. >> the benjamin franklin parkway turning 100 years old, to celebrate the big anniversary, the mural has been commissioned to commemorate the celebration. parkway day dreams. the abstract depicts views from the residences toward center city and logan square. looks beautiful, back after this

jeanette reyes is live on the benjamin franklin parkway where donations will be taken during sunday's philadelphia puerto rican day parade, jennette. >> reporter: that's right, matt, puerto ricans and mexicans watching loved one and what they are going through. they are turning that into action collecting funds for their families back home. the devastation in puerto rico weighs heavily on the minds of the puerto rican community. this week's long held puerto rican day festivities will be used to raise much-needed funds. >> we want to remain strong on this side because we have family members over there. >> reporter: a social media campaign will raise money with volunteers. concilio is collecting donations through its website. >> it's overwhelming to see everything, it's been devastating. >> reporter: penn mexican student association is leading efforts to help in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed hundreds in mexico city. $30,000 have been raised more than triple the initial goal. >> reporter: and one thing we know for sure these disasters will be costly, money is need

jammed is from broad street to the benjamin franklin parkway on-ramp. a disabled pickup truck camper on the shoulder the school eastbound you've got a -- schuylkill expressway eastbound you've got a jam. >> let's go outside to david murphy. >> reporter: the numbers summed up to 79 degrees. it's hot in the sun. 90 degrees is the high. a bit humid this afternoon. warm and humid, wednesday, 84. thursday a front approaches we may get up to 80 ahead of it. a front comes through trigger ago shower and behind it feels like fall. 75 friday closer to 70 on saturday and sunday. >> a fortunate ending for a puppy abandoned at an airport by a woman in an abusive relationship. the dog is getting a forever home. >>> "live with kelly and ryan" is up next. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great monday and great

jeanette reyes is live on the benjamin franklin parkway where donations will be taken during sunday's puerto rican parade. jennette. >> reporter: matt, it's been difficult for all of us to watch the devastating images coming from puerto rico especially the local puerto rican community. today they are jump into action turning festivities into fundraising efforts for their loved ones back home. hurricane maria mercylessly barreled through the island leaving people in the dark. this weekend's annual puerto rican day festivities will be used to raise much-needed funds. >> we want to remain strong on this side because we have family members over there. a social media campaign will raise money with volunteers

it's a benjamin franklin parkway on the blue route, approaching 95 where another accident has been pushed off to the side. i-95 northbound lanes locked up from naamans road to the commodore barry bridge. southbound on i-95 in delaware. miles of jammed traffic a crash involving a box truck. 495 soprano southbound is the better -- southbound is the better bet. >> there were rain moving through, and now we have clouds around, david murphy. >> reporter: the sun was around about half-hour ago. 60 degrees in philadelphia. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows morning clouds breaking and give way to fair amount of sunshine this morning and this afternoon high of 74. tomorrow, partly sunny, nice, 74. the weekend bright pleasant on

are feeling the beat along the benjamin franklin parkway. they are taking part in the annual rock and roll half marathon. local bands are playing along the course to help keep the runners moving at their best pace. the run is raising money for american cancer research. >>> how much would you pay for a bowl of soup? hear what some people are paying for the soup and why. >> if you're buying a car soon, we have details on how to avoid a car that was flooded in the recent hurricane. let's take you live back outside in our area, meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the forecast. he is watching a whole a bunch of activity in the tropics. he is watching hurricane jose and tropical storm maria right now. ♪

latin music echoing down the benjamin franklin parkway and thousands dancing and many proudly waving the island fla flag. >> i have not been there in a couple years and hi to come today. >> what's different this year flags in the air have a deeper meaning, purt reen ans here holding them high trying to lift each other's spirits and unit with more than 3 million loved ones back on the island. >> i called my love and for the wundz in puerto rico and we're nice with them in our hearts sgle especially what we can do is support. give us a way and we'll dole what we can. right now the american territory has no powder on entire island and almost no communication with the outside world. >> we need help. we're americans. >> of thousands of this parade so many are united with dealing with same experience now. living here in the states and having loved one backs on the island that they have not heard from in days. she drove an hour to be at the

tribute to the firefighters who died in the line of duty. >>> thousands of people packed the benjamin franklin parkway for the sake of children today. annual parkway run and walk benefits pediatric cancer research and care at children's hospital of philadelphia. childhood cancer is the leading cause of death and disease in children under the age of 15. the event hopes to raise one million dollars this year. >> so glad you stayed with us, the eagles host the division rival new york giants. grease lightning struck against the braves in atlanta. hoskins drove the ball to the base of the center field walled knocking in two runs that was all the phils could muster, they lost 4-2. >> one last look at accuweather. >> reporter: it's going to be hot, the exclusive accuweather forecast, we're up to 91 degrees later today. with the humidity it will feel like 92 or 93. tomorrow, 89, but again very high humidity levels, the humidity will make it feel like 92, 93. fuse we cool it down a little bit, same number wednesday, but both days very high humidity levels. relief arrives friday, i didn't know what i was saying

jeanette reyes is live on the benjamin franklin parkway where donations will be taken during sunday's puerto rican parade. jennette. >> reporter: matt, it's been difficult for all of us to watch the devastating images coming from puerto rico especially the local puerto rican community. today they are jump into action turning festivities into fundraising efforts for their loved ones back home. hurricane maria mercylessly barreled through the island leaving people in the dark. this weekend's annual puerto rican day festivities will be used to raise much-needed funds. >> we want to remain strong on this side because we have family members over there. a social media campaign will raise money with volunteers concilio announced they are collecting donations through its website. >> overwhelming to see everything that's been devastated. >> reporter: penn mexican association is leading efforts in the aftermath of earthquake that killed hundreds in mexico city. $0,000 have been raised more than triple the initial goal. you can join in on the fundraising efforts we have all the information for m

. >>> a party 100 years in the making it's the celebration of the benjamin franklin parkway. the celebration kicks off today with we are connected festival. the several museums and the franklin institute are offering deals to sell -- celebrate. there will be special efforts to celebrate through november 2018. >>> we're looking back on the history of the benjamin franklin parkway as well, parkway 100 airs wednesday september 20th at 8:00 p.m. we'll tell you about the celebrations on the parkway all yearlong. >> there's so much great history in philadelphia, it's going to be fascinating to see from the beginning 'til now to see what it looks like and what it meant to build it and what it has meant for the city. >>> looking forward to the weekend, but we have a hurricane to talk about. >> reporter: we have the hurricane update coming in at 5:00 a.m. dry conditions and much different than what we're looking at in our southern states in just about 24 to 36 hours. as we look outside we have sky6 live hd there's the battleship new jersey looking nice and bright. water fairly calm be

the benjamin franklin parkway centennial tunnel kicks off today with the we are the festival. n institute is offering deals to celebrate. there will be special events to celebrate the benjamin franklin parkway through 2018. tune in for our one hour special on the centennial. parkway 100 airs wednesday september 20th at 8:00 p.m. we'll tell you about the celebrations on the benjamin franklin parkway all yearlong. >> 6:27 a.m., we're following several breaking stories including an attack on a local woman near a college campus. >>> there a desperate search for a cold blooded killer who gunned down a father in front of his infant child. we'll hear from the neighbor who ran to help the victim. so let me get this straight. you're a rabbit? im vern, the orange money retirement rabbit, from voya. ririiight. and tt means...? i'm the money you save for retirement. i help you get organized so your money could multiply. see? got it. who's he? he's green money for spending today. you know, paying bills, maybe a little online shopping... makes it easy to tell you apart. that, and i am better

jeanette reyes is live on the benjamin franklin parkway with more on the local effort to help disaster victims in mexico and puerto rico. jennette. >> reporter: well, matt, many local puerto ricans said they feel helpless watching the devastating images of their families and what they are going through back home. this week they are jump into action and raising fun and hope for their loved ones. >> reporter: this week many worry about those who dealt with hurricane maria. this week's puerto rican parade will be used to help raise funds. a social media campaign will raise money along with volunteers whole walk around to collect donations. a lola -- local latino observations will help to raise money. penn student association will help in the events e effort to help in the aftermath of a earthquake in mexico city. if you would like to pitch in, we have that information on our website ways to help in mexico and puerto rico at 6abc.com. jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> we're following new developments in what appear to be a hit-and-run on the boulevard. police say the driver ended

jeanette reyes is live along the benjamin franklin parkway where the puerto rican day parade takes place this sunday. it will have special meaning and import. >> reporter: you can imagine how difficult it's been for puerto ricans and mexicans watching images of their families back home and not being able to get to them. they are turning a day of celebration and fun into funds raising event. this week the communities is showing that love and pride means doing. in the aftermath of hurricane maria, the small island has been left in the dark and communication cut off. the local community is now shifting the focus to fundraising. concilio a local observation is directing people to donate. funds will be collected by volunteers during this week's festivities. >> it's did a lot of because we feel helpless from here. >> reporter: mexicans at penn are jumping into action for their loved ones at home. mexico city was toppled by an earthquake. the mexican student association tripled their initial fundraising goal of ten thousand dollars. of course the goal to keep the fundraising goals higher and hi

. >> they collected donations at the puerto rican day parade, the celebration along the benjamin franklin parkway was a needed respite for those who have loved one on the u.s. territory. turn to david murphy i was outside for a while, i was completely covered in sweat. >> reporter: not horrific humid today, but feeling like summer. taking a look outside we have sky6 live hd there's the commodore barry bridge. stars out overhead, and lots of sun on the way today along with a lot of the warmth. 71 degrees in philadelphia. the dewpoint is at 67, so you're a little more than halfway between where you start to feel humid and starts to feel oppressive. i don't think we'll reach oppressive levels today, but it will be noticeably humid like yesterday. satellite showing you the lack of cloud cover to start out. we'll see sunshine early and a few clouds will pop up as the day goes on. generally speaking hot and a little bit humid, 70 degrees by 8. 78 by 10. 85 noon, hot high of 90 off the record at 3:00 p.m. you only hit 90 briefly in the around. 91 in allentown. 90 in wilmington. 89 in trenton. 88 in mill

the art display is part of the benjamin franklin parkway's 100th birthday party. 100 lanterns floated through the parkway with petty caps. it's features the colorful work of renown artist. >> the lancer you see are from my hometown celebrates multiculturalism. it becomes a festival for the local people. >> beginning tonight, the public will get free rides on the petty cab, the show runs through october 8th on thursday through sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the evening beautiful. >> looks like a mystical snake from above. >>> university spends all greek activities for a student's death and possible hazing incident. >>> intruders sneak into a home overnight, the chilling surveillance video coming up you you -- coming up. >> reporter: we have 70 in philadelphia. >> reporter: the suburbs in the offs. dewpoint in the mid 60s in the immediate area. what about the weekend call? coming up from accuweather. >> nasa's casini spacecraft closes on it's final finale, the probe is going to vaporize into saturn on purpose. >> nasa casini spacecraft makes its final dive today burning up in a

participants loop around kelly and mlk drive before they end up back on the benjamin franklin parkwaythousands are expected to participate. the event raises pony for cancer research. >>> oktoberfest comes to south street, there will be live music and german fare and lots of that beer. it lasts until 7:00 p.m. tonight along the 700 block of south street. >>> the singers of the greater brandywine ymca got a chance to relive their promise. they danced to some of their favorite tunes in the gym and enjoyed refreshments. to get into the party you had to be over the age of 55. we'll be back. >> the eagles hit the road for the weekend in a showdown against the kansas city chiefs. they are coming off an opening day win in washington, d.c. they take on former coach andy reid and his new team. chief knocked off the defending super bowl champions in their opener. we'll hear from coach peterson at 6:25. >>> temple faithful enjoyed sweet sounds and solid play on the field. the owls kept u mass winless 24-21. the defense racked up 9 sacks. >>> jeff collins and company 2-1. watch the coach and all t

eastbound direction heading toward pottstown, use benjamin franklin parkway highway or high street orve look at the schuylkill expressway it just reopened in the westbound direction toward 30th street. eastbound they are working near 202 in king of prussia. >> pennsylvania school students are doing a little better on standardized tests. the state released the latest round of tssa and keystone exams. english arts and mathematics are slightly up over last year. keystone scores that test literature and boiling and algebra remained relatively flat. >> it's a first look at business, when i was a kid i loved going to this place. anyone who loves a drive-in burger and fries may be at risk. hackers got data from sonic, the chain has not said how many restaurants will be affected. >>> equifax is trying to recover from it's data breach, they will allow customers to lock and unlock freezing your credit for free for life. it prempt anyone from opening -- prevent anyone from opening accounts in your name. 143 million people were affected. >>> texting for free while flying, passengers can use the g

go to fiosgigabit.com good morning to you, a live look at the benjamin franklin parkway if you're heading out to the art museum. a nice clear shot this morning, made in america festival long gone, everything is open along the parkway. the roads are damp this morning, we're trying to dry out. because of the dampness no overnight construction in most spots like on i-95 in delaware county. these are the northbound lanes by the exit for the commodore barry bridge. often we have work around the blue route in chester, not this morning, everything is open if you have to head toward philadelphia international for a flight out of town. on the big picture no work on the vine street expressway or the schuylkill expressway where speeds are in the 40s and 50s this morning. we're watching an overnight crash in upper merion, old valley forge road penn circle. 422 looks good this morning. but there was work in mercer county on 295 northbound sounds like that is in the process of wrapping up. broken down truck on the northbound new jersey turnpike is gone. go ahead to go there. >> more than a million dres

. >>> a spectacular display kicks off on the benjamin franklin parkway on its 100th birthday. lancer were propelled by petty cabs. it features the colorful work of chinese artist. >> the lancer that you see on -- lancer that you see on the -- lanterns you see on the petty cabs are from my hometown. it becomes a festival for the local people. >> beginning tonight the public will get a free ride on the petty cabs, thursday through sunday, 6 to 10:00. >> it's a great idea, we should have them riding around the city all the time. that would be great. >> you might want to talk about them. >> i wouldn't want to be the person to petal all around. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows dry conditions. as we take a look outside it's humid, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds overall today. maybe a pop-up shower at times this afternoon or a rumble of thunder. doesn't look like that will be the order of the day but something in the neighborhoods now and then. 68 degrees it's mild this morning, the dewpoint will drop since we've been on the air for the last hour and ten minutes. it's dow

bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ on the benjamin franklin parkway in philadelphia where dozens were deckedlanterns a mission to celebrate the parkway's centennial. incredible site. >>> it was a emotional night in southern california where a girl whose been through so much and gone so far experienced a joyful crowning achievement. thanks to the big hearts of the people who know her. nbc's steve patterson has that story. >> reporter: for most of us life begins asset sun rises but for one california teen, sunset is when the fun begins. >> the sun is not your friend but the moon is. >> yeah. >> reporter: riley mccoy's friendship with the moon started out of necessity, she was born with a rare disorder, those with her condition could die if they spend even a few moments in the sun. so every day she waits for the sun to set so she can bask in the moonlight. >> she happy out there? >> she loves it out there. that's her happy place. >> riley's supportive family, friends and neighbors made accommodations shielding her by cover and her class mates rallying behind her nomination for homecoming court.

see how you can enjoy a spectacular public art display on the benjamin franklin parkway. >>> the pennsylvaniak account is set to hit zero today. bills are in jeopardy of not getting paid. fran grenier. new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier. news" a bang on the door is followed by a barrage of bullets. two women were shot. >>> police are investigating an explosion in london that was

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it loops around aiken oval and mlk drive and the benjamin franklin parkway area. the event raises money for cancer research. >> there's much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. >> two dogs are bulled out alive from a -- pulled out a live from a storm drain in bucks county. you'll hear from their rescuer. >> gray we have a little bit of patchy fog this morning, it's going to be a warm and humid afternoon, look at yesterday's high, almost 90 degrees, 87 officially in philadelphia. the normal is 78. i'll be back along in just a few minutes, i'll let you know how long the warm and muggy air lasts and we'll talk tropics with the latest on hurricane jose. >> so glad you're waking up with us, 6:10 a.m., two dogs are back with there families after being arrested from a storm drain in bucks county. bob brooks talks to the people who did the rescue. >> reporter: it's about -- been a horrific past 24 hours for these two dogs. it started when this couple made the discovery outside their lower southampton road on clover lane. >> i heard a dog barking. >> reporter: af

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sunday along the benjamin franklin parkway. volunteers will walk along the parade route collecting donations. if you can't make it out donate only line and watch the parade on 6abc. >>> in mexico city it is a life or death scramble where five days after the massive earthquake, crews are separately digging in the rubble. americans are there helping to search for survivors. >> reporter: this morning as rescue workers swarming over the ruins of this flattened office building desperation is setting in. the death toll rows to 290 people mostly in mexico city. it's been 24 hours since rescuers digging out tons of rubble by hand pulled anyone out. with the cruel reality setting in, these people protesting accusing the mexican government move too slowly and letting the family members die. we joined the la county fire search and rescue team with the k-9 at the site today. >> fire rescue said 6 stories collapsed so densely there's no void space and nobody could have survived that. they huddle before going in within air shot the ten city

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hundreds participate in the parade along the benjamin franklin parkway and they display their cultural. this year's theme, the rhythm of our culture. you can watch the parade on 6abc at 12:30 p.m. >> parade taking on extra meaning this year. >>> still to couple on "action news," a south jersey cemetary has been hit by thieves. more than 200 grave markers meant for veterans now missing. >>> a dad bot, i'm a dad, i want a body like that. >>> meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. >> a simple night out at a restaurant almost turned into a near-death experience for a virginia woman as she stepped toward the door, she felt a stinging sensation. it was like i was stung like a hornet. under my fingers felt the wiggle. she saw that a snake's head stuck to her foot. they got the 8-inch snake off her foot and stomped it to death. he called police and told them his girlfriend was bit by copper head which is a poisonous snake. she went to the hospital for five 1/2 days until she was out of danger. it will take 4 months to get the full u

it's a benjamin franklin parkway on the blue route, approaching 95 where another accident has been pushedmans road to the commodore barry bridge. southbound on i-95 in delaware. miles of jammed traffic a crash involving a box truck. 495 soprano southbound is the better -- southbound is the better bet. >> there were rain moving through, and now we have clouds around, david murphy. >> reporter: the sun was around about half-hour ago. 60 degrees in philadelphia. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows morning clouds breaking and give way to fair amount of sunshine this morning and this afternoon high of 74. tomorrow, partly sunny, nice, 74. the weekend bright pleasant on saturday, 71. 74 under the sun on sunday. monday how about another one, nice, partly sunny, 76. tuesday, we'll cloud up a bit if irma maintains its current long range trajectory we'll get rain on tuesday. >> two cousins charged in the deaths of four bucks county men are due in court for a preliminary hearing. cosmo dinardo admitted to killing the man on his solbury farm in july and kratz is accused of killing thre

jammed is from broad street to the benjamin franklin parkway on-ramp.. a front comes through trigger ago shower and behind it feels like fall. 75 friday closer to 70 on saturday and sunday. >> a fortunate ending for a puppy abandoned at an airport by a woman in an abusive relationship. the dog is getting a forever home. >>> "live with kelly and ryan" is up next. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great monday and great week! facing an epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. vanessa: in honor of recovery month, we want you to know that recovery from addiction is possible. christie: the signs you spot today... vanessa: ...could save a loved one tomorrow. christie: to learn more, visit reachnj.gov. with the laughing cow's nine flavorful varieties of creamy cheese, there's no end to what you can discover. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today on "live" broadway, film, and television star kristin chenoweth. and from the series "empire" jussie smollett. and ryan joins pink, coldplay, and harry styles when he takes us