we are following breaking news on this friday july 3. a robbery turns deadly in philadelphia and police say the robber is among two people killed. >> a home on the verge of collapse and the woman next-door is afraid what will happen to her if it goes down. >> a successful liftoff supplies are on their way to the international space station. >> good morning, it is friday, july 3. a lot of people getting going on the holiday weekend. >> we already have.

>> let's go over to david murphy good morning. >> reporter: a lack of of significant cloud cover a few clouds may transition in, generally speaking we're looking for a mostly to partly sunny day. feeling good this morning 69 degrees isn't bad in philadelphia. 61 in allentown. 62 in wilmington. 66 degrees down the shore. cool a little bit sticky for your morning boardwalk stroll. 66 by 6:00. 70 in philadelphia. mainly clear and comfortable as you head out to the car and backup. as we head through the day it will be warm. 70 by 8:00. noon, 81. 3:00 p.m., 83. i expect it to be the high today. late tonight we have a shower arena thunderstorm, unfortunately matt pellman there are changes for the 4th of july forecast. i'll run those down for you. >> reporter: but a morning boardwalk stroll that sounds nice yeah, i could go for one of them.

>> reporter: if you're out and about for a nice lease -- drive. crews are off to for the holidays, vine street expressway by i-76. the schuylkill expressway is open this morning nothing in your way. on the big picture speeds look good on the boulevard and i-95. we're going to have a bunch of closures because of holiday festivities. we're getting reports of a water main break at park avenue at west third avenue. hamilton township, mercer county. a truck flimple over -- flipped over on the ramp to hasmle ton square road. the ramp is closed. a robbery attempt proved to

be fatal for the bad guy, a man wearing a ski mask was shot and killed. a second person is dead. this happened in the tioga nicetown section where katherine scott joins us live. >> reporter: matt, that's right at this stage police believe this is a robbery gone bad. but it remains under investigation. they believe there are more people who might have been hear, her hoping people will come forward with tips. four people were shot, two died, investigators remain on the scene in tioga nicetown. there are a lot of evidence markers out here, as they continue to place them down as they look for bullets and fragments and pieces of the puzzle. police believe the robbery suspect stopped the group on the 1900 block of juniata street. someone in the group had an assault rifle according to police, there was an exchange of gunfire, the robber was hit and tried to get away, ran down to bruiner and died.

he still had a ski mask on. two other men and woman was shot oneman died. they are not sure who fired the assault rifle. one multiple hit a home, multiple cars were shot up, a lot of shots were fired. >> there are a number of casings, too numerous to count. we have two different caliber weapons one appears to be a.45 and another assault rifle. it's a definite exchange of gunfire that took place. >> and back here live, at juniata street you can see the crime scene unit has flashlights out, they are looking for evidence. they are looking for as you will veilance cameras none have been found. the other two people shot remain in stable condition at the hospital. katherine scott channel 6 "action news". >> developing this morning police are trying to piece together why a driver barreled

into a stopped truck leading to a deadly accident after midnight on the southbound lanes of i-95 near route 322 in chester. a driver rear ended a stopped tractor-trailer at full speed. one person was pronounced dead at the scene. we have details this morning in the search of the killer of an east mount airy woman. police have recovered the stolen laptop that belongs to regina brunner-holmes. she was beaten and slashed and left to die in her home on monday morning in what detectives believe was a robbery. no charges have been filed. an abandoned home is causing a concern in one north philadelphia neighborhood now it appears the city has agreed to step in after a resident called "action news" for help. the report in the 2400 block of north 18th street is on the verge of chance. trees have been growing underneath it and rodents call

it home. the homeowner died in 1996. 90-year-old fanny is frayed the home will clams into her. >> we had the police out here and peco and l&i. >> after monk called "action news" an inspector did come out. l&i blames the delay on the number of properties that need to be demolished. police were called to the home of the 1200 block of weymouth road of mullica township. they preserved the scene late into the evening. the prosecutor's office confirmed that a death investigation was underway and nothing else. a philadelphia police officer is under arrest this morning accused of assaulting his girlfriend. he is charged with simple

assault, false imprisonment and contempt. his girlfriend said the two had a fight on may 24th. he is a 12 year veteran of the department and turned himself in. he has been suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss. the a former firefighter from stafford, camden county is behind bars, he ranged to have sex with a young girl he met online and her mother. he is being held at the burlington county jail and bail is set at $75,000. marijuana laced chewy candy $100,000 worth of drugs seized in mercer county. police took people into custody the 100 block of south lane in west windsor township. they found 15 pounds of marijuana and 5 pounds of marijuana laced gummy bears

they $90,000 in cash, a stun gun, drug paraphernalia and hairline davidson motor -- harley saved son motorcycle animal suv. parking authority is rolling out 61 taxi that is wheelchair accessible. tony brook called a taxi and is very excited about it. >> you don't feel vulnerable. >> they cost $29,000 each and went through crash tests before getting final approval. federal authorities are stepping up security efforts before the holiday. u.s. homeland officials have sent out warnings of possible terror attacks including ones

led by suspected members of isis. they are deploying prominent spots across the country. >> reporter: experts are saying lower gas prices are feeling a spike in holiday travel. the action cam found people starting their 4th in seaside heights new jersey. this is the first summer since route 35 has all lanes open. a free philly pops concert starts at 8:00 p.m. outside independence hall. the festivities begin earlier at 1:00 p.m. with the first ever liberty block party. you can enjoy food and live entertainment leading to the pops performance at night. 6abc is the broadcast partner of wawa celebration. tam and i kick off our celebration with the celebration of freedom ceremony and the independence day parade.

and tune in for the philly 4th of july jam tomorrow night. rick williams and cesily tynan will be there along with adam joseph and karen rogers. it is followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. a local woman searching for a birth mother may have gotten a promising lead. why she is looking for a woman who left her abandoned in a bush at a hospital. what a big change in the iq score of the colorado shooter. >> allentown in the 50s that's not too bad. we'll have the afternoon call, there are changes for the 4th of july forecast, i'll have those coming up.

new this morning, more than three tons of supplies are on the way to the international space station. the capsule launched out of rushy. the should reach the space station by monday morning.

i heard a astronaut say we'll at this point using our underwear until our stuff gets here. >> reporter: now we know what was in the shipment, right. a little bit of a change in the forecast. storm tracker 6 live double scan no precipitation. it's a good day to start your holiday weekend. as we look outside we're look at clear skies and disconnecting sunshine and transitioning to partly sunny skies this afternoon. 699 degrees, dewpoint, 63 a little bit muggy. winds west/northwest very light at 3 miles per hour. satellite showing how the clouds have cleared out overnight. the we'll start out with sun and we'll call it partly sun. it's going to be warm. 70 degrees by 8:00. 79 by 11:00.

2:00 p.m., 82 and high of 83 not overly humid. the humidity might drop off a bit as the day goes on. 83 in philadelphia and wilmington. upper 70s down the shore partly sunny and warm of we have the potential for rip currents down the shore keep that in in mind if you're swimming today. a wave of low pressure which we thought would be to our south and probably will be for the most part is looking like it might interact with a trough coming through. onshore flow will keep us cloudy, we'll drop the high down to 75 degrees and lots of clouds. wrapping around the low there may be scattered showers. the question is how much activity do we get and does it hinder are a good portion of the day. the latest view on future tracker 6 this is a model run shows spotty activity by 9:00. noon you wind up with a southern

tier of the region seeing showers and thunderstorms. and then we go in through the afternoon and up to 6:00. we're hoping this rain activity gets on out of here. this would not be good news for parades in the southern tier of region tomorrow morning into the afternoon. it will hinder your picnic plans, as well. the fireworks in the evening still look like they have a good chance of being dry. you want to keep your eyes on the forecast tomorrow though. for the fireworks itself we'll call for cloudy skies but dry conditions, 77 by 7:00 p.m. 11:00, 72 degrees, hopefully we get the drying underway in the afternoon. 83 partly sunny today, pretty nice, late today there can be a thunderstorm nearby the i-95 corridor. tomorrow, clouds for the most part, 75 is the high, and we do have hopeful drying in time for the fireworks.

not that's owe that it's going to be a washout. sunday 83 degrees, partly sunny, monday, 86. a little tweak to the forecast to make things unsettled next week. we're going for a mix of clouds and sun through wednesday with a chance of pop-up thunderstorm each day. >> new this morning a doctor said colorado theater shooter james holmes had a dramatic iq drop that could be saturday of a mental illness. defense is trying to convince jurors he was legally insane when he carried out the attack. he is accused of killing 12 and injuring 70 in 2013. >> time for business at the big

board. ford is recalling vehicles because of a software glitch that could prevent the engine from shutting off even after the engine is shut off and the key is removed. it involves 2005 focus -- 2015 focus, and escape vehicles. june jobs report is out showing employers added 223,000 jobs to the economy. the unemployment rate fell from 5.5 to 5.3 wage also did not budge. wall street is closed today for the 4th of july holiday. the popular vacation rental website air b and b is legal but taxable. it allows you to rent out everything from your a room to

your home to your entire place plenty of philadelphians have listed their places for september cashing in. >> a local woman was found abandoned in the bushes outside a hospital. now she is hoping social media will help track down her birth money. a man who won the lottery deserved to win that's later on "action news."

>> reporter: we all need a break, right? even though construction crews are getting a break overnight. good for them, the good news for drivers everything is open and available to you on the vine by i-76 the schuylkill expressway. remaining open overnight the burlington bristol bridge it will be closed next week. that one too is ready for you if you have to head out and head to work on this early friday morning. we have an overturned tractor-trailer hamilton it was closing the ramble 195 eastbound to hamilton square road. traffic is squeezing by, but they are cleaning up. meanwhile, in collegeville cleaning up from a water main break park avenue at west third avenue at community park.

we're getting word of a crash at hanover street north of the split from 100. on the mass transit front, most of the agencies running on a holiday, which in most cases means a weekend. >> a new exhibit at the museum shows the beauty of the human brain the micro etchings shows the e mind. >> a woman is on quest torched her birth mother. heather cane posted this picture. the staff at grand view hospital in cellarsville got an anonymous call said a baby was found in the bushes wrapped in a

sweatshirt. >> i don't have any ill will towards this person at all. she made sure someone found me, and that's, i think that's awesome. one woman has reached out to heather claiming to be her mother, we'll keep you posted on how it turns out. >> 43:54 we're following breaking news, two people were shot and killed, two others were injured in the city's tioga nicetown section. we'll have a report at 5:00 a.m. a robber's sticky slippery tactics to get away with the cash in california. hey, honey. day dreaming? [laughing] sorry. about being at the beach? uh... yeah. in the caribbean? that's odd...

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i am tommy hilfiger. learn more at autismspeaks.org/signs. >> a robber used soda is a diversion when he robbed a mini mart in california. he slid over-the-counter and grabbed cash out of the register. police say the cash sheer wiped up the fingerprints the robber left behind. in the end he got away with $3,500. >> a retired new york city firefighters and first responder is a millionaire. he won five million dollars after spending $20 from a scratch off ticket. he retired from in 2004 because of breathing issues. he is going to buy a home in

florida. >> philadelphia police say a robbery ended with a a couple of people being shot including the man therng -- they think was the robber. a fisherman's kayak capsizes among a swarm of sharks we'll be back.

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>> good morning everyone, it is 5:00 a.m. friday, july 3. >> a philadelphia neighborhood erupts in gunfire overnight two are dead and two others injured and what police say was an attempt at an overnight robbery. >> we have the latest on a fiery train crash in tennessee. thousands are out of their homes, a dark cloud of toxic fumes hover overnight. we have a bright start to the holiday weekend, unfortunately it doesn't last, but we'll have fireworks in the forecast. >> reporter: we're off to a