use an alternate kensington avenue is also closed, at lehigh avenue. en we have kensington avenue closed at lehigh avenue. but again, use gerney street as an alternate. busy morning. back to you. >>> meisha, thank you. >>> happening today a parent meet agent waldron mercy academy in merion. >> it is to advertise cuss the controversial firing of the lesbian schoolteacher. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins with us the details. good morning. >> reporter: erika and nicole, good morning. this is wasn't the first time parents got together to express their outrage over the firing of the very popular teacher here, parents have actually gotten together for rallies a and threatened to take their kid out of the school. tonight parents will voice their concerns, to this school's administration. take a look, this is who we're talking about marge i winters was fired as director of religious education at waldron mercy academy in merion more than a month ago on june between the second. winters tells "eyewitness news" that she believes the the tipping point t

if i were you i would stay on the other side of the tracks and maybe lehigh avenue as an alternate. elphia we had the horrible accident overnight involving the train and the pedestrian. as a result grant avenue and welsh shut down by crews road and bustleton. stay up on 63, red lion road to get around that situation. a broken down vehicle to avoid in cheltenham along cheltenham avenue at ogontz avenue. a bad crash in newark in the northbound lanes of 95 right by 896 exit one. expect restrictions as the emergency crews continue their work there in newark. matt. >> thank you, matt. >>> let's get to the first of many breaking stories we are following this morning. a huge fire continues to burn and push smoke over a trenton neighborhood. chopper six is live over the 300 block of south olden avenue. the fire, which is now at four alarms began in a row home and then quickly spread to other homes across the row. it is unclear just how many houses are burning right now. firefighters are desperately trying to gain the upper hand. so far no word on any injuries. we will continue to monitor thi

this empty lot by the men who cleaned out cooper's old apartment just a block and a half away on lehigh avenue. >> my husband passed away and when i moved out i left a lot of things behind and i guess that's how you guys found her ashes. >> cooper says she never intended any disrespect and now with this box of ashes held by police, her so called aunt linda's ashes may get the proper scattering her girls say she would want. >> i loved her, i loved her so much. she was a wonderful woman. >> george spencer, nbc10 news>>> a man has been charged after police say he was caught secretly recording video up a woman's skirt. surveillance cameras caught the suspect recording the video at a walmart in burlington township this weekend. police say giovanni confessed to making the recordings for fun he said. and he said he does it often. he's a truck driver who travels frequently. police believe there could be more victims out there. >>> a local woman met face to face with the good samaritan who helped her after she was hurt riding a bike on the schuylkill river trail weeks ago. nbc10 in king of prussia toni

stay on the other side of the railroad tracks along lehigh avenue as an alternate. a bicyclists riding through the area here along 95. you can't ride a bike on 95. they had to usher him off matt. >> unfortunately he didn't know i guess. thank you matt. >>> taking a live look at the korean war memorial on penn's landing. today will be hotter and more humid than yesterday dave murphy. >> already feeling it out here on the terrace matt with hazy sunshine. a heat warning kicks in at noon, doesn't end until 6 o'clock and then some areas within these pink highlighted counties the heat index will make it feel like it's about 100. already 82 in philadelphia and definitely feeling muggy. your exclusive accuweather 7-day shows a high of 94 even without the humidity that would be pretty hot but again feeling like 100 because of the excessive heat and the sticky air. gusty thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon will start clearing out this higher humidity and we'll get a better quality of air for friday but some of those storms late tomorrow could be gusty and strong, matt. >> all ri

avenue and laurel street. >>> thousands across the delaware and lehigh valleys didn't have to wait for fireworks.eral displays lit up last night. "action news" stopped by this one at washington township high school. the patriotic spirit is alive and well in barrington, camden county, the marching band wrapped themselves in red white and blue for the independence day parade. the mummers made appearances there were antique cars and fire trucks and more for the crowds so enjoy. our live coverage of fourth of july festivities begin at 10:00. join matt o'donnell and cesily tynan and karen rogers and adam -- matt o'donnell and tamala edwards they host the freedom ceremony. and the concert tonight at 7:00 p.m. followed by the fireworks display over the philadelphia museum of art. whether you're on the parkway or grilling in your back yard, we want you to share your holiday weekend with us, using the # #4th on social media. we'll be showing the pictures on 6abc. >>> philadelphia police are investigate a deadly crash on the boulevard. it happened near adams avenue near frankford the driver lost control at

lehigh valley, bethlehem, water up to cars doors. water up to car doors. and, absecon. margate vent none avenue, closed due to flooding. once we get this batch of showers out we have better news for tomorrow. i ale have that with the full forecast. ukee and jessica. >>> as we told you earlier a lightening strike may have caused a a fire. >> here are fire fighters were in the right place at the right time. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones has more from the scene in phoenixville. >> reporter: investigators here believe it was a bolt of lightening, that started this devastating fire. the fast moving fire left little time for people to get out. >> me, my pops, we just put on, and we helped walk her out of the house. >> reporter: anthony and his dad both volunteers fire fighters in the poconos happened to be driving to work just before 6:00 this morning. they saw smoke pulled over and started pounding on the door of the eight five-year old woman telling her to get out. >> all we kept saying is your house is on fire. >> two little angels came by at the right time. that is how i look ate. >> reporter: joe believes his

avenue or stay on 252 as the alternate. the poconos so far so good on the southbound side of 476. the northeast extension with speeds in the mid 60s coming down from the lehigh valley quakertown and lansdale. >> breaking news, a huge fire is burning in a cleveland, ohio suburb and paper products inside the building are fueling the flames. we're getting live pictures stay with us, we'll get you more information as we work this out are. we'll get back to that story once we figure out what's going with the with the signal. >> a taxi fire forced the platt bridge to close overnight. let's go to the next story let's talk about women's soccer. team u.s.a. sits on top of the soccer world with the american women capturing their third world cup crown since 1999. >> it came easily. >> katherine scott is live in carly lloyd's hometown of delran with the big win. >> reporter: carly lloyd got on the board early and scored three goals in the first 16 minutes in front of a sold jut crowd. -- sold-out crowd. cheers for hometown star carly lloyd resounded through ott's tavern in delran. she gave the women's team the third world cup title. lloyd was awarded the golden ball. he

avenue where a holiday inn now stands. ground is expected to be broken in the next few months. >>> whole foods market wants a liquor license for its up and coming store in lehigh county. the grocery store is moving into the hamilton crossing shopping center. whole foods want to sell beer and wine at a restaurant inside the store. town commissioners have a hearing on the matter later this month. the shopping center doesn't open until july of next year. >>> the schuykill river trail is getting national attention right now. >> with good reason. it is leading a nationwide readers choice competition. "usa today" chose 20 trails. readers can confident their vote to name the best trail in the country. right now the schuykill river trail is leading the contest. no surprise. the trail stretches 26 miles from philadelphia to phoenixville. >>> good day for biking and perfect friday for fishing in bear, delaware before the fourth of july holiday. these two guys were trying their luck. wonder how they did. looks like fun. brittney? >>> looks nice and relaxing and enjoyable. we will see a really comfortable evening ahead, especially if you are planning on going out and watc

avenue. also still have that crash involving an overturned vehicle on the northeast extension southbound approaching quakertown. right lane blocked so you have delays come do you know from the lehight to use 309 instead. in worcester a crash along valley forge road and a downed tree in plymouth township is along reynolds road, one of many erin. >> thanks so much matt. >>> that's it for "action news" right now. i'm erin o'hearn. stay tuned for more "good morning america." a new level of empowerment. at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, that's what we do-empower our patients with a comprehensive second opinion. and because time is of the essence, we do it a single one day. explore your options with a one-day second opinion. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern. >>> good morning, america. right now, the cleanup begins from that huge outbreak of severe storms. nearly 900 reports including flash floods and tornadoes in the past 48 hours. >>> right now a new poll out this morning showing donald trump is now the front-runner for the republican presidential nomination moving ahead of former florida governor jeb bush. >>> and christmas discounts in july. amazon and wal