vehicle fire in cheltenham tookany creek parkway at jenkintown road. watch for them restricting traffic as they deal with a vehicle fire. the roosevelt boulevard extension southbound traffic starting to get a little slow as you head towards the schuylkill because of the slowness on the schuylkill but no major delay just yet. that will happen within the next half hour or so. in west philadelphia issues with walnut street near 52nd. watch for the police investigation going on. stick to chestnut street to get around that matt. >> breaking news, a raging fire that forced firefighters to retreat has killed an elderly couple in bucks county. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live on the 700 block of king's lane in bensalem. katherine. >> reporter: matt, this couple was in their 80's. they were pronounced dead on the scene. their names have not been released. the fire trucks had briefly pulled away earlier but then they returned shortly before 6 o'clock for a flareup inside the home. it looked like they were putting out the hot spots. they're now wind

they have just corrected the power issue at jenkintown. they had left over delays on the west trenton line. we have thunder boomers rolling into new york. there is delays in and out of the new york airports and that is going to have a come minute necessity effect on air travel not just here in philadelphia but across the country when you have big delays in new york. so be ready for cancellation from his last night that could impact your flight, this morning. they don't show up as a delay, and hello to the marlton circle the old circle here route 70, 73 over in cherry hill, new jersey with no delays coming up and over the bridge, alex and thomas, back to you. >>> 8:04. a driver is dead in quakertown after falling asleep behind the wheel and driving into a pool supply store. >> impact led to a fire and a eventual hazmat situation. steve keeley on the scene in quakertown with more, steve. >> reporter: we don't know if it was a man, woman or what they were driving or is what left of what they were driving you can see is what left on the pool b

in jenkintown, people gathered on the time square for a candle light vigilance. in center city philly we rise took to the streets to protest white nationalists in charlottesville. mayor kenny tweeted this is not what america is supposed to be we're about love and unity, not hate. from some leaders we've seep e seen swift reaction against -- we've seen swift reaction against the violence. chris christie tweeted -- former president obama has responded to the violence saying. form vice president joe biden said this -- your time 9:05 a.m., back here at home, a man had to be rescued after falling into a sinkhole in strawberry mansion section. the man stepped off the curb and dropped into the ten foot sing hole that formed between passionated cars on west knorr street. firefighters pulled the man to safety. he was taken to temple university hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. neighbors say the water department patched up a hole a short distance away. >>> a corner store in strawberry mansion went you up n flames this morning. firefighters found fla

in jenkintown a little more than two dozen people gathered at the town square. >> we're trying to toeasured response of love and peace and kindness and getting along in peace. >> reporter: rallies like this one are condemning the white national i also rally that began -- national iist rally tht began in virginia. >> we're talking about people who say hate is not okay and to be killed for it. >> we have a crowd gathered to say we believe in equality and diversity. >> reporter: in doylestown 50 to 60 people quickly organized. in center city philly we rise took to the streets in response to the events in virginia. philadelphia mayor jim kenny tweeting i denounce white supremist rally and violence in virginia. even though this event was in direct response to what happened in virginia, both groups say throughout the year they will continue to have events for the community including solidarity dinners. reporting in jenkintown, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> 7:35 a.m., in other news, a corner store in strawberry mansion went up in flames this morning. firefighters found flames

delaware county, jenkintown, activity tomorrow, primarily across south jersey.showers, thunderstorms across south jersey. we have a break in the action before a few more scattered showers arrive in the evening. mostly cloudy tomorrow, on the muggy side. seasonably warm, 85-degrees, hurricane gert off the southeast coast. that moves away. wednesday, we get substance. sinking air, sunny and a high of 90-degrees. hurricane gert formed this evening, maximum sustained winds, 75 miles per hour. it's a powerful looking storm. it will move away fromland. it's turned up north. it continues to push northeast. the problem the next two days, rip currents. listen to the life guard. down the shore tomorrow, ocean temperatures, 76. atlantic city, 78. bethany, 80-degrees. you see a few spotty thunderstorms late in the day and early in the morning. the accuweather forecast, muggy, sunshine late, thunderstorms across south jersey, 85-degrees. wednesday, sunshine is back with a high of 90. better chance of thunderstorms late on friday. ahead of it, steamy. 90-degrees, heading into

in jenkintown, little more than two dozen people gathered at the town square.nt a measure of kindness and getting along in peace. the rallies like this one condemn the white nationalist rally and the death of a counter protester after a car drove into the group. we are talking about people that say, it's not okay. kindness matters and they are killed for it in the face of four hours, the word got out and a crowd gathered to say we believe in equalitiy. we believe in diversity. we are not going to sit by quietly. >> in doylestown, 50 or 60 people organized. philly we rise took to the streets in response to the event in virginia. the mayor denouncing white supremacistses rallies. this is not what america is supposed to be, we are about love and unity, not hate. both groups say throughout the year they'll continue to have events for the community including solidarity dinners. >> annie mccormick, "action news." >> as events in virginia continue to develop, tune in tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. for the latest. you can stay up-to-date on our "6abc" app or online at "

lanchts last night in doylestown and jenkintown there were rallies. in philadelphia, philly we rise went to the streets. philadelphia naacp held a press conference this morning sharing the reminder the organize was formed to end regation. >> they came for combat and battle. >> reporter: mayor kenny tweeted a statement saying in part this is not what america is supposed to be we're about love and unity and not hate. archbishop which a -- chaputed said if we want a different kind of county we need to begin today. chris long, a charlottesville native and university of virginia graduate. >> you see that imagery you know it's your hometown. >> reporter: mayor kenny released an extended statement saying remain peaceful and stay engaged. there's more in west chester, ardmore and center city. reporting live in roxborough, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." back to you. >> "world news" sunday will have the latest from charlottesville as well as more reaction at 6:30 after "action news." >>> the new jersey turnpike was at a standstill after an oil tanker

this is in norristown, in lansdale, doylestown, jenkintown.ll be hopping into riverside and trenton in just a little bit. just a couple sprinkles left over. let's take a look outside and see what it looks like right now and, hey, the clouds are trying to break a little. that's a good sign, isn't it? as we look up above the commodore barry bridge. we'll see a good amount of clouds to start us off today and the after will be a bit brighter. it's kind of a day of transition. but mostly dry today. so, the temperature currently is only 69 degrees. it's on the cool side this morning. the dewpoint 65. the winds out of the west-northwest, they're going to help to dry things out for us today. the pressure is holding steady and the ocean temperature is 72. here's satellite and radar. you can see the bulk of the moisture is not in our area, it's down in virginia and down in richmond and that's kind of pushing off the coastline. we just have a few sprinkles that are clipping our coast and a couple of sprinkles are heading through the city right now. lots

we can show you the rainfall rates and you can see that rainfall here just to the east of jenkintown-inch its per hour so that's torrential rain. anyone who is driving in it, it's a good yessed to -- idea to pull over. this line extends down to the south and i am tracking this batch of thunderstorms right now. we can flip this back over, it's moving out of maryland. this has a lot of lightning. this is heading into new castle and the kent county, delaware and that will also be moving into salem and cumberland county. ray takes a lot of great drone shots captured this over chalfont today and you can see that very vivid cloud to ground lightning strike and these can strike about 10 miles in advance of a storm so if you're out and about, you hear that thunder get inside even before it starts raining. what the rain is doing is cooling off the air at least temporarily. ahead of it we have heat indices near 100. behind it though we have heat indices in the 70's. so, it feels a lot cooler once the storms roll through, kind of cool off the atmosphere, evaporative cooling. this line of shores

in jenkintown a little more than two dozen people gathered at the town square. >> we have a measuredponse of love aetting alonger in peace. >> reporter: rallies like this are white nationalist in virginia after a white protester drove into the group. >> hate is not okay, kmatters,t literally in the space of four hours, the word got out and we have a crowd gathered to say we believe in equality and diversity and we're not going t. >> reporter: in doylestown 50 to 60 people quickly organized. cie took to the streets in response to the events in virginia. philadelphia mayor jim kenny, tweeting i denounce white supremist rallies. both groups who helped organize say throughout the year they willon for the community including ion news." dinners. >> a store in strawberry mansion went up in around 1:25 . heavy smoke damaged the apartments above the store. no injuries were repa fire marss office is investigating. >>> 6:34 a.m., this morning an accused shoplifter i police say he drown trying to make a getaway in woodbury, gloucester county. bob brooks has the details. >> reporter: it was a tra

we see a line stretching from jenkintown to east of the city right near cherry hill, you have heavier rain moving through route 38 right now. how about south jersey are you're looking along route 55 near glassboro. rowan university you're about to get hit with rain, malaga, millville as you head out right now. we'll see more storms this afternoon. >> new this morning, police in lancaster county is looking for a man who tried to kill another man twice over the course of two days, the victim managed to survive. investigators say 29-year-old robert sheets shot the victim in the chest monday night leaving him to die in the woods. he came back to the woods and was upset that the man survived, so he shot him again in the head. the victim passed out and woke up from the second attack and got up and walked to a house for help. >> new at 6:30, crews removed the statue of former supreme court justice roger b. taney from the annapolis house. the state house trust voted on wednesday to remove the statue that stood there for almost 150 years. from the time i was pregnant with him, had so much life

meanwhile, it's raining steadily in norristown and jenkintown and philadelphia and woodbury.ch for the rain to get heavier in the afternoon. 68 degrees heading up to 73 today. the heaviest rain in the afternoon and early evening, that's why the flood watch today starts at noon, matt. >> thank you karen. >>> little league pennsylvania state champions upper providence montgomery county are one step cloer to the little league world series. the team held off a state champs from delaware. upper providence take on the state champs from maryland at 4:00 p.m. you can watch the game on our sister network espn 3. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $

seniors in jenkintown montgomery county gazed up at the sky to take in the beautiful show.he rydal park community home there. well they saw the last total solar eclipse in 1979 and many of them apparently were there to see it and now they have even more stories to share. >> all of this is so cool. in wilmington, take a look at the image of the eclipse captured by one of those homemade viewers we have been telling you about. most people had those glasses on now made famous by this event. some people recorded the history making moments in a vintage 2017 way on their cell phone. i'm sure they sent videos to facebook and twitter. two other things that did not exist back in 1979. >>> the celestial event brought out quite the crowd in darby today. the free library handed out viewing glasses at its eclipse viewing party. they hosted science exhibits and quizzes and provided the sky ward gazing crowd a live feed from nasa. >> the big story the eclipse today and for good reason. we have seen video after video image after image of people taking it in. >> never pets old. really specia

north brunswick ewing princeton florence burlington bristol riverside borough jamesburg height town jenkintown numbers and in town to report severe weather on if you're near a law enforcement agency they will send your report to the national weather service office in mount holly. pitting a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until seven pm for the following counties in pennsylvania montgomery and philadelphia in the following counties in new jersey burlington mercer middlesex and monmouth. also the u.a.w. . the national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a special memory warning for chesapeake bay from durham point maryland to smith point virginia chesapeake bay from north beach to drum point narrow chesapeake bay from sand point to north beach maryland river to cambridge and in the little chap tank river actually river island maryland ten years sound and the inland waters surrounding bloodsworth island until eight pm at five fifty five a severe thunderstorm was located over reports like a river moving east a twenty knots hazard wind gusts thirty four knots or greater and

accident in jen jenkintown, route 161 homes stead road, and plus outside at the vine, toward the schuylkill cbs ths morning, boot camp to helpnsaken to college. i'm rahel solomon. good morning . >>> george, get away. dad, get away. let him have it. >> no! josh, let him have it. >> oh, gosh. you know that's mom and the child going, dad, let him have it. this black bear -- >> don't play around with this bear. >> he was determined to get some grilled steak and some shrimp. the family recorded it. so the man named josh, i guess that's dad tried to stop the bear and save a steak but he was not successful. the bear started to leave after apparently burning himself but then the bear came back for some steak that was thrown on the ground. dad didn't listen to mom or his children. >> nor did the bear. >>> welcome back to cbs this morning. that's one way to get good food or you could work for bonapetit magazine. they've been traveling around the country eating and then some more eating. what a tough job. >> they said everybody wants it but andrew said not everybody can do it. >> they found some inter

watching in jenkintown for a crash at old yorktown lane. >>> tonight the birds take on the eagles int hours away from kickoff. and we will likely see the start of more playing time including carson wentz, expected to see more action than the previous two games. watch the birds take on the dolphins here on nbc10, the official station of the philadelphia eagles. our coverage begins at 6:00 with exclusive interviews with the team. kickoff at 7:00. and you can still catch nbc's thursday night primetime programming on cozi-tv, 460, or 10.2 over the air. i'll have another update in 25 minutes. you can get the latest news and weather with the free nbc app. the "today" show continues in a moment. >>> this morning on today's take get ready for a super fun time with hollywood hunk dean cain as our co-host. how old stars, how to get their look for less. >>> game on. serving up a friendly competitiontennis superstar caroline wozniacki. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> a beautiful day. welcome to "today" thursday morning august 24th,