n today. we'll go live to new york where final preps are underway for a parade. good morning everybody tam is off, eva pilgrim joins us, we have david murphy and matt pellman. >> reporter: we had storms last night that left trees and wires down, avoid that. the rain is off the coast now we see breaks in the clouds. while it's humid out there we expect the dew points to drop in the morning and after. 69 in allentown. 73 in millville. mid 70s along the boardwalks. as we head outside we're in the low 70s. if you start moving around a lot, you may feel the humidity, but it's on its way down. noon, 82. 3:00 p.m., 86 degrees we're actually looking for a high of 87 it will slide in late in the day around 4:00, 4:30, 6:00, 86 degrees that bodes well for

the weekend. >> reporter: this sounds like a great one. good morning to you david. looking live on the vine street expressway, everything is reopened following the overnight closure westbound. they return tonight to the eastbound side and shut that down at 11:00 p.m. after that we should be done with the complete closures of the vine at least for the rest of the month. spring garden street not too far away. overnight work going on over top of the schuylkill expressway. this meant the closure of mlk drive by the art museum which should be reopened now. we have tree brancheses down, and downed tree is closing 401 between 345 and nantmeal road. having traffic light trouble at

hall street in norristown. no issues on the pennsylvania turnpike or 432. construction in salem county, southbound side of 295. approaching the new jersey turnpike. watch out for that in the left lane. no service on the njt river line due to flooding from last night's storm. >> the storms left parts of damage in philadelphia and the suburbs. katherine scott is live in media, delaware county where the cleanup is underway. >> reporter: matt, that's right those were fierce storms we've seen damage from berks county to delaware. here in media kirk lane is closed off. quite a few people lost power the cleanup continues today. you can hear the strong winds on the cell phone video a funnel cloud spotted around 7:45 p.m.

25 to 30 feet above the ground in new castle delaware. at delaware river industrial park on dock drive the side of the buildings was ripped open, debris strewn on the ground. walls collapsed on two commercial buildings here. >> we believe heavy straight line wind or tornado. >> reporter: another funnel cloud was spotted in berks county. "action news" viewer haven't this to us from tilldon township. strong winds ripped the roof off the building, two people got out safely. in media this enormous tree snapped a upole and knocked -- snapped a utility pole and knocked out power. >> i was looking out the window

it was scary. >> reporter: the national weather service could be called out to some of the sites to investigate the funnel clouds if they are contacted by county authorities. live in meade i can't, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> damage to a mobile home park in new castle delaware, forced evacuations last night. a shelter is open at william penn high school in new castle. one block away the storm spliced a telephone pole in two. in hockessin a woman said her house was hit by lightning. in king of prussia heavy rain caused flash flooding. heavy rain flooded two cars on north gulph road near the mall. get the storm tracker 6 live app on your mobile device you'll find hourly alerts for impending stores. >> an auto dealer in delaware county is cleaning up from a car fire. the flames blew out several

garage windows the vehicle ignited in the shop along the 1600 block of # oh, -- 202. no injuries were reported. the drug enforcement agency is investigating seven urgent care facilities across the region. they raided two in philadelphia along the clinics in willow grove, reading and scranton. the feds are looking into whether the center illegally sold prescription drugs. dea agents took a doctor into custody and questioned workers there. >> police in falls township held a town hall meeting to address a rash of burglaries. both home burglaries and theft from vehicles have risen since last year. most in the neighbor of thorn ridge and elderberry pond and willow ridge. officers said if you see anything suspicious to call. a teenager is behind bars

accused of setting an 11-year-old boy on fire in southwest philadelphia. it happened near the corner of 60th and hazel avenue. the victim said the 17-year-old threw hand sanitizer on him and held a cigarette lighter up to his skin. the boy suffered second degree burns. the honeymoon is over for bucks county newlyweds they returned from their trip to return a hot mess. a 27-ton septic truck that lost its brakes and broke through their fence and plowed into the back of their new home. joe said he is heartbroken and so was his bride. >> getting back from the honeymoon and getting all situated and having to deal with this. >> nobody was injured but the house that is structural damage and raw sewage spilled into the

basement. engineers recommended suring up the first floor before they tow the septic truck from the house. >> reporter: storms last night there could debris on roads in some neighborhoods, be careful of that and avoid any downed wires. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you that the storm itself is gone as we take a look outside we're seeing the return of sunshine over the platt bridge and elsewhere across the region. might still feel a tad humid as you head out today but we're looking at the humidity levels dropping. as an example the dewpoint is still at 70 a half-hour ago. now it's dropped to 67 that's still humid but no longer oppressive. we'll continue to get into more comfortable humidity levels. 674 degrees, winds out of the northwest at 9 miles per hour. bringing in the drier more comfortable air out of canada. the storm reports from last night. couple of them, roof damage

trees arena wires down -- trees and wires down in plymouth meeting. new castle county, partial buildings collapse there. sussex county delaware, a house in milton caught fire from lightning. a lot of stuff going on last night, but, of course things are better now. the biggest damage is from tilton township, berks county. there was a funnel cloud sighted and the national weather service may be going out to investigate. blue mountain academy school. this picture the courtesy of reading eagle and ben hasty. we appreciate that. the day planner shows 72 by 8:00. 80 by 11:00. 85 by 2:00 p.m. late afternoon high of 87 around 4:00 p.m. we may be holding that by

5:00 p.m. in the afternoon the humidity drops. it feels different this afternoon than the four afternoon. 87 in philadelphia. 85 in millville. down the shore, 83 to 84 with the humidity dropping we're looking at ocean temperatures in the 70s off the jersey coast and off the delaware coast. so a nice day down at the beach. for the weekend we're looking great. temperatures in the 70s on the beach, low 80s lots of sun don't forget the sunscreen at the beach and elsewhere. the union at home saturday night on 6abc at 7:00 p.m. on saturday. if you're heading to ppl park, 86 for the start, 82 for the 90th minute. there's fireworks after the game. they have a special ticket where you can camp out on the field. so a lot of stuff going on at ppl park. i'll be down there dooping it up it should be a good time. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, warm and

less humid 8 # the tomorrow a very warm day sunshine and cool drinks, but it won't be all that humid. in the evening for the union it should be nice, 89 the high. clouds and sun hotter on sunday 90. it might feel a bit more humid as we go through the day on sunday, i think it's monday when the humidity kicks back in. monday through wednesday it's sticky there could be a thunderstorm each day but tuesday there could strong thunderstorms. some models indicating that, but stick with us, because the timing could change. >> world cup fans line the streets of new york city to cheer organ the world champions we're live with the details. >> a ride called a catapult almost became a real catapult as the ropes snapped. >> reporter: delco the blue route meets up with i-95. 476, 476 will close elsewhere

this weekend. we'll help you get ready for the weekend on the roads when "action news" continues on this friday morning.

>> 5:43, taking a live look at the center city skyline getting better today, less humid less hot, 72 degrees on city avenue. we have to pay for it with the storms a lot of cleanup going on

this morning. >> the cleanup is likely causing issues for people as they head in on friday. >> reporter: just a few not the storm damage we've seen in the past a couple of weeks we're thankful for that. peep co-is making repairs -- peco is out there working hard making repairs. we're focus on friday. tgif. it's a day you don't want to be stuck in a traffic jam. as we head to the burbs this is the schuylkill expressway between gladwyn and belmont. we'll lose a lane starting at 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. they will block one of the two eastbound lanes, that means if you're out and about in the morning into the early afternoon hours 76 traveling eastbound toward the city you could see delays. i think i would use ridge pike or route 23 instead of the schuylkill expressway tomorrow morning into the afternoon. northeast extension is closing this happens early sunday

mornings midnight to 6:00 a.m. it's the stretch between lansdale and the lehigh valley. they will shut down 476. working on a couple of different bridges stay on 309. on the main line of the turnpike, the ramps connecting with route 29 in malvern will close tomorrow evening from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. sunday morning. the ramps for the ease pass interchange will be blocked for construction. lancaster county, if you head out there like i do, you meant to avoid the area around route 23 and route 30. it's the women's u.s. open attracting scores of people to lancaster county. we're televised around the world, it's a big deal with big traffic implications. if you're heading to amish land watch for that. the. >> keep it on the fairway. >> carli lloyd and the u.s.a.

soccer team be getting ready for the parade in new york city. rob nelson is live along the parade route, good morning rob. no audio. >> reporter: well, this team has inspired the entire country so a lot of festivities are in new york city. this is not a new york city event it's an event for the entire county. new york city has been scrambling the last seferldz to make this event a reality they made the announcement back on tuesday, as you get ready for the parade in just a few hours floats have been made streets have been closed in downtown, lower manhattan. an army of media has arrived. the parade kicks off in just a few hours at 11:00 a.m. afterwards this will be a special ceremony, city hall

hosted by robin roberts. all 23 members of the team will be here soaking up the love from thousands of folks expected to line the streets. costing the city about $2 million. but the mayor said this is money well spent to honor the team, not just great athletes, but role models for young women and athletes across the country. that ceremony kicks off at new york city city hall at 1:00 p.m. with robin roberts and the mayor and a chance for the country and he city to celebrate. reporting live in new york city, rob nelson, channel 6 "action news." >> enjoy the parade. thanks rob. max will be at the parade in new york city we'll stream it live at 11:00 a.m. look for nora muchanic reports throughout the day on "action news." happening today, the defense is expected to rest in the colorado movie theater murder trial.

james holmes told the judge he will not take the stand. he has pleaded guilty by reason of insanity. 12 people were killed and dozens more injured when holmes opened fire at a movie premier in aurora three years ago. an enormous blast curse -- occurs as firefighters go into a house in arkansas. >> reporter: it's going to be a great weekend no matter where you want to spend it. poconos, 70 early and fog and sun, beautiful over the weekend highs in the low 80s. we'll be back with the day planner for philadelphia, and get you set for dinner and movie out tonight. we'll have the forecast coming up.

>> reporter: national pina col pina colatta day. >> give me two. >> reporter: they fixed the traffic lights at main street and hall. we saw a regional rail train go through the shot. they are on time. west trenton line west trenton yardley or woodburn stations you will be on the shuttle line instead. njt not running between rand and entertainment center because of flooding from last evening. >> reporter: things are getting better in the northern and western suburbs where we have dry air out of canada. 67 in saint davids. 70 in pottstown, 67 in quaker torn. 69 in center city.

a little more humid by the shore. that dry air is on the way to you, too. 73 in buena, 73 in woodbine. 60s to mid 70s in delaware. if you're running errands it's a great day to do it. 74 by 9:00. 82 by noon. with humidity lowering high of 87 degrees, grab a cool drink and hydrate. you can go outside and do things this afternoon out as much problems as we had the last couple of days and the high humidity. if you're looking for dinner and movie, 87 degrees by 5:00 p.m. 85 by 7:00 p.m. 81 by 9 m. p.m. firefighters were trying to get inside a house at the time when a back draft exploded, no

injuries reported. a mother and child were out of their home safely. a bungee cord this pair was suspended to, snapped seconds before they were supposed to be launched into the air. >> there's a lot of what ifs it could have hit us or friends and family. >> if he launched us it would have been broke on the way back down, it could have killed us both. >> that's crazy. >> reporter: the operator of the ride known as catapult sated this has never happened before. the ride has been repaired and inspected. >> good luck getting people on that again. up next, new information about the breach of millions of social security numbers in a hack targeted at the government. >> a woman who said they was fired for being gay and married is sharing her story for the first time. we'll be right back.

>> authorities have released an updated image as they try to identify a child whose body washed ashore near boston. the girl is known as baby doe. she was wearing white leggens with black polka dots and zebra blankets. more than 45 million people have seen the old image and there are

no new leads. u.s. office of personnel management said 19 million people who applied for background investigations were affected by a hack. nonapplicants will impacted by the breach. u.s. believe the chinese government is responsible. china has denied any involvement. >> new on "action news," photos show a couple having sex on the roof of the federal court house in harrisburg, pennsylvania. it lunchedz -- launched an investigation after it was made aware of the photos on wednesday. the witness was concerned that the act posed a security risk. >> 5:57. some people in our region are still in the dark. others have damage the cleanup today. in one case a funnel cloud was spotted. a look at what the strong storms left behind next. the countdown is on when the federal flag comes down the

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>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., friday, july 10 tam is off, eva pilgrim joins us, here's what's happening. >> the industry state area is hit with another round of severe weather, one storm is strong enough to topple an old school. confederate flag will cease to fly over the capitol grounds in a couple of hours. >> a woman who said she was fired because she was gay speaks to "action news." >> david murphy is