good morning, america. breaking overnight. big tent terror. torrential rain tearing through the roof. [ people screaming ] then the mad dash for the exits as people worry about a collapse. >> no pushing. no shoving. watch the children. >> as record rain, a once in 500 year event hits texas. the explosions being blamed on lightning. the funnel clouds. the crying plane passengers stranded because of bad weather. and the major storm system on the move this morning. fireball. a gas pipeline explosion sends flames 200 feet in the air. drivers terrified. >> i don't want to die. i don't want to die. >> a dozen people rushed to the hospital. so what set it off? dr. oz under fire.

>> today, i'm sharing my three best kept health secrets. >> top physicians saying he promotes quack treatments. they're now calling for his employer, the prestigious columbia university, to dump him. this morning, the doctor fighting back. and hitting new heights. the extreme snowboarder sailing into the recordbooks. >> yeah! >> his amazing and risky move. >> it's the gold standard. there's nothing like it. >> how this snow-verachiever pulled off the backside quadruple cork. good morning, and let's get straight to our top story. the severe weather down south. this picture out of houston really tells the story. two inches of rain in 15 minutes. this morning, about 100,000 customers without power.

between dallas and houston. >> they are soaked. and this thing is not over. the slow-moving system is bringing heavy rain, high winds, lightning strikes, on top of it all, possible tornadoes. it's set to last straight through the weekend. as it marches eastward, with 30 million folks in the path. and rob is tracking it all for us this morning. good morning, rob. >> hi paula. this thing is huge. it's moving slowly. that's why it's lasting so long. it's two systems combining. one across colorado. and then tapping into the gulf of mexico. we saw 56 storm reports throughout the day and evening last night. a lot of it happening overnight. hail the size of tennis balls in parts of houston. incredible amounts of flooding rain. power is out, i mean, from the midwest down to the gulf coast. really, southeast texas seeing the worst of it. happening overnight, severe weather across the midwest and texas. in houston, terrifying moments inside this circus tent.

>> the exits only. no pushing. no shoving. watch the children. >> reporter: watch as powerful winds rip the sides of the big top wide open. rain pouring in. the crowd in a panic. over 100,000 customers without power from houston to dallas. [ thunder cracks ] and intense downpours drenching harris county with over 5 inches op rain. the flood control district urging residents to stay home and stay safe. vehicles across the area swamped in flood waters. traffic stopped on highway 59. in angleton, texas, hail hitting the ground. tennis-ball-sized. and an explosion at an oil tank facility. dangerous flames and huge clouds of hurled far into the sky. lightning believed to be the cause. thankfully, no injuries reported. further north in kansas, ominous funnel clouds spin over goodland. and winter weather causing this massive pileup in wyoming.

60 cars and trucks on interstate 80. over 20 people treated at the local hospital. incredible here that we're seeing this snowfall mid to late april. it's going to continue today. we still see the swirl up there. the severe threat with the energy is going to intensify, not just today. but i think as we go through tomorrow. let's break it down for you. that front slowly moves into the plains. here's a severe threat, from corpus christi to houston, dallas, up through wichita. strong winds. some large hail. maybe a tornado or two. that chance will increase. as we go through tomorrow. the arklatex, lower and mid mississippi river valley will see a decent chance of severe weather. this is the rainfall across houston. you saw that video. just some of this coming down. reports of over three inches in 30 minutes in parts of harris county. that is a rarity. flash food watches. they'll continue across the i-10 corridor all the way to mobile. intense rainfall far lot ofor a lot of the country today.

we'll talk about that later in the program. >> rob, thank you. we have the situation in the south we're watching. as rob mentioned, the rockies are getting hammered with snow. great news for the ski resorts. not so great for the roads as ewe can see, and for the airports. exhibit a, the passengers stranded on a plane for more than six hours. abc's david kerley is on the story. >> reporter: good morning, dan, this did all start with weather. first, a flight diverted. and then all the hours sitting on the ground because of bad weather. overnight, united airlines passengers saying they were on a plane on the ground for more than six hours. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: what should have been an hour and a half flight from kansas city to denver became a nightmare when severe weather forced united express flight 4394 to divert to colorado springs. the plane parked with weather issues there, too. young children in tears. passengers becoming restless and angry. using cell phones to capture the tension. >> if you have carry on bag, you'll be able to pick it up. but not the checked bag. >> reporter: the airline says

the flight followed procedure. eight passengers took the offer to get off and take a van back to the terminal. overs say they were on the the plane in colorado for seven hours, which the airline called an exaggeration. but in a written state, it said i will offer compensation and added, republic apologizes for the inconvenience, but as always the safety is our number one priority. the passengers' bill of rights says that passengers can't be on the tarmac for more than three hours. friday's ordeal didn't end with getting off the plane. many passengers faced a two-hour bus ride to denver, where some are still awaiting a new flight this morning. republic airlines may not have violated the tarmac rule because it did allow passengers to go back to the terminal. but many may not have wanted to leave their bags behind. paula? >> david, a harrowing ordeal.

it sounds like it's not over for everyone. oprah has called him america's doctor. but now dr. oz is being accused of promoting quack treatments by some top physicians that want to get him fired from columbia university. oz is outraged and is fighting back this morning. abc's mara schiavocampo has the latest for us this morning from columbia university medical center. good morning, mara. >> reporter: paula, good morning. dr. oz says he just wants to put people on the path to their best selves. but now, a group of medical professionals, his peers, say his message is endangering the public. and they want him out. this morning, one of tv's most famous doctors getting a checkup by a small group of his peers. >> today i'm sharing my three best kept health secrets. >> reporter: dr. oz drawing millions of viewers on his syndicated talk show criticized by ten doctors demanding columbia university remove the

tv host from his faculty position. seen here operating in the show "new york med." in an e-mail to columbia, they criticized the heart surgeon saying he has an egregious lack of integrity by promoting quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain. adding that members of the public are being misled and endangered. a critique dr. oz has responded to before on capitol hill. >> i can't figure this out. i don't get why you need to say this stuff because you know it's not true. >> i would give my audience the advice i give my family all the time. >> reporter: in their e-mail to columbia, the ten doctors criticizing oz's reports on arsenic and apple juice and his mistrust of genetically engineered foods. some of those doctors are public defenders of gmos. >> it's a present from me to you. it's the least i can do. thank you very much. >> reporter: oz, a supporter of labeling gmos said we provide multiple points of view, including mine. which is offered without conflict of interest.

that doesn't sit well with certain agendas which distort the facts. columbia university also responding telling abc news it's committed to the principle of academic freedom, and to upholding faculty members' freedom of expression. the university still supporting its famous physician. and dr. oz is not done fighting back. he tells us he plans to address this issue directly on his show next week. dan? >> not done fighting back. mara, thank you. we move on to the crowded race for the white house. this weekend, 19 candidates, some of them official others still deciding descending upon new hampshire, the state that holds the first primary. some of them following the candidates like 8-year-olds following a soccer ball abc's tom llamas is there. >> reporter: in new hampshire right now, it's time to get up close and personal. >> you gotta be a little tougher. >> you want me to get tougher. >> reporter: the first in the nation primary still around 300

days away, but already republicans are trying to capture the moment. >> i've had a blast these last 24 hours. >> reporter: and make their pitch. 19 presidential hopefuls are in the granite state this weekend for the republican leadership summit. bridgegate still following chris christie. if you do run, do you think voters can look past bridgegate? >> i think i have had one person in the diner raise it with me. they're joking about it, right? >> reporter: senator rubio getting the million dollar question. is he a red sox fan? >> how about this i'm not a yankees fan. >> reporter: scott walker yet to announce leading the pack, followed by jeb bush, then rand paul. but new hampshire voters say right now, there are no front runners. >> there's a lot of new blood and a lot of energy. so, yeah. i'm more excited than i have been in a long time. >> reporter: for "good morning america," tom llamas, abc news, manchester, new hampshire.

>> and we'll have much more on this republican cattle call and the latest campaign moves from hillary clinton coming up tomorrow morning on abc's "this week." now let's go to ron with a look at -- >> let us. >> not lettuce as in the salad. let us turn it over to ron for a look at the other headlines. good morning, ron. >> good morning to you, paula and dan. good morning, sara. we begin with a frightening scene on a california highway, shut down after a gas line explodes. sending flames shooting up into the air. the explosion all caught on camera. clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: watch as this massive fireball erupts in southern california. injuring at least 11 people. according to officials. including one inmate at the fresno sheriff's gun range, in critical condition. >> he was blown away from the front loader. >> reporter: around:2:30 friday afternoon, this gas line bursts. spreading, terrifying drivers on

this busy fresno highway. >> i don't want to die. i don't want to die. >> are we going to be able to get on 99? >> listen to it coming out of that pipe. >> reporter: witnesses saying they saw flames shooting up about 200 feet into the air. >> you can feel the heat. >> reporter: pacific gas and electric workers scrambling to turn off the line as fire crews and rescue crews rushed to the scene. >> very chaotic. but in the end, all of the emergency personnel in the area came through. >> reporter: the explosion now under investigation. according to the fresno fire department, a county worker's backhoe struck a 12-inch gas line, triggering the blast. for "good morning america," clayton sandell abc news, los angeles. >> and our thanks to clayton. overseas to afghanistan where dozens of people were killed by a suicide bomber in the city of jalalabad. the bomber blew himself up in a crowd of people waiting to collect their pay at a local bank. 33 people killed. 80 others were injured.

if isiss' claims are confirmed, it would be the first time the group attacked in afghanistan. and epa and coast guard officials are on the scene of a huge diesel fuel leak in southwestern illinois that's closed a 35-mile-long section of the mississippi river. phillips 66 estimates 25,000 gallons of diesel spilled. cardinal francis george one of the catholic churm's most powerful figures, has died. he stepped down last year. he had been battling cancer for many years. he played a key role in the clergy's response to the sex scandal, including a zero tolerance rule for abusive priests. kareem abdul-jabbar is recovering this morning after undergoing a quadruple bypass surgery. the hall of famer was diagnosed with cardiovascular disease earlier in the week. he had surgery thursday, his 68th birthday. his doctors expect him to make a full recovery.

good luck to that. a family visiting a zoo in omaha got a lot more thrill than they bargained for. a silver-back gorilla suddenly charging there toward the glass. the terrified family. you can see them watching in the reflection. >> look out. >> the silver-back gorilla, some of them can -- >> look at the faces. >> -- can weigh up to 500 pounds. that will put a fright into your, i'm sure. and from that scary scenario to this more benign ursine encounter. >> bears. >> you got it. >> a florida woman shocked to see not one but four bears in her backyard. she said she left garbage out for just a minute. the bears came clawing at her door. a sheriff's deputy responded, chasing the bears away. but they came back 20 minutes later. that was thursday. they're still there. no, they left eventually. >> so the moral of the story is

don't take your garbage out. >> i doubt it was out for just a minute. don't live near bears. is the moral of the story. >> don't they come back, too? once they find something, they come back. >> or is that just snakes? what are you talking about? >> snakes will come back. my parents taught me that in florida. a poisonous snake will come back. >> you believe this? >> i do. my dad justified they have to sometimes kill things. >> she does "pop news" an zoology. >> zoology. remember. zoology. >> okay. don't we have another story to do? >> we do. we move to the search for a father of five who mysteriously vanished a few days after suffering a concussion. he was last seen at a california walmart, where several clues were found. investigators are chasing several leads. abc's aditi roy has the very latest for us this morning. good morning, aditi. >> reporter: good morning, paula. it's such a strange case. the morning, the family of a missing man is worried sick and speaking out. he was last seen making purchases close to two weeks ago and has been missing since.

this morning, a mystery surrounding this man, 37-year-old oliver pareece jones. a colorado father of five missing since april 5th. in a bizarre series of events, jones' family says he was visiting southern california when he was attacked in a los angeles nightclub and landed in the hospital with a concussion. >> we're thinking his concussion affected his ability to reason or, you know, be able to do anything. >> reporter: family members said jones checked himself out of the hospital and was headed to las vegas. but before leaving, he stopped at this walmart store to make some purchases. >> he bought some stuff and apparently a transient wound up with some of this stuff. >> reporter: a video private up vest gator hired by the family after the

disappearance appears to show items purchased by jones behind the fence near the walmart. the family has posted flyers, in hopes of finding the father. >> if you see this, um, give us a call. we're -- we're waiting for you. >> reporter: jones' family says the divorced dad would call his children every day. but they haven't heard from him. if you have any information, please want to hear from you. >> they feel he's in danger because he missed one of his daughter's birthdays. that's uncharacteristic for him. >> exactly. so sad. >> thank you, aditi. great to have you in the studio this morning. we're going to switch gears. the record-breaking move in the world of extreme sports. this is the first time a snowboarder has ever pulled off this insane trick. >> what's it called dan? >> it's called the backside 1800-degree quadruple cork. i get nervous just trying to pronounce it. and sara, our resident snake expert and snowboard expert, is here with more. >> i feel don't try any tricks you can't pronounce the names, so dan, don't do this. >> i will never. >> but there is definitely -- this goes into the catalog of don't try this at home for in.

this isn't the first time this daredevil has conquered what seems to be impossible. look at this jaw-dropping, gravity-defying stunt, stunning millions this morning. >> oh! >> reporter: olympic slopestyle rider billy morgan twisting his way into snowboarding history on the italian slopes wednesday. with the world's first backside 1800 quadruple cork. a mind-blowing maneuver no human has ever pulled off. >> this trick is the gold standard. there's nothing like it. >> reporter: what does this dizzying dare really involve? four off-axis vertical flips backwards during five full rotations. watch the 26-year-old british daredevil take off from this custom made snow ramp. you see him tumble through the air into flip number one, two, three, and four, and then the big finish, a supersmooth landing. >> this trick is extremely hard to pull off. the higher you go, the more time you're in the air. the more dangerous it is.

>> reporter: the high-octane jump taking just 2.8 seconds. according to his sponsor, red bull, morgan is so stoked but also critical saying his jump could have been cleaner. but this is not the first time he's made the impossible possible. morgan landing the first ever triple backside rodeo in 2011. >> whoo! >> reporter: and when he's not busy breaking records, watch him snowboard on water and catch a frisbee with a flip. this dude's raising the game of frisbee. come on. i don't know how they train for these things. in gymnastics, you can put on a training belt on a trampoline. how do you train? >> harness. >> how do you -- >> i don't know. all i can say is wow. wow. >> really, guys? i fed you that line. that was impressive. >> you need snow to snowboard. and, rob, there's still snow falling in many parts of the country, right? >> and you can go to actually copper mountain. they have this incredible inboard facility where they train in a foam pit.

not to that extent. but it certainly helps with the bangs and br've got snow across the rockies, by the way the whistler ski snow festival is wrapping up. a lot of ski resorts this is the last week, they will take the freshder. the system is pulling out into the plains. we've been talking about the severe weather across parts of texas. these systems combine and expand the rain threat in chicago and back into pittsburgh, later today, the north eastern half of the country will be in the rain. the northeast will be dry sunday night until monday. tallahassee the gulf coast seeing the worst of it, meanwhile, out west is dry. that's a look nationally, here's

what's happening locally. >> reporter: what's happening locally, rob around here is great weather for saturday. nothing on storm tracker 6 live double scan. the airport, the camera is not bouncing because winds are light. we'll move from the upper 50s to high of 79 degrees this afternoon and urban industries urban centers like center city, 80. tomorrow cooler, 64. not bad clouds increasing. # # wow! >> it's amazing what they do. >> breaking it up, thank you, gentlemen. coming up here on "gma," murder or self-defense. an honor student charged with killing her boyfriend, what his patients said on the witness stand. and the bark is worse than the bite. barking dogs costing their owners big bucks. when neighbors head to court to stop the noise. what the judge ruled.

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tell me. do you bleed? you will. >> i cannot wait to see this. if that's the first batman versus superman trailer. now, a bootleg version of the trailer was released online on thursday, so warner brothers released this version, which you're seeing, which is said to be slightly different than what will be premiering in theaters on monday. the trailer, that is. the movie is not being released until march 2016. >> i don't get it. why are batman and superman fighting? >> because they're awesome. they're superheroes. >> but are they uniting forces? they shouldn't be against each other. >> they're both good. why would they be fighting each other? >> listen. do you want to take it up with the movie people? >> it probably doesn't last long. >> is this ben affleck as batman? >> yes, that's got to be the

one. it's coming out in 2016. >> thank you sara. >> felt like a little "pop" snuck in there. >> aquaman versus ironman? millions of sequel possibilities here. bear versus shark. any way. coming up, the couple who sued because their neighbors dogs were making too much noise. these are not sara haines' neighbors. she's got noisy chihuahuas. >> quiet chihuahuas. ? they're not quiet. the jury has spoken. the result is surprising. but first, was it self-defense or murder? that's what the jurors will be working through as they hear the case of a young woman on trial for killing her boyfriend. >> prosecutors say shayna hubers knew what she was doing when she showed up at ryan poston's home. but she claimed she fired her gun because her life was this danger. jurors were on the edge of their seats listening to the testimony. marci gonzalez has more on the courtroom and the case. >> reporter: hi, paula and dan. prosecutors called the final witnesses to the stand,

countering the self-defense claims by the former honor student turned defendant. accused murder shayna hubers in tears. as the prosecution tried to wrap up their case. calling former inmates to testify. as they tried to paint the 24-year-old as a heartless cold-blooded killer. >> i see no remorse. >> she picked up the gun and said, what would you do if i -- and he smirked at her, and she shot him. >> reporter: she says she killed her boyfriend, ryan poston with self-defense. she described the graphic details of shooting him six times during what she says was a heated argument. >> i shot him enough times to kill him. he was laying there still, twitching and making noises. and i shot him in the head. i gave him his nose job he wanted. >> even if the jurors believe that the first two shots were self-defense.

she's got four more bullets to explain, including her own statement that she was trying to put him out of his misery. that would still be murder. >> reporter: the produce cushion says she had a motive. boston's friends and family telling the skrurry he was trying to end the relationship. >> he just told me he couldn't get away from her. >> reporter: and he was supposed to go on a date with this former miss ohio the very night he was killed. >> i found him very entertaining. >> he seemed to be very happy, very excited. a little nervous. >> reporter: the jury will have to decide whether it was a jealous rage or self-defense that led to this beloved 29-year-old lawyer's violent death. his parents sharing his grief. >> ryan was my world. >> he thought of others before himself from, i believe the time he could walk and talk. >> reporter: and the defense will start presenting their case on monday. there's a lot of speculation that hubers will, at some point, take the stand. some experts saying that is their best and possibly only

shot of convincing this jury she's not guilty. >> it's a risky move. she may have to do it. marci, thank you. let's get another look at the overnight headlines. it's back over the ron claiborne. good morning, again. >> hi, again, dan and paula. we begin with the travel nightmare for passengers on board a republic airways flight from kansas city to denver. the flight was diverted to colorado springs because of severe weather. some passengers say they were stranded on that plane, stuck on that plane for more than six hours. the flight was canceled. some passengers boarded a bus to get to their destination. five teen agers under arrest in what australian authorities call a major counterterrorism bust. the teens are accused of plotting an isis-inspired terrorist attack. during australia's veterans day ceremony next week. l.a. kings center jarret stoll was arrested in las vegas. on drug charges. the boyfriend of "dancing with the stars" costar erin andrews is charged with possession of

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mvp candidate from the golden state warriors, stephon curry he is one great player -- will will going up against the new orleans pelicans and anthony davis. that game is at 3:30 eastern, that's 9:30 pacific. i believe that would be what 6:30 in honolulu. >> your updates are -- >> for viewer in we talking about? >> it's actually yesterday. they played yesterday. let's check the forecast once again with dr. rob marciano. what you got? >> by the way, ron has generously offered his tickets to me for a week from monday night's game. he couched it. >> tentative. >> yeah, whatever that means. thank you, ron. here's are a live shot south in new york there's the empire state building, got to love

that. temperatures 59 degrees. there's one world trade. what a glorious start. this will be the best day of the year so far. going to up to 75 maybe higher than that. it will be the warmest one. with that dry air ever we have red flag warnings with fire danger across the northeast. we're been fortunate with the snow pack across new england that it hasn't melted with all the rain. out west, they would take the rain if they could get it. 76 degrees in los angeles, 69 in san francisco. 8 old in medford and -- 80 degrees in medford an potter land oregon. we're watching the severe threat today and tomorrow. >> reporter: we're being at a warm day in philadelphia. no rain obviously and nothing

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[ dog barking ] there's an old expression that says good fences make good neighbors. the problem is fences are, as you can see here and hear here are not exactly soundproof. >> a couple who said their neighbor's barking dogs bothering them to no end. timely, they're getting relief this morning and some big bucks if the process. kendis gibson has the story. >> reporter: watch and listen to this video entered in a court case. an oregon couple says it proves what made their life a nightmare for more than 13 years. [ dog barking ] >> reporter: dale and debra krein winning a quarter of a million dollars in damaging all because of the earth-shaking bark of these tibetan mastiffs.

they say their neighbors kept up to ten of the massive clearly vocal dogs in their yard just a football field away. [ dog barking ] >> so this is what it's like if we come out here in our -- come out to the well or come out to the fence or -- >> reporter: and despite numerous complaints about the noise, did nothing the -- to quiet their dogs. >> it was either shut up and take it or stand up for us and our neighbors. >> reporter: in court, and zukes said the barking was only so bad because the kreins used recordings of other dogs to try to get the dogs to stop. they're appealing. not because of the $240,000 award but because of an injux added by the judge giving the couple two months to silence the dogs for good. ordering a controversial debarking surgery to reduce their vocal cords. how loud is this breed?

i took a sound meter to this tibetan mastiff. [ dog barking ] just that barking, 114 decibels. that is louder than a jackhammer. rebecca has owned the breed for decades. can you understand how the bark can be annoying to some? >> yes, absolutely. it can be annoying to their own people. >> reporter: the 3-year-long battle not over for this couple, who has no interest in loving thy neighbor's dogs. kendis gibson, abc news, los angeles. >> yeah, but i really hope they don't have to get that surgery. >> yeah, that's not good. >> take them inside. >> do your neighbors get upset about the chihuahuas barking? >> no, because as i mentioned, my dogs are not talkers. >> unlike their mama. >> unlike their mama. there's only room for one of. >> they can't get a bark in edge wise. >> true. more sara coming up. because coming up on "good morning america" -- >> for better or worse. >> richer or poorer. the producer of the upcoming "star wars" movie is saying about some of the movie's

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♪ time for "pop." sara haines, what you got? >> i got some good ones today. first up "the office's" john krasinski as you have never seen him before. he channeled tina turner to give an epic performance on spike's "lip sync battle." wait for it. bam. i mean come on. >> oh my -- >> he's wearing the fringe. he's got it going on. he went up against anna kendrick, who had her own surprises, bringing out jennifer lopez during her performance of booty. >> come on. trump card.

>> i feel like that's cheating maybe a little bit. you bring j. lo out, you win. that's all i'm going to say. >> anna kendrick is so talented. >> how does that show get such enormous stars? >> because who didn't waunt to go have a lip-sync battle? we do that in commercial. it's happening. asking your date to the prom has become an elaborate affair. there's a reason they call them promposals. here's what happened when one teen's promosal went wrong. daniel put up road signs on the way, alex, will you, lol, just kidding, go to prom with me. she missed the first sign with her name on it. and had this reaction. >> go to prom with me. that's a [ bleep ] way to ask to prom. was that you? daniel. i'm so sorry. i'm so sorry. oh, i'm really sorry that i said that.

>> she got so upset that it took awhile. he had to turn off the camera. he said he didn't want her crying through the whole video. he did not take it to heart. but she felt so bad about it. >> look at the look on his face. didn't to it heart? >> well, he's driving. >> she said yes, you guys. they're fine. she felt awful that she said that. >> she should. she should. >> stop it. and i was so excited to be in the thick of things at the "star wars" convention. when the new movie trailer for "the force awakens" was released. it went viral in an instant. producer kathleen kennedy is revealing that women will play some pivotal roles this time around. >> tell me about that. >> really strong women. not only in episode seven but the conversations we're having moving, there will be a lot of wonderful new characters. [ cheers and applause ] i have two girls, too. so -- i'm under a lot of pressure. >> so, girls rule. gone are the days of just princess leia, though we love her. now we'll have more.

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thanks for watching, everybody. we'll see you tomorrow. have a great saturday. see ya. >> i'm eva pilgrim come up next on "action news" saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., a firefighter is injured after an apartment goes up in flames in northeast philadelphia. police may have found the suv cruised to run down a woman in front of her own home. those stories all next on "action news" saturday morning.

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woman. the suspect is on the loose. break out the shorts and sunglasses, don't forget the sunscreen. we're in for a taste of summer. let's get to this wonderfully happy news with david murphy. >> reporter: penns landing is one of the many spots to enjoy yourself today or the shore. it will be cooler at the shore than inland, but still a good looking day. you can see the sunshine pouring across the new jersey coastline looking south toward ocean city and the distance there. we're looking at sunshine inland, as well. as we look at satellite and radar, you can see the cloud cover that was here earlier in the overnight hours well to the south, nothing coming in from the west. we might get high cloud here or there today but generally speaking nothing. allentown pushing toward 60. these numbers are shooting up in a hurry. 62 degrees by 9:00 a.m.