stay with "action news" for updates on the breaking story. >> shore businesses are ready, cars are packed and barbecue planned, it is memorial day weekend. all eyes are on mother nature and of course, the all-important accuweather forecast. friday afternoon, made it. i'm brian taff i'm sharrie williams. the big story on "action news" is the start of the memorial day weekend we'll be live as the crowds arrive at the shore in a moment. but first we begin with adam joseph who is outside with the holiday forecast from accuweather, hi, adam. >> reporter: mother nature will not be completely on our side the entire weekend it's not a washout. we had a shower up here at the station and one on storm tracker 6 live double scan. most of the area is cloudy with sun, but there are a few sprinkles and showers that are passing through, in fact you can see northeast philadelphia riverside, willingboro and i-95 getting showers there. no lighting or thunder.

south philadelphia that was the shower that past on city avenue. some damp roads in new jersey for folks heading to the shore. temperatures are mild, 75 in philadelphia. 71 in allentown. cool in the poconos, 58. with a westerly wind, the shore not bad there lower 70s. heading to the phillies game or anywhere this evening there will be clearing coming in from the north and west after the clouds and showers pass through, first pitch temperature 72 degrees. by the 9th inning in the ladder part of the evening in the 60s. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows a complex near chicago that will rotating south and east and pivot threw the memorial day. umbrellas will be on standby the entire weekend, again, it is not completely dry and not a washout. temperatures below normal and sunday looking to be the dryest of the three weekend days. we'll chat about those the city,

the shore the poconos we'll break it down for you coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: i'm very excited i love summer it is my favorite season i love the shore. >> reporter: ocean had the unlocking of the ocean today with the giant ceremonial key. the unofficial start of the summer season begins families are here to celebrate. >> ocean city come to enjoy the town with all our friends and neighbors. >> we're guaranteeing sunshine an this memorial day because we have kc and the sunshine band coming on sunday night. no other shore can say that. >> it was the business person plunge when business owners take

a dip in the ocean still in their work clothes briefcases and all to usher in the season. summer is a big business at the shore. >> we're excited it is a busy memorial day it sets the tone and drives momentum after the summer. >> it has gotten old even after 25 years. i'm very excited. we've been preparing all week for the weekend. >> reporter: for many a trip down the shore is a tradition, it's about family, fun and relaxation. >> i love swimming. >> i got home from college, the first thing i thought about was coming here, it is my family's tradition to come to ocean city, go on the beach for the first time since last august, i guess. >> reporter: all right, back out live, the fun has started, but again no one wants to see the rain, kind of cloudy now, everyone hoping mother nature will cooperate.

one thing worth mentioning ocean city won best beach in the nation last year by coastal living magazine. we hope for a repeat. gray hall channel 6 "action news." >> love the sounds of the seagulls. whether you're destination is -- your destination is the shore or the poconos, a record number of people travel this holiday. john rawlins live along the pennsylvania turnpike in king of prussia. what else the scene there, john. >> reporter: we were on the roads earlier today, about noontime we were on the expressway, i-95 the walt whitman bridge it was heavy traffic everywhere, slow going in many places. the prediction we'll see the largest traffic volume for memorial day weekend than we've seen since 2005 that's before the great recession. not everyone heading to the shore or the poconos. some heading west bikes strapped

to the back of a car a give away. >> we're going camping in new holland, pennsylvania. >> reporter: the bikes? >> they are coming along with us to keep the kids busy. >> new jersey to ohio, wedding, family wedding. >> reporter: good time? >> yeah. >> reporter: there was traffic sometimes moving briskly sometimes not. the region has 4 million people. aaa mid atlantic predicts 10% of us will travel somewhere this weekend because economically we're feeling better. >> with the increase of record numbers of people traveling, triple a is saying the people have a continued confidence in the economy. we've seen that rebounds over the last few years. >> reporter: some stay they are staycationing this weekend. >> i'm going to stay in

philadelphia. >> reporter: you don't have to go out. >> i'm not going. [laughter]. >> reporter: well, sounds a plan to me, stay close to home and off the haste and just relax. >> live in king of prussia, john rawlins channel 6 "action news" back to you all. >> that's definitely an option, stay indoors. thank you, many of the travelers john was talking about are heading to the shore for the weekend. >> except the woman john talked to last, chopper 6 hd was over the walt whitman bridge minutes ago, traffic on 76 heading into new jersey jammed right now, if you have not left yet, this is what you can expect to run into if you're heading that way. >> let's live to matt pellman in the "action news" traffic center with a check on the roads. >> reporter: lots of fun coming your way. good afternoon brian and sharrie, if you're a grotto

pizza person and not macks, single digit speeds on highway one taking out a lane near odessa jammed for buyers south of bear on toward odessa. stay local on 13, even on 301. 1 southbound is a mess heading toward republican republican -- are rehoboth beach and beth away. you start to pick up the pace on 42 southbound and creek road. moving well on the acx speeds in the mid 50s. you hit the brakes around the airport interchange. garden state parkway one lane open from the eastbound expressway to the southbound parkway, i think they are trying to prevent mergeses -- merges gone wrong on the ramp because the construction continues on

the southbound parkway itself. 676 southbound accidents gone. had a broken down vehicle on the schuylkill expressway eastbound near 30th, it's gone. but it's jammed. let's grab the ipad do the computer report on this friday afternoon start of the holiday weekend, more problems in delaware off the delaware memorial bridge a crash 295 southbound beyond 13. looking at speeds in the teens and 10 miles per hour on the south sighted -- side of 13 itself. >> an overnight crash left more than 20 tour bus passengers injured and some stranded? south jersey. the bus landed on its side after colliding with the tractor-trailer on the new jersey turnpike in west deptford. this happened after midnight. authorities say it was a panda bus from new york city to atlanta. the driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt. investigators are trying to figure out scabbingly what caused the crash -- exactly what

caused the crash. vernon odem will have more in the next half-hour. several school buses in ocean county were all but destroyed in an overnight fire. toms river police department took the dmak pictures of the -- dramatic pictures 69 blaze. the school district said it was able to run its regular routes on time. investigators are trying to figure out howl the fire started. philadelphia police are hoping someone might have information about an armed robbery that targeted a 16-year-old in hunting park. the boy was sitting outside on the 100 block of east eleanor street. they pulled him off the steps and forced him to walk down the street. they grabbed two gold chains and two iphones before running off. a young man from north philadelphia has graduated from the u.s. naval academy, he

accepted his diploma this morning. "action news" told you about him back in 2012. at that time he was accepted to the navel academy prep school after graduating from the milton hershey school. he will serve as a navy informational professional stationed in hawaii. congratulations on the the great achievement and the service he has given to the country. cadet to officer. vowing to perform again, ariana grande makes a powerful statement on a concert after the attack in in england. a powerful explosion in a store, hear from the panicked witnesses coming up.

>> a violent and deadly day in egypt as several gunmen opened fire on a bus killing 28 people, dozens more were injured. the bus was carrying coptic christians in sky io. the united nations security council condemned the attack anticipate every -- emphasized that the perpetrators have to be brought to justice. now to the terror attack in england, the suicide bomber targeted the ariana grande concert. she is going to have another concert in the city to benefit the victims and their families. molly hunter has the latest

from manchester. this morning, secretary of state rex tillerson meeting with british foreign secretary borris johnson. >> all across america hearts are broken, we share that grief with the rest of the world as well. every priest and every reverend in every church, every rabbi in every temple. every imam in every mosque must chemical the souls of those who carried out the attacks. >> reporter: with security in the uk at its highest levels armed troops hit the streets and guard the trains. in manchester and the hunt is on for salman abedi's accomplices. 8 people are in custody, but the bombmaker may be on the loose. salman abedi chris --

crisscrossed europe before arriving in manchester undetected. back in the uk he phoned his mother in libya to say for give me. so many mothers in manchester never will. as the investigation continues in manchester the city is grieving here's the cover of the local newspaper hail our heros, the memorial behind me will continue to grow as people stopped by laying flowers throughout the day. molly hunter, abc news. >> president trump is in sicily today the final stop on his 9 day foreign trip. he met today with german chancellor angela merkel. european leaders have been mounting a last ditch effort to stop the president from abandoning the paris climate accord. loud bangs and thick black

smoke caused panic at a atlanta store. the firearm farm released pictures -- department released pictures of the charred aftermath. shoppers say they saw the pair lingering around the display and it ignited after that that. one customer said her gut instinct kick in as they tried to protect her young daughter. >> i thought was a shooting at first, i thought, well, let's go, when i realized it was more than that the fireworks were going down the aisle. i scooped her up and we ran. >> everyone made it out, but one woman was taken to the hospital, and two children were treated for smoke inhalation. police say the suspects will be charged with arson. >> pennsylvania's updated drivers licenses that are compliant with federal standards will be available by 2019. governor wolf made the announcement when he signed legislation bringing the state

up to speed with the nation's real i.d. law. the new card has enhanced security measures. you do not have to update your license, but if you enter any federal buildings you need to apply for a license by 2020. thomas farley launched break the cycle the way cigarette makers are using men men -- menthole to starting children. philadelphia firefighters returned to a neighborhood where three people were killed in a fire. firefighters went door to door along the 5400 block of diamond street in wynnfield installing smoke detecters. it was early sunday morning, a

house fire in the neighborhood killed an elderly couple and their adult son. a teenager son was injured, but survived. firefighters want to prevent future tragedies by making sure every home is equipped with a smoke detecter. >> a good one here, a marlton new jersey man thought he was heading to a local school to talk about his job. the students had something planned for him. [chanting] [. >> the action cam was at the evans elementary as the students gave a welcome home to william wallace who returned from his 9th deployment. he said he is honored the show of support and honored everyday to serves country. >> i watched that video the kids are so excited to have him there. >> great to see that and have it outside and looked like the sun was shining as they did it. >> you got it.

>> talk about the forecast, a little bit of sun and rain depending on where you are, adam joseph joins us with the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: that's the way it is going to be through the upcoming weekend. live on sky6 live hd. we had showers pass through, a lot of clouds this afternoon, at times you will say okay clouds move away, because we want to see the sun, again it will fight throughout the weekend and also you will have scattered showers at times rolling through like they are right now in parts of burlington county and mount holly and route 38. browns mills getting hit by a light shower. you see a pop of yellow between gibbs borough and medford lakes and camden and gloucester county getting showers, that will pass through the city and drift south and east. 71 in lehigh valley. 72 in reading. 72 in wilmington. we're all in the mid 70s at this time. westerly wind at the shore

despite a lot of cloud cover right now, temperatures are in the lower 70s and that sea breeze will kick in. the water is so chilly it will be a cold wind that will wrap in off the atlantic. as we look at satellite and radar as we look to the west there's a lot of cloud cover, no crystal clear sky or large high pressure that will wedge in here for the weekend. the system for chicago will weaken that rotates through here tomorrow afternoon. tonight turning clearer and less wind, 53 allentown. 56 wilmington, millville. nearly 60 degrees at the shore. 8:00 a.m., that's when you will see the sunshine around here as we start the weekend then as we go into the afternoon 3:30 p.m. you see the cloud cover as that system approaches from the north and west in fact, temperature-wise, not too bad we'll go into the 70s tomorrow afternoon, again with the morning sunshine around and then

as we get into the afternoon you can see a lot of cloud cover and even some of the few scattered showers that will be developing late morning into the afternoon tomorrow. so your saturday kickoff at the shore, 69 degrees with the early sun. then the clouds come in the city tomorrow afternoon shower possible at 74. in the poconos, clouds and showers at times at 67 degrees. the exclusive accuweather four day forecast sun and showers moving through in spots 67 tomorrow. clouds and sunshine looks to be the brightest of the days, 74 tomorrow. memorial day, clouds or downpour, any given time monday morning 78. it's not a washout. tuesday, warm another afternoon thunderstorm possible at 80 degrees, rather unsettle the as we go through the weekend, but again where you see the sun capture, because it may not last all that long. >> all right, but not a

washout. >> all right, we'll be right back.

>> more than 100 students from elementary schools from across the delaware valley got to spend part of their day with the philadelphia eagles. they practiced kicking field goals and learned passing drills and how to take on the difficult obstacle course. swoop was there to say hello. the students met a few eagles players including tray burton and paul turner. it's part of the play 60 program that encourages children to play for an hour outside during exercise each day. >> the grill was hot and filled with burgers ribs and salmon and veggies. it came with an important message today. philadelphia fire commissioner teamed up with jack's firehouse restaurant to talk about barbecue safety. grills cause 9,000 house fires a

year. it's important to clean the grate before you use it, remember to keep kids and pets three feet from the open flame. >> a brand new rollercoaster is up and running at the jersey shore just in time for the new jersey weekend. chris christie cut the ribbon on the boardwalk in seaside highlights. it replaced the jet star coaster that was destroyed by sandy nearly 4 years ago. it carries riders on a 1,000-foot traffic. if you dare to take a ride it will thrill you with a steep inverted drop and full loop. >> i know somebody who want nothing to do with that. >> adam. >> freebie friday packed and perfecter for the long weekend. >> the long journey home dozens of travelers escape serious

injury when their tour bus flipped on the new jersey turnpike. you'll find how long it took for them to get back to new york. >> it is 4:30 p.m. "action

news" continues with a question, who do dads pay more attention to, their sons or daughters?

>> a nora muchanic team from breaking in -- new mexico team from breaking in to breaking down in a matter of seconds. >> what triggered the bawling burglar's meltdown, the store owner's reaction to the tears straight ahead. >> a texas middle school explains what she was thinking when she gave the student most likely to become a terrorist award. an agonizing start for dozens of travelers, this was the scene after a tour bus flipped on a new jersey turnpike. 30 of the 50 on board were rushed to cooper hospital in camden. most were not seriously injured. that did not mean the saga was over. vernon odem outside the hospital to find out what happened when the passengers were finally released vern. >> reporter: good afternoon,

brian it was supposed to be a joyous holiday weekend as dozens headed south for reunions and relaxation this weekend. the crash happened on the new jersey turnpike around 12:30 a.m. as the tour bus headed south through west deptford. the bus passengers say they are hit in the rear by the tractor-trailer. 34 of the 50 bus passengers were injured on the panda bus when it rolled on its side and ended up in a grassy area off the shoulder of the highway. dozens of passengers were taken to cooper hospital in camden. among them dwight baylor from brooklyn. >> i was going to sleep i had my neck thing on, i lost that. i heard a hit from the back, boom, i bus started flipping and i flipped over, and i fell on my back like this. >> i was startled, everything

stops at that moment and it is like what are we doing now, because the bus is turned over because you can't exit. >> reporter: as victims were treated and released many contacted relatives to come get them and take them back to new york. many were strarchted without their -- stranded without their luggage for hours for getting back to new york city. panda kept giving them the run around. >> we had to find the way back to new york. >> my head is back and my -- my head is damage and my back. >> reporter: 2:30 p.m., panda bus arrived to take the injured victims back to new york city. sharrie, tonight the official investigation of the accident by state police continues for many who left new york city heading to the deep south, this holiday weekend has been ruined. live in camden, new jersey, i'm

vernon odem channel 6 "action news." >> not a good start at all. vernon, thank you. you can find expanded cover annual of this story on the 6abc app. there you can hear more from the passengers on the bus and listen to the 911 call made after the terrified crash and see rescue rescuers on the scene. philadelphia police say an officer was hurt on the way to a call this afternoon. this how the looked from chopper 6 hd mayfair. an officer who had his lights and sirens on was hit by another driver after 3:00 p.m. the officer was taken to temple hospital in stable condition. the others in the car were hospitalized there's no word on their condition. the crash is under investigation. we're hearing the new details about the murder investigation of slain radio host april kauffman.

oral arguments were held whether her husband james kauffman should be forced to give over dna. there was the victim's blood and someone else found on the bed. the prosecutor asked the judge to order dr. kauffman to provide a cheek swab. investigators told a judge this is just another step in an on going investigation and both sides spoke outside of court today. >> seeking the dna of dr. kauffman is just another tool to allow us to compare it with the evidence that we've already collected and to move forward with the investigation. >> five years is enough, it's time in our view for the prosecutors to turn their attention to other directions. >> reporter: well, the judge will make a ruling by tuesday and that decision will be sealed. a small fire forced gas to evacuate the logan hotel in

center city this morning. chopper 6 hd was over the building in here 18th street and the benjamin franklin parkway this around 8:00 p.m. firefighters put out the flames. the fire is under investigation, but no one was hurt. a ceremony was held in atlantic county to honor our fallen military heros. ♪ the 33rd annual veteran memorial program tombs in estell manor. local scout troops placed 4400 flags on gravesites earlier this week. >> holiday weekend where many people have a lot of things planned outside. >> reporter: last year we had a heat wave going into the weekend it was abdomin -- abnormally hot. unseasonable cool this weekend, chester looking at the commodore barry bridge, dark clouds moving

east of new jersey. blues popping up in pennsylvania. 75 degrees winds out of the west/northwest at 7 miles per hour. up in the poconos, another destination for the weekend, a lot of clouds there, only 58 degrees with the wind out of the west/northwest at 8 miles per hour. in cape may, not a lot of folks on the sand. it is cloudy, 71 degrees, a land breeze, but that will switch to a seabsz this weekend at -- sea breeze this weekend at 17 miles per hour. to track the rain, this evening, isolated showers, saturday morning is dry, saturday afternoon hit or miss with showers and sunshine. most of sunday right now is looking good and dry before numerous showers and even a thunderstorm rolls through during the day on monday. so, again, it's kind of on and off throughout the upcoming weekend. keep the outdoor plans, but have plan b where you can head inside as quickly as well. anyone who takes the atlantic city expressway to head

down the shore passes by the farley service plaza all day today to help kick off summer they are celebrating with food and fun for everybody who symptoms by. after you stop you can go through the egg harbor toll plaza for free. it is happening from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. tonight. the "once upon a nation" storytellers are getting ready for tomorrow when they officially kick off their season. today they were putting on the 308 -- polishing touches on their stories. you can sit and relax and learn about the people who played a role in the city's history. fitness enthusiasts on the main line are on a 24 hour challenge to honor the true meaning of memorial day to head into the important weekend. rick williams live with the details on this today. >> reporter: brian, thank you, that's right it's called 24 heros in 24 hours. it has athletes getting their

blood pumping for one whole day, as if working out 24 times in 24 hours was not hard enough, each workout is designed to push their limits. coming in "healthcheck," ali gorman explains the cause that these people are working so hard to raise awareness for. coming up tonight, new allegations against the mortuary at the dover air force base why the military is looking into the mishandling of a hero's remains. those are some of the stories we're working on for you, we'll have the details coming up on "action news" at 5:00 p.m. sharrie back to you in the studio. a wife well lived still going strong. turning 109 years old a birthday was held at the mount laurel center born may 1908. family members say she loves to talk, but she was speechless as

they got emotion aliceening to the singing in english and korean. happy birthday! >> happy birthday! >> still to come from rooftop parties to fireworks show, we'll help you plan your weekend freebie friday. >> when it comes the father and young children, actions may not speak louder than words. what researchers found when they talked to their little girls as opposed to the little boys. >> the burglar broke down in tears, wait until you hear about the women he targeted. >> i'm melissa magee it's memorial day week and we're getting summer ready with a round up of ways to get

outdoors, it's very laid back, and ideas to make your patio perfect. love entertaining, plus we hit the pick for legendary barbecue. and get our philly cheese steaks down the shore, "fyi philly" saturday at 7:00 p.m. on 6abc. s

okay, at some point all of us have cried for our mothers. unfortunately for one teen his moment was caught on camera.

he won't live this down ever. police were investigating a string of store break-ins when they caught the 17-year-old in the act. he started crying and screaming. officers tried to calm him down, he made it clear he wanted one person. >> i want to call my mom. detectives found 6 knives on the teen, along with gloves and flashlight and screw drivers and $213. the teen admitted to breaking in several stores. a jewelry store owner was forced to close after the store was burglarized. here's her reaction to the teen's meltdown. >> i want to give him something to cry about. >> i think she managed to do that. police say they recovered some of the stolen items, the teen said he sold the rest of the them. >> on "healthcheck" at 4:00 p.m., a new study might make dad stop and think twice how they interact with their

children. according to a report, father pay more attention to their young daughters than their young sons. researchers studied the brain scans in daily recorded actions of 50 dads. the men with daughters are actively engaged they talked more about emotions and the dads of girls will use words associated with their children's body like belly cheek or feet. why those with boys related to power, like best, win, super. these interactions are why girls develop more empathy than boys as they grow up. >> time for big talkers, we begin with the billboard in north carolina that's doing what a billboard is supposed to to do. >> this is the message along interstate 40 supporting president trump's travel ban.

the text read 19 muslim immigrants killed 2,799 americans on same time 11. >> others say it's brutally honest. >> if you look at it and don't think something is wrong with it, something is wrong with you. >> i believe in the christian way. it's kind of a hate message behind it. >> reporter: this billboard was supported by the north carolina pastors association. there are no plans to take it down. a texas school district apologized for teacher to hold a offensive mock award ceremony, most likely to cry over every little thing and most likely to become homeless and there's the honor that a 13-year-old

received. tuesday a 7 grade teacher handed her the most likely to become a terrorist certificate. the school district said the awards were a poor attempt to poke fun. the girl said it was not a laughing matter. >> a terrorist is a big thing just what happened two, three days ago with ariana grande and her concert, they are joking around with this that's not something to joke around with. >> the school said those involved are being disciplined in accordance with school policy. finally a movement sweeping across finland is taking a horsing around to a whole new and bizarre level. allow us to introducing hobby horsing. a real life sport all atop a fake horse head. this is real like a real thing.

this is not something for the obscure corners of the internet. more than ten thousand people are taking part in the hobby horsing scene. they have a mass championship complete with crowds and judges. [laughter]. oh, man, really? >> i don't know how to respond to that. remove the horse head and call it track. >> you got it. >> let's get another check on the roads right now. matt standing by with the update for us. >> reporter: hard to take that seriously, if you're heading to the shore you're on track for major delays, that's for sure. get in line coming off the schuylkill expressway and i-95 coming off the walt whitman bridge in new jersey, traffic jammed the length of the bridge on 42 southbound. ben franklin bridge is looking better, the problem is once you get into camden 676 southbound so locked up to 42. once you get off the bridge stay on the admiral wilson boulevard.

if you're on the ac expressway eastbound a three mile delay from the airport to the garden state parkway. the only going work on the parkway and on the off-ramp it's one lane instead of two like it was last summer. speeds 12 miles per hour. once you get on the garden state parkway southbound it's looking better, you're zipping along by summers point and ocean city. by sea isle, speeds in the 40s. stick with the parkway or route 9. the townsend inlet bridge is closed because of struck -- structural issues. heading to the delaware beaches many miles of heavy traffic from bear to odessa, at least the crash is gone. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie in the next half-hour. >> grab your horse head and circle around. >> reporter: thank you my

friend. >> meteorologist adam joseph has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast next. king tos that fit how you're living today. from advanced atms... to online banking... to our award-winning mobile app. and if you prefer face-to-face, we have that too. ask me, terry goggans, how our balance of technology and people can help you.

gotten to the beach, this is what awaits you, a live look over from drone 6. breaks of sun, adam. >> reporter: you know what, even though it's cloudy, we're going to have a sea breeze, it's going to be a chilly wind off the water, your feet are in the sand it's the beach you're at the shore, you'll have a good time no matter what. we're dealing with light showers near atlantic city and salem, south and wilmington and a few past through the city of wilmington. they are isolated, they will

fade off the radar scope and the sky will clear out overnight. it's been breezy through much of the day. the ocean is at 60 degrees, we're at 70 at the shore, it's fairly comfortable to be near the water, once we get into saturday, sunday, monday, the winds shifts out of the east it's going to be a school wind if you're at the shore bring long sleeves once the sea breeze kicks in you will chill off pretty quick. 73 wilmington, 71 degrees in the lehigh valley. we have low pressure moving into new england right now there you can see the spin moving away that's what brought the storms that rocked through the region early yesterday evening into last night. a lot of clouds behind it and then you see another system near chicago that will ripple through here as we get into tomorrow afternoon. for tonight, turning clear and less wind, the winds go back 3 to 6 miles per hour. temperatures in the 50s, pretty much everywhere, future tracker always we wake up saturday morning, if you're at the shore, head to the beach right away

because we'll have the westerly winds and temperatures in the 60s sunshine to start saturday even in inland locations. as we get into the afternoon tomorrow what you will see is the system near chicago coming through quickly. it will come through on sunday, it's speeding up and comes through on saturday afternoon scattered showers and a lot of clouds 2:00 p.m., again, there will be numerous as they pass through, but they will be quick-hitting. as we get into sunday that system goes away there's another one on its heals. a lot of clouds on sunday, sun, but comfortable, 74 degrees, the dryest of the days, looks like we'll have a good chunk of the day without any showers. then the system comes through on monday, closes in, so a lot of clouds on memorial day with numerous showers and downpours and thunderstorms 78 degrees as the front inches closer. at the shore for the weekend, 60 is the ocean temperature. 69 early sun tomorrow, the clouds race in with afternoon and evening showers. sunday, breezy with sun, dry

61 degrees. monday a few showers around 69 with a lot of the clouds up in the poconos, tomorrow is a cloudy day with a off and on rain 67. sun to clouds, sunday, 66. showers come through monday, temperatures at 66. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 76 tomorrow sun in the morning, clouds come in with afternoon showers, on sunday, a mixture of sun and clouds again, 9 dryest of the days 74. monday, some pops of sun, a lot of clouds and downpours and thunderstorms at times and then it's very warm tuesday, 80 degrees late day storm and then the pattern finally breaks, a little late, but it breaks, wednesday, thursday, friday, as we go into a new months, staying below average, but beautiful low humidity and temperatures in the upper 70s, not a horrible weekend, but you know what, it's the weekend and it is a holiday. >> that's right, good prospective. >> freebie friday is coming up next. >> this festive memorial day

weekend, freebie friday begins today in penns landing, waterfront day on sunday head to the roof of the spirit of philadelphia from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., live deejay and games and menu of free food and cheese steak station. stick around penns landing for a fireworks show. u.s. air force band full spectrum will be playing at the great plaza 8:00 p.m. sunday night. fireworks follow. >> all active duty military and their families can get into two thousand museums across the country that include the barnes foundation and the national constitution center. that runs through september 4. current members of the military and their dependents can get

into all of america's national parks with the free annual pass. the admission pass is good year round for more on all this, go to our website 6abc.com. make sure you have a great weekend! an important weekend. >> and a safe one. >> that will drew it for "action news" at 4:00 p.m -- that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 p.m. for sharrie williams, adam joseph, i'm brian taff. >> "action news" at 5:00 p.m. is coming up next. ♪

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on "action news" is breaking news, right now police in southwest philadelphia are trying to figure out how a child died hours ago. >> "action news" reporter, bob brooks arrived on the scene on willows avenue live with the latest on the investigation. bob. >> reporter: rick and sharrie, this is nothing short of a tragedy, i spoke with neighbors who they said the baby is weeks old.

is they suspect the baby was 6 weeks old to be specific. that's not confirmed by police just yet. behind me you see the police cars and investigators out here, this is the 5800 block of willows avenue. i want everyone to see and bring up video here. this was the view from chopper 6 hd when the call for an injured baby came in around 12:30 p.m. the child was taken to children's hospital where the child was pronounced dead. no details on what happened. the neighbors we spoke with at the scene don't know much only that the couple who moved into the neighborhood were the ones who lived here. they kept to themselves at this point. they are not too familiar with the people who live inside. back out here live, this is the scene regardless of the circumstances, a weeks old baby appears to have passed away, just a tragedy to start off the memorial day weekend here in the 5800 block of willows avenue. we'll get more