. >> lets go outside to meteorologist adam joseph and adam a little cooler today definitely. >> it is a little cooler it's been really warm when you say it's cooler but still above average for this time of year take a look at the numbers, 75 in philadelphia, 65 in allentown and 75 in wilmington and there you can see the winds coming in out of the northeasterly direction and much cooler at the shore 60 in beach haven and 62 in sea isle city. stormtracker 6 live double scan we have a lot of clouds upstairs but only a few showers around northern chester county and montgomery county. and a few sprinkles up to the lehigh valley and the rain and all of that is to the south and west of state college, this is all diving down to the south-southeast towards washington, and south of baltimore and that will not be moving in our area, when are you stepping out on the town, a little bit pop of sun here and there and 67 at 8:00, and stars and clouds at 9:00 and 10:00. with temperatures falling into the low 60s. we'll talk about that summer like feeling and shirleen and the talk of humidity in the fu

adam joseph is here with more. i kind of like it. >> you do? it's too early we have a long summer ahead. lets look at the rainfall totals in the deep south they say shut off the water and we are saying turn it on here up to 450% of average oklahoma city where you see the white matches, 20 plus inches if the last 30 days including dallas and even now houston and the pink area 10 inches above normal it's just unbelievable in the deep south and another storm is cutting from the deep south to minneapolis over the great lakes but there is extra energy with this and that sinks down towards cincinnati and nashville and that should hold together as it passes through here tomorrow afternoon finally manufacture us will see a break in the form of much needed rain tomorrow afternoon. until then the heat and humidity is on 87 from philadelphia and upper 80s to savannah georgia the bermuda high is moving the winds east northwest, and we'll talk about how the heat and humidity is sticking around and the timing of the storms tomorrow. >> thank you adam. >> the

for shirleen allicot, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff, we are back tonight for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17 "action news" at 5:00 is coming up n. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thursday night and the big story on "action news" is the latest on the deadly amtrak train derailment in philadelphia, we learned today that there was an eighth person killed in the derailment, the body was discovered this morning by cadaver dogs and official as nouned they accounted for all 243 people on board the train and rail service from philadelphia to new york could be back up and running by tuesday. the national transportation safety board is expected to give you a live update in the next hour. lets begin the coverage with "action news" reporter john rawlins live in port richmond. >> reporter: good evening, we are waiting for the latest briefing from federal investigators and it was scheduled for 5:00 and earlier today we heard from the ceo of amtrak that is o

. >> and adam joseph is on the road once again and he is live at the aberdeen dad vail regatta. >> the sunshine is wonderful and the atmosphere is wonderful as colleges row down the schuylkill, we are waiting for the next round of races to begin, this is the largest collegiate regatta in the entire country, we'll have more on this beautiful day and if the weather will cooperate for the entire weekend. so, what brings you to jersey? well, geico's the #1 auto insurer in new jersey, new york and connecticut. so i just came by to say "thanks." #1, huh? that's great. here you go. a little token of appreciation. oh, that's... that's... that's great... now i'd say you probably need a large. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> four people are dead after a plane crashes into a busy highway in atlanta georgia today the small passenger plane had just taken off from nearby dekalb peach tree airport but had trouble after leaving the ground the huge flames from the crash made it impossible for people to get in and help the people inside of the plane no

. >> let's take it outside to adam joseph live on city avenue. see a little breeze going behind you. pretty nice day out there. >> that breeze feels pretty good and it's a much cooler breeze with respect to how it feels outside compared to the last few days. look at the now. it's 86. that is warm in philadelphia. 86 in allentown, 87 in reading but the humidity has dropped big time from yesterday so the atmosphere's weight feels a little lighter this afternoon and that sea breeze going to work in the 60's at the shore. take a look at those dewpoints. yesterday they were on the verge of 70 degrees. right now they've dropped back into the 50's especially north of philadelphia. 60's to the southly so it's just slightly humid especially south of the city. but double scan live radar will show storms are firing up from pittsburgh to washington. they've been suppressed to our south temporarily but they will be moving back to the north over the second half of the weekend. but for tonight it's looking pretty good no matter where you're going. if you're hea

adam joseph and melissa magee are live in cape may we latest. >> we are having a whole lot of fun, wese challenge and very to believe that adam cheated somehow, this lighthouse was built in 1859 and is still an active lighthouse, mariners used this to guide their vessels through the water and there is a lot going on in cape may check it out. >> are you hungry? grab the whole family and head to cape may forest ran week, the eight day culinary event features a three course price fixed meal, cape may is the place to be and restaurant week starts sunday and continues through june 7th. >> they say every dog has its day and in ocean city it's this sunday, grab your furry friend for the annual barks on the boards enjoy a full day of fun and games at sixth street and the boardwalk you can hit the boardwalk with your four-legged friend for an afternoon stroll this benefits the humane society of ocean city, dogs walk for free. hope to see you and mans best friend down at the shore this weekend. >> reporter: so something else that is going on this weekend, is that in cape may they are having a j

. >> meteorologist, adam joseph is tracking things at the big board. >> high clouds and low fog and sunshine going back to work this afternoon as we look at double scan live radar a cold front is approaching from the west but you won know it there are downpours popping up in the last few minutes in southeastern lancaster and near cochranville and route ten and coreyville, and yellows and red popping up and no lightning out of this now. this is the same area that saw 1 to 2 inches of rain yesterday stealing the thunder again today, getting more rain when the rest of us are thirsty for a drink and not much is happening. widely scattered downpours and a couple of thunderstorms will pop up and most areas will remain dry and the heavy threat is downpours and possible gusty winds and behind the cold front, temperatures are cooling off omaha and bismark as well as chicago and this is moving in our direction. we'll let you know how cool it will get in the accuweather forecast in just a little bit. >> thank you adam, one person is dead after a house fire in chester county it happened after 10:00 this

for shirleen allicot, alicia vitarelli adam joseph i'm brian taff. whole team back together tonight at 10:00. we are back. >> we'll see you later on. ur pets... aren't the only ones... that make bad choices. woman: honey, i'm home! anncr: now there's petarmor plus. so you can protect your pets without the shame of overpaying. petarmor plus. available at target and walgreens. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist, cecily tynan, rick williams and >>> wednesday night and the big story is the search for a suspect involved in a crime. sara bloomquist is live in glassboro outside of family promise of gloucester county with more. >> reporter: rick and monica this is the home of family promise of gloucester county homeless families with young children come here for help with shelter, food and guidance as they work to fine perm nan homes but overnight someone broke in and ransacked the place things like a backpack and money belonging to the children. right now this renovated home serves as home base for four

. >>> and another addition of down the shore adam joseph and melissa magee down in beautiful cape may. hi guys. >> and getting competitive. >> you'll find out why in a second we are tracking a few storms inland, here at cape may we have the world war ii bunker behind us and lovely folks behind us as well. >> when you come to cape may, you have to come visit the white house. >> we are going to find out if they are fast feet because we have the cape may lighthouse challenge, who can get to the top the fastest? is it me or adam. >> me right guys. >> i got it alicia. ♪♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >>> more evacuations are underway today in flood ravaged areas of texas folks are watching as runoff rain water runs into several rivers and may cause them to overthrow if th

i >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph alicia vitarelli shirleen allicott >> hello again. 4:30 now and "action news" continues with detail from a high school poster being called sexist for what it urges young men not to do with their prom dates. >> plus, scare on the school bus. >> kids are crying. he's actually driving away. >> a father chases after 40 school children trapped and crying on a bus that was racing away from their parents. why the driver refused to let them off at their stop. >> and she wanted to scare her 11-year-old straight but some say one mom went way too far. what made her decide to trick her son into thinking he was under arrest. >> but we begin with an alarming story out of philadelphia's hunting park section. today we learned that police are looking for not one but two cargo trucks stolen since sunday. "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live in front of one of the crime scenes with details on why officials are so concerned. eva. >> reporter: shirleen a cargo van was taken from this u-haul here in hunting park, a cargo truck was tak

for shirleen allicott alicia vitarelli and adam joseph i'm brian taff.n and i along with ducis rodgers back tonight at 10:00. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> monday night and the big story on "action news" is a developing one out of lansdale, montgomery county where a small sports car got wedged underneath a tractor-trailer. chopper 6hd was over the scene of the southbound lanes of the northeast extension near bethel road. the driver of the car was finally freed put on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. >> the crash happened about 2:30 this afternoon. it is still causing traffic trouble right now. so far unclear how badly the driver of the car was hurt or if there were any other injuries. and matt pelman will have an update on the backup for you on the northeast extension coming up in just a few minutes. >> in other news tonight, new jersey assemblymen is trying to strengthen the penalties

another day we were hot and steamy. >> yes it is out there lets go to adam joseph, the hottest day so far, sky 6 hd right now, on the beach enjoying the afternoon with the winds switching out of the southwest and eventually north and west, sea isle city 70 degrees and millville 87 and now 86 and lehigh valley 82 and wilmington 82 and the humidity is dropping big time and eventually north-northwest. the dew points are down to 49 in lancaster and 58 in philadelphia and still humid in the southern areas mountain mid-60s but when they are below 60 you step out and say okay it feels comfortable out. as we look at satellite and radar, any showers or downpours in new england right now, a cold front passing through the west and it swipes through and comes through dry with just a few clouds, so we are still twiddling our thumbs most of us that doesn't see the rain saying when will we get a good soaking, we are down 2.33 inches of rain in philadelphia and reading down 2.5 inches of rain and trenton 1.84 and wilmington 2 inches deficit. >> we need the rain but won't get it the rest of the week a

we put the list on 6abc.com. >> for nydia han good hanging out with you, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph taff join me along with adam and ducis rogers for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00. fow here are rick williams and monica malpass with a look ahead at 5:00. coming up next, the death toll is climbing and so the devastation in texas after heavy rains and flooding homes are damaged and caskets are being uprooted. we'll have the latest. that story coming up next on "action news" at 5:00. anncr: sometimes our pets... aren't the only ones... that make bad choices. woman: honey, i'm home! anncr: now there's petarmor plus. so you can protect your pets without the shame of overpaying. petarmor plus. available at target. >>> looking at center city through sky 6 hd. the big story is a thunderstorm watch for our viewing area and that could bring damaging winds and heavy rains. cecily tynan is tracking the storms and is bringing us the latest. >> we have the severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 7:00 for our area, this is the reason why we have the line of thunderstorms marching to the e

for shirleen allicott alicia vitarelli and adam joseph. i'm brian taff.hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> "action news" at 5:00 is coming up next. >> see you tonight. thanks for coming. we want a spirited performance. who offers the most horsepower? lincoln mkc. we also want clever thinking in a tight spot. anyone offer hands-free in and out park assist? lincoln mkc. bra-vo. the lincoln luxury uncovered event is on. lease the mkc for $329 a month. and for a limited time competitive owners and lessees get one-thousand dollars bonus cash. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody meteorologist cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪♪ >> friday night the big story on "action news" is the latest on that developing story out of southwest philadelphia. police are investigating after a woman says she witnessed a young man and woman right here throw a baby onto some train tracks. the alleged incident happened at the rail bridge overpass at 68th and kingsessing at about 11:00 a.m. >> police say surveillan

the cause of the accident remains under investigation. >> meteorologist adam joseph joining us.ain. lots of places getting a little too much of it right now. >> but the problem is there are no winds to store these downpours and thunderstorms. they sit over the same location and not sharing the rain with communities around them unfortunately. as we take a look at double scan live radar right now probably 90 percent of us are in the dry and just a few of us seeing those downpours and a couple of thunderstorms in the state of delaware. in fact we'll go down to delaware 'cause this is the biggest concentration of downpours and a few storms with six lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes just to the west of port penn. not raining there but you can hear the thunder in the distance down to townsend and just on the verge of smyrna seeing a few light showers. they're barely moving to the south and east and even south of here seeing one thunderstorm just to the west of 13 to the south and west of canterbury and milford. if it holds together get a little bit of rain there as well but aga

. >>> in the news tonight toing outside sky 6 hd shows you the center city skyline and adam joseph iscking storms heading through the delaware valley right now. they could be severe and a red card for soccer's governing body, the bribery scandal that rocked the sport and has several top officials facing federal charges. and the latest republican entering the race for the white house what rick santorum says is different about his campaign this time around. now the details about the storms heading through our region right now, the national weather service announced the thunderstorm warning for the next hour at 6:30. >>> here is the latest in effect including tell wear, buck county as well as philadelphia county all the towns here horsham and drexel hill and landsdale has the potential of seeing severe storm with strong winds and not everyone in this area will get the severe storm because the storms are so compact and small only one or two or three towns will be impacted directly by the severe storm right now over rad more the line of that storm as well as wynnewood and gulph mills 22 li

. >> yeah, let's bring in meteorologist adam joseph. he's live along city avenue today with more on the threat and the conditions out there right now. adam. >> yeah, conditions are very warm. it's actually summer-like out here. we've got that strong breeze that will continue through the evening hours. we're calling it may heat. it's very typical of july out here right now. 85 so far in philadelphia today. that is 15 degrees above normal and the warmest day we have seen so far this year and in fact we have to go back seven months from now when we had the temperature which was on september 28th where it equalled temperatures this warm. wind speeds out of the south right now 18 miles an hour in philadelphia 12 miles an hour in allentown 17 in trenton so the winds they are moving along and at the shore 15 miles an hour so because of that breeze, because of the very bone dry humidity, the forest bed is very dry and acts as fuel if any fire was to ignite and this red flag warning remains in effect for the entire delaware valley with the except

adam joseph is standing by with the exclusive accuweather forecast. why do we do it?we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well-equipped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details. knew all right meteorologist, adam joseph nobody complaining about this rain out there today. only areas north and west my garden has not gotten a drop of rain and now i have to water tonight. most areas to the south and east this is most welcome, it's a wall of green philadelphia wilmington and trenton and all points to the south and east, that rain heavy at times as we close in closer on double scan live radar, the showers begin to break apart from wilmington to philadelphia that is the trend from the area to dry out from the west to the east and near cape may and wildwood and pops of yellow a

meteorologist, adam joseph back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. over two hundred thousand students in philadelphia. jim kenney and tony williams are fighting over public schools versus charters. i think they're both wrong...it's making sure they all get a good education. teachers should have their contracts respected. they also should be held accountable. and it's wrong philadelphia gets less school funding than other parts of pennsylvania. i'll work with harrisburg to change that. but if they refuse i'll take them to federal court. as mayor i'll do what's right for them. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting bronchodilators in one inhaler. anoro is not for asthma. anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk is increased

our very own adam joseph ran for fun taking pictures and tweeting along the way. it's a philadelphia tradition he loves being part of. >> you get to run through at this time and you get to see the iconic buildings. you see the people but people from around the country congress gocong -- hang for the race. >> reporter: what are you going to do after the run. >> probably have a beer. >> reporter: you look at the finish line people are celebrating, people are coming across the line they are getting high 5s and hugs, a huge congratulations to all of those people. katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> cesily tynan did not participate in the broad street run because she is recovering from a knee injury that did not stop her from handing out cups of water to runner at the mile stop 7. adam joseph took the time to take a selfie in the middle of the race with cecily. ali gorman, matt pellman and openers lent a hand at the water stop. >>> 12:07. the governor of maryland has billed today a day of prayer in baltimore. there's a church service underway. a large rally was

here are stories coming up on "action news" at noon another edition of outdoor adventures with adam joseph live in doylestown. >>> and a mother may get children a bribe to get their kids to clean their room and do well in school but most don't get charged for doing it. >>> for david murphy, sara bloomquist i'm rick williams have a nice afternoon we'll see you back here tonight beginning at 4:00. if you struggle with type 2 diabetes you're certainly not alone. fortunately, many have found a different kind of medicine that lowers blood sugar. imagine what it would be like to love your numbers. discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed in the newest class of medicines that work with the kidneys to lower a1c. invokana® is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it's a once-daily pill that works around the clock. here's how: the kidneys allow sugar to be absorbed back into the body. invokana® reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in and sends some sugar out through the process of urination. and while it's not for weight

. >>> "action news" tips with meteorologist, adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and melissa mageeo again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight a northeast philadelphia man accused of killing his wife in a fit of rage appears before a judge and we'll tell you what happened in court, a group of roving thieves attacks a group in old city. and dry conditions and heat are upping the wild fire danger in our area. we'll show you how wild fire crews are getting ahead of a potential disaster now the details, connie murray's body was found in pennypack park last august and her husband bobby murray plead guilty to killing her. "action news" reporter vernon odom has the story tonight. >> christopher murray age 49 is a convicted wife killer and he plead guilty this morning admitting to strangling his wife connie one night last august in pennypack park they had a dispute over text messages he received from a female friend they had two children ages 17 and 12 and when her body was found his story fell apart. >> it's gut-wrenching to know his daughter was out looking for her mother w

for shirleen allicot, adam joseph, and cecily tynan i'm brian taff. we are back tonight we hope you'll join us for one hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl 17. >>> "action news" delaware valleys leading news program with jaime apody meteorologist, cecily tynan rick williams and monica malpass. >>> thursday night and the big story on "action news" is breaking news out of burlington county new jersey chopper 6 hd is live where a wild fire continues to burn. lets go to video from earlier, the flames here were raging and 100 acres are still burning right now. i want to show you a map to give you a better idea where this is burning and the fire is also threatening a nearby church. chad pradelli is live with more. >> reporter: hey monica we are here at 206, and behind me you can see the command center and a little bit of smoke coming out of the forest. earlier we saw heavy flames and smoke and not sure if they were backfires being set to stop the advancements or if the brush fire is moving forward, at last check the numbers are moving this is last check th

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monicagain. here's what's happening on "action news" tonight a fight between rival biker gangs ends in tragedy in one town in texas. we'll explain what happened. >>> plus, a robbery victim turned the tables on his would be attackers and it was all captured on tape. >>> and the flyers have a new head coach tonight. ducis rodgers will have much more on the surprise selection. >> now the details. a fight between several rival biker gangs escalated into an all-out war in awake company texas, restaurant and when the dust settled, nine people were dead and dozens more put in handcuffs. authorities say the violence may not be over. abc's landis live in new york for us. good evening lana. >> reporter: good evening, monica. that's right. police remain on alert they say concerned about retaliation against them and other rival gangs. at least 170 biker gang members are under arrest in waco texas after a brawl left nine bikers dead and a community shaken. >> we had wounded inside. we had people stabbed.

thunderstorms with a high of 73 degrees, this afternoon perfect weather to be at east goshen park with adam joseph working hard eating. adam you are on. >> yum. you got to eat when are you running around a park, this is the perfect park to run around but today it's about the farmers market. this is their strawberry rhubarb pie and grilled cheese sandwich with chips. good job, and also we have all the venders here at the farmers market until 7:00, every thursday afternoon until 7:00. people are waiving and saying hi. there are plenty of forks, if you want to try the pie. the accuweather forecast coming up in the next half our. >> artichoke and crab grilled cheese, i think i'm in love. more to come in the next half our of "action news" at 5:00, the coverage of the train tragedy continues as we await an update from the ntsb. >> one of the women killed in the pier collapse on the delaware river shares her thoughts 20 years after the tranl. is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store. save $500 on the memorial day special edition matt

adam joseph is running, a lot of people running for the station.our water stand at broad and washington. cesily tynan was heading out there. >> reporter: she's there now. >> she said it's great weather for running. her friend from kenya said it is perfect weather for running. executive producer, john morris. have fun you guys. >> i see a lot of tweets from people saying they are on their way out there this morning. good luck to everybody. >> yeah, have a great time. "good morning america" is next on channel 6. "action news" continues later this morning. >> here's some of the stories we're working on for you. >> we'll have more on the blue cross broad street run and top stories for the day. for eva pilgrim, chris sowers, i'm nydia han. have a have super sunday, folks. get out there and enjoy! and just like that the snow is gone. and parkas become jackets. and sweaters go down for a long nap. and off you go. and your backyard gets a whole lot bigger. and you're running... and climbing... and your gear gets lighter and trimmer, and fitter and smarter.

temperatures cool off by wednesday, great day to head to central park in doylestown, that is where adam josephking of castle today. >> yes. it's a castle a maze and go through here and here and can you get lost in this thing. >> you can show me the way? >> yes this is kids castle in doylestown it's fun for the kids and fun for the adults. are the kids having more fun than the kids? >> no. it's a fireman pole ready? >> you might break it. >> am i too heavy? >> no. >> lets see are you ready? >> woo hoo. you going down after me? we'll have the accuweather forecast, its warm and nice today and will it last through the weekend we'll let you know in the full accuweather forecast. who is going down next? imagine this castle in a playground as a kid? >> it's really nice. see you in pay minute. >> he gets paid for that. >> more to come in our next half hour of "action news" at 5:00. residents in the midwest preparing for deadly twisters after an outbreak destroyed dozens of homes it's a big stay for jersey shore communes devastated by super storm sandy the ambitious project that kicked off today. >>> a

for adam joseph, cecily tynan sharrie williams rick williams, i'm monica malpass have a great night. "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. >>> tuesday night a fiery crash closes the new jersey turnpike for the morning commute. but the big sorry on "action news" tonight is the effort to track down the man that successfully lured five young boys from philadelphia's payne park. it has just come to light and lawmen not to mention parents want police to find this guy now you. sara bloomquist is live now you. what do police know. >> reporter: at this point jim they don't know the motive this skate park is always busy, skateboarders telling us there is never any trouble here, they were surprised by this encould youer with a man and a group of boys, he offered free cokes and sandwiches and in return he took pictures of their feet. kids come here along the schuylkill river trail to practice and show off their skateboarding skills, they come from all over, all ages and some quite young and they take pride in takin

for cecily tynan adam joseph jaime apody monica malpass, i'm rick williams, have a nice evening. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers, meteorologist, cecily tynan, and jim gardner. wednesday night and a chester county massage therapist is under arrest accused of self you'll assaulting a client and a van strikes to children in the logan section of philadelphia, but the big story on "action news" tonight is a new controversy that exploded today in the democratic race for philadelphia mayor the issue came out of last night's debate here at channel 6 when anthony williams said he would give police commissioner charles ramsey the boot if he wins, that set off mayor michael nutter today who held nothing back in blasting williams. >> "action news" reporter john rawlins live outside of city hall. john, it would appear that we have fire works in this campaign. >> interesting a stinging rebuke from the mayor who is across not running, he is preparing to leave office next year but directed at two men that would like his job. >> it came at the memorial serv

. >> it's time now for accuweather, lets go over to meteorologist, adam joseph. >> a distinct change in the air low humidity and a little on the chilly side at times especially when the sunshine is not out we take a live look out here, sky 6 hd over the ben franklin bridge sunshine sharing the sky with the cloud cover today and a dry day and again a windy one as well. 71 now in philadelphia so far the high to the day but north and west mid up toer 60s, 69 in wilmington and sea isle city 67 degrees and at the shore equal to inland locations because of the wind out of the northwest so no sea breeze. you heard the winds pick up and they continue to range from speeds of 29 miles per hour in reading and 22 in wildwood and the winds start to relax and ease overnight. now from 6:00 red flag warnings continue to be in effect for all of new jersey it means that with the breeze and low humidity the ground that is very dry, unfortunately good fuel once again, if there was a fire to spark up it could easily spread this afternoon. you can see all the cumulous clouds bubbling up it's the cold air

looking good early and a high of 83 degrees, if you want to cool off today the place to be with adam joseph at the top of the cape may lighthouse, he is freezing, it's cool and windy adam give us the forecast please. >> i'm trying to stay warm and keeping the back to the wind, when are you 157 up on the cape may lighthouse, the wind is 15 miles per hour and the ocean is only 53 degrees, free air conditioning here. and tomorrow temperatures 72 and mostly sunny and saturday temperatures 74 degrees and partly supy and beautiful the next few days and sunday some afternoon downpours and thunderstorms are likely as another cold front arrives with a temperature of 77 degrees and the ocean is moving from 53 to 56 degrees over the weekend, cecily you need to run up the steps to get warm before you reach the top. >> i'm heading back down. >> i like his air like that. be careful on your way back down. >> the exclusive accuweather forecast, sun and clouds and less humid and 85 degrees, and saturday bump it up to 85 degrees and look at monday it's cloudy and showery and the high only 65 degrees, and a c

down at the shore, adam joseph and melissa magee will be in wildwood for the 30th annual kite festival. love that. check out the live report at 4:00 p.m. >>> you know what i can't wait for, david murphy walking down the beach in his muscle man shirt. >> reporter: we'll be waiting for a while matt. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing we have precipitation out to the west, it's often light side. it's filtering into dover delaware, but the air in place locally is dry the initial onslaught will have a hard time doing anything to us, later in the morning philadelphia, trenton will start to see at least some light sprinkles. as we look outside, we have cloudy skies, down the shore in cape may there's early sunshine beginning to filter in near the horizon from the coastal clouds there. 56 degrees currently in philadelphia. the dewpoint still low indicating failure dry air in place for now. winds out of the northeast at 8 miles per hour. it is combining to keep us cooler today, it will be a cloudy cooler day. as you see on future tracker 6 eventually a little wet. the model has the rain t

adam joseph and melissa magee will be in wildwood for the 30th annual kite festival check out a live report at 4:00 p.m. more stories you didn't see last night are coming up. a chicago police officer is in trouble because video shows him asleep on the job. >> we have news about bacon in a business report. david. >> reporter: all right, guys we have a sweatshirt on the kids or a light jacket. and long pants because we're cooler and cloudier. probably this afternoon we'll want rain gear because in some neighborhoods there's a chance of steady rain. i'll have a look at how the rain is going to go today that's in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. developing now from philadelphia's feltonville neighborhood police are investigating a shooting. 30 shots were fired. neighbors say two homes were riddled with bullets. a 20-year-old man shot on the street is in stable condition. >>> someplaces in the 40s this morning. >> reporter: up in allentown 48 degrees right now. most of us in the 50s matt. we're looking at cloudy skies storm tracker 6 live double scan shows light rain showers

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monicaoff sharrie williams joining us tonight. here's what's happening on "action news" friday evening. the fugitive wanted in connection with the murder of a wealthy d.c. area family is now in police custody. we'll have more on his first court appearance coming up. >>> also camden firefighters tackle a fast moving fire to try to stop it from spreading to neighboring homes. you'll hear from as he dent who was forced to evacuate. >>> and a bridge that linked two popular shore times won't be open to traffic this memorial day holiday weekend. we'll tell you why. >> we are following developing details in the brutal murder of a maryland businessman and his family and the housekeeper. the man suspected in the crime appeared before a judge this afternoon and authorities believe he did not act alone. daron wint was arrested last night following a massive manhunt. investigators say it was wint's dna that was found on a pizza crust left inside the families' burned out home. abc's karen travers is live

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monicas happening on "action news" friday night. former speaker of the house dennis hastert is under indictment for allegedly paying millions of dollars to ensure that an incident in his past never saw the light of day. tonight we're learning more about what that secret may be. >>> also new information into "action news" concerning the body that was stuffed in a suitcase near philadelphia international airport. >>> and philadelphia's youngest residents take to the streets calling for an end to police brutality. >> ♪♪ >> now we're on our developing story. he was once one of the most powerful politicians on capitol hill. tonight former house speaker dennis hastert is at the center of an alleged sex scandal stemming from his life before he took office. hastert is accused of paying three and a half million dollars in hush money to cover up alleged misconduct while he was a high school wrestling coach and history teacher. abc's mary bruce with the latest. >> reporter: it is an astonishing fall fr

is a look at stories coming up today on "action news" at 4:00 another edition of down the shore adam joseph melissa magee will be at the lighthouse in cape may, they are facing off in a special challenge. and a lawsuit over fit bit what the company is accused of doing to one of its rivals. don't forget to join us for "action news" at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. for karen rogers david murphy rick williams and the entire "action news" team i'm sara bloomquist have a nice afternoon. ♪ ♪ >>> announcer: today on "the chew" -- you don't have to wait 'til the weekend to take it to the grill because it's "the chew's" throwback thursday outdoor eats." and give it up for the d, o, double g -- snoop dogg is in the house. he's working on a spicy brick chicken, but of course we can't have him here and not make a little "gin and juice," right clinton? and if that wasn't enough, famed chef josh capon joins us all hour long as he skewers this shrimp masterpiece. and it all starts right now on "the chew." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> good afternoon and welcome to "the chew." you know if i could turn back time, i m

david muir is next on channel 6, and "action news" continues at 10:00 at phl 17 with brian taff adam joseph and ducis rogers and please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. ♪♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >>> tonight, the urgent search. a mother and two young children inside, their home ripped from its foundation. swept away in the deadly floods. states of emergency tonight. an american city under water. the suv flipping over. we fly you over the flood zone this evening. and now, new storms from texas up to detroit, hitting at this hour. >>> blown away. the bounce house, the children inside as it came unhinged. >>> ten passenger planes fighte

for adam joseph, cecily tynan sharrie williams, rick williams the entire "action news" team i'm monica night. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> monday night. police charge an allentown mother who they say tossed her child into the lehigh river and the northeast extension reopens to traffic after a deadly accident. >>> plus, the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest information on that hill road fire in west caln township chester county. authorities are report throwing people were killed in the blaze. the fire broke out at 12:07 in the 300 block of hill road. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is live at the scene of the blaze. chad. >> reporter: jim, we're up the hill from where this fire started. it was a double wide mobile home that caught fire. this blaze destroyed that home. three women died like you said and this is still very much an active scene as the fire marshal's office is here determining cause. this is what's left of the west caln home that caught fire around

possibly more sprinkles lingering into adam joseph's noose cat on channel 17. >>> 68 decreases by 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 76 degrees, and high temperature at 3:00 p.m. 85 degrees, in the lehigh valley, 80 is a shower possible. closer you go to to coast the less intense the heat. pirates ascertain phillies, 76 degrees for the first pitch and 71 in the 9th inning. any precipitation will be light and scattered and probably missing the ballpark. that's what's left of ana now a tropical depression spinning over land in north carolina. it will go out to sea and have an impact on points north except it is circulating the humidity into our neck of the woods. by tomorrow that moisture coming up from the south might combine with the front coming through and perhaps force a couple of showers or thunderstorms, the model has been keeping this south of philadelphia tomorrow but it's something we'll be watching. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 85 today warm and humid mainly dry warm, still sticky a thunderstorm here or there especially down south on tuesday, high of 87. the front gets out

adam joseph will be on the air at 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. tonight. cesily tynan at 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. in case there's something going on. 68 degrees by 8:00. 76 by 2:00 p.m. 84 degrees, 85 is the high we zip back down to 80 by 5:00 p.m. 82 in trenton. that he is the high there. 84 in allentown. everybody closer to philadelphia getting into the 80s closer to to the shore highs 73. atlantic city and cape may humid conditions and maybe a spotty shower. 76 degrees to start the phillies game always the pirates come into town for a four game set. 71 in the 9th inning partly cloudy. what's left of ana is still centered over land spinning its way to the east of raleigh and north carolina. looks like it will float off the coast today and not be much afternoon issue and points north except the counter clockwise flow is pushing warm and muggy air into the -- our neck. woods. with the front coming in from the west, and ana coming up, we get might get a thunderstorm down south. philadelphia may catch some of that. today, 85 warm and humid. tomorrow 87 thunderstorm down south we can'

channel 6 and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot and adam joseph and ducis rogers. and then please join "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6, tonight the "action news" troubleshooters have been at work getting help for some frustrated cable customers here is a preview. >> reporter: the "action news" troubleshooters got more complaints about comcast than any other company and now the cable giant claims to be reinventing its kufrt mer experience, several people came taos and said that reinvention is long overdue. a special report on channel 6 "action news" at 11:00. >> for the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner, we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> breaking news. tornadoes touching down as we come on the air. the alerts up right now. more on the way tonight. oklahoma city among the cities on the lookout. millions bracing for severe storms. >>> also breaking the train derailing. the massive ball of fire. the evacuations tonight. >>> the tom brady bombshell. the super bowl champ and what the investigation now reveals. what did he know? and w

"action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rogers and join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the urgent search right now. the american military helicopter missing. six marines among those on board. the chopper helping after a second massive earthquake hits nepal. while on the ground tonight, the race to save the newest victims. >>> here at home the emergency landing. passengers staying on the plane as they race to extinguish the engine. >>> harsh words for tom brady. tonight, the lead investigator for the nfl comes out swinging. you'll hear what he's saying now about the quarterback. >>> breaking news. homeland security agents raiding a clothing drive in the middle of the country. finding guns weapons, they say headed overseas. >>> the rescues tonight. the massive flooding. lifted into helicopters. >>> and, the celebrity chef revealing her very personal health battle.

next on channel 6, "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rogers and then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> tonight, millions bracing at this hour. the mother's day mess. the first named storm, swirling up the east coast. heavy rain and winds. plus, the tornado terror. the alerts up right now as we come on the air. we are live from oklahoma tonight. >>> the deadly plane crash on a very busy american interstate. everyone onboard is killed. our team on the scene with what we're learning right now. >>> breaking news. the fbi, and the stunning reveal about isis already in america. after the texas chaos, they say, hundreds of followers in the u.s. the urgent steps tonight. >>> parents accused of trying to smuggle their 8-year-old boy across the border, in a suitcase. >>> and, unbuckled. this bus driver falls out of her seat. the passengers thrown just as

sunny breaks and a couple of sprinkles and light showers at times through the day. 10:00 p.m., adam joseph on channel 17 at 10:00 p.m. may have something to show you maybe cecily at 11:00 p.m., but it's a day of drying and clouds breaking up. that's the big change, along with additional clouds we'll have cooler numbers. 51 by 8:00 a.m. it will be lunchtime before we are in the 60s high of 63 around 4:00 p.m., 63 at 5:00 p.m. dropping down to 61 by 6:00 p.m. a croorl day day -- cooler dade today. 62 in allentown. down the shore cooler, upper 50s for the most part, mainly cloudy skies at the shore. if you have plans for a dinner or movie or something else outside tonight bring along a jacket. 63 degrees by 5:00 p.m. 59 by 7:00 p.m. by the time you're getting out of the movie. 52- degrees by 11. not a lot of wind around but cooler. saturday we transition to partly sunny skies, if you're heading to the union ppl park union game with toronto great afternoon for soccer, the game is on 6abc if you can't make it to the park. after tuesday we get into a summer-like pattern, a bermuda high pattern p

tonight is next and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, ducis rogers and adam joseph and join us here at 11:00 for a special "action news" investigation, in the wake of resenschool massacres, questions are raised here why one student was not expelled after making terroristic threats. >> a local teacher is speaking out to "action news" after a deadly threat was made by a student at his school why is the student still walking the halls, and we have a map of how many threats have been made at your child's school. >>> for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. late word coming in the pentagon accidentally sent live anthrax. the urgent testing now in nine states from new york to california from texas to wisconsin. a major investigation right now. the new storms hitting tonight. a tornado slamming into a shopping center. the system from texas to maine. >>> the major scare in the air. both engines failing. passenger plane then dropping 13,000 feet. >>> the fbi moving in after the u.s. lost

gorgeous day another edition of down at the shore and not only will meteorologist melissa magee and adam joseph be live at the cape may lighthouse they are running up all 217 steps, find out which one of them makes it to the top first. in a fun race going on at 4:00, you don't want to miss it. and try before you buy is the law of the land when it comes to mattress shopping consumer reports is doing the work for you and we'll have the results coming up in a live report today, and take us with you on the go if you have not downloaded the 6 abc news app, you can watch us live. they are both pretty impressive athletes. it's competitive lets say that. >> i would be looking for the elevator. thank you alicia. accuweather is coming up. ♪♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. aleash. >>> phi

. >> ♪♪ >> "action news" continues with meteorologist adam joseph, jaime apody rick williams and monica and here's what's happening on "action news" tonight. two cargo vehicles seemingly disappeared in three days. prompting philadelphia police to issue a warning. and we'll explain why. >>> firefighters spring into action when a home bursts into flames here in montgomery county. plus a crook with a sweet tooth targets a familiar summertime vendor and now police need your help tracking him down. >> and now the details. two cargo vehicles were reported missing from rental lots sunday and that's concerning police. while they may look nonthreatening investigators say vehicles like these could be used for criminal activity. and now authorities are sounding the alarm. >>> "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live in hunting park with all the details. >> reporter: it's a combo police just don't like, two missing cargo vehicles and several big events this weekend have police asking for your help to find them. they want to find these vehicles just to be safe. thousands of people are expected to

now for meteorologist adam joseph, monica malpass and entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams.e a good night. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> it is sunday night and the big story on "action news" tonight is breaking news from the national football league. new england patriots quarterback tom brady has been suspended for the first four games of the regular season of the upcoming year. the suspension is for brady's role in the use of deflated footballs in the patriots afc championship game against the indianapolis colts. the punishment does not end there. the league is also fining the patriots a million dollars and is taking away two draft picks including next year's first round draft pick. of course ducis rodgers will have much more on all of this coming up later in the broadcast. >> ♪♪ >>> now to a developing story in west philadelphia. a student was injured by a brick thrown through her school bus window. it happened at 47th and aspen streets and that's where "action n

while be at water stop, brian taff and -- adam joseph and brian taff will be there.utiful weekend. 7 tomorrow. partly sunny. loads of sunshine on sunday. 78. monday a spring sizzle 84. just as warm tuesday a little more humid with possibility of late-day showers and thunderstorms. temperatures drop a little bit on wednesday 78, thursday, mostly sunny 80 friday for aberdeen dad vail regatta beautiful, dry warm, 78. only problem with the forecast the pollen. >> how do you know i'm not running? >> you're going to run? >> no. >> i know that. >> you with work the water stop with me mile 7 i'll buy you a donut. >> th next year can't do is it this sunday. new jersey come in the national spotlight with a spot on beyond the tank. a company in marlton stepped up to a company voteded off shark tank. they joined a new partnership. company officials family, friends, held a food and wine tasting to watch the episode. why are dwight evans, marian tasco and so many other leaders backing jim kenney for mayor? because jim kenney's the one they trust. jim kenney's the one with a real r

it tonight 10:00, channel 7 and here on 6abc at 11 both adam joseph and cecily tynan will track this stuff for you and let you no he what it looks like and whether or not you can expect something overnight. by 4:30 tomorrow morning we're back here on the air and we may have a little to show you on stromtracker. up in allentown today, warm and on the muggy side. spotty thunderstorm as you just saw can't be ruled out and we'll go for high of 80 in the lehigh valley. down the shore cooler, next to cooler ocean walter. high around 73. mix of clouds and sun. also a bit on the muggy side and chance of thunderstorm still exists in the afternoon. 85 the high in philadelphia. clouds and sun. humid, thunderstorms at times. and wind running east at 6 to is 2 himes an hour. not all that blustery unless you're ahead of downpour pour and then you can get brief blustery winds. warm and humid today, tomorrow two more days of this before a cold front comes in and sweeps it offer the wooingt. mid 80s chance of spotty shower or thunderstorm both days. behind this on wednesday beautiful weather. 7. much