on the blue route. 476 north bound all traffic forced off at route three which is the the west chester pike and broomall interchange. all because of flooding in the northbound lanes between the west chester pike and the saint david villanova interchange. so the portion where we have flooding is right here, that is let's go outside lets look at the closed area this is north bound lanes blocked between the west chester pike and saint david again, they left the stuck traffic through, they are pushing everybody off on to route three, your best bet right out of the gate, head right for route 320 to play it safe. rest of the roadway depending pneumonia where you begin and end your trip, this has been a story has been unfolding here all morning long. schuylkill expressway right new looking g we are starting to dry out about an hour ago we had heavy rain like it was impacting the blue route. those same major storms are now heading in towards south jersey. so, be careful for the the ponding, big old puddles for that spin out. here's i-95 coming down from northeast philadelphia we have i from cottman

north bound between again the west chester pike and saint david, villanova are chris and lauren back ou. >>> despite this rain fire rips through southern houses in chester early this morning. fox 29's jenny joyce is live on the scene with more, hi there, jenny? >> reporter: good morning, chris and lauren. a total of five homes have been affect by this fire. four heavily damaged a sixth suffered smoke damage on the 400 block of bickley street in chester this fire started around 1:20 this morning. we are told it started at 418 bickley which fire fighters tell us is a vacant the property. it was heavy fire on the first and second floor of the building when fire fighters arrived. then fire spread up through the roof to the neighboring homes. the the red cross tells us that, they are assisting five families, eight adults and 11 children right now. we talk to the battalion chief who told us about the units affect and we have talk to one of the residents now out of the home. she told us that this is the second fire in just a matter of a few days. >> forty-eight bickley was original fire buil

along west chester pike officers spotted driver running behind an apartment complex. the child they spotted a young child in the back seat and handgun in the front. police say the suspect was on his way to pick up his girlfriend from work, police say the car and the little boy are hers. >> we're fortunate that the boy did not pick up the gun it's not holstered, and it's clearly loaded at this point. >> reporter: police are not sure why he fled whether it was the handgun. they tell "action news" that the girlfriend is cooperating with police. >> a woman is in serious condition after being stabbed in berlin township, camden county. police say it happened during an domestic altercation in haddon avenue. the major crimes unit was on the scene investigating. there's no word on a suspect. >>> and the man convicted of killing an off-duty police officer will spend the rest of his life behind bars. he spot and killed moses walker junior who was on his way home after working an overnight shift. a common pleas court judge handed down the sentence yesterday. >> my family is satis

between saint david and west chester pike. they're forcing people off around route 2.0 to get by the scene. you'll be dealing with a lot of backup. if you have to head out in this direction, take the backup. residual delays will be massive. this has been there for an hour. major delays on the eastbound side right around route 23 in upper merian. septa dealing with delays. new jersey river line currently suspended. amtrak having a problem. >>> a child is critically injured at a major u.s. air port. she was hurt when a car crashed into a terminal and the girl wasn't the only one injured. we'll have details straight ahead. >>> also, a woman is rushed to the hospital after an encounter with a rare reptile. we'll tell you what the animal did to her. ♪ ♪ to you they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9 advantix® ii. it's broad-spectrum protection kills fleas ticks and mosquitoes too. k9 advantix® ii. for the love of dog™. >>> at 6:43 we have a live look at the blue route which is experiencing huge backups northbound near the blue mall because of flooding. f

the gas leak shutdown west chester pike, forced evacuation and the driver could be facing more charges. >> police looking foreman who heads up winning in montgomery county. looking at surveillance images taken inside bank of america in plymouth meeting. police say this guy went in, flashed his gun, got cash from the tellers but on his way out witnesses say he turned around and fired one shot toward the teller windows. luckily, no one was hurt, police believe the same man was also involved in a may 14th robbery of a wells fargo bank in bryn mawr. >> 4:07 the time. investigators in delaware county confirm pedestrian struck by car and taken to the hospital last night. this morning philly.com is report that a victim was a possible robbery suspect. he died after being hit by a police cruiser while riding a bike during a pursuit in chester. the 25 year old man was allegedly trying to get away from cops after an armed robbery when he was hit in the area of 13th and keystone road. >> this happened about 8:30 at night. >> police trying to determine what led up to deadly accident between a chart

the terrifying accident was caught on surveillance camera along west chester pike in upper darby tuesday. orange ford mustang makes a pason the right then spins out of control hitting a corner store and spinning out. the car just missed two pedestrians, and a man sitting on a box before it came to a stop. the car also clipped a gas meter at a mexican restaurant next-door. the gas leak shutdown west chester pike and forced the evacuation of 20 properties for about three hours the driver could now be facing more charges. >> you think? >> ya. and police are looking for a man who held up a bank in montgomery county. you are looking at surveillance video taken upped side after bank of america in plymouth meeting. >> this guy went in, flashed his gun was able to walk away from the tellers some cashment on his way out witnesses say he turned back around, and then fired one shot toward the teller window. no one was hurt, police believe this is the same man also involved in may 14th robbery of wells fargo bank in bryn mawr. >> police trying to determine what led to a deadly accident between a cha

stick with 13, chester pike to get around that. if you ride patco and use the ferry avenue station don't forget the exit is closed for pse anne -- pse&g work. the entrance remains open. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live showing we have the heaviest of the rain, you can see the areas of green but the areas of yellow meaning good downpours working through the i-95 corridor, we've put it in motion you can kind of see it moving to the east. one thing that is notable. we talked about the driving rain, looks like the heaviest is happening nice and early. if you postpone your commute. we're getting drying in lancaster, reading and wilmington. dover things are looking better there. storm tracker 6 live 3d you can get the version of that. 69 degrees is the current temperature, and today's high, 77. >> world health organization said the spread of mers from the middle east to south korea does not merit being a world emergency. u.n. health agency called it a wake-up call. scientists are unsure how people are camping it or where it's originatin

live double scan we can show you we have a heavy downpour approaching philadelphia not far from chester pike also in chadds ford route 1 media bypass one crossing through chadds ford. one along route 40 getting heavy downpours in red and yellow. woodbury, getting cells there as well. along the coastline you can see lightning almost off the coast wet in sea isle city right now. sky6 live hd looking live peeking outside let's see what's going on, we have fog through the area and you can see that on center city skyline. there's some reduced visibility. it's impacting your flights this morning. be came as you head out half-hour delays, # 5 degrees for the -- 75 degrees is the current temperature, it's horribly humid winds are out of the west, southwest. we have your always on day planner to help you through the day. satellite and radar showing the storms in motion, we had them last night and have them firing up this morning we'll get a lull as we see the patch batch to the west approach us, you can see that future tracker 6. 7:30, we are seeing storms, it's through the morning commute we're seei

the big picture we have a fire location in sharon hill delco blocking hook road stick with 13 chester pike to get around that. the night market in callowhill tonight, so a bunch of closures from 3 to 1 #-- 11:00 p.m. >>> mulch spill on the black horse pike. stick with 130. the. >> nine people were killed at a shooting at a historic african-american church in south carolina. >> right now the gunman is on the lose and the fbi has been brought in they are looking at this as a hate crime. >> erin o'hern is at the satellite center with the breaking details. >> reporter: this is an act of violence, while the community is in shock police are on the hunt for the shooter who they say spent time at the prayer service inside the church before standing up and shooting. this all unfolded at 9:00 p.m. a white man in his early 20s open fired during a prayer meeting inside the ame emanuel church. 8 people were found dead inside the church and another found dead later at the hospital. >>> the pastor a state senator was pushing to get body cameras on police after a black man was shot by a police officer. he

hour they would be in the 50s, we have a fire location in sharon hill delco blocking hook road 13 chester pike can get you around that. if you're heading to works at graphic packaging international a problem along longford road and brandon circle of of there's a crash in delaware as you enter southbound 495 stay on i-95. we have a down pole closing route 41. stick with 55 or the black horse pike as alternates on this thursday morning. >> we're starting with breaking news a prayer service at a black church in south carolina ended in carnage when a man stood up and started shooting. authorities are giving an update. we've seen them coming back and forth to the podium telling us about the search for the suspect. we've got team coverage with katherine scott and erin o'hern let's get started with erin. >> reporter: you mentioned the preference press conference that just took place moments ago. they have distinct surveillance video released, because they are asking for the public's help. they say the shooter who is in his 20s who ended up killing 9 people inside the church is considered dangerous, t

in malvern we're seeing it along the 30 bypass, route 3, west chester pike getting heavy downpours, 322chadds ford, some areas you're getting heavy rain, not everybody is seeing it but you need to expect it as you're traveling out. the fog 1.5 visibility apt trenton, 3 miles at philadelphia international. 2.5 in wilmington, and millville, in some areas the low clouds are affecting the morning commute and affecting as you travel out of town we're picking up delays at philadelphia international, 26 minute delays boston, heavy rain not delays just yet but you might anticipate that coming new york, new york city, the rain and weather you'll see that formulator, tam. >> thank you karen now to a health alert the warmer water is bringing a rare bacteria to florida beaches it's approving to be deadly. it has killed two people and infected five more in florida. health officials say the bacteria enters the bloodstream through open consults or scrapes. it can include fever chills, skin legions and septa shock. it could be --eptic shock. >>>ance escape from a -- animals escape from a zoo in georgia

police pulled over the car the car stopped and fled along west chester pike officers saw the driver running on foot behind an apartment complex toward the golf course. when police returned to the car they spotted the little boy in the back seat and handgun in plain view in the front. >> a 3-year-old kid has good motor skills, we're fortunate that the kid doesn't pick it up. it's not holstered it's clearly loaded at this point. the 3-year-old was not injured in all this. the authorities in upper darby and philadelphia are looking for him. if you have any tips, police want to hear from you. >> thanks, katherine. >>> a fight between two families in delaware county led to a man getting shot. police are looking for the gun man. police made numerous arrests earlier in the evening when the fight broke out between the two families. they are -- they were released on disorderly conduct charges. a neighbor who was not involved in the fight approached one of the family members. the. >> this jihad ward comes out confronts the victim with shots fired the victim was hit in the leg. we know who he is, we'l

along west chester pike officers spotted the driver running behind an apartment complex. >> i saw the guy running around the corner. >> reporter: when police arrived back at the car she spotted a child in the back seat and handgun in plain view. the car and the little boy are the girlfriend's. >> we're fortunate the boy did not pick that gun up it's not holstered, it's clearly loaded at this point. the individual is careless. >> reporter: police are not sure why he fled, the investigation continues, if you have any tips, they tell "action news" the girlfriend is cooperating with police. live in upper darby, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> new this morning, a woman is in serious condition after being stabbed in berlin township, camden county. police say it happened on the 100 block of patten avenue. the woman was found in front of the home and rushed to the hospital. the major crimes unit was on the scene and investigating no word on a suspect. >>> water damage forced the city of bethlehem to shut down two downtown businesses. it caused ceiling tiles to fall at the stores o

this crash happened on west chester pike yesterday here in upper darby.pened to be a block away from the upper darby police department. as a matter of fact, the police department's own cameras caught this crash on video and wait until you hear where that driver was coming from. >> sit on that step i'd be dead. >> reporter: joseph mcdevitt says he's lucky to be alive. he was sitting on the corner of west chester pike yesterday when this happened. take a look at the top right of your screen. an orange ford mustang makes a pass on the right then spins out of control. hitting a corner store and spinning out. mcdevitt was just inches away. >> he wanted to pass on the right side and he nailed the dam gas and the son of a bleep spun out and came down and dam near killed me. >> look again and watch the car coming around the turn. the driver just misses two other pedestrians crossing the street and that's mcdevitt sitting on a box as the car heads straight towards him. >> right there on the wall. >> reporter: he was just that close. but mack us willy he wasn't hit

right around chester pike northbound and southbound no problems. hazy out there. a car fire in holmesburg. take frankford avenue or 95 to get through. >>> take a close look at this sign. can you spot the problem. still ahead, the spelling error that is costing one local county thousands of dollars. >>> medical marijuana is coming to the first state. we have the details on the dispensary opening up in delaware four years after it was approved. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. >>> 74 degrees already. it started out as a girl scout project but turned into nearly a full-time job. rachel thorton is only 12 years old but spending hours every day volunteering. her passion? fire safety. she teamed up with the red cross to teach safety classes and started by teaching fire safety to senior citizens but this time she wanted to work with kids her age. here's why.

we're out on route 202 looking live around chester pike northbound, southbound you can see hardly any volume at all to deal with. a good thing there. we are watching i closure out on the p.a. turnpike due to an accident. all lanes are completely blocked for right now. take 611 northbound to street road. we'll update you on that accident. >>> i'm monique braxton live in southwest philadelphia. right now, police are looking for someone who is stealing cabs in several districts across the city. i'll have that story coming up after the break. >>> and don't forget nbc 10 and nbc universal are giving away money. they're giving it to the local nonprofit organizations. it's all part of a project called 21st century solutions. the goal is to support nonprofits implementing new and innovative programs. you can sa ply at nbc10.com. the deadline is july 3rd. why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types

these are our cameras on the west chester pike exit so closed on the northbound side. major delay behind that scene. so it's closed between west chester and saint david. right now take 320. this is closed due to flooding around the the area. southbound lanes remain open. just up ahead the flooding was so severe they had to block off all roadways. take 320 to get by. the traffic is barely moving through the area. we'll take a check on the new jersey turn pikes. one around exit 5 and west townshend. all lanes open on the northbound side around exit 2. that accident pushed over into the shoulder. that's wool rich township as well. route 202, rain falling as well. not a lot of volume. still a 10-minute trip. cars are moving along green. north and southbound from 30 up towards the schuylkill expressway no problems. >>> 5:42 right now. another big named politician could toss his hat into the ring today. we'll tell you what senator lindsey graham has today to spell out his ambitions for the white house. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the

building and a gas meter, gas that reportedly then leak into that building in the 7100 block of west chester pike. investigators say the driver of that car had just left traffic court where they faced a violation for careless driving. >>> bucket truck accident in east falls has sent one person to the hospital today this happened in williams penn charter high school. the truck toppled over, as it was removing a tree, and the authorities say that the driver of the truck was taken to einstein hospital, no word on their condition tonight. fortunately there were no students around when that accident happened. >>> a philadelphia police officer open fire injuring a person in the wynfield neighborhood. police responded to 54th and hazel hearst to reports of someone with a gun. an officer discharge his weapon at that scene and the person was taken to penn presbyterian medical center. no word on their condition. >>> convicted murder rafael jones was sentenced to life in prison today without the possibility of parole for the murder of off-duty philadelphia police officer moses walker. jones and another man

a gas meter in upper darby this happened around 3:00 this afternoon on the 7100 block of west chester pike. reports say gas leak in the building after that accident, the crews are still on the scene there and the cause of that accident is under investigation. >>> a bomb threat against u.s. airways flight disrupts passengers at philadelphia international airport. eyewitness shared this video with us after flight 648 from san diego to philadelphia landed safely. bomb sniffing dogs examine plane and passenger luggage but no explosives were found. >>> authorities say threats against five flights across the you had were called into the tsa in washington around 6:00 this morning. >> fbi, and assist in anyway we can and hopefully we will be able to make someone answer for this very irresponsible act today. >> passengers were able to continue on their journey after that plane was given the all clear. >>> lawmakers grilled amtrak and federal officials during a hearing on the deadly amtrak crash in port richmond. they heard suggestions on how to make amtrak safer and investigative reporter walt hunt

northbound again past broomall exit three west chester pike, see the back up, it does remain closed now so do you have get off at exit five, take route 320 route one to get around, that go all the way back to up vim november a again this is back up due to flooding this morning. forty-two freeway road spray still rain falling here new jersey northbound are the headlight, volume picking up, speeds okay. drop your speed this morning a loft flooded roadways outside, still heavy rain moving through the region. area speeds, for the most part looking okay, but very slow coming through northeast philadelphia now on 95. stay with us, more news, when we >> birds eye view of building demolition, slim margin of era. this is unusual view from the roof of the former police headquarters of christ church new zealand. 139 story build being was imploded when main streets and other buildings all around. >> it took more than 120-pound every explosives to get the builds to go a manageable size to demolish just incredible. wow, we'll be right back. new flonase allergy relief nasal spray. this changes everyth

maybe stay down on route 13 chester pike instead of macdade for the next few days and the closures ofield road during the mid days also continue. in new castle county, new project started yesterday through mid august. they're closing mill town road by dickinson high school. two and seven get you around that. sinkhole in newark along martha washington avenue. time for the commuter report brought to you by the waze app. one of our friends talking about a pothole in the road in west philadelphia along chestnut street. zoom in and see exactly where it is coming in right around 48th street. matt and tam. >> okay, thank you matt. >>> new here on "action news," security cameras caught a georgia man hanging off the side of his car as a thief drove away with his son still inside. he says it all began when he pulled into a gas station and he began to fill up a thief jumped into the car and took off. he went along for the ride clinging to the car for nearly a quarter of a mile. eventually his son was able to jump out of the moving car. he in the end broke his arm. his son though, was not serious

best alternate toys take chester pike n delays for mass transit. that is good news there call ahead at the airport. nicole. >> vittoria, thank you. >>> now to our breaking news in south carolina the suspect who shot and killed a pastor and eight others in a church is still on the loose. gunman opened fire in emmanuel ame church in charleston during a prayer meeting last night. police are calling this attack at historic black church a hate crime and say that the fbi will be involved in the investigation. >> city police department, county police, fire, police state law enforcement division, other municipalities, the fbi and others are all combined and a working with us to make sure that we catch this awful person and bring him to justice, as soon as possible. >> new there were survivors in this but it is unclear at this point, how many, the suspects described as a white man in his early 20's. police plan to update us around 7:00 this morning. erika? >>> nicole, septa riders are on alert after a frightening attack at the market frankford el station. p

accident on the west chester pike right here at route 926 in the heart of the chester county, and we'rek at an accident knight road, it is a trash truck that pulled down overhead power lines along knights road between route 13 and woodhaven right by our lady of calvary church. trying to get to archbishop ryan high school you have to stick with academy road. southbound lanes of the boulevard a crash right here near rhawn street. mike and karen, back over to you. >>> 8:03. a teenage boy struck by a hit and run driver is in the hospital. >> police are trying to find the driver and the car involved. we have had steve keeley out there the a the scene all morning long in pennsville. you know, lot of the high school kids were going to be wearing colors of the school, steve. >> reporter: one of the popular juniors here absent from homeroom right now as other kids all in class. definitely he is present and the in the thoughts of every student teacher and administrator here. students just getting underway. we are far off school ground and not sticking our cameras in the young kids face we are abl

accidents in the neighborhood, the west chester pike, at chester road. at 34th and grays ferry, weather delays out of chicago, so that's eventually going to impact flight here, in philadelphia. do check with the airline before you head down to the airport. mike, alex, back over to you. >> let's talk about this. is your child shorter than the other kids in the class? are you concerned about it? new study led by doctor right here in philly strikes striking gender bias concerning children receiving growth hormones. >> boys, more likely than short girls, more likely to receive growth hormone treatments. doctor greenberg, good morning. >> good to see you. >> first time on our show. great to have you here. soap, why would the smaller boys be getting more after growth hormone than the girls? >> society al pressures at least in the u.s. put more premium on tall necessary for males than females, so a combination of the parent and physicians and possibly the kids themselves, feel the short stature is more after problem. >> oh, you want to be a big tall strong man

the gas electric shutdown west chester pike, forced evacuation of 20 properties for three hours no charges against the driver now penning. >> roads slick right covered with rain? >> absolutely. >> ya. hear how a new jersey girl saved herself when she heard someone breaking into her home. i'll tell you why she had to save herself. she was home alone. >> scary stuff. and the pentagon comes clean telling how often potentially live anthrax spores have been shipped out by mistake. >> really? ♪ ♪ to you they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9 advantix® ii. it's broad-spectrum protection kills fleas ticks and mosquitoes too. k9 advantix® ii. for the love of dog™. if you want a paint with no harsh fumes. if you want a paint without harmful chemicals. if you want a paint that's safer for your family, and the environment... only this can. natura from benjamin moore. paint like no other. certified asthma and allergy friendly by the asthma and allergy foundation of america. i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i tho

but it triggered a gas leak and shut down west chester pike in that area. peco crews are repairing the broken gas line. >>> life in prison without parole. that's the sentence handed down today for the man found guilty of killing a philadelphia police officer. >> officer moses walker was shot to death on a city street back in 2012. doug shimell spoke with the officer's family after today's hearing. doug? >> and the officer's family knows that his killer was supposed to be under house arrest at the time of the shooting. they say today's sentence is better than nothing. >> the man who robbed and killed what he thought was a temple student in august 2012 now set in court to await life without parole for the murder of officer moses walker. >> he'll rot in jail and will only leave in a pine box. >> but rafael jones never told the court he was sorry. but, instead, challenged the judge's authority to impose the sentence. officer ryan saunders held walker as he lay dying. >> for him to not show any lack of concern or any type of remorse, that hurts a lot. but he'll

hitting a building and a gas meter, this happened around 3:00 o'clock on the 7100 block of west chester pike. in an ironic twist authorities say the driver of that car had just left traffic court and was facing a violation for careless driving. >>> well, in weather, it is cool, it is cloudy, a few showers sticking around in parts of the our area lets go outside to meteorologist kathy orr on the cbs-3 sky deck with the first look at a the sky deck. a a little overcast but not terrible. >> if you compare today to yesterday is there a huge difference. yesterday on the sky deck i was getting poured on and it was really chill which a cool breeze. today very comfortable and once in a while you will see the sun peak through the clouds. that is a bonus. we will see more of that sunshine as we get closer to the weekend. lets look at the high temperatures around the delaware valley and region. it was a cool day in allentown, 69, 69 in philadelphia and 62 degrees in atlantic city. we have that persistent easterly wind. you can see the satellite and the temperatures, to the south, we have more cloud tha

all caught on camera of course west chester pike, upper darby tuesday, that orange mustang you see, makes pass, then boom, right there, hits corner store, spins out of control, two people walking right there. >> i see them. >> narrowly escape, what could have been terrible situation. also, a man sitting on a box in that same area. >> he runs a path on the right side. he nails the damn gas and the son beep spun out and came down and damn near killed me. >> he told you what he thought, didn't he? >> ya. >> the car also clipped a gas meter at mexican restaurant next dear. then had to shut down about 20 properties, three hours, everyone's inconvenienced, now this guy facing more than the initial speeding charges. >> i'm telling you, that mustang, miss those dollars people by what? >> a foot? >> inches. ya, feet. >> two people walking. >> oh, i see him now. >> misses hip. >> thank the lord. eleven minutes past seven. >> police need your help, robbing montgomery county at gunpoint a bank. police say this man went into the bank of america, flashed a gun and demanded cash, i turned and walked awa

reopened all the lanes of the blue route. 476 north have been closed for about an hour between west chester pike and saint david villanova they have crewness there. they used plungers, cleaned out drains and traffic is moving again in both directions, on 476. still a backup as you work northbound out of havertown, weather delays, new york two hours to 33 minutes. we are seeing delays pop too here in philadelphia all because of the rain. >>> today we are honoring the life of beau biden. >> former state attorney general and son of the vice-president, died over the weekend after a battle with brain cancer. steve is on the story down in wilmington delaware, hi steve. >> reporter: well this weather is fittingly glummy for feeling everybody walking in to work for first time getting the news friday. he didn't think being stayed behind these guard ed doors of the wilmington state office building. after there was a shooting in some of the on tougher neighborhoods federal prosecutors say they remember him walking in those neighborhood, in that neighborhood talking with the families of the shooting victims

meanwhile, there's a crash to avoid in williston chester county along west chester pike at 352.r use the black horse pike. >> let's look outside and look at the airport, we can see gray skies and karen rogers is under and umbrella. >> reporter: it's there's a little drizzle going on. the steady rain is breaking apart as it pushes to the east. beyond this we have clouds, muggy, maybe another shower here or there through the early morning. once again late in the day probably around dinnertime or drive time home we have a chance for a thunderstorm. 79 degrees, tomorrow partly sunny skies maybe a sprinkle in the morning saturday a decent day, sunshine fades behind clouds, one or two places see a shower or 83. >> coming up on "g.m.a.," time for deals and steals. we'll see you in 30. stainmaster petprotect carpet and cushion system helps prevent pet stains, reduce pet odor and easily release pet hair. so get petprotect and let your pets be pets. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and new details just coming in. hate crime in charleston. at least nine killed during bible study i

i would think alternates, 13 through chester or stay on route 1 baltimore pike and the media bypass. elsewhere in delco a crash. fire location in sharon hill hook road. willow grove a cash at fitzwater town and 611. police are directing you through the direction. watch out from a crash harleysville pike at park avenue. new jersey turnpike, exit 2 for 322 a wreck is taking out the left lane. >>> nine people were shot and killed at a historic church in charles, south carolina. >> the fbi has been called in and calling it a hate crime. >> katherine scott has a connection with the church in charleston and erin o'hern has breaking news. >> reporter: just about a how are half-hour ago, there was a press conference police released this picture. they need the public's help. they believe this is the man responsible for killing the nine people. he has sandy-colored hair and wearing a distinct gray sweatshirt said to be between 20 and 25. if they can help identify the man they believe he is armed and dangerous, they want to prevent him from hurting someone else. let's look at another picture of

accidents, one at city avenue at 69th street and overbrook and upper darby route 3, keystone pike and chester avenue. to bucks county a pair of accidents in bristol one along emily road and one near newport road. and a wreck in makefield near i-95. also starting to see downed wires and trees because of the rain, one set of wire is in conshohocken closing 11th avenue, stick with 10th to get around that. you see red cars moving along the schuylkill expressway it certainly is slow. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this tuesday afternoon. in atlantic county, not quite as bad, wet but not flooded. a minor crash along bellevue avenue and hammonton. you are getting by doing so carefully. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thank you matt. still ahead a new survey says there is one industry that americans dislike more than any other. we'll tell you what it is next. >> and an announcement that surprised people around the world the head of fifa resigned after being reelected amid scandal. >> and police in boston shoot and killed a man that they say was under surveillance as p

east brandywine bonds road is shut down and use bailey road as an alternate and chester county route 1 of baltimore pike, romaines closed for a second day in a row. and this is the scene in camden county again lots of downed wires and traffic lights that are not functional, downed wires on 70 eastbound are jamming us up. and and still a lot of work to do but we'll watch these closures until everything reopens. >> thank you again matt. >>> meteorologist, adam joseph, has the exclusive accuweather forecast, the seven-day forecast for you. >>> perfect day for a little wind behind the sails for the tall ships out there. >> the rubber ducky meteorologist, adam joseph is along the delaware river enjoying the festivities. >> yes eva and rick no one can miss that rubber ducky by any stretch of the imagination it's massive and everyone can relate to it because we were all kids once and we all played with the rubber ducky in the bathtub and this is her bathtub for the next three days. all the ships are docked on the philadelphia side and we are docked on the camden side, there you see the ship, it was firing shot

chester county. the closures of 926 and baltimore pike because of downed trees and wires from the storm. route 1 closure has been giving us problems, smith bridge road or 322 are the alternates. traffic light troubles southwest philadelphia batter tram and 90th -- bartram and 90th street. we have all the normal delays on i-95 speeds have dropped to the teens between the betsy ross bridge and girard avenue. in gloucester county, the clean up continues, as well. downed wires in greenwich blocking 44. we have a bunch of traffic lights that are out in turnersville along the blowers. and in pitman closing delsea drive tam and nydia. >> police in minneapolis are praising the quick thinking of a group of bystanders involving a serious accident involved a car and pedal public. >> reporter: the operator was not hurt. the driver of the car was taken into custody and could chase charges of criminal vehicular injury. >>> two victims of the charleston shooting will be laid to rest today. ame had bible started again last night. this was the same class that dylann roof was invited into before allegedly

help expedite matters to clear the roads, and these are pictures of baltimore pike, widespread damage here reported, chester, springfield and aston and brookhaven. >> it was apparent for everyone in delaware county this was not our normal summer thunderstorm we have significant damage as a result of the storm and speaking to the representatives of peco they likened it to a very severe ice storm. >> as you say quite a bit of pim pact here, thousands of peco kusts mers are are out of power, down to 68000 out now and it's a tough job to get everybody back online they hope to have 95% of people out of power to be back online by friday but there will be some folks who will not see restored power here in the county delaware county until saturday or possibly sunday. what is the situation in middletown township john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> thank you. lets give you updated numbers more than 300,000 customers are without electricity in our region at this hour. peco reported 130,000 outages, atlantic county reporting 360,000 customers are still in the dark and psg say 50,000 are without power

29 a long slow crawl think german town pike or ridge park or maybe the pennsylvania turnpike to 252, and the bypass 30 and the stretch you use between the chester county airport exit and business 30 in parksburg rg stay local on business 30 or the westbound turnpike. in newcastle county look for a crash in kennett pike, and one along church mans road and one in christiana at 7 at 273. we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> there is much more to come on "action news" tonight. a global relief fun is giving five children from tanzania much needed medical attention in the u.s. ali gorman shares their story of hope. coming up. >>> and we head live outside to cecily tynan at the philadelphia zoo. >> reporter: hi, i have bill with me the pencil tailed skink, they live in trees and are also called a monkey tailed skink, they use that tail to wrap around the trees to climb really well, one thing that is unusual with these guys is that males are the ones that take care of the babies. i like that. i'll feet the western low land gorillas coming up from the philadelphia zoo. back to you guys. >> thank you cecily. much more ahead at 5:00. >> health c

chester along 926 just off route 202. karen hepp's been out here along the baltimore pike, concord township, that area littered with the downed trees, and the abandoned cars. there is many roads, that are still closed, the power crews are out. the tree removal crews are out. and the traffic lights are also out specially here, through delaware county, so follow those detours marlton, route 70, right across the river from delaware county, is east greenwich where again power is still out, all of the traffic lights are out. >> i notice your graphics are off to the left, in your box off to the left. >> that was beyonce record. >> oh, okay. >> man! >> i miss that, too. >> right side of the room, right over your head. >> there is karen hepp on the right, looking at people probably dealing with all of the damage. karen, get ready. steve? >> karen, back to your box, give us the news. >> good morning. >> sorry, well, news is happening, you know, always developing situation, i want to show this sign, sorry we are closed due to power outage. wawa, folks normally stop in, busy 24 hour wawa, not open today, we take a look at the intersecti

chester heights, too. there was this span that toppled trees along baltimore pike and this tree came crashing into a housethe 2100 block of lenny road. the damage and power outages prompted the mayor to declare a state of emergency. >> we called in extra police officers tonight to patrol the area make sure everything is done. we've got ahold of all of the emergency people that we can possibly get ahold of. >> we have every available peco crew in the fieldworking to restore service. in addition, we are going have 200 local contractors joining our efforts again working with us around the clock to restore service. >> reporter: all right, back here live take a look at the root of that tree. it was completely uprooted and actually it was just bordering the fence of this home and it obviously took down the power line along with it. so, this is a huge cleanup task for this neighborhood and it will be at least a couple days before residents in this area have power. in fact, peco says it will utilize crews from other states. but delaware and chester county were the hardest hit. so some residents may not even get t

chester heights, too. there were this span that toppled trees along baltimore pike and this tree came crashing into a housethe 2100 block of lenny road. the damage and power outages prompted the mayor to declare a state of emergency. >> we called in extra police officers tonight to patrol the area, make sure everything is done. we've got ahold of all of the emergency people that we can possibly get ahold of. >> we have every available peco crew in the fieldworking to restore service. in addition, we are going to have 200 local contractors joining our efforts again working with us around the clock to restore service. >> reporter: now we've switched our shot to the adjacent corner and you can see another tree was uprooted and there just looks to be a giant crater almost next to this house and again another power line down on this side of the street. now, peco says it will utilize crews from other states. it is hoping that most residents will get their power back on by friday evening. but some of the residents in the more isolated areas may not get power back on until this weekend. so, it is going to be a lon

chester county the tree blocking street road 926 at caleb drive. wawaset road at unionville. baltimore pike southbound blocked. some of the trees down, problems you'll see in that area. we have an disernt abington -- accident abington, hung ton road. vineland camden shut down landis avenue between spring and maine road. barclay mill road and centerville road lancaster pike gets you around that. >> this is breaking overnight. 8 people and a pilot are dead after a plane crash in a alaska, cruise ship passengers on a sightseeing tour up on the plane. authorities have not said why the plane crashed into a cliff. 8 passengers were from the westerdam cruise ship. the sightseeing plane crashed against a granite rock face. federal officials say the weather is hampering recovery efforts. >>> president obama will mourn with the city of charleston, south carolina where a gunman killed nine people. the president will deliver the eulogy for clementa pinkney inside the ame emanuel church with the shootings took place. >> reverend pinkney was a serve haven't to all we say thank you to brother pg -- pinkne

pike. tam. >> thank you matt. >>> this story is developing this morning. firefighters in chester were called back to the same city block for the third time in five days. of course the question is are all of these fires connected? "action news" reporter katherine scott is live along bickley place. that's where we find her right now with the latest. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and we are expecting a press conference later on today so we're hoping to learn more about what exactly is going on here but last night firefighters were back on this block again. this latest fire started in that end row home but in recent days, some of these homes which were -- some of them were vacant or under renovation caught fire. three homes in the last four days. neighbors here are now worried about their homes and their safety. >> i really don't know what's going on. this is just crazy. >> reporter: a third fire in four days on this chester block. now six row homes all next to each other on the 400 block of bickley place have been damaged or destroyed. more than 20 people h

a crash closing the westbound lanes of the 30 bypass of the chester exit, stay local on lincoln highway or on the western turn you pike instead. a vehicle fire in washington township, everything is off to the side but slow speeds away from mid county and another vehicle fire along 95 southbound side approaching the blue route off to the side and the fire is out. but the vehicle is on the shoulder. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this hump day, firefly there is congestion otherwise just some vehicles stopped on the shoulder. >> thank you matt. >>> still ahead al qaeda retaliates after a u.s. strike kills one of its top commanders. >> and more details about the prison break in upstate new york two fugitives and a prison worker were planning their crime before they made their escape. >> now the 16-year-old victim is telling the story from his hospital bed. >> there was a somewhat ominous sign today in the ongoing search for two escaped killers several road blocked near the state prison have come down, meaning that searchers believe they could be long gone from the area. marcy gonzales is live now with mo

chester county, 926 is blocked stick with pleasant grove wood. wawaset road is shed down locust grove gets you around that. baltimore pike is blocked use 322 to get around that. the route 1 at the pennsylvania turn, nice and dry and clear and smooth sailing. turnpike eastbound watch out for construction past bensalem. >> fbi is working on a profile of a possible serial killer in a small ohio town. 6 women have disappeared from the town of 21,000 people. four of the women's were recovered in creeks or streams. the most recent was found over the weekend. it's unclear if the cases are connected. but the victims life stories are similar they are all woman who had fallen on hard times. >>> two of the victims of the charleston church shootings have been laid to rest, there will be public viewing for clementa pinkney. ame renewed their bible study. this was the same class that shooter dylann roof was invited into before allegedly shooting and killing 9 people a week ago. the interim pastor led the group. the message of the session was the power of love. >>> the daughter of with it whitney houston has been moved to hospice care.

police in chester county said they have intersections without power, 926 street road is blocked near caleb drive. we've got route one that's a big one. baltimore pike southbound blocked between schoolhouse lane and thornton road. we have harmony road closed between swedz bore -- swedes borough road and 207. the ramps connecting the ramps with gibbs borough and paulsboro. east greenwich alone ten intersections without lights. treat it as a four way stop because there may not be police on all the intersections. tam and eva. >> thanks, karen. >>> new information on the breaking news from france, authorities there have opened a terror investigation following an attack at a gas factory in southeast france. we know one person was decapitated and others injured. now french officials say two men crashed through the entrance and hit gas canisters that caused an explosion. banners with arabic writing was found near the body. this is the work of a terrorist organization. >>> 8 people including a pilot are dead after a crash into a cliff they were from the westerdam cruise ship that left seattle for a seven day round trip. the passenger said what it felt like

in chester county there is progress to be made with the downed trees and wires stretches of several roads remain blocked including the southbound lanes of route 1 baltimore pike. that caused huge gridlock, we expected it this morning against smith bridge road or 322 and possible alternates around that. >> this is new on "action news," a field trip for elementary students in kentucky ended in terror with a call to police because the bus driver fell asleep at the wheel. the bus carrying 40 children and ten chaperones when the driver slumped over her seat. police met the bus but did not arrest the driver. >>> this is new on "action news," terrifying letters forced a union county, new jersey, to three their new home. according to a lawsuit filed against the previous owners, the new owners said they are being watched in their west fieldhouse after being $1.3 million. they have received several letters from a mysterious person. they claim the previous owners 0 were aware of the man who calls himself the watcher. in the letters, the man asked have they found what's in the walls yet and other things. really creepy. >> i hope they get this guy. all new in the next hal

chester, 926 just off route 202. karen hepp's been live down in in concord township baltimore pike, one of the many roadways closed with downed trees and the down power lines and then this area, of delaware county here, with the power outages, also, the traffic lights are out i passed through this stretch last night and i heard karen mention the wawa. all of the fast-food stores, the restaurants, the businesses, all without power. so follow the detours respect the closures, they're therefore a reason, there is the tree removal crews then there is also the power crews out there. over here in south jersey, evesham, elmwood road at route 70 again block with a downed tree. and as steve had mentioned all of the off-ramps from 295 headed in toward south jersey here in east greenwich blocked, because they don't want folks going in and out of this area until they can clean everything up. there is detours and the traffic lights are out there as well. mike alex, back to you. >> update here from john on twitter. necessary washington township new jersey. electric and cable back up, about an hour ago. >> oh, wow. >> and he goes: it

chester creek road and lynn mill road. pottstown, 422 eastbound and 724 armon hammer boulevard, we have construction that could mess you up a little bit. media, no problems here, baltimore pike no issues, either. no too many issues reported right there. monday morning we expect lighter volume today as we have no school buses on the roads through the area. teachers are staying home, as well. 66 degrees in quakertown, 69 in pots, 76 in center city. it is warm already it's a hot day today, 69 in hammonton, 72 in dover delaware, we're dry but watch out for the sun glare. >> thank you karen developing overnight, search teams in new mexico recovered the body of a beloved former white house chef. walter shibe went hiking in the mountains, he never came home. he served as white house chef under bill clinton and george w.bush. his family told investigators that the 61-year-old was in good shape, but an amateur hiker. he was found two miles from the car. there's no word on what killed the chef. of. >>> the search for the two fugitives in new york has shifted again this time to an area west of the prison from which they escaped. hundreds of law enforcement officers are combing parts of

chester county, the same cannot be said we have the closure of 926 street road. wawa set road is blocked. locust grove road gets you around that. southbound lanes of route 1 baltimore pike closed between school house lane and author ton road. smith bridge --horton road. >>> in case you're wanterring, you won't see any delays on 70 eastbound because two right lanes are blocked at springdale road because of downed wires. 47 is blocked at pitman avenue, traffic lights are on the fritz on the black horse pike. treat it as a stop sign. in paulsboro we have traffic lights and downed wires we're not getting anything on the waze app. >>> winds and the seas and premonsoon rains are bringing relief to southern pakistan. a scorching heat wave have killed 883 people. the temperatures have dropped to 93 degrees temperatures have reached 113 degrees hours long power outages and little running water and people fasting had worsened the situation. >>> after two years of silence boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev has spoken saying he is sorry for the pain and the death he caused. he made the comments before being formally sentenced to death yesterday. the apology came three hours a

in chester county one of the many areas we are dealing with downed trees and downed wires causing problems as you try to commute. 926 is blocked near kay drive and -- caleb drive pike blocked from the storms earlier in the week. we have an accident in abington, huntington road at he edmund road. landis avenue is blocked between maine and spring road stick to chestnut. in camden county, lots of issues with downed wires and downed trees pebble lane near orchard pearl crossroad, 73 near atrium way, crop well road is just to name a few. >> a violent video shows a group of teens beating a high school student that went viral when the police and the public stepped in refusing to let this slide. katherine scott is live outside mlk high school in germantown, good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam that's right somebody brought the video to the school's attention, the school worked with police to identify the five people involved. the attack happened about 3 blocks away from hear, the victim suffered concussion and needed stitches and had major dental injuries. video of the attack on the 17-year-old martin luther king was posted all over social media, the susp

pike next to the dunkin' donuts. we'll check it again rick and monica coming up in the next half hour. >>> still ahead chester high school is turning around the lives of several young men with amen mentoring group. find out what they are learning outside of the classroom. >> and a prison food tasting, why these not so appetizing meals were put to the test. cecily is back with the full accuweather forecast. when "action news" continue. >>> in washington special honors for world war i veterans after they risked their lives to save their comrades. they received the award posthumously they were denied the honor earlier because of zrims discrimination, they were given the honor for rescuing soldiers in france in 1918. >>> secretary of state john kerry is out of surgery in boston where he is treated for a broken leg, it happened during a bike accident in switzerland causing kerry to fly home canceling a diplomatic trip to fran. kerrie hospitalized in good condition tonight. >>> in health check tonight, south korea reported its first two deaths as it struggles to contain an outbreak of merz. a 58-year-old woman and 78-year-old