sunday morning, a fire rips apart a bucks county business. plus, celebrating the champ, dignitaries honor muhammad ali at his funeral. the world best cyclists are in town to compete in the philadelphia international cycling championship. so glad you're waking up with us. 6:00 a.m., sunday morning. sky6 live hd giving you a glimpse of atlantic city. it is going to be raining today so prepare yoforts. yoforts -- yourselves. meteorologist chris sowers

is off, karen rogers joins us with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. not the greatest news for the cyclists, right? >> reporter: we're starting off with clouds you can see that looking at the center city skyline. we have showers moving through the area, but the big weather threat comes this afternoon and into this evening. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have light showers in the region starting to develop. this is is not severe weather, but it's damp. you can see it on route 1, media. the blue route, woodbury, new jersey and route 40 in elmer right now. we can look elsewhere around the region as we watch the progression north an east. we're seeing rain moving into fortescue and cape may and the beach showers are moving in. satellite and radar you can see how the showers moved in. the actual front is well out to the west.

as the warm front lifts through the region it will trigger showers in the morning and the big weather threat comes this afternoon and even. 68 degrees. it is warm in the city. 64 dewpoint. 64 in millville. over 60 you start to feel the humidity. up to 65 it's humid. 68 in dover, 67 in wilmington. these high dewpoints are going to help destabilize the atmosphere. that gives us the enhanced risk for severe weather this afternoon and evening. mostly cloudy skies, morning showers, but we're watching throorch and evening for -- this afternoon and evening for strong storms. we'll show you what the storms look like as they hit the area on future trash -- future tracker 6. two-alarm fire destroyed part of a medical complex in bucks county.

the action cam was on the scene before 2:00 a.m. on the 200 block of swamp road in doylestown. it took crews an hour to get the upper hand. the fire gutted the offices simply beautiful smiles. no word on what started the fire. muhammad ali is planning a public funeral for fans and friends to pay tribute to the legend. bill clinton and billy crystal are among the eulogy i. abc is learning about the final moments before his death. he surrounded by family and friends, many holding his hands some of them whispering in his ear to let go.

this as they remember the international icon and share their stories about how the boxing legends shaped and changed their lives. overwhelming grief coast to coast. from the famed marquee to madison square garden to ali's star on hollywood walk of fame. he was a wonderful angel. >> reporter: his brother speaking to abc news hours after his brother's death. he along with millions around the world mourning his loss. for those who felt his punch and faced him in the ring now sadness and heartache. never seen that kind of presence in a human being. i don't think our sports will ever be the same again. sad damn day. >> reporter: despite being weak and frail, battling parkinson, he did not go without a fight.

dad did not go easily, the heart beating 30 minutes after his organs failed. they got to spend quality time with him to at a their final goodbyes. it was a sole local moment. -- solemn moment. >> reporter: he fought for civil rights, world peace, you name it. a man remembered as a divisive figure now remembered as a uniter. it's a sad day for the world not just for sports. and now the world about get to say there final goodbyes to muhammad ali. unprecedented procession through the streets of louisville alism's hometown. the muhammad ali center will be open all week so the public can celebrate the life and legacy of the champ. live in new york.

channel 6 "action news." ray, thank you. will smith took to social media to honor the late champion. he posted pictures of himself on his instagram account. he got an academy award nomination for his portrayal of muhammad ali. now, will smith was nominated for an oscar for his performance as muhammad ali. he writes, you shook up the world, my mentor and my friend, you changed my life, rest in peace. here's a bit of trivia you might not have known, alism was the inspiration for apollo creed in the movies. diane sawyer talks to his widow of ali. you can read more at 6abc.com, there we have a photo gallery of

his life and reaction to his death and details on his funeral arrangements. some of the elite bicyclists are waking up for the philadelphia international cycling classic. they go through lemon hill and the climb up the manayunk wall. the men's race starts this morning and the women's is apt 12:30. it's an annual tradition that brings thousands of hip hop fans to festival pier. we're talking about the roots picnic. as in years past there were big names for music lovers near and far. dann cuellar was there. >> reporter: yes, it is the 9th annual roots picnic at festival pier. a number of acts performing,

among them, philadelphia's own roots. as many as as ten thousand people enjoyed the sights and sounds coming from across the mid atlantic region. we're from baltimore, we're here to enjoy the sights, awesome classic rock and good rap, too. i'm enjoying the nice weather and the atmosphere they have going on out here it's nice. it's a picnic it's about friends and family it's all about a laid back atmosphere at festival pier. usher and the roots were among the 24 musical acts performing on three stages here along the waterfront. now we have to wait for usher. >> reporter: you have to see usher. that's right. >> reporter: of course the roots they home bound. little dicky was good. we got the good food, chicken tenders and cheese burgers.

beautiful night, look like the whole city out here, man, you ain't here you missing out. once in a lifetime. >> reporter: all in all a beautiful night on the delaware river waterfront. let the summer season begin. dann cuellar channel 6 "action news." a weekend of huge music doesn't end with the roots picnic, tonight everyone will be getting in formation at lincoln field where superstar beyounce will take the stage for formation part of her world tour. there's much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. a brushfire forces people from their homes in los angeles, and now we know that started this. two local star boxers bernard hopkins and larry holmes talks about the influence the

champ had on them. we have mostly cloudy skies, you can see storm tracker 6 live double scan a few showers through the area, this is just the beginning. we're tracking the potential for severe weather later today. i'll have the details when "action news" comes right back.

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say a car crash caused this massive brushfire yesterday northwest of los angeles, hundreds of people were forced to evacuate their homes. three homes were damaged. firefighters say the fire is 15% contained. this morning we are learning that one of the fort hood soldiers killed during a training exercise and flooding was from jersey city. 21-year-old james and 8 others were killed when their vehicle was swept into rushing waters. texas authorities say the flooding emergency near the guferl -- gulf coast is worsening. east coast is bracing for severe weather. florida could see between five and ten inches of rain. time for accuweather, karen rogers is here for chris sowers. we are expecting rain. we have light showers moving in now. the worst threat is this this afternoon.

let's start with storm tracker 6 live double scan we can see we have just a few hours in the region starting to get a little heavier down to the south. that's where we are starting to see some precipitation build up a little bit. i want to go in closer as we look at local view of storm tracker. if you're in glassboro you're getting on 55 north an east. you can see them in millville and for the purpose of the -- fortescue. cape may is getting wet. we have the threat of severe weather coming later today. kind of two rounds here. let's go outside and see what it looks like starting your day, it's kind of a pretty shot, yes we have clouts, but we'll take you to the commodor barry bridge. no big weather threat this morning, lots of clouds, temperatures 68 degrees, the dewpoint, 65 degrees. the pressure is falling. the winds are light at 5 miles per hour. the ocean temperature is 68. here's satellite and radar, you can see how the first batch of

showers have moved in. this is the warm front that lifted through the area. the cold front that produced the severe weather is out to the west at this point. future tracker 6 this model is picking up heavier downpours at 9:00. we have a threat for the showers becoming downpours later on this morning. and then we advance this to 11:30, not much happening lots of clouds, maybe a shower popping through. later today if we get sunshine help destabilize the atmosphere a little more. this model showing at 4:30, we're tracking the chance for severe weather. you see that line showing heavy downpours and the real threat could be very gusty winds. we're watching for this right now and that could be it later on this afternoon into the evening at midnight tonight a couple of leftover showers. the threat is later this afternoon and evening, heavy downpours and the possibility for damaging winds.

of course this is difficult for everyone who is nascar and the poconos. we're watching for that today. it wasn't a bad day. we'll see mostly cloudy skies and the potential for severe weather, we'll watch for the downpours 11:00 a.m., 65. 4:00 p.m., 68 degrees. down the shore, we're seeing downpours at the shore now and the potential for that exists later on. we're watching for that later, as well. continuing to watch you have to watch for that. the threat for severe weather, the storm prediction center has us in an enhanced risk this afternoon and evening. a gust thunderstorm at the shore and 79 degrees. early morning showers, mid morning lull, late breaks of sun, but wide severe thunderstorm threat this afternoon high of 83 degrees, we'll be in the warm sector of

that storm. so strong storms late this afternoon and evening. 83 is the high. monday, mostly sunny, less humid, the potential of a morning shower, the rest of the day looks good, 85. tuesday, clouds and sun, 83. chance for a shower. wednesday, breezy and cooler, 73. thursday, nice and sunny, 75. friday, partly sunny, 77. saturday it's a bit warmer high of 80 degrees. today the real threat nydia, comes later this afternoon and evening. we'll be tracking it for you around the clock. look at this, a septa bus got stuck after a road collapse under the weight of the bus. you can see where the back tire sunk into the ground walnut street in center city. nobody was hurt and the bus was back on the route after the crews removed it from the sinking roadway. we'll be right back. ♪

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>> reporter: good morning, everybody starting off your sunday we're tracking a few showers right now. let's go to storm tracker 6 live storm tracker 6 live double scan, we have showers near woodbury, new jersey, and glassboro, as well. we're beginning to see downpours and we're tracking them to the south. look at for the purpose of the the -- fortescue near millville, new jersey. we have showers later this afternoon and evening we have the potential for severe weather. the storm prediction center placed us in a moderate risk. that's a concern for damaging winds this afternoon and evening. sunday morning we're getting morning showers, maybe a couple of downpours as we saw on storm tracker 6 live and we get a bit of a law. we get a high of 83 this afternoon and evening. if we get late breaking sun we have concerns of widespread thunderstorms that could severe. time 6:25.

this morning the sports world is mourning the champion heavyweight fighter, muhammad ali. two legendary local boxers are among them. here's jeff skeverski. champions are not made in gym. they are they are made from a desire, dream, vision, that's muhammad preached and practiced. he trained against the biggest fights of his life joe frazier and george foreman in deer lake, pennsylvania a small town in the poconos. it was out of the light and peaceful where he trained with a young larry holmes. he lived in philadelphia and cherry hill in the 1970s made an impact on the world and the local boxing scene before he passed away friday at the age of 74. i look at all ali has done and stood up for in and out of

the ring he was his own salesman, his own pitchman, his own promoter, his own everything. i had a great relationship with him, took me places. i want to africa. england, malaysia, places where he fought at. i would have never down that. that man took me. that's why i say he was one of the greatest fighters of all time. >> reporter: larry homes sparred with ali and got him ready for the thriller in ma nill in -- manila and went on to beat him later on. two guys they gave up and tradeed -- traded away.

aaron nola on his birthday yesterday giving out presents and the game starts with a few more souvenirs, tommy joseph, solo shot tied it at 1. three batters later, hernandez follows with a two-run bomb. phils took a 3-run lead, back come the brewers. you can sit down. they tie it. in the 8th they take the lead. gone, off hector naris. there goes the game. they dropped 8 of their last 9 games. a moment of silence before game three stanley cup final for muhammad ali. the penguins were trying to take a 3-0 lead. here comes san jose donskoi what

a shot, the sharks take a bite out of penguins lead. the lead cut 2-1 in the best of 7 series. don't forget about the poconos five hundred today in long pond. that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski have a great day. p?p?o?gv stormy sunday we'll have

downpours throughout the viewing area today. things you may not have known about muhammad ali as the world reflects on the late great boxing champ. 6:31, meteorologist karen rogers in for chris sowers. you have a preview of accuweather. >> reporter: i do, we had a beautiful day yesterday through much of the area. today we have weather concerns. as we look outside, we have showers and cloud cover as we look live at the commodor barry bridge. we have mostly cloudy skies throughout the region right now. over here i want to show you storm tracker 6 live double scan. the concern is we're starting to see morning downpours. in philadelphia we had a few earlier showers. they dissipated going in tighter with storm tracker. you can see a downpour beginning. it's tracking north an east, it will be hitting wilmington, elmer, millville, sea isle city

you're about to get wet, as well. we can see the motion north and east. this is not the severe weather, it's early morning downpours. the storm prediction center has us at a moderate risk for severe weather later this afternoon and evening. that's the time frame. we have a high risk of the possibility of lightning and downpours or strong winds. even large hail or tornado is not out of the question. part of this we need to see sunshine to destabilize the atmosphere this afternoon before we get the threat for severe weather this afternoon. we have not had severe weather in quite a while. it's something we need to prepared for. sunday morning we're looking at an early morning shower we're seeing that down to the south. and then we get a bit of a lull, mostly cloudy skies, sunny breaks this afternoon and evening. later this afternoon and evening we expect widespread

thunderstorm threat. i'll show you that on future tracker 6 in a couple of minutes, gray and nydia. flowers and boxing glove lay next to the muhammad ali star on the hollywood walk of fame. of course the boxer and civil rights activist is being remembered around the world. i'm handsome and fast and pretty and can't be beat. the impact he had on transforming america and the impact he would on the world, that's what history will remember him for. even when he was in the grips of his disease, he was doing magic tricks, letting you know he was still magic. floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee. still the greatest of all times. of course it's hard to argue that the muhammad ali is not at the heart of conversation when talking about boxing all time greats. diane sawyer met the champ and

talked about their long time love. great to see you. a couple of hometown kids went out to sea the world. we do. >> reporter: the story is all here, including the beginning it was a red bike he got for christmas. someone stole it and he went to tell the policeman there that someone had stolen his bike and he was going to beat them up. joe martin said why don't you learn to fight first, he got him into the boxing at the columbia gym, the rest is history. >> reporter: is this the famous picture. that's the famous picture. as you see i haven't changed much diane. then 22-year-old cassius clay teased his awe-struck neighbor. he said he was going to marry you?

yes he said to that a lot of girls. >> reporter: he had just been diagnosed with parkinsons when they met. did you feel robbed? no, no. i can look at his face and tell what he wants and thinking, i would say do as much as you can, god gives us special gifts, the more god gives you, you the moor he expects. muhammad ali had deep connections to the delaware valley. his tenacity and grit inspired many local boxers. ali lived in the area for a time. trish hartman has that part of the story. >> reporter: boxers young and old honor muhammad ali with a ten count and moment of silence

at joe hadn boxing gym in northn liberties. because of the things he done out of the ring, to me was more game changer, in life than game changer in my life, because i learned i can speak. he was the greatest fighter who ever live. >> reporter: johan was part of the joe frazier fighting team. he described the first frazier ali feet as the most important time in his career. all these people were off the street.

if you look at this, he fed them all, they stayed for lunch and he sat down on the end of the ring and he talked to them. he lived in overbrook and moved into the five bedroom house in cherry hill. to know he was in a local area like this tucked away in cherry hill is pretty cool. just as people we spoke with remembered his dominance in the boxing ring as well ass colorful expressions, they say they will remember his time in the area as well as his courageous battle with parkinsons disease. "good morning america" weekend will have more on the passing of muhammad municipal at 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m -- muhammad ali. a suspect in in custody after a stabbing in a grocery

store. the victim's injuries are not life threatening. the modify -- the motive is unclear. an altercation led to a stabbing in the straw aboutberry mansion section on cecil b. moore avenue. two men got into an altercation and one pulled out a knife and stabbed the other several times in the chest. the suspect ran off. the victim is in stable condition. turning to the race for 2016. hillary clinton is another step closer to clinching the democratic nomination. she won the virgin island caucuses this weekend and pick up 7 more delegates. voters in several states including new jersey and california will cast their ballots on tuesday. hillary clinton will face the questions on this week with

george stephanopoulos this morning after "action news" at 9:00. he may be down in the delegate count, but bernie sanders is not calling it quits he is hoping to win california on tuesday. we would like to reminds you can download the 6abc app this election season to get breaking news right from the campaign trail and give you access to the live reports on election night. the 6abc news app is free to downloads for any of your mobile devices. there's much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. sky6 live hd overlooking camden, new jersey, meteorologist karen rogers in for chris sowers this morning. she said you need to prepare for the rain. she has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in just a bit. a local high school student is crowned a science champ. a painful experience carved his path to victory and it brought

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so glad you're waking up with us on this sunday morning, 6:42, 68 degrees, sky6 live hd looking over wilmington, delaware. karen rogers says it may look

nice now, but prepare for rain and severe weather later today. >> reporter: we're going to see showers, but it's later this afternoon and evening we'll have the potential for severe weather. storm tracker 6 live double scan, we have nothing threatening happening just yet. we have showers and downpours down the south. as we go in on double scan we can see a cell in wilmington, and elmer and millville, downpours on route 55. no threat of severe weather this morning, it's later today it happens. so, just early showers. i want to take you outside, we have lots of clouds through the region. we had a beautiful day at the shore yesterday, clouds and sunshine. we're looking live in cape may. the beach is desolate at this early hour. 68 degrees, the dewpoint, 65.

that's significant. because we have a lot of moisture in the atmosphere that will help to destabilize the atmosphere when the front comes near and sparks it. the pressure is falling the winds are light and the ocean temperature 68 degrees. satellite and radar showing the first batch of showers. this is a warm front lifting through. the cold front which is more opponent is out to the west. that trecks through later on today. we can see thou this evoferlts on future tracker -- evolves on future tracker 6. this is lunchtime we're dry, if you need to run errands that's a good time to do it. we have clouds and sunshine. if we get the sunshine that will destabilize the atmosphere further and give us the chance of severe weather. this model shows 4:30 p.m. we have strong storms developing, especially the line to the west. 7:00 p.m. right over the i-95

corridor, heavy rain potential for lightning, hail and damaging winds. so that's what we're watch be for late this afternoon into the evening hours. we dry out behind that front. so here's what's happening today. we get a high of 83 degrees. the trouble is today, the warm front lifts through we're in the warm sector of the storm. so, it's going to be warm, it's going to be humid. if we get sunshine when the actual front comes through that could give us a chance of severe weather. let's take it hour by hour. 8:00 a.m., 68 degrees. lots of clouds, peeks of sunshine, a couple of showers around or a couple of downpours. we get a lull in the action, lots of clouds and a little bit of sunshine through the late morning and early afternoon. maybe a shower comes in, nothing threatening. 70 degrees by 10:00 a.m., noon, 75. it's 3:00 p.m. and after you need to watch especially toward the western suburbs for the potential of cells starting to develop. 82 degrees, warm and moist with

the showers and thunderstorms moving through. 5:00 p.m., as we get into the evening we see the front approaching the city. early morning hours downpours, late breaks of sun possible and the widespread thunderstorm threat and severe weather threat comes this afternoon and evening. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, strong storms likely late this afternoon and evening. 83 degrees for the high. tomorrow is a lot better, mostly sunny, less humid, 85. clouds and sun on tuesday, 83. just a chance for a quick shower and thunderstorm. wednesday breezy, much cooler. look at how the temperature drops, 73. thursday, the pick of the week, nice, sunny, less humid, 75. friday, partly sunny skies, 77. by the weekend, 80 degrees for the high, clouds and sunshine watching the storm to the south on saturday. right now as you head out, maybe a shower not a big threat. the real threat comes this afternoon and evening. so nice to have you with us this morning karen.

>> reporter: i'm glad to be here. i was just saying sunday is my monday it's great to have you here. a student won a national science competition it is inspired by heartbreak. alicia vitarelli has that. my grandparents died from cancer whether i got to meet them. >> reporter: that inspired him to look at chris crisper. his research in that field won him 75,000-dollar prize, just to be able to do the research was a win. he worked out of the harvard lab of george church prominent to

edison. i'm the only high school student there. >> reporter: his work there double a full time job, remember he is still in high school. i want to say 80 hour work days, going into the lab early at 7:00 a.m. that would wouldn't be uncommon and leaving maybe at 11:00 p.m. at night, because there's so much for me to do. >> reporter: his teachers at conostoga high beyond prowled. almost floored. the project is amazing. i understand about 50% of it. the amazing part was the perseverance he had to actually pursue this. it's really cool, like the touch screen tablet. >> reporter: $1,000 of the prize money went back to the school to purchase the hitech digital

microscope. it will be for college. >> reporter: he will be using the money at harvard university where he will be joining them as a freshman in the fall. once he reaches this peak, there's always another one to scale. his parents, slow down and enjoy it. it reminds me of me when i was in school. believe that, or. we'll be right back.

spent more than 30 years in the public schools. we're retired, but we like to stay involved. you think he's going to learn to fly? we're just as busy now as in our teaching days. the same goes for a lot of the retired educators we know. let me see you all flap your wings, like you're penguins learning to fly. teaching is all about building relationships. and that never goes away. because once a teacher, always a teacher. we're ed and miriam, and we're proud to be new jersey educators. us. firefighters saved two cats in a home in garnet valley. several small explosions were heard which spread the flames quicker. the homeowner was at the store at the time and returned to find his home on fire. nobody was hurt and it's unclear

how the the fire started. it's almost 7 months since a man from tacony was last seen. police and his mother are asking for your help in finding the 37-year-old. here's rick williams with crime fighters report. >> reporter: where is 37-year-old jacob rogers of tacony. that's the question that was asked of the citizens crime commission. we got a call from a 90-year-old female from west virginia. >> reporter: rogers mother is trying to find out what happened to her son. on thanksgiving day he called and said he was at the 30th street station on thanksgiving day and was going to arrive in west virginia on friday morning. his cell phone has not been used since that day. he has money in the bank and his account has not been touched since the day before thanksgiving. police reviewed surveillance

takes place and found no sign of rogers. 6'1," 185 pounds, blonde hair and blue eyes. he has a pierced eye brow and soul patch. the citizens crime commission is issuing an 1,000-dollar reward for anyone with information abouts whereabouts. just call 215-546-tips. all calls will remain anonymous, for crime fighters i'm rick williams, channel 6 "action news."

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streets that could lead to trouble. local police officers are working to change this. they are calling this the summer initiative. it could be the community policing at its best, it will include field trips for teenagers. these 9th district police officers could show up at your door promoting the summer youth initiative program. the goal to provide kids with something productive to do over the summer. we need more programs for like this. >> reporter: it didn't take long for passionate residents to support positive initiatives. if you don't show them this is what you're going to do they will do the opposite. >> reporter: summer is a hot time for kids to get into trouble. he is hoping this initiative will motivate them to get off the streets and see officers in a positive light. everybody wins here. they will come away with a like, police are cool.

>> reporter: they are looking for sponsor and looking for parents who want to sign up their kids. neighbor companies say it's an investment in children and the communities. summertime we worshiper about the kids and what are they going to be -- summertime we worry about the kids and what are they going to be doing after school. they will take them to expose them to careers. we're taking to the radio station, lincoln financial. we have a tour for our aviation unit and k-9 unit. with programs like this, it helps reduce the crime rate and keeps kids out of trouble. sounds like a great program. the ten week program begins june 27 and runs through august 29. call the 19th police district if your child is interested or

you would like to donate. there's another hour of "action news" straight ahead. we have more on the boxing great muhammad ali. you'll hear from will smith had to say about the late back to bs impact on him. plus, karen rogers is tracking severe storms moving our way later today. we'll be right back. twenty three times since. the bills started to pile up. i had nothing to give. we had nothing in the refrigerator. i would be dead and not sitting here right now if it wasn't for pond lehocky.

sunday morning, a fire rips apart a bucks county business. celebrating the champ. the world's best psyche himmists are in town to compete in the philadelphia international cycling championship. thank you for weaking up with us on -- waking up with us on sunday morning. sky6 live hd looking live over penns landing. it's a beautiful shot, it's going to change. chris sowers is off, let's go outside to meteorologist karen rogers. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we have clouds up above, we're dry on the terrace and 68 degrees. i want to show you storm tracker 6 live double scan. we are not dry everywhere. wilmington, we have a shower moving north an east. route 40 you're damp and 'zale city, almost in atlantic city. we had heavier downpours earlier