was off limits to taxpayers. it will take more than sunscreen to protect governor christie from the heat he's taking after the release of this photo. that's christie along with family and friends enjoying time at the governor's official retreat on island state park all as state police were turning beachgoers away because of the government shut down. when asked about it this weekend christie simply said. >> the governor has a residence at island beach. others don't. that's the way it goes. run for governor and you can have the residence. >> reporter: even the governor's second in command had a problem with christie trip to the sure. lieutenant governor kim guadagno posted a message on facebook reading in part if i were governor i sure wouldn't be sitting on a beach if taxpayers didn't have access to state beaches. it's beyond words. we need to end the shutdown now. steve 15 sweeny knee democrat had no comment about the photo but he did say regardless of where the governor ends up today, there's no reason for

him to be in trenton yet. >> because this is allege slave issue at this point its not really his at this point. we know what he wants. we know where he's at. >> reporter: governor christie sent out a tweet reading new jersey beaches are open and 119 of our 130 miles of coastline. come and enjoy them. a reporter asked christie if he got any sun to which the governor responded he did not. a spokesperson later clarified saying that's because he was wearing a hat. a reporter asked the same question of senator sweeney. >> this is my blood pressure. not sun. see you guys. >> reporter: so, now we're told that progress was made during today's meetings. a budget deal will not be reached today. we're told it will not be a deal until tomorrow night at the very earliest. reporting live from trenton, walter perez channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> fascinating and making national headlines walter thank you. our coverage of the new jersey government shutdown continues on 6abc.

you'll find a picture of governor christie on the beach and the latest on the efforts to end the impasse. >> we're following developing news from boston where a taxi crashed into a crowd of people near the airport today. within the last hour investigators announce it appears to have been an accident. massachusetts state police say the driver seems to have hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. the taxi hit 10 people in a waiting area. they are all being treated for injuries. some of them are serious. the car came to a rest against the building and also caused damage to a second structure. police have been talking to the 56-year-old driver. "action news" will bring you any updates to this story as they continue to come in. >> a fire at a house in mayfair quickly turned into a drug investigation this afternoon. crews arrived on long shore avenue and then immediately called for police. the scene is unfolding in a rather quiet neighborhood. "action news" reporter vernon odom is covering the story and he talked with residents there

and joins us now live with the full story. vern. >> reporter: sharrie, good evening. fortunately no one was injured. the neighborhood did not have to be evacuated in the wake of this fire. no one was in the house when first res though police tell me they have the name of at least one person of interest. just before 11:30 this morning, firefighters were summoned to long shore avenue in mayfair. that was a fire in the basement of one of the row houses. when they put it out it was declared a crime scene. what authorities found was evidence this property was being used to grow synthetic marijuana with the use of acetone. police got search warrants but word was already spreading quickly through this quiet neat and clean neighborhood. >> looks as though the air conditioner was on fire and it was and when they pushed it in, then one of the guys came out and said something was on fire in the basement. it was like pate thinner or as tone on a pile of stuff so it

seems as though they're investigating a drug situation no undercover detectives emerged with multiple bags of evidence clearly visible. the lieutenant in charge of this confirmed exactly what they have discovered here which resulted in the fire. >> fire board responded to a fire which appeared to be a weedy type substance on the floor in the basement which was soaked with acetone and they believe that as a result spontaneous combustion and it caught on fire. >> reporter: rick, the search for the suspect is -- they do have a name as i said before of a person of interest. the search of the rental property however is now over. again, police say they do have the name of a person of interest who was nowhere to be found when the police and fi live in mayfair i'm vernon odom channel6 "action news." >> the man charged in that

deadly road rage shooting in chester county is being held without bail. 28-year-old david desper turned himself in to police early yesterday. investigators say he shot 18-year-old bianca roberson last week as both of them were trying to merge into the same lane on route 100 in west goshen. the tooken was found dead in her crashed vehicle. desper is now charged with first degree murder. his preliminary hearing is scheduled for july 13. >> three armed suspects targeted a mcdonald's in west philadelphia robbing it early this morning. police were called out to the restaurant at the intersection of 56th and vine around 4:30 a.m. the suspects waved guns and demanded money from the employees there. two workers received some minor injuries but it's not clear exactly what happened to them. the suspects did get away with some cash. some type of fight led to a shooting in the feltonville section of philadelphia. the victim was shot once in the leg around 1 o'clock this morning. police found him along the 4700 block of rising sun

avenue and rushed him to temple hospital in critical condition. so far, though, no one has been arrested. >> all right. time now for a check of your accuweather forecast as we get close to that holiday tomorrow. >> all right, let's head outside to meteorologist cecily tynan who's in for adam today t hi, cecily. >> hi, sharrie, hi rick. another warm one. since friday temperatures have been flirting with the 90's although it's not officially a heat wave. friday we reached 93 as expected, saturday it was very humid ahead of that front but temperatures fell 1 degree short of 90, 89. yesterday 91. today so far 90 degrees. the normal high for this time of the year is 87 so temperatures definitely on the warm side holding at 90 in philadelphia, the same in washington, d.c., richmond virginia, 92, new york city a little bit cooler, 87 degrees. the nice thing is that dewpoints have dropped a little bit. they've dropped into the 50's so that's a pretty dry air mass although the dewpoints will be rising as we head

through the overnight hours and tomorrow. your fourth of july forecast, got cut to the chase, it will be slightly humid with dewpoints in the low 60's. temperatures in the upper 80's. not quite as hot as today. partly sunny and i am tracking the potential for a spotty afternoon and evening shower or thunderstorm. i'll have more details on that in future tracker coming up in the full accuweather forecast. rick. >> cecily we'll check back in later. thank you. the heat and tomorrow's holiday are teaming up to make it a great day at the jersey shore. plenty of people are extending the weekend or taking a fuel extra vacation days. "action news" reporter john rawlins is live along the busy boardwalk in ocean city with more on that. hey, john. >> reporter: wall to wall people here, rick, i'll tell you. schoolscads of people. some here for their weeks of vacation but just lots of people everywhere.

well, to be honest, getting here was not half the fun. traffic was stop and go for miles but once here, perfect weather for a mid sumpe. there was plenty of company. the boardwalk happy chaotic and packed. at the shore line it was eye could see. and as for to do lists, well, just being being here. >> we're going hit the arcade.g. we'll get some candy. >> i love this. it's better than being in pennsylvania. we don't have the beaches, you know. we had to come all the way out here to travel but i lovetate be having some impact, the surprise closing of state parks with some shore campers in a bind. the operators of the owed avalon cape may courthouse handed last minute calls and provided some relief. >> people were scrambling to find a place and we happen to have a few spots open and we were able to help out people.inw reservations which was g we

made new friends. >> reporter: back at the waterfront the long holiday weekend continues to play out this young trio down for the day, touching allt on the ridesd now we're going to go boogie boarding then the>> we'll see c. >> reporter: the payoff. >> yeah, then get some pizza and then go back home. r: sounds like a plan. certainly by the time they get home tonight they will be worn out. live in ocean city, john rawlins channel6 "action neht, john, thank you. we want to see how you're celebrating independence day. send us your pictures and videos, the fire work shows days at the beach or backyard barbecues. e-mail them to join the action at 6abc or use #6abcaction on social media. >> we get a check now of the "action news" traffic report. >> the man who would know is matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center with the news of folks on the go, matt

tonight. >>'r not getting through unfortunately rick. hopefully -- these are the northbound lanes and this is why. a truck that was overturned you can see the trailer portion all smashed up, banged up, they have the truck uprighted now but know northbound traffic is getting through here on the blue route 476. this is right at the off ramp to route three, west pike, exit nine but you can't get this far. they're forcing you off the northbound blue route back at the route one media bypass. speeds on route one in the single digits. single digits coming north of 95 because of backlog. chopper6 hd just arrived over top the truck that was overturned. spilled all its contents all over the northbound lanes ooutel upper darby. what a mess this is and it doesn't look like they'll be able to get this opened any time soon. they have all these contents of the trailer to clean up

although it looks like they're e cab of the truck before too long. going back to the maps, you want to stay as far away as you can, that's the bottom line. think of 352, a little closer would be 252 or 320. they're going to be busy with people detouring but whatever you do don't head for the northbound side of 476. we had a broken down vehicle on the schuylkill eastbound by university. amp from the vine eastbound to 95 southbound. delay from that is starting to subside. there's a crash blocking eastbound lanes of the a.c. expressway headed into ac. i would use 322 or 30. let's do the commuter report on this monday afternoon. crash reported in concord township delaware county where route one baltimore pike meteorologist up with 322. but the big story is the blue route. we'll check it again lick and sharrie in the next half hour. >> thanks matt. >> next on "action news" at 4:00 charges are filed against a man who organized a luxury music festival that turned into a miserable experience. >> also passengers survive a

hot air balloon crash landing and that's not all. details about the second danger lurking at that scene. >> tennis star venus williams scored a victory on the court but broke down in tears afterwards. we'll explain why she was so emotional. >> ♪

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>> president trump expected to celebrate independence day at the white house and then he'll embark on a trip overseas for the g20 summit which will include a highly anticipated meeting with vladimir putin. trump first stop is poland and then it's on to germany for the summit. mr. trump and putin have been circling each other but this week they'll come face to face for the first time and one of the most keenly awaited meetings between two heads of state. the meeting comes amongst the

backdrop of russia being investigated for interfering in the 2016 elections. the promoter behind the fyre festival facing federal fraud charges. people paid thousands of dollars for a weekend music and luxury in late april but the experience quickly turned into a nightmare. abc's nick watts has details about the case. >> reporter: billy mcfarland co-founder of the failed fyre festival is feeling the heat charged with wire fraud in federal court in connection with his music festival gone wrong. >> the actual experience exceeds all expectations. >> reporter: 25-year-old mcfarland created the event with rapper gentleman rule who hasn't been charged promising concertgoers a lavish once of a lifetime event on the beautiful island in bahamas. bilal hadid were hired to appear in this promotional

video. along with kendall jenner who also promoted the festival to her 82 million instagram followers. >> it was basically the exact opposite of everything we were promised. >> reporter: the event a full-fledged fiasco for people who paid thousands to attend. >> there was no showers. there was no bathrooms. there was no like running water. >> reporter: at the time mcfarland blaming a storm for the utter chaos. >> a big storm came through and busted our water system and affected half of the housing tents. >> reporter: leaving mobs of millennials enraged. >> they basically abducted us. >> reporter: now investigators allege the festival attendees weren't the only ones duped. in court documents prosecutors say mcfarland perpetrated a scheme to defraud at least two individuals in an effort to secure a $1.2 million investment in his company. according to the u.s. attorney's office, mcfarland allegedly sent fake documents claiming the company made millions in revenue in 2016 to 2017 when he'd only earned less than $60,000.

mcfarland's attorney telling abc news he is hardly the villian the government portrays him to be. nick watt abc news, los angeles. >> iraqi and u.s. forces on the verge of a major success in the battle against isis. they have almost pushed the group completely out of mosul. isis isn't giving up. iraqi troops are still being confronted by extreme mists. seven female suicide bombers blew themselves up today. thousands of children and their families are still trapped by the fighting. u.s. and iraqi officials expect to liberate mosul within days but do not expect peace in iraq any time soon. >> today tennis star venus williams won the first match as she played since being sued for her role in a deadly car crash. the wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the estate of a florida man killed in the june 9th wreck in palm beach gardens. police say williams caused the wreck but they have not issued her any citations.

after beat her opponent in the first round at wimbledon today she became emotional when a reporter asked her about the accident. >> really no words to describe how devastating and -- yeah, i -- i'm completely speechless and it's just -- yeah, i mean, i'm just, from,. >> well, a crying williams excused herself from the news conference but later returned to answer more questions. >> rescue crews in dallas worked for two hours to free a man from a collapsed trench. the worker was trapped at a construction site in north wood country club. officials say a special urban search and rescue team was called out to the scene. carefully using special equipment they managed to dig the man out. he was then put on a stretcher and flown to a hospital for treatment. a hot air balloon with 17 people on board crash landed

next to a pond in orlando, florida. part of the basket came to rest at the edge of the water. fire rescue officials say seven people were on board. the pilot told investigators shifting winds were a big problem p it took crews an hour to remove the balloon because the area is home to multiple alligators. no one was hurt. >> cecily is back with a check of the accuweather forecast. it's steamy out there looking at the temperature. >> you know, it feels like july which is very appropriate since it is the beginning of july. let's head over to the "action news" weather center. we are live on sky6 taking a look at penn's landing where we have blue skies and sunshine. a few fair weather clouds and some boats on the delaware this afternoon and if you are stepping out tonight, it is going to be a warm night. if you take a look at these temperatures, you can see 5 o'clock we're still in the 90's and then we stay in the 80's right through 8 o'clock and then temperatures dropping into the upper 70's. so, it's definitely a warm night and the fourth of july,

look at this, we've got fireworks in the studio. augmented reality fireworks. ooh, ahh looking good out there. the forecast is looking pretty decent. a possibility of an isolated thundershower. i think midwest areas will be rain free but temperatures warm but not oppressive. 8 o'clock 80 degrees, if you're stepping out right now, it's definitely hot out there. philadelphia it's 90 degrees. allentown 86, reading 88, wilmington 90, cape may with in wind off the ocean quite a bit more comfortable 84 degrees. that ocean temperature pretty chilly, 64. satellite and radar showing there's a weak frontal boundary that's moving in from the northwest. if you look there, you can see generally just some clouds, a spotty shower. what this will do is move through overnight. so, as it does, could get an isolated shower or thunderstorm mainly north and west of philadelphia. i think most areas will be rain free. it will be a warm night. 73 degrees in philadelphia. allentown 66. cape may 69.

and wilmington 70. future tracker showing tomorrow morning good amount of sunshine. some clouds as a boundary continues to push down to the south and tomorrow afternoon could get a shower or a thunderstorm again, mainly south of philadelphia. i think this actually may be a little bit overdone. into the evening hours a spotty shower possible, most areas, though, will be rain free. association so, the for day at 4:00 showing tomorrow a pretty decent day warm a-little bit on the humid side 88 degrees. dewpoints in the low 60's so not oppressive. an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible mainly south. behind that system on wednesday it's seasonably warm, lower humidity, 86 and then thursday, 86 degrees, possibility of a shower or a thunderstorm. friday is the oppressive day. it will be hot, very humid, with some thunderstorms, could a pretty active day with a lot of thunderstorms, a high of 90 degrees but heading through the weekend, one of the two days will be absolutely spectacular. i will let you know which one

coming up in the seven-day, to. need to have you kind of wait around a little bit. back to you guys. can't give it all away. >> a little suspense there. >> exactly. >> thanks cecily. >> "action news" at 4:00 will be right back. >> ♪

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. >> a local fire department is reminding people to have a fun but safe fourth of july. they teamed up with aaa to demonstrate the dangers. whether you're using a grille fire pit or fireworks each requires a watchful eye. if fireworks are involved it's especially important to check local rules. >> be conscious of what is allowed what is not >> a lot of people don't check their grills when the season comes around its last season they put it away they have the grease buildup and they forget about it, they light the grille get the grease cooking and then all of a sudden it takes off on fire. idea to check your homeowners insurance so you know what would be covered in the case

of an emergency. >> well, visitors in atlantic city were invited to raise a glass today on the boardwalk. the event tropicana casino was part of the ongoing hero teenie mock tail challenge. bartenders are competing to make the best nonalcoholic beverage at the jersey shore. the winners will be announced after labor day. in the meantime, the public is encouraged to taste the contenders and vote for theirino teenie.com. the contest was organized by the hero campaign for designated drivers. >> looks refreshing, too. >> does. a little water ice in there, there you go. >> hook it up. hour of "action news" at 4:00 find out how you can help change a box of crayola crayons. >> we're putting pasta alternatives to the test. >> i'm nydia han. looking for something different to take to your fourth of july barbecue? how about a pasta salad made with pa

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pasta without the wheat can be both healthy and delicious. consumer reports put the alternative to the test. >> it's an impressive catch a hammer head shark was caught in the waves off of a beach in florida. but first, the man charged in a road rage murder in chester county is being held without bail. david desper turned himself in to police early yesterday. investigators say he shot an 18-year-old female last week as they both tried to merge into the same lane. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live now in west goshen township where police are thanking the public bob for their help to catch the suspect. >> reporter: sharrie, absolutely, police cannot thank the community enough for all of that help. they needed a lot of help and the community certainly delivered. finding david desper had become top priority. west goshen township police, chester county officials they were using every resource including the help of the public. a resource we're being told today was invaluable. >> the use of social media in

both directions both in us getting the information out and receiving information. we received hundreds if not thousands of tips. >> reporter: and police say they're still looking for help. >> anybody with information as far as his habits, where he worked. >> reporter: the crime he's now accused of is described by chester county d.a. tom hogan as savage that he shot and killed 18-year-old bianca roberson from his red pickup truck. >> as bianca was merging down from two lanes to one there was a man in a red pickup truck also merging down. and they jockeyed for position and he wasn't happy so he pulled out a gun and shot bianca in the head. >> reporter: roberson's brother spoke to us about his arrest. >> i thought that i would feel relief or, you know, excited and happy. i mean, i was happy but then i started to feel down. >> reporter: at this point not much is known about the 28-year-old from treanor. hogan says he worked as a well and pipe driller for local businesses. this is desper's home the grass overgrowing the mailbox

some of the windows sealed up with cinder blocks and cement windowpanes on one of the doors also shattered. we know his pickup was that found outside this home on huntingdon farm drive in glen mills. no word on the connection. we also spoke with desper's attorney dan mcgarrigle. he says desper came to his office to turn himself in. investigators say the pressure coming down from that social media and the public outcry likely pushed did he say ever to do so. >> when we went to houses to ask questions and they knew why we were there. they were very willing to help. >> reporter: david desper is due back in court july 13th. reporting live at the west goshen township police department, bob brooks channel6 "action news." rick, back to you. >> bob, thank you. in other news police in berks county say man pulled over when someone behind him flashed their lights and when the driver pulled up next to him, he was shot. happened here on the 500 block of east lancaster avenue in kumry township. happened around 2:00 a.m. the victim was hit in the arm. he managed to drive himself to the hospital. the investigation into what

led up to this shooting continues. a fire reached two alarms at a business in franklinville, new jersey. firefighters were called to auto sculptors around 1:00 a.m. on the 3,000 block of delsea drive. flames were seen coming out of the office side of the business. three tanker trucks had to be brought in to help because there were no nearby fire hydrants. no one was hurt in the blaze fortunately. a garage went up in flames in the roxborough section of philadelphia. this was the scene along the 4800 block of silver wood street just before 5:00 a.m. no word if anyone was hurt in the blaze. the cause remains under investigation. >> well, the search is on for the man who police say tried to rob a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint in west philadelphia. the suspect was captured on surveillance video inside of a store near the crime scene. investigators say the man approached the victim and displayed a handgun on the 6300 block of jefferson street on june 19th. but the would be thief ran

away empty handed after the boy yelled for help. new jersey authorities are hoping a $10,000 reward will help them find those responsible for an anti-semitic vandalism event. a banner containing an ethnic slur was left on lakewood's holocaust memorial. police are trying to figure out if that incident was connected to fliers distributed with offensive language. the fliers were left on dozens of cars. they were referring to the recent arrest of several lakewood residents. the residents were charged with misrepresenting their incomes in order to get public welfare benefits. >> all right, we want to go back to our breaking news story from our last half hour. we've been following it for you in broomall delaware county. chopper6 hd live over the blue route at route three. a tractor-trailer overturned and spilled its load onto the interstate as you can see there. crews remain on the scene to clean up the mess. the incident has traffic backed up for miles. again, a tractor-trailer has overturned on 476 at route

three in broomall. you should avoid this area if at all possible. >> all right, time now to check back on the forecast and the weather is cooperating in our long holiday weekend although it's warm. >> right, it is hot and we've got lots of sunshine, a perfect combination for any outdoor parties or a day at the beach. maybe if you know someone who has a pool. >> that's meteorologist cecily tynan here with a look at the forecast and maybe a pool forecast. >> come on over to our pool during our dinner break. >> we heard that before. >> it needs to be cleaned. i'll put you to work. >> no thank you. >> 'tis the season for cleaning pools and enjoying the heat. if you like it hot, today is definitely your day. temperatures right now philadelphia 90 degrees, wilmington also 90. allentown 86. atlantic city at the airport in pomona it's 94 degrees but it is quite a bit cooler along the beach. sky6 is showing we've got a lot of beach umbrellas out there. a lot of people enjoying the surf and temperatures along

the beach in the 80's because of this. if you look at the ocean temperature, it's currently 64 degrees. definitely on the cool side along the bay, quite a bit warmer. water temperatures in the 70's. and as we head through tonight it's going to be a warm night and we really stay on the warm side as we head through the rest of the week. so, looking ahead this is what to expect. it will be typically warm for the fourth of july although i'm tracking some warm air. no heat wave in the seven-day forecast but we do have a threat of some pop-up showers and thunderstorms. i'll talk about the timing, what this means for your fourth of july forecast and talk about some actually cool weather on the way by later in the weekend coming up little bit later on. back to you guys. >> all right, cecily, thank you. and this reminder, you can take us with you this fourth of july holiday. you can get the fireworks schedules realtime traffic conditions and storm tracker6 live radar. it's all available on your phone or tablet any time on our 6abc app. it's a free download for your mobile device.

>> well, its a long holiday weekend or just a regular summer day, swimming is an everyday activity for many. and it's important to remember how to keep young swimmers safe. nationwide each year 350 children under the age of five drown in swimming pools and most occur in backyards even when parents are present. one of the most important things you can do is to always have a responsible water watcher. >> supervision is one of the key critical elements when it comes to having safer water especially in residential pools. someone who is of a proper age who will not be distracted. >> and experts want not to rely on foam noodles or water wings saying there really is no substitution for a life jacket. consider putting a safety fence around your pool and it's a good idea for every parent to learn life saving skills like cpr. >> the museum of the american revolution is celebrating independence day with lots of

family friendly fun. >> ♪ the old barack fife and drum played tunes. once inside they could sign a giant replica of the declaration of independence. checking out the museum for the very first time they told us. >> spectacular. it's got me in the mood for not just the holiday but also got me in the mood for being an american all over again. >> the museum will stay opened later than usual until 7:00 p.m. for the entire month of july. >> so much to learn about our country. still to come on "action news at 4:00 after being diagnosed and treated for a brain tumor maria menounos is leaving her entertainment tv job. >> crayola is all about the

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>> in south china eight people have been confirmed dead and at least another nine remain missing and devastating floods. china's disaster relief authorities have adopted emergency response measures to battle the rainstorm triggered floods that happened along the jazi river and its tributaries. as of yesterday more than 600,000 people in the hunan province were evacuated. today rescuers were sent out in boats and canoes to continue the search and also tom evacuate residents trapped by floods. >> television personality maria menounos helping stepping down from her job after having brain tumor surgery. she told people magazine she was diagnosed earlier this year. doctors were able to take out

nearly 100 percent of the benign golf ball sized tumor. menounos says she's leaving the e network so she can rest and "see what i'm supposed to be in this world." the 39-year-old said her diagnosis came at the same time her mother was battling stage four brain cancer. >> ♪ >> to big talkers today. adele has some very loyal fans and the singer learned this weekend just how much her fans support her. they gathered outside wembley stadium in london in song saturday. take a listen. >> ♪ [cheers and applause] well, adele had to cancel the last two shows of her world tour due to medical reasons. she told fans on social media that her vocal cords were damaged and that she was devastated she could not perform. so instead of hearing her sing, they sang her songs in support of the pop star. adele's 15 month tour took her to europe the united states

australia and new zealand. the singing superstar hinted recently that this may be the last tour of her career. adele fans are hoping of course that is not the case. well, a fisherman on a beach in panama city made an incredible catch and it was caught on camera. look at this. curtis williams was flying his drone over the florida ocean this past saturday to capture the sunset when he said he spotted a hammer head shark, a fishing expedition here under way of sorts. it took a huge effort to get the monster shark to shore. the fisherman behind the reel and several other os on the beach had to help pull the line in. after some time though they finally did get the hammer head all the way in to the shore. but this catch was short lived. once they got the fish unhooked, the fishermen let it go back into the ocean. and finally today, many crayola fans are still seeing red over the retirement of the color yellowish dandily onbut

they can help name its replacement. it will be a shade of blue and the company needs help to pick the name for it. line voting for a new name got under way on crayola's web site saturday. the choices include blue moon bliss, blutiful dreams come blue, reach for the stars and star-spangled blue. the voting is opened until august 31st and you can make your choice by going to our web site 6abc.com. >> was bluetiful1 of them? i like that. >> it is all about bluely. >> exactly. >> so interesting that you guys mention blue because it's not blue route bliss this afternoon. i476 what a mess we have rick and sharrie because of this overturned tractor-trailer that many flipped over hours ago, early this afternoon. northbound lanes of the blue route remain blocked as a result. this is right by route three,

west chester pike, the broomall upper darby interchange and as you can see no northbound traffic is getting through as the cleanup continues but there's a lot of clean upto do. check out all the debris that came out of the trailer and is now all over the left shoulder of the roadway. at this point the cab of the truck it appears has been towed away. we saw it out here in the last half hour. doesn't appear to be here anymore. i was northbound lanes are blocked. as we go to our next camera shot, you can see what's going on. they're forcing all northbound traffic off here for the route one media bypass lima springfield. you're backed up barely moving coming off 95 up to that closure point where you're forced to exit at the route one media bypass. detouring routes are going to be busy as well. here they are 320, 252, 352, whatever you do, don't try and get on the northbound blue route in delco coming off avenue 95 this afternoon. at least we lost our crash on the ramp from the vine eastbound to 95 southbound. that's gone. plenty of restrictions because of festivities for the holiday around independent hall today,

portions of fifth, sixth and chestnut are blocked. heading into ac you can't get through on the a.c. expressway, crash at 322 is blocking it. use 322, 40 or 30 as an alternate. haddon heights 295 southbound dv but the delay isn't too bad. we'll check it again rick and sharrie in the 5 o'clock hour. >> thank you, matt. see you then. still to come, a check of your holiday forecast for tomorrow so stay tuned. we'll be right back. >> ♪ ♪

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>> meteorologist cecily tynan is back. we're indoors, the place maybe to be more outside even though it's hot. >> if you like it hot, yeah, if you have a pool. we're having a pool party right after 6 o'clock. >> i got a pool table but i... [laughter] >> if you like it hot, it's a great day to be outside.

the action cam taking a look in university city where there's blue skies and sunshine today and a lot of sky6 showing we are get something fair weather cumulus clouds kind of bubbling up over philadelphia international airport but they don't contain any moisture so a good amount of sunshine. it's just pretty warm out there. stepping outside it's 90 in philadelphia, wilmington currently the same, allentown a warm day, 86 degrees. cape may place to be right on the beach, quite a bit cooler, currently 83 degrees. so, your evening planner showing that it is going to be a warm night. right now dewpoints are generally in the upper 50's but they will be rising as we head through the overnight hours so it will get a little bit more humid. at 8 o'clock 83 degrees, by 10 o'clock, 78 and by 11 o'clock, also 78 degrees. association. so sat section and action radar showing a weak boundary across the northwest suburbs. you can see it's mainly just clouds. it really doesn't have a a lot of moisture to work with.

can't rule out the possibility of an isolated shower or thunderstorm north and west of philadelphia as this moves through tonight but generally it's just a warm night, partly cloudy skies, again, isolated evening thunderstorms north and west. 66 degrees in the suburbs, about 73 degrees for center city. and for your fourth of july, this is a pretty nice fourth of july forecast. 88 degrees. it will be slightly humid but dewpoints in the low 60's, so really not all that oppressive. with this weak boundary that pulled through tonight it sinks to the south so what this means, could have an isolated shower or thunderstorm cropping outpatient south of philadelphia in the afternoon and evening hours. i really don't think we'll see anything all that widespread and heading into wednesday, wednesday looking really nice as high pressure moving just east of us, plenty of sunshine, 86 degrees. the normal high for this time of the year is 87, so seasonably warm. then as that high pressure continues to push into the east, it will get more humid as we head toward the weekend. if you're down the shore tomorrow, mixture of sun and clouds. you have that on shore wind,

that ocean temperature a chilly 64 degrees. that makes a big difference on the air temperature. it will be quite a bit on the cool side, 76 in beach haven ocean city 77. fortunately a low risk of rip currents, little bit warmer as you head across the delaware beaches. bethany beach 80 degrees. your fireworks forecast tomorrow, most areas will be dry but again, could get an isolated shower or thunderstorm mainly south of philadelphia at 8 o'clock, 80 degrees. by 11 o'clock, still very warm with a temperature of 75. association so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, it's warm but not oppressive for the fourth of july, 88 degrees, isolated shower or storm mainly south. wednesday sensible warm 86 degrees a-pretty nice day. on thursday, 86. could have a late day thunderstorm but i think we have a much better chance of widespread thunderstorms on friday as a cold front pulls through. ahead of it it will be warm and humid with a high of 90 degrees. the heading into the weekend, saturday partly sunny, still a chance of a thunderstorm,

87 degrees. but behind that system on sunday, it is gorgeous. low humidity, temperatures a little bit on the cool side for july, 85 degrees and monday mostly sunny with a high of 87 so all in all, looking pretty nice for the fourth. it's going to be warm this week but no heat wave, nothing really all that widespread. >> july so far so good. >> three days in. great month. >> my favorite month so far. thank you, cecily. >> what's the deal is coming up next. >> ♪

>> if you're heading to a cookout over the holiday or any summer party you might want to consider bringing your own pasta dish to stay healthy. >> lots of new pastas on the market made from beans chick peas, even quinoa. lots of pasta abilities.

our consumer reports puts them to the test. >> reporter: check out some of these pasta alternatives to see which ones are tasty and nutritious. there's a new twist on pasta. it's not just made of wheat anymore. consumer reports food experts came to the table and checked out pounds and pounds of pasta. >> we brought in 13 alternative pastas in total to evaluate for nutrition taste and texture. >> reporter: we tried several varieties of each black bean, red len till chick pea and quinoa blend. >> reporter: overall the carb count is similar to regular pasta but they're a good source of fiber and what about texture. >> a really good regular pasta shouldn't be mushy crumbly or rubbery e most fell short of that ideal but they could be improved as part of a recipe. >> reporter: trader joe black peen wrote teenie has a good flavor but on its own it had a.m. slightly mushy chalky

texture. some of the texture and flavor issues were minimized. one cup serving has about 15 grams of fiber. chopping the chick pea is fusili. it has a slightly starchy and bean like flavor an chew we texture. it's good tossed with olive oil cheese and fresh parsley. testers you rated the wrote teenie very good. it has a clean flavor that tests of red lentils. it goes well with red sauce or a mix of roasted veggies an sprinkling of cheese. see our food team advises that for best results follow the cooking directions carefully and don't overtook legume past -- overcook at legume pastas can get mushy pretty quickly. >> do you have a favorite fast. >> i'm into alfredo.

>> for the entire "action news" team i'm rick williams. >> join me brian adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> first "action news" continues next at 5:00 with the latest out of new jersey and the state's government shutdown. why governor christie is now under fire for his actions over the weekend as lawmakers continue to hammer out a deal. >> plus, what delaware state officials now have to say about a request from the white house to provide partial voter data. >> also we'll have another look at your holiday forecast coming up next at 5:00. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> we'll find out later its substantial or not. >> the budget stalemate in new jersey continues and as lawmakers continue to negotiate the deal to get parts of the government up and running governor chris christie is taking center stage. his private beach day on state owned land has people from both sides of the aisle lashing out including his own second in command. it is monday night, monica [inaudible] and the big story on "action news" is day three of new jersey's government

shutdown. >> tonight there is still no sign of a deal. tony yates from our sister station wabc is in sandy hook with more on the shutdown and the christie controversy. >> reporter: as beautiful as sandy hook is some families told us that their first choice was island state beach park and they are livid that they can't be there but the governor can. plenty being said across the state about this one photograph. >> a governor who is sitting his little body out on the governor's beach with his family and when people who do not have money depend on these holidays, okay, to be able to enjoy their families. >> reporter: the governor, his friends and family enjoying the state's island beach state park closed during the government shutdown unless you're in the governor's beach party its a popular destination off limits to everyone else for the huge fourth of july weekend. >> now they have to go to beaches that you have to pay lots of money to go on. >> although i'm