the next stop sunoco gas station on the 8200 block of west chester pike in upper darby was where law's sister got out of the car. that is when driver took off leaving system behind. driver stopped again at 7-eleven in the 100 block of champlost street taking her cell even if and credit card before forcing her out of the car at which point she called the police. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden has been tracking this investigation all day and joins us live from upper darby with what he knows, jeff. >> reporter: jessica, there is a set up and we are in the parking lot. it is middle point of that time line you just provided. thinks where upper darby township police say the crime, took place, the question tonight is was this man who was driving these two girls posing as a lyft driver. after a bizarre, heroing ordeal this founder of two young woman is relieved they were not harm.

again, this time the driver stopping at a sunoco gas station on west chester pike. he told the 21-year-old sister of brittany that he needed water for his diabetic medication. essentially separating the two sisters and when that 21-year-old returned to the car, the car was now gone and the story goes that brittany was taken to northwest philadelphia. the details in between 20 minute drive very murky because police again say that brittany was under the influence but they say that she surfaced in northwest philadelphia where things quickly escalated into a robbe robbery. here's superintendent michael chitwood with upper darby police with more. >> he then asked her for her money, her phone and whatever other valuables she had on her. she refused to gift up. he then grabbed her phone and grabbed her credit card debit card. he then through her out of the car. drug her out of the car and through her out of the car. he took off. >> reporter: upper darby township police quickly got the details on this out on social media and around 10:00 o'clock this morning they got call f

here's market street which is west chester pike, that overhead 69th street sign that we see so often, along 69th street and we saw in our shot there and here's where the front of the terminal. here's where all of the buses pull up. so again actual accident scene in the back of the station but three tracks used for norristown high speed line only two are being used to see this morning one track taken out of service with the investigation. even if you are just dropping someon yourself extra time there is police, emergency crews and throughouttn underway with what happened during that accident. police, e ms crew is here, on market street right at 69th street, at the terminal. rest of the systems looking good amtrak, new jersey transit, patco and dart, accident on the schuylkill westbound, right here near conshohocken. police are on the scene only that left lane is opened, so far this morning, as you head west out of town. scottie, all eyes were on the sun yesterday, will we even see the sun, today? >> yes, we will see a mixture of sun, cloud and temperatures will heat up, of course, as w

black four door sedan, law says that the driver ditched her sister at a sunoco station on west chester piken upper darby and then robbed her. the statement lyfts says they are cooperating with authorities but that a search of their system could not confirm a lyft ride that matches the time, place and vehicle described in the allegations. >>> more trouble tonight for phillies legend pete rose. the phillies were going to hahn are in him later this month but that is not happening any more. that's not even the only event canceled for the former phillies great. it's all happening in the wake of controversy surrounding statutory rape allegations. our dave kinchen has been following this story and joins us tonight from citizens bank park with more. dave? >> reporter: iain, one by one by one so many cancellations in the wake of this news as the sports world and many analysts try to figure out what it all means in the long run. >> i don't agree with what he did, that is a no, no new york city. >> reporter: which is why chester county radio host bill, says he agrees with the phillies dropping the pet

this morning, after police say he was stabbed in the ear during a fight, the fight broke out west chester pike and northeast stone avenue in upper darby yesterday afternoon. officers cleared the scene of what they're calling a large fight, there is no word on the victim's condition. and no word on what started that brawl. >>> well, the time now 5:36. in business news this morning, new addition to the taco bell menu. >> also, how far does the hacking scandal go? roxanna joins us live from the new york stock exchanges, good morning, roxanna. >> reporter: good monday morning, jim, rahel. investors are hoping to keep up the momentum after snapping out of last week's slump about north korea friday the dow closed up 14-point, the nasdaq added 39 of the. >> hackers have released more upcoming hbo episodes, but knott anything from game of thrones. several leaked episodes from the upcoming season of entheusiasm, day bus in october. episodes insecure, ballers, hb o says it is not in communication with the hackers >> explosive edition to the taco bell menu. the fire cracker burr receipt owe. restaurant i

deson is responsible for attempted robbery at the rite aid pharmacy on the 3500 block every west chester pikebox cutter to threaten cashiers, but they say they had already called police. so as he fled, and an eyewitness snatched a picture, and tracking him to his drexel hill home. >> reading eagle report good news bad news for farm nerves bucks county. made it cheaper to care for pigs, the mud keeps them cool. but it has also made some more weeds. delaying the planting of crops that's a look at newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. up next pat gallen here with your morning sports. >> lots to get into in the worlds of sport including a fan favorite on the west coast hitting a huge milestone on his birthday of course. and favorite here who has yet to play. showing off the goods on instagram. we will tell you all about it next in sport. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and welcome back, we're glad you're with us this morning. >> pat gallen here with sports just two days now and counting before that big eagles pre-game. >> yes, kind of weird. i live my life in like sport stages, sports seasons. i wasn

on the ride home police say driver asked brittany's sister to buy him some water at a west chester pike gas station and then took off with brittany. >> he then grabbed her phone, and grabbed her credit card, debit card. he then threw her out of the car. >> police say driver dumped brittany in northwest philadelphia, lyft tells "eyewitness news" it has no record of any pick ups in the area of 12th and saint james. >>> reward is now $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in the sexual assault of the runner in montgomery county. this happened on tuesday, at norristown farm park, the 19 year-old victim was running when attacked in broad daylight. for those who frequent the park or live near it they are on the edge, spokeswoman for district attorney's office say detectives are tracking down several lead. >>> police in haverford township released surveillance photos of the witnesses to a weekend murder. reward of $7,500 is offered in connection to the case, investigators continue to search for suspect in the death of 29 year-old generally , lee was shot to death, saturday at an apartmen

law told them the driver stopped on route at the sunoco a plus on west chester pike in upper darby gave the younger sister money to buy him a bottle water so he can take his medication. police superintendent michael chitwood. >> she's in the store about three or four minutes. she comes back out. the vehicle is gone. the driver is gone. her sister is gone. >> reporter: chitwood says law claimed the drive whom she described as a black man with some kind of accent, 25 to 30 years old, drove her around and then demanded she give up her cell phone and money. she says she refused. >> he then grabbed her phone and grabbed her credit card, debit card. then threw her out of the car, truck her out of the car and threw her out of the car. he took off. >> reporter: that was on the 100 block of sham employs in philadelphia where law called police and the investigation into her claims began. the women's father says they often use lyft after being out drinking. >> they're responsible adults and if they go to the bars they don't want to drive. they're being responsible so that's -- that's why they do i

stay on 13 chester pike or mcdade boulevard.5 southbound is not where you want to be this morning. speeds dropping like a rock 7 miles per hour as you come southbound away from 420. on the northbound we're getting word of a medical emergency around the airport a ambulance is on the scene there. we have a broken down vehicle in lower merion along manayunk road at conshohocken state road. we have a crash upper dublin butler pike 309. as we said it's the susan g.komen walk this weekend. they will be reconfiguring the construction pattern on the ramp 202 southbound to the 30 by pass westbound. >>> a pennsylvania man is in custody for leading troopers on a ten mile chase in a stolen police car. it flipped over when the officer used a pit maneuver to end the chase. he faces dui and reckless drive and theft. nobody was seriously hurt. >>> a principal in south carolina has been accused of fat shaming her students telling girls leggens make them look fat unless they are a zero or 2. the principal was holding a dress code at the time. the

and an accident in half forwards township west chester pike at allen gary road.that is in delaware county. and another accident, on the shoulder, route 42 northbound approaching coals road, another place to slow you down this morning. alex? >> okay, thank you, sue. coming up on 7:33, there was big turn-out at the zoning board hearing yesterday. and this was basically appeal hearing. and that issue was a permit given to medical marijuana dispensary in east mt. airy back in march. many of the residents who live around the proposed site, at 8319 stenton avenue, they showed up to voice their concerns about the plan. >> i believe they have taken us absolutely for granted. >> absolutely. >> why didn't you speak to the people who live around, around, in the neighborhood? >> so my blood is boiling, and i'm upset. and i need someone to -- i'm speaking on behalf of my children. >> also, on hands, councilwoman sherell parker represents the ninth district including east mt. airy. joins us in studio along with chris, president, of the holisitic center, medical marijuana dispe

sedan, law says the driver made several stops, before ditching her at a sunoco station on west chester pike in upper darby, and then robbing her. >> he then grabbed her phone, and grabbed her credit card, debit card. he then through her out of the car, drug her out of the car recalling and drove off. >> they're responsible adult. they go to the bars, don't want it drive, and they're being responsible. >> that's why they do it. >> and this is what the ends result was today. >> in a statement, lyft says they're cooperating with authorities. but that a search of their system could not confirm a lyft ride that matches the time, place, and vehicle described in the allegations. >>> one person has died after an accident involving a motorcycle. it happened just after 9:00 last night, on kelly drive. the accident was one of two separate accidents at the intersection of kelly drive and brewery hill. no word as to what caused it. >> developing story we're following, police step up their hunt for suspected killer of a man on the main line, trying track down three people who may be able to help out in t

also watching a nasty crash out in havertown delco along west chester pike.s. might want to avoid that this morning. stay down on route one as a possible alternate. township line. out in cherry hill we're close to the mall and westbound lanes of 38 here backing up by haddonfield road as you head out to pass chapel avenue. that's where there's a crash by people's pizza involving an overturned vehicle taking out two lanes. but the better news comes in on 42 believe it or not where all the northbound lanes are reopened here at college drive. just up ahead there is that overturned dump truck on the off ramp and it looks like they have that off ramp mostly blocked. the main lanes of 42 northbound are now opened. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. >>> now let's go out to meteorologist, david murphy. he's got a look at your accuweather. good morning. >> well, tam, we're off to a warm sunny start. take a look as we're at 75 degrees in philadelphia. the dewpoints are a bit on the high side today. so it is a bit muggier than yesterday and this afternoon we're hot and a lit

darby police responded to a large street fight at the intersection of keystone avenue and west chester pike. that is right across the street from a police station. only a few minutes later they got a all about a stabbing a few blocks away. the victim who suffered that ear wound is expected to be okay. >>> well, it is time now for a check on the roads this monday morning with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. jessica, what are you seeing out there? >> it was a really light monday so far and we're seeing that still reflected in our cameras. route 4 2i, cameras around trooper road, a good drive here even through portions of the work zone. we're not seeing huge delays. norristown watch for a crash on main street around hamilton street. and moving over into new jersey in cinnamonson there's a crash on 130 nsh. so we're seeing delays in both directions. on the northbound side and south carolina but the 42 freeway looks great. here we are moving through deptford. this is the northbound side. if you're heading down the shore to spend the day there, you'll have a good drive there. back

police say law told them the driver ultimately stopped at the sunoco a plus on west chester pike in upper dash bean asked the younger sister to grab him a bottle of water so he could take his medication. he gave her the money for the purchase. police superintendent michael chitwood -- >> she goes and gets a bottle of water she's in the store three or four minutes comes back out, the vehicle is gone, the driver is gone, her sister gone. >> reporter: chitwood says law claimed the driver whom she described as a black man with an accent, 25 to 30 years old, drove her around and then demanded she give up her cell phone and money. >> he demanded her pin number for the phone. she refused to give it to him. and then he took her phone and debit card and then allegedly opened the door drug her out of the back seat and threw her out. >> reporter: that was on the 100 block of sham employs in philadelphia where law called police and the investigation into her claims began. her dad well he's just glad his daughter, daughters are home safely. >> it's been hell. my worst nightmare and i'm glad it didn't

police say law told them the driver ultimately stopped at the sunoco a plus on west chester pike in upperby and asked the younger sister to grab him a bottle of water so he could take his medication he gave her the money for the purchase. police superintendent michael chitwood. >> she goes and gets the bother tell of water. she comes back out. the vehicle is gone, the driver is gone her sister is law. >> law claimed the driver whom she describe as black man with an accent 25 to their years old drove her around and then demanded she give up her cell phone and money. >> he demanded her pin number for the phone. she refused to give it to him. and then he took her phone and debit card and allegedly opened the door, drug her out of the back seat and threw her out. >> reporter: that was on the 100 block of champlois in philadelphia where law called police and investigation into her claims began. her dad is just glad his daughters are home safely. >> it's been hell. my worst nightmare and i'm glad it didn't turn out any other weigh wise just happy to have her back. >> reporter: philadelphia poli

law says the driver made several stops before ditching her at a sunoco station at west chester pike in upper darby, then robbing her. >> he then grabbed her phone, and grabbed her credit card, debit card. he then three her out of the car, drug her out of the car, through her out of the car. he took off. >> responsible adult, and if they go to the bathrooms, they don't want to go to the bars and being responsible, that's why they do it, and this is what the ends result was today. >> in a statement, lyft says, they're cooperating with authority. but that a search of their system could not confirm lyft drive that matches the time, place, and vehicle description in the allegations. >> one person has died after an accident involving a motorcycle. it happened just after 9:00 last night, on kelly drive. the accident was one of two separate accidents at the intersection of kelly drive and brewery hill. no word as to what caused it. >> a man sworn to protect and serve allegedly put many in danger yesterday morning. it happened in north philadelphia right before sunrise. people couldn't believe

the ride, she says, the driver requested that the younger sister, run into the sunoco on west chester piken upper dash toy get him a bottled water, even gave her money. while in there, brittany says, he pulled away and demands that she hand over her cell phone, debit card and pin. after driving for awhile, she says, he finall dropped her off on the 100 block of champ plows. her family was relieved to get the call. >> i lost a few years of my life this morning. it has been hell. my worse nightmare. i'm glad it didn't turn out any other way. i'm just happy to have her back. >> upper darby superintendent michael chitwood is here this morning. give us an update on the investigation. >> good to have you with us, a lot of layers to this one. >> there are, most important thing, is that the woman is safe. >> that's true. >> you know, when the initial report came in, you have to value what was said, and we believe that the both young ladies, the sisters, are very credible, our investigation up to this point shows that it did happen. we have reports from philadelphia documenting philadelphia police

we have an accident off to the side and you can see how you're jammed southbound from west chester pikeing the schuylkill, an accident even though it's off to the side everyone's got to slow down and check it out much lots of reasons to slow down in new jersey. 295 northbound approaching 168 an accident. and 42 and 55 traveling in the teens matt. >> thank you, karen. rain is moving into the region. that's a live picture of the commodore barry bridge. more than half of us are dealing with it right now. let's turn to dave murphy. >> little bit of light rain on the terrace just enough for the umbrella matt. take a look at satellite and radar. you can see how the rain has been creeping north. most of what you see around philadelphia is very light with that lighter shade of green and a lot of south jersey and delaware the same. some of you getting a little steadier cell. temperatures in the 60's just about everywhere. 65 in philadelphia. your seven day shows not much movement in the numbers. we'll get up to about 70 this afternoon with cloudy skies rainy at times. steadier rain the farther s

chester county, no delays, volume is too light. as the decay progresses and during the evening commute we're seeing delays there heading southbound stay on 926 or baltimore pike, right now you're fine in that area of chester county. >>> overnight work wrapping up in mount ephraim, black horse pike that is wrapping up. so is this work in cherry hill. i don't see the crews any more. looks like they are gone now. farther east in burlington county there's work on 70 between 206 and the four mile circle. >> newly released surveillance video captured the a moment a t. a worker jumped away as the roman candle ignited. he was not hurt. police are looking for the young man who tossed the firework from the front door. >>> a texas woman is accused of pointing a fake gun at drivers in order to get through traffic. police say 25-year-old amanda downs confessed to pointing the fake gun at another driver and added she confessed to a similar incident last month. jacob mcneil was in the car when downs swerved their truck in the direction. >> he throws me the phone she said record. soon as i do, she comes past with the hand out the window holding a gun. down surrendered a larg

stick with 926 to the north or the baltimore pike to the south as alternates. elsewhere in chester 202 by the 30 bypass. everything is fine this morning in the on going work zone. tonight they will close the ramp from the 30 bypass eastbound to go north on 202. that will be blocked for overnight construction. one last issue a crash in estell manor in south jersey northbound lanes of 50 are closed because of an accident and downed pole. tuckahoe road to cumberland avenue gets you around the blockage. >>> president trump is doubling down on north korea now claiming the fire and fury comment may not have been tough enough. he delivered a direct response to the regime statements on the possible strike on island territory of guam. >> he does something in guam it will be an event the likes of which nobody has seen before, what will happen in north korea. >> secretary of defense james mattis said the efforts are led by democracy and diplomacy. there's no elevated military status in the pacific region. >>> a high school is mourning the death of a teen who died in football practice. players

. >> reporter: we're looking at baltimore pike where traffic is moving nicely, we'll take you to exton, chesterounty and see what's happening there when we come right back. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >> happy solar eclipse day, it's monday, 5:46 a.m., taking a live look at the commodore barry bridge. >> even if you're not interested at all good luck to you, because that's what you're hearing about today. >> reporter: i'm so excited, my sister made solar eclipse cookies, i'm going to copy her and do that today. it's never a bad day to make cookies. i'm going to eat them all, d

moving through east nottingham, chester county, has intense winds, nearly continuous lightning, possibility of small hail. so it is moving its way eastbound. so heads up, pikewilmington area, at 5:51, claymont, around 6:00. and chester, ten after 6:00. what to expect this evening, severe thunderstorms, threat coming to an end, by midnight. region wise, but expect heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and even potentially brief tornado timing in center city philadelphia, really as we head within the next hour, these storms will be rolling on through. south jersey, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 down the shore 7:00, 8:00, 9:00. maybe lingering showers storms along the coast until 10:00, 11:00 then all is quiet as we head into midnight, severe weather threat comes to an end we can let our guards down, not until then. we've had numerous reports as i mentioned at the top of the show, vehicles, and occupied vehicles, stuck in high water, due to flashflooding in berks county, please, remember, turn around, don't drown. we will continue to see this flashflooding threat all across the area, as these storms move through. 12 inches of water, will float , most vehicles, and as i was talking

the pennsylvania turnpike in chester county, eastbound direction between morgantown and downingtown, the right lane is blocked. an accident in new hanover township swamp pike at schaffer road. we have a crash at williams circle as 1st street. so tollson street a possible alternate. delaware, zone along 273 westbound in newark has cleared, as the one i-95 northbound heading toward christiana, the speeds in the low 60s. we like that. there's a zone for longer in galloway township route 9 northbound until 7:00 this will last longer there's work along the garden state parkway, southbound by the ac expressway. check the waze work with the waze app. 76 heading toward the blue route vehicle on road there. >>> a man is in custody for leading troopers on a ten mile chase in a stolen police car in fayette county yesterday. it flipped on the side when the pursuing officer used a pit maneuver during the chase. nobody was seriously hurt. >>> the navy suspended its search for missing sailors in the waters off the coast of singapore. ten sailors went missing after a collision between john mccain and the oil tanker four days ago. two bodies were recovered one was a sailor

i would come up limekiln pike instead of 309 northbound and i warned you this morning about construction in chesteruthbound side of the route one oxford bypass. that's giving us speeds in the teens this afternoon. if you can avoid it baltimore pike perhaps would be an alternate. and you'll be better off. one last live look in barrington camden county. have a disabled vehicle on the end of the ramp from white horse pike to 295 northbound. that on-ramp partially blocked and it's slow in both directions. rick and sharrie back to you. >> matt thank you again. >> still ahead on "action news" at 5:00 a woman simply walking down a busy street survivors an unprovoked attack by a jogger and it was all caught on camera. >> in sports, the eagles gearing up for their first preseason matchup. ducis rodgers with more from carson wentz on how the birds look going up against green bay. >> meteorologist adam joseph tracking the latest of course in our forecast from the "action news" weather center. >> rain leaving us and now the sun starting to poke back out and with a little bit of sunshine here, this afternoon te

will zoom into a couple areas getting heaviest rain, west caln in chester county paradise in lancaster county. not so much this morning. pikeek delaware hockessin delaware in new castle county getting a lot of rain. we are getting the light rain in philadelphia by this afternoon and this evening we could see basement and road flooding, from several inches of rain. we have a flash flood watch in effect. you can see from this estimate a different model we looked at earlier someplaces could get three or 4 inches of rain, average will be about an inch, inch and a half depending on heavy downpours setting up throughout the afternoon. 72 degrees in philadelphia dover is 68. atlantic city 72. about to get rain there as well. fifty-eight in mount pocono. your average high is 86. look at how far below average we were both days of the weekend, 79, saturday. seventy-eight sunday. another day where we stay in the zero seven's to day a high of 73. and then 83 once the sun comes back some cloud may linger in the morning tomorrow but it looks like a nice rest of the day and wednesday, as well, thursday, actually not too bad , some showers

chester is an alternate. and new construction along the route 1 bypass southbound, slow there, 926 or baltimore pike could be alternates. >>> still to come on "action news" wednesday night. tiger woods had the chance to answer for his dui arrest in a florida courtroom. >>> and one of the most exciting out of this world events in decades and krispy kreme is marking the occasion in a special way. how the donut maker is eclipsing its famous treat. >>> and cecily tynan is live at the philadelphia zoo with this week's zoo adventure. >> reporter: hi guys, i have the best job in the world. i am here with georgia, a two week old goat. this is a threatened species and the philadelphia zoo is doing a great job bringing these guys back from the brink of extincti extinction. we'll talk more about them. and the forecast that includes a day that was not so baaad. >> that joke is a little sheepish. >> ducis rogers has eagles and phillies and union and soul in sports. when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? surp

pike, it's a slow moving line of traffic. and we have the crash we are watching in chester county. you will want to avoid telegraph road. our wreck in cherry hill along 70 westbound has been pushed out of the way. and in vineland an earlier wreck brought down a pole stay clear of the east side deli and stick with tuckahoe as an alternate. >>> and a trenton line train is canceled because of mechanical issues and the 10 control trolley not running, and on the buses instead because of track work in west philadelphia but the norristown high speed line is back to normal after the accident a few days ago. we resume local and express service earlier today. >> thank you. still to come on "action news" a great way to explore the water and get exercise and they can be dangerous too. today experts talked about the best way to handle yourself in the canoe or kayak. >> and the beginning of a brand new exciting chapter for hundreds of college students to take you through montgomery county. adam joseph is tracking the latest. he'll tell us all about it. >> not tracking a whole lot, quiet is what we want and that is what we get. as we

pike at cheney road. we pull on out to this is smith bridge roadblocked with some high water, just off of route 202 down here just on that borderline of delaware and chester so just be careful. all of us, the first ones out of the house this morning, the trailblazers, so if it is block, or it is an area like this here, brooklawn circle, that typically floods out, it is probably flooded this morning with all of that heavy rain, route 45, route 130, and then in cherry hill, we have some high water along one of the lanes along route 70, right in front of the cherry hill mall by haddonfield road. i just talk to septa, same deal as yesterday, as i thought, for the norristown high-speed line. trains are going to run every 20 minutes, no express service, and expect delays this morning on the high-speed line. karen, thomas, back over to you. >> thank you so much, there, bob. of course, now we have to talk about these tombstones, who look like they've been knocked over, this cemetery. i think we're showing the wrong video for, this clearly is the toppled tombstones. >> i'll take over here. police are investigating after headstones were found overturned, this is in