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>> we're working on several breaking stories on this monday, november 17. including an announcement from the vatican, the pope is coming to philadelphia. a live report is coming up. >> fire crews made a gruesome discovery in a boarding house fire that injured four police officers. we'll have the details. >> rain is coming down heavily in some areas, we're tracking fog at philadelphia international. it will be a messy monday morning commute. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers with the
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very latest. good morning. >> reporter: it has been raining overnight. it started sleeting in delaware county write live before changing over to rain. up in the poconos a little bit of mixed precipitation be this is the first batch getting ready to pull past us and get out of here, but we have a wave of low pressure coming up from the south that will give us another batch later on. as you look a radar and satellite, you can see the rain extending into the appalachian also. if you go up into new york state we have a chance of snow. in the poconos, any snow or sleet will change over to rain. but you want to be careful driving up in the mountains to the north. we are looking at wet conditions as we head outside, on a if the active rain begins to die down, we could see somewhat of a rainy
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condition out there, i apologize for that. it should be rain with temperatures in the 40s right now. 41 degrees in philadelphia. currently 8:00. 44 degrees, by noon, 52 degrees, we'll get relatively mild this afternoon with a high of 56. that will pop in around 2:00 before we are back to 54 by 2:00 and the low 50s by 6:00. karen, big time changes coming up. >> reporter: right now we have a rainiy morning commute and it is not without problems.w we have a an accident involving an overturned truck this is old city the ample from front to market street i-95 southbound partially blocked because of the truck overturned with the wet conditions. you can see the splash on the roads as the cars travel through slowly. he other than that we have light volume. you can see a wet morning commute as you look at the vine
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street expressway at 6th street. use the vine southbound instead of the ramp to vine southbound because of the overturned truck. we have a house fire 17th anticipate west moreland. on the turnpike, northbound near exit 2, an accident blockings the right lane. >> the the vatican confirmed o longer that the pope will be coming to philadelphia for 2015. katherine scott is live at the headquarters with the announcement. >> reporter: the poem made the announcement from rome, it was rumored he was coming, people thought he was coming, but they needed that confirmation. you may remember back in march a dell indication fromtion. philadelphia went to rome to try
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to persuade the pope for this event. the mayor was there and cardinal shah pew. arch bishop shah pew was present for the announcement. this would be the pope's first visit to the u.s. as pope. the world meeting of families set to be held from september 22 through the 27. the pope would be here for the 25th to the 27th. the details of his visit are not expected to be finalized until next spring. live from the time archdiocese, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> we sent out news of the pope coming to philadelphia at.com very early this morning. use job website on your mobile
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devices. this fire injured four police officers, the action cam was on the 800 block of east cheltenham avenue around 11:00. the fire commission said the man was found dead on the middle floor. we don't know his name. police officers got to the scene first and try to put the flames outer and they were hurt and had to go to the hospital. but they are expected to be okay. police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who ran down a mother and her young son on street. irene king and her 5-year-old son were crossing woodlynne street in woodlynne, camden county. the driver of the suv hit them and kept going, amazingly king
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and her son survived the accident. >> the truck came and i pushed my son out of the way, i took the impact. >> what went through your mind? >> i thought i was going to die. >> the suv was a dodge durango and has front end damage. the sixers wants giant signs and helicopter landing pad installed at the new location, camden's planning board will consider the request today. the economic authority unanimous ly approved tax breaks for the facility, it is not expected to open for two years. four groups have applied for the license for the
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philadelphia casino. the bro posal for the casino on packer avenue in south philadelphia has the inside track. more than 1,000 residents of the neighborhood came out to appose the idea. 6abc once again is teeming up to raise money to fight hunger in the delaware valley. join us for a live telethon for philabundance. get on 6abc.com for a link to the philabundance page. federal drug enforcement officers are showing up to the nfl unnowsed looking into the misuse of prescription drugs. it is partly of the broader investigation by claims by retired players that several teams overuse narcotic pain killers to get them back on the field earlier than they should
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have. the eagles were outscored and out classed and overwhelmed in their visit to green bay, wisconsin. aaron rodgers threw two touchdowns in the first half. mark sanchez committed four turnovers. >> got out-executed, offense, special teams, defense, now we'll find out who we are, what kind of of team we have. >> reporter: eagles lost 53-20. it was the worse loss in the chip kelly era, and the most points given up by the eagles since 1972. >> let's take a first look at business. general motors have extended the to file claims to -- deadline to file claims for faulty
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ignition. there have been 33 death claims that's double the amount of deaths that were claimed at first. super cookies track all of the users' mobile web browsers, verizon will use them. turning to wall street, stock finished higher on friday, today futures point to a lower open. the average price for a gallon of gas is under $3 in the philadelphia area. >> 4:39 still ahead on "action news," the aggressive search for a man accused of killing at man by pushing him in front of train. isis is online boasting of
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the execution of an aide worker. >> reporter: we have parts of rain in the area, even if it dies down, it will continue in the afternoon, you'll want the rain gear in the afternoon. we'll prepare you for a change of temperatures in time seven-day forecast, and find out how long the rain will be hanging on in future tracker 6 that's next hey! it's mister monopoly.
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>> wow, monday, it's like -- you've got the rain and fog out there, too. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we have rain across the region, it's been raining pretty much all night. as we look at the closer view we're starting to dry out in coatsville and oxford and chester county. there's moderate rain coming up the i-95 corridor. those you south of it have to deal with it. philadelphia is on the cusp right now. later we have another batch that will continue on and off all day. as we look outside, we have cloudy skies, it's difficult to see things down below from the tops the skyscrapers in center city, right now. the temperature, 41 degrees,
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winds out of the east at 5 miles per hour, not all that strong. that's another good part of the forecast. as we look ahead for the rest of the morning commute. it does look like we get into a lull, 9:00, the western suburbs may be wet, it does look like generally speaking we're down to lighter sprinkles and showers. however, later in the day, especially pushing up toward lunchtime, another round of rain comes in, some of this could be heavy. that continues on and off straight until 3:00 p.m. when the kids goat out of the school. -- the kids get out of the school. plan on it being damp and wet the rest of the day. by 6:00. the rain shifts toward south jersey, some of it could be heavy and then it shoots off the coast this evening. as we look at street flooding, some of the heavier cells come in, we have a concern of that, there could leaves on the ground that could block drains be in
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mind of that as you're driving around. 48:00 at # 1:00. the high is 56, down to 52. outside of the poconos there could sleet, even in the poconos chill change over to rain. high temperatures in the 50s, from the i-95 corridor to the shore, in i willen town, you're in the upper 40s today. overnight tonight we're down in the 40s, it's possible we'll be in the 20s early tomorrow morning. and lurch time, still below freezing, so a big crush of cold air is on the way overnight tonight and into tomorrow. 56 is the high, periods of rain, as you just saw it will last into the evening. ing windy and colder high of 34. we'll see sunshine behind this
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departing system, it will be brisk and uncomfortable. high of 33. wednesday, brisk and chilly, 43. mostly sunny, 41-degree high on friday. for the coming weekend, saturday looks sunny and chilly. still in the low 40s, we get milder on sunday, back up into 50s. le. >> well the parents of american aid worker, beheaded by the islamic militants say they are heart broken by their son's death, but proud of their son's humanitarian work of he was a former u.s. army ranger who helped syrian refugees, peter kassig was captured last year. traivellers the -- travelers to the u.s. from the african country mali will
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receive the same restricts as those traveling from ebola stricken county. dr. salia who has ebola, is in nebraska. a man was pushed in front of a subway train yesterday morning. the man was pushed in front of his wife. >> the conductor told me it was a tragedy, two people was fighting downs, one of the person pushed the person off the train track. >> witnesses say the man who pushed him ran out of the station and boarded a city bus. the person responsible remains on the loose. another tourist climbs the brooklyn bridge to snap a picture, now he is looking at
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monday, many of us are seeing rain coming down. even more, probably not as many are seeing fog. that's the stuff david murphy is tracking. right now it's 41 degrees. >> with this kind of weather you end up with traffic issues. let's go to karen. >> reporter: let's do that, we have a problem, overturned truck blocking the ramp. in old city, front street market street to i-95 southbound, you can see the vehicles out there and everyone traveling slowly with the wet roads. you got to use the ramp from vine street eastbound to i-95 instead, an early-morning accident is shutting down a ramp. the roads are nasty, it's wet and slow, luckily not that many people up yet. i-95 southbound traffic heading toward center city. light volume. if you're heading out early, you'll need extra time because
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the roads are wet you'll have to navigate a few problems. meeting house road is blocked at lennox road use old york road. an accident on the new jersey turnpike northbound approaching exit 2 an accident blocking the right lane. we have a lot of accidents on the turnpike near this exit. >> pope francis announced this morning that he be visiting tbld for the world -- philadelphia for the world meeting of families in september of next year. he made the announcement during remarks to the doctrine of faith. he is expected to preside overan outdoor holy mass on the benjamin franklin parkway, a live report is coming up in 9 minutes. franklin parkway, a >> a 10-year-old boy from darby township who accidently shot himself in the face is recovering this morning.
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his mother dropped him off at his father's auto business. the boy found the gun under the seat of his father's suv. a french tourist is in custody who scored the brooklyn bridge to snap some photos. this is the third brooklyn bridge breach since july. it follows a major effort for police to tighten security. two german artists climbed the bridge and swapped american flags for white flags. in australia a man dressed in a santa suit robbed a melbourne post office caught on camera. up next, beyounce's little sister is getting married
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injuries. police arrested the shooter not far from the scene. beyounce solange was married over the weekend. this is the second marriage for knowles who has a 10-year-old son. knowles made headlines when leaked foot annual had her attackinggy zee in the elevator. we're down to 9 couples in "dancing with the stars." a recent back injury has led to speculation that that he would end quitting the show. he bounced back from pulling a groin muscle. will he dance tonight? "dancing with the stars" airs this evening, on 6abc, we both have loved watching him, indiana we would be sad if he wasn't
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>> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m. on this monday, november 17 we're following breaking news. >> invitation accepted we received official confirmation this morning that pope francis will visit philadelphia next year. tragedy strikes are a philadelphia neighborhood overnight, fire claims one person and leaves several police officers hurt, as well. >> accuweather is tracking soaking rain and fog to start off the workweek. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers good morning. >> reporter: as we look
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