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and downed tree in collegeville. be a result of the rain we had, route 113 blocked at creek road, traffic diverted on to the germantown pike this morning. and a water main break, developing here, lafayette drive, at silva drive in the neighborhood above norristown. watch for local detours. and south jersey, on 295, the northbound stretch heading into route 73, that's the mt. laurel interchange there. watch for a crash. new jersey transit, they're using shuttle buses on the princeton line, that basically takes everyone from princeton junction, into princeton itself. all because of some track work. so, expect some extra delays this morning. otherwise, mass transit looking good. erika, back over to you. >> and attack on septa bus driver in north philadelphia, remains under investigation. it happened early sunday morning, near 22nd and lehigh avenue. police say two men, jumped on route 54 bus, then assaulted the driver. they then jumped out and fled in a white mercedes benz. the bus driver, suffered minor injuries. no pa

in collegeville there's flap jack's and a flick. >> tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.e have lots of movies. you can get all you can eat pan indicates. >> reporter: the deal includes a drink. you'll pay less for kids to watch movies at regal and uin at unight -- united artists theaters. cinamarc you can buy at the box office and pay one dollar for kids movies shown on tuesday and wednesday apt 9:00 a.m. you can printout a coupon that will take a dollar off the snack pack at the movie concession stand. if you go to 6abc.com you can see all the movies and theaters so you can keep the kids busy all summer long. amy buckman channel 6 "action news." >> coming up on saturday morning, encouraging news for a gentle giant of the sea wildlife officials are saying about the manatee. and sweet drink? , the soda maker that's putting a taste of shore treat into their drinks, we'll be right >> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on this saturday july 5. here some of the stories we're following for you on "action news." breaking news, four children are dead after a three-alarm blaze burned n

heading in towards new jersey and shore towns later today. 4:2 in from burbs between royersford, collegeville, king of president bushia. you're in good shape as you work your way eastbound 422 to tiping of president bushia. 20 looking good adds you work your way in and get back over to you. >> thank you, bob, developing now israel prime minister meeting with cabinet as they may widen against hamas. israel military announced overnight it's calling up 16,000 reserves following another night of more air strikes and heavy tank shelling. three weeks of inteps fighting dild pal stipulateian and three civilians. >> a man behind bars faying serious charges in connection to a daylight attack. they i d'd the suspect as andre taylor. they say he used a rope to strapingle the woman 45 and larch wood. plain clothed officers happen to be nearby and heard the victim extreme. neighbors say the attack brings back to life importance of keeping a watchful eye. >> people have to get involved. if you don't, then this will happen. if you turn your light out and shut everything down:00 and roll up the sidewalk it's

sign have volume starting to pop, folks coming in city early this morning. 422, good morning to collegevillein problems or delays at all, but look at the volume here in the last ten minutes starting to pop. you can see beginning of the early morning rush heading in towards king of prussia otherwise good to go on the i-95, watch the construction zones are wet, so it is difficult sometimes to see lane markers and traffic pattern shuffles there. schuylkill looking good. we have a problem on the roosevelt boulevard, accident, boulevard and grant avenue. north bound outer drive is closed between welsh and grant avenue, there is only one lane opened on the inner drive. right now lighter volume and that will happen in a half an hour or so. bustleton avenue is your best bet north bound, out bound lanes are opened and mass transit running with in reported delays, ukee and erika, back to you. >>> developing story starts our look at headlines on cbs-3. police are questioning a person of interest in connection with the death of laura araujo, her body was discovered monday in the duffle bag in kensington

otherwise good shape along 422 coming from royersford, collegeville, into king of prussia, no problems on the schuylkill at the moment. in new jersey though we do have an accident, southbound, on the 42 freeway, right at route 544. again, it is southbound, anyone coming back from the shore this morning, you will have no problem at all from the beach into the city. ukee, erika, back to you. >> tragic ends to go what philadelphia police are calling a family dispute. >> a paraplegic mack shoots and kills his brother. he claims he pulled the trigger to protect his sister. joining us now from police headquarters with more on the morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika, ukee, this investigation is ongoing. no arrests at this point. in the meantime there is family is trying to figure out what went so wrong so fast this weekend. police say one man, a paraplegic, shoots and kills his very own brother, claiming in self-defense. now, take a look at this picture, victim, john matthews, 40 years old, police say he was shot early sunday morning, around 4:00 a.m. in the 5800 block >>> he doesn't kn

in collegeville, royersford and phoenixville, west of route 29 and in upscale developments off of southennonite road. the burglars are hitting during the day and at night. and police believe they're stalk stalking the houses waiting for the homeowners to leave before making their move. >> they've occurred when the residents were away from home. all of them involved forced entries. some windows were pride. in other cases doors were kicked in. >> reporter: burglars are looking for items they can grab quickly without taking a lot of time in the house. >> they focus on stealing money and jewelry from the residences. for anyone going away on vacation stop your male service, your paper deliveries. at nighttime, keep your flood lights and exterior lights activated. >> police have increased patrols to the targeted areas. neighbor michael immediate says he's had a break in down the street and neighbors are watching each other's homes and reporting anything out of the ordinary. >> it's little surprising but overall i think that we, people are being extra cautious. >> reporter: police say these th

the burglary happened in the 100 block of lincoln road in colle collegeville, montgomery county. police arrested those two back on july 22nd inside of that home. they allege that the two had more than 2 pounds of the controlled sub substance with them at the time. investigators have not said specifically what that substance was. >>> well, it is the drowning danger that lingers even after a child is out of the water. our health reporter stephanie stahl tonight with the a warning signs you need to look for before it's to late. >> kathy. >> we're tracking a few showers on storm scan3 making it toward the lehigh valley. but there will be an increasing threat of rain for the rest of the week and for the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up with the seven day forecast. >> and transforming the shore into a weekend beach bash. ac getting ready for big names in music who will hit the sand >> late today state police announced the arrest of 19 year old sigh i was ya plumber, 20 year odd dwayne morgan and aaron evan. they arrested 19 yeared monique kelly 20 year old lance rogers. police

also watch for a crash whitemarsh this afternoon ridge pike spring mill road and collegeville by cvsark avenue carmen drive. let's grab the ipad and do commuter report this thursday. you know what that means almost friday afternoon one of our friend out and about 295 southbound side riding through ramble wood says watch for an object on the parkway. >> a local family contacted the "action news" troubleshooters after a piece of furniture turned out to be a dangerous household item. "action news" anchor monica malpass is in the newsroom with their story hi there, mop ka. >> they feared the worst when they heard a terrifying sound coming from the bedroom of their 4-year-old son. he happened to be all alone in that room when a dresser fell on topive him. thankfully the boy is okay tonight. now his family wants to warn parents everywhere. consumer reporter nydia han has their story on "action news" at 5:00. and plus three of the most dangerous intersections in montgomery county now have red light cameras and we'll tell you where they are and how much running them and getting a fine will c

in hot water after police say they broke into a ming county home to bake drug laced brownies in collegevillelice arrested the suspects inside that home on july 22. they althe two had more than two pounds of controlled substance with them at the time. investigators have not said specifically what that substance was. >>> just about 6:33 here's traffic and weather together katie. >> nice day, united states of americay. still changes in the forecast later in the forecast. we're not going to snap fingers and patterns are different you'll notice things creeping up. heat, moisture, air go, humidity and showers or thunderstorms start to move into core cast. calm. although it's certainly milder. 64, yesterday we were in the 50s across this area. storm tracker is busy and that long since moved out. we have generally high pressure on our side nor the better part of the day. look at the difference in the thermometer. any clouds limited amount of cooling that could go on and we had a surplus here of temperatures anywhere from 5 to close to 10 or even up to 15 from the same time yesterday. mount pocono it

gerri: you actually took and the kids because one of the reasons that the collegeville is so high isdaughter was going to school and she was raising children and it took her a wild to do that. so what is it like ringing in our family? is a got center is a tough? >> it is both. and i think that, in one way, well, children are wonderful no matter how you get them. as always. but on one and i haven't been able to grieve and i don't know what the proper way is to grieve because we immediately received and took the children into our home and the grandchildren and my husband and i were so determined and they had already suffered enough. and so we have tried for the last 4.5 years to be so normal so no big crime, no big sinus happens, we've tried to hold it together and make it as normal as possible what i'm. gerri: it's very tough to do. so tell me what you would like to see happen. because one of the things about student loan debt is that it doesn't did forgiveness and have you gotten any assistance from lenders? i understand that these are not federal loans. has anyone offered you a brea

eagle view road and pine road, a vehicle broke down, one of many in the phoenixville area, along collegeville road. it's 202 southbound side, heavy as always this afternoon past chester brook to 401, they will shift this pattern around and look at this, moving on the southbound lanes, a smoother ride from 202 in the next week or so. >> we'll check it again in the next half hour. >> thank you. we'll step outside, sky 6 hd looking live, in cape may, adam joseph with the e >>> all right meteorologist, adam joseph along and you said it would be hot and you did not lie. this is the peak of the heat. in order to back off the heat and humidity we have to get through a stormy evening, as we get to stormtracker 6 live double scan, in bucks and hundredor done county that has faded. it's hotd and hazy and humid everywhere, but we are awaiting a line of storms with a cold front to the west. 89 in trenton and 91 in allentown and 93 in dover and 94 is the high in philadelphia, again, with the very strong wind, churning up the ocean today. temperatures are only in the mid to upper 70s along the jersey shore

collegeville area, heavy downpours. thunderstorm activity and possibly hail moving through chester county and montgomery and bucks county as well. it is crossing the turnpike this morning. the heaviest just to the west of paoli. look at the thunderstorm activity moving through montgomery and chester -- bucks county. most of the day we're storm free until late this afternoon and this evening. we'll start to feel the effects of now hurricane arthur. arthur is going to be moving up the coast. currently moving to the north at nine miles an hour. this evening, storms develop once again and then overnight tonight, you can see the progress that arthur is making. that is 6:00 tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, clouds will break north and west and the rain at the shore will be tapering off through late afternoon and evening hours. if you're making fourth of july plans, it will be good for fireworks in the area. north and west, you'll see clearing to begin with after rain in the morning. showers will continue into the afternoo

lower providence, collegeville area, be on alert, heavy showers extend up through limerick, pottstown northern montgomery county, so if you take 422, 476, the northeast extension, you are going to be encounter heavy rain and again if you are moving westward out toward chester county where the thunderstorms are right now. definitely keep an eye on that for you. isolated little pocket, but may hold together. flashflood watch in effect for the whole area, through tomorrow morning, severe weather threat exists for the whole area today. that is for showers, thunderstorms,ly return to the forecast later on. we will get some sunshine though. most of the day features that heat, humidity, some sunshine. by 5:00 p.m. there is the line of showers and thunderstorms pushing through. and then, by 7:00, 8:00 p.m., still seeing it, think i kind of all night thing. temperatures in the 70s, in your seven day forecast, shows we hit 91 today, heavy storms, a soggy start to the fourth, we clear out late day. much, much cooler. weekends itself looks great. >>> mass transit, we get you updated on changes wi

starting to see volume head eastbound between collegeville, headed past our camera here at trooper, inking of prussia an accident down in delaware, south on i-95, right at route 896, exit one. and vehicle fire, for the gang up in allentown, along route 222, the northbound side, right at kressler road, right in that area where the northeast extension comes into play. and then, midday work coming our way to northeast philly, woodhaven road working both directions, right near the franklin mills mall from about 9:00 to 3:00. and if you are coming right back from the beach, right into the office, the 42 freeway starting to lee down already route 55, would, g your way in toward the new jersey turnpike and bellmawr interchange. mass transit, though, looking good with no reported delays. ukee, erika, back over to you. >> thank you, sir. breaking news leads our look at today's headlines. us secretary of state john kerrey arrives in cairo today. his mind is in gaza. kerrey wants israel and hamas ends bloody two week battle more than 500 people have been killed. >> the us coast guards is searchin

morning, everybody, live look at 422, little fog, haze here in the background, working your way from collegevillen toward king every prussia, but all of the roads are damp and wet from all of the storms we had last night. little slower than normal, slow going this morning as you roll out of the driveway. down tree here, phoenixville pike, right at 322, that's right before you try to get in toward the ramps therefore 202. and a set of downed wires, along lafayette hill at stoney lane, just outside of villanova. bridges, so far so good, and no delays on mass transit. erika, back over to you. >> thank you, some texas shoppers take mat into their own hands after seeing two young children in a hot car. take a look at the cell phone video. posted right here. shoppers used a hammer to smash the jeep's windows and get those kids out safely. temperatures at the time were around 90 degrees. one shop owner says he came outside after hearing the children crying out in desperation. >> kids were this there crying, i mean, the car's real hot. even a dog can die. imagine a person? >> the mother said she left her

they are investigating a rash of residential burglaries in collegeville, royersford, and phoenixvilleand spanning over the last two months, now, police believe these burglars wait from home owners to leave before making their move. the thieves are quick, getting a which with small items like jewelry and cash. >>> your time 6:38. facebook is hoping you buy into their newest feature. we'll explain. >> then, building houses and a future for some lucky residents. we're live with habitat for humanity, some familiar faces lends a helping hand. >> also coming up. fed ex and the feds, why the government is identifying up the shipping giant. be right back. >>> facing federal indictment, government accuses a company of enabling criminal activity by shipping prescription drugs from i am legal on line pharmacist. prosecutors say the charges are the result after nine year investigation, into two internet pharmacies. spokesman said fed ex is innocent of any wrong-doing. a conviction could cost $820 million in fines. >>> facebook wants to make it easier for people to buy products directly from their

. >> and the senator was in town attending veterans job summit at pfizer collegeville campus. he is sponsoring a bill that would create a consolidated employment website for veterans. >>> well, teens in delaware will no longer be able to tan inside a facility. a delaware governor jack markell signed a bill today that bans anyone under 18 from using tanning beds even if they had their parents permission. the bill is aimed at reducing teens risk for mel no, ma'am a it also forces tanning salons to post warning signs about the health risks for from using indoor tanning beds. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news", replacing the hands shake with a more sanitary greeting. health reporter stephanie stahl is on your side with why some are calling for the widespread adoption of the fist bump. beasley? >> reporter: bradley fletcher, jeremy maclin, in training camp tussel today. i'll tell you why these list dust ups will not hurt the team. chip kelly talks about the team's biggest free agent signs. cathy. >> in weather talking about a cool change, coming to the delaware valley, temperat

we have delays starting to build from collegeville in towards king of prussia, in the neighborhoods we will go, a down pole, blocking byberry road at buck road so traffic using county line road this morning a down tree just outside trooper here, side air mill at arcola road n south jersey route 49 at hunters mill road watch for a down tree as a result of the storms that rolled through last night where this one was just recently from that storm impacting atlantic city think morning. cynwyd regional rails, we had problems last night, septa says normal services resume this morning. otherwise mass transit looking good with no delays. erika, back over to you. >>> a delaware county teen has quite the the story to tell. he was struck by lightening on monday night and walk away with only minor injuries. david bodkin was getting in friend's koran ashland avenue when he was hit. amazingly he only suffered a minor cut and numbness in his hands. the the 14 year-old says he could not believe what happened. >> he told me i was bleeding every where. i said you just got struck by lightening. i ran for

as we look live or attempt to here after 422 by the phoenixville and collegeville interchange there isut there and some eastbound headlights as well coming away from 29 headed into 23, we are seeing pockets of volume now. during the midday today westbound by trooper watch out for lane restriction that is could cause delays. let's head towards gilbertsville watching a disabled vehicle along philadelphia avenue at bart man avenue by the taco bell and there is storm damage from last night including a downed tree in the west chester area along phoenixville pike right near 322. pottstown pike or use 202 as alternates. also we've been seeing sprinkles through that area this morning so the roadway is a little damp. still have some downed wires in lower merion. they're closing down lafayette road near young ford road. young ford can get you around it. during the midday the next couple days they'll be installing a water main in upper merion along soul gulph road and valley view road. maybe stay on church road or use the schuylkill expressway if you're out and about in upper merion from 9:00 unt

95 and the schuylkill into downtown, morning volume to deal with this morning, downed tree in collegevilleof heavy rain last night along route 113, closed at creek road, traffic diverted on to the germantown pike, mass transit looking good at the moment with no delays. ukee, back over to you. >> thank you, next update is at 7:55. up next on cbs this morning, what's next, for the stranded cruise ship the costa concord y for more local news weather, traffic and sports we're on the "cw philly". you can find us on these channels. i'm >>> beachgoers in russia were forced to rush for cover when an intense hailstorm hit suddenly on saturday. the temperature plunged from 104 degrees to 71 in just minutes. the hail stones were as big as government balls. few stayed under a beach umbrella. one person staid under a blanket. we're happy to say nobody was hurt. we're also happy to say welcome back, charlie rose. >> thank you. >> charlie, i had a dream about you that you came back blond with long hair. >> no. that was while i was on vacation. >> welcome back. you were missed. the dream was so real. >> l

live look at 422, in the bad at all for gang leaving lawyers for, collegeville, dam in some areas withthis morning but we have some sun glare, coming into downtown, schuylkill expressway right hear near spring garden street. light volume so far, this morning. rest of the major roadways, i-95, the jam in the cam here southbound from pretty much cottman into girard and we will be traveling through the holiday weekend keep in mind all of the construction zones have slowed down, and of course maybe some new traffic patterns as well, erika back over to you. >>> that is "eyewitness news" for now talk philly coming up at noon on cbs-3. i'm erika von tiehl have a great skin. ex announcer: we're tackling all the bad words every woman fears. >> dimply but the, sagging but the. announcer: turn your worst to your best asset. >> tell us what you did. announcer: bad skin. >> it's not mine. announcer: a quick fix for wrinkles and oily skin. plus. >> the wreufrpbgly skin on my chest drives me crazy. announcer: the wrinkle cleavage makeover and it's a bad smell. >> five years since she washed her hair

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but in collegeville it's 63. it's 67 in swart moamplet it's 68-degrees up in perc situate. closer to the shore. it's 78-degrees in stone harbor. this is where jenny will be tomorrow. i think it will be a similar today tomorrow. in smyrna, delaware, it's 78-degrees. due points are down. it's come if i outside. tomorrow is 10. the nine on the saturday is looking good. on sunday we get to a high of 83 degrees. it looks like we'll see some sunshine and perhaps be able to hold off the rain until later on in the day. maybe even not until nighttime and that would make for a pretty nice weekend. so it's looking better this forecast for the weekend. it is improving, but you know the humidity is coming what bac. when, by early next week. i've got a lot to get to. 76, if you're heading past route 1 city avenue, big delay, the accident has been moved to the shoulder so things starting to clear out. if you are 202. you can see the stretch behind the conshohocken. the southbound side of northeast extension, you have a multiple vehicle accident, blocking the left lane. down to eight miles