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 bus, temperatures

hold steady in the mid 60s. comfortable, not too much of a breeze. 66 degrees by 9:00. noon, 70 a great morning to take a walk or walk the dog or do errands whatever you want. 3:00 p.m., 75 degrees, a mixture of clouds and sun, 76 around 4:00. 74 degrees by 6:00 p.m. very comfortable conditions, unfortunately clouds sweep in overnight, tomorrow we have the chance of some rain i'll have the details in the seven day. karen. >> reporter: all right, dave, showing you the roads in northeast philadelphia, it's quiet to start you off, the roads are dry right now you're looking good, i-95 near cottman that's southbound traffic heading toward center city with no delays just yet. on the big picture no accidents at this early hour, either, looking good. we have construction that's what happened right now on the boulevard northbound near deavereau we have it in the inner drive, stick to the outer drive instead.

meanwhile, looking at the ben franklin bridge we have two westbound lanes blocked currently as you can into the city. it's not -- as you come into the city. you'll see delays with that later on. pennsauken, construction blocking the right lane 130 northbound between i-90 and 73. >> breaking right now, oscar pistorius has been convicted of a lessor murder charge. it happened as we monitored a second morning of the verdict reading in the south african courtroom. katherine scott is following the developments from the satellite center. >> reporter: oscar pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide similar to mans and carries up to 15 years behind bars. the question will he remain free on bail now that he has been convicted of culpable homicide charge and another weapons charge. you can see him arriving at the courthouse, crowds outside as

the track star went inside. proceedings got underway shortly after 9:30 local time. the judge began by summarizing several weapons charges. 27-year-old pistorius was found guilty of one weapons charge and acquitted of two more. yesterday, the judge said the prosecutors failed to approve that he intended to kill other other -- killing her on valentine's day. >> totality of this evidence, in this matter, the unanimous mouse decision of this court. >> reporter: and reeva steenkamp, a model who had dating pistorius a few months. he testified he thought she was an intruder when he fired through the door of his

bathroom. there will be a separate sentencing hearing that could weeks away and again, we are waiting to hear pistorius will be able to remain free on bail that he has been convicted of culpable homicide and the weapons charge. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thanks, breaking overnight, a 6 hour manhunt for an escaped school shooter ended in ohio. officials in lima ordered an neighborhood lockdown when t.j. lane and two other inmates scaled the perimeter fence. two of the three escapees did not get very far. lane was found a few miles away outside a church. he returned without putting up a fight. the third inmate was recaptured a short time later. he is serving three life sentences for killing three high school students. police provided the families

with extra patrols during the search. >> we have rallied around each other before, and i am confident that well continue to do so now and into the future. >> the high school has cancelled classes, but buildings will be open for anyone who wants to speak with a counselor. it is day two in jury deliberations for christine are rugusters who stands accused of kidnapping and raping a little girl. prosecutors challenged the defense theory that there were other involved. of the. a delaware county pleaded guilty in abusing his grandfather's corpse and getting his father to help rid of the

body in susquehanna county. the philadelphia district attorney is looking at newly released video of a park ranger attack in love park. it appears to contradict the ranger's earlier statement. it shows the ranger putting up his fists and trading punches with curtis tanner. williams testified in court that he did nothing to provoke the skate boarder's violent attack on him. d. ancht seth williams -- d.a. seth williams wants the whole story. >> we'll review it it's under investigation and we'll let the chips fall where they may. >> video shows the three skate boarders kicking and beect the park range -- and beating the park ranger. they were arrested and charge with assault.

>> the action cam is live in willow grove where hundreds will gather to walk the 3 day breast cancer awareness. we're seeing people gathering, it's going to pick up, as the morning goes on. you're looking at the willow park mall. they will be wrapping up this event on sunday at the philadelphia navy yard. we're glad they have great weather out there david. >> it's less humid for them. >> reporter: a fantastic day to kick that off. tomorrow as we go through the next three days will be the issue day. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we're dry to start the morning commute. as we look outside we have a little bit i should say less cloud cover than yesterday. not all that much wind and certainly less humidity. temperature right now, 65 degrees. it's comfortable out there. the dewpoint 55 an indication of not all that humid air. you got to be above 60 to start feeling humid. those that are watching in the

hd will notice i have the always on seven day on the left-hand side of the screen so you can glance ahead if you like. well is clouds and sun mix, the showers cleared off the coast and only erupted well south of philadelphia. controversial we'll stick with the clouds and sun mix. 65 degrees by 9:00. 11:00, 67 degrees. inin the 60s throughout the morning. very nice. around noon we're in the 70s. only in the mid 70s with high of 76 around 4:00 p.m. a good looking day and good feeling day. high temperatures up and down the pike, 76 in allentown, and reading, 75 in wilmington, the only difference is down the shore, that's not much of a difference. you'll be at 73 there. the phillies kick off a series against the marlins. 72 for the first pitch, but getting kind of cool for the 9th inning, so bring along a jacket to add as the game goes

on. saturday, another front arrives this is the 9:00 a.m. view through most of the morning we'll be gray. we get up to 2:00, 3:00 we'll look out for light sprinkles and showers move in. this may not be an all day-constant thing. but it will be cloud and dreher and damp on saturday. every now and then we can't rule out a hit of steadier rain. the model are all over the place in terms of how much rain we'll get. the new nam shows us getting a quarter inch and another model shows half an inch and the euro shows a tenth of an inch. it will be gray and damp for a good portion of the afternoon. 71 is the high on saturday.

sunday is a winner. 73 degrees. monday, 75 degrees. next chance of rain is tuesday before dawn and wrapping up by lunchtime. and we're looking for good weather for the cup champ game for the union at ppl. >> next up, startling new video shows how the daily walk to school nearly turned deadly for two children. >> a day care worker accidently serves a tray of tainted water and sickens more than two dozens children. >> looking live in port richmond, clear and dry, we'll check construction in delaware county. >> a poorly timed pocket dial lands a tennessee man behind bars. details when "action news" continues.

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issues. friday afternoon we're dry, high of 76 degrees, clouds and sunshine less humid we're dry, tam. >> thank you are karen. new this morning, a driver who slammed into a business is recovering from injuries suffered in the crash. the action cam was along the 100 block of belmawr avenue in bala cynwyd when emergency crews pulled the victim from his car. the business was closed at the time of the wreck. >> more than two dozen children from north jersey are recovering from accidentally drinking water that was treated with bleach. a substitute day care teacher mistakenly gave 28 children water from a bottle that was used for cleaning. doctors say the amount of bleach was low, and none of the children suffered serious injuries. >> a person high on drugs pocket dials the last people in

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restaurant by the time the argue officer showed up. he pulled them over nearby and noticed one of them dropped something on the floor board of the car. it turned out to be marijuana. the passenger admitted it was his. >> how do you accidentally pocket dial 911. >> reporter: you do it like -- >> reporter: that's a visual i can't handle. [laughter]. this is the platt bridge by i-95 this is the westbound traffic on your left, heading toward the airport no problems on the platt bridge. septa regional rails on time. manayunk norristown shuttle busing between wissahickon and norristown this weekend. >> reporter: 59 in pottstown, 58 in coatsville, 56 in quakertown, you get into the 60s, the closer you get to the i-95

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police were trying to figure out if the driver was distracted by children or experienced brake problems. >> new this morning, police are investigating several members of the palin family after a dust up at a snow mobile party. sarah palin's son got into a fistfight, bristol is accused of throwing punches. after the fight, the party host asked the palins to leave the premises, but he did not press charges. the case is still open. eagles running back lesean mccoy is speaking out about stiffing a waiter at pyt. the owner of the northern liberty restaurant shows that he left the waiter a 20 cent tip. lesean mccoy he said it was intentional. >> i tipped on my service.

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