we were looking at other areas like doylestown it looks dry. in langhorne, route 1 at 213 roads are wet. watch for that as you head out. the commuter traffic report for the most part rain is what people were talking about, i did hear there was an accident i-95 near up land, checking that, we'll see if we are picking up slower speeds. someone is reporting that an accident at i-95 at upland. >>> the rain is not everywhere we're looking it shift from the i-95 corridor east. 2935 new jersey, woodbury, glassboro, route 70 getting wet and route 130 and trenton and i-95 as well. a shower or thunderstorm at any point, matt. >> gotcha, karen. >>> the search continues for three men who broke out of a canadian jail in dramatic fashion. he had hopped into a helicopter in quebec city. they were arrested on drug traffic charges in 2010. two were charged with murder. all three are believed to have ties to the hells angels. >>> chris christie continues his campaign tour with tom corbett. today they will be in philadelphia. they will attend a fundraiser at the

doylestown at 66 degrees. and we are tracking some showers in the pocono mountains. this is a view from lake wallenpaupack. you see clouds overhead. a little fog in the pocono mountains in some spots. it's dry along lake wallenpaupack and the showers, thunderstorms, are just off to the northwest. but there is a line of storms moving through harrisburg and just inching into the lancaster area to western lancaster county, lots of lightning and heavy downpours, the rainfall within that line of storms is falling at a rate of almost three inches per hour. that storminess is on the move. 8:00 this morning into the reading area, that will keep temperatures in the upper 60s for philadelphia at 8:00, by later in the morning the temperatures will come up a bit but it's not a huge warm-up today thanks to the cloud cover that's going to stay with us. 71 degrees at lunch time. and then in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees this afternoon. we'll see spots on the radar screen with occasional showers possible even into the evening. the forecast calling for showers, thunderstorms, migh

may impact the east coast this week. 63 degrees with clouds over doylestown.ostly cloudy in northeast philadelphia and philadelphia international, 68 degrees there. cape may is 64 degrees. got some sunshine. in fact this is a nice view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. clouds will be thinning out and the temperatures will be climbing. we'll be watching for showers, showers to the north and to the west. we've seen with the clouds that are moving in this morning, a few sprinkles in the pocono mountains. but the rest of the area is dry right now and should remain dry. don't expect to see showe 80s to0s .83 we'll see sunshine this afternoon after clouds move through doylestown, northeast philadelphia and mount holly this morning. near 80 degrees for atlantic city, cape may and rehoboth. bright sunshine, more clouds this morning than this afternoon. 88 in philadelphia. 87 for chester and wilmington. the heat wave when i come back. >> bill, thanks. 5:41 as we again the workweek. let's check the roads for you. >>> a shortened workweek for many people. people have

doylestown, quakerstown, 63 degrees. delaware middle to upper 60s. 67 along cape may harbor. 62 for clayton and mount holly, too. everybody is running a bit chillier this morning. that has led to some fog. we are tracking light showers moving through the lehigh valley and delaware county, light showers. it is dry where we saw the heavier storms to start with yesterday morning in lancaster county. the showers are pulling away from the newark area, which had a bit of rainfall to start with. the clouds are thick overhead. yes, there is fog. it's thick in coatesville and the pocono mountains. philadelphia international seven miles visibility. just under a mile in blue bell. along the coastline, light fog. wildwood, two mile visibility right now. we are going to see clouds most of the day. the fog will ease this morning. there's a chance of spotty showers at 8:00 this morning. light showers in the area, 67 degrees in philadelphia. by lunchtime, you might see a few sprinkles, but mainly cloudy. 76 degrees at noontime. it's lat

upper 80s, near 90 for doylesto doylestown.into the 90s for norristown, northeast philadelphia, mount holly, along the coastline, no surprise here. a nice, cool breeze. 77 degrees for cape may, 74 in atlantic city. move inland and there are the 90s for dover, wilmington, chester, all into the low 90s. hotter and more humid tomorrow. the seven-day forecast with more on the potential for stormy weather when i come back. >> if you haven't left the house for work or school, we want to give you help on the roads out there. >> nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter jillian mele will break it down. >> no accident or delays on the major roads in delaware, new jersey or pennsylvania. we have fire activity in wilmington. this is where jennifer gray wh been live all morning long. watch out for delays around that area as drivers try to detour off of those twoç streets. route 30, right now it's looking good, no big delays or volume to report. later in the morning, that's when we see the eastbound delay on the route 30 bypass. i'll keep you

buthere are 50s in the area, doylestown is 57 degrees and warrenton, 59 degrees currently.oler, along the chilly side for perkasie and kintnersville. the wet weather to the west, midwest getting showers and thunderstorms. come in tonight, we could see scattered showers in the area tomorrow. heavy downpours in northern indiana. if we get showers from the system, they will be light and scattered showers. there's a chance of some but not today. bright sunshine, low humidity. high temperatures into the low to mid-80s. really nice, beautiful aend to the workweek. clouds and sunshine on saturday. there's a chance of scattered light showers. 79 degrees on saturday. then the clouds move out completeply on sunday. the temperatures start climbing. 82 degrees sunday afternoon. 84 on monday. it's upper 80s on tuesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms returning wednesday and thursday. >> thank you, bill. >>> the theft of cell phones is dropping and one simple thing is making all the difference. the crime fighting tool that could soon be coming to all smartphones. >>> it is 64 d

showers and thunderstorms developing for northeast philadelphia, mount holly and doylestown during theafternoon hours. vineland, 85 degrees. a bit warmer for dover with showers and thunderstorms scattered around this afternoon for wilmington, chester and philadelphia. seven-day forecast with some dry days in it when i come back. >>> seven minutes after 5:00. let's take a peek at how traffic is shaping up early on this wednesday morning. >> nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jillian mele has that. >> for the majors, fee and clear of any accidents right now. bridges are also clear. we have a downed pole causing problems in hamilton township, eastbound 33 near interstate 295. the right lane is blocked there. checking average speeds, in new jersey, 65 miles per hour is what we're seeing on the turnpike, 55 on the freeway, 62 on 295. majors looking pretty good at this hour, heading into pennsylvania, this is a live look at 422. thas is the eastbound side rigt past route 29. we have a few drivers out there but no big delays to report just yet on 422. typically around 6:15 is when we start

doylestown, trenton at 62 degrees, has dropped into the 50s for wrightstown and toms river. 65 in wilmington. philadelphia is solidly in the 60s. south philly at 67 degrees right now. clearing skies. we'll see a lot of sunshine today and a nice warmup, too. 73 degrees by 9:00 and into the low 80s this afternoon. planning to spend the day along the coast of the shore, i have your shore cast when i come back. >> i'm getting word of an accident on the route 30 bypass right now. the camera changed behind me. here we go. this is what we're looking at. the route 30 bypass. it looks like we have activity in both directions, near business route 30 just getting this information in. i'll get moreç details and bri them to you in the next few minutes. that is our only problem of the morning so far as far as accidents go anyway. 95 is in the clear, 76 is looking good. so is the blue root. this is route 22 near airport road. things are smooth out there on 22, 78 also in the clear right now. no issues to report for drivers on route 309. if you're waking up in new jersey, this is the 42 freeway, the northb

trenton, northeast philadelphia, doylestown, mount holly, all in the upper 80s.t around the 80 degree mark for cape may, atlantic city and rehoboth. inland, you'll find the warmer temperatures, a couple degrees warmer than yesterday. 85 for westchester, chester, wilmington, voorhees up to 87 this afternoon. it uturns hot starting tomorrow. >> it is ten minutes after 5:00. one of those magical times of day when we see traffic moving smoothly on the schuylkill expressway. >> things are starting to pick up a little bit, chris, around this çtime, but this is a grea shot at 76 and montgomery drive. especially with the sun coming up in the background. it's nice if you're headed out the door, because there's no volume to report at 76 and montgomery. we're not seeing issues on the majors in our area or throughout the region. there is a water main break in the rhawnhurst section of the city, summerdale is closed between shelmire and glendale. you'll want to add extra time to your travels if you're headed in that direction. chester county, east fallowfield township, downs

upper 80s for northeast philadelphia, mount holly, doylestown, it's 86 degrees this afternoon.pper 70s for the jersey shore. atlantic city, cape may will be 78. 80 for rehoboth beach. inland, those temperatures go up. bright, sunny skies. 87 for westchester, chester and gla glassboro.ç we'll have the seven-day forecast when i come back. >>> the potpourri of issues on the roads this morning. >> let's check with nbc 10 traffic reporter jillian mele. >> majors and bridges, they're clear. a downed tree in conshohocken, an accident in norristown and this is new in the last if you minutes, an accident in north wales. this accident is right at sumnytown pike and beaver street. norristown, trooper road and potshop road involving a vehicle on its side. in conshohocken, the downed tree is closing balligomingo road near front street. take swedeland road. that ill with be your alternate. heading out to chester county, a live, quiet look at the route 30 bypass. this right here, that's eastbound as drivers make their way past 322 and that's where we see the delay later in the morning. i'll

a high of 84 degrees. 83 for doylestown and close to the 80 degree mark for atlantic city and cape mayfor rehoboth. 84 for wilmington and chester, philadelphia a high of 85 degrees. full seven-day forecast with more on those storms when i come back. >>> 20 minutes till 5:00. we have traffic to tell you about or obstacles for traffic. >> jillian mele is watching a bridge opening as we speak. >> the tacony-palmyra bridge bridge is open right now for a ship to pass through. you can see the arms right there. they are up in the air. that means traffic is stopped right now temporarily on the tacony-palmyra bridge, all because of that ship to pass through. typically when we have this happen it takes about ten minutes. that's something i wanted to make you aware of. here are the headlines. no accidents to report out there. we are still dealing with some of the overnimt construction, especially on roads like the pennsylvania turnpike, out near norristown and willow grove, we have some on the northeast extension near lansdale. traffic is stopped on the tacony-palmyra bridge. that will be moving

half a mile for doylestown mot holly. the fog not an iss in delaware and south jersey b thr of storms thisorning in delaware and south rsey proding showers and clos is thuntorms that arein off to the northeast. and this large scale sysm to r west is going to keep the threatf stormy weather withs for much of the rest of the wor. for now linef heavy shows and thunderstorm actity in lancaster county and you can see the rai is exteing into cster county at thisti so a bitf wet weather around this morning and areas of fog too. and we will see those storms on off during the day as th temperatures climb into the low to mid 80s. a lig southeasterly wind at 5 miles an hour. stronger winds with thunderst activity. showers and thunderstorms still a posbility on wednesd but more likely thursday and especially friday. high temperatures in the middle 80s. th just inime for the weekend looks like much nicer weather turning ls humid for saturday and nice and sunny on sunday. >> timing is everything when it comes to the weeken 10 minutes b

multiple strikes in doylestown. list goes on in trumbauersville, wires down in quakertown, margate, homes were struck. these storms really meant some business. we have included to ground lightening it is absolutely dangerous to be outside anytime you hear thunder, you want to head inside because it means you are close enough to get struck. at the the airport we are 73. we are in that vicinity, ballpark with temperatures right now. it is muggy. we are shooting for 85. it is not as hot as yesterday was but bob, that humidity is still up so it will feel sticky outside. >> everybody could be grumpy as they got woke up at around 2:00 this morning with the thunder boomers. lets go outside to a live look at schuylkill expressway. headlights westbound past conshohocken. roads are damp and wet from the soaking we received. maybe a down tree branch or trash can lid blowing around as well. as we go to the maps, rest of the majors speedometer readings look good here at 202. in problems the blue route. we are seeing a slow down

cloudy skies for doylestown, philadelphia, misty conditions, 71 and 68 now at cape may. clearly across the delaware look at the low clouds. the clouds will stay with us through the morning. this is what we're watching. the clouds deliver into berks county, lancaster county and portions of chester county. heavy rainfall. the lightning is starting to dissipate. that's good. the rainfall isn't as heavy as it was earlier but umbrellas are now going up in east nottingham and newark, delaware as well as these showers move into the area. so if you're moving out the door, future weather suggests you keep an umbrella nearby. 66 at 10:00, showers for allentown and reading, light scattered showers into delaware and south jersey. by lunch time 71 degrees, still cloudy but we'll get breaks of sunshine later this afternoon. that's 4:00 and that will push the temperatures into the upper 70s. showers to the west, a possibility of some of that activity moving in during the evening hours. if you're moving out the door, grab an umbrella. occasional showers into the noon time hour for north

the doylestown mother says her son is being held illegally and she wants him home. >> six american mending doylestown native devon butler are living in deplorable conditions in a honduran jail on charges of firearms violations after their ship was intercepted by local police in honduras over a month ago. authorities seize the the ship and arrested the crew butler's mother is worried. >> they have broken no laws. they were going down there on a business project that had humanitarian elements to it. >> reporter: captain robert main admits there were guns on the ship but he declared two pistols, two shot guns and a semi automatic rival that look like an ak47 at a honduran navy inspections post and adds the guns were for defensive purposes only. pirates are a concern in the area of the honduras coast. main whose been doing this for over 30 years is facing 10 years in prison. >> i'm terrified. i'm terrified at the prospect of justice in this country. >> reporter: devon butler is a diver and deck happened aqua request. his mom says she knew her son's job could be dangerous. >> he's an advent

in doylestown, i'm doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >>> penndot shut down a bridge linking two counsels because of what it calls structural instability this afternoon. the greaterford bridge. penndot says steel beemz wand ter deck are both cracked. they closed the bridge until further notice until they can figure out what caused it. >>> today we know more about a new plan to expand benefits in promise zone. west philadelphia is one of five areas in the country president obama's administration selected as a promise zone. it gives employment tax credits for businesses who hire from within the community among other tax incentives. u.s. senator bob casey anoupgsed a bill that would put the plan into law. >> you are already doing it. you have done it for generations. it's about time that the federal government was much more of a full partner in helping you do what you do best. >> the bill would allow businesses to write off investments in their own infrastructure. casey says he plans to present that legislation to congress next week. >>> a melting ice cube. that's what a bankruptcy lawyer is calling

while it's up to 87 for trenton, doylestown, trenton and mt. holly. into the 80s on coastline mainly dry during date. lots of sunshine there's a chance of some spotty showers later in the day. wilmington, chester and philadelphia, upper 80s to near 90 degrees today but the temperatures will take a turn for the cool. i'll show you the timing when i come back with the seven-day forecast. >>> nine minutes after 6:00 now. and the problems out there on the roads are really piling up at this time. >> yeah, we've got a couple problem areas. jillian mele has a breakdown. >> and some big problems. lindinwold, the rhawnhurst road. that's closed. water brain make in rhawnhurst. and building on the, white horse road bridge like i said is closed right now between front street and station avenue. summerdale road is your alternate. officials say there's some problem with the bridge. they don't know crews are monitoring the situation. in fact, this is going to be a really big problems not only for drivers but patco rider as well. they sent out a tweet for their rider

it's in the 60s in doylestown, very low 70s for philadelphia and cape may.it will be a slow warmup to begin with. you can see the clouds moving across the shoreline. this is a view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. sunshine this afternoon. in fact, you'll see clearing skies along the coast this morning. temperatures in the low 70s for swedesboro, newark. 75 in cape may harbor and 70 degrees in atlantic city. with sunshine in the pocono mountains, you'll see 70s for the weekend. there is an isolated shower threat for today but i think most of the area will stay dry. the clouds across the shore, you saw on that view from the marquis de lafayette hotel, we'll see the clouds thin out. 9:00 this morning they'll be moving towards the delaware beaches. by this afternoon, sunshine will be breaking through for delaware and for south jersey and that will send the temperatures into the 70s this afternoon. so the forecast if you're heading towards the weekend for the jersey shore and the delaware beaches, it's calling for clouds to thin out today. sunshine to warm te

upper 70s for trenton and doylestown.ate-day shower is possible after a mostly cloudy day for cape may and rehoboth. inland, sunshine will break through at times this morning but clouds reappear with showers, possibly a thunderstorm for wilmington, chester and philadelphia. but there is drier weather ahead. and that including the coastline. today, a chance of a shower, tomorrow, beautiful. the humidity comes way down. 81 degrees. another round of showers possible on saturday. the full seven-day forecast when i come back. >> thank you, bill. on the last report, jillian reported on two serious accidents. >> let's get an update. >>> i just got word from penndot officials in the last two minutes that 422 at keim street but that accident has totally cleared. 422 is good to go. we still have a serious accident in hourham and delays continue to build. this is horsham road at norristown road. it's a multivehicle accident. at least three vehicles involved. and you can expect to see delays. we have them at 76 on the conshohocken cu

doylestown an inch and a half. flash flood something a big concern. >>> yes, cecily, we have at flash-flood warning forgot areas in dover to woodside in delaware. it stays till 8:45 in the evening. it's taking time as it moves off to the north and east. this is from 6:45 this evening. from allentown and lehigh all the way to chester county for the creeks and the streams duringthe overnight hours. we are going to add on top of the rainfall totals that we have seen. it exacerbates the flooding area across the area. the showers and storms moving on through. the line with the cold front off to our west. the clearing is not on the way. until we get into the start of weekend on saturday. coming up cecily tynan will take a closer look at future tracker 6. and we'll let you know when the better weather is on the way with the accuweather jim. >>> thank you. you can track the storms heading in your neighborhood with the stormtracker app. it gives you audio alerts for weather warnings you can download it free for both yap and

and much more comfortable this morning. 50s for pottstown, doylestown and trenton.delphia. philadelphia international, it is 63 degrees. it's in the upper 50s in rocksboro. in south philadelphia, 66 right now for delaware river trail and 65 degrees at 5th and wharton. temperatures will be climbing. they're starting their move and we'll see them warm into the 80s this afternoon. but the humidity stays low today. and nothing but sunshine during the day. you can see clouds already moving into western pennsylvania. those start inching into the area tonight. and tomorrow, we could see some showers from that system that's pushing through the midwest, see scattered showers in indiana, illinois and into the ohio valley. there's a chance we'll see some scattered showers tomorrow. it's in the a big threat. they should be light showers in the area tomorrow. it's sunny skies for the last full day of spring. high temperatures in the low to mid-80s this afternoon. summer ariffs tomorrow morning. 6:51 in the morning. bright sunshine at times. but there will be clouds around, too,

investigators say he escaped from a work release program in doylestown. he was confronted by a police officer in bensalem at woodhaven road. he tried to stab the police officer, got away in his patrol car. his name is matthewmiller. he was hauled off to prison after his arraignment. officer michael jachimski was protected by his bulletproof vest. he was not hurt. >>> in a surprising move, lewis katz's son is withdrawing his late father's plans to buy "the inquirer" and "the philadelphia daily news." it comes after katz and six others died in a plane crash. jesse gary has more on what it means for the future of the papers. >> reporter: the pullout leaves gerry lenfest as the sole owner possibly looking for another investment partner. on a day when the sale was supposed to be finalized, more questions and an uncertain future. drew katz standing screen right was among the people attending a may 27th presser announcing the $88 million purchase. lewis katz and h.f. gerry lenfest announced the deal to buy out their business partners and take the reins of philad

but last night in the overnight hours, we had strong storms moving in and they did cause damage, doylestown, highland township and hockessin, delaware, homes were struck by lightning and also philadelphia we had wind damage that brought down trees. and west depford lightning causing a house fire and the same in vineland and millville more trees down and the gusty winds continued to the shore, atlantic city reporting 55 miles per hour wind gusts. i'm tracking wet weather for part of your weekend, i have details in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you cecily. in the meantime, a man from sussex county, delaware, died of complications from the heat. an autopsy will determine how the 65-year-old man died. he had an underlying medical condition. >>> residents in one mercer coin town spent most of the day without power. most of the kufgt mers here in hope well lost power from the overnight storms, a lightning strike -- several businesses along route 29 were affected. power was restored at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> rain, traffic and music, that is on the agenda tonight for the thousands atten

we'll take you to doylestown. >> jeff skeverski has phillies, and nascar in the poconos and >> jeff skeverski has phillies, and nascar in the poconos and sports returns with a wet week >> three camden women are homeless after a shooting victim drove into their house, this is the scene on the 700 block of sycamore street. the driver was shot multiple times and drove into the home. the man in his 20s turned up later at cooper university hospital. he is in critical condition. >>> a main line medic station is back in service tonight. it was closed because of a fire. the effort helped to resuscitate the correspond -- corps of lower merion and nar beth. today the mood was much more festive. >> came back strong than ever, we wanted to let our community know we're back and here to serve them and celebrate our return to our station. >> bryn mawr hospital presented the corps with a thousand dollar check. >>> after 36 years after a firefighter a firefighter hangs up his helmet for the last time. the wilmington fire department handle the chief. the department sendsment chief off in iraq culls -- in rucku

as we take the wide view heading toward reading, montgomery and bucks county, doylestown and pottstown still looking at a lot of this trying to push north into allentown. another hour or an hour and a half you're still wet there. we have another batch of precipitation coming through cape may. looks like it will catch sea isle city, atlantic city, cape may might just be on the edge of this and you might miss out. looks like another decent batch of rain coming up through south jersey. we're looking at philadelphia international airport. it's warm and muggy out there. the forecast we'll give you in general, the first is that we have one more wet one today, okay. there will be a lull later on sil show you in a -- as i will show you in a minute. 71 degrees, muggy. wind out of the south/southeast at 3 miles per hour. as far as the rain today, we got it this morning we get into the later morning hours midday and we get into that low, it's fairly cloudy and sunny breaks and scattered sprinkles and showers. later in the day, 3:00, 4:00, you'll be looking at the redevelopment of showers and thun

we see temperatures only 58 in the poke pocanos and low to mid 60s. 62 in doylestown. one of the colder spots. 65 in the square. 64 in mt. holly. 63 and we expectt to be cool at the shore. 66 degreeses too. mainly dry. it looks threatening, but the atmosphere as a whole above those clouds are dry. this is a tornado watch area and not that far west. there thunderstorms in here and lightning strikes. down towards north carolina and some of this will be moving. it will take a while, but it will be coming. we have that east wind. the southeast wind is blocking all of that stuff. that's the trade off and the clouds and the cool weather, but no severe thunderstorms. here's by tomorrow mog. clouds and showers and storms to the westor afternoon. that's where it will be the heaviest. delaware as we go into friday. it should be a little bit more widespread. watch what happens here for friday. all over the place on the afternoon and evening hours. for the rest of the night, it's cloudy and damp and 55 degrees below. tomorrow we could get locally heavy rain in delaware and delawar

eighty-five doylestown. eighty-seven chester. nothing there. nobody made it to 90 down in south jersey either, it was 84 degrees yesterday in cape may. that was yesterday, this is now. nothing to show you on ultimate doppler radar closest rain we can find is well to the south and i a quick look at future cast shows a few showers popping up later on in the day, very isolated, not a big deal, don't cancel any plans for today, they will be very, very spotty and you may not even see a shower at all but we will tell you bit. head line really is how much lets humid it will be today, then it was yesterday and can you believe it? two, ten's again for the weekend. 86 degrees saturday. 86 degrees on sunday. especially on saturday we will have have low humidity. it may start to get sticky on sunday but so what, it is the weekend. then by middle of next week weather gets unsettled, warm, humid once again with temperatures in the upper 80's both monday, tuesday and wednesday, kacie? >> thanks, sue. we will start with the southbound side of 202, off ramp to

the action cam was in doylestown as the suspects were hauled in this operation friday, 13th. they were armed with 90 warrants for backed child support. they found 36. 11 others turned themselves in. they were assisted in making the arrests. they owed close to $250,000 in back child support. >>> victims of recent thefts came to new castle to find their stolen property. items taken from about 80 victims from february till now were on display at the paul sweeney public safety playground from jewelry to purses, glasses and electronics. each person had to show a police report with a description of what was stolen. >>> the city and state leaders rally to increase the latino vote. bob brady are engaging the voters at the meeting. and cruz say that leaders need to pull together and ignite the community. latinos are the highest grieving population in the city. and the lawmakers that work for him. >>> and matt pellman has an update. how does i-95 look tonight? >> i don't think that you will like them. i love to give the dads a good ride to the beach. i would be lying. it's not looking

bright sunshine for doylestown, northeast philadelphia and mt. holly.unshine at the shore and the delaware beaches. temperatures will be cooler for cape may, 77 degrees. it is 90 degrees, 93 this afternoon for philadelphia, 91 in wilmington and westchester. and yes, these numbers go even higher tomorrow. i'll show you when we will finally get relief from the heat. >> 6:38. if you're getting ready to head out the door, we'll check the roads for you. >> here's jillian mele in the first alert traffic center. >> especially roads like 95, the blue road 76, 422, mass transit is on time. everything is on or close to schedule. we're not reporting big slowdowns when it comes to things like septa, patco. you're good to go on route 38 as well. this is 76, the westbound side at city avenue. traffic is still moving but in the next 15 to 20 minutes is when things start to slow down, especially at this location. your drive times reading about 20 minutes both ways on 76 between the blue route and the vine. the blue route northbound starting to see pockets of volume bui

the forecast was looking good for doylestown, northeast philadelphia, mount holly. low humidity and 80s this afternoon. upper 70s along the coastline for rehoboth, 79 degrees. atlantic city 77. warmer for vineland and dover sunshine, 82 for westchester. 84 in philadelphia and glassboro, a high of 82 degrees today. and if you're making plans to watch the phillies take on the marlins this evening, it looks like it will be a great night for a ball game. partly cloudy and 79 degrees at 7:05. later in the game, the temperatures are clearing under mostly clear skies and coming down, 71 degrees. we'll show you how long that nice weather will last when i come back with the seven-day forecast. >>> 5:08 right now. let's get you updated on the roads. >> jillian mele in the first alert traffic center. >> the major highways in the area, they're clear. the bridges also clear. we still have a downed pole blocking the right lane for drivers in new jersey, the eastbound side of route 38 near nixon drive. keep that in mind. this is a live look at the ben franklin bridge. traffic movi

nothing but sunshine for doylestown, northeast philly and mount holly.emperatures in the upper 70s while the delaware beaches make it up to 80 degrees for rehoboth. upper 80s vineland, dover, wilmington, chester and philadelphia, all destined for the upper 80s today. no 90s today. that changes tomorrow. the seven-day forecast when i come back. >>> there was an accident in norristown, i believe. >> let's get up on what's happening right now, jillian. >> the accident in norristown has cleared. we still have an accident to deal with in north wainorth wal. we have a downed tree in conshohocken. north wales, sumneytown pike near beaver street is where the accident is located. use caution around that area. in conshohocken, balligomingo road is closed near front street. take swedeland road for an alternate route. route 202 near route 29, that's in the midst of the long-term construction zone. the highway itself is looking good, no delays to report for drivers on route 202. 422 looks good and so do the ma majors in lehigh valley. >>> happening today, rutgers uni

and we will see some showers move through norristown, doylestown and trenton, this morning and in the early afternoon hours, the possibility of some thunderstorm activity. mainly cloudy for vineland, dover and rehobeth. occasional showers are possible, though, especially late in the day and into the evening hours. and look at the temperatures, they climb only in the upper 70s, cloudy skies and occasional showers, a little more likely this morning than this afternoon. there is some dry weather on the horizon, the seven-day forecast. show you when that's going to move in when i come back. >> 5:41. for those who take route 50 you want to find a different route. >> this is a serious accident. jillian mele has an update. >> it's a serious accident and i anticipate it being there for a while. hamilton township route 50 closed in both directions at south county boulevard. take south cologne or elmwood road if you need to get around it. stay off of route 50. that's going to be totally blocked. in hatfield township, an accident bethlehem pike at north broad. the majors go, blue route great in

limerick over to quakertown, doylestown and bucks county we're watching this slowly progress toward theouth and also the east. it is weakening that's good news. we'll have more on the timing of this mess coming up. >> all right. scott. thank you. cops in florida have to know how to rangel a gator but something went very wrong. one a young cadet was trying to learn the skill. why the training session ended in gunfire. >> plus, a mom watched a thief drive away from her car with her baby and side. why she believes divine intervention led a jogger to her little girl who was left in a field. >> retailers making shopping quick and easy some even sending that receipt right to your in box but it might not be a good idea to give up your e-mail address. ♪ >> a dave training turns into a real life experience for a florida cadet. among the exercises how to wrangle a living alligator. during the practice though the cadet accidentally tripped and the gator turned its head around and bit him. an officer shot and killed the gator because it would not release the cadet's hand. fortunately the cadet only

doylestown 71. avalon 73. cape may, wildwood 71 along with atlantic city. 78 vineland and clayton. 70 is the popular number now. by the afternoon, a lot of us in the 80s. radar, net work doing sweeps, not picking anything up. high pressure to the north in maine. that flow is giving us dry conditions now. most the shower activity down in del mar this hour. few areas of light showers moving the western part of the state. if this reaches us, it could give us a slight chance of sprinkles. that's about it. low 80s quaker town. reading 81. trenton high of 82. norris town 83, mount holly 83. northeast philly same story. down the shore low 70s atlantic city by the afternoon. cape may 74 along with rehoboth. vineland 81 degrees. our high in philadelphia for the day 83. puts us near average. not quite average but near for the time of year. chest chester 82. down the shore, things look good. sea breeze down the shore. temperatures low to mid 70s, partly sunny skies. your water temperature 71 degrees throughout much of th

that affected a train on the doylestown line. other than that a, all employees showed up. you can see from the board trains were running on time every hour with the exception of the airport line that runs every half hour. that was the first to resume this morning chth. a very different story from yesterday where we saw 400 members picketing. the work stoppage put a strain on the rail system. president obama stepped in to create an emergency board. workers were required to get back to work this morning as the three person board takes over contract negotiations. the strike was short lived. riders spent time and money trying to circumvent the system. >> we were look for the setpa train. they were like it's closed. workers were nice and said here's the bus route. showed us to get where we needed to go. they were nice. >> reporter: they helped you figure it out. >> it was a little problematic. >> reporter: president obama order had the presidential emergency board to come up with a plan within 30 days. i reached out to lawyers for the unions and as well as setpa. all sides don'

doylestown, 85. 70s, mid-70s. down to rehoboth. vineland, 85677. voorhees will have a high of 86 by the afternoon. it looks like winds like we said are going to remain nice and calm and by tomorrow that's when the humidity starts to go up. chance of thunderstorms on tuesday mainly in the afternoon. that goes for wednesday. look at these numbers. they go into the 90s. this is when they're going feel uncomfortable. a better chance on thursday. then a very slight chance of showers for the fourth of july. even the weekend. that will be mainly on the fourth because as we head into the weekend. we're back to sunny weather which may put us at week number seven. rosemary? >> i'm concentrating on what you said about slight showers. slight chance. thank you, tedd. >>> people heading into their final years before retirement have plans to change careers. the study found that preretirees want to spend their 40s and 50s at a job with less stress and one that allows them more time to have a life, but the survey also found that it's typically harder to find a job

he escaped from a work release program in doylestown and when confronted by a cop in west salem, police say miller tried to stab the officer and got away in his police car. he was arrested down the street. we're live in new salem tonight with new details on the suspect. >> reporter: police say he's been uncooperative, not speaking with investigators and at times being combative. police say this is his worst crime yet. do you regret what you did? freedom was short lid for accused attempted cop killer matthew miller led out in handcuffs and taken to prison. he goes from facing misdemeanor charge to fell anies. here's a close look of a man who walked away from a work program. when the police stopped him in the area of bristol pike, miller lunged at the officer with a knife puncturing his bullet proof vest. the officer was not hurt. >> i think he's extremely lucky. i think the vest played a pivotal role in that. >> reporter: he stole the officer's police vehicle, left the suv on fair hills street and took off running for two niles until he was found in northeast philadelphia. miller is bein

doylestown, norristown, closer to 90 for northeast philadelphia. mt. holly in the upper 80s.to the coastline,s to rehoboth. isolated showers possible. overall, it's going to dry, muggy and very warm.high temper and 90s to philadelphia,d glass. sunshine will be break rough bu the way. the seven-day forecast when i come back.> 10 minutes after 5:w see traffic picking up. >> let's get a look at the headlines. jillian mele, what are you seei mors are clear for most part. we do have aownede on the ute 1ediabypass. we haveidt in pemberton, that is looking good. no major delays to report there. we also have the overturned vehicle on the northbound side of the garden state parkway as you approach the exit for toms river. deep that in mind. in pemberton, juliustown road, near arnie's town road, that's where the accident has been for 40 minutes. expect to see a delay. no delays on 76, this is the eastbound side of 76, just past route 202 out near king of prussia. as you can see, both directions of the schuylkill expressway is in the clear. 202 looking good. lehigh valley, route 422, an

doylestown has the clouds that move in, mostly cloudy in philadelphia. 72 at cape may.re you can see the clouds that are over t she. this is the view this morning from the marquis de lafayette hotel. these clouds will be breaking and you'll see lots of sunshine this afternoon. it will turn out to be a nice day. beach haven at 69 degrees currently. there go the clouds. they're pushing offshore. we'll see the skies clear and some scattered clouds around during the morning hours. 9:00 this morning, you can see the clouds pushing through cape may. they'll be on their way to the delaware beaches and out for this afternoon. stand by for improving conditions along the coastline. temperatures that will be in the 70s today. clearing skies, 75 degrees this afternoon. once they clear out, in good shape for saturday and sunday. southeasterly wines at 10 miles an hour. more on the heat and humidity on the way with the seven-day forecast when i come back. >>> you always expect heavy traffic if you're driving on july fourth weekend. it will be heavier than usual. aaa says 41 million a

a chance of some storms. 62 degrees, scattered clouds in doylestown, philadelphia international at 67degrees. clouds overhead. cape may is dealing with sunshine, probably pretty well, too. look at the sun coming up. isn't that a bought full view from the comcast center in center city? it will be a gorgeous day today. just a little bit warmer than yesterday. yesterday we had a high of 83. just like yesterday, it will be dry. we saw thunderstorms moving toward new york state. moving our way is a line of showers and thunderstorms that is making some steady progress affecting chicago and st. louis and into the deep south, mississippi has some thunderstorms this morning. those will be here later tomorrow. today we'll watch the temperatures climb into the upper 70s for the pocono mountains. 84 in reading, quakertown will top out at 83 along with allentown. you'll see a good deal of sunshine at the shore and closer to 80 degrees for atlantic city and cape may. 82 in rehoboth. inland, yes. we have scattered clouds. westchester, chester, glassboro, into the 80s today. more of those storms head

and some scattered showers this afternoon as clouds fill in after a few breaks of sunshine, for doylestown, northeast philadelphia and mt. holly. still a chance of late-day showers in atlantic city and dover up to 83 degrees with some rakes of sunshine this morning. and clouds back this afternoon. that's when we will see more showers in the i-95 corridor for philadelphia, chester and wilmington. a look at the weekend. and we are in for at least one very nice day. that's when we come back. >>> the weather always causes havoc on the roads. >> let's get details from jillian mele. >> that's right, we're following an accident on the walt whitman bridge. this is what's happening right now. we do have wet roads throughout you need to take caution and keep in mind with the power outages this morning, you can expect to run into malfunctioning traffic lines. if you see that, make sure you treat it like a four-way stop sign. at the walt whitman, as i said, there is an accident. the approach for the bridge, as you're getting on walt whitman bridge, that's where we're seeing an accident. it's a single

outside of police headquarters, with >>> we have some breaking news right now,ew video just in from doylestown lightening has struck a chimney there it is, lightening strike blew up a part of the chimney on the street ape you can see debring, center blocks, good news we are told there are no injuries reported. >>> this is scene in chalfont bucks county, where a house on summer ridge circle also caught fire, one person was inside, but they did manage to escape safely. chances are you heard these storms, they woke us up in the studio at 2:00 a.m. >>> storm scan three shows we are not in the clear yet. >> lets get over to katie for latest on this forecast, katie. >> those storms at this point are out of here ape it looks lick they will be as strong as they will be at the the rest of the day. look at lightening we have pictures on twitter, we have been getting reports of the damage being done. our own bill from wogl says his power went out just as he woke up as well. i think we might be grumpy just because of the looks have sleep, but we can bed well here with the forecast at least the next couple

quakertown, doylestown both at 81 degrees this hour so a warm start to the evening.torm scan3 is quiet. dry, just a few fair weather clouds right now. we'll keep it dry overnight. temperatures on the mild side but not too bad. we're going to be in the low 60's by the time you wake up sunday morning and another good looking afternoon throughout the delaware valley. little bit warmer, up are 80's with plenty of sunshine in philadelphia, 70's at the shore and low 80's in the mountains on sunday. and the humidity again stays low. next week, it's a little bit of a different story. we'll be tracking some showers and storms. details coming up. natasha. >> all right, justin, thank you very much. >>> now, be sure to follow the "eyewitness news" we had team while you're out and about this weekend. our meteorologists send out daily forecast updates on twitter and on facebook for you and it's always at cbsphilly.com. >>> a man is shot and killed in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood. "eyewitness news" on the 5400 block of hunter street. police say the 25-year-old victim was s

some suburbs low 70's doylestown, mount holly, new jersey, you guys currently have 69 degrees. you can keep those windows opened. very low humidity right now. just a few fair weather clouds streaming in from the north. we're dry on storm scan3 so no threat of any rain in the overnight to your sunday. morning temperatures, mid 60's, could be lower 60's in some of the suburbs and another nice afternoon sunday. sunshine to go around no matter where you are, 86 for the high in philadelphia, upper 70's at the shore. in the poconos, sunshine, comfortable, 80 degrees. coming up in the full forecast we'll talk about pleasant conditions on sunday with more heat and humidity returning for the work week. get weather forecasts right on your phone. download the new cbs3 weather app. it's available now in the app store and coming soon to the google play store. liz. >> thank you, justin. >>> new information tonight we now know the name of the victim in a deadly road rage shooting in philadelphia's fairhill neighborhood. 32-year-old antonio pedrza was shot in the head and chest last night. he

parts of bucks county that dropped down to the 60s. 69 along the delaware river. 69 in furlong and doylestownt the 70 degree mark. perkasie around 69. philadelphia, delaware, south jersky could see spotty showers at noontime. the threat of showers will continue into the afternoon. they'll be scattered showers until we get into the evening hours when a line of heavierç downpours is likely to push through the philadelphia area. at 1:00 tomorrow morning we'll see some of the heaviest downpours in the area. skies will be clearing out overnight. the forecast for today is calling for a cloudy, muggy one today. afternoon temperatures in the middle to upper 80s with high humidity during the day today and southerly winds up to 10 miles an hour. those clouds will be breaking at times this morning and early this afternoon. but storms likely to be popping up in areas. come tomorrow, the storms clear out early, first thing in the morning and 89 in the afternoon. sunshine for friday, 86 degrees the high temperature and it looks like a nice, sunny day on saturday with the humidity coming down saturday and

southerly wind, pushing us into the low 80s at noontime. 81 degrees with upper 70s from allentown to doylestownmillville and south jersey. as far as clouds are concerned, not too many of those. scattered clouds well to our west with a sprinkle or two to our west. we'll stay dry today. that's a quick look at what's happening right now. a look ahead to the midweek storms with the extended future weather when i come back. >> thank you, will. a look at what's happening on the road this monday, june 23rd. let's check in with jillian mele and the first alert traffic center. >> this is near mcdade boulevard for bravers in delaware county. both directions are clear. drive times on the blue route between 95 and 76 will take you 18 minutes north and southbound right now. average speeds look good across the area. 54 mile per hours is what we're seeing right now on route 202. 55 on the northeast extension and 55 on 76. the only problem we're dealing with at this hour is a downed pole for drivers in morristown right now. route 38 eastbound, near nixon drive in the area of route 73. deep that in mind. the ri

trenton, 88 degrees for mount holly, doylestown 86. norris town, 88. down the shore in the 80s. by later on today we'll be dropping to the mid 70s for atlantic city. cape may, rehobeth. 88 degrees. voorhees at 87. glassboro, 87. chester is 87 degrees with plenty of sunshine through the day today. for tomorrow we get to the 90s. the first 90s we'll see this year so far. it's going to be hot. not quite humid. steamy and more humid by wednesday with a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast along with thursday. friday we start to dry out for friday. but could this weekend be the fifth weekend in a row where we'll finally have great temperatures again and be sunny five weekends in a row? renee, not likely as we have more storms back in the forecast unfortunately by next weekend. >> it was such a nice stretch. thanks, tedd. >>> coming up, love this story, degree at a discount. how starbucks is helping its employees make the grade. the move guaranteed to have many baristas hitting the books. >>> plus, how man's best friend could be your smartphone's worst enemy. >>> several airlines h

water so the air temperatures in the lower 70's around wildwood and atlantic city. 72 this hour in doylestownmid 70's both in quakertown and willow grove. so, another very comfortable evening tonight. we'll see some 50's in some of the suburbs and another pleasant day on monday. generally mostly sunny skies. we'll get back up into the mid 80's for highs in philadelphia. upper 70's both at the shore and the poconos and the key thing there is low humidity but unfortunately it is late june, so you know that's going to change. coming up in the full forecast we'll talk about that humid air mass, when it returns and the next chance of some showers and thunderstorms. but first, you can get the cbs3 eyewitness weather forecast. weather warnings video and more with the cbsphilly weather app. it's available right now from your app store. just download it now to your phone for weather information right at your fingertips. we'll get more on that forecast coming up in a few minutes. natasha, back to you. >> and well, new developments in iraq. iraqi officials say militants captured two border crossings one

you'll see sunshine to push temperatures in the upper 80s for northeast and trenton and doylestown. just a slight chance for a shower later on. 80s, dover and cape may. vineland in upper 80 tos near 90 degrees inland. westchester, 86 degrees. 88 for chester and glassboro. and 90 degrees this afternoon for philadelphia. there is weather ahead that will be dry more comfortable and not as hot. the seven-day forecast when i come back. >>> it's 20 minutes until 5:00, just about. and we've already heard of one accident throughout this morning. >> let's find out what's happening with jillian mele. >> majors are quiet. aside from major construction, we're not reporting any accidents on the highway. we do have a downed pole, baltimore pike, residual damage from storms overnight. we're also dealing with an accident on pemberton. that accident is on julius town near arney's mount road. and on the freeway, the northbound side as drivers pass creek road and heading out to the bridges. area bridges no incidents to report there. i mentioned that downed pole that we're dealing with on the baltimore