injured in any of the fires. bob brooks is gathering more information on this story and he'll have a live report at 5 o'clock. >> a charred shell is all that is left of a pool company in quakertown bucks county. a car crashed into the building overnight killing the driver and igniting a massive fire. "action news"'s gray hall covering the story for us. he joins us live and gray you spoke to the property owner who arrived on scene just moments after the crash. >> reporter: well, sharrie, the property owner describes this scene as devastating and painful. just take a look behind me. you'll see this huge hole that's left behind. tonight there's no clear reason as to why that driver lost control. >> there were over a hundred firefighters here and total chaos. >> reporter: the property owners and the owner of pool pro store along route 309 in

springfield township surveyed the damage. about 1:45 this morning police say a car somehow lost control and slammed into the pool store burst into flames and started two alarm fire. the driver of that car did not survive. minutes after the fire gail who owns the property arrived to the scene. >> they were just getting the flames out. there was a little bit of flames. you couldn't see the car. the car went straight in. >> reporter: one fatality is too many but everyone admits this fire could have been much worse. there are nearby businesses and at least six apartments are attached to the pool store. >> this accident caused so little noise that nobody living here woke up that was asleep. he went in and the car burst into flames. somebody was awake and he saw it out -- the flames out his window window and got everybody out. >> reporter: pool pro's owner says while it's heartbreaking to see a business he's owned for 18

years go up in flames, he's more thankful for the lives that were saved. >> who cares. you know, you know, it's a loss but somebody died and nobody else died. this could be rebuilt and we love what we do, so we'll rebuild it again. >> reporter: all right, back out live a frightening and very dangerous situation here in bucks county. again, tonight police have not identified the person who died in this incident. they're also trying to figure out what made the driver lose control. that's latest from here in springfield township, gray hall channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> many questions still could be answered gray. thank you. the search is on for four suspects who carried out an armed robbery at the avis car rental at philadelphia international airport. police say they punched a gate guard in the face and then stole at least four cars. one of the suspects was armed with a handgun. now, all of this happened around 4:00 in the morning.

investigators are asking anyone with any information to come forward. the guard is expected to make a full recovery. >> a man and a teenager are accused of killing a woman in winslow township. 20-year-old tyler dralle from vineland and a 17-year-old are facing murder charges. they broke into a home on the 700 block of vardemor avenue and shot deanna scordo. dralle is being held without bail much the 17-year-old is at a juvenile facility in delaware. first responders in atlantic city have identified the body that washed ashore last night. it's that of 31-year-old jeffrey wilkins from illinois. he had been missing since going into the ocean around 8 o'clock tuesday evening. multiple agencies were searching for him over the past few days t a passerby spotted the body in the surf near the old revel casino. >> cleanup is under way today after torrential rains caused

some flash floods in several south jersey communities. parts of route 130 in burlington city were under water last night. the area was so swamped it forced police to shut down roads but for some drivers it was too late. they ended up trapped. today greenlanders park was still under water and remains closed. it was actually designed to take in flood waters but it wasn't enough to completely spare the nearby homes. plumbers have already been called in to access the damage. >> the rain just started and then it just kept coming down more and more intensely. >> i never seen it in this area like this. i've done excavations in this area a lot, we're always in here doing excavations and i've never seen that. >> the assessments continue of that damage as at one point during the flooding rescue boats were used to save four cars that were under water. >> all right, time now for a check of the accuweather forecast for your friday afternoon. >> all right. meteorologist melissa magee is outside for us today.

i can see the sunshine behind you. she's in for adam. hi, mels -- melissa. >> temperatures are in the upper 80's. it's 88 degrees in philadelphia, 88 trenton, glitch reading and lancaster same thing in allentown. down the coast in cape may coming in at 81 degrees. up in the poconos at 75 so we've been dry for the majority of the day. when you look at the dewpoint numbers and how hot it feels in some spots it feels like the lower 90's for reading and lancaster 94 dover and 91 degrees in millville. storm track sick live double scan radar 3-d showing you we're tracking a lot of activity right now well off to our north and west. you can see those showers and storms firing up as close as pottsville but the rest of the moisture to our north and west but that will creep eastward as we go throughout the rest of tonight and during the overnight hours. if you're heading out to the north and west in bethlehem as musikfest is getting going tonight, santana will take the stage at 8:30.

at 7:00 p.m. we have a number of 82, leaking dry partly sunny and dry at 8 o'clock with a number of 78. numbers will drop down into the 70's for the rest of tonight. the humidity is a factor right now but it will be turning less humid and refreshing as we head into the weekend. those details coming up with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. rick. >> melissa we'll check back in later. the country's largest free music festival kicks off in less than an hour from now. it's the 34th year of musikfest featuring over 400 musicians and artists over the next 10 days. vernon odom is live as the fun is about to get under way in bethlehem and tonight's santana, vern, hm? >> reporter: one of the greatest performers of all times and perhaps in the future of all times as well, rick. i love to see him. not only is this festival widely recognized across the united states now in its 34th rear it is well down road to being seen as a valuable venue from the international level as well.

>> ♪ >> reporter: one of tonight's featured performers tunes up. it's final preps time for tonight's kickoff of musikfest 17 it's bigger than ever, more than 550 performances on 17 stages by well over 400 artists. they come from 29 states and eight different countries. >> the only warning i'll give to anybody coming out at 5:30 is you're going to sweat a lot not just because of the sun but we rock. it's going to be one of those things where you're going to be sitting around going i can't sit still. i don't know what to do. >> ♪ >> reporter: this is a 34th annual musikfest viewed by bethlehem as a showcase for this old steel town. the festival has become a great performance venue for many of the top musicians of their time. headlining tonight carlos santana. >> 16 stages are free. we take 20 acres on the north side of the city and 10 acres on the south side of the city

for this festival. includes sold out santana, toby keith sold out later in the week. >> reporter: the appearance by the legendary guitarist santana is what drew this couple to musikfest for the first time. >> we met a couple and they had nothing but good things to say about it, a lot of fun activities, music. >> i'm a big fan. i love music. >> reporter: who are you looking forward to tonight. >> looking to forward to relaxing, seeing santana. i've never seen him before. >> reporter: rick, the gates are scheduled to open officially at 5 o'clock tonight, a big turnout for opening night began too. live at musikfest in bethlehem, pa, i'm vernon odom, channel6 "action news." >> all right, the place to be be vernon. thank you and of course you can get all the details about this year's musikfest at 6abc.com. find out more about the performers scheduled to appear this summer and how you can win tickets.

>> time now for the "action news" traffic report this friday. >> matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center its a busy afternoon, hm. >> yeah, already watching serious accidents on this friday rick and sharrie. looks like they're getting ready to tow away the last seek involved in this crash. this is route seven limestone road at brackenville road by the limestone veterinary hospital. this was a really nasty accident in fact, one person was ejected from one of the vehicles involved. you can seal it looks like they had to take off the roof of this car to get the other people out. two people transported to christiana regional hospital via medical chopper. two people with serious injuries and you can see all the stand they put down on the roadway as well because of a fuel spill. they're putting the finishing touches on the crash but for now no creek road and mendenhall million road would be alternates around limestone road and brackenville road. coming out of delaware on 95 northbound crash this afternoon here in delco.

these are the northbound lanes near 452. this also looks like a serious one. couple of the vehicles off in the grassy median here and the two left lanes are blocked at this point. so you just have one lane coming into pennsylvania out of delaware which is giving us quite the delay. farther north we're seeing single digit speeds headed towards the girard point bridge. there was a crash there as well and that would be busy any way with people heading to the shore. we're also watching a crash on the trenton makes bridge as you come into pennsylvania and more construction this afternoon along 95 northbound in bucks county head toward the scudder falls bridge. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report on this finally friday afternoon. watch out, major crash reported along south second street there in maurice river township cumberland county. as you can see a lot of backlog associated with it. we'll check it again in the next half hourly. >> still on "action news" at 4:00 a jury hands down its decision in the trial against

the notorious so-called pharma bro'. >> two university employees are on the run accused of a deadly stabbing inside a luxury chicago apartment. we have the details as investigators piece together this crime. >> also a sixth grader gets ready to tackle the first day of school with fist of his new best friends and they're not who you think they are. find out why the bikers showed up to class with an important message for the young students. stay with us. >> ♪ i will never never wash my hair again now, i fuel it pantene is the first shampoo and conditioner system with active pro-v nutrient blends that fuel 100% stronger hair. because strong is beautiful.

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>> ♪ >> former pharmaceutical ceo martin shkreli talked to reporters after being convicted on federal charges that he deceived investors. a brooklyn jury deliberated five days before finding shkreli guilty today of three of eight counts. he hiked up the price of a life saving drug and insisted

he did nothing wrong. the judge continued shkreli's $5 million bail allowing him to stay out of prison for now. no sentencing date was set. two university employees are still on the run wanted for a murder in chicago. police say they stabbed a man to death in a luxury highrise made a donation in his name at a library in wisconsin and then took off. abc's reporter has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: u.s. marshals on the hunt for the northwestern university professor and the oxford university employee wanted for murder in chicago. >> considered arm and extremely dangerous. >> reporter: that's 42-year-old former northwestern professor latham along with oxford university treasury employee 56-year-old andrew war went both men believed to have stabbed 26-year-old trenton cornell to death in this luxury chicago apartment. officers arriving on the scene thursday night after a 911

call reporting a crime on the tenth floor. >> stabbed no doubt about it. this place is very safe most of the time. i been here 14 years. >> reporter: police believe latham a professor at northwestern for 10 years had a relationship with the victim. northwestern officials telling abc news latham has been placed on administrative leave and is banned from entering their campuses. >> i had him give a talk to some students about his research and he just seemed like a perfectly normal guy. >> reporter: oxford university offering to assist in any way with the ongoing investigation. ariel reshef channel6 "action news." >> a concerned neighbor led police to a mom and two sons who were held hostage for two years in virginia. police say 43-year-old kariem moore kept his girlfriend plus the eight and 11-year-olds locked inside. windows and doors at the home were all covered. according to court documents, well, they say moore used force intimidation and deception to keep them held

hostage. the woman was hospitalized with an injury from an alleged assault. investigators say the two boys appear healthy and are now with other family members. >> for the second time flames engulfed a massive apartment complex in dubai. the fire broke out overnight and sent debris plummeting to the ground. everyone made it out of the 86 story tower safely. firefighters would, for two and a half hours to get the blaze under control. this same apartment building caught on fire in 2015. investigators have not said how this most recent fire started. >> a new development emerges in the russia investigation. special counsel robert mueller impaneled a grand jury in washington, d.c. a few weeks ago. that panel will allow mueller to issue subpoenaes in its russia probe. now, during a rally in west virginia last night president trump called the russia story a "total fabrication." meantime u.s. senators have

now introduced bipartisan bills to protect mueller and to ensure that he will not be fired. later today trump is departing for a 17 day working vacation. >> the trump administration is showing it's serious about cracking down on leaks. this morning the department of justice announced new measures to punish those who release information without permission. attorney general jeff sessions says the leaks compromise national security. >> this nation must end this culture of leaks. we will not allow rogue anonymous sources with security clearances to sell out our country. we feel the pain of those betrayals intensely. i will do everything in my power as director of national intelligence to hold these individuals accountable. >> the trump administration has been battling leakers for months now but the most recent case involves transcripts of the president's private conversations with the leaders

of australia and mexico. they were published in the washington post. >> two japanese automakers bringing jobs to the u.s. mazda and toyota say they will build a manufacturing planter in this country. they've not released details on the exact location. the joint statement says the $1.6 billion facility should be up and running by 2021. when it's all said and done the project will create about 4,000 jobs. mazda will build crossover vehicles at the new plant while toyota will build corollas. president trump is celebrating the news of that factory and the latest monthly jobs report. employers added 209,000 jobs in the month of july. the labor department says those positions put the unemployment rate at 4.3 percent and that matches a 15 year low that was first reached back in may. and here's a look at the day's closing numbers and it was an up day on wall street. all three indices doing pretty

good the dow up 66 and change nasdaq 11 and change the s & p 500 up almost five points to end your friday. >> nice day to round out the week on wall street and our forecast looking better as we head into the weekend i'm hearing. >> you're going to like it as we get into saturday afternoon and into sunday. for now still pretty hot and sticky. we'll show you what's going... you can come if you want to. we can do a little friday dance. [laughter] >> get some steps in here on this friday. going to be a good weekend to do some walking around but right now we are tracking some showers and storms. you can see that on storm track sticks live double scan radar 3-d. as we look at the numbers, though, still pretty warm in philadelphia, coming in at 88 degrees, 87 for allentown reading and lancaster 80 in beach haven. at the coast in cape may coming in at 80 degrees. when we go throughout the rest of the day, stepping out here on this friday night getting those steps in like rick over there you can see at 7 o'clock partly sunny and temperature of 86. 83 at 8:00 p.m. as we get into 9, 10 o'clock tonight and even

11 o'clock we've got a mostly clear sky and numbers will be in the lower 80's and upper 70's across much of the region. here's satellite6 along with action radar. still dry and quiet across the delaware and lehigh valleys but there's a severe thunderstorm watch box off across western and central sections of pennsylvania state. a cold front will be working its way eastward so a lot of showers and storms starting to move through and as these thunderstorms clash with the heat and humidity, there is a likelihood of finding a stray shower and rumble of thunder north and west of that i-95 corridor so for the rest of tonight, it's partly cloudy, we'll drop down to 68 in allentown, 69 in reading, 72 in philadelphia for the overnight low and the lower 70's for millville, cape may, also into dover. here's future tracker six. we time it out for you. later on this evening, 5:30 a couple spotty showers the bulk of the energy off to the north and west. as we get into the overnight hours, notice the showers lining up from the poconos into allentown reading and

lancaster. you wake up tomorrow it's cloudy at 7:00 a.m., still some leftover showers but as that front swings through as we get into saturday afternoon the humidity will start to lower and we'll clear out the atmosphere as well. so, for tomorrow early showers, then turning less humid, a high temperature in philadelphia of 84o80 in allentown, 80 in cape may. a good looking day in wilmington with a high temperature coming in at 82. so, whether you're going to be at the shore, the city or the poconos for the start of the weekend we've got you covered. again morning showers at the coast and also in the city tomorrow. otherwise it's sunny and turning less humid and up in the poconos a mostly sunny sky with a high temperature at 72. that's cool for augustan cards. coming up we're going to take a a closer look at the forecast. those coming up in the seven day. >> all right and we'll check rick's fitbit numbers later. >> an 11-year-old boy who says he was bullied has frowned a new group of friends a group of bikers have taken him under

their wings. sixth grader phil mick arrived to the first day of school on a motorcycle. joining him were 50 members of an indiana motorcycle group. they prayed for the young boy who has been through a lot. things were so rough for phil last year that he thought about taking his own life. well, this group wants him to know that they've got his back and he's not alone. >> we're there for you, phil. anything, if you need us, reach out buddy. >> i got a guardian angel watching over me. >> phil says his first day of school was a big success and he credits his biker buddies. great story there. >> that's a nice story. we'll take a quick break. more news when we come right back. don't go away. >> ♪

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fog hat. the michael almond band and dead fish handshake. the concert is set for september 8th and you can purchase tickets online right now. the annual roar to the shore motorcycle bike ride begins thursday september 7th and continues through the weekend. >> well, busy weekend at the shore. tennis courts ready to go. this afternoon the city unveiled the newly refinished courts. they're part of a city wide initiative to rebuild abandoned tennis courts to serve as neighborhood centers. coaches and leaders from the down the line and beyond foundation were on hand to give the kids a few lessons. the mayor of philadelphia spent the afternoon with scores of eighth graders as part of a summer career day program. the philadelphia youth network sponsored the meet and greet. these rising eighth graders were selected to be part of the career exposure program. they got a chance to talk to mayor kenney about his political career and the mayor in turn imparted a bit of

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>> and the philadelphia police officer seen slamming a man onto the ground in kensington last month is about to be off the force. what "action news" has now confirmed about the officer's future. >> also move over champagne. there's a new trend popping up in wedding venues across america. open marijuana bars. there are even companies who specialize in catering cannabis inside the weed wedding business coming up in big talkers. >> we begin 4:30 with the accuweather forecast and meteorologist melissa magee. >> yes. >> hey, melissa. >> hi there. >> how are you. >> hi, rick. [laughter] >> we're dry right now guys. we're tracking showers and storms. we'll talk about what's going on as we look at the big picture and we pull up storm tracker6 live double scan radar 3-d. in philadelphia, much of the delaware and lehigh valleys we're dry but off to the west as close as pottsville we're tracking those showers and storms. some moisture during the

overnight hours as well. take a look behind me as we look at satellite6 along with action radar. better picture of what's going on here. you can see the severe thunderstorm watch boxes popping up for central and western sections of pennsylvania and that will be the case as we go throughout the rest -- there we go -- the rest of tonight. so, as we get into the weekend the dewpoint numbers showing you over the next four days on saturday dewpoint numbers will be lowering so we've got a nice and refreshing air mass on the way sunday we'll drop down into the 40's so we are bone dry over the weekend. as far as the humidity goes. but things spike up as we get into monday with dewpoint numbers back up into the 70's and then the lower 60's. temperatures across the region right now 88 in philadelphia, cooler off to the north and west. that will be heading our way as we head into the weekend. more details with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. back your way rick and melissa. >> we have breaking news from chester county this afternoon. chopper6 is over the scene of

a downed tree causing some problems for motorists in tredyffrin township. this is on old eagle school road. it's blocking the road as you can see there in the middle of your screen and brought down some wires with it as well. >> now, no injuries have been reported so far. this again happening on old eagle school road. it's actually shut down between cress line road on deep del road. not sure if weather may have been a factor in this tree coming down. we'll keep an eye on this and of course update you in our traffic report as well as we get more information as to how traffic is being impacted. this happening in tredyffrin township, chester county on old eagle school road. well, new this afternoon, a philadelphia police officer accused of injuring a man while in custody is off the beat. james yeager has been suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss. that according to philadelphia police. an internal investigation was launched when this video surfaced last month and then went viral. the video shows officers

taking a man into custody in kensington back on july 10th. well, police say officer yeager is then seen slamming the suspect to the pavement. that clip later shows the handcuffed suspect collapsing to the ground. officer yeager has been on the force for four years. >> a fight involving three men in delaware ended with one man stabbed and all three facing charges. wilmington police say it started with a disagreement at a bus stop along the 2700 block of market street. but when one of the trio started to get physical, the victim pulled a knife and cut him and that victim then fled into a store trying to keep the other two outside one of whom had a bat. when police showed up none of the three cooperated. all were arrested and charged with assault. no one was seriously injured. a former nurse in bucks county has pled guilty to secretly recording patients while they were undressed. james close a father of two worked as a licensed practical nurse at penn medicine

dermatology in lower makefield township. police say he filmed 18 videos of eight patients on his personal iphone including several of a 17-year-old girl. close now awaits sentencing. attorney robert mongeluzzi represented the teenaged victim in the case. he says he'll conduct a investigation into the failure of the medical system that allowed this to happen. >> police are still trying to figure out what sent a car into a building in philadelphia's olney section this morning. chopper6 hd was over the scene at tabor road and mascher street. that's where a car slammed into the garage door outside of a business around 6:30. now, the building and the car were pretty banged up. no one was hurt. the man best known for hiking up the price of life saving drugs has been found guilty of federal securities fraud. martin shkreli was accused of funneling money from his companies to investors. abc's ariel reshef has been following the developments from new york. >> reporter: the so-called

pharma bro' martin shkreli found guilty on three of eight charges. shkreli never taking the stand in his own defense but defiantly speaking out after the verdict. >> this was a witch hunt of epic proportions and maybe they found one or two broomsticks but at the end of the day we've been acquitted of the most important charges in this case and i'm delighted to report that. >> reporter: a jury convicting the former pharmaceutical ceo of federal securities fraud and conspiracy for cheating hedge fund investors out of more than $11 million. prosecutors calling it a ponzi scheme. >> we have been gratified throughout the trial at the close attention that the jury paid to the evidence. and we're gratified as we stand here today at the jury's verdict. justice has been served. >> reporter: 34-year-old shkreli once dubbed the most hated man in america after he increased the price of a life saving cancer and hiv drug by 5,000 percent. since his arrest in 2015 on these unrelated charges, shkreli not shying away from

the spotlight. >> attention is not something i'm desperate for or crave but if it's there and i send one tweet out and it drives people crazy why not. >> reporter: he touted the nonvictory verdict as a -- >> reporter: shkreli faces up to 20 years in prison. abc news, new york. >> thank you ariel. back here it's one of the most exciting times in the beginning of a medical career, the white coat ceremony. the lewis katz school of medicine at temple university presented its newest medical students with the white coats they'll wear. there are 210 students in the class. the ceremony was held on campus at the temple performing arts center. congratulations to those

budding doctors. health alert for parents. may sound like a good idea covering your baby's stroller with a blanket to protect them from the sun but experts say that is not the case. "action news" anchor monica malpass live in the news room with more tonight. hi, monica. >> hi, rick. experts say that's exactly what not to do. it's a very dangerous practice. ali gorman headed outside to speak with some parents to see if they knew the dangers of using a blanket and how experts say you can really keep your child safe from the sun coming up in hen check. new at 5:00 the special career fair in philadelphia looking to bolster the city's workforce and organization to help residents city wide. we'll have those stories and much more coming your way on "action news" at 5:00 sharrie, we'll see you then. >> sounds good. monica, see you in a bit. well, hundreds had of kids with and disabilities competed today in the ann maiden sunshine games in montgomery county. the action cam stopped by variety's camp and developmental center in worcester. now, when we were there, the kids were enjoying a barbecue lunch.

with the help of volunteers, the campers got to take a trip around the world today. they learned about 19 different countries while taking part in friendly competition. >> ♪ >> the many talents of local kids at one south jersey summer camp were on display today. the children at the pemberton township recreation department summer camp are in grades k through eight. well, they've been working for weeks on their routines for today's production. mom, dad and the loved ones were in the audience of course taking those pictures and videos of the show. >> and still to come on "action news" at 4:00 what do chocolate chip cookies wawa hoagies and iced coffee have in common? you can get all of them for free if you stay tuned. >> plus, high on love did you know more and more and couples are amp parentally swapping bartenders for bud tenders when it comes to their receptions. >> oh, really. >> we'll take you inside the

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were able to see him inside the house. they tried to engage him, make contact with him. it was uncooperative. >> negotiators got the man to peacefully surrender. dunkin' brands the parent company of dunkin donuts is thinking about dropping the doughnuts not from its stores but from the second half of its name. a new location in pasadena california will simply be called dunkin' a move the company is calling a test right now. a few other stores will get the one name treatment as well. dunkin' wants customers to think of its stores as a destination for coffee but it will still sell doughnuts. a final decision on whether it will change its name at all stores won't be made until late next year. >> over here at the big board on this friday with big talkers. beginning with a new wedding trend that's illegal in 42 states across the country. only legal in eight. apparently many brides and grooms are now swapping traditional open bars for marijuana bars. it's becoming so popular there

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rollerskate wheels and a kick stock brake of course: ysl has a high heel version and also a boot version. living dangerously doesn't come cheap. these heels on wheels will set you back, yeah, $2600. fashion can hurt sometimes we ladies know all about it. rick, you probable have some expensive wear somewhere. >> mine have training wheels. [laughter] >> maybe yours are half the price. >> exactly. thank you sharrie. wow. all right, matt pelman how are we looking for folks trying to head home or head to the shore. >> i feel like a real heel because i know all these people just want to skate into the weekend but instead we're rolling really slowly on some of these roadways, rick, like i-95 as you come out of delaware, single digit speeds both on 95 northbound and 495 northbound and then right at the state line it's just 2 miles per hour headed up towards an accident scene 95 northbound near 452 that's

blocking a couple of the left lanes. just one lane squeezing by head towards the commodore barry bridge. it is jammed solid. you might want to stay local on 13 as you come out of delaware in toward marcus hook and eventually chester. mess on 95 northbound. then farther north along 95 right by philadelphia international airport, about 20 minutes ago this car was in flames. luckily fire crews o got on the scene extinguished the fire and volume here headed northbound toward the girard point bridge isn't terrible because everybody is stuck back in delco. it is slow around the walt whitman bridge as people head out for the weekend head down the shore and we're just getting word of a broken down vehicle on the schuylkill expressway eastbound near spring garden street taking out a lane. so, extra heavy as you come eastbound away from the roosevelt boulevard. still have road work along 95 northbound in bucks county taking out a lane so it's slow there headed toward the scudder falls bridge. a crash on the trenton makes bridge westbound side has cleared out and we had a crash on the northeast extension southbound by lansdale. it, too, is gone but still some residual delays as you

come down from quakertown. we'll check it again, sharrie and rick, coming up in the 5 o'clock hour. >> all right, matt, we'll see you then. thanks. >> meteorologist melissa magee coming up with that exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast with your weekend when we come back. >> okay. >> ♪ every day, you're thankful for the ones you love. and every day you promise to protect them. off! is here to help with proven protection against mosquitoes. trust our family to protect yours. sc johnson, a family company when you you act fast.er, boo. so do we. raid kills roaches seven times faster than the next leading ant and roach spray. seven times faster? (gasps) raid! get raid and get tough on roaches fast. sc johnson.

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eastward as we go throughout the rest of the early evening hours and into tonight. looking at the weather headlines an isolated shower or thunderstorm is likely mainly north and west and during the overnight hours but once that front moves on through turning less humid as we get into our weekend and a weekend winner on the way as well. temperatures right now are in the 80's in most locations. it's 88 in philadelphia, 88 in trenton, to the north and west in allentown, all the way down to reading and lancaster temperatures are holding at 87. down the coast in cape may, 79 and in dover, we are coming in at 84 degrees. the humidity, though, is still a factor. as you look at the dewpoint numbers it's the level of moisture in the air it's relatively humid here in philadelphia. we're down to 62 degrees but 70-degree dewpoints for reading and lancaster, quite oppressive for wilmington dover and also into cape may. that will be changing a as we head into our weekend. here's satellite as we head into our weekend. all of the activity off to the west with that severe thunderstorm watch box popping up across western and central

sections of pennsylvania. this moisture will be working its way eastward as we go throughout the rest of tonight. for the next 12 hours it's partly cloudy with late day shower or storm we'll drop down to 68 in the suburbs and 68 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight low. the setup for us on our saturday, here's what's going on. that front moves on through and it moves off the coast. so some early showers are likely in the morning. then turning less humid by the afternoon, a high temperature in at 84. high pressure over the ohio valley takes over and wipes away all of that humidity so by sunday, mostly sunny, it's beautiful with high temperature coming in at 83. so, good place to be over the weekend. down at the shore. on saturday, a morning shower, otherwise mostly sunny, high temperature in at 83. on sunday, it's sunny and pleasant with a high coming in at 80 degrees and temperatures the ocean temperature will be in the upper 60's -- upper 70's i should same up in the poconos it's breezy and nice tomorrow high at 72, partly sunny on sunday with a high temperature in at 72 degrees.

here's the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. less humid on saturday after an early morning shower. otherwise a high at 84. sunny and pleasant by sunday and at 83, then the humidity comes right back. on monday, it's mostly cloudy with a high of 79. a morning shower or thunderstorm is likely some of which could be heavy. on tuesday clouds and sun and at 81. we're nice on wednesday, 83. thursday sunshine and clouds, a high in at 81 and 80 next friday, guys. enjoy the weekend. it's going to be a nice one. >> all right. >> looks great. >> melissa thanks. you want free cookies and free hoagies. >> yes. >> yes, yes. >> and free iced coffee. >> and free iced coffee. >> don't leave nothing out. >> more details on that in freebie friday when we come right back.

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it's also national chocolate chip cookie day. >> right. >> if you have two opportunities now to pick up a free treat tonight. if you happen to be near a double tree hotel, stop into the lobby. the chain is offering up a free cookie to anyone who walks in until closing time. same goes for nestle toll house cafe. wawa proving there is such a thing as a free lunch if you join their rewards program any day in august you'll get a free shorty hoagie. just download the app to sign in. and if you already have the 7-eleven app check out this scan and save section. you should find a coupon for a free 20-ounce fresh brewed iced coffee but you have to hurry. the seven reward expires this sunday. >> okay. now onto some free family friendly activities tomorrow. kids 15 and under can get a free hour of bowling at any amf location. it's all part of their annual kids fest party running from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and finally, if the family

hasn't seen "the lego batman movie" you can watch the movie for free at franklin square tomorrow night. the movie begins at 8:30 on the great lawn and you can find details on all of the freebies we just mentioned by going to our web site at 6abc.com. finally at 4:00 you've heard of sleepwalking. well, how about sleep eating? check out this cute little toddler showing us how it's done. she just can't seem to keep her eyes opened but that doesn't stop her from enjoying her meal. the little cutie was caught on camera by her father as she was chowing down while doing. eating can be such hard work especially when you're hungry and sleepy at the same time. every time i do this i wake up the next morning feeling crummy. really do. >> well, she's doing it and doing it well and very cute at the same time. you can work on your eating and sleeping. that's going to do it for "action news" at 4:00 for rick williams brian taff alicia

vitarelli adam joseph. >> "action news" continues next at 5:00 in you intersection on an arson investigation in the heart of center city. why police think someone is setting fires intentionally. a new crackdown from the department of justice in which the attorney general says is in the name of bolstering national security. >> and the four people police want to track down after the avis at the philadelphia international airport was targeted by armed robbers. those stories and much more coming up next at 5:00. >> okay.

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>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> seven arsons in just two weeks. tonight officials are trying to track down the person responsible for setting a handful of fires inside of a luxury apartment building in center city. it is friday night and the big story on "action news" is the $10,000 reward in the search for an arsonist. >> this is all happening at the sterling apartments that's near the corner of 18th and j.f.k. the most recent fire was started at midnight last night. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live at the

apartments with new information from fire investigators. good evening, bob. >> reporter: rick and monica, this is a big, big problem. again, we're talking about the sterling building right here in center city behind me a well known building deemed as a luxury apartment building. we just learned from atf they believe the man doing this might have a vendetta against the management company. it was around midnight today, firemen, fire trucks ems and investigators surround the sterling building in center city. officials say another fire has been set the key word another. officials say this is the seventh blaze set inside the luxury apartment building the first happening july 13th and now several neighbors say they're willing to move and seeking safety. >> let us sign our leases and get to -- let us out of our leases and get to someplace safer. >> we're kind of in a tough spot right now staying here. >> reporter: at a news conference the atf