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>> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m. on this monday, september 22 and developing this morning. >> we have learnt a traffic tragedy claimed a life of a second person in delaware and dozens more are injured. >> the hunt for survivalist who ambushed pennsylvania state troopers is closing in on two weeks, but pennsylvania police believe they are close. >> let's find out about weather and traffic, we have david murphy and karen rogers good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everybody we're off to a clear start, but not all that cool. in the 60s in a couple of
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neighborhoods. we have sprinkles and showers that popped through, in case you see that on the road surface or bubble on your car windshield or hood, that's done. 61 in allentown. 64 in millville. these are relatively cool temperatures across the region, but nothing like the early morning starts we had recently. as you head out the door, 65 by 6:00 p.m. might be cooler by 8:00 a.m., 64 degrees, but fairly clear conditions and later on you'll want the sunglasses. it will be cooler this afternoon than over the weekend. 65 by 9:00. noon, 67. 71 is the high at 3:00 p.m. it will be breezy with winds running 10 to 20 miles per hour. reminder you can kiss summer goodbye later tonight, as we are looking at the official arrival of autumn tonight at 10:29 and tomorrow marks the first full day of autumn. in a moment we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast and let you know if it feels like fall.
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karen, what are roads looking like early? >> reporter: we're high and dry, we're in center city, this is the vine street expressway at 8th street. traffic moving nicely. on the big picture we're seeing that reflected with the speeds on the blue route, the schuylkill expressway in the 50s and i-95 in good shape, as well. bordentown, burlington county near dunns mill road. traffic can get by, but w0u69 for any emergency worker olds on the -- watch out for any emergency workers on the scene with this accident. route 45 between action station road will be blocked later today. >> we have more on strategic
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tour bus that crashed in delaware. >> reporter: matt we learned overnight a second person has died 48 people were injured. investigators are trying to figure out what happened yesterday it was 4:30 when the crash happened in new castle. the tour bus is owned and operated by am-u.s. a suppress. it was heading from washington to new york. it was only the route 1 southbound ramp to route 13. it last control and fell on its roof and slid down the embankment. a 55-year-old woman was trapped under the bulls and died at the scene. 30-year-old woman from turkey died last night. the driver was being treated for minor injuries. the 49 passengers were part of a sightseeing tour group sponsored by eworld travel and tours bassed in new york city. state police are working with
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the ntsb to investigate the cause of the crash. >> it's an on and off ramp. we have a good idea what we're looking at we need to confirm that through the facts and the evidence at the scene. >> reporter: and police say whether any charges will be filed depends on the course of the investigation. live outside christiana hospital. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> new this morning, smoke and flames forced five people out of a home in bucks county. the fire broke out in levittown at 1:30 a.m. took crews a half-hour to get the fire under control. investigators say the fire started in a trash can in the back of the house. >> ten days later there's no confirmed sightings of accused cop killer eric frein. but the commander said there's strong reasons to believe that search crews are looking in the right area. search crews recovered a rifle
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and other items. trooper bryon dickson died and alex douglass was wounded. frein a so-called survival i also planned the attack maybe for months. >> it's clear he has been planning this for sometime. i don't want to go beyond that with specifics what he told other people, but it's clear to us, that he has held these believes and others may be didn't believe he would act on this. >> police say frein does not appear to have contacted his family in monroe county. their search is focused on the woods in that area. >> protestsers are schedule -- protesters schedule a march in new york city to bring attention to climate change. tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of new york yesterday. the peoples climate march brought advocates together for
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what they hoped would be the largest demonstration for the environment in history. the event comes before the united nation climate summit tomorrow in an effort to agree on a global treating. u.n. generally secretary joined the crowd. >> time is changing and there is no time to lose if we do not take action now. we have to pay much more. >> similar marches were held in berlin, london and rio. happening today the cigarette tax helped fund philadelphia public schools may pass a hurdle. the house of representatives is scheduled to vote on the tax later today. a 2-dollar per pack tax would slash the district's $81 million deficit. happening today, amtrak will host a hiring our heros veteran event at 30th street station in philadelphia. it will takes place from
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10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. a team of amtrak recruiters will be on hand to work with veterans and there superpowers with the application process. >> so david, the sun will be shining directly over the equator. >> reporter: that will happen at 10:29 tonight. people say why does autumn arrive at this specific minute? that's why, they are measuring that exact moment. storm tracker 6 live double scan -- >> you're just scientific, that's all. we had no precip that's all gone, as we look outside we have sky 6 at wilmington, tranquil morning a nice way to start out across the region. not as chilly as its been in recent mornings most of last week, for example. 65 degrees in philadelphia. that's not too bad. we've had some mornings where we started out in the mid 50s, 61 in allentown, 61 in wilmington
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and trenton, 70 in sea isle city i'll bring in that always on seven day for those of you watching in hd left-hand side of the screen in case you want to peek ahead. we have no significant cloud cover over i-95 and our portion of the pennsylvania turnpike. a few clouds to the west might try to pass through at times today, but generally speaking it's a fairly bright day. allentown, cool and breezy, nice enough almost autumn afternoon. down the shore we're going for a high of 71 degrees on the beach. mostly sunny, breezy and not too bad there, as well. as we take a look at philadelphia, decent afternoon high of 71. nice and bright out there with some occasional clouds possible, breezy with winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. that's a fairly noticeable breeze and stronger than recently. 64 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 66 degrees by 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. we get up to 70 with the 71-degree high hitting
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around 3:00 p.m. cooler today, but we're squeezing into the 70s. tomorrow, high pressure rides in from the west. frontal boundary moves away from us and we'll see another bright day and another high somewhere in the low 90s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today 71 degrees, autumn arriving at 10:29 p.m. breezy and cooler for your last partial day of summer. tomorrow, sunny and nice, 72. pleasant on wednesday, a little warmer 75 degrees, perhaps a few high clouds streaking in, rosh hashanah arriving, thursday, sun mixing with more high clouds, an area of low pressure will form off the coast. it will move away from us, and not see any rain, 72 is the high there. we start to warm up again, don't put away the shorts becoming warmer on friday afternoon, 78. we have a shot at 80 degrees saturday an sunday, in a way the phillies are closing out their
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season so it will feel like baseball weather for those continent tests. a dozen strangers rush to a river to rescue three teens stuck inside a an upside suv. >> the eagles win third game in a row. it turns out to be a nfl history. >> reporter: we have no overnight construction, so traffic is moving nice. well take you to delaware county coming up. >> in the morning buzz, massage chairs and restaurant quality meals, it's all partly of a french airline business class trying to make the amenities more accessible and
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>> 5:13, good morning, everyone, it is monday an maybe it's appropriate that we're taking a look at the jersey shore here, because today is the last day of summer, fall begins tonight, you know it's nice down the shore, you have the lag time, the water temperature is nice, that's all. go ahead and to toss to karen, matt. all right, matt, hi, karen, how are things looking? >> reporter: i was down the shore yesterday, lots of people were down there. the suburban traffic report, we're looking live delaware county this is the blue route mcdade boulevard traffic is coming in from villanova or bromal. roads are clear and dry. upper salford, construction
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today and tomorrow, spring mount road will close near at her main stick to schwenksville. northeast extension southbound near lehigh valley. bordentown, burlington county an yoacht accident a vehicle ran into a building. traffic can get by at this hour, but you may see workers on the scene 206 and dunns mill road. let's cross our finks we'll have a good start to the day here. suburban traffic report. someone is talking about the church bridge road is closed. that construction continues there. 60 degrees in quakertown. some days last week we were waking up in the 40s. 61 in warrington. 63 in center city. some of the bushes in the new jersey, in the low 60s browns mills and gandys beach, 65 degrees in dover, delaware.
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no weather related problems today, tam. more than a dozen bystanders worked frantically to save three teens in salt lake city utah. the suv slammed into a barrier, rolled off a cliff and landed upside down in a river. two teens were taken out of the window, but the driver was stuck behind the wheel. they managed to roll the vehicle back on to its wheels all three teens survived. deputies apprehended the last escapee yesterday after getting an anonymous phone tip. the other four men were taken into custody after an aman mouse phone tip -- anonymous phone tip. they are trying to figure out how they escaped. >> nick foles shredded the red
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skins defense and did it with injuries to all their big stars. eagles offense scored before nick foles stepped on to the field. chris polk ran back a kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown. it was huge because washington qb kirt cousins picked apart the eagles d for a score. kirt through two touchdowns to jordon matthews. >> hopefully this week we can get recharged and reenergized and come out with a little bit more effort and enthusiasm and more fight in the first part of the game. >> the eagles are the first nfl team to start the season 3-0 despite trailing by 10 points or
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more in all three games. the phillies lost two of three in the oakland over the weekend. 8-6 the final. the phillies open a series in miami tomorrow night. >> 5:17 nasa's newest mission on mars is about to begin after a yearlong journey. gas prices have been falling and they could drop even more. >> reporter: we're dressing the kids in a jacket this morning, even though temperatures are not as cool as last week at this time. we're in the 60s in most neighborhoods. this afternoon warm enough tore a t-shirt. we'll have your afternoon call and warmer numbers coming up
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from orbit rather than land. >> reporter: our journey will not be that long. this is spring garden street that's eastbound traffic, a few cars on the right heading toward center city. nearby on the ranch spring garden to the schuylkill expressway westbound will close, it will happen later today and it will stay closed for two months. they are working to improve and widen the ramp. use the girard on-ramp or the vine westbound ramp. don't forget about that closure, dave it's coming up. >> reporter: thanks, karen. we're dealing with decent temperatures this morning we're in the mid 60s in most spots. 65 by 9:00 a.m. over the weekend we got up to 80. 67 buyer noon, 71 -- 67 by noon today. 71 high at 3:00 p.m. a little cooler across the region today. down the the airport, we hope to see all green planes on the big
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board. we do, no rain reported in our most traveled destinations. >> a new study finds most middle aged and older adults in the u.s. do not participate in strength training. less than a quarter of adults over 45 meet muscle strength training. muscle strength training provides health benefits it includes yoga, push ups and weights. women of child bearing age should get dental care. those with lower income and less education need to improve their oral care. >> gas prices in philadelphia dropped 6 cents on average last week. we take a look at the national picture in america's money.
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>> reporter: topping america's money, another drop in gas prices. the lumberg survey said the average is 9 cents less, 3.37 much of that is because crude oil prices are lower and ethanol is cheaper. used car prices are falling. the improving economy and auto industry is increasing supply. we started buying cars again after the economic crisis and many are coming off leases. the maze runner outdistanced films, a walk among the tombstones stumbled to the finish line with 13 mill. starbucks is testing a latte that tastes like a beer. they promise there's no alcohol in it. that's america's money. >> 5:22. up next, hundreds of local nurses are on strike hear what
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>> foreign policy our delaware newsroom, authorities in newark released surveillance photos of a suspected arsonist. they believe this guy starting pointed two fires on victoria court saturday morning. police are urging people to keep their doors and windows locked and any suspicious activity to 911. >> if you plan to go to paris, anytime soon there's a new french boutique airline that flies from charles de gaulle to newark. the prices are 15 hup bucks. there are 19 rows on the plane. they have wide flat seats and built in massagers. the meals are put together by a
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michelin star chef. there's compliment tree wi-fi and everybody gets your own samsung tablet, a range of music and books and movies. if you want to go to paris in style that's the way to do it. >> $1,500. that's real cheap. >> compared to other business class tickets. it is. >> nurses strike in delaware county hear what they want from their employer. >> a tour bus goes out of control on a delaware
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>> developing right now on "action news," a terrifying tour bus crash in delaware has claimed another life. >> also developing yoacht bullets fly in southwest philadelphia sending three people to the hospital. >> nurses walk off the job in delaware county. how the hospital is handling the potential healthcare crisis. >> good morning, everyone,
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5:30, monday, september 22. and david and karen, fall begins tonight. >> reporter: it does, i know it's feeling like autumn, generally speaking as we go through the next couple of days. right now we're off to a clear start. you can see how showers came through in the predawn hours, they are gone. a couple of clouds to the west of us, looks like most of those will stay to the west for a while and we'll only see some clouds facilitying -- filtering in today. these numbers are milder than what we saw for much of early last week. as we head out to catch the bus stop, mid 60s, between 6 anticipate 8:00. sun glass weather if you're driving the bus or car. 67 by 9
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