a car fire in holmesburg. take frankford avenue or 95 to get through. >>> take a close look at this sign. can you spot the problem. still ahead, the spelling error that is costing one local county thousands of dollars. >>> medical marijuana is coming to the first state. we have the details on the dispensary opening up in delaware four years after it was approved. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. >>> 74 degrees already. it started out as a girl scout project but turned into nearly a full-time job. rachel thorton is only 12 years old but spending hours every day volunteering. her passion? fire safety. she teamed up with the red cross to teach safety classes and started by teaching fire safety to senior citizens but this time she wanted to work with kids her age. here's why. >> a boy at my school was

things are looking better in holmesburg. we have construction closing the ramp 322 westbound at 295. it will reopen in a half-hour matt. >> thank you karen. >>> dozens of fire victims had to spend the night in the red cross shelter because flames tore their delaware county apartment complex. katherine scott is at the homes in landsdown where homes and belongings suffered damage. >>> matt, that's right, 80 people were displaced by the fire. two people were taken hot top. the windows at the apartment complex have been boarded up, there's debris on the lawn after a fire that started in a downstairs storage unit. smoke filled the windows of the stafford court apartments in landsdown, 80 people are out ever their homes. the fire started around 7:00 p.m. on the unit block of north landsdown avenue. residents watched as the flames quickly spread. >> within two minutes there were flames on the bottom of the basement and five minutes later they were on the third floor. >> reporter: 911 calls and smoke detection system alerted the fir

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this is holmesburg state road at ash burner street. stick to torresdale avenue instead. here we can see police on the scene. >>> north philadelphia, a fire location here at 6th street. has cleared. mass transit looking okay septa buses new schedules take effect sunday and monday. >> reporter: already feeling humid, karen, 83 by 9:00 a.m. today's high, 95 degrees, very hot and oppressively humid heat advisory through the afternoon and into the evening and urban centers. a slight chance of a spotty spotty pop-up thunderstorm mainly in the northern suburbs across the country severe weather in kansas, oklahoma, and more unsettled weather in the great lakes and gulf coast region today. and severe weather is up to the north in northeastern pennsylvania and saint louis and panhandle of texas and out to the west. check with the airlines to make sure there are no delays. there is rain in chicago everybody else is dry. erin? >> on "healthcheck" water may be an easy cure for a moody child. most kids may not be getting enough water everyday and they are dehydrated. a surprising 54%

the chase ended in the holmesburg second of the stow when the vehicle took a turn too fast. and crashed into a fence. the driver got out of the car and led police on a brief foot chase before he was stunned with a taser and taken into custody. >>> and several homes are damaged after a fire rips through a townhouse complex in the park wood section of northeast philly. "eyewitness news" at the 3500 block of woodhaven road about 4:00 o'clock today. officials say the fire started in nearby bush bushes. that's right still determining whether it was an accident or intentional. one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. >>> it's been 50 years since dozens of protesters marched to independence hall for gay rights and today it's a celebration of the progress made in lgbt acceptance. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson has more now from philadelphia's gay pride parade and festival. >> reporter: it may be loud, it may be colorful, it may be a times flamboyant but the philadelphia pride festival is more than just a party. it's a celebration of civil rights. >> we've come a

just cleared this southbound lane had been block between ashburner and rhawn street state road in holmesburg. at least thant section now open and working just fine. here's interstate 95, and it looks fine. but can you see the haze that's out there? you can just feel that heat that's just building. and, if you drive today you may find those mirages coming up off the hot ground. so, things are moving along nicely, in both directions, on 95 at this point. and, as we take a look at the speeds, they continue, as 55 miles an hour, as long as we see a pair of five's here, we're in good shape. erika? >> sounds good carol, thank you. police are trying to find the thieves who stole dozens of computers from a west philadelphia school. the break-in happened wednesday night at saint ignascious of loyola school north 43rd street. that's where "eyewitness news" justin finch joins us with more on that. justin? >> reporter: good morning, erika. this is being called a huge hit for the school this morning. most of their tech is bought with grant money or given to them as gifts. they are hoping there is a way t

they say a home on the 4200 block of mill street in holmesburg nd had been found in a chop shop. were arrested and charged. police were called when someone sought men on cottman avenue. witnesses said the pair were trying to steel david bok's gleaming yellow chopper. >> they couldn't get it started. the clutch wouldn't pull in all the way. >> they had a dark colored suburban that had been used in previous thefts throughout the city. >> police say surveillance video from an attempted theft earlier this month shows harris and jacobs in that suburban. investigators say they ask he can't the make more arrests. >> from our new jersey news room what comes down must go back up. that is what happened to the landmark welcome sign on the atlantic city expressway just after the last toll. dozens of workers dismantled the sign after it was discovered it did not have the proper permits. then the state transportation commission order it back up calling the sign iconic. it cost nearly $62,000 and that does not include overtime. >>> some lawmakers in pennsylvania are looking to delay graduation

they say a home on the 4200 block of mill street in holmesburg had been turned into a chop shop.nard harris and walter jacobs were charged. police were called to the 3200 block of cottman avenue and witnesses there say that they saw the men trying to steal david vocht's gleaming yellow chopper yesterday morning. >> got my clutch set up they couldn't get it started because the clutch won't pull in all the way. >> they had a dark colored suburban that had been used in previous thefts throughout the city. >> in fact police used surveillance video from an attempted theft earlier this month and it showed harris and jacobs in some suburban. investigators say they expect to make more arrests. >> karen somewhat quiet right now in terms of rain, right. >> yeah, that's right we're pretty dry through the region. in the afternoon i don't think everybody is going the see these storms. storm tracker six live double scan showing we're dry right now. little shower near harrisburg. what was have been watching the chance for a shower or a touch of drizzly we saw that in one or two places early thi

they say a home on the 4200 block of mill street in holmesburg was turned into a chop shop.nard harris and walter jacobs were arrested and charged. police were on the 3200 block of cottman avenue after they got called. witnesses said they saw the men trying to steal david vocht's gleaming yellow chopper yesterday morning. >> got my clutch set up. they couldn't get it started. the clutch won't pull in all the way. >> they had a dark colored suburban that had been used in previous thefts throughout the city. >> police say surveillance video from an attempted theft earlier this month shows harris and jacobs in that suburban. investigators say they expect to also make further arrests. >> things could really be happening this afternoon. >> yeah, and i don't think everybody is going to see a thunderstorm but the trouble is they're going to be so gusty with such torrential downpours you don't want to be driving in the middle of this its a little tricky. let's take a look at storm tracker six live double scan around the region we're basically dry. i want to go in a little tighter be

prosecutors say he was speeding in holmesburg while off duty in 2013. his personal vehicle collided with a van. the person driving that van was killed. >>> the acting head of the pennsylvania state police doesn't want the job for good. marcus brown withdrew his name as a nominee for commissioner today. brown was governor tom wolf's choice to lead the state police but that choice was met with much opposition. last week the state senate voted not to confirm brown's nomination. in a statement released today, the governor says the senate wrongfully rejected his nomination in a move that put politics above the best interests of the people of pennsylvania and it is now appropriate to select a new nominee to loadead the pennsylvania state police. marcus brown will continue to serve as acting commissioner until that new nominee is named. >>> a calljñfor more oversight and accountability in the philadelphia veterans affairs office. today, several washington lawmakers visited the office to meet with the director as well as some employees. they wanted to see if th