philadelphia police say two people were killed when the robbery went awry and they say the robber is among the dead. >> police make a break in the murder afternoon east mount airy woman. find out what they have in their custody. >> we have the weather for the shore, the poconos and fireworks. >> karen rogers is off getting ready for her partly in the festivities tomorrow night. let's go outside to david murphy with all the all-important accuweather and matt pellman has traffic. >> reporter: good morning everyone we have sun coming up brightly over the horizon. take a look at satellite we have clouds to the west that will filter in as the day goes on, we're looking at nothing worse than partly sunny skies, 68 in philadelphia. low 60s in reading lancaster and trenton. millville, mid 60s in sea isle and boardwalk in atlantic city. as we take a look at where

numbers are going it's going to be warm, high of 83 at 3:00 p.m. maybe a little bit humid but not too bad no worse than partly sunny skies for the most of the day. fourth of july will be cloudy and showers around, hopefully clearing out or drying out in time for the fireworks. i'll have the latest on the future tracker 6 and the latest call for the entire weekend coming up from accuweather. matt what are roads and rails looking like early on. >> reporter: lots of stuff going on, roads are looking good, because a lot of people have off work. rails on a holiday schedule which means a saturday schedule. route one close to highland avenue we have police activity and now there's a ambulance on the scene as well. this is northbound route 1 coming away from the pennsylvania turnpike. stay to your left.

blocking the right lane, but not causing a huge delay because volume is light on this holiday friday morning. we'll talk about the closures because of holiday festivities and issue down the shore, as well. coming up in just a few minutes. >> breaking overnight, a robber picked the wrong people to hold up in the city's nicetown section, somebody was carrying a rifle, gunfire was exchanged two people, including the robber are dead. katherine scott is live on the scene where they are practically tripping all over the evidence on the streets. , that's right matt, a lot of evidence for investigators to process, four people were shot, two died. including the alleged robber. he had a ski mask on, investigators remain on the scene. look at the evidence markers at the intersection of juniata and

clorissa. police believe the robbery suspected stopped a group of people on juniata street. someone in the group had an assault rival. they exchanged gunfire, the robber was hit and ran away, he collapsed and died. his ski mask on. two other men and are a woman was shot, one of the men died. police are not sure who fired the assault rifle. one bullet hit a home, multiple annual cars shot up, a lot of shots fired last night. >> there are a number of casings, right now too numerous to count. we have two different caliber weapons ones appears to be a .445 and the other an assault rifle. >> reporter: investigators remain processing the evidence they are be looking for

surveillance camera, so far they are not located any witnesses. they believe more people were here that left the scene and hoping they can come forward and find out what happened. the two people who survived are in stable condition at the hospital. live in tioga nicetown, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> developing overnights a driver was killed on i-95 when he ran into the back of a stopped tractor-trailer near route 322 in the city of chester at midnight. the police say the truck had its hazard lights on and pulled over near the median. crash is under investigation. police say they have recovered the stolen laptop of regina brunner-holmes who was brutally killed in her home in what police believe was a robbery. three people are being questioned by detectives.

property on the 2400 block of north 18th street is on the verge of collapse. trees have been growing underneath it. the owner of the abandoned property died almost 20 years ago. 91-year-old lives next-door and is afraid that the home will eventually cave in on hers. >> we had the police out here, we had peco. >> l l&i. >> l l&i they have not been bark. >> monk called "action news" and l expivment -- and i came out. action cam found several people starting their fourth a few days early in seaside

heights new jersey. this is first time route 35 is leading to the shore since the road was damaged during super-storm sandy in 2012. before you head out for the holiday fest fifties check out the forecast -- festivities check out the forecast at 6abc.com, if you dproa -- grow wary of not seeing david you can see everywhere else. >> reporter: two-thirds of the weekend including today because a lot of people have the day off are looking good. not so much tomorrow. as we look outside we're looking at sunshine up over the airport a little cloud cover to the west that might filter in. 68 degrees in philadelphia. the dewpoint in the low 60s dropping off a little bit which is good. winds north-northeast at 5 miles per hour. not all that humid comfortable

for now. there's the clouds filtering in from the west aiming at the southern half of the region. most of the area enjoys a partly sunny day and warm conditions. 83 is the from forecasted high this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. so warm and nice. in the lehigh valley high of 80 today, low 80s in the i-95 corridor. down the shore, 77 in cape may. 78 in atlantic city. rip currents possible down the shore again today. be careful to only swim next to the lifeguards. fourth of july, we have a frontal boundary parked to the south, we'll see a wave of low pressure going along the front and the flow in off the ocean over on the top of that low will produce clouds. in fact it looks like it will be cloudier tomorrow than originally forecast. for that reason we're raising the high temperature to 73.

there maybe a system that interacts with the low. as we go late morning into the afternoon we're looking at the arrival of showers coming over the top of the low and there could thunderstorms mixed in, as well. #-- 3:00 p.m. the farther north you go the lest chance you have that. keep your eyes out if you're heading to picnic or parade. late in the evening it has a good chance of getting out of here, if that happens it will give us dry conditions for the fireworks. general, 75, chance of showers. down the shore, clouds and showers, 74 the high there. in the poconos, 64 we can't rule out a pop-up shower there, as well. for the fireworks we'll go mostly cloudy, but we are looking at dry conditions the way things look now.

you want to keep your eye on the forecast. we'll be dry, you can see the fireworks, 77 by 7:00 p.m. and 72 by 11:00. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, today's high 83. tomorrow cloudy skies unfortunately high of 75. showers in the middle portion of the day. hopefully drying in the afternoon and evening in time for fireworks. sunday we're back to nice conditions in philadelphia. high of 83 and partly sunny skies. another tweak to the forecast, monday tuesday wednesday still look warm, that hadn't changed but we'll reintroduce the idea of a pop-up thunderstorm, maybe a better chance on wednesday when an actual cold front is likely to come through. >> 6:39 we have new stories coming, including the uproar over a photo that shows a child strapped to a dental chair. a fireworks work truck catches fire a bit too soon leaving a charred yofort on the freeway -- aftermath on the

freeway. >> reporter: route 1 the super highway attempts to clear out. we'll check 42 and talk about the shore traffic and a few other issues coming up. >> when we come back, diddy camps a break in connection with the kettle bell assault in california. the we'll give you the update later on on "action news."

hey everyone, 6:42, a little bit of low cloud cover you see along the beach. there are people out there right

now. it is 67 degrees on city avenue getting up to the mid 80s today. >> right now you can get a good spot on the beach matt. i think the roads are looking clear. >> reporter: nice anne empty on the beaches and on the roads at this point. with thoughts of manco and manco pizza, and johnson popcorn dancing in their heads. we saw a sea of people heading to the ocean yesterday morning. even 42 and the ac express way if you're heading down no volume issues to contend with. closer to the coast we have an issue with a downed traffic signal absecon boulevard at illinois, use delilah or shore road to route 9. for those of you down the shore if you're trying to get between sea isle and avalon, you can do that via the townsend inlet

bridge. it's back in business for this holiday weekend. on the big picture watching a couple of issues police activity in nicetown tioga katherine has been telling us, kelly drive will close at 10:00 a.m. for the independence day are regatta. inner drive of the benjamin franklin parkway will be blocked at 9:30, expect closures around independence hall and mall because of the block party around 9:30 a.m. had the issue with the police activity along route 1 the super highway by highland avenue there goes the ambulance being towed away. all the lanes are reopened. there's a crash in worcester at stump hall road. and collegeville a water main break at park avenue and west third avenue. >> new this morning james holmes iq could play a role in the defense.

the doctors noted his iq dropped while in jail. the changes are abnormal and could be caused by schizophrenia which could make the defense that holmes was insane while he acted. homers is charge with killing 12 people and injuring dozens more inside a parked midnight movie. >> a georgia dentist is defending a way he handles young patients. he uses a pappoose board. many parents are voicing concerns. >> she didn't want to cooperate. she also only five years old. the american academy of pediatric dentistry papoose

boards may lead to psychologic harm. a driver in california snapped this shot of a burned out box truck carrying fireworks. it clogged the main road between los angeles and las vegas for more than an hour. the witness said there were psychedelic sparks coming from the vehicle. the driver fled from the scene. philadelphia welcomes back an time-honored july fourth tradition tonight philly pops have a free concert tonight at 8:00 p.m. independence mall. join me an matt for freedom celebration and independence day parade and later tune in for the fourth of july jam on the parkway, rick williams and cesily tynan host along with

karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. a local woman on facebook is trying to find her birth mother who abandoned her 30 years ago. >> reporter: it's a nice day at the shore guys, partly sunny skies, highs in the 70s. we have rip currents so only swim near the lifeguard. we'll have the day planner forecast next.

>> it is just about 6:50 time for a preview of "good morning america." >> 0 -- let's talk to amy robach and see what's going on to kick of the fourth. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam the holiday weekend is here and law enforcement is on high alert concerned about possible terror attacks. command centers set up in major cities. martha raddatz has that. tomorrow is independence day and we'll have everything you need to know about the forecast, dangerous heat out west, millions hitting the roads today, many heading to the beach, but with so many shark attacks over the past month some are calling for the beaches to be shut down. what is drawing the sharks to the shores, we're covering that. and then a frightening "g.m.a." investigates ambulance drivers caught on camera falling

asleep at the wheel. could the ems workers who are saving our lives putting themselves and others at risk. finally nikka rocking the party in the park this morning. >> we're in red white and blue mode this morning. the glooz we're not seeing the red -- the good news is we're not seeing the red brake lights on the roads. this is 30 bypass nice easy ride. chester county, west fallo field, a truck that was overweight went over the bridge and damaged the bridge. ross fording road closed. >> reporter: we're off to a nice start, low 60s mid 60s

along the boards, low 60s from hockessin to dover delaware. if you're out getting the last minute shopping trip down, the morning looks great, 70 by 9:00 a.m. 81 by noon. a little warm, but okay. 83 is the high, with humidity on the lowish side. tomorrow, clouds and showers around hopefully drying out in time for the fireworks. >> new on the people scene sean diddy combs will not be charged with any felony for a confrontation at the university where his son plays football. the los angeles city's attorney office could file misdemeanor charges. a local lady is looking for her mother who abandoned her at a hospital 30 years ago.

in 1986, the staff in grand view hospital got an anonymous call there was a baby outside in the bushes wrapped in a red sweatshirt. she said she is emotional ready and wants to meet the woman who gave her up. >> i don't have any ill will toward the person at all. it wasn't like she left me hoping someone would find me. she made sure someone found me, i think so that's awesome. >> one woman has reached out to heather claiming to be her mother and agreed to a dna test. we'll keep you posted on how it turns out.

here the top stories on "action news," philadelphia police say that four people were shot when a robbery went awry. two people died from their injuries the suspected robber is among the four dead. welcome america festivities continue today the phillies pop perform a free concert at independence hall and there's a street festival that gets started at 1:00. >> reporter: no delays popping up this morning. we'll have extra traffic later today heading to the zoo. our downed pole in absecon gone, route 30 is opened. >> reporter: it's a nice day to start out the three day holiday weekend, 74 and partly sunny by 9:00 a.m. unfortunately the fourth looks cloudy and damp with showers around and we hope it moves out in time for fireworks at night. >> i feel like we're the only

ones at work today. >> enjoy your figure fourth of july holiday weekend we'll see you for updates. for tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, david murphy, i'm matt o'donnell.

good morning america. happening now, holiday high alert. law enforcement in overdrive for july 4th. fears about isis supporters launching attacks. police on edge all around the country. even that false alarm at the navy yard prompting a massive response and the military already canceling one celebration. happening now, shark surge. the new alert about sharks lurking off the coast. new clues about why this spike in attacks and take a look at this new video showing just how powerful these predators can be pulling this fisherman into the water. judgment day, the emotional reunion in court. >> did you go to nautilus for middle school? >> oh, my goodness. >> the former classmates now on opposite sides of the law and you'll never guess what this judge did next.