let's talk history here. 225 years ago, chester and delaware county, they were one county. >> they were county. the original courthouse was located in the city of chester, which was inconvenience to the western part of the county at that time. at that time, they moved it to chester county. the folks from the lower part of the county, which later became delaware county -- >> they weren't happy. they were about to go to blows. it was settled by a keg of whisk whisk whiskey. let's talk about the celebration. >> this weekend, it will mark the 225th year for the anniversary of the founding of delaware county. we have greatineat things, diff organizations. the pennsylvania colonial penn plantation and actors from hedge grow theater there to celebrate this great day. >> people there in period costume? >> yes. and audra from the voice. she will sing the national anthem. >> your wife loves that show? >> it's our number one -- i'm not allowed to talk at any time when that show is on. >> neither am i at my house, for what it's worth. this is going to be a great event, great activity. something is

it is. >> nurses strike in delaware county hear what they want from their employer. >> a tour bus goesut of control on a delaware >> developing right now on "action news," a terrifying tour bus crash in delaware has claimed another life. >> also developing yoacht bullets fly in southwest philadelphia sending three people to the hospital. >> nurses walk off the job in delaware county. how the hospital is handling the potential healthcare crisis. >> good morning, everyone, 5:30, monday, september 22. and david and karen, fall begins tonight. >> reporter: it does, i know it's feeling like autumn, generally speaking as we go through the next couple of days. right now we're off to a clear start. you can see how showers came through in the predawn hours, they are gone. a couple of clouds to the west of us, looks like most of those will stay to the west for a while and we'll only see some clouds facilitying -- filtering in today. these numbers are milder than what we saw for much of early last week. as we head out to catch the bus stop, mid 60s, between 6 anticipate 8:00. sun glass weather if

, honors delaware county veterans.ovember 13th, springfield country club where we will be, tickets available now, and mc this amazing fundraiser, and we want as many people as possible to come because now that they've built the memorial, we need to keep it up. it is gorgeous out there. >> very close to veterans day itself. >> that's right. >> that's why. all right, let's try to get to the bottom of the debate now. >> we started something. >> you know, at the end of the show, you talked about can i get your number, you brought out this lovely symbol. and so i posted a picture of it, it started a big debate. people still are commenting on it even though i posted it yesterday. the question is in today's world what is this symbol? is it a pound sign? is it a number sign? is it a hashtag? and so people were just going on out. >> crazy. >> we got some interesting response. >> they even said tic-tac-toe. >> some people did say that. one guy was like i am i'm musician, this is a sharp symbol. >> but one of them was like it is

it happened along hastings avenue in havertown, delaware coun county. men were moving a metal ladder. one man in his 50s was killed. the other victim who was 24 years old is in intensive care. >>> it's been two weeks of tips, leads and sightings but still no arrest as suspected trooper killer eric frein. this afternoon, state police said frein researched online how to avoid police manhunts. investigators focused their search on an abandoned hotel. they believe frein had an interest in hiding out at the location. >>> new jersey is cracking down on illegal dumb pers and has leveed hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. the department of environmental protection is going after people trashing state parks or recreational lands. it's already taken action against 20 people resulting in $480,000 in fines. it's all part of the new don't waste our open state initiative and includes charges for the first illegal dumping act caught on hidden camera. >>> all right. the nbc 10 news team is getting ready for another night of exciting fall football. and of course

probably slow going on the side roads in delaware county.hiladelphia right now with some fairly steady rain moving in, i was standing outside in it a moment ago. we have steadier stuff highlighted in yellow. south jersey looking at additional stuff coming up from the ocean. cape may is now seeing a break in the action, i'll go farther south and show you that in a second. hammonton looking at this croal stuff coming in. -- yellow stuff coming in. millville, some stuff is popping in. cape may you're getting on the other side of this in cape may. we haven't seen it go as far north as allentown and reading. i feel you'll get light rain up there, it won't amount to much, because most of the heavy stuff will fall apart before it gets to you. chester county in the southern and western corner of the county coatsville and malvern in and out of lighter stuff. we have cloudy skies across the region, obviously wet conditions, too, across the area, as well. including center city and windier conditions, too, we haven't talked about that yet, this coastal

this is a live look outside of the hospital in delaware county.ll explain why they're staging a two-day walkout, coming up in a live report. >>> here is a picture of lincoln financial field where the eagles take on the redskins at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> this is nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. it's 9:30 on this sunday morning. let's get right to the forecast now with meteorologist brittney shipp. it technically may still be summer but it will feel like fall pretty quickly this week, right? >> we're getting a mix of the seasons all in two days. temperatures today 82 degrees, feeling like summer, warm and humid, then as we head into tomorrow, we'll see temperatures drop more than 10 degrees as we welcome fall at 10:29 on your monday night. a live look at the poconos right now. clearing skies, foggy conditions throughout the rest of the region. for philadelphia, 69 degrees, foggy conditions. a coastal low is waking its way up the coast and the shoreline. warm and humid conditions continue with a warmer southerly wind coming up from the sout

according to the "delaware county daily times," investigators spotted the girls fighting in a parkinghool administrators weren't settling the conflict, so she helped the girls do it on their own. >>> 4:45 now. this from the nbc 10 delaware bureau. a driver pulled over for not wearing a seat belt is facing much more serious charges now. authorities say when officers topped matthew trentley on us-13 in kent county, they found an assault rifle, brass knuckles, marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside his car. trentley is facing several charges now, including carrying a concealed, deadly weapon. he is being held on $13,000 bail. >>> this morning an american doctor exposed to ebola in sierra leone is at the national institutes of health hospital near washington. he was admitted yesterday to a special isolation unit for observation. officials say the doctor has not necessarily contracted the virus. he is in isolation as a precaution. >>> meantime, back here in our area, the philadelphia union and temple university teamed up to help fight ebola, encouraging people to kick ebola in the butt. i

we're talking chester county, delaware county, northern new castle county in to parts of the montgomery, berks, lancaster, you get the the idea. everything moving from west to east. in new jersey you'll get that rain eventually but in the just yet. it looks like some southern showers starting to sneak into kent county, delaware. zooming in closer around concord township we are getting steady showers at the moment. 62 degrees. 3 miles an hour wind. 78 percent relative humidity and sunrise time at 6:43. our high temperature yesterday was 72 degrees. this was a marvelous machine, so beautiful outside. so today we expect to get to 75. beauty is coming eventually with clouds and showers, but then the afternoon sunshine, will make it all worthwhile and that is your weather for tuesday, lets check traffic, and start out, with this look at what is going on in, imlaystown, 195 eastbound pass cox corner and laystown road there is, construction with one lane block. 295 southbound at route one construction has left and center lanes blocked. westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike at willow grove con

the suburban traffic report, going outside live, this is delaware county, looking good on the mcdadevard, if you're coming in from radnor or upper darby. you're not going to have any delays out there. if you're late for work it's not my fault. warwick township, alms house road will close between meeting house and mearns road. we have construction that's starting today, the project will last through july it will take a little while, route 63 that's main at 29 that's where it's beginning. they will repair and resurface 8 1/2 miles of the roadway over the coming months. today they will start working on that, you have to watch for that. they will start at gravel pike and proceed east as the project moves on. they will work 9:00 to 3 anticipate pave 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. expect lots of delays, it begins today and you will be dealing with it one way or another until july. you've had your warning on "action news." time for the commuter traffic report which you can be a part of when you download the free waze app. pine hill looking good, berlin road looking good. blackwood clementon looking

tonight, a more uplifting story from delaware county.nbc 10's keith jones was there as a young player with cancer was cheered on in his fight. >> from flaying on the field one day to undergoing chemotherapy several days later, an orange-out here in delaware county as fellow students donning t-shirts like this one saying hash tag shelleystrong. >> reporter: for now, this is the first time the 14-year-old has been out of the hospital in a month. >> it's kind of tough. a lot of chemo and a lot of other drugs that make you not feel yourself. >> the freshman was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma. tonight, the out look is overwhelmingly positive. he led the team on to the field encouraged by hundreds of students. every dawning orange t-shirts! he is amazing. i alms knew he was amazing. o shrill, we're not the only ones. >>. >> when he's not playing, shelley's inspiration is clear. >> and my older two kids called twitter, hash tag shelley strong. that actually lifted him. he was obviously very upset with this diagnosis. >> they support me so mu

headed south on 95 in delaware county.e problems there. ♪ ♪ come on, try a little ♪ nothing is forever ♪ there's got to be something better than in the middle ♪ ♪ me and cinderella ♪ we put it all together ♪ we can drive it home ♪ ♪ with one headlight [ male announcer ] great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. geico motorcycle. >> ♪ >> welcome back. are you taking a live look at sky 6 hd. that's atlantic city there looking pretty all lit up. some of those showers that we had yesterday still moving through the area, moving out of here but some area roads may be damp so be careful as you head out this morning. >> that's your job, matt pelman help people out. >> i'mi'm going to try. here we go. the good news for you guys this morning is it's just mostly construction that we're watching. the bad news is there's an awful lot of construction that we're watching. here in delaware county still working along 95 on the southbound side by the commodore barry bridge. it's a long slow moving line of t

i got a nice walk in my delaware county for their history festival delaware county 225 years old.t was a celebration of the first residents of delaware county the native americans. they did fascinating dances, so colorful, little kids were involve. we have had a great time at rose tree park in media for delaware county's 225th birthday. that was really good time. are we talking now about something else. >> everybody left the studio except kerry barrett so i will toss it to you. >> well that would be a mistake, wouldn't it. >> it is 9:16. we are gearing up for mike's you got to try this party on thursday. we will get a taste of exactly what you can expect with mike and alex. >> hold on just a second. >> good to see you bridget. >> hi mike, how are you. >> how are you. >> jessica that is my daughter's name. >> awesome. >> bridget foy is what your name again. >> bridget foy. >> one of mayfair rest tear rants on south street and richard, moon shine, moymensing what is your corner. >> moymensing and segal. >> yes. >> should we start with bridget. >> let start with bridget. >> they are

if you have an early morning flight, 95 is okay through delaware county. in lawrence township, route 206 is closed in both directions. that's expected to be out there until 6:00 this morning. go ahead and take princeton pike or route 1. >>> let's get back to breaking news we're following this morning. oscar pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend. a live picture here from that courthouse in pretoria, south africa. the verdict came down around 4:to o4 4:20 our time. vai sikahema is tracking the developments in our digital operations center. >> reporter: this may be odd to those of us who watch and observe court hearings here in the u.s. but this is just how they do it there. the judge started reading the verdict yesterday and just wrapped up this morning and somewhere embedded in her notes is the verdict. pistorius is found guilty of culpable homicide, which is equivalent to manslaughter here in the u.s. system. yesterday that judge said that he was not guilty of murder but she did say he was negligent. a

fifty-nine delaware county also delays southbound and northbound, around 452, and even the blue route, traveling on the blue route at 35 miles per hour, and you have delays westbound on the pa turnpike out every montgomery county through the mid-county toll plaids plaza northeast extension, lansdale, accident, careful of. that will also montgomery count a accident route 100 south at grocer road. so give yourself more time. let's head back to the desk with erika. >> torrey, thank you. the fbi believes they know who was wearing the mask in the videotaped isis beheading of american journalist james foley and steven sotloff as well as british aid worker david haines. known as gee hand john. not making his name or nationality public. last month, the guardian interviewed a former captive who said prisoners nicknamed group of british militants the beatles, explained the man in the tape was the one he knew as john. sent at republicans meanwhile say they plan to fight president obama's next nominee

barber is locked up at the delaware county prison at this hour. lucy arc shocker. >> it is indeed, bruce. as you might expect, stunned reaction at garnet valley middle school tonight. fox 29's is a bone in a kuriakose is live and you have even more information about this investigation. >> reporter: yeah, lucy. we've contained copy of the affidavit of probable cause. here it is root now. now police say barber he can changed inappropriate tech messages and direct twitter messages with the a 15 year old girl. he was her teacher when she was in the eighth grade. now the incident happened about a week and a half ago. the texts started shortly before. the victim told police she sent barber a nude photographs. he zen her messages reading "you are a very sexy young lady. another one that said i shouldn't tempt myself and another one that read, your body makes me crazy. on september 12th the girl who is in high school met barber at his office here at the middle school. he had just finish coaching football here. now the affidavit alleges barber then had sex

thooef targeted five unlocked cars in radnor township, delaware county. in some cases, their dogs knew what happened. >> we didn't hear anything and same thing with our neighbors who have three dogs, they didn't hear anything. >> belrose lane and glen murray road are wj walking distance of each other and septa's pao wlrks i line. >> they're casing the residence. they're seeing something that's open, something that's an item of value. they're going to get it and then leave. >> it's a really clean slit. it's not just punched out. >> thieves attempted to break into anne kannoff's home but were unsuccessful. she and her husband just moved in a month ago. >> i don't understand it at all? are they expecting to get away with it? are they wanting to get caught? >> all the targeted homes have doors unlocked or open windows with easily removable screens. while walkingaround the neighborhood, i found homes with windows open with no one home. >> always lock your doors and windows. >> even though this is a nice area, we don't live in the middle of west virginia. you'v

>>> a celebration of the beginning of delaware county when george washington was president and the american flag had just 13 stars. ♪ nbc 10 in media today for a colonial style celebration marking the county's 225th anniversary. a theater group reenacted the actions that took place leading up to the establishment of delaware county. >>> bill clinton and hillary clinton say they are grateful and happy to become grand parents. and chelsea clinton and her husband are celebrating the birth of their daughter charlotte. >>> an ohio man used a crowd funding website to raise $10 for pota potato salad ingredients and wound up with 50,000 bucks. the event featured live music food trucks and beers and 300 points of potato salad. >>> a new warning tonight for parents. the virus scare involving children has a new twist. some kids with respiratory symptoms are becoming paralyzed. the investigation, next. >>> plus temperatures were about 10 degrees above the average. i'll let you know what is in store as we head into the second half of the weekend. that's coming up. >>> federal health officials are monito

let's head outside where things are not looking good right now in delaware county. side, well, that's any other good. southbound side of 95 is all messed up. moving really slowly because of a construction zone near the commodore barry bridge. it should be popping up for you in just a second. there we go, yeah. southbound side of 95, you see the work zone taking out the two left lanes. it's causing big delays as you come south of ridly park on down to this point near the commodore barry bridge. we're also watching a crash this morning on the roosevelt boulevard southbound side past adams avenue. it's in the outer drive. another good spot to avoid. but we'll talk more about those 95 delays coming up in just a few minutes, karen. >> fog is an issue in some parts of the region especially in your northwest suburbs. .3 of a mile visibility in allentown and mount pocono, 3-mile visibility in reading but near zero in lancaster. still 10-mile visibility at philadelphia international airport, so not so bad. and we have been talking about some showers that are south and east o

federal investigators bust up a major drug ring operating in delaware county.ing, i'm lucy noland. >> good evening, i'm dawn timmeney. feds say gang members were hiding guns and drugs if local play ground. >> sabina kuriakose is live in chester tonight for us with the details. is a bone in a. >> reporter: dawn and lucy we're talking big numbers here. more than 30 people arrested. 40 others charged and just under $2 million in drug money taken off the streets here. now the feds say the operation targets members of a violent organization known to prosecutors as the rose and upland drug trafficking group known for the neighborhood they allegedly operate in. now officials say the group hid drugs and loaded guns in chester playgrounds. they were known as stash locations prosecutors say the bust is aimed at releasing the choke hold this group allegedly has on chester. the people who live here, who work here gone to school here. >> they stash locations included playgrounds, abandoned houses. alleyways, trash cans, mailboxes, windowsills and other locations in the neig

people who do not live in delaware county need to know that tom mcgarrigle raised our taxes five times. five times in seven years. meanwhile tom mcgarrigle gave a million dollar subsidy to an energy company. tom mcgarrigle is not looking out for regular families or seniors at all. we need john kane in the senate. he gets regular families. pumpkin coffee for the morning, and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee any time i want it. pumpkin's perfect. it's dunkin' with a press of a button. bring home pumpkin or any other k-cup packs for $9.99. america runs on dunkin'. >> 5:51, two tourists arrived in plaind with an unusual -- maine with an unusual stow away in the trunk. they popped the trunk and found a python. an animal shelter is caring for the snake. how it got into the trunk nobody knows, it is hoped that someone will adopt the ball python. >> reporter: count me out on that. the schuylkill expressway at the blue route, the ramp was closed earlier because of the overnight accident. since the accident has cleared, the ramp is fine from the schuy

. >>> also, new this morning, fire spreads through two row homes, in delaware county. we'll tell you if anyone was hurt, and how long it took firefighters get the flames under control. >>> and, one of the suspects in the beating after couple in center city now out after job. the social media post that led to 24 year old catherine not's termination. >>> those stories and more coming up. right now, let's check in with carol erickson, as we head into the weekend? what a difference a day makes, carol. >> oh, boy, i tell you what, we saw inches of rain at the shore, winds were unbelievable, everybody got into the rain. it was as gloomy, miserable day. today, no, not going to be finding weather like that today, fortunately, so we have completely turned the corner. and with a was supposed to have been all week, a really nice week, we did have that thursday speed bump with all of the showers and the rain and the wind. well, now we're back to what should and really great stretch of the next couple of days. and when i come back, i'll talk about some summer like temperatures, we'

. >>> a tragic accident in delaware county. one worker is killed, another injured after the ladder they were using came into contact with power lines. ah emergency crews rushed to wynton avenue in havertown. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson shows us what happened. >> rest in peace. god rest his soul but yeah, shocking. i'm sorry for his family. >> reporter: investigator say they have a good grasp on what happened but how it happened is going to take some work. >> we're investigating as far as how contact was made with one of the wires. >> reporter: contact was made shortly after 9:00 this morning at this home on wynton avenue. police say two roofers were putting up a ladder on the home to start work when they lost control and made contact with one of the high tension wires above the home. one roofer in his 50's was electrocuted and died at the scene. the other, a man in his 20's was air lifted to the hospital in critical condition. >> at the time when he left here he was conscious. >> reporter: the investigation with

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in the northern and western suburbs, and early evening they could be around philadelphia and delaware county and southern bucks and month -- he montco and chester county. the big issue appears to be drenching downpours along with lightning which you get with thunderstorms. later on over by the coast, we'll see them drive off the coast an by 10:30 most areas will be drying out with the exception of areas farther to the south and southern delaware and cape may county. it's a warm and humid day with late thunderstorms possible, 81 degrees is the high there. at the shore, an okay beach day, because we don't have the rip currents as much of an issue today, in fact we're not seeing any rip current risks, it's going to be warm on the beach with a mixture of clouds and sun. the storms probably holding off until after dinner. 81 degrees by noon, 38 by 3:00 p.m. warm and humid today, high of 88 with the late storms possible winds out of the southwest 10 to 20. we'll be in the 70s during the morning and the 80s during the afternoon. and the heat index will make it feel like 90s. 79 degrees for the firs

. >>> police are trying to track down the driver who led them on a chase in delaware county.ice were pursuing a car when it went of an embankment and flipped over. two people inside the car were hurt. now the suspect managed to get free and get out and run from the scene. we're still working to find out what led to that chase. >>> the 2015's mayor's race has its first candidate. gillen, a daycare is a long time committee person and activist. she served as an adviser to the mayor michael nutter. >>> delaware county citizens hit the streets to raise money for pediatric cancer. proceeds benefit alex's lemonade stand. >>> an emotional day for a couple in love. they finally tied the knot. they said their i dos after 13 years together but this was not a typical wedding. the ceremony took place on the roof of a hospital in center city. she has been a patient there since suffering a spinal cord accident in a pool injury this summer. congratulations there. >>> children in east oak lane have a new place to play. the helen g. sturgis playground on north second street. there is a new spr

and elsewhere on 202 in delaware county an overturned vehicle accident at smithbridge road.ns by the brewster's realize cream, not a good spot to be this afternoon. >>> and the crash cleared along 22 street at melrose avenue. a couple of accidents on the main line, one in bryn mawr by staples. and another along remmington road. and accidents on 26th street clear but one in south philadelphia at 15th and patch -- and a lot of speeds in the 20s. and we check it again at the 5:00 hour. >>> outdoor weddings can be unpredictable but when nature cooperates it can be down ride magical. check out the uninvited guest making it in this wedding photo. the photographer noticed a herd of deer in the woods. they said they were quite jittery and didn't expect to get that close but did. they stayed long enough for several surreal photos turning this into a viral hit. football fans like meat clearly, i am a football fan. up your game with the new ultimate meats pizza. a large for $12 dollars. add a mega chocolate chip cookie for just $5 dollars more. better ingredients. better pizza. better

this is a live picture from just outside of the hospital in chester, delaware county. walkout started just about 20 minutes ago. it's expected to last through tuesday. these nurses had been working under the terms of their old contract which expired in the beginning of the summer, in june. the medical center says that it will continue to staff its floorsç with experienced, licensed nurses. while these nurses are out on strike. we'll continue to keep you posted throughout the morning. >>> let's talk about the weather now and what's happening in mexico. tropical storm polo is hitting mexico's los cabos with rain and high waves. it's an area that, as we know, is still recovering from hurricane odile. mexican authorities told residents to be on alert during the latest rainfall. many areas remain without power or water, a week after odile. tens of thousands of tourists have been flown out of the coastal resort region. >>> it's not flood or hurricane, it's wildfires they're dealing with. crews are checking to see how many homes have been damaged or destroyed by a massive wi

a fast-moving house fire in delaware county leaves two people hurt o >> good morning, everyone, it is 5:00 a.m. on this thursday, september 25, here's what's happening. >> accuweather is tracking drenching downpours across the tri-state area, we have the latest on how this could impact your morning commute. >> crews in delaware county battle smoke and flames to reach a person trapped in a fast-moving house fire. >> police catch up with the suspect in the disappearance of the virginia student more than 1,000 miles away from home. >> where the storm is at and what it is doing to traffic good morning. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan is doing an excellent job showing where the heavy bands are

people who do not live in delaware county need to know that tom mcgarrigle raised our taxes five times. five times in seven years. meanwhile tom mcgarrigle gave a million dollar subsidy to an energy company. tom mcgarrigle is not looking out for regular families or seniors at all. we need john kane in the senate. he gets regular families. >>> another big night for season premieres on 6 abc prime time. >> and auto new comedy is in the lineup. it take a look at what it means to be black in america today. it's called, "blackish" with lawrence fishburn. how they deal with the stereotypes often experienced by mixed race families. the goal is to take an authentic look at our world. >> it kick ofz with the middle and the goldbergs and then modern family and blackish and then nashville. and "action news" at 11:00. >>> coming up next at 6:00, gun fire erupts outside of a philadelphia school causing students and parents to panic. >>> and new details emerge for a man wanted for killing a pennsylvania state trooper. >>> and a feat that my golf fans will envy. for the entire "action >>> "action new

back to you. >>> one person is dead after a house fire in delaware county. und midnight in chester along west 10th street. the victim has not been identified. it's unclear what caused the fire. >>> in montgomery county, a woman is dead, a man hurt after a crash on the blue route in plymouth township. this is from our traffic camera. the 22-year-old woman tried to pull off a u-turn and hit a "philadelphia inquirer" box truck head-on. she died in the collision. the driver of the truck has minor injuries. the highway was closed for more than two hours. >>> a second day of testimony is under way in montgomery county in the trial of a man accused of killing a baby and her grandmother during a botched robbery. the man is serving as his own attorney. he faces the death penalty if convicted. he's accused of killing this 10-month-old and the girl's 61-year-old grandmother. prosecutors say the suspect kidnapped the little girl in upper marion two years ago. they say he planned to hold her for ransom to pay off a gambling debt. the parents of the murdered 10-month-old g

sources close to the investigation say that suv is registered to someone in landsdown delaware county. the suv hit the girl and dragged the girl for several feet stopped and drove off. the young girl is in guarded condition in the intensive care unit of children's hospital. >>> the cause of the fire ceo community health system remains a mystery. police found him unresponsive in the car. the fire was contained to the bedroom. autopsy will be conducted on their bodies to determine the cause of death. >>> governor chris christie caused her don an outstanding public serve haven't and true new jersey treasure. kenneth moten takes a look at his legacy. >> reporter: those who enter cooper university hospital or drive past it in camden may not know the name john p.sheridan junior was the man credited with building up the cooper health system over the years and giving back to the community. for decades, sheridan an attorney was an high-powered political figure in the state and serving on a number of boards that would help his passion, improving healthcare. the board of trustees called him a tr

. >> police find a man shot to death along a delaware county street. >> funny, fearless and unforgettable, people from our area share their memories of joan rivers. >> accuweather says get ready for a hot and humid day with a chance for thunderstorms. >> let's find out about that and go over to david murphy and karen rogers has an eye on the roads. >> reporter: we're off to a decent start, it's rather muggy as you step outside. few clouds an clear skies we'll see sun up over the horizon later on. it is starting out warm, as i mentioned, humid, 72 degrees in philadelphia. 69 in allentown. 71 in reading, 73 in wilmington, 76 along the boardwalks do you want shore. these numbers may come down a couple of degrees once they turn around, once they turned around it will get warm and muggy. once you go out to catch the school bus, between 6 to 8:00 a.m., 73 degrees, 73 by 9:00 a.m., 89 degrees the high at 3:00 p.m. the humidity is more noticeable than yesterday. as we get into the afternoon and evening hours there's a chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm that could produce an isolated drench

there, southbound your taillights, no delays on # an anywhere around here, around the airport, delaware countybucks county, all-in-all great ride. same thing traveling on the schuylkill expressway, shot here around 202, king of prussia, 76 looks great, as well as all of the majors, travel in the 50's, everywhere, 95, schuylkill, 476, pa turnpike, northeast extension, i can pretty much name all of them. but i'll keep it short. traveling on the northeast extention southbound, over night construction between the lehigh valley and quakertown. note that. no major delays for mass transit. ukee? >> torrey, thank you. yes, your philadelphia eagles make history overcoming another deficit to win and go to three and zero, ya baby, the game was a barnburner. and former eagle desean jackson lit it up for 81-yard touchdown play, to make it a tie game, and 27 in the third quarter. desean's celebration called to mind eagles wings, ya, things got little chippy late. washington's chris baker hit nick foles, and jason peters went after baker. birds took the lead for good on the touchdown pass to jeremy ma'am lyn

well done. >>> some delaware county schools also have reason to brag this morning. swarthmore college ranked the third best liberal arts college. and the magazine put haverford college eighth on that list. a lot of bragging rights. >> indeed. you got t hey, new face is coming to the cbs late night line up. see who set to replace craig ferguson on the late late show. >> also, george clooney is tying the knot. the hollywood star spills the beans on some wedding secrets, including where they're getting hitched. that's coming up. >> and we've got incredible video to show you. eleventh story roller coaster catches fire. we'll tell you where this happened when we come back. katy? >> lots to talk about weather wise, ukee, several systems that we are track that will have impact on our area nationwide. so we will talk about that, and also doing little weather 101. what do you know about cold and warmfronts? we'll test you coming up. >>> a woman in critical condition after shot in the face and arm in queen village. they say the victim's live-in boyfriends is a person of inter

that would be mainly to the west in lancaster county and chester and maybe newark, delaware, but nothole lot of stuff out there. and quickly i'll be on saturday hosting the eagle national bank 5-k, 8:30 registration and 10:00 a.m. race, that helps the can center there. >> a pennsylvania state trooper is involved in a crash on route 202 and route 1 in concord, delaware county, this happened at 12:30, three people injured in this crash, the extent of the injuries is not known. chopper 6 hd is over the scene, a pennsylvania state trooper involved in a collision in concord township delaware county. you can watch for updates as well as 6abc.com. >> that does it for "action news" at noon, don't forget to join us at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> and for david murphy, and rick williams and the entire "action news" team, i'm sara bloomquist have a great night. >> see you tonight. a woman who loves to share her passions. grandma! mary has atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts her at a greater risk of stroke. rome? sure! before xarelto®, mary took

after a crash on i-95 in delaware county, the accident happened at 11:20 in the southbound lanes of bartram avenue, the officer was extricated from the cruiser be taken to crozier hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. >>> meanwhile, the crozer-chester medical center is staring at the possibility of a nursing strike. 600 nurses are threatening to walk off the job this coming sunday, vernon odom is live at the scene of contract negotiations, the concord inn in glen mills, vernon what is the latest? >> reporter: sources tell me there were minor progress but no major breakthroughs, the expectations are that the talks will break off shortly tonight and it appears that 600 crozier nurses will walk off the job on sunday. crozier chester medical center is bracing for a strike by its nurses, to maintain the level of care they have signed a -- for a three day lockout to punished the rank and file. these strike breakers have a shady record. >> they claimed they had to sign a five-day deal to land top knox replacements. the union and hospital management are in contract talks since april and prog

a 30,000 donation from green mountain energy sun club. >> a former world war ii veteran from delaware county was awarded a number of medals posthumously for his service today sergeant howard wilson served in army air corps during war time and today his family ak is semed awards including purple heart for bravery and he also received air medal european african middle eastern campaign medal and victory medle and prisoner of war medal he die >> even in the jubilation of yesterday's win there's tough news to report. >> every week we're talking about another guy that goes down. eagles linemen are dropping left being right and setser and jason kelce is out with a sports hernia that will require surgery and no timetable for his return. it occurred 3rd quarter of yesterday's game and the remainder of the game only two starters remain along the eagles offensive line. a player turning on a coach is quicket way to derail a team season. eagles are quick to quell any talk of that. jamie apody has what cary williams said yesterday and what chip kelly is saying today. >> you think after big come from behin

. >> a delaware county township is warning residents about a rash of burglaries.lars made their way into five homes in radnor over the weekend. they creeped around while the residents slept in their beds upstairs. police are asking everyone to make sure they lock their doors and windows. a $5,000 reward is being offered for information to help police nab the burglars. >>> authorities were looking for the person who broke into several cars in newark delaware released surveillance pictures of the suspect. detectives say the man gained access through unlocked doors yesterday afternoon. he hit cars along sterling drive, the unit and 100 blocks of glenco court and the unit block of kelly court. the man got weigh with change, cell phones and other items. if you are able to recognize the person in the small picture but if you can contact new castle county police. >> contestants from florida and ohio won the first night of preliminary competition in the miss america contest. we got a sneak peek at the state footwear of the contestants. you can get a closer look at all of

he's a 12-year veteran of the garnet valley school district in delaware county.ly health and phy. ed. teacher and football and baseball coach. barber charged with statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors and indecent assault among other offenses. this all stemming from a september 12th incident. state police say barber sexually assaulted a 15 year old garnet valley high school student at the middle school where the two had met. if his face looks familiar it's no doubt because of the lemon shot challenge popular fundrai fundraising stunt deviced by barber and his pregnant wife to raise money for pediatric cancer. think four year old daughter is battling brain tumor. garnet valley district has strongly supported those fundraising efforts. so have a number of pro athletes in philadelphia. in a letter ho

nbc 10 at sharon hill, delaware county where officials delivered word of a grant to keep septa moving bad weather. an alleged plot by isis to attack subway stations was also addressed. >> we always are vigilant about security in our system. we have increased the presence of police officers. you'll see them in uniform. that is as a determent and to make sure our riders feel safe. >> the authority can act quickly on any credible threat. >>> for the potential of terrorist attacks on subway systems, one delaware company is working on a system that could save thousands of lives in such an attack happens. ilc dover cut the ribbon on its new fake subway tunnel. they're working on an inflatable system that can keep water out of tunnels and allow people time to escape. they've been making space suits for nasa sin the late '50s. now they're engineers are also working on these balloons to essentially seal off tunes and save lives. >> the idea is to be able to seal off the tunnel and be able to get people out. if you're worried about an event that occurs rapidly, it has to be in place and ready t

homeless veteran from delaware county can certainly a test to that.n tim men know has quiet story tonight on the struggles two inseparable friends face. >> how community helped get them second chance at a better life together. ♪ >> reporter: meet sheba. this 12 year old pitbull has been living stoney creek at veterinary hospital for six months. >> good girl. >> reporter: she's an absolute sweetheart. a complete about face from the bitter cold february night she was first brought in. >> so aggressive where we couldn't even walk up to the cage she was just going at the door. lunching and trying to bite us. >> reporter: sheba had never been separated from her own are in anthony weatherly and was extremely fearful and protecti protective. the two were found living in squaller in a box inside this chester garage which has since been fixed up. it was the dead of winter and anthony feared they might just end up in the cemetery across the alley. >> living in the dark with air flying in all night and it was cold wasn't the word, man. sleeping on the floor, on

. >>> a massive drug sweep in delaware county today happening in chester. the authorities say they took down dozens of dealers. david henry with the latest. >> it started about two years ago with a rash of drug-related murders in and around the rec center. it ended two years later with sweeping drug arrests that police hope consult off the dead of a vicious snake. >> this is a good day for the city of chester. >> 37 dangerous drug-dealing criminals are off the street after early-morning raids today. three more remain at large, including one of the alleged ringleaders, donald womack. and the other do are dennis and payne. and it was carried out by federal agents and the mayor and police commissioner say that the open drug markets have been shutdown all over the city, liberating residents from a pervasive atmosphere of fear and intimidation. >> people were afraid to walk outdoors, sit near windows, to have their kids outside. they didn't know if they would come out and have the car with windows shot out. >> the reign of terror is over but not the end of the w

. >> right now, a popular delaware county gym teacher behind bars. this afternoon, pennsylvania state police arrested bill barber on charges he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old former student. it is a shock in glen mills which rallied around barber and his family. they raised money for barber's cancer-stricken daughter. >> reporter: just yesterday afternoon, that victim told her story to a guidance counselor. and by this afternoon, barber had been placed under arrest. now, when students arrive here at school tomorrow morning, they'll be greeted by therapists and other counselors helping them cope with this alleged betrayal by a coach who many of them had supported deeply. >> mr. barber, do you have any comment on the charges? >> reporter: walking in the courtroom, mr. barber did not speak. his head still cropped short after his cancer-stricken daughter's fundraiser.%h[s >> it's ridiculous. the sickness of these people. and, yet, it keeps happening and happening. >> this past summer, they started communicated via twitter. >> reporter: according to the

. >> a smoking house fire turns deadly in delaware county. >> and filling up a gas tank turns into a life-threatening situation for a woman overnight. >> let's take a look at weather with david murphy and karen rogers has the traffic situation and the rest of the commute. >> reporter: a much nicer morning weather wise. the rain is moving away from long island up toward new england. we have patchy fog in some of the northern and western suburbs. cool to start out, 56 degrees in philadelphia. the upper 40s in allentown. close to that in reading. 52 in trenton, 5 4r in millville. a little milder down the shore. as we held out the door to get the car started tore catch the bus. 54 degrees by 6:00. 59 by 8:00 a.m. cool and clear, sunshine coming up over the horizon later on. 62 by 9:00. cool there. up close to 70 by noon. 76 by 3:00 p.m. a high of 77 probably around 3:30 or 4:00. mid 70s by 6:00 p.m. we have a lot of stuff going on this this weekend, especially the poconos where nascar takes to the poconos speedway. i'll have the call for all of that. >> reporter: let's get to the fatal a

elsewhere 95 in delaware county traveling in the southbound direction left lane blocked as a result of the accident. this delay stemming back toward the area of ridley park. any plans to head into delaware will set you back there roosevelt boulevard is usual run, we have a snake of traffic trying to get through the schuylkill expressway this has to do with the schuylkill being so busy. we are basically traveling at zero. on that westbound side of 76. westbound delays are also going to be out there on 76 approaching university, through the vine and all the way through western suburbs, it breaks around gladwynn area again that eastbound side not great. twenty-two your average on 476, 15 on i-95, high volume southbound out of the northeast and delays northbound 42, north bound 55 and southbound 295 an accident at black horse pike, mass transit is looking good. erika and ukee. >>> in other news, nfl orders an independent investigation into how evidence was hand the in the ray rice case. >> law enforcement source disputes claims, they first saw video of rice and his fiance earlier this week

. >> crews in delaware county battle smoke and flames to reach a person trapped in a fast-moving house fire. >> police catch up with the suspect in the disappearance of the virginia student more than 1,000 miles away from home. >> where the storm is at and what it is doing to traffic good morning. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live double scan is doing an excellent job showing where the heavy bands are pushing into philadelphia and the northern suburbs. looks like this final band has to push through, as well before it dries out. what to expect of the rest of the way during the morning rush. well, we are looking at slow going in general what i am terming splashy roads and that means poor drainage areas could winds up having a hart time with the heavy rain coming down particularly heavily. i expect that to continue through the rush hour and taper off with spot showers and drizzle in the afternoon. we'll be looking at gusty winds, they will be stronger at the shore than inland, but in the northern areas you could get gusts up to 20 to 30 miles per hour. 59 at 6:00 a.m., 60 at 8:00 a.m. the

live in up land, delaware county, vernon odom, "channel 6 action news." >> thank you, vernon. officials confirm a hiker was killed by a 30 0 pound black bear in new jersey and was rutgers university senior. he was hiking with friends yesterday in the nature preserve when they saw a bear. the group scattered and noticed the-year-old was miss when they regroupedch the bear was found circling the victim's body. wild life officials killed it. it's the first deadly black bear attack in new jersey history. >> also the search cop continues tonight for university of virginia student missing more than a week now. >> sharee wills yumz joins us on the person they're talking to and if there's more information. >> they hey have been the last person to see this uva student. 1-year-old hannah graham has not been seen or heard from since two saturdays ago and they have video of graham in the final hours and that's where the investigates is focusing. >> hannah graham's mother and father and grandmother spoke out. >> it is every parent's worst nightmare. >> mees are focused on jessie matthew ho

the only area seeing it right now is sussex county in delaware.t will slowly move to the north overnight. the heaviest rain will be here through the overnight hours tonight. while many of you are sleeping but tomorrow it will be around for part of the morning commute. a rainy morning rush for many of you but it really depends how early you leave in the morning. here's a look at the winds right now, we're gusting near 25 miles an çhour, through most of the area. as we go overnight tonight, those winds will stay up or increase, especially if you're along the shore. temperatures have remained around 70 degrees. many spots in the upper 60s now with the cloud cover all day today and those clouds are still moving through the rain slowly approaching but a majority of it is to our south. as we zoom into delaware, you can see a few bands of light rain. that's hat green is showing. moving through parts of kent and sussex county. milford, bethany beach, starting to get more rain moving onshore. the heaviest, that's still to our south. big area of low pressu

the action cam is live at the picket line in up land, delaware county. 600 nurses are expected to walk out over pay cuts, pension funding and staffing levels. they are beginning what is expected to be a two-day strike. a spokesperson said staffing levels are fine and nurses are among the highest paid in the state. full time registered nurses $100,000 a year. temporary nurses have been hired by the hospital to fill in during the strike. we'll bring you information as it develops. >>> desean jackson is back. today he returns to the linc playing for the rival redskins. it's the big sub plot in a first-place showdown, washington can tie the eagles atop the nfc east with a win today. desean jackson injured his shoulder in the last week's game, if he is cleared to play he wants to be a pain for the eagles. >> what kind of reception do you think you'll get from the fans if philadelphia? >> i've helped that organization win games, as far as they congratulate me or boo me, i'm ready for whatever it is. >> reporter: the eagles are ranked number one in offensive yardage. washington is 5th, not to

. >>> a major drug bust nets dozens of arrests in a violent delaware county community. >>> former president clinton and his wife are grandparents. we have details on daughter chelsea giving birth. first, chris sowers joins us with the accuweather forecast, it's the first weekend of fall, but feels like summer. >> reporter: let's go live on sky 6. a george -- gorgeous weekend shaping up for the lehigh valley. we'll see sunshine and warm temperatures slides in. there's a view of the penns landing, we're seeing a little bit of patchy fog in some of the outlying areas. otherwise it's tranquil and quiet. 52 in quakertown, 49 manners creek. that's a little -- martins creek. that's a little chilly. coatsville, 54. oxford, 50. gandys beach 55. glassboro, 50. buena, 55. hammonton, 53. you notice the temperature. water, delaware bay into the 60s. same thing the atlantic ocean we're starting to see things cool off a little bit in terms of of the water. air temperature we're going in the opposite direction. high pressure sliding in from the west. not much in the way of clouds at all today. as a matter