s morning." >> good morning we're following several developing stories for you on monday april 20. severe thunderstorms and a few twisters moved through the south causing damage across several states. now that system is coming our way. >> an investigation is underway to find out who set several fires at a bucks county church. tim tebow is back and may be donning a familiar green jersey. >> one recognized all around here. good morning, everyone, karen is

off, let's go to david murphy and matt pellman for weather and traffic. >> reporter: rain has arrived this morning at times it will be heavy always it moves through the region. right now we have yellow west of wilmington. if you take a look out wider there's additional precipitation out to the south and west of us that looks heavy. basically between now and through the rush hour we are looking at periods of heavy rain and i expect ponding and puddling on the roads ways. as the rain continues to build we'll get the ponding on the roads that tend to slow us down. this morning we're looking at temperatures in the cool range. 52 degrees in philadelphia. you can see how the winds are rolling in off the ocean. 47 in allentown. 5 # in wilmington, 48 in trenton. 57 degrees in dover. however, those winds are going to turn around more from the southeast and eventually the southwest today that that will raise the numbers.

for the backup forecast cloudy skies and rain in spots, we have more rain than the. temperatures inching to the 60s at the end of the backup period. 68 degrees as the winds turn out of the south. we'll get very mild. 74 degrees, high of 76 around 4:30 or 5:00 p.m. matt, there's a chance of thunderstorms coming in later today. i'll check that out on future tracker 6 coming up. >> let's raise the numbers that sounds good. the numbers are high on the speedometers as we look live at the vine street expressway. the traffic is moving fine in both directions. they did not close 676 overnight so all lanes open ready for the morning commute. there's no construction along i-95 in the on going work zone along cottman avenue. traffic moving fine in both directions. without for ponding and puddling

in the work zones the dwrainage is not as good as it is in other spots. accident old york roads and they are doing construction on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike northbound near the landslide daily interchange taking out one of the two lanes. as advertised in schuylkill township chester county they are closing valley forge road for long term construction bridge work over the pickerrerring creek until the end of the year. you'll see plenty of extra traffic along route 29 'egypt road and 29 to the turnpike, we'll talk about the huge construction project as the morning progresses. while some of us could see heavy downpours other areas of the country have been seeing severe weather. >> an enormous portion of the county is struggling to recover

after a weekend of wild weather it might not be over yet and those storms are heading our way. >> reporter: severe thunderstorms ravishing the southeast and the mid atlantic. leaving a trail of damage. in alabama 4 inches of rain uprooting trees and causing flawshing conditions. -- flash flooding conditions. dozens of homes destroyed. >> it started raining and the wind started blowing and i seen my she had going up. >> reporter: in alabama siding ripped off the wall at this house. the homeowners lost parts of their roofs. listen to it coming down in force benefiting. in cincinnati, ohio a woman died when this tree came crashing down on her car. in florida major downpours.

a flash-flood watch extended as far north as maryland, the threat of tornados stretched from northern florida to north carolina. that same system sent country music fans running for cover at this out door concert in arlington, texas. forcing the city to sound the alarm. >> we're having a tornado wind and rain and hail. >> reporter: the threat of severe storms remains across the spheeft and east coast today with heavy rain, large hail and wind gusts all possibilities. >> stay ahead in the change of the weather by checking the storm tracker 6 live app live radar forecast and severe weather alerts, plus you can report what you're seeing in your area. it's a free download for your mobile device. developing overnight a strong earthquake rattled the coast of taiwan.

someone captured a fish tank on the verge of tipping over. the epicenter of the magnitude of the quaker was near an island. there were no immediate reports of injury and no tsunami. greefer -- grief counselorses will be at saint joseph's prep to honor ryan gillyard. he collapsed and could not be revived. happening today a final farewell to the 2-year-old boy who was killed in the hit-and-run crash in west kensington. funeral services for david alicia will be held in the

juniata park section. they have recovered the car involved in the crash and believe the car's owner girlfriend allowed a relative to borrow the car the night of the crash. that person racisms at large. developing overnight a person carrying a suspicious package managed to scale a white house fence late last night. but apprehended. secret service said the person climbed the fence at approximately 10:30. the suspected jumper was taken into custody. charges are pending this morning. the package was examined and later deemed to be harmless. the secret service has come under heavy criticism after two incidents cropsed the security of the ground -- promised the security of the -- compromised the security of the ground. gunfire erupted at a cookout at the delaware university saturday night. three people were injured none

were shooters. authorities have a description of the shooter but no arrests have been made. work is underway to find out who set fire to a bucks county church. the wooded cross was on fire, as well as the wooden playhouse. the pastor showed us the damage caused when someone threw a molotov cocktail through the men's room bathroom. >> seems like it was a direct attack against us, they went ten days ago and they tested the window toses if they could get through the window and ten days later they break the same window. >> if you have any information fact falls township fire marshal. the eagles have added another heisman trophy winning quarterback to its roster. the birds have agreed depo a one

year deal with tim tebow. he is and he coulded to sign the contract today. the 27-year-old has not played in an nfl game since 2012 and released by the new england patriots the following year. ron jaworski tells "action news" the move is a head scratcher. >> i think he will be good, a good locker room presence, he'll bring a missing piece to the team. today's signing does not guarantee tebow will make the official roster stay with 6abc.com and the latest for the tebow signer. ear sports team will breakdown how the former florida gator will fit in. a mother and daughter vanish in new york city. target faces black friday

like crowds as they struggle to deal with the demand for a beach ware line. on the way to school, the kids will need umbrella, this afternoon they will get into a lull, but later today warn them and keep in mind there could strong thunderstorms around, i'll have this and more coming up in time the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

>> that grass will get a workout today with the rain. >> love it, mowing pretty soon. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you really, the entire region is pretty much wet. even if you're in a break here or there you've gotten rain recently. in philadelphia. it's a light to moderate rain right now. you can see this is rolling up from the south but at the same time progressing to the east. i'll go ahead and give you the wide view. we have a break in allentown and east of philadelphia. and parts of burlington county. all this steadier stuff is on the way. as we look outside cloudy skies, wet conditions across the region. slow going on the roads. you want to allow for extra time on the way in today. everybody slows down when the rain is coming down.

52 degrees, the winds are out of the east and rolling at 20 miles per hour. not only is it wet but we have the wind. future tracker 6 shows you we're going to be in and out of heavy to steady rain straight through the morning rush hour. we get on the other side of the rush and we get into a lull. as i mentioned a minute ago umbrellas in the morning, as the kids come home from school around 2:00, 3:00 p.m. there's a light shower around. 6:00 p.m., we squeeze out a dry evening commute. anytime after 5 or 6:00 we'll be on the look out for development of thunderstorms. future tracker 6 shows you them in the western suburbs by 8:00, 8:30, they continue to pop through after that and die down around 11:00 p.m. the national weather service severe thunderstorm center in normman, oklahoma. puts out the forecast for severe weather everyday has bumped our

area into the moderate range for strong thunderstorms that could produce damaging wind gusts. take cover from these there's hail up to one inch in diameter that could effect most of the region and there's a chance of an isolated tornado from philadelphia west late this afternoon and this evening. not everybody sees this stuff but those that do, take cover from the storms late today and this evening. storm tracker 6 live showing rainfall over an inch in a lot of spots by the time all is said and done. the day planner shows it will be warm, 68 degrees by 8:00. 66 by 11:00. high of 76 cease by 4:30 or -- degrees by 4:30 or 5:00 p.m. before we dip back into the 60s. only in the 60s in allentown and reading and the mid 60s down the shore next to the cool ocean water. and tomorrow a sunny and breezy

day. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today's high 76 degrees, rain in the morning and then an evening thunderstorm that could gusty. tomorrow, sunny and breezey, 68 late shower possible him and more clouds thursday, sunny breaks, 59 degrees is the high we'll probably stay dry. speaking of which it looks dry on friday, saturday and sunday, but it's on the cool side those three days. >> thank you david. a frantic search is underway after a new york mother and young daughter vanished nearly three weeks ago. 51-year-old iona costello and her daughter took a trip to manhattan. she is a widow in a dispute with

the adult children from the previous marriage over a will. domestic airfare will fall a whole amount of 2.01 on average. lucky us, ticket prices are down internationally in the first few months of the year. that could continue, but it depend on where you're flying. shoppers fled to target to get their hands on the limited edition of lilly pulitzer cloths. many stores sold out in minutes. right now futures point to a possible triple digit gain on the dow at the opening bell. bmw hassen unveiled hitech glasses for minory cars they give drivers an heads up on

traffic hazard and blind spots in the car. >> another police encounter turns deadly a maryland man dies after being arrested in baltimore. >> we have details on the investigation. >> footage shows two police officers rushing to remove an unconscious woman from her vehicle right before it burst into flames. more of this when we come right back.

>> reporter: all right the weekend is in the books i'm sorry to say but time to tackle another workweek, we're starting with a very wet commute on this monday morning. painters crossing in chadds ford, delaware county, the rain is coming down and the speeds are down, you'll be dealing with puddling and ponding. the traffic at 202 is move okay waiting for the traffic light to change at this point. despite the rain they are doing overnight construction on the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound past the morgantown interchange. and lansdale, the right lane is blocked for the construction. getting word in newtown township delco an outside electrical fire, fire crews

respond to the scene along goshen road and tyson road. a fire activity along keswick avenue in glenside. there's construction lasting all day into tomorrow morning in haddon township, they are closing the ramp from 168 northbound to 130 northbound, we'll be keeping tabs on that, as well. >> happening today the fbi will update it's results of an homegrown terror investigation. several young people were arrested in minneapolis and san diego yesterday suspected of being isis sympathizers and traveled to syria or have plans to go there. isis released a video showing the killing of christians in ethiopian. two officers raced to a scene after getting a 911 call, when they got there they found

the car flipped over and the driver strapped into the seat of the crumbled vehicle. the officers cut the seat belt and dragged the woman to safety. 24 seconds later the car burst into flames. the victim was taken to the hospital and expected to be okay. the baltimore police department is conducting an criminal investigation into the death of a man who was in police custody. four bike officers spoke to freddie gray after gray arrived a ambulance was called to treat him. he was taken to the hospital with what relatives call spinal injuries. it is unclear how the arrest led to gray falling into aoma. lawyers representing the family said there's no evidence he was involved in any criminal

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>> the italian coast guard continues to search for hundreds of migrants who were on a a smugglers boat that capsized near italy. one said there was 950 people with 300 locked in the hold. italy prime minister held a emergency cabinet meeting to discuss the rescue.

bobby brown said his daughter is awake and said she is watching. bobbie kristina brown was found unresponsive in a bathtub. his comments have not been confirmed by medical officials. a young girl who handed out invitations for her birthday party and didn't get a single response, hundreds of people showed up to help celebrate her birthday. she has a rare syndrome that makes it hard for her to make friends. her mom put out a plea on facebook for children her own age to show up for the birthday party.

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>> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m., on this monday, april 20. here's what's happening. rain, accuweather is tracking heavy soaking rain for the morning commute. family and friends gather to grieve the sudden death of a st. joe prep football player. runners lace up for the marathon days after the anniversary of the boston bombing and the bomber goes back to court. >> let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman good morning. >> reporter: we have heavy rain and in some cases it's on the steady side highlighted in yellow. we'll have ponding and pulgding on -- puddling on the