the hospital after an early morning crash on the turnpike. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the start of the summer season, welcome to the memorial day holiday weekend! it looked like they are already in mid season form in ocean city today. beach goers boardwalkers and merchants are ecstatic that memorial day has finally arrived at the jersey shore. who can blame them. one of the great ocean city traditions, people dressed in business attire, men and women walked into the ocean to officially welcome the new season. "action news" reporter trish hartman will be live in sea isle city. john rawlins is covering road travel on the pennsylvania turnpike in king of prussia and cesily tynan has the all-important forecast from accuweather. cecily let's start with you. >> reporter: jim were starting the holiday weekend what will be the weather theme of the weekend unsettled. double scan live showing we're

not looking at heavy rain, but we have spotty showers most of them across salem and cumberland county. one batch over cumberland moved through salem earlier. we've got another batch developing, as well. they are brief, they are not that heavy, they move through and then you see the return of partly sunny skies. excuse me. that's what we had today. we started the day with a good amount of sunshine. the clouds bubbled up in the afternoon. temperatures made it into the 70s. philadelphia, 74 down from a high of 76. one degree shy of normal. it's cooler in cape may with the wind off the bay, 69 degrees. if you're heading to the phillies take a sweatshirt or jacket some clearing the winds diminish. first pitch, 72. 9th inning, 67 degrees. double scan showing the next system we're tracking looked like it was coming through on sunday, it will come through tomorrow afternoon. as you pack your bathing suits pack the umbrellas keep them on

hand. sunday is looking the nicest of the weekend. temperatures below normal we'll see peeks of sunshine, i'll let you know when and have the shore and the poconos in the full accuweather forecast. jim. >> thank you cecily, we head to the jersey shore, let's check in with "action news" reporter, trish hartman in sea isle city. looks like it's winds -- it's a little windy there. >> reporter: it's breezy, but a beautiful evening on the promenade we're in the center of town in sea isle city. pleasant of people are enjoying it, they are walking and biking. lots of people took the day off, they couldn't wait to start the holiday weekend they say they are hoping for great weather to help with all the plans. the strong salty breeze brought out the jackets and sweatshirts, but kept people refreshed as they kicked off their memorial day weekend in sea isle city. this group of friends from bala

cynwyd didn't let the wind ruin their beach time. five month ava made her first trip to the beach today. >> we have a lot more gear to bring with us. but it's a lot more fun. >> feet in the sands for a little while it was nice. >> reporter: for this retiree this marks the start of a month at the shore and more memories with his grandson. >> last year he bought a fish, he said it was the best day of my life. i said really? you're five years old, so it was great. >> reporter: a number of memorial day ceremonies are planned. sea isle ceremony is 10:00 a.m. on the actual holiday in veterans park it is planned for

10:00 a.m. on monday, if it rains it moves indoors. keep an eye on the forecast. jim. >> john rawlins is long the pennsylvania turnpike in king of prussia. the fact is, john, the shore does not have a monopoly on memorial day activities. >> reporter: no, it does not, sometimes it can seem like anybody leaves on a weekend go east and stop when they get to the ocean. in that heavy traffic there are pleasant of people going in different directions. by early this afternoon, traffic on the walt whitman bridge was heavy and at times crawling. the same on the ben franklin bridge, and some ramps from i-95. aaa mid atlantic said there are 4 million people in the five-county area. it predicts one in ten will take to the roads this weekend and travel. in part because we're feeling good about the economy unlike a few years ago in the wake of the great recession. >> now that the economy has

slow and steadily rebounded. people have more disposable income they are willing to make the invest in travel. >> most of the invest going east to the shore, but some heading west, as well. >> we're coming from livingston new jersey and going to malvern pennsylvania. >> reporter: inside this trailer small race cars, the family of two young boys heading away from the ocean for a chester county race racetrack. >> we're coming from ocean port new jersey and going to honeybrook, we're going out to race this weekend. >> for the folks in this vehicle, the goal to cheer on a group of 4 to 18 year old. >> i'm from staten island new york heading to lancaster pennsylvania for a dance competition. >> reporter: are you in the competition or are you teaching? >> i taught now we're about to go watch and support.

>> reporter: many are on the move this three day weekend, 90% of us or 400,000 from our area will be traveling by car. governor rendell grand rapids channel 6 "action -- john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> our suggestion take the 6abc app with you this weekend, cruel final the forecast and storm tracker 6 live radar on phone or tablet. we have traffic cameras and information on any delays. the 6abc app is a free download for your mobile device dislnch dislnch -- device. police are investigating the death of a child on the 5800 block of willows avenue. officers were called to the scene at 12:30 p.m. for report of an injured child. the child was taken to children's hospital and doctors pronounced the child dead. there are no details on the gender or the age of the victim. it was a harrowing ordeal overnight on the new jersey

turnpike in west deptford when a tour bus was rear ended by a tractor-trailer. "action news" reporter vernon odem has that story. >> reporter: dwight baylor from britain was heading to atlanta for the memorial day weekend. fate interrupted his plan as the panda tour bus ended trip on the jersey turnpike. >> chaos. >> reporter: from the emergency room at cooper hospital, he explained what panda busy was riding was hit from behind by the tractor-trailer in the southbound lanes as they passed through west deptford. 50 passengers were aboard, more than 30 were treated at local hospitals. >> you don't know what the conditions was outside, gas leak. >> all we heard was a bang from the back of the bus and the bus

spin and flipped over. >> reporter: the bus was heading south to the carolinas and on to atlanta with low fare tickets. many had relatives from new york to take them back home. many were stranded for many hours, calling panda time and again for transportation back to new york and asking the whereabouts of the luggage. >> we lost luggage and everything on the bus. >> reporter: have they told you where it is. >> my luggage they never brung. i didn't want to leave without my luggage. >> reporter: 14 hours after the crash panda got a bus here to pick up those who had no money and no way back to new york. >> the state police continue their investigation of the crash which has ruined the holiday weekend for 50 people who were heading down south for relaxation and reunion. i'm vernon odem channel 6 "action news" in camden, new jersey. a large water main break has left more than 20 customers

without water service in barrington camden county. clemens bridge road is shut down. we're hearing details about the murder investigation of slain radio host april kauffman, the revelations came over arguments whether april's husband jim kauffman should be forced to provide dna. it was revealed that a blood sample discovered in the guest room has the victim's blood and somebody else's, the investigators don't know who that blood long as to. investigators said it's just another step in an on going investigation. dr. kauffman has never been named a suspect but both sides spoke outside the court today. >> seeking of the dna of dr. kauffman is another tool to

allow us to it with the evidence we collected. >> reporter: five years is enough it is time in our view for the prosecutors to turn their attention to other directions. >> the judge will make a ruling by tuesday, that decision will be sealed. pennsylvania governor tom wolf has signed legislation that helps the state comply with the federal real i.d. law. that means residents can continue to use a state-issued drivers license to board planes and enter federal buildings for a few more years. citizens were on the verge of cruising their passports instead because the state licenses are not up to speed with security enhancement. the governor signed the bill in time giving the state until 2020 to imply. pennsylvania is expected to have the technology to prints the new devices by 2019. >> a brand new rollercoaster is up and running by jersey shore just in time for the memorial

day weekend. a long time barber is still running his own business on this his 100th birthday. phillies get ready to open a holiday weekend series against cincinnati and, of course, cesily tynan returns with more on the holiday weekend forecast when "action news" continues. you knew when you cast it they'd lock you up. but that didn't stop you. you traveled far and wide, and others followed.

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operation on the boardwalk in seaside heights. some service members were given an early ride today, but the new coaster officially opens tomorrow. governor chris christie who of course visitors the jersey shore towns at the start of every memorial day weekend was on hand for the official ribbon cutting

today. it replaces the star which was destroyed by super-storm sandy in 2012. a lot of meals will be cooked uon hot sizzling grill this weekend so it's a fitting time to talk barbecue safety. philadelphia fire commissioner teamed up with jack's firehouse to provide tips today. he said grills cost 9,000 house fires every year. he said it's important to clean the grate before you use it and keep children and pets at least three feet from the flames. the philadelphia police academy is trying something new that started today with graduation ceremony at temple university. class 380 includes 30 newly pointed officers whole begin training as bicycle officers next week. moving forward, every graduating class will include a group of

police officers around the city. it is effective in managing crowds and connecting with citizens. if you're lucky enough to live to be 100, you might find yourself lounging a little, but one man in south jersey is running his own business. they had a big celebration today for the beloved barber joseph barka who has been running the barber shop in elmer for 60 years and has no plans to stop. he plans to walk in the elmer's memorial day parade.

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around. they are tied with the marlins. 16 wins 29 losses. tommy joseph had the game-hitting win. >> it's nice to win especially after going through rough stretches the last month. it's been a tough month for us, but you know move on from yesterday, take care of the momentum that we got in the game we played and come out and get started against the reds. >> i know we're a better team than we showed. hopefully yesterday's win will get us going and give us that spark we needed. >> reporter: after fizzling out here and being a dud in san francisco, chip kelly is joining the media. chip has signed with espn. he will be a studio analyst for the nfl even college football. will labron james and thes

counting his days with cleveland, this will be his 7th trip to the finals. he passed michael jordon on the mba all time playoff scoring list. in terms of championship rings jordon has 6. labron will be seeking his 4th. >> i fell in love with the game because of mike seeing what he was able to accomplish. when you're growing up you see michael jordon, it is almost like a god. i never believed i could be mike, i focused on other players and people around my neighborhood, i never thought you could get to a point where mike was, i think that helped shaped my game. >> reporter: you can catch every game of the nba finals on 6abc. game winning game thursday night coverage at 8:30 p.m. pittsburgh penguins heading

back to the stanley cup finals they crowd scored in a game nail biting winner. indiana michigan tony things he hit a home run. he crarbledz into -- crashes into the wall. he loses his hat, no problem hop over and get it. that's sports. >> thank you ducis. students from across the delaware valley joined the eagles at the linc today for field day. they competed in football theme challenges and interacted with some of the players and swoop. they were given new athletic gear in time for summer. the event part of the nfl was a play 60 program that encourages kids to get outside and stay

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>> all-important holiday weekend forecast from accuweather. >> reporter: a little bit unsettled but not bad for memorial day weekend. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have a few spotty showers out there. they are pretty isolated and the bulk of them right now in salem and cumberland county, new jersey. you can see they are trying reach sea isle city, but a lot of them are breaking up. a few sprinkles out there. drone 6 earlier today taking a look in margate where, yes, a lot of clouds were buildings -- were building after a good amount of sunshine. that will be the theme tomorrow,

get out early if you can. temperatures, 74 in philadelphia. down from a high of 76. one degree below normal. we got back in the 70s. allentown and trenton, 71. reading and wilmington, 70 cape may you got the wind off the bay a little bit cooler, 69. ocean temperature, 60 degrees. satellite and radar showing we're in between storm systems, the low pressure that brought us the violent thunderstorms with the hail that's spinning off the coast of new england we're getting the wrap around winds from that. the next system, short wave a piece of energy is near chicago. a few days looked like it would be coming through sunday looks like that will be coming through tomorrow afternoon bringing us the chance of scattered showers. tonight clearing skies, winds diminish 503 in the suburbs. 58 for center city. future tracker 6 showing tomorrow morning, temperatures in the 60s, a good amount of sunshine. however as we head into the

afternoon, the short w closer to us, we'll see scattered showers developing, the steadiest heaviest south of philadelphia, they move on saturday night. sunday at this point is looking to be the best day of the weekend. bubble of high pressure builds in twig bring us a dry day, mix of clouds and sunshine, 74 degrees, we have the neck system memorial day day that will bring us clouds and threat of showers high of 78 degrees, at this point, it does look like the best day will be sunday. if you're down the shore tomorrow, good amount of sunshine early, the clouds bubblefternoon. 69 degrees, showers possible. sunday nice, breezy sun, 65 degrees. monday a few showers, 69 degrees you'll be getting the sea breeze, so temperatures stuck in the 60s. heading to the poconos cloudy afternoon showers, 67, sunday morning sun increasing clouds, 66 and monday a few more showers with a high of 66. so the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, tomorrow,

good amount of sunshine in the morning, clouds and showers by the afternoon. the high seasonable 76 degrees mixture of sun and clouds, high of 74. memorial day some sunshine but the threat of thunderstorms definitely a mixed bag f weekend. 78 degrees. heading into tuesday, we top off 80 degrees before a cold front brings us a few afternoon thunderstorms, and then wednesday we break out of the unsettled weather pattern, partly sunny and breezy. 775 comfortable mainly dry start to june on thursday, 77. friday, also looking good, sun mixing with clouds high of 77 degrees, so pack an umbrella along with a swimsuit this weekend, a few showers, but breaks of sunshine. >> thank you cecily. finally tonight, storytellers are returning to philadelphia answer most historic sites. historic philadelphia "once upon a nation" project is returning to sights like the betsy ross

house and the new museum of the american revolution. performers will woman come visitors to sit on the bench and learn about little known personalities in our country. abc news is next with david muir. join us for "action news" at 11:00 p.m. on channel 6. for cesily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you join us for "action news" at 11:00 p.m.

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