let's go over to dave murphy and karen rogers.d morning. >> some folks waking up to thunder right now. >> yes, especially down south. let's go ahead and take a look. we have satellite and radar and you can see the line of cloud cover and also some of those showers out to the west. want to go ahead and start you on storm tracker6 live double scan and you can see that in the south, there is a cluster of thunderstorm activity pushing into areas around dover and this is pushing towards the north and east so if you're in south jersey in cumberland and salem county you may be picking up some of that, downpours and lots of lightning. up to the north it's spotty precipitation here or there, maybe a little bit of fog mixed in and out in the northern and western areas we've got some basic showers, couple of other thunderstorms pushing away to the east of allentown in through northern hunterdon county and some of this action out to the west may also make it into allentown a little bit later this morning. you can see plenty of clouds out ther

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it is 4:44 and 72 degrees. >> some early problems perhaps with karen rogers. . >> good morning, everybody. the big deal we've had is just lots of construction going on causing restrictions. however, we're seeing improvement here on the schuylkill east of 202. that traffic is moving a lot better. the construction is cleared. and now we're looking pretty good on the schuylkill expressway. also the westbound construction that was on the schuylkill between the pennsylvania turnpike tolls and gladwyne has also cleared so crews are packing up, they're leaving. they're blocking the left lane on the turnpike westbound near downingtown. seeing some area of yellow westbound showing maybe a touch slow in that area. they're also blocking the left lane here eastbound on the turnpike near fort washington, so watch for those lanes being blocked right now. how about outside live on the vine street expressway? and no traffic moving just yet. the vine is shut down in both directions as are the ramps as they do when they shut the vine down. it will reopen in another 20 minutes or

karen rogers as we head toward the weekend it gets warmer. at the same time we're keeping our eyes on maria as it heads north in our direction next week. details coming up. >> reporter: we're watching an accident on the blue route, northbound approaching the media, route 1 bypass blocking the right lane. this is a new accident, police on the scene expect slowing blue route northbound approaching the media route 1 bypass. on the schuylkill expressway near the blue route we had construction all lanes clear open and open, so far so good on the blue route. vine street expressway was shut down for construction, all the lanes and ramps are reopened. the crews return again tonight at 11:00 p.m. once again tonight the vine shuts down tore -- for construction. outside live on the ben franklin bridge we have penndot on the shoulder. they have not bundle just yet, the construction will be clear soon. matt and tam. >> new from the overnight, hurricane maria strengthened back up to a category 3 storm. puerto rico there's widespread flooding from the 20 in

karen rogers has your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. roads are dry for now. >> for now.e might get a little shower in some parts of the region before the end of the rush hour. most of you likely stay dry until a little bit later on and right now there's even the chance of some sunshine early. eventually we'll see some of the shower activity push in. it's not going to be all that bad today, though. as we take a look at temperatures heading out the door, they're not too bad, either. 56 a little cool in allentown. 59 in reading, 65 in philadelphia. 64 in wilmington, 61 in millville and down in cape may, you're at 70 degrees so still pretty mild down near the water. as we roll through the day, 63 by 7 o'clock. and then by noon, up to 76. i expect a high of 77 probably around 2 o'clock this afternoon. not much different at 3 o'clock and then by 5 o'clock, 74 and as you can see there's the chance of a spotty pop-up shower at times today, maybe even a rumble of thunder. i think there's a little better chance of that tomorrow actually. and by 7 o'clock, we should see most of tha

somewhat clear right now. >> let's go on over to karen rogers.this hour those roads are pretty clear, too. >> yeah, this is the time where we have lots of construction crews out there but nothing major happening as you're heading out. we're still dry through the region and looking pretty good. this is cherry hill, camden county, route 70 here at kings highway where construction has been blocking the left lane. we still see the cones set out here but this should be cleared by about 6 o'clock. so you got a little longer that you'll be dealing with this. let's check the vine street expressway. it was closed overnight for construction. still closed at this hour. we see no traffic here on the vine, all the ramps are shut down. it should reopen about 5:00 a.m. this morning and then crews will return again tonight at 11:00 and shut the vine down in both directions. how about over here on the schuylkill expressway? we had construction here blocking the right lane. this is the schuylkill at gulf mills. westbound as you head towards king of prussia, they'v

karen rogers has the first check of the forecast. >>l oftand as so looking lre ue at beach in cape may we see the rousurf, we dh risk of rry cuchaen p bece but people aree rust sitting by the es and if you head out for a bit taking the dog for a walk. the t tng you narcice abol o the temperatures they are hardly budging and we started in the low 70s and in the hei oft of te aorolernoon staying in the 70s are above average and not the heat of the past few wi. yesterday a h& dh of 89 and today just a 79 degrees as you head out and a good one for yots thelinew pointslinroy oed a cold front dropped through and we were wat we saw the wo oler anil filtering in and t drier air from west to east. a 52linegree reading nrug in reading,a h0lin of 7reelinew po philadelphia. yesterday was 70 and welin of 7 and 66 in dover, and that drops as the cold front pulee ol o of here that mea si it's nice and comfortable. any time you have dew points elvr belrugpri0 dewalags, there hau ly any humidity out there, feeling comfortable and staying there for th

and karen rogers has her eyes on the flashing lights.tails on that. >> take our eye off the weather as we've been watching everybody in florida. you see the flashing lights. the a new accident popped up here in lower gwynedd, 309 at welsh road. you can see the flashing lights, this accident is mostly on the shoulder here on 309 southbound as you head towards ambler, you'll watch for this accident, the flashing lights, police on the scene, mostly off to the side here in lower gwynedd. traffic there is getting by. we've got an accident here and we're hearing there are injuries here, ems crews on high street at are man hammer boulevard, watch for traffic here in this area, you can get by there you might just want to stick to 724 or boo kirt road. westbound between downingtown and morgan town, the eastbound is clear, but westbound is still out there have not i love those names, mike maro, is out here in exton an object on the road talking about that, thanks, mike for reporting that. look at these numbers right now in the lehigh valley, they'

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning's 4:30 on this tuesday, september 12th. >> and we're following breaking news. a woman jumps to escape a fire in delaware. >> getting ready to assess the damage and the start the cleanup from hurricane irma's devastation. >> today is the final farewell for villanova coaching legend rollie massimino. >> let's find out what we can expect with your accuweather and traffic and go over to karen rogers and dave murphy. good morning. >> good morning. not quite as chilly out there this morning. >> not quite. satellite looking a little bit different, too in the weather center. there's plenty of cloud cover sweeping across the region. not that we won't see some sun breaking through at times but high clouds begin to filter in and there's what's left of irma, no longer a tropical storm and anything we get out of this is probably going to be falling apart today. tomorrow i think there's a better chance of some spotty brief showers popping through. 62 degrees in philadelphia, 52 in allentown, karen'

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let's get over to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers has traffic.d morning. >> what a tropic season this year. >> how about, yeah. we're getting rid of josÉ but maria is the next issue. let's go ahead and take a look at the coastal flood warning which is still in effect across our delaware and jersey coast lines. there's less area covered by this. the advisories are shooting closer to the shore. we have high tide between 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock this morning and we're looking at that coastal flood warning with the possibility of moderate flooding during times of high tide today. satellite and radar showing you that josÉ which is now a tropical storm, no longer a hurricane pretty much off our coast. there is the possibility of a little sprinkle or shower today but mainly it's just clouds and sun with that storm weakening and also starting to push away from us a little bit. 71 degrees in philadelphia. 71 in wilmington. 71 in allentown. 72 in beach haven and 72 cape may. pretty comfortable out there, a little bit humid. as we go through the afternoon it

meteorologist karen rogers is here along with matt pelman.d morning. >> one more day of fall summer. >> that's right. today is going to feel kind of sticky once again. even though the temperatures are in the 80's it will feel like the 90's. let's take a look at satellite and radar. the one thing i think you notice pretty quickly is what is now tropical storm maria still sitting and spinning off the coastline. we are starting today with a fair amount of clouds spining into south jersey. the rest of the day will be part to mostly sunny skies. we've got a pretty good one for you. the temperatures are on the warm side already. 68 degrees this morning in reading, 69 in lancaster. look at the city, 72 degrees in philadelphia, so temperatures are almost at or usual high for this date. here it is 4:30 in the morning. 73 in millville and cape may. so, it is warm, it is muggy out there. here's the day ahead. a high of 88. we'll have a mix of clouds and sunshine early on at 7:00 a.m., 72. you'll be in the low 80's at lunchtime with a good amount of suns

meteorologist karen rogers is in for david.th your accuweather and matt pelman has your traffic. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. the skies as i look to the east just trying to brighten ahead of the sunrise at 6:54 but we're stuck with a lot of clouds. i want to show you right now these temperatures. it's already warm and sticky. 63 degrees in quakertown and in pottstown, 68 in coatesville. it's 68 in malvern its already 72 in center city. we are almost at our average high for this date and it's only 6:30 in the morning. looking in new jersey, it's 68 in browns mills, 70 in hammonton, on the beach in brigantine it's 72 and 72 right now also in dover, delaware t let's show you this satellite image. we have a lot of high clouds out and you can see sitting and spinning of tropical storm maria off the coast just helping to promote that cloud cover especially east of the city of philadelphia. but we are going to see a fair amount of clouds today especially through the morning hours. so, by 7:00 a.m., mostly cloudy skies, 71

dave murphy has that and karen rogers has help with your commute.od morning, everyone. we're off to a pleasant enough start. it's a little bit humid but you're not really going to feel that unless you really start moving around and probably not until after the sun hits your shoulder. satellite right now shows you

you've been busy these past few days -- these past 10 days and karen rogers has your traffic.good morning. >> it has been an amazingly difficult tropic season. >> it has. >> we've got maria that is a monster and josÉ has left us concerned. >> we'll be busy for another 10 days, too, the way things are looking. josÉ is the immediate concern around here. right now we have cloud cover spinning in off the ocean along with rain bands. storm tracker6 live double scan still showing that you most of this rain is still off the coast and the way things are looking now, the rain is probably going to stay largely off the coast with just an inland shower popping through at times. but generally speaking light rain down at the beach. tropical storm josÉ excuse me hurricane josÉ which will be coming a tropical storm is a little farther off the coast this morning which is good for us. tropical storm watch in effect on the water but not on the beach. 69 degrees in allentown, 67 in reading. 70 in trenton, 70 in wilmington, 71 in cape may. as we go through the day mostly cloudy skies, some sunny b

karen rogers is here along with matt pelman.ater time soon. >> soon. >> but for now probably tough for kids to go to school when they just want to be in the pool. >> yeah its tough. my kids the other day when it was 90 wear long sleeves and 90's and i said if only you knew somebody who could tell you the weather. they said i don't have cecily's number. you see tropical storm maria off the coastline. fortunately it's staying far enough off the coast that the only impacts we're going to be seeing from this, a hugh high clouds streaming into the area and some rip currents. so, that's some good news. we're just going to see some high clouds out there today, but, man, it's another summer day. look at these numbers. 72 in philadelphia, 67 degrees in reading and it's 74 right now in millville. okay, that's a new number. 74 is of usually our average high for this day. it's already 74 degrees in millville. 72 in atlantic city. today temperatures are going way up there. here's how it's going to roll. by 7:00 a.m., 71 degrees, mostly cloud

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 5 o'clock on this tuesday september 19th and we are following two hurricanes churning in atlantic. >> even though josÉ is hundreds of miles off of the coast, it's still producing dangerous surf and rough rip currents in our area. >> and reports are coming in from the caribbean where hurricane maria left a destructive path across one island while puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands prepare for a possible direct hit. >> let's find out more about what's going on with the hurricanes and what's going on around here with meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers has your traffic. good morning. >> and we are fortunate that josÉ is pretty far off the coast. >> yeah and looks like it's going to have -- i want to say a minimal impact on our area in most ways although down the shore there is some impact still. satellite shows you that the cloud cover from josÉ is sweeping in off the coast. the rain band getting closer. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you some sprinkles al

o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and david murphy. >>> good morning, it's 6:00 on monday, september 11th and here's a we're following for you on action news news. >>> hurricane irma's row lentless destruction, storm is tearing into northern florida as we get a closer look at the damage already left behind. . >> irma grounded thousands of flights and airports in florida are shut down, here's what it means for travelers he heading to or leaving philadelphia international airport >> mike pence is taking part in a ceremony later today >> great weather let's turn to david and karen >> chilly start cross the region now in philadelphia we're in the 50's. in the 40's some suburbs as you'll see in a moment. we're looking at plenty of sunshine coming up over the horizon, few high clouds and those clouds that are thicker down boy richmond virginia, that's irma, we'll not have to worry about that cloud cover for the most part until tomorrow and probably no rain until wednesday. here are those numbers though. 57 in philadelphia. just 47 now in allentown and reading, those are actually cooler num

karen rogers has a preview in the 6abc loves the arts report. >> reporter: grammy award winning oprah soprano rene flemming continues to grace oprah stages around the world him she is making a series of recital concerts and will make a stop right here in philadelphia. flemming began her career in the early 1980s still a graduate student at juliard. >> it's a beautiful almost like a dark tone sound, but an amazing voice it needs to be heard to be experienced. >> reporter: she's performed in more than 50 oprahs, including mozart's marriage of figaro. after being catapulted to oprah superstardom she performed around the world including the philadelphia orchestra. october 15 she'll be taking the stage for a solo performance accompanied by a pianist in the kimmel center's verizon hall. her repertiore will feet an oprah by andre previn. >> fans who know and love her music can expect a new sound. >> a mixture of original songs and works, with the works it will keep it popular. >> reporter: for tickets and showtimes visit the arts in philly,.org. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. >> t

. >> let's go over to karen rogers and david murphy. >> reporter: we have clouds around and early sunshine and some precipitation trying to well up from the south and west. it's showing you mean on storm tracker 6 live double scan let me give you a closer look most of us it is to the south and west, our western suburbs might get caught boo -- by that this morning. 69 degrees is the temperature in philadelphia. 69 in allentown and trenton. 68 in wilmington. so, as you can see seer we're starting out mild, 71 degrees in cape may. 77 degrees by noon, 80 by 3:00 p.m. some sunny breaks at times, by 5:00 p.m., 79 degrees, the farther we go into the afternoon and evening the better chance we have of a pop-up shower or thundershower. on the the bus stop most of the kids remain dry. it's a morning where you want to take a look at the radar before you send them out there. 68 degrees in philadelphia. mild, partly cloudy and spotty shower is possible. maybe fog in spots, too that's something to keep in mind. when we take a look at the seven-day forecast from accuweather, more humidity and staying that

. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers has traffic. >> reporter: first day of fall, we'll be sweating it out. >> reporter: it will be comfortable overall, satellite and radar shows we have cloud cover across the region right now. there is some sunny break here and there, as we go through the afternoon and we are looking at a pretty decent day overall today. it's the first day of autumn, and that is also as karen said coming in at 4:02 p.m. this afternoon and not feeling like autumn. guys i apologize i do not have my extra stuff showing here. let me tell you today's high is going to be 85. we have a decent day, with sun and clouds, marie is up next week, it will continue to churn up the surf we'll have the latest track for that and the weekend call. getting hot this weekend by the time we hit sunday afternoon. >> reporter: let's talk about the roads, we're starting live in ridley park i-95 at ridley park in delaware county we have fire and ambulance out here with an dissent that's blocking the left lane and blocking southbound on i-95 the shoulder with more emergency crews

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david is off karen rogers and matt pellman are here. it's a day of transition. >> reporter: sounds like like there's something for everyone. >> reporter: it's sticky out there, but by the afternoon cruel feel a nice change. philadelphia international, no weather related worries today. we're not worried about fog in the area, no rain, no fog in sight, either. if you want to walk the pooch, or you're out there exercising, temperatures are in the 70s. look at how they don't go very far. we're staying in the 70s. that's the deal today. as you step outside it's warm and humid, by the afternoon we have temperatures in the 70s. let's take a look right now at the dewpoints that are threw the region and what to expect today. today's high, 79. we're starting off with temperatures in the low 70s, but we're epgd in the upper 07 ts here. that's above the average high of 73. warm for this this time of the year, but not the oppressive humidity and the heat we've had the past few days. we have a cold front that's in the process of moving through philad

karen rogers is off we hope her kids have a great day of school today. >> reporter: it's going to be a nice day in the weather center we see rain from the overnight it's building pouring through. it is moving off the coast. we've had sprinkles in burlington and ocean counties, those appear to be drying out. everybody else is looking at damp roads on the side streets where the traffic is not heavy. 60 in philadelphia, trenton, 57 in allentown. 56 in reading. 64 in cape may at this early hour. as we go through the day we expect clouds to break, it should be bright today, 70 degrees by noon, in case it's 74 degrees by 3:00 p.m. on the way home a mix of sun and clouds. 73 by 5:00 p.m., 71 by 7:00 p.m. out of the way of the bus there it goes. we're looking at cool conditions you might want a light jacket in the outlying suburbs where we are sitting on 64 in some of the urban centers like philadelphia and everybody in the process of drying out. watching hurricane irma which continues to be a category 5 and it is setting its sights on southern bahamas and florida. details coming up. >> repo

. >>> first up, weather and traffic with david murphy and matt pellman in for karen rogers. >> reporter: we're turning toward improvement, right? >> reporter: as you look at the weather center you see clouds and rain coming through, it is in the process of clearing out now. storm tracker 6 live double scan a little bit of rain left by the coast most of that getting away from us, there might be a sprinkle by harrisburg and in the process of pushing away. burlington county and ocean counties have sprinkles. the roads are damp out there yet. 55 in allentown. 60 in trenton. 63 in beach haven, 64 in cape may. 61 in dover. as we roll through the afternoon it's going to be a nice one, we'll see sunshine giving -- clouds giving way to increasing sunshine. 73 degrees by noon. 74 is the high with clouds generally breaking as we go through the day, breezy at times. the bus stop forecast well it looks like it will be a decent one this afternoon this morning we're looking at temperatures in the 60s for the most part. matt when we come back we'll give you the latest on irma, a very powerful hurricane

let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers has traffic. is this fall or summer?> reporter: it feels like the height of summer. >> reporter: it will feel like the height of the summer over the next several days as we head toward the weekend. for now we're dealing with the effects of tropical storm jose it's churning up the surf and giving us a rip current risk at the shore. we'll hav

karen rogers has the traffic. >> reporter: friday morning it's been a long week. >> reporter: a little cool this morning, but dry, storm tracker 6 live has been showing us that. in the weather center satellite shows you sprinkles and showers to the west falling a part. if we get any precipitation it's in the northern suburbs and a light sprinkle this afternoon. 59 degrees is the current temperature in philadelphia. 52 in allentown. 53 in reading, 54 in trenton. 55 in wilmington, 66 in cape may. wind are running on the light side. 68 degrees by noon, 3:00 p.m., 73 partly sunny, nice getting breezy at times. 72 at 5:00 p.m., 69 degrees. on the bus stop we're looking at cool conditions so a jacket might be a good idea. 52 in the suburbs and 60 on the bus stop under mainly clear skies in philadelphia. we're on the look out, karen, for hurricane irma doing a number on the turks and caicos overnight and with its sights set on southern florida that's coming up in just a second along the weekend. >> reporter: let's start you out live schuylkill expressway westbound between belmont and gladwyn,

. >> let's get weather and traffic with david murphy and karen rogers. >> reporter: going back to school it's hot, there's no air-conditioning in schools. it's a hot week. monday and tuesday, it's on the hot side. today we have more cloud cover because of the remnants of ex-tropical storm jose it's an extra tropical low. i expect clouds to mix with more sun later this morning and this afternoon. 71 degrees currently in philadelphia. 64 in allentown. 67 in trenton. 69 in beach haven. 67 in wilmington. 72 in cape may. it's not all that humid today, so it's going to be a nice one overall. 70 degrees by noon. 3:00 p.m., 84. i expect a high of 85 around 4:00 p.m. we'll be at 84 by 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 80 degrees, a very warm afternoon ahead. autumn does arrive at 4 -- 4:02 p.m. this afternoon. the normal hydrops 33 degrees as we go through -- the normal high drops 33 degrees, daylight we lose an hour of date. the average first frost is october 29. >> first snow, december. hard to think frost and snow when it's so hot. ridley park i-95 northbound left lane blocked in delaware county. you want

. >> david murphy is tracking weather and karen rogers traffic as we say hello to the first day of fall. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live showing we're dry mainly today as the wide view in the weather center shows the remnants of tropical storm jose, it's an extra tropical low now. it's spinning moisture off the coast, some of you might be picking up a brief shower off the coast. everybody else is looking at cloud cover and there will be sunny breaks as the day goes on. 64 in allentown. 68 in beach haven. 67 in wilmington, 71 in cape may. these are comfortable numbers and the humidity is low. 78 degrees by noon, a mix of sun and clouds at 3:00 p.m. temperature of 84. i expect a high of 85 around 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. by 7:00 p.m. we're holding 80 degrees. as we look at the kids looks like a nice morning on the bus stop for all. 66 in the suburbs, 69 and comfortable enough with partly cloudy skies overall. remember this is the beginning of autumn even though it will in the feel like it. autumn arrives at 2 minutes past 4:00 p.m. the autumnal equinox when the sun's rays are over the equ

. >> let's go outside to david murphy with weather and karen rogers has your morning commute. >> reporter: jose no longer a tropical storm but there are showers passing by the immediate coastline and dishing in cloudse outside and mix of sun and clouds as we go through the majority of the day. 71 in philadelphia. 64 in allentown, cool and comfortable there. 66 in trenton. 64 in reading. 66 in wilmington. 71 in cape may, new jersey, the humidity is low. it's warm again, 78 degrees by noon, 3:00 p.m., 84. high of 85 around 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. we're holding on to 80. of course today does usher in the autumn signal season even though it doesn't feel like fall. fall arrives at 4:02 p.m. when the sun's direct rays are over the equator and it drifts over the tropicle capricorn over the next -- tropics of capricorn after the next few months. hot high of 85 degrees and maybe a heat wave will be coming. >> reporter: looking outside on the blue route, baltimore pike, the commute is what you would expect, light volume. no delays just yet. we've had a a bunch of accidents the newest one chester, delaw

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningryone, it's 6 o'clock on this wednesday september 13th and here's what we're following on "action news." >> new this morning from the roof fire crews battle flames as they rip through a home in the city's tacony section. >> a judge tosses charges against the engineer involved in the deadly amtrak derailment. >> let's turn to karen rogers for a look at traffic and dave murphy with accuweather. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. we're off to a cool but fairly comfortable start. take a look at satellite there. there are some clouds around but we are expecting a decent amount of sunshine to start out today. and then we'll wind up with more clouds building later in the morning. there's even the chance of a pop-up shower before the end of the commute. you can see some of that moisture down to the south. right now none that of really taking a direct run at us. 65 degrees and dry in philadelphia. 55 in allentown. 55 in reading. 64 in wilmington. 60 in trenton and 69 in cape may. as we r

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. >> let's talk about that go over to david murphy and karen rogers who has traffic, good morning. >> reporter: we didn't get a lot of rain yesterday, but nonetheless it could be wet at any time. >> reporter: and we have stuff west of philadelphia, especially out in lancaster county. there's cloud cover around and low lying clouds and fog in spots. we'll talk about that in a moment. let's give you storm tracker 6 live double scan's view of that rain. right now it's coming through western lancaster county and gettysburg and the other side of baltimore. it's tracking north with a slight slide to the east. berks county and western chester picks up some of that. most of what i'm looking at is not all that stronger. thundershowers afternoon. 68 in allentown 69 in trenton. 67 in wilmington. 72 currently in cape may. a little bit humid, but pretty mild. as we go through the day, 68 degrees by 7:00 a.m. noon, 77. 3:00 p.m., 80 that's the high. by 5:00 p.m., 79 degrees, again as we get into the afternoon and evening there's a chance of a pop-up shower or thundershower. in a moment we'll talk a

karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts.rammy awards winning oprah soprano rene fledge continues to grace -- owe flemming continues to grace oprah stages orlando the -- around the world. flemming began her career in the early 1980s when she was a graduate student at julie -- july she performed in the marriage of figaro. >> she is a star in the united states. >> reporter: after being catapulted to superstardom flemming went on to perform with orchestras around the world including philadelphia orchestra. on october 13 she'll be taking the stage accompanied by a pianist in the verizon hall. >> she never performed a solo concert by herself. >> reporter: her repertiore will be a world premier. >> this is something being written forehearing her live in recital there's nothing like it. >> there will be a mixture of original songs and work and with the encore will keep it popular. >> reporter: for tickets and showtimes visitors arts in physical.org. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. eligible for medicare? that's a good thing

have a great sunday. >> i'm karen rogers. >> and i'm melissa magee. tonight on fyi philly. >> music >> we're partnering with the kimmel center for a backstage pass to broadway philadelphia. >> singing. >> go behind the curtain as performers set the scene. >> we're on the stage? >> and take an exclusive look at one of philadelphia's most iconic theaters. >> stomping on stage. >> see how one broadway star is changing children's lives. >> singing. >> hi everyone, and welcome to fyi philly. >> we are at the beautiful academy of music along the avenue of the arts. >> a fitting spot for our look at the upcoming broadway philadelphia season. >> nine of the 13 touring shows coming to the city will take this stage. >> it's a season filled with award-winning productions - many coming here for the first time. >> mister aladdin sir. >> this season broadway philadelphia is bring

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and karen rogers always in a good mood back with the seven-day forecast from accuweather. when "action news" comes right back. >>> a firebrand judge has won a u.s. senate nomination over the incumbent backed by president trump. the ten commandments judge rode to the poll on horse back and was backed by steve bannon and luther strange had the support of of trump. and the president tweeted saying he sounds like a great guy that ran a fantastic race. >> the president revisited the nation an anthem controversy on twirt and singled out jerry jones who knelt with his team earlier this week. and that he spoke with jones yesterday and went on to say that jerry is a winner that knows thousand get things done and that country will stand for country. though it's not clear what that means. jones took a knee in solidity with his team. >>> meantime the president will travel to minneapolis this afternoon to outline the tax plain the last legislative item standing for this year. he and congressional republicans are expected to roll out a proposal for individuals and conferences and double

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. >> let's kick things off with meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers. >> reporter: on a friday. the weather is pretty good. >> reporter: maybe a spotty shower. as we look at the weather center we're not looking at any rain right now. generally dry today, warm and humid as we step outside this morning, philadelphia's number has dipped to 68 from the 70s. 63 degrees in allentown. 63 in allentown or in trenton i should say, 71 in cape may. 64 in wilmington. so comfortable enough tremplet tremplet -- temperature-wise this morning, but you feel the humidity to some degree. high of 83 this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. 81 by 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m., muggy tonight. we have temperatures that be comfortable enough on the bus stop this morning partly cloudy, a little bit humid, 63 degrees in the suburbs, 68 in philadelphia through the morning bus stop pickup period. this afternoon we're looking at a warm and muggy condition. maybe a sprinkle or shower so the kids might want a water resistant hood on the way home from school in case there's a few spots that get there. the weekend ca

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and karen rogers is here with all the details and change tomorrow morning. >> it's definitely feeling cooler tomorrow morning and right now temperatures range from 8 and 18 degrees cooler than they were at this point yesterday. lets look at the wind gusts, that is one thing that you'll notice it feels cooler because of the gusty wind. a 28 miles per hour wind gust in the poconos and 67 degrees in quakertown in pottstown and 76 in coatesville and malvern. in new jersey, 74 in browns mills and 76 in vineland and 77 in tuckahoe. 78 in brigantine right now as you step outside feeling good, quite a change from yesterday. satellite 6 along with action radar showing that we have got sunshine over our area nice and clear, we have the clouds off the coast and clouds to the west but nothing right now on the i-95 corridor. looking nice and sunny. here are the dew points and that is the real difference, yesterday we were sweating it out with the dew points and0ppe 40s in allentown and giving the idea that the humidity is dropping and going lower throughout the day. that means it is nice and comfo

meteorologist karen rogers is here along with matt pelman.e more day of fall summer. >> that's right.

let's go outside to david murphy with weather and karen rogers has traffic good morning. >> reporter:d morning, everybody, we have sunshine building over the horizon, the clouds over the coast might come ashore later today, but generally speaking we're looking at sunshine overall. 70 in philadelphia. mid 60s in allentown and reading. 66 in wilmington, and 67 in cape may. dewpoints in the 60s and mid 60s in most spots. that's moderate humidity, i think you will feel that once you start working out or doing work once the sun comes up. 70 degrees by 7:00 a.m. noon, 85. 3:00 p.m., high of 90. that's just two degrees off the record high for this date. 87 by 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m., 81 a little bit on the humid side today but not oppressive. karen rogers it will feel like fall by the end of the workweek and definitely by the weekend, i'll have the change in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. what are the roads looking like early? >> reporter: for the most part, the roads are looking okay, today's issue, everywhere we look we're finding disabled vehicles. the boulevard southbound past

let's go over to karen rogers. >> good morning.g outside live right here and this is bucks county, i-95 here at route one. the construction is clear so traffic's moving better. northbound we didn't have overnight construction. southbound we had it and it's all gone right now. so, looking pretty good. in norristown, we've got this water main break but it cleared on washington street at ford street. so, i've been warning you, you might see some delay. not happening right now. traffic is moving pretty good. let's check some of our other areas here. turnpike southbound near exit two in gloucester county, left lane is blocked until 7 o'clock this morning. so, that one may cause you an issue a little later on. it's too early to see any problems at this moment. you see that green traffic flow through the area. 38 westbound approaching chapel avenue, they've got some emergency construction here. they're blocking two lanes so two lanes blocked on 38. if this stays out here for your morning commute that will be an issue. now, this constructi