miller explains some of the details of ross' life that she details in her book, "betsy ross and the making of america." she shares her life into ross' relationships, personality, and faith. this is a little over 30 minutes. part of things like this are that you finally get to allk out loud and a public of the people who made a project possible. i will never forget when i was scoping out to see this project was possible, and we were set up in her office, which was small at that time, and every now and then i would look up and say really, no one has written this book at? onelisa would say no, no has done it. so i feel incredibly privileged to be the one to get to write this book, and i do not know if that would've happened without lease early on, and now michelle and the whole betsy ross house staff. and for all of you for coming out on such a chilly day. i do appreciate that. i also want to thank some other folks, the museum that is hosting the exhibit on betsy in october has been incredibly supportive and really assisted in the resorts along the way, so i want to thank linda eaton, the cur

and i talk about betsy ross because as many people here will know betsy ross was an up you will sisterer. she made mattresses and curtains and tassels and fridgenge but a whole range ofgoods. that's really where this book began to try to understand that phenomenon. as many of you know, the legend stpoebg folk foe kubg /* focuses on one moment. in the legend george washington, george ross and robert morris come to betsy's shop and have a design for a flag in that design the stars that they have in mind have six points and so the heart of the family story is how betsy looks at that design, folds a piece of paper and snips it and shows washington and ross and morris that making five pointed stars is really a lot more efficient. that's the heart of the story. as the legend continues they agree that's a good design and take it back to congress. it's approved and it becomes the first flag. what i set out to do is investigate the elements of the story and i'll come back around to that. but the book tries to say, whatever happened on that spring day in '76, betsy ross has a much bigger story to

they did some of it last night, make complete shift from the betsy ross bridge all the way down, that complete shift will be in play by the ends of this work week. otherwise, we're in pretty good shape. southbound 95, right now, just brake tap work your way between cottman and the betsy ross headed in toward downtown philly. mass transit looking good no delays. katie, doesn't feel bad out there this morning, what are we looking at, is that 66 or 68? >> my eyes are way worse than yours. i need the big graphic, to show you what the temperatures, are otherwise i can't see that far up to the monitor from here. yes, it is mild no matter what the actual air temperature s you won't have to worry about the number on the they are mom term, mild enough no one needs a jacket, storm scan3, still basically empty. you can see some cloud cover starting to roll on through here, little more than what we saw perhaps yesterday morning, also off to the north and west, some showers, thunderstorms have, been moving in across northwestern pa. i really think unless you are in the poconos, we stay dry today.

. >> reporter: it's drying out, but do not fear it's slow on the southbound side from the betsy ross bridge allegheny into girard. it's not dry in northeast where the action cam is on the scene of a water main break and resulting sinkhole blocking bradford at winchester and woodward. the gray minivan is partially in the sinkhole. stick with the boulevard as the alternates. media, eastbound lanes of baltimore pike are shut down. stick with the route 1 media bypass. and crash allentown road here kieser road. >> let's head outside to meteorologist karen rogers and get the latest from accuweather. >> reporter: it's feeling warm and humid, this afternoon it will be a warm one. let's check the numbers, 73 degrees right now in

the betsy ross we've got three lanes opened each way so no problems on the betsy.dore barry westbound one lane closed until the beginning of september so that construction continues. no problems with the delaware memorial bridge. our good friend the ben is looking good but eastbound we've got the right lane blocked so watch for that. eastbound two lanes opened westbound you're doing a little better with three, dave. >> all right, i tweeted out some of my followers yesterday asking for vacation photos and debbie i think i did spell that right sends this from in from fork maine. had a nice day on the beach. probably near york harbor where i've been to and it is nice up there. if you have any vacation photos you would like to tweet in maybe we'll get them on "action news." 72 degrees right now -- i should say right now about 68 degrees but 72 degrees by 9 o'clock. it is going to be another warm one today. by noon we'll get up to 80 in case you're running errands, the morning probably a little more comfortable in the afternoon. by 3 o'clock, we're up to 84 degrees and

. >>> this morning, a special flag raising ceremony was held at the betsy ross house in old city. this is part of national flag week. a commander from the u.s. army valley forge recruiting center was there to help betsy ross raise that flag in the courtyard. both the u.s. flag and army were born here in philadelphia. the betsy ross house is hosting events all week leading up to flag day on saturday. >>> coming up this afternoon, starting at 3:00, ellen's got actor and comedian carey and then it's news at 4:00. this afternoon, whales in the water off the jersey shore. a boater captured this video of the marine mammals. what brings them this close to the shore? what you should do if you spot one this afternoon on nbc news at 4:00. and then all new at 5:00, on the move and on the take, nbc 10 obtains video of a suspect who has struck at least three times in local neighborhoods. now police are trying to stop him from committing his next crime. >>> and nbc 10 news at 6:00 is live tonight as governor's corbett and christie campaign. what they are saying about the tag team of appearances

more in the usual spot from the betsy ross bridge to girard. let's bring in the big picture here.hose slow speeds on i-95 that we talked about. southbound about 19 miles an hour when you're heading southbound there at the betsy ross bridge and girard. thirteenth street still closed in center city near race so you want to stick to broad street as your alternate or 11th. phils play tonight at 7:05. lots of congestion there. coming up in south philadelphia. and on the schuylkill expressway slowing there, too, at its heaviest we're looking at about 13 miles an hour. you see this area of red right here, westbound on the schuylkill from the boulevard and you can see past belmont still traveling just in the teens at best. we have a few issues out there. lately we've had a lot of disabled vehicles and one stuck on route 100 northbound at shoemaker road in spots town. also, we've got this malfunctioning traffic light and police are now on the scene and they're directing you around that. jackson road and route 100. they'll help you through that intersection. a new disabled vehicle in bellma

on the tac-pal, betsy ross of course always good alternate. >> around the same time now, specking owningt the burlington bristol, any minute. so if you are headed out the front door, be prepared for delays, at both of our area bridges. otherwise, mass transit, looking good. ukee, back over to you. >> get that horn fixed, man. >> that's your starbucks, find out why the coffee chain wants to make you re-think your soda choice. >> will you -- also, you could say governor kris dough has game. see what happens when the governor shows off his skills on the softball corn. >> playing hot corner, third base? >> not a cool corner. >> oh. >> we'll be >>> residents in mercer county new jersey are on the look-out for a blackear, talk of the town after several sitings yesterday. the bear was spotted in east windsor township around twin river and farrington drive. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones has more on the hunt for this he will lewes i have bear. >> the people here at first thought it might have been a large dog, but, as the animal got closer to the playground here, everyone realized he w

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the betsy ross might be a better bet. and mast girard we were waiting for that for a week.und side in delaware avenue there is crash. 11 minute delay from naamans road down to the southern chuck of i-95 that remains shutdown. we'll check in at the 5:00 hour. >>> thank you, matt. stepping outside. sky6 hd a live shot of penn's landing. a beautiful sight on a beautiful monday. all the chicken in your grocery store is inspected by the usda... but perdue asked them to go further. they verify that all our chickens are cared for in a clean, safe environment... and fed an all-veggie diet. no other chicken company does this. but at perdue, we believe in a better chicken. well, at perdue, we say you are what you eat...eats. so we feed our chickens an all-veggie diet, including corn and marigolds with no added animal by-products... hormones...or steroids. because at perdue, we believe in a better chicken. >>> hi, adam has the forecast with a hot one. >>> we are sizzling and cooking around here. you are getting sassy on the sizzle. this is mccarthy stables in fairmount park. a beautif

use the betsy ross bridge.ween 10th an 11 by jeff there's a crane blocking the street stay with us on market to get around that problem. tam. >> thank you, matt. >>> this is breaking overseas, a terrorist group is being held responsible for a deadly attack in kenya. 48 people were killed when the somali militant group set two hotels on fire and sprayed bullets into a bank. >>> u.s. soccer team plays the first world cup match facing ghana. you can watch it tonight at 6:00 p.m. on espn. protests battled police outside the stadium as argentina face bosnia. police used tear gas to disburses the crowd. they are protesting the money spent on the world cup saying it should have been used for schools and hopts. >>> a pennsylvania state trooper had a serious accident while on vacation four years ago and left her paralyzed from the waist down. this new chair has an upright position and gives her a chance to do the things she loves again like camping, several groups made the donation including the gary sinise organization

and 95 northbound there is a crashing by the betsy ross bridge. and trying to avoid the schuylkill using the mlk drive. there is a cash there too. and roosevelt approaching 9 there is a accident involving a bus. and there is a broken down dump truck in the flowertown area. we talked about the continued closure of 495. and the southbound lanes at 141 there is an overturned vehicle wreck. taking out the left lane. 43 minutes from naymons road should be 25. it is raining along the blue route. and raining in delco. you see the slow speeds 19 miles-an-hour by the route 1 by past. giving you more bad news in the next half-hour. >>> but we made it to friday. thank you my friend. they are getting a boost from a familiar voice. wngk john dabella hosting a radiothon today. he was there all day long encouraging his many listeners to donate. it goes to the service center. his efforts raised more that were $500,000 so far. it does not include the total raised today. >>> a local veteran is speaking out about a major mistake made by the department of veterans af

. >> next, marla miller, she discusses the life of betsy ross, the woman who sold the first american flag. explainarer some of ross' life. she shares her insights into tionship,s' rela personality, and faith. it is a little more than 30 minutes. >> the best part i'll never forget the day that i first drove down here to the house scoping out to see whether this project was possible and lisa and i sat up her office, which was small

to some of the newest american citizens. 13 people took part in a naturalization ceremony at the betsy ross house this afternoon. it was all part of philadelphia's flag day festivities. >>> a special sendoff today for the athletes representing team pennsylvania in the special olympics. the pregame party was held at the wells fargo center today. pennsylvania is sending more than 200 special olympians to the games in new jersey. philadelphia 76ers point guard michael carter williams is the spokesman for the team's partnership with the special olympics. he was joined by philadelphia mayor michael nutter to cheer on the athletes. >> go on to bigger things, have fun. >> i enjoy seeing the smile on their faces and they work just as hard as us. i would like to be here and enjoy it. >> special olympics are being held in mercer county over the next seven days. >>> we had all that rain and storms over the last few days and as soon as the weekend comes, it gets dry again. nice weekend number four and if you like today, you'll love tomorrow. because tomorrow's going to be even sunnier and warmer. the f

the 150-year-old company is located across the street from the betsy ross house. the best selling flags are from the countries that are winning. >> the algerian flag was the most surprising. we sell 10 to 5 of them a year. we have sold 15 of them in the last five days. >>> up next, saving at the shore. the first weekend of summer is here and they are plenty of deals still to be had. we'll break down the discounts for you. >>> that's right, summer's officially here. we're tracking the return of storms. all the details coming up in my first alert seven-day forecast. >>> an atlantic city casino is now getting ready to make a big splash online. resorts casino hotel is partnering with two european firms to provide poker. the new site still needs to get licensing approval. >>> it's the first day of summer. that means more people will be heading to the jersey shore. it is easy to empty your wallet on food and entertainment, but some businesses are doing whatever they can to get you to spend with them. we are scouting out the summer shore deals. >> reporter: summer is off

so from the betsy ross bridge all the way down into center city, there is no right shoulder, and onlyhree lanes open, because this section here, will become the new construction zone. accident eastbound on the a.c. expressway, right near route 73. otherwise, just your normal delays coming in from south jersey. looking good. bark to you. >> the phillies have hit another losing skid, they've dropped three in a row, but hope to change that fortune tonight at home against the marlins again. phillies fell behind last night on kacie magee's two run double in the first inning. fighting phils mustered no offense, and ends up getting shut out for the tent time this season. winning streak seems like long time ago, doesn't it. >> once again, they'll try again tonight. jimmy rollins honored before the game for his record number of hits in a phillies uniform. j-roll with his family and his baseball family, as well, presented when silver bear, jay roll passed michael for the franchise record week ago saturday. video tribute, as several former phils made the trip to citizens bank park to offer their

northbound on i the five you can see a slow down up here, just past betsy ross bridge. have that, construction starting right around girard avenue area. that started northbound, this morning, it will start southbound on the 19th. a whole reconstruction project is lasting for four years. so of course we will update you on that, expect ongoing delays, guys. >>> let's follow this developing story, in las vegas, nevada a shooting rampage left five people dead including two police officers. authorities say a man and woman ambushed two officers eating lunch and opened fire killing both officers. the the the suspects, they be walked to a nearby wal-mart where they shot a third person, before killing themselves. the this is an apparent suicide packet. >> i saw the gun in their hand. he told the cops it was a revolution. he killed two cops. >> investigators say female suspect shot the the male suspect and then turn the gun on herself. motive is still not clear. >>> happening today new jersey governor chris christie will be in camden county making stops at several schools includi

we are rolling from the betsy ross into girard.s there sky line in the background rolling through the construction zone, how is that schuylkill looking. live look right here near belmont avenue salt shed here. we are seeing volume pop coming into fill a, all of the roads are dam from the rain we had last night and an accident popped up here northbound lanes of 295 right here near exit number one that first interchange you hilt over delaware memorial bridge. here's a major problem for gang that uses patco high speed line in lindenwald station. white horse road bridge that goes over patco tracks closed indefinitely with structural damage so from voorhees and marlton you'll need to use somerdale road and white horse pike to get access in the parking lot for high speed line at lindenwald, ukee, back to you. >>> world cup fever is rising and many fans are getting fired up, fired up as we say ahead of the showdown between u.s. and germany. >> only thing that could get in the way of watching the game at noon is work, that little problem.

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construction on the tacony-palmyra bridge could slow you down, head to the betsy ross bridge instead. the walt whitman bridge watch out for a crash on the jersey side restricting traffic.e watch >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan showing a cluster of storms off to the coastline and up to the north. as you look to the west you can see spotty showers trying to organize themselves. we have a chance for shower or thunderstorm popping up, really at any point, i think the best chance for that would be later on this afternoon. by 9:00 a.m., 77. lots of cloud cover today. noon, 82. 3:00 p.m., 83. a shower around at any point especially by the 3:00 p.m. hour. 6:00 p.m., 77 degrees, it will be a process in the evening hours where we clear on out of here, where we'll have showers and by the evening hours it's pretty with partly cloudy skies and tonight looks like a good night. 84 today, tomorrow, 62. tomorrow, less humid, dry, 84, picture perfect friday. saturday, showers south of the city. >> the pressure is mounting for the washington redskins to change their name saying it's dispar

cough up the extra $3 an held to the betsy ross bridge instead. trolleys are running, and new schedules on them. we have restrictions on the 11 and the 13. new schedules on the septa buses and the subway. >> reporter: i can't compete with the whole zipper wall changing. 53 in quakertown, 5 in oxford. 59 in warrington. 60 in center city. as you look at the suburbs in new jersey. 56 in browns mills. 56 in gandys beach and 60 degrees in dover, delaware. we've got a good day today. it's nice and warm, high of 87. not horribly uncomfortable, the humidity maybe up a notch this afternoon. we start with sunny skies, by nighttime we'll be cloudy. we'll see increasing clouds through the afternoon and maybe a spotty shower or thunderstorm tonight. and then we turn up the heat. look at the numbers on tuesday and wednesday, 92 degrees, the first time we've been that hot so far this year. even thursday, temperatures in the upper 80s at this point. we stay rather humid, wednesday, thursday, and friday each day a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. look su

i'd head for the betsy ross instead. karen. >> warm and muggy out there already.bout these temperatures. 66 in martin's creek, 68 coatesville, 70 currently in center city. 67 in ewing township, 72 in woodbine, new jersey. let's see how the day plays out. by 9:00 a.m. 79 degrees with hazy sunshine. by noon, we're up to 88. by 3:00 p.m., 90. our high today 91 degrees. we'll hit it around 4:00 p.m. by 6:00 p.m. 88 degrees coming down from that high its a day where the daytime hours are dry. later on tonight the slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm popping up most especially in your northwest suburbs so watch for that as you're headed out the door and an even better chance comes tomorrow, hot with gusty thunderstorms and a high of 94, matt. >> thank you, karen. >>> the u.s. soccer team has opened its underdog quest in the world cup with a big win. they scored first against ghana. just 29 seconds into last night's match. it was the fifth fastest goal in world cup history. ghana tied it up at one late in the match but four minutes later 20's year old john brooks g

will be variety of events happening from 9:00 to 6:00 all taking place at independence mall, the betsy ross house, the national constitution center and independence national historic park. >>> well, members of the delaware valley viet nam veterans work on this memorial yesterday. "eyewitness news" at falls township community park in levittown bucks county, on display for all veterans past and president. >> 6:10. when hoarding goes extreme. we'll tell but one man's habit, how it literally forced him from his house. >>> then, new dramatic video this morning, captures moment that students are swept away after a dam breaks. also ahead, local churches slated foreclosure despite the fact that parishioners say they've self-sufficient. our pat ciarrocchi has closer look when we come back. >> septa regional rail now on strike, engineers, electrical work, walk off the job after midnight. electrical workers have been working without a contract since 2009. the engineer since 2010. main sticking points are healthcare contributions, and retroactive pay raises, regional rails will not be in service during

again the betsy ross bridge through this point at girard.thbound getting used to that new traffic pattern by girard not causing a huge delay. something to look forward to we get a new traffic pattern on the southbound side on monday. always something new coming our way. tam. >> all right, something to look forward to, hm, matt? okay. if you say so. >>> new this morning months after a botched execution two states put prisoners to death using lethal injection. in georgia a teen kill are was put to death and in missouri a man convicted of shooting his girlfriend and killing two of her friends in then 96 was executed. clayton locket was put to death in oklahoma. jailers used a three drug cocktailing that seemed to fail. locket eventually died of a heart attack. >>> police in berks county searching for the driver of a pickup truck spotted putting live animals out of the vehicle. it happened last friday 13 in syncing spring. a man threw a kitten in the middle of the street as his truck sped by. that kitten and another cat were found laying dead on

raising a flag at the betsy ross house in honor of flag week. philadelphia the birth place of the stars and stripes. and simple events for families and visitors to go back in time. >> the first senior class at new foundation charter school graduated today. all 101 students in the class of 2014 got diplomas. and the school opened in 2000 and grades k-8 and later expanded. >>> and the "action news" team with these stories and more. rain delays for a construction project. >>> and swat teams at a chester county home, the family that got a frightening wake-up call. those stories and more next. for adam joseph, cecily tynan, jamie apody, ducis rodgers, rick williams, the entire news team ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ♪ >>> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> monday night. jim's off, i'm rick williams. in the news, officials say fatigue may be to blame for the

betsy ross bridge to gi regard. a lot that is going on and lots of plans. count on us to keep you prepared as the next phase of this major construction gets under way for a timeline of the project and detour information, you can go to nbc 10.com. >> bad enough. >> can you imagine what it will do to your commute. you need a lot of patience. not only with driving, but the weather. we have wet weather moving through. >> that's the construction. it is going to be a good bit more rain before the week is out. stay tuned for that. here's a live look towards the philadelphia museum of art and beyond. you can see dark clouds there and further north you go in philadelphia, the darker it gets and the wetter it gets. some parts continue to get hit hard. others continue to see nothing. at least not as far as any rain. we have the summer showers and humidity in the air with tropical downpours rather than just scattered showers. fogy and humid and also stormy overall. later this week it will be stormier. now we are starting to see the visibility go down and we are looking

there is no lightning strikes with this, riverside along route 130, palmyra and the betsy ross bridge, all of those areas getting drenched and as we widen out to center city philadelphia, we still see the moderate rainfall, as that particular part of the downpour is raining itself out. and glimpses of the philadelphia international airport where the rain is ening there and it will soon end where the phillies are trying to gear up for that game coming up in about one hour. in fact, we look at this picture from kevin, the tarp is on the field but can you see the water on the field as well as the drainage system is getting a workout and being tested right now with a quick 1 to 2 inches of rain. flash flood warnings continue in woods town and frankford and berlin and gloucester and salem county, until 8:15 p.m. if you encounter flooded roads, and find a alternate route, in the full accuweather forecast. >> we'll check back in later. now to say still developing story. a third grader is believed to have brought in heroin to school. the children were taken to the hospital by school bus to ge

there is no lightning strikes with this, riverside along route 130, palmyra and the betsy ross bridgeall of those areas getting drenched and as we widen out to center city philadelphia, we still see the moderate rainfall, as that particular part o

"eyewitness news" in old city outside the betsy ross house, where special flag day festivities were going on. justin drabek live on the skydeck, joins us live with a look at the wetter. >> hi, todd, that's right, can't complain about the weather for the past several weekends across the delaware vale, pleasant, low humidity, temperatures actually little below average today. now do have few clouds around right now about no threat of any rainfall. check out the high temperatures. we should be in the lower 80s, only made it to 76 officially at the philadelphia international airport, 62 in mount pocono, 80 inland at the atlantic city airport. here is where we are, six 60s in the suburbs, low 70s, across philadelphia, and areas to the south and new jersey, and in delaware. so it will be somewhat of a keel night. looking at 50's, returning to the forecast, so you can open up the windows, enjoy the fresh air. few clouds moving on through right now on storm scan3, they'll dissipate as we lose the heating from the day. now the fathers day forecast, looks great, through the morning, very comfortable

lane here aspen dot overnight putting down some new white lines, as you head southbound between betsy ross bridge and center city. right now only this one lane is opened, coming into center city. leaving house be ready to hit the brakes downtown. 309, live look here at the the pennsylvania turnpike and roads are dry, and we are off to a good start. construction delays, pennsy turnpike they are working both directions right here near fort washington interchange. they are working both directions on the northeast extension right here near lansdale interchange and for the gang down the shore east on the atlantic city expressway right near the atlantic city airport watch for delays due to construction. for gang in delaware we have 495 close another between exit two and three but i-95 looking good and mass transit running with no delays. erika, back to you. >>> waking up to this story this morning a house in camden, new jersey caught fire just after 11:00 last night. the it happened on the 600 block of cain avenue. blaze was quickly placed under control, we are told one person was injured, the c

for now stay to the left as you come from the betsy ross bridge and expect a little bit of slowing untilernight work is out of there. >>> let's go to exton, chester county, route 100 at commerce drive. overnight construction just north of here on 100 is gone but further north in pottstown emergency work is following an earlier truck fire and that's blocking all northbound lanes at shoemaker road and karen is going to have more on that coming up. david. >> all right, on flight tracker this morning we've got 1300 flights or so in the air across the country t the only delays right now are in dallas and houston where you might be able to make out a little cluster of thunderstorms in both of those areas but the faa says delays are down to about 15 minutes as those storms are beginning to diminish. the only chance of severe weather today really is in eastern colorado and toward the northern section of oklahoma. the other system we have, though, is a cold front that's heading into this morning ohio, parts of kentucky, tennessee and some of our southern states so if you're headed out there a lit

we still have speed restrictions on the betsy ross bridge. drivers in delaware, 495 blocked off shut down between exits 2 and 3. terminal avenue and 12th street because of that bridge project we have going on. that investigation. so take 95 as your alternate. the good news is as i've been saying a lot of drivers are used to this at this point so 95 you can expect congestion 495 not too bad. new jersey turnpike t connector on the eastbound side we still have an accident right now. lane restrictions near the delaware river toll plaza so that's been out there for about 15 minutes and it's still out there now. you can expect to see a little slowdown in that area. >> happening today hillary clinton's memoir hits the shelves across the country. it's a first person account of her four years as secretary of state. but we're also learning more about the clinton's life after she and the president left the white house. hear about a dire financial situation that left them flat broke. and no sale. the feud between donald sterling and the nba is on again.

we have speed restrictions over the betsy ross bridge to 35 miles per hour because of the foggy conditions there. so keep that in mind. down wires in willistown township. drivers on the blue route through montgomery county not too bad near the mid county toll plaz you can see traffic is light at this ur, no accidents to report on the blue route. we have this accident we follow, new jersey turnpike/pnsa turnpike cnector near the delaware riverdge toll plaza. expect a lane restriction there. >> we have breaking news to tell you about out of pakistan. another attack at the airport in that country's capital. this time militants attacked a security training facility at the airport a. gun battle is under way between security forces and the attackers. this comes less than two days after taliban gun men attacked the same airport. 36 people wereattack including members. this is video of that attack. no word on psieasualties inhismorng's asslt or whether the taliban is responsible for this att today. >> up ne whale watching at the jersey shore. up close and personal ghtings. why tse mammals are cins

and, also, 95 south, can you see from the betsy ross bridge down to the vine about 15 minute delay. >one saw foo fighters are there this year? >> competition underway at the special olympics. >> jen joyce is out there, rider university. what's begin going on, jenny? >> actually, we have activity for you right now it, happens to be laugh time, see the guys, the girls warming up now, this is michigan versus south carolina, a really big game. this is for a metal. so we're hearing lots of cheers, you can hear lots of loud music, pepping everybody up. joined by nel, your son plays for south carolina. he is happy to be here. but his is not his first olympic game. tell me little bit about your son, kacie. >> has been involved in special olympics since 2,000. and he started out in golf, played in seven national golf tournaments. hess first usa game, and he actually qualified in golf, as well, but he chose basketball because he really likes being part of a team. >> star athlete here. he plays golf. he plays basketball. and you're a proud mama. >> absolutely. i couldn't be prouder. >> what's so

still on your bridges, betsy ross is particularly foggy. that is still in place n plymouth meeting germantown pike at butler pike another accident to look out for, guys. >>> 7:35 on this tuesday. defense official says five u.s. nato soldiers were killed in southern afghanistan in what appears to be, a friendly fire incident. a senior official in afghanistan says that they have been killed when they called for air support, as they clashed with the taliban. total of 36 nato soldiers lost their lives so far this year in afghanistan. let's bring in column oliver north. welcome to philadelphia good to see you again. >> mike, i would love to be starting this out with good news and not good news. >> how does this happen? it does in every battle field situation. how does it happen. >> yes, and in spite of the fact that we have got all of the high tech stuff in the world, it sound to me very much like this is one of those kind of incident where someone is what we call lacing the target with the laser target designator, ignition being used fit was a

the other breaths are all clear right now, including the betsy ross, the walt witman, the ben franklin're looking great. as you can see, both directions are clear right now. drive times on 76, that's going to be about 14 minutes as you can see in both directions right now between the blue route and the vine. if your travels take you out on 95 at this hour, 14 minutes is what we're seeing between woodhaven and the vine. back to you. >>> breaking news out of nigeria. there's been another mass kidnapping by the extremists there, this time more than 60 girls and women have been abducted along with 31 boys. you'll remember that more than 200 nigerian school girls remain unaccounted for two months after being kidnapped from their school in nigh yeeria. >>> why the president's fast food order is making headlines this morning. >>> plus -- >> can i take your order? >> a surprise. >> oh, my god. >> oh, boy, that is a surprise. a surprise server. we'll tell you the reason for that reaction to a simple restaurant order, next. >>> seven minutes before 5:00 right now. a live look, obviously center c

hello northeast philadelphia we have that traffic pattern coming southbound approaching the the betsy rosserybody is push off to the right and then here you're using that newly constructed stretch of the roadway. couple days getting used to it. i talk to harry donahue from kyw news radio this morning and he said it doesn't feel as tight as a squeeze when it hits this spot their girard. improvement coming our way there they are still working on this stretch of route 202 near 29, they didn't work last night because of the storms. we're in good shape rolling through malvern. an accident if you are watching us down the shore in toms river, garden state parkway right here near toms river interchange. septa running back to normal on the trains for wilmington line. they had problems last night for folks on the way home. get ready for some fire works, tonight, tomorrow, and saturday, fire works after each one of the phillies games. i talked to the philadelphia highway patrol officer and he said just pass along bobby you are not allowed to stop on i-95. folks like to pull off on to the shoulder and

we are seeing volume pop here coming between the betsy ross bridge and girard avenue. in traffic pattern there roosevelt boulevard, damp and wet from all that rain we had last night coming southbound no problems here, past our camera at fox street. we had some problems last night on the wilmington line. everything is back to normal this morning. so we're expecting a normal morning rush hour, for that gang, and if you are watching us down the shore, toms river, an accident on the garden state parkway north pound right at the toms river off ramp and who is ready for fire works? phillies got a whole bunch of them for you the next couple of nights. tonight, tomorrow and saturday night, after the games and philadelphia police just want to remind thaw no parking on i-95. you cannot pull on to the shoulder to catch fire works, safely jump off 95 and park anywhere there in south philadelphia. take at kids for a light show over the next couple of nights from gang from wilmington so far so good on i-95. it bunches up at 7:00, 7:30. that is everyone trying to avoid that 495 const

you're in the clear so the tacony and betsy ross no problem and construction continues with one lane blocked westbound on the commodore barry until september 1st. you've got awhile longer dealing with that. we're in new jersey, that's the 42 freeway northbound traffic no delay just yet. construction cleared southbound so you're good to go in jersey, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> we're following a developing story out of west philadelphia. police have rounded he plea men who they are calling persons of 90 connection with the robbery and deadly shooting of a man. police were called to the 5900 block of market street around 9:30 last night. when they arrived at the scene they found a 29-year-old man lying in the street under the market street el and he had been shot twice. officers rushed him to the hospital but he died. but on his way to the hospital, he told police that three men jumped him robbed him then shot him and drove off in a white minivan. officers found a white minivan at 59th and market with the keys still in it. investigators say city surveillance cameras in the area captu

tacony palmyra betsy ross walt whitman commodore barry no major problems on your area bridges dave. > board the main rain is well out to our west trying to inch closer to lancaster. really a slow mover and it may fall apart as it tries to head east but we may see some showers later in the morning, maybe toward the end of rush hour in places like reading and wilmington. we'll keep our eyes on that. karen also mentioned she had a little mist on the windshield on the way in from south jersey earlier this morning. there is a little patchy fog around that might be producing that. 69 degrees by 9 o'clock. by noon 74. 77 is your afternoon high at 3 o'clock and then 75 at 6 o'clock. some sunny breaks but a lot of clouds today and a spotty shower possible at times. no big term delays on the big board although out in chicago there is some rain so perhaps some delays building there a little later on. again mainly dry today in philadelphia, warm with a high of 77 degrees and, tam, a spotty shower or a thunderstorm is possible. >> okay, thank you, david. >>> going on to health check a new study sh

betsy ross bridge might be a better bet. have a crash involving a pedestrian this morning in southwest philadelphia at 65th and woodland right by the 12th district. maybe want to stick with 66th and elmwood as some alternates. over in west deptford an accident involving a pedestrian and a train along jobstown road near 44, crown point road close to the post office and in wilmington, we had that awful fire and building collapse overnight along bird street at maryland avenue and maryland is closed this morning between beach and linden streets. maybe stick with route two and lancaster avenue to get around that situation which matt i know you have more details on. >> going to good tote that right now. breaking news, crews discover a body besides a collapsed burned outing in delaware overnight. "action news" reporter katherine scott has been gathering new information on the scene, in fact got some new information just seconds ago and is live in wilmington with more. katherine. >> reporter: that's right, matt, we did just get an u

looks like that has cleared but take a look this is 95 near the betsy ross bridge heavy, drim time isthbound down to the vine and downed tree at the intersection of arden road and golf road. >> ten packs of heroin. that's what a first-grader brought to her school yesterday. some of those were open. katy zachry is live with what's happening today at the school and with the girl's mother. >> i have new information about that philadelphia mother who was arrested after her daughter took packets of heroin to school. we'll have more coming up. frozen arnold palmer. it's the coldest arnold palmer around. what you got there? frozen arnold palmer. i think you got me beat. introducing dunkin's new frozen arnold palmer coolatta. get any small coolatta for just $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in west kensington. we're learning more details about a police standoff with an armed gunman that ended in the last half hour. monique braxton has been following the story. she has an update. >> reporter: tracy t barricade situation ended about 6:45, about a block from

north, the other one going south, bottom line cars going no where on either side here, so use the betsy rossre getting ready to step out the front door, and crash, just outside of wilmington here, route 100 right at carpenter's row. ukee, back over to you. >> thank you, next update at 7:55, up next on cbs this morning, new lead in the case of a georgia man accused of le >>> these surfers in australia spotted a whale in the water on sunday in sydney. they got right up to the mammal but he didn't swim away. some accuse them of harassment. they got so law they broke the law. swimmers can only get within 30 yards. he didn't seem harassed here. it seems like if he was upset, he would have let them know. he would have knocked them out. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up this half hour. a surprise for nearly 700,000 facebook users. their emotions were deliberately put to a test. we'll be shown how facebook conducted the covert research. >>> plus, yogis and gym rats are joining forces. they say a new tax threatens the well being of the nation's capital. we'll show you how they're push

live look, roads are dry little sun glare this morning south on 95 stack up from the betsy ross bridgeng here. actually we go to this one bustleton, solid, first accident northeast philly, and now, another opening at 8:25 probably opening number six this morning here, at that talcony palmyra bridge. erika, back to you. >> thank you next update at 8: 25, next on cbs this morning, modern medical miracle. how apparellized man was given the a ability to move. your local news continues with us o ao let's go ao let's go ♪ >>> let's go is right. it's tuesday, jun 24th 2014. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including the countdown to team usa's showdown with germany. we're talking with a world cup veteran today. but first, here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> iraqi security forces have surrendered this country's largest oil refinery. >> republicans are steamed that the hard drive apparently crashed three years ago. and they're only finding out about it now. >> i see no evidence that -- >> well, how would you know what elements of the crime existed? you don

you're traveling 18 miles per hour from the betsy ross bridge to about girard at this point.lthough starting to see slow speeds on the schuylkill expressway not terrible yet, but we knocked it down from the 50s to the 40s for the most part. part westbound as well as eastbound as we look. the phils play today at 1:05. 495 remains shut down between 1th an terminal avenue in delaware. we'll see extra heavy delays on i-95. it's a good alternate. you might want to take route 13 in wilmington hop into new jersey because the delays are taking longer to build over there. 295 looking good this morning. no accidents on the roads tam and matt. >> police are trying to run down a robber this morning who brutally beat a clerk as he robbed the convenience store. katherine scott is live outside that store on markle street with the video police want you to see. >> reporter: good morning, tam, this was a violent robbery that was caught on video. now police are looking for tips to track the man responsible. this happened on markle by mitchell in roxborough at m and m market. a man with his hood

the tacony-palmyra scheduled to go up in just a few minutes, head to the betsy ross bridge. >> reporterrm out there, we're on or about 70. we're up into the mid 70s by 8:00 a.m. we have a mixture of clouds and sun, hot and humid starting tomorrow. >> this is wawa welcome america week. lots of activities all around philadelphia enjoy them they are going to be fun, today i'm going to be reading with some kids at the academy of natural sciences. >> reporter: don't scare them. >> i don't know what i'm reading yet. that's drama for you right there. >> reporter: war and peace would work well. >> reporter: kids like that. >> for all of us here, karen rogers, david murphy, nydia han, tamala edwards, i'm matt o'donnell. have a great monday and great week! "g.m.a." next. [ steve buscemi ] i'm steve buscemi, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. i love exploring all its amazing history. like the revolutionary war battlefields in saratoga, or ellis island, where america welcomed some of my own family. there's also the birthplace of the women's movement, and fdr's home. com

we're slowing up southbound traffic heading toward center city, slow at cottman and jammed from the betsy rossdge to girard. we have a new traffic pattern change today is the first work day with it. on southbound traffic watch for that, instead of being in the center it's off to the right, it looks different and may cause an extra jam up. spring garden, brandywine street a water main break in causing a bit of an issue. you can see slow speeds on i-95 20 miles per hour at time. in manayunk all the streets reopened after the arts festival. you see the schuylkill expressway speeds like is 15 mis per hour slow westbound past the boulevard watch for that. we have an handful of accidents fisherville road at reeseville road. blocking the ramp at 35 westbound. we have an accident in chester county baxton hill road just cleared. 64 degrees right now in philadelphia. a good amount of sunshine heading up to 84 a good day ahead, tam and erin. thanks so much, karen. >>> a florida woman suspected of dui faces more serious charges after police say she ate the evidence. investigators say she was caught on pol

tail lights heading southbound allegheny avenue it's a slow go from the betsy ross bridge on into girard. we have an issue coming away from the granite run mall heading into media. you can't stay on baltimore pike eastbound there's a downed pole they are forcing you on the route 1 media bypass instead. in lower providence cleaning up that overnight crash at germantown pike at ridge pike. they are going to close township line road between linfield trap. 7 to 5:00. ferry road closing in new britain township bucks county, 611 gets you around that. >> georgia father has been charged with the murder of his child after the boy was left in the suv for 7 hours in the hot sun. autopsy results say cooper harris died of the hypothermia. the temperature hit 230 degrees. his father sailed he forget to drop the boy off from day care. but police say harris went to is car at lunchtime and then on his way home from work pulled into a shopping center parking lot and asked for help for his son. >> the nfl is lifting his cap on the damages that 20,000 retired players will split related to football concussio