but there's no primary source documenting betsy ross creating that flag. but it is a well respected and fond symbol of american history. on this side of the room, behind me, you'll see very colorful flags that are a different shape than the american flag. these are french regimental flags. and as you may know, the french helped the continental army win the war with financial support, military support, and supplies. opposite the american flag wall, we have several flags depicting the different regiments of the army, so each regiment would design its own flag and be known by it. the white flag with the bees is an early north carolina flag. on the far end, you'll see a navy blue flag with two women, and that's the new york third regiment flag. welcome to the lobe gallery, the last gallery at the museum. currently, "rating the attic," a crowdsourced exhibit, is being hosted. this exhibit put 22 artifacts up for public choice. and over 5,000 votes are received and the top 10 objects are now exhibited here in this gallery. so some of the interesting objects that

you want to expect this delay past the betsy ross bridge to girard looking live on i-95 southbound.p that right here and bring in the big picture and here we're seeing some slow speeds on i-95 resulting from that, about 20 miles an hour southbound at girard. the schuylkill about 18 miles an hour westbound past the boulevard to past belmont. don't forget the traffic lights are out. this has been a problem here grays ferry avenue and 34th street and police are on hand and they're directing traffic around the scene but that's going cause an extra jam up as well. a new accident came in a second ago right here. this is newtown bucks county and it's blocking the road richboro road and fur drive. the accident is blocking that intersection so you want to watch for that one. let's bring back our camera window here and we're checking out a differ scene. this is this is chester county 30 bypass at 322. heavy traffic from eastbound past 340 to 113 but the big accident this morning is on i-95 southbound. was blocking all lanes as you head toward the walt whitman bridge past the vine street expre

tacony-palmyra no problems, even the betsy ross bridge.walt whitman bridge we have construction both ways until 3:00 p.m. >> reporter: it's comfortable, low humidity, lots of sun coming up over the horizon, 9:00 a.m., 71. 78 by noon, a comfortable morning if you have to go out and catch the bus or the el. 84 is the high winds at 6 to 12 miles per hour not all that strong. down the airport we go, well have tranquil weather here and along the east coast. you wouldn't expect to his anything but green arrow planes on the big board. if you're heading to pa by that could be -- to had a -- hawaii that's a different story. on facebook there's a link to my preview of the union game against jack mcinerney and montreal. >> now on to health collect, major hl groups are getting a warning about a pop are sky -- popular procedure, cracking could increase the risk of a stroke in young and middle aged adults. >> the phillies engineered a sweep of the astros from ryan howard who hit a grand slam which gave the phillies 6-5 lead. he knocked in 11 runs in the

i-95 southbound jammed from bridge street to the betsy ross bridge this morning.l november it over to the schuylkill at vine street expressway the vine street expressway, no delays on either of these two highways thankfully they they are in good shape. we have a fare on second street in philadelphia between girard and spring garden street. it is second street festival from noon to 10:00 p.m. second street is now closed between girard avenue and spring garden street in philadelphia. on to the ben franklin bridge mid span, no delays or problems on the ben franklin bridge this morning. it is in fine shape. so is walt whitman if you are shore bound no delays on 42 freeway. the the ac expressway is heavy but it is moving and so is garden state parkway. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm ann evans now diana back to you. >>> many couples will say marriage is a leap of faith especially proving true for this one wisconsin couple. two met while skies diving in 2012. since then chad and amy have shared many jumps but on amy's 500th jump their plane collided in

betsy ross always a good alternate there sun begins to rise, southbound i the 95 slow in through girardccident along route 70 at spring lake boulevard there outside of fort dixon and crash on the northeast extension, it is southbound right at mid county interchange and rest of the major roadways of the schuylkill starting to see sun glare inbound around the curve, blue route looking good as i mentioned southbound i-95 slow in through girard avenue, back to you. >>> sharks are ready for their starring role again this year. >> next week it is shark week, and discovery channel is checking out great whites on the mexican islands when things got scary here. they were tracking the great white until a shark turned on the camera, luckily the shark realize that had camera was in the lunch, and swam off to look for something more appetizing, that is scary. >> pretty wild. >> look at how fast that happens. >> don't be scared and then that happened. >> be scared. >> you need to be scared on that one. >> be very scared. >> absolutely. >> imagine being the guy in that cage there. >> when that happens

at the betsy ross bridge still moving at 54 miles an hour, not bad.uylkill is in pretty good shape and the blue route as well. don't forget we've got the phils tonight at 7:05 and we've got a jimmy buffet concert at the susquehanna bank center so you'll see lots of congestion later this evening so watch for that one am i want to take you to tacony. we have been talking about this overnight shooting and it is still impacting your morning commute. this is torresdale avenue and levick street. we've got police out here blocking off a portion of torresdale. torresdale's closed between disston and hellerman. portions of ditman closed. stick to walker for that. mcgee closed at torresdale. stick to levick street. this overnight shooting in tacony impacting your morning commute with three different road closures right now, tam. >> okay karen. let's stay on this story. this shootout between a suspect and a philadelphia police officer left the officer wounded and the suspect dead overnight. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside of einstein hospi

you drop down to on 95, northbound and southbound, but keep in mind, northbound, just beyond the betsy ross bridge, we do have disable box truck, that's taking out the right-hand lane. as you will notice, rush hour delays, all over the map, and about two hour delays at the philadelphia international airport. chris? >> victoria, thank you very much. still to come here on "eyewitness news", brand new report out ranks the most hack recall cars on the road. >> then, high-tech swim safety. there is an app for that. a look at the first wearable device that could prevent children from drowning. steve? >> phillies ace cliff lee's put on the 15-day disable list. i tell you what his latest injury could mean for the rest every his season. plus a key piece of the eagles offense, also side lined. find out why coming up in 60 second >> kate, so glad i brought my huge golf umbrella. >> i need the hat with the umbrella built in. >> it works if you want to preserve the hairstyle outside tonight. it is a mess out there. some parts of the area are quiet. other parts are getting hit by heavy downpours. let's t

notice betsy ross bridge not too far here. an accident on the shoulder. good news it is on the shoulder. bad news is we have a delay back towards cottman so making your commute in downtown philadelphia is a somewhat of a squeeze. then jump in southbound delays making your way from philadelphia international airport down to 476. take a look at schuylkill expressway, traveling east bound this accident here again on the shoulder around gulph mills. it seems to be traffic is moving by just fine but as we take a look at our wide notice speed sensors are in the teens and not only eastbound in the direction of that accident but also westbound, in the usual spot between city avenue and belmont. so traveling further west heading out towards 202 you open up but cannot say same thing for that eastbound side. you're delayed from 202 beyond accident scene at gulph mills and approaching vine street expressway. expect northbound delays on the roosevelt boulevard and traveling east bound on the vine street expressway, between 76 and i9 56789 mass transit looks pretty goo

meanwhile here on 95 southbound side slow going now from past the betsy ross bridge on into girard avenueat we had in the brands new work zone on the roosevelt boulevard northbound side by broad street is gone. most of the slowing thinned out there as well. we are watching a crash in bala cynwyd along belmont avenue at saint asaph there on the backside of the gsb building and in another work zone, things just got under way just yesterday. this spring garden street the bridge over the schuylkill river and the schuylkill expressway. they started a new paving project here yesterday with restrictions during the during e daytime but as you can see right here [inaudible] >> actually matt, i think i'll take it now. new here at 6:30 at least three people were killed when this construction site collapsed in thailand. the unfinished six story building came crashing down on 30 crew members. some of them may still be trapped thunder debris and the cause of the collapse is still under investigation. >>> also new this morning, london police want to find the parents whose child fell onto a set of subway

south on 59 at the moment, heavy from the betsy ross bridge, in through girard. in south jersey. starting to see delays on 42, 55, as you head in toward the bridges. natasha, back to you. >> bob, thank you etch so much. ran cast rancher is tam end the add more than just -- is talented add more than just herding cattle. >> ♪ >> does that sound familiar? that's right racer playing royals by lourdes on his trombone. derrick says the coast like it, and they're attracted to the music it, makes it a lot easier to round up. matter of fact, derek said, they moo along with his playing. >> you know what? >> they moo to royals. >> i've never seen anything like that. >> years ago they used to say music solves the saddest -- savage beast. >> young boy steels the show at a fair in northeast pennsylvania. >> reporter, asked noah ridder what he thought about the rides, and that's when noah took over. >> i never been on live television before. but really sometimes i don't watch, i don't watch the news, because i am a kid, and apparently every time grandpa gives me the remote i ha

monitoring a whole bunch of traffic, slow speeds and plenty of them around the region 95 around the betsy ross bridge just 15 miles per hour, and the same on the schuylkill expressway just 12 as you come in eastbound by girard avenue headed towards south philadelphia, for the 7:00 preseason game. there is one accident in london grove, blocking a stretch of 41, a crash and downed pole shutting it down from the route 1 oxford bypass and newark road. that works instead of 41, newport gap pike. still a crash on 295, southbound side, approaching 561 in camden county, it's off to the side and see all the slow speeds, and evesham township, kettle run road, and we are prepping for an opening at the burlington bristol bridge, opening up in 15 minutes or so. and everything is on top for the septa. ten of them running during the 6:00 and 7:00 hours to help you get down to the linc. we'll check it again in the next half hour. the eagles and jets battle it out at lincoln financial field. the final game of the preseason for both teams and former eagle mike vick will start tonight. jaime apody is live at the

betsy ross bridge is in the clear, tacony-palmyra is clear.en franklin bridge we have the construction blocking the right lane, walt whitman bridge eastbound one lane blocked until 3. >> it takes nerve to get out there in front of all those people and do that, pal is a great charity, good for you. 73 degrees by 9:00 a.m., low humidity, a little bit of a breeze kicking around. 83 by 3:00 p.m., high of 84 degrees thool hit rnld 3:30, we'll be in the low 80s by 6:00 p.m. nice out there tonight, as well. if you're heading to the pool, the only thing i can tell you about this, it's a great idea as long as you have sunscreen. temperatures in the 80s, goo lather up, because we don't want you to get a burn. >> two love letters from a navy man have finally reached their destination 70 years after they were written. the letters were presented to dorothy at the chicago nursing home where she lives. she had written back and forth to the al who was stationed in san diego. in one letter, he wrote about a regret he had. >> after all you were the last girl i'

obviously at this point that is not your best bet, the westbound walt whitman or the westbound betsy ross is better. burlington bristol bridge still on stand by for the bridge opening and the ship is running late, would i head for the turnpike connecter bridge instead and it's heavy from here to jared for the eagles game. getting ready for the made in america festival, that means restrictions around akins oval and at the parkway. newport gap pike is shut down because of a down pole from a crash. we'll check it again, no, we'll check it tomorrow. >> have a nice evening. >> if you want to check back in at 6:00 -- >> no thank you. >> okay. more to come on "action news" thursday night. the captain is sidelines indefinately by his coach and it has nothing to do with his performance on the field. >> and a flood of wrongy issued parking tickets. the "action news" troubleshooters are getting good results. >>> a breath of fresh air pushed in and live now from the pagoda cam and the low humidity now is not going to last. we'll talk about changes in the holiday weekend in accuweather. >> plus, the e

we are stacked and pack here from the betsy ross bridge on into downtown with only those two left lanes schuylkill expressway looking good this morning. accident up here in skippack harleysville pike at cross road, it happened earlier this morning but it knock down telephone pole and wires. that is reason for the delay and detour still with us, a gas main leak here on old lincoln highway that is block between bristol road and rock hill drive, and just above that turnpike interchange at philly bensalem. stay with neshaminy boulevard as your alternate. we are seeing volume build in from south jersey 55 and 42, heavy heading in to walt whitman. mass transit has in reported delays. ukee and erika, back to you. >>> pennsylvania governor tom corbett says the the state will advance 265 million-dollar to the philadelphia's public schools. >> but superintendent doctor william hite says it won't be enough to guarantee the schools will open up on time. district wants lawmakers in harrisburg to allow the city toch pack have of cigarettes. yesterday state senator vincent hughes held a hearing on tha

use the betsy ross or walt whitman instead. le and sunday the northeast extension closing between lansdale and mid county. ramp 95 northbound to girard close this is weekend as well for more construction. not so great now, not a lot to look forward to. but enjoy your weekend anyway. >>> young men encouraged to share creative voice this is summer. two philadelphia organizations teamed up for boys right now. a hip-hop crew got them pumped for the free workshop. mentors are helping to help 7 to 12 graders transfer emotions into the written word. >> present cool. >>> and the next half-hour of "action news." he has the new car and had the perfect song, but it was over before he could sing it. >> this cooler gets an $8 million idea or could it be? many think so. >>> if you are headed to citizens bank park the phills taking on the mets. low humidity and talking about the temperatures and letting you know when you stick around for the weekend in the accuweather forecast. i do and ducis with a look at this ahead at the preseason match-u

to see you can see this little area of yellow, i-95 southbound about 23 miles an hour near the betsy rossso that building volume kicking in. katherine scott has been live in camden, still an issue on tenth and linden with that accident cause something restrictions, matt. >> we'll talk more about that. thanks so much karen. a car barreled into a home in camden overnight and the impact left a structure in a pile of rubble. "action news" reporter katherine scott live there at tenth and linden streets with what happened to those in the vehicle and what's happening now. katherine. >> reporter: matt, one man and one woman who were in that initial car crash were taken to the hospital with critical injuries. as for the emergency responders they were across the street when suddenly this home started to collapse and you can see right now there's not a whole lot left. there's just a pile of rubble where that house once stood. demolition crews were called in to take down the remaining structure overnight. and you can see it's largely cleaned up now but take a look at this viewer video. you could see

opening here in the last five, ten minutes or so, but we are good to go as you roll across the river, betsy ross bridge there in the background. going to south philly, live look where they've been paving on the overnight. construction guys love this casino of weather. right here, the schuylkill expressway, in toward philly, right at vare avenue. so if you are leaving south philly, or coming over the walt whitman into philadelphia, and headed into center city, we have this one lane traffic pattern, these guys probably have another hour or so to go, and they are out here, also, all night long along route 202 northbound side of 202 approaching the schuylkill expressway, with only that left lane open, little bit of dust cloud getting close to the schuylkill, as they chop up concrete. police activity here in coatesville, first avenue blocked at oak street. so we'll use route 82 out of the gate this morning pennsylvania turnpike, they are still working eastbound between ft. washington and willow grove. and the trolley tunnel blitz continues through monday, where all of the subway surface trolleys are

a live look at the betsy ross bridge change things up for you. we'll tell you what to expect if you are leaving today and try to get you around problems on the road like this one potentially brewing in center city. it could be tricky this weekend because of the made in america festival. a live look at the museum of art. we'll tell what you to know to avoid those big crowds downtown. good morning, everyone. this is "nbc 10 news today" on a friday. i'm chris cato. >> i'm christine maddela. happy friday, everyone. we do want to tell you we've been keeping a close eye on the rip currents and risk of rip currents at the beaches in delaware and new jersey. hurricane cristobal is posing a threat but that will change over the next few days. >> we have team coverage of everything you need to know for this labor day weekend in this area. jesse gary checking out made in america. katy zachry with an eye on the roads. but first, meteorologist bill henley. bill, it's off to a cool start this morning. >> 15 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. it's going

and then the ben franklin, the walt whitman, betsy ross bridges, all in good shape, and mass transit with no delays, here's ukee now with a look at sports. >> thank you, sir. phillies are out west tonight taking on the los angeles angels of anaheim. angels will honor former all stair jim fer ghost which pre-game ceremony tonight. nerve go is passed at the age every 71. last night mets up one-nothing in the fourth inning, darren rough turns that pitch around. gone. rough two-run shot to dead center fields puts the home team in front. but the mets errupted in the seventh inning. anthony's three-run blast was the big blow. mets win this one, take three out of four. the eagles chip kelly and patriots, bill bellachek will be seeing a lot of each other again this training camp. birds begin three days of practices with the pay treats in foxboro leading to up friday night's pre-season game number two, eagles lost to chicago you may remember in practice game one, it is practice, pay treats lost to washington. the pre-season, underway, erika, back to you. >> ukee, thank you. 5:26. coming up in

southbound, delays from the betsy ross bridge, in through girard avenue.ay long, crossing that ben franklin, headed into the camden waterfront for the big concert later on erika, back over to you. >> thank you that'sssfor now, talk ong up ♪ go! go! ;< go, go power oats! go! cheerios! go power! go...power! yayyyy! >> camera read. >> 3, 2, 1. >> we are working on today. >> not cool for school. why kids heading back for fall are not happy. >> the big what ine bust that surprise police. >> caught on camera, a routine traffic stop gone wrong! coca ♪ ♪ doctor, doctor gimme the news ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> we are starting with a news story that captured the attention of people around the globe, because of this image: there's no photoshop here. this is a serious me problem! >> eye -- a 22-pound tumor was removed from the back and neck dical a chinese man. the benign softtissue tumor, appeared 10 years ago

southbound side in the normal slow spots from the betsy ross bridge into girard.dges don't forget about our bridge work on the ben franklin bridge this week, just three westbound lanes available instead of the normal four head need center city so that did cause delays yesterday went expect them again today. delays on the schuylkill of course are popping up westbound by city avenue just 19 miles per hour. and we have been watching for delays on the northeast extension southbound because of a crash near lansdale and chopper 6 hd has arrived on the scene. this is the southbound side of 476, the northeast extension. had an accident involving that vehicle. luckily no one injured in this one and at this point everything is off to the side. you see the southbound traffic on 476 starting to move a little bit better. tow trucks on the on the scene to hall away the vehicle hopefully soon so an improving situation on the northeast extension but on 309 in colmar those southbound lanes are still blocked. not getting better there yet between line lexington road by the burger ki

prepare for extra time or take the walt whitman bridge or betsy ross bridge instead. >>> award awardinning direcr james cameron is driving into a new frontier. his new film deep sea challenge debuts in theaters this weekend. we have a preview. >> reporter: director james cameron is on a mission. >> reporter: on a mission to get to the deepest point on planet earth, the only person ever to go at it alone. it might sound like another james cameron blockbuster. this is a real life exploration. the oscar winning director locked in a one man sub 24 feet long the space so tiny he couldn't stretch out his arms. traveling to the marry -- mariana trerch in -- trench in e western pacific. his dive so deep he passed into the sea where light country pen straight trait. it's deeper than the -- can't penetrate. >> my feeling was complete isolation from all humanity. >> reporter: i can relate, i took a dive with scientists exploring the sea. >> we're on the bottom of the arctic. i saw a world teeming with life, cameron's world black. >> i've seen some astonishing thing in the depths that fill your

i-95 they are doing slowing southbound in the normal spot from the betsy ross bridge into girard.eeds in the 20s. on i-95 northbound midday today, if you're out and about on south street and the walt whitman bridge they will block a lane 9 to 3. that will give you delays. the roosevelt boulevard as you travel northbound by grant avenue there's a crash by the luk oil station. one in bristol, bucks county, there's one at ford road to avoid. and one at susquehanna road at fitzwater town road. new paving along conshohocken state road, 23, working 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,ing blocking the road entirely at times. stick with lancaster avenue as the alternate. bolderren down and chesterfield road a crash at fenten lane. >> an american hostage held by a group linked to al qaeda in syria. peter curtis was held by a different group than isis which killed american journal i also also -- journalist jim foley. >>> john kerry said he had been working with two dozen countries to get his release. >>> american airline also had an emergency landing yesterday due to a bomb threat posted on twitter, a m

we're jammed from the betsy ross bridge to girard, i-95 southbound part of the right lane blocked atirard avenue. i have more information on the gas main break in feasterville, lincoln highway is closed between rock hill road and bristol road. crews are repairing the gas main break that's causing is a problem. we have an accident in lower salford. it happened earlier, stick to most ofman road to avoid any problems there, tam. >> we're beginning with breaking news, there's a manhunt underway for a delaware county man. police say that he shot and stabbed his wife to death sces on the run with -- and he is now on the run with her young sons. an amber alert has gone out for the boys. katherine scott is live at the scene in drexel hill with the latest details. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, the children have been identified as robert and christopher belajonsa, police are looking to get a picture of the children as they search for the man and two children. police have suited up, they have entered the home on abbey terrace, as they begin to look at the crime scene.

ninety-five jammed once you get past the betsy ross bridge, all the way down to the vine.ew jersey majors looks just fine, though, guys? >> police searching for the gunman who shot and killed a two year old man outside peace concert in fairmount park. happened about 8:30, outside the del music center, 600 people were inside at the time. no one else was hurt. >>> and, there has been second shooting targeting police officers in south jersey. the most recent happening in bridgeton, cumberland county. authorities say shot was fired at police, as the heals just one day after bullet holes were found at the west depford police station the total of $40,000 is being offered in reward money for any information leading to the arrest of those involved in these two shootings. >> let's get right to the escalating violence in suburban st. louis following the shooting death of un around teen over the weaken, heavily armed officers and ferguson pointed and the protest remembers demanding answers, fosh the death of 18 year old mike and brown. prosecute remembers expected to meet with brown'

talk about rolling out the red carpet we're told dnc committee escorted across betsy ross bridge by the motorcycles you see behind me. police were on those motorcycles riding them. a crowd of several hundred a short time ago filled 17th street here. you can see people are coming outside of the radisson blue hotel. our camera was rolling when dignitaries gathered here outside the hotel waving flags and posters welcoming the dnc committee. aside from democratic leaders like mayor nutter, governor rendell and congressman bob brady just in the crowd over there, we saw police commissioner ramsey, other top police brass, members of city council, democratic ward leaders, convention city officials, the city's streets and revenue chiefs, parks and rec commissioner just to name a few. their goal, of course, is to make sure philadelphia outshines four other cities vying for the 2016 convention. >> we have a great facility with the wells fargo center. we have an incredible city at the convention center. this is one of many of thousands and thousands and thousands of great hotel rooms in the city ri

, you can see it right here blocking the right lane past cottman avenue as drivers approach the betsy ross bridge area. one disabled vehicle blocking the right lane. leave yourself extra time. we have new accident on main street at indian creek road. that's one of the three accidents in montgomery county. the other one is win ward, mineral and trenton road. afternoon street and freedley street. in just a few minutes i'll tell you that willow grove is still blocked off. >>> cyberattack retaliation. a popular bank was hit by attackers. and the attack may have to do with russia/u.s. relations. >>> a new drug is popping up in the lehigh area. it's called enbomb. and it has scary effects. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com >>> 6:13, a live look at the comcast center. 74 degrees in philadelphia. meteorologist bill henley said sun is out

big picture you can see i-95 elsewhere this area of red, it's a different story from about the betsy rossirard only about 20 miles an hour. we're down to the single digits once again on the schuylkill westbound. about 9 miles an hour. we can take a live look near belmont and you see that westbound traffic now at a 26 minute ride from the vine to the blue route matt. >> thank you karen. let's take a live look at center city philadelphia where we sea bright sunshine and a few clouds out there. david murphy has the exclusive accuweather forecast. david. >> nice morning absolutely, matt. take a look at temperatures. we're at 70 degrees in philadelphia. a lost suburbs still in the 60's at this point. allentown 65. sea isle city 69 and this afternoon it is going to be warm. we'll see a high of 86 with clouds and sun. there's the chance avenue spotty shower or a thunderstorm but that's few and far between today. some of you might get caught by that. sunny and nice tomorrow, 84. 83 friday and really looking good through the weekend. sunday there will be a system to our south that might push some

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the straight away again pockets between betsy ross and girard avenue.g really out of the ordinary there. we have an accident though south on the new jersey turnpike right here near exit number 7a ramps for i195, we are dealing with the slow down north on the northeast extension at the quakertown interchange. with the gang in neshaminy bensalem here northbound route one, just above philadelphia turnpike interchange right here near neshaminy mall there is a crash on that stretch of route one. septa continues with the trolley tunnel blitz subway trolleys diverted at 40th and market from there the market frankford line takes you the rest of the way in to. >>> is shot by an unarm teen police used tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse protesters. this is after some people lobbed molotov cocktails and other objects. st. louis post reports ten arrests including a st. louis alter man who had been talking about the protest on social media. >>> we have video of the washington post just before another reporter from the huffing ton post said they were detained by pol

majors 76 is jammed both directions and 95 is jammed as you are heading southbound once you get past betsy rossthing else does look good and you do get a little cherry on top, chris. >> this is that cherry after being two years of shut down girard avenue bridge is back opened. love the segway, kacie. newly rebuilt bridge is over aramingo avenue at i-95 in port richmond. it has been closed since may of 2012 because of structural problems. the contractor fix the concrete deck and steel beams. the construction is part of the penndot's multi phase program to rebuild and improve i-95 and surrounding streets. >> very good. >>> count down is on and eagles are getting ready to take the field. >> we are just four days away from the birds first preseason game of the 2014 season and fans could not be more ready for things to heat up. drew dickman went to the second open practice at link, earlier this weekend. fans got a sneak peak of the birds in action. >> reporter: the 2014 philadelphia eagles took the field to a warm reception from the fans, during a freeze opened practice at the link. before the gate

honor would go -- >>> betsy ross, rosa parks, eleanor roosevelt. >> beyonce'. >> yeah. one of the most influential women so says what time magazine something like that. >>> exactly. got lot of money. >> right. >>> maybe that would go. >> that's true. if you have of it you can put your face on it. got ya. thanks for weighing in and helping us out. after years of research archaeologists have more information on an discovery the a ground zero and it's got ties to philadelphia much crews working on the sight back in 2010 discovered part of a ship but no one knew where it came from. well, four years of research later, now they do. it dates back to 1773. it's part of a merchantship about 60 feet by 20 feet called a sloop and here's where it links to the city. made from wood harvested the same type to use independence hall. >> it is somewhat surprising. you look around the city's skyline and you think there couldn't possibly be anything left and where we found the ship there were buildings standing around that area. >> 1700s shipped used to sale into the area known as ground z

maybe a good idea to take betsy ross bridge if you can or just wait things out. we take a look at our wide sped sensors are still low. twenty-three is your average on 95. you have the usual through the construction zones at cottman avenue and girard. be mind full of that. twenty-four on the schuylkill. high volume eastbound specifically between 202 and 476, and watch out for major delays on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound between the valley forge interchange all the way down to 309. traveling 20 is your average on 476. expect those rush hour pockets to be out there where would you usually see it. moving into new jersey 295 northbound at 561 we have an accident here. earlier accident southbound on 295 the black horse pike has been cleared but quite a delay lingering all the way back toward area have of 73. definitely going to need to fill up before you head out today, jessica. >> thanks, variety the tore use. >>> still to come, summer is almost over but savings are just beginning. three on your side uncovers best things to buy over labor day weekend. >>> selfi

the speeds are 17 on i-95 near betsy ross bridge. 63rd is closed between pine and spruce.xture of sun and crowds, more clouds the farther south you go through the region. beautiful for the union games and phillies games on saturday and sunday, again, musikfest closing it out this weekend under great conditions. monday looks good, tam. >> like that, thank you, david. >>> coming up on "action news" at noon, dozens of people forced out of the their apartment in the middle of the night. the investigation into a large fire in montgomery county. >>> "live" with kelly and michael is up next on 6abc. i'm tamala edwards. have a great >> it's "live with kelly and michael." today from the new movie teenage mutant anyonea turtles," will arnett. and nick cannon joins michael at the co-host desk next on "live." now, here are michael strahan and kate upton. [applause] [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television]

the schuylkill expressway, north philadelphia, heading to work, headlights, pretty much in the betsy rossridge, winding around allegheny avenue in center city. nothing out of the ordinary here but we have an accident along jenkintown road and cheltenham, jenkintown road at church road and who is ready for a parade. >> who. >> we have got one, ukee will come drive the float, it begins at 2:00 the at 20th and market. we will roll over to market and around city hall and bring you down broad street into fdr park. while will that parade is underway september bus routes will be detoured on market and broad but all of the bus routes will be back on the regular routes by the beginning of our evening rush hour, erika, back over to you. >>> new tea vice sparks a fight on an airplane flight. it is call the knee defender, it is a simple set of clips that immobilized the seat in front of you. on sunday a spat over it use resulted in a united flight being diverted from chicago on its way from newark to dell versace. the one recliner and space defender were arrested. airline passengers offered their opi

if you're traveling southbound if you are traveling southbound, approaching betsy ross bridge down through street expressway you are slow and then again approaching south philadelphia for phils game tonight and thursday has become the new friday for shore travelers because we are seeing delays up and over the walt whitman bridge as well and definitely higher then we are used to seeing especially on a thursday. as we look at our speed sensors 18 is your average on i-95, definitely in the red there and on the red on the eastbound side of the schuylkill expressway. not only around vine street expressway in center city but between 202 and 476. now traveling the blue route there goes your 27 miles an hour as well, basically, delayed southbound from the mid county toll plaza and all the way down to i-95 northbound we are also delayed between 95 and media and quick look into new jersey southbound on the 42 eastbound trying to get to the 42 freeway on the walt whitman bridge and southbound 295 from 73 all the way down to the area of the 42 freeway, chris and jessica. >> all right vittoria, thank y

we're jammed from approaching the betsy ross bridge to past the vine street expressway southbound on-95 a 32 minute ride. 33 minute ride just had a live update from woodhaven to the vine. slow speeds down to about 10 miles an hour on i-95. schuylkill expressway also 10. no accidents, it's just your normal morning volume past the boulevard to belmont. the traffic lights still out here 34th street and grays ferry avenue so police are directing the scene. watch for that one, tam. >> thank you karen. >>> let's take a look at sky 6 hd over the clouds over south jersey. david murphy will they turn into something as the day goes along. >> looks like clouds and sun today, tam. going to be a little bit on the humid side. let's get you to your numbers. we're at 71 degrees in philadelphia currently, same thing in wilmington. some spots still in the 60's. your exclusive accuweather 7-day, it's warm today, a high of 85, clouds and sun and a bit on the humid side. if we see rain it probably holds off until late tonight and it's probably going to be mainly in the northern and western suburbs. tomor

that we will move the traffic cam again to i-95 right at betsy ross bridge. i-95 looks good through philadelphia and suburbs, behaving itself, volume building on it but it is moving without delay or problems. we will move the traffic cam again to the walt whitman bridge mid span a beautiful picture of the walt whitman no delays or problems, traffic is picking um, heading to the shore, no problems further up on the 42 freeway, 55 looks good, in problems on the ac expressway or garden start parkway. it will be busy day because weather is so nice. taking a look at mass transit, patco trains running on a new schedule today and any questions contact patco at (856)772-6900 and this is scheduled through 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. other mass transit honor close to schedule. that is the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm ann evans new liz, back to you. >> thanks, ann. >>> coming up we will check with carol again this time carol answers your pet questions in this this weeks ask the vet. >> it is that awful sometimes unavoidable question, quality of life verse le

, though, at 38 miles an hour near cottman and you're traveling about 23 miles an hour near the betsy rossearlier had a fire location in north philadelphia and that has cleared so no problem right there, looking pretty good currently. let's take you outside and show you what it looks like on 422. we're near trooper, that's your eastbound traffic. not jammed solid. a little tap of the brakes as you head towards 23 but you can see the road conditions are fine. no weather related worries early on today. you'll see some sun glare out there but no complaints about sunshine. 70 degrees right now in philadelphia. feeling fairly comfortable its a warm day today with clouds and sun and a high of 86 and no big weather problems. spotty thunderstorm around but that's going to be a big impact for your evening commute, either. it's just a chance for it, matt. >> thanks karen. >>> new this morning the driver of a double decker tour bus has been connected in connection with a crash that injured 14 people in times square. they say the bus driver struck another double decker bus parked near the busy tkts br

in pennsauken, new jersey, hillside, freemont, just off route 130, no problems coming over the betsy rossdge, ben franklin looking good. again, some fog as you come over the bridges of the south along i-95, watch for delays from the betsy in through girard avenue. back over to you. >> thank you. next update at clock 55, up next on cbs this morning, legal marijuana drug trafficking. for more local news weather traffic and sports we're on the "cw philly". you can find us on these channels. >>> the pass is hauled in by cory washington, grabbing the ball and going 17 yards for a touchdown to give the giants the lead. >> a new year of pro football sunday way, whoo-hoo. the game kicked off last night. that was in canton, ohio. the new york giants beat the buffalo bills, 17-13. the nfl experimented with extra points in this game. so the ball was snapped from the 15 yard line instead of the 2. the longer extra opponent will continue in the second week of preseason games. on twitter, giants kicker josh brown told "cbs this morning" hehe wants to see a permanent rule change. quote, it definitely wo

stepped out of the way here but what is behind it is a 45 minute jammo, that begins at around the betsy rossute trip in the city natasha back to you. >> 7:55. up next, this morning beijing drug bust jackie chan's sonnies removed and detain in china for more local n news weather and traffic watch us on these stations. i'm natasha brown. > the cylinder was rolled out at the wrong angle. there was a big area on the infield dirt just above there at the second base position. and look over at shortstop and third base. look how much of that is uncovered altogether. and it's going to be uncovered. >> in rainy chicago, the wrigley field grounds crew couldn't get the tarp rolled out in time. that ment the rain delay more than 4 1/2 hours. they foonlly lyfinally called the game at 1:16 this morning. they did get five innings in so the cubs beat the giants 2-0. >> that's a bummer. >> it's a big issue in yankee stadium a couple weeks ago. when the winds get going -- >> the good news is the seats looked empty. the people finally said it's time to go. >> if you stay until 1:16. champion. >> were they still

slowing from the ben franklin bridge into girard, northbound we have delays from the betsy ross bridgenow gone. >> david is off, meteorologist karen rogers is here with the accuweather forecast. >> reporter: soaking up the sunshine out here, matt. gorgeous, 63 degrees right now. we've recovered from the this morning when many of the suburbs were in the low 50s, heading up to 78, sunny, but cool for this time of the year. tomorrow, warmer, 82 degrees for your high. subpoenaed, humid, we'll have lots of clouds, sunshine and a couple of showers here or there. 86 for your high. monday, partly sunny skies, 84. a shower or thunderstorm around. tuesday, humid scattered showers around, 84 degrees for your high. wednesday looks dry, 85. thursday, partly sunny skies, 84 degrees, temperatures are below average, but the warmth and humidity coming at you by sunday. >> watch the eagles face the patriots on 6abc. our coverage from fox ♪ this is how we roll >> now, this is a friday in central park. i will never forget it. the crowd is here. the proud firefighter. did you see the smiles on their faces?

and the back up begins here at the betsy ross bridge, here comes an officer on the way, heading northo you. >> next update at 8: 25, next on cbs this morning, remembering robin ♪ >>> it's tuesday, august 12th, 2014. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead. including memories of robin williams. and his movies the world has yet to see. but first, here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> fans are remembering a man who brought us so much laughter while apparently experiencing so much pain. >> i do think he would deal with his problems by making light of them. and i think comedy was almost a drug for him. >> he was in the room it was magical. >> you have that. >> tear gas used to disperse a crowd near the neighborhood where the 18-year-old was shot to death on saturday. >> in iraq, the country's president named a new prime minister. >> now, the white house waits to see if maliki will relinquish power peacefully. >> frantic efforts to save the lives of perhaps thousands of people who are still trapped on a remote island here. >> authorities are still asking for hel

hour, ten miles per hour on the schuylkill expressway westbound, 15 on i-95 southbound near the betsy rossch. >> let's head over to chris sowers with your monday accuweather. >> reporter: we have good news in the weather department, skies are brightening up nicely. sun and clouds, 86 degrees, higher humidity levels, 89 tomorrow, feels-like temperatures in the low 90s. maybe a chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm. cold front slips through on wednesday, the winds could be gusty. thursday, friday, saturday, low 80s and low humidity levels. >> students from philadelphia are heading to harrisburg to lobby for more money for schools. >>> "live" with kelly and michael is next up on 6abc, i'm tamala edwards. have a great monday! announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, we welcome back our very own hall of famer, michael strahan. with a behind-the-scenes look into his exciting weekend in canton, ohio. plus, a visit from film and broadway star daniel radcliffe. and from the new film, "let's be cops," actress nina dobrev. also, the lovely maria menounos takes a seat at the co-host de

live look at i-95, for the gang leaving northeast philly, south heavy betsy ross bridge down throughdge street. that's gone. traffic starting to move once again. but if you are going to the shore early this morning south on the 42 freeway, an accident right here near 295 that's in the same spot as that new traffic pattern that went into play last night so keep that in mind, if you're beach bound later today, ukee, back over to you. >> another update 8:55. up next on cbs this morning group being called the worm's most famous cover bands. keeping it live, keeping it local on the "cw philly". hope you can join >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour she was the face of government investigations after a number of high profile aviation disasters. but this morning former ntsb chair debra hersman will show us why she believes there is one safety threat in the sky that could be stopped right now. >> plus a cover like no other. the band walk off the earth is a runaway hit by borrowing from some of music's biggest names. just don't call them copy cats. that's ahead.

going to 95, good morning fishtown, southbound the school buses headed between the betsy ross and girardfor some delays here. eastbound on the schuylkill some delays head in the through conshohocken, back to you. >> next update at 8: 25, coming up next on cbs this morning, can electricity improve your memory? your local news weather and your local news weather and traffic continues >>> a little bruce to brighten your day. it's friday, august 29 fth, 201. welcome back to "cbs this morning." joan rivers fighting for her life. nancy o'dell has the latest on her condition. but first here's the "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> white house officials then scrambled to explain that what the president meant, he was waiting for the military to develop a strategy. >>> proof is mounting that the russian military has sent troops and heavy fighting equipment into ukraine. >> we also heard that they were planning on bringing joan out of hermetically induced coma this weekend to assess any damage. >> even though the waves are smaller, it is the strong riptides that are of most concern for the lifeguards out he

so betsy ross is a good alternate there, in upper merion montgomery avenue at matsonford road disableicle causing a bit of a delay around there, mike. >> i need an answer here, now the time to buy a house? it seems like with school starting people go my gosh. >> it is late in the season. >> let's find out. >> there might be a good option. what should you do. let's bring in mortgage expert vince inqui. >> people want a good home for their kids as they go off to school. is now the time to buy if you haven't had success all summer or sell vice versa. >> yes, we are seeing home values increase across the nation. it is certain aspects of the the different levels. so for first time home buyers less that be $200,000 range it is really become excite competitive. by a year ago when i was on last we had folks on waiting for that are homes to sell. now we are getting competitive offers and bids. >> things are hot. >> especially under 200,000. >> absolutely. they are hot across the board but under 200,000, lower inventory below that 200 you this dollars range because first time home buyers that s

normal volume on 76, pretty jam heading westbound past city avenue and jama approaching the betsy ross bridge, close to the vine, chris and dawn. >> okay, thank you. >>> thirty-fourth annual veterans wheelchair games are well underway, this is first year it has ever been held in philadelphia. >> pretty exciting game, kick off yesterday, 650 veterans and athletes are competing in 18 medal events a at venue all around philadelphia and new jersey this years theme is philly where the heroes make history. >> quincy is live in moorestown, new jersey right now checking out one of the events today. hello, quincy. >> hello guys. we have track and field going on here at moorestown high school. the events are free. i have lou right here. lewis the head of the a few of the events today. how are you doing. >> good. >> this is first time it is in the philadelphia, philadelphia a area. how excited are you. >> it has been a lot of fun. this is our fifth time out here setting up the site. we had to put a plywood ram in from all of the rain. we have 12 pits. we have be doing javlin, shot put and discuss

ninety-five south betsy ross bridge down to the vine, a little touch and go on 295, heading north boundis morning, but all and all things are moving just fine. coatsville south, first street closed we have that crime scene investigation, modina road to oak street, strode after new route 82 is your alternate. south valley forge road 363, at west skippack pike, down pole partially block ago this roadway. route 73 is your alternate in bristol. new rodgers road at otter street, an accident and another one in oxford. mount pleasant road police are on the scene at water way road, dawn? >> thanks, kacie. >>> it is friday, that means our jen freddie's down at the shore, jen, she's spending the morning in avalon, new jersey. it looks like a gorgeous day at the shore, jen. >> it could not be anymore fantastic. the sunnies shining. in the too hot, not too cold. we are in avalon. here's your one tip, sponsors mazda with that beautiful red six. they are bringing our guy in. it is a guy. he can read backward things as if they are forward. go to twitter and tell me if you think you know who that is. a

also northbound that's between the vine and the betsy ross bridge., let's get back to some traffic issues kacie. good news. if you're heading toward the delaware beaches. >> that's because the southbound lanes of 495 are opened about a month ahead of schedule. you never hear that. >> you can't get home sunday. >> true. >> just kidding. >> reporter: that's right. good news on this friday for the 90,000 motorists who go up and down i-495 each day. we have we have been watching the cars pass us by on the southbound lanes that are back in business. the northbound lanes remain closed. governor markel calls this a major milestone but says there is still a lot of work to be done before the northbound lanes can reopen. i-495 has been closed since june 2nd when the bridge was noticeably tilting. crews have been working to construct new underground support columns and realign the bridge even though it's a priority to open the bridge completely, governor markel says he's very pleased with the pacing of this project and safety is the top priority. the northbound