with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara is off and we begin with breaking flus at this hour. an air algeria plane carry, 116 passengers and crew has disappeared from radar. the crew's last message asked air control to change the plane's route because of heavy rain in the area. the flight lost contact after 15 minutes after takeoff. there are reports that the niece of former dictator fidel castro was on the flight. mariela is an outspoken activist for rights in her country. she also received the international ally for lgbt award. and is the daughter of current daughter of dictator, raul castro. >>> now to the latest on the ban on flights to the gaza trip. the faa has lifted bans on travel into tel aviv. this shows israel's iron dome missile system intercepting missiles there today. this is the first carrier to resume service to tel aviv with a flight out of newark airport in new jersey this afternoon. for the very latest, lets go live to amy buck plan at philadelphia international airport. >> reporter: well, good afternoon rick, u.

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, rick is off and in the news this noon, a man fires on police during a standoff in atlantic city. how the suspect was finally caught. >>> and police say they busted a fake travel agency at a home in new jersey. but the big story is the aftermath of powerful storms that left 260,000 people without power. chopper 6 hd was over some of the damage this morning. large trees were knocked on to homes this morning across the area. and crews are still trying to restore electricity to tens of thousands of customers. we have live team coverage of the cleanup, david murphy has more and "action news" reporters katherine scott and john rawlins are checking out the damage. lets begin with john in radnor township. >> reporter: it was an intense quick-hitting storm that came through the western suburbs last night. it didn't have much rain in it, but it had considerable wind but it doomed some mature trees like the one behind me. from meeting house lane in lower merion, the blitz krig storm took down trees and clos

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, several car owners are facing repairs after a police crash ends with a crash. >> and philadelphia celebrates the second annual wawa hoagie day and we'll take you live to the 4th of july tradition. >> but the big story is the heat advisory that just took affect. we have a chance of strong storms, lets go outside to sky 6 hd, a scene in center city, it doesn't look too bad, a few clouds in the sky, temperatures are reaching the mid-90s for the second day in a row. people are going to the beach where it is hazy and muggy this afternoon. lets head to the big board and meteorologist, david murphy. >> there are a couple of issues happening in the weather and the most obvious one is the heat. it starts at noon and goes until 8:00 at night. we are concerned with the urban center, and all the areas in boxes of orange, more importantly, the combination of heat and humidity making it feel like 100 and 105 through the afternoon and the potential for strong storms and the weather servic

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, a new jersey mother shot outside of her apartment while her children slept inside. >>> and a plane crashes in a costco parking lot, hear from the man that tried to save the pilot. >> but the big story this afternoon is the concern over the spread of the deadly ebola virus. the peace corps is pulling volunteers from the area because of outbreak. for the latest we go live to marcy gonzales in new york. >> reporter: sara, leaders in the impacted countries are declaring this a public health emergency and experts say that medical professionals need to be alert. >> it's the worst ebola outbreak in history. outbreaks in new guinea and sierra leone more than 6- 600 people have died. people have to be checked before boarding flights. one emergency room in charlotte closed before they would clear a patient that returned from west africa. some doctors fear it could happen. i would not be surprised that isolated cases arrived here. you could have no symptoms for three weeks before you

delaware valley's leading news program with rick williams, sarah bloomquist, and meteorologist david murphy>>> good afternoon. rick and sarah are off, i'm matt o'donnell. in the news a small explosion sends employees rushing out of a chemical plant in south jersey. >>> detectives speaking to a man suspected in a reported sex assault in the spring garden neighborhood. >>> the big story, escalating in the middle east. hamas firing rockets and some of them aimed at the airport in tel aviv. israel responding. and it is the fourth day of air strikes, neither side backing down. people are gathering in center city to show support for israel. a live look at the action cam at a solidarity rally on j.f.k. boulevard infront of the israeli consulate. let's get the latest on the conflict. abc news correspondent karen travers is live in washington. >> moments ago israel prime minister said no amount of international pressure will prevent them from responding with force. a significant escalation of violence in the middle east. the israeli defense forces says hamas fired more than 44 rockets at israel over

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news, a gas station clerk stops an amber alert, hour a woman's instincts saves a baby girl. >>> but the big story on "action news" is the chance of more downpours as we head into a long holiday weekend. >> right now a flash flood watch is in affect for much of area. as we look live here at the scene from cape may from sky 6 hd, today accuweather is tracking more heavy rain heading our way in the aftermath of strong storms last night. and we are keeping an eye on hurricane arthur this noon, this is the picture from the international space station as it churns off the coast of north carolina. there is a mandatory evacuation order for people in the outer banks. and people are told to leave to avoid getting stuck on the islands. >> while not making a direct hit on the jersey shore, it could bring dangerous rip currents to the atlantic. lets go to david murphy for more. >> lets start with radar, stormtracker 6 live double scan we are seeing development of new cells be probably some thunderstorm

sounds like david murphy. >> oh stop it. >> j.k. rawlings has given a glimpse in harry, he is described as 34 years old and attending the quidditch world cup with his old friends ron and hermine. >> thank you sara. i try and play quidditch and my knee would go out. stormtracker 6 live double scan, we don't have any precipitation out there just yet as we take a look outside, riding aboard chopper 6 and looking down at the schuylkill river there, with manayunk on the ride and a lot of sunshine out there earlier and still fairly sunny across the region with the potential for cloud cover to mix in as the day goes on. man is it hot, it got up to 90 degrees, and dew points are in the mid-60s, it's not oppressively humid but it's sticky and winds are at 9 miles per hour at the airport. we are almost there, 90 in wilding ton and 89 in millville and 89 in the beaches and back bay and wildwood. an air quality alert is posted for the state of new jersey, because of the way they calculate the ozone particles in the atmosphere, they feel it's un

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, we begin with noon with breaking news out of north philadelphia, where a pharmaceutical delivery person was shot at a pharmacy, chopper 6 was over the active scene on ridge at 11:00 a.m. we go live now to david henry. >> reporter: this all happened at 10:37 this morning on the 2700 block of ridge, it remains closed here on the corner. the man driving the van was making a drug delivery when he was approached by a gunman and one shot was fired during the course of the robbery and the deliveryman was hit in the han in his index finger. this is a day care center next door and the surveillance camera captured a picture of the van going by and then a green sedan, coming down the street and parking in front of pharmacy in a black car there. a number of p.m. in the street are stopped and stunned and looking down the street, and they must have heard the gunshot, and then a guy came down the could have beener and jumped into the parked sedan and drove away. the police are looking at the video, but the scarey

. >> it's been a night of strong storms, meteorologist david murphy is tracking arthur and the rain. >> happy birth day, america. philadelphia is celebrating with a sons certificate and parade and 6abc is the place to see it all. >> many residents and tourists heeding the warning, arthur an unwelcomed here on america's birthday, we'll have a live report coming up from north carolina. >> good morning, everybody, happy birthday america, welcome back to tam. >> yes. >> let's go to david murphy and talk about what's going on with the weather. >> reporter: the big story is arthur. it's sir calculating toward the northern edge of north carolina he we have a string of rain that came in association with the cold front made use of the moisture available from the rotation of arthur. the storm itself is getting ready to pull off the coast of north carolina and shoot past our coastline. rain is in the northern suburbs, there are additional bands that will be tending to pop up the coast from arthur as the storms gets closer, but we're looking for improvement in the afternoon. we have the flood wa

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon in the news this noon, escalating violence, israel steps up its air strikes against gaza as the death toll mounts. >>> and a rare tornado, a new england town is cleaning up from its first ever twister on record. >>> but the big story is the final report on the 2012 train derailment in gloucester county. they say that conrail is to blame for the accident and first responders did not do their job after if happened. they are faulting conrail for the accident that leaks toxic fumes into the community. they say they did not keep the swinging bridge stationary. and that officials made bad decisions after the derailment. several workers and people that live near the accident site have reported health issues and have filed lawsuits. they say that the money response to the derailment was quote, abyssmal. >> the citizens of communities expect and count on that when there is a disaster in their commune, the emergency response system will protect them and that didn't happen in this case. >> since the acciden

we have our own player to cheer on, david murphy was the honorary captain at the philadelphia union game against colorado. it was part of 6abc night at ppl park. david blogs about the >> welcome back on this sunday, it is 9:17, 73 degrees, sky6 live hd taking a live look at center city. humid today, thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow, should be nicer on wednesday. >>> "healthcheck" this morning, a new study shows what could and after ex-afterexacer bate. those with a higher bmi have more pain. arthritis starts to wear down the bones' protective coverage. >>> forget a cool dip on a hot summer day. what's recommend is warm water aquatic therapy. it helps with joint flexibility. >> it allows for greater blood flow, warmer muscles and warmer joints. the water aloes for resistance to their movements which will provide them a level of strength from the activity. >> added bonus for older people is being able to exercise without the fear of falling. >> a local hospital is using new technology to treat inoperable brain cancer. ali gorman has the details. >> my aunt was from england. >> reporter:

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> the big story on "action news" this noon is breaking news, police are investigating a report of five children left alone inside a vehicle. chopper 6 hx d was over the scene of the the 8700 block of aramingo avenue in the port richmond section. the children have just arrived at the local hospital to get checked out. david henry joins us with the details. >> reporter: it was 11:00 this morning and other shoppers were walking through the parking lot and came across this vehicle, a lincoln suv, inside they noticed five children unattended by any adults. we have video of the police arriving here. lots of police officers arrived at the scene along with philadelphia medics, they found out indeed the kids were locked in there and pried open the driver's side of the vehicle and got the children out. the children arrived at the hospital, all five are apparently okay. it turns out that the car was running and the air conditioning was on and the children were not suffering from hyperthermia or anything like that. they were ju

meteorologist, david murphy joins us with a look at accuweather. it's a warm one. >> i don't like it. it's a lot more humid out here even over the last couple of hours. i was out on the terrace earlier and it's stickier now. we are getting more cloud cover filtering in. every now and then the clouds give way for sunshine and generally speaking a little grayer than it was at sunrise this morning. temperatures don't seem to care, 83 in philadelphia, we continue to zoom out of the 70s and 83 in wilmington and allentown up over 80, you get a break like you do at the shore, still the mid-70s but a bit humid there. dew points climbed between 65 and 70 and that is where they'll stay across the region for the rest of the afternoon. it will feel humid, if you get up to 70, you have border line oppressive humidity. 85 at 1:00 and 87 at 4:00. dropping down from a high of 89 degrees, maybe it's a better idea to have a pool party. but even there clouds mix with sun you can burn in 15 minutes. keep the sunscreen handy. it stays humid tomorrow and the threat of t

, david murphy. 5 o'clock on this wednesday, july 9th.f, erin o'hearn joins us and here's what's happening. >> a strong line of storms rolled across the region leaving behind downed trees, crushed cars and thousands of people without power. >> philadelphia leaders go to great lengths to defend the actions of firefighters and dispatchers the morning a fire killed four children. >> a missouri learns she is living in a real life house of horrors. >> let's take a look at the accuweather forecast and also a look at traffic with david and matt filling in for. good morning. >> bumpy night last night.

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning have exclusive video on this wednesday july 23rd. only on "action news" exclusive video as rescuers free a baby from a locked suv. details on what will happen to the mother. that's ahead in a live report. >> the support to get international flights back into israel after the faa banned u.s. carriers from flying to tel aviv. >> this invasion of beatles was not as welcome as the one that took place 50 years ago. the ironic end to a tree dedicated to an iconic music man. >>> good morning out there, it is now 4:30, i'm tamala edwards here with erin o'hearn. matt has the morning off. much more on all those stories in a moment. let's find out about this heat. sounds like it will be a real burner out there david murphy. >> headed to the 90's this afternoon. for now starting out clear, plenty of sunshine over the horizon maybe a little bit of haze over the atmosphere and we're watching to west as a cold front is beginning to trigger thunderstorms and showers on the other side of eerie pennsyl

we are heading over to the big board david murphy, the latest from accuweather. not going to look like that all day right david? >>reporter:no, it's not. they didn't cancel their plans. we are excepting improvement this afternoon. now at the noon how are things are going according to schedule. the rain, the heaviest of it is off the coast. the last of the rain along the jersey shore is beginning to break up and beginning to be not as much of an issue. it could hang in for another hour or more. you can see it push away from us. philadelphia is in the process of drying out. obviously, big time improvement. the wide view with satellite, i'll point out the back edge of the cloud cover chasing the storm away is getting close to battle. places like gettysburg to our west and harrisburg sees sunshine returning. it's thinner cloud cover. we expect the sunshine to make a run back at us west to he's as we roll through the afternoon. the flash floods are cancelled expect right along the coast where we see the showers. this is going off the board before too much loncker. ri-

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lets go to david murphy first and look at your accuweather forecast. >> it's a nice morning across the region with sun trying to break through clouds and there is one issue, an air quality alert, air is unhealthy for sensitive groups including young kids and people with asthma, you'll want to limit your activity from 12:00 to 6:00, that is when the ground level ozone is at its worst. as we look at pictures, elaine sends this one from sea isle city. and i ask twitter followers to tweet in sunrise and vacation pictures this summer. this is a nice one from yesterday, but what about today? there looks like cloud cover down the shore and it's in the process of breaking apart and a fair amount of sunshine at the shore, 71 right now in philadelphia, 71 in wilmington and everybody else in the upper 60s and as we roll through the day it looks like a warm one for your saturday. 9:0075 and noon 82 and your high today is 89 degrees, that is about 4:00 this afternoon. it gets more humid tomorrow eva and then we have thunderstorms moving into the forecast especially as we get into next week's work w

. >>> meteorologist david murphy in for chris sowers always a good time, right? >> reporter: yes. >> are you rooting for argentina in a. >> reporter: germany may win, but i like argentina. as we look out at sky 6 we can see cape may. couple of people on the beach. dry on the water, but humid across the region. take a look at cloud cover, we'll see sun and clouds mixing for most of the day, there's a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm popping up, but most of that holds off in the western suburbs. 72 in wilmington, 69 in sea isle city. ocean temperature off ac is up to 70 for the first time in quite a bit. 9:00 a.m., 74. noon, 10 degrees better at 84. by 3:00 p.m., i guess you might say five degrees worse, 89 degrees, high of 90. it will be more humid and on the hot side this afternoon. 6:00 p.m., 86. this afternoon there's a chance of pop-up thunderstorm mainly north and west of philadelphia. if you're heading to the pool party remember sunscreen. noon temperature, 84. again, that high of 90 at 4:00 p.m. we have the possibility of strong storms coming up monday a

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick and sara are off today. in the news speed limits take affect on the turnpike. but the big story this after floon, more airlnes are canceling flights in israel as the country's battle with hamas has turned to war. fighting continues today in the southern gaza strip. secretary of state, john kerry, landed in tel aviv despite concerns about rocket attacks. the faa has banned american airlines from landing there. it has left thousands of passengers standards around the world. john rawlins is live with more on the impact there. >> reporter: we are waiting for word from the faa, but in the meantime. u.s. airlines announced though will cancel the flight from here to tel aviv, a non-stop flight. they said in a statement, that the safety of our passengers and crew are our top priority. we have canceled 796 to tel aviv on july 23rd and we are reaching out to customers to reaccommodate those affected. >> it was a delta jet after a hamas launched rock the fell about a mile from the airport. it issued 24 h

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon, in the news this noon, police identify a body found two years ago in delaware. the technology that finally cracked the case. >> and from the plane to the hospital, the severe turbulence that threw passengers out of their seats. >>> but we begin with a developing story. a man has confessed to killing a young woman found dead in a duffle bag. david henry joins us live from police headquarters with details. >> reporter: they are meeting with representatives of the charging unit of the district attorneys office right now, putting the pieces together before formerly charging the suspect, he is identified as a 22-year-old man who lived in the same building as the victim. 23-year-old laura araujo was looking for a more permanent place to stay after moving to this apartment building. her body was found and she had been beaten and strangled and her feet were and hands were bound. police have arrest aid 22-year-old man that lived on the same floor as araujo. police sources say he has confessed. a neighbor

delaware valley's leading news program with rick williams, sarah bloomquist, and meteorologist david murphy>>> good afternoon. sarah is off, rick will be along later. i'm alicia vitarelli. in the news, more deadly violence in gaza as secretary of state john kerry heads cairo. >>> and a driver of an s.u.v. loses control and slams into a pole in chester county. >>> the big story is still developing, the search for a boater missing in the atlantic ocean. members of the coast guard returned to keep this morning to look for 45 year old andrew bittle. a search began last night after a friend swam to shore after an accident with their boat in the water. and we have the latest on the search efforts. >> the search continues and the coast guard is here as well as the state police. out behind me here is a small 23-foot state police vessel, one of two involved in the search at this point. it has been 12 hours now, so the presufferings -- presuming that it is a recovery effort. as the sun came up they continued to find the operator of a pontoon boat, both were thrown about 11:30 last night. it struck on

meteorologist david murphy is outside and the heat enjoys us with what they can expect this week, david. >> sarah, we're looking at clouds and sun mix on the terrace and elsewhere across the region now. take a look at satellite. you can see earlier clouds this morning. the sun came up and we're seeing fair weather kum lus begin to pop up. heavier stuff to the north you won't have to worry about that today. sunburn alert. enough sun out there to require suncreen today, uv index is high. remember even when it's cloudy you can get a burn through those clouds. at times we have full sun today. boy those temperatures are soaring, 88 in philadelphia now. 89 wilmington and 87 allentown and down the shore relief upper 70s there. if you head out to the playground this afternoon or anywhere else for that matter bring cool drinks. clouds mixing with sun. bit humid out there. 89 by 2:00 and up to high of 93 by 4bg. tomorrow it's hot and bit sticky all over again sarah except we add to the forecast a threat of thunderstorm or two. details from accuweather coming up, okay? >> okay, david, see new a bi

let's go outside to david murphy. it will wind up a little more humid, 75 degrees, cloud cover overhead and sun is trying to break through in philadelphia, currently. all the numbers are in the mid 70s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a high of 93 it will be hotter than over the weekend, gradually more humid. hot and sticky tomorrow, showers in the afternoon north and west of i-95 could be gusty thunderstorms, too, warm and humid on wednesday, 87 another round of thunderstorms south of i-95. >> a teen was shot while sleeping in south jersey, the police say it was a stray ♪ >>> we're showing you behind the scenes footage of the sixth annual body issue by espn. featuring amy purdy, and some of the other world's best known athletes. we know amy from "dancing with the stars" and so much more. she's going to be here. >> looking good. >> has an exclusive preview of that much-anticipated body issue. that's what the kids are calling it today, george. >> all right. coming up. we have a dramatic coast guard r

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meteorologist, david murphy has the accuweather forecast.ood morning, david. >> good morning, guys. it is a little bit cool out there as we are in the 60's but we also have clear skies, low humidity, really kind of refreshing as you step outside and there's cloud cover out to the west you can see it's falling apart. over all expecting sunshine today with perhaps an occasional passing cloud. 66 degrees is the current temperature in philadelphia. if you're in allentown you're stepping outside to 60 so that will feel cool. 59 out in lancaster, 63 in wilmington and 67 in sea isle city and on the boardwalk in ac. heading out the door then this morning, cool, refreshing, not much wind, 64 by 6:00 and 66 by 8:00 a.m. pretty pleasant start to your day. it looks like it will stay on the pleasant side today. lots of sunshine early, perhaps a few clouds every now and then, particularly as we go later into the afternoon. 68 by 9:00, 75 by noon. a great morning to get out and get errands done or do whatever you need to do. by 3 o'clock that's your high o

and david murphy has the exclusive accuweather forecast, >>> officials at ucla will be assessing the damage today for the school's famed basketball arena after it was inundated by water, a water main pipe near the campus burst and released 9 million gallons of water yesterday. witnesses were in shock by the incredible scene. >> i kind of didn't believe it at first, i didn't know what was going on and then i saw the water was coming out. >> the water main break happened at a time when los angeles and the rest of california is facing a severe drought. >>> dozens of americans volunteering in liberia are volunteering to leave that country when a doctor and another aid worker contracted the ebola virus. they evacuated 60 non-emergency personnel. one of them has displayed -- none of them have displayed any systems of the virus. >>> a young stow away was found in the wheel compartment of a jet that landed in germany. they found the boy's body sunday night and it was a young black man that may have been of african origin. and now they are talking about the security of a plane that made sever

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone. it's 6 o'clock on this wednesday july 9th. tam is off. wednesday july 9th. here's what's happening. >> a strong line of storms rolls across the region leaving behind downed trees, crushed cars and thousands of people without power. >> philadelphia leaders go to great lengths to defend the actions of firefighters and dispatchers the morning a fire killed four children. >> a missouri woman learns she is living in a real life house of horrors. >> let's get your weather and traffic update from david murphy and matt pelman filling in for karen. good morning. >> good morning. it's comfortable enough out here on the terrace although just a tad humid. as we take a look we've got sun coming up over the horizon. satellite shows you that we are mixing that sun with clouds especially down the shore. sprinkles getting close to clearing the coast. we'll keep our eyes out to the west for more thunderstorms to pop up later today. 73 is the current temperature in philadelphia. not too bad. actua

nydia han joins us. >> nice to see you and let's get more from meteorologist, david murphy.morning, david. >> good morning. it is muggy out there as you step outside. satellite shows you cloud cover mixing with clear spaces. like yesterday we'll probably start out with that mix. there's rain out to the west. almost looks like it's falling apart but as this comes towards the east maybe a stray thunderstorm today, a much better chance of that tomorrow. temperatures this morning in the 70's just about everywhere. 73 in philadelphia, 72 in allentown, 73 in wilmington, 71 in sea isle city. 70 degrees up in trenton and as you head outside the door this morning, you'll see that partly cloudy mix. it will feel muggy to you and we are going to climb into the mid 70's by 8 o'clock. and as we go through the day, it's going to be a hot one. a little bit hotter than yesterday in fact and probably a bit more humid. 79 degrees by 9 o'clock. that's pretty toasty early. 87 by noon. and by 3 o'clock, we'll be at 91 degrees with a high of 92 probably around 4:00 today before we fall back to 88

meteorologist, david murphy is here. >> another hot sticky day.s time guys you can see that there is a string of cloud cover that's a little closer to us. this is in association with a cold front that we talked about yesterday. last night the severe weather was off to the north of us. there's a possibility we get a couple strong thunderstorms later today and especially this evening from anywhere from philadelphia up to the north and west suburbs. for now we're dry, 77 degrees, though. wet warm in the city as you step outside. 77 in wilmington. still 69 in allentown. 75 in trenton and 75 in sea isle city. as we head out the door this morning, we expect partly cloudy to mainly clear skies. it's going to be warm out there. 75 degrees by 6:00 a.m. and probably heading up toward the upper 70's by 8:00. and it looks like we'll be at about 80 by 9 o'clock. then like yesterday we're off to the races. 94 is your high probably around 3:30 or 4 o'clock and the farther we go into the afternoon the better chance we have of showers or a pop-up thunderstorm and

let's go to david murphy. oday. 84 is the current temperature in philadelphia, everybody is shooting on up and today's high in philadelphia 95 with a higher heat indexes. we may also see some strong thunderstorms in parts of the region late dan tonight matt, okay. >> thank you david. also today at noon a fourth of july tradition. today is wawa hoagie day, part of the wawa welcome america celebration. constitution center for a big hoagie give away. live tyler the guest on kelly and michael on announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the new series, "the leftovers," liv tyler. and star of "the fosters," maia mitchell. plus, our "summer fun week" continues with vern yip and fun and fantastic outdoor entertaining. ll next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪ kelly: thank you. [applause]

meteorologist, david murphy. on this tuesday july 15th.s happening. >> powerful lightning, flash flooding and a possible tornado tear across the delaware valley. we'll have a live look at some of the hardest hit areas. >> we're not out of the woods yet. accuweather is tracking the risk of more thunderstorms and drenching downpours again today. >> brand new at 6:00 a demolition derby in berks county takes a terrifying turn. an arena owners makes plans to preventer anything like this from happening again. >> good morning. let's talk about the accuweather forecast and go over to karen roger

karen rogers is off and matt pellman is looking at traffic and david murphy is looking at accuweather. >> it's a comfortable start here. humidity not much of a problem early on. few clouds over by the coast. sun is digging through well. satellite shows you most of the cloud cover the more significant stuff anyway is to the some app staying there todayment partly sunny overall today and sun mixing with clouds. 67 in philadelphia currently. 66 wilmington. light wind. most of you stepping out into calm conditions and feeling comfortable with the numbers in the 60s. it's still summer and will feel like it later on. 81 by phone and high of 6 on or about 3:00 this afternoon before we slide to 81 by 6:00 and it might feel a tad more humid than over the weekend and more humid tomorrow once begun a summer sun alert. high uv index. we'll talk about the higher humidity tomorrow and return of thunderstorms to the forecast ahead. >> many no longer need to worry about getting the burn david because they're coming home from the beach this morning they were trying to stay until the last minute and no

. >> good morning, let's head over to david murphy, good morning to you, david. >> reporter: good morning, matt and nydia. we had showers that donald most of the area but -- dodged most of the area, but did hit south jersey and delaware. temperatures are warm this morning, 76 degrees in philadelphia. 74 in wilmington, 72 in trenton. 74 in sea isle city. if you're up in allentown or out toward reading you're in the 60s partly cloudy skies mild conditions temperatures in the 70s, a little bit on the sticky side. as we roll through the day, 77 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 83 by noon, 84 by 3:00 p.m., i think we'll hit that 86-degree high earlier in the afternoon, 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. we're down to 80. there's a chance of a spotty shower or thunderstorm during the afternoon or evening. most will be closer to the shore and south jersey and delaware, in a moment i'll show you future tracker 6. some parts of pennsylvania may get clipped by this, better weather as we head toward the weekend. >> new details are coming in about a mass murder in suburban hughes tan. a father is in -- houston. a father is in

david murphy is off. karen rogers is here.hat accuweather and matt pelman is watching the roads. good morning. >> good morning. as soon as you step outside you could feel how heavy the atmosphere is. so much moisture out here. horribly uncomfortable. let's take a look right now at the flash flood watch. it is in effect until tomorrow morning. downpours are likely with these storms that we are going to see once again, 1 to 3 inches of rain possible with this. the recent flash flooding such a concern we could get 2-inches of rain in less than an hour. this is possible along streams, creeks and streets and it only takes about 6-inches of moving water completely knock you over. so you really have to take this flash flooding threat seriously as we look at satellite 6 and action radar nothing more than a osama bin laden couple sprinkles popping up near reading pottstown and doylestown. this isn't a big deal yet. this ignites the atmosphere late this afternoon into this evening. that's when the storms come through. 75 degrees in phil

things are >> reporter: thanks a lot, ginger, david murphy on the terrace.have cloudy skies, maybe a couple of sunny breaks here or there. but at least the storms from the overnight. 85 is the high. >> all that weather brought to you by mazda 3. it will be drier and nice for two days after this. >> thank you, ginger. >>> and coming up, the daddy blogger lashing out against play dates. why it's time for kids to create their own fun. >>> and cell phone safety alert. what you need to know after this teen's phone caught fire under her pillow while she was sleeping. taco bell brought back some old friends... so good to be back. ...to check out our new breakfast burrito. wow. mmm, mmm, mmm. this is legit. it's grilled... it's even pretty. we just say 'it's good' down in louisiana. [laughter] would you get a burrito from a burger place? ♪ you don't go to a sushi bar and order spaghetti. good point, ronald. stick with the people who know burritos. taco bell's new grilled breakfast burritos, bacon, sausage or potato for $1.29 each. [bong!] padvil pm gives you the hea

david murphy with the exclusive accuweather forecast. matt lots of sun here on the terrace as well but it is feeling rather warm and a little bit on the humid side. take a look at numbers. we're at 73 in philadelphia and millville and wilmington, still in the upper 60's in allentown. and your exclusive accuweather 7-day shows a high this afternoon of 89, warm, a bit on the humid side like it's been the last couple of days and yes, there is the chance of a spotty afternoon thunderstorm although i think most areas probably miss out. where they hit they could be gusty. tomorrow clouds and sun, mainly dry, 86 and beautiful on friday and saturday, matt. >> thanks, david. time line of the firefighter response to the southwest philadelphia fire that left four children dead. you can read it on ♪ what you want to see and take you where you want to be ♪ ♪ even if -- >>> look at these lip-syncing firefighters coming in from all over the country. all part of our "gma" five-alarm firefighter challenge. this morning we'll reveal two of the semifinalis

. >> i'm jealous at this moment, david murphy gets to go outside, it's a beautiful day and he has your accuweather and matt pellman is in for karen rogers. >> reporter: cool and beautiful we have sun ready to burst up over the horizon, it's behind me, the only clouds i see are over the coast. high pressure is coming in from the west. lots of sunshine and low humidity. as i said refreshing as you step outside. 63 degrees in philadelphia. how about 55 in allentown and reading. you get outside there, and it's like should i get a coat. 66 degrees in sea isle city. it will feel warmer in the afternoon, it is summer, after all. 71 by 9:00 a.m., 79 by noon. the high, 84 degrees will be a comfortable high with the humidity remaining low. if you have lance to go out on the town, it's going to be great. some of you may be thinking of an afternoon barbecue after work. not a bad day to get the grill fired up. very comfortable if that's your plan. when i step inside, i have the weekend call coming you mean. >> reporter: you're talking about the barbecue, does that mean an invasion, your subtle mess

karen rogers is back, filling in for david murphy. hey karen. >> reporter: good morning, we're looking at storm tracker 6 live double scan, we have a couple of showers and sprinkles touching down in delaware and south jersey. we're seeing what's going on in baltimore right. the movement of that is slowly inching its way around the region here. we have a chance for a shower or thunderstorm at any point. some of these storms could be gusty or severe. that's why we're watching them so closely. 75 degrees in philadelphia. 72 in allentown. it's warm and muggy. 73 in wilmington. 670 degrees even on the boards this morning in ac. and as we look at the dewpoints you can see they are in the upper 60s in philadelphia. but already 70 in some locations, 70 is what we consider oppressively humid, today is a hot day, humid day, high of 91 degrees we're watching for gusty thunderstorms coming through, especially later on, more details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> and we continue to follow a breaking n

with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon rick will be along a little lit later. the search is on for two armed bandits that terrorized a family inside a local auto repair shop. >>> and a train derails in the height of rush hour in moscow. >>> and the big story is the cleanup after storms left cleanup in two counties in south jersey. the weather service confirmed the damage was not done by a tornado. in fact, straight line winds blew through, chopper 6 hd was over head, an hour ago, power crews were out working on downed power lines damaged by storms. a woman's suv was crushed, and gloria gay and her cousin got stuck outside in the storm, they thought about seeking shelter in the nissan and gloria could not see the car in the pouring rain, that is because it was gone, gloria's was given that car by her husband. this picture sent in this morning sure looks like a tornado, it was taken in tabernacle, last night. and this picture sure looks like a tryster and this is medford lakes road in tabernacle. look how ominous this sky looks in columb

. >> let's go over to david murphy and matt pellman filling in for karen rogers. >> reporter: the big story is hurricane arthur pulling away from north carolina, still on a track to go close enough to our coast to provide a little rain this morning. currently there's not a whole lot going on related to arthur. we have a branch of rain in the northern and western suburbs that is producing steady rain in berks county, lancaster county and allentown. a couple of cells popping in along the coast that's it for now. as we take a look we have that flood watch in effect up until noon today just in case anymore cells pop in from that passing hurricane. not a lot of expected. all day there's an advisory for rip currents down the shore. if you get swept out to sea, don't panic, that's the first rule of thumb. all you have to do is swim parallel to the beach north or south, you'll get yourself back in, and swim near lifeguard stations today. all right. 74 degrees, still muggy as you survey the numbers. 76 by noon, a little rain around in the morning. noon, 77. maybe a few lingering showers, 3:00

. >> geese, we'll get to that in a moment, but first we'll check in with david murphy looking at weather and karen rogers looking at the roads, good morning. >> reporter: we have satellite, and shat -- satellite is showing cloud cover we'll be off to a sunny start, and later in the day we'll have passing clouds. these showers are missing us, but we're keeping our on odds precipitation. just a spotty shower from that, though. 63 in allentown, 65 in reading, 63 in wilmington, down the shore we're holding 67 in sea isle and along the boards in atlantic city. as we go through the day, 71 degrees by 9:00 a.m., then it gets warm, 79 by noon, the high is 84 degrees, that will strike around 4:00 p.m., but you'll be in the low to mid 80s throughout afternoon hours, humidity will be on the manageable side today and slight chance of a spotty thunderstorm. enough sun in play if you're at the pool or the beach, uv index running high, you want to keep the sunscreen handy. what are the roads looking like? >> reporter: we're live in delaware county, i-95 at 4:30, that's the southbound traffic, you can s

. >> reporter: hi, everyone, david murphy here with an update from accuweather. tracker 6 live double scan showing a cluster of thunderstorms moving north through cape may county toward atlantic county. there's a bit of that in central delaware, as well. north of that in philadelphia we have sun and clouds and temperatures in the 70s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a warm high of 86. clouds and sun, thunderstorms at times mainly to the south closer to the coast and humidity dropping during the day. nice tomorrow. >> i can't get over the gopro. fish eye like that wide angle. >> hearing all the screams. >> the sights and sounds as well from that, thank you, ginger. >>> the mysterious murder of a high school teacher and police releasing this new photo as they search for new clues. >>> incredible rescue at sea. with their sick toddler saved by the navy speaking out for the first time in an abc news exclusive. >>> plus, "gma" investigates, the germs invading your cell phone. what you need to know to come clean. >>> and world cup fever right now. he

. >> reporter: hi, everyone, david murphy here with an update from accuweather.have nothing showing on storm tracker 6 live double scan this morning. stepping outside it's comfortable with a lot of the areas in the mid to upper 60s not much wind and not that humid. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, high of 87. it will be warm. there's be a pop-up shower south of philadelphia. 87 >> more from ginger in a moment. >>> the latest on that shocking hot car death in georgia. why the toddler's mother has hired a lawyer. >>> incredible. a florida woman's dramatic rescue after a 13-hour ordeal in treacherous waters. >>> plus, not just another face in the crowd. the world cup superfan plucked from obscurity and offered a modeling job. >>> a little bit of country. megastar keith urban is here for a huge party in the park. keep it here. might be shining ♪ ♪ just a little more bright ♪ ♪ i think the stars might be hanging ♪ ♪ just a little more high ♪ ♪ come on, love ♪ a new day is calling, and it feels so right ♪ [ female announcer ] with ingredients like roasted

let's go outside to david murphy.orms that came through the western and northern suburbs, it's pushing away from the region. a couple of trailing spotty showers in bucks county and milford, new jersey, saying goodbye to the last heavy downpour. 75 degrees, it's warm and very muggy in philadelphia and the rest of the region. today's high is 90. if we hit it it will be the season's first heat wave, more drenchers are possible and there's a flood watch in effect. tomorrow when you wake up, it's liable to be raining. just give it time. by the afternoon we expect the rain to be drying and we probably get some sunshine returning as the afternoon goes on, plus a high of 79 lowering humidity, it will be great for barbecues later in the afternoon. saturday and sunday looking like winners. >>> let's go over to matt pellman filling in for karen rogers. >> reporter: eastbound side of the schuylkill expressway is slow from montgomery to girard, westbound backing up from the boulevard to gladwyn in the normal spots. there's a water

. >> reporter: hi everyone, david murphy here with an update from accuweather.e have showers north and west and heavy showers and thunderstorms move in onshore. this is rain from arthur. looks like we'll improve in the afternoon. sky 6. lots of clouds, 80 is the high, afternoon clearing, looks great for fireworks tonight. saturday an sunday are also winners. >> ginger, thank you. >>> coming up next on "gma." shacking details in the case of the father charged with murdering his toddler. what prosecutors say he was doing while his son was in that scorching car. >>> while your kids may not be safe at the pool. >>> and party in the park. jason derulo at our party in the park this weekend. get ready to wiggle. ♪ [ male announcer ] hurry in for savings. get 10-30% off major appliances $399 or more, plus 18 months special financing through july 7th at lowe's. ♪ through july 7th at lowe's. challenged issued. new coppertone sport accuspray. designed to help you spray where you want, not where you don't. it's so on. coppertone sport accuspray. it's on. choosing is half th

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. >> karen rogers is in for david murphy and we have matt pellman with traffic. >> reporter: good morning, we have storm tracker 6 live double scan we are watching it today and tomorrow. at this early hour, we can see thundershowers and thunderstorms down to the southwest. in particular this cell that's crossing delaware looks like it will develop, as well. right now we'll see much of the region is dry we're watching the showers slowly move in. him this is nothing what we're going to expect today. this is lasts through tuesday evening we're expecting the storms with drenching rain today and tomorrow. the temperature is 75 degrees, it's warm and sticky. 72 in allentown, 73 in millville, new jersey. as you're heading out early today, expect i meant to be warm and rather -- expect it to be warm and rather humid. today we're looking at hot and humid high high of 901 degrees. i'll try to time out your evening commute, because we'll have trouble there. >> reporter: we are starting our monday morning with not so nice situations. on the garden state parkway we have an overturned vehicle near ware

let's find out details from david murphy, good morning. >> reporter: absolutely gorgeous this morningce numbers for late july, 64 degrees in philadelphia. this afternoon, 84. lots of sun low humidity, great today tonight, sun to clouds, there could be a late-day thunderstorm. >> we're waiting new information on the hospital shooting in delaware county. right now we send you back t >>> hello, america, we're kings of leon and we're getting the party started on "gma." >> yes, they certainly are and we can tell. they're ready. everybody is ready there. >> so excited. >> oh, they are the grammy winners, kings of leon. and they're going to rock us in the park. central park kicking off a fun summer weekend to be sure. and wait a minute. got our party bus here. we're not going to be left out. that's right. party bus. more folks headed to the party in the park. >> there it goes. >> my brother called me and said, i got to go. i got to get in there. i said, well, then get in here. >> where is he? >> he's got connections. >> he can call you. >> he knows people. >> this is a great show. they were

>> good morning, thursday, july 31, let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers they are taking a look at accuweather. >> reporter: yeah, tam, you ryan had a little thing. >> hey -- >> reporter: you're a married woman. we're going to see a fair amount of sunshine keeping your eyes on this area of precipitation as this tries to swing through the northern suburbs as there could be a spotty shower or thunderstorm. but i believe it will be dry for. 66 in allentown and wilmington, 67 in sea isle city. as we head outside we're looking at clouds and sun, comfortable 64 by 4 by 6:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 68. 71 by 9:00. up close to 80 by noon. high of 84 probably hitting around 4:00. there's an increase in humidity tomorrow and we're starting to introduce a better chance of rain through part of weekend, i'll have details coming up. >> let's take you outside to delaware county, this is i-95 at 4:30, last time i showed you the shot we had the cones out, they were doing the construction with the paving, now looking good at this hour. in fact on the big picture, no accidents, blue route, schuylkil