>> good morning, everyone, it is 5:00 a.m., friday, september 12. breaking this morning. >> a judge finds oscar pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend. >> new claims that ray rice warned executives of the elevator punch before the graphic video was released. >> accuweather says a bright and comfortable day is on tap today, but we're in for weekend showers. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers, good morning. >> reporter: the showers that tried to punch through yesterday

are down to the south of philadelphia. we're looking at a mix of sunshine and clouds building today. it will be less humid that's an important part of the forecast. philadelphia, 65. 59 in allentown and reading, 67 in millville. up close to 70. upper 60s down the shore this morning. as we head out the door to get that car started or catch the bus, 64 degrees by 6:00. 65 degrees by 8:00. not as humid. as we roll through the afternoon, 66 degrees by 9:00 a.m. looks like we'll be at 70 by noon. 3:00 p.m., 75 degrees, our high will be beyond that, 76 before we drop back down to 74 degrees. there's a chance in the forecast it looks cloudier and a bit damp. i'll have the latest on future tracker 6 and printout from the models how much rain is coming. >> reporter: all right, dave

we'll prepare for that. at least no weather-related problems for the morning commute. i-95 by the airport. no problems with construction, we had restrictions a couple of days ago that caused delays. here we are looking good on i-95 near the airport. on the boulevard, we have paving on the inter drive year deavereau. organize the speeds are -- otherwise the speeds are good on the schuylkill expressway and i-95. pennsylvania turnpike westbound near fort washington, watch for that as you head out. 130 northbound a lane is blocked between 90 and 73. no accidents no weather related problems just construction out there now, tam. >> breaking this morning, the judge in the murder trial of oscar pistorius has delivered a guilty verdict on one of the key charges. let's head over to katherine scott following the latest live

in the satellite center. >> reporter: , l. >> reporter: we did learn this morning that oscar pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide that's the equivalent of manslaughter that carries up to 15 years in jail. you can see crowds outside the courtroom as oscar pistorius arrived this morning. there was a lot of suspense about what would happen. yesterday they had a full day of the judge reading the decision and they back again today. proceedings got underway shortly after 9:30 and the judge began by summarizing several weapons charges. the olympic and para olympic track star was acquitted of several charges, but it was the culpable homicide that he was found guilty of that. prosecutors failed to approve that he intended to kill his

girlfriend reeva steenkamp reeva steenkamp on vallen times day. >> the shouts, of help, the sound of the cricket bat striking the toilet door, the call it is to security to report screams or in shots are in line with the version of the accused. >> reporter: reeva steenkamp reeva had been dating pistorius a month. pistorius would have faced 25 years for premeditated murder. there will be a sentencing hearing for the weapons charge and culpable homicide charge. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thanks for following this for us, katherine. >> homicide detectives made an arrest in the shooting of a

woman in the queen village neighborhood. police believe johnson shot eugene in the face and arm. police saw she was bleeding from her face, eugene was rushed to the hospital, but died the next day. a garage went up in flames in the city's olney section leaving one man seriously burned. it happened yesterday evening. crews quickly placed the fire under control. the victim a 22-year-old man suffered second and third degree burns to 65% of his body. >> 35:05. people close to several nfl owners say if the league's investigation into the ray rice scandal showed that nfl commissioner roger goodell lied that would be grounds for firing. four sources close to rice have told espn that goodell has known since june that rice punched his

now wife in the face in the atlantic city elevator knocking her out. those sources say they told me goodell what happened. goodell said what rice told him was am big outlines. last night after the baltimore ravens played their first game, head coach john harbaugh talked about what the team went through this week. >> you don't care about the family, our guys do, it's part of our family, we had a tough family situation this week, our guys handled it with class and character and they responded. >> the nfl has suspended rice indefinitely. we'll have more on the ravens game in the next half-hour. tom corbett has another discouraging poll result. the quinnipiac poll released shows corbett trailing wolf by

24 points. on the issue of trust, 54% said they believe wolf is honest and trustworthy. corbett said his campaign has struggled because he took on pension reform and other politically difficult issues during his first term. >> ppl center in allentown opened its doors to the public with a concert by the eagles. there's a seating for ten thousand concert goers. >> good to see the phantoms back in the region. they used to play in the spectrum which is no more. >> reporter: i use to take my kid there, i got to walk on the ice with the cub scouts, that was nice. >> neat. >> reporter: this is neat, no rain out there, and the humidity is lower, it niece comfortable this morning. as we look outside, we have sky

6 at the airport and everything is looking good for the planes in case you're heading down there later on, no weather-related issues to keep you from getting where you got to go. 65 degrees in philadelphia. not too shabby, 59 degrees in allentown. 64 in wilmington, those of you watching in hd will note i've added the always on seven day so you can glance ahead. 60 degrees in trenton, 69 along the shore. the showers and thunderstorms missed us to the south. didn't get thunderstorm activity, outside of maryland. clouds and sun, less humid than yesterday, not as warm, high of 76 degrees, a nice one in the lehigh valley. down the shore a little cool. that's going to be low 70s on the beach at 3:00 p.m. less humid and mixture of clouds and sun, a little bit more sun than what we had yesterday. in philadelphia, not as intense with the warmth and humidity, clouds and sun, 76 degrees, the

winds a little bit breezy, 7 to 14 miles per hour. not too bad, though. if you have plans to go outside and do a jog you're looking good. this afternoon we're in the mid 70s with the high of 76 around 4:00 p.m. a little bit later in the day. first pitch for the purpose of the the phillies and marlins, florida coming to town for the last time this year. 2 degrees the first-pitch temperature. cooler as the game goes on. 66 in the 9th inning. saturday, it will be cooler and dreary in the afternoon. we'll look out for sprinkles and showers that build in between 2 and 4:00 p.m. this is not a downpour, but nuisance rain with spotty steady cells and new jersey will be saying goodbye to that by 10:30.

a late run that came out from the north american model suggests a half inch of rain. if we wind up with with that it will be pretty wet. a quarter inch it's not as bad it will spitting with an occasional shower here or there. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, a pleasant day today, though, 76 degrees, clouds and sun, no problems, tomorrow, periods of rain in the afternoon and evening. 71 is the high, but then we clear out for sunday. sunday partly sunny and nice, high of 73. monday also nice, 75. a quick little feature comes in tuesday morning, but looks like we dry out in the afternoon. at night we're looking good for the philadelphia union championship game at ppl. wednesday and thursday looking good. >> flash floods down south trap drivers and leave residents in

need of a rescue. >> an illness sends children to the hospital, sparking fears that a worrisome virus has spread to the area. >> reporter: we'll take you to morrisville bucks county coming up. >> one fast food chain menu is going crazy over seas. if you like that charred grill,

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>> 5:13, a little bit of wind atlantic city, new jersey, as we look live on sky 6.

66 degrees on city avenue this friday morning. >> all right, karen, what's the latest for the folks starting the commute from the suburbs. >> reporter: so far, friday morning your little treat from me, you've got a good looking morning commute. but that's no surprise. this is morrisville bucks county. no problems, a good shot of the roads, they are clear and dry, no weather-related issues out there. we have construction on the turnpike westbound it's just cleared, overnight construction looking better between fort washington and norristown, the lanes back open. it is blocking the shoulder northeast extension southbound quakertown. we have construction garden road and route 40. that will clear in about a half-hour. looking at fort dix, no problem, pemberton, lumber ton, nobody is

reporting too many problems, maybe they are sleeping in on a friday morning. david has been talking about a refreshing air mass. it's 4 degrees cooler in philadelphia than this point yesterday, but 9 or 10 degrees cooler in the lehigh valley. off to a good start. we are dry, less humid today, clouds and sun, high of 76 degrees, tam. thank you, karen. a massive fire set off explosions at a warehouse in connecticut. crews were called to the scene before 7:00 p.m. in bridgeport. part of the factory collapsed. two businesses occupy the building. other buildings nearby were evacuated there were no reports of any injuries. flash flooding in tennesse put a man in a frightening situation he managed to get out of his car as it was engulfed by water. a tow truck operator pulled the man to safety. another 30 people were rescued from their cars. rescue workers spent the day

getting people out of their flooded homes in a memphis neighborhood. a solar storm is hurdling toward earth at 2.5 million miles an hour. scientists are on alert for the a powerful blast of radiation to affect gps and electronic systems. it is rated among the most intense, the worst of it is predicted to skim by the earth. >> the phillies open a weekend home series against the marlins. they further solidified their last place status by losing the last of the 4 games to the pirates. pittsburgh scored three runs on their way to a 4-1 win. the pitcher struck out 12 and allowed 4 hits. the baltimore ravens were not worried about the ray rice scandal l -- when they pounced

on the steelers. the team released rice on monday after a new video was released showing rice knocking out his then fiance janay palmer. eagles take on indianapolis on monday. join us for a special count down to quickoff at 8:00 p.m. on phl and eagles at 8:30. >> a government report shows millions of children are missing out an simple, but valuable medical tests

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miss pennsylvania won the talent portion sing singing wishing you were here again my favorite from the phantom of the opera. him join me, karen rogers and melissa magee for the countdown to the crown. >> reporter: it's getting exciting and we have miss new jersey and miss delaware who got an an award for their community service and miss pennsylvania. we're all in, people. no problems between i-95 and the schuylkill looking good, septa buses route 17, 31, 32, 38, 48, 62, 121, 125 will be detoured because of the hero thrill show. , can you say that again, please? >> reporter: you have to remember. >> reporter: that's not going to happen. we have shorts and ts on the kids it's cool with the

temperatures in the 60s. this afternoon it will be mild, not as warm and sticky as yesterday. if you're running errands, 66 by 9:00 a.m., 70 by noon, 75 by 3:00 p.m. we'll get a high of 76 dipping down to 74 by 6:00 p.m. a nice day of clouds and sun. if you're heading to the airport, we're hoping for all green aircraft on the big board and that's what we've got. we're not reporting any rain in our most traveled destinations, a-okay at philadelphia airport. >> dental tests and vision screening and a report finds too many children are missing out on these services. more than half of children and teens do not see a dentist every year. the deficiency is including vaccination counseling in order to prevent disease. the veterans' affair

department is trying to attract doctors and nurses and healthcare professionals. the va said they had 36,000 empty healthcare positions. getting doctors to work there is a bit of a hard sell. the department's reputation took a hit after the revelation of secret waiting lists and long wait times. >> the nfl is going to a push back from one of its biggest sponsor over the ray rice scandal. >> reporter: a vote of confidence for the nfl pepsico. gets $1 billion a year from sponsorships. toyota is recalling 130 toyota tundra pick ups because the side air bags may not deploy properly. the automaker said they have not

have any reports or accident or injured because of that defect. dalton -- dauphins day -- dolphins day 2 knock out the guardians of galaxy. thisser is being sold in japan with squid ink there are no plans to sell it hooker. >> several local children have been sickened by a mysterious illness. >> we are following breaking news over seas where a guilty verdict has been

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days. >> morning buzz time, let's check out the curiosity rover on mars. it reached mount sharp about the size of mount renier in the center of the vast crater on mars. they are looking for water and elements that might be of interest. the treck up the mountain will begin with the lower slope. it has to take an alternate route because it want to gets image ass in the murray foundation which we all know and love. the recovery is trying to figure out where we're going from here. >> three inmates including a convicted school shooting killer escaped from prison. >> there's a twists in the case of a park ranger who claimed he was ambushed in love park. .

>> breaking overnight a school shooter who killed three classmates is behind bars following a brazen prison escape. >> a judge finds oscar pistorius guilty on a serious account over the death of his girlfriend. >> a new video of an attack have prosecutors second guessing their case. >> david murphy is here to tell you what to expect through today and the weekend and beyond. roj ronald is looking -- karen rogers is looking at your commute. >> reporter: it's a much better day than yesterday, we had the threat of a thunderstorm, but most of that went to the south. today we have a mixture of sun and clouds and it is much more comfortable. 60 in philadelphia. 65 in the city. 59 in allentown and reading. 65 in millville and 68 in sea isle city. as we head out the door to catch the school