, it is called the looping dragon. this is an artist rendering. this sounds awesome. seven stories tall. 24 people will ride this. they will go back and forth, pendulum style until they are suspended upside like here and do it all again in reverse. all sorts of things happen to your body in this situation. the ride expected to open at 6 flags great adventure in new jersey next spring. >> it's 5:27. president obama addresses the growing threat posed by the islamic extremist group isis. a -- robbers
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>> happening now on "action news," the on going search for two men who shot a businessman during a holdup outside a philadelphia gross have i store.
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-- grocery store. >> a tractor-trailer tips over on the on the schuylkill expressway, we'll run down what that means for your morning commute. >> the made in america festival, find out what jay-z has planned for this year. >> where did the summer go, guys? >> it's not over. 5:30, august 29. karen is off, let's take a look at accuweather and matt pellman has a lot when we look at the roads, good morning. >> reporter: we have plenty of sunshine on the way, satellite showing you a few clouds out of the great lakes, but for the most part we're expecting sunny skies. 62 degrees in philadelphia. cool and comfortable. allentown, 52. 55 in reading, 56 in trenton, 59 in wilmington, low 60s down the shore at this hour.

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