the betsy ross bridge is nice and clear, as well.n i'm back in ten minutes, i'll have updates for you on the roads, and we'll check in with new jersey, as well. >>> i'm first alert meteorologist erika martin. a live look over the cape may marina. gorgeous, mostly clear -- start. sunrise at 5:42. you can see the full moon if you're up early. look to the bottom of the screen for most accurate first alert forecast. at the jersey shore, temperatures climb to the 90s. may's landing at 47. woodbine, 48. cape may courthouse, 48 degrees. atlantic city, currently 53. i have to talk about the rip current threat for today. this is very important. a moderate risk for today. we may have a high risk by the weekend and monday. you always want to download the nbc10 app for more updates. we'll keep you updated on beach conditions. please do not swim alone. weekend highs, we're going to climb to the upper 80s by tomorrow. lots of sunshine. initially i had sunny skies. it was mostly sunny. i'm being a little picky. we may see one or two scattered showe

bridge that is cleared out and locked up from tasker to the betsy ross.e'll check it again coming up in the 5:00 hour. >> see you then. lets step outside and get a look at the center city skyline which my producer jessica described as creepy. it works i'm going to steal her words there it is. >> i agree. >>> meteorologist adam joseph, here with a check of the accuweather forecast. we saw the skyline. >> as youed called it creepy and ominous let look at another shot from the action cam earlier in the day and breaks of sun here and there and this confirms it in parts of center city with breaks of blue above and a decent amount of sun at the present time at the shore. stormtracker 6 live double scan underneath the clouds we don't see rain drops because the clouds are not tall enough in the atmosphere to hold a lot of precipitation tore get rain to form so we have a clean radar sweep now and temperatures are cool no matter where we are from the mid-60s at the shore to the mid-60s in philadelphia. to the mid-60s in reading and a little bit better in allentown.

above olde city, that is the team fast track professional sky diving team soaring to the ground and betsy rossse betsy herself was there to show visitors how to so a flag a lot of volunteers were needed at national constitution center to fold this giant flag. >> let's bring it in. >> reporter: just a few blocks away at museum of the american revolution visitors were celebrating flag day as well. kid were designing their own flag and even practicing some stitching techniques. >> yeah, like that, perfect. >> reporter: now a quick history lesson on june 14th 1777, continental congress passed an act establishing an official flag for the new nation, that makes old glory 240 years old but legend has it first american flag was made by betsy ross an acquaintance of george washington. the rest as you know is history. could there be a better place to celebrate flag day if you are a history buff? i don't think so. look at that gorgeous flag, blowing in the wind as we take in in its grace, majesty and just honor, oh, there is nothing better than our american flag blowing in the win that is at independent

we're clear on the tacony palmyra and the betsy ross. we'll end at new jersey, waterford.oblems or delay. >> thank you. >>> 5. . 19. at this -- 5:19. at this time yesterday, it was exactly 55 degrees. will it be nicer today than yesterday? >> yeah. i think we're looking for a possible heat wave in the days ahead. meteorologist erika martin is keeping track of it. >> that's right. and people may be using those numbers for lottery tickets. five fives. interesting. temperatures will be seasonal, the average high 84, we'll hit 85. climbing to the 90s sunday, monday, and tuesday. officially a heat wave by the following tuesday. get ready and have the air conditioners ready to go. current temperature in delaware, 5 is. the winds are three miles per hour. you see the trend climbing nicely by noon. lots of sunshine. a pair of sevens is the expected temperature. neighborhoods now, for low a coe temperature, 46 for you. us ba. the way the l-phat tracking. the next three days, upper 80s, 90s. plenty of sunshine. and as rosemary and vai mentioned, we're tracking a heat wave. back to y

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back down alternate was there with betsy ross bridge. clear too.n bristol is going to be on its way. 655 for an opening there. next couple of minutes watch for a bridge to be closed over the burlington bristol and speaking of bridges. admiral wilson boulevard. moving into philadelphia right now. no problems. >> making summer fun for nbc 10 viewers during this year's festivities with nbc summer of fun give away. >> our way of saying thank you. you have a chance to win one of these prizes. free night all inclusive get away from apple vacation. year of free wawa coffee. patio set from county line fence. trip to watch a taping of america's got talent. live in la. and a pair of two day passes from live nation wud wibudweise in america. >> log on to nbc10.com. get bonus entries by liking facebook page, following us on twitter, sharing give away on facebook or twitter. announce the winner live during the july 4th concert on the parkway. that's tuesday. you can watch live right here on nbc 10. tuesday night at 7:00. >>> just a few minutes before 7:00. next

today and throughout the city to celebrate. >>> today is a really fun day at betsy ross house not only do we have a special visit from the flag raise but you can watch, really unique, embroidery demonstration as they stitch on the flag but you get to experience a naturalization ceremony in our courtyard. flag lady will be here from 11 to three and naturalization ceremony takes place at 11:00 o'clock. >>> coming up next, "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen will tell us ladies from the defense logistics agency who hand embroider all presidential and vice-presidential flags here in philadelphia i have been there and i have signed one of the flags. >> so neat. >> really cool. >> tomorrow a member of the most famous family of dare devils will perform, yet another death defying stunt. >> we will get a look at her practice, erin wallenda plans to fly over niagara falls in the helicopter but she will be suspended from the chopper by her teeth. her husband nick walked across the falls five years ago and, you know, by the way nick's grandfather walked across veterans stadium in 1972. that is a

reenactors, including betsy ross, herself, will raise the flag at the betsy ross house at second and arch streets at 10:00 this morning. today's stars and stripes celebration will also include story telling and magic performances. >>> a special treat for dads this father's day weekend. the academy of natural sciences is offering free general admission to dads today and tomorrow. fathers will also get in free to the dinosaur museum in philly if they pay for their child's admission. >>> and you can learn more about craft beer and try samples at penn's landing today. this is on my dad's list. beer camp on tour will include more than 55 local and national breweries. there will also be food trucks plus live entertainment. this event begins at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> it's just a few minutes now before 6:00 on this saturday. the jury in the bill cosby trial will be back at the courthouse later on this morning for yet another day of deliberations. day six. nbc 10's sydnci cydney long is norristown following the developments for us. >> reporter: that's right. it's day number six for jurors i

between betsy ross and allegheny. if you don't make it into center city by 9:00 a.m. that's when the penndot crews will show up taking out two of the three lanes between the betsy ross bridge and allegheny. 9:00 a.m. is the time to beat. >> this weekend septa will make some changes on a lot of it division, the city, suburban and victory divisions all make changes changes go into effect sunday, new timetables ready to peck up at all of the stations, grab one today, or make sure you have one in your hand, ready to go by monday. they're still working on the commodore barry bridge, lane restrictions again maybe another 15 minute or so. karen, thomas, back over to you. >> 5:03. jury deliberations in the bill cosby sexual assault trial, now a third day, fate and the legacy of the comedian left hanging in the balance of all of that. let's get out to the courthouse where steve keeley is and has been for the last week and three days, steve? >> outside the courthouse that we learned why the cosby defense only lasted six minutes the day before. cosby spokesman said his lawyers w

house. >> betsy ross is america's most famous flag maker but did you know that presidential flagsave been hand made here in philadelphia for more than 150 years? "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen is live at penn's logistics agency this morning to tell us more about that, good morning pat. >> i love learning new things and i had no idea growing up here in philadelphia that the presidential flags like the won you see behind me is made in northeast philadelphia i grew up not far from here and i had no idea that this is the presidential flag, the vice-presidential flag and look at the detail on them. so beautifully made. they are made by these five ladies right here and that includes my friend, right here working on her own, good morning, how are you. >> good morning. >> what are we looking at right here. >> this is a vice-presidential flag the front and back of the flag are the same so you are working on the front and the back at the same time. >> so you, it is sketched out and you go along with the sketch. >> this is the actual plan and this tell you which color we use and we us

so, coming into philadelphia, think betsy ross, think walt whitman.th jersey do not think walt whitman. that's jammed solid with shore traffic. 95 southbound by the betsy ross bridge still have a crash there. there's one on the boulevard and northbound at masher, broken down vehicle on lincoln drive southbound near wissahickon as you look at the big picture you get a sense of the kind of afternoon we're having with an awful lot of red on the map. also having issues in chester county. there was a crash on 202 southbound near paoli pike. that's still out there. that had 100 southbound jammed. there was an accident here 100 southbound much southbound near boot road. all lanes shut down. head for pottstown pike or 352. better news in delaware. no construction this afternoon on 495 so i give you something. we'll check it again brian and monica, in the 5 o'clock hour. >> a glimmer of hope much thank you my friend. >>> meteorologist cecily tynan standing by with in exclusive seven day accuweather forecast for your weekend coming up next. z26vfz z5yz y26vfy y

head to the betsy ross bridge. this jackknifed tractor-trailer causing restrictions on the turnpike connector westbound on the burlington bristol bridge. >>> a philadelphia man who describes himself as dirty old santa is accused of traveling to meet a child for sex, what he found was an undercover agent. 56-year-old william mckinley engaged with what he thought was an unage girl, but he encountered uncover officers who took him into custody. authorities found pictures of him posing as santa in center city. >> it's an example of someone preying on the children and going to a position of trust as santa claus interacting with children and have them sit on his lap, that's disturbing to think about. >> authorities confiscated his computer. >> a man was killed riding a dirt bike after trying to pass a box truck. it happened yesterday afternoon in the hunting park section. chopper 6 hd was over when whitr avenue. he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. >>> there are new details of a wildwood police off

this is southbound traffic near the betsy ross bridge.vy approaching cottman to girard in spots, at least, 26 minute ride from woodhaven to the vine. the big picture, you will see slower speeds near the betsy ross bridge. 16 miles per hour. we're having a problem east falls with the headlights they are in -- traffic lights stuck in the head position. route 1 northbound an accident has finally cleared, an accident and fuel spill. an accident lawrence township 206 near carter road. stick to princeton pike to get around a mass main break. charleston avenue this accident is out here. egg harbor township we have an accident on the parkway northbound 322. as you head southbound we have the left lane blocked with construction, so a few things going on there. let's show you the temperatures as you head out the door. cool to start you off in the morning. in the 40s in allentown and millville. 54 in philadelphia. we're heading up to 82 ten degrees warmer than yesterday with sunshine. the weekend is looking nice, 86 on saturday, 92 turning hot on su

disable north on 95, right near the betsy ross bridge, again, northbound 95, southbound, we got delay already, time to make the donuts, jam up from academy into cottman, and starting to see some sun glare delays east on 422 working your way into king of prussia. thomas, alex being back over to you. >> thanks, bob. 33:00, police have suspect in custody in the shooting death of veteran in his late 40's. >> that man arrested after leading police on foot chase right into a stranger's home. jenny joyce on the scene with the latest this morning, jenny? >> reporter: good morning, guys, family members are identifying the victim as 47 year old howard white. they tell us he is disable veteran who despite his injuries continued to serve his country and only return from service a month and a half ago. now his family members are mourning his death after he was shot and killed this morning, on the street of philadelphia. police say they heard gunshot, and immediately responded to the area of fifth and spencer streets around 1:00 a.m. they saw a man, lying unresponsive in the street. and two other m

betsy ross is your best bet.street expressway with a crash off to the side by the ben franklin parkway and eastbound is jammed and the vine closes at 11:00 tonight for overnight construction. and mushroom country, look for an accident at 896 at the oxford valley bypass. and delays along faulk road and a big weekend in dover it's firefly weekend extra traffic along 1 and 113. >> thank you matt. see you tomorrow. >>> quick break and more news when we return. >>> philadelphia police say there is a rash of robberies from jeeps, the thieves are stealing batteries. all the thefts took place in spring garden fairmount sections and they say that all jeeps only have latches to close the hood. >> it's something worth them paying a little attention to. they won't refabricate their jeeps but they could be aware of something or an accessory that locks the hood. >> police are now checking for surveillance video in the neighborhood to try and find the person responsible. >>> jeff skversky is here with sports and the sixers doin

we're doing okay out there. 95 around the betsy ross bridge, one of our biggest slow spots here headednter city area from woodhaven to the vine. the total trip, 25 minutes. light but typical for right now, especially on a friday. we're watching in egg harbor township for a crash on the garden state parkway's northbound side. just around route 322. that's exit 36. the right lane is blocked there. you still can get by the scene. >>> hi, a quick look at the temperatures for the next couple of days. i've got to move fast. 15 seconds to get there. temperatures are going to climb to the 90s by sunday, monday, and tuesday. looks like record-breaking temperatures on monday. topping out at 96 on tuesday. stay hydrated and stay in the a.c. and care for anybody who needs special attention. >> really going to feel like summer. >> absolutely. >> the recordbreaker was you getting here in heels. >>> we'll have local updates throughout the morning. you can always get realtime news, weather, and traffic on the nbc10 app. >> flanks for being with us. -- thanks for being with us. the "today" show starts

watch for this, stick to the ben franklin betsy ross bridge. it's in the process of coming down. if you didn't catch my warning about it, you're stuck there. this accident involving a vehicle that crashed into a tree meeting house road took down a pole and wires. stick to mill lane to get around that. shadow walker 91 a member of the 6abc teem reporting an object on 295 northbound in mount laurel. temperatures in the upper 60s in pottstown and quakertown, 71 in warminster. 73 in the city. and in media. in the suburbs of new jersey, low 70s, browns mills, vineland, all seven 1. 72 in dover, delaware. but we're heating things up today. 92 for the hot and humid high. >> heat causing problems out west where the wildfire season has begun. firefighters are battling 19 separate wildfires that burned ten thousand acres. this fire destroyed 760 acres. firefighters say hot and dry weather out there is making matters worse. firefighters are getting control of a massive wildfire in arizona that's been burning for nearly a week. that ignited on saturday and spread to roughly 21,000 acres near

ramps heading out toward girard avenue. 6:05, within minute heading out the front door head for betsy ross bridge there. we have a jackknife tractor trailer there is a blockage of the turnpike connection pass between the bridgette self and the new jersey turnpike. so it is westbound, heading in toward pennsylvania, an subsequent down in dover, southbound route one at little creek road and lets go for a ride, sky fox over the scene, of the bridge, we have a bridge opening. >> sit happening today it is happening today. >> finally it will be a happy hour in sea isle and avalon because this bridge has been closed for months, so, later on this afternoon we will be able to roll across the bridge with the vehicle traffic, great news, for everybody, heading down the shore, this weekend, mike and alex, back to you. >>> with the first pick in the 2017 nba draft the philadelphia 76ers select markelle fultz from the university of washington. >> yeah, they is. apparently we trusted the process and pays off for sixers fans are we ready to go now. >> it wasn't a surprise team selected markelle fultz, loo

one lane blocked on the betsy ross bridge web. >>> a man is dead following a wild scene in the olney section overnight. after his friend was shot, his friend tried to chase down the homeowner. the suspect ended up in a scuffle with a homeowner. katherine scott is live to tell us about the rest. >> reporter: we spoke to the family and friends of the homicide victim, howard white a disabled military vet who went back to work as a private contractor he was back for a month and a half when this happened. this is an extensive crime scene they need here for hours. this happened shortly before 1:00 a.m. his family said howard noticed a man casing a nearby bar, he it was trying to defuse the situation telling him to walk away. he was shot twice. officers on patrol herd gunshots police responded. they saw white on the street citizen suspect flee. the victim's friend who has a permit to carry chased the suspect. he complied with police to drop his weapons. other officers chased the suspect. the suspect ended up breaking into a rear door of a house on the 6100 block of north 6th street. the sus

southbound near the betsy ross bridge. and that's slowing you down right there at aramingo avenue.ting darby township strafford road near oak wood drive. watch out for. that they haven't clone up the car fire yet or th the remains n upper dublin township, church street. so we'll let you know when you can get through that area this morning. mike and alex. >> nice job, sue. 6:18. well, check this out. some jersey city new jersey police officers, accused of beating an innocent man, after a police chase. >> it happened after the pursuit ended in a fiery crash. thomas drayton, you have the video, and more details. >> what makes this even worse, mike and alex, man was on fire, all started late sunday night with a 6-mile car chase, shots fired by jersey city police, then a crash. that's the video, quick warning, some of the video may be graphic. cell phone video has surfaced to show the officers kickinga man on fire, that man, by the way, not the driver in the crash. he was an innocent bystander, just driving by, when the explosion happened. so the officers had been chasing another car wi

you will will have to use walt whitman bridge, betsy ross and of course, patco, so looking okay, rightlittle bit ago moving in the westbound direction for those every in you jersey traveling westbound into center city. so the ben franklin bridge right now live. looking at live outside, actually looking good. you can actually see thelow, aln showing you that you are still traveling at posted speeds. but, just a heads up. that bikathon for those of you who maybe haven't heard of it,vy travel from philly to atlantic city. and as well remember those alternates probably going to construction 495. 495 southbound, on ramp from edgemore road closed, between seven a.m. and 7:00 p.m. more to come in about ten minutes. jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, so very much, meisha. we appreciate t broadway bestt for the 2017 tony awards airs here at 8:00 on cbs-3. >> so when it comes to tony trivia, how much do you know about this year's show in director of programming and presentations at the kimmel center hooter test our knowledge this morning. god moing, so exactly what does it take to be a voter

to the betsy ross bridge instead. >> reporter: 76 degrees, very muggy, before the rush hour we could showers and drenching downpours coming into the western suburbs and coming into philadelphia before we are done with the morning commute. 76 degrees in dover right now. 72 in allentown. 76 degrees and very humid staying sticky today. noon, 82, 3:00 p.m., 87. that's the high. back town 71 at night. spotty drenching shower or thunderstorm possible. keep in mind the temperatures are approximate ahead of any thunderstorm that's about to head your way you'll feel the temperatures really plunge and come back up before the storm is gone. >> you can find the seven-day forecast and live look at storm tracker 6 live at any time of the day on our website head to 6abc.com/weather. >>> and two bucks apparently don't know how to share. tam said they say are her kids in action. take a look at the video them slapping at their. >>> they are fighting over a small plot offed food. >>> a photographer got to close to an alligator. the alligator lunged at the mann he hid behind the bush, he pulled out his

. >>> celebrations were underway at the betsy ross house today and 13 men and women became citizens here and they took the oath as visits and family looks on. >>> ducis is here with sports at training camp with the eagles. jason peter gets a break from the front office and the birds left tackle is now one happy man. jeff skversky is live with more. >> reporter: ducis how many do you love your boss? eagles left tackle jason peters says he is best friends with owner jeffrey lurie they talk and text all the time and he is quite the friend and over in europe right now peters says he fought for him to get a contract extension. before taking the field at mini camp today peters signs a one year extension keeping him here until 2019 worth $22.5 million and 15 million guaranteed. likely allowing him to retire as an eagle. interesting this comes after the eagles asked peters to take a pay cut this season and he said no. peters bottom line he wants to win a super bowl. >> you want to win a super bowl or save money? it's their decision so i give us a good chance on the line to help out other guys to

in the meantime head to the betsy ross bridge instead of the tacony. construction causing problems.irard point bridge. starts at 9:30 lasts until 3 o'clock. watch for construction blocking a lane on the girard point bridge. they're doing some weather instrument installation so that's going to be pretty cool. on the schuylkill expressway eastbound today the construction is eastbound between 202 and the blue route from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. this one has been causing huge delays every day. today and tomorrow it's eastbound construction on the schuylkill expressway. that's going to be blocking lanes between the blue route and 202. this big accident is causing problems in new castle. we've got three lanes blocked and you're traveling about 3 miles an hour on i-95. this is northbound traffic here at 295 with in overturned tractor-trailer. i also found someone talking on the waze app about an accident on ogontz avenue right near the rowan williams school so thanks to someone for reporting that with our commuter traffic report. don't forget to join the 6abc team when you do that as well.

sunday's parade will include numerous official and unofficial tributes to the man known as the guy betsy ross. >> his spirit has always been there with those flags around the route. >> this is where he did a lot of his work and this is where he spent a lot of time sewing. >> he designed his first flag in the late '70s. though he later moved to new york, his second time was this san francisco workshop. >> this is our symbol. we got to keep this thing strong and keep it going. >> taylor and his husband were friends and supporters of baker even before his needle sewed its first rainbow seam. >> all of the colors and those he proposed were all of inclusivity. >> a few weeks ago, the pair threw baker a send off at the castro theater. >> before 1978, we didn't have a joyous symbol representing us. >> but now that symbol lines market street, a rainbow colored backdrop for the movement he helped unify. >> i hope that everyone who is carrying that flag and really using it as a symbol of pride thinks of gilbert and remembers his contributions. >> that contribution, the flag that now flies over a commun

betsy ross bridge no southbound delays, we had construction up ahead at the bridge street off-ramp that has cleared. overnight construction going byy the way side. >>> hatfield township a vehicle fire, upper gwynedd lion's run at morris road that's in the process of clearing out. no major issues on 476 the northeast extension. lawrence township, mercer county overnight construction for the next half-hour or so, along 206. restrictions between carter and quaker roads stay on route 1 or mercer road as the alternates article on this friday morning. tam. >> thank you matt. >>> this story developing a group of people trying to enjoy a late night by the to eat suddenly found themselves dancing through the bullets. a gunman shot a man at pointblank range in germantown. it happened at the chinese takeout restaurant. the gunman had no regard for innocent life. he fired multiple shots at the victim even though that man was surrounded by at least ten other people. >> many of bystanders runaway, some actually fall to the ground and just go for cover in order to not get shot. >> thankfully none of t

blue route as you move into the southbound direction, 95 betsy ross. might what about the to give yourself a couple extra minutes not for awhile. we'll be waiting because it is friday. overall you're looking good. just have a lot of neighbors out there right now. car fire here in hatfield. police and fire are on the scene, he will roy road at fair grounds road. heads up on this. not going to slow you down, people putting on brakes, giving you a little bit of gaper delay, you can see at 476 look gusting. the world of mass transit. new city and suburban schedules for select lines, we're also look i want to go trenton under construction, late night shuttle bussing saturday between trenton and bristol an quick peak at regional rails track work, late night service changes starting monday into october. check your schedules we'll be talking more about this in the next ten minutes. >>> the jury in the bill cosby will soon begin fifth day of deliberation >> jurors told the judge yesterday they were deadlocked and couldn't unanimously decide. rather than declare

also bridges, clear on the betsy ross, clear on the tacony palmyra.ernating lanes of construction traffic until 5:00 this morning over the burlington bristol bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we have exclusive video from a deadly police shooting in philadelphia. here it is. surveillance footage appears to show a man running from police seconds before an officer opens fire and kills him. and now his family is outraged. they say he did not deserve to

take betsy ross bridge as alternate. end with route 202 drive times here. both directions look great. ten minutes on the southbound side from schuylkill to route 30 speeds still in the 60s. vai and erin back to you. >>> now to a sign you're never to old to have your wishes granted. >> this man got to see yesterday's philly's game thanks to team and local nonprofit group. take a look. . his name is jonathan and he suffering from prostate cancer. hadn't been to a philly's game in nearly two decades because of his illness. yesterday the guys light wish foundation raised a trip to the ballpark to he could see favorite team in favorite sport. group makes wishes come true for seniors throughout the u.s. >> serve and honor elderly who oftentimes are ignored in our society. >> baseball is everything to me. that's all i want to ever do. >> after playing varsity baseball at syracuse, he enlisted in the marines before he played a little semi proball. very good. >>> taking the war on drugs right to city hall. up next. prop one hopes it will get leaders attention. >>> j

looking at 95 headed towards the city if right past the betsy ross bridge, looking good so far, at whataround 6:00 a.m., when it starts to heat up in this area. but so far so good. and the same is true right here, the 42 freeway, in new jersey, headed toward 295 and the city of philadelphia headlight towards the city but again thumbs-up here as well. but his is something that has been going going on for quite some time. route 70 eastbound and westbound, between penn avenue and cropwell road. alternating lanes are closed through friday. so this is causing a little bit after mess as go through cherry hill. also later on today, on 95, once again, northbound, southbound, between broad street, enterprize avenue, one lane will be closed, that's between nine a.m. and 3:00 p.m. so, mark that down if you are headed toward that area. also, construction, we have been talking about it now for awhile, the schuylkill expressway westbound, from the blue route, 202, that will happen today, and tomorrow, starting at 10:00 a.m., going through 2:00 p.m. it will be one lane closed, it will cause a mess, as

also on the big picture we can see we have some construction southbound on 95 past the betsy ross bridget has since cleared. traffic there moving a lot better p live in delaware county this is what it looks like only a little bit damp on i-95 at the commodore barry bridge. up ahead northbound near kerlin street we had overnight construction there and it has also cleared so construction crews in the process of clearing out but not right here edgehill road remaining closed here in montgomery county. that's that big water main break from monday. so you want to stick to easton road or highland road because edgehill road remains blocked right now, matt. >> got you karen, thank you. >>> developing this morning stray gunfire hit a pregnant woman in philadelphia. it happened along the 3800 block of archer street in tioga-nicetown. the 27-year-old woman who is seven months pregnant was leaving a friend's house when she was shot once in the leg. police say the bullet came from down the block where a 21-year-old man was shot twice in the leg and shoulder. the shooter ran off. >> there is a private

it raising of the 13 star flag at betsy ross house. later there is a parade on independent mall and a sky diving demonstration. just head over to constitution certainty.org for full list of events. >>> and, museum of the american revolution in olde city is also celebrating, flag day, it has a lot of activities throughout the day. you can add a stitch to a re product of the flag from the revolutionary area or you candy sign your own flag. some of the oldest flags from the american revolution will also be on display, you can grab tickets at their web site >>> take a lot these lolly-pops, they look normal, right. investigators say they are hiding a dangerous secret. >>> search continues for two inmates accused of killing two price than guard and burglarizing a home. what officers say the men were looking for inside of that hoping, to help them in their escape. we will be right >>> fatal overnight high rise fire in west london. here's footage from earlier this morning. this started around 1:00 a.m. london time. so far we know people have d

of sand hand made sculptures feature philadelphia icons including constitution, ben franklin and betsy rossirit of this years theme everyone is a history maker, the sculptures were dedicated to the cities history makers. sculptures will be on display through the month of july. >>> we want to thank you for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at 10 on the cw philly. back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >>> up next, "cbs evening news", here now is anthony mason. >> mason: a big victory for the president. the supreme court clears the way for his ban on travelers from six mostly muslim nations, including syria. also tonight... >> keep going, keep going, keep going! >> mason: holly williams is inside syria on the from the lines of the battle to retake the isis capital of raqqa. >> they're worried that a suicide car bomber is coming toward the point where we were just sitting. >> mason: north carolina parents worry a toxic chemical released into their drinking water may be causing cancer in their kids. >> it just seems odd that we're having the fight for clean water after we've fought for our c

then construction going on betsy ross bridge westbound, two left lanes are blocked, you can see, ourensor zones, showing clearly, though, still early, one still traveling at posted speeds, crossing over the bridge, then construction delaware, 495 southbound, edgemore road, closed between 7:00 a.m., and 7:00 p.m. then, 495 northbound, between terminal avenue and 12th street, two left lanes are block, there as well. so when we look around the area, though, i like to see this, all green, it will start to change as we dip little deeper into the 6:00 hour on a friday, but right now enjoy the open roadways shall for those of you heading out there. real quick, septa fares starting tomorrow. they're increasing. jim, back over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. oklahoma department of transportation is getting creative, as it tries to cut back on distracted driving. every wednesday, boards just like this one flash an important message about safety on the road. they're nearly 70 boards across the state on highways, the signs are part of campaign geared toward getting folks to pay attention whil

there's i-95 pushing up along the river north of the ben franklin bridge, the betsy ross bridge, that looks like it's going to get clipped in another five, 10 minutes and then of course cherry hill and eventually marlton probably getting hit by this as well. there's another smaller cell by media and maybe before i leave this i'll let that lapse and then just move out a it little bit wider see if there's anything else popping. looks like just media and this stuff up here is just ground clutter. that's the main issue and it's heading towards the delaware river over the next 10 minutes. we have sky6 and we are looking at the commodore barry bridge. looks a little bit cloudy over the bridge this morning although we do eventually expect some sunshine to return today aren't and the other issue is how warm and muggy it is this morning. matt mentioned 78 degrees is your temperature, the dewpoint in philadelphia still at 69. and in a lot of south jersey and delaware we still got dewpoints in the 70's. starting out muggy. the humidity hasn't escaped us yet but the heat is over. we're only going

betsy ross bridge we have westbound construction blocking two lanes so that should be cleared momentarilyper merion a disabled vehicle on river road at swedeland road so watch for that as you're traveling out. other than that that good to go, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> this breaking overnight. several people will wake up this morning to find their cars and their homes damaged. police were called to the 6400 block of tulip street in the tacony section of the city last night over reports that a woman was smashing car windows. they tried to get the woman in hand and that led to a scuffle injuring an officer's hand. police tased the woman and took her into custody for observation. >>> also new this morning, a woman is recovering after being shot. she was surrounded by an unruly crowd when police arrived at the scene in the 2800 block of north lee street in west wednesday kensington. police did that find a gun at the scene but they don't know if it was used during the crime. investigators are still looking for the shooter and they have not said if this victim was indeed the intended target.

. >>> taking a live look at betsy ross bridge as people start to hit the road for the holiday weekendhe road. others already having fun. hot and humid day. temperatures into the 90s and could see severe storms tomorrow. >> big thing on everyone's minds right now. team of nbc10 meteorologists has issued a first alert for tomorrow. glenn "hurricane" schwartz has the holiday forecast but begin with tammie souza tracking the rain. >> gusty and severe storms north of the area. north of poconos and off to the west, you can see the beam sweeping the sky. zoom in. severe thunderstorm warning here near lebanon. and winds and quarter size hail. that's the warning on this storm. moving north and east and may clip parts of berks county and lehigh county. watching for some to make it into our area. allentown, you have light showers. will be intense lightning with these, again gusty winds and hail. whole line coming at us, huge severe thunderstorm watch to the north across much of new york. line from indiana most concerned with. chance of severe weather tomorrow in lehigh valley and berks county. r

>> betsy ross. s true. >> well, would betsy want to be named after -- would a bear want to be named -- you know what i am saying. >> let me get a text -- no, she has been dead for 300 years. all right, let's get to the top of the hour this wednesday morning, good day philadelphia, the 7:00 hour starts in a bit. oh, we got to tell but. >> this we will take to you london. because there is an update now - >> this is live look. >> what? >> we showed it to you, we saw smoke. now there are flames that have popped back up. >> so if you're just getting up here, there is huge 24 story apartment build that caught on fire in london. it is about noon, there, coming up on noon. it was just smoking. now it is on fire again. >> and to put it in perspective, started our time about 8:00 p.m. last night, and it is still going. >> okay. we will take to you london after the break. >> this story apartment building burned out of control in london. >> the firemen couldn't get upstairs. >> eleven hours later the tower still

reporter: traffic is rolling along i-95 not very quickly, norm delays have formed from bridge to betsy rossridge into girard avenue. only a 4 minute delay on the southbound travel time, but it's busy at this point as we enter the 6:30 half-hour. not bad on the vine trees secret secret -- expressway, traffic moving well across town. schuylkill expressway 21 miles per hour on the westbound side in the normally busy spot by city avenue. they cleaned up the fuel spill in upper darby township landsdown and state road. we have a vehicle fire in hatfield township el roy road and fair ground road. down tree and wires restrictions 401. horseshoe trail is the alternate. overnight construction on the ben franklin bridge has cleared, no delays between camden and center city, matt? >> thank you matt. >>> developing right now, a group of people enjoying a late night by the to eat suddenly found themselves dodging bullets. philadelphia police say a gunman shot a 22-year-old man at pointblank range in germantown last night. this happened in front of a chinese takeout restaurant on the 5000 block of germant

. >> reporter: let's look outside and check i-95 getting busy southbound from the betsy ross bridge to girard. a live look at i-95 approaching allegheny right here. let's check mass transit, everything is looking good, on time no issues just yet. that's a good way to start monday. >> reporter: it is, karen. a little bit unsettled in the 12 hour forecast. 66 by 7:00 a.m. noon, 77 getting warm and mainly dry through the morning down the shore you might have late morning and afternoon showers. in philadelphia, 79 degrees by 3:00 p.m. 78 by 5:00 p.m. there's a chance of a spotty shower or thunderstorm later this afternoon or evening. the best chance of that is in the northern suburbs places like the lehigh valley and the poconos. >> golden state warriors remain perfect in the nba players. they beat the 132-112. this gave us them a 2-0 lead in the besteven series and 114 post game wins in a row that's a record. you can watch it on 6abc. >>> phillies open a four game series with the braves. they beat the giants 9-7 yesterday. the in 6 weeks and the first time they have won two in a row since

this is right at the betsy ross bridge. and after katie told me i look like an angel hi to try to find the next camera with sun glare. here we are 202, 252 wicked sun glare. back ray bans and maui jims. you'll need them. 42 freeway headed to i 295. no nraiz here normally a spot you would see this start to fire up at this time of the morning. >> not bad on the 42 freeway. it's bad in wilmington. i-495 northbound between terminal avenue and edgemoore road two lanes blocked until 4 p.m. causing page order delays in that area and a lot of construction out there this morning, jim. >> thank u. pat. >> secretary of state rex tillerson says united states hold north korea responsible after cuomo tos american student released that week died. the family of ot owe warmbier announced his death yesterday. warmbier fell into a coma koreans say after contacting botulism and taking a sleeping pill. doctors say he had severe neurological injury. warmbier was detained 17 months after accused of stealing a political poster. >> a map terrorized

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you can see it right there, southbound as you head towards center city, is this at the betsy ross bridgeccident involving a truck, still kind of stuck there, and delays expected once again today in wilmington, 495 at 12th street making the camera turn green. but you see the construction there blocking the two right lanes, from edge more road to 12th street >> you notice in the pictures how much sunshine but future tracker 6 shows you we do start to cloud up because of a coastal system, enjoy the sunshine, we'll give way to a little bit more cloud cover, today's high 76, not too shall be with, a little above average, but better than it's been the last couple of days and despite the fact we got a build-up in clouds, pretty nice, comfortable looks like the showers stay off the coast. >>> good morning america is next, preview james comey's testimony on capitol. you can watch it on 6 abc or 6abc.com. karen roger, matt o'donnell tamala edwards. have a good day. ♪ this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams

go ahead and use the ben or betsy ross don't head to the tacony palmyra that is set to go up for a passing and a crash on main street by the funeral home and no issues along 422 and race weekend in dover, watch for traffic today along highway 1, 13 and 113. we'll check it again in the next half however. >>> almost 300 people are set to lose their jobs in montgomery county. the kellogg company is closing its plant in horsham as part of a cost cutting plan that is hurting workers across the country in all 1,000 employees are losing their jobs. and they are transitioning to warehouses instead and the layoffs will take place in the beginning of august. >>> an army of volunteers worked to help the united way. they packed 8,000 boxes of food that are provide people 120,000 meals. the action cam was at valley forge convenience center. it will help out families inphi suburbs and around south jersey. >>> an entire school community banded together to support one of their beloved teachers, she will no doubt feel the love when she sees this -- >> we love you -- >> karen cane is a sixth grade teacher a

he will turn out for the betsy ross. >> his flag has always been there for the flags over the route. >> this is where he did a lot of work. he spent a lot of time here selling. >> reporter: baker created his flag in the 1970s. though he later moved to new york, his second shop was his taylor work shop. >> this was the symbol. we have to keep this going strong. >> reporter: taylor and his husband jerry goldstein were friends and supporters of baker even before his needle sewed its first rainbow seam. >> all the colors in the rainbow flag and those he proposed were all of inclusivity. a f >> reporter: a few weeks ago, the pair threw baker a celebration. >> i hope everyone who is carrying that flag and really using it as a symbol of pride thinks of gilbert and remembers his contribution. >> reporter: that contribution, the flag that now flies over a community. >> there are six colors, and the six colors are going to endure forever. >> reporter: joe rosato jr. and nbc bay area news. >> i can't imagine not having the flag. it seems like it's been around forever but clearly started somewhe

. >>> as part of the 75th flag day they welcomed 13 new citizens at the betsy ross house. the citizens took the oath of allegiance during a patriotic ceremony. >>> another check of the accuweather forecast. meteorologist, adam joseph, standing by with the accuweather details. >> the humidity will go away and that is fine for a day or so. if you like that sticky feeling and that summer soup, so to speak. it will be back on the menu and the upcoming menu, in easton a live look here. lots of blue the sun is returning north of philadelphia working to the south and in addition to that bright blue sky. the humidity is starting to drop. the high humidity the sky turns milky white. but it's warm 85 degrees down the road in allentown 85 degrees and 86 in reading and 83 in wilmington and philadelphia. and right along the shore the east-northeasterly wind taking affect and you can see a sea breeze own in the 70s down there. quite a change over the last 24 hours, dropping 12 degrees in philadelphia and 14 degrees cooler in trenton and 15 degrees cooler in wildwood and dover quite the

the traffic is moving fine across the tacony palmyra, at this point you do want to head for the betsy rossinstead. a live look at schuylkill expressway action cam here eastbound side of 76 is heavy from girard avenue into the vine street expressway typical afternoon volume we are watching here. there is a question in buckingham township bucks county. the intersection of 202 and 413 a busy intersection if the afternoon and this afternoon you are dealing with the accident there. the accident cleared at 295 southbound in mercer county but slow speeds south of route 1. and now a crash by the promenade in marlton at evesham road the right lane is blocked because of that accident and the crash on the a.c. expressway eastbound side near winslow where a couple of lanes are knocked out because of that accident. but better news in wilmington this week, no construction along 495, the construction restrictions return next week. back over to you. >> okay thank you sir. >>> still ahead on "action news" an american college student sentenced to more than a decade in prison in north korea is granted early

reenactors, including betsy ross herself will raise the flag at the betsy ross house. i'm rosemary connors. we'll leave you with this picture of themonger county courthouse. >> back now on a saturday morning, the 17th of june, 2017. look at this kids from coast-to-coast on summer vacation now. big crowds for us on a saturday morning. we'll step outside to join the party. back inside studio 1-a i'm chanel jones. let's take a look at what's making headlines for you this morning. a desperate search is underway this morning for 7 u.s. sailors missing off the coast of japan after their naval destroyer collided with a containership four times it's size. three crew members including the captain have been air lifted to local hospitals. >> we're also learning new details about the congressional baseball shooter. authorities telling nbc news he was carrying a hit list with the names of house republicans on it. one of the members of congress spoke to the gunman at the field moments before he opened fire. >> today marks the official birthday for queen he lelizabet. she is saying i

maybe the betsy ross as your best bridge option. the blue route 76, delays are heavy southbound.ucky our broken down vehicle on the westbound side of the connecter bridge in bucks county is gone and warrington a crash at the bed bath and beyond at valley square boulevard. on the big picture a fire at wrong strong and kennett square a crash at union street at the route 1 oxford bypassment we'll check it again in the 5:00 hour. >> thank you matt. >>> meteorologist ever being adam joseph, will be back with the exclusive accuweather forecast next. perfect dasure is.game huh? i don't know about you gus, but i think a foul ball's coming our way. i'm ready! (crack of the bat, crowd cheers) whoa! almost had it! maybe next time. what about this time? pay me! the new scratch-off from the pennsylvania lottery. with top prizes of 100 grand! that's some catch! (giggles) (crowd cheers) keep on scratchin'! >>> all right meteorologist, adam joseph, is here cooler yet again today. the heat wave is way out of here enjoy today. >> put out a tweet here is your moment to get outside and enjoy the nex

when you get to walk around, see betsy ross walking around, reenactors, all of the different sites thereklin institute, from kids, you can entertain them for full day. and for the adults, that barnes museum. >> there are so many to choose from, honestly we get a lot of repeat visitors. this, people don't realize, if philadelphia were not inbetween new york and dc, and you have the cultural selections you have here, and were you the only place for 500 miles to go, there everybody would come here. people just don't always see it that clearly. because we're inbetween new york and dc. but now, it turns out, they're more of feeder market for us. people are coming, they want to find out the next museum and the next exhibition and everything. amazing, love it, marketing it, but people are also deciding on their own they want to be here. >> well i just love all of the different things to do, so many things that are all so close, aren't just in the city, send trick as well amazing. >> totally. >> we love the knife county region, philadelphia and the country side. bucks county, delaware, brandywin