♪ >> good morning, it is 5:00 a.m., on this thursday, july 2, developing this morning,. >> police in camden are on the hunt for the gunman behind two separate shootings that left a police officer and woman hurt. >> quick accident by septa police to avert a twreaj tragedy on the tracks. >> we're clicking down to the fourth of july tradition, ladies and gentlemen it is wawa hoagie day. >> let's see how the holiday is shaping up with accuweather david murphy has that, and karen rogers has traffic.

>> reporter: we're starting out on the muggy side, and we'll have sunshine. cloud cover will overtake the region and you'll see showers and thunderstorms that will pop through parts of the region, the best chance is south of philadelphia, but we can't rule out something hitting the city, as well. 70 degrees is the current temperature in philadelphia. 59 degrees in allentown. 61 in reading feeling more comfortable up there. 66 in millville. we have 70-degree readings down the shore, the humidity is higher the farther south you go through the region this morning. heading out the door not too bad. catching the bus 68 degrees by 6:00. 72 by 8. cloud cover increases through the morning into the afternoon. 77 by 9:00. 82 by noon, 84 is the high that will strike around #3:00 p.m. we'll be back down to 80 by 6:00 p.m. late morning and rest of the afternoon chance of showers and

thunderstorm. most of that south of philadelphia. we'll haven an update for the weekend. >> reporter: let's get the shore rain out of the way before the holiday weekend. montgomery drive no weather-related problems, this was the scene of yesterday's horrible accident that caused so many problems throughout the morning. no problems this morning. on the vine street expressway we're clear, the construction cleared the scene no problems with traffic moving nicely, i-95 that's southbound traffic heading toward center city looking live approaching cottman. an easy 14 minute ride on i-95 no delays. burlington bristol bridge closed in each direction but getting ready to open now. in the meantime stick to the turnpike connector bridge. >> breaking news, a second floor balcony on a west philadelphia apartment building

collapsed. this video is back from the 6200 block of chestnut street where it happened. the second floor balcony dropped on the first floor balcony about an hour ago city inspectors are heading to the scene to investigate the integrity of this three to her building. violence in the city of camden. two people were wounded in two separate shootings a police officer and a woman who was driving a car. scot scottie is live along south 27th street with the story. >> reporter: matt, a busy night for camden police, a shooting that happened, 29-year-old woman was driving her car and's she was caught in the middle -- and appears she was caught in the middle of a gun battle and is in critical condition. up on the sidewalk is the car she was driving. the headlights are on, it crashed up ahead after she lost control of the vehicle. it happened on the 200 block of

south 27th street. she was driving on benson when she was hit in the back, she lost control of the car and crashed. she was rushed to cooper hospital in critical condition. police took one man in custody on the scene and located the other suspect when he showed up at kennedy hospital in cherry hill with a gunshot wound in his shoulder. in a separate incident about a mile and half from here an unmarked police was war shot up the officer -- was on patrol the glass shattered the bullet missed him by inches, he was taken to cooper hospital and treated for cuts and since released. >> chopper 6 was over bucks county where where a car slammed into a tree in west rock hill

township at 10:30 the accident is under investigation. take a look at the video taken at the somerset station on the mark cet frankford -- market frankford line. he stumbles down the steps and touched over the edge on to the trackers the officer used a ladder to climb down the tracks, a portion of the center rail might have electricity through it. >> a couple of good samaritans were there to help us along the way. >> a man was taken to a nearby hospital he suffered cuts and knee injury. >> four dogs and two snakes are in the care of the spca after an animal cruelty raid. the dogs taken from a row home

on 6300 block of lambert street are in bad shape possibly not fed for days, they were of they were kept in the basement on heavy chains. officers found a pitbull that died by hanging. the home earn may face felony charges. tornado did touchdown in chester county on tuesday the twitter seen in honeybrook registered maximum winds of 935 miles per hour. residents assessed the damage along a path a mile and half long only 100 yards wide. the damage seems worse in white hall township, lehigh county, but the national weather service said there was no tornado here, it blames straight line winds for this destruction. 5:06. wawa hoagie day. they will use five tons ingredients to assembly 20,006-inch long sandwiches.

the hoagies for heros will be served on the independence mall. you can enjoy free admission to the constitution center today wawa is picking up the tab. matt and i pick up our live coverage from 10:00 a.m. to noon with the celebration of the independence day ceremony and parade. it's time to tune into the philly fourth of july jam on the parkway. rick santorum and cesily tynan and adam joseph and karen rogers with host along with the fireworks display over the museum of art. >> how is the weather shaping up. >> reporter: it's going to be warm we can't guarantee you wasn't see showers, you'll have to keep your eyes on radar. that way you can see what's going on before you head out. a decent chance of that concert and fireworks getting in with no

problems. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing no problems right now. sky 6 we'll see sunshine early the clouds will thicken up quickly as the morning goes on and eventually parts of the region will see rain. 70 degrees in philadelphia. 59 in allentown. 63 in trenton. 66 in wilmington, 72 readings down the shore. here come the clouds, by 9:00, 10:00 you'll see them thickening up by 11:00, 1 we'll see showers and thunderstorms in parts of the area to the south advancing to 3:00 p.m. it's not out of the question that something pops up closer to philadelphia, but not as much as down the shore. northern suburbs there's a chance of a sprinkle. 6:00. looks like the activity is pushing close to being off the coast. there's a slight chance of severe weather you can see it's all the way down in sussex

county delaware and parts of maryland out to the west. so no severe weather in the immediate region maybe in southern delaware. 81 degrees in the lehigh valley today partly sunny and warm. not all that humid up north an mainly dry. down the shore that's where you'll see the rain today. the rain comes in the morning and continues on and off through the afternoon rip currents in the water when it isn't raining so swim near the lifeguards once again. # -- 84 degrees in philadelphia. as we roll through the day we start out in the 70s, 81 by 11:00. warmer and cloudier in the afternoon. for the phillies, it's an odd start time, 6:35 it may have to do they are having fireworks after the game or because phillies have to run to atlanta afterwards. 83 for the first pitch and 77 in the 9th inning. today's high, 84 sun to clouds,

clouds and sun tomorrow, 82. comfortable late in the day or at night there's a chance of a shower south of philadelphia. for the 4th of july, clouds and sun 81, which isn't too bad, maybe a little bit humid spotty shower or thunderstorm can't be ruled out in the afternoon or evening. it gets warmer sunday, monday and tuesday, looks like a dry spell, thunderstorms possible wednesday. >> thank you david. coming back, more news you didn't see last night including video of a tornado sweeping across the midwest. >> the u.s. justice department is looking into whether the airlines got together to stick it to their customers. >> reporter: i-95 no problems southbound traffic moving nicely, we'll check the other area roads coming up. >> later in the morning buzz, a magazine names the pennsylvania woman as the most beautiful female trucker, we'll see her

later.

>> welcome back, can i get a little oil and vinegar on that. you see you will the volunteers out there assemblying 20,000 hoagies. it is hoagie day. admission to the constitution center is free the tab picked up iowa with a. >> these days you can get old bay on your hoagie. >> reporter: my daughter puts it on everything. everything really? why not it's free, wawa hoagie

day. let's go outside and see what's going on this is 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike, live in fort washington, we had an early morning accident causing a closure that has cleared. no problems on 309 and the weather in that area looking good, as well. we have construction causing a problem right here. balligomingo road is closed between route 23 and portland road. they continue to do cleanup from last week's storm. watch for that as you head out. use 320 that's a good alternate. construction on 295 southbound should be cleared in another 45 minutes, for now you'll see up to two lanes blocked between 168 and 42. the crews are up and working at this hour. commuter traffic report with waze no problems with king of prussia, upper merion, conshohocken nobody is talking about anything, i think it's too early to start complaining 0 on a thursday morning.

66 in millville. 59 in allentown. visibility no problem in philadelphia. we're looking at 2-mile visibility in millville and wildwood, as well, as you head out the door early on thursday morning. >> this is cell phone video of a funnel cloud outside jackson city missouri, people were setting up a fair when they saw the rotation in the sky. it blew apart a tent and tossed a tractor-trailer on its side. nobody was injured. another person was by then by a shark on the north carolina coast. yesterday's victim was a 68-year-old man swimming in waist-deep water he suffered several by the wounds. the 7-foot shark pulled the man under, he was able to make it back to the beach where people take to his aid and got him to the hospital. experts have another

thorough of what's going -- theory of what's going on. seasonably hot june has caused small bait fish to migrate north and another cause is chum that brings sharks close to the shore. this may come down to the math, attacks are extremely rare statistically, more americans are visitorring beaches and more people in the water increases the odds of contact. baseball's worst team, the phillies will get a chance to beat the second worst team, the brewers. their four game home series ends tonight. the brewers brewers won their third game last night. the phillies lost 6 of their last 7. the home of the philadelphia union is getting a new name. what it is, the stadium in chester is currently named ppl park. that lehigh valley utility spun

off talen will retain the naming rights. talen will have the new name by the next home opener at what will be the former ppl park. >> several u.s. airlines are under investigation as they work to keep ticket prices sky high. new research shows a connection between post traumatic distress disorder and higher risk of heart attacks. >> tonight's overnight low pretty much on the money. we'll have more on how you get to the 84 in a moment. we'll have rain down to the south and a shot of severe weather across the country in case you're traveling. we'll have the map coming up.

>> alcatraz island unveiled their newly restored military guard house and entryway. it was built before the civil war and uncovered by a

boathouse, the citadel beneath the cell house known as the nudgen is open. >> that's a great tour. >> reporter: you weren't in it. >> reporter: they didn't lock me up in it either. >> reporter: let's look at the maps the new jersey turnpike southbound in camden county we have an accident coming in blocking the left lane southbound as you exit for number 3, 168 the black horse pike watch for that on the new jersey turnpike southbound. that's the schuylkill expressway university eastbound traffic a few cars heading toward passyunk no problems. regional rail on time. >> reporter: on the big board we have temperatures zooming from the 60s to the upper 70s by 9:00. quickly the clouds increase. 82 by noon, 84 by 3:00. 80 by 6:00 p.m. there's a chance of shower activity from late morning on mainly south of philadelphia,

although the city itself could get clipped by that. severe weather chance's to be in southern delaware, basically it's a swath including the carolinas and atlanta georgia and kentucky and tennessee cities and toward denver, colorado. right now we don't have any major delays at philadelphia international airport. no rain in our most commonly traveled destinations, if you're heading to one of the areas i highlighted, you want to keep your air on the airlines. >> ptsb can be more than metal anguish. it can affect a woman's heart health, as well. woman who were exposed to a trauma and had ptsd symptoms were likely to be at risk for a heart attack to a stroke. loud noises and lack of sleep can increase a woman's risk of

heart attack. cdc is shaking a finger at those using indoor tanning beds. they found four out of five adults who had been tanning indoors in 2010 had been doing that four years later. indoor tanning was one of the preventible health problems in the country. federal prosecutors want to know if airlines are raking in extra profits. >> reporter: major airlines under investigation. the government probe involves american southwest and united which control 80% of flights. did they work together to limit the number of seats and boost ticket prices. >> reporter: the airline says they compete not cooperate. anheuser-busch is using

less water to make beer. they are looking torched more ways to become more water efficient without sacrificing taste. >> a revamp version of wrap so popular they have a facebook page devoted to possible bubble wrap has half a million followers. >> up next in the morning buzz, the most beautiful female trucker. >> a u.s.-based church is saying yes to same-sex marriage, but will allow some to say no. we'll explain at 5:30 a.m. won't be the same without you bro... when you go this summer,

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>> 5:26 taking a a live look at the ben franklin bridge live on sky 6. 69 degrees right here on city avenue. now, this is video taken from a drone showing a river rescue in maine. firefighters are crediting the drone and aiding them in that recovery. the video helped rescuers to pinpoint where the two crowning boys trapped on a rock were located. they rigged a line on the drone and delivered life vests on the river all the while the drone recorded the action. meet joanne, she has been

determined by overdrive magazine the most beautiful female truckers are there 3 million struck drivers in the u.s., but only 7% are female. she drives for a company that is up in lancaster valley. she attended a seminar about applying mail dominated jobs, she said i'm getting in the truck, i'm glad you did because we love looking at you behind the wheel. also hundreds of souvenirs commemorating the pope's visit to philadelphia now up for sale. those stories and more when "action news" comes right back.

>> just about 5:30, we have breaking news, a train

derailment in tennessee, as many as 5,000 people are being evacuated from their homes right now as a plane carrying flammable and poisonous gas caught fire. this is happening in marryville. the csx train derailed around midnight. >> people are gathering at a mall whaight -- waiting for word when they go home. block county sheriff's deputies say the evacuations can last 24 to 48 hours. 7 firefighters were taken to the hospital because they breathe in the fumes. david and karen have weather and traffic. we're off to a decent start, you can take a look at satellite. there's no rain, and clouds are increasing, some of the showers to the west will filter in the region. most of them will be in south jersey and