they're bankrolled by groups funded by north jersey casino backers. and you know what that means - north jersey casino bigwigs can count on them. but can we? it's a dirty trick. north jersey casinos would take our casinos, and our jobs, and ruin our economy. will pauls and chris brown. when the chips are down, we can't trust them to stand up against north jersey casinos. >>> it was an incredible emotional reunion for a woman and nurse who met years ago. she spent years looking for the nurse in this picture. fallen when she was young and had third degree burns, she had social media to thank for this reunion in albany, new york. >> a reminder that you can make a difference, you have to have that kmags every day. they took a new picture showing how far they have come. >>> the next thing i remember i woke up and i was under water and it was really cold and i knew i had to get out of that truck or i would drown. >> the north carolina man is lucky to be alive after it plunged 50 feet into a creek, he was hoisted to safety and did not suffer any injuries, he

they're bankrolled by groups funded by north jersey casino backers.ou know what that means - north jersey casino bigwigs can count on them. but can we? it's a dirty trick. north jersey casinos would take our casinos, and our jobs, and ruin our economy. will pauls and chris brown. when the chips are down, we can't trust them to stand up against north jersey casinos. centrum brings us the biggest news... in multivitamin history. a moment when something so familiar... becomes something so...new. introducing new centrum vitamints. a multivitamin that contains a full spectrum of essential nutrients... you enjoy like a mint. new centrum vitamints. the coolest way yet... to get your multivitamins. >>> "action news" continues with meteorologist, adam joseph, alicia vitarelli, sharrie williams and brian taff. >>> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues, we have rick williams with us this afternoon, with an investigation into a credit union mystery, we spoke to local customers who say money is disappearing from their accounts. this arizona woman is behind bars on

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they're bankrolled by groups funded by north jersey casino backers.nd you know what that means - north jersey casino bigwigs can count on them. but can we? it's a dirty trick. north jersey casinos would take our casinos, and our jobs, and ruin our economy. will pauls and chris brown. when the chips are down, we can't trust them to stand up against north jersey casinos. >>> this news surprise add lot of people, kim davis, a kentucky clerk, who refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples said she met with pope francis during her visit to the u.s. last week. vatican officials have not yet confirmed that meeting, and henna daniels has the details. >> reporter: despite a packed schedule with parades, masses and meeting was world leaders, attorneys for kentucky clerk kim davis says pope francis managed to meet privately with her and her husband joe, during his historic visit to the u.s. in a statement, davis who spent several days in jail earlier this month for refusing to issue marriage licenses, to same sex couples described the experience as h

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. >> a north jersey fast food restaurant has gotten it's run of bad luck after the break. >> reporter: we have a stray thunderstorm in the poconos, sunshine an friday and saturday, highs in the upper # 70s. we'll be back with the day planner forecast and talk about the weekend. bad luck. >> new this morning, a drone postponed a tennis match during the u.s. open in new york city. it crashed into the stands at louie armstrong stadium. no spectators were hurt. nypd responded and trying to figure out where the drone came from. these things are dropping from everywhere. >> reporter: one in here. >> no privacy. >> reporter: that's true, too, most of our roads are open and clear this morning. except we have an issue i-95 northbound side by girard avenue a broken down tanker truck taking out the northbound right lane. penndot is assisting. at this point no delays. as i mentioned earlier new septa schedules take effect sunday monday tuesday, part of that will be the return to the tracks for trolley routes 15, 101 and 102. we've been on the buses all summer. we're back on the trolleys starting

the eagles hit the road for north jersey, and she they did a couple of days early. pope francis's impending arrival. demarco mur ray, though, he was just a spectator. murray left yesterday's practice with a hamstring interest, and his status for yesterday is up in the air. the team is confident. >> we're going into it -- we're all going to be ready. >> history tonight on the main line. celebrate, why don't you. beat villanova for the first time since, get this, 1911. quakers win 20-14, and villanova stayed wrum first to win in 104 years. >> a lot going on in this one. scoreless in the seven. finds open space in right center. comes in to score. it is the game's only run. now for our high school game of the week. the poll position made city schools move their games to this morning. >> oh, baby. the kids in kensington all pumped up. panthers start to pull away. you're nailing the coffin. trent finds a hole and catch me if you can line the gingerbread man. four td's for the junior playmaker. all over kensington. 26-21. here's brent after a memorable outing. >> my line.

north jersey casinos would take our casinos, and our jobs, and ruin our economy.s are down, we can't trust them to stand up against north jersey casinos. >>> good morning, america. breaking right now, hurricane warning. joaquin gaining strength in the atlantic, barreling towards the east coast. winds topping 70 miles an hour and growing. the massive storm's path right now. >>> new this morning, secret meeting. kim davis, the kentucky county clerk who fought against same-sex marriage says she was invited to meet pope francis behind closed doors during his whirlwind tour of america. >> i was crying, had tears coming out of my eyes. >> her private message from the pope only on "gma" this morning. >>> an abc news exclusive. monica lewinsky speaking out in a rare one-on-one interview. >> why are you speaking now? >> her call to action. >> even though i have suffered from shame i'm not ashamed of who i am. >> and what she says about the race for president. ♪ i'm on the edge >>> and striking out.

long island railroad, metro north p new jersey transit trains on or close to schedule. b.q.e. northeast at the brooklyn battery tunnel disabled tractor trailer. farther north and east the brooklyn bridge is closed down. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. ken and lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, a lot of tension on display in orange county where the vote to turn over huge chunks of controversial land to an ultra orthodox jewish >> a homeless man no longer homeless this morning. you're a parent. i'm a colonel. we're both busy people. so pick up my new hand prepared $20 family fill up meal. eight pieces of original recipe chicken, two large mashed potatoes and gravy, a large coleslaw, and 4 biscuits. i'll get back to ya. (door squeaking) it's finger lickin' good. >>> residence in monroe county are wondering what the future of the town looks like after the board voted to annex land to a hasidic village. they will get 164 acres from monroe after last night's heated vote. monroe residents marched throu

up next how a north jersey company he saved the day for a young boy whose wheelchair was taken by thievesup at 6:00 a.m. a live report from washington, d.c. as pope francis prepares for his second day in the united states. >> ♪ >> new this morning, a thief stole a north jersey boy's wheelchair but people with a heart have come to that little boy's rescue. the bandit played off with andrew pacheco's wheelchair after his mother left it outside briefly as she went in the home to get andrew to bring him out. donations got him a quick replacement for the 2500 chair. police are still looking for thief. >> new on "action news" a man's selfie with a state trooper in the midwest has led to a conversation about community relations with police and it's good. greg barns snapped this shot with an indiana trooper standing in the background of a traffic stop. the officer let barnes go with a warning for speeding back on friday. barnes took the opportunity to capture what he described as a moment of mutual respect. barnes said he wants to show people not all police interactions end poorly. >> i posted it

heather's looking at your commute. >> we have an issue in north arlington new jersey. a serious accident. we have news copter 7 up above. what are you seeing john del giorno? >> first five pictures heather o'rourke we are on ridge road in north arlington. looks like this car was traveling northbound on ridge road that crosses franklin place. we're about a block south of holy cross cemetery. that car was traveling northbound crossed through oncoming traffic and struck that utility pole. it doesn't look like any other vehicles were involved, but you see the vehicle there. ambulance just left unsure of the severity of the injuries. what we've got our eye on now is that utility pole right there. we're going to have to see what other long-term street closures there are here. ridge road operating with one lane in each direction. >>> thank you very much. we're going to head back to our maps. i can tell you that the george washington bridge is 5 minutes, the lincoln is 15. the holland has a 10 minute delay. 280 west near exit 15, that earlier accident has been cleared away. we

metro north doing okay. new jersey transit okay. long island commuter railroad fares are being cross owned ford -- honored. hop on the 7 or e train into the westbound side on to the long island railroad into the city. other than that, you may experience delays on the laird as everybody -- long island railroad. >>> new this morning, a russian, a dane and a kazak. >> lift off. rocket roaring >> a rocket lifted off this morning. in two days it will arrive at the international space station. the trip is noteworthy for two reasons. it is carrying the first dane into space and it was the 500th from that pad which saw the first man sent into space in 1961. >>> we are closing in on 6:30. following two breaking stories. problems on the rails. a live report on the l.i.r.r. delays. >>> breaking news in new jersey. fire tears through a home in long branch killing three family members and leaving one in critical condition. >> two police officers are among several hurt in a chain reaction crash on the suffolk county highway. >> good morning, i'm

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. >> an autopsy has revealed what killed a high school quarterback during a game in north jersey z theical examiner says he died from a lacerated spleen. he had an abnormally enlarged spleen making him more susceptible to injury. murray was hit in the game and collapsed on the side line. the me said there was no evidence of head talk or heart disease. murray's death has been ruled an accident. >> republican presidential candidate donald trump has unveiled his new tax plan. it seeks to turn much of the tax code upside down. abc's stephanie ramos digs into the details. >> reporter: gop presidential contenders are on the heels of frontrunner donald trump just as he unveils details of his tax plan. >> it's a tax reform that i think will make america strong and great again. >> reporter: trump tom missing to get rid of income taxes for millions of americans. anyone making less than $25,000 and couples earning less than 50,000 would pay no taxes at all. >> simplification. >> reporter: businesses and the rich would benefit from the plan. trump would offer a sweeping tax cut for businesses whic

no word yet if either will play in north jersey on sunday.njured a hamstring in last week's debacle against dallas. alonzo hurt his knee. >> 5:18. still ahead, preventing unplanned pregnancies. a call from a major health crew. >> a major baseball field is in need of repair before the season ends. david. >> all right, guys, take a look as we've got jackets on the kids even though it is definitely going to be a shorts and t's kind of day after school. we'll have your day planner forecast coming up next along with a look at the airport. >> ♪ ñÑ iew turf going down at wrigley field after it was damaged by fans during an ac/dc concert. one of the problems with the fields now is unevenness. cubs manager blames the conditions for a potentially costly error by starlin castro. >> i think it was starlin castro. >> it was all the rockets. >> blame it on the grass. let's take a look outside right now the mid plan on the platt bridge westbound traffic headed towards the airport, no problems here between 26th street and i-95. here on the mid span and sitti

all new on "action news" the two day care employees in north jersey who are accused of forcing preschoolerso a so-called fight club. >> the show down in kentucky where tensions are building insides a county clerk's office over same-sex marriage licenses. matt. >> hey, tam, had some overnight construction here on the ramp from the blue route, 476 southbound to 95 southbound, those crews have cleared out and the fog isn't too bad here in delco. we'll check the fog elsewhere and talk about that ac air show coming up after the break. >> kermit the frog who broke up with miss piggy just weeks ago may have a new girlfriend. >> what. >> and it proves that he has a thing for pigs. later in the morning buzz. >> ♪ consideration i'd like to put in my 15-year notice. you're quitting!? technically retiring, sir. with a little help from my state farm agent, i plan to retire in 15 years. wow! you're totally blindsiding me here. who's gonna manage your accounts? this is a devastating blow i was not prepared for. well, i'm gonna finish packing my things. 15 years will really sneak up on you. jennifer with d

vince mazzeo and colin bell: fighting to protect our jobs... and send the north jersey interests' home packing. ♪ police in new castle county trying to figure out who left a cemetery looking like this. gravestones toppled over. one after the other. >> police say it happened sunday but as to who did it no clues yet. fox 29's shawnette wilson is live outside of new castle county police headquarters tonight. shawnette? >> well lucy it is disgusting and it is disrespectful. that's what neighbors say and tonight police are asking for your help developing leads in this case. >> there goes one right there. they went all the way back here to do it. they didn't do it up front. >> reporter: diane thomas is disgusted by what she sees walking through this tin knee cemetery behind her home. >> there goes another one right there. >> reporter: someone knocked over gravestones even breaking some in half. new castle county police got a call sunday morning from a neighbor who discover the vandalism at the cemetery on will dot avenue. >> that's one of the chris yesterday things i've ever heard in my life

they're bankrolled by groups funded by north jersey casino backers.ou know what that means - north jersey casino bigwigs can count on them. but can we? it's a dirty trick. north jersey casinos would take our casinos, and our jobs, and ruin our economy. will pauls and chris brown. when the chips are down, we can't trust them to stand up against north jersey casinos. >> it is better than what some people are saying, someone said reasons, by earth, wind and fire. what? >> no. >> and then they said whoop there it is. >> oh, stop it. >> come on, if you know you're trying to be funny, misch hole said. that will i'm like what's going on in your house, michelle? >> drop down and get your ego on. >> all right, lauren, nine months ago, explain, what was playing in your background? >> you're depressing me. >> what? >> we want to know because, you know, nine months ago? >> nine month ago, what was playing? >> oh, oh. i can't answer that question. >> oh, so maybe -- >> i mean, i can. >> aren't you days away? >> yes, ten. >> ten more days. >> oh, my gosh. >> countd

. >> and we have some video from a north jersey high school that would anger any parent or any coach.e look at number seven in the black jersey. he he rips off the helmet of on opposing player and then smacks the player in the head with that helmet. this happened last friday night at the game between linden and immaculata high schools in union county. >>> the player was flagged for unsports man-like behavior but shockingly not ejected from the game. the player from immaculata who did not retaliate was taken to the hospital where he received 10 stitches to his head. immaculata high school officials have contacted linden high school about the incident. >> once we reviewed the videotape we felt it necessary to contact the linden officials who in turn have been very cooperative and apologetic. we do not believe this reflects the linden athletic program. >> the linden public school district has issued a statement saying it's looking into the matter. the school district says it will discipline the player if it deems it necessary. the linden police department is also conducting its own inves

long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit, subways are doing okay. path trains are okay. brooklyn bridge is closed inbound until 6:00 a.m. and that is because of overnight construction. it should be wrapped up again once again at 6:00 a.m. a webcam, l.i.e. moving very well through 108th street. street >>> former congressman michael grimm heads to federal prison today. how long he will stay there. >> lower fuel costs continue to boost the nation's airlines. the biggest quarterly gain reported in eight years. wow, time warner cable really upgraded their network. 300 meg internet, clearer picture. i know, we get almost 20,000 movies and shows on demand. our new dvr records six shows at once. why didn't we switch sooner? right? everything's better. [bad violin playing] well, almost everything. we're making things better. enhanced dvr, nearly 20,000 on demand titles, and up to 300 meg internet. including free wifi at home and on the go. switch today and ask how you could get a $300 reward card. time warner cable. i can't find my way through the trees so s

vote for the clean power plan. >>> a north jersey football player that ripped off a players helmet was s&ped. it took place between arch rivals, lyndon and imaclata, the injured player needed 10 stitches to close a head wound and the school board is pursuing his own disciplinary measures. >>> jaime apody is here now with sports. >> what is the best way to move on after a loss. >> play the cowboys. >> eat a hoagie. >> it's cowboys week enough said, eagles got back on the field getting ready to face the team everyone around here loves to hate. couldn't possibly have a bigger game this early in the season, the last thing they would need to would be to fall behind two games to these guys already. >> when you play on monday whether it's good or bad, you get to come back and have a short week and get back to it. now we don't think about it, we think about the cowboys and moving forward. >> it helps we are playing the cowboys all the focus is on dallas, no time to sulk or mourn, it is one game. >> a little bit of cowboys karma, demarco murray almost crushed by a falling banner during his pres

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metro north, new jersey transit, long island railroad running on or close to schedule. no major problems there. we did have a problem on pair miss on 17 north near century road. that accident has been cleared away. as you travel onto truck routes 1 and 9, accident right there, that accident has been cleared away. so you should start moving very shortly. some stops on our subways may be skipped due to overcrowding, especially during the evening hours during the pope's visit. something to think about. line buses, m 4 c will be dealing with changes in services. other mta buses, expect delays and diversions. at this point, if you want toes george washington bridge, overnight construction has been picked up and put away. alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended today and tomorrow for religious observances. the metered rules apply. street closures and parking restrictions in place because of the pope's visit and the ken? >> heather, thank you. >>> 5:32. thousands of people have big smiles on their faces this morning after they get to see pope francis in washing

metro north, new jersey transit trains on or close. we had construction that has been completed and we have street cleaning rules in effect. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> an pl may soon tell customers to hit ninan and kendis gibson report. >> "the wall street journal" reports the apple car that may look like this is officially committed as a project for the tech giant. >> the project code name titan. it could be available in 2019. >>> apple is releasing the latest operating system for the apple watch. >> some features include watch faces, time travel shows that future. >> night stands turns it into an alarm clock. >> there is time to download the pope emoji to your phone. there are more than 60 like pope francis eating a philly cheesecake sandwich. >> one more thing to put on the list. those are your techbytes. >> new this morning, two long island shops will be closed for business after a high speed crash involving an expensive ride. >> the new tool to make the colorful moments esurance was born online. which me

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vince mazzeo and colin bell: fighting to protect our jobs... and send the north jersey interests' homeacking. >>> "action news" continues with adam joseph, jaime apody, rick williams and monica malpass. >>> hello again here is what is happening on "action news" tonight. we are watching the weather for you looking live from sky 6 hd rain is starting to fall in the area, and it's the first day in a long stretch for some stormy skies, plus the trial begins for a man charged in connection with the death of six people in a 2013 building collapse in center city and pope francis tries to intervene in the case of a georgia woman condemned to death the letter he sent to try and spare her life. >> and now the details, it's a soggy week from here on out, a round of rain moving in and that is just the beginning, a tropical storm is on its heels, sky 6 hd over center city you can see gray, cloudy skies and adam joseph is at the big board. >> it's been weeks since we have seen measurable rain in philadelphia and we'll get plenty through the rest of the week, we had a batch of rain through philadelph

jersey. there is a north wind, not too strong right now, 10 miles an hour or less but it will kick up, this afternoon as we see it being comfortable. couple cloud across south jersey, eastern delaware, and they will diminish over the next half an hour to an hour as we move off shore. here's what to expect. fall begins at 4:21. warm first day as we get up to 80 degrees with that sunshine now. temperatures responding nicely around lunchtime. feeling good. 73 degrees. comfortable. up around 80 for afternoon high in philadelphia in mid 70's at the shore. still breezy down there and sun in the poconos with highs in the lower 70's a. we will talk about how long it will last in the seven day in a few minutes. let check on the traffic conditions with meisha, good morning. >> going backup to 80, sound good. that will feel gorgeous in the fall. >> the road are looking nice, actually, overnight construction project for the the most part are getting out of the way nice and early this morning. here's a look from those in new jersey, 42 freeway north bound a approaching 295, looking good, this is typically what we

long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit doing fine. throgs neck bridge heading into the bronx we have construction in place until 7 a.m. at least two lanes closed down. george washington bridge e-z pass to the lower level and our street cleaning rules are in effect for today. lori and ken, over to you. >>> thank you. following breaking news in the bronx. right now police are searching for the killer who shot a cab driver and left him for dead in his car. it happened early this morning at east 189th street and beaumont. kala rama is live now in the belmont section with what we know so far. >> reporter: the medical examiner just arrived on scene just behind that crime scene van and just beyond that is that green cab there that crashed into another car. has been driving for more than 12 years and has always talked about the dangers on the job. now his family says his worst fear at work has happened. 39-year-old mamabu dari was killed in this green cab shot in the back of the head in the driver's seat of a green lincoln town car. his famil

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. >> eagles face the jets in north jersey on sunday. >> 5:18 still ahead. major automaker stunning admission and life saving drug outraging price hike. >> the never ending battle of whether coffee is good or bad, swings to the good side. ñÑ >> an indiana woman will be looking over her shoulder more often after a spider scare caused a last week. she jumped out of the car while backing out of the driveway. the son jumped into the driver seat and instead of hitting the brake he hit the gas and hit a school bus. >> reporter: we have more to talk about this week. if you take mass transit you want to get to the agency websites, septa.org, patco, njt especially if you take the mass transit lines over the weekend, but even late this week to get into work. you're going to have issues there will be a lot of abnormalities. the regional rails, only 18 stations will be open. 10:00 p.m., suburban station will close down. city hall along the broad street line will be closed for the remainder of the weekend. tweet me if you have confess -- tweet me if you have questions at

dry weather in north jersey too. 62 for the low in philadelphia tonight, 52 north and west.ing the day tomorrow it's going to be breezy, mix of sun and clouds, temperatures into the mid 70s. nice and comfortable. the average temperature for this time of the year. same story for sunday. we get a little warmer early next week with a chance of showers on monday. and then later in the week much more significant threat of rain. and that's the kind of rain that we need. it's been dry 13 days in a row here and actually that's the remnants of the system that's to the south right now. and it may take five, six days for it to get up this way. >> oh boy. >> got lucky on the timing of that one. not for this weekend. >> amazing timing. if this was in north carolina at the coast, it would be a total washout. and that's not that far away from here. >> no, it's not. >>> jets, eagles, coming up this weekend. >> will demarco murray play? >> it is the question everyone wants to know. we'll answer that, will he play or won't he. wait until you see what happened in tonight's philly's game agains

also, flooding rather, new jersey turnpike north bound between route 73 and i195, you can make sure to give yourself a couple extra minutes in this area anytime we have flooding. and also a down pole in cherry hill route 07 eastbound the the ramp to 41, off ramp is block. a a lot going on, not even 6:00 a.m. and it is busy, out there, nicole, over to you. >> well, in chester one of the oldest trophies in u.s. team sports is on the line when the the philadelphia union host sporting kansas city for u.s. open cup. win are gets the a birth in the 2016/17 champions league and has its name engraved in the doer challenge trophy. very big deal. game determines u.s. soccer national champion. good luck to our union. >>> check this out, a yankees fan at yankees stadium just cannot make the catch. he has had not one, but not two, but three chances at the foul ball during the game against red sox last night. he could not come up with any of them. poor guy. pop ups, they can get blown around by the wind. grounder of course can take a bad hop. >> wow. >> right there. >> he was hit in the face. >> tha

vince mazzeo and colin bell: fighting to protect our jobs... and send the north jersey interests' homeking. ♪ >>> detectives need your help identifying a man caught on surveillance video stealing from a kensington grocery store. cameras got a good look at the man sunday night and investigators say he got into the ventura grocery store on east hilton street. took money out of the register and some cigarettes and bus tokens on his way out the door it appears he's wearing something over his head trying to conceal his identity police say he tried to bust into an atm machine but had no luck so he ran off. >>> a lock down at chester high school sky fox over the scene moments after police pulled up after reports of a gun inside a student's backpack. classmate says she saw a boy put that gun in his pack and it turns out that gun was a very real looking toy. >> rash less that student has been charged with having a weapon in school. fox 29's brad sattin reports. >> they said all the students had to clear the hallways and that the teachers had to lock the doors. >> reporter: full lock down at 10:

with the pending road closures, the eagles are hitting the road for north jersey, for sunday's game againsthe jets and they are praying that demarco murray will be okay. his status is up in the air. he is off to the worst start of his career and things are getting worse for your 0-2 for the eagles. >> we have to have depth at running back and that is the plan for us. we have tremendous confidence in ryan if demarco can't go, we'll see how he is on saturday to make a determination keiko alonso ruled out because of knee sprain and jets could be out with star darrel revis and the eagles allowed a league low. and look out sam bradford. >> obviously they have done a great job taking the ball away their first two games, it's on all of our minds, i have to make smart decisions when i throw the football but then the ball carriers, they catch it, they have to do a great job knowing those guys are coming to pull it out. >> referees have a tough thankless job, they either blow the call or get in the way but one team should be thanking the ref after a heads up play. watch the ref, off the ref's head ov

. >> you'll see the signs as far south as baltimore up through scranton through north jersey and parts of new york. >>> and back here live where you can see the set up is underway for the papal event this is an area that is restricted and of course there's a lot of major highways swell, you just heard. when is everything being removed and opening back up. penndot says that depends on how was barriers are removed. it boils down to public safety, but expect restrictions to last into monday. we're live along the parkway, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> okay, katherine, thank you for that. there's a new parking option for people coming in from new jersey for the papal visit. the city of camden is opening along the waterfront that was going to be used for bus parking. there will be space there for 8,000 cars. drivers have to preregister, the cost is $43 a day. once your parked what are the options? ride patco or the river ferry or walk over the ben franklin bridge. you can get continue updates on the pope visit pope on twitter. -- 6abc.com pope. >>> officers were transporting ro

long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit trains on or close to schedule. the 6 trains we have signal problems at morrison avenue. you can expect downtown delays as a result and the taconic we have two lanes closed down. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. >>> thank you at 5:31 more on that breaking news in the bronx. a 23-year-old man now dead city bus when he fell out of a livery cab. we have a live look at police on the scene in kings bridge. investigators say the victim was one of two passengers in that cab. they asked the driver to pull over because the victim felt sick. he fell into the street as the bus was passing by. police are talking to the livery driver. marcus solis has just spoken to the victim's friend. more ahead coming up in a live report at 6 a.m. >>> 5:32 now. a day care under investigation in brooklyn after a worker left a 2-year-old child behind at a playground. the day care center didn't even realize that it happened until police got involved. eyewitness news reporter kala rama live at the day care in sunset park

the threat to drinking water supply is making jersey american water appeal to its north jersey companies. what is doing well? >> corn. >> for middle sex county farmers the sun has been burning up corn fields since a promising start to the growing season a few months ago. inside his farm stand customers still come for the crops he has been to irrigate. they are fine. look at these two ears of corn. the smaller one is kellerman's the right is from another farm. >> they are still sweet, just not as big. and you are not get oourg your money's worth, i don't think. >> reporter: i shucked this ear of field corn, and the lack of water shows in the dimples on each kernel of corn. kellerman does have irrigation here but doesn't have the time to keep everything irrigated. so this sue keeney crop is also a lost cause. with these drought conditions bringing deer to these fields to find anything moist -- >> i never had them eat do you keeney b. i can't grow do you keeney now. >>> now your nbc 10 plert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> we had a great start to the weekend. temperatures stay

vince mazzeo and colin bell: fighting to protect our jobs... and send the north jersey interests' home packing. observations support their theory that mars is home to flowing water. before it was felt it was only flowing water. salt water flows down mountains on the red planet in the summertime. the lows the freezing point of water which may explain the thawing of frozen rivers. further exploration is needed. >>> apple sold 13 million i6s in 3 days. the that's a record for the company. they have a stronger aluminum body and higher resolution cameras. ceo tim cook said customer feedback has been positive. >>> a camden county woman is recovering after she received a life-saving phone call. the call came after the pope touched down in philadelphia. some call it a coincide, she is calling it divine intervention. >> reporter: 62-year-old deborah is resting comfortably at jefferson university hospital. they also catholic and things it may be divine intervention. it happens the day pope francis arrive she got the call she has been waiting for four years. the kidney was available. the call cam

north and western suburbs. a as we zoom in, we will see a few pop up showers have start add cross camden, gloucester counties in new jersey. that ban that came through earlier that lifted off to the north. right now this is the quiet as it will get through tonight, it does intensify during overnight hours and right into tomorrow morning. let's time it out by 11:00 we will see heavier rain moving in our western suburbs, heavy showers, really blanketing the the area by 1:00 a.m. heavier rain to the north and west of philadelphia, south and east we have a few pop up, but not a lot of rain here as this is lifting due north. allentown seeing still some steady rain at 4:00 a.m. we have a line of showers and storms copping through midday hours on your wednesday. rain amounts just in the next 24 hours two to 4 inches in the lehigh valley, upper bucks, montgomery counties. one to two around the city and northern and western suburbs less than a inch across portions of south jersey. we have pockets of heavy rain, one to three with the highest amounts north and west. wednesday starts with rain and cloudy, damp in the afternoon. tropi

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the appeal to the north jersey customers now. >> what did well? early corn did all right. >> reporter: for bob kellerman, the hot relentless sun has been burning up cornfields since at promising start to the growing season a couple years ago. inside his farm stand, customers come for the crops he's been able to irrigate. they're fine. but look at these two ears of corn. the small one on the left is kellerman's. the one on right from another farm. >> the people buying it say it's still sweet, but not as big. >> reporter: i shucked this ear of field corn and the lack of water shows on the dimples of each kernel of corn. he does have irrigation here but doesn't have the time to keep everything irgated. so this zucchini crop is also a loss. >> i can't grow zucchini now. >> reporter: brian thompson, nbc 10 news. >>> it's been a while since we've seen significant rainfall. we check in with meteorologist brittney shipp. as i was driving into center city philadelphia yesterday, i noticed the banks of the schuylkill looked low. it occurred to me that we ha

vince mazzeo and colin bell: fighting to protect our jobs... and send the north jersey interests' home packing. >>> one last check of the accuweather forecast, it's a muggy day. >> it's muggy everywhere across the region, as we look at stormtracker 6 live double scan mainly dry and a couple of showers popping up north and west of harrisburg leaving the region. 81 is your high in reading and 80 in downingtown. 82 in philadelphia and maybe even pop above that. down the shore 76 degrees and showers building in and heavy rain arriving tonight. >>> a tortoise may not look like an escape artist, but don't underestimate turbo, a 150 pound african tortoise, he broke through his fence looking for adventure and the owner thought he was stolen but a neighbor down the street found him munching in the backyard. he is staying inside until the owner ez get a stronger garage door. >> we continue to get more information on a suspect allegedly bringing a gun to chester high school and we'll have the latest developments in live reports starting on "action news" at 4:00. >> that will do it for "action new

long island railroad, new jersey transit, metro north. on time. i urge you to use it. >> sounds good. >>> we will take you to a state in desperate need of water as it took leonardo and miriam years to master the toss. but just a few little steps to master depositing checks with the chase mobile app. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. >>> happening today another town in new jersey is calling on residents to conserve water. officials in mahwah are telling everyone to ease up on the lawn watering. a lack of rain, high temperatures and an excessive demand for water have caused a shortage at the united water company. outdoor watering is now prohibited on all days between midnight and 6:00 a.m. after 6:00 a.m., watering is permitted on mondays, wednesday and friday if you have an even address. if you have an odd address, watering is permitted on tuesday, thursday and saturday. >>> new video into the newsroom this morning. a two-alarm brushfire threatens homes in san jose, california. the flames spread on a dry creek

the threat to drinking water supply making jersey water appeal to its north jersey customers now. what did well? >> well, our early corn did all right. sweet corn. >> reporter: for farmer bob kellerman, the hot, relentless sun, has been burning up corn fields since a promising start to the growing season a few months ago. inside his farm stand, customers still come for the crops he has been able to irrigate. they're fine. look at these two ears of corn. the smaller on the left is keller n's. on the right, from another farm. >> people are still buying and saying it's the best corn they've had. it's still sweet, just not as big and you're not getting your money's worth, i don't think. >> reporter: i shucked this ear of peeled corn and the lack of water shows in the dimples on each kerrnell of corn. he doesn't have time to keep everything irrigated so this zucchini crop is also a lost cause. and with these drought conditions brigadier to the fields to find anything moist -- >> i never had them eat zucchini before. >> reporter: the proof, of course, is in the cob. that's it for this p

vince mazzeo and colin bell: fighting to protect our jobs... and send the north jersey interests' homeacking. >> it was a banner night. cbs was the most honored network, winning nine awards, including best report, best future story and best interview. cbs evening news anchor and "60 minutes" correspondent scott pelley won the award for best writing on the 60 minute story "the shooting at jardin high. when he accepted the emmy, he said the judges made great respect. >> with great respect and admiration for the judges who did a very food job, there may be people that believe this award might be a mistake. i would be among them. the other person who was nominated in this category is bob simon. i learned how to write from bob simon. bob simon taught me what writing could be. and it was because of his example that i have been a student of writing ever since, a struggling student of writing but a student nonetheless. and with the permission of the academy and the permission of the judge, i'd like to dedicate them my award in the name of my friend and my colleague, bob simo simon. >> bob simo

still some showers in north jersey and pennsylvania. those are pulling away. there is still a chance of shower as the day goes on. we're looking at the 70s. 73 at allentown. it's a warm start. in fact, we're 'above our normal warm temperatures at this hour. we should warm into the low 70s, but we're heading to the upper 70s today. lots of shower but not too many. there's a chance of scattered showers at 6:00, 7:00, and noon. wheel go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood. but for now katy zachry has your traffic. >> your drive times during the trouble spots between woodhaven and the vine spring expressway, there's a little. but everything is moving pretty smoothly. that's because there is very little volume on the road. the roadways are wet. this is in mt. laurel. you can see the rain on the road glistening in our traffic camera. you're encouraging to go slowly. this is not a morning to be racing. you want to leave with plenty of time for your commute. they're all free and clear right now of any issues. i'll be watching for any construction sites b

they're on their way to north jersey. change of routine but one the players are just fine with. >> that's fine. if he can get a blessing into philly, that's great. so, you know, we're going to head to jersey tonight. pick it up from there. >> sometimes it's kind of nice to get out of here for a bit. so it could be good timing for us. could be a good thing for us. >> on the field news. here's demarco murray today. he did not practice after leaving practice with a hamstring issue yesterday. his status for sunday's game is still up in the air. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells. we'll be right back. >>> before we go, a last live look once again at st. patrick's cathedral in manhattan. that's where the pope is headed right now. >> taking a live look at the pope mobile on 5th avenue waiting for the motorcade to arrive. the pontiff's motorcade will make its way down 5th avenue where a crowd of thousands await his arrival. >> for all of us here at nbc 10, i'm jim rosen field. >> and i'm denise nakano. "nbc nightly new

and up next, more stories you didn't see last night including claims that day care workers in north jerseye running a fight club involving the children. >> the online outcry continues over a pet killing that happened in a philadelphia park. matt. >> and tam, we are stuck in a fog here in northeast philadelphia along i-95 at woodhaven road. at least the overnight construction in the southbound lanes is cleared. so, they're ready for you if you're headed towards center city this morning. we're going to help you get to that atlantic city air show when "action news" continues on this wednesday morning. sure, tv has evolved over the years. it's gotten squarer. brighter. bigger. thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. >> ♪ >> welcome back. we're dealing with a little bit of fog out there in some areas this morning. you're taking a live look out over center city. it is 6:16, 74 degrees out there, back in the 90's today. >> almost time to roar at the shore, matt. >> yes. but i don't think you