will sweep into the northern and western suburbs, as well. as we look at the current situation with temperatures, 68 in philadelphia. 60 in allentown. 58 in reading, 62 in trenton. a little cooler in the northern areas. 67 in millville and the low 70s down the shore. as we head out the door to catch the school bus, a mixture of clouds and sun later on, especially north of philadelphia. 66 by 6:00 a.m. and 68 degrees by 68:00 a.m. 73 degrees by noon, 77 is the high at 3:00 p.m. and 71 by 6:00 p.m. a fair amount of clouds out there, but, again, the farther south you go, the better chance you see more clouds and the farther north you go the better chance you have of seeing sunny breaks. karen, it's humid in the seven-day forecast and there are chances of rain, details coming up. >> reporter: we're looking live on the roads, the schuylkill expressway east of 202, no

weather-related problems impacting us. we have light volume on the schuylkill expressway. we have a lot of issues, some accidents new this morning, new jersey turnpike northbound past 168 an accident involving the tractor-trailer. the tractor-trailer was going over an underpass, it top was sheered off, they have to off load it to another tractor-trailer. kind of a messy situation. the inner drive is closed on the boulevard southbound at tyson avenue watch for an accident closing the inner drive. not that far off we have another messy accident in northeast philadelphia shutting down bustleton avenue, closed between long shore and harbison avenue. eu89 brought down a -- it brought down a pole and you may

want to use leonard avenue, the boulevard southbound is blocked in the inner drive because of the an accident. >> we have video of that accident, it's our developing story, a driver crashed into a northeast philadelphia restaurant and then simply fled the scene. it happened at the jade harbor chinese restaurant in the 6900 block of busle ton avenue. it knocked over a poll and hit a gas line and caused a small leak. videos posted online show several people beating a mentally challenged young man in newark, delaware. the 26-year-old victim is diagnosed with william syndrome and has the mental capacity of a second grader. his mother spoke exclusively to "action news" about the attacks. >> reporter: when you saw the video what went through your mind? >> rage, anger, calls of the situation with him -- because of

the situation with him being mentally disabled, he doesn't do anything to anyone but be kind. >> state police received 911 calls and facebook tips about the video. 16-year-old saw the videos and re-posted them using hash tag the bull project. children are going back to school. local lawmakers have a tough time keeping the district afloat. katherine scott is live in mount airy, with one family's first day of school. >> reporter: there's a lot of excitement, but there's concern about the budget gap and where

the funding will come from. the first day of school is here and inside this school in south philadelphia, teachers have been getting ready. these teachers have to be resourceful at a time when money has been tight. our teacher leslie grace has raised $4,000 on her own through donors choose.org. >> i wish there was more support for the arts and teachers in general. >> reporter: philadelphia is waiting for a cigarette tax from state lawmakers. with a lot of uncertainty, district schools are opening on time but with $32 million more service cuts. >> to them, they never want the students nor do i in the school want the students ever to feel like they are in a crisis. >> reporter: 38 kids will soon pack this room, but they are

excited for the first day today. >> our morale here is better than you come. the teachers are excited for the first day of school and we're eager for the kids to come in, but we understand the problems we'll fails. >> reporter: so, certainly a lot of excitement amid the uncertainty, here in mount airy, the "action news" alarm bells will ring again we'll be waking up and helping a student get ready for her first day of school. she's getting her last few winks of sleep. we'll hear from her soon. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> a rare respiratory virus has sickened hundreds of children across the united states, researchers think it's entrovirus 68 which is linked to the common cold. doctors are not sure how the virus spread. most of the cases are in colorado and other states in the

nation's mid section. no cases have been reported in our area. dr. richard besser, abc medical editor predicts the vier -- virus will spread to other states. "good morning america" will have more on the mystery virus on "action news." christine rugusters is charged with abducting a girl from bryant elementary and molesting her. the girl testified that she left with the woman because she thought it was her mother. thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. a ceremony will be held at the garden of reflex in upper makefield to honor the first responders. monday morning many women

will start the susan g.komen cancer walk. all the proceeds benefits brees cancer survivors. nick foles looked indecisive and turned the ball over three times in the first half. the jags led 17-0 at the half. the eagles 2ur7b8d -- turned it around in the second. nick foles shook off the rust and connected with jeremy mack kiln for a 68-yard td, the game winner. >> it's frustrating for a second, but you know you have to keep your cool that your teammates are looking to you in that situation. >> all pro left guard mathis left the game with a knee

injury. the eagles play the colts in indianapolis one week from tonight. >> time to turn to david murphy and find out what to expect with your accuweather. >> reporter: it's a nice one for kids heading to school and folks heading to work. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're precipitation free. as we take a look outside, we have sky 6. we're in wilmington on sky 6. right now not looking at any precipitation across the region, although there is quite a bit of cloud cover especially to the south of philadelphia and some of that sneaking up into the city, as well. let's go ahead and take a look at the current numbers, 68 degrees is the temperature in philadelphia. the dewpoint as expected has slipped a little bit, we're down to 59 degrees, so not feeling that humid. winds are light out of the north at 6 miles per hour. future tracker 6 shows how we're starting out with the clouds from philadelphia south. as we head into middayment clouds sweep farther north. in allentown you'll be looking

at some sun. in the afternoon, the clouds wants to push back down. in south jersey and good portion of delaware you're looking at cloudy conditions all the way today. the farther north you go, the better chance you have of seeing sunny breaks. the temperatures will not be as intense as the last couple of days. 68 degrees by 7:00 p.m., 82 by 11. 2:00 p.m., 76 high of 77 a little bit below average that will hit around 3:00 p.m. before we are back down to 74. mixture of clouds and sun, more clouds to the south. 75 in allentown, 76 today in reading, and 78-degree reading in trenton an wilmington, 77 in cape may, new jersey. if you're heading to the phillies tonight look for a mix of clouds with some clear breaks, partly cloudy overall, a bit cool. 70 for the first pitch against the pirates and 68 in the 9th inning. tomorrow, we have a system that

could push rain in the region, looks like most of of this will be south of philadelphia. can't rule out a sprinkle popping through the city, as well. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast nice one today, high of 77. more clouds to the south, more sun to the north, looking dry, tomorrow, clouds and light rain at times, prepares steadier every now and then, south of philadelphia, clouds and sun on wednesday, though, we get back to 80, thursday, warm and humid, 86. with a front coming in, we could see an afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm on thursday. behind that clouds and sun on friday, breezy, lower humidity, 77 nice day on friday. saturday, mostly cloudy another system bringing us a chance of rain high of 72. brighter on sunday, 72 the high we're starting to see the cooler numbers work into the seven day. >> indeed we are, thank you, david. an explosion down south rips apart a hotel. investigators know what sparked the blast. >> some shops are coming

together for one can't miss sale, it could save brides-to-be a bundle. >> reporter: looking good on i-95 looking good near girard, that's southbound traffic. we have nasty accidents and we have details on are a accidents that was causing a closure when "action news" rieks.

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over the delaware to the ben franklin bridge, 5:43, 61 degrees. >> let's go over to karen rogers. >> reporter: there's so much happening on this monday, we have an accident on the boulevard near tyson. we have the inner drive blocked. watch for delays with part of the inner drive closed there. not that far off, bustleton avenue is shut down between longshore avenue and harbison. you can see the car brought down a pole and ran into a chinese restaurant and caused an issue with a gas main. they shut that off there, police are directing traffic. watch for bustleton avenue being closed. one of your alternates could be the boulevard, but don't forget boulevard southbound there's trouble, stick to the outer drive. use leonard street as the

alternate. blue route mcdade boulevard, northbound traffic looking good and dry no issues on the blue route. let's check the commuter traffic report. i found someone talking about something on the roadway on the schuylkill expressway eastbound near glad win watch for that, it's causing an issue on the schuylkill expressway. meanwhile, no weather related problems, 68 degrees, 67 in millville. 60 in allentown, today's high 77. comfortable, matt. >> ng that you, karen. breaking news, the duke and dutchess of cambridge are expecting their second child. kensington palace announced dutchess indicate is pregnant and suffering from morning sickness. william and kate's first child prince george of cambridge just turned one on july 22 of this year, getting a brother or

sister. >> congratulations. >> new this morning, there could be a break in the high profile case of holly bobo. two people discovered a human skull ten miles from the suspect who was charged with her kidnapping and murder. the nursing students was last seen in 2011. right now they are not linking the remains to the would would would -- to the bobo case. police are -- police have charged allen stock exchange with attempted murder. investigators say he is the gunman from surveillance video from 350th and haverford who shot henry lynn 6 times on august 29th. lynn is in critical condition, and authorities are looking for two other men linked to the case. governor chris christie

called the summit in atlantic city which comes after four announced casino closings. out of the state competition, cripple their bottom line. they will consider the fate of a 40-year-old law which gives ac a monopoly in new jersey. they say having gambling outside of ac would recoup of the revenue that's going out of state. amy buckman has a preview of today's saving with 6abc. >> reporter: if you're planning a wedding or have another special occasion coming up, you might want plan a shopping stop later this week on east passyunk avenue in south philadelphia, where two unique boutiques are teeming up for a sale. >> at the carolyn v. he rmplet -- verde boutique you

could find discounts on wedding gowns. >> all gowns $500 an over will be 10% off. i'll have a special group of gowns which is right here, they will be 2 and $300. >> a priscilla gown you can walk away with for $300. >> yes. >> reporter: wow. >> i want to clear the stock out a little bit. >> reporter: next-door, women who are not brides-to-be can get great sales, too. >> we'll introduce all the new fall and early spring collections for mother of the bride, mother of the groom, we'll offer that at 10% off. >> if you have any kind of special occasion coming up, check out this rack, all of these dresses $100 each. in addition to the gown there's a rack of cocktail dresses

priced at $100, as well. it's wednesday through friday 48:00 p.m. we'll give you the dresses of the stores at 6abc.com. in south philadelphia, amy buckman channel 6 "action news." >> it's 5:49, we just told you the duke and dutchess of cambridge are having a second baby. we're keeping our eye on the wires any news we'll share it with you. >> it's a little cool this morning, but getting mild later on, what about the cloud cover and the chance of the seven day we'll talk about that

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got more details on the accident on the turnpike. i want to show you the maps here, it's on the turnpike northbound past 168. that's the black horse pike. they don't have to off-load the tractor-trailer. they are waiting for a heavy duty tow truck off to the left side. a new problem in lower qwen i -- gwynedd, 309 at welsh road a truck blocking the right lane. >> reporter: my twitter follower, kristin, we have 56 in harrisburg. 68 in philadelphia, 67 in millville. 77 is the high. 71 by 6:00 p.m. humidity low, a little breezy, a fair amount of clouds around, though, across

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>> good morning, everyone, it is 6 am on this monday, september 8. we have news you didn't see last night. >> a shooting victim's situation goes from bad to worse when he is involved in a crash on the way to the hospital. >> a philadelphia family is experiencing a very public start to the school year. "action news" is giving them a rise and shine. >> we have big news from across the pond the royal family is getting bigger. >> david murphy has axey is accuweather and karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we have sunshine in philadelphia, satellite shows you the split in the clear skies from the north to the south. some of the clouds from pittsburgh may roll in later