>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., thursday, july 23 matt o'donnell is off, eva pilgrim is joining us, here's what's happening. we've got breaking news. a teenager is shot caught in the crossfire when gunshots ring out. another person is dead. we have a live report just ahead. >> a prison guard is recovering

after being stabbed a dozen times by an inmate. >> our stretch of weather continues with sunshine and low humidity. i think we'll have to forcibly remove david murphy from being outside. karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: i'm willing to get him. >> reporter: once again karen we have beautiful conditions for the second straight morning comfortable, low humidity, cool breeze and cloud cover and some of it is eroding at this point. take a look at satellite, you can see cloud cover here and there, but the sun is going to erode the early clouds. 58 in allentown. upper 50s in reading. 62 in trenton. for the early stroll along the boards mid 60s watching the sun come up. a pretty morning. as we roll through the afternoon, 8:00 a.m. 71.

noon 81 and 85 is the high, 6:00 p.m., 83. sun and clouds, very bright low humidity and comfortable conditions to be outside particularly if you're into a nice summer afternoon. we'll be back inside with word on how much longer this pattern lasts in the seven day. >> we have a good looking ride in on the schuylkill expressway looking live conshohocken eastbound traffic heading toward the curve. no major delays coming in from paoli or king of prussia or norristown. i-95 one of the first signs of slowing is usually here, you can see a touch of it on i-95 southbound. a 15 minute ride not a major delay, but that volume is starting to kick in a little bit. we have a couple of issues one in northeast philadelphia ditman street stick to mcgee and torresdale. gas main break allegheny avenue at kensington avenue.

you may see restrictions right here allegheny is blocked. tioga will help you around the closure. bensalem, bucks county an accident involving a car that ran into a pole on bristol road. >> we're starting this morning with breaking news, it was a violent night in the city of philadelphia. police are investigating two shootings in the city's kensington section overnight. one person was killed and police say a teenager was caught in the crossfire in another. let's go to katherine scott with the latest. katherine. >> reporter: well, eva two people were shot, one died, this happened around the corner from each other initially the police were investigating these as separate shootings but they believe they could be connected. homicide detectives are investigating let's go to the video to a scene in kensington where where a 15-year-old was grazed in his arm at 1:00 a.m.

police say he was caught in the crossfire. he was sitting on the steps of his home when he was hit. the teenager was grazed in the arm and went to st. christopher's hospital with his mother, he is in stable condition. around the corner from there a few minutes later police found a man shot twice once in the head and once again in the back he has died. police believe he is between 25 and 30 years old. the circumstances about what happened around the shootings remain under investigation. they are hoping to find surveillance video that could help in the investigation. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thanks, katherine. philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting that left a person dead it happened past 1:00 a.m. on the 4600 block of unrue. police say a 21-year-old man was shot several times and died from his wounds.

28-year-old man is hospitalized in critical condition. witnesses say three men were seen running on foot from the scene. a prison guard is on the mend after a shocking attack. an inmate managed to stab him more than ten times. this is happened at the curran-fromhold correction always facility. they say the officer was stabbed several times with a homemade knife known as a shank. >> the correction officers walk the toughest beat in the city of philadelphia. we locked in with the inmates. although we don't complain about the job it is a danger job. >> matthew early was behind bars for firing into a septa train striking two men after an argument over sports team. early will undergo a mental

health valuation. it was a close actual we know a teenager and a train in darby, delaware county. the teen dropped his shirt and went back to get it and was brushed by a passing train and only received bruises. a man walked into a bank with a semi automatic handgun. police say he took off after getting $1,000 in cash. if you recognize him contact fbi or philadelphia police. a mailman faces prison time for failing to delivery 22,000 pieces of mail he is accused of stashing the mail destine for neighbors in tacony and wissinoming.

he held ton to mail in the zip code 19135 for a year. >> we can tell you where to get a steak a whole steak for a dollar, whether it's that a good idea that may be another matter. she'll start with news from greece with maribel aber. >> reporter: greece's prime minister praised the vote calling it difficult but the right choice futures indicating a higher open before the open before jobless claims will be released. record number of americans

receive disability payments if the fund is completed they will pay 81% of the benefits. would you by steaks at a dollar tree. there's a frozen rib eye sold for a dollar. abc in houston did a taste test and said they are not bad. not a ringing endorsement whip up a nice sauce. >> dirt is not bad for a dollar either. >> when you caring a dollar steak to taste like. >> you can use your cell phone as a plate. two bites. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan we have no precipitation this morning once again it's a nice start as we look outside we have sky6 live hd there's sunshine coming up over the airport, there's a few high clouds but they will evaporate in most neighborhoods.

69 degrees in philadelphia after being in the low 670s for the last couple of hours. 62 in wilmington. cool in spots but refreshing as you step outside once again today. there's the remainder of the clouds there's sun getting through. as we go through the day you'll get fair weather cumulus popping in. it will be warm and nice overall. the lehigh valley looking good, low humidity warm, nice, a fair amount of sunshine overall. down the shore another high of 80. sunscreen necessary on the beach. 82 nice and warm conditions with the humidity on the low side. ocean temperatures 70 degrees or so in most spots. 85 in philadelphia. mostly sunny nice and warm. winds out of the northwest not as breezy as yesterday. rolling through the day, 71 by 8:00. 79 by 11:00. we spend in the afternoon in the mid 80s with a high of 85

probably around 3:00. high pressure is our friend as we go through tomorrow and saturday, still in control and giving us highs in the 80s with comfortable humidity levels not that humid and fair amount of sunshine. it's sunday when things change a little bit. we haven't talked about the tropics because there's not been much to talk about. but at some point next week there's the possibility of something forming closer to home. it's far in the future, i wouldn't worry about too much just yet. if you have travel plans today or through the weekend the tropics are fine. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny and warm today, 87 tomorrow, warm enough for cool drinks, but good for summer. sunny and warmer on saturday with the humidity low it should be a nice day, high of 88. the kids are playing baseball you'll need the cool drinks. sunday, a bit more humid, 90 is

the high. this is the day we turn the flow of air up from the south. in the afternoon and evening there could be a spotty shower or thunderstorm, too. monday, warm and humid, 88 with thunderstorms possible there, as well. looks like we're back to the sun, tuesday and wednesday highs around 90 or so. a nice stretch of weather and we're in the middle of it. >> enjoying it so much. still ahead on "action news," police say they rescued a human trafficking victim who told police she was kept in the closet. creepy or cool, google's new time line feature in its map app will show where you've been. creepy. >> reporter: look what i found i've been hanging out with sunshine, it's gorgeous out there, you know what that means sun glare. this is doylestown, bucks county, 611 is nice and clear we'll check the vine street expressway coming up. >> a new addition to the space

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>> welcome back you're taking a live look across the delaware, a gorgeous starting point to your thursday morning 6:14, 70 degrees, low heat and low

humidity if this is summer count me in. >> we're hoping for a peaceful drive for people. >> reporter: usually during summer we have the summertime volume, with the kids off from school and vacations out there. but we have heavy traffic on the schuylkill expressway, it's not a major delay at this point looking okay between i-95 and the schuylkill expressway on the vine. you can see the road conditions, no nice and clear no weather-related problems affecting, but we have the sun glare. we have a police investigation at ditman street. say void the area if you can stick to mcgee and torresdale. gas main break kensington, tioga street is a better bet instead of allegheny. in bensalem. bucks county we have a car that smashed into a pole, bristol

road at bensalem boulevard look for that to be an issue for you out there. i want to go outside live the ben franklin bridge, on going construction blocked one westbound right lane not causing a delay, a little earlier they were blockerring two lanes one -- blocking two lanes how about the temperatures, 59 in fleetwood and coatsville, 57 in chester. 70 in the city. 61 in hammonton. 63 in cinnaminson, new jersey. 85 is the high today a beautiful bright day. >> two men in california face charges of human trafficking they discover that the pay forced the woman to live in the closet at their home near san francisco. the woman was sexually and physically abused on a daily basis. the woman was lured from her

home through facebook and promised work and a better life in the states. a flight from denver to los angeles was diverted after a number of passengers reported feeling sick. a passenger had a medical incident which caused others to become anxious and light headed. the plane landed in grand junction colorado. all passengers walked off the plane. >> in tech bytes google helps you retrace your stems. the new time line feature shows you where you have been on a single day. it's available for android and desktop users and you can turn it off. >> it's easier to post your go pro video. they will release a new app

which will let users edit and trim their images on their mobile devices. >> a florida woman tweeted somebody bring me weed i'll pay for it. she got a response from the palm beach sheriff's office, where should we meet you? >> it got 1,000 retweets. >> new reports breaks down sex habits and contra use of american teams. >> carli lloyd racking up awards in and around her hometown details ahead.

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nickel-sized hail left a mark. the storm produced dangerous lightning with nine thousand strikes per hour. >> meanwhile we're soaking up the sunshine and it is beautiful outside. >> reporter: it's nice to have quiet weather, what are you doing here, hanking out i'm working. 432 at trooper eastbound heading toward king of prussia. we have reports of debris in the eastbound lanes, other than that no delays coming in from pottstown, limerick or collegeville. new jersey, 42 freeway. turnersville blackwood seeing more volume than we did. traffic is moving okay, it's moving slowly at the moment, dave. >> reporter: there you go, most of us are in the 60s it's comfortable, low humidity refreshing start as you step outside the door.

we'll stay mainly sunny and seasonable warm. 75 by 9:00. 81 by noon. 85 by 3:00 p.m. that's going to be the high, and 83 by 6:00. sun and clouds, but not bad. if you're traveling out of town, perhaps on vacation, going down to orlando you're on the edge of the area that could see severe weather atlanta included in that, as well. carolinas, and ribbon into kansas and dakotas, that could be the best chance of bumpy weather. all green aircraft no major delays no sign of precipitation in our most commonly traveled destinations if you're heading to orlando you're a-okay. teachers are -- teenagers are having less sex reachers found teenage sexual activity has dropped by 14% in girls and

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>> happening today an opportunity for military veterans and their spouses who are looking for employment, a veteran's job fair will be held at lincoln field head to the linc between 11:00 a.m. and 3 if you're a vet and looking for a job. >> the mural for bill cosby is gone. the mural arts committee painted over it. there were plans to remove, but they were act set railed after dozens accuseed cosby of sexual assault. a russian rocket has docked with the international space

station. the rocket lifted off from the launch pad late last night it took a little less than 6 hours to reach the floating space station with much-needed medical supplies and small r2d2 toy, it will come in handy and hopefully he will help them out. >> there's controversy surrounding the death of an illinois woman in a texas jail. >> there's new tragedy about isis report at 6:30.

>> breaking right now it was a violent night in philadelphia. police were investigating several shootings that happened within each other. details ahead.

national security officials say isis is more of a threat than al qaeda. the idea of finding an intruder in your home is frightening what about learning he had been there for days while you were living there. well have one family's story. sometimes when you clean the spare bedroom you should look under the belt. i'm tamala edwards, matt o'donnell is off, eva pilgrim is here, let's head over to david murphy and karen to look at weather and traffic. >> reporter: we have sunshine up over the horizon take a look at satellite. we had cloud cover overnight but it's eroding with the sun coming up over the horizon we'll have fair weather cumulus popping through. reading, upper 50s cool and comfortable as we step outside warm again noon, 81. 3:00 p.m., 85 which is the high this afternoon but with low humidity and cool drink in hand

you can do whatever you want to do this afternoon. karen rogers the beat goes on through the first half of the weekend before a humid change is upon us, we'll check out the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> reporter: the beat goes on. i-95 we have jammed traffic looking live near allegheny. this is southbound traffic heading toward center city. jammed from approaching cottman and the betsy ross bridge to girard, 22 minute ride. the jammed right here. we have bright sunshine out there, and we'll see sun glare. we have a couple of issues, northeast philadelphia unrue avenue at ditman street. stick to mcgee and torresdale. kensington avenue we have a gas main break happening in kensington avoid allegheny and stick to tioga. in bensalem, bucks county, a car smashed fer smashed into a pole,

happening on bristol road. chester county, 30 bypass, eastbound traffic as you head toward exton. we have building volume can you think in. not a major delay but with the sun declare it will get hit hard on the 30 bypass. a violent summer night a teen was hit by the crossfire in kensington in which another person died. katherine scott is at police headquarters with details of what went on here, good morning katherine. >> reporter: detectives at the homicide division are investigating two people were shot around the corner from each other, one person died. police were investigating this as two separate shootings however they believe they could they could be connected. let's go to the scene of a shooting where a 15-year-old was injured on 100 block of susquehanna. police say he was caught in the

crossfire sitting on the step outside his home where he was hit. a car was shot at 6 times. police say nobody was inside the car. that teenager was grazed in the arm and went to st. christopher's hospital in stable condition. a few minutes later around the corner, police found a man shot once in the head and once in the back. police have not identified him yet. investigators did find surveillance cameras near one of the locations. >> there were multiple cameras at the 100 block of west susquehanna street. but we don't know at this time fit captured the incident. >> reporter: surveillance footage is one of the things investigators are looking into at this time. call police if you have any tips. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> a man is dead after gunfire erupted in north philadelphia overnight. this happened on

howard street. a man was shot multiple times. no word on a suspect or crime. the number one threat to the homeland is coming from the islamic state. fbi says the terrorist's groups new tactics make it more deadly than al qaeda. they have 21,000 english peeking followers worldwide. they are urging those who can't travel to fight with them in the middle east to strike at home. >> isil is not your parents al qaeda, it's a very different model and by virtue of the model it's the threat we're worried about in the homelands. >> unlike al qaeda, isis will use anybody including unstable

drug users which is how the gunman in chattanooga was described by his family. it's too early to say whether mohammod youssef abdulazeez was inspired by isis. >> controversy continues to surrenderer the death of sandra bland in a texas jail. a friend released an e-mail he received while she was in jail. bland was arrested during a traffic stop on july 10. she was found hanging in her cell three days later with a plastic bag around her neck. her family wants an independent investigation. the friend said she did not seem depressed to him while she was in jail. >> she was making plans to get out of jail. i assumed i would see her sunday or monday and that never

happened. >> the sheriff office said bland told guards she had previously tried to kill herself. state police and fbi are vehicling. a new gallop poll showed 59% of americans surveyed say they have a favorable view that number was 76% in february. the drop is driven by a dlin -- decline by political conservatives and roman catholics. the go philadelphia app was unveiled yesterday at the kimmel center. it provides information about the city's cultural institutions and family-friendly events taking place between september 18 and 29th. >> president obama has declared a major disaster does exist in south jersey after last month's severe storms.

the declaration assigned means federal funds will be available in local governments in burlington, camden and gloucester county. governor chris christie said the storm caused $50 million worth of damage. this home was caught in the june 23 storm. the national weather service said it was not a tornados, but a macro burst with damaging winds that whipped through. >> my insurance has been good so far it's about slow, i would love it to get it finished. some of the funds will prevent storm damage in the future. >> we'll have a check of the weather. thankfully we have beautiful weather. >> reporter: we're in a tranquil pattern thanks to a high pressure system off to the west that disunt want to move. -- doesn't want to move. taking a look outside we have

plenty of sunshine coming up over the horizon all the planes at the gate or they are gone with no weather weather-related issues. comfortable out there dewpoint, 52 winds out of the northwest at 5 miles per hour. clouds are dieing away. there's a possibility of a few more clouds as the day goes on. but generally speaking it's going to be bright and warm. 72 degrees by 8:00. 79 by 8:00. 84 by 2:00. we're spending the afternoon in the mid 80s low humidity, but warm today. high temperature, 82 in allentown. 83 in reading. 85 in trenton. 86 in wilmington, 82 in millville. down the shore somewhere in the low 80s low humidity mostly sunny skies we'll be in the 70s in the waters off the new jersey coastline with less of a

land breeze there will be a late day sea breeze. on or about 8 in cape may. 77 in the water at the inlet to the bay. if you're heading to lewis, it will be nice and warm through the morning and afternoon. tomorrow, high pressure in control sliding off to the north a little bit more, but it will give us another sunny day low humidity and highs in the mid 80s. we'll stay comfortable in terms of humidity not only today and tomorrow but through saturday, as well. with dewpoints below 60. it is sunday we start to feel the humidity creep back up a bit. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast 85 degrees, basically sunny skies today. 87 and seasonable tomorrow. a little warmer on saturday, 88. if the kids are playing baseball they will need cool drinks and maybe you will too if you're in the stands. low humidity it's a good summer day. sunday, humidity picks up a

little bit more of a sun and clouds mix, high of 90 and there's a chance of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm. not a washout but something to keep your eyes on. monday, warm and humid thunderstorms there, as well. back into the dry conditions tuesday and wednesday, but back into the low 90s too. nice stretch of weather continues today. >> still ahead a driver was ticketed after nearly striking two police officers, we'll tell you what she was doing behind the wheel. gop presidential candidate donald trump is heading to the border today. details on what that's all about. >> reporter: 202 in chester. clear and dry we're jamming on the schuylkill expressway, i'll show you where when "action news" comes right back.

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>> you better be fully awake because the sun is, there's no hiding for it any more. sky6 live hd looking live over center city. blue skies isn't that a welcome sight. >> the good news, you step outside, and you see the sun isn't that a pretty sight. >> reporter: we have sun declare, the schuylkill expressway eastbound traffic heading toward gladwyn jammed from the blue route to the curve and montgomery to girard. no major problems on the

schuylkill expressway, just a jam and lots of sunshine. i'm not complaining about the sun i'm already at the work. northeast philadelphia, ditman street we have an investigation going on. gas main break at allegheny avenue. a car smashed into a pole bristol and bensalem boulevard. watch for that as you head out. looking live the vine street expressway heading toward the schuylkill expressway. it's starting to slow up on the vine as you head toward the schuylkill expressway. 69 degrees in philadelphia. 58 in allentown. 63 in millville. we have low humidity and bright sunshine, what more could you ask for on a summer day. 85 degrees. >> a fast-moving fire is burning east of glacier national park in montana.

back country hiker have been told to move to safety. the fire destroyed the bearing creek cabin a historic back country structure. wind he gusts will increase the risk of fire spreading more quickly. police say a driver who was texting came within inches of running down two massachusetts police officers. surveillance video from the police station captured the woman who was not watching the road sped up. officers yelled for her to stop, but she kept going the officers pulled her over and the officers not hurt and the driver was cited. donald trump will hold a news conference in lorado texas to discuss immigration.

he has been hurling insults at his gop rivals. the top ten candidates will debate next most of them. a bill in new jersey is asking anyone seeking presidency should resign as governor. it is unlikely chris christie will sign it.

iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism.

new on "action news," a kentucky babysitter got an unexpected visitor while watching two children at her home. she spotted a black bear and snapped pictures of the bear relaxing and playing around with the children's toys. just like the bedroom stories she tells the kids every night the story had a happy ending when the bear decided he was cool and done and took off into the woods. >> reporter: he didn't have sandwiches, he should have put sunscreen on just in case. let's look outside i-95 at allegheny, the roads clear and dry. we had a disabled van that cleared. we're jammed on i-95 southbound heading toward center city

approaching cottman and the betsy ross bridge already a 27 minute ride from woodhaven to the vine on i-95 southbound. ben franklin bridge jammed with the right lane blocked, we have building volume now, i would expect it to be slower with the construction taking out a lane on the ben franklin bridge. mass transit is on time and looking good so far on a thursday morning. karen and i had special visitors at the studio. is an -- santino sells these t-shirts ej is the child of the month for this organization he lorvets "action news," he came by and said high. it's a great little charity he runs with the t-shirts. if you go to my "action news" facebook page i posted a link

with more information on that. i want to thank tj and his family for coming by. it's going to be a beautiful day, 85 degrees is the high. sun and clouds, and tam another winner. >> indeed it is, thank you david. this story is new this morning, home break-ins are in and done but that's on the not the case in this bizarre scenario in new jersey. the man got into the house while the homeowner was taking out the garbage. there was a context -- connection he once dated their daughter. he got into the spare bedroom and hid under a bed and charged cell phones. we're talking about back to school shopping. retail experts say consumers will hold back a little bit this

year and look for ways to save. national retail federation said average family will spend $630 on their back to school needs. most people will wait until a week before school hoping to score last minute deals. on the people scene labron james is working on something outside of sports. spring hill announced a partnership with warner brothers producing tv and film and digital content. this is not his first foray into show business he currently stars in the hit train movie train wreck. according to enews todd tucker and his wife are expecting a baby. they tied the knot in april of last year.

>> welcome back here our top stories, philadelphia police are investigating two shootings in kensington overnight. one man was pronounced dead at the scene a second victim was caught in the crossfire. he suffered a graze wound to his arm and in stable condition. police are investigating a deadly shooting in north philadelphia. investigators say a 21-year-old man was shot several times and pronounced dead later at the

hospital. isis is becoming more of a terror threat to the u.s. than al qaeda. isis has been successful after a year-long social media campaign in radicalizing americans. >> reporter: as you head out to work we're jamming up on 422 past the -- schuylkill expressway -- past the saint gabe's curve. springfield township, delaware county you may see restrictions on springfield road near north bishop avenue. >> reporter: another nice one out there today, in the 60s in a lot of neighborhoods. noon 81. high of 85. sun and low humidity, not as breezy as yesterday but another nice one especially if you're out and about and exercising and all that stuff. >> that matt o'donnell he's

very tan and having a great time. for matt o'donnell, karen rogers, eva pilgrim, david murphy i'm tamala edwards. keep an eye on 6abc.com, we'll be back with updates.

good morning, america. breaking right now, a wall of flames send vacationers scrambling for safety. this family tries to outrun the fire at a national park. >> go now, go. fast go. >> new video this morning of a growing california fire threatening homes. thousands of acres scorched forcing evacuation. and the lightning strike at a beach going off like a bomb. three people rushed to the hospital. air scare. a united jet forced to make an emergency landing. >> yeah united still have five passed out. everybody's on oxygen. >> passengers falling ill. oxygen masks deployed. what caused this medical scare. >> new this morning, jailhouse mystery. new details about sandra bland's death. the just released recording from behind bars. >> i'm still just at a loss for words honestly about