e in the murder of an east mount airy woman and what item they have that is making connections in the case. >> we're following the forecast for the jersey shore the poconos and the all-important fireworks display. >> go to work, friday, july 3. karen rogers is off getting ready for her part in the july 4th jam. let's go over to david murphy for a look at weather and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: today is the extended holiday period for a lot of people because a lot of businesses are closed. today is a nice start today we have sunshine, clouds building in later on. overall we'll go mostly to partly sunny skies, 67 in philadelphia. low 60s in reading and trenton. 66 in sea isle city, a tad humid in some neighborhoods. 66 by 6:00 a.m. 70 by 8:00 a.m. as we roll through the day, it will be a nice one partly to

sunny skies, high of 83 at 3:00 p.m. that's going to be the high. humidity not all that bad today. unfortunately there's a bit of a change for the holiday weekend. we're looking at clouds and perhaps showers particularly in part of the region. >> reporter: i hope it's not the coastal part. good morning david, good morning everyone, just a touch of fog in a few spots this morning. what we're not seeing is construction crews off for the holiday weekend. that means the vine street expressway is open and ready for you right now and light volume which will be the case throughout the day. we're looking at police activity at 17th and sky cuyahoga. kelly drive will be closed for a regatta. benjamin franklin parkway chestnut 67th and independence hall. we have water main break at park avenue at west third avenue in

collegeville. mercers county, the overturned truck from the overnight hours cleared everything we opened from the ramp 195 eastbound to hamilton square road. in absecon there's a downed traffic signal blocking the westbound lanes at an seek conboulevard that's -- absecon boulevard. that's 30. mass transit is on a holiday schedule. in most cases that means a saturday schedule. breaking overnight, a robber picked the wrong people to hold up in the nicetown tioga section. gunfire wad exchanged two people including the robber are dead. katherine scott joins us from the scene with the full story. >> reporter: matt, that's right, police believe it started is a robbery, four people were shot, two died including the alleged robber who has a ski mask on. detectives and the crime scene

unit remain on the scene. look at the evidence markers, a lot of bullets fired marking off all kinds of evidence, bullet fragments. bullets hit a home here and hit multiple cars. this happened around 2:30 in tioga-nicetown. police believe the robbery suspect stopped a group on the 1900 block of juniata street. police believe someone in the group had an assault rifle, the robber was hit and ran down to bruiner street and died. he had a ski mask on. police believe there were more people there, they are not sure who fired the assault rifle. one bullet hit are a home, multiple cars shot up, a lot of gunfire on the blocker. >> there are a number of casings right now too numerous to count. we have two different caliber

weapons one appears to be a 45 and the other assault rival. it's a definite exchange of gunfire that tombs. >> reporter: took place. back here live, investigators racism on the scene they are trying to piece this together, they are hoping some of the people who were here will come forward so they can get more information. the two other people who were shot remain in the hospital in stable condition. >> gunfire everywhere on that street. developing overnight a driver was killed on i-95 when he ran into the back of a stopped tractor-trailer. it happened in the southbound lanes route 322 in the city of chester at midnight. police say the truck had its hazard lights on and pulled over to the median. philadelphia police say they have recovered of a stolen

laptop that was taken from regina brunner-holmes' home in what police believe was a robbery. three people are being questioned, no charges have been filed. a police officer accused of assaulting his girlfriend has turned himself in. michael alice has been suspended with the intent to dismiss. his girlfriend said they had a fight which turned physical. he is a 20 year veteran. force. property of a 2400 block of north 18th street is on the verge of collapse. trees have been growing underneath i tell and rodents are living there. the homeowner of the abandoned property died in 1996. 91-year-old fanny lives next-door and afraid the home will cave in on her. >> we had the police out here and peco and l&i and they haven't been back. >> well, inspectors with l&i posted a demolition notice more

than a month ago nothing happened. fanny called "action news," an inspector came out. the city blames a backlog of demo jobs for the delay. >> be alert military has canceled the 4th of july celebration at the u.s. air base in england. police are fully deployed at the popular spots in united states. there's no specific threats made, but elevated concerning, the patrols are added precaution. experts say lower gas prices are fueling a spike in holiday travel. the action cam found several people starting the 4th a few days early in seaside heights new jersey, this is the first summer season with all lanes of route 35 leading to the shore open. the roadway damaged during super-storm sandy in 2012. before you head out to the holiday festivities check the accuweather forecast at

6abc.com, you can monitor the range of temperatures by the hour plus, storm tracker 6 live. it's david murphy in your pocket. [laughter]. >> we have david murphy right here everybody wants sun for their hot dogs and fireworks. >> reporter: going to get it today, and sunday, but not so much tomorrow. storm tracker 6 live double scan we have no precipitation right now. heading outside, sky6 live hd shows you we have a decent start with sun up over the horizon and we'll see a sun and clouds mix through the day. 67 degrees to start out in philadelphia. the dewpoint, 62 a tad humid winds light at 3 miles per hour. satellite shows you how we're starting out sunny and clouds sweep through. overall we'll call it partly sunny and warm with high temperatures in the low 80s in most neighborhoods. 79 by 11:00. 83 is the high we'll hit it at 3:00 p.m. high temperatures across the region up in the lehigh valley on or about 80. same thing in reading and trenton and lancaster. 83 in philadelphia and

wilmington, down the shore today upper 70s there's the chance of rip currents in the water again at the shore today so be careful. for the 4th of july, here's the change. we have a frontal boundary to the south. looks like a wave of low pressure will be pushing off the coast during the day. the flow around will produce a lot of cloud cover the way things are looking now and holding the temperature back to 75 degrees, the big problem is scattered showers are possible. future tracker 6 tracking the showers not so bad for an early wake up or walk or a run to the store for last-minute supplies. as we get into the afternoon showers, there's a chance of low pressure center producing showers or thunderstorms in the southern half of the region. as we roll through the afternoon, the shore unfortunately looks wet tomorrow. philadelphia at times will pick up some of that as well. the farther north you are the better chance you have of

staying dry. everybody for the afternoon picnic also need to keep their eyes on the forecast. if this pattern holds we go past 6:00 p.m. we head toward fireworks territory, looks like the fireworks will be dry. overall for the city, the shore and the poconos this weekend. 75 degrees mostly cloudy for tomorrow. clouds and showers 74 degrees at the shore. obviously the rainiest weather at the shore. a couple of showers possible in philadelphia. even up the poconos there will be a pop-up shower, mainly dry and mostly cloudy, 64 degrees that's the saturday call. saturday night for the fireworks. the way things are looking now. we have a decent shot of staying dry, check out "action news" and storm tracker 6 live or your smart phone storm tracker 6 live app before you head out to make sure sure we'll go mostly cloudy, but dry. 77 by 7:00 p.m. 72 by 11:00. the clouds will be high enough to see the fireworks. hopefully good fireworks weather

even if queer dealing with showers -- even if we're dealing with showers during the day. today, 83 is the high, 75 tomorrow. sunday partly sunny 83 degrees there. we're going for warm conditions, monday, tuesday and wednesday we'll reintroduce the idea of a pop-up thunderstorm, which day will be worse, i would say wednesday that's ahead of afternoon approaching cold front. anyway, a little unsettled next week. >> parents down south are outrage over how a dentist treated their children. the dentist said it was perfectly legal. >> psychiatrists make a determination about colorado shooter james holmes mental state.

>> reporter: there's a bridge closure in chester county, we'll check the ride at the poconos after the break. >> a woman homes social media will help find the mother who abandoned her three decades ago. "action news" will be right back.

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it does, 67 degrees on city avenue. getting up to 84. look out for that sun over the platt bridge. you know, matt it almost looks like a halloween moon. >> reporter: grapefruit. >> pumpkin. >> reporter: a pumpkin so many things it could be, one thing it will do is cause sun glare issues this morning. but no delays, i don't think we have enough volume out there for delays. as you come out of the burbs so far so good, along the blue route in the plymouth meeting area. if you're heading northbound on the blue route toward the mid county tolls and the northeast extension and the poconos no issues, this is the time to be out. you know what they say about the early bird getting the worm, go ahead head out now. in west conshohocken, one of my favorites, balligomingo roads out of the commission from the storms, they had to remove the

mud stabilize the slopes. so balligomingo remains closed this morning in west conshohocken. west fal low field -- falow field, chester county. an overweight truck went over the bridge and damage it. it has to be repaired. stick to newark road. in absecon we have a downed traffic signal at illinois avenue stick with delilah or shore road or route 9. time for the commuter report. if like me you like to head to delaware beaches like rehoboth beach, bethany dewy. vehicle stopped on the road near saint georges. him. james holmes iq could play a role in his insanity event. his high iq has dropped in the

two years in jail. the psychologist testified that the changes is abnormal that it could be caused by schizophrenia or other disorders. it could help the defense make the case that homes was insane. >> doctors for the prosecution countered that holmes knew what he feels doing. he is charged with killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. a georgia dentist is using a papoose board the device restrains a child on a board which sits on the dental chair. it is legal but many are voices their concerns including this grandmother who heard her granddaughter screaming while getting her tooth pulled. >> she don't want to cooperate. she is only 5 years old. >> the american academy of

dentistry warns it may lead to physical or psychologic harm. a driver in california snapped this shot of a burned out box truck carrying fireworks. it exploded on the a freeway clogging the a road between between as atlantic city and loss to las vegas for an hour, the driver fled the scene. philadelphia welcomes back a time honored fourth of july tradition tonight. the philly pops gets going at 8:00 p.m. the festivities start at 1:00 p.m. with the first ever liberty block party. and join matt and me tomorrow for the live coverage. freedom ceremony and the endispense day parade and tune in for the phillies fourth of

july jam on the parkway. rick williams and cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and adam joseph. that concert will be at 7:00 followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. >> it's all red white and blue. 5:48 people in wheelchairs have a new way to safely get around philadelphia. it looks like the third time is the charm for getting supplies to the international space station. >> reporter: this is the beginning of a holiday weekend for many of you. if you're feeling today is a better choice in a lot of neighborhoods. 82 by 2:00. 81 by 5:00 p.m. get out there and enjoy. we'll have the day planner forecast to let you know where temperatures are going coming up next.

something new this morning, more than 3 tons of supplies are on the way to the international space station. the project space x launched out of kyrgyzstan overnight. >> reporter: there's not much traffic out there to contend with, this is the schuylkill expressway at girard avenue. i would watch out for extra traffic later on today and the rest of independence day weekend with people heading to spend that weekend with the lions tigers and bears oh, my, it will busy on the schuylkill expressway near girard avenue. don't forget if you're riding the rails or buses we're on a holiday schedule in most cases that's a saturday schedule. >> reporter: 51 in pottstown, 59

in kennett square, northern and western suburbs cool and comfortable. 63 in gandys beach. 62 in woodbine. 66 along the boards. low 60s from hockessin to dover, delaware. if you're running errands 74 degrees by 9:00 a.m. noon, 8 #. this 81. this afternoon the high is 83 degrees the humidity will be behaving itself. partly so -- to sunny skies nice day tomorrow we'll have showers at times. surveillance recorded a bizarre splash and grab. he used mountain dew as a diversion. the clerk got rid of the fingerprint evidence as he wiped down the sticky soda off the

counter. surveillance video shows 40 teens barging through the doors of wal-mart, they parade up and down the aisle smashing items on the floor they destroyed thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. one teen was arrested when he came back to retrieve a dropped cell phone. we'll be right back.

>> look what's going on at cape may, new jersey, it is 5:55, a couple of folks out there

enjoying the early morning looks like they are taking pictures along the beach. right now it is 67 degrees on city avenue. getting up to 84 sunny or partly cloudy. a volunteer firefighter from stafford new jersey is behind bars this holiday weekend. 39-year-old jesse coppala arranged to have sex with an under age girl and her mother, when he showed up he was arrested and taken to jail. >> new taxi with accessible wheelchairs are now available in philadelphia. >> a woman abandoned as a child is looking for her mother

through social media. in 1986, grand view hospital got an anonymous call about a baby in the bushes wrapped in a sweatshirt. >> i don't have any ill will toward this person. she made sure someone found me, that's -- i think that's awesome. >> one woman has reached out to heather claiming to be her mother. she agreed to dna testing we'll keep you posted on how it turns out. >> 5:57. police say a robber was shot and killed during a graduate -- quadruple shooting overnight. >> there's an effort to get thousands of people back in their homes after a fiery train derailment and chemical spill in tennessee.

>> good morning, everyone, it is 6:00 a.m. on this friday, july 3 breaking this morning. >> a philadelphia neighborhood erupts in gunfire overnight, two people are dead and at least two others are injured in what police say was an attempted stickup. >> we have more on the fiery train crash in tennessee. thousands are out of their homes as a dark plume of toxic fumes hover overhead. >> we have a beautiful day today, but it won't last, we have rain in the forecast. >> reporter: overall sun will overtake us, that will be the rule for the morning and perhaps partly sunny skies as the day goes on.