possible of some veryvy weather throughout the evening. meteorologist, cecily tynan, is tracking the storm with stormtracker 6 live double scan radar. what is happening out there? >> reporter: this is just the appetizer to the main event. double scan live radar showing widespread weather to the north and west over d.c. and a renegade line of storms moving over us and this is causing problems for the evening commute over i-95 and 676 the schuylkill expressway 15 lightning strikes in the past 15 min, it's moving west northwest heavy downpours. and thunder and lightning and really the intense downpours the main problem. could have ponding of water on roads and in philadelphia the rain falling at the rate of 4 inches per hour. this is the kind of rain if you are driving through it you pull over and wait it out. it's hard to see when it's raining that heavily.

for tonight more evening showers and thunderstorms waiting on the bigger batch over d.c. there is potential that storms could have gusty winds and even small hail. delaware and southern knowledge they broke into sunshine today and temperature there's near 80 degrees with the possibility of isolate the severe storms. heading into the weekend i am tracking some unsettled weather it won't be a washout and i'll talk about that in the full accuweather forecast. >> we have the latest now on helicopter tragedy in delaware a pilot was killed when his medical held cop crashed. it ended in smoke and flames. sara bloomquist and vernon odom are on the scene. sabra let start with you. this is the same company that supplied choppers for the university of pennsylvania health system. >> reporter: jim that is right, but the pilot was the only

person on board. no patients or penn medicine employees we learned the pilot was a 37-year-old man from franklinville, new jersey, the chopper went down in a drainage ditch and somehow the pilot avoided all the adjacent buildings. eyewitnesss caught cell phone video after the chopper crashed into this industrial park a mile southeast of the newcastle airport. >> it crashed here on quigley boulevard in newcastle. there was one person and one fatality. the pilot was conducting a solo training flight and travelled from atlantic city to newcastle this morning. at 11:55 the chopper when down in a drainage ditch and burst into flames. >> no other injuries as a result of the crash and minor damage to

a shed because of flying debris and flames. >> it was operated by penn star that provides the services for the university of pennsylvania health system. firefighters were rushed to the scene and extinguished the flames. faa officials and delaware state police cordoned off the area and put up a drone to capture aerial images and the ntsb is in route. >> it's up to them if they want to continue to conduct the investigation tonight or hold off until the daytime hours until tomorrow morning. again, you can see law enforcement investigators on the scene they are here throughout the afternoon the ntsb is expected to arrive at the crash scene at 7:00 tonight and the pilot was a 37-year-old man from franklinville, new jersey.

his name is withheld penning notification of next of kin. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you, also at the scene is "action news" reporter vernon odom. you talked to witnesses what are they saying tonight? >> reporter: jim, good evening. they are saying it was a sudden horrifying experience. the park is just a mile from the newcastle hair port. >> it sounded like a missile coming. and all i did was stop. i didn't know where it was coming from. >> john hughes witnessed the entire tragedy as it unfolded late morning, he just pulled up to to i.t. work at the office of a business client. >> i saw the copter nose dive. the noise was that close maybe 150 feet above my head. it was a surprise. i heard it the propellers, it

was kind of scary. the big explosion and flames, felt the heat from it. kind of the shock jay and marion williams own compressed air of delaware their office just a few hundred yards from the crash scene. >> we heard and felt the crash across the street and we went around immediately to see if we could render assistance and the flames were just aatrocious at that time. >> trying to avoid buildings out here. he saved lives. >> jim indeed no one was injured here on the ground. a lot of folks here working five and six days a week realize this could have been a large scale disaster. live in newcastle, delaware,

vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. in logan township gloucester county authority his to evacuate thousands of workers from an industrial area this morning when a rail car started to leak the chemical once that turns to vapor it can explode. "action news" reporter gray hall has more from the scene. >> reporter: we can tell you that things are calmer now and good news. first crews stopped the leak and the roads in the area are now back open. >> good news hazmat teams were able to make entry into the zone and with the support of the viper suppression from the fire departments they were able to get the valve secured. >> a big sigh of relief from emergency workers and the threat of an explosion is over in logan township. after a valve on a 30,000 gallon rail car failed and leaked chemical similar to propane into the air.

>> it poses a significant health threat and it's an irritant and the primary issue was the fire hazard and explosion hazard. 1900 people were evacuated from nearby businesses and people said the smoke near their jobs was alarming. >> you could see the gas bubbling up and it was a little frightening. >> we had to evacuate and leave everything behind don't take anything just get out of the building. >> officials evacuated a half mile radius an industrial area, they understand the concern but it interrupted business and a headache to deal with. traffic was backed up in the area and exit 10 along 295 southbound had had to be closed for a while. >> it's safety first and business second. >> now that the valve is secure before the area can return to

normal crews will do a final sweep to make sure there are no other concerns. >> we'll go building to building and do air monitoring to make sure the buildings are secure and safe. >> no serious injuries are reported and one worker was checked out on scene and refused treatment and another evaluated at the hospital and both will be okay and the roads are now open in the area and that threat has been resolved. in logan township. gray hall channel 6 "action news." two philadelphia police officers and another driver were hurt in an accident on the boulevard this afternoon. a police cruiser and two cars crashed into the southbound lanes near levic in may fair. the injuries were taken to area hospitals in stable condition and police took a driver into custody for suspected dui. good news for customers in old city. service is restored to customers

that last it on third street. but third street remains closed between chestnut and walnut as crew goes to fix the road. the road remains closed until at least next tuesday. the jury ended their second full day of deliberations of david creato in haddon township. the jury watched for a second time the video of creato's interrogation in it he was told his son was found dead. the prosecution maintains that creato killed his son to maintain a romantic relationship with his girlfriend. jurors will return on tuesday. coming up on "action news" tonight. the city of philadelphia wants to help protect you from the sun and ahead the dispensers you will soon see installed at parks and pooled and popular spotted around the city. and honoring those that served. the ceremony marked the 100th

anniversary of world war i. and guess who won a baseball game today? that and more when "action news" continues. you knew when you cast it they'd lock you up.

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former phillies mike schmidt is installing yellow dispenners filled with sunscreen across the city. four years ago he was diagnosed with stage three melanoma after a lifetime in the sun without protection. delmarva power held a briefing to outline steps to

prepare for the upcoming hurricane season and del marcia officials say that employees are investing extra training and taking part in drills and the red cross and aaa were on hand to show the emergency kit that every family should have in their homes and in their cars. hurricane season lasts until november 30th. in honor of the 100th anniversary of the start of world war i. they brought together members of the service and local students. students from reach cyber charter school came together today inside of the chapel at the va medical center, poems and passages from books were dedicated to fallen soldiers and wreaths were laid on the gravesites of world war i vet rabs at a nearby cemetery.

this is the class in session school tour. designed to inspire young people to succeed. they addressed topics like ambition, determination and respect. it was a special graduation ceremony at montgomery county community college today. the school awarded a diploma to the 100th graduate of the gateway to college program and it helps at risk students cleat high school while earning credits towards an associated degree or a certificate. and the program (ed with a $10,000 grant from peco.

the phillies trying to get out of a dreadful may. >> five straight losses but phillies fans have a chance to be happy today. includeless is what vince

valesquez said about his last start today he is desperate for a win and looks anything but includeless in the finale against colorado he makes only one mistake here it is fourth inning solo shot and phils down 1-0, nobody catches that but someone catches this. what a catch for the double play in the seventh and finally something to clap about and then this down one in the seventh and phils on the board and tommy boy, tommy joseph gone just like that we are tied 1-1 and then joseph comes up in the 11th with a runner on second and rbi single tinly the phillies with a walk-off 2-1 win. the first time they walk add way with a win since last friday. that feels good. >> it was a step in the right direction and winning helps with positive environment and looking

forward to building on it. >> little by little. we'll get there. you know, we are starting playing better. >> lets hope so. this could be a catch 22 for jordan matthews with the addition of jeffries and torrey smith it could make matthews better but also expendable into the final year of his deal. here is the long line of receivers and they drafted two guys. matthews calls the trade rumors fake news but here is the facts. the worst season, three touch downs, he has to step up his game. >> feel like competition is what will help breed production, you have more guys coming in working you don't have time to worry about this this and this and you have to worry about making plays every day. the competition is raised and it will help us most. >> the biggest thing i am excited about is that they are competing. competing within the group.

pushing each other and helping each other out and that is great to see. it will make everyone better. a few holiday weekends away, penn state will kick off the football season here on channel 6 labor day weekend saturday september 2nd against akron at home. and jay wright gets a verbal commitment from one of the best high school players in the country. brandon slater a 6'6" swing man from west virginia and will join nova in 2018 credited the fourth best shooting guard in the united states. it's due or die in the nhl game seven of the eastern conference, the penguins versus the senators and boston faces elimination with lebron james and the cavaliers. and dancing with the stars over and now dancing with the bullpens, check out the chicago

cubs bullpen what in the world are the world champs doing? after every home run instead of home runs the cubs relievers whip out a new dance and the manager says he loves it and why not they are winning playing winning baseball and maybe the phillies need to have more fun like that. >> something. >> why don't you make that suggestion. cecily tynan with accuweather next when we continue in just a moment.

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road because of high winds, we have seen winds of gusts up to 45 miles per hour and cecily tynan you say that there has actually been hail. >> we have hail the size of peas and nickels as well. and rainfall at the rate of 4 inches per hour. the fact we have so much rain this may the ground soil is soft. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that not everyone is seeing the storms but they are concentrated right now right over the heart of our viewing area. cherry hill and philadelphia one pretty intense band moving through the new jersey turnpike heading towards frankford. four lightning strikes with this but the main problem is the very heavy torrential rains causing a lot of problems for the evening commute. another area developing down to the south near elmer, this is also moving up to the north at 30 miles per hour and some areas richmond and mullica hill in the

path of the storm. you hear the rumble of thunder you want to get inside. there is a lot more activity to our south and west over northern virginia that will be coming through later on tonight. areas getting the heavy downpours until 7:30 this is causing ponding of water and localized street flooding so be careful as you drive tonight. right now it's cool and damp and philadelphia 63 degrees down from a high of 68 and another cool day, south jersey and delaware saw sunshine breaking into the 70s there and the poise 54 and allentown 62. satellite 6 along with action radar showing that we have waves of rain, this morning for the morning commute. the steady rain happening and a triple point low across northern virginia and this is moving through as we head through the evening hours. future tracker 6 showing the next batch currently over d.c. moving into south jersey and delaware at 7:30 with heavy downpours and winds and by 11:00

we are on the air it's lifting across the lehigh valley and north of trenton and some clouds are lingering into tomorrow morning, generally tomorrow it's a pretty nice day a nice kickoff for the holiday weekend. the low pressure is kicking up the winds. winds up to 25 miles per hour but temperatures back philadelphia 77 and allentown 74 and wilmington 76 and cape may 72 and a slight chance for a shower is in the poconos tomorrow. and a lot of people are down the shore. adam joseph is in wildwood. you are not going on any roller coasters adam? just talking about the weather? >> no, no. i'll play the games and eat but the roller coasters i stay away from. i rented the entire boardwalk for myself. a lot of sun and clouds this afternoon. it's okay there are people

around me i'll show you in a second. at the shore if you come down here for the weekend 69 on saturday with sun and clouds and decent day here at the shore temperatures 59 and partly sunny on monday and late showers with the temperature coming in at 67 and 72 on memorial day itself. clouds and sunshine and there could be a scattered shower. we have the candy wheel. candy and a wheel . melissa magee what do you think? cecily what do you want? >> cotton candy please. >> i'm here tracking storms and they are playing games down the shore. if you head to the poconos tomorrow isolated shower possible 68 degrees and sun fine and evening showers and 66 and monday breaks of sun with a high of 67. the exclusive accuweather

seven-day forecast tomorrow breezy and warmer and 77 and saturday increasing clouds and showers in the afternoon mainly south of philadelphia. sunday is look going partly sunny and late showers sunday night maybe into monday morning and heading into tuesday it stays unsettled but wednesday and thursday, as we start june we are flipping the weather pattern finally getting a break with dry weather and seasonable temperatures. the weekend is looking pretty good. world news tonight is next on channel 6. and "action news" continues on 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and sharrie williams. and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan ducis rogers jeff skversky and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. ♪

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tonight, breaking news -- president trump on the world stage, once calling nato obsolete. what he told leaders about paying their fair share. and the moment that went viral. the president appearing to push another leader out of the way, now seen all over the world. also breaking -- the closely watched race for congress. the candidate who allegedly throws a reporter to the ground. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. >> tonight, that candidate has now been charged, and voters are at the polls right now. severe weather at this hour. several tornadoes confirmed. thousands of flights delayed and cancelled just as we approach the memorial day weekend. the system moving up the east coast. the high school under fire. the student who killed himself after administrators questioned him about what might have been on his phone. his mother racing to the school,