>> good morning everyone, 5:00 a.m., friday, may 22. here's what's happening. >> sunny mild weather returns to the the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast just in time for the holiday weekend. >> >> thieves target a montgomery county gunshot and now the weapons are in the wrong hands. >> we'll get you ready for the busy memorial day weekend on the road. >> matt and david are here, good morning.

>> reporter: the rain from yesterday is gone, you see a break up in clouds, while there could a couple of fair weather cumulus clouds developing later on today we're off to a before it bright start. we're on the cool side. we have 40s in lancaster reading and millville. school bus stop, looks like partly cloudy skies 50 degrees by 6:00. 58 by 8:00 a.m. fair amount of sunshine overall. as we roll through the day a mix of clouds and sun noon, 71. your high is 76 degrees reading at 3:00 p.m. at 6:00 p.m. back down to 73 degrees, we're looking at pollen count on the medium high range today. we head into the weekend it may get worse on monday, allergy sufferers it's not as bad as a week and a half ago. we'll have the complete weekend

for the shore the poconos in a couple of minutes matt. >> reporter: looking good in south philadelphia, i-95 girard point bridge northbound come the headlights, northbound i-95 all cleared out everything is reopened. we have the pothole in yeadon, blocking providence road by landsdown station apartments stay on mcdade boulevard. wilmington, 495 at terminal avenue a disabled vehicle. a box truck turned over in towson end delaware. watch out for roadwork in camden county a downed poll in ruin

meade traffic is get by at bowers avenue at west first avenue. >> after that long, cold winter people are ready to start their summer conditions, that means you could have a a lot of company on the the roads this memorial day. katherine scott is live in deptford, new jersey, good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam this is expected to be a big weekend for travel. people were sick of winter felt like a long winter. they ready to start the unofficial start to summer. for now if you're heading out of town, the traffic is looking fine, no problems in deptford at this moment. fast forward to this afternoon that might not be the case. the gas prices are encouraging more drivers to get on the roads. aaa says these are likely the lowest memorial day gas prices in five years. aaa mid atlantic says 433,000

people from the philadelphia area are expected to travel this weekend that's up from last year and most of the travelers will be driving so you'll see traffic, but there's a light at the end of the tunnel, a fun weekend ahead. in ocean city at noon, they are holding the unlocking of the ceremony and business person's plunge. grab their briefcases and get dressed for work and march into the ocean with pomp and circumstance. memorial day here we come. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> the search continues for the bandits who snatched 19 guns from a gun shop in collingdale grainy image images show the bandits. police are desperately hoping to

recover the weapons fearing they could be used in other crimes. >> 5:05. hundreds of casino workers picketed the trump taj mahal in atlantic city. the workers are protesting a plan by carl icon to cut their health insureds ascertain pension benefits, icon who is in the process of buying the taj says the cuts are essential to the casino's success. students will spend less time taking the park test based on the government's common core standards. this decision will affect 11 states. critics complain too much curriculum time is spent to teaching to the test and put unneeded pressure on children. >> several rounds of rain has knocked texas, out of an extreme

drought in five years. but it's become a problem. the trinity river is overflowing it's banks and threatening homes. the flooding is leaving some people stranded in liberty outside of houston more rain is in the forecast for that part of the texas today. >> terrible to see that, i was glad we got some around here, i had to wear the coat this morning, but i don't think i'll need it this afternoon. >> reporter: this afternoon will get nice and mild. the rain is off the coast, as we look outside we're looking at the battleship new jersey all lit up as we head into the memorial day holiday weekend and pretty pictures along the delaware river this morning. as we take a look at the current numbers, 53 degrees in philadelphia. some suburbs in the 40s including allentown and reading. millville, 49. 50 down near the ocean and 51 in dover, delaware. cool when you step outside and

you'll want a light jacket like tamala put on this morning. the major cloud cover will melt away this morning and we'll get fair weather cumulus redeveloping later on. i think it's a good idea to keep the sunglasses handy. allentown, breezy, 72 degrees is the forecast high in the lehigh valley. down the shore not bad a fair amount of sunshine, 70 degrees is the high there with a cool breeze blowing down the shore as well. in philadelphia, 76 degrees, a mix of sun and clouds, breezy conditions, winds gusting as high as 30 miles per hour. a little bluster, as we roll through the day, improvement as we head into the afternoon. cool, 5 approximate degrees by 8:00. hitting 70 by lunchtime. 74 by 2:00 p.m., 76 around 3 and 73 by 5:00 p.m. comfortable conditions a little breezy. over the weekend saturday we'll

have high pressure neeshes it will be on the cool -- cool day 61. 72 sunday, monday, 74 degrees a scattered thunderstorm possible in the afternoon and evening. at the shore, 59 in the water as is typical memorial day the toes will be cool stepping into the ocean. sunny and breezy on saturday, 74 sunday, clouds increasing. monday, 72 up to about 74 because of a little bit of a fetch coming in off the ocean water partly sunny skies, very little chance of precipitation monday. breezy and milder today 76. for the holiday weekend, sunny and nice tomorrow, 71. 80 with increasing clouds on sunday monday, a mix of clouds

and sun, warm high of 85. probably humid there's the chance of a spotty shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon or evening. i wouldn't cancel my plans keep eyes on radar in the afternoon and well, yours too, look what happens tuesday, wednesday thursday, looks like we have a shot of 90 all three days, humid conditions buildings and of course you were the old formula if you get three days of 90 or better we're in for a heat wave early next week. >> thank you david. incredible joy in the midst of tragedy. we have video of a baby being rescued from the bombed out building in the middle east. >> a pennsylvania state trooper talks about what he remembers about an ambush attack at the barracks. >> reporter: we'll head into new jersey and talk shore traffic

yes it's that time of year again, coming up after the break. >> what were you doing at the age of 11. >> studying to be a news anchor. >> i was worrying about going to middle school and think about that, a california boy was ahead of us, that's a little bit later in the morning buzz. scwa

>> welcome back you're taking a live look here, out of philadelphia international airport. 5:12 53 degrees, getting up to 76. >> all right mattie, what you got on the roads? >> reporter: ready to head to the shore?

i know i am. i know i didn't go, the boardwalk eateries would suffer financially. if you're heading out along 42 southbound along the ac expressway. so far so good. speaking of the ac expressway, i think the volume will kick in around 1:00, or 2:00 p.m. if you're waiting between 5 and 6:00. you don't have to pay the egg harbor tolls apromotional event along the ac expressway means no toll. if you're traveling between sea isle city and avalon, not so easy. they did not if i know finish up the -- finish up the townsend bridge, that means you have to

go on the mainland and use the parkway instead. speaking of townsend, delawares there's an overturned box truck it will be out of there shortly. rehoboth beach and beth knee beach is looking good through highway and delaware. time for the computer report. the northeast extension heading toward the lehigh valley and the poconos is gone. 378 there's an accident looks like that's out of the way now though. >> video from the syrian civil defense shows a group of volunteers rescuing a two weekend old baby from the rubble of a bombed out building. they are known as the white helmets. the founder of the group said there's no 911 system in syria and these volunteers fill the void during conflict. >> a garage has indicted 6

baltimore police officers in connection with freddie gray. it was the man's death that sparked the unrest. the charges allowed the states attorney to press ahead with the prosecution. >> p-a alex cooper is telling the story of being shot while trying to save his colleague. eric frein has been accused of shooting the two after coming out of a coma, he found that his former supervisor died. >> he wasn't someone who was saying do this or do that, he was out there making drug arrests. >> reporter: douglass has been close to dixon's wife and children. he said the search for eric

frein caused more emotional for the reason and was moved to tears when he was captured. members of the third infantry regiment placed a small american flag next to each grave marker. 14,000 flags are placed at the cemetaries each year. >> the officials lead the nationals tonight in washington d.c. to start a three dame series. -- game series. ryan howard homer yesterday. haverford school is the home of the number one boy's lacrosse team in the nation, they host culver academy this afternoon, they are 25-0. 5:16. firing up the grill may cost you a little bit more for the holiday weekend.

>> botox may do more to make skin look youthful than perceives realized. we have a moderate drought in berks county and the lehigh valley. think about conserving the water a little bit. jackets on the kids this morning, this afternoon, shorts and ts i'll have the day planner next and travelers to the airport.

>> this video from south mark shows an inyebl rescue in -- an incredible rescue in a river for a drowning dog. the police officer jumped in and grabbed the dog another officer helped the pup and formed mouth to mouth reis you say sayings to revive the dog. it worked.

this is part of the search for the survivors from the volcano in columbia. >> reporter: let's keep the animal theme going, we have the zoo opening. and the devon horse show is back for the next week and a half. patco is running their early track work schedule that means extra trains starting around 2:00 to help you get out of town for the holiday weekend. >> reporter: all right matt, we're starting out cool with temperatures in the 50s, 61 by 9:00 a.m. noon, 7 #. 3:00 p.m., 76 degrees that's the high breezy today a mix of sun and occasional fair weather cumulus clouds. a nice day with low humidity. across the country your eyes are drawn to the cluster of showers

and thunderstorms east of the rocky mountains. we're clear across florida and the southeast. the only chance of severe weather would be in western texas there's a chance of tornados and new mexico covered by that. at the airport no major delays, we'll see if we have all green aircraft. we do. there's rain in boston that won't last much longer. everybody else looking dry and ready to take the flights with no problems. a government report finds bad eyesight is bad in the south. the study is the assessment of blindness and severe vision loss. 3% of people have severe vision loss. the highest rate was in kentucky which surpassed 18% it could be because they have higher rates of posters and diabetes and chronic disease that could lead to eye problems.

health officials believe they are all are related. botox may do more than smooth out wrinkles. it may make the skin more lack elast ic. they found weeks after the injections, the skin at the treatment site are more elastic like when you were young but the benefits do not last. more from america's money. >> reporter: higher gas prices for the weekend. >> the average price is 2.74 that's the lowest price in years, but it's up five cents in the past week. be prepared to pay for barbecue items. ground beef up 14% hot dogs 8%.

lettuce up 8%, as well. go with beer, soda and watermelon and stay with that. because all that costs less. memorial day weekend is a low weekend for the movies, tomorrow land is a film from our folks at disney, that's our parent company. pitch perfect 2 and mad max will be seen over the four day weekend. >> that's america's moneys have a great day. >> up next, an 11-year-old who is ready to take on the world imreet with a college degree. an armed 74-year-old woman has been holding police at bay since yesterday morning. an update on the marathon standoff at 5:30 a.m.

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>> a wisconsin man declared dead wasn't. he started to move as he was about to be transported to the morgue. police were called to the highrise on tuesday where they found him collapsed at the foot of the bed. he was pronounced dead, but as they started to take him away, the man began to breathe and move an arm and leg. he is in intensive care. >> in the morning buzz, this kid is incredible he is 11 years old, he earned three associate degrees at a college american river college in sacramento

california. he took the early exit high school exam he graduated with a 4. ogpa. he wants to get his md and became a doctor and medical reacher and then the president of the united states remember his name. his younger sister also arrest smart at age 9 she is taking courses at american river college. wow modern day duggy houser. the man wanted for killing a family and their housekeeper in washington, d.c. has been captured. feeding the meter in philadelphia is getting easier, there's an app for that, we'll complain when "action news" comes right back.

>> breaking now on "action news," the interstate manhunt for the washington, d.c. murder suspect comes to a close. >> a temple professor is accused of selling classified defense information to another

government. >> it's the unofficial opening to the jersey shore we get ready to kick off the memorial day weekend. >> summer is upon us, good morning, 5:30, may 22, karen is off, matt pellman has you with traffic and david murphy has accuweather. >> reporter: good morning, we're looking at rain well off the coast, clouds are beginning to break up. a nice day across the region. a little cool stepping outside 53 degrees currently in philadelphia. a lot of spots in the 40s trenton, lancaster and the poconos, 41 degrees and 54 down the shore. as we head out the door to catch the school bus in case you're heading to school on this getaway day for the holiday. 58 degrees by 8:00 a.m. we see fairly fast improvement there. as we continue into the afternoon. 71 degrees by noon. the high is 76 degrees around 3:00 p.m.