news," traffic tragedy in new jersey, a speeding car slams into a another vehicle singerly sitting at a stop sign. honoring those who serve it is nation pauses to pay tribute to the military our veterans and fallen heros. >> the heat is on for the week ahead. it's a great day to be at the shore if you have off. clearly that does not apply to those sitting at this desk. we're glad to be with you. matt and karen are off let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman. >> reporter: tamala, working our shift means we'll have the afternoon. it's going to be a nice afternoon. there are a few clouds philadelphia and north we expect them to erode. yourself it will be a sunny day maybe a few clouds the farther north you go across the region. temperatures not bad, 64 in allentown, 63 in wilmington, the dewpoints are fairly low so it's not had a humid out there.

now, the winds are out of the south they will get more blustery later on today, that will draw slightly higher humidity into play as we move through the afternoon. temperatures lr roaring by 8 -- will be roaring by 8 can mean. 63 degrees, # p.m., 87 degrees that's the high in philadelphia. down the shore stopping in the upper 70s depending on which beach we're talking about. the high 82 degrees. pollen count is up in the high range. we're changing the irritants we're adding grasses and they are a special irritant as we move into the summer season for a lot of of you some of you who were not bothered by the tree spores are going to be itching and sneezing. and one of those people would be matt pellman. >> reporter: some of us have the afternoon off, not all of us, i'll be here this afternoon we'll help you get home from the

shore. this afternoon will be the much bigger deal traffic wise this morning. things are nice and quiet we're not worried about any sorts of delays. i-95 cottman avenue no delays expected throughout the morning. we expect parades with local street closures. one of the biggies is in bridesburg at richmond and juniata street. we have the devon horse show that continues throughout the week. we'll have extra traffic along route 30 lancaster avenue. 202 looks good, as does the pennsylvania turnpike, and 422. it's camera time near trooper road a few cars heading toward king of prussia. if you're riding the traffics we're on the holiday schedule on mass transit across the boards in most cases that means a sunday schedule. a victim was killed at

41st and aspen at 1:30, police don't know who shot the man or why. police in new jersey are trying to confirm if drag racing was at fault in a car crash and two deaths last night. two cars were street racing and one car crashed into a car sitting at the stop sign. the driver and the mother inside the car dried. >> reporter: the skidmarks on the street measure the last second before the crash. >> i witnessed two cars coming by going very fast. like drag racing. one guy swerved i guess to go around the other guy and he clipped the front of the one car which is not here now, and he lost control and plowed into the car that is in the woods. >> reporter: resident don gandy was the first on the scene. he estimates the cars were going 90 miles per hour. >> he passed, i seen the other

car come out and slam on the breaks. >> reporter: the force of the accident so violent it lifted the silver car and the black car was under beneath it. >> i had to turn my head, the air bags, everybody so clustered, you couldn't see. >> reporter: police are investigating to his if drag racing played a role and interviewing witnesses. >> this is the worst i've ever seen. >> these kids, and the gentleman that lost his life on a day like today. >> reporter: i'm wendy saltzman, channel 6 "action news." >> a bomb squad in washington d.c. had to dismantle a pressure cooker found inside a suspicious vehicle that was parked during a memorial day concert on the national mall. officers who searched the vehicle did not find anything

hazardous inside. authorities do not think there is any current threat to national security. something 5:35, president obama against this memorial day hosting a breakfast for the families of the fallen. he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and deliver and address. >> national constitution center is opening it's doors this week today along with waiving admission was conduct it's traditional flag raising and lowering ceremony at noon. philadelphia city council will hear testimony on the school budget from src and school officials. they are scheduled to vote on the spending plan it calls for $84.8 million for and funding cuts. 6abc is your home for live

coverage of the free 4th of july event. atlantic city has had a tough spell with a number of casinos closing but this memorial day they are focused on reinvention. this sound and light show is part of the 50 million-dollar upgrade at the tropicana. they are trying to change it from strictly a gambling resort to a resort that happens to have a little bit of gambling. >> things that bring people out that is none gambling that people can enjoy. >> the family that owns the steel peer has invested $14 million in new year round attractions. atlantic city has seen some job losses over the last year, but the sense is there's a plan to build toward a better future. >> reporter: miami style beach bar fun and volleyball and all that kind of stuff. >> reporter: they are trying to that's for sure.

great day to go out and play volleyball and do whenever -- whatever else you have lands. we have memorial day parades an tap an keep drinks handy and wear sunscreen. storm tracker 6 live shows we're dry. as we look outside we have cloud cover over the immediate region, especially the farther north you work your way through the area. generally speaking we're looking at a fair amount of sun over the majority of the day. 64 degrees in philadelphia. still comfortable out there. winds have turned out of the southeast at 6 miles per hour, not all that breezy just credit. there are the clouds we just -- yet. there are the clouds on sky 67. they are showing up on satellite. they are beginning to slightly recede to the north. for your memorial day ceremonies mainly sunny more humid. 67 degrees by 8:00. 8 # by -- 81 by noon.

85 by 4:00 p.m. that's dropping down from a high of 86. we'll hit that around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. high temperatures across the region, 87 in allentown, 88 in reading, probably around 3:00 p.m. or so. 85 degrees in wilmington. 86 in trenton. down the shore about # 1 -- 81 in atlantic city and 79 in cape may, new jersey. warm on the beach a sea breeze kicking in. in the poconos main dry there's a chance of spotty shower or evening thunderstorm. down the shore the ocean water temple is cool. 62 degrees today the high more or less 80 on the beach under mainly sunny skies today. as we take a look at tomorrow, looks like it's more of a clouds and sun mix. for the second straight day if we see showers or thunderstorms they are centered in the poconos and not so much down the rest of the region. tomorrow, we'll have that southerly flow. we'll get up to a high of around 90. it will be on the humid side

tomorrow. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 87 degrees, sunny and warm today the unofficial start of summer, by tomorrow afternoon it will feel live summer with hot and humid conditions buildings back into the region and the first 900-degree high in philadelphia of the year seems likely on tuesday. wednesday, hot and humid 90 degrees, spotty thunderstorm may work into the area wednesday after. thursday, high of 86, clouds expressing the temperature. we have a chance of shower or thunderstorm in the evening. friday, humidity is dieing down, 86 degrees saturday, 89 on saturday, high of 83, comfortable on saturday, clouds and sun. >> coming up on "action news," calm returns to the streets of

cleveland a day after protests broke out hours after a police officer was acquitted of murder. 6 people including three children had to be rescued from a rollercoaster in ohio after a power outage. >> reporter: that's never good, eva. traffic is good in lower gwynedd 309 close to welsh road. we'll talk about parades and an issue reported on the atlantic city expressway after the break. >> new gadgets that promise to take your grill to a new level. details when "action news" continues.

>> good monday morning, i can't even talk this monday. we're looking live on sky6 live hd atlantic city, look at that beautiful sunrise coming in for us right now. 65 degrees, 5:43. >> beautiful let's head over to matt pellman. it should be the kind of morning where you could easily get where you want to go. >> reporter: i wouldn't recommend it, but you could swerch your way down the -- swerve your way down the the road but i don't recommend it. i-95 northbound side heading toward the commodor barry bridge, you can see it passing 322, this is a spot where we start to stack in the morning

we don't expect any stacking to happen on this monday morning. but we expect sun glare. you can see the sun coming up at the top of the screen. we expect parades around the region. the landsdown memorial 5k starts at 7:45 landsdown avenue and precedes from there. have a parade in lower merion, 10:30 along green field avenue. narberth it's a 9:30 start time at the community building on windsor avenue. bucks county, ivy lands parade. in warminster, 10:00 a.m., gibson avenue, the parade proceeds henry road to street road and louis drive and ends at the vfw post. doylestown, start time, cb west

high school. to the doylestown cemetary where the parade ends. there's a parade in medford that continues on mill street to main street where it ends. time for the commuter report, object on the road on the ac expressway eastbound in hamilton township. taking me back to my lancaster county routes, they are saying it's a horse and buggy. watch out for a horse and buggy. >> take a look at this new video of a rollercoaster rescue near cincinnati ohio. 6 people were stuck when they lost power at the coney island amusement park. two young riders said they were scared and nervous but being saved by firefighters was quote awesome. >> protesters arrested over the weekend will be arained today despite the holiday, they are

part of the demonstrations against the acquittal of a police officer in the deaths of two unarmed black people. 71 arrests have been made. a police officer in new orleans was found shot and killed in his patrol car. he was working controversy time to guard a public housing construction site. the housing authority in the city has it's own police department. the slain officer had worked there since 2013. the mayor declared it an unspeakable tragedy. no arrests have been made. consumer reports put grills to the test and in the process they found a safety problem with a model sold at home depot. here's nydia han with details. >> reporter: this 130-dollar brinkman 2 burner pat -- patio gas grill failed. >> the flame goes out and the

burners are on, gas can build up and reignite. >> reporter: consumer reports found two more sample also on the brinkman grill. it passed the test on high heat setting, but on low flames on the one of the two burners went out. >> no grill should have this flaw. none of the other 136 grills we tested failed this test. >> reporter: a spokesman said the grill meets safety standards and does not pose a risk. but quote we believe we can make an improvement from any burner extinguishing and the company has made the change for all future production. consumer reports will test the up graded grill when it becomes available in stores. they rated grill a don't buy safety risk. consumer report recommends, this

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s.well even on a holiday your first traffic trouble had to jump up at one point. northeast extension, southbound side we're getting word of a tractor-trailer fire two miles approaching lansdale. we'll be keeping tabs and we'll pass them along to you. camera time, i-95 at broad street. moving well, could be busy later on around 1:00 p.m. they have the will lacrosse championships for the men at lincoln financial field. the girard point bridge things look good, the ben franklin bridge looking good, but david they expect such light volume

today, they didn't change the zipper wall around this morning. >> reporter: that's a good sign, they took the day off right? right. >> reporter: we have temperatures that are cool and comfortable, 61 degrees in pottstown, 60 in saint davids. across the river in south jersey, a lot of temperatures in the 50s low 6 offs down the shore. low to mid 60s through hockessin and smyrna and delaware. if you're running errands 71 degrees by 9:00 a.m. get stuff done in the morning high of 87 at # p.m. a little bit of a warm breeze blowing around today, as well. eva and tam. >> thanks, david. police in camden county are interviewing the victim of a possible abduction. this is the photo of the vehicle connected to the case. someone called police say a man was forced into the trunk of a car the man was found all right. police are looking for the car a

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>> four people remain hospitalized at temple following the deadly amtrak derailment. officials from temple university

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>> good morning 6:00 a.m. on this monday, may 25th, it's memorial day matt and karen are off, i'm here with eva pilgrim. >> traffic tragedy claims the lives of a man and woman and injured two people in new jersey. a storm ravaged area is checking more rain after deadly storms rip through texas and oklahoma. >> people around the tri-state area will unite for a patriotic remembrance. >> let's go over to matt pellman in for karen and david murphy. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, happy memorial day. i've been talking to people this morning, i'm not sure whether to