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the company that runs these tram cars on atlantic city's boardwalk isn't very happen we with the cityt now. hear why you may get left behind. my name is phil zietlow, and i've been an engineer on the cheerios team for 51 years. about five years ago, i found out that if my daughter-in-law, joyce, eats anything with gluten in it she feels pretty darn terrible. so my team and i came up with a way to remove the grains that contain gluten, from the naturally gluten free oats that cheerios are made of. so now joyce and i can have cheerios together anytime we want. and if you love someone with celiac, or gluten sensitivity, you can too. >>> it's 4:44. the u.n. says new satellite imagery confirms an ancient temple in syria has been destroyed by isis. the confirmation comes after a british-based monitoring group said isis destroyed the structure. it no long stands but the extent of the damage is not known. this could be the second temple isis has destroyed in the area within the last month. >>> this morning, officers with the lapd are now wearing body cameras. leaders rolled out the first wave

spoke with the media before heading to atlantic city for two weeks of preparation and prepageant activities. you can watch the pageant live from atlantic city's boardwalkl, that is coming up on sunday september 13th here on 6 abc. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a fiery catch in the everglades nearly claim the lives of a florida couple, today they speak out about the terrifying ordeal but first -- >> i pay your salary. i pay you to discriminate against my now. a showdown over same sex marriage in kentucky. a judge standing her ground even defying a court order. >>> six construction workers were hurt after a building under construction collapsed in rhode island. the steel beams for a new indoor facility gave way and investigators are working to figure out what wept wrong during the investigation. the workers were alert and krshs when taken to the hospital. >>> the aclu file aid contemts motion against a kentucky court clerk after she refused to issue licenses to same sex couples, a judge ordered her to do so but she stood firm. >> why are you not issuing licenses? >> i'm not. >> under whose authority? >> the clerk cited her religious beliefs f

atlantic city's boardwalk hall. >>> yesterday the contestants participated in the annual show us your shoes parade on the atlantic city. state and territory was represented with shoes that symbolized where the contestants are from. >> when they come by in the cars, you yell show me your shoes, they show them to you. there's a bunch of cool ones. >> this is definitely not hawaii weather. but it's beautiful. it's exciting to be here. i'm excited to show off my shoes. >> like ms. hawaii said, folks along the boardwalk had to deal with the rain, wind and clouds yesterday. the 95th miss america pageant takes place tonight. in case you were wondering, miss new york has won it the last three years. >>> drivers are shelling out less to gas up the car, especially in new jersey. maybe now is the time to head down to the ac boardwalk. aaa mid-atlantic reports that prices continue to drop. the average price across new jersey is 2.11 for a gallon of regular. that's down a nickel from last week. that compares to the aaa national average of 2.34 a gallon. in our region aaa reports drivers in the philadelphia area are paying $2.43 fo

atlantic city, new jersey. >> the 2016 miss america competition returns to atlantic city's famous boardwalk. that's tonight.you can experience all the glitz and glam at 9:00 p.m. here on abc7. and right here right now we have lisa argen with your accuweather forecast. >> feels mild out there due to the south winds, but we have a few light rain showers around the area. that is certainly a bonus, especially in the north bay. here's a look at the fire conditions up in the north where we are looking at temperatures in the 60s. relative humidity about 65%. right now the winds are light but they are picking up because we have our strongest winds at sunrise and around sunset. so unfortunately with the erratic conditions they will be getting stronger, these winds. up to 20 and 25 miles an hour. but then look how quickly it drops throughout the afternoon. then we get closer to sunset and it's breezy again. but we are looking at the cloud cover, the higher relative humidity. the temperatures are up, as well. and the green representing some of that rain. anywhere from just mist and drizzle to sprinkles to .07 to a ten

atlantic city, new jersey. >> the 2016 miss america competition returns to atlantic city's famous boardwalk. it's tonight. you cap experience the glitz and glam at 9:00 tonight right here on abc7. vanessa williams looks better than ever, i think. >> sure does. yeah. we are looking at some better weather. >> good. >> it will take a little time for the entire bay area to feel the effect of an area of low pressure that will cool us down significantly in the next couple days. but starting out with the fire conditions up in the north where temperatures are still on the warm side in the 60s. but we are looking at relative humidity coming up due to all the cloud cover. and right now winds are on the light side. but they will continue to shift around and we will see them out of the south through the weather system in the central area of california. unfortunately we will have some of these varying shift being winds. and you will notice throughout the latter part of the evening, as well. but still we are looking at some cloud cover this morning and also some light raindrops. here's a look at live doppler 7hd. the fo

city. that means the crowds show up in places like atlantic city, where they are working to attract nongamblers, it's the boardwalk that's the indication, and it appears things are going pretty well. on the ocean city boardwalk this afternoon, it definitely still looks and feels like summer, at least for the rest of the holiday weekend. how about this weather? >> this is amazing. it is amazing. that's why we're here. >> reporter: lina white and her husband from montgomery county got to the shore almost every other weekend this summer. on the beach today, families were poked under colorful umbrellas. but the water was less inviting, even dangerous in spots. what was it like. cold, very cold. >> i came prepared, brought my body board. but the lifeguard said no body boards and you cannot go in pasture waist. >> reporter: all because of the rip currents? >> yes, it's very rough. >> reporter: strong sales at the bike shop thanks mostly to a string of dry, clear weekends. >> it has been a great summer. the weather has been fabulous. >> reporter: up in atlantic city, the summer push was to get visitors for reasons other than gambling, a good start, business owners tell us, but they all emphasize summer's

. >>> fans right now are flocking to the atlantic city boardwalk this noon to see the 2015 atlantic cityir show. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan is there. he's got the best seat in the house. cleve g afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. i'm standing here at the top of the dune looking down at this enormous crowd that are here to see all of the wonderful performers right now we're having an aerobatic display from lucas oil with pilot mike. he's doing a pass right now by the crowd. you can see he's getting down very close to the ocean before flying up high spinning and he's going to started to a tumble down back towards the earth. it is little bit hard to see as you get close to the sun very bright definitely squinting as you look up you need powerful sunglasses. we just had a wonderful patriotic tribute with singer lee greenwood singing the national anthem and sky divers with the american flag heading down towards the earth landing on the beach. this is a jam packed event tod today. we have a full display of entertainers that will be going on until 5:00 o'clock this a

. >>> the company that operates atlantic city's famous boardwalk tram cars is not very happy with the citycompany says when it won the bid last year to operate, it believed city council would let it advertise and raise fares. that hasn't happened. now the company is blaming the city for financial problems. it says it may cut service in the offseason and during nonpeak hours. >>> happening today in the lehigh valley, the great allentown fair opens. look, the pierogi stand is waiting on us. the 163rd year for this event. today, def leppard, styx and tesla will perform. >> steamy time at the fair. >> oh, yeah, the next few days will get hotter. it was up to 90 yesterday. remember yesterday we started off with clouds. that really held temperatures back most of the day. we are in the clear this morning. other than a couple spots of fog, you wouldn't see it in philadelphia. look at the clear view looking towards boathouse road. the sun is getting up later and later. we're less than an hour away. in fact, 45 minutes away from seeing sunshine. we'll see bright sunshine through the day. that live b

atlantic city, plenty of folks enjoying the ocean tonight and the fun will continue obviously into that long holiday weekend. >>> from atlantic city to ocean city, "action news" reporter eva pilgrim is live on the boardwalkonight. hi, eve v you said you were going to try to eat as much as possible today. successful? >> reporter: i feel i ate my way through the shore, at least through ocean city. lots of people here today. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: everybody is having a really good time. it's getting much more festive and exciting now that the night is coming. and this is the unofficial end to summer and everybody see how excited -- everybody say hi, mom. >> hi, mom. >> reporter: this weekend officially here, the crowds are only going to grow. long holiday weekend marks the final farewell to summer for many families. >> it was too short, yes, too short, right. >> yeah, too short. >> last weekend down here. >> we're just going to spend some time relaxing. >> reporter: the beaches are packed, the boards are filling up and everyone is trying to get one last taste of summer. >> everything. >> we're trying to get pizza if possible. the lines are long. >> reporter: most of the people we talked to have

atlantic city north of us and business owners in ocean city are echoing those sentiments. let's begin with atlantic city where there was a campaign to attract visitors for reasons other than gambling and the ac boardwalkdid boast strong numbers this weekend we saw. the weather only helped that, not just here in ac but at businesses throughout the shore. >> it's a beautiful day. this is september. there's an embarrassment of riches, of weather, the water is warm. it's a great time to be in wildwood. >> reporter: and speaking of wildwood, there are big events for the labor day holiday happening today in wildwood, there will be a mural unveiling around 11:00 this morning and then in ocean city, there's a mayor's run. a lot is happening at2all the shore towns along where we are. coming up in the next 25 minutes we'll take you to one shore town who has a creative approach for keeping beachgoers safe when so many of their lifeguards have gone back to school. reporting live in ventnor, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> workers take part in labor day festivities in philadelphia. ♪ the 28th annual tri-state labor day parade and family celebration. the parade will make its way up the boulevard and end on penn's lan

city. they tell us that business has been solid this summer. but speaking of atlantic city, there was a campaign this summer to attract visitors for reasons other than gambling. and the ac boardwalk posted strong numbers, specifically this holiday weekend of labor day. the weather not only helped that here in atlantic city-- or there in atlantic city but businesses all along the new jersey coastline. >> it's been a great summer. the weather has been fabulous. we see a big dropoff in september but if the weather is nice, people still come down. >> reporter: and to help attract those offseason crowds, many shore towns host big events, for example, they host big runs and big fund-raising events. we know, of course, because of the labor day holiday there were big happenings taking place today in ocean city, there's a mayor's run and also a big mural that's being unveiled in wildwood. coming up at 5:30, speaking of wildwood, we'll take a look at what the officials there do to protect the beaches when many of their lifeguards go back to school. we'll see you in about 25 minutes. reporting live along the boardwalk, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. ♪ >>> philadelphia workers will celebrate labor day with the 28th annual tri-state labor day parade and family celebration. the parade will make its way up columbus bouleva

me your shoes parade will roll right down the atlantic city boardwalk here tomorrow with all of the contestants showing off their state pride. in atlantic cityannel6 "action news." >> and you can catch all the action here on channel6 sunday night at 8:00 please watch our preview special countdown to the crown. >>> it will be hosted by karen rogers, matt o'donnell and melissa maggie and that will be followed by the miss america pageant live from boardwalk law at 9 o'clock. >> ♪ >> so, there's something on a football game. >> one of the last football games to be played in week one, eagles-falcons let's go. so is it a make or break season for chip kelly? eagles owner jeffrey lurie says chip doesn't need to prove anything. lurie also defends clip after lesean mccoy accused him of treating black players differently. lurie calls that today beyond ridiculous. lurie claims mccoy is upset after being rejected by chip after blowing up the roster this off season big expectations for chip's third season but the owner is not buying in all those preseason predictions. like the one from former team president joe banner who thinks the eagles will win it all

on frustration, the shiny new tram cars rolling along atlantic city's boardwalk may not be easy to grab. ahead, why the company is upset with the cityere's an invitation for you again. i don't know why you haven't done this yet. there's a great app called periscope. it allows you to watch things happening live in realtime. we have a periscope across. you can see what's going on behind the scenes, ask us about the stories or ask us about our sports teams or what we had for breakfast. our address is nbc philadelphia. we'll see you there. >>> the eagles odds of winning a super bowl have improved. how about that? according to vegas insiders, the eagles are 10-1 favorites to win the super bowl. only the seahawks, packers and colts have better odds. >>> we're expecting roster moves today. chip kelly has to cut the squad down to 75 players this afternoon. will tebow make the cut? and the birds play their final preseason game thursday night taking on the new york jets. catch the action here on nbc 10, the official tv station of the philadelphia eagles and 10-1 super bowl favorites now. pregame coverage starts at 6:30, kickoff is at 7:00. >>

atlantic city, new jersey. back to you. >> maybe vanessa will get her crown back. that would be something. thanks. >> the competition returns to atlantic city to the famous boardwalkxperience all the glitz and glam tonight at 9:00 p.m. right here on abc7. republican presidential candidate dr. ben carson said once he spends time with people and explains his position on the issues, they frequently agree. many of you saw the soft-spoken carson on "this. a neurosurgeon by trade and a political novelist, he's now a strong second to donald trump in most policy. he was asked how he would deal with the refugee crisis. >> i would recognize that bringing in people from the middle east right now carries extra danger. we have to be extra cautious. you know, we need to tighten it up and be very careful because with he cannot put our people at risk because we are trying to be politically correct. >> responding to trump's charge he is low energy, carson said you don't have to shout to have energy. and some of that video showed him here at the commonwealth club last week with dan ashley moderating. lisa is here now with a look at the weather. >> we have a lot of cloud cover. dela

sky 6 hd taking a live look at atlantic city, and folks on the beach as well as the boardwalks, melissa magee has your full holiday forecast. >>> a teacher in new york city under arrest accused of crashing a drone at the u.s. open. the drone buzzed over the lewis armstrong stadium after crashing into an empty section of seats, fortunately nobody was hurt and people were not sure what the device was and people thought it may be a bomb. >>> authorities continue their search for a gunman that shot on sacramento community college, after a fight broke out with four people, one man pulled out a knife and another pulled out a gun, the man killed was a father of two and two others were hurt in the altercation, and all the men involved apparently knew each other other. >>> a sheriff's deputy in texas is laid to rest one day after he was shot to death. he was ambushed and shot 15 times and they are still searching for a motive. the suspect, shannon miles was twice committed tomentsal health facilities in the last five years. >>> four women in louisiana are facing criminal charges after attacking an mcdonald's employee, and they recorded this entire incident. the s

95th annual miss america pageant live from atlantic city is boardwalk hall right here on six abc that is sunday september 13th. >>> a lot going on in atlantic city, long with the heat and humidity, of course. >> the heat is every where, rick and it looks like another hot day for september 2nd. >> okay. >> talk bit. storm tracker six live double scan, showing you it is dry, quiet, high pressure has been dominating our region. not a lot of precipitation to talk b we will show you the picture outside, action cam was outside earlier today giving so time lapse photography, sky six in hd, showing you the sunsetting, sun by the way setting at 7:33. this evening. you can see all of the different hughs, thanks to the sky line in the sun. and setting across the area. we will check out the highs today, high in philadelphia 95 . 2 degrees above where we should this be time of the year. normal is 83. 2 degrees shy of record territory on the first day of september. the record, 97, setback in 1953. currently, tonight it is 78. in philadelphia, it is 62. up in the poconos allentown lehigh valley 74. along the coast with that southeasterly wind at this hour 74 i

boardwalk hall in atlantic city home of this yeaboas ms. america pageant. behind all behind all of the glitz and glas competition you will find a hidden gem here in atlantic city. the la3 oe pipe o3 oan. >> it's about 150 pounds, 57 trailers full of equipment. so we are inse toe the o3 oan right noe toi so i can say i walked with you inside the organ. >> it is the world's largest instagement. >> that's incredible. >> this is the world's largest here. >> stephen is the organist and dicl of outreach here and he >> i remember the first time i oan, six yeass old. attendineas >> today he has a dgedtoral degree in organ performance. >> there is something fascinating about the dle sound, the complexity of the sound. >> if you want to hear for yourself, you can do so for free. weekdays from may to october you can get a free recital into her at new, all year-round there's an extended free to her starting at ten am a.m. on wednesdays for two full hours. >> only about 25% of the organ is functional. the historic restoration committee is two years into a ten year, $16 million camkerign with the ge ofl to make the organ fully functional by 2023. if you the website. the rei

boardwalk of atlantic city. time to cool off with lemonade, ice cream or stroll in tractor-trailer breeze. also making memorys with family. and don't forget the city of brotherly love is ready to host a huge event on the parkway this weekend. the made in america concert festival with beyonce. of course you want to know the accuweather outlook for the next three days of course. meteorologist adam joseph is standing by and we begin with trish hartman live from the ocean city boardwalk, hi, trish. >> hi, monica. it's a beautiful night on the boardwalk in ocean city. many folks made their way down to the shore today from ocean city to avalon to stone harbor beachgoers and businesses say they're ready to wrap up their summer with the bang. >> jim mccue whipped air into a batch of vanilla fudge into the original fudge kitchen in stone harbor he said it's like three weekends rolled into one we look forward to it. we don't really look forward to it because tuesday end of summer but we look forward to it because it drives business. >> they went to the fudge shop or for eye ice cream. he used the last of daylight to introduce his 12-year-old son scott to su

happening in ventnor, atlantic city, just north of us and south of us in ocean city and in many other shore towns. we'll lighighlight some of the major ones in 25 minutes. live along the boardwalkin ventnor, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> if you need to gas up today, you'll see welcome signs along the way. labor day gas prices have dropped to the lowest level in more than ten years. the national average is $2.40 a gallon. in philadelphia, drivers are paying $2.47. in south jersey, not surprisingly, lowest gas around, $2.06 and in delaware, $2.32. >>> vice president joe biden will be in pittsburgh today to speak at labor day festivities. he'll address union leaders before they take part in the labor day parade. last week, biden said he had not made up his mind yet about running for president. he said he has to decide whether he and his family have the emotional energy to make a run for the white house. democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley meantime will come to philadelphia on thursday. former governor of merrill will hold a fund-raiser at the point breeze pop-up beer garden. however, a petition on the change.org website is calling for o'malley to cancel following zon

city. we're already at 74 degrees. it feels warm, feels muggy out there. 70 in cinnaminson, 72 in glassboro, 73 in woodbine. 74 on the boardwalk this morning in atlantic citywarm, it feels muggy. 93 for your high today. a good 10 degrees above average. wouldn't 83 sound nice and comfortable. not the case today. so 93 for your high today. the next few days really staying uncomfortable at this point. 93 today. we notch it up to 94 tomorrow. today and tomorrow we stay dry, just a chance for a thunderstorm on thursday but it's even hotter. a high of 95. it's not until friday we bring down the heat a little bit but it's still humid, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> going on to health check confirmation of something you've probably experienced when you don't get enough rest. it seems like you're more like to get sick. researchers intentionally exposed study volunteers to the virus that causes the common cold. the subjects who typically got an average of six hours or sleep a less a night were four times more like to get a cold than the people who slept more than seven hours a night. now, sleeping is not a cure for the common cold but enough shut eye could help

city, you can also watch "action news" coverage in atlantic city we're broadcasting our papal programming down on the boardwalk, on the interactive boardwalk network. it's the impact-ivate. if you're in the car we will be simulcasting most of our coverage on praise 103.9. of course 6abc.com will be your home for live video during the papal visit. we'll be streaming our "action news" coverage of every single page or event along with live feeds from our cameras across the area. >>> of course another reminder to watch our online only digital updates. >>> there is much more ahead on "action news" at 4:00 today including that behind the scenes look at what it takes to bring philadelphia's mother church into the digital age. alicia. >> reporter: brian, i can't wait to bring you that story. in the meantime, some beautiful dance rehearsals going on here at eakins oval. it is really a sight to see. sound checks are in place. i'll show you some of the final details and again have that story from the basilica where they are getting high tech there as well when i see you coming up in just a few. >> all right, very good, alicia. thank you. >>> plus holy water turns out congressman bob brady is not a germ phobe and neither are his people at least when it comes to pope francis. how the philadelphia democrat got his hands on pope francis drinking glass and you can see what he did with it. >>> and you're looking live at the parkway this afternoon. chopper 6hd flying over center citya an extraordinary sight and one that will get better with each passing minute this afternoon and this weekend. "action news" continues next. >> ♪ >> we're back live on eakins oval. though pope francis will be delivering airplays to hundreds of thousands of people right here on sunday, it's not his first service. on saturday the pontiff will also be delivering a mass at the basilica of saints peter and paul and as alicia vitarelli found out getting ready for such a high profile event was no simple task. alicia vitarelli live here also along the parkway. alicia you've got details on that. >> reporter: sharrie, it's just incredible the basilica of saints peter and paul is more than a century and a half old and it is about to go high tech. they have been working around the clock there to get it ready for the pontiff so everybody can see him face to face and he's heard loud and clear all across the world. >> ♪ >> the cathedral basilica will shine. >> it will shine. >> reporter: every windo

atlantic city recently. failed casinos. boarded up businesses on the boardwalk. and they are all competing with casinos from neighboring states now. >> that's right. city leaders are dreaming of a fresh start. here is elaine kahano. >> reporter: jason doyle and his family are enjoying the last few days of summer in atlantic ty as he has done since he was a kid. >> all i remember seeing was casinos. but as i got older and now i have children of my own, it's more family oriented. >> reporter: atlantic city is undergoing a major facelift after a disastrous decline last year when four of the city's 12 casinos shut down taking almost 8,000 jobs with them. owners hoping to bring back the crowds have been investing heavily in new family-friendly attractions. >> this casino changed so much from the last time i was here. the boardwalk. you have the outlets. you can come this little museum here. >> reporter: this 23,000 square foot art gallery at the claireage hotel was a cavernous casino. >> it used to be poker tables now. we turned this beautiful room into a grand ballroom and holding 40 plus. >> reporter: the tropicana spent $50 iomilln on renovations, includ

city holding at 91 degrees and south jersey as you get closer to the coast temperatures drop. in cinnaminson it's 91, in hammonton it's 88 but the boardwalk in atlantic city down to 79 degrees and in delaware hockessin and dover 85 degrees. satellite6 along with action radar showing this is going to be the big weather maker over the next two days as high pressure very strong, the winds around it clockwise so we'll be getting winds out of the southwest. so that will really bump up temperatures over the next two days and tonight it will keep us clear, warm and a little bit on the muggy side. 62 degrees in the cooler suburbs. center cityropping down to 70 degrees. so, for the next two days we will be very close to the record highs. looks like we will be shy about 2 degrees on both days. tomorrow i'm forecasting a high of 94 degrees, the record high 96 set back in 1939. and wednesday i'm forecasting 92 and the record high 94 set way back in 1884. wednesday, though, the humidity will be even higher than tomorrow. so, i really think wednesday will be the least comfortable day this week. if you're in allentown tomorrow, sizzling sunshine and noticeably humid and even a little bit hotter than today with a high up to 93 degrees. if you're lucky enough to still be down the shore tomorrow, enjoy it with that sea breeze in the afternoon. a lot cooler than inland, 84 degrees with loads of sunshine. so, the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, tomorrow 94 degrees. more humid tomorrow but the oppressive humidity arrives on wednesday with a high of 92 degrees. that would be three days in a row of temperatures in the 90's. officia

atlantic city. >> nbc 10's drew smith got a chance to meet some of the pilots before they show their skills in the sky. wonder if he went up. any g forces. he's live on the atlantic city boardwalkyour head no? >> reporter: no, i did not go up. people out here on the boardwalk did get a chance to enjoy some of the jets flying over during their practice runs today. the pilots tell me they're excited to get back up in the sky tomorrow because it's a thrill to fly here, they say. atlantic city is a unique destination with its own challenges. it's a homecoming for the navy's curtis matthews, who grew up spending summers on the jersey shore. >> i was hanging out with my daughter yesterday. nice to spend time at the philadelphia zoo. i haven't seen her since april. it was awesome. >> reporter: his family will come down from philly to watch him tomorrow as he works life support for the blue angels, readying survival equipment and parachutes. >> my job is one that hopefully never gets used. >> reporter: this plane is known as fat albert which will lead off the nearly hour-long display. >> we will surprise a lot of people by the sheer size. >> reporter: the blue angels are returning to a

city at 74. 70 degrees in levittown and most of the south jersey suburbs we're talking about temperatures in the low 70's. 70 in cinnaminson, 72 in glassboro. along the boardwalk in atlantic city 73. and holding at 70's. in dover delaware fog is an issue. 3-mile visibility in mount pocono, 5-mile in allentown, 3-mile visibility in lancaster and look at millville. that's a new number now, just .8 of a mile visibility, also in wildwood so we are noticing the fog, it's becoming a little bit more evident through the area. 7 miles if you're flying out of philadelphia international airport, you might just want to give a call ahead. satellite6 and action radar showing other than the fog, we're not looking at any big issue with cloud cover today. we're going to see a lot of sunshine today but it's going to be hazy sunshine. the air quality is an issue as well. this is an ozone action day. that means it's unhealthy for sensitive groups to be outside. the young, the elderly anyone with respiratory issues. this is not a day for you to be outside for a long period of time in the height of the afternoon. we're already at 73 but by 8:00 a.m., it's going to be 76 degrees with sunshine. by noon, 88. i think our temperatures are going to rise a little more quickly than yesterday with all this sunshine. by 3:00 p.m., 93 but it's going to feel like the upper 90's. by 6:00 p.m., 89. if you are looking for relief, hang in there. it's not coming immediately but i'll have a sign of it in the 97 say forecast, matt. >> i think a lot of people will be. good morning to you, karen. luckily we're not looking for relief from a lot of traffic issues so far this morning, just some minor stuff on some of these roads like a broken down vehicle here in plymouth meeting on the southbound side of the northeast extension approaching the mid-county tomorrow's it's here at the bottom of your screen. police helping out. all the lanes have reopened here so that's good news but before you get to this point if you're coming south on the extension, there is still the broken down truck in the right lane between mahoning valley and the lehigh valley exit. farther south approaching quakertown you still have the right lane construction. still dodging several things on the northeast extension but in plymouth meeting, the dv is off to the side. now crash in north coventry along north hanover by routes one. 422 westbound closing at 100 at 10 o'clock. we'll talk more about that in a bit. in conshohocken still have the crash along seventh avenue at fayette street by the citizens bank. bristol township bucks county a truck ran into a pole brought down some wires. avoid em hurts avenue near 413. coming into bucks county, 95 southbound side backing up approaching cottman. again past the betsy ross bridge into girard in the normal spots and we're just getting word of a crash in hammonton along 73 southbound. sounds serious. if we hear more about that we'll be sure to let you know. tam. >> thank you, matt. >>> this story developing overnight a car collides with three people on a south jersey road and "action news has learned that the victims are a mother and her two young children. let's go right over to katherine scott. she's been following this story for us there in the satellite center. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, that's right, i did speak with police this morning and they do tell me that the victims are two young girls and their mother. the children are in the hospital in serious condition. their mother is in stable condition at the hospital. this happened last night in lakewood around 10 o'clock and you can see that baby stroller flipped over in the middle of the street. accident investigators are still speaking with witnesses and piecing together exactly what happened but here's what we do know from police. they say the mother and her two children who are approximately one and four years old were somewhere in the roadway at river avenue by edgewood court when the accident happened. all three victims were taken to the trauma unit at jersey shore university medical center. the driver of the lincoln town car did stop and stayed at the scene. at this point police say there's no indication the driver was driving under the influence and there's no word if speed was a factor in this crash. there's also no word if any charges will be filed but we are expecting to learn more from police later on today, so of course stay with "action news" for updates. we're live from the satellite center, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." matt. >> katherine, thank you. >>> police say a west philadelphia funeral parlor was operating without a license and a tip called led police to a grisly discovery inside. they found three bodies, two of them decomposing at the hawkins funeral parlor at 53rd and vine streets. one of the bodies was placed on a gurney without being embalmed according to investigators. they say the parlor was in a deplorable condition with a bag of human remains discarded on the ground. blare hawkins is the director of the funeral home. john gaither is its sole owner. he says he hadn't been in the area recently. at this point, no one is charged with a crime. >> new this morning, six high school football players in new jersey have been sentenced for sexually hazing four teammates. the players from sayreville war memorial high must complete 50 hours of community service and probation. they will not have to register as sex officer fenders. a family court judge handled down the sentence after the players pleaded guilty to child endangerment and hazing. the hazing happened in the locker room. a seventh player is awaiting trial in family court. >> ♪ 6:35 and new jersey governor chris christie hit the late night talk show circuit to talk about his approach for the next republican presidential debat debate. >> stay tuned on september 16th. we may be changing tactics. if i get to like 15 questions in a row, count them at home. if i get 15 in row you're going to go uh-oh he's going to go nuclear now. >> christie joked to host jimmy fallon that he would turn green like the hulk if he is not selected to appear in the main gop debate later this month. christie has been struggling to gain momentum in a crowded republican field. >>> a new poll find donald trump has some company at the top in iowa. monmouth university says neurosurgeon ben carson is tied with the billionaire for the lead in the first caucus state. the state department says it has determined that none of the e-mails on hillary clinton's private server had been classified when she sent them during her time as secretary of state. though 150 have been deemed classified retroact retroactive. the department released an additional 7,000 pages of clinton e-mails yesterday. >> we are at the big board with what has to be the ultimate pilgrimage. this is the walker family. how cute are they. the family of six has packed everything up and it's all in this vw bus including this little two and a half-year-old they are making a 13,000-mile journey from argentina up to philadelphia blogging all the way posting from every stop. they just crossed into the u.s. on their way to be here for the world meeting of families. now, catire walker and his wife noel packed up their four children and hit the road back in march. the family says strangers have been wonderful opening their doors to them though sometimes they've all had to sleep in the van which they've nicknamed you might have guessed it fracisca. after the world meeting of families they say they'll visit new york citye ends of francisca. they are then flying back to argentina. they will have deserved it by then. >>> "action news" has app special twitter handle that you can follow to get ready for the arrival of pope francis at 6abc pope. it has the latest news, tips and pictures as we all counts down to the pontiff's visit. if you want to hear more from the family i've posted some things on my facebook page. the mother says it's to show that it's all about family and letting go of material goods, that it's all about what you have between you. >> that's nice. >> and they wanted to highlight that. >> can't wait to welcome them to philadelphia when they get here. >> it will be exciting to see them. let's take a look right now, we're showing off storm tracker6 live double scan because we're dry through the area again. we do have some issue with low cloud cover as you're headed out. let's go outside. we want to see wait looks like right here. wow, that's a beautiful shot of the sun, isn't it? yeah, you

atlantic city air show takes flight but there's already a little bit of thunder over the boardwalk. that's the navy's blue angels practicing their daring close formation aerial maneuvers yesterday. the navy team is back in atlantic city the first time since 2006. and nearly half a million spectators are expected to pack the beach and the boardwalk. we hope they bring cold water. >> so, some of the folks down right now opened up their windows, they're seeing a little fog out there. >> the fog is going o dissipate by the time it starts at 11 o'clock. now, if you want to drive down super early right now you're going to have an issue so just wait a couple hours like most people would and you should be fine and a great place to escape the heat, too. i want to show you storm tracker6 live double scan. you can see we're dry through the area but we've put our double scan mode on our fog detection to give you a sense of what's happening right here and the worst of it is really east of the city of philadelphia. although we're seeing it noticeable in some spots along i-95. it's in new jersey that it's the worst and we're seeing a wide area where you've got about a quarter mile visibility. so, you really need to be careful as yo

atlantic city is under going a major face lift after a disastrous time last year when four of the cities 12 casinos shut down taking almost 8,000 jobs with them. owners hoping to bring back clouds. >> okay. >> and boardwalke outlets, come to this museum here. >> it is cool. >> the 23,000 square food art gallery at claridge hotel was a cavernus casino. jen is the general manager. >> the grand ballroom used to be poker tables now. we have turn this beautiful room in the grand ballroom and we are holding 40 plus events. >> reporter: tropicana spent 50 million-dollar on renovations, including a new gym, light and sound show, and a havana theme court, restaurant, shops and nightclubs. celebrity chef gordon ramsey put his name on the pub and grill in caesars. >> it is real important that properties in atlantic city diversifies beyond gaming. >> reporter: mark antonio is ceo of the resorts casino hotel. >> we have been able to a adapt and as a result of that we went from the red to the black. >> reporter: according to a recent study non-gambling sales within casino make up 28 and a half percent of the ref knee, up from 22 percent two years ago; with that job prospects are slowly beginning to brighten, about one

city posted at 6abc.com/pope. we have the details to help nafnght navigate the papal visit. >> show us your shoes, the miss america contestants did that jetter on -- just that on the atlantic city boardwalk. abc elizabeth hur joins us live with more on the big pageant. changes this year, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning to you, nydia and eva. it's still a little early, but i have to tell you we have quite a few early risers stopping by telling us how excited they are about this big night ahead. there are quite a few vices in store organizers say for everyone. the glitz, the glam and the galore glory. it all comes down to this the passing of the crown. the new honor coating to one of 52 beauties competing to become the next miss america. >> i am i'm excited to see who the next miss america will be. reigning miss america proud to be part of a ceremony steeped in tradition now in its 95th year. >> she is charitable and beautiful and grateful and poised. >> it's what makes miss america different from all the other juan in -- want to be. >> reporter: miss vanessa williams returns to the pageant 32 years after she was forced to give up her crown. >> i knew wurns -- once the dust settled i would get a chance to show people who i am. there's a lot of people who do feel that i should return and they inviting me back as an example this is what can happen to you. >> and organizers say having vanessa williams back is going to be a tv moment you cannot miss. behind me as you can see, as i told you the excitement is in the air and everyone excited to tune into see who the new miss america will be tonight. we're live on the boardwalk here in ac. list beth hur. channel 6 "action news." >> tune into tonight for a countdown of the crown our live preview at 8:00 p.m. matt o'donnell, karen rogers and melissa magee host the show live from atlantic citya will offer her insight, as well. the miss america pageant follows at 9:00 p.m. right here on 6abc. >> everyone e has to take their picture under the crown. >>> a popular singer is forced to cancel her tour including a stop right here in the philadelphia area. what you need to know if you have tickets to the kelly clarkson concert. >>> several firefighters are hurt while battling devastating wildfires out west. looking live at penns landing. meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's a goodie when we come right back. >>> crews are battling two raging wild filers in northern california. the butte fire 70 miles southeast of sacramento has exploded to 1 owe 1 -- 101 conveyer -- square miles. this man grabbed his late husband's ashes, now he returned to scattered the ashes. >> reporter: are those his ashes. >> yes. >> reporter: mean sometime another wildfire exploded yesterday in lake county about 100 miles north of san francisco. the blaze sent 4 fi