. >> got a call from roger franklin, dr. greenwood's husband. roger told me that his wife had been murdered in san diego, the san diego area where they had moved after the sexual assault. that was a sickening moment, because he also told me that her purse was found near her body, her car keys were there, her credit cards were there. didn't appear that there had been a robbery. >> david paul frediani, the man accused of helena's sexual assault, had been out on bail at the time of helena's murder, but insisted he was 500 miles away in san francisco. investigators were naturally suspicious. >> he was the only person who conceivably had a motive for doing this. >> the prosecutor refused to drop the sexual assault charges against him. but everyone wondered whether the prosecutor would ever get a conviction now that his witness was dead. >>> just three weeks before she was scheduled to testify in her sexual assault trial, helena greenwood was murdered in her front yard. david paul frediani went on trial as scheduled for helena's sexual assault. prosecu

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now we're looking at the ben franklin bridge. >> karen rogers what's going on in the traffic world. >> reporter: nothing, matt, isn't that beautiful. that was a great shot, right. we have a problem in traffic. a utility pole fire erie avenue eastbound near second street. the utility pole is engulfed at this point. eastbound lanes restricted. it's a vehicle fire in woolwich township gloucester county new jersey on the new jersey turnpike exilt 2 for 322. stick to 295 which is alternate which runs parallel to the turnpike. the vehicle fire blocking the right lane with crews coming to the scene in new jersey. in east fallow field township down pole and wires. stros -- straussberg road. langhorne bucks county, route 1, 213, no problems coming down from trenton, morrisville or oxford valley. you can see a quiet scene this morning. time to check the computer traffic report, this is areas all over the region, you can see what people are talking about, someone mentioned an object on lower state road in warrington. how about the temperatures in the suburbs, 67 in martins creek. 67 in pilots --

franklin bridge. it's 6:43, 73 degrees. >> we'll head to karen rogers at the big board.em, right, karen. >> we caught this disabled vehicle. you can see the jam-up already. this is i-95 northbound at cottman within that work zone right near that truck so hard to see at the moment but it's out there blocking the right lane. you can see everybody kind of moving over to the left and slowing down from bridge street to past cottman with this disabled vehicle northbound on i-95 in the right lane causing some problems right now. southbound you're jammed as well. more in the usual spot from the betsy ross bridge to girard. let's bring in the big picture here. there are those slow speeds on i-95 that we talked about. southbound about 19 miles an hour when you're heading southbound there at the betsy ross bridge and girard. thirteenth street still closed in center city near race so you want to stick to broad street as your alternate or 11th. phils play tonight at 7:05. lots of congestion there. coming up in south philadelphia. and on the schuylkill expressway slowing there, too, a

rogers. it will lead into "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >>> much more to come, including sports, the franklin institute has a new exhibit and smart expansion,. >> there's swimming biking and running through atlantic county. >> reporter: the first heat wave of the year is on the way later this week. i have the toasty numbers in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. >> traffic is being diverted in and around atlantic city an other shore resorts this morning to clear the way for one of the most grueling sporting events it's it is atlantic city triathlon. the race starts at 6:00 a.m. it will not end for many until 11:00 p.m. athletes from around the world competing in the 140, -- 146-mie course. they have swim, bike and then run. >> did you say at 11:00 p.m. it would be ending. some of those who are not as fast. >> reporter: let's go live on sky 6 and show you the view we're down in south philadelphia. it's a gorgeous day, fortunately humidity levels are nice and low, the weather is not that bad for them to take part in something like that. as nydia mentioned you get into tu

taking a live look at a glorious picture of the ben franklin bridge as a ship arrives in the delaware river. 71 degrees on city avenue. >> karen rogers traffic. >> reporter: good morning we're looking at 422 we're seeing more people on the roads. this is eastbound traffic getting heavy from the saint gabe's curve to 23. in trooper we have an accident off to the side involving a truck and other vehicle. penndot on that. it's adding to the delay on 422. other issues a downed pole and wires in east fallow field township chester county. stick to mortonville road. summerdale avenue and shelmire avenue we have a water main break, the water is off, stick to algone avenue. on the big picture slow speeds, i-95 18 miles per hour from allegheny to girard. schuylkill expressway westbound you're about 14 miles per hour from approaching the boulevard to bell month it's a slow go. tacony-palmyra scheduled to go up shortly, watch for that. watch for the utility pole fire crews are on the scene pungt park eastbound -- hunting park eastbound near erie use second street. we have an accident at naamans road. it's busy this morning, but at least we're cl

franklin foer, jeff agoos and tom smyth. >> there are only so many world cups. you're always hanging around and looking at them. roger is right, there's another lad that will factor into these players. renaldo from portugal and uruguay player is another to watch. they can score goals an put on a real show if they're on their day. but i think the cam of the italians, they always start slowly. i think it's a stonewall bet italy will draw with england in the first game and then after that i think italy will go through and win the competition. >> charlie: we conclude this evening with elizabeth lecompte, kate valk and frances mcdormand of the wooster group. >> i do it for joy. that's what this project came from was the desire to sing the songs, hear these songs and investigate ecstatic dancing, a theater of joy. >> charlie: iraq, the world cup and the wooster group when we continue. >> there's a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don't make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thriv

. >> reporter: we have a crash benjamin franklin parkwaying parkville station road head to ogden as the possible alternate there. >> let's go over to karen rogersrter: we're heating things up close to 90 degrees, but not as muggy as yesterday. 77 degrees we're warming up in philadelphia. heading up to 88 today. we started off with a good amount of clouds, we're seeing more and more sunshine that will continue through the day. late today we get a chance for a spotty shower around, tonight and tomorrow less humid. tomorrow e -- is nice, partly sunny, 84. the weekend is looking nice and dry. >> "live" with kelly and michael is next on 6abc. i'm tamala edwards. have a great thursday! >> it's "live with kelly & michael." today, from the hit drama "scandal," tony goldwyn. and from the new comedy, "tammy," ben falcone. plus supermodel chrissy teigen joins michael at the co-host desk, all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> now here are michael strahan and chrissy teigen! ♪ baby, you're so classic

rogers she is ending the morning with a look at the ben good morning. >> reporter: good morning we're looking at a gray day as you can see the fog on the ben franklin bridge span to 8th and vine because of the delays in center city. east montgomery avenue at north york road we have an accident watch for that. slow speeds on the turnpike heading westbound between bensalem and valley forge. the accident on 202 has cleared. eastbound from approaching the boulevard to montgomery on i-95 is in the single digits. >> it's a gray day out there today, let's see what you can expect and go over to david murphy. >> reporter: all right, tam we're off to a gray start. we have a flash-flood watch because this afternoon we're looking for spotty drenching thunderstorms or showers and where they hit they could create flooding on roads and poor drainage areas. this afternoon's high is 79. him warm and humid, the storms possible at times in the afternoon and evening. a better chance tomorrow and then great for the weekend, tam. >> coming up on "action news" at noon, customers mourn the loss of the historic toll house tavern. the investigation into the fire that destroyed the