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ic stretches back about 7 miles south of here and traffic is at a crawl all over this area. it's been at a complete stand still at times because this is a very busy area to begin with and you can imagine what's going on right now as they get off here, they run into the tolls immediately and traffic is backed up trying to get through the tolls. then they get to the intersection of 663 and from that point there's monthwhere to go. it's another long jam of traffic for about 4 miles from here down to 309 which is where the detour is taking this traffic. now another 10 miles up the road is where this accident happened. behind the accident there was about a three or 4-mile backup of cars. they were stuck sitting in that for three hours. then just recently they opened a lane and some of the traffic is getting through. before they reopen the entire turnpike they're going to have to clear out that mess that was behind the accident. we still don't know what caused the accident. we just know that two trucks
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collided a tractor-trailer an box truck. the driver of the box truck was killed in the accident. he had to be cut out of the wreckage. they're now clearing that all off the highway. and hopefully they'll be able to get this thing all over before rush hour. that's what state police are telling us that before rush hour they're hoping to get the turnpike opened again but as you can see back out here live it is a complete stand still as traffic is being forced to exit here at quakertown and go onto route 663 and then over to 309 and i'll tell you out there in those side roads hardly anything is moving. a big mess out here. live in quakertown, david henry, channel6 "action news." brian and shirleen. >> all right, a big mess indeed david. thanks very much. we've got more breaking news right now. three people are dead after a fire today in chester county. >> this happened just a few hours ago in west caln township and chad pradelli is live near the scene with more on this. chad. >> reporter: shirleen this
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fire broke out around noon. this is still an active scene as the fire marshal's office is down at the fire conducting its investigation into the cause. we're above the hill. you can't see the structure that caught fire because of all the wooded area but i'm told it's a double wide trailer. according to fire officials there were seven people inside that structure when this fire broke out. including two children. several of the adults went in to rescue those kids. two kids and two adults got out safely. three women did not. they're now dead. their names have not been released pending notification of next of kin. you're looking at video from chopper six of the fire as firefighters began to attack that blaze as they came here shortly afternoon. and here was the fire chief a short time ago. >> single family residence. the first fire department apparatus involved it was fully involved with fire. firefighter with the work we usually do extinguishing the fire at which point we determined there were three individuals in the house. at this point there was unconfirmed reports of
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attempts to rescue the victims. i don't have any addition on that. and as you see related to the fire marshal's office and the county and the state fire police association are doing their investigation. >> reporter: and nearby neighbors tell me that relatives had gathered here at this home because a relative had died yesterday who lived in that home and they were gathered here for a funeral services here in the coming days. as for the cause of the fire, again, it's under investigation as the state fire marshal's service down there investigating. we're also told bleigh the fire chief that this fire did extend to the nearby woods but firefighters did contain that rather quickly and got that fire out. for now live in west caln township, chad pradelli channel6 "action news." >> thank you chad. we're following a developing story. five wildfires are burning in south jersey. >> onrawlins is in pemberton township today with more on what crews are doing to battle those flames. john more on how this started in the first place. >> reporter: that's right,
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well these wildfires were report the over a period of several hours this morning. there were several miles apart and they have been deemed suspicious. weather conditions have been a concern here as well. 25 miles per hour wind gust and 17 percent relative humidity make it easy for the flames to spread. the five separate fires began burning before the sun came up and given the dry conditions, spread rapidly. both aircraft and ground crews battled the blazes that burned more than 80 acres by mid day. more than 40 people worked the fire line. to slow the spread ground crews lit back fires smaller controlled fires iran tended to burn out flammable under brush, the i don't do deprive the larger main fires of fuel. one blaze got as close as about a half mile from some homes. residents were alerted but there were no evacuations. as for the cause of the fires police are investigating. >> these are man caused fires and it's suspicious at this
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point. local and county law enforcement are working together with the state state park police are also involved. >> reporter: well, the investigation continues at this hour. no arrests have been made. they're still fighting the fires at this point in advertisement it's still going on. the smaller fires the smaller of the five fires here are 100 percent contained the three larger fires are between 70 and 80 percent contained. it's been a long, long day for firefighters here but it seems to be moving in the right direction. live in pemberton township, john rawlins channel6 "action news." back to you all. >> thank you john. conditions are particularly dangerous right now and they're leaving us at a high risk of fire like the ones john was just telling us about. >> yeah, let's bring in meteorologist adam joseph. he's live along city avenue today with more on the threat and the conditions out there right now. adam. >> yeah, conditions are very warm. it's actually summer-like out here. we've got that strong breeze that will continue through the evening hours. we're calling it may heat. it's very typical of july out
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here right now. 85 so far in philadelphia today. that is 15 degrees above normal and the warmest day we have seen so far this year and in fact we have to go back seven months from now when we had the temperature which was on september 28th where it equalled temperatures this warm. wind speeds out of the south right now 18 miles an hour in philadelphia 12 miles an hour in allentown 17 in trenton so the winds they are moving along and at the shore 15 miles an hour so because of that breeze, because of the very bone dry humidity, the forest bed is very dry and acts as fuel if any fire was to ignite and this red flag warning remains in effect for the entire delaware valley with the exception of the state of delaware. here are some fire prevention tips. no backyard fires in your backyard. if you smoke cigarettes dispose them in the right
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receptacles. in the pine barrens in new jersey a lot of off-road driving so maybe limit that and also quickly report any fire because it can spread very fast but on double scan live radar we're tracking some thundershowers and downpours to the rest. some of us could see some brief relief tomorrow, guys. shirleen when i come back i'll let you know just how big of a chance we have for those thunderstorms. we kind of need them to drench the ground but i'll let you know in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you adam. the latest on the bridge scandal. today two former political allies of chris christie entered not guilty pleas in federal court. bridget kelly christie former chief of staff and former top appointee bill barone flee are charged in that nine counter indictment related to lane closures on the george washington bridge. bail for both is set at $150,000 and the trial is set for july. a third former christie ally
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david wildstein pleaded guilty on friday to two criminal counts admitting that he helped plot lane closures in fort lee as political pay back against there town's democratic mayor and his failure to support christie's reelection campaign. as for the governor, christie has not been implicated in the criminal case but a new monmouth university poll out today shows that christie's job approval rating dropped to a career low 35 percent, that's exactly half of what it was at its peak after hurricane sandy, just 54 percent of people that are now disapp moving of his performance in office, a majority for the first time. only 23 percent feel that christie has been completely honest about what he knows about the bridge incident and just 34 percent of the people polled are not persuaded that he was not personally involved. an abc analyst broke down those numbers today and say they are not encouraging for someone with aspirations to the white house. brian and shirleen. >> thank you alicia.
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it is time now for your "action news" traffic report. >> we know that it's a mess out there from what david henry showed us at the top of the newscast. matt pelman keeping his eye on that and all the other situation out there, this afternoon. hey, matt. >> hey guys. not such a great monday afternoon ride home in several spot the biggest of which is the northeast extension. northbound side shut down as david henry told us between the quakertown and lehigh valley interchange. they're letting one lane by now as far as stuck traffic goes but all traffic coming northbound from lanes dale is being forced off at quakertown and you can see just 20 miles per hour as everybody sits through that backlog and waits to get onto 663 to head to 309 which as david said is very congested. let's think about the box a little bit. route 100 for your northbound travels as a possible alternate and we'll be watching that as the afternoon progresses. we're watching a crash here in whitemarsh township along bethlehem pike near fort hill drive. big problems on the schuylkill expressway eastbound approaching passyunk its a
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crash taking out the two right lanes. a lot of emergency crews on the scene as you can see. so if you're coming eastbound you start to stack around the boulevard through this point at passyunk. not a stretch in which you want to find yourself this afternoon. we have a fire location in monroe township gloucester county, fire police helping around jackson road at coles mill road an crash in hammonton along 54 near 12th avenue near railroad avenue. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this monday afternoon and with the waze app we're watching these poor people stuck in the backlog along the northeast extension complete stand still. they're waiting to exit at quakertown and then head over to 309 which as we've been saying is generally congested as well. we'll check it again brian and shirleen coming up in the next half hour. >> people are tweeting us pictures standing on the side of the highway. matt thanks very much. two mr. candidates jump into the race for the would you say. >> plus, some events that featured cartoons of the prophet mohammed ends with a deadly shootout and today police reveal more details about the gunman responsible.
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>> ♪♪ >> from our delaware news room one man is dead after he was hit by a car this morning in new castle county. police say 71-year-old leroy core of newark was killed while he was trying to cross pulaski highway in bear. it happened around 1 o'clock this morning. the driver of the car did stop. police are still investigating but they have not filed any charges. the fbi is looking for the motive in a possible terror attack in texas. two men opened fire outside a contest where people were asked to draw their best cartoon of the prophet mohammed. both suspects were killed. one of them was elton simpson and federal agents searched his apartment in arizona today
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a security officer was also killed. he was hired by organizers to protect the contest. >> several candidates vying to be the next mayor took questions from one group that was kind enough to raise their hands. the group of students posed questions to five of the democratic hopefuls here in spring garden and others took part in their classrooms across the city via video stream. meanwhile the democratic candidates will gather once again tomorrow for a live debate right here on 6abc. you can watch it with no commercials tomorrow at 7 o'clock. we're also streaming it live on 6abc.com and we want you to join the action by sending us the questions you would like to hear answered. e-mail us at join the action at 6abc.com or use social media and #6abc action. we would love to hear those questions or use the forum on 6abc.com. >> two more republicans entered the race for the white house. ben star -- carson.
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the retired neurosurgeon indicated he plans to make his medical career and political inexperience a key part of his pitch to voters. carson has been a very vocal critic of the president and has strong support from some tea partyers. meanwhile former hewlett packard ceo carly fiorina entered the race today. she says she's the best person for the job because she knows how the economy works and can make tough decisions. fiorina has never held elected office but has an extensive car here in business rising from secretary to becoming the first female ceo of a fortune 500 company. >> to business now. taking a look at the closing numbers on wall street. not bad for a monday. the dow jones ticking up 46 points the nasdaq almost 12 and the s & p 500 closing six points up on the day. mcdonald's is restructuring
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its restaurants. the company says it will accelerate franchises in hopes of turning the company around. 90 percent of the changed locations will be franchised by 2018. that's up from 81 percent now. easter brook says changing from corporate owned stores will give the company a more stable and predictable cash flow. cisco is getting a new ceo. for the first time in two decades. john chambers is stepping down and long time executive chuck robbins will replace him. chambers took cisco from a router business to a networking giant. the company has gone through several rounds of layoffs over the past few years. robbins will officially take over the company on july 26th. >> all right alicia thanks very much. the temperature in the right-hand corner of the screen, incredible as we get an exclusive look at the accuweather forecast. feels a whole lot more like june. >> it really does. let's go meteorologist adam joseph who is tracking this
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summer-like warmth this spring. >> we have skipped spring. we have gone to summer out there. as we take a live look on sky six we have a few folks on the beach. notice they're protecting themselves with an umbrella there. winds are really strong off of the water so you may get a little sand blasted. also it is much cooler at the shore with the wind off the water. in fact it's only in the mid 60's from cape may to the boardwalk in atlantic city but with that may sunshine it is very typical of august sunshine around here so we do have some very high heat indices -- or excuse me u.v. index so even though it's in the 60's it feels warmer in the direct sunshine but as you bump inland temperatures are very toasty. 66 right now in reading, 82 in wilmington and dover right now at 84 degrees. so, if you're going to be barbecuing later on this evening it's a perfect evening for it but a little on the warm side. 85 degrees at 5 o'clock and by 8 o'clock tonight our temperatures still at 77 degrees. we are looking to the west
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'cause we do have a cold front we're tracking and this front has a little moisture with it. we desperately need some rain around here, not a lot with it. some of us will get a scattered do you know pour, thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon but until that front arrives it is dry through the overnight hours tonight and on the mild side, 62 philadelphia, 56 in millville 58 in cape may and even the lehigh valley in the upper 50's to near 60 degrees. future tracker as we time that front at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning we're already close to 80 degrees. prefrontal. there you can see the clouds increase in the afternoon and by about 3, 4 o'clock we could see some of those scattered downpours and thunderstorms. right now they do not look like they'll turn severe but they could have some heavy downpours with them. 78 degrees as some of those showers pass through. and then as we get into early on wednesday morning some leftover energy in the atmosphere. there could be a lingering downpour or shower to begin your midweek as well. so, we have a couple of
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chances of rain around here. it's not spread but at least some of us will get some temporary relief from the dry air. as we look at your four day at 4:00 warm with afternoon thunderstorms at times tomorrow up to 85 degrees. we're only in the mid to low 70's here on wednesday. it's a little bit cooler with that scattered isolated shower early in the morning but then we are dry again at the end of the week. thursday it is sunny, it is pleasant 80 degrees and even warmer for the beginning of the aberdeen dad vail regatta. 83 degrees if you're going to be heading down there on the schuylkill river looking pretty good at the end of the week and we'll have that full weekend forecast in the seven day which includes mother's day as well. >> that's right. don't forget mother's day. >> never. [laughter] >> thanks very much. >> hey, baseball fans got a chance to feel like a pro and live out their major league dreams for a great cause today. the annual richie ashburn memorial home run for hearts took place at citizens bank the home of the phillies. fans were able to take a swing
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from home plate catch fly balls and get a tour of the stadium. the american heart association event raises money to benefit local research and community education efforts and that event continues once again tomorrow. >> still ahead, the royal baby officially has a name. we'll explain the symbolism behind will and kate's choice. >> plus, you know your name and address are easy to find on the internet. but did you know your medical information is also out there. we track down the person selling your private information in a special report coming up next. >> and may the fourth be with you. we will show you the very adorable furry friends who are celebrating star wars day right along with us in big talkers. we want to remind you to go to facebook and like the 6abc "action news" facebook page. that will give you access to all the top stories we're following, weather updates breaking news and the best and most current viral videos. you can also communicate with members of the "action news" team and that includes all of us right here in the studio.
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you ignore people. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's what you do. go on kitty, kitty... >> ♪♪ >> well, the royals have revealed the name prince william and princess kate's new baby and her name is charlotte elizabeth diana. the name is a tribute to members of william's family. she is named in honor of her grandfather her grandmother and her great grandmother. charlotte also happens to be kate's sister pippa's middle name. the baby will be more formally known as her royal highness princess charlotte of cambridge. >> what a life she'll lead. >> oh, yeah. >> from our new jersey news room the city of gloucester about to get a new middle school. there was a groundbreaking ceremony today at fifth and market streets. new jersey's lieutenant governor kim guadagno was there for the event. the new middle school has been
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talked about since 2002. it will be used by nearly 700 students between fourth and eighth grades. the school is expected to open by september of 2017 and lots of people looking forward to that. >> ♪♪ >> and there's much more ahead in the next half hour of "action news" at 4:00 including an alarming special report. >> i'm nydia han. if you have diabetes or asthma or cancer, you probably think that's private but it turns out not only could that information be covered it could be up for sale for anyone willing to buy it. we bought two lists. could your name be on them? find out coming up
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>> ♪♪ >> it is 4:30. "action news" continues now way story that's still developing in the lehigh valley. we have a live look at the northbound lanes of the northeast extension here on the pennsylvania turnpike. that's where a tractor-trailer and a box truck collided just before 1 o'clock this afternoon killing one person. right now one lane is opened but that's just the traffic that was already trapped behind the accident finally getting to clear out. the northbound lanes are still closed right now at quakertown. state police tell "action news" they're hoping to reopen them though in about 10 minutes time. take a look at the scene from chopper 6hd just a little bit earlier today. you can see where the box truck slammed into the back of that tractor-trailer. police say the driver of that striking truck the box truck was in fact killed. again, the northbound lanes expected to reopen in about 10 minutes. matt pelman will have a live
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update on that nasty traffic situation coming up in just a few minutes here. turning now to a story will you only see on "action news" today. a small child is safe right now after being rescued from a roof in philadelphia's frankford section. for more on the neighbors credited with saving that child and how he ended up on the roof in the first place we turn to "action news"'s sarah bloomquist live at the scene. >> reporter: hi brian. you can see police are still on the scene at 4741 leaper street. it was earlier this afternoon when neighbors here on the sidewalk looked way, way up there and saw a two-year-old boy up on the roof. ed come out through an open third story window. one of the neighbors pulled out his cell phone and starter recording. take a look at this you can see the child we're told it's a two-year-old boy up on the roof. you can just make him out. he would stand up and walk around a little bit on the sloped roof. neighbors were screaming for him to sit back down. firefighters put up a ladder and to everyone's horror the
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child reached out to try and grab it. they were afraid he would lose his balance. before firefighters needed to go up that ladder another firefighter pulled the boy back insides through the open third floor window to safety. the young man that captured that cell phone video described how neighbors tried to yell up to the boy to keep him from falling. >> everybody was trying to distract the baby so he won't fall off the roof or anything. everybody was like sit down, sit down and he was basically going to the end and coming back near the window and basically everybody was telling him to basically just sit down so he won't fall or anything. >> reporter: now, the boy and another toddler were taken from the home. they appeared to be fine but went to saint christopher's just to get checked out. police tell us the children live here with their mother. it's unclear if the women were here at the time this was going on. police described it as that the children were left unattended much both moms were taken away in handcuffs for questioning at the special victims unit. investigators are expected to return here to the scene to
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get a better look inside the home try to figure out what the situation was, what was going on here and whether any charges should be filed. live in frankford, i'm sarah bloomquist, channel6 "action news." >> all right, thank you, sarah. two robbers posed as customers during an armed heist in philadelphia. police have released surveillance video of the men inside chuckle's bar on the 3000 block of frankford avenue in port richmond. they placed an order last monday but when the employee gave it to them they pulled a gun and demanded the cash. one of them pulled the cash register off the counter forcing it opened. they took money and walked out. if you recognize them, call philadelphia police. and police in berks county are looking for a man caught stealing hard earned cash from reading restaurant wokers. surveillance cameras at russo's pizzeria captured the suspect casually dropping their tip jar in a bag saturday morning. the owner of the restaurant is calling on the thief to turn himself in or at the very
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least to get a job. >> this guy be honest and get a job and work you know what i mean. >> that owner says the tip jar contained about $100. if you recognize the thief call reading police. >> two delaware teenagers remain in critical condition today more than six weeks after getting sick in the caribbean. sean and ryan esmond and their parents were exposed to a powerful pesticide at a resort in saint john's. investigators think a terminix employee sprayed a chemical inside a condo even though it is banned for indoor use. the boy's mother and father steven and theresa have been released but they are still undergoing therapy today. terminix says it is cooperating with the investigation. >> if you've ever wondered how we learn about severe storms such as hurricanes it takes a special team of pilots and planes to collect that data. "action news" anchor monica malpass is live in the news room now with more on this. hi monica.
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>> hi, shirleen, that's right the planes are called hurricane hunters and they landed at atlantic city international airport today, exciting stuff. well, take a look. they are larger planes as well as smaller ones, they both get the job done one flies into the eye of the hurricane. the other one then flies around it. coming up at 5:00 meteorologist melissa magee takes us inside the planes to show us exactly how they do their dangerous work. plus, in health check a focus on young men and skin cancer. ali gorman tells us about some new public service announcements trying to get more men thinking about protecting their skin. a crucial time of year for that. we'll have those stories and more coming up on "action news" at 5:00 brian we'll see you that end. >> such an important reminder about sunscreen monica. thanks very much. self defeating that's the way a new class action lawsuit describes a new jersey law that suspends the driver's license of the parents who fall lined on child support payments. the suit filed late last week is seeking to end that practice. lawyers for the plaintiffs argue that it can block
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parents from going to work, applying for jobs or seeing their children. the various state agencies named in that class action suit have so far declined comment. >> meteorologist adam joseph joining us and some summer losing from the accuweather forecast. >> it was a perfect weekend going into the new work week. a little bump in the road tomorrow and wednesday morning but wait until you see the seven day. there's a lot more of this to experience. as we take a look right now live on sky six from our temple camera overlooking the center city skyline a lot of blue upstairs, patchy clouds, 85 warm degrees with that south-southwesterly wind at 18 miles an hour and a look at camelback mountain. take a look at the upper part of the slopes, yes, that is still patches of snow in the upper part of the trails there. 77 degrees, very low humidity. the dewpoint is at 37 and winds ouster southwest there's that patch of snow at 16 miles an hour. so, it's where summer meets winter there. as we take a look at fire
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corners, though, through 8 o'clock tonight we have that red flag warning. we have very low humidity. we've got a strong wind out of the south and that is really fueling the forest bed that if any sort of fire was to start it could quickly spread so be very cautious of any open flames here this evening and for most of the week. we have a couple of chances of rain for a few of us. we'll talk about that in the seven-day forecast plus, again, more of that summer warmth. >> don't you wish they made sleeveless suits for guys. >> adam thanks very much. no matter what the weather s-you could always join the action like one "action news" viewer did with this photo of tulips at longwood gardens today. submit your photos. you can #6abc action or through e-mail at join the action at 6abc.com. >> military families in need will be able to keep their babies safe thanks to one generous gift. today they received brand new cribs thanks to the safety first baby shower.
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this is the first in a series of events being host by nonprofit first candle and crib manufacturer delta children. statistics show there is a higher rate of sudden infant death syndrome on military bases because of co-sleeping. the hope is that these events will raise awareness about sids. and still ahead from jedi knights to mini yodas, you won't want to miss how some pets are feeling the style force this may the fourth. >> plus, from your name and address to your children's ages, did you know that your perth medical details could not only be public they could also be up for sale. the one thing many of us do every day there may be putting your confidential information on the market. >> and later a kansas waitress didn't want her state governor's tip money but she did have a tip of her own for him. why the advice he had served up is going viral. >> and meteorologist adam joseph back with that exclusive accuweather forecast coming up right after this.
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>> ♪♪ >> an off duty firefighter is being praised for saving a motorcyclist who was pinned beneath a truck. the biker was dragged at least 15 feet down a california highway before the driver even realized he hit someone. once the truck stopped several good samaritans including that firefighter rushed to help out. the first responder was able to prop the vehicle up with a jack and slide the motorcyclist out. he is now recovering from his injuries. no word just yet if that driver will face any charges. >> police in western pennsylvania say several children broke into a home and got their hands on a stash of weapons and they fired them. police found more than 60 weapons and ammunition inside an unattended home with three of the suspects. two other suspects were found nearby. all of them 11 and 14 years old. police say the children took the weapons to a tree house and practiced shooting.
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they face charges in juvenile court. >> ♪♪ >> here at the big board with the big talkers. a waitress has become a social media superstar after she served the governor and refused a tip from him. you see chloe hough worked at boss hogs barbecue in topeka and in walks governor sam brownback. she turned the chance to serve him into what she calls a mic dropping moment. when it was time for his check she had a tip for him. >> i just printerred out his receipt and i thought i'm going to cross out my tip line and then i said i should write tips for school. >> she said his recent education cuts affected her family including her sister who has special needs. he didn't respond to her tip but by the way he did tip her writing on the customer copy 10 percent tip. her facebook post is going viral. and may the fourth be with you. happy star wars day. since 1978 may the fourth has been recognized as the
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unofficial star wars holiday as fans eagerly await the release of the seventh film in the saga star wars episode seven the force awakens. that's coming out in december. pets are apparently just as stoked as we are like this cat here channeling princess leia, side braid ones and all. seems both dogs and cats are seduced by the dark side of the force donning their darth vader best. judge me by my size, do you? these mini yodas are offering words of wisdom. this greyhound stepping into an all terrain armored transport or imperial walker and yellow eyes and all this piggy warrants to be a jawa. some don't need costumes at all. we have a doing here who really looks -- this is like a doppelganger for chewbacca and ewok kitty here rocking it out. >> that dog, i can't get over that dog. >> want to see him again. >> yeah, can i see that one more time. >> yeah, one more
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advertisement like hair blowing in the vent. >> that's awesome. may the fourth be with all of you. >> alicia. >> so creative. thanks very much. let's get another check on the roads tonight. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with an update for us. >> we have some forceful delays out there this afternoon. some really long ones to deal with brian and shirleen including the one approaching the closure point on the northeast extension northbound at quakertown. all traffic still being forced off again we're hearing it should be reopening soon but for now they're still detouring all traffic off of the northbound side of 476 onto 663 over to 309 northbound to head up toward allentown and again, if i were you maybe i would think outside the box a bit route 100 northbound could be another good alternate for you. again, should be reopening soon but for now the northeast extension northbound remains closed with significant delays approaching that closure point. and we still have substantial delays here as well on the schuylkill expressway eastbound from this point at the boulevard on in to passyunk. good news here though is that the crash we had on the
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eastbound side of passyunk just cleared a couple minutes ago so things starting to improve but still a lengthy delay with single digit speeds as you can see. also watching a crash in springfield township along bishop avenue at penn lane. have one in ridley park as well along sellers avenue at chester pike and in feltonville a wreck brought down a pole along hunting park avenue near whitaker. it's also a broken down truck on 95 southbound nearly a gain taking out a lane and causing delays there. crash in hammonton has cleared but we still have that brush fire in monroe township at jackson road along coles mill road. that is a good spot to avoid. bryn and shirleen we'll check it again in the 5 o'clock hour. >> matt see you soon. thank you. special consumer report today by now of course we all know that our names and addresses are easily accessible but "action news" has learned that just about anyone might be able to get your health information as well. consumer reporter nydia han is here now with the alarming details on this. >> hey guys i knew our ages,
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income even information about our kids is public but our health information? you might not want to share the fact that you have asthma diabetes or even cancer but if you've done any research on your ailment online even on a trusted government web site it's quite possible your health info is public and up for sale for anyone who wants it: information on vanessa pendleton cost us two do. your name is right here. we bought the list pemberton is on from this marketing web site by clicking here. what do you think about the fact that we were able to buy this list and no one even asked us what we wanted the information for. anyone can get this. >> that's a violation of my personal information. >> reporter: we paid $500 for a list of 500 diabetes sufferers and 500 asthma sufferers in philadelphia. pemberton was on the asthma list. >> my asthma right now is dormant. >> a lot of this data is
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around all over the place unprotected. >> reporter: at the university of pennsylvania they've discovered how your information is getting leaked. he says inside a web page are invisible pieces of code that sends information on what you're searching to third parties. he's analyzed more than 80,000 web pages like web m d & c dc.gov the web site for the centers for disease control and prevention. >> 90 percent had tracking. pretty much doesn't matter what your illness is how severe it is, how personal, how private it's going to be known by other parties. >> reporter: particularly online advertisers as well as data brokers companies that collect and sell your information. >> one of the ones i found was experian. >> reporter: yes, the company you know for monitoring your credit is also major data broker. >> entirely possible that experian can tell the last medical bill you weren't able to pay and the first time you looked up your symptoms. >> reporter: remember the list we bought the company
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that sold it to us is exact date today. the ceo says the company only resells information. you know who it buys the information from? you guessed it. experian. >> it's just a little shocking. >> reporter: but it is legal >> what was really need to extend health privacy to the wie web and there needs to be some laws about this. >> reporter: aside from the obvious concern of this information ending up in the hands of criminals he says there are a number of other potential problems with ending up on one of these medical lists. >> sort of a a judgment that's being made about you and your life and whether or not you're valuable to a company. >> reporter: you could be labeled a commercial risk or waist. that could mean a retail might deny you a membership discount or promotion or an insurance company might require you to pay a higher rate and what was the list -- what if the list is wrong. search joe blanco was on the diabetes list but he says he don't have diabetes. however, as a nutritional educator his wife searches the web for a lot of diabetes
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information. >> every time that they did the word diabetes, poof and a new customer and it's any other quite right. >> reporter: here's what experian tells us. the data is self reported by the consumer and a notice is provided that informs the consumer the information will be used for marketing purposes. additionally a consumer has the opportunity to opt out of receiving marketing offers. bylaw, our consumer credit database is kept separate and apart from our marketing data bases and there is no commingling of catamount now experian's whole statement is on 6abc.com and aside from experian a lot of other data brokers and marketing companies offer a way to opt out which does give you some protections. more info on that on 6abc.com as well. back to you. >> you wish there was one place you could go to opt out from all of them. >> it would be easier. >> thanks nydia. >> informative report nydia thanks. the full accuweather forecast coming up right after the break.
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>> ♪♪ >> all right, mears adam joseph joining us now on this extraordinarily warm mayday. >> we're not going to complain. remember the winter we had. >> it's so hot already. >> you know it's going to happen. >> remember the winter we had. we have lack of humidity out there. not good for the fires. >> very comfortable. >> very comfortable out there. in fact the action cam was out earlier today. you could see a couple of folks there on a little boat in newton lake park over in collingswood, new jersey and you could see the dogwood in bloom so a very pretty day with a lot of blue upstairs. as we look at double scan live radar we do desperately need some rain for a couple of different factors. number one to reduce there risk of forest fires. number two to cleanse the as fear of the pollen and number three, our lawns, the trees the shrubs, the flowers
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desperately needing a drink right now. 83 degrees in trenton, 82 in allentown, 82 in wilmington, 85 in philadelphia, but the sea breeze going to work right now at the shore coming off of the ocean at 55 kicking those temperatures back to 65 degrees across your favorite shore town. as we look to the west, we can see a little bit of hope of some rain with a cold front that's approaching pittsburgh. very limited moisture with this and when the front arrives tomorrow afternoon and evening, it will be very scattered. we could see a possibility of a shower downpour or a thunderstorm. for tonight patchy clouds, stays dry, on the mild side 58 in the suburbs, 62 for center city. as we track that front on future tracker it is a dry start tomorrow morning. winds will still be fairly healthy out of a southwesterly direction kicking those temperatures up pretty quick. prior to the front and then around 5 o'clock you can see some of these scattered downpours or thunderstorms around. if we're taking a look at the severe parameters in the
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atmosphere they're not all that impressive for tomorrow so any storm does not look to be severe but could have some healthy downpours and a rumble or two of thunder in the afternoon. that fronts drags through here. 85 degrees prior to it. again with that scattered afternoon thunderstorm. i am hoping my backyard is one of them that gets it tomorrow but again not everyone will see it and then that high pressure wedges in behind it but it's a dirty high. meaning it's not crystal clear. there will be a little bit of leftover energy so there could be a spotty downpour or thundershower first thing on wednesday morning. so we have a couple of chances here tuesday afternoon into wednesday morning of seeing some rain. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 85 tomorrow. then much cooler behind the front on wednesday of 74 degrees. then we're back completely dry here on thursday, a pleasant day of 80 degrees in the beginning of the aberdeen dad vail regatta for the weekend warmer 83 friday, sizzling on saturday, 85 and summer heat for mom on mother's day
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87 degrees, maybe a scattered after this afternoon thunderstorm and then the 80's stick around one week from now so we have jumped into the middle of summer here with that seven-day forecast. >> we went from winter to summer. >> it happens every year. >> it does. >> enjoy it. >> thank you, adam. what you should buy to save money in may and what you should skip coming up. your buddy ron once said he could install your ceiling fan. he couldn't. and that one time ron said another chili dog was a good idea. yeah, it wasn't. so when ron said you'd never afford a john deere tractor you knew better.
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>> mother's day memorial day sales abound but what's the deal with your best buy this month. deal news breaks down what you should be saving on in may. first those memorial day sales. this year they'll start as early as may 12. think up 275 percent offspring clothing and half off mattresses from retailers like sears, j. c. penney overstock and macy's. also look for discounts from
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your mobile carrier. in the spring t mobile at&t and verizon tend to offer perks and discounts on all sorts of things like new packages to devices so best to be on top of that. spring often brings good tv sales. deal news says the best bargains are on 55 or 42-inch models right now. but there are some things you should hold off on and they include a new laptop. wait for back to school sales in september if you're going grab one of those and apple tv is expected to drop its prices in june so hold off until next month if you can. shirleen. >> sounds g thank you. finally at 4:00 a young supermany fan went one step further than just learning the lines to his favorite movie. that five-year-old can match his nun-chuck moves perfectly. the japanese boy mimics the actor's expressions and calculated pauses to a t his
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parents share his love of martial arts on social media and you can guess it went viral with more than 3 million views. >> do not mess with that kid. that is one cool kid right there. >> picked a good one. >> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 today. for shirleen allicott alicia vitarelli. shirleen and i along with ducis rodgers back tonight at 10 o'clock on phl17. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> see you tonight.
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there's over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be held accountable. and it's wrong philadelphia gets less school funding than other parts of pennsylvania. i'll work with harrisburg to change that.
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but if they refuse i'll take them to federal court. as mayor i'll do what's right for them. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> a teenaged mother is charged with trying to kill her child by throwing the one-year-old off of a bridge then jumping into the water herself. this happened in the lehigh valley over the weekend. both remain in the hospital tonight. monday evening and the big story on "action news" a is the attempted murder charges against an allentown mother. >> lehigh valley correspondent walter perez live in allentown with the very latest. walter. >> reporter: monica, friends and family say they did not see this coming and now the
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mother of allentown has been formally charged with attempted murder aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child that after she allegedly pushed her one-year-old baby off the hamilton street bridge you see right there before jumping in herself in what authorities describe as an attempted murder-suicide. >> this is inexplicable. i don't know how any mother could do this. >> reporter: lehigh county da is talking about the alleged actions of the 19-year-old who according to witnesses kissed her baby boy then pushed him over the railing of the hamilton street bridge where the one-year-old fell more than 50 feet into the lehigh river yesterday afternoon. ly moments later perry climbed over the railing and jumped in herself. by the time police arrived perry had already made it to shore but the baby had traveled nearly half a mile downstream. responding officers jumped in pulled the baby out and performed cpr. >> lehigh river at that
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