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. >>> the wawa welcome america festive teas continues with a special appearance from ben franklin. in old city pas tan know, serving up drinks during the red, white and brunch event one of many brunch specials across the city today. >>> other controversial tweet aimed at cnn, what some are accusing the president of doing. >> a rapper arrested after a night club shooting in arkansas, but not for violence at the club. and she's battling leukemia but this let me made stand isn't raising money for her treatment. the story is to sweet it might just melt your heart. . >>> the white house is facing a new wave of criticism. president trump tweeted out a controversial video aimed at cnn that has should accusing of threatening violence against reporters, peter doocy has more. >> reporter: taking his criticism of cnn to a new level. tweeting out a video tackling a man with the network logo over his face, where president trump pretended to fight vince mcman, whose wife linda serves in his administration, cnn saying it is a sad day when the president of the united states encourages violence against reporte

will take part in the tour de shore. 2500 people will make the 65-mile ride from the irish pub in center city across the ben franklindge to atlantic city. the bridge will be closed from 6:30 until 8:00. take note. the tour de shore began at the irish pub at 20th anticipate walnut street at 7:00 raising money for fallen police officers families and children in the area. >>> the eagles are holding a free practice, it is your first chance to see the team in person that practice begins 10:00 a.m. head house plaza and the interim stadium gates open at 8:30 a.m. it is military appreciation day which is an opportunity to thank our veterans while you watch the eagles prepare for the preseason opener, which is in two weeks. go out and have fun, remember it is free. it starts at 10:00. enjoy. >> rallies to support the affordable care act were held across the country this week. president trump is making threats against it. trump launched a tirade of tweets one day after the failure to repeal the healthcare law. threatening to end payment to insurance companies. if a few bill is not passed quickly bailouts for insurance compani

from philadelphia to atlantic city. this is an event at last year's event. the ben franklin bridge will be closed this morning from 6:30 to 8:00. they'll make the 65-mile ride to raise money for families of fallen police officers and firefighters. coming up in our next hour at 6:35, we'll have a live report. >>> also coming up, wildfires in canada are forcing new evacuations just as other residents who fled their homes earlier this week get to come back. we'll update the firefighting effort. >> plus, deadly drink. new video shows a teenager doing what he was ordered to do just before he died. at a customed stop. ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ we buy any car ♪ any, any, any, any at webuyanycar.com, the gimmicks stop with our ads. trading in our selling your car is hassle-free with just three easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying centre. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. so don't wait. get your free online valuation now. ♪ find out how much

from philadelphia to atlantic city. this is a live look over the ben franklin bridge which is appears is the lanes heading from philly to south jersey. they're still closed. they will reopen at 8:00 to drivers. nbc 10 was at 20th and walnut streets in center city for the start of the tour. that happened in the last hour. started in center city, made their way over the ben franklin and into new jersey. deanna durraante is one of the participants. they're making the 65-mile trek to the atlantic city boardwalk to the irish pub there to raise money for families of fallen police officers and firefighters. >> nascar fans are revved up and ready to go for the overton 400 at pocono raceway today. you're looking at the truck races at the tricky triangle yesterday. today's event will be bittersweet for friends. the last race here for dale earnhardt, jr. who is retiring at the end of the season. >> also today, the finale of the exponential music festival in camden. gates will open at 11:30. nearly a dozen bands are on the bill today at the concert. fun fact, i was a work studies student at the station when i was at college in penn

the 30th annual irish public tour to shore will take over streets from center city to atlantic city tomorrow morning. the ben franklinridge will be closed tomorrow morning from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. the bicyclists will make the 65-mile ride to raise money for the families of fallen police officers and firefighters. >>> erika back with us to talk more about our weather. you know, in addition to the rain, it was so much cooler out there today. >> lots cooler because temperatures for telephone climbed to 77 degrees, 10 degrees below average, lauren. >> so it is spring. >> right, exactly. i felt like should bundle up this morning. the good news is we climb by tomorrow. we are still seeing showers especially over parts of delaware and the jersey shore. atlantic city over five inches and we're getting more rain. we're not done yet. the good news is it certainly clears by later tonight, and then look at this. sunshine, sunshine, sunshine. >> we certainly like that stretch right there considering how soggy it was for today. temperatures for tomorrow however, lauren, will be climbing to 83. it still will be below average, an

ben franklin bridge from new jersey, westbound into center city, this is what you are working with. it is heating up ever so slightly and blue route, taillights moving in the north bound direction before route one looking good in both directions both northbound and southbound but again starting in the 4:00 o'clock hour we were seeing more movement then what we typically do when it is that early. something to factor in. route four to two headlights, looking good there and construction in delaware should be clearing, right around, now. i will let you know when they do. jim, back over to you. >>> more on our breaking news in west philadelphia you are looking live at the scene of the partial row home collapse in west philadelphia. it is happening at seven south ruby street, near 54th and market streets. >> lots of first responders as we can see are on the scene but good news is that we're told all residents made it out safely, there are in injuries but if you are traveling in the area, a lot of heavy equipment so you may see delays. i just tweeted septa social to see 52nd and market lin

from philadelphia to atlantic city. hundreds of riders pushe off from 20 and walnut street in center city earlier this morning. they crossed the ben franklin bridge into camden county, now making their way south through new jersey. deanna durante is e and hundreds of others of bicyclists are making the trek to the atlantic city boardwalk to the irish pub there. they r for the families of fallen police officers and firefighters. >> today is shaping up to be a picture perfect day across the area. especially down ry different picture following yesterday's torrential rain. it flooded roads and even beaches. next, we'll explain why there's some new scrutiny over a controversial new dune project in margate. >>> plus,ng house. coming tomorrow. just ahead, we'll explain why the latest staff shakeup could be a sign of structure taking hold inside the trump administration. that's to politicaloverers. more on that after the break. >>joe: hi.this is pennsylvania state treasurer joe torsella. our state treasury is proud to launch the pa able program, a savings plan for people with disabilities, open a pa able account today by visiting our website at pa

ben franklin bridge is closed for the tour de shore bike ride. this is where the 2500 bicyclists are starting the 65-mile ride from right there across the ben franklin bridge to atlantic city. of course, the ben franklin bridge closed, it will be closed until 8:00 a.m. this morning, while the riders make their way across the it, the ride raises money for families of fallen first responders and their children. >>> new this morning, a man is hurt by a hit-and-run driver in south philadelphia. the suspect did not get far. the hit-and-run happened at 2:20 a.m. on broad near lumbard. the driver sped off leaving the victim with a head injury and bruises and cuts. a 17 district police officer spotted the suspect's carat 13th and catherine. the driver was arrested and the car with new york license plates was impounded. the victim is in the hospital. >>> haverford county police ae look for a killer. they released a surveillance picture they say is wanted for questioning. it seems the man was targeted for the brutal crime. annie mccormick says investigators have several clues. >> reporter: new images captured on surveillance cameras after 6:00 p.m. investigators want information fro

drivers now ben franklin bridge will be close to go traffic at 6:30 this morning, the closure will clear the way for thousands of bikers making their way to atlantic city. this ace live look from ben franklin bridge, 25 hub bicyclist are riding in the 30th annual tour of the shore, fundraiser for families of the fallen first responders and local children's charities, the ride begins at irish pub at 20th and walnut, bridge will be closed to traffic from 6:30 to 8:00 o'clock this morning. chelsea, thank goodness this race or ride wasn't held yesterday because today will be great. >> much better weather. it will feel on the cooler side to start the day out so that would be really comfortable for bikers and then we're talking sunshine, full sunshine all throughout the day-to-day. really nice day on tap. we will go live, right now, this is boardwalk plaza in rehoboth, and, it is looking gorgeous, with that sunrise, and you will notice though, as you can see the people far off in the distance, they are wearing long sleeves, and that is a couple people walking around with hoodies on in the boardwalk. it is cool but things will be warming up very quickly as we head in the afternoon. h

past oaks, looking very quiet here as well, quick peak at the ben franklin bridge, push in the westbound direction from jersey in center cityng very quiet. and looking very dry out, there as well. so overall, things are looking good. we will be talking about the septa fares coming up in a little bit. rahel, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. new photographer's work is never done. check out what "eyewitness news" photo journalist jim spearing caught while on the ocean. while out in the ocean, wildwood, new jersey, jim, on the ocean, a school of dolphins, big thank to you jim for sending thus awesome moment on the water. >> oh, wildwood, really cool. well the fourth of july means cook out and barbeques, and health expert say this is the time of year where they see more cases of food poisoning, we'll tell you how you can avoid getting sick. >> and the clean up continues after severe weather moves through maine. the damage people are waking up to this morning. we are back at the top of the hour. pro-tip for making ribs: don't go it alone. get these great smoked ribs. thanks. sure. twenty minutes on the grill. and they're d

so had this is what the ben franklin bridge is looking like, see coming from jersey into center city traveling in the westbound direction, looking okay. starting to build levels little bit. that's fairly typical what it looks like on the ben franklin bridge. looking okay there. burlington bristol bridge was up and then it went back down. so looking good there. big thumbs-up. accident here though. upper moore lan township. this one is involving injuries so, county line road at blair mill road. just heads up on that, and we also have an overturned vehicle out there, egg harbor township, garden state parkway northbound, before route 40, route 322, that good thing has just now been cleared. so looking good there. we do have couple of water main breaks out, there one mays landing, new jersey, route 40 westbound closed past weymouth, alternate 322 or a.c. expressway. talk more about this coming up in the next ten minutes, jim, back over to you. >> crews will be working to fix water main break this morning in philadelphia's fishtown section. the street was flooded at frankford avenue and tho

of bicyclist , are up early this morning to ride from philadelphia to atlantic city and it is all for a good cause this is a live look from the ben franklin bridge on a beautiful sunday morning, the bridge will be closed to traffic, from 6:30 until 8:00 this morning, 2500, bicyclist will make their way across the bridge as part of the 30th annual tour of the shore. the ride raises money for families of the first responders. >>> is there still much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this sunday morning, a judge calls this a case of the incredible shrinking airline seat, well, what a person is telling the faa to do about cramped airplanes. >>> plus the problem that is forcing a north carolina resort, to turn away tourist during the height of the tourist season. find out how long they may have to stay out of town. >>> after saturday's soaker a bright change today, meteorologist chelsea ingram has the eyewitness weather forecast in just a few minutes , we will be right back >>joe: hi.this is pennsylvania state treasurer joe torsella. our state treasury is proud to launch the pa able program, a savings plan for people with disabilities,

city avenue. we have a look at the ben franklin bridge from the new jersey side. ng folks are moving along okay coming into the city from new jersey, at least for now. and it is still in the midst of trolley tunnel blitz. yes, this is until july 17th, septa is cleaning, and doing power upgrades, so trolley routes not operating into the center city tunnel. >> this affect route ten, 11, 13, 34, 36, they're all diverting to 40th and market. use the market frankford line instead. mike and alex? >> it is me again, heat index between 100-105 today. this is where we start to get dangerous heat, and where you really have to take care of yourself and of course the people who need to you take care of them. mostly with hydration, but, some other tips, here, wear light wait loose fitting clothing, real good idea, days like today, exercise now, or this evening, not in the middle of the day, when we're at the worse of the heat and humidity. plenty of water of course, and don't leave the kids or pets in vehicles, and we have to remind you of this, apparently, we do, because there

ben franklin park way right now. and this of course is being taken from center city right now.ting all prepped, red ill, for the concert, looks as those things are generally going to be cooperative weather wise, of course all eyes are on the weather will it comes to these event if you are able to get them in or not. dow think generally speaking we should end okay. let's start it off i buy checking in with our weather watchers, up and adam for us, little more from the maps, than we tip he can lou find, but people have off. sleeping in. but thanks to those every that you are so loyal to wake up, bring us, i know i have a couple of pictures to show you, beautiful shot of the fireworks there is one came in from phil chap line, teak this one out at conshohocken, just lovely colors here, so many of those displays will be going on certainly in the next couple every night, keep in mind natural fireworks toss in the there which we will get to. meanwhile, into ed connor's report out in chesterfield, generally full sunshine rid now, humidity up there 89. even though he's off to comfortabl

from philadelphia to atlantic city. this is video from last year's event. bicyclists taking off over the ben franklin bridge. a note on that, it will be closed this morning from 6:30 to 8:00 to drivers. bicyclists will make the 65-mile ride to raise money for families of fallen police officers and firefighters. >>> 6:06 right now on this sunday. just a few hours from now, the eagles will open up the linc to the fans. we're your official eagles station and today will be a good one for the fans. they get a chance to attend a training camp in person. they'll hold a public workout in lincoln field, and that's where drew smith is standing by with a preview. >> the best part of this is it is free. you can come down to the park and go into the linc without a ticket today. the fans are excited because this is rescheduled from yesterday after the rainy forecast. but players are ready to go. they didn't get the day off yesterday. we have video of them at the novacare yesterday. but today, a much more fun and interactive experience because they'll be here in the stadium with the fans. just about an hour from now, the l

from the ben franklin parkway. watch it here only on nbc 10. check the app, we have links to all of the free wawa events across the city today and tomorrow. >>> we'reday for sure. let's look outside right now over the ben franklin parkway. will the rain stay away for your outdoor plans? we break down the forecast today, tonight and for the fourth of july. that's just ahead. >>> tonight, there are fireworks all across our area. here is where you can see some of them. ♪ ♪ be a powerful force. nature valley >>> the fun continues today with wawa welcome america. proof that philadelphia is the best place to be to celebrate america's birthday. a live look at independence mall where philadelphia's historic district block party kicks off in a half an hour with activities, entertainment, crafters and food. if relaxing on the beach is more your speed, the jersey shore is a hot spot this holiday weekend. a live look from ocean city, new jersey. we have live team coverage of all the patriotic fun and what you need to know before heading out. pamela osborne is live at the block party. let's begin with our meteorologist. we're getting a break from the humidity.

from the u.s. attorney general is sparking protest in old city, philadelphia. and the big story on "action news" is an accuweather alert. it's muggy and uncomfortable outside as we look at the ben franklin parkway from sky 6 hd an excessive heat warn remains in effect until 8:00 tonight. david murphy is in the weather center with a first check of your friday forecast. >> it's going to be a hot one and stay that way all the way today. you see the excessive heat warning is in effect until 8:00 tonight and it's in the center portion of the region and could feel as hot as 105 at times this afternoon. for now satellite is showing auto i mix of clouds and sun and fairly bright out there. there is rain popping in from the west and ohio and southwestern, pennsylvania, that is not an issue for us today. that will change tomorrow. temperatures right now, really shooting up there at the noon hour we are already at 90 degrees in philadelphia. just as accuweather called. 90 in wilmington and 89 at the airport in atlantic city. and not quite so bad in cape may way current temperature of 85. 94 by 2:00 and your high is 95 and we'll hit that around 3:30, 3:40 and still in the low 90s in philadelphia as

big time party in old city as the fourth of july marches down market street from the ben franklin parkway to jersey shore and in between and beyond americans are spending the day celebrating our nations birthday. good evening to you. i'll lucy noland. thanks for joining us. iain has the night off. let's get out to our celebrations. fox 29's joanne pileggi joins us live now from the ben franklin parkway. hey, joanne. >> reporter: hey, lucy. hey, everyone. happy fourth of july. i'll tell you, out here on the parkway, everywhere i look coming down kelly drive, coming off the streets here, coming toward the parkway, people are walking over here. they're walking closer to the stage. again, the big event tonight the wawa welcome america fourth of july fireworks and concert. it's all set to kick off less than an hour from now. the big concert starts at 7:00 o'clock. boyz ii men and the headline act mary j. blige for the independence day celebrations. again people were arriving here as early as noon today. lining up to get here. they have tickets. now all of the events for the festival for the fi

. >> the annual tour de shore is rollingen on from philadelphia to atlantic city. they crossed over the ben franklinfor families of fallen police officers and firefighters. >> now, the linc, fans will get their first chance to see the birds up close and in person at a free open practice that starts at 10:00 this morning. >> krystal and i will see you back here at 9:00. ♪ >>> that's the number one song, it is all about the benjamins off his multi-platinum 1997 album "no way out" which won the grammy for best rap album. puff daddy was a nickname a few nicknames ago. since the song came out, combs built an empire. his fashion line, ciroc vodka, tv network he founded. forbes estimates his net worth at $820 million. in the latest list, forbes named him the richest celebrity of the last year, far outpacing beyonce and j.k. rowling. a good chunk came from the sold out bad boy reunion tour which gathered together some of the biggest names from the label he built. combs and i got together for a sunday sit down on the roof of the chat well hotel in new york. in true style, arrived with mimosas for both of us.

wawa welcome america attracting thousands to the ben franklin parkway as we take a live look here. >>> from the shore to the cityping you in the know. good evening. thank you for being with us on this independence day. i'm rosemary conners. >> and keith jones and deanna are along the ben franklin parkway. they're in the middle of the action for wawa welcome america and nbc 10 sydney long at the jersey shore as thousands celebrate the holiday there. and nbc 10 meteorologist glen "hurricane" schwartz has your fireworks forecast. keith, we start with you. >> reporter: i'm bouncing to the song. i like it. the sound chick is going on behind us. they're not performing full on yet. you can see they opened up the doors. people are starting to filter in. these guys are lucky here. they got front row seats. to boy z ii men and mary j blige. you see a ton of people starting to filter in. there's a second series of chairs there. people are starting to make their way to round two and further to the left you can see the nbc 10

as we go to the weather sent we look live right now on sky6 from our city hall camera looking down the ben franklinsee the country flag just flapping in the wind just a little bit but a really nice monday evening is on tap. right now it's still a bit on the warm side. our high of 88 degrees. we're still sitting there in philadelphia. 88 in wilmington, 86 in millville at the shore 79 for long beach island, 81 for cape may and up in the lehigh valley, matching wilmington and philadelphia at 88. so, as you go through the evening here, again, just a few cirrus clouds at times and then we'll lose the clouds after sunset under a clear sky. it will be warm and very quiet, 86 at 7 o'clock, 84 degrees at 8 o'clock and then we drop into the upper 70's between about 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. high pressure is in control and we can see that on the satellite and radar here in the eastern half of the country. very quiet. the only thing that is really firing up is some downpours in the mountainous terrains of west virginia and even parts of here in pennsylvania up in the poconos, a couple of downpours popping in the la

from the new jersey cited. moving up towards ben franklin bridge. right here moving through the toll plaza, have to get to the city going to be a good drive for you right now. not a lot of cars on the road. really light day. really focused on parade closures and closures for celebration of fourth of july. clear on the bridges. just approaching the ben franklin bridge: clear of the tacomy palmyra. no scheduled openings for now. watching 422. no big problems or delays. 10 minutes. not really an increase. there might be road work clearing right now, but i didn't see any just a minute ago when i was looking. either way not going to cause you problems westbound to the schuylkill. speeds are still up there. almost into the 50s there. into the 50s on the eastbound side. keep our eye on all the roads for you and update when i come back in ten minutes. >> all the bridges are clear. will the whether be clear today? >> i know the man with the answer. first alert meteorologist bill henley. >> not completely clear, but we'll get our fair share of sunshine. you can see the skies have broken over easton just some scattered cloud

from the ben franklin parkway tonight. brad? >> reporter: yeah we can tell you this rabid cat was diss covered several days ago. the cityid put out an alert there are flyers across the ar area. most people we spoke to today were aware of this but outdoor activities continue. just another walk in the park but this week with an abundance of caution. >> it is surprising in philadelphia. >> reporter: surprising in this urban environment a cat was discovered with rabies. her father saw the cat while walking their dog blue. >> they saw the cat from distance he tried to come closer mine dad picked up blue and ran away. >> reporter: cat was caught but the threat now is that other animals that may have been i contact with it could develop the viral disease over the next several days or weeks and with a high rise condo across the street the park is popular with dog walkers. pediatrician dr. kimberly gonzales does not plan to alter her outdoor activities but is on alert knowing it doesn't take much for rabies spread. >> scratching, biting, or any open cuts just -- even in their saliva if off dough mystic animal it can be prevented

checking ben franklin bridge, we're looking from the new jersey side, into philadelphia , a lot of haze, obscuring city sky line there but not too many cars on the bridge right now. there is another concert at very busy, bb and t pavilion we have had concerts there every day this week. tonight zach brown band darryl scott at 7:00 p.m. we could have a few thunderstorms moving through so be prepared for that thanks , sue, we will. >>> 5:18. security camera rolling at the car accident you are about to watch in front of your eye balls. a guy goes out and realizes that was my car that just got slammed into it. only on fox 29. bruce gordon has exclusive from havertown delaware county . >> reporter: randy testa just wrapped up a conversation with the contractor, just about two minutes later with randy now inside, driver of the dark colored suv introduced herself to his honda element sitting in the parking lane by the curb, a near death experience. >> that was a little unnerving big bang, very loud, shook my house. >> reporter: randy raced outside and offering to help would the man driver. she did not appear t

city where america first declared freedom. john rawlins continues our team coverage from the ben franklin parkway tonight. >> reporter: hi rick, well if tradition holds they will have hundreds of thousands of people packed on the parkway for the concert and fireworks they don't need the shore here they can come to the parkway. behind me the warm-up. this is the party on the parkway food and games and pop-up beer garden somewhere out there. and earlier today the city's efforts focused on the historic district. this morning some words that started it all in 1776 read by the group boys to men. >> we hole the truths to be self-evident that all men are created evening. >> and recognition by the mayor raffle galotty. he was shot down over vietnam and 14 months a pow in the hanoi hilton. and now works with vets at st. joes and spoke in part those that risked all. >> some walked these very streets, ben franklin, george washington, thomas jefferson lived nearby on market street. what it must have been like to be if that neighborhood. >> next came the parade. scores of groups, some of those groups with scores of participants taking to t

from the ben franklin parkway i'm alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> good crowd, thanks very much. >>> united states of america parade marched through old city to day. dozens of floats, marching bands and military groups participated in the parade down chestnut street. nearly 4,000 people were slated to be part of that. >> that all men, all men are created equal. that was members of the boys two men reading excerpts from the declaration of the independent at celebration of freedom ceremony in olde city. philly pops big band performed patriotic tunes and mayor jim kenney said today is a day for americans to celebrate their freedom. >> this country blocks to everyone, it belongs to men, women, black, white, brown, immigrants, lbgtq, everyone. >> mayor kenney presented veteran ralph gillot i the award for being a pow with senator john mccain and admiral james stockdale. the award is given to those who achieve more than originally thought possible. >>> it was a star spangled celebration in lower southampton township, kids of all ages lined up on second street to wave their flags, as the parade marched by. there were performances by mummers string bands

big time party in old city as the fourth of july marches down market street from the ben franklin parkwaytween and beyond americans are spending the day celebrating our nations birthday. good evening to you. i'll lucy noland. thanks for joining us. iain has the night off. let's get out to our celebrations. fox 29's joanne pileggi joins us live now from the ben franklin parkway. hey, joanne. >> reporter: hey, lucy. hey, everyone. happy fourth of july. i'll tell you, out here on the parkway, everywhere i look coming down kelly drive, coming off the streets here, coming toward the parkway, people are walking over here. they're walking closer to the stage. again, the big event tonight the wawa welcome america fourth of july fireworks and concert. it's all set to kick off less than an hour from now. the big concert starts at 7:00 o'clock. boyz ii men and the headline

ben franklin parkway. the awesome shot of the city of philadelphia, looking down on the oval plus. this is one of the men who helped create this. this is mark from the city of philadelphia parks and recreation division. how are you. >> good, how are you. >> tell us what we have stepped in here. >> this is next iteration of the oval, oval plus this year we have stepped up our game and elevated entire experience bringing to it life with these awesome installations we see behind us. each space has its own theme. to our right we have the nature room, which has a beautiful planter box from our green land nursery plants and tells but the park history and bring us some things you probably don't know about. we want to educate people about our park system, show some hidden gems and give them a little taste of what is to come which is now our arts and culture playroom to our left. >> that is where i was in the sand box. >> we have play area sand box and connect four games. we have amazing tall, 24-foot tall totems that have philadelphians or focus philadelphia that are meant to give a sense of, you know, our history and connections to artists like quest l

ben franklin bridge looking good, traveling in the westbound direction toward center city, the vine, closed overnight for the construction, it looks like we are just wait being for the eastbound ramp from the schuylkill to open. but really, westbound side opening, eastbound side following suit. and then, construction here on the blue route, northbound between germantown pike, mid-county toll plaza, right lane compromised because of the cones, it does look like crews are out there right now kind of picking that up. that should be getting better for us on that seemed overall the blue route looking pretty good. we look around in the worlds of mass transit we do have this guy, so take a look at this, charlie is loving 13, 34, 36, being differ earth today 13th and woodland avenue because every police activity at 38th and market. also, in the worlds of mass tran it two, regional rail lines running special schedules, media elwyn, west trenton, saturday, sunday, for overhead wire construction, we will be talking more about mass transit coming up in the next ten minute or so. jim, jan, back over to you. >> well, major break-in local missing person's case that's grabbed national attention. >> co

the ben franklin bridge, they stand 382 feet high, measuring from the top, to the delaware river below. and they stand 250 feet above the roadway, for comparison lets take a look at philadelphia city hall, from the ground to the top of the william penn statue hat is 548 . next, the statue of liberty, from the base of the pedestal to the top of the torch stand 305 feet 6 inches. finally historic independent hall, from the ground to the top of the steeple, including that wind vein is 168 feet. ukee. >>> well, car crashed into a home in the cities rhawnhurst section sending the driver to the hospital, it happened near intersection of the allergen and fauns around 9:30 this morning. authorities say elderly driver who control before crashing in the house and two other vehicles. investigators believe the driver may have suffered some sort of medical condition prior to the crash. he was taken to a nearby area hospital and his condition unknown. >>> finally relief from the heat with cooler temperatures around the region tonight, meteorologist chelsea ingram outside on the sky deck with closer look at the temperatures, chelsea. >> we're also tracking a couple of very light showers, right n

everything is now reopened along the ben franklin parkway and eakins oval following the situation -- the events from last night. we have another situation along city it's a crash near 54th street by saint joe's mostly in that center turn lane but you're getting slowing in both directions. traffic light troubles in wissinoming, torresdale ativan kirk is the intersection where things are a little bit wonky by star pizza. tacony palmyra bridge getting ready to go up. that's coming up in just about 10 minutes or so. start heading for the betsy ross as an alternate. in abington township we've got a crash for a couple hours now along 611 at guernsey avenue by the jimmy john's. crews are still out on that scene. still working on some downed poles from an overnight crash in whitemarsh township. joshua road remains blocked so militia hill or flourtown could be alternates around that. also just getting word of a crash involving a deer in chester county north coventry along 100 its the southbound direction at cedarville road there where the long horn steakhouse is on the northbound side and in northern delaware still have the downed tree blocking adams dam r

again numerous locations around the city and keep your eyes open there may be a surprise appearance from ben franklink and bourbon at the lows with our bourbon vanilla doughnut and our corn beefed hash and eggs. >> looks good. that doughnut looks amazing. and then sunday we should come right here to the art museum steps because what's happening? >> yeah, come early. we will be showing a free movie screening of rocky. what better place to watch than the rocky steps? but come early dress like rocky we're going to do rocky look a like contest and you may have have a chance get up front tickets to the july 4th concert. >> if you come and see rocky on sunday you might as well just stay and park out get your good is the the fireworks will be happening right here. >> yes. and exciting this year, we will be having simultaneous firewor fireworks. so from the parkway all the way over to penn's landing you'll see fireworks lighting up the sky. >> the funny thing is we talked about great events and my weekend is packed now. this is only the tip of the iceberg. how many events total are happening this weekend? >>

city, california. and one of my classmates at ben franklin junior high school went on to become congressman jim rogan from southern california. just a phenomenal american. like erikaca, i went to u.c. davis for law school. as she said in her introduction, i was very eager, i just could not wait to start suing government. so, i didn't wait. my first two lawsuits were as a student. i first sued the president of the university of california, which is not -- did not endear me to my dean. then i went on to sue the city of davis. just on general principle -- no. in any event, until becoming a justice that is what i gleefully did for a living. i'm happy to say we won many more battles than we lost. and i'm now so honored to be on a tremendous court that values the rule of law very, very highly and to be addressing the issues of individual rights and constraints on government power from a different perspective. i want to commend you for your involvement in this organization. and with advancing the principles that you hold dear. i'm sure it's a view that you agree with that silicon valley, of all the places on ear

ben franklin bridge. looking at the cameras they are pushing all traffic off on to race street so southbound i-95 from northeast philadelphia, pushed off into center city. until they can deal with this situation, again, southbound, it looks like they are starting that traffic through. this is what we have been dealing with all morning. we have a closure, they shut it down, they open it backup trying to let stuck traffic through. so all of that is happening while rain is copping down hot and heavy on us. poor visibility. give yourself plenty of extra time rolling out of the driveway in the next hour or so until we can get some of these storms out of here. flooding in new castle route 82 block, again any roadways, that are pren to flooding and right next to any bases of water, obviously we will see flooding this morning. route 40 flooded out down in delaware. here's a live look at 42 freeway as jenny joyce was saying a lot of extra traffic being pushed on to 42 because of those sparking wires but you can see heavy downpour, ponding, as it makes it tough to see lane markers. so be careful in the construction zones. route 70 westbound, also they were telli

from that, blue route northbound accident you're not doing anything too bad. let's check this situation, we had a vehicle that didn't want to run on the ben franklin bridge westbound heading toward center city. looks like they have it pushed out of the right lane, everything is open on our good buddy ben. there's a crash in mount laurel, exit 4 route 73. it's off to the side. so speeds also look fine on this thursday morning. >> breaking news, a mother and daughter have been stabbed, the mother who was first responsive has died. it happened in south philadelphia this morning. katherine scott is live on daily terrace with more on who police are looking for. katherine. >> reporter: matt, initially the mother was talking to police, when officers arrived she was conscious, but overnight she succumbed to the injuries at the hospital. her daughter is in critical condition. the crime scene arrived to gather evidence from inside and outside the home. the suspect we have learned is a 25-year-old man who was an ex-boyfriend. he has been arrested before, but police have not said why. this happened before 2:00 a.m. on the 2700 block of daily terrace. the ex-boyfriend upset about an recent break up stab

look at the ben franklin bridge, this morning, drivers will have to deal with construction traveling in or out of the city. project has one lane block, westbound side, and two lanes block from the eastbound side. overall shouldn't cause any major headaches for you during your sunday morning drive. i'm amanda jeweler, jan, back to you. >> being look muggy out there, thanks, amanda. just too many yoga poses, the cat pose, the eagle, downward dog, now the goat pose. have you heard of that one? lesley van arsdall explains. >> goat yoga new trend spreads to go our area now here in quakertown, and for every downward dog, there is a goat. >> come here, nature, adorable animals there, with you. >> they own water and rock studio started the class little over month ago. they're already booked weeks in advance. >> people will travel for hours just to come to one class. it is trendy, but it is so much more than that. it just gives people sense every peace and calm. >> before class begins, ten baby goats ushered in, and spends the next hour chewing on hey while mink link with yogy. some more friendly than others >> nice so to see you again my friends. >> oh, you have horns, too, don't y

ben franklin bridge, cloudy, but most of the rain has moved away. whole lot of rain, chris. >> reporter: whole lot of rain especially across south jersey and delaware. let's get you outside, looking live from our cityall camera. you can see everything is wet. the city of philadelphia did not pick all that much, maybe .4 of an inch of rain. some locations in atlantic, cape may and cumberland counties picked up 4 inches of rain. it was a sharp cut off line, north of the city, pennsylvania turnpike,.1 of an inch of rain that's about it. delaware river stretching from trenton southwestward delaware county and new castle county that's all that's left. the upper level low is back towards pittsburgh and dropping to the south. it should not be impacting our weather here this afternoon. route 202, northern new castle county, you see yellows popping up. heavier rains reported with the shower, at least briefly. route 322, let's say you're crossing over the bridge, chester county along 322 it will be a slow go temporarily, again, this is racing off to the southwest at 20 to 30 miles per hour. so it should not last all that long. 66 degrees, look at that dewpoint. isn't that nice, 57 degrees, feels very nice ou

what was inside >>> ♪ >>> from the city, that started it all to the small towns that surround fourth of july festivities are now in full swing, for the mall to the ben franklinsuburban parade, red, white and blue is on display all across our region. >>> the philadelphia area is certainly one of the most fitting places to be as we all celebrate our independent day. good evening i'm jessica dean. ukee washington is off tonight we have team three coverage for you alycia nieves is on the parkway where party is in full swing but we will start with meteorologist lauren casey hoist keeping an eye on the weather as we head into tonight and many fire works displays, lauren. >> we had sunshine through much of the holiday inn center city philadelphia, skies have clouded over but it is helping us out in the temperature department feeling a bit cooler but these cloud are a product of showers and thunderstorms off to our south that have chased many indoors on this fourth of july holiday checking in on storm scan three you can see concentration of the shower and thunderstorm activity all south of philadelphia at this point this activity is forming along the stalled frontal

looking at ben franklin bridge , volume, wow, that is pretty light here on this holiday but a beautiful view, from camden, looking toward center city area. some closures, wawa welcome america, we're talking about fifth, sixth, market and also chestnut street, just be mindful of that, of course, use your alternate route to get around those closures along the parkway. around 9:30 we have a parade at union fire association along montgomery avenue. guys, back over to you. >>> 7:18 now. we have the best fire works party, in america because it is birthplace of america. >> it all started here. >> new york city has a good one too. another good one is on the national mall by the lincoln memorial between the lincoln memorial and washington monument. oh, yeah. >> big concert as well. >> they normally get big stars >> lets find out who is there this year. >> let's get angela, you are on the national mall, what can you, expect tonight. >> we have got an entire day worth of celebrations here including fire works, huge parade and, of course, live music but in today's day and age and with the crowd today safety is a major concern with d.c. officia

the tour de shore, ben franklin bridge will be closed, sunday, starting 6:30, about an hour and a half it will be closed as they head from that area all the way down to atlantic city shall also one more thing to tell you about, accident in pottstown, hanover street, near industrial highway. couple of other accident, as well, we will get you caught up on this morning, guys, back over to you. >> thank you, patrick. now onto breaking news, dramatic night in the nation's capitol it ends as noon repeal obama care fails to pass. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live in the cbs-3 news center more on what stopped the gop plan in it tracks. trang, what can you tell us? good morning. >> good morning, rahel, jim. all eyes were again on senator john mccain, after he vote today begin debates, republican healthcare alternative on tuesday, but this time he and two other republicans broke away from their party to fill the bill. >> cheers from a crowd of obama care supporters outside the capitol building responding to the news at that time republican effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act failed to pass. among the celebrant, senator bernie sanders, who called i

city. we will sea detours and septa buses are detoured as well. ben franklin parkway, inner drive is closed for the festivities today, and then right from the beach to the office, slow speed on the garden state parkway leaving cape may and wildwood, even the back road, slow go as folks work from the beach right back in the city and here's a live look, live from ocean city, toll plaza there, on the garden state parkway. otherwise, mass transit, some minor delays on the regional rails and don't forget they kick in a new schedule plan, on saturday, mike and alex, back over to you. >>> 7:03. >> we have developing news out of gloucester county, new jersey. a fire breaks out at an auto body shop in franklin. it started around 1:00 this morning on the 3,000 block of delsea drive. fire crew where is able to get it under control in about 30 minutes, later, no injuries were reported. >>> as you know by now the busiest holiday week on the jersey shore, well, you got your memorial day. you have your fourth of july. you have your labor day but this, of course is the fourth. this is a state run beaches and parks are closed. >> new jersey state government is sh

ben franklin bridge. jammed from mid-span into downtown. now, police and fire crews just pulled away, so all of the lanes are open. but traffic already kind of backed up, coming into center cityaving town, though, westbound on the schuylkill, heavy from city avenue out toward belmont avenue. delays coming in from new jersey, on both 55 and 42. as you head on into that bellmawr interchange there, at the 295 work zone. and then, the schuylkill expressway, they were paving on the overnight. between conshy and belmont, that left lane, nice and smooth, but there is a speed bump when you go to change lanes, be careful, especially motorcycles to work today. and then right after the rush hour, they're going to be working east on the schuylkill between 676 and university. mike and alex back over to you. >> kim of things here. i wish i had a nickname like lucky. you know what i mean? >> then when you aren't lucky. >> yes, that seems little -- talking about former dallas cowboy, wide receiver, lucky whitehead. loses his job over a case of mistaken identity. i guess you could say. >> so i'm sure he doesn't feel lucky at all. >> no. >> but it looks like the cowboys are sticking with their

from woodhaven to the vine. schuylkill expressway eastbound, westbound heavier. 42 is a nice easy ride. we have noticed slow traffic trying to come into the city on the ben franklinre doing their best to create a breeze with their wings. >> reporter: you want to seek out cooler air in front of a fan or air-conditioner today. 84 in philadelphia. the dewpoints it is very rare we have this number profile on the dewpoint board, dover at 83 that's high humidity super oppressive, the thing you get near the gulf coast. today 97, it will feel like 05 or more. strong storms are part of the package this afternoon. tam. >> we continue to follow breaking developments regarding the miss men in bucks county. authorities discoveredremains oe burr township, including the body of a man who disappeared. we'll bring you the latest on "action n interest is expected within minutes in court. "live with kelly and ryan" is up next on 6abc. i'm tamala thursday! >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, award-winning actress turned director kyra sedgwick. and one of the stars of the new series "friends from college," fred savage. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and

cities brought to you by walmart. >> reporter: hi, everyone, david murphy here with an update from accuweather. ground clutter around radar, but no rain out there. sky6 live hd over the ben franklin bridge, one of our commuter trains crossing the span right now. testers in the 60s and 70s, still humid, sticky, but not so much this afternoon. we have a storm in the western suburbs. tahoe. yeah. >> that doesn't look so bad. >> i'll have that forecast and yours for the fourth of july coming up. >> can't wait, ginger. thank you. >>> coming up next here on "gma," the suspect in the disappearance of a college student. the stunning evidence investigators found on his phone that ultimately led to his arrest. >>> the promoter of that luxury or supposedly luxury concert festival debacle now facing 20 years in prison. why he is under arrest. 's cool. feeling good in slim fit? that's cool. looking fabulous in my little black dress? that's cool. getting the body you want without surgery, needles, or downtime? that's coolsculpting. coolsculpting is the only fda-cleared non-invasive treatment that targets and freezes away stubborn fat cells. visit coolsculpting.com today and register for a chan