>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, karen tamaa edwards, karen rogers and with matt o'donnell, karen tamaa >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 6:00 a.m. on this wednesday september 17th. developing this morning. >> detectives may be close to making arrests in a violent attack on two gay men in center city. hear how social media may have played a part. >> a manhunt intensifies for the murder suspect who ambushed two pennsylvania state troopers. >> and all new here on "action news," an angry mob isn't just talking trash, they actually placed a politician in it. >> ooh. that doesn't look pleasant. home fully things are a little bit more pleasant when it comes to your roads and weather. we've got karen rogers and matt pelman here to help with that. good morning. >> yeah, we've got a beautiful

afternoon but a cool start to the day. take a look at these temperatures in the area. we've dipped to the 40's, even cooler than yesterday morning in some spots. levittown 49, 46 in quakertown. we're at 52 in pottstown but 49 in kennett square, 48 in oxford. as you look at some of the suburbs in new jersey, line in browns mills and toms river, just 50 in bridgeton and 51 degrees in dover delaware so you may wants to grab that sweater as you're headed out. satellite 6 and action radar showing just a few clouds out there. we're going to see mostly sunny skies through much of the day today. it's a good looking day. wall to wall sunshine. by 9:00 a.m. still in the 60's, though. 62 by noon, 71 by 3:00 p.m. 75, that's our high for today and by 6:00 p.m., 74, sunshine and a cloud or two coming through the area as you come down from that high of 75. so, a gorgeous afternoon despite temperatures being a little bit below average. and then what happens the next couple days? kind of going on a rollercoaster ride a little bit. details coming "philly what's

up" a minute matt. >> karen you're giving us good weather this morning but nonetheless we have a plethora of problems on the traffic front including this one. chopper 6 hd just arrived over the scene in mayfair of this crash that we've been talking about. happened just after 5 o'clock this morning at rowland avenue and sheffield street in the mayfair section. a driver lost control of his vehicle crashed into a utility pole. wires came down. so peco is on the scene and the power is out on the block. you can see it does look quite dark in the area there. this is all unfolding near abraham lincoln high school. instead of rowland avenue this morning, might want to stick with frankford avenue, route 13 as a possible alternate. coming out here to the maps, not so far away we still have that crash right along grant avenue at the roosevelt boulevard southbound. three people were injured. it was a t-bone accident. they do still have part of the outer drive southbound blocked off as police remain on the scene of that accident. now, the good news is on the schuylkill and 95 we've got some building volume but overall things don't look bad so far. however, right by washington

square, there was al water main break overnight and the action cam remains on the scene life. this is seventh street right by locust. this is the west side of washington square. pedestrians are making their way through the water, the street is blocked off. so, for your northbound travels this morning, stick with fifth or ninth because seventh does remain closed. good morning. hello. here in center city. let's go outside at 202 in devon, we had a traffic stop here on the northbound side by valley road. that's out of the way now. however, they're still cleaning up a truck fire in burlington county, southbound new jersey turnpike by exit six, they have the right lane blocked and sounds like it's going to stay blocked for a little while. tam. >> okay, thank thank you, matt. philadelphia police say social media has played a part in providing new leads in a vicious hate crime in center city. more than a dozen people are wandered for brutally attacking two gay men. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at central detectives with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.

police released surveillance video. the tips have been coming in and as you said social media has really helped play a role in this investigation. "action news" has learned that some of the attorneys for some of the people in that group that attacked the two gay men have been coordinating with central detectives for a time for their clients to come in for questioning. >> in america you get to be who you are. >> reporter: and yet karen says her friends were victims of a hate crime last week in center city. one of the men needed surgery for severe facial injuries and his jaw was wired shut. the surveillance video from last thursday night was taken minutes before the attack. around 10:45 p.m. detectives say around 15 people encountered two gay men ages 27 and 28 at 16th and chancellor streets near walnut. one man asked if the men were boyfriends. then came the homophobic slurs. the men were attacked, beaten and robbed of a cell phone an wallet. now police are crediting this video and the subsequent social media sleuthing by twitter users like fan since

09 for helping push this investigation forward. >> had people on twitter who recognized something was absolutely wrong and disgusting and did something about it. >> reporter: fan since 09 explains he was disgusted by the attack and apparently many of his followers were, too, as they joined in on the effort. he tweeted the video to thousands of followers and soon retweeted a picture apparently taken of this group at a nearby restaurant. he looked on facebook to see who had checked into the restaurant and soon started clicking links and matching pictures to video. he got a twitter shout out from police for his work. >> community kind of came together and everybody just kind of worked to shoot this down and say kind of not in our city. >> reporter: and there are several rewards being offered in this case, a thousand dollars from the citizens crime commission, also a restaurant at 12th and samson called pennsylvania six heard about this attack, they wanted to do something to help then offered $10,000 for information leading to an

arrest and conviction in this case. live at central detectives, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> thanks katherine. a school district in the poconos has canceled classes today for safety reasons while state police look for a suspected cop killer. police are conducting a massive man hunter for 31-year-old eric frein. they accuse him of beeping the one who used an assault rifle to ambush corporal bryon dixon outside the state police barracks in blooming grove pike county. police are searching the poconos specifically around monroe county where frein lives with his parents robert sbara lives a few houses away from the frein home and he's stunned that frein is a murder suspect. >> kind of shocked. you wouldn't expect that from people, you know, i mean him and his father and mother would walk around the street once in awhile and he looked like a clean cut kid. >> investigators say frein has described himself as a survivalist and claim he has made statements about wandering to kill police officers and carry out mass murder. >> it's now 6:06 and the teen

suspected in setting off an explosive inside a chinese restaurant is now in philadelphia police custody. the blast at oriental kitchen at 18th and ridge caused significant damage but no one was hurt a14-year-old boy turned himself in to detectives yesterday. he's now charged with arson aggravated assault and risking a catastrophe. >> children's hospital of philadelphia says it treated four patients infected with the respiratory virus that has been spreading across much of the country. the four children have been treated and released. they contracted the enterovirus d68 which made news for quickly spreading across the midwest. doctors predicted it would spread across our area and it has. at 6:30 erin o'hearn will have important tips for parents on how to spot the warning signs in children and what you can do to get treatment. >> good news now on the fate of americans who find it a struggle to get by financially day to day. maribel aber live at the nasdaq in times square. she's got more. good morning, maribel. >> reporter: good morning to you tam.

the u.s. poverty rate has fallen for the first time since 2006. the rate was 14.5 percent last year. that's down from 15 percent a year earlier. the drop comes as more people find full-time work. but more than 45 million americans remain stuck in poverty according to the census bureau. ups plans to hire as many as 95,000 seasonal workers so that's up from 85,000 workers it hired last year to handle the holiday rush. ups is expecting a surge in package deliveries from online shoppers. last year e commerce deliveries made up 60 percent of ups' business during the holiday let's talk stocks. stocks rallied as investors bet that the federal reserve will stay to its compliment to keeping interest rates low. right now futures pointing to a mixed open. the fed expected to issue a statement on the economy later today. starbucks testing a mini frappuccino. it's lower in price and calories than the usual 12-ounce frappuccino. starbucks hopes the drink will appeal to calorie conscious customers.

it's being tested in denver and houston. that's the latest from the nasdaq market site. back to you matt and tam. >> thank you. karen rogers talking about accuweather. >> it's on the cool side this morning. need to grab that sweater as you're headed out. storm tracker 6 live double scan, at least we are dry and we're staying dry today, too. let's head outside and show you what it looks like. we're starting our day off midweek here looking live at the center city skyline. a pretty shot, too, as you can see. mostly clear skies at this point. we've been watching for a touch of fog especially in the northwest suburbs and currently not seeing any of that at philadelphia. temperatures 58 degrees right now. the dewpoint is 50. the winds out of the north-northwest at six and the pressure 30.04-inches, looking pretty good and here's your always on seven day to give you a peek at how some of the temperatures are coming over the next seven days. satellite 6 and action radar showing just a few clouds here and there. we're going to see mostly sunny skies through the morning, through the afternoon. we've got a very good looking day ahead. let's spell it outer for you as you're headed outer.

here's your day planner. wall to wall sunshine but on the cool side. we're staying in the 60's through the morning so by 8:00 a.m., 61 degrees, by 11:00 a.m., 67 despite the sunshine. we finally warm up into the 70's in the afternoon. by 2:00 p.m. 74 degrees. we'll hit a high of 75 and then we'll be coming down from that at 5:00 p.m., about 74 degrees with sunshine and maybe just a cloud or two around. looking at the high temperatures across the region, mid 70's in philadelphia along the i-95 corridor but in the lehigh valley just below 70, 73 degrees in allentown, even in trenton, 73. 72 in millville and 70 in cape may. so, temperatures staying a few degrees below average today. not significantly but you'll feel it despite the sunshine though because it will feel good. today mostly sunny skies for just with a high of 75 with that high pressure right overhead. we don't have to worry about that rain that's off the coastline and then we continue to see high pressure tomorrow. we will have a front slip through so maybe a couple more clouds tomorrow but overall a good looking day and a high of 76 so keeping us dry and

pretty sunny trend in our part of the region here in the northeast but we continue to watch tropical storm odile and looking at the flooding rainfall that's expected and not just for northwestern mexico but southwestern texas continuing with the flash flooding in the desert southwest so a significant amount of rain while we stay dry here. your exclusive accuweather 7-day, sunny and nice, 75 for your high. still nice tomorrow, a few more clouds and 76. friday is the change. we go from the mid 70's to 70 for your high and that means a lot of the suburbs will just be staying in the 60's so cooler with some sunshine. saturday we start off with clouds and a little bit of drizzle at times, too, with an easterly flow. then we see the sunshine and a dry afternoon, seventy eight so you're fine for the union game. on sunday warmer partly sunny skies, 83. last full day of summer is going the feel like summer so that will be tough for the players out there for the eagles. monday clouds and showers, 77 degrees for your high, maybe even a thunderstorm late in the day. tuesday mostly sunny skies. we're dry again and 74.

so, temperatures mostly moderate. sunday is the peek of the warm air. >> okay and the eagles game of course. thanks karen. 6:12 right now. up next, more stories you didn't see last night including the break in a cold case in the lehigh valley that came from behind bars. >> the rich and famous get their very own facebook. find out how much it costs in order to make the cut. matt. >> this is going to cost us some time this morning. a new crash in exton chester county along the northbound lanes of route 100 right at the 30 bypass. partially blocking traffic. we'll talk more about this as well as several accidents in the great northeast coming up. >> and there is the trashing of politicians and then there's the more extreme case which is actually putting a politician in trash. that is up next. >> ♪ your windows don't need a facelift.

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remain live over. this is rowland avenue right at sheffield street and the vehicle took down a pole and some wires. that caused a local power outage thus the reason it's kind of dark out here but peco crews remain on the scene as you can see. instead of rowland avenue this morning here close to abraham lincoln high school stay over on frankford avenue, 13, as an alternate. not so far off we also have that crash along grant avenue right by the southbound roosevelt boulevard. that's where the four points by sheraton is on the northbound side. restrictions on the southbound boulevard in the outer drive as well as along grant avenue. i think i would stick with welsh as an alternate to grant this morning as they continue the cleanup there. on the big picture, we are starting to slow, of course, on 95 southbound by cottman, 33 miles per hour. then from allegheny to girard you're moving in the 20's and of course still have that water main break on washington square blocking off seventh street right by locust. that's northbound so stick with fifth or ninth as

alternates. out to chester county this is the scene along route 100, northbound direction right by the entrance for the 30 bypass pretty nasty accident here. police remain on the scene as you can see so coming north on 100 away from boot road expect delays. elsewhere in chester county tredyffrin township a new construction project starts today lasting through october 1st during the mid days they're going to block old eagle school road between 30 and upper gulph road. maybe stick with wayne avenue as an alternate and of course in upper merion north gulph road remains restricted because of the project that began on monday. one more issue in salem county, it's a sinkhole blocking 45 this morning both ways north of 49 broadway. fifth street a good local alternate. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. take a look at this new video here at 6:00 a.m. they really couldn't agree. ukrainian acts 50 tossed a lawmaker into the trash outside of the parliament building. he had been an advisor to ukraine's out of thed former president who some feel was

very pro-russian. activists threw him into the trash saying he authorized a defamation law that restricted the freedom of journalists. prosecutors say a prisoner in the lehigh valley helped to crack a cold case murder. the inmate was one of many people who testified before a grand jury against beth marstler. the woman told police she admitted to killing george humboldt. the murder happened in 2011 and prosecutors form plan to charge her today. >> dan kloeffler has more on the changes in tech bites. in today's tech bites apple's mobile users get a free update today. the couple says ios8 is its biggest software update ever with many new features and functions but there are improvements to many of the older ones says the wall street's journal joanna stern. >> while you might not see it in the design of the software it looks very similar to ios

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>> international country music day. >> oh, i do like my country music. >> she does. >> we are singing a sad tune on some of the roadways this morning. not a tune about your lost dog or trailer that burnt down. >> it's not all about that. >> traffic delays in spots. this is 42 by creek road. we're seeing building volume as you head northbound toward 295 and by the way, if you're getting on 295 northbound just north of 42 we are witnessing a new traffic pattern this morning that could slow you down a little bit. mass transit we're on time across-the-board and the amtrak trains are running this morning unlike yesterday between wilmington and d.c. it's not all about that. >> no, also songs about rambling on dirt roads. >> oh, rambling, we love rambling. >> let's take a look at how the kids need to dress. grab a jacket for early on. it's cool out there but the afternoon should be okay with the t-shirts. we'll have bright sunshine making it feel a lot better. 58 degrees right now in philadelphia, but just 45 in allentown so cool for this time of year. 51 in reading and 50 in

millville, new jersey. here's a look at your day ahead. lots of sunshine, a pretty day for sure. by 9:00 a.m., 62. by noon, 71 degrees, so it's going to take until lunchtime to get out of the 60's today. by 3:00 p.m., 75. that's our high for today. and by 6:00 p.m., about 74 degrees coming down from that high. if you're trying to travel across the east coast we're looking really good. we're not seeing any delays so far, so no issues out there. we're dry. philadelphia 58, boston looking good at 54, chicago 50, charlotte, atlanta, newark and new york city no delays just yet, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. going to health check, a new study says both men and women are increasingly dealing with big bellied shapes much the average waste size in the u.s. expand to do 38-inches for women, a gain of 2-inches and it grew to 40-inches foramena 1 inch increase. people whose fat settled mostly around their waistlines are known to run a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes and other obesity related ailments. >> 6:23 now and up next, nasa

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>> developing now on "action news," police zero in on the suspects in a center city attack and they say it was due in large part to help from social media. >> breaking overnight, the minnesota vikings pull a dramatic 180 when it comes to their handling of the adrian peterson situation. >> a respiratory virus that has sickened children nationwide has arrived in our area. doctors share important information that every parent needs to know. >> good morning out there, it's 6:30 now on this wednesday, september 17th. dave murphy is off but karen rogers is out there in that cool start to the morning and matt pelman is looking at your traffic. good morning. >> it is a cool start. in fact temperatures running five to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday morning. let's look at these latest numbers right now. 45 degrees in quakertown, 49 in slatington, 49 in fleetwood, 52 in pottstown, 49 degrees we dip to in saint davids as well. in new jersey, looking at 48 now. in browns mills, 58 on the boardwalk in ac, 50 in

bridgeton and 50 right now in dover, delaware, so temperatures unusually cool for this time of year to start you off this morning. as we look at satellite 6 and action radar we can see a few clouds in our region, certainly more as you look towards the west but we're going to sea bright sunshine today. we've got a really pretty day ahead and here's your day planner. wall to wall sunshine in fact. by 9:00 a.m., 62 degrees. by noon, 71. so, we're going to be in the 60's all morning we don't get into the 70's until lunchtime. by 3:00 p.m., 75. by 6:00 p.m., 74 coming down from your high of 75 degrees. a good looking today. just temperatures a few degrees below average later this afternoon. details on that seven-day forecast and we've got a bit of a change coming to your your weekend, matt. >> things are changing here as well, karen rogers but changing for the worst with a new crash along 95 southbound side right in the work zone at cottman avenue. we don't need any extra complications in these work zones. it would already be slow. this morning it's extra slow from approaching academy through this point at cottman where police and penndot

remain on the scene of the crash. luckily it's off to the side in the work zone but people are still slowing down to see what's going on. then you jam again farther south from the betsy ross bridge into girard so already quite slow on 95 southbound. and we continue to watch a crash in the great northeast along grant avenue right at the roosevelt boulevard southbound. instead of grant i think i would stick with welsh this morning and if you're coming south on the boulevard, the outer drive is restricted so stay on the inner drive instead. and in mayfair, chopper 6 remains over the scene of the accident at rowland avenue and sheffield street. the accident took down that pole that you see there 'causing a local power outage. peco still on the scene. instead of rowland avenue this morning, i want to stick with frankford avenue 'cause everything is still blocked off here near abraham lincoln high school. meanwhile, right by washington square the action cam is still on the scene of the water main break here from the overnight hours blocking off seventh street right by locust. they've turned off the water buck you you can see the road is still wet and the road is

still blocked. seventh shut down to your your morning commute. stick with fifth or ninth as alternates. coming back to the maps, still have the truck fire from the overnight hours in burlington county on the southbound new jersey turnpike near exit six. right lane blocked, could be blocked for awhile. in salem county a sinkhole developed overnight blocking 45 in both directions just north of 49 broadway. so, fifth street very locally could be an alternate around that mess. meanwhile here in camden county, this is the 42 freeway with building northbound traffic headed up towards 295 and on 295 itself headed northbound just north of 42, there is a new traffic pattern that we're getting used to on this wednesday morning. matt. >> thanks, matt. developing now, police are crediting twitter users with helping them track down a new key clue in a hate crime investigation and one of those social media sleuths spoke with "action news" overnight. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at central detectives with the details. katherine. >> reporter: that's right, matt, police say social media

really helped in this investigation. a group of people attacked two gay men in center city last week and now "action news" has learned that the attorneys for some of those people have been coordinating with central detectives to come in for questioning. this surveillance video from last thursday night was taken minutes before the center city attack. around 10:45 p.m. detectives say around 15 people encountered two gay men ages 27 and 28 at 16th and chancellor streets near walnut. one man asked if the men were boyfriends, then came the homophobic slurs. the men were attacked beaten and robbed of a cell phone and wallet. a long time friend of the victim says one of the men needed surgery for severe facial injuries and his jaw was wired shut. >> the boys are just really happy that they have clear footage and they just keep repeating that they want justice done not just for them but so that it never happens again in philadelphia. >> reporter: and now police are crediting this video and

the subsequent social media sleuthing by twitter users like fan since 09 for helping push this investigation forward. >> i just kind of feel like it was the decent thing to do and i would like to hope if if i didn't do it someone else would do itism fan since 09 explains he was disgusted by the attack and apparently many of his followers were too as they joined in on the effort. he tweeted the video to thousands of followers and soon retweeted a picture apparently taken of this group at a nearby restaurant. he looked on facebook to see who had checked into the restaurant and soon started clicking on links and matching pictures to the video. he got a twitter shout-out from police for his work. >> you had a stream of people on twitter who recognized something was absolutely wrong and disgusting and did something about it. >> reporter: and even if you were passing by and didn't have anything to do with that attack police still want to hear from you. call central detectives with tips. we're live at central detectives, katherine scott channel6 "action news." >> okay, katherine thank you for that. new this morning a drive by shooting in north

philadelphia left a plan in critical but stable condition. police say someone in a silver car fired a shot at the victim who was waiting for the bus. it happened just before midnight along the 2300 block of north 17th street. the bullet hit the victim in the creek. he was able to run to police for help as the car sped away. >> 6:36 now and breaking overnight the minnesota vikings have done an about face. instead of allowing adrian peterson to play on sunday, it has suspended him from all team activities. the vikings made the announcement just hours ago. peterson was indicted in texas last week on a felony counter of reckless or negligent injury to a child. the charge stems from a whipping incident that reportedly left bruises and wounds on peterson's four-year-old son. the vikings reinstated peterson to the squad on monday but withered. the suspension is indefinite. >> there are 130 confirmed cases of enterovirus in

several states and now those numbers in states include pennsylvania. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn is live at the big board with what parents need to know. it's very frightening to parents, erin. >> it sure is tam. the children's hospital of philadelphia has confirmed that four children have tested positive for the virus. it is the most commonly found in infants children and teenagers this time of year. now, this is not a new virus but it has garnered significant attention because of the surge of patients in the midwest. now although the virus has arrived here in philadelphia, doctors say the viral respiratory activity this year really parallels past seasons. this particular virus can be tricky because at first it mimics the common cold. children can can exhibit symptoms such as a fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough and body aches. however, those symptoms can quickly escalate into severe respiratory complications, especially in children with a history of respiratory illness or asthma. so, it is important to have an asthma action plan in place but regardless of your child's

medical history, it is important to seek medical attention right away if you hear your child wheezing or he or she appears to have difficulty breathing. some area schools have sent out alerts to parents. >> my kids haven't had real much issue with asthma, that doesn't necessarily mean they're exempt. >> a lot of it comes down to hygiene. make sure people wash their hands and clean their hands and if they do have colts don't sort of spread them around. >> now again this is a virus so unfortunately the only treatment is supportive care and of course prevention is your biggest weapon. it is important to wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands, avoid sharing food and utensils if you know a person is sick and of course disinfect surfaces and toys frequently. tam, back to you. >> okay, thank you, erin. a full house vote on philadelphia's cigarette tax could come as early as today. a pennsylvania house committee unanimously approved the two dollars a pack fee. the tax is expected to put $80 million back into the

city's cash strapped school system. governor tom corbett has committed to signing the legislation. >> not necessarily one of those commutes where you are rolling down the windows and enjoying it because it is a bit chilly. >> it is a little cool. some people like that. for me i'm chilly. storm tracker 6 live double scanner romp we are dry right now, just a little ground clutter is what you're seeing right now. we're staying dry today, too. let's take you outside and start this day off right. looking live on sky 6 in hd at philadelphia international airport. just a few clouds up above. we have been watching for a touch of fog and only seeing it maybe in the lehigh valley, a hint of it but not at philadelphia international airport. 58 degrees right now in philadelphia, it's 51 in reading, but just 45 degrees in allentown. 50 degrees currently in millville, 58 degrees in sea isle city, 54 in dover and here's your always on seven day if you want to look ahead to see how temperatures are going to climb through the weekend. today if you're in allentown expect lots of sunshine and it's one of the places we're watching for a little bit of early fog, though.

73 degrees for your high, only really seeing a touch of it in the lehigh valley. at the shore today we'll have lots of bright sunshine with just a few clouds here or there, a nice afternoon. noontime 67 degrees, by 3:00 p.m. 72, so on the cool side. you're probably not taking a dip but we have a moderate risk of rip currents in the ocean so something to watch there as well. and today if you're in the city, 75 degrees for your high, a few degrees below average. normally we would be about 78 this time of year. lots of sunshine, a breeze out of the northwest about four to 8 miles an hour making it feel a little cool but sunshine through the day with only a few clouds mixing in here or there. by 8:00 a.m., 61. by 11:00 a.m., 67 so staying in the 60's all morning long. by 2:00 p.m., 74 and by 5:00 p.m., coming down from your high of 75. it will also be about 74 degrees, so a few clouds tomorrow as this high pressure in control, we've got a little front that slips through. otherwise we're keeping a nice day tomorrow. very comfortable. 76 degrees, kind of a similar day with that high pressure staying in control. here's a look at your

exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. it's sunny and it's nice today, 75 degrees for your high. tomorrow still nice, maybe a few more clouds mixing into the picture but 76 degrees for your high. the change comes on friday. so, we go from the mid 70's to 70 for your high and what that means is a lot of the suburbs won't make it out of the 60's on friday so it's cooler with some sunshine. now saturday we start off with clouds. we have more of an easterly flow. we could see some drizzle early on saturday but then we get sunshine, a high of 78 so it should be fine for the union game. on sunday it's really warm for the eagles. partly sunny skies, 83 degrees. your last full day of summer and it is feeling like summer finally. monday clouds, some showers, maybe a thunderstorm around and 77. and temperatures dip again just to the low 70's on tuesday with mostly sunny skies. >> okay, thank you, karen. it's now 6:41. more new stories are up next including a revelation about area hospitals back when super storm sandy hit. >> new twist in the joan rivers death investigation and it has to do with a selfie. matt. >> starting to get busy matt

along 422. eastbound side from approaching this point at 29, the collegeville exit on into route 23 in valley forge national park. around the region. an accident on 95. we'll talk about that when "action

>> wednesday morning, 6:44, chopper 6 is over a breaking story here. this is in the mayfair section of philadelphia. no lights on. we have a power outage because of an accident involving a vehicle and also a utility

pole. we're told 26 peco customers were left without power but peco says it is making progress. >> mets go over to matt pelman, get more on your "action news" traffic report. good morning. >> yeah a-little tough to leave the lights on when a car mows down the pole and brings down the wires and causes that local power outage. so peco still out here on the scene in mayfair. intersection is rowland avenue at sheffield street. rowland remains completely blocked off here by abraham lincoln high school this morning. stick with 13, frankford avenue as an alternate to rowland. no word on when they'll get it reopened but at this point with that pole down doesn't look like it's going to be any time soon. not so far off we have that nasty crash along grant avenue right where it comes in with the roosevelt boulevard southbound. so restrictions on grant. stick with welsh road instead. and on the boulevard, southbound in the outer drive you may find just a little bit of slowing as you travel south on route 1. you're definitely finding slowing as you travel south on 95 by now. we've got that crash by could

the plan in the work zone off to the side but it's extra heavy from approaching academy through that pointer. then you're on the brakes again from the betsy ross bridge into girard with speeds in the teens. still have the water main break blocking seventh at locust on the west side of washington square and it might be a good day to head to the constitution center. why you ask? >> why. >> we are celebrating 225, the 225th birthday of our constitution being signed on this september 17th. meanwhile outside exton chester county still cleaning up this crash along one hundred northbound by the 30 bypass. have a tow truck in there now but they are partially blocking the northbound lanes causing a little bit of slowing and they're working on cleaning up a truck fire from the overnight in burlington county, new jersey turnpike southbound by exit six right lane is still blocked and now we're hearing it could remain blocked for a little while. >> okay, matt, thanks. new this morning, a government report found most hospitals in areas affected by super storm sandy were not prepared to deal with its aftermath. inspector general the for the

department health and human services assess 172 hospitals in hard hit areas of new jersey new york and connecticut. found nearly 90 percent of hospitals faced critical challenges such as electrical and communications failures, problems getting fuel and a lack of beds to meet the surge in patients. >> new this morning, the fbi has arrested a plan in upstate new york for aiding the isis terror group. investigators say mufid elfgeeh bought guns silencers and ammo from an informant. the weapons were roaredly part of a planned attack on u.s. soldiers and muslims. eljfgeeh was born in yemen but is an american citizen. >> new disturbing claims about what happened during the procedure that ultimately led to joan rivers' death. staffers are telling investigators the comedian's personal doctor took a selfie in rivers' room at a clinic in manhattan. it happened as the star was under anesthesia awaiting a biopsy. investigators believe rivers' vocal cords began to swell during what some are calling an unauthorized procedure cutting off oxygen to her an unauthorized procedure cutting off oxygen to her lungs and leading to cardiac

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no! could have gotten me one. i did. grab a spicy smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. it's the smoked sausage you crave, now spicy. >> nine and a half minutes away from "good morning america." >> we can't wait for "gma." we want to get a sense of what's coming up. let's go over to amy robach. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam, good morning matt. great to be with you both on this wednesday morning. coming up next on "gma" we're going to continue your coverage of the breaking news from the nfl. the minnesota vikings reversing course overnight deciding to side line star running back adrian peterson

while he deals with his child abuse charge. we'll have the very late of the details on that and then the war against isis, the militants group releasing a video overnight taunting president obama. that video was released hours after the president's top military advisor opened the door foreground troops in iraq. we're live from washington with the latest on that and plus, what's really in your toothpaste? oh, no. the surprising ingredient in some of them and why a major manufacturer is now taking it out. and then a big night of drama on "dancing with the stars." lolo the first couple eliminated. they've flown all night long and they're here live in times square. we also have liam neeson. it's all coming up next on "good morning america." >> at least if someone is taken you'll be safe with liam neeson around. >> exactly. >> i love that movie. both of them are great. >> he's just great. >> you know, this is why you

don't trust everything you read on wikipedia. >> okay. constitution's birthday -- >> i just tweeted it out and gave you credit matt pelman. 2:27, they shaved off a couple years. nobody minds a couple years shaved off. thanks wikipedia. this is the scene just east of montgomery drive. taillights headed eastbound. it is slow now about an 11 minute delay on that eastbound travel time. also slowing on the ben franklin bridge coming westbound into center city you know the drill, right lane is blocked for the ongoing construction. karen. >> 58 degrees right now in philadelphia but just the mid 40's in allentown. 45, 50 degrees in millville. it feels cool out there. it's even cooler than yesterday morning. only 3 degrees cool interphiladelphia but 10 degrees cooler in allentown and millville. that's a big temperature switch in 24 hours. so, starting off on the cool side. you do want to grab the jacket and the jeans for the kids but the afternoon is going to be fine. we're going to see lots of sunshine, it will make it feel warm out there even though temperatures will be a couple

degrees below average this afternoon. by 9:00 a.m., 62. it's going to take all morning to get out of the 60's. by noon, 71. by 3:00 p.m., 75. and by 6:00 p.m., 74 coming 75 degrees. "action news" will be right ba

>> ♪ >> here are the top stories on "action news." philadelphia police are crediting twitter users and surveillance video with helping advance their investigation into the vicious beating of two gay men. police say some of the 15 people seen on this center city surveillance video now want to talk to police about the beating. a school district in the poconos has canceled classes today for safety reasons while state police look for 31-year-old eric frein. police say he gunned down state police trooper bryon dixon during a ambush. >> water main break has seventh street blocked off by locust. led for fifth or ninth. you see the cones set up. as we go out to 95 southbound crash by cottman is gone but it's still extra heavy as you travel southbound although definitely drier than yesterday, karen. >> well, that's for sure and you'll sea bright sunshine out there but man is it cool. 45 in quakertown, 49 in saint davids. in new jersey, it's only 50 in hammonton and in delaware, 50 degrees in dover. the day ahead will feature lots of sunshine by 9:00 a.m., 62, in the 70's by lunchtime.

75 for your high today. >> just a little bit more rain. >> yeah. "gma" is next. for matt, karen, david, tam, i'm matt. see ya'. >> ♪ you used to sleep like a champ.

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good morning, america. breaking overnight, a major about face from the nfl. superstar adrian peterson barred from football as he fights a child abuse and a scathing warning to the league from one of the biggest sponsors. and a message from i.s.i.s. released overnight, taunting president obama and threatening to kill american troops as an american citizen is charged with fighting for i.s.i.s. here at home. happening now, torrential rains, downing trees and crushes cars as the southwest braces for a monster storm. our extreme team is tracking it all. bad behavior at 30,000 feet. pictures going viral of passenger's bad behavior up in the air. would you do