>> good morning everyone, it is 5:00 a.m. on this monday, july 6. tam is off, eva pilgrim joins us, here's what's happening. the rain is over for japan. the south jersey native hat trick leads to the u.s. woman's first world cup title in 16 years. >> lawmakers debate whether to take down the confederate flag for good. >> we have weather and traffic preview. matt pellman in fore karen and david murphy. >> reporter: saturday we had cloudy skies there clouds are coming back, the humidity is rising up around a wave of low pressure that is passing to the

south today. currently in philadelphia, mainly cloudy skies, 72 in wilmington. 70 in trenton mid 70s on the boardwalks at this early hour. heading out the door to catch the bus. 73 by 6:00. 75 by 8:00. mainly cloudy and humid conditions. 83 by noon, 86 by 3:00 p.m. the high of 87 around 3:30 or 4:00 and 83 by 6:00 p.m. through the day there's a chance of a spotty shower or pop-up thunderstorm. if you hear a rumble of thunder take cover because of lightning threat and gusty winds. we'll let you know how long the humid pattern last in the seven day that's minutes away. >> reporter: the clouds are coming back, so too, is the traffic after this holiday weekend. a lot of people are being forced to come back from the beach so we'll see extra traffic on the

garden state parkway atlantic city expressway county 42 freeway. so far so good. the traffic stop we had on the southbound side of 55 has pulled away. no overnight construction to clear out on the vine street express way. all lanes remain open in both directions overnight. on the big picture no problems on the schuylkill expressway or i-95. earlier a crash on the ramp from the southbound side of bartram avenue has cleared as has a wreck by the bala cynwood shopping center. 422, eastbound tail lights heading toward king of prussia. this morning everything is open and ready for you as you head back to work. >> new this morning a taxi fire forced the platt bridge to close overnight. this is a look at the back up from sky 6. philadelphia police and firefighters found the cab fully engulfed in the mid span of the

bridge before 1:00 a.m. no injuries were reported. crews did have to clean up a fuel spill. the road reopened once it was cleared. team u.s.a. sits on top of the soccer world with the american woman capturing their third world cup crown. >> it came easily scoring three goals in the first 15 minutes by carly lloyd. >> reporter: carly lloyd got on the board early in the first 16 minutes, rest ashored the people in delran -- rest assured that the home down was going nuts. carly lloyd not only was she in the world cup final but scored three goals to give the woman's

team the third world cup tidal. lloyd was awarded the golden ball. president obama gave her a shoutout over twitter great game carly lloyd. for lloyd was a combination of hard work and dreams. >> i was home, my headphones and myself and i at the field i'm running and i am doing sprints it's hard and burning i zoned out i dreamed off and visualized and playing in a world cup final and visualized scoring four goals. >> reporter: now she is ready to get home to new jersey. >> it will be wild probably going back to new jersey. i might just have to sit inside my house for a few days and take it all in and relax. >> reporter: and she does deserve time to relax lloyd

scored 6 goals over 7 games over the month-long tournament. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> see what others are saying about carly lloyd and team u.s.a.'s big win and like the "action news" facebook page. family members have identified the 17-year-old girl who was stabbed and left. a pedestrian flagged down a police officer before 4:00. friends and family said she was stabbed during a fight on the walgreens parking lot on north broad street. >> she was coming from the the fireworks at penns landing. there was a scuffle or fight that took place and somebody stabbed her to death. >> those who knew her say she was a student and dedicated mother to her 2-year-old daughter. if you have any information contact police. >> a new leader will begin a

run at lasalle university. she'll be the first lay person and first woman to hold the job on a none-interim basis in the school's 152 history. nickie hailey has joined others for the flag to be taken down after the shooting massacre at a predominantly black church. congress has a long to-do list for the summer. a much-anticipated bill will take top billing. lawmakers are facing a budget deadline or risk a shut down in the fall. government is warning about mosquitoes after near record rainfalls. a series of spray treatments

were performed throughout the state over the weekend. more will be scheduled as necessary. it's gotten so much rain recently. >> david tells people if you have any standing water in your yards or buckets or anything, pour it out. >> reporter: agricultures if you can get them up plugged that's bad, trash can lids things like that okay. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live showing we're not seeing any additional rain. as we go in closer there are sprinkles and showers coming in through southern delaware and they coming through the delaware bay. cape may county or cumberland county you might get a sprinkle before too much longer and southern chester county getting some of this. as we look outside, we have sky 6. you can see it's cloudy over the ben franklin bridge. you can see sunny breaks through the morning and the afternoon. temperatures, 72 degrees in philadelphia. 72 in wilmington. 70 in trenton. 66 in allentown.

mid 70s down the shore, the big change today the humidity levels are up a bit and will stay there the next several days. future tracker 65 wave of low pressure passing us by to the south, we'll be unsettled. through the morning sprinkles and showers are possible. we get up to 8:00, we'll have showers and thunderstorm popping through. 6:00 looks like there's a few more showers around up in the northern suburbs at that point and a couple of more through the evening. it's not a washout but a spotty shower or pop-up thunderstorm is possible. every now and then you have to take cover from the storm because they produce gusty winds and lightning. 84 is the high in the lehigh valley. a shower or thunderstorm can't be ruled out at times mainly dry. down the shore, 83 is the high, if you hear the thunder or see the skies threatening get off

the beach. philadelphia, high of 87. warm and humid shower or thunderstorm at times can't be ruled out. here's how the numbers will go, 75 by 8:00. 81 by 11:00. we spend -- it's high of 87 around 3:30, 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon or evening there's a chance of spotty shower or thunderstorm. now the model wants most of that to the north check in tomorrow to see if we're pushing that farther south. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today's high is 87 degrees, warm and humid clouds and sunny breaks, a spotty shower or thunderstorm can't be ruled out. sticky on tuesday 89. another spotty thunderstorm. wednesday with a front coming through, we're looking at a hot and humid day high of 90. chance of showers and thunderstorms, maybe a better chance on wednesday. clouds and sun on thursday, mainly dry 86. beginning to transition to

comfortable wedding. we get into the upper 80s for friday or saturday doesn't look to be that horrifically humid. sunday it might be so. saturday, spotty shower or thunderstorm. otherwise the weekend looks dry. >> coming up more stories you didn't see last night. an arizona man gets stuck in the chimney and manages to rise from the ashes. >> pope francis continues his 8 day trip on his home turf. >> reporter: after the crash on the platt bridge, things look good for the monday morning ride. i have a boat load of new construction projects getting underway after the break. >> celebrities join the world in reacting to team u.s.a.'s win over japan. we'll break it down in the morning buzz later.

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5:13, good morning everyone, take a look at atlantic city, 73 degrees on city avenue. getting up to the high 80s and look out for a possible chance after thunderstorm. >> it's 5:13, a lot of people at the shore though, i'm hoping they are not only the roads yet this morning. >> reporter: i hope not they may have to be in the next few hours to get into work on time. we see people doing that trek back, pulling themselves kicking and screaming back from the beach or the mountains early on a monday morning are for those coming back from the beach no problem. for those coming back from the poconos, same deal. this is the mid county toll plaza, coming down from the

northeast extension away from the poconos and the lehigh valley not facing any obstacles. everything is open and clear for you, but speaking of construction a whole a bunch of new projects get underway today including one in astin they are going to close the astin mill bridge in chester. the milton road closure that's been happening from 7:00 a.m. to #-- 7:00 p.m. through labor day weekend. >> reporter: washington lane gets you around that. and evesham township tomlinson mill road closed today through october through marlton parkway and kettle run road. 73 the alternate around that. in pleasantville, they are

closing delilah road westbound side, reading avenue or leeds avenue gets you around that. we have a vehicle stopped along the shoulder dennis township at creek mill road that's no big deal. a 23-year-old man in arizona tried to pull off a santa claus act and realized going down the chimney is easier said than done. his two friends played a joke on him by locking him out he decided to enter the house boy going down the which i am knee. it took crews 30 minutes to pull through and pull him out he was not seriously hurt. a maryland mother was charged after leaving her baby on the side of a road. 26-year-old is accused of child neglect. someone found the baby and called police around midnight. it was only after the baby's

photo was shared all over social media. that she contacted police. she initially lied and said the baby was supposed to be with the father. poem france made a surprise appearance overnight during his latin america trip he prayed the hail mary in ecuador. he'll visit bolivia i can't and paraguay. the visit by pope francis to philadelphia is less than three months away. see details at 6abc.com. >> sixers first-round draft pick okafor will take to the floor with the team for the first time today. the 6'11" center and third overall pick will be a starter. ryan howard hit a sacrifice fly to help the phillies beat

the braves in atlanta. 4-0 win breaks their 6 game losing streak. they begin a four-game series with the dodgers tonight in los angeles. all day kindergarten may benefit for children's health. >> there was no match for the dinosaurs at the theaters this weekend. we'll be right back. introducing dunkin's new fruit smoothies. perfectly blended with real fruit and low-fat yogurt. it's a delicious choice you can feel good sipping. discover the goodness of dunkin's new smoothies today. america runs on dunkin'.

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. >> reporter: and big teeth. someone's car doesn't want to run, but it's not causing problem, nol town road -- knoll town road blocked by dickenson high school. polly drummen hill road is the alternate. mass transit is on time and back on normal schedules on this monday. we're off to temperatures in the # 0s in a lot of neighborhoods. 77 by 9:00. you'll notice how much more humid it is as you go through the day. 83 by 6:00 p.m. the high 87 around 3:30 or 4:00. there's a pop-up shower or thunderstorm in a couple of neighborhoods. as we look at the chances of

severe weather delaware is included in the northeast in the mid atlantic states. florida is in that potential sown, even the panhandle. a large area of the central states including chicago down to areas close to dallas, but north of dallas texas. no major delays on the big board this morning and no rain reported in any of our most commonly traveled destinations currently, but later this afternoon, that strong thunderstorm activity may start to pop up. keep your eyes on the e-mail if you're flying. >> kindergarten may be a gateway to higher act did he mean be achievement and improved health. according to research teams students in full day kindergarten score better on tests than half day counterparts. it leads to higher incomes which means better access to health resources, as well as health insurance. >> u.s. stock futures are down significantly in response to the

austerity vote in greece. >> reporter: the debt crisis in greece. financial markets are bracing after greek voters rejected the bailout plan asian stocks tumbled. >> jurassic world claimed the top spot over the weekend with $31 million. pixar's inside out was second. magic mike unimpressive fourth place. that's america's money. >> up next in the morning buzz, the inter webs were buzzing about world cup's win we'll break down popular tweets. a small plane takes a terrible tumble on a packed california beach. that story is next. not all omega-3 supplements are the same. introducing bayer pro ultra omega-3

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>> this is video of a small plane carrying an ad banner crashing on a california beach. the plane stalled and landed upside down. it clipped a 12-year-old boy in the side of the head as it crashed. he is in serious condition. the 23-year-old pilot walked away unharmed. many took to social media to celebrate the u.s.a. soccer team win against japan. beyounce posted a picture of

herself with the number 4. >> reporter: so many people took to the social media to congratulate the soccer team. what a win for team u.s.a., president obama said, your country is so proud of you come visit. mrs. obama took to twitter chanting u.s.a., we're also proud of you. presidentvice president biden was in vancouver saying cheering on the red white and blue inspiring victory. we see the world cup trophy placed up in the air at the white house. >> coming up a developing story, an overnight robbery puts a man in the hospital. police say he was stabbed as he struggling with home invaders. a missing pair of glasses

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>> developing now on "action news," a west philadelphia man ends up in the hospital after confronting armed robberses in his home. >> new this morning a key financial figure is stepping down in greece after overwhelming referendum results against austerity. >> world cup winners new jersey's carly lloyd scores a hat trick against japan. >> good morning everybody tam is off, karen rogers is off and matt pellman is here and david murphy has weather. >> reporter: we have showers that could be thrown into the region and isolated thunderstorm. we are fairly cloudy, but the clouds will allow some sun in at times. 7 oh, in trenton. 66 in allentown. 74 ray long the boardwalks. as we head to catch the bus or

warm up the car. 70 degrees by 6:00. 75 why 8:00 a.m. mainly cloudy with sunny breaks and on the humid side. 83 by noon, 86 by 3:00 p.m. 87 degrees is the high sliding in at 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. notice how we go through the day there's a chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm. i'll let you know how the warm and humid pattern lasts in the seven day. that's coming up in the seven day. >> reporter: kind of unsettling feelings heading back back to work after a holiday weekend. we have a broken down vehicle southbound side of i-95 near girard. getting crowded heading toward center city that's normal for 5:30 monday morning. no issues on the boulevard