local wawa.the associate that do this every day will look at me, look at the mess this guy is making. but i don't care because it is my family -- my sandwich, i can do it anyway i want. >> you created this? >> yes so we have some who had after cheese, some smoke turkey, if you don't like cheddar cheese, then tough. this is like chipotle, little spicy, because some sweetness on the turkey, little lettuce is shredded lettuce i love there is all over the floor. all these folks in the wawa's going to be looking at me like don't let him in, don't let him in. >> they love it. >> some tomatoes. >> doing great job. >> not bad right. >> salt, pepper, because we can't go without the salt. you let me do it, right? >> i'll let you do it. >> so chef prepared a thousand of these this morning and delivered them to veterans center pickles. >> absolutely. >> love pickles. >> i know, because we've already talked about this, right? >> my favorite wawa sub pickles -- >> imagine this, a hoagie like that. >> that's be

. >> don't want to brag but it turns out that this great event for people here and i have done the wawa hoagie day so many times and people say this is so pleasant because of past years, the weather is cooler and raining on and off this morning and right now people are lined up to get their hoagies. >> hurry up and get down here. >> it's wawa hoagie day and the growing lines for free hoagies started hours early. still some stood on independence mall undaunted waiting for the deliciousness that awaited them. >> i love a hoagie i don't mind waiting. >> when you build 5 tons worth of hoagies you have to get a move on this crew of 150 wawa associates were in the constitution center before the sun came up they took 10,000 pounds of ingredientses and assembled them into piles from everything with sandwich meat to the macarena. >> this is really a lot of excitement and passion and philadelphia is our home town and the associates know it and love to give back. >> they joined in on the fun and was presented with a $25,000 check from wawa for his association that supports veterans centers, that m

i got big cheese, get it, big cheese, chris guyson, ceo of wawa.n 92, ed rendell said the hoagie is the official sandwich of philadelphia. >> we have brought hoeing toy florida, we opened up stores down there we still call them hoagies. >> not a sub or sandwich a hoagie. >> that is right. >> we have hundreds of wawa associates here volunteering, hundreds that could not be here but wanted to be here, passion, excitement, tons of fun, they are building 21,000 hoagies, in a few hours, 5,000 are going out to philabundance already on their way thousand went out to vets, organizations this morning and then the rest, 12:00 o'clock noon independent mall lawn, free. >> so folks watching at home looking for something to do today free hoagies. >> freshly made wawa was love. >> when you talk about passion and you talk about excitement, boom robert irvine comes to mind, how are you my buddy. >> good to see you. >> let me tell you this place is nuts. the associates of wawa have to be the craziest people. >> he didn't have a hoagie hat on until i put one on. >> i

the wawa welcome america festival, we're dealing with volume and closure due to that today. friday july 3rd, fifth and sixth between market and chestnut will be closed from 9:30 to midnight chestnut street between 5th and 6th will be closed from today, friday to the fourth at 5:00 p.m. >>> this is something to watch out for on gladwyne. pulled over on the shoulder. if you're headed out the door on 422, no plobs there as well. eight-minute trip headed eastbound from route 29 to the schuylkill. i'm going to predict we won't see a whole lot of volume for the morning. we'll give you a check in another ten minutes. vai? >>> turning to decision 2016 the already crowded republican race for president is about to get another face. wisconsin governor scott walker has made his first steps toward making his long expected run official. his official kickoff is expected july 13th. walker was on the tarmac yesterday to greet the man he wants to replace. shook hands with president obama as the president stepped off air force one in wisconsin. walker's in his second term as that state's gover

does wawa make the the grade? do you prefer another quick stop spot? connect with us on facebook and twitter with the hash tag cbs-3 chat. what a wonderful wednesday it has been. it is nice time to take a nap in the open air. >> that sound pretty good. >> yes. >> coincidently, it is national hammock day plenty people taking advantage at spruce street harbor park. great day to hang around, get a little nap in. whatever. >> get some z's. >> it is so pleasant out there kate, you say this is sticking around. >> this is sticking around for days and days and i don't have a hammock but i didn't know it was national hammock day. we have to take advantage of it. >> yes. >> i will take a nap tomorrow. tomorrow is just as nice as today so we are sitting pretty as far as weather is concern. much better news in the the weather department then we have had all week long and it seems like past few weeks. we had a great finish to last week. this week we will give it the a run for its money. we will show you a couple spots, take you out first to sky cam three at campbel

the wawa welcome america celebration started last weekend. they will end with a fireworks spectacular over center city philadelphia. many folks are expected to be on the ben franklin parkway to watch the fireworks. coming up nbc 10's katy zachry will break down what's happening here this weekend. >>> the florida doctor charged with corruption alongside senator bob menendez is a free man this morning. a judge approved an $18 million bond package for dr. salman melgen yesterday. he's been 4e8d nearlyheld nearly three months now. this charge is separate from those he shares with senator menendez who maintains his innocence. >>> there's a report that allentown's mayor could make a statement on an fbi investigation that brought agents to city hall yesterday. the fbi confirms they were at allentown city hall but haven't said exactly why. according to one newspaper report, the fbi executed a warn the for city records in connection with a grand jury investigation. nbc 10 has reached out to allentown's mayor but we are still waiting to hear back. >>>

why not it's free, wawa hoagie day.et's go outside and see what's going on this is 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike, live in fort washington, we had an early morning accident causing a closure that has cleared. no problems on 309 and the weather in that area looking good, as well. we have construction causing a problem right here. balligomingo road is closed between route 23 and portland road. they continue to do cleanup from last week's storm. watch for that as you head out. use 320 that's a good alternate. construction on 295 southbound should be cleared in another 45 minutes, for now you'll see up to two lanes blocked between 168 and 42. the crews are up and working at this hour. commuter traffic report with waze no problems with king of prussia, upper merion, conshohocken nobody is talking about anything, i think it's too early to start complaining 0 on a thursday morning. 66 in millville. 59 in allentown. visibility no problem in philadelphia. we're looking at 2-mile visibility in millville and wildwood, as well, a

woman get out of her car walks into wawa, totally nude. >> really?it would have been about 7:00. >> and what did you do? >> 7:15? well i'm watching from across the street. so i can't say anything. >> yes? >> she goes around, spends some time in there maybe went to the bathroom, came back out, totally nude, got in her car and drove off. >> were people like standing -- >> oh! >> did you instagram it? >> no, too far away. across the street. >> maybe -- >> totally nude. >> i look around i can't find where jenny joyce is. she wasn't with me any more. >> oh, okay, all right don't you start this. jenny, well, little time with you out in the field and she goes naked? >> i don't think it was her. >> okay. >> i was -- do you think? >> seriously. >> delran, naked at the wawa. >> they had a celebration, maybe for the world cup? >> if that's not great promotion for wawa, i don't know what is after this. they'll never have to have a commercial on ever again. you should have see the wawa's. all right right here. hanging out with new guy for about two weeks. she rec

we've also posted the full list of wawa also america festivities and few works as i and humidity. philadelphia is making repairs on a busted water main. a 6" rain busted wheeler street before 3:00 this afternoon. they're still off-line at this hour. >> than nasty wreck route 70 burlington county shut down the road for more than three hours tonight. two people were hurt when the car and pickup collided 6 rbg intersection of 70 and washington boulevard people better son upones rjs, these have not kermd who is at faults. >> fbi investigating allentown and how they do business. agents spent several hours yesterday that word coming tonight seizing documents from city hall and questioning top official including mayor and the city slice ter said they collected record from several offices that date wack to 2005. >> when officials have been surprised to testify or are target of investigation this appears how the city awards contracts. in a statement today city, said it's tractor-trailering fear they're on and honest and it's copit areing fully with fbi. >>> we have breaking news tonight. u

wawa welcome america continues. parade kicks off at 11:00 in old historic philadelphia followed by the party on the parkway. wawa will be there with thousands of beverages to give away. there is all kinds of entertainment and fun and it precedes america's largest concert and fireworks which will start around 7:00 7:30 that evening. >> you got to make it a tradition. you live in the area, you got to be down here. >> for a full list of events from wawa welcome america, check out the nbc 10 news app. >>> if you need help in the water, you want it quickly. where lifeguards are using drones to save struggling swimmers. >>> plus caught on video. a driver in the lehigh valley got a front row seat to one man's arrest. what that suspect is accused of doing and the damage he allegedly caused along the way. >>> first, a look at fourth of july fireworks saturday night in the lehigh valley. >>> lehigh county man is facing his third set of dui charges after a wild ride sunday with a child in his truck. this is viewer video of the

. >>> wawa welcome america festival delivered a income out event tonight. organizers hosted a free screening of the rocky, and where else to show the movie then iconic steps of the philadelphia museum of art the movie helped turn into a international tourist destination. this is part of the philly at the movies, series. >>> just win. >>> they say there is no such thing as a free lunch but tomorrow, well, there is, it is wawa hoagie day. celebrity chef robert your vine is in town to build a super size sandwich in honor of soldiers and emergency responders. >> we're going to make not only the biggest hoagie you will ever see or 5 tons of hoagie delivering to philabundance and some other great places but more importantly we're honoring men and women that wear the cloth of our nation. >> chef irvine is delivering a thousands of his signature sandwich toes area veterans center. hoagies for heroes will be served free tomorrow at noon on independent mall. >>> wawa's underwriting free admission to the national constitution center tomorrow. inviting lunch guest toss

. >> it is hoagie day part of the wawa welcome america festival, 150 wawa associates are building hoagies and loading them on to a refridge rated truck, you'll be able to get your hoagie for free. matt and i kick off our live coverage with the celebration of freedom ceremony and the independence day parade. you'll want to tune in for the phillies 4th of july jam on the parkway. rick williams and cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and summary judgment summary judgment. the concert is followed by fireworks display over the museum of art. >> guaranteed to be are a blast. >> yes. >> online shopping is becoming more secure. a credit card company is cutting back on fraud. it involves your smart phone. >> a grandmother involved in a crash stuck in a ravine for days survives how she stayed alive. >> reporter: we'll see showers or thunderstorm pop through parts of the region, particularly down the shore, i'll have future tracker 6 show you that, and we'll set you up for the holiday weekend. that's all ahead from accuweather! >> new this morning a heat wave is baking western europe with temp

. >> also ahead at 11:00 o'clock wawa is taking the top spot on a national list. find out why it's edging out its convenience store competition. >>> and these young athletes have their eye on the prize. meet the little league softball team that has the state of new jersey talking. one "eyewitness news" continues. ♪ >> it's happened again. pilots of four flights over the new york city area say lasers were pointed at their planes. the federal aviation administration says the laser strikes happened late last night. one about 20 miles south of newark airport. another just southwest of laguardia. no injuries were reported. the lasers can distract or temporarily blind pilots pointing one at a plane is a federal crime. >>> now to some stunning video. it shows hackers taking control of a new jeep and it's gotten the attention of congress. take a look behind the wheel of this jeep is a reporter. the hackers working remotely hacked into jeep manufacturer fiat chrysler's you connect system which controls the car's climate as well as the radio and other features. from there,

. >>> and the wawa welcome america celebration, the contusion is free today, everybody is welcome to check it out. the free admission continues until 8:00 tonight. >>> and today was also the 23rd annual wawa hoagie day, the event dedicated to the military members and home town heroes provided free lunch for thousands of people on independence mall. >> reporter: a happy wawa hoagie day one in all a celebrated sandwich in our fair city so this crowd didn't mine a little wait or a long one, some stood for hours to prepare for the deliciousness that follows. >> it's always the same i love it. >> i enjoy every hoagie if they got a hoagie i'm going to eat it. >> when you build 5 tons worm of hoagies, have you to get a move on, this crew of some wawa aassociates were in the basement constitution center before the sun came up they built thousands of hoagies. >> you build hoagies at 4:00 in the morning and to serve their military and friends and neighbors this is really a lot of excitement and passion, philadelphia is our home town and the associates know tonight they love to give back. >> 5,

meanwhile, welcome here, i cannot forget wawa associates here making it all happen. they are taking a break right now in the assembly because they hit that 5,000 mark. and, what it takes to make a really fabulous italian hoagie. >> it just takes passion. you have to have passion. i love what i to every day and i can make a banging sandwich. come to jenkintown wawa, we're the best. >> let me see that sandwich. >> somebody has got to eat it, right. >> why not me. we will send it back to you in the studio. >> somebody has got to eat it. >> might as well be the girl. >> you drop your tomato. >> thanks, nick. >> i love that bread. >> still ahead, he is credited with saving lives of more than 600 jewish children during holocaust and we will look back at the life of britain's nicholas. >>> capture killer david sweat is offering more details about his and fellow inmates richard matt's time on the run, what he is telling investigators about their getaway. >> she's a single mom breast cancer survivor and truck driver but now this pennsylvania woman has another title to add to

." >>> wawa america festival started philly pops held their concert. one family came from canada. >> i showed the kids a bit of different history than our own what a place to come, i wanted to come to philly, what a fantastic place. >> as the proud broadcast partner of the wawa welcome america celebration, "action news" got close to the fireworks, they are planning for the complicated choreography started in january. the payoff will be in a continuous 15 minute aerial bombardment. >>> a dazzling display lit up the skies over the wissahickon high school. hundreds of families enjoyed the carnival rides games and food. our live coverage of fourth of july festivities begins at 10:00 a.m. join tamala edwards and matt o'donnell as they host the celebration of freedom ceremony and want independence day parade all right here on 6abc. tune in for the philly fourth of july jam on the parkway. rick williams, cesily tynan host along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by the firing display over the museum of art. you can see

freedom the action cam is live for independence day tradition get back to making those sandwiches, it's wawa hoagie day. >> take it easy, tam she must be hungry. >> reporter: don't come between tam and her hoagie. >> reporter: let's see what we have going to be. we have sun coming through early cloud cover. the clouds are getting thicker west of us and they will build as the day goes on. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows most of them are west of the area, but we'll see the showers pop through south jersey and delaware and clip philadelphia briefly at some point this afternoon. 67 degrees in philadelphia. a little bit on the muggy side. 61 in allentown, 61 in reading. cool and comfortable up north. the farther south you go, the warmer it is, 72 in sea isle city and the boardwalk. 70 in dover more humid the farther south you go. noon, 82. 3:00 p.m., 84. that's the high, clouds increasing as the day goes on. showers and thunderstorms, mainly south of philadelphia coming in later this morning. and continuing on and off in through the early evening hours. we'll have a look at the showers on

. >> reporter: wawa welcome america festivities, the wawa block party. >> i love it, i'm here for theunnel cake. >> reporter: what would the block party be without food representing our city's diverse theme. we ate our way through finishing with something american, of course. >> that's another good one if you like coconut. >> reporter: the only thing more american than spam is apple pie. >> reporter: city celebration continue to grow. crews worked into the night to put the final touches on the parkway stage big concert philadelphia is showing america how it's done. >> it's a big thing here in philadelphia, this is where it all started. we have to do it big for the fourth of july. >> this is my place right here, nobody does it like philly. >> reporter: it is estimated 700,000 people will head out into the city. plenty will be out here on the parkway for the party on the parkway and the concert and fireworks. reporting on annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> fireworks in ocean city at 10:00 p.m., and sea isle at 9:00. atlantic city lit up the sky last night at 9:30. "action news"

beth ann looking forward to the week of the wawa welcome america event but the grand finale is her favorite part. but gary it's not. >> gary will hide in the closet but i will be out waufing the fireworks. >> the fireworks need to be loaded in thousands of shells will be used each minute and some of them are custom-made the folks from fireworks by gruchy say this will be spectacular. >> a continuous 15 minutes of colors glitter, red white, blue scenes smiley faces and the hearts the whole thing. >> party started at noon tomorrow and the festivities continue from there. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> 6 abc is proud to be the broadcast partner for the wawa welcome america celebration, matt and tam kick off the celebrate tomorrow at 10:00 until noon for the independence day parade and tune in for the jam on the parkway tomorrow night. the concert begins at 7:00 followed by the big fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. >>> now to the holiday forecast it looks like rain could put a damper on the 4th of july celebrations tomorrow looking live at cape may, and people

wawa hoagie day we will build a 5-ton hoagie today. down at the national constitution center i'll go down there with my buddy and canning from a wawa, handing out independence mall, part of the welcome america celebration, i'm going to be down in from 9:00 to 10:00 checking on progress of the five, they said, it will feed 20,000 people later on today. >> or just the philadelphia eagles football team. >> there you go, exactly. tomorrow, if you are going to the shore, come on by. i'm going to be live in north wildwood all morning long. twenty-fifth and the board -- 26th and the bore walk there in the heart of the action from 6:00 to 10:00. watch the tram car please. we'll have the tram car, i got sam espies a we have maury's peer, i know jenn fred is going down there with me, as well. she will be hopping around north wild wide throughout the morning. so if you are going down the shore today set the alarm bring the kids over, we put them on tv tomorrow in mort wildwood starting at 6:00. back to you. >> i love wildwood. i'm excited bob. 6:

it's part of the wawa welcome america festival. the first lending library, the first hospital and the first university are featured in the exhibit. collection of photographs is located in terminal a for ticketed passengers only. >> we have to get a little more comfortably, quite frankly, with bragging about our city, loving our city yes, we have our challenges like any other big city but we are the city where it really all started. >> as a philly native i second that. the exhibit by the way will be on display through june of next year. >>> fireworks of course are a july fourth tradition but capturing those beautiful bursts of color can be challenging on a smartphone. have you ever tried it? here's a few tips and tricks for getting the first picture. find the right location. a viewing spot keeps you in the clear. try setting the phone on a hard surface or resting your arm on something to keep the camera steady and always take your pictures from a wide angle. you can always crop them later on. >>> you want to sure your flash is off a

it's part of the wawa welcome america festival. the first lending library, the first hospital and first university are featured in the exhibit. the collection of photographs is located in terminal "a" for ticket passengers only. >> we just have to get a little more comfortable, quite frankly, with bragging about our city loving our city. yes, we have our challenges like any other big city. but we are the city where it really all started. >> the exhibit willing on display through june of next year. >>> fireworks are a tradition on the fourth of july but they're not for everybody. >> i think we have to think about this. it's not just the sights but the sounds that could be a problem. the signs read combat veteran lives here please be courteous with fireworks. >> the soldier with ptsd there's a dark side. that amygdala can transport you toÑmt memories of the battlefield. >> the u.s. department of veteran affairs estimates 11% to 20% of military members who served in iraq or afghanistan suffer from ptsd. >>> today volunteers will coll

philadelphia's wawa welcome america celebration comes to a thundererrous end fireworks -- thunderous end fireworks exploding over the art museum. >>> a surprise performer and the side of the mayor we never see. >>> greeks are voting overseas on whether to take a bailout. >> let's go outside to chris sowers, it's nice, chris it feels fantastic out here. fleetwood can't see a thing. stockton, dense fog 63. pottstown, 65 and center city, checking in at 69. south and east we go, 66 that's the number for gandys beach and buena, glassboro 62. smyrna, 65 and dover 65 degrees. look at the bay temperature that was recorded yesterday at a buoy ship john. >> reporter: showers to the west, actually they are off to the southwest along with quite a bit of cloud cover up the spine of the appalachians, but we're seeing a combination of sun and clouds, that is what it looks like in atlantic city. a little bit of patchy haze. the high, thin clouds will thin out nicely this afternoon. you'll see a decent amount of sunshine it should be a nice one. 73 degrees, clouds and sunshine, lunchtime, 81. 3:00 p.

. >>> in delaware county, you could soon be buying beer at a wawa. wawa on namaans creek road is in concorde township wants to sell six packs. they must get a series of approvals to do so. wawa currently sells beer at its stores in virginia and in florida. >>> it was a huge win for team u.s.a. tonight as they advance to the women's world cup soccer final. they beat germany tonight with the help of a hometown favorite. lesley van arsdale joins us now with the highlights. what an exciting game tonight. >> an exciting game. kind of almost like a movie script here. team u.s.a. battling top ranked germany tonight in montreal. delran new jersey's carly lloyd the star of the game. in the 68th minute she scored on a penalty kick to give the americans the lead. it was carly's third goal of the tournament. that's all they'll need. they're headed to the championship game sunday night. they beat germany two-nothing. >> it's a dream come true. this is what we train for. this is the blood sweat the tears, everything. i know this is a great game and a great wip but

, too. >> but wawa?et. >> hi, traffic check in. >> sorry, bob, go ahead. >> that's it, i'm donement back over to you guys. aim to go eat. >> literally walking out of the studio. billy joel beat piano man performed for the 65th time last night. >> ♪ >> ya. >> there is christy brinkly, the song, remember her, man, about 1985 or six. >> the performance from last night lasted two hours, joel played piano almost the entire time. he played the piano -- also seen rocking the harmonica and the guitar. >> got one of his start right here in philadelphia, 9.33wmmr. and i saw him in portland, oregon when he played with elton john. coolest show i've ever seen, where they each had pianos. >> piano dual in it was the best, they played all of the big hits, then the coolest part of the show was then each of them would play each other's big hits. >> oh, i best it was great. >> it was great ya, really fun show. breaking heart at age 11, a break up text from a young girl bridges up a big question this morning, how young is

. >> that's how many are expected to crowd the ben franklin parkway at the height of the wawa welcome america festivities this weekend. katy zachry is live for us in the middle of the setup with what we can expect. good morning, katy. >> good morning, vai and rosemary. the concert before the annual fireworks show it is the largest free conner is in the country. behind me they've been setting up the stage for that concert since earlier this week. that will continue through tomorrow. you said it with 500,000 people expected on the parkway for the concert with special guests then followed by the big fireworks show saturday night, one organizer tells me they're using this weekend as a model for the world meeting of families gathering here in september. you'll have a lot of different people in one concentrated area security will be very high. streets will be closed. all of the things happening in september when the pope visits but just on a much larger scale. coming up in the next hour i'm taking a closer look at the security that you can expect here for the wawa welcome america concert an

>>>ix abc is proud to be the broadcast partner of the wawa welcome america celebration.amala edward and matt o'donnell kick off our live coverage on july 4th from 10:00 a.m. to noon with the celebration of the freedom ceremony, and the independence day parade. theplease join us for the phiy's fourth of ju jam on the parkway, at night, rick williams, cecily tynan with karen rodgers and adam joseph will ho the event, concert begins at 7:00 followed by the fire works display, over the philadelphia museum of art. always one of the fun nights of the year in philadelphia. >> i can almost hear fire works now. >> u know nice thing is weaer is loing better and better as we head through the holiday weekend. >> ry nice. >> it will be wonderful. we need to get rid of the storms. storm tracker six live double scan showing mostf the region is storm free right now however, there is a cluster of some pretty intense then are storms right now over, atlantic and ocean county, oceanville, right now, crossing route nine crossing the garden state parkway heading toward beach haven. this is in

. >> wawa welcome america festival continues today with a taste of tradition. folks it's hoagie day. these people are having fun. 150 wawa associates are building a 5-ton hoagie. breaks down to 17,000 shorties you can get your for free at noon. this year's event is dedicated to honoring our soldiers and hometown heros. extra pickles for me. tam and i will kick off our july 4th coverage on saturday join us for the freedom ceremony later that night tune in for the fourth of july jam on the parkway. rick santorum and cesily tynan tynan -- rick williams, and cesily tynan are your hosts along with adam joseph and karen rogers. >> a woman is rescued after two days in a ravine saturday of a car crash. >> temperatures are in the 60s and 70s i'm showing you dewpoints, you can see it's not too bad in philadelphia. the humidity is down near millville and the shore. when we come back we'll have the day planner forecast and let you know where temperatures are going today. this morning a 75-year-old texas grammar spent two days trapped in a ravine. that's how her family foun

the wawa welcome america festival started last saturday.filled independence mall for the block party, the philly potassium held their concert one family came all the way from canada. >> i told the kids about a bit of different history than our own, i always wanted to come to philly. it's a fantastic place. >> 700,000 people are expected to attend the main event. as the broadcast partner of the wawa america celebration "action news" was able to get up close to the set up for the fireworks. crews loaded thousands of shells in canisters. plans for the complicated choreography started in january. the payoff will be in a continue outlines 15-minute aerial bombardment tonight. the fest activities get underway join matt o'donnell and tamala edwards as they host the freedom celebration and the independence day parade and tune in for the jam on the parkway, rick santorum and cesily tynan host with karen rogers and adam joseph. the fireworks display follows over the museum of art. >>> a fireworks display in colorado took a terrifying turn. several sh

lined up on independence mall to get a free lunch, today was the 23rd annual hoagie day of thethe wawa welcome america festival. crews began making hoagies before the sun came up and people lined up to get their free meal, wawa donates 1,000 to local veterans centers and another 5,000 when to philabundance. "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and adam joseph and join us for "action news" here on channel 6, for cecily tynan and ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, we hope you'll join us at 11:00. .

we have traffic lights troubles in florence along 130 at cedar lane by the wawa and burger king. if you're traveling back from the beach cruel have company on 43 it's heavier than normal from 544 to 295. this delay will get longer. >> south jersey native carly lloyd is america's new sports sweetheart leading to the soccer team to the first world cup title since 1999. katherine scott is in delran lloyd's hometown. >> reporter: people in delran was going crazy as they watch carly lloyd score three scores. >> it will be wild going back to new jersey. >> reporter: her home state will be going wild for carly lloyd as she scored three goals. many gathered in her hometown to cheer her on. >> i'm proud to say i'm from delran. >> she is a hometown hero. >> reporter: lloyd was awarded the golden ball always prayer of the tournament. her hat trick was the first ever in a woman's world cup final. she displayed her goal-scoring success comes from hard work, she visualized scoring as she trained back 0 home only the medford strikers field. >> i was running and burning i zoned out i dreamed and

it was part of the wawa welcome america festivities seen on 6abc. >>> the roots played a song close to ♪ the band did a sampling and it included the "action news" theme song. this proves that want roots have really great taste. at the location where the founding fathers signed the declaration of independence it was a day to create history for some. for others it was a chance to learn about. trish hartman has that part of the story. >> reporter: thousands chose to celebrate independence day in the city where it began from independence hall to the parkway, folks came to show their spirit here in the city of philadelphia. caleb move to the united states from haiti 17 years ago. he took the oath of aallegiance at independence hall officially becoming a citizen. >> i just became a citizen and i like it. >> it's the fourth of july i'm citizen, on this day i'm so happy about that. >> after the ceremony, bands and floats and dancers marched through the city. tiffany celebrated with her daughter and mother-in-law. >> it's amazing and so wonderful i have so much to bring back to my students. 6,0

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. >> happening today more wawa welcome america events, the first ever liberty block party gets underway at 5th and 6th street at market and chestnut will be shut down. later the philly pops perform an free concert at independence mall. that starts at 8:00 p.m. 6abc is part of a wawa welcome make a sell briggs, tam and i kick off the celebration of the independence freedom ceremony and the parade. tune in for the 4th of july jam on the parkway tomorrow night. rick williams and cesily tynan hosts the coverage along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7:00 followed by the fireworks display at the museum of art. >> it's special to be there where the nation was born, the question is whether they are coming out tomorrow morning or tomorrow night, what can they expect with the weather. >> reporter: tomorrow night is looking okay, but there looks to be showers around in the southern half of the region during the day tomorrow, unfortunately. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you we are dry for your friday. of course today is the beginning of the holiday weekend for a lo

need to find someone quickly. >>> of course 6abc so proud to be the official broadcast partner of wawacome america and that includes special coverage tomorrow. join matt o'donnell and tamala edwards for the celebration of freedom and the independence day parade that airs at 10:00 a.m. right here on 6abc. then of course tomorrow night tune in for the party on the parkway. cecily, rick, adam and karen all hosting the fourth of july jam featuring the roots jennifer nettles and miguel among others. you can also expect some surprise guests. our average of all of that starts at 7:00 p.m. sharp. >>> for many people the long holiday weekend is a chance to get to the beach. and whether it's jersey or delaware we've seen big crowds enjoying the sunshine today. "action news" reporter trish hartman is live in ocean city where she continues our team coverage and trish love the gig today. >> it's been a wonderful day alicia. we're here on seventh street along the ocean city boardwalk and there's lots of folks out here still some folks enjoying some ice cream walking around, some folks are packing in

that includes the liberty block party part of that it is year's wawa welcome america festival. our own walter perez is lie in the middle of all the festivities. hey, walter. >> reporter: hey, guys. it's fair to call the liberty block party a smashing success. as you can see thousands of people are here and have been here since the party started at about 1 o'clock and this is just the beginning. olde city is bustling with people enjoying what is billed as the biggest block party of the summer. >> ♪♪ >> reporter: it's the liberty block party, part of the wawa welcome america festivities. giant celebration that's taking place along fifth and sixth streets between market and chestnut. we spoke with a few of the thousands on hand enjoying the great food and cool sounds. >> came down to see what was going on. i'm glad i came because it's really nice. >> we're here for the block party, hear some music. >> first time i've actually been to an event and we're having a good time. >> we're going to come around see all the good things that you guys have, taste all the yummy things, listen t

." >>> of course channel 6 is proud to be the broadcast partner of wawa welcome america. and we ask you to join us for the freedom parade that airs at 10:00 a.m. here on 6 abc and then the celebration continues saturday night. join us for the party on the parkway cecily tynan and rick williams along with adam joseph and karen rogers host the fourth of july jam followed by oh, yes fireworks. our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, a south jersey veteran who devotes his time serving other veterans is recognized today and delaware native, carly lloyd is dominating for the women's soccer team at the world cup and her home town is celebrating her achievements. >> we had a warm start for july, but i'm tracking showers for parts of our region tomorrow. i'll explain in the accuweather forecast. i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a s

have to wait little longer to find out if you can buy beer at one local wawa store. vote by the board of supervisors, concord township, suspend today happen last night, was supposed to happen last night. how much, now pushed back to august 4th. if the convenience store gets both local and state permission wawa can start selling beer at any location on the naman's creek road. acme whole foods wegmans already have approval to sell beer in our area. >> very special day over in great britain. birthday wishes all around for the cutest prince in the planet? today is prince george's second birthday. royal family released this photo of the little guy, in the arms of his father, prince william. actually taken earlier month after the chris inning of his baby sister charlotte. planned perfect lie bust his mum, princess kate, was private. lot of cake, i'm sure, all over his face. >> as it should be. prince or not. >> well, coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this noon, new dash cam video showing the traffic stop and the arrest of sandra blands, the woman who died in a jail cell

fourth of july weekend is getting off to a tasty start "eyewitness news" on independent mall where wawa celebrated its 23rd annual hoagie day. it is all part of the welcome america festival and that means wawa gave away 5 tons of meaty cheesy goodness to thousands of people out there event honored america's armed forces and philadelphia's police and fire department. >>> mayor michael nutter helped open a new exhibit as part of the welcome america celebration. the photo exhibit called about philadelphia, a city of first was unveiled in terminal a of the philadelphia international airport this morning. the photos celebrate american first here in the city like philadelphia zoo and bartram's gardens the nation's first botanical gardens. >>> we have you covered for all of the fourth of july fun heading our way go to cbs philly.com, click on top spots and you'll fine activities and event all over the area. >>> kate, good news, that while it is dreary to take you are not a wash out for weekend so you will get out go to the zoo and see fire works. >> we will have everything this weekend. we don

knight shavalon part of the wawa welcome machine festival. >> 6abc is proud to be a partner of the wawaelcome america celebration. 10 a.m. toll noon with the freedom ceremony and parade. >> join us for philadelphia 4th of july jam on the parkway that night. rick williams and cecily tynan host a program along with karen rogers and adam joseph. the concert begins at 7 followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. >> it has been 16 years since united states well's soccer team brought home the world cup. but, this year with a talented delran new jersey native as the team's leader anything is possible. carli lloyd scored two goals in the last two victories on the road to this sunday's final. "action news" sarah bloomquist spoke with lloyd by skype today. fan surprise property here helped drive her success and she says she is staying focused on what could be a very tough match against japan the team that beat the united states in 2011. >> great overall team but i think we have so much momentum and we had this prior to china game and i think we're peaking at the right

we will post full list of wawa welcome america festivities and fire works displays and communities allthe try state area. >>> moving on to other news today police made an arrest in the murder of an eight five-year old woman inside her home in east mt. airy. the suspect is a man hoist a well men local handy man leroy wilson was arrested today on the 300 block of brown street in norristown. he is charged in connection with the murder of regina brunner-holmes. wilson was known around the neighborhood as leroy the handy man and had done work for her in the past. >> we believe that he came to her door that night, she knew him from previous times where he did work for her let him in, we believe right now he probably was stealing something from her and maybe she caught him in the act of doing that and with that, he was set off beat her and then stabbed her. >> captain james clark there commended homicide detective for their attention to detail in the case. he said even through the beginning of the holiday weekend they remained on the case until the arrest was made. >>> much more to come on "a

as we inch closer to the 4th of july, wawa welcome america festivityies were in full swing today and kicked off with a delicious tradition. >> happy hoagie day. the task assemblying 5 tons of hoagies and they were jamming in the basement of the contusion center before the sun came up. they made them with 4 tons of ingredients and a lot of love. and some hungry hopefuls had been waiting online for them to dig in but they didn't seem to mind. >> it's free too, you don't have to break the bank. >> proof there is such a thing as a free lunch and a fun one with new friends. >> it's fun because the community comes together, the a family tradition we do together me and my nieces do together, 5,000 to veterans and another 5,000 to homeless centers and philabundance. this is really a lot of excitement and passion, this is our philadelphia is our home town and the associationes love it. and they invited people to the constitution center, arts and crafts and also at the constitution center go forth and learn about history with special readings and free book give-aways and educational fun and ge

. >>> and now just heartless crime if i wawa in talcony. check this guy out.lice need help finding the man in the flyers sweatshirt right there. he snatches a container money for charity right off the counter. this happened last month also, at the wawa on torresdale avenue, near levick street. if you recognize that guy right there, you are asked to give police a call. >> well, the head of dunkin' donuts in hot water for criticize ago plan to give minimum wage workers a big pay raise. ceo nigel travis says it is absolutely outrage us to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour, after a board in new york recommended that pay hike by 2018. he claims, that would keep franchises from hiring new workers. travis thinks 12 -- 12 collars an hour is more reasonable. now, in case you're wondering travis makes more than $10 million per year or about $4,900 per hour based on 40 hour work week. right now 5:18. time to check your philadelphia job market report. cbs news business analyst jill schlessinger has some advice for millennials out looking for work. >> 75 million am

hey wally push over, budd, got to make me way down to tameika miller here, she's a wawa a associate. good morning tameika. >> what is the secret ingredient to making them so tasty. >> lots of love, lots of love for the city of philadelphia. >> great to hear. that how are you feeling this morning, ladies. >> wow. >> reporter: there you go. nothing like the smell of hoagies early in the morning. we will send it back to you. >> love it. >> they look delicious. >> i know, nicole pushing wally down. wally, i got to get down this table. >> thanks, nicole. we will get back to you. >> my man wally. >> wonderful. >> maybe she will bring some back for us. >> show the the love. >> yes. >> catch money, right here nicole. >>> right now 5:39. new york times is cooking up recipe for controversy and this is all about quacamole. >> newspaper ignited a social media fire storm when it tweeted a recipe for quacamole made with peas. it adds intense sweetness and chunky texture to the dip but many are not buying it. >> quack will molly is not peas leave it to insuringers to be talking about a peas. >> eat

wawa welcome america liberty block party has live music on three stages tonight. you can also grab a bike from your choice of local -- bite from a choice of your local food trucks or stop for a drink at the beer garden philly pops will close the party with a free concert. that show begins at 8 o'clock on the steps of independence hall. >>> and tomorrow night the focus of attention will switch to the ben franklin parkway for the fourth of july jam. they're doing sound checks and lighting checks for the big concert making those final preparations tonight. live on the parkway is "action news" reporter john rawlins with a preview. john. >> reporter: hi, jim. well, i'll tell you the stage hands have been going all day long. there wasn't much here when they started this morning. now there is a full stage there is a full set of musical instruments up on those stages. it would look like with 24 hours to go we're in pretty good shape for a concert tomorrow. >> ♪♪ >> reporter: late today workers were testing the amplifiers for tomorrow night's concert. they worked. this was

. >>> happening today it is wawa hoagie day at independent mall starting a at noon wawa will be giving out 5 tons, of hoagies, all in honor of the welcome america celebration. today's 23 annual hoagie day will feature a special solute to honor our military firemen and police officers and as we see, it is a hoagie, not a sub. >> not a submarine hoagie, yes, indeed. delicious. >>> there is outrage over a recipe for quacamole the president is even weighing in. new york times tweeted a recipe for quack with green peas and internet exploded with quack lovers, saying peas do not belong in the beloved dip. president obama posted quote respect the new york times but, not buying peas and quack, onion garlic, hot peppers, classic. some are calling it quacamole gate. >> i just love the word that we're using outraged. >> outraged. >> no peaness quacamole. >> yes. >> not with the quack. >> keep it simple. >> mess with the chips left, don't mess with the quack moldy vittoria, clearly we're outraged here. >> clearly but i don't know though i'm all about someone being creative, like, you know until we

we begin on the ben franklin parkway where the wawa welcome america celebration jam just wrapped up.ster of pennsauken brought her daughter and nephew. >> this is an opportunity for everybody to blend and have a good time and be here and celebrate the fourth and independence day. >> the concert is the thrill. the people around here it's just so much fun period. i love it down here. >> philadelphia pa. >> crowds were entertained by a star studded list as musical acts head lined by philadelphia's own, the roots . >> bigger than anything and i've never been here and lived here my whole sgliv after years of watching philly jam on tv scott and judy bower say it's more than impressive in person. >> he normty of it and crowds coming together. it's amazing. >> celebrating the fourth and freedoms we share in the birth place of our nation particularly meaningful for u.s. army sergeant stefan cosma who immigrated from romania when he was 16. >> as immigrants you need america to have opportunities and you get the chance to really take your future into your own hands and make whatever you want ou

"wawa welcome america!"iams and cecily tynan. >> hi, everyone, and happy fourth of july! >> we are live on the benjamin franklin parkway. >> and we are getting ready for the largest free concert in america! it's the "wawa welcome america! philly 4th of july jam." >> we'll be bringing the entire concert to you live followed by the fireworks at 11:00