>> good morning it is 5:00 a.m., friday, september 19 we're following breaking news. >> a massive fire lit up the morning sky in philadelphia. parts of the buildings collapsed and we have injuries to report. >> philadelphia police talked to more possible suspects in a violent assault against two gay men in center city. >> iphone frenzy, techy, takes out -- stakeout a local store to get their hands on apple's latest creation. >> let's go over to david, we have a cool morning, and karen has traffic. >> reporter: we'll talk about the cool morning, the breeze today will be light and out of

the north/northwest and that will cool us down today as temperatures are feeling chilly. 59 degrees in philadelphia. 51 in allentown. 53 in reading. 55 in wilmington, 60s down the shore, cooler in some spots than it was yesterday. as we head outside to start the car or catch the bus, 56 by 6 and 58 by 8:00 a.m. clear and cool. staying cool this afternoon, 56 by 9:00 a.m., 66 by noon, 70 degrees by 3:00 p.m. we'll see a high of 71 that will come in around 3:30. back to the upper 60s by 6:00 p.m. we're looking at a big time warmup for the weekend, karen. we'll get to that a couple of minutes. >> reporter: the big traffic story is the kensington warehouse fire we've been talking about. it's centered around american street and west york street. you want to expect delays and fire cruise on 3rd and

cumberland, dauphin, as well. stay several blocks away, stick to 5th and lehigh all good options for you. it's likely they will be out of here for a while, even though the fire is under control. no problems on the blue route, the schuylkill expressway or i-95. 422, overnight construction is cleared no delays coming from phoenixville or oaks. the traffic story is in kensington with the fire, tam. >> we're following breaking news. it's been a night of chaos in kensington, the fire went to four-alarms and caused injuries. katherine scott is live at north american and west york streets. what are the latest details, katherine? >> reporter: we did get an update from the fire commissioner, he confirmed one man was taken to the hospital with the severe burns.

he was in the vacant building when it happened. two firefighters were taken to the hospital in stable condition with minor injuries. there's a lot of work left. you can see fire crews blasting water at this site, again, making progress, but they have a lot of equipment out here. this is what it looked like earlier, the flames were reaching far up high into the sky. there was the fear of spreading. the fire started at 2:30 and quickly gained speed in kensington. the fire started in a vacant commercial building that building collapsed according to the fire commissioner. that exposed a paper storage facility next-door. given it was a paper storage facility there was a lot of fuel for the fire. it was hot and burned and spread quickly. a lot of fire crews were called in at 4th and american. 33 apparatus and 120 firefighters on the scene here. there is a third company o

corner where -- on the corner where firefighters are right now. there is some damage to it. the bulk of the damage, after that injury, firefighters believed the injured man was in that first vacant building when he was injured and when he arrived he was running out of the it, he was taken to the hospital with severe burns. again, we're waiting to hear how he is doing, we we know he is in serious condition. two firefighters in stable condition. the fire was placed under control at 4:12 a.m. avoid this area if you can because there are a lot of closures, i know that karen was talking about that earlier, live in kensington, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you for that katherine. police have questioned two more people in the beating of two gay men. they do not plan to fire charges until they talk to the people in the surveillance video. the people they questioned say

the incident had nothing to do with sexual orientation. although someone used a homophobic slur. city councilman jim kenny said the need for to be added to the hate crime law sexual orientation should be added to that law. >> the federal government has a responsibility to protect them. >> reporter: kenny said federal law does add such attacks as a hate crime. >> eric frien is now on the fbi's most wanted list. the hunt intensified in canadensis. police received a dip that he could be in the area. he is accused of gunning down

bryon dickson outside a barracks in northeast pennsylvania one week ago. happening today, jury selection begins for the civil trial of before it reid one of -- britt reid one of andy reid's sons. a suit was filed against him in 2007. johnson claimed he pointed a handgun at him in a road rage incident. he pled guilty carrying firearm without a license and possession of instrument of crime and drug possession and served jail time. >> the philadelphia school reform commission agreed to sell school buildings. they include germantown school, the bach high school was sold for 2.1 million. the philadelphia housing

authority purchased four school buildings for a total of $3 million. >> just about 5:07. time to turn to david murphy for a look at at accuweather. another cool morning, but don't get rid of the shorts just yet. >> reporter: no, this weekend you'll need them. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we're dry this morning, we as we look outside we're looking at stars over center city. we have a fair amount of sunshine coming up over the horizon in just a little while. 59 degrees is the current temperature in the city. 51 in allentown, 55 in reading, 50 in lancaster at them and i'm bringing this all always on seven day on the left-hand side of the screen for those of you watching in hd. satellite and radar shows there's very little cloud cover over the pennsylvania turnpike and the schuylkill expressway. it's a morning for shades and staying fairly bright today. up in allentown we're going for a cooler high, though, we talked about this yesterday, some of our outlying suburbs may not get

out of the 60s today, and we think allen be town is one of them. down the the shore we'll be holding close to 70 or so. some spots may get up to 68, 69 as well. some occasional clouds. i'll call for occasional clouds in philadelphia, as well. high of 71 degrees, every now and then, a bit of cool breeze. 58 degrees by 8:00 a.m. chilly there. 64 by 11:00. not exactly balmy. 2:00 p.m., 69 degrees are probably won't get up to 70 until around 3:00 p.m. high pressure shifts to the east arena we get a front out of the north an we get a flow off the clockwise high, and it comes around the front. we'll have a southerly flow we'll start out with clouds and drizzle down the shore, and

after that, the heat is up and we get a nice, warm afternoon. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, bit cooler today, 71 degrees is the forecast high. tomorrow, clouds and drizzle down the shore, and the sun remerges and 79 degrees, if you're at the eagles game looks like you'll hit the 83-degree high in the 4th quarter. and at the quickoff, 80 degrees, it will be breezy, you'll need cool drinks at lincoln financial field. north and west of philadelphia, at night, we'll see showers and thunderstorm rumble in. this system is speeding up, we think it's going to be gone in time for monday morning. a shower or thunderstorm starting north and west of philadelphia in the afternoon, but holding off in the city, probably until nighttime the way things look now. monday behind that, 73, nicer, fall arrives at night and then we stay in the low 70s the rest

of the of the week. >> thanks david. >> time right now is 5:10. developing this morning, a murder suicide at a florida home leaves 8 people dead including 6 children. >> we're learning new details about the home depot hack including how many customers were affected by the latest credit data breach. karen. as we look in the kensington section, we can see the smoke billowing out from the warehouse fire, we'll talk about montgomery when we come back. >> we're talking about puckering up for pediatric cancer, a delaware valley family hopes to start a viral challenge for a good cause. that's coming up in the morning

>> welcome back, these people really want the new iphone. the action cam is live at ardmore, suburban square where you can see the line sitting there. wrapped around the building. looks like people left their chair and gone back to the car to get warm. they want to get their hands on iphone vi. the 6th one is going to be the biggest one ever. wouldn't we agree here at channel 6. >> reporter: i think every one is considered the biggest one ever. some folks are willing to wait in line. we've been talking about the warehouse fire in kensington, centered around american street near west york street. we'll see closures on second, third, dauphin, bodine and

cumberland street. use 5th front or lehigh as the alternates. we may see restrictions with crews on the scene for quite sometime. we can go outside live, and see what it looks like, it's a quiet scene, we're dry in lionville chester county, route 100, approaching 113. good now, from 9 to 3:00 p.m. you'll want to watch for a block on shift road at 113. cherry lane and mif lynn street watch for that accident. here near now and then nicksville we have a bridged closed on church road, the church road bridge you want to watch for that one. it continues to be closed. let's look at the temperatures,

59 degrees in philadelphia. 51 in allentown, 54 in millville. not as cool as the past few days wherp in the 40s. sunshine and clouds, and high of # 1. no weather related problems, we're dry today, tam. >> we're following sad, developing news out of florida. police say a man shot his daughter and 6 of his grandchildren and turned the gun on himself. gilchrist county police said don spirit called 911 before shooting himself. the children range in age from 6 years old to 3 months. spirit was involved in a 2001 hunting accident that killed his 8-year-old son. he served three years in prison for possession of a firearm. a search shut down a bills terminal at a phoenix airport. the suspects critically injured someone in a shooting at a gas station in tempe ascertain --

and fled to sky harbor international. airport officials cancelled two dozens flights during the lockdown, the terminal has reopened. >> the phillies has been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. dominic brown made a diving catch here on a sinking line drive from padres hitter. that was the best the phillies could offer during the game. they lost 7-3. the phillies start a weekend series in oakland tonight. atlanta crushed the buccaneers. the eagles face the washington redskins at lincoln financial field on sunday and 6abc has you covered from start to finish, check out the eagles game day

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>> updating our breaking story, two firefighters suffered minor injuries, a third person, a civilian was badly burned in this raging overnight fire in kensington.s badly burned in huge flames destroyed a building on american street. a man is accused of setting this wildfire in northern california in huntsman. he is being held on 10 million-dollar bail. it nearly quadrupled to 70,000 acres yesterday.

investigators would not comment on what led them to huntsman or any possible motive. >> let's go outside on the ben franklin bridge and see what it looks like early this morning, you know you'll see delays later because of the construction that continues. right now it blocking the two right lanes westbound. they should open another lane as the morning gets on. for now you're looking pretty good. in belmawr, camden county, 295 southbound between the black horse pike and 42 construction in the left lane, that's a tricky spot for construction. malice transit is on time. >> reporter: it's in the 50s this morning, if you're dressing the kids it's a jacket weather. in the afternoon, low 70s upper 60s, jeans and t-shirt. in you're riding the light rail, 60s in the morning and high of 71 that hits 3:30 and back in the upper 60s at 6:00 p.m. the airport, no rain reported.

if you're out early on saturday, the variety club is having a 5k at memorial hall an after that you can join me at eagle bank 5k at delaware county memorial hospital. the rails is 10:00 a.m. the fda has approved an injectable diabetes drug. 26 million americans suffer from type two which curse when the body does not properly produce or use hormone insulin. it's a new class of medicines that creates extra insulin after eating. a new report reenforces an idea you could designate someone to help you with the end of life decisions. researchers found most people nearing the end of life are not able to make their own decisions about care. yet one in four americans spend

little to not considering their end of life wishes. >> home depot hacking is larger than the one that struck target during the holiday season last year. >> reporter: good morning topping america's money, home depot's numbers, 56 million, that's how many credit and debit card accounts were affected by the credit card breach. >> reporter: sears you can arrange for an employee to come to your vehicle and use an app to let the store know you arrived. ihop and olive garden and mcdonald's are cutting their menus. today is the first day you can walk into a store and by the new iphone vi and vi plus. this guy in australia was in the first in the world to get

the iphone vi and the first one to drop the iphone vi that was on live tv. >> we continue to track breaking news, a live update on the massive kensington fire is ahead at 5:30. a local high school football player comes under attack we have more on the female suspect ahead at 5:30 a.m. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar

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>> police arrested two men is if the brutal beating and sexual assault of a homeless victim in camden. she was beaten and raped and had her ears nearly severed on tuesday morning. she said four men were involved in the attack. philadelphia police department updated their most wanted violent suspects. some arrest warrants were issued back in 1999. >> we have a challenge for pediatric cancer. you're taking a look at the barbers, the family is kelly and bill their daughter briel has

brain cancer. the barbers found out how little money and research was going for peed pediatric cancer. briel and her dad challenged her brothers to take shots of lemon juice. look what's happening. they raced $20,000 in 3 weeks, their neighbors and teachers and colleagues have joined in the cause. that's lisa thomas-laurey, that's the face you'll be making you want to participate, go to 6abc.com, i think we'll tweet and post other information. >> lisa always stylish and wearing yellow. >> raging flames devour a building in philadelphia. we've have an updata on the injuries and progress on the fire fight. >> the count went well into the night as millions cast their ballot. well have more on the historic

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city's kensington section, two firefighters were injured and walls came crashing down. >> new this morning, alleged off field attack sends a high school football to the hospital. >> i wait for iphone 6. apple friendsy has hit the philadelphia region. >> good morning, friday, september 19. let's go over to meteorologist david murphy and find out about today and your weekend and karen rogers has her eyes on the roads. >> reporter: good morning guys we are off to a clear start across the region. not a lot of cloud cover forming locally, but we'll see more as the day goes on. 59 degrees in philadelphia. 51 in allentown. 53 in reading. 55 in wilmington, 53 in trenton, 60 in sea isle city. some spots are cooler than yesterday. as we head out the door to catch the bus, 56 by 6:00. and 58 degrees by 8:00 a.m. your bulls riding requires