>> friends and families are spending their memorial day down the shore. mother nature is doing her part to make it a nice start. we have a cool start. i like the cool weather in the morning, it helps you with the heat. >> reporter: especially with what's coming next week. there's the view from our temple university cam.

we have yairms that are well -- areas that are well below average for this time of the year. the poconos in the 0s right now. once we get into memorial day it gets toasty out there. 34 degrees in the poconos. keep in mind the freezing mark is 32. allentown a little bit better, but chilly, 44. philadelphia, 51. millville, 44. sea isle city, 53. dover, 50 degrees. satellite and radar the reason why the temperatures have dropped off so significantly, up through this part of the country, because the air is dry it's a canadian high that's sliding in. when you get a dry air mass, they cool quickly but they warm quickly, so the numbers should rebound nicely later on. here's a look at the weekend kick off today. city 72 degrees, very refreshing. for the jersey shore chilly on the beach 67 degrees, sunny nice boardwalk weather. poconos chilly for may

standards, 61. again this is only the beginning, i'll have the complete weekend forecast for you when i see you in ten minutes. >> it's the unofficial starting point to the summer season, the beaches will be filled with families all weekend long, the boardwalks along the shore will be bustling with activities. the long awaited memorial day holiday weekend is here. for some that means enjoying a popular summer treat ice cream. the cool holiday ushers what everybody hopes is a profitable season. many people are having fun on the boardwalk be warned the water is still chilly annie mccormick has a report on the short front in the next half-hour. sky6 live hd looking live at penns landing, it will be

crowded with people looking to have fun this weekend. the blue cross river rink which is popular for ice skating in the winter has transformed into a roller skating rink. >> reporter: the city of brotherlily love is alive with memorial day. with great weather people are out and taking in the sights on independence mall. we found a group playing ultimate frisbee with independence hall as the backdrop. >> we're having a good time with the whole team. >> reporter: the spruce street harbor park is in full swing. >> it's opening day and we're thrilled. shane brought her family for the sights and sounds and the ice cream. what kind did you get? >> cotton candy. >> this is one of our favorite

places to go. >> reporter: the park has a new selection of eateries this summer, full of good food. it's beautiful the weather is perfect, the lights are pretty. >> reporter: there's even a hangout spot with a bit of philadelphia sand. >> this is great it's like the shore came to us. it's convenient. >> reporter: along the river front the new roller rink and the special guest is spinning records for the party philadelphia's own deejay jazzy jack. >> being from philadelphia and being able to jump start the season on the waterfront, the new roller skating rink, i was excited. sharrie williams, channel 6 "action news." >> sky6 live hd taking a live look now, that is penns landing. the memorial veteran's center, while many people are enjoying a long weekend for the holiday

memorial day is a day to remember those who sacrificed their own lives so we can have our freedoms. ralph galatti will rededicate the memorial at penns landing. many will start their careers after graduation. three of the students have sworn their oath all graduate on june 19 and begin their respective boot camp in august. for some of them it's a call for new adventure. >> travel is a big part of it for me, my dad was in the navy, grew up on stories about his times in the navy. it always seemed exciting to me. >> a family history weighed heavily for some. many were on hand to join teachers and fell students in wishing them well. we hope you join the action

this memorial day send us photos of the military members in your life join the "action news" at 6abc.com or #6abc action on social media. a motorcycle and taxi slammed into each other around 3:00 a.m., the wreck happened on the westbound vine on the schuylkill on-ramp. one person was pronounced dead at hanheman university hospital. nobody in the cab was injured. fire crews were called to south philadelphia refinery after a blaze was sparked last night. thick, black smoke bellowed into the skies at girard point refinery. it is now owned by incomer solutions. it's the large -- by incomer solutions. it's the largest oil refinery on the east coast. it was extinguished 40 minutes after it started nobody was

hurt. a dangerous incident at another refinery was quickly resolved, a gas tank overflowed at the eagle point plant in west deptford. the haz/mat incident was brought under control in a half-hour residence complained of a gas odor. a woman has been charged with two counts of child endangerment. the children were found alone at home with no food in the house. they were left alone for a long time and hadn't eaten in more than a day. >> we are following the van on i-95 and approximately at exit 48. that's a washington state mom helping police track down a kidnapper. she heard the amber alert. she called 911 and followed him

until they pulled the van over. the children's mother is grateful. >> it felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulder. i can breathe. >> i'm just happy i could help. >> the children are safe. their father was upset that their mom wants a divorce. >> darin dylan wint had his first appearance in court after being arrested for the murder of four people in washington d.c. he is charges with the death of savopoulos and his wife and child and housekeeper. the family was held hostage inside the home and savopoulos' assistant delivered $40,000, the victims were killed and the home was set on fire. authorities identified darin dylan wint from dna left on a pizza.

19 kids and counting reports one of its stars molested five girls. he is now 27. he resigns from his position at the family research counsel. no charges were filed and the statue has passed. overnight the jackpot soared and a second jackpot up for grabs. nobody matched the numbers 3 14 15, 25, 48, the mega ball, 8. the jackpot was worth 214 million. you can see the drawing every tuesday and friday on "action news" at 11:00. 138 million is on the line in the powerball drawing. if you're doing the math. that's 352 million combined if you were to win both of those

games, just saying. much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. getting ready to travel by air this summer. we have world on which airports from the worse on time arrival. a sinkhole opens up on a missouri gulf course creating a hazard for golfers. >> reporter: coming up on weather, dewpoints are so low the air is drier here than the desert southwest. don't get yiewtiondz to the numbers -- used to the numbers they will increase dramatically, i'll have the numbers we come right back.

>> talk about playing a hazard, a huge sinkhole opened up on a golf course in missouri. workplacers saw the ground -- workers saw the ground give way. 75 feet wide and 35 feet deep. golfers can play the course. course officials say if worse comes to worse they can make this a beginners hole. >> reporter: you don't want to see us on the green. we do not play golf very well. let's go live on sky 6. there's the view right now down in penns landing. you can see ripples on the delaware this morning. we have a little bit of a breeze out of the west northwest at 15 miles per hour.

that making it feel chilly early on. wiewl -- you'll need something with sleeves. by afternoon we rebound. 51 degrees in philadelphia. dewpoint 28. the dewpoint in vig gas is 4 -- vegas is 43. pressure is starting to rise. 44 in allentown. 34. they are a tad above the freezing mark in the mountains. dover, 50. a quick look at the dewpoints 20s and 30s that's a rarity. very, very comfortable. the numbers will climb as we push along into next week. tomorrow, very, very comfortable, 42. monday, very comfortable tuesday, that's very comfortable. wednesday and thursday, the modeling is not completely seeing this. this will be in the mid to upper 6 offs, that's when we take on the humidity. that will be in the middle of next week. one, two three four,

consecutive days, memorial day near 90. humidity levels will be low. satellite and radar, you can see nothing is going on. cold front to the south canadian high sliding in that high will work off the coast. by the time we get into sunday, ut-oh, here comes a warm front. that pushes business through the area by the time we get into monday. for us in the city, should stay dry, harrisburg and williamsport area from that point north and west, there could showers and storms. underneath this front it's very very warm and soupy. there's future tracker 6 there's today and tomorrow, and tomorrow night and monday, maybe a few clouds, monday afternoon more sunshine, so the next 7 # hours look -- 72 hours look fantastic. poconos, sunny and cool,

64 degrees tomorrow, a little bit warmer, but delightful. low humidity levels lots of sunshine, 72. monday, turning a tad bit warmer, humidity leaves come up a notch. could be an isolated thunderstorm during the afternoon. shooting for 72 in the mountains. jersey shore ocean temperatures on the cooler side with the breeze off the water, that will keep the numbers down, 67 degrees, low humidity levels, nice day to take a stroll on the boardwalk. sunday breezy, warmer, 73. another day afternoon sea breeze for monday, memorial day. high of 75. philadelphia, 72. four degrees below average for this time of the year. pleasant out there winds out of the west 15 to 25 miles per hour. whatever your planning this afternoon, the weather will quawp -- cooperate. temperatures climbing from the 60s into the low 70s wall-to-wall blue skies lovely lovely day out there.

sunday, clouds and sun a nice day. monday warmer, 8le. 88. the humidity comes up a notch 88. a couple of these days will be around 92, 93, i saw a 94 on the european model for thursday, that's hot for this time of the year, the normal is around 75. you're 20 above normal. >> i don't blame you for being conservative, you don't want the hate mail. thanks chris [laughter]. kids from oxford middle school threw a senior citizens prom. the kids got on the dance floor but it was the seniors who showed them how to shake it.

>> good saturday morning to you, sky6 live hd taking a live look for us over wilmington, delaware, look at that sun all up. it's going to be a beautiful day shaping up for us. delta airlines is shutting out leading travel websites. next time you're on trip advisor and fair compare you won't find tickets on delta airlines. it is some of the two dozens travel sites that delta is blocking from obtaining

information on fares and schedules. american and united are doing the same thing. mild cars.com analyzed airport on time arrival data. philadelphia ranked 7 the for worst on time arrivals with 71%. all three new york city airports took the top three spots. san francisco and boston, rounded out the top five. airport with the best on time arrivals including honolulu, salt lake city and phoenix. starbucks has announced a deal with spotify it will provide music for all seven thousand company-owned starbucks locations in the u.s. you can get a premium spot by prescription, they will suggest songs you'll be hearing spotify in starbucks this fall.

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s.welcome back everyone, 6:24 saturday morning you're looking at satellite and radar. we'll show you what's going on, as you can see there's not much going on. we have showers and thunderstorms across the front range. all weather will be controlled

by this guy huge high canadian unanimous system. we have a bermuda high sitting off the coast. by the time we get into memorial day tuesday these two highs will come together right here and we will form one huge area of high pressure bermuda high that will history the winds out of the of the south/southwest. the heat is on tuesday. we won't see any rain this weekend, the bad news we won't see any rain this weekend. the lehigh valley needs it. since march you're 4-inch below normal. on the drought money tor we're in the -- monitor we're in the moderate stage here. 9:00 a.m., 55, lunchtime 63. we're camping out in the low 70s, shooting for a high of 72. lots of sunshine out there. >> in sports the phillies open a series in washington d.c.,

ducis rogers has highlights and homecoming for some lacrosse players. >> reporter: beating up on arizona and colorado is one thing, facing the first place nationals is another. the phillies began a three-game set in washington against the team that won five straight. they don't get much of max scher zer. this solo homer is harper's 11 in the last 14 games. game tied at 1. stays tied. schersers scores. phillies lose 2-1. nba news, kobe bryant might be ready to happening it up.

brant -- bryant told gm next season maybe his last. he was out last season with a shoulder injury. lacrosse championships are being held, title game is set for monday him. for a couple of local bread players being back home is special. >> hometown it's a dream come true. >> championship with maryland, back in my hometown would be great. we haven't got one in 40 years. getting it done is our main priority this is our goal. >> reporter: ncaa women's will lacrosse championship is here, as well. maryland and north carolina meet for the title at ppl park. the ford school has done

it. they are the number one ranked team in the nation, jeff skeverski reported on thursday, nearly half the roster committed to paying division one college lacrosse. that's a look at sports this morning, i'm ducis rogers you have a terrific holiday weekend!

glg fun in. >> fun in the sun and the shore,. new overnight firefighters were called to douse the flames inside a apartment that sits above the business. why students in north jersey left their classrooms and marched the city's streets. first though, meteorologist chris sowers is here with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we're waking up it's a little chilly outside this morning. >> reporter: a little? wait until you see the numbers. eva we have some areas in the 30s, that's chilly. there's the view the center city skyline, not a cloud in the sky. a gorgeous morning, the air is dry, it's refreshing, dry air cools very quickly during the nighttime hours look at the numbers, tanersville these numbers have come up.

tanersville, 34. martins creek in the 30s an hour ago, in the 40s fleetwood 41. oxford, 42. south anne east, the pine barrens, upper 30s 40s. hammonton, 44. cinnaminson, 49 degrees. there's not a cloud out there. maybe a few clouds across washington, d.c. and baltimore metro area that stays tout south. forecast for today. normally we should be around 75 or 76. it's another day below average. it's refreshing. lots of sunshine, 3:00 p.m. 70 degrees 6:00 p.m. 70 degrees, more good news, the pollen count. the pollen leaves will pull back a bit. today and tomorrow, medium high.

monday and tuesday hardly any issues out there. these look better than they have been over the past few weeks. >> this weekend we unofficially kick off the summer season. sky6 live hd looking live down atlantic city. the boardwalk will be crowded with families looking for a break from work and school as we dust off the winters blues and welcome the warmth of the sun down the shore. annie mccormick was in wildwood where people are gathering for the holiday weekend. >> reporter: cielts lit up the skies -- kites lit up the sky over over the wildwoods. you can find the tram car back in action and kids up past their bedtime. >> we're going to the pool. >> reporter: what about the beach? >> yeah. >> reporter: with parents who don't seem to mind. >> we'll see what happens. >> reporter: officials unlocked the beach early friday, a sign

of unofficial start of summer, businesses bank on the weather and friday was a gift. for merchants this week was a taste how profitable the coming months could be. >> it's turns into a festival on weekends like this. >> reporter: it's a full-flavor weekend at stone harbor's ice cream staple staple springers. >> reporter: for senior week for these girls. >> we've been at the beach sitting there it's been so awesome. >> reporter: a weekend of service for sam day a boy scout helping his brother with eagles scout project to bring butterflies back to the townsend inlet. leaving the water to the dogs, it's still a little cold. >> reporter: back on the boards it's nice to see them busy again, the beaches will be busy. wildwood the beaches are free.

remember many beaches across new jersey where you need a beach badge, it's early, the season has not begun yet so you can still get on for free, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> if you're getting away or for the long holiday weekend more than 47 million people will travel 50 miles from home. that's a 4.5% increase from last year. 33 million travel by car, 2.6 by air. prices at the gas pump are fueling the desire to travel. most drivers will pay the lowest gas prices on memorial day weekend in at least five years. the average price for a gallon of unleaded is 2-point # 2.86. new jersey state police have unveiled their ghost cars they have a faint police emblem

and state trooper badge. the controversial cars caused an uproar online. the state police took to social media to defend the vehicle saying it's not entrapment, but safer roads. the bridge connecting sea isle city and avalon is blocked off. construction workers are weeks behind schedule on the townsend inlet bridge that means a detour for the holiday rush. drivers have to go all the way out of town to either route 9 or the garden state parkway to get from sea isle to avalon. if you're looking for something to do this holiday weekend, philadelphia has plenty to offer. the spruce street harbor park is in full swing with a selection of eateries and hang out spot with philadelphia sand and the blue cross river rink, philadelphia's own deejay jazzy

jeff was spinning records for the party. >> being from philly and being able to jump-start the summer season especially on the waterfront, new roller skating rink i was excited. >> the fun continues all weekend long. 6abc.com keeps you informed through the memorial day weekend you can check storm tracker 6 live radar for wherever you are and our traffic page has live maps to let you know how long it will take to get too and from your holiday destination. a fire broke out florida south philadelphia apartment building -- broke out in a south philadelphia apartment buildings. firefighters got the call at 3:00 a.m. they brought the blaze under control in 15 minutes. so far no cause. police responding to a

burglary call send two people to the hospital including the officer. police say the officer was responding to a burglary in progress involving weapons at the brook side development when the cruiser hit the mazda. they were taken to christiana hospital for non-life threatening injuries. save our schools! >> from our new jersey newsroom thousands of students in newark are protesting possible changes to the schools. they are upset for the district's proposal to designate 8 of the schools as turn around schools. it means longer school days and weekend work. a spokeswoman for the newark schools issued a statement criticizing the walkout. the chairman of temple university compartment of physics is facing federal

charges for leaking federal defense information to china. xi xiaoxing faces fours counts of wire fraud. he is can you accused of trying to trade information for lucrative appointments in china. super conductors pass data faster. it can be used to build the fastest devices in the world. >> in science and technology it's all about details. if anybody knows the secrets before somebody else does you have an upper hand. >> he has been replaced as the head of the physics department at temple. trade proposals increasing trade deals with 11 other pacific rim nations. the legislation now heading to the house has republican backing, democrats fear it will

send low-wage u.s. jobs to poor countries. still to come on "action news," saturday morning big celebration, how disneyland is marking 60 years since it first opened its gates. a devastating impact on animals following the huge oil spill in and feel -- in california. chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, and the holiday weekend forecast. "action news" continues in just a moment.

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>> the devastating oil spill on the california coast has taken a toll on animals a dolphin and three pelicans have been found dead near the spill. seven other animals have been rescued. the sheen of oil is thinner than a coat of paint and becoming harder to skim from the choppy-windy driven water. the spill covers ten square miles. >> not good for those folks on this holiday weekend. >> reporter: not good news. for us, great news. there's nothing to complain about in the seven-day forecast, other than the heat. especially this weekend looks fantastic. 51 degrees is the present temperature reading on the beach in cape may. it's going to be chilly down there. boardwalks will be packed, but i think it's chilly to take the

shipper off and lay on the sand. by next week maybe you'll be doing that zahree -- as a retreat. 351 degrees, dewpoint, 38 degrees pressure is rising. 44 in millville. and 44 in allentown. winds are out of the north/northwest. the high will shift over the weekend and work off the coast the return flow means the winds out of the southwest come in by memorial day and that southwesterly wind starts to heat things up, monday, tuesday wednesday, yiewlg see that in the -- you'll see that in the seven-day forecast. these are frost and freeze warnings up and down the mid atlantic and the northeast. that's snow in northern maine.

to the northwest you get two hours north and west, it's below freezing. so unusually weather taking place this morning. forecast for today, high pressure in control. we'll call it cool. highs in the low 70s. tomorrow, the high works off the coast, it gets milder, still close to average. it's memorial day where the numbers start to skyrocket. once the warm front lifts through, we get into the warm, soupy air mass. dewpoints not all that bad but from tuesday on it gets sticky that combined with the heat will make it feel uncomfortable. saturday, 64 for the poconos. sunny and cool, warmer, 72. monday with the passage of the warm front there could be an isolated thunderstorm. warmer high of 74. it will be hit or miss, so don't cancel the plans. shore, sea breeze kicking in. there will be a cooler day. sunday breezy and warmer, 73.

monday 75 degrees, sun and clouds, if you're doing boating or fishing on the waterways this weekend, delaware bay temperatures in the 60s, these are ocean temperatures off the coast of fortescue 69. 67 west of cape may. ocean temperatures in the 50s that's perfect for stripers if you're doing fishing. chilly if you're going to venture into the water. wilmington, 70. trenton, 70. mostly sunny and nice, dover 68. millville, 68. cape may 64 degrees. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 80 degrees, clouds and sun for sunday, 88 monday turning warmer. humidity levels tolerable on monday. tuesday, everything starts to go downhill. tuesday, hot thunderstorms 90 degrees wednesday hot humid, 90 degrees, thursday, hot

humid, 90 degrees, saturday, hot and humid. i mentioned it wouldn't be surprise me if we have 92 or 93. you need 3 straight days of 90 degrees or high for a heat wave. looks like it's on the way. >> gold coin sold for a record $2.000000 at auction. it was worth 2.50. it depicts lady liberty the other side an eagle. a quarter was sold from 1997 that went for $1.6 million.

>> good morning, sky6 live hd taking a live look over wilmington delaware, a beautiful first day of the holiday weekend is shaping up for us. 5 # -- 53 degrees, 6:48.

a new popular abc show, fresh prince of belair actor won season 19 of of "dancing with the stars." tom burgeon signed off after 19 years. holiday movies hitting the theaters this weekend, a sci-fi thriller. >> reporter: first up, from the great minds of walt disney takes you inside the utopia called tomorrow land. >> that's not mine. >> what's not yours? the pen. two time oscar winner george

clooney is an inventor who befriends a teenager they go on a journey torched a place that is in their collective memory. it's from the walt disney company the parent company of 6abc. they are back, remember this one polter is a move classic. >> they are trapped and they are desperate. >> reporter: the film reimagines the tale about a home that is taken over by angry spirits. they take the family's youngest daughter captive of they have to rescue her before she is gone forever. i love this actress, she is

in this movie called a lot. jennifer connelly. >> it was you who touched the boy's eyes not me. and i had to tell you so.i have to go back to work inside. >> reporter: conley is a struggling mother who abandoned her son 20 years ago she is a famous artist and healer when a young journalist tracks down her son, this makes mother and son question their own lives. and you can find out where any of these films are playing by using your cell phone or tablet. go to 6abc.com.

for channel 6 "action news" i'm tamala edwards.

>> reporter: welcome back everyone, 6:54 saturday morning satellite and radar showing if you're traveling there's not much going on. we have thunderstorms flaring up along the dry line in western texas. the big story this weekend we have a high pressure here and here, they will merge come together right there off the coast of the carolinas, that will form a bermuda high. that will act as a block. you'll get a lot of weather out here showers and thunderstorms. as that tries to travel east it will encounter the high and it will not penetrate it, it will stay wet here and dry up and down the eastern sea seaboard.

jacks sonville, 63. philadelphia, 51, no delays, logan, mostly sunny no delays, 44. chicago, look at the sunshine out there. 49 degrees. drierns of -- designers of the live well network have a way to knock off the cost of a high end rug. >> adding a rug to an outdoor space makes it feel cozy. that's the ultimate goal. >> reporter: jess and i picked up this rug at the improvement

store in their bargain bin. it doesn't look like high end yet. >> this waterproof. this an outdoor rug we're good there, we're going to use outdoor spray paint. >> i've never painted a rug i never thought about painting a rug. i've cut a rug. >> reporter: the process is simple. first thing we are going to do is start with the spray pieces. we'll use newspaper to cover the area we're not working on. >> wow that's amazing. you keep going until the entire rug is filled with the fun pattern. when it's done it looks like a high end rug you see at a boutique and cost 25 bucks. for more budget-friendly project ideas go to live well

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the holiday weekend is here, everyone is here to make new memories of friends families and more who are spending their memorial day down the shore. mother nature is doing her part to make the memories. after a cool start it will be a gorgeous holiday weekend. meteorologist chris sowers is outside with a look ahead with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it was a little chilly when we came in. >> reporter: it's chilly right now. don't let the fact that it's memorial day weekend fool you. you'll need a jacket when you go out about now. later on it will warm up. down the the shore it's chilly. beach haven, 5 51. on the boards in atlantic city. 51. ocean city, 51 light chop. winds will shift later on from northwest to southwest that will keep the numbers cooler later this afternoon.