get to the bottom of what sparked a fire at a philadelphia grocery store this morning, this is west girard avenue just before 2:00 a.m., firefighters say the blaze started inside of the girard grocery and filled it it and the first floor apartments with smoke fort fatally the apartments were not occupied. the family living next door was temporarily evacuated and no one was hurt. we have an update to a story that "action news" brought you yesterday at 5:00. philadelphia businesses reopened today after being forced to shut down because of no running

southbound lanes of 95 between allegheny and girard. police just pulled up on the scene. i know it's a little in the distance but you might be able to see penndot is also there and the crash appears to be taking out the two center lanes of 95 southbound as you approach girard avenue. no word yet on whether any students were on board the bus or not. we're working to gather more details but what we know for sure is 95 southbound is parked from the betsy ross bridge through that accident scene again between allegheny and girard avenue. we'll keep tabs on that. if you're traveling north on 95 we've had several broken down vehicles this morning right around the bridge street interchange. hearing there may be a pot local in the roadway there that the vehicles are hitting and then getting flat tires. so headed northbound into the work zone at cottman watch out for that possible pothole. also a new crash in darby along hook road at calcun hook road. we're watching tire debris along the northeast extension northbound side by lance day. you're surfing around that. still have a down

slowing from the betsy ross bridge to girard. no issues on i-95 everybody trying to get to work. pottstown we have a fire location center avenue at south bright street. watch for crews responding to the scene there. >> reporter: it's going to be a hot one and humid one 78 degrees by 9:00 a.m. noon, 89. 3:00 p.m., 94 the high around 4:00 p.m. 95 degrees hot and very humid we're not used to this, we're not acclimated so you want to take cool breaks. keep in mind there's an air quality alert. the air quality is not great if you're in a risk group especially if you're seniors kids or suffering from asthma or problems with the lungs or heart. >> there's terrible and normal terrible. >> i think that's positive. it's a positive way of looking at things. >> doesn't sound all that terrible. watch 6abc.com and facebook and twitter when we're not on the air. >> that's terrible. >> for david murphy, karen rogers, erin o'hern have a great day everyone. >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, severe storms explode from coast to coast. lightning blows out these transformers. flash floods

ninety-five is slow if you are traveling around girard we have a disabled vehicle on i-95 at girard avenue. it doesn't seem to be causing a problem because we are in the dealing with volume on the northbound side is where we had that disable vehicle but it is out there. southbound i-95 hitting the breaks around girard after new but that is because of the construction zone. we will update you on that. beautiful shot of the ben franklin bridge. we will step out of the way to take it n traveling on the ben franklin bridge in delays. it is really nice out there. traveling on any of our bridges, it is just as nice, yesterday we were dealing with speed restrictions due to fog. we are in the seeing that today and that is good news. we still have an accident eastbound, between willow grove and bensalem. one point all eastbound lanes were block but they said they will be a alleviating one lane. we will keep you updated on that. 611 and street road is your best alternate. >>> have you noticed the internet is slower? according to data track by http archive the average time to down load an web site is

heavy approaching cottman and again from allegheny to girard. currently a 27 minute ride. notate risk from woodhaven to the vine jamming a bit on i-95 i-95. on the vine street expressway westbound traffic really jammed as you approach the schuylkill so watch for that jam on the westbound vine. >>> the overnight construction is clear. crews will return again tonight and you'll see those closures. we have a report afire location causing a problem in burlington county so watch for it in medford bridgewater court near mcken dim men road. they're still doing emergency construction here upper pike creek is closed near route two. stick polly drummond hill road instead. matt and tam. >> thank you karen. >>> and we're starting this morning with a developing story. a pregnant woman who was wounded in a double shooting, her unborn baby did not survive. "action news" reporter katherine could the is live on the scene in west oak lane. these got the latest developments this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam. that's right, that woman when she was rushed to the hospita

traveling around girard stay with us and we will let you know when it clears out.t looks like it is starting to. traveling on the 42 freeway we have rush hour, traveling northbound approaching 295 some volume, developing there and also volume developing on the schuylkill, westbound at city avenue in that usual pocket. we are just starting to feel rush hour right now expect worse heading out in 20 minutes or so, nicole. >> vittoria, thanks. >>> rates of melanoma have doubled over last 30 years. >> according to the cdc melanomas spotsible for 9,000 skin cancer deaths in the you had each year. health experts say more than 90 percent of melanoma skin cancers are due to uv radiation exposure from the sun. skin protection could prevent 230 melanoma cases over a decade. >>> people with the strong sense of smell may live longer researchers monitored a group of senior citizens for four years after they took a scratch and sniff test. 45 percent of those who had trouble identifying odors died in four years compared to 18 percent who had no difficult at all. >>> more pet paren

fire broke out on west girard avenue at 1:40 a.m. investigators say the fire started in the girard grocery and spread to the apartments above. nobody was living in the apartments. firefighters did evacuate a family next-door as a precaution. they were allowed to return home. no reports of injuries. >> police are looking for a southwest philadelphia store clerk who shot a customer after an argument. surveillance video shows the attack. the store clerk claimed the customer's 20-dollar bill was a fake. she began to argue and the store clerk shot the customer in the back and hand. >> the victim is 38 the offender is 45 to 50. these are not kids, these are adults. >> the store clerk fled and hadn't been seen since. he is believed to be in his 50s he goes by the name of pablo torres or rodriguez. >>> lawmakers vote 119-71 to condemn the policy and under the governor to revarsity. rereverse it. the water is back on for residents and business business along 10th street in south philadelphia. it may not stay that way. crews were repairing a w

this is a live look at girard avenue. right here where you see the parking lot in the middle of the highway, that is southbound, of course. we've seen a lot of brake lights for the last 35 40 minutes. it's going to take you a half hour to go woodhaven to the vine. welsh road at bethlehem pike new accident. finally for the last hour and a half pretty serious crash in the bordentown area. right near exit 7. skyforce 10 is over the scene. you can see there's an overturned semi truck. this is the only vehicle involved but it did catch fire after. crews are out there putting the fire out. traffic on the inner drive is closed because of this scene. better been diverted to the outer drive. vai. >> katy thank you. 2nd street in chester delaware county is now back open after ail deadly crash overnight. the crumpled cars and killed both of the drivers in the car. witnesses say they were speeding. matt delucia is live at the scene. the witness saw this happen about 1:00 this morning, right? >> reporter: yeah vai, a man watched this

typical trouble spot at cottman avenue and girard. center city philadelphia it gets really backed up. cottman avenue very light volume. you might find overnight construction, part of the project on 95 it's not affecting drive times. 13 minutes to go from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. pennsylvania turnpike you will see overnight construction out to the left around 5:00. drive times between the exits at route 1, 20 23 minutes in both directions. finally moving into new jersey things looking good on 295 and the 42 freeway. tracy. >>> it may be the biggest cyber attack in american history. the u.s. government says millions of americans had their private information stolen and we'll tell you who they say is behind this massive data breach. >>> plus they left the classroom and they headed for city hall. see how local students are taking up the fight for school funding. >>> it is 4:14 and 56 degrees outside. a live look at the bridge. brittney shipp says it will get better. details in a minute. >>> take a look at this video. today

girard montourae. as one would imagine, the warriors plane ride home this morning, a feeling of accomplishment that most nba players never get a chance to experience. this part of the celebration coming from the twitter account of harrisson barns. all the fellas grooving in full effect with o.t. genesis in the background and the trophy front and center. now, there was time for reflection of a puch-needed nap and series mvp. once the touchdown, members of dub nation made it easy for them to perk up and enjoy being back in the bay. >> cleveland, their fans brought it but we've still got the best fans in the nba. to be back home is amazing. >> i can't wait for the parade. we're going to have a good time celebrating. >> the san francisco chronical had a good time keeping up with the man today on the cover. regular season mvp step curry with the word golden moment fitting perfectly. all proud of their coliseum complex counter parts. the three cent tweets ranging from way to bring the champs back to oakland

giving you live look at 95 at girard avenue. if you are traveling in toward center city philadelphia, again, we are starting to feel little bit more traffic out there. it is not that swamp volume that we usually see at rush hour, still waiting in the wings of. that will but at least right now it is developing, if you are headed into downtown philadelphia. now, if you are traveling elsewhere on 95, i would say throughout the stretch of delaware county, even bucks county, it is not awful just yet. with some of the haze that we are dealing with right now maybe some fog out and about you will notice low visibility, i would imagine so like if you're traveling on the 42 freeway hazy shot here northbound, southbound, again no volume myfoxphilly.com. but volume building on the northbound side approaching 295, but you can definitely see here that maybe some -- we might have visibility problem. we are taking you now over to the 30 bypass westbound still 340, all lanes block just on the westbound side, as a result after downed tree, so lin

avenue between conshohocken and girard. live look at i-95. that whole 95 corridor socked in with fog working your way around northeast philadelphia, heading into, girard avenue. watch for delays at the airport as well because of the fog, no delays at the moment, i just checked last couple of flights in and out of philadelphia has taken off and arrived without a problem. 295 and the freeway again socked in with fog as you roll through bellmawr and then a disabled on the on ramp to route 644 septa making adjustments, a new summer schedule in play. they have construction to set up at 69th street terminal and that moves the boarding locations around and they are using buses on the 15, 101 102 for the next month and a half due to track work. mike and alex, back to you. >>> coming up on six credit 33. a huge fire burns in the middle of west chester, late last night. >> yeah, you know this intersection, market at church. steve is right there steve. >> reporter: mike, look at the newspaper box at the intersection of church and mark

going to push that school bus off at girard avenue.will casino of sort things out from there. going to the next camera. already jammo on 95 because of a pothole in the center lane, near bridge street. there is about three vehicles that are off to the shoulder, all with flat tires. so, this is at cottman avenue onramp. so anyone heading south this morning, just look out. stay to the far left or right. penndot still needs to respond, and put some blacktop in there some asphalt in order to fill up the hole. crash on the kelly drive right at the art museum circle here, where you casino of come into philadelphia. that's causing a delay. now, crash along the white horse pike, at somerdale road, in south jersey. and some sort of fuel spill along the southbound lanes of 295 on the ramps to route 130. and some debris on the northbound northeast extension, near lansdale. so little bit of everything in this 6:30 half hour. but mass transit looking good at the moment. mike alex, over to you. >> 6:34, one person has been taken to the hospital with

as we look at i-95 in the southbound direction still looking great around girard avenue. we may catch a little bit of the snag around the area of cottman and through the construction zones of both cottman avenue and girard but all and all we're moving well. we are looking at our mass transit checklist where you will notice patco is running on time. media elwyn has been restored and, unfortunately the ac rail line is still trying to recover from those storms. still suspended but new jersey buses are cross honoring so you do have an option there new back to the desk. >> thank you very much. >>> happening right now, we are learning more about the pope's visit to philadelphia this september. you're looking live right now at a press conference about the world meeting of families. this is happening at the le salea, and right outside of the vatican in rome. we would listen in but it is in italian so we cannot help you out very much. >>> we will have more coming up in the next hour. >>> let's get our money watch report now and check with jill wagner, good morning. >> reporter: go

it doesn't look busy but we are seeing formation of rush hour southbound speak specifically at girard with us, we will have more on the other side good >>> if you were with us yesterday, the mystery we told but had been solved. >> the owner of the bust found on the ventnor boardwalk has claimed the work of art. it belongs to a woman named cc who moved from ventnor to delaware last november. her mother, hilda shane made that sculpture of her late house wand doctor samuel shane a wilmington dentist. family said that bust was lost in the move, not clear exactly how that bust made its way to the boardwalk but mystery solve. >> in mystery solve. >> how about that. >> head scratcher. who is this where did it come from. >> now we know. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news" this morning a horrific scene when two cars collide killing two people, we're on the scene with the very latest breaking developments. >>> would you drink water out of the toilet. new plan to fight drought out west has officials sending the water from your toilet to your tap. those stories and more when we come right bac

that we are starting to feel a little bit of the rumbling of the rush hour on i-95 southbound at girard and will only get bigger from there. we have in bound delays due to amtrak work for wilmington

ninety-five southbound at girard is getting slower right now. we have an accident in norristown sandy hill road at kelly drive. you if can avoid this area i would suggest do you. that in the wilmington newark regional rail lines they are having inn bound delays due to amtrak track work as well, natasha. >>> thanks very much. have you even experienced lawn envy when lou at your neighbor's lush green grass? maybe it is time to give your yard a make over n this weeks angie's list report, jim donovan takes a look at sod verse seed so you candy side which one is best for your lawn. >> reporter: good thick lawn always starts with the well prepped base. >> it is important to prepare the soil when are doing sod or seed. go ahead rake the soil and add 2 inches of fresh topsoil or comp post so sod or seed has good soil to take root in. >> reporter: sod takes two or three weeks to establish a good root system significantly more expensive than seed, don't waste your investment, water your investment. >> keep it wet, every day, ten minutes a day, two times a

all the normal delays on i-95 speeds have dropped to the teens between the betsy ross bridge and girard avenue. in gloucester county, the clean up continues, as well. downed wires in greenwich blocking 44. we have a bunch of traffic lights that are out in turnersville along the blowers. and in pitman closing delsea drive tam and nydia. >> police in minneapolis are praising the quick thinking of a group of bystanders involving a serious accident involved a car and pedal public. >> reporter: the operator was not hurt. the driver of the car was taken into custody and could chase charges of criminal vehicular injury. >>> two victims of the charleston shooting will be laid to rest today. ame had bible started again last night. this was the same class that dylann roof was invited into before allegedly shooting arena killing nine people a week ago. the interim pastor led the group, the message of the session was the power of love. >> a live preview of "good morning america" is next. >> reporter: we're looking at a warm one today 86 degrees, i'll show you how we get there. an increase in cloud

you have the skyline in the background crews still out there, their normal spots right near girard also working up near cottman avenue. and they are also working downtown on the vine street expressway. right now currently the eastbound lanes remain closed between the schuylkill and broad street. the westbound lanes are open. so again if you are coming into the city in the next hour or so, again, it is that eastbound side between the schuylkill and broad street. so you can exit at spring garden and work your way over or go to the next exit which is south street, same deal work your way over to the number streets and you'll be in good shape. what a mess yesterday all day, on this northeast extension, here's what happened. water from the weekend all of the heavy rains, washed out the right lane and shoulder just south of the lansdale interchange, right in the work zone. so they had to pour all new concrete bottom line, everything is open for the beginning of our morning rush hour so all southbound lanes between quakertown and lansdale should be good to go. mass transit looking fine chris,

just right off of girard. you can see the carry was talking b let's count bullet holes. you see one through windshield on the front and now on the driver's side window is shot out likely also hit with the bullet. look the at front panel a bullet hole right through there the driver's door and look the at driver's side handle. you can see how fortunate this person driving this car was that he was not killed but he drove himself to the hospital a second person, outside, on the street where we showed you where people were hanging out on that basketball court with a grazed wound. this guy tells police who are very skeptical that he was driving in the area, and then heard gun shots. they are skeptical instant it looks like he was definitely targeted as you can see bull fret one sigh through the windshield and then on the other side. it looks like somebody was definitely shooting at this driver but he was just an innocent driver, driving by, when somebody for some reason started firing a gun and he only heard the gun

here's i-95 coming down from northeast philadelphia we have i from cottman avenue into girard. north bound side of i-95, is there a new traffic pattern in play between girard avenue and allegheny avenue out here in blue bell along route 202 the traffic lights are out the because of a local power outage. obviously the thunder and lightening storms came through, so maybe the alarm clocks aren't going off. kid will be late for school this morning in upper providence, all of that rain again, this is that heavy area where we had that heavy rain. taking a tree out, that is blocking route one at 252 right here near rose tree park where we had a spring fling earlier in the month. and those northbound lanes of i-95, that new pattern between girard and allegheny where they have moved lanes to the center. well now the drainage grates are in those travel lanes. all that heavy rain we're receiving is going right in the travel lanes and that is where we have seen the ponding, so far this morning. mike and alex, back over to you. >>> big fire overnight. fire investigators trying to determine

. >> okay, thank you, girard. let's take you to another section of oakland. this is outside of the fox theater. they are celebrating tonight. lots of people hundreds of them in the streets. we've seen some fire crackers. for god's sakes, they say respected the city. we'll keep you posted on what's happening well into the night. >> i want to get to another major story that's still developing in this hour. we're getting some answering about that deadly balcony collapse. thousands are enroute from ireland. >> most of them students from ireland. two rooets at the collapse calling it an international tragedy. >> here's what we know. this happened during a 21st birth day party. six students are dead, seven are seriously injured. city records show the building's construction finished in 2007. that was also the last time it was inspected. >> coverage tonight from the apartment building to how the victims are being remembered. we begin with nbc bay area's chuck copola. >> reporter: many works here at peer 39 a magnet for six young lives that ended -- >> tonight, candl

i-95 the normal delays forming like 16 miles per hour southbound by girard avenue. word of a crash on the admiral wilson boulevard in pennsauken close to the airport circle by lee avenue. watch out for restrictions. we have the closure in chester county the westbound side of the 30 bypass, now some stacked up traffic waiting to exit at 340 for thorndale all the lanes are blocked. eastbound is getting by slowly, westbound is closed if you're heading westbound stick with business 30, lincoln highway or # 22 or stay on the pennsylvania turnpike as alternates. >>> we have a crash to watch out for in upper merion 202 at henderson road. skippack creek road is closed in lower salford castle road will get you around that. >> thank you matt. >>> new this morning police in delaware are investigating a deadly shooting on north jefferson street in wilmington, someone shot a 27-year-old man in the chest and later died at the hospital. no arrests have been made. >>> two teenagers have been injured? separate shark attacks in north carolina. both attacks happened on oak island. a w

here's jammo on i-95 southbound from academy to bumper to bumper down to girard.arlier accident near cottman avenue. here's your slow spot the schuylkill between city and belmont avenue. there is your speed meter reading for 95. with a lot of the kid out of school now we will see unusual changing traffic patterns over the next culpable of days. northbound on the new jersey turnpike an accident, at exit number four, which is route 73 and then coming back from the shore extra volume on both acx and 42 freeway heading in toward that 2925 construction zone. mike and alex, back to you. >>> police tell us here, that a 21 year-old man was shot and killed in frankford overnight. detectives are working hard to find out exactly why the victim was shot in the 1700 block of scattergood street. at this point we have no further information on what led to this particular shooting. >>> officers in north philadelphia said they have shot at a person being questioned after he just took off running. investigators are looking for that suspect this morning. they say that he may be arme

a fire broke out on the 100 block of west girard avenue 1:40 a.m. the fire started in the girard grocery and spread to the apartments above. nobody was living in the apartments. firefighters evacuated a family next-door as a precaution. there were no reports of injuries. >>> police are looking for a southwest philadelphia store clerk who they say shot a customer after an argument. surveillance video shows the attack on june 3, on the 4500 block of paris street. the store clerk claimed the 20-dollar bill was fake. the store clerk shot the person in the back and the hand. >> the victim was 38, the the clerk fled and hadn't been seen since, he is in his 50s. the customer is recovering at the hospital. >>> pennsylvania state house has taken an official public stance against governor tom's wolf moratorium on executions. lawmakers voted 119 to 71. and under the governor to revarsity. the governor -- reverse verse. >>> 5:06, the water is back on for residents along 10th street in south philadelphia. it may not stay that way crews were repairing a water mai

that's blocking the girard avenue off ramp.ou head northbound this morning jump off at girard sugarhouse, that off ramp block. busy weekends underway fire fly music festival opens up tomorrow through sunday, down here in dover but the campgrounds, for everyone that's coming in, and staying for the next couple every days it opens up at noon today. bottom line, beginning today through sunday, expect a lot of extra volume here, into and out of dover along route one and route 13, just keep that in mind too if you are going to be headed down to any of the delaware beaches over the weekend, you will have to go through the traffic clogs here headed to the music festival in order to get to the beach. otherwise, mass transit looking good. chris, lauren, back to you. >> an investigation right now underway into deadly balcony collapse in berkley california. >> six people killed all irish student in the u.s. on work visas work to go determine what caused a balcony to break loose. >> birthday celebration turns to tragedy in california when

luckily our crash that got us off to a bad start southbound by girard is long gone. at this point you're contending with southbound volume. in lawndale, contending with the police activity that katherine scott has been telling us about and it is blocking all busy rising sun avenue near tyson avenue. oxford or martins mill road will get you around it. getting word of a crash in upper merion montgomery county, south gulph road. 422, the same situation slowing starting to form on the eastbound side by phoenixville and collegeville, everything is reopened. delran, burlington county, downed pole 130 southbound and njt northeast corridor line not running between trenton and metro park because of police activity on friday morning. >> developing right now an armed robbery attempt turned into a shootout at a philadelphia restaurant. the robbers discovered the guy they ambushed was an off-duty police officer. katherine scott is live on the scene in the city's lawndale section. >> reporter: matt, that's right, the detective was off duty he was the only customer inside the store

reporter: that slows things down i-95 is extra slow from the betsy ross bridge through this point to girard just win the last minute they pushed off the accident that was occupying the southbound right lane approaching the interchange. it is extra slow this morning as you come south of the betsy ross bridge heading toward center city on i-95. the vine street expressway, lighter than norm because everybody is stuck on i-95. the good news on the vine everything is reopened, it was closed overnight by the schuylkill expressway for construction it will close again tonight at 11:00 p.m. in both directions. how about the police activity that katherine scott is telling us about in the lawndale section of the city, blocking rising sun near tyson. stick with oxford avenue. crash involving the deer on 100 somebody everything is reopened there. in the southbound lanes of 130 we have accident blocking two of the southbound lanes burlington avenue and river road as an alternate to 130 on this friday morning. >> this story is developing an off-duty philadelphia police officer was forced to pull his weapo

thank you, girard. we'll be live streaming the parade, also. you can also follow us on facebook twitter and instagram. >> now, to our developing story in theest bay. a balcony collapsed yesterday killing six people including five students from ireland. they are getting vip treatment on the flight over here. they're traveling as a group. they're traveling by the irish consul general. he met with one small group. >> they're treating us with a lot of respect and they treat us very well. >> when they landed here in san francisco, they didn't come out with the rest of the passengers. >> no, that's right. the irish consul general organized lifts to get them to the various area hospitals. i think everything has been done as much as possible in these hugely trying circumstances for these families. >> the last of the vans left the airport just about an hour ago. some will be going to highland hospital in oakland and the others to eden medical center. family members of those who were killed in the accident may be headed to one of those two hospitals, as

we've -- the ben franklin betsy ross bridge into girard.he round about 213 at bridge town pike. they will do paving. that will he up in late june. that will be closed starting tomorrow. the new bridge is opening over the neshaminy creek. >> reporter: this stuff that was trying to make a run at philadelphia out of camden and gloucester is not happening. 62 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 65 by noon. high of 67 today under mainly cloudy skies at 2:00 p.m. 66 by 3:00 p.m. sunny breaks later any shower activity will be limited mainly to south jersey and delaware as it comes off the ocean and mainly falls apart before it hits philadelphia. thunderstorms and former watch boxes falling of a the pike in the midwest. if you're flying to kansas, missouri back toward denver might be an area to keep your eyes on or up toward the dakotas, storms producing storm wind gusts and isolated tornados. on the big board no major delays at philadelphia international and no rain reported at our commonly traveled destinations. >> the if it is phillies look to make -- the phil

southbound i-95 approaching girard have a crash in the right lane. time to get suburban on this friday morning with the suburban traffic report. we have an accident involving a deer, 100 southbound at state street up land drive by the chili's. quakertown northeast extension without for work should be wrapping up before too long. construction in bucks county, they are closing the intersection of 213 and britain britain -- bridge town pike. they will painting the new round about, the bridge over the in a neshaminy creek should be making progress. we talked before about the backlog heading toward the delaware memorial bridge, now there's a crash northbound side near new castle. might want to met to the commodor barry bridge to get into south jersey instead. >> the search is on for the person who put a puppy through a life of misery in delaware. trooper was found with a shackle embedded in his neck. shelter workers suspect it was put around his neck when he was small and became embedded in his flesh as he grew. >> he think he had a fighting spirit and fo

starting to see volume on girard avenue. the drive times are still doing okay, 13 minutes from woodhaven towards the vine street expressway. and all lanes moving. we are dealing with that accident scene that's cleared out of the way on the pa turnpike. good news as well. on the ob side between willow grove and bensalem. you should have no problem heading through the area now. all lanes open. philadelphia lincoln drive northbound still blocked at gypsy lane due to a fallen tree. take west schoolhouse lane to get through the area. mass transit, currently no problems or delays for the septa, new jersey transit or patco line. >>> 73 degrees, 20 minutes before 6:00. from our lehigh valley bureau, expect new additions to allentown's skyline in the coming years. yesterday, city center investment corporation unveiled new plans for an urban innovation campus in downtown allentown, featuring two towers one with offices, one with apartments. and in between the two open green space. the entire project is expected to be completed in late

here's a live look at girard point double decker. between center city and airport but northbound a delay from wilmington up through the commodore bar which some sun glare out there, as well. ready to eat breakfast? we will go to vitarelli's today on the delaware river right in front of the aquarium from 9:00 to 10:00. we will set up shop with great breakfast and this is a good spot for tall ships that are come into town. >> when. >> this weekend. it will be set upright here on the delaware. we will tell you all about it. >> is the big rubber deck still coming. >> i would hope so. a size of the building. >> yes. >> they keep advertising it with all of the tall ships so i hope it is coming up. >> that would be great. >> i can't wait to see it. >> the baltimore stroll has nothing to do with the city of baltimore. you take your dollar bill, it is all about west philadelphia. it is this thursday, bargains, bargains, bargains and there is quincy. >> i love a good bargain, quincy. >> i'm trying to get this dollar, yeah, you take this dollar

. >> the good thing, guys out on 95 around girard avenue a little bit of volume. definitely not anything that's setting anybody back. a 13-minute drive time from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. on the pa turnpike we're dealing with an accident on the eastbound side blocking the left-hand lane between willow grove and bensalem. on lincoln drive northbound that's blocked due to a downed tree. at gypsy street west schoolhouse lane to get by. on the blue route, we'll check out the drive times there. you can see the cars moving along just fine if you're headed northbound or southbound. we'll check in with more drive times coming up. >>> 73 degrees outside. destroying evidence and tampering with technology. we'll tell you what investigators say is holding up the search for two escaped murders in new york. >>> and showing off his scars, a pennsylvania man is proof that lightning can strike the same spot twice. >>> and i'm katy zachry, live in park side. coming up why you may want to think twice before the next time you call to have that honey bee hive on yo

on the schuylkill heading eastbound, right around area of girard an earlier disabled vehicle moved to the shield their was compromising the right-hand lane but penndot is on the scene and taking care of that, volleys not a problem, speed sensors high up in the 50's, 55 being your average every where in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware it is all good right now. do be mine full of the down traffic signal in vineland blocking one lane, natasha. >>> new this morning philadelphia police believe a shooting in kensington may have started as a robbery attempt. it happened around 12:13 on the 1900 block of east berks street. gunman shot the man in both legs. the rick tim is in stable condition. no arrestness this case so far. >>> very wild police chase end with a big crash in philadelphia. "eyewitness news" at scene of the 4800 block of tackawanna street in frankford the chase began in bensalem, driver led police on i-95 and into northeast philadelphia eventually coming to a crashing end. an eyewitness described exactly what he saw. >> i seen helicopter coming through with the lights. nex

approaching an accident scene on girard avenue. into center city will give you a little bit of a problem. problems on 295 around 130 in gordon township. it's blocked off due to a fuel spill. all traffic being diverted around the southbound side of 295. also on 295 the southbound side as well in hamilton township. we are blocking out the right-hand shoulder. traffic squeezing by. southbound with two lanes, vai. >> thank you, jessica. a collision course all caught on camera. it winds unon the train's path. we'll show you the after math after that. >>> a group of whales on the atlantic coast. we'll tell you why some experts are worried they may run into a certain famous shark. >>> just about 6:45. 55 degrees outside. we have new video of a crash in jacksonville florida, where an amtrak train slammed into a car splitting it in half. you can see if you saw in the video that the car didn't stop at the railroad crossing bars tried to cut across it was hit by the train. let's show you what the car looked like after the crash. the passenger

crowded as you can see from academy to cottman, again the betsy ross bridge through this point at girard headed towards center city. and our crash on the pennsylvania turnpike, the big accident of the this morning eastbound about 3 miles east of willow grove is now completely out of the way. still a little bit sluggish through there but the delay is starting to let up. but to take its place there's a new crash in hatboro along byberry road at south new street and we have that crash that brought down the traffic signal in pennsauken along 130 affecting traffic in both directions at cove road by the dunkin' donuts. they've got the left lane now blocked in both directions. before it was the two left lanes. now just the one left lane. so making progress but still some restrictions there in pennsauken. here in bellmawr camden county some building northbound volume along 42 but as you can see, we're not jammed yet headed towards 295. downed tree in medford along tabernacle road at dixon town road. watch out for fire crews. we're getting reports that the tree was also on fire. tam. >> okay, tha

multi-vehicle accident 95 southbound between allegheny and girard. typically a big problem spot rather. volume builds up as traffic is heading into center city philadelphia and southbound into the airport as you said vai. this is a look at our camera. it's not catching the accident. the accident is south of us. this is all of the backup. really turning into a parking lot on this stretch between two exits, allegheny and girard on 95 southbound. northbound you're fine. just if you're headed south, be prepared to wait for a while. i've been looking at the drive times, picking up by the minute. new jersey transit riders northeast corridor trains are experiencing up to a 30 minute delay between trenton and new york. be aware of that. vai. >>> thank you, katy. investigators are trying to figure out how a cannonball ended up in someone's backyard. what police are saying about the old time ammunition and how they're tracking just where it came from. >>> plus, this is what nightmares are made of. that's a snake in the toilet. what animal control workers are s

out on 95 right now approaching girard avenue. 21 minutes if you'reaút southbound.you can see the volume there from wood haven road toward the vine street expressway. no problems northbound. cherry hill new jersey ongoing construction on route 70 on the westbound side so one lane getting by between south corner and lexington -- cornell avenue and lexington avenue. watch that there. 202 cars moving along nicely. nine minutes heading northbound 71 degrees. the sun has been up for close to an hour. the temperatures holding pretty steady right now. you can see haze and some thin clouds moving through the area. that is looking toward center city. 71 degrees at philadelphia international. we have a light breeze out of the south/southwest and pick up some this afternoon and keep the humidity higher through the day and push the temperatures up. even in the pocono mountains. the clouds. breaks of sunshine but also have been a few showers in the mountains already this morning. coming in with those clouds that are going to be around this afternoon. the threat of showers will b

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ninety-five southbound, jam pack, make your way cottman down through to girard avenue.rd we have an accident, compromising the right hand lane, traffic swerving around it. definitely not in a convenient spot considering in and around the area woof construction, narrows the road anyway. we continue to keep you updated on. that will rest of the majors however still pretty light. we take a look at 422 eastbound traffic headed out of the area of oaks down beyond trooper at this shot here, i mean, still looks pretty good. generally speaking, we are in the green for the most part, except for 95. we do have event happening this weekend, we have the manayunk cycling classic the bike race on sunday, and also the dragon boat festival. there will be closures, ukee? >> torrey, thank you. here is erika downstairs. >>> congratulations for your prize, we all new stud coming, congrats. we want to tell but this today. so special. the first ever special olympics unified relay and it is running through philadelphia, today, and what's going to be running through, check it out that's the fl

a little building eastbound volume i'd say at conshohocken and girard but no big delay.rtime, so many people off, some of the kids off. hopefully that will help you out for your morning commute. so far so good. in medford burlington county a fire location on bridgewater court so watch for that one. still the downed wires in gloucester county. one of the areas that was hardest hit from the storms a week ago east greenwich township and downed wires closing the ramp from 295 to harmony road, that's exit 17 in gloucester county. you could use 15 or 16 instead nd harmony road itself is closed near swedesboro road so watch for that one. construction today from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and watch for it on delilah road shut down between new road and 585. reading avenue will get you around this one. i'm tweeting out all the latest with the hashtag 6abc traffic. the it's warm and humid with a high of 86 degrees and we're watching for the chance for a strong storm at any point even early this afternoon. matt. >> thanks karen. >>> looks like a scene out of the dukes hazard. a driver j

looking at 95, right now at girard avenue both directions looking good. northbound and southbound, 761st, where we had disable vehicle now gone. past gulph mills. now to 95 at girard, both northbound southbound, looking good at this hour. little farther south toward the airport we check out 95, nice shot of the sky right there, you can see mid level cloud deck starting to move on in little sunshine the farther east you go. into new jersey, but eventually those clouds overtake the region. mass transit still shuttle bussing on route 15, 101, 102 trolleys due to construction, everyone else on time. that's look at your ride, err cape, back to you. >> being that you, justin. new jersey governor chris christie calling it a special announcement but many know what's coming. he is expected to officially announce his bid for the white house today. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now sampling voter reaction for us out in pennsauken, good morning. >> erika, good morning yes. it does look like the long wait is finally coming to an end with new jersey g

can you see it there that white sedan by the girard avenue interchange. tow truck on the scene now.ht lane is blocked. it's not causing a big delay. southbound volume is building headed down towards center city. if you're headed towards center city on the ben franklin bridge, at least this morning you can see where you're going. unlike yesterday. skies a lot clearer nonmajor problems on our good buddy ben. we have these traffic light issues in pennsauken on 130 both ways at cove road. two left lanes out of commission as they work to fix those lights. matt. >> thank you matt. >>> new this morning a philadelphia man is in critical condition following a brutal assault overnight. the search is on for his three armed attackers. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside northwest detectives with the full story. good morning katherine. >> reporter: good morning matt. this victim was stabbed shot, assaulted and robbed. he remains in critical condition at the hospital. there were several witnesses. they were taken here to northwest detectives to be interviewed as police searched

i-95 at girard southbound traffic headed towards center city pretty heavy from allegheny to girard sohat one on i-95 and a new accident coming in to us in new jersey. this is salem county right on the turnpike northbound. this is at exit number one watch for this accident. this is just off of the delaware memorial bridge. and don't forget you can get all the traffic with the #6abc traffic. we'll be tweeting it. 74 in warrington, 76 in center city. we are warming up today. this morning it's warm, 77 in woodbine and this afternoon it's steamy, 95 for your high, tam. >> okay, thank you karen. >>> "action news" is in rome as city and church officials get ready for the pope's visit in september. and this video is just in from rome this morning. officials from the world meeting of families including archbishop charles chaput announced the lineup of musical performers you'll be seeing here in philadelphia while the pope is visiting. "action news"'s brian taff is with the delegation and he has this report. >> reporter: hello and good morning from a sunny and beautiful rome today. as we are st

you know how we have pesky construction zones around cottman and girard. i know earlier on my way to the studio i-95 southbound and north bound around girard was an active scene and they are were narrowing roadways with some cones. you may find some construction out and about but at least we are not dealing with rush hour just yet and i-95 is still smooth sailing, oddly around in center city and in delaware county. traveling in new jersey in the 42 freeway is fine. we are in the seeing a north bound build up, northbound being your head lights. thinks shot of the 42 at creek road no delays in either direction. generally speaking we are moving great on the majors and no delays for mass transit. erika. >> thanks very much. >>> authorities are looking for a bank robber who is not frayed to use his weapon. robber struck a bank of the america branch on plymouth road in plymouth township yesterday afternoon. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has the very latest. >> reporter: fbi is looking for this man who robbed a bank of america in plymouth meeting on wedn

ninety-five, around girard, maybe one culprit spot. generally speaking that's about it. ninety-five elsewhere as we take beautiful birds eye view of things, right over 452, you will notice that both northbound and southbound commuting really moving great. it is hazy. it does seem to be, looks like the sun trying to come out but anyway the fog is out there. still, traveling on the betsy ross bridge, we have speed restrictions of 35 miles per hour because of the fog. we will let you know when they up lift those. if you are traveling, however, in pa, new jersey, delaware, i mean, our speed censors nice and hyatt 55 where they should be again slight slow down on 95 southbound around girard, usually where the rush hour start. and if you are traveling, in new jersey, on the northbound side of the new jersey turnpike at james berg, overturned tractor-trailer which is blocking two right lanes. so anticipate delays here. we will let you know when it clears out of the way, could affect rush hour. speaking every things that could affect rush hour, don't forget when you are out and

eyes near cottman, then again from past the betsy ross bridge through this point of allegheny into girard. you see the traffic heading towards center city and into the fog. fog is thick here in the stein especially north and east of the city this morning. on the big picture we've got a fire location now in north philadelphia along monmouth street at germantown avenue. no big issues at this point just delays beginning to form along the schuylkill. a lot of speeds have dropped into the 30's. and the boulevard looks pretty good but, ooh, looks pretty foggy. this is a shot we normally look at of the roosevelt boulevard extension right in east falls and you can't see much this morning. so you do need to allow a little bit of extra time because you're going to have some trouble seeing as you head out so you need to drop those speeds. in perkasie we're seeing a crash now along callowhill road at souderton road. that of course is 113. but the water main break in princeton that was closing the northbound side of 206 has been patched. so 206 is reopened. however, if you're headed up north on the tu

work crews on i-95 between girard and cottman avenue. again until 5:30 or 6:00 o'clock you know normal drill there in northeast philadelphia a new traffic pattern went into play on 422 catching folks by surprise. mainly for gang between pottstown and 724 where they shifted everybody over to the newly constructed stretch of the roadway, as far as septa goes this morning trolley routes 15 101, 102 are using shuttle busing and mass transit looking g chris and lauren, back to you. >>> a shooting in kensington injured seven people. >> thinks latest in the string of shootings where not even children are safe. fox 29's steve keeley is live with what investigators are saying today steve. >> reporter: ten people shot just two days before, including three kid, three kid again and group of seven shot and there is surveillance video for this and so sad to see kid on the hot afternoon in the kiddy swimming pool and playing in the fire hydrant take cover because somebody is shooting at them. little kids, trying to swim. so lets go to the video we have

ponding water in the construction zones here like i-95 where there is a new traffic pattern between girard and allegheny avenue. mike and alex, back to you. >>> police are looking into, who torched three cars overnight. one car was found in the 3900 block of royal avenue, in pennsauken and another vehicle was reported at garden and wood land avenue also in pennsauken. a third vehicle found in camden atwood land and high land. police believe all three are related. >>> yesterday's severe weather caused flooding, so bad that people took to their paddle boards for travel. this is in ocean city, yesterday, appropriate thely named yesterday right along asbury avenue. will at that guy. >> my goodness. >> one way to get around. >> yes. >> give me a latte. >> especially last night i woke up a couple times because i heard thunder and everything. >> lightening. >> but especially in south jersey. national weather service issued a severe thunder storm warning for south jersey last night. heavy rain thunder and lightening covered much of the area. >> hey sue did we have a tornado in salem. >> we had a t