>> the search for america's ugliest accent places several pennsylvania cities in the top five. >> reporter: what? >> maybe one around here. >> a couple of, david is off, karen and matt join us. >> reporter: i don't support that, i love our accents around here. let's take a look at the visibility reports we've got fog in a couple of spots. ten mile visibility in philadelphia. lancaster, 1.7. something to watch as you head out early. 62 in philadelphia.

doesn't feel too bad. 61 in allentown, 54 in reading a little cool, 56 in wilmington, and millville. 63 on the boardwalk in ac. only 54 degrees in trenton. so some of the spots kind of cool right now. the as we look at the day ahead, we'll see clouds and sunshine. it's not a bad afternoon we're dry today. 9:00 a.m., 62 degrees. no weather related problems, noon 69 sunshine and clouds, 3:00 p.m., 73 that's the high for today, right about average. 6:00 p.m., 70 degrees, but i want to show you storm tracker 6 live. we can see this very potent cold front that we've been tracking. this is coming in our direction. it's going to hit us in the overnight hours in the first half of saturday, details on how it will impact your day in the seven-day forecast. do you wanted to the traffic report in my lancaster county amish accent. [laughter].

we have a bad crash in the overnight hours lee boulevard, matt and eva will have more on the accident. with this morning stick with shiply road and marsh road and washington boulevard. heading up into the city on the big picture, things are looking good, construction is you tell 0 of the way by spring garden. no issues to report on the vine. on i-95 in the great northeast where we had issues yesterday morning with the tanker truck fire everything is clear in the work zone by cottman all lanes open and no delays. our construction is gone from the burlington bristol bridge, all lanes are open, traffic is moving fine. turnpike connector bridge is looking good. the that spot where 295 and 42 come together, most of the work zones are clearing out, but this one between 47 and 42 will be out there until 6:00. new this morning, a fast-moving fire forced three families from their philadelphia

homes overnight. crews were called to west oxford street in the brewerytown sexuality 1:00 a.m. there were no reports of injuries and the cause is not yet known. we are, of course following the latest ebola crisis, a journalist in liberia is the latest american to be diagnosed with the virus and the circle of people possibly exposed by the ebola patient in texas has widened. katherine scott is live in the satellite center to fill us in. katherine. matt we have several updates to tell you about, but let's start in dallas where disease detectives are on the ground to determine how many thomas eric dunkin may have infected. so far, the cdc has not

identified anyone. >> dunkin remains in texas health presbyterian hospital. his relatives are under armed guard after trying to violate the quarantine. >> they are not allowed out on the porch. >> reporter: he said his uncle flew in from liberia and began showing symptoms in the apartment complex in dallas. we called the center for disease control after a dallas emergency room nurse sent him home despite showing symptoms and traveling from west africa. warnings are going out by phone to more than 11,000 residents. >> while this may be concerning there is no on going danger to your health. >> reporter: note -- notifications are going out to airline passengers who were on the flight with dunkin. they are adding that the cdc believes the man had not spread

the disease during the flight because he was not showing symptoms and not containous. freelance camera man has been covering the ebola pandemic in liberia for numbers news. he has tested positive for the virus and flown home for treatment in the united states. a lot of people have been wondering what happens if someone on the flight into philadelphia shows any symptoms. while the cdc operates a quarantine station out of philadelphia international airport. they have a number of duties, but among them is responding to any reports of illness or death on flights. we're live from the satellite center, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> our coverage of the ebola crisis conditions at 6abc.com. we're updating our website with the latest on the u.s. case and we have a list on seven thinks you need to know about the virus and how it spreads. the action cam was outside

temple hospital where the victims drove themselves. police say someone shot them while standings along lee anticipate clear field -- leann clearfield street. all are in stable condition. a philadelphia police officer is under arrest it stems from his alleged fight from another officer that we reported on earlier this week. kenneth allen has been on the force for three years. internal affairs say allen assaulted the same female officer four times. him most recently last friday. commissioner ramsey has suspended allen with intent to dismiss. >> a proposed smoking ban in wilmington has gone up in smoke. city council rejected the bill 6-5. the legislation would have made it illegal to light up at passion and playgrounds and public plazas and transit facilities. >> you're watching the storms out to the west, it had been

severe for some communities how about when it gets here, will it lose it's punch? >> reporter: we're not expecting severe weather here, but thunderstorms, and expected rainfall. storm tracker 6 live double scan around the region we're dry right now, the concern doesn't come until the overnight hours. let's go on outside and show you what it looks like, sky6 live hd at philadelphia international. we have issues with fog to the northwest, but not at philadelphia international you're looking good. temperatures, 60 degrees, the dewpoint, 56. the winds are calm and we are pulling in always on seven day on the side of the screen. satellite and radar showing no problems during the daytime proximate. we have clouds and sunshine. it's a nice afternoon ahead. 8:00 a.m., 61 degrees, still mostly cloudy skies, 11:00 a.m.,

66 clouds and sun, 2:00 p.m., 71. 5:00 p.m., 72 coming down from your high of 73. so temperature-wise similar day to yesterday, but a bit more sunshine through the afternoon. today we stay partly sunny that's ahead of that potent confer and the damage it's doing west to east. at 2:30, we start to see the thunderstorms and very heavy rainfall moving through some of our western suburbs, we advance this to 8:00 a.m. you start to get it in philadelphia and some of the areas around the region as the front tries to cross through, this is a look at 9:30 hitting much of the area. it's not that it's going to start steady in the middle of the night, but some of the cells could produce heavy downpours. noon it passes philadelphia and that's important timing you can see the clearing west to east. if you're in the western suburbs it's going to get brighter

faster than it will on the shore at 2:00 the clouds are hind it. it will pull down cold air. a look ahead, eagles sunday, 1:00 p.m., mostly sunny skies, 60 degrees at kickoff, 62 in the 4th quarter, feeling like football. today, 73, rain starts later in the day. 71 is the high. sunday, 62. monday, 70 degrees, close to average. tuesday, 74. looks like we may see rain tuesday night into wednesday, so the wednesday morning commute could be wet, 72. thursday partly sunny skies and also a high of 72 degrees. so quiet, the rain comes overnight. >> we have new video of a

jaw-dropping scene of an airport down south, a man jumping up and down naked in front of the gate. >> a group of montgomery county seniors say they do not feel safe in their homes and demand changes next. >> reporter: we have a crash near 5th street, we have a ramp closures along 202 coming up after the break. >> a little later in the morning buzz three cities in pennsylvania in the running for america's ugliest accent, boo! we'll be back.

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friday morning taking a look outside our window we see clear conditions, 62 degrees getting up to 73. we have storms coming, but they won't impact us until sometime in the overnight hours tonight. >> it is friday, we're hoping for an easy drive this morning, matt pellman. >> reporter: that's always a nice thing especially on friday, traffic and weather, we go together like traffic and weather. it was a popular song at one point, actually maybe it it wasn't. as we head to the burbs with the suburban traffic report. we're live at chalfonte butler avenue, lime kiln pike. you can seem the cones and the construction zone on the bridge over the west barrage. neshaminy creek. they will be directing you through the area, one lane of traffic is available to get by at a time. so they are expecting delays

along butler avenue near lime kiln pike in chalfonte. they started the reassure facing -- resurfacing project at street and bustleton pike. stick with bristol or byberry as alternates. chester county, we have a closure. they are going to block the ramp from 202 southbound to 401 closing it for construction they are moving on to the new pavement which is a good thing. if you're out during the overnight hours and you use those ramps, bail at 29 instead. we talked about the crash in wilmington at lee boulevard and market. a little farther south we see a vehicle stopped on the shoulder highway 1 southbound, out and

about in newark, vehicle stopped on the shoulder at college avenue. >> this chaotic scene at atlanta airport had passengers stopping in their tracks. d. he -- derrick weems was jumping up and down they had to taze him. an emotional vigil took place on a football field on long island new york yesterday. community members gathered to remember a high school player who died after a head injury during a game. tom was a 16-year-old junior. hundreds of athletes, parents, neighbors and friends paid tribute and consoled one another. the score board displayed his number he and the flag was lord to half staff. seniors at a chester

housing apartment buildings said they do not feel safe. there's been murders near the gate of their complex. residents say they need 24 hour security service they have been promised. >> we're frightened. we're not panic stricken, you but it's a frightening situation, we hope it can be rectified shortly, if not there are many people who are going to suffer saturday of it. >> now, the chester housing authority said in a statement gateway has new security features that makes it one of the most secure senior buildings in the city. >> the eagles host the rams at lincoln financial field on sunday. the birds defense face another big test from a surprising weapon on the saint louis offense, austin davis started the season as the rams third

string quarterback. davis has thrown for 754 yards and three touchdowns. birds defenders say they have been preparing for him, as if he were paten manning. flyers lost to the washington capitals in a shootout 3-2. they play their opening game wednesday night in boston. 5:17. scientists sniff out a clue to tell you how long you may have left to live. >> drama on the high seas the coast guard gets the call to save boaters stranded off new england. >> reporter: our were continues one more day, we're in the low

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early yesterday morning when the ship started taking on water. a helicopter arrived and plucked the four men from the boat and the boat sank in 250 feet of water. good timing. >> it's a good time to head out on the roads. things are looking clear and dry as we go live to fort washington. 309 by the pennsylvania turnpike. all good on 309 between shelton cheltenham and quakertown. construction near willow grove taking out the left lane. mass transit is online. this is weekend 3 or 4 of the shuttle busing on the median elwin line between he he will -- elwin and the university city. carnal. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live shock this powerful cold front that we've been tracking producing some severe weather out to our west as this comes through our area it will weaken,

but give us a chance of thunderstorms and rain, you can see it's out there a ways. it doesn't happen until the overnight hours. 9:00 a.m., 62, clouds and sunshine, a bit more sunshine as the afternoon wears on. noon, 69. 3:00 p.m., 73 that's the high. nice temperatures no problems, a notch above average. 6:00 p.m., 70 degrees, looking at your travel forecast we're seeing mostly cloudy skies, no delays, raining in chicago, they are getting weather, seeing cancellations. this board not reporting delays, but cancellations there. him elsewhere along the eastern seaboard you're doing okay for now. eva. >> on "healthcheck" if you're losing your sense of smell, it doesn't bode well for your health. five common scents were looked

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>> police are asking for your help finding a man who attacked a woman in a philadelphia park. investigators say the attack happened last friday on a street in wissahickon park near chestnut hill. the suspect is described 25 to 30 years old. 6 feet tall. the man approached the woman from behind demanding money and forcing her to the ground trying to choke her.

anyone with information call police. >> eva and i have been checking out this gawker posting. they have done this before it's the nation's worst accent contest. they set it up for final four. three cities in pennsylvania, scranton is one of them. pittsburgh is another, and philadelphia is another. philadelphia is ranked five. number one right now, boston. probably no surprise. the problem that some people have they are calling it the ugliest accent they don't like it. people using it say it's not an accent it's the way we talk. go to page and vote against the city we're competing with and we

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>> developing now on "action news," two people in delaware are seriously hurt when a car fleeing police slams into their vehicle. >> developing this morning another american tests positive for ebola we're monitoring the latest effort to contain the crisis. >> a powerful storm front is pummeling parts of the south and midwest as it heads our way. good morning, everybody, it's october 3. joining us in this order, eva pilgrim and karen rogers and matt pellman good morning. >> reporter: we have storms heading our way, but you're dry today. 58 in pottstown, 57 in center city. not bad,