>> gobltion kszed >> good morning 5:00 a.m. april 17 we're following breaking noose. >> a philadelphia police officer opens fire on a gun-wielding man. >> accuweather is averaging the morning commute -- affecting the

morning commute but it doesn't last too long. let's go over to karen rogers in for david murphy and matt pellman has traffic. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, let's take a look at the weather as we head out the door. 55 degrees in philadelphia. 56 in allentown. 54 degrees right now in millville, new jersey. satellite and radar showing that rain moved in right on time, so we're dealing with light rain predominantly in philadelphia and east, beyond that we have showers. here's a closer view on that. storm tracker 6 live double scan, you can see the steady rain the edge of it already crossing the city of philadelphia and heading east. this is an early morning event. beyond it we have showers that linger through the morning commute. the roads will be wet for you right now. let's look at what to expect for the day ahead. early showers mild, 70 degrees. very much like yesterday without all the sunshine. we'll see a peek of sunshine or two, another shower coming through later on this evening. i'll show you what that looks

like on future tracker 6 coming up. the roads are wet on the schuylkill expressway, matt. >> reporter: they are messing up the roads, good morning, to you karen, causing accidents on this friday morning like this on the schuylkill expressway eastbound side between south street and university avenue. they have it off to the side, but a bunch of emergency crews orrin the scene. people are slowing down and it's an indication that things are slippery in some spots. we have improving situation on the vine street expressway. they have reopened the westbound side of broad street. it's open at this point all open now watch the speeds through the on going construction zone. on the big picture the fire location we had in southwest philadelphia 54th and kingsessing has cleared you tell. in paving going on at ridge avenue and henry. they are paving that thankfully. there was a crash in west oak lane, this is the eastbound side

of cheltenham at 19th. the cadillac plowed into a tree. the driver was trapped had to be extricated and taken to the hospital. the good news he is in stable condition. instead of cheltenham and 19th stick with ogontz and haines on friday morning. a philadelphia opened fire on a man who authorities approached the officer with a gun in hand. "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live at police headquarters with the full story. >> reporter: police say not only did he have a gun in his hands but another gun tucked into his pants. that confrontation ended with police firing one shot and sending the man to the hospital. there was a large crowd at the intersection when police arrived, the people began running, one man ran toward the officers as we said carrying a

gun. >> two guns off the street, the revolver was fully loaded the glock 9-millimeter had a capacity of 31 rounds in it extended magazine. that suspect was danny to einstein for treatment where at last check he was in stable condition. police did find two shell casings at the original scene making them believe there was an original shooting. they are trying to piece together what happened and how the shots as with fired. eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> thank you it's 5:04. new this morning smoke and flames damaged several stores in a camden county shopping center. crews were called to blackwood clementon road in lindenwald at 11:30. investigator are trying to figure out how this started. they believe the fire was centered near a nail salon nobody was hurt.

firefighters rescued someone from the north philadelphia row home. now police may want a road with him. the fire broke out on the 3500 block of north philip street. firefighters saved the resident trapped inside the second floor but inside the home, authorities found an illegal sawed off shotgun. fbi is on the hunt for armed bandits who struck three banks in the bit burger area. they believe they are may be former police or military officers, the way they holds their guns and their safety methods the command of the room indicate they are not typical robser. two of the robbers have pittsburgh act sentence. governor wolf was among the

naacp marked 75 years of justice. scoop by scoop the beaches of ocean city, new jersey are being replenished. dredgers started pumping sands on the beach the federal government is paying for the project. why don't we get the rain out of the way in the morning and clearing things out in the afternoon. >> reporter: for you, i'll do it. >> you're the best. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan we're looking at the steadiest of the rain coming down right now. later things get better. for the most apartment it's light, we're looking at heavier cells pushing toward the coastline you can see that with the areas of yellow. this is predominantly a morning

event, though. looking outside, we have the clouds hanging tough as you look at sky6 live hd at the center city skyline. 55 degrees, the current temperature. the dewpoint, 52. the winds have switched out of the south/southwest. even with the rain we're talking about mild temperatures. the barometer is falling with the cold front moving through. satellite and radar showing we have the rain moving through. it's pushing through the city. you get the idea there are showers around behind it. we'll have showers around lots of clouds, you can see this on future tracker 6 timing this out. 8:30 not a lot happening. steady rain off the coast maybe showers in one or two spots. lunchtime, clouds and a couple of breaks in some of the clouds. it will feel mild, not terribly welt, maybe a sprinkle around, the best chance of another

shower after the morning commute will be later this evening, when the front comes through. a couple of cells popping through. not a steady rain for the evening. that was a look at 6:30. later on tonight talk about clearing things out the weekend will be nice to start that's because the front you can see it right here pushing the clouds, the precipitation out of here, we'll get sunshine for your saturday. saturday we'll look at temperatures, 13 degrees above average, sunny and nice, 78. can't beat that. get through the showers and then you're good. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, mild today some showers early on, then beyond that, we'll see a shower or two later on this evening. most of the event is happening during the morning commute it's light rain. 70 for your high. tomorrow, warm and sunshine, 78. sunday it turns cooler for the union game, 64. any sunshine failed behind clouds not as -- fades behind clouds. monday we'll get periods of

rain, a good inch or so. it will get windy too, kind of a nasty day 63 degrees for the high. tuesday, sunny and warmer, 71 for the phils pretty nice. wednesday, taking the temperatures down to 66. thursday, sunshine failed behind clouds and 62. i have to say after the winter with talked about below average temperatures, we're talking about above average temperatures. >> i love it. next a teacher is assaulted in her own classroom and left unconscious and now a parent is under arrest. a parent is on the as you wish way tracks in center city. we'll hear from another man who pulled him to safety. >> reporter: the vine street in center city is reopened and the crash on schuylkill expressway eastbound has cleared. we have a crash in west oak lane to talk about coming up. >> later in the morning buzz,

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5:12, good morning everyone, taking a live look at phl. you can see wet runways there 56 degrees on city avenue. getting up to 70 today will not be a washout rain mostly in the morning. >> matt it could affect your morning commute right? >> reporter: it could with the slippery roads. already this morning we've seen

a number of accidents one in west oak lane. you can see a cadillac on its left side up against a tree. this happened at cheltenham avenue eastbound side by 19th street. by bruno's pizza. the driver was trapped in the car and was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. use ogontz and haynes to get to broad through west oak lane. let's get to the burbs we're live on county line, montgomery county, bucks county, 202 parkway at county line road. it's wet but luckily the traffic is moving just fine through the intersection. if you're heading toward 202 into east norton there's a disabled vehicle at colonial drive, still have a little bit of overnight construction in a few spots despite the camp conditions, one being on the

ramps connecting the turnpike with mid county. warnings of a couple of other crews coming later today. working in king of prussia henderson road by 202. they started tearing that up with milling work that will continue today. watch out for restrictions at trooper road at audubon no issues along 422 with speeds at this point in the mid 50s. let's grab the ipad and do the commuter report early on this friday morning with the waze app. yesterday we had problems with i-95 in new castle county delaware. we see a vehicle stopped on the shoulder speeds looking good, as you travel from christiana to wilmington, along i-95. >> this is new video of a tornado touching down in western oklahoma. the twister didn't hit any major structures tornados were reported in texas and kansas.

more severe weather is heading toward tornado alley today. a woman faces charges after attacking a long island teacher. the teacher appears to be unconscious on the ground. police say a parent 34-year-old choked the veteran math teacher. several students kicked and punched the teacher lying on the ground. one was allegedly her 14 year niece who has been charged. the teacher is recovering at home. crews took 28,000 pounds of cocaine off the u.s. coast guard ship yesterday. navy crews from the u.s. an canada along with the coast guard ceased the drugs in 19 separate incidents near central and south america. phillies continue the series against washington. the phillies lost their 5th straight game dropping one to the nationals 5-2.

cole hamels gave up five runs in 6 innings. ryan howard was dropped to 7th in the lineup. philadelphia union took on new york for the second time in a week. they went back on saturday and earned a tie with with a goal in the 86th minute. the union will host new england on sunday. 5:16. i appears that americans are spending more times at restaurants than the grocery store. >> teenage cigarette use drops dramatically, but a government report finds a troubling twist. karen. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows yes, we have the showers, we have light rain for the morning commute does it last? the accuweather anne's is coming up.

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it will be sold this fall. i guess they are tired of making things with bacon. >> reporter: i went to the ben and jerry's factory in new england last year. >> i will went to the brewy in colorado. it was nice. >> reporter: let's check out i-95 it's not good, unfolding southbound by the airport off to the side now but the emergency crews have not arrived yet. once they do we could have restrictions. mass transit regional rails the first one out of the gate on time. media/elwyn chestnut hill east will be operating on special schedules. landslide doylestown shuttling southbound. >> reporter: let's look at the day planner 9:00 a.m.

59 degrees, lots of clouds and a sprinkle. noon, 66 clouds, there could be a sprinkle at any point. best chance in the late afternoon hours. we'll see peeks of sunshine or two, 3:00 p.m. 70 degrees, nice and mild is not completely dry. 6:00 p.m., 69 degrees, it's the morning hours beyond that we can't rule out a shower. mild and early showers 70 degrees, tomorrow, nice and warm, 78. pretty good. sunday cooler for the union game and 64. looks like we're dry on sunday, it's monday that's the nasty day. windy, rainy heavy rain at times. a high of 63 degrees. tam and matt. >> in "healthcheck" the good news, teen smoking has hit a record low, they are concerned young people are turning to electronic cigarettes and water pipes. the number of high school students who tried this triple in one year.

traditional cigarettes fell among usage by teenagers this is an update to an on going study. researchers found taking estrogen increases breast cancer. results show that combination increases the risk, but dropped after the treatment was stopped. the study does not show that the hormones cause breast cancer. here's the best thing to do. it's best for you to go to your provider to figure out what should i be doing. >> people are eating out more than they are eating in. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, topping america's money, more people are eating out than eating in. it shows a generation shift millennials are more likely to

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>> good morning 5:25, it is raining in atlantic city and throughout much of south jersey and parts of pennsylvania and delaware. 56 degrees on city avenue. rain will be tapering off. look out for a possible shower later today, high of 70 degrees. here's video you didn't see last night. a massive plume of ash shot into the sky in mexico. this is the volcano of fire. it erupted twice yesterday. people are being told to put

masks over their face if they go outside. the volcano has seen an increase in activity since last fall. this morning we're seeing a good samaritan who rescued a man who had fallen on the septa track also. 28-year-old charles collins walks by, seconds later, a man loses his footing and falls five feet. >> i was looking out of the way and i heard people scream, i saw the man down, i jumped down and picked him up. collins visited the victim in the hospital yesterday he broke his back, knee and ribs, and suffered a serious spleen injury. he is alive because of collins. >> star wars, this trailer we

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philadelphia police look for a hit-and-run driver always the community mornings the passing -- mourns the passing of a toddler struck down. we have more information on the hazing at st. joe's university. it is only seen on "action news."

>> breaking overnight philadelphia police open fire when an armed suspect refuses to let go of his gun. >> the search for a hit-and-run driver who killed a toddler intensifies. "action news" has obtained a video of the vehicle police are looking for. >> we are in for a rainy morning rush, but a warm, sunny start to the weekend is a day a way. good morning 5:30, friday, dave is off karen and matt are here. >> reporter: good morning, as we look at storm tracker 6 live double scan we're looking at the steadiest rain pushing through center city it's moving east. you have it in new